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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 17, lyzi. The Charlotte News i Published By ' TIIE NEWS n nusiiiNG CO. , Corner Fourth and Church Sts. V. C. DOWD Pres. and Gen. Mrr. ULIAN S. MILLER Editor V. M. BELL Advertising Mj,t. VIRTUE OF AMATEUR SPORTS Further investigation into the Chi cago Tribune's attitude toward pro fessional hasoball has revealed a much more commendable policy than this pa- jper gave it credit for in a recent editor WHY COTTON WENT IP tusines Office 11 xcuUtfon Department 37r ty Editor 77 ditorial Rooms S5 Hntins House 1530 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Asjftriated Press 1 exclusively ntitled to the use for republication of U new disnatohes credited to It or ot otherwise credited in this paper jid also the local news published erefn. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier. Hie year 510.00 ix months hree months ?-M n month ne week By MH. me rear fx months 4.01 hree months 2.VJ H6 mouth Sunday Only. (By Mail or Carrier) )ne rear ix months Tt'XTILE UNION MOVEMENT "Whatever else may be said or thought the proposed campaign to be insti- pted throughout the South for a re- uction in textile working hours with n attendant rise of Mages, with Char- ptte to be headquarters of the United extile Workers, it will be rather gen- rally conceded that the moment is not pportune for the institution of a move- pent of this kind. This immediate section is just em- rglng from the disasters of a strike hich . has left its prostrating effects pon the operatives, the mills and the ublic. Chances are that the nressiner the claims of the textile organiza- on, as outlined in press dispatches. rould again snap the relations which ave been bound up between the oper- tors and the operatives here. Further han that, it is their proposition to hake the campaign South-wide and, herefore, to inflict upon this entire outhern country the blighting influ- nces of another period of idleness. We are discussing merely the oppor- uneness of this movement and not its lerits of demerits. It is premature. course, to have anything to say as rishieousm-ss of the claims of If there are those who have been wondering why the price of cotton went up, students of hstory or affairs or political economy who could not find am- substantial reason for the sprightly spurt of cotton within these ial. Rather than limiting its space to last tew weeks, we are tremendously bisebnll news, as was first understood I pleased to announce to them that we to be the plan, it has developed that The 1 have the' reason, having just found it Tribune is to give more space than heretofore to baseball and other sports. The change of attitude on the part of The Tribune is confined to the new policy of cutting down its space on pro-, in a reprint from the Clinton News-Dispatch appearing in The Shelby High- FEWER MACHINES (Continued From Face One.) in the matter, I am, with kind regards and best wishes. IN MEMORY OF ALLEN. The Supreme Court on Friday morn ing paid fitting tribute to the memory of the late Associate Justice William Reynolds Allen in f-xercises that were brief, but a very beautiful tribute to this memlier of the Supremo Court. The resolutions of the Wake County Bar Association and of the State bar wers TEXTILE UNION TO PLAN ACTION Meeting WilTSe Held Here Next Week to Formulate Plans. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 17. Decision to resist all attempts at further reductions of wages in the textile industiy and ordered snread on th mimitps nf the lander. Why. it was nothing more or j court, along with the remarks mad by to inaugurate a permanent campaign less than the Republican partv that those presenting these resolutions and j to organize the non-union workers uf th? put the price of cotton from l- cnts i ma,kingA rief sPeet'hs about the late , th announced here Friday ufter ! Judee Allen. i fessional sports and giving more atten-;to 21 cents. We know it because these; The court was called toother at 9 a conference between more 200 soutneri. republican papers said so, and of course, j o'clock for a brief ceremony and at 10 j lenders and Samuel Gompers, rers'" '" o'clock members nf th( stMtP Board, or tne American rraerauum m tion to amateur sports. It is not often that this paper finds they itself in harmony with The Tribune, but, rather than disagree with that news paper in this particular, it must confess know what they are talking All riirhts of republication of special mtir acrppmont. There has been too spafche herein also are reserved ilirh attpntion devoted to professional 81 to 8.09 .75 1.30 TIMES DEMOCRAT. (Semi-Weekly) hie rear It months .75 Entered as second-class master at he postoffice at Charlotte. N. C, nn- er the Act of March 3. 