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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
Moulton Musings
BY ROY X. MOULTON.


An Excellent Reason.
If a body catch a body going for his
rye
That he's kept for making toddy in
the bye-and-bye.
If he grabs and smites the Teller,
smites him hip and thigh,
That he catches in his cellar. there's a
reason why.
-Tennyson ]. Daft.
In his Chicago report, our old friend
Irv Cobb refers to the singing Of
America, the Gem of the Ocean"
Perhaps he meants Columbia Is Tent
ing on the Old Camp Ground or The
-Spangled Yankee Doodle"
Wen, there is a little bad news for
the readers of this column today.
We have just signed a contract to con-
duct 1t for another year. There has
been quite q demand for a change of
administration in all lines lately, and
we should have quit but the renumera-
ton and all appealed too strongly.
How difficult it is to break away from
life of crime.
We got a substantial increase in SAL
airy, but We did not get as much as
we thought we would. and We hardly
thought we would.
It now runs up into six figures, in
Guiding the two COOP at the end.
When we came to this town we had
only one pair of suspenders and now
we wear a belt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
10 Jail for Tarring the Kaiser.

Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 3.-Four
students charged with tarring and
, feathering statue of the former>Ger-
man emperor have been sentenced by
a Bonn court. according to a Basel
dispatch. to terms of two years i'm
prisonment and ordered to pay the
cnSts Il tt,eir- tr-ialS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03

The presidential campaign has been
Under way nearly a month and still
there is no evidence that the public
is aroused over the League of Nations
issue. About the only persons who
appear to be interested in the subject
are President Wilson, Senator Lodge
and the rival candidates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
National Debt Is Reduced.

Washington, Aug. 5.-The gross ma
tional debt was reduced total OF
s76,4O4,453 during July. according to
the treasury statement today. This
leaves the public debt at $24.222.s H.
G13. The reduction was accomplished
thru the retirement of that amount
of treasury certificates of indebted
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offers $1,000 for Victory.

New York, Aug. 3.-If the New
York National league baseball team
defeats Cincinnati here today in the
final game of the series the players
will receive a bonus of $1,000 from
President Charles A. Stoneham. He
promised the bonus last SATURDAY..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
Savings Bank Is Robbcd.

Granger, Iowa, Aug. 3.-Approxi-
rnately IS 600 in bonds and war saw
ings stamps were stolen from the
Granger Savings bank early today
when thieves blew open the small safe
door The main vault containing
$4,000 it is said. was not disturbed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
Local Mention

If you aren't gettirg the garbage
COLLECTION service you want. call 1857
ADV.
DR.. Lyngar. Dentist. 500 Kansas Ave
ADV
Cash paid for liberty bonds John
Kleinhans. s27 Quincy Phone 2Se1-J.
ADV.
Safety razor blades sharpened better
than new, 25c-35c doz. Culver Hard
ware Co.-Adv.
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Gored to Death by Bull.

Grand Rapids. Aug. 3.-John JOS
walk. aged IS. FARMER near here. died
at local hospital yesterday as a re-
suit of being gored by bull Saturday.
Joswiak had entered his barn to feed
the bull and the animal charged him,
crushing his chest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

All issues OF Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co. h34 KansasNavenue Adv
A marriage license was issued in Kan
sas City Monday to Robert E. Evans of
Oklahoma City and Mabel Mccoy. OF To
peka.
One solid carload of flour was shipped
from the Topeka Mills over the Rock Island
Monday. 1t was the first solid carload of
flour sent cut from over the state.
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MOST FAMOUS ACE CRASHED.
Eddie Riclxenbaclzer in All Metal Plane
Hit Franc House.

Omaha, Aug 3.-Eddie Rickenback-
er, famous American flying ace, mar
rowly escaped serious injury here to-
day when a plane in which he was
passenger dashed into and demolished
a small frame house.
The plane was one of the three all
metal planes owned by John Larsen of
New York which are blazing an aerial
mail route from New York to San
Francisco. No one was hurt.
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HAD FORTUNE WITH HIM.
Now Negro Bandits Have 1t and His
Costly Car

Chicago, Aug. 1.-Two negroes held
up H. =. Finkelstein. jeweler. and a
friend. Jacob Singer, early today, es-
Gaping with $4,000 in cash and dia-
monds and an automobile valued at
81 900.
Finkelstein was just housing his car
in his garage when the negroes thrust
revolyers in his face.
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HELD on WHITE SLAVE CHARGE.
Fort Worth Girl Was Taken to Kansas
City by Travelling Salesman.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 3.-George
L. stephens, 29. travelling salesman of
Fort Worth, Tex, today was held in
jail here in default of $1,000 bond to
await action of the federal grand jury
on as;charge of violating the Mann act.
Stephens pleaded guilty to bringing
17-year-old girl to Kansas City from
Fort Worth on July 10. Stephens.
who is married, said he had intended
getting a divorce from his wife.
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Kansas CITY Grain Market.

