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the people of the city with the merits
of the tire.
The business was running behind
every week, but the prospects OF II
picking up were always bright, and
Deveraux, in the hope of getting
back the first money he took, put
more into the business in an effort to
get the business on a paying basis.
COULD HAVE BORROWED FUNDS.
As in all business ventures, there
was the element OF chance that De-
veraux always figured would soon
turn in his favor. But like many
others, luck went against him.
Several bankers in the financial
district today said that III Frank
Deveraux had come to US and told
US he was going into the tire business
or any other legitimate business, we
would gladly have helped him finan-
cially and he would not have made
the mistake he did"
The sentiment among the bankers
was one of sorrow for Deveraux and
his family. He was popular. not only
in the bank where he was employed,
but among the whole banking fra
ternity. He was one Of the foremost
members of the American Institute
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W.R.&E.SEEKS
NEWFARE RISE
Company Plans to Ask for
Abolition Of Cut Rate
on Tokens.
NOT EARNING 6 P. c., CLAIM
Ham Cites Loss of Passengers
and Higher Operating Costs
as Reasons.

Continuation Of the present rates
of street car fares or still higher
rates will be asked by the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
in a petition to be filed with the
Public Utilities Commission about
November Is.
This was learned today from Will
liam f. Ham. president OF the com
pany, who returned last night from
Atlantic City, where he has been at
tending a convention Of railway
men.
SAYS RETURN IS TOO SMALL.
| The present rate of fares does not
give the company a return of 6 per
cent on its valuation As the commits
sion contends 1t should have. Mr..
Ham pointed out today.
The company may ask for per
cent the same as the Washington
Gas Light Company is seeking. IL
so, and the commission approves the
request, fares in Washington must
necessarily advance when the pres
lent rate expires on January 1 next.
The exact amount Of the raise has not
| yet been determined.
There Is little doubt that the COM
pany will petition the commission for
at least 6 per cent return. Even this,
probably, would mean q higher fare.
The company Is desirous that
fares be kept as low as possible in
Washington" said Ham. but the
company must earn q sufficient reve-
| nue. to keep 1t from bankruptcy. For
,oct xya han n
on the verge of bankruptcy.
II do not know at this. time just
| what the company will ask next
month. 1t is a foregone conclusion
| that the present fare at least must
continue"
ARE LOSING PASSENGERS.
Figures given out by President
Ham today show that the number Of
| passengers on the street car lines of
| the company have decreased since the
present fare become effective on May
| last All of the reduction in pas
| sengers cannot be attributed to the
| high fare as the letting out Of Gov
| ernment employees has affected the
| situation.
| II a higher fare should be sought.
1t Is believed the company will seek
straight eight cent fare, which
| will mean the discontinuance OF the
| four tokens for 80 cents
During last May the company car
| ried 1901 ,6S9 passengers, a decrease
OF per cent over the number carried
| DUNG the same month of the pre-
vious year. The revenue for the
month was $573. 800, an increase of 3S
per cent over the revenue of the same
month last year.
CAIN Suvcnruv IN ,yUNE
June passengers totaled 6.63s,714,
| a decrease over the same month OF
| the previous year Of 6.6 per cent and
revenue increase of 3S per cent.
August figures show 6,179,25S pas
sengers, compared to last year 10.7
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Peschy complexions, ruby lips and
fragrant personality cost the women
Of this country S75O,000,O00 last year,
according to luxury tax return figures.
This enormous sum was expended for
rouge, face powder, cosmetics and
perfumery.
The cost of cosmetics and pcrfumery
was more than twice that OF women's
furs-in year when the fur prices
were the highest in history. The
amount spent on furs was approx
mately 5000, 900, 900,
The ladies did their part In spending
money on luxuries, but the expendi-
lures were not confined to them.
Eight hundred million dollars went
up In cigarette smoke, while s510, ,00o,-
900 were burned up In the form OF
cigars.
Jowelry cost $500. 600 900. only . per
cent Of luxurles expenditures. The
year 1919 appears to have been q
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Deveraux today declared that he
did not lose the money In stock gam
bling. In fact, he said he never
owned a share Of stock in his life.
The money he took from the bank
he invested in a tire business in
Washington, and IL his taking OF
money had not been discovered, he
would have been able to put 1t back
in a short time he said. AS II is, he
claims the money is so well invest.
ed that he will be able to pay the
bank back every cent he took.
Several years ago Deveraux saw
the possibilities Of q new tire thai
had st come on the market In his
estimation and In the judgment oi
many others, IT was designed to iii
a long felt want Of automobile own
ers OF the city. 1t looked as though
the new invention would be almost q
necessity for every automobile own
er, and Would soon displace the old
er makes of tires on the market.
CUSTOMERS DIDN'T COME.
However. the automobile owners OF
the city did not seem to take very
kindly to a puncture-proof tire. and
as consequence the sales were not
so rapid as he had supposed. 1t cost
great deal of money to obtain the
necessary stock to carry on the busi-
ness, and IL cost money to acQuaint
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MINERS STRIKE CR|PPLES BRITISH EMPIRE
THROW HIM OUT, CRY
GERMAN REDS AT
BOLSHEVlST

