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The Alaskan., 1931-12-04


 1 From telegrams and letters re- ceived by the Delegate it is evident that various sections of the Territory are very fearful lest the Washington Alaska Milf tary Cable and Telegraph Sys- tenn should be sold by the goV- ernment to, some corporation. Many may be interested in knowing how this agitation started. On Sept. 23, 1930, an Interdepartmental Communica- tons Committee was organized with a personnel that included representatives from the State, War, Navy, and Commerce de- Irartments and the chief en- gineer of the Federal Radio Com mission. This committee submit ted various reports, one of which recommended the sale of the Alaska communication system, and such report was marked approved by President Hoover early in 1881. As result the ' legislative Commission of the War Department drew up bill providing for the sale of the system, which was introduced in both Senate and House on Feb. 18, 1881. These bills were referred to the committee on Military Affairs in the respec- tive branches of Congress, but no hearings were had and no report was submitted, and When lCongress adjourned on March 4 the bills died.
 The bill provided for the sale ot the system, in part or as 8 whole, after due advertisement, "to the highest responsible bid Ger" The latter term, the bill prescribed, shall mean any per son, corporation, partnership, or association who will agree to Inaintain and operate a system of communication by cable e., radio, telegraph and telephone between the continental limits of the United States and the Territory of Alaska, so as to give service which, in the judgam2nt of the Secretary of War. shall be satisfactory to the people of the United States, including the Territory of Alaska, and who, ir the judgement of the Secretary of War, has the ability to per form the contract of purchaso and to maintain the service de sired and proposed to be main tained."
 Recent inquiry at the Wa Department eicited the fact that in preparing bills to b. submitted to the Secretary Ol War the Legislative Commission Included bill identical with tn, one presented last year for the sale of the Alaska cOmmunlCat : Ilng system. This particular bill a, this date, has not yet beer endorsed by Secretary Hurley Seeking to avert that actio: Delegate Wickersham on NOV , addressed a plea to the Sccre- ]. tary, setting forth the present value of the system and the gen. , eral satisfaction it g. Ict, and expressing the hope that the bill would not be introduced in the coming Congress. A reply to this letter has not yet been received
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04
Washington Newsletter
 By Will A. Steel

and people generally of that town are anxious that the In dian Bureau should establish a public health nurse in Ketchi kan to care for the native chil- cren, and if necessary money can be set aside for that purpose t will likely be done. Recently che nurse was delegated to look after the children at Wrangeii and Petersburg.
 Ernest Walker Sawyer hopes lo induce a large number of men of importance to visit Alaska next summer. Among those who intend to make the trip are Hon. c. c. Moore, Com missioner of the General Land Office; Hon. John H. Edwards, Assistant Secretary of the h.
 terior; Edward c. Finney, Soli- citor of the Department of h.
 terior; Alden B. Swift, Vice
 President of Swift & Co.,, Chica-
 go; E. A. Cudahy or William Driesing, Vice President, Cudahy Packing Co.,, Omaha, Neb.
 The Delegate had taken up with the Interior Department the necessity for lower freight rates on coal and for adequate coal loading facilities at Seward and later addressed a letter to Secretary Wilbur on the subject. 4 reply received Nov. IT indi- cates that the matter is being given serious consideration and will be further discussed after the arrival in Washington of Col. !; Ohlson, general manager of the Alaska Railroad, who is due here early in December.
 Alask1's fame and importance
 continues to advance in Wash
 ington Tn the window of a shop just opened near the stately
 Treasury building is an attrac
 tive sign containing ehese words Alaska Snow Flake Largest Specie of Pop Corn" An inquiry directed to the lady attendant eIicted the information that Alaska grows the largest and sweetest grain pop corn to be found in the world" Of course Jhefe was no argument.
 The head of the Forest Ser vice of the Department of Agri- culture has notified the Delegate
 that there is due the Territory
 of Alaska, as it's share of receipts
 from the National forests for the
 fiscal year 1881, the sum of $12,-
 93137. This sum is derived from
 the Tongass reserve in South
 eastern Alaska amounting t.
 ,S10, 0,161.08, with it's forest area ot
 16,545,106; and $2,77O.29 from
 the Chugach Reserve with it's A.
 799,361 acres. The sums indicat-
 ed are 259o of the total amounts
 received.
 Frank Speljack, merchant ot
 Ophir, is very anxious to have
 bis 9 year old nephew, Erwir
 Dolonz, come over from Austria
 to get an English education ant
 then to help his uncle in hi;
 business affairs. He was under :; impression that unless a specia
 permit were secured the young : man could not enter this coun. try inside of ten years. He wrote to the Delegate for assistance ]: which was gladly rendered, ane }: it is expected that the younE 2 man will be starting from Vienna S within a few months.
 8 Arthur Johnson, general man !; ager of the Alaskan Airways 8 Inc, has been in New York anc q Washington for several days, at | tending to business of his com !; lpany, but has left for Seattl
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

