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Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1940-05-01

the front where the fire originated This fan going
at full speed which helped fan the mad flames the
hall with rapdity Below to the left is of the
funeral with funeral parked in the front To
the right bottom outside view of the dance hall
Natchez forget this spot where their loved
met untmely death
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-02-16
CleOpatra'S Home

Italian psychologists believe they
have found the location of sump-
tuous palace occupied by Cleopatra
during her two-year residence in
Rome, from 48 B. c. TO 46 B. c.
Excavations along the ba nks of the
Tiber near the Port of the River,
six miles from Rome. have uncov-
cred remains of several buildings,
including wall frescoes and remains
or mosaic flooring, together with
fragments of statues and sculptures.
The spot has been identified as the
location of the famous "Horti Gaze
saris" where the glamorous queen
made her home and where she en-
tertained Marc Antony.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-02-16
Mohammed's Favorite Wife

The favorite wife of Mohammed
was Ayeshah, who married the
prophet when she was only nine
years old. She was so greatly be-
loved that he often said she would
be the first of his wives to whom
the gates of paradise would be
opened. Historians say that to the
charms of her beauty she added a
knowledge of mathematics, rhetoric
and music. In his last illness Mo
manned requested to be carried to
her house and died in her arms.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-02-16

Supported by Councilman Mason.
Yeas: COuncilmen George Benin,
Louis Benin, Mason, Wagar, Wagner.
Nays: None.
Adjournment r.
Motion tn adjourn at 9:45 L. NJ, by
Councilman George Benin supported
by Councilman LOJriS Benin
Yeas: CNlncilmen George Benin,
Louis Benin. Mason. Wagar, Wagner.
Nays: None.
LAWRENCE ]. LaCOURSE,
City Clerk
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-02-16
Civil War Stamps

PreSent-day Christmas seals and
tuberculosis stamps had forerunners
in the Sanitary Fair stamps of the
Civil war Funds were raised in
Cleveland for the assistance of SOL
diers wounded in the Civil war by
the sale of stamps in 1861. Similar
fairs, at which stamps were sold.
were held in Chicago, New York.
Albany, Boston, Stamford and else
where.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-02-16
ShOrt-Wave Radio Ham

Stanley Beliveau, Yakima, Wash,
an amateur short-wave radio opera
tor, estimates he has made more
than $4,000 contacts with 'hamS"
in foreign countries. He has con-
firmation cards or letters from more
than 5000 of them. Recently he
reached another operator at Stan
leyville, deep in west central Africa.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-02-16
MOccaSins to ENGLAND

Fondness of American colonists
for Indian moccasins caused the eS-
Establishment of an industry in Amer
lea TO export the footwear AS early
as 1850, moccasinS were being
shipped to England and many col
onists learned to prefer the native
styles to English-made shoes and
boots
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-02-16
Deciphering Secret Codes

Col George Fabyan, the cipher
expert, at one time made the state
ment: Il have yet to find a mes
sage in secret code that cannot be
read" He said that the biliteral CT
pher invented some 800 years ago
by Sir Francis Bacon is the most
dangerous because capable of being
most infinitely varied.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-02-16
Eating Protective Foods

To-Day people eat more of the pro-
tectlve foods. such as milk. green
leafy vegetables. tomatoes and cit
rus fruits. than they did so years
ago, says the United States depart
ment of agriculture.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-02-16
Mass Population Movements

Prior to the Nineteenth century,
important migratory movements
were due to mass expulsion, says a
study of Population and Peace"
published by the Columbia Univer-
sity Press. About quarter of a
million Huguenots left France after
1885, and as many as 100000 At
ricans were transported to the New
world
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-02-16
Hotel for Dogs

George Merritt of Ontario, Ore,
as side line to his regular hotel,
has hotel for dogs. says the Amer
lean Magazine. Each dog has his
private quarters and reservations
are made in advance.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-02-16
Out to Lunch

