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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01
REEL Nv.

Refuse to "Swear Like Gentlemen"
KHRS. COOKE does not seem to realize
lVl that her husband has become wiser
if sadder man since she beat him so easily
in his divorce suit, so she comes up gaily
enough before Judge Order, in Toronto,
expecting that the third and last round
will be as easy for her as the others. But
when she sees her former maid in court
and learns of the alphabet and the love
letters, she becomes suddenly too ill to
attend.
After while she RECEIVERS enough to
hear her maid go down the alphabet tell
ing of kissngs, huggings, pettings in all
sorts of attire and all kinds of places and
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01

Then little Shir-
ley Betty Cooke
was born, and Mrs.
Bowman heard ru-
mours of some
W h at indiscreet
doings while hubby
was away.
"What of it,"
replied Betty, as
usual. 81 am now
the mother of his
child" So she
went on skating
on thinner and
thinner ice, and
might never have
fallen in if her
friend Jim had
only had sense to
wake her up that
Hateful morning
before he left.
Well, the beans
were spilled now,
in a way, and il
he wanted a di-
vorce she would
agree, provided the
alimony was suffi-
cient. She would
await her lawyer
husbands ext
move, and, oh,
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Judge Order comments with evident sur
prise that three of the correspondents
were in court but failed to come forward
and testify to their innocence and hers.
To quote from his ruling:
at seems to be taken for granted that
in asses of this sort, whether man is
guilty. or not, he is bound to stand by the
woman and swear like gentleman to
protect the woman.
"The fact is that Mr.. A. has not testi-
fed although available as witness.
Mrs. Cooke has not seen fit to call him.
One would have supposed that if he were
innocent, he would have come forward
and cleared himself. | cannot fail to give
weight to the absence of this evidence"
Is this a triumph for justice? Does
the wrOnged husband get divorce and
the custody of his child? Not at all
all Mr.. Cooke has gained is that for the
moment at least, the graspng fingers of
a faithless wife have been pried from his
pocketbook. As for divorce, the Cana
dian Senate Fathers must sit on that
again, and they have already sat twice
and sat wrong. However, Mr.. Cooke,
like all lawyers, has beautiful faith in
the law and starts new proceeding before
another judge for custody of his baby
girl.
AS for Mrs. Cooke, she losses her head
at the court, her husband and the law and
says: what of ?"
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evil would be to let
the United States
Senate handle all
our divorce cases,
which, it has been
estimated, would
reduce the output
to about one di-
vorce per year.
The Cooke di-
vorce case appears
to be hurriedly
prepared, and the
vote is ffty-ffty,
which means that
it is denied. Mean
while, Mrs. Cooke
puts in a petition
for alimony and
separation. On a
5 d hearing,
Cooke loses his
case again, and
now finds himself
on the defensive,
and while he can
not have a divorce,
he stands a good
chance of having
to pay alimony the
rest of his life.
Yet he had done no
wrong.
This wakes him
up and he does
what he should
have done in the
first place. He en-
cages counsel and
hires detectives.
The results of this
are startling. The
Detectives unparth
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REEL Ill.
The Wages of Sin.


