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Evening star., 1917-09-07
TO ANNOUNCE WAGE RATES
AT GOVERNMENT PLANTS
Commission Soon to Determine Paw
Scale at q. S. Navy Yards
and Arsenals.

Whether the wages at government
arsenals and navy yards are to be
raised to meet the higher wages paid
for similar work at private munition
plants working on large war contracts
will pe announced publicly very
soon''-probably early next week. AS
sistant Secretary Roosevelt of the Navy
Department., chairman of the joint de-
partmental commission considering the
general subject of wages at govern
ment establishments. today said he ex-
pected the commission would be pre-
pared to report in a few days.
There is a general impression that
the existing wage scales at government
establishments are to be revised up
ward" to correspond to wages paid in
private establishments having war con-
tracts. About 1900 machinists and
other employees at the Washington
navy ward are interested in the settle
ment of this general wage question
and are hopeful of favorable action by
the administration.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
MARKET WEAK EARLY,
WITH FAIR RECOVER|ES

NEW YORK. September With the
immediate opening the leading shares
in the industrial list showed fairly
firm tone. but the strength was soon
changed to weakness under the inf1u-
ence Of another raid on the rails. which
yielded readily. being evidently short
OF support and still unattractive to in
vestors. although 127s4 for Union Pa
cific. 81 for Reading. 24's for New Ha-
ven and 75A for New York Central are
prices that will tempt some people with
faith in the United States to put few
certificates of stock in their strong
boxes if they are compelled to make
sacrifices to do it.
Early in the morning it was a dis
appointing market. erratic as to fluc-
tuations and with only moderate activ-
ity.
The declines that followed the bear
pressure on the list were exceptionally
heavy on shipping shares. :, points on
Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies and ) 4
on Mercantile Marine preferred Cen
eral Motors was another weaklinG for
points loss, with tho average losses
in the industrials about , points.
United States steel dropped to 1861
from los. Bethlehem b shares broke
~ points, Sugar , points. and other
industrials 1la to ,.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
DAIRY MARKETS.

CHICAGO. September Butter un-
changed.
Eggs-Receipts. $500 cases: un-
changed.
Potatoes higher: Jersey and Mary
land. bulk, 1.25a1.30: Minnesota and
Wisconsin, bulk, 1.05a1.10; home grown,
1.0oa1.10.
PouItry-Alive higher; fowls, "A;
springs. 24i2
NEW YORK, September Butter
Firm; receipts. 1920 tubs: creamery.
higher than extras. 4414a45: extra co.
score). 43S. ala: firsts. 42l2a43le: sec
onds, 401aa42.
Eggs-Lrregular: receipts. 20,2O9
cases; fresh gathered, extras. 44a45;
extra firsts. 42i2a+31s: seconds. Ssa3s:
state. Pennsylvania and nearby western
hennery whites. fine to fancy 52a55;
do. brown, 46a49.
Cheese-frm: receipts. 1871 boxes:
state fresh, specials, 2414 a24a4 do,
average run, 23l2a24.
Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE. September q pm
quotations. s).-Wheat-Quiet: spot No
red soft. 2.24: receipts. 11,024 bushels.
Corn-Quiet; spot contract, 2.05; re-
ceipts. 41S2 bushels.
Oats-Firm: new standard. white
So Il: new No. ; white. So: receipts. 1885,
GA bushels.
Rye-Firm; No. western. export
1.ss; receipts. 1860 bushels.
Hay-Steady.
Grain freights-Not quotable.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
CHARGE HIGH TREASON.
Russian General Told of Kaiser's
Hobnobbing With Col. Miasoievoff.

