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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
TAX BOARD
HEAD IS
COMING
Fred Sims Will have Hands
Full at Crown Point
Next Week.
ESPECIAL TO TIE 1tursl

SPECIAL TO The FINEST
CROWN POINT. Ind. July 26-Tha'
there will be a monster jam Of people to
greet Fred A. Sims. chairman of the
State Tax Board. here next Wednesday
goes without saying Mr.. Sims has an
nounced by telegram to County Auditor
George Poland that he will be present to
meet all persons and corporations in.
terested in appeals pending before the
state board.
North township embracing the
city of Hammond, Whiting. East Chica-
go. Indiana Harbor, Will be present III
swarms of taxpayers. both corporate
and Individual Few Of them are salts
fed with the 10 per cent reduction or
real estate The Lake county board Of
review had appealed equalizations OF
many industries also 70 the state board
and representatives of these industries
have been notified that they can present
their cases to Chairman Sims next We'd
nesday The board will make no final
decisions next week but final hearings
will be had at Indianapolis on the 14th
of August.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
PROTEST
AGAINST
CONTRACTOR
Hammond Business Man
4 UP in Arms Over Putter-
ing at Calumet Bridge.

Disguised with the manner in vhicl
the contractors are frittering away their
time on the Lake George bridge On
Calumet blvd. Otto Knoerzer. president
Of the Champion Potato Machinery Co
OF Hammond, is one of the many re-
Gently 70 express their sentiments IN
emphatic terms.
7 am satisfied" said Mr. Knoerzer
this morning. that any contractor who
knew his business at all could have put
in that bridge in three weeks and here
Muzzall & Sons have been on the Job
ninety days and / cAn't see that they
can really be said TO have started. They
have no equipment on the ground and
have two or three mon puttering around
for a few hours day, accomplishing
nothing 1t is simply a waste of time
At the rate they are going now they viii
not have the Job finished before fall.
and I doubt if they have it done then for
il just looks to me like they don't know
their business.
Fortunately there has been no acci-
dents al the bridge yet but IL is Just
a miracle and a bad accident Is bound
10 come sooner or later If all of the
thousands Of machines which travel over
the street have to put up with that little
temporary bridge. The danger signs are
not clear and one does not know what
he is up against until he IS right at the
bridge I think 1t is time a mighty howl
was raised by the people to get some &C
ton on this matter
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26

The Baptist denomination will dedi-
cate two large community houses. one
located in East Hammond and the other
in Indiana Harbor. The buildings and
furnishings viii cost approximately
$4,000. Provision is made in the build
ings for all kinds OF welfare activities:
Reading rooms for boys and girls. men
and women. class rooms. day nurseries,
kindergartens. dispensaries models of
their kind assembly rooms, cooking class
rooms. laundries fitted with electric
washing machines. bath rooms. shower
baths for men and women. boys and
girls, dining rooms. each with a seating
capacity of 250. besides two large roof
gardens.
Young ladies. specialists in their chos-
en- fields Of work. will live in the build
ings and devote all their energies to
the development Of American ideals and
character building. Miss Moore head Of
the East Hammond house. and Miss
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
{. CHICAGO STRIKERS
PRESENT THEIR DEMANDS
Green Engineering Co. Ex-
poets to Give Men An
swer Today.

Some time today the Green Engineer
Ing Co. of East Chicago will reply TO the
ultimatum rendered by a delegation of
the strikers who have been out for two
weeks. The demands were as follows.
That eight hours shall constitute a
days work. time and one half for over
time. doubIe time for Sundays and all
legal holidays
The molders rate for an eight hour
day shall he six dollars and forty cents.
Time and half for overtime and double
time on Sundays and Holidays.
All outside regular working hours ten
per cent on the dollar.
The electricians rate shall be eighty
seven and half cents per hour time
and half for overtime. and double time
for Sundays and holidays
Tool and die machinists SIS cents an
hour. time and a half for overtime etc
For machinists this comprises hand
and automatic screw machine. lathe
milling shaper. benchhand floor work
eighty cents rer hour. time and halt
for overtime etc
Fifty-three cents per hour for special
lists, this comprises drill and punch
press operators and IS cents for helpers,
time and a half for over time, etc.
Apprentices not less than thirty-five
cents an hour. etc.
Sheet metal workers. eighty cents an
hour and helpers fifty time and a half
for overtime. etc
Laborers, nifty cents per hour etc.
Pattern makers 800 an hour etc. Crane
men seventy cents per hour. Carpenters
sf.O0 per hour.
An answer is to be given sometime
Saturday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
c. SCHOON
IS FALSELY
ACCUSED

