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the efficiency Of the steering will not
be as great as that obtained from q
straight pull, which cuts friction down
70 the minimum.
Larg6 Steering Drum Advised.
The steering drum, on which the
wire CABLE is wound, seems to be the
most popular type of arrangement
with most soap box drivers. The drum
can be made out Of two short pieces
Of 2 by 4 inch, which are then placed
on the steering rod shaft. It is better
to have q drum on the shaft rather
than to use the shaft alone for wind
ing the cable, because the drum offers
| . greater winding area, and therefore
| requires fewer number Of turns on
the steering wheel to turn the wheels.
The steering shaft itself is shown
placed at slight angle in the sketches,
but 1t can be built on plane parallel
with the frame Of the car. The i'm
portant thing, however, in rigging your
steering gear is to have a horizontal
pull on the wheels, and this can best
be obtained by some arrangement Of
pulleys.
Some Use Complex Arrangements.
Some drivers last year had arrange
| ments which were considerably more
| complex than that shown above. A
| number Of drivers used as high as six
| pulleys In complicated arrangements
| for steering and one car had the pull
exerted on the front axle coming from
| Ia. ~ fha vi ~ ~
| the rear.
In this instance the cables fastened
to the axle led forward to pulleys
| located just behind the radiator front,
then led upward to more pulleys, and
| eventually back to the steering drum.
While, In this case, the arrangement
worked all right, 1t is usually better
to keep the mechanism as simple as
! possible. so that in the event of a
breakdown there will be less to repair.
Last year some Of the drivers had
steering mechanisms which depended
on chains and ropes, as we'll as
| wire cables. The rules this year
prohibit the use Of anything except
flexible wire cable. Ropes and chains
| are barred.
Must Use Steering Wheel.
Incidentally, your car must be
| steered with Q wheel of some sort.
| No arrangements such as levers or
tiller ropes will be permitted A steer
ing wheel is one part Of your equip
n1ent which may be purchased. An
old automobile steering wheel wo,1ld
be all right to use on your racer.
Fasten the steering wheel to the
shaft very securely so that there is
no play" An ordinary bolt and nut
will do the job In most cases. The
steering-rod shaft itself can be good
piece Of hardwood, or perhaps a piece
Of " Inch to A-inch steel rod.
One hint for easier steering might
well be adopted If the materials are
available. Less steering effort Is re-
quired to hold the car straight If coil
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Woodring, 48 Today, Is Eager
To Be KnO,un as Man of Peace
Army Is Insurance
Policy, War Secretary
Declares.

BY the Associated Press.
Harry H. Woodri,g reached 48 to
day. proud OF being Secretary Of War
but eager to be known as q man Of
peace.
with the possible exception Of
Newton D. Baker, I'm the least mill
taristic OF any Secretary of War, u
said the cabinet member whose re-
cent speech against aggression stirred
the ire of Premier Mussolini and
German officials.
Mild-mannered, sometimes almost
shy, Secretary Woodring is no habit
ual saber rattler. Yet the Nations
land defenses have been increased
during his five-year service in the
War Department to point where he
asserted in an interview:
1.-THE Army is the most efficient II
has ever been in peace time"
Unwilling to enlarge on his recent
declaration that the democracies
might fight if pressed too far, Sec
retary Woodring made is clear he Il
not ready to retract word.
THE Army's primary purpose L
peace" he explained. "It's an insur.
ance policy. and there must be nc
question Of its soundness. On the
positive side am an enthusiast fol
Secrst tary Hulrs world trade reviva
efforts as one Of the strongest cur
rent forces for world peace"
Secretary Woodring, one-time World
War private and later 3 Democratic
Governor Of Kansas, is described By
associates as being more a banker
turned administrator than a military
man. He keeps Office hours as regu-
lar as his clerks. On callers he
flashes q ready smile but maintains
strictly business attitude.
When he is in the Capital he usually
hurries home after work to play with
his three young children. Secretary
Of Agriculture Wallace Is particu-
lar friend. OF the cabinet members,
only Secretary Morgenthau Is younger
than the War Department head.
Frankly proud Of the Army's strides
since 1888. Secretary Woodring out
lined some Of the advances in avi-
alton, modernization Of ground forces
and plans for quick mobilization In
an emergency.
zone Of our biggest accomplish
ments is the new competitive system
Of procuring airplanes, which has
advanced Army aviation by leaps and
bounds" he said.
"The proof of its success is the
fact foreign nations are knocking ut
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our doors for our military planes.
The 1880 aircraft we expect to have
by 1910 will be Of worlds best"
The new method was put into ef-
feet when Secretary Woodring was
Assistant Secretary Under the late
George H. Dern. Since he took the
latter's post, in 1886, he has been in
strumental in revising infantry and
cavalry divisions along modern lines.
Large numbers of new tanks have
been constructed. Field artillery guns
have been motorized. New semi-au-
tomato guns have been developed
and a program to speed up procure
naent Of anti-aircraft guns initiated.
In numbers, however, the Army is
still less than 10000.
1T has grown little in stature but
much in effectiveness" Woodring
said.
Evening star., 1938-05-31
SENATE unit BACKS
WAR CREDIT BILL
Measure Would Require Persons
Of $1,000 or More Income
to Purchase Bonds.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
A bill to give the Government virtu-
ally unlimited credit at / per cent
interest in time Of war has won the
approval Of the Senate Military Al
fairs Committee.
The measure, by Senator Lee. Demo-
crat, Of Oklahoma provides that when
men are drafted, the Government may
require persons having 900 or more
to buy 50-year bonds under sched-
ule ranging from per cent of net
wealth to rs per cent of fortunes
above $100,0o0,0o0.
The committee recommended the
bill yesterday in q report declaring
that drafting money along with men
. sis the surest way to prevent this
country from being drawn into a
future war;
: Objections from the War, Navy and
Treasury Departments are expected to
prevent action at this session.
Evening star., 1938-05-31
CECILIA EARHART HURT
IN CRASH OF PLANE
Cousin Of Lost Aviatrix Is Cut
About Face as Ship Falls in
Flight for License.
BY tho Associated Press.

