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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17
Eduo..ron.l Meeting

Another educational meeting was
held at the U. C. Church. Sunday at
$3.50 D. M, Messrs. w. E., Bragg and
A. H. Lichtie being the principal
speakers. These gentlemen are very
much interested in the welfare of
Crested Butte and most especially in
the betterment of our schools and
Sunday schools.
Mr. Bragg called attention to the
crowded conditions of our schools
Also the inadequate school room. He
also told of the towns in the southern
part of the state which are not sc
large as Crested Butte and have the
full four years of High School. They
think Crested Butte should have the
same and he asked all the parents to
cooperate with the school board SC
that body may be able to better con-
ditions. A probable six room school
building for our town in the near flu
ture was talked of.
The matter of a minister for our
community was brought up. These
men offering to help in any way pos
sible to procure one.
Mr. Lichtie presented some blue
prints Of a proposed Club building
and medical dispensary which are
to be erected in Crested Butte the
coming summer by the c. F. & L., II
business conditions will permit.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17
|9~S Gl:rent@ Comment
M5IA -ByUlaAer Thomas Mills.
y NM oURkEIE~s CALIFORNIA
ByNlalfe1 7hOn7aSMI

than ever before and the national life
will be more sorely wounded by the
Wall Street crimes after the war than
by its profiteering during the war.
For all this is there no remedy?
A few years ago during time of
great Industrial depression the po-
lice courts of Chicago were crowded
by those who had offended by helping
themselves to food and fuel. The
mayor ordered the police to provide
immediate relief in every instance of
reported distress and while more
than two hundred cases crowded the
docket of single court on the day
before the order was given, there was
not one arrest on the day after. Bis
cults were more effective than blud-
geons.
Here is another statement Of the
present situation: 1. The masters of
the private monopoly In the public
credit went on strike, that is, they
refused to grant credits. 2. The same
persons went on strike again in the
INDUSTRIES WHICH tuSy dioo
They justified what they did in the
factories because of what they them
selves had already done in the CEN
trail banks. 3. Wide spread misery
follows. The innocent public" is
now the greatest victim of these un-
provoked and uncalled for strikes.
Have you seen the government fly
ing to the defense of the innocent
public? When the miners or railway
workers go on strike, then for the
sake of the innocent public, the
courts and the armies take possession
and force the starting of the trains
and of the mines. If the idle rail-
ways and idle mines, why not the idle
factories and the idle banks?
Be careful how you answer this
question. If you expect to retain
your respectability, ignore it, swear
at it, abuse the questioner. If you
answer it honestly and earnestly you
will see the way for a nation wide
cleanup by beginning at Wall Street
and without the necessity of shoot
ing up towns, starving any Of the
children, filling any of the prisons or
enduring the brutal display Of red
flags at sheriff sales.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17
A NATION WIDE CLEAN UP

Here is the order of recent events:
1. An order from Wall Street to
deny credits, regardless of the value
of securities offered. 2. The collapse
of the markets and the closing of
the factories controlled by the same
persons who ordered the denial Of
credits. 8. The inability Of produc-
ers to do business with no credits
and no markets. 4. Unemployment
more extensive and more pitiless
than at any time since 1893. 5. Whole
armies Of men looking for work with
a marked increase of petty offenses.
6. A nationwide cleanup, that is a
concerted action by the authorities
everywhere to arrest, to threaten
with arrest and to brutally abuse the
unemployed under the pretense of
affording protection to life and prop
erty.
All these lead to the present stu
alton of preparedness for possible
disorder for lack of bread. Discred-
tied crooks are put into positions of
great responsibility and with the
maltreatment of jobless men they seek
to provoke disorder. The soldiers,
the armored cars, mounted with gat-
tling guns, the prisons, the police,
the courts are ready to offer such So
lutions as such agencies can offer for
any questions of public policy that
may arise.
The result will be that long estab-
lished homes will be broken up.
Countless numbers of useful lives will
be utterly wrecked, heartbreak and
physical misery and social degeneracy
of unspeakable depths-all these
must follow while the helpless vic
Tins of deliberate industrial wreck
age starve and freeze and die-pro-
vided they consent to do so quietly.
If they do not, then miseries more
unspeakable must follow until the
debts made when wheat was three
dollars bushel and wages at six
dollars day are finally settled with
wheat at a dollar bushel and wages
at two dollars a day.
Whatever happens or whenever
this process stops, there will be a
greater transfer of properties to the
few and greater losses for the many
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17