Cooley" a German shepherd dog
owned by Luther Durham, Camp
bellSville, KY, according to the
American Magazine, collects his
daily lunch from restaurant in
a basket and carries it home before
eating it.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-02-16
Sweet Potato Starch

Sweet potatoes are becoming i'm
portant as source of starch, which
IN addition TO usual applications can
be made TO yield desirable strip.
says Industrial and Engineering
Chemistry.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-02-16
Youth Is Tough

Klaas Moos. l05-year-old Negro at
Carnarvon, South Africa, suffered
only abrasions when a motor car
struck him and ran over both his
legs.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-02-16
So Xhate

There are no bears in Africa. no
EskimOS in Iceland. no movies in
Nepal, no railroads in Albania, and
no icebergs in the North Pacific
ocean, reveals Golfers.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-02-16
Primitive Japanese Race

The hairy Anus of Japan are q
primitive race occupying position
comparable 10 that of the Indian in
America.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-10

through which the railroads can CO.
operate with one another and with
their patrons in meeting transpor-
tation problems of any kind. It's
membership comprises the princi-
pal railway systems of North Anne
RIGA, and represents SO per cent of
the total business done by rail-
roads. The associations activities
touch upon almost every phase of
r%ailroading, such as operations,
maintenance and research, and they
are all directed at n objective
the production of better, safer and
more economical rail transportation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-10

tic manager, and George l.. Nit.
chell, assistant to the executive
vice-president.
The convention will be one of the
largest and most important railroad
gatherings in recent years, and will
De attended by government, bust
ness, farm and industrial leaders as
we'll as railroad executives from all
parts of the United States and Cana.
da. The morning sessions will be open
to the public.
Created in 1884 by the merger of
several national railroad organiza-
lions, the Association of American
Railroads provides a m e d j u m
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-10
c. r. SPOONER

Charles Richard Spooner, 50, re
tired clothier, of 1913 South Fifth
avenue, died yesterday morning after
a long illness.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Geneva Spooner, of Wilmington, a
daughter, Mrs. Pearl Lee, of Savan-
nah, Ca, two sons, C. Howell Spoon.
er and W. Ernest Spooner, of Will
mington, a sister, Mrs. Pearl Parker,
of Portsmouth,, Va, and a brother,
Lauraine Spooner, of Wilmington
Twelve grandchildren and several
nleces and nephews also survive.
Funeral rites will be held at 4:30
o'clock this afternoon from the Yopp
funeral home by the Rev. C. D. Bar.
cliff and the Rev. Leon M. Hall, OF
Dunn. Interment will be in Belle.
We cemetery.
Pallbearers will be: Active-C. E.
Bender, D. A. Meier, C. H. Bush, Joe
H. Curtis, Walter H. Blair and R.
C. Fergus; honorary-Dr. W. Hous-
ton Moore, John A. Orrell, J.. T,
Hawkins and L. G.. Wolff.
Members of Fifth Avenue Metho
dist church, members of Live OAK
Camp No. 6, Woodmen Of the World,
members of George Washington
Council No. 81, JOUAM will have
charge Of the services at the grave
side.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-10
JOHN d. PRIEST

CHARLTON, Nov. 9.-Funeral
services were held at Brown Marsh
Presbyterian church on Friday after.
noon for John D. Priest, 70, who
died suddenly at his home in Bla.
denboro on Thursday. Surviving. be.
sides his wife, who was before mar.
riage Miss Matte Stanley, are five
sons, Donald, Garland, D o u g,
Charles and Harrison Priest, two
daughters, Mrs. George P. Clark and
Mrs. Will Mcdonald, four brothers,
Frank, AID and Willie Priest, of Tar
Heel, and Tom Priest and two sis,
tiers, Mrs. Flora Gooden and Mrs,
Annie Dix.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-10
RAJ bombs FIRE
HALL AT MUNICH
,.,;nued From Page One)

