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Fraser
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diately in the Health Department
ambulance to Gallinger Hospital,
where doctors began administering
blood TRANSMISSION. He died five
minutes later, at 1890 am. Even
after Mr.. Frazer's body was removed
to the Morgue fall was believed to
have caused his death.
Later, however, when members OF
the homicide squad called at the
Fraser home, Mr.. Poe showed them
a .25-caliber revolver which he said
he found in the bathroom after Mr..
Fraser had been removed from the
house. One bullet in the gun had
been discharged,
Mr.. Poe said he found the gun
while cleaning up" the bathroom
He said it was on the floor, covered
by a corner of the mat. He said
Mr.. Fraser must have kicked it,"
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said there was no doubt Mr.. Fraser
died of a bullet wound.
Washington sportsmen recalled
that Mr.. fraser was prominent
sandlot baseball and football player
in his younger days. 1t was shortly
after World War I that he began the
climb to the major leagues.
Father of Four Children.
A native of Washington and IA
ther of four children, he served
overseas during World War and
received gas wounds which caused
recurrent trouble throughout his
life, family members said.
On his return to Washington after
the war, Mr.. Fraser worked for the
Navy Yard. He starred as an out
fielder on the old Navy Yard base
ball team and with the Mohawk
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Families Of 1900 Airmen.
Want 10 Leave Germany
By the Associoted Press

FRANKFURT, Germany, April
24.-More than half the families
of American airmen in Europe will
be flown home as soon as planes
are available, Stars and Stripes said
today.
The Army newspaper said be-
tween $500 and 1900 of the Air
Forces $500 family units said they
want to leave. The Air Force had
asked them if they want to go
home at Government expense.
Stars and Stripes said top priority
would go to families living in such
isolated areas as Berlin and Vienna.
This was the largest number Of
dependents reported ready to go
home since the Russians began cut
ting communications and otherwise
hampering operations of the West
ern Allies in Germany.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
D. Darlington Team
Takes Bridge Title

The mixed pair title of the Poto-
mac Valley Championship Bridge
Tournament was won in Alexandria
last night by Mrs. J. F. Terrence
5000 Nebraska avenue NV, and
Lewis G. Tubbs, 846 South Oakland
street, Arlington. The winners re-
ceived the Stockvis Trophy.
Col. and Mrs. j. T. Willis, 1850
Thirteenth place NE, placed Sec
ono, and Mrs. E. P. Cotter, 2480 Six
teenth street NV, and Comdr. John
Parrish, Chicago, ILL.,. were third
Mr.. and Mrs. Chrales E. Richter
1714 North Taylor street, Arlington
placed fourth.
Yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Edwin
Behrend and Mrs. H. E. Whitaker
of Baltimore captured the Edith
Swanson Trophy by winning the
women's pair title. Second place
went to Mrs. Stanley Davis and
Mrs. H. x. Batten, also of Balti-
more; third to Mrs. George Kathan,
2618 Garfield street NV, and Mrs
P. E. Henninger, Arlington, and
fourth to Mrs. Frederick Eberson,
1910 Lynnbrook drive, Bethesda
and Mrs. Cotter.
The team-of- -four contest will be-
gin tomorrow at l pm in the George
Mason Hotel, Alexandria, Mrs. Will
liam Cheeks, tourney manager, said
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Hecht Co. Stores Report
S3,345,966 Net in AT

