WEEKLY EDITION
OLD SERIES-VOL LXXVH-NO. 4,326.
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C, AVEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1913.
NEW SERIES-VOL. XXIX-NO. 2,556.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS, IN CONDENSED FORM, OF THE PAST WEEK, GIVEN DAY BY DAY.
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Brlstow Hold Up Bill for Judgeship.
By telegraph to Observer.
Washington, April 15. On objec
tion Brlstow of Kansas today prevent
ed the-passage of the bill for a judge
'for the fourth circuit through the
Senate.
Report That Armistice Has Been
8igned.
By cable to Observer.
Vienna, April 15. The armistice be
tween Bulgaria and Turkey has been
signed, according to a Sofia dispatch.
If this Is true, the fighting along the
Tchatalja lines will cease at once' It
la believed that the armistice will lead
to the reopening of peace -negotiations.
Greece raised the blockade of the
southern Albanian ports.
Suffragettes Destroy (30,000 Home.
By cable to Observer.
Hastings, England, April 15 Suf
fragettes today destroyed with gun
powder the former . home of Arthur
D. Cris, member of Parliament, at St.
Leonard's suburb. Six firemen were
hurt while fighting the flames.. The
loss is $30,000. A satchel with suffra
gette literature was found nearby.
One card read, "We are avengers of
Mrs. Pankhurst." Another, "Do you
want us to burn all England to get
our vote?"
The Pope Supposed to Be Better.
By cable to Observer.
Rome, April 15. Pope Pius has ap
parently passed successfully throughj
another relapse, although it will be
several days before it can be said that
danger is passed. The doctors issued
a reassuring bulletin this morning.
It said that the fever has fallen and
there is geflKal improvement. The
Pope slept well, although his rest was
broken at times by coughing. 11 He has
grown so thin from his illness that
some of his frlendB find difficulty in
recognising him. -'
Detective Burns and Scotland Yard
Not in Harmony.
By cable to Observer. .
London, April 15. There is keen
rivalry between Detective William J,
Burns and Scotland Yard in their f
forts to find Joseph W. Martin, tae
missing Memphis millionaire. While
there is no outward discord between
the two forces, they are not co-operating.
The police gained a point today
when they found an evening dress
watch chain, which is believed to be
Martin's, in Belvedere road near
where Martin's pocket book and hat
were found.
Martin, the Missing Millionaire, Said
to Be Alive.
By cable to Observer.
London, April 15. The detectives
searching for Joseph Wllberforce Mar
tin, the missing Mehphis, Tenn., mil
lionaire, learned definitely today that
the American is alive and held cap
tive by a band of kidnappers. Detec
tives under William J. Burns, the
American sleuth, came within an ace
of rescuing Martin, but the kidnap
pers got the tip and fled with their
captive. Burns said that Martin will
be rescued alive within twelve hours.
..Following the visit of a mysterious
woman to J. Lockhart Anderson, Mar
tin's friend, the detectives went to
her rooming house in Lambeth. Here
the woman said that Martin was de
tained, but that the kidnappefs are
gone. The detectives are silent as
to the woman who gave the tip. The
Lambeth quarter, which is frequent
ed by the lower class, is near where
Martin's pocket book, hat and watch
chain were found'.
China
Protests Against
Law.
Allen Land
By Telegraph to Observer.
Washington, April 15. The ambas
sador from China today made formal
. protest to Wilson against the alien
land law proposed by the California
Legislature. The President says that
he cannot meddle with a State Legis
lature, but will do all he can to pre
vent the passage of the law.
D. A. R. Denies the Charge.
By telegraph to Observer.
Washlngton,April 15. Charges that
the D. A. R. pays Its scrubwomen $3,
000 per year was refuted today by
the report of theixeasurer. The gen
eral -showing la that the. women get
one dollar day'; when at work. , It
was also shown that the accounts
;efeauJRSyarN6wYorlt- Arm1 of
accountants and found Correct.'"""
Democrats Reject Increased Duty on
Grain.
By telegraph to Observer.
Washington, April 15. The Demo
cratic caucus today rejected a resolu
tion to increase the duty on grain
from ten to fifteen cents per bushel
and a resolution to put wheat on the
free list. . Underwood, who has been
ill, has returned to his duties.