A number of the c. F. & l. employ
ees of this city were pleasantly enter
tanned at the Elk Mountain House
last Saturday evening by the c. F. &
l. officials, Messrs. A. H. Eichtie. B. ].
Mattison, D. A. Stout and w. E.
Bragg, who came in on Fridays train.
Mrs. Robert Fitzpatrick held the
number which won the ham at the
Coop store last week, No. SAL. Num-
ber 664 won the second prize but the
party who holds the. number has not
appeared so far. The prizes for this
week are flour and candy.
Sheriff Hanlon brought up the two
men from Gunnison Monday, who had
walked to that city Saturday evening,
leaving board bill at the Elk Noun
tain Hotel unpaid They have gone
to work again and will square up the
bills.
Geo. Sevo, S. D. Valerie and Julian
Drama were arrested by Marshal Wat
kins Saturday morning for gambling
and trial was held in Judge Welch's
court Monday morning. each man
drawing fine of S25 and cost.
20
Mrs. Sencel Peteruff and Mrs. Kate
Mosher went down to Gunnison Tues
day to remain until Wednesday.
DR. Sullivan came in from Gunnison
Tuesday. About time he was coming,
so some say.
The X. of P. lodge is having ban
quet for their members on February
the 10th.
-u-
Roy Adams, Denver, was a guest at
the Hotel Sunday, February 13.
Mrs. John Neesham was reported
on the sick list this week.
The Pilot gives you all the news,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17
II in want Of anything try an .sdlss

Messrs. Bragg and Lichtie then re-
tired leaving those present to talk
over the matter of a minister, his
denomination, salary, etc. 1t was de-
cided that minister was needed and
needed badly. As to salary a list was
made of those present and $4,000 was
subscribed for in a short time. 1t
was decided to aim at salary OF
$4,000 for the minister. A meeting
of the congregation will be held after
Sunday school, Sunday, to select a
committee for canvassing the field
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17
The Pilot gives you all the ne,
I. o. O. e. Entertain

The farewell party given by the 1.
o. o. F. lodge at the Elk Mountain
House for Mr.. and Mrs James Frew,
who left Tuesday for their old home
in New York, was largely attended
and was huge success.
Dancing which started at 8 o'clock,
was indulged in until a. m. A five
piece orchestra furnishing the very
excellent music. Light refreshments
were served at about II o'clock.
The l. o. o. F. are royal entertain
ers and the Frews about made up
their minds. to remain in Crested
Butte when they greeted the large
crowd present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frew have resided
here the past year and have made
many friends during that time, who
hate to see them leave but one and
all join in wishing them much hap
piness and success in their old home
again.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17
Old Timer Writes for News
Milford. Conn. Feb. 8. 1921

Editor Crested Butte Paper.
Dear sir:-Please send me one of
the late issues of your paper.
/ used to live in Crested Butte and
Gothic from 1880 to 1885. I would
like to come out there again if times
are good. and a good prospect for a
timer I used to know a lady there
whose name was Josie Crawford. She
has known me since was small. l
worked for man there. but forget
his name.
Hoping to hear from you soon and
receive the paper.
Yours truly,
C. r. HALE,
81 Wharf ST., Milford, Conn.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17
NapoIeon's Desert Service Sold.

A French dessert dish Of gilt plate.
double thread and shell pattern. con-
sisting Of two sugar sifters. four
spoons, a pair Of sugar tongs, "a small
spoons, "a forks and knives with por-
celain handles. formerly the property
of Emperor Napoleon, and bearing the
imperial cipher of the bee. was sold
in a London auction house not long
ago. The service was the property of
a nobleman whose name is not re-
vealed.-London Times.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17
Wood PreservatIves.

