The Syracuse Journal, Volume 27, Number 40, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 31 January 1935 — Page 1

by Arthur Brisbane OLD AGE PENSIONS DOES LASHING DO GOOD? — THOSE COSMIC RAYS 4, m-YEAR-OLD GRAVES

Financial conservation is agi tated because old-age pensions as planned, moderatfly, by the President, would cost one billion dollars a year. Conservation might better worry about Doctor Townsend's plan to give two hundred dollars a month to everybody past sixty years of age, and cost at least twentyfour thousand millions a year. Conservatism might also worry about billions spent uselessly in state, national or local government costs, and taxes that run above thirteen thousand million dollars a year. At Wilmington, Del., three young men; eighteen, twenty and twenty- •> three years old, were lashed in public, a crowd of one hundred looking on. After the lashing, on the bare back, the youths began ten-year prison sentences for burglary. The lash frightens criminals more than imprisonment, as was proved in London, where an epidemic of “garrotting” ended as soon as the lash was used. But what will be the mental state of those young men when they leave prison after long association with experienced criminals, and constant brooding on the humiliation and pain of the lashing’ Can it be hoped that they will be reformed, or be anything except confirmed criminals, and enemies of society? A learned German says he has discovered the source of ‘coemic rays" that bombard all space, constantly passing through your body, although you don't know it, driven by the terrific energy of billions of volts. The professor suggests that the bombardment may occasionally break down a few of the atoms in the human body, thus slowly changing heredity. That sounds like a great deal of trouble, to change heredity, which depends, really, on the'right girl choosing the right kind of father for her children. Doctor Sukenik, professor of archeology in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, ' has discovered graves six thousand years old, that go far back of Hosea aodLJob Aftd others well .known. These graves were dug, and filled, long before the Jewish nation had made Jerusalem their principal city, when other, earair races inhabited . the sß* of "old Jerusalem. Talking into a telephone in the White Hoilse, with amplifiers at the other end, the President greeted six hundred members of the Holland society, at dinner in New York. He felt pride in contributions made to this country by Ute men of Holland through three hundred years. The Roosevelts are of Dutch origin, but unlike his distant cousin, Theodore Roosevelt, the President did not recite any childish Dutch poems about cows in "the kopjes." To know what the old Hollanders really were, as fighters and "stayers," read Motley. Names that sound strange to Western ears figure in the case of Tony Fon Lew, "Chinese doU bride." She and her alleged father, Mr. Gin L*tn, are accused of arranging marriages, taking money, and then not marrying. Mr. Rack Lew Gee, angry ChiMoe merchant, says he paid SI,BOO to marry the toy bride, but got no bride. Other interesting names figure in a discussion that almost caused war between the Loe AngoMk Hop Sing Tong and the Four Families Association. Chinese names sound strange to our oars, but Jones or Robinson would sound ridiculous to the Chinese. Fon Lew and her pretended father ran away to China, but will be brought back and Gin Lem will be tried for violating the Mann act. The Saar plebiscite, as was certain in advance, proves to bo superficially a victory for Hitler. In reality, it proves the devotion of Germans to Germany under any conditions. With the population of the Saar mwo than 96 per cent German, voters were asked whether they wished once more to resume German citizenship, throw in their lot with France, or remain suspended in the air as wards of the League of Nations. It was certain that Germans would vote for Germany. Our national defense authorities are delighted because a great Am»tlean navy plane labeled XP2H-1 flew nonstop to the Canal Zone from Norfolk. 2.000 miles, in 26 hours. Amelia Earhart recently flow 2,400 jehlWni IS Lots rs slon® wit Hout -1-—-And a Russian plane has flown T.M6 nsßes nonstop.

