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Evening star., 1934-08-19

standing heart-Aunt Ernestine, VINO had
shielded him from worldly temptations and
danger for so many years that the simplest
problems of social intercourse left Percival
baffled and defeated.
Turing his high school days the foot ball
- coach had coveted Percivars ITO pounds
OF bone and muscle, but Aunt Ernestine would
have none of it. He had never engaged in a
healthy fist fight in all his life; never dated"
girl; never stayed out later than 10 o'clock
without ample excuse in all his "a years
Aunt Ernestine very likely would have
stamped into the Igloo Theater that very night
and dragged him out by the ear had she sus-
pected his perfldy, but she had not the slightest
precedent for disbelief in her nephew's story
that sudden rush of business required his
services at the Izzwich-Levy Wholesale Co.
Never before had Percival deviated from the
truth.
Even now his conscience hurt him a little
wnen he thought of his scandalous conduct but
not for long. Babette La F1eur had practically
crowded all of Aunt ErneStines careful teach
lngS out of his mind.
Percval stumbled out of the theater in a
pleasant daze living over and over those brief
delicious moments when Miss La Fleur had
occupied the stage. He was still little drunk
with romance when he backed his roadster out
of its parking space without his customary
cautious, backward glance. The crash of metal
meeting metal, and the jarring force of the
collision, which almost dslocated his neck, COM
bined to rouse him.
Percival climbed out of the roadster neryouSy
He felt weak and little nauseated. He hoped
that the victim of his carelessness would be
reasonable, but he feared the worst.
Percival was relieved to observe that the
damage to the other automobile, dingy. green
touring car of ancient design, was insignificant
One fender, apparently. had been severely
dented, although the blemishes upon the body
were so numerous that it was rather difficult to
tell offhand just which ones resulted from this
particular crash.
The two occupants of the car were already
examining it. One Of them, skinny, gaudily
painted lady, turned upon Percival f1ercely. Her
voice was sharp and nasal. Where didja think
you were going? You'd better give me hum
dred bucks on the spot, you'll pay through
the nose. hundred bucks will hardly cover
the repair bill but"
> Percival staggered little dizzily. 1t was ap-
parent that the lady could have purchased at
least four similar disreputable vehicles for that
price. "But that's preposterous!"s seetfon, 49-sr
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.F COURSE, Mr.. Madison didn't know thai

0F COURSE, Mr. Madison didn't know that
~ the things Miss La Fleur said were inane.
He didn't suspect that "Her Secret Love" was
probably the most insufferable atrocity perpe-
trated upon the theater-going public in a gen.
Grafton. He would have been positively insulted
if one had even limited that Miss La Fleur was
a bum actress, and that she couldn't have made
the grade with the Glover Leaf Dramatic Club
at Squash Center, Nebr., if nature hadn't en-
dowed her with pair of scandalously provoca-
tive black eyes and face and figure which
novelists have to conjure out of their magina-
ktion because they never hope to encounter such
perfection this side of Paradise
Yet all these things were painfully and indis-
putably true. The dramatic critics, for once,
were in unanimous agreement, and the theater-
goers revealed positive mania for staying away
from Her Secret Love" in huge numbers
Fortunately, Mr.. Madison didn't read the pews-
paper criticisms, and, frankly, it wouldn't have
made the slightest difference to him what the
critics said about the lamentable weaknesses of
Miss La Fleur's vehicle.
After witnessing nine consecutive perform
ances, he didn't have the faintest idea what
"Her Secret Love" was all about although he
could have described in minute detail Miss
La Fleur's every dainty gesture-her dazzling
smile, her pathetic sighs and the delightful
manner in which her twinkling feet crossed the
stage
For two blissful hours Percval sat in the
dark theater and made imaginary love to Miss
La Fleur. He shooed off the dastardy money
lender who was about to gobble up her fathers
farm; he practically annihilated the wicked
bankers son, who threatened her family with
the poorhouse if she persisted in her refusal to
wed him; and, just before the final curtain
PerciVal crushed her to his manly chest and
planted a lingering kiss upon her luscious lips
If Percival had been bolder young man he
certainly would have besieged the stage door,
armed with bouquet of assorted roses. If he
had been worldly wise he would have forgotten
her promptly and sought romance in some more
convenient quarter.
But Percival was neither bold nor worldly
wise. Despite the ardor with which his i'm
agination made love to Miss La Fleur he con-
ceded miserably that her mere presence would
have left him embarrassed and stammering, If
not actually speeches.
For all his impressive physique Percival was
afflicted with woeful timidity. Aunt Ernestine
had attended to that-Aunt Ernestine, who had
reared him with a firm hand and misunder;-
Evening star., 1934-08-19

