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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-01
MR.. WELLS LETTERS.

Editor Every Evening - May ! ven
ture to call attention to an inaccuracy
IN an editorial In this evenings paper?
You say III. @. Wells--engaged as
correspondent by the London Daily
Mall has been dropped. ."---etc.
The New York World and the Chi
caEo Tribune engaged MIR. Wells TO
write for them on the Washington
Conference. They allow the Daily
Mail and several other papers TO print
the articles. by special arrangement.
The Daily Mail (owned by Lord North
elm objected to the plain speaking
of Mr.. Wells. and attempted TO get
him TO change his tone. The World
wants Mr.. Wells own opinions. and
not those Of Lord Northoliff, so the
Daily Mall has stopped buying the ar
ticles from the World Publishing Co
Tho London Daily Express viii print
Mr.. Wells. reports In future.
The Manchester Guardian and sew
cral other prominent Liberal papers
wanted To get the articles, but I sup
pose the Express was the highest bid.
der
! Mr.. Wells writes on the distinct un
dcrstanding that he gives his owr
Views and impressions. and is no
subject TO editorial censorship, eithei
in this country or abroad.
Yours truly,
Edith Spruance.
Wilmington. Nov. 30, 1921
To be strictly correct, the Londoi
Daily News cancelled its II. @. Wells
letter service. II contracted for hi
letters and later refused TO prin
them.--IIdltor E. II.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-01
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

city Council.
Iron Moulders Union
C'yrus Castle. X. q. H.
Delaware Saengerbund.
division No. /. a. O. ".
In port Post. q. A. X.
Eden Lodge. 7. q. o. y.
CLAYTON Lodge. Is. OF =.
Ashury Ladies' Auxliary.
Asvlrfm Lodge. |. o. .. y.
crusaders Castle. X. q. E'
c,amp No. 2. Y. O. 8. of a.
tvvnema Council. ID. of +.
Ieffarson Lodge. I. O. o. f.
voters' Non Partisan League.
windsor Lodge, o. $. Of s. o.
delaware Conclave. I. o @ i.
Washington Lodge. a. II. a. M
I<eokuk Tribe. Imp'd. O. X, NJ.
Wilmington Lodge. a. o. u. W.
Kndosh Consnendery. X. OF M
palestine Castle. A. o. Is. NJ. -
wynema Council. Jr o. Z. a. NJ
delaware Commondery, Is. O. H.
NIznah. Conclave. n. or s. w. M
Wilmington Lodge OF Machinists'
Volunteer Firemen's RELIEF Asso'
Master Horseshoers Nat. Pro. Asso'
Deln,arvta Lodge, l.. a. 20 Is. X. 1.
Wilmington Lodge, No. lS4, Moose.
wash. Camp. No. 81, p. o. S. Of A.
Iaav Washington Home Communion
Circle 80, Lady Foresters of Amerio
Court Bra ndywine. Foresters Oh Anne
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-01
THE EVENING SMILE.
TRYING PIDGIN ENGLISH.


There WAS a prominent lawyer in
San Francisco who prided himself
en his asuuteness in questioning Chi
nese witnesses. He was very near
sighted. however. and en- one occa-
sion got into difficulty through fail
ing to notice that the dress of a GER
tain Chinese witness was of hner
texture than tlset worn by the ordi-
nary coolie. The following dialogue
ensued:
What is your name?"
Sell Lung"
DO you live in San Franscico?"
YES"
DO you savvy G. Dd?"
mfr. Attorney, If you mean 10 ask
whether ] comprehend the entity OF
our creator. | will merely reply that
next Thursday evening shall ad.
dress the State Ministerial Associa.
tion upon The Divinity of Christ.
and ! shall be pleased If you will at.
/ tend"
TO the day of his death the ceIe
brated lawyer will never escape tn,
question, You savyy God?"--Cas,
and Comment.
But what" asked the Coroner
is the mystery about the dead mant
Identity. Cards and letters wer
found in the pockets. were the,
not?" That's what makes II so con
fusing, replied the clever detective
THE initials were the same as thos
upon the umbrella he carried. Amer
ican Legion Weekly.
There goes Miss RiI<heim. She
a longheaded woman" II should thin
so. When she was seriously i'll and tn
doctor told her she was not expecte
TO live she at once began to learn I
play the harp. '-Kasper, Stockholm
Whats the difference between
, parrot and a preacher" II don't kno'
never thought about it--slip II [
me-" Well, simply this: the parr,
, swears without thinking and III
preacher is often. forced TO think with
OFT swearing "-F'lorida Times-Unioi
~
If what you want isn't offered on tn
classified page today. telephone an a
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-01

