Iowa Dairy Train Plans Schedule Across Sixty Towns
Des Moines reports a Dairy Special will run February 2 to March 2 over the Burlington route through southern Iowa visiting more than sixty towns. W E Barney and E S Estell organize the tour with dairy cows and equipment on board for demonstrations. The Burlington will cover lodging dining car and sleep er costs. states only pay for tickets for representatives. Each stop will last at least a half day and a hall will host lectures in each city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Burlington
Iowa
W. E. Barney
State Dairy and Food
E. S. Estell
Iowa Dairy Association
State Dairy Association
State Dairy and Food Commission
Stage Hands Restrained in Waterloo Theater Strife
A sweeping injunction by Judge Mullan restrains the Waterloo theater stage hands from interfering with advertising material of the playhouse and from molesting theater staff or traveling company employees or the public. Notice served on twenty five defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Mullan
Waterloo Theater
Playhouse
Damages Awarded in Jefferson Car Collision Case
Perry-Hugh Free of Rippey must pay William Allen of Jefferson 925 dollars after a law court ruling in a Jefferson automobile accident case. The decision awaits possible reversal by the supreme court and concerns damages from a crash that occurred about a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Hugh Free
Rippey
William Allen
Jefferson
Supreme Court
Law Court
Free
Allen
Banks Merge in Mason City Form Security National Bank
The Iowa State bank ends its twelve year run as its interests merge with Security National, formed this year. The new bank carries a capital stock of 100000 dollars with John F. Senneff serving as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Iowa State Bank
Security National
John F. Senneff
Garage and Autos Burn in Anamosa Fire
A garage owned by Dr. Fred Sigworth in Anamosa burned totally. Two automobiles were lost including Dr. Sigworth’s and Will Helberg’s, cashier of Citizens Savings Bank, along with a large quantity of equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Fred Sigworth
Dr. Sigworth
Will Helberg
Citizens Savings Bank
Sac City Commercial Club Backs Band With Employment Boost
The Sac City Commercial Club renews support for a band organized last year and seeks to give preference in employment to band musicians across all workman classes as a practical aid to the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sac City
Water Power Improved at Union Mill Plant
Cedar Falls reports Union Mill company completed a $40,000 upgrade to its water power plant becoming the region’s best headgates and race. The mill now produces about 800 barrels of flour daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Union Mill Company
Garner Pumps Burned at City Water Works
The city water works pumping station was burned destroying all motors. The city is left without fire protection except water in the stand pipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garner
City Water Works
Cars Ditched Near Aspinwall
Three cars loaded with corn rails and automobiles were wrecked near Aspinwall when a draw bar was pulled from one car, causing a pileup. No injuries are reported. Local authorities investigated the scene and potential causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aspinwall
Perry
Milwaukee Conductor Killed In Freight Yard Accident
John Starbush of Marion was crushed between two freight cars in Milwaukee, near instantly killed while on duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Dedham
John Starbush
Marion
Daughter of Antone Dries Dies From Rifle Wound
A 14 year old girl, a Sibley area resident near Ashton, died at Sibley hospital from a bullet wound caused when a family child accidentally discharged a .22 caliber rifle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sibley
Antone Dries
Ashton
Sibley Hospital
Cedar Falls Teachers College Enrollment Rises at Winter Term
Cedar Falls reports 1,360 students enrolled at the opening of the regular winter term with indications the total will reach 1,400 during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Lodge Organizers Arrested in Iowa
Mason City police arrested I. Schermerhorn and J. B. Hawkins on sheriff orders from Blackhawk County. The two claimed lodge organizers are wanted in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Blackhawk County
I. Schermerhorn
J. B. Hawkins
Water
Probe Shooting Probed by Grand Jury in Greeley Case
A special grand jury convened to investigate the shooting of an unknown Black man at Greeley two weeks ago has been in session since Tuesday morning after adjourning last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Manchester
New Car Service To Mount Vernon Opens