rail communications,
N 'a+sd out that most of them run
p'il ''sh the center of the city and
a.s's soberly remarked:
ths Ell. esn quite easily be imagined
sos, assembled in the beer
' tD1' to listen to Hitler were un-
do1 1 air ministry itself made the
The +bat the Raj arrived over
pom, " hafore 9 p. m. and dropped
llanlIH for more than an hour;
bollp' sorrces said they swept in
CtheI n,tes before the scheduled
Il n of Hitler's speech and
b%ssl.l's sf work for more than an
hour . a'.s was but part of a spec
a Al nights work-one of the
ACUTE Guest in scope yet made in
nls't Pritish aerial counter-offen-
'iT .ritjsb pilots flew 1000 miles to
b lI'1+ an airplane factory in Tur-
asSa 1-a1v and a magnetic works
m n lii other smashed heavily
al W.T. at the German submarine
gam 1orient on the French
c0 s.%1 others smote oil refineries,
,.s srr airdromes, freight yards
l aDi norts in Germany, in Holland,
anu Trsoce-at Gelsenkircken and
m .tfrrt, Nuremberg and Amster.
tss5'A" Hanm; soest, osabruck,
o oaiL!, the hook of Holland,
c.a.+osr7, Saarbruecken, LIE Havre
md other cities.
a" Motor Works Hit
AZ Turin. it was declared, the
,,'rsts of exploding bombs could
n1a;nlv seen in the factories
VI +ba Fiat Motor works; the at
wi. " went on without pause for
uoro than half an hour and hun
ireds Of incendiary bombs red
dssed the area. "A train of white
svn1osions'' was observed in the
Fiat Aircraft works.
The Magnetic factory in Turin
was said to have been set atlame
and fires and explosions rose from
tbe city's main railway station.
In the attack on Lorient. Brit.
in pilots observed that the Nazls'
already formidable ground de.
lenses" had been reinforced and
there we're So many searchlights
that the leader of one bombing
fare said he and his crew felt
naked" in the glare.
Every British bomber was re-
mrted TO have returned safely.
The Munich raid was described
by the air ministry as lone OF
the heaviest and most concentrate
ed attacks yet launched by the
Raj against a single objective. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-10
GEORGE r. LEWIS

CLINTON, Nov. 9.-George Roose.
welt Lewis, 80, died at his home in
Halls township this morning at $3.50
o'clock.
Funeral services will be held from
the residence Sunday afternoon at
o'clock by the Rev. Bernice Bass.
lnterment will be in the family
cemetery.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Matte Coley Lewis, two daughters,
Jurdie and Janice Faye Lewis, his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Lewis
and five brothers and four sisters,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-10
A. T.. L. Officials Will
Attend AAR Convention

Wilmington will be well repre-
scented at the annual convention OF
the Association of American Rail-
roads in New York City on Wednes-
Gay and Thursday.
Among the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad executives of this city
who will attend are George B. FL
lott, president; C. Med. Davis, ex-
ecutive vice-president; T. F. OAR
den and F. W. Brown, vice-presi.
dents; ]. B, Brantly, general traf-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-10
MRS. LILLE p. BARRIER

CLINTON, Nov. 9. - Mrs. Lille
Pope Barber, so, widow of Frank
Barber, died at her home near Clin-
ton Friday.
Funeral services will be held from
the residence Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock by the Rev. E. A. Walker
and the Rev. ]. B. Seasons.
She is survived by four daughters,
Mrs. W. B. Austin, Mrs. ]. B. Nc
Lamb, Mrs. o. S. Straughn and Miss
Eta Barber, and by four sons
Franklin, Alphnoso, Jasper and Ell.
mer Barber. A brother, Pate Pope
and two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Bare
foot and Mrs. Mittie McClenny also
survive.
Interment will be in the family
cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-10
A. X. BENNETT

