To PORTLAND. OREGON. THURSDAY. APRIL IS, 1912.' PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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SHOCK LIKEJHREE
SCORES OF SAVED
BOGUS DISPAT
ISMAY SAVED, AS
MEXICO RESENTS
CONGRESS DEBATES
REMEDIAL PLANS
FULL BROADSIDES
ARE BADLY HURT
IS OWNER'S RIGHT
ARE
IIS ADMONITION
ENGI VEER SAYS LIGHTER BLOW
MAXY WOMEV FLEE FROM SHIP
FATE OFCAPTAIX IS CONTRAST
ED BY POET.
WOULD SLYK WARSHIP.
SCANTILY CLAD.
CUES
TITANIC SURVIVORS
ARE HEARING PORT
DENOUNCED
Story of Disaster May
Be Delayed.
CARPATHIA DUE FRIDAY EVE
Messages Indicate Names of
All Cabin-Saved Sent.
HOPE FADES TO NAUGHT
Tew York Prepare to Take Care of
Penger on Arrival Report '
That Only 705 Were Rescued
Tlioufftit to Exclude Crew.
XKW YORK. April IT. Every effort
lo facilitate the landins of the Titan-
ic's survivors when the Carpathla
docks at her pier on the North Kiver
tomorrow night or early Friday morn
ing will be made by the Immigration
and customs authorities, officials of the
Cunard line and the New York police.
The plans were made known In va
rious announcements tonight and pro
vide for the fullest protection of the
survivors and their relatives from In
lerfcrenee from curiosity seekers and
iiriufr representative, until they
lure left the Cunard pier.
Customs refutations. It was an
liounced. mould he suspended and all
i-licns among the survivors would be
discharged Immediately by the Immi
gration authorities to their friends and
relatives as soon aa they left the ship,
although such as might desire would
be taken to Kills Island and cared for.
si ire tm Keep Back Carlom.
The Cunard officials announced they
would permit on the pier only friends
and relatives of the survivors, tbey to
be admitted by a pass obtained at the
company's offices. No photographers
of the press, they state, will be admit
ted and the police will rope off a large
spate outside the pier to keep back
curious crowds.
Although Government officials har
signified their willingness to allow
newspaper representatives and rela
tive of the survivors to board the ship
from revenue cutters before she
reaches the dock, the Cunard officials
indicated tonight that this privilege"
would not be granted. In that event
the full story of the disaster, except
such detslls as may be received by
wireless meanwhile, probably will not
be learned until long after the Carpa
thia has docked.
.everataaBt Draat Object.
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh.
In a statement sent to Collector of
Customs Loeb, announcing that cus
tlms regulations would be waived, said:
There I, however, no obstacle so
far aa the Government Is concerned
to the boarding of the Carpathla by
friends of survivors and by represent
atives of the press, provided the con
sent of the owners of the Carpathla. is
obtained. If the authorities of the
Cunard line are willing that repre
sentatives of the press and relatives
should board the Carpathla. before her
arrival, the department will, upon be
in? advised by the Cunard company,
authorize the use of a cutter for this
purpose, but thus far the Cunard com
pany has taken the position that It
will be impossible for anyone to board
the ship prior to her reaching the
lock.-
The Cunard officials, said tonight
ttier expected that more than 1000
pacn would be Issued to relatives of
survivors.
All to Be Cared For.
The White Rtar officials announced
that arrangements had been made by
Commissioner of Immigration Williams
and Moor Gaynor for caring for the
thiral-rlass survivors In the city's mu
nicipal lodging-houses. Those In finan
cial distress or without aid from
friends or relative would be sheltered
hy the city.
Practically every attending circum
stance In the transmission of news
from the Carpathia goes to show that
only Zit of the (10 cabin passengers
of the Tttanlc are safe on the rescue
ship.
The :I2 cabin passengers whose
names have not appeared In the lists
sent ashore yesterdsy by wireless must
probably be conceded among the 1313
believed to be dead.
