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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-24
NEW YORK CITY
Continued from Page One,

NNOHIlnueu from rage OUe-b
last night from Albany said he would
devote the day to consideration of the
food problem. The governor eX-
pressed the belief that the Wicks food
and market bill now before the leg
islature would. if it became a law,
ultimately bring some relief. The
situation he said demanded an imme-
date remedy and he looks to the
municipal authority for recommends
ton The district attorney has Joined
the state and city officials in their
campaign by starting an investiga-
ton of reports of illegal combination
to raise prices.
Arrangements have been made for
a great demonstration this afternoon
in Madison Square. If the police will
permit, those in charge of the meet
ing say. after the speaking is over
they will start parade on Fifth
avenue.
Rice at Cents a Pound.
The carload of Columbia river
smelts was purchased by long distance
telephone and today is on it's way
to New York. 1t is reported that Per-
kins himself paid for it. The four
million pounds of rice is to be sold at
six cents a pound. If the price goes
over six cents a pound the committee
will dump a huge amount on the mar
ket.
Investigations showed today that
many east side families are subsisting
for the most part on bread and tea.
with the occasional luxury of meat
and vegetabl
School children, it is said. are in a
much more ragged and unkempt con-
dition this winter than IN previous sea-
sons.
Sporadic street disorders are contin-
uing, but the police claim to have the
situation well in hand. In the VIII
liamsburg sections dealers are doing
very little business. Many of them
have not had their carts on the streets
for several DAYS.
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DULL DAY IN SENATE.
Upper House Spends Morning Adopt
ing Committee Reports.

The senate accomplished practical
ly nothing at its morning session to-
day A dozen or more petitions were
introduced on various measures
pending, two unimportant bills were
introduced by committees and two
committee reports were brought in.
The rest of the hour the body spent
adopting conference committee re-
ports and concurring in house amend
ments to senate bills.
At eleven o'clock the whole body
went over to the house to participate
in the mem orial ceremonies in honor
of the late General Frederick Fun
ston. a6
One bill reported for passage by
the agricultural and livestock COM
mittee makes provision for the mem
bership of the state board of agricul-
ture. 1t provides for a board of six
teen MEMBERS, five to be appointed
for one year, five for two years and
six for three years.
The members are to be elected by
delegates representing different lines
of agricultural and live stock inter-
ests. Each county or district agri-
cultural society, each state fair or
statewide fair. each county farm
bureau, each statewide association
ganization representing certain
breed of livestock, is authorized to
send one delegate to the annual meet
ing of the state board of agriculture.
The bill also appropriates a con-
tingent fund of $4,000 a year to be
used in paying all expenses incident
to the annual meeting.
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TO EXAMINE THAW
Sent by Prosecutor to De-
termine Mental Condition.

New York, Feb. PA physician
will be sent to Philadelphia by the
district attorneys office here to de-
termine the mental and physical con-
dition of Harry K. Thaw. Thaw is
said to have been in a dazed and ire
sponsible state since his attempt at
suicide January II.
The date for the hearing on the
application for extradition of Thaw
to New York to answer to the charge
of kidnapping and f1ogging Frederick
Gump, jr, of Kansas City, has been
held up by Pennsylvania officials on
the ground that he is not yet able to
moved.
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Women Have Failed.

