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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09
IN
NAVY PROMOTED

News has been received IN De
troit that John X Robinson son Of
the late George = Robinson has
been promoted from The rank OF
commander to captain in the Unit
cd States navy
In promoting the Dotroiter the
board Of admiral, awaited itself Of
the new regulation which abolished
the seniority rule and permitted ad.
yancement according 90 efficiency
and merit For three years capt
Robinson has been I'm command Of
the torpedo station at Newport. r.
l. Here he won distinction oy
adopting modern factory method
OF efficiency and by successfully IN
stating multlproducuon -machines
Many 81 his innovations m tpe
station were established from Sc
cret information given by large D.
froii factories Capt Robinson
served thru be spanish American
War. and during The famous cruise
around the world ~ nayieated the
hattleship KentuckS
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09
DIANA OF THE GREAT GAME
The Story of Woman's Hunt For Man.
BY ETHEL LLoYC PATTERSON

I hh father Al his word We hat
moi asked Howard's parents for any
help Nor do think We ever re
srei the breach which day by da,
seemed 20 widen between US and
The older people.
y was really ycry hard on How
ard His people did not even ask
him home without me 10 dinner
and gradually Towards pride bulls
up higher wall At first. think
my husband would have been only
too glad TO meet any advance OF
mis- parents half way Now he was
becoming unbendng or course,
'ried 10 do everything in my powet
10 make up for the Void in his life
I.told myself that since Howard had
paid such a high price for me.
must somehow make myself WORTHY
of the sacrifice tried in every way
7 knew how not 10 be Il financial
T II r f5'Tfs FTTT5. fT5ITff III II
much cheerfulness and loving kind
ness to my husband as could.
Then day came when knew I
was TO need all my courage. | had
been dragging myself back and forth
30 work. trying To hide from How
ard for weeks how in really felt.
\ suspicion crossed my mind which
became a certainty For a few
,,rnotye Mora bent ,,,,y s.craf 20 ~,
self wanted TO spare Howard all
worry as long as ] could Then I
realized II was only fair TO him to
give him a chance TO shoulder our
responsibility with me
Thus one night. after we had
come in from dinner. and | had
had a tub and got myself into a
comfortable nceiigee cuddled up
in Towards lap HIS arms were
about me MY cheek was pressed
to his Altho realized the future
would be hard and that there was
much for me 20 dread. still I could
feel no great fear nor sorrow with
my husband close TO me. II was
not hard TO be brave.
Howard. 7 whispered, and lean.
ing little away from him that |
might the better gaze into his face.
II want 10 tell you something
shan't be able TO work much longer.
shall have 20 stop in few weeks
+" | paused and felt the blood
rush over my throat and into nay
face. IL don't feel very we'll
stammered and stopped
Good Lord. Di." exclaimed How
ard What's the matter. dear?
Why didn't YOU tell me before"
Suddenly he paused There passed
between us one deep. long look Ny
husband understood
oh. sweetheart" he said brob.
emily as he held mo close 20 him
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09

Jerry. who was always more like
Aunt Rachel than Gertrude. pricked
up her ears when Earnest called
me baby child ! could just hear
her rencatIng the words TO some OF
my old-tiIne friends Tho spirit of
contrariness took possession OF me
and said
Ny dear Earnest YOU must moi
cali ne pet names in public BE
sides. such young women OF the
world as he Misses Townsend
whose names ! see in tho society
columns almost daily viii hardly
concede that an actress could ba 80
sophisticated as 10 merit the
name OF baby child
u knew that would be enough for
Earnest. Tor whatever his faults he
would never allow any one Go cast
asporions upon the thing he loved
best next TO himself his adored
profession
1.-The sweetest pest. truest and
most devoted Fomen have known
We're actresses he asserted
az can well believe that said
Lord Beauchamp wtfh low bow 90
me
Jerry got up wifh nouucc
Dont YOU think We ha, had
about enough Of this2" SHE q 10
and Gertrude and ord Beauchamp
got up too So glad 20 have met
you. said Jerry extending her hand
II ignored the hand and said
lokine her straight in the eyes. 90
you know Miss Townsend / have
been thinking what a wonderful
actress YOU would make
"'Do you mean that as compH
ment Miss Newton? -he asked with
IN acidulous smile
Not so much a compliment as
fact. my dear Miss Townsend wa
my fTSfTFFffTE 7fTTTf=
"Baby child. | never saw YOU
catfish before remarked Earnest
plaintively
- did not mean 70 be. Earnest
dear but you can soc what an &C
tress Jerry Townsend is when | tell
YOU she is my own cousin and for
years was as intimate with her as
q sister. before my mother died
Well, I'll be g." remarked
Earnest rs burst into tears
(To be continuedl
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09