Net income of the Hecht Co. fol
the year ended January 81 amount
ed to $685. 1855, as compared with
$3,324,928 in the preceding year
equal to $4.22 per share on the CON-
mon stock against $4.20 a year ago
Net sales reached $73,O05, ,667 In
comparison with S65, ,378,442 in the
preceding year. The company re-
ported current assets of $27, 7,132, ,3Oe
against S22,610,294 in the earlier
period.
The company operates depart
ment stores in Washington, Mary
land and New York.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
SwindGng Ruled
Taxable, but Not
EmbezzIements
By the Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS, April "a. -
swindler must pay income tax on
the proceeds of his scheme but an
embezzler doesn't.
The United States Fifth Circuit
Court of Appeals made the ruling
yesterday when two Texans asked to
recover taxes paid on $272,0O0.
James A. Akers of Bexar County
said he had embezzled the money
from Mrs. Dora Roberts, wealthy
84-year-old widow. The Govern
ment argued, and the court held
that he swindled it.
Differentiating embezzle and swim
die the court said that, in an embez-
element, title to the money does not
pass to the embezzler. Hence he
does not have to pay income tax on
it. In swindle, however, the court
said, title does pass to the swindler
and tax must be paid.
Akers and his wife, Leila, therefore
are not entitled to recover any of
the taxes Akers paid after he had
been convicted of income tax eva
sion, the court decided.
Akers is immune. however, the
court said. from legal action in the
swindle because of a Texas statute
of limitation.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
.Fu|bright Named TO Head
Pan European Committee
By the Associofed Press

NEW YORK, April 4-Senator
Fulbright, Democrat. of Arkansas,
has been elected president of the
American Committee for Free and
United Europe.
William c. Bullitt, former Ambas-
sador to France and Russia, was
named vice president, and a ma
tional board was selected yesterday,
including former President Herbert
Hoover, former Postmaster General
James A. Farley, former Represent
ative Glare Boothe Luce. and for
mer Senator Burton K. Wheeler.
The election meeting was called
by Count Coudehove Kalergi,
founder of the pan European
movement, who will be an honorary
member of the national board. He
said the committee will assure close
cooperation between the people of
the United States and the move
ment for a European federation"
Evening star., 1948-04-24
General Will Crown
Queen Of Apple Festival
y the Associoted Press

WINCHESTER, Va, April "a
Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, chief of
staff of the Air Force, will crown
the queen of the Shenandoah Apple
Blossom Festival here next Thurs
day.
The queen this year will be Miss
Gretchen Van Zandt Merrill. 1948
national women's figure skating
champion of the United States. The
ceremony will begin a two-day Sc
ries of apple blossom festivities.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Army Buying Corn }:
In Argentina for Reich
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Ffess
The Army is buying 100000 metric
tons of corn from Argentina for re-
lief feeding in Germany A metric
ton is 2,20462 pounds.
Tracey S. Voorhees,, Army food
administrator for occupied areas.
advised Secretary Royal the corn
will be bought for $40, ,240, 900 under
an agreement reached today at Hue-
nos Aires. He said that is price of
about $2.57 bushel. :,
Shipments of corn will be made
in May, June and July so as to hold
the German bread ration at Its
present level. ~
The purchase represents about q
two week supply for the bread ra-
ton for 35.000.000 consumers in the
bizonal (British-American) area of
Germany.
Arrangements for it were made
during three weeks of negotiations
by Ambassador James Bruce and
It. Col Arnold c. Gillian of the
Quartermaster Generals Office with
Argentine officials.
Mr.. Voorhees, said the corn's price
loaded aboard ships, F. 0. B. Argen-
tine ports, is comparable to the price
of American corn at Chicago mar
ket quotations, F. o. B. Gulf Of
Mexico ports.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
james N. CIeoY Named
Special Aide by Hoffman
By the Associated Press

James M. Cleary, Chicago adver-
tising agency executive, has been
named special assistant to Paul G
Hoffman, economic cooperation ad-
ministrator.
Mr.. Cleary is former sales man.
ager of the Studebaker Corp, South
Bend, Ind. He has been friend
of Mr.. Hoffman for IS years. He
is with the advertising firm OF
Roche, Williams & Cleary, Inc.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Palestine
Continued From First Page.)

