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Evening star., 1947-07-24
By J. A. OLeory

Millions of wage earners and
employers probably will be saved
from an impending $2,00O,000,-
900 increase in social security
payroll taxes after January l by
agreement reached today by
House and Senate conferees.
The House quickly approved with
out opposition the compromise and
speedy Senate action is expected.
Breaking deadlock, the conferees
had decided to extend the existing
rates for old age retirement of /
per cent each on employer and en-
ploye during 1948 and 1949. There
after the rates would 60 up gradu-
ally, as follows:
In 1850 and 1851, to ~ per cent
each, in 1852 and thereafter, 2 per
cent each. Y
If this agreement fails to become
law and Congress adjourns for the
rest of the year, the rates would be-
come 21a per cent each on January
l under the terms of the original
Social Security Act At the same
time, there would have been no
Evening star., 1947-07-24
Bizonoi Group Seeking
Agreement With Czechs

BERLIN, July "a GA delega-
tion of American and British mil
ftary government representatives left
Berlin by plane today for Prague to
seek a trade agreement between
Czechoslovakia and the combined
zones of Germany.
Although Czechoslovakia refused
an invitation to the Marshall Plan
conferences in Paris, repeatedly
under Soviet pressure, she has a
trade agreement with the American
zone and it is planned to expand
this for bizonal function. The Czechs
have been especially eager TO buy
German machine parts and machine
tools.
Evening star., 1947-07-24
Krug Says Kaiser Put Heat on
For PIywood Plane Contract
Ferguson Declares White House Ordered
Work Over Army and Navy Objections

late President Roosevelt, with the
transaction.
Senator Ferguson, who heads a
subcommittee opening hearings on
the matter Monday. told reporter
that the Army and Navy had op-
posed letting the contracts but that
orders had come from the White
House to go through with them.
Mr.. Krug said he told the two
Senators that the contracts were let
before he became WPB chairman
in August, 1914.
"All I could tell them was what
was hearsay with me-" Mr.. Krug
said.
What was it, then, that you told
them?" a reported asked.
II said that Kaiser put the heat
of hell on everybody in Washing
ton," the cabinet member replied.
"Initially, they told him that he
couldn't have an airplane contract
because he had no aircraft man.
"He lined up Hughes and came
(See HUGHES, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1947-07-24
BY The Asseeieted Press

Secretary of Interior Krug
told Senate War Investigating
Committee members today that
Henry Kaiser put the heat OF
hell on everybody in Washing
ton" to obtain wartime contracts
to build a huge plywood airplane.
Mr.. Krug told reporters he had
informed Senators Brewster, Re-
publican, of Maine and Ferguson,
Republican, of Michigan at an in
formal conference that a contract
made by the War Production Board
with Mr.. Kaiser and Howard
Hughes, movie producer, for the
planes construction was let "be-
fore my time on the War Produc-
ton Board"
The War Investigating Commit
tee, headed by Senator Brewster, Is
inquiring into the letting of the
contracts and any possible connec-
ton of Elliott Roosevelt, son of the
Evening star., 1947-07-24
by the Assoeiated Press


LONDON, July pa high
American source said today that
American and British differences
over a conference on Germany
had been settled and that Brit
ain had tentatively accepted an
American invitation to meet in
Washington to discuss methods
of increasing coal production in
the Ruhr.
The informant, who may not. be
identified by name, said the British
had agreed with the American posi-
ton that other questions such as
financing and feeding of the econom-
ically merged American and British
zones of Germany should not be
subjects Of the decisions.
Agree to Talk in Washington.
He said the British also agreed to
hold the talks in Washington rather
than Berlin, as suggested earlier.
The informant said an announce
ment of the agreement was expected
soon.
The conference had been sched-
uled tentatively last week, but the
British objected to an American
proposal to limit decisions to the
Ruhr coal production. An informed
British source said the British had
wanted to discuss revision of admin
istration in the bizonal area, in
Guiding a proposal that the United
States assume 80 per cent of the
cost of feeding and administering
the zones, instead of the current
$3.50 cost sharing.
The British Foreign Once refused
comment.
The American informant said set
tlement of the differences, which
Foreign Secretary Bevin and Am
'bassador Lewis Douglas discussed at
a conference Monday, resulted from
better understanding on both sides
after explanations.
Finance Commitment Avoided.
The American position was that
the United States could not commit
itself on such questions as financ-
ing the two zones, he said, since
any additional money would have
10 come from Congress, due to ad-
journ July 26.
The United States, however,
would not rule out discussion of
such points, inextricably related to
production in the Ruhr-and thus
the American position was more
flexible than the British apparently
had taken 1t to be, the informant
added.
The foremost immediate point in
the American view, he said, was the
problem of increasing Ruhr pro-
duction before winter, and Amer
ican experts thought one of the big
gest defects lay in the managerial
setup of the Ruhr mines, which lie
in the British zone.
Evening star., 1947-07-24
District Rent Control
Until March 81, 1948,
Is Passed by Senate
Alcoholic Clinic Measure
Approved With Change
In Financing PIon

