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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
DECEMBER BLOOMS
ON FLOWERS AND
FRUIT TREES HERE

With delicate garden flowers.
shrubs, and fruit trees in bloom and
full blown buds on many trees and
bushes, the influence OF the un-
seasonably mild weather is every
where in evidence in this section of
the state. Pansies are usually called
shy flowers but when they bloom on
December they have their nerve.
On Saturday Miss Louise Blanchette
of Northern Avenue brought to the
Kennebec Journal Office q goodiy
sized bunch of these flowers which
she had just picked. From other Sec
tons of the city come reports of
green buds on Towering shrubs. and
at the Jones home on Florence street.
it was reported Sunday that lilac
and plum tree were in bloom. Dan
delions blossoms were picked on the
lawn in front of the Benjamin Foster
house on High street, Sunday after
noon. Motorists report finding May
flower buds in the woods in the vi
entity of Augusta within the past
week. The automobile traffic on Sat-
urday afternoon and evening was
practically as heavy on Water street
as in mid summer and with the tenn
pcrature where it has been for the
first week of December. no discom-
fort has been experienced from cold
by motorists who operate touring and
oncn cars
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10

words to be. To explain away the
statement, Conceived by the Holy
Ghost and born of the Virgin Mary
as if it referred to a birth in the
ordinary way, of two human parents,
under perhaps exceptionally holy con-
ditions, is plainly an abuse of
language. An ordinary birth could
not have been so described, nor can
the words of the Greed fairly be SO
understood.
Z. Objections to the doctrine to
the virgin birth. or to the bodily
resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ,
are not only contrary to the
Christian tradition. but have been
abundantly dealt with by the best
scholarship of the day.
8. 1t is not the fact of the virgin
birth that makes us believe in our
Lord as God; but our belief in Him
as God makes reasonable and natural
out acceptance of the fact of the
virgin birth as declared in the
Scriptures and as confessed in the
Greed from the earliest times.
The Greed witnesses to the
deliberate and determined purpose of
the Church not to explain but to pro-
claim the fact that the Jesus of his
tory is none other than God and
saviour, on Whom and on faith in
Whom the whole worlds hope of
redemption and salvation.
10. So far from imposing letters
on our thought. the Creeds, with
their simple statement of great
truths and facts without elaborate
philosophical disquisitions. give us a
point of departure for free thought
and speculation on the meaning and
consequences of the facts revealed
by God. The truth is never a bar
rler to thought. In belief, as in life,
1t is the truth that makes us free.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
s $4,000
,Visitine Committee Rem,

$4,000
Visiting Committee Report
Mrs. Vallie b. Williamson, chair
man of the visiting committee.
makes the following report for the
year 1928:
There has been at least one visitor
and often more each week at the
hospital. The patients have appar-
emily enjoyed the visits as much as
the visitors.
Ices. flowers. fruit, magazines,
toys and games have been brought
10 the hospital through the kind
ness OF the visitors and their friends.
The committee feels that the work
is well worth the effort of those
participating in II, and wishes to
thank all those at the hospital who
have uniformly contributed to the
success of the work.
The list of visitors in 1923 follows:
January-Mrs. Emma Morse.
february-Mrs. Joseph William
son.
March-Mrs. S. c. Webster.
April-Mrs. Daniel Bush.
May-Mrs. Willis Swift.
June--Mrs. Swift and Mrs. Will
hanson.
July-Mrs. Alden Hichborn.
Atgust-Mrs. Milton Kimball.
September--Mrs. Burleigh Mar
tin.
October-Mrs. Cony Weston.
NoVember-Mrs. Guy Eickery.
Decernber-Mrs. Francis Farm
ham.
Buying Committee Report
MISS Isabel G.. TAFT, chairman of
the buying committee and superin-
tenGent of the Augusta General hos
pltal, makes the following report
! for the buying committee for the
year 1923:
The following list of linen has
been furnished for the year ending
December p, 1928. 800 sheets, ~
draw sheets, 25O surgical towels, $50
hand towels. 3G glass towels, 81
Kitchen towels. e bath towels, sc
bureau scarfs, 81 stand covers, ~
abdominal binders. II table cloths,
q napkins (nurses), l. napkins
(superintendent), 96 NAPKINS
(ward), 36 tray cloths, = pieces of
long cloth for dresses. pieces of
/ outing flannel for Gertrudes, 81
shoulder blankets. 36 shirts.
Allow me at this time to thank
Mrs. Eugene Merrill for giving her
sound judgment and cooperation in
the buying of the materials.
1924 Charity Ball Plans
1t was voted to hold, the annual
charity ball ON Thursday evening,
Jan. IL. 1924. Mrs George E. Ma
comber was chosen general chair
man with power to appoint the nee
essary committees, to be announced
later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
Automobile Dealers
Will Meet i'm This
City Saturday, Dec. Is

