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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-28
BY J.. A. H. HOPKINS.
Chairman :Committes#of 49,:

Now that the disarmament con-
ference is nearing. it's end we can
analyze its proceedings and distin-
guish' between the high sounding
phrases with which it has sought
to placate the overwhelming de-
mand for disarmament and the clev-
erly worded agreements in which
are concealed the germs Of future
wars.
On Sept. g.. 1921, the Committee
of 4S in an open letter addressed
to President Harding, said:
1T can be said with no disrespect
and with absolute truth that, under
existing conditions. the disarmament
conference will be a 81 kag', prcp-
osition. Each nation ~ A. :, J SIS
instruct its delegates Ntexto, VT
it seeks to carry away from this
conference and the approximate
price it can afford to. pay. For this
is the essence OF, international di-
plomacy." '4 >s IL :. :, +
Let us now, in the light OF recent
developments: transaate this predic-
: ton into concrete facts. !, =, i: Z, ~
Prior to the recent war~tlle naval
program Of each nation was base Id
upon maintaining a fixed ratio; ship
for ship and class for class, be-
tween its navy and that OF its adj
versaries. 81 81. ~. SIS. ]. !.
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HINES OPPOSES
GIFT TO" ROADS
Former. Director Of Railroads
Praises: Labor Efficiency and:
Scores Rail. Management.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Claims
Of the railroads for. large sums OF
money from the federal government
because of alleged inefficiency Of
labor were opposed by Walker D
Hines, former director general OF
railroads, testfying before the sen
ate Interstate Commerce committee
today.
The roads hitherto had filed
claims with the railroad admins.
tration amounting to from 100000.
900 to $10O,000,O00 because of ia.
Dor inefficiency."
Using traffic units per man.
hour" as the basis of "measuring
labor. Hines said these units had in.
creased from 80 in 1915-before the
Adamson eight-hour law was passed
TO 96 in 1917 and 1918-govern.
ment control years-100 in 1919 and
101 in 1920.
The nations railroads were in dis.
reputable shape when they were TAX.
en- over by the government, but
conditions were improved unde,
federal control, Hines said.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-28

Commoner Not Delegate, But:
Visitor, Called Upon to Speak
at Washington Par|ey.

WASHINGTON, Jan. ga Port
ly, partially bald gentleman Of ma:
ture years. whose face was ,fimiliar
to every man in the, room, sat
throughout the two sessions of the
agricultural conference. opening here
Monday.
He heard President Harding make
a speech and, listened to the ap-
plause-joined in it. He heard
numerous other speeches accompsn-
led by more or less applause. He
was a visitor. not a delegate. He had
attended to look and listen,; :
Then came the hour for :adjourn-
ment., The chairman. who hid noted
the quiet figure; arose, and made
some brief Introductory remarks
and then:
Introduces Bryan. -
"Gentlemen of the: conference
William jennings, Bryan : F.,
The visitor arose from his seat
amid thunderous applause: :;
These were faces he was accus:
toned to- look into during: his 80
years Of active political life. The
applause was music And: his: ear,
during the. conference discussions;
had become attuned: to the domia-
ant: note. He launched into a. glow
ing tribute. Of the farm: bloc in: con-
gress-its work as, compared to: the
old time Wall street, blocs:
|: And here are: some Of the things
he said. punctuated. by enthusia site
outbursts Of approval from his audi
ence.: =: -.
1.-The bloc is better than any:
have known in the last: 80 years be-
cause it is honest enough to act apen-
ly."
1.-The farmer was the. first man
on earth and. he: will be the last
man. It is O.: distinct step: forward
that the farmer has a man to speak
for him in congress-"
This congress has;done more thai
thes last congress- because. it is more
scared. There hassbeen ,more'coer-
cion on the part Of the farmers rep
resentatives in. congress"
/. "They sayS that the agricultural
bloc; is. unpatriotic:- This siss very
interesting: In: my 3 70 years or port-
cal observation: ] have never yet seen
the absence Of: a. financial. bloc. or
p ma.,ufa ctdrers': bloc.''
''Te solution Of our agricultural
problems win be: reached if7the. far
n1er, will get back Of his needs just
as the financier has gotten back of
his needs in congress" =.
:: 1t was knockout--a regular old
fashioned. Bryan, Knockout. The
farmers liked it and yelled for more.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-28
.PENAS ASYlvlMl BOARD
|. !. MAKES M I 1 SOUND u Rl|jUIlINGI