Buy that farm now and have Il
ready 10 produce for you next sum
mer,--Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-01
EdIth spruanee.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Any reader an get the answer TO any
question by writing Every Evening infor-
nation Bur an. Frederic J Haskin, DIrec-
tor, Washington ,. 9. This offer apple
strictly 10 Information The bureau can
not give advice on legal medical and hnans
cial matters. II does not attempt settle
domestic troubles nor 20 undertake er-
haustiye research on any subject. Write
your questions plainly. and briefly. Give
fun name and add ess and nc ose two
cents In stamps for return postage. Al
replies are sent direct 10 the Inquirer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-01

If what you want isn't offered on the
classified page today. telephone an ad
OF your own.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-01
How MlstIetoe Grows.

The mistletoe is so common in the
state of Oklahoma that 1t has been
selected as the state flower. II you
question an -Oklahoman about the
parasitic plant as state flower. hH
IS likely to answer that IL man may
tap maple tree for sugar, and the pine
tree for turpentine. It is fair for the
mistletoe TO tap trees so that Il may
levelop and become available for deco
retive use.
The mistletoe Is not only unique in
/ it's appearance. and in its Towering
l habits, but also because OF its struc-
ture. A careful examination OF the
/ ieaves of the mistletoe will reveal that
they are almost nerveless, thick and
| fieshy, and II one has a magnnying
glass and examines the lower surface
OF the leaf he viii find only about zoe
breathing pores to the square inch,
while In the common lilac there oc-
cur at least 200 900 breathing pores 70
the square inch.
The white fruit OF the mistletoe IS
attractive and unique in its makeup
The seed is covered with a gelatinou:
covering which adheres very readily
TO the feet of birds. and IS thus car.
ried 70 the twigs and branches OF trees
upon which 1t terminates and begins
10 grow. When the seed puts ou
roots they always turn toward tn
Evening star., 1921-06-15
cout.Martfal BeGins.
RESIGNATION OF ADDISON
REPORTED, THEN DENIED
British Minister Was Declared to
Have Started Revolt Against
Lloyd George Leadership.

LONDON. June 1s.--Reports that
Dr.. Christopher Addison. formerly
minister OF health. and since last
April minister without portfolio In the
British cabinet, has resigned his post,
printed in the Daily Mail this morn.
inK, were denied by DR.. Addison In .
statement issued this afternoon.
The Daily Mail. in reporting the
resignation. declared the development
was described in anti.government
quarters as a revolt Of the govern
ment's followers, and it was comment
ed that II the report Of this revolt
proved true. the stability ana even
the existence Of the Lloyd George
cabinet was likely to be endangered
and a general election brought about.
. A manifesto signed by about $50
coalition members Of the house Of
commons was presented the govern
Yesterday, protecting against the ex-
penditure Of public money without the
previous sanction Of parliament. It
was asserted that this protest was
made because Of the appointnent OF
Dr.. Addison at q salary OF $1,000 an
nually, without submitting the matter
to commons. but many who signed
the manifesto declared their action
was prompted by a desire for general
economy end their determination not
to sanction any but inevitable ex-
pendltures.
Evening star., 1921-06-15
uPRoAR. IN PARLIAMENT.
Irish Question Causes Stormy Seen
in House OF Commons.

