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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-15

THE BALANCE SHEETS of the great majority of industrial concerns have made pretty cheerless reading lately: profits, if any, have been small, and companies which have avoided actual loss on the years trad ing may account themselves fortunate. w. J. M. The consequence is a reduced dividend, or even no dividend at all, so that shareholders are more than ever disinclined, if not actually unable, to spend
 w. J. M. This reduction of purchasing power means, of cour rse, amongst other things, fewer clothes, and the miserable weather during April. which quite spoiled the Spring season, was the most unkindest cut of all. w. J. M. It is therefore not surprising that tailors complain of poor business, and we fear that many of them will have a hard strug- gle to survive the cruelty hard times of the present year.
 w. J. M. Yet no matter how difficult the situation may be, we are con- vinced that appreciation, not depreciation. is the right policy.
 w. J. M. The difficult period will not be overcome by forcing down the price of labour, reducing sal aries of civil servants, and so on. w. J. M. That sort of thing merely brings even less money into circula- ton, makes people still more reluctant to buy. and tends yet further to weaken the con- sumption of all commodities.
 w. J. M. To stimulate business. to create demand, to provide more em- ployment, a precisely opposed policy Is necessary, and this is abundantly confirmed by expe- rience during previous periods of trade depression.
 w. J. NJ. Let us prevail upon you to put us on your list of possible selec- tions for your Spring clothes.
 w. J. M. For thirty years and more both we and our clients have found mutual Satisfaction in the con- sequences of resolves like that!
 w. J. NJ. We are showing our new spring clothes and are designing and cutting the new Spring Over coats and sac-suits - the most distinguished of the newest models. w. J. M. And at comfortable prices ap- propriake to the times.
 w. !. M. New saiesrooms and Shop now open for the Spring season. w. ]. M. New (GLD) Art Building William J.Mallon MERCHANT TAILOR AND IMPORTER
 ad floor front
 Suite SIS lfo 32O
 tI1icyatoP servicc) tcI.6ass 95 North Main Street
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-15
Sacred Heart
 High School
Fifth Annual Reunion of Alumnae Held Saturday
 at Parish Hall

The fifth annual reunion of the Sacred Heart high school aiumnao and tho class day exercises of the 1881 graduating class were held Sat lHday at tho Sacred Heart church and school auditorium,
 An nlumnae mass was celebrnted at 10 o'clock in the morning which formally opened tho days activities which closed with play entitled, "A Southern Cinderella" presented at 3i3O o'clock in the afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-15
I,BOR GOVERNMENT

Lon on, June 15.-UP).-The la- bor government was defeated in the house of commons to-day on con- servative amendment to the govern ment's land tax bill. It was not be- lieved the government would resign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-15

fred Mark Kiernan, Casmir Peter Szczepanski, Maryan Peter Mazus- ski, Agnes Teresa Brennan, Edmund Carver Sullivan, William Francis Byrne, Hazel Elizabeth Steinert, Mary Catherine Delaney, James Charles Coffey, Mary Elizabeth Crean, John Joseph Crane, John Francis Kinnie, Alfred Joseph Col g.u, William Patrick Byrne.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-03
PORKER PRICES
DROP IS CENTS
IN DULL TRADE
Cattle Slow and Irregular
VeaIerS Move Up so
Cents Early.

Hogs showed slight weakness this
morning at the city yards, prices
for the most part declining Is cents.
The bulk, 100 to 325 pounds sold
for S6.45 to S675;. early top holding
at S675. Receipts we're estimated
at 5000; holdovers were LOG.
In the cattle market steers were
about steady; she stock dull and
all kinds showing a lower tendency.
Receipts were 800. Vealers were up
so cents at $40 down. Calf receipts
numbered 500.
Considering quality and sorts
lambs were up 25 cents or more.
The bulk sold for $3.50 to $3.50 with
practical top at SITS. Odd head
sold at So. Receipts were 300.
Chicago hog receipts were 10000,
including 5000 direct. Holdovers,
5000. Market slow, with a few early
bids around steady to weak at
Wednesdays average. Good to
choice hogs weighing from ITO to
240 pounds were selling at $3.50 to
$6.75, while. heavier weights around
280 pounds were bid at $6.85. Cat
tie receipts were 5000. Calves 1000,
and steady. Sheep receipts were
20, market steady.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-03
BENDIX, STANDARD OIL
PROMOTE NEW CONCERN
Innovation in Auto Greasing Serv-
ice to Be Offered.
By United Press