Delegate Wickershar11 has re- ceived a petition from GA resi- cents of Deering asking for the installation of wireless telephone that would give direct communi- cation with the Signal Corps radio station at Candle or Kot- zebue. It is stated that when Col OlmStead was through Candle last summer he said his depart nlent was ready and willing to cooperate with feeder stations such as these, and that they are already equipped for voice com munication. The Delegate will take the matter up with Gen. eral Irving J. Carr, Chief Signal lOficer.
 ] Complaint has been received by the Delegate that one of the northern mail carriers has omit ted one or two prescribed trips and that he further states that ihe can omit any trip he cares to providing he asks no pay for them. The matter was taken up with the Second Assistant Post master General, whose state ment may be interesting to all mail carriers. He says: Twice a month service is authorized be
 tween these two points, and the carrier is not permitted to omit any trips, except such as may be impracticable because of severe weather or difficult travel condi- tons. If all service required On this route was not performed such action as may be necessary will be taken to correct any ir- regularities, after investigation by our Supervisor of the Alaska service at Seattle"
 Although Ketchikan and An chorage are included in the Public building program of Con- gress and $400,000 has been "allocated" for each building in the respective towns, there is some danger that the money necessary for the construction of these buildings may not be ap- lrropriated by the coming session of Congress. An interdeparc- mental committee makes the re- Icommendation for construction Appropriations and this comittee consists of Perry K. Heath, Asst. Secretary of t he Treasury; James A. Wetmore, Acting Sup ervising Architect; Leo c. Mar Ttin, Special Asst. to Asst. Secre- tary Heath; John W. Phillip, Fourth Asst. Postmaster General. Delegate Wickersham has urged the necessary appropriation and early construction of the public buildings at Anchorage and Ket- chikan before different members of the committee, and in addi- tion on Nov. 5th addressed a letter to the committee, saying among other things: There long has been and there is noW 9 very decided need for these public buildings at Anchorage land Ketchikan. Public officials have repeatedly set forth the necessity for early construction jof these two buildings. The Commercial bodies of Ketchikan and Anchorage are urging that secure the necessary appropria-
 tion for construction, in order that the great need for addi-
 tional facilities to properly transact the government buSi- . ness at the towns named might be satisfied, and also with the :, strong hope that unemployed labor might be given early em- ployment in projects that have
 been favorably decided on." This letter has brought a response from Asst. Secretary Heath, sa follows:
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

|"Dear Congressman:
 Your letter dated November fifth addressed to the Secretary |of the Joint Interdepartmental Committee, requesting early and favorable consideration by the Committee of the Federal build ling needs at Ketchikan and An lchorage, has been brought to my attention. The Committee is now preparing a list of projects to be
 aubmitted to the next Congress. but it is not possible at this time to say definitely whether either of these two places will be included. However, your interest
 il the need for additional faci-
 lities at the two above mention
 cd places will be kept in mind
 ny the Committee in it's consi- iteration of projects to be includ-
 ed in the next list to be sent to lCongress."
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COIOred Horseshoe Pitchers
Of Arlington County Get Hot
MONTE WEAVER.

