Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 53, Decatur, Adams County, 2 March 1936 — Page 1

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■ OFFICIAL |[s FURTHER MO DELAY ■ wiic.il/ "i" K>nn Reprieve y I 11,11 W’ M' ; .S'b V ’ ' ■ ■ ml. IH; . r ru: P:iv " I, \ :■■ ' ’ ML" < A-ithony Hauk of M- . 8,'.. ''. ■ '■ "oakl |M^. : (.■: T'O...du- high I!rlino az.»:n : fu, There stated.” ■’ t. •' f :-’h t Jr.. in as |M, uh Oto 'al who regenerals office. M" |H ■ <en*ral. ■BOLTERS ■E OWN LIVES SiOi “Honorable Sui(.row s; Tokyo 9 Near Normalcy v " ■ -.xlay a ■ my ■ himself. ct>k ii,> A: K --d S.-V-o curved. IM: > ;r.v\r»il n the revolt awaiting trialtoday -ria! ;aail- ' r I’ W< •■' ,-,v ,s doll fit* anr.u.ii , a'-nival for 9°' 'l'- t-Ji Wis lavinc their dolls. ’ ■ demand- - «■:... Idi.-rs had M*-"' -ayni » ;' ..;n j n j n t er . saW' aist'ii duty while- they sur--9J N ' : "’ rebel anny extremist revolted. 9"' aw st;!: oli'.ijiu-d pending of a ,n--nt cabin- " ‘ " and motion picture 9’/"' • > show W r ; K of the revolt. Banks. 9*“'"i saloons ree: ened. The ■ j '’.lim'd closed business <■ nducted he. Wednesday, when the reM/’ i ' was cleared up. B ---"—'lT'’''' 1 ‘"forma! ON PACE FIVE) Mplfs_To Observe ■ Anniversaries Mrs. I. Bernstein ani ) BLiV'i"' d A<lip r. promM»’ „ r ' ,pidel >'“ will leave or ning on an auto tour ML the ?1111 ,, !Prn s| . lt(M Blin ,r ‘P i" 9u. . Os ,heir twenty-fifth ,sariM ’ the HernBi> } 0" th rsary fa " inK ’ n ■Ms a? h ” Week anrt Mr. ■Reker's in May. B* n! y Board In B Regular Session B^lar'<L' nn ™'' S ‘ si ' lnf ‘ rs niPt Bl th. Ma. 10 ? this morning, it K Ma r<h meeting of the B‘ t " E<> «d 00 aiin WaS tievotwl to B ? with s B ° f bl!!8 and B ei * lrd wnib mshlp tmteea ' B‘ t<l W‘l rl b ln session Tuesb ‘ dS forth ” B flr ® 2 ‘y f.-.rt o r at lhe €ou "- M # 4od>' hKrf<)rlh6p m l n. B ot « r articles.

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Many View Organ At Local Church A number of persono visited the First Bapttatrhurch In this city thin afternoon to see the Concert Model Hammond organ, displayed there from noon until this evening, when a recital, will be given under atupiccw of Music department of the Woman's chib. The organ, unique and beautiful, was dteplayed at the San Diogo exposition last year. It weighs only 275 pounds and is electrically operated. It has a wider range of tone than any organ ibullt. FLOOD CRESTS IN RIVERS OF STATE MOVE ON Lowland Residents Warned But No Serious Damage Is Expected ilndianapolie, Ind., March 2—(UP) —Flood Crests on the White and Wabash rivers swirled southward today, leaving in their wake inundated lowlands and highways. Although flood warnings were given residents in “flatlands" of the area, no serious damage was expected. according to J- H- Armington, Metoeorclogist at the U. S. Weather bureau. No further rainfall is expected to add to the flood wateres. caused by heavy recent precipitation and thaws. The forecast for tonight and tomorrow in fair and somewhat warmer. Flood waters of the Wabash moved toward Vincennes today after passing a crest of 23.7 feet at Terre Haute, where flood stage is 14 feet. The river is expected to reach a ereut of 19 feet at Vincennen within the n-ext two days. Mt. Carmel. 111., were the west fork of the White river empties into the Wabaeh reported 16.5 feet, six inches above flood stage. A crest of 22 feet was predicted there. New Harmony reported the river bad reached 12 feet, tjaree feet undr flood stage, but a crest of IS feet was expected within the next :,6 hours'. Flood stage already has been passed at Petersburg and Mazelton on file White river, which was expected to rise to 18 feet at those points within he next wo days. ... , —... ■ . ,0 Roy Mumma BadlyCut This Morning Roy E. Mumma. prominent local lumberman, suffered a severe gash on his left hand at 10 o’clock this morning, while engaged in replacing a large plate glass window in the Mots Sether establishment on North Second street. The wooden stool on which Mr. Mumma was standing, suddenly gave way, dropping him to the ground. The glass window slid through his hand, slashing the palm of the hand eo severiy that 12 sitches were required to close the cut. After being taken to the hospital, where the wound was dressed, he was removed to his home. At last reports, he was resting easily, despite the severe pain.