Wood preservatives are found by
the United States forest products lab
oratory to be necessarily soluble
enough in water to produce toxic So
luton, though in some cases the solu-
bility may be as slight as one-mil-
lionth. Sodium fiuoride and zinc
chloride are freely soluble, the creo-
sotes as a whole only sparingly so.
The nontoxic oils appear to act as res
ervoirs of the toxic Ingredients, and
to feed them out slowly to the wood.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17
Card Of Thanks

We wish to thank our many friends
of Crested Butte and Gunnison, also
the Masonic Order for their kindness
and beautiful floral offerings during
our late bereavement.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Sloan,
Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Doig,
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Gladstone,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Gladstone,
and Grandchildren.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17
mskina an Impression

We do the kind Of printing that
makes favorable impression wher-
ever it is seen. We put intelligence
into our work. and use artistic judg-
ment in display, choices Of inks and
paper. You will like the extra touch
Of excellence we give to your work.
Try us. Elk Mountain Pilot.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17
AImLEss MAssINe OF
MONEY is ATTACKED
Unrestricted Control of Monopolies
ARID Arbitrary Price-F king Blamed
for PiIing Up of Huge Fortunes in
America
(By Will Johnson.)

New York, Jan. 11.-Some further
figures on wealth accumu' alton in the
United States were given Monday by
Henry Klein, deputy commissioner of
accounts of New York, in response to
Universal Services request for an
Identification of the small group who
in declaration recently made in
Washington by George P. Hampton,
managing director of the Farmers
National council, control large part
of the wealth of the country.
These supplementary figures follow:
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17


including Appleby, Bourne, Converse
Coffin, Chaplin. Hanna, Dolan, East
man, Gerry, Higgins, Mclean, Mac
kay, Phelps, Pyne, Peabody, etc.
Three posers for modern day econ
omists were given Monday by Klein
This trio of queries is:
'1-What is the limit of a mans
value to society?
"2-How much can man earn le-
ultimately in lifetime?
"3-In republic-res publica-
how much should man be permitted
to have so As not to interfere with
the welfare of his fellow beings?"
These questions onyfirst glance may
seem to smack of Socialism, but vari-
GUS states of society, going back al
most to the fountain heads of history,
have sought to find the practical an
swers. And Mr.. Klein is no Socialist;
he is a hard-headed student of figures
and of the historical and modern day
endeavors for proper economic dis
tribution of wealth. ~
"In the United States we should
have a constitutional amendment linn
iting private fortunes. This is fun
damenta1 matter and in the state of
society as it is today the salvation of
that society-and that means human
ity-is the uppermost consideration;
it is fundamental.
Opposes AImIess Wealth Grabibng :
1.-THE world cannot struggle along
under its present system; ! am not
attacking what is popularity termed
capitalism because that is a tool of
an ism kit and intended primarily to
arouse antagonism. What am aim
ing at is practically aimless wealth
accumulation.
"What is the limit of mans value
to society,"" Mr.. Klein queried. at
is a matter of determination surely,
but certainly no man is worth, say,
$25OOOO, 100000, conservative esti-
mate of the wealth of the United
States. And surely he is not worth a
billion dollars.
'.How much can man earn 1egiti-
mately in life time?" There are
wealthy men in this country who have
legitimately earned what they possess,
but the majority of the minority who
control the wealth of the United
States have obtained that control by
manipulation.
Monopoly and Price Fixing arc Evils
"How much should a man be per-
mitted to have so as not to interfere
with the welfare of his fellow being?
An Unrestricted control of monop-
oily with arbitrary price fixing is a
point here; it is root of the evil.
Just. an instance; the coal mines of
Pennsylvania produce 70,000,O00 tons
of anthracite coal a year and these
mines are controlled by seven rail-
roads, which, in return, are controlled
by less than 40 per cent of the stock
holders, the largest of whom are the
Widener estate, George Farr Baker,
the Hartman interests, and, of
course, the Rockefellers. Here is an
industry vital to the welfare of the
whole nation and we find it in the
hands of dynasty.
"If private fortunes are limited,
the surplus or excess goes back to the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17
HoW,s This1