EUGENE JAMES. Arlington County
X chairman Of the colored section
OF The stars horseshoe tourna-
ment, 10 looking forward to hot
competitior in the Virginia tourney this
year.
James is boss Of the Fort Berry
pitchers and Is squirting the boys 10
sharnen their games. The courts are
being reconstructed and will be in tip
top shape for a tune-up match with
the twelfth Street "Y" tcssers Saturday.
The Fort Berry outfit is a strong one,
led by the county champion, Albert
Marshall. James no doubt will obtain
the services of the State champion,
Archie Bullock, to help tame the ~
four horsemen. Robinson and Brice
will be on hand. Robinson won the
local title last year while Brice was
1929 champion The matches Satur-
day will start at 4 O'Clock.
NORTH BRENTWOOD, Md, July
N30.-Competition at Brentwood will
get underway this week. Chairman
Julius Wheeler who has made spien-
did record in the last two years again
is at the helm. Wheeler has turned out
some smart tossers and has missed the
State title by close margins.
Wheeler expects much from the fol-
lowing hopefuls: Sammy Williams. J l.
Gordon. Felix Tilghman. Daniel Nash
Lloyd TiIehman, Hubert Tilghman,
Samuel Harris. Frank Lancaster
Bernard Tilehman Milan L. Gordon
Arthur Ransome and L. Lewis.
+. Lewis won the title last year but has
moved from Brentwood. Wheeler Is
uncertain whether the tftleholder will
be on hand to defend.
EALLs CHURCH, va, July So
L Chairman Samuel Murray reports
the pitchers going In full swing
with entries coming In fast. Murray
expects record list. With Richardson
the local champion, swinging along in
fine order and a number Of dark horses
looming, Murray is sure Of plenty Of
action.
ira Marshall and Frank Timer arr
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NINE SHOE MATCHES
ON AT HYATTSvILLE
Entry List Hits 20 As Willcoxen
Lines Up Firemen-Rain
Delays Competition.

EVANSVILLE, Nd, July So
Hyattsville's horseshoe pitching tourna-
ment, which was halted by rain last
night after one match had been COM
pleted, will be resumed tonight in Ma
gruder Park at Sis o'clock.
Games rained out last. night have
been rescheduled for Monday.
Nine more HrSt round matches are
carded tonight. One will involve Ernest
Davis, runner-up here last year. and
Teddy Glasgow, clever little catcher OF
the 1881 High State championship
base ball team.
In last years lone match Frank
Bowers easily disposed OF Jimmy era
ham of Springfield, University OF Mary
land student. The scores were 23-1
22-4.
Entries continue to come in 10 Chair
man Oscar %. K) Hiser and the list
now has reached an even 70. This eY-
ceeds previous years here.
A real booster for the tournament is
Harry Wilcoxen, the only paid member
Of the Hyattsville Fire Department
Not only has he entered the competi-
ton, but has lined up a stable bunch
Of competitors. ...r -.
coxen, e. L. Stanley. Norman Walsh
Tony Ingegairi, Carl Taliaterro. Robert
Arson, r.; Norman Sarton, r. j. King
Robert Saylor and Paul Peterson.
Tonight's pairings follow:
SIS o'clockma,Harvey CAsberian vs. :., Et
Ernest Davis VS.. Teddy GLASGOW, Ken Fowler
VS.. Nathan Cooksey and Kenneth. ingram vs.
o.ciockGRobert Temple vs., wei. Alex
sndef, p L. CLANCY VS.: z. L, STANLEY. Mar.
yin Lewis vs.. Vernon Honey Garrison ane
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NORTHWESTERN BOYS
IN MEET TOMORROW
Hoover Playground Upsets Dope
in Capturing Honors in
Southern Division.