PETROGRAD, Thursday, September
s-At today's session of the trial of
Gen. soukhomlinoff, former war min
lister, who is accused of high treason.
much time was devoted to correspond.
ance between the defendant and Prince
Andronikoff, designed to show their in
timately friendly relations. and to the
testimony Of the former minister of the
interior, Makaroff. and a certain Col.
Eremin.
Eoth -Makaroff and Col Eremin told
Of having warned Soukhomlinoff about
alleged suspicious acts of Col. Miasoie-
yoff. Col. Eremin testified that he told
Rer,in received much attention rom ~,
Emperor William, who frequently in
yited him to breakfast and dinner. The
witness. said that Soukhomlinofr was
not impressed. saying that there was
no proof against Col. MiasoievofE
Evening star., 1917-09-07
LIBERTY L0AN FUNDS
WITHDRAWN FROM BANKS
BY I. A. FLEMING.

The Treasury Department has issueu
orders TO all banks and trust com
panies having deposits OF funds 10 INC
credit of the liberty loan bond Issue oi
1917 to forward same to the reeloiai
reserve banks of their respective us
tricts not later than September ~ 10.
funds at once available ana Septeihpe
for drafts. etc. that VIII nes o
collected through the daily clearines,
This mems that the dema nds on tne
Treasury Department have practicaiiH
exhausted all the proceeds of '"'
Sc 900. 600 900 bond issue with the eN-
ception of about $50. 100000 which Is TO
be withdrawn on this order
In addition to this payment the BANKS
are asked to subscribe to s3oo.ooo 1000
of az per cent Treasury certica'eS;
the offering of which was announced
Yesterday. maturing December IL. pay
ment on which must be made Sep'em-
bcr II.
Today's call for all deposits on ac-
count of the liberty p"hn ~
draw about So 900. 900 from the hanks
of Washington ON the 18th of the
month the repayment of tax money VIII
call for another large disbursements pE
the local banks.
Indications may therefore be set for
tight money in the local market lor
soms time to come
Local deposits have been near the
high mark for some time, and bankers
now that the first of the month buSl-
ness has been cared for would welcome
call from the controller of the cur
reucy before the withdrawal of the
liberty loan money and tax funds
While local bankers are carrying nun
dredS of thousands of dollars worth
of iustallment payments ON llhertN
bonds they will now make fun payment
to the Treasury
Evening star., 1917-09-07
RUSS DECIDE TO EXILE.
GRAND DUKE MICHAEL
Clemency Is Granted Others in Re
cent Conspiracy to Restore
Gear to Throne.
Rr lie Associated Press.

By rhe Associated Press.
PETROGRAD. Thursday. September
6.-The newspapers today report that
the government has decided TO relea Sc
and exile abroad, as a result of the re-
cent exposure of a counter revolution
ary plot. Grand Duke Michael Alex
androvitch. Grand Duke Paul, Nine.
Virubova. confdant of former Empress
Alexandra, who lately was relea sed
from the Petropavlovsk fortress: for
mer Minister of the Interior khvostov
and the former palace commandant.
Cen. Toveikoff Former Premier Stur-
mer's secretary. the notorious Manas-
seyitch -Manuilov. was sent abroad yes
terday.
1t develops that the arrest of Nine.
Margaret Hitrovo. said to have been
one of the chief conspirators in the
plot, was effected when she was caught
irving TO enter the prison of former
Emperor Nicholas at Tobolsk with a
letter. Her correspondence was seized.
and she was put on board steamer
under a heavy guard and dispatched to
Petrograd. The government has sent
three commissarieS to TobolSk to watch
the former emperor.
The inquiry regarding the counter
revolutionary plot is being energetic
allv pursued. says official statement
issued today. 1t has been demonstrated
thereby, says the statement. that rela-
tions existed between the arrested
grand dukes and other personages in
the encourage of the former emperor
with certain monarchist politicians
Large sums of money intended for the
furtherance of the plot have been
traced not only to Petrograd. but also
10 Moscow, Kief. Odessa and even to
Siberia.
Arrest of persons charged with being
implicated in the plot and searches for
discriminating documents continue to be
made.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
SOLDIER INSURANCE BILL
TAKEN UP BY THE HOUSE

The administrations s176,000. 900
soldiers and sailors insurance bill was
taken up by the House today, with the
leaders determined to dispose of it as
speedily as possible.
Considerable opposition to the bills
optional insurance features. opposed by
nrivate insurance companies, IS antici-
pated, but its passage without material
change is expected.
REPRESENTATIVE Adamson of Georgia,
in charge of the bill. opened the debate
with a detailed explanation of its pro-
At President Wilson's request Mr..
Adamson will seek to have $4,000
maximum optional policy, reduced in
committee to 5000, restored to the
measure.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
Mr.. Fitzgerald Objects.

