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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-31
COLD WAVE WITH
SNOW AND ZERO
WEATHER IS FELT
MiddIewest and Southwest
Recording Coolest Spell Of
Winter

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 80 ga severe
cold wave with scattered snowfall and
temperatures of zero or below swept
into the middlewest and southwest to-
day from the Rocky mountain region
where the waning year was recording
the most severe weather of the winter
in some sections.
Although the snow generally was
light, the fall at Kansas City was eX-
pected to reach two inches, being the
heaviest of the winter. First effects
of the cold snap were felt in western
Kansas last night, when thermometers
dropped quickly with a minimum OF
two degrees above zero at Goodland
Temperatures of zero to five below
were predicted for Kansas tonight.
Temperatures dropped as low as sc
degrees below zero at Marysville, Mont.
which was experiencing the coldest
weather of the winter. Wyoming
Colorado and New Mexico were in the
grip. of the storm Snowfall in those
states was light but more was pre-
dicted along with zero temperatures.
Effects of the cold wave were fell
in Oklahoma with temperatures be-
low freezing and snow in the northern
portion and in the Texas Panhandle
A light snow and temperatures of q
degrees ABOVE zero was reported from
the Panhandle section and the storm
was moving southeastWard where milo
weather has prevailed.
| Snow had fallen over most of Miss
ouri today. The mercury fell here al
day from a reading of 20 degrees at
q. M, and was expected to reach zerC
or slightly below in this section by
morning Snow fell here during the
day, driven by sharp north wind, anc
was expected to continue until late il
the night.
No reports of delay to trains hac
| been reported.
SEATTLE, Wash, Dec 30 tP-
With temperatures ranging from 1!
above zero at Aberdeen, Wash, tt
80 below at Edmonton, Alta, the
Pacific northwest was in the ic,
grip of winter today with prospect
of even colder weather during thu
ushering in of the new year. Tht
weather bureau predicted that tht
cold blast will continue at least an
other 48 hours. The minimum tenn.
perature in Seattle was 10 above
! zero.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-31
ATTEMPT To
CONNECT PAL
WITH MURDER
Reported Fox and Chum in
Close Conference Before
kidnapping.
MAZE. DEEPENS
sheriff's Office Prosecut-
ing Investigation of
Phases of Case.


