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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-16

Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Rowe and chill
dren returned Saturday from Telford,
where they have been enjoying an
outing for the past two or three weeks
j. E. McLain, manager of the Palace
Barber shop left Sunday for weeks
visit with his family at Black Noun
tain, N. c.
Mrs. W. A. Dubbs and babe and her
sister, Miss Nellie Hannah left Tues
day morning for Berwin, Va, where
Mr.. and Mrs. Dubbs now make their
home.
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Miss Corrinne Craig, of Nashville,
is a visitor in the city.
Mr.. R. N. Dosser Miss Alice Carr,
and Miss Jane Setter returned yes
terday from New York and Baltimore
having completed the buying Of fall
and winter goods.
Worley P. Webb and wife left Tues
day for Minneapolis, Mimi, where he
has accepted a position with the
American Express Company.
Miss Evelyn Parsons has returned
after a pleasant stay of two weeks
at the home of Gen. T. W. Peace, in
jacksonville.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Reagan and TWO
children left today for Newark, n. j.,
where they will visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Maher.
Miss Margerate Blakely, of Ora, S.
c., is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Belmonte Collette.
Miss Elizabeth Wiley and Miss Mary
Gray, of Bristol, Va. are the guests
of Mrs. G. G. Ewald.
Miss Bernice Powers, of Bristol, is
the house guest of Miss Helen Dyer.
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Rev. Jno. r. HerndOn, of Ocalla,
Florida, came here to join Mrs. Hern-
don and daughter Sarah, guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Wood.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-16
UbeCon1et
CITY NEWS
THE BOARD EXPLAINS

For the information of those who
are interested, which should include
our entire population, we wish to make
the following statement:
Last winter the superintendent
made detail statement, showing the
crowded condition of school buildings
and number of children on half time;
also number of rooms with sixty chill
dren crowded in where there should
be only forty.
There were several meetings called
to which the general public was not
only invited but urged to be present
to discuss conditions. The outcome
of those meetings resulted in bill
being sent to Nashville, authorizing
Johnson City to vote school bonds to
the amount of $4,000; $4,000 of
which were for a six room addition to
Martha Wilder school, and six rooms
added to West Side school and $25,
900 for new school building in South
west Addition. This bill was passed
without opposition.
The Board of Education met with
the City Council, and insisted that
election be called at the very earliest
date, as it was imperative that addi-
tions be made before school opened
in September. The bonds carried al
most without opposition. Plans were
drawn to meet the requirements. and
contracts awarded for the two addi-
tions, subject to securing the money
on the bonds.
The bonds have not been sold; but
a local bank had agreed to finance
the buildings until such time as the
bonds are sold.
Why the banks offer has not been
accepted we do not know; but we do
know the schools will be more con-
gested next year than ever before,
and a greater number of children on
half time.
The board of education has assisted
the council in every detail, even to
procuring the funds, but have no au-
thority to proceed with the work. We
have reached our limit.
BOARD OF EDUCATION,
F. B. st. John, President.
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PICNIC

The members of Johnson City Coun-
Gil, No 552, and their ladies will have
a picnic at the Soldiers Home Satur-
day August IS, beginning at p. M.
The woods in the base ball park
has been selected as the most deslr-
able place, there being benches, plenty
of shade and an abundance of room
for the children to have games. Don't
forget the date and place and be sure
and be on hand with your lunch and
bring the kiddies.
A member of this. Council will give
the following prizes:
For prettiest married lady present
For prettiest single lady present.
For ugliest married man present.
For the LATEST man, married or
single, present.
You are expected to be present, and
there will be no further notice sent
out so please make your plans ac-
cordingly.
Il. G.. r.
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TOBACCO WAREHOUSE

The site has been purchased ana
the contract let for the construction
of the big tobacco warehouse ana
four pricing rooms at johnson City,
and actual work of construction VIII
begin Immediately. The site embraces
the entire block on First avenue, AL
dition, just across the street from the
Empire Chair Co., plant formerly the
wilder Building.
WANTED FOR U. S. ARMY:--Aoie-
bodied unmarried men under 40; cit
liens of the United States, OF good
character and temperate habits, VINO
can speak the English language. For
information apply to Recruiting VI
ficer, Sedwick Bldg, Cor. Market ST.
and Union Ave-, Knoxville; 20 East
Sth St., Chattanooga 122 Buffalo ST.
Johnson City; sol Roam ST., Harrl-
man; p. 0. Bldg, Jellico and OVerton
Bldg. Cumberland Gap, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-16
CIVILIAN is RESPONSIBLE.

