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Great Britain Stirred Over
Possibility Of Tariff War
London, Nov. 21—News from
Washington that Britain’s new
emergency tariff will be ans
wered immediately by the im
position of retaliatory Ameri
can duties came as a shock to
the British public today.
Official comment was not
forthcoming because govern
ment offices were closed for the
week end, but the threat of
possible Anglo-American“tariff
war” featured the Sunday news
papers and is certain to stir
parliamentary debate next
The British business world
did hot realize that the “anti
dumping” emergency duties,
which porliament rushed into
law in three days, would pro
dace a boomerang reaction so
quickly for the United States.
American business observers
here regard the first new
British schedule, which goes
into effect Wednesday and lev
ies a 50 per cent duty on cer
tain classes of manufactured
goods as the prelude to a gen
eral tariff.
It is not generally understood
that countervailing American
tariff regulations already are
effective in one important line
of commodities, namely auto
mobiles.
The United States tariff on
imported automobiles is 25 per
cent. When the British tariff
was raised to 33 1-3 per cent
the American duty against
British cars automatically was
increased to the same level.
This American increase has
been effective for a long time.
It is accepted here as an indi
cation of what will happen in
the adjustment of duties on the
long list of articles included in
the British government’s anti
dumping regulations announc
«d last night.
Of the classes oi imports
opon which Britain will levy
•fty per cent duty, few are ex
ported to the United States in
any great quantities and so
would not be seriously hit by
countervailing tariffs.
British woolen exporters will
be the most affected, and ex
porters of certains classes of
linen tissues, cutlery and
gloves will also be touched.
But the list of British im
ports announced yesterday may
be only a start. American ob
servers here point out these
duties are for six months only,
but they may be used as a bar
gaining medium by the British
government in formulating its
general tariff act which is ex
pected next spring.
Some of the leading British
tariff exponents have urged the
adoption of tariff legislation
mainly as a weapon to use in
bargaining for greater British
exports to such high protection
countries as the United States.
If a general tariff is imposed
it is believed the six months
experience will serve the gov
ernment as a guide and^ that
some duties will be raised
above fifty per cent and others
lowered.
Tvaamii^tuu, nuv.
United States is alertly watch
ing British tariff moves to de
termine whether duties levied
there should be matched by in
creases in American rates.
A hurried study of the new
British'schedules today disclos
ed that that thus far, the Lon
don government has imposed
no tariffs that can be the bas
is for retaliatory action.
Commerce Department inves
tigators reported that none of
the articles on which counter
vailing levies ar^ permitted by
American law whs included in
the new British fist on which a
rate of fifty per <?ent of value is
levied. 1
Under the law, certain rates
may be increased to equal for
eign duties. (These include
levies on automobiles, trucks
and bicycles, except tires; coal
coke, paperboard, wallboard
and pulpboard, including card
board and leatherboard, and
gunpowder. None of these
items appeared in the official
lists of the British tariff.
Another retaliatory provis
ion in the American law au
thorizes similar equalization of
rates on commodities receiving
export bounties from foreign
governments. But neither could
this be invoked in the present
instance.
Meanwhile, William L. Coop
er, commercial attache at Lon
don, notified the Commerce De
partment of an estimate that
only $12,000,000 or five per cent
of America’s exports to Great
Britain would be affected.
Chairman Smoot of the Sen
ate finance committee, whose
name the present law bears,
said “before the fight is over
we will find our present tariffs
are none too high and in many
cases may have to be advanc
ed.” ‘
Senator LaFollette (R), Wis
consin, who opposed the pres
i ent domestic tariff law, said
Britain’s action was “an ex
! ample of the retaliatory type of
duties some of us predicted, if
the Smoot-Hawley bill were
passed.”
Senator Blaine, another Wis
consin Republican, said: “We
gave the first dose and they are
just returning the compliment.”
Representative Hawley (R),
Oregon, co-author with Smoot
of the present law, could see no
^retaliation involved. He added
the new Congress “certainly
will not take part in a tariff
war.”
Representative Collier (D),
Mississippi, in line for the
chairmanship of the House
ways and means committee,
said the British move was “just
another evidence of retalia
tion."
