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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-06
Features of the
British Strike
(By Associated Prcss)

(By Associated Prcss)
Many American visitors in England
are going to take. chance and see
the big show through. Numerous
others. fearing Inconvenience, are
Fastening to the scaboards to sail
homcward or to the continent. East
bound passengers who had intended
to visit the British Isles are stop
ping off at Chcrbourg and other CON
tincntal ports.
The British Worker, the laboritc
sheet issued in answer to the gov
ernmcnt's British Gazette, had a
narrow escape from being confiscated.
The police held up this mornings
edition. but lifted the embargo when
sample copy had been inspected. Its
reading matter was considered innoc-
uous. The paper was printed ut the
plant of the Daily Herald, the rcgu-
lar organ Of labor.
The British Gazette contains "a
statement by Prime Minister Baldwin
in which he says "the general strike
is challenge to parliament and is
the road to anarchy and ruin
Taxicab drivers have decided to
put their cars in garages and join
the strike.
The first official utterance from
labor quarters as to the number Of
men on strike is contained in the
British Worker. II says that from
100000 to 100000 workers have
left their jobs. Representatives Of
the government express satisfaction
over what they term the improved
condition."
The Norwegian government has
forbidden the expectation Of coal and
coke.
AZ Brussels next Monday the exec
utive committee of the international
Miners. Federation will decide on its
attitude toward the British general
strike.
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Dogs Faithfulness
Fails to Save Girl
From Auto Accident

Union. Neb., May 6.-tN-Anna
Luxf0rd. 6 years, old, suffered broken
legs and her dog was killed when
they were struck by m sutomooile
here.
Witnesses Of the accident said the
little dog rushed between the auto
mobile and the girl. to put It's small.
body at the mercy Of the oncoming
wheels. Wounded, the dog crawled
to where it, mistress lay, and pil-I
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TO-DAY
TT WILL STAY.
SCIENCE, A BUILDER.
A NEW GLASS WANTED.
TOUCHING MEMS VICES.
ny ARTHUR BRISBANE.
Copyright. 1920

NSVpyAikuks AVSUJ
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler, head
Anti-Saloon League is the most per-
nicious foe of this republic" and
wants prohibition taken out Of the
Constitution.
DR.. Butler and the Anti-Saloon
League, both able fighters, will en-
joy fighting it out. But prohibition
will not come out Of the Constitution
for many year, If ever.
It took the big war to put prohibi-
tion into the Constitution. It will
take more than war to get it out.
Thirty-six out of forty.eight states
will not vote "wet" in this generation
or the next. But each state may make
its own enforcement law"
Julian Huxley. grandson of the
great scientist. asks, "Will science dc.
stroy religion?' writes long. valu-
able article on the subject, but does
mot answer his question.
That, however, is not important
Voltairc answered when he said, III
there had been no God, it would have
been necessary to invent Onc."
Man cannot hive, intellectually
without religion. Even the atheist
has q religion. which is intense ad-
miration of his own intellectual abil-
ity. Religion is everywhere, but 1t
has changed as men have changed.
Tbs savage hammers his head on
the gfbund in front of an idol with
pink hose and green teeth.
The Christian ascetic moved into
the desert, lived in state Of filth in
his cave, thinking ne was pleasing the
Almighty by not washing himself. and
thus he strovc to save his own little
soul, land the devil take the hind
most"
The higher type of Christian moves
into the slurs, to help and save
Others.
Real religion will eliminate compe-
titiAn, put emulation in its place and
thus gradually eliminate poverty and
ignorance.
Religion. Olds.s than science, will
live as lor :. as science, Science will
improve r,Aigirn and religion will
make science ifibre useful to men.
compelling industrial science, for in.
E5ance. to protect children instead
of putting them to work in 2
scientific cotton mill.
Science does not destroy religion
or anything else. It creates.
Henry Ford believes in making
everything he needs, which doesn't
mean lack Of respect for specialists;
just the contrary. he hires. directs
and controls the specialists.
He tells how he went into glass
making, and did. rs usual, whet peo-
pie Thought he couldn't do. He sue
ceeded. and cut costs.
Mr.. Ford, however. hasn't yet done
with glass whist he ought to do, and
probably will do. He Ahesnt' put In
his automobiles glass thet doesn't
shatter and cut peoples throats In
any slight collision.
Glass that wont bhNtter and is safe
can be made. It ought not to be very
expensive. Mr.. Moskovics puts an
expensive kind in the windshie1ds OF
his r0edsters.. Henry Ford and other
biz manufacturers should do it In AL
automobile glassware, or at least give
the buyer the optaDn Of paying more
for safe glass.
Tax mans labor Or income. be
stands It with mild eruunbling. But
try to control Als v3ceg or personal
pleasures and yen uaAke tronble. We
Slecexsree S3ae +. sa ~ ~, - y w. ~. !.
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Winds C0lnplicate
Maintenance Work
on the Highways