Danger Oh GIle DlSIIlCG lclll
law expiring this year was elimi-
mated today when Congress
completed action on an exten-
sion to March 81, 1948.
Senator Overton, Democrat, OF
Louisiana paved the way for the
agreement that sends the bill to the
White House when he abandoned
his fight for an amendment to pro-
tect the rights of subtenants in
rental property.
The Senate also passed bills
which would:
Establish clinics for the rehabili-
tation of alcoholics. Because OF
Senate amendments to the House
bill changing the financial support
of clinics to an increased fee on
liquor licenses, the measure goes
back to the House.
Authorize the District Commis-
sioners to license undertakers and
embalmers.
Direct the Recorder Of Deeds to
use photostat machines instead OF
typewriters in copying documents
This amended measure goes back
tc the House.
On objection by Senator john
ston, Democrat, of South Carolina
action by the Senate to limit the
number of taxicabs was passed over
for future consideration.
Action Sought by Buck.
Without the extension measure
the District rent law would expire
December 81. National rent con-
troll has already been extended until
the end Of February. The three
month extension of the District law
was sponsored by Representative
Abernethy, Democrat, OF MISSISSIPPI
and will give Congress time to de-
eide in January whether any furthe'
extension is advisable.
The House had been holding ou
against the Overton amendment
which would have enabled a sub
tenant to retain possession by con
tinuing to pay the rent If the orlgl
nal tenant gave up lease.
In order to break the deadlock
Chairman Buck of the Senate Dis
trict Committee moved today tina
the Senate abandon the Overtor
amendment. Senator Overton of
fered no objection. He told his col
leagues while there has been som'
abuse of sub-tenants, he did no
believe the cases were so numerous
as to justify preventing the three
months extension Of the act.
The House yesterday had rejected
the Overton amendment tackled OF
by the Senate and insisted on it
own version, calling for extension
of the law on an "as is basis.
May Act on Weapons Bill.
Action also may be taken toda!
on the conference report on the bill
to strengthen District controls ovel
the carrying of concealed weapons
The conference report on the bill
designed to settle House and Sen
ate differences, has been awaiting
Senate action for several days. L
would give police authority to maxi
searches, without a warrant but OF
probable cause, of persons believed
to be carrying weapons illegally. TX
this the conferees are proposing al
-y~NT r- a
Evening star., 1947-07-24
House Retirement Bill
Quickly Approved by
Senate Committee
Measure to Increase
Federal Annuities May
Reach Vote Today
By Vincent DIVER