YOUNG KILLER FACES CHARGE Bandit Who Killed Man At Fort Wayne Faces Murder Charge Fort Wayne, Ind., March 2 —(UP) Prosecutor C. Byron Hayes today prepared a first degree murder charge against Raymond Fortune, 25-year-old Marion Machinist, for the robbery-killing Os Orin M. Dokken. 27, of Kohler, Win. Dokken died Saturday night in St. Joseph's hospital. Hie body was riddled with eight bulets fired by Fortune when he tried to grab the bandit's gun during a poker iparty holdup at the 'home of C- J. Steir early Saturday morningHayes said the Allen grand jury would he called to return an indictment against Fortune as Boon as arrangements can be made with Judge Clarence R. McNabb for opening of the regular February session of Allen circuit court. The bandit's conviction for first degree murder would bring a mandatory sentence of death in the electric chair. Fortune has not yet been told of Dokken’s death. The yoking salesman's body was returned yesterday to hte home by his mother, Mrs. Olar Dokken and his sister, Bernice (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVB)

STRIKE IN NEW YORK GROWING MORE SERIOUS Elevator Strike Disrupts City; Orders “State Os Emergency” New York, Mar. 2 (U.R) -Mayor Fiorello 11. laiGuardiu today declared a “state of emergency" becfl.u.se of the elevator strike which disrupted service in much of Manhattan and ordered city employes to operate elevators in residential iliuildings more than six stories high. The mayor’s decree held that stoppage of elevator and other services in tall buildings that house countless thousands of New Yorkers was a, menace to safety. "The emergency measures taken by the city arc for the protection of life and of the public health," he said. Scattered violence was reported as strike leader Jameo J. Barnbrick declared 70,000 men in 6,000 buildings would be out by nightfall. including many in the Wall street district. A bra.wl broke out in offices of the American confidential agency, where nearly 100 men sought jobs as strikebreakers. Six were arrested Jbfcr police on charges of disorderly conduct. The disturbance started when the strikebreakers objected to being fingerprinted and photographed us demanded by the realty advisory boaxd. The entire police force of 19,000 men. and additional thousands of fire, sanitation, health, tenement, and building department employes were ordered by the mayor to be deputized to provide essential services in buildings in which the owners were unable to replace strikers. Mayor I-a Guaxdia acted after lhe strike, which started yesterday. spread over most of Manhattan north of 59th street. Thte is the main residential area of the (CONTINt’KD ON PAGE TWO) TRUSTEES HOLO REGULAR MEET Go On Record To Support Candidates Favoring “Home Rule” At their regular meeting in the offices of the county superintendent of schools in the court house this morning, the Adams county board of trustees unanimously pledged their support to the candidate for governor of Indiana, and candidates for other elective offices. which candidates have openly pledged themselves to a platform of home rule of county and township government. A copy of the resolution, unanimously adopted by the trustees, follows: Resolved: “That the county board of trustees unite with the American Legion in sponsoring a slate of delegates to both the Democratic and Republican state conventions pledged to a platform to support a candidate for governor and all other elective officers, who have openly pledged themselves to a platform for home rule of county and township government." The trustees also approved the l proposal that "it a county board is ’to pass on future old age pensions, a township trustee shall be appointed as a membef of the board, preferably the trustee located in the county seat. It was further decided at the meeting that all county schools be dismissed on Good Friday, and that all teachers and pupils be urged to attend church on that day. It has not been the custom for all of the schools to close on Good Friday in the past years, althtougTi some did. Despie the fact that some lost time, occasioned by the cold weather, must be made up, (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 Mrs. Enoch Steffen Dies Os Heart Attack Mrs. Julia Steffen, 69, wife of Enoch Steffen, died suddenly early Sunday morning of a heart attack at her home in French townshipThe deceased was born in Cleveland, Ohio, February 21, 1867. Surviving are the husband and following: Daniel and Noah, Bluffton; Catherine, Elizabeth and Obed at home. Two eistera also survive. Funeral services will be held at 12:45 p- m. Wednesday at the home and at 1:45 o’clock at the Christian Apostolic church. Burial in the church cemetery.

