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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
CHARGE ICE MAN
GOT PURSE AND $45

Charged with stealing a purse con-
tanning $45 from Mrs. l.. Kabakoff. 1874
Central avenue, Lee Hammond, ice
wagon driver. 933 Knight street, was
held to the grand jury by Police Judge
l.. r. Fitzhugh Saturday morning. He
pleaded not guilty.
Mrs. kabakoff testified that she left
the purse in the kitchen while Ham
mond was placing ice in the refrig-
orator. When she returned two min
utes later the money and Hammond
were gone.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
MISCELLANEOUS

KANSAS CITY. oct. 26.-~Butter, IN.
changed.
Eggs-Firsts, sic. seconds, i5c.
Poultry-Hens, 26C, ROSTERS, loc
broilers, Csc.
Potatoes, steady. 3lS5u2.23.
NEW YORK, oct. 26.-Coffee, 40. I
Rio, l0esc, nominal
CHICAGO, oct. 26.-Butter higher;
creamery, 5112 q 56c.
Eggs and potatoes unchanged.
Poultry-Live lower; fowls, 2S02ic,
springs, 24c.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 26.-P0ultry, butter
and eggs unchanged
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
Peace Less a Factor.

The matter of peace or continued war
figured, but nothing tTanspired to Oc-
casion much trading. Peace is re-
garded as a very uncertain thing. al
though it is being considered. The
reply of President Wilson met with
the approval of the trade, but the
chances of peace coming soon are
thought less likely. unless an uneXpect-
ed breakdown among the Teutonic al
lies comes. That possibility Of such
enters into the underlying strength in
the market is believed by many close
observers. for there has been a sub
sidence of the talk of peace being a
hCarish influence on cotton. This tends
to confirm opinion that much Of 1t
was merely part Of a plan to depress
values. and that the real reason for
the decline was something else.
Weather conditions were rather ia
vorable,s although some rains were
heavy and interrupted picking, while
they probably made the boil weevil
worse where they were operating and
taking care of any late crop. Tenn
peratLIes were rather above normal for
this time of the season. and no frost
scare came. Toward the close OF the
period conditions were a little favora-
bic to a cool spell, but did not seem
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
CENSUS FIGURES ON
LlNTERS PRODUCTION

WASHINGTON, oct. &c, -During the
past month go. 725 bales Of linters were
States, comparing with 66,bI2 in the
| same period last year. according to a
report from the census department to-
day. Mills turned out 92,672,9lS pounds
Of crude oil, but the output Of refined
refined output was 80, 000, 76l pounds
was only 40,37S, $50, whereas last year
from rs, 1903 ,913 Of crude.
Following are the details Of the re-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
TO DIVIDE DONATION.

hated 10 war charities rom the worlds
series receipts will be divided among
the Y. NJ. c. A., National Catholic War
council, Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION Salvation army, American
Library association and the war camp
community service, Secretary Of Wal
Baker advised President Ban johnson,
OF the American league, yesterday,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
HOLD U AS THIEF

NEW YORK, Oct. 26~,-Frederick 3.
Frank, IS, was arrested here today and
held as a fugitive from justice from
Kansas city, where he was employed
bv the Stock Yards National bank. The
police stated that Frank was wanted
in Kansas City for the theft from the
bank Of $4,000 worth of Liberty bonds
and $40, 900 In cash.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
in the session prices were 90 TO 81
points up.
Futures closed steady at advance OF
G. to 20 points.
Cotton Belt Weather.

