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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05
MUST USE SPADE CAREFULLY
Old Eatt'cfields VIII Have to Be
Worked With Care to Avoid Count.
less Unexploded Shells.

4 great deal of careful spade work
will be required in the northern part of
France. Old battletelds covered with
wild flowers MS have seen them, OBJ
serves Il Paris correspondent, are In
wide stretches n slumbering menace.
Months after the war is over, naval
men have told me. mines will still
make voyages perilOus in certain sea
areas. For perhaps many months more
it would be equally as perilous for a
farmer to plow these once fertile fields
In the great wars battle swept areas.
Here and there are danger signals
indicating unexploded mines. And the
immense power of these mines Is cas-
lily gagged by looking at the enormous
craters where some Of them have been
"blown.' The war has gone on its
way and left these souvenirs Of Its
Intensity and deadlness. Here, there
and everywhere are unexploded shells,
German "minnies," or Boche "jam-
pots"
What can a "jam pot" do? ! was
talking with an officer who was in a
first line trench early in the war
when one of these Internal machines
was lobbed over from the German
lines. 1t stuck its nose In some soft
mud and did not explode. 1t was per.
lnitted to rest In peace by the battalion
then In that part Of The line. Another
battalion came, and one man decided
TO fire into II with his pistol to explode
It and thus remove the ever present
menace. The bullet pierced 1t, but It
did not explode. lie moved closer and
fired another shot. and they found
nothing Of him tft.r the second shot.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05
NEW Y0RK'S BURIED WEALTH
Millions OF Dollars Worth OF Copper
Lead and Other Products De.
! posted Beneath Streets.

Under the streets Of New York city
are deposits of copper lead and other
valuable products far exceeding in
quantity and value any mine yet dis
covered throughout the world. En-
gineers and scientists estimate the
amount of copper TO be found in the
boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx at
30.0O0C00 pounds, valued approximate
~ at S7,1O0000 The lead is estimated
at GO.OO0.0O0 pounds, worth something
like $4.S00,OO0.
This discovery was announced at the
electrical exposition at Grand Central
palace, where the Consolidated Tele.
graph and Electric Subway company
had large exhibit showing ful'-slze
cross section Of one of the city's prii-
cipal thoroughfares. In this mammoth
cross section of earth and rock the
veins of copper and of lead could be
easily traced. OF course. the veins of
copper are the wires carrying the cleo.
trio current for lighting, heating, power
and communication to every nook and
corner of the great metropolis, while
the lead Is used 10 protect the cables
The street cross section ut the cleo
trical exposition was 70 feet long by Is
feet deep. Ii showed the location of
the street railway cOnduits and rails,
electric service substatiOn. distributing
station, conduts, splicing chambers,
with their unique water draining sys-
TENS and other interesting things that
lay beneath the streets of New York
and mark the advanced stage of its
civilization, 1t took crew of 20 men
n week to construct this interesting
exhibit.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05
Chicken Mystery,

Pearl and Stanley, six and four, re-.
spectively, had buried a dead chicken
In their garden. A week later out
OF curiosity they Went to dig ii up. in
the wrong place, and did not find it,.
Excited, they ran together to mother
mud cried MA. that chicken must
have gone To heaven, because 1t isn't
there any more"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05
"Coon. Cats" Of Maine,

The so.called "coon.cut." which 10
common all over Maine, is held by ma.
tives to be cross between the cat and
the raccoon. Biologists rldicule this
belief; nevertheless many half wild
eats IN Maine hay, the typical raccoon
tail with short forelegS, pointed snout
and long hair.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05
ENGAGE TEACHER FOR
COMMERCIAL BRANCH

Miss Claire dc Rogue, from the Uni
yersity Of Chicago business School.
has accepted position on the faculty
Of the Ottawa high school for the re-
mainder Of the school ycat Miss
De Rogue began her new duties as
teacher in the commercial branch al
the high school Monday,
More students are taking work IN
the commercial department AZ the
school This year than over before max.
ing the teaching force hired at the
beginning OF The school year INSULT
cient for properly taxing care vi the
students.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05
NOTICE.

The United Telephone Company Is
about to issue lis new directory. Any
changes contemplated either in name
or in class of service should be re-.
ported 10 the manager In writing. at
once. Why not order the new tele-
phone now?
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05
Notice..