- ERCIVAL MADISON showed dollar,
two dimes and-a nickel through the
- opening in the plate-glass ticket win
dow at the Igloo Theater. "An
orchestra seat, near the middle,
please"
i. The peroxide blond behind the window
Shifted her gum to the other side of her mouth
without missing stroke. She eyed Mr. Madi-
son obviously. Say, mister, not that it's any
of my business, but amt you seen this show
nine times already-including the Saturday
matinee? Am 1 crazy are you?"
MIR. Madison a tall, pink checked young
man with curly, yellow hair and finely -chiseled
features which wouldn't have looked out of place
in a collar advertisement. He blushed. YES"
he admitted. There's something fascinating
about Her Secret Love-" don't you think?"
The gum chewing cashier scooped up the cur
fency and passed green ticket out to him.
She shrugged. Maybe you fascinate easy.
One look at this show is that much too many
for most folks Her Secret Love- closes Satur-
day, y know"
Mr. Madison nodded sadly. "I know Too
bad"
The peroxide blond shook her head as he
walked away from the window. Nuts" she
muttered. Plumb loco. And him so young
and handsome!"
But the peroxide blond was wrong. Mr. Madi-
son was perfectly sane-at least as sane as a
young man ever is in the throes of his first
great love. For eight days now he had courted
Miss Babette La Fleur, although one knew
it except Mr.. Madison. Least of all Miss La
Fleur. Miss La F1eur was the ingenue who
hoped around the stage saying inane, sopping,
sentimental things in that melodramatic night
mare, Her Secret Love-"
Evening star., 1934-08-19

standing heart-Aunt Ernestine, VINO had
shielded him from worldly temptations and
danger for so many years that the simplest
problems of social intercourse left Percival
baffled and defeated.
Evening star., 1934-08-19

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
Woman Layyer May Haue Been Murdered
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"Cnptain" Ivan PodcrJny on q grand larceny charge aB q prolifnin. nry 10 n request for his extradIti0n from Vienna for questioning in tho dlsa ppournnco of Miss AgnOS Tuf. vcrsOn. Tho indictment may also name Marguerite HuAanne Forrand, arrested with POdcrJny.
 CnstinR about for h ch1rBe on which Co bring p0derJ0y here, pos llco sol2od upon the grand lnrceny accusation on the b0siB of inf0rma- ton from Austrian police that articles bonrIng Mrs Tufors0n's inl, tInls had been found in a trunk in POdfrJay's apartment.
 Miss Forrnnd was Included in tho police plans WhCn it was reported she was found wearing Ons of the drrssos Mss Tufvorson purchased for her tr0usBOau following her marriage" to the European adyon' turor.
 Tho grand larceny complaint will bo HlRnod by Miss HuBnn Snwteli, q purchasing ngcnt, ln whose nnmc pOdcrjny md Miss TufVcrBOn charged Si,600 worth of clothing and towolry Inst Dec. 1G, four days bofOro tho woman vanished.
 Mss SnwtclI, who serves as q "pcrs0n0l chopper" was f0rcod tO mnko good tho &i,B00 whom Mss TufVcrH0n fnIlcd Co keep n promise to forward n check covering the purchases.
 The exhaustive police invostIga. tl0n, meanwhile, turned tO the in'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
VICTIMS FATHER
 FILES CIVIL SUIT.
Oriska Now Serving Jail Sentence Sued for
 SlO,OOO