Temperatures Continued above nor
nal except for cooler weather in Okla o
Roma aud Northwestern Texas. Heavy
rains in Northwestern South Carolina .
light TO heavy rain in Georgia and
scattered showers In Southwestern Ala
lama, Northwestern Florida. Central
Arkansas and Texas: some rain in Ok
lahOma but special Oklahoma reports
missing. Heavy rains: South Carolina
Greenwood 1,22, Greenville AIS. Geor-
gia-Dublin lea, Warrenton l60.
Texas Rainfall-Alice so. Beeville "a,
Brentwood 81, Clarendon ~. Column
bus ,O4, Cuero .0S, Falfurrias .06, Hen
rietta 200, Hondo .l4s Houston oil,
Luling "a, Quanah 2.14, Snyder llS,
WeathcTfOrd .nS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
U-BOAT ACTIVITY
SETTING Low RECORD

LONDON, Oct. 26,-German subma-
rine activity reached such a low state
this week as to become almost negligi-
BILE as a war measure Notwithstanding
ing in the Atlantic and the Mediterra-
mean. The British admiralty looks upon
this situation as part of the German
peace offensive.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26

MIDDIES VS.. JACKIES.

ANNAPOLIS Md. oct. PA stuff
contest is looked for this afternoon in
the football game between the midshiP-
men and Newport f. l.. naval train
ing station. the latter team being COM
posed uG veterans.
Il viii be the first game Of the sea
son between Navy and an outside team.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
SO FOR SPEEDING.

William Lundy. Il. 1900 Carr avenue.
was fined $40 for speeding by Police
Judge Fitzhugh Saturday, upon testi-
money of Officers Bowers n Farrell
that he was driving about twice as fast
as the speed laws permitted
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
BANK ~CLEARINGS
BOND CLOSING.

NEW YORK, oct. 26,-Final prices
on Liberty bonds were. avs, $685., first
convertible As, a7l0, second Is, $500,
yertible 4As, 20. 80, third AIS, 80 "a.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
MONEY.

NEW YORK. oct. 90 Mercantile pa.
per, 6. Sterling. G0-day bills, 473. com.
merCIaI, 60-day bills on banks, t72lg
commercial. 60-daY bills, 472A de.
mand. 4 100. nablea. 4.I6 9-16.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
CROP IN SIGHT.
VISIBLE UPP

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 26.-Hester's
figures on visible cotton supply, with
comparisons:
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
DAILY STATEMENT,

blue stained, $50 to 400 points lower;
yellow stained. 500 to 400 points lower.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
DAILY PORT
DAILY
hiiddling

NIIUUIIITB
Tone. Ret. TIDY. Yes. Stock
Memphis, sly, S,344 $3.50 $3.50 1853, O79
81, Louis. Sty.. $40 81, 90 3l.00 1864
Augusta, sty. o.. 5,107 1925 1852 117,993
Cincinnati ..... 65h -. 13.723
Houston, sty, ,. 9,S77 32,25 3l.50 259, 504
Little Rock, at. 1909 31.00 3I.00 22,33i
Dallas, sty. L.. -. 0 80 80, 20 .-
Total receipts today 800. 2O,55I
Same day last year ..... 37,4S9
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
CONSOLIDATED PORT.
TOMORROW's ESTIMATED,

Last
1918. Week. 1917.
\. Orleans. 10000 $500 5,32S 1920
Galveston =. $4,000 $500 11,797 1914
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
MEMPHIS COTTON.

Memphis cotton closed steady and I'M
changed. Middling 30. soc. Sales 1900
bales, Including $50 previous evening.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Truth in the Underworld

Emo pp ss5 eushtaSS % sSS Mi STn comnaav Illustrated
This is the day Of uaradoxcs and so
one is not perhaps so startled as he
might be in having this book character
ized as clean book about the New
FORK underworld. To have written about
the unclcan on a virgin sheet free from
sex appeal or unclean allusions is in
oced an achievement. but that is what
Mr. Scott has accomplished. He In
dulgcs In no undertaking, he has no
fouiness to hold up to the light Of day.
no broken-down breaker Of the laws
OF God or man for whom he wishes to
excite maudlin pity. Ee tells the story
OF Many Regan, by birth and bringing
up a member Of the aristocracy Of
New forks world Of criminals, and
now by force of the powers for good
ness an honesty and cleanness within
ner own soul, guided, perhaps, by the
love which she bears for Clifford. she
breaks with them. The book was pub
hshed scrally and is full of thrills. for
each lnstamcnt had perforce to end
with surprise. 1t is not unplausiblc
and is extremely interesting. 1t pre-
sents no problems, points no morals,
except perhaps tho very old one that
1T pays to be square," but for enter
tainment unalloyed by any taxing
mental effort it is heartily to be com
mendcd
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
A Ternperamental;st
Just OUTSIDE. by Stacy Anmomcr wi
tiry Company. ~ ~