Mount Vernon and Cornell college gain interurban link as Iowa Power and Light extends passenger service toward Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. Construction pushes east past Lisbon with winter work likely. Tipton seeks line access via Rock Island electrification to Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Iowa Power and Light Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Lisbon
Tipton
Rock Island
Davenport
Water barred by railroads at Cedar Rapids station
Trains entering Cedar Rapids Union station must not refill drinking tanks with city water. Division passenger agents of the Rock Island and Northwestern roads issued the order. The Cedar River supplies water, but its high quality is noted. the restriction also affects other Cedar River towns served by both lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Union Station
Cedar Rapids City
Rock Island
Northwestern
Cedar River
Cedar
Wilson Sees Woman Suffrage but Declines Message to Congress
President tells National American Woman's Suffrage Association he supports a standing women’s suffrage committee in the House but will not send a special message urging reform. He explains his role as a spokesman for an organic body and cannot disclose private views to legislatures. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw outlined the delegation’s appeal for aid or a dedicated committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National American Woman's Suffrage Association
House of Representatives
Congress
Anna Howard Shaw
Association
House
McDermott Found Guilty of Grave Impropriety in Congress
Washington reports that the house lobby investigating committee found Representative James D. McDermott guilty of grave impropriety unbecoming his office. The panel also urged Mulhall and Emery to reform or stay away from the capital, while noting other lobby activities by the National Association of Manufacturers and tariff bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Macdonald
Michigan
McDermott
National Association of Manufacturers
Wilson
House Lobby Investigation Committee
Martin M. Mulhall
Bartholdt
Missouri
Calder
New York
Sherley
Kentucky
Webb
North Carolina
Fairchild
American Federation of Labor
Mulhall
James A. Emery
National Council For Industrial Defense
National Tariff Commission
Tariff Commission
James D. McDermott
Illinois
Emery
Lquor
Hugh F. Harvey
Washington Liper Dealers’ Associaaion
Emblem Appears on Keokuk Masonic Temple Arch
A gold compass and square emblem is set in a circular stone over the archway of Keokuk's new $60,000 Masonic temple. The emblem has appeared on three previous Masons buildings, the last of which was destroyed by fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Father of White Slave Law Addresses Iowa Meeting
Judge Clifford G. Roe of Chicago, originator of the Mann federal anti-vice act, spoke to a men's assembly at the college agriculture building in Ames on The New Moral Awakening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Clifford G. Roe
Chicago
College Agriculture Assembly
Build Large Feed Shed at Rocke’s Yard
Grundy Center contractors H. E. Gardner & Son and O. A. Fritzel win the contract for a 140 by 150 foot Rocke’s feed shed to be the largest in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy Center
H. E. Gardner & Son
O. A. Fritzel
Rocke
Carlisle Woman Ends Life at Avon Home
Carlisle Mrs. Robert Eaton committed suicide at her brother Alva Eaton's house one mile east of Avon by drinking poison. She reportedly threatened self harm several times in the preceding days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Robert Eaton
Alva Eaton
Avon
Welcome the Cold Weather. Cows
Local hunters took advantage of the first cold snap along the Iowa river and Wall lake. Many spent the day afield and secured good strings of ducks and geese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa River
Wall Lake
Pioneer Hunter Burr Dies at 94 in Sioux Rapids
Sioux Rapids reports the death of Uncle Johnny Burr a longtime hunter and trapper who lived in the community for much of his 95 years He served two years in company G Twelfth Wisconsin infantry during the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Rapids
Johnny” Burr
Mr. Burr
Company G
Twelfth
Wisconsin Infantry
City Doctors Speak on Tuberculosis Prevention
Three Sac City physicians Doctors W. J. Findley Z. Fuller and W. H. Townsend gave talks at various churches about preventing tuberculosis outlining methods and public health measures in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sac City
W. J. Findley
Z. Fuller
W. H. Townsend
Train Strikes Handcar Kills Section Worker at Bridge
Estherville Iowa December train struck a handcar on the Rock Island line killing section hand Estherville resident Frank Sykes who, with section foreman Harry Bauman, were removing it from the track at the Rock Island railway bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Frank Sykes
Harry Bauman
Rock Island Railway Bridge