mander at Haifa did everything
possible to stop the fighting by
negotiations.
At sundown last night some 700,-
900 Hebrew worshipers throughout
the Holy Land gathered for the
traditional Sedar ceremony opening
the feast of the Passover, which
commemorate the exodus from
Egypt.
Five hundred armed Hagana
fighters, many with bandaged
wounds, met in the Syrian orphan
age here with David Ben-Gurion,
who has been designated Premier
and War Minister of the Jewish
state Together they broke unleav-
ened bread and drank blessed wine.
Bcn-Gurion Broadcasts.
Ben-Gurion in Hagana radio
broadcast called on Holy Land Jews
to mobolize all hidden resources of
strength. will power, devotion and
ability" He formally announced
the Jewish capture this week of
Haifa and Tiberias.
Even as he spoke thousands Of
Arabs continued their self imposed
exodus from Haifa. Arab leaders
agreed on evacuation of the port
city Thursday rather than accept
Ha9ana surrender terms.
Sporadic firing still was heard in
the city as British and Jewish armed
guards escorted Arab civilians to the
docks. British army reports said
Haifa was generally quiet, however.
The British occupy the immediate
port area, a headquarters district
and a narrow residential belt link
ing the two. The Jews control the
rest of the city. Hagana proclaimed
martial law last night in the jew
ish-occupied sections.
Carried Out by Hagana.
Text of the Cunningham state
ment:
The Jewish attack on Haifa was
a direct consequence of continuous
attacks by Arabs on Jews in Halfa
over the previous four days. The
attack was carried out by Hagana
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Tipping Fish Snare Fifteen
On BootIegging Charges
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April pa flock OF
tippling fish landed Is men yester-
day-right into Federal Court.
The fish were given credit for
hooking Is alleged bootleggers. ac-
cused of plying their trade at stills
in Orange and Duchess Counties.
The men were indicted yesterday
on charges of defrauding the Gov
eminent of S52O,OO0 in alcohol taxes.
They were reeled in, United States
Attorney Robert Mitchell said, when
they got too lazy to carry the mash
from their stills to forest nearby
Instead, Mr.. Mitchell said, they
dumped it into brook that ran by
one of their moonshine machines.
The mash killed so many fish that
local anglers got suspicious.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Tuft
(Continued From First Page.)


to predict the Ohio outcome until
a few days before the primary"
Mr.. Stassen was slated to fire one
parting shot at a Cleveland City
Club forum today before leaving the
State for the week end. He will
fly to Chicago for a mock conven-
ton at Northwestern University.
Senator Taft resumes his campaign
Tuesday with an address in Dayton.
Stassen Urges U. N. Action.
Mr.. Stassen last night called for
collective action by the United
States and other nations acting un-
der the United Nations Charter to
stop Communistic infiltration and
aggression.
L recognize full WE'LL Mr.. Stas-
sen said, dwelling on international
problems, that the Soviet Union of
Russia would not join in such a
strengthening. But I believe that
if America demonstrates the sue
cess and determination of our free
way of life, there is an excellent
prospect of Russia being willing to
take the step within the next few
years"
Mr.. Stassen asked for a new con-
vention at which the United States
should lead the way in moves to
rewrite the U. N. Charter Ito end
the veto in every particular and de-
velop a new voting method, to ex-
pand the jurisdiction of the court,
to implement the system of justice
in individual human rights and to
establish the beginning of a u. N.
police force"
Taft Criticizes Stassen.
Senator Taft, "favorite SON. cam
didate of the State COP organi-
zation, declared last night that Mr..
Stassen was "proclaiming in one
voice support of the Taft-Hartley
law" while obviously appealing to
the labor vote by criticizing specific
portions of the act.
The Taft-Hartley law represent
ed the consolidated opinion of many
who worked on it, and I don't sup
pose it pleases anybody in its en-
tirety." Senator Taft said.
Does Mr.. Stassen want to repeal
any part of it." he asked. "or is he
simply appealing for the votes of
those who do wish to repeal the
law?"
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Kentuckiuns Vote oduy
To Fill Robsion's Seat
By the Associoted Press


LONDON, KY, April 24.-Repub-
lican william Lewis, a former circuit
judge, was without opposition in a
special election today to choose a
new Representative for the 9th Ken
lucky district
The 17-county district tradition
ally is Republican. Democrats had
planned to nominate candidate,
but a flood prevented holding a
convention.
The new Congress member will
serve the remainder of this year,
filling the vacancy caused by the
recent death of Representative Rob-
sion, Republican. Mr.. Lewis has an
nounced he will not seek full two
year term.
Evening star., 1948-04-24

