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Senator Simmons
In Vote Tak?n To-day
in House and Senate
Election of Senator for
Term Beginning Mar. 4
Held 1 o-day in Separ
ate Sessions o1 General
Assembly.
Senator Simmons Wins
Out in a Walk, Adams
and Britt Receiving only
a Few Votes. A Dispen
sary for Windsor.
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 22. —The Senate
and House today voted separately for
United States Senator, for the term
beginning March 4th. In the Senate
Mr. Simmons received 32 votes and
Spencer B. Adams, 3.
In the Hoiise the vote for Simmons
was S3, for Adams, 21, and for Britt,
0
In the Senate Mr. Simmons was
nominated by Drewry, of Wake. Mr.
Adams was nominated by Senator
Guy, of Dobson.
In the House, Douglass, of Wake,
nominated Senator Simmons to suc
ceed himself. Mr. Harshaw, of Cald
well, nominated Mr. Adams.
Among those who seconded the
nomination of Senator Simmons in the
House was Representative W. C.
Dowd. of Mecklenburg, who made
quite a spirited speech. He said that
six years ago the nomination and elec
tion of Senator Simmons was a token
of the appreciation of Democracy for
services rendered by Mr. Simmons, but
that now the nomination was because
of the splendid record made by that
gentleman in the National Congress.
On Thursday there will be a joint
meeting of the House and Senate con
firming the electi n of today.
In the House today the Doughton
bill, to regulate the sale of merchan
dise in the bulk was passed by a good
majority, after considerable discus
sion.
The bill provides that a merchant
desiring to close out his stock must
make a sworn statement of his credi
tors and tue amount due each one. It
also requires the party desirous of
purchasing the stock to give a five
days notice to each of the creditors.
Afliong the notable bills introduced
today was one to establish a dispens
ary at Windsor.
By Winborne to require the corpora
tion commission to require the rail
ways to establish depots less than
five miles apart.
TO JOIN QUEEN'S HOUSEHOLD
Duchess of Manchester, American Girl,
To Be Lady-in-Waiting.
Cincinnati, Ohio, January 22. —Her
friends in this city have received au
thoritative information that the Dunch
ess of Manchester, who was Miss Hel
en Zimmerman, of Cincinnati, will soon
become a members of Queen Alexan
dra's household, a lady-in-waiting. She
vill be the first American to receive
this distinction, so highly prized by the
women of the English nobility.
The duchess is the daughter of Eu
gene Zimmerman, president of the De
troit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad, and
formerly the president of the Cincin
nati, Hamilton and Dayton. Her hus
band is the only Bitish duke belonging
to the Liberal party of parliament. He
has received several honorary appoint
ments from King Edward. The King
acted as godfather for the second
child of the ducal pair, and in many
other ways has extended them favors
as marks of interest in their welfare.
They were married six years ago. On
ly recently Mr. Zimmerman, father of
the duchess, returned from England.
MIDSHIPMAN HAYNE DEAD.
Son of Col. P. T. Hayne Died on
Board Cruiser Charleston.
Greenvillf, S. C., Jan. 22.—C01. P.
T. Hayne has received a dispatch an
nouncing the death of his son, Mid
shipman Isaac Hayne, on board the
(miser Charleston, now in Pacific
waters.
Midshipman Hayne was graduated
i'"om Annapolis in 1905 and is a uni
versally popular officer.
He had been ill only two days.
Appointed In 1901.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 22. —The
Navy Department is advised of the
death Sunday on the Cruiser Charles
ton, at Magdalena Bay, Cal., of Mid
shipman Isaac W. Hayne. He was ap
pointed to the Academy from the
fourth South Carolina mstrict in 1901.
Fire Did Damage.
Baltimore, Md., Jan. 22. —The new
(oa\ pier of the Pennsylvania at Can
}r>n, and schooner Cohasset, of Bos
ton, were burned.
The men at work on the pier and
the crew of the schooner got away in
safety. 4
Mukden and Foreign Trade.
Mukden, Jan. 22. —The vice-roy of
Mukden, and the foreign consuls there
have been unable to reach an agree
ment on the opening of Mukden to for
eign trade. The dispute involves the
whole commercial control of Man
churia.
) River a tStandstill.
