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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
AGREE ON SOLDIER LANDS
VIII Introduce Reclamation Measure
in Congress Next Week.

Washington, May 16.-Agreement
was reached here between members
of congress and Secretary of the In
terror Lane on a bill for reclamation
of western arid lands to give work
and farms to discharged soldiers.
The measure will be introduced
early next week.
1t provides that soldiers shall be
employed in reclamation of arid lands
at 81 a day. They are to be priYi-
legged to homestead such reclaimed
lands under a long term payment
plan. Each soldier is to be entitled
to an advance from the government
of 81, 200 for erection of a house and
other buildings; $500 for a team and
farm implements and $500 for other
purpoSeS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
CREEKS IN SMYRNA
Nations Dream of Five Gen.
turtles Now Is Realized.
Has Mandate To Administer
Asia Minor City.
ALLIED NAVIES ARRIVE THERE
Five U. s. Ships Included
Great Celebration in City.
Stirring Up of Trouble by Turks
Caused Action.

Paris, May 16.-An extensive allied
naval concentration has been begun at
Smyrna in connection with mandate
to Greece to administer the city.
The British and the French each
have fleets on the scene with landing
parties, the Greeks have a battleship
and five gVnboats and the Italians
have five large warships. The United
States naval forces are the battleship
Arizanoa and four destroyers. The
various allied naval contingents are
drawn from the forces in the Adriatic
and the Black sea. Troops also are
being concentrated from Saloniki. y
1t is understood that British and
French forces are cooperating in the
Greek administrative mandate.
Grecce's Dream Realized.
- Athen. May 16.-One of the great
est events in modern Grecian history
occurred yesterday when military and
naval forces occupied portion of the
coast of Asia Minor. This was a real
iZation of Greece's dreams of five cen
turtles.
Permission for the occupation was
given by the peace conference on re-
quest of Premier Venizelos. following
official confirmation that the Turks
were stirring up trouble in Asia Minor.
An entire division of Greek troops
was landed at Smyrna and occupied
considerable territory on elther side,
including Avail. 100 miles to the
northward, and Vourla, forty miles to
the southwark
The troop ships which sailed from
Cavalla on Tuesday were escorted by
two battleships and four cruisers. One
of the battleships was the Kilkis (for-
merly the American battleship Idaho
sold to Greece in 1910.
Ceremony Attends Landing.
The landing was attended by consid-
cradle ceremony, as yesterday was one
Of Greece's principal holidays, known
as Roses day. The occupied territory
is populated almost wholly by Greeks.
"a Paris dispatch Thursday stated that
IAN important port in Asia Minor would
soon be the theater of an interaIlied mill
tary and naval manifestation in which
Greek soldiers and French, British and
Italian warships would participate.')
Five U. S. Ships Arrive.
(By the Associated Press.J
Paris May 15.-The United States
battleship Arizona and four United
States cruisers have arrived at
Smyrna, according to an Athens dis
patch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
Kansas city Live stock Market.

COCO. Market strong to Zoe higher. op,
S20s0: bulk of sales. S2O.25GI 20.6O; heavy.
$20.60@ 2O.S0; medium, $50. 2o6t20.10; lights,
$19.O0a20.5 80; pigs. S1400@ 1876.
SATTLE-Receipts 1000. Reef cattle, Zoe
to 15c higher: other steady; medium steers.
1915; common. S12.5OGl450; light weight,
good, $14.25d 1915: common. S1O25@1f 10
butcher heifers, S7.65d 1910; cows, S6.S5d
1913; Gamers, S5.50@G75: calves. S10.5OG
1925: feeders. $10.OO@15-50; stockers, $500
614.J0.
SHEEP-Receipts 800. Market steady.
Lambs, $15.15Q 1880; common lambs, $1I.0O
also; yearling wethers, $125O114 so
ewes. $95OI12.0O: common, $5.0O@9.5 so
breeding ewes. S9.50Q17.OO; feeder lambs,
$1,000 1850; Angora goats, $5.50@S15.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
KANSAS AMONG LEADERS
State Ranks High in Child Welfare
Work, Says Official.

work, says Onc1aI.
Pratt, Kan, May len the Chill
dren's Year Campaign for the saving
of 100000 children, inaugurated by
the federal government, Kansas saved
her full proportion, Mrs. e. E. Brew
err of Beloit, Kan, chairman of the
health committee of the Kansas Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, stated in
her annual report at the federation
convention here this week.
She stated that undoubtedly the
weighing and measuring of children
thruout the state have been the
means of educating the mothers in the
care of infants and creating a greater
interest in child welfare work. In this
campaign the women's clubs all CO.
operated with the state board of
health, land were instrumental in
making Kansas one of the leading
states in child welfare work" This
work included placing in the hands of
every mother birth registration card
and a Kansas Mothers Booklet, con-
tanning valuable information on the
care of the child.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
GAS TANK ExPLODES
Blast in Business District Causes Sen
sation-No One Hurt.

