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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04
wax CAREY AS BALL LAWYER
outHcIisr of Pittsburgh Pirates Dis
covers That Theory Is One Thing
ard Practice Another.

Max Carey Of Che Pittsburgh Pr
wtcs. who frst directed his career to-
ward preaching the Gospel decided
during tba past winter to adj to his
ministerial studies q course ia law
ross So relates TO baseball contracts. As
70 result hc reached the conclusion
Chat tbn reserve clause was mere
scrap of paper and he announced that
ho Wgs free agent from the Pitts
bur- club. it matlcrcd NOT that base
ball authorities overruled him, Max
was sure OF his fading. FINALLY, how
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04
BRATTLEBORO HIGH
LOSES TO KEENE
Game Played on Poor Piece of Farm
Land - Brattleboro Infield At
fected by Illness of Gibson.

BrattIeboro high was defeated by the
Keenc, \. H., high school baseball team
at kccnc Saturday by a score of / to /.
The game was played ON a poor piece
of farm land, which made good fielding
impossible, both teams suffering alike
in that respect and almost equally from
the poor umpirin@.
The home team landed rather hard
on Stowell 5 pitching in the opening
inning, but after that he held matters
well in hand. Kibbee, Convey and
Nichols each got two hits. one of kib-
bee s being 4 double.
Considering the fact that the Brattle-
boro infeld was wrecked at the 18th
hour by the illness of Gibson, Coach
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04
Sporting N otes.

Speaker is leading the American
league batsmen with an average of BOB.
\ rank error by Smith of the Braves
on an easy chance cost the game yester-
day.
S. Smith of St Louis leads the Ma
tional league batsmen with an average
of .367.
Another game is booked for next Sun
day at Island park between the st.
Michael S Athletic association team
and Bellows Falls.
Maranvillc was carried from the field
in Cincinnati yesterday with badly
sprained ankle He will be out of the
game a long time, it is feared.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04
NOTES Ofhe
DIAMOND

Big jeff Tesrcau has rounded to
form.
Evidently the Georgia Peach be-
iicyes in spiked neutrality.
Rubc Benton is the most backward
pitcher on the Giant staff.
Steve Ycrkcs has been turned over
10 indianapolis by the Cubs.
The American league race is over.
Comiskcy has picked winner.
Hans Wagner would make a great
sheriff. lie would be there in n pinch.
The Indians win bear watching II
Smokey Joe Wood is as good as he
was in 1912.
If Connie Macl, wants to get rid of
Amos Strunk he viii have no trouble
In getting bids.
Walter Johnson is a cattle fancier
and looks over the purcbreds at ev-
cry opportunity.
ono difference between baseball and
war is that war does not have to is
sue rain checks.
According to all reports, Zinn Beck
/ obtained by Milwaukee from the Car
dinals, is playing a bang-up game.
The American league clubs are SO
evenly matched If looks like Col. II
will be the deciding factor in the race
The Athletics are greatly improved
and IT they can keep out Of the eel
lar there's no telling where they might
finish.
sam Rice started his professional
career as a pitcher. coming to the Ma
tionals as twirler from the Virgini,
league.
/ Manager Rowland feels that his out
fit Of White Sox this year has littl
better than an even chance to Wi
the flag.
Big Jim Vaughan has made up hi
mind to make n record this year. II
is in the best shape he ever was q
the start of the campaign.
Leslie Mann is the champion whistle
Of the National league He whistle
all the time, except when he is aslee
or has his mouth fun Of food.
Lee Magcc is doing much better f.
the Yauks this year than last. {
, the players on the club, he has in
| proved most over the work now re
/ ordcd with 1916's history.
$ The reason for Brick Eldred's r
! lease may be ascribed to a desire
I President ComisSey to send this spec
r merchant where he will develop by b
4 ing regularly in the game.
n New players, new managers and
d determined fighting spirit among eli
q leaders are the things, Preside
l. Hickey believes. that will make Il
d pcnnant struggle one of the harde
t in the history of the American asa
citation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04

over. Lu discovered that theory is one
thing and practice another. lie waived
his claims % free agency and signed
10 contract with Pittsburgh, reported
tu the club aud says all his energies
are ha.u4 bent toward asserting his
claims 10 being one Of the star out
heldcrs of the game. II is wen. for
each man must stick 60 his last and
Carey. all viii agree Is better ball
player than he is bali luwyer-even
better. we TAKE it. ON the diamond
than Goo the pulpit, for who ever would
huyc heard If the Reverend Max Ca
narius, While everybody knows and
udmircs Outdeldef Max Carey.-Sport-
Ing News
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04

