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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
ENGINEER OF
State QUITS
Will Open Private Of
flee in Milwaukee
Retained by Big
Concern
10y the United Press)

H. j. Kuelling, designer engineer
of the Wisconsin Hiihway Commits
sion, has resigned and will open
an office at Milwaukee as con
sulting engineer in municipal en-
gineering work of all types. In
addition to that, Mr.. Kuelling has
been retained by the Wisconsin vi
brothithic company as their con
sulting engineer.
With the retirement of Mr.. Kuel-
ling there will pass from public
to private service one of the pi-
oneer highway engineers in the
wisconsin highway organization.
He has written papers for two inter
national highway programs and q
paper prepared by him will be
read at the next lnternationa
Highway Conference to be held
at MILAN, Italy. He has read pa
pers at numerous national high
way conferences and he has been
an associate editor of two national
engineering magazines and fire.
quent contributor to national pub
locations. gs9af 81
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
quarry Worker Killed by Blast
Rural Teachers
Borrow Money To
Attend School

Rural school teachers are forced
to borrow money in order 10 attend
summer school and prepare for
the next term, is the statement
made by the department of edu-
cation of Ohio in a summary of
statistics covering the rural sys-
tens.
The average salary of rural one
teacher schools for a school term
is $735. The salary is apportioned
as follows: for living expenses, so
per cent; clothing II IL per cent !;
life insurance and religious sup
port, Z per cent; self improvement,
and recreation, IL per cent !;
savings, vacation, and sum
mer school. IS per cent. More
teachers than ever attend sum
mer schools despite the cruel draft
upon pay.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
Scopes
Chicken Killed By
Lightning But Not
Cooked by the Bolt

Mrs. Chess Taylor of Hendrys-
burg, Ohio, is kind hearted. If she
hadn't been she would have killed
the chicken which had been con-
fined in coop in the yard of their
farm home since morning waiting
for the execution. 1t came not in
the form of the men folks who
were in the fields, but by a bolt
of lightning. The fowl was killed
and the coop demolished. Thus it
came that the Taylor family had
chicken for dinner instead of sup
per. No other object was struck
by the lightning; and it is stated
with due solemnity that the bolt
failed to fry the fowl.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
WOMEN Want
BOB'S Wife
IN Senate
(By the United Press)

The women of the country have
petitioned Mrs. Robert M. LaFOl-
lette to herald a new era by taking
the seat Of her late husband in a
drive for woman legislation. So
strong is the plea that Mrs. La
Toilette is now considering aban-
doning her decision to remain in
seclusion and complete her hus-
bands memoirs.
The National Woman's party
leads in urging her to run for the
office. Emma Wold, legislative ad-
wiser for the party, recently called
on Mrs. LaFoIlette and presented
her with petition from the Wis
consin branch. Mrs. LaFollette in
Dictated that the request was not
favorably received.
Mrs. LaFollette has heretofore
favored the candidacy of her son.
Robert Nj. LaFollette, Jr., belleV-
ing him to be best suited to carry
out the work of his father. The
new appeal puts the matter in a
different light.
Robert left Washington last
night for Madison and it is ex-
pected that definited cision will
be announced during the week
end.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
LIFE Term FOR
GIRL S SLAYER
(By the United Press)

imprisonment at hard labor for
the rest of his natural life was
the sentence meted out to Wini-
fred Meek, 81, Garden City youth,
at WATERFOWL, S. d., today. Meek
was convicted of the murder of
Byrle Healy, II year old Garden
City girl, on Sunday night. He
was taken at once to the peniten-
tiary at Sioux Falls.
Robert Depeel. Croker, S. D.,
held in connection with the muir
der, was released yesterday on
Mcek's confession that it was he
alone who murdered the girl
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
Fewer 'LickerS'
Sold These Days

Fewer lickers" will be sold in
this country from now on. BY Tic
kers" or course we mean postage
stamps. The reason why fewer will
be consumed by the public is that
under the new postage law people
can send regular government
postal card at the same old cost,
namely. one cent, while if they
want to send souvenir card or
private mailing card it will take a
two cent stamp, and the sender
will do the licking.
The best minds" at Washing
ton have not been able to explain
why Uncle Sam should get only
one cent for carrying postal card
and pay for the card himself when
he charges two cents for april
vate mailing card of the same size
which he doesn't have to pay for
Pathfinder.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
LEG, HANDS
ARE BLOWN
FROM BODY
LaRue Youth Meets
Death in n Or t h
Freedom S t on e
Quarry

