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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
GRAIN FUTURES ACT
IS DECLARED VALID
Statute Based on Right Of Con
gress to Control Interstate Com
merce Upheld by High Court

WASHINGTON, April 16.-rbe
gram futures trading act was de-
cIared valid and constitutional TODAY
by the Supreme court. This was the
second time the court has passed on
the validity of grain futures trading
la"' the previous statute having been
based upon the taxing power of the
federal government, and being held
unconstitutional. The validity Of
both acts was attacked by the Chica-
go Board of Trade.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
c A. 1. WOULD CLOSE
THREE MORE AGENCIES

ATLANTA, April 16.-Applica-
tions for permission to discontinue
HE Heardmont, Oglesby and Pearl
agencies on the Seaboard Air Line
railroad have been received from the
American Railway Express company
bv the Georgia Public Service Com
mission. The Georgia railroad has
also filed application for permission
to discontinue the agency at Arnolds-
Vile. Hearings have been Sc t for
May II. s & &
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
STREET HOME
DAMAGED BY FIRE

The fire department answered a
call at 2;30 o'clock this afternoon
to jefferson street, where the home
occupied by A. NJ. Guerry and w.
L. Johnson was in flames. The
damage was heavy by water as well
as by fire. The estimate of the loss
could not be ascertained at the time
of going to press. The house was
one belonging to the J. H. Poole &
Sons estate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
FORMER STEWART HOME
SOLD TO LOVELACE EVE

The desirable N. s. Stewart home
on South Lee street has been sold 70
Love lace Eve, announcement ef IF
sale being authorized this morning
The purchase price was not made
public. The home is located IN the
heart Of Americas best residence
section and has been occupied BY
Mr.. Eve and family during the past
year. They win continue to live
there. the property having been
lrchased as a home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
FUNDING DEBT AGREEMENT
AUTHORIZED BY Firms

WASHINGTON April 16.-The
American Debt Funding commission
today authorized Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon to sign the debt
funding agreement with Finland.
The agreement is modelled after that
recently concluded with Great Brit
ain, it is said.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
SAVANNAH PRESBYTERY
TO MEET JUfJE 4TH

BRUNSWICK, April 16.-An adj
journed meeting of the Savannah
Presbytery is to be held in Savannah
June 4, according to announcements
at the close of a meeting held here.
The greater portion of the two day
session here was devoted to the re-
ception of reports from the various
departments,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
SUICIDES IN T0NBS
BY STRBNGLING SELF
Van Alstein, Accused 70 Murder
of Sweetheart, Ended Life To-
day, Using Belt AS Halter

NEW YORK, April 16.-Harold
Van Alsteain, an acrobat, who last
January shot and killed his sweet
heart, Miss Marion McLaren, Of Phil
adelphia, committed suicide today IN
the Tombs prison here. Van Alstein
used his belt as a halter vita which
to hang himself, and death was due
to strangulation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
KIWANIANS TO ATTEND
CHURCH SERVICES TONIGHT

Dr. CafI Minor, pastor Of The
First Baptist church, has extended
an invitation to the Kiwanis club to
attend church services in a body to-
night at 1880 o'clock. Seats will be
reserved for the members of the club
and their wives. !
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
WEATHER

Georgia generally fair tonight
and Tuesday.
, 1923-02-25
WAR HEROES ARE
STARS ON TRACK
BY HUGH

