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The Washington times., 1931-03-13
Beet Sugar GrOWer
Offered Cut Price

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., March
13.-American Beet Sugar Com
pany is offering contracts to beet
growers that call for a minimum
Of but IS a ton, as compared
with So last year, and expect to
sign 10000 acres.
The contracts provide for a
higher rate of payment If the
sugar market improves.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13

81 23s Zenith Radio..... ~ AZ 48- 4
Dividend symbols, extra& dividend in stock; S y
!, stock: d, scrip; "ex-dvidend; fex-rEhts.
Dividend rate in dollars in parentheses
high low prices carried to previous close
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
Baltimore Firm
BuuS Old WGrSE1iU

The Union Shipbuilding Com.
pany of Baltimore yesterday ten
dered the highest bid, $87 ,206, for
the obsolete battleship, North Da-
kota, due to be diSmantled.
The N. Block Company, Of Nor,
folk, offered $72, ,276, and the Bos-
ton Iron and Metal Company, of
Baltimore, offered $50, 900.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13

per cent for industrial pur.
The Washington times., 1931-03-13

per cent for industrial pur.
poses.
Prices Vary Widely
average selling price of
natural gas to consumers in
! 1929 was 21.6 cents per thou
sand cubic feet. Price varied
widely depending on distance.
Selling price was below average
in Arkansas, California, Illinois,
Louisiana, Michigan, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and
Wyoming.
In Indiana for 1929, average
selling price was 51.2 cents: in
Missouri, sos cents; in New
York, $50 cents; in Ohio, 56.S
cents; in Tennessee, 40 cents,
and in West Virginia, AL
cents"
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE

SALES
Capital Traction SIS, $4,000
8lA.
Washington Gas IS "B", $1,000
@1O4N.
Commercial National Bank, 10
@21s.
AFTER CALL
Capital Traction Co., 1895 12,
10@35Ka.
Washington Railway & Electric
pfd., 10@983s, 10@983s, 100983s.
Public Utility Bonds Bid Ask
Amer Tel & Telga 4ks.... l131 z .....
Amer Tel & Tel Ctl Tr 5s. 1865 .....
Anacostia & Pot r r 5s.... 81 SO
Ana & Pot Guar 5s......... "a 81
c & Tel of Va 5s........ l0S .....
Cap Traction r 5s....... 81 81 e
City & Suburban 5s ........ SO 81
Georgetown Gas 1st So. -. .;1O3hi1OO
Potomac Elec Cons 5s...... 1881 .....
Potomac Elec IS. i1OS "a l.....
Wash Alex G. Mt Yer ctl. -. .....
Wash BALTIC & An 5s......I Is 2k
Washington Gas 4as &C.. 9sh 900.
Washington Gas 5s......,1O4 104h
Wash Gas 6s series A...... 101 x I1O2
Wash Gas 6s series b.. .I10tB 1O5h
Wash Ry Elec 4s........ S71z SSk
MiscelIaneous Bonds
Barber & Ross Inc 6hs 81 81 l.....
The Washington times., 1931-03-13
GLEN ALDEN COAL

Dividend of 81 on Glen Alden
capital stock is payable March 20
to stock of record March 10.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-11-19

Parke blazed the paths of both the
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe between
San Francisco and Los Angeles, and it
was Williamson, too, with Lieut.. H. S.
Abbot who in 1855 ventured through
the hostile Indian territory between the
Sacramento valley and the Columbia
river and charted the course now fol-
lowed by the Great Northern's new
route to the Golden Gate.
Singularly, however, the first rail-
way between San Francisco and the
Columbia river was built through the
more rugged country west of the Cas-
cades, by the Southern Pacific. The
Great Northern Western Pacific line
provides the second rail route between
San Francisco and Portland, and Gre
ates competitive rail facilities for the
entire distance between the Mexican
border on the south and the interna-
tional boundary on the north.
It affords a new and direct rail route
between California and the inland
northern tier of states, a route which
between Sacramento and Spokane will
be about 100 miles shorter than pres
ent rail connections. 1t affords also
another rail artery from the Pacific
northwest and the lower Mississippi
valley.
The final step in the linking Of the
two systems was the building Of 200
miles Of railway between klamath
Falls, a Great Northern branch line
terminus in southern Oregon, and Ked-
die, on the main line of the Western
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-11-19