Republicans as to Wilson's Nomlna
1 ' . tions.
By Telegraph to Observer.
Washington, April 15. The Senate
Republican caucus today named' a
committee, with Senator' Burton as
chairman, to determine the attitude
of Republicans toward Wilson's nom
inations.
Wilson Sends Nominations to 8enate.
By telegraph to Observer.
Washington, Aprift 15. The Presi
dent today sent to the Senate the nom
inations of Ambassador to Great Brit
ain Walter H. Page, Assistant Secre
tary of State John E. Osberne of Wy
oming, and Commissioner of Internal
Revenue William H. Osborne of North
Carolina.
Serious Trouble With Strikers in
glum.
Bel-
By cable to Observer.
Brussels, April 16. The first seri
ous disturbance in the manhood suf
frage strike of Belgium occurred to
day at Ghent, when 600 weavers at-
tacked several mills,
Four hundred
thousand workmen are reported out.
Strike Riot at Milford, Mass.
By .telegraph to the Observer.
Milford, Mass., April 16. Four men,
including two policemen, were hurt
in a pitched btttle today between the
authorities and 500 striking industrial
workers of the world at Lapworth &
Son's elastic webb factory. The strik
ers used clubs and stones.
Politicians Trying for a "Ten Strike."
V.
By telegraph to Observer.
Jersey City,- April 16 Politicians
began today circulating petitions (to
take advantage of the new law for a
commission form of government ap
proved yesterday by the voters) that
two elections must be held. At the
first one the highest ten to be placed
on ballot, and then five of these ten
selected.
Pope Plus Thought to be Near the
End.
By cable to Observer.
Rome, April 16. Although the Vati
can physicians continue to hold out
encouragement and issue reassuring
bulletins, the belief Is growing that
Pope Pius 'Is near the end of life's
journey. The following bulletin was
issued this morning: "His Holiness
rested easily for several hours last
night His temperature is 98 2-10. Ex
pectoration is easy and the condition
of his heart is good." Fears of pneu
monia have not yet passed. The
Pope's left lung is -inflamed and his
throat raw and swollen.
Detectives Baffled in Martin Case.
uable to Observer.
London, April 16. No trace of the
last place where his captor3 secret
ed J. Wilberforce Martin, the Mem
phis, Tenn., millionaire, has been
found by the detectives, although thir
teen days have elapsed now since he
disappeared. The trail was lost at
Lambeth yesterday when 'his captors
fled before the detectives. The sleuths
are trailing a woman known as
"Baby Ruth,", who, it is said, may have
some connection with the case.
Ty Cobb and the Detroit Americans.
Hy telegraph to Observer.
Detroit, April 16. In a signed state
ment today President Navln of the De
troit American Baseball Club, declares
that discipline and not money is the
important question is dispute with Ty.
Cobb,, who demands $15,000 per year.
"To give in to Mr. Cobb now would
be to concede that he Is greater than
the game Itself, and set all Its laws
at defiance." Navln says that until
Cobb has. recognized his fault there
will be no understanding between
them. ...
President Wilson and the Allen Land
, '.. Law, ''-r.
Hy telegraph to Observer.
Washington, . April 16. President
Wtlflontodfty-dlBouB(lth apassage
of the California- alien land law,
against which Japan has protested,
with Secretaries Bryan, Lane and Hou
ston and senators Works and Jones.
There will probably be no statement
until the bill has been passed and
signed by the governor. The state
ment then, it is expected, will say that
the Federal Government cannot lnter
ferre with States rights.
Near Double Lynching.
By telegraph to Observer.
Shreveport, La., April 16. A double
lynching was averted at Vivian today.
A mob1 searched the jail for young
Mrs. Stroud, who killed her husband
while riding with Edward Beeler, an
admirer. The mob was bent; on lynch
ing the woman and Beeler, but they
had been removed to the jail here.
Important Developments as to Martin",
- . Missing Millionaire.
By telegraph to Obsjrver.
Memphis, Tenn, April 16. Import
ant developments are expected at the
failure of the Martin-Phillips Co., of
which Joseph W. Martin, who disap
peared in London, was president.
The assets of the company, as report
ed at court, included 1,800 bales of
cotton. T. G. S peers, owner of the
warehouse where the cotton was stor
ed, said that only 94 bales were there.