.z HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 26. y.
The cause of an accident does not
enter into the awarding, OF COM
pensation to.5a worker injured DUR
ing. the course Of nis empIeyn ent,
rules the state workmen's s. compen-
sation board: d 81 s IS. s ss..5;s .5s.
An aged worker was seated on
g piece ,0f iron ~ inches from the
floor. He Tell backward, striking
his head on#a brick floor. The blow
caused concussion ofs the brain, REM
dering him unfit to Ia bor. Answer
Ing the claim that the: injury was
not directly connected with his en-.
sployment the board said .,The
I cause sof the fall iSs sinnat teria1. I. I.
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kEH !! ! Bt1kR0jPl'1CY'llW 1! | G b !
! ! :PRoIIc11oN:: TO: WAGES

): .wAsH1NGTo,l;" Jan. 2s.-Under
the new bankrppcy laws moneys
due e: wages or asi security. whicl,
employers some etime es extract from
workers wifi not be :dischargeable
in. :.bankruptcy, . Employers who re-
-surne business .after going through
bankruptcy, will still be liable, for
the MONEYS due their: WORKERS at
the time they. fail, Statesmen will
benefit, by the law as well as manual
workers. Under the former bank
.ruptcy law the workers was regarded
as an ordinary creditor. and, had no
redress whatever: to collect wages
due, owing to the fact that many
employers about TO- become bank
rupt resort:::to a fraudulent: conceal
ment' Of. ther. property. The new law
is:designed to deter prospective bank
erupts. from defaultfnx in the pay
ment Of wages and from, speculating
with moneys borrowed. from their
employees. Bankrupt employers can
now,.be held for wages in the bank
rupt business after their discharge
from Bankruptcy.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-28
TAFT IS P|KER
COMPARED WITH
BUFFALO JUDGE
Restraints Workers From Inter-
fering With Employers Who:
Repudiate Contracts.

The most sweeping Injunction: ever
issued against a labor organization,
exceeding even the drastic, opinion
Of Chief Justice Taft in the Arizo-
ma picketing case, has been granted
by Justice Alonzo Hinckley of Buff
fato, N. Y, against. striking cloak
and suit workers.
The injunction enjoins the strikers
from in any manner interfering with
the business of the employees of
members of the American Cloak,
Suit and Skirt Manufacturers, AS
sociation. Picketing by persuasion
or any other means is prohibited.
The supreme court held, in the
Granite City case,, that persuasive
picketing" was noe in violation Of
law or the Constitution.
The effect Of the decision, accord
ing to Benjamin Schlessinger, presi-
dent OF the International Ladies
Garment Workers union, would be
to prevent the workers from con-
tinuing their protest against a de-
liberate- reputation of contract by
manufacturers. Anything the strik-
ers might do, no matter. how law:
full or inoffensive, could, under the
Hinkley decision, be construed as a
contempt Of the. judicial power.
Notwithstanding the drastic provi7
sions Of the injunction, Mr.. Schles-
singer declares; the strike will con-
tilue just as though court had not
! interviewed.
The union previously secured an
injunction restraining the employers
from actions, calculated to interfere
with, the rights of the union under
the contract made three years ago
ana running to June 30.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-28
LIVING WAGE IGNORED.
BY PAPER: lRBlTRA1ORS