By UHttcd Press
CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-Formation
was announced today of a joint
subsidiary of the Bendix Aviation
Corporation and the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana, to be known
as the fabrication Corporation for
the manufacture and marketing of
automotive lubricants, fabrication
service, grease fittings and dis
penSing equipment.
Edward G. Schubert, president of
Standard Oil, and Vincent Bendix,
president of the Bendix Corpora
ton, announcing the new company,
said IAN entirely new idea in han
ding grease has been developed
which will revolutionize the greas-
ing phase of automobile servicing."
Engineers are at work designing
machine tools to be used in MANI
featuring the new equipment at the
Bendix plant at South Bend, Ind.
Chemists in the Standard Oil lab
oratory at Whiting, Ind, have per-
fected formulas for the special
greaSeS.
The new company has been incor-
porated in Delaware, to be owned
equally by Standard of Indiana and
BendiX Aviation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-03
GRAIN FUTURES
SHOW UNEVEN
TRADING RANCE
Buying and Selling About
Evenly Divided in
All Options.
BY HAROLD E. RAINVILLE
United Press stan Correspondent Z

CHICAGO. Sept. 3.-Wheat was
unevenly steady as the Board of
Trade opened today with May set
ting a new low for the season on a
minor fractional dip but the other
months mostly up a fraction. There
was little In the news and buying
and selling was about evenly
divided.
Liverpool steadied after lower
opening with the wet weather still
causing concern. Corn was about
steady in slow trade. Oats were
weak with moderately large deliv-
cries this morning weakening
September.
Opening Is Down
At the opening wheat was Is cent
lower to 4 cent higher, corn was
unchanged to Is cent off and oats
were Il to Is cent down. Provisions
were slow.
Liverpool opened lower / as ex-
pected but recovered some, of the
loss by mid-afternoon to show Is to
Il cent lower. The action of wheat
this week has been a great diSap-
pointment to the trade, especially
those who have been accommodating
the grain as an investment owing
to the low prices. It is understood
that many of these investment lines
were let go Wednesday on the
weakness in stocks. 1t was an eco
nomic weakness rather than any
special news. Until better buying
develops the market will continue
cratic.
Private Reports BuIlish
The private reports indicating
100000 bushels less than the gov
ernment's August report show to
what extent the corn crop suffered
during the July and August
drought. The heavy rains that have
prevailed since Sunday have ceased.
but damage is expected to appear
later as between two and seven
inches fell, the latter in southern
Illinois. The weather is clear TODAY.
Scattered liquidation which de-
veloped in oats Wednesday as a
result of weakness in other grains
was offset by cash and commission
house buying. The strong cash mar
ket is the chief support as against
the varying speculative interest.
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Births


