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THE WEATHER S.E. to S.II". iiiittl ******* ? ? linin tonipht ami pro!: /Ifot I ,^Ti \. * CIRCl!L iTIO\ ? VOL. XIII. FINAL EDITION'. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TtT.SOAY KYEN1NG. DEC'EMBEU I. ir>2:*?. EIGHT PAGES. XO. 281 JUDGE THROWS EVIDENCE OUT Sa\? \\ a? Obtained in Meth od* Akin to llii* Dark \-ie liv 'Mental Torture and IMiy.-iral Exhaustion. Uk-timrml. T)?f, 4? P^olaritix iliat ' tlu ?'ViU?*ncc an to th?- tminni-r uh?l m? thod* by which the r?inf? of Jos* pli Enoch was obtained 4,rca?ls like n chapter from tin- history of > the Middle Aco?." Judy Richardson j today refused to allow tlie document to be presented as evidence in the trial .of Knoch for murder of Ce'.ia Shevick, 1 fi-year-old school girl, last April. . The Judge declared he did not "??o how anyone with an unbiased mind can hear or read that evidence' without comlnsi to the conclusion1 that the accused was compelled by | mental torture and physical exhaus tion to give evidence auainst him- j self.*' BASKETBALL SEASON IS NOW ALMOST HERE; The basketball season Is almost ] here and both the boys' and Rirls'j teams,' of Elizabeth City are fast set-1 ting into shape for the battles ahead i of them. Although the teams have j not been actually picked, the players are in splendid condition and wll! be I ready for the double header which' will open the season for the high i school here. The first game will be wifh Cho wan high school, played In Elizabeth City on December 14. the return same to be played in Chowan Coun- i ty January 12. Another early game will be played with Edenton in Eliz abeth Cltv January 11. and the re- \ turn game, Elizabeth City at Eden-j ton January 1ft. These games are all double headers. A complete schedule will soon be available with the names of the play-! ers on both the boys' and the girls' | teams. KiltPlI When Truck _ Got** Down Embankment Salisburg, Dec. 4.?John H. Ilarn hardt, aged 55. and Charles n. Ot terburg. aued 32. salesman for a soft drink concern, were killed late yes terday when a larse delivery truck driven by Harnhardt, went down a six foot embankment near Spencer. MERCHANT KILLED BY PROHIBITION AGENT, Tta'eish. Dec. 4.?fJrover Ilradley. prominent merchant and farmer of Northampton County, is dead, and \V. E. Woodfin, Federal prohibition agent. Is under arre?t charged with murder as the result of a shooting near Littleton yesterday. SAJ.K OF WOOl) COMES UP IN CITY COUNCIL George Kerr appeared before tlio J City Council in regular session Mon-I <lay night to learn If rltv police of-j llcials were within their rights when they arrested him for selling wood I in the city without a license. Mr. Kerr lives just outside the city lim its, corner Speed and Southern av enue and runs a wood yard. It was the opinion of City Attor ney I.elgh that the wood yard busi ness should bo put on a par with the selling of beef outside the city limits. This ordinance provides that any person can sell beef outride the cit> limits to customers within the city limits provided he does not "solicit or deliver" orders for his product. Following Mr. T,elgh's suggestion a motion was passed permitting the sale of wood outside the city limits, provided that the wood dealer does rot solicit or deliver orders. An out of town wood denier who Is within j a half in lie limit of the city must not deliver wood In the city and must not solicit orders over the phone fori business unless he has a license, ac cording to the new regulation. How over. Judge I>elgh pointed out there could ho no charge for arrest If an out of town wood dealer sold his wood to a licensed drayman for de livery In the city. The law as passed applies only to rural wood dealers within a half mile of the city limits. Dird When Swallow oil His Chrw of Toluirro Chicago, Dee. 4.? Nineteen foot ball players were fatally Injured <|?nlng the 1 f?2r? season, one of them d>iiig on the field from strangulation | caused when he swallowed a chew of tobacco when tackled, aecordlntf t.? fit tires compiled by the Chicago Trl bune. > RESCUE PARTIES 4RE CONTINUING SEARCH IVrtramo. Italy, Dec. 4.?The work of finding the bodies of #500 or more of la?t week's flood disaster ront nod today over the extensive ?!? vastated by water*, but res cu irtles encountered great diffi cult Wii* re the water has receded Her camo Valley Is buried under several f.