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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27
| Charge Postmaster
General Urging
Political Activity

washington, Sept. 25.-tH1 = TIE
issuance of "brazen invitation 70
more than $4,000 postmasters to get
busy politically" in the congressional
campaign was charged against Post
master General New today by the
National Civil Service Reform
League.
A recent order Of Mr.. New. defin-
ing the rights, privileges and restric-
lions of postal employees in political
campaigns was attacked by the
league as so interpreting restrictions
applying to the employees as to anui-
lily the plain intent of the law
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27
NORTH AUGUSTA

The regular meeting Of Kennebec
Pomona Grange will be held Tuesday
at China Grange in South China.
This will be an all-day meeting and
State Master John Abbott will be
present. :,
The North Augusta Grange Will
hold its annual fair October under
the direction of Rex A. Church. A
fine program has been arranged for
the occasion. The sale OF fancy
goods and other articles will be held
in tho afternoon. The ladies of the
grange will serve a supper at
o'clock. In the evening the North Au-
gusta Dramatic Club will present one
of their fine plays. Mrs. G. r. Dut-
ton will act as coach. After the play
prizes will be awarded for the WIN
ners of the exhibits in fancy work
and canning and dance with music
by Jones orchestra will complete the
evening entertainment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27
Social Club Meetings

The Ladies Aid of the Green
Street Methodist church will meet
Monday afternoon at $50 at the
home of Mrs. jerome Farrell. West
Crescent street. Mrs. Clarence Hurd
willie be the assistant hostess
The Charming Guild will meet
Monday at p. NJ, with Mrs. Nor
man L. Bassett, AZ Green street.
The Murray Alliance will meet this
evening at 7.30 o'clock with Mrs
mex Gentlemen. II Chapel street.
The Congregational 'Womens
League will meet with Mrs. Bertha
Randall at her home. East Chest
nut street at 2.30 o'clock this Tues
day afternoon.
The Sunday School board OF the
Green street Methodist church will
meet in the vestry of the church this
evening at 7.30.
The Standard Bearers of Green
street Methodist church will meet
this Monday evening with Miss Aud
rey Hackett, Al 1-2 Capitol street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27
Town Treasurer
In Unusual Stunt

Plainfield. sept. 25.-In direct con-
trast to the long list of Massachu-
sets town treasurers and tax col
lectors who helped themselves lib
orally to town funds, may now pc
written the name of A. n. Quincy.
treasurer of Plainfield, who. voters
learned today, dipped into his own
pocket to the extent of $500 to meet
the towns bills.
Mr.. Quincy, however, now seeks to
recover this sum. with interest, and
the selectmen have voted to pay it to
him out of funds that would accumu-
late in the town treasury This means
that. due to his generosity, the town
tax rate will be raised from $21 to
sa5, one of the highest in the state.
MI Quincy declined the office of
town treasurer this year, and his
grandson was appointed in his
place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27
WINTHROP
Hold Harpswell Man
After Auto Accident