pital.
Leslie and Idamae Barnhart Coleman
Weymouth and Eleanora Bowman, Cole
man hospital
Chester and Louise Freeman, Coleman
William and Louise Jameson, Coleman
hospital.
Charles and Emma Thayer, Coleman
Paul and Mary futile, Coleman hospital.
Oral and Dorothy Wood, Coleman hos
| pital
Leslie and Bessie Young, Colenlan hos
pital. -'O'
Charles and Ada Mitchell, 1859 Broad
Evin and Helen Fahrner, 1647 South
Carl and Ruth McLear. st. vincent's
:, Nello and Beatrice Bunner, Ais East
| New York.
George and Sophia Christian, 22s North
:, Schuyler and Blanche Miller, 1245 South
William and Martha Meecham. lilo
-, David and Mae southgate, 1927 North
John and Matte Wilson, s21 West Six
CARTS and sylvania spurgeon. sss East
Grover and Viola Lash. 1910 Oliver.
Elmer and Annie Woodson. 134I Cornell.
! David and Grace Cook, 44l Haneb
John and Lula Lock, 225 South Sum-
Vance and Madeline Bullock, 2725 Bal
NJ; Leonard and Frances Haley. s2s West
rs Charles and Sarah Hendrix. s28 West
r. George and Ruby Kreischer. 52s North
Girls
bo Norman and Josephine Bolts. Coleman
- Lowell and Leona corman. Coleman hos
Leonard and Opal Thomas. Coleman hos
Ed Edmund and Dorothy Van Buskirk. Cole
Ernest and Gladys White. Coleman hos
Aziel and Truly Dyar. 1884 East Michi-
Don and Bernice Black. 1907 Spruce
James ana Marie Kennedy. Methodist
William and Gertrude Wood. Methodist
carI and GLADYS Anderson. SIT South
Russell and Mary owens. 1247 North
William and Clemma Teal. All South
Oath and Hazel Parsley. 1915 Nowiand
joseph and Susie Rose. 1888 LUDLOW
Albert and Rebecca Smith. 2lI0 Pleasant
Tom and Elizabeth Curry. 727 West
Rolind and Paulene cakes. s1s Beecber
Martin and Lillian Krauss 453 Shelby
man.
Otto and Bernics lessee. s14s Hovey.
Walter and Pearl johnson. 1903 St. Paul
bows.
boys.
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Deaths

Mary Murphy. 50. $40 East Vermont.
arterioscleroSiS
Jacob Rudolph Wickerham. II. Metho-
dist hospital. diabetes mellituS.
Amanda Hall. 81. city hospital. carci-
noma.
W. Harvey Evans. IS. $500 GraceIand.
chronic myocarditiS.
Carl skeens rs. AT North jefferson.
fractured skull.
Vera. Henderson. AZ. Methodist hospital.
Sarah E. Blackwell. IS. 1888 East Nor
gan. organic heart disease.
Ella Burke Nicholas. 70. $3.50 Forest.
carcinoma.
James Russell Adams months. 2s27
West Michigan acute nephritis.
Uba Strawmeyer~EE0, Coleman hospital
toxic uYocardltiS, E
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United Press

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 3;-7Hogs- REGENTS,
i70-240 lbs. S6.25Q6.50; some lots. $3.50
$50; 3oO-31O lbs. So; 130-160 lbs. $3.50
6.25: 100-130 lbs... $5.5o@ $50; sows; largely
S4.25@5.25. Cattle-Receipts. 1000; calves,
receipts. 1900: market. general market
showing no action; steers. especially native
early native deals at S750d8.25; western
steers at S505.75; fat heifers. $7.50@9;
cows. S3.25@4.25; low cutters. S1.50@2.25;
TOP medium bulls, $3.50: vealers steady to
CSC lower at S10.25. Sheep-Receipts, 1900;
market. opened steady. to city butchers;
choice lambs $3.50; indications steady to
packers
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The City
i'm Brief
FRIDAY EVENTS

