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, 1926-12-08

Ebert Sale. Tuesday and stock and
machinery brought a good price.
Recent visitors at the w. A. Sid
die home were Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Black and family, w. Phelps and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Steven
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Horner,
Oliver Knight and sons Milford
and Kenneth.
Miss Gladys Horner spent the
week end with the home folks.
Mrs. H. F. Bates and Mrs. d. d.
Stall took luncheon with Mrs. G..
A. Wright Thursday.
MI. and Mrs. Lloyd Cox called
at the Fred Ebert home Wednes-
day evening.
Mrs. H. F. Bates and daughters
had what might have been a very
serious accident Saturday. when
the brakes were thrown on while
going a good speed down the river
hill. The car reached the bridge
and the force of the brakes turn
ed the car into the bridge rail-
ing. Mrs. Bates was thrown into
the windshield and received several
cuts and bruises about the face.
The car was slightly damaged.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. l.. White at
tended the farm bureau meeting on
Irma Flat Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. V. F. Rotter spent
Saturday evening at the o. E.
Knight home and enjoyed the radio
program.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G.. Ponds of
Powell ate Sunday dinner at the
Lloyd Cox home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Stevenson
spent the week end al the Glen
Fish home on South Fork.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Chisholm
spent Sunday evening at the o. L.
White home.
Mr.. and Mrs. v. F. Rotter visit
ed with friends in and near Cody
Sunday.
Mrs. Dorothy Trimmer writes
that she reached her destination
in time to eat Thanksgiving din
ner with her sister, Mrs. Edith
Brundage and that her father was
improving and would leave the
hospital on Friday.
, 1926-12-08
CRANDALL

F. S. Sims and o. B. Hetland
were delivering a load of lumber
to the Fur Farm last Friday. They
having quite a time bucking
the snow over Squaw Creek hill.
Mrs. O. b. Hetland came to the
Wright ranch after her little
daughter, Annie last Wednesday.
The little Miss spent Thanksgiving
at home.
The hired man from the Nord-
Quist ranch came down from Cooke
with a four horse load of supplies
last week and reports four foot of
snow in Cooke.
Mrs. N. P. Dodd was a guest at
the Braten home last Friday.
MI. and Mrs. H. H. Shrine,
entertained for Thanksgiving din
ner. Mrs. Miller Shrine and little
boy, R. ". Posten, John, Roy and
Clarence Lynn. Slim Weimer and
Ed Warner.
Ed Warner was an over night
guest at the Oliver ranch last Sat
urday. Mr.. Warner has been en-
ployed at the Nordquist ranch for
some time and is on his way to
Cody. He was feeling pretty tough
travelling in the snow on foot.
R. ". Posten, John Lynn and L.
after supplies.
R. ". Pasten, John Lynn and L..
Nordquist are taking their horses
outside for the winter.
, 1926-12-08
PAINT CREEK


The threshing machine is now
making it's final effort. for the
season. Bob can also take a rest
now.
Miss Asley is right on tap to
take up the studies. where she left
off, to take a surprise trip. to spend
Thanksgiving with some friends.
William Brough called on Joe
Darcy one day last week.
Frank Brough is busy building
and smoothing up the new road on
Paint Creek.
A chimney was also erected at
the Brough home. It's wonderful
how things happen these days.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Brough left
for California the first of the week.
Fred Schmidt taking them as far as
Bridger in his a + They left the
Wild Rose ranch. under a foot of
snow and landed in a bed of roses.
among friends and relatives, to
celebrate Thanksgiving.
Silvie Wilson is busy feeding
sheep on O'Donnel's home ranch,
WhCA AC ioh w Ouoy tIyluS "
keep hay On the rack.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Brough and
little daughter. Ruby took a fine
sleigh ride just before the snow
of last week disappeared.
Mrs. Bosley and her mother en-
t~ertained Mr.. and Mrs. Brough at
dinner Tuesday.
c prnn0h n,oda trim 10
Alvin Bosley's one day last week,
to help him butcher a beef.
The threshers have resumed work
after a delay caused by the snow
storm last week.
1t looks as If one of the most
attractive bachelors on Paint Creek
had spotted an equally attractive
spinster somewhere, as there are
plans being made to improve a GER
tain house in the ne%ighborhood.
Leon O'Donnel, has deserted the
P. c. friends. to take up a prom
inent business in Billings. We r
sorry to lose this pleasant person.
Jack Camery came out from
Sunlight. stopping at Brough's for
dinner and going on in t. brighten
his visions.
The Paint Creek wind still knows
how to blow. It hasn't forgotten
any Of its old traits to take the
clothes off the lines.
Frank Brough finally succeeded
in running down his race horse
hog. 1 wonder who was his train
err?
We all miss the pleasant faces of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Brough. Here's
hoping they are enjoying a round
of pleasures.
, 1926-12-08
BRONZE TURKEYS
FOR BREEDING
BLOOD LINES
AS FOLLOWS