q bdSebdH UNIFORM duTang MS
playing days.
Athletic Club team As a Sandlot
football player, he was remembered
particularly for speed as a half
back" his associates said.
With Giants One Season.
Baseball scouts in the early 1920s
signed Mr.. Fraser to contract with
the Hartford club in the Eastern
League. For one season he Joined
the Giants as utility outfielder
under the late John j. McGraw-
who became Mr. Fraser's idol,
friends said.
He made good as a hitter and
fielder, friends said, but left the
Giants when he developed sore
arm. Before leaving organized
baseball, ne played briefly with
Syracuse in the international
League.
In the late '2os Mr.. Fraser became
manager of the Arcadia Bowling
Alleys, Fourteenth street and Park
road NV, and devoted most of
his time and Interests to bowling
activities from that time on. Sew
eral years ago he gecame manager
of the Lucky Strike Alleys.
Son Also an Athlete.
Mr.. Fraser's associates noted that
he had become increasingly nervous
during recent years. Relatives said
he had been under a physicians
care and that he had given up
driving the family car, because of
his nervous condition.
The former athlete, friends said,
had hopes that his oldest son, Ralph,
18, would follow in his footsteps.
An all-high halfback with the Ana
costa High School team last year,
Ralph, like his father, also is an
outfielder in baseball.
In addition to his widow and son,
Mr.. Fraser also is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Annie P. Fraser, of 661
K street NE; two other sons, Ar
mold, Is. and Wayne, 8; a daughter,
Elizabeth, Is, and a brother, John
Fraser, of 3612 Chesapeake street
NV
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Buying Of Million in Gold
For Black Market CHARGED
By the Associated Press

pr me SSSoliS'Gu F'SSs
NEW YORK, April "a. - Achille
Parrilla, At, was held in $4,000 bail
today after Secret Service agents
arrested him on charges he illegally
bought more than $1000,000 worth
of gold for resail in European black
markets.
Parrilla is accused of making false
statements when applying for a
Federal license to buy the gold. He
was arrested yesterday.
Assistant United States Attorney
Thomas F. Murphy said the gold, in
24-karat sheets, was to have been
sold in Europe at $40 an ounce. The
Government price is $35,15.
Parrilla, Mr.. Murphy said. ad-
mitted the purchase but insisted he
was only acting as an agent.
The attorney said Parrilla falsely
represented himself as being in the
gold casting and stamping business.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Police Guard Gallagher
At Rally After Threats
pv ,h. As<or;oted Press

BY the NSSoeIuIeu TTess
PHILADELPHIA, April "a
Nine policemen were present to
guard Representative Gallagher as
the Philadelphia Republican ad-
dressed a ward rally last night.
The policemen were assigned to
the Congress member after he re-
ported he had received three tele-
phone calls warning him to stay
away from the meeting. Mr. Gal
lagher is seeking denomination.
Il will not stoop to threats against
any one who wants to vote for me" :"
Gallagher told his audience. L
don't want any one to vote for me
who fears his lob"
Evening star., 1948-04-24

and there was no massacre. Arabs
in Haifa were thus themselves re-
sponSible for the outbreak in spite
of our repeated warnings. Far from
refusing to intervene, the military
commander at Haifa did everything
possible to stop fighting by negotia-
tions and himself presided at two
meetings in an endeavor to arrange
a truce.
THE terms demanded by the Jews
are the surrender of Arab arms and
the evacuation of Arab foreigners
from Haifa. These are not the terms
demanded by the military command
er, who is prepared to impound Arab
arms and not hand them over to
Jews if truce can be gotten on
this basis. 1t will be remembered
that at Kefar Etzion arms surrend-
cred by the Jews were seized by
Arabs.
Commander Wounded.
"The Arabs appealed to the mill
tary commander to assist in evacu-
ating Amin Hospital. A commander
of the Coldstream Guards was
wounded in this operation and two
other officers were wounded while
supervising the evacuation by sea.
LAS always the army is completely
impartial and any suggestion that
they are taking sides it not only un-
true but deeply resented.
Casualties reported at present are
IA Jews killed, 40 wounded and 100
Arabs killed and 100 wounded ap-
proximately. Not yet known are the
numbers of casualties among women
and children who were involved in
the battle. but there is no question
of massacre"
Many Arabs in Haifa spent most
of the night on makeshift pallets in
the dock area. Most of them were
of the poorer class. Their homes
and businesses in Haifa's market
area now are under Hagana control
British landing craft are carrying
the refugees to Acre, across the bay.
One Arab estimated last night 5000
already had been transported there.
The refugees are living in schools,
and public buildings. The
people of Acre are feeding them.
British, Arab and Jewish leaders
conferred yesterday on evacuating
other Arabs who wish to leave Haifa
in army trucks. One Arab esti-
mated 10000 would leave.
Food for Arabs still in Haifa IS
a problem. An Arab spokesman
appealed to Jews who are in pos
session of the town to permit bakers
to come to work and to permit peo-
pie to buy food"
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Ito'y Signs Agreement
On Pope's Summer Home
BY the Associated Press

