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The Washington times., 1925-05-04
Is
SMALL FIRE
FACTOR
Palm Beach Blaze Not Started
Electrically, Says Fire
Chief There

Two times out of three that cleo
tricity is accused of being the
cause of fire it is found to be in
nocent. The Society of Electrical
Development keeps a careful watch
on fires reported in the newspa-
rers of the United States ana Can
ada and investigates each case.
During 1924, the society investi'
gated several hundred fires a..
tributed to electrical origin ana
found that the records OF fire de-
partments and fire insurance ad-
justers showed that two-thirds OF
these fires were otherwise caused.
The spectacular fire at PaIn
Beach is an excellent example OF
how common is the practice OF
hastily accusing electricity or De-
ing the cause of fire. Dispatches
from Palm Beach at the time the
two great winter resort hotels went
up in smoke were unanimous III
giving credit to electricity Tor caus-
ing this million.dollar FIRE.
Elmer Schulz, chief OF the Pam
Beach fire department, however
informs the Society for Electrical
Development that he never stated
that this fire was of an electrical
origin and that he is positive that
II was not so caused. Mr.. Schultz
further states that all of the wiz.
ing at The Breakers was enclosed
In three.Quarter inch galvanized
iron pipe and that failure in the
wiring was well-nigh impossible.
The Washington times., 1925-05-04
USE SALT TO CLEAN
ELECTRIC PERCOLAToR

Here is a quick and easy way to
clean the tube of your electric cot
fee percolator and also to remove
any brown deposit from the inside
of the Percolator Instead of put
ting coffee in the percolator &C.
casionally put four heaping table
spoonfuls of salt and add the usual
amount of water Connect the
percolator and let it cook as usual
for fifteen or twenty minutes.
BY the end of this time all of
the brown deposit and any stray
particles of ground coffee will have
teen dislodged and the inside will
be as clean and shiny as when
new
The Washington times., 1925-05-04

charged with beating to death and
robbing Professor w. @. Wright,
superintendent Of schools of Put
nam county, March 4, were placed
on trial here today. Professor
Wright, before his death, recovered
long enough to de.
scribe his assailants.
Young Scarborough. 1t Is alleged
confessed, stating he stood on the
running board of Professor Wright 9
car while the other two boys beat
the professor into insensibility.
CoggeshaIl and Mcclellan have
been held at Macon and Scarbor-
ough at Athens, Ga, jails because
of the intense feeling prevailing
here against them. Every precau-
ton has been taken against violence
here during the trial.
The Washington times., 1925-05-04
HIGH SCHOOL CADETS
STAGE DRILL FOR CUP

Eight battalions of the high
achool cadet corps viii compete
this afternoon at o'clock in Cen
trail High school stadium in the
annual drill for the Craigie cup now
held by Western High school
The prize is offered by Lieut9nant
Colonel Wallace Nj Craigie, u. 8. A..
professor OF military science in the
public schools. :,
Judges of the contest will be
Colonel John ]. Toffey. Major Jesse
8. Drain and Major Paul Baade, OF
the army. The cadet major COM
manding the prize winning l'attalion
will receive g., gold medal Offered
bv the Board Of Education.
The Washington times., 1925-05-04

United states naval transport Beau
fort on her arrival here from the
West Indies in February when
considerable amount Of liquor was
seized aboard the vessel. The COM
mander was not implicated in the
smuggling of liquor aboard the
Beaufort, q recent investigation
brought out. But he did not exer-
else proper precautions ia. prevent
LIQUOR being brought aboard the
transport, 1t Is charged.
Lieutenant Commander Oscar
Smith. in charge Of the naval base
trade school. is acting az judge ad-
vocate at the trial.
The Washington times., 1925-05-04
FOREIGN ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES HELD UNSAFE