NEW YORK. Jan: 26.-An arbi-
tration board has: cut off 20 per
cent of the wages of 10000 unskilled
workers in the largest paper conf
panies of:the United States and Can
ada.
The decision reduces rates 8 cents
an hour; making the basic wage, 81
cents an hour, or $2.56 a day. Skilled
workers are not involved. Their
rates: are 81 cents an hour and
upward. The workers representa-
tive on the arbitration board refused
to concur in the decision. =.
While declaring the workers will
accept the award, as they pledged
themselves to do, President Burke
of the international Brotherhood, OF
Paper, Pulp and Sulphite Workers;
said that the companies in urging
wage cuts. frankly, stated that the
cost Of living was not being taken
into considerations, but it, was asked
because "there i plenty Of labor. to
be obtained at much lower rates
than the prevailing union scale." T.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-28
; / !: | And | U! FLY | | Y !
.>:cAME.P[AYE BY:
!: .::.AAND|cuFl|F|.BUN|cH !. D \ !! ! ].
New York .''Cant-Strlke"> Ad.
!. vocates Would Blind: Work,
ls:byAttacking. Leaders,

NEW. YORK, Jan: 2e.-In their
attempt to. have q, can't strike. law
passed: in: this; state. the board of
trade and transportation, is working
the spider and: fty'' game on trade
unionists.
The handcuffers; are distressed
that workers are: suspicious, Of their
good intentions: The, law. would
really; benefit them, says Frank S.
Gardner, secretary: Of: the transpor-
,taton board, who. takes q; fling: at
President; Gompers, who. is, leading
the: fight. against the proposal:
J "Ah, ha;;'' said, MIR. Gardner.
"'Theye. labor. leaders are to blame,
They are afraid Of their Jobs. They
fear industrial peace. Then. with
all; employees and alt employers al
ways satisfied and happy. there
would. be NO. such: leaders, whose
activities lead manly to- trouble
etc. etc, = .=,;:. I, -.
:: s E. Mr.; Gardner. shows how the law
would: benefit the workers. He
hands out Hit sugar and naolasssl
HI l1eayysadn dnsesssss: Under. thA.si.sssii
system, he says, Il. an semploye stay.
on the Job, and suffers loss OF money
or health, he can recover damages.
He: insists that the right Of work
ers to strike is. NOT .invaded--all that
will be required: of them IS that
they must remain at work until they
"haVe a chance. to: cool OFF, :
The statement shows that ."can't.
strike" advocates are in sore need
OF 9; publicity agent OF the Allen
stripe, who Will not make himself
look foolish by attempting. to be
logical, but: who will whoop: things
up like q. side show barker =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-28
CoT70N0IO AUTOMOBILES
SOON HENRY FORD SAYS

A recent visitor to-. Ford's plant
found Ford puttering with a mound
of sticky substance. "This is mix
ture Of formaldehyde, glue and cot
ton," he told the visit.r, out of which
the automobile of the future will be
made. Ford believes the day Of the
heavy motor car is about over. ).
He is turning from steel to cotton
and would not be surprised If in 20
years people were living in cottonoid
houses. riding in cottonoid trains
and working in cottonoid shops. II
he issright we shall some day cease
to beg the cotton farmer of the
South to cut down their cotton acre
age. ~r' -" H. :. -.
A cottonoid industrial age may be
about to dawn on the world, If so,
Henry is Its prophet s5.s ,sses.. y. 4 Is
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FORD | ] ROAD ! ! PAYS |!
..IAl,D01'||AE | | ARE /.
!. FALLING. !. | BEHIND | 1 ]
Big Wages and Reduced Rates
!. Do Not Prevent Him From.
!. Getting Good Return.

