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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-05
REGISTRARS ARE
COUNTING VOTERS
If You Want To Vote, See The
Registrars.

Registrars started out on their
rounds this morning to register the
voters for the coming primaries
preparatory to the state and county
elections the coming fall. The reg
istrars have all been into the court
house and secured their supplies
from County Clerk f. A. Hobbs.
Following their general canvass
of their precinct the registrars viii
sit at some convention place in each
Voting preninct on the Bird and 9th
Fay Of May for the purpose Of Civ
ing all those not found in the house
toulouse work Of the registrars
chance to get their names on the
books qualifying them to vote IN
the spring and primaries and the
fall election This registration also
holds good for next years general
election.
All voters must be registered this
ear in order to vote. Last regis.
tration no longer holds good
Following the city election will
come the spring primaries, falling
On May 25th. all political parties
participating on the same day and at
.he same places in accordance with
the new state election laws All
nominations will be made by pri
naries, except nominations for jl.
dieial offices. The judges Of the
courts Of record are made by con
ventions.
The county ticket to be elected
tdis fall embraces every elective
office. in the county-iudge of the
circuit court, sheriff circuit clerk,
county clerk, member of the coun-
~ court. surveyor. assessor and
prosecuting attorney In the county
there will be to elect two justices
Of the peace and two constables IN
each magisteral district. and also
members of the district board of
education.
The law requires candidates to
fle their certificates Of announce
nent in the office OF the clerk Of
the circuit court previous to the
primaries.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-05
PIONEERING BEAN
SHOOTERS REBEL

When the Watson Hotel Cafe,
one of the leading eating places in
Fairmont was crowded with pat
rons at six o'clock Wednesday ev-
ening it's dining room and kitchen
forces quit work and walked OUT.
Service thereafter was little
slow but Proprietor Corbln Aumil-
Ter managed to feed his people and
to keep his place open during the
night. Rules promulgated by the
management and declared to be
Obnoxious by the attaches, were
the cause of the strike. Some OF
them are:
Walters and mattresses must not
sit down during business hours.
All employees shall pay for the
dishes thattthey break.
No employe shall consume over SO
cents worth Of food at each meal.
Mattresses shall not paint or
powder their faces in the dining
room
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-05
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY

\ Mr.. Hull who purchased my
place Is going to occupy it himself
| will have TO vaCate, therefore
VIII sell all my personal property a.
pablic auction, on
TUESDAY. APRIL s, 1920
Commencing at 10 o'clock at my
present residence one-eighth Of a
mile west Of Emerson's store at
Marlowe. the following articles:
HORSES, COWS. HOGS AND
BuGGlES
, Several sets Of GOOD buggy hac-
ress. Yankee harness. lead harness.
collars and brides Of all kinds,
10. 40 Oliver Chilled pillow. cultivt-
tors, and horse wagon. spring Wa
CON, one Mccormick binder, sleigh
a9d bells, now Landslide for No 20
Olives. Stoves Of all kinds. furniture
and dishes, four new rawhide bug
g. whips, lot Of picks shoyels,
hoes and lot OF horse blanket and
lobss. good ones; lot OF good leatA-
er halters, lot Of Bacon and Vinegar.
monkey wrenches. Chickens.
An R. C. II. runabout automobile,
IN running order.
TERMS OF SALE
TnG $500 cash Over So cre.t
Il OF 10 months will be given, pur-
chaser to give his note with APPROX
ed security. negotiable and payable
at the Bank Of Martinshurg or the
Savings Bank OF Williamsport.
GEO. w. KEESECKER
J. w. Dodd, Auct.
s. c. Ditto. Clerk,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-05
WHISKEY SUPPLY TO
CONTINUE UNTIL 1927

At the present rate OF. withdrawal
whiskey in bonded warehouses in
the Maryland district will be ex-
'hausted by the year 1927. according
to Deputy Collector of Internal Rev
enue Lewis NJ. Milbourne, OF Balti-
more. Mr.. Milbourne figured that
dealers in non-beverage alcohol are
taking whiskey out at the rate Of
5000 gallons day. At this rate, the
deputy collector estimated it would
require about six years to with
draw all of the 100000 gallons now
in bond.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-05
OLDEST RESIDENT
OF RlPP0N EXPIRES

MI James X, ?. OF, who expired
in Jefferson, last week was prob
ably the oldest native citizen Of the
village. having been born there in
1915, shortly after the Inauguration
of President James x. Polk for
whom he was named. For a num-
Der Of years he was in the mercan-
tile business there. Before that he
made grain cradles, succeeding his
father, the late Barney OFT in the
business. The output of their cradle
shop enjoyed a wide fame for excel
lence of workmanship Throughout:
The lower Shenandoah Valley. His
widow survives,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-05
REFUSE TO WORK
WITH N0N-UNlON MAN