CLINTON, Nov. 9. - Albert Ken.
non Bennett, u, of Newton, Grove,
died today at 2:30 l.. m.
Funeral services will be held from
the residence of his niece, Mrs. Her
bert McCullen Sunday afternoon by
the Rev. q. N. Shields, of Newton
Grove.
He is survived by several nieces
and nephews.
Interrnent will be in the family
cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-10

The Hopi Indians in Arizona be-
heve heaven is below the earth
and not above. They send mes
sages to their underground gods
by r~attlesnakes, whom they con-
sider their brothers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-10
C, d, MORRIS

CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-R-Charles
Dillon Morris, 70, former editor and
publisher of the st. Joseph, Mo,
Gazette and later assistant to the
chairman of the western railways
committee on public relations, died
in a hospital here last night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-10
OBITUARIES
w. A. BROWN

Funeral services for Wade Anders
Brown, AZ, of 1909 Nun street, who
died last night of shotgun wounds
received at his home Sunday night
OF last week, will be held this aft.
ernoon at 3 o'clock from Calvary
Baptist church by the Rev. Earl L
Bradley, pastor.
lnterment will be in Oakdale GENE.
terry.
P~allbearers will be: Active-Johr
Colley, r. J. Holiday, George w
White, M. E. Billiard, L. L. Wright
and E. E. Dye; honorary-;Meek Hor
rell' ]. M. Henry, Jr., c. L. Covil
L.. L. c. Skipper, A. w. Allen, Ken
meth Sherman, Leon Garriss, Pau
j. Proctor, R. L. Church, z. E. Muir
rell, J. c. Rogers, L. B. Swami, E
w. Jenkins, K. w. Price, and c
Mob. Wilson.
A special space will be reserved
in the church for the Masonic lodge
and the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics during the fun
eral service.
Brown is survived by his widow
the former Miss Catherine Brewer
of Clinton; two sons, Haywood anc
w. A. Brown, Jr., n daughter
Gean Brown, of Wilmington; two
brothers, w. T. Brown, of Rocky
Mount, and R. A. Brown, of viii
mington; two sisters, Mrs. H. J
Council, of Wilmington, and Mrs. J
D. Bigford, of East Arcadia.
Brown vas an employe of the At
lantic Coast Line Railroad company
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-10

Hand made handkerchiets are scare but we anticipated! And we IRE for
tunate 10 be able TO offer at this time a large selection in sheer Irish linen,
hand hemmed, and in many beautiful embroidered designs. Spoke stitch,
patch work and dainty hand made lace insets. They come in all white and
lovely pastel shades.
Select your gift handkerchies early.
A small deposit, the "laya-way plan" saves last minute worries.
Evening star., 1940-03-30

>""""''"e "'"""' uldlIf COlllluSH~
tial. They ueaIy with basic situa-
tions
Even though the actual words
exchanged between Mr.. Welles.
Premier Mussolini, Pope Plus, Chan
cellor Hitler, Premier Daladier and
Prime Minister Chamberlain were
not reported, the general tenor OF
conversation and their points Of
view were known. Furthermore. too
many people were involved and
leaks were inevitable.
Hope for Peace Abandoned.
The deep secrecy which shrouds
Mr. Welles' final report to the Presi-
dent--a report based not only on
actual conversations. but also on
deductions and impressions-leads
observers to believe that all hopes
for early conclusion of hostilities
have been abandoned. While Mr..
Welles was in Italy and Germany
there were expectations that some
thing might be worked out with the
assistance of the United States All
that now has become thing OF the
past.
The conclusion reached in usually
well-informed quarters is that the
allies are determined to bear the
brunt of this war of attrition for a
while and hope to obtain from this
country all they need in the shape
of war materials to enable them to
tackle the totalitari2n states some
time within the next II months.
This does not mean tfat there IL
going TO be a complete lack Of ac-
tivity, but there will be nothing
spectac cular or an attempt TO reach
decision before this country has
fully provided the French and the
British army with un-to-date equip
ment equal to the German both in
quality and quantity.
The allies are repeatedly deter
mined to make the utmost sacrifices
to obtain these from the United
States And they find the admins
tration fully cooperative with their
aims.
Report Voluminous,
Mr. Welles is said to have pre-
sented Mr. Roosevelt with a In-
luminous report of his findings III
Europe. This report is not concerned
only with the political angle of the
general situation The conversa-
tions Mr. Wel!es has had with the
leading lights of Europe have been
fully reported to the President as
they occurred Mr.. Welles is believed
to have embodied in his file handed
over to President Roosevelt num-
ber of technical details regarding
strengths of armies. production ca
pacity at the present time and in
the future, his opinion regarding the
morale Of the nations involved in
war. and the prospects as seen in
London and in Paris of winning
some of Germany's acolytes to the
side of the allies.
All these facts will be carefully
studied by the President in the
course of the next few weeks and
whatever move or decision he may
deem necessary will be taken in &C.
cordance with the impressions he
obtains from Mr. Welles' careful
flrst-hand study of the situation.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Trinity Methodist