Pacific. The Great Northern extended
its line SO miles south while the West
ern Pacific built north liz miles. the
two lines meeting at Bieber, an old pic
turesque cowtown, where the spike
driving ceremonies were made.
The new construction has been car
ried on during the last two years in
the face of the general business recess
sion at a cost of approximately SIS
600, 900. 1t was originally begun by
James j. Hill while the country was
still in the throes of the 1907 financial
upset.
T. M. Schumacher, chairman OF the
executive committee Of the Western
Pacific; John F. Stevens OF Panama
canal fame; F. E. Williamson, presi-
dent of the Burlington system, Mr..
James; Ralph Budd, president Of the
Great Northern and other Great North
ern officials and directors left st. Paul
by special train to attend the event.
Following the Bieber celebration they
continued through to San Francisco,
being the first passengers to travel
from the east to the Golden Gate over
the new Great Northern Western Pa
cific route.
At the Bieber ceremonies President
Leland w. Cutler Of the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce presided. The
invocation was delivered by the Rev.
F. S. johnson of Fall River Mills, Calf.
Atty. Gen. U. S. Webb spoke in behalf
Of the state OF California, DR.. Norman
F.. Coel for Oregon, DR.. Henry A. Buru
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-11-19
w = HEN ARTHUR Curtiss James,
w reputed to be the worlds larg-

HEN ARTHUR Curtiss James.
Nv reputed to be the worlds larg-
est owner Of railway securities,
drove the golden spike that links the
Great Northern and Western Pacific's
extensions at Bieber in northern Cali
fornia he finished a work begun Is
years ago by jefferson Davis, then Sec
rotary Of war and later president of the
confederacy, and completed the plans
which the late James J.. Hill evolved
many years ago.
The vests latest and, in the opinion
of many, its last piece of major rail-
way construction is the north and
south route which parallels the eastern
slope Of the Cascade range and on
meets the Sacramento valley with the
Columbia river. 1t Is the final link in
a network Of western railways pat
termed after explorations authorized by
Jefferson Davis, May 6, 1853.
The most southerly transcontinental
route explored under this authorization,
by Capt. j. Pope and Lieut.. ]. G. Parke,
is now largely followed by the South
ern Pacific; a second southern route,
mapped by Capt. A. w. Whipple, is
closely Appropriated by the Santa Fe;
a central route, surveyed by Capt. G..
w. Gunnison and Lieut.. E. G. Beckwith
has been generally followed by the
Western Pacific and Denver & Rio
Grande; while on the north the Great
Northern clings to the route investi-
gated by Gov. Isaac L. Stevens.
LieutenantS r. S. Williamson and
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-11-19

for Washington, and there also were
addresses by representatives of Nevada
and Utah.
Other speakers were Marshall Hale.
president of the Downtown association
of San Francisco; Roderick Macarthur
of Macarthur, Calf; Mr.. Budd, Mr.
James and H. M. Adams, president of
the Western Pacific.
Curtiss Drives Golden Spike
The golden spike which was driven
by Mr.. Curtiss, Mr.. Budd and Mr..
Adams, was furnished by the Oroville
Rotary club of Oroville, Calf. 1t Is
plated with gold taken from the Feath-
err river section Of California. After the
ceremonies the Great Northern and
Western Pacific locomotives met over
the golden spike.
The Western Pacific ran four xcur-
sion trains to Bieber, from Salt Lake
City, Reno, San Francisco and Sacra-
mento. There were 40 pullman cars
carrying more than 1000 persons. in
Guiding more than go newspaper men
and photographers and news reel men
The Great Northern did not run
excursion trains from its territory be-
cause of the extensive improvements
under a on it's line south OF Bend,
Ore. These will be completed by next
May, at which time the Empire Build
err service from Chicago to San Fran
cisco will be in~augurated, and the
northwest invited to participate In an
excursion to San Francisco.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-11-19