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REPUBUCAN DISTRICT IS REPUBUCAN Halleck Elected b y 5,075 Plurality to Congress. Charles A. Halleck, 35 years old prosecutor of Jasper county was elected as Congressman, on the Republican ticket, Tuesday, from the Second District, by a plurality of £,075 over his Democratic opponent George R. Durgan. In Turkey Creek township, Halleck received 62.8 per cent of the total vote. Last November, Fred Landis received 60.1 per cent of the total vote csst, showing a gain of 2.7 per cent for the Republicans since November. , On Tuesday, Halleck reecived 416 votes and Durgan 246. The vote by precincts was: First, Halleck, 135 votes, Durgan, 90, three ballots thrown out; Second, Halleck, 135 votes. Durgan, 80, five ballots thrown out; Third, Halleck, 146 votes, Durgan, 76, and three ballots thrown out. Last November th’s township gave Landis 598 votes and Durgan 396 or a plurality for Landis of 202. Halleck's plurality in the special election was 170. Halleck also showed surprising strength in Kosciusko county, for his plurality, was larger by 47 votes than the late Landis’s plurality over Durgan in the regulir election in November. The county vote was, Halleck, 5861; Durgan; 3565, a plurality of 2296. Last November the Congressional vote was; Landis, 7,915; Durgan, 5,666, or a plurality of 2249. Besides showing a gain for the Republican party, Kosciusko county also holds the distinction of giving the largest plurality to Halleck of any county in the Second district—even larger than his home county, Jasper, where the plurality was 1,465 There was a total of 95,355 votes cast in the district in the special election Tuesday, as compared with 134,162 cast last November for Congressman, showing that approximately 29 per cent leas votes were cast for Congressman this special election than in the regular election. Out of the 95,355 cast, Halleck received 50,218 and Durgan 45,137. In the regular election, Landis received 72,552, and, Durgan 61,610, or a plurality for Landis of 10,942. Total votes by counties in the district were: Durgan Halleck Benton County, 2358 2394 Carroll 3315 3367 Cass 6696 5847 Fulton 2837 3209 Jasper 2057 3522 Kosciusko 3565 5861 Marshall 3675 4325 Newton 1563 2644 Porter 2703 3453 Pulaski 2217 2369 Starke 2163 2269 Tippecanoe 9110 7745 White 2878 3233 Totals 45*137 50,218 When Halleck is seated in Congran, which should be shortly, as the Second district is not represented in Congress, at present, he will have the distinction of being the only Republican Congressman from Indiana. Halleck's victory was also a re{ContinuM on Last Page) FIRE BURNS PART OF ROOF OF HOOSE Strieby sees Roof Ablate Sunday and Notifies Mrs. Connolly House Is On Fire. Sparks from the chimney are believed to have caused the fire at the Bender house on Huntington street, which Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith fead rented and where Mr. and Mrs. James Connolly live while Mr. and Mrs. Smith are in Florida. Damage to the property which belongs to Mrs. Bender of Chicago, formerly of Syracuse, is covered by insurance. Robert Strieby was walking down Huntington street Sunday afternoon about 2 o’clock when he heard the flames crackling on the roof of the house, and then he saw the fire and informed Mrs. Connolly that her house was on fi re. The alarm WM turned in, and the firemen quickly had the Wase under control. Approximately a quarter of the roof burned. Furniture inside the house was not damaged ae only Ichemicato were used In extinguishing I w

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TO RELIEVE OR NOT TO RELIEVE IS THE QUESTION According to the recent issue of the Publishers* Auxiliary, here is some of the information contained in letters sent to New Deal agencies in Washington, asking for relief: I cannot get sick pay; I have six children; can you tell me why it is? This is my eighth child; what are you going to do about it? Mrs. Brown has no clothing for a year and has been regularly visited by the clergy. I have been co-habiting with several officers at headquarters, but without results. I am glad to say that my husband, who waa reported missing, is now deceased. Sirs: 1 am forwarding my marriage certificate and my two children, one of which is a mistake you can see. I am writing to say that my baby was born two years old; when do I get my money? Unless I get my husband's money soon, I will be forced to lead an immortal life. I am sending my marriage certificate and six children. I have seven; one died which was baptized on half sheet of paper by Rev. Thomas. Please find out for certain if my husband is dead. The man I am living with now won’t eat anything or do anything until he knows for certain.