Recent high minds in al parts pf
the stAke have complicated NE Mork
Of the road main4enarce Aivistom o1
the stste highway department, ae-
cordinv 10 reports received hers.
In many places the wind AAs cnused
dirt and sand 10 drift iRtp dfGGhse o<
the roadside. cloeging tAeqm ~. u)s-
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Fargo Man Is in
ST. Paul Hospital
With q Broken Back

st. Paul, Minn., May 6-Cpl
Maurice Widnes Of Fargo, N. D., who
is in the Northern Pacific hospital
here with broken back, spent com.
paratively rsstful night, physicians
said today.
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Weather Report

Temperature at a. m. ........ So
Highest yesterday ............. 81
Lowest last night .......... 81
Precipitation to 2 a. m. m........... %
Highest wind velocity I....... 30
Weather conditions at North Da-
kota points for the "a hours ending
at = .. m. today:
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GETS RAIN

thunder storm which came up
shortly before 2 o'clock this aft
ernOOn brought some relief to
Bismarck and vicinity from the
unprecedented dry spell, and
before the shower had spent it.
self .25 of an inch Of rain had
fallen.
While a steady dOwnpOur Of -
hours duration would be fine
thing, tOday's rain will be Of much
value to the pastures and to grain
which has been seeded during the
past 10 days and has been waiting
for moisture to germinate, ac-
cording to o. w. Roberts. local
weather observer. The storm APP
parently came from the southwest
and Mr.. Roberts believes that the
entire southwestern part Of North
Dakota received some prccipita-
ton.
Reports from Fargo. jamestown
and Grand Forks at 2:3O said no
rain was falling there but the
skies were overcast and rain was
indicated. Minot reported there
was no indication Of rain in that
vicinity.
The weather bureau reports
that additional showers are pos
sible tonight.
An overcast sky and slightly sultr,
weather today gave some promise o.
rain here. A few scattering drops o.
rain feel about 4 o'clock this morn
ing although it was not heavy enough
to register on the instruments at thu
local weather bureau.
Crops, although needing moisture
badly, still are in fairly good condi
ton in this district, local observers
said.
Miles City. Montana, and Rabbi
City, South Dakota, were the place!
nearest this section of North Dakot;
to report precipitation last night
The former had .O6 of an inch ol
rainfall and the latter .O8 of an inch
Sheridan, Wyoming, had the heav
lest rain last night in western Unit
ed States, GA Of an inch being regis
tered. Salt Lake City, Utah, had Al
Of an inch and Prince Albert, Alberta
rebortcd .l6 Of an inch of rain.
The unsettled weather with it
accompanying rain, which had beer
travelling westward across the north
ern strip of states and which, it hac
been hoped, would bring rain here
took a sOutheasterly route from Mon
tana and travelled through Wyoming
South Dakota and Nebraska.
Mandan. n. D., May 6--(AP)-Ligh
rains at Flasher last night were fol.
lowed this noon by general showers
Morton, Oliver, Stark ane
Grant counties with resultant tre
mendous lift to crops which had be
gun to wilt under the SO degree tenn
perature yesterday.
jamestown, Nd, May 6-R)-Earl.
sown grain IN this district is up ano
looking good despite the seeming
need Of moisture evident on the sur
face. Burnt over prairie also looms
up bright and farmers state that they
vii, feel safe on the CROP and grass
getting good start with rain BY
) une. Hot winds may have done some
damage in spots over the country
where the soil is lighter than In
Jane estown vicinity but none has beer
reported SO far.
Grand Forks, N. d., May 6-(P)-
Farm work in this section is reported
10 be almost at standstill on ac-
count Of the very hot dry weather Of
the last day or two. Some damage
has undoubtedly been done by the
high hot winds of Wednesday and
today, the extent of which varies
with the character of the soil. Rain
is badly needed, especially to lay the
dust.
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/ A, phonograph haYing records Of
brass has been invented. The records
may bs.heard 10000 years from now.
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rresent daZ botsls. iislinE a,sehiaSs g Z.
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Parliamentary labor party met ut
the house Of commons to review the
situation. Leaders expected to con-
fer with miners executive later.
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Transportation became easier with
railways running more trains and
one London subway announcing full
service"
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The government reported that food
supplies were adequate, with some
boarding and little rise in prices.
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TRANSFERS
READY. FOR
Big EVENT
Preliminary Handicap Under
Way Today With American
Handicap Tomorrow