LOS ANGELES, Dec. 80 up ~ The
kidnapping and murder trail of the
s'Fox" William E. Hickman, tonight led
deputy Sheriffs back to Alhambra,
suburb from which he dispatched a
telegram demanding ransom the day
he abducted little Marian Parker,
whom he strangled to death two days
later.
The deputies sought two men who
were reported as giving information
that they heard Hickman and Welby
Hunt, Kansas City chum and con-
fessed holdup accomplice of the kid
napper, in close conference two or
three days before Marian Parker was
snatched from the ties of school and
home! Both confessed youthful Grim
inalS have denied that Hunt had any
part in the Marian Parker crime. How
ever, the deputies insisted on investi-
eating the information that the two
Alhannbra men had seen the pair to-
gether just previous to the kidnapping
They declared that if Hunt, as he
claimed, had sent a telegram to his
mother in Kansas City, asking her the
whereabouts of Hickman at the time
OF the Kidnapping, ana II ne nad Deen
Hickman'S accomplice in this crime
also, then his asserted telegram might
have been conceived as a ruse.
A second development of the late
day which was being peruSed by Of
ficialS as of possible significance, was
the discovery that but few weeks age
Hunt and his step grandmother, Mrs
A. r. DriskeH visited the Bellevue Arms
apartment with the idea of renting g
suite. George Contreras, district at
torney's chief of detectives, questioned
Mrs. Driskell ON the point. She tolc
him that she was dissatisfied with hel
Birch street home in Alhambra, bu
declared her investigation of home
in the Bellevue Arms, where Hickman
lived and where he murdered and dis.
sected Marian Parker, was only acci
dental. Mrs. Driskell related that, re.
turning from church on Sunday, Sh'
noticed 'to LETT sign on the apart
ment house, and casually Cooked i
over" She and Hunt did not take ar
apartment, she told Contreras, be.
cause they were unable to obtain {
double one.
The questioning of Mrs Driskell OF
CONTINUED on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-31
InquisitOrs Are Convinced
Attempt Made to OBJ
struct Justice.
GORDON BALKS
District Attorney Refuses
to Prepare Indictment,
Foreman Says.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 80, R-Har-
ry F. Sinclair, William j. Burns and
i've OF their associates were charged
today with conspiracy to obstruct
justice by the federal grand jury
which investigated the shadowing of
the Fall-Sinclair oil conspiracy jury
by Burns detectives hired by Sin
clair.
No indictments were returned,
however, as District Attorney Peyton
Gordon held that as Sinclair, Burns
and four of their associates were be-
ing tried for criminal, contempt in
connection with surveillance of the
jury, new charges should not be
filed against them The preSentment
of the grand jury, returned to Chief
Justice Mccoy of the District of
Columbia supreme court, will be
filed he said and no action taken
upon it.
Besides Sinclair and Burns, those
named in the presentment were Hen
ry Mason Day of New York, vice
president of the Sinclair Exploration
company; Sheldon Clark of Chicago,
president of the Sinclair Re
1lI1ng company; w. sherman Burns
of New York, manager of the Burns
detective agency; Charles G. Ruddy,
of Philadelphia, Burns man who di-
rected the jury shadowing and Frank
j. O'Reilly, Ruddys assistant.
Ruddy and O'Reilly were not nam
ed in the contempt charges which
included the others and G. L. Veitsch,
Burns Baltimore manager.
The action of the grand jury came
after weeks of investigation into the
employment of the detectives by Sim
clair to shadow the oil jury. The
inqlisitors began this work the day
Justice Frederick l.. Siddons de-
clared mistrial in the oil case.
The investigation convinced the
grand jury, it's foreman, Dorsey Hyde
said, that those named in the pre-
sentiment had conspired to violate the
law. Because of this he continued,
it was felt by it's members that even
though the district attorney refused
to prepare indictments, the present.
ment should be made to the court.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-31
Adopt Theory That Hickman Had AccompEice
Il * X y y y y y w>* * * y y
Mexico Plans Civil
Aeronautics Dept. To
ProUide Flying Fields

* MEXICO CITY, Dec. 80 Up
* Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh's
* flight to Mexico has so stimu-
y lated interest in aviation that
* the government is planning to
r establish a department of civil
y aeronautics.
* The department of communica-
:T tions is busily engaged in pre-
* liminary work on a program
*. which if carried out will see
4 eventually many landing fields
:* in the various parts of the re-
* public and adoption of strict fly
* ing regulations.
*
* y * = * y * y y y y * y
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-31
NEVADA JOINS ARIZONA

PHOENIX, Dec. 80 09--Nevada will
oppose the Swing Johnson bill in
its present form, or any other mea-
sure which attempts to allocate the
waters of the Colorado river that
is not satisfactory to the seven basin
states, according to letter from
Gov. F. B. Balzar, of Nevada, to
Gov. George W. P. Hunt Of Arizona.
made public today by Mr.. Hunt.
Evening star., 1927-02-25
CAPT. ARNALDO MARSON
MAY FACE MANN ACT
Despite Wife's Divorce. Attorney
Says He Will Press
Charges.
By the Associated Pl less.

BY the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO. February 25.-1
Legal shadows yesterday blotted out
the ray Of light that for a few hours
appeared to Capt. Arnaldo Marson,
former Italian army aviator. and Mrs.
Isabelle keyes Burch, principals in
recent transcontinental elopement.
Dispatches Wednesday from White
Plains. n. y, said that Mrs. Grace
Shotwell Marson and her son. Lyn-
don w. Burch, had been granted di-
vorces from their respective spouses.
But, despite this. United States Attor-
ney George w. Hatfield announced
that he will ask the Federal grand
jury to indict the elOping couple on
Mann act charges.
Both Capt. Marson and Mrs. Burch
are In San Francisco. where they
were apprehended recently. Counsel
for the pair said he would go before
the grand jury and explain the un
derstanding upon which the divorces
were granted. lie expressed the be-
lief that with this knowledge the jury
would refuse indictments.
Evening star., 1927-02-25