Madison, Ohio, Jan. 22. —The Ohio
river is at a standstill at 57 feet, i
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
CITIES FURNISH ROOMS.
[ Eight Cities of Georgia to Furnish
Rooms in Bullock Hall.
Norfolk, Va„ Jan. 22.—Eight leading
cities of Georgia will each furnish i
room in Bullock Hall, a reproductior
of the home of President Roosevelt's
mother, which will be the Georgia
State building at Jamestown.
Atlanta is expected to make an ap
propriation of something like $5,00 C
to equip her room in Bullock Hall, and
each of the other cities to participate
will expend from SSOO to $2,000 in
equipping their rooms.
The other cities will be Savannah,
Augusta, Columbus, Macon, Valdosta,
Albany and Cordele.
DEFENDS SENATOR SMOOT.
Senator Southerland of Utah Spoke
To-day in Defense of Senator
Smoot.—Said Smoot Was Not a
Polygamist.
Washington, Jan. 22.—Senator
Southerland of Utah made a speech
in the Sepate in defense of the right
of Senator Smoot to a seat in the Sen
ate, in which he said Mr. Smoot had
always insisted that the practice of
polygamy should be abandoned, and
that Smoot had never been a polyg
amist. He said Mr. Smooths whole
life had been clean and above re
proach.
COURT MARTIAL TRIAL.
Corpfcral Knowles To 3e Tried On A
Charge of Attempted Murder
Lawton, Oklahoma, January 22. —
General McCaskey, of San Antonio,
commanding Department of Texas,
has issued a special order for the gen
eral court martial to meet at Fort Sill,
February 15th to try Corporal Knowles
on the charge of trying to kill Captain
Macklin at Fort Reno.
The prisoner was transferred to
Fort Sill upon his own request.
is shackeled and ver" closely
guarded.
MISMANAGEMENT OF INDIANS.
Former Governor McConnell Says In
dians Have Been Greatly Abused.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 22. —
Former Governor McConnoll, of Ohio,
an Indian commissioner, in an inter
view in the Herald, charges gross mis
management of Indian schools.
He alleges the teachers in the
schools practice great cruelty upon
their charges and that girl pupils are
allowed to be debauched.
Blame for these conditions he places
upon Secretary Hitchcock, who he says
pigeon-holed his report.
A NEGRO RIOT.
Negro, Claiming to be One of Dis
charged Troops, Stirs Serious Riot.
One Dead, Others Injured.
Lawton. Okla., Jan. 22. —A negro
riot, created by Lane Dixon, colored,
reputed to be a discharged soldier
from the 25th Infantry at Fort Reno,
last night resulted in the death of Nat
Marshall, colored, the wounding of
Dixon, and several other negroes, and
the arrest of a fifth negro.
Increase Price of Paper.
Holyoke, Mass., Jan. 22. —An in
crease of the prices of all grades of
fine writing paper, amounting approxi
mately to ten per cent, will soon.be
made, according to the announcement
of one of the largest whiting paper
manufacturing companies the country.
The newspaper grade will not be af
fected by the increase.
Millions Suffer in China.
New York, Jan. 22. —A cablegram
received by the American Bible So
ciety from Rev. John R. Hykes, agent
in China, says many millions are af
fected and many deaths.
A. C.L.
was Wrecked
Fast New York and Flor
ida Special Ran into
Open Switch Killing one
Person, Injuring Three
Others.
Charleston, S. C., January 22. —A
despatch from Yemassee r S. C., says
the Atlantic Coast Line special, New
York and Florida., northbound, ran in
to an open switch last night and struck
a freigh train on the siding. '
Engineer Johnson, of the passenger
was killed and Engineer Norton and
3 trainmen on the freight were injur
ed.
The train, composed of a baggage
car and several Pullmans, caught fire
arid all but cne Pullman was destroy
ed.
It is reported that only one passen
ger was iniureid. ;
Surgeon General Wyman, was a pas
senger and escaped without injury.
Death List Grows.
As a result of the wrecking of the
Atlantic Coast Line train last night
near Yemassee, three are known to
be dead, two missing and seven in
jured.
Among the missing and supposed to
have been burned to death is an un
known Cuban, who was a passenger.
Ten box cars and two Pullman's
were destroyed by fire.