wives to make candy and pastry and
not one mar in a hundred had any
idea of how to manufacture beer. II,
by chance, those participating in the
discussion are of the elder generation,
they are particularly enthusiastic in
their "reminiscences and take extraor-
binary pains to express their contempt
for the vile stuff" for which they then
put in another order.
ALAS and alack," they are wont to
exclaim as they fish around in the
brown fluid for a speck of charcoal, 1T
was not always thus. Why, / recall the
time when one could purchase fine,
mellow old whisky for 12R cents a
drink, and they never had heard OF
prohibition. All, for the good old days!"
But If one goes back far enough, n
can believe the records, there was a
time when the much lamented days
were not SO good, after all. That was
many years before the name VOlstead
meant anything more important than
an indication of the bearers good
Scandinavian ancestry, but just the
same II was marked by Montana's first
taSUG Oh pIOlllUltlO1A. hllO eAC SnSsV V~
not savoury. In fact, . writer OF the
time described it as a dire calamity
staring the country In the face"
Whisky sold for SIC a gallon-and
poor whisky at that, dressed up with
pulp OF peaches. A four-gallon keg OF
beer netted the brewer 81 a gallon, and
champagne sold for $40 a pint.
The time was 1857. The prohibition
was not self -inflicted. 1t was a whisky
famine" a matter beyond the control
of the hard drinking miners and the
saloon keepers who served them. The
specific causes Of the distressing short
age are not clear, but the results have
been regretfully recorded.
The famine existed throughout the
territory, evidently, but Bannack was
especially hard hit. For a time 1t ap-
peared that the town would be forced
to go dry through force OF circum-
stances. The camp at that time was not
as thickly populated as two or three
years before, Of course, due to the
great popularity Of the Alder Gulch
placer mines, but it was still q thriving
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-11-19

In order to make a profit. They made
money fast enough by policies Of hon.
esty. The miners were good spenders,
and the saloon offered about the only
diversion Of the early days.
When a saloon was also a hurdy-
gurdy, the owner made that much
more. For a dance with one of the girls
in such a place, the hard working seek
err Of mineral wealth paid one dollar,
and of this sum the house received half,
in payment for two drinks at the bar.
The girl retained a ticket which was
worth SO cents to her when she checked
up at the close Of an evenings festiv-
tiles. She realized as much as $50 in
a single night.
Others besides miners spent money,
though. In the later COS a number of
Bannack quartz properties were ac-
quired by eastern capitalists. The sup
erintendents that the magnates sent
out west to manage the mines were, al
most without exception, possessed of
n outstanding characteristic. a prop
ensity for guzzling hard liquor. Some
of them seldom went near their mines.
In one amusing case, a superintendent
who had been in Bannack for several
months was rendered a surprise visit
by one Of his employers, who naturally
desired to be taken to the quartz prop
erty at once. The superintendent hast
lily excused himself and spent a busy
half-hour searching for someone who
knew where the mine was located.
The fasteners lack of ability as
mining engineers, however, gave little
concern to the saloon keepers, who were
chiefly interested in the sheer genius
they displayed in scientific inebriation.
One of the saloon men sold As bottles
of champagne at the regulation $40 a
bottle during an informal little party
staged by the carefree superintendent
from the east.
1t was from the big-time miners,
however, that the steady income was
derived.
There was Yank Robinson, for in
stance. In 1867, Yank was taking out
hundreds of dollars a day from a rich
property not far from Bannack. He I'M
ployed n man, at a salary of Sc a
day, whose sole duty was to go into
camp every morning and bring out a
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-11-19
FERGUS COUNTY SAVED
MONEY BY A HUNCH

