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Evening star., 1934-11-18

that he had got at college would have
been fool enough to hire this strange.
thin, bespectacled young man when,
wear ago, he had drifted into town. OF
course. anv one could see he wasn't a
regular tramp, but it was plain that he
was "a bit Off" For one thing, he never
hung around the general store with the
other young fellows And he never both
cred with girls. In all this time no one
knew anything about him.
And this business of bringing Bud
ONeaPs wife to the dances; it didn't
look right. Bud was fool, the men
said, to trust his wife with fellow like
that. Still waters ran deep. The women
were harsher. They didn't like jean
nette She was too standoff1sh, hadn't
joined the Sewing Circle or become a
member of the Grange. They wouldn't
put it past her to be carrying on with
that hired man right under her huS-
bands nose.
Then, of course, there was that tractor
man. He was here again tonight. He'd
been hanging around town for three
weeks, although by this time he should
know that Bud O'Neal was the only
farmer in these parts fool enough to
throw away his money on one OF those
contraptions. The tractor man was Jack
Kerns and he was stopping at the one
little hotel opposite the station in South
Conners. Three weeks ago he had sold
Evening star., 1934-11-18

Jeannette being whirled away by
stalwart young farmer. There was no
one else so alive as Jeannette. No one
else so pretty.
AS he stood there watching there was
about him that unmistakable something
which marks man as city-bred. Despite
his rough clothes, his sun-tanned and
wind-roughened skin, he did not belong.
1t may have been the quiet way he
stood, unaware of his hands or feet, or
it may have been his indifference to
the curious, and often hostile, glanceS
that were bent upon him.
No one spoke to him. He was that
queer" hired man of Bud ONealS. Only
Bud, with the funny ideas about farming
Evening star., 1934-11-18


were alike, all wide and brown and
firm. The burrows he made some
how reminded him of Jeannette's
doughnutS. He was filled with comfort
and satisfaction at the thought.
Ahead of him, singing and whistling.
was Bud ONeal. Bud was guiding the
high stepping horses.
The sun, wheeling its slow course was
nearing the Western horizon. Already
Johnny could hear the pleasant tinkle
of the cowbells. The COWS, he knew, were
at the pasture gate, switching their tails
and assiduously nibbling the short grass.
When the field was plowed he would go
up the path to the pasture and round
up the cows. In the tie-up the cows
would find their own places and lower
their heads for him to faSten them.
Then he and Bud would milk. After
a while Jeannette would come out OF
the house with the large, white pitcher
in her arms, shielding her eyes from the
sun as she crossed the yard.
Bud would pour the milk from his
pail into her pitcher. And then Johnny
would look down at his milking while
Bud kissed her, catching her to him as
she turned to go, the filled pitcher
Rugged to her breast.
For Jeannette was Buds wife.
And Johnny was the hired man.
After she had gone, as Bud came back
to his milking, he would say to Johnny:
well, old man, when you going to get
hitched up?"
And Johnny would milk faster, with
his head against the COW, for he knew
he never would.
The horses came to sudden halt.
The field was done. It lay before him,
its great brown rawness upturned,
glistening in the late sunlight. Bud
came up, his tanned face shining with
satisfaction.
"A neat job We sure got 'em all beat
around here"
Johnny only smiled. And side by side
the two men trudged back to the house,
Bud singing loudly:
She's my Sueetheart, I'm her beau.
She's ny Annie, I'm her JOe...
THE kitchen was fragrant with the
smell of cooking sugar and apples.
Jeannette was bending over the white
enamel sink which Bud had recently
installed. She looked up quickly as they
entered, brushing back with one bare
arm a strand of red-brown hair.
Bud strobe across the clean, freshly
scrubbed floor and caught her in a tight
embrace. Johnny found the daily paper
on the kitchen table and pretended to
read.
"Oh, oh, stop it!" Jeanette gasped.
you've musSed me all up, you big bear!
And I spent such time curling my
hair!"
Il guess I can muSS up my own wife
if 1 want to-" Buds tone was gruff1y
tender. "The lower fields all ploWed,"
he boasted happily.
At peace, Johnny listened to the
pleasant tinkle of the silverware as
Jeannette laid the table in the dining
room. Bud at the sink whistled merrily
as he splaShed himself, using the large
cake of yellow soap freely on his cal
loused hands. Then he took the paper
from Johnny and went into the other
room, and Johnny took his turn at the
sink
He was vigorously rubbing his face
with the long roller towel, when he
suddenly stiffened in listening atti-
tude In the dining room Jeannette was
talking to Bud. Johnny recognized that
Evening star., 1934-11-18

