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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02
OIL OPERATORS SHOW BIG
INTEREST IN GUTHRIE WELL

sGuthrie. Okla, Sept 2.-The En-
pire Oil and Gas company believes
oil VIII be found in a few DAYS in
It's test ten miles southeast Of Guth-
RE The possibility of this well be-
ing brought in soon has created a
great amount Of interest among large
companies operating in the state.
The test which the Star comDanv
was sinking eight miles north Of
Guthrie has been purchased by James
Grower Of Carlyle, Ill. who will sink
II to the 1000 foot level at once.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02
Calls An Al Night
Phonograbh 4 Nuisance

Chambersburg, Pa, Sept AL
leging that despite his protests and
requests Mrs Hazel Kramer persists
in playing her phonograph at all
hours Of the night, Walter Schuch-
man, Of this place. has brought a
prosecution against the woman for
maintaining a nuisance.
Schuchman charges that Mrs. Kra-
mer frequently plays the photograph
and has dancing in her apartment
until o'clock in the morning. there
by causing himself and his family
much annoyance and loss Of sleep.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02
OIL COMPANY ENCOUNTERS
GOOD SHOWING OF GAS

Abilene. Texas. Sept. 2.-The Fort
Phantom Hill oil company. drilling
10 miles north Of Abilene. encountered
a showing OF gas the last Of the week
IN the Joe Scott No. ? The gas was
Ielnd at a depth Of 1920 feet Drilling
is being continued.
A deal for about 5000 acres of oil
leases in this county has been closed
mere. Dr. D D. Hatfield. of Yucon.
W Va, purchased the leases.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02
HOG CREEK REFINING co.
ACQUIRES I5-ACRE TRACT

StephenvEle. Texas, Sept. 2.-The
Hog Creek Refining company has ac-
CURED a IS acre tract on which to
erect its 5000 barrel refinery The
site is located near the Cotton Belt
roundhouse
Work on the plant viii begin at
once The company viii also begin
work on a 5000 barrel pine line from
nesdemona to this site at an early
date
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02
FORT WORTH REFINERY TO
HAVE 1000 BARREL. RUN

Fort Worth. Texas. Sept 2--The
Fort Worth Refining company is
making final ARRANGEMENTS for its
refinery to be located IN this city
The refinery VIII have a capacity Of
1000 barrels per day.
This company is a new organization
composed Of a number Of leading oil
OPERATORS. who have been active in
oil work in Louisiana. Oklahoma and
Texas
This same organization is planning
to construct six plants in the south
western oil fields. locations for the
other plants have not yet been Sc
lected.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02
DRILL ENTERS BLACK SAND
At DEPTH OF 4I34 FEET

Mineral Wells Texas. sept o.
Fourteen miles northwest Of Mineral
Wells the Sinclair Gulf company has
drilled its well on the Holt ranch into
the black lime. This formation was
encountered at depth Of f15s feet.
At which depth it made 100000 cubic
feet Of gas and IS barrels Of oil daily.
Drilling is being continued and the
well VIII be completed within the
next few days
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02
Steals Quart OF WHISKY,
Leaves Note OF Thanks

Chicago. Sept. "A gentleman
thief who is an exponent Of a new
code Of honor among thieves has been
discovered in Chicago The thief not
only invaded the office Of j. c. Bill
ingslea. an Advertising agent. and
appropriated a quart of whiskey. but
later he sat down TO a typewriter and
wrote out a note expressing his
thanks.
Thinks fir the whiskay.r said the
note. That is jus which wanted"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02
OIL FLOWS FROM ABANDONED
WE'LL IN THE ARLENE FEEL

Abilene. Texas. Sept AFTER Andy
Urban No 1 was abandoned because
OF the salt water flow and the casing
was pulled out Of the hole oil flowed
from the hole into the slush pits and
bitches.
visitors to the hole a few days ago
noticed the flow Of oil. Il is believed
that when the casing was removed
the gas pressure made the oil flow.
steps are being taken TO exploit
further in this we'll
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02
INDIANA COMPANY TO BEGIN
DRILLING AT DESDEMONA

