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The Washington times., 1920-08-04

MAX NORDAU, noted Zion
is1 ss6ss, wko. in a reesMt
statement. charges that Ger
eral Bois. British military com.
ysnder in Palestine, is refusing
Jews entrance into their Prom
ised Land" according TO a re-
port from London.
The Washington times., 1920-08-04
CARVES Her HUSBAND
TO DEATH; KILS'SELf
Jealous Wife Uses Butcher hnife
Sharpened to Razor Edge.
Cuts Her Own Throat

PEKIN. H.. Aug. +,-Msx' freese'
day cook and manager OF the Huhter
Hotel In south Pekin. was literary
carved TO death by his wife' Bessie
and after she was assured he was
dead. she cut her own throat Ter
weapon was a li-inch butcher khhe'
shaTpened TO a razor edge
Jerome williams, night cook heard
a disturbance in the room occupied by
the Freese couple. mistsking II Tor
growing dog. lie went to the door
and saw Freese. huddled on the bed,
trying TO stop the flow OF blood ana
gave the alarm. Police found freese
dead, with eleven deep stab wounds
and cuts in his body His wife Jay
across the foot OF the bed, also dead
She had slashed her throat SIX times
and the knife lay near her hand
II is said the woman was insanfly
Jealous of her husband and this IL as
cribed as the reason for the traBedy'
Freese was forty five years old MS
father lives in Rochester, N. Y, ami
Is on his way TO claim the body
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U. S. ASKS CONFERENCE
WITH, MEXICAN REBEL
American Government Seeks 10 Pre-
teet Water supply a. Fight
ing In I'm minent.

MExIcALI, Mexico, Aug. ,t1-Gev
Estabsn Cantu. insurgent governa
OF Lower California. Is today In re
eeipt OF a request TO confer In ca
lexicO. Cal. within the next twenty
four hours with a United States ARM
officer OF high rank. who Is reporte.
en- route TO the border on a commits
sion 40 discuss Jsith -cantv the mat
ter OF protection 10 the American
canal system on this side OF the line
according to informatiopsf from an su
thentic source. "
Alarmed at the possibilities OF vas
damage which might rise to the en-
tire imperial valley water supply 10
the event OF general nghting in thh
district, American interests were sale
20 have appealed to the War Depart
ment TO take steps to anord pro
lection TO the irrigation system.
The result OF the conference be-
tween Governor Cantu and Senol
Juan ID. Platte personal emissary' oi
provis' nal President de la Huertz
was still' undetermined today.
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WARNED OF
BRITISH VASSALAGE
Paris Newspapers Make Bit
terest Attacks on England
Since Sign ing OF Armistice.

PARIS. Aug. 4.-Ths charge that
Great Britain is trying TO "Portugal-
Jxe" France is made today nthe lead
ing editorial OF the newspaper Paris
Midi 1t Is the bitterest attack upon
England since the armistiee was
signed, and is supported by similar
editorials in tho newspapers L'Avenir
and Intransigeant.
England wants TO reduce us to the
state Of economic vsssalsge like Por-
tugal." said the Paris Midi. "If Portu-
gal takes a decision contrary to Eng
lish interests, the British Cabinet dis
creetly advises Lisbon, and THE Portu-
gdese Cabinet then ,annuls the de-
cision. -. OH. -. -. .h..rr.
Lisbon yields because Portugal is
the financial and commercial prisoner T
of England. True. France has 4o.-
900. 900 inhabitants. but IL Is also true
that England rules many millions"
L'Avenir- attacks En9lsnd because
OF the coal agreement at the Spa
conference. s,. ~ "a
.Iatransigeant declares that the
English mission at Warsaw refused
to aid the Poles. leaving the task
TO France.
The Washington times., 1920-08-04

