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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
ACT ON DAUPHIN
COUNTY CLAIMS
Applicants From Third Dis
trict Passed On; Major
ity Turned Down

The District Appeal Board at its
session to-day acted on a large num-
Der of claims from Dauphin county
NO. and York county No. 3 boards.
Ot these cases the majority were dis
allowed although more than the
usual number were granted.
There were 25 claims from Dau-
phfn county acted on. OF this num-
ber two stated that they were physi-
cally unfit to run farm without
the services of the young men who
had been drafted. The other twen-
ty-three stated that while they could
run the farm themselves the pres
ence of the Young men were greatly
needed and that the young man was
doing his bit for his country while
tilling the soil and furnishing food
for the men who were at camp.
Other Districts Later
Yesterday the district board acted
on a large number of claims from
Northumberland and York No. 2.
These claims were allowed at the
rate of one out of ten. 1t is probable
that the board will be in session to-
morrow, although late to-day it was
not certain. The board has consid-
erable work to clean up and intends
to act on all the claims that remain.
There are also a large number of ap-
peals to be acted on and these will
take some time. Dauphin county
No, 5 will be the only local board
to have its claims acted on at this
session. However the other two dis
tricts will have their claims on the
table at the next session which will
take place next week.
The SteeltOn board examined two
this morning. These men had been
summoned to appear some time ago
but owing to being away were un-
able to appear until to-day. This
board is anXiously waiting for the
district board to certify back the men
who have had their claims denied.
If the next contingent is called with
in short time il is certain that the
negroes from Steelton will have to
make up the full quota. There are
very few white men examined and
passed by the Steelton board that
have not gone to Camp Meade al
ready. What few remain have their
claims before the district board. If
the board certifles them back shortly
the Steelton district will be in good
shape to meet the demand of draft
headquarters.
At the headquarters of the Pax
tang board work is practically at
standstill. No more men are being
examined and lit is probable that no
more will be until the district board
is heard from. The clerks at the
Paxtang board are making out list
of those men who have been dis
charged or whose claims for eXemp-
tion have been allowed.
The Elizabethville exemption board
will receive from the district board
to-day tho list of the men whose
claims have been denied and allowed
by the district board No more men
will be examined by this board as
the quota is practically assured.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
MAJOR KENNEDY
OFF TO FRANCE
President of Cumberland Val
ley Railroad to Join
General Atterbury

Chambersburg, Pa, Oct O.
President Moorhead c. Kennedy
of the Cumberland Valley Railroad,
is on his way to France. He sails
from New York City on a date and
steamship not now to be named. He
passed through Harrisburg late
Sunday.
Mr.. Kennedy goes to France to
assist President w. w. Atterbury in
building a railroad back of the
trenches and the war front and his
work will be of the utmost import
ance.
Goes as Major
AS has also been told his brother
Thomas B. Kennedy, now engineer
of the Cumberland Valley Railroad
will take active charge OF the oper-
alton as assistant to the president
Mr.. Kennedy, before leaving here,
received his commission as major
in the English Reserve Corps. and
while II was well known by his
friends that he never cared for a
military title, it is necessity how
ever, under the method of organiza-
tion for the conduct of the railroads
in France, to have a military title.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
u. S. Destroyer Fires on
Italian Submarine by
Mistake; Signal Ignored

Washington. Oct. .. - An Ameri-
can patrol vessel fired on an Italian
submarine at night and killed one Of
hcer and one enlisted man before the
mistake was discovered, according to
an official statement issued by the
Navy Department last night. Ad-
miral Sims is investigating the oc-
ccurrence and Secretary Daniels has
dispatched a message of apology and
regret to the Italian Minister of Ma
rne. The official statement fol-
lows:
"The Navy Department has been in
formed by Vice Admiral Sims that
recently an American patrol vessel
while on patrol duty at night en-
countered an Italian submarine and
that when the latter failed to ans
wer the established recognition sig
nails the patrol vessel opened fire.
which resulted in the killing of one
officer and one enlisted man before
the identity of the submarine was
established. Vice Admiral Sims is
thoroughly investigating the unfor-
tunate occurrence. and reports win
be forwarded later to the depart
ment"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
Seven Passengers Daily
Keeps Railroad Running