1923 SIRE a Cockerel
from eggs shipped in from
Massachusetts,. DAMS, my
own hens.
1924 SIRE, a cockerel
from Mrs. Cora DeFrance Fos-
ter's pens which was a full
brother to the tom which won
first at the Denver Show last
year. DAMS the best pullets
from 1928
1925 SIRE, Mrs. Fos-
ter's fourth prize Denver Show
bird. DAMS best pullets from
1926 SIRE, a cockerel
from Mrs. Fosters pens which
was the offspring of a fine tom
from Bird Brothers, mated to
one of Mrs. Fosters best pull
let's. DAMS Half hens from
1924
From 100 poults of first hatch
So have been raised. They were
fed cod liver oil for two months
SO the bone Is good
There has never been any roup
IN the flock. There has never
been any epidemic Of black
head.
During season of 1924 and 1925
fed out for market all but
two birds raised.
| am offering for sale a limited
number Of birds
Cockerels $40 to SIP.
Pullets, $500
ANNA p. GLASGOW,
Powell, Wyoming.
Phone 51-J 20
, 1926-12-08
wAPITI WALLOPS


Clifford Spencer went to town
on business Wednesday on business
and repaired the line on the way
back. He moved the line in the
canyon so we will probably have
no interference with the blasting.
Heretofore every time the road
workmen blasted put rock in the
canyon the line came down and the
connections we're severed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Martin and
son and Miss Denie Paine were
dinner guests at the ranger station
Friday. The ladies spent the after
noon making Christmas gifts.
Tex Kennedy made a business
trip to Greybull and Thermopolis
the forepart of the week, returning
home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Pike drove the
team down to Absaroka Lodge
Wednesday evening to get the
mail.
Harry Thurston spent the week
end at Elephant Head Inn. Mr..
Thurston brought up gasoline for
his customers on the river.
Van, the postmaster of Wapiti,
has been helping Mr.. Jenkins saw
wood this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Trueblood
spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. Tex Kennedy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Spencer
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. John
Yates and Miss Lucille Beatty at
dinner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Golf and
family spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Golf at Black
water.
The Wagner boys have been up
Sweetwater this week getting out
cedar logs.
Roy Glasgow came down from
his trapping camp Friday and visit
ed with Ed. Magney at Pahaska.
Jack Hughes drove some horses
to Thermopolis for Chef Freeman
Friday.
, 1926-12-08

North Fork threatened to be
snow bound during the recent snow.
the depth ranging from a foot at
the lower end to three feet at the
Sylvan Pass ranger station. All
the forest jewellers creased up their
trusty skis and had about given
up hope Of ever getting out their
cars when 1t started to thaw and
rain. Mr.. Howell was the first to
open the road and really had very
little difficulty compared with what
he expected. in getting out. The
roads are still very bad in places.
but traffic has been continued as
, 1926-12-08

The amount Of food consumed
In New York City In one year
would fill a freight train extending
from Cuba to Alaska . There are
$4,000 restaurants in that city.
catering to some 100000 persons
daily.
, 1926-12-08