Thomas said he was "going home to
get my raincoat," when the storm
broke out. But those who knew him
best said that he would have bor-
rowed one in North Leominster.
He arrived home thirty minutes
after neighbors had seen the soldier
enter the house. He never had
chance to draw his revolver. He
walked Unexpectedly, into the kitchen
of his home. and in the den beyond
saw a soldiers uniform coat hang
ing on a chair there. AS he stepped
through the kitchen and reached the
door of that room, two bullets. fired
at such close range that the powder
burned his clothing. sent him reelinS
backward onto the kitchen floor
dead. The murderer made sure or
his deed with a third shot fired into
the body as it lay on the floor.
SEE SOLDIER IN FLIGHT.
Upstairs the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
father of the patrolman, William w.
Thomas, was just retiring. He hur-
ried as best he could down the stairs
to find his son lying on the floor dead.
The back door slammed and he found
only Mrs. Thomas there. She appear
ed daZed.
A moment later there was a BLIND
ing flash of lightning, and in the house
opposite, Oscar Reese, with his wife,
watching the storm approaching, saw
for an instant-the figure of a SOL
dier running down the street as he
sought to place, Reese said today, a
gun in his pocket and to don his coat
at the same time.
Van der Car, arrested at Camp
Devens in the early morning, stub
bornly denied all knowledge of the
crime.
Lieutenant Donaldson took him un-
der heavy guard to Leaminster police
headquarters, where Chief Conlon con-
fronted him with Mrs. Thomas. There
Mrs. Thomas, hysterical and under the
care of a nurse. ceased her sobbing
for a brief moment, took a step to-
ward Van der Gar, and then as Chief
Conlon asked. "Is this the man that
shot your husband?" she shrieked,
1T is"
Van der Car, who the officials at
Camp Devens say is of German de-
scent admitted, according to Chief
Conlon and Lieutenant Donaldson.
that he was acquainted with Mrs.
Thomas, but denied that he was in
her home Saturday night. He de-
clared that he was at Whalom Park,
on the Fitchburg-Leominst line.
In his quarters Lieutenant Donald
son confiscated several affectionate
letters from Mrs Thomas to him and
also large quantity of women's
photographs, most of them particu-
larly obscene.
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|SAGE ETEABEAUT|F|ES
|. AND DARKENS HAIR
Don't Stay Gray! It Darkens
So Naturally That No.
body Can Tell.

You can turn gray, faded hail
beautifully dark and lustrrous al
most over night il you'll get bot
he Of "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound" at any drug store; NIL.
lions of bottles of this old famous
lSage Tea Recipe. improved by the
addition of other ingredients, are
sold annually, says a well-knoWI
druggist here, because it darkens
the hair so naturally and evenly
that no one can tell it has been ap
piled.
Those whose hair is turning gray
Ior becoming faded have a surprise
awaiting them. because after one or
two applications the gray hair van
ishes and your locks become luxuri.
antly dark and beautiful.
This is the age of youth. Gray.
haired. unattractve folks aren't
wanted around, so get BUSY with
Wybh's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound tonight and you'll be delight
ed with your dark, handsome hair
and your youthful appearance with
ina few days.
The Washington times., 1920-08-04
LION CLAWS HIS KEEPER
DURING SHOW FOR YANKS
Cage of Beasts Infuriated When the
Biggest Animal Becomes
Vicious.

LEXINGTON. KY. Aug. 4-Infuriat-
ed by the smell OF blood which drip
ped from the lacerated hand Of Emile
Schwerer OF New York, lion tanner
for circus being given at Camp
Zachary Taylor, KY, a big cage or
lions became almost unmanaseable.
Schwerer was attacked by his biggest
charge. Jerry. a Hubisn lion. who sank
his claws into Schwerer's hand Just
below the wrist. >
, The blood stresmed and the lions
began. to plunge -sabout: SchYerer
dropped his revolver, but recovered
Il in time TO stop any further attack.
Jerry attacked Schwerer.tn New York
two weeks ago. Sohwerer thinks
Jerry was tired from his long trip
from New York, which caused his
viciousness. The circus IL put on by
soldiers to help erect a memorial TO
the men who died in the war.
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FIRST PACIFIC SHIP VIA
PANAMA DUE IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Aug. I.--The first steam
ship to arrive at Chicago from the
Pacific coast via the Panama Canal
is due in port this week. and is now
completing the last leg of her 10000
mile journey.
She is the 1roquoiS. Until last
spring she had been used by Govern
ment commissions travelling between
Puget sound ports and Alaska.
The Iroqquois left Seattle June !,
and would have arrived here sooner
had II not been for chaotic conditions
in Mexico. She was obliged to put in
at Mexican ports for supplies, but be.
cause OF the revolution the supplies
were delayed.
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REDS ARE SELLING
| JEWELS0F EX-CzAR
Gems Have Been Struggled Into
England and Proceeds Will
/ RepIenish Treasury. +
NJ EARLE C. REEVES.