My husband has been put in charge • of spitoon, so now do I get my I money? I am very annoyed to find that you have branded my oldest boy as illiterate. Oh, this is a dirty lie as I married his father a week before he was born. In answer to your letter I have given birth to a hoy weighing ten pounds. I hope this is satisfactory. Tou have changed my little boy to a girl. Will it make any difference? Please send my money at once as I need it badly. I have fallen into, error with my landlady. I have no children yet; my husband is a bus driver and works days and nights. In accordance with your instructions, I have given birth to twins in the enclosed envelope. I want my money baek as quick as you can send it; I have been in bed with the doctor for two weeks and he doesn’t seem to be doing me much good. If things don’t improve I wfll have to send for another doctor. " 0 AGREEMENT IS NOT i REACHED ON DEBT Trustee of Old Bank of Syracuse and Representative of Federal Land Baifk Both Refuse Terms. A second hearing on Carl Sutler’s petition for a composition or extension of time to his debts under the Frasier-Lemke Act was beard in Elkhart, Wednesday, before Ethan Arnold, reconciliation commissioner. Sutler made a proposal to the SUU Bank of Syracuse, according to schedule of terms within the act, which proposal was not accepted by SUphen Freeman, trustee of the assets in the old bank. Freeman estimated after the hearing that ft might bo possible to affect a settlement with both Stotler, and Jesse Grady who had lied a petition, also, for a composition to his debts. Stotler proposed that he settle with the bank for 16,000 on notes and accrued interest amounting to $9,140. His proposal stated that he would pay the $5,000 within 6 years and that he would pay 1 per cent per annum on the unpaid balances each year until the principal was paid. He also made a proposal to the Federal Land Bank of Louisville to pay $4,000 on a debt of SB,OOO. The representative of that bank also refused to accept the proposal. If an agreement is not reached the case will bo heard before the Feder el court. LEARNS OF FRIEND'S DEATH Mis. Burton Howe received word, Sunday, of the death of the woman who had been her roommate at school at Ohio Weslyan. It sassss that Dr. and Mrs. Brice of CMHnnati, were billed in an ewtomeWßß accident at Palm Beach, Fla. Mis. Brice’s nephew telephoned the word to Mrs. Howe, Sunday. TO SPEAK & WARSAW. The club women of Warsaw have invited Rev. Hall, chaplain of the Indiana State prison to apeak at the Eagles’ hall in Warsaw, next Mon* day night, Feb. «, at 7:30. Everyone i* invited to attend. a* v sew ■eaveiw *

&VRACDKE, INDIANA, THURSDAY JANUARY 31, 1935.

ION LAKE WAWASEE! Understanding there were to be ice boat races on Wawasee, Sunday three young men came from Fort Wayne and brought their ice boat, which was propelled by a motorcycle motor, with them. They brought it on their truck. They sailed the boat on Wawasee, and then started .to town, believing they could come through the channel. The boat went through the ice of the channel near Oakwood Park and the young men had to swim to o safety. Mr. Stucky of Oakwood Park and Mr. Deutsch of Kale Island helped them pull the boat out of the water. Mrs. William Macomber and children, Janet and Billy; and Mary Jensen, nursemaid, Kendallville; Mrs. Maurice Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Adams of Indianapolis and Mrs. George Haywood of Lafayette left on Wednesday this week for Miami Beach, Fla., where they will spend six weeks. Mr. Macomb- , er will join them there later. i Mr. and Mrs. Levernier of Hunt- ‘ ington came to their lake home, Tuesday, for some fishing through the ice. Word was received from Mrs. E. L. Martin, who had been spending the winter in South Bend, that she and Mr. Martin planned to start for Florida the first of this week. Carl Tuttle and Bruce Wilcox came from Indianapolis, Friday, to spend the week end at the lake and to be here for election day. They are guests of Matty Katzer at the Wawasee Club. Matty's sister from Milwaukee, is also a guest of his this week, as are Mr. and Mrs. Newheart from Muncie. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gingrich and guests, Mr. and Mrs. Duitendorf of South Bend enjoyed ice boating on Wawasee, Saturday. Dr. W. B. Wallace attended th* state veterinarians meeting in India-' napolis last week. . Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Emmerson were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stoller of Goshen, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Shock of Warsaw, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Shock and daughter of Ligonier, Guy Ritter from near Wilmot, and Dr. Robert Riddle of Butler were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Mellinger, Sunday. BIRTHS ANNOUNCED. The first babies of 1935 born in Syracuse, arrived on Saturday, Jan. 26. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Meek are announcing the birth of a son, Philip Wendell, at 5:45 o’clock Saturday morning. The boy weighed 6% pounds. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Schleeter are announcing the birth of a daughter, Sandra Susanne, Saturday afternoon. She also weighted 6% pounds. Sandra Susanne Schleeter makes five living generations here in Syracuse: her mother, Mrs. Schleeter, her grandmother, Mrs. Walter Kegg her great-grandmother, Mrs. Fred Hinderer; and her great-great-grand-mother, Mis. Susan Nicolai. Philip Wendell Meek if the fourth of four living generations: Mrs. Weybright, Mrs. John Stout, and his mother, Mrs. Roy Meek. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Baumgartner are announcing the birth of a daughter, Carol Joe, Tuesday afternoon. The baby weighed 8S pounds. ROUND “TABLE" MEETS The Ladies of ths Round Table met with Mrs. A. L. Miller Monday evening. Members responded to roll call with short stories 6 of ths Life of Lincoln. After a lengthy business meeting Mrs. A. L. Miller presented an interesting paper on “The Greatest Woman.” /Mrs. Connolly then read a selected magazine article by Nina Wilcox Putnam on a trip via automobile from California to New York City. This proved amusing as well as enlightning. FIRE ALARM SOUNDS Yesterday noon the fire .alarm sounded and firemen were called to the house where Mr. and Mrs. Pete Hughes live. When Mrs. Hughes was cooking the noonday meal, sparks from the chimney set fire to the roof. • The fire was seen by Mrs. Amanda Dseter. who reported it. iuCMLra rseu, sbolmt neiKnow* extinguished most,of the fire before the firemen arrived. Little damage was done. OPERATION Mrs. Noble Myers was taken to the Goshen hospital, Sunday, where she underwent an abdominal operation. She to recovering nicely.

CATCHES 30 M a PIKE ON WAWASEE Then Fish Fails to Escape When Opportunity Comes; Innocent Ice Boat Riders Remove Anchor. Fishing through the ice, Saturday morning, Russell Kistler caught a pike which weighed 20 pounds, and was 44 inches in length. Kistler was fishing near Waco, in water 20 fieet deep, and used a perch 7 inches long as bait. It was necessary for him to break the ice around the hole through which he was fishing, in order to land the pike. Several scales from the pike were sent to Indiana University, by' Milton Wysong, Conservation Department, in order that the age of the pike might be determined. In reply to his letter to the State Conservation Department, when he sent fish scales to learn the pike’s age, Milt Wysong reecived a letter ; asking that the fish be obtained for the department to use for exhibition. But the fish is dead. Russel Kistler’s 20 pound pike could have escaped Saturday afternoon, if it had decided to flop its tail. The story of the fish which was not up on its toes —or fins, is as follows: Kistler had placed the fish in the water beneath the ice of Wawasee, and had secured it by running a rope* through its mouth a£d_- then looping the rope over an iron bar which laid acfo’sS ’ffie in* th* ice.. . " ! Mrs. Bill Gingrich and guest, Mrs. Duffendorf, of South Bend, were On the lake in their motor -driven ice boat. They stopped to vi it with’ some friends. When they decided to j start again, they found the runners . of the ice boat frozen to the ice on the lake. They . .wig-'Wgod theink busj£he bvuhartds «avsivmi'fct shpi ■bpaU;dead -<tookefi ft»r.^somethtog (to use as a pry to loosen the * They saw the-iron rod; - remold it i from the loop of rope and pried the ice boat loose. Kistler and Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Emerson were watching the .i&aiucul from the window' of the Er reson home. When they saw the iron rod removed they thought, “there goes ' the fish.” But Kistler, who hr.d run | out of tbe house and on to the lake, found the loop "floating on t;he water, and that the fish had notiqoved. He replaced the rod thio-jglj. the loop. He then showed the fish to the ice boaters —and they are wondering what would have happened if (tor 1 fish had got away. Kistler caught a 7’a pound pike yesterday. NEW WORKPLANNED BY CCC OFFICIALS Two New Camps May Be Located in Northern Indiana; Work to Stop Erosion Planned. The Conservation Department of the State of Indiana, in cooperation with the