Anthony 0rlska of thls city who was sentenced to six months In jail when found guilty of statutory charges by Judge Edwin C. Dick. ensOn in superior court last week found further troubles piled upon him today when no was named de- fendnht in q siO,O00 civil action instituted in the common pleas court by the girl involved in the cnBg.
 The suit is brought through the girls father, Michael BanawIcz. 1t claims that the defendant Httempt- cd to assault her on May [, 1884. Injuries the girl suffered will be made more specific In an amended complaint 10 Dc filed later, says the action filed today.
 Tn addition the suit alleged tho defendant tranferred q considerable sum of money to his wife, Anna, to avoid this law suit. The action is returnabie to court tho first Tues- day Of July according to the pa- pers filed by Attorney A. Henry Welgman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
Deal Congress
 Ended It's Session
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ary house vaudeville ceIebratIon reflected "dIscredlt on the house and exposes 1t to ridlcuie,"
 By m overwhelming vote, the house adopted the resolution, Th0n tho Marine Band which was act No 1 on q 2OsaGt program arranged by Representative William BIrovich, Now York playwright was asked
 rho band had waited around al day Saturday to perform. t came back yesterday and waited some more. After such patience, mem. bors explained it was only right that t play a flow little piocos.
 OnGe tho band started, good r0s- oiuti0ns went to the four winds. The music began with "Dlxio' and swung into "Yankee Do0dle", Cops grcssonien and gal0r!cs joined in the chorus. My Old Kentucky Homo" and "MarylGnd, My Nary iand" brought down the house with gatl0ns leading tho cheering, neTy, F., MassAehuBettg, OHe.time vaudeville ho0fsr who has enteFs tainod every year at tho final ppos gram with q sample Of his h00iing, Ieaped t0 the speakers dias and ied the crowd in "MadeiOn." Half way through h0 broke into his tap dance.
 Wbersup0n representatives caught their brsathB and adjOurns cd, casting worried gIanGes over th6ir shoulders to see what Repre-. sentative Ranking thought Of such g0ings on.
 Fight Just Beginning
 Washington, June i0.-(U.P.) -- COBgress was over to-day but for most Of the 45b members Of the house the fight was just beginning,
 The bulk Of the membership iB working for recollection and for homo baiIlWieks there RFG i3 tH. yestlgations, some promising ssn' BatI0nal revelations.
 On the political side, predictions were what might Dc expected.
 "The republicans will Dc lucky If they gain One scat" said Speaker Henry Y. HaiHey, as nc rubbed his right hand, GaIIOused from five months of gav0l pOuBdinE
 That's amusing ret0rted Rep. resent9tive Chester C, Bolton, re- publican, Ohio, chairman of the National Republican COngreEsiO nal Committee. "tt looks like tho Fe. pubIieana will get more than 60 democratic seats"
 Most nGwsw0rthy Of the interim congressional inquiries are expect cd Co Dc th0sG into foreign prOpa. EandH, b0ndshoIders protective e0tninittes and war department DuF chases. The army investiGGtioD, in particular, has been predicted ag likely t0 De sensational results,
 Chairman William V. Rogers, democrat, New Hampshire, Of the house military affairs sub.cOmmit- toe which recommended removal of Major oeBoraI Benjamin D, You. oils 6s chief Of the army aIycoFps viii head the main house invcsfI~ Eati0D. HOEers c0fIimittee is on the track of an alleged "far reaching scandaP' involving army officers and army purchases,
 "A more rotten condition than could Dc surmIsed has been uD- c0vsred, said R0'gerg. Other com. mittee members htDted of the evi. dence Of "canceiIed checks" Al. ready uncovered.
 Tine Rogers war department com mitt0e will dig into procurement methods for tho next few weeks in Boston, probably starting public honrings there in August.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19