JUST OUTSIDE by Stacy Aumonior With
ironiLspeco IN color. limo, up. 3i4. Tho Cen
tiry Company ~
We might call him a sentimentalist,
though it would pc something of a
weakening Of that not ovcr-stronr.
word. we might call him a scnsualist,
If he had not had the efrrontery himself
to apply that term to Jesus of Nazareth
and to--himself! SO let it 90 at
emperamentalist" which If you OBJ
Jcct to it as not dictionary word"
you may regard as cuphemlsm for
Equus asinus.
AS an analytical study of The ASS
Progress, through almost infinite
moodiness. ph'landering, physical tip
ping and moral debauchcrics, the
story is marvellously we'll done The
author has singularly deft touch in
portraying exceedingly offensive things
IN the most inoffensive way. We have
seldom met with a leading character
IN fiction so completely devoid Of ap-
peal TO respect or sympathy, or to any
feeling save disgust and contempt,
and yet through the skill Of the author
he is made 40 interesting that we fol-
low his fortunes from folly to folly,
from the first to the last. As a physi-
co-psych olog problem book, it de-
serves high rank. But we are, some
Of US, growing weary Of physical and
psychological problems of .phllander-
ing.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26

TO ARMS tLa Ncillce des Arrnes> BY MARCEL,
Tinayrc. Translated by Lucy II. Humphrey. Witt
L. Z. Dutton & Go.
The spirit Of France is not easy to
represent in terms of English speech
and thought. There are differences of
temperament and Of sentiment which
are not readily overcome. Yet there
arc also some fundamental and essen
tial characteristics which arc, after
al, not French, nor English, nor
American, but arc simply human; and
however much they may at times be
cisgulsed with national trappings, at
heart they are universal.
Ihls story is essentially French.
The acts, the words, the thoughts, the
motives everything about it's charac-
ters~ all purely French, and in
themselves are almost inexplicablc and
certainly unapprcciablc to Americans
ct the call to arms transmutes the
wnolc. and the instant assertion Of
primal passions shows all men to be
OF one blood. The author has so sue
cessfully portrayed the awakening of
rance to the meaning and to the
duties Of the war that the whole nara
tive becomes luminous with a sgnifi-
cance that nobody, no matter how alien
10 France, can fail to appreciate It
IS q book which visualizes for us what
the war has meant to France for near
~ three and a half years, and what it
Will presently be meaning to US.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Abdul the Damned"
Onsavable, Even by the Kaiser
of kultur
ABDUL HAMID. By Sir Edwin posr, WIN mr.
tralt: Syo. pp. <. 2G1. Henry Holt 4 Co