danger.
Bud, you're not forgetting, are you?"
What, honey?" Buds voice was af-
fectionately indulgent.
"Oh. don't" impatiently. Johnny
knew Bud had tried to draw her to his
knee. Bud" imperiously, Il want to
go to that dance tonight. You promised,
you know"
Johnny took you. Must you go every
week?"
"Oh, Bud, you know, you said"
Her voice choked.
There was gentleneSS and patience in
Buds voice. Its been three times" he
said. Johnny has taken you three
times in succession to the dances, jean
nette. Must you go every Saturday
night?"
There was no answer. Johnny put on
his glasses and made loud noise turn
ing the water out of his tin basin. But
when there was no more noise to make
he had to hear.
Bud was saying quietly with kind
of wistfulness, I'm tired, honey I
wanted to stay home tonight" Johnny
sit in his big, easy chair after the milk
ing was done.
Still Jeanette didn't answer.
Suddenly Bud said "Damn!" and
Johnny heard the crackle of paper flung
violently to the floor. Then Bud called
to Johnny, as Johnny had known he
would
He came and stood in the doorway.
His heart was heavy. He tried to avoid
seeing the pain in both pairs of eyes
the steely blue ones that belonged to
Bud and the blurred brown ones that
were Jeannette's.
Deliberately Bud bent down and
picked up the newspaper. Then he said
mildly:
"Jeannette wants to go over to the
hall to the dance tonight. Are you TOO
tired to take her, old man?"
The heavineSS went deeper in Johnny'S
heart.
NO" he said, I'm not too tired. I'll
take her"
They sat down together at the pretty
table and ate in silence. Jeannette's
cheeks were flushed and she was biting
her lips. Bud, looking soberly at his
plate, spoke only once. Then he said
to Johnny:
'Take the colt. The others have been
working all day."
Bud did not have a car yet. He had
promised Jeanette "if this years crops
bring good price" Johnny hoped
they would. Jeanette wanted car
so very much.
Later, in the barn, he sat behind Bud,
as usual, and they both MIXED. But
when Jeanette came across the yard
with the pitcher Rugged to her breast.
one hand over her eyes to shield them
from the last red rays of the setting
sun, Bud did not look up and it was
Johnny who rose and filled the pitcher.
JEANETTE was silent during the en-
tire drive, but Johnny could feel
changed tensity in her. He wished he
knew how to talk SO that he could get
her mind off whatever was bothering
her. But he couldn't. He had the habit
of silence.
The small Grange hall was crowded
to capacity when they arrived. There
was the pungent smell of kerosene from
the swinging lamps electricity had not
yet come to the town, although the State
road was here.
Johnny never danced. He watched
..-.. .s- ,t4 :..tf. 't %
Evening star., 1934-11-18