An automobile accident occurred
Saturday afternoon on Cobbs Hill on
the State road when a car driven by
Dwight l.. Caldwell of Harpswell,
collided with a Lewiston Sun-Jour-
nal car. The driven of the Lewiston
car was badly cut about the face,
but was not seriously injured, al
though the car was a total wreck.
Mr.. Caldwell was arraigned at :
Saturday evening before Judge II. e.
Foster of the Winthrop municipal
court, charged with driving an auto
mobile while under the influence OF
that he was driving on the wrong
side Of the road going toward Lew
iston when he hit the car from Lew
iston which was coming to Winthrop.
Mr.. Caldwell gave bonds and the
case was continued to next Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock.
About 40 members of the Ladies
Social Circle of the Congregational
church attended the Sunday morn
ing service at the church.
Rally Day will be observed at the
Methodist Sunday School the second
Sunday in October. The committee
will include Mrs. r. NJ. Brown, Mrs.
E. e. York, Miss Gwedolyn Brown
and Miss Regena Curtis.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist church will
hold an all-day meeting Tuesday at
the vestry. A covered dish dinner
will be served and the dinner COM
mittee will be Mrs. Ellen Moffett,
Mrs. La Verne Maxfield and Miss
Eta Maxim. A good attendance is
desired as there will be election of
officers and the mite boxes will also
be opened.
The regular meeting OF the B. p.
w. Club will be held Tuesday eve
ming at the home of Mrs. Cora
Vaughan. Following the business
session a program will be presented.
There will be an all-day meeting
Of the Ladies' Social Circle at the
home of Mrs P. w Maxwell Thurs
day. The dinner committee will be
Mrs. Susie Haywood, Mrs. Ruth
Kimball, Mrs. Louise Maxim and
Mrs. Maxwell. Ladies are asked to
bring dishes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tappan. who
have been passing a few weeks In
town have returned to Attleboro.
Miss Trina Riley was at home from
BLISS COIleS6 over SSulludE anu vi :
tertained a guest, Miss Helen Gold
smith.
The Winthrop High school football
team played it's first game of the sea-
son Saturday afternoon with Farm
ington High school at Pennington and
was defeated by score of 7-6. A
good sized delegation from Winthrop
attended the game.
Irving Dudley is passing few days
in Athens.
Augustus Thompson has returned
from a visit with his son in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adelhert Towle, Har-
old Towle and Charles Towle of Port
land visited relatives in town Sunday.
Mrs. c. H. Penney was the hostess
at 1910 party Friday evening. There
was a good attendance and social
evening was enjoyed. Refreshments
were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Dow passed the
week end with their daughter, Mrs
Harold GRAY, in New Sharon.
Mrs. LaVerne Maxfeld returned the
last of the week from Kennebunkport
where as a delegate from the Winthrop
Literary Club she attended the Maine
Federation of Womens Clubs.
Mrs. Lelie Currier and Mrs. Mary
Jane Bachelor have returned from
visit with Mrs Curriers' daughter
Mrs. Nathaniel Walker, in Auburn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27
Driver Decapitated
When Auto Runs Wild
In Streets of Detroit

Detroit, Sept. 26.-(P)--A run
away automobile zig-gagged down a
street here today, jumped curb.
crashed through the side of a brick
building and came to a stop a few
inches from the bar of an alleged
negro Bookkeeping establishment,
with headless driver at the wheel.
The amazed patrons fed in all dir
ections and police were able to find
only one witness of the accident, the
bartender, who was so frightened
they were some time in getting the
story from him.
The driver lost control Of the ma
chine and was decapitated by part of
the wall as the machine ploughed
through.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27
Man Killed by Auto
Driven by Woman

Portland. Me, Sept 25-Barncy
Driscoll, SIS. moulder. died today in
the Maine General hospital, Is min
utes after arriving there. having
been struck by an automobile driven
by Miss Elizabeth Cove. He stepped
off the sidewalk in front of the ma
chine, alongside of Lincoln Park. Mr..
Driscoll had lived here all his life.
He leaves a family.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27
Daylight Time
Ends for This Year

Boston, Sept 26-Daylight saving
time for this year e4ded at o'clock
this morning. At that hour, theoreti-
cally, every clock in Massachusetts
was turned backward one hour.
Train schedules. which are based
on standard time. but are jockeyed
annually to fit daylight time. were
also changed at 2 A. NJ. The only
practical difference the change In
time will make to most people is
that darkness wall fall one hour
earlier than usual
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27

A very enjoyable evening was
passed at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Barron. Eastern avenue, last
Friday. when Miss Ethel Mccarthy
was the honor guest at farewell
party, preceding her departure for
her home in Caribou after a visit
at the home Of her aunt, Mrs. Bar
ron. Games were played and dane
ing was enjoyed and delicious re-
freshments were served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27
Fathers 412 Bills
legislative Sessions

Jackson, Miss, Sept. z.-tHDJ--
John A. Yeager, representative from
Lamar county in the Mississippi
legislature, believes himself "egis-
latiye champion The latest volume
Of the Mississippi Acts Of 1925 con-
tains 412 chapters. all bearing the
the name of John A. Yeager as
author. They represent Az neces-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27

sary bills. made in one a..
less than three months.
While the legislature wa.
sion, the United States -
Court made valuation Of i
district bonds by Legislative
essary. MIR. Yeager, with 4.
sistance Of the attorney ren...'
pared the bills In the space =,
weeks.
The bills we're passed on u
call. =" ohs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27

