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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-18
10 OPENED DURING THE PAST
YEAR-coST $4,000 A MONTH
FUNDS PROCURED BY BOARD
FOR MISSION WORK AMONG
THE CoLoRED PEOPLE OF
WHICH MGR. BURKE is HEAD.

: The reports that were sent to
Monsignor John E. Burke, Director
General of the Catholic Board for Mis-
sion Work among the Colored People
of the United States, at the end of the
school year have been collated and
since the organization of the Board in
1907 the figures have never been more
consoling. The Board, of which he
is the head, collects money through
out the North to support the schools
and churches that seek to win the
Colored population of the South to a
knowledge of the faith. Nearly three
thousand dollars are expended month
ly in this manner During the first
half of the year this money has been
gathered in the dioceses of Pennsyl-
vania and at present the priests who
assist the Monsignor are at work in
Ohio. In the fall they will labor in
Michigan and Indiana According to
the report submitted, eight new
primary schools and two schools Of
partly high school character have been
opened during the past twelve months
In Mississippi great impetus has
been given the educational missionary
propaganda by the Fathers of the
Divine Word In Louisiana the Fa
theirs Of the Holy Ghost have ener
getically thrown themselves into the
new field opened UP to them by the
late lamented Archbishop Blenk. In
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-18
TO FOUND DAILY MASS
REQUIEM MASSES
HAVE BEEN INAUGURATED FOR
THOSE KILLED IN THE WAR. 4

During the past week England and
especially London have been mourning
the dead. In addition to solemn re-
QUEEN Masses in many. parts. of Lon
don for the Catholic: victims of the
recent air. raid, an important cere-
mony took place at Westminster
Cathedral when in the presence of a
distinguished congregation, including
Lord French, Gen. Sir Francis Lloyd
and other military men,, was i1laugt-
rated the first of a series of requiem
Masses for the dead of the. armies and
navies in the war. Cardinal Bourne,
who preached said that: it was de-
sired to found a daily Mass for dead
fighters, to be said in perpetuity. For
this undertaking a sum of $4,000 was
necessary, which would not only en-.
dow the Mass; but would provide a
chantry chapel in the Cathedral in
which it would be celebrated and the
walls of which would be lined with
the names of those who. had fallen.
Already some $4,000 was in hand for
this work, which is perhaps the great
est and most useful memorial that
can be made for the dead
,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-18
LOURDEs DOCTOR DEAD
FAMOUS PHYSICIAN HELPED TO
GUARD REPUTATION or THE
SHRINE.

= Many old pilgrims to Lourdes will
learn with regret of the death of Dr..
iBoissarie, president of the Bureau Of.
Medical Constatations at Lourdes.
His colleagues extol his merit from
the medical point of view and all the
pilgrims of Lourdes know his devo-
-tion to the sick and his love for the
Blessed Virgin and the Blessed Sac
rameIlt OFTEN he was to be seen at
the professions of the sick, kneeiing
before his bureau, lost IN alteration
5of the passing Host. He had very
high idea Of his office and was obsti,
nately scrupu1ous in determining the
supernatural character of a cure, de.
spite his joy in verifying a miracle,
for he felt that he had the honor OF
the Virgin of Lourdes to guard be-
fore jealous world. Therefore,
when he pledged his reputation, the
renown of the bureau and the, honor
of God and Our Lady on cure, his
|'confreres and those about realized
THE gravity of the act. In 1904, when
| he had an audience with the Pope,
Plus X said to him: THE word
miracle must never be lightly pro
lnounced. and he never forgot thai
| Injunction, He died Of q painful NAL
ady, from which he had been suffer
ling since the international Eucha
lristic Congress Of 1914 united at ths
~ IA = :, ION II tI,t xrra,,<
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-18
Confirmation on Battleship
BISHOP d MccoRT CONFIRMED
( TWELVE MARINES ON THE
"MIcHleAN'r-A UNIQUE cERE-
MONY.