= OHNNY was plowing. The burrows
he made were long and deep. They
were alike, all wide and brown and
firm. The burrows he made some
how reminded him of Jeannette'S
Evening star., 1934-03-09
BUSINESS HOLDS
TO FASTER PACE
Improvement Over Year Ago
and Preceding Week
Is Revealed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 9-"Measured
by eTcry yardstick of comparison"
said the Dun g. Bradstreet weekly
trade review today, business generally
shows improvement over the record
for the same period of last year, last
month and last week."
The agency asserted that increased
pay rolls, the release of funds by
reopened banks and the commence
ment Of p. w. A. activities are pro-
viding "a powerful stimulus to the
current trade revival In nearly all
districts"
so long have been the strides
toward recovery" continued the re-
view, that manufacturers now fore
see shortages of merchandise within
the next six months and many Of the
small firms that were slow in cover
ing their future reqirements will face
many difficulties in obtaining goods
After the temporary slackening in
some branches toward the end of
February. retail sales are skyrocketing.
more than taking up the slack caused
by neglect Of Spring goods during
the weeks Immediately preceding
with demand stimulated by the
special pre-Easter sales. the modera-
Evening star., 1934-03-09
NEW RECORD SET
bYbANKbALANCES
Reserve Members Disclose
Total Has Climbed to
$3,313,OOO,0 900.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Balances of Federal Reserve men,
Der banks yesterday reached a rec
ord of $3,S13,000,0 900.
This figure. a 1920, ,000. 900 increase
in the last week, represented more
than $l,O0O,oOo,OO0 in reserves above
legal requirements, exerting a pres
sure for business loans.
Accompanying the increase in ex-
cess reserves was a new record of
$4,l52, ,948, 900 in gold reserves of the
system as more gold purchases were
transferred to the Treasury's account.
The actual increase in monetary gold
stock during the week was $155, 5,000,-
900 or a new high Of ,556,000,000.
The Reserve Boards survey of the
systems condition said:
Daily average volume OF Federal
Reserve Bank credit outstanding dur
ing the week ended March Z, as re-
ported by the Federal Reserve Banks,
was s2,559, 100000, a decrease of
SIS 100000 compared with the pre-
ceding week and of $1,000, 900 900
compared with the corresponding
week in 1888.
.'On March T. total Reserve Bank
credit amounted to $3.50 100000. a
decrease of $4,000, 900 for the week.
This decrease corresponds with
decrease of $109, 100000 in Treasury
cash and deposits with Federal Re-
serve Banks and increases Of $155.-
100000 in monetary gold stock and
of Sl0,000,000 in Treasury and ma
tional bank currency. offset in part
by increases of 100000 in men,
ber bank reserve balances, $19 ,000,000
In money in circulation and $4,000, 900
in non-member deposits and other
Federal Reserve accounts
Bills discounted declined $3,000,-
900 at the Federal Reserve Bank Of
New York and $5,0OO.OOO at all Fed
eral Reserve Banks. The systems
holdings of bills bought IN open mar
ket declined $l6,000,000 and of Treas
ury certificates and bills, $4,000, 900,
while holdings Of United States Treas
ury notes increased $4,000. .oo0."
Evening star., 1934-03-09
ASSOCIATED SYSTEM
BARES LOWER REVENUES