TT is an old saying that a lawyer who
l argues his own case has fool for a
client. To that extent, Lawyer Cooke
may perhaps be said to have contributed
to the incredible legal bungling and mis-
carriage of justice, which for two years
have made the courts and laws of Canada
and the United States appear like the
labOrs of imbeciles.
As client, he is probably prompted to
hustle around, collect evidence and rush
the divorce through, but, as a lawyer, the
professional habits of delay and postpone
ment are, no doubt, too strong. Besides,
there is no fee in this case, and it would
be natural to neglect it for others that
pay. At last the case comes up before a
committee of the Canadian Senate. as is
the custom. 1t has been suggested that
IA good way to end the American divorce
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An American dol
lar alarm clock,
which costs two
dollars in Canada,
suddenly goes off.
The lady opens
beautiful eyes and
sees that it is nine
o'clock instead of
seven, the hour at
W h i C h S h e h a d
meant to set it.
1t is then that she
cries out the melo-
dra m a tic words
quoted above, at
the same time shak-
ing the shoulder of
the man by her
side.
Her companion
sits up and looks at
her in astonish-
m e mt, b ut his
amazement is moth
ing to hers. She
almost faints, for
the man is not Jim
at all, but her hard
working, la wy r
husband, Henry j.
Cooke, well-known
and wealthy men,
Der of the Toronto
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at all hours of the
twenty-four.
When the maid
is asked to describe
certain things she
heard, the English
girl hangs her head
and refuses. The
j u d G e has the
power to make her
speak but takes
pity on her. How
ever, when the list
of correspondents
has gotten down to
the letter j, His
II onor becomes
wearied and asks
that in S t e a d of
bringing in any
more of the male
Canadian popula-
ton, there should
be some corrobora-
ton of the ample
number lr e a Il Y
named.
Mr.. Cook e :
lawyers t h 7 o W
away the rest OF
their alphabet and
produce the occu-
pant of the apart
ment next to that
of the Cookies. This
neighbor testifies
cheerfully t h a t
what he saw was
as good as a NOV
ing picture show.
1t seems that for
three months he
,,ynJ 10 ,ptartn min
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tie for the possession of his child, Mrs.
Cooke obtains 81 900 bail and wanders
away with Shirley. More detectives work,
and Mr. Cooke pursues his wife from
place to place, starting proceedings again
and again in the cheerful belief that some
time he will get justice.
This faith gets a staggering blow when
Judge James NJ. Trouett of San Fran
cisco, appoints Mrs. Cooke the legal
guardian in the United States of Shirley,
because the father is not resident of this
country. The fact that Mr.. Cooke is
foreigner, though man against whose
character nothing has been proved, more
than offsets all that has been testified
against the mother
In spite of this learned decision, Mr.
Cooke battles on, and late this Fall, after
appearing in all before twelve different
law tribunals, is at last solemnly awarded
the custody of his daughter, now five
years old.
Now surely justice is at hand, late but
triumphant. Mr.. Cooke serves the courts
order upon Mrs. Cookies attorney and de-
mands his child. Does he get the child
or justice of any sort?
no; the attorney looks panied and reads
him telegram from Mrs. Cooke stating
that she is leaving the country in com
pliance with an order of the Secretary of
State, at Washington. The father, after
all these years of trouble and expense.
has no idea where his child is. He has
done no wrong; he now has on his side
every law and court in both countries,
but his wife says:
what of it,"
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bar, who has been away on business.
"Who is JIM" he asks as soon as she
stops screaming at him.
"Why-er-when did you-l Thought
oh. my-how you frightened me-"
"Who is JIM" he repeats. After
long pause she collects herself and replies;
81 am not going to answer such ques-
ton. do not like your tone of voice,
1t implies suspicion"
at does" agreed her husband sternly,
"and if you do not explain, it will be
more than uspicion-certainty."
After while, long while, the lovely
wife condescends to explain that it was
a dream, a perfectly innocent one but
the husband is not convinced, and he
says:
"You should have told me that in the
beginning, and not after thinking it over
ten minutes. Now, according to the rules
of evidence"
But Mrs. Cooke runs out of the room
and slams the door. Mr.. Cooke remem-
bers that he had telegraphed his wife that
he would arrive on that early train and
that. when he did reach the apartment and
found her asleep, he bathed and lay down
quietly beside her for a short nap. He
can now hear his wife angrily putting
things into a suitcase, and he begins put
ting two and two together in his mind
He regrets now that, instead of listening,
he punched tipsy acquaintance, few
weeks back, for suggesting that his wlie's
behavior would bear watching.
His thoughts are interrupted by his
v;fe,s bonneted head, which appears in
the door just long enough to say:
81 am going home to mother"
REEL II.
The Reward of Virtue.
WHEN Hilda Betty Cooke arrives
w at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Bowman, that lady and her daughter
have a long and anxious talk that goes
way back into Betty's childhood. Mrs.
Bowman remembers her daughter as an
exceptionally pretty child, shrewd and old
for her years, who wanted nicer clothes
than their moderate circumstances would
permit.
She remembers how Betty's flirting and
hunger for admiration and attention
grew to be great problem. In her
minds eye she sees her goings on with
numerous admirers reaching point that
scandalzed the neighbors. 1t did, not take
very much to scandalize these good peo-
nile. for the Province Of Ontario was and
= the Purtancal part of Canada like the
New England OF old.
"You say these things are unladylike,
dsgraceful, bad and wicked" said daugh.
i any fun is wicked in this town"
Mother, dismayed at such callous world
illness in one so young, argued that virtue
Is its own reward
az that's all there is to it, they can
keen their reward. I'm not interested.
What of it,"
At last Mr.. Cooke, prosperous law
ver. came along with his automobile,
bis apartment in the city and Sum-
n,er home on the lake. This man would
certainly give her the pretty things she
had been waiting for. and she told her
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With these words, uttered in a dream,
1t is said, this real-life picture opens in
the sweet serenity of wife's room in To-
ronto, Canada. A young and beautiful
woman is asleep, and beside her dozes
man much older and with tired, care
lined face.
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As this page goes to press news comes
from Navada that Mrs. Cooke and baby
Shirley have turned up eleven miles away
from the California border, and have de-
fled the California judge who gave Mr.
Cooke custody of the child Mrs. Cooke
has filed petition in the Nevada courts
five-year-old Shirley And thus it appears
that new reel will soon be ready to be
written in this serio-comedy melodrama
of the exploits of the gay Mrs Hlda
Betty Cooke.
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dear, meanwhile she would have to be
so careful again.
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prominence by being thrown out of
a dancing casino because both were
intoxicated and Mrs. Cooke in
sisted on lifting her skirt above
her knees.
Correspondents B., +. and f.
drop into court at the same time,
frown at each other for a while
and are finally seen talking it over
and shaking their heads sadly.
Mr.. f. is one of Ontario's
rising young bootleggers, for
that province is still dry and
has as many boOtleggers per
capita as any part of the
United States. The testimony
now tells of gay parties at his
house on the lake, known as
"BOotleggers' Paradise"
Fearing that there would
be no end to this series of
scandals, the judge suggests
that the evidence be con-
centrated on A., c. and
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Her Unfortunate Dream.