The annual meeting of the Maine
Automobile Dealers Association will
be held at the Augusta House in this
city on Saturday, Dee Il, according
to notices which were sent out to
the members Saturday, by J. ]. Glea =
son of Bangor, the secretary of the
Association.
Sessions will he held morning. af-
ternoon and e|cn!n". The morning
session will open at 10 o'clock. the
afternoon session at . o'clock and q
banquet will be served at O'Clock
following which an evening session
will be held. Several prominent
spea, ors will be present. A large at
tendance is expected and some 80
new members will be. taken in. The
association is a fiourishing condition
and much interest is being taken in
the coming meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
MONMOUTH
Funeral of Capt. A. C. Sherman

The funeral services for Captain
a.. c. Sherman were held on Friday
afternoon at two o'clock in the
Methodist church, the pastor Rev. !.
A. Bean, officiating. The choir sang
two beautiful selections. There was
a PROPULSION of flowers among which
were tributes from the Congrega :
tioral church; the Ladies' Bible class
of the Methodist church: the Grand
Army of the Republic: the G. X. Nor
ris Women's Relief Corps; relatives
and friends. Only. one Civil War
veteran was able to be present.
The Relief Corps attended in a
body. The casket was draped with
the Stars and Stripes which the Cap
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
dec3dtf

tain loved so well. Friends and rela-
.tives present from out of town were.
Capt. Sherman's son, Professor Roy
Sherman Stowell and wife of Roches-
ter. N. Y, John o. Pierce and Miss
Helen E. Andrews, of Lewiston: Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Fl. Moore and Judge
III. f. Foster, of winthrop. The
bearers were: George M. Haynes,
Harry H. Cochrane. Eugene E. Day
and Nelson w. Richardson. Burial
was made in the village cemetery
A committee service was held at the
grave.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
GOLD LETTERING
BEING STOLEN

Some individual, who should either
be in the State Hospital or the State
Prison, evidently. is picking the gold
lettering from the business signs on
Water street. Saturday morning it
was discovered that j big gold let
ter, II. in the Wecver sign had been
removed and also that lettering at
Cony & Fowles had been removed
and signs left, showing that work
upon removing more letters started.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
.iting Relatives Here

~, All. and Mrs. Wilbur M. Percival
s sin son Wilbur .Jr., of Norfolk, Vir-
s sn,s, are guests of the latter's
ANY," AVE-, Harry Percival. 81 State street,
IN x s Percival is at present stationed
s,. ae Pay Office" at the Naval OPP
sia rnag Base, Hampton Roads, Viz
an a. During the late war. he served
Ors sae Y. S. S. Gregory under Capt.
SS"eh Bartlett and also on the U. s.
Os, Viympia. (the late Admiral
l,.sseys Flagship under Admiral
n 1u aUs. He served in the capacity
captains writer
s, wi. Percival passed much of his
!. NY childhood here in Augusta and
avn nshewing his childhood acquaint-
bar,s After a short stay at the
Ro a,e OF Mrs. Percival's mother In
ho rn'on' they will depart for their
+''ae in Norfolk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
Radio
Programs
TODAY. DEC. 10

