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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
GAMBLING DEN ALWAYS WINS,
INVESTIGATION HERE REVEALS
Odds Against Players Generally Found So
Great They Have Little Chance to Get
Money Away From Game.

, the bills into a slot in the chip box.
The next man shoots.
"Seveni Winner . pay him
"Twelvei Loser . Double and get
1t back
The twenty-dollar bills keep going
down the slot, and the chips travel to
and fro about the table and then come
home to rest in front of the banker.
House Is the Winner.
It's the hous, that wins.
1t goes on every night in Washing
ton, in score of places, some say a
hundred. The suckers sneak up dark
stairways, through heavy plated, triple
barred doors and into the smoky rooms
diinly lighted except around the billiard
tables. Sometimes they so out with
more money than they took in. More
often they go out broke.
It's the house that wins.
Not because the games are crooked
necessarily. Some of them may be, but
most of them-at least most of the big
ones-appear to be straight. But the
Continued on Page 8. Column 3D.
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S16,6(O ROBBERY
OF GEMS REVEALED
Two Arrests Made After Dis
covery of Loss by Mrs.
Richard P. Davidson.

The robbery of the home of Mrs
Richard Porter Davidson, 6400 Rock
Vile road, of jewelry valued at $l6,60O
yesterday was revealed today when the
Washington police arrested Howard
Wilson Lee, 80 years old, 1918 Twenty
ninth street. a servant at the Davidson
home, for questioning. Another colored
servant was arrested by the Montgom-
cry County police and held for nvesti-
CATION. Both we're taken to the
Bethesda Jail.
Mrs. Davidson, socially prominent,
the granddaughter of Mark Hanna and
niece of Mrs. Medill Mccormick, Is the
operator of the Betty Hanna Shop, 1913
Connecticut avenue. She discovered
the robbery about 8 o'clock last night
after having been away from home all
afternoon. 1t was stated that the only
occupants of the home during this
period were the two colored servants
under arrest. Lee was taken into Gus
tody here when he failed to appear for
work this morning.
Mrs. Davidson told the Montgomery
County police that the jewels were tax
en- from secret drawer In her bureau
There was no evidence that any one
had broken in. The jewels consisted
of one oriental pearl necklace oontaifl-
ing SIT pearls valued at $4,000: one
platinum wrist watch set with dia-
raonds and diamond engagement ring.
The gems were insured.
Chief Moxley of the Montgomery
County police viii question the two
servants this afternoon. Mr.. Davidson
is prominent real estate operator with
offices in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
Band Strikes Up
"Sidewalks'' for
Curtis at Circus
az the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. July 3.-As
Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas
and his daughter, Mrs. Webster
knight. I'd. of this city. with whom
he Is spending brief vacation, near
here, entered the big top Of the l0l
Ranch Circus playing here yester-
day, the band struck up "The Side
walks of New York"
The manager Of the circus had
been tipped of by a Providence
police inspector that the Republican
vice presidential candidate was about
to enter the big top and ordered the
band leader to play some appropriate
air. Whether the bandmaster. an
Irishman, was confused or whether
ne acted with malice aforethought
is not known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
OIL PRICE CUTTING
REPORTED AT END
Standard Of New York and Royal
Dutch Shell Seen in Pact Pre-
serving U. S. Firms Contracts.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July s.--The New York
Times today said the Standard OIL Co.
OF New York and the Royal Dutch
Shell Co Of Europe have ended a guar
rel which arose from the purchase Of
russian oil products by the Standard
Company.
Both companies have called cff the
price-cutting war in India. where the
trouble first fiared up. and the dispute.
which for time threatened to develop
into a worldwide struggle. has ended
in q draw
The basis of the new agreement. the
Times said. reserves TO the Standard
Company the right to buy Russian oil
and to carry out its present contracts
with the Soviet government The Royal
Shell is sustained in its contention that
the right OF former owners Of oil prop
critics in Russia to compensation should
be recognized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
5,O|)D,ODO WOMEN
GET BRITISH VOTE
Franchise Extended to Sex
Between Ages of Fl and
80 by New Law.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July Some 100000
women in Great Britain now are en-
titled to vote for the first time.
The "fiapper" vote bill which extends
the franchise to women between the
ages of 81 and 80, on the same terms
as men. was given royal assent in the
House of Lords with prominent sutfra-
gists viewing the procedure from the
strangers galleries.
Two noted figures In the women's
suffrage cause were absent. One, Mrs.
Emmeline Pankhurst. died few weeks
ago after the bill had passed the leg
islative stages and awaited only royal
assent.
The other, Dame Millicent Fawcett.
arrived at the House of Lords one min
ute too late, since the time OF the fnal
procedure had been advanced half an
hour. She had been present In the
House of Commons 81 years ago when
the woman suffrage fight was inaugu-
rated by John Stuart Mill. economist,
who moved the first woman suffrage
amendment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 3.--~Sending gunmen
TO prison under the income tax law Is
the new proposal under the serious con-
sideration Of Chicago Federal authori-
tics
Racketeers WHO employ terrorist
methods 10 intFench themselves IN their
racketS are liable 10 prison sentences
for failure TO account 10 the Govern
ment for their incomes, A, p. Madden.
chief OF the special intelligence unit OF
the Internal Revenue division, ex-
planned.
The Government theory, as he OUT
lined 1t, lis that certain racketeers have
paid graft, and that certain ofncials
have received 1t, without mentioning u
on their income tax returns The Fed
eraI inquiry is understood 10 have ez~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
Lost Bag Located on Top of
Tree on Eastern Slope of
Blue Ridge.
PILOT INJURED IN FALL
CLIMBING FROM BASKET
U. S, Entry for James Gordon Ben
nett Trophy Just Is Miles Back
of First Place.