HALLE, Germany, Oct 10
PandemOniu broke loose In the
convention Of the Independent So
clalists here today.
A group Of infuriated delegates
made an organized charge on the
speakers rostrum and stopped the
speech Of \ BOlshevist delegate
named LosOwski, who was deliver
ing . violent TRADE against Ger
man labor.
LOsowski called Germany's
workers "trxit0rs' TO the "cause
Of the working Masses" A howl
of "StOp!" "Throw him out!" and
other outcries interrupted him,
and a. he tried to continue, the
protesting German delegates leap
ed on the platform and forced him
to cease.
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BRITISH SEND MUNITIONS
BY SHIPLOAD TO JAPAN
by WILLIAM l.. MALLABAR,
Internatioaal News Service.

LONDON. Oct. f6.-The British gov.
eminent not only is fully watching
the shipments, item by item. but
knows the extent and every detail o.
ammunition exports from Englan to
Japan.
Information to this effect was OBJ
tained today upon inquiries in high
Official quarters with 'egard to the
many sensational reports and rumors
in circulation of late about the Japa-
nese policy of storing up an immense
volume of ammunition and war mate
rial.
There have been extensive ship
ments of munitions from this country
to Japan, 1t was learned from an au-
thoritative Whitehall source, but II
was made clear to the correspondent
that the government has registered no
objection to these exports. nor intends
interfering with themjn any way.
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$50 Million Spent BY
Girls on Faces In 1919

luxurious one all right The grand
total, when added up. amounts to
500 700 900, 900 handed out for other
things than necessities.
A round billion went for candy.
Pianos. organs and Photographs
entertained the people to the tune OF
$3.50, 900, 900. Automobiles cost $4,000
900 900.
the nations luxury bill:
Soft drihkss, $3.50, 1000, 900; toilet
soaps. s400 900 900: tobacco and SNUFF,
$500. 900 900; ice-cream, $3.50, 900 900
chewing-gum. $50 100000: cake and
confections $3.50 900 900; Luxurious
services" $4,000, ,00O,O 900; luxurious
food, $4,000. 900. 900; JOY riding. pleas
ure resorts and races, $4,000, 900. 900.
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COOL|DGEHERE
ON TRIP SOUTH
Harding's Running Mate Met at
Station in Afternoon by
Local Committees.

Governor Coolidge, the Republican
nominee for Vice President, will be
visitor in Washington this after
noon.
Brass bands are tabooed by Gov
ernor Coolidge, who expects to
make a noiseless entrance into the
city at 2 o'clock from Philadelphia,
where he addressed mass meeting
last night that was anything but a
silent demonstration.
CONsULTs LEADERS HERE.
The Vice Presidential nominee in
tends making only brief visit to
Washington for the purpose OF con-
sulting with Republican leaders here
on national issues. He will leave
Sunday afternoon on a special train
at 23O o'clock on a weeks tour of
Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina,
Virginia, West Virginia and Mary
land, returning here october "a. Ac-
companying him on this trip will be
Governor Morrow of Kentucky, Gov
ernor Lowden of Illinois and Job
Hedges a prominent New York Re-
publican.
Despite Governor Coolidge's desire
for quiet, he will be met at the
Union Station by representatives OF
the various Republican clubs and
committees in Washington. Arrange
ments will be made to have the NOM
inee meet newspaper men during the
afternoon 1t was announced that
aside from political conferences moth
ing would be allowed to interrupt Gov.
Coolidge during his brief stay In the
city.
GOES TO KENTUCKY.
Gov. Coolidge will go direct to
Mount Sterling, KY, from here speak
ing here Monday morning. He will
! make speeches in about fifteen Ken
lucky towns on the first day and the
same number on Tuesday.
Following is Governor Coolidge's
itinerary: Meeting at Mount Sterling,
at $40 p. m, passing through Win
chester, Staunton, Torrent Jackson
Beattysville, Irvine, Richmnod Lam
caster, Stamford and Junction City,
KY, at all of which places the Gov
ernor's Special as the candidates
train is called. will stop. There will
be a night meeting at Somerset where
Gov. Coolidge arrives at 7:45 p. m
Leaving Somerset on Tuesday At
6:15 a. m, the special will stop at
Junction City. Mount Vernan, London,
Corbin, Barbourville. Pineville. Har-
Ian, Lynch and Middlesborough, KY.
where there will be another night
meeting.
At Hagerstown, Nd, he will speak
the following Saturday afternoon at
$50 o'clock and again at Frederick
at o'clock. He will reach Washing
ton on his return Sunday week, Octo-
Der "a, at o'clock in the morning.
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TODAY