The Senate Civil Service Com
mittee today voted to report ia
vorably the House approved bill
to increase annuities to retired
Government workers and add
other benefits to the civil service
retirement system.
Committee Chairman LANCER said
the bill would be put on the Senate
calendar for vote today. Asked
if he thought it would pass he said
he intended to make every effort to
see that it did. The measure will
be substituted on the calendar for
the LANCER Chavez bill which the
Senate sidetracked.
The Stevenson bill, as approved
by the House, is less liberal than the
Senate measure. 1t restricts sur
vivorship insurance benefits to
widows of deceased Federal workers
and keeps ths present retirement
age. -..
The Langer-Chayez measure, now
considered killed, would have ex-
tended insurance benefits to chill
dren of deceased Federal workers
as we'll as widows and would have
lowered the retirement age, at re-
duced benefits, to persons Of SIS years
of age who had 10 years OF service.
House Bill Amended,
The Senate committee today
amended the House bill so It would
not conflict with an already-passed
measure giving FBI agents the right
to retire at so after 20 years OF
service. Senator LANCER said the
provision was overlooked by the
House when the bill passed.
The bill, as approved by the House
and the Senate committee, grants
annuity increase of Is per cent or
$500, whichever is lower, to Federal
employees already retired and in
creases of about 5000 to present
employees on retirement. 1t also
eliminates the tontine charge of 81
a month made from refunds to en-
ployes who leave the Government
service before retirement.
Another provision OF the bill per-
mits dismissed workers to withdraw
their money from the retirement
fund If they have less than 10 years
of service. Contributions made to
the fund by the workers are in
creased from to 6 per cent of their
salary.
Williams Attacks Irons.
Senator Williams, Republican, OF
Delaware, accused Warren B. Irons
chief of the retirement division, Civil
Service Commission, of making er-
roneous reports on the cost of the
bill to the committee.
The Senator said he intended to
ask for an investigation of the whole
Civil Service Commission 'if errors
in this division don't stop" He said
Mr.. Irons "had been running around
the country lobbying for the bill and
telling people Williams is against it.
II don't understand why" the
Senator said.
William Daugherty, president OF
the National Association Of Letter
Carriers, told the committee enact
ment of the law would permit Gov
ernment employees over go to retire or
a decent annuity and make vacan-
cies for veterans waiting for jobs
He said he was sure most letter
carriers over 60 would retire if the
t,iI1 upero Y,aSead
Evening star., 1947-07-24
Late News
Bulletin
Unifieotion Bill Blocked

=. Senator, Lodge, Republican,
Of Massachusetts temporarily
blocked final agreement ON
ratification of the armed serv-
ices today because he feared
House and. Senate conferees
went too far in specifying the
fnnct.o ons Of each branch. :
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1947-07-24
Dutch Army Advance
On Capital Halted,
Indonesians Report
Native Forces Declared
Closing in on North
Jovo Port Of Semorung
BULLETIN

JOGJAKARTA (P. Presi-
dent Soekarno of the Indone-
sian Republic broadcast an
appeal today to President Tru-
man and the American people
to exert every effort to halt
this war in Indonesia."
By the Associated Press
BATAVIA, Java, July a.
Cheribon, important Northwest
Java port, has fallen to a Dutch
tank attack, but Indonesian Re
publicans declared today they
had turned back strong Dutch
drive on their capital of Jogja-
karta and now were closing in
on the North Java port of Sc
marang.
A Dutch Army communique an
nounced the capture of Cheribon.
The Indonesian radio said the Dutch
used striking force of so tanks IN
an assault yesterday afternoon
against the port, birthplace of the
Indonesian independence agreement.
These forces, the broadcast said, by
passed Soemedang and Kadipaten.
An Indonesian Army communique
said Republican forces in the east
central sector had seized Mod djokerto,
on the outer rim of the Dutch per-
imeter around the once-powerful
naval base of Soerabaja. This was
one of the areas held by the Dutch
before the outbreak of hostilities
Sunday. Modjokerto Is % miles
southwest of Soeraraja.
Attempt to Harass Dutch.
The Modjokerto action apparently
was an attempt by the Republicans
to harass Dutch forces driving on
the stronghold of Malang. The In
donesian communique said the drive
had been halted IS miles southeast
of the city.
The Indonesian objective in Gen.
tral Java was the armored spear
heads driving on Jogjakarta. Indo-
nesian news reports said the Dutch
had withdrawn more than 10 miles
and that Toentang, highway juno
ton south of Semarang, had been
recaptured by the Republicans.
The Dutch denied the drive on
Jogjakarta was halted.
The Dutch communique said ma
rines have sheared off 2,400-
square mile segment of East Java,
overrunning the Bondowoso area,
richest rice supply area on the
island.
Premier Amir Sjarifoeddin told a
news conference in Jogjakarta that
the Dutch drives on Jogjakarta and
Malang we're stopped, at least tenn
porarily.
Indonesians Declared Fleeing.
1t. Gen. Stem B. Spoor, command
ing the Dutch campaign, said the
Indonesians for the most part were
lin flight. He denied that the In
donesians had retaken Salatiga, in
sisting Dutch troops remained in the
town, which is astride a mountain
highway leading to Jogjakarta.
Gen. Spoor said "the Republican
army is mostly running" He re-
ported few prisoners taken, but said
large quantities of rifles, machine
guns, ammunition and supplies had
been captured.
No large-scale guerrilla action yet
has appeared, the General said, but
"mopping up will be necessary" He
declared Indonesian ''scorched
earth" tactics had been reported
from many places.
Gen. Spoor added that he had
orders for a limited operation" and
that the Dutch would not occupy
the whole Republican area. Before
hostilities began Sunday night. the
Evening star., 1947-07-24
Proposal 10 Increase
Capitol Police Force
By Is Men Rejected
House Group Bors Funds;
Sentiment Growing for
Merit Hiring System
PISTOL CARRIER sent to Gallinger
Hospital for mental observation
Page AS
By Harold B. Rogers

