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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-19
Twice AS HIGH AS Rail HAUL
IN STATES, Says OFFICIAL
Ton Can Be Sent Four Times Across
Pacific for Same Price AS Is Charged
One-Way on Seattle-Seward Route
BY JOHN RUSTGARD
Attorney General of Alaska

would have received an average OF
$e4la per ton OF 5000 pounds,
These rates, then. may DO taken
as basic,
For the purpose Of comparison,
please noto that the rate ON such
commodities as canned goods. dried
fruit and beans. ON the Seattle New
York route. "a distance OF 1000 miles,
has OF late been from So 60 81 per
ton Of 1000 pounds, or only about
one fourth OF tho average ocean rate
from Seattle 10 Anchorage and Sew.
ard
The ratio on such commodities as
wheat, flour, steel. aud rico. on the
Seattle Honskong route. has OF late
been s. per ton OF 1000 pounds, or
about one tifth OF tho ocean rate be.
tween Seattle and tho Alaska rail-.
road.
parenthctleally. Il may be pointed
out az this time that canncry freight
FOR Southwestern Alaska Is carried
for about onr-third OF what freight
fer other Industries Is carried. and
copper orc from Prince William
sound Is carried at cost. or lcssl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-19
SHIPPER AT MERCY or
STEAMSHIP COMPANY

The evil Of the measurement sya.
tom does not lie alone in the fact That
Il increases the freight charges. II
Is also found In the fact that Il
places the shipper-espccially the
small shIpper--at the mercy Of the
transportation company. for the
measurement Of packages Of irregu.
lar shape is largely matter Of dis.
erection. From freight bills In my Of.
flee / find that the Seattle measure.
ment OF machinery averages 20 per
cent more than the San Francisco
measurement. Recently consIgn.
ment OF wire netting shipped from
eSan Francisco was measured as 2.4O0
cubic feet in that city and 3.O62 cubic
feet in Seattle. No two. OF course.
would measure II alike. This enables
the steamship companies to practice
fnyoritism with impunity, and 10 ap.
ply the vendetta on recalcitrant ship.
pcrs in order TO discipline the com.
munity.
The measurement system must be
abandoned and classification must
be adopted which makes weight the
basis for freight charges.
SEASONAL CHARACTER
OF TRAFFIC
If the freight rates on Alaska
routes are the result Of natural con.
ditions inherent in the character OF
the country. and rs such irremed-
table, Alaska r. doomed.
The chief argument advanced In
support Of the present high freight
rates in the assertion that the traffic
on Alaska routes is reasonable.
1922
Month
January ..........,........
February ............,......
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-19

Transportation TO and from Alaska
presents problem OF vital import.
ance, and involves tho entire terri.
tory. Tho United states may be
said TO be Alaska's one market at
tho present time. To tho states We
ship practically all that we produce,
from the states we purchase all that
we import. Without cheaper trans
portation between Alaska ana her
markets the development OF any but
the richest OF her resources IS i'm.
possible, Under present conditions
only the cream IS being skinned;
The rest must be wasted
Commercially. distances must be
measured not in miles, but in cost OK
transportation. When this Is done IL
win be found that the south end Of
the Alaska railroad is four times as
far from Seattle as HonEkong Is
from san Francisco, and the prlnci.
pal ports on the south coast OF
Alaska are about twiee as far from
the nearest American market as IL
Puget sound from New York.
At present rates ton Of
freight can be shipped from Sc.
attic to New York and return. or
four times across the Pacific
ocean, for what Il costs to ship
II from Puget sound 10 Seward
or Anchorage.
From time immcmorial Il has gen.
orally been thought that water trans.
portatlon Is ineomparahly cheaper
than any form OF land ,ransporta.
fion. But this doctrine has been up.
set BY the experience OF Alaska.
TWICE As MUCH
As ON RAILROADS
Lot It be observed that. per ton.
mile. the cost OF Transporting freight
on the steamship lines operating be,
tween Seattle and Alaska Is eonsld-
erahly moro than twice as much as
on the continental railroads.
On tho intercoastal route, thru the
canal. the ton-miia rate is approx.
1lntely one-sixth OF what II Is on the
railroads. and about one-;welfth part
OF what II is on the Alaska water
routes.
The rate for all the freight shipped
from Seattle over Seward and Aneh.
orage for points on the nilroad un-
der joint rates. yielded the ocean car.
rier an average OF sls.0T per ton Of
1000 pounds during the year 1899.
The steamship companies contend
that IL all this freight had been
shipped to Seward and Anchorage
under the steamship companies own
local tariffs the ocean carriers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-19
SEATTLE cro or FRoAn

should be observed that the
apparent difference following
piled
sys 49, g. 49, =" 49,
tom tho Alaska ~..rt,ss - $1,000 - Nv, -
treigh, bills. giving both atops
Y
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-19