Cornelius Schoon. Of Munster. who
was arrested last Sunday on charge Of
passing a worthless check at the Silver
jewelry store in Hammond, has been re
leased and completely exonerated of all
completely in the affair. Later a similar
check was turned in BY J. w. MnIikan.
who had cashed it at his sporting goods
store. 1t was also made out TO "R.
Schoon" and was for S25 like the Silver
check. but was signed by ". c. Phcrl
instead of II. p. Downey.
Sehcon had been arrested BY Officer
Einselc because of the similarity of
names and since the description given bv
the victims fitted him almost exactly.
However. when Silver and Millikan
visited the station they immediately said
Cornelius was not the boy and he was
released. He has always had a good
reputation in his neighborhood and those
responsible for his arrest keenly regret
the humiliation which he was forced to
suffer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
William |. Kick Kicks
Himself Into Jail-He
Kicked Young Kicks
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

DALLAS, Tex. July 26.-WiN l.
Kick did kick SO did Mary Kick.
Martha Kick and all the little Kicks.
SO did the cop on the beat In fact.
there was so much kicking until
Will l. found himself kicking behind
the bars Of the county bastile- He
Is still kicking and 50 are the oth-
crs. 1t all started when VIII i
Kick kicked about the Kick supper
one evening. He raised suck a kick
that Mary Kick kicked him out of
the Kick home and told him 70 stay
out. This was too much for kick
lie went to neighborinS store and
got some cider with a kick in II.
When the apple juice had kicked
him. Will i returned to the Kick
home and began TO kick. There
was a kick for Mary kick, Martha
Kick and all the little kicks-real
kicks There was a mighty howl
from the house as VIII I. Kick was
kicking about The coppers came
and kicked VIII Kick Mary. VIII
/. Kicks wife. wanted to kick. SO
did Martha. his daughter. but The
cops said kick Kick no more, for
every kick Kick is kicked some one
Will suffer Then they took Kick
away while he continued kicking.
VIII J. now kicks because he IS
charged with disturbing the peace
and assault and battery. Let VIII
I. Kick kick" said the jailer. VIII
I. Kick? I'll say he will
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26

Beekley, kindergarten teacher. are now
on tho field. Miss Troeck and Miss
Fletcher are now engaged in work at
Indiana Harbor
r c Spear VIII supervise the work
among the men and boys of the Harbor
house and Rev G. NJ Brodie viii have
charge Of the men and boys work at
East Hammond for the present. Other
trained workers viii be here in Septern-
ber. including two trained nurses, one
for each building.
We have not asked the citizens oe
the Calumet district 10 help us erect
these buildings and furnish them says
Rev. Brodie. The Baptists themselves
have met all the expenses. Many good
people have expressed their appreciation
Of the possibilities of the work of the
community houses and have offered Of
thor own free will. to help US financially.
We need a hundred dollars 10 begin a
library for boys. 1t may be there is a
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
TWO MORE
BOX CAR
LOOTERS

Another rich haul was made By rail-
road detectives when TWO more box
car iooters were rounded UP after
puzzling authorities for several weeks
Sec-eted inside 4 high platform used
as a base for a stove in a lonely
shack The officers found hundreds Of
dollars worth OF canned goods and
other material which had been stolen
from cars
George Britton. $50 Fayette street.
Hammond. and Mark Harshbarger.
whose home is at Claypool, Ind. who
had been living in the shack near Os-
horn yards Of the Nickle Plate rail-
road, were the men arrested Both
held positions Or trust with the rail-
road which they had robbed. Britton
was a yard clerk and Harshbarger
vas a car inspector.
Detectives had been watching for the
robbers for several weeks when Chief
special Agent zielke and Captain
Bauers Of the I II B. force managed
to trap Harshbarger on his way 10 the
shack with a basketful Of stolen ar
licles HIS pal Britton was later trap
red by the I. II b. men, assisted by
Special Agents Quinn and Bush, Of
the Michigan Central force
The men We're charged with grand
larceny and were taken 70 Crown Pt.
today 10 be tried before Juge Smith
in the criminal court
Among tho articles stolen we're a
large tarpaulin used % protect a gov
ernrnent shipment quantities Of can
ned goods, coffee and even popcorn
Harshbarger cleverly covered his
tracks for a long time and frequently
reported cars which had been opened
and brought in boxes from which part
Of the contents had been removed. II
was later found that he was the fell
low who had opened the cars and had
rohhad the boxes
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
WHAT'S THIS?
BEVO HANGOVER7

