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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
A. B. & A. GROUPED
WITH COAST LINE
Vice President Caps of the Seaboard
Enters Protest

WASHINGTON, D. Gin closing
his testimony before the Interstate
Commerce Commission in the hearings
in the tentative plan of grouping the
Southeastern railroads into regional
systems, Vice-President Charles R.
Caps of the Seaboard Air Line. who
had previously stated at length the
objections of the Seaboard Air Line
to being placed under the control OF
the Illinois Central, protested against
the proposed ALLEGATION of the Georgia
and Florida Southern to the Southern
Railway and of the Atlanta, Birming-
ham and Atlantic to the Atlantic Coast
Line because that would give these
systems each line to Jacksonville.
where the Seaboard Air Line does not
go.
Prof. Ripley, author of most of the
tentative proposals explained to Mr..
Caps that the Atlanta, Birmingham
and Atlantic was given to the Atlantic
coast Line because the Coast Lines
present route to Jacksonville is round
about.
But we have none at all" was
Caps rejoinder.
Vice-President Elliott of the Coast
Line said that his system had not
sought the ALLEGATION OF the Atlanta.
birmingham and Atlantic, but that
Coast Line regards such ALLEGATION
as reasonable and proper on the region
al basis proposed.
Representatives of the Southern Rail
way have not yet been heard.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
Tiff Poultry Sale
Makes Decided Hit
Prices Prove Ent rely Satisfactory to
The Farmers

IIFTON-Chickens were brought
to Triton Tuesday and "Wednesday bv
the wagonload, Ford load, Buggy load
coop and sack full, a total Of 1900
pounds being sold to Riser Bros. Com
pany OF Philadelphia, who were the
successful bidders paying 1o cents
pound for hens, % cents for frvers and
! cents for cocks. This was little bet-
ter price than has been offered in the
local market recently and all appeared
well satisfied.
1t was an unusual sight in Triton
to see load after load of chickens pass
ing through the streets enroute to
tnee chicken car. Chickens are sold in
llfton all the year round, but not as
many IN one day as we're sold Tuesday
or Wednesday.
Local dealers have paid good prices
ior chickens and eggs for years and
nave made Triton real chicken ship
ping point.
1t IS understood that the chickens
bought in Triton will be placed in a
car with chickens in Cordele early in
the week and then shipped to Phi1a-
delphia.. The Dispatch says the pur-
chasess in Cordele amounted to $500
pounds. Prices paid in Cordele were
the same as i'll Triton.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
DR.. Broughton Heads
Sunday School Workers
Next Convention to Berry Schools
delegates Tour Fort Benning

COLUMBUS, Ga.,- DIR. Ioseph
Broughton of Atlanta. was chosen
president and the Berry Schools. Rome
was named the convention place fol
the 1923 assemblage of the Georgia
Sunday School Association Thursday
afternoon. The convention closed on
Thursday night with a mammoth
pageant.
The big entertainment event of
the successful annual convention of
the Georgia Sunday School Associa-
ton was the tour of Fort Benning
by the visitors in charge of the local
entertainment committee of the Mus
cogee County Association and the
Conversion bureau of the local
Chamber of Commerce Thursday af-
ternoon.
Up to $3.50 O'Clock when the visitors
were scheduled to leave the church
Square for Fort Benning in automo-
biles, the Sunday school workers were
busy in the general and departmental
sessions. The lengthy program made
1t necessary for the workers here to
stick close to the business features
OF the meeting and but little time was
allowed for entertainment.
The. pageant, The rights of the
Child directed by Mrs. c. M. Tru-
took of Columbus, and which was
the final number on the program on
Thursday, drew a capacity audience.
The pageant was planned to empha-
size the rights of the child to human
sympathy, understanding and the right
kind of training. About 90 children
and young people were in the cast
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
POULTRY SALT
IN FITZGERALD FOURTH jury
Save Your Chickens For The Car
Lot Sale July Fourth

