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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-28
Massachusetts in
Full Accord With
Worldwide Move

RealixinE that the question Of world
crchibition must md Its justihcAtion
N the. United states and reco xnisins
that enforcement OF the law IL Abso-
iutcly necessary to full measure -of
the enormous benefits which = brick
period of prohibition u already pre-
dieting, the Anti-Saloon League of
America proposes not only to mAiu-7
tain it's organization, but greatly to
expand and, strengthen il. says Arthur
!. DAVIS, superintendent Of the Mass-
aehtsetts ibranch OF the league.
Preliminary to campaign for SUI
fictents fupds properly to carry ont its
program OF education. TO aid IN sAcur-
ing the. passage of laws in harmony
Wtth the federal acts, and in the eelec-
ton Of men who will fearlesSfy and
inpArtiAlly enforce the laws, the state
branch Of the Anti-Saloon League will
hold meeting At Ford Hail, Boston on
January IL. at which 1t Is expected .
number Of prominent leaders. in prohi-
ti,ion and temperance work win
clearly and forcefuliy ~iset forth the
needs of the situation and call upon
All friends OF prohibition to lend their
ed In securing all the benefits which
prohibition has prun1f6xd. 4
The enforcement OF law II . large
intGrest.". says q recent statement 81
The league. 1.-THE Anti saloon League
aEes net purpose TO 60 into the detec,
tive Aold. II understands clearly. that
NOR are elected and appointed to
easSecs the law
s. Hut II further understands that
laws ara not salt supporting. ana that
even good o6icta1s Become slack.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-28
Wholesale Slaughter Of People
From Taking Wood Alcohol Causes
Sen,aiion Throughout Country


] the nation--yet ethyl alcohol. or
AgrAin alcohol ~ popularity known. in
|, the form OF wt1skey beer, etc. has
killed an average of 200 to 500 per-
sons every day with an extra pros
| portion on holidays and 1t has not
even been considered news.
pepiorable as this matter Is, II
/ will help Impress upon the public
the poisonous nature OF alcohol
| while the tact that the perpetrators
OF this latest outrage were saloon
keepers and bartenders dpives home
anew q realization OF the unscrupal-
ousness of the tra.flc in alcohol for
/ beverage purposes.
! In Washington. p. C., where de-
spite the ACTIVITY OF bootlcggary there
has been no reported case of death
! resulting from drinking wood alco-
mol. the authorities attribute the
city's Immunity to the rigid watch
kept upon automobile service stations
and other places after an order was
Issued that none should be sold
where 1t was suspected that II was
tntended AZ beverage. Recommen-
datton " to be mado To congress. II
was stated tonight by Commissioners
OF Internal Revenue Roper, that q
| law be passed making more dffFicuit
fthat procurement of wood alcohol
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-28
leculdives Of Railroad
Organizations to Meet
Tomorrow
WILL NOT DISCUSS
POSSIBLE STRIKE
Ten Affiliated Bodies
and Four Brotherhoods
70 Participate in Delhi
CREATIONS