Unique in the history of the Phila-
delphia Navy Yard at League Island
and amid scepes peculiarly appropri-
ate, twelve saffors and marines of the
United States became soldiers of
Jesus Christ on Sunday, August s.,
when they received the Sacrament of
Confirmation from the hands of the
Right Rev. Bishop McCort on the bat
tleship Michigan. .
Deeply impressive as we'll as pic
turesque was the occasion, which will
live long in the memory of all present,
Catholics as we'll as on-CathOlics.
The ceremony took place en- the deck
of the mighty citadel of the sea, whose
awe-inspiring power the gay decora-
tions, in honor of the unusual event,
could not conceal, but rather accen-
tuated. On every side wartime prepa-
rations were to be seen. and it seemed
especially fitting. that there should be
administered that sacrament which
marks the faithful before the world
with the insignia of the hosts of the
army of the Most High. In deyout at
titude on the massive and spacious
decks was the ships complement, with
the quota of officers, from the Michi-
gan, and other vessels at the yard.
The Right Reverend Bishop was
escorted to League Island by two
naval officers. The ceremony began
after the Rev. Eugene S. Burke, p. D.
chaplain of the Michigan, had cele
brated Mass at 10 o'clock. Captain
Eugene Ryan, u. S. N, was sponsor
for the twelve young. men confirmed
One of the features Of the ceremony
was the singing of hymns by the en-
listed men aboard the ship.
+ Immediately after the ceremony the
Right Reverend Bishop was rendered
an informal reception and afterwards
1.-THE Bishop and the priests were con
Quoted through the Michigan:
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c. T. A. U. CONVENTION
HELD. AT SCRANTON, PA LAST
WEEK SERMON BY BISHOP
& HoBAN- LARGE NUMBER OF
q DELEGATES ATTEND.

Il. More than three hundred delegates,
representing Catholic Total Abstinence
societies throug ghout the United States,
assembled in Scranton, Pa, for the
National Convention which opened on
Wednesday, August 8.
The, religious ceremony connected
with the opening Of the Convention
took place in st. Peter dCathedra
where the delegates and visitors at,
tended Solemn High Mass and listen
ed to a sermon by the Right Reverend
Bishop Hoban. The delegates assem-
bled at the Hotel Casey, the official
headquarters and marched to the
Cathedral led by the Fife and Drum
corps Of st. Peter $, cadets After
Mass they assembled in the Court
House where 1.-The convention was
called to order by the President, Rev
John e. Beane Of Pittsburgh. The
business sessions we're intersperse
with social functions and entertain
|ments.
The officers of the National Unior
are: President. Rev. J. G. Beane ol
Pittsburgh; first Vice President, Rev
DE- j. Kane of Wellsboro, Pa; second
Vice ,Presiden James p. Dougherty d
||IIaverford, Pa; third Vice President
Mrs 4. u Hack II Of New ork
| Treasurer, Rev. Maurice ] o. Conno
Iof Boston, Mass. Secretary, Thomas
] p. Nc Closk lev Qf paphury. Conn
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Magnificent Memorials

:
The magnificent new chapel at ST.
Vincent Academy, Shreveport, La,
was blessed and dedicated by Right
Reverend Bishop Van de Ven, Sunday
morning, July 20, in the presence of
an immense throng ofethe friends of
the Daughters of the Cross, who are
in charge Of this. famous institution.
The sermon was. delivered by Rev.
D. P. Lawton, S. il.
The chapel contains the handsomest
and most elaborate altar in Louisiana,
outside of New Orleans. The altar,
carved from a solid block of Carrara
marble, is the gift of Thomas and w.
A. Caplis, wealthy planters of Caddo
Parish, and was erected by them as a
memorial to their mother. It.. is
eighteen feet in height, from the floor
to the top of the cross, and the large
base panel is a splendid reproduction,
in bas-relief, of Leonardo .da Vinci's
Last Supper
Following the dedication of the
chapel the Loretta Library, named in
honor of the late Sister Loretta, who
| was one of the founders of the acad
Iemy and a pioneer educator in NORTH
Louisiana, was blessed and dedicated
Ito it's noble purposes. The library
was the gift Of ST. Vincent Academy
4 a Iuunap VS. a
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CENTRAL=VEREIN CONVENTION

