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The Washington times., 1931-04-04
BEAUMONTHAS
MADE UNIQUE
"SHOTS"

Director Harry Beaumont had
plenty of trouble on his hands
when he was filming Dance
Fools, Dance" Joan Crawford's
latest thriller now showing at
Loew's Palace Theater. Among
the unusual things he had to
oversee and come out perfect
were synchronizing machine guns
with camera and sound interlock-
ing systems, Jumping" camera
to follow a typewriter carriage in
closeup, and staging midnight
swimming party off yacht in
the Pacific Ocean.
The jumping shots we're OBJ
tanned for the cloSe-ups Of the
typewriter used by Miss Cro Wford
in the newspaper scenes, by plac-
ing the camera upon geared
tripod platform that moved a
notch in the same direction as
the typewriter carriage, every
time key was struck, the
cameramen following the move
ment of the operators fingers.
"uOOpcc SCchcS
Beaumont's flair for staging
Whoopee scenes was evidenced by
his lavish presentation of the
yacht scenes where dozens of
young men and women strip to
undergarments and dive over
board from the ship during
night party. This required eX
pert swimmers and unusual
camera equipment. The camera
was placed on a railway flat car
which shot the scenes from
harbor breakwater, usually used
for the unloading of ocean steam,
erS.
The new Crawford picture is
talkization of a Chicago gang
ster story by Aurania Rouverol
Lester Vail is the leading man
and the cast includes Cliff Ed
wards, William Bakewell, William
Holden, Clarke Gable, Earle Foxe,
Purnell B. Pratt, Hale Hamilton,
Natalie Moorehead, Joan Marsh
and Russell Hopton.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
Gayety Lineup
Has Good Names

wine, Women and Song" the
new Gayety attraction, presents
a cast of unusually fine caliber,
This group of artists is headed
by Harry Steppe, adroit and
comical Hebrew funster, and Lee
Hickman as his comedy runner
up, with Well-known tramp de-
lineationS.
Sonny Kest, singing beauty. is
the feature of feminine lead
enacting the important Ingenue,
soubrette role, and others who
contribute highly to the success
of the piece include Florence
Naomi, popular and beautiful
prima donna; Murray Green, sing
ing and dancing juvenile: Dot
Alexander, cute little Soubrette;
Lew Denny, straight man, and
Thelma Carlton, ingenue.
Extra attractions on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday evenings
are gift, auction and amateur
nights in the order named.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
CHARLIE WON
HIS GAMBLE
ON SOUND

+ Charlie Chaplin staked $780,
900 on a silent picture in defi-
ance of world, 100 per cent
of whose important theaters are
equipped with expensive sound
reproducing equipment. H S
claim that the silent picture is
the farthest advance in present.
ing the art of pantomime, and
that the talking picture is a me
chanical contriVance, and not an
art at all, is a sincere express
sion of opinion from the great
est pantomimist of his time, if
not of all time.
True, "City Lights" which is
now current at the Columbia
Theater, has sound, but there is
no speech, no dialogue, ard the
story is told as Charlie Chaplin
has always told his stories, with
a few Subtitles and much panto-
mime.
Pantomime as an art dates
from before the beginning of
the Christian era. AS practiced
by the ancient Romans, panto-
minus was the representation of
a dramatic subject by dancing
and rhythmic gesticuation alone.
1t originated in the custom OF
the Roman drama, of only al
lowing an actor on the stage
to make the necessary move
ments of dancing and gesticula-
ton, while another actor sang
the recitative to the accompani-
ment of the flute.
Expert At PantOmine
For an example of the panto-
mimists art at it's highest degree
of perfection. one has only to
witness a performance of Charlie
Chaplin in City Lights" There,
his every moment is intelligible
as speech. His whole body is
used to express his thought, or
the action, and carries the entire
action forward as briskly as could
the swiftest dialogue.
Add to these body and acces-
sorry movements Charlie Chaplin'S
mobile face, the trick mustache,
and the expressive eyes, and we
understand how complete is his
equipment for expression in the
universal language of pantomime.
We can we'll believe the famous
comedian when he says that the
talking picture robs the true pan
tomimist of all opportunity for
his best efforts. Small wonder,
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
HANDS
INSURED FOR
$5OO,OOO