Thousands Are
Now Hom
Majority are Without
Food, Clothing or Shel
ter and are in Pitiable
>
Plight. Break in Levee
Widens.
Terro Haute, Ind., Jan. 22. —The
break in the Wabash river levee near
the village of Taylorsville has widen
ed to several hundred feet and tae
surrounding country for miles is in
undated.
There are 1,000 homeless people
from the villages of Taylorsvillc and
W.jst Terre Haute, and the majority
of them are in a pitiable plight, be
ing without food, olothing or shel
ter.
WEST VIRGINIA TO RESIST.
John G. Carlisle to be Chief Counsel
in Debt Case.
Washington, Jan. 22. —The Attor
ney-General of West Virginia and
Senator S. B. Elkins, of that State,
have been In consultation the last
few days with former Secretary of
the Treasury John G. Carlisle in re
gard to the readjusted debt of the
State of Virginia, the latter having
brought suit against West Virginia
for one-third of the debt.
The authorities of West Virginia
have decided to resist the suit, and
at the request of the State's Attor
ney-General and Senator Elkins Mr.
Carlisle been employed as the
leading counsel in the case. The
legal question will be on the equity
of the demand of Virginia that West
Virginia pay a portion debt.
BETTER PAY URGED.
Copsuls and Others Should Receive
Better Salaries.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 22. —Repre-
sentative Cousins, of lowa, in discuss
ing the diplomatiic and consular ap
propriation bill in the House said that
the foreign affairs committee "believes
that all foreign positions of the United
States should not be commanded by
millionaire's," but it should be made
possible for men of the middle class
to represent us.
The Gatun Dam Site.
Washington, Jan. 22. —Chief En
gineer Stevens, of the Isthmian Ca
nal Commission, has gone on record
that he would be willing to accept
the plans for the Gatun dam, were
he paying for the work Mmself.
" The interoceanic cahal committee
of the Senate met to consider the
report recently received by the com
mission on the subject of the Gatun
dam site.
Senator Morgan, discussing the re
port, indicated dissatisfaction with
soft rock as the foundation for the
«am.
"Rube" Smith vs. Willie Lewis.
Denver, Colo., Jan. 22. —Much in
terest is displayed in the bout be
tween Harry Lewis °nd "Rube"
Smith, to be pulled off tonight in the
Coliseum. Both men are in fine
fettle, and the contest promises to be
cne of the fastest of the season.
1 ewis rules favorite, but the Denver
hoy is not without his friends who
figure he will win.
Thanks Tendered.
Washington, Jan. 22. —The State
Department received a cablegram
from the governor of Jamica express
ing gratitude for the aid rendered by
Admiral Davis' squadron.
Steamer is Safe.
Havana. Jan. 22 —The British
steamer Areola, which grounded on
the rocks close to Moro Castle, is in
no imminent danger. Tho hervy -3a
has gone down but the vessel is high
up on the rocks.
HICKORY, N, C.. THURSDAY JANUARY 24, 1907,
CHAPEL HILL NEWS
W HAPPENINGS
elected President, Dr. J. D. Bruner and
Mr. W. J. A. Cheek, vice presidents,
Mr. Floyd, cashier. Capital of the
bank is $5,000. The novelty depart
ment of Dr. A. A. Kluttz's storeffl ffl
bank is $5,000.
The novelty department of Dr. A.
A. Kluttz's store will be occupied by
the new bank.
The Bank of Chapel Hill has been
reorganized recently with a capital
stock of $15,000. Professor J. W. Gore
v. ho occupies the chair of physics in
the university, has been elected its
president, tos ucceed General Julian
S. Carr.
At a meeting of the Junior class last
Saturday, the commencement marshals
were elected. Mr. J. M. Porter was
elected chief-mai * The following
men were elected sub-marshals: Mes
srs. J. A. Fore, W. E. Yelverton, W. C.
Woodward, S. Singletary, T. M. Hines,
W. C. Coujrhenhour.
Under the direction of the Chapel
Hill chapter of the Daughters of the
Congederacy, Saturady, Mr. W. S
Bernard spoke upon General R. E. Lee
as r. moral genitis.
At a meeting of the literary society
the orators for Washington's birth
day exercises were chosen. Mr. C. C.
