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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14
TROOPS ORDERED TO HERRIN
Constable, Reputed Leader Of Dry
Raiders, Shot to Death on Street.

~
Marion. m.-Constable Caesar eagle,
reputed leader of Williamson coanty's
dry raid forces. was shot and killed.
Deputy Sheriff John Layman was sert
oasiy wounded and three OF HerFin's
policemen, including Chief John Ford
were kidnapped as a result of the ten.
sion between the so-called wet and
Try element OF the county. according to
word received here.
Sheriff John Galligen requested that
troops be called out to cope with the
situatiCl.
According to word received hero
Constable eagle was shot while he
was standing on the street in the bust
ness section OF Herrin, while Deputy
Sheriff Layman was wounded a short
time later. His assailants. 1t was re.
ported. fled in an automobile. in which
1t x.as said at the time. the three pc.
licemen were abducted.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14
PREUs APPOINTS SECRETARY
Herman G. Samuelscn Named to Sue
coed Charles r. Adams.

st. Paul. Minn.-Herman E. Samuel
son Of st. Paul. executive clerk in
the governors Office for the last niue
years. vas appointed by Governor ].
A.. o. Preus as his private secretary.
succeeding Charles r. Adams. re-
signed. Governor Preus had no Sec
rotary during January, and NO sala.y
was paid for the position during that
time. G. b. Wollan. Of st. Paul. was
made executive clerk fer 80 days. att.
er which he will leave the office to
accept another business engagement.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14
nrazll Hoods do DAMAGE.

Rio de Janeiro = Thirty thousand
people are homeless from food OF tho
River Para, which inundated the city
or Campos. in the state OF Rio de
Janeiro. according to advices here.
Floods also are reported from many
parts OF north Brazil. owing to recent
heavy rains.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14
Felt Like A New Woman

Springfield, Missouri.-"For four
or FIVE months / was rundown, ner-
vous, my back ached and ! did not
feel like doing a thing. Sometimes
my legs ached and felt like they
would break and | had a hurting in
my sides. / had been reading in the
newspapers the letters of other wo-
men who had taken Lydia E. Pick
hams Vegetable Compound and the
advertising of it appealed to me- so
] bought some and saw results in al
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14
Eureka!

Barber-sYour hair is starting to get
gray in the back here!" Querulous
PatronL"That' doesn't surprise me
it's almost taken an eternity for you
to cut it!"-St. Louis Times.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14
Ia AD7lFT ON ICE CAKES
Quebec Ice Bridge Coiiapses and Car
ries Spectators Away,


ries Spectators Away.
Quebec Fourteen persons were
adrift on cakes of ice in the swelling
waters of the st. Lawrence river and
efforts of a ferry boat to reach them
were futile. The IA were members
of a party of II who were standing on
an ice bridge between Quebec and
Lewis when II snapped and broke
away. Three were rescued.
Hurriedly formed rescue parties set
u for Quebec bridge. toward which
the ice foes were drifting. in the hope
that they could rescue the victims
with ropes as they passed beneath
them. From points along the shor-
1t was reported as many as nine or
10 persons had been seen on one cake
of the floating ice.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14
FALL NEED NOT APPEAR
Former Secretary OF Interior Could
Claim Immunity.

Washington. ID. C.-Albert B. Fall
former secretary of the interior and
a central figure in the oil lease scaa-
dial, was released from further APP
pearance before the senate public
lands committee to testify concerning
the turning over OF naval reserves in
Wyoming and California to Harry F.
Sinclair and e. l.. Doheny.
The decision to release Fall was
reached after the special counsel ap
pointed by President Coolidge han
advised the committee that Fall, nm,
der the fifth amendment to the con-
stitution. might claim immunity from
prosecution If forced to testify under
protest.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14
ObIicinq

"What do you do when one of your
on companies peters out?'
"Oh, we keep swapping the custom
ers' shares in new companies until they
get tired of paying postage"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14
FILIPINO LOSS TOTALS 1900
Authorities Expect Fresh Uprising
Inhabitants Flee.

