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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
HOMES AND STORES
LOOTED AT WILL
Thieves Recently Specialize
Upon Firearms, But Use
Other Articles.

Housebreakers continued their aotivi-
ties Thursday night, according to many
reports received by the police, They
say they are at loss "a explain the
sudden epidemic OF robberies which
have resulted In the looting OF homes in
the best residential districts, but others
have an idea
Charles w Morgan, 1910 Peabody
avenue, reported his home was en-
tered and robbed while members Of the
family were away As far as II known
q revolver was all that was taken.
Jake Kamnsky, 1856 Vance avenue
saws his pressing shop was broken into
and The following clothing stolen; Six
suits Of clothes and l5 pairs Of trousers
The thief forced q rear window TO gel
into the shop,
Clothing, shoes and dresses wer Stol.
en- By burglars who forced an entrance
10 tho 4, Weper clothing store, Thomas
street and Marble avenue. Tho prop
erty stolen was valued at 800.
Robert Dotch, negro, $40 Floridt
street, reported his room was ylsItet
by q thief who took clothing and !
handbag. VT W
. Mabel Payne, negro. 70 Decatur street
claims her home was entered and
robbed Of a revolver suit OF clothing
and a handbag.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
HALFWAY POINT
IN "y' CAMPAIGN
With Prospect for Better
Weather, Committees Sure
Of Complete Success.

Under the most trying weather con-
ditions the halfway mark IN the Y.
NJ G, A, campaign was reached FRI
day--the fifth day OF the Today drive
with approximately half Of the $lS0, 900
budget subscribed
Subscriptions Friday noon aggre-
gated $4,000.
with the prospect OF better weather
for the remainder OF the campaign, all
teams are making preparations for a
whirlwind finish that will assure the
stIaaess Of the calag,alan, and for the
first Sime In the history of the associ-
alton free the institution OF all debt,
and supply good working balance 10
maintain It's enlarged program of ao.
tivity for the entire community,
getting away to u good start, team
NO, led by W A, Hall, has held the
lead from the first day In total amount
Of subscriptions turned IN Two teams
tied for fourth place Thursday, j, It,
Allen, Jr,, and II. II. Barker, each re-
porting subscriptions for yeSb.
out of the 5000 prospect cards pre-
pared for the. team workers. the total
number OF subscriptions Thuraday was
but 40. The rains have made II i'm i
possible for the workers to make much
headwAy on the prospect lists, but with
so many prospective contributors yet
70 be aeen the leaders OF tho drive are
ronfidcnt that the entire budget will
be raised with little difficulty
| The manner In which the people are
| rallyinR TO the support of tho N, M
9. 4. IN Memphis Is most encouraging
| leaders say l~
Mrs. Mary Furnish. Miss ITeien Baker
and Miss Mary Hunter, who saw ser.
Vice overseas with the y, M, G. A.
during the war, were On the program,
for addresses at the floonday confer
ence luncheon at the Hotel Chisca Fri
day
fhe standing by teams for Friday
md ia data xgaht
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
l,000 PRlS0NE RS TAKEN
I'M KAN Y SEIiN'S FALL

LONDON. Oct g4--0ne Thousand
nrlsoners were captured by anti Bolsh-
eyik forces when the city Of Khfiipshln,
( N the Volga valley. north Of Tsaritzyn
was taken. according to wireless re-
deived here. quoting an official state
Iiiefit issued from Gen, Denikine's head
quarters. Don Cossscks, the statement
says, have occupied Favlbvskaya, a
fj0ssack village IN, the province Of ku-
ban. Capturing 800 men.
Fierce fighting has occurred in the
region OF Pskov and OstroF. The Es>
thbnians captured $50 prisoners, three
guns and ftiieh material, according 70
official advices
Michael /. Terestchenko, former min
lister Of foreign affairs of Russia, who
flea to Sweden from his native country
In 1918, has proposed to the state ceun-
eli at Moscow that peace offer be
made to the enemies of Russia. accord
ing to a wireless dispatch received here
from Berlin. 1t Is reported an official
representative Of the United states is
in Moscow and Is willing To submit the
offer to the allies,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
IMPETUS GIVEN TO
HOME BUILDING
Permits Show Revolt Against
Boarding and Storing of
Household Effects.

