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The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
court TREATED
TO SENSATION
Man on Trial for One Killing
Confesses to Two
Murders.
BOASTS OF HIS CRIME
sHe Was a Mutt--Wo uIdn't Stick Up
His Hands Quick Enough" Says
Prisoner-Thought He Might
as Well XIII Other One.

Chcago--Frank Zagar on trial for
murder, amazed Judge Sabath's court
room recently by confesslng from the
witness stand, not only one murder,
but two.
He had insisted on taking the
stand. against the advice Of his attor-
ney. Eugene Moran. after the latter
had almost succeeded In establishing
an alibi
And at the first question asked by
Moran, Zagar produced his sensa.
ton.
"Where were you on the night when
Poiidaris Serdakis was killed and
Epiris Kalzouros was woundedw was
the question.
ff Boasts Of Crime.
II was right there" Zagar answered.
Sand bumped Serdakis off and shot
his friend. And what's more.
Croaked another fellow that same
night"
"You don't mean It," was all Mo-
ran could say.
Judge SABBATH ordered recess, and
sent for DIR. w. O. Krohn, alienist-
zagar insisted he was telling the
truth and added that he wanted to
make a full confession to Assistant
States Attorney John Lowery, who
was prosecuting the case.
Doctor Krohn arrived. The trial
proceeded Zagar went on with his
story. He didn't seem nervous. 1t
was all matter Of fact. He told Of
how he had killed Paul Palipo.
HE was a mutt--wouldn't stick up
his hands quick enough. got $35
from him."
He said Ollie Buckner and Joe Del
ski were with him when he held up
Eerdakis and Kalzouros. This was a
little more than two hours after the
killing of Palipo.
"Serdakis was slow too about
throwing 'ep up" he said. "And
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30

begged the men frantically 70 saw
sirl who was being burned TO deaA
"Never mind her" shouted ~ =
the men. "Come ONT WIN 'aa' \,
grabbed her and started pulling \
down the road. Another car =" !.
along and the two men l0'.sa "a
girl into the second machine an'
away. 49,.
7, the meantime. the girl under y y
car had become a flaming tol .,a,. n
screams had ceased by tne u TsAe
Kutillas reached the scene. ...i.rbs
was working frantically to eA, I'm,
the blaze. He, was joined Oy ~ n Il
and a number Of men re'''
a dance. an ssr
Of fire and it was not untll .s 'ss b,
men arrived and extins : srsd Nt|
blazing gasoline that the cl ia from NJ
of the girl could be remo'''
pyre. nod to s|
Her form had been burner sss n fused
der. A wrist watch hao ~ I'D damage
by the heat. 1t was 50 oaus an Idsntf
that Il conld not serve as - - the gt'
catlsn mark. Protected .+ oy sen'
body lay a purse ,.s,ness CARDS J
charred papers and Ousin y and Jsrs'
Arms in Montclalr, NewarA
City.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30

giving dinner with his usual hearth
ness. From that day on. she said, no
refused food.
Severns came to Denver from Illi-
nois ten years ago. He was a victim
of influenza in the 1918 epidemic and
did not rally for about three months.
The subsequent attack of insanity is
believed to have resulted from the for
mer malady, according to Thomas M.
Hunter, superintendent of the hos
pital.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
PINNED BY TRACTOR,
MAN SEEKS TO DIE
Lies on Kerosene Soaked Ground
as Coyotes Threaten
Him.

Cody, Wyo.-Still conscious OF the
torture that gripped him. crushed and
bleeding in a number of places and
bruised about the head from his own
efforts to beat his brains out with a
wrench P. ID. Peterson was found
pinned under his farm tractor IA hours
after the machine had toppled and
turned over with him while crossing q
ditch. Driven to desperation by the
horrors which he faced, Peterson used
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
FORCES UNCLE SAM
TO TAKE BACK JOB
Post Office Inspector Gets the
Surprise Of His Life in
Montana.

Denver, Colo.-There is a post or
Ace Inspector whom we shall call
Brown. Mr.. Brown travels out OF
Denver through the Northwest.
Recently Mr.. Brown went into a
very small town in Montana where the
post Office and hotel are combined and
asked the postmaster If there was any
mail for him.
The postmaster sat with his feet ON
his desk. smoking a cob pipe. He cas-
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
kept His Appsndlx. roo.