LONDON. June 14.-A scene occurred
in the house Of commons tonight. Joseph
Devlin. who represents the Falls DIVISION
Of Belfast, moved adjournment to call
attention to the lack Of discipline OF the
crown forces in Belfast Sunday morning:
Mr.. Devlin described what he termed
cowardly crimes on innocent man and
accused the government OF setting up
tribunals to cloak these crimes. He
charged that crown forces. acting In con-
cert by pre-arranged plan. were dragging
men from their homes and assassinating
them. ana he further charged that the
government was doing nothing to bring
the assAssins to Justice.
Sir HAmar Greenwood. CHIEF sec:e-
tary for Ireland. was replying. re-
pudiating Mr.. Devlin's accusations
sfter . somewhat stormy debate.
Three cheers for the assassins!"
This provoked an uproar. coalition
members crying, Turn him out"
Mr.. Jones refuing to withdraw nis
sxpressonss the the .spsass speaSsr n.en eaiied
70 order for interrupting the debate.
Mr.. Jones still refused. and. the up
roar continuing. the speaker formally
ordered him to withdraw. Mr.. Jones
then left the house, shouting as ne
went: =,
exchanging epithets with the coali-
tion members.
The chief secretary then resumed.
He declared conditions In Belfast we're
attn unsatisfactory and that there
was 4 deliberate Sim Fein campaign
to destroy the success of the northern
parliament
couxt.Martial Begins.
DUBLIN, June IA A neld general
eourtmartiAl today began the trial IN
the city hall OF John Joseph Mckeown.
member Of parliament 'represerung
Longford. On q charge OF mufue ing
District Inspector McGrath on IN
uary last.
Evening star., 1921-06-15
An Expression Misunderstood.

Benham-I tell you there's a nigger
in the woodpile.
Mrs. Benham-Thaes . funny place
to look for chickena
Evening star., 1921-06-15
new STEPS TAKEN
TOSPREAD Terror
Shooting From Roofs, Cries
of Women and Whistles
Alarm Belfast.
By tie Associated Presa

6y the Associated Pres.
BELFAST. Ireland. June ia fAa-
ture OF the Belfast disturbanoss
which 10 disquisting to the authori-
ties II furnished In what they termed
today concerted attempt to keep
alive the disorders.
Sever. Several police barracks netiaed ticesa
this morning that whistles had been
blown. revplvers fred and cries Of
murder raised In their districts. fo!-
lowed by genuine screams OF panic
from; women and children. who as.
sociated the noises with reprtsal
yesterday. but today it assumed =
widespread character. Shooting oc-
CURED during the breakfast hour
this morning In the streets anected
yesterday evening. Sandbags were
used for shelter. Shippers were seized
by the police in one street.
Fierce Street Fighting.
The worst fighting yesterday even
Ing was in the maze of>streets ra-
diating from Conway street. In the
diers. armed with revolvers, took po-
sitions on roofs and at other vantage
points. SandbaH barricadeB furnished
shelter for others. behind which they
were safe from the bullets OF the
crown forces, while gunmen kept up
q continuous fire on the police. When
the barricades were stormed 1t was
found that the defenders had quickly
Petreated.
An attempt was made to empty the
sandbags, but the police did not have
time to do this properly, and as they
passed on Sim Fe:ners reassenoled, re-
arranged their defenses and the shooting
was begun again.
The nationalist newspaper Irish News
today says: There are more than
100 900 Catholics In Belfast 1t is time
they awakened to the grave perils which
bcset them and took practical. courageous
and effectiye steps to defend their integ-
rity as Irish citizens to hold their homes
and to preserve their lives"
Evening star., 1921-06-15
SPANISH DEPUTY SCORES
TREATMENT IN AMERICA
Socialist Condemns Consular Corps
for Permitting Thousands 70
Be ENROLLED IN War.