fies Poland that we shall not ap-
prove the treaty just concluded
between Russia and Poland be-
cause Russians may not like it
after Lenin's government is put
out.
How do we know that Lenin will
be put out? And who appointed
us guardian of Russia? What
business is it of ours what they
do or what agreements are reach
ed by Russia and Poland?
An Italian contractor, testify
ing in Massachusetts, before a
commissioner, put the change in
the labor situation thus:
.Today ] say to the workman |:
you take that pick and dig or l
smash your hendv Before. the Ia
bOrer would. say, You shut up, or
l smash your head.'r
That describes the ups and
downs of laborer and employer.
Such situation could be i'm
proved, and will be, by a condition
in which men will be steadily en-
ployed at fair work for fair wages
and nobody will smash anybody's
head. There will be good deal
of head smashing, however, be
fore that better condition is
reached.
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IwCCH Japan dhN tiS chheSo soss~eSo I.
What q question! Both countries
have only the most amicable and
peaceful intentions and entertain
no such thought as war"
SAYS WAR DOESN'T PAY.
Baron Hayashi, new japanese am
bassador to the Court of st. James.
gave this answer today to a question
as to what he thought about the
crisis" between his country and
America over the California land
question.
"War, even IL most successful in a
military way. is not a paying PROPOSE
ton nowadays" said the Japanese en-
voy. I'VE had to finance our war
with Russia with credits obtained
from England and the United States.
and this half ruined the world.
To-day credits are unobtainable and
war is impossible"
When asked for comment on the
conflicting attitudes in the United
States toward the League OF Nations,
Baron Hayashi. said it was difficult,
almost impossible" for him to speak
on that subject He added. however:
THINKS SETTLEMENT SURE.
'T am confident that the differences
will be settled, by the statesmen of
America. The two parties have con-
firmed that they do not want to over
load the league with sensations.
The Japanese aAbassader. whe II
esA Of his eounfry's Delegates to the
fsfthcominx Lesgue Of Nations meet
Ing at Geneva. declared japan did not
plan to revive the question of raee
equality at that meeting.
wAen the Versailles treaty and the
covenant of the League of Nations
was signed. Baron Maxine. Japan's
chief spokesman at the Paris peace
conference, made brief speech in
which he said that while he would
sign the document, Japan reserved the
right OF raising the question Of an
amendment on racial equality at some
future date.
Ii had be~n expected In some guar
tcrs that Japan would seize On the oe-
cnsion of the coming Genevn meeting
to revive the question.
Baron Hayashrs statement In the
above dispatch II the hrst nat declara-
ton that this II not his eountry's in
tention.
There have been accumulating evil
dences that Japan proposes to let the
matter rest until the United States
Senate has taken some defnite action
on the treaty.
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MEN
LEAVE MINES
Workers Quit Posts Today i'm
Coal Tie-up to Assert Labor
Independence.
FOOD RATlONING BEGUN
England's Strength in Test as
Lloyd George Issues
Frantic Appeal.
PREMIER APPEALS TO
NATIONS RESISTANCE

LONDON. Oct. 16.-"The nation
must and will resist such an at
tack with all it's strength, and
there can be no doubt as to the
issue" says Premier Lloyd
George in an appeal to the
people of the United Kingdom
this afternoon.
"All citizens must help" adds
the Premier's appeal, which gives
an outline of how he had plead
ed with the coal miners lead
ers that there must be no cessa-
tion of work until the misfor-
tune cannot longer be avoided"
The prime minister in his pro-
clamation emphasizes that the
most important duty Of the public
is to remain calm.
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BATTLE RACES
OVER DUBLIN
"Bitter Enders" Throw Up Bar
ricades as British Forces
Surround City.
BY DANIEL O'CONNELL.
Internatioanl News Service.