BY the Associated Press.
LYNCHBURG, Va, July 3-Ferdin-
and Eimermacher, pilot of Muenster,
Westphalen, Germany, and Karl Zeech
aide, of Herford, Westphalen, in charge
of the balloon MuenSter In the James
Gordon Bennett 1928 international
balloon contest. landed at IL O'Clock
Sunday night in the top of dead tree
high on the eastern slope Of the Blue
Ridge Mountains, miles from Big
Island, about 90 miles from this city
This was made known here today
They reached the home of Malcoln
Griffin, 2 miles from the scene OF
their landing, early yesterday afternoon
and this forenoon came to Lynchburg
Effort will be made to recover the
balloon tomorrow.
Pilot Hurt by Fall.
Simermacher suffered a sprained
ankle and painful bruises of an arm
and shoulder in a fall as he was de-
scending from the basket. After the
balloon hung to a dead tree, Zeech
made the descent to the ground by
ropes but Eimermacher, when he was
between Is and 90 feet from the
ground, thinking he was at the ground
dropped In the darkness and injured
himself When they landed at mid
night they were in mountain fastnesses
2 miles from a residence
Dashed Down in Storm.
The balloonists said they assembled tc
a height of $4,000 feet during a terrific
windstorm and then they were imme-
diately dashed down on the side oil
the mountains. They were certain
here today that they could have sailed
until some time Monday, but for the
violent storm they encountered.
A rough estimate would make their
distance about AIS miles from Detroit
local mathematicians said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
TEXAS DEMOCRATS
SPLIT ON SMITH AID
State Senator Love Declares
Against Tammany--Moody
Sticks to Party Candidate.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex. July 3.-Texas Democ-
racy today faced new threats of split
following announcements by two can
didates for high State Offices that they
would not support Gov. Alfred e. Smith
for President
State Senator Thomas. B. Love OF
Dallas, former Democratic national
committeeman. and candidate for
lieutenant governor. in announcing he
would not support Smith said:
My conscience would not let me
vote to put sachem of Tammany Hall
in the White House, even If there was
no liquor question involved In Smiths
candidacy. Whom shall cast my vote
for I have not decided. as I expect
some developments before the time ]
must make up my mind"
Mrs. Edith Wilmans, candidate for
governor, declared the Democratic ma
tional convention had given the Demo-
crats of Texas "a rotten DEAL" and that
she would not support Gov. Smith.
Better to Fail.
"I feel that it would be better for
the Democratic party to fail" she said.
.'than 70 succeed in forcing upon the
good citizens of the United States a
man who by his acts as Governor of
New York has nullified the prohibition
amendment in the State Of New York. "
On the heels of these statements
came an announcement from Gov. Dan
Moody that he would not attend a
meeting Of Southern Democrats at
Asheviile, N. c., next week. The call
for this meeting was issued at the ma
tionaI party convention in Houston last
week, with the announced purpose OF
organizing Southern Democrats against
wet candidate.
Asked at Austin If he would attend
the AsieviIle session, Gov. Moody said
Certainly not. / am Democrat"
Enforcement Plank.
The governor added that while we
didn't get exactly what we wanted al
the convention. the platform declares tol
| enforcement of prohibition, and that;
the main thing"
These declarations followed a bitter
| feud between Texas Democrats. which
ragged during the selection of delegates
| to the national convention and was cli-
maxed when Gov. Moody, leader Of the
victorious faction, refused to take the
prohibition issue TO the floor OF tht
Houston convention.
At the State convention Moody led 9
{ faction favoring dry platform and
candidate in sympathy with 1t, while
Love headed bone dry group seek
| ing a prohibition plank and instruction;
against Gov. Smith. With the aid o.
| a third faction, which favored instruc'
| ton for the New York governor, MOODY
defeated the Love forces and secured
| delegation TO Houston pledged To nj
program. However, the Moody grouI
| went on record In favor OF party har
n1ony and announced it would supper
any one the party selected as presi
| Dental candidate.
Since the Houston convention reports
have been current here that ticket u
be headed by some prominent constitu
| tional or bone dry" Democrat woul'
be put out shortly. but Love and nj
lieutenalts had denied knowledge o
such a movement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
PARISH. S. HOP DUE
TO START TOMORROW
Polish Flyers Await Favorable
Wind for First Attempt of Year.
Fueled for 5000 Miles.

