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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-29
DEMOCRATS TO
SPEED UP WORK
Senator Robinson Named
Permanent Chairman
BY HUGH B.AILLE

SAN FRANCISCO. June 2s.-The
democratic national convention meets
today to elect Senator Joseph T. Rob
inson, OF Arkansas. chairman. in ac-
cordance with the Recommendation OF
the permanent organization commit
tee. hear his keynote speech. and
to during the night by the rules
committee.
Under 1his program. nominating
speeches will begin at ! p. m. to-
morrow. but actual balloting will not
start until the platform has been
adopted.
Robinson IL n staunch administra-
ton supporter. and with him in the
chair, control remains in the hands
OF President Wilson's friends. There
was no fight against him in the COM
mittee.
Mrs. w. A. McDugai. member from
Oklahoma, put him in nomination
and instantly nearly all the delegates
jumped up TO second it Former
Governor Samuel NJ. Ralston. In
diana, chairman of the committee.
called for a vote and Robinson went
over" unanimously.
The whole proceeding appeared
very smooth and well oiled. Robin.
son had been apprised a few hours
previously of the fact that he was to
be chosen. and had hurriedly writ
ten his keynote speech, which was
distributed to the newspaper men. to
be sent out in advance.
The other temporary officers OF the
convention were made permanent.
E. +. Britten, of Washington. ID. c..
secretary to Josephus Daniels. was
elected associate secretary.
The question of whether the nom
ination should be made before the
platform is adopted, caused hot de-
bate In the rules committee. of which
Thomas ]. Sperry, Hartford. Conn.,
is chairman. Finally the rules of the
65th congress were adopted. with .
proviso that the order of business
shall be as follows. beginning today:
/. Report of credentials commit.
tee.
.. Report OF committee on per-
manent organization.
3. Report OF rules committee.
4. Nominating speeches for presi-
Dental candidates ito start at p.
m. tomorrow.
8. Report OF the platform COM
mittee and adoption OF same.
6. Balloting on the nomination
Tor presidential candidates.
:. Nominating speeches for vice
presidential candidates.
s. Balloting on tho nomination
for presidential candidates.
.. Routine ursolutions and finAl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-29
Boxers to Fight
for Scott Fund

Mrs. Robert c. Scott. widow OF
Deputy Sheriff Scott. killed by out
laws recently. won't have TO give up
her two little kiddies II Seattle box
ers and fight promoters have their
say.
wednesday night, at $50, The
stars big smoker for the fund WIZ
get under way at Liberty park 14th
ave and E. jefferson 81. All net pro
eceds go 10 Mrs. Scott.
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VAST ARRAY OF FACTS
IN GOVERNORS HANDS

Under date OF October fs. 1919.
this organization requested you 20
instruct the heads OF the various
departments OF the state govern.
mont 10 make n thoro survey OF the
japanese activities In the state and
that you present tho findings of
such a survey TO the United States
department OF state and to the i'm.
migration committees OF the United
States congress.
I'VE understand that you did
comply with our request 10 insti.
tute an investigation and that you
now have n vast array Of facts In
your possession showing the alarm.
ing Increase in numbers OF the Jap
anese and thte extent of their op-
pressive competition in many lines
~ activities. both in the cities and
In the rural districts.
We therefore respectfully urge
that this would be an opportune
time to present the facts In your
possession TO the department OF
state. and call upon the federal gov
ernment TO take such action as may
be necessary to deal with the stu
alton and in the interests OF our
nun cfffzeua
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-29
Goshee, Gosh!
The Hon. Jap
a Bit Peeued

Jan hog raisers barred their teeth
Tuesday morning, In a communica-
ton addressed 20 Councilman Philip
Tindau. father OF the ordinance to
take the collection OF restaurant
garbage away from the yellow inter
lopcrs.
The letter. which was unsigned,
and written in pigeon English, fol
lows;
mir. Tindall: You make law Jap
anosc no buy siop TO raze hogs. Jap
no get slop 10 raxe hogs. Americans
no get slops to raze hogs. We XIII
American hogs. Xou sce:''
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-29
SUICIDE WEAPONS
SOMETIMES DISAPPEAR