"In time of war the civilian as much
as the soldier is responsible for defeat
and disaster. Battles are not lost
alone on the field; they may be lost
beneath the dome of the Capitol, they
may be lost in the Cabinet, or they
may be lost in the private office Of
the Secretary of War. Wherever they
may be lost, 1t is the people who suf-
fer and the soldiers who die, with
the knowledge and the conviction that
our military policy is a crime against
life, crime against property, and
crime against liberty. The author has
awaited himself of his privileges as
citizen to expose to our people a sys-
TEN which, If not abandoned, may
sooner or later prove fatal. The time
when some one should do this has
arrived" Upton.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-16
VOTERS SHOULD REGISTER

The registration of voters in john
son Ciey is now under way and Win
the books having been opened three
DAYS of the period of ten days, less
than two hundred of the almost TWO
thousand voters in Johnson City nave
registered. The books are open Tor
the first ward voters at the court
house and for the second ward voters
at the White Elephant. A voter IN
order to cast his ballot at any cleo
ton held during the next two years
must have a new registration certut-
cate.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-16
inactivity Causes Constipation

Lack of exercise in the winter Is a
frequent cause of constipation. You
feel heavy, dull and iistless, your
complexion is sallow and pimply, and
energy at low ebb. Clean up this con-
dition at once with DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, mild laxative that re-
lieves the congested intestine8 with
out gripping. A dose before retiring
will assure you a full and easy move
ment in the morning. 25c at your
Druggist.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-16

The most i'm
portant element
connected with a
navy is the STRAIT
egg which directs
it, in accordance
with which its
plans are laid
plans for prepa-
rations before
war and plans for
operations during
war. Strategy is
to a navy what
mind is to a man.
1t determines it's
character. its com.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-16
Daily
cInver Family.

what is the Higgins family doins
now?" The wife is writing poems
that nobody will read, the daughter
is painting pictures that nobody VIII
buy. the son is writing plays that no
body will put OF the stage, and the
husband Is writing checks that nobody
will cash"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-16
PERSONAL MENTION

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Miss Sarah Shores of Elk Park
is the guest of her sister Mrs. J. c.
Lord at the Avalon Apartments.
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Galloway, of
Howell Mich, are spending a few
days in the city.
Mr.. r. P. London has returned
from Chattanooga, where he attended
the convention of hardware men.
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Mrs. J. J. Ferguson and son Paul.
have returned home after a pleasant
stay of two weeks with her father and
other relatives in Maryville,
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Miss Mabel Vanhook left Tuesday
night for Philadelphia where she will
take a special course in training for
a trained nurse.
s.
Mrs. G. NJ. Hodges and daughters,
of Gray's Station, are visiting rcla-
lives in the city.
$3.50
Miss Thompsie Baxter Of Johnson
City is being entertained as the guest
of Miss Mary Childress, Bristol.
G. S. Cook and family, of Knoxville
are here for stay of several days
with his mother Mrs. G. w. Cook.
Mrs. A. N. Shoun and her grand
son, Alexander Shoun, of Grecnevllle,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
e. Bulbage.
Nh and Mrs. Herman Harrison ard
children are visiting relatives near
Mr.. Adolph Helles, of New York
City, en- route to Nashville, stopped off
for a few hours to visit his brother
Ben Heller and family.
Cleveland Coe, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. C. Coe has been selected as a
member of the officers Reserve train
ing camp in Chillicothe, Ohio.
Rev. j. l.. McMillen has returned
from Newland, N. c., where Presby-
terrain church was organized.
Misses Bessie and Harriet Brown
en- route to Pinola, came from Knox
vile today and stopped of between
trains with their brother Mr.. Chas.
H. Brown and Mrs. Brown at the Box
wood Inn. Mrs. Brown accompanied
them this afternoon to Pinola, where
they will remain for week or ten
days.
Miss Una V. Tempiin is spending
a few days at Moorasburg springs
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Miss Blanch Crigger and her broth
er Harry are visiting relatives near
Abingdon.
E. f. Burt, of Knoxville, the well
known Journal and Tribune cartooniSt
spent the week end here with friends.
Mrs. S. A. Brown and children arc
visiting in Morristown. They will
spend several days with Mr.. and Mrs.
C. C. Hale.
Prof. and Mrs. w. J. SOuder and
sons went to Banner Elk, N. c., for
a vacation of two weeks.
]. w. Brooks and wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. w. Cooper, of Wilmington, N.
c., are visiting in town
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R. V. Frearch and wife, Miss Mary
Deneke and ]. c. Romre and wife OF
Rittman Ohio, are enjoying a visit
here.
w. G. Smith, of the Smith Shoe and
Clothing Co., left Sunday afternoon
for points in Kentucky, where he will
spend a few days on business.
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r. f. Ferrill left this afternoon for
Fort Oglethorpe. He has enlisted IN
the aviation corps and from TT. Ogle-
thorpe will proceed to TT. Sam Hous-
ton, Texas.
The friends of Mr.. W. !. latimer
will be sorry to hear that he is Ill
with typhoid at Memorial Hospital
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Don Parsons, of the Hub, left We'd
nesday for an extended visit with
friends and relatives at his former
home Maryville. He also contemplate
spending a few days at Allegheny
Springs, the famous resort OF the
South.
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Mr.. and Mrs. H.. c. Crigger ana
daughter Miss Katherine left Monday
for Pulaski, Va. having been calleu
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-16
DEATHS
ANNA Z. CRESSMAN