XII IEAVENS. Jim, get up quick!
My husband will be here in a
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are "Peeping Toms" Cos
sops, imaginators, plain
liars, or mistook her for
someone else.
But the judge does not see it
that way and denies her prayer
for alimony. In pointing out
tho nuidence of misconduct.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-05
TAKE SALTS IF STOMACH ISN'T
 ACTING RIGHT
Says Indigestion Results from an Excess of Hydrochloric Acid.

Undlgested food delayed in the stomach decays, or rather fcrments, the same as food left in the open air, says a noted authority. He also tells us that Indigestion is caused by Hyperacidity meaning there is an eX- cess of hydrochoric acid in the stomach which prevents complete digestion and starts food fermenta- ton. Thus everything eaten sours in the stomach much like garbage sours in a can, forming acrid fluids and gases which infiate the stomach like a toy balloon. Then we feel heavy, lumpy misery in the chest; we belch up gas; we eructate sour food or have heartburn, fatulence, water Erash or nausea.
 He tells us to lay aside all diges- tive aids and instead get from any pharmacy four ounces of lad Salts and take tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast and drink it while 1t is efferve!scing. and fur thermore, to continue this for a week. While relief often follows the first dose, it is important 10 help neutral ize the acidity, remove the gas-mak- ing mass, start the liver, stimulate the kidneys ard thus promote free flow of pure digestive juices.
 lad Salts is inexpensive, and Is made from tke acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia and sodium phosphate. This harm- less salts is used for many stomach disorders with excellent results.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-05
WOMAN IS INJURED AS
 ENGINE CRASHES CROWD
Her Left Leg Severed At Tho Hip
 In Accident At Easton,