BY the Associated Press.
lie BOURGET, France. July S--The
first attempt OF this year To fy nom
France 20 America has been set for 5
am. tomorrow. II the wind Is favorable
the Polish flyers. CaptS. IdxigowrSky
and Kapula will take of then IN their
plane Marshal PilSudSki on the trans
atlantic voyage.
Test flights have been completed and
the gasoline tanks Allied 20 half capacity.
Two army cots were placed in q mili-
tary hangar TO enable the Ayers to
snatch few hours sleep tonight before
the takeoff.
Their plane Is an Amiot machine with
q 650-horsepower Lorraine motor. II
was estimated that gasoline Suficient
for a nonstop flight Of 5000 miles could
be carried
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03

This is the third OF q series OF ar
ticieS on an Investigation into TIE
gambling situation in Washington by
members OF The Star stdG. The fol-
iocine story has been ,critten by one
OF the investigators.
Ten! And he made 1t the hard
way Six is his number Now
what does he come for, gents? What
does he come for?
The dice rattle in the leather cup like
seeds in a gourd and make red and
white splaShes on the green billiard
table.
Seven! Loser Next shooter
Get on him, gents. get on him
Many Chips Bought.
A long curved stick plays with the
dice, turning them over and over, while
long white fingers rake in the chips and
stack them in neat piles in front of the
banker Twenty-dollar bills fall on the
bankers busy hands; he distributes
more chips about the table and stutfs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
Gunmen May Be Jailed for Dodging
Income Tax on Graft They Receive

tended TO the income returns OF AL Ca
pone, his brother Ralph, Jack Cusick
fwhom the police know as an AIDE OF
Capone). end Joe Salts, at present a
fugitive following conviction for carry
ing concealed weapons.
every kind of racketeer and plenty
Of politicians will be involved" Madden
said. "The Federal Government VIII
be able TO prosecute much more en-
GENTLY than State grand 1uries ana
courts, because 1t would be unhainpered
by many obstacles which often obstruct
state justice.
I'VE shall be able to obtain prison
sentences. predict, for several persons
who hitherto have appeared immune"
Madden said the Government mVes-
tigation had gone back five years IN
some instances In guest OF evidence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
SEEK MISSING AIRMAN.

CASABLANCA, Morocco, July Up.
French airmen were searching the
fog covered desert coast south of Cape
JUDY today for Pilot RENE, who has
been lost since Saturday, when he left
Dakar carrying South American mail
destined for Paris.
The region In which the search Is
being conducted is the same where
Refine was once forced down and held
for ransom for 10 days by hostile
tribeSmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
ICE BREAKER BLOCKED.

MOSCOW. July (P.-~Disquieting
news was published this afternoon con-
cerning the Russian Ice breaker Mali
gin, which has been proceeding In the
direction OF Northeast Land In search
of the Mobile castaways. It is reported
that the ice breaker is surrounded by
huge icebergs and drifts in the ice
fields and Is unable to make any prog
ress to the east.
The Russian aviator Babushkin, who
started on q scouting expedition from
the Maligin, has not been heard from
for four days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
GUARD LOUvAiN LIBRARY
Watch Kept Night and Day Pend
ing Dedication.