Sacrifice hits, Davis, a. Smith. Stolen
bases, Robinson, Kennedy. First base
on balls, off Wood I, off Clunc >. Struck
out, by Wood II, by Clune ), by Taylor
L. Batter hit, ID. Smith. Double plays,
Kaine, Taylor and Plumb; Kennedy and
Taylor; Connors, Chase and Davis.
Time, lii 40m. Umpire, 0 'Brien.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04
BRATTLEBORO REFORN1ER MONDAY, JUNE
ST. MICHAEL'S LOSES
TO MILLERS FALLS
Large Crowd at Millers Falls Sees One
of Season s Best Contests - Score
Saturday to 8.

In n closely-contested game on High
land park at Millers Falls Saturday aft
ernoon the White Sox defeated the St.
Michael s a. A. team of Brattlcboro to
the tune of to 3. The game was wit
messed by large crowd and was one of
the season s best contests. At the end
Of the eighth inning the game was halt
ed to allow the visitors to catch train
10,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04

also visit in Burlington and Bridport
before returning and will be away sew
eral weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Hawkins visited
over Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. H. f.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04

Weatherhead, coming from Springfield,
Mass, in their new Dodge roadster.
Miss Ruth Weatherhead of the Brattle-
boro Memorial hospital spent Saturday
in Springfield and returned with them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04
IRIS A SPARK PLUG

They are calling Iris Speaker :
thc spark plug of the Cleveland 7
Americans. Bobby Roth says
Speaker displays so much ginger !
thn0 hc simply makes everybody
play better ball. ;
"Ihc Improvement I have ,
shown since played with Cleve- !
land / owe to Speaker more
than anybody else" Bobby said.
After watching him q few min
utns you seem 10 say to yourself, !
Get q move on gDg, old boy"
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04

"rlc best bH club i'm the world" of
the Cleveland Americans his players this The club he
s.
cleveland viii be the championship from the
Il tckCd whole combination We
have fine set of players and harmony combined.
apparently everybody
he % ag Fla he OF
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04

Haas of Newark made a home run
yesterday off Williams of the White
Sox in an exhibition game ut Newark.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
American League.

American League Games Today.
Cleveland at Boston.
Detroit at New York.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
St Louis at Washington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04

johnson was well satisfied with the
showing the team maae. The summary:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04
American League.
Sunday Game

Sunday Cameo
Detroit u
! New York, 4 II
Boland, Dauss and Spencer; Russell,
| Love and Walters.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04

Stolen base, Crottv. Sacrifice hits,
Monyhan, Riley. Bases on balls, off
Blake ), off Murphy l. Struck out by
Murphy 10, by Blake 9. Batter hit, b.
Dunlevy. Time, lii som. Umpircs, Clune
and Brennan.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04

Sunday Gamcs.)
Cincinnati, 6 II /
Boston, , Il }
Toney and Wingo; Rudolph and Cow
dy. 90 innings.)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04
National League.

National League Games Today.
Boston at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
New York at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04

lef.
st. Louis, : O
| New York, )
Ames and Snyder; Sallee and Me
! Carly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-04
National League.

Sunday Gamcs.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-01
SET new RECORDS
Bank Clearings Largest in
Many Cities History.
X. c. Near 5 Billion Mark
N. Y. CIearings 16S Billion.

Kansas City, Mo. Jan. 1.-The 1915
bank clearings in Kansas City almost
reached the five billion mark accord
ing to an announcement by the Kan
sas City clearing house today, showing
them to have been $4,S53, 77S,69S. The
increase over 1915 was given at ST.,
lis, 100000 They were said to have
been more than double those of 1909.
y. Clcarings 1853 Billion.
New York, Jan. 1.-Transa ctions of
the member banks of the New York
Clearing House association. for 1916,
reached a total of $16S, 526,45 1873,
breaking all previous records. Trans
actions in 1915 amounted to $159,
5S0.64S,590, and balances of $S,945,
0S7,543 compared with exchanges of
$40 ,932,634 and balances of So,
340,572,737 in 1915.
Increase of 30 Per Cent in Okla City.
Oklahoma City, Okla. Jan. Bank
clearings in Oklahoma City, according
to a report made today by the Okla
homa City Clearing house, amounted
to $225.592,O74, in 1916, an increase
of nearly 10 per cent over those of
last year In 1915 they amounted to
$133,100.931.
Largest in CIcvelands History.
Cleveland Jan. Bank clearings
in 1916 were the largest in the history
of Cleveland. The total amounted to
$2413, 100000. This is the first time
the two-billion mark has been passed
and represents an increase of nearly
100 per cent over 1914
Pass Billion Mark. SIS s
Baltimore, Jan: 1.-BaIik sc1earif gs
in Baltimore for 1915 passed the two
billion mark for the first time in the
history of the local house association
The total for the year was $2,2o6, 3S,-
952. against 1888, 647.997 last year,
an increase of 1872, 6S9,945.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-01
1917 SLIPPED IN