By tho Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS. May 31-Cecelia
Earhart, "a, of Toledo, Ohio, cousin
of Amelia Earhart, narrowly escaped
death in an airplane crash here yester.
day while returning to Toledo. She
was taken to hospital with a brain
conclusion and face cuts.
Her famous aviatrix cousin was lost
in the Pacific Ocean last summer on .
round fight.
The dual-control ship Miss Earhart
was flying with her instructor, Earl
Adams Of Toledo, fell in . vacant lot,
just missing two houses.
Miss Earhart, trying to get in flying
hours toward her pilots license, was
guiding the plane when the motor
stopped. Mr.. Adams, cut and bruised,
went on to Toledo in another plane.
Miss Earhart stayed In the hospital
here,
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trip, drove to the New Jersey resort
with Mr.. Dorey on receiving word Mrs.
Cochran was i'll, but did not arrive
until after her death.
The body was accompanied to
Washington last night by Mr.. Cochran
and funeral services will be held at
2:3O pm. tomorrow in Hines funeral
home, 290l Fourteenth street NV.
The Cochran residence here is in
the Shoreham Hotel. Mr.. Cochran
first came to Washington about Is
years ago. He served as secretary to
the late Senator William ]. Stone, as
secretary to former Representative
William L. Igoe and to former Senator
Harry B. Hawes, when the latter was
a Representative. He succeeded Mr..
Halves In the House when Mr.. Hawes
went to the Senate.
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lily nONl.
| Mrs. Cochran.
who had gone to
Atlantic City on
Saturday to spend
the week end, be-
| came Ill while
walking with Mrs.
/ Arthur q. Dorey,
1868 8 eridan
|! street NV, with
: whom she had
made the trip. Mrs.
c o C h an die d
shortly after reach
ing the hotel.
Mr.. Cochran, who
rrre r. 49, GrL>4
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SOAP BOX DERBY
LIST OF. ENTRIES
Partial Roster Announced.
Others to Be Printed From
Time to Time.

