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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-26

- Casper, wyo-The New York on
company has made application TO the
public service commission of the state
for rehearing In the matter of rates
and charges of the company for natural
gas In Casper. The commission reduc-
ed the rate from so TO 40 cents per
thousand cubic feet early this month.
Also ordered that the company should
pay six per rent on all meter deposits
required, amounting to 10000 or $780,
O00. The new rate alone would save
Casper sum $4,000 ia $4,000
annually. II Is stated
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-26
plane Delivers Food on Island

Chieago=After three government
aIrplanes had been wrecked on the
mainland and another was forced TO
make n landing before reaching its des-
tination. two planes from Chicago sue
ceeded In carrying food to the 10 men
and one woman reported marooned and
starving on South Fox island In Ice
locked Lake Michigan.
A DeHaviland from Chanute field,
Rantoul, ILL.,, carrying 200 pounds Of
food left Chicago In the early morn
Ing and passed over the island and
dropped It's cargo of food shortly after
4 p. m.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-26
Three Dancers Co To Hospital

WashIngton.-Three participants in
the dancing record contests now under
way here were taken to a hospital after
leaving the floor. Attending physicians
said the man and two women We're suf-
fering from acute exhaustion, but that
their conditions were not believed to
be serious. They had been dancing
about AS hours.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-26

Observation-Disclosures of Mrs. An
thony Wayne Cook, Of Cooksburg, Pa,
as presldent-general of the Daughters
of the American Revolution was an
nounced at the recent session of the
society's annual congress. Tabulation
of the ballots cast by delegates showed
she had received $40 votes to no re-
corded for Mrs. G. Wallace w. Hanger,
of Washington, her only opponent
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-26
Mrs. phillips Thought Located

Sacramento, Calif.-A woman close
~ resembling Mrs. Clara Phillips, con
victed hammer murderess, who escaped
from the Los Angeles county jail, is
a guest at the Tegucigalpa hotel, Hon
duras, according to a telegram received
here by Gov. f. W. Richardson, from
the state department at Washington.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-26

Biuefield, w. va.-More than a thou
sand persons were rendered homeless
and property valued at a million dol
lars destroyed by a fire which com-
pletely wiped ont the town OF Burke.
n miles west of Biuefield.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-26

Observation-Disclosures paid cut in
wages during 1922 the sun OF 5000
1S0.772 to maintain an average of
1,845,244 employees, according to com
pilations made public by the inter
state commission.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-26

Salem, ore.-A permit to operate In
Oregon has been issued By, the state
corporation commission TO the I'm.
proved Order of Camels of the World
which has It's headquarters at Butte.
Mont.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-26

Salt Lake City. Utah.-John Michae,
Redmond. aged 100 years and 10 days
and who claimed to be the oldest iiv
ing member of the Church OF Jesus
Christ OF Latter Day Saints Mormon
died here recently.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-26
Flood situation Improve.

Winnipeg. Man.-The food situation
In Portage La Prairie Is much I'm.
proved. The water in the west end OF
the town has recsdsd more than a foot
The Angtniboine river 10 stiii over
flowing it, bankaA
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-26

Just say to your grocer Red Cross
Ball Blue when Ouying bluing. You
win be more than repaid by the re-
suits. Once tried always used.-Ad-
vertisement.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-26

If we do not make use of our newly
discovered materials, we shall only
continue TO live stupidity In a stupid
world.-E. G. Lindeman.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-26
Odd Cause for RejoicInu.

Nothing tickles us az much as hav-
Ing Opportunity knock at a woman's
door when she's away somewhere play
Ing bridge.-Buffalo Evening Times.
, 1923-04-03
Deep Tests to Hold
Interest Of Oil Operators