Vandalia, Ohio, Aug. 2G-LR-
"Warming up for the grand Ameri-t
can handicap, slated for tomorrow.
was started this morning when al
most thousand of the cream of
Americas trapshooters began shoot
ing in the preliminary handicap here.
There is purse Of $3.50 for
this event. It is 100 single target
! event, to be shot at 16 to Is yards.
No ono stepped forward today to.
defend the title to this. event. 5. NJ.
Green Of Watcrvillc, Maine, who won
/ it in 1925. died at his home several
, months ago. He broke %.
Illinois took major honOrs in yes
tel day's event, when Mark Arie,
| Champaign. won the race for state
champions, breaking 1879, and the H.
| IinOis No. team won the state
team championship with total score
Of 97S.
| S. NJ. Crothcrs. Philadelphia, and
Dave Fausscn. Worthington. Mimi,
! tied for second place in the race for
4 the state championships with 1913,
and Crothcrs won the sh0ot-off, 2L
to "a. }.
|. In the state team race. Pennsyl-
ivania nuIk& one was~-secOnd with
|973; OhioaNo. }. third with 969. and
minnesota NO. l, was fourth with
l068.
Fred Tomlin. of GlasbOro. N. J..
won the professional clay target
: championship Of North America whcl
he broke 200 straight, the only doubl
! century of the day. Only one tro
lphy is offered in this event.
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CARDINALS
AGAIN AT TOP
Lead National League WITH
n Half Game Margin Over
Pittsburgh Pirates