Foreign-made electrical household
appliances, cooking utensils and
toys are not always safe, according
to the National Safety Council,
which has adopted a special resolu-
ton warning the general public
against purchasing and using these
foreign articles.
This is because the electrical ap-
planes made in other lands are
60 frequently of faulty design and
construction as to make their uss
highly dangerous
The Washington times., 1925-05-04
INSURANCE COMPANIES
OWN ELECTRIC ISSUES

Thirty-eight million dollars,
sum TO ransom several kings of
the first order. is invested in cleo
trio public utility companies by two
New York life insurance companies.
The New York Life Insurance
Company owns $20,000.000 worth
OF these securities and the balance
--$18, 900 .000--has oeen so invested
by the Metropolitan Life Insurance
CounOaOv
The Washington times., 1925-05-04
WOODEN TRANSMISSION
POLES FAST DISAPPEAR

The wooden pole for electric
transmission lines seems to be
headed in the same direction as
the wooden bridge and the Concord
buggy.
A new metal pole made Of copper
steel is now being tested which
will not only carry greater weights
of transmission lines but does not
corrode because the steel from
which 1t is made contains a small
quantity OF copper.
The Washington times., 1925-05-04
Libertys to Meet

Pop Kremb Will have his Liberty
boys out for q meeting tonight at
us Taylor street northwest at 7:sO
o'clock. The business OF the meet
Ing win be to sign the w. B. A. A.
contracts Any seniors wanting to
play with the Libertys are asked
IN fTrn nut
The Washington times., 1925-05-04
HELD FOR
Staying, co
ON TRIAL
s. J. Scarborough Said to
Have Confessed Part in
Professors Death

BY international News Service.
EATONTON, Ca, May At. e.
of Clayton, ILL.,, F. L.
of Brockton, NJ Y, and
s. ]. scarborough, OF Tampa, Fla,
The Washington times., 1925-05-04
MARTIAL
FOR BEAUFORT
COMMANDER
D. w. Fuller Is Charged With
Neglect in Permitting Rum
on Transport

NORFOLK. Va, May enlarged
with neglect OF duty Commander
d. w. Fuller faced q court-martial
trial at the Hampton Roads naval
operating base today.
Fuller was commander OF the
The Washington times., 1925-05-04

Only 200 of these beautiful dresses left and these were
formerly marked at higher prices There Ensemble eff
fecs straghtline and abundance of other styles that
are so fashionable this Spring The popular candy stripes
and good assortment of newest colOrs make this sale
ceptiOna Sizes Is to A. and extra Sizes ID to 81
The Washington times., 1925-05-04
Big Energy Used

To start the ordinary electric
street car requires $4,000 times as
much electrical energy as to light
up the average incandescent electric
lamp bulb.
The Washington times., 1925-05-04
Takoma Park EIection

Takoma Park Citizens Associa.
tion viii elect officers and delegates
to the Federation OF Citizens As
sociations at 8 o'clock tonlgnt AZ
the Public Library.
The Washington times., 1925-05-04
LOS ANGELES BISHOP
Is RECEIVED BY POPE

ROME, May 4.-Pope Plus today
received Bishop Cantwell. OF Los
Angeles, as we'll as pilgrimages from
Poland and Spain.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-04-03
COMO Sc ALIVIA
una TENAZ GRI-
Pc SIN USAR
DR0GAS
Ell joven Herrero, estudiante
de Rio Piedras. habla en-
una carta del nuevo reme=
dio con ell cual no hay mas
que frotar al paciente.

Apreciando ell valor del nuevo
tratamiento externo para gripes
y resfriados los droguistas de
Puerto Rico importaron eli aiio pa
sado ell faroso ungIento vapori-
zante que tan popular es en- Me
xico, Estados Unidos y Canada.
Sc conoce por ell nombre de Vicks
VapoRub y de este benefco reme-
dio Sc venden mas de II millones
de pomos al ano.
FL nuevo tratamiento obtuvo
Immediate acogida en- tod a
la isla, y muchas son las perso-
mas que han escrite hablando de
los rapidos resultados obtenidos,
FL joyen Juan A. Herrero, estu-
dante que vive en- la Gale de
Georgetty, de Rio Piedras, dice:
"En mi familia Sc ha usado ell
Vicks VapoRub en- un fuerte case
de gripe y produjo rapido alivio." +"
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-04-03
Niegan que...
Continuation de la pagina la.