CONTINUED from Page One.I
the cathedral clock bell, known as
"Great Paul" chimed the last hour
of the wear. A few churches he'd
midnight services but they We're
sparsely attended
The dav had been observed as one
of national intercession in recognition
of the devotion of the men and wom-
en- yariously serving their country.
Special services were held IN the
churches of all denominations and col
Iections made for the Red Cross and
the Belgian relief funds. The con-
eregations in the leading places of
worship were very large. King George
and Queen Mary and the royal fam
ilv who had spent Christmas in Lon
don, passed the years end at Sand
bingham where they attended inter-
ceSSiCn services.
No Festivities at Washington.
Washington, Jan. 1.-Celebration of
New Years day in Washington was
without many of the official features
which have marked the advent of the
New Year in the past. President Viii
custom he omitted when he came into
office.
Secretary Lansing did not give the
customary diplomatic breakfast. Secre-
taries Baker of the war department
and Daniels of the navy department,
however, held receptions.
Cablegrams from practically all
rulers of the world wishing the presi-
dent a happy New Year, arriced at
the White House. They came from
the heads of the belligerent and neu-
trail nations of Europe as well as from
the presidents of South and Central
American republic. President Will
sons only formal engagement for the
day was d call of courtesy by Prince
Mahidol, brother of the king of Siam,
who was presented at the White
House by the Siamese minister, Phya
Prabba KaraVongse.
The president sent a cablegrafn to the
king of Siam congratulating him on
his birthday, which falls today, and to
the president of Haiti in celebration
of the anniversary of the independ-
ence of that country. Government de-
partments were closed all day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-01
Three Victims Were Women
Georgia Leads With IA.
Lynch Record Shows Thirteen
Less Than Year Previous.
SOME ON PETTY CHARGES
Shaping Boy, Robbing Store,
Aiding Son Escape, Causes.
Occurred i'm IA States; Kansas
on List for One.

Tuskegee, Ala, Jan. Fifty -four
persons were lynched in the United
States during 1915, according to rec
ords of Tuskegee Institute here. made
public today Fifty of the victims
were negroes and four white persons.
and included in the record are three
negro women. Sixty-seven persons
were lynched in 1915, thirteen of
whom We're white men. Ina state
ment presenting the report Robert r.
Motion, president of the institute. said:
Fourteen, or more than one-fourth
of the total lynchings. occurred in the
state of Georgia. OF those put to
death, forty-two, or II per cent of the
total, were charged with offenses
other than assault. The charges for
which whites were lynched were mur !
der, 8; suspected of cutting a woman.
l (this a MeXican).
Causes for Lynching.
THE charges for which negroes
We're put to death were:
Attempted assault. g. killing officers
of the law, 10: murder. I; hog steal
ing and assisting another person to
escape, 6; wounding officers of the
law, 4; assault, 8; insult, =.
For each of the following offenses
one person was put to death:
Shaping boy, robHing store, brush
ing against girl on street, assisting his
SOil' dCCuSeu u assault, 10 escape, the
entering of a house for robbery or
some other purpose. defending her SOL
who, in defense of his mother, killed
a man; fatally wounding man with
whom he had quarreled. speaking
against mob in act of putting a man
to death; attacking a man and wife
with club.
'Iynchings occurred in the follow
ing states: Alabama, /; Argansas, 4 ::
Florida, 8; Georgia, IA; Kansas, i;
Kentucky, 2; Louisiana. 2; Mississippi
/, Missouri, /: North Carolina. 2; Ok
lahoma. 4; South Carolina, 2; Tennes-
sees 8 Texas, g."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-01
WEATHER is FINE.
from Page one. +,