hall of the nations, Washington Hotel.
tomorrow evening. BoXholders will
be Senator and Mrs. James A. Reed,
Senator and Mrs. Harry 3. Hawes,
Representative and Mrs Thomas l..
Rubey, Representative and Mrs. c.
A. Newton, Representative and Mrs.
Milton A. Romjue. Representative
and Mrs. Ralph F. Lozier, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Joe j. Manlove,
Representative and Mrs. w. l.. Mel
son, Representative and Mrs. John J.
Cochran. Mrs. Bessie Parker Bruegge-
man. chairman United States En-
ployes' Compensation Commission; the
Assistant Controller General, NJ. E.
Rhodes. and Mrs. Rhodes; Mr.. and
Mrs. James Hagerman, jr.; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. N. Holmes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley III. Ridings. Mr.. and Mrs.
Craig L. Reddish.
Boxholders and their guests will be
assisted by Mrs. Floyd Jennings
Baker, Miss May Elsea, Miss Bernice
Green. Miss Peggy Hagerman. Miss
Jena Imhoff, Miss Kathryn Kiefner,
Miss Hazel NJ. Montgomery. Mrs.
Lloyd III. Rea, Miss Ethel Rogers and
Miss Ida Wiley, all of Missouri. Mrs.
James w. Witten and Miss Tillie will
Evening star., 1927-02-25
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! After you buy your robe-it
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at this surprising low price. You'll
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Evening star., 1927-02-25

be additional hostesses for the eve
ming.
The president of the society and
Mrs. Joe j. Manlove will lead the
grand magch. during which carnival
favors will be distributed. The grand
march will be preceded by reception.
with distinguished Missourians in the
receiving line. Miss Alicegene Graves
will sing during the intermission.
An interesting program is being
planned for the members of the New
York States Society for tomorrow.
Through ehcourtt sy of Mrs. Henry
r. Dimock. reception and dance will
be held at her home, 1901 Sixteenth
street northwest. at 9 o'clock. Mrs.
Karl Chindblom. pianist. will render
selections. The guests of honor will
be Justice and Mrs. Harlan Fiske
Stone, Senator and Mrs. ROYAL s.
Copeland. Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral and Mrs. w. Irving Glover, Mrs.
Theodore Douglas Robinson and Mrs.
Peter A. Drury. Mrs, James w Wads-
worth is president of the New York
State Society.
The Maine State Society of Wash
.ngton will hold a reception at the
Hamilton Hoel this evening in honor
Of Senator and Mrs. Arthur Gould.
Members of Congress will be in the
receiving line and the guests will be
presented by Col. Harold Marsh, presi-
dent of the society.
A musical program will follow the
reception, with d piano duet by Miss
Elizabeth Wheeler daughter of Sen
ator Wheeler and Miss Ann King,
daughter of Comdr. King. Miss Mar.
ro, nh Si nc
songs, accompanied by Mrs. Cramner.
A piano solo Will follow by Mrs Mary
SitZ Parker, VINO will also accompany
Mr.. Melville Shorey in solo, Sweet
Mother Mine" written by Mrs. Lozier.
wife of Representative Lozier.
Among the box holders at the
House of Representatives night" re-
ception Of the Pennsylvania Society
of Washington in the ballroom of the
New Willard Hotel tonight are: Secre-
tary of the Treasury 4. w. Mellon.
Secretary of Labor and Mrs. James
j. Davis. Senator and Mrs. David a.
Reed. Representative and Mrs. Harry
G. Ransley. Representative and Mrs.
J. Banks I<urtZ, Representative and
Mrs. Frederick w Magrady. Repre-.
sentative and Mrs. Edward NJ. Beers.
Representative and Mrs. Clyde Kelly,
Representative George F.. Brumm,
Mrs. Richard Townsend, Mrs. George
Mesta and Mrs. w. Harry Brown.
Col. John B. Shuman, United States
Army, will introduce the Keystonites
to the honor guests in the reception
line Musical numbers will be rem
dered by George O'Connor. accom-
anied at the piano by Mat Horn. At
the conclusion of the program there
will be dancing until 1 o'clock, with
music furnished by Al Hannemann's
orchestra.
Representative Thomas Webber Will
son Of Mississippi. will speak before
the Little Theater Group. Tuesday eve.
ming at 8 o'clock in the Wardman Park
grill room. The movement is we'll un-
der way and rehearsals are taking
place almost every evening for the
three one-act plays that will be pre-
sented the last Of March at date
to be announced later.
Mrs. William Wolff Smith, president,
District of Columbia branch, League
Evening star., 1927-02-25