que es persona muy infuyente en-
la politica y las finanzas de Es-
tados .Unidos, fue portador de un
mensaje Official de la adninistra-
ci6n de Washington para el Jefe
de la nuestra, cuyo signifcado,
cree nuestro informante, ha en-
pezado delinearse en- el bosquejo
que del Sr. Haftzell para Gober-
nador han hecho varias cartas
recibidas en- esta capital.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-04-03
HACE DE LAMPARA
VAPORIZANTE


FL Vicks VapoRub es en- reali-
dad una lampara vaporizante en-
forma de ungiento. Al aplicarse
sobre la garganta y el pecho, ell
calor del cuerpo hace desprender
los vapores de mentol, alcanfor,
eucalipto, tomillo, ETC., los cuales
son inhalados a cada aspiration
durante toda la noche, y van por
las Was respiratorias a los pull
mones. Al mismo tempo ell Vicks
es absorbido por los poros y obra
como estimulante de la piel, qui-
tando toda OPPRESSION, encono y
dolor.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-04-03
MISTERIO

Entonces solicitamos del Secre-
tario gubernamental que nos ha-
blara del mensaje Winthrop a
nuestro Gobernador.
Mas. este, haciendose ell muy
desentendido despu@s de decir que
no saba NADIA de ese asunto, ST.
gui6 hablandonos en- la siguiente
forma:
Gel Presupuesto presentado por
ell Gobernador a la Legislature
fue objeto del mas cuidadOso es-
tudio por la "Comisi6n de Eco
nomfas de Presupuesto", y tam
bien por parte del Executive.
"Necesariamente, habran algu-
mas enmiendas las partidas emu
meradas en- ell Proyecto presenta-
Go. Ello es completamente natu-
rail-"
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-04-03

dorado debate, pues algunos represen
tantes eran de opinion de que los
nuevos comisionatlos debian disfru-
tar de una dieta de tres dolares por
cada session que celebraran, mien-
tras otros sostenian 10 contrario. FL
nalmente, triunfaron los ultimos, y
Sc resolvio que los cargos de nueva
creacion sean honorificos.
En- cada poblacion de Puerto Ri
co habra una Junta de Agriculture
v Trabajo, que estara formada por
siete personas, de prestigio en- la
comunidad, y que sera presidida por
el Alcalde.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-04-03
REUNION DEL CONSEJO
EJECUTIVO.

Fuimos enterados de que el Eje-
cCtivo Insular ha convocado en-
session extraordinaria al Consejo
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-04-03

de Comisionados, para. considerar
varios proyectos que tienden a en-
naendar el presupuesto general en-
viado a la Legislature. Algunos
Comisionados, que a solicitud dc
varios miernbros de la Legisla-
tura han pedido enmiendas en-
sus partidas respeetivas, Sc pro
ponen plantear ante el Consejo
Executive los casos correspondent
tes, para que el cuerpo guberna-
mental notifque ihnediatamente
sus lltimos acuerdos, al Comitt
de Hacienda de la Camara de Re-
presentantes, y, a los legislatures
en- general.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-04-03
Sc HARAN oFERTAs PoR Los
VAPORES DE LA LINEA
PANANfERICANA

NEW YORK, abril 2. (United
Fress) Sc rumora que varios gru-
pos han presentado ofertas las
presentaran en- breve por los vapo-
res de la Linea Panamertcanas que
ehora opera Munson..
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-04-03
COMO Sc UsA Ell vICKs