New York, October 9.-Seven pas
sengers per day, an official ruling
announced in Carmel yesterday
holds, is sufficient to warrant keep
ing a railroad in operation.
AT least the New York Central
Railroad, which sought to discon-
ttnue the Mahopac Falls Railroad in
Putnam county on the ground that It
serves only this flimsy patronage,
had its request refused by the up
State Public Service Commission.
The railroad of which the Central
is lessee, is five miles long and runs
from Baldwin Place, on the Putnam
division, to Mahopac Falls. One
passenger train a day is run in each
directln.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
Railroad Notes

John Corkle, usher at the Penn
sylNania railroad station, who has
been off duty with an injured finger,
is again on duty.
w. Brooke Moore, passenger train
master of the Philadelphia division,
with Mrs. Moore, were Harrisburg
visitors to-day.
Newport Fair travel required ex-
ira cars to-day on local trains on the
Middle division.
President A. T. Dice. of the PhiIa-
delphia and Reading Railway will
wind up his inspection trip this week.
Large quantities of steel and iron
are being delivered by the Pennsy
to the Reading at Coatesville, for use
by the Lukens Steel and Iron Com
pany.
Engineer William Bailey, who was
on duty at the aviation plant at
Middletown, has been transferred to
Coatesville for special yard duty.
Travel to-day for Hagerstown Fair
out of Harrisburg, was heavy. The
Cumberland Valley is not hauling
special trains but extra cars will be
taken care of on all trains south.
William Witherow, clerk in the of
flee of the Great Southern Dispatch,
is off on a short vacation.
An important meeting of the
Brotherhood of Firemen and En-
ginemen is scheduled for Sunday, ac-
cording to an announcement day.
1t is said grand lodge officers from
Cleveland will be present.
Engineer Ora Blizzard, OF the Mid
die division Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road has returned from Cleveland.
q. o. Sarvis, champion shooter of
the Rutherford Gun Club, has re-
turned from Tamaqua where he
made a good record. Other Harris
burgers representing the .Philadel-
phia and Reading railway officials in
this city, also made good.
The regular monthly meeting of
Assembly No. 4, Mutual Beneficial
Association, for Pennsylvania Rail-
road Employees, will be held to-
morrow night at odd Fellows Hall,
304 North Second street. Important
business will be transacted.
William ]. Allison has been ap-
pointed yardmaster at York, effec-
tive at once.
J. ii. ReXroth, a brakeman on the
Pennsy, is off duty on account of
illness.
William DeVerter, clerk at East
Hump, Rutherford yards, is in New
York attending the worlds series
games.
Charles E. Weber has been ap-
pointed chief clerk to the superin-
tendent of the Philadelphia, Read
ing and Pottsville Telegraph Com
pany, succeeding l.. ID. Shearer, pro-
NOTED to superintendent. l.. w. Wag-
onhorst takes the place of Mr.
| Weber.
The public must cooperate with
the railroads in providing them with
greater incomes, or American busi-
ness will suffer severely in the period
of readjustment after the war
George Dallas Dixon. vice-president
of the Pennsylvania railroad in
charge of traffic, conveyed that warn
| ing in a speech he delivered last
night at the dinner of the Traffic
Club in the Bellevue-S -Stratford, Phil
adelphia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
RAILROAD RUMBLES
LACK OF CARS;
PEACHES SPOI
BlameS Railroads For HEAVY
Losses; Fruit Is Rotting in
New York State

New York, Oct. 9.-One thousand
carloads of peaches, representlus
one-ninth of the entire crop of the
states celebrated peach belt-a nine
ty mile strip from Wayne to Niagara
counties-are rotting in .he orchards
because the peach growers cannot
get the cars to take their fruit to
market.
This represents a money loss to
the farmers of 100000 (they get
$500 carload; consumers pay as
high as cents peach) and the loss
comes at time when the national
food administration is pleading with
housewives to be good Americans and
help win the war by canning all the
fruit and vegetables they can get
their hands on and by exercising
other household economies.
They are talking to women about
saving little things" said Samuel
Fraser of Geneseo, chairman of the
executive committee of the West
ern New York horticultural Society,
land are neglecting the big things,
thus losing hundreds of thousands OF
dollars worth of food in our peach
crop alone
BlamcS Railroads
THE peach growers of this state"
Mr.. Fraser continued, "have done tho
best t>~y could, but they have fallen
down on account os the railroads,
which have failed to furnish the cars
to transport our crops. 1t is all
wrong and the city folks ought to
know our side of the story"
Mr.. Fraser cited one instance of
car shortage where $50 carloads of
peaches were carted to the railroad
at Barker, N. Y, and the shippers
were able to get but four cars to
carry away that fruit.
He said he knew of one man who
on Friday and Saturday of last week
lost $4,000 worth of peaches.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
Seventeen Relatives of
Bishop Darlington Are
in Service of u. S.