Unusual interest this year will fol
low the deep tests to be drilled by the
Mammoth OIL company in the Teapot
field. arrangements having been con
eiuded. It is understood. to drill three
such wells to test out all formations
hat may be oil bearing. To date
wells have only been drilled to the
Second Wall Creek sand and because
several OF these have developed water.
hopes OF many operators holding
leases on lands adjoining the with
drawal are now centered in the pros
pect of developing production in the
LakotA sand. The Mammoth tests
will be started with 20.inch pipe and
should reach the sand with an eight
or six-inch bit.
The different sands. present status
and average depth in the Teapot are
as follows: Shannon. water. 100000
feet: First Wall Creek. water( some
o.D 2.200-2.e0 feet: Second Wall
Creek. oil (some water. 2.700-3, 200
feet; Muddy unknown 3.200-3,5 500
feet: Dakota unknown, 3.5Oo-3.7o0
, 1923-04-03
Shiftmen's Benefit
Members Extended
Discount at Store

A plan whereby the members Of the
Shiftmen's Benefit association may
receive articles of clothing at Ave per
cent discount has been arranged by
Harry Yesness, 1.-THE man in the bar
rel" Mr.. Yesness has always On
deavored TO cooperate with the work
ingman and in offering members of
the association the present discount
he is but following an established
policy.
All a workinEman has TO do in or
der TO secure the discount is to pre-
sent his button which shows tina he
is a member and he may purchase
any articles in the store for the price
less the discount. This policy will
continue so long as we both last. -
sad Mr.. Yesness this morning.
Mr.. Yesness has a $4,000 stock of
everything for mems wear. He has
many things on hand hat are pecu
llarly adapted 10 the wear of work.
ingmen. In order hat these persons
may be able to make purchases out
side OF working hours. the store 4.
kept open until Q p. m.
, 1923-04-03

feet: Lakota, tunknown), 3.7OoA.ooO
feet.
Below the Lakota are the Sundance
Embar. Tensleep and other sands but
these are considered too deep for pres
ent methods of drilling to reach. The
Muddy and Dakota sands have pro-
duced oil in other fields of this region
but in the Midwest well in Salt Creek
these sands were found barren.
Owing TO h grea depth and neces.
sary high cost of drilling n well to the
Lakota sand on the outer edge of the
Teapot structure. the oil men are con.
sidering the s of the diamond drill
for putting down tests before using
the cable too,s and drilling an ordi-
nary hole. With a diamond drill Ii
fit. it is claimed that a hoe about
W inches in diameter can be put
down to h Dakota sand for about
one-third the cost of a we'll drilled
with cable tools and in his way show
what the sand holds. without too
heavy expense. \ diamond drill hole
would not be large enough to be used
for production purposes, however.
, 1923-04-03
OFFICERS HERE
Commended BY
THE MINISTERS
Law Enforcement Work
Comes In for Praise
By Association

A motion commencing the work of
Gov. w. r. Ross. E. II. Foster. pros
acuting attorney; Perry Morris. sher-
g OF Natrona county, and r. Il. Rose.
Judge of the eighth jud' fetal district,
n their efforts to increase law en-
orcement was passed by the Casper
n'sterial association at its meeting
Monday evening The association
at the Methodist church with
Rev. C. NJ. Thompson. Jr., Of the
iaptist church, presiding.
Rev. j. NJ. Cromer's paper. 1.-THE
Mission of the Church." was the fea-
ture OF the meeting.
Arrangements for future meetings
included a union service April Is AT
the Methodist church at which time
Rev. Harry Rimmer. a Y. NJ. c. A.
evangelist. will be the speaker. Rev.
R.mmer is a Presbyterian clergyman
Of great oratorical ability.
Capt. Frank b. Gilbert of San
Francisco. Cal, a lawyer OF promi.
n and a speaker of repute. will be
the speaker at the meeting OF the
association scheduled for May 10.
, 1923-04-03