Senator Watson of Indiana,
the Republican leader, said:
“I have always believed
that sooner or later Great Brit
ain would have to come to the
protective tariff. That is her
business.”
Senator Borah (R), Idaho,
asked: “How can we object if
they adopt our policy?”
Senator Robinson of Arkan
sas, Democratic leader, said he
did not know how much effect
the British move would have on
American commerce, nor to
what extent it was influenced
by enactment of the Hawley
Smoot tariff law in this coun
! try.
National Book Week In
Madison High Nov. 16*21
National Book Week gave
much stimulation to reading in
the Madison high school.
During the week preceding
National Book Week, Miss
Rachel Cordle, librarian, offer
ed a cash prize of one dollar
for the 'best book report or
poster for the encouragement
of reading.
Miss Cordle’s library prize
stimulated a great interest. A
number of book reports and
beautiful posters were submit
1 ted.
The Dolly Madison Book club
furnished three judges: Mrs.
Wade Gentry, Mrs. Tom Knight,
Mrs. Pearl vanNoppen.
Travis Barham won the cash
prize on his poster. Mary Ruf
fin Robertson got honorable
mention for the best book re
I port submitted.
Eloise Wall deserves honor
able mention for the very beau
1 tiful poster submitted.
The Dolly Madison Book club
appreciated Miss Cordle’s fine
spirit in regard to books so
much that they invited her to
give the posters to the next
club meeting and show them to
the entire club.
Other activities of the school
in regard to book week were :
A literary society program on
books by thfe senior class, group
A, and a chapel program on
book week under the auspices
of the tenth grade. Grades
seven, eight and nine contrib
uted posters and book reports.
j Mrs. Timberlake Passes
Mrs. Emily Timberlake died
in a Reidsville hospital Mon
day morning after a short ill
ness. Friends throughout the
section will regret to learn this,
for she was an exceptionally
popular lady. For many years
she had been court stenograph
er for Rockingham and this du
ty had carried her to many oth
■ er counties. No court will seem
I complete without her presence.
The funeral services were con
ducted from the Central Meth
odist Church, Reidsville, Tues
day afternoon and the remains
were taken to Greensboro for
interment.
T. D. Temple of Halifax coun
ty has 75 head of cattle on feed
at the present time. These are
in addition to 35 breeding cows
and some 30 young calves.
Read The Messenger ads and
1 buy it at home.
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* STOKESDALE *
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Mrs. S. H. Lemons of near
Madison is spending a few days
with her son, A. L. Lemons.
Miss Erma Marken of-Jieth
anv spent the week end with
Mrs. Joe Vaughn.
Virginia Lemonsf and Dell
! Hanner motored to Madison
1 Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Lemons
spent Sunday in Greensboro.
Mrs. James Vaughn, who has
been seriouslyjll, is improving,
we are glad to note. ,
Mrs. Ashbury Angel is grad
ually on the way to recovery,
after being ill for several
weeks.
Bennie Lemons and Margaret
Hilton motored to Greensboro
Monday evening.
The Thanksgiving supper
given by the ladies aid Satur
day evening was quite a suc
cess.
John Flynt, Mary Flvnt, Bes
sie Pegram and James Pegram
attended a party in Greensbo
ro Monday evening.
Bennie Lemons visited in
Summerfield Sunday.
j The boys and girls eage team
again won an easy victory ov
er Summerfield Monday. The
j girls won 46 to 7, and the boys
60 to 7.
Miss Hessie Friddle, who re
turned from the hospital a few
days ago, is not getting along
as well as was expected.
Miss Louise Pickier of
Greensboro spent the week end
with her sister, Miss Ruth
Pickier.
Mrs. James E. Tucker of
Madison is visiting her daugh
ter, Mrs. E. M. Parish.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P.. Pegg of
Glen Raven were in town Fri
day.
Mrs. A. H. McCrorie and Lu
la McCrorie motored to Walker
town Friday.
Mrs. B. S. Shelton and chil
dren of Madison spent Monday
with Mrs. Emery Parish.
Miss Maud Cwyn spent the
week end at her home in Mount
Airy.