N I6hfnEyrN, r1ar. 33-- -=-f d n
0Nsnbers and nther officials OF the
American Federation OF Labor were
pfepssfns today for the conference 'ct
/ Axxcufives Of the various railroad la
hnr organizations which VIII be held
here Monday afternoon.
While daman OF the individual
rAilrtad organizations for wage IN
Craa sAs are regarded as Of pressing
Importance. the chief purpose of the
conference In to discuss pending rail
rc1d scgieiatiort and tn de tarnaine what
action shall he taken at This time BY
organized labor
Th. situation IL 4 threatening one.
srAs the statement IA ade Ut labor head
quarters Today. The trend Of the leg
lsiatinn that IL under way In congress
IAts applies mot only 20 the anti
strike clause or the cummins bill, but
10 other provisions as we'll The rail
road worker does not want TO be
<nrned back to his cid employers hog
Ged,"
- Questions az to the probability OF
railroad strikes in case adverse rail-
Rad legislation IL rut through con-
efess were pavried today by the labor
leaders. white thwests of strikes havs
been nladesduring tbs last few ruontha.
the labor leaders said that this was
Nj, time to vcicc comment Of this ma
tu-e-
1T he cur purpose to avoid a strike
Ia strike is war and we ara. iefsing
for peace. All sfse agitation about
an impending strike Is NEST unfor-
tunate.P WAS the statement made BY
the labor leaders today
The conference Monday will be at
tended bv executives of the tea rail-
read organisations which are Afiiiat-
ed with the american Federation at
ia hor and the heads of the tour bag
ArosherhAadE Bert M. Jewell. acting
prvsiheut ~ the PATHWAY Emr1py1
'S4orArsnsrnt OF the federation OF labor
aGAid today.
The aim ri the conference b to
disc uss the Legislative situation 50 ~
IN he able 10 advise congress definite
III regarding legislation dealing with
the status OF employees and 10 assist
an beAt they can in matters for the
protection Of the interests OF the gen
eral public =
II was Stated that the conference
probably would issue statement
upon tire conclusion eff the meeting.
Approximately 1880 600 railroad
snea viii be represented at the con-
ference by executives
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-28
CLEMENCEAU
MEASURES TO CLEAR
UP FINANCIAL CRISIS
II, ROBFRT i. PREV

Paris, Dec. .s.--pren1ier Ciemen-
cean has finally decided to take
thorough going measure. long over
duo. to clear up the financial crisis,
Universal service learns from an su-
lucrative source.
4 system Of TAXATION has been de-
yised which vii be among the most
drastic In Europe. practically deprtv-
ing the people OF France Of all luz
uries until the nations Indebtedness
has been met and currency has bean
esta hlished upon a sound basis.
Since the armisticc the people have
been induiging in a verftahle orgy OF
reckless spending which scuirhinatcd
In an unprecedented prodigality dur
ing the Christmas season. The gov
arnment has decided this state OF
things rnust end
BEGINNING with the New Year the
government purposes to take from all
classes Of the population every cant
over and above what is actually nee
essary to live In reasonable comfort
Heavily Increased railroad fares and
postal and Geographic charEcse are
Hr@raiy the prelude to the most SEN
sstional hudgct-makins in the history
The reckless printing Of paper
money is to end Immediately
y I learn that six billion francs {nor~
mAily $1,000, 00e .0oo) Of new money
Was turned out during the last three
months merely 10 meet the claims OF
the peo~se In the devastated regions.
In the future the financing OF all
such claims win be handled by . new
state bank called credit national
4 devoted especially to this aspect Of
Frances finances. Hereafter such
claims will not he met unless the
credit NATIONAL has COLLATERAL OF Sc
Details OF the Sovernmcnt's.h imam
ciAl proposals are pow being Worked
out ana will be presented to the
chamber Of deputies within fort
night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-28
Prohihition Leaders
Simply Ask Alert
= Public Support