Has Taraed te Despair.
Thousands of hopeful hearts were
turned to despair, when the United
Statea scout cruiser Chester sent a
wireless dispatch late today that she
had been In communication with the
Carpathla and had asked repeatedly
for the full list of the first and second
t cabin survivors and that the rescue
ship reported that all the names al
ready had been sent ashore.
The other S40 persons saved were
passengers in the steerage or members
of the crew.
After the strsln of three days' wait
ing without new of their missing ones
there were tew of the hopeful thst
still held tonight against the seeming
ly final word as to the fate of friends
and relatives.
laaerararlea llepe.
Tin- mall remaining hope of the
ft who persistently refueed to be-
v tCouiludcd a J 4 i-t .
Impact of Titanic Against Berg Com
puled to Bo Equivalent to lire
of 30 It-Inch Shells.
WASHINGTON. April 17. A graphic
comparison of tha probable Impact of
the Titanic against the iceberg which
destroyed her with the projectile force
of the guns on a, modern battleship
was made today by Captain Charles A.
McAllister. enarineer-in-chlef of the
Revenue Cutter Service.
-Tha Impact of the Titanic against
tha Iceberg was probably equivalent
to the simultaneous Are of 30 12-inch
projectiles or tha concentrated fire of
three such dreadnoughts as the Flor
Ida." said Captain McAllister. "The
fire of 10 13-lnch guns such as the
Florida carries is supposed to be suf
flclent to put any battleship, afloat out
of business If the projectiles should
strike simultaneously. The force of the
Titanic striking the Iceberg must have
been approximately 1.000.000 foot-tons.
equivalent to her being struck simul
taneously by 30 such projectiles. It Is
a wonder, in the light of comparison.
that aha floated so long.
"It Is Inconceivable that the Ingen
uity of man can ever devise a floating
f structure to withstand such a terrific
collision,'
WAGE NOTHING, MINUS $10
Treasurer of Gladstone, However,
Says He Is Satisfied.
OREGON CITY, Or.. April 17. (Spe
claL) J. K. Tardee. a Civil War veter
an. Is willing 'to work for "nothing a
year" as City Treasurer of Gladstone,
and. In addition, pay 310 annually for
the privilege.
Mayor Cross, at the solicitation of
many of the taxpayers, appointed Mr.
Tardee. although the Mayor declare
the citlsens Want another man to have
the office. County Treasurer Tufts,
who has more than 11000 belonging to
Gladstone, announced that he would
not turn the money over until the
trouble over the Gladstone office was
settled.
When Tardee, who was formerly
Treasurer, began making his fight for
the office, the bond waa raised from
$100 to 13000. After the appointment
from the Mayor the Council said It
would be confirmed If Pardee gave a
15000 additional bond. The Treasurer
arranged with a surety company to
give the bond today. It will cost him
$ annually, $10 more than Ms salary.
Ha yd ha did not mind the coat. Inas
much aa he had won the fight.
The Council opened bids for the con
struction of the water system, the
lowest being by the Jahn Construction
Company, of Seattle. It waa 115.900.
The city has Issued 330.000 bonds to
defray the cost of building the water
plant.
LEBANON DUC ARE GUILTY
J cs I ton ford and Rose Hansard
Arrested for Law Violations.
LEBANON". Or.. April 17. (Special.)
Jesse Pltchford and Rose Hansard
were arrested Friday for violating the
local-option law. They plead guilty to
the charge on being arraigned before
the Mayor, the recorder being out of
town for the day. The Mayor Imposed
the minlmnm tine, although Pitrhford
Is an old offender, having been In the
business fr several years and waa ar
retted and lined about a year ago.
Kalurday nlKht after paying their
fine they visited the home of Barrett
A. Taylor, the prosecuting witness,
and threatened that if he did not leave
town by the next night that the gang
would take him out and hang him.