Robert L. Conray and John Gum
Of 2947 4oth st., Chicago, and Carl
Ridenback. 622 ". bennington ST.,
Chicago, were arrested last night on
GostNn street in Hammond by OIL
Ger C. Fandrei. Ridenback was book
ed for driving an automobile while
intoxicated and the other two who
were in the machine with him are
charged with being drunk.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26

good hearted man lover Of boys. who
would be glad to give US the necessary
amount TO start a boys library. 1t is
possible there is a Sunday School class
of young ladies who would give US an
equal sum TO begin girls library. We
are greatly in need of four pianos. May
be you have a secondhand piano which
you would gladly donate 70 the work.
or if you have first-class second hand
piano you would sell for small sum.
communicate with me at the Nee Hotel
Pictures for the kindergarten rooms,
boys and girls rooms. and the day nur-
series. are needed.
IF you are interested in any way in
helping in the furnishing OF these build
ings. leave a message at the Nee Hotel.
Hammond. and we Will be glad 70 see
you relative to any phase Of the work.
We want YOU 10 feel that these buildings
are yours. TO be used for the development
OF life and the making Of good citizens"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
BOB" OPENS UP
A. FINE PLACE
AEzEk

r. g. Jennings who for number
of years conducted popular ice cream
parlor and confectionery OH Sibley st.
which was sold to Dickson Bros sew
eral months ago. is once more back in
the business. He has just finished Mt
ting out the room formerly occupied
by the Hammond Trust & savings
Bank. 597 Holman street. tn a fine
soda fountain. tables ana show cases
His ecu pment is one Of the best III
Hammond He can easily accommo-
date nifty patrons al one time. Mr.
Jennings has part of his stock Of fine
candles and cigars on hand and Is get
ting his soda fountain all primed this
afternoon for the & rush a his open
n
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
YOUR COOPERATION
IS DESIRED

Water users have been requested
through the Lake County Times. also
by hand bills to sprinkle the following
hours. providing you have hose permit.
North Of Webb 81. due east and west
from 3 p m. to = r. m. and 5 . m. to
q a. m.
South of webb St. due east and west.
from Z p m. TO II p. m. and a. m. to
?.
Users. fat and metered. are hereby
notified that unless they adhere to the
above notice. that the Mayor will en-
force the Sprinkling Ordinance, pro-
hibiting all sprinkling in the city, 50
that the manufacturing, business and
dwelling houses will get sufficient sup
ply of water Users violating above
notice will be prosecuted.
T-26-2t 6. G. BLOChlE Supt-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
ATTORNEYS
PETITION FOR
INJUNCTION
Rush to Goshen to Lay Mat
ter Before Judge Baker
In District Court.

Asking that former employees
now out on strike and others affiH-
ated with them be enjoined frsea
pickedng the plant, interfering
with other workmen on their wav
to work and congregating in the
vicinity of the plant, Fred W. Mil
Ter, chief clerk to the works man
ager of the Standard Steel Car Co.,
OF Hammond, filed a petition in the
U. S. district court for an injunc-
ton.
FILE IN DISTRICT COURT.
The bill was fled this forenoon by At
torneys Fred Crumpacker and E H
Friedrich with Deputy Clerk Charles
Surprise OF the u. S District cour,.
names the following defendants: "A
Potraza. c. E. Atchison Mike Conner. o.
F. McCay. Walter Solczynski. James
Barry W. J. Spolnik. Otto Henker. joe
Kodmon. Peter Norwak. John Keller.
Joe Black, X. Lipinski. o. Nowakowski
John Lissock John Monday. Pete Skro-
bod. Joe Halbowicz. Louis Nowoliiz
Pohn orga. John Senacofski, John Ko-
wal. Anton Slozyk. Laric Wojcik,
Thomas Marl<ie. Paul Lukowski. E. D.
Boyer. Konstanty Yoblonski, Wlsdislaw
Ogurck, Adam Bizczinski. x. Chalson.
J. Tryka. William Gordon. Frank
Ceimba, Joe Miller. Joe Lasch other
wise known as 'Hegewisch joe John
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
SHOCKING
AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENT
Three Brothers Hit in Car
by Interurban; Two Of
Them Are Dead.
r,k-UsNArIoNAL NEWS sERvIcEl

