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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10
BISHOPS OF IRELAND join
Protestant and Catholic in Manifest
Against Partition Of Emerald
Isle.

London, May 9.--The morning pa
pcrs display prominently a manifesto
issued in Ireland by eighteen Roman
Catholic bishops, three Protestant
bishops and five chairmen of county
councils, strongly protesting against
the partition of Ireland and appealing
to the people to sign protest against
such a step. The manifesto is de
clared to be unprecedented in that it
is the first time that Irish 4prelates
of the Roman and Protestant church.
es have combined for a POLITICAL aim.
In some of the Dublin dispatches
it is contended that the manifesto has
killed any idea of settling the Irish
difficulty by the separation of Ulster.
This view is disputed, however, by
other COmmentOrs who quote strik-
ing letter to the newspapers by Or,
Walsh, the Roman Catholic arChbish-
op of Dublin, and one of the signatOr-
les to the manifesto.
Archbishop Walsh says that some
people might wonder why it was
thought worth while to sign a mani
festo against partition as they might
assume that "the miserable policy"
was abandoned months ago. He as
sures his readers that on the con
trary the plan holds a place in todays
politics and adds:
81 think it is my duty to write this,
although from information which has
just reached me, | am fairly satisfied
that the mischief is already done and
the country practically sold.
The conclusion drawn in some
quarters of Ireland from the arch
bishops letter is that the nationalist
party, if not committed to some set
tlement on the basis of partition, at
least has been considering such a
step.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10
GERMAN LOSSES
ARE STAGGE RING
ALL ATTEMPTS FAIL TO RETAKE
FRENCH POSITIONS.
BRITISH REcAPTURE GROUND
BuIecourt is Encircled on Three
Sides by Australian Troops and is
Ready to Fall Soon and
ImperiI German Front.

London, May Staggering losses
were inflicted on waves of Germans
who attempted to retake French posi-
tons on the Ladies highway, the
French official statement declared. All
their attempts failed.
Some of the ground around Fresnoy
which the British were compelled to
yield yesterday to the Germans in
fierce fighting was recaptured to-day
by the British it was officially an
nounced.
Northeast of Chevreaux the Paris
war office reported taking first line
of German trenches over a front OF
three-fourths of mile with one hun
dred and sixty prisoners.
Bullecourt encircled on three sides
by Australian troops is about ready
to fall. If captured it would imperil
the German front of the Oppy line and
possibly force abandonment of the
coal regions around Lens.
Fresnoy Holds Firm.
Berlin, May 9.-Fresnoy is being
held firm against all British attacks,
the war Office announced today. An
additional one hundred prisoners
have been taken there.
Many Prisoners Taken.
London, May 9.--Since April l. Brit
ish forces have captured 10000 prison
ers and over 900 cannons and machine
guns.
With the recent Paris announcement
of $4,000 German prisoners taken by
the French the total is the largest
number of prisoners taken by any
body in the war with the exception of
Won Hindenburg yictory-oyer the. Rms
slams in the Mazurian swamps early
lin the war.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10
VISIT CRADLE OF LIBERTY
French War Committee in PhiladeI,
hpa. Middle West May Win War

Philadelphia, May 8. The French
war commission arrived here today to
visit the Cradle of Liberty in hide
pendenco Square. They will hurry on
10 New York for other big patriotic
receptions this afternoon.
First Premier Viyiana today declar-
cd that the Middle West might win
the war and that he believed that it
would make every effort to do So
1T took personal contact for us to
realize the immensely of the Middle
West resources" he said.
Marshal Joffre said: I am soldier
OF but few words but feel that
must speak for such welcome the
West gave us" The American people
are of the same earnest spirit that an.
tieipated the citizens or France" he
continued.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10
CETS TWO
NEW BUILDINGS
ADDITIONAL STRUCTURES TO BE
ERECTED AT COLLEGE.
GYMNASIUM; HEATING PLANT
Contracts Let by the Board On Tues
day Afternoon Provide Further
Improvements to Cost About
Sixty Thousand Dollars.