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Huge Water Tank Overflows Sunday IxM-iil residciits were treated Io n winter waterfull Mcene rivalling that of Niagara during the freezing period, when the large water tank, atop the Hchafer Wholesale company, overflowed Sunday and huge streams of water tum Med inter the tank, freezing Into four and five foot icicles. It was not definitely known today whether the tank bursted or overflowed, throwing hundreds of pounds of ice and waler to the building und alley below. The alley behind the company has been blocked until the ice thoroughly melts anil ceases to drop, eliminating the danger of any passerby being injured. FIRE DESTROYS SCRNEPP HOME Farm Residence Is Badly Damaged By Fire Saturday Afternoon The farm home of Charles Schnepp. three miles south and one-half mile west of the city was almost completely destroyed by first at 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon, when sparks from the chimney ignited the root, and quickly spread to the remainder of the ( house. Having started at the roof, the conflagration moved downward, charring the entire seiond floor of the two story structure, and nearly gutted the first floor. The lire department from Monroe was summoned, and after being unable to check the rapidly spreading flames, the local department was also called. Both departments. however, were badly handicapped by the scarcity of water, neighbors and passersby aiding in tilling the tanks of the trucks, by carrying water from cisterns and nearby ditches in buckets. tubs and any other available container. The water carried was minutely in proportion to the amount needed by the 1.000 gallons a minute pump of the local department's truck, consequently the firemen were unable to keep the flames under control, although they did succeed in extinguishing the flames before the entire “duse was consumed. The tenants, all at home at the time of the fire, were uninjured but Ed Hurst, local fireman suffered an injury to his eye, when dirt or sparks were forced into the member from the force of the water, as the fireman was caught in the cross stream of water from the hose of the departments. Decatur fire chief Charles Robenold, declined to make an authentic estimate of the damage, but stated that the amount would be about $1,500, excluding the household goods, only a small part of which was saved Practically all that remained standing after the fire, were the outside walls of the first floor. Neighbors took Mr. and Mrs. Schnepp and their two children into their homes overnight, and the rescued remnants of the household goods were stored in the barn on the Schnepp farm. TO BEAUTIFY HIGHWAY 527 Local Highway Included In Tree And Shrubbery Program Indianapolis. March 2 — (UP) — Continuation of the state highway commission’s roadside improvement program with trees and shrubs to be planted along more than 110 miles of state highways this year, was announced today by James D. Adams, chairman The 1936 program provides for plantings along federal-aid highways in Floyd, Harrieon, Lawrenve, Martin, Whitley. Adams, Kosciusko, Marshall and Johnson oounties. Roadside improvement through the planting of trees and shrubs on the widened right-of-way of federalaid highways, was initiated by the State Highway Commission late in 1933. During the past tw-o yeans than four hundred and ffty miles of Indiana's state highways have been improved in this manner. This program has met with enthusiastic approval on the part of motorists and property 'owners. The 1936 plantings program, limited to federal-aid highways on which there is a minimum right-of-way of eighty feet, will provide approximately 76,060 man hours of employment. More than a hundred (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

nday, March 2, 1936.