! xDKA-westinghou Electric. East
Pittsburgh, IA, $40 Kilocycles,
Frequency. 326 Meters, Wave
length. Eastern Standard Zine
els p. NJ. Dinner concert by the
KDKA Little Symphony Orches-
ira, Victor Saudek, director.
7,15 M. Radio Girl Scout meeting
conducted by Laura Holland. di-
rector of Girl Scouts Of Western
Pennsylvania.
90 p M National at i''s sto . Rsu,no' and
SIS f e NJ marke Ro reports Of Meat
Packing by Estelle NJ. Ryan.
member of the PITTSBURGH Quota
J. Club. office manager of Franklin
O On Dunlsvy Company. meat packers
$50 F.: NJ Artists from the studio
Clara HUM and Marie Crawford
Chslett and Mabel King. contral-
70; Ray Strayer and Ernest NAL
Adam McNaaghton and Raymond
Griffin. bass. assisted by the KDKA
Little Symphony orchestra under
| s'55 p. NJ. Arlington time signals:
- n weather forecast.
championship fight from Madison
Square Garden. New York..
WBz-sso Kilocycles, Frequency,
Westinghouse Electric, Springfield,
Mass. aa7 Meters, Wave Length
Gee P. NJ. Dinner concert by The WBz
200 r. NJ This Week in History
Late news from the National In
dustrial Conference Board. HUI
morous program.
$50 p. NJ. Twilight tales for the kid
dies. New books at the Spring
field City Library by Edith Little:
Farmers period-"Why the Farm
Loan Is Adapted to Agriculture. -
by Erwin H. Forbush. secretary Of
the Federal Land Bank.
500 p. NJ Concert by the WIZ Trio;
and Mrs. Lila Ladd. .contralto.
800 +. M. Bedtime story for grown
ups, by Orison S. Marden.
955 Z. NJ. Arlington time signals.
WJz-Broadcast Central, SO West
42nd Street. N. Y. City. ass Me-
tiers, &c oKilocycIes
100 p. NJ. beautiful America" by
Vernon Quinn. Children Story by
courtesy of Stokes Company.
7.30 7. NJ. Musical program by the
Mark Strand symphony orchestra,
by direct wire from the Mark
$50 =: NJ. Lungs of the Earth" by
Joe Taylor of Field and Stream.
S.45 =. NJ. Retical<by Peggy Andrews,
$50 r NJ. Masonry and the Bible,
the Book of Books" by William
Jennings Bryan. direct from the
| Masonic Temple: Introduction by
Grand Master Kline.
wGY-Schenectady, N. r, 100 KiIo-
cycles, $50 Motors, General Electric
| Company
| 600 T. NJ. Produce and. stock market
quotations.: news bulletin.
| 7.45 Z. NJ. Musical program by WGY
orchestra. Instrumental selection,
"Aat Sunrise" Nevin. WGY Or
chestra: address. OIL w. G.. Tay-
lor. industrial engineering depart
ment. General Electric So: selec-
| ton for two pianos. Waltz" Aren-
| sky, Mrs. A. G.. Kinum and Lois
HaTdesty: soprano solos. Dawn
Curran. Trees" (by rcqucsD. Ras-
bach. Lois +. Hardcsty: instru-
| mental selection, shepherd S
Play" Nevin. orchestra; selections
| for two pianos. "In the Forest"
Whelpley. Venetian Love Song.
Nevin, Mrs, y. G.. Kinum and Lois
| Hardesty; soprano solos. Two
Magicians.' Curran. Nah Lindy
Lou" Strickland, A WISH" Ro-
| denbeck. Lois II. Hardesty; sclec-
tion for two pianos. Pas de Gym
| halls" Chaminade. Mrs. A. q. XII
| mum and Lois Hardesty: instru-
| mental selection. Under the Lilac"
| Ncvin. orchestra.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
Gard of Thanks

We wish to thank the friends and
neighbors for their kindness during
the illness and passing of our dean
one and for the beautiful flowers.
DANIEL STAPLES,
MRS. SUSAN KIMPTON.
MR. and MRS. CHARLES III
THOMAS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
Drops Dead as He Jokee

Rockland, Me-, Dec. S--Morrs A.
Dennison, foreman of Charles Il.
Bicknell's lumber yard. dropped dead
today while joking with his associ-
aies an the office. He was SO years
old' and native of South Phomas
ton. He is survived by his wife md
one daughter. N
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
Kicker abcock

Announcements have been re-
ceived in the city of the marriage
of Bernice Eleanor Babcock, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Huldah Babcock, to
Howard William Reiker, recently at
Newark, N. j. This is interesting
news to Squirrel Island Residents,
as the Reikers are members of that
colony.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10

lo7' which will be stationed at Cape
Lookout, the next station south of
cape Ha tteras. was launched today
Dy the bath Iron Works. Ltd This is
the last of five for which the f,enart-
ment of commerce contracted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Gilbert of this
city are rejoicing at the birth, Sun
day morning at their home at "a
Washington street. of IL pound
baby boy. The youngster has been
named Philip Arthur Gilbert.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10

MT, and Mrs. Ferdinand Roy and
Sn. and Mrs. Frank Forth Of Au-
AN accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Sm nsard Jacques of Lewiston were
nnS,liuay guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
,0 Bison and Mr.. and Mrs. An
"A'o Landry in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
Year Of splendid Accomplishments
SHOWN IN REPORTS AT ANNUAL Meeting
HOSPITAL AID--0FFICERS REELECTED
FREE BED ACCOUNT