Read, Mcdonald G. Brewster Com
ptny of Minneapolis, Mimi, contrac-
tors for the Penn College womens
dormitory building and the new Os-
kaloosa High school building, were
low bidders on the central heating
plant and power house, and the mems
gymnasium, at Penn College, Tues
day afternoon, and were awarded the
contract TO erect the two new college
buildings. Their figures for the new
Penn mems gymnasium were $37, 444
and for the power plant, $19,444.
Three companies submitted pro-
posals on the power house PROPOSE
ton, and three on the new athletic
home and gymnasium. One compa-
ny which makes speciality of build
ing chimneys, submitted figures to
erect the power plant chimney,
125-foct smoke stack.
The bids were as follows:
Read, Mcdonald G. Brewster Com
pany of Minneapolis, power plant,
$19,444; with chimney, $3,317 addi-
tional. Require 100 days to build.
Arthur H. Newman Company of
Des Moines, power plant, $21,563;
with chimney, $4,000 additional.
G. N. Fairchild Company of st.
Paul, power plant, $23,910; with
chimney, $3.50 additional Require
five months to build
Read, Mcdonald & Brewster Com
pany, mems gymnasium, $37,444.
Require 40 days to build.
Arthur H. Newman Company,
mems gymnasium, $42,9S7.
G. N. Fairchild Company, mems
gymnasium, $51,955.
Heinie Chimney Company. power
house chimney, architects plans, ST.
22S, own plans, $3,450.
The bids were opened in the pres
ent college gymnasium at three
o'clock, and after a brief discussion
the power plant job was awarded.
The contract for the gymnasium was
not signed until a second meeting,
held last evening.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10
Brotherhood Sued.

Creston, May "a petition has
been filed in the United States court
in Creston by Francis NJ. Wise in a
suit against the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Firemen and Engineers, de-
manding damages in the sum of $685.
600. Officers of the brotherhood also
are made defendants.
1t appears from the petition that
Wise is accusing the brotherhood Off
GERS of having written letters contain
ing charges that Wise purposely al
lowed his hand to be cut off in order
to secure $4,000 damages from the
beneficiary surety.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10
WILL ASK SEVENTH WAR LOAN
Bill Will Be introduced in Reichstag
in Few Weeks-Last Loan Con-
ciuded April 27.

Copenhagen, via London, May o
The Berlin Tageblatt says that bill
will be introduced in the reichstag
within few weeks for a new war
loan.
The conclusion fthe sixth German
war loan was announced in the reich
stag by the minister of finance on APP
ril 81. The minister asserted that the
loan had realized 12,97S,940,5 500 marks
According to statistics compiled by
the United States federal reserve
board Germany's war loans up to De-
cember IL last aggregated $11,226,00O,-
600.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10
IOWA PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP
Adjutant General Logan Sees $500
Students at Ames Training
On Campus.

Des Moines, May 9.-The people of
Iowa have begun to wake up to the
war situation, Adjutant General Logan
said on his return from where he saw
$500 students training on the campus
and even the members of the faculty
also drilling seven hours a week.
Logan today received letter from
James Farr of Riverside, Iowa, saying
that he and his wife wanted to enlist
in hospital unit and that their only
child, son, was a member of troop L
First Infantry, Iowa National Guards.
Logan received letters daily from
Iowans offering their service to their
country.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10
CLAIMS U-BOAT is BLAMELESS
Germans Say U. s. Steamer Healdton
Was Not Torpedoed.

London, May "a dispatch. to
Reuters Telegram company from
The Hague says:
1.-THE German legation here an
nounces that as result of an inyes-
tigation by the German admiralty, it
may be stated that no German sub
marine was responsible for the sink
ing of the American tank steamer
Healdton.
1.-THE tank steamer Healdton was
sunk March q in the North sea in
the so-called German safety zone"
The captain and members of the crew
reported she had been torpedoed
twice without warning by subma-
rine TWenty-one persons lost their
lives in the disaster.l
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10
BIC IMPORT TAX
IN NEW TARIFFS
FREE POLICY ABANDONED IN
HOUSE REVENUE MEASURE.
81 900 INCOMES LEVIED ON
Single Men VIII Have to Pay on Above
Amount and Married Men on ST.
ooo-Draft OF 1890, 900 900
Bill Completed.

Washington, May "a 10 per cent
Increase in the tariff, and al valOrem
tax of 10 per cent on all materials now
admitted free and a total tax of 81
per cent on incomes above 100000 a
year are provided in the $1,S00,000000
revenue tax bill as completed by the
house ways and means committee.
The bill will be introduced in the
house today. 1t is felt the house COM
mittee has virtually determined to
throw the entire taxation problem into
the open house. There the debate will
adjust incongruities temporarily and
later the senate finance committee will
reframe the measure.
The income tax sections Chairman
kitchin made public show vast in
creaSes. All unmarried individuals will
be taxed on $1,000 incomes . per cent
and all married men the same on
$1,000.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10
LID SHUT DOWN NEXT SUNDAY
Theatres, Movies, Cigar Stores, Soda
Fountains and Ball Games
... To Be Stopped.