our people are too much interested
Ior TINS sale to be anything short of
a great success. Buyers are MAKING
INQUIRIES and asking us to keep them
posted as to what we will have for
sale on that day. The program com
mitTee has arranged very INTERESTING
and attractive program for the dav'
watch the weeks paper for full details
OF the sale and the other celebrat;on
features of the day such as exh;b;ts
ol the 1inest prize winning chickens
IN the South, the very best agricultural
pictures exhibited at the Opera House
ana agricultural addresses in the af-
ternoon at the Blue and GRAY Park.
splendid music for the entire occasion.
Also a double-header ball game. List
your chickens at once and help to
make the sale success to all
Z. I. Owens, County Agent.
-, Program for Fourth July
lhe following program has been ar
ranged for the day 20 enthuse the
throngs of people that will be in the
city for this occasion,
$3.50 A. M.-Band Concert corner
Pine and Grant streets
900 A. M. Poultry Sale Dickev
Tobacco Warehouse.
lo:00 A. M.-Base Ball at the Blue
and Gray Park; Fitzgerald VS.. Triton
G. M. c. Team
HOO A. M.-Display of Fancy Poul.
try at Dickey. Tobacco Warehouse.
iz:oo- Band Concert at Poultry
l;O0 +. M.-Basket Dinner at Blue
and Gray Park; Band concert.
ESQ 2. M.-Speaking at Blue and
Gray Park. anu
$50 P. M. Water Fight Main and
200 F; Matching Greasy Pig; Po-
tato Race; Sack Race; Bicycle Race.
G o:oU +. M.-Swimming contest at
Sans Souci Swimming Pool.
Concertt.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
South Georgia Singers
Hold Convention Here
Judge Clements Presldes Over Con.
vention Held in City

The thirteenth annual session of the
South Georgia Singers Union convened
at the Coutr House on Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday of last week with T.
b. Clements of Irwinville presiding.
The plan of the program was SCI
rles of lessons, including three songs
atterward changed by the program
committee to two songs, changing lead
ers and organists for each lesson,
This brought large number of the
members to the front in one wav or
the other, Naturally the number of
players was fewer than the singers
and those who are credited with most
continuous performance were the or
ganlsts. Mrs. R L. Stone, MIR. w. M.
Clarke, Mr., ]. c. Lenderman, Mrs. T..
+. Lee and H. Jones. Others PLAYED
at times. The sessions began at 1890
lO:OO, and $50 A. M. on the sue
ceeding days and allowing one hour for
dinner continued without other inter
ruption until $50 in the afternoons.
An election of officers gave the fol-
lowing returns.
!. 3, Clements, President.
J. {. Lenderman, fst V-President.
u. M. Kersey, End V-President.
L: ]. Luke, Sect'y-Treas.
These officers with J. ]. Covington
and Dan Calf were constituted pro-
gram committee for the next session.
A communication was read from the
Ministerial Alliance inviting the sing
ers to worship in the various churches
OF the city at the hour of regular SER
wee and to assist the choirs and give
selections of their own choice.
The invitation was acknowledged in
The form of set of resolutions which
was cordial in expression of thanks
TOR the invitation but which indicated
their inability of the Union to direct
their members as to where and how
they should worship, and returned the
invitation to the churches to attend
the sessions of the singing convention
and unite with them in one of The old
est branches of divine worship name
ly music.
At the end of Sunday afternoon ses-
SION adjournment was taken until the
1923. -'' ~ ; "''e
The convention voted to hold their
next. annual convention in this CITY.
passing resolutions of appreciation for
the entertainment received at the
hands OF the Ben Hill County citizens.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
Erin Gun Plot
Laid to Eight

TRENTON, N.J,-Colonel Marcel
lus H. Thompson, son -in-law of Geo.
Harvey, American Ambassador to
England and seven other men have
been indicted here by a federal grand
jury for an alleged conspiracy to ship
machine guns into Ireland for use by
the Sim Fein, in violation of the neu-
trality laws, it was revealed Monday.
The Indictment was returned sew
eral months ago, but was not made
public until Monday.
Colonel Thompson is vice-president
and active head of the Auto Ordnance
Company of New York, distributors
of arms.
In June 1921, it is alleged, 4o5 ma
chine guns were found buried under
the coal in the bunkers of the freight
sser East Side of the Cosmopolitan line.
The discovery was made while the
freighter was lying in her dock on the
Hoboken, N. ]. water front.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
Third District Editors
Meet In Cordele
Second Quarterly Meeting of Paper
Publishers Well Attended