Dearth of homes for the people or
Memphis, the attendant hardship Of
having 10 store furniture and board In
private families MT high figures, and
also the fact that new homes are
bringing good prices, is greatly stimu-
attng the erection OF residence strue-
lures In this city.
This fact is being evidenced by the
large number OF building permits be-
ing taken out for the erection of dwell
ings, Friday permits were taken out
for the erection of seven homes, All
10 cost more than $4,000
]. O. Nowlen, contractor. procured q
permit TO erect for u. O. Goldsmith d
one story Groom brick veneer resi-
dence at 1855 North Parkway to cost
Sc, 500 The same contractor took OUT
another permit TO erect for the same
person the same style Of building at
1859 North Parkway, which will cost
the same TO build
Nowlen also got q permit to erect
Tor X. L. PToudfit, "A one-story, 6-rooin
brick -yeneered residence at a60 North
Parkway to cost S6,500, and one TO build
for tho same person the same style
building at the same price at 96a North
| Parkway. Ho procured permit TO
erect for Marx Al Bensdorf a one story.
| 6.rpom. brick residence and store at
1879 Forest avenue, to cost IS, 500.
w II, Gilbert procured permit to
| erect two one-story. Groom brick We
| neer residences 10 cost s6,sb0 each Al
~ North Waldran boulevard and ia
North Waldran boulevard.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
DdirynlGn Fined
500 For Putting
Water M Mix

The first dairymap tried In the Grim :
inal court since tfte new pure food
law went into effect faced jury in
the Second criminal court Friday and
was fined 500 and costs Of court for
watering milk II was explained that II
the indictment had specified sweet
milk the penalty would havo been u
fine Of $3.50 and worl1house sentence
NJ, F. Hudgens was the unfortunate
victim of the law, Last August Hudg-
ems was fined $25 in city court on a
charge Of violating the city's pure feod
law. Later he WAS arrested and tried
in a magistrates court ana bound over
to the grand Jury for violation Of the
state pure food law, An indictment
followed and he was tried Friday on
this indictment +. A, Mantel, city
chemist was prosecutor In the case.
Mr.. Mantel says that the city had
repeatedly warned darymen If they did
not quit selling milk and dairy products
below standard he would invoke the
state pure food law and have them in
dicted and sent to the wofkhouse, but
many of them ignored this warning.
Many were arrested and fined in city
court all the way from SIS to $50, but
the violations went up. He says In fu-
ttfe he Is going into the state court. to
break up the practice of adulterating
milk with water
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
LeUee Contracts Are
Let For LOWer
st. Francis District

Contracts calling for approximately
s00,O 900 cubic yards of material in levee
construction work in the lower St Fran.
els levee district at an estimated cost
Of S370 900 have been awarded TO Roach,
Stansel Lowra1ce Brothers and COM
pany OF Memphis. Bids on this work
wore opened In the office Of the United
States engineer and the reeommenda
ton Of the local engineer were forward.
cd to Washington FOR approval,
Advices officially approving the bid
submitted by the above firm were re.
ceived Friday morning. Bids on levee
work In the upper St Francis and
white river districts were opened al
the Same time but official action on the
awards have not yet beer received.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24