The Rev. Edward B. Wilcox has
for his sermon at IL am. The
Tragedy of East" and at 8 pm.
Happiness. The Epworth League
will be the host to Wilson Memorial
Epworth League at 5:45 for tea. DR..
Warren Bowman of the Washington
City Church of the Brethren will
speak on ideals of Love and Mar
riage'
On Monday at pm. will be a
meeting of the Sunday School Board
On Wednesday at pm. the Butler
Glass will hold business meeting
and Butler bunny party.
What Support Should Member
Give His Church?" will be the topic
Thursday at pm.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
$7,730,806 Contracts
In CunoI Zone Let

The first contracts in the ex-
panded building program in the
Panama Canal Zone were an
nounced Yesterday by Secretary of
War Woodring. Last year Congress
appropriated 35,000,000 to build
barracks and other structures as
part of the enlarged program to re-
inforce defense of the canal.
The contracts. totaling s7.730.-
BOG, are for the construction of 80
barracks in the Panama Canal De-
partment. Tucker Mcclure e.
Thompson Markham. Los Angeles,
Calf, were awarded the contract
to construct SO barracks on the
Pacific side of the canal at a cost
of S4955 ,9O8
The j. A. Jones Construction Co.
Charlotte. N. c.. received the award
to construct 81 barracks on the At
lantic side at cost of s2,744.960.
Evening star., 1940-03-30

ItcpuUllCdll up ~ AN'~"''
ponent, former Gov. Landon of Kan
sas. In Nebraska his victory was
not so impressive: he won by about
100000 votes.
In the intervening years the pO-
litical pendulum has been on the
swing back toward the G. o. P. In
both these States. Wisconsin turned
flip flop and elected in 1898 a
Governor. a Senator and seven
members of the House. all Repub-
licans. The vote was impressive
The La Toilette Progressives. who
in 1886 had Eeen the chief sup
porters Of Roosevelt and the New
Deal, were knocked out of Office
right and left. The simon n-pure
Democratic party in Wisconsin has
for years been a small minority
party.
President Roosevelt. entered by
the third-termers in the Wisconsin
preference primary. will in all prob
ability swamp Vice President Gar
ner in that contest. The chances
are. however. that when all the bal
lots are counted in Tuesdays pri-
maries. the combined votes for the
two Republican states of delegate
candidates. pledged to Senator VAN
derberg Of Michigan and District
Attorney Thomas E. Dewey of New
York. will outnumber the total vote
cast in the Democratic primary
The La Toilette Progressives are at
liberty TO 90 into either or both the
Republican and Democratic pri-
maries.
New Deal Loses Favor.
The President. if he is renom-
mated. will have to face in Wis
consin not only the third-term issue.
but also the fact that the New Deal
administration has lost favor. The
farmers have been disgruntled be-
cause the farm program has not
benefited them as much as It has
farmers in other States. Many of
them are dairy farmers. They do
not like the reciprocal trade agree
ment7 Also. the Presidents foreign
p'its iihS ilo' SCb "tIl WIN SoIIlS VI
the citizens Of the State.
Many Of the La Toilette Progress
slves. probably the great majority,
would back the Presidents for an
other term in the White House.
William T. Eviue. editor for the
Capital Times. the main daily organ
for the Progressive party. has de-
clared for the reelection of the
President Senator La Toilette. who
is up for reelection this year. has
made no statement on the third
term.
He fathered the resolution op-
posing third tenn for any presi-
dent, which was adopted by the
Senate in 1928 At the time he
explained he was standing on
principle, If he supported the
President now, he would have to
recant. Former Gov. Philip La Fol-
lette. in recent years, has grown
farther away from the White House.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Dr.. Bowman Plans
Series Of Sermons