Barnhardt was elected from the Di
lectic and Mr. W. H. S. Burgwyn from
the Philanthropic.
The literary societies commemorat
ed Lee's birthday by doing away with
the regular order of exercises for the
night and having addresses from fac
ulty members. Messrs. W. S. Bernard,
W. H. S. Burgwyn, and W. Jenkins
sopke before the Phi society# Drs. H.
P. Battle, Meade, J. G. DeR. Hamilton
before the Di.
The Phi Chi medical fraternity held
a banquet at Picard's Hotel last Sat
urday m>ht.
Arrangements for a debate with
the University of Georgia have been
completed. Stipulations have been
drawn up and signed. The debate will
be held at Athens, Georgia, on April
12. Georgia submitted the question as
follows: "Resolved, That the Owner
ship and Operation of Inter-state Rail
way lines by the Government Would
subserve the Best Interests of the
People of the United States." Caro
lina choose the negative side of the
question. This will make the 10th
debate that Carolina and Georgia have
held. Out of the nine that have been
held Carolina has won six. This de
bate in April will be the beginning of
a new series of debates between the
two universities. So far five men have
already entered the contest for the
places on the debating team that will
be sent against Georgia.
Washington, Jan. 22. —The Senate
Committee on Interoceanic canals
authorized a favorable report on Sen
ator Morgan's bill abolishing the or
ganization of the Panama railroad and
placing the railroad under absolute
control of the Isthmian Canal Commis
sion.
Probably
Lives Lost
Tidal Wave * Practically
Engulfed Island of Sim
alo. Hundreds of Lives
Lost. Island Inun
dated.
The Hague, Jan. 22. —The tidal
wave which devastated some of the
Dutch East Indian islands, south of
Athcan, practically engulfed the is
land of Simalu.
According to the lastest information
Simalu has almost disappeared.
It is said probably 1500 lost their
lives.
- Violent .earthquake shocks continue
to be felt daily.
Railroad's New Control.
The Letter
is Reg
Evening Standard Says
Letter of Governor
Sweetenhham to Admir
al Evens was a Gross
Blunder.
London, Jan. 22.—The Evening
Standard, summing up the prevailing
sentiment says:
"Sir Alexander Sweetenham com
mitted the gross and unpardonable
blunder of writing a letter to Admiral
Davis which bore all appearance of
carefully studied insult. Even if he
received vexatious provocation from
the Americans no shred of justifica
tion can be urged for hip leiter.
Washington, Jan. 22.—The text
of the note delivered to the State
Department yesterday by charge of
the British Embassy relative to the
letter written by Governor Sweeten
ham to Admiral Davis, made public.
It states his majesty's government is
causing inquiries to be made as to
the authenticity of the letter and
adds that Sir Edward Grey desires
him to say that:
"While he is so far dependent on
the press only for information with
regard to this incident, he deeply re
rrets it, if the published text proves
correct. That the British official
should not have addressed such a
letter to the gallant admiral, who he
had rendered valuable assistance to
the British subjects at the time of
great suffering and distress and that
he is certain that his feeling of re
gret is shared by everyone in Great
Britain."
Texas Hardware Dealers.
Dallas, Texas, Jan. 22.—The Retail
Hardware and Implement Dealers'
Association of Texas began its annual
meeting here today as the guest ot
the Dallas Implement and Vehicle
Club. The attendance includes more
than 500 dealers, who come from
all parts of the State. The associa
tion desires the passage of several
legislature measures designed for the
protection of the retail trade and
these will receive the attention of
the 'convention. The ever-present
nroblem of meeting the competition
of the mail order houses is another
matter that will be exhaustively dis
cussed. The association will be in
session until Friday.
France Regrets Action.
Paris, Jan. 22—The Kingston inci
dent attracted much attention in
France, where the prompt assistance
rendered by the United States to the
sufferers of Mt. Peelee was remem
bered with the deepest gratitude.
The general view here is that the
relations between Great Britain and
the United States "should not be dis
turbed by an act of a single, pompous,
tactless official."
Pine Association.
New Orleans, aJn. 22.—The second
annual meeting of the Yellow Pine
Manufacturers Association opened.
President John L. Koul of Biriqjng
ham presided.
National Farmers' Union.