ministration leaders consented to
drastic amendments and decisive COM
promises.
Women Have Failed.
The women's lobby has Jared on a
par with the state administration. To
date it has landed nothing. 1t came
before the law makers with a printed
book filled with suggestions, requests
and recommendations. Maybe some
of the members read the requests.
Some of the requested bills were in
troduced. Up to this time however
they have either been mislaid by the
committees, or slaughtered outright in
committee rooms or on the floor. The
new mothers pension act is not re-
garded as an improvement over the
present law.
Workers in the labor lobby have
nothing to show for their winters
work. They will probably take home
a revision of the compensation act
But the measure will doubtless be an
agreed bill by representatives of Ia
borer and employer.
Passage of the bone dry bill was the
most important feature of the seven
weeks of the present session. The bill
at least attracted general attention
and caused immediate concern and
no small amount of alarm by the pro-
vision which put the owner of bottle
of liquor on a common footing with
the jointist and the bootlegger.
No Constitutional Convention.
While the legislature has passed a
half dozen general bills. it also has
chloroformed the constitutional con-
vention dream. the call for constitu-
tional amendment for Internal inn
provements as affecting highway
building and flood prevention CITY
home rule never reached the quarter
pole and the bill to consolidate county
offices was barred from the running
at the end of the first heat Bills to
return to the political convention sys-
tenn and abolish the state wide pri-
mary were offered in the house. But
the elections committee took no
chances and the bills never came up
for consideration on the floor
The house passed the administra-
ton bill to abolish the tax rebate
law. An amendment in the senate
caused a panic and the upper house
beat the bill in the early days of the
session.
There are probably dozen meas
ures before the two houses which will
be of general state wide concern
should they reach the pages of the
session laws. To pass these measures
tho, the legislature must break it's
former record for speed. 1t is SEEM
ingly certain that the session will ad-
journ without submission of a single
constitutional provision to the voters
in 191S-and that in the face of an
alleged demand for a constitutional
convention call.
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1T VAS TERRIBLE!
German Comments on War and Bone
Dry Bill on State journal Bulletin.

A good old-fashioned bewhiskered
and staunch German was standing in
front of the State Journals electric
bulletin board on Friday. The
board was in operation and the big
type wheel was running off the latest
news, line at a time.
Finally the sheet shifted and here is
what it said:
anniversary of the Battle of YER
dun in which 100000 Germans were
killed"
The old German farmer read it
slowly and carefully and in subdued
tones said to himself:
"Ain't it too bad, amt it too bad. "
Meanwhile the bulletin board wheels
were still turning. Letters were be-
ing printed quickly. Another shift
of the paper and here is what appear
ed in the window:
Bone Dry bill passed by senate
today"
The Teutonic agriculturist again
glanced at the printed sheet for the
DAYS events. His eyesight seemed to
fail him for an instant and he dug into
his pocket for his glasses. Again he
read, again he peered, again he shook
his head
"Ain't it h, amt it h-f he
growled loudly as he beckoned to a
neWSboy.
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HUNGRY and idle
Shortage of Cars Causes Fac
tories to Lay OF Many Men.
Meantime the Price of Food
Continues to Advance.
BY CRAWFORD HEAD.

Chicago, Ill, Feb. 24.-The price of
food moved inexorably upward Friday
despite the clamor of hungry legions
in the east. As their murmurings
moved westward, thousands of fam
lilies in the great central west began
to cut down rations to a bare living
stage in order that the price crisis may
not find them unprepared.
But with no lessening of the ten
sion anywhere, another grave situa-
ton arose. Thousands of working
men employed in this section of the
country either have been laid off or
put on short time" because the
scarcity of freight cars has left them
with nothing to do. This, coming at
a moment when every one of them
enough money to meet their living ex-
penses, only serves to swell the
ranks of the clamoring masses
The problem now among the labor
ing classes is not how to get the best
living possible out of a fixed wage
but how to fight hunger. The United
States, the richest nation in the
world, bursting with almost Babylon
ian wealth of every description, finds
its citizens struggling to get food
enough to live.
Big Charity Work.
Organized charities in the big mid
dlewestern cities report to the Inter
national News Service, that they are
belng swamped with calls for help.
Families that would have scorned to
appeal a month ago have swallowed
their pride and are asking timidly for
aid.
In many cases the charities have
organized flying squadrons of food
experts who are teaching the people
how to fight hunger with their linn
tied means.
These squads of experts are teach
ing the poor to use dumplings instead
of potatoes and to replace meats with
soups and stews. The dumplings are
served with gravy made from the
soup bones.
Bread has become almost prohibi-
tive to some classes and they are
being taught to use macaroni instead.
1t has a greater food value, these
experts tell their hungry pupils And
these pupils, in most cases, wives of
strong laboring men who have to be
properly nourished to work, cook as
they are told. And they are learning
relative food values, the teachers say,
which will prove invaluable to them
once they weather this storm.
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AFFECTS MANY CHURCHES
Bone Dry Law Will Hit Those Not
Having Regular Pastors.