, Both sides rejected tho new wage pre-
posal Mr. Wilson then pleaded with
leaders not 10 break. but 10 return 81
o'clock, stating that meanwhile he
would get IN touch with the White
House The meeting was held together
while the two groups discussed ssR-
arately what course they would take
Mr. Wilson's second proposal for set
tfeuient provided for straight IN
crease Of 10 cents a ton for picked
mining with an increase in the same
ratio for machines and other classes OF
labor The proposal also provided that
there should be an eight hour day from
bank to bank" and a half holiday en-
! saturday. the agreement 20 be effective
! Nov. I and to continue until March 81,
! 1899,
/ Coming out Of the meeting John r..
\ Lewis president Of the United Mine
| workers Of America, said; The out
look is less hopeful than last nlght,
We are returning TO hear what the
| president and the secretary might say,
but there seems little chance OF reach
| ing an agreement,
President Wilson continues clnwly to
| gain strength, said bulletin issued to-
day by his physicians, The bulletin fol-
| lows:
President Wilson continues slowly to
| gain In strength There Is nothing ad-
| ditional TO report this morning
| The miners and operators stu oc-
| cupy the same position rs last night,
Secretary Wilson said Il made a sug-
| gestlon as new basis OF settlement
which was rejected, the operators re-
! fllsing 20 accept and tho miners saying
that while 1t was not satisfactory they
were willing to consider It."
Mr., Wilson outlined the terms of his
proposition as follows:
THAT the pick mining price be adj
| vanced 10 cents per ton.
1 That machine mining. yHrdage. dead
weight and day wages be advanced III
tho same ratio,
THAT tho day work shall be eight
hours from bank TO bank,
That there shall he a Saturday half
holiday
THAT with those changes the exist.
Ing agreement continues In effect un-
I'll March ~, lp2s
THAT while the LEGAL termination uf
the war viii not tAiS0 place untfiFsnsrt
unknown time In the future, tire in
crease IN the cost of living IN an exist
Inn fact therefore these changes Will
20 into affect as ~ November I 1914
| Mi Wilson refused 10 express an
opinion as to tho hope OF avertinE the
strike through mediation, He was plain
" worried and hurried away to con
suit other officials before proceeding TO
the White House. Some members Of
| tho miners group said the elbow up
had about come and that they expected
10 start for home tonight
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
Why Should SOrrOW
Not FoLIOlU When 3
Husbands Deserted

sorrow has predominated in the last
four years Of the existence. Of Mrs.
Mary Brois, II years old. who admits
She has deserted her third husband for
4 new lover Mrs. Brols is being held
at central uolice headquarters, along
with Edgar Wilson. 10 years old, pend.
ing an Investigation Of possible guilt
in violating the Mann act.
Mrs Brois says she was first mar
fled when 10 years old, Her husband
disappointed her. she said, and q di-
vorde followed, she then married her
second husband, who committed suicide,
she said, rather than enter the draft
army. Her third husband treated her
cruelty, she claims, and she left him.
Shs says she thinks he has obtained a
divorce but Is not certain.
Mrs. Brols met Wilson at Huntsville,
Ala, and admits she fell IN love with
him. She denies accompanying him to
Memphis. stating she had been here
two weeks before he arrived, She has
q ia-months -oid boy who Is with her
at police headquarters,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
WILSON MAKES FINAL APPEAL TO MINERS
Smith-TGte Case
Is Nearly Ready
To Go To Jury

The 100000 damage suit Of Robert
Smith, wife and son against former
sheriff NJ. q, Taio, former Deputy Sher-
~ r. n Wilroy and Deputy Sherifts
NJ. W Palmer and I'd Bradley. charged
with seriously woundlng Smith, may be
decided by the Jury Friday. Argumer,t
In the case WITH be completed Friday
morning and the Jury viii probably have
the case by noon
Smith alleges The officers went to
his house In September, 1917, N search
Of Benny Smith, his nephew, wanted by
thom for shooting another negro, and
without warrant or reason shot him mp
and knocked his wife senaeless with the
butt OF pistol,
The officials deny this charge, deelar-
ing that Smith not only refused TO let
them In, but when they got IN tried
to kill them with winchester rifle and
Palmer was Obliged 10 shoot him IN
self defense, The case Is on trial IN
Judge Pittman's division OF the circuit
court.
Late Thursday the defense concluded
its proof Claude Gregory. town mar
shal OF Bartlett at the time OF the
shooting, who testified he accompanied
the officers to Smiths house In search
of Benny Smith, practically eorrubo.
rated the testimony Of Sheriff Tate and
the deputies Raymond Bennett, also
Of Bartlett, testified In line with that
of the other defense witnesses.
In rebuttal the plaintiff sought tc
prove that Smith did not swear. The
defense had testified that Smith cursed
them when they sought TO enter his
house.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
FRANK WALT is
ROBBED OF PISTOL