ASSESSING TO BEGIN TUESDAY Personal Property, I in-! provernents Will Be Assessed The annual useesslng of personal property and udded improvements to reel estate for taxation purposes, will Imgiii Tuesday, County Assessor Ernest Worthman, stated today. The assessors, which In every case except in Washington township. include the township trustee, met with Mr. Worthman this afternoon, received their supplies anti final instructions. In Decatur. E. A. Beavers nnd Will Winnes have been employed to do the assessing. Jay Cline, Washington township assessor, has appointed Charles Marochand, deputy assessor in the township. He will assess property outside of Decatur. Mr. Cline, who is recovering from a fractured leg received a year ago. will be able to attend to his office duties this yew and assist his deputies. In Berne and Monroe, the assessing will be done by Ed Gilliom, trustee of Monroe township. Silas Sprunger of Berne, will J*’ the deputy in the township. In Wabash township. Jess Mann, trustee, will assess property outside of Geneva. Clarence Rayne has been appointed deputy for Geneva. H. 11. High, trustee off Kirkland township, has employed Emil Steffen as his own deputy to assist him in the job of assessing this .year. All personal property and imI provernents made to real estate since last March will be t assessod this year. County Assessor Worthman emphasized to the assessors the importance of properly filling out the blanks and the signing of the oath by the taxpayer relative to intangible taxes. The taxpayer must answer “yes" or “no" to the question if he owns intangibles. If he [has not paid the stamp tax, he is not supposed to sign the oath, Mr. Worthmail stated. THREE RILLS TO BE IMPORTANT Three Separate Measures Main Issues In Special Session (Editors note—This is the first of a series of three article.? dealing with the program for the special flefssion of the state legislature). Indianapolis, Ind., March 2—(UP) —Three separate measure*, embodying the federal eocial security program, will >be the major legislation offered in the special legislative session which convenes Thursday. A general public welfare bill, a voluminous piece of legislation providing financial aid for aged, crippled. blind and other needy pernon-s. and machinery for its administration. will be the most controversial of Che three bills. An unemployment insurance bill is second in line of importance. The third is a general health 'measure, principally au enabling act to permit the state to use federal funds in a forthcoming nation-wide campaign to promote better living conditions in rural and poor areas. Bills to revise the liquor and gross income tax laws and other measures are almost certain to be introduced, but their chances of eneacetment are slight. IA Democratic majority and the appeal of Gov. Paul V- McNutt to (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) O Relative Os Local Residents Injured Policeman Ed Miller received word today of injuries suffered by his nephew, Charles Ulman, of Moline, Illinois, while he was filling a large high pressure tire on a Moline city truck. According to the word received by Mr. Miller, the tire blew out, as the man was repairing it, and the iron rim of the wheel struck him on the jaw. causing a deep gash across the face. He was knocked unconscious and taken to the Moline City hospital, where 15 stitches were required to close the severe gash. He is also in a weakened condition, occasioned by the loss of blood. Mr. Ulman is well known here. Relatives of the victim of the unusual accident, other than Policeman Miller, are Ed Ulman, a brother; Forrest Elzey, a brother-in-law; and Mrs. Fred Stelgmeyer, a sister.