The bone dry law may exclude
churches in the state not presided
over by regular ordained pastors from
using fermented wine for the sacra-
ment There are a number of churches
that do not have ordained pastors as
a matter of church policy, conducting
their worship thru the membership
of the church and these appear to be
shut out from using wine for sacra-
mental purposes.
Attorney General Brewster and
some of the attorneys in the legisla-
ture think the wording of the law
shuts out every church except those
presided over by a priest or an or
dained pastor The law specifically
states that the delivery of the wine
for church purposes must be deliv-
cred to a priest or ordained pastor.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Feb 24-WHEAT-Huge ex-
ports sales gave sharp upturn today to
the wheat market. 1t was said the amount
bushels. including a large aggregate for
the Belgian relief committee Besides
there was said to be an inquiry in the
market for immense additional quantities.
Opening prices which ranged from &c
and July at 81 1914 to s1.49as were followed
by a sudden rise to well above yester-
days finish.
Bulls contended vigorously that LLOYD
demand for food stuffs would continue and
even precluded much of break in values
on peace news. The market was bullishly
affected also by reports that a fleet of
would shortly be conveyed from this side
of the Atlantic by British cruisers, the
close was strong, &c to 21ac net higher
with May at s1:Is15 to s1.7ss4. and July at
S1515s to s1.51%.
CORN-Corn swayed with wheat Price
changes, tho, were narrow and trading
not heavy. After opening &c to Ne lower
the market sagged a little further and
then scored a moderate rally
Commission houses were buyers on all
setbacks but were sellers the buIges
The close was firm at So NC to sc net
OATSLoats had no independent action
Prices duplicated the record of corn
PROVISIONS = Provisions avera ged
higher with hogs. Packers bought lard.
Chicago Grain Market
Chicago. Feb 4=wHEAT-close: May,
s1-Tsl4d 7sA: July. sl51@151%; Sep
'e CORN&Mays s1o1A@Lo1A: July, sLooA
OATS-May, SIC: July: 54se.
PORK-May. $3.50; July, s3o.05-
| LARD-May, s1T.6T; July. $40
] SHORT RIBS-May, s16.42' July, s16-47
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GIVES CITY POWER

New York, Feb. 24-City cor
poration counsel for New York City
has been instructed by the city
board of estimate to draw up an
amendment to thecity charter which
will give the city power to buy and
distribute food.
Theaction was in reply to requests
by imperative residents of New York's
Eastside where many persons are said
to beundergoing starvation because of
thehigh price of food.
The amendment, it is understood,
will beforwarded to Albany at once,
with a request that it be passed imrne-
diately.
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SUNDAY OF WARMTH
Continued from page one)

there is no rain in sight. 1t is too
warm to snow.
Shippers forecast calls for protec-
ton of 36-hour shipments against 25
degrees to the north, 80 to the east
and west and abpve freezing to the
south.
1t is still below zero along the
Canadian boundary from Idaho to the
Great Lakes. But the warm south
easterly breezes here are a protection
against any attack from the north.
The highest temperature on this
date was Sc in 1895 and the lowest.
below zero in 1913.
The lowest temperature this morn
ing was 20 at $50.
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AUDIENCE 6 MILES AWAY
HEARS MUSIC PERFECTLY

Chicago, Feb. 24.-While $50
persons in the lecture room of the
Academy of Science listened, Ar
thur B. Howard. six miles away,
placed the transmitter of a wire
less telephone to the mouth of the
sounder of a monograph The
receiving apparatus was connected
with an annunciator which multi
piled the sound waves. The con-
cert was a success.
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CLOSE KANSAS MILL
Atchison's Largest Flour Industry
Shuts Down-Due to Car Shortage.

Atchison, Feb. 24.-On account of
the car shortage and freight embargo
east of the Mississippi. the Blair flour
mills, the largest in this city, shut
down today for several days. The Nc
Donald mill has also been shut down
two days this week for the same rea-
son, but was able to resume work to-
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Signs Smith Hughes Bill.