tk-f LNNATIUNAL NtNS SERVICE
LEBANON Ind. July 26-Everett
Caldwell S. Burnet Caldwell, Is. and
Adrian Caldwell Il sons of Mr.. and
Mrs VIM Caldwell IF near Mechanics
burg. in Boone county, were ki'',a. and
another son. Donald, s. is in hospital
here today probably fatally hurt, as a
result Of a crash in wh1h their auto
mobile was struck By Terre Haute. In
dianapoHs & Eastern traction car. The
BOYS we're returning home after tr p
to town for supplies. Although the ap-
proach was clear. the machine was driv-
en- directly in front of the intcrurban
which was speeding at As miles an hour.
and was demolished. The bodies of the
dead we're badly mangled The injured
boy has crushed y ull
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
MAY RAIN NEXT WEEK.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE
WASHINGTON. July 26--The weather
bureau today issued the following fore
cast for next week.
For region Of the Great Lakes. during
the week beginning July Is. the weather
will be partly cloudy with occasional
showers and thunderstorms the first
half Of the week Warm weather tbs
first half of the week. normal tempera-
ture thereafter.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
MARY MAC LANE
ONCE AGAIN

IHIIAfTD. july % = f1aNIne OnIN
eighty-hve cents in her possession and
that amount being unacceptable TO the
police as a bond. Mary McLane. author
Of Il. Mary McLane. and heroine Of the
film Men Who Have Made Love to Nc.
languishos in jail here today. She was
arrested on warrant sworn out by Mmc
ALA NJ. Ripley. modist. who chars2s
the acrtess-authores with larceny as
baillee through failing to return gowns
and furs loaned her for her appeararca
in a movie production
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
BANK STATEMENT

IINIEFNAIIUNAL HEWS sENVILE
NEW YORK, July 26.-Bank state
ment: Average loans decreased s10s,-
5sS,000; demand deposits decreased S67.-
Se2 000 time deposits increased Sill
S95.000; reserves decreased S27.5242S0.
Actual: Loans decreased S9I054. 600: de-
mand deposits decreased SlO6.354 600:
time deposits increased s14,02s,000; re-
serve increased $3.042 200.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
CHICAGO GAS
REDUCED IN PRICE
,iNTERNArIoNAL NEWS SERVICE

CHICAGO. July 26-Tn these DAYS
when almost everything IS going up It
is cheering to note that one thing has
come down. BY order of the state public
utilities commission, gas rates in Chica-
20 have been reduced three cents per
1000 cubic feet The commission re-
jccted petition Of the gas company -
increase its rates six cents per 1000
cubic fet
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
WANT ALLIES
OUT OF RUSSIA
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

LONDON. July 26.-The evacuation p
Russia by allied troops was advocated
today BY the Daily Express editoriaiiy
we have no business in Russia whers
the people must work out their own sai-
vation." said the Daily Express. "All If
our men must be brought home at once
under the eyes of the feet Pray heaven
This is stiu possible"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
DANGEROUS LIVE
WIRE REPAIRED

A dangerous live wire WAS reported
down a the corner Of seventh avenue
and Connecticut street and until re-
paired by the Gary Heat. Light and
Water Company endangered the lives
Of peestrians. The sputtering wire
could be seen a block away
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26

DR.. +. W OBERLIN. who has been
doing some heavywei ght wrestling with
rheumatism for five months. is able to
visit his Office again in the afternoon
and expects soon TO be able to resume
where he left off.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26

sUPT. H. E. LAMPRELL. Of the Amer
lean Glue Works. went 10 work this
morning at one o'clock. He has a small
strike on his hands.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26

H r. SCHNEIDER and his side-kIck.
Freddie Donovan, viii leave for a
months vacation next week and their
place OF business viii be renovated.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26

c. NJ. MCDANIEL, former school sup
orintendent is going back and forth to
Chicago. learning the ropes preparatory
to padding his own canoe in business
next month.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26

CHARLEY NAGEL. manager Of the
Hammond ball team. believes in keeping
his ear TO the ground He tries to please.
anyway.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26

MANAGER W D. WEBB, Of the Lyn-
dora. has the most beautiful lawn in
town in front Of the handsome hostelry
on Columbia ave. and it Is a sight for
sore eyes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
vAGABOND
MUSKETEERS'
LONG WALK
Tramp Over Lincoln High
way and Pass Through
Dyer This Week.
ESPECIAL 10 rHE LINES