-.t of mud which the rains keep soft, thus rendering progress almost Impossible. Muii Laughed But Black llaml Strurk Now YorU. I>? c. 1 Dn'uin iok Ma^-io l:?ii:_h?d ti. \v?"4;s a^o when ho r?cti%od a 1 ? 11? r d willi a sir.rary !*]a<ak hand ar>l d?niandiiii: iiion? y or hi* lifo. 11. \va> ?h?-i (trad today in his lioine nil* r liW* v. if*. ihrco child r< n. and hiui>? If had chloroformed. SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS MEETj (kninty Convention Opens Wednesday and All Who are Interested are Asked to Attend Sessions. Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock \ the opening session of the Pasquo-j tank County Sunday School, Conven-1 tion will bo held In Christ Episcopal Church. The convention will con-j tinue through Friday, sessions being held each afternoon at 3 o'clock and each evening at 7:30 o'clock. The opening address of the con vention will be delivered by Miss Flora Davis, assistant superintend ent of the North Carolina Sunday School Association, the subject being "The Sunday School Meeting the Needs of the Children." This will be the first of the series of address es to be given by Miss Davis during the convention. Fred D. Cartwright, of Albany, New York, Young People's division superintendent of the New York SV\te Sunday School Association, who is to appear on the program : ? **??i day, will spealc at both sessions of the convention Wednesday. The officers feel that Pasquotank County Sunday school workers have been unusually fortunate in having se-' cured Mr. Cartwright for the conven tion. Addressing both sessions Wednes day will also be D. W. Sims. Ua leigh, general superintendent of the North Carolina Sunday School Asso ciation. Mr. sims in no stranger to Sunday school Workers in this Coun ty, as he has already been here sev eral times in Interest of Sunday school work. While special invitations have been given to pastors. superintend ents, teachers and other Sunday school officials, all who are interest ed in the development of Sunday school work are asked to attend the session of the convention. Wednesday's program Is as fol lows: Afternoon Session 3:00?Devotional.!? Dr. N. IT. D. Wilson, Pastor First Metho dist Church. H:15?The Sunday School Meeting tin1 N?'ods of the Children.? Miss Flora Davis. 3:45?The Young People and the Church.?Fred D. Cartwright. 4:1 5?Ttecord of Attendance. 4:25?Holding Present Pupils.?D. W. Sims. Kvening Session 7:30?Devotional.?Dr. Samuel H. Templeman, Pastor First Paptist Church. 7:45?'Our Greatest Asset.?Fred D. Cartwricht. 8:20?Itecord of Attendance. 8:30?Trained Workers?Why and How.?D. W. Sims. NO ACTION VET ON CITY PLANNING BODY Six new Street lluhts In various parts of the city were authorized by the City Council In regular session Monday night, following the recom mendation of City Manager John | Dray. The City Manager's recommenda tions as adopted by the Council nro j vidos for new street lights at the fol ' lowing locations: Intersection of Church and Prltchard streets, Inter j section of Oak and Kim streets, in tersection of Ash and Cedar streets. Ion Parsonage street in front of the new St. Paul Christian Church. Cy press street on the side of Itlackwer, Memorial Church, nnd between Head | Jand F.therldge streets. This was the only recommenda tion contained in the City Manager's regular monthly report to the City Council. In his original report he I requested the Council to take up the matter of naminu the City Plant ing! Commission However, this mattci j i was brought tip before the report of I the City Manager was read and Mr ! Mrav ordered the clerk to withdraw I this reconirm ndatlon. The appoint-1 I nient of the commission wa?* deferred | until the next meeting when tho| I committee appointed to name the | personnel stated that they had not Ij?et. found three men to serve on the' plnnninsr commission. The naming of a planning commis sion has been recommended In m,--[ era I monthly reports of the City IManager at previous meetings but so| I far the committee named seenls noli able to get down to brass tack*. W?fh ; (two members radically agreed en however, prospects for the disposal! 