The transportation over tho 1900
miles from Seattle 70 Anchorage cost
~ per cent more than the railroad
haul OF $1,000 miles from Elmira.
y y 60 Seattle.
II this engine. which weighed five
tons, had been shipped by way OF
Panama the freight from Elmira 10
Seattle, including wharfage. would
have been less than 500 In other
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-19
Commodity

cereaisoalmeal Rollea oa,. eie ~ %
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
DEATH ENDS LONG
RESIDENCE HERE
Herman Weinmann viii Be
Buried Wednesday,

Funeral rites of Herman Vein
mann, rs, a resident Of Indianapolis
for more than fifty years, win be held
ct st. Mary's Church at 10 a. m.
Wednesday Burial in st. Joseph
Cemetery.
Mr.. Weinmann, who died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. William
A. Albrecht. 745 N. Bancroft ST.. came
to America with his parents from
Germany when he was a few months
old. He lived in Hamilton. Ohio, be-
fore coming TO Indianapolis. He was
a member of St Mary's Church.
Surviving are a son, Frank II.
Weinmann; a daughter, Mrs. Albrecht;
two brothers. John. Of Indianapolis
and Felix Of Hamilton, Ohio. and three
sisters. Mrs. Charles Oswald and Mrs.
Frederick Scheumann of Indianapolis
ard Mrs. Christian Yeague OF Los An
geles, Cal
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
i. ASKSPREMER
DEBT OF S35O,OD]
Overpayment on War Con-
tracts Alleged by Government,

Petitions by Homer Elliott, United
State district attorney. that the
Federal Government has claim of
$3.50 900 against the defunct Premier
Motor Corporation as result of
overpayment on wartime contracts
were presented Superior Judge Linn
d. Hay in whose court the receiver
ship lies. Judge Hay set another
hearing for Dec. 5.
THE settlement with the United
States was made on figures from the
Governments books argued coun-
sci for the company. Thirty Fed
eral auditors prepared the figures
for settlement, and now IL is found
$3.50 900 short, they claim
The Government claims its, bin must
be paid first. Little win be left for
other creditors, It was said. in that
case.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
STATE TEACHERS
MEET TO FOLLOW
PARENTS SESSION
Accommodations for InstruC-
tors Still Needed = Uni
versity Alumni to Aid,

Preceding the convention of the
Indiana State Teachers Association
st the Sieve in. Thursday. Friday and
Saturday, the Indiana ParentTeach-
ers Association will hold three-day
ession opening at the SEVERN Tues
Gay.
Tuesday afternoon the Marion
County Council lof the parents asso-
citation will give an informal reception
for Mrs. A H Reeve. president OF
the National Congress of Mothers
and Parent-Teachers' Associations.
S. l.. Davis to Speak
Speakers Thursday will be DR.. S.
L. Davis, Indiana University, THE
Problems OF the Teens" DR. Arthur
L. Walters, OF the Eli Lilly Company.
THE InsuDn Treatment of Diabetes, j."
and Francis n. Maxfield, department
OF public instruction of Pennsyl-
vania, Mental Hygiene in the Home.
At a banquet Wednesday evening
speakers will be: DIR. George r.
Crosse. president De Pau University;
Mrs. A. H. Reeve; DIR. Edward c..
y
and BENJAMIN ]. Burris, State super
intendent OF public instruction.
Scarcity of Accommodations
Thursdays State Teachers session
will include a discussion. Problems
of High School Girls" in the after
noon.
Accommodations for several hundred
teachers are yet to be found, accord
ing to officials. Alumni organizations
and officials Of State colleges, how
ever, are planning the entertainment
Of teachers graduated from their re-
spective institutions. Some will be
cared Tor in sorority and fraternity
homes.
Sectional meetings, with a mass
meeting at the Cadle Tabernacle In
the evening, will take place Thurs
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
TO SEEK FIREWORKS LAW
Fire Marshal Will Attempt to Pro
hibit Sale Of Poisonous Kinds.