Easton, Pa, Jan, 5.--One woman was critically injured and 50 others were thrown into panic when q New Jersey Central railroad switch en- zine plowed through crowd of pas sengers boarding passenger train here last night
 Mrs, Flora Marquedant of New York was knocked down and run over by the engine. Her left leg was severed close to the hip. Her husband, Charles Marquedant. a claim agent for the Erie railroad. was with her.
 The crowd was boarding the pas senger train when the switch engine travelling on track between the station platform and the express at tempted to pass.
 As the engine loomed above the passengers they scattered and ran in panic. In the stampede, Mrs. Mar quedant was unable either to mount the crowded steps of the express or retrace her steps to the safety of the station patfornr
New Britain herald., 1925-01-05
WJZ-NeW York City

' ?. El.-Concert orchestra. 8 p. m.-Wall Street Journal Review 8:l0 p, m.-"Amcrican History" S:39 ?. m.-'Learn a Word a Day." S:45 p. m.-Soprano.
 10:l5 p. m.-Piedmont Trio. lO:45 p. m,-Jacques l0:45 p. m.-Club Deauville orches.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-05
WEEI-ROStou

6:30 ?. m-BostOn Edison Big Broth
 CT club. : p. m.-Sinfonians. 7:30 ?. m.-Talk. 7:40 ?. m.-Sinfonians. 5 D. m.-Program by C. r. Hutla
 way 6I Sons. S:50 ?. m.-Courtncy Bird and hh ike" S:45 D, n.-"Buddy's BostonEans.' 9:3O p. m.-Dramatlc soprano. 10 ?. m.-Mueicale. l0:S0 D. m.-Sinfonians.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-05
EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES by E.

EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES by E.
 F. Robinson.
 Reveals the structure of the pres ent American political grouping md shows how small bodies of men un- der the cloak of their parties arc able to. exercise tho governing powers of the nation. .t GLORIOUS "SHANNoNs" OLD
 BLUE DusTER by c. H. J.
 Snider.
 Stirring stories of. notable sea fighters of 1872. History that reads like a novel.
 GOLDEN TREASURY OF MoD-
 ERN LYRICS by Lawrence
 Binyon.
 Continues the original anthology through the Victorian age to the present day giving examples of the work of many representative Brit ish poets of the past hundred years. HANDLING CALLERS IN THE
 BUSINESS OFFICE by
 Helen Hysell,
 Brings out the necessity for cour- teous intelligent reception clerks in every type of business office, dis cusses some of the problems in- volved and suggests simple and practical ways of meeting them. HOW TO MAKE A CURRICULUM
 by Bobbtt.
 Systematic presentation of the larger aims of education and of the principles and objectiyes which should guide the curriculum makers in the preparation of the various school subjects and activities. Teachers will be genuinely inter- ested in this careful work Of a well known educator.
 INFORMING YOUR PUBLIC by J.
 c. Squire.
 Inspiring and practical discussion Of publicity methods for welfare workers.
 THE POLITICAL NOVEL by NJ. F.
 Speare.
 Traces its development in Eng land and America and brings out in a very interesting and original fashion the significance of political backgrounds and aims in the writ ings of such novelists as Disraeli, George Eliot, Mrs. Humphrey Ward and Henry Adams. SEEING CANADA by John T.
 Paris.
 Describes the scenic glories of Canada, its mountains, wilderness area and cities from Cape Breton to the Yukon.
 UP TO DATE SOCIAL AFFAIRS
 by Mrs. Linscott.
 Tells the hostess how to conduct all her entertainments from the sending out of the invitations to the smallest detail of service. WHEN ISRAEL IS KING by
 Jerome and Jean.
 Virtually a history of the Jews in Hungary, chiefly in the form of Jewish leaders, their rise to power a91 the catastrophe which has exied most of them since the war. READ THE HERALD CLASSIFIED
 ADS FOR YOUR WANTS
New Britain herald., 1925-01-05
WHN-\Pw York City.