Representative Fitzgerald was firm
in his attitude that no official of the
government, be he the director of the
bureau or Secretary of the Treasury
has any right to violate any law.
Mr.. Ralph pointed out that more work
than the bureau could turn out in the
proper time had been allotted to it,
and that after comforting with Secre-
tary McAdoo decision was reached
to cut the legal red tape and get the
work done.
However. Representative Fitzgera Id
made so much Of an objection that out
side work has been discontinued and
n statement 10 that effect has been in :
troduced by Mr.. Ralph
Evening star., 1917-09-07
Recoveries Are Noted.

In the second hour of the morning a
recovery started. and by the end of the
noon hour most of the losses had been
recovered. Support developed on the
first indication of short covering. and
it was sufficiently prominent to in
crease the covering. with the result
that the greater part of all losses, with
the exception of General Motors. ship
ping shares and Sugar. We're practically
recovered. Steel making Il net gain
Texas Oil added . points to its price.
The rails recovered also. With new
highs for the day on practically all
the standard shares
The market showed slight additional
recoveries in the second hour of the
afternoon. with about equal recesSlons
in the last half hour of the session
Evening star., 1917-09-07
LONDON STOCK MARKET.

LONDON. September Money was
plentiful and discount rates were
steady today. The Russian situation
sent exchange to 2s3, made Russian
securities fiat on the stock exchange
and checked expansion in other direc-
tions. though steadiness continued in
gilt-edged securities and the industrial
section. Chinese bonds were features
on the rise in silver. and Spanish and
Egyptian bonds We're in good demand
South American issues were dull and
oil and rubber shares quiet.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. September SHARPLY
higher prices for corn resulted today
from cold weather and rain, likely to post
pone the maturity of the crop and thus
Some of the strongest houses on
change were conspicuous in the buy
ing. The fact that the government crop
report this afternoon was expected to
show the largest yield on record failed
to check the bulls. Opening prices,
which ranged from = to IS higher
with December at 1.13 to LA. and May
at 1.09 to 1.091s. were followed by only
slight reactions from initial top figures.
oats ascended with corn. Receipts
continued relatively small. and fears
were expressed that the prevailing
rains would seriously delay thrashne.
Estimates were current that the gov
ernment crop report would indicate an
increase of 25.000.000 bushels in spring
wheat as compared with the prediction
in August No estimate was looked for
on winter wheat.
Advances in hog quotations carried
provisions up grade. Urgency of de-
mand at Liverpool was also Il factor in
Strengthening prices here.
CORN Open. High. Low. 'los".
msy nssem'er - 1s 1as 11as, 11os. ias 1as liz 10;
OATS
Mny nsSem''er her. | 3 :sa' 90 90 % 81 80. 50.
NEW YORK. September 7.-Flour-
Unsettled: spring patents. 11.15a11.9 :;
winter patents. 100: winter straights
1850. all new to arrive.
Pork-Strong: mess. $3.50 family.
d5.0Oa $500: short clear. 44.o0a4S.0O.
Lard-Eirm: middle west % 70a % so.
Spot. coffee.Easy: No; Rio. 9: No
Santos. 10. Other articles unchanged.
The rally to 20.J0 for October and
20.35 for January. or about 16 to 20
points from the early low levels. was
followed by renewed weakness with
y .tst,e,
and 2O.O9 for January. or about 10 TO
A. points net lower.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
New York Senate Rejects Perkins.

ALBANY. n. Y, September Gov.
Mn,.msn Wnins ~ New YorI a. nresident "; ";
the new state food commission, was
defeated by the Senate today. The
vote, 25 to 1s. was taken in defeating
a motion Of the Whitman leaders to
disagree with the finance committees
adverse report on the fnancier's nom-
ination. The Senate then took recess
Evening star., 1917-09-07
To Americanize Aliens.