The miners employed at the s. II.
Jordan coal mine near Gormania,
went on strike Thursday. All of the
men belong to the union except one,
il was stated, and no refused to join,
Rae men stopped work and declar-
ed they would not go back to work
until he either joins the union OF
quits work The union men have
asked for "closed shop" at the mine
and say they will hold out until
their demands are met.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-05
Is QUITE ACTIVE
AT ADVANCED AGE

NJ. and Mrs. d. II. Phillips gave
a dinner on March oath in honor of
their father, Mr. ]. II. Phillips, who
reached his S1st milestone on that
date. Despite his age Mr. Phillips
is still quite active, and can be seen
going about daily. Next week he
expects to attend the COME use Of
the Methodist Episcopal ehaach, in
Baltimore, going as a delagate. His
good wife, who is his junior by six
years, has regained her second
sight, and the glasses which she
had been obliged to wear for years
have been laid aside.-Berkeley
Springs News
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-05
ADOPT A, =. L. PLAN,

At a conference in Parkers burg
this week of 500 or 600 delegates
from the various labor organiza-
tons of the State, the non.partisan
campaign policy of the American
Federation of Labor was adopted
The policy of labor this year is not
to put a ticket in the field but vote
for candidates whose sympathies
are known to be with reputable or.
Eanized lahor.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-05
GOES TO POOR HOUSE.

William Brooks. colored, for
years past. medicine vendor about
Harpers Ferry was taken TO the
Jefferson county infrmary on Sat
urday, suffering from valvular heart
trouble and dropsy. Williams made
his own medicine by gathering roots
and herbs from the mountains
about the Ferry. and concoeting a
mixture that he assured his patients
would cure any attack of rheuma-
tism that might happen along
Brooks frequently visited Martins.
burg and sold his connections.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-05
STOP ITCHING ECZEMA
Penetrating, Antiseptic Zemo
Will Help You

Never mind how often you have tried
and failed, you can stop burning, itching
eczema quickly by applying Zemo.
Furnished by any druggist for 35c. Extra
large bottle, Sl.00. Healing begins the
moment Zemo IS applied. In a short
time usually every trace of eczema.
letter, pimpleS, rash, blackheads and
similar skin diseases will be removed.
For clearing the skin and making it
vigorouslyhealthy, alwaysuse Zemo, the
penetrating, antiseptic liquid. 1t is not
agreasy salve anditdoesnotstain. When
others fail it is the one dependable
treatment for skin troubles of all kinds,
The E. w. Rose Co, Cleveland, o.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-05

0Oidth biS-
covery, but by the systematic use of these
medicines came through the change in
spendid health. My advice to all women at
this time of life is to take these medicines
and not go on suffering. MRS. JESSE
Z. JONES, Douglas Ave.
fredericksburg, VAT found DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription an excellent
tonic for women. l had become all run
down. weak and nervous when .Favorite
Prescription was recommended to me.
took three bottles and it completely built
me up and relieved me of the trouble. feel
that can, with perfect safety, recommend
Fayorite Prescription to all women who
suffer. MRS. L. W. JONES, 200 C St.
Charlottesville, Va.:--"Dr. Pie-co's Fa-
corte Prescription is wonderful comfort to
women going through the trying time of life.
| was so nervous at times could neither
sleep nor eat, also had heat flashes and
dizzy spells. Soon after starting to take
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription my
health was greatly improved in every way.
1T is a real pleasure to recommend so
worthy a medicine as 'Favorite Prescrip-
ton and frequently do recommend il 10
other women. MRS. J. j. SANDRIDGE,
Slz West St.
When girl becomes woman, when a
woman becomes mother when a woman
passes through theTchanges of middle life,
are the three periods of life when health and
strength are most needed to whilst nd the
pain and distress often caused by severe
organic disturbances.
At these critical times women are best
fortified by the use of DR.. Pierces Favorite
Prescription, an old remedy of proved worth
that keeps the entire womanly system per-
lectly regulated and in excellent condition.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-05
CHILD DIES

Clarence. the six-months-old sou
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Kearns.
of North Queen street died at 3
O'Clock last night Of complication
of diseases. The funeral will take
place from the home at ESQ o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. the Rev. Dr.
Gruver officiating and the burial
will be made in Green Hill GENE
terry.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-05
FLiER QUALITIES,

Sergt. John Beale Strider. OF Char
1estown, formerly stationed at Fort
Omaha, Neb., was one of the six who
recently qualified for appointment as
a national flying cadet out of 500
who tried for appointment at Omaha.
He was the youngest cadet at Ross
Field, Arcadia, Cal. and the only ca
Diet representing West Nirginia.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-05
LOST 10 PORkERS.