Taylor then had warrants out for the
parties who were Immediately arrested
and brought before Justice Cruson who
bound them over to the grand Jury In
the sum of 1500 which bond is also for
them to keep the peaco until the
grand Jury meets.
SHERIDAN BANK IS SOLD
Chicago Man Secures Institution on
Retirement of F. W. Daniels.
SHEHIDAX, Or.. April 17. (Special.)
H. C. R. Akin, of Chicago, has pur
chased the stock of F. W. nanlela In
the Sheridan State Bank and will as
sume the presidency of that institu
tion. F. W. Panlels. retiring president, is
the' founder of the bank and has
brought the Institution to sn envlshle
position In the community. He has
been in poor health for some time and
only awaited a favorable opportunity
to retire from active business.
Mr Akin, the new president, is a
graduate of the United Statea Military
Academy, and previous to this time he
spent most of his life In military work.
Mr. Akin Is a firm believer In the fu
ture of Oregon, and especially In that
part of the Willamette Valley tributary
to Sheridan.
POLICE SAVE LITTLE GIRL
Seattle Lass Imprisoned In' Hotel for
More Than Week.
SEATTLE. Wash., April 17. (Spe
cial.) Kept a prisoner for more than
a week in the Hotel ErtyL a Pike
street rooming-house. Lees Jordan, a
13-year-old girl, waa rescued today by
Sergeant R. I- Rogireea.
Frank Saroukls. 33 years of see. a
Greek restaurant proprietor, and James
Wilson, a :reek waiter, 39 years old.
are in the City Jail. Palsy Nelson, an
18-year-old girl, is accused of Inveig
ling the girl away from her home and
Is under arrest.
"It Is the most revolting talc of
white slavery I ever heard." said Ser
geant Boggena tonight. "We have ob
tained evidence that there is an or
ganised gang la tha city."
Thorough Inquiry to
Be Instituted.
MORE BOATS TO BE REQUIRED
Nations May Be Invited to Join
In Marz,AOX8t -tJBJrI ,0
HEAVY PENALTY PROPOSED
House and Senate Would Provide
That Captains Who Go to Sea
With Inadequate Equipment
Be Sent to Prison.
WASHINGTON. April 17. Congress
debated solely today on the Tltanio
catastrophe.
Bills and resolutions designed to
prevent reptition of the disaster off
the New Foundlsnd banks poured into
both houses.
The Senate agreed to a resolution
directing a thorough Investigation by
the commerce committee-, into the
cause leading to the wreck 1th partic
ular reference to the Insufficient sup
ply of lifeboats. This resolution. In
troduced In the Senate by Senator
Smith of Michigan, who ranks next
to the chairman of the commerce com
mittee, was passed by unanimous con
sent in an hour and 20 minutes.
Senators Martine of New Jersey, and
Perkins of California, the latter chair
man of the Naval affairs committee.
also introduced bills.
Foreign Treaties Favored.
Senator Martine proposed that the
President be advised that the Senate
would favor treaties with maritime
nations to regualte the safety of ocean
craft and their passengers and crews.
Senator Perkins' resolutloa provided
for the equipment of steamers with
adequate life-saving apparatus. It
waiiI wniilr. that Averv steamer hp
a sufficient number of seaworthy lfle
boats to carry at one time every pas
senger and every member of the crew;
that it shall not clear any port without
so certifying to the several supervis
ing Inspectors, who would determine
the character of such equipment but
would have no discretion whatever as
to the number of lifeboats, which
would be determined solely by the ao
tual capacity to carry all aboard.
Adeqaaey of Lifeboats Regelated.
The Perkins resolution even pre
scribed that the lifeboats should have
not leas than three cubic feet of dis
placement for every person.
The Martin resolution was referred
to the foreign relations committee and
the Perkins resolution went to the
commerce committee.