DUBLIN, Oct. 16.-Violent street
battles again broke out in several
parts OF Dublin this morning. Brit
ish military threw a Gordon around
the districts Of North Dublin shortly
after dawn.
GLITTER ENDERsv TRAPPED.
Thousands of Sim Fein bitter
enders" trapped behind this Gordon
we're quick to show fight Machine
gun and rifle fire resounds in the
'beseiged" districts almost contin-
uously, but there is no way at pres
ent of ascertaining the exact situa-
ton there.
1t is reported three persons were
killed in the O'Connell street dis
trict
A squad of soldiers today shot up
the store belonging to Thomas Hun
ter, Sim Fein member of Parliament.
and an officer of high rank in the
republican army, who is said to have
been killed yesterday. A prominent
the store was shot dead His identity
has not yet been ascertained.
As the morning wore on. the ac-
tivities of the military were develop
ed on an extensive scale. Strong de-
tachments Of soldiers occupied some
of the strategic approaches to Dublin
and no one without a military pass
was allowed to penetrate through the
Gordon.
RAID sINN FEM HOMES.
BY noon Wholesale raids Of homea
Of Sim Fefners were In progress and
several arrests were made.
From Londonerry came word of an
outbreak of lootfng. marked by an
exchange of revolver shots. which
was quelled by military reinforce
ments rushed to the scene in the nick
of time.
The intensified military activity in
the Irish capital. as shown In the
above dispatch, indicates that the
British government. facing the great
est industrial crisis in the history OF
the empire, fears a violent hare-up
of the rebellious spirit in Ireland to
synchronize with the great coal
strike.
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CALL MAGNETISM
BASEBALL INQUIRY
Red Sox and Dodger Owners
Asked to Give knowledge in
Chicago Probe.

CHICAGO. Oct. 16-Harry Frazee.
owner Of the Boston Red Sox, and
Charles II. Ebbets, owner of the
Brooklyn Dodgers, have been sum-
moned before the grand jury investi-
eating gambling in organized base
ball and have signifed their willing
ness to appear next Tuesday, when
the probe will be resumed, it was
learned today.
Tr/ exact nature of the testimony
expected from the two magnates was
not disclosed but II is believed they
will be asked regarding reports they
have received concerning alleged
throwing" of ball games.
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By EARLE c. REEVES,
International News Service.

LONDON, Oct 16.--1he great
coal strike is virtually in force.
| Though Officially the walkout
Of more than 100000 miners is
not scheduled to 90 into effect until
tonight, reports from the coal fields,
especially those in South Wales.
show that hundreds of thousands of
miners refused to touch their tools
this morning. ... ..
ENGLAND IS FRANTIC.
Frantic efforts by the Government
and the few "pacifist" leaders of the
coal miners organization to bring
about settlement early today broke
down completely. though throughout
the night every ounce of persuasive
power. and conciliatory effort had
been enlisted to avert a crisis that
threatens to plunge Britain into in
calculable Industrial paralysis at the
very moment when the country was
beginning to recoup from the great
war.
The peace negotiations are at
complete standstill and there is not
a ray of hope at the hour of cabling
that the crisis may be averted.
Hard on the heels OF an appeal to
the nation by Premier Lloyd George
to resist such an attack with all
our strength" came statement by
the miners leaders setting forth
their side.
In 1t they asserted that they al
lowed ample time for peaceful neEo-
tiations, modified their claims, and
suspended the strike twice.
The miners spokesman declared in
their statement that they showed
every anxiety to avoid conflict, but
were forced into the strike by the
unyielding attitude of the govern
ment in the face Of reasonable claims
warranted by the cost of living and
the position Of the industry"
MINERS ISSUE STATEMENT.
The statement adds:
I'VE know the suffering for our
selves and our families that the
strike involved, but the governments
attitude left us no honorable alterna-
tive"
The miners at their all-night execu-
tive meeting decided to make a
straight wage fight" dropping all
incidental issues, particularly such ~
might be interpreted as political aues-
tions. They agree to stand pat on
I
these claims:
An advance of 4S cents a shift for
workers over eighteen years of age:
"a cents a shift for workers between
sixteen and eighteen years old. and
IS cents a shift for those under six
teen.
The claim is based chiefly on the
increased living costs.
The Governments offer to submit
the demands to an impartial tribunal
was fatty rejected by the miners ex-
ecutive committee.
The strike. which commenced ''un-
officially" this morning, will official
ly" go into effect tonight, but Its full
proportions will not be calculable un-
til Monday.
DOWNING STREETS HOPE
Meanwhile the British government
an "old hand" at combating strikea.
1 10 doing everything II can to inspire
| the public with cslmness and con-
f'dence, announcing IL plans to meet
all contingencies and has taken all
| precautionary measures.
| Dowing streets own hopes are
| based on its experiences with the INST
railway strike and the whole-hearted
cooperation II received from tho
public at that time, especially in Lon
| don, where dukes Soined clerks ap1
society bellies rubbed elbows with
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m u~ir~..-Tr~sk~ ~ssd ~ . rvtnes's ns0aW>sa
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S. C.. Cotton Mills Suspend.