FREE BED ACCOUNT
Jan. ! To cash on hand. ...$ 1900
Dee. 81 70 cash special con-
tributions .............. $1,000
s $500
Jan. % BY paid for free bed. $ $4,000
May BY transferred to spe-
eial fun1 .............. 142.00
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
LOCAL NOTICE

sas., = L. Hodgkins,. Dentist. has
Es.eo from the Purinton block to 242
pieS ST, the office formerly occu-
Crs, W DR.. Roberts. over Beane &
''Ss store. dec1d26t
slrasss F. A. Fernald, 10 Crosby
sals :, is now holding a Christmas
VI many fancy articles. Dec5d6t"
.vesu ac % at Redmen's hall, Riverside.
Chest monday evening. Smiths Or
Ha with banjo.
sept15sat-mon. tt
day Ce Elk's Hall, Waterville. Tues
= Welsh's Orchestra.
SUPPLEMENTARY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
NOTICE

There will be a meeting Of the
'Aalhe State Chiropodist Association
a. the office of Miss Gertrude f.
Moore. 243 Water ST., Augusta,
NAME, Dec. 10, 1928. at 1890 A. NJ.
% ALFRED L. PEAL.
Sec. and Treas. of the
Maine State
Chiropodist Association.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10

Mrs. Almon Casper has had a
telephone installed at her home at
So State street. The number is 107-
IL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10

o,a Niss frances Oallly. who was re-
s,A " operated upon for appendicitis
ss, ule Augusta General Hospital, is
.esyfted to be slowly improving in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10

Launch Liehtship at Bath
Bath, Me-, Dec. 8-Lightship No.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10

vslonlal Theatre Monday and
rruesday-Elaine Hammerstein and
luaWay Tearle in "One Week Of
M Mack Sennett comedy Down
%%me Sea in Shoes; international
'e"s and "Starland Revue"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
AUGUSTA LOCALS
THEATRE ATTRACTIONS

Vpera House-Monday and Tues
%ny-Jimmie Evans Big Musical
Neyue In Let's Co. the greatest
'S%.meoy ever written; Monte Blue
anal. mary Alden and Mary Thurman in
IN Inc tents of Allah and "Pathe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Electric, East
Pittsburgh, Pa., $40 Kilocycles,
Frequency. 32e Meters, wave
|; length. Eastern Standard Time
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-03-24
SEES WITH HIS CHEEKS.
Air Pressure Tells Blind College Stu
dent Just Where He Is.

Chicago, March 5.-Deprived of
sight Carl Bostrom has learned to
"See" with his cheeks. so that he
walks briskly and unaided about the
campus of Northwestern University.
where he is studying journalism. The
sensitized nerves Of his face "see
buildings and trees. streets and the
lake, doorways and stairs. by noting
delicate variations in air pressure.
They respond to faint differences more
sensitively than a barometer does. Out
OF these differences Bostrum has con.
structed such an accurate mental pic
ture of the campus that he goes about
without guide or cane.
Each building has an atmospheric
auro all its own the sightless stu
dent said today as he breezed across
the campus. you recognize buildings
by the light rays emanating from
them. l know them by their peculiar
influences on the air about them. l
see them with the nerves of my face &.
Owing to the water there's a mark.
cd difference in the atmospheric pres
sure at opposite sides of the campus
The air near the lake is humid of
course. On the other side OF the CAM
pus it's drier That makes it easy for
me to place myself when I come out
of building.
I'm sure I'll be able to get about
as reporter. even though I'm blind
I'm determined to be newspaper ma I
That's why I'm sticking so hard to
college,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-03-24
RED PALMER's LABORATORIES, Dept FL. Atlanta. Ga.
sfzS SlEIYysSsI ssSygs
lslsal " !A<l . 81 B szz
Khan Gives Rector $500.
Six WhiteRobed Visitors Appear at
Service in Paterson Church.

