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Evening star., 1949-05-14
Byrne Would Bon
Fighting Bulls
As Pets Here

Ary -A&A6c1S &t21 Tsc&Sa-s y s1c
HAY I've sa tgss I4s;sset az !&ece.
w.ta1 q legislative tAEvAt 9. catA e
e.yxrx2e yscTSss ta<s.as
Representative Es-rzs Ccfsa>-
crAi. q. New Yuk SAoI& 10 pso-
hIegI t2st4; eylGsk .rx h,,.st .f2:ss Ire
city :oE hl4.l+ ketses a. Essske-sa NJ 10
aese a&!3agGIsns
Ea.lsg hi.nE Is i.sesa, rs isar
D4Stract elt there 5 TO kfsecsfHt ls~
against ksvp4ng a rGattng ts.s.l A.
a pe; and dreaming - at AgraA
packed With ANe1egaAdos
There have been no yrceGI Ts-
portS ot aootlrg b2i.aEss's here
Ny EYrnc moi oHls wAnis - bar
Importation ot ten,lng n.g.s ~
Distract residents, but also 10 pro
hto.i interstate tg-&asTso' ia'3cr al
such animals snyN here N Ssss
United States O. theaE procure
naent from abroad
The bill MAS rec .2esied ey ilss
American Humane SocsIy w4s1cS
has been concerned with so-cAllet
mock nullfgh;x In South western
States
Evening star., 1949-05-14
Capital Committee
Drive al 1871 Of Goal

The annual fund raising drive
bf the Greater National Capital
Committee Of the Washington
Board of Trade has collected q
total of $34, ,937 in cash and pledges
or 20 per cent Of its $40 900 goal
The announcement was made
yesterday by Campaign Chairman
Bruce Baird at the groups weekly
report luncheon in the Mayflowel
Hotel.
Mr.. Baird said he hoped the
returns would be 100 per cent by
the final victory" meeting June 3
Largest division report came
from the hotel and purveyors div.
ision. headed by Frank Weakley
which has $l9,487. or 80 per cen
of its $4,000 total.
The bank division is leading il
percentage with $7.1l0, or 81 pei
cent of a $10.500 goal.
Frederick P. H. Siddons. presi'
dent of the Board of Trade ane
vice president of the American
Security and Trust Co.. pointet
out the goal has jumped from
$50. 900 in 1885 to $4,000 thi!
year.
Joseph McGarraghy. chairman
Of the Greater National Capita
Committee. also was present a
the meeting.
The next report luncheon will b,
held Friday in the Hotel Statler.
Evening star., 1949-05-14
Five Escape Serious Injury
When Auto Hits Tree

Five persons in a l949 con-
vertible coupe escaped seriou.
injury early today when the auto.
mobile failed to get around q
curve and hit a tree on Route l24
at Washington Grove. Md.
Montgomery County police al
Rockville said the wrecked cal
was driven bytThomas p. Gogarty
"a. Of sos Tuckerman street NV.
who was not hurt. He was not
charged.
One passenger. Paul Ponton
"a, civil engineer. 6308 Seventh
street NV. sustained q broken
ankle. He was admitted TO Sub
urban Hospital. where his condi-
ton was considered good today.
The other occupants. all with
minor injuries, also were treated
at Suburban Hospital. They were
Miss E. l.. Bare. 81. a telephone
company clerk. 316 Sheridan street
NV: Joseph Genovese. 26. q
patent agent, 6425 Eighth street
NV, and John Marshall Flynn
"A. a Catholic University student
703 Butternut street NV.
Evening star., 1949-05-14
t.. &P. Asks for Proof
Workers Favor Union
Under Clio AffiIiation