Farmers urge Coin Electric to install transformer at Bingham line
Shenandoah Twelve farmers near Bingham request Coin Electric to add a transformer on the transmission line through Bingham to supply their farms with light and power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Bingham
Coin Electric Company
Farmers Gather for Cedar Rapids Grange Meeting
Farmers from many towns attended the Cedar Rapids annual state grange meeting to discuss legislation affecting agriculture and related issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Cedar Rapids
State Grange
Atlantic Canning Fire Loss Settlement Reached
The Atlantic Canning company owners in Council Bluffs have received $43,600 to cover insurance claims after their factory fire. Estimated net loss approaches $50,000 and owners have not decided on rebuilding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Atlantic Canning Company
Degree of Honor Holds Seventh District Convention
The Degree of Honor lodges of Iowa's Seventh district met in Chariton with forty delegates attending from Albia Hiteman Centerville and other areas to participate in the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariton
Seventh District
Iowa
Albia
Hiteman
Centerville
Mason City Named Northern Iowa Road District HQ
Mason City will serve as the headquarters for the northern Iowa road district. The announcement was made by the engineer of the state highway commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Northern
Iowa Road District
State Highway Commission
Library Opens Success in Mount Ayr Growth
The Mount Ayr public library, recently organized, reports strong support with over 150 donated books and fifty books from the traveling library received, signaling a promising start for the community resource.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Ayr
First Woman Lawyer Phoebe Cousins Dies at 73
Miss Phoebe Cousins the first woman lawyer in the United States and the only woman who served as deputy United States marshal died in St Louis at age seventy three. Also reports from Paris say Longwood house in St Helena where Napoleon died is deteriorating due to funds. Baker bill passed in Senate granting San Francisco water and power rights in Yosemite area. Emmeline Pankhurst travels to Paris on seven day leave with her daughter. Japan announces plan to build three more battle cruisers with work started on one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Phoebe Cousins
United States
Paris
France
Longwood House
St. Helena
Napoleon
Foreign Office
Washington
San Francisco
Hetch Hetchy
Toulumne
Yosemite National Park
Senate
London
Emmeline Pankhurst
Thaw Case to Be Taken to Federal Courts
Judge Hagar Aldrich ruled that Harry K. Thaw’s mental condition must be determined in federal courts and a review by the Supreme Court would be sought immediately during the bail hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
Hagar Aldrich
Hary K. Thaw
Supreme Court of the United States
Thaw
Malmin Envoy to Norway Likely Consul at Christiania
J L Malmin of Chicago long linked to Uruguay post probably will become consul at Christiania Norway He speaks Norwegian and German and is now favored for the assignment by Washington authorities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malmin
Norway
Washington
J. L. Malmin
Chicago
Uruguay
Christiania
Cadillac adopts commission form of government
Cadillac Michigan voters approve a commission government at a special election held Tuesday with a 103 vote majority. The decision follows a local effort to reform the town administration and will replace the existing structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Cadillac
Mich
David Gaillard Buried at Arlington Cemetery
Lieut. Col. David Gaillard, Army engineer famed for Panama Canal work, was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. The obituary notes his pivotal role in the canal project and his distinguished military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Gaillard
Washington
Panama
Arlington Cemetery
Submarines Deployed to Guard Panama Canal
The Navy Department moved to protect the Panama Canal by sending three submarines from Cuba to Cristobal and keeping them near the canal. The action marks the first step in canal protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canal
Washington
Navy Department
Panama Canal
Cuba
Cristobal
Judge Graves Named Superintendent of Illinois Reformatory
Judge W. C. Graves of Pontiac appointed superintendent of the Illinois state reformatory in Pontiac. He has served on the Livingston county bench for the past three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac
Ill
W. C. Graves
Illinois State Reformatory
Adamson bill Seeks $16,000 for Mrs Gaillard widow
Washington December 11 the Adamson bill to pay Mrs Katherine Gaillard widow of Lieut. Col. David Gaillard who aided in building the Panama Canal was favorably reported.