Emmett Maske, 2 met almost
instant death this morning near
the village of North Freedom when
five sticks of dynamite went of
almost in his own hands. One leg
and both hands of the youth were
blown off and his face and body
was badly mutilated.
The accident occurred about nine
o'clock this morning at the Harbi-
sonand Walker Refractory Co. in
the quarry known as the big
Drill"
The deceased is survived by his
wife and parents who reside at La
Rue.
The remains were brought to
the Scheible & Dyrud undertaking
parlors here to be prepared for
burial.
Just how the dynamite was
caused to explode has ,ot been
learned, but the youth was carry
ing the five sticks and had stopped
to pick up a fuse. The blast follow
ed.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
Funeral For
DrOwnedLQd
At Sank City

Funeral services for Richard
Kirschner, 7, were held Wednesday
afternoon al two Cclock in Sank
City, from the Reform church. in
terment was made in the local
cemetery. The lad was a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Kirschner Of
Sank City.
Mrs. Ed Cork ana daughter Of
Madison spent Thursday and Fri
day in the city Mrs Cork came
to visit her mother. Mrs. c. Bohn
sack, who is very ill.
Mrs. Robert Thiele of Buffalo
Center, Iowa, who has been visiting
her mother, Mrs Katherine Wuerth
here returned home Friday even
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Web
ner and three children who were
also guests at the Wuerth home
returned to their home in Chicago
Saturday.
Mrs. Ida Possner of Omaha, Ne
braska, is visiting her sisters, the
Misses Josephine and Helen Merk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Ring of
Madison visited at the Fred Sorg
home on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fuchs
spent Friday in Madison.
Miss Minnie Wuerth returned on
Thursday from visit with rela-
tives n Chicago.
Miss Tessie Mueller of st. Paul
is spending her vacation here.
Joseph Dresser spent Sunday in
Madison.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
EDITOR GETS
REBUKE FROM
GOV. Blaine
Wisconsin T arm G r
Contains Editorial
That ROuses Execu-
tive to Write Letter
(BY the United Pressl

Governor John j. Blaine today ad
dressed a scorching letter to Dante
M. Pierce, publisher of the Wis
consn Farmer, accusing him of the
"grossest falsehoods" and of stoop-
ing to Outrageous misrepresenta-
ton" contained in an editorial Of a
late issue of the magazine entitled
New Evidence of Careless Wiscon-
sins Financing"
The editorial which Governor
Blaine takes exception to concern
ed itself with Wisconsin tax laws
as passed and amended in the re-
cent session of the Legislature.
The Governor congratulates the
farmers of Wisconsin that they
did not permit you, a resident Of
Iowa to control Wisconsin legisla-
ton" and observes finally "how
far the Standard Oil company's full
page advertisement in the san e
issue of the Wisconsin Farmer in
fluenced your editorial policy needs
no comment
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
Huge Gasoline
GO
Bill Growing

Few realize what it means to
provide fuel for the millions Of
automobiles in daily use. In 1900
before motor Car production was
well under w9y, the annual Of
crude oil was 63,O0O,OOO barrels.
This year it may surpass 100000,
900 barrels
In 1900 the gasoline production
was 100000 barrels. This year it
will probably surpass 100000, 900
barrels. The investment in the oil
industry is now estimated at 49,
0GO,O00,OO0, against about $1,000,000,
coo Is years ago. The United
States alone VIII this year probably
consume 7,O00,OOOOO0 gallons of
gasoline, which at 20 cents a gall
on would mean an expenditure of
81 ,400, 600, Thrift Magazine.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
Babe DrOwns
In Bath Tub

Relatives in Portage have been
appraised of the distressing death
of little Jeane Dougherty, ten
months old daughter of Mrs. Ar
thur Dougherty. which occurred
Saturday at her home in Chicago.
The mother was bathing the child
and left it in the bathtub, partly
filled with water while she hasten
ed to answer the door bell. When
she returned to the bathroom the
little one was dead.
Mrs Dougherty is a former Por'
tage girl-Ruth Rawson a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Rawson, now
of Pardeeville, and a sister of Mrs.
A. F. Kellogg of Portage.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
DISMISSAL is
OvERRULED IN
MONKEY TRIAL
Decision is Big Vic
tory For the Prose
cutiOn; UphOlds In
dictments
(By the United eressl

