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The Washington times., 1931-06-08
NEW CANADIAN FIRMS

New Canadian interpretations in
the week ended June numbered
73 with authorized capital of $27,-
$50. los, against ia with capital
of $l5.50S.738 in the preceding
week and 76 with capital of $l7,-
297 1850 in corresponding period Of
The Washington times., 1931-06-08
BOND ISSUE SOUGHT

The st. Louis-San Francisco
railroad has applied to the Inter
state Commerce Commission for
authority to issue $4,000, 900
6 per cent consolidated bonds.
The carrier has something over
100000 general IS, and IS ma
turing July /. e.. =. 80 ...-
The Washington times., 1931-06-08
Jersey Standard
Cuts Diesel Price

Standard Oil Company Of New
Jersey today reduced Diesel fuel
oil 10 cents a barrel at Gulf Coast
ports, to $l.4O.
At Cristobal and Balboa, Canal
Zone, and st. Thomas, . similar
cut has been made to. $l.4S, =.
The Washington times., 1931-06-08
PRAIRIE PIPE LINE

Crude oil deliveries by Prairie
Pipe Line Company during May
totaled 2,400,S91, daily average Of
77,43S barrels. compared with g.
324.660 barrels, daily average of
n. 7.4eS barrels in April, and 5,675,-
GAL barrels, daily average Of 1885,
O0S barrels in Nav, 1880.
The Washington times., 1931-06-08
LEADS ALL CARRIERS

Bangor and ArooStook covered
its common dividend require
ments more than twice during
the IL months ended April, 1881,
leading all other dividend paying
carriers in this respect: -.
The Washington times., 1931-06-08
NATIONAL FOOD CORP.

National Food Products Cotpo.
ration reports for year ended
December 81, 1890, net loss of
sos, 500 after loss on sale. of
securities, interest paid, and other
expenses. comparing with profit,
including $149.934 profit on sale
of securities, of 1902 ,662 in 1929,
The Washington times., 1931-06-08
Failures Decline
To 454 Last Week

, Commercial failures in past
week totaled 4S4. against S2S in
preceding week and 4s5 in like
week Of 1880, according 10 Dun's
review -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26
Mandatory Use of New Ball
Inks Golfers at Beaver Dam