Atlanta, Jan. 22. —Several hundred
members representing a dozen states
gathered at the fifth annual conven
tion of the National Farmers Union.
A public hieeting will be addressed
tonight by Thomas E. Watson.
Senators Re-Elected.
Montgomery, Ale. Jan. 22. —The Al
abama Legislature re-elected Senators
John T. Morgan.and Edmund W. Pet
tus.
Old Officers Elected.
Indianapolis, Jan. 22. —The United
Mine Workers of America elected all
of tlie old officers.
Mr. Mann's R
for Opposing Mr. 7 ill
man for
JOHN D. AT COLORED CHURCH.
Oil King Worships With Baptists of
Augusta, Ga.
Augusta, Ga., Jaff! 22. —John D.
Rockefeller, who was in Augusta Sun
day, attended morning services at
Big Bethel, the leading negro Baptist
Church in the city. In some way the
news that Mr. Rockefeller would be
at the morning service preceded his
2-i rival, and when he entered the
church there was a craning of necks
on the part of the negroes to get
a look at the man who controls the
price of oil. The preacher's sermoj*
was on the rich young man who
v/ent away sorrowful, when told to
tell all he possessed and give it to
ihe poor. It was a fervent discourse,
and Mr. Rockefeller followed the
preacher closely.
When the plate was passed there
was craning of necks on " the part
of the congregation toward Rocke
leller, which seemed to embarrass
| the oil king. Mr. Rockefeller reach
led for his pocket, got a coin and
lartly withdrew it, but he hesitated
and his hand went 'back and got an
other piece of money, which he drop
ped in the plate when it came his
1 way.
It is said that Mr. Rockefeller's
contribution was a silver dollar.
After the plate had been passed
end he had deposited the dollar,
Rockefeller astonished the negroes
by summoning the bearer back and
emptying his pockets of change into
the plate, about S2O in all. Rocke
feller occupied a pew with two ne
groes.
SEERS TOOK HIS SI,OOO.
Philadelphian Accuses Mulatto For
tune Teller of Robbing Him in
New York.
New York, Jan. 22. —Virgil Kellar,
fresh from Philadelphia, with SI,OOO
iu his pocket to invest, fell into the
hands of the wicked on last Saturday
afternoon in a place at 456 Seventh
avenue. He was relieved of $735 of
the investment money, but Detective
Sullivan and Policeman McGanahy, of
the West Thirty-seventh street sta
tion, who came to his rescue, found
$565 of tt for him a sofa
and S9O scattered on the floor in tLti
place. The remaining SBO is still
missing.
Keilar wanted his fortune told.
Two mulatto women officiated as
seers. They were Lena Morris,
known 'to the police as "Boston Fan,"
and Jessie White, alias "Slivers." As
a future full of wealth was being
built for Kellar, his pocketbook, con
taining the SI,OOO, was on its way
out of the room. When he saw it
vanishing through the doorway he
lelt instinctively to his pocket, and
the fortune-teller stopped abruptly.
Armed with a stove lifter, the in
vestor locked the doors and fenced j
to keep off the two women. He
broke open a window and yelled.
Sullivan and McGanahy came and ar
rested the two women.
Magistrate Barlow, in the West
Side Court, held the women in |2,000
bail each for examination. The po
lice said that the women were well
known to them, and that a number of
arrests had been made from the
same house on similar complaints.
Senator Bailey's Chance.
Austin, Texas, Jan. 22.—Senator
Bailey and his friends are confiedent
he will be re-elected .
Auditor Elect Dead.
Greenville, S. C., January 2. —Audi-
tor Elect Hughes died last night.
He was elected at the fall elections,
but had never been able to assume
the office. I
Auto Races
At Ormond
Fifth Annual Internation
al Auto Tournament
Now on in Florida, Two
Five Mile Events Run.
Time Made by Winners.
By Associated Press.
Ormond, Fla., Jan. 22. —The fifth
annual international automobile
lournament began here today.
The five-mile event from a stand
ing start was won by Blakely in a
70-horse power gasolene car.
His time was four minutes and 25
seconds.
- The five-mile event, flying start,
open-to-all weights and powers, was
won by Marriott in a 30-horse power
eteam car in 3 minutes and 44 4-5
seconds.
The Mile Events.
■the mile event, for touring cars,
was won by Durbin in a steam car
in 53 2-5.