BY an experiment in England
whereby indestructible tags were at
tached to their legs, it was dis
coyered that rats would travel 100
miles to obtain food.
, 1926-12-08

Owing to the unnatural heat of
h autumn months, chestnuts.
apple, and ear trees and lilacs
nave been blooming in France for
the second time this year.
, 1926-12-08

Fewer Spaniards become Ameri-
can citizens than any other type of
immigrants. only about ten per cent
becoming ~naturalized.
, 1926-12-08

A horse can carry about one-hall
as heavy a load as a camel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-27
SHAWMUT

Mrs. Edith Witham is in Bangor for
a few weeks visiting friends.
Mrs. Eden Goodine, who has been
suffering from an abscess in her
throat is somewhat better.
A. S. Burke is making extensive
repairs in the interior of his house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Blackwell of
Benton, were Sunday guests of their
daughter and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Erving. Lord.
Miss Elizabeth Hawkins, grammar
school teacher is boarding with Mrs.
Warren Balentine.
John Hodgdon. who was operated
on at the Sisters hospital in Water
vile for mastoids, remains about the
same.
Ed. Mitchell, who is boarding in
Fairfield during the winter. passed
Sunday at his home in town.
Roscoe Getchell is i'll with pneu-
monia and has a trained nurse car
ing for him. There are also three
of the young sons who are confined to
the house with the grip.
Edward Lord, who has been con-
fined to the house with severe cold
for the past week was able TO at
tend school this week
Mrs. Fred Hicks has been suffering
from very bad cold.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-27
Complaints Against
Gotham Commission
Getting Numerous

New York, Jan. 26.-(AP)-New
Works Boxing Commission which has
supervised thousands of bouts, today
faces fight Of its own, fight for
Its very existence.
! For several weeks the attack Of the
. hstic fathers appears to have been
gaining force and yesterday Assem-
blyman Kennedy Of Queens filed in
Albany a resolution that the COM
mission be investigated. The reso-
luton said that judges were incom-
petent and that exorbitant admts-
sion prices, sometimes advanced
by spectators, were being charged
Meanwhile the Hughes reorgani-
cation committee Is reported to be
considering the adjustment of the
commission, which in the opinion of
Chairman James A. Farley Of that
body would abolish boxing at the
same time. Commissioner William
Muldoon believes that boxing would
be turned over to some other state
department.
while / approve Of the object OF
the Hughes committee in reorgani-
Eing the various state departments
and getting rid Of the deadwood that
has accumulated" Muldoon said. u
see no reason for interfering with
the State Athletic Commission. The
committee has been an asset to the
state rather than a liability. The
commissioners serve without pay be-
cause they are interested in the
sport and the state has earned thou
sands of dollars through the tax on
boxing"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-27
Hebron Teams
Chalked Up Five
Wins During Week
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Hebron, Me-, Jan. 25-The Hebron
Hockey team and the Hebron basket
ball team amassed total of five VIC
tories to one defeat in two days,
Friday and Saturday of last week.
The hockey team led with three VIC
tories. Friday, the Bridgton academy
sextet was downed by the tune of 49,
10. Saturday afternoon the same
score was pinned on strong Cabots of
| Brunswick. Both of these games were
home games. and therefore were play
ed by the first team. While the first
team was piling up a score on the
Cabots, the second team, which had
journeyed to Canton, was winning by
a score of 80. There are no more
home games in hockey until February
6. when Berlin comes here to play.
This means that the first team will
| not play again until that time, the
Seconds representing the school at
Waterville on the Both of January.
where they face Coburn Classical In
stitute.
The basketball team took the road
over the weekend Friday, they
| journeyed to Durham. n. H., where
they won from the New Hampshire
State freshmen. 1918. The boys were
| treated very well at the New Hamp-
shire college, where they passed Fri
day night.
Saturday morning, they left for
Franklin, Mass. where they faced the
strong Dean academy quintet. The
first half saw Hebron leading 1912.
largely on the stellar work of Henry
Wass. However, the Bay State boys
got going in the second half Their
offense baffled the Big Green guards,
who were unable to ward off the on
slaught.
Shorty" Wass of Southwest Har-
Dor was the star of both contests
being high scorer both nights. "Brint''
Mcclellan is confined to his home in
Nestbrook, with an infection of the
skin, and was unable to make the
: trip. This handicapped Hebron con-
, siderably.
While the first team was losing to
Dean. the second team was beating
the Lone Scouts" of Auburn, 1921.
1t was close game, being decided in
Hebron's favor in the last few min
utes of play. Saturday, the basketball
team plays Exeter at Exeter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-27

