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The Washington times., 1934-05-31
ACTION To HALT
STEEL STRIKE
DEMANDED
Union Chief Says President
Must make Good" Pledge
Promptly, or Fail
BY international News service

BY International News service
Definite and immediate action
by President Roosevelt to make
good" his promise that steel work.
ers will be given the right to hold
elections under Government su-
pervision was demanded today by
Earl j. Forbeck, president Of Dis
trict No. of the Analgamated AS
sociation of Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers.
Vote To Spur President
Mr.. Forbeck, who Is also chair
man Of the Amalgamated'S conven-
ton committee, said that 255 dele
gates representing 350.000 workers
would be called to Pittsburgh be-
fore June 10 to vote on the pro-
posed steel industry holiday an
nounced several weeks ago by
Mike F. Tighe, president of the
steel workers union. Mr.. Forbeck
said:
"Up to this minute nothing
has been done to help the work
ers in the steel industry. All
we have had so far is words.
We want action. The Presi-
dent has acted only in the
interest of the industry. Labor
has received nothing.
1--WE feel that Mr.. Roosevelt
will 20 through with the neces-
sary action if proper pressure
is put on him. We can't bring
S5O,OOO steel workers to Wash
ingtOn to hold parade. There
is only one alternative. We are
going to vote on that before
June TO-"
CONFER WITH WAGNER
With Mr.. Forbeck awaiting a
conference with Senator Wagner
CD of New York, chairman OF
the National Labor Board, were
Clarence Irwin, president Of the
Youngstown district. and w. j.
Spang. president of the Duquesne
district.
Forbeck declared that Senator
Wagner was told on Tuesday by
Mr.. Tighe that he was 100 per
cent behind the present move.
ment of steel workers, although
he has always been claSsed as a
conservative labor leader. Forbeck
said that the contemplated "holi-
day" would take from 10000 to
10000 workers out Of the "cap.
tive Mines" and would also cripple
the entire automobile industry.
While Mr. FNorbeck and his
companions were waiting for Sen.
ator Wagner. Mr.. Tighe was In
secret conference with Recovery
Administrator Hugh S. johnson
at NRA headquarters.
Speaking of the NRA, Mr.. For
beck said
johnson never did anything
but mess things up. He makes
lot wild statements, but never
backs them up"
The Washington times., 1934-05-31
GALA FETES DUE
NAVY MEN ON
SHORELEAVE
Mrs. Hearst Heads Group to
Entertain Officers; Many
NotabIes in Metropolis
(Continued from Page y

NC0ntInue0 from rage ~
retary of Labor Perkins, Secre-
tary of the Treasury Henry Nor.
genthau and Mrs. Morgenthau;
naval attaches Of Great Britain,
Japan, France, Italy and Spain:
Police Commissioner John Organ;
Governor Moore, New Jersey;
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Henry l.. Roosevelt: former Sec
retary of the Navy JosephuS Dam
iels; Secretary Of the Interior
1ckes, and Attorney General
Homer Cummings.
Cabinet Views Ships
Back Of the President, his
Cabinet was eager to join the re-
view. In another ship, the sister
craft of the indianapolis, the
cruiser Louisville, was Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Henry
Latrobe Roosevelt.
with Assistant Secretary Roose-
velt were the eyes Of the world, so
to speak-the military attaches Of
the various foreign embassies in
Washington. Other distinguished
guests were stationed on the
Louisville. too.
After the review, the President
will return to his Sixty-fifth
Street home for dinner, and late
tonight his special train will pull
out for worcester, Mass.
Due Back Monday
From there, where he arrives to-
morrow morning, the President
will motor 80 miles to Gorton
School, at Gorton, Mass, to see
his son John graduate.
Mr.. Roosevelt will remain for
two days at Gorton. Saturday
night he will leave for his Hyde
Park, N. Y, home, near Pough-
keepSie, to arrive early Sunday.
On Sunday night. after a restful
day, the President will leave to
return to Washington and the
White House on Monday morning.
Mr.. Roosevelt arrived here late
last night from Gettysburg, Pa,
where he delivered a Memorial
Day address near the historic spot
on which President Lincoln de-
hvered his Gettysburg address.
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" u l l u ! ASS VI
Vatican city
were decorated
today with the
yellow and white
papal flag with
the crown and
k Us emblaz-
oned thereon
in on or of
Pope Plus XI's
seventy
birthday. Tele-
grams Of con-,
gra t u ! a tionS'
from all over
t h e W orld
n0y1r0d in Tho
The Washington times., 1934-05-31
2 Plunge to Death
In Crash of Plane

