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New-York tribune., 1922-12-16

with ais matrimonial prospects van
ishsd int the thin air whence thsy
were eonjured BY a prayer, and win .
dsbs Of $500 on his shevidsFs, incur
rcd IN woolng hls brlds-te-bs, George
Hermann Lawson, foFmsr Baseball
player. evangelist and pastor q the
Peoples Evangelical Church Of Orange
n. J., stepped ovt Of the iimslight yss-
terday BY vsessing his lodgings and be-
taxing hilnrslf 10 parts unknown.
LAwson's departure from his room
vas preceded only a few hours BY the
disappearance Of Mrs. May hsson,
whose srstwhils willingness to msTTy
MIN. LaWaon had heralded far and uids
AZ the answer 10 HE prayer for q wife,
Their eimuitaneous departures might
we'll be considered the overture 70
quiSt elopement. but that denouemens
seems rather unlikely. When the evan
felist went around 70 Mrs. MaEonh
house Thursday afternoon, prepared 70
launch a last eloquent appeal 70 his
former faneee, she refused 20 see him,
and when he went back yesterday morn
inR for a "last look" accompanied By
ne reporters, whom his high regard for
the press Of the country had caused
him to keep constantly ~ his side since
the affair began, he found Mrs. Mason
gone % the seclusion Of a friends
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Mrs. Harrison on Way
To Moscow Under Guard
Charges Against Americas
Woman, Arrested for Third
Time. Not Made Public

LONDON, Dee. IS.--A Reuters dis
patch from chi.a, rsporting the ar
rest Of Mrs. Marguerite Z. HarrirOn,
Of Baltimore, an American newspaper
writer, ssya shs 10 being taken 70
MoSiow under eEeort. The charges
against Mrs. Harrison, who was re-
leased from q Moscow prisen more than
year age, we're net specified. Her
arros. At ckita, the tispA,eh says, was
on orders from the BeTs. government,
Reports that Mrs.. Harrison had been
arrested NJ Chita TeAsAsd this eoun-
try early this month. Her detention
Is the third such experience she has
had In Russia In the last three years,
After being held N Mescov from Me-
yember, 1920, 70 January, 1881, hr,
Harrison was again detained nseT Mos
COW In May, le7i. This time she was
lnesFeerated until Senator France, vAN
was then In Russia, obtalhsd her re-
lease on July 80 Of that YsAF, Later
in the summer she came 70 tha United
States, and late last August was re-
ported IN Toxic on her way 70 Chlta
TO investigate the government Of the
Far Western republic.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Caller Finds Woman Dead
Heart Trouble May Have Been
Causei Police Investigate

Mrs. Mary Raymond, sixty-hvs years
old, was found dead on the hoor Of the
dining room Of her home, at 3tt Temp
kins Place, Brooklyn, last night, by
friend. Death Is believed TO have
been due 70 natural causes, but the
police are investigating.
Webb told Detectives Farringtcn and
Mccormick, Of the Gates Avenue Sta
tiOn, that Mrs. Raymond had snnered
from heart trouble and was subject 70
attacks Of faintnesg. He said be was
an old friend Of Mrs. Raymond and
had been In the habit Of calling at her
home two or three times q week. When
he received no reply 70 his repeated
rings az the dooTbsll last night, he
called a patrolman, who forced the
door. There were no marks OF VI
olencs on the body and no evidence Of
robbery. Webb said that Mrs. Ray
mond was wealthy.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Tennessee Woodsman
RetelIs Fuller Deals
Franklin z. Link Repeats 10
Jury Tale Of Money LoH
Through Brokerage

