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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
T0WNLEY STORE
SYNDICATE WILL
BOOST CAPITAL
Consumers Co. Plans to Multiply
Stock BY Is and Put 1t
On Market

The Consumers United Stores Co.,
u Nonpartisan league subsidiary, will
increase its capital stock from $4,000
to $780, 900, at meeting Of the stock.
holders to be held in Fargo on Jan. 90
according to a notice published by the
company.
This increase in capital stoc!; is
part Of the scheme by which it is
proposed to turn the corporation al
fairs over to the 1850 farmers who
have purchased buying certificates s.
from the company. and which give
the farmers only the right to pur-
chase merchandise from the company
for cash, for period of 10 years.
Because of criticism that centcrc
On this plan Of handling the business
the company recently announced that
control would be given to the farmers
1t is understood that it Is the plan OF
the company to issue shares Of stock
to the farmers to replace the "buycrs
certificates" they hold now,
Reports from several sections o:
North Dakota are to the, effect that
the farmers arc not SO kccll over ,h3
return Of the stores as league lead
crs wonlu have folks to believe, ;:i
tho company's record for fuliilimsnt
of it's pledges in tho establishment OF
stores, carrying tic stock, etc. has
been slow, and il many Instances. un~
tirely lacking.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27

MONTANA'S INDIAN
POPULATION LARGE

Helena, Mont. Dec. 27.--Thc latest
census Of the Indian population OF
Montana, as given by, Cato Sells, IN
dian commissioner, shows 12l30 i'll
this state. These figures include only
wards or se:niwards OF the govern
mcnt, who remain on reservations.
The number of Indians ana breeds
who have struck out for themselves
and live apart Of their tibes, among
the whites, is known to be consider
able.
Mr.. Sells report shows prosperity
among the tribes over whom the gov
ernnlent, retains control. The Crows
placed a large amount Of land under
irrigation last year and more went
under the dry-farm system. On the
Fort Belknap reservation. the area
under cultivation is constantly in
creasng. Flathcad Indians are doing
well, according to Sells report.
The Indians Of the state continue
to take an active part in all national
movements.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27

K0LCHAk FACES
CRISIS; SOVIETS
CLOSING POCKET
All-Russian Commander Retir-
ing Before Overwhelming
Force of Reds
MAY LOSE HIS CABINET
Regarded Doubtful Whether He
Will Retain Any of Gov -
ernment Long
NAY LOSE HIS CABINET

London, Dec. 27-Admiral I[Olchak.
head Of tho all-Russian government
in Siberia, apparently faces a critical
situation, according to Moscow ad-
vices. Bolshcyil forces advancing
eastward along the Siberian
railroad from Omsk, former capital of
the. all-Russian regime, are said to
have captured Tomsk and Taiga and
to have occupied a number Of smaller
towns in that region.
Admiral hKOlchak and his cabinet
left Tomsk recently retiring to the
east, hut reports received here, ilrli-
cato the retreat of the allRussian
army may be cut off as . result Of the
action of social revolutionary clements
which have set up new government
at ,Cheremkovo, about so miles north
west Of Irkutsk. a
May Loose Cabinet. I
II is considered doubtful here
whether Admiral sholchalk will find
Of his government when he
finally gets to lrkutsk. His present
whereabouts is not definitely known.
Further west another center of re-
bc!lion has developed in the Amur
river valley, Blagovcstchensk being
isolated from the outside world, ac-
cordinG to dispatches. ~
NladivOstpck dispatches state that
the United States and Japan have
reached a basis CT agreement, for Joint
action against the D0lsheVilii in ST.
horia The details arc as yet unknown.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
QUESTION AS TO
NEW BUDGET ACT
AND ITS EFFECT
Contention Raised That Law Is
New One and Not Retro
active Amendment u
WOULD MEAN MORE MONEY