."o ?, nl.--Hotel Almac orchestra. :l1 D. m,-Fashion Chats.
 .25 p. m.-TerraCe orchestra.
 go ?. m.-"Spring Styles"
 ;55 ?. m.-Terrace orchestra.
 ?. m. Storage Batteries" ,:Q5 p. m.-Dance orchestra. 50 p. m.--"Superhuous Hair" MO ?. m.-Tenor. H:5O ?. m.-Employees' orchestra. 9;2o D. m.Movie star interviewed, 9:S0 ?. m.-Croas Word Puzzle. S:55 D. m.-Crystal Palace orchestra 10:05 to 11;o5 D. m.-Jack Shack.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-05

6:30 D. m.-Dinner music. 7:30 p. nl.-Digest of the days news.
 Agriograms.
 to 10 p. m.-Musical program. 10 to Il p. m,-Buffalo Trust Hour. Il p. m.-Supper music.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-05
WOO--Philadelphia.,

I:30 ?. m,-Dance music S;30 p. m,-Banquet rendered 10
 Most Excellent Master Artisan Vim. J. O'DonneIl. "J5 D. m.-Timo signal. ":o2 p, m,--Weathcr forecast. 50 p. n.-Dance program.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-05
WNtC-BOStOn,

G p. m.-Children's half hour 6:30 D. m.-Dinner dance. 1885 p. m.-Copley Plaza orchestra. 8 D. m.-Talk, Russian Music" 9 ?. m.-Annual ri Eta shov. i1:30 ?. m.-Artists from Dixie to
 Broadway Colored Musical revue.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-05
WAHG-RichmOnd Hill I. I

s p. m.-Fiolinist. S:15 p. m.-Irish tenor. $50 p. m.-Pianist. $40 p. m.--Soprano. $50 p. m.-JazZ pianist. 9:1O p. m.-Baritone. 9:20 p. m.-Niolinist. 9:35 D. m.-1rish tenor. 9:45 ?. m.-Pianist. 10 p. m.-Soprano. 10:15 p. m.-Baritone. 10:30 p.m.-Dance orchestra. l2 to 2 q. n--Dance orchestra.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-05
VOICESM THE AIR
MONDAY.
KDKA-East Pittsburgh

G:l5 p. m.-Dlnner concert 7:l5 D, m.--Stockman reports of the
 primary livestock and wholesale
 produce markets. 7:S0 D. m.--Children's period. s ?, m.--Girl Scout meeting. sis p, m,--t.irst of a series of Mon day night talks on American For eign Policies. S:S0 ?. m.-Concert.
 A traVelogu9 on Hawai-. 9;i5 D, m.--Arlington time signals; weather forecast.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-05
WAANI-Newark, N, !.

Sis p. m.-Dance orchestra. : ?. 1n.-~Jimmy Farrells orchestra. s D. m.-Home and Heart Problems S:10 D. m.--Ruth Wimp and ukulelc S;SO p. m,---"SWcet Marie and
 "Buttercup."
 9 p. m.-"Tar9patch.' 9:15 D. m.-Don Short $40 ?. m.--Furtner Banjo Either. 10 D. "Taropatch." l0:1O D. m.-Tenor. 1o:S0 D. m.-Dance orchestra.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-05
Around The Dial

It would never do to begin this column, which will mako its daily appearance In the "Herald", with out explaining its reason for exist Ing. First an attempt will be made, on a small scale, 10 give review of radio receiving conditions. Second, criticisms and suggestions will be made from time to time
 