What are a magician's hands
really like? Most people visualize
them as narrow, delicately mod
eled, with long, slim, tapering
fingers, and thumb curving like
a hawks beak.
This sort of hand fits aptly the
painter, the pianist, the sculptor
the worker in fine metals and
filigree work, the carver of cherry
stones, the mIniaturist, and the
craftsman who works with pre-
cious stones. 1t is the typical hand
of every expert worker in the
arts and crafts. But it is not the
typical hand of the magician.
Look at the hands closely. They
are small, rather pudgy hands,
The fingers are short, almost
stumpy. Spatulate, the chirogra-
phist would call them. In fact,
they might be the hands of a
master plumber or a skilled me-
chanic. 1t is only the beaklike
curve of the thumb-character-
istic of all expert cIaftsmen-that
differentiates these hands from
the ordinary. And yet from the
point of view of suppleness and
dexterity, they are the most eX-
traordinary hands in the world.
They are the hands of Howard
Thurston. the magician, coming
to the Shubert-BelaSco Theater
for a weeks engagement, opening
Easter Sunday night, matinees
Thursday and Friday. In shape
size and character they are like
the hands of the famous Alexan
der Hermann, the greatest OF
modern conjurorS. Almost an eX
act copy of them, in fact. They
are like the hands of the great
Hungarian Conjuror, Baltier de
Kolta, and like the hands of the
great master of all magicians
the famous French prestidigiJa.
tor, Robert Houdini, who is known
in the annals of conjuring as the
Father of Modern Magic"
Incidentally, the hands which
have mystified more than 100000
900 people, in every country OF
the civilized world, are insured
for $5O0,000. This sum is not ex
traVagant when you consider that
should something happen even tc
one little finger of one hand
Thurston's occupation would be
gone.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
HaWke Recital
At ReLQScO FridQY

On Friday afternoon, April
10, at the Belasco Theater, Miss
Hawke will give her annual
Children's Dancing Recital, in
PRODUCING the fantasy, Polly
Meets the Moon Man"
The dancing recital will in
clude many new and pleasing
dance numbers by the pupils
of Miss Hawkes. dancing class
as we'll as number of the ever
popular and delightful solo and
group offerings. Tap dancing,
Oriental ballets, Russian dances,
Waltz numbers and fancy dane
ing will all have their turn.
About 100 children will take
part, ranging from 3 years to
Is years.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
EASTER WEEK BRINGS BRILLIANT LINEUP OF NEW MOVIE
Holmes ak on
Tour of Europe

The Grand Tour of Europe, a
visual record of a delightful vaga-
bondage through the capitals and
countries of Europe which hold
the most in touristic interest, is
to be the next offering in the Bur
ton Holmes series of pictured
stories Of travel now current at
the National Theater. This will
be presented next Thursday after
noon at 4:30 o'clock.
An acquaintance with London
and Paris, Brussels and Amster-
dam, the Riviera and the Rhine,
is taken for granted by those who
are able to travel. For those who
are not, satisfying substitute is
promised in Mr.. Holmes luminous
screen journey-"The Grand Tour
of Europe"
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
Father and Daughter
Together in Movies

Father and daughter worked
from opposite ends of the camera
in the filming of Dance Fools
Dance" Joan Crawford's new
starring vehicle, which is now
current at Loew's Palace Thea
ter.
They were Charles Kosher,
cameraman, and his daughter,
Joan Marsh, who plays a featured
role in the supporting cast, which
includes Lester Vail, Cliff Ed
wards, William Blackwell ana
Clarker Gable. Harry Beaumont
directed.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04