Mrs. Anna c. Gresham, wife OF w.
II. Gresham, aged forty-nine years.
died Tuesday morning at Roanoke, va
following a lingering illness of several
months. Mr.. and Mrs. Gresham l"f1
for Roanoke July 9Th, and on the 9th
of the month she underwent an opera
ton for chronic appendicitis and ad-
hesions. Following the operation her
condition was so favorable that hopes
were entertained for her complete re-
coyery. But last Sunday she suffered
a relapse, and the end came Tuesday
morning. Mrs. Cheeseman's father ana
mother came from Ireland to this
country. Her maiden name was Anna
C, Craig, and she was one of sixteen
children. For nine years she was a
resident of Johnson City, remembered
by countless friends as the manager
of the Franklin hotel, and for the
mast four and one-half years the pro-
prietor of the BoXwood Inn, REIN
gushing the management of the lat
ter place only because of i'll health.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-16
CHARLES L. SEATON

Charles e. Seaton, 81 years old ana
for the past 81 years engineer on the
Southern railway, was instantly killed
Sunday night at seven o'clock when
run down by a locomotive on ne LOS
ter division of the Southern railway
in Knoxville. He was well KNOWN
in this city. He was one Of the most
nopular engineers on the road.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-16
n. ID. BACHMAN

N. d. Bachman, one of the Oldest
and most prominent citizens OF BITS
toll dropped dead at his home, 942
Anderson street, Tuesday evening"
His death was due to heart trouble.
He was 70 years Of age, He was the
father of George T. Bachman of this
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-16
The Value of a Bank Account

A Accom- worth
leads privileges
facilities
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-16
EFFECTIVE
Monday, March 26th, 1917
THROUGH
MODERN STEEL COACH

Between
Knoxville, Louisville and St. Louis
VIA
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-16
I. FRANK SMALLlNG

]. Frank Smalling, aged So years
died in Johnson City. His death was
due to tuberculosis. He had several
relatives in this city. Mr.. Smailihs
had been i'll for several weeks. lie is
survived by wife and three children
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-16
MRS. BROWN

Mrs. Amanda Pritchett Brown one
Of the Oldest and most beloved women
of Jonesboro, died at her home in the
eastern part of the city "Wednesday
evening following an illness. Mrs.
Brown was eighty nine years OF age
and was the mother of Capt. W. l.
Pritchett, of that city. and Postmaster
James S. Pritchett of Jonesboro.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-09-06
RENO SCOTCH COLLIE WILL
"D0 HIS BIT' OF SERVICE

In these days of patriotic prepar-
edness and loyal support of the gov
eminent, eve the dogs of the country
will do their bit in the fight against
Germany. says a Reno newspaper. A
finely pedigreed Scotch collie owned
by Mrs. G. G.. Mcmillan of Reno is
being prepared to serve at the front
with the Red Cross. The dog is now
under the care of DIR. w. f. Yancy
and Mrs. Mcmillan will leave for New
York within the next week or two to
turn the dog over to the proper au-
thorities. The collie is a fine speci-
men of the breed and is named Mischa
Gilman, after the famous violinist.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-09-06
WHERE WILL PRICES OF WOOL co?
BIG SHEPHERDS CONVENTION
Great Lakes Wool Congress in Chicago Sept 11--12, Will
Assemble Authorities on Future OF Industry Now in
Revival.