The House Appropriations
Committee today killed pro-
posal from one of its subcommit-
tees to increase the Capitol po-
lice force by Is men.
Funds of $4,000 proposed by the
Deficiency Subcommittee IN the
latest supplemental appropriation
bill was stricken by the full House
APPROXIMATIONS Committee before re-
porting the measure to the floor.
The subcommittee had recon-
mended $4,000 for the salaries OF
Is police and $1,000 for their Incl
dental expenses such as uniforms
and laundry. .... .-
The need for these extra police
had been stressed before the sub
committee by William F. Russell,
sergeant at arms of the House, ana
by Edward F. McGinnis, sergeant
at arms of the Senate, who also Is
chairman of the Capitol Police
Board.
Merit System Proposed.
The request followed two separate
incidents on Capitol Hill, the at
tempted assassination Of Senator
Bricker, Republican, of Ohio and
the arrest of an armed man yes
terday in the Capitol.
Sentiment is growing in Congress
for some kind of merit system
for the Capitol Police to replace or
supplement the present system by
which the jobs are considered pat
Evening star., 1947-07-24
Pope Receives Clayton

ROME, July "a Pl.-Undersecre-
tary of State Claytq who is in
Italy for an econom.s conference,
was received by Pope Plus XII in
Commute audience today.
Evening star., 1947-07-24
Confectioners Elect Short

ROANOKE, Va, July "A P.-
Clyde A. Short of Shelby, N. c., was
elected president of the Southern
wholesale Confectioners' Association
at their oath annual convention here
Yesterday,
Evening star., 1947-07-24
Britain Reported
Accepting Bid 10
Ruhr Talks Here
Topics of PorIey on
Germany Are Settled,
London Source Says
BULLETIN

PARIS (P.-A French spokes-
man said today that France
would accept the American
proposal for a British-French-
American conference on the
future level of industry in
Germany.
Evening star., 1947-07-24

(See D, C. LEGISLATION, Pg. A
Evening star., 1947-07-24
Guide for Rea d ers

An Associated Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1947-07-24

(See Staying, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-07-07
Mansfield. in Hospital
Takes Turn for Worse
BY the Associated Press

Representative M n sfield, 86-
vear-old Texas Democrat who has
been ill since April, has taken turn
for the worse, his son, Bruce Mans
field, said today.
HE has not responded to treat
ment as we had hoped" the son
added.
The relapse has caused cancella-
ton of Mr.. Mansf1eld's plans to go
Evening star., 1947-07-07
Miners Bring Plant Disease

Potato wart, a disease of pota-
toes, was brought into Pennsylvania
by immigrant coal miners who
sought to introduce plant varieties
from the "old country"
Evening star., 1947-07-07
u. S. Embassy Official
Returning From Chino
BY the Assecioted Press

TOKYO, July 7.-W. Walton But
terworth, Minister Counselor of the
American Embassy at Marking, will
continue his air fight to the United
Evening star., 1947-07-07