The De Beaufort Desdemona Petro-
ieum company. headed By the Belgian
count De Beaufort. is reported 10 be
preparing to commence drilling on IFS
holding in northeast Desdemona. Tex
as field. by September 10 The COM
Dany was financed largely in Terre
Haute. Ind.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02
CORPUS CHRISTI COMPANY
GETS GASSER UNDER CONTROL

corpus Christi. Texas, reports state
the Corpus Christi OH and cas- com
pany has its z0.Q00.000 cubic foot
gasser at WhitepOinr. near that city.
under control. and is preparing TO cut
u INTO the lines The same company
Is drilling another well near the first
one
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02
o. CoMPANY HUYs LE.sE.

Vernon. Texas. Sept. 2=The Texas
T. K D. Oil company has purchased
leases on leo acres west Of here. adj
Joining the holdings of the West Yer
non l VI company for the consideration
from Key brothers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02
AWARD CONTRACTS TO DRILL
3 81 WELLS NEAR GALLUP, N. M.

A Gallup. n NJ. report says the
Arizona Land company, which IS drill
/ ing for oil in the Seven lakes district
near that place in Mckinley county
has struck some gas AT 290 feet II
is claimed that contracts have been
lie. for drilling 80 wells in that par
ticular section
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02
HARD 10 GET lIATERIAI.

The ". ". Cox OIL company has
not sDudde in because Of delav In
getting material This company is to
driu on the ". ". Cox ranch in the
Iularosa basin in the western part
OF Otero county. y N.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02
GAS FRANCHISE FxTENnrn

Cleburne, Texas. Sept IA fran
ehise has been extended to the North
Texas Gas company PERMITTING it to
lay pipe lines over the city's streets.
Citizens Of Cleburns will no doubf IL
able to get natural gas connections
IN the early part Of 1920
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02
NEW MEXICO RECEIVES s1esooo
FROM OIL AND Gas LEASE

The state Of New Mexico has re-
ceived from leases OF oil and gas
rights on its lands more than sI25--
V9o. So far about all Of the applica-
llons have been approved The total
acreage applied for has not been com
piled.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02
ORAGNTzE on ConIPANY-

The Sierra Detroit Oil and Gas com
Dany is q new corporation ORGANIZED
by R W. Jackson. John Bingham and
Charles Hill to exploit prospective
oil lands near Rincon. y. n The
capitalization is s30O.o00
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02

SkelIy & Sankey's No. Anderson
well Is renorted as two feet in the
sand at 2s33 feet and spraving 200
barrels Of oil. This well IS in the
Desdemona- Texas. field.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02
2ANGO REFINING COMPANY
TO BEGIN BUILDING SOON

Gweetwater. Texas. Sept 2.=Oue
mile south of here on the Kansas City.
Mexico & Orient railway tract. The
Range Refining company is placing
material on the site on which ii will
begin building its new refinery at an
early date
The Packard oil and Gas company
has requested that the city Of Sweet
water deed to it 100 acres of the 1900
acres owned by the city on which to
erect an oil refinery. This company
is drilling at Lake Trammel and pro-
poses to build the refinery at the
switch near the Lake The CITY has
passed favora bly, on the proposition.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02
BETTER
DEAD

Life is q burden when the BODY
IS racked with pain. Everything
worries and the victim becomes
respondent and downhearted. To
bring back the sunshine take
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02

Lawn Mowers snarpened. Allen
Arms & Cycle Co., 4o4 n. Oregon St
Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02

=, Draw from I to : and 50 on to the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02

Noodle says. Trace fifty four
Morning - I adore
The Washington herald., 1919-01-23
ADAMS ESTATE
Goes TO WOMAN
Brother and Sister Do Not
Share Under Will Favor
ing Carrie R. Adams.