Efforts are to be made to obtain
passage of legislation to prohibit the
sale of fireworks containing poison
GUS substances in Indiana, Newman
T. Miller. State fire marshal said to-
day.
A survey Of the best legislation on
this subject in other States and a
study of what safeguards are most
needed is being made. Miller said. The
most effective and practical regula-
tions will be dawn up at the proper
time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
BRIG. GEN. JOHNSON DIES
FOLLOWING OPERATION
Commander of 18th and 10Th Divi
sions in France Succumbs.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Big. Gen.
Evan M Johnson, who commanded the
18th Division and later the 10th Divi-
sion in France, died Sunday, following
an operation.
He served in the Geronimo cam
paign in Arizona and New Mexico.
the Porto Rican expedition in the
Spanish-Americar War, the Philippine
insurrection and the expedition to
Vera Cruz in 1914.
During the World War he com
manded the 154th Infantry Brigade al
Camp Upton, the 7th Division in
France, the 15Sth Brigade and the
10th Division. He later served as
military attache to the American EN-
bassy in Rome.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
USED BY THREE GENERATIONS

II use Foley's Honey and Tar per
sonally, give it to all my children and
now to my grandchildren with the
same good results. tried many kinds
of cough medicines, but never want
anything but Foley's Honey and Tar. /"
writes Mrs. r. K Olson, Superior,
Wis. Foley's Honey and Tar was es-
tablished in 1875 and has stood the
test Of time serving three generations.
1t quickly relieves coldsy~ coughs and
Group, throat, chest and bronchial
trouble. Sold OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
BOYS HELD AS DRINKS
Two Youths Arrested in Rented Au
to mobile After Chase.

Passing au automobile. especially
a police machine. is inviting trouble
Eugene swope, IS, of 144s Madison
Ave. realizes today.
Following a chase, Motor Police
Marcy and Morarity arrested Swope
on charges of operating motor VIC
hicle while intoxicated. speeding and
driving on the left side of the street
He is alleged to have posed as %
years old to get a car-from an auto.
mobile rental company.
A 15,years-old boy companion of
Swope is in the Detention Home,
charged with intoxication and delin
quency, and Eliza Hawkins. 80, of SIS
S Senate Ave. is under arrest on
charges of operating q blind tiger and
contributing TO delinquency.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
GIRL FIGHTS AsSAILANT
F1ees as She Defends Herself From
Attack

The art of self defense as exercised
by Miss Violet Ellerkamp. Bungalow
Park. Twelfth ST. and Capitol Ave,
sent an unidentified negro on his way
after he had attempted to attack her
at Twelfth and Muskingum SITS. Sat
urday. The man seized Miss Eller
kamp as she was crossing Muskingum
st. At the first signs of resistance
he fled. throwing Miss Ellerkamp tc
the pavement.
A similar attack at the same loca
ton was reported to the police several
days ago by Mrs. Reba Hayoz, Apt. 4
of 100 w. Twelfth st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Annreciation Dinner

Expressions OF appreciation to Sam
uel D. Miller and Alfred NJ. Gloss
brenner for their service in making
the convention of the Rainbow Divi-
sion Veterans Association q success
will be made. by members at dinner
in the Tyndall Room, Columbia Club,
Tuesday at $50 p. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
could SINK EVERY NAVY
World Needs to Know Jesus-as the
Christ, the Rev. Diehm Says.

IF the world knew Jesus as the
Christ and Savior, and obeyed him
we could sink every navy in the
world, disband our armies, and open
our jails," the Rev. Frederick Diehm,
pastor of st. Johns Reformed Church,
declared Sunday night in a sermon
on 1.-THE Kings Message" at the I'm
manuel Reformed Church. Begin
ming tonight, the two congregations
of st. Johns Reformed Church and
the Emmanuel Reformed Church will
combine in conducting services at the
Emmanuel Reformed Church, Pros
pect and S. New Jersey SITS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
mo BUCK PRIVATE SINNERS"
God Needs Two-Bar Followers, Rev
Guy Wilson Declares.