Though the prohibition amendnaent
to the constitution OF the United
States Is to 60 into effect on January
is and under the voistead act ample
machinery for endorsement 81 the
law ~ provided. prohibition leaders
are emphasizing the need Of an alert
public support If prohibition In to re-
ceive fun Justification in the eyes OF
the world. Men close In touch with
the situation assert that liquor i'm
terests are not passing any opportu-
mites to discredit prohibition and are
at present extremely active in their
efforts To secnre appointments aE
prohibition enforcement officials OF
men whose synlpathies are known Co
be with the distiliers and brewers
1T would surprise the public" says'
a prohibition leader, ii they knew
the history of a great many OF the
candidates for prohibition enforce
ments positions alone, and the situa
tiop exists in practically every state.
With our knowledge of the history
Of the sale of liquor, we are able to
identify these men as anti-pYohibi-
uonists and likely to prove inactive
and inefficient officials for no other
reason than to discredit prohibition
and ohstruct the coming OF the null
utude OF benefits which q fun meas
ure Of enforcement Is sure to bring
to the people OF this country.
Everywhere influences are. II
work to defeat prohibition. Every
untoward circumstance Is twisted and
contorted into, an argument against
the greatest blessing that haA fallen
upon this country in generations.
incidents that have no relation to the
operation Of prohibition arc haunted
before the eyes Of the people as ar
garments In favor or q. return to con-
ditions' which unquestionably would
furnish material for the fame which
those who would destroy our dcrnoc-
racy are seeking to fan into life And
to further attempt to bolster up their
cause, which ultimately must 20
down to defeat, the liquor interests
arc doing their utmost to defeat any
clean. virile. American candidate far
once and elect those whose aff1lia-
tons arc such a to give promise OF
subservience to their dictations.
the dry frocee, therefore, must
Do exceedingly alert in the first year
or two OF prohibition Every true
American citizen believes in law and
order and Just and imparAal enforce
ment He II already noting the BEN
ehcial effects of regime OF war
time, Prohibition and he shudders. ut
the thought OF what might havo hap
pened In the. various great industrial
disturha nces that have visited the
United States, since the war ende d
had the open sale OF liquor been per-
mttted. II Is q pretty fair assump-
ton that candidates for public once
who are known to be friends OF pro-
hlhition are In general clean ms
who will serve the people honastl "
and well. The people. therefore. I'VE
feoi sure. will give their support to
these men rather than to jeopardtze
tne future OF movement that IN to
mean 30 much to the world"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-28

Atlanta, Ca. Dse- 17>--eoiiestor
John A. Bogkin served notice on
all bootlsgeers to-day. according to
sdvices tonight. that tina, death
pcanaity win De anded tor al
persons convicted Of selling '-whis~
key" containing wood alcohol. "Aif
srch cases brought before mo vii,
be vigorously prosecuted" added .
solicitor Boykin.
New York. Doe. 37,-wocd Aloehol
sold a. wh3skey. has caused seventy
seven desthx that are known durfnl
the past fcrty-eight hours and hal
blinded so many persons that all tract
has bean lost Of their number. Tn.
greatest mortality Rom drinking woot
alcohol occurred IN Massachusetts
where ftfty-seven died Thirteen diet
in Hartford. Conn. Chicago had fcul
victims and New York ONE.
Thir,y-six Of the ffty-s Massa
chasetts victims died in Chicopee. thir
ty-four men and two women.
Tho heavy death tell In Chiccree
Masa. and Hartford. Conn. w9s attri'
huted to so-calied whiskey having beer
sent TO these piAees from New York II
barrels for sale. 70 thirsty celebration
OF the holidays. The -whfskey' VA
said 70 have been made Of wood aloo'
hoL
Four saloonkeepers. aSrAsted tn Hart
fnrd. for selling the stsn vNfe Aeit
without bail today on the charge o.
murder Alexander Perry. rrcDYistel
OF the American house h CAtcopeA
where. some Of thu. persons nov dAa<
were said. to have drunk Of Ire poison
HIS haAs, held Without .bajl oaaths, cr6s,
at District Attorneys Joseph B. Ely
n
at IT least some Of the poison Whts.
key has b@en trAoAd 70 =, eArtAtr
wholesale dealer in New York. Il Wal
declared tonight And Mis- arrest Ia ~
ptcted To be ordered by Zig Bllr' Ed
wards. internal revenue collector oi
the New York district. The barrels
containing the wood alcohol bore nc
poison signs or the customary skull
ana crossbones. II w. declared.
Two persons have diad IA Pitts.
burg. according to- dispatches from
that city tonight from. drinking woot
alcohol "whiskey'' whilo celebrating
Christmas
-Four prominent physicians and I
leading druggist have beenA eAk0n Il
raid BY federal authoriues T.
clean up . ring which Was alleged e
have been violating wartime. pro-
'HlUttt0n WIN MUQ1CA4 ptVexsPsSUsAss
The symptoms produced On tAk.
ing wood alcohol are. the following
said DR.. 3. Dena Hubbard. acting di.
rector OF the department OF health's
bureau OF Industrial hygiene: "Nau'
sea. vomiting. violent headache, yer.
tigoocm4 and amblyopiA (biihd.
messy In varying degrees
The. mode Of eltInjnataon II b
tho lungs. kidneys and sletn, Thu
smallest dose known 70 hAvo hn6 ute.
AStrous results h ome con111kfne oi
two tAaspoonfuis. tho result haisl
total blindne@' Il
William H. Anderson. supsrinten.
dent, Of the Antj-aaloon league a
New York. expressed surpFlso 't1nsah,
over the stir made BY death from
Wo6d alcohol. He said:
The death of some thirty RAxsonl
from drinking wood alcohol To- !
period Of several days has aAockst
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-28