1897." pATI'RDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1921. about. They are among those who, in sea son and out, have been clamoiin& for years that if the republicans were ever again give charge of this government, sports and not enough attention given j they would show the country some to amateur sports credit to itself when it tomes out boldly for amateur sports, clearly indicat ing that it believes the time has come when the major part of its attention should be devoted to amateur athletics. As newspapers must have limitations on space devoted to departments, it is refreshing to note the tendency toward amateur sports. The attitude of The Tribune is that professional sports is largely a ques tion of commercialism, while amateur sports turns the attention of individuals to the. personal side and to the proper development of the body. The Chicago paper holds that it is far more im portant tlmt individuals keep. themselves i and the government would get down fit by participation in some branch of to the task of making "business good". about running business than the men i PUtions in any other ranks? Is it not the party that has always given the country the benefits of a prosperous reign'. Hence their contentions back yonder party were to be enthroned again by the American people, a lot of this demo-' in the higi-, day of his )0W( cratic tomfoolery of doing something . full tide of his usefulness. for the masses would be eliminated man for the conferees, "but it is a step toward active resistance to the efiort athletics than for th" grandstands to be packed for a professional baseball game. What The Tribune finds true in Chicago in this particular, we lincl true to North Carolina. It is not every man or wen. an who can take ac'ive part in come form rf sports, but it is safe to say that a large percentage of those who rule to the league parta in automobiles and applaud from their seats in the stands would relisn their dinner more if they had spent the af ternoon out on the diamond, on the golf links, on the tennis court, along a fishing hole, or engaged in somi' other form of outdoor sport. It is not necessary to cast a slur at professional baseball or any other pro fessional sport to drive home the point that active participation ir. sports is worth much more to a man or woman, a boy or girl. It makes for better bodies, for clearer minds, for whole some sportsmanship for better busi ness. Regulated participation in some form of sport should help a banker in his business; or merchant, lawyer, teach er, salesman or preacher should be bet ter equipped for his work when he has put his body in propore physical con dition. It is simply a matter of com parative value, and amateur sports is of more value to the community and to the individuals of that community than professional sports. This paper believes in sports and general recreational life as a tonic for economic conditions and a medium for molding individuals into better citizens. he organization and the virtues of. It cannot, therefore, do less than 10 it it proposes to do for its member agree witn The Tribune that the more hip in this part of the country. And people that are brought into active par ticipation :n sports and general ama teur athletics, the better is the com munity and the happier and stronger its people. boking at the matter purely from the tandpoint of strategy, it would ap- ear to be little less than foolhardiness o make such an attempt at this time. rhe cotton mills of the South are strug ling at this moment to get back on heir feet. They are beginning to see he first faint flushes of better times. put they are removed by many stages rom normal prosperity, and while they ire in this condition of uncertainty as 0 the future and perplexities as to the present, it is not at all reasonable to uppose that tht-y will quickly assent o the proposition or paying their op- ratives on a basis of 55-hours per veek, whereas only 48 hours' work is none. The South is somewhat largely de pendent upon the cotton mills for the mployment of its industrial popula- lon. it nas no other industries com parable with the manufacture of cot- on. If a conflict should develop, there ore, which would result in a deadlock pf the contending forces, it would mean hat the great proportion of the in- ilustrial population of the South would e found out of employment just at a ime when the whole country is face o face with the acute problem of solv- ng the present status of involuntary unemployment. Is it not manifest