and dating it's origin back almost
seventy years. The Right Rev. Bishop
Koudelka, of Superior, Wis, will de-
liver the Grafton of the day.
In conjunction with these special
features a carefully prepared working
mems meeting will be held, as well as
various sessions of the German Teach
ers' League, which will meet at the
same time.
The various speakers chosen for the
addresses are all of them men emil
nently fitted by experience and author
ity to--discuss the subjects assigned.
The list includes the Rev. R. Wittig.
IS. d. S., Creative Work of Women;
the Rev. j. Crumbley, o. F. M; Judge
Michael Girten, the Rev. w. Huels-
mann, F. P Kenkel, director of the
Central Bureau, Central Verein
Work.; the Rev. A. Mayer, the Rev.
P. Marke, o. F. NJ, Labor; the Rev.
Fred ,Hillig,. s. j., of Toxic, Japan.
Missions; the Rev. William Engelen,
S. j.. Solidarity; August Brockland,
"Soldier Welfare Work" and Paul G..
Rohr, Young Mems Organization.
L At the conclusion of the convention
a two days intensive study course on
social topics will be held. Authorita-
tive lecturers will discuss "Solidaric
Society,"" the Rev. William Engelen,
s.. J.; Solidarity and the State by
| the same speaker; Solidarity and Co
Operative Endeavor," the Rev. DR.. G.
Bruehl; Cooperation and Rural Cred
| It's" Herman w. Danforth of the
Federal Land Bank of st. Louis.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-18
COLLEGE OF ST. THOMAS

rolls last year, have recently received
commissions in the regular Army: j.
Bart Conmy, Michael J. Mulcahy, C.
Murray Rees, Ross e. Larson, George
l.. Pepin, Ogden Johnson. Upwards
of fifty commissions in the Reserve
officers Corps were also conferred on
st. Thomas students. Of the second
lieutenancies won in st. Paul approx
imately one-third we're awarded to
former cadets of the College. Several
st. Thomas graduates who volunteer
ed for the aviation corps will receive
commissions in that branch of the
service.
The College authorities have receiv-
ed unofficial notification that the Gov
ernment will make an allowance to
cadets for uniforms, and further al
lewance for subsistence for such stu
dents as may wish to take military
training during the summer months
each year.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-18
SCHOOLS FOR COLORED CATHOLICS

Texas through the help of the Board
and a donation specifically directed,
fourishing parish school has been
erected One of the comforting signs,
of the sterling Catholicity that exists.
in all parts of the country was offered
by the generosity of a family in Bos--
ton. A struggling pastor in the South
wrote to Monsignor Burke that a
school was absolutely needed in his
place if the children were to be held
to the faith. At the moment the
Director General was not in position
to supply the demand. Shortly after
wards he brought the matter to the
attention of the Richards family of
Boston whose father was the most
fold by the Oxford Movement. Father
Richards, the eminent Jesuit, is. a
member of the family. His brother
and two sisters gave the funds needed
for the erection of Father Masseys
school in Tuscaloosa, Ala, in gratitude
for the grace of conversion granted
to their father. If more of the zeal
Gus Catholics of the country could be
brought to the realization of how
much the schools mean to the Colored
race and how many thousands might
be saved by their instrumentality
there might be more imitators of the
generous Richards. Monsignor Burke,
in the current number of Our Colored
Missions, the official organ of the
Board, pays deserved tribute to the
good people who have enabled him to
preserve the faith in one corner of the
South. From his offices at One Madi-
son Ave-, New York, he would be
pleased to send out information about
the educational and religious needs OF
those for whom he labors. All con.
tributions and inquiries should be ad
dressed there.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-18
KING OF SPAIN AND
WAR PRISONERS
NEXT TO THE POPE ALFONSO Xiii
is MOST ACTIVE IN THIS
WORK OF CHARITY.