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-28

Liverpool. Dec 27.-An offer by
the Austrian government to pledge the
imperial art treasures for loans to re-
lieve the food shortage h being laid
before American. British End French
capitalists and It b expected that ar
rangements for the needed financial
aid win be made with O syndicate OF
these capitalists n the pledging OF
these treasures il approved by the al
lied governments ~.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-28
NEED LIBRARY FOR
COLORED PEOPLE

need d = new branch public library
f0r Tho use OF negroes In the city at
y Atlanta II pointed out in the annual
report Of the librarian OF the Atlanta
Eubltc Library, Miss Tommie Dora
Harksr. WIKI the provision Of sutt-
j |ahle lot upon which to build the
y Erancts It Will be- possible for the
IN to avail itself OF fund OF $25.-
\ 4oo offered by the Carnegie Corpora
M 81 y Nsws York. s.. Il 1890
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-28
GERMANY TO SHOW
SPIRIT OF LOYALTY

Berlin. Dec 77.-''Germany's said
the semi-oficial Allgemeine Zeitung
today. will reply to the latest note %
the entente in a spirit Of loyalty"
The note referred to concerns the
demand for reparation for the sinking
Of the interned German wsrships In
Scapa Flow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-28
LIBERTY BOND
THIEF rs ARRESTED

Los Angeles. Calf. Dec. 37.--Leo
Julofsky. TIE l7-year old messenger,
who. while employed by Levinson and
company. hsOkers. OF No. So Broad
street Now York, disappeared on Sep
tember II together with SAC. eco
here late today. by the police.
Julofsky had approximately $4,000
In bonds In his possession when ar
rested es
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-18
North Louisiana Quotations
Protecting the Public.
By NElL IIlTT

hN NEIL III !
SO many things are being done fol
the protection OF the public uowhdtyi
that IA man has to he careful he don
fall over them In the dark ard break
leg
This business Of protecting the
public hHrkH back to the Time Nhor
knlghthuod was In flower ana mer
went around hitting each other Win
halchetH for their room and hoard
Protection was necessary then ana q
HIoceHsful business man was com
PEELED to wear iron " V. b.H IN order
Ia take out an insurance pnllry IN
the preferred class But nowadays
people would Just AZ soon take thtlr
chances on being wounded by Ut
ncy bus rather than try 10 run Tor
street car IN 200 pounds OF stove
plate.
DlHregarding the fact that tho
public no longer cares 10 be ham
pcrcd with too much protection the
corporation commiasinn mas cHtab-
lshed u round table for the inrpec-
tlon ~ all refined oils ana II sending
Its knights errnrt thither ana yoh
about the state 10 see that the rob
bcr bnrons' among the tcfincrs, lnb
hcrs and retailers don't try to sell
tho public whisky for gasoline. The
comInission feels that the motoriHt
has right to know the t"chnichl
reason why hla motor won't start on
n cold morning and In determined 20
see 10 Il that the man who risks his
lfe In "A fllvver won't have his motor
stall In mid-air
80 now when sf&xSgh ~ tomob biiist
drives Up 10 filllnE station he VIII
he confronted by sign hoard giving
the result, OF tho gravity and dlH'illa-
tinn ies, OF the oil he is about TO buy.
Maybe he will appreciate this infor
nation; maybe he won't--but II n
there anyway. At least he will know
the height, weight, fingerprintA ana
other police dain OF tho gasoline IN
his tank before he finds himself out
on some lonely road AT its mercy.
Meantime the knights crrnnt OF tho
corpors tinn commission will ride
forth over their territories inspect
ing oil at I cents per barrel the
original ruling was that oil could be
inspected at the jobbers tanks In one
county and the same oil Inspected
ogain at it's destination In nnother
county. Hut the iobbers finally con
yincod tho heads OF tho round TAME
that Il wasn't chivalry to mako a
man ante twice for the Same pot 10
the cpmmlssion modified the ruhns
10 tho effect that refined products
need he inspected but once for Zee
''in the possession OF whom the same
may be when discovered. This IL
a very deft and definite way OF put
ting things and gives the knights
errsnt creator leeway.
Asa rule anybody who goes out 10
benefit the public feels In n general
sort Of way that he is an Important
part OF the public hlmself ana tha'
"charl,y begins at home" Ry think.
ing TN this ruling the corporation
commission is able 20 give employ.
ment to about 100 OF its unappeased
constituents who otherwise might
have had to mind their own business
and some OF them haven any. :.
Rut the public must he protected
and even n knight has to eat once IN
a while. Juggling tcchnicalities IN
order to educate the public up TO
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-18
The Lucky Man Has tapiihiih'u
IIis Holdings.

