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her on the auction block. This old practice, while it. never hads legal sanction, had been followed in rural sections of England for centuries. The auction commenced at noon on the appointed day. Thompson placing his wife in a large oaken chair. with a rope around her neck He pointed out her faults and her good qualities to the assembled thrOng- There were few bidders. but at length she was knocked down" to Henry Mears. who paid twenty shillings and a Newfound- land dog. Mrs Thompson went away quite contentedly with her new owner, and is said to have lived happily with him.
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 Burning Stick blazed higher until it burnt at just the right heat. Then. when Mrs. Hoolygooly had finished cooking, the Gravy, she said. Now go out, Mister Burning Stick" and the blaze died down and stick cooled off.
 Now. Harry Hoolygooly, you show the nice policeman and Raggedy Andy where they can go to wash their hands and faces and dinner is ready
 And he sure to wash well behind your ears. nice Policeman and Harry Hoolygooly!" Mrs. Hoolygooly added as the three boys left the room
 Ragsedy Ann placed the chairs at the table and in a short time, the policeman. Harry Hoolygooly and Rag gdey Andy came in, their faces shiny and bright for they had scrubbed so hard
 Mrs. Hoolygooly had baked nice turkey with dressing and cranberry
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too," suggested Mrs. Jarr. Don't you think it only fair to ask Should a hus- hand have soul freedom? and let them have a fathers hour" 5
 T think you want to spoil the men, said Mrs. Rangle. But, just for the fun of the thing, suppose we let our husbands go out for an evening"
 How much money should we let them haveas" asked Mrs. Jarr.
 "Oh, just for once, say $2!" sug- gested Mrs. Rangle.
 "I guess not!" declared Mrs. Jarr. emphatically. Thinking of their wasting. that much! ! A dollar each is plenty for them. .'
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limitations To Ne,u York Southern
 Society Ball

Lovely invitations have been received in the city ss follows: The New York Southern society requests the honor of your presense at the annual ball, to be held at the Waldorf-Astoria on Monday evening, January 21, 1924. at 2 o'clock.
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ALFALFA SMITH

lear Reader: The point is this: Do care for the result? If you care ugh for it, you will attain it.
 tick to it-stick to your purpose, natter what happens. Do the thing spite of and not merely because you want something and want it .,e all other things, yob will get it. cether it is good for you or not is our lookout. Try sticking to something for just nee.
 Tours very truly,
 ALFALFA SMITH.
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WINNIE TWINKLE
aAdveNMes of * kAsAsNeAy
 eANlN''
 >%eAnA - .KaS9e3y l. eAnAN
Ra ggedy ann came

ha Sgeuy ann came running into the room where Raggedy Andy, t h e n ce policeman and Harry Hooly- gooly were talking, M IFS. H O o lygooly. and I have cooked the loveliest dinner over the magical Burning Stick '" she cried. You should see how the Burning Stick ks, R a g 2 edy Andy :"
 Il would like to '" Raggedy Andy re- plieG.
 "So would r." the nice policeman said.
 So Raggedy Ann took them out te the kitchen and showed them the magical Burning Stick. It looked just like an ordinary stick. cut from a dead tree but. of course. it was an ordinary stick.
 NJ r. s. II oolygooly was just finishing up the cooking and was making nice milk gravy. When she wished the Burning Stick to blaze real high, she said. Burn a little hotter, Mister Burning Stick !" and it was just like turn
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if their souls do not grow up. Great love is too tremendous a passion to be expressed in such prittering tech nique. To mention the matter ats all may give the impression that want to reform the morals of the younger gene ration l don't object to any improve ment in morals in the young or in the older, but what have referred to here is a question of taste.'
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FAMOUS WOMEN
MARY ANNE THoMPsoN

Mary Anne Thompson was the last wife to be sold at public auction. in England, the "sale" taking place at Carlisle in the year 1892 She was the spouse of a farmer. Joseph Thompson, and had been married about three years when her husband decided to sell
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WILLOW POTTERY