Federal Government, plans to place two new CCC camps in this northern part of the state during the coming year. There are five CCC camps in the northern half of the state now. Work in these established camps and new camps will mostly be to stop erosion of land, and to repair damage done by erosion. It is also understood some new fish hatcheries will be constructed by these CCC enrollees. I Persistent rumors are being heard that before long land for two new Federal parks will be obtained, one to be located in the not them part of the state. The park in the northern part of the state, rumor hath it, will be the Kankakee maish, northwestern Indiana, which had been drained.. Now the land is of little use, and the ducks which had made it a sportsman's delight, live there no more. The plan, it is said, is to mak& it a duck sanctuary. i At the Wawasee CCC camp, work has progressed far enough that three of the new fish ponds at the Wawasee hatchery are now ready for insulation with six inches of puddled red clay, and six inches of peddled blue clay. The old lagoon is onethird filled. Other work which has started is the widening of the outlet of Lake PapakeeUhie. The outlet will be rip-rapped to the water table and then beautified. At present there are 229 enrollees working at the Wawasee camp, nine local enrollees having been obtained from Gary, and 29 from Camp Knox. The new barracks, replacing the building which burned, was completed Tuesday and readyfor use.

DO YOU I I REMEMBER—i Syracuse Journal—Jan. 28, 1909 When Audrey Snyder, tpuring Europe as one of the “Marvelous Meri ils” wrote to the Journal from ■ Vienna? When the report of the township trustee, Richard Guy, show’ed balance and-receipts during the preceding year, 314,183.55; disbursements, $9,863.02; balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1909, $4,220.53. When teachers of the township were: Elias Hinderer, Mabel Beck, Violette and Vera O’Dell, Ethel Kitson, P. H. Miles, H. L. Greider, Jay Gordy, Ruth Miles, Blanche Strieby? When all of the teachers’ salaries for the year totalled $3,295.40, making the average salary paid a teacher, S3OO annually? When Dr. D. S. Hontz, Andrew Edmonds, Otis Butt and George Miles attended the K. of P. District meeting in South Bend? When Tony Garramore bought the Mitchell barber shop? When the Journal stated: “One of the recent necessities of the White House is an automobile which is to be presided by the nation. Horses were good enough for the other presidents, but Mr. Taft is too large for ordinary carriages.” When W. G. Connolly sold the llumelle Weaver property to Mr. Gates? 0 STICK UP MAN GETS - AT GAS STATION;' Orders Mr. and Mrs. Warren Ruple ; To Go Into Rest Room—Mrs. Ruple Refuses. ’ A lone bandit held up Mr. and Mrs. Warren Ruple at their filling ! ’ station on Main street, Thursday ' ; tiio'ht, and obtained $7.20 in silver. ; 'the thief did not obtain any bills, 1 , as these had been removed from the i * c/>'h register, as it was about closing time. The silver had been left i lying in sight .along the side of the ; cash register, and had just been ‘ counted by Mrs. Ruple. ’ She and Mr. Ruple were seated in chairs in the filling station, when at five minutes to 8 a man opened the door, smiled, and announced: “This is a stick up.” “The Hell it is,” Ruple replied. “Yes a stick up,” retorted the bandit. “A real one?” Ruple asked, noticing a gun protruding from the man’s oveicoat pocket. “Yes, open the cash register, and get out the bills,” was the bandit’s reply. “There aren’t any,” he was told. “There’s all the money there is here, that silver on the counter," he! heard. “Get over there and into the rest room,” the bandit instructed both Mr. and Mrs. Ruple, motioning with his gun towards the rest room door. Ruple said he had tried to edge close enough to the bandit to strike him, but was unable to do so. The bandit forced Ruple to the door of the rest room. While he was doing this, unobserved, Mrs. Ruple picked up her purse which had been lying on the desk, and holding it in back of her, edged towards the rest room. “Get in there, both of you, and close the door,” the bandit ordered. That was too much. Mrs. Ruple stopped squarely in front of the slave, and according to her husband said: * 1 won't go into the rest room for you or anyone else.” < ■ While sfie stood there looking squarely at him, the bandit, holding the gun in his right hand, swooped up the silver in his left hand. *gjhate to do this,” he said, “but I have got to have some money." “Well if you’d tell fellow citizens that, and ask for help, I’m sure people would be