sloodhounds failed to track we'll
dressed negro who entered the home
of Frank Walt, 1893 Jefferson avenue,
in daylight about o'clock Thursday
afternoon. The black apparently was
only In search of firearms as re-
yoieer was all that was taken despite
tho fact that jewelry was In plain view.
A member Of the family saw the ne
sfo leave the house and at once noti-
fled the police. Frank Whites blood
hounds were taken TO the scene. They
picked up the scent readily and fol-
lowed it to the intersection of Madison
avenue and Mcneil street, where they
say 1t was lost, Working on the sup
position that the negro boarded "a car
the dogs were taken to each street in
tersection on Madison avenue to the
end Of the line, but the trail could
not be picked up again. City detec-
tives are still working on the case
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24

Memphis Tenn, Oct "a. 1918.
----------Temperature -A--------
Hour. Dry Bulb. Wet Bulb. Humldy
7 pm yes'day Sc 81 SS
7 am today g. 6S ae
Noon today 7S 60 81
Maximum temperature 10, minimum
50, Sun sets today Sis pm. Sun
rises tomorrow 7:Io am, Moon sets
643 pm. tonight Precipitation, none,
-
Tennessee Showers, colder In west
Saturday
ssissippl--Showers probable.
Enthusiastically, local rains, colder
In northwest.
Alabama-Showers probable.
Kentucky-Showers colder in west
Saturday,
Louisiana Cloudy. local showers sta
tionary temperature.
oklahoma-Partly cloudy. probable
rain, colder,
East Texas Cloudy, probable show
ers, colder In north.
West Texas--Cloudy, rain in Panhan-
die, colder.
North and South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida Showers probable,
Kansas-Much colder, with rain prob
ably turning TO snow' cQsd wave N
northwest.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
U. S. OFFICIAL PROBING
C0NSUL'S KIDNAPPING

WASHINGTON, Oct Matthew II.
Hanna, third secretary OF the American
embassy at Mexico city, has been sent
TO Puebla 10 assist in investigating the
kidnapping Of W. o. Jenkins, the Amer
lean consular agent at Puebla, accord
ing TO advlces to the state department
today from Mexico City
No further information has been re-
celved regarding the whereabouts Of
jenkins or the circumstances surround
ing his abduction Jenkins Is a native
OF Shelbyville, Tenn, and some years
ago was widely known as Vanderbilt
university football player.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
GERM AN RUSSIAN ARMY
BEATEN BY LITHUANlANS

COPENHA GEN, oct. 24.--Germano-
Russian forces In Iiithuana, command
I'd by Col Vifgolitch, have been de-
feRted ny Lithuanian troops IN two en-
counters, according to an official state
ment issund from Lithuanian headquar-
ters at Koyno.
Near Solessniki, south of Wilma the
German. Russian forces were disarmed,
while near Kurshenevz, south of Wilma,
they fled from the field, abandoning all
their arms and ammunition, according
TO the statement
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
LOW WATER INSPECTION
WILL START ON NOV. IA

The Mississippi river commission will
start lite regular low water inspection
trip from st Louis to New Orleans on
Nov. ID. according to an announcement
Hodges, United States engineer The
party will make the trip on the govern
ment steamer Mississippi and should
reach Memphis Nov is.
The party viii be accompanied to
Memphis by Maj Hodges and other at
tacies OF the local office, who will ac-
company them down the river and over
the territory embraced In the districts
which have their headquarters at Mem
phis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
IRON AND STEEL MEN
lND0RSE GARY'S STAND

NEW YORK. Oct. 2i-More than ! SOC
members Of the American iron aud
steel institute, at a meeting here today.
unanimously adopted resolution in
dorsint the stand taken by Elbett H.
Gafy, chairman OF the board Of direo-
tors OF the United States steel corpora.
ton at the national industrial confer.
etce at Washington. The resolution
was carried after speech by Judge
Gary, and it's adoption was marked
with an ovation to the speaker which
lasted several minutes.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
WOULD CONCLUDE
LABOR MEETING
Rockefeller Suggests Report
to President and Naming
of Committee.
BULLETIN.