better in every respect than the old ball
did for the reason that he had the
privilege of hitting it more times in
order to reach the green and that after
he got on q green he was also permitted
to use up more strokes to sink the ball,
hence he got considerably more exer-
else by playing it than he ever got be-
fore. Mr.. Gerard had many followers
in his view."
Now, Mr.. Maier, we are Of the opin-
ion that you are perfectly at liberty
to take such steps for the Beaver Dam
Club as you see fit with regard to the
size and weight of the golf ball. But
you and your associates are like all
other golfers. You want to do the right
thing at all times. The U. S. @. A. says
that the only legal golf ball in use at
the present time is ore whose weight
does not exceed 1.55 ounces avoirdupois,
and whose diameter does not fall short
Of 1853 inches.
May Handicap Players.
But in your local club tournaments
you and your committee have the final
say as to what ball shall be used. How
ever, do you not think that If your
members play consistently with the old
ball (when they can get it, they will
be at q severe disadvantage when they
60 to another club to play in q tourna-
ment in which all competitors are re-
uuired to use the new sphere.
Whether Beaver Dam decides to
make q rule for its own members to
permit them to use either ball, there
is no doubt in mind that there is a
vast and growing under-current of
criticism against obligatory use of the
new sphere. No matter what the pros
may say (and their word carries great
weight the buffers generally feel that
the great kick Of the game has been
taken from them, never to come back.
In plain words the thrill of the
lengthy tee shot has been removed and
never again will they be able to brag
about the distance they drove. The
new sphere, they say, may be only
or 10 yards shorter than the old for
the fine hitter, but to the duffer 1t is
nothing more nor less than ruination.
Call 1t what you will, by any name,
the buffers do not like it. They may
get used to 1t when courses get fast,
but at the present stage Of the game
1t is the most universally disliked in
novation among the rank and file OF
golfers we have seen In a good many
years Of watching golfers try to knock
O round ball into a little round hole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26
SHIELDS GREAT HOPE
OF AMERICAN TENNIS
Big Youngster Shows Net Worth
Against Frenchmen, Who Win
Indoor Contest.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 26.-Frank K.
Shields a Big Bill Tilden IN physique
If not yet in stroke, stood today as an
ominous shadow across Frances Davis
Cup hopes Of year or two hence.
The strapping New York City young
ster, rllnner-up to John Hope Doeg OF
Newark, N. j., in the national tennis
CHAMPIONSHIPS at Forest Hills last Sum-
the international indoor team conpeti-
ton with France, which France won
three matches to two, and won them in
such decisive fashion as to send Amer1-
can hopes soaring.
His straight set defeat Of Jean Boz
rotra, Davis Cup veteran and leader Of
the French team, on Monday night was
the most decisive the bounding Basque
Of Biarritz had ever sustained indoors
prove it was no flash in the pan, Shields
came back last night to defeat Chris
tan BouSsus, Frances main hope
among the younger players, in an even
more decisive fashion, giving the
Frenchman but seven points in three
sets and five Of those in the first.
Standing well over six feet tall, broad
shouldered, long armed, the American
youngster rifles serve across the net
LII Lille AIlhIlIiCA Vi DIG Oil uAtA NONCAS
more court than the bounding Borotra.
At 81 he is a better tennis player, ex-
perts say, than Tilden was at "a.
The international team match,
modelled along Davis Cup lines, was
won by France largely because Berkeley
Bell was not quite up to the class of
Boussus, Borotra and Shields The
fragile-appearing Texan lost both his
matches and then George Lott, IT,, and
John Van Ryn, the Philadelphia pair,
bowed to the French doubles team to
make defeat certain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26
FIFTY TRY FOR TEAM
AT ALEXANDRIA HIGH
Hudson and Backus Are Leading
Slab Candidates-Loss Of
Fletcher Is Felt.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 26.-F1fty
candidates are drifting under Coaches
Maurice Given and j. F. Wilson fol
places on the Alexandria High nine
which opens its season here April 2 IL
q game with Western High.
Jack Hudson. ace Of the Alexandris
American Legion Juniors, who won the
Virginia Legionnaires' tournament last
Summer, and Billy BackuS appear this
best moundsmen available this season
Hudson Is a Highlander and relies
upon a fast ball to carry him along
while Backus, a southpaw, has a won.
derful assortment of curves.
Gerald Turner, husky youngster
who Is trying for q place on the team
for the first time, is showing up vel
behind the bat and has displayed 9
wonderful whip in practice thus far
His batting and work with the pitcher:
has been all that could be expected
according to Given and Wilson.
Mahoney, another newcomer, prob,
ably will earn the berth Of understudI
to Turner.
Jimmy Bruin, captain Of the Amer.
lean Legion Juniors last year, and Hugh
Travers, veteran outfielder, worked on
for the first time yesterday afternoon
returning from the rest period granted
them by Wilson and Given after play.
ing through a hard basket ball cam
paign. Br1in is a shortstop.
FoltZ, Moriar1ty, Gift and Baber ar,
putting up a fight along with Traveri
for outf1eld berths.
The tnfeld quartet planned by thu
Maroon and Orange mentors has re-
ceived severe setback by the loss O
Bill Fletcher, first baseman, and Wood.
row Godfrey. hot corner guardian, both
Of whom have been lost through
scholastic difficulties. However, Wilson
and Given hope to develop two capable
performers from the new talent.
Godfrey and Fletcher were stars with
the Legionnaires last Summer.
Twenty aspirants for places on thu
track team are practicing under Coact
j. F. Wilson.
-Four meets have been listed, includins
dual meet with Episcopal High
Schools Junior Varsity, the Maryland
University games, &C" Club meet arc
the third athletic district of Virgins
track and field games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26
"A. A. U. BOXERS OPEN
TITLE TOURNAMENT
Record Field Of SO Entered In
Event Opening Tonight
at Rockville.