that the Textile Workers are flying in the face of stra- egy and opportunity as well as seeking o project at a most unfavorable mo ment for themselves and for the South's hief industry a contest in which are nvolved so many possible serious conse- juences : Could it be likely that northern and astern manufacturers and northern Lnd eastern interests who are jealous ht the rising superiority of the South n the industry of cotton manufactur ng may be applauding movements that vlll thus tend to vitiate this South- rn industry and thereby give them k wider range and a freer rein in sup plying the world's markets with cotton ?oods? The men who are officering the rextile Workers of America are not outhern men: they are without the Southern viewpoint and they know very ittle about the average, normal,, uni- orm conditions prevailing throughout Southern textile communities. They have heard, perhaps, of some few in stances In which operatives are not get ting what they are entitled to in the kvay of life's necessities and life's ad vantages and, taking these, they have put them under a magnifying glass and Went them broadcast in enlarging im- hglnation over the country for the pur pose of portraying the South's at titude toward its industrial labor. It remains to be seen, therefore, whether rhese officers, alien to our interest and nought and destiny, can summon from he Southern cotton mill workers that tort of support which it will take to ut over their movement at such an unfavorable moment as this. PLINDERLAND OR STATESMANSHIP It had the capacity: it had the disposi tion and it had the courage. Of course, events since the election of Mr. Harding have not conspir.-d to the reproduction of many q such sen timents as these. When cotton broke from 25 cents about the time Mr. Hard ing was elected to 10 cents a few weeks ago. not a word came from the.-0 oracu lar lips of our contemporaries, but gen eral opinion among republicans on that subject was to the effect that the price of cotton just naturally had to go down, economic conditions the world over de- cotton had to suffer just as every thing 'else had to suffer deflation. Rut now that cotton has taken an up turn, economic causes are forgotten, nothing is said at all about the economic reasons impelling higher prices, no men tion is heard of a prospect for the shortest production in 40 years, every thing is lost sight of except tne proba bility that cotton has gone up automa tically, called into higher realms bv the magic of the republican touch! Let us all join symphoniously in one long and glo-ro-rious paroxysm of laughter! Mr. Gompers visited the Atlanta fed eral penitentiary this afternoon, mak ing a brief address to the prisoners wl o were assembled in the cl apel and holding a 20 minute conference with Eugene. V. Debs, socialist leade--, who is serving a ten year .-entence on convic tion of violating the war time espion age laws. PROTESTS AGAINST INCREASE IN RATES Memphis, Tenn.. Sept. 17. A petition protesting against the proposed in crease in grain rates from Memphis territory to Carolina territory was sent the Interstate Commerce Commission Friday by James B. McGinnis, commis sioner of the hay and grain division of the Memphis Chamber of Com merce. Suspension of the proposed advance and the granting of a hearing to the protestants is asked. The pe tition charges that the proposed rale from Oklahoma City to Columbia, S. C-. and Charlotte, N. C. is from 78 cents to 84 cents per 100 pounds higher than the present rate. attended court and Governor Cameron! While the forty-eight nour wteu v, ,.,i,io not mentioned in the announcement the meeting. The Governor spoke j here dispatches from Washington said j briefly of the life of Judge Allen and : it would be one or tne suDjects to ur of his place in the hearts of those i discussed at a conference next Tuesday who knew him and of his tine work as ' in Washington on wages and worK a State official. Governor Uickett fob ing conditions in the textile industry, lowed with a fine tribute to the iunst. Charlotte, N. C, is to be headquarters I TTV-kll,,,. nriftfv tViirf to1b 1 T . ; XI l I 4n 4 -v v-m rv-iirrn QnH tJ mPPtine' O i The Tribune does; thing of a good time and of a good time r.nrTm"" nu I "Z Textile Workers' in the plural, yea-verily.. of a spectacu-; t,ar presented the resolutions. J of America will be held there September lar prosperitv. Does not that party,! Assistant Attorney General Frank 22 to formulate a definite plan of ac they contend, have a monopoly on all N;aeh moved the adoption of these n-s-j tion. ' ; . . . , . olutions saying In the unavoidable ab-1 -it is not a declaration of war, sai l the statemanship ot these broad Lm-j pence of the Attorney General, it is nv j Jerome Jones, editor of the Atlanta ted States? Does it not boast men in 1 privilege to present to this court lha Journal of Labor, who acted as opoke its ranks who know a great deal more j resolutions of the bar upon the death in Awutian' juMiiT Alien. i nese re?