Madisonville, Ky.-The most in
genious burglar of local record called
on Doctor Clifford at NebO. After
making arrangements to undergo an
operation he was put to bed for the
night. The next morning the patient,
SIS and the physicians stock OF mar.
cotics were missing.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30

after got his $40. he lowered his
arms. SO l just bumped him on"
"why did you shoot the other manT
he was asked.
"Oh. | just thought might as well
kill him. / guess"
Expert Says He's Sane.
Attorney Moran made an attempt to
establish that his client is insane.
But DIR. Clarence A. Neymann, super
intendent of the psychopathic hospital,
who examined Zagar some time ago,
stated his opinion that zagar is sane.
at seems to me that he had been
coached" said Doctor Neymann. "But
we found no indication that he was
not responsible for his acts"
Doctor Krohn also believes that
Zagar Is sane.
When Zagar was being led back to
his cell he was asked If he thought
himself sane.
sect me right" he said. I'm all
o. X. in the upstairs. The only one
who's crazy is the guy that's trying
to get me of on an insanity plea.
Seer
The jury found zagar guilty and he
was sentenced to be hanged.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
EATING Way Out of ~Frosted Cake"

Ripley. Drank Henize, farmer.
missed red bull which disappeared
from his farm and advertised for it,
One week after the animal was found
alive in the center of a frost-covered
strawstack, having been buried In a
fall of straw. He had tried to eat his
way through the stack. The bull, al
though of in weight. was apparently
none the worse for his experience
rain having given the straw enough
moisture to assuage thirst.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
Poison Gas in Bank
ThWarts Safe Robbers

New Market, Tenn.-Poison
gas, automatically released in
side the bank vault, prevented
robbers from securing the New
Market banks cash. The yeggs
who blew the safe escaped with
$1,000 Ia cash. War Savings
stamps, Liberty bonds and post
age stamps, but the gas held
them back from over $4,000 in
cash. A mechanical device liber-
ated the poison gas inside the
vault as the burglars tempered
with the locks.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30

Manchester, o.-Identl's ,,e y tbS
tiful girl buried IN never be tno ',
miles from here win n y m and ~
She appeared at farm She left :
taken In for the nign'- d.ys Iatsr y
was found on a s dssg,'g from st' =
alone and near dea s.ys.n turned ~ Y.
ton and exposure. wnss she -,
to l sss. e sss e at no@. tl:' f s
nothing on me by vn laot ny fa9 y
Identified. don't ~' She lived y
to know of my fate nv 70 other '''
days d. but never made any
ment.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
Marry in Haste.

At tea a number of ladies were dis
cussing the best age at which to marry.
Some championed thirty years, some
.wenty-eight, some twenty-seven. Then
Miss Elsie De Wolfe. who has so bril-
liantly succeeded In so many fields.
laughed and said:
'The best age to marry Is while
you're still too young TO know better"
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
Congressman Victim of
Profiteer in Own Shoes

Representative Kreider of
Pennsylvania, shoe manufac-
turer, strolled into a Washington
store, where he noticed some
shoes from his factory. He tried
on a pair and asked the price.
'That shoe costs you $3.50"
the clerk replied. Noticing
Kreider's surprise, the clerk add
ed
THAT shoe costs us $675."
you're a liar" Kreider said,
"and your store will never buy
another shoe from my factory.
That shoe costs you $685."
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
REFUSES TO EAT
FOR SIX MONTHS
Strange Case of SeIf-lmposed
Starvation Reported From
Denver.
INSANE, SAY DOCTORS
Man Whose Normal Weight Is 100
Dies Weighing 50-Ate Thanks
giving Dinner, Refused FOOD
Thereafter.

Denver, Colo.-One of the strangest
cases of self-impOsed starvation on
local record eliminated In the death.
recently, of George Severns, fifty-four,
at the County hospital.
Severns had eaten only liquid FOODS
and very little of them, since last
Thanksgiving. For nearly six months
he steadily refused solid foods, and
even the liquids had to be admins
tered TO him almost by main force. At
the time OF his death he weighed
scant so pounds, although normally
his weight was about 1856, according to
his wife, Mrs. Ruth Severns.
Refuses to Eat.
Insanity was the cause Of Severns
refusal to eat. He was taken to the
County hospital April 20. At an inqui-
sition Mrs. Severns testified that her
husband had been acting queerly and
that she had been afraid of him for
months. The lunacy commission found
him insane, and he was committed to
the hospital by Judge Ira c. Rothger-
Der until he should be In condition to
move to the state insane asylum at
Pueblo
But the patient would not eat. The
most appetizing dishes failed to tempt
him. Occasionally he was induced to
drink a few swallows of milk, but not
enough to sustain life. For weeks he
lived literally upon his bodily tissues.
steadily wasting away until he was a
living skeleton, his eyes sunk deeply
into his head and his bones protruding
sharply. His skin had become the
color and consistency of parchment.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
Their "5eads" Exploded.