The second annual District A. A. o.
boxing championships open tonight ct
Rockville High School at O'Clock with
record-smashing number Of entries
So all told-ready for the gong.
Virtually every leading local boxer Is
entered. Drawings and the weighing
in ceremonies were to be made this
afternoon at the Jewish Community
Center from to O'Clock.
The lightweight and middleweight ii.
visions OF the championships, which are
TO continue Saturday and wind tIp
Monday, drew the most entries with
seven apiece. Heavyweight and light
heavyweight bouts probably will BE-
staged Monday, due to the small num-
Der of contestants.
OF the 80 aspirants for local crowns
and q shot at the nationals, seven are
from the Jewish Community Center,
most Of them favorites in their classes.
Tickets are on sale at Spaldings sport
store and are priced at 81. The COM
plete list of entries follows:
EiyEsight-Louls GeyinsOn (BOys' Club,
BantamweiFft9Leon III. Stub a. c. CT,
W wn1sla Bsaadsn; 81 tAmeTicsp hi L,eSIon1
Boys Club. "' wa
s Eefat5erw Ste,iShtJPsul Bogikes Amertean
Ollie Dryer boys Club, Jimmie Lewis
Boys Club Robert L. Coleman Rockville
hEhtweight-Ben Reed tunattachedl, Ed
yard L; Stevens Rockville A. CO. Max
NICK Principe (unattached), Jack De Lacy
american Legion), Robert J. Boyle (unat-
Welterweight-Jack w. Baxter CTeeh
Hishl. Leo Covaleski *. OF O., Walter
:, Middlewsight-.-Paul J. Kelley lunattaehedl.
warren Van Solver (unattachedl, Henry
Irving (American Legionl, Michael Joseph
QConnor tRed sox a. c.. T. Frank Nobel,
boys Club, Alexander Middleton tx Of O.
Gght-heavyweight--Fra Vance Amer
lean Legionl, Leroy Bordeau q. G. CT.
HeayyweiEht-Ralph Carpenter q. G. o.,
Russell Wolfgram american Legion).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26

~ Offers Of the Inter-depart-
mental League win hold their
annual tournament on June 1
and 2, probably over the course
of the Indian Spring Golf Club, which
has been the scene of two previous
tournaments of the Government play
ers. Meeting yesterday at the Treasury
Department, the league golfers chose
these dates for their tournament and
elected the following slate of officers:
r. A. Bryant, Patent once, president;
M. A. shipley, State Department, vice
president; Ralph A. Shepard, Treasury,
secretary, and John T. Harris, War De-
partment, treasurer.
Homer g. Pope was named to the
Craftsmanship of the Committee on
Course Selection; John T. Harris named
chairman of the Prize Committee, and
details Of the tourney will be handled
by r. r. Shay, chairman of the Golf
Committee. The entry list in the forth
coming tournament which is both an
individual and team competition, will
be limited to 200 players, in three handi-
cap classes.
Inc pTCbeuL ulOlNlOuhi NtSlE LAOAucA
is Tom M. Belshe of the War Depart
ment A number Of cups are annually
offered for the team play, headed by
the Mellon Trophy for the team cham
pionship, and cup is offered for the
individual title winner.
Fred Mcleod Of Columbia decided
not TO go to Pinehurst for the North
and South open championship be
cause walking Is hard on the feet. /"
Columbia's little golf doctor thinks
Washington weather is good enough
for him and has about decided to
pass up minor tournaments anyway.
Freddie jokingly remarked today that
1T is a long way home from Pinehurst,
and don't want TO miss any half
inch puts anyhow. It's too hard on
the nerves"
Freddie always has been up in the
money at Pinehurst and his remarks
carried with them a half-submerged
ciuckle. He knows II he went to Pine
hurst he would be up there battling
for q slice of the dough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