of American Pen Women. announces
a bridge and mah-jong party to be
given in the patio of the Carlton
Hotel Monday. March Z.
Mrs. Guy Ulysses Purdy, lecturer
on the game Of bridge. will give talk
on Contract Bridge" promptly at 2:3t
O'Clock.
Tea will be served and prizes dis
tributed at o'clock Reservations
may be made through the clubhouse
Of the league, 1909 RI street north
west
Evening star., 1927-02-25
SOCIETY
CONTINUED from Eighteenth Page.n

Continued from Eighteenth Pagel
T. 8. Palmer. Mr.. Walter A. Rogers,
Representative W. d. Upshaw and
DIR. Harvey w. Wiley.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ NJ. Butler of
Montreal, Canada, who are making
an extensive stay at the Willard, en-.
tertained last night in the White
House suite OF the hotel. Covers
were laid for -.
Mrs Albert j. Gore and her daugh
ter. Miss Frances Larne Gore. have
returned from a months cruise in the
West Indies.
Mrs. George d. Hope and Mrs. AL
win Jessup, who spent three weeks
cruising with friends on a yacht in
the Mediterranean. making stops at
Gibraltar. Algiers and Naples, arc
now in London. They plan sailing
for this country in few days. Mrs.
Hope has given 100 copies of her book
of poems. entitled VISIONS of Hope"
to be sold at a charity sbeneht ball
TO be given shortly in Paris.
Miss Janet Richards. who has been
In Florida and Cuba for several
weeks is expected to return to Wash
fngton tomorrow.
DIR. Jorge E. Boyd. member of the
Panama Supreme Court. has just re-
turned to Washington from Panama,
and joined Mrs. Boyd at the Ward
man Park Hotel. where they plan to
stay until Summer opens.
Mrc Wi1Iior N, uopr1- Whifa ooro
dramatic recital at the Highland
Pines Inn last week, where Mr.. and
Mrs. White have been spending few
weeks. They will return home on
Monday.
The Order Of Washington. named
for Gen. Washington, will give a ban
ouet this evening at the Hotel La
Fayette at $50 o'clock After the
banquet there will be dancing from 10
to ] o'clock. DR.. George Tully
Vaughan is commander general of
the order. The committee of arrange
ments consists of DR. J. G. B. Bull
loch, chairman, assisted by Mr.. Daniel
Smith Gordon and Maj Amasa A.
Holcombe.
Invitations have been issued for
soiree Franchise at Gunston Hall,
dJVo IIoIIud d cHucs tillS eNetiiHS at
6 O'Clock
There will be a benefit party of the
Hilary A. Herbert Chapter, L. d. c.,
20 be held at the home of the presi-
dent. Mrs. Rufus Clarke. 1928 Phelps
place, this evening. which will be well
attended. Mrs. Mary K. Nalle is chair
man Of tables. and among those who
have taken them are: Mrs. John A.
Lejeune. Mrs. William J. Harris. Mrs.
John B. Kendrick, Mrs. Ella Herbert
Micou, Mrs. James Z. Mulcare. Mrs.
Pearce Horne, Mrs. Eugenia Rollins,
Mrs w. r. Cole, Mrs Julia Nolen
Hay, Mrs. John g. Tomlinson. Mrs. |
Samuel Roberts, Miss L. E. Ballenger, |
Misses Hungerford, Miss Mary Brown,
Mrs. Hannis Taylor, Mrs. w. II. Nc
Gee, Miss Grady, Miss Bringhurst, |
Mrs Hamilton Dimick. Mrs. II. w. |
Kearney, Mrs. Archibald Young, Miss |
Dell, Mrs. Arthur Adams Mrs. Cope |
land Jones. Mrs. Louis Atkinson, Mrs. |
John E. Fowler, Miss Mary Frey, Mrs. |
Graham Clark, Miss Laura Virginia |
Snuggs, Mrs. Thiele, Mrs. Douglass |
Winstead Mrs. Heidel, Mrs. ]. Thomas |
Kelley, Miss Baker, Mrs. George King. |
Mrs Wallace Streeter, Mrs. Samuel
Meeks, Mrs. Charles Taylor, Mrs. w.
H. Rose. Mrs. J. c. Buchanan, Mrs.
Samuel Forman and Miss Waters.
st. Adams Auxiliary will serve tea
at the home Of Mrs. F. B. Crowther,
$500 Woodley road, tomorrow after
noon from to o'clock. /,
Evening star., 1927-02-25
DANCE GIVEN FOR ENVOY