1 cinorntOr of tho apartment house in which Miss Tufyerson and Pod. orjay lived although months have paBsed since the couple dwelt there police are ionth 10 pass up even tho | slightest chance and the inciDoPa. tor will De studied for blood staini while the ashos are chemically ex. amlned.
 Asslstant Chief Inspector John Sullivan indicated ho was cOnvin ccd | POdofjay never intended taking hit bride 10 London.
 "Thls is pi we'd" said one of his detectives, "by tho fact that the only address no gave her and tho ono Co which sho thought they were going was q studio in Bays. water In which poderjny lived with Miss Ferrnnd."
 Tried 10 Erase Name
 Vienna, June 10--(UP)--Elab Do. rate efforts had been nado to ro- move clues pointing to Mss Agnes C. Tufvers0n from her baggage which has been seized hero, police revealed today.
 Tho baggage, containing the missing American wOman'B clOth0F, je ewelry and other articles was seiz- cd in tho apartment occupied by Ivan P0derJHy and his "wIf0," Mile. Suzanne Fcrrand, who arc under arrest.
 I,y tho uso Of an Invention var- lOuHIy described 1s the "mlrnclo lamp and "poIlccmGns AllGdjn's Lamp" police are able Co make n minute examination of Burf1 ccB, similar 10 m &sItny. It revealed Miss Tufyors0ns name on labels on the baggage, which had been ObIitcrHted Co the naked eye by washing or scratch- ing,
 rho lamp is tho invention of Dr Otto Htoinhaougl, executive sOcrO- tnry Of the International Kriminal Rom mission.
 After the seizure of jewels, cloth. Ing and books that had belonged t0 Mss Tufv6rsOn, police expressed themselves convinced thnt Mile. FerrGnd, as woli as P0derJya, could toll iE Bhe would what happened t0 Mss Tufvers0n, who diS1 ppe0r rcd after going through n marriage ceremony with pOderjay in New York inst December.
 Mile. FsrraDd was arrested yGB' tGrdny whom c search of her apart. ment disclosed q trunk full Of clothes and other pOssessl0Ds of MiHs Tufverson. Th0re was sIsO q brief case that hnd belonged t0 her containing two books; "fhe Art of Lov0" and q book on birth cOn' trol.
 Milo, Ferrnbd nt first cl1lmcd tho articles aH hers. Then sh0 snid they were given to her by PodorJny but tbnt she did not know whore he got them. Finally sh6 admitted;
 "I knew the clothes belonged Co Miss TufVefsOn but believed Pod crJny when no told mo sho gave them tO him.
 "Tho rcd dress [ wore Co Inc DO. Ice atatlOn tho dGy p0derJny was arrested was one of Miss Tufvcrs s0n's.
 "I believe shs is on q world tour. II know nothing Of pOderJny's 'mnrrlng0' Co Mss Tufvcrs0n in New York. iIo told ne of h wOm0 2 travel acquaintance who proposed q marriage Of convenience Co him. But he snId he did not go through with it."
 Iirighton, Engiand, Juno 9 --- Up) p)~-fnyestigntI0n of the dis1D' | pe0rance of Mss Agnes C. Tufyor. son, md the finding of q murdered wOmGn's torso in q trunk here, | pointed strongly today to ths belief
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19

thnt Mss TufVcrs0n never loft New YOrk--at least, not alive.
 Investigation of tho torso murs dor, contoring here. brought out n significant statement from drcBs- maker. The woman lived below the London fiat occupied by Ivan Pod. crJay, who went through q mar rlnBc ceremony with Mss TufVers son in Now York IhAt December, two days before she disappeared. She wns t0 have sailed with P0der. jay for Europe.
 The drcssmnker said that direct. Iy after his arrival ln London, Pod. erJay had her remodel n consider. nblH quantity of wOmnn's clothing Co Dt Mile. Suzanne Ferr9Dd, his other "Wife" with whom nc is un- dor arrest ln Vienna
 The clothing, the dreBsmaker said, was for q w0mnB about fVO feet six inches tAiI. which Whs Miss TufVorHOn'B hcgiht. Police. 0ssum- Ing tho clothing was Mlss TUfv6rs sons, deduced th0t she disappeared in New York.
 Police pursued one theory that Miss TufVGrgOn not having been found iD Now York, gho might have disappeared on the high so0s. Jt was known she planned t0 gO t0 Europe with pOderJay. However no smiled alone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
COMMITTEE PICKS
 MARSHAL, JUDGES
Bunker Hill in Readiness for 4th of July Cele.
 bratiOfl