Authorities Expect Fresh Uprising
inhabitants Flee.
Manila-The total losses incurred
by Colorums. amounted to IS00 to
date, according to officers Of the
steamer Sonxa. arriving from Surigao.
who said the inhabitants arr terror
stricken and fleeing To other islands.
many returning to Manila, while the
authorities expect a fresh uprising on
Byhol island. which is understood to
be the stronghold Of the sect.
Ffty-four bodies OF Colcrums slain
at Suriga, were left exposed for three
days by the constabulary in order to
demonstrate to the other natives that
the claims Of the Colo.ums that their
adherents will be resurrected WITHIN
three days were false.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14

Crosby. MINI Forty-one miners
we're smothered to death when wafer
and mud burst through the walls of
a small pond and flooded the Milford
mine. near Crosby.
Seven OF the men working on the
lower level escaped by crawling up a
ladder when the alarm was sounded
by a ~15-year-old boy who first saw the
water gushing into the mine.
Mine Floods Fast.
Within Is minutes the mine was
flooded and the water and muck
surged TO the top OF the main shaft.
The mine property abuts on Island
lake. and the main shaft runs 1900
feet southeast from the lake to the
small pond. The main shaft is be-
tween Island lake aid the pond, which
Is about one-fourth mile in diameter.
The shaft Of the mine is 200 feet
deep. The main level is at 1865 feet
and the new level at 200 feet. The
men did most OF their work at the
main level.
So quickly did the water food at
the mine after the wall gave way that
Harvey Hosford. the last mar up the
ladder. was wet to the waist when
be reached the surface.
The miners we're nearly ali married
men. many OF them with large fam
lies. Included In the dead we're Her.
man Holm of Guyana. the shift boss.
and Evan George Crellin. the captain
OF the mine, For the first time In
weeks Superintendent Middlebrook
was not in the mine during the day.
Captain Crellin is the son OF the oldest
mine captain on the Mesaba range
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14
SINCLAIR AND SHINES AGREE
U. S. oil Man Makes Big Deal In
Germany.

Germany.
Cologne. Germany - Harry F. Sin
clair sold oil to Hugo SHINES. money
master of Germany.
The American promoter. lessee Of
the Teapot Dome naval reserve closed
agreements to deliver oil to the Ger.
man industrialist begun when the lat
ter's SOL visited Sinclair in America.
Friends OF Sinclair pointed out that
his conference with SHINES proved
he actually had had business in Ed
rope and was not lodging the senate
investigating committee at Washing
ton.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14
RUSSIA TO ENTER FARLEY

Agrees to Treaty Conference With
Great Britain at Once.
London - Soviet Russia has accept.
ed Great B-itain's proposal for an
Anglo-Russian conference to draw up
q treaty between the two powers. 1t
would be held in London, and NJ.
Rakovsky. head OF the Russian trade
mission IN Great Britain. will repre-
sent the soviet government.
Great Britain already has accorded
complete diplomatic recognition With
Moscow.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14

BUTTER-Creamprv. extras, 4sc,
frts H.. Ate; seconds, 42c: packing
stock. fresh sweet. csc: grease, 1c.
EGGS-Country receipts rots on,
per case. $3.50; No. I candied. good
cases, free from rots. d'rties and checks
out. dozen. 35c: seconds small dirties
and held stock. rots out, leakers out,
per doz. 22c; quotations on eggs in.
clude cases.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14

DR.. G. w. Mccoy Is director of.
the ,hygienic laboratory of the
United States public health service
in Washington. He Is an authority
on the subject of vaccination, and
upsets the prevailing idea that i'm
munization work Is Of modern
origin. He declares that ~lno~ula-
ton for smallpox was used AS Tar
back as 300 b. G..
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14

No. dark nortne~n. st.l6-sl.2 20: No.
] northern s1.15-s1.l9: No. 1 dark hard,
S1.t4-sf,16: No I hard S1.13-S1.16: No.
I amber durum. s~t.n6-s1.t4; No. | du-
rum. srQ4-st.t1: corr No. 2 yellow,
75c; oats No. 2 white 45c; barley
sshotce 70 f%ney Sfe,sEc; rye No. 2
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14
His Mistake

MY boy, where did you get that
terrible black eyer
II was s-s-sitting on Willie Brooks
an | forgot to hold his f-f-feet."-
London Weekly Telegraph.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14
Others Find Relief

In Allcock's Plasters from local aches
and pains. So can you. One trial viii
convince you of their merits.-Adv.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14
DEAD ORE MINERS
MAY NOT Be FOUND
Work of Clearing Debris From
Mine viii Be Slow and
Tedious.
Bodies May Not Be Found.

Bodies May Not Be ound.
Crosby, MINI. - Giant pumps
are sucking out $4,000 gallons OF
water and viscid mud a minute.
but engineers described the task
Of emptying the flooded, mud
choked mine as almost hopeless,
and talked Of other schemes TO
rescue the Al bodies rom their
grave, 200 feet below ground level.
August Swanson, county mine
Inspector, said he believed most
Of the bodies never would be
found.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14
Anxious

Sambo-LoOk here. Iuh amt even
payin' me interest on dat five dollahs
yuh owes me-.
Rastus-Ah Knows 1t. man. But All
am wOrryin' bout il.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14
Keen w.lii Avoid Sickness.