Miss Jessie Thomas was home from
Auburn over the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. r. L. York and Mars
tiers York attended the Masonic install
lation at Jefferson Friday evening,
Mrs. York and Marsters York furnish
ed tho program which followed the in
Stallation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27
relton-Tales

Clifford Roy FELTON, and Miss Naomi
Fales, both of Camden, were united IN
marriage Saturday evening at the Com
gregational parish home by Rev. {. f.
Sargent, pastor OF the Congregational
church
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27
LOCAL NOTICE

DIR. A H. Sturtevant announces
that being obliged to leave present
Offices over Augusta Trust Co.. after
Oct l, will be found. at 255 Water
ST, entrance opposite State Trust
Co.. the Bank with Chime Clock.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27

Clarence Marden, who has been
on his annual vacation, returns to-
day to resume his duties at the Au-
gusta Flower Shop.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27
Funeral of Mrs. Margaret A. Morton

The funeral of Mrs. Margaret A.
Morton was held Saturday morning
at II O'Clock from ST. Marks church,
DR.. Stuart B. Purves officiating. In
ferment was in the family lot at
Forest Grove cemetery. where the
rommittal service was read by Dr.
Purves The bearers were Arthur
W. Morton, Elmer F. Wilder, George
F. Davis and Robert V. Davis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27

Samuel T. MacQuarrie. director Of
the New Englapd Bureau of Public
Service Information, was on a Maine
trip last week. He was in Augusta,
Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27

Miss Nina Mcleod of the Augusta
Flower Shop today begins two
weeks vacation from her duties. She
will visit at Boston and Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27

The neighborhood meeting Of the
Church of the open Door will be
held this evening at the home of
Miss Gertrude Hodges, 40 Gage
street, at 80. All are invited.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27

Robert Phillips of this city went
to Portland, Saturday evening.
where yesterday he met his twin
brother, Richard, who has been In
Montreal for several months past.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Earl Stating is enjoying a two
weeks vacation from his duties at
the Augusta Flower Shop.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27

Mr.. and Mrs. John Taylor of Mel
rose, Mass, were Sunday callers at
the home of Mrs. Annie Perry on
Winthrop street. Mr.. and Mrs. Tay-
lor were returning to their home aft
er visit with friends and relatives
in Madison.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27

Miss Eleanor Nelson left Thursday
for Wellesley, Mass, to continue her
college work as a senior at Welles-
ley College.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27

Meeting of Macabees in Forester
hall this evening at 7.30. A class Of
candidates will be initiated. Hon.
Burleigh Martin will be the speaker.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27

Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Sherbourne
were among the Augusta people who
attended the final day of Readfield
Fair, Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hale and
two children of Hillsdale, N. Y, who
have been visiting for a few days
with Mrs. Hale's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. P. Berry of this city. will
return today to their home. They
are making the trip by automobile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27

Sheriff and Mrs. John NJ. Eastman
| attended the Readfield Fair on Sat
urday
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-24

Beery has ponderons record
in .Iegit. having played through
out the East and mildly West in
vaudeville. stock and musical
comedy.
Hatton began his stage career
at the age Of IA. He developed his
talent by playing in stock com
panies and entered screen work
more than ten years ago. having
been before athe camera ever
since.
Chester Cnnklin. appearing as
the transport captain played
stock and served an apprentice
ship in a circus, clewning. He
finally found himself stranded in
Los Angeles, took a $s.a-day job
as a comedy cop and--the res.
you know.
Even Tom Kennedy aas haG
taste OF stage life. Following his
rise to etninence as a promising
contender for heavyweight prize
ring h0nors, Tom took q short
flyer" in vaudeville.
Lorraine Eason, feminine lead,
played on Broadway for two sea
sons. Florenz Hiegfeld took Miss
Eason out of musical conlGdy and
put her in the ''F'oliies.'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-24
EDWARDS A SURE
ENOUGH STAR
MAKER