S. E. Adcock, who has been
unable to work for the past few
days, is back at work again.
Mr. Jones of Walnut Cove, who
relieved him, has returned to
his home.
Homer Shropshire of Roan
oke visited his aunt, Mrs. Frank
Corum last week.
Bernard Young and family
motored to Lovers’ Leap Sun
day.
| Stokesdale will play their
fifst basketball game in the
new gymnasimu Friday night
when they meet Monticello.
Lucky Thirteen Literary
Society Able Debate
Lucky Literary Society of the
Senior Class held its weekly
oral English meeting on No
vember 19th, in the school audi
torium.
The main feature of the af
ternoon was a debate, “Resolv
ed, That Capital Punishment
should be retained as a punish
ment for Premeditated Mur
der.” The affirmative was up
held very ably by Paul Carter
and Major Everett. The nega
tive was defended by James
Tucker and Preston Rierson so
well that at the end of the de
bate the judges voted two and
one in favor of the negative.
On this occasion, Homer
Johnson, vice-president, presid
ed very efficiently in his first
public appearance.
This society is doing good
work preparatory to the State
Triangular debate in which the
school expects to participate
after Christmas.
It will be recalled that Mad
ison had a two and one decision
last year in favor of their op
ponents. This year, with three
of the old firing line in school,
we are fully expecting to re
verse the decision of last sea
son, especially with Miss Rach
el Cordle to coach the debates
again, assisted by all the other
teachers.
Civil Court; Two Weeks
A two weeks term of civil
court convened in Wentworth
Monday morning, with Judge
Oglesby presiding. The first
day was given over to the hear
ing of divorce cases, there be
ing twenty-four scheduled for
that day, and the greater num
ber was disposed of in short or
der. The docket is quite heavy
and it is barely possible that
hluch more than a dent will be
made in it during this term.
Read The Messenger ads.
JOHN J. RASKOB
SEEKS ANSWER
ON PROHIBITION
Democratic Chairman Goes To
Front, Carning Liquor Is
sue With Him; Questionnaire
Sent Out; Yes Or No Ans
wers Asked To Seven Propo
sitions; Makes Appeal For
Repeal
Washington, Nov. 23—After
months “spent in the back
ground of party affairs, John
J. Raskob, chairman of the
| Democratic national committee,
has come to the front again,
bringing the prohibition issue
with him.
Reaffirming his conviction
that the next national conven
tion of the party should, declare
frankly for submitting the pro
hibition issue to the people,
, Raskob has sent the 88,580 con
i tributors to the- 1928 Demo
cratic campaign fund a ques
tionnaire asking what they
think about it.
| Yes. or no answers were ask
ed to seven propositions, while
in an accompanying letter Ras
kob employed his persuasive
argument for positive declara
tion.
I believe the time has
come,” he wrote, "for the Dem
ocratic party to face this issue
squarely, and to present to the
people a definite plan under
the policy of states’ rights, and
local self-government.”
^he move was a follow up to
his presentation of the home
rule plan for liquor control
last March to the national com
mittee. He evoked then a bit
ter outburst, particularly from
I southern leaders, many of
i whom felt deliberate injection
of the prohibition issue was a
fine way to wreck the party’s
1932 prospects.
His seven questions sought
to establish whether the con
tributors favored a definite
platform declaration on prohi
bition; whether they wished
the platform to commit the con
gressional Democrats to a res
olution which would get the
18th amendment again before
the people; whether they fav
ored the home rule plah or
straight out repeal, and wheth
[ er they desired that all future
amendments to the constitution
be submitted to popular con
ventions rather than the state
legislatures.
Raskob said his presentation
of the issue to the national
committee in March was to stir
up widespread discussion in the
party. The announcement of
the questionnaire by i»arty
headquarters here described
this latest move one "to ascer
tain just how the rank aBd file
of the Democratic party feels”
about a platform declaration.
He cited the Wickersham
commission report extensively
in urging action. He asserted
the country was filled with in
dependent votes ready to flock
to the Democratic banner if the
party declared itself, and he
counted also on the support of
millions of first-voters who
“will not tolerate evasion.”