The entire property of Henry T.
Adams was left to Carrie r. Adams.
better known as Carrie r. Adams
Childs." in Mr.. Adams will. filed for
probate yesterday. Although / bear
no i'll will to my brother, John NJ.
Adams. and sisters, Mrs. Joanna T..
Warwick and Mrs. Mary T.. Collins.
yet / regard the said Carrie R. Childs
Adams as If she were my own daugh-
ter" wrote Mr.. Adams in his will,
dated March 26, 1872.
Joseph Washington Ofrutt left his
whole estate to his wife, Ida Lee Of
futt, until the youngest child should
become of age, in his will, filed for
probate yesterday. At that time, Mr..
Offutt's will provides. one-third shall
go to Mrs. Offutt and the remainder
be divided among the children. Mr..
Offutt made the request that all real
estate should be kept intact, If pos
sible, until the time of division. Among
the pieces of real estate mentioned in
the will are lot at st. Elmo, Va,
property on Z street, and a farm.
Maria Oblinger was named sole heir
to the estate of her husband. Wilson
Oblinger, in his will, filed for probate
yesterday. Mr.. Oblinger's will bears
date of December 9, 1912.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-23
1t Works Sometimes.

The unwritten law is not always a
good excuse for wronged husbands
Thomas Brown found this out after
he had whipped a man and then
started after his wife, Margaret
Brown.
The affair happened last summer.
Thomas and his wife were then sep
arated.
He sneaked around the house in
the wee small hours of the morning
and listened to his wife talking 10
the man.
Then he jumped in the window. al
most sclring them both to death.
He dived at Margaret and smacked
her. The man butted in and at
tempted to defend her.
Thomas picked up chair and let
him have II on the head. Then he
turned his attention 70 mis- wife
again. and whipped her some more.
Where he has been all the time
since summer is a question the police
will have to answer. but the case
was just called yesterday.
Thomas's lawyer pleaded the un-
written law and argued that his
client was justified in even going
further than a fistic assault.
Judge Mcmahon took a glance at
the written law, after reading be-
tween the lines, and fined Thomas $
S25
The Washington herald., 1919-01-23
Just What KipIing Said.

Those youngsters who seek out the
bright lights and the wine and the
women, all manage to get into trouble.
Norris Wright Is but II years Of
age, but in worldly wisdom he is
about twice that old.
He got in with a rough, tough
crowd of people Monday night.
1t was a rough crowd that drank
sang and raised Hades in general. II
got so noisy that the place was raided.
The boy saw a woman's watch lay
ing on her bureau and "absent-mind-
edly" took it. This was about a. m.
He old Judge Mcmahon that the
woman knew he had the watch, but
had soured on him. after the gay
night and had him arrested.
But-another watch was missing,
and sure enough Morris had that one,
too. Detective Bauer recovered both
of them.
The evidence showed that the boy
was guilty, even though onlookers
were convinced that he wasn't alto
gether to blame.
However, the court was of the opin-
ion that every joyride shows on the
speedometer and look at Norris con-
vinced the court that he had Travelled
pretty fast.
The boy was fined IS in the first
case-and sent to the grand jury in
the second.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-23
KENNETH P. CLARKE
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Was Employe of Division of Regis
tered Mail, Post Office Department.