TO Water Takers
Protect your water meter, cold wave
IL on the way. MARK DUFFY,
Asst. Supf.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05

The following unclaimed letters re
main at the Ottawa post Office for The
week ending December 3, 1917;
Buck, Frank
Crommelm. r. f.
Elyinl, Ray
Fink. Zelma Miss,
Hooyet, Ruth
Myers, Woodie.
winters, Mrs. Harry.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05
CHICAGO MARKETS

Chicago market report furnished to
the Free Trader Journal by w. L.
Etnyre. member Chicago Board OF
Trade. Moloney Building Phone l0il.
Correspondent Lamson Bros. & Co.,
Chicago.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05
TOO LATE 70 CLASSIFY.

BOARD AND ROOM in private fam
lily. centrally located. may be ST.
cured by young man Of good habits;
modern convcniences Inquire at this
Office
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05
Must Be Relatives.
Bravery.

People glorify all sorts II bravery
except the bravery they might show
MI behalf Of their nearest nelshhors.
George Eliot,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05

WANTED - Two or more furnished
rooms for light housekeeping, Al
dress 49, this Office
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05
Optimism HELPS Some.

Happy Is the man or woman who can
lay aside the cares and sorrows of the
rushed and crowded today and revisit
the scenes of yesterday. Happy, TOO,
is the man or woman who lives in the
tomorrow that tomorrow where all Is
fair and bright; that tomorrow in
which we are going to do noble and
helpful deeds. and to win fame and for.
tune; that tomorrow in which we are
going to move the world million miles
nearer to heaven. making it a better
place for our fellowmen in which to
live; that glorious tomorrow in which
our dreams are to come true if pray
ers and conscientious efforts count for
aught in bringing them to pass. Don't
give up your dreams. Don't deny your
self this bit Of happiness. for each
beautiful, inspiring dream mell0ws
your heart and widens your mental
horizon. --Exchange.
Must Be Relatives.
Phyllis had seen her grandma's white
/ snitz dog, but had not seen the " hit.
/ ang0ra cat until her last visit Aftel
! cycling them cnreftily for While she
turned to the dog and asked him: rs
that your cotlsin?'
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05
Methodist Bazaar and Cafeteria

Su Ec >,
win be held in he church parlorj
,o,aurtlay. l,oc s. supper will be
served from TO I,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05

Try tn. Free Trader Journal Want. Aus
for results
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05

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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05

Tha members of the Shabbeaners,
sn organization of High school boys
will hold an informal party on Fri
day evening OF this week in the
gymnasium OF the high school
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05

The Daughters OF the American
Revolution will hold their December
meeting tomorrow afternoon at the
homo OF Mrs J. W. Petit, 1917 Paul
street. Mrs. f. p. Johnson will have
the paper of the afternoon on the
Treat of Paris"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05

The annual bazaar of the First Me.
thodist church will be held in the
parlors of the church next Saturday
afternoon and evening. Several very
attractive booths will be placed
around the church filled with all
kinds of Christmas articles and sup.
per will be served in the evening.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05

Ottawa, H., December a. A. d, 1917
+. c. Swift complainant's solicitor,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Twenty eight dollars and ATTY
cents are yet needed Donn TONS
may be made At it24 Third ave. tho
Red Cronn headquarters
Mrs. Norburg WAS buried in Lake
View cemetery on December 20.
Ralph florr guaranteed funeral *.
penacH.
G. A. Sprinkle, OF the undertaking
company. denies the woman's body
was not given burial because the
necessary money was not forthcom-
ing
lie explains,
Mrs Norberg died on December
Il. on December is. her son. Hen.
~ A. SoiHtad came over from Camp
Lewis and asked me how much her
funeral would cost told him
iTa so. according 10 the plan he out.
lined. lie naid he did not have that
much money. but that he would 70.
turn TO Camp Lewis and send me
$40. which would cover the cost OF
the lot and opening and closing the
grave. an item personally would
have To make good with tho GENE
trry company. told him that mas.
much aE he was In tho government
service. I was willing 20 wait for the
remainder OF tho money aa long as
he desired
II heard no more % him. but
waited. expecting him 90 notify me
Monday. Ralph a. iorr called me
from Red Crors headquarters and
said he would make good the cost OF
tho funeral Mrs NorbcrR was
buried the same day"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26
AUTO ACCIDENT
KILLS WOMAN