The National league Kaleidoscope
today found the st. Louis Cardinals
topping the list by Il half game mar
gin over Pittsburgh.
st. Louis beat the Braves, to 3,
yesterday in IL innings, getting re-
vcnge for Tuesday, when the Braves
Knocked the Cards from a brief one
point hold on the league leadership
to a second place tie with Cinc'n-
natl
Brooklyn smotc Pittsburgh yester,-
day. to /. while the New York
Giants, whose supporters were be.
ginning to fear that they never would
vim again, confined the winning
streak of the Cincinnati Reds to ~
games. The score was also z to !.
Reds in Third Place
II there is misery in the Pirate
camp today it can be laid mostly ut
tho door OF Max Carey, exilcd cap
tain Of the Buccancer outfit, whose
fleet legs brought victory to Brook
Ign. He beat out an infield hit with
the bases full that gave Brooklyn
the deciding run. All the Cincinnati
Reds gained from the juggling act
was undisputcd possession OF third
place. With Hugh McQuillan pitch
ing superbly, Carl Mays was forced
to take his first defeat in his last SIX
starts.
The Chicago Cubs took another
punch ut the Phillies making theii
third straight conquest Of the series
A brace Of errors behind Carlson mad
much to do with the ) to Chicago
win.
Indians Beat Yankees
Rain soused the American league
but not until George Uhlc OF tho
Cleveland Indians had plastered. tn.
New York Yankees with to
coat Of whitewash. The game mark
cd Uhlc's 2lst win OF the season
and his fifth in row over the league
leaders. The second game Of SEIZED
olcd doublehcader was rained out. ~
were the st. LOUSY Washington ant
Chicago Philadelphia contests.
The Detroit Tigers ran wild aroun'
f'enway Park as eight Boston pitcher
proved all alike. The Tigers took
doublcheader. IL to 4 and to ., ant
made 80 hits.
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furious fight that night against the
inexperic need Tunney, rouohikg him
in the clinehcs, hitting u the break
and butting whcRevef. he pleased.
Not that he had to reseet to such
tactics to win hecAu4e &c the time
he was obviously Tunney's superior,
but the referee, Kid Mcfarland. was
tolerant soul and Greb seemed TO
rcaIlze he could run the gamvt Of
fistic crime without official inteffer-
cnce.
Tnnney was severely battered in
this fight. His ear was cut, his lips
were split and Mis- nose Was S9ec-
turcd. During the closing foaHds
he bled with great ,fluency and when
the final bell soupded.hc was tragic
looking figure.
His last Defcat
The fight was held in the old Madi.
son Square GARDEN. It was Tun-
ncy's fitYt defeat and his last. fhe
metropolitan papers were none too
gracious to him the following morn.
ing. They damned his ring .potcn.
tialities with such left1kandeA flat.
tcries asa good strong boy who
can take It but, hardly = champion
ship prospect"
Tunncy Vhen took on Charlie
Weinert, the Newark Adonis, and
won 4 i2-round decision. A lot 81
the boys had been bouncing Vein.
ert on the carpet and TuHney ex.
pressed his private disappointment
that he had not been able to score
= knockout.
II went back to the gymnasium
and tried to figure out why hadn',
stopped Weinert." relates Gene. =
fought the whole fight over again
both in my mind and on my feet
shooting punches at an imaginar,
match with With h him . and concentrate o.
In the first fight with Weiner1
Tunncy had concentrated on a hcat
| attack. Weinert had consistently
blocked his left hooks and righ'
crosses to the jaw. And in doini
SO had left himself fairly wide opsr
for crashing body blows. q weakness,
Tunney hsdA fgMored.' 49,.
They were matched again an,
Tunney sent Weincrt. spraw1ing o.
his back in three rounds. The cam
paign, conceived and CAREFUL!
worked out in the murky silences 9
the gymnasium, had done the trick
Hero was . triumph for apple,
study as distinguished from wha
the ring knows as fighting In
stinct."
It was at this time or thcreabout
that Doc Bagley, a typical Broadway
itc, began to weaken on Tunnes
There was not enough color to Tun
ney to Stake Bagley's thirst for the
atricalism. The promoters weren
clhowing each other out Of the wa
trying to sign him either.
So when Billy Gibson, persuade
by two Of Tunncy's friends, came I
Baglcy and offered him 5000 for tn
reformed stenographer's coMrac
Doc executed a graceful curtesy an
invited Gibson to establish = ne
speed record in laying the dough Q
the line.
Made Benny Leonard
4 Thus Tunney BECAME the sccon
\ heavyweight OF importance to CON
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DEMPSEY is
NOW GETTING
into SHAPE
Wears Out Sparring Partners
in One Round Each-NOSe
Withstards Blows