trait. svo. pp. x $e5 Henry Holt Co. Co ~
1t was doubtless distinction-of
sorts-to be the worst Of Ottoman Sui
tans, even as it is to-day to be the
worst of Hohenzollern Kings. Arcades
GHlbO. 1t is timely, at the nadir Of the
debauch of William of Hohenzollern,
to contemplate the character and career
of Abdul Hamid, which down to Au-
gust, 1914, had been the worst that
modern Europe had known, but which
arc now doomed to eclipse behind the
deeper infamy Of the Murderer Of Lou
vain.
Does it seem strange to enroll him
among the makers Of the Nineteenth
Century" along with Lincoln and Gam
BETA? Yet he was no less surely than
they one of the makers Of that tremen-
dous cra-the chief maker of its wick
edness and woe. We must apologize to
antiquity. The Neros and Herods and
Caligulas and Tiberiuses were not SO
bad, alter all. when we compare them
with some tyrants of our own times.
lhey were primitive, novices in devil
try, bad enough for two thousand years
ago, but quite lacking the cumulative
lnlquty which reached its climax in the
last decades Of the nineteenth century
and the first decades of the twentieth.
We are still too close to these later
monsters to appreciate fully their
hldeous proportions Posterity will do
them ampler justice. At present we
can only repeat that Abdul Hamd was
the worst OF all the Ottoman Sutans-
50 irredeemably bad that not even the
gigantic organizing power of the Ger
man Empire. fully exerted in his behalf
by his friend the Kaiser Of Kultur,
could save him.
No better biographer of this an
thropomorphous demon could have been
desired than Sir Edwin Pears. whose
long and intimate experience Of affairs
at Constantinople. and whose profound
studies Of Turkish history and polty,
have made him an unsurpassed author
ity on all subjects relating to the Otto
man rule in Europe. Those who we're
charmed with his master works on
"'rhc Fall of Constantinople" and "Thc
Destruction Of the Greek Empire" will
not need to be reminded of his literary
skill, his perspective vision, his judicial
poise, and indeed his possession apd
facile employment of the chief ele-
ments which compose the true hsto-
rian. He has given US here what will
not easily be displaced from its rank
as the authoritative history of Abdul
the Damned
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Sandman Stories

VIII, SANDMAN. His Kittycat Stories BY Nar7
W. Fires. Illustrates limo, pp .71. The Page
Company
When the dusk evening is falling
and the world outside is dark and quiet,
just before the busy sandman makes
his nightly rounds to little folks, do
you like to take the children on your
knees and hold them close while with
one accord the piping voices cry in
eager tones: "Now tell US & story,
father? Oh those delightful, impos-
sble, make believe stories of such
climcs and beings as never were or
never will be! When one grows older
they are among the happiest memories
of childhood. Mr.. Frees's "kittycat
Stories" have all the charm Of those to
which you listened; was it many years
ago? He tells all about the Cuddlcs,
the Cat mother Father Forepaw, and
their brood of eight fluffy pussies-
good sometimes. and often naughty,
just as real little boys and girls are
in fascinating "once-upon- a. time" fash
ion, without affectation and with all
the details that almost might be, but
have never really happened.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Four Famous Women
Who Should Be Better Known to
All the World
PORTRAITS AND BACKGROUNDS. Ey Eyange
line 'Wilhuur lilaslliied. Syo, pp. 495. Charles
SrrihuCl'S

line 'Wilbour Blashilcd. syo.. PIP. 495. Charles
Scrbncrs Sons.
We were inclined at first to blush to
regard Mrs. Blashhelds volume as
caviarc to the general; very scholarly
and very delightfully."- written, OF
course, like all her other works, but
with an appeal to only the select few
AS for expecting the average reader to
be interested in Hrotsvitha, or to be-
come wildly enthusiastic over Aissc-
why, what's uecuba to him, or he to
Hecuba? On second thought, however
we repent us of that earlier impulse,
and hold this to be a work which
should be widely read, and add that if
it is not, then SO much the worse for
the many who neglect it.
For, indeed, the two noted women
whom we have named, and also Aphra
Behn and Rosalba Carriera, who make
up the four about whom Mrs. Blash-
field has written, abundantly deserve
to be we'll known to all readers, both
for their own personal interest and for
their significance in the intellectual
history of the world. But that is by
10 means all. The very title of the
book suggests much more. Mrs. Blash-
field has not contented herself with
drawing vivid and lifelike portraits of
these famous women. She has given to
each background, detailed, expansive,
panoramic, reproducing for us the
vital aspect Of the times and places in
which her hcroincs lived and moved
And those times and places were
among the most interesting that the
world has ever known. The tenth
century was prceminently the age Of
force. and Germany was its chief arena
of conflict; in the midst of which the
Bencdictine Nun Of Gandersheim
studied Terence, wrote comedies and
depicted with the hand Of genius the
worldly life and passions which were
supposed to be unknown within her
secluded cell. Nay. she even wrote a
drama Of ThaIs-what had Benedic-
tine nun to do with such a theme ??
which we may we'll regard as the fore
runner Of the romance and the opera
Of our own day. 1t was in that wonder
full seventeenth century in England
that Aphra Behn had her amazing
career; the first professional author"
of her sex; and her portrait has a mar
vcllous setting of Puritan and Cava-
lier Of intellectual genius and of So
cial rcvelrics. 1t was in the heyday Of
the regency in France that an eXqui-
site Greek slave was transplanted to
Paris, there to have career which,
for mingled beauty, romance, Joy and
pathos, has few rivals in history. AS
for the gifted Venetian painter, her
surroundings embraced not alone the
best that was in the Italy Of two CEN
turies ago, but the best that was in
all Europe.
Yes, it is fascinating volume with
which Mrs. Blashfield has enriched our
literature; volume in which the
pictured past is made to live again. as
under an enchanter's wand. and which
makes the cntranced reader to feel
that he has been made a contemporary
of the brilliant throngs which sur
round him in its pages. "Caviare to
the general?" 1t should be daily bread
to an uncounted multitude.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Book News
Authors and Publishers and
Their Works