The second quarterly meeting OF
the editors and newspaper publishers
OF the Third Congressional District
was held in Cordele Friday, the ses-
SONS being we'll attended and highly
profitable i'll the discussions which
took place during the meetings.
Miss Emily Woodward who is the
president directed the meeting in
splendid manner. Round table discus
sions OF topics affecting the news
paper business made up the larger
lat of the business sessions.
Mr.. c. H. Bishop of Ashburn, dis
cussing the subject. Winning the
FARMER" brought most important
message to the meeting. 1t should
have been heard by every newspaper
man OF the state, according to the
members of the association who made
this comment when he had finished
Charlie Benn discussed ably the part
the JOB plant plays in meeting the
pay roll. There were round table dis
OMISSIONS of the kind of news that
counts, the other fellows copy, and
ether helpful topics.
A. noon tie visitors were he guests
IF the 'ispatch at luncheon AZ the
Rose lea room at the Suwanee ljo.oi
nj this lun:heon Miss Lou Hamilton
presented some splendid thoughts for
the editors IN an appeal for cooperation
with home demonstration agents. The
visitors hao their opportunity for
telling Jokes and a number of them
made the most of the occasion.
The association accepted the hearty
invitation from Ashburn to go to that
point for the next session and plans
will be made to go to that place with
the quarterly session in September.
Joe Lawrence of Ashburn, S. G.. PRIV
or, and Isadore Gelders OF Fitzgerald
are to plan the program for that oc-
casion Resolutions of thanks for
the kindly hospitality shown the Wis
TORS in Cordele by the Dispatch were
adopted at the close of the session.
The meetings both morning and after
noon were held in the assembly room
Of the public library.
Those present We're Miss Emily
Woodward of the Vienna News; S.
Y. Pryor, Jr., of the Fitzgerald Her
aid; Isidot Gelders of The Fitzgerald
Leader Enterprise; Charlie Benns of
the Putler Herald; Mr.. c. H. Bishop
of the Wiregrass Farmer Of Ashburn;
l. P Cross of the Rochelle New Era;
ii. z Wallace of the Butler Herald;
DR.. T. w. Nickel and H. J. Clecnley
OF the Macon County E tizen, Ogle-
thorpe and Charles ]? Brown of the
Cordele dispatch.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
Mine And Railway
Workers To Combine
Coalition Plan Approved BY Union
Chiefs-Legality of Move Is
Investigated

CINCINNATI, O.,-Leaders of the
Miners and Railway Employees I'm.
lens have approved the COALITION G:
forces and nothing now but possible
government Intervention stands in The
way OF marshaling their strik fighting
oattallens for the coming industrial
conii G. it is declared here.
With the assurance of the alliance
came move to see that forming the
combination is within the Jaw.
Ostensibly here to advise on how
labor can combat the United States
Supreme Court recent adverse de-
clsions in the child labor and the
Coronado coal cases, prominent lie.
gelam inds will be called upon to ap-
prove the coalition.
len lawyers drafted from all sec.
tons of the country, are expected on
Monday night, called by the leaders
OF the American Federation of Labor
in convention here.
Definite assurances that the I'm
Ion coal miners, now in their third
month of strike. will join forces with
the railroad employees, represented
IN the shop crafts, to bolster them up
tor the coming railroad strike, has been
given by John L. Lewis, president OF
the Omitted Mine Workers of America
am convinced that the, railroad
leaders recognize the necessity OF
making fight regardless of the con-
sequences" said Lewis, called here by
the railroad men to effect the alliance,
And in. that fight they will receive
the whole-souled cooperation of every
man in the mining industry and the
help of the miners will not be mat
ter of small consequence.
Recent wage cut decisions of the
Railroad Labor Board leave the en-
ployees with no alternative but to fight
in Lewis opinion.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
Dairy Association Held
Interesting Meet

The Ben Hill County Dairv Asso.
citation met at the Chamber of Com.
merce in regular session Saturday
June 18th at 500 o'clock with the. pres.
ldent, Mr.. M. E. Hunter in the chair
7. L. Owens, acting as secretary in
the absence of Secretary J. Roscoe
Kimba1l.
The following members were, pres.
ent: ]. M. ]. Luke, vice-president; l.
M: Beall; Burt Meaker; J. S. Benton
Albert Sherrett; A. J. Swords; J. B
Berry; Geo A. Drexler; L. G. Whit.
ley and c. S. Cummins.
A letter from Ottenheimer Bros
Refrigerator Specialists of Baltimore
Md, addressed to County Agent, CT
Owens in regards to the installing q
small creamery in connection witt
the Dairy Association was read BY
the secretary and discussed at some
length, with no formal action taken
The growing of feed crops and CO
operative selling and buying was dis
cusscd with considerable iilteresr, es
pecially the nuemerous cooperative
sales of hogs which has been lostel &C
by the Ben Hill County Farm Burea,
ard The County Agent, C. T. Owens
tic of the most interesting 6is
c. sSlcrs of the letting WIS that .
ATTIC nGlr G the District A. & NJ. Schoo
aid the Coastal Plains Exrermen
staten at Tifson. In this connection
Sr. J M. J. Luke made motion tina
was Unanimously carried thar Ccu',ty
agent. Z. 1. Owen make arrangement
S,h the president of the A. Il M
Sch"cl, Prof. C. (. Lewis, and Prof
Starr, Director Of the Co .stal Plain
Experiment Station to visit their in
stitution in a body. All members o
the Dairy Association and other far
mers invited to join the party leaving
the Fitzgerald Chamber OF Commerc,
Tuesday morning, June 18th at 7:3O
Don't forget the date, and do your bes
to arrange to make this trip and Wis
it the best A. & M. District Schoo
and Experiment Station in the State
M E. Hunter, President.
J. Roscoe Kimball, Secretary.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
Criminal Docket
For Federal Court