Des Moines, May 9.-The Sunday
closing laws will be enforced in Des
Moines, beginning next Sunday,
County Attorney Ward Henry an
nounced today, following a confer
ence with Attorney General Havner.
Henry requests that all theatres,
movies, cigar stores, soda fountains.
baseball games, candy factories, shoe
shining parlors, and temp bars close
voluntarily. He will arrest proprie-
tors and employees of those remaining
open.
All of the Western League teams
have proposed to play Sundays
games. Cigar store and soda foun-
tain proprietors also say that they
intend to remain open. If forced to
close they will make two attacks on
the blue laws; first, law suit to
test the constitutionality of the stat
ute, and second, an attack on Henry
to make the newspaper men, street
cars and other public places close on
Sunday.
There was a rush of temp bar men
Wednesday morning to put in line
of hot lunches in order that they
might evade the Sunday closing raids
under the pretext that the places
that they were operating were res
taurants. This ruse is however
doomed to failure according to Hen
ry, who rules that eating houses must
be bona fide to remain open.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10
SPECULATION AS TO HOLLWEG
Wide Spread Demand For Less Secret
Diplomacy in Germany.

Amsterdam, May 8. Speculation as
to what Imperial General Bethmann
Hollweg may have to say about Ger
many's war aims in his forthcoming
speech is resulting in wide spread de-
mand for less secret diplomacy" in
the German administration. according
to German newspapers received here
this morning. A copy of the
yossische zeitung just received bitter
ny assails the lack of complete frank
ness by the German government au
tocracy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10
statesmen GUARDING MILLS
Western Flour Mills at Davenport Put
Employees to Work.

Davenport, May 81 Travelling sales
men for the Western Flour mills
sheuldered shotguns loaded with buck
SHOT and took oyer the guard OF the
plant from eleven militiamen who
were thought to be ON the verge of be-
ing called into federal service, The
company is making flour for the allies
and has been selling no product in the
United States. The statesmen were
drawing salary without work SO ofli
Gals put them to guarding the plant.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10
TO REPATRIATE THE BELGIUMS
Has. Been Decided Upon by Committee
of the Reichstae.

Amsterdam, May 9.-Speedy meas
uIes to repatiate deported Belgium
workers as well as other workers in
the German regions around Poland
and Lithunania were decided upon by
the members of the committee of the
reichstag today.
Advices from Berlin said the COM
mittee had determined that such re-
patriate would enjoy equal rights with
Germany.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10

the Spanish~American war will be re.
enacted.
Telegraph messages and lOnHdiS-
lance telephone messages, where the
charge exceeds 10 cents, will be taxed
) cents each.
Cosmetics, perfumes and proprie.
tary medicines will be taxed per
cent.
Pipe lines will pay tax of . per
cent valuation.
Automobiles will be taxed 5 pei
cent on the manufacturers price.
Musical instruments exceeding $40
cost will be taxed per cent.
Jewelry will be taxed per cent ad
valorem.
Pleasure boats will be taxed 5 per
cent.
The postage rates will be advanced
rs follows:
Postal Rates Advanced.
First-clasS letters, cents per
ounce; postal cards, 2 cents.
Second-cIass, . cents per pound for
the first and second zones of the pres
ent parcel post system, B cents for
the third and fourth, cents for the
fifth and sixth, cents for the seventh.
and 6 cents for the eighth zone.
Newspapers and periodicals con
Quoted without profit, such as religious
periodicals, will pay one-haf cent per
pound universally, and newspapers dis
tributed directly from the point of
mailing will, as heretofore, pay a rate
of cent per pound.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10
Inheritance Tax Scale.