WARRINGTON, Oct, 24.--lrnmsdiate
dissolution OF the public qroup--the re.
naming element OF the national Indus.
trial cof1ference--ts proposed In a rec.
on1rnendatlon Of the committee Of five
which will be made to the group this
Afternoon. Should the rec6n'fne nd alton
be adopted the conference would end
tonight.
WASHINGTON, Oct 24.--John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., chairman of the COM
mittee appointed to determine the fu-
ture course Of the public representa-
uves, who now alone constitute the ma
tional industrial conference. suggested
today that a report be made to Presi-
dent Wilson that the conference was
bankrupt and urging the appointment
of a "counmissioh on unrest" to take
UP the work of the conference.
This suggestion did not meet with
the approval of some of the public dele
gates who held that the president de-
sired them to continue the work of
seeking some basis of agreement for
industrial peace over the country,
Mr.. Rockefellef's position was that
the public delegates having partlcl-
pated in the full conference would be
handicapped by unfavorable public
opinion and that an entirely new body
should be created.
oifieiaIs 81 lie American Federation
Of Labor have been approached as 10
their altitude toward tho, spr r0RQSal that
the public group go ahead With thaeRpil.
ference work and they were understood
TO have promised cooperation
The epmnlttee on the future course
OF the public group was To report at n
meeting ot the group called for 2:S0
O'Clock this afternoon,
Edward NJ Hurley, former chairman
Of the shipping board, who called at
The White House today to inquire as TO
the presidents health, approved the
stand taken by organized labor In with
drawing from the conference.
IT do not see how Mr. Gomners could
have done anything different" Mr.. Hur-
ley said "He did the best thug from
his standpoint, and probably the best
thing for the country"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
STREET EXTENSION
VALUES REPORTED
Property From Gayoso to
Union Avenue Worth
$111,420, Is Report.

Report of the Memphis Real Estate
association committee appointed to ap-
praise property which will have to be
purchased by the city to extend Third
street from Union avenue through to
HeAle avenue, places the total valua-
ton at s1l1,4eo. ,The property consists
Of land and buildings owned BY the fol-
lowing; r, M. c. A, j. r, Hoist, W.
Former estate and r. r. Church,
The report was made to w. n. Fow-
ler, city engineer 1t was signed BY
the following members of the commit
tee: ID. w. Walthal. chairman; r, j.
1'uriey and Adam Jett
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
BISHOP GAMOR IS
HONORED AT DETROIT

DETROIT Oct. 24.-Rt Rev. Thomas
F. Gailor bishop Of Tennessee. chair
man of the house Of Bishops, today was
elected by the Protestant Episcopal
church In convention here TO be presi-
dent of the new executive council of the
church.
Grace church. Lawrence, Mass, was
elected to be missionary bishop Of Utah,
to replace Rt. Rev Thomas j Gar
land, suffragan bishop Of Pennsylvania,
who declined the election
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
SECOND ARMED MINER
INVASION is PLANNED