Kansas City, Aug 3AHAY-An easier
tose prevailed in the hay market today but
prices did not decline.
Alfalfa No. I, S21 Goa $50; No. 2, 5000
G23.JO: No. 5, $1j-506d 1856
Prairie No. 1, S17-50d 1900; No. 2, $1,000
d1IO0; No. ;. $12O06714.50.
Timothy No. l. S26.JOG 27-50; No. 2, S21-JO
a. 800; No. ), $15.59fI 2e.O0.
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New York Liberty Bond Market.

New York. Aug. 3.-Liberty bonds close
AVS 91.00; first IS. s.. ID: second As. $40.
first AS. $50: second AIS. S4.64: third
4L's, SS.6S; fourth AZ $40; Victory
3s4's, 956S; Victory 4s4's, 95-6s-
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and insists on living beyond their
means and running him in debt, it is
up to him to take the first train out
for Reno.
A wife who loves a bargain sale
more than she does her husband is a
good riddance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03

New Orleans. Aug. 3.-COTTON-spot
quiet, . points lower; middIing, 3S.25.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

CHARLES MccLAIN. age IS. died Mon
day night at his home. 1919 Hancock
street Funeral from the home wednesday
afternoon at O'Clock. Burial IN Mt Au-
burn cemetery.
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Lords Flowers satisfy. Tel. ST.
Adv.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
Recreation Building Is
Being Planned For Omaha
New Project Includes 80 Bowling Alleys so Billiard
Tables. Large Cafeteria, Shower Baths and Other
Features-Bowling Instruction Room to Be
Innovation.

According, to present plans the
recreation building will have 50
billiard tables on the first Aoor in
a separate billiard room. The cafe
terra will be located also on the
ground floor. The second and third
floors will contain Is bowling alleys
each. On the fourth floor will be
a large billiard exhibition room anu
a large club room suitable for bowl
ing league meetings and the like.
New Features.
A new feature will be a. bowling
instruction room.,
1T is planned to have room de-
voted entirely to the teaching or
prospective, -bowlers," said Barron.
mot only girls and women, but men
and boys, too, are backward about
learning to bowl on a regular alley
in front of spectators. With an in
struction room on the fourth ,hoor,
an expert on physical culturee will
be employed to teach bowlers how
to bowl. instruction will be free.
Shower baths will be placed on
both second and third floors prin-
cipally for the convenience of bowl
ers. 1t will be possible to segregate
women bowlers and men bowlers
and devote whole floor to each sex.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
CENTRAL HE H
CLOSES SEASON.
Wit H VICTORY
St. Joseph High School Bas'
>keteers Fall Before Quin-
tet-FinaI Count,
20 " Io' .~gT

Central High school finished the
1920 basket ball season by trouncing
the St. Joseph cagers at the Y. M.
c. A. last night, % to l8. 1t was
the last game for Captain Logan.
Swoboda, Mangold, Robertson and
Chesno, and these men fought all
the harder to make it victory.
1t was revenge for Central as the
Missourians won OH their own floor
earlier in the season. Ray Clement
gathered 13 points, shooting from all
angles and from all positions. The
diminutive forward played an ex-
cellent game.
. Captain Logan, Robertson and
Swoboda played "a defensive game
that amazed the visitors in the first
half. Only one basket was made by
St. Joseph in this period, and that
was from the middle of the floor.
Leo Konecky accounted for two bas-
kets, starting the rally in both
halves. t
The locals fought hard in the first
half, leading by II to 4 score. Bart
ners, were awarded to Company {,
senior and sophomore classes, who
were victors in purple and White
Week" at Central High last week,
St. Joseph came back strong in
the second period. but were unable
to overcome Centrsfs lead.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
ELDER .zbYSzK0
WILL MEET Gus
KERvARAS SOON
Famous Pole to Clash With
Original Greek Champion
In Council Bluffs on
March 22.