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 9.-Associated
Gas g. Electric Co., in a preliminary
report for 1888, shows consolidated
operating revenues of S81 ,331 .30l
against $84,826456 in 1882. After
operating expenses, taxes and provl-
sion for retirements the company had
operating income of S25,805, TAB. CON-
pared with S29.945, ,902 in the previous
year.
Net total underlying deductions OF
Sl7,693 lot. including fixed charges
and other deductions of the operating
companies, left balance of S8.l49 $50
which was short by $3,248,1 124 of COW
ering the interest on the fixed inter-
est debentures and sinking fund in
come debentures of the compay. In
1882 the company reported balance
Of $32,722,635 to meet fixed charges
amounting to S32,7l2,496.
Evening star., 1934-03-09
Freight Loadings
For Week Jump
Above 1892 Level
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Loadings Of revenue freight during
the week ended March 3 brought the
total thus far in 1884 above the same
period in 1882 for the first time dur
ing the year.
Reports of the American Railway
Association today showed that $780,
568 cars of revenue freight were load
ed during the nine weeks of 1884 as
compared with 5,069,471 in 1882 and
4,375. 1882 in 1888.
Loadtngs for the week ended March
were GOAL cars, an increase of
30,766 over the preceding week and
122,929 above last year and 1853
above 1882.
Every week this year has shown an
increase over the corresponding week
of 1893 and in most instances over
1882.
Miscellaneous freight loaded for the
week OF March was 205 ,929 cars, an
increase of 10,253 above the preceding
week, 44,520 above 1888 and 9,3lS
above 1882; less than car lot mer-
chandiSe, l62,397, an increase Of lS,.
255 above the preceding week and
1913 above 1898, but a decrease of 2e,-
lot below 1892; grain and grain prod
ucts, 29,098, ain increase of 1,64l
above the preceding week and 1,l25
above 1888. but a decrease of 2.273
below 1882; forest products, 81 $50,
a decrease of 975 below the preceding
week, but an increase of 6,168 above
1888 and 1,041 above 1892; ore, 2,646,
decrease of 565 below the preced-
ing week, but 1,278 above 1888 and
$50 above 1882; coal, 157,7l4, in
crease 1888 over the preceding week,
63,804 above 1888 and 62,347 above
1892; coke, 1912, increase 724 above
the preceding week. 5,9l3 above 1888
and 5,708 above 1892; live stock, IA
031. adecrease of ,260 below the pre-
ceding week, seven below 1888 and
1921 below 1882.
Evening star., 1934-03-09
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK. March 9.-Following
is today's summary of corporation
news. prepared by Standard Stats
tics Co.. Inc, New York:
Graham-P Paige Motors Corporation
1888 net income. s66.997, equal to
SAT- a first-preferred share. vs. deficit
of $2,s10,s52.
Hudson Motor Car Co.-Production
reached 655 cars on March S. and is
holding at that level; March sched-
ule calls for $4,000 cars.
Borg Warner Corporation - 1888
net income, sl,196,270. equal to "a
cents a common share, VS.. deficit of
$598. 800.
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
Daily production, as of February 81,
was about $1,000 tires and tubes.
with plants operating l8 hours a
day. six days week.
Goodrich Tire g. Rubber Co.
Daily production. as of February 26.
was $4,000 tires and tubes. with
plants operating "a hours a day, six
days week.
Noblitt-Sparks Industries Co. de-
clared a dividend of rs cents on
common stock: this was first dividend
on common stock since 100 per cent
stock dividend on January /, 1884;
prior to stock distribution quarterly
payments of so cents a share were
made.
Hershey Chocolate Corporation
1888 preliminary common share earn
ings $4.08, VS.. $4.72.
Ward Baking Corporation declared
a dividend of so cents on per cent
cumulative preferred stock; similar
distribution made January 2.
Pittsburgh & West Virginia Ry.-
January net loss $40, ,289, VS.. net loss
of $65,351 in January, 1888.
Evening star., 1934-03-09

ton in weather conditions brought
out throngs Of shoppers, which on
some of the most favorable days had
all the semblance Of the Christmas
shopping period. Women's coats,
dresses. millinery, hosiery, shoes,
mems topcoats, hats, shirts and under
wear moved In steadily rising volme.
wholesale markets are assuming
much Of the activity which char
acterized operations last Fall when
frantic efforts were being made to
Evening star., 1934-03-09
VULCAN DEFINING NET.

NEW YORK, March 9 (R.-Vulcan
Detinning Co. reports net profit OF
S3O4,42l for 1888, equal, after pre-
a share on 32,258 common shares.
This compares with $1l4,572 or l3
cents common share in 1882. Last
years total includes incorporating
income of $193,116.
Evening star., 1934-03-09
CURB IRREGULAR
IN LATE TRADING
Metals and Few SpeciaIties
Firm, but Rest of List
Is Spotty.
BY JOHN L. COOLEY,
Press Financial Writer.


NEW YORK. March 81 Metal
stocks and a few specialties were frm
at higher prices on the Curb Ex-
change today, but other sections of
the list presented an irregular ap-
pearance. including the utility issues
and induStrialS.
Lake Shore Mines advanced more
than a point, and Wright Hargreaves
improved fractionally on a heavy
turnover. Hazeltine, Parker Rust
Proof, Pan-American AirwayS, j. J.
Newberry, Humble Oil and Calamba
Sugar gained around a point to two
Aluminium Co., American Gas, Elec-
trio Bond & Share, Montgomery
Ward A, Pittsburgh Plate Glass and
Sherwin- Williams lost small frac-
tions. A. o. Smith declined around 2.
Evening star., 1934-03-09
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