A. against this theory. number
Of arguments are advanced. one OF
the most important being that no
weapon was found in the room.
But suicides in New York some
times leave behind them no weapon
that can be discovered.
Preposterous as this sounds. II is
true. Recently an Italian killed him
self by plunging n knife into his
heart. There was no question but
that II was a suicide. The windows
10 the room were barred. The only
door was locked from the inside. But
the knife was never found.
A second case was that of man
who shot himself with n revolver.
A careful search failed TO reveal the
gun. But this mystery was solved
later. a man had put the handsome
pcarlhandled weapon into his pocket.
He later replaced 1t where II was
found"
Officials are not convinced that
Elwcll committed suicide. But tho
suicide theory has by no means been
aba ndoned.
District Attorney Swami today
announced. also. the person who
talked 10 Elwell at 2:3o n. m. the
day OF the murder was Miss WI
son." the alias given the young
woman whose nightrobe. slippers
and cap were found In Elwell's
room.
Federal revenue agents today
started an investigation into tho re.
ported liquor deal which Elwell was
said to- have entered into. The reve.
nue. officers called on District At.
torney Swami and later summoned
William Barnes. Elwclrs secretary.
for examination.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-29
Pajamas and Other
Lingerie Stolen

BVDs and fancy clothing were
stolen by Palm Beach burglar from
the home OF Mrs. Thornton. S25 Il.
Denny way she reported TO police
Tuesday. Included in the loot were
pa jamas. silk shirts. white flannel
trousers, white shoes and bow ties.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-29
The DRAKE, OIL
SHIP, COMING
Mebbe Gas Situation Will
Ease UP Then

Rumors that most OF their service
stations were unable TO open at all
Tuesday morning. because OF the
acute shortage of gasoline, were dc.
MED by standard oil officials today.
"All our stations received their
quota" they said. but. of course.
some OF them were sold out within
an hour"
The standard OH tanker Drake.
with moro than 100000 gallons OF
gasoline. is due In port tonight
The other distributing companies
report the situation as unchanged
from yesterday. as far as they were
concerned
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-29
Suffrage Vote in
Tennessee Aug. g

SAN FRANCISCO, June ga
special session OF the Tennessee leg
islature 10 consider ratification OF the
federal woman suffrage amendment
has been called for August ?, accord
ing 20 an announcement made by
Mrs Gunford Dudley. delegate.at-
large to the democratic convention
from Tennessee.
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS
DUTY Is CLEAR

ut Is clearly the duty Of tho
federal government to protect the
people Of the Pacific coast against
the further and undesirable immi-
grafton OF this unassimilable race.
we further suggest that copies
OF any communications you may
forward to the federal government
be supplied to our senators and rep
resnntatives in congress and 20 the
Royernofs Of other Western states"
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Congress Committee
10 lnvestiQate Question

SPOKANE. June 29.--Congrcsa
viii investigate the Jap question on
the Pacific coast, Representative Al
bert Johnson announced here today.
The house immigration and natural
zaion committee. OF which he Is
chairman. viii meet In San Francisco
July 8.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-29
Mormon Leaders
to Be Arraigned

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. June %.
Preliminary hearing OF the cases
OF Heber j. Grant. president Of the
Mormon church. and c. w Nibley,
presiding bishop. and five other off.
cials OF the utah-Idaho Sugar Co.
charged with proflteering. viii be
held July 10. in Salt Lake city.
The defendants were arraigned be
fore United States Commissioner
Henry Van Petty. Nibley and Grant
were represented by counsel. as they
are out of tho city. The defendants
were released under bonds OF 10000
each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-29

Arrive at New York

NEW YORK. June 2e.--Thc trans.
port Mercury. carrying i,2so Polish.
Americans. who served with Polands
armies during the war. arrived here
today. The transpor, also carried
the bodies OF 500 American soldiers
who died In Europe.
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rs BURIED IN
HOUSE WRECK
Three Killed; II Hurt; II
Missjnu in CoIIapse

BUFFALO, ". Y, June 2o.--Thrce
persong are dead. III injured and ~
missing as the result of the collapse
OF a lodging house here today.
An explosion Of gas on the second
floor Of the four story structure is
belIevcd to have causcd the accident.
Little hope Is held out for those still
hsricd In the ruins.
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Yet Palmer, Bryan,
ETC., Are in S. F

The thief who robbed w. r.. Til.
ermon. 263e First ave. n. likes to
bask In the spotlight. Silverbeam
spotlight from Tilermon's auto at
Richmond Beach gone.
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WATER sHUT.OFF NOTICE