1t takes moro than a world war,
wounds, gas and suffering to stop an
American college athlete. There were
many Of then stopped-for the north
Of France is dotted with crosses above
the spots where the boys who wore
the letters OF their universities as
proudly as they wore their decora,
tions for heroism In war remain But
those who returned refused TO permit
the war to put an end to their ath.
letIc activities.
During the last three years not
fewer than fifteen college athletes
who were wounded or gassed during
the war have been members Of mid,
western college athletic teams.
The public, watching track teams,
football teams, or basketball probably
guessed that the boys they
watched had played Just as big parts
in the Big Game over there. They
do not tell about tin fact. IL Is
hard to get them to tell anything
about themselves. or how they came
into possession Of certain medals and
crosses.
There 10 Leonard Paulu Of Grinncli.
Perhaps few who watched the ma
tional meet in Chicago last season and
saw Paulu win the l0O-yard dash and
tho 22o'yard in close to record time,
realized that they were watching a
boy who was terribly wounded In
France, who was decorated by his
own and two foreign governments
and who was stIll suffering from the
effects.
One of Paulu's eyes was shot out.
one heel was shot Off, and IN his body
today he carries a bunch OF 5hrapnel.
It is an odd thing that. prior to the
war. Paulu was not much OF an ath-
loto nor was he much Interested in
athletics. He became interested dur.
ing tho training period but it is a
cinch he didn't learn TO run away
from German bullets. When he re-
turned from the war, with tho heel OF
one foot shot off, he gTinued with his
one remaining oyo, and said that II
would help him keep on his toes all
the time. Then he stepped out and
became one OF the greatest sprinters
the west has produced. During the
national meet on Stage field after he
had won the iO0.yard, Paulu was bad.
ly worried. He had lost his glass eye,
which did not worry him excepting
that he feared Il would affect his run
ming and cause his school to lose val
liable points. But when the cali for
the finals N the 22O came he jumped
out with the one good eye and IN his
toes all the way. ran In tho record FOR
tho meet.
Everett Royal. a federal board stu.
dent at the University Of Illinois. sub
halfnuck on the Illinois football team
last fall and ono OF the fastest swim.
mers among the tRnkers Of UrbHna,
IL another who declined 10 permit the
war TO stop his athletics. He got him.
self all shot up during the war. but
shows no signs o. 4 beyond scars,
, 1923-02-25

Usually they spend half of l per
cent of their time discussing the rules
and the rest in ~forecasting the COM
ing scissor or sizing up each other for
possible future trades. That's because
the two committees don't get together
until the eve of the training trips and
they are composed OF men whose Vital
interests lie in the success Of their own
clubs.
About the only revision OF !mpor.
lance suggested for the consideration
OF the rules committees this winter
has to do with tho plan to lessen the
number OF freak home rurs due TO
short right or left field boundaries Of
some OF tho ball parks.
Genuine Home Runs O. X.
There is no disposition TO eliminate
any OF the genuine home runs -lout'
ed by the athletes In either circuit.
The present rule allows a home run
the ball Is hit over a fence
or into n stand which Is 235 feet or
more from the home plate. II less
than that the hit is good for only two
bases. None Of the fields now in use
in either big league has n shorter
boundary than that.
The change suggested Is 70 make
the rule read 5i5 feet instead Of 235.
That would affect only five out Of the
fourteen ball parks used In the ma.
ior leagues last season and in four Of
those IL would affect only one field.
The Polo grounds in New York is the
exception. That has short right and
left fields.
The four right field boundaries
which are not 915 feet or more from
home plate are in Philadelphia CNa'
tional), Cleveland, Brooklyn and Chit
caEo NationalD. II the plans for in
crsasinE the pant at the Cub park
lengthen the right field foul line by
sixteen feet that will be 3i5 feet from
any plate.
So Il could not make any radical d'f'
ference IN the quantity OF home runs
nor affect the size Of the scores ma
terially. The National league Is said
10 oppose tho change on the theory
that the pubic has shown that II likes
tho lively ball md lots Of batting, so
what's the use IN t~inSerlnF with thc
rules, they say. The renl reason prob
ably Ia that tho suggestion wns made
by Clark Griffith, and anything emhn'
ntlnE from Tho American league IS
poison 10 the Cd organization. Either
that, or tho New York Giant owners
, 1923-02-25