. fancy Hereford cattle $500 lbs at
Sc, cows 5460 lbs at &c. e. p.
Prindle sold 2S Gamer cows at lie.
J. Higgins sold 5 Gamer cows at
8 3-4c. p. Simon sold cows at
1-2c. Howard Gorges sold Z cows
av 500 lbs at 5 1-2c, , slippery COWS
av 500 lbs at &c and Gamer cows
av 700 lbs at 3 3-4c. c. f. Gage
sold cows at lie. ]. w. Brooks
sold p 1cows at . IA q 4 3-4c.
Veal Calves-C. f. Gage sold %
calves in two lots at 1-2c to 12c.
Z. D. Herman sold go York state
calves at ,S014c and 49, Vermont
calves at 9@13 1-2c. ]. Higgins sold
10 calves at 13c and 6 calves at 10c.
J. Sohen sold Ii calves 1880 lbs at
13c. E. P. Prindle sold Is calves
at 10c. p. Simon sold II calves at
lie.
Hogs-P. Simon sold hogs at
12c. C. f. Gage sold l hog at 12c.
Sheep and Lambs-J. Cohen sold
10 lambs 900 lbs at II 1-2c.
f, HORSE MARKET
Boston, Jan. 26-The horse move
ment about Boston was irregular. At
retail there was fair demand. with
good values received, but at the auc-
lions bids were backward and horses
at this end of the business sold be-
low last weeks prices. There has
been a heavy run of horses offered
the past month for the season of the
year and little slump in the de-
mand was to be expected. Northern
New Hampshire buyers were on the
market and there was also buyers
from Aroostook county, taking good
horses at private sale.
Good quality, fresh country draft
ers, with those in sound condition
from short service sold at retail at
$500 a $50 each with mediumly heavy
drafters at $225 ops. When these
weights were put up at auction,
prices received were considerable
lower, but the best were taken at
private sale. Wagon, farm chunks
and general purpose horses, 1900 to
1850 lbs, both green and seconds sold
at S125 a 200; blemished seconds in
all weights, at SIS @100
j. G. Keith sold at his Brighton
stables carloads of fresh western
horses and so head OF seconds. Some
good sales were made at retail but
the auction movement was very dull
and good horses sold at low figures.
This week there viii be carloads
of western horses and the usual
entry of seconds.
McKenney Bros. sold about *
head of good seasoned horses and
nearby seconds. The trade was fair.
but the demand was not urgent in
any one class of horses. Prices held
easy within the previous range.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-27
BABE IN fine
FETTLE FOR FIRST
GAME OF SEASON