.THE sirnmering undercurrent Of
resentment by golfers against
mandatory use Of the larger
and lighter golf ball broke out
In a blaze today.
M. H. Maier, chairman Of the Coli
Committee Of Beaver Dam Country
Club. speaking for his club and its
members, suggested in q letter to the
golf editor Of The Star that since
there is so much resentment at his
club against the new sphere, the Coli
Committee may take action permitting
the legal use Of either the old or new
golf ball in the 1881 events there.
Heretofore, while there has been 9
good deal Of conversation against man
datory use Of the 16x1. SIS ball, made
the only legal pellet for play since jan
uary /, most golfers have used the new
sphere, and no club yet had taken UP
the matter officially until Beaver Dam
broke the ice today.
Here is the way Maier describes the
feeling at Beaver Dam:
There Is still much resentment to-
ward the new large size golf ball
which mas Deen aQOpCeO Dy the ". ..
G.. A. as the official ball, by members
of the Beaver Dam Country Club
Quite a few of the members are Of the
opinion that the club should adopt an
arbitrary rule permitting the use OF
either ball in its tournaments. No ac-
ton has yet been taken respecting such
procedure by the Golf Committee, but
no doubt 1t is q subject that will be
argued before the start Of the 1881
schedule Of events. 1t Is hoped to
complete the schedule very shortly.
Affords Much Exercise.
"In this connection there is one mem
Der at Beaver Dam, Paul Gerard, who
Is unusually enthusiastic as regards the
new large size ball. This member does
not comment very often on his game,
being Of the retiring kind Of golfer who
listens to what the other golfers say.
However, last Sunday after playing 16
holes In the rain he came into the club
house thoroughly soaked, when some
one asked him If he had been playing
with the new ball. Paul promptly re-
piled that he had and had enjoyed
playing with it immensely. That in his
opinion it answered his purpose much
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26
L0UGHRAN SHARKEY'S
PICK OVER GRIFFITHS
Doesn't Care Who Wins Bout, Says
Jack, Who Claims He Can
Beat Either Easily.
By the Assoelated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 26.--Jack Shar-
key, whom Chicago Stadium officials
hope to match with the winner of
the Tommy Loughran-Tufiy Grifdths
battle tomorrow night. believes the for
mer win win, but says he doesn't care
who does.
sharkey. on his way to Minneapolis,
where his protege, Ernie Schaaf, will
meet Paul Pantaleo Of Chicago tornor-
row night. stopped in Chicago briefly
yesterday and made his prediction. He
said Loughran's left hand would take
care Of the tough youth from Sioux
City. Iowa, and added, Il don't care
which one of them wins. I can beat
either Of them In a round or two"
Loughran and Griff1tI1s have finished
the serious part of the preparation for
tomorrow nights clash, leaving only
limberfng-up drills for today. The for
mer light-heavyweight champion was
7-to-5 favorite today, with little wager
ing on the fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26
WASHINGTON NETMEN
WIN AT INDOOR PLAY
Shore and Latona to Oppose in
Maryland Junior Contest
in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Md, March 26.-Frank
Shore and Anthony Latona, washington
junior netmen, who have waded through
all opposition thus far In the Mary
land junior indoor tennis champion
ships, will clash tomorrow on the board
court in a quarter-final match, begin
ming at o'clock.
Shore, seeded No. 2, reigns slight
favorite over Latona, No. z.
Both swept over local opponents last
night on the 5th Regiment Armory
courts. Shore downed A. Borleis, Balti-
more, 60, Ga, after Borleis had de-
feated Henry Buchanan, Washington,
63, ga. LAtona's advance into the
select circle Of eight was even more
decisive, the former Western, High
School boy trcuIieing Henry Ffybush,
Baltimore 6-2, 81.
Gilbert Hunt, Washington boy, con-
tinued his winning ways in the boys
class by eliminating Irving Marks. Bal
timore, IS, rs. in a quarter-final
match. Hunt meets Edgar Williamson,
Gainesville High, tomorrow and, as
Williamson Is seeded No. /, viii be IA
vored TO capture the title should he
down the Baltimore youngster.
Stuart Taylor, Episcopal High, bowed
10 Clay Delaney, Gilman Country
School, in q hfth-round match, 6-3,
2-6, Ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26
Suuzen Reuuenated Linn1an Has His Eyes Set Open Cha
Deep Sea Divers
Save Golf Balls