NEWCASTLE, Ind, May 81
G.N.SD. - Investigators today
studied the wreckage of an air,
plane that crashed to earth in
flames yesterday. killing Pilot
Kenneth Rutherford, q, and
Homer Wolverton, %. Rutherford
leaped from the falling ship be.
fore it struck and was killed in.
The Washington times., 1934-05-31

ment's attention today by the
bombing of a hardware shop
owned by Jew which resulted in
the fatal injury Of five persons. A
score of others were hurt. Police
arrested three members of the or
ganiZation,
The Washington times., 1934-05-31
Reed Spends S1,3l7
To Defeat PinchOt

Senator David A. Reed (R) OF
Pennsylvania spent only $1,317 in
his successful campaign against
Gov. Clifford Pinchot for the Re-
publican senatorial nomination in
Pennsylvania, he reported to the
Senate today.
The Washington times., 1934-05-31
SWITZERLAND

GENEVA, May 81 G.N.S).-Bo-
livia today protested to the League
of Nations Council against the
placing of an arms embargo upon
Bolivia and Paraguay equally.
Costa du Rels, Bolivian representa-
tive, appeared before a council
meeting and invoked Article 13 of
the League Covenant, providing
that matters of dispute be SUBJ
mitted to arbitration.
GENEVA, May 81 G.N.S).-
Arthur Henderson, British presi-
dent of the disarmament confer
ence, today threw himself be-
tween the suddenly hostile rivel
camps headed, respectively, by
Foreign Ministers Sir John Simon
of Great Britain and Louis Bar
thou of France. In a desperate
effort to prevent a definite wreck.
ing of the arms parley, Mr.. Hen
derson held a private session
with Mr.. Barthou lasting two
hours in which he attempted to
smooth over the open break
which occurred yesterday.
Detailed story on Page 81
The Washington times., 1934-05-31
GERMANY

BERLIN, May 81 G.N.SO.
Germany will no longer be rep
resented at the Vatican by spe-
cial representatives, the govern
ment announced today. CAs part
of the Reich reform movement,
the representatives Of Bavaria, a
Catholic s ate, and Prussia will
be withdrawn and hereafter
Germany will be represented at
the Holy See only by the Ger
man Ambassador to Italy.
BERLIN, May 81 GN.s).
The mass trial Of Ill Commu-
niSts charged with preparing to
commit high treason" was due to
begin today at Breslau. The
state will try to show that the
accused were involved in a plan
for a revolt in Silesia in the
spring of 1898. Eighteen Commu-
nists from Stettin already have
received tenceS of three
months to three years on the
same charge.
The Washington times., 1934-05-31
MEXICO

MEXICO CITY, May 81 G.N.SD.
The anti-Semitic and generally
anti-foreign activities of a group
calling themselves Nationalists was
sharply brought to the govern
The Washington times., 1934-05-31
ENGLAND

CROYDON, England, May 81
G.N.SO A French airplane pilot
and his mechanic were killed
and scores Of sleeping residents
narrowly escaped death or seri-
Gus injury today in an amazing
accident. Several houses were
badly wrecked and two automo-
biles we're crushed when a giant
French freight plane struck a
radio mast in taking off for
Paris.
LONDON, May 81 U.N.SO.
Tha Anoaricar dnllor oronroad at
The Washington times., 1934-05-31

$5.O71s today, down "a Of a point
flom yesterdays close. The pound
opened at II 1.32-French francs,
no change,
The Washington times., 1934-05-31
FRANCE

HAVRE, ance, May 81
0.NSO.-Gloria Swanson, glamor-
Gus film actress, may go ahead
The Washington times., 1934-05-31

pUUTEU III. 1II6 OPe I"S 1NK
Pope observed the day merely by
saying simple thanksgiving mass
in his apartments.
The Washington times., 1934-05-31
CONDITION OF TREASURY