Franklin q. link, the Isnhsss.s
iumbsrman vpsn whose eemplains te-
ward N. Fuller, Of .. n. Fuller . Cos
stock brokers', is being rstrisd eefers
Judge Robert 9. yshnstons and . iuFy
IN General Sessions. told again yssssF'
day on the witness stand his unsvs'
esssful efforts 10 collect hls money.
Links trading With Yviisr = o.
amounted 70 from ttoo 70 $500 r. nonth,
In May, 1924, his ststsmsht shswed
AS zoo 20 his credit Whsn he vas
anabie 10 eollset this By mall or tale
graph he made . draft against fyllsr
Co. through the Westmereiandi
Tenn. bank 70 the Chase National
BANK. Simon y. Peavey, an atteTnsy,
tried 20 collect this draft Or 70 obtain
= check, bot vas told . ehssk had esen
mailed 70 Link, which proved not 70
have been the case, according 70 the
In opening the ease Assistant Dis,
triet Attorney oleott sA!d he would
show that FuilaF and his partner, WIZ
liam Prank Niece, bueketed eiSty
shares OF Middle States OIL ordsrsd
sold BY Link.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Heart Stroke Kills
Ex-Opium Emperor
OF All Chinatown
Michael salter, Known ~
'Nigger Nike Who Abdi-
Gated Throne in 1912,
Dead After Vivid Career

New YorkJ underworld Of twenty
ycnrs ago lost another picturesque sur
vivor Yesterday when death claimed
Michael salter, known In Pell and
Mott streets IN those days As "Nigger
Mike" and eThe Prince OF Chinatown"
aNieeer Nike" who had been In re-
tlrerent at Brighton Beach for several
years. suncred a heart attack on surf
Avenue and died shortly after being
taken 10 the Coney Island Hospital.
His famous opium don at IL Pell
Street held all the romance Of fiction.
One day he entertained the raIding po-
lice. 10 whom he always had been a
thorn in the flesh the nert, visiting
nobility. Millionaires and curious
women rubbed shoulders with pick
rockets, s6cond-story men and slant
eyed Chinese. who gave his place an
atmosphere OF Oriental glamour that
sent a thrill down the spine Of the un.
initiated. This was In 1907, but he had
been a power behind the throDe for ten
years before, and no matter how many
times he was arrcstcd-dozena OF times
on dozens OF chargCs--some East Side
politicians with whom he was hand-in-
glove sent him back TO Chinatown,
whore he ruled the yellow men as vel
as the white. When he was arrested
for voting too often be escaped Black
wells Island. only 10 serve d sentence
Of five days there for yelling "Seabl"
az some street cleaners on December i,
1911.
Late IN 1911 Chinatown mourned him
as dead when the police reported him
killed in Long Island City, but "Nigger
Nike walked into the wake and helped
drink the Refreshments on hand TO
keep the mourners' spirits up.
lie was O short. rather Fat man, with
a dark complexion, big lips and nose
that huggcd bis face.
Time and again, old comrades re-
memberod to-day. his dives would be
closed, the police destroying the fur
niiure and boarding up the doors. but
Mike always turned up In due season
with piano, some China Urls and
an atmosphere that always Impressed
the outside visitor.
Many recall the dark, thick man
standing behind jutting cigar sur
yeying the low ceilinged dive with itl
EWirling cigarette smoke and incense,
impassivc Chinese walters, curious
sliding doors that popped open and
shut, and teakwood furniture inlaid
with ivory.
Sal,er withdrew from his old hAunts
In 1912 and went 10 live at 3O55 last
Fourth Street, Brighton Beach. He
lived quietly and not many OF his
ncighbors could recognize In him the
one-time ezar Of Chinatown,
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Accused of Fraud,
Dazzle Courtroom
With Fine Raiment
Scion Of Old Family In San
francisco and Associate
Are Charged With
Forgery to Obtain Jewels