Take Brandreth Pills. One or two at
bed time will cleanse the system, purify
the blood and keep you well.-Adv.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14

Grammar, like mathematics, never
soaks into a boy nj school unless he
likes Il.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14

1t takes TWO to make a Irritation;
a good snub always ends it,.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14

Hunting is likely to 90 on even aftel
there is not n rabbit left.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14
SO. 81. PAU, Lixe.tock.

SO. NJ. Paul LfvestOck.
Steers. s2.5e-stl75i COWS and heifersi
s2.5~0-s1i.50; veal calves. s450-$10. 50;
hogs. s4.00-s6.S5; sheep and lambs
S4.50-$14.00 DO.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14
NERVOUS & HALF-SICK WOMEN
Relieved by taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
These Three Letters Prove 1t

most no time. I had hardly been able
to do my own work and after taking
the Vegetable Compound felt like g
new woman. | recommend 1T to my
friends who have troubles like | did,
and hope they will find the same re-
suits. Mrs. M. CARPENTER, GOT W.
Chase Street, Springfield, Missouri.
40 Years Old, Feels Like 20
Hagerstown, Md. 81 was very bad
off with backache, a bearing-down
feeling in my body and a pain in my
left side. / could not be on my feet
at times and once | was so bad /
walked bent over to one sidef for three
weeks. My sister read of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
got me a bottle. ! got so much relief
that l took more until | was well. |
am 40 years old and feel like 20. /
am sure this medicine will help all
women. Mrs. MARY E. SANDY, 436
w. Franklin Street, Hagerstown,Md.
Over 100, 900 women have Sc far
replied to u question, "Have you
received benefit from taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound?"
SO per cent of these replies are
eyes"
That means that SO out of every
100 women who take this medicine
for the ailments for which it is recon-
mended are benefited by it.
All druggists are having increased
sales Of this medicine.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
GIRLS FRIENDLY SOCIETY
TO CONDUCT CONFERENCE
Church School Students Thrtmgh-
out Country Coming to
Holiday House.

A conference of students fn'om
church boarding schools throug hout
the country will be held next week
at Hoiiday House, the vacation ho me
maintained by the Girls Friendly So
ciety OF the diocese Of Washington, ns.ar
Mount Vernon. The conference d as
been arranged by the extension de-
partment of the national organization
or the Girls Friendly Society tof
America
daily for discussion of the religioua
problems of boarding school girls, led
by Miss Florence Newbold of Silver
Spring, Md. the national extensionl
secretary: an hour a day with DIR.
Eva M. Blake, discussing the work
or the society. and a daily religious
service in the late afternoon, con-
Quoted by an Episcopal clergyman.
Miss Mabel Eleanor Stone, chairman
or the national committee on per-
sonal religion, and Deaconess Eliza
beth G. Newbold will be at the con-
ference for informal talks on re-
ligious subjects. The department of
religious education of the National
Council of the Episcopal Church.
which is charged with the super
boys and girls in boarding schools.
will be represented by Miss Agnes
NJ. Hall. executive secretary of the
department for work among girl
students.
Time will be given for recreation
and athletics. for which the facilities
of Holiday House are excellent. 1t
is also planned to rehearse a pageant
which will be given at the close OF
the week.
Miss Sally Finney. daughter Of
John II. Finney of this city. a student
at St Hilda's Hall. Charles Town:
W. Va, will represent the city and
diocese of Washington.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
COMMITTEE TO ENLARGE
BIBLE CONTEST ACTIVITY
Membership to Be Increased, Con-
ferees at Home of Mrs. Louise
II. Earl1 Decide.

An all-day meeting of the COM
mittee on arrangements for the com
munity Bible contest work was held
Thursday in the apartment OF Mrs.
Louise H. Earll.
In celebration of the services
rendered by the members during the
past five years the forenoon was de-
voted to social gathering, a
luncheon at small tables was served
at the noon hour followed by the
committee program in the afternoon
The committee decided to continue
its activities and to enlarge its mem
bership for more aggressive work.
Plans for the reorganizing of the
executive committees are under con-
sideration. but will not be reported
until after another meeting. A sixth
contest will not be held until the re-
organization is accomplished.
1t was reported that a special unit
has been preparing a comprehensive
card index, and that birthday cards
have been sent to many contestants.
There will be an effort to keep in
touch with all who have entered as
contestants in the community Bible
study courses. If any have changed
addresses in the last five years they are
requested to supply the new ones. The
committee also asks all who were
in the first contest to send their
names and addresses to the secretary
of the committee, Mrs. William +.
Chamberlin, 43 r street northeast, or
to Mrs. Earll, at 1411 Harvard street.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
"Winter-M. M. "" Circle Meets.