!, Henry Ford continues to demon
strate with: his Detroit, Toledo &
1ronton railroad that it: pays to cut
railroad rates and to: increase the
pay of railroad workers. ~ :
i FiSures just made: public by the
Interstate: Commerce Commission
shasv that the net, operating income
of:9he: Ford road for November was
1886, as, against a deficit Of $212,-
13e*for, November. 1920. a. net gain
for: tho month OF: $217,471. 49, :.
,For:the. first II, months Of: 1921
the, net operating income was $780,
*ss1, III increase: of 2,2o2,ss2 over
the same period in 1920. ", len there
was q deficit Of $1,000, 4ol::
:. .operatins revenue for the eleven
months totaled se,ss4;e5e: This: was
an increase Of: $1.s2s,71s: over the
sam s period. In 1920; -
:, Despite; the: Increase in wages
made BY MT. Ford! when. he took
charge: of:the: road, expenses show
a naarkeds decrease. For: the first
II months Of 1921 expenses tota,ed
:t4,e62;7s4,: :: decrease, Of @787, ooa;
:;as compared with the same period
In 1926. 80. =: -, . !
+. Diseomfits Publicity Agents..
+ :Ths:~pn bleity agenh of the Asso.
citation of:: Railway Executives are
kept; busy end deavoring> to, explain
how Ford does it. They extract a
great deal 81 comfort: out; Of. the
fact that: thefr net earnings: OF his
road shayss sdecfsased: since last: April
when the: Income exceeded the, out
90 :by.tz7o,ooo..5ss -: !. ).
Ths Important fact. is; however
that wl1ileFeuttinE' rates and increas
ling, wages: Fofd's road: is making
Eya better showing athanaaany .othe,
railroad ~: the United States That's
I pretty, GOOD record Tor 4 man y,wl1c
has sheretofore, confined, himself tc
the 14nl,xa ctures dtss utomo btles. +:
sFsllroa d sexSt Tires have be,
come edesper4k4s& &bout the matter
TIN atsthe5i have launched an anonyg.
NOUS publicity campaign| agains,
.FoEt. Members : Of congress, bust.
ness< men,, editors and others are re.
,ceivings unsis sned printed and mime.
,ographed COMMUNICATIONS: ".knock.
ling the Ford. road: There is:;noth.
Einss on, these documents; to indicate
where: they. were prepared, but OF
course everyone knows that the'cos,
OF publication comes, out of the
:treasuries ;ot tKe:: big railroads.
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In months the the
been harping the in the Of living
The workers live off
realize they
positive Of it when the collector .
OF the agents Of time and
matters the living earnings
thoits for the printed statements usually obscure, i
Yet in practically all comparisons Of normal with prevailing
conditions the basis of the period q 1914 is accepted
living invari.
ably with the peak prices Nor does the living
brace single items tincudes the things that life
family budget 81: ':,::s: :'"'".
Unfortunately for the agents official figures their
that living appeciably falling
labor for five leading cities shows total
December Chicago Detroit
summary follows; j.:*a, :'.'"f'
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STRIKE LOOMS m. RHODE: :
ISLAND Textile WORKS

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Jan. 26.-:
A strike. affecting the, greater part
of Rhode Island's. textile operatives
is feared following: the ann ounce
nent: Of widespread wage reductions.
:; The majority Of textile mills IN
the state have announced wage cuts
OF 20 per cent. The United Tex
tile Workers council is understood
to: have authorized: it's: president to
call a statewide strike,upon; ;:imme=:
diate- notice as soon as he considers
the time favorable for it. x ~. 2.
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FEDERAL, A|eAklYACT " !.
!. ENDS GRADE; CROSSINGS

:: WASHINGTON, i Jan. 2s.-The
grade crossing is doomed, according
to the, department Of ofG,agriculture.
which declares; that this menace ID
life must go and will be. eliminated
wherever possible on: the roads, OF
the federal aid highway, act"
During tho three s.yearss ending
1920. according to- tho best record.
available; to the tdehartment. $3.50
lives were lost At 9rade crossings.
and: 1864 persons were injured. .ss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-28
HARRIS BUILDS MANOF S1RA
1oB0LS S1ER UP BUSINESS MEN
Would Make Retailers Believe Purchasing Power Of Union "a
boT Does Not Amount to IN ythng; Il Has fey4 Been
Properly Organized In Duluth; Sohdfying Workers. J; ],