Para resfriados en- ell pecho,
bronquitis, dolor de garganta, fro
tese bien con Vicks sobre la gar
ganta y ell pecho, luego 1ntese
en- abundancia Y cdbranse dichas
partes con panos de franela ca
ientes. -
Para catarros Y resfrlados en-
la cabeza, derritase un POGO de
Vicks en- una cuchara inhalense
los vapores.
Las madres en- todas parties
prefieren el Vicks VapoRub para
los resfriados de los ninos porque
eyita el tener que darles contf-
nuamente medicinas internas que
tanto les perjudican ell delicado
estomago. FL Vicks VapoRub pne-
de aplicarse en- abundancia aun a
Sc vende en- todas las boticas.
Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-04-03
In Cddl pobiaCi6D.
cOntinuaclon de Ia La pAS.
UNA JUNTA DE
AGRICULTURAL
Y TRABAJO

Sc inici6 la discussion del proyecto
ndmero 81, para crsar en- cada MI
nicipio de Puerto Rico una Junta
de Agricultural y Trabajo.
Todcs los representatives So mos.
traron contestes en- cuanto a la bon
dad del plan que Sc recommends y
que sera sumamente beneficioso q
la comunidad.
No obstante, Sc suscit6 un aca
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-04-03
ESCUELA DE
AUTOMOYIL

Por correspondence. Excelente.
preparation para presentarse exa-
men, en- Ell Departments. Elegante
Diploma de graduation. DR.. Escale-
ra Sanchez, Manager, santurce, PtO.
Rico. Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-04-03
EN- FoRTALEzA.

Para esclarecer estos rumores,
visitamos ell Palacio de Santa Ca
talina en- la tarde de aver, soli-
citando del Secretario guberna-
mental la fecha de partida del
gobernador Towner, Y tambien,
el texto del mensaje que aporta-
ra el Hon. Winthrop.
Acerca de estos importantes
asuntos, fuimos objeto de las 81
guientes manifestations:
"Es innecesario que una vez
mas digamos que el Hon. gober-
nador Towner no piensa nj ha
pensado en- marcharse. Esos son
rumores, no fundados.
Gel Hon. Horace M. Towner
esta mejorando notablemente de
salud, Y ha ganado en- peso desde
que regresara de Estados Unidos.
Ell esta muy conforme con la 81
tuaci6n actual, aunque Sc siente
muy fatigado con la labor que
en- estos nltimos dfas ha realiza-
do, con motive de los mensajes
de presupuesto."
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-04-03
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orRos PRoYEcTos

Ell proyecto nGmero 1877, que esta-
ba debidamente informado por la
coTnision de obras Y Terrenos Pu-
blco, no pudo ser discutido por es-
tar ausente 81 Presidente de dicha
conision, sefior Suria.
81 proyecto ndmero 26o, prove
yendo que todo agricultor que en- Ell
periodo de cinco afios haya sembra-
do cierta cantidad de arboles On su
finca de cafe, reciba una rebaja en-
la contribution, fue aprobado tras
IN prolongado debate.
La camara Sc declare en- receso
llasta hoy a las tres de la tarde.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-22
WARRANTS TO
PAY DISEASE
war EXPENSE
Paper Will be Issued to
Pay for Cattle; Special
Session Will Not Be
Called, Jim Asserts
by the Associated Pressl

AUSTIN. Tex, Oct. 22.-Deficiency
warrants ranging from $3.50 900 to $780,
900 in all likelihood will be issued with
in the next few days by Governor Mi
riam A. Ferguson, Former Governor
James E. Ferguson said today. Money
fealiZed on the warrants would be used
to reimburse owners for cattle slaught-
cred in the fight on the foot and mouth
disease in Harris and Galveston eoun-
ties.
Mr.. Ferguson said his wife had not
issued and would not issue any state
ment on the threat Of Speaker Lee
Satterwhite to call a special session of
the legislature If the governor refuses
to call it.
81 have just returned from a twO
days conference at Houston, where !
discussed with those most yitally inter
ested best means Of carrying on the
fight against the foot and mouth disease
and Of reimbursing owners for cattle
already slaughtered" Mr.. Ferguson said.
"A representative Of the Houston
Clearing House told me he was conf
dent Houston ba1ks would be able TO
handle the deficiency warrants. ! arm
confident the governor soon will isgJe
between S35O.OOO and 100000 in war
rants"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-22
Drainage Engineers Plan
Surrey of Valley Systems