BY International News Service
Treasury balance, $2,040, ,646,'
1855; internal revenue, $5,279,'
$3.50; customs receipts, $l9,607, >
279.69.
The Washington times., 1934-05-31
ITALY

ROME, May 81 1N.sO.-All
Evening star., 1934-01-31

two annual card parties this evening
at $50 O'Clock, ut the Roosevelt Hotel,
under the chairmanshjp Of Miss Eliza
beth Geiger. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Craig and Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore NORM
will be chaperons
Features Of the evening will include
dramatic skit presented by Mr.. James
Mcguire and Miss Mary Ann La
Clovis; prizes at each table, q door
prize, . cake rafile and q candy sale.
The card party. Is the one post
Ing date with the presentation Of the
"A Night on the Mexican Border
is the name Of the party to be given
by the Soroptimist Club at the Ken
nedy-Warren, 3l33 Connecticut avenue
northwest at $50 pm. tonight. DR..
Lulu Waters, group captain for the
month Of January Is the ofncial In
charge and under whose direction the
party Is to be given. The proceeds of
the affair will be turned over to the
committee in charge of the Warm
Springs Foundation for 1nfantile
PARALYSIS. sponsored by President
MI. 3A1kIkL ". hulcOHOOk WILL Oc LIlc
master of ceremonies. There will be
games, grab bags, fortune telling, lucky
numbers, impersonations and other
fun-flling activities until IL pm. Co.'S
TUNES will be worn. Free parking space
will be furnished by the garage in the
Kennedy Warren. The prices will be
81 per couple or single person, so cents
for each person additional.
Club members who will be host at
dinner parties at the Washington Golf
and Country Club dinner dance to-
night are: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Doing. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph T.
Harrell, Mr.. and Mrs. william E.
Davis, Mr.. and Mrs E. F. McIntire
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. Z. McCabe Mr.
Doing, Q vice president Of the Washing
ton Loan & Trust Co, is president Of
the club. Dinner dances are held at
the Washington club each Wednesday
evening.
The stan assistance corps of the
District chapter of the American Red
Cross gave a luncheon yesterday at the
Highlands. those attending were Mrs
Anthony Hyde. chairman; Mrs William
Willard and Miss Elizabeth Brawner,
vice chairman; Miss Mary Stuart
Birdsall. Miss Mary Ingraham Henry,
Miss Francis Hill, Miss Jean Peoples,
Miss Jeanne Richards and Miss Lila
La Garde acting on the board. The
officers are Miss Ruth Reilly. Miss
Justine Corby, Miss Anne Park and
Mrs. Abbott P. Mills.
Evening star., 1934-01-31
Young Democrats Ball
10 Aid Warm Springs.

President Roosevelt's Warm Springs
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis will
be benefited by the Midwinter ball
which will be given by the District OF
Columbia division of the Young Demo-
cratic Clubs of America at the Willard
Hotel Saturday night. Mrs. Helen Grif-
fin, chairman of the divisions Social
Committee, who is planning the ball
announced yesterday that the entire
proceeds will be turned over to Mrs
John Allan Dougherty. who is chairman
of the committee here charged with
raising part of the 100000 needed for
the continuance of the foundation S
treatment of those afflicted with the
dread disease.
Men and women high in govern
mental and administration circles who
are interested in the youth movement
have been invited to act as patrons and
patronesses for the ball. Among them
are: The Secretary of War and Mrs
George H. Dern, j. F. T. O'Connor, the
controller of the currency; former Gov
Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming, director
Evening star., 1934-01-31

Colorful two tone blan-
kets and attractive RAIN
bow borders all OF pure
wool, with silk bindings.
6oxS0 inches.
Evening star., 1934-01-31
AII-WooI
Plaid
Blankets
5.95 pr.