h1u MAY 1, 1874. lIease nANo ulese IN
the hands OF the secretary on or be-
fore April 5. as your committee will
meet soon after that ate for the
purpose OF discussing and co-oriinat-
ing n various plans submitted.
Your committee believes that,
while there may be some conflict of
Interest in minor Cetnils-to be Id
justed on a give and take" basis
that. IN the mair., the interest of all
the producers. IN the matter OF the
drilling program for his season. is
Identical. In working put the pro
posed program the committee feels
the following should DO considered US
among the more important objects
to be secured.
"d) To ~equalize as much Al pos
sible the producing wells in the sec
ond Wall Creek sand.
'I2) To increase as much as practic-
able In view OF pipeline and market
conditions the o taken pro rata
from wells already drilled in order
to secure as large n production as
possible from those wells in which an
investment has already boon made.
I'm this connection It Is interest
ing to note that an addition to the
pipe lines now serving the field with
an approximate capacity of 10 1000
barrels per day. there. are two new
lines under construction. The eight
inch line of the Illinois Pipe Line
company is expected to be completed
about June /, 1923. The Sinclair Pipe
Line company will likely have in OPP
Grafton about June l. 1923. a combi-
nation double s and 12-inch combl-
nation line to the Clayton tank farm.
These additional outlets will logically
result in a larger pro rata being
taken from the field. unless the pro-
duction IS greatly increased by an
intensive drilling campaign. which
your committee believes would be ex-
tremely i'll advised 1T this time"
, 1923-04-03
ATTACHMENT OF BANK
ACCOUNT FOR GROCERY
BILL AND RENT UPHELD

At the close of a stormy session in
justice court yesterday. Justice Bren.
nan refused to lift the attachment
which he had placed on the bank &C.
count of Ball and Banker, contract.
ors. the previous Saturday. The pro-
ceedinss had been Instituted by Lin
coln Kelly and NJ. c. Pratt and the
debts were alleged to have been due
for a grocery bill and house rent re.
spectively. The case was later set.
tied out OF court.
The point in question was whether
attachment proceedings could be in.
stituted against a firms recount for
Debts contracted by the members of
the firm individually.
In the heat of the legal battle. tho
lawyers for the defendants are said
to have threatened to petition for tho
removal of Justice Brennan from his
position for malfeasance OF office.
This dire threat failed to move the
Justice and he stuck to his position
IN regard to the legality OF his &C.
ton.
, 1923-04-03
CITY SHOULD
WORK FOR THE
NEW RAILROAD

Continued from Page one)
into which the road would have to
come and then back out from.
we must have vision and he fall
minded" said Mr.. BrocLs. 1--WE must
cease this back biting. Nothing can
be gained by inuondos.'
Other things discussed by Cover.
nor Brooks were tho matter Of tho
Burlington subway and Of an efnc.
lent water supply for Casper. That
the subway Will have to be buii:
eventually and that work is progress.
ing on 1t was his statement. He ad.
vocated tho employing of a compel.
ent engi7cer Ia adviss the city re,
gardiDg ths cfearcst ana best moth.
cd OF water supply. A gravity sys.
tenn with Pathfinder dam as tr5
source would be deal. according u
the speaker II II could b. obtained.
, 1923-04-03

structure to produce their wells 100
per cent, in line with requirements
mace OF the Mammoth on company
in its contract with the government.
Attention is called to the fact that
the conservation COMMITTEES has been
giving considerable time to this last
question in view OF tie fact that Il
would be ineaultablc TO limit prodlc-
ton on one side OF tho line to the pro
rata obtaining IN Salt Creek while the
territory Is drained by tho Mammoth.
The letter to association members
IA in part:
% There will be a meeting of the pro
oucers in the Salt Creek field in the
Henning hotel, wednesday. April, Ii,
at 10 O'Clock. for tho purpose OF de-
Gliding upon a drilling program for
the field for the ensuing season. This
is OF course, an important matter
and II is hoped that every organi-
zation interested in the field will
have or more representatives
present at the meeting. prepared to
act.
Some time ago. at the request OF
your committee. z. L. Estabrook. pc
troieum production engineer Of the
Midwest Refining company. prepared
and mailed to each producer n propos.
ed drilling plan worked out by him.
This was. of course, merely a tenta.
tive suggestion and submitted with
the idea OF bringing out suggestions
from other producers.
TN order to have before It. in con.
crete form. the idea OF each producer
as affecting his own property. your
committee now requests that each
producer in the field forward to the
secretary of the committee, 4os Oil
Exchange building. Casper. wyo.. be
fore April 5. plats by sections show
3ng the wells hat the producer
wishes to drill on leases in which he
IS interested, between May l. 1923.
, 1923-04-03
WHEAT CLOSE
IS UNSETTLED
Early Gains Lost but Rally
Sets in Near Close of Chi
cago Session.