Mrs. l.. I. Knapp. SOFA 18th ave.
n. r.. died as the result Of being
hit by AN automobile belonging 20
IT. NJ Monticth. b2ai University
boulevard. Christmas day. at i4th
ave. ~ r.. and y. t5th -.
Five persons In all we're injured
In automobile accidents on the holi-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs j. l. Dittman, 1897
Alk ave. were cut and bruised in
a collision with machine driven
by a. Mcknight, SIG 29tb ave. on
Marginal way. near First ave. s.,
Tut were able TO return home after
receiving treatment at the city hos
pital
A man who gave his nauo as a.
Marks * In the city hospital with
un injured head and rib as the
result Of being run into by an auto
driven by II. b. Bode, 60l9 Nc
Kinley place.
Malcolm McCauley, AZ James st,
received IA cut on the head and a
bruised knee when hit by a police
ambulance at Fourth ave. and
James 81. He was taken TO the
city hospital in the ambulance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26
BIC WIRELESS
WEAPON IN USE
AGAINST KAISER


United Press staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Dec. es.-Tl,e
United States N using a new and
subtle weapon In warning against
Germany propaganda Of the
truth.
Nightly. thcr~ = n battle In the
air--a struggle Of huge wireless
apparatus. centrring at Sayyille.
l.. J.. >Aurn. Germany. and ut
Lyons. France. while nj the same
time cables bum with messages
intended for foreign consump-
ton.
Formerly. IL was the Nauon sta
ton that spread misleading propa
EnndR az 90 Tsuton purposes Now
the SAyville station under American
control Ia shooting forth truthful
messages 10 offset this inHidious mat
ter. sending TO France for relay q
Russia and elsewhere
Finding that Germany was out
all tho allies and the
{ nitcd States In malicious propa
ganda. this government determined
On a definite campaign Of education
and to date has labored chiefly in
converting Russia. RumRnia. Austria
and Switzerland 60 Americas side.
Use Grrnsns. Too
Perhaps the most startling attemp,
n any tho not 20 lRbeied-wag the
presidents message TO congress In
this. tho president sought 60 wcan
Austria from the German side as
officials viewed IL. while at this
same time he appealed To German
liberals TO overturn Hohenzollern'
Iafu
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26
A STAB IN THE BACH

no YOU know. little book. l could
not feel wholly grief-strioken over
Nouie7 1t seemed TO me that sh'
was too wonderful to be piuea Vi
even sorrowcd with.
told Dick about nor when Eo'
home. and altho he had not YET DO
corne quite rcconciled to me. he be-
came very much interested In MOI
lie.
Tears rolled down his face an
told him about her. and he maze
aona remark about Chad always DC
ing "a temperanental cuss'
told Dick about her when got
and make chad sec what a selfish
asa he IL. There Ia no use crying
over split milk. Margie'"
And yet We arc all very prone to
do 40. Dick" I answered.
II don't think you do. Margie. and
ncIthcr does Mollie or Elene.
NO. Dick. women are not so apt
IN nm ,,eir lives with unavailtng re
r-rets as men. In the first place
fcyv Of them do things which cause
regret. and. in the second. they Will
as YOU say, stand the gaff. WON.
an who is worth anything at al
must have moral courage.
"You are always making great
TODD about that. Margie," said DICK.
opd ,ust then Eliene came in with
the inquiry.
"Whnt are YOU always making a
great TODD about MargieY'
,.Weu. YOU know. Eliene, what
mink about women having courage.
both moral and physical. and eN'
pect ! make myself nuisance oy
talking about IL both In and out or
season"
"Bu,. my dear girl" said Eliene'
"you make one great mistake by at
tributing to women the most moral
courage. do not believe that cour'
age OF any kind is thing which
belongs TO one sex only, There are
towards among men and women,
and brave women az well as men.
The greatest coward know
ghe continued. lis one who writes
an anonymous letter. ! have Just
received one from some one who evil
IDENTIFY objects TO everything ! do
And almost always that person IN
"A woman" broke In Dick eagerly.
81 am not so sure OF that DICK
said Eliene. "altho the anonymous
letter received I am sure was
written by woman"
what woman would write you
letter that would hurt youY' / OK
claimed.
81 hate TO think that any woman
would try TO hurt me" said Eliene.
FOR | have mover knowingly hurt
woman In my life: but outside of my
personal feelings in the matter, the
thought that some despicable coward
has the chance to stab me In the
back. as II were, and run away.
makes me ashamed to confess that
/ am "A woman"
what makes you think the letter
was written by woman" asked
Dick. Curiously.
"Well, a man usually signs his
name 10 what he writes, or he does
not take the trouble to write. lie
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26
CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE

wants you TO know what he thinks,
not what somebody else thinks.
II really thought however" she
continued. that women had gotten
away from thinking that. because
they were women. they need not
stand back OF their statements. and
then received this despicable letter.
to which the writer was too much o.
n coward to fix her name.
Il wish I could say TO that WON.
an; III you think thing should be
written. write IL. but don't. for the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26

sake Of your own soul. dodge the
issue
II respect an honest enemy who
fights me fairly despise a coward
who hides behind anonymity and
tries to stick me in the back without
putting himself in position to take
what he Is giving"
had never heard Eliene 90 vehe-
ment but | could not blame her. A
stab in the dark is the worst stab
OF all. and it hurts me to think that
any one OF my sex would do IL
Ito be continued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26
|. W. W. DENIES he
PLANTED BOMB

SACRAMENTO. Cal. Dec. e.
They're nothing but a pack OF lies. ="
was the announcement OF William
Hood. l. w. W. leader. and alleged
dynamiter OF the governors man
sion, to statements that he was the
ringlGader of an l. w. W. plot 10 de.
stroy industries In Sacramento.
IN be able to prove my innocence
when the time comes." he said.
II IN likely that the AZ l. w. w. ar
rested in the raid of the l. w. w.
hall viii be released. as they cannot
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26

PULLMAN. Dec. 2e.-The annual
winter school OF agriculture and
home economics viii open here on
January Z The course lasts for sig
weeks and offers students instruc-
ton In all branches of dairying,
farming. horticulture. live stock
raising, poultrying and household
economics.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26

Lillian Greedy. 8. tho daughter OF
W. y. Greedy. 1872 46th ave S w,
died in the Providence hospital ut
1915 Wednesday morning. as the re-
suit OF having fractured her skull In
fall from a window to n concrete
pavement 16 feet below, Monday aft
ernoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26

gcstion OF alien workers sharply In
TO the foreground are:
"a A plea made to the Califor.
mia railroad commission by II. u.
Titcomb. maintenance expert Of
tine Southern Pacific lines. who
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26
hall i. Lower Bars to Mexican Labor?
xERNMENI TO RUSH LABOR SURVEY
less FACES ISSUE

plcts the ranks Of service.
Chinese. as manual lAbor-rs,
are excluded
Mcxieans. formerly IA. gr-ai
reliance for railroad Labor. grad.
inK and construction. as well a.
In the big sugar beet ranches
and fields In the Coast states.
are NJ riEidly excluded. practi.
caIly. by the new litsrary trS,.
Many Mexieans In California
There ars. however. stan some So.
oo9 McHicans In California alone
and an estimated additional number
OF 100 900 In New Mexico and Ar
Hnna-
Tho Pacific coast IL sharply cleft
on the issue. Organized labor pro
frss 20 forcrcc In coolic Importation
the degradation Of American work
ingmcn to Oriental levels. and the
creation OF an Industrial Frankcn
stein. while thousands Of farmer
and orchardists are insisting that
only by such importation can N,
West perform its part in tho war.
Thousands Of high school boys
during the past season. aided In
gathering the crop In California and
adjacent states.
Titcomb told tho railroad commits
sion that tho Southern Pacific alone
needs about 5000 laborers which II
can't get Other industries make
the same plant
The North met it's labor needs IN
part by importing negroes from this
South
Shall equally pressing needs Of The
West be met by lowering tho bars e
Orientala and Mexicans7
or would this course bring woris
threats and penalties than thoas
that flared up In the deadly race
riots Of East st Louis and else
where?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26

tries In the West with an acute need
for men to WELD the shovel and the
hoe.
Chinese Once Worked
Practically all the manual labor
of the Pacific coast was once per
formed by Chinese But they have
been excluded since 1893. And those
already in the county have perco
l8ted into other lines Of toll. until
today the supply Of Chinese labor
has dwindled 20 Il negligible guam.
/ tty.
When the European war broke
out. il was estimated there were
over 900 Mexican laborers IN
California. Arizona and New Mex
leo. This number has been reduced
by over 40 per cent due 10 clever
pI opaRanda. ascribed to Germans.
which frightened them back across
the border.
They are prevented from return.
ing by the llteracy test, which. con
trary to popular impression. re-
puires that the immigrant must be
litcrate in his own language. In ad.
dition he must pay IA head tax OF s.
Here. then, rs the labor situation
IN the West today,
Wars demand calls for n
doubling Of production In all
lines.
simultaneously. army voiun-
teering and select service do
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26