Mrs. c. l.. Lyons, No. 4l6 Park
view-ave., gave a luncheon, Satur
day. al which the engagement Of
Miss Norma Adele Lyons 10 George
n Maurer was announced.
g
Mrs W H. Wray Boyle, and son,
Mcleod Wray Boyle. who Is junior
in the University OF Michigan will
leave Wednesday. for Colorado
Springs, to remain during the win
ter.
o
Mr. and Mrs. William II, Miller
have returned from New York and
are staying in the Hotel Statler for
short time prior 10 trip 20 Cali
fornia. where they will spend the
remainder Of the winter.
o
An illustrated talk on THE arts
and civilization Of Sicily" will be
given Friday evening. in the Nh
scum or Art, by Arthur Stanley
Riggs. under the auspices of the De-
troit Archaeological society.
O.
The marriage ~ Miss Clara
Hodges, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
Frederick W Hodges, TO Robert
Ovens Derrick. Of New York. will
take place in tho First Presbyterian
church Saturday afternoon, Jan. y.
o
The Chamber Music society OF De
troit will present the Tollefsen trio.
piano. violin and cello. Thursday
evening Ian II. AT $3.50 o'clock. In
the Hotel Pontchartrain convention
hall The trio will give a program
for school children, Friday after
noon. AT o'clock, in Central high
school auditorium.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09
No. s4-rHe SECRET.

Understanding IS the 9oroerstOoe
o. love.
Now cume days and weeks and
months in my life which 10 AN
outsider might seem monotonous or
even sordid Hut as look back on
that time / think perhaps it was
the happicst of all my life Howard
and were poor SO poor We even
had 10 do real planning TO have
enough 20 cat My clothes grew
shabbier than ever they had been
before or have been since. My nus
band had little or no money for any
OF the Inquiries that formerly had
been In his life But We were happy
beyond words We both We're work
inc. Thru our work We had found
a new dignity and selfrespect And
the companion hip which was draw
.-==4=-.-l>>-.=..e44.
other beneath our first wild ina
pulses of love was building solidly
for our fgtgrc
We were both young anod healthy.
To do without things. go struggle
~ ave for them for weeks. seemed
an adventure rather than a griev-
ance. Where once we had tele-
phoned for a box a. ono OF the mn
steal comedy theaters. We now
looked for a long while al 90 cents
before We spent IL 10 sec some NOV
ing pictures Some crackers and
cheese and pickles set forth on n
corner OF one OF Towards trunks
had taken the place OF the gay res
taurant parties We used 10 fire.
quent And 7 must say that az any
moment had had 10 choose l
would not have hcsitated an instant
would have taken my life as u
was. The old days no longer held
any lure for mo. I knew now that
I had played with them as sort
OF stop 20 my restlessness until the
real thing should come into my lifee.
Now n was here. I loved man
and he loved me. Nothing thai
money could buy seemed TO weigh
very heavily in the scale against
such happiness
know. too. that Howard felt as
I did, altho for him there was ono
cloud on the brightness Of our
days. He had been very fond OF
his parents and thru me he was sep
arated from them. When first he
had told his father that he loved
me and wanted 60 marry me. his
father had assumed that because !
was poor | was marrying my hus.
band for his money He had told
Howard that II he we're to marry.
We would have TO live without hi
assistance. My husband had taken
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09
WOmen's Organization
to Wage War on
Cheap Movies
SHOW WOMEN
SCANTILY CLAD
Movement for Rigid
Censorship Will
Be Started