The "Winter-M. NJ. W" Circle of
the Woman'S Society of the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church held its
closing meeting of the season this
week at the home of Mrs. Emma San
ford Shelton, in Chevy Chase. Reports
were received from the committees
having in charge the benevolent work
for the year at the homes of the
United Christian Missionary Society
for the aged at Jacksonville, Fla,
and for orphans at St. Louis. The
following officers were elected for
the coming year: President, Mrs. ].
W. Heider; vice president, Mrs. E. G
Siggers; secretary, Mrs. 4. NJ. Bowles;
treasurer, Mrs. NJ. Montgomery, audi
tor, Mrs. Shelton.
The officers and teachers of the
elementary division of the Sunday
school of the Vermont Avenue Chris
tan Church, including the cradle roll
beginners, primary and junior de-
partments, have formed an organiza-
tion and will hold regular business
meetings and conferences. The fol-
lowing officers were named: Miss
Elizabeth Wilson, president; Mrs. A.
NJ Cummiford, vice president and
librarian; Miss Pearl Graham. secre-
tary; Mrs. Lawton G. Herman. as
sistant secretary and treasurer, and
Mrs. Theron Copeland, reporter.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
EPISCOPAL MISSIONS
STAFF IS SUMMONED
Will Meet Right Rev. Thompson
Tuesday to Discuss Needs of
This Vicinity.

Rt. Rev. Arthur C.. Thompson,
bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal
Church in the Diocese of Southern
Virginia. has called meeting OF the
standing committee on missions of
the. province Of Washington, to be
held in the church Offices. 1417 X
street, Tuesday.
Rev. d. w. Curran. executive sec
retary of the church offices. is max
ing the arrangements for the meet
ing. at which plans will be discussed
for stimulating missionary enort
throughout the province and especial
ly during the early fall, when it is
the custom to present the needs or
the whole church to the people of
the separate parishes.
Besides Bishop Thompson and Mr..
Curran, the following are members
of the committees: Rev. Jennings w
Hopson of Bluefield, w. Va; Mr.. Ed
ward P. Brinton of Lancaster, Pa,
and Mr.. Horace De Y. Lantz OF Beth
lehem, Pa
The following day, Wednesday. at
the same place. the committee or the
Synod of Washington charged with
the program of the next synod meet
ing will meet under the chairman
ship of Rt Rev. Ethelbert Talbot,
Bishop of Bethlehem, who Is presi-
dent Of the synod. Rev. Thomas J.
Bigham OF Pittsburgh. secretary OF
the synod. will attend. The next
meeting Of the synod will be held
in Charleston, W. Va. on November
18 and will last for three days. Be
side meetings for the dispatch OF
business there will be sessions when
the synod will hear addresses and
consider proposals in the interest of
each Of the three great departments
of the churchs work-nameiy, mis-
sions, social service and religious
education.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
100000 MEN TO MARCH
IN HOLY NAME PARADE
Corps Of New York Police and Fire
men Coming Here for Ami
versary- Celebration.

One thousand picked uniformed
New York policemen and the New
York Police Band of $50 pieces, to-
gether with 1000 uniformed New
York postmen,, will take part in the
Holy Name parade next September
in connection with the 650th ami
versary of the. founding of the or
ganization.
This announcement was made by
John Hadley Doyle at the monthly
meeting of the Holy Trinity branch
of the society in the auditorium of
the school last night. Mr.. Doyle ex-
planned that arrangements had been
made to quarter and feed the men
at the Elks' Home, Knights Of Colum-
bus Hall and other places.
Estimates from all parts of the
country and Canada at the national
headquarters of the society show
that more than 100000 men have ar
ranged to participate in the parade.
Dozens Of trains will come from vari-
Gus parts of the country
Rev. Owen S. Hill, S. j.. Of st.
Aloysius Church, addressed the meet
ing. An entertainment followed
Several new members were elected.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
CHURCH GETS SPEAKERS
FROM THREE COUNTRIES
First Congregational Schedule for
Summer Includes Distinguished
Visitors.