DYER. IND. July 26.-No more inter-
esting sentimental tourists have
ever passed along the Lincoln Highway
than two san Franciscoans who went
through here on Thursday and are known
as the "Vagabond Muskcteers." Thov
are covering the country on foot from
Frisco 70 New York.
The two travellers are Ernest Walsh
poet-aviator. and Albert Powers. writer
both Of the Bohemia Club. San Francisca.
The remarkable part Of their journey is
that the two young men have made the
1000 miles and expect to reach New
York without using a single penny for
subsistence
Both Of the travellers are little more
than youths. and arrived at LaPorte's
Y. NJ. c. :. tanned and dust covered from
head 70 foot.
KNOWN ALL OVER TIE U. s.
The ''Nagabonds. as some newspapers
all IN \ the country call these eccentric
young men do not carry any baggage
and their only clothes are the garments
they wear. a one-piece outfit resembling
the uniform worn by aviators.
we are not making the trip from the
athletic point of view" said Mr. Walsh
whatever we may gain from this expe-
rience physically Will be only a by-prod-
uct we loiter and rest whenever we
please. taking in the wonderful nature
Of this wonderful country The impress
sions received from mountains west and
the prairies and woods Of central United
States have revealed TO me for the first
lime how great and awe-inspiring is this
(ConTfnued on page nsA1
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26

IF 1T takes half hour to come after
me with a car. said Frank Betz. how
long would it take me TO walk home
from the -Four Corners?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
MEN WALK
OUT Of NEW.
CONFERENCE
Place Blame for Failure of
Negotiations on Street
Car Companies.
1ErrsNATloNaL NEWS SERVICE

CHICAGO, July 26.-Strike of
employees of the Chicago surface
and elevated railway lines, which
would virtually paralyze the elec-
trio transportation system Of Chi
cago seemed appreciably nearer
this afternoon when representa-
tives of the unions walked out of a
conference convened to arrive at a
basis for settlement of existing dis
putes.
FURTHER FARLEY USELESS.
The men declared further parley with
the street car companies and the state
pubiic utilities commission vas useless
and that the situation would be put up
to the membership Of the unions
Blame for the failure OF negotiations
vas placed upon representatives of the
companies by the union men They
declared the companies, by making pub
lie letters TO the unions, had effectively
served an ultimatum denying the eight
hour day and offering maximum wages
of sixty cents an hour instead Of eighty
fve cents the men demand
WILL TRY TT AGAIN.
The state public utilities commission
later issued a statement saying an ef-
fort would be made TO bring about
assumption of conferences
If the men persist in their present at
tltude 1t is likely that a strike will be
come effective within the next twenty
four hours.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26

Fred Crumpacker hasn't forgotten where
he parked his car for almost a week
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26

II YOU see Adolph Hirsch these days
you'll notice the smile that won't come
OIL Joe" is back and the feeling IS
just the same as If the stork had
brought him another.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26

a BIG bunch of Boy Scouts are laying
for Monday morning at nine o'clock with
a vengeance. Cedar Lake or bust.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26

L. :. COMMISSIONER c. L. SUR
PRISE says he has bigger corn in his
back yard than his father, a noted corn
grower has on his farm, but Jake
SchIoer laughs when you ask who takes
care of II.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26

ERIC SPROAT is sporting a new car
and IS going TO sport new house soon:
all saved up by cutting out rhum.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26

WEBB STREET. residents have a
sroat time keeping tra&k of their sprink-
ling hours-especially Larry Cox.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26

THE Postal Telegraph CO. is laying
conduits in the alley east of Holman
from State 70 F'ayette. preparatory to
moving its Offices in the Hammond
building
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
VISITORS FROM OHIO.

Mr. and Mrs Frank Hall OF Ak
ron. Ohio. are guests for a week Of
AIR. and Mrs. 4. Flora. 25o Polk st.
Gary Mrs. Flora and Mrs. Hail are
sisters.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26
BOLSHEVIN START TROUBLE IN Big HAMMOND PLANT
DID YOU
HEAR THAT

FRED MOTT is able to be out again
with his head all bound around with a
piece Of bandage after his accident
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-26

BOB JENNINGS the W. k ice cream
merchant. whose new place Of business
is about ready for the public. says never
again" when nc thinks of the three
months work getting ready.