Much, from the standpoints of North
Dakota inSurgcnt officials, whom the
league majority undertook to chastisa
during the recent special session, will
depend upon whether the acts of that
session, which the legislature under
took to give immediate effect, are also
held to be retroactive This is partic-
ularly true of Senate Bill A, the new
general appropriation measure, which
reduces appropriations for the attor-
ney general, state auditor and sccrc-
tary of state to near the vanishing
point.
Some Of the insurgents contend that
Al is not an amendment of the omni-
bus appropriation bill enacted by the
sixteenth assembly in regular session,
but that it is an entirely new act. 1t
is contendcd, therefore, that this law
is not retroactive and that it can have
10 effect upon expenditures already
made by the several departments af-
fected, This contention. if substanti-
atcd. would mean great deal to tho
attorney generals office particularly.
The attorney general was given $99,-
600 for the bicnnium by the regular
session last winter. OF this amount
it is presumed that he expended dur
ing the first six months OF the new
fiscal year 70 percent, or approximate
iy $4,000. Tho special assembly, in re-
yamHiDg the budget bill, gave the attor-
Dny general but 100000, which. it was
pointed out during debate on this
measure, would, providing the attorney
general already has used ONe-fourth
or his appropriation, leave him only Il
trifc more than $1,000 with which to-
finance His office, during the ncxt
eighteen months.
Would Have More Money.
II the act is held to not bo retroac-
tive, but {; new budget entirely, then.
insurgents contend, tho now appropri-
ations Will be effective from the date
OF passage. In other words, Sthc attor-
ncy general would have $4,000 to
cover the next eighteen months instead
of orc-sixth of that sum, and the state
auditor and secretary of state would
enjoy similar benefits. &.t
1t is probable that a test on this
question will come within a short
time, for balance Of $4,000 would not
tide the. attorney generals Office over
a. very long period, while very little
would bc Lett, il the budget is held to
he retroactive, for the secretary OF state
and the state auditor. For the pres
ent, however, both factions at the CAP
itol arc playing a waiting game. The
governor has not called meeting or
any of the state boards, nor has he
named the, new state sheriff? or at
tempted any other action which might
bring the new laws to a focus.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
BELOVED NORTH
DAKOTA WOMAN
AUTO VICTIM
Mrs. A. NJ. Christianson Re.
ccivcs Sad California News
Christmas Eve
WAS ON :, YULETIDE' TRIP

Mrs G. X. laldwin, mother OF Mrs.
a. NJ. Christianson of Bismarck, wife
OF the chief justice of the North Da-
kota supreme court, and for four
years prominent resident OF Minot,
diei at San Diego, Cal, on Christmas
night as result OF a Christmas eve
automobile accident. A telegram
was received by Mrs. Chrstianson on
the day before Christmas announcing
that Mrs. Baldwin had been seriously
injured ana Friday morning this adj
vice was followed with a message
stating that death had occurred
No details of the accident were
given, other than that, Mrs. Baldwin,
who, for the last 10 ydars. has made
her winter home. with her son, Tom II.
Baldwin, at Pasadena, had driven
Christmas day to San Diego, where
the accident occurred. Much of the
last 10 years Mrs. Baldwin had spent
with her daughter here. and she had
a host or friends in Bismarck to whom
the news comes as sad blow.
Mrs. Christianson had just left the
hospital when tho message announc.
ing this tragedy came, and her ply
sician has forbidden her to travct
SO she will not be able to attend the
last rites for her mother, which will
be held in Pasadena. Mrs Baldwin
was a iclong member of the Epis-
copal church and all Episcopalian
funeral service will be conducted.
Mrs. baldwin was born in Ohio. sc
years ago, and she came to North
Dakota in 1901, when she took up
her home in, Minot. She was, in
every respect. a remarkable woman.
enc who retained her youth unim-
paired through her more than half
century Of life. and whose talents as
a reader and clocutionist made her a
favoritc among her friends throughout
Il he state. Mrs. Baldwin first went to
California TO make her home with
her son at San Diego a years ago.
-Four, years ago they took up their
residence at Pasadena.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
LARGE TRACTO or
INDIAN LAND GOES
AT GOOD PRICES

According to the Mclaughlin Mes
scnger 104 bids were opened at the
Agency at Fort Yates OH Dec. 10th, for
Is tracts OF Standing kock lnN,an land
or tho bids So were accepted and .CG
conflicting bids rejected. 1t was the
best sale ever held since the sale Of
surplus Inherited and incompetent In
dian land; was put in erect on the
reservation Il number OF years ago.
There. were sold Sage acres, bringing
a total sum Of $lll,4lC20, an average
price OF $13.14 per acre. This is all
increase in the average price of over
So per acre since the last sale which
was held on November 10. This is also
the highest average price ever realized
at any sale,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
SANTA CLAUS GOOD TO UNDERWRITERS
IN THE WAY OF WOOD ALCOHOL CHEER
GROOM FAILS TO
SHOW UP; FEAR HE
is REDS VICTIM