Northwestern Conference track and
field playground athletics will stage
their meet tomorrow afternoon in Gen.
trail High School Stadium at o'clock.
The affair, one Of the preliminaries to
August Is, will be competed in. by
representatives of these Fairgrounds !:
Adams, Bancroft, Barnard, H. D.
Cooke, johnson, Lafayette, Murch, Oys-
ter, Happy Hollow, and Mitchell Park.
Hoover athletes upset the dope by
winning the Southern Conference meet
yesterday. They nosed out Virginia
avenue by az points. Hoover scored
66 points against 1914 for Virginia av-
enue. Other grounds counted as fol-
lows: Ketchafn, ~; Orr, Buchanan
and Stanton, each 10; Jefferson, 815 !;
Garfield, s, and Fairbrother, /. Wal
ZACH alone failed to score.
Summaries:
7O-PoUND CLASS.
SOyaF rdco dsshsWon b E. Morelana fvs
Running broad iump-won by Slant eva.
Tshs raceW w Hf 81 Hoover cRil.y and 1o-
moorsrl; third, virginia Avenue (Moreiand
" saoossrd felAy-won by Hoover o1osan.
third, stanton.
sS-PoUND CLASS.
e0-yard dash-Won by r. Anderson Hoo
M; Shelton IVA. ,AveD.
,J Runnis broad jqmpIw9n by B.rtses
1HeoveT5: seoona. BaTtGes " xv.5; third
SSo-yard reiay-Won by Jefferson Weeks.
Shapiro. Clasgett. Hendricks; second, Viz
ginia Avenue; third, Ketcham.
1O0-POUND CLASS.
6o-yard dash-Won by F. Dattore COrr);
second: ]. Carrick IVA. Aveo; third. j. Flu
gift (RoovGJ. -
sqHna a:eo SFH'd cdns az Df tS2G
Carrtck Eva. Aye) and Clasgett (Jenerson)'
Running high iump-won by Maddox
LHoovsrl; second. Collins (Ketcham); third
KsFse .Kste IeIs2won b, v,rs,n,. Av.nu.
Cr sSSsf c.rrick. MoPeland. Medsrv.y!: sec:
81 ~1''' I1S-PoUND CLASS.
7o-yard dash-won by Adams tHoover)i
second, Beach (Hooverl; third, Ward Eva
tsachanan). second, Beck diOovep; third
Af Ranni 1e0G high jump1won sy Donaldson
tHooverl; second. Tie between johnson 'Hoo'
(Morsai. Streets. ward. Holt; second: Hoo
yer (Reech. Donaldson, johnson. Ademsl
third, Garfield (Bassan, Garges, Lynn. Pat)
UNLIMITED CLASS.
lO0-yard dash-Won by g. Vendenia IVA.
Ave); second, c. Kihnert IVA. Ave-; third,
Running broad jump-won By 1nocoe tya
Ave); second, Martin Eva. Ave0; third
Runnins high tump-Won by Miller CHoo-
ver); second, Moore (Stanton); third Rich
S4o.ysrd reiay-Won by vifeinia Avenue
(Stant, Insco. 6imonds, VanderniAl; second
Hoover (Liston. Howell. Richards. Schorb).
Half.mile run-Won by Pattison Virginia
Avenue1; second, Moore (stanton); third
Langley (Garfeld).
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COIN MARK IN REACH
AS SUN BEAU POINTS
Victory in $4,000 Arlington Race
Saturday Would Make Him Turf's
Biggest Winner.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 30-Gallant old
Sun Beau. which will attempt to be-
come the biggest winner in turf history
in the $4,000 Post and Paddock Stakes
at Arlington Saturday, is impressing
the early railbirds with leisurely work.
outs.
Despite his top weight for the big
race he has been training exceptionally
well and has convinced his trainer that
he has arrived at the peak Of his long,
successful racing career.
Most OF the candidates for the big
stake were to be given their final.
serious workouts today. MORTAR, the
2-year-old son Of Norwich, surprised
the checkers yesterday by stepping the
quarter in 30 5-10, half in AS 3-5,
furlongs in -:57 as and three quar-
tiers in Ill nat.
Telltco, General Advance and Fred
erick, other candidates, also turned in
impressive workouts
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RETzLAFF'S PILOT
I. SHUNS SOFT BOUTS
Hurley Keeps Farmer Under
Cover Until "Ripe"- Signs
to Fight Tuffy.
BY WILBUR WOOD.