God does not want buck private
sinners or second lieutenant followers,
but He wants to put at least two bars
on every Christians shoulder straps
and collars and He wants followers
who will be able to take marching
orders with the Holy. Spirit in their
hearts," said the Rev. Guy Wilson of
Boston in an evangelistic sermon yes
terday afternoon at the Cadle Taber-
nacle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
CHURCH is DEDICATED
Rev. C. w. Cauble Officiates at
Ceremony Sunday

The Rev. C. W. Cauble.- secretary
of the Indianapolis Christian Mission
airy Association, dedicated the new
Clermont Christian Church at Cler-
mont, Ind. Sunday. The Rev. L.
Boyle Mullen is pastor.
The Rev, Milo ]. Smith, national
secretary of the board of temperance
and social welfare. will open a series
CT evangelistio services Wednesday
night which viii continue every night
except Saturday until Nov. 4.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
REFORMATION SERMONS
The Rev. Walter c. Davis Opens
Series of Addresses at Church.

The first of series Of sermons on
the Reformation was started by the
Rev. Walter c. Davis, pastor Of the
First English Lutheran Church Sun
day night His subject was 'Luther's
Work at Reform and His Break on
Catholicism" Coming sermons an
nounced: Oct. 81, do We Still Need
Protestantism?::" Oct. %. What is a
100 Per Cent Protestantism?::" Nov. 4.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
officer Finds Silver Service

Patrolman A. Wilson found silver
knives. forks, spoons, sugar bowl.
tea pot and other utensils in the
doorway of the Indianapolis Electrical
Company, 124 S. Meridian ST., early
today. Police reports contain no re-
port of such a robbery. 1t is thought
the articles were taken from hotel
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
EXPECT 1000 DELEGATES
Young Peoples Religious Conference
Opens at Richmond Today.

BIZ Times Special
RICHMOND, Ind. Oct 15.-Finsl
plans for the third annual Young
Peoples Conference of religious edu-
cation conducted by the Indiana Sun
day School Council of Religious Edu-
cation here Oct 1921 were outlined
today at a meeting of the Y. M. C. A.
More than 1000 delegates are ex-
pected.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
UNEMPLOYED RAID
LEIPZIG MARKETS
Stores Bolt Doors to Protect
Wares From Plunderers,
nv CARL d. GROAT.

United Press StaU C0fTespondtnt
BERLIN, Oct. 15.-Unemployment
stormed the public markets Of Leip-
zig this morning and marched in great
crowds throughout the city, breaking
into stores wherever they could get
past the cordons of police.
Many stores have boltel and barred
their doors in an attempt to rutecl
their dwindllng supplies from the
plunderers.
All available poles have been called
cut to dispense the crowds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
1.-The Protestant Reformation anc
Evangelism
TRUTH OF BIBLE DECLARED
safety First" Is Theme of Maj. Earl
% F. Hites at First L. b. Church.

1.-THE Bible in it's entirety must be
accepted for truth, for if any Of it is
not true then none is true Maj. Earl
F. Hites, evangelist, declared in his
sermon on Safety First" at the First
United Brethren Church Sunday. The
third week of the evangelistic cam
paign of the church began Sunday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
SCRUB TEAMS OF LIFE
DIR. Frederick E. Taylor Urges AL
to Do Work Well

Praising the work, Of the scrub
teams" Of life, DR.. " Frederick z.
Taylor. pastor Of the First Baptist
Church. declared in his sermon Sun
cay: Doing your work well. what
ever it IS. not being in the hmehght.
is what matters"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
FLIPPANCY is DECRIED
Seeking the Best in Life" Is Subject
of the Rev. Philputt's Sermon

Modern "fiippancy' about life's op-
portunities was decried by the Rev.
Allan B. Philputt. pastor of Central
Christian Church, in a sermon Sun
day morning on Seeking the Best
Life"
THE words of the Bible still lit
life," he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
"Guests" Have Good Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. P. Sayce, 100 W.
Twelfth ST., had unlimited dinner
guests Sunday. In raid on their
ice box, the second in a week. MI the
food was taken
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
DE PAW SUNDAY OBSERVED
President Crosse breaches at Central
Avenue NJ. Z. Church.

de PAW Sunday" was observed by
local Methodist churches Sunday In
support Of the 81 900. 900 endowment
fund campaign now under way. Min
listers urged an immediate and gener-
Gus response. DIR. George r. Grose,
president of De Pauw. preached at
the Central Avenue NJ E. Church.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
SONS OF GOD DESCRIBED
Full Churches and Less Joyriding
Predicted by Pastor.