Water viii be shut off In the
district north OF Gilmore st. and
west OF Gilman ave, also on Bur.
ton pl. and Thurman St. from
gath ave. W. to Goth ave. w, on
Wednesday. from $40 a. m. to 5
u. m.
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]. ELWELL
WAS BROKE;
A SUICIDE?
District Attorney Swami
Finds Slain Racing Man
in Need OF fluids

NEW YORK. June 20. - Joseph
u. Elweu was broke"
The racing man and whist ex.
pert. found shot TO death June IL
in hin home on West 10th Ht.- Was
in need OF money at the time OF
his death. according 60 information
placed today in the hands OF DIS.
,rsc, Attorney Edward Swami.
with this Information at hand.
the district attorney pointed TO ,hc
possibilities Of suicide as the an
awor 10 the f.lwell mystery.
Did the vain. self-centcred butter
fly tha; fitted between the under
world and the upper. suddenly find
itself enmeshcd in a web Of intrigue
Was he afraid that his upperworid
friends would no longer receive HIM
Were lady butterflies" the cause OF
n auiclacT
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BRYAN PEEyED:
CALLS" GLASS

This is no time for Joking" he
cried This is a serious question,
and we are not here to be ruled out
on a duibble"
Il resent the charge that ] am
auibbling. said Glase hotly. you
have stated and the other side has
stated that YOU have nothing TO pre-
sent. Therefore the chair said that
the committee had better proceed TO
hear others who do want TO be
heard"
Amid great confusion motion
was made that the drys talk first
for 30 minutes and the vets then
have an equal time. Bryan tried 70
present an amendment so that the
drys would have 20 minutes. the
vets 80 and the drys 10 more in
which TO reply. He was ruled out
OF order. He demanded a roll call.
The vets won by two votes.
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chicks were safely past their dan
scr period, we heard one night
sqIawking. and on investigating
wc found a newly slaughtered
nlck. We also smeIied a skunk.
which we knew that mamma
kunk was bringing her young up
In the way they shouldn't so. and
was tea shinE them the gentle art
Of iooting chicken coops.
when mother skunk. with her
skunkiets. is surprised marauding.
she turns loose her poison gas TO
guide the young hopefnls to her.
SO we set a steel trap near the
her. and next morning we had cap
fured sister skunk. But before
mother was trapped. every one OF
those expensive baby chicks had
been butchcred-
Later a nelghbor's dog chased
one OF the young skunks into a
wood pile. and its career was I'm
tshed right there. Had ma lived
70 escort her young. no fool dog
would have pestered the family.
for the most abandoned, the most
dare devil. the most siack-wttted
dog will not moiest an adult skunk
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-29
TAMMANY TRYING
TO GET CONTROL
OF PARTY POWER
New York Representative Ordered
to Vote for Wet Plank; Orators
Start Nominations Tomorrow

SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.-Tammany emerged the vic
tor today sharp contest in the New York delegation to
the democratic national convention the liquor question
By adopting roller tactics Tammany succeeded
nstucting the New York member of the resolutions com
mittee. W. Bourke Cochran, to vote for a wet plank.
Franklin Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the navy,
opened the argument before the rules committee today in
favor of resolution to permit the New York delegates
vote individuals thus breaking the unit rule far
that state is concerned This change is favored by New
York delegates who want tovote for McAdoo Under the
unit rule they claim Tammany would control the delegation
and its solid vote for whichever candidate Charles F.
Murphy favored.
Nominating speeches slated to begin al
o'clock but the report and adoption of the platform viii
cause delay in actual balotng
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-29
AVOID ANYTHING THAT
sAyORS or AGITATION

"our determination Ii TO get com
pietely away from anything that
savors OF agitation" said Miller
Freeman. president OF the league.
we can best serve the interests
OF Americans by marshaiing facts
and figures which will indispu,abiy
show that the present rights and
the future dominion OF the white
race in this country arc grpvely
mcnaced and that every month OF
delay IN meeting the problem square.
ly adds 10 its potential dangers"
The letter follows.
AT meeting OF the executive
committee OF the Anti-Japanese
League Of Washington the action
OF the governor OF California was
unanimously Endorsed in appealing
to the United states government 70
protect that state against the con.
tinued immigration and aggression
OF the japanese"
"a copy OF an appeal addressed "a
Governor Hart in August, 1919. IA
| inqcrte<f1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-29
TWO FACTS THAT
INDICATE SUICIDE