'of this matter at the next meeting ! secTji reasonably bright. I>lt. TF.MP1 IM'\ I %l Kfl TO THF. M \HONH TONKiMT Dr. R. H. Templeman will make a short address to the Masons tonight at the Masonic Hall. All Master Ma sons are expected to be there. And No One Injured! Two pleasure autos and a truck came together In Boston and created this unusual wreck scene. No one was injured. Look at the one aulo. ?mashed to piecea. DUN'S REPORT ON NOVEMBER FAILURES (From .Pun's Itevlew) The report of Insolvencies* for the i month of November issued |>y R. CJ.. i Itun & Company, Is somewhat lm*: I proved as contrasted with that forj I the preceding month in one.respect, | and that is as to the amount of in-j dehtednegs Involved, the estimate of: j losses during November being but! 63.4 per rent of the estimated losses j In October. Failures during the! month just closed number 1,704 and! the liabilities were $50,291,708. These figures contrast with 1.673 de-1 faults during Octol>??r for $79,301.-! 741. the latter being the largest suni ever reported for any month except ing that for December. 1921: dur-i ing November. 1922. there were 1 , 737 insolvencies and the liabilities | were $40,265,297. L A number of large failures In | manufacturing lines last mmyJi will j again account for a considerable: part of the defaulted Indebtedness,' "the same as in October, the manu-j facturing liabilities for November amounting in the aggregate to 58 ? per cent of the total of liabilities for' that month. The number of imnu-' facturii\g defaults during November jthl s.vear. 495. contrasts with 456 during November. 1922, while In [trading lines for November this year the number is 1-.131; during Novem ber a year ago it was 1.230. For the 11 months of 19.23 there have .been 1fi,877 Insolvencies in commercial lines, for which the aggregate of In debtedness was $487,772.07'!. these figures contrasting with 21.8H2 com mercial defaults during the first 11 months of 1923 with liabilities of $565,827,230. WWKK FOHEST .11.1 M\l S WIN'S I \TE It NATIONAL ATTENTION Wake Forest, Dec. 4?Leading European and Ame_riean. critics have: united in paying high tribute to I)r. Joseph Quincey Adam?. an aluilinu* of Wake Forest college, for his , book. "The Life of Shakespeare."! Dr. Adams is recognized as one of 1 the greatest Shakespearean author-! Itles In the world. His new hook is the result of years of work during which he has searched the greatest libraries of America and Europe for new and hitherto- unpresented mater ial. v Dr. Adams was graduated froai ( Wake Forest In 1900. In 1901 In1 secured his Master's Degree. He' | later studied at the University of I Chicago. Cornell University in Lon I don, and in Berlin. He secured the degree of doctor of philosophy from J Cornell in 1906 and In the same year Wake Forest awarded him the! honorary degree of the Doctor of Literature. He is the author of more than a dozen scholarly books. He \ft a professor of English at Cor jnell University. NINE CVSKS DII'IITIfEltl \ WE IlK IIKitE l\ NOVE.MHElt There were nine cases of dlphthe ? ria, ten of whooping cou'-h. three' of typhoid fever and six of chick* n I pox here in November, as reported , by Dr. Claude B. Williams. Counts .Physician, to the Hoard of County Commissioners Monday. COOLIOGE REMITS CRAIG'S SENTENCE j Washington. Dec. 4.?President ' Cool Idee yesterday remitted the 60, day Jail sentence Imposed on Chas. L. Craig, comptroller of New*York City, by Federal Judge Meyer for ? contempt of court. WOMEN VOTI ItS CROWD I'Ol.l.M j Vienna. Dec. # ?An analysis of 1 the vote In this city Oct. 28 shows ! that men cast 474.000 and women 1 5' 4.000. These figures are closely ! pre pot flop r?te to <-ex population in \'?s?rln. The Socialists polled 27fi. J ooo men and 295.000 wom<n, while j the Christian Hor|:?lfs|s polled 137. 000 tnen and 201,000 worn* ii. Dot ni e weddino Today A double wedding wig solemnized at the F'rst Methodist Parsonage Tuedtv afternoon at half prist one oVtork. Hev N. If. D. Wilson of. I elating. The -brides were cousins, and the couples were both from Nor folk. They were Miss Alice Ward and Mr. James B. Dozler; Miss Corai Murdcn and Mr. b. W. Davis. Ills DOOMS \\ \s n >1:1:101.I> IIV A MINI \Tl ItK 4 OITIN Ilaleigh, D?'C. 4.