Monson, Mass, Dec, 27.-Dr.
William Gray Vermi'ys Of New
\ York, a former naval surgeon,
failed to appear for his wedding
with Miss Ruth M. kenney Of this
town yesterday and today his
absence was still unexplained.
Miss kcnney, who resigned as
professor Of Spanish at Bucknel
university to marry D.. Vermilye,
was reported i'll at the home Of
her parents.
Miss Kenney's family feels that
her flance's absence was due TO
violence. The expected bride
groom, it was explained. had been
engaged in federal service in
Z rounding up radicals since his
discharge from the navy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
ASKS
FOR GEN. WOOD

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. PA .vot
ers petition asking that the name
of General Leonard Wood be
placed on the republican ballot for
the primaries next April 20, when
the voters will express their pref
erence for presidential nominee,
!. was filed with the secretary of
state here today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
MAN IN Il
AMERICA DIES
AT AGE OF 1873
William Peyton, Negro, Served
Virginia Family Through
Six Generations

Farkcrsburg, Va, Dec. 27.-Wil-
liam Pcyton, negro, one of the
Oldest men in the United States,
d!ed yesterday at Little Hooking,
o., near Parkersburg, at the age
Of 12S years.
In his youth Peyton was a slave
of a Virginia family by the name
OF Creel which later moved into
West Virginia. AS a slave and a
freedman he served this family
through six generations it is said.
'Peyton was in full possession OF
his faculties until within a few
weeks OF his death.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27

Minneapolis, Dec. 27--Last sum
mer thieves stole an automobile
from a North Dakota farmer,
conducted tour to Minneapolis,
incidentally stealing tires from
every farmers. car found on the
way and innumerabie chickens
which were later sold in ST. Paul.
Police Of Minneapolis today be-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
MILL CITY POLICE THINK THEY HAVE
MEN WHO STOLE FARM CARS AND CHICKS

licvc. they have the tourists.
George Grebc,bingcr Of Terry
Mont, Charles Schoenen, chi-5
cago. and kc Verne Phillip, South
st. Paul, are being held.
Arrests followed according, To-
the police, after one OF the men.
attempted to dispose Of the tires
at Minneapolis pawn chop
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
FLIPPING TRAIN
PROVES FATAL

jTowncr, N. d., Dec. 27.---A report
reached here today that Leroy Grove
had beon killed while attempting to
Jump from moving freight train near
Devils Lake. The remains were ship.
ped to Columbus, Ohio, where the de-
ceased leaves two sisters to mourn his
loss, in addition to Il brother in Can,
ada, II
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
81 "a = We - NaAlA AaAn
MAKING HAY AS
SUN SHINES rs
LIGHT ON RAID

Devils Lake, N. o., Dec. 27-
While removing hay stacked on
the Gray farm near here yester-
day $5oo,oo0 In wills, mortgages
and other valuable papers were
found. The valuable papers were
taken from the bank at Bremen,
Wells county, raidsd September /
g last BY yegomen, the police
state.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
BANDITS AGAIN
BOOST LIMIT IN
/, POKER CONTEST

CenterviIle, S. D., Dec. 27-Ran-
dts emulatiny the act of robbers
in other states. broke up a poker
>gamc here last night. our
masked men spoiled the party OF
II local men and it is said that
tic haul netted the bandits about
$1,000 in cash and considerable
ieWeIry. t,.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
LANCER ASKED TO
TALK AT UMTOWN

Attorney General William Langer
has accepted an invitation signed by
rs farmers of Stutsman county for an
address at the jamestown armory
next Tuesday evening. Mr.. Langer
will speak on the general political sit
uation, and his address will be the sec
ond he has delivered since the leagues
"anti-lying" act, 'applying only to
state officials, was passed at the re-
cent special session.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.
;0Mnu TO confusion attendant

OWng 10 coH1uS'U'r etGeHuA''s
on moving the plant, The Tribune
7 has been forced TO discontinue its
2 o'clock mail edition for patrons
served on No. and 8 of the
|, Northern Pacific.
Starting Monday, December 20,
the> mail edition viii be resumed
and our patrons will be given the
same mail service as in the past,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
BISMARCK DENTIST
ON STATE BOARD