I New York, Jan. 26-(By the Asso-
ciated Press)-Babe Ruth. by his own
admission, more nymph-like than at
any time in the past seven years Of
his turbulent career, not only looks
forward to a smashing comeback this
year In has familiar clouting role. but
also is confident that he has many
more years Of active major league
campaigning ahead Of him.
''They tried to bury me last sea-
son" Ruth said today, "but I'm going
to fool 'em. I've taken on a new
lease in life by taking it off the
waistline.
How much longer do l expect to
stick in the big show? Six or seven
years, anyway. I'll be going strong
when I'm 40 and | won't celebrate
my 32nd birthday until February T."
The Babes appearance these days
adds conviction to his words. He is
rudy and trim looking. He has lost
all his excess weight. At PIT, his
present figure, he weighs less than at
any time since 1918.
Handball and a vigorous course of
treatment unUer lne WaIcnlul eye o1
Arthur McGovern, physical instruc-
tor. have put the big hitter back on
his feet, physically. 1t is the most
rigorous siege he ever has subjected
himself to but he has tackled it with
characteristic boyish enthusiasm, plus
unusual concentration and earnest
ness. The results have satisfied Ruth
that he can return to his best.
Il figure on a good getaway this
year" he declared. I'll be in good
shape. / wasn't last year and I went
in there when l should have been In
bed At that [ wasn't so bad as they
painted me. I think my home-rur
average, "a in SO games was as good
as any.
when I'm right I figure on poking
one out every two and half games
That's about the pace 1 hit in 1921
when l set up the record of SO. IL
like to beat that mark before / put
down the old club but in order tc
have a chance they've got to pitch t
me. The big trouble for me is thai
when l start hitting the boys do theil
best to keep the ball out Of my
reach"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-27
| Miss Wills Wins
In First Round of
Gallia Tournament

Cannes, France, Jan. 26-(AP)-~
Miss Helen Wills, the American ten
mis- champion, sailed serenely through
the first round Of the Gallia tourna-
ment today, defeating Miss Bendit
6-1, 60. The California girl found
repose from the strenuous days of the
semi finals and finals of the Metro
pole tournament in her play today,
as her opponent was no match for
her. scoring only six points in each
set.
Miss Wills also won two matches
in the mixed doubles with the Eng
lish player, Jack Hilliard, advancing
to the third round.
Meanwhile, Mile. Lenglen in the
finals of the Metropole tournament
paired with jacques Brugnon, won
from Mile. Contoslavos and Mr.. Fish
er, 60. 6-1, and teamed with Mile.
Vlastro in the womens doubles, de-
feating Mrs. Satterthwaite and Mile.
Contoslavos, 60. 6-2.
The French champion will take a
weeks rest while Miss Wills con-
tinues to play through the Gallia
tournament, in both singles and
mixed doubles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-27
| HEBRON TRACKSTERS
| HAVE A BUSY
| SEASON AHEAD

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Hebron, Me-, Jan. 26,-The He
bron track team will participate in
three meets this winter, the first one
being with the Bowdoin Freshmen
at Brunswick. Then they go to
Brunswick again for the interscho-
lastics. and end up with the Port
land Legion games.
Coach Dwyer meets with the boys
every afternoon with the exception
of Wednesdays. Judson Files of
Wrapping, Conn, is captain of the
team and is one of the best shot
putters in the State. To help him
win points in the weight events are:
Josephson, the big football guard;
Harrington and Appleby, Gazan,
Cobb, Hardy, Quint and Williamson
are the leading broad jumpers. while
GaZan, Richards and Briggs are the
high jumpers who should win points
for Hebron.
"Trin" Harding is the leading pole
vaulter in the State among the
schoolboys. Briggs of Winthrop.
Mass, and Anderson of South Man.
chester, Conn, and Granados of
Santa Marta, South America, are the
other pole vaulters, and although
they do not compare with Harding,
they are quite capable Of winning
points.
Bob" Rogers of Somerville,
/, Mass, is the leading relay man. He
also leads the dash men and is the
fastest man on the squad. He has
been running under difficulties, hav-
ing a bad back, but in spite OF this
he has done the century lO.2.
The other men fighting for posi-
lions on the relay team are Hardy
of Smithfield, Me, Cobb of Portland.
Williamson of Portland, Harmon of
Bar Harbor, Harding of Trinidad, b.
w. l., Quint of Lawrence, Mass, ana
Hunter Of Madison, Me.
Rogers also leads the 4O-yard and
coward men. There is large
| number running these races. The
/ leading ones are: Hardy, William
son, Cobb, Quint. Hunter, Grondin
| of Waterville, Granados, and De-
Mund of Rumford. Harmon, Mac
| Kenzie Of Marlboro, Mass, and Has
| keu of Auburn lead the 6OO-yard
| men.
| Bowen Of Lowell, Mass. MacKen-
| zie, Robertson of Beverly, Mass.
Don Davis of Kennebunk, Me-, NC
| Gowan of Cambridge and Charles
| Parmalee of Auburn, all OF last fairs
| cross-country team, are running the
| 1OOO-yard and mile run. 1t Is ru-
| mored around school that Standish
| Is to return to the academy. In the
| event that he does return he will
run the mile race, which he has run
In min, q sec.
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Race Track Devotees See Action Augusta. Today
/ ICE RACING IS
| CLIMBING BACK
| into PROMINENCE