NAbKID, June 1.-THE subject o3
the position Of Spanish emiGrant0 in
Amsrtea aroused much interest n The
corte0 thiS A3tArnoon when the social
tst deputy. Senior Prieto. oondemned
tho SpantSh consular corps for p14.
mittinE thousands OF Spaniards livtnf
In tho United States to be enrolled
either In the Army or war work our.
ing tho war. Against thsir will, while
the Spanish government did nothing
to prevent this.
Senior Pr4>to declared that at the
present moment many factories IN the
United States had placards posted An
nouncinE that Spaniards would not b
employed. and this despite the fact
that Spain had looked after American
interests during the war. He also re.
ferred to the situation in Cuba, whore,
he asserted, Spanish doctors were not
permitted to practice.
Minister Of State LENA explain ned
that Spantards in many cases had
been forced to join the United States
Army through their own fault in not
making declaration Of their nation
ality. but where 1t was possible the
Spanish ambassador had taken proper
steps.
Regarding the condition Of Spanish
workers in the United States, he said
that was caused by the excessive emf.
grafton Of workers who expected to
earn large wages. He denied that Span.
tards were maltreated in Cuba.
Evening star., 1921-06-15

stop, when he came upon the scene
Of the hold-up on his motor cycle.
Claude Rest1. driver OF the motor
truck, and Charles Mann, his helper.
were tied to . tree when the bandits
left
sStAy here and staxve." was the part
ing remark from the guard AadAe, RAsh
said tonight
The men freed themselves from
their bends after more than N hours
effort
Evening star., 1921-06-15
SLAIN IN ROBBERY.

Two Also Tied 70 Tree a BANDITS
TAKE $4,000 silk.
NEWTON. N. r. June 1S.-0ne man
was killed and two others kept bound
to tree for several hours in the
mountains in daring hold-up BY six
masked men, VITO succeeded IN get
ting away with IN automobile truck
load OF silk valued ct $4,000. Tho
miles from here.
Charles Kosta. aEed thirty-hve
years, IA engineer, Of Andover. was
shot and killed when he refused to
Evening star., 1921-06-15
Still IN Danger.

Jones-Is your son out Of danger
at the hospital yet, Mr.. Brown?
Brown-No yet. The doctor 10 60
ing to make two or three more visits.
Evening star., 1921-06-15

Nearly al the members OF Euro
pAan royalty keep diaries.
The evening world., 1921-01-18
Boy shoot. ana xins Baby sister

GREENWICH. Conn, Jan. Is
MiChellna Florito, two-ycor-old daugh-
ter OF Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fiorto ot
North Mianus. died In the Stamford this
morning, Yesterday her siN-year-oli
brother Antonio forced open a desk In
n room uf their home, found revolver
and shot his sister through the FORE
head
The evening world., 1921-01-18

,wo-three! Aunk!' said Billy. "Aunk.'
said the others In chorus. "Aunk,
g1lpl,, aunk." Never before had there
Dern d noise like that in the forest.
Mr. Fox was plainly scared. With
out oven glance backward he took
20 mis- heels and made off
The next story; Billy 6r,snteyes
Learns a New Word.
The evening world., 1921-01-18
Woo dland Wonder Tales
BY Elcanor S hor
No. l. Billy Brighteyes
SdCes the DdU.