--A miniature cor fln. cleverly placed toiieilicr out of a . cigar Im?\. gave A. M. Thompson. 1 aged lialelgh contractor recently { shot to <loath. an Inkling of liis doom . two months before the shooting ar , tuall\ took ii'aco, according to in- j formation now in tli?? hands of the, Ilah-lt.li |n>lfH'. Thompson was killed! by K. H. Cook, a young Durham me-1 chanlc. in tin* home of Mrs. Hrttle j Spikes on ll< I moot street. Relatives of the dead man told the1 police that Thompson found the cof fin on his back porch one, night in September. The piece? of wood that composed It had been cut from a ci gar box and had been pieced togeth er accurately, as if the work had been done by a skilled person. The whole, was draped in black cloth. | Thompson evidently did not take the dismal gift as a joke for he im meditcly secured a blackjack and a pistol which he carried until his sud den death, according to the informa tion of the police. The preliminary hearing of E. H. Cook, who gave himself up to the police on the night of the killing, will be held In the city court Tues day. Cook declared that he fired in self-defense a f 1? r Thompson had fired at him. hut several police who examined the pistol found near the hand of the dead man as he lay In Mrs Spikes' hall declared that the pistol had not been tired that night. All indications are that the pre liminary hearing will be hard fought and that Mrs. Spikes, who has oeen held as a material witness since tin shoot ing, will testify In behalf of the younger man. Thompson is said by the police to have known Mrs. Spikes .quite well for a number of years. The dead contractor was well-knoWn In Ita leffch and had a large number of friends. H" lacked a few months of being r,0 years old when he was killed, but his friends say that he was very active for his age and wa? by no means a weakling. Cook, the man who Is charged with the killing, Is only 2Ji years old. WELPArR 01 1 m i.i: m sv Four children were before the ju venile court during the month of No vember and five were on probation, according to the renort of Mrs. Anna Lewis, County Welfare Officer, made to the County Hoard of Commission ers In regular session Monday, five homes where children were neglect ed were under supervision during the month. Ten investigations were made dur ing the month and of the families j reported as needing assistance, nine wi ???? given aid Fifteen children reported absent from scUool and nine of these were found to be Illegally absent. Six of; these were given clothing In order that they might resume their school work. Twenty-five home* were visited by the Welfare Officer during the month In the Interest of welfare work and nursing service was ren dered In two of these homes. Wff.fj MF.FT TO F.I.FCT MA VUIKK FOR TR.\ ROOM A meeting of the executive board of the Woman's Club will be held Wednesday morning to select a man - ; agor for the Linden Tea Room from tip numerous applications. If no manager Is decided upon at this meeting, the Linden will not l?r closed, but will be operated until a manager Is secured by th? executive1 committee of the Woman's Club. HAVE RUNNING BATTLE WITH MOTOK Cltl'ISKIt New York. Dec. 4 -The motor cruiser. Herreshoff, wa?? solxed todav by customs agents off port Heading after a running battle with riot guns and revolvers. The dx liien on the cruiser were arrested. COMMISSION F,|{S 1'MIH.F TO UhV l?ROI?KRTY TAX The rtoard of County Cotnml lon er* In regular session Monday went on record 114 pledging Itself in levy W ft? tAX W pl| a debt of $20, 000> the balance due on a note for $10,000 evecuted hv the f'airiuotank Highway Commission In 1 !>21. The note wa* curtailed by about. $15,000 In 1022 and by about $5, 000 in 1923, reducing It to the pres ent to about 920,000. cotton i)hops twkiat: doi i \ks o\ tiik inn: N. V Y ?rU. l?.T. I \ti i \cit' <) :?h.? ??!' ?!??? N-v Y:\ ?.ihh? .11 S*?-i tv it I: .1 I.:- <i :: t.1 1?MI, tir f >;.!???* |? 11? ? w ? ?! lh? ? im.j. :i if iin? l.iv. i'(n)u! M.it UM o\. r-; tiiulii. \f?* r *:? avy roii*ito ht;d :ii:*1 I ?i!