CHICAGO. April 3.-wheat took a
moderate upturn in price today dur.
ing the early dealings. an unexpected
advance in Liverpool quotations
counting as a bullish factor. Be
sides. it was reported hat in Kan.
sas no rain had fallen where most
needed, and that drought conditions
were steadily extending eastward.
Talk current about systematic cur.
tailment of spring wheat planting
tended also to lift values. The open
ing. which ranged from 4 to &c
higher. with May s1.2ON to s1.21
and July s1.17ss to s1.17h was fol.
then something of a reaction.
Subsequently buying dwindieo in
volume and the market at one time
showed a material setback because
of bear pressure and OF %liquicatinR
sales. Rallies ensued however. and
the close was unsettled at the same
as yesterdays finish to &c higher.
May s1.2oH to sr.2o% and July
s1.17% to s1.17h.
Corn and oats sympathized with
the wheat advance. After opening
Il to &c higher. May 74h to 74S. the
corn market held near to the initial
range.
Better shipping demand here for
"orn was reported. The market coils
ed steady at nc to &c net gains
May 74hc to 64kc.
Oats started unchanged to hc@Ac
higher. May 45, but later eased down
a little.
Provisions were firmer in response
to higher quotations on hogs.
, 1923-04-03
Livestock
Chicago Prices.

CHICAGO. April 3.-United States
Department OF Agriculture.)EHogs
receipts $4,000; carly market steady
to loo higher on butchers; Others
about steady; ate trading slow; bulk
desirable $50 to 80 pound averages
SS.5O@ss.5o; top $3.50; bulk 225 to
325 pound butchers Ss.20@ss.40; few
packing sows $7.25ds7.60; 90 to lis
pound pigs Ss.50@$7.25; heavyweight
hogs Ss15msS.4O; medium sS.25a
SIS. $50; light $S.4O6$s.6O; light light
s~7.5OIks.5O; packing sows smooth
$7.35mS7.65; packing sows rough
$7.15msT.4o: killing pigs sG.25GS7.75.
Cattle receipts 10. 900, slow; better
grades beef steers about steady with
Mondays extreme close: lower grades
weak. tending lower; killing quality
plain: nearly top matursd steers
$3.50; some held higher; bulk beef
steers of quality and condition TO sell
at $1,000 S9.25; she stock proportion
ately more numerous, about steady;
other classes about like Monday; ask
ing higher on zeal calves; early sales
vealors about steady; packers paying
upwards to $3.50: shippers taking few
strictly choice kinds upward to
$1,000.
sheep receipts 2 $1,000; opening
slow: few loads clipped lambs s1t.25
9Si1.75 to packers; weak TO Csc low
or. few head IS pound clippers $3.50
TO outsiders and four loads 107
pound shorn lambs $1,000 TO shipper
for export: practically nothing done
on wcoIed lambs. tendency lower; one
lead California spring lambs $1,000
with As head out at $1,000; few los
pour dnative sprinss $500; sheep
scarce and steady some l05 pound
clipped ewes, $500.
, 1923-04-03
Marine Oil and Royalty &
Producers Companies Elect

Little change is noted in the per
sonnet OF officers and directors OF
the Marine Oil company and the Roy
atty and Producers company as elect
e. at the stockholders and board
meetings OF the two concerns in Cas-
per Monday. The two companies are
controlled by the same interests and
with few exceptions the officers and
directorateS are identical.
Officers and directors of the Ma
rine OIL company follow: Max W.
Ball. president; r. @. Taylor. vice
president; L. F. Randolph. secretary
and treasurer; W. A Merryweather,
assistant treasurer; James owen,
George T. Bradley md I. n. Clay, ad-
ditional directors: NJ. V. Schiller is
secretary.
The Officers and directorate OF the
Royalty and Producers company;
Max w. Ball, president, n. G. Tay-
Tor. vice president: f. F. Randolph.
secretary and treasurer: W. o. Merry.
, 1923-04-03
Potatoes