Paterson. n. j., March Silk men
wearing the white gowns and hoods OF
the ku klux khan entered Calvary
Methodist Episcopal church by a rear
door during services Sunday night and
presented purse Of 500 to the Rev.
Irving G. Starr, the pastor One of the
visitors read the principles OF the khan
and another recited poem. God give
Us Mem" third handed the pastor
an envelope containing the money an
note which read
1--WE offer this contribution to show
our appreciation of the pastor. who
has on many occasions preached on
pure American ideals for which the
ku klux khan stands first; last and all
the time. We hope you will accept
this small gift in the spirit in when
1t is given. 81
'LEIF ERICKSON KHAN NO. 1.
Praise God, from whom all bless
ings flow
Mr.. Starr praised the khan in an in.
terview. after the services. "The khan
is against nothing except lawlessness
and other things anti-American," he
said.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-03-24

powerful enough to jput Sikh to sleep
he would have done IL then.
1t was after that that McTigue won
the fight. He certainly did show us
some good boxing in the last rounds,
In my opinion McTigue's margin was
very small at the finish. I did nor like
the look of Sikh when saw
him enter the ring. Why. I could
not say. but he seemed to lack some.
thing. McTigue looked more hardened
and more fit. In the first round It was
evident that Sikh Is easily fooled ami
is too wild. McTigue is crafty. That lit
tie tapping left of his is very clever
and he often made Sikh miss. However.
SIKH is always dangerous and Is strong
throughout the fight McTigue kept
showing us what he can do. but l
would have liked to see him do II.
from that viewpoint he was disappoint
ing. Every round showed me that
SIKH really does know q lot. During
the round in which he cut McTigue's
eye l thought the Irishman was go
ing to lose the fight, but they doctored
MN up in has corner of the ring and he
commenced to worry Sikh more than
ever.
SKI was always flashing more blows
and even If he missed with a lot those
that landed must have hurt. Well. Me
Tigue has won and think he was the
c'everest boxer and did cleaner work
AS TO Skis form. would only say
one thing. 1 am more sorry than ever
after having seen him fight that our
match was prevented in London. As I
say, he is strong and crafty but have
not the slightest doubt that IL we ever
DO meet l shall beat him decisively.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-03-24
Garvey Loses $1,700 Suit.
CRUSADER SArYica.l


New York. March 14.-Jazz must be
paid for, jury in the City Court de.
cided yesterday in the case of William
Isles. Negro, against the Universal
Negro Improvement Association AMI
the African Committees League.
On behalf Of eighteen fellow dispen
sers of syncopated harmony, Isles
sued for $1,000 due the Black Star
Line Band for providing the above
mentioned harmony Mt association
meetings in Liberty Hail.
The President General Of the Uni
7ersal Negro Improvement Association
Marcus Carney, agreed the band had
missed out on wages, but contended it
should sue the Black Star Line instead
Of the association. The president OF
the Black Star Line is Marcus Garvey.
Marcus Garvey is also provisional
President of the Republic of Africa"
The musical director the Grand
Chancellor and the Secretary Gener-
al OF the Universal Negro Improve
ment Associatin backed up their Presi
dent General in claiming the band
had originally been hired by the Black
Star Line and therefore the Black
Star Line was responsible for wages.
The band severed relations with
the association last fall. 1t had been
playing every night for meetings I'm
Liberty Hall, but objected when askel
to play at a Democratic meeting H..
the same place-nothing against the
Democrats just case Of not believing
in overtime work without overtime
wages.
But when the matter was settled by
the bands disbanding there was still
SINE $1,700 in wages due. The jury
took twenty-five minutes to announce
a verdict of $1.739.57 for the plaintiff.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-03-24
CONFERENCE AT
MOSCOW, RUSSIA.
preston News Service)

Moscow, Russia. March IA feat
ure Of the recent sessions of the third
international, at this city, has been
the encouragement OF revolutionary
propaganda and agitation among Ne
groes. especially those living in the
United States
Mr.. Billings fathered proposal
that careful study of the Negro ques
tion be Immediately taken up, and
that all existing Negro organizations
should be invited to a congress to be
held in Moscow with the aim of estab
fishing united front in q persistent
war against capitalism and imperial
ism.
Claude McKap, a delegate. sail to
be poet and writer from New York
City. but not citizen of the United
States. a native of the West Indies
concluded frey speech by saying
lin order to symbolic their revolution
airy relationship with Russia. many
Negroes would be willing to enter the
red fleet. and the worthiest army Of
the world-the red army"
EcStEc" s-cal:cr declared. tat
the N"Src~s O. t,;c Cn,tcd s les arr
woefully dissatisfied Of unrest among
the many symbols of unrest amone
which are: National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
the Garvey Movement; the Equal
Rights League; etc. But none OF the
organizations seem to have a definite
objective and absolutely no common
point of view. What the American Ne
gro most needs is a strong leadership
that will bring about racial SOLIDARITY
and uninimity OF opinion and effort
The proposal OF Mr.. Billings. seems tc
point in the right direction )"