The following Letter In self explain
ntnyv and viii hc OF great ini"rrhl
10 many of men who have followed
the fortunes Of W J kanupp "h"
has been considered the luckirht man
In the Usage.
Tulsa world: The operations OF
In. Warren Petroleum company
This company Ia doing extensive
operating In the DHngc hnd mas some
good holdings In this county
This company now has seven "nlIs
finished on 3-2i-g. NoA ana
drilling on this section; three wells
on 292S-I0. No well drilling,
threc wells on 3h.27-il No. 4 drhi-
ing. one well on i6-265 II. No, J
drilling; one we'll on 3S-27-l0. and
have made locations for well on
each OF the following sections one
well on 2S-2tJlO, one well on i-@"'
TO- one well on 23-22-l0
This company has made locations
for five more wells on abr27-l ana
lot the contract for same They
have n good deal of pipe on hand
ard will not be held up on account
Of shortage !pf pipe for some Time to
come
The leases of the warren rctrole
nm company Of warren Pa. WIRE
held In the name of W j kan@pp
until recently. when they were lrans-
tcrred They jus, finished No. T.
3-2t-9. and with seven feet In The
sand tho we'll started TO flow $500
barrels a day from the big lime {.
y Knabb. president and W + Mess
mar, vice president OF tho company.
are now In OklRhma looking over
the company'5 huldlns.
Very truly yours
FIRED VI, HARTMAN
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-18

The Twin state OH company In
drilling In today on It's No. Duncan
In the southwest OF is-at-l0 The
well In showing oil At gOsl feet The
same company IL building a rig for
It's No. Duncan In the same loca
ton Tho same concern ~ setting
~ inch casing in lts No Cobb
situated In b-is-b which has been
drilled 10 : 2hs feet.
Garner 4 Spencer have n hole full
~ water In the northeast Of the
northwest Of ?p-sl-1I at 1884 feet
The Flcshcr No. In the southeast
OF 2o-21ti is dry at ?,lb2,
puffiold a Howard No In the
northeast nf as-2i-Ii was t0-harrel
well at i,12O-36 after shot.
, Duffcv & Gnlrsrie No 2 IN tho
southwest Of 7I-2e-l0 Is good for
rs barrels In sand found from
i,i76-9S
Alexander No. 90 In the northeast
OF SO.2e-lO is good for 100 barrels
after a lEO.nuRrt shot In sand found
from SsS 20 a2a
The Rcx Pyramid on company No
Z In 3I.oa-lO is a a5-barrcl well
The Marland people have a failure
at a.Hln feet In their No . In the
southwest ~ iS.22-1i
shea and others have n 20-harrcl
well In No for the lease In the
northwest NJ q 'a-t1
The plover oil company No 70
In tho southwcst OF aO-2i-1O is n so
barrel well after n 226-uuart shot
The BiEhchrt Refining company
has a we'll good for 75 barrels I'm
the southwest Of the southwest OF
1O-"l.iO
The Harnsdan oil company No, 6
in the southwest AZ 3N-2tlo is y %
harrcl well In the cleveland sand
found NJ llll-l.Ai2.
The system Otl company No. ? IN
the northwest or li2i-lt is n Is
barrel well I'm sand found from l.522-
1859
The Tidal OF company drilling in
the northwest " ii-'A-il has n s5-
harrel well after l6O-quart shot
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-18