A~preliminary survey of the drainage
situation in the Valley. with prospects
CT research work later, is to be made
by three Of the foremost drainage engi-
neers of the country who will be in
Brownsville on October 26, according
to a communication received today by
County Agent Henry L. Alsmeyer
This communication is from ID.
Scoates, head of the agricultural engi-
neering department Of the Texas Ag-
ricultural Mechanical College Station,
who will be one of the three engineers
here.
The other two are S. H. McCroy, chief
of the division of engineering, u. s.
Department of Agriculture. with offices
at Washington, D. c., and W. W. Nc
Laughlin, associate chief Of the division
of engineering, u. s. Department Of
Agriculture, with offices st Burkley,
California. These two men are consid-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-22
ROAD TOBEACH
IS DISCUSSED
Kiwanians Work on Plan
to Carry Out Develop
ment to Boca Chica

The BOea Cb5ea road proposition va
the chief topic Of discussion st the. K
wants club meeting as rae Trsgelers,
hotel ro0f AZ noon TO-DAY the Eenrf-
me6r being BnsnfmoHsly an favDr of
developing she road. with some differ
epee ~ methods being shown
The Efwsnis club eossmic5ee whicH
was named some time ago sn Sh1s mat
ter will meet tonight or tomorrow %
work out sa9zestfons FOR the proposed
development.
q. n. Richardson. secretary N the
Brownsville Chamber VI Commerce.
read the resolution w the Chamber WI
Commerce wHich will ~ presented ~
the commissioners court at t. next
meeting The resolution was discus
sed. and Hr, Richardson also pointed
out the need Of water az one Of the
factors in deveIopmenr Of a section.
The secretary Of the Chamber "
Commerce said that work On rhe new
tourist hotel in Brownsville would b.
started soon after November n. and
that this hotel would be another fac
tor in the city's growth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-22
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Partly cloudy tonight
and Friday; not much change in tenn
perature.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to-
night and Friday; warmer in northeast
and central portions tonight. Light to
moderate southerly to westerly winds on
the coas.
Weather Conditions
The weather continued generally fair
to clear throughout the western and
southern states since last report. but
was unsettled with rain and snow in the
far northeastern states, and in the Da-
kotas and the Canadian Northwest.
Temperatures continued to rise prac-
tically throughout the United States,
and readings were generally above nor
NAL this morning except in the upper
Mississippi Valley and the region of the
Great Lakes where they were sub-nor-
NAL
The lowest temperature last night at
Texas stations ranged from AZ at AM
arillo 70 es 1T Brownsville
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-22

cred the foremost engineers of the
country in their line of work, which has
to do mainly with drainage problems.
The three engineers will be in
Brownsville on October 26, Monday, and
will make a visit to most Of the irriga-
tion system offices in the Valley, and
will look over the pumping plants,
canals, irrigation bitches, drainage
bitches, etc.
They expect to spend at least three
days in the Valley, and may remain a
week, Mr.. Scoates explains. and the trip
is considered of the utmost Importance
to this section, as it is likely that some
drainage research work will be con-
Quoted after the preliminary investi-
cation trip.
survey to carry out plans to COM
plete and adequate drainage Is being
made in FL Jardin now, having been
ordered by the irrigation and drainage
district there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-22
GRE EkS enter BULGARIA
FIRST HEN EGG LAID I'm
- y
LAND OF MIDNIGHT SUN
FINDS PLACE OF HONOR