Monticello, Ky. - Dynamite caps
which they were attempting to string
as beads exploded, severely injuring
Mary and Eva Lewis. twelve and fout
years old.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30

Chicago.-Losing her balance while
STOPPING to get money from her
stocking at the top of a flight of steps.
Mrs. Margaret Karpen fell and was
seriously injured.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
LEAVE GIRL N !
DIE UNDER On
Wen Force Her chum M, 4
other Machine and r, ssa
Away.
IS BURNED TO cINpE,
Tragedy 10 cuimlnatjo, :, =.
os Intoxicated p,rtx- s c' ~
Wrist Watch su..s s'''
BY the Heat

New York.-Despite IN. :,
OF q girl companion, who bs, psaaaa
to try to save her companies rss 80 aa
oelng cremated beneath a bu, na' Wy
somobile' two men, both up Ssr' s y
h nut of liquor, forced the ,a ms
ion into another automobils d, -, seap''
away while the screams Of th sa S. alas
girl grew fainter and fainter 'uni'
The girl, whose identity Is MI,
save that her name was Holaa Aon
OF a party of four in an autar.' w
that turned turtle at Old Min ,o ,a''a
Queens boulevard shortly afts, ' y, y
O'Clock In the morning. ~
The tragedy, the culminatioD
wild ride, was witnessed BY Aptsm'
kutillas and his wife, who lIvs :.
most opposite the spot where tbs ~
dent happened, and Thomas Es ~
OF 1921 Palmetto street Ridoow.a
N. ].
Awakened by Screams
The KutiIlas were awakened \, 4.
screams of two girls shortly "A.
three o'clock. They rushed Ia a i,
dow and saw an automobile ruDui,, !,
zig-zag course past their house M
automobile soon disappeared, but 4.
screams of the girls could still \
heard.
In few moments the car retuna
running at high rate Of speed n
stopped when the driver saw { saIa
ear belonging to Fischer. Stopun
but a few seconds. the chauffeur sut.
ed again with such speed that the q
overturned.
The two men and one Of the wcns
were thrown clear Of the wrecan
but the second girl had bsea pinIossl
beneath the wreckage. Flames bud
out Immediately.
The girl who had been thrown froa
the car was uninjured and, ACCORDING
to Mr.. and Mrs. Kutillas and Nsch6,
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
Ate Thanksgiving Dinner.

His wife said that he had eaten
practically nothing since Thanksgiv-
ing, wher he partOOk of the Thanks
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-03-12

Carpet and rug weaving. Patrick
Finnegan, Thorp. Wis. 45-4S*
Mrs H. O. Wiesner left Friday for
weeks visit with her sister in Super
ior.
Get your automobile washed at the
Ryall Garage. Steam heated wash
room.
Anything worth having is worth in
surfing. ''DO it Now" Michaelson 4
Hughes Company.
You can save money on your real es-
tate loan by our prepayment privilege.
f. NJ Doyle Company.
Mrs. Emil Peterson left Saturday
for two weeks visit at the home of
her mother at Waupaca.
Grover Stanton returned to Glen
Flora Monday, having spent the week
end here with his family
f. l.. Kramer, proprietor of the Ho-
tel Windsor at Gilman, was business
visitor in Ladysmith today.
NJ. f. Sands returned Wednesday
from a business visit at Devils Lake,
and other points in North Dakota.
Mrs. f. w. Hill went to Mime
apolis yesterday to visit at the home
of her son. Guy, for several months.
Mrs. f. A. HarwOod's sale, held
Wednesday, was well attended and ev
erything offered brought good prices.
prices, Value and Personal Service"
for YOU at our office. For Loans and
Insurance, see MichaelsOn & Hughes
Company.
Frank Kandutsch. of Park Falls
and Hugo Kandutsch, of KEENAN,, were
here to see their mother, who is at the
hospital. Tuesday.
Miss Ida Wetsleb returned to Lusk,
Wyoming, Tuesday, after spending
part of last week here visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Stanton.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid Society
will be entertained at the church
Wednesday, March II. The second of
a series of Lenten programs will be
given.
The Odd Fellows will give dance at
their hall on the evening of st. Pat
rick's day. Page & Zimmerman's 5
piece orchestra will play. Tickets $1.O0
with no fine for extra ladies'"
Rev. E. e. Horth. of Eau Claire was
in this city Tuesday in the interest Of
the Inter-Church World Movement.
101 .xn Tnfh IS,t
church here Tuesday evening.
The Ladysmith baseball team will
give dance at the Cass hall ON st.
Patrick's day.. March II, to raise
money for this years team. Everyone
who loves our national game and likes
to dance should attend.
Hugo Kandutsch brought his moth
er, Mrs. Andrew Kandutsch, to the hos
pital here from KEENAN, Saturday, suf-
fering from broken left hip, srs-
tanned when she slipped and fall on an
icy sidewalk The break is near the
hip joint and is a very serious injury,
especially for one of her age 81 years.
The debating team of NOrthland Col
lege of which Lyle McCOrison, of this
city, is a member, won its debate with
the Ripon college team at Ashland Sat
urday night. this being the first inter
collegiate debate in which Northland
has participated. The NOrthland Col
lege Glee Club, of which Lyle is also
member, will be here Easter Sunday.
A fair-sized audience enjoyed the
excellent sacred concert given by the
Womans Study Club at the Unique
theater Sunday afternoon. Every
number was well received. Solos by
Mrs. Mary Richards. of Rhinelander.
and readings by Mrs. e. Phillips, of
Rice Lake, were especially fine Other
numbers, all by local talent, were all
nnthuSia Stica1IV pncOrpd
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-03-12
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES

The serving of hot lunches is now eS-
tablished as daily function in the
west side school. The whole-hearted
cooperation of the Mothers, Camp
Fire Girls, and Boy Scouts started
this work some time ago. The prepa-
ration of the lunches was taken over
by the domestic science department
several weeks ago but the Boy Scouts
have continued to carry the lunch from
the highschool to the west side school
and the Camp Fire Girls, who are now
seventeen in number, take turns going
two a day to the school to serve the
hot lunch to the children who eat their
lunches at the building. The children
are all served around the small tables
in the kindergarten room and music is
played OH the Victrola for them as they
eat This splendid work is a practical
daily lesson to the boys and girls in
real helpful community service, for the
task is delegated each day to two boys
and two girls.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-12
BROOKS-LINK.

Mr.. Robert Link, Jr., and bride.
of Prov ;dence, Rhode Island, are in
Paris, where they will spend a part
of their honeymoon as guest at the
home of relatives Of he groom, VINO
formerly resided here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Link were married
on November 2, at five O'Clock +
M. in the Church of the Transfigura-
ton. in Providence. the pastor, Rev.
Father Edwards officiating. Only
members of the immediate family
were present to witness the cere
mony. After the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Lirk were rendered a wedding
supper and reception a. the Hotel
Drefyus leaving the next morning
for the East. They spent some time
in New York, Philadelphia and
Washington City, coming to Paris
Tuesday.
Mrs. Link is charming young
woman, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles F. Brooks, prominent
residents of Providence. Mr.. Link
is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Link. Sr., of Paris, and brother OF
Chief of Police Link. He has been Q
resident of Providence for several
years, going there as manager for
the Winchester Arms Co.. and later
being made manager of the Auto
Supplies Co., of that city. Mr.. and
Mrs. Link will remain in Kentucky
about a month, returning to theis
Northern horne sometime in January
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-12
CHERRY SMITH.

The marriage Of Mr., Henry Clay
Smith and Miss Kathryn Vimoru
Cherry, both of this city, took place
at the home of the brides mother,
Mrs. w. w. Cherry, on Vine street.
wednesday evening at eight o'clock.
Rev. w. E. Ellis, pastor of the
Paris Christian church, officiated.
Only immediate relatives and a few
intimate friends were present to wit
ness the ceremony.
The bride was beautifully attired
in a dark blue suit with hat ana
gloves to match. After short hon.
eymoon visit to friends and relatives
in Illinois and in Louisville. MIR. and
MIS-. Smith will return to Paris and
" m reside at 1893 Vine street.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-12

The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
of Kentucky will convene in Lex
ington, next Tuesday, November 1e.
At this meeting the committee for
securing the pledges for maintaining
the Orphan Home at Lexington, will
make their report. Bourbon Lodge.
up to the present time shows the
largest percentage of members Civ
ing pledges, and there are only a
small number who have failed to
sign. The committee requests all
those who have not signed to do sa
at once, so they can report one
hundred per cent. total You can
telephone Mayor e. B. January the
amount you want to pledge before
next Monday, November Is.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-12
For Sale

A 1916 Light Four Studebaker
touring car. This car has new tires.
new battery and is in good shape
mechanically.
Price $3.50, is sold at once.
GIBSON MOTOR co.
Both Phone 294, at Citizens Garage.
(1t)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-12
NORTHUMBERLAND