CHICAGO. April 3.-Potatoes duh:
receipts 1874 cars; total United States
shipments 73a; Wisconsin sacked
round whites s1.256S1.35 cwt; ditto
bulk Si.25 cwt; Idaho sacked rurals
S1.406S1.55 cwt; Idaho sacked rus
sets $2.0o9s2.20 cwt; Minnesota sack
ed Red River ohlos $1.3oas1.40 cwt;
Nebraska sacked whites s1.25 cwt.
, 1923-04-03
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, April 3.-Foreign ex
changes easy. Quotations in cents:
Great Britain demand 4.66 HIS; ca
bles 4.66 1916. 60 day bills on banks
4.64 11-16. France demand 6,55A; ca
bles 6.55A. Italy demand s; cables
SO; Belgium demand 1854; cables
5.64. Germany demand .0o47k; cables
.0047h. Holland demand 1921; cables
$3.50; Norway demand 1898. Sweden
demand 1855: Denmark demand 1915
Switzerland demand 1916; Spain de.
mand 1881; Greece demand liz; Pc
land demand .0o24A: Czecho- Slovkia
demand 1861; Argentine demand
1857; Brazil demand 1915: Montreal
9SL.
, 1923-04-03

Continental Producing company
brought in a good wen Saturday IN
the Salt Creek fled with the compile
ton Of its Brown No. 4 on the north
vest quarter OF section 32-40-7s for an
iaitsl production of 7e1 barrels. Tho
Second Wall Creek sand was found
from $500 TO 2,57s feet and the hole
was stopped at tho bottom OF the sand.
The wsl has been shut n.
IN company a prorliss NJ anon.
er good producer l. It's R'ael, 40. .
~ the nortienrt antr+er Of section
so<9-7s watch rs a GOOD showing @,
, 1923-04-03
Oils Decline in
Monday Trading

Casper National bank reports at the
closing of Mondays New York mar
ket give total sales of Standard OIL
company of Indiana as IL, 900 shares,
opening at 66i9 and closing at 65.
sales OF Texas company were 1880
shares, opening at so and closing at
50%. While tho general market was
stronger early in the day 1t was ad'
versely affected by falling quotations
in railroad shares.
, 1923-04-03

OMAHA Neb.. April 3.-United
states Department of Agricultural
Hogs-Recelpts Il 1000: butcher hogs
mostly loo higher than yesterdays
average; bulk butchers s7.9o@7.95; top
SIS; packing grades l5d25c lower; bulk
sows S7.25. stays u at S6.25.
Cattle-Recelpts 5000; good beef
steers steady: others steady TO a shade
lower; top 1925: bulk S7.506s.75. she
stock. bulls and veals about steady;
stockers and feeders unchanged.
Shcep-Recelpts 1900; lambs and
yearlings steady to strong: bulk
wooded lambs S14d1425; top s14.25;
all shorn lambs $3.50; light wooded
yearlings s13: sheep weak: early w
sales S7.254S.50, feeders dull.
, 1923-04-03
Metals

NEW YORK April s.-copper
steady e~iectrntytic. E,nt N futures
f7H. Tin easier; spot and futures
41.s7. Iron steady; unchanged. Lead
steady; spot s.25. Zinc steady; East
st. Louis spot and nearby delivery
T.65Q7.75. Anthony spot 80.
, 1923-04-03
WESTERN five
GRABS FIRST
TOURNEY GAME:

CHICAGO. April Shy The ALSO
clated Press.EWalla Walla high
school. champions OF the state OF
Washington, won the initial game.
"a to 20, from Gloversv!lie, N. y.
A~dirondacks champions. OF the ma
tlonal invitation i~nterscholastlc bas.
ball tournament at the University
Of Chicago today.
, 1923-04-03
Money

NEW YORK. April s.-can money
e%nsier; high 5h; low Al ruling rate
So: closong bid 4. offered It 4A last
lean AZ; call loans against accept.
ances s; time loans firmer; mixed
collateral 5000 days 5h95&. 46
months 5b95%; prime commercial
paper 6h5A.
, 1923-04-03