The loud explosion of a gasoline
tank wagon belonging to the Capital
City Oil company in front of the Pc
rine Iron works, 500 Quincy street,
at $3.50 Thursday afternoon, brought
scores of persons rushing to the scene
fortunately, the wagon was empty. 1t
had been taken to the iron works to
have some seams welded to prevent
leaking, and the accumulation of gas
inside the tank, unable to escape rap
idly enough thru a hole, caught fire.
Jess Farris. welder for the iron
works, was working on the wagon at
the time, but escaped without injury,
probably due to the fact that the ex-
plosion tore the tank apart at the
seams and did not burst the body.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
FARMERS TAKE OYER MILL
100000 Cooperative Company Is Or
ganized at Wamego.

'Wamego, Kan, May 16.-An agree
ment has been reached whereby on
June Is, 1912 the Lord Mill property
and business pass into the hands OF
the Farmers Cooperative Milling and
Elevator company. The consideration
is $4,000.
The Farmers company is chartered
for 100000 and the officers are Hem
ry Breymeyer. president; A. w. SoeI-
ter. vice president; A. F. Floersch,
secretary: L. J. Brock, treasurer
The Lord company has been in BUSH
ness here since 1903
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
ITALIAN row UNSETTLED
No Progress Toward Settlement, Says
Page-WiII Publish His Plan.

Paris, May 16.-Ambassador Page,
returning to Rome. admitted here
that he had made no progress toward
a settlement of the Fiume question.
He declared he would make public
the compromise plan he submitted to
the big four"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
RECEIVE CAR OF TAGS
New Automobile License Plates Have
Reached Topeka.

The first car load shipment of mo-
tor tags has been received in the au-
tomobile department in the office of
L. j. Pettijohn, secretary of state A
ment.
total of 100000 motor car tags
have been ordered by the state. This
order will be supplemented this fall,
as the humber of cars now in the
state exceeds 100000 and the total
may go TO -225, 200 by November. A
total of $4,000 motorcycle tags have
also been ordered by the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
Five L. S. Ships Arrive.
INV the ASsncia Led Prans,
NO FENCES AROUND THEM
Austrian Pence Delegates Enjoy Com
pIete Freedom at st. German.

st. German En- Laye, May 16.-
The Austrian delegates to the peace
congress, who arrived here Wednes-
day, strolled freely thru the streets
and parks Thursdal, apparently en-
joying complete freedom. There are
no barriers here like those which sur
round the German delegates at YER
sailles
The Austrians have made no re-
quest thus far to communicate with
the German delegation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
SOLDIERS WILL LEAD
And They Will Not Tolerate Profitcer-
ing, Governor Declares.

Rosedale, Kan, May 16.-Gov
Henry J. Allen, Kansas, was on rec
ord here with the prediction that
soldiers are coming back to leader
ship" and will demand the real rea-
son for excessive profiteering in this
country"
Human greed in this country dur
ing the past six months is unparal-
ieied," the governor said, land pub
lie sentiment should be aroused to
oppose such a condition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
BULL CALF AT $4,000
Two Months Old Animal Brings Rec
Or1 Price at Madison, n. Y.

Madison, n. J.. May 6.-Florham
Leader, a 2-months-old Guernsey bull
calf, was sold at auction here Thurs
day for $4,000. said to be a new rec
ord price for any animal of its breed
Oaks Farms and Hugh Bancroft, both
of massachusetts,, combined to make
the purchase, paying $10,5O0 above
the previous record price
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
BASEBALL GAMES CODAY


indianapolis at Columbus, cloudy, 3 80 pm.
Louisville at Toledo. clear, 3 80 p. m.
Milwaukee at Kansas City, cloudy, 5 80 pm.
Minneapolis at st. Paul, cloudy, 3 y. m.
National League.
Chicago at New York, clear, ) so p. IN.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn, clear, 3 80 p. M.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, cloudy, $50
u. III.
st. Louis at Boston, clear, 3 Is p. m.
American League.
New York at Detroit. rain. 3 p. m.
Washington at Cleveland. cloudy, p. m.
Boston at Chicago. cloudy, 3 p. IN.
Philadelphia at ST. Louis, rain, 80 p. N.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