change steady Great Britain in dollars.
others in cents:
Great Britain demand. 5.0712; cables
5O7l2; 6O-day bills. 5.06l2 France de-
mand. 6.5s cables. 65s. Italy. demand,
S.56i2; cables s.56E2
Demands: Belgium 232s; Germany
39.67; Holland. 61.25: Norway 25.5l;
Sweden. 26ls: Denmark, 222.6s: En-
land. 2.27; Switzerland. $3.50; Spain,
1862; Portugal. 4.65; Greece. O.95; Po-
slavia. 22S; Austria. 1S.90n: Rumania
l.Ql; Argentine 33.s3n; Brazil, S.61n;
Toxic. 30. .06i4; Shanghai, 35.l2l2; Hong
kong 39.l2l2; Mexico City tsilver peso)
27.95; Montreal in New York 99.62l2;
New York in Montreal. 1O037l2.
Nominal.
Evening star., 1934-03-09
BROKERS' LOANS SHOW
DROP OF ID MILLIONS
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
Loans to brokers and dealers held
by weekly reporting New York City
member banks amounted to S844 4,OOO,-
900 during the week ended March z.
the Federal Reserve Board reported
today. representing decrease of
$14,000,000 for the week.
The loans for the week ended March
8, 1888, were S4l3,000,00
Evening star., 1934-03-09

get orders placed before imminent
price rises. At this time, however, It
Is the pressure for shipments which
is causing all the stir. as promised
deliveries were delayed during the
last two weeks of February because
of disrupted transportation facilities"
Evening star., 1934-03-09
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. March 0 RD.-Copper
steady; electrolytic. spot and future. E.
Tin firm; spot and nearby. $3.50: future
spot. New York 400; East St. Louis. 800.
Zinc barely steady: East St Louis spot
$50.
Evening star., 1934-03-09
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK. March LP.-Call money
steady: l per cent all day Time loans
steady: 60 days-6 months. sal per cent
Prime commercial paper. l.
Bankers acceptanccS unchanged.
Evening star., 1934-03-09
Yukon Gold. 2 II X a

Dividend rates in dollars based on last
quarterly or seml-annuaI payment. tPart.
ly extra tPlus AZ In stock = Payable
IN cash or stock PAYABLE in stock
Plus So in stock Plus 81 in stock
h PAYABLE in scrip jPlus Rss IN stock
{ Paid this year-no regular rate N Plus
3es in stock Plus lOE in stock Paid
last year-no regular rate.
Evening star., 1934-03-09
Calambra (1.60).
Canadian In Aic A
Canadian Marcon1
Caris Syndicate.

Caris Syndicate. :.
Carman 4 Co A.
Carnation Co k50o
Carrier Corp.....
Celluloid Corp.
Cen Ill p S $6 pf. g.
Cen States Elec.
Cen S Ell CIV pf new
Cen S Ell SO pf XIV
Centrifugal P 40c.
Charts Corp %.
Chicago Corp.
Cities Service. -.
Cities Service pf.
Cit Srv P&L $6 pf.
Clev Tractor. -.
Col G & E CIV pf(5)
Colum Oil q q vtc
Com with Ed co..
Com with & So wr.
Compo Sho vic 500
Cons AIrcraft f..
Cons Copper.
Cons Gas Bait $50
Cons NJ & S ~.
Cons Retail Strs.
Cont Securities.
Cooper B pf A WV .
Cord Corp tk25c).
Corroon & Reyn.
Cosden Oil Maine.
Courtalds pl3 4-5c
Creole Petrol.
CreSson Con t12c)
Crocker Wheeler.
Crown Cent Petrol
Crown Cork lntl A
Crown Zell A u .
CuSi Mexicana.
Evening star., 1934-03-09
Babcock & WHO'D
Be.ianca Aircraft.

Bickfords Inc soc.
Bliss Co tE W..
Blue Ridge Corp.
Blue Ridge pfta3)
Blumenthal (S).
Bourjois (p5Oc)
Bower Ro B (a25c)
Brazil Tr 1t a. Pw
Bridgeport Mch..
Bill Corp A......
Brillo Mfg A (2). .
Brt Celan Ltd ret.
Brown Forman.
Bunker Hill E. Sui .
Butler Bros. .....
Evening star., 1934-03-09

Detroit Aircraft.
Distill Co Ltd p18c
Distillers Crp-Sea
Driver Har (k25c)
Dubilier Condens.
Evening star., 1934-03-09
BOND OFFERINGS DECLINE.