LONDON, Aug. 4--Jewels of incal-
eulable value, formerly the property
OF the Czar and Czarina OF Russia,
have been smuggled into London un'
der the very noses OF the secret sery-
ice. to be sold 10 replenish the Boil
sbeyik propaganda Golfers, IL was
learned today.
The ability Of the Bolshevik agents
70 get the gems into London was
most remarkable. in view of the ex-
traordinsry vigilance exercised by the
international police, since recent at
tempts TO smuggle jewels of minor
quality were frustrated.
( 1t is declared that the Bolshevik
'emissaries planned to break up the
crown jewels. selling some in London
and others in Paris and New YORK.
Scotland Yard is making a desperate
EFFORT to recover the jewels. and II
was through their warnings to Lon
don diamond merchants that news OF
the arrival of the gems in this coun-
try became public.
( Some OF the Jewels. 1t is said, al
ready have been located in London
shops. 1t is believed that others are
being sent into America by way oil
vladivostok and Amsterdam, these
roundabout courses being chosen to
allay suspicion.
These jewels include several heavy
crowns worn by former Russian roy
atty on state occasions, heavy ropes
of pearls, the property of the former
Russian empress and her daughters,
and diamond and rubies of fabulous
value. They were formerly kept un-
der heavy guard in one OF the late
Czars palaces at Petrograd.
. 1t is reported that, If the jewels
are recovered, they may be, sold and
the proceeds applied on the old Rus
sian national debt.
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BANKS TO AID PALESTINE.

NEW YORK, Aug. 4-Establish-
ment OF banks to grant long-term
credits for the promotion of agricul-
ture and commerce in the Holy Land
is one OF the first reconstructive
measures planned by Sir Herbert l..
Samuel, British high commissioner to
Palestine, II was announced here to-
day by the Zionist organization OF
America.
I The new administration. under Sir
samuel, also plans to take over tho
railroads, provide electric power
throughout the country. develop high
ways, telegraph and telephone sys-
tems drainage, forcstation and open
the country to limited immigration.
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Wife Claims Soldier
homSheEntertained
Shot Her Husband