Here is partial list Of boys In
metropolitan Washington who have
entered The star-American Legion
Soap Box Derby. Other names will be
printed in The Star as derby entries
are accepted.
The list includes:
Francis ]. De Fontes, IL, Of e23
Jefferson street NV, Iongfellow
School, son of Mrs. Anna M. De Fontes.
Joseph Combs, II, Of 1929 Jefferson
street NV, Nativity School, son Of
Charles E. Combs.
Roy e. Hughes, jr.. IS, of 4407
Ellicott street NV, Alice Deal Junior
High, son of Roy e. Hughes.
Fred Jennings, IA, Of 5214 Fifth
street NV, Paul Junior High, son OF
Fred Jennings.
John MCGUIRE. IS, Of 4o8 Takoma
avenue, Takoma Park, Md. Paul
Junior High, son Of Mrs. John T.
MCGUIRE.
William Eacho, IL, Of 1900 Plymouth
street NV. Paul Junior High, son of
Mrs. w. Carlton Eacho.
Stirling Huntley, is, Of 692s Ninth
street NV, Paul Junior High, son Of
Mrs. Maude G. Huntley. 0
11-Year-Olds Enter.
Frederick L. RegeimbaI. II. Of 40
Philadelphia avenue, Takoma Park,
Md, Paul Junior High, son Of Louis
o. Regeimbal.
Arthur Wagner. IA, Of 819 Under
wood street NV, Paul Junior High,
son of L. Wagner.
Robert Jackson, 13, r. F. D. Route
8, Alexandra, Va, Franconia School,
son of Leroy Jackson.
Raymond U. Clark, IL, Of 410 Mount
Ida avenue, Alexandria. Va. Fort
Belvoir School, son of Alvan w. Clark
Henry Wilson, II, Of 116 Baker
street, Colmar Manor, Md. Cottage
City School. son Of M. J. Wilson.
John Giacofci. Is, Of 112 Seven
teenth street Sc, Eliot Junior High.
B. Joseph Giacofci, guardian.
Paul G. Lee. IL, Of l4o1 Forty
fourth street NV, Gordon Junior
High, son of Paul q. Lee.
Another From Paul Junior High.
Ralph w. Deltufo. IA. of 229 Long
fellow street NV, Paul Junior High,
son Of Joseph S. Deltufo.
Benny Franklin Rodill, is, Of 1926
Thirty-fourth street NV. Gordon
Junior High, son of Mrs. Viola Rodill.
Karl Schoenherr, IL, of 4449 Volta
place NV, Rose Lees Hardy School,
son Of Karl E. Schoenherr.
Brice Toole, 10. Of lis Oxford street,
Chevy Chase. Md, Chevy Chase Ele-
mentary School, son Of Brice Toole.
Robert T. Hall, 10. Of 4914 Forty
third street NV, Janney School, son
Of Clyde w. Hall.
Henry B. Ficks, jr., IA, Of 34l1 M
street NV, Gordon Junior High, son
of Mrs. Henry Ficks
William w. Watkins, 10, Of 1l3
Valley road, Brookmont, Md. Cabin
John School, son of w. A. Watkins.
Arts II. Waters. jr, 13, of 325s o
street NV, Gordon Junior High
School, son Of Arts H. Waters.
There were 500 ,0s9 Boy Scouts in
the British Empire at the end of
1927 an irrreoro of AZ mn oyor %I,o
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Courtesy Police Win.

Courtesy police" have just made
their appearance in London, and are
winning the approval Of the public.
Nearly 100 patrol the main thorough
fares and side streets to politely re-
mind all road users, especially motor
lists. cyclists and pedestrians, of road
manners,
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Tomorrow: Brakes.
MRS. COCHRAN DIES
OF HEART ATTACK
Wife of House Member From
Missouri Succumbs on
Atlantic City Visit.

Mrs Jeannette Cochran, wife Of
Representative John J. Cochran,
Democrat. Of Missouri, died Sunday
night Of a heart attack In an Atlantic
Evening star., 1938-05-31

As early as 1700 the Quakers of
Pennsylvania had taken anti-slavery
measures, and excluded ali slave-hold-
ers from their society. -.
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Sketch shows top and side uiew OF type Of steering
arrangement Soap Boz Derby using fere e cables
Ths cables gre to TIE cossbar and through small
fastened the steering rod shaft The most imporan thing
to remember Is that the wtre cable should erert straight hort
zontd pull on the drle for the easiest steering
Evening star., 1938-05-31

Gen. John Burgoyne, commander
Of the English forces at Saratoga In
the Revolutionary War, was the au-
thor Of "The Heiress," a successful
comedy drama.
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springs are attached between the axle
ends and frame, and their tension
adjusted to hold the axle automati-
cally In a straight-ahead position.
Large screen-door springs can be used
for this purpose.
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OF the entrants in last years Soap Derby shon
adjusting the tnbneke fred to the azle Careful inspection
NTH the ferble re cable leading from the frame
and then leads to the steering drum fastened the shaft
boy has made body frame laS secured h tape
already NTH preparation to receivno
coat OF paint
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position that they exert straight hor-
izontal pull on the axle when the steer
ing wheel is turned.
II they are placed so that they pull
up or down, even at slight angle,
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EDITORS NOTE: This Is the
strth OF series OF articles on HON
to build racer for Washtngton's
first Soap Boz Derby, sponsored BY
The Star and the American Legion.
1t concerns further suggestions for
the construction OF the steering
mechanism. Other stories Diu tol-
loD daily. 1t Is suggested that
derby aspirdnts clip and sape these
articles for reference as they pro-
coed to build their racers.)
One variation Of steering construc-
ton is shown in the sketches accom-
panying this article. One Of the best
features Of this type Of steering ar
rangement is its comparative simple
ity. The flexible wire cable is fastened
to the axle and runs through small
pulleys fastened to the frame and then
to the steering drum fixed to the
steering rod shaft.
The use Of at least two pulleys-one
for each side-is advised If one wants
easy and dependable steering. With
the use of the little blocks the builder
can be sure that he will have q direct
line pull on the axle in the plane II
which 1t turns. The pulleys should
be located on the frame in such a
Evening star., 1938-05-31