Crown Prince Attends Farewell
Fete for Ambassador Phillips.
BRUSSELS. February 25 R).--
Crown Prince Leopold and his wife.
Princess Astrid of Sweden, and many
distinguished personages attended the
farewell dance given by the retiring
American Amba ssador, William Phil
Evening star., 1927-02-25

elect and promoted Dr. Charles
Smithies, Chicago, to the presidency.
DR.. s. Marx White, Minneapolis. was
elected second vice president. officers
reelected were: DR.. Alfred S. Warthin,
Ann Arbor, Mich, first vice president;
DIR. Clement r. Jones, Pittsburgh,
treasurer. and DIR. George Piersol
Philadelphia, secretary general.
Evening star., 1927-02-25
SELECTS NEW ORLEANS.
American College of Physicians
Hold Next Convention There.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. February %
R.-The American College of Ply
sicianS chose New Orleans as it's next
meeting place at the close of it's
eleventh annual clinical session here
last night. The college named DIR.
Charles Martin Montreal, president
Evening star., 1927-02-25
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Evening star., 1927-02-25

lips, and Mrs. Phillips last night. II
was brilliant gathering of diplomatic
society. The display of gowns ant
gems was the most lavish OF the
season.
Mr.. Phillips is soon to leave foi
America to take up the post of first
United States Minister to Canada
to which he was appointed recently.
Evening star., 1927-02-25
Mai. Olmstead Ordered Here.

Mai. Dawson Olmstead. Army Signal
Corps, stationed in Hawaii has been
ordered to this city for duty in the
office of the Chief Signal Officer, War
Department.
Evening star., 1927-02-25

Women In the United States smoke
approximately $4,000 miles of cigar
cites q year.
Evening star., 1927-02-25

Missouri Society Plans
Gala Night at Meeting.
Representative Joe J. Manlove,
president of the Missouri Society, an
nounces completion of subscriptions
for boxes at the annual dance of the
society, which will be held in the
Evening star., 1927-02-25

Nearly $500 automobiles were i'm
ported into India in a recent month. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29