Stanislaus Zbyszko, the mighty
Pole, who has returned to the United
States from Europe, will make his
first re-appearance in this part of
the country March q, when he will
wrestle Gus Kervaras,. the original
Greek champion, in Council Bluffs
auditorium under the management
Of Al Fiori.
Zbyszko is conceded by many fans
to be the greatest wrestler of all to-
day and some prophesy that he will
soon have >Stecher, Caddock, Lewis,
Pesek and others chasing to the
bush.
His last appearance in Omaha was
about 10 years ago when he wrestled
Yousif Hussane at the Krug theater.
The giant Pole is under the man
agement of Jack Herman Of Chicago.
who is offering to match Zbyszko
against any wrestler in the world for
any amount of money. Kervaras ano
Zbyszko met 10 years ago on the
Pacific coast and wrestled to draw.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14

Tennis will be a popular sport at
Central high school this season.
Two tournaments, one the girls an
nual tourney and the other meet
for boys will hold the attention of
high school net fans.
The girls tournament will open
as soon as the Central courts can
be put IN condition.
Entries in the girls meet will sur
pass those Of last year, when the
players numbered 90. Among the
girls who have declared their in
tentions of competing is Eleanor
Hamilton, captain of the junior girls
basket ball team and winner Of last
years tennis meet.
Other girls now entered who
promise to give the champion a
close race for her title are:
Frances Patton, Gladys Kemp,
Margaret Walmer, Eda Warren,
Margaret Thompson, Bernice Ku-
slakofsky. rNeryl Tucker, .Miriam
Wiley, Virginia Pierce and Alice
Turney are some of the best play
ers in the tourney, who have in
past Journeys fought hard for the
title.
20 Central high school boys intend
to form racquet club during the
coming week and issue a call for
entrants to the boys tournament.
A tennis 20" will be awarded to
girl champion and boy champ alike.
Miss Harriet Duke will probably
be in charge Of the tournaments.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14

Omaha is to have Recreation
building" one pf the finest in the
middle west, equipped with 80 bowl
ing alleys,50 billiard tables, shower
baths, cafeteria lunch room with a
capacity of 800 persons, large club
room for bowling league meetings,
billiard exhibition room and a
bowling instruction room.
William A. Barrop, Omaha bowler,
is promoting the plan.
Omaha is in dire need of just
such building said Barron yester-
day. "Bowlers are cramped so here
that it will soon affect the popularity
of the sport Recreation buildings
are being successfully operated all
over the east. In Detroit the Swee-
ney-Huston recreation building is
the MOST popular place in the city.
1t has 50 bowling alleys in addition
to 103 billiard tables, a cafe and
other features.
Considering Location.
Several Omaha sites are under
consideration for a location. Two
buildings, now standing, are suit
able and a third place is being con-
sidered as the site of a new building
to be devoted exclusively to the
project"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
Lure OF TURF
TOO MUCH FOR
FAMOUS DRIVER
Thomas Returns to Game-ls
Third Grand Circuit
Driver to Locate at
Ak-Sar-Ben Track.

Henry Thomas. one of the be-.
known of Grand Circuit drivers, will
locate in Omaha this year, 1t was
announced yesterday.
Thomas left for indianapolis Sat
urday to get his furniture and
couple of horses he will train and
drive. They will be sent to the
local Ak-Sar-Ben, track where
Thomas will open a public stable.
1t is expected several local men
also viii turn horses over to
Thomas.
Laurel Hall Trainer.
Many followers of the harness
game believe Henry Thomas is the
best men ip the country behind
horse. He has been. especially sue
,cessful On. half-mile tracks and in
training young stuff. A..
Lasts year Thomas !; was star
trainer and driver for the famous
Laurel Hall farm. Last winter he
decided to Retire from active par
ticipation n7the game and he took a
position with the Clay-Robinson
Co. in St. Joseph in January
Can't Stay Away.
Y But after two months in the live
stock business he began. ito feel the
lure of the tart and yesterday he
decided to get back inS the game
Simultaneously he decided to come
to Omaha instead of. rettHning to
Laurel Hall in.Indianapofis.
Thomas is the third Grand Cir
cult driver to make the Omaha Ak
Sar-Ben plant his headquarters.
Marvin Child and Roy Owen arc
the other two. They have been at
the track all winter.
Brother Art Thomas.
Henry Thomas is the son .ot All
Thomas, former Benson driver, who
now is in Canada, and is a brother
of Arthur Thomas, manager of the
publicity bureau Of the Chamber ci
Commerce. His decision to make
his headquarters in Omaha followed
a visit to Arthur here 10 days ago
when he saw the new Ak-Sar-Ben
track and plant for the first time aud
pronounced it one of the best in the
country.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
WINS
!. SECOND PL ACE
IN HIGH JUMP
Several Nebraska University
Men Place N Other
Events in Kansas City
Indoor Meet.