Atlantic City. N. j.. Aug. 2i Up =
Jack Dempsey rapidly is getting into
condition. His wind appears excel
lent and he steps around on his toes
continually to make sure his legs will
be in shape. If his UNDERMINING
holds up to his satisfaction he be-
licvcs his furnishing power will take
care OF itself when he meets Gene
Tunncy.
In his first workout since shifting
his training camp here from Saratoga
Springs, Dempsey showed imprcs sive-
Is. He boxed four rounds with his
srarriny partners and each was worn
out when the single round allotted to
him was over. Tillic Kid Herman
"a husky middlewcight from Los
Angeles, gave him the best battle.
To the surprise Of the spectators.
nothing uptoward happened when the
powerful HerpanicrnsAid: iFto Dcmp-
sey's tailof-Made' nose:
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under s,sha management Of Gibson,
the mar who had previously taken
06nhy 1o0MArd ~ . raw unskiEled
youth and brought him along BY easy
tieksess, TO the lightweight champion
ship 81 the .xQfld.
GibSon made ! fortune outscf Jim
Coffey. . big muscular 1rishmaD
from Roscommon, who stepped off q
,ElAugiAe teeAley Gar into the heavy
weight 1pictu4e back In the days
when Jess willard, Al Palxer, Luther
Mccarthy snd Frank Moran we're oc-
cupying the spotlight.
The traditional humor Of the Irish
bubbles ineessantly in the Gibson
soul. He likes best Of all to tell OF
4 near riot which = wise-cracking
friend Of his perpctratcd at the ex-
pense u Coffey.
Being the first Irish heavyweight
Of promise since Corbett's time, COT.
fey, quickly became an idol around
New York, PArticularly was nc
Always when .Coffey went into q
gymnasium to train he was followed
by . mob >of admiring micks. His
every action IN THE ring prompted 9
rear Of appreciation that exploded
through hrogue inches thick.
On this particular day Coffey, get.
ting ready to battle Moran. was
sperring against one Of the big
negro heavyweiGhts that were hang.
ing sround New York at the time.
think II was Joe Jeanette. Coffcy
was going well, too. His idolatrous
group was ENHANCED.
Built Up Confidence
And then it happened. Gibsons
aforementioned wise-cracking friend
reached forward and. touched . red
headed Irishman sitting ct the ring
side on the shoulder and with cx'
tremc suavity asked:
II beg pardon, sir. but which OF
these two gentlemen is Coffey!"
Stand back. mates. and give EN-
! ART"
Tho first important thing Gibson
did after taking over Tunney was K
strengthen the fighters confidence
He did this not by hearing extrava
CANT praises on Tunney's abilities
| But by convincing him that he didn'
have much to heat to get to the top.
you've got the size, the heart an.
tho capacity for work and that's al
| you need said, Gibson.
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Smith Is Ready
to Defend Title
at Indianapolis

indianapolis. Aug. 90. N9--With
a record score of 60 to shoot at, Mac
Donald Smith Of New York today was
ready to defend his title as western
open golf champion over the sporty
links Of the Highland Golf Club
against nearly $50 other asrirants
for the honor.
Among the competitors trying to
wrest the honor from Smith were
Charlie Hall Of Birmingham, who
yesterday chalked up GS for the pa.
70 links. Walter Hagen. professional
champion who scored a - in practice,
Chick Evans the only amateur who
has ever taken the western open
crown, and II score of other stars who
have won various high honors.
The only missing premier golfer
was Bobby Jones of Atlanta, who
begged off from this meet on accoun,
nf being overgolfed during the
British meets. in which he won the
open title. and his hard contest t.
capture the national open reccntl,
ut Columbus.
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The Nut Cracker
BY Joe williams