The House committee on merchant
marine will take up epeedlly the many
bills and resolutions which have been
Introduced bearing on the Titanic dis
aster. Representative Alexander. of I
Missouri, chairman of the committee.
Introduced two resolutions today. One
would direct the President to Invite
the maritime nation of the world to
(Concluded on I'rntt S.
Boats-Launched From Sinking Ti
tanic fn Total Darkness.
Many Nearly Insane.
NEW YORK. Aoril 17 (Special.)
The Evening Telegram tonight printed
what purported to be wireless news
received from the CarpathlaTbut which
was not transmitted to Marconi of
fices or by cruisers to Washington.
This was the report which, contradict
ing the official "all well." says there
are scores of injured on the Carpathla
1 nd others nearly Insane.
The survivors say after the crash
the officers of the Titanic refused to
believe the vessel could sink, and the
first distress call was sent out as a
precautionary measure. The menace
soon became real and the boats were
crowded. Many were held back to
keep from swamping the small craft.
Many women were In evening gowns.
Others were scantily clad.
A ohoppy sea menaced the boats con
tinually and drenched the passengers.
The temperature was at freezing, Each
boat carried a crew of three or four
men. The great majority were women.
Sliding back into the sea after the
crash, the Titanic buckled amidshlp.
Shortly afterward the dynamos were
flooded and the work of launching the
boats proceeded In dense darkness. Al
most all the crew and all but 700 of
the passengers were lost.
MAY ROBSON HURT IN FALL
Actress Plunges Ten Feet Down
Stairs, Rendered Vnconscious.
MEDFORD. Or, April 17. (Special.)
Tripping: on a stage brace at the
head of the stairs leading to her dressing-room,
Miss May Robson fell head
long to the f'oor, ten feet below, to
night, and sustained Injuries which has
compelled the cancelling of all per
formances of "A Night Out" for the
present and may lead to the abandon
ment of the present tour.
Miss Robson is resting quietly at her
apartments In the Hotel Medford now
and the doctors In attendance will make
no prediction as to when she will be
able to appear again, although Miss
Robson is determined to fill her en
gagement In Portland Sunday night.
Her manager has already cancelled by
wire all dates prior to that time.
The accident occurred about 7:30
o'clock, when Miss Robson, with satchel
In hand, was making her way to her
dressing-room. The passageway was
dark and she did not see the brace near
the head of the stairs. Her feet struck
It and she fell headlong, striking on
her head and right arm. When attend
ants reached her she was unconscious.
Doctors were hastily called and It was
found that she had sustained severe
bruise about the head and body,
broken one finger of her left hand and
received a severe nervous shock. It
is the latter which the doctors fear
may result seriously.
ASTOR N0T0N CARPATHIA
Slrip Says Butt, Guggenheim and
Straus Are Also Missing.
vew TOR K" Anrll 17. (SDecial.)
Th. iiinr offices In thla cltv received
UarrAnlmm tnnlsrht to this effect: I
"The Chester asked the Carpathla di
rect whether John Jacob Astor, Benja
min Guggenheim, Major Butt or Isador
Straus was on board and received the
reply: 'No.' "
BOB'S STILL ATTEB, THAT ELEPHANT.
Lloyds to Investigate
Origin of News. .
INSURANCE RATE IS AFFECTED
Account That Titanic Was on
Way Safely Unexplained.
WIRELESS MEN BLAMED
Radiograms Held to Bo "Cruel and
Heartless Inventions" British
Laws Would Not Permit Ama
teurs to Work as in America.
Special Cable to the New York Times.)
LONDON, April 18. (Special.) Ef
forts are being made to elucidate cer
tain mysterious circumstances attend
ing the loss of the Titanic, chief among
which are the bogus dispatches last
Monday saying that the liner was pro
ceeding under her own steam to Hali
fax.