facing a crisis in the shortage of
wool, and merchants are and will be
put to straits TO obtain marketable
goods even at exorbitant prices. The
National Sheep and Wool Bureau
which has invited western shepherds
to the Great Lakes Wool Convention,
August 21-22, has said agricultural
experts reveal the same shrinkage in
the eastern states as in the "sheep
states" although grazing opportuni-
ties are wonderful. Ohio, once the
first state in the Union for the num-
Der of her farm focks, which ran
into millions of head, today is said to
have far less. New York had in
1900. 1.S45,746, while today the
state has but $4,000. But If n
goes back far enough we find that
in 1916 there were 100000 head of
sheep in the Empire state, showing
that the influences that have brought
about this falling off are not due to
the war.
The convention will be held in the
Assembly Hall at the Union Stock
Yards. The Stock Yards Inn will be
the official headquarters. with loop
Headquarters at Hotel sherman.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-09-06

Chicago Especially - Has wool
reached the price pinnacle, and what
nut il there? Government author
tiles and others will turn a search
light on present and future profits
for sheep growing in America at the
Great Lakes Wool Convention in Chi
cago. Sept. II and II. 1t is fore
casted that continuing high prices
for feeces as we'll as mutton viii
rule for years to come.
The reasons are clear for h pres
emit high wool prices which have
done much , for the prosperity or
Western States: a scarcity thai has
ZEN prices soaring, a demand several
times in excess Of supply.
Sheep are not so numerous in the
United States as they were 15 years
ago. AS against 61,503.713 head OF
sheep stock in 1900, Uncle Sam can
find but 4S,503,00 today. More
owe imports of wool are cut off
more than half of our supply of pre-
yious years. In is years we have
lost 10 million sheep.
With an army to clothe in addition
to civilian needs, the government Is
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-09-06

Chicago Especially - More wood
pulp is to be utilized In the manu-
facture Of "woolens," according to
Croonborg, authority among tailors.
A mixture of 40 per cent wood pulp
to an equal proportion of cotton. and
enough wool to make the fabric so
woven look like wool-when new
that is the prospect. What sort of
wear this hybrid will give and how
it will hold dyes, is a question which
will be discussed at the Great Lakes
Wool Convention in Chicago, Sept.
18th and 18th, to which western
sheep men are invited as guests of
honor.
The use of wood pulp in the manu-
facture of cloth is the latest expert
ment undertaken to supply the mar
ket with a fabric that will go far to-
ward replacing wool for cloth. The
shops have been flooded with shoddy,
as goods made from worked over
wool fibre is called, until tailors and
clothiers have rebelled, aThis bogus
product can deceive the very elect at
first blush, but it does not have the
warmth nor stand the test of wear,
and does not make up like cloth
woven from genuine sheep fleece.
Yet so great is the scarcity of wool.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-09-06
WAR ON VANDAL DOGS GAINS
BY CONVENTION FOR SHEPHERDS
Sheep-kiling Ours Get BIacklisted by State Councils of De-
tense for Protection of Meat and Wool Supplies of Sheep
in Wisconsin and Michigan.

Chicago (SpeciaD Better pro-
lection for sheep the country over
will be one result, it is foreseen, of
the Great Lakes Wool Convention at
which fiockmasters and shepherds of
the western states will be guests of
honor. The National Sheep and Wool
Bureau in its campaigning for more
sheep, more WOOL" has taken up
active war on sheep killing curs.
In advance of the convention. Gov
ernor Philip of Wisconsin, was APP
pealed to by the Bureau and per-
sonally took the matter up with
the Wisconsin Council of Defense.
Prompt action was taken. A bull
letin to every County Council of De-
Tense was sent out as follows:
Every little damage is done by
animals other than dogs. In a ma
jority of cases the guilty dogs are
worthless ours permitted to run
about and range over the country,
and for all intents and purposes, so
far as their value is concerned, had
better be dead than alive.
Meat of all kinds is scarce and
high. The State Council of Defense
recommends hat the County Coun-
ellis at once take up this matter in
the several counties of the state, ask
ing the farmer TO keep careful watch
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-09-06
WOOD PULP "WOOL" NEWEST IN
FIELD To REPLACE REAL GOODS
Bogus Substitutes to Be Discussed at Great Lakes Wool Con-
vention In Chicago Sept. 11--12, to Which Shepherds
Are Invited.