BARENTSBURG. Green Harbor-
Spitzenbergen, Oct. 22-Spitzbergen
is payi~c due honor to its first locally
land hens egg. Eggs, as eggs, are
not scarce here. for those OF the
Eiderduck and Tern may be picked
up by the thousands in the summer
time. But the product Of the ordinary
barnfowI heretofore has been un-
known.
The egg was laid in the heHnery Of
Director DresseIbuye of the DutehO
Coal company. who is making an at
tempt to acclimatize chickens His
hen house, owing to the bitterness Of
the weather, j. heated ID has to ~
darkened during a part Of each -
hours Of the midnight sun period Tn
the Arctic winter artificial sunlight
has TO be provided. Thus the hens are
being made 10 feel at home just under
the 18th degree, north latitude
The newly laid egg has been mount
ed on a little stand and suitable in-
scription placed on it, What will -
done with ID when il reaches the
period of sensiIity has nos been
stated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-22
Citrus Embargo is
Monopoly Scheme,
Declares ALsmeyey

The effort to have an embargo placed
on all citrus shipped into the Valley
as substitute for lack of inspection
following the deleting of the inspection
appropriation by Governor Ferguson is
scheme on the part iof some Valley
nurserymen to kill competition, ssays
Former County Agent Louis H. Alsmey
er in communication to County Judge
Oscar c. Dancy.
Mr.. Alsmeyer, who is now employed
by a Florida nursery doing business in
the Valley, states that the interest of
the farmers of the Lower Rio Grande
Valley, with whom he worked for four
years, has prompted him to write in re-
gard to this matter, and he points out
that nurserymen who refused to con-
tribute to the fund for inspection are
favoring the embargo.
Judge Dancy in his reply to the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-22

former county agent takes issue on the
grounds that the court is not going 10
put ban on all citrus but only on
that which should not come in He
mentions the unscrupulous nurserymen
IF Florida and other places who have
hurt the Valley through sale Of worth
less trees here. and lauds the nursery
men of the Valley.
The letter from the former county
agent follows:
Lately the marvellous changes have
caused my mind to roam back to days
of yore. | cannot help bat think of
the many sessions Of the county COM
missioners' court which were held dur
ing June, July, and August of this year
when the subject Of citrus inspection
work was brought up. There were many
discussions Of this matter and the va
rious members Of the court stated that
they did not think that the county fl
nances would allow the appropriation
to provide for the inspection. At va
rious sessions Of the court local Valley
nurserymen were asked If they would
not contribute to this fund and they
always replied they would not contri-
butte. The appropriations was made by
the court to carry on this very import
ant work.
Quarantine Looms
The writer has received very authen-
tic information that a quarantine il to
be established against all states where
any canker, scaly bark, or white fly
are found. That apparently cuts off
the entire citrus producing area from
shipping any goods into the Valley, II
that is put over.
Perhaps il would be well 10 remem-
ber that the trees which are now the
Banker, Macy, DR.. Wilson. Noyotny,
John Clark, Elrod, SnaveIy, Webb. MUIR
ply, J. T.. Clark, Joe Heidi, Waller,
Mcneil, KalbfIeisch, Morrison, Windbig-
Ter, Chas. voIz, Conway. Al VOlz groves,
az well as many other leading groves IN
the Valley came from the section which
Il II now proposed 70 place under an
embargo. Where would the Valley be-
without these groves?
when the writer first became county
agricultural agent IN your county 10
June, 1921, he found white fly al many
places around Brownsville, The fol
IONJUH year bBBlS dFtd SpEr0N ~DUAb
a quarter of q mile apparently. But
since 1922 there has been no spread u
this insect. Further investigation re-
vealed that in 1921 what appeared 70
be further spread was really re-
currenee Of previous infestation, The
insect il apparently controlled by a
friendly fungus there as IL Is in this
state. What would be the use Of pre-
venting stock from other states being
shipped in where the white fly ~ known
70 exist only in that state but not that
nursery when we have il in the Valley.
In Florida no trees or plants can be
moved across the road without being
inspected. They must be absolutely
clean before they can be moved: II the
adjoining orchard or nursery has an in
fection Of any kind trees cannot oe
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