n IEW YORK, July S0.-Chaflie
M Retzlaff, Duluth heavy
1 weight, not only can fight,
but Is willing to 60 to war
with any one the promoters can
find. Having polished off Ralph
Ficucello and Mateo Osa in two
appearances at the greensboro
Stadium, Retzlaff has accepted an
offer to mix with fluffy Griff1ths
in the same ring on August Is.
1t all depends on Tuffy.
- It may sound silly, but there is such
b thing as gamenesS i'll a manager.
Pilots who pick only soft ones for their
fighters have ruined many fine pros
pect. Every young boxer must be
brought along carefully, matched at the
start with fellows he figures to beat.
Not pushovers, but other youngsters
who will extend him without running
him.
Hurley EfRcIent Pilot.
In this writer's opinion Jack Hurley
has done a fine piece OF work with
Retzlaff Hurley Is one manager who
gets right down to business with his
fighter in the gymnasium, working with
him personally. After Jack has had a
fighter a while he knows him like q
book.
Hurley kept the big Duluth farmer
under cover a long time. He did not
turn him loose until he was sure Charlie
was ready Now that the Duluth Dyna-
inter has shown that he can flght, Hur-
ley is ready 10 send him against any Of
the big fellows. Vic Campolo and Primo
It Is said of Retzlaff that all he has
is a right hand. That's not exactly
true, though it is fact Charlie invari-
ably has used his right to score 80
knockoutS in "a starts. But with q
right like his he should go far. All he
needs is one clean shot. They don't
keep getting up when the Duluth Dyna-
inter hits them on the spot.
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MAD PLAY HUMBLED
AT AUCTION BLOCK
Gallant Thoroughbred That
Won $194,535 Is Sold for
$125-NoW an "0Id Man."
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press:
CHICAGO, July SO.-Mad Play, whose
hoofbeats once Numbered CALAMITY
down the stretch time and again to
capture bag after bag OF gold, prob-
ably stomped around his stall today
and neighed:
Nobody cares much for an old man"
For the son Of Fair Play-Madcap.
winner of $1S4,535, was placed on the
auction block at Arlington Park yes
terday with 20 other horses and sold
for $125, the lowest price. OF the day.
Mad Play, failure even In the cheap
est kind Of claiming races for the
past two seasons, was sold by the
Hal Price Headley Barns to M. H.
Karnes. Chicago.
Hot Shot, another Headley Stable
member, brought the top price, @. Il.
Dawson paying $4,65o for him on the
block.
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two Of the new stars. Johnson. who
pushed Richardson last year. is pitch
ing a steady game and should be
troublesome.
The latest from Hyattsville indicates
Chairman Warren Walker Is preparing
to dominate the Maryland situation
again. Franklin Marshall has been
State champion for the last two years
Walker feels his protege has had bad
breaks in the metropolitan matches
and should come through this time
He Is sending special notice to David
Baylor, the colored metropolitan champ.
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hardly is possible that any woman
tennis player is going to beat the hard
hitting Californian very soon. She still
is in her twenties; still as good as she
ever was. Miss Nuthall may give her a
closer battle than she has known for
some time, but there still is only one
Helen Wills Moody handling q tennis
racket.
(Copyright, 1881. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Incl
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M'KENNA AND SLOAT
WILL FIGHT AT FORT
To Meet in emi-Wind-up Of Card
Next Monday-Barry Faces
49,.
Weiss in Feature.