object to having the size OF their play
ing fled exposed as being under tho
proposed new Limit.
Let Lands Decide.
II # 10 deadlock between the
two leagues, Commissioner Landls !s
supposed to decide and the former
Judge has been quoted as against the
Innovation. HIS reasons are an echo
Of those put forth by the National
league. II is sufficient to add that
Griffith. who proposed the change,
was q member OF the loyal five"
which supported Ban johnson In the
late American league war.
The idea behind the suggestion is
not to curtnII the slugElng. which a
not BIO done by changing the bound.
aries. Only Father Time or n mighty
clever pitcher can keep Babe Ruth,
Ken Williams or Roger Hornsby from
smuggling. Move all the fences pack 100
yards and those birds sim would clout
home runs and bat well over 800, II
would help them II home runs over
short fences were ruled out, because
II would make them stand out more
prominently.
Make Race More Fair.
Tho intent OF tho proposed change
was to make tho pennunt races more
fair than at present when tho team
which plays its Fevonty.sevcn home
on the Polo grounds, with its
two short fences, has a great 'hdvan-
tago over a team that plays half It's
games on tho spacious Braves field
IN Boston and only eleven games
a year on the Polo grounds.
The old Boston National league
park used to have n left field fence
so short thai balls hit over It. near
the foul line were good for only two
bases.
, 1923-02-25
Millions Use It-FIne for Halri,
Mot Sticky, Greasy or Smelly

Get n jar OF "HaIr.G Groom" from
any druggist for a few cents and.
mako even stubborn, Unruly or sham,
pooed hair stay combed all day in
any style you like. Hair Groom is
a dignihed combing cream which
gives that natural gloss and well.
groomed effect 10 your hair-that
final touch to coed dress both III
business INK on social occasions.
Greaseless. stainless "Hair-Groom'.
does not show on the hair because It
is absorbed by the scalp, therefore
your hair remains so soft and pllable,
and SO natural that no one can pos
sibly tell you used it.-Advertisement,
, 1923-02-25
REFEREE
PASSES AWAY

Hiram B. Cook, internationally
known thirty-hve years ago as a ref.
ereo of championship boxing contests.
died at his home In California t the
g Of 7e. He had been ~bedridden eight
years.
One Of the most famous ring battles
refereed by Cook was a sixty-one round
light between Peter Jackson and James
]. Corbett. Cook called It no contest.
, 1923-02-25

Harry Gin, athletic coach at hi
nois, is the originator of the famous
Illinois relays which will be held
next Saturday At UrbauA- Stew
Farrell is the athletic director &c
Michigan. He has one of the strong
est teams entered In the Illinois
games Among the stars who viii
compete arc Capt. Krogh of Chicago
and Gus DeSch of Notre Dana.
, 1923-02-25
Columbia Routing Coach
Instructs oith Slides

Jim Rico, starting HIS eighteenth sea.
son as rowing instructor at Columbia
university. has adopted moving pic.
lures to instruct a%spirants. II Is nifty
years since rowing was introduced at
the New York city institution.
, 1923-02-25
Red Sos First Attraction
at Yankees Neuu Stadium,

The TGnkses' new stadium IL rapidly
nearing completion. II viii open April
II, with tho Boston Red SoN as the
nTst attraction, There will 10 o
for 10000.
, 1923-02-25
Notre Dame Ball Team
to Make Southern Tour

Notre Dame baseball nine starts
southern tour with st. MRry's team a
81. Mary's college. Ky. March 80 an
81, Eight other rivals will be visits.
in the sunny southland April 2 70 Q.
, 1923-02-25
COLGATE WILL
START FOOTBALL
DRILL IN April

Colgate will begin spring football
practice April II Coach Dick Harlow
WIN specialize in gaining recruits from
students who played the game
, 1923-02-25

with $780, 900 rs prize money TO the
winners, the star bowlrrs doubtless
will do their "~durndCst" Mt tho A.
II. c. tournament IN Milwaukee next
month.
, 1923-02-25
COMMITTEE ON RULES PLANS TO
GUT DOWN NUMBER Of HOMERS
Zoning to Abolish Freak Circuit Clouts, Is Latest
Suggestion to Limit Four Bases to Balls
Hit No Less Than 315 Feet.
By /. E. SANBORN

Once a year at about THIS time the joint rules committees
of the National and American leagues get together, ostensi-
bly, to revise the playing code of the game for the benefit of
the army of folks who play baseball professionally, semi
professionally or on the village green.
, 1923-02-25

After playing 1880 games in eleven
years with the white SON, Catcher
Ray Schnllt rs stllI n heRdllncr In
big leaEue bnckstopplnE.
, 1923-02-25
LANGFORD COULD
NOT CROSS COLOR
Line TO TITLES
Many Champions Feared
Boston Tar Baby"

ThLs q the tenth article on great
bozers tcho failed to tOHn the title IN
their divisions, and the redIonI Gphv.
, 1923-02-25

Japan has experienced as many ~
AIS earthquakes In a year.
, 1923-02-25
TO USE ELECTRIC TIMERS.