LoUVAIN, Belgium. July 3 R,-A
guard comprising over a score OF gen.
darrnes and police Is keeping watch
day and night in front OF Louvain
Library, which is TO be dedicated
tomorrow.
The balcony, without the inscription
in Latin equivalent TO Destroyed py
TeItonic Fury" Is now in place, the
pillars shattered by demonstrators hav-
Ing been replaced by wooden pillars
pending permanent replacement OF
those destroyed.
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Parents of Elsie Mackay Give $2,50O,0O0
To Britain in Memory of Tragic Flight

Hon, Elsie's estate. The donation viii be
left 10 accumulate for so years,
The Hon. Elsie Maekay. third daugh-
ter OF Lord Inchcape. British shipping
the Atlantic by air with Capt. Walter
Hinchliife. The takeoff was from Gran
well airdrome. England. on the morning
OF March Is. No trace of the two has
been found since, Lord Inehcape was
opposed to any such adventure, but at
the time was In Egypt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
ICE EHAMPERSH HUNT
FOR |TAL|A'S CREW
Planes Prepare to Take off,
HoWever-Finding of Amund-
sens Body Denied.

BY the Associated Press.
KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen, July s.
Conditions were improving today for
the rescue of five members of the Italia
crew and Lieut. Einar-Paal Lundborg
from the ice near Foyn Island.
The temperature was falling and
chances for the landing of small planes
on the ice to take them of were in
creased.
The Russian ice breaker Krassin
found progress toward the marooned
men difficult. Large masses Of Ice
hampered the ships advance after 1t
entered the channel between the Seven
Islands and Scoreby Island, just
north of North Cape, North East Land.
Amundsen Searches Arrive.
The Ice breaker Braganza. which had
been held In the ice OF North Cape,
worked free and arrived at Kings Bay
today. Lieut.. Luetzow Holm and Capt.
Hjaimar Riis-Larsen, Norwegian flyers,
who have been operating from the yes
sci. will transfer their activities TO the
sealing ship Hobby and join in the hunt
for Roald Amundsen and his five COM
panions In the meantime the Bra
garza viii be reprovisioned, and repairs
made TO the ships boilers for further
rescue work.
Swedish flyers attempted to reach the
marooned men yesterday but were
turned back by poor visibility.
An offer to place two German planes
at the disposal of rescue workers has
been received. The planes would be
equipped with skis, so that they could
land on small areas of ice, and would
be accompanied by personnel highly
trained in Arctic flying.
Finding Of Body Denied.
For time 1t seemed that the fate of
the Amundsen expedition had been
learned when the Exchange Telegraph
Co. of London carried a report. pur-
porting to be from Oslo, that the vet
eran explorers body had been found in
the sea of Norway. The rumor. how
ever. was denied at Oslo.
1t was feared today that II Amund-
sen and his companions did not meet
death in a disaster of the sea or ice,
they will now be hard put to 1t for pro-
visions since they carried only q two
weeks supply when they hopped of on
June Is.
The Russian flyer Babushkin was
still numbered among the missing to-
day. Nothing has been heard OF him
since he started from the Soviet ice
breaker Maligin on Friday for the
castaways of the Italia.
The Maligin today was nearing Hope
Island, the southeastern outpost OF the
Spitzbergen archipelago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
PLANE MAY LIGHT ON SEA.

STOCKHOLM. July 3 N9. Rescue
of the Italia castaways by hydroair-
plane appeared possible today. Capt.
Tonberg of the Swedish Mission at
Spitzbergen reported that there was
open water near the foes on which the
FIVE members OF the crew of the airship
and Lieut.. Lundborg are adrift.
The newspaper Svenska Dagbladet
said this morning that the Soviet ice
breaker Krassin was rushing fun speed
to the south through Hiniopen Strait.
The ship had been unable to force It's
way through the heavy ice of North
East Land and turned about to cry to
make It's way along the east side of the
Spitzbergen archipelago past Cape
Leigh Smith. 1t was expected, how
ever, that the vessel would also meet
difficulties in that region.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
ONE DEAD, ONE INJURED
IN 100000 EXPLOSION
p,ast Causes Fire Which Destroys
Gasoline, Oil and Equipment Es-
tabIishment in Syracuse.

By the Associated Press
SYRACUSE, n. T., July 3.-Orie en-
49, ,age9 tiled another seriously burn
- - and 1asoIine. oil and equipment 70
he yal,e OF 500 900 were destroyed IN
en- eyolOgion and fire which swept the
yzySs of the Sun Oil Co. early today.
Henry Kappesser, 10 years old, OF
r-scero was killed James Kanaley1n
wFso was with Kappesser. was seriously
EsiTned He escaped from the yard
after the explosion. and. his clothing In
flames. turned In the alarm.
FioIt storage tanks containing lOO,
O09 gallons Of gasoline and 10000 gal
ions Of oil were burned, along Witn sew
efal buildings. The flre was ofongn'
uncer control at I:30 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
by the Associated Press,

LONDON. July 3.~~In memory Of
their daughter, the Hon. Elsie Maekay,
who perished In a transatlantic fight,
Viscount and Lady Inchcape have given
$500 900 ($2,500, ,000l TO reduce the ma
tional debt, Winston Churchill, chan
cellor OF the excheQuer. announced IN
the House OF Commons today.
The money will be placed In trust
and will be known as the Elsie MaGkay
fund. The sum Is the residue OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
"Lindy" Lands at Curtiss Field.