John T. Scopes, "a year old Day
ton school teacher, pleaded not gull
ty to violating the Tennessee anti
evolution law by teaching the the
DRY of evolution in the Rhea county
court at Dayton today. The central
figure in the sensational case sat
with his shirt sleeves rolled UP and
his collar open at the throat as the
question, What do you plead?"
was put to him by Judge Raulston.
"Not guilty" replied Scopes
consul, John r. Neal, without ris
ing.
mot guilty" echoed the judge.
With the pleading finished, in
less than five minutes the case was
under way, after Judge Raulston
had overruled the defense's motion
for dismissal or the indictment a.
gainst Scopes.
The decision is big victory for
The prosecution because, in uphold
ing the indictment, the Judge had
to and did rule that the Tennessee
anti evolution law was thoroughly
constitutional, violating neither
Tennessee nor federal constitution.
The judges opinion was 5000
words long and dealt with every
one of the defense's attacks on the
evolution laws constitutionality.
Before commencing to read the
decision, he required the court
room to maintain perfect silence
and order.
The tactics of the defense are to
press every opportunity. They have
made an issue Of the daily prayer
in the court, even though some of
the defense staff are frank to admit
that it is costing their side many
friends.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
scopes = leads Not Guilty To Law Violation
Father Killer
Free, Reveals
Victims Past

A murder mystery unsolved for
five years, was cleared up in Hib-
bling, Mimi. Tuesday, because a
boy of II had shot and killed his
father last Sunday.
The boy, Walter Nikkola, was
cleared by a verdict of "justifi-
able homicide given by the cor
oners jury which heard his stumb
ling story of how he had shot
and slain to save himself and
mother from a maniacal father,
armed with razor.
And in the telling, the secret
came out-a secret the boy and his
mother had locked behind closed
lips for five years-that Samuel
Nikkola, the father, had slain Mes
tor Kovisto at Sax, their home, near
here, in 1920.
Quarreled over Hay
81 had to shoot" the youth hal
tingly told the jury, because /
knew he had killed one man and
wouldn't stop at killing others"
A few questions brought the full
story of the old crime.
Nikkola, the son said, had been
cutting hay for years on land near
his own farm, Then, one day, the
land was sold to Nestor Kovisto,
who objected to the procedure.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
Many Register For
Summer School OF
Music In BarabOo

Erie f. Faber of Denver, who is
spending the summer here with
hs mother, Mrs. e b. Winslow, is
conducting summer School Of
Music in the w. r. G. hall and he
states that his schedule is practi-
cally full, with registrations from
Portage, Okee, Ableman, and Mad
ison, in addition to Baraboo
Mr.. Faber is to appear in a group
of selections at the Home Theatre
in Portage on Thursday and Friday
nights of this week There is a
possibility that he may open stu
dio in that city, Mr. Faber says
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
Results of Mari
To Farm Land

Oats grown on Jack Rich's farm
in Portage on display are an indi-
cation of the results obtained from
married land.
The oats are over five feet in
height now, and not ready to cut.
Mr.. Rich has about seven acres OF
this stand and expects they will run
from 20 to so bushels to the acre.
Alongside of the married land is an
other piece without mari on which
oats are also being raised. The sec
as high as the first.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
LassO Bear;
lowed Across Lake

While a party OF fishermen were
trolling in Stone lake, near Gran
don, they sighted a hub bear swim
ming short distance from tie
boat. They lassoed the animal with
and anchor line and secured a pic
ture of him as he towed them a
cross the lake in his efforts to
get away. On reaching the shore
the bear was released.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
KNIFE: WOUND
CRITICAL. FOR
MONROE LAD
Operation is Perform
ed to Save Youths
Life After Family
Quarrel
(Ry the United Press)

Physicians hold out hope for the
recovery of Robert Ruch, aged %,
son of Mr.. and Mrs Arnold Ruch,
residing on farm near the city,
who suffered a serious knife wound
during family quarrel at 2 o'clock
in the morning, according to re-
ports of the affair. The knife is
said to have been welded by his
father. An operation was perform
ed to save the youths life.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
Body of Storm Victim
Raised by Dynamite

The body of Frank Reynard, 81,
Of Sawyer, who lost his life in Sat
urday's cyclone when he was
clown from the toll bridge in Stur
geon Bay, was found Tuesday.
Dynamiting Monday probably caus-
ed the body to come to the surface.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
Fractures Neck In
Shallow River Dive

Anton Martiny, 80, of Sheboygan,
is completely paralyzed as the
result of a broken neck received
when he dived into shallow water
in the Black river Little hope is
held Tor his recovery.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
Fond du Lac Burglar
Gang Under 16 Years