glad to help you, and it wouldn’t be necessary for you to steal,” Mrs. Ruple told him. He ordered neither of them to move as he left the building, and Ruple following him to the street saw him going over the hill on Harrison street, on foot. He wore a brown, felt hat, pulled down over his face, had on a black overcoat, and had his suit coat collar turned up to hide his shirt. Mrs. Ruple said he had dark eyes, but ihe shape of his face and features reminded her of Orval G~. Carr more than anyone else she could think of. Mr. Ruple said he would judge the fellow to be not more than 21 years old. When the nightwatchman was notified, he had been busy at Sy Bauer’s home, where it was discovered another attempt to gain entrance and steal property was made. Visitors to the property had been seen trying to get into the garage. n H. E. Sayers of West Unity, 0., called on Mias Bertha Raymond, We

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SYRACUSE’S FISH POND SURETHING Work to Commence on Project Saturday By FERA Men. Work on the fish rearing ponds, to be located south and east of the power house, is to commence Saturday morning, according to Fred Hendricks, county FERA works supervisor. It was through the cooperation of the Conservation Department that this project was approved for Syracuse. - received preliminary approval of the project Tuesday morning. A total of 25 men will be employed on the project, 23 laborers and two truck drivers, men who have been employed on other projects. This project calls for 3600 man hours. * ■ There will be two ponds constructed, each approximately 70 feet by 150 by 40. One pond will be used for raising blue gills and the other pond for raising bass. ■ This project was asked by the Wawasee Conservation Club, and the Syracuse Town board, and these ponds will be used for rearing fish fpr Wawasee and Syracuse lakes, in addnivu to the two ponds on the Baumgartner farm which were ns*d last summer. In the fcaumgartner ponds last summer the local club reared more bass than any other club in this vicinity. Approval from the state board of I health has been obtained for this project. At first there wasi some £alk ' that the ponds would'. bd toto.’-efiear ! the town’s water supply, but since the board of health has lasrned that the ponds will be under the super- ! vision of the State Conservation De--1 partment, and constructed along > standard lines, approval has .been I given the project. The ponds are to be sealed or in1 sul.ited with red anjl blue clay, to stop all seepage from the ponds. I One of the natural advantages for t this location of the ponds is that there is more than 8 feet of drop between the source of supply of water and the discharge into the race. Bill Harvey is to be foreman of this job. J. H. Butler will have three men under his supervision, to paint i the buildings of the airport. All men are being taken from the work on tbe park. * 0 LOCAL BOYS LOSE TO WARSAW 39-22 Syracuse Loses First Game of Series In Co. Tournament Saturday A. M. —Mentone Wins Final Game. Mentone, the team of giants won the county tournament, Saturday, by defeating Beaver Dam, 31' to 26, in the finals played in the armory in Warsaw. Syracuse lost its first game in the series, Saturday morning to the strong Warsaw team, 39 to 22, The result of this game was not unexpected as many Syracuse fans had picked Warsaw to win the tournament. However, there fans who had picked Mentone to win, and some who thought that Beaver Dam would. Not many thought that Syracuse could go to the finals, for to do so they would have to defeat Warsaw in the morning and Mentone in the afternoon. Syracuse Outplayed. After the second quarter of the Warsaw-Syracuse game had been but a few moments old, Saturday morning, there was not any question as to who would be the victor,, but what worried the fans was how high Warsaw’s score would be. Jonas, a Warsaw guard was easily the outstanding player on either team. He was excellent on defense and was an accurate shot. He made 6 field goals and a free throw out of three chapces * for a total of 13 points. He did not play the whole game, being replaced at the start of the fourth quarter or his score might have been larger. In fact all the regular first string Warsaw players were replaced by substitutes during the last quarter. In the first quarter not much scoring was done by either side, but Warsaw led 5 to 3. During the second quarter Warsaw took a substantial lead and kept it. At the end of the period Warsaw was leading 21 to 9. Syracuse players made many bad passes in this quarter, which re(Gonlinued on Pare)