Posters displayed by scent mo
tion picture houses. depicting the
lives OF girls and young women who
are lured To ruin and purporting 10
depict lesson for the protection OF
the citys womanhood have aroused
The Indignation OF women OF the
Michigan Civic league
Mrs. Harry Her. chairman OF the
moral welfare committee OF the
league. announced Tuesday that she
the motion picture ,hester managers
before the meeting or the league
NEXT Tuesday
81 do not complain so much
sgsins, the films that are shown.
nltho they are nos OF the nature
that would he OF benefit 10 any
one" said Mrs Her THE posters
are what disgusts me. They give
the impression that the life OF the
underworld and the gilded places
whore women arc led 20 shame will
be shown in full detail And OF
course thoughtless boys and girls
and curious men and women who
ar, forever seeking that which is IN
sayory, crowd into the place, only
20 find that the posters represent a
display that is worse from the moral
standpoint than The film production.
The bills that are shown AZ some
% these theaters present women In
the nude or almost nude. They
show scenes IN cafes where girls
consort with evil men WHO seek to
ply them with lfquor until thcy are
overcome The sayety. the glamour
10 IL All. as Il Il shown on the post
e+s. car have no good effect on the
mind OF a girl or a Youth pictures
that would instruct and entertain
and keep the minds Of orr children
OF such topics "a the vice problem.
shown In its worst aspects, would
use the bilibosrj and the screens
10 much better advantage
ITS time some official got busy
with a censor's order. md am sure
our league Will do Ell II can TO rem
edy these deploratle conditions
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09
THE CONFESSIONS Oh. A WIFE
sNoBs WOULD MAKE GOOD ACTORS

How do YOU do. Miss Newton,
dra sied Geraldinc, without offering
her hand as Earnest carefully intro
duced me 70 the party sitting oppo-
site us an one of Pors long tables.
My first inclination was to say.
II cant be. Jerry that am so
changed thar YOU don't know mo.
but before could say word the
drawing voice Of the Englishman
said Miss Townsend. you certainly
have seen Miss Newton's wonderful
delinea'ion Of the American young
girl
Yes I've seen Miss Newton play
Elga was Jerry's crisp reply.
Poor Lord Beauchamp looked
rather crestfallen, but much 70 my
surprise be moved over TO where |
sat a. soon a. the place was vacant.
"'Oh ! say. Miss Newto~ be said
I've been wanting TO meet you ever
since | saw you play The other night
and when Mr IDawton said he was
going to bring You down here TO din.
rer persuaded the Misses Town
send TO 60 summing loo
- laughed. Margie wasn't hat
just Ike a tactlos- Englishman 20
suggest that Polls. Tho place m an
New York where YOU end youth and
enthusiasm and Eohemianism was
stunning Something in the White
chapel way, don't YOU know he
said.
81 don't think YOU quite under
stand our American institutions and
IDEAS, said % him For instance.
everyone YOU SEQ here tonight. with
Perhaps the exception of your
friends and yourself and Mr.. Law
ton and myself. knows down in his
heart that he could make this old
world over In he thought il was
berance YOU are seeing. the youth and
temperament OF America which after
all leavens the lump of conservative
ness and helps the old world on II
not in the way the Youngsters would
have IT,"
Now, doesn't she talk like an
old woman OF experience. that baby
child. there said Earnest. who was
shamelessly leaving Geraldine and
Gertrude TO themselves while he was
trying TO enter conversation with IA
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09
CAL lF0RNIA and THE
END OF A DELIGHT
Full JOURNEY