There were 6os,o s,oss Boy Scouts in
the British Empire at the end Of
1887, an increase of $4,000 over the
previous year.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-11
Human Hair for wigs

Human hair, secured from the
heads of European peasant girls
who make regular business Of it,
is used in wigmaking. In most in
stances the money obtained from
the sale of their hair goes toward
their dowries, and some Of them
have as many as eight cuttings in
the course Of their lives. The hair
is taken from three-inch diam
eter in the back of the crown, and
the front and the side hair is draped
to conceal the shorn spot. The best
quality hair is Scandinavian, blond
and silky. Italian and Spanish hair
have a dark, wavy, lustrous quality.
Eastern European hair has coars-
er texture; by the time one gets to
China, the hair is almost wiry and
is of use only for theatrical wigs
of inferior quality.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-11
SAL
Lusterware Was Popular
In England Century Ago

Lusterware enjoyed great vogue
in England at the beginning OF the
Nineteenth century. ALI the Stat
fordshire potters made Iuster. Jo-
siah Wedgwood produced his gold
luster as early as 1776 and his silver
In 1870. His lusterware is distin-
guished by the high quality of the
body. This was essential to sur
face free from roughness and is a
mark Of fineness in all good luster.
Spode made luster and it was pro-
duced at Leeds, Swansea, Liverpool,
Brislington and other places.
Though usually considered in the
class of antiques, most Of the Eng
fish lusterware dates from about
1920 to 1910.
The lustrous effects, relates q
writer in the Los Angeles Times,
were obtained on earthenware and
porcelain by the application OF q
thin glaze of some metallic oxide.
The process is a very ancient one
which some authorities say original
ed with the Persians. The art was
rediscovered in the Eighteenth CEN
fury by the Staffordshire potters,
and provided a new form Of decora-
ton which at once became very
popular.
Credit is usually given to John
Hancock of the Derby factory as the
originator of English luster. It was
not long, however, before the potters
not only in the Staffordshire district
but in the northern districts as well
were decorating their pottery in this
manner.
The variety of decorative effects
in lusterware is very great. They
may include narrow bands, mottled
effects, classical figures in white
relief, reserve panels in which
drawings or inscriptions are trans
Reprinted over the glaze. Their
there is the cottage type OF china
with the overglaze prints Of Faith
Hope and Charity, the Mother anc
Child series and so forth.
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Four States Have Less
Than $50 So. Mi. Water

Continental United States contains
3,026, 789 square miles Of which S.
OILS square miles are covered with
water, notes correspondent in the
Portland Oregonian. This is exclu-
sive of the water of the Great
Lakes, the Gulf Of Mexico and the
oceans. which are not entirely under
United States jurisdiction.
There are only six states having
wholly within them more than 5000
square miles of water Minnesota,
1924; Florida. 3,805; North Caro-
lima, 1886; Texas, 3,498; Maine,
3,145; and Louisiana. S.097 On the
other hand, there are four states
having less than $50 square miles Of
water wholly within their borders
New Mexico, 1871; Connecticut, l45;
Arizona. 146; and West Virginia.
148.
However. New Mexico is the
fourth state in the United States in
size, with a total Of 122, 634 square
miles, while Connecticut is forty
sixth, with total of 4,965 square
miles. If Connecticut contained wa
ter in the same proportion as New
Mexico, there would be only Ave
and one-third square miles of water
In the state.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-11
Platypus, Strange Animal;
Laws One to Three Eggs