The National Labor Relations
Board has been asked to deter
mine whether q majority Of the
telephone company's plant, main
tenance and clerical employees
here wants to be represented by
Local 36, Communication Workers
Of America.
CWA became officially affliated
several days ago with the CIO fol-
lowing a referendum Of its ap-
proximately 250,000 members
throughout the country. The two
CWA locals here are No. so for
telephone operators. and No. 36.
The total membership of both is
about 5000.
The Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. late yesterday filed
with the NLRB a request that
Local 36 be asked to furnish proof
that a majority Of its members
voted it as bargaining agent under
the new affiliation.
The company has technically
withdrawn recognition of the
Local 36 pending NLRB action,
but this does not affect the cur
rent contract relating to wages
and working conditions, COM
pany official explained.
Local so was not included in the
NLRB petition, other sources said,
because a majority of its members
apparently voted to continue it as
bargaining agent under the CIO
affiliation.
"CWA affiliation with the CIO,"
the company stated, constitutes
such significant change that the
company feels obligated to deter
mine whether this newly affiliated
union is the union with majority
of all employees in the bargaining
unit desired to represent them"
CWA headquarters here had no
comment on the petition. An
NLRB spokesman said the agency
procedure usually is to investigate
such requests and decide whether
to order a special vote.
Evening star., 1949-05-14
CAP Cadets Of Eight States
viii Compete at Boiling

Civil Air Patrol Cadets from 3
Eastern and Southern States will
seek entrance in international
drill competition at Boiling Air
Force Base at 2:30 pm. tomorrow.
Winning team In regional COM
petition here will enter the ma
tional contest at Denver. Colo.
next month and the winner there
will compete for the international
championship contest at Toronto,
Canada, in August.
Teams have been entered here
from CAP Wings In New York,
New Jersey. Massachusetts,. Con-
necticut, Delaware, Georgia. Ala
bama and South Carolina.
Members Of Congress from the
competing States are to lunch
with Mai. Gen. Lucas v. Beau.
national CAP commander, ut the
Boiling Officers' Club tomorrow
noon.
Evening star., 1949-05-14
Max pIohm, Snowman.
Dies in Hospital Plunge
by The Asse<iossd Press

NEW YORK. May 14.-Maz
Plohm. rs. an old-time theater and
road Snowman. plunged TO hi.
death last night from the i4tf
floor of Wickersham Hospita
where he had been a patient fol
more than two weeks.
Police listed the death as ap.
parent suicide
A special nurse was out Of thu
room when he hurtled IL floor.
and landed on a tl1ird-story ledge
A brother. Emil Plohm. said ths
dead man. q native of Louisville
KY, was treasurer OF the old
theatrical firm Of Klaw and Er-
langer. He later managed theii
New Orleans theater.
Max and another brother. Ed
mund Plohm. managed and opera
ted road companies that staged
"a number Of shows. Edmund
Plohm nov Is general manager OF
the National Theater IN Wash
tngtpn.
Evening star., 1949-05-14
Chevy Chose Baptist

A service in appreciation OF labor
will be held at the Chevy Chase
Baptist Church tomorrow at 8
pm, with DR.. Edward o. Clark
giving a message on THE Faith
of a Carpenter" Workmen and
artisans who have had part in the
construction of the new church
will be guests of honor. DR.. Clark
will have for his subject at II am
"In q Garden" .~..
Evening star., 1949-05-14
HiIIsdoIe Civic Group
Books Central High Shift

The Hllasaais cfssr Axso<Ia tor
last nissss approved tire pFupos&i
made BY LG1a! II. AnseTaEan Sso-
Grafton o. Teachers. AF1. tAas
Roosevelt High 6easool or censsal
Hlgh School be Transferred ffcsa
si1iie 10 eolosed stadwnts.
The group met NJ the mnsy
Elementary sctsoss. fsaaxxa tns o
tea nj tfas home Of MsE. Nxsen
pa.son. 3ssI Hssaa street 81. Ca
Mar q we're cosupass@a.
Evening star., 1949-05-14
Senate Battle Over Sales Tax
Will Be Fought Again Monday