Butler Ronemous on the Herr
farm on the Ridge road, Jefferson
county, lost 16 young hogs by being
poisoned. The loss resulted from
spoiled canned corn that had been
thrown in the slop in the kitchen
of Mr.. Ronemous' home. The hogs
ate it.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-05

THIS Jimmy" towheaded with that
swervingy ladde knelt for bedtime
Jimmy of than 250 homeless chill
United
he lives in of the Arrnys orphanages
the OF "mmys"
And-and, God Salvation
bly, adds
Tho Salvation ascs hnd uy much caring
Jimmy his thousands of brothers and they did
doughnu doughboys IF the child
father to the they the father must have good bringing
And the
-chldrrns hospitals that
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-05
Those Women Who
Dread Middle Life

Charlottesville,
Va. when going
through middle life I
became very weak
and nervous. I would
have heat flashes and
dizzy spells. back
aches and pains in
my side. l doctored
but did not get much
relief and l was very
miserable when / be-
gan ia king DR..
Pierce's Favorite
Prescription and his
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-05
Where Do You Live


Do you live at Darkesville?
Do you live at Gerrardstownp
Do you live at Inwood?
Do you live at Bunker Hill?
Do you live at Tablers?
Do you live at Berkeley
Station? & ~ -
Do you live at Bedington? q
Do you live at Falling Waters?
Do you live any place along
the Cumberland Valley
Railroad?
If you do and are girl between the
ages of Is and rs, you probably can secure
a good paying, steady position with the In
terwoven Mills in Martinsburg. You could
go home each night.
Could anything be more inviting than
such chance to be real Garner Of money
and still live at home? That is the way al
most everybody in New York and the big
cities do--they live at home outside of the
cities, and go back and forth to tn III work.
1t should be just as satisfactory outside Of
Martinsburg.
And to be employed by the largest
plant of its kind in the world means a great
deal. The interviewer is the largest Of its
kind.
The interviewer Mills will even pay you
while you are learning this interesting
work. In very few weeks you should
know the position and be able, if willing
and Industrious to make an excellent sal
ary--the kind that will make you indepen-
dent.
You are urged to call at this Office
you may bring your parents, if you wish
and let us 60 over the matter with you.
Then you can decide whether or not you are
interested.
The interviewer Mills, Inc.
West Hing st. Martinsbutg, w. Va.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-05

Read the Martinsburg Journal.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-05

J w. Dodd, Auct.
S. c. Ditto. Clerk
4 ] 2 3
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23

MARSTON MA Y GOLFON
u. S. TEAM ABROAD, IF
Local Expert All Set to Go With Amateurs but Doesn
Belieue Representative Team viii Be Raised.
~ Golfers Blame u. S. G.. H. IL.
By SANDY McNIBLICK

! MAN MARSTON. Merton star and
A'1 New Jersey golf champion. will
| play on the team of American amateurs
which the United States Golf Associa-
tion is desirous of raising to play a
team Of Oxford Cambridge linksmen
and to compete in the British amateur
abroad, but there's big IF Sttached
to that.
! II have been invited by the com
mittee to play said the local expert
today. "and have informed it that I
will, provided representative team can
be gotten up. which now seems unlikely.
Reservations have been made for twelve
men to sail the 22d of May.
II have my passport. have made all
arrangements to go. and will be greatly
disappointed il the thing falls through
AZ l am all set to go. I have virtually
given up hope. however. that team of
sufficient strength can be raised"
L. s. g. A. at Fault
Local linksmcn express the opinion
that 1t will be the United States Golf
Associations own fault il it's stealthy
plans to raise team hivver and that
IL will remain a black eye" to Ameri
! can golf.
The national body. which boasted of
its wealth at its annual meeting, rc :
fuses to pdy the expenses Of the Amcri
can team. despite the fact that the ten =
mis- players are going on that basis,
ana this. in the opinion of all. is the
real hitch.
The L. s. G.. A. has been keeping
unto itself all its plans. hoping to get
up team before the cruel light of pub e
Lefty was, turned on it's otherwise. save
for the expense side to it. worthy plans.
Now the cat is out of the bag as the
! fellow says, and it develops that Nell
son Whitney. brilliant southern cham
rion, is the only player who has con =
.sented to go with Bob Gardner. captain
of the team, ION his own
Grant Peacock. who was erroucously
stated to be one Of the team yesterday.
will not go.
His sister. Miss Irene Peacock. whose
play down to the semifinals in the
women national last year, was quite
the sensation of that tourney. is to be
married. and the young Princeton player
Will be among those present at the
happy ceremony,
The L. 5. &. A. is now franticatly
engaged in sending wires, letters and
long distance phone messages all over
this broad land. trying Still to ret
American stars to give up six weeks
and more Of time in the business of
combating II. c. L.. without having n
nickle of its way paid. Most of the
players being asked are young men still
struggling TO rise in the business world.
who can i'll afford the time and the
money to make such a trip purely for
the glory it would bring to American
golf as Il whole. il team could be
raised
The I. s. G.. A. has been handed
down an opinion by the various stars
il has asked to play. as to the expense
part Of it, Now that the, public knows
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23