He signed for 900 bales, but that most
of it was removed Without his knowl
edge. Pope Pius Has Another Malady.
By cable to Observer.
Rome, April 17. Dysentery has
been added to the complications of
the Pope's sickness.
President Sends in Three More Nom
inations. By tejegraph to Observer.
Washington, April 17 The Presi
dent today sent these nominations to
the Senate: Director of the Census,
William J. Harris, of Georgia; Auditor
of the Interior Department, Robert W.
Woolley, of Virginia; Assistant Secre
tary of War, Henry S. Breckinridge,
of Kentucky.
Activity Among D. A. R. Delegation,
By telegraph to Obsarver.
Washington, April 17. There is ac
tlvity today among the daughters of
the American Revolution delegates in
an attempt to win over votes from Mrs.
Charles B. Bryan for Mrs. William
Cumming Story or Mrs. J. M. Horton,
leading candidates. The second ballot
was started late, as the delegates are
worn out by the long session last
night. The result of the second bal
lot will not be known until tonight.
Mysterious Mishap to Balloon.
By telegraph to Observer.
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, April 17,
A mysterious mishap to the dirigible
ballon Suchard Second today has
caused a temporary postponement of
the start of Jos. Bruecker on his flight
across the Atlantic. The big gas bag
was completely deflated during the
night, and the main valve was opened,
although It is not certain whether
from accident or design. The work
of retaliating will be begun at onoe,
but the start has been Indefinitely de
layed. Fight Against Underwood Abandoned.
By telegraph to Observer.
Washington, April 17. The Demo
crats opposed to the tariff rates in
the Underwood bill practically aban
doned the fight after their defeat in
the . wool fight last flight, and with
wool on the free list, there is little
chance for reductions of the Under
wood rates on woolen yarns. The
silk schedule comes next, but there
are little prospects of a change of
rates in Underwood bill. Advocates
of higher rates are planning to go
to the Senate for relief.
Pops Pius Clings to Life with Amazing
N Tenacity.
By cable to Observer.
Rome, April 17. Clinging by a slen
der thread to life with a tenacity
which has aroused the amazement, of
his physicians, Pope Plus lies today at
the Vatican close tp the shadow of
death, but still fighting valiantly.
The following bulletin was issued to
day after a consultation of the doc
tors: "Pope Plus X. passed the night
calmly ; was disturbed occasionally by
fits of coughing,' but. his bronchial
symptoms are, better. His temperature
Is 90 8-10." .
The" Pope tossed In bed during the
nlghLjtndhadJrequent fits of cou gh
ing. - His Heart la sustained by injecT-
ions,' and he is so jweak that lie can
scarcely raise himself on bis pillow.
One of the attending physicians said
today: "The condition of the Pontiff
Is so desperate that! do not think he
will live to see today's dawn."
Seven Persons. Killed In Burning He
el.
By telegraph to'Observer, .J ...
Maldne," NT April U. Seven per
sons were killed, a dozen injured and
three are still missing as the result
of a fire which almost totally destroy
ed the Hotel DeWilson, in the heart
of the business district, early today.
The fire was started by an explosion,
The hotel, which was a three-story
wooden - structure, burned rapidly.
Many were injured by being cut off
from escape by the burning stairway,
and jumped. - One of the dead was an
Italian musician, who went back into
the hotel to recover his harp.
Lewis of Illinois 8worn in as Senator.
By Telegraph to the Observer.
Washington, April 17 Senator. J.
Hamilton Lewis, of Illinois, was today
sworn In, giving the Senate a full
membership, for the first time in sev
eral years.
Dabney May Be Chief of Weather Bu
reau. '
By Telegraph to the Observer.
Washington, April 17 It Is strong
ly intimated at the Wiite House that
Charles W. Dabney, president of the
Ulversity of Cincinnati, will be named
as chief of the weatheribureau, to suc
ceed Willis L. Moore.l who has been
removed on charges ot serious irregu
larities. 1
President Wilson has expressed wil
lingness to have an investigation of
the weather bureau. Secretary Hous
ton is expected to throw the political
machine built by Moore in the scrap
heap. Representative 'Fowler, of Ill
inois, who introduced the resolution
for an inquiry, wants the Rifles Com
mittee, and not the Agriculture Com
mittee, to make the investigation.