Your Journeys end in golden Cali
fornia is fitting climax 10 the de.
lights of trip via Rock Island FL
paso Southwestern Southern Pacific
on the superb limited trains. Golden
state Limited or Californian"
En-. route ri Paso. now the mill.
iary center Of the United states.
Douglas. with It's giant smelters. Bis.
bee. unique mining town, the old
Apache Trail and Roosevelt Dam.
The military cncampments ~ El
Paso and West provide a continuous
panorama every loyal American
should see. Tickets permit ten day
siopover ~ VI Paso.
No quicker time no better service
MA any route to- Southern California
the direct route Of lowest attitudes
Loss than three days -Chicago.St
Louis 10 Los Angeles no extra fare
Tickets. reservations and Califor
MIA literature on request Al Rock
Island Travel Bureau. Majestic Bldg.
e. &. Gardner. u. +. A. Phone Main
s270. ADV.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09

we'll. is generally due to over-feed-
ms
The tiny stomach oyerburdened
with food. cannot digest properly
each new supply Of milk which
comes in contact with the semi-di-
gested coagula Of the preceding meal
and~th mass viii pass into The in
festival canal and impact. causing
constipation and oftentimes serious
illness
Because know much intestinal
trouble is caused by lack OF pure
cool water / am sivins leaspoonfuls
OF cool water to little 10 between
meals
This amount OF water viii be in
creased as she grows older The
water should be only COO, for "A
haby's stomach is too tender for
very Cold or very hot food
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09
Mrs. Florence Perry Is
Victim of Bold Day
light Robbery
CALLED TO FRONT
DOOR BY RUSE
Pair Cover Her With
Gun While House
Is Ransacked

Calling MIS-. Florence Perry. No.
372 Tennesseeaye.. to- hen door
about $40 Tuesday morning, five
men who drove up in an auto over.
powered her with guns. and, after
ransackins the house. escaped with
money and diamond rings to the
value OF s5ss
When asked what they wanted,
according TO Mrs Perry, one Of thr
men responded that n was mes
senger AZ the door When she
opened the door four Of the men
forced their way inside. presenting
guns AZ her head Two covered her
while the others ransacked the
house Warning Mrs. Perry to be
quiet. the men then drove away
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09
ELLSWORTH AND
NICHOL TO SEEK
PEACE ON BENCH

Circuit Court Commissioner Hen
~ G Nicol has announced hts candi
0acy for circuit court Judge For 10
wears he has held his present posi-
ton au1 feels be has had an unus
tsliy advantageous training for Thu
circuit bench because OF the circuit
court matter that have come before
him a. commissioner lle IS Re
publican
DISCUSSION OF possible increase
in The Number oi judges from six TO
ten. is causing tnierostiin the candi
dacies for these positions Contiu-
gent on tho increase tn the number
Of judge. George II Carlisle. q prac-
ncinr attorney. and circ'.t court
ttenographcr hla declared that he
viii make campo gn Tor The cir
cur court bench
William y Ellsworth Is being arg
I'd TO become 1 candidate FOR the
circuit bench and Whilc h. mas made
no definite announcement It is prac.
ilcally certain that BE- wll max. tho
run lie is Republican and one
OF the bestknOwn OF Detroits young.
or ATTORNEYS shadukiam Grotto
was organized largely thru hts IF
forts. HnTf for thrrr trims frr was
monarch OF tho ORGANIZATION
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09

Michael X Mockus. Lithuanian
lecturer. is on trlal In Connecticut
on the charge Of llasphemy The
statute under which nc Is accused
was adopted in iG42 IN ;he days
when the famous Connecticut blue
laws were passed II was hardly
known TO exist until some one had
Mr. Mockus arrested for statements
he publicly made and took hin be
fore magistrate The case has
been argued before Tho district
couyi. and was adjourned 70 Eivethe
lawyers time to file briefs
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09