BY Joe Williams
Mr.. Cash and Carry Pyle says the
days Of amateur sports are numbered.
They certainly are il he has
many more 100000 checks in his
kicker.
In order to make life more toler-
able during the hay-fcver period. Mr..
O'Goofty has started crusade to
make the Charleston singers quit say
ing. "Hcy hey!"
Everybody said the Cards would
crack hut nobody expected they
would crack the enemy pitchers like
they've been doing:
Famous Splits
Woody. and Bryan
Johnson and Lands
Kcarns and Dempsey
Zicgfeld and Nudity
Red Raven
Fifty-fifty
Senior Firpo is now a bouncer in a
South American night club. He
qualified for the job by bouncing Mr.
Dempsey out Of the ring on his last
visit here.
Things You'll Never See
Gloria Swanson eating an onion al
the Ritz.
Jim Jeffres doing standing. sit
ting dive in vaudeville.
Mussolini wearing trick derby
and Charlie Chaplin mustachc.
Peggy Joyce in a Bingham house
apron and black cotton stockings.
Cal Coolidge cranking a flivvcr OF
tho White House lawn.
John D. swimming John Wcissmul
Ter in the 100-yard breast stroke
Or
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands
sitting in BARRIERS chair.
GOOfy Outlaws
It seems that there were two Irish
men. Mike and Pat. Falling from al
airptanc. black cat crossed thci
path and the following conversation
| (silly to be sure) ensucd:
Gertrude: Can you shoe horse
Mr.. X: No. but can shoe hen.
Will the lady in the eighth row
end seat. either choke that baby o
let the trap drummer play with i
Please!
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Pitcher tries 10 Intentionally pass
batsman, who steps across the plate
and hits the ball safely. What Is the
ruling:
When = batsman steps out Of his
box, across the plate and hits ball
delivered by the pitcher. he is auto
mAtically ont for SO doing. whether
the hit Is fair or foul.
Only recently in an American
League game at New York Babe Rsth
was called out BY Umpire Owens on
such m act.
At the time there were runners on
second and third and two out. The
pitcher WAS trying to pass Babe, Till
ing the bases, offering . play 1t each
base and taking . chance that the
man to follow Ruth would be easier
to dispose Of than the Babe.
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STElBER

Mrs. Tidd Of Independenccjs1ow /,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. 5.
Alder. ~.
Fred Bcrgquist made a trip to
Regain Monday with his truck. 8
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carlson and
children and Mrs. VIM. Hickel spent
Sunday at the river.
Miss Gertrude Hickel returned to
Turtle Tuedsay.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. L. Malone were
Regain shoppers Saturday evening.
Bill Hickel called at the Olson home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Olson spent
Sunday at the river.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bergquist at
tended the funeral Of Mr.. BergquiSt's
cousin near Still Sunday.
| Beecher Malone 10 cutting flax Tor
Miss Vina Oder called on Mrs
Malone Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. BerSquist and child
rem made > trip to ,Bismarck Satur.
day where they purchased nice lot
Of fruit to can.
Dslbert Ol5on was Wilton yisito,
Saturday .sxsning.
MI. and Mrs. Julius Olson wsrs
Regain shoppers Saturday EVENING"
j C. L. Malone ard Ffed, Bergqutet
4 are cslcimipiaf ths sehoo!hcnse.
Il M. and Mrs. IN. Htekel and
u Beecher Malone .were at the Alts
/ store Monday evening. =
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The Referee

When and where did .Glenna Col
lett win her first national golf cham
pionship ID. +. G.
In 1922 at White Sulphur Springs
Va.
Did Cranston Holman make the
First 10" in national tennis rank.
ings last seasons. d. J.
Yes. being placed mt No. 3.
What did Joe Judge hit in the last
two world series ID. H. X.
In 1924 play-Off Judge batted 1855
and in 1926 .26l.
Did Harry Greb ever knock on
Gunboat Smith. and il SO. when ant
in how many rounds?-D. +. &.
Greb kayocd Smith in one round Il