When buying pottery, chinaware and other delicate works of applied art, how often we wonder what is the story behind the design. The noted willow patte.n is case in point, and the origin of it is more romantic than even the design suggests.
 The willow pattern is . Chinese de sign, and very ancient, dating probably as far back as the thirteenth century less than two centuries later it was reproduced in the potteries of Holland. This pattern is very complicated de- sign, containing many figures in small space. In the foreground is a pala- tiaI building, around which cluster inn possible trees laden with flowers and fruit. Close by. is a lake, an inlet. spanned by bridge, over which hang the dropping limbs of q willow tree, and far out in the lake -is honse- boat. Three figures are passing over the privilege of dancing on this perfect floor" he reminded her.
 "I know it." she murmured. Then she forgot everything except the music and the joy of rhythmic mo- tion. She had spoken the truth when she said that George danced we'll. Yet she knew she, danced even better than he did. And as the music played on she became aware that many of DeLislie's patrons were now watching her and her companion.
 I've seem to be giving an exhibi. tion." George murmured in her ear. The thought caused her thrill. lit was wonderful to De doing . thing one loved and yet at the same time to be exciting the admiration of the spectators. g
 (To Be Continued.)
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(To Bs Continued )
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24
U. S. GREEK RELATIONS
TO REMAIN UNCHANGED

There will be no change in the
formal relations between the United
States and GREECE growing out Of
the fall Of the Greek monarchy, &C.
cording to an exchange of official
communications between the two
governments made public by the
State Department today.
Following Instructions from the
new governments at Athens, M.
Tsamados, Greek charge d'affaires
in Washington, in a letter to Secre.
tary Of State Hughes detailed the
abolition of the dynasty and the
appointment of Admiral p. Coun-
douriotis as president pro tenn
Acting under instructions from the
State Department, American Charge
d'Affaires Anterior, at Athens, has
acknowledged the receipt of a SINH.
lar communication from the Greek
Minister of Foreign Affairs M. Rous-
SON and informed Greece Of Ameri-
cas- pleasure in carrying on its Of
ficial relations as before.
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SONGS
To FEATUR
CONCERT
Army Music School Band to
Play at Eastern High
School.

Scotch songs in costume with or
chestral accompaniment, popular so.
prano ballads, violin solos and
piano solos by a visiting Chicago
artist will embellish the concert 10
be given tonight by the Army
Music School Concert Band under
the auspices Of the Community MN-
sic Association at ,s:15 O'clock at
Eastern High School.
William White, principal Of
music of the Army Music School.
Capt. p. w. Lewis, commandant,
will present senior band leader stu.
dents of TIE school in a program
that includes Steiner's professional
to Calvary a potpourri Of Verdi's
operas and Hungarian Fantasia"
by Tobani Those conducting will
be Olaf NJ Nord, Ammon e. Cling
rich, Wallace Appleton, Alfred p.
sGsell and Nicholas Frank.
Director Lawrence will introduce
Warren Kennedy. professional
singer of Scotch songs, who will
give "0.hi-u' and Dixie Girls Are
Good Enough for Me-" Dorothy
Leutbecher, soprano soloist and
member of the w. c. "A. p. Glee
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Club. in THE World Is Waiting
for the Sunrise" and Il Love a
Little Cottages" Lenore Sieberg
artist student of the Gum School
of Music, OF Chicago, who will rem.
der Rhapsody in G Minor," by
Brahms and Chopin's Military
Polonaise in A Major" and William
Mueller, Il student at the Army
Music School and soloist Of the W,0
Point Band, in the violin. compost.
tons, Scene de. Ballet" by de
Beriot and Drdla's "Serenade in A.
Mr.. Kennedy will be accom-
panied by a portion Of the Black
and White Melody Boys Orchestra
directed by the nephew OF John
Philip SoVsa. Alan C. Sousa and
composed by Helen Kennedy, Louis
r. Weinkam, Max Silverrnan and
William r.. Hartley. Helen Burkart
will assist Miss Leutbecher at the
piano and Kenneth B. Watts will
accompany Mr.. Mueller.
Singing by the audience will di-
yersify the program. There will
lie 1.40O seats free to the public
and 200 seats reserved for member;
of the association and those desir.
ing reserved seat privileges for Is
cents. Children under four years
will not be admitted and all other
children must come with adults and
sit with them throughout the corr
cert,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24
POSERS WIN
PRAISE At
RECITAL
Five Women Writers Appear
At Reception Given in
Their Honor.

Five of the worlds greatest won.
en- composers gave an audience in
the Shoreham Hotel last night a
concert the memory of which will
hnger long in the minds of those
who heard it.
The composers were Mrs. H. H.
A. Beach, Gena Branscombe, Ethel
Glenn Hier, Mary Turner Salter
and Harriet Ware. They were as.
sisted by Flora McGill Keefer, con.
tralto; Gretchen Hood, soprano:
Warren L. Terry tenor; Lucien
Marsh, barytope; Marjory Marckres
Fisher, violinist, and Richard Lorle.
berg, cellist.
Virility and freshness of stvle
marked all the compositions. Some
OF them were fraught with rare
beauty, some plastered with wild
splashes of color. But all were
interesting from a musicians stand.
point.
Tomorrow night the composers
will be the guests of the Washing
ton Arts Club, and will give a re.
cital at that time.
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AUTHOR To HAVE
. ROLE IN own
OPERA !.
Genevieve Farnell Will Sing
Part in CHERRY Blossom
Tinne.'