FRIDAY EVENTS
Exchange Club, luncheon, Lincoln.
Optimist Club, luncheon, Claypoo1,
Altrusa Club luncheon, Columbia Club.
Phi Delta Theta, luncheon, Chamber
Delta Chi luncheon. Spink-Arms.
Delta Tau Delta, luncheon, Columbia
Master Painters Association, lunch
indianapolis Round Table. luncheon,
Board of Trade.
Kappa Sigma, luncheon, Lincoln.
A convention of field managers
of the Western and Southern Life
Insurance Company of Indiana and
Kentucky opened today in the
Claypool. Plans were laid for a
fall campaign for insurance.
Urging the enactment of retail
sales tax by the 1888 general as
sembiy, Charles Parker Of the state
banking department spoke Wednes-
day at meeting of the Apartment
Owners Association in the Sphinx
Arms.
Three members of the national
barn dance gang of radio station
WIS will entertain patients at the
James Whitcomb Riley hospital at
2 p. m. Friday afternoon The en-
tertainers are Mac and Bob and
Hugh Cross. They will sing Smoky
Mountain Boy"
The fall bushes conference of
dealers and statesmen of Frigidaire
was held today in the Travertine
room of the Lincoln. Clark S.
Wheeler, president of the Refrig-
Grating Corporation, a local dis
tributor, presided at the meeting.
Miss Virginia M. GoIdsbOrO of
Bedford has been awarded Tri
Kappa scholarship at Butler uni
versity, according to announcement
of the national organization. Fiji
teen such awards are to be given
this year, based on health, scholar
ship, character, personality and
leadership.
Community Christian church will
hold its first services in its new To-
cation, 2243 North Meridian street.
The church has been moved from
Twenty-second and Illinois street,
where it was located for almost |
three years.
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United Press

CINCINNATI. o., Sept 8. = Butter,
score 24a26c: common score discounted
2m3c: packing stock No /. zoe: No. 2. tic:
No. 3, l2c; butter fat. 25627c. Eggs
frsts. 1870; seconds TIC; nearby I'M
graded. 1870. Live Poultry-Thin and
coarse stock sell only at heavy discount;
22c; los. and over. Ice; Leghorns 3 lbs.
and over. Ice: ROSTERS. lie; broilefs
eolored l ID. and over. 1ec; 1i2 lbs. and
lbs. and over. zoe: partly feathered 15c:
Leghorn broilers l ID. and over. 19c: IA
lbs. and over, tic; lbs. and over. lie:
black Springers, l5c; roasting chickens 4
lbs. and over 22c
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-03
BY RICHARD IT. GRIDLEY

united Press Financial Writer
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-Discour-
aged investors and spectators
dumped their holdings during the
morning trading on the Stock Ex-
change today. BY noon market
leaders had suffered losses of l to 3
points, while some of the lessar
known issues took greater losses.
Onimpressive action of the mar
ket wednesday, sweeping declines
on the Berlin bourse after that
market opened following its seven
week shutdown and continued un-
favorable business developments
were factors in the renewed decline.
a lO-point break in j. 1. Case, fol-
lowing suspension of dividends and
Tears Of similar action by other
companies also unnerved traders.
Selling Appears Early
Selling made its appearance at
the opening and continued with
little interruption during the re-
mainder of the morning. Stop-loss
orders were touched off in large
volume as stock after stock pene-
trated recent support levels. Many
shares, mostly rails, sold at their
lowest prices in decade. The ease
in which stocks worked lower en-
couraged further professional SELL
ing and transactions were swollen
to their largest volume in several
weeks. More than half million
shares changed hands in the first
two hours.
Action of the leaders was particu-
larly discouraging. Steel common,
which had been looked upon as a
bulwark for the bull forces, quickly
fell more than points to 1873, less
than a point from its extreme low
of 1915, touched last month. West
inghouse Electric, American Can and
American Telephone, all of which
are suffering from fears Of adverse
dividend action, lost 2 to points.
Utilities Are Weak
Sweeping declines occurred in
some of the less active rail shares.
Texas e. Pacific dropped 3215 points
to SIS on a single sale; Central Rail-
road of New Jersey, % points to
150 and Reading 71a points to SIS.
The more active rails lost l to 2
points with New York Central,
Pennsylvania, Chicago Northwest
ern, Atchison, and Missouri Pacific
preferred all in new low ground.
Utilities met less support than re-
Gently. The International Utility
issues such as American and For
eign Power and International Tele-
phone, were weak on renewed South
American and Spanish disturbances.
Interest in the oils cbbed and they
drifted lower with the remainder
of the list.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-03
FIGHTS CANISTER FILMS
New York Legislature Considers Bill