NEW YORK. April 3.-Turther Ii
quidntion by frightened investors i'm.
parted a reactionary tone to the open.
ing prices IN today's stock market.
Lackawanna railroad dropped ~
points to n new low record for the
year and Phillips Petroleum yielded
one. Initial sales of Crucible, Kelly
Springfield, Rock Island and Trans
continental Oil were made at frac.
t'onal concessions. Short covering
operations caused slight improve
ment in Studebaker. Union Pacific.
New FORK Central, Sinclair and
Chandler Motor.
Buying support made It's appear
nnce in some sections of the list dur,
ing the first half hour and gave the
market a steadier tone. Chandler.
Austin Nichols, American Can, Chino
Copper and American Agricultural
Chemical preferred extended their
points. Northern Pacific. Baldwin
and Allied Chemical gained large
fractions. Motor accessories were
heavy. Baldwin and Allied Chemical
aimed large fractions. Motor acces-
series were heavy. Stewart Warner
cropping III and Stromberg Carbur-
tor /. American Smelling. Ameri'
can Tobacco 3D." Virginia Iron.
Punta Allegro Sugar and Great North
crn Ore. all lost ground. Foreign
xchanges opened easier. demand
sterling dropping half n rent to
S4,67is and French francs yielding
s points to 6.57 cents.
Inability or unwillingness to meet
margin calls sent out after yester-
lays sharp break accounted for some
If the early lfeaviness. Short cover
ng operations were indicated In spots
~ the appearance of fresh buying
w but the general market pre-
-ented a ragged appearance during
most of the morning. Toward mid
'ay the whole list again turned re.
'%cilonary in response TO the heavy
peculative offerings Of some of the
Ills and other Industrial leaders. The
Pan American issues broke three
points or more and California Petrol.
cum, Producers and Reflners. Ameri-
can Can. Anaconda, Lima Locomo-
I've and General Electric droppec
one to two points. Call money opened
so per sent.
Pressure relaxed ~co-incident with
he easing of the call money rate to
five per cent. Some of the specula
live favorites rebounded a point or
more. but scattered selling persisted
n ether quarters. United States Rub
'er International Harvester. Beech
nut Packing. United Fruit and Rem.
nston Typewriter declined ~ to 2i5
points.
casing of tho call money rate TO Az
,er cent brought further buying
orders into the market in the late
iealings with the investment rail
road. domestic oil and automotive
shares making the best recovery from
recent weakness.
, 1923-04-03

DENVER. Colo. April Seattle
Receipts TOO market steady to Csc
lower; beef steers S7@s.T5; cows ond
'he,fers s3.5o@7.75; calve s4.5o912.50:
stookers and feeders s6.25@s.
Hogs Receipts 5000; market 10c
lower; top $3.50, bulk s7.756S.
Sheep-Receipts $500; market 1oc to
15c lower: lambs Sl8913.s5; ewes
s4.5oas2S.
, 1923-04-03
Sugar

NEW YORK. April Sugar flu
lures closed steady: approximate
sales 10000 tons; May $3.50; July
$5.7s: September 1898; December
S5.T5. No changes were reported in
refined prices which are listed at
from $3.50 to $500 for fine sranu-
lated.
, 1923-04-03
SALT CREEK WOMAN IS I
FOUND GUILTY; INTENT
TO KILL NOT INCLUDED

Mrs. Nina Rhinesmith Of Sal.
creek was found gilty of assault and
battery at the conclusion of her trial
n district court Monday evening.
Judge r. R. Rose had not sentenced
her up to an early hour this after.
noon. his attention being taken nm
with c'vil matters this morning.
Mrs. Rhinesmith was specifically
charged with having shot John Don.
ovan in the stomach last June as thu
result OF an alteration over a board
OH amounting to only IS. Tho
shooting occurred at Lavoye. salt
Creek and Donovan was the prlncI.
pal witness for the prosecution at
the trial yesterday.
willis stldger. attorney for tho do.
tendant, claimed hat the woman shot
IN self-defense because she had heen
hit by Donovan during some trouble
which the two people had been In.
volved in previously. n
A quart n dav will kaen e.