VATICAN CITY, April 24.-An
agreement was signed today between
the Vatican state and Italy placing
the papal summer residence at Cas-
tel Gandolfo outside jurisdiction OF
the Italian government.
The accord granting the extra
territorial rights was signed in the
Apostolic Palace by Msgr. Domenico
Tardini, secretary of the congre-
cation for extraordinary ecclesi-
astical affairs. and Italian Ambassa-
dor Nell Lupi di Soragna.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Dimitrov Sees Benes

PRAGUE, April "a P).-Bulgarian
Premier Georgi Dimitrov and mem
bers of his cabinet visited President
Eduard Benes at his Sezimovo Usti
country home today. Bulgaria and
Czechoslovakia signed 20-year mu-
tual aid treaty against German ag-
gression yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
CHICAGO Alumni to Meet

H. R. Baukhage, radio commenta-
tor, and Nathaniel Peffer, author and
professor of international relations
at Columbia University, will speak
at a meeting of the University OF
Chicago Alumni Club at 1890 pm.
tomorrow in the Sheraton Hotel.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
jap Mail Bon Lifted

TOKYO. April "a (P.-Allied
headquarters today lifted the ban
on the mailing to Japan from the
United States of books and other
printed matter.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
FOUND.

COSMETIC BAG. plastic. containing gold
sroper Identification. Call WI. $3.50.
Evening star., 1948-04-24

Brazil estimates its l948 coffee
crop will fill 100000 bags, the
largest yield since 1889.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Carried Out by Hagana.
LOST.