ALBANY, Ga.,-Only criminal ca
SEES and a few civil actions in which
there is no contest will receive atten-
ton at the June term of the United
States court, Albany division which
convened here Monday morning with
Judge w. B. Sheppard, of Pensacola,
presiding. The grand jury probably
will be kept busy during most of The
term wing to the fact that no grand
jury served during the term of the
court six months ago.
II is stated that the case of S. M.
Watson, former president of the First
National Hank OF Colquit, will not
be gone into at this term, owing to
the fact that the national bank ex-
aminer, who will be an important wit
ness tor the state has been called to
California on other business, and will
not be able to get back n tine to pre-
sent the evidence he is assumed to
have.
The grand jury for the term is made
up of leading business men of this
section. They are A. H. Grower.
Moultrie; ]. H. Cook, Sr., Colquitt:
3. W. Prince, Moultrie; G. c. Lewis.
Cordele; Walter Moro, bany: T
A. Clements, Sylvester;t wv. Tan
ner, Edison; B. Fl. Pa 9r, Cordele:
c. A. Brannon, Albany;'R. N. Morri-
son, Moultrie; Charlie Edge, Doerun:
M w. Chastain, Fitzgerald; Ed.
Smith, Triton; M. E. Tendry, Triton:
John H. Mock, Albany; H. E. Parrish.
Moultrie; F. M. Hall, Warwick; Alex
Storey Jr., Ashburn; Miles Nesmith,
Norman Park; w. B. Griffin. New
ton; P. D. Horkan, Moultrie; George
Mallary, Omega; T. C Tharpe, Lees
burg; J H. Alligood, eMigs; N D
Morse, Sylvester; c. S Young, Jr.
Rebecca; d G. Jeffords, Sylvester
B. B. lvey, Albany; N. P. Gleaton
Doles; G. S. Flournoy, Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
HEAVY CANTALOUPE
SHIPMENTS HERE

Seventeen cars of cantaloupes have
thus far been shipped by the Ben Hill
Cantaloupe association, E. L. Dormi-
ney, secretary. Several cars have
already reached destinations and very
satisfactory prices are reported to have
been received. Although the heavy
rains have cut off this crop, the good
prices received will in part compensate
for the shortness of the crop. -,
Gray brothers shipped the first car
OF watermelons from this point Tues
day and others will follow this week
Watermelons for the most part are
controlled by the Southwest Georgia
Growers Association and are being
handled through that organization.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
1900 LEPERS AT LARGE
IN THE UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, D. CA recent
survey by the United States public
health service showed there were
l,z0O lepers at large i'll twenty-five
states, Dr. c. H. Lavinder, assistant
surgeon-general announced in a
statement Monday. There is only one
means of preventing further increase
IN the number of cases, Dr. Lavinder
said, and that is by providing isolation
facilitles large enough to take care of
The present cases.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
Senatorial Committee
In Session Yesterday

The Executive Committee of the
45th Senatorial District held a meet
ing here Wednesday in the office of
Chairman, Jesse Grantham. The pur-
pose of the meeting was to adopt rules
and regulations for the entries and
conduct of the primary election for
Senator for this district. The usual
rules following the State executive
committee were adopted, but the ma
jority of the committee voted to con-
fine the selection of candidate for
the senate to the voters of Telfair
County, over the protest of Chairman
Jesse Grantham. The executive com.
mittee consists of John M. Williams
and Jesse Grantham for Ben Hill J
B. Clements and Marcus Fletcher fol
Irwin; and ]. M. Cook and w. H. Viii
liams for Telfair.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
DUBLIN TO CELEBRATE
ON FOURTH OF JULY