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for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured BY Halls Catarrh Medicine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken
BY cAtarrh sufferers for the past thirty
nve years, and has become known ~ the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood ON
the Mucous surfaces. sxpelling the Pol
son from the Blood and healing the dis
sased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for . short time you will see .
great improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halrs Catarrh Asdi.
cine at once and get rid Of catarrh. Send
for testimonials, free.
r. j. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
9old by all Druggtsts, 75c.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17
as this the hosiery department?

''Is this the hosiery department."
said the voice over the phone.
"Yes," replied the ewary saleslady.
"Have you any flesh-colored stock
ings in stock?" asked the voice.
"Yes," replied the weary saleslady.
"Whaddy va want-pink, yellow or
k?''-Cincinna Enquirer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17

with rheumatism.
Herman Voss arrived home from
Gunnison Thursday.
Joseph O'Neill came in from Gunni-
son on Sundays train.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Murphy went
down to Gunnison Sunday.
M. ]. Kochevar was an arrival from
Gunnison on last Mondays train.
Mr.. A. L. Mills returned home
from his trip to Jacks Cabin Friday
Be on the look out for surprise
parties. You may be surprised next.
G. v. Benson and Alex Campbell
returned home from Gunnison Fri
day.
Mrs. ]. w. Blakemore came home
from Gunnison Wednesday of last
week.
George Morgan entertained num-
ber of his friends at five o'clock
dinner saturday.
William Allen returned from Gun
nison Monday after having spent a
few days in that city.
Arthur Gibbs. who is employed at
Smith Anthracite, went over to Pit
kin one day last week.
Alex Shields of Brodhead, was
business visitor in the county seat
Monday.-Aguilar Press.
I. L. Sigman and A. p McCarver
went down to Gunnison Friday re-
manning until Saturday.
o. K. Hillman, Ed Irwin and Al Ar
mold of. Smith Anthracite, spent sew
eral days of this week in town.
A nice little baby girl arrived at
the home of Mr. and Mrs Mike
Welch Jr. on Friday February IL.
Mrs. Joe DAMN came in fiom Jacks
Cabin Monday, for short visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Andreatta.
Mrs. John Papish departed Friday
for Pueblo where Mr.. Papish is now
employed and they will now reside.
p. G. Elder was called in to the
General Office of the Crested Butte
Anthracite Coal Co., at Denver, Mon
day.
Mr. ord Mro r. C1aIufnoa ,,,sft
Mrs. G. v. Benson and Mrs. Alex.
Campbell arrived home from Gun
nison Sunday.
Don't forget to read the inside
sheets of the Pilot. If you do you
will miss some good items as we'll
as good story. n
William Manley, Jr., went over to
Canon City on Thursday of last week,
returning Sunday. Mrs. Manley and
the baby accompanied him home.
Miss Katherine Danni, who has
been spending the past couple Of
months with her parents here, left
Monday for Denver, to resume her
work.
Mrs. G. H. Wise and daughter Miss |
Violet came in from Glacier Friday,
Mrs. Wise remaining over until Sat-
urday as the guest of Mrs. Addie F.
Decker.
The St. Patricks dance will be
given by the Gunnison Council No.
21S5, Knights of Columbus, at the
City Hall. on Thursday evening
March II.
A Rebekah lodge is to be started
in Crested Butte real soon. About
thirty-one ladies will join and num-
ber are coming up from Gunnison for
the occasion.
No the 20 year ago column has not
been discontinued Several copies
are missing from our files and the
next insertion will be in the early
part of March.
1.-THE Secret of the Big Trees" was
the subject on which Mr.. ]. I. Nc
Matt spoke, Friday evening at the
Princess theatre. A large crowd
turned out and all said Mr.. McNatt
gave very interesting talk
GET BUSY. Keep busy. Is your
job unsafe? Is it permanent? You
want a lifelong business. You can
get into such a business selling more
than 1877 Watkins Products direct to
farmers If you own an auto or team
or can get one; if you can give bond
with personal sureties. We back you
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17
Income Tax Primers