LEOMINSTER, Mass, Aug. A.
Sergt. Harold Van der Car. of Base
Hospital, Camp Devens, was held for
murder in the first degree here yes
terday. charged with the killing of
Patrolman Charles A. Thomas, OF the
Rcal police department.
Van der Car, whose home Is on
roth street, New York, is alleged by
the police to have shot Patrolman
Thomas three times last Saturday
night, when the police officer, in uni
form, entered his own home at 1O7
Highland avenue here, to find sol
dier in a compromising position with
Mrs. Thomas.
IDENTIFIED BY WIFE.
Mrs. Thomas. according to Chief of
Police Michael r. Conlon, positively
identified Van der Car as the muir
derer late this afternoon, when the
pair were confronted with each other.
With her accusation. sobbed out
Historically as the soldier calmly de-
MED the charge, was given the final
link in as pitiful story as the po-
lice have uncovered in all the coun-
tvs history.
Thomas died without a chance to
battle for his life after a fight of
and to save the good name of his
children and family. His death re-
vealed all today.
MARCHED PAIR At GUNPOINT.
A week ago Thomas, walking home
one evening, happened upon his wife
and Van der Car in the woods near
here. He drew his gun and at pistol
point marched the pair to the home
of Mrs. Thomas aged mother three
miles distant. There Thomas told of
his wife's shame and threatened to
commit suicide. His mother-in-law
persuaded him to desist for his chill
dren's sake-four youngsters, the old
est thirteen, that were left fatherless
by the tragedy.
Patrolman Thomas agreed to forget,
to take his wife home and start anew.
Even then he told but little of the
story that he knew full well of the
clandestine meetings and the corre-
spondence between his wife and the
Camp Devens mess sergeant Nor dld
he tell of other transgressions OF the
woman who Saturday night and for
hours Sunday denied to the police
that she was even present when her
husband was killed.
Seldom has a crime so aroused this
community. Patrolman Thomas a
special officer who did filling-in work
on the local force for the past six
wears, was one of the most popular
men in the town. Saturday night he
was assigned to work until 2 a. m.
Sunday morning, patrolling beat in
North Leominster, more than two
miles from his home. His wife knew
that he was supposed to work late.
HAD No CHANCE FOR HIS LIFE.
Why he went home-left his beat
without orders. is still a mystery.
There was man who declared that
The Washington times., 1920-08-04
u.s.. HAS NOT DECIDED
TO SIT AT PEACE PARLEY
Allies Admit They Have Not Been
Advised on Americas In
tentiOns Yet.

J.. LONDON, Aug. 4.-The foreign office
has not been advised that the United
States will participate actively in the
proposed general peace conference Of
Russia and the border states in Lon
don. 1T was stated today. ~,
A report was cabled from the
United States that President Wilson
had decided to appoint plenipoten-
tiary to attend the parley. Officials
of the foreign office were not so sure
today that the conference would be
held.
They said that, even II 1t takes
place, it will not result in. a revision
of the treaty of Versailles except pos
sibly in minor matters affecting pie
biscites. .-...
The Washington times., 1920-08-04
MAN uses YARDSTICK
TO ACCOMPLISH SUICIDE

HAGERSTOWN. Md, Aug. Ed
ward q. Ward. ffty-seven years old,
committed suicide at his home near
Hunting Hill. by shooting himself In
the head with n shotgun.
Placing the muzzle in his mouth. he
pushed the trigger with a yardstick.t Il
He shot himself while the other
members OF the family were eating
breakfast. =. o..
The Washington times., 1920-08-04
Acid-Stomach,

EATONIC is the bestremedy, it takes
the harmful acids and gases right out
of the body and, Of course, You get
well. Tens of thousands wonderfully
benefited. Guaranteed to satisfy or
money refunded by your own drug
aiyt. Cost . trifle. Please try it'll
The Washington times., 1920-08-04
LABOR LEADER KILLED.

DANVILLE, III. Aug, 4--Jack
Cooper. thirty-eight yeats old a la
Dor leader. was almost inrtantIy
killed. when his automobile was
struck by a Big Four locomotive at
a crossing near here D. yesterday.
Cooper was enroute TO a miners
strike melting when his motor stalled
on the crossing.
The Washington times., 1920-08-04
CHAMP CLARK GIVEN
HIS 18TH NOMINATION

MONTGOMERY. Mo, Aug. 4--For.
mer Speaker Champ Clark was re-
nominated for Congress yesterday bJ
the Democrats of his district. til
the hfteenth time he has been Sc
honored. ~ f'' o..
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IONNDEN EXPECTED
To Run SECOND