NEW YORK, September THE most
extensive educational campaign ever
undertaken to Americanize New York
city's foreign population, of whom it
is estimated half a million cannot
speak or read English. will be under
taken in the fall by the mayors COM
mittee on national defense. Co-operat-
ing the movement will be many neigh
borhood associations. the Peoples IN
stitute, the Merchants Association and
the American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

ceipts. 1000 head: strong; 10c above
yesterdays average: bulk, l6.90a1S.O5;
light. 16.45a1S.2O: mixed, 16.45a1S.30;
heavy. 16.35a1S.35: rough, 1635a1665
pigs, 1125a15.75.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head; weak
native beef cattle. I.50a1700: western
steers, 6.50al3.25: stockers and feeders
600a9.e5: cows and heifers, 4.S5a12.S5
calves 11.15a16.0O.
Sheep-Receipts 5000 head strong:
wethers, 1.S5a11.30: lambs. 11o5a17.6O
Evening star., 1917-09-07
Liberty Loan Bonds Bear 4 Per Cent.

The next issue of liberty loan bonds
are to bear per cent interest.
This will make the ; = per cent issue
on which interim certificates have been
issued bear I per cent. but the INSTALL
nent buyers who are paving once a
month will not be expected to raise
their interest rate. but will receive the
additional = of l per cent net
The conversion privilege into per
cents has not stimulated the market for
fhe bonds Wall street, the SurtaX
feature of the new issue being against
large investments by corporations or
n1nIfi illinn 1res
Evening star., 1917-09-07
Fish Wharf Prices,

The following are the prevailing retail prices
at the municipal fish wharf and market today
Butterfsh, h., &c to Carp, h.. &c to 12c.
12c. Oysters, Norfolk bush.,
Croakers lb., &c to 81.
10c. Crabmeat, qt.. SOC to
Catfish. lb.. 10c to 12c. 45c.
Rockfsh, lb. nc to Crabs. hard, doz., SOC
25c to 35c.
seabass. lb., 15c to Ice. Crabs. soft, doz 6oc
Trout h., Sc to 15c. TO Soc.
Mackerel, h., 20c to Watermelons. each sc
24c to Doc.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
Money to Loan

Secured BY First Deed Of Trust on Real Estate.
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph |. Weller. GA F St. NV.
AMERICAN CIR GRAPHOPHONECOM
COMMON DIVIDEND NO. 80.
A dividend (No. 5o) of and three-cuarters
1Aeo per cent has been declared upon the COM
mon capital stock of the American Graphophone
Company. payable October /. 1917 10 stockhold-
erS Of record at the close of business September
Is. 1917. Transfer books will not be closed.
C. W. woDDRoP, Treasurer.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings OF
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty -1ouf
Thermometer-Yest pm, IS;
sp.m.. 70: 1c midnight, 81: today. am
81: am. 81; II noon, 20; pm. Il:
Ma xinum, II. at a:l5 pm: Yesterday
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 81: minimum. 30.
Barometer-Yesterda 4 pm. 2s.91;
s pm, 29.S2; 1e midnight. 3O.o4 today
4 a M 3O.01: S am, 3O.14: Il noon, S0.16;
nm so u.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES
Washington Railway ard Electric As. 81 900 II
-
Capital Traction. 4 at 81 at S.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd % Mt
.112, - at 71la. 10 at 771a, 10 at 77I,. 10 NJ
~. 10 at l1la. 10 at 771a. 10 at 77I2
Riggs National Bank. 10 at 450
After call:
Washington Gas, 5 at 72%
Evening star., 1917-09-07
COTTON MARKET.
Red Cross to Get Colony Clubhouse

NEW YORK. September Am
nouncement was made today that nego-
tiations for the sale of the old home of
the Colony Club, Both street and Madi-
son avenue. virtually had been COM
pleted by Mrs. Nicholas F. Brady, who
plans to turn the building over to the
American Red Cross TO be used as the
GENERAL administrative headquarters
for the district of New York. The
price OF the property was said to be
100000
Evening star., 1917-09-07