Ministers from England, Scotland
and Australia are on the list Of noted
preachers who will occupy the pulpit
at the First Congregational Church
during the summer. AS announced to:
day, the list includes:
Rev. DR.. T. Rhondda Williams, Con-
gregational Church. Brighton, Eng.
land, to preach June % and 90; Rev
Dr. Daniel A. Polling of Marble Col
lsgiate Church, New York City. July
Sand IS; Rev. DR.. Ernest James, Con-
gregational Church, Victoria, Aus
tralia, July 20: Rev. DR.. Arthur c.
Hill, Elgin Place Congre gational
Church, Glasgow, Scotland, July 27;
Rev. DR.. Charles l.. Goodell, Federal
America, August 10 and II; Rev. DIR.
J. Percival Huget, Tompkins Avenue
Congregational Church, Brooklyn, N
Y, August "a: Rev. DR.. Frederick w.
Norwood, City Temple, London, Eng
land, August 81, September 2 and IA.
DR.. Norwood also will speak Tuesdays
and Thursday, September :, 4, and
IL.
Rev. DR.. Jason Noble Pierce, pastor
of the First Congregational Church,
will preach August 3 and resume reg
ular preaching September 21. Tomor-
row morning he will preach on "A
Character Test" Children will be con-
secrated in baptism at this service:
Mrs. o. j. Larson, contralto soloist OF
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Du-
luth, Mimi. and Leonard Lewis. BARI
tone soloist of the Civic Opera AS
sociation of New York City, will be
guest soloists. At s o'clock tomorrow
night DIR. Pierce will speak on
"Temptation and Victory.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
PLAN {. E. CONVENTION.
South Meeting.

Gov. Trinkle of Virginia has &C
cepted the honorary chairmanship of
the Richmond committee arranging
the fifth All-South Christian En-
deavor convention to be held in Rich
mond July 10 to IA. according to de-
tails of the gathering received here
by the local Christian EndeaVor
Union. Included on the program of
speakers will be DR.. Francis T.. clark,
founder of Christian Endeavor and
president of the World Christian En-
deavor Union: DR.. Daniel a. Polling,
William Jennings Bryan, DR.. Peter
Ainslie of Baltimore. E. F. Gates
former president of the local union,
and Frank Freet of Ohio. Percy S.
Foster of Washington will conduct
the music.
The Intermediate Christian En-
deavor Union will meet at Calvary
Baptist Church Friday night at S
O'Clock, and the union will hold its
biennial convention at Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church, 4th and 8
streets southeast, June 19 to 20.
Rev. Dr. G. Z. Hawthorne, newly
installed pastor of Wallace Memorial
United Presbyterian Church. spoke
at the meeting of the District Chris
tian Endeavor Union at First Presby-
terian Church Monday night.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
Program for Whitsunday.

The whitsunday services tomorrow
at St Paurs Episcopal Church. 23d
street near Washington Circle, Will
open with low celebration Of the holy
communion at 1880 o'clock The usual
services for children of the Sunday
school, consisting of morning prayer
and instruction, will be held at 10
o'clock At the IL o'clock service
there will be choral celebration OF
the holy communion and a sermon
by the rector, Rev. Arlington A. Nc
Callum. The Sunday evening services
and celebration of the holy COM
munion at 1880 am. on week days
have been discontinued at St PauPs
for the summer. Members OF st.
PauPs branch of the Woman's Auxil-
iary will make their corporate COM
munion az the 1880 am. services to-
morrow The meeting of the auxil-
iary for this season will be held in
the parish hall at 7:45 pm. Thursday.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
WILL DIRECT MISSIONS.
DR.. J. r. Edwards Takes Charge of
Methodist Workers.

Dr. John r. Edwards. for the
past eight years superintendent OF
churches in the Washington district
>f the Methodist Episcopal Church
Who recently was elected correspond
ing secretary Of the board Of foreign
missions. with headquarters in New
York city, will supervise the work
of the LOO missionaries in China
Malaysia, the Philippines, Europe
and Africa. He will guide the ad-
mfnistrative and financial policies OF
the foreign mission board.
Dr. Edwards was born in Cornwall
England. in 1871, and came to Amer
lea in 1881. He is a graduate OF
Dickinson College, receiving an ABB
in 1896. and has done special work
in Johns Hopkins. He joined the
Baltimore Conference in 1897, serv-
ing in the pastorate until 1917. From
then until the present he has been
District superintendent His sue
cessor has not been appointed.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
Doctrine and Duty" Topic.

Doctrine and Duty" will be the
subject of Rev. DR.. Earle Wilfley's
sermon tomorrow morning at the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church.
In the evening he will preach a short
sermon on THE Power of the Gospel
Hymns" and a special song service
viii be conducted by William L.
Braithwaite. director Of the church
choir. DR.. Wiley will attend the an
nual meeting of the trustees of
Bethany College at Wellsburg, w.
Va, Tuesday and will remain for the
exercises Thursday when his daugh-
ter. Katherine, will graduate.