$I4.15@17.OO; common. S1O.50@ 14.25. Cat
tle heifers $S.256I 1925: cows, $S.15Gf 1900;
Gamers, $6.50@S.15.: calves, light. $13.0061
1925: feeders, $1O.25G1550; stockers, $3.50
@13.15
SHEEP-Receipts 6.000. Market steady.
Lambs. 81 pounds down $13.E56I15 Is; 80
pounds up. $13.25q1500 common, S10.00d
1900: springs $1I.00@1S.I5: yearling
wethers. $12.25@ 132J: ewes, good, $10.50GL
1900; common $1,000 1925.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

Wall St. New York. May 16.-STOCKS-
Buying of shippings. oils, metals and
equipments continued "a lively pace but
utilities reacted on point setback for
brooklyn Transit American International
extended its gain to 4 points and CASTOR
Williams to 81 before profit taking made
impression Other stocks. especially ,uinon
coppers and kindred issues moved steadily
higher. The inquiry for rails was c, m
paratively limited at the first but before
noon numerous Investment and secondary
shares Of that division, notably transcon-
stinental. Great Northern. Atchison Read
ing. Norfolk and Western and St Paul
became extremely active at gains of 1 to
2H point
Stocks showed very slight changes at the
opening of today's market but stronger
tendencies soon developed a renewal of
demand for shippings. oils. metals utilities
and other recent leaders. American inter
national. CASTOR Williams, Royal Dutch
IeXxas company. Anaconda, Inspiration
and Miami coppers. American and i,alIlwin
locomotives. crucible steel, consolidated
gas and general cigars rose / to 3 points
in the first half hour. United States steel
gained only a fraction aud rails were ir-
regular. coalers hardening while Pacifics
and Changers made fractional reqessions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
PASTOR is INDICATED
Rev. Sutherland, Kansas City, Free IL
Resume Pulpit.

Kaisas City, Kan, May 16.-The
Rev. J. W. Sutherland, pastor, was
free to resume his pulpit in the
Grandview Baptist church, following
his vindication Wednesday by the
Missouri Valley Baptist association.
He had been holding services in
hired hall until adjustment of a split
in the congregation which involved
court action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

New York, May 16.-BUTTER-Ma
steady. Creamery higher than extras, COZ
@61c; extras (92 score), Coo
EGGS-Market firm. Fresh gathered
extras, j01a a sic: fresh gathered northern
section. firsts. 47(d4S1ac
GHEESE-Market steady. State whole
milk, current make, flats, specials, SEQ
POULTRY-Alive, firm: broilers. 400 SOC +;
fowls, SIC: turkeys, 25c; dressed, steady
and unchanged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
Is southern Moderator.

New Orleans, May 16.-Rev. A. NJ.
Frazer, D. D., of Staunton, Va, was
elected moderator at the session here
Thursday of the fifty-ninth general as
sembly of the southern Presbyterian
church He succeeds Rev. James 1.
Vance D. D. of Nashville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
Chicago Live Stock Market

Chicago, May 16-HOGS-Receipts 1900.
Market 10 to 15c higher than yesterdays
average. Bulk of sales, $206OM 70. StT:
heavy, so. IO6l 2090; medium. so. 5OG 20 20 /:
light. S193j620.S5; sows. smooth SO. SJ6i
ao.25: sOws, rough, $1,000 1885; pigs, SIS :
@19G5.
CATTLE-Receipts 1000. Market steady
Steers. medium and heavy weight. choice,
$16T5d 19.2 medium. S14OON 100; COM
mon, S1175a1425; light weight. good,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
PHONE MEN COMING
Independent Interests of Kansas in
Convention June and 6.


Convention June and 6.
Six hundred men representing the
$50 Independent telephone interests
of Kansas will be in Topeka June s
and to attend the annual conven-
ton of the Kansas Independent Tele-
phone association. Reconstruction
problems, government ownership and
the increased cost of operation will
be the principle topics of discussion.
Speakers of national reputation will
be brought here to address the as
sembly.
The high price of material. the la
Dor situation and prevailing low rates
as opposed to the increase in the price
of everything else is proving a seri-
Gus embarrassment to the telephone
companies, according to L. NJ. Kraeg
secretary of the association. A school
for operators, with probably 200 girls
attending, may be one of the features
OF the convention. it was said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
Kansas City, May. 10.