Electric timing herteaa will bo i~ntrodnsp,
N prominent light harness circuits Of "a
iast this year.
, 1923-02-25

The word Jehovah" occurs s,S62
times In the Bible,
, 1923-02-25

(Ths next article WiH tsH the
story Of youns CriSo.)
Shoshone journal., 1923-12-21

looilshness would allow. His snar,
FORM was now rotund, his sober gar
'nehts had become gay, and the to.lv
mask that had been adjusted to his
iohg lace gave him quite a new ex.
preston.
As the JOY among the children nro-
dressed and the spirit of fun and
iroiic mounted high Philetus beoan
10 experience a change OF heart To
nls amazemeDt he began having a GOOD
pnle himself and 10 feel ike reaI
SA'nf Nicholas, For this reason. per-
maps he oyerexerted himself 10 spc,,
an extent fbnt his mask fell on s.S
y was revealed 10 tbe surprised audi
ep's fpnt u bad been oontraalcfloo
me faes of NJ, solemcolly.
'nls WAS really the besf fesfure ~
lNe evening end Il proved 10 nave y
's'ip"ls''ee about u, for, from fbai
'N' ''f Pbileius pblg shortened nna
Shoshone journal., 1923-12-21
ENGLAND HAS "RAT WEEK.
Concerted Attack to Be Made by Peo.
pie on Rodents Estimated
at 100000

The English people seem to be fax
Ing leaf from our American book. @
recent years Americans have beer
rallied to devote special week" tt
all sorts Of enterprises, from "swat
ting the fly" to raising money for city
hospitals
This seven-day period in England Il
to be devoted by the whole population
II they obey their department of agri-
culture, to concerted mortal attack
upon the rats Of old England. which
now number 100000, according TO a
recent investigation, which is about
equal to the human population. They
destroy f15,000,000 annually In food
stuffs and do uncounted damage IN
other ways.
More power to the English elbow IN
this work Here in the United States
we have had local attempts at rat ex-
termination, particularly along the sea
coast. AT one time apprehension of
Dubonlc plague. which ship rats may
carry. led 10 an activity of consider.
able extent In lethal fumlgation of
ships.
The money damage by rats here is
no less than In England. and Il Is the
part OF plain common sense to make
well-considered warfare upon the
lives Of these wholly destructive cnea-
lures, which. as disease carriers. are
clearly forfeit 10 human comfort and
convenience, and whose hides have a
commercial value. II IL quite likely
that the lnealcuIable danger and nut
sanee of the rats on ships have led 10
HE present drive" against them In a
country whose shipping Is It's greatest
'oininsrciai treasure. New York Sun
and Globe
Shoshone journal., 1923-12-21
Idaho Men Must Go to JAIL

San Francisco, = The conTidln
and sentences of DR.. Fl. GoodfneA
a physician Of Boise, Idaho; forn4
Sheriff J. d. Agnew Of Ada counH
Idaho, and Sylvester Kinney, bis la-
mer office deputy; Carl II. Sorensa
a rooming house manager Of bOh'
and Edward Ward, Boise tano'
driver, on charges Of conspiFaC y
violate the Volstead act were alllln'
ed Monday by the United states eu'
cult court of appeals.
Shoshone journal., 1923-12-21

the ii'As ~ ibe foseai loged piip
Nf' i'i'N 'll' A,slgfa NllN arrives
,pl' pllNW phep eselyasp sus Nv
IN Np iN Nlep iAVneN rNH
flf iflp Hill,Al 'li7 Wpp lsl ilo
Nf lw illlslVlap aps flf eplus
e'H NHf'Nl }pp fpss1a Hhal ~
haVp N fQWap Melg nfslap
~ rulnf NlFBslp lslael
Shoshone journal., 1923-12-21
Bio Liouor Stock Lost

