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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08
Ecuador,
Peru War

QUAY AQuli.. Eeusdsv---
Ecuador and Peru engaged in
undeclared war along their
frontier Monday. shattering
the peace If the western heni-
sphere aud frustrating The
efforts of tbs United States.
Argentine and Brazil 10 msdi.
at. their esntury-old border
dispute.
fsiftsfls demonstrations swept
Ecuador t'rs~sdsst Aroys Ma.
in q fsfss.t a.ssfssto. called upps
the psaps. To rally sfsand ths
flag sna plsassd nls xovssnm~as
"a comply ~its 10 0biiastioas
without weakness. es timldltY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08
Lake Claims
Youth S Life

More than 100 feet of water
in American lake held the
body of a 21-year-old Tacoma
youth Monday as efforts to
bring him to the surface were
resumed Monday after being
abandoned late Sunday.
The youth. John Dedricksen. son
OF Mr. and Mrs. Oscar M. Hansen,
OF $40 So. State st. drowned about
80 o'clock Sunday night when he
tired while swimming and sank.
Besides his mother. he leaves
grandmother, Mrs. F. w. Thomp-
son of Tacoma
Another boy and girl who had
accompanied Dedricksen were res
eued in an unconscious condition
and revived by artificial respirs-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08

DIT Kisng Yi-seng. Chinese con-
sui al Seattle. IA one, however
who has not forgotten he gave
out an Interview Monday To mark
the fourth anniversary q Mis- eOun-
try's war. and as ne put h, TO
reaffirm our faith In the march a
our cause 70 victory
Unless men. women and children
die BY the hundreds in some bomb
raid IN China. one besrs very little
Of what goes on there Yet Or.
KianT Yi-seng quotes the ministry
Of war as listing during ths period
from January. 1889. 20 June. 1871,
the following;
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08
Postal Worker
Stays Brother

CHEHALIS - James Rus
sell, 20-year-old postal en-
ploye. told officers Monday he
killed his brother, Danny. Ia.
in the heavily-wooded Pleas
ant Hill district and authori-
ties believed that he was driv-
en- to murder by his brother
Ill health.
The Staying occurred on an hide
pendsnes Day outing sund day
James informed sheriffs officers
that he had seen a boys body
along the road Hs led them
TO the scene and confessed the
staying
lie will face nrst-degrss murder
charges. officials SAID.
Danny Was shot through the
head with a l0-gsuge shotgun.
The brothers were deeply at
tsched to zach other, Prosecutor
John Panssko said. and II sp-
peared likely that the older youth
dsspaiTed Of Dsnny's health
Both Were Orphans
They wers orphans. James held
q part-time postal job and Danny
lived with his sister three miles
vest Of Chehslis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08
Nazi Blitz in Russia Below Par
Red Army, Far From Being Demoralized
And Shattered as Predicted, Fights
Back With Unexpected Efficiency

Germans and the main Russian
defense, known as the Stain line
The outer territory was only thinly
defended as far as fixed fortified
tions were concerned. Neither did
Stain throw his fun military
strength into trying to halt the
German steam roller at the outset
Had he done SO. his military
strength might have been broken
and German progress Through Rus
STA proper made easy. despite the
deep Soviet defenses. Deep de-
Continued on Page IL. Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08

Eight ma jor battles IN each u
Ehles al least 100 900 men were
dspl0ysd b. either SIDE
Two hundred other import
ant engagements.
seven thousand ss1rfnlshes
and local ssiiies-
five thousand guerilla op~r-
ations-
There, In two and ens-hsf
yesrs, are 1z.z9s encounters
Of varying magnitude.
Bloody and bitter though thsss
engagements doubtless were ssid
Dr. Yi-seng. the enemy seldom
achieved ms military ohjectives
Continued on Page 2. Column b.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08
Husband In Crash
Mrs Leitner leaves her husba
Triple Funeral OF
Crow Family Delayed

Funeral services for William
Ed CraW. his wife Eiizabsth,
and daughter. Geraldine who we're
killed July. Z In an automobile
accident at the intersection Of
Center and Orchard sis. have been
delayed. pending arrival Of Mrs.
CraNs mother from Alssks, at
tachss Of the {. o. Lynn mortusry
AID Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08

Cancel Navy Auction

san FRASCIsCO Twelfth "a
va distract headquarters an
nounesd Monday Secretary - tns
Navy Kn0K had cancelled a schsd-
ulsd auction 81 30 90 pounds ~
scrap slumlnum q, Mare Island
navy yard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08
Russian Troops Repulse
Nazi Mechanical Forces
On Entire Central Front
HeovY Losses Are Inflicted on
Killers Army; Germans Cloim
Stain Ukruine Line Broken
THE WAR TODAY