DUBLIN, Ga.,-Elaborate prepare
tons are being made for huge cele-
bration in Dublin on July a. This
plan originated with the Fourteen
Club, a group of prominent men and
is receiving the assistance of all civic
organizations of the city. Mrs C. H
Kittrell is chairman of the program
committee.
In the afternoon of the day a base.
ball game will be played and in the
evening fight program to include
Tim Adowd, Atlanta's favorite will
be staged.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
REASONS WHY WE SHOULD !
BUILD A HIGH SCHOOL Z
AUDITORIUM! I
(By A Voter)

l Because we haven't any.
= 2 Because it's the most needed
thing in Fitzgerald.
y 5 Because of it's Educational I
= advantages.
= 4 Because it will be an unlimit-
= ed asset in many ways.
= 5 Because Fitzgerald is the on
= ly town in Georgia its size that :
= hasn't one.
= 6 Because Fitzgerald has as :
: much educational pride as any
= other town.
= Because our children have
= as much talent as the children of
= any other town.
= 8 Because we love our children I
= as much as the parents of other
= towns love theirs.
9 Because We can do as much
= for our children as other towns.
= 10 Because we are just as able :
+ to do for our children as any 9TH !
= er town. J
+ II Because every Woman's or =
= ganization in town is back of the =
+ auditorium. =
= IL Because our men are as in =
= terested in better educational ad- :
4 vantages as men in other towns =
= IS Because there will be no =
+ peace or political honor for the 9
= present officials or any incoming .
+ ones until High School AUDI =
= forum is built. =
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
EDITOR HERRING OFF
FOR TORONTO, CANADA

Triton, Ga.,-Editor John L
Herring of the Triton Gazette left on
Friday night for Z oronto, Canada
where he will attend the international
Convention of Kiwanis Clubs which
convenes June 20 for three days. Ed.
tor Herring will represent the newly.
organized Triton Kiwanis Club at the
convention, the local club paying hi.
expenses on the trip.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
JOHN BROWN SHOT ON
EAST PINE TUESDAY

John Brown, negro chauffeur, who
was shot Tuesday evening in the ne
gro pool room on east Pine by Charley
Davis another negro is reported Out
OF danger today. The difficulty arose
over a. game of pool and two shots
were fired by Davis, only one taking
effect.
Davis was arrested by Sheriff Dor
mln1ey and Deputy Roberts as he was
making his getaway near the bali
park Brown has been in the EMPLOY
OF DR.. D. B. Ware for a number OF
years and has good reputation
among those who know him. Davis is
an employee of the A. B. & A.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
TELFAIR CITIZENS
VISIT FITZGERALD

Fred Smith, Trip Williams, Elisha
Graham, Sheriff Williams and ]. C.
Thrasher of Telfair County were prom
inent visitors in the city Wednesday.
Their mission was a political one, Mr.
Smith being one of the candidates from
Telfair County for the senate from this
district. Telfair is to furnish the next
Senator and Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Tai
madee of that County are aspiring for
the honor.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
LABOR SEEKS MEASURE
TO KEEP OUT JAPANESE

:, CONVENTION HALL, CINCIN-
NAH, O.,-Congress was asked to
deny admission as migrants and per-
manent residents to all aliens who are
ineligible to citizenship in resolution
adopted late Monday by the American
Federation of aLbor. The measure
sought would hit hardest at the Jap
ancse it was said.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
FORMER FITZGERALDITE
DIES IN MICHIGAN

Mrs. L. L. Peake of Gainesville.
Michigan, informed local friends OF
the death of her aunt Mrs. Hannah
7. Hobbs Burr at her late home o.
une 18th. The deceased was k,soGn 1
here in the early days of the colony
as Ms. Hobbss whose husband died
III the city and was buried in Ever
green cemetery. =
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
AMERICAN LEGION TO
ERECT SUMMER RESORT

Oklahoma City, Okla, June % -
One hundred and sixty acres of land
near Hobart, Okla, have been pur-
chased by the American Legion which
will erect thereon community sum-
mer resort
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22

Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Lee with
their three young daughters Ruth,
Johnnie and little Katherine and their
neice Miss Eula Mae Best from Haz-
lehurst were weekend visitors with
Mr.. and Mrs. Quarterman Lee.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-22
Anniversary Column
Twenty-Five Years Ago
(Citizen-Leader June loOO)

Messrs George Washington Smith,
D. T. Paulk, Fred ]. Clark and VIM.
b. Moore are in attendance as Irwin's
representatives at the Congressional
convention which is in session at Wav-
cross today. 1t is a safe prediction
that the county's interests will be
looked after.