would come from the rewritten
bill, Senator Johnston said the
sitter income tax would produce
an additional 50. .S00. 900.
Senator Hunt said the added
revenue would be $6,690.oo0. From
his calculation Of the receipts
from other sections Of the bill, he
said, the total extra revenue would
amount to only about $12, ,900, 600.
Under the impending $4,000. 900
deficit, this would still leave a
shortage Of nearly $4,000, 900. he
said.
Senator Humphrey, busy with
his own figures, came up with a
calculation that what the Senate
had done would bring in S2l ,200,-
900 Of added revenue.
These uncertainties led to call
from Majority Leader Lucas to
have the Senate District Commit
tee meet today with staff advisers
and District experts to woik out
more exact findings Of what the
results would be.
AL of this confirmed, according
to some Senate attaches, the
warning given earlier in the day
by District Committee Chairman
McGrath that a tax bill cannot
intelligently be written on the
Senate floor"
He had told the Senate: If you
want to relieve us of this respon-
sibility for drafting a bilD. then
I say jolly good luck to you. but
don't think you can"
Morse Backs Reconsideration.
Senator Morse, who had made
bitter attack on the sales tax
plan. took the floor during efforts
to clear up the confusion Of what
had been voted to declare that
it was only fair" to agree to a
reconsideration of the vote.
Since there had been something
of a "gentlemen's agreement" the
sales tax plan was not involved n
this vote, he said, I'VE have got to
be fair about It," Senator john
ston, agreeing to this, finally gave
up the floor. allowing the recon-
sideration motion to be offered.
Evening star., 1949-05-14
'NAACP 10 Enter
MartinsviIIe Case
ly The Assoeio,sd Press

RICHMOND. Va. May l3.-The
Virginia branch OF the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People announced yes
terday 1t would enter the Mar
tinsville rape case.
The decision was reached. ar
NAACP statement said. after the
Virginia chapter concluded at a
special meeting that the seven
colored men tried and sentenced
to death for the rape Of a woman
had not received a fair trial.
"All seven were tried. convicted
and sentenced within eight days. y
the statement said.
The NAACP said 1t wanted TO
stress that the guilt Of innocence
of the men involved was not the
point In question and wasn't the
reason why the organization de-
cided to enter the case. The an
nouncement added:
The paramount concern OF the
NAACP In this and similar cases
Is to assure to every American.
q fair and impartial trial. and
to see that justice is meted out
to the guilty and that the In
noeent are protected In their
rights. without regard TO the
racial identity Of the characters
involved.
In Martinsville. Judge Kennon
c. White set July Is as the
date for the electrocution Of John
Henry Hampton. Frank Hatrston,
jr.: Booker r. Millner and Howard
Lee Hairston. He set July % as
the dase for electrocuting Frances
Desales Grayson. James Luther
Hairston and John Clabon Tay-
trF
Evening star., 1949-05-14
Murder Motive
InRoanokeCase
Still Mystery
Scott Tells Mother
He Didn't Kill Girl
In Church Kitchen
By Robert c Roll,nes
Sses SsS&4 CssrssDe~as-s

ROANOKE. Va. May 1.-THE
motive behind The Saying Of Is
year -oId Dana Marie Weaver re-
manned as much a mystery as ever
today and although the town
fairly bugxed with r1mors. police
reiterated there we're no new de-
velopmentS.
Lee Buddy, Scott. also is.
clasSmate OF the slain girl. main
tanned his Unconditional attitude in
the jail where he Is confined on
charge Of murder.
Scott. who has reportedly sd-
mitted he was at Christ Episcopal
Church Sunday night and Sas
Dana there. has assured his moth
er he did not murder the popular
girl and leave her body sprawieo
on the floor of the kitchen of the
church parish house where II was
discovered Monday morning
Visited by PxyrhiatriSt
Mrs. N. Garrett Scott revealed
yesterday that Lee had given her
the assurance in a conversation
which she recalled rs follows:
Buddy. you couldn't"
No. mother. Of course not" he
replied.
Lee also was visited yesterday
by DR.. John Hurt. Roanoke psy-
chiatrist. called in by the defense
and DR.. Charles N, Irwin, city COR
oner. neither physician would
make a statement after his visit.
DR., Hurt said yesterday. however
that he was making an examina-
ton OF the youth whose arrest
shocked the town almost as much
as the murder OF the pretty blond
girl.
Police continued TO work on
loose ends" OF the case. including
the questioning OF fellow Jefferson
High School students Of Dana and
Lee. Capt. Frank Webb. city de-
tective chief, emphasized that his
department has. no new suspects
in the case. Schoolmates said
Dana Marie and young Scott had
never dated.
Laboratory Tests Made.
Although police say that Lee
has not confessed the crime. they
say he has told them about a large
cloth coffee bag and soft drink
bottle which were hidden in an
alley in the rear OF the home of
his best friend block and half
from the church. DR.. Irwin has
said the bag could have been used
TO suffocate the girl. Police said
she had been struck with the bot
tie but DR.. Irwin listed sufIocation
as the cause Of death.
The bag and other items OF eyi-
dence In the case are In Rich
mond. where DR.. Herbert g. Brey-
fogle, Virginia chief medical ex-
aminer. Is conducting laboratory
tests. Results are not expected for
several days.
A preliminary hearing may be
held next week In Juvenile Court.
II Lee is held for grand Jury ac-
ton it Is expected the case will be
presented to the next session OF
the Hastings Court which con-
yenes June &.
Evening star., 1949-05-14
'BookmobiIe 10 Serve
Sections OF District