Reno, Nev.,-As climax 10 :"
les OF raids by a flying squauiOl '
federal prohibition agents irOm = :,
Angeles, extending over pei~1 !
ten days, liquor valued at ' n's'p
100000 was seized at the reSiu'-. !.
of James C. Mckay, two miies ''.
Of Reno. No arrests "eie I
Mckay is reported to be
Mexico.
Shoshone journal., 1923-12-21
.FEDER!!s lIl
RE9E!SO1|
TEesIoENr osareo..
ING is ExpEcrTnsD1 Ts1 =. sIsn Z
'n'eo Arc Killed i,
Guadalupe F.b.p' ..h .Elh's !
No Activity S.., I'',Hi X
Border

according to the meaSss : oo'ss
fseelved tee from Mexico. ha, s's'd sa,''''
.. s' ;. organization s of his Western tsa'','' Y
es In Their drive against ~ ~
,' ssrongnold Of Guadalajara ,as ~ 'sS
turned uh his attention to the s''
~nere the rebel thrust nv. =
oaa oruz continues actively to claim claim 4
eesses. The rebels say s.4 tssr q h
'ower points of an irregular ~.
~nicn mas Mexico City as #. .s
ouautla is only forty-siz m,,ss 10 .'' 's'|
east OF the capital. The ,sh.,. ~ =
oiaiin further defections tron b
government forces in Guerrsro 'T ~
tan and Tabasco. 'u
General obregon's privst. -
tary' in a message received ;, ss =
american border, says the D,s,,,..
Is confident his troops will ,sa.'.
ioyai and that the uprising =
quickly be quelled. He /, sn,,,,
aged, tile message says, not oDl, !.
reports of differences amour i.
expression of loyalty from the y,
ers and workers, but by report, !
among the rebel ls,ss,
some Of whom are declared h I
seeking the elimination Of Adob !.
Ia Huerta, the presidential caudd,t,
who has headed the movement tus
The start.
Shoshone journal., 1923-12-21
La. AnneIes Cleaning house

Los Angeles,-Two hundred !. :, =
eiglty-six persons were placeu ,-,,s =
Monday in a police "cleanup :, ' Ink.
designed to rid Los Angeles ., ,,ss 's's d
ed undesirable said to be flosxlls - :
southern California to speno '.'' y 4
ter. Thirty-three were .sa,. h.
felony charges most OF tho 0'
ing booked for yagrancy
Shoshone journal., 1923-12-21

oroadened, and fattened. and colored
up until 1t came to look a good deal
iiKe the face of that old fairy who
10 Always young and kindly.
30 the mask that fell or left its
imprint and stayed on. and Philetus,
able to be merry. became the familiar
friend OF the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. G.
Hazard.
1e. l9-s. western Newspaper UnIonl
Shoshone journal., 1923-12-21

Berlin, ,-Germany ~ n', sams d tN
porary breathing spell hoyrx
German political leader. :, vrssssI
cannot last longer than ''s,,sd 'ss ~
substantial aid Is not '' .'',.,Is ss~s
abroad. The more 'p, ,",s. ibsl y
lhs Gsrmsu Leaders de''a's' ''''s's.s w
iull IN tbe crisis may s,anB I,
fsb,usry. % eYen uoul ~"
Shoshone journal., 1923-12-21


pressed the hope ,hat they would no
successful In life as he had been ue
prp'''lSed pa, them rewards If they would
oenase themselves as he wanted them
10 iet they came to his school nm.
~',nsly and went home from II glad.
ing. ''' unsiDll-
u was With hope but NOT u,,,o.,.
s,Dleul'S =, ''S maf friend persuaded
aN''s.us ',' 70 oflielate rs Santa Claus af
'ns m 'prlslmas festiya aud 10 assunse
,Ds ,. pualt'onal garb Of the part pbl.
l'Fus alq NOT See much use An snc,
i"p'''ul aoinss, Dof Yielded 10 solio,'
'",on ana appeared upon fhe oeoaslao
"'' ~ NN'N sfafe as q feeling of
Shoshone journal., 1923-12-21