CURTIEE FIELD, N. X, July 8 N1.~-
Col. Charles A, Lindbergh, nying q
T.s9rtfss falcon plane, Ia which Emilio
(.aryanza. Mexican aviator, and AbelaE-
~ Martinez, consulate attaeEe, were
Passengers. landed here at $50 last
evening after a flight from Detroit.
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Kills Daughter. z. and Self.

CANON CITY. Colo, July HP).---
Coming home intoxicated early today,
Paul Beheler, Canon City jeweler. shot
and killed his 7-year-old daughter,
Mary Lena, seriously wounded another
daughter, Pauline, 8, and his wife and
then killed himself. Both the wounded
child and Mrs. ,Beheler were In serious
condition, but their recovery Is expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
JUG0SLAvS BAR PLANE.
Proposed Flight Declared Hun
garian Fascist Propaganda.

BUDAPEST, Hungary. July Np),--
Lieut.. Kagsala, who started recently 10
Gy the smallest airplane ever construct
&c from Hungary 10 Italy, was yester"
day refused permission By the Jugo-
slaYian government 10 ny over SERBIAN
territory.
The JugusIagian authorities said the
fight wss for propaganda purpose and
that IL was financed by Hungarian FaS-
Clsts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
U. S. Actor Hurt in Motor Accident.

SYDNEY. New South Wales, July 3
Lsl. Leon Gordon. American dramatic
author and actor. was seriously injured
IN = motor accident here. Several ether
members OF his party also were hnrA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
Joseph P. Greaves Dead.

NEW YORK, July 3 (P).--Joseph p.
Greaves, New York manager of the
train. He was SO years old
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AWAIT OFFICIAL STANDINGS.
Only Slight Difference In Miles Covered
by Three Contestants.

DETROIT, July 3 (H1.--A balloon re-
ported stranded on mountain slope
near Big Island. Va, was believed today
by officials of the James Gordon Ben
nett international balloon race to be
the German bag, Munster, the only un-
reported balloon OF the II which started
in the race from Detroit Saturday
afternoon.
III the balloon Is the Munster, unof-
ficiai tabuiation here of air line dis
tances covered by the bags would give
the race to the French bag. Blanch-
ard, which landed at IL am. yesterday
in mill pond at Walnut Cove, N. @.
Three in Close Finish.
Karl Belts. scorer for the race, said
today, however, that official tabula-
tions by the National Aeronautical AS
sociation at Washington, d. c., would
be awaited to determine the winner
because of punched landings of three
Of the contenders.
Unofficial scoring shows that the
Blanchard covered only Is miles more
airline distance than did the United
States Army balloon. which landed at
Kenbridge, Va, and that the Army bag
travelled only 20 miles farther on an
airline than did the German bag Bar
men, which came down at Chase City,
Va.
Unofficial Standings.
Unofficial scoring, listing the balloons
with landing places, pilots and approx
mate milage negotiated, would indicate
the following finishing order:
1.-The Blanchard tFrance) Walnut
Cove, N. c., Charles Dollfus, pilot, ATS
miles.
2-The United States Omitted States)
Capt. w. S. Kepner, pilot. Kenbridge,
Va, 460 miles.
3-Barmen Germany. Chase City.
Va, Hugo Kaulen, ST., pilot, 440 miles.
4-The Lafayette (France). Elkhill,
Va, Georges Blanchet. pilot, 420 miles.
5-The Denmark (Denmark), Roa-
noke, Va, Svend A. Rasmussen. pilot,
400 miles.
6-The American Business Club
Omitted States), Stuarts Draft, Va.
c.. A. Palmer, 800 miles.
THE Argentina tArgentina), Mill
boro, Va, Eduardo Bradley, pilot, 37O
miles
8-The Detroit Omitted States). Cass,
| w. Va, William c. Naylor, pilot, 335
Lliies
9--The Wallomie (Belgium), Beverly
w. Va, Lieut.. Thonnard, pilot, $40
10~-The Bradenberg Germany Davis
w. Va, Capt. Bertram, pilot, 900 miles
1.-THE Helvetia, Fairmont, w. Va.
Lieut.. Haag, pilot, 27O miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
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as fast as the papers are printed.