Churches would be fflled and there
would be less Sunday joyriding if men
were real sons Of Cod" the Rev.
Charles NJ. Reed, pastor of Woodside
NJ. E. Church, said in his sermon Sun
day morning on Sons Of God"
A drive to raise $500 for church i'm
provements was started.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
r"sERvIcE" is PASTORS THEME
Whole Families as Church Members
Stressed in Sermon

Go Ye That Are Men and Serve
Him. was the subject of the sermon
by the Rev. John L. Prentice, pastor
Of Sutherland Avenue Presbyterian
Church, Sunday morning.
"Church-serving men mean whole
families as church members. They go
themselves and they get others to co."
he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
"BEHAVE AND BE SAVED"
Should Replace Old Slogan, Says Rev
/, r. Melvin Thompson.

Behave and be saved" should re-
place the easy gospel Of Believe and
be Saved" the Rev. r. Melvin Thomp-
son, pastor of the Northwood Christian
Church, declared in sermon Sunday
on "Over-Quick and Over-Slow."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Struck by Car; Clothing Stolen

Being struck by an automobile is
enough but the loss of a suitcase and
wearing apparel is too much, accord
ing to Carl Grimes, SO. South Bend
Ind, wig reported to the police that
his travelling bag containing clothing
valued at s42 was missing after he had
been struck by machine. at Market
and Illinois Sts.. Sunday. Grimes s.
capped uninjured.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
A Puzzle
a Day

The drawing shows a New Eng
land field filled with boulders. A
man enters the field by climbing over
the fence A. He walks to the other
end B. He follows a straight line,
until he can go no farther; then he
changes his course and follows an
other straight line to the fence B.
Can you trace his course? OF course
he must avoid all the stones.
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE.
The motto, when the words are re-
spaced, and punctuated, reads as
follows:
Eliza, be thou true; constant in
everything. Love sways us, and art. !"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
CHRISTIAN CHURCH MEETING
Sunday Schools to Hold October
Services Tonight.

Christian Church Sunday schools
of Indianapolis will hold their October
meeting at 7:45 tonight in the Central
Christian Church. Mrs. Estelle Tay.
lor will have charge of the songs. The
south side choir will sing several
special songs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
PASTOR PLEADS FOR
RIGHT THINKING
AND TRAINING
Rev. Hartman Sees Urgent
Need for Influences of
Christian Colleges.

Never was the Christian college
so needed as today to train our coun-
try out Of its chaos the Rev. Guy
v. Hartman, newly appointed pastor
at the Hall Place NJ. E. Church, said
in a sermon Sunday on Safeguard
ing Americas Future"
THE spirit tfJ God has moved upon
the spirits of our youth and they are
crowding our colleges with the hope
of bringing in the better day." he
said.
This is the multitude which shall
form the safeguard of Americas fu-
ture. They shall learn to know Gods
commandments, shall walk therein,
and shall lead their less fortunate
comrades out into right living in all
phases of nfe's relationship and thus
guide the American people out of all
their false worship
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Days of Few Books and
Few Speakers Have Vanished

America was founded by men who
had deep seated religious convictions
which they sought, in their limited
way, to work out into all Of LIES re-
lationships. To make sure Of the per-
petuation and Qualification of ideas.
they established schools for training
OF the oncoming leaders. In that day
of few books and less periodicals and
only occasional lectures, a few leaders
sufficed to carry forward the great
founding movements of this republic
But now. amid the avalanche of
books, the hurricane of periodicals
and the babel Of lecturers. stands or
falls the American citizen-stands or
falls the American Nation.
bad thinking must be met and
killed by good thinking. Thinking re-
qufres training -training to do in the
best way that which is thought to be
right. Theory must be met by the
DRY. policy by policy. diplomacy by
diplomacy Thus it ever has been
and shall ever be. The reason we are
no farther =on the way is because
enough good people have not sought
TO know and obey all the command
ments Of Cod
The Rev. Hartman closed by max
ing a plea for increasing the much
needed million dollar endowment fund
of De PauW University"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Many Topics Up

disqualification of disabled veterans,
immigration, adjusted compensation,
agreement, relation of the rehabili-
tated veteran to organize labor, prohi-
bition-all these topics are expected
to be brought before the convention.
Despite all opportunities provided
for the setting off of much dynamite,
1t seems the convention win be held
better in check by the conservative
element than last year at New Or
leans. Bombs. petards and such are
not expected to ny, but big guns will
be fired and they will be aimed by
steady hands.