An eight-rounder tween Sailor
McKenna Of this city and either Clar-
ence Sloat or Charley Conner Of Balti-
more will be staged as semi-windup
to the main go between Reds Barry Of
washington and Sam Weiss of Phila-
delphia Monday night on the boxing
card at Fort Washington.
Henry Irving of this city will meet
q newcomer in Roy Pollock in the lead
ing four-rollnd preliminary. Pollock
is Marine, stationed at Quantico.
Doug Swetman and Harry Reed and
Soldier Clarke and Sailor Odin will
face in other four-rounders.
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SPEARS TO MEET STEELE
Former Georgia Tech Athlete Gets
Place on Mat Card.

Frank Spears, former Georgia Tech
athlete, and not Steve znoski, will face
Ray steele In the feature match of the
wrestling card tomorrow night at the
Auditorium. The change has just been
announced by Promoter Turner. Spears
scales more than 200 pounds. He de-
feated Znoski recently in New York.
The remainder Of the card remains
the same, with Bennie Ginsberg meet
ing Doc Wilson In the semi-wind-up
Carl Pozello facing John Maxos. Sor
Jennings taking on Tiger Nelson and
Tiny Roebuck tAngling with Charley
Plumber
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FALLS INTO WATER, LOSES
Sculler Collapses From Exhaustion
While Leading Big Race.

LONDON, July 30.--One of the most
amazing races in the long history Of the
Wingfeid SOULS was rowed yesterday
on the Thames, when T. A. Brockle-
band, famous stroke Of the Cambridge
University crew, defeated L. Southwood
of the Thames Rowing Club and earned
the right to meet D. Guye Of London
Rowing Club in tomorrow'S final.
Southwood led from the start and
appeared to have the race well in hand,
when he suddenly collapsed from n, ex.
length in front of Brockleband, at
Mortlake Brewery Brockleband stopped
to see if his rival was safe, then CON-
pleted the course.
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SINGER HURT, BOUT OFF.

NEW YORK. July 30.--A Singer,
former lightweight champion Of the
werld, was forced to call on his 10
round bout with CannonbaH Eddie
Martin, ex-batam title holder, which
was scheduled for the Coney Island
Stadium for tomorrow night. Singer
injured a bone in his right hand.
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is possible that q
ball as large as the
present one and as
heavy as the old
may work out OF
the tangle. The
best guess, however,
Is that in time the
old ball will come
back, but it is moi
q situation tina [
can be rushed-the
season Is too far
advanced.
One golfer writes
In that If the Ole
ball Is brought
back there will be
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DR.. BORDEN YACHT VICTOR
Washingtonian Takes Second Race
of Canadian Club.

WATERFOWL, N. Y, July 3o.-n&
Daniel l.. Borden, Washington, D. o.
of the Canadian Yacht Club. gained
his second win of the Lake Yacht Rae
ing Association regatta in the tenth
division for &C" class, sloops with Ton
ka at Henderson Harbor.
His lead over D. C. Wells. Cicada,
Royal Canadian Yacht Club, was 4
minutes and 48 seconds. r. A. Lenox's,
Royal Canadian Yacht Club, was third.
DR. Borden sailed the Tonka with
William Liscum Borden, his son; Peter
Remington of WATERFOWL and Douglas
Francis of Boston as crew.
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Only One Change
In Laurel Fights

- AIMED out last night, the box
~ ing card at the Midcity Arena
neaA Laurel. Md. win be staged
tonight, starting at $50 o'clock.
Except that Whitley SAylor Of this
city will replace Frank Fullam,
former Catholic University ringman,
in the feature fve-round go against
Al Moore, Quantico Marine, the
card remains the same.
Buster Brown, Baltimore, and
Mike Sarko, New York, lightweights,
and Jack McVey, New York, and
Billy Edwards, Washington. middle
weights, will appear in the main
bouts.
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FRIsCH BACK ON lob
Injured Cardinal Ready to Resume
Second Base Duties.

ST. LOUIS, July 30 tP-Frankie
Frisch, the Cardinals brilliant second
basenlan, who has been out Of action
recently with q sprained ankle, was
ready to return. to the base ball wars
today.
For the first time since his injury
Frisch was in uniform yesterday, but
Manager Gabby Street decided to give
him another day Of rest.