Guatemala Warns U S of War Over Interference
In Paris on December 10 the Guatemalan minister warned that any interference by the United States in Guatemala’s financial and economic affairs would trigger war, with other republics likely to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Guatemala
U. S
John D Rockefeller Buys 50000 Red Cross Stamps
John D Rockefeller, the oil magnate, bought 50,000 Red Cross stamps for 500 dollars. The report notes strong demand and suggests 50,000,000 stamps may sell before Christmas in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D
New York
Red Cross
John OD
Rockefeller
Huerta Urged To Retain Office Till July 1914 Election
A Mexican Congress move nullifies the October 26 presidential vote and fixes a new election on the first Sunday in July 1914 while Huerta remains provisional. Rebels press Tampico with reports of massed forces as gunboats and federal troops clash. Carranza defends Villa execution in a letter released by Arizona governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huerta
Congress
Candido Aguilar
Tuxpam
Phoenix
Ariz
Venustiano Carranza
Francisco Villa
Juarez
William Deering Dies At 88 Head Of Harvesters Trust
William Deering, head of the harvester trust, died at his Cocoanut Grove country home near Miami after months of illness from paralysis. He was 88, born April 25, 1826 in South Paris Maine, to a Puritan family. His wife Abby Barbour died in 1856 leaving son Charles Deering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
William Deering
Harvester Trust
Cocoanut Grove
Mr. Deering
South
Paris
Abby Sbarbour
Charles Deering
Dynamiter testifies to bomb plot network across bridges
George E. Davis, the dynamiter on whose testimony indictments were returned by a federal grand jury in Indianapolis, describes dates and places of dynamite outrages. He says he was hired to blow up bridges viaducts and other structures built by nonunion labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George E. Davis
Federal Grand Jury
Indianapolis
International Bridge and Structural Ironworkers’ Association
Davis
Bill Seeks Government Ownership of Long Distance Lines
Washington December 11 a bill for government ownership of long distance telephone lines is being prepared by Representative Moon Tennessee chairman of the house committee on post offices and post roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
Representative Moon
Tennessee
House Committee On Post Offices
Tener Is National Head New York
Gov John R Tener of Pennsylvania was elected president of the National League of Baseball clubs after the retiring president Thomas J Lynch secured the magnates support in the vote from New York December 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tener
New York
John R. Tener
Pennsylvania
National League of Baseball Clubs
Thomas J. Lynch
President Lost In Capitol During Hunt For Room
President Wilson wandered the Capitol seeking his room in the Senate wing and became bewildered before a messenger guided him to the correct path toward the House side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Washington
Wilson
Senate
McFarland Beats Britton on Stalling in Milwaukee Bout
In Milwaukee on December 10 Packey McFarland used superior pacing to outlast Jack Britton. McFarland earned more than $100 per minute by stalling and is deemed the better fighter in the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFarland
Britton
Milwaukee
Packey
Jack Britton
Jack
Prohibition Backed By National Women and League Delegates
One thousand delegates from the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the Anti-Saloon League marched on Congress to press for a constitutional amendment for nationwide prohibition. Speakers included Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens and Mrs. Ella Boole, with Senator Shepherd and Representative Hobson pledging to introduce the measure in both houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Anti-Saloon League
Congress
Baker
Shepherd
Texas
Hobson
Patterson
Tennessee
New York W. C. T. U
Nobel Peace Prizes Named for Root and La Fontaine
The 1912 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Senator Elihu Root of New York and the 1918 prize to Senator Henri La Fontaine of Brussels. The committee lauded Root for pacifying the Philippines and Cuba and for smoothing the American-Japanese dispute, praising his internationalist ideals and efforts toward world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiania
Norway
Elihu Root
New York
Henri la Fontaine
Brussels
Belgium
Permanent International Peace Bureau
Berne
Switzerland
Root
Philippines
Cuba
Ritchie Murphy Fight Off By Rain In San Francisco
Promoter Coffroth announced the Ritchie Murphy bout off due to rain. It remained uncertain when the fighters will be brought together. In Detroit Patsy Drouillard is declared a top light weight contender after a strong win by Joe Mandot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Coffroth
Ritchie-Murphy
Detroit
Mich
Joe Mandot
Patsy Drouillard
Dr Henri Simon Dies in Geneva as X Ray Pioneer
Geneva December 12 Dr Henri Simon chief radiographic service at Canatal hospital dies a martyr to the X ray. He was among the leading specialists and an early adopter of the technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Henri Simon
Canatal Hospital
Cigarmakers' Pay Shows Upward Wages Trend