normal for this date. The mercury
was sluggish this morning in spite Of
the southwest wind. The sun was
shining by $50 o'clock and the light
fog had cleared away. The wind was
making only three miles an hour this
morning.
The shippers forecast reads to pro-
tect 36-hour shipments north and
west against temperatures of Is to 20
degrees; east and south. rs degrees
The mercury tonight will not drop be-
low 80 here, according to S. D. Flora
local weather observer. The moon
sets at 2:3S a. m. tonight. The high
est temperature on record for this
date is 81 degrees, Stablished in 1897
The low record, below Zero occurred
in 1911.
The forecast calls for fair weather
tonight and Tuesday; warmer Tuesday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-01
MANY ARE HIT BY
new U. S. TAXES
effective TODAY
Income Tax Doubled; Minimum
Now $4,000.
Two Per Cent Levy on COrpO-
ratiOns Over $4,000.
MUNITIONS PAY II IL Per CT.
Brokers and Theaters Touched;
Pool Hall So per Table.
Abolish Special Tax on Com
mission Merchants.
Two Per Cent Levy on COrpO-
ratiOns Over $4,000.
MUNITIONS PAY Y II PER CT.
Brokers and Theaters Touched;
Pool Hall So per Table.
Abolish Special Tax on Com.
mission Merchants.

WASHINGTON. Jan. New federal
taxes on incomes. estates, munition
manufacturers, corporation stocks and
certain business became effective with
the New Year today and revenue col
lectOrs are making vigorous eff orts to
obtain early returns. The taxes are
provided by the emergency revenue
bill enacted by congress September 8.
Unmarried persons with net incomes
of $4,000 or more and heads of fam
lilies with incomes of $4,000 or more
are subject to pay a normal tax of 2
per cent instead of the present rate
of one per cent and additional taxes
are imposed on incomes of more than
100000 by a graduated scale running
from one to thirteen per cent. tax
of two per cent is made on the income
of corporations with stock valued at
$4,000 or more; the former rate was
one II r cent.
Tax Inherited Estates.
\ graduated tax of from one to ten
per cent is laid on estates of $4,000 or
more when they are transferred Md
milton manu- acturers are taxed l. II
per cent of their net profits. Corpor-
atoms are subject to a special excise
tax of fifty cents a year for each 81. 900
of fair value of ca pital stock in excess
of 500 900.
Among the new annual taxes on
special businesses are these: Securities
brokers $50; pawnbrokers, $50; Gus
toms house brokers', $40; ship brokers,
$50; theatres, $25 TO 500 according to
seating capacities with rates one-half
as great in towns of 5000 or less; cir
cuses 500; other public amusement
shows except chautauqua and editorial
exhibits $40; bowling and billiard
rooms. IS for each alley or table; to-
bacco manufacturers sliding scale of
rates determined by sales.
Special taxes hereafter collected
from commission merchants and COM
mercial brokers are abolished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-01
IS HAPPY
President of Santa Fe Optimis-
tic Over Prospects.
Outlook Most Favorable for
Prosperous, Busy 1917.

An optimistic view of the prospects
for 1917, with some qualifying fac
tors, is expressed by E. P. Ripley,
president of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railroad, in a forecast OF
the year which reached Topeka today.
The forecast follows:
The year 1915 has been one of I'M
usual prosperity for the railroads and
industries of the country, due, SO far
as can be determined. to the Euro
pean war Crops in Atchison terri
tory were, at best, only average, and
some, particularly corn and cotton,
were SO short that, under ordinary
conditions, they woulo nave Deem re-
garded as partial failures, whereas,
owing to the war prices, the returns
have been large. One result of exist
ing conditions which is likely to prove
permanently beneficial, is the move
ment of settlers to the less 'thickly
settled dist riots, n movement which
has been IN unusually large volume
during the last twelve months.
Due to a variety OF, causes, railway
credit has not been of the best for
some time. Since 1910 there has been
such difficulty in the way of proper
financing that it has been impossible
to enlarge and extend the railway
plant sufficiently to. meet adequately
the extraordinary demands today be-
ing made upon it; the transportation
facilities ought not merely to be able
to take care of normal business but
in country growing as this one grows
ought also to anticipate and facilitate
its growth by constant improvement
and enlargement. AT the moment the
most necessary change in existing con-
ditions Is to have but one. regulating
body-namely, the interstate com
merce mmission-and do away with
state regulation SO far as it affects
interstate carriers, because state Nregu-
lation is varying, conflicting, unneces-
sary and adds a considerable useless
expense to railway operation. The
abundant earnings of the railways
have helped their credit, but more
stable conditions respecting railway
legislation and regulation must be had
to esta blish confidence, which the
present state of affairs tends greatly
to impair.
Regarding the labor situation.
would say that 1 have some hopes thai
a reasonably permanent settlement
Will be worked out in the present con-
troVerSy. Periodic and recurring de-
mands for increases cannot 60 on for
ever, and the present is a favorable
time to work out something better
difficult as this may be-
General agricultural conditions are
satisfactory, trade and industry are
booming and will continue until the
end of the war, money is abundant ana
the outlook is favorable for a good
year DUNG 1917. a1f H2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-01