The 5-mile match between 30-horse
power steamer and the 70-horse gas
oline was won by "W. R. Files in a
steam car, in 9 minutes and 51 4-5
seconds.
—The prayer njeeting service of the
Tenth Avenue Presbyterian church
will be held tomorrow evening at 7
o'clock.
THE BEST JOB PRINTING OP
ALL KINDB AT THIS OFFICE.
Representative Code D.
Mann Gives Sensation
al Reasons for Refus- *
ing to Vote for Senator
Tillman as Senator.
Says Tillman Made Mali
cious and Wanton At
tack onMinistry of South
Carolina. References
. to Returns of Rebates.
Columbia, S. C., Jan. 22.—Repre
sentative Code t>. Mann, who is also
a Methodist minister, refused to vote
today to confirm the resolution of
United States Senator Tillman, giv
ing these sensational reasons: I
wish to state,, my reasons for not
voting for the Hon. Benj. R. Tillman
to succeed himself in the United
States Senate:
First. He made a wanton and ma
licious attack upon the ministry of
South Carolina, charging them with
being in league with ex-barkeepers of
the State with Col. Jas. Hoyt as their
standard-bearer, to defeat and destroy
the dispensary law in South Carolina.
This he knew was false and an out
lage on common decency.
Second. Before I could vote for
him I should have to know how
much money he returned to Mr. Hub
bel as rebates' allowed the State of
South Carolina. I contend that as gov
ernor he was handling the money of
The State and he had no right to re
turn the money to the liquor house
anymore than the present board of
directors had the ,right to appropri
ate the own use or show other pur
poses as they might see fit."
JEWS WILL KEEP ON COMING.
I ' — i
•Vill Continue to Emigrant from Rus
sia so Long as Prosecution Exists.
New York, January 22. —Alexander
! Harkavy, of the Hebrew Immigration
| Aid Society, who has been two months
in Europe investigating the treatment
of the Jewish immigrants aboad ship
and askore, partly with a view of as
certaining their fitness to become
American citizens, returned today on
the Cunarder Campainia with impres
sions that, he says, are in the main
satisfactory and encouraging.
He is convinced that the emigra
tion of Jews from Russia will keep
up so long as the persecution of the
Hebrew continues in Russia. But the
great exod»s will have but little effect
on the Russian Jewish population, the
loss by immigration being compensat
ed for by a very large birth rate.
TOBACCO GROWING IN INDIA.
America Stimulating industry—Poor
Curing Methods.
Consul-General William H. Michael,
of Calcutta, reports that the growth
of tobacco cultivation in India has
been uniformly rapid.
The explanation made by those en
gaged in the business is that Ameri
can seed has so improved the quality
and quantity of the output that plant
ers have found it profitable to grow
tobacco. The crop has increased from
69,128 in 1902-03 to 94,962 in 1905-6,
with a prospect of further rapid in
crease. Habana seed has done well,
and the cultivation of that plant has
extended very considerably in the
last three years, the present area
to Habana tobacco being 2,000 acres.
Where the Habana and Virginia to
bacco have been extensively and
successfully cultivated the leaves pro
duced possess a far suprior flavor
and are a finer texture than the lo
cal variety, besides fetching a cor
responding higher price. Where fail
ure in growing the foreign product
tas been the result, the cause is
mainly attributable to the haphazard
way in which the selection of soil
for planting is made. Besides, the
pristine Burmese method of curing
the leves by sun drying is not ef
fective.
In view of the great expansion in
Habana tobacco cultivation it is not
premature to predict that are long
the produce from Maubin will be able
to complete successfully with that
exported from Java and Sumatra,
whichis first sent to Europe for cur
ing and then reimported by the well
known cigar and cherooot manufac
turers in India, who use the prepared
leaves as outer covers for cigars
which eventually are known as
"Java" and "Sumatras."
A Ban on Information.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 22. —Senator
Culberson has Introduced a bill ..pro
hibiting the sending of any informa
tion regarding dealings in cotton fu
tures either oyer Inter-State telegrapl
lines or through the mails.
There is hardly enough women ii;
the world to make it up to some mei:
for the name their parents gave them
A woman likes to have her husbanr
go to church so people can say the;
knew its ber good influence.