The Inheritance tax starts with one
half of l per cent as the basic tax on
all estates of $4,000 or less. The re-
mainder of the schedule is applied to
the various excuses in graduation as
follows:
On excess of more than $4,000, but
not kceedng $150,000, per cent.
On excess of more than $150,OOO.
but not exceeding $250,000, ~ per
cent.
On excess of more than $250,O00,
but not exceeding $450,000, per cent.
On excess of more than S450,O00, but
not exceeding $1,000000, 215 per cent.
On excess of more than $1,000,OOO,
but not exceeding $2,000,OOO, B per
cent.
On excess of more than $2,O0OOOO,
but not exceeding $3,0O0,O0O, 312 per
cent.
On excess of more than $3,0O0,000,
but not exceeding $4,000,00O, 4 per
cent.
On excess of more than $4,OOO,O00,
but not exceeding $J,0OO,OOO, Az per
cent. .... ...s
On excess of more than $5,OO0,000,
but not exceeding $S,OOO,0OO, 8 per
cent.
On excess of more than SS,O00,OOO,
but not exceeding $11,000O00, Z per
cent.
On excess of more than $11,0O0,0O0,
but not exceeding $15,OOO,O0O, 10 per
cent.
On excess Of more than S15,0O0,000
10 per cent.
The excess profits tax which the
trainers reduced to 10 per cent of the
excess of per cent of the profits Of
firms or corporations was restored to
the original 16 per cent.
The tax on spirits, whisky and sim
liar beverages has been increased tc
500 per gallon.
The tax on beer is $2.75 per barrel
The tax on rectifiers is 10 cents pei
gallon.
The tax on tobacco has been dou
bled.
The taxes on cigars have been adj
NdnCeu u u ucW SehSuuic iduSihs
from so cents to $10iper thousand, re
tail value.
Movie Tickets Taxed.
Tickets to all forms of theatrical
circus or hippodrome entertainments
including moving picture shows, viii
be taxed 10 per cent.
Passenger tickets will be taxed i
per cent on all railway lines excep
communication tickets, which will b.
taxed so cents each.
Freight will be taxed 3 per cent o
the rates.
Heat, light and telephone bills will
be taxed 5 per cent.
The documentary stamp taxes o
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10
Draft Bill Tomorrow.

Washington, May 9.-The house
and senate conferees on the selective
army bill were rapidly adjusting the
differences 1t was learned today after
long session and report on the
measure may be expected tomorrow.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10
School Girl Disappears.

Sioux City. May 9.--yelma Snyder.
aged II, daughter of w. S. Snyder, a
local banker. went to school Tuesday
and has not been heard of since, ac-
cording to announcements made by
her parents in an appeal TO the police
today. The simultaneous disappear.
ance Of a local theatre man aged 81
years Is also being investigated.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10
AMERICA FIRST IN PARIS
Wild Demonstration Given Army
Forces Today.

Paris, May 9--America's first army
forces for the front marched through
the streets of Paris today and were
greeted with the widest demonstra-
ton ever held here,
Sixty men, the first detachment of
the new movement transported from
the American ambulance corps,
marched behind the American flag.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10
Fire at Hampton.

Hampton, May 9.-Fire broke out in
the dry goods department of Latimer
Brothers department store about 6:15
which destroyed practically all of the
stock. The loss to the stock and build
ing will be in the neighborhood of
$1,000 The store had just been closed
for the day an dali the clerks had
gone.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10

The normal tax of individuals, to be
deduced and withheld at the source of
income, shall not apply to the new 2
per cent of normal tax until after jan
uary /, 1918.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-10
Basic Rate q Per Cent.

The basic income tax has been fixed
at per cent of incomes of $1,000 per
annum. The surtaxes grade from that
point upward.
The schedule of surtaxes follows:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-20
$3.50 IN FINES

Judge Gordon collected $3.50 In
fines from reckless motorists Thurs.
day. Nine men PAL dtribute TO jus.
tiee for exceeding the speed limit.
Mayor gill has ordered strict en-
farcement OF the law during the
car strike.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-20
TEST REED CLAUSE

liz tHtted Fro. i~sssa wlr-
HoQuiAM. july 20 u test case
OF the Reed prohibition isw Is To
be made Of the ease az Edwin Hal.
Nerron. chief enEine.r ~ tho
steamer Ceniralla. who vas arrest.
cd Thursday when 1000 quarts OF
whisky were seized by government
agents
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-20
KAISER'S FRESH
PREMIER BACKS
ViCTOR'S PEACE