The following statement has been
issued by the Collector of Internal
Revenue at Denver, Colorado.
~Copies of the Income Tax Primers,
recently issued by the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue, which contains ques-
tions and answers relative to the fl
ing of Income Tax returns, are now
available at the office of the Collector
of Internal Revenue, Custom House
18th and Arapahoe streets, Denver
Colo. Copies may be obtained only
through Collectors offices, and are
not being mailed from Washington
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17

Subscriber called for number 95
which is the meat market; the ope-
rator misunderstood her and rang 55
Hello! have you any brains?'
No. 55.-"What is it?"
Sub.-'Have you any brains?"
No. 55.-"You surely must have the
wrong number. This is the mayor
Exchange.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17

Mr.. and Mrs. John Murphy went
down to Gunnison Sunday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17

M. ]. Kochevar was an arrival fror
Gunnison on last Mondays train.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17

Joseph O'Neill came in from Gunni.
son on Sundays train.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17
Local and Personal

Mrs. o. j. Ross is still suffering
with rheumatism.
Herman Voss arrived home from
Gunnison Thursday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17

Mr.. A. L. Mills returned home
from his trip to Jacks Cabin Friday.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
Hillman Brings Lenine's
Thanks to Union Here
Tells Clothing Workers That
Only Stable Government i'll
Eur0ne Is Rn!sheyik Russia

Sidney Hillman, president of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of
America, was the guest of the union
yesterday afternoon at reception in
the Manhattan Opera House. Mr.. Hill
man has been abroad, studying eco
nomic conditions in Europe. He re-
turned Friday. His experience led him
to believe, he said, that the only stable
government in Europe to-day was to BE-
found in Soviet Russia. Elsewhere the
peoples faced ruin, he said.
81 have ben asked" he said. "to give
the personal thanks toEou and to every
member Of our organization of Nicolai
Lenine."
Europe" he continued, "has beer
cut up in pieces. 1t has been operated
on by some of the most ignorant sur.
geons in the profession. The patient is
still bleeding and there is no sign OF
improvement. Europe is governed by
fear and hatred, and wherever you &c
the first thing you are asked is, 'Who
are your
Mr.. Hillman conferred with every.
one in Russia, he said, from the heads
of the government to the counter rev.
olutionists who are in Jail, and hac
come to the conclusion that the only
party capable of holding Russia to-
gether to-day was the Bolshevik party
through the Soviet government
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
Man Rushed to Hospital
After Shooting at Sea

Edward Wittev, second cabin pas
enger, who attempted suicide soor
after the vessel left Rio de Janeiro
was brought here yesterday in criti-
cal condition on board the steamship
Southern Cross of the Munson Lines.
Wittev was found unconscious in
his stateroom. his hand clutching a
pistol with which he is believed to
have shot himself in the mouth. DR.
w. S. Magill, the ships surgeon, ex-
pressed the belief that the man would
die within few hours. but his re-
markable vitality kept him alive and
made it possible to remove him to- St
Mary's Hospital when the vessel docked
in Hoboken. According to papers
found in Wittev's baggage, he is q
naturalized American, born Of German
parents. He had lived in Chicago and
South Dakota.
According to Captain L. H. Potter
the vessel made the run from Rio dc
Janeiro in eleven days and ffty-fou,
minutes, which breaks the record Of
eleven days eleven hours and twenty
two minutes made by the steamship
American Legion.
Among the fifty passengers on The
Southern Cross were Thomas F. Gun
ningham, a steamship owner, of New
| Orleans, and Mr.. j. j Grusto, an Amer
lean dentist, of Buenos Ayres.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
American Ports