OLOWIY the Zig red sun sank he
y hind the forest trees: it was
',mD 'ur gray squirrel folk 10 get
ready Faces were being washed, edr,
cleaned and tails brushed, FOR carly
that morning word had gone around
that Grdnddaddy Gray had something
10 say to Jh" community aud n, ospn.
elaily requested That the young pcop'o
be present. Hurry up, mamma" cried
Billy Brightcycs, cor wen bc late"
After he had spoken billy saw tnat
ais mother was freezing" That does
not mean that she was terribly, OK
euciatinEly cold; to woodland crpa
lures "frreziug' mas % second ucau
iug-it means sitting perfectly 5till so
as not 20 b. seen. And this is CN-
actly what Mrs, BrightcyCs was do
ing. Billy and his sister Jennie. being
wise little squirrels. knew that what.
"ver mother squirrel did must be right,
so they sduatted on the branch aud
kept as quiet as two baby squirrels
can, until their mother moved.
What was it?" whispered Billy.
IS hunter" answered his mother
what IS q hunter
A hunter is a bad man who shoots
itue squirrels
Billy craned his neck ID see the man
who had stopped beneath the tree
where the Brightcyes family lived.
That's not q bad man; that's Pol
.yEin's papa" said he.
Who IS PO4ykn?'' inquired Mrs.
BrEhteyes.
~ nice little girl" Billy replied
Bees use sne brings you peanuts
Rr,ifed Jennie.
L. was really because suc Was kind
rrd sweet and gentle, Billy was going
g. say so. too, when e. dog sang uut
in the distance and Mamma Bright
Sycs remarked, Well. II tat was
Pollyk.u'- papa lC ia luutinE MI
Coon tonight. We are safe"
How do yen know Billy ques-
toned.
by the way h.s dog bays" This
answer lef, Billy just as puzzled as
rver but he asked no more questions
for telr Of deiaying things.
The tre"tops were already alive
With rrayoUats on their way TO the
assembly Wien Mrs Bughteyos led
forth be, family. Billy B~i2htoyos
osJnc close upon his mothers heels,
Cd- Jennie vs. hal' tree behind.
"Fv.f Tor me-" sGo pleaded.
""sEc care or YOU" sister, Biay.
N'ol mis- Tothar.
"r-"; along, YOU big crybaby
no dei BHv.
tru.e was tIGrtoued. she staItc1
p" -un. lost her balance and fell rgn
~ the middle ur the meeting. Dear
id GIauddldCN Gray had ius, opened
rs mouth io speak. AND surprise Kept
nm aE1G: Nj. B"ighttycs biushtd
md mWnured nu CNpia alton 70 hel
.pigdbUI and BNi, ana Jennie sat
The evening world., 1921-01-18
GRANDMA NEVER LET
HER HAIR GET GRAY
She Kept Her Locks Dark and
Glossy with Sage Tea
and Sulphur.

When You darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can
tell, because It's done so naturally, so
evenly. Preparing this mixture,
though, at home is mussy and trouble
some. At little cost you can buy at
any drug store the reGdy-to-use prep.
Sratlon, improved by the addition Of
other ingredients called "Wyeth's Sage
nd Sulphur Compound" You Just
'npen a sponge or soft brush with
and draw this through your hair,
thling one small strand at a time.
BY morning all gray hair disappears,
and, after another application or two,
your hair becomes beautifully dark
enod, glOsBy and luHurlant.
Gray faded hair, though no dis
grace, 10 a sign Of old age, and a Wo
all desire a youthful and attractive
appearance, get busy at once with
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound
and look years youngei -Advt
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-24
Go Slow on Foreign Loans.

Washington, Feb. I6.-Secretary
Houston agreed today with the SEN
ate Judiciary committee not to n,akc
any additional loans to foreign gov
ernmcnts, no matter how pressing the
demand might be, until he had con-
suited the committee and given ii
full time for deliberation.
The treasury secretary previously
had declined to give his promise that
he would make no further advances
to the allied governments under conf
mitments which he declared bound
him in honor to advance money when
it was required.
Houston appeared before the c21n-
mittee for questioning. Correspond
encc and other data he brought was
examined by Senator Reed, Demo
crat, of Missouri, Author of a pending
bill to prohibit further advances to
foreign nations. IN
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-24
Ford Challenged by Je1ish Bddies q

New York Feb. .I6 Three Jewish
organizations Of Detroit have chal-
|lenged Henry Ford 10 stand irlvesti-
cation Of his charge thar international
Jewish banking gr0nps are guilty o.
promoting war for personal gain and
that the Jews are responsible for ptll-
Ter "plots." The organizations firth
crmore throw down the gauntlet to
Ford's declaration that he IS not anti
offer to stand the expense Of such an
investigation and to allow Ford to
pick the investigators from the Unit
ed States secret service.
Whether Ford will accept the cllal-
lengc was not intimated Wednesday.
The Jewish organizations which
made the challenge are: Congrega-
ton Bethel Congregation Sha 'Arey
and Pisgah lodge, B'Nai Birth.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-24
Wilson to Work for Peace.

Washington, Feb. 22.-President
Wilson expressed the determination
today to devote himself upon re.:ic-
ment to private life to continue
ton OF his efforts toward world
peace.
In his first public utterance since
the November election. the President.
in receiving a delegation from the
Woodrow Wilson Club of Harvard
university at the White House, &C.
clared he had no intention of writing
history of the Paris peace confer
ence. He added that was task he
preferred to leave to professional.
historians as the public might be
prone to take into consideration the
personal equation in any account Of
the peace proceedings he might writ.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-24
Obituary.