The dSab monotony Of the hand.ms-
downs which usually face tho magis-
,rsss IN west side Court Wien the
dsy's calendar 10 called was twice
brohsn yesterday, ones By the new
cheek suit and pineh-baeh soss Of
Dandridgs II. Bibb IT, son OF family
whose social position was unquss-
toned In San PrAncisoo thirty yeaEs
ago, and again By shs exquisite raimsns
Of walter Hail, whose associats 10 all
legged 10 have described him a. "a very
lmDoFtsnt parsen"
Blbb was resigned, for the police
say he mas already served hye-yeaI
tsrm IN San Quentin Prison in CALI
fornla for forgery. Hall was voeifer-
ous IN protsstlng that gentleman
shoald not be subjected 70 such .
grotssqus ordeal. they we're accorded
Ike trsssmsnt hy Magistrate pouFes,
whs ssnt them both 70 the Tombs ~
default Of ball 70 snsWsT charges OF
forgeTy.
HaI hed elFeaoy tp9nt th9 ntFNF -
Police Headquarters, where his fui
eoat and cane had made him msrked
fiRuFe IN the moTnlng lineup even
before hs began talking sbout The out
raRa Of his arrest and announcing him.
self 40 a graduate of Harvard .evner
Of q ''iittis place on Long Island" and
editor Of several publications devoted
20 sports Of the wealthy. The detee.
llves on hand said that they had sx'
psetsd somsthlng hIgh-tonsd when they
hssrd the complaint against him, but
they admitted that be vent beyond
thsIF utmost sxpsetatlona.
Hall Is charged with passing q worth
less cheek foY $500 In John Pyms's
jeEelry store, al be2 Fifth Avenue
whsre ne purchased a diamond neck.
lace, a pair Of diamond eua links and
half a doEen other pieces. MI. Pyms
agFsss With the police that Hall 10
hard 10 beat.
untIj MS alleged transaction With
the prisoner the jswelsr thought pc
had passsd the pelns where he could be
fooled With a bad cheek. In defense
Of hls sagaslsy, he pointed out that con
Adenee men dc not usually send their
ahead 20 make Q 500 pur-
sAss,. only TO follow Mn half an hour
later ~ith a burst of indignstlen that
sueh Inferior cuff links should be sold
for Ms use. That 10 what Hall is AL
isrsd 10 have dons, and, aeeordlng 70
the complaint, the scheme worked not
only for q pair Of links satisfaeteTy. TO
a man who would rsgard the 500 Kind
as trash, but FOR half q dozen other
pieces as well. kr. Pyms admlts that
Re took the ehsek without question.
The charge against pjeb 70 passing .
locally forged cheek for tibo drawn
on the Lumbermans National Bank, Of
Houston, Tex, but he also Is held as
Q fugitive from Justice in Chicago,
Cleveland, Los Angeles and San Fran.
elsso, where complaints have bean hisd
against him BY hotel companies. he
created q bFosdysy sensation several
yeAFa ago By posing a. Western cap
ltalls. anxious 70 dabble IN the drama,
Nall in the ease Of Hall was hxed AZ
Ss,boo. HihbG bend was set az u 900.
Avsllabls Harvard records fail 10 show
HAll'a name As graduate or student.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Broke, Brideless ParsOn PrGys
For $500 to Pay Courting Bills
AbandOns Matrimonial Ques, and Spotlight and
Vanishes at Same Time Mrs Mason DisaPPears'
Indications Are They Went Different ways

hom. and the house being despoiled oi
he furniture By q hard-bolled and
thoroughly pnromantie moving and
Ths rsspsctive attitudes Of the two
parfles indicated BY these ineldentn
seem 10 show. that though they ran
away together they ran In different
directions.
Mesnwhlle. before he went out Of
print By going of without having left
any address for the reporters lao I nDl
lawson dllated a little on the revised
version Of his philosophy Of prayer.
First. he declared that he was not
eoinr to continue praying for a BRIDE
until he got one, as he had said ne
would.
Next he made Il clear that he was
convinced that prayer was efieaeious'
not only as an approach 20 matrimony,
hut ano for the settlement Of debts.
Ve ala Ne would pray FOR means OF
uauidatinR the $500 he owed for
theater ard dinner partise, texieabs
and a lease on a home, which he had
raid for while eourting Mrs. Mason;
ThIn. however, he admitted, "Would
taks an awful lot Of praying
III wanted q wife and mistook the
Ar,t woman that came along 7or my
idsal mats,s he said; "she broke up
my little church, which had started
40 hopefully, and wrecked me imam.
elally, but can't be too rough on her.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Statistical Association
Discusses Business Cycle
Members Dino and Lis,eu TO
Views Of Experts on Periods OF
Prosperity and Depresslon