Fine quality, all-wool blank
cts in green and white.
peach and white and other
good color combinations. All
66x80 inches.
Palais RoyaLSecond Floor
Evening star., 1934-01-31

Sax S:ls' sa:Is a;aoo Pairs Mems l0c.
Clocks stripes and pin dots light and dark grounds
tan blues Reinforced with double heels soles and
toes to give longer wear. 10 to IL sizes.
Palais Royal-Main Foor-Men's Store
Evening star., 1934-01-31

Special! Every 27.5O and $50 LYN-
BROOKE O'COAT in our
stocks must 60 only so ii .95
coats left " LII
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-24
POLICE HOLD
LOCA | MAN IN
STABB|NC CASE

At 3:15s o'clock yesterday morning,
Elmer Cooper, local Negro, was
brought to police headquarters with
a cut on his left forearm, inflicted,
according to his statement to police,
by Helen Ross, also colored living
at 243 Brighton avenue.
In his statement to police Cooper
stated that the Ross woman ran out
of her home as he was passing and
attacked him with a meat cleaver.
He stated further that he had stab
bed the woman with a pocket knife.
The injured woman was taken to
the county hospital where it was
found that she had been stabbed
in the left side of the lower abdo-
men. According to her story given
TO police, she said that Cooper had
come to her home and started an
argument.
Cooper was booked by police on a
charge of suspicion of assault with
deadly weapon, pending the out
come of the woman's injuries. Police
we're notified this morning that she
had been operated upon at the
county hospital yesterday and that
her condition Is still considered
serious.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-24
Destitute Family
Finally Cared For

Ben C. Rust of Stockton. with
his wife and five children, came to
ptiice headquarters at S O'Clock
yesterday afternoon to ask aid In
securing food, and shelter for the
night.
According to the report on the
police log it took an hour of tele-
phoning to contact relief agencies
and permission was finally secured
to send the destitute family to a
local cafe and auto court for the
needed accommodations Police were
told, the report states, that this
family could not be taken care OF
in the transient camp because they
were residents of California.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-24
GIRL
BADLY HURT
IN ACCIDENT

What was to have been happy
family reunion Christmas for Judge
and Mrs. j. E. Simpson turned into
tragedy with the word last night
that their daughter, Miss Ellis
Simpson was dangerously nuIt in an
automobile accident, and her COM
panlon, V. G. Evans, killed instantly.
Miss Simpson and Evans were
motoring to the valley to spend the
holidays with the Simpsons and were
driving from the San Bernardino
camp connected with the Los An
geles aqueduet. Somewhere north
of Indio, the accident occurred. Just
what was the cause is not known
by the family at present, but in
some way, the car went off the
road and struck a large rock.
Evans was thrown from the car and
killed instantly. Miss Simpson, who
was driving, received a fractured
skull and had not regained con-
sciousness at press time.
The sad news was telephoned the
family and no further information
has been received. Mrs. Simpson
and Miss Ruth Simpson are with
their daughter and sister. Judge
Simpson is just recovering from a
severe attack of influenza and is
unable to leave home.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-24
New York Stocks

NEW YORK, Dec. "a. U.P)-
Stocks were quiet but firm in to-
days pre-holiday session. Most
groups firmed with advances rang
ing to more than 2 points.
American Can made new 1884
high at 110A up 2h. American
Rolling Mill gains a point as did
Westinghouse Electric, U. S. Smelt-
ing, J. c. Penney and Chrysler.
Gains of l to more than 2 points
were noted in Case, International
Harvester, Du Pont, Johns Man
vile and third National Investors.
Utilities were firm. Rails, how
ever, were easier with several of
them in new low ground for the
year. Selling was moderate but
demand was very light because of
lower earnings reports coming in
for November Oils about held
their own. Farm equipments were
strong. Motors were in demand
and SO were motor equipments.
Silver shares rallied late in the
day. Wet stocks were active around
the previous close. Radio Corpor-
alton was heavily traded around the
previous close.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-24
FIND BODIES
IN WRECKAGE
OF AIRPLANE.