G. 7. Putnam's Sons announce for
carly publication "The Dress You
Wear and How TO Make It," BIZ Mary
Jane Rhoe; "The Science OF Power"
posthumous work by Benjamin Kidd,
and "A Temporary Gentleman in
France the anonymous letters of "a
regimental officer.
The spring list of the Yale Univer
titles: "The Burglar of the Zodiac and
Other Pocms," by Rose Benet; The
Method Of Henry James, by Joseph
Warren Beach; The History of Henry
Fielding,' by Wilbur L. Cross; "The
Tragedy Of Tragedies by Henry Field
ing edited by James T. Hillhouse;
several volumes of "The Yale Shakes
peare." edited under the direction Of
the Department of English, Yale Uni
versity. including. in the College Text
Book Edition, Macbeth" "The Tenn
pest Midsummer Nights Dream"
and Henry W and in the Library and
Subscribers Edition, "Henry "" part
u, Hamlet" "King Lear" "The Win
ter's Tale" and "Othello," as we'll as
"An Outline Sketch of English Con-
stitutional History by George Burton
Adams; The Processes of History"
by Frederick J. Teggart; The Evoiu-
tion OF the Earth and It's Inhabitants"
a series of lectures; and Storage and
Utilization of Water" by Frederick H.
Newell.
At an early date the Century Com
pany will publish Rowing and Fight
ing: Adventures Under Four Flags"
by Major Edward s. O'Reily.
Henry Holt G. Co. will this spring
publish the posthumous novel of Will
lam Frend DeMorgan, entitled The
Old Mad House; as we'll as "The
Problems of the Actor" by Louis Cal
vert, and professor Latimer's Prog
iess,' an anonymous novel which has
been running in "The Atlantic
Monthly under the title of "Profes-
sor's Progress
Doubleday, Page G. Co. announce
FOR publication on February s Com
rades in Courage by Lieutenant An
tone Redier; THE Spirit Of Lafav-
cite" by James Mott Hallowell: a
study OF Booth Harrington, by Robert
Cortes Holiday; q novel by Sophie
Kerr called The Golden Block" and a
detective story by Thomas W. Han
shew, entitled "Cleek, the Master De-
tective."
Harper & Bros. announce that thew
Wlll ~ put lish on February 9 Kitty
canary " new novel by Kate Lang
ley Bosher.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Trotzky's Plea for Himself
Men, Women and the War
By WILLIS FLETCHER JOHNSON