ever be close to the people. That is
the local government in each State.
where each individual citizen may
make his individual personality ana
his individual needs and views felt.
THAT is the traditional gospel or
our party. On that issue the Demo
cratic party has always stood and
always must stand. Faith in the
States and belief in their rights. The
rights of indCstructible States in an
indestructible Union.
what is an indeStructible State?
1t is first and last, a State which has
the fullest measure of local self-goV-
eminent. 1t Is State which has the
right and the responsibility Of decid-
ing it's domestic problems itself and
of settling its home affairs at home.
1T is a State in which the people
are allowed to lead their lives in free
dom and in liberty so long as they
do no hurt to others and no injury to
orderly government. 1t is State in
which standards Of life and of per-
sonal conduct are not imposed upon
the people who live in it by people
who do not live in it, acting through
the mandates of the Federal Govern
ment. 1t is a State which demands
the right guaranteed to it by the Con-
stitution Of living it's life in its own
way and permitting sister States the
same freedom"
us your issue too academic to have
a mass appeal?" was inquired.
Not when you have these con-
crete issues, such as prohibition. nor
when you take the trouble to explain
things fairly and clearly to the
American people," the governor de-
clared.
II will subscribe to no contrary
theory. Furthermore, who will under
take to urge a contrary theory? l
cannot conceive of it's being attempt
ed by any one calling himself DEM
ocrat. Even Republican President
has recognized it and recommended 1t.
This faith in the individual citizen,
regardless of his wealth, lineage or
social standing, this faith in local in
stitutions and local political activities
which express his political life, has
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always been the spirit and the creed or
the Democratic party.
This was the creed American de-
mocracy gave to the world. JEFFERSON
won 1t against Hamilton. jackson
vitalized it through government re-
sponsive to the will of the masses
cleveland fought with 1t against the
special interests which protection Ia
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vored. Wilson clothed it with a lofty
idealism.
ut is the creed by which our party
again will be restored to power
Copyright. 1897. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance.l
Tomorrows interview will be with
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia)
Evening star., 1927-09-10
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

National - Seventh Heaven" dra-
ma, at 500 pm. Matinee at 2:20 pm.
Keith's-Eddie toy. vaudeville. at
2:15 and ':15 pm.
Earle-Rose's Royal Midgets,
vaudeville, continuous 1880 to IL pm.
Gayety-"Let's Co." extravaganza,
at 2:15 and 8:15 pm.
Strand-"The Moulin Rouge Re.
vue," musical presentations. continu-
Gus, 1890 to II pm.
RiaItO-"Cameo Kirby" at 1875
am, 1:25. $50, SEQ, 7:3O and $40 pm.
Columbia-"The Big Parade" at
9:40. 1875 am. 1:40. 3:45. 5:45. 7:45
and $50 pm.
Metropolitan - Hard Boiled Hag-
gerty." at 11:40 m., lao. $40. $50.
1885 and $40 pm.
PaIace-"College, at II am. 1920
2:25, 4;25, $50, 7;50 and 9:55 pm.
Little Theater STARK Love-" at
1855. 3:55. 1855 and 10 pm
TivOli-"The Last Trail" at 2:40,
425, $40, 8 and $50 pm.
Observation-Disclosures Heels,' at
2:45, ABS, $40, $40 and 10 pm.
CentraI-"Monte Cristo," at 1890,
2, $50. 5, $50. 8 and $40 pm.
Wardman Park-"Forever." at 7:45
ana S:sV pm. .-----.------.--
Evening star., 1927-09-10
Local Radio Entertainment
Saturday, Sept. 10, 1927
NAA-Washington Navy Yard t435.5
Meters).

1905 a.m.--Weather Bureau reports.
3:45 p.m.-Weather Bureau reports.
9:55 a.m.-Arlington time signals.
1905 p.m.-Weather Bureau reports.
Evening star., 1927-09-10
D. C. DELEGATES NAMED
FOR BUSINESS PARLEY
National Commission to Hold Meet
ing in New York, Begin
ming September 10.

Washington will be repres lated at
the annual convention of the Rational
Better Business Commissioi to be
held in New York City beginning
September 10, according to plans
laid yesterday at the meeting of the
executive committee of the Washing
ton Better Business Bureau.
Howard Moran of the American
Security & Trust Co. of Washington.
who is member of the board of
trustees of the local Better Business
Bureau; Louis Rothschild. director,
and j. Frank Ballenger, assistant di-
rector of the bureau, will attend the
convention as delegates. it was an
nounced.
Session of the convention. to be
held at the Hotel Commodore, will
he addressed by Keyes Winter.
deputy attorney general of New
York; f. T. Simmons, president of
the New York Stock Exchange;
Bruce Barton, writer; William Nc
Chesney Martin, chairman of the
Federal Reserve Board of st. Louis;
George Gordon Battle; T. c. Auchin-
Gloss. president of the National Bet
ter Business Bureau, and others.