Chicago, May 16--CORN-Close May,
$1;19: July, $1.61s@1.62; September, 81 80 y
Q1.555s.
oATS-May. e7atc;. July. 66N d66%c;
September, 633s 663s4c
PORK-May. $53.75: July, $49.G5.
LARD-May, $685.; July, $31.27; Sep
sHoRT RfBs-May, s2s.s7; July, s27.e5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
Poultry and Eggs.
FURNISHED by witchey Poultry & Egg
Co.. 517 Quincy-J


Topeka, Kan, May 1G
We are paying delivered: Heavy hens,
lb. 2Sc; light hens. 1b. 2Sc: stays. 1Jc cocks,
Id. 1Sc: broilers, 1913, IA Id to lbs. escii
47e per lib. Eggs in new cases at $40 50.
Loose eggs per dez. soc; guineas, 40 per
doz.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

Chicago, May Market
EGGS-Market higher. Firsts, 42h6
A%c; storage packed firsts, 4514c; extras,
FOULTRY-Alive, higher; fowls, 341sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

Minimum temperatures are for last
twelve hours.
Light to moderate showers occurred over
eastern and central Kansas during the last
twenty-four hours. the rainfall being heavy
in Mcpherson county. The temperature
was about normal.
Condition of Roads-Last column of
table above.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
Kansa. City Grain and Produce Market

Kansas City, May 16.-wHEAT-Cash
Market unchanged. No. 1 hard, $2.6O6f
81; No. 2; $25s@260; No. 1 red, 2.5O@
CORN-Market &c to &c higher No. .
mixed. $1.I5: No. 3, S11261J: No. 9
white, $1.I5@ 1T6: No 3. S1.T3@174; No, :
yellow. $1.14; No. 5. $1.71@1T3
OATS-Market unchanged No . white
!0Q lie; No. mixed, 6S@69c; No. . red
G9d7Oc. u
RYE-s1. 4od1.4o.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-se. 5o6J II
HAY-Market unchanged
SHORTS-S2.15 30.
BRAN-$1T0@I15
WHEAT-Receipts "a cars
BCTTER-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Firsts. 42c
POUTRY-Market unchanged.
CORN-Close: May $1T1; july. Sf.641s
Q1.4as; September s154h@1.55.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

Furnished by the Topeka Packing Com
pany, corner of Laurent aud Maids, n.
Topeka, Kan. May 16.
Springs over lbs. Die: old roustrrs. 15c:
broilers. 2 lbs and under. 27r; hens. over
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

FURNISHED by Darby Grain Co, corner
kausas Ave. and Curtis ST.
Topeka, Kan, May 16.
YELLOW CORN-S1TO.
WHITE CORN-S1.7U.
OATS-70c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

(The following sales were made this morn
ing at The Stock Yards. Kansas City. and
reported over long distance telephone Iii.
rect to the State journal by Clay Robin
son & Co., live stock commission mer
chants-)
Kansas City, May 16.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 900 head. Market steady, 15c higher.
HOGS-Receipts 5000 head. Market
steady. loo higher. Bulk of sales, S2O10@
2G.60: top, $20.S0.
SHEEp-Receipts 500 head. Market 1Oc
higher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

New York. May 16.-SUGAR-Raw,
steady centrifugal, T.2s; fine granulated,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

New York, May 16.-Ltberty bonds IL 80
a. m; ..314,s. 9s.9f; first As. unquoted
second 4s 1870: first AIS. $3.50: second
~ 94f2; third AVS, $3.50; fourth 4A's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

Kansas City Grain Market.
(The range of prices on grain futures on
kansas City Board of Trade az reported
by Thos. j. Myers. 301 N. L. Bldg)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

Furnished by the weather bureau office.
ToDeka. Kan. for the twenty-four hours
ending Mt a. IN. Friday.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-13
A Soldier Says

ssrTHE French army Is moro demo
l. cratic than the American" said
Corporal Charles F. Werner, 152d Field
Artillery Brigade Headquarters! "In
the French army men are soldiers who
learn to fight and officers who teach
them. In our army there were many
society prigs, who were fearful they
might get intimate with their men and
thereby lose control over them. The
result was that they acted like fools.
II think that prohibition is good
thing and that it would have been en-
acted if the, men had been here. The
soldier vote didn't amount to enough
to prevent prohibition, and there were
many soldiers who were aliens and
did not have any vote.
do I believe in the league Of ma
tions? Do you? Yes! Then you are
crazy! The league of nations might
prevent small wars, but it would only
encourage larger wars.
IA military man would have as much
chance for the Presidency as William
Jennings Bryan. The soldiers would
canvass against him."
New-York tribune., 1919-05-13
Art
- AA ~