Governor Lynn J. Frazier has named
DR.. c. C. Hibbs of Bismarck and DR..
Solen Crumb of Fargo members OF the
state board OF dental examiners for
terms expiring March 16, 1928,
to- succeed D.. G. J. Patter-
son of Fargo who has left the
state, and DR.. w. Y. Follis OF Omemee.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
MADRID EXPERIENCING
EPIDEMIC OF TYPHOID

Madrid, Friday, Dec 27 Madrid is
expcrier cingRa small epidemic of ty-
phus fever. The civil hospital is fmll
of cases and a camp has been estab-
lshcd on the grounds of the San Juan
hospital.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
ONE BIG UNION
HEAD SENTENCED

Winnipeg, Canada, Dec. 27.--Sen-
tencc Of two years Imprisonment was
given here today to r. B: Russell, one
OF the labor leaders in Winnipeg's re-
cent general strike. Russell was
found guilty OF seditious conspiracy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
Eiity.Four Die in East.

Chicopcc, Mass, Dec. 27.--Thc drink
ing Of whiskcy with a wood alcohol
base has caused deaths Of 54 persons
in Connecticut valley cities today.
The lists of victims mounted during
the day with reports from this city,
Holyoke, Springfield and Hartford,
Conn. Others stricken by the concoc-
tions marketed for Christmas festivi-
ties were reported seriously i'll, blinded
or dying.
The victims in this city this after
noon numbered 80 including one wo-
man, in Springfield, four; Holyokc.
seven, and Hartford, thirteen.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
AMERICAN B I r D
MEN WE'RE SLAIN
BY MEX BANDITS

e. Paso. Texas, Dec. 27,-Licut-
Cecil Connolly and Frederick
Watcrhouse, American aviators
w"o lost thcI lives after being
forced to descRd in lower CaIfor-
MIA, Mexico, sre murdered, ac-
oording to tSaAmQny before the
senate SUB committee investigat,
ing Mexican affairs eiveh here to-
day by Joe Allen Richards,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
Major Belden Very Low,
Says California Report

Shields, y, D., Eec. 27.-Reccnt
word from Long Beach Cal, says
Major w. l.. IDelden is very low and
his recovery is doubtful.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
DEMAND MADE FOR
TRIAL OF CROWN
PRINCE WILHELM

london, Dec. Ii.-.l'rcderick will
helm, the former German crown
prince, will be included in the list Of
'el seas whose surrender for trial is
demanded by the French, according
70 an unofficial report Of a recent
between British law Officials
and Edouard lgnace, French under
secretary for military Justice
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
They Stand It Better Here.

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 81. - Atho no
deaths have occurred here from drink
ing wool alcohol more than fifty cases
of such drunks have been reported to
the police station within the past three
months. One of the methods of pro-
curing the concoctions has been to
drain the radiators of automobiles pos
lice officials say. a y
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
Charged With LO0timS.

London, Dec. 27.-lThc cX-crown
prince it is said will be charged with
criminal oifcnses including looting, and
robbery with violence committed in
France. There appears to have been
no further decision reached at the
conference with regard the case Of
former emperor Wilhelm. .
A full list of the men whose surren-
der will be demanded has been COM
plcted it was stated and the steps
which are to be taken to insure their
surrender have been decided upon.
One or two questions still outstanding
will be submitted to Premiers Lloyd
George and Clcmenceau when they
meet in Paris next month.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
MOONsHlNE STILLS TAKEN

Two "moonshine' stills of Is and
80 gallons capacity and "a barrels Of.
raisin mash were confiscated in raid
by operatives Of tho Internal revenue
department at Homewood, a Chicago
suburb. Two men were arrested after.
one, whose identity today had not
been established, sought to attack the
officers with rifle. 4
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
WEATHER REPORT

For twcnty-four hours ending at
noon, Dec. q.
Temperature at a. M. ......3S3
Temperature at noon. 40
Highest yesterday .............3
Lowest yesterday 20
Lowest last night. .........31
Precipitation .............. None
Highest wind velocity. .2G-NW
Forecast
For North Dakota. Generally fair
tonight. and Sunday; somewhat colder,
west portion tonight.
!, Lowest Temperatures
Fargo IS
Williston .................. 81
ST. Paul.. .........t. ~
Winnipeg .................. -
AGlclld $500. .......5.s., ,......... ~
NulCd6O 30
Swift Current. .............. so
Kansas City. 80
ORRlS W. ROBERTS,
Meteorological.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
WOOD MULE FOR
.YULETIDE CHEER
FILLING MORGUES
Federal Agents and Health Au-
thorities in East Stirred to
Investigation
MANY DEAD IN CHICAGO
Thirty Victims Reported BY
Coroner Since July l-Mur.,
der Charges Filed