The Red army reported attacking repuls-
ing German mechanical armies with big losses the
central front guarding Moscow Monday but the south the
Nazis claimed breakthrough in the Stain line forts Of
the Ukraine
Neither officially reported sufficient
Of hard fighting including
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08
Auto Deaths
Mount Here
Over SUNDAY
Child Run Over ot
Home and Motron
Dies OF Injuries

Deaths over the weekend
of Shersll Jonker. ls-months-
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Jonker, jr. Rt. 5. Box
$50. University Place. and
Mrs. Iva Leitner. 81. of AsO2
So. Washington st. brought
Pierce county's traffic fatality
toll to So since the first OF
the year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08
Today's War Moves
Reg. u. S. Pat. Office
By UNITED PRESS

BY UNITED PRESS
It is apparent from the tone of
the latest Russian and German
communiques that the German
blitz has not made the progress
which the high command had
hoped for. and that the Red army.
, far from being demoralized and
shattered according to plan. is
fighting back with unexpected ef
ficiency.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08

toward ths upper reaches u ma
Dylna riysf. thus tending ~ sup
port ths Russian claims The bat
ties. hgssssr. Nsrs stili IN prog
res. z1fh ths Germans pfssgfas
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08

MOSCOW a. A ioEoyasy. vice
eOmmissar - foreign affairs. said
Monday that Russia 10 snroiiing
peoples army Numbering MIL
hons 20 fsinfores the modified
cOfps u the Ted fighting forces
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08

1olAl me Ahlnest-JspaitHs
war entered its fifth year.
Four years ago tonight. n
Marco Polo bridge. Just out.
side tabled peiping. troops Of
the two nations clashed.
With a deadly CHATTER Of machine
gun. and ne bark q rifles. the
China incident began
II usherea In four years q agony
FOR millions ot Orientals and The
end B. not in sight
One can say this for the
Chinese They have not asked
for our navy our air force
or our men. And they still
do not.
In fact Or klang fiseng
Chinese consul In THIS area. said 10
me today simply:
Our message 10 the American
people Is Give 70. sonpe 81 your
took. and Ne will finish our Job
alone"
Long reputed 10 be a dis
organized nation. riddled with
official corruption and civil
sloth. the Chinese, in four
years Of war. have pat Europe
TO shame.
They have not sold out. they
hsv. not attempted or been tempt
ed by appeesement, they have re-
fused 10 compromise with the In.
yadsr.
Urged by the United states 10
10 SO, urgeu by un 10 stand with
~ against aggression. they have
resisted tho sggressor steadily and
unflinohingly
Doubtless they have wondered
about that stream of petroleum
Ne have supplied and siiii supply
to Japan. but they have not called
ns Traitor not YETI
Let's review what has hap
pened during the period OF
carnage the son of heavens"
government still refers 10 as
an incident"
Figures. discounted IN the light
ef experience. indicate each army
has suffered about 500. 900 casual
tie. Killed and wounded.
Tho japanese have occupied
about ~ per cent Of China proper.
Tiny loosely hold an additional
per cent.
They have occupied 90 Of Chins's
800 counties.
Under enemy or puppst control
srs about "a. oo0. 900 Chinese. or
About 90 per cent Of the pepo-
iation of China proper.
However 80 900 900 chinsss have
Continued on Page 2. Column o.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08

The early forward progress was
fairly rapid. comparing favorably
with the campaigns on the same
lines which were conducted with
such success in western Europe
That was to be expected. since the
Germans We're advancing through
the buffer territory which Stain
seized in the Baltic states, eastern
Poland and Bessarabia.
STAIN STRENGTH
NOT USED AT START
II was his design to put as much
distance as possible between the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08

water nas saI over our bsaais
Jsst iiss that
Tss oghsr ssdz started swim
Ming into si,ors, All s1espt
Pondo. BE ras pretty psnie<y
and M eas4iant swim mnt n any
Nsy. Hs yelled > couple ~ sinss.
- I grabbed ahoAd II Ms arm and
pulled MIN into shors.
Finally Cana To
'Pondo nas cut BY the Tine
Ns nit ths beach. sonsbody ran
up ths beach aad got a couple II
life guards. Tnsy applied artifieiAl
respiration. A Dig crowd stood
around. After a while must have
been an hour although Il seemed
a lot longer Pondo came 10
Win DAVIS and AAnoz. VINO
lixss at 1908 No. FIFE ST.. were
Denny Lagonaoula. Diamond Man
thou and Steve kanoe. Andys
brother.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08