The result o. tho FINAL vote 90 be
taken in the enate today on the
District prohibition bin Is awaited
with much interest, rs possible IN.
dication Of the way the upper house
VII line up On the proposed federal
amendment.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09
Gas Victim sun Unidentifled

Altho re- body ~ fhe YOUNG wom.
an found dead from asuhyNation in
"a Lafayette bfd roomine house ha
lain in the moreue Hriy = hours
she has not been Identified Cor
oner Parker viii conde0 an inv"sti-
CATION and as q result may ASK
that moro rigid ordinances again =
the use OF ua heaters be enacted.
4 gas heater Hnl'ehted, but turned
on was found ia the room
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09
Roy Avcrlll is Placed On Trial.

Trial OF Roy Averill alleged part
ner OF James Mcintyre. who was
shot and Killed by aPtrolman Asa l..
Smith Oci Z and who rs charged
with robbing William Hare ~ Wind
Monday Hare has Identified iverlll
as his assailani Mcintyre was shot
while resisting arrest a' Second
ave and lafay cticblyd after the
alleged robbery NJ IsadoN Meillcur.
Averill IS alleged 10 have been WITH
him az the 'imce
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09

Ar'NiA+
My doctor said Most babies are
literally killed by mistaken kind
ness. If child cries from overfeed
ing. It's mother feeds it again and
its little stomach is kept distended
then when the child begins to hic-
cough. the mother flies e he sugar
bowl a remedy worse than the dis
ease
NJ nars says that when a baby
begins 10 develop stomach trouble
II is her plan 70 give the digestive
organs complete rest OF from six
20 r. hours. giving nothing except
"a iessroonful Of cold Mater every
, or 20 minutes, and that she keeps
ibe child outdoors as much al pos
3 lblo
She tel, me taai when this meth.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09

NEW YORK Jan s.--Atcnison a
Santa re railroad TODAY declared a
regular dividend Of IL Dor cent on
its common stock.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09
Blankets
Comforts
REMNANTS

81 Table Linens Towelings and
Crashes are marked every day to
sell quickly
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09

Both my nurse and doctor have
told me the chief cause OF infant
mortality is excessive and irregular
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-09
ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES-IT PAYS

bdt character ne economies tina t dn common
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-14

BALFOUR HEARS
SERMON; THEN
CALLS IN 7. R.

NEW YORK, May b Foreign Min
lister Arthur j. Bailour Of Great BTU
ain. head ~ III" war mission 10 me
.InllcH States, spent Il somewhat liltIl'
liant Sunday. although il was sup
posed TO b. Il day OF rest for the weary
;cnruyS.
In the mOrnin%thrBrii statesman
went 10 the Cathedral of ST. John the
, Divine. where he listened to Il war
sermon by he Rev. Dr.. Charles II.
Brent, Episcopal bishop Of III" Philip
pines. In The afternoon he went 10
Oyster Bay for visit to Colonel
fThendOre Roosevelt. who wishes 10
head Il force Of American volunteers
ito hght in France. There were no
formal entertainments for the NOM
brr< OF the mission and Mr.. Balfour's
colleagues spent the daT as they
pleased.
There was a DISTINGUISHED con"rcga-
.tinn al The cathrdrLl which Is unr Of
the imposing "dltiCrs in New York.
Mr. Balinur occupied Il pew with Jos.
- II. Chuarr and Sir Cecil SprinG-Rcr.
!thc British ambassador. The caIhrI-
raj WAS crowded, although admission
was by card only. \ great crowd had
!aSsemblcd outside IN catch Il %llmnS"
OF Mr.. Buliuur but Sunday drrnrum
kept the Ihrun% silent \ Gordon al
secret service men, uniformed police
men and detectives prevented anyone
without Il card from approaching the
cathedral grounds.
The CONGREGATION sat under the in
tnrIockcu flags of the allies. bishop
Errnt. who preached a. ST. Pauls
cathedral in London a month ago. al
Il Servir" attended by King George
'and Queen Mary in honor Of The entry
%! the United States mo the war,
prayed fUr til" armir, in the field.
This is the proper p!ac" 10 c"lr-
hralr Il festival -! unity. II" said in
his sermon. I'm lTlG. The battle Of
, Harlem Heights was fought near this
spot. The Gu>, OF those vino took pari
in that balrl' for liberty i below lis.
! Above their ashes W" celebrate Il
feast uf entity which. pleas" cod will
last as luH@ 4 IN" world shall stand.
/ America row IuyS her heart OF en-
hrac" aroHNi Rrrain. "" pledge our
help"
~ II" r!nsn Of the s"ryiC" The Brit
ii<h anu American anthems WIRE sung.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-14
100000 People
In The Garden Game
AA AH~