Seventeen relatives of Bishop James
II. Darlington, of the Harrisburg Dio-
cese of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, are doing their bit for their
have enlisted, thirteen cousins and a
nephew are also engaged in war
work.
This is considered a record in this
vicinity. Bishop Darlington's eldest
son. the Rev. Henry V. b. Darlington.
has volunteered as a chaplain in the
Army; the Rev. Gilbert S. b. Darling
ton is a chaplain in the Navy. and a
third son, Elliott c. b. Darlington, is
an attache of the American Legation
at Copenhagen. The two brothers re-
ceived commissions in the Medical
Corps.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
DR.. Ellenberger to Aid
Examining N. A. Soldiers

A recent order issued by the United
States Government selecting certain
physicians and surgeons to make a
final examination of the men at the
various cantonments throughout the
country. will cause the departure from
Harrisburg of DR.. J. w. Ellenbergcr,
of 924 North Third street
The object of the order, according
to Dr. cllenberger, is to insure perfec-
ton physically among the troops OF
the United States. Specialists will
have charge of the final examinations
and DIR. Ellenberger has specialized in
lung trouble for number of years
AS many of the armies in Europe
were greatly handicapped by the
spreading of tuberculosis at the be-
ginning of the war, the United States
is striving to prevent a repetition OF
this condition in America.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
Jitneymen Investigate
Reckless Driving Charges

Several applications for member
ship were received and acted upon by
the Jitney Indemnity Association at
its regular weekly meeting yesterday.
Plans are being made for a monthly
inspection of the members to see that
none except those who have been ad-
mitted to full membership are display
ing the new insignia adopted by the
association.
President H. L. Mclaughlin ap-
pointed a committee to Investigate
complaints Of reckless driving on the
part of some jitney drivers. If these
bers will be expelled for 1t Is the
desire of the association to protect
the public that they in turn might
receive their favor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
" Jack Marrow" Actor,
Dies at Newberrytown

John C. Miller. aged 46, known
professionally as Jack NARROW, died
yesterday at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Miller, at
Newberrytown, York county, from
complications.
The funeral will take place Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock. Burial
will be made at Newberrytown Gem
etery The young man started his
career as an actor with Nathan APP
pell twenty-five years ago and played
character and heavy roles. He was
quite popular in the west and
throughout Kansas and Nebraska
was a big drawing card. He had
been ill for some time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
Wharton School Opens
With l0l Students

With an enrolment of 1O1 students,
the Wharton Extension School began
its fourth term last night. Two girls
and fifty-five freshmen are taking up
the course of study
Delay in organization of classes
was the reason why the usual open
ing exercises were dispensed with.
Class work was Immediately taken up.
This years enrolment is the largest
in the history of the local branch,
though at least twenty-five of last
years students have enlisted for mill
tary service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
Civil Service Body Is
Working on Regulations

Members Of the Police Civil Serv-
ice Commission expect to complete
soon the rules and regulations for the
board and for examinations of ap-
plicants for appointment to the po-
lice force.
The examinations will be submit
ted to Council as soon as finished.
At present there are four vacancies
in the department, three uniformed
officers and one detective having re-
signed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
Bodies of Former Residents
Brought Here For Burial

The bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. John
r. Schermerhorn, former residents
of this city, and formerly buried at
Denver, Colo, will be brought here
to-day by Mrs. Mary Rowe, a daugh-
ter. Burial will be made in the Har-
risburg Cemetery, the Rev. Robert
Bagnell, pastor of Grace Methodist
Episcopal Church, officiating. Fur
ther services will be conducted for
Mr.. Schermerhorn by the Perseverl
ance Lodge, No. 81, f. and A. M. of
which he was life member.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
Loysville Donations Must
Be in Tomorrow Morning

The Rev. +. ID. Weigle, pastor of
Trinity Lutheran Church, Camp Hill,
announced to-day that all donations
for the Loysville Home must be
brought to the church not later than
10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
He laid emphasis upon the need of
potatoes and flour, but will also ac-
cept money. The committee at Wash
ington Heights is working under the
direction of Mrs. George A. Rice,
Mrs. c. H. Bishop and Mrs. John
s. Musser. Miss Dora Burgner is at
the head of the various committees.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
Boys Charged With
Taking Auto Held