UNION. S. c., Oct 16.-A1l cotton
mills in this county, employing 5000
operatives, will close Friday and Sat
urday of each week for an indefinite
time until the cotton goods market
improves. This means a curtailment
of $4,000 weekly in payrolls.
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TURKISH OFFENSIVE
ON ARMENIANS in
FULL SWING
By SIR PRRCIyAL PHILLIPS,
International News Service.

CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct TO-
The new Turkish offensive against
Armenia, now in full swing, Is part
of Soviet Russia's eastern CAM
paign, Il is learned from n trust
worthy source.
II was decided upon when the
Moscow government found that
the boped-for, commercial relations
between Russia and Britain had
not materializcd and showed no
promise Of immediate realization.
The Turks are now approaching
the knrs mountains. The Armen-
ians. assisted by strong Georgian
forces, are rendering stubborn re-
sistance.
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Police of World Seek
Famous Heartbreaker
BY NEWTON c. PARKE

PARIS, Oct. 16-The police of every big city the
globe have been asked to aid in the hunt for Louis Maure
internationally famed the "King of Hearbreakers who
is credited with the daring theft of 100000 of jewels from
the residence Of Mile Elsie Soubeyrand Moreve of
the Nyealthiest "bacheorettes, in France.
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the rabbit was being properly cooked,
he seated himself at the piano and
dashed of a few lively tunes Pres
emily the music ceased. Mademoiselle
heard her dog barking and ran up
stairs. Louis was gone and SO were
her jewels, including two magnificent
strings of pearls. diamonds, etc.
The police took a few finger-prints
from the piano and immediately dis
covered that the handsome chap who
had been introduced to Mile. Souby-
rand-Moreviile as Louis Morer was
only their old friend Louis Maurer,
alias Michel, alias Melard, with n
worldwide reputation. Maurer was
last arrested in 1910 for the robbery
OF thousands OF dollars worth OF
jewels from a woman who had en-
ployed him as valet.
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Funds He Entbezzled
Are Soundly infested,
Saws Bank Defaulter

Seated in his home in Chevy Chase, Nd, Frank
Deverau former head bookkeeper of the National Savings
and Trust Company accused of taking funds of the bank
said today that he hoped he would be able to repay the
money he had taken Officials of the bank have reported
the Comptroller of the Currency that the shortage will
reach $1,000 Deverauxs bond to protect the bank is
l$5OOOO
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Tried to Kill Herself,
Says Wife Who Shot
Affinity of 27 Years

NORWICH, Conn.,. Oct. 16-On the morning of June
II last in the luxurious apartment Of Dr. Herbert Teow,
in Pawcatuck Conn, three shots shattered the stiffness
and the soul tragedy of woman revealed Dr. Tetow
had been killed
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How s~i~Dce Finds Out what's Wrong
with Your Heart by Testing Its Electrical
Cwrontsl See Tcmousw's Sunday Time~
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How STORY Book Romance" of Young
Vetr~~. and B-~ soldier Hu~band Wa~ svd-
serly Biisbt~d-ts Tems~revs Sunday
nmes.
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stin Nor. Startling Tragedies That Have
Marked the "Uriucky" Hope Dtawoud's
Evil Histcry-iu Tomorrow sunday Tsme~.
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raid with Hi- life for loving Americas
Ueir~..-Tr~ss~ ~spd ~ . rvtnes's ns0a0>se
See r~@cvr~v's Sunday T6~
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Can She Win Uev Husband Back Road
the answer In The Closed Garden" In To-
movrows Sunday Times.
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Science FINDS the Father Of the vst--a
Vicious, Predatory Moust~v, IL Feet Tall
See Tomorrow Sunday Ttme-.
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JAPAN DELAYS
RACEQUEST|ON
Will Not Revive Equality De-
mand at Coming Nations
League Meeting.

LONDON, Oct. 16.-"War be-
tween japan and the United States
What q question! Both countries
have only the most amicable and
peaceful intentions and entertain
no such thought as war"
SAYS WAR DOESN'T PAY.
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WEATHER..

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