The American Statistical Association
discussed "The Evidence for The Bust
ness cyslsi Tea Length, Amplitude ard
Regularity a. a dinner last night At
the Machinery Club, 80 Church Street.
Professor =. Z. Day, Of The Harvard
committee On seonemIe Esssareh, said
that In the manufacturing industry
the movements in times Of depression
vera more marked than In times Of
prosperity. Those that would 90 Up
10 or 20 per cent in prosperous times
would 70 from 40 10 so per cent below
normal IN bad times, he said. Periods
Of prosperity appeared 70 be longer
IN Duration than periods OF depression,
he continued. This probably about
svsnsd matters. The neaIST the manu-
faetured article vas 20 tbe consumer,
ne declared, the less violeHt vas the
huetpatloh In price.
other speakers we're Wesley 9.
AltshsiI, director OF the National Bu-
Feau OF Research; william =. 0Rburn,
ColembiA University Colonel N. q.
Royty, OF the American Telegraph and
Telephone Company, and Philip q.
Rrieht, institute Of EeoHoniss, Wash
lngton. Short talks we're made BY
Trdsriek X. Mseauisy, National Bu,,
Feau q EeenomIe RseeaFehj Donald r.
bsleAeF, American Telephone and Tele-
gFaph Company, and Edmond r, LIN
colin, Western Electric Company.
There was q short review OF the
eyidsHes by Irving FISHER, Yale Unit
yersIly, and II. parksF Willis, former
~ director Of the Division Of Analysis
ah4 Research, FEDERAL Reserve Board.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Court CriticiZes
Strong for Grant
OF Pistol Permit
Magistrate FOlwell Holds
Suffolk Jurist Took Adj
vantage of Technical
Construction of the Law

Magistrate Folwell diGmisHed a charge
Of illegal possession Of pistol made
against James de Mayo in Flatbush
court yesterday, but made It plain that
ne regarded the pistol permit issued by
Supreme Court Justice Strong. OF
Suffolk County, which made dismissal
Of the charge obligatory, as no credit
whatever 70 justice Strong and Of du-
blous value TO the community.
The defendant can give no reason
for having a piStol--none," said Mhgis-
trAte FOlwsll IN a statement from the
bsnch. which he wrote himself to make
certain that newspaper reporters would
est II right. "Hs knows he would never
get II from the Police Commissioner.
One look at him--hs looks like thug
and no would be uneeremoniously
bowed ou' Of the station house when
he made his application. The man
who, under cover of technical con
struetion Of the law, Issues from suf-
folk County a permit to carry revol-
YER 70 a resident Of this city Is an
enemy Of law and order.
"The Police Commissioner can IN
yestiRAts such applications and pass on
them intslligently, II this particular
instance were the only one we might
think It an oversight, but In the course
Of nv duties as a magistrate l have
come across dozens Of such permits
issued By Justice Strong. In more than
one instance, although don't recall
the names Of the licensees, his permits
have been found In the possession oil
conviets who have served terms Tor
crimes Of violence.
HWhst chance have the police 70 cope
sueeessfully with crime In this city u
such men, residents OF the city, can get
permits 70 carry revolvers from a jus
tice of the Supreme Court, issued IN
Suffolk County, 70 avoid the law that
SAYS In the city, counties permits can
be Issued only by the Police Commits
sionerf II iG time that the community
should know who are these enemies OF
law and order who, sitting in the seats
Of the mighty, use their power 20
stren9then and encourage the criminal
elements of the city"
Justice Strong announced through his
seeretary that he had no comment 70
make on Magistrate folwells state
ment.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Wins Right to Enter U. S.
English Tutor, Held at Ellis
Island, Granted Rlease

F. S Barclay, twenty-five yeers
old, an English tutor, .Tho was de-
tanned at Ellis Island following his ar
rival on the csrmania December IL,
because Of the labor contract law, was
granted permission yesterday 70 en-
ter the country. Barclay bad come
here 70 be the tutor Of the son 81 Mr..
and Mrs. David Rumsey, Of 2 Wash
ington Square. but was excluded on
the grounds that he was not a.univer-
sity graduate. He explained that he
left college 10 20 20 France during the
war and had not the funds 70 return
after the armistice.
Mrs. Rumsey died on Wednesday and
the immigration officials, realizing
that his compsnionship was necessary
TO the boy at this time, granted his
release. Mr.. Barclay was the tutor
Of the boy last summer Ia q French
village near Dtauvills.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Mrs. Ford Wanted Mate
Burned Up, Court Is Told
Cut Out His Teeth Detective
Says Wife Of Auto Magnste's
Cousin Plotted
gpeelaI plspaieh b 10 TTlbuss