, gradually undermined her naturs
trustfulness.
In the heat Of passion she wrote de
manding an explanation Of his conduc
with a woman so lost to all sense OF
propriety as to make display Of hei
love for him. Stella mailed the letter
for her and she went to bed In q
darkened room.
The next morning Doctor Carter
found the letter awaiting him. How
sweet of Eunice TO think of having a
note there the minute he arrived
Then-hls spirits sank. He dropped
into a seat and stared blankly ahead.
He re-read the letter and tore 1t into
bits. He did not answer 1t.
Hopefully Eunice waited to hear
from him. The postman's ring made
her heart beat near to smothering her.
Then Stella's LOOK OF plying under
standing stabbed her as though needles
had been driven into her heart.
Several days had elapsed and then
the morning paper published the fol-
lowing:
"Dr. Vincent Carter, brilliant young
surgeon of Omaha. assists the famous
French surgeon, DIR. Henri La
Chapelle, In operating on Miss Frances
Bowen, the young heiress of the
Bowen millions. Miss Bowen had suf-
fered from hip disease ever since baby
hood and the great surgeon came to
Chicago expressly to perform this
most delicate operation. Doctor Car
ter had studied with Doctor La
Chapelle six years ago in Paris and
had assisted him In operations of
similar nature. Doctor La Chapelle
lad asked to have the young surgeon
assist him. but the Bowens did not
know where to find him.
"The strange part of the story is
hat Miss Evelyn Saxton, Mrs Bowen's
lister, who Is the fiancee of. James
togers. famous football star. and who
lad been up In the mountains, was on
er way to Chicago. Spending a few
ours In the Faxon hotel while wait
ng for her train, she found Doctor
'arter whom she had met number
I times Mt some of the hops of the
University of Chicago She told him
the family's search for him. Doctor
arter Immediately telegraphed Doc
'r La Chapelle and left the next day.
"The operation has proved success
ii, and Doctor La Chapelle has been
arsuaded to perform his wonderful 4
)eration in several of the large cities
the United States. Doctor Carter
Ill be his assistant"
The sisters looked dazedly at each
her
"Oh, Eunice, I'm so sorry. It's all
y fault. I see now that l was jeal-
IS. had been comparing Rufus with
e doctor, and I said lot of bitter
ings-catty things. Write and ex-
ain, dear"
IT'S too late. You see, he Is big
d / am smalI-pitifully small" q
Stella, all remorse, went out to y
bic telephone and got the doctor on
wire. She explained and took all 4
: blame. n
I'll telephone Eunlce at once" he "
d. v
When Stella arrived home she found ~
nice at the telephone. \
Can you forgive me?" asked Eunice \
her delighted flance.
Yes, dear, yes. It's all forgotten, 4
We can be married right away, $2
you can go with me on my trip III
h Doctor La Chapelle." n
Shoshone journal., 1923-12-21


Ell Paso.-The outstanding devsn
ment OF the revolutionary goysn
ment 80 far as that section Of Nn
leo bordering the Texas line "a NJ
cerned, was the arrest here Of mn
giving the name of Carlos Lope1 u
who is said to be a reyolutiouu
leader. and the official reuort \
Colonel Raman Lopez, commando 1
the Juarez garrison of clash y
tween federal troops and f1
guards thirty eight miles east 4
Juarez.
Reports from Vera Cruz dal
capture of the city Of Cuatla, Ia ths
state Of Morelos, by rebel forces =
dicate that there may be some nj
activity in the vicinity of the seds1
in which the revolutionists are 0K
ating.
A report from Fabens stated thfI5
revolutionary force of forty men d
tackled federal troops at GuadsNs
and that three men were killed ID
eral troops drove the revolutiOnis
into the hills, the report said.
There has been no reyOlutiOnq
activity near the Mexico United ST.
es border.
Shoshone journal., 1923-12-21
FlnsssnslIs Grow ~ Ys,aa.

Prom splss seieatist comes an
announeemepf Thar ihs average man
" any has n yaJas ~ nngerpalls Ia
his lfeilipf iie rays tliat ehlldrsps
pnlif sfoH fpalfr ihap those ~ adults
ihumbnaiir fns'er ihap liille Anger
pelip FDpulaf selepee Aonihly