Five boys. all under 16 years Of
age, are being held by police, in
Fondu Lac who say they are
members of gang which has com
mitted scores of burglaries in Fond
du Lac.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
u. S. NegOtiates
For China arley

u. S. negotiations are now going
on with the other eight powers TO
call a conference on China.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
GIRL ACCUSES
z GUARDSMEN
Madison Men Seized
at Camp Douglas
in Jail at Sparta

The intelligence section of the
Wisconsin National guard, in
conjunction with the provost
marshal of the encampmcnt at
Camp Douglas turned over TO ci-
william authorities of Munroe Coun-
gty Tuesday Hlght two Madison
soldiers who arc alleged to have
attempted {, assault Is year cid
girl Of Tomah Sunday night.
Arrest Of the two soldiers foI.Cw-
cd "a hours vt intensive work en-
the part of Lieut.. Col. A. E. Carey.
with his intelligence section and
Maj. Fred Finn. provost marshal.
Complaint was made by the Tolnah
city attorney, Timothy Donovan,
late Monday. Owing to the large
encampment ct regular army and
Minnesota National gaurd soldiers
at Sparta, it was questionable from
which camp the soldiers came. The
meagerest Of clews were available
Investigation and close scrutiny
of the two infantry regiments at
Camp Douglas finally focused at
tention on the two Madison men,
Harold Riley, IS, and Oscar Spahr,
20. Riley, it was learned, was Ia
volved in an alleged assault case
\ year ago, but was found not
guilty Of the charge.
Girl Identifies Men
After examination the two SOL
diers were taken the Tomah and
confronted by the alleged victim,
Caroline Kuntz, daughter of Gus
tav Kuntz, a tailor. The girl and
several chums identified the two
as being the accused men. Riley
who is charged by the Kuntz girl
with being the aggregaor, persisted
in denying the charges. Spahr con
fessed and signed statement co.,
roborating the girls accusations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-13
FIRST MARBLE
MATCH TODAY
Benjamin Harrison School
Scene of Opening Play.

District tourney at Benjamin Har-
rison School No. 2. 10 N. Delaware
St.. at 3 p. m. today, was the first
step toward selection OF the 1925
marble champion of Indianapolis.
The winner of the first district
match will be announced Tuesday.
The second match will be played
Tuesday at Austin Fl. Brown, School
No. 6, 702 S. Union st. and the third
Wednesday at Irvington School. No.
81, e. Washington St. and Ritter
Ave. Boys and girls under Is, who
live in the neighborhood of these
schools can compete although they
attend another school.
Winners of neighborhood games
will play in a city final to determine
the winner of The Times third an.
nual marble tournament. The city
title holder will receive a weeks
free trip to Atlantic City to play in
the national tournament conducted
by Scripps-Howard newspapers, a
bicycle. and gold medal. A radio set
and silver award will be presented
the runner.up and bronze models to
each district camp.
Watch The Times every day for
announcement Of other district
Journeys.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-13
SEE DUMBBELL
COMPLEX CAUSE
OF two DEATHS
Wife Kills Mate and Takes
Own Life-Jealousy
Is Suspected.
BIZ Enffed Press

BIZ mica PfcSS
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April a.
A "tdumbbell complex" stirring
jealousy within her heart, prompted
Mrs. Isabel Norma Wrenn, 81, to
kill her husband. II. B. p. Wrenn,
81, and then commit suicide in their
apartment here. in the belief Of po-
lice.
A limerick about a "dumbbell'
and a letter referring to a sermon
entitled "hTe Dumbbell" were
among the woman's effects when the
bodies were found Sunday.
Her husband was an electrical en-
gineer. formerly of New York.
"Now he will frame up no more
or blast no more lives" was a note
left by the woman. She apparently
had shot her husband several hours
before committing suicide. 81
Wrenn, a graduate of Cornell Uni
versity. was associated with the Van
Sweringen brothers and was In
charge Of work of electrifying Cleve-
lands new union station. He had
done similar work in New York City.
The Wrenns had been married two
years.
New York relatives today said they
doubted the theory Of Cleveland pc.
lice that Mrs. Wrenn had shot her
husband and then killed herself.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-13
TONES
DYSPEPSIA
REMEDIES

3Oc Stuart's Charcoal Tab
60c Pape's Diapepsin Tablets. 300
6Oc Fairchild's Ess. Pepsin ....45c
$1.00 Fairchild's Ess. Pepsin -. $40
S1.20 Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin ...S4c
COO Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin . 40
25c Charcomints 100
SOC Eatonic sec
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-13
Junior Chamber of Com
merce Fosters House
cleaning of City.