Chnas OF resistance 10 japanese aggression began
four years ago Monday.
Perhaps with the bombing Of Britain. the in the
Mediterranean the invasion Of Syria the German blzkreig
against Russa-peraps with these the mad for
gotten that China too. is defensively engaged.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08
DullFTth

LONDoNsr,l.h fighter sgnaasa.. M.sssy
sd al German ,aEessneisdsE sses f.ss.sy
that an,s An,sasi a.ynss
offensive. hurried . rr.ass.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08
Main Street

Returning from California.
where they spent two weeks Mr..
and Mrs. Robert ksrusas are living
in Tacoma until thsir new hons Al
stsiiscoom IL c0mplsisd.
Mis-. Kathleen Nelly. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs.. ". Lister hsily Of
Everett. former Tacoma residents.
visited with her grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert A. Bssisti, 1909
No. zgth. over the holiday she
WA On her way home after slsitlng
hsr nance. Archie POM. and his
parents. Mr. and Mr. o. X. Fozzi
II Carson city. Nevada.
Hazard A. ~Jisxs" snyds<. tszs
50 ssl. IL up and around conys-
isscing from injuries he received
CONTINUED On Page !. Column -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08

seven persons nave Ni'" ~
Pierce county since last Thursday
as a result of traffic accidents.
sheryll was killed Saturday
afternoon when she toddled be
hind car being backed from q
garage. Mrs Lsitner succumbed
Sunday at $50 a m. in a local
hospital TO injuries received July
? In an automobile collision at
the intersection Of Park ave. and
Airport road The accident also
claimed the life OF three year-old
Linda Campbell. who died In a
local hospital Friday night
Funeral services for the infant
will be held Tuesday At 80 p. m.
from the Piper chapel with the
Rev. y. II. Huff officiating. Gre
nation will follow services.
Final rites for Mrs. lsitnsr viii
be held Monday At 7 p. m. from
the Sterile chapel. following which
the body will be sent TO New
Rockford. n d. for burial The
Rev. H. o. Perry will ofnciats.
Backed Car out
The University Place tragedy
occurred when William Hester,
next door neighbor 10 the Jonsers.
backed his car from It's garage
With him In the car was sherylls
father They sped the infant 10
ST. Joseph's hospital, but she died
few minutes after being adj
mitted.
Other than her parents. sheryll
leaves brother. John Robert
Jonker. and grandparents. Mr. and
Mrs. John Jonker. sr. Of summit
and Mrs. Clara Hendricks Of TIA
coma.
Husband In Crash
Mrs Leitner leaves her husband.
Ernest, who also Was involved in
the crash. her father, William
Harding two brothers. Harry and
Howard Harding Of North Dakota,
and seven sisters. Mrs. Eric
strasggs Of Darlington. n OAK
Mrs Rudolph STUNT and Mrs nj
wood sandvold Of Grace City. y
d. and Nrs William Smith. Mrs.
Martin Asberg. Mrs William
Heath and Miss Tone Harding all
q New Rockford. She WA = mem
Der Of the Methodist church.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08
F. D. Reveals
Naval Units
Now on Isle
To Supplement
And Replace
British Forces

WASHINGTON President
Roosevelt Monday announced
that American forces have &C.
capied Iceland.
The president announced
the move in q spesla. message
10 congress. advising the lcHls-
latofs that American naval
forces had arrived there 10
supplement and replace Hfits
lah troops.
rhs psvssasnt advised snnsf~~s
lha, he haa fsesissa semmars-s-
tinn frum ihs rssms mlalstsr -
Iceland snd had s~ns The primo
minister . reply.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08
Monday Marks Fourth Anniversary
OF China's War OF Resistance

robfo-1spsss fourth ~ ne
p,ors 81 wssss Assdsy
sl-es vseai~es, .s-,pspss srses re Unsss Ss's'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08
Nab SteiIac00m Inmate
After Threatening Baby
-
II

Hers columns 80 FAR nsmsisss
n fen have . suggestion ist a.
knoe
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08

Seven persons have died IN
Pierce county since last Thursday
as a result OF traffic accidents
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08

BASk TRANSACTIONS
'seoma ...............ys Sc. 4ze 600
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