At the Church of the Breth-
rem tomorrow at 9 and II am
Dr.. Warren D. Bowman will speak
on The Peril of Procrastination. :"
At pm. he will begin a series of
Sunday evening sermons on the
general theme, Does Jesus Make a
Difference?" Subjects and dates
are as follows: Does Jesus Make
Difference in Meeting Life's
Crises? March 81; My Standard
of Success?" April T. MY Loyalty
to the Highest Ideals?" April 81;
The Place of Pleasure in My Life?"
April %; MY Attitude Toward
Other People?" May IL.
The young people will meet at
the parsonage Tuesday evening. The
pastor will lead discussion on
Tricks Our Minds Play Upon Us. -
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Memorial Service
For Dr.. Walter +. Smith

The True Foundation" will be
the subject of the Rev. J. Lloyd
Black at the Park View Christian
Church. at II am. tomorrow. At
s pm. special memorial service
will be held for Dr. Walter F. Smith.
who was pastor for more than 33
years.
Representatives of Masonic bodies
will attend the service. Among
those who will take part are Rus
sell H. Thompson, DR.. John c.
Palmer, Edgar Beagant. David S,
Davidson. O. L. Beardsley and
Simon McKimmie. Special music
by the choir. Representatives from
civic clubs of which DR.. Smith was
member also will attend.
Evening star., 1940-03-30

attack follow middle policies
result should
Waterway Program Speeded
The most immediate practical effect will be clear the for
United States
calculated
opposed Midwesen and
industrial cities Of the Northeast region
will be pushedthu carrying struggle
deep into the Wendell Wle territory With the Canadian conservative
Dealers politically dicredied
indicating powerful Roosevelt sentiment believed that
another national
reconstruction
AS though the deeasm
Congress spirited
rather than OF English Checked
relations
foes labor have hit the device Of latns in
bill Appropriations
effort displace
similar
head of the National
Danger Seen in Intelligence
Here Hamilton Fish has bed the real position
Williams highly
intelligent r public oce than the Reds
of getting
the OF attacks like Tuwe
Evening star., 1940-03-30
St. Morqoret's Episcopal

An old Testament episode tomor-
row will furnish the basis of an
Eastertide sermon. the theme of
which is "A Rare Moment: Mans
Awareness of Gods Nearness." The
sermon will be preached at II am
by the Rev. William L. Mayo. The
Easter music will be repeated Holy
communion is at 7:30 m. and the
children's service in church at 9 80
am: the Young Peoples Fellowship
meets at pm. During the week
the Daughters of the King meet
Wednesday, 8 pm, at the home of
Miss Emma V. Blandy. 1927 Six
teenth street NV: celebrati ton of
the holy communion II a m. Thurs
day
Thousands of unemployed in Haiti
have been put to work in sugar
fields
Evening star., 1940-03-30

heavily on the Midwest this year.
They are counting on it whether
there be third term nomination
for President Roosevelt or not. The
reversals which the Democrats met
in this section of the country in
1898 are in part responsible for the
demand by some OF them that
Roosevelt run again. They still be-
lieve the President is stronger. per-
sonally. than any other cadidate
they can put up.