Charlton Mcfarland, q, timer.
and Miss puIcie Wagner, %, both OF
paris. were granted a license. in the
once of the Fayette County Clerk.
at Lexington, Tuesday. They were
married later by Magistrate Edward
]. Miner, in his private Office. The
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-12

Friends and relatives in Paris
have received the following an
nouncement cards:
"Mr. and Mrs. Lee Barbour an
nounce the marriage Of their daugh
ter, Elizabeth Randolph, to Mr.. Wal
Der Gibbs Chapman, on Saturday,
November the sixth, nineteen hum
dred and twenty" ''At Hcme, 1881
South Second street, Louisville,
XIV"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-12
REIMBURSEMENT SALE

Come early and get choice of selec'
tions of dry goods, notions, shoes
during our Reimbursement Sale, be-
ginning Nov. 9.
(9-2t) b. NJ. Tune.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-12

s>~~>~~~~>~>~>s

A marriage license was issued
fiom the ofiice of County Clerd
Pearce Patton to Earl Garretson, p,
snd Miss Lucille Tucker, II, both or
Bourbon county. Miss fuckers ia
ther was present, and gave his cor,-
sent.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-12
For Rent

I have for rent box stalls fcl
horses, mules or cows.
r. 70. VANZANT,
Cor Second aid Main Streets.
Cumb. Phone 919.
12-1t)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-12

The high cost of fuel has led Japan
to develop immense water power.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-12

groom is in the employ Of Lowry 4
May, in this city. as a timer.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-12
For Rent

Flat of rooms with all modern
conveniences. Close in. Apply to
MITCHELL, MORELAND &
MITCHELL,
617 Main Street Paris, KY
(12-2D
The Colorado statesman., 1920-02-21

CUMMERTIME may bring big and
- wide-brimmed hats, and already
rumor is making generous promises
in that respect, but for early spring
the number of small hats hardly leaves
room for the consideration of anything
else.
Tie small tailored hats for early
wear are brilliant in inverse ratio to
their size. Everything, almost, that
finds place in their construction or
trimming is SHINY" Straw and silk
braids, and many fabrics have var
nished, high-luster surface.
Many off-the-face shapes provide
spirited small hats developed In the
new materials. and there are few
models with moderately wide brins,
like the hat made of silk shown at the
center of the group above. Above it.
at the left, straight-brimmed sailor
of braid has a top crown of georgette.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-02-21
Japanese TRAINING,

Japanese children begin to study jiu.
jitsu in their earliest years, for 1t is
a system of physical culture. hygiene
and ethics. and the exercises give
strength and fieXlbility to the limbs.
Later the pupil is shown the fine art
of using an adversary's strength
against himself.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-02-21
To Bid PIANO of Moths.

When moths have got into piano
the best means of ejecting them is TO
make up a mixture of tuipentine. hen
zolne and oil of lavender and squirt
this inside the instrument by means
OF scent spray or any small syringe.
Use seven parts of benzoline to one
of turpentine. and add a few drops of
the lavender-one drop to each ounce
will be ample.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-02-21
Uo.nnon supetetltIons.

Most people are superstitious. with
sutue the hrrnking of looking glass
means u gloomy forehoding. Pea
cock feathers were formerly consider
ed hcnrers of sickness The Greeks
and Romans Of ancient times put inn
plicii trust in omens and never under
took enterprises of any moment with
out consulting She oracle.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-02-21

Bands of ribbon and metal buckles
make It's neat finish. The little hat
at Its right is of black and white satin
straw braid and has cut-out upturn-
ed brim with little rosettes of straw
posed against it.
A similar braid covers the round
crown of the hat at the left. The up
turned brlm is faced with millinery
patent leather, banded and crossed
with braid. This is a sturdy looking
little model which invites the use of
a veil. Patent leather is a courtesy
title for a thin, shiny fabric which is
soft and very popular. Highly lus-
trous straw braid and crepe georgette
make the trim hat opposite.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-02-21
New Kind Of Linen.

Textilit consists of paper thread
and fiber thread twisted together,
and though the percentage of long
fiber is very small, 1t is claimed to
have yielded products that the un-
initiated cannot distinguish from the
former linen andl jute fabrics.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-02-21
Earth still Growinq.

In the early days of its history the
earth grew rapidly by the addition of
meteoric matter. 1t is still growing in
the same manner, though scarcely to
an appreciabIe extent. for the mass Of
meteoric matter added yearly Is reck-
oned to be only 10000 tons.