Genevieve Farnell Bond, stage d.
rector and author Of the book and
lyrics Of Cherry Blossom Time, :"
playing this week at the New
National, will assume the role OF
Julie, the flirtatious French maid
at the Saturday afternoon perform
ance on account of the enforced alb
sence Of Juliette Francey who is
now playing the part.
This brings up the question: Is 1t
possible to play leading role in
an opera, and at the same time at
tend to the stage directingg Gene
We've FarnelI says it can be done,
and 1t is assumed that she should
know, having sung leading roles
and stage-directed at the same time
in some of the various operas which
Impresario Bond has presented In
Washington during the past four
or five seasons.
But it is not a double job that
one would seek with enthusiasm
after having tackled 1t few times"
she tells the world TT is far more
comfortable to give ones entire at
tention to one thing or the other
In the first place, a singer needs
a great deal of rest between per-
formances, and calm singleness Of
intent during action. He or she
must look and feel his or her best,
must be calm, leisurely. An agi-
| tated throat is not goo1 bet under
| strain or overwork. The tiny net Of
nerves within rise up, clutch and
contract when they should be thor
| oughly relaxed.
And how can a person be calm
n In YkAs1 al
Of actor-singers, for whose finished
delivery of their various parts he is
! responsible, be calm and relaxed?
One might say that If there had
been sufficient rehearsing, the whole
| company should be so set in their
respective parts that q directors
services could be dispensed with
This is never the case.
''In a large body of player-singers
1t would be nothing short Of a
miracle that a moment of careless
ness. inattention, brainfag or trick
of memory should not occur. In
these moments, Of course, the di-
rector is Indispensable. And it is
his or her business to be infallible
on cuing and everything else con-
nected with the movement Of the
show. The director player must do
this and more. He must literally
have eyes In the back of his head,
to be sure that formations are right
and so on.
1T is not always so easy to
prance across the stage. and in a
slight pause. of a song, manage
to say soto Voce: Back a little
there-girls slightly to the left
| clear a space in front OF that armor
easy now, so that 1t won't be
noticed" Or: Too dead! Spiff up
that foot work" And so on. And
1t must be done with a smile, per.
haps while registering great affec.
ton for the handsome tenor. OF
course he is bound to hear what YOU
say too, and you take a chance of
changing his expression of devotion
to one Of astounded CONSERVATION.
knowing his cue for spiff and foot
work not due"
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fill up the ranks depleted by the
so-called Manchu law.
This ruling makes it mandatory
that an officer serve at least one
year out Of every five with troops,
and the largest exodus in army
history of officers being ordered
away from Washington is occurring
this month.
: Thirty-six of the forty-three come
here from the Army War College,
two from the Naval War College,
two from the Eighth Corps Area,
and one each from the First,
Fourth and Fifth Corps Areas,
Thirty-five Of them go to the gen.
eral staff, two to the surgeon gen.
eral, one. to the Assistant Secretary
Of War, one to the Adiutant Gen,
eral, and ono each to the chiefs of
Field Artillery, Ordnance, Finance
and Air Service. BY ranks they
are one colonel, twenty lieutenant
colonels, and twenty-five ma iora..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24
BILL FRAMED To
. OFFSETSTOCK
BOYCOTT
Haugen Asks Leaders for Ac-
ton on Change in Packers
and Stockyards Act.

The alleged boycott of cooperative
marketing associations at the Kan
sas City stock yards and a threat
ened similar boycott at the Chicago
stock yards led Chairman Haugen,
Of the House Agriculture Committee.
t~AN House leaders to make prfVi-
let, legislation changing the
packers and stock yards act to meet
the situation.
The new legislation gives the
Secretary of Agriculture power to
suspend market members for viola
tons of regulations for conduct Of
business at the primary markets
and stock yards and to require
service to non-members by market
members under reasonable regula-
tions. Determinations against CO.
operative marketing associations are
prohibited under penalties.
The Agriculture Committee re-
ported the legislation last Saturday,
and it was placed on a House calen-
dar. An unsuccessful effort was
made yesterday to reach l., but
| final action on other legislation was
delayed until an adjournment was
forced. During debate Congressman
l
gresham Madden (R.) Of Illinois
with dilatory tactics to prevent, i'm
the interest Of the Chicago live
stock market men,, prompt action
on the marketing legislation.
Secretary Wallace, Of the Agricul.
ture Department, is urging passage
OF the measure strengthening mar.
keting law. He appeared unexpected:
ly last Saturday before the commit.
tee and stated the boycott ut Kan.
sas City of the co-operatives caused
genuine emergency which he could
not correct without additional legis.
lation. Its spread 70 Chicago, he
said, would prove doubly disastrous
to the co-operatives. Unless pen.
altfes existed by which The boycott
could be crushed the co operative
marketing associations would Ia
driven out OF business and q free
and competitive market ,ieslrnScd,
The committee recognized the great
powers given tire Secretary Of Agri
culture under the proposed new law
but believes it necessary to meet
conditions and correct them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24
DEPARTMENT STORE
CLERKS FORM CHORUS