Program By A. I. Park’s
Room; Book Week, the Theme
Chapel program during the
National Book Week was ob
served fittingly in the high
school by the tenth grade’s
presenting the following pro
gram:
Devotional exercises—Elean
or Martin.
Song—The whole school.
TlalR ton iBook Week—Miss
Cordle, librarian in high school.
Announcement of a prize for
best reader in high school by
Dolly Madison Book club—Mrs.
Guy Simpson.
Talk of Valnue on Reading—
Mrs. Robert Labberton.
Mrs. Labberton also gave a
humorous reading in addition
to the other talk.
All found this a very educa
tional as well as entertaining
program.
To the one who makes the
best use of the library, the Dol
ly Madison Book club will pre
sent five dollars, at the end of
the school year. The club is
likewise sponsoring an Essay
Contest. For information see
Mrs. Simpson or Miss Taylor.
The subject of the essay is,
“How Shall My Family Spend
Its Sabbath?” Limit, seven
hundred words. Hand in two
typewritten copies to the room
teacher.
There are 238 farm boys en
rolled in the 11 clubs now or
ganized in Edgecombe county.
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* STONEVILLE *
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There will be a meeting of
j the Young People’s Service Lea
gue of Mayo dan in the Stone
j ville Episcopal Church, the 5th
I Sunday. The services will be
gin about 11 A- M.
Rev. R. G. Shannonhouse of
| Pittsboro and E. F. Duncan of
j Mayodan were in town Sunday.
| J. D. Carter returned home
I Sunday, after several days vis
| it to Charleston, W. Va.
Misses Nannie and May
! Baughh visited Mrs. E. VV.
j King Sunday.
Miss Florence King spent
! the week end in Greensboro.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Tatum of
Nettle Ridge, Va., visited Mrs.
R. B. Price Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Stone has re
turned from a Martinsville hos
I pital.
Rev. Mr. Bedford or Lynch
burg preached in the Christian
; Church Sunday morning and
j evening.
Mrs. H. L. Glenn visited her
; mother near Madison Sunday.
Mrs. Carrie Rodenhizer was
i indisposed Sunday,
j"’Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Helsa
beck and Mrs. Shockley of
i Rural Hall were guests of'Mrs,.
J. A. Scales Sunday.
Mrs. J. D. Joyce has return
ed from a Winston-Salem hos
pital.
Mr. and Mrs. Hampton Price
visited in town Sunday.
Dr. L. A. Taylor and family
and Mr. and Mrs. Leon Cahill
of Winston-Salem visited Mrs.
J. M. Taylor Sunday.
Judging from the large num
ber of cars in town Monday, it
seems that the farmers are
rushing their tobacco to mark
et before the holidays, regard
less of the low prices.
Miss Lillian Rodenhizer vis
ited Mrs. Billy Roberts for the
week end.
iLttle Joe Glenn has been on
the sick list.
Mrs. George Price of Spar
tanburg, S.C., and Rev. and Mrs.
James Huggins of Asheville
were guests of Mrs. R. T. Stone
Monday night.
S. A. ALLEN PASSES
Samuel A. Allen, died at his
home five miles east of Madi
son, November 20, after a few
days illness of pneumonia. He
was 83 years of age, and the
last heir of the late Valentine
| and Elizabeth Allen. He is sur
vived by the widow and the
following children; Mrs. Mag
gie Farris, Mrs. A. C. Knight,
Valentine, Robert, Oscar and
| Dewey Allen. His eldest daugh
! ter, Mrs. Tom Grogan, died
j several years ago in Texas. Al
[ so ten grand children and four
| great-grandchildren. He had al
i ways been a cripple and shut
| in, but his bright, cherry dis
i position won a place in each
: heart that knew him. He leaves
a host of sorrowing friends. He
was buried in Deep Springs
j cemetery Saturday afternoon.
| Pallbearers were T. E. Cox, J.
S. Doyle, G. C. Lewis, W. B.
I Rakestraw, Willie Ferrell and
! Cain Cox.
DIED IN MAYODAN
Mrs. Mary Emma Pyrtle, of
Kernersville, died Saturday
morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. R. D. Cook, in
Mayodan, ofter an illness of
four months.