Chalk up another mark for woman's
intuition
After puzzling for some time as to
why the county should have 81 ,157. SO
lying idle in the Kountz Bros. bank Of
New York, Miss Ann Phalen, of Lewis
town, decided to withdraw it.
The bank had been the county's
agent for payment of its bond install
mentS and interest and the amount
apparently was an overdeposit of e v
eral years ago.
Hardly had Miss Phalen's withdrawal
been honored than notice was received
that the bank had failed. Fergus county,
more than a thousand dollars richer
because it's treasurer played her bunch,
had nothing to concern it except the
designation of another fiscal agent.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-11-19
ALLEGED ROBBERS MADE
ESCAPE FROM BASTILE

Two men who were captured on Null
Ian pass recently by sherif's officers Of
Lewis and Clark county escaped from
the Powell county Jail at Deer Lodge.
They are Pat Fannan, "a, and jim
Lee, 25, held on a charge of robbing a
filling station at Garrison. Their cap
ture was effected after a hard chase
by the officers in the neighboring coun-
ty. Their escape was made by looser-
ing masonry around an air vent.
Sheriff Lou Boedecker said the search
had produced no trace of the men.
gallon of whisky for Yank and his
miners.
Practically everyone in the mining
camps drank. The courtly Henry Plum
mer, B%eaverhead county's first sheriff
and the road agents first and last
chief, was a drinking man, though he
never imbibed immoderately and hand
led his liquor like a gentleman. The
early legislators found the solution to
many a knotty territorial problem in a
bottle of stout liquid refreshment.
And after that first disagreeable
sample in 1867. the question of pro-
hibition bothered them not at all.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-11-19

Cuticura Soap ror the Complexion.
Nothing better than Cuticura Soap
daily and Ointment now and then as
needed to make the complexion clear,
scalp clean and hands soft and white.
Add to this the fascinating, fragrant
Cuticura Talcum, and you have the
f'nticura Toilet Observation-Disclosures.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-11-19
Froid Receives Clothes Allotment

Froid's allotment of clothing from the
carload shipped into Wolf Point re-
Gently by the farmers union committee
Applications are being received by the
local committee, Mrs. H. L. Mcneil,
Mrs. John Hurley and Mrs. r. A. Harbo.
The car contained Ats dresses, 1000
ladies' and children's coats, 500 over
coats for men and shoes. stockings,
underwear, hats and others.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-11-19

wv IIlCllOW, Uut I'LL
doubtedly pote n t
liquors than M
other one subject
weather. the ad-
m~inistration, a n d
Pepper Martin not
excepted.
Wherever 1891
ievotees Of the nip
~foregather, after r
proper formalities
at q peep hole, the
conversation sooner
or later turns to the
palmy times Of yore,
when brown G
WaS uca6 nv hOllSP-
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-11-19
[Bx HOMER FAuSTl

~ INCE PROHIBITION came. theo-
- retically speaking, to Montana a
dozen years ago, the good old
days probably have formed the topic
of more discussions over glasses Of none
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-11-19

A handful of common n is worth.
a bushel of learning.-Spanish.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-07

he was an engineer for the Bradley interests. Alaska was featured the past week largely because of the presence here of Charles P. Bayer, manager of the Field Service and Exposition department. Many cu- rios of ivory, baskets and other na- tive novelties, in addition to illus trated literature, were all furnished by the indefatigable worker for Alaska, Ernest Walker Sawyer.
 <%<>
 It was Mir. Bayer who conducted last summer the excursion of ITO representative people of Los An- geles to western Alaska. He is now arranging for similar excursion to leave Los Angeles in a special de luxe train, on June g, and to sail from Seattle on the morning of June 12 on the specially chartered steamship Aleutian, operated by the Alaska Steamship Company. AL
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LEGAL NOTICE