WASHINGTON, Hay l.. - NV"
months OF campaignin& for Il tnIti"''
gardens in the lated States, are 'S''
Mated TO have turned me attention "
"a, re than thirty milton people 70
1he task OF producing food.
.n he people NOT only ~" rndeaEo'
Ine r. produce TODD for themselves.
~aid n ,arles Lathrop Pack. president
~ tho a merSencr garden COMMISSIONS
TO-DAY, "h Il they are eaTminS me ''''1e
of land a. never before; a,x,
~ NJ aci. said hundreds nt oESaaiZa-
.,one 80 cooperating with thu COM
1n;ssion incl, ding ;he general tedeEa,
+ion of wom.. IS clubs. the CHRISTIAN
E EDdea a9 rG Socie "; the Rotary Club or
:america the Ga"den Club OF Atn ',',,n
s ad associ;:sions. bankers. In st;
snce eompanies Nd educational inst'-
fntiAnS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-14
ROTH CRITICALLY Ill.

III" wII" ami young child Of Franz L..
Poke" Eurrh who was killed ny
rork-fal IN III" Wh!tak"r-tileSSn"r Com
raur'% mines late Thursday afternoon
are seriously i'll with pneumonia In the
Family humn at ~. Eighteenth street.
I.i;tlr hop" is entertained for the rccov..
rrv Of Mrs. Burch She WAS not told or
The death of her husband until Saturday.
Funeral services were held IN the
home Yesterday afternoon. Rev. John
IT Hess. o. the First NJ. F, church. Of
Film Grove, officinted, and burial was
IN Stone church cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-14
Bids to Be Opened.

Tomorrow OF $50 o'clock Il ri""t inE
-. lh.. building "nnn;ttc" -! tn" First
-uristi;,n church Of Elm Grove Will -
i,.!.l ~, the church. The purpose "l thIS
meeting IS ~ n9nu tn" bids received
-. - ny Sunday school room. lseT
ilarrr Robertson stated that tho new
i.:;iidinr will IL. On" of :hn finest Of l;s
lind in the pix" section and will bH CON :
Str;;ct"d on tn. sit" 81 the oid thurch
-, in,n,i'S ad,iiliuu Tho new $trGrtt:r"
~,In he ~ brick and later Il new addi-
:.on will h" added and il will be used as
rf,Nlrrh
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-14

public school were At wor'; on .;h. 1.lat
OF ground near the Wilson school. plant
Ing potatoes. Tn" work was under The
Supervision of Mrs. Edward Pitcher and
Nj. Cecil Robertson. and the buyS
Worked from $50 until nrnn planting
ah"n, ton bushels of "SpudS." The vcgG-
tables will not b" sold bat Will be used
Tor the poor ~ Wheeling.
Hr. w. y. Abbott WIS given $50 TO
De used Tor prizes for the huvS III IN.
close OF the season. Mc>srN George
tcon"y, Arthur hubbard. judge iiu-
nccker. Friend Cox and others .L.,yc
iorr"ua committee and ar" using ,h"lr
energies toward encouraging; thv sal
den!ng project