Gov. Frank o. Lowden. possessing
another strong personal machine
should run second 10 Wood ON the
first ballot Altho believed accept.
able To the old guard. the governor
was reported SO confident that he
refused tentative advances hom the
organization"
Senator Hiram johnson. with only
his personality % protect his herd OF
delegates from the predatory raids
OF his rivals. was scheduled to run
third on the initial vote. Then. many
observers believed. his strength
would wane after the third ballot
a report persisted today that the
old guard. fearing disintegrauon. had
sought to make medicine" with tn-
Californian. perhaps the strangest OF
all weird rumors that eddied about
Presidential Row.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler. appa.,
emily fourth in strength on the first
ballot. was placed with Senator
Warren q. Harding. both depending
upon a deadlock to make them com.
promise" candidates.
Governor William c. Sproul. re-
garded as the old guard candidate
few days back. was alleged TO have
been cast overheard. along with Sen.
ator Philander c. Knox.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-11
The Cheer Scpre:
WOOD, L0WDEN
GIVEN CHEERS
Big Crowd Joins in Demon
Stration for Candidates I

CHICAGO. June 1.-Two big dem<'
onstrations featured the nominatio0o'
OF candidates before the rcpublicau'
convention today.
Gov. Henry ]. Allen, OF Kansas. in
nominating Gen. Leonard Wood.
drew repeated cheers from the bfgl
throng in the Coliseum His speech
was followed by iubilant proccsa1ooS
of Wood adherents on the floor *
the convention. The noisemakiuG'
lasted 80 minutes.
Following the nomination Of Gov.
Frank o. Lowden by REPRESENTATIVE
Rodenberg. OF Illinois. another VIA
demonstration was staged. 1t topped
that for Gen. Wood. continuing for
~ minutes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-11
KIDNAPPED BOYS
On WAY HOME
Carl and Harry Cedergren
Found in Portland

Carl and Harry Cedergrcn. II and
years old, kidnapped by their faith.
er, +. r. Cedergren from the home
OF their mother. his divorced wife,
Mrs. Ellen Stackles. 1885 w. Austin
St. viii be back home with their
mother in day or two.
Dr. Lilburn Merrill, OF the juve-
nile department. left for Portland
Friday to bring the two boys back.
Juvenile authorities there found
them. but did not advise DR.. Merrill
whether or not Cedergren had been
caught
In the divorce decree, Mrs.
stackles was given custody Of the
children. A week ago Sunday she
allowed Cedcrgren to take them out
for n while, and he did not return,
she alleges.
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HOOTS AND JEERS
STOP THE SPEECH
NAMING SENATOR
Attempt to Start Enthusiasm for Cali
fornian Falls Flat When Crowd
Laughs at the Speaker

CHICAGO, June 11.-Charles S. Wheeler, Of Cal
ifornia put in nomination the name Of Hiram
Johnson before the republican national convention
here today following the nominations of Gen Leou-
ard Wood and Gov. Frank 0. Lowden.
Iowa and Illinois delegates led in weak cheer -
the preliminary mention of Johnsons name. Thi1
was followed soon after, however, by hoots, jeerR
Kisses and laughter from the big crowd The sDenT
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er was INTERRUPTED and forced TO
await quiet
Senator johnson. shortly amer his
nouination speech started. left his
headquarters for the Coliseum. but
II WAS stated that he did not expect
TO appear in the delegate section
on the floor.
Other candidates thus far nomi.
mated remained in their rooms and
read with intense interest the re.
port Of the convention develop
ments. The hotel lobbics. SO crowd
ed during all the week. were nearly
deserted during the session.
At the outset W'heeier's speech
was quietly received. Several OF his
pauges passed in silence
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-11

Seattle salesgiris who think. or
whose friends think. they should
represent this city In the ZieEfeld
national contest for the ti00-a-week
engagement on the stage with a
Ziegfeid beauty show and in tho
movies with Miriam Cooper. are re-
minded that entries in the Seattle
competition must be in ONE WEEK
FROM TODAY.
This Is to give the local judges
time to select the nominees. give
them personal audiences. and have
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-11
WOOD HACKERS
DENOINCED As ROODLERS