permitted to meet. or at anv ratio to do
a"y'hinE. rhis week they fulfilled
'ne'S threat Finding that an over
"he'm'ng majority Of the assembly
was opposed to tho Bolsheviki. thew
arbitrarily and forcibly dispersed it..
,la ,'1 It represent the people? "The peo-
Tie DC damned" was the reply of
people," "'e '"e
Ih's book of Mr.. Trotzky's is. Of
course, Of much interest and imnor-
tanee, as his own indisputable and
auIhentc exposition Of tho princinIos
&'ms and purposes of the Bolshcvik;
~ IS written in a lucid and forceful
mariner. and in a style that is easv and
peasant to read. 1t discusses the IT.
,.1ude OF the Bolsheviki toward The
wa. IN genera and toward Germany in
pa't.cuiar. But it ignores some of tho
most essential facts concern;n. ~
war while 1t dwells upon and exnlo;ts .
some winch are of merely secondary
Importance; and over all and at nil
nmcs 1t rings the changes upon the
irrIr"Posltlon which we have mentioned
inc masses of the German peonla aro
wrong; they have bowed the knea 10
.he Junker and to the capitalist. The
masses of the Russian people are of no
account; they are a mere "hobo-prole
tThn TTr."o. but the Bolsheviki. they are
1hc People. the Simon-Purc Peoplc.
y reading of this volume is s0aeI, adv;sod
10 All who would authoritativelv know
at iirst hand what the Bolsheviki ara
sHcklng to accomplish. 1t will greatly
t11lumlne HUN and instruct. but we do not
think that it will convert manv sane
people to Mr.. Trotzky's vews. '0
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Arms and the Woman
Her Work for the War and Its
Work for Her

illustrated lemo pp 5os. G. G A1nod sfSd shsssf shsw
1t was perhaps logical that, with
the vast expansion of their profess
slonal, industrial and political activi
ties IN recent years, women should be
brought into this war more than into
any other that ever was waged. Also,
apart from that, the very magnitude,
tho practical uniyersalty. Of the war
made it certain that women as we'll
as men would be whelmcd in it's
stupcndous voXteX. Nor is this an un-
mixed evil. for it may we'll be that
thus the world Will have a kcener sense
OF the atrocity Of this war, and be
50 mucn the more Influenced toward
establishing condition of affairs in
which at least such wars as this will
be no more.
Ihe work before US presents most
graphic and convincing view Of the
part which women are playing, or
should play, in this war. and also Of
the reflex influence of the war upon
women. The author. Miss Fraser, who
is lecturins upon the subject in this
country. has the peculiarly happy fac
ulty OF being at once entertaining and
Informing; and also, we need scarcely
add. inspiring. Thus she tells US what
women are doing, what they can do and
what they should do, in a most prac-
teal manner. and at the same time
makes her pages as interesting as
a best seller" novel, 1t is a
work which will be helpful and
to every woman who
wishes to "do her bt," and proftably
informing to all readers; nparative-
~ few Of whom. we imagine. realize
how great work women are doing in
the war, or how great an influence the
war is likely to have upon the status
and the welfare of women after it has
itself been relegatcd TO the accursed
limbo Of "old, unhappy. far-of things"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
We Are the People y
Mr.. Trotzky's Explanation oI
the Bolsheviki

-.,r Bo,.SNEvIl>I AND WORLD PEACE II,
Ias IHs. Ttr;zly Introduction by IAncoln Stcnens
ns,h ts,rtrsis. i.mc, up aS9 Boni & 1Averght
published th!s "osH')
Mr.. Trotzky. like most egotists, lacks
sense Of humor. If he did not he
would scarcely put forward book even
of this modest size, so wholly devoted
% the proposition that he and his i'm
msdiate comrades are The People, will,
whom wisdom was born and with whom
!. will perish. For that is the real sub
stance Of his book, which appears most
opportuney upon the heels Of the prac-
.icsl, physical and violent application
Of tha. proposition to Russian affairs.
Some time ago it was unanimously
screed that there should be constit-
uent assembly of freely chosen repre-
ser.ativcs Of the whole Russian people
20 determine the future government of
,be nation. As soon as it began to
look a. though majority Of that body
would not be followers Of Mr.. Trotzky
and bis friend Mr.. Lenine, those gem
,lcmen intimated that it would not be