Wesley Jones' Ernest Cox and Leo
Cameron, all Hill boys. were rounded
up by the police charged with having
stolen an automobile from the home
of Contractor G. Frank Glass. at 22S
South Nineteenth street, Sunday night.
ably damaged. at Sixteenth and Hun
ter streets,
They appeared before Alderman
Lands yesterday, and were held in
the sum of 500 each for Juvenile
Court on Friday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
Rule Violations Bring
Further Suspensions

Discipline bulletin No. 479 issued
from the office of Supt n. NJ. Smith
of the Middle division shows that
twenty employees were reprimanded,
twenty-seven more suspended from
one day to one month each for
violations of the rules and regula-
tions during the past week One yard
engineman was taken from the train
service for violation of rule G and
one freight brakeman dismissed from
the service for INSTRUMENTATION.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09

SERGEANT H. b. SCHIFFMAN
The big recruiting campaign which
is being waged in Harrisburg and
Dauphin county to free Harrisburg
from the next draft is rapidly gain
ing momentum, and the results are
gratifying.
BY noon to-day three young men
had signified their intention of en-
listing, and were awaiting the sum-
mons to go to camp. The young
men were: Wallace NJ. Helman.
Rutherford; Jacob ID. Updegraff,
Royalton, and Albert A. Peifer, 1923
North Third street The first two
enlisted in the cavalry and will be
sent to Columbus, o., while Peifer
enlisted in the Twenty-fifth Engi-
neers' Corps and will leave shortly
for Fort Slocum. N. Y. This number
was increased this afternoon.
400 Week
Practically all the organizations
in Harrisburg are interested In the
campaign and every effort is being
mad, TO get the number of recruits
up to the required number of 400 n
week. 1t is tho plan of the local re
cruiting office to leave the young men
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09

Alonzo Martin, 254 Crescent street,
one of the best known engineers on
the Philadelphia division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad has been. re-
tired. For thirteen years he has
been running preference freight be-
tween Marysville and Jersey City.
He has been a resident of Harrisburg
all his life and retired on the age
limit.
This veteran. began his railroad
career in 1879 as fireman. In 1886
he was made an engineer and held
that position ever since. He is promi-
nent in brotherhood circles and is a
member of Harrisburg Lodge No. IL,
b. p. o. Elks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
Advertise Vacancies in
Telegraphic Department

The following positions in the Mid
die division telegraph department
have been advertised. Nos. 3 and
relief tricks paying sea. No. relief
trick paying $93. while working main
line offices and $500 while working
the branch positions. No. . relief
trick paying $500. WI. second trick
paying $685.. Ell and HI third trick
paying s76.95 each. The oldest en-
ploye applying will be given the pre-
ference. fitness and ability being
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
SPECULATIVE STOCKS
ARE UNDER PRESSURE
Tobacco Issuc1, Display Greatest Heaviness; M tails
and Active Equipm ents Also Losers

New York. Oct. (Wall Street)-
Pressure against speculative stocks
was resumed at the outset of to-day's
trading. Tobacco issues again dis
played the greatest heaviness. United
Cigars yielding three points, though
tobacco products steadied on recon-
mendation or an initial dividend OF
S150. Metals and several active
equipments also lost material frac-
tions to almost two points. distillers
fell two and Industrial Alcohol 21a
United States Steel rallied promptly
from it's sliht setback but rails and
utilities indicated renewed heavinessi
Delaware and Hudson losing a point
and Baltimore and Ohio 1fs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
FUNERAL OF MRS. sHENK

Mrs. Susan Shenk, aged so, Of
1419 Market street, died Sunday
morning. Funeral services will be
held tomorrow morning at 3 o'clock
from her home. Further services
will be held at the Hanoverdale
Church at 1890 o'clock. Burial will
be made in the Hanoverdale Gene
terry. Mrs. Shenk is survived by
four sons, Jacob Shenk, of Hum
melstown; Michael Shenk, of Her.
shey; p. r. Shenk, of Millerstown;
A. r. Shenk, of Palmyra, and two
daughters, Mrs. Harry Swope, of
Hummelstown, and Mrs. c. A. Runk,
of Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09