Gus Edwards, who heads the
big aggregation OF juvenile enter.
tainers which will present Ed
wards sensational Atlantic City
revue success, "Ritz-C Carlton
Nights" at I5oew's Palace for the
new weeks. Is known throughout
the length and breadth OF Stage
land as the ''star maker"
Edwards did not appropriate
such a title; 1t was fairly earned.
for II was Gus Edwards and n0nc
other who brought out OF obscur.
ity and started on the road 10
stardom such celebrities OF the
present day as Eddie Cantor
George Jessel. Louise Groody. Ii.
IA Lee. Mae Murray. Helen Men.
ken. Lillian Lorraine. George
Price. the Duncan sisters. Orvil!G
Harold. Gregory Kelly. Lillian
walker, Herman Timberg. julius
Marx and scores of others
Edwards is suggesting TO all
Palace patrons that they pre-.
serve the program issued to them
at Loew's Palace for he conf
IDENTIFY believes that years from
now. that same program will re.
veal the names OF boys and girls
who. while not stars now. will
someday have their names in cleo.
trio lights. Such programs, he
points out, are mighty interesting
n1ementos In years to come,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-24

IN those days producers took
beautiful girls and handsoms
Young men, labeled them stars.
and occasionally succeeded In IN.
ducing the public TO receive them
as such.
Players had to be told when
TO step forward. when to pause.
turn. look. turn back again. and
so forth. But those days have
passed
by the time girl or boy
reaches the place where she or he
is considered for leading part
direction in the old sense Of the
word il unnecessary. Before q
scene is made a director
may explain his interpretation OF
the action and may suggest de
tails which he believes. will en-.
plaasize it. But this players them
selves IN most cases work gu.
their own Characterization
THE scene Is rehearsed with an
occasional cue from khe director
Upon It's completion he. from his
place Of vantage beside the cam.
era, explains just where the &c.
ton appeared to be forced Or ur1.
convincing. where 1t dragged AMI
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-24

Donald Keith first appeared in
amateur theatrical productions
while still at college. Later. Keith
graduated to stock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-24
e Times 1st Aid to Yule Bankrupts; Good Movie

story teller and good audience
no longer Ia he q school Tor
ing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-24
.LOUELLA'S IDEA
OF THE Is
BEST

Now that the All-American
football teams have been picked,
Louella Parsons. motion picture
critic of the Los Angeles Exam
liner and Universal Service. has
broken into print with an AL
American screen players team.
And second from the top is Estelie
Taylor, long lost to public view in
series OF program pictures, but
recently in the glare of the cal.
ciums through her sensational per-
Torrance of Lucretia BorGia in
Don Juan.
Since the beginning or mott IN
Pictures Miss Parsons has had
hand In their making. either
through position in the scenario
department. or as critic on sore
one OF the most influential nsws'
papers, Her opinion is valued by
players and public alike. So when
she picked the % best perform.
arices of 1926. it had all Of the
authority of an expert.
Norma Talmadge in XXI Is
the first on her list Miss Tay.
Tor in don Juan" her only pic.
ture OF the year. was second, and
Marion Davies in Beverly of
Graustark' third. The others fol-
low in the order in which Miss
Parsons. listed them; Eleanor Board
man In 'Bardslys, the Magnificent"
Rtchartio Cortez in the Sorrows or
SATAN Wilma Banky in the 'SOn
OF the Sheik;;" Monte Blue in so
This is Paris" Andre Beranger in
Te Eagle OF the Sea- Patsy Ruth
Miller in So This is Paris Sid
ney Chaplin in 1.-THE BETTER OLE"
Ronald Colmarl and Noah Beery
In Beau Gest;'' Alex Francis in
The Return Of Peter Grimm"
Julia Faye and William Boyd in
The Volga Boatman:" Edmund
Lowe and Victor McLagIen in
What Price Glory" Corinne Grif-
fifth in "Syncopating Sue VIII
lam Haines in Brown of Har-
ward" Rod La ROGUE In "Gigo-
10; Mary Pichford in 'sSparrows;'
John Gilbert in "The Flesh and
the Devil Eddie Cantor in kid
Boots; Wallace Berry in "Weise
In the Navy Now Ramon No.
Warr0 in Ben Hur::r Lon CLANCY
in The Road to Mandalay:;' John
Barrymore in THE Sea Beast
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-24

anyone having 70 tell players such
as those In the picture I've just
finished. how 10 actg coIlsen
Moore h as finished an actress as
she Il 4 popular one. and KEN
meth Harlan II one 81 the most
convincing leading men.
''Can you imagine me telling
Gladys Br0chweIl or Tully Mari
shall or Lucian Littlefield when To
make each gesture before the carr.
erAg Or Warner GLAND 0r JuIanhe
Johnston or Florence Lawrence?
The successful director nowadays
has the knack Of being d good
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-24
Norma q Traitor
To Camille
Tradition
Shades or Bernhard and Duse!
Al bObbciI hall. s.CaniiIe!!''