There are two facts which seem
to point tina, way;
FACT NO. 1.-The position In
which the elected cartridgcssheil was
found was such that II could not have
been elected from a Colt automatic
unless that weapon were held upside
down. IL the pistol had been held
upright d, would have been thrown
out To the other side. Now. a man
shooting himself Is more likely 10
hold pistol upside down than one
committing a murder.
FACT NO. 2-The hole which the
bullet made in the wall behind FL
wells head shows that the bullet was
fired on level course. that In. par
allel to the floor. As Elwoll was
sitting at the time. any one. TO have
shot him In that way. must have held
the pistol at the hip and. further
more. have been forced into n
crnmped space between Elwell and
the nuptei
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onsa serious question.
Bryan said the vets ought TO talk
first. because they were demanding
q change In the law.
Mrs. Yost. OF the w. c. r. u.
spoke on the question. demanding
honest enforcement OF the 18th
amendment and said that the
party which Incorporates this in its
platform will win"
With both sides declaring tina,
they were not seeking to reopen the
question Of prohibition. Senator Glass
finally tried TO bring the pickering
10 close by announcing that las
nobody seems to care TO be heard on
the matter. we will proceed on
something else"
Bryan. hts eyes flashing. was on
hfa feet Immediately
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-29
VETS win IN CLASH AT SAN FRANCISCO
As IT SEEMS
TO ME
DANA SLEETH

III HERE Is always the
chance in the country to
swap the sordid cash for
&tSW spiritual exaItation.
by that l mean that
YOU viii frequently be given the
waiiop OF fate on your financial
nerve. but viii get in return an
adventure.
In the country you battle with
nature. and YOU win excitement
while you lose your spare cash.
In town you battle with men.
and with rnan.made conditions. and
when you lose there is no thrill
TO IL
Down here. on the little spot in
the primeval wilderness that I, for
politeness' sake. call my ranch. We
have had couple OF adventures
with the forces OF the Wild.
We emerged victorious in each
hattie. but we lost considerable to
the enemy. at that
But under one apple tree is
mamma skunk. and under a plum
TIRE Is horned owl: and that's
that.
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the EtEEfek. idkbtHl AHhNt Ae
Red we had fine, maternal old
lady, who came from one OF the
very best hen families of the state.
and. not content with capturing
the hen and slaughtering her. and
picking off her feet and chewing
off her head. and taking few
slices OF the white meat this silly
owl few few rods from the hen
house To digest his meal. meaning
10 finish the hen before he sought
his woodland retreats.
But he picked pole 10 light on
that held a No. steel trap. and In
the morning we found Mister Owl.
and we executed him according 70
the ancient law that demanded
that he who by force sheds the
blood of the innocent. his blood
shall be shed. so under plum tree
-ye buried the one and under an
s~ra 81
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Girl. REFu sEs To
PROSECUTE STtBBER

She Immediately became numb a
relative who was standing beside her
saved her from falling into her as
saiiant's arms. The latter fled. but
was caught by the police aa he was
running thru the crowd.
He gave his name as a. ~ TIM
brett. and was booked for trial In
police court. Miss Ebllng. suffering
from fright and from the effects Of
the poison. sent word 20 the court
that she would not prosecute. and
the prisoner had 20 be released.
The poison used In the attack upon
Mrs. INLAND two days later In this
city had the same effect upon her as
had been experienced by Smith and
Miss Ebllng. In Portland. II pro.
duced n prickling sensation all over
her body. somewhat similar TO an
electric shock.
Portland physicians. unlike Seattle
doctors. admitted the poison was of
a sort with which they were un.
familiar. and was possibly some new.
ly discovered drug known only 10
those who were using Il. Seattle
doctors said they were making no
effort 70 find out what the poison Is.
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LIKE birds. and I like
the little beasties Of the
woods and the fields.
and the troutlets Of the
brook, but when crows
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-29
ASK HART
TO JOIN IN
JAPAPPEAL
League Hopeful Of Concert
ed Action on California
Governors Lead

An appeal 10 Gov. Louis y. Hart
to unite at once with the governor
OF California In protest TO the ma
tionai government against Japanese
aggression on the Pacific coast wTss
forwarded by the Anujapancse
League OF Washington.
The league In hopeful Of obtain
ing concerted action from the gov
ernors OF Western states menaccd
by the penetration" Of the Jap
anes~.
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lUND two was with a
foolish owl.
This big feathered Hun
ssEooped down on the
hen shed and captured
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POISONED on STREET
WHILE TUOt SANDS WATCH