CJIN1 HAS ACCEPTED THE TICFTLlSH
TASN OF IhVEST IGATING a
PRIVATELY CVNNEO ISLAND IN THE
CNRI8SEAN TO FIND OUT If 1T IS
CONTROLLEO SUPPLY BASE
Evening star., 1941-10-12

wick's eyes fastened on Primrose.
There's the murderer he shouted.
"She killed my dadr'
Primrose backed away. IL didn't!
I've been here at the hospital since
twelve o'clock. Besides - he amt
dead yeti"
What on earth happened?" Fender
stared back and forth between Jeb
and Pete and Primrose. How can l
arrest anybody if you don't tell me
what this is all aboutr'
'Ill tell you" Pete thrust out his
hand and pointed at Primrose. THAT
woman tricked up spring gun so
whoever touched her fence would get
a load of pellets in the chest. 1t was
plain murder, that's what!'
Primrose glowered at her accuser.
you were puncturin' tires, that's
what you was doing, and l aimed to
stop you!"
Pete's excitement led him into an
error.
That don't call for shootin," he
blurted. The worst you got us fer
is malicious mischief, but you'll get
twenty years fer attemptin' murderP
"Haw" raped Primrose derisively.
DR.. Beacham had stopped his snip
ping and was intently listening to the
argument.
Jeb's thin voice recalled attention
to the patient. do something" he
shrilled at the doctor. Don't leave
me bleed to deathr'
The doctor looked down at him.
What about that bill you haven't
paid, Judge? Thirty-five dollars"
Jeb groaned. "I'll pay you"
The doctor was adamant. "Now."
Pete" Jeb called weakly. give
this qua - doctor the money"
Jeb's son. his hands shaking, stepped
to his fathers side and extracted a
wad of folding money from the old
mans pants.
Beacham pocketed $35, then grinned
at the Judge.
''You aren't bleeding to death" he
said quite matter-of-factly, licking his
Evening star., 1941-10-12

drew back against the tree, wanting
with all her being just to stay there.
She couldn't 60 on pretending that
she didn't know any longer.
A light flashed and Mary Lou stood
framed in the doorway. She was all
ready for the party. The long. full
skirt of the new dress made her seem
taller than ever before; she held her
head high because she was so happy.
Mother. where are you?"
Anna saw Jim stand there looking
up at his daughter.
"Motherv'
She had to answer. I'm here,
Mary Lou"
Jim turned at the sound of her voice
and she made herself walk to him, be-
Evening star., 1941-10-12
Risciiiu


know how a man runs after some
thing Just because he forgets he's had
everything?' He looked up to where
his girl had stood. Had everything
- and all that really counts is going
on from there? I've been fool! Oh,
Anna. can you forgive me?"
Mary Lou was back in the door
way. Mother, where's Dad? | want
him to see me too
He has, darling"
"Oh, is Dad there with you,
Mother?"
Jim's arm tightened around her.
''Of course I'm here with your moth
er," he called. Where else would |
be-"
Tks End
Evening star., 1941-10-12

When the dress was finished, she
pressed it and gave it to Mary Lou.
After she had started supper. she
went out with some fresh eggs for the
pickers. and locked the chicken
houses. 1t seemed to her then that
she could not 60 back to the bunga-
low. She stood leaning against the
Evening star., 1941-10-12
PUNCTURED
Confinvsd from preceding poss

crimson-stained fingers and grinning.
This tastes mighty like beet juice to
me-"
TITS blood" Jeb protested. I'm
hurtp'
Taste it yourself.
Feebly and unbelieving. Jeb raised
a finger to his mouth. Incredulous
relief showed on his face. Then what
hit me?" he asked.
Primrose stepped to the side of the
examining table. "I'll tell you, Jeb
Seventy-five pounds of pressure ex-
ploded onto your manly bosom. When
you stuck your ice pick in the tire that
I'd practically filled with beet juice,
it knocked you fer loop. was scared
stiff, myself, putin that much pres
sure in a worn-out tire
SHE turned to the gaping Ash
Fender.
You know. Chief, if folks heard
about Jeb here gettin' murdered with
beet juice, | reckon it'd be a heap
more embarrassin' than admittin' he'd
discovered one of his truckmen had
accidentally spilled them nails out of
busted keg the other day. He can
take his pick of either one or t'other
so fer as I'm concerned"
Jeb sat up. He looked gloomily at
each person in the room. DR. Beacham,
Nurse Green and Ash Pender, him
self, nodded at him in turn. Jeb
scowled at his son.
II reckon one of my men did say
somethin' bout busted keg of nails"
And also, Ash" Primrose said,
''it wouldn't hurt your reputation
none to have the result of your sleuth-
in printed in tomorrow's Free Press"
The next morning Primrose slept
late and awoke happy. Once more the
world was beautiful. She felt expan-
sive. At the station, she telephoned
customer after customer. She was
celebrating, she told each one, by
offering two gallons of gasoline abso-
lutely free.
The End
Evening star., 1941-10-12