ELKO, New, Dec. "a U.P) -
Searchers today found a plane,
missing for almost "a hours, a
mass of wreckage against the side
of deep, snowcoyered Owyhee cany-
on, with its pilot and three youth
full passengers dead.
The canyon is located 25 miles
north of Mountain City, home of
the three children. They had been
returning to their homes there by
plane when the crash occurred.
H. j. Rutherford, resident OF
the district, led searchers into the
area early today and came upon
the debris. The biplane apparently
had crashed against the canyon
wall while travelling at high speed
The occupants were killed instantly
The dead were:
Pilot Floyd De Long, operator Of
a freight and passenger air service
between Elko and Mountain City.
June Stinton, 16, and her brother
Donald, 13. children of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Thomas Stinton, prominent
Mountain City ranchers. -
Ruth Womack, 13, daughter oi
Claude Womack, Mountain City re-
sort owner.
The children were enroute te
Mountain City from Elko after at
tending funeral here Saturday fol
julie Stinton, II, a brother anc
friend. Their parents flew home
safely In another plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-24
POLICE COURT i
DOCKET HEAVY

A crowded docket with 16 cases
faced Judge Lee Nuffer in police
court this morning following ar
rests made here over the weekend.
Sentences of $40 or five days in
Jail on charges of Drunkenness were
imposed on Joe Brazeale, Perfecto
Palmo, Francisco FriaZ, Al Roberts,
George Parker, George Burnett
and E. L. Martin. 7. Oki plead not
guilty to charge of drunkenness
and his case was continued until
Wednesday.
Alex Soto, charged with drunk
enness forfeited his $40 bail posted
at the time of his arrest. Bud
Smith paid fine of S16 on a
charge of having been drunk and
disturbed the peace.
Joe Campos and Jose Carbonell
entered not guilty pleas to charges
of drunkenness and disturbing the
peace and trial was set for Decem-
Der 27. Adolpho Aryizu and Jose
M. Duarte, charged with vagrancy,
drew sentences of SIS or 7A days
in the city Jail which we're sus-
pended on condition that the men
leave town today.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-24
cENTRo CALIFORNIA MONDAY DECEMBER 1884
'A|R TRAGED|ES.
CLAIM LIVES
BY United Press


-Four aviation misfortunes over
the weekend today left three per-
sons Dead seven apparently lost
at sea and four others including
three children not accounted for.
Searching parties were working
through the territory between Elko
and Mountain City, New, looking
for pilot and three children pas
sengers missing since yesterday.
Snow blanketed mountains impeded
the search. The pilot was taking
the children to their home at
Mountain City for the holidays.
Two American pilots and five
passengers last were seen clinging
to wreckage of an airplane 1856 miles
at sea from Mazatlan, Mex. Seem
ingly there was no hope for their
survival Pilots Noel Bullock and
Parker Abbott and their five Mex
lean passengers left La Paz, Lower
Calf, for Mazatlan Friday. A
searching plane sighted them yes
terday. In a sinking condition. The
pilot was not equipped to land on
water.
Russell Riggs, an air mail pilot
died in the wreckage of his plane
near Sunbright, Tenn. The plane
left Louisville. KY, Saturday after
noon and was found wrecked yes
terday.
A young amateur flyer, Thomas
Girard, and a friend, Clarence
Broz, were killed Sunday when their
plane crashed in a wheat field near
st. Louis.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-24
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, Dec. "a. U.P)-
Prices were virtually unchanged in
a full session on the Los Angeles
stock exchange today.
Lockheed Aircraft hit a new low
for the year at .95 off 5 cents on
turnover of 900 shares.
Standard Oil was off Il at 29A
on 300 shares sold. Los Angeles
Investment was unchanged at AS
on 400 shares; Southern California
Edison per cent preferred was up
Is at IT'S on 200 shares; Security
First National was unchanged at
31A on $50 shares, and Edison
common was off Is at 10A on 10O
shares sold.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-24
0UNYBRIEFS