- t I ~
1T. is. a source Of satisfaction for
those In Europe who are intimately
interested in the work of tracing the
whereabouts of prisoners of war to
know that, after the Pope, one of the
most effectual agents in this respect
is the, King of Spain. Alfonso XIII
has as many as twenty men working
every day in, the bureau which he
established in Madrid to perform this
work of charity. Many non-Catholics
experiment on the ability of the Span
ish bureau before trying that Of the
Hone which the Pope has established
in the Vatican.
This latter is working harder today
than at any day these three years.
and with wonderful success. When
in the Office the other day hunting uI
by request a. few lost soldiers, the
|chief Of the Vatican bureau explained
1.-The methods upon which his staff ol
Epriests and laymen. work from the houl
I.theY start to- find a soldier some
where ID Europe to that on which
Ithey have, set him in communication
4
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-18
THE KNIGHTS IN CANADA
ASSESSED ONE DOLLAR PER
CAPITA FOR CATHOLIC
CHAPLAINS' FUND.

g The Knights of Columbus OF On
tario and of Quebec have voted 81
per capita contribution for the Cath
oiic Canadian Chaplains' Fund for
Soldiers Huts, and the Knights of
Alberta have voted $1,000 for the same
object To this should be added that
the knights of Columbus of Manitoba
and Saskatchewan likewise voted a
81 per capita tax for this fund.
Word has also been received that
the knights of Columbus of the Mari
time Provinces at the State Conven-
,tion also voted a 81 per capita con-
.tribution. This means that all the
Knights of Columbus of Canada,
apart from those of British Columbia,
are giving a dollar. a man to this fund.
This will amount to about $4,000.
The knights in British Columbia did
not hold a State convention this year,
but in spite of this, and of their own
financial possibilities at home, they
have written expressing Willingness
to do their share.
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Father Kenel, @. S. b.
,INDiAN MISSIONARY, HAD Gov
EMINENT SCHOOL NAMED
AFTER HIM. J

The, Rev.. Martin fKeneI, o. S. b.,
chaplain of st. Alexius Hospital, Bis
marck. N D.. who died on July 81, was
born in Switzerland, in 1854, and
made. his early studies in the famous
abbey Of Einsiedeln, continuing them
at st. Meinrad Abbey, Indiana, where
he made his novitiate. Failing health
caused his being transferred to Con-
ception Abbey, Conception, Mo-, where
he made his profession and, in 1877.
was ordained to the priesthood Seven
years later, with the sanity Father
EBede, he went to Standing Rock
Reservation, in the Dakotas. where his
Jealous work among the Indians con-
tinued until his health failed in 1906
when he became chaplain at the hos
pital His work on the frontier at
tracted such favorable attention that
the Government made him Reserva-
.tion superintendent, and on his retire
Ement, former commissioner of Indian
affairs. H. E Leupp. in recognition OF
Father Kenel's efficient and faithful
service, called the school the Martin
II I<a<<<s@ - - 4<s,
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RELIGIOUS RECEPTION and PROFESSION