Augusta horsemen will get real
treat from now until the Ice racing
season closes, according to all pres
ent indications. This afternoon at
40 the favorites of local stables will
meet on the river above the dam and
a fast card is assured. The suprem-
acy in three classes will be definitely
fixed with a classy free for all and
two matched races offered for the
entertainment for all the lovers of
fast horses.
In addition to the races today Ice
racing has been added to the sport
ing calendar of the winter carnival
and some fast races will be run off
Thursday. Feb. 4, on the same track
in connection with the carnival. The
committee in charge consists of A.
e. Hall, J. w. Jordan, DR.. W. p.
Sanborn and NJ. A. Cunningham.
Two beautiful cups are offered for
these races, one for the winner of
the free for all and the other for
the first finisher in the trot and
these may be seen at Fuller's. The
races today will start promptly at
100.
Today's Card
Glass A-Little Billy, owned and
driven by Fred Perkins; Ben Todd,
owned by William Harvey, driver,
Jordan.
Glass B-Lady Mary Wheeler,
owned by Thomas Wheeler; driver,
Mel Cunningham. Prince Donna,
owned by w. j. Skehan, driver, Roy
futile.
Free for All-Helen Sterling, own
ed by Albert Hall; driver, Albert
Hall. Malta O.. owned by w. j.
Skehan; driver, Jordan.
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Suzanne Will Meet
Miss Wills at Nice
Feb. | or Cannes, Feb. 8

Cannes. France, Jan. &c - (AP) -
Mile. Suzanne Lenglen, the French
tennis champion, after winning two
finals (doubles) in the Metropole
tournament, has authorized the As
sociated Press to make the following
statement:
Il will decide on Saturday, January
30. in what tournament 1 will play
the singles. / would like to play at
Nice, but circumstances over which 1
have no control may prevent me.
Please say that will be delighted to
meet Miss Wills, but cannot risk in
Juring my health, and if my physical
condition does not warrant my play
ing in my dear home town of Nice
on February 1, then 1 must meet her
in the Carleton Hotel tournament at
Cannes, February s."
Miss Wills, when informed of this,
merely said: 81 am entered in both
tournaments singles,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-27
Cool Attitude
Between French
Tennis Star and Wills

Cannes, France, Jan. 26.-(AP)-
The social amenities between Helen
wills, the American tennis champion,
and Suzanne Lenglen, Frances star
wielder of the racquet are rigidly
correct off the courts, say their
friends, but they are anything but
intimate.
81 admire Helen in every way; she
IS such a sweet child declared Su-
zanne when Helen arrived here to
take part in the Metropole tourna-
ment. in which she won the cham
pionship yesterday by defeating Mile.
Vlasto, Ga, Us. II simply love her."
added the French girl.
Cool mods are exchanged now by
Helen am Suzanne as they pass one
another. Friends declare that they
are studiously avoiding each other
and Withholding bouquets regarding
the superb tennis each is capable Of.
Meanwhile Suzanne is undecided
as to whether she will meet Miss
Wills in the singles at Nice Feb. /.
or in the Carleton tournament Feb.
g. In the interim the California, girl
is expected to carry out her announc-
ed intention of working herself into
perfect form for her forthcoming
battle across the net with the French
flash.