 Receiving conditions last night were fair. There was plenty of noise, although stations camo through this racket in an excellent manner, Slight bursts Of sharp and deatcnins static made earphones uncomfortable. In the western part Of the city a con- tinual roar, as of a dynamo, made 1t impossible 10 hear anything on the lower wave lengths.
 We must admit that the Palmer School Radio orchestra out at woe, Davenport, la, has always appealed 10 us. It covered itself with glory last night and proved 10 be one of the main attractions on the air. Southern Roses" played by this or chestra, took us back to the days "befo' the war" being played during almost it's entire length, by piano, Niollns and flute. Certainly a num- ber to make one wish for the days Of crinolinc.
 The played other numbers, too, but unfortunately, some wireless operator was not in q sentimental mood and he drowned out the con- cert with a steady flow of dots and dashes which made us hasten to leave.
 Up around 526 meters, KYW and WNYC were having a fine battle for first honors with the result that they got tangled up with themselves and a barrage of code, making a combination sufficient to ruin loud speaker.
 Being Sunday night, there were many organ rectals, notable among these. the one coming from the Skin ner Organ company, through WEAF and Its sister stations at 10 o'clock. Several other stations also favored with organ music. II was all good, but not appealing. which required something lively. after Southern Roses"
 Ralph Williams and His Rainbow orchestra, out Of VOL, rendered an excellent program last night. Prob ably the best of their numbers was Prince of Walls" We have never heard it played better. After that a soprano soloist was announced and we don't like soprano soloists, at least over the radio.
 
 The country was ours last night We heard WQAM down in Miami. Their announcer was, as usual, play ing up the beauties of his "mys- tery city" apparently having for gotten that there should have been a program. We also heard CFCN, Calgary, Canada, signing off. WOAI at San Antonio, Texas, was the next stop, but they also had a soprano soloist. who was scheduled to sing several numbers. WFAA at DaIta5 presented nothing unusual
 For anyone caring for classical music well played. that new station In Atlantic City. down around 290 meters, we've forgotten its call let ters, was the station 10 hear last night. The Treymore Ensemble was extremely satisfying and the program came through clear with cut any interference. although the station was prone to fade, as were all of them.
 WTAS at Elgin. Illinois, sent out Its customary popular program, which even Sundays cannot prevent s@s@@@@..ssss-z-s-szz
New Britain herald., 1925-01-05
WIP-Philadelphia,,

6 D. Unofficial weather forecast. G:0o ?. m.-Dinner music. G:45 D. m.-Market reports : D. m.-Bedtime story and roll call.
 Dancing lessons for the kiddies.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-05
WOC-Dayenport. Iowa.

6;i5 ?. m,-sport news and weather
 forecast, p. m.-San iman's visit. 2 p. m.-Musical program. 10 ?. m.-special. The Rough Dia-
 mond."
New Britain herald., 1925-01-05
WGY-Schenectady, \. Y.

C ?. m.-Produce and stock market
 quotations; news bulletins. 6:S0 D, m.-Sport talk. 1:45 ?. m.-Musical program.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-05

6 to ll:l5 p. m.-Dinner music; con- tralto; musical program; pianist: baritone; music by the A. and r. Gypsies; midnight Sons dance or chcstra.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-05
ROOKIE TO BE REGULAR

Connie Mack plans 10 alternate his recently acquired star catcher, Cor don Cochrane with his veteran back stop, Cy Perkins.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-05
WBZ-Springtleld,

WBI-SpringIieId. G ?. m.~-Philharmonc Trio. D. m.--Markct report. 7:05 ?, m,-Bcdtime story. I:l5 ?, m.-Bringing the World 10 America, s D. m.-Aleppo Drum Corps. S:S0 p. m.-- -Pro-Hockey game. S:55 ?, m.-Arlington time signals; weather reports. l1:30 ?. m.-MC Enely's orchestra.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-05
W SB-.AtIanta, Ga,
WGR-BuffaIo. N, Y.

s ?, m.-Dance orchestra. 1O;45 p. m.-Radiowl entertaihmnnt