and prices so high, that the pluto
cratic sheep is one of the few that
can afford a full suit. Factories are
buying rags by the ton to work over
into shoddy for the clothing of hui
mankind.
Wooden goods have been growing
lighter in weight, and inferior in
quality, while at the same time high
er in price than within the memory
of the present generation. Tailors,
who cater to the most particular
trade, find much difficulty in obtain
ing fine goods to satisfy the taste of
fastidious clients. The clothier has
many complaints and come-backs on
the cor of poor quality and fading
%colors. and consequently the Nation
al Association of Retail Clothiers has
enlisted its members in the work OF
the National Sheep and Wool Bureau.
Congress has been petitioned to
enact laws to compel manufacturers
to label wooden goods with a view to
exposing shoddy and hybrid mixtures
and to tell what wool a garment
really contains.
The convention will be held in the
Assembly Hall at the Union Stock
Yards. The Stock Yards Inn will be
the official headquarters, with loop
headquarters at Hotel Sherman.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-09-06
State Of Ohio. City of Toledo, |

oOhAAAs No.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm of
+. j. Cheney & Co, doing business in
the City of Toledo, County and Stale
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of
Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE.
FRANK J.. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day of De-
cember, AID. 1886.
A. w. GLEASON,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken in
%ternally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the Sys-
TEN. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
ADVERTISEMENT.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-09-06

Chicago CSp.oiaD Mary Has a
little Lamb" instead of MARY Had"
n is the stated purpose of the Ma
tional Sheep and Wool Bureau, which
has called the Great Lakes Wool Con-
yention in Chicago, Sept. ii n IL.
state Councils of Defense will offer
nr,zes for the best version Of the old
,ursery rhyme about Mary and her
lamb. some of these versions will be
read at the Chicago Convention, to
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-09-06

on the depredations of dogs every
where so hat the loss of mutton may
not be as great this year as it has
been heretofore.
There is also a tremendous short
age of wool in the United States. Au-
thorities tell us we need 5000, 900
pounds annually as against 0.0O0,-
600 pounds actually produced. Cut
of as We are now from other wool
producing countries. the wool situa-
and there is urgent need for County
Councils and farmers in the state to
take the utmost precautions with ref
erence to conserving the wool sup
ply.
1.-THE law regarding the p~reserva-
ton of sheep from the depredations
of dogs is sufficiently strong and
makes the penalty for losses rest
upon the owner of the dog doing the
damage.
1.-The State Council recommends
that County Councils bring this mat
ter to the attention of the district
attorney and sheriff of their countries
for immediate attention"
The convention will be held in the
Assembly Hall at the Union Stock
Yards. The Stock Yards Inn will be
the official headquarters, with loop
headquarters at Hotel Sherman.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-09-06
"MARY HAS LITTLE LAMB" NOW

which the western sheepmen have
been particularly invited. In letters
to the State Councils the Sheep and
Wool Bureau said:
Am acute wool famine is immi-
nent.
Dog raids have discouraged farm
locks of sheep.
3-Enlistment in sheep raising is
profitable and patriotic.
Warm clothing is as important
as food"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-09-06
Winnemucca Is Years Ago Today
From The Daily Silver State

. Thos. Nelson of Stone House was an arrival in town yesterday. Q
. Ed Williams returned from a trip to Montana yesterday. (:
9 c d. Mackay came up from Loyeloek this morning Q
. Frank German left for Reno today. where he will attend the 9
2 State University. g
. Commissioners Bell and Anker III in town attending the regular =
/. session of the board 9
2 The Mrs. Cassidy fund totals $842OO today. 9
2 The public schools will open here Monday with E. f. Winfrey as g
9 principal, Miss Annie Owens as teacher in the first intermediate, g
. Mrs. L. L. Williams, teacher second intermediate, and Miss Alice z
. Rutherford in the primary department g
o o y @ @ O o o o y q @ O Q @ % 9 o o o o o o - o o .