Both mysterious potsonings oc-
CURED on the street while thousands
OF people were watching the Shrine
parades.
The first attack os the needle
ganE- was made upon Thomas Smith.
Montana Shriner. who was stabbed
in the back. temporarily paraiyzed by
the drug. carried into an alieyway
and robbed Of 81 900.
The asnaiiants in this case were
two young men who explained 20 the
crowd. as they were carrying Smith
away. that he was a friend Of theirs
and had tainted from the heat.
when next noticed Smith was lying
In the alley conscious. but unable 90
move a muscle or speak a word
While the police were invesiigat.
ing the Smith case young man.
the following day. attempted during
another parade. 10 fiirt with Miss
Esther EbnnR, 10. when she re
pulsed him. he stabbed her In the
back Of the neck with a poison
needle
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MANY POISONS ACT
INSTANTLY IN BLOOD

A. jacobson. city chemist, said to
day he had not been asked to make n
test OF Mrs. Unland's blood. and
doubted whether such a test would
be enlightenlng In any event.
Probably" he said. very little OF
II was used. II was injected into
a blood vessel and quickly diffused 20
all parts OF the body. thus causing
the almost instantaneous paralysis
This being the case, II would be prnc.
tically impossible to get "a sufficient
quantity Of the poison In a drop Of
blood TO tell what IL is.
1T might be any one OF a number
Of well known polsons." he added
There are several which. IL injected
into the blood. will act almost in.
stantly."
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.-Wets won the first skir-
ish today before the resolutions committee of the demo-
cratic national convention. BY vote of 81 to 25 they
adopted motion which forced the drys to present their
side Of the question first.
The motion and vote followed lively scrap during the
of which W. j. Bryan charged Senator Glass chair
of the resolutions committee with Joking qubblinR
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. BOUGHT some pedi'
greed eggs az s. a set
ting. and we hatehcd
thern out. and then.
about the time the baby
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-.,,~ INV potatoes, and owls loot
M hennery, and skunks slay my
,'at,v chicks. and minks and weasels
ta,tehsr my fowl thru sheer blood
THIRSTY delight. and coons harvest
INV corn and apples. and rambling
~rws from the seven hills bust
down my fences and harvest my
30 ana vetch by the light Of the
silvery moon-when these things
happen, and they all have hap
pened and will again. I gird on
my armor and go forth 70 slay.
and I don't care what S. r. c. A
golden rules I bust doing II.
And blue jays--say, a Western
Jay can husk corn faster than the
best hired man in three counties.
But always with this rural rob
berry you get adventure. a thrill.
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CASES
CROP IN
PORTLAND
Shriner Paralyzed by Drug
on Street, Dragged Into
Alley and Robbed

That the woman shoplifier who
stabbed Mrs. Florence INLAND. pri'
vat~ drsective. with a pcison needle
ia Rhodos Brosh~rr ssorr here last
saturday. is q member cf.a 1hypcs
gun xaug- Of thieves and mashcra
Operating Ia Northwest cities. was
a new theory advanced today.
Two similar poison necsiie cascs
occurred las, week In Portland dur
ing the Shrine convention and Rose
Festival there. according TO Mrs.
Clara Bailey. of the Anon apart
tnents. soi sixth ave. who has just
returned here.
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Oeather

Tonight and Wednesday.
fayi; gentle icinds. mostly
tcesteriy
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rwnp<wafur- Last 20 Hcurs
MAXIMUM, "a. Minimum. ~.
To-day noon. 70.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-09-17
ACCEPTING NO MORE FAVORs
Ne0ro's Somewhat Peculiar Reason
for Refusing to Act as PAIL
bearer Any Moro.

In Alabama a negro team-drivef
came home one night and found his
wife highly agitated. sey-
"Jefr," she said. "you know dat Asa
Rogers wife Sallie is dead. Amt you
goin' to be pallbearer at the fun'r1r'
"No, amt" answered JeR, with
unusual positiveness.
"You ain't7 Well, wasn't you a paIl-
bearer at de fun'r1 Of his second wife
Melissa7"
"Sho 1 wuz. But dat ain't|"
"En wuzn't you a pallbearer at do
fun'rl of his first wife, Mandyf Whut
you mean. you amt goin' act dis timer
Liza" he said, "suttinly I wuz a
pallbearer at. dem fun'r'ls, en- / done
de best / could. but I'm tellin' you now
l amt acceptin' no mo- favors from
nobody whut can't return."-London
Tit-Bits.