Declines the Ambassadorship to Rus
sia. By Telegraph to the Observer.
Washington, April 18. It is authori
tatively learned at White House that
Charles R. Crane, of Chicago, has de
clined the ambassadorship to Russia.
The Income Tax Taken Up.
By telegraph to Observer.
Washington, April 18. The Demo
cratic caucus today took up the in
come tax feature of the tariff bill.
There are many complaints against
the measure, particularly from insur
ance companies.
The resolution to put a 5 per cent,
duty on boots and shoes Instead of on
the free list was voted down.
Desperado Killed.
By telegraph to Observer.
Shelton, Washington, April IS
John Tornowk, the outlaw who kill
ed his twin nephews and four deput;"
sheriffs 'whi.e attempting to capture
h.m, was shot dead today by Deputy
Sheriff Quinby. TorncVk has defied the
authorities for nearly a year.
"Detective Burns Withdraws From the
Hunt.
,iy cable to Observer.
London, April 18. Detective Wm. J.
Burns today withdrew from the hunt
for Joseph W. Martin, the missing
Memphis cotton broker. The detec
tives claim to have "inside informa
tion" that Martin is alive and not
forcibly detained. He is reported to
have lost heavily in fashionable gambl
ing houses. The affairs of the Martin
Cotton Brokerage House are being In
vestigated. Confliflcting Reports as to Pope's Con
dition. By cable to Observer.
Rome, April 18. The condition of
Pope Plus is subject to conflicting re
ports today. The morning bulletin
of the doctors says the Pope shows, im
provement, and there is good indica
tion that his strong constitution will
overcome the danger. On the other
hand, there is information that the
Pontiff is still extremely weak from
lack of nourishment and the cough
which accompanied the attack of bron
chitis. In support of this latter report,
Cardinal Oreglla, dean of the Holy See
and chamberlain to the Pope has been
notified to keep in readiness night and
day to respond a call from the Vatican.
The doctors havTIsiMorTaOuTTelInT'
Improvement is shown In the Pope's
catarrhal affection, and his general
condition Is satisfactory. His temper
ature is 98."
Mrs. Chas. Bryan" Withdraws From
Race.
By Telegraph to Observer.
Washington, April 18. Mrs. Charles
Bryan; "c Memphis, Tenn., today with
drew from the race for President Gen
eral of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, leaving the field to Mrs.
Wm. C. Story and Mrs. John Miller
Horton. The third ballot has begun,
aud as Mrs. Story lacked only six
votes on the second ballot, it is be
lieved that she will be elected. The
ballot closes at 5 o'clock.
A resolution commending to the
President observance of the Sabbath
and the barring of liquors from the
White House was passed.
Suffragettes Still Keeping Things Hot.
By cable to Obsener.
London, April 18. The militant suf
fragettes today took possession of the
famous Billingsgate monument, in the
fish market district, and for hours
rained suffrage literature and "missiles
on the crowds, thereby stopping traf
fic. The police finally stormed the
place and carried the women forcibly
from the monument. The women
scratched, bit and .,cked the police
and tore their uniforms.
Aeronaut Abandons Flight. J
By telegraph to Observer.
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, April
18. Joseph Bruecker has abandoned
his flight across the Atlantic in a di
rigible balloon. The cause is the ac
cident yesterday when the bag was de
flated. The aeronaut is returning to
Germany.
McReynolds Stands on His Dignity.
By telegraph co Observer.
Washington, April 18. Attorney
General McReynolds today declined to
make public the names of the coffee
roasters who purchased coffee held by
the Brazilian committee in New York
He said that the public should accept
the word of the Department of Jus
tice that coffee had been sold to
weighty purchasers in thirty-three ci
ties in twenty States."
Trial of tt.ra. Flanders Postponed.
By telegraph to Observer.
Swainsboro, Ga., April 18. The peo
ple for miles around today competed
with the village for places in the
court room where a jury decided the
fate of Mrs. Fred Flanders charged
with complicity In the murder of her
husband. Dr. W. J. McNaughton, ad
mirer of the widow and under sentence
pf death by the State, asked for a
postponement until July, because of
the absence of material witness. It
was granted. ,
Chinaman Killed in Riot.