1t has been found that Telegram nj, xxiras
Will. last 40 years near the seashore bnt
IN the manufacturing districts the same
times less 7' = = 49, 'oiAie
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-01
Kansas City Live stock Market.

Kansas City. Jan. 1.-HOGS-R Receipts
sales. $9.75d 1C.40 heavy. S10.3O0 1915 ;
packers and butchers. $10.OO@1O4O; light
$9.60M 1928; pigs, $S.5@9.25,
CATTLE-Receipts 9000 including 100
southerns Market strong to Zoe higher
Prime fed steers. so. 25d II 80: dressed beef
steers, $1,000 1925; western steers $1,000
1925: southern steers. 96.00MS.50; cows
S5.25@S.50; heifers, $6.00d10J0; stockers
and feeders. $6.000S.50; bulls, $550d7. 80 !;
calves. SC00Gi LOO.
SHEEP-Reccipt 1000. Market steady
Lambs, $1275@ 1875: yearlings. $1O5O6
9.25; stockers and feeders $GOO612.OO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-01
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the weather bureau office,
Topeka. Kan, for the tweuty-four hours
ending at a m. Monday.
Stations iD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-01
HALT PHONE RAISE
Mo Kan. Attempt to Hike. Rates Held
Up by Utilities Board

Springfield. Mo. Jan. Proposed
increased telephone rates of the Mis-
souri, & Kansas Telephone company
at Springfield, Mo, have been sus-
pended until July %. 1917, by the state
public service commission acting on its
own initiative.
The proposed increases changed the
rates on individual lines from SO to
$3.50 per month and on residences
from $1.S3 to $3.50 month
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-01
Dad War Prisoners Privileged.

Berlin via London, Jan. Ger
many has decided to release for intern
ment in Switzerland 100 French pris-
oners of war; fathers of three or more
children and inmates of German
prison camps for Is months. This
step, taken in response to a sugges-
ton by Pope Benedict will be extend
ed it is stated, should France display
a disposition to reciprocate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-01

New York, Jan. 1.-Bank clearings i'm
the United States for the week ending De-
cember %. reported to Bradstreet's ag-
g-egate $5.146. 351. 000 against $641S 9S1 900
the previous week and S411O, 100000 in the
corresponding week last year. Following
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-13

II Is out. ittle book After all
these wears the terrible secret that
Harry and Eliennc symono have been
guardiuE $50 carefully rs common
property We received papers this
morning which told the whole story
Tho morning paper which D. opposing
Harry campaign came cut with
startling headlines. asking
Voters DO You want man az the
head ~ your city government VINO
the despollcr ~ homes, the seducer
OF womanhood7
"po YOU think such man is the
logical candidate Tor tho highest Of
ncf ~ la lu Youf power a. give
"surh a man is Harry Simone who
heads the reform (God save the
word ticket ~ Doe voted on at the
election neNt Tuesday.
Then follows tho whole story, coll
ored and made 90 appear more damn
able than 80 really was The fact of
the mother owing "a childbirth WAS
gfvru prom hence which virtually
made poor TlHrrv a murderer Moth
ing was said 90 what became ~ the
twins indeed there vas no mention
road Nc st6ry a. Dick and he
was curious indeed ! told him un-
less De caincd himself I could not
read further
Bur Marslc ne said. YOU and
know Harry made every reparation
IL was possible FOR him 20 make
rot course, DICK ] know that but
do YOU realize thr tNplNcauCf OK
your renaI k Eyery reparation pos
slhlc ~ was not possible - give
back 20 that poor siyl her lie II
Wa not poash bic - give back 90
Ellepe her faith ana trust and 10 was
NOT POSSIBLE to give o. those dear
the great sacrifices that Eliene made
70 help him do IL.