- s receive tne hearty assent ot , tn i-erln.-- textile waare scales below a all who knew this distinguished lawyer I iving figure." and judge. yi South Carolina was to have be,en rep- "Death. always with us, never bo- reSented at the conference but thb cek comes familiar. We may place 'Tie gates failed to arrive. fingers on a waning milse as it indi- .-a, f,- v.; in ti- i-them during the campaign that if only thisjeates its approach yet when it come.-' textile districts, I expect to witness soon .L c.me. muck, it is a myf-ia Krtatc amelioration of present diffi- CIS. HI tlli The ma terialist can supply no key to this mys tery. To him man comes from noth ing and gqes like the dumb beast to nothing. One of tho wisest of nvjn. however, has. said: 'As we are by our bodies of kin to the beasts that perivh, no less are we by our souls kin to the God eternal.' And one infinitely better and wiser than he, has said to his fol lowers: 'I govto prepare a place for you.' Death then is but the portal to the full abounding life of eternity; 'the grave but a covered bridge leading from light to light through a brief darkness' "We may be sure that this exeell?ut lawyer and judge, the greater part of whose active life has been spent as a minister at the altar of -justice, this j kind hearted Christian gentleman, has ere this entered into the place pre pared for him by the Jaster whom he. served so faithfully." manded "lower prices because there was orde In VhcVourt. and no demand, and that in order to get j chief Justice Walker Clark paid Jud?e everything back organically on is feet, I Allen the following tribute: ine court nas heard the remarks ci Mr. Xash and the resolutions of the bar in memory of Judge William Rey nolds Allen, with a deep sense of the loss which the court and the State has sustained in his death. "We shall not reneat' what has been already so well said in regard to his life and services. His distinguished record on the Superior Court caused he people to place him on this bench. Hcri he was a patient hearer of argument, and we found him in conference inval uable in the consideration and deei.-io:i of causes. His active and trained mi id was quick to sense, to view a question and he carefully considered it in a'l its bearings. He Avas tireless in the examination of precedents and careful in the preparation of his opinions. Al ways courteous, he was always a most If J D Albright, is not made, post- agiauie as wen as a most vaiuani? master of Charlotte to succeed Mr. ed- bcnc.h Jn thp Fa . f 1(no he tocj dington, it will be the first time that seat in the Fall of 1911. Ris fift A the plan? and policies of National Com-! opinion appears m : o4 X. C. and his t v.i. nr v,. v,o.-J last opinions were fW tl is week aft.?r mitteeman Jotm M. Morehead have , hjg dth to appear in 1S? x c ,,e thus worked till the 'ust. His opinions in these 29 volume.? will be a lasting memorial to his abP'ty industry, ".-ca' been crossed by the Administration and there is no likelihood of such hap pening. DR. POE This city is host today to Dr. Clarence Poe, one of the State. s chief citizens and most upstanding leaders. Although a comparatively young man. Dr.Poe has mingled with about as many people and lent his leadership to about as many constructive movements for North Caro lina's agricultural interests as any other citizen of the State. He is here today to address the farmers at the exposi- They seem to be having a right merry little row in official circles in Washing ton just now, the disaffection having led to reports of the contemplated resig-1 tion and they will be enriched by hear nation of Secretary of the Treasury ' ing him and b' following after his sug Mellon. The immediate cause of 1 r I gestiom Mt-llon's rebellion was that his recom mendations as to the tax policy of the present Adm.nistration wer riot pro perly regarded by the oll-hr.ers in the Seriate, notably Penrose and Lodge and, of course, if Mr. Mellon, who probably was looking at this important duty from the angle of a financier and not that of a politician, was to be totally disregarded, he would simply ?;ut on his hat and 30 home. He doesn't have to work for the United States for the salary he gets in his present position. Being a man worth several hundred BISHOP FROWNS DOWN MARRIAGE Proposed Marriage of Cler