T. T.. Etefgct. manager Of the land
department. uf the MId ca company.
eft iAs' night for 10 day tour of
he coiupany.a holdings IN TeSaa
und Louisiana.
" A. DaNis rocrc'ary and treas
uret Of the licry Oii company. iA In
the Clty from FRANKLIN, Pa. and
liHdH things much 10 his liking tho
iii"ry has boon having very rapid
growth Of late and In coming 10 the
front hs one ~ the largest marketing
concerns In The southwest
Itqfncrr ana mhTkstern are great
ly Interested Ia the new rule adopt
al by The board of standards and
appeals made public hy John T. Lee.
chairman Of the board al New YORK
city They are COusideicd very reL-
Fpnahle and viii soon lead 90 the use
of fuel oil in smaller buildings and
even homes In Scw York Guy a
copy Of the new rules can bee seen
at lhis desk
with the removal OF It's refinery
sales nffice from Muakugro 10 the
general office building a. IiS Wcst
sixth street. the Oklahoma froduC-
lug q Refining corporation Of Amer
lCi has concentrated az much Of iA
business aH possible la Tulsa THIS
last step wns taken with the recent
appointment Of J. &. Miller as re-
flnery snloa manager several weeks
npn the corporation moved the Of.
fices Of H. distributing division from
oklahoma City ro Tulsa. ana fol-
lowed THE by bring ng tho refinery
accounting department 10 Tulsa.
This concentration not only makes
for Increased efficiency In the
smooth running .. T., a II OtEaniAa
li0u. nut also offers further proof
hat Tulsa is ana viii remain the
ruid-cOnilnent oil center
g I. Muyhall. Of the Imperial Re
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-18

PALMYRA, III. Nov. 1.-Two al
tomobiio bandits who blew open the
safe Of the Palmyra state bank cary
today escaped from thicket six
miles east OF here when a posse of
600 farmers attempted to capture
them shortly before noon.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-18

The Twin state on company 1,
drilling at 2.2i6 feet In lts No
Bearhead In the southeast OF the
OF 10. a.i6-il The Same
company is drilling at ia6O feet In
Its No Thompson In the north
caAt of the northeast Of 2b-lb-l0.
The Splndlr,op on company arm
Ing on l0-acre strip In 0-ib-ll
has the sand and The well made sew
oral flows but It will doubtless be
drilled deeper Az the offset wells
are much further In the sand,
The Rieboid No. . In 23-ia-t2 iB
reported n failure at 2,9tO feet
The Eastern on company also has
failure In the southeast corner OF
30-lb-t2 Total depth 2,ol3 feet
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-18

A. H. Humphrlos. AT IN" mead oi
the IiumphficA Petroleum company
In In the city for the first tim" IN
more than n year and reports that no
has been putting In most OF his I'm"
hunting and fishing IN IN" northern
part ~ Colorado iic enjor IN"
sport and found It necessary in order
TO recuperarc- his health which wr
Of course fine remedy Iie VIII b'
In Tulsa for tho remainder OF tho
week
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-18

something IL doesn't care anything
about may bo an excellent me"nn OF
furnishing quests for bunch OF
Don Quirotos but the round thb'" Is
having an awful time trying 70 con
vince the public that Il II square