their incorporation into the COM
munity. They gave place to the Sis
ters who made perpetual VOWS, thus
reaffirming fully and unreservedly
their desire to persevere. in the relig-
ious life. When the newly-clothed
noviccs returned and received the
blessing of their spiritual Father, the
TIE Deum was sung and the ceremony
brought to close.
/ The following are the names of the
young women who received the Sis
ters' habit and the names by which
they will henceforward be known in
religion: Miss Evelyn Quinn, Mime
apolis, Minn.,; Sister Mariola; Miss
Anne. Armitage, Minneapolis, Minn.,
Sister Mary Aquinas; Miss Lydia
Erickson, Twin Valley, Mimi, Sister
Mary Edwardine; Miss Catherine
E1aherty, Red Lodge, Montana, Sister
Mary Uriel; Miss Mary Meyer, Mime
apolis, Mimi, Sister Anna Frances;
Miss. Elizabeth Rochel, Lindstrom,
Mimi, Sister Mary Marcellus; Miss
Josephine Rochel, Lindstrom, Mimi,
Sister Mary Antonita; Miss Teresa
Mcclure, South st. Paul, Mimi, Sister
Marie Celine.
The following novices made their
profession: Sister st. James Null
heren, Plum City, Wis; Sister Ancelle
Forcier, Stewart, Mimi; Sister Louise
Marie Lohmar, Minneapolis, Mimi;
Sister Charitina Hoyer, Fargo, N. D.;
Sister st. George Gull, Rockingham,
Ontario, Can; Sister Carmelita Nor
rissey, Chippewa Falls, Wis; Sister
Renata Fox, Sandusky, Ohio.
Perpetual VOWS we're made by
Sister NJ Gertrude Fitzgerald; Sister
NJ. Lydia Kilduff; Sister Mary Kilduff;
Sister M. Davidica Mercier; Sister M.
Claude Dougherty; Sister M. Cyril
Kelly; Sister ST. Agnes Shields;
Sister M Andrea Donnelly; Sister M.
Clementia Curry; Sister st. Helene
Guthrie; Sister M. Aquin Enright;
Sister NJ Joan Toomey; Sister Nj.
Fides Bergin; Sister M. Kathla Sven
son; Sister M. Susanna Koehmstedt;
Sister M. Josetta Patnaude; Sister M.
Edwina Raymond; Sister M. Theo-
phane Hogan; Sister M. Phiiomene
McAulay; Sister Marietta Brady.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-18
X. Of c. Officers Reelected
DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CON-
VENTIoN HELD IN CHICAGO
LAST WEEK HONOR SUPREME.
OFFICERS WITH A REELECTION
FOR TWO YEARS SUPREME
DIRECTORS ALSO REELECTED.

1
This was election year for the
Supreme Officers of the Knights OF
Columbus whose tenure of office is for
two years. All of them were given
the honor of continuance in Office
by the delegates who attended the
National Convention in Chicago last
week.
The following are the Supreme Off
GERS and National Directors of the
Order:
Supreme night-James A. F1aherty,
Philadelphia.
Deputy knight-Martin H. Carmody,
Grand Rapids, Mich. II.
Secretary-William J. Mckinley,
New Haven, Conn.,
Treasured. J. Callahan, Wash
ington.
Advocate-Joseph C. Pelletier, Bos-
ton, Mass.
Physician-Dr. e. w. Buckley, ST..
Paul, Mimi.
Chaplain-The Rev. p. J. McGivney,
Bridgeport, Conn.
Warden-Thomas j. Mclaughlin,
Newark, N. ].
Supreme directors George F. Mon
Afghan, Detroit, Mich; J.. j. McGraw,
Ponca City, Okla; William F. Fox,
Indianapolis, Ind; ]. ]. Meyers, Car
roll, Ia; John F. Martin, Green Bay,
Wis; P. H. Callahan, Louisville KY;
William H. Larkin, New York; William
MnlIiuan Thomnconvillo Conn. Iobn
H. Reddin, Denver, Col; w. D. Dwyer,
st. Paul, Mimi; DR.. N A. Dussault,
Quebec, and Paul Leche, Donaldson,
La
Buffalo, N. Y, was chosen as the
convention city for next year. ti
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-18
PRIEST AIDS OFFICIALS
FATHER kETCHAM DOES SPECIAL
WORK FOR BOARD OF INDIAN
COMMISSIONERS.