Sections of Washington that are
served inadeduatsly or not al al
by the Public Library wlll receive
regular service In the near future.
The need will be supplied BY .
'bookmobiie. which will travel
into those sections at stated tn
teryAls 10 supply books 10 ths
reAidentA
Bids will be opened at the Dis
uict Building on May ~ Tor the
machine on specifications drawn
up by library authorities. The
contract wil be let shortly after.
The vehicle probably wili coat be-
tween $500 and 80 600, UiGtrict
officials estimate.
Harry N Peterson. librarian n
the Public Library. Aays there Hrs
about 3 or 10 areas in The Dis
irict not served adequately by the
library. Cleveland Park now has
temporary library and . bm-
porary service Is maintained from
q store In AnaeoKtia. which he
says Is inadequate. The Congress
Heights and Brnnins areas have
no service at all
The 'bookmobils wiii have .
stock OF between ! 300 and 600
books for both adults and tuss-
niles and wlli be stated BY the
Central Library II will visit each
area on Its schedule about oglcs .
week. II there Ia Q greater need.
more 'bookmoblls8 probably wiIl
be added
Similar service now Ia main
tanned In many large eitAra. IN.
cluding Eew York. Baltimore has
one ~booknoh.le and is getting
more The service 10 widely tiasd
in rural areas throughout tt9s
country
Evening star., 1949-05-14
z Girls Reported Missing
From Washington Homes

Two girls, Il and II years old
today were reported missing from
there homes here and were be-
lieved to be en- route TO New
York. police said
Three girls. students at Deal
Junior High School. left the school
yesterday. They later were turned
over to the Travellers Aid Society
In Baltimore and one girl was. tc
be returned TO her home here to-
day. but the other two escaped
from the society and were believed
70 Be- going On TO New York.
Evening star., 1949-05-14
Meeting OF kAACP
Slotted Here Tomorrow

The National Axsociailon for
the Advancement o! Co1osw6 Peo-
pie wiii meet nj 8 pm. toTraeRTow
IN the jones Memorial Church.
Forty fourth street and Beslnsng
road NE
Robert Taylor. MANAGING editor
Of The Pittsburgh CouxtaT In
Washington. w1il report ca fass
employment practices IN the Ia
terror Department ard ehsEesa os
Discrimination against Negro
essfsersaeF1
Evening star., 1949-05-14
New York Voters Here
QuoIify for Special Poll

Voters OF the goth Congressional
District of New York who live tn
Washington are being notified
that. IL they were qualified 70 vote
in the election last November
they may vote in the special eiec.
ton for Representative next Tues
day.
The voter will have 70 30 70 New
York 10 cast his vote in person
however.
The special election is 10 claooss
q successor 10 the late Sol Bloom
Democrat. The candidates ar,
Municipal Court Judge BENJAMIN
Ehalleck. Democrat: William II
Mcintyre. Republican: Franklin
d. Roosevelt. ir.. -Four Freedosni
party. and Or. Annette Ruben.
stein. American Laborfte,
Evening star., 1949-05-14
High-Cost Home
Prices Falling,
Bankers Told
Insurance Executive
Soys Supply Is
Neortne 0emond