Although several of the larger de-
partment stores throughout the
country long have maintained glee
clubs or choruses, the M. L. Parker
Co., of Davenport, Iowa, is the first
of its kind in that section of the
country to carry out the idea.
Enthusiasm among the employees
was manifest from the start of the
project. No one was excluded from
membership. Every department of
the store from executives to clerks
is represented in the chorus. Prac-
tees are held twice a week. Be.
sides chorus work, the instructor
gives lectures on musical appre-
citation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24
CONCERT PROCEEDS TO
AID TEUToN CHILDREN

The Washington Saengerbund.
one of the Oldest singing societies
In Washington, will give a concert
on Sunday at p. m. in st. Mary's
hall, 721 Fifth street northwest for
the benefit of the hungry children
in Germany. The proceeds will be
turned over to the American com.
mittee for the relief of the German
children. General Miles, chairman
of the Washington committee.
The program consists Of choruses
by the singing society, orchestral
selections, by the Marine Band
orchestra. Taylor Bronson, leader:
assisted by Miss Dorothy Smith.
w. F. III. Santelmann; Herbert
Erisman, and Walton Boyce.
The concert is under the direction
of Armand j. Gumprecht and the
committed in charge are the of.
ficers of the Washington Saenger.
bund, Karl Richter, George AT.
Siebert, Richard Brauner, John
Wischhusen, and Richard Schwert.
ner,
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boy PIANIST TO
PLAY HERE
AGAIN
Shura cherkassky, Marvel Of
Keyboard, at Central
High Tomorrow.

Master Shura Cherkassly, the
marvellous eleven-year.old Russian
pianist, will be heard the last time
this season In piano recital at
Central High School tomorrow
evening at $50 O'Clock under the
auspices Of the community center
department Of the public schools.
This concert is a substitute for the
D'Alvarez recital, which was to
have taken place December IA and
all tickets issued for that date will
be honored at this recital.
Cherkassky gives q most attrac.
tive program which should interest
all piano students. It will include:
The Harmonious Blacksmith
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Public Concert

EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL
18th and East Capitol Streets,
ADMISSION FREE.
Professional to Calvary. from
The Army Music School
Concert Band
Capt. r. w. Lewis. Commandant,
William White. Principal OF Music
Conducted by Olaf N. NOrd.
America"
Salute to the Flag"
oath OF Allegiance"
.'Qld Folks at Home"
Everybody. +.
pixie Girls Are Good Enoush
Warren Kennedy. Singer of Scotch
Songs. Accompanied by Black
and White Melody Boys Or
chestra. Alan c. Sousa, leader.
Community Singing !. Everybody
Overture, "oberon' Won Weber
The Army Music School
Concert Band.
Conducted by ATnmon e. Gingrich.
Community. Singing. Everybody
Rhapsody In @ Minor" Brahms
military Polonaise in A Major
Chopin
Lenore Sieberg,r Pianist
Community Singing. Everybody
Grand operate Potpourri .Verd
The Army Music School
Concert Band.
Conducted by Wallace Appleton.
Scene de Ballet. II. de Beriot
.Serenade in A.. ....... .Drdla
Robert w. Mueller. Violinist.
Kenneth b. Watts at the piano.
Community Singing, -, Everybody
Album Lear. Wagner
The Army Music School
Concert Band.
Conducted by Alfred b. GSell.
Announcement
1.-THE World Is Waiting For
the Sunrise"
81 Love a Little Cottage"
Dorothy B. Leutbecher, soprano
Helen Burkart at the piano.
Hungarian Fantasia. .Tobani
The Army Music School
Concert Band.
Conducted by Nicholas Frank.
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
Everybody
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EASTER SO|REE
PLANNEDF0R
TONIGHT
interesting Program is Com
piled by Washington
Salon Head.