< CORPORATION MAIN
TANNING IT'S PRINCIPAL
OFFICES IN WASHINGTON
REQUIRES THE SERVICES
OF A HIGH-GRADE EXECU-,
TIVE. WE NEED A MAN OF
ROVEN ABILITY WHO
CAN FURNISH THE BEST
OF CHARACTER AND BUSI-
NESS REFERENCES AND
WHO, AFTER HE HAS IN
NESTIGATED OUR PROPO-
SITION. WILL INVEST A
FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS
BY PURCHASING SOME OF
THIS COMPANY'S STOCK IN
THE OPEN MARKET. THIS
CORPORATION IS FULLY
ORGANIZED, HAS NO
STOCK FOR SALE AND CON-
Trolls SEVERAL PROFIT
ABLE CONTRACTS WHICH
MEAN AN EARLY DIVI-
DEND. ADDRESS BOX 2p-D,
STAR OFFICE.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
PRODUCE MARKET. PRICES

Today's prices at farmers produce market
were announced by the Office of weights meas
ures and markets of the District of Columbia
as follows:
Bcets 100 punches, 81 Potatoes. bbl., So % to
to So $3.50.
String beans. bbl. S3 Spinach. crate, CSC to
TO 81
String beans. basket. Tomatoes. box. 81 TO
Sl25 s1.oJ
Cabbage, 100 heads. s3 Apples. hbl.. 81 to 81.
to So Apples box. 60r TO 81
Carrots 100 lunches, Peaches. Lox, Sis TO
$3.50 to SO. Sl.15.
Carrots box. Toe to 81. Pears, box. sc to ST.
Corn. doz., zoe to Soc. Squash, crate, 15c.
Eggs, doz.. 45c TO isc. Cantaloupes. cate
Lettuce, crate. 15c. S1.50 TO So
Evening star., 1917-09-07
WEATHER..

For the District of Columbia, tar
and continued cool tonight. Tomorrow
partly cloudy. probably showers In the
afternoon or at night; gentle easterls
winds.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
Railway Preferred Active.

ON today's session of the local stock
exchange the bid price for Railway
preferred was raised to 111c. and 100
shares were traded in at that price
Most of the sales were of ten-share lots
with one quotation lot.
Capital Traction strong with one
small transaction at Sc. Washinsto
Gas sold sparingly at 7224.
Ten shares of Riggs National Bank
stock brought $50 share.
Bonds We're slow. only Railway As al
u showing up on the sale list.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
Personal Mention.

T. L.. Newhouser. president of III" To-
cal chapter rnericau Institute of Bank
ing. left this morning to attend one
day session of the institute al Chicago.
The annual meeting was called for
eKsnsaS City and nearly a week $ ses-
sion. but. because of the war. the one
day at Chicago was substituted. Mr.
Newhouser will attend the America n
bankers convention at Atlantic City.
T.. y. Harper and James A. tahill are
at Atlantic City for weeks rest.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
Condition of the Water.

Temnerature and condition of water
at & am: Great Falls-Temperature.
"a. condition, 35. Dalecarlia reservoir
.Temperature. "A; condition at north
connection. So: condition at south con-
nection. is. Georgetown distributing
| reseryoir-Temperatur rs; condition at
influent gatehouse. 10; condition at ef-
Huent RatehouSe, IL.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
POWDER MARKET.

II you want work read the want col.
umns Of The Star.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
Up-River Waters.

snecial Dispatch to The Star.
'pHflARPER pHARPERs FERRY. W. Va, septem-
ber THE Potomac river was clear
and the Shenandoah muddy this morn
ing.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1917-09-07

Selling Ex.Olvdend Today.
National Lead, ! Chandler Motors. .,
and / extra; Chicago and Northwestern.
IA and pfd, ,; Kennecot Copper. l12 !:
National Enameling pfd., IA, Mackay
Companies, IL. and pfd., l.
High Low
Call Money.
HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS.
Ham 2505O 12m... $3.50
lp.m... 4073J3 2pm. 466 500
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-15
From, Weak and Lame
To Well and Strong