gyman Against Canons of Church, He Holds. New York, Sept. 17. Bishop Man-1 ning has ruled that no clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal church may perform a marriage ceremony for the Rev. Dr. Perck Stickney Grant, rec tor of the Church of the Ascension, and his fiancee. Mrs. Rita de Acosta Lydig, a wealthy parishoner, who has been divorced twice, the New York Times says it has learned from a relia ble source. Beforelhe engagement was announc ed. Dr. Grant communicated his pur- 1 pose to the bishop and was informed that the proposed marriage was con trary to the canons of the church, and the bishop has not receded from this position, it is declared. learning and the clearness of his in tellect. "He died at the pos -f duty as sur.-.'y as a soldier fal's on th field of battle. The open book :hut he was reading w.is at his side, the uniinishec! opinion av on his table, the notv.-- ot its prepara tion were at his har.-.l "The chisel of :u- scut or fell id the foot c the uii;m;:-;(h .) statute. Tne shuttle dropped from the hand of the. weaver. The oow of th ; arch-r w.is broken while it v;;. si 1 1 : V;-nt. His life work finished ero ho was aware, hs heard the call of the roll, and like a pupil he answered to his name and stood in the presence of his Master. "The proceedings : f the bar and tre j remarks of the dist inguished .spoj-.ker w-ho has so eloq'j;.v!y presented Uk-.--. 1 to the court will be printed in li.e forthcoming volu ue of the reports.' To pp elite sharpen it and make taste good, take food Hood's Sarsaparilla The one great family Medicine OSTEOPA THY Is the science of healing by adjustment. DR. II. F. RAY 313. Realty Bldff, DR. FRANK LANE MILLER 610 Realty Bldg. DR. ARTHUR M. DYE 224 Piedmont Bldg. Osteonaths, Charlotte. X. C. INFORMATION BY REQUEST APEX IS PORT OF MISSING CIGARETTES millions, he has an income that will give him a comfortable living without the cabinet officer's pay and he, therefore, concluded that if his suggestions were to be bandied about and kicked and cuffed J and finally pigeon-holed, he would spare himself the effort of trying to work out a financial policy for the nation. The news seems to have gotten to the ears of such men as Eorah and JC.n- VOn and Others nf tVin mnr-c. ..... t , , A 1 ur. Grant s vestrymen are. not in- iJl'e ut ocnaiors ana they have nrO- elinerl tn nterfM n with Tviatri.virmitil plans, and he is the only one who has taken up the question of its regularity with the bishop, it is stated. Mrs. Lydig was first divorced from W. E. D. Stokes, whom she married when she was 19 years old, and later obtained a divorce from Major Philip M. Lydig. One of the divorces was on the grounds of incom patibility. The cause in the other suit was one which under the canons of the church does not prevent remar riage of the innocent party. ceeded to the task of unhorsing Senator Penrose and also Senator Lodge. They have undertaken a big task, of course, but the remarkable thing about it is that they are about to succeed. In surgency is stalking through the entire. I Senate as a result of the activities of these Rooseveltian members of the Sen ate and the reports from Washington indicate that the party is bordering en an internecine struggle, the like of which it has never staged. Senators of the type of Borah and Johnson and Kenyon have some faint idea that government ought to be ad ministered for the people of the United States. Senators like Penrose and Lodge and their coterie believe it ought to be administered for the benefit of those who minister to it. They desired, therefore, a taxation policy that would feather the nests of some of their friends, personal and corporate, who contributed large sums to the republi can campaign last year. They didn't care a hang about what such a policy might do for the rank and file of the people. They are veteran disciples of the gospel of the plunderbund and they dislike being interferred with by a Treasury official who might be trying to apply sound business and financial logic to the country's business and finan cial needs. Hence, they rebelled and hence they are being rebelifed against. Raleigh, Sept. 16. Sixteen thousci-.u j dollars worth of cigarettes have b.?er. ! stolen from freight cars at Apex during I the last year, according to testimony 1 developed in the Wake county court house in the trial of James Little, s-i- j fenced to two years and a half fo.' , stealing cigarettes. I The figures were given by the rail- ' road agent at Apex, which is the trans- ,fer point for shipment of cigarettes ; manufactured in Durham. Cigarettes ! from the Durham plants are transport- ' ed over the Durham & Southern to Apex and then routed to their destlna-j tion. An organized gang, according to authorities, are responsible for the dep-; redations. j (. POSTOFFICE B- I?NED j Westminister, S. C. Sept.' 17. The 1 postoffice at Long Creek, S. C, 16 miles Trom here, was totally destroyed by fire, j believed to be (if incendiary origin Thurs day night. Postmaster G. W. Matheson i reported here Friday. The postoffice re- j ceipts were saved, he having cairie.1 the cash home. Mr. Wilson's store, in 1 the rear of the postoffice was also a total loss. I COW KILLED FOUND TO HAVE HAD RABIES A cow belonging to J. D. Perkins. 