EFF Americas trains are 10 be
kept on schedule, the immigra-
ton literacy test must be sus-
pended. Mt least temporarily, to
permit an influx Of Mexican Ia
Dor 10 care for roadbeds."
(2) a report brought TO San
Francisco by J. :. Fearon. from
Shanghai. that thousands Of
Chinese agricultural lsborers arc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26
S45 RAISED TO
PAY FOR BURIAL
MRS. NORBURC

Patriotic Seattle citizens have par
tally raised tho money for paying
the Georgetown Undertaking com.
pany for the burial OF Mrs. Betty
Norburg. the mother OF n. A. Sci
sted. "A Camp Lewis private. who
claims his mother wua left unburied
FOR nine days because ho could not
obtain tTa5O for her funeral en-.
pepnca.
Tho following donations have been
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26
TWO PIONEERS DIE

DAWSON. Y. r.. Dec. 26.--t'rank
Hale and Edward Stllman. two well
known pioneers OF the Yukon. died
this month. Roth were natives OF
England and both engaged in min
ing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26

bread. the following are used. Flour.
gan pounds. chestnuts, II pounds.
acorns, II pounds luccrne. q
pounds. sawdust. pounds. bark OF
trees. ~ pounds. bran. 2ih pounds.
and dried potatoes. 4 pounds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26

A Harvard professor Of chemistry
is making experiments with lachry-
mogenic gas for use in the trenches.
II causes copious weeping. which
renders accurate craftsmanship i'm
possible.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26

he connected with the alleged dyna
uniting.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26

eager To come To the Pacific
coast to work on American farms
n war emergency measure.
While American youth BY thou
sands are shouidsring rifles. theJ
are leaving tho farms and Indus
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26

IN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2s.--Shall
hal immigration OF foreign labor
4 Americas war production prob
81
Mo current events have combin-
70 start discussion along the Pa
Il coast OF this new angle OF the
r labor problem. And Western
sployers and labor leaders unite In
wing that congress VIII soon have
face an emergency solution
The orrurrrnces bringing the sug'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-26
Chinese Once Worked

tries In the West with an acute need
for men to WELD the shovel and the
Glas svobode., 1917-12-18
Vbogi nlilijonarji.

ia omega, kdor nina denarja, nj
bas najbolje,. toda tudi oni, Xxi ga
ina V obilici, ina svoje tezave. V
zadnjem Gasu so izkopali vec tru-
pei premoznih ljudi, ker so sunni
Ii, da so pospesili smrt njihovi So
rodniki, da bi ma ia naein preJe
dospeli V posest miliionov.
Sedaj mislijo, da je nenadna
smrt millionaire Louis Bertaua IL
Toleda posledica zastrupJenja. :
Milijonar Bertau je nenadoma
zbolel Auditorium hotelu. Pokli-
cani zdravnik ga je dial prepeljati
takoj mrtvaSnico, kjer pa Je
kmalu nato umrl Mnenje zdravnl-
kov glede smrti je Sc razlicno, ven
dar je koroner uvedel preiskavo.
Glas svobode., 1917-12-18
Odslovitev postarja.

Organizacija Chicago Fedora
ton of Labor je zahtevala cd
predsednika Wilsona, maj odstavl
generalnega postarja Burlesona od
njegovega mesta, ker je generalnl
poStar pred kongresom priporocal,
maj Sc vsako organiziranje vlad-
nih nastavljencev prepove.
Resolucija omenjene organiza-
cije Sc glasi: "V veri, da zeli
predsednik Wilson V svojem Glove
koljubnem prizadevanju demokra-
tizirati svet, prosimo, maj demo
kratizira najpreje svoj vladni ka-
binet in~naj postavi ma cello post
ne sluzbe odkritosrcnega in poste-
mega moza." +"
Edwin R. Wright je dejal, ola
Burleson ne izpolnjuje svojih dolz-
nosti, da poSilja po posti pisma, V
katerih ponuja delnice, XII nosijo
po 20 odstotkov in ola zagotavlja,
da Sc bo vsled novih vladnih kon-
traktov to Stevilo podvojilo ali po-
trojilo.