Charles Moriarty, the only Omaha
>entrant in the Kansas City indoor
track meet, Saturday night placed
second in the high jump, one of the
two events in which he was entered.
More than $50 athletes of various
colleges and universities of the mid
die west participated. p
Several Nebraska university men
placed in other events aud the Corn
husker relay team garfield off first
honors in the onelfaile relay. ssa ssssf
Moriarty was entered in the So
yard dash and the, high jump. Jack
son -Scholz, of.sMissouri won the
dash IN SS25 seconds. Rice Of the
Kansas City athletic club took first
in the high Jump, Moriarty second
and Gish Of Nebraska third.
Following are results achieved by
Cornhusker athletes:
One-Mile Relay--Nebraska university,
first Owens, Eagan, Caison, McMahon,
Haskell Indian institute, second.
1.OOO-Yard RuH-Williams Of Nebraska,
third. Cobb Of Oklahoma won first.
Time, 1898. Hays of Missouri won second
High Jump--Gish Of Nebrasks, Third.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
TRACK TALKS
COACH HENRY ESCHULTE
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
The loo-Yard Dash-Primarily

The 100-Yard Dash-Primarily
calls for quick burst Of speed, a
short but sharp series of explosions
OF nervous energy. From starting
gun to tape, tthe event calls for su-
perior skill in three distinct phases
of effort; the start, the sprint proper
and the pitch or finish.
Without an instantaneous get
away, and a nice dash into top speed
the fastest runner can never ap-
proach record time. Success in the
first part of the race depends upon
the mechanical position on the
marks, and the quickness with which
he gets off .and>into his top speed.
The Start-The experienced starter
uses four commands in putting his
men into the race: Get Ready"
get on your Marks" Get Set" and
the fourth command is the gun it.
... Starter Can Help. So.
Right here it might be we'll to dis
cuss the starters duty. Too often
the poorly trained or falsely trained
athlete looks. upon the starter like
the average bad boy or criminal
looks. upon "cop"---as fellow. that
you want to get away from. or that
is trying to get you. The real starter
in his work exemplifies the finest OF
sportsmanship. He is a quiet
spoken, confident gentleman, who
dealing with real men, steadies them
on the mark, and when they are all
nicely poised and not quivering /or
jerking gives them the gun He
never. tries to beat them with the
gun--to "snap" them-nor does he
worry them.
Beating the gum" or getting a
good" start, is a thing of the past.
The real athlete looks at that sort
of thing as not just right. The chap
who. tries To-. beat the gum is on
a par with the fellow who siugs IN
a foot ball game, or hits a chap
when he is down. On the other
hand, the chap who doesn't know
how to key himself up nor how
to get set properly. belongs to the
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
SOLDIERS MAY
JOIN GREATER
OMAHA LEAGUE
Fort Omaha Is Invited tt
Join in Reorganizing
Greater Omaha Base
Ball League.

THE Fort Omaha. soldiers team is
not barred from amateur base bali,
declares Jake Isaacson, secretary of
the Municipal Amateur association,
Moreover, it has been invited to
take part in the reorganization of
the Greater Omaha league by TAX
ing a franchise.
F. T.. King, manager of the khaki
nine. said recently that local
amateur leagues barred his team.
'In a measure King was right"
said Isaacson yesterday. To begin
with the soldiers refused to take a
proffcred franchise in the American
league. The Commercial league
could not allow them to take part
because rules of the Commercial
league forbid the participation of
any player who is not employed by
commercial firm and that firm the
hacker of the team on which he
plays.
"The City league had to give its
only open franchise to Paxton
Vierling team because that organiza-
ton was a member of the league
last year. That is why the SOL
diers were denied admittance to the
City league.
"Next Wednesday night a meet
ing of team managers will be held
in the city hall to reorganize the
Greater Omaha league. The Muir
phy-DidIts,. the Cudahys and the
Holmes White Sox are anxious to
get franchises and the soldiers have
been invited to take one"
The Booster and lnter-City
league will meet Monday night in
the city hall. The Greater Omaha
league and the Gate City league will
meet Wednesday night. The Ameri-
can and Commercial leagues will
,1eo ,,,aa% d,,riuo tho 1ueak
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
Colorado University Needs
Grid Coach for 1920 Team

Boulder, Col, March 13.-Ihe
athletic association is still looking
for a foot ball coach for its 1920
grid team. Offers have been made
to several we'll known coaches. but
for some unknown reason they all
appear to be anxious to sidestep the
task of tutoring the Silver. and Gold
eleven. ....
Myron Fuller, Joe Guyom and Joe
Mills declined the place, and word
has Just been received from Jack
Ryan, we'll known former Dart
mouth. star, that he is unable to ac-
cept the position as he has signed
up for another year at Marquette
college.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
Boxing Bouts to Be Formal;
Fans Wear Full Dress Suit
Detroit Boxing Club to Establish Sister Organization
TosFamous National Sporting Club of London
Brig Your Ladies to Prize Fights.