PROBATE COURT, TERRITORY OF ALASKA. THIRD DIVISION, BRISTOL RAY PRECINCT, Es- tate of J. C. Lowe. deceased;
 NOTICE OF HEARING
 Notice is hereby given that hearing of objections to the fin al account of the undersigned and the settlement thereof will be held on May 19, 1881.
 Dated March 19, 1881.
 Marguerite Lowe, executrix, First pub. Mar. 20, 1881, last publication April 20, 1881.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-07
FOUR BIDDERS

The following bids were submit ted in the B. P. R. for the Resur- rection River bridge, says the Ju- neau Empire: Seim-Spokane Co.,, $31,716; Wright Construction Co.,, S33,907 50; R. J. Sommers Construc- tion Co.,, $39,33e.5O; Johnson Gard ner Construction Co.,, $441 ,455. The Seim-Spokane Co. was awarded the contract
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-07
ALASKA INTERESTS
 AT THE NATIONAL
 CAPITAL, WASH. }. [.

A number of Congressmen. other Representatives of the government will make trip to Alaska this sum-
 mer, on official business. Three senators, comprising tn e Speci Il Committee on Wild Life Resou. ces, will sail from Seattle the latter part of June. They are Hon. Frederic c. Wolcott of Connecticut; Hon. Peter Norbeck of South Dakota; Hon. Key Putnam of. Nevada. Carl D. Shoe maker, special investigator of the committee, will accompany them The senator's are members of com mittees as follows: Wolcott, agricul- ture and forestry, banking, educa- tion, Indian affairs; Norbeck, bank ing, agriculture, library, pensions, public lands; Putnam, foreign rela- tions, interstate commerce, recla- nation, mines, public lands, terri torie.
 Another important delegation will be composed of representatives, who will sail from Seattle on July Il. They are Hon. Don B. Cotton of Utah, Hon. Addison T. Smith of Idaho, Hon. Scott Leavitt of Mon- ana, Hon. William R. Wood of h. diana, Hon. Frank Murphy of Ohio, Hon. William H. Hastings of Okla. homa. Three of. these representa- tiveS are members of the important appropriations committee which re- quireS all their available time. so
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-07
PORT OF MISSING MEN

Vreeswyk, Paul F., C-81986. Dis appeared from Cloquet, Minn., about five years ago. Former pri- vate in the 3rd Supply Co.,, dis charged Nov. 16, 1918; army serial number 3O71707; born Feb, 1, 1880, in Netherland; it. in. tall; weighed 154 pounds. Any informa- tion concerning him should be i'm mediately communicated to the Regional Manager at Minneapolis.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-07

When ever the winter garments of the Arcade Park fountain are taken off and the leaping waters turned on, it is certain that Spring has arrived. This happened yester- day.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-07

T Surrender Dear.' beautiful Bruns' wick record now at the Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-07

Haas Candy-Fresh shipment on every boat The Alaska Shop
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-07

NEW STOCK OF LINOLEUM RUGS AT LOWER PRICES AT J. l.. CRAFT
 Seattle Ice Cream and Fresh Candies at sJvIyia's
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-07

Continually working for the .d- vancement of domestic electric re- frigeration, engineers of Frigidaire Corporation have made it possible for this General Motors subsidiary this year to present . household refrigerator with many refnements and improvements, according to an announcement by tho local repre-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-04
NEW BOWLING
 TOURNAMENT
 ON TOMORROW
Eight Four Men Teams to Be Engaged Sched-
 ule Announced