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cs.;2rzt gsAst4r lazy - tsas s-s ~.
grAr eesa sAs AA1rs sss A.e~
ccsr gva. ea1AGs lersst tsAss lges
Na14ssaa. AsNnc - gAsza ~ Alt.-A.
So suEs RAwk. sgssay
32sr sgpsAss w&s l. fsx1s.As
Ne gw+g1s executive fksr Eseraagsr7lE
~ tEst NatasrA} i-fs IIas-sg2rxs I'c
Aents~ Lser y lie sS8rvAs~sc lsgs
-s&h ahE&k. e>ry e@t4en ~ tlse
bankers a. the ha3s. stAt1ef. TIE
t1@seo ~oAy u,ev ,sgs srtsra tN.a,
patn discussion ~ }sczaGne
NJ Air;v<.tN saass naAay n. (.
egs hayc c4EytSslrS3 thea eG4ssaF F,sy
ssa1 rEcgtAr.s atsks NllIng sgsgre
a. flseag e>sgapleJr<s ss>susrs at l,ssea
Figures Are CfteA.
lie c.trd ngayra indicating iAaAl
The supply og sp,sIssnE 10 estrs. Hg
up With the demand And As azaesi
tlsat Il this u ~ II Is TeAsgsaahet -
expect ttsst p1aces NAV ces ne
further in MANY eAse&.
ADVISING caution on TIE part ~
lenders. Mr Meredith kAad thls
does not mean n cessation Of xat.
ms but the adoption al n4ielrs
which AeknoNlets ukeliaseScd q,
q greater dgfflculty Tor oug borrow.
erS 10 meet their payments and
increased risk Of loss to iefsasts
When business activity seems 10
be heading downward he AAld,
most borrowers must expect lsas
liberal loan standards
Foley Is speaker
RAYMOND NJ Foley. admlnstIA-
tor O! the Housing and Home
Finance Agency. SAid that in many
area the linig, Is eeins spngeac t1rd
70, the Amoun; oi hishey ~c,sl
rental housing that can be sh-
Sorted easily
AT the same time he AAld.
the lower p1loed market. both for
sale and rent. Is limited orls hv
our capacity 10 Ssgvs ita require
ments
He urged that moitgaee leaders
"SpAYkplug an expansion Of psi
vate ho,neeulldlng In their areas
This includes, he said, loseT cost
housing foT &Ale OF FV7t Ia help
serve the middle income and sosus
OF the lower middle income need
and ali eNplof alton Of CO operative
housing utilizing Government
assistance for middle income
needs
Minority Groupa Citsd
1t means an active interest and
participation in li1e lAyeelg neE
lected market feg Negro and
other minority housing where LACK
Of financing even thoush the
ability TO pay txistA, continues 10
be serious problem. he sald
Frederick H. Allen. housing
consultAnt and community PLAN
nsr. suggested an outright invest
ment IN rental housing TO the
bankers.
You would control the arlee-
ton Of the site" he said. the de-
sign. construction. tenant selee-
ton and maintenance which to-
sether. add up 10 . good long
range real estate investment "
The organization held iik an
nual banquet last niEht with Df.
Norman Vincent prale. minister
OF the Marble COLLEGIATE Church.
New York. as the chief kpeakrf.
Evening star., 1949-05-14
Continued From First Page.)

NCOQIlQueO r1OIu EnoC TAsol
called up the plan to Jump the
Districts real estate tax rate from
50 to $2.25. instead of only to
$2.15 as approved by the House
and by the Senate District Com
mittee. This was defeated on .
voice vote.
He then moved for approval Of
his amendment to double the Dis
trict's liquor taxes. This was ap-
proved by a voice vote.
Then came the proposal Of
Senator Johnston, which had the
earlier Endorsement of Senator
Morse, Republican. of Oregon to
strike out the sales tax exemption
for newspapers. This was shouted
down after Chairman McGrath of
the Senate District Committee
reminded Senators this would not
be a tax on newspapers but upon
their subscribers.
Income Tax Yield Questioned.
When the Senate voted the
Johnston income tax plan, ques-
tions Immediately arose as to how
much money this would produce
and what the new revenue would
be under the bill as then written
Various estimates were given
and most of these Immediately
were questioned. At times the
Senate proceeding was at stand
still while groups Of Senator'S
worriedly conferred.
As this was going on Senator
Frear. Democrat. of Delaware
along with Minority Leader
Wherry and Senator Humphrey
Democrat. of Minnesota demand
ed to know whether the Johnston
amendment carried with It the
elimination of the sales tax.
Conflicting views few back and
forth until Senator Hoey. Demo-
crat, of North Carolina, acting as
presiding officer, ruled that the
adopted amendment had elimin-
ated the sales tax from the bill. as
we'll as writing In the sitter in
come tax plan.
This surprised even Senator
Johnston. He made 1t clear he
didn't want to keep the sales tax
in the bill. but that he wanted
separate votes on the two issues.
Sees Revenue Enough.
At this point he said he was
afraid there might not be quite
enough money in the bill" But
he changed his mind later and
insisted that. with the broader in
come tax, the higher liquor taxes
and the other levies left in the
bill, he, thought there would be
plenty Of money.
The Johnston income plan is the
same as the so-called Klein-Ken-
nedy plan. considered twice In the
House, where 1t was rejected as q
substitute for the sales tax.
It would apply the city's per-
sonal income tax to all persons lfv-
ing here for at least seven months
Of the year. except for members Of
Congress and certain other special
classes, and it would raise the
present to 3 per cent scale Of
rates to 2 to 5 per cent. At thu
same time, it would keep the pres
ent basic exemptions Of $1,000 fol
single person and $4,000 for
married couple.
The income tax section passed
by the House and approved by the
Senate committee also would ap-
ply the tax to persons living here
most of the year, but it would keer
the 1-to-3 per cent rate schedule
1 and raise the basic exemption te
$4,000.
The latter provision was inserted
for the deliberate purpose" OF ex-
Iempting persons In the low-income
brackets, since they would be sub
Iject to the sales tax.
While Senator'S were trying x
figure out how much revenua
Evening star., 1949-05-14
Fay Will Prosecute
Gaming Cases, Ignore
0ui-of-Court Charges