Washington, Feb. 23.-With four
different pens, made especially for the
occasion at a boys vocational school
at Buffalo, N. Y. President Wilson
this afternoon signed and made law
the Smith-HuShes vocational educa-
ton bill. 1t provides a federal CO.
operation with the states in establish
ing industrial schools.
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New York. Feb 24-MONEY-Mercant
paper, AZ per cent. Sterling;, 60 day bills
4.72; commercial, 60 day bills on banks,
mand, AS: cables, 4.76 7-16. Francs, de-
mand, 5.s5ss cables, 5.s41s. Marks. de
mand 6S1s cables. 6SA. Kronen, demand,
HOS; cables, 11.12. Guilders, demand.
401s cables, 40 1-16 Lires, demand, IA :
cables, 740N. Rubles demand, $50, ca
bIes, Is. As Bar silver, 773sc; Mexican dol
lars, $3.50. Government bonds, weak;
railroad bonds, irregular.
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New York. Feb. 24.-BUTTER-Mark
unsettled. Creamery, higher than extras,
21a0I43c
EGGS-Market irregular. Fresh gather
ed extra firsts, 4115c.
CHEESE-Market firm. State held spe
Gals. 2614c.
POULTRY-Alive, demoralized owing to
general boycott. Prices unsettled
Dressed poultry very quiet; unchanged.
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terests prompted by the lower ruling OF
points net lower March, 407; May, Ala;
July. ALI. Sentember. 4.20.
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Chicago, Feb. 24.-BUTTER-Mark
ca sier Creamery, 32@4Oc.
EGGS-Market lower Firsts, 39c; ordi-
nary firsts, 37@371sc; at mark, cases in
cluded, 3S@39c.
POTATOES-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Alive, lower; fowls, 1S1ac;
springs, 19c,
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The Quinine That Does Not Affect Head
Because of its tonic and laxative effect
Laxative Bromo Quinine be taken by
ringing in the head. There is only one
.Bron Quinine." f. w. GROVES sigma
ture on box. 25c.-Adv.
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New York, Feb. "a.

New York Sugar Market
New York, Feb. 24-SUGAR-The mar
ket for sugar features was easy under sell
ing by commission houses and trade in
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Wall St. New York. Feb. 24.-SToCKS..
The reactionary tendencies manlIested
during today's short and very dull session
were particularly ascribed to events abroad.
the restrictive measures adopted by the
British government. All initiative came
from a small faction of the professional
element with the usual weekend settle
ment of outstanding contracts. Early re
cessions of one to tive points in ship-ings,
oils and various speeialties within the
scope of England's embargo were partly
recovered before the close. United States
Steel and other industrials also recovered
in the final dealings. Rails were sluggish
and without material change. The closing
was irregular. Sales were estimated at
10000 shares. Bonds were lower.
Recessions of one to two points in prom
inent speeialties attended today's early. OPP
erations, heaviness was most marked in
Marine preferred, Atlantic Gulf, and West
Indies, Central Leather, American Can,
General Electric, Cuba Cane Sugar, Inspira-
ton Copper, Texas Company and Indus
trial Alcohol. United States Steel and sim
liar industriais denoted more moderate
pressure. New Haven and Reading were
the only firm rails. but gains in those is
sues soon We're forfeited Dealings were
extremely light and without the slightest
indications of public interest
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Chicago Grain Market.

The Chicago Board of Trade as re-
ported by Empire Commission Co.. 301
New England Bldg.}
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New Orleans Cotton Market
Sew YORK money Market.

New Orleans, La, Feb. 24.-COTTON-
Spot, nominal and unchanged. Mfddling'
17.19.
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Chicago shippers reported that more cars
were being distributed there yesterday
morning.
Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
10000 bushels this week. year ago
there was decrease of 115000 bushels.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 1867. 900 bushels of
wheat 1900 barrels of flour, 1875, 900 bush
els of corn, 335,000 bushels of oats, wheat
and flour combined, 1,644 600 bushels.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
have decreased 235,o39 bushels thus far
this week and corn stocks increased 29, 2229
bushels.
Exports of wheat and flour from the
United States and Canada this week,
cording to Bradstreet's. were 5,043, 600
bushels, compared with 4,1SS,O00 bushels
last week and S,77S.000 bushels year ago
Corn shipments this week were 1,166,000
bushels.
Shipments of wheat from Argentina this
week were $1,000 bushels compared with
100000 bushels last week and 100000
bushels year ago. Total shipments since
January 1 are 1851 600 bushels, year
ago. 1904 900 bushels. Corn shipments this
week were 591, 600 bushels. against 1,16S,o 900
bushels last week and 1054.OO0 bushels a
year ago. Total corn shipments since Jam
uary L are ID. 402, 900 bushels year ago
Is 992 600 bushels Oats exports this week
were III 600 bushels.
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Waste molasses is now used in Hawaii
as fuel for furnaces that produce steam
power.
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CLOSING prices for the leading stocks on
The New York Stock Exchange as re-
ported by Empire Commission Co., 301
New England Bldg.)
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Kansas City. Feb. "a.


FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co,
301 New England BldgD
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Chicago, Feb. "a.
Kansas CITY GraIn Market.

1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
The Kansas City Board of Trade as re-
ported by Empire Commission Co.. S01
New England Bldg)
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Kansas City, Feb. 24-WHEAT-Cash !:
Market 1c to &c higher. No. hard, $1.S7@
1.91; No. 3, 81. s6@1.Ss; No. red, $1.s7@
1 80; No. 8, 81 sc.
CoRN-Market unchanged to &c higher.
No. mixed, 9S1a@99c; No. 3. 9S@9S1ac;
No. 2 white 9s1a@99c; No; 8, 9s@9s1ac;
No. yellow 991ac; No. 99c.
OATS-Market steady to 15c higher. No.
white Soc: No. mixed 5Sc.
RYE%S1 430144.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-$2.40.
HAY-Market unchanged.
BRAN-S1.70G175.
SHORTS-$1. S001.S5.
WHEAT-Receipts g. cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Firsts, Soc.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May $177@177h +;
July, $1.4sA GLASS September, $1-36A.
CORN-May, 9S@@9S5sc; July, $3.50
9SAc; September. Doc.
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DAILY wEATHEk REPORT.

Furnished by the weather bureau office.
Topeka Kan. for the twenty -four hours
ending I a m. Saturday.
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Kansas City Live stock Market.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 24-HOGS-Re-
ceipts 500, Market steady. Bulk of sales.
and butchers, s12s5@12.s5; light, $i2.So@
1890; pigs. $9.50G11. so.
CATTLE-Receipts 100. Market steady.
Prime fed steers. 81. 25d11.S5; dressed beef
steers, $9-00G11.00; western steers. $1,000
II 80 southern steers: 81 .00@1 1000; cows,
and feeders. s70O@10.25; bulls, $650@e. 90 !;
calves. S7.0OG12.
SHEEP-Receipts none. Market steady
1880; wethers. S11.50@12.35: ewes. $11o0@
1900; stockers and feeders, $7.0O@14.25.
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Chicago, Feb. 24-HOGS-Receipts IT,
600. Market strong, &c above yesterdays
average. Bulk of sales, So 70@12.90; light.
S12.00Q12S5; mixed, $12.45@1295; heavy,
$12.45G13O0; rough, $12.45@12.60; pigs.
$9.50@1125
CATTLE-Receipts 500. Market steady.
Native beef cattle, $7.S5611.90; stockers
and feeders, S6.256910: cows and heifers,
$5-15@1O.20; calves, $9.00@1275.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Monday $1,000.
Market steady. Wethers, S1090@12.15;
lambs So 25M146O
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Cattle and Hogs
prices furnished by Wolff Packing Col
Topeka, Kan, Feb. "a.
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Topeka Hay Market.
FURNISHED by y. A Reck 112-14 Fast 6th.l
Topeka, Kan, Feb. n
PRAIRIE HAY-S9.0u y-r /.
ALFALFA-S17.00.
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Scene York city showing Side food rioters

the of d started edde who
OF
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FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing COM
pany, corner Laurent and Madisou.b
Topeka, Kan, Feb. "a
HENS-3h lbs. and over. lie; under
312 lbs, 14c; springs. over 2 lbs, tic;
ducks 10c; geese, Sc; broi.ers, 2 lbs. and
under 1sc: old ROSTERS. DC: shaggy young
ROSTERS.
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Butter and Eggs.
FURNISHED by the Beatrice Creamery Co..
Topeka. Kan.)
Topeka, Kan, Eeb. u.
CHICAGO EGGS-42c.
NEW YORK EGGS@5045Mc.
CREAMERY BUTTER.Chicago, 4zc;
New York, 45c; Eigin, 42c; Topeka whole
sale, sec.
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Topeka Grain Market.
FURNISHED by 7. j. Billiard, corner Kansas
Ave. and Curtis St)
Topeka, Kan, Feb. ~
wHEAT-$1 6561.T6.
CORN-$1, CO.
OATS-5o055c. "
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ministration leaders consented to
drastic amendments and decisive COM