New York Legislature Considers Bill
Banning Racketeer Pictures.
By United Press
ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 3.-Senator
James j. Crawford, Democrat, Of
Brooklyn, has introduced a bill in
the state legislature which would
make the showing of gangster pic
lures a misdemeanor punishable by
a fine of from $500 to $4,000.
The measure, approved by Attor-
ney-General John j. Bennett, is de-
signed to bar production, sale, or
showing of any movies depicting
gangs or gangster life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-03
TURKEY CENSORS PRESS
Edict Calls for Dignity Under
Penalty of JaiIs.
By United Press

81 UHtted Press
ISTANBUL, Sept. 3.-Newspapers
must be dignified or their editors
go to Jail under the new Angora
press law.
Murders, burglaries and suicides
must be reported in the press in
the plain, simple and factual lang
uage in which they appear on the
police reports.
No articles or books may be pub
lished on the subject of birth con-
troll. Attacks on the institution Of
homogeneous marriage are forbid
den, as are also detailed reports Of
divorce proceedings.
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IBrightSpotS
|Of Business

BY United Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-H. C. Bohack Co.
reports sales for 80 weeks ended Aug. 90
totaled $40 ,266 432, against $18, 122. 908 in
like 1880 period.
observation-disclosures Oil Co. advances
price of service. station gasoline 1-cent a
gallon to 10 cents.
NEW YORK-Dome Mines. Ltd. August
output was valued at 1902, 719. compared
with $299.280 in July.
ST. LOUIS-Lambert Co. declares the
regular quarterly dividend of 50 on stock
RICHMOND-American Can Company
increases facilities of it's Savannah, Ca,
unit due to receipt of contract from Gen.
erl Foods Corporation for 1000 900 special
~ constructed vacuum tins per month.
BOsTON-Best g. Co. announces the
opening of their branch store here on
Sept. g. the fifth new unit to be opened
this year.
NEW YORK-Small capital in mutual
sayings banks throughout New York state
with total of S., 100. 429. 492, represents
346 per cent of Il money held by banks
in this state.
Houston-Gulf Pipe Line Company has
posted a fiat price of 68 cents a barrel
for east Texas crude oil meeting the re-
cent increases instituted Bye Magnolia Pc
troleum Corporation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-03
Bu Times Speciol

LOUISVILLE Sept. .s.e;HOgs5mo Receipts II.
$40; 800 lbs. up. $500; 130-l75 lbs. s. 90;
400: stays. $500. down. Cattle-Receipts.
200; steady; medium and good slaughter
ceipts. $50: steady; best vealers. $3.50: me-
dunn. Calves. S4.50G6; throwout vealers,
$3.50 down. Sheep and lambs-Receipts.
500: steady; best fat lambs. S6.75@7; buck
lambs. Sc; light slaughter lambs. S4M5;
throwouts,. $3.50 down; western breeding
ewes mostly $3.50 per head. wednesday S
shipments: Cattle. 65: calves 2oS; hogs,
none; sheep. 272.
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BIZ United Press

CINCINNATI. Sept. 3.-Hogs-R Receipts,
$500: held over none: moderately active
81 ?SS Some s a5os6o ibs ss.soS SIS i2o5i5S
lbs S6.25; 150-170 lbs, $3.50: choice up
to s6.75 or better sows, s4d4.75; smooth
caves 50o SLOW ABOUT steacy Odd lots
better grade steers and heifers. s7.259 g so;
common and medium. s5.5066.50: beef
cows. S3.50G4.50: low cutters and cutter
cows. s2q3.25; bulls. s3d4; vealers fully
steady: good and choice. S9610: lower
grades. 50 down. Sheep-Receipts. 1850;
slow. barely steady to weak. quality in
general not very desirable: better grade
eve and wether lambs. 81 to mostly $3.50:
So paid spaTingly on best kind; common
mostly; buck lambs. s6q6.50; fat ewes
largely $3.50 down.
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United Press