United States Attorney 0rofge
Morris Fay said today his oftce
will concentrate on prosecuting
gambling cases without comment.
ms further on out-of court com-
plants against methods Of OBJ
tanning evidence,
He has decided against making
a detailed reply 10 charges against
his Office by a key Government
witness. Mrs. Bernlce Franklin. tso
said He declared ile would add
nothing 10 my statement Of yes
terday that the gambling investi-
cation WAS conducted In all re-
speets in conformity with the
Law -
Meanwhile. motions TO dismiss
the Governments case against
William ,Snags, Lewis and Is
others indicted on gambling
charges have been taken under
advisement by Judge Edward NJ
Curran in District Court, Judge
Curran asked defense attorneys
and the United States Attorney 5
ONCE to submit, by next Friday
further answers TO several aurs-
tons raised at three hour hear
ing yesterday.
Arguments Postponed.
The questions are whether the
defendants. arrested last March
IS in a raid at &3l0 Forty sixth
avenue. BladensbuIg. Md, later
we're adequately informed Of the
charges against them. whether a
deputy marshal from the District
could legally serve warrants in
Maryland. and whether an am
davit by Mrs, Franklin Was suf-
ficient for issuance of warrants
against Lewis and the others.
Arguments on motions In several
OF the other pending cases were
postponed from yesterday 20 next
Friday by Judge Henry A, Schwein-
haut in District Court. Indictments
In those cases affect Attilio Acaiotti,
Frank Billeci. Frederick c. White
oak. Ralph Caparotti. alias Ralph
(Rags, Costello. Umberto A. DAM
brosio and Snags Lewis.
In another development the
Public Utilities Commission re-
ceived a supplementary memoran-
dunn brief from John L. IneoldSby
attorney for two OF the 324 sub
scribers threatened with service
cutofIs by the Chesapeake a.
Potomac Telephone Co. at the re-
quest OF Mr. Fay In the anti
gambling drive.
Heltzoff Statement Cited.
The memorandum summed up
his arguments against the tele-
phone company'S regulation for
discontinuance Of telephones Sus-
pected OF being used for unlawful
purposes. The PUG held a public
hearing earlier this week on the
matter.
Mr.. lngoldsby cited a statement
by District Judge Alexander Holt
yoff that obviously IL this provi-
sion OF the tariff Is to be literally
construed 1t is not valid" He
quoted Judge HoltZoff as saying
"A public utility may not deprive
a member of the public OF his
rights 10 service merely because
1t receives notice from a law en-
forcement agency that he Is using
the service for illegal purposes
The comments by Judge Holtz-
of were at a hearing on motions
against the telephone company
action. Later Judge HoltzofI held
that. In a particular case. the
United States Attorneys ones
had shown sufficient evidsnre 10
warrant discontinuance OF the