-;< *?? Hi!u l> r il.rliii. i! to I::.*:. J ;i rutin to :: I i ?|>ro<o:it ihu #11 and #1- ;? l?.?s from r< ?<*. -lit INSURGENT BLOC MORE MILITANT Omijirt'ss Itcmuin- Tirol With No Indication- of Deadlock Hririfi Broken in the House of Heprrsentulives. Washington, Per. 4.?The Insur-i gent bloc In the House which has' tied the hands of tin* m-w Congiessj by refusing (o support Speaker 0II-1 lett for re-election, today mllitantlyj carried forward Its campaign of op-j position. As the hallotting in the spcaker-i ship d?-ad]ock continued today the! division of votes was much the same* as during the four futile ballots J taken yesterday. There were, many rumors of com-1 promise hut the Insurant leaders met all inquiries hv the declaration that they were as far as ever from surrendering. i Meantime the Senate, whose lead-1 ers maintain that it can only meet I and adjourn until the House has! perfected its organization, had a brief session at which there was no attempt to transact business. Bi*lio|> Jiinio Atkins Is ill Dying Condition Little Itock, Ark., Dec. 4.?Ulsiiop Jnnu'H Atkins of Junaluska, North Carolina, who wns taken ill last week while presiding over the I.it-, ,tle Ilock conference of the Meiho- j dist Church, South, today suffered a stroke of paralysis and is repotted to he in a very critical condition, i Attending physicians say that j death is expected at any time, NEW YOUK'S CHIME W.\YE GETS BICCEK New York, Dec. 4.?New York's crime wave has assumed a more menacing proportion than ever. On yeste rday there were four safe robberies which paid yeggmen some thing over $24,0-00, an attempted, lynching, a daylight holdup, and a street shooting. OLD TIME STARS IN THE MINSTKEI, SHOW liollffireiH fnr tho K!k'< Mln strels started with much enthusiasm Monday evening at the Elk's Club.! I The talent took to the songs quickly, and after a short drilling they were handling them in professional style. In the cast this year are tin- old' time minstrel celehretlos, Elbert; Hpmce, itlucher Ehrlnghaus, Win field Wort h, Will Foreman and sev- > eral others whose ability has never) been discovered by northern pro-! dncers or else they would not be here lod-iv. A No the Klwanlsl quartet will be featured in this year's minstrels. All in all every-! thing- indicates two gala nights on I December 1ft and 20. Another rehearsal has been called for tonight at seven-thirty at the Elks Club. 4I'llY LIST DECEMIIF.lt TEltM Following is the Jury list for tlie January term of Superior Court, which convenes on Monday, Decem ber :n. with Judge w. A. Devln of Oxford presiding: Wilson H. Scott, A. E. Urothers, Jos. T. Crane, n. F. Prltchaid, O. W. Hasnlght. J. A. Price, Charles Scott, Providence, M. L. Perry, C. L. Tillett, L. L. Simpson, W. J Copeland, Paul K. (targets, J. II ffumphlette, J. It. Itrlubt, Sr.. L..H. perry, D. ft. Walston. W. J. Stanton, j J C Tliomitfdlli L. A. Itundy. r L.I Heath, W. T. Forehand, W. C. Ron-1 ers, J. W. Harris, D. W. Harris, Jr. J. (I. Forbes, I. E. Rartron, T. W. [ Williams, Jr., O. L. Twiddy. city, O. H. Little, c. H. Hundy. XITIVK of IffilOl im %XH DIES VI VM %IIILM>, TKWS Mrs. J P. Whcdbte of 214 West Fearing street has received n<-ws the deatfi of her brother, C. C. I'.lau chard of Amarillo, Texan. Mr. lllan chard died Sunday. He was OK years old and a native of I'crquimnns County though he has made his home in Texas for the fast .'50 years when he h is b*en engaged In the real estate business. He Is survived by bis wife; bv four children; by two slaters, Mrs. J. P. Whedbee of tt?l+ city and Mrs. John Harris of 'Florida; and by one brother, Wil liam -Rlanchard of Jenkins, New Mexico. Workers Council Meets The Worker* Council of Hlackwcll j Memorial Sunday School will hold jits monthly meeting tonight at the ichurch at 7.30. All officers and \ t^ieher* of the Sunday School are I requested to be present. NEW PLAN WIDEN ROAD TO NORFOLK liritlp* \<*ro*? ( Jiomuii Itivrr llrtucrii (!liou{iii County am I lll'l'lic \\ Ulllll Miikc II 1'riiiiiiry Highway. Thf :m?v? in. i;: begun in K<b_/iton It" i bridge or istute ferry L.r??> tin- Chowan river at or near '?????? House m llertie County, to a >n11.1!iI? ? p.hjit In ('howait County ? Aiis uuuninl'<;i?ly anil luarlily en I ?