The advisory committee of the New
York School Of Applied Design for
Women gave buffet luncheon yester-
day at 160-162 Lexington Avenue, to
meet the jurors for the 9th Annual
Exhibition which opens at the school
to-day.
A sale Of antique and modern house
hold furnishings will be held on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday afternoons
at Silo's Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, 40
East Forty-ffth Street. Divans, dining
and bedroom suites. odd chairs and
tables, continental and American porce-
lains, Greek pottery, bronzes, silver,
tapestries and Oriental rugs Will be
among the objects offered.
To-day is the last day of the sale of
the estates of the late Margaret E.
Zimmerman and Charles Stuart Smith
at the Plaza Art Rooms. Linens and
valuable Cluny flet and Irish point
laces and Paisley shawls will be Of
fered. The sale will begin at 2:3O p. m.
Yesterdays sale of silver and jewelry
brought $1,000. Among the buyers
were Mrs. Jonathan Thorn, Mrs. Samuel
Thorn and Colonel Creighton Webb.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-13

of his sister Helen" Another state.
ment that Mr.. Gould wants dropped
from the records is that his answering
affidavit "is an insult to the intelli-
gence Of the court and an attempt to
throw dust into the eyes of the court" 2"
Denies Profit Taking
Mr.. Gould objects also to the allie
CATION that his retention of bonds Of
the Kansas City and Colorado Pacific
Railroad to the amount of S3S7,770 in
an underwriting transaction was a
gross breach Of fiduciary obligation
and was an unworthy and dishonor-
able action which alone is sufficient to
require his removal as trustee" That
he took profits on investments of the
estates funds and made the estate
bear the burden of losses is another
charge that Mr.. Gould wants out Of
the papers before any further steps
are taken.
His alleged destruction OF records,
too. which Mr.. Gould has already ex-
planned were his personal books and
those of the states, is included in his
list of "scandalous and impertinent"
allegations.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-13
Barnard Girls Get
NeaU German Test
Rule Against Graduation
Of Students Who Lost
Examination Revoked

Barnard girls who failed in their
German tests 'for patriotic reasons'
are to be given another examination,
according to a statement made last
night by Mrs. Oliver Cromwell Field,
president of the American Women's
Legion.
Mrs. Field has been acting as cham
pion of q group of girls, who wrote
her anonymous letters recently stating
that they were to be prevented from
graduation because they failed in a
German test.
"Seven or eight girls" the unsigne
letter read, "are debarred from gradua-
tion for patriotically refusing to con-
form to arbitrary and unjust German
language exactions. Term tests in Ger
man have been imposed on all students
during the war, when almost all other
colleges have abolished all compulsory
German"
Mrs. Field replied by inviting all
senior German students to a "mass
meeting of protest" at her home yes.
terday afternoon. Only two girls ap-
peared.
However, there really was not much
left to protest about. Mrs. Field said
she had had an interview with Dean Gil
dersleeve, and the dean had promised
that the girls who had failed in Ger
man would be given a second examina-
ton.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-13
IL
People Turned Away at Second
Song Recital of Mime. Nina
Tarasova

Nine. Nina Tarasova, whose recital
at Maxine Elliott's Theatre two
weeks ago won for her instant recog-
milton, appeared again last night at
Aeolian Hall. Nine. Tarasova is re-
markable artist--in a limited degree a
Russian Yvette Guilbert, and she has
been able to give the folksongs of her
native country with vigor and a va
riety of mood such as no singer has
shown in New York in recent seasons.
Though possessing an excellent nat
ural voice, she commits with it about
every vocal sin a singer can commit
Yet such is her interpretative power
that this is quite forgiven.
Especially delightful last night was
her singing of the lullaby ode of Katie
Katjerina," but in everything she did
there was tone of the soul and an un-
limited amount of Imagination.
She was assisted by Vladimir Du-
binsky, 'cellist. The audience was one
Of the largest which ever assaulted che
doors Of Aeolian Hall 1t arrived in
such numbers and such confusion that
the recital was twenty-five minutes late
in beginning, and as it was nearly a
hundred persons were turned away
from the doors. Nine Tarasova is
we'll worth hearing. G. V.