HpcCtol UNN4INN 70 AHa AftNA"A
DETROIT, Dec. i6T-E. Kunath, tes'
tIfylnE to-day in the preliminary hear
ing Of Mrs. Mary Ford, charged with
plotting the death Of her husband, Ney
J. Ford. cousin Of Henry Ford, related
how she bad outlined the details Of
the proposed crime. telling him 70 burn
the body with gasoline 80 there would
be no ineriminStlng evidence Kpnsth
was the only witness.
He said that Detective Sergeant Al
bert strsilh and 3 man named koss,
peddler IN the adjoining apartment on
Park Boulevard, had listened While
Mrs. Ford and a man known as Thomas
Burton discussed the plot. Mrs. Ford
hAd brought pictures Of her husband
he added.
you needn't be afraid Of him. He is
only little fellow. l could lick him
myself" the witness quoted Mrs. FORD
90 saying.
Mrs. Ford produced maps Of the
farm. the detective asserted, and told
him to "get" Ford when he went 70 the
eow barn early IN the morning.
Just rap him on the Jaw, yrap him
10 hay and take him away" she Is saia
the motion.
20 have told Kunath. sWhen yoa get
him twsAty or thirty miles from the
farm burn him up. You will have gas
oilne and II will be easy"
Kunath said she told him he could
cut Pords testh out with a knife,
Attorney ". Y. FitEgeFald, counsel
for Mrs. Ford, made . motion hip ell
ent be dismissed, saying all the evil
donee was merely hearaay and no
crime was committed. Judge Hestoh
adjourned the examination until to-
morrow, when he said he would rule on
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Defense Indicates
Becker May Not Be.
Witness at Trial
Jurors In Wife Murder
Case All Asked II His
Refusal to Testify Would
Turn Them Against Him

Selection Of . jury 70 try Abraham
Becker, indicted for the murder Of bic
wife, whose body was found IN pis In
the Bronx, vas completed yssssrday In
the Bronx County Court before Judge
Gibbs. The extra panel Of one hundred
talesmsn and all but enc Of the rgu'
lar December psnsl vas exhausted In
picking the jury.
During the examination Of ths pro-
speetlvs jurers each side iald psrtieu-
lar emphasis on one qusssion' Alex
ander Mayer, counsel for the defense,
asked every tslssmaa vAs.Ssr !. would
prejudles him against Becker II ne did
no. take the witness stand In bis own
defense. Assistant District Attorney
cohn refused 70 accept on the iuTy any
one who admitted prsjudies sRainss
eireumstantiAl evidence. -,
The jury IL eompesed largely ef
elderly men. One Of thoss eailed vas
Edward Renr, Of 25e East 1924 street,
Who formerly vas walking champion oi
the United States and WAS . member of
lie Olympic team In 1919. Ne proved
satisfactory to both IIdss until he gave
his age as thiFty-one. Dir. Mayer In"
mediately challenged him,
The eomplsts list Of the Jurors, the
last hys OF whom were chosen .yeptsF-
day, follovs; Charles I. oppsnhelra,. Z
retired real estate broker, living st slt
East i6sd Street, forsmani John X
Merritt. retired business man, OF SOos
villa Avenue; George frnk, an ron
worker, Of 2238 BAssfoFd Avsnusi John
sorenson, who keeps 4 livery stable at
1880 Ogden Avenues Thonas D. HaahsY'
salesman. Ills southern BoylsvsIai
Louis Du Bells, foFsman for The New
York Edison Company Lying st gD
Manida Street, Julius 1ashF, furrisF,
sbs Prospect Avenue, NAuTies Pollock
painter, eTe linton Aysnu.i Leo u
Josephson, sGlssnan, iie Hoe Aye.
hue; Mathew Young, furniture dtalsh
iIsS Clay Avenue, Charles Brush, a
builder EdgshIil Avenue, spuytsn psy-
man. RIT Kelly Street
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Navy Orders