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By Telegraph to Observer.
Columbus, April 19. Oue Chinaman
was shot dead and another is dying
with a hole in his bead from an ice
pick, as the result of a tong war in
a Chinese gambling den today.
Belgium Striekrs Claim Victory.
By cable t Observer.
Brusseils, April 19. The first week
of the manhood suffrage strike ended
today with the Socia'ist leaders claim
ing that victory is within their gra-p.
There is a big' celebration throughout
Belgium of the twentieth anniversary
of the first general strike in the king
dom. The strikers are orderly.
Suffragettes Adopt Infernal Machine,
By cable to Observer.
Plymouth, England, April 19. -An in
fernal machine, with "votes for wo
men" and "death in ten minutes''
painted on it, was today found lodged
against the entrance gate to Smeaton
Towers, near the edge of the city. A
gale of wind, blowing from the chan
nel extinguished the fuse attached to
the bomb. '
Prominent Lumber Men Convicted.
By Telegraph to the Observer.
Philadelphia, April 19. John R.
Markley, f Chicago, chief promoter;
Isaih Miller, partner;. Charles M. Me
Mahbn, secretary and treasurer; Wil
!iam Armstrong, general manager, and
Alfred G. Stewart, director, ail of the
International Lumber and Develop
ment Company, were today convicted
of using the mails to deiraud. The de
fendants gave bail In the sum of $15,
00uCagITI)eTidlngapepah ;
Martin Located in Switzerland.
By cable to Observer.
London, April 19. The second tele
tram supposedly from Joseph W. Mar
tin, the missing Memphis cotton brok
er, was received here today by Capt.
Prior, one of Martin's friends, and has
set at rest all doubt, as to the Ameri
can's safety. 'The telegram 'came from
Vevey, Switzerland, and was the same
as one received last night by B. J.
Lockhart. Search for Martin has ceas
ed. Changes in the Tariff Schedules.
Ry telegraph to Observer.
Washington, April 19. The Ways
and Means Committee met today prior
to the Democratic caucus and consent
ed to make eighty changes in the Un
derwood tariff bill. Mr. Underwood
refused to make public the changes
until the caucus has acted, but it
is learned that they concern chieffy
articles heretofore on the free list and
made dutiable in the Underwood bill,
mostly raw materials which have
brought complaints from the manufac
tures. The caucus has completed the
income tax section.
Wilson on the Alien Land Law.
By telegraph to Observer.
Washington, April 19. President
Wilson today authorized Secretary of
State Bryan to send a message to Gov.
Johnson, of California, to U6e his in
fluence to prevent the passage of the
Allen land bill without due delibera
tion and consideration of the conse
quences. Woman and Children Found Dead.
By telegraph to Observe.
Elgin, IUb., April .19 Mrs. Maude
Sleep and her two children were to
day foun7i in an old well on the hus
band's farm near here. The woman
was shot four times and the children
were beaten to death. The police say
it was murder.
To Be Hailed Before Congress.
By telegraph to Observer.
Washington, April 19. Representa
tive Garrett of Tennessee announced
today that he would present a resohi
tion In the House Monday to hale
Charles C. Glover, a Washington bank
er, before the bar of the House for
assaulting Representative Sims of
Tennessee yesterday. The assault is
regarded as an infraction of the privil
ege of free speech of the members.
Attempt to Poison a Postmaster.
By telegraph to Observer.
Harrisburg, April 15. Federal de
tectives are searching for a clue to
the person who mailed poisoned can
dy to Postmaster F. M. Atland at Dills
burg, a small town ten miles from
here. Atland, his son, daughter and
five others are sick, but will recover.
The only clues are the Harriburg post
mark and the address of a Harrisburg
conlectioner on the box. Detectives
say that the candy is home-made and
the box was used as a decoy.
Condition of Pope Pius More Reassur
ing. By cable to Observer.
Rome. April 19. A hope that the
crisis in Uilj condition of Pope Pius
has i mssed tfas aroused today by re
asstni'.ig brlletins from the vatican
dot tors. The following announcement
,vas made at 11 o'clock: "The condi
tion of His Holiness is satisfactory.