CLEVELAND. Sept 3.-Hogs-Receipts,
100: followers none; mostly l5625c
higher; l60-250-lb sorts 81. heavier
weight scarce: quality plain on few here:
pigs. $6.25: light lights upward to Sc. So.
Cattle-Receipts. 375: draggy. demand
s5.75a6.75: best on sale eligible around
So; low cutter to medium COWS Steady.
Sl.501 4.25, according to kind Calves
Receipts. $50; steady to strong; spots soc
higher; desirable vealers upward to sli:
top, Sll.5o. most medium kind S925:
cullS. $1M5. Sheep Receipts / 800: wa
lambs at $7G7.s0; look steady to weak;
nothing foppy- offered early: bulk throw
outs aroahd ss4S.75i sheen weak 70 lower.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-03
Wire Tappers Lose Case

By United Press
NEW YORK, Sept. "a prohi-
bition charge against fifteen men
and two women has been nolle
pressed con orders from Washing
ton" because dry agents resorted to
wire tapping in obtaining evidence.
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Produce Markets

Eggs country runl-Loss OF delivered IN
indianapolis i2c: henerv quality No. /
Poultry tbuvine pricesl-Hens Weighing
horn hens. i5c: 1880 broilers, full feathered
az lbs. and up 2Sc: under .2lc: bare
back 12c; Leghorn broilers, 15c; spring
chickens 4 lbs and over. zoe; under
lbs, TIC: ducks. &C; old cocks. 849c; ducks
full feathered. fat whites. &C.: geese. &c
These prices are for No. top quality
Butter wholesale No. /. 31G32c: Nc
2 29@30c.
Cheese wholesale selling price peI
undl-American loaf. 23stc; pimento
loaf 253Lc: Wisconsin frsts. l9c: Long
horns. Ice; New York limberger. soc.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-03
DIFFER ON OIL RULING
Governor Again Expected to Turn
Down Commissions Order.

Governor Again EApecCcu W AuEH
Down Commissions Order.
By United Press
AUSTIN, Tex, Sept. 3.-The
future of East Texas oil production
was shrouded in uncertainty today
despite adoption by the state rail-
road commission of a conservation
order which would reopen the field
on an allowable production of about
100000 barrels daily, beginning Sat-
urday.
The commission order differs only
slightly from that rejected Tues
day by Governor Ross Sterling, who
protested it would place small in
dependent operators under a handi-
cap in competing with large opera
tors. Oil men predicted Sterling will
reject the new order on the same
ground.
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BIZ United Press

CLEVELAND. Sept 3.-Butter-Extras
S2lse: standards. s2c; market firm. Eggs
I4EsX c s2s2e nrSsS lsc; pe6diipFary liTstS
fowls. 23G24c: mediums. 22c: Leghorn, is
@lse; heavy broilers, 2o623c: light
cocks. l2614c; market. easy. Potatoes
New Jersey cobblers, S2.05Q215 per 150-
10. sack. Ohio cobblerS mostly 75c per
bushel sack; Idaho Russian Burbanks,
S2.l5 per i50-lh. sack; Long Island mostly
SAILS. few s2.25 per l50-lb. sack.
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By United Press

PITTSBURGH. Sept. s.-Hogs Receipts,
$50; market. mostly 10c higher; 16o-26O
good packing sows, $4.50@4.75. Cattle
Receipts, 20: market, little changed; cut
ter to good cows, $2.50@4; calves, re-
ceiptS, 100; market, steady; choice vealers,
$9.50@10; medium to good grade, $65O6
9. Sheep-Receipts, 1000; lambs. steady
to 25c lower; top, So; bulk better grade,