Prom The TribsHe's Washla0ioa Bsrsos
WASHINGTON. Dec. ig.-Navy orders
Issued to-day follow
0rcen. Com. u. a.. 70 T.. g. q. Lamron.
OrCrorY 10. j. vs.. 90 Minneapolis
Haliard. IT, u. r.. 90 aircraft squadron,
Ritienhouse. n. T.. % Washington.
OFT, L. a. 60 -. A.. 90 Pensacola.
Adams ~ J. O.. 90 Pcufacola.
Burke. ~. H. A.. 90 New York.
Clemcntu IT. Il. A. to Hampton Roads.
Henderson, IL, u. p, 20 y. s. 3. AFooa'
Jacobs IT, !. W. 10 L. s.. s. Relief.
Ncciintock. ~. q. r., to Coco Solo.
Montgomery, ~. IT, If. to Quantico.
Foppcn. II. J. T., 10 frnraruia,
Prcscotf, -. p. a., 90 Paris Island
Robbins. Lt J. a.. 40 Quanllct.
S4tfrricf 10. r. a.. f0 hfU York
Smith. It. \. g., 90 Hampton Roads.
smith It. =. vs.. 90 Boston
Tierncy. It. J.. p. % Newport
wynn IT, W. o.. 90 Pearl harhor.
NicholaF II. g. f.. Co T.. E s Nevada
Tando II. A. II. 20 san Diego.
He'll L. &. o., 10 New York.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
SubcOnsciOus Ego
Fails to Save Bank
Clerk From Prison
HsnseI Impelled to Theft
by a Desire 10 COmpen-
safe His Childless Wife,
Is Report of Alienist

Max ". Hsnsel, who stole S5l,o
from the Harlem branch Of the Corn
Exchange Bank, Of which he was man
agsr, was sentenced to not less than
six months nor more than three yearS
in the penitentisry yesterday By Judge
Maneuso In General Sessions.
With extreme reluctance Hensel had
acknowledged that he used the money,
the theft Of which he had admitted
readily, TO crafty every wish OF his
wife In the hope Of compenSating her
for their ehildlessness, a condition
which Hensel blamed upon himself.
DR.. Smith Ely Jellihs, who was
called into the unusual case, sought
deeper motive snd reported TO the
court that Hensel's glfts 10 his VIE
bought with the stolen money, were
subcenseious efforts 70 rshabilitats his
ego.
The act was undeniabiy caused, said
the alienist In his report TO the court
By an unconscious compulSien, the re-
suit Of a diseased type Of eompen..
satory reaction for & definite physical
inferiority. The psychological effect
OF the act is 10 restore the ego which
feels wounded because Of this In
feri0Yity.
Judge Maneuso received more than
100 letters from persona who asked
him to show ienieney TO Hensel Many
OF the letters are from depositors In
the bank who spoke gratefully Of ad-
vice and assistance given BY the for-
mer manager. Some Of them were
from friends Of Judge Maneuso.
In imposing sentence Judge hanenso
said he was profoundly sorry for the
prisoner, but whatever the motive,
there was no doubt that theft had
been committed, ard theft OF the
funds Of . bank By an efheial OF the
institution was an ohenhs that was a
peeuliar menace to the public.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Pennsylvania Crime Wave
Attributed TO Pardons
Board Has Freed More Crimi-
mails Under SprOul Than Un-
der Anv Other Governor
Fpcoial Dispafch to me Tr1buns

HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. ia
particular reason for the breaking
down Of law enforcement In Pennsyl-
vania and the riot Of crime that has
started and terroriEed residents OF
! the state. IL found IN the record Of the
State Prison Board, Il was pointed out
here to-day.
The reports show that the work Of
the police In capturing criminals, and
Of the courts in oonvieting. is Offset
By the Pardon Board, Men convicted
Of all sorts Of crime, ranging from
homicide 20 ofenses Of lebs import
anes, have been pardoned on sewhols-
sale scale.
Governor William S. Sproul and his
board have pardoned more lawbreakers
than secured pardons during the term
Of any other Governor, and the Sproul
regime js not yet ended.
The reports show the following
pardons granted in each administra-
ton. William A. Stone, 1877; Samuel
W. Pennypaeker, %; Edwin S. Stuart,
100; John X. Tener, SIC; Martin @.
BrumbAogh, S02; William C. sprOul
10 dSts), $50.