Mrs. Pyrtle is survived by
her husband, three sons, J. 0.
‘and J. E. Pyrtle, of Westfield,
1 Surry county, and E. R. Pyrtle,
I of Mayodan; two daughters,
! Mrs. D. R. Cook, of Mayodan.
land Mrs. Austin Moore, of Ker
nersville.
A brief service was held at
the daughter’s home in Mayo
dan, Monday morning at 11:30
i o’clock, and the funeral prop
er took place in the afternoon
at 1 o’clock at Rock House
Church in Stokes county, by El
ders J. W. Tuttle and William
Atkinson.
At Mayodan Sunday Evening
Evangelist Long, who recent
ly conducted a most successful
series of meetings at Mayodan,
will preach in the school audi
torium at that place Sunday ev
1 ening at 7:30. Mr. Long made
a profound impression on those
who heard him when here be
fore and many will be glad of
the opportunity of hearing him
again.
Two cars of ground limestone
have been ordered by Wilkes
county farmers for use with
legume crops this fall.
Raskob Calls Party To Meet
January 9, Plan Convention
Washington, Nov. 23—Chair
man John J. Raskob today rail
ed Democratic National Com
mittee to meet here January 9.
to choose a convention site and
“possibly” make a recommenda
tion to the presidential nomin
ating convention on -prohibi
tion.
The call was announced u>
(the National Prohibition Board
of Strategy and the- Women's
Christian Temperance Union re
newed their attack on the ant,
prohibition cause which Ras
kob espouses, spurred intn.ac
tion of yesterday in beginriii g
a poll of 90,000 Democrats on
the dry laws. 1
Meanwhile Raskob's princi
pal opponent within the part
on . the prohibition question.
Senate Leader Joseph T. Rob
inson, came out with a state
ment that economic issues
should not be obsecured this
Winter by the prohibition ques
tion.
The national committee’s an
nouncement of the call for the
meeting said action “may be ex
pected on the suggestions made
by the chairman last March, in
cluding- that as to a possible
recommendation to the coming
convention on the prohibition
issue.” Raskob at that time
proposed state option on pro
hibition and modification of ‘be
anti-trust laws to allow agree-,
meats on production under gov
ernment supervision.
Democracy's annual flower
ing of oratory, th’e Jackson Day
dinner, will be held here the
night before the committee
meeting. Claude Bowers, au
thor. will be toastmaster and
the three latest Democratic
presidential nominees, James
M. Cox of Ohio. John W. Davi's
of West .Virginia, and Alfred E.
Smith i New York, will speak.
The committee in selecting
the time and place of the June
... Will find strong
sentiment for Chicago. Wheth
er the Republicans meeting in
December select Chicago or
( .lev. land or some other city,
may,'have much to do with the
decision: The time is expected
to be set for a’-' week or two af
ter she 'Republican convention.
The ommitt-ee. will review
the progress <its current
••.victor, campaign' to raise
f'.Wds r a campaign that prob
St millions of dol
lars. it addition to paying off
its I‘<28 debt of nearly a mill
ion. '•
: son said that with the
■ .• •{' use and Senate pre
pond euantly dry, “no substanti
al change respecting prohibi
tion maybe expected.” He de
fined the economic issues which
should dominate a farm relief,
Unemployment . and taxation.
The Arkansas leader last March
Led , an uproarous debate
| against Raskob's plan when it
was announced at the national
. ommittee meeting last March.
The prohibition board charg
ed that “wet millionaires are
bringing to' bear all the pres
sure passible upon both bi-par
ties to make their platforms
wet.” Through its secretary,
E. C. Dinwiddle, it charged that
the Democratic National Com
mittee “bound hand and foot
y.y a debt of nearly $800,000,
owed to John J. Itaskob. or
largely. if not wholly guaran
teed by him, continues^ supine
ly to allow this wet multi-mill
ionaires to make its machinery
the spring-board for his fana
tical opposition to, prohibition.”