Appointment Of sub.eommitteeB for tho annual Fourth of July cole. brati0n was mRde ht meeting Of tho general committee Of tho Bun. Ker HlII Improvement association ht tho Bunker HIlI church last night. Captain Newton W. Aiexan. der announced the appointment of the parado personnel.
 Captain William R. KeaveBey will Do parade marshal, Aides will Do Lieutenant William J, Dillon, Lioutennnt Walter Kohlhagen, I.niDh Webb, George T0wle, VII. Ham CalIgan, 0isbert Mertelmoyer, Prank Mereer, and Jesse pAlen. Tho parade Ig to Do hold 0vor ths usual route. Flag raiBIng will be held nt 8:30 o'clock in tho park and tho parade will start about an hour later.
 Frank 4. Wells, Clarence Bart. lott and Dr II. W. Stevens were named to select tho Judges for tho parade. The Bunker Fill Mons band will supply the marching music, Special prizes will Do awarded y0ungsters accomDa njed by dogs, Commissioner Albert Loeffler was named chairman Of tho prize committee,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
Goss Seeks Dismissal Of Air Service Leader
General FOulOls, Native of State, Under Flre-lias
 Noted Record as AviatOr-Flew With Wright

r3rlRadlar. General Foulols Is a native of Washington, Conn. Whether he iB q voter now thore lieved doubtful duo to his long nent in Washington. D. c.
 The fact that one representative of the fifth district should be op. posing one of the most important military officials of the United States who also halls from this sec. ton iS causing much interest.
 When 10 ysars Of ago Foulols enlisted as a private In the United States army and served fin the Spanish American War. He was 90 years of age when Orvllle Wright, Inventor of the flying machine, took him, in 1909, on the first croHs. country flight. SInco then ho has been flying ever since.
 Yesterday in Washington. D, C., lt was brought to Congressman uosS attention that Secretary of War George 1T. Dorn would Ignore the report of tho military affairs committee of tho house recon. mendlng the removal of Brlgadlor. General t'oulols on grounds of neg. leet Of duty, incompetency and so forth.
 "Ho had better not" wns the TO. ply that Consrossmnn Goss made. He was very active as tho sub. committee Investigating the affairs or General FoulolS department.
 Congressman Goss warned that unless tho war department head follow5 tho suggestions Of tho housO committee he will get none or tho Legislation he seeks passed all Of which iH handled through tho military affairs commlttc. lIe pointed out thht Secretary Dcrn is a cabinet officer and "ho works for us and not we for him"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
Auto Hits Team; Horse Hits Back

No sclf.respecting horse pulling A milk wagon likes Co have tbo wagon hit, sO early this morn. ing one turned right around and nit the automobile right buck.
 1t nll happened at East Main and Silver streets. Miss Florence Andre DrOmkIs wns driving In toward the center and happened M have hcr car gPaze C milk wagon, owned by MerFiman's dairy. T'hO horse didn't like the idea, sO he bOlted, swinging the wagon around and causing tic nap to skid.
 When lt was over, thc auto had taken most of the beating. T'lic cnv received n broken rndia. tor, q dcntcd fender ard Q brOk- en headlight. The horse was un. injured,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
SIXTEEN SCHOOLS
 AWARD DIPLOMAS
Closing Exercises of MuI. cahy School Held This
 Morning

Diplomas were presented 10 22 Rrnduntos of MulGahy school by Miss MolIio Cullen at cxercjsos hold at tho school this morning Charles MeAtnvcy waa valedlc. torinn.
 Those who received diplomas wore ns follows; Mildred Boucher, Marie Croan, LIllipn Ferris, Albert 0OnthIcr, Louis II6ddGd, Anita Jan- nctty. JonnIe KOsIouakI. Edward Mnrdu, Marguerite Mnrdu, Charles McAtnVcy. GeOrB6 MGNamn m, Mary Moore, Gertrude Murphy, Ed- ward O'DObneII, NunzI0 Ruby, James Sheridan, Robert B0den, Mary Bteinmetz. Howard Aturges. Margaret SturgeB and Armand VcilIettc.
 Exoroisos wore held to-day also at DrlRgA. Webster, MaI0nGy, Rus sell, DuRgaB, Barnard, Washington, Croft, Chase, C0Iumbin, Morrimnh, BDr0suo, Oron0ke, Tinker and Eaht Farms schools.
 TO-mOrrOw'A graduntIOng include Bucks HlIl, SIOeum, Walsh, Hope. Vile, H0IdvIIIo, Anderson, Woodrow Wilson, Abbott md Tinker.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19