CHICAGO, March 26 P).-Diving
~ suits with masks and other
equipment of the deep sea
diver is the latest for golf ball re-
trievers.
A Chicago concern, which has
made q big business out of saving
golf balls from a watery grave, to-
day advertised 1t was at last pre-
pared for any water hole, with re-
trievers equipped with diving suits
and masks.
Our divers clean up the water
holes and retrieve the lost balls in
an hour or less on any course" read
the advertisement.
It is estimated that the players
on the average golf course lose
from 5000 to 1000 worth OF balls
q season. The Medinah Country
Club of Chicago, last year lost and
recovered more than $1,000 worth
of balls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26
TENNIS PROS MATCHED
Tilden and Richards to Receive
S25. 900 Each for Series.

CHICAGO. March Is (P.-willian
T. Tilden, I'd. and Vincent Richards
have been brought together for q pro-
fessional championship struggle on the
courts.
Promoter Jack Curley Of New York
has signed the two temperamental stars
to clash In a series Of matches.
Months Of negotiation and the lure
Of large purses landed the signatures
on the contract, calling for q series on
the basis Of the best five out of nine
matches, Curley said.
Tilden will receive $4,000 with pen
centage privileges, while Richards will
receive a fiat guarantee of SIS, 900 for
the matches.
Under tentative arrangements the
first match will be staged In New York,
probably at the Polo Grounds around
May IS, with others In cities between
Chicago and New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26
CLAIM NO CONTRACT
BOUND JACK TO FIGHT
Dempsey's Attorneys in Chicago
Suit Would Show He Didn't
Have to Face Wills.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, March 26. - Thwarted
in their attempt to have an Injunction
issued in Indiana kept from the rec
ords Of the Coliseum Clubs $500, 900
breach Of contract suit against Jack
Dempsey, the former champions attor-
neys today planned to show that no
contract existed for q Dempsey Harry
Wills fight.
The Coliseum Club is suing for dam
ages claimed through Dempsey's alleged
failure to go through with q contract
to meet the Negro heavyweight chal-
lenger before he lost his title to Gene
Tunney in Philadelphia in 1925. The
court yesterday ruled that the injunc-
ton, under which counsel for the plain
tiff claimed Dempsey was in contempt
of court by fighting Tunney, might be
admitted to the records, q blow to
Dempsey's case.
Arthur Driscoll, one of Dempsey's at
torneys, yesterday said his clients case
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26
RICH GOLF STAKE
Pinehurst Tourney Attracts Many
Fine Shotmakers.

PINEHURST, S. c., March 2e LF].-
Cash prizes totalirg $3.50 spurred a
host Of money players TO efforts to get
away to a running start today In the
72-hole North and South open golf
tournament.
A $500 share awaited the cham
pion.
The schedule called for 36 holes today
and like number tomorrow.
Young Paul Bunyan, White Plains,
N. Y, pro, who won last year, was on
hand to defend his title. Arrayed
against him was field of more than
lis, including several former national
open champions and some of the most
seasoned shotmakers the Nation affords.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26

would be based on non-existence of a
contract. He said contract had been
signed, but that 1t was not to become
binding until the Coliseum paid Demp-
sey certain sum Of money, which, he
said, was not done.
Attorneys for the Coliseum Club yes
terday produced testimony that more
than 100000 had been spent in pre-
pairing for the Dempsey-Wills bout be-
fore 1t fell through,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26

line well above where the center line
Of the old ball would be under like
conditions.
In pitching the main idea is to hit
the ball below center. Thus, the
identical iron swing gives far diff
ferent results when connecting with
the two balls. The iron gets farther
under the new and larger bali and
thus forces it higher into the air.
Hagen Is authority for the state
ment that he plays both balls alike.
That is, he has not had 10 stroke
the new ball harder than the old on
iron shots. But the duffer Is in
terested in results.
(Copyright, 1872
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26
Fistic Battles