LOST.
BARPIN:, platinum. diamond, Reward.
BILLFoLD, black: Wed. noon. corner of
North Hudson and Wilson blvd. Arlington.
Reward. Owens 2435. "a
BILLFOLD, red; vic. of los You ST. ne, on
"HARWooD." Reward. Call AT. 3475.
BLACK NOTEBOOK and textbook. Ady.
4554 -
BLOUSE, white organdy in carton. at 14th
and Colorado terminal, Wed. evening; Can
ia 639S. Sat or Sun, n, -
BRACELET. gold link, with sardonyX
sets. on Saturday or Sunday. Reward
DU. 6O56, to 10 pm. -
BRACELET, yellow gold; Bur Eng. or 18th
and E sts. NV. Reward. IA. l471-J. "a.
BRIEF CASE. upper, dark wine color; in
GUIDING papers Reward. WESLEY Z, Us
CAT, tIser striped, with white face ana
feet. : months, female; lost since April :,
vic. PetVorth. Reward GE. 657;i. -
COCKER SPANIEL PUPPY, reddish brown.
answers to name of Sandy; lost vicinity
Kensineton reward PL. o54l. Is
COLLIE, tan and white male strayed from
Taylor rd., Riverdale. Please call uN.
2l31. 20
DOG, large collie, brown and white; lost
DRESS, black silk; on the Georgia ave.
streetcar Thursday, going north; $40 re-
ward. 1896 7th st. NV. %
FURs,. 8 pieces between 20 and go
sp2day s n!sht esn TelniG ReWard Of EN- RI 6l5s g
4907 Indian lane nv. -
FUR SCARF, skins. in vic. of 4th and
RsWaTo 45y5ps s'Ij 10 nv, 0S2s Thursday April ma To-
PACKAGE OF SOUVENIR CARDS of Mexi-
co CITY, three photographs, bet NJ st. and
4th and Que SITS. via 18TH st. or l4th and
nieht April is. Reward. FIR. o79S. "a
PERSIAN CAT. dark gray, answers to
Smokey; near Chevy Chase Circle. Gail
WI. 304l. %
PIN, cameo; on 3rd st. Sc, between z, St.
Reward Rev nhd FR s. s2o4' se'' sentimental ys1e'
POLICE DOG, black and silver, wearing
Child pet. Reward Cali vi, 4529. -25
RING, wilson H!sh School. class of As.
TORTOISE SHELL GLASSES; Iady,s; Wed
6;jS. 6SDoo please cal Gcsll No 1888. boNcH.
WALLET, with Navy passes and money;
VI, Vi tii4 IS Reward, MARIE A BOWERS M54
WALLET, black, hand tooled, with. design
sonal paper, ipside oHde bearing same nsme' nan
Reward. WI. $3.50, %
WALLET, black, initials NJ; E. B.. contain
ing Identification papers; keep money. re-
turn papers. Call GE s475. 20
WATCH, white gold, with diamond chip on
each end; lost between Monrovia, Md. and
9 Brook ave, Gaithersburg. Reward to
finder Gaithersburg 694-J. "a
WATCH, lady's white gold Buova; lost
Lansburgh, eth streetcar or Four Corners
bus Thurs. aft; reward. SH. 61S2.
WORKS OF WATCH, Initials initials E E. " ,I6 p"
-26
REWARD-Man's brown billfold, contain
ing currency and valuable papers: lost
Thurs. night, near willard. NO. 3211.
-25
LIBERAL REWARD for information leading
to the recovery of Irish setter. lost in the
VIC Thomas cir, Scott cir. or Dupont cir;
A,.y one seeing this animal please report 10
police or owner. MRS. zERA LEE. EX
SOIL. IS
Evening star., 1948-04-24

CAT, tiger striped, with white face and
feet. months, female; lost since April .,
,rjc petuorth Reward GE 66I:S ~
Evening star., 1948-04-24

DOG, large collie, brown and white; lost
Monday April B. Reward. EN-. 3123. %
DRESS, black silk; on the Georgia ave.
Streetcar Thursday, going north; Slu re-
~ 1rHE eth u W Vi.
Evening star., 1948-04-24

COLLIE, tan and white male; strayed from
Taylor rd, Riverdale. Please call uN.
ol"T %
Evening star., 1948-04-24

BRIEF CASE. Upper, dark wine color IN
Guiding papers Reward. WESLEY f, Dlo
Evening star., 1948-04-24

BRACELET. gold link, with sardonyX
sets, on Saturday or Sunday. Reward.
Ill ~
Evening star., 1948-04-24

BARPIN. platinum, diamond Reward.
RA 546S %
BILLFOLD, black: Wed. noon, corner of
North Hudson and Wilson blvd, Arlington,
Reward. Owens 2435. "a
BILLFOLD, red; vic. of los You st. ne, on
We'd April 81; license and papers signed
"HARWOOD" Reward. Call AT. 3475.
Evening star., 1948-04-24

COCKER SPANIEL PUPPY. reddish brown
answers to name OF Sandy lost Vlclnlty
KepS;pctCn. reward PI, O54 l. -n5
Evening star., 1948-04-24

BRACELET, yellow gold Bur Eng or 18th
"a z stS n w Reward la l41l-J. 24r
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-02
.Tesfinu Lane 10
Be Ready Soon

The State Patrols new testing
lane will be in operation BY Sep
tember Is, representatives Of the
Atwell Construction company
predicted this week.
Features Of the building are an
indoor testing lane, l12 feet long,
in which auto testing devices WIN
be installed, and adjoining office
space for personnel Of the state
patrol. I.
The use Of pre-cut hmbers and
pre-fabricated building sections Is
speeding the construction work.
Motorists from Kennew1ck,
Richland and Pasco and the sur
rounding rural territory win sub
NIT their cars to tests In the new
lane.