~ IN - SOiAAA N
who enlist at home ror a period of
time. 1t is Thought that the infiu-
ence that the presence of these
young men, who will bear some
mark of Identification, showing that
they have enlisted. Will have in their
various communities. will encourage
many to enlist. This plan has been
tried by many other recruiting of
iices with good results.
Lieutenant r. w. Lesher and Ser
Reant John X. Bake. who are In
charge of the campaign, expressed
thomselve, as pleased with the re-
sponse of the young men of this vi
cinity and are looking forward to
Il big drive when the system of the
recruiting campaign has been per-
fected. Sergeant Harry B. Schiffman
and his brother. Corporal Ira l..
Schiffman are taking q leading part
IN the campaign.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
DIES SUDDENLY

Mary r, Richmond, aged 80, died
suddenly this morning at his home,
1928 Penn street A husband and
two sons survive.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
NEW YORK STOCKS

Chandler Brothers and Company,
members of the New York and Phila-
delphia Stock Exchanges -3 North
Market Square, Harrisburg; 1886
Chestnut street, Philadelphia; 81 Pine
street, New York-fulnish the fol-
lowing quotations.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09

WANTED - Reliable white woman
for general housework in small FAM
Sny. Call Ban szS2a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
WILLIAM H. HERBERT DIES

William Fl. Herbert died yesterday
afternoon at the Harrisburg Hos
pital shortly after he was admitted.
Mr.. Herbert was suffering from COM
plications. Two sons and one daugh-
ter survive.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE

Phlladelphla, oct. " = Wheat -
red. $2.25; No. 2. red, s2.24; No. 9. soft.
red $S.llg; No. 4. red. s2.17; No. a. soft.
Corn - Market nominal; No 2,
No, 5. yellow. nominal.
Oats - Market nominal; No. 2,
white 66Q66hc; No. 3. white. e4h %
wiz winter g. &c per toai e. $1,000 spring. per
ed, S.45 q s, SOC; fine granulated, $3.50
S.40c; confectioners' A. S.25 @8.3Oc.
Butter = Market steady west
nearby prints. fancy. 4Se;
and other nearby firsts. free cases.
free cases. $3.50 per case; western. western.
extra firsts. free cases. $3.50 per
case; do. firsts, free cases. $12.30 per
case.
Live Poultry-Steady; fowls, 25@
csc; roosters. .20@2lc; spring chick
ems, 2Sg26c; do, ducks, 2Sq24c; old
ducks, 20@23c.
Dressed Poultry-Firm; fowls, fancy,
do, small sizes 2402Sc; old roosters.
22c; broiling chickens, nearby, ESQ
SSSf; &c do. western, western 26@2Ss; roasting
ducks, western, 25Q26c.
Potatoes Firm and higher; East
ern Shore, No. /, per barrel. $2.50@
s150@ $50; Delaware and Maryland.
No. !, per barrel, S3.25 p4.00; potatoes,
per bushel, $1.25@1 1.50; Jersey, No. l,
per basket, S5cQ$1.00; Jersey, No. 2,
per basket, 50D65c.
Flour-Weak; winter straight, new,
$10.25 a 1850; Kansas. clear. new,
$40. 25 p10.75; do, patent, new. $1l.256D
spring first. clear. spot, $11.25@11.75;
ment. s10.25 @10.75; spring patent,
spot, $l2.75 a. 1900; spring, patent, new
vorite brands. S12.05@12.75.
Hay = Firmer; timothy hay. ac-
cording to location, No. 1, large bales.
$2S. 80 24.00; No. !. small bales, $3.50
@2400; No. 2, $215O@22.5O; No. 3,
$l9.506D20.50
Glover mixed hay. Light mixed.
$2l.50 @2250; No. l, do, $2O.5O@ 21.OO; ;
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09

GEORGE w. WILSON is DEAD
George w. Wilson, aged So, of
Camp Hill. died at the Harrisburg
Hospital at 1 o'clock this morning,
from complications. He is survived
by wife and family.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
CHICAGO CATTLE

Chicago, Oct 9. = Cattle = Re-
ceipts 5000; weak. Native beef
steers, $7.1O@1I5O; western steers,
$6.25 a 1850; stockers and feeders,
SCI 8 a II 40; cows and heifers, $4,000
1925; calves, $9.506D16.00.
Sheep Receipts, 10000 weak.
Wethers, $9.1O@13.0O; lambs, $13.5O@
1880.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
HERE'S LIBERTY LOAN PRIMER
FOR CHILDREN IN CONTEST AS
WELL AS FATHERS AND MOTHERS

Clip Will Boys Prizes Offered Students
Harrisburg Schools in Conjunction
in all the Schools Tomorrow.