about 1t, too, perhaps il will be obliged
to unloosc its straining purse strings.
There Is the same side to the qucs-
tion exactly, so far as the women are
concerned.
RoundIy Criticized
Many stars have stated recently that
they believed this to be the main rea-
son why more women players did not
failure of the Y. s. g. A. TO follow the
precedent of England when sending its
stars to this country.
Vt is the only way to get,a representa-
tive team and may explain in measure
Great Britain's success here and Amer
ica's failure there.
1t is believed that this question OF
expenses will be fully thrashed out at
the conference of the Americans with
a committee Of st. Andrews. and that
next year there will be real team
sent across to compete In the worlds
greatest golf championships.
Quimet. Evans, Jones and Heron. the
big four of American golf amateurs,
have all declined the Y. s. G.. AS invi-
tation. The big question now is whether
the L. s. G. 4. will save itself month
before the sailing date by giving up its
seemingly futile attempt to raise team
that will give its time and money to
the enterprise, and pay the expenses of
the men it wants. as it should have
offered to do in the first place.
There is then no question but that
America would send q truly representa- .
tive team. onesthat might perhaps lift
the greatest golf title Of all. the cham
piOnship Of Great Britain.
The T.. S. G.. A. has further gotten
itself in very wrong on the matter of
Olympic golf Howard +. Whitney.
vice president of the L. s. G. A., was
appointed member of the American
|. Olmpic executive committee. for the
express purpose Of taking mp the mat
ter AT the annual meeting of an
American entry in the proposed Olym =
pic golf. Whitney never mentioned it
at the meeting and seemed to figure his
appointment to the Olympic committee
was personal compliment Or some e
thing.
The L. :. G.. A. has apparently no,
taken the slightest interest in the
Olympic golf so that the American
Olympic committee has gone ahead in
dependently. worked hard, succeeded in
changing the date so that it will fit
in perfectly just after the British
amateur.
Tennis players. hockey players.
swimmers and other athletes by the
scores will be sent over with their cx-
pcuses paid. American golfers balk
at paying their own expenses aud
rightly.
The next move is very distinctly up
to the L. :. G. \.
Southern Assoc iation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS

A BRACE Of rising bantams will have
an opportunity to have the wind up
sTnotgar" thrown on them when Jimmy
II,ern"y, Of Kcnsington. and Tommy
,lcary OF Manayunk, get together in the
Sar Sct'to at the Cambria tonight.
,learF mas been improving in all Of his
matches under the tutclagc of Joe Con
,'I, Ilcrncy's accomplishments ia the
Eng III the northeast section Of the
wy warrant him a chance TO get into
uaJor circles, according TO the belief
VI :ohnnE burns. A pair of Kensing-
"nlahs' Walter Rennie and Johnny
morgan. will meet in the semi, with
oIhcr bouts as follows: Bobby Mcleod
n, frankie Burke. Kid Wagner VS..
nnay . Mallcy and Jimmy Taylor VS. Al
m Sf hIs wallace Lac y, wt! get the most severe
RRS rMational Club when he takes on Joey
sSsr %Ssn mas5 Ht GhSiS0 SiS Fatty s s.so%s as
tloDgrr, tnlonsr, OF New. York VIII box in the Ma
town town. sent with Terry McHugh. of Allen
% ore TE % R6S5y 3SP e'S 1her MSpn
.. S.uEe w, Tommy McCann and Leo REYNOLDS
w. Young GriHo
hoTInDby nIoDby Doyle. OF New York who has heen
snsIsh sslccessfully in this city, IL now
Rsish l"F nhtch with Jimmy Wilde, the
arc W. wonder boy. Doyles hshtng pound
nst,iS loS pounds and his manager, Al Jan
annno ann, ~ ready TO post $500 for weight and
TP''Fdhce Tor match with the Britisher.
n, Wmle iinnnon. OF Point Breeze is pre-
a r.ns 10 hoX again. He has recovered from
HspSsant attack OF boils and In training daily,
FrsniloUn lS anxious for a meeting with
tsSIIITNo clark, and such a match may ma
''"'%e IN about fortnight,
sISo "sSeph Jones, who handles Willie Harmon,
bs ,ss mss Tommy ketchel l35-pounder, who
wants TO match with Jimmy Gibbons.
IN ""ne nlee Herman will come out of retirement
tbe "n,Il - when he meets Rube Bennett in
,S,HI,lIihal 10 the Johnny Mclaughlin
Il Istn'g ~ MOlgast bout AZ Lancaster. Herman
Edws rcGSume boxing under the wing Of Willie
apneanmS Murray, brother Of Battling, will
Carna, on tho same program with Georges
viii wiiI'ontltr at the Olympia May ., Tommy
RtIs.enn nnT on IN bantam brawl with Mickey
ssips a. of Jersey City. This will be Rus
nnnIn nrst bout since being stopped In seven
"a"nS Hughes, Philadelphia bantam,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23