flrlgadler-0 General Benjamin D, Eoulols. chief of the army air serv. ice. whose resignation has been de. snnndod by the subcommittee of the house military affairs com mlktee, Is n native of tho fifth con- RrasslOnnl district of Connecticut. And tho demand for his resignation from his present post is being pressed very strongly by the rep- Tesentative In the house from the fifth congressional district, Con- sressman E. W. uoss of Water. bury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19

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 governments newly enacted labor disputes coneiiiatiOn law, t pro. posed q tri-party mediation board, with power to arbltratc wOFkers' complaints, hold union collective bargaining elections. and enforcc majority representation.
 The labor disphtes resolution, awaiting President RooseveIt's sig. nature, differs In that it provides for equal representation for all workers. whether they are affiiiats cd with company or labor unions,
 Union officials, headed by Mich. aeI Tigbe, Pittsburgb, International president, presented the counter. offer and at the sasne time asked an audience with President Ro0se. welt. It was indicated this would De denied. but Miss Perkins and the president were to discuss the strike situation later today.
 WOmld lBsins Peace
 Green reiterated previous etates mments that acceptance of the proposal would bring peace Co the industry. Acting as Ttghe's epukess man. he said. we are carrying out instructions of the convention, We hope 0nr proposal wifi be acc ceptsd by the steel operators. if
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Boston, Jups fo--(UP)-Weatbsr fOr6easE
 Massa ebusetts and Rhode Island --sN0dorats to hsgvy paln this af. tornOOD hnd tonight Wednesday fair and slightly, warmer
 COBneetieut--M0derats tO heavy raIB this afternoon and early to- night, followed by fair and WaT' tner weather Wednesday.
 RtWvm WavpiBgM
 Washington, June ~CUP)s--Tbe Weatber bureau today ordered thRt southeast storm warnings pemhlD displayed from Sandy Hook, Y. Jp 70 Boston. Massl and that new ton to Eastp0rt, Me.
 Tbe bureau reported . disturb. aDee Of increasing intensity. een.' tTai Ov0P southeastern Pent#ylvHDth moving BOFtb. .eastw ward attended by southwest gales along inc Atlantic coast north to Sandy Hook,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
HEAVY BONDS IN
 TWO VICE CASES

tcontInued from Page i) which resulted in two long prison terms in superior court for other defendants eariy thie month. Ths girl js technically 6hdrged with iD. cOrrigibiiity and ig expected to be c valuable state Witness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19

Lowell, Mass tUP)--The Hey Francis 4. SkaIski Of Poland, Cath. 0Iic missionary. who conducted services at Holy Trinity church hero recently, Is 6 feet, ' inebos tnIl--pr0bably tho t0IIest priest jB the world,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19

tCohtinued rom PaRo i,) tho smooth riRht.Of. from Cheshire Co Waterbury hl0ng v0ry quickly. The city is planning tO pnVc East Main aireot this yenr From school Co W0lc0tt stroeta, With n smooth surface all along the way the city will have very good entrances from both tho east and west.
 Trolley Near thc End
 Tho trollcya on tho East Main and Cheshire runs will bo elimInnt- cd between July 18th and goth. BuaAoa will tnke their place. Thorc- fore. tho city plnns tO do much paving and complete the trunk lIno system through Waterbury. Tho paving operations will cost much, Tho Connecticut Company will os. cape addod expense by not having to relay rails because Of tho uso of buhsea,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19

Railway cnrloadings in Germany in n recent week wero i2.6 per cont nboVO tho snmG period of Inst ydnr,