ny ,uited Press r-a.~d Wire
AMSTERDAM. July 2o.-oer-
many Will not make another
peace offer. The peace she
desires TO conclude 10 that OF
victor. and II 10 the allies who
must hereafter make over.
lures 10 erd the war.
This was tho challenge nuno
| 20 the world by Chancellor
George mlehaelis, new premier
Of Germany. In hls maiden
apceoh OF that office. delivered
yesterday In the reiehstae.
Dispatches from Berlin today
quoting the chancellor. emphasized
IN the most vigorous possible fash.
lon the fact that Germany's new
pilot IL u militarist TO the core
Wants a vietor's Peace
I'VE cannot again offer peace.
the chancellor said III our enc
mics abandon their lust OF conquest
and their aims OF subiusatior and
wish to negotiate. va will listen
honestly and be- ready for peace
10 listen 10 what thry may have TO
say.
Until then We must hold out
calmly and patiently and courage.
ously What We wish Is 10 conclu8o
a peace such aH those would con.
clude who have successfully accom-.
Pliahcd their purpose
Il am unwilling TO permit the
conduct OF affairs TO be- taken out
OF my hands.
Not Worried About U. s.
we are not seriously concerned
IN Americas Intervention In
France" the chancellor said. Eng.
land Is scarcely able 20 feed and
supply her own army
stu more. considering our pre-
yioas successes. We viii be able To
master the new situation thru our
ileet particularly our suhma rines
Therefore. We look forward 10
the further development OF military
events with calm security.
The burning question. How long
will the war iast7' can be answered.
Germany will not prosecute the
war a single day after an honorable
peace Is obtainable. merely for the
purpose to make conquest by VIC
lcncc.
Tho chancellor made vigorous
defense of the German policy OF
unlimited submarine warfare. de.
clarlng Il lawful and justi'.ablc.
since Il vas measure 10 shorten
the war and because II Was re-
prisal for Eagland's illegal block
AIDE ~ the outset OF his address.
MIchaelis ppid high compliment TO
h!s predecessor.
Bitter criticism. he said. has
been made 81 highly deserving
man who held this post before me.
This has frequently been inspired 4
by enmity and hate. expressed be I
hind closed doors. When the his. 4
tory OF tho war IL told. vc will all .
fully appreciate what Dr. Won Beth
mann Hollwcg's chanceliorship 4
meant for Germany"
Tho premier Expressed his rcAli.
nation OF tho tasks confronting
him. but said he had taken office /
trusting God and German might"
Our aims" She chancellor Aaid. 4
are.
First. that the territory Of the
parts OF the empire.
IL inytolable We can. |
not 4 pariey with an enemy /
II We make peace. We must be |
assured that our frontiers are
made secure for all time
Peace must build a foundation
II lasting reconciliation of na. u
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-20
sHipBUILpER CRUSHED

Tho condition OF William Din.
ming. 1871 Taylor ave. a skinner e.
Eddy employe. who was caught be-
tween two moving cases Thursday
afternoon and severely crushed. is
reported aerlous.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-20
FUNERAL ARRANGED

Funeral services will be held
Friday. at p. m. from the Home
Undertaking parlors, for Lewis Por.
ter Hall. So. retired rancher. who
died at the home of his son. D. c.
Hall. corner of 55th ave. and 18th
st. n. f.. Wednesday night
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-20
Pixley eGts Soaked

Frank Pixley. author OF the
Prince of Pilsen" and other light
operas. has returned from trip to
Alaska. He says he was soaked"
ell the time he was gone. Rotten
weather" he says.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-20
Telephone Girls to
Organize July p

Hello girls o, the city will meet
al the Labor temple sunday July
80. 10 organize and become affiliat.
ed with the American Federation
OF Labor. The meeting had been
originally scheduled for July -.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-20

lions. u must prevent nations
from plunging into further eumity
thru economic block AIDES and must
provide safeguards that q i.ague OF
our opponents does not develop
into an economic offensive alliance
against us"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-20
REICHSTsG VOTES
FOR VICTOR'S PEACE

ny United Ffess f<sse-i Wire
COPENHAGEN. July 20.-The
German reichstag yesterday even.
Ing passed the peace resolution
fontered By the coalition Of center.
liberal and socialist party mem.
beTs. according 20 dispatches re.
coiyed here today The vote was
i2t TO iiG. II was announced
amid great applause from the left
and the center.
The coalition peace resolution
declared Germany ala not desire
neace with annexntlous.
Read STAR WANT ADS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-20

that large crowd will attend the
farewell benefit dance for the See.
ond Washington. TO be held at Lea.
chi Park pavilion. Friday night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-20
Mems Black
Sateen Shirts
$500

W orking Man and
the Business Man
who Is going TO
fnr the ncNf few
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-20
THE

weeks up in the mountains.
fishing or hunting. will find
occasion for just such a shirt.
They are made with lay
down collar and of good
weight tina, will give service.
Sizes IL 10 ny.