His temperature is 98. The Pope has
lieen without fever for three days, and
the chief cause for worry is his weak
ness and the disordered condition of
is stomach."
Lynchburg Newsraoer Destroyed by
Ry telegraph to Observer.
Lynchburg, Va., April 21. Fire to
day gutted the p!ant of the Lynchburg
"ews and the advance afternoon edi
tion.. The fire started in the press
om, and the entire' plant is a total
loss.
A Dock Strike Settled.
By cable to Observer.
Liverpool, April 21. A dock strike
nvolving 1 4,000 men and called In
behalf -n' a haT holiday on Saturday
was settled today.
King George and the Queen Journey
ing Through England.
Ry cable to Observer.
' ondon. Anril 21. Havily guarded
from Fuffragettes, King George and
tbaQuecn ft Londontodav for, a
four-days trip through western England.
Turkey Must Pay Indemnity.
By catile to Observer.
Paris, April 21. A despatch today
from Athens says that the Balkan
States insist upon ..Turkey paying in
demnity of approximately,.. $300,000.
The reply of the allies to the powers'
proposals will be handed in today.
Pope Pius is Convalescing.
.By cable to Observer.
Rome, April 21. Pope Pius Is con
valescing. This announcement was
made today at the vatican by the doc
tors. No further bulletins have been
issued because of the Bteady improve
ment of the Pontiff.
France Rushing Her Naval Construc
tion. By cable to Observer.
Hreplln, France, April 21. The
super dreadnaught Uretagne was
launched today. This is the second
French warship that has been launch
ed within two days. Frence is ruBh-
tng her naval construction.
A Sad Story From Chicago.
By telegraph to Observer.
Chicago, April 21. Kennedy F.
Frew, Wheeling, W. Va., today took
the bodies of his sister, Mrs. R. C.
Davidson, and her son back to Wheel
ing for buriah Mrs. Davidson com
mited suicide in a hotel here while
holding her boy in her arms until he
was killed by gas. She was formerly
the wife of a professor of the Pitts
burgh polytechnic school.
"England Has No Ground for Protest."
By telegraph .to Observer.
Washington,' April 21. Senater
Chamberlain of Oregon today intro
duced in the Senate a resolution abro
gating the Clayton-Bulwer treaty re
lating to the construction of a canal by
the Nicaragua route and the Hay
Paunceforte treaty for the Panama
canal. Senator Chamberlain ably
maintains that the Clayton treaty ap
plied only to the Nicaraguan route,
and the Hay treaty to an interoceanic
canal through foreign territory. He
declares that the. Panama canal is be
ing constructed through territory with
in the jurisdiction of the United
States, and that therefore England has
no ground for protest.
THE MARKETS.
By Telegrahph to Observer.
Stocks.
New York, Apri' 21. Prices were
regular at the opening of the stock
market, Southern Pacific leading with
a gain of seven-eighths. Curb dull.
Americans in London quiet.
Cotton.
New York, April 21. The opening
was: May 11.64, July 11.60, October
11.24. The closing was: May 11.62,
July 11.63, October 11.28.
Grain.
Chicago, April 21. The opening
was: May wheat 92 1-4, May corn 56
3-8. The closing was: May wheat 92
1-8, May corn 56.
Baltimore April 21. Spot and Aprit
wheat $1.10 1-4; spot and April corn
58 5 8; hay unchanged.
President Wilson on the Opium Traf
fic. By telegraph to -Observer.
Washington, April 21. President
Wilson coday sent a special message
to Congrtss urging the appropriation
of $20,000 and 'the immediate enact
ment of legislation to carry out an
international agreement to stamp out
the opium traffic
Supreme Court on Freight Rates.
By telegraph to Observer.
Washington, April 21. The Su
preme Court today granted leave to
the government to file a new brief
in the State rate cases to determine
as to whether a State may deliberately
shut out interstate commerce by
adroit manipulation - of interstate
freight rates, and whether this man
ipulation results in discrimination
against interstate shipments, which
the interstate commerce commission
may correct. This means indefinite
postponement of the rate cases.
May Postpone Action' on Railroad.
Cases. .
By telegraph to Observer.
St. Paul, April. 21. The circuit
judges today agreed to take tfrfijer ad
visement a motion for extension of
t'me until July 1 In the Union Pacific
flis solution cases.