-EsToN. w. va, oct. a.
Gov, CornwelI today sent message to
John l.. Lewis, president OF the United
Mine Workers OF America, In which he
charged that second armed invasion
Of the Guyan valley coal district was
being planned by the miners OF the
Cabin Greek coal section
The governor also charged arms and
ammunition had been distributed among
the miners, and there had been much
talk OF shooting public Officials and
taking control OF the government.
The telegram, II was announced, had
been sent TO Mr.. Lewis. In Washington,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24

ported follow:
III ,0O0~-Will Dockery and Van Vleet-
Mansfield Drug Co
BAlISrhdo Lumber 60. and Ed-
gar. Morgan Co.
$3.50 Bosworth Bag Co.
f200--binswange a Co, Brown a
Hackney, Julius Guudflan, Henry Loeb
Co and u. A. Wills.
$l50-W. II. Hyde and York Lumber
and Manufacturing Co
=. sioo-a.W y. Apston, 2, A, Bosy,
Cook, u. w. peHaven, G, r Farms
worth, Elias Gates, Henry and q, W.
Halle, G, G., Hanson, James G. Harris
Frank Hayden. James r. Heard, Hoi-
man g. Lamb Co. j. G.. N6rfleet Jr,,
ptplaS Medicine Co, V. A. Proudfit, n
". sherman. n. r. sledse, p, n,
swseney. wagner grocery Co, White.
Wilson. Drew Co, r, WitSmann 4 Co
Inc, r. r. woodson, Robert York
Goodbar Go. and Van Noy News Co,
$7b-W. r. Nelson.
tsD--C, G, Rreeden
s50-aElsrence Banning BeArley. Inc.
acehIss, s's n. H. neGsc, n H y ". H'H'' T. MSKos =
Memphis, Eleetfic Co, W, r. Mctcah
Charles Q. pfeil, Robert s. Polk, n A.
Royncn RusseI .Leyg. Co, 7 M. Salter
Y w.sdS Turgerylle WI shh = \ werner George
SOL G. Douglas, H. H. Fairfax
w ". Foster and X ~ McRae
s30--J r, Alley and John w. Rrust
s2Sa bellevue Cotton on Mills, Bluff
City Engraving Co.. \. l.. Calhoun
Claude G, Crawford, j. A. Denton, W
NJ, Drake, Barry Gillespie. ~ S. Gum
Sam Holloway, Frank Il. Hunter n Go.
Lake a. Durham, Levy's Ladies' Tog.
gerry, T, w and Mrs Lewis, O. s. Nc.
Gown, W. S. Bruce Nicely NJ Plough
James Rawlings, Charles u. Thoitiasor
and ]. n. Walsh q Bro
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
SECOND PROPOSAL
TO AVERT STRIKE
is TURNED DOWN

WASHINGTON Oct Primal appeal made direct 20
President Wilson today prevent the strike OF hall million
soft coal miners called for Nov after miners and operaors
meeting jointly with Secretary Wilson had turned down two
propositions to negotiate new wage agreement
While the point of breaking up the two groups heeg
the plea Of Secretary Wilson, agreed o'clock this
afternoon receive message the secretary hoped TO bring from
the president
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
VICTORIOUS ADVANCE BY
ANTI-REDS REPORTED

HELSINGFoRS, Oct. ga commu-
nieation issued by the Northwestern
Russian army, received here, claims
That the ARMY is advancing yictoriously
sih the direction of Pskov and that the
Enemy is fleeing in panic The commu-
ncation records the capture of several
8paces in the neighbofhood of Luga and
NIsarskove- Selo, southwest of Petrograd,
VI According 70 the Daily Mails Hell
SNinsfors correspondent, in dispatch
ssdated wednesday, Fort Ino was bonn
barding kronstadt. The fort Ia on the
sSpHlhland north of Kronstadt. and Is
Understood 10 be occupied by Firms.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
U. AND P. BANK DROPPED
FROM BENNETT CASE

George c. Benntt. who wednesday
filed suit Ia chaneefy court against his
secretary, Mrs. A. Il. Quinn, ana the
Union ana Planters Bshk and Trust
company, has asked the court to dismiss
the suit as to the bank He said that
after Investigation ne fotind that the
bank was not negligent. in any way
because of the withdrawal of any ar
ticles OF value from his safety vault
The bank Is named in the bill as a
Eafhishes 30 far as the tying up OF
si7. 900 there is concerned