New York. Dec. 27-Fcderal agents,
health authorities and police in many
cities in the east were stirred into
action against traffic in ''whiskey'
made from wood alcohol following the
wave of death and blindness from this
cause in Massachusetts and Connecti-
cut The death list of victims Of
christmas cheer in these states to-
tailed at least 4 ! early today. Officials
declared it probable that unrep0rted
cases by the score exist from coast to
coast. A general warning has, been
issued here by agencies cooperating
in the fight telling the public Of the
danger lurking in anything that
passes for whiskey in saloons.
Arrests were expected in New York
today in connection with the death in
Chicopcc Fails, and Holyoke, Mass,
and Hartford, Conn, the three towns
hardest hit by the poison drunk as liq-
ucr. Four men are under arrest In
Hartford charged with murder.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
Home Brcws Kill.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-Alarmcd by six
deaths from wood alcohol il, 4S hours
and the fact that more than dozen
persons are in critical conditions at
their homes. or i'll hospitals as a result
Of the drug authorities issued new
warnings against the danger and re-
doubled their efforts to stamp out the
evil.
All OF tho Christians victims of tho
poison drank home brewed liquor
r.hilc celebrating the holiday season.
Dr.. John Dill Robertson in state
mcnt said there was no known anti
,dotc for wood alcohol poisoning and
.hat persons who drink large GUAM
tity Of the drink are certain to either
80 blind or die.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
No Woody St;nff Here.

In Bismarck, says Ignatius. The
Tribune office boy, wool alcohol is not
the favoritc quafr. Just now, says,
lgnatius, it is sweet spirits OF nitro,
which may by a certain treatment be
transmitted into something that is
lContinued On Page Severn
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
WOOD ALCOHOL FATAL.

Chicago. Dec. 27.-County and city
officials here today joined in crusade
against selling beverages containing
wood alcohol which, since July l, has
killed approximately 35 men. Four
today were reported in hospitals uh-
conscious from drinking wood alcohol
and four died yesterday.
1--WE have held inquests on 2S or 80
bodies since July /, all victims Of
this drug" said Peter M. Hoffman.
coroner Of Cook county. Il expect a
lot more in a few days from New
Years celebrations Y,
One ordinary drink Of wood alcohol
can make man permanently blind
and sometimes kill him, Mr.. Hoffman
adCIol
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-27
Two Held For Murder.

Two men who sold wood alcohol to
men who died after drinking it have
been held to the grand jury on mr-
der charges.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1919-12-11

49, - ~ - y "
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second bottle and IL is doing me a world
Of good. My strength is returning rapidly
and | feel better in every way.
81 am glad indeed 20 recommend the
medicine that is doing me so much good
and do not hesitate to give this state.
mcnt. Mrs. Gertrude Sell, 2li7 Com
mon st.
Beaumont, Texas.-"One Of my sisters
became quite a sufferer periodically and
would have f%ainting spells. She doctored,
but did not improve. Then. three years
ago, a friend advised her to try DR..
Picrce's Favorite Prescription. II helped
her right away. and she has been in a
healthier condition ever since that time.
81 would never hesitate n moment in
recommending DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-.
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nave such great confidence in il, seeing
how il helped her."-Mrs. Mary +. Bran.
mer. 1870 Harrison Ave.
When a girl becomes a woman, when q
woman becomes a mother, when n woman
passes through the changes Of middle life.
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stand the pain and distress often caused
by severe organic disturbances.
At these critical times women are best
fortified by the use of DIR. Piercc's Fa.
vorite Prescription, an old remedy OF
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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1919-12-11
Colds
Break
Get instant relief with
"Pape's Cold Compound

Don't stay stured-up! Quit blowing
md snunling! A dose of "Pape's Cod
Compound taken every two hours un-
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lshness, sneezing, soreness, stiffness.
"Pape's Cold Compound Is the
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