By the Associated Press.
BARCELONA, Spain.-Frankie &C.
marc. New York, and Victor Ferrand,
Spain, drew Q5).
ST. LOUIS. - John Schwage, st.
Louis, outpointed Johnny Risko, Cleve-
land 10); Dave Knost, st. Louis, and
Gene Stanton, Cleveland, drew (6).
DENVER, Colo. - Andy Callahan,
Lawrence, Mass, outpointed Mickey
Cohen, Denver C10).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26
Miner Wins Odd Game.

Miner Teachers College basketers of
this city downed Coppin Normal School
quint of Baltimore, so to "a, in the
rubber contest of a three-game series.
to win the colored intercity normal
school title.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26
Pointers on Golf
BY SOL METZGER.

Certain facts are obvious about the
new golf ball. 1t doesn't take an ex-
pert player, for example, to tell one
who has played both the new and
old balls, that pitch shots to green's
are going to be easier to execute.
The reason is clear when you place
these balls side by side. The larger
ball offers a bigger target to start
with. On top of that n sits up
higher on the turf. farther from the
ground itself. That places its center
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26
LONG FLIGHT TO FIGHT
stribling Takes an Airplane to
Ring in Mexico.

MACON. Ca, March IS CP).-w. L.
lYoung) Stribling, heavyweight fighter
plans to leave here today in his air.
plane for Matamoros, Mex, to engage
In an exhibition fight. He said that he
would stop at Dallas, Tex.
He viii be accompanied BY 'sPa'
Stribling. His exhibition is scheduled
for Sunday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26
Straight Off Tee

~ Offers Of the Inter-depart-
mental League win hold their
annual tournament on June l
and . T,roIoa folv over the course
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26

T\HE simmering undercurrent OF
resentment by golfers against
mandatory use Of the larger
and lighter golf ball broke out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08
Calendar of Exhibitions

CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART, Screen
teenth street and NeD York GUeHHe
Thirty-ffth Annual Exhibition, Wash
ing Water Color Club, March to rs.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY. 1900
Tuenty-pTSt street northwest. Modern
Art GH6 It's Sources. Special EIhibi-
tiOR Of 1pOrks OF Harold Weston, March
I to 81, 1881.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART. Tenth,
and B streets northwest. Permanent
Collection.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, TUeltth
aTgpotnts By Robert Nisoet, N. A.,
FREER GALLERY OF ART, T,OelJth and
b streets southwest. Permanent COL
lection. Recent Acquisitions IslaH1ic
Paintings.
ARTS CLUB OF WASHINGTON. 2O17 I
street. First AH-AuStTGtidn Art EThi-
bftiofl, March z to FL.
TEXTILE MUSEUM, 1850 street
northwest Rugs, Tapestries and other
textiles of the Near and Far East Open
Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays, 2
to O'Clock. Admission By card, OBJ
teinable at the Office of G. H. Myers,
I50S II street northwest.
PUBLIC LIBRARY, Eighth and X streets
northwest. Art Department Group OF
paintings lent By the Philips Memorial
GORDON DUNTHoRNE GALLERY,
1926 Connecticut arenae. Fine prints,
etchings engrGuings, autographs by
odd and E1odeTR masters.
GUefsue. Small bTonzes by William +.
HoWxRb UNIVERSITY ART GAL
LERY. Work By Students OF the De-
paytEeNt Of Architecture, MGTch
to IS.