In a labor statistics report the bureau notes higher wage trends in the cigar industry. Cigar workers receive an average of 8.5 percent per hour increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mulhall lobby charges sent to Judiciary Committee
Washington December 12. The house referred all questions about the Mulhall lobby investigation to the judiciary committee after a lengthy parliamentary debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judiciary
Washington
Mulhall
House
Wits Judiciary Committee
N J Grafter In Prison
Louis Kuehnle former Atlantic City political boss began a one year grafting sentence for water contract deals and entered the state prison as convict 2872.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J
Largest Christmas tree to brighten Court Square
Memphis in Court Square will host the largest ever decorated Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. The charities association will distribute presents to the poor during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Havermas
Tenn
Court Square
Charities
Five Men Arrested in Delaware County Mob Killing
Delaware county grand jury indictments named Ross Chase Chester Willard Marshal Hensley and two others of Greeley for murder. Sheriff Hennessey arrested the five as bond was posted by Greeley capitalists. The victim, an unknown negro, was shot twice from behind during a pursuit, with one bullet lodging in the abdomen and the other in the shoulder, deemed fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Greeley
Hennessey
Delaware County Grand Jury
Ross Chase
Chester Willard
Marshal Hensley
Hensley
Delaware County
Big Profits in Growing Apples in Iowa
Des Moines reports that C. E. Mincer of Hamburg cites an average of $100 clear profit per acre annually from apple farming in Iowa, equating to over half the land value. He owns a sixty acre Hamburg orchard and recites experiences from the Fruit Growers' convention. He notes a past twelve acre Jonathon purchase for 3200, yielding 4700. last year returns dropped to 3500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
C. E. Mincer
Hamburg
Mincer
Mosley Rearrested in Thanksgiving Night Murder
John Mosley, freed after a preliminary hearing, has been rearrested on the murder charge of John Schrumm on Thanksgiving night. A grand jury will review new evidence and consider all aspects, including defense of Mosley’s wife. Mosley works as a brakeman on the Southern Iowa Traction line to Albia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Justice Court
John Mosley
John Schrumm
Mosley
Southern Iowa Traction Company
Albia
Drainage Plan Faces Opposition in Harrison County
Logan reports the remonstrance against the Soldier River drainage ditch between Orson and Harrison County north line, claiming the project would harm farmers and landowners more than potential flood damages. Signers of the remonstrance outnumber petition supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Soldier River
Orson
Harrison County
Track Repair Crews Stay All Winter in Mount Ayr
A gang of railroad laborers in Mount Ayr has laid about 200 loads of cinders and will likely use that many more before leaving town. The entire crew will remain working on the track all winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Ayr
Boston Educator to Speak at Cosmopolitan Club Convention
Dr. George W. Nasmyth of Boston and director of the International Bureau of Students will address the seventh annual convention of the National Association of Cosmopolitan clubs in Iowa City from December 26 to 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
George W. Nasmyth
Boston
International Bureau of Students
National Association of Cosmopolitan Clubs
Guthrie Center Banquet Highlights Farmer Club Role
Charles Bradley secretary of the Atlantic club spoke at the Guthrie Center banquet on why the Commercial Club helps farmers and what it does for them. He outlined objectives and benefits for local agriculture and business cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer
Guthrie Center
Commercial Club
Charles Bradley
Atlantic Club
Lake Mills Man Burned to Death in House Fire
Albert Thorvelson perished in a blaze that destroyed a fine Lake Mills residence. He was last seen roaming the stairs as flames consumed the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Mills
Albert Thorvelson
Thorvelson
Gypsum Company Stockholders Meet Over New Mine Vein
A meeting of Gypsum company stockholders is set for December 15 to decide future development of the mine and plant. The shaft is completed and a thirteen foot vein of pure gypsum has been discovered, the richest deposit yet found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Gypsum Company
Prominent Lawyer P. E. C. Lally Dies in Denison
After a long cancer illness in Denison P. E. C. Lally a leading Crawford county lawyer has died. He was widely regarded as a foremost member of the local bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
P. E. C. Lally
Lally
Crawford County
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Southern Iowa
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the Superwoman
Laseies
Phebe Anna Thorne
Bryn Mawr College
M'Dermott
National Organization
Masons
Supreme Tribunal
Mexican Congress
Harvester Machinery
Florida
Iron Workers’ Body
Rhepard
Bhi
European Fund
WII
John Schrum
Mt. Ayr
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