A musical program of diversified
characteristics will be presented at
the Easter soiree and concert this
evening of the Washington Salon
and United Arts Society, at the
Playhouse, 1914 n street northwest
with Rudolph de Xapp. president
of the society, in charge.
Miss Winifred De Voc will render
the soprano selections, "Connais-tu
lie Pays?" from Mignon, by Thomas
Hasten" by Mana-Zucca: Il Know
a Hill," by Whelpley, and Going
to Market" by Diehi. assisted at the
piano by George Dixon Thompson.
Miss Winifred McGregor Michael.
son, the concert pianist, viii present
Paraphrase of Eugene Oneguine,'
by Tschaikowsky. and Miss Anna
Sloan, the youthful cello soloist, will
play 'Minuet in G Minor" by
Golterman, with Mrs. Elizabeth c.
Sloan at the piano.
F. Edmond Boyer, the tenor
soloist. will sing "The Stars Are
Brightly Shining" from LA
oSCd, Ny EuCClul, anu ne AlIdC
Tree" by Garland. and will be
accompanied at the piano by Mrs,
T. S. Lovette. The dance arts will
be represented by Miss Edna Brandt
Duncan. of the Tchernikoff- Gardiner
Dancers, in interpretative dances
and by Miss Dorothy Gates in solo
Gypsy Dance" with Mrs. Brown
at the piano.
The guests of honor are Miss
Frances Densmore, author of books
on Indian music; DIR. Stanwood
Cobb, principal of the Chevy Chase
Country Day School; w. Clark
Noble, famous sculptor and designer
of proposed Memorial to Woman
hood to be erected In this city
Frank Goodwin, well-known illus
traitor. and Miss Elizabeth Sabin, OF
the Cnrcnran School of Art
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TO GIVE CONCERT FOR
BENEFIT or VETERANS

On Tuesday evening in the ball
room Of the New Willard Hotel,
there win be a concert which will
be sponsored by the war Mothers
Of the late war, for benefit OF the
boys in the, army and navy hos.
pitfalls Of Washington.
Patronesses include Mrs. Coolidge,
Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Taft, Mrs.
Weeks, Miss Boardman, and many
other prominent society ladies.
The artists who will give their
services are Franceska Kaspar-
Lawson, soprano; Hon. C. A. Wood
rum, barytone; Josef Kaspar, violin.
list: Isaac Minovich, vioIinist: Mary
Muller Fink harpist, of Baltimore;
Mrs. Chindblofn, pianist.
A section of the Marine Band will
probably assist.
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WOMEN COMPOSERS
TO BE HEARD AGAIN

Six American women composers
in the city attending the Pen
Women's convention will give a re.
cital tomorrow night at the Arts
Club. They are Mrs. III. H. A,
Beach, Gena Branscombe, Phyllis
Fergus, Ethel Glenn Hier. Mary
Each composer will be at the piano.
Assisting artists will be Gretchen
Hood, soprano; Flora McGill Keefer
contralto; Warren L. Terry, tenor;
Lucien Marsh, baritone and Jules
Falk, the eminent violinist who just
completed successful tour OF the
country. The program will be
broadcast by WCAP.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24
NINE STRIKE PARLEYS
MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April "a
Little progress toward a settlement
of the strike of 10000 coal miners
In the Southwestern bituminous
Fields has been made, although sub
committees remain in session here.
1t was announced today at head.
quarters of the Southwestern Inter.
state Coal Operators Association.
The negotiators have been unable
ITO agree on a new contract to sun
plant the old agreement which ex.
pired on April 1. The miners are
asking three-year renewal of the
old scale while the operators are
holding out for a wage cut.
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8HIandel), Sonata in Il minor, Op. 80
e.. Won Beethoven, Impromptu in
A flat major, Op. 90, No. Al IT.
Schubert, Spinning Song CT. Men
delssohnl, Hunting Song (Mendels-
ohm, Etude in A fiat major, Etude
in G sharp minor, Op. 10, No. 4,
Nocturne in e flat major, op. 3,
No. 3. Va1se IN q flat major, op.
18 OF. Chopin, Melodie In - major,
prelude in g minor, Op. %, No. S
Prelude Pathetiuue (Shura Cher.
kasslSy) waltz in Il major or, Mosz.
kOwslxi).
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DELIGHTFUL RECITAL IS
PRESENTED At TRINITY

Jean Wilson, reader, and Viviennc
Gilmore, soprano. gave an enter
tainment last night at Trinity
Parish House. Third and c streets
northwest.
Mrs. Gilmore is practically a
newcomer, in Washington, and last
night was her first appearance in
concert here. She made a distinct
impression upon her audience. Kath-
arine McCaffrey, pianist, played
Godards Second MaZurka.