TO SAFEGUARD THE
STATE'S HIGHWAYS
With auto accidents on the
increase in the state and win
ter’s added perils for the mo
• torist not far away, state high
way officials are launching a
vigorous program against eare
‘ lessness on the part of the driv
er and the use of defective
equipment. Responsibility for
the success of the campaign is
being placed upon the should
ers of the owners and drivers
of motor vehicles and the state
high way patrol.
Reminding the public that
777 persons lost their lives in
North Carolina as a result, of
auto accidents last year and
that the death rate, is still
mounting, E. B. Jeffress. chair
man of the highway commis
sion, seeks the cooperation .of
the public to. lessen mishaps.
He said, “each year, as great
er service, is required of the
automobile, certain tests and
adjustments become necessary.
Accidents, other than, those
caused by reckless driving,
come about chiefly as a result
of blinding headlights, faulty
brakes, imperfections in the
steering. mechanism, and worn
! out tires. These deficiencies
must be remedied just as the
reckless driver must be ruled1'
from, the highway."
Alertness on the part of the
highway patrolmen in detecting
imperfect and worn out equip
ment is being called for by
Captain Farmer, head qf the
state highway patrol.. Blinding
headlights being recognized by
, highway authorities as one of
the main causes of accidents,
the attention of the highway
patrolmen is being directed
toward a check-up on the offi
cial headlight testing stations.
Many new stations have been
designated at stratgid points
throughout the state for the
convenience of the motoric .
•Thanksgiving Service
There will be a union Thanks
giving service at the Baptist
Church this evening. Thursday,
at 7:30. at which Rev. D. H.
Wilcox of Winston-Salem will
be the chief speaker. The va
rious churches of the town will
unite in this worship and it is
to be hoped that the church
will be filled.
Accused of Juggling Tobacco
S. A. McCollum and Roy
White were arrested Tuesday
on the charge of juggling to
bacco on the local warehouse
floors. Each gave bond for a
preliminary hearing, which is
scheduled for Monday night be
fore Mayor Moore.
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* MAYODAN *
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Mrs. Nannie Smith of Roan
oke spent the week end with
Mrs. T. W. Lehman.
Miss Kathryn Brown and
Miss Frances Armfield of
Greensbor spent the week end
with Mrs. Perry Ashe.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Austin
ant) Dr. and Mrs. M. L. Webb
spent Sunday at Covington, Va.
Miss Garherte Reynolds spent
Tuesday afternoon in Greens
b< >ro.
Mrs. Robert Vernon. Mrs. V,
E. 'Smith, and Miss Virginia
Smith spent Saturday after
moon in. Greensboro,
Rev. ,-tr.d Mrs. A. S. Hedge
cock. Misses Willie ’ Mae Hol
tnri; Garnette Reynolds, Ruth
and -Elizabeth Hamerick spent
Friday and Saturday at Cov
ington, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunt Smith of
Martinsville spent Sunday with
relatives.
Mrs. Kirby Reid and Kirby.
•Jr., spent Saturday in Greens
boro.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Reid, Cur
tis and. Mrs. Nannie Reid of
i Winston-Salem spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
K. V. Reid. 1
Prize Fights Scheduled
The local post American Le
gio.n has scheduled a series of
tights for Friday night, Decem
ber 4th, at Price's, warehouse.
There will be six bouts and
some .heat y hitters have been
booked. The main bout willbe
between two outside heavy
weights. The following are the
bouts scheduled: 1st, James
White vs. Miller Joyce; 2d,
Claude Adkins vs. Melvin
Steele; 3d, Norman Shreve vs.
Charlie Moss: 4th, Pompey
Cardwell vs. Red Howard; 5th,
Rav Hodges vs. Miller New
nam. The battle royal will be
the elimination contest between
the following colored boys:
Charlie J- yner, Moot Foy, Bud
Lowe. Will Lowe, John Lem-%
mons. George Womack and Tom
Foy. Then the main bout.
Rig Breaks This Week
The local warehouses have
been crowded this week to their
capacity. The growers are rush
ing their tobacco to market, re
gardless of the low prices pre
vailing throughout the belt. It
seems that thev have lost hope
of getting anything like a fair
price for the present crop. How
ever, Madison’s averages have
been a little above a majority
of the other nearby markets,
which accounts for the big
breaks that have prevailed here
this week.