writes write Morris Sanders As staging a success,
tul comeback. Hughes recently defeated
JaboE White In Reading He is booked for two
matches, against Terry McHugh, at Potts
May II, \,
Knockout samson will have an advanta "a
or ten pounds when no meets Mike q Dowd,
middleweght champion. at the Olympia Non-
day night hut that doesn't mean iryih'ug.
The champ is rcgulH- fighter, and Samson
despite his bigness, will have 10 sep his
fastest.
Marcus Wiliams's second llRhtwe!gh
elimination contest Will be held on Tuesday
night at the Auditorium 4, A., with Johnny
MealH, Of Southwark and Sol o. ODnnhell Of
Fatrmount. as principals. In addition 10 this
match. Williams also has put together tivc
bantam matches. as follows: romplv Cor
wan VS. HaTry> Kidl stewart. Young Barney
sell vs., Ray Belmont, Harry Brenner vs.
Tommy McCarty and Mike Hassan vs.. Joe
Kelly.
Jack Lawlcr. southern lightweight star,
Will make his initial appea rance in the
North when he meets Willie Jackson at the
Arena. Jersey City. tonight Lawler Is
being handled by Joe Levy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23

could get II fiat guarantee of $50 900
at the international Sporting Club-but
III Herman signs to box him in Lon
DON Wilde said he would not take on
any other contests.
IT have. enjoyed meeting your Anleri
can boys said Wilde just before he
boarded train. 1T is 50 much more
interesting boxing some one who is try.
ing to win rather than trying to stay
the limit. Wallace and Murray are
about two of the best boxers / have
ever met
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
BHgles and BungIes

II rds such beautiful spring daU that
the PHtiS spent the afternoon chasing the
Robins TheV caught en- aud passed en-.
Nd. retiring Frank Baker will play with tne
Upland club this season. He will make mis-
hrst appearance of the season against Mer.
chant ship at Bristol, SUNDAY.
Lee Meadows famed Neis three times yes
terday. Nice work.
the rain came TOO soon TO brsok up today s
MOuJh The diamond iCdS damp this EIoTui,.1.
BH %hcttSllgc said that crCrythiaV ironId b.
~ ord,r by J:3g; the time set for the second
or the three passes issued by Meadows.
Two Di9ssomed into scores. but they proved
~ tue hhish 10 ne broken Blossoms
Olson is the only man in the major Leagues
enbt YOU can call Poor Swede and get
away with It.
Con'De Mdck'S ndoIeScent tossers rrcrc uu
Sct Jor onofh'r battle roydi al ne POLO
Grounds today.
Babe Ruth strained his back In buttlur
practice ut the Polo Grounds, and was NOT
s si MGrf Tetans s"rSes tSs the ,nEetss game
token of other clubs esteem.
y Phtsblr0h gets a Rick from 81. Loyi9
Gnd our Phtis ioH again they t0iH atop tho
National League. WV
The White sox continued to spill the don.
yesterday by trimming Detroit. The Tigeps
have now won none and lost six while kid
GIeason's runners-up have copped four and
Joe JACKSON led ne WhUc Sor attack
qgo,nSt Detrot rh uro singles AID a p1ir
Of donJ'c0 "'"