Our erstwhle Populst compatro L. Harris president of
the Alliance quick recognize that the backbone Of his
has been broken here hoping
the remnant it's membership, declares appeal
labor to- local business for their support but
threat to boycott, andi is big bluff -.
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WOULD DTAKE seven JuDGESTO
OUTLAW ANY ACT0F CONGRESS
Hf Introduced to Cuta Power Of Supreme Court in Holding
Acts Of Congress and State Legislatures Invalid; One
Man-Ru|e Is Hit; Chief Obstacle TO Human PROGRESS.

Recognizing that liberal democratic the
question long majority Of member of the
court permitted override popular will expressed in laws
j. McSwain, Congressman from South Carolina has offered
bill requiring Judges Of the nine nvadate act Of
1stata
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-26
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC MARKETS
FINANCIAL AND
MONEY MARKETS

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-The profes-
sional character OF recent dealings In
the stock market became more clearly
defined today by the bewildering fluc-
tuations OF speculative issues and the
neglect OF rails and other similar
shares.
Gulf States Steel. the recent leader.
was striking example OF these con-
ditions, rising 2la points. reacting 10tz
and closing at 10, a net loss OF s
points.
Dawson Chemical, the most active
feature OF the session made an extreme
advance of ~ points forfeiting a con-
siderable part of its gain in the final
dealings.
Similar tendencies were shown by
various other industrials. sugars and a
wide range of miscellaneous issues, the
market closing with an irregular tone.
Sales, 100000 shares.
The money market was another un-
certain factor, call loans opening at 5
per cent, easing gradually to during
the intermediate period and rallying to
~ in the last half hour. Changes
in money rates were restricted TO de-
supplied at AZ to ~ points.
Advices from interior centers indicat
ed that banks were preparing for
spring crop requirements with reduc-
tion in local reserves. In well inform
ed banking circles, however. no appre-
ciable tightening of time money was
expected.
Advices from Plttsburg and other
important sources OF steel and iron
industry. were mainly negative. jan
uary operations owing to latest trade
reviews are likely to show general
gains over the previous month.
Firmness marked the days trading
In foreign exchange, tho German rate
being among the various continental
quotations to show gains of to 10
points. OF the minor remittances the
Austrian rate evinced further weak
ness. Liberty bonds continued to ease
under pressure and French munich
pals made further reaction. In the
main. standard domestic and interna-
uonal issues were relatively steady. !
Total sales, par value. aggregated. !
~, 80 900.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-26
CHICAGO GRAINS
AND PROVISIONS

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. 25.-Wheat
averaged little lower today owing
chiefly to a decline at Liverpool and
to absence OF any sign OF export
business. The close was unsettled at
&c net decline to Ac advance, with
May. $1.15G1.15h and July $1.O2. Corn
In provisions, the outcome varied from
unchanged figures to s5c lower.
Moderate unturns in wheat charac-
terized the early trading and appear
ed to be due for tho most part to an
opinion from a British authority that
pointed to prospective scarcity of
supplies for importing countries. But
the Liverpool market closed lower and
export business in, wheat from the
United States seemed to be temporarily
at a standstill Besides domestic mill
Ing demand was less active. Under
such circumstances, it proved difficult
to stir up aggressive buying on the
ground OF urgency of European re-
quirements and the market tended to
sag in tho last part of the day. dis
turbed only by the operations Of
spreaders whose manipulations led to
of l cent in the difference
between July and May. as compared
with yesterdays range.
Corn and oats prices declined a little
owing to the action OF wheat. Losses
were checked however, by knowledge
that exporters were after corn here
and in the country and because OF a
better southern demand for oats.
Provisions dropped in value with
hogs.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-26