NEW DEAL FARM PROGRAM PLANS LAUNCHED TODAY White House Flashes ‘Go’ Signal To New Farm Policies Washington. Mur. 2- (U.R) The White House flashed the "go" signal to the department of agriculture today on the new deal's broad new 1500,600,000 soil conservationfarm relief program, successor to the AAA. Eight weeks to the day from the supreme court’s Invalidation of the AAA. Preeident Roosevelt’s signature enacted the soil conservation and domestic allotment act to carry on essential features of crop control. President Roosevelt’s go-ahead order on the farm program coincided with announcement by Secretary of the Treasury Henry Moigenthau. Jr., of a huge financinar iirogro.nl to supply the govern nient with cash sufficient for new agriculture expenses in addition to other new deal needs. The goal of the new law. Mr. Roosevelt said in announcing his signature, is partly, not of farm prices, but of farm income. He Baid the new deal has “not abandoned ajtd will not abandon” the (principle of equality for agriculture. More than 5.600 employes of the agricultural adjustment administration. who have been marking time since Jan. 6. sprang into acIt ion under urgent orders of Administrator Chester C. Davis for I speed in placing the new program into effect. Ra.vis planned, as the first move, a series of four conferences with ' agricultural leadein in Memphis, I Chicago. New York, and Salt ijake City within the next 10 days to | formulate plans to take 30,066,000 acres out of commercial production this year and place them in egunie* and other soil conserving crops. President Roosevelt in announcing; his signing of the bill passed last week by congress, said it "helps to safeguard vital public (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) 0 — William Klepper, Jr., Is Manager Os Plant William Klepper, Jr., son of Mr. land Mrs. W. A. Klepper of this I city, has been promoted to manager lof Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corpbranch plant at Hornell. N. Y , Mr. Klepper went to Elmira, N. Y. a little more than a year ago as an employe in the company’s plant in that city. The Hornell branch is one of the important distribution centers of the nationally famous dairyconcern William is a graduate of Purdue university and following his marriage to Miss Pat Teeple of this city, he and his wife moved east to accept his first position with the Kraft organization. His father. W. A- Klepper, is general manager of the Decatur and Huntington plants of Cloverleaf Creameries. 'lnc., subsidiaries, of Kraft-Phenix Cheese corp. o SCOUT SCHOOL HERE TUESDAY Second Os 10 Meetings Tuesday On Scout Educational Program The second of a series of ten meetings in the progressive training program for Boy Scout leaders will be held in the Decatur high school Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock, with Walter J. Krick leading the discussion. This program, made available to any male adult, whether a present scout leader or enthusiast or not, will include a study of boys and their activities, the methods of education and their application to the scouts. The purpose of the school is to give all scout leaders and interested persons an ability to carry on the scout work. The last session of the school was attended by all the scoutmasters and leaders, in addition to several other interested persons. The course is sponsored and advocated by the Anthony Wayne Area scout council of the Boy Scouts of America. R. Nelson Snider, principal of the South Side high school in Fort Wayne was the speaker for the previous meeting, and many noted educational and scout heads are being listed on the future meetings,

Leagues Council To*Meet Tuesday For New Efforts

DISTRICT MEET WELL ATTENDED More Than 200 Attend District Moose Meeting Here Saturday More than 260 members of the 15 lodges in this district attended the Northeastern Indiana district convention of the Loyal Order of Moose at the local lodge home on Saturday evening. Members of the various lodges arrived in the early afternoon to join in the social festivities. The business session was held in the lodge room in the evening. The meeting was in charge of I Sol Lord, dictator of Adams lodge I 1311. Charles Heare, secretary, and the other officers. The program included addresses by several state and regional officers, out of town representatives, and local lodge members. Included in the addresses were those of R. E. Snyder, of Marion, district president; former Mayor Cutshall, of Fort Wayne, Ralph Campbell, state regional director, in whose honor a recent class of candidates was named; Howard Sunderman. dictator of Fort Wayne lodge 200. as the officers of lhe Moose organizations, whose speeches told of the progress of the order, and of the future plans in assuring the success of enterprises undertaken by the Moose organization as a whole. R. A. McDuffee, of North Manchester and former Decatur bus iness man. delivered a short, interesting address. Representatives of the local order responded with ' | brief’addresses pledging the supi port of Adams lodge in the pro- ’ gram of the state and regional supervisors. o AGREEMENT UP j WITH HONDURAS Recripocal Trade Agreement With Honduras Effective Today Washington. 1). C- Mar 2. —(U.R) —A reciprocal trade agreement . with Honduras, effective today. ■ contains important tariff concessions of direct interest to Indiana industry, according to an announcement by the s’Tate department. i Exports to Honduras, once an important market for American i ! goods, have fallen from almost $13,-j 606.006 in 1929 to $5,633,000 In ! 1935. The low point was reached in 1932, when sales in the Honduran market totalled only $4,500,060. Principal concessions granted to Honduras under the new agreement continue on the free list, commodities which account for practically all our imports from, that country, according to the state department announcement. They include bananas, coffee, cocoa beans, sarsaprilla root and raw deerskins. Duty reductions i were granted on balsams, pineapples, guavas, mango pastes and pulps. Tariff advantages granted the United States by Honduras apply the 37 commodities. Reductions were given on 17 and assurances 1 against increase on 26 others. Commodity groups containing • items of interest to Indiana were listed as follows: Cereal products: Wheat flour. ' rolled oats, oatmeal, unsweetened crackers, fancy biscuits, and preI (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 Rademaker Funeral Rites Held Today i Funeral services for Mrs. Lena i Radenmaker of Fort Wayne, were I held at 9 o'clock this morning from i St, Mary's Catholic church in thte • city, Rev. Joseph Seimevz, efficiat- - ing. Bur'al was made in St Joseph's r Catholic cemetery. • Mrs. Radenmaker died Thursday following a heart attack. She was f the mother of Mrs- Thomas Ehinger t of .this city. 1 WEATHER 3 „, — I Fair tonight and Tuesday; somewhat warmer Tuesday.