0UNU Uff fEh1NGS UECL1NE.
NEW YORK, March 9 (R.-Bond
offerings during the week totaled
s2.280, 900. contrasted with $50 2,990, 900
last week and nothing a year ago.
Evening star., 1934-03-09
East Gas & F Asso
Est G&F As pf 60

East Util AsSo (1)
Edison Bros StrS.
EiSler Elec Corp.
Elec Bnd d Share.
Elec Bd & s pf 80
Ell Pw Asso (40c).
FL Pw ASSo A 40c.
ElShare pt WV. >.
Emp G&F 6 u 20 pf
Equity Corp.
Eur Ell Ltd deb rtS
Ex-Cello A 4 Tool
Evening star., 1934-03-09
N. Y. CURB MARKET
Received BY Wire Direct The Evening
Stock and Saleo-
~aI NJ. AAA m

olVluVAid AscsV. sAA
Acme Wire vtc. =.
Adams MI 1st az.
Aero Supply B. go.
Ainsworth Mfg.
Ala Pwr pf (6).
Aluminium Of Am.
AlumCoAm pf IN
Aluminium Ltd. >.
Alum Ltd c war.
Alum Ltd Gu pf...
Am Cit P&L B $50
Am Cyan B(k25c)
Am Founders. 80.
Am Ga 3 & Ell tt1).
Am q & Ell pf (6).
Am Invest Inc.
Am Laundry 40c.
Am 1t & Tr (1.60)
Am Maracaibo. 80.
Am Superpower
Am Super lst t6).
Anchor Post Fenc
Ark Nat Gas. .....
Ark Nat Gas A....
Armstrong Cork.
A $50 E Ind p9 l-5c
Asso Gas & Ell A..
Asso Gas & Ell VIZ.
Asso Rayon. .....
Atlas Plywood.
Atlas Corp. p.......
Atlas Corp war.
Atlas Corp A (3). .
Evening star., 1934-06-01
MILLS "WRECKER,"
n. R. A. CHIEF SAYS
Johnson Calls Ex-Treasury
Head Spokesman for
"Old Crew."

Hugh S. johnson says ogden Mills
is the "mouthpiece of crew of Ma
ton wreckers"
Attacking Mills last night for saying
N. R. A. was trying to regiment in
dustry. Johnson answered that every
code in existence was proposed by in
dustry itself.
In speech to the National Catholic
Alumni Federation and radio audi
ence, he said of Mills:
He was the mouthpiece Of crew
that didn't reoganize or reconstruct
or regiment American industry-all
they did to it was ruin it.
They deserve credit for supreme
accomplishment. No such wreckage
was ever accomplished since Rome
leveled the walls of Carthage and
strewed the wreck with salt-and only
four short years ago. on their theory
of do nothing about it, 100000
people went out of employment, tens
of thousands of small enterprises
dried up and the worst season that
ever visited these shores came upon
u.s."
Labor to Keep Rights.
Not only coded industry, said john
son, but also labor would not give up
its right under the recovery act"
johnson blamed all the calamities
of the depression on the policies ad-
vocated then and now by the group
for which Ogden Mills is a spokeS-
man" He expressed wish that the
nautical rule under which a captain
whose ship sinks is done for were
in effect in politics.
IF it were" he said. "such Nation
Evening star., 1934-06-01

wreckers would not be heard to ad-
wise our people on any subject under
the sum" He added:
THE Ogden Mills school of thought
prophesied that grass would grow in
the streets of Roosevelt were elected.
Did you ever hear them advocate
anything that did not slant toward
the aggrandizement of the strong and
the suppression of the weak? You
never did and you never will"
Johnson said both the Darrow
Board and Mills advocated restoration
of the Sherman antitrust act. but
that the Darrow report was linked
with demand for out-and-o out Com
munism."
Here a board chosen by a partisan
Senator and composed almost ex-
slusively of similar partisans. slaps the
Congress in the face with an outright
recommendation of Communism, and
these gentlemen hail its findings as a
great piece of political propaganda. y
he added.
Benefits Are Cited.
johnson cited code after code which
he said had brought dernonStrable
benefits to small business, and added l.:
In the first 48 hours after the Dar-
row report we received 1000 little
fellow letters of violent protest against
that report.
ANY one with only an elementary
knowledge of what is going on around
him is aware that the past 10 years
has been decade of economic
slaughter of the little-fellow inno-
cents"