Pretty little Marian Wood. g.,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred j.
Wood, 372 Prospect ST.. caught
the spirit Of the cleanup cam
paign which opened today. She is
shown "~sprucing UP" her dolly.
The campaign officially opened
at noon today when G. A.
Schrader, president Junior Cham
sponsoring the drive, presented
Mayor Shank with a broom In
ceremonies at Monument Circle.
Police and freman's band played.
The drive will last until April
25, Herman Smoke, secretary of
the Junior Chamber said. Plan is
to clean UP vacant lots. sewers,
alleys and make the city more at
tractive in every way said Lester
s.. Abbott, chairman.
Truly Nolan, superintendent city
sanitary department, has arranged
for special equipment to remove
rubbish.
A photo-essay contest IL being
conducted among Give clubs. A
loving cup will be presented the
club which shows the greatest
work done. Three high schools
are entered in a poster contest.
"Paint-up, cleanup and
up" pamphlets published by DR..
Herman Morgan, secretary city
board of health, Will be distributed
by Boy Scouts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-13
review TROOPS
AT FORT TODAY
Mai. Gen. {. A. Heinrich In
SpeCtS Soldiers.

Maj. Gen. Eli 4. Helmick, Wash.
ington, d. c.. Inspector general of
the United States Army. reviewed
troops at FIT. Benjamin Harrison at
$50 a. m. today.
The Srd field artillery. 18th IN
fantry, and 5th tank company
passed in review before the inspector
on Schoen field. Following tine re.
view a tour Of the reservation was
made.
Maj. Gen. Helrlick, who was
graduated from West Point in 1888,
Is a former Hoosier He served
overseas during the World War and
In 1921 vas made inspector general.
Twenty reserve officers today be-
gan fifteen days training with the
3rd field artillery and the 18th in
fantry.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-13
FOUR CAPTURED
In LIQUOR RAID
Sheriff, Deputies Visit Farm
and Slate Renter.

Two men and two women were
held today following a raid Satur-
day night by Sheriff Omer Hawkins
and his deputies on a farm Of John
Ehulmeyer on the Dandy Trail,
charged with violating liquor laws.
Gus Meyers is charged with drunk
enness and operating a blind tiger.
His wife, Dora Meyers, Is charged
with resisting an officer. They rent
the farm.
Maude Smith. 500 N. West St.,
and Harry Rink of Terre Haute,
Ind, are both charged with drunk
enness. Hawkins said about twenty
persons fled from the farm. A truck
full Of liquor had been destroyed, he
said.
Dan Tony, 85 s. West St., was also
arrested Saturday night by sheriff's
deputies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-13
STUDENT TAKES
own LIFE WHEN
HEALTH BREAKS
Fires Bullet Into Head at
Sunrise After All Night
Party.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, April 13.-Robert Pres
ton, handsome 21-year-old student,
poised on the dock at the foot of
Madison ST.. looked deep into the
pink and purple glory of a spring
sunrise, and then sent a bullet crash
ing into his head. AS planned, the
body toppled off into Lake Michigan.
Preston's plan to have his body
sink to the bottom failed. Two
weights he used were not heavy
enough.
Diaries found on his body showed
he chose a few fleeing moments of
joyous living as against a long and
torturous fight against the dread
disease Of diabetis. They give a
vivid picture of the tumult of mind,
OF despair, Of the efforts to drown
out the knowledge of certainty of
death.
Preston committed suicide at sun
rise yesterday, after a last fling
with a party Of friends.
Police and the coroner found a
note in his rooms, addressed to his
parents, announcing the suicide.
Search of the body revealed the
diaries, wrapped in leather.
The letter stated in part:
II hope 1 may be relieving you
Of a burden, for / will be better off
where 1 am than If trying to get
along as I am"
Preston attended Northwestern
University. He also was a former
student of the University of Illinois.
His father is a wealthy manufacture
err of Oak Park, III.
TIE tall, slender, dark-haired
youth did not want the diaries read,
for on one leaf was the following:
Whoever reads this book l wish
would go to hell"
Other notations, showing his bit
ter philosophy of life, were:
Whisky makes the world go
around"
"Why is life given a man whose
way is hidden?"
when you get to the end Of your
rope, tie a knot and hang yourself"
THE way of a fool is right in his
own eyes"