States tonight. He arrived here yes
terday.
Informed sources in Marking said
Secretary of State Marshall had
called Mr.. Butterworth to Washing
ton for discussion of the Chinese
situation.
Evening star., 1947-07-07

to Kingsbury. Texas, for a visit
with his daughter, Mrs. Frank
Schmidt. Mr.. Mansfield, Oldest
member of Congress, Is in Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Evening star., 1947-07-07

YOU'RE IN LIKE FLYNN with the
sewing circle or at the family supper
when you serve fresh-tasting Land
O'Lakes. 1t sews up all the flavor in
fine foods, because it's churned only
from sweet mot sour cream.
Evening star., 1947-07-07

Gin in Hot-Woter Bottles
Three Fire men were fined $500
each in Belfast for smuggling whis-
key and gin into Northern Ireland
from Fire in rubber hot-water
bottles.
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Lietuva TironQ PanGiuoSe

Quota spaudai. Taciau knygos isleidimui
reikalinga visuomenes paramos = auku,
mes yra numatyta sia knyga, taip kaip da-
ryta SUI "Timeless Lithuania" isdalinti vi
stems zymiems Amerikieciams, 'valdzios ir
Kongreso nariams ir ivairiu Sally diplo-
matams nemokamai. Mes patys privalom
sudeti jos isleidimui reikalingus pinigus.
Kaip Lietuviskoje taip ir Angliskoje,
sioje knygoje atskleidziama pasauliui vi
81 pasalingi Kremliaus ir 10 galvu = Sta
limo, Molotovo ir kitty = uzsimojimai, pa
siruosimai ir pagaliau patys zygiai Lietu-
va pavergti. Aprasoma ir kokiais meto-
dais bolsevikai valde Lietuva, vesdami ia
prie .nuubagejimo, kaip zude ir naikino
Lietuvos zmones, kurie Maskvos galvazu-
dziams isrode neistikimi ir pavojingi.
siuskit savo auka kick tik daugiausia
galit, tai knygai isleisti. Uzsisakykit ju
po kelias, isdalinimui savo artimiems Ame-
rikiecams kurie dirba sios sales visuome-
neje. Tuomi padesite kovoti prizes boise
vizma, If prisidesit prie pagreitinimo Lie
tuvai laisve ir nepriklausomybe grazinti!
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CARE SIUNTINIAI
KUDIKIAMS

CARE pranesa is savo ofiso
New Yorke kad j parupina nu-
siuntima maisto ir drabuziu
Europos jauniems vaikams,
kurie labiausia kencia nuo da-
bartiniu trukumu. Galima siq-
sti Amerikieciu, Anglu, Pran-
cuzu zonose Vokietijoje, taipgl
j Belgija, Holandija, Lenkija If
kitas sails kur tik Lietuviu nu-
sibloske. Toks siuntinis kas-
tuoja $40. Pristatymas garan-
tuotas. Reikia uzsakyti CARE
Infant Package.
Taipgi uz $40 galite lr to-
liau uzsakyti maisto pakietus,
Food Package, kaip darydavot
Xxi siolei.
Siuskit laiske $40 su pazy-
mymejimu Infant Package
j New Yorko ofisa, paduodant
savo adresa ir pilna adresa
kan ta pakieta persiQsti.
Uzsakymus adresuokit:
CARE
so Broad St. New York, N. 7.
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LIETUVIAI TREMTINIAI
DZIAUGIASf Americas
LIETUVIAIS

LIETUVIAI tremtiniai SUI di-
deliu pasitenkinimu su t i k @
Americas Lietuviu pastangas
surinkti $4,000 doleriu kad SUI
selpus musu vaikucius maistu.
Kai kurie sia zinute Dirvoje
skate SUI asaromis akyse. Ir
tikrai, musu vaikuciai yra siuo
metu labai apverktinoje bukle-
je. Jiems skubiausiu busu rel
kalinga atsiusti riebalu ir Gu
kraus.
Tegu atlygina Viespats Die
vas sios akcijos sumanytojams
ir kilniems aukotojams uz var
ga, aukas ir dideles pastangas
vargsams mazuteliams.
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YAUTU NAIKINIMO
DEIIKYAS
Ne Visus dar Pasieke Teisinga Bausmes Ranka