Kenn>.h 2. Clarke, of the division
Of registered mains. Postoffice De-
partment. died Sunday of double
pneumonia resulting from influenza.
Mr.. Clarke was 2s yesfs & age
and had been in the Postoffice De-
paftment nine years, having risen
from a clerical position in the low
est classified grade to clerk-in-
charge of the parcel post section. di-
vision of registered mails, office of
the Third Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral.
He was the son of the late George
M. and Mary Kate Clarke and is sur
Vived by one brother, Harold III.
Clarke. assistant solicitor of the De-
partment of Agriculture. Mr.. Clarke
was a resident of the District of Co.
lumbia all his life. He was char
ter member of the Federal EN-
ployes' Union and prominent
member of the committee which
prepared its constitution.
The funeral service viii be con-
Quoted at the S. H. Hines Company's
funeral parlors, 2901 Fourteenth
street northwest, today at p. m.
The following friends and associates
in the government service will act
as pallbearers: DR.. l. V. b. Mar
schalk, c. Howard Buckler, Walter
d. Brown, John A. King, L. James
Ward, Milton r. Crandall, S. K.
Blassingham, William H Murray
and George Batchelder. Interment
will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-23
Good Morning, Judge =
M Human Interest Stories Of
" Police Court Happenings.

There are jags and jags-but the
one Paul Washington got on the
other day was the most be-e-eauti-
full and spectacular one Florida ave-
nue. ever saw.
Paul ordinarily Is a sober boy. He
only gets on a jag once in great
while, and when he does-"good
night lunchn' There's no holding
him.
II It had not been for the cops and
folks looking on, there wouldn't have
been anything left on the street at
all.
The boy, who wore soldiers uni
form, was making things hum. He
had folks stepping out OF his way
like he had the plague.
When he aHoke the next morning
there were two charge of destroying
drunk charge, one for disorderly con-
duct, one for larceny and two for as
sault.
He was caught trying to break
into an undertaker's shop. He had
broken the window and was almost
in.
IT don't member, Jedge." said
Paul. Amt got no reckerleckshun
of anything at Eu."
For all you know, then" said the
court, you may have committed a
murder"
IT might have" answered Paul
Wouldn't be surprised"
His commanding officer convinced
the court that he would be court
martialed and Judge McMahon fined
him s65 and sentenced him to serve
90 days and suspended sentence.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-23
ASKS $4,000 DAMAGES
FOR FALL In SHAFT
Bernard Ginsburg Sues Hotel for
Injuries Received.

Damages of $1,000 are claimed by
Bernard Ginsburg as compensation for
injuries alleged to have been received
when he fell down an elevator shaft
on December -. 1917. in a suit uleG
yesterday in the District Supreme
Court against the Hotel Lafayette.
Ginsburg states that the door af
the casing about the shaft had been
left open, and that owing to- the
darkness of the shaft he was unable
to perceive that the elevator was not
upon level with the first floor He
alleges he received four broken spinal
vetebrae and a fractured right wrist.
, Ginsburg's attorneys are Darr.
Whiteford & Darr and Ashley NJ
Gould. jr.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-23
u ARE INDICTED
BY GRAND JURY
Charges Range from Assault
With Dangerous Weapon
to ENLIGHTENMENT.

Indictments against twenty-five
men and one woman, ranging from
assault with a dangerous weapon
TO embeZzlement, were reported yes
terday by Isaac Cans in his first re-
port as foreman of the grand jury.
These indicted and the charges
brought against them are as fol-
lows: Charles c. Garges, Winfield
Smith, Florence Morse, Edward
Plowden, and Otho F'underburk, as
ssult with a dangerous weapon;
Harry Kaufman. John Locaaio.
James W. Hunger, James Williams.
and Joseph Wood, robbery; william
A. GroOmes and Alfonzo Thomas,
housebreaking and larceny; william
Newman and John Frye. nonsup-
port of minor children; Massalone
JCne, nonsupport Of wife; Matthew
Henderson and Dewey Griffith,
grand larceny; Louis A. Doxey,
false pretenses; Samuel Herndon
and Eugene B. McKanna. joyriding;
William johnson and Hilleary Til
man, robbery and assault with a
dangerous weapon; and Asa n.
Cook. alias Norman Cook, embezzle-
ment
The Washington herald., 1919-01-23
USE AUTO Lock
TO STOP 1AEFTs
This Advice Prominent
Dealer Gives to Curb
Motor Car Stealing.