The Wood hackers are being de
nounced as boodicrs who are bent OF
taking chances Of wrecking th'
party and losing the election.
Charges are flying about thicl
and fast that the most shameless
methods are being used by the Woo
people to line up the Southern dclo
gates for the general.
The million and n half dollars
already ss.,nt ON Wood,s cam.
n,iyp according In tcstimopv he.
fore the senate committed /,
said 10 he but m droo I'm the
bu,Let co,,pare,, with ,xhat IN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-11

the Seattle winners pictures in thu
hands OF Florcnz Ziegfcld's national
committee by July i.
In response 10 queries from Seat.
nc and other citioH. Fiofenz zlcg.
field. jr.. has rciicrated that only
bona fids salesEiris arr ~ be 6ou.
sidered IN the contest Cashiers
and secretaries are not considered
eligible.
This is because Of Ziegfshs belief
that salealadiea. thru their work.
acquire the acting talent.
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his eloauence made his own selcc.
ton as a dark horse just a little
bit more possible.
Wood delegates believe In prepar.
edness. For future use all carried
carefully concealed pennants read.
ing. ITS Wood"
The Harrington (Kans) women's
band serenaded Hiram Johnson's
headquarters last night. They wore
Wood buttons.
Down in n cool. secluded corner of
the "Catacombs" OF the Coliseum is
what Goldsmith might call tho DE.
serted Bar" -Four years ago II was
jammed TO overflowing every day.
Five heat prostrations, two OF
whom were women. were reported
at the emergency hospital In the
Coliseum. during the first three
hours Of todays session. The con-
dtion OF none was said to be ser.
ious.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-11
HOOVER REMAINS
DARK HORSE"

Herbert Hoover. still the principal
dark horse" continued to evoke en-.
thusiasm. but. the politicians pointed
out. enthusiasm Is inta ngible.
All the others who were certain OF
receiving scattering votes-Senator
Howard Sutherland. Senator Miles
Poindexter. Governor Calvin Coo
lidge. Judge J. G. Pritchard and
Jacob l.. Haman--were believed TO
have only an outside choice.
Little thought had been given TO
the vice presidency, Those most
frequently mentioned were Coolidge.
Sproul. Governor Edwin Morrow,
poindexter. Butler and Governor
Henry Allen.
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GARY gang
ON THE JOB
IN CHICAGO
Wall Street Powers Prefer
to Raise New Millions
to Put Wood Over
NY n. n. RICKKY

CHICAGO. June 1.-The real
power behind the drive to force the
nomination OF General Wood on the
eseubItean party has finally CONS
out In the open.
Under the personal Leadership Of
r. n Gary. head Of the tnis.d
3tAse Steel corporation. a. group Of
the big steel men and Wan street
bankers have assumed charge Of the
final drive To put Wood over.
severai days ago. these men.
among them Henry y. Dawson and
Thomas W. Lamont of the Morgsn
man. and others came TO town and
LOCATED at the Biaekstone hotel.
WOOD BOOM THEN
SHOWED REVIVAL
Al tho same time. the Wood boom.
which was pretty well Debated. be
san to show signs Of rcviving II
WAS all very mysterious and like
~iFc very alarming to the other can.
didates-
The alarm incrsaard until last
night IL had r~ac-ned the near panic
point. when the true significance OF
tho presence OF the steel. banking
combine became known.
The confident claims Of the Wood
managers during the past few days
eliminated last night In open boast
ing in the hotel lobby that tho big
people are back Of us ana we have
the nomination sowod up
II was Wild night among the
managers OF the other candidates
There werc dozen conferences,
many OF which the candidates them.
selves took part In. 10 devise ways
and means OF trying to block the
steel coup.
n was decided 70 concentrate all
the strength possible behind Lowden
In the hopes that the required s93
VOTES could be kept from Wood up TO
tho fifth ballot
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SKINNER-EDDY
MOVING OUT
They're Dlsposing Office
Furniture and Everything

skinner & Eddy, as a shipyard cor
poratlon, win be no moro.
The firm is moving out OF busi
ness-moving literally. II is even
disposing OF its office furniture. A
few days ago the last section Of its
floating dock was sent to q CaA1Dr
MIA purchaser.