Not only does he play Oscar
Lemon, the talented SWede from
Minnesota, but he also does
Silent" MCGEE, another KILLER
Burke, only much more danger
Gus.
As Tough as Bancroft
AS MCGEE, Brendel is as tough
as George Bancroft, though he
has a little trouble relieving him.
self of his Swedish accent.
The picture is an excellent
burlesque of some of the under.
world films, but is so expertly
done that it retains all the thrills
of a gang warfare with the addi.
ton of plenty of laughs.
Oscar Lemons unfortunate re-
semblance to the notorious gang
leader, Silent MCGEE, known
throughout the underworld for his
numerous DISCUSSES, leads him into
a series of difficulties from which
he emerges after only a number
of hair-raising escapes. Put on
the spot" by a rival gang the
inoffensive Swede finds himself
in a night club having the time
of his life showing the gangsters
parlor tricks and bliSSfully un-
mindful of a battery of machine
guns trained on him. He wrig-
giles out of this mess only to
get into another worse one.
Cantor Wrote Lines
Eddie Cantor had a hand in
the dialogue and that accounts
for many of the amusing lines.
A midget automobile is utilized
effectively to produce a number
of gags" the baby car success.
fully eluding the gangsters' lin.
CUISINE in an exciting chase.
William Collier, ST., as Oscar
Lemons brother-in-laW and sever
est critic, and Fiji Dorsay, as
the gun-girl, lend Brendel effec-
tive support.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
Sells Everywhere

Charlie Chaplin, whose latest
picture, "City Lights" now play
ing at Loew's Columbia, is the
only picture star left in the world
with all nations for an audience,
and all countries for his market.
City Lights" is with sound, but
no speech, and in it Charlie Chap
lii is still understandable to the
peoples of all nations through his
mastery of pantomime.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04


Biggest disappointment: Sir
David Wing Pinero's "Dr. Har'
Hner," with Phillip Merrivale.
Best musical novelty: Al Jol-
son, in wonder Bar"
Best individual performance:
Helen Hayes, in "Petticoat 1nflu-
ence."
Best star vehicle: Katherine
Eornell's "Dishonored Lady,
Most satisfying all-around at
traction: Ruth Draper and her
hramalogues.
Best last season success: Grace
George, in THE First Mrs.
Fraser"
Most successful booking: John
Drinkwater's Bird in Hand"
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
At the BelaSco

Most provo
cative play: Pi-
randello'S "As
You D e S r e
Me-"
B e S t n e W
light comedy:
Helen Gahagan,
in Tonight or
Never"
Best Shakes
peare: j a n e
CoWl'S Twelfth
Night"
Most OV er-
rated drama:
Philip Barry's
Tomorrow and
The Washington times., 1931-04-04

gram . c T. Ire
will quIckIy
have them dis
PEELED By a visit
to the Fox this
week " here
Mr.. Lemon of
Orange is be
ing shown to
the acCompani-
ment Of much
mirth.
The popular
comic shows a
degree of YER
Satlllty that he
S e ] dom mani
Tested before.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
ROAD SEASON
ON FINAL
CHAPTER
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

By ANDREW r. KELLEY
Since the dramatic season is
on the last chapter, a nutshell
resume of opinion on the parade
which passed in review in Wash
ington since last September might
be in order.
At the BelaSco
Worst play of this or any other
season: The Blue Ghost"
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
BRENDEL GAGS
ROCK HE FOX
WITH MIRTH

Those Who have had any
doubts Of Il Brendel's capacity
TO fill the principal role of pro-
The Washington times., 1931-04-04

then, that Charlie Chaplin, the
supreme pantomimiSt of them
all, has had the courage to pro-
duce in his own way, City
Lights with sound, but no
Sneech "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-15
MOTOR REGULATION
Is SERIOUS PROBLEM
I. c. G. Hearings Bring Out Din.
Guilty in Arriving at q Def
mite Program.
BY CHAs. p. sHAEFFER,