riage license has been issued at the
county clerks office to John
Morena, 81, and Lupe Carrillo, 16,
both of El Centre.
Ruth T. Reid Piano Studio-523
Holt Ave. Phone 236. m,w,f-to
Perishable ShipmentS-ShipmentS
of perishables over the weekend.
according to B. a. Harrigan, agri-
cultural commissioner, consisted of
seven cars lettuce. one car mixed
vegetables, one car grapefruit, and
one car green's.
Coal, wood, charcoal, hay, straw,
milo maize, honey. 366 Olive Ave.
Tel. IA. M.W.S.1Mo
To Attend Meeting-L. E. Sinclair
and Joe Enz CT the farm bureau
dairy committee are planning to
attend a dairy conference to be
held in Sacramento the latter part
of the week.
Get Your Xmas Date Boxes from
Harris Date Garden. For sale at
Hotel Annex. GAL
District Meeting Postponed-With
tomorrow being a holiday. the reg
ular weekly meeting of the irriga-
ton district board of directors
scheduled for that day will be held
Wednesday morning, it was an
nounced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-24
Congressman Sends
Christmas Greeting

Congressman George Burnhan, OF
San Diego, today sent through The
Press, the following Christmas
greetings to Imperial Valley con-
stituents in the twentieth congress
sional district:
"On the eve of my departure for
Washington, may I extend TO you
my esteemed constituents of I'm
perial Valley, the season. IS greet
ings and the sincere wish that the
New Year may bring health and
happiness to you each and all.
CT again congratulate the people
of the valley on the Inauguration
of the construction of the great
All-American canal, which forever
settles your most vexatious prob
lem.o
(Signedj George Burnham. M. G.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-24
Christmas Money
For Mrs. ShalU

Christmas was made happy one
for Mrs. Jessie Shaw, 826 South
Fourth street, who today was given
$40 by The Press as first award i'll
the Christmas advertising gift
sponsored by local merchants.
Mrs. Shaw made purchase last
week at the Quality Food store
Fourth and He'll, which was CO.
operating in Press Christmas ad-
vertising.
"It will make our Christmas a lot
different than I expected" Mrs
Shaw said, when she visited The
Press office to collect the money
Our family will have a merry
Christmas indeed"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-24
To Install NeU
Traffic Signals

Three heavy rubber "No U Turn >
signs have been received at police
headquarters and under direction of
the traffic department will be in
stalled on Main street at Fifth,
Sixth and Seventh streets as part
of the campaign approved by city
council in conjunction with the po-
lice department to improve traffic
conditions in the city.
AS a part of this campaign
"stop' buttons have been installed
on State street at Fifth, Sixth and
Seventh. These were put in place
over the weekend and are on the
south side of State at Fifth and
Sixth and on the north side at the
intersection of Seventh and State
streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-24

Thief Takes Purse Mrs. w. j
Clements. 670 Olive, reported to
police that while she was eating
lunch Saturday afternoon a thiei
took her purse which contained
about s5 in currency, keys and other
articles.
DR.. G0bIe Hurst - Modern chiro-
practic treatments, light therapy.
I. V. Press Bldg. Phone for ap-
pointment.
Desert scenes from Hetzel's
Studio solve your Christmas giving.
126 South Fifth Street. l5T0
DIR. A. B. Hanson, dentist. New
Professional Bldg. Phone 88. Off
Christmas Hard Mixed Candy by
the box, SC ID. Blue Front Grocery
20-4
Building Permits Issued To
Marie Kleindienst for additions at
753 Park, 5000; and to F. v Ingham
for remodeling at 735 and 73l State.
5000.
Real Good Steaks-Sherwood's,
Fifth and Main. 29tf
Herman, the Highwayman for
Christmas boxes. On lot across
from Cramers Bakery. 13to
Held For Observation-Disclosures
Andreas. 81, Filipino, was arrested
near Westmorland yesterday and Is
being held at the county Jail for in
Yestigation relative to the alleged
possession of a 80 Colts automatic
pistol.
Christmas Hard Mixed Candy by
the box, &c lb. Blue Front Grocery.
20-4
Get Your Xmas Date Boxes from
Harris Date Garden. For sale at
Hotel Annex. PAL
stolen Car Reporteu-Police were
notified that Ford sedan belong
ing to Charles Zummerle of Holt
vile, was stolen in that city Satur-
day night.
Installed, New Electrolux at Rio
Grande Service Station, 9th and
Main streets. We invite car own
ers to have cars vacuum cleaned
free. 1876
Receive Marriage License-A mar