Try them. Foley Kidney Pills will
60 for other men and wonen-Quick-
ly-what they have done for Mrs.
Straynge.
Last year. i got almost down with
ny back writes Mrs. II. 7. Strayngo
CT Gainesville, Ga, Il. No. 3. Il SUI
fered from Inflammation of the hiad-
der. and whenever / stopped doctoring
l grew worse. ! tried Foley Kidney
pills. and after taking them awhile
my Bladder action became regular and
the singing sensation disappeared. l
am now stronger in my back than I've
been for several years, and since get
ting well, I've stayed well and had
no return of the trouble"
Start in now to use Foley Kidney
Pills. You will feel an improvement
from the very first doses, showing
how quickly they act on kidneys and
bladder. They stop irregular urinary
action. ease pain In back and sides.
Timber up stiff joints and aching mus
cles. They put the kidneys and blad-
Ger in sound, healthy condition. Try
them.
For sale by W. d. Duncan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-15
TELEGRAPH SPORT
NEWS
Billings Will be Sold

New York, May Is The trotting
horse stock OF G.. r. G. Billings, of
this city, not at his famous breeding
establishment, Curls Neck farm, near
Richmond, Va, will be sold at public
auction In Madison Square Garden on
Wednesday. June G.
Arrangements were completed late
yesterday between Dr. Charles Tan.
ner, manager OF the farm and the
taslg-Tipton Sale Company rather un.
expectedly, and was due to an order
from Mr. Bililngtons, to dispose OF all
the horses and turn over the estate as
soon as possible 20 the United States
government far army purposes
The sale win include four stations,
headed by the former champion, The
Harvester, 2!0l, which cost his pres.
cnt owner $4,000 The Champion
pacing colt, William, l:5S1R Peter hi.
mon Ill one OF the noted son Of
Peter the Great and the imported
Russian Orloif trC.tor Bich
Mrs. Billings viii reserve only two
horses Uhlan, l5S, and Loa Dillon.
1884 the worlds champion trotting
shldlag and Mare, respectively
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-15
IMPOSING RECORD OF
MIKE GIBBONS, BOXER
Engaged In Eighty Bouts, Has
TWenty-siK Knockouts.

Search the record books from cover
TO cover and it will be hard for you
to discover the name OF boxer with
more imposing record than that of
Mike Gibbons, the st. paul middle
weight who holds the Amct lean mid
dleweght title.
Since 1907 Mike Gibbons has engaged
in no less thla eighty ring battles in
addition to scores OF exhibitions. and
only once has the decision been given
against him. That was way back in
1910, when he was ,0utpointed by
Jimmy Clahby, who at that time was
a leading contender for the middle
weight crown. Since then Gibbons
three times has taken the measure OF
Clabby over the ten round route
Because the laws IN the ma iority of
states where boxing bouts are legal
prohibit decisions great many Of the
results of the pugilistic records ap-
pear as no decision. In the great ma
jority Of these 50 called no decision
bouts. however, Gibbons led by wide
margin, and never has he received
worse than an even break.
Several times he has gone out Of his
class, but Re is 50 clever that he has
made the light hcavyweights look fool
ish. Even Giant Killer" Jack Dillon
was easy prey for the redoubtable
Nike when they met last November.
Gibbons record shows that he has
delivered the knockout punch twenty
six times,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-15
SPORTS
SCOOP
#**a**sss..s.;-.s !. -. :
Civilian Army,

Last sVenin' over 81 the armory
about forty civilians, demonstrated
their patriotism by taking up military
training under the direction of off,
GERS Of Company c. In spite of the
fact that many Of the rockies" had
never taken military orders before
they went thru the commands in nice
style. all of which tends to show that
the American citizen learns quickly
which is a potent factor in our pre-
paredness.
The average American citizen does
not have 10 he drilled Tor years. De
fore he is good soldier he is j fairly
good soldier 10 start with and perfect
himself to high degree of efficiency
after a short training. PEP