A new bowling tournament will be started on the Elks Alleys to- morrow night between eight Amen teams.
 The first matches on the sched- ule will be played at 715 o'clock and the second matches are to start at o'clock.
 Only enc match will be played on Saturday night during the tour nament, and that starts at 7:15 o'clock.
 The play will be on the basis of games won and lost.
 Teams ard Players The teams and players are as follows:
 Wocdpeckers- Metcalf, Bringdale, Kirk and Whittier.
 Crows-Henning, Gus George, Van Alta, and Selby.
 Robins-Barragar, Sperling, Sides and Tom George.
 Bluebirds- Stewart, Andrew Davis and Geo. Messerschmidt. Parrots-N. Bavard, Bio mgren, Gardner and Geyer. Eagles-Lavenik, Boyle, H. SabinH and Simpkins.
 Cwls-Pullen, Cleveland, Bernard and Faulkner.
 Sparrows-M. Bavard, Hendrick-F ' son, Koski and Duncan.
 Schedule The schedule to February 16 isl as follows: Feb. 5-Woodpeckers vs. Parrots. l
 Robins vs. Owls. Feb. 6-Blueblrds vs. Sparrows.
 Crows vs Eagles. Feb. 7-Woodpeckers vs Owls.
 No game. Feb. 9-Robins vs. Eagles.
 Crows vs. Parrots. Feb. 10-Owls vs. Sparrows.
 Woodpeckers vs. Bluebirds. Feb. 13-Parrots vs. Eagles.
 Crows vs. Robins. Feb. 16-Woodpeckers vs. Sparrows.
 Blucbirds vs. Owls.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-04
GOLF CHAMPS
 HALT TOUR 10
 PLAY TONIGHT I

Toivo Lahikainen, 10-year- old school boy and Lieut.. R. B. OK reider, of the United States Army, think that teamed together they are the best indoor golf players in the world. They entertain plans of grand tour when classes let out in June and if the lieutenant can obtain leave from his military duties during the summer months.
 "Oh, Yeah" yawned Horace O. Adams, assistant agent of the Alas ka Steamship Company this fore noon when he was told by Fred Eenning of II. S. Graves and Con- pany, of the projected journey of the ambitious pair.
 They'll never get out of town with that idea" said MT. Henning.
 Forthwith the steamship man and the dealer in mems furnishings for mally challenged the superiority of the grade pupil and the Army officer.
 The match will take place on the Midget Course at 8 o'clock to- night.
 Tt won't be good practice for the boy and me unless they play over their heads and score better than 45," remarked the lieutenant after arrangements for the con- test had been made.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-04
HELENE BEATS -FOUR RECORDS
 TAT SWIMMING
Miss M adis on, Seattle
 Champion, Smashes Am ' erican, World Marks


 SEATTLE, Feb. 4.-Helene Madi- son, Seattle girl, holder of more than one dozen world swimming records. last night broke two world and two American records in the tanks of the Washington Athletic Club.
 Miss Madison broke the 440- yard and 4O0-meter records, her time for both being 5 minutes and 31 seconds.
 Miss Madison held the worlds record, made at Miami last year in 5 minutes, 39 AS seconds.
 Martha Norleius, of New York, held the American record. Her time was 5 minutes 48 4-5 seconds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-04
Bring Your Home Furnishing
 Problems tO Us

We all desire to have attractive comfortable homes which pleasure
  not obtained by thoughts choosing of furniture Whether furnishing
  style
  of  o O lookn Juneau Young Hord,vare Company
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-04
ANTIPODES LEARN HOW TO GIVE RACE COLOR"

CANBERRA, Feb. 4.-Whatever horse racing lacks in New Guinea is made up by the nags' color"
 The ponies are dyed all manner of bright colors and it is a start ling sight to see a field of colored horses ridden by fuzzy headed, coal black kanakas in loin cloths.
 At Rabaul, the capital, good horse is bright green in color. He Is called the Green Streak and the race program gives his pedigree as by Paintbrush out of Paint Tin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-04
RUSSICK WINS , SECOND LAP IN
 BIG DOG DERBY

OTTAWA, Feb. 4.-Shorty Rus sick, Of Fin Flon, Manitoba, yes terday won the second lap of Ot- tawa's International 100 mile Dog Derby. He covered the distance in 3 hours 8 minutes and 4 seconds.
 Emil St. Goddard, of The Pas, Manitoba, winner of eleven derbies in five years, held the lead for the two laps, however, with 6 hours minutes and 53 seconds. He won the first lap Monday.
 Mrs. E. F. Rickcrt, of Maine, was less than four minutes behind Rus sick.