Father Ketcham, director of the
Catholic Indian bureau, is at present
engaged in work for the. United
States Board of Indian Commits
sioners.
The Government maintains ware
houses for Indian supplies at Chicago,
st. Louis and San Francisco, where
purchases are made and goods are
stored and from which most of the
supplies are shipped to the United
States Indian schools and agencies.
Various firms send on bids and
samples to the warehouses, and when
the contracts are let, a member of
the Board of Indian Commissioners
is present
This year the work of the board in
Chicago and st. Louis was assigned
to Father Ketcham. 1t is important
and interesting, as almost everything
from a toothbrush to wagon, a
spool Of thread to an overcoat and
from salt to flour, is purchased in
large quantities.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-18
HEAD OF DENVER DIOCESE FOR
TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS PASSED
! AWAY ON AUGUST e-oRDAINED
IN 1a74-WAS SECOND BISHOP
OF THE DIOCESE.

The Right Reverend N. C. Matz,
Bishop of Denver, Colo, died on
Thursday, August g., at st. Anthony
Hospital in that city after an illness
extending over period of two years,
The funeral obsequies were held at the
Cathedral of the Immaculate Concep-
tion last Monday morning. The Pontif-
1cal Mass of Requiem was celebrated
by the Most Reverend Archbishop
Pitaval of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and
the sermon was preached by the Right
Reverend Bishop Then of Lincoln,
Nebr. Practically all the priests of
the Denver Diocese were present, as
we'll as a large number from the
neighboring dioceses. The remains of
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-18
FRESH HoNoRS WON BY LOCAL
INSTITUTION - MANY ARMY
COMMISSIONS AWARDED ITS
STUDENTS.

The College Of st. Thomas has been
notified by the War Department that
1T has been again selected as an
Honor School. AS this is the third
consecutive year the College has
achieved this distinction it's cadets
ARE, according to a ruling of the War
Department, entitled to the latest
model of Army rifle instead of the
Krag-J -Jorgensens usually issued to mil,
itary schools. They also have the
privilege of competing for places at
West Point reserved for the ten
schools designated Honor Schools.
The following ST. Thomas students,
three of whom were on the College
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-18
NEW JESUIT NoVITIATE
OPENED THIS WEEK AT. YoNkERs,
NJ. " FATHER KELLY
SUPERIOR.

The Jesuit Fathers opened new
novitiate on August Is, the feast of
the Assumption, at Yonkers, N. Y.
The new novitiate has not as vet been
named, but it will probably be called
Woodstoc and will be a
branch of the larger novitiate of st.
Andrews-on-H Hudson, at Poughkeepsie.
Rev. Laurence ]. Kelly, S. j., of
Leonardtown, Nd, will be the supe-
rior of the new novitiate, and the other
priests assigned there are Rev. Gerald
A. Dillon, of Poughkeepsie; Edward
X. Fink, of Woodstock, and Joseph
J. Prendergast, from Kingston, ia
maica, B. w. l.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-18
Jesuit Missionary Band
FATHER LEARY SUCCEEDS FA-
THEIR RossWiNKEL AS suPE-
RloR FOR THE MIS- souri,
PROVINCE.

Rev. M. A. Leary, S. J., has been
appointed Superior of the Jesuit Mis-
.sionaries of the Missouri Province,
taking the place of Rev. J. R. Ross
winkel who retires from the mission
band. Father Leary's residence will
be at ST. Ignatius College, 1916 West
18th ST., Chicago, Ill. All applications
for missions should be addressed to
him and will receive prompt attention.
The regularly appointed missionaries
are: Rev. M. a. Leary, S. J., r. r.
Anderson, s. =, j. n Conroy, S. j.
n. NJ. Cunningham, S. j.. T. C. Nc
Keogh, S. j., A. II. Rohde, S. T., Y. Al
Siefke, S. J.. a. r. wise, S. j.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-18
K. OF c. FUND
$500 RECEIVED THROUGH THIS
OFFICE FOR THE NATIONAL
WAR CAMP FUND.

The following contribution to the
National War Camp Fund of the
knights of Columbus was. received by
The Catholic Bulletin during the past
week and turned over to the proper
officer:
Already acknowledged ........$ 700
Miss Gertrude McGovern, Apple
ton, Mimi. ...s................ 300
Total ................. $12.0o