Don't wait until a large number
Of automobile thieves are sent to
the penitentiary. Figure out for
ing stolen.
This is the advice that a promi-
nent automobile dealer gives in re-
sponse to a suggestion from Maj.
Raymond W. Pullman, superintend-
ent of police, that auto thieves need
penitentiary sentences to curb their
activities.
The 537 cars which have been
stolen since the first of July, 1918,
would not all have been stolen had
the owners installed anti-theft de-
vices, or else figured out for them
selves the means to-prevent car
stealing.
This statement, it was learned
does not apply to cars that are
stloen by professional thieves, then
camoufaged for resale. The advice
given by the automobile dealer ap-
plies solely to owners whose cars
are stolen for joyriding and then
abandoned in a more or less dam
aged condition.
Won't Deter Thieves.
Penitentiary sentences will no
more deter automobile thieves, re-
marked the dealer, than it stops
men from sealing anything else or
committing any other crime that
calls for a penitentiary sentence.
Stealing automobiles is no differ
ent from stealing anything else OF
value as far as viola ting the law is
concerned. If the fear of the peni-
tentiary would stop men from steal
ing automobiles. 1t would also be
the means of stopping burglaTies.
murders, forgeries, assaults and
such crimes. it was pointed out.
There are ways to prevent auto
mobile thefts. the dealer stated. if
their owners will either install an
antithief device or have a stop cock
with a lock inserted in the gasoline
feed pipe. Locking the wheels is
another good method against the
casual joyrider.
OF the 537 cars stolen. 444 have
been recovered and a large portion
of the recovered cars were aban-
doned by the thieves after they had
tired of them.
1t is better. the dealer stated, to
even use a heavy chain and chain
the car than to wait until long peni-
tentiary sentences have so frighten-
ed joyriders that they no longer
dare to steal cars.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-23
J. G. Blaine, jr., Quits
Red Cross for Bank

James G. Blaine. jr.. grandson of
the late speaker of the House and
candidate for President, has retired
as director of the department of de-
velopment. American Red Cross, to
become vice president of the Liberty
National Bank Of New York, and
has been succeeded by Edward c.
Trossett, head of the Crossett Lum-
rer Company, of Davenport, Iowa,
who has been associate director of
the department of development since
October, 1917. Mr.. Blaine's home is
in Providence. r. I. He came to the
Red Cross in June, 1917.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-23
OFFICIAL WAR PICTURE
TO BE SHOWN TUESDAY
Making of a Sailor" Will be Dis
played at Central High School.

THE Making Of a Sailor" a film
story in six reels, will be shown next
Tuesday evening at o'clock in Cen
raj High School auditorium under the
auspices of the Community Center
Association Of the Public Schools.
This film is an official war picture
with the scenes laid in New York
city on board the United States Penn
sylvania, the Admirars flagship, and
in Newport, r. /. This showing is
given by courtesy OF the Photographic
division of the Navy Department
Music will be furnished by Riemer's s
L. S. Army Orchestra, composed en-
tirely of honorabIy discharged SOL
diers, most of whom have seen SER
vice on the battlefields Of France.
The public is cordially invited.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-23
GENERAL FORECAST

Temperatures continue above the normal in
all Tarts VI the country. the weather being
UnsGas nably warm in the Northwestern States.
the Great Central Valleys an1 all districts
east thereof Disturbances were central We,ines-
day night over the Gulf of Mexico. the upper
lake region and the Western Canadian provin-
ceG The ny Is s0Esred with clouds over all
districts east Cf the Rocky Mountains and in
the North Pacific States. and during the last
q hours there were rains in the Gulf States,
Tennessee. Arkansas and the Far Northwest
ad Michigan
The UutblOk is for a continuation Of un-
settled weather and Tains over much Of the
cruntry east Of the Mississippi River during
the next q hours. No decided temperature
changes indicated for the eastern half Of
the country during Thursday and Friday.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-23
Plebiscite on Prohibition.