No one viii be allowed to attend
prize fight at the Detroit club un-
less he is ,garbed jn evening dress.
All -pugiEstic affairs will be strictly
formal. The ladies' fair will be there,
Yes, all bejeweled and fussy. Low
.necks and diamonds and lorgettes
and maybe some twist and twirl'
will bring box of chocolates. r
And there'll be wild screams just
like you hear on the roller coaster
in the amusement park.
If some pug will enter The ring
with a nicely oiled pompadour and
little moustache he'll be the popular
favorite. =
Oh for the Me of a pugilist when
they make these boxing bouts for
NAL affairsl a.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
Minden Beats Lexington
y. For Central Gaze Title

!. Il saxnev, 4 arch f3.-(Spe-
eia Rssdiensso Lexington High
School Basket Bsaf teams fought It
out for the Central Nebraska cham
fpionship; here Friday night. Minden'
winning 20 to ss AT no time dur
ing the satistssgane did more than.
three points stand between winner
and loser. Throughout the entire
season these two teams won every
scheduled game. The Kearney
neutral field was then decided upon.
Minden outclassed the Lexington
High, but was not favored with
luck. Both teams were at their best
throughout.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
American Legion
Base Ball League
~ Is Being Planned

The athletic committee of the
Douglas county post, American
Legion, will meet during the week
to plan for an American Legion
baseball league in Omaha this sum
mer.
The league will be open to any
member of the legion. Individual
members will be signed to play and
then placed on a team by the COM
mittee.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14

- ~ - K \,
How wrsld YOU IKE to attend a
prize fight in full dresss How woula
you like 10 strut down the aisle to-
ward the roped arena with q sweet
voting thing hanging on your arm,
all lit up in her lAtest ieveqing gown I
u The Detroit Boxing club intends
To- give the American fight fan al,
opportunity to enjoy just those feel
ings. They have written to the IA
nous National Sporting club OF Lon
don for instructions on how to con-
duct an organization similar to the
n. S. c. in Detroit, And they are
serious about it. They intend to see
it through" according to Lou By
craft, secretafy~ahd~ treasurer of the
Detroit Boxing club. =
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14

Fremont, Neb., March 13.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. )-Rogers Cafe team
of Omaha won the state bowling
championship in ithe touynament
which closed here Saturday evening,
its >score of 2,72o made Thursday
night giving them first place. Son
ms Clothiers Of Fremont are second
with 2,704. 81
Wright and Douglas of Fremont
I with l,l68, finished first in the
doubles. None of the leaders were
threatened by bowlers who pre-
formed Saturday.
- T ommy sAtkins Of Omaha, mid
west singles champion for 1919.
Z scored 594, with fifth place in the
4 singles.
!, Liberty Skies of Lincoln, lead the
!. final squad of FIVE men teams this
4 evening, with 2,6lS. Sans Indians
! of Omaha finished second with 2,556.
4 McCaffrey Motor Co. of Omaha.
h scored 2,543. Townsend Gun Co. of
y Omaha, 2,490; The Omaha Printing
= Co., 2,483, and the. Lincoln Hotel
] team of Lincoln, 1904.
a Scores made by omahans Saturday night
,.foiiow:
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
Evers to Coach.

Hartford, Conn.,, March g. =
johnny Evers has signed to coach
the nase bail nine of Trinity col
lege. Trinity alumni believe the fa-
nous old Cub second baseman is
just the man to put their alma
mater back on the map in intercol-
,legiate base ball.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
4 Chuck Ward Receivers

Jacksonville, Fia- March O.
: a'ChIok" Ward, one !. Of Wilbert
Robinscn's pf6elders inspiring prac-
tie here with the Dodgers, has
completely recovered from. a recent
operation oI,f1is knee and promises
to rake a hard fight for the job as
regular third baseman.%. A. floating
cartilage handicapped Ward 'slast
SEASON.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
Boxing Is Popular.

London, March 6.-Hero worship
OF such boxers as Georges Carpen-
tier and Bombardier Wells among
English schoolboys has. resulted in
a mania for boxing in the schools of
Great Britain. Many old time pro-
fessionals are now engaged in teach
ing boxing in the schools. The
amateur and public school cham
pionships in London have been en-
tered BY hundreds, Of boys since the
war eiided.. y; 4.