The duck billed. web-footed platy--
pus, mammal that lays eggs,
whose scientific name is Ornithor-
hynchus anatinus Shaw, is native
of eastern Australia and Tasmania.
It lives in rivers and digs burrows
in the banks. It feeds on shellfsh,
water insects and their larvae, and
other small aquatic creatures which
it procures from the mud Of the
river bottoms. 1t is especially
adapted to this mode of life by the
duckbill like development Of its
mouth, and by its broadly webbed
feet.
It's burrows are from 20 to 30 feet
long, and have a nest chamber at
the end or at the side Of the tunnel,
states Colin c. Sanborn, curator OF
mammals, Field Museum of Nat
ural History. In the nest, lined with
grass and reeds, the female lays
from one to three eggs, which she
alone incubates. The young are not
nursed for some days after hatch
ing, but are held against the moth
er's abdomen by her tail.
The platypus was first described
from a single specimen in 1899, but
it was not until more specimens
were secured that the existence Of
such a curious mammal was fully
credited.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-11
Life of Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton, born Janu-
airy l, 1757, on the British Isle Of
Nevis, in the West Indies, was
forced to support himself at the age
Of twelve and came to America
three years later. Having adopted
this country, he fought for its in
dependence and became one Of the
outstanding statesmen of the infant
republic. His work as first secre-
tary of the treasury, in Washing
tons administration, when he laid
the groundwork for sound money
system in this country, is perhaps
his greatest contribution to poster
ity. Hamilton advocated strong
centralized government and lib
eral Interpretation of the Constitu-
ton, but his theories were opposed
bitterly at that time by leading
statesmen.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-11

ceived the most adorable engage
ment ring from THEODORE
DEAN, whom she's going to marry
in June.
What young girl got hold of her
b. f.'s business date book and wrote
on every page for him not to for
get to call her at $3.50 P. M. every
day? On the page of her birth
day she wrote a big item remind
ing him to send her present. Now
wasn't that smart and thoughtful
of her?
Well, I'll be SEEM you good folks
next week, and in the meantime
don't forget
Your Pal,
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Hello Everybody:

Hello Everybody:
They say more people peg out
in March than any other month, so
brace up, folks, and pull bravely
through, for April showers and
May flowers will soon be here. e. &.
Just received a letter from Mrs.
]. T. WEIGH, in Maryland, who
says that the trailing arbutus and
the crocuses are appearing and that
an occasional robin is gaily an
nouncing spring. But we out here
are still sorta chilly, surrounded
with snow and ice.
Did you know: HENRY ARM
STRONG, the prizefghter, can
really Groom? 1t is rumored that
Armstrong is supposed to be quit
ting the ring for a while on &C
count of broken hand or somethin'
or other, but good authorities say
he's on the verge of a nervous
breakdown. A. PHILLIP RAN
DOLPH has really got a pleasing
personality. Hes rather easy on
the eye, too.) :. They tell me that
the popular. --.......... $1,000 .-..--... of
South Minneapolis are infanticipat-
ing.
Dope on the Minneapolis Negro
Youth Conference: The Conference
plans went off with bang-a nice
crowd attended and everyone
seemed to have gained a great deal
out of the affair. It was quite in
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FL. S.: 1 am teaching school in
a place where 1 don't like it. Would
it be good idea to ask my super
visor to change me back where /
was teaching before?
Ans: No don't ask him. You
must learn to adapt yourself to
whatever section or community you
are teaching in. The secret to get
ting ahead in life is to be able to
make friends and influence peO-
ple." If you asked your Supervisor
to put you back where you were
-. you would be going backwards
instead of ahead.
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(Miss) L. j.: Is this boy 1 go
with anybody 1 can depend on or
lean on? Shall 1 join the Club I
am going to join?
Ans: If you go to leaning too
heavily on this boy friend Of yours
. he'll CAVE IN. Oh, he likes
you all right, but so does Percy H.,
and James S. About the Club:
Join it by all means. You will
make new friends and profit by do
ing so.
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V. H.: Why does my husband go
to this certain house so often? Is
he in love with the woman of the
house? Thank you.
Ans: Uh. Uh. The woman of the
house cares nothing about him and
he cares nothing about her. But
s. he is a mighty good friend of
the IMAM of the house." So be care
full about jumping at conclusions
hereafter. Sometimes one guesses
WRONG.
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E. B. D.: Why did the man was
going with so long stop? He al
ways said he loved me dearly. 1t
seems that fate is just against me.
Ans: Fate and a pretty woman.
Your friend found this attractive
woman" to be more than his match
.. for he fell completely under her
spell. Cheer up for fate has q
GOOD PAYING JOB in store for
you shortly.
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]. G.: Dear Sir! 1 am planning
on leaving here this spring. Please
advise me if my present condition
would be bettered by so doing?
Ans: 1 honestly believe you
would be making a big mistake if
you DID NOT MAKE A CHANGE.
After all, you're hardly making
enough to live off in your present
locality and goodness knows you
can't be any worse off by making a
change for the better. 1 say {.
yes, make the change.
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F. L. A.: My husband always
mistreats me for the other mans
wife. What shall I do to satisfy
my own mind?
Ans: Just act sensibly. Hus-
bands have a way of pouring at
tentiOn" on other women when in
their wife's company just to
make them jealous. You are still
the most important woman in his
d life and he DOES LOVE YOU.