Columbus. Ohio, Jan. 2.-Petitions
asking for a referendum on the Fed
Cral prohibition ratification resolution
will be circulated in Ohio next week
by the Ohio Home Rule Association.
II enough names are secured people
will vote at the polls whether to re-
Ject or accept the ratification resolu-
tiOn adopted by the legislature.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-23
She Was Right.

Some of the girl war workers who
have come to town since Uncle Sam
put on his boxing gloves have re-
ceived pretty raw deals from their
landl9Gics.
One OF them, whom we won't name.
because she is perfectly respectable
The Washington herald., 1919-01-23
rOC,r. TEVPER,TUREs

Midnighf- 4. . am, o. am. 8; s am
=; an. 3: 10 am. 3s; Il Noon, 40; pm,
= r-m-. q; pm. u; s pm. a; 10 pm,
q Highest. =; lowest 3
Relative humidity: an. 100; ? pm, &c;
2 I'm. 81. Rainfall s pm. to 8 PM. trace.
HoUs Of sunshine 0. Per cent d possible
sTnsLine O.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-23
DEPARTURES

Ac1HmuIatct excess q temperature since Jan
uary J. ls-g. 20: excess Of temperature since
January l. 1912. &c; accumulated excess Of
a. reoiIItatiOn since January l. 1919 ,-05-
TEmE=fa-lrc same date last year: Highest, D ;
llW=zt. T.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-23
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
LOCAL FORECAST

District Of Columbia, Eastern Pennsylvania
New jersey. Delaware. Maryland and Virginia
Threatening with probably rain Thursday and
Friday; not much change in temperature; mod.
crate sasteTly winds.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-23
Senators on Coal Junket.

Senators Reed and Vardaman de-
parted yesterday on the Pennsyl-
vania coal junket.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-23

ana innocent-was In court, charged
with jumping her room rent
it appears that when the girl rented
the room there was an understand
ing that certain accommodations were
included which failed to be supplied.
she got tired of the room and quit,
oHering to setLe. with the landlady
for $40, which was IS less than what
the landlady wanted.
The Inconvenience the girl suffered
was worth more than s., and the girl
thought 1t perfectly proper to settle
things that way.
The landlady baked. She wouldn't
take the $50, and had the girl arrested.
When she told her story in court
everybody who was listening was in
sympathy with the girl.
Even Judge Mcmahon was in SYM
pathy with her. He dismissed the
case, and told the landlady to use
other means to get her money.
There is Limit.
Some men were born grouches,
some acquire grouches and still
others have, grouches thrust upon
them.
John Barnhart belongs to the sec
ond class. He acquired his crouch
because his wife, Ella, insisted on
him eating his meals off a retired
ironing board.
Monday night he protested loudly.
Ella was entertaining company In
the dining-room and had refused to
let John eat at the table.
He came in the dining-room with
a pitcher in his hand.
Does All eat in heah, or does All
eat in de Kitchen" he demanded
''Yo eats whar All puts yo'," an
swered wifey. getting red in the
face. with embarrassment
Den yo' eats yo' meals in de
horspittle." said John. as he broke
the pitcher on her head. The com
pany flew.
Dat woman plumb wore nah
pashunce out, Jedge," he explained
to the court
That was no excuse for you to
wear the pitcher out over her head" ="
said the court.
pitcher wuzn't wuth much,
Jedge," put in John.
1T was worth me 1ning you s1O,"
said the court.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-23

TIE Mans stees-OffieinI weather
Report-Thr
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-03-26

SUBSTITUTES: Current Tor PolIel.
Field goals-Porter 3, G. Manner 9.
Thune A, Schulke, Esser, Ochs. Foul
goals-G. Manner 5-1l, Shapiro 2-S
Referee-Lynch. Umpire-Jackson. F
Chisholm Beaten By Points
In the seminal New Ulm came out
victorious against the heavy Chisholm
team. The score was 26 to %. Line