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| Peace Committee To Meet At Geneva; Italy Claims Smashing Victory Over Ethiopian Army. KILL THOUSANDS Geneva. Mar. 2 — (U.R) — The league's stoering committee of 18 on sanctions convoked the peace committee of 13 today to meet tomorrow for a new pea/ e effort in the Ethiopian war before an oil embargo or other new penalties are applied to Italy. Capt. Anthony Eden, British foreign secretary, informed the committee of 18 that if an oil embargo is voted. Britain is ready to apply it regardless of the attitude of tlie United States. Eden also indicated that Britain favors a prohibition on transportation of oil to Italy, as well ns an embargo on exports of the vital commodityi Foreign minister Pierro Etienne Flandin proposed the meeting of the committee of 13. Eden wa.s only lukewarm in supporting it. and made his announcement about Britain’s attitude on the oil embargo. Britain ■was understood to favor speedy application of the embargo if the committee of 13 does not produce concrete hopes for peace in the next few days. The committee of 13 comprises all members of tlie council except Italy. It reported on Jan. 22 that it had no suggestions for peace •and “at present it can only decide to watch the situation carefully." Crush Armies (Copyright 193 G United Press) Italian general headquarters, Northern Ethiopia, Mar. 2—(U.R)— Marsha,l Pietro Hadoglio, Italian commander-in-chief in East Africa, has smashed all but one of the Ethiopian armies that faced him — the force under the personal command of Emperor Haile Selassie in tlie Dewsye region, some 160 miles south of tho present front I line. Warriors of Ras Kassa, called the strongest military leader in Ethiopia, fled for their lives today, I abandoning equipment and leaving on the battle field in the Tentbien ! region an estimated 10.006 killed and wounded. Ras Kassa himself wa.s Itelieved to have escaped with ibut 50 personal bodyguards. Ras 'Slyoum. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Junior C. C. Committee To Meet This Evening The memlterahip drive commitj tee of the Decatur Junior ChamI her of Commerce will meet tonight at the Rice hotel at 7:00 o'clock. All membere of the committee are asked to be present, as a definite check-up of the drive will be made. Frank. Wallace, chairman of the drive, will have charge of tonight’s meeting. CLUB LEADERS PLAN MEETING Home Economics Club Leaders To Meet Here Wednesday Leaders of the various home economics clubs in Adame county will meet at the Decatur (high school Wednesday for an all-day session in leadership training in home management and economics works. Miss Inez E. Kent, Purdue extension economist in home management. will have charge of the meeting and lead in the discussions. This will be the first meeting of the year of the ne wclub leaders. The new club leaders in the county are Mrs. A. D. Johnson. Mrs. James Moees. Mrs. Earl Chase, Mrs. Glen Roughia, Mrs. Arthur Miller, Mrs. J. ,E- Anderson. Mrs- Groce Tope, Mrs. Austin McMichael, Mrs. George Smith. Mrs. Everett Rice. Mrs. Fred Blum, Mrs. Wilibert Nussbaum, Mrs. Guy Ely, Mrs. E. M. Ray. Mrs. Earl Ipe. MSrs. Eldon Ford, Mrs. Russel Steiner, Mrs. Elmer Affolder, Mrs. Alva Vorhees. Mrs. Eli Aughsburger, Mrs. Dean Byerly. Mrs. Dorotha Shady, Mlsb Helen Kenney and Miss Magdaleno Amstutz. These leaders will attend the meeting as the ropreßontativee of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)