900 North Caldwell streets, which had "fits" was found to be mad when its head was examined in the city laboia ' tory Thursday afternoon. The owner killed the bovine because of its peculiar action and brought the head to the city health department. Dr. E. M. Duncan, city bacteriologist, who examined the cow's head, has or dered anti-rabic fluid for Mr. Perki.11, who fears the possibility of his becom ing infected as saliva from the cow's mouth got on his hand which contained several abrasions. ROWAN COURT ADJOURNS Salisbury, Sept. 17. Criminal cases having been disposed of the September term of court adjourned until next week when the civil docket will be taken up. Judge McF.Jroy sent defendants to the county roads for terms aggregating thirty six years and took no fines ex cept in the case of a 17-yearold boy. Warren Davis, charged with robbing Wallace's and P'fird's stores was given five years. Beauty of Skin EnhancedbyCuticura When used for every-day toilet pur poses Cuticura keeps the complex ion freh and clear, hands soft and white and hair live and glossy. The Soap to cleanse and purify, the Oint ment to soothe and heal and the Talcum to powder and perfume. ti!P.? ? d.MM." Sold .tt whereSoapMc Ointment 26 mnd 50. Talcum 26e. sm Cuttcura Sa ihu witbewt anus. W 4 The Vital Things About Clothes This Fall PRICE and VALUE Our clothes are one third lower than last fall. That tells the whole story and we are mighty proud of it. See window display. 34 . Tryon Vn) IK Jj5) The F all Needs Of Meii Well Taken Care Of at A Very Moderate Cost Young Men's Suits One big lot of Young Men's New Fall Suits, in the new Fall models. These are extra values and very moderately low priced a 2d,Q0 Men and Young Men's Suits $19.95 Just received a big shipment of Men's and Young Men's Suits, made of plain and fancy Worsteds, made in conservative and young men's models. Special 19.95 Schloss and Styleplus hand tailored Suits, made of Serge and Fancy Worsteds, made in regulars, slims, stouts and young men's models. These are all made of the newest patterns .... $25.00, $29.50, 35.00 Extra Special Serge Suits $29.50 One big lot 18-ounce Serge Suits, made espe cially for the Belk Stores. We buy these in thousand suit lots, therefore we buy them right and can sell you a real high-class Serge Suit for a little money. Special 29.50 New Fall Hats We have on display our New Fall Hats, made in Men's and Young Men's shapes, made in all the new shades $1.98, $2.50, $2.98, $3.95, $5.95, $6.95 Men's Pants Men's Dress Pants of Serge and Fancy Wors teds, sizes 28 to 50 $3.95, $4.95, $5.95, $6.95 and $8.95 Work Pants Men's Work Pants of Khaki and other toueh material $1.48, $1.98, $2,48 Overalls Men's Overalls, of heavy Denims, cut full and well made 98c, $1.48, S1.69 Men's Dress Shirts "Men's Dress Shirts of good grade Percale. Special 69c, 98c Men's fine Percale and Madras Shirts, plain and fancy patterns 98c, $1.48 Men's Hosiery Men's Cotton Sox, all colors 10c Men's Lisle Sox. Colors: black, cordovan, navy, grey 25c, 35c Men's Silk Sox, all colors 50c, 75c, $1.00 MEN'S CAPS Men's Caps, made of the newest shapes and colors 98c, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 MEN'S PAJAMAS Men's Pajamas, of fine soft material and beautiful colors $1.25, $1.98, $2.48, $2.98 Boys' Department We have our shelves load ed with all the new things for the boys. Boys' School Suits, made of Serge and Fancy Worsteds, sizes 7 to 18, $4.95, $6.95, $8.95, $9.95, $12.50. BOYS ODD PANTS Boys' Odd Pants, made of Serge and Fancy Worsteds, made strong for school wear, 98c, $1.48, $1.98, and $2.48. BOYS' SWEATERS Boys' Sweaters made of Cotton and Wool, made in beautiful colors, 98a $1.98, $2.98, $3.95, $1.95. BOYS' SHIRTS AND BLOUSES Boys' Shirts and Blouses, made of fine grade Percale and Madras, made in beau tiful striped material, Cc, 69c, 85c, 98c. BOYS' HOSIERY Boys' Hosiery, made in light and heavy ribbed, 1 5c, 20c, 43c BOYS' CAPS Boys' Caps, made of Serge and mixed material, 4Sc, 69c, 84c, 98c. $ To) 1 9m 1 i ie II 1 ' 1 ' "-'II 111 I t