PROVIDENCE. R. l.. Jan. 3s.-
West India rum, some Of 1t very good
construction of Brown university. ac-
cording to university historians. They
have Just discovered among tho early
records bill fer liquors which grew
rapidly as the first building rose. The
last three gallons were used to raise
the roof.
Tradition relates that at tho laying
of the corner stone in 177o. John
Brown. merchant, treated the crowd
literally to punch and tho accounts
show that what began at the corner
stone continued through the entire
time OF CONSTRUCTION.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-26
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 25,-(U. g.
Bureau of Markeu.) = Cattle Re
eeipta. 1900 head: calves steady to
boc higher; old vealers. $s.75R1o.o0; all
other classes slow; beef steers. 1od25c
lower; some bids off more; top heavies.
$500: fat she stock steady to 16c low
er; most cows. $4.o0d4.50: Gamers and
bulls steady: most Gamers around
$3.50: bologna bulls largely $3.6564O0;
stockers and feeders duh. weak to loo
lower: fairly good grades. S6.o0d6.2b.
stock cows, strong. better grades.
33.75dA25.
Hoss-Receipts. 1900 head: open to
shippers on lighter weights 10000
lower; $50 to 22o Founders, &s.4o6s.70:
closing to both packers and shippers.
25nioc lower; mostly 3594oc lower than
yesterdays average: bulk 100 to 260
pound weights. ss.2o8s.<o; bulk of
sales. 3s.ooGs5o: top. $50; packer top.
$40; throwout sows and pigs barely
steady.
sheep-Receip,s. 5000 head: sheep 1B
625c lower. light Mexican ewes. 31.S5;
wethers. SIs5; fat lambs. steady to
lsc lower; top, 1910; shear!ng lambs,
Su.6.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-26
OF ILLEGAL
MARRIAGES In CANADA

MONTREAL, Jan. 25.-(By The AZ
sociated Press)-Study OF Quebec
statutes has Just brought to light that
thousands of marriages have been IL
legally performed in this province dur
inG the last one hundred years because
of the nationality of officiating clergy-
men.
Canadian confederation was formed,
and while Quebec was still the British
colony OF Lower Canada, provided that
only clergymen who were British sub
tects could perform marriage cere-
monies. When. in 1867, Quebec Joined
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-26

the other provinces to form the Domin-
ion, she retained her civil law intact.
No civil marriages are performed in
the province. Clergymen OF various
denominations record ceremonies in
civil registers provided by the govern
ment. Since 1929 many clergymen have
come to Quebec from other countries.
especially the United States. to take
charge OF pastorates and they have
officiated at marriages without re-
gard to their nationality.
Besides Americans, many Catholic
priests Of French citizenship have
been officiating at marriage cercmon
les
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-26
WEST INDIA rum HELPED TO
ERECT BROWN UNIVERSITY

The items attest the rapidity with
which the structure rose. They fol-
low:
June 2s, to ono gall. W. I. rum, when
laying the corner stone. 3s Cd.
August s, to two gals. w. I. rum.
Is 81 lubs sugar l when laying the
second floor.
August 5, to four gals. W. I. rum.
(very good and old) when laying third
floor. 15s.
September IA. to four gals, w, I! rum
ID. sugar when raising fourth floor.
14s I'd. When laying fifth floor. Ell,
Is I'D.
October ?. to 3 gals w. I. rum.
when raising roof los 3D.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-26
CUT THIS QUITS WORTH
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coughs. colds and Group; Foley Kidney
Pills for pains In sides and back: -heu-
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ailments. and Foley Cathartic Tablets.
a wholesome and thoroughly cleansing
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Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-26
MISS REYNOLDS DIES

CHICAGO, Jan. o5.-Miss Genevieve
Reynolds. a member OF Robert b. Man
tells Shakespearean company for
thirty years died today OF pneumonia
after few hours Illness. Lynn Pratt,
Lambs club. New York, and a brother
in California, have been notified.
Miss Reynolds has been on the stage
for nearly half century, according to
Mr.. Mantell. NH