Hearings In various sections OF the
country conducted by the Interstate
Commerce Commission In its investi-
CATION Of motor transportation disclose
serious and dificult problem In de-
termining the best method Of regulat-
ing motor carriers.
Congress has given consideration to
the enactment Of legislation regulating
motor bus. operation, but with the in-
creased use Of the public highways by
motor trucks, the problem becomes more
complex.
G. D. Cass, general counsel Of the
American Electric Railway Association,
which has filed with the Interstate
Commerce Commission a brief on CO.
ordination Of motor transportation, said
"a correct solution Of the highway trans
portation problem cannot be had with
out a fair determination Of the basic
economic conditions which should gov
ern motor carriers for hire in their use
of the public highways. Consideration
must be given to number of factors,
the most important Of which Is high
way construction costs"
It has been found that maximum
loads are placed on the highways only
by motor vehicles Of more than 3 tons
in weight, yet present highway con-
stTuction costs are based on permissible
loads and not upon average loadings.
1T would seem elementary" said Mr.,
Cass, "that to whatever extent highway
construction costs are increased to pro-
vide highways for vehicles above fair
average load limit, such additional road
construction costs should be borne d.
rectly and exclusively by the vehicles
which cause the additional expendi-
lures. Likewise, any additional high
way maintenance costs made necessary
by the use Of heavy vehicles. as well as
all governmental expense incurred on
account of controlling. regulating, polic-
ing, ETC.. motor vehicle carriers for hire
should be borne by the carriers causing
such expense"
Another factor found to be of great
importance to the public is that of in
surance expense, the cost of which Mr..
Cas- believes the motor carriers should
bear exclusively in properly protecting
the public against all loss or damage
caused by both public carrier and pri-
vate highway operation.
In normal taxes Mr.. CaSs believes
there should be equality OF treatment in
the collection Of gasoline and property
taxes, and fees for registration and
license plates, from which starting
point additional proper charges may
be assessed against public motor car
riers for hire"
The brief declares rates Of motor
carriers should be fixed at levels which
will provide fair return on invested
capital after taxes and operating costs,
under honest, efhcient and economical
management. have been paid"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-15
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, June Is H1 Omitted
States Department Of Agricultural -
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head, including
$4,000 direct; quality plain: market
active on best kinds; 10a15 lower;
palmer kinds and packing sows, 15a25
lower; bulk, 170-250 pounds, 6S0a7 90;
early top, TOO; 250-5O0 pounds, 6.25a
Cts; pigs, 6.40a6.65; packing sows, 5.10a
$50; light light, good and choice, 140-
i6o pounds. 6.6oa6.90; light weight,
~sehs g sSSssS SoSads s %sdiS
heavy weight, 250-35O pounds, 6.10a
$50; packing sows, medium and good,
275-500 pounds, 5.10a5.75: slaughter
pigs, good and choice, 100-130 pounds.
6.55a6.a5.
Cattle. 10000 head; calves, $500
head; few speciality steers and yearlings
about steady; others weak to IS lower;
butcher stock weak to IS lower; bulls
steady; better grade vealers steady;
grassy kinds unevenly lower; few yearl-
1ngs 8.75; medium weight beeveS, $50.