sugriaunama visuomenes ira
dicijos bel paprociu normu nu-
statyta santvarka ir sistema-
tingai zudomi tautos intelek-
tualai;
81 religiniai zalojamas
tautos tikejimas Amzinaja Tie
sa, niekinama baznycia, varzo-
ma religine praktika, iskoma
garbinti ivairus zemiski die
val, profanuojama tautos sa-
zine;
g. dvasiniai = pasalinama
spaudos, zodzio, sazines bel tt
kejimo laisve;
y fiziniai - neduodama pa.
kankamai maisto, 0 verciama
dirbti sunkQs darbai;
g. biologiniai zudomas
tautos prieauglis, prievartau-
jamos moterys ir mergaites !;
81 moraliniai - tvirkinama
jaunuomene alkoholiu bel por-
nografine literature.
Be to, karo metu tycia ir sis
tematingai zudomos moterys
ir vaikai. Tam reikalui varto-
jamos ivairios aviacines prize
mones: padegamos bombos, ir
KIT. Nuo to ypac nukentejo
miestu gyventojai.
Visos sitos priemones karo
metu buvo placiai vartojamos
zudant Lietuviu, Lenku, zydu
ir kitas tautas. .Musu okupan-
tai tebepraktikuoja jas ir sia-
dien, o pasaulis tyli ir kaz ko
laukia. P. Laknerls.
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BOLSEVIKQ NU-
KANkINTAS

Gautame laiske is Europos
pranesama kad Pulk.-Leit. Ig-
mas Podgaiskis-Posylis, tarna-
YES Zarasu komendantu, boise
vikams Lietuva okupavus bu-
vo suimtas ir ziauriai mirtinai
uzkankintas.
IS Marijampoles pranesta Ii
MIA kad ten Liepos 7 d. mire
Vilkaviskio Vyskupas Antanas
Karosas, 81 metu amziaus. Jis
buvo seniausias Lietuvoje vys-
kupas. Dabar liko dar trys
vyskupai, kurie randasi Euro
pole: Arkiv. Reinys, Paltaro-
kas, Juodaitis.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-08-08
LIETUVISKA JAU GATAVA!

Kaip zadeta = isteseta! 81 knyga Lietu-
viu kalboje isleista 312 puslapiu didumo,
: su priedu 16 puslapiu atvaizdu, kurie ap-
ina eile Lietuvos valstybes vyru dalyvavu-
siu paskutinese dienose musu tautos ira
gedijos, kuomet bolsevikai smurtu ruosesi
ir okupavo Lietuva. Xiii atvaizdai parodo
bolseviku ziaurias masines zmogzudystes
papildytas Lietuvoje, ir taipgi vaizdai is
Lietuviu tremtiniQ ,gyvenimo svetimoje sa-
Lyle, savo tevynes netekus.
Lietuviskai 81 knyga jau gaunama =
prisiunciant savo auka Lietuvai Vaduoti
Sajungai, $500, $500 arba daugiau. Prize
dimes aukos pagelbes LVS isleisti sia kny-
ga Angliskai kalbanciam pasauliui, atida-
rymui akiu Amerikieciams ir Britams ko-
kiais budais bolsevikai pavergia savo kai
mynes tautas
Kaip tik pradeta 81 knyga leisti Lie
tuviskai, kilo visuotinis pageidavimas kad
j butu isspausdinta ir Angliskoje kalboje
: ir LVS tuoj emesi to darbo. Angliskai
knygai tekstas jau paruostas ir knyga pa
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|Ka LVS Skyriai Veiks Rudens Metu?

gerus kalbetojus centras paru-
pins.
Pasiruosti tam nera pervelu
dabar. Bent prasome skyriq
planuoti apie tokius rengimus
gerai isanksto. Darbas yra ne
lengvas ka' gero surengti, lai-
kas greitai bega, tuoj ateis ir
rudens bel ziemos sezonas.
Kiekvienas zymesnis paren-
gimas pilnai per save apsimo-
ka, O LVS skyriai gauna uz tai
is visuomenes kredita kad pa
jiegia ka prakilnesnio sureng-
ii.