Anna stood there. Jim going down
the road away from her, herself wait
ing in the new dress under the pepper
tree, swan in shifting pictures before
her.
Mary LOUIS young body shook with
sobs. II wouldn't have a chance"
Anna closed her eyes. Her hands
Evening star., 1941-10-12

fumbled with her worn
purse. You must have
your chance" she said.
Here, darling. You go to
San Jose and buy a dress.
All afternoon she worked,
taking in Mary Louis new
dress at the waist, putting
in a new hem by hand. She
got up with the gauzy frail-
ness and watched at the
window over her sewing
machine when Jim went up
the road at five. his shoul-
ders straight, his step quick
and eager. That was the
way he'd once come to her.
ANNA realized that fight
ing the San Francisco wom-
an for Jim was useless; the
woman was not her rival;
what had to be fought was
that eternal youthfulness in
her husband which reached
for its counterpart. Jim
could not go along with his
years; he himself fought
time; he wanted to keep on
playing, and so of course he
wanted a playmate. And she
herself was much too tired.
Evening star., 1941-10-12
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
MEN ARE DIFFERENT
Continued fron, nuos
Continued from pogs six

pepper tree. 1t was almost dark and
the Mexicans were singing again
There was square of light from the
window in Mary LOUIS room. Jim had
never before been this late coming
home. At last she had time for tears
Then she made out his figure COM
ing YEARLY up the dirt drive. She
Evening star., 1941-10-12

She waited, and then
dumbly she turned to 60.
His voice came with a pro-
found astonishment. why,
Mary Louis grown up. Why,
I'm the father of a grown
woman. 1t was as if all the
dark valley held unknown
sadness for him. why,
Anna" he said, 1T makes
me realize -"
81 know" she told him.
1--WE been feeling like that
for a long time"
She felt his hands on her
shoulders. He was much
bigger than she. but his
dark head came down to
hers. i've been a fool. You
know? Yes. you know
everything"
She held him as if he were
a child, and still she knew
that for the first time his
years we're rushing to match
hers. In an agony of self
lessness she would have
stopped that happening if
she could.
Words came hard to him,
but he tried to find them.
tnh Anna ran pVRn UnI,
Evening star., 1941-10-12

Cause there was nothing else to do.
Mother, come in and see how |
look"
I'm coming, dear" "
What could she say to jim? Per
haps Mary Lou won't want that busi-
ness course after all" she said softly.
What? No, maybe not"
Evening star., 1941-10-12
Every Day in the Year!

Texcel, the improved transparent Cellophans
tape that sticks at Q touch, needs no moistsn-
ing, has q hundred tricks for making nending
Jobs easier. Iexcel's handy double-duty dis
penser snips of just the length of tape you
need, either before after applying. 1o< 49, 75<
The Valley settler., 1941-11-14
Page 5

A special meeting Of the Home
makers Council was hold in the Ex-
tens on Off &C Thurs. Nov. Is to
plan the dinner spoons ored by tho
Council for Dr.. and llrs. Albro chit
and morabors Of the Air Corps Malo
Chorus, to be hold Wednesday, Nov.
26 ct 500 O'Clock in the Uni ted
Prot cstant Church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-19
BRIDGE SCORES RELEASED HERE
Isbell McCollufn T e a m Leading Tournament Of
 WOman's Club

Naugatuck, March 19-Results of play in recent matches in the bridge tournament of the Naugatuck Wom- ans club, played at the home of Mrs. John Sutherland, Walnut street, were announced today. They are: north and south, Mrs. Robert Anderson and Mrs. Hiding Olson. 129 Ia Mrs. Clayton Houseknecht and Mrs. Robert Houseknecht, i2l; Mrs. L. P. Racke and Mrs. William Lauby, IF l-2; east and west, Mrs. Franklin Hubbell and Mrs. William Hermonat, l4l; Mrs. Willard Bittle and Mrs. Joseph Tabor, l40 1-2; Mrs. Nathan Gordon and Mrs. Earl Avery, and Mrs. P. w. Schaffer and Mrs. A. Barton Cross, tied at IA points each.
 In the tourney to date the leading teams are: north and south, Mrs. Chester Isbell and Mrs. Donald Me- Collum, 504 points, Mrs. Robert An derson, Mrs. Hiding Olson, 489 1-2; Mrs. Thomas Norton, Mrs. Leonard Conlin, 46l 1-2 points; east and west, Mrs. Willard Bittle and Mrs, Joseph Tabor, 537 1.2 points; Mrs. Franklin Hubbell, Mrs. William Hermonat 515 l-2 points; Mrs. Joseph Dullard Mrs. Frank Jones, 5li l-2 points.