|i?r-#-?J l?y t||i- Pasquotank Highway ? Commission in regular session Tues | day. "The building of this bridge, with I the taking over by tbo.Stute of the I'oad leading from Willianiston to it," | -aid Commissioner Foreman, "would ni"an morn to this immediate Heetion than all tin- other roads put togeih I er." .Mr. Foreman's statement did not uppenr extravagant to members of tho commission when It was pointed out I that the building of a bridgu at the point designated would put Kdenton and Kllzabeth City on the main high way from Raleigh to Norfolk, thus making tin- Kdenton-Norfolk road & primary Instead of a tertiary high way. as is the case at present. The most c ursory glance at a State road map shows that the road would not only open a direct Instead of a cir cuitous route to Norfolk for Bertie and Martin and the counties to the south of th?m, but also that It would greatly shorten the distance from Ra leigh to Norfolk, as compared with the route by Winton. Pasquotank is interested In the building of the road across the Dis mal Swamp Citnal and recognizes that this road gives It a far more direct outlet to Piedmont and Western North Carolina than it has enjoyeil heretofore; but, travelling this route, one journeying from Eliza beth City must take first a north west wardly route and then skirt the Virginia line until lie gets beyond i Weld on. With n bridge spanning tin' ChoWan river between Hertle and Chowan counties, a direct southwest and westerly course could be pur sued Irom Kllzabeth City to the Stato capital and at Willianiston tho trav eller would strike not only the Stato highway to Raleigh but also the State road to Washington and Wil mington^* ? The Pasquotank Highway Com mission not only unanimously en dorsed the project, but also on mo tion. requested the chairman, with two other members of the Commis sion to act as a committee to draw lip'resolutions setting forth that en dorsement to be forwarded to W. A. Il?tri. State Highway Commissioner iof the First District, and to the road (governing bodies of Currituck. Cam den. Perquimans. Chowan. Hertle. j Martin, Washington. Tyrrell, Hyde ,.ind Hoaufort counties. This com mittee consists of J. .1. Morris, J. W. Foreman and S. tJ. Scott. \ The belief was expressed at tho meeting that If the bridge sought could be lMiill. ii would materially hasten the day of 10 or 18 foot road throughout the length of the High way from Kdenton to tho Virginia line. HIGHWAY COMMISSION AITKK MOItK IMIAINAGE Proceedings for another drainago district were instituted in Pasquo tank County Tuesday when the Pas quotank Highway Commission be came a petitioner for the establish ment of such a district in Newland township. Pasquotank County, and lieivldcre township, Perqulmnns County. Initiated by the Pasquotank High way body, the proceedings to estab lish i lie lo w district are Instituted, of course, in tho Interest of highway maintenance, the particular road af fected in this Instance being the road from Jackson's Corner, where it intersects the Stnte Highway and extending southwestwardly to tho Dismal Swamp, there becontfs tho llinton Turnpike, to the Perquimans County line and on to Nicanor. The road becomes one of Impor tance n> a large area In Pasquotank and Perquimans by renson of the opi ning up of the State roads being built through Newland township In Pa fjuotank County and to lie built ? long Hie Dismal Swamp Canal bank in Camden bounty. Southern Hunker* lluwlrti.-il lliiiikriiptry New York. Dec. 4.?Southern bankers trading tinder fictitious named w? re alleged to hnve refused to honor their own checks against deposits of customers, thus hasten ing bankruptcy of Scott, Norrls A* Company, which failed for more than a million dollars la -t night, the bankruptcy referee was told todayv WTffW MAURI i New. York. December 4 - - Spot cot ton closed quiet today with a decline of ten points Middling .Tfl.tlB. Fu tures. closing bid: December 36.10; January 3fi.R0; March 3ft,80; May .IS.90; July 3&.07; October 28 15. New York. December 4 ? Cotton | futures opened thjs morning at the following levels: Decenvber 85.25, January 34.90, March 35.20, May 135.00, July 34 22. October 17.90.