/ We arc grieved and sad to pen tint
picture OF another life that like q
flower has been plucked from its
earthly garden. A gloom was cast
over the community when the grim
monster OF death claimed as its vic
tim the life n Myrtle Elizabeth
Hickman.
! Myrtle Elizabeth Hickman (nee
Fettus) was born in Bates county.
Mo-, Feb. 9, 1897, where she grew UP
cheerful, sunny tempered child, at
tending school with the writer at
Enterprise for several years until she
with her parents moved to Lynn
county, -kans.- Afterwards they
moved back to Missouri, where she
lived with her parents until Jan. L.,
1905. whcn She was married ,u
Joseph L. Hickman OF her home adj
dress. After a year or two of mar
ried life they moved to Detroit,
Mich, where her husband was en-
ployed in the Ford automobile fac
tory. There they established a hal.-
py home in which they, with their
three children enjoyed life together,
but as time rolled on her happiness
10 some extent was married by ill
health. In the autumn of 1920 upon
the advice of physicians they went
10 Denver, Colo. in hopes of restor-
ing her health, but her search and
efforts were frutiess and on Tues
day, at e:3o O'Clock Feb. IS, she
passed away.
She leaves behind to mourn her
untimely departure a husband, three
children. Grover Lantson, Joseph
carroll and Ralph L.ynden Hickman,
an aged father and mother, one sister.
Mrs. 3. S. Smith, of Bates county.
Mo-, four brothers, Grover, of Mon
tana, Clarence OF the above address.
Walter. of Lynn county, kans.. and
Lee Pettus, of Bates county. Mo.
Funeral services were conducted
by Jess Umstattd at Bethel Saturday,
Feb. 49, 1921, at IL o'clock, after
which she was laid to rest in the
Bethel cemetery. A large concoursc
OF friends followed the body to its
last resting place.
She could leave no better proof Of
her noble character than the life she
lived the few short years she was per.
mitted to sojourn on earth.
bier memory we shall always
cherish and keep.
w. l.. A.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-24
Mrs. Kitty Mosier Dead.

Mrs. Kitty Mosier, for many years
resident OF this county, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. D. A.
Lwahlen, at Passaic, Saturday, Feb
ruary TO-
Mrs. Mosier was native of Eng
land and was 60 years old at the
time OF her deat@ Her husband, +.
p. Mosier died about SIX years ago.
funeral services, conducted by
Re-. Wier, of Adrian, were held at
the Passaic church Monday morning
and burial made in Oak Hill Gene
terry.
lne deceased was woman Of
manly fine qualities and enjoyed the
c.lr@m and affection of those who
~crc SO fortunate as to be numbered
among her friends.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-24
5am'l Levy Nero. Co.
the house of Appropriateness clothes
Pleasant Gap.

Some OF the farmers are sowing
oats. They surely think spring is
herc.
At the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Beechner a surprise party was given
in honor of their daughter, Eliza
beth. The evening was spent i'll
playing games and later refreshments
were served. There were about IS
people present. The evening was
enjoyed by all and at late hour
the guests departed wishing Miss
days.
MIR. and Mrs. Clark Burge, Mr..
Joe Leeper, Miss Viola Pike and
Miss Gladys Holt spent Sunday at
the Ben Wix home.
Mr.. Eugene Alfrecht left Saturday
aor ST. Louis where he has a good
paying job. We certainly hated to
see him leave and will miss him a
great deal i'm Sunday school work.
Everyone who does NOT 60 to Sum-
day school is urged to be present.
Our attendance last Sunday was H..
The title of our lesson "The Wise
and the Foolish Virgins" The lead
ing thought is ITO enter Christ's
Kingdom we must be ready and
watchful."
There will be preaching at the
Pleasant Gap Baptist church next
Sunday morning and night, Eel.
sz7th.
TIE T:rv.>e oho.. ..~~h>. 2. =,