BALTIMORE, Nov 13-Arrived Strs
Hampden Portland r Barstow. Port Lo5
bos; Corcoran. Charleston and Georgetown,
G. Sailed: strs Sac City, - -; West
andria; Aztec (Nor), Tampico
CHARLEsTON, S c. Nov 13-Arrived
18th; Arapehes. New York and sailed for
City Of Alton. Brest and Havana; Liberty
Bell, New Orleans and Liverpool: Nocca-
lutu, New Orleans. Sailed l2th James
GALvEsToN. Tex, Moy 13-Arrived:
Gladysbe Tampico Sailed: Lake Flour
san francisco; De la Sale o'r,, New
p1,aa5 AIIF4H sn, sn,S Nov tor Arr,ysa Yor
Sailed 1sth Rosaiqa (Rr Mew York
JAcKsoNvi LILLE. Fla, Nov 1s-Arrived
NIismi; Esses, Philadelphia Huron, New New
York.
JACKSONVILLE. Nov'13--Arrived 18th:
Essex, Baltimore; Huron. New York
MoSTREAL: Nev ls.-Arryed 1sth and
Vergottis sr iGrso Gibraltar: Canadian in
squatter (Br) Glasgow Canadian Trooper
NovorossislS; Orari (Br), Australia; Yer
bania tBr) London: Bosworth tBr). Lon
don; orthia (Br). Glasgow; Scandinavian
PHILADELPHIA. Nov 1a--Arrived: Gel
tic Prince .srl. lloilo; etc; Ellis 4Nor),
sailed: j n Pew. Port Arthur: Alnsss
tBr>. Rotterdam and Hamburg; G A
Fagg. Houston.
PORT ARTHUR. Tex. Nov 1s--Arrlved
Solona, CristobaI: Harvester, Port Lobos
Gulfoil, Tanpico; Astral, New York
Sailed: winifred, Savannah: w IL Tilford,
Port .EAps, p La. Nov 1s--Arrivsd: :
Ampetco, Tampico; Angelo Tozo OD, Pa
Iermo Bayamo, Puerto Mexico; Lake
New York: Yoro NIond) Ceiba. Sailed !:
Atenas, Bocas del Toro; Excelsior. Ua
gard (Ger), Beaumont; Manzanillo, cuba n
ports; Quimistan Wond), Tela; Saramacca,
Port Barrios.
cahoka. Norfolk; Robin Adair, Atlantic
ports via San Francisco: Elmley city, At
antc ports via Puget Sound Wilhilo. At
PoRTh,ANp, Me. Nov ls1,Arrivsd; Esh
PORT TAMPA. Fla. NOV ls~Srrved:
shN anss1!s ff' NON amstfFaa
tora for New York; 18th India Arrow.
New York for bunkers; Tippecanoe. Ma
Mia. Sailed 18th: Mauna Kea Honolulu
SAVANNAH. Nov 18---Arrived 18th
Charles II Cramp, Baltimore, and sailed
for west coast City of Rome, Boston
Merrimack. Jacksonville. and sailed for
Philadelphia. Sailed 18th: City of Mont
gomery, New York; 18th. Peekskill, Man
| chester via Havana
! TAMPAArla Nov l3--Arrived 18th: Lake
Faristell Mobile Fuel OIL Tampico; Shau-
mot. Houston; Majestic (Br). Georgetown
18th: Farnsworth. Hamburg. Truxville
MsS Mosile ''fSns Tne nsa Tampico S 'Nf Se
Baltimore; r Rickmers (Ger), Calves
| ton.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, Nov 12---Ar-
rived and sailed: Schs Lucy Little. Norfoll
for Boston; Hevetia, Southern port fol
| Boston; Frances Parsons (Br), Richibucto
! N B. for New York. Arrived: Sch Maid OF
France (Br) Liverpool. N s. for New York
| Sailed Sch Isabel 6 Harris (from Sewell's
Pont), Bangor.