c
Yet II the famous stage act.
ressUs were alive today. they
would sanction tile radical step,
in the opinion 81 Norma Tai
niadge, who Il bringing ) mod
ern version ii the celebrated
classic to the screen &c the
United Artists Studio.
Miss TaIniadge's Camille
will be every whit the Camille
known to millions throughout
the world. save that tiIe char
acter is ia COME tn fife On the
silver sheet as an ultra.rlOdeT11
siren Of present-day Paris.
III the Lady Of the CamelIiaa'
had been horn ~ 1926 writ.
eIcs pen she would wear abbre.
viatedtresses llISe the majority
OF women IN America aIld
Europe, the star declared.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-24

what was lacking. Another re.
hearsal smooths out the rough
spots and then the scene u
filmed.
He represents the audience OF
millions who will view The picture
upon ita completion. lie looks at
It with their eyes
With all skilled artists, this Il
a simple task. Can you IMAGINE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-24
DIRECTOR APPROVES
NOLONGER PRODS

"The biggest picture director today that
of being good audience Charles Brabn in efntaon Of
belief the ct
visible wires Rrabn made 'Twineoes Candafs Metro
potan and Ambassador Theas beginning Sunday at o'clock
Directors used actually 70 direct Babin explains but that
the earlier days At that time few Of those III motion
pictures had extensive experience before the and most
were recent recruits from the stage
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-24
SOCK AND BUSKIN-ERS
FIT TO CELLI1IOID

Recently OF the stage became vertabe bywod
filming of Paramouns wartime comedy Were the Navy
Now the holiday week attraction Loew Columbia beginning
Sunday which Wallace Beery
Voice of the people. (Laurel, Miss.) 19??-19??, 1926-08-02
Young Minister Passes

Reverend R. E. Powe a young Bap-
tist minister of this city, passed away
early Tuesday morning, July 27 He had
been i'll for over two months but was
thought to be recuperating. His death
came as a shock and surprise to all
his friends. He leaves a sister in this
city and host of other relatives and
friends here and lsewhere to mourn his
going out. He was progressive young
minister and know by all asaconsistent
Christian. He was pastor of Oak Grove
Baptist church Curry Settlement; Plea
SAINT Grove at Vossburg; and Queens
Chapel, this city. His first funeral rites
were held from East Jerusalem Friday
morning-Reverends Gray, Laws, Over
street, Greer and others officiating.
From there the body was sent to Way
nesboro for interment Undertaken
Christian has charge of arrangements
here.
Voice of the people. (Laurel, Miss.) 19??-19??, 1926-08-02
[ 0OK! LOOK! LOOK!

The contest will soon be over am
sur your pastor will get that SUI. of
clio hes. I know you have tough yell
and are anxious whether your tJtor
has been victorious or not.
Since all cannot win, but will make
those ahead break the record.
We expect to make that big get-to-
gether Of pastors and members of vari-
Gus churches the day the contest closes
between the churches mentioned in
previous issues of this paper. There
will be number of other things going
on at the store. Bargains on groceries
and dry goods, the best quality at pri-
ces that you will think they were given
to you. Come down to the busy corner
and help put over the program.
Read the Voice of the People and you
will know how we are getting along.
Yours for the Business,
JNO. H. SMITH.
Voice of the people. (Laurel, Miss.) 19??-19??, 1926-08-02
Methodists Welcome
The Evangelist

Laurel, Miss, July &c, 1926 The
Rev. j. j. Jamerson and wife were met
with a hearty welcome at Allen Chapel
A. NJ E. Church.
Although he was delayed on account
of taxi driver, but on time to fill the
space.
He did not outline his subject. ''I'm
glad to be rere," he said, 'My subject to
you is to keep the way clear. Do not
let anything get between you and Jesus
Christ. The devils aim is to he lge up
your path and to hinder the prog1 IS of
your soul, but my message to you one
an all, keep the way clear, nothing be-
tv en-.