Slaughter cattle and vealers-Steers,
good and choice. 100000 pounds, LISA
800; COOL 100 pounds, 7.50a9.00; HOO
1900 pounds. 725a8.75: 1,300-1. 500
pounds, 7.00a8.50; common and me-
dunn, 600-1 300 pounds, 6.00a7 so;
heifers, good and choice, 550-850
POUNDS, T.25aS.T5; common and me-
dium, 5.25a7.25; COWS, good and choice,
4.75a6.25 common and medium. 375a
4.50; low cutter and cutter, 2.50a3.75:
choice (beef), 4.O0a4.50; cutter to me-
dunn, 3.50a4.40; vealers (milk fed) good
and choice, S.00a9.50; medium, 650a
800; Gull and common, 5.0Oa6.50.
Stocker and feeder cattle-Steers, good
and choice. 500-1 $50 pounds, 6.00a7.50;
common and medium, 5.00a6.00.
Sheep-15, 900; fairly active; mostly
steady early; fat ewes, weak to lower;
good and choice native lambs, 8.25a
900; Idahos, unsold; fed yearlings,
6.00a7.00; heavy ewes around 100;
lambs, 80 pounds down, good and choice,
8.25a9.50; medium, 65Oa8.25; all
weights, common, 5.0Oa6.60; ewes, 90
$50 pounds. medium to choice, 1.00a
$50: all weights, Gull and common, 5Oa
LIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-15
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, June 15.-Pota-
toes, white, 100 pounds, 1.0oa1.4o new
potatoes, barrel, .1.25a2.25; beans, BUSH
Ell, 50a1.00; asparagus, per dozen, 50a
2.26: beets, per 100, 2.00a3.00; cabbage,
bushel, 1.40a1.SO; carrots. per crate,
plants, crate, l.50a4.0O; kale, bushel,
loa25; lettuce, bushel, 15a40; lima
beans, bushel, a. 50a4.00; peppers, crate,
1.50a4.50; onions. crate, 75al. rs: spin
ach, bushel, 15a26; rhubarb, per 100,
2.00a4.00; tomatoes, crate, 50a2. 90:
apples, busl1el, 75a2.5O: per box, 2.00a
2.50; cantaloupeS, 1.00a3.25; grapefruit,
box, 1.50a250; oranges, box, 250a4.25;
strawberries, quart, Tails.
Dairy Markets.
Poultry, Chickens, young, 2Oa
SO; old hens, 20a23; Leghorns, 12a17;
roosters, 12a15; ducks, 17a23; Guinea
fowls, each, 5oa75; pigeons, pair, 2oa
rs.
Eggs-Receipts, 9eS cases; current
Butter-Good and fancy, creamery,
22a25; ladies, 17a18; rolls, 16a17; pro-
cess, 20a21; store packed, 14a15.
Hay and Grain.
Wheat-No. 2 red Winter export
so?4; No. . red Winter, gariicky, spot
Corn-No. . domestic, yellow, 7Oa7l
cob, old, $50.
Oats-White, No. 2, 80; No. 3, 81.
Rye-Nearby. 50a55.
Hay-ReceiptS, none. While receipts
of hay are ample for all requirements,
there is no surplus of heavy clover
mixed being offered. Such grades will
bring a permium of 81 to So a ton, de-
pending on the amount of clover. Fair
to good timothy ranges from $24 to $26
per ton.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle Receipts, 300 head; light sup
ply, market steady.
Steers Choice to prime, none; good
to- choice, 7.25a0.00; medium to good
6.5Oa7.25; fair to medium, 5.75a6. so;
plain to fair, 5.25a5.75; common to
plain, 4.50a5.25.
Bulls Choice to prime, none; good
to choice, 5.00a5.50; medium to good
4.50a5.00; fair to medium, 4.00a4.50;
plain 70 fair: s.s0a4.oo; common to
Cows-Choice to prime. none; good
to choice, 4.50a5.25; medium to good
4.OOa4.50; fair to medium, 2.5Oa4.00;
plain to fair, 2.50a3.5O; common e
plain, 2.00a2.50.
Heifers- Choice to prime, none; good
to choice, none; medium to good, 6.00s
$50; fair to medium, 5.50a6.0o: plain
to fair, 5.o0a5.50; common to plain
4.50a5.00.
Fresh cows and springers, s0.OOa
5000.
Sheep and lambs Receipts, 1850
head; moderate supply; market steady;
sheep, 1.00a3.0O; lambs, 6.O0ae.25.
Hogs-Receipts, l,40O nd: Hight
supply; market lower; lights, T.50a7.75;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-15
NEW YORK CURB MARKET s ss:.: Il : s.. s X:

Note-An stocks are sold in one hundred-snare Ioss
excepting those designated by the letter oOs) (2oOs
which shows those stocks were sold IN odd lots
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-15
CURB SHARES HOLD
| IN NARROW RANGE
Utilities List Firm-Remain-
der. of Market Quiet-Trad-
ing Volume Small.
BY JOHN A. CRoNE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

opOClhl LuSphLCn TO Inc star.
NEW YORK, June 15.-Today's curb
market was quiet affair with few i'm
portant price fluctuations. There were
issues here and there throughout the
list where professional traders kept
things going. but there was not much
evidence that they were getting any
where.
One active issue was United Light &
This stock was firm all last week on
reports Of improved earnings. Electric
Bond g. Share gained shade above So
in a long string of sales. American Gas
Electric was steady on a comparatively
larger turnover. Other utilities were
inactive.
Among the oils Cities Service sold a
shade under its Saturday close. Stand
ard OIL of Indiana was slightly higher.
Vacuum gained nearly a point at one
time and then eased.
De Forest Radio was another of the
isolated spots of activity, and its price
ranged more than point higher at 5l2.
The companys position has been con-
Siderably improved as a result OF a
Supreme Court decision in patent hti-
SaClOn. Parker HuSCpTOOI was CuInSO
over in fair volume for a small gain.
The stock Is an active mover.
General Theaters Equipment pre-
ferred gained about point at one time
and then reacted. The company con-
|trols Fox Film and Fox Theaters. Fox
Films long-.erm contract with Cana
dian Famous Players Theaters started
amusement securities higher today.
In general, the utilities were firm,
output figures for most of the impor-
|tant groups having shown a well main
tanned increase for the first week OF
June. However, Associated Gas 81 Elec-
trio, which reported a record output for
that week, was fractionally lower, I'M
der II at one time. Small gains were
made, by American & Foreign Power
warrants, Central States Electric, Mag
lara Hudson Power and Middle West
utilities.
In the motors, Cord eased . trifie In
early trading and recovered. Ford, Ltd,
hardened. Aviation shares were quiet.
United Gas was inactive after its lively
showing last week, but the price was
|up slightly. Appalachian Gas was firm.
|Duuuesne Gas was lower. Pipeline is
sues were dull. Trading corporations
were mostly unchanged. Mine shares
were quiet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-15
Business Notes
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 15.-The volume
of buying in New York wholesale APP
parel markets went ahead last week
under the impetus of heavy purchasing
for promotional events. Popular price
merchandise moved In quantity in both
mems and Women'S wear fields. Dresses
of sheer materials attracted current or
ders, as did sport frocks of washable
silk, linen and shantung. Beach pa
jamas and related items were exccp-
tionally active.
Advices received by the Merchants
Association of New York from United
States consuls In Cuba, Algeria, Spain
and Portugal indicate that there is a
considerable demand in those countries
for insecticides for the spraying Of citrus
fruit trees. In Cuba the government is
carrying on an active crusade against
pests.
Improvement In the spot movement
of dried fruits was well maintained last
week. Jobbers report an encouraging,
volume of small lot business and prices
are down to point where little fiuc-
tuation is looked for. Stocks in the
hands of jobbers and packers agents
are generally light to moderate.
European sugar consumption is ex-
ceeding all previous records in the cur
rent year, according to a survey by
b. w. Dyer 81 Co., sugar economists
and brokers. Last year European sugar
consumption amounted to 9,856, 900 long
tons raw sugar value. In the first eight
months Of the present year, 193O-3l, the
distribution Of sugar In the principal
representative European countries shows
an increase Of as per cent over the
1920-30 record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-15
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 15.-Following is the
complete official list of transactions in
stocks on the Chicago Stock Exchange
TODAY:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-15

1000 insult utn Is isao... saH ala sass
SooS Porti Gen Eiec Is is SsK 1914 $sN
Bond sales today, $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-15
Grain Market

ny thE Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 15.-Price rallies in
wheat late today were associated with
Washington reports that drought in
domestic Spring wheat territory had be-
come worse than last year. Upturns in
prices, however. were mostly fractional
and were not well maintained. Atten-
ton of traders converged more on news
that harvest operations were making
rapid progress in Winter wheat districts,
with yields in Texas and Oklahoma run
ming u to l bushel an acre above the
figures suggested by recent Government
estimates.
Wheat closed unsteady, &-% cent
lower corn varying from a decline to
"a advance, oats II on and provisions
at cents setback to cents gain.