Notice of the question to the Post
master-General on the subject has been
given in the House of Commons, and
at the same time Lloyds is conducting
an investigation to determine the origin
of the alleged radiograms received in
New Tork, on the strength of which
reinsurance rates oVi the Titanic fell
from 60 to 30 guineas per cent.
Company Denies Own Blame.
The White. Star officials in England
repudiate the criticism that the public
were kept In the dark regarding the
fate of the Titanic, stating that from
the first they gave out all the news
available. The company's reply adds:
"The earlier messages gave little in
dlcatlon to trace their origin, and were
based on slight foundation of fact filled
In by the Imagination of the irrespon
sible individuals seeking to supply
news at all costs."
Severe denunciations have been made
in many quarters of those responsible
for the reports tending to show that
the Titanic was safe after the collision.
Wireless Men Blamed.
"These must have been pure inven
tions," says the Times, "and inventions
of a cruel and heartless kind. Lnfor
tunately America is full of amateur
wireless telegraphists who have put up
their own Installations. Some of these
men are held responsible for bogus
messages."
Mr. Isaacs, chairman of the Marconi
Company, Utterly complains of the in
terference to which Marconi operators
have been subjected by outside un
recognized stations. He adds that this
unfortunate state of affairs will oon
be remedied. Another Marconi official
said yesterday:
"Amateur wireless telegraphists are
In a poslton to send out anything they
like in America, for there Is no law
dealing with them. They can Inter
fere with messages and the Navy De
partment has been troubled greatly by
their doing so. There Is no law that
will deal with these operators.
"In Great Britain nobody Is allowed
(('oncluded on Page 8.)
Head of White Star Line, Listed as
Among Women and Children Res
cned, Pilloried in Verse.
CHICAGO, April 17. (Special.) The
following verses, bearing the title
"Master and Man," are by B. Hecht and
are Inspired by the news that the name
of J. Bruce Israay, one of the owners
of the White Star lino, appears aa
among the "women and1 children saved"
from the appalling wreck of the Ti
tanic: The captain stood where a captain should.
For tho law of the sea is grim;
The owner romped ere his ship was swamped
And no law bothered him.
The captain stood where the captain should
When a captain's boat goes down:
But the owner led when the women fled.
For an ownar must not drown.
The captain sank aa a man of rank.
While his owner turned away;
The captain's grave was hla bridge and.
brave.
He earned his seaman's pay..
To hold your place in the ghastly face
Of death en the sea at night,
1? a seaman's Job. but to flee with the mob
Is an owner's noble riht.
CITY RAISES DEBT LIMIT
Hood Hlver Desires to Improve Its
Water. System and Streets.
HOOD RIVER, Or., April 17. (Spe
cial.) In order to hasten street im
provements and the work of installing
a water system adequate to the needs
of the town, the City Council last night
made provisions for a special election,
to be held here for the purpose of vot
ing on amendments to the city charter
whereby the limit of the city's indebt
edness at any one time may be raised
from $5000 to $10,000 and whereby an
additional indebtedness of $40,000 may
be provided for the purpose, of buying
a' waterworks system.
This action was deemed advisable be
cause the city government has been
struggling- for the past three or four
years to increase the capacity of Its
water system. It bought last Kail from
the Pacific Power & Light Company
the water system formerly bought by
that company from the Hood River
Light & Water Company. The acquis!
tlon was made by means of condemna
tion proceedings. Since then the city
has not been able to provide funds for
settlement of the purchase price made
by the condemnation jury, bond brok
ers' attorneys falling to approve the
bonds, alleging defects in the city's
charter. The city also has made futile
attempts on five different occasions to
dispose of a $90,000 special water bond
Issue to build a municipal water plant.
The action of Increasing the city's
indebtedness and thus acquire at once
the property of the Pacific Power &
Light Company is urged, in order that
the city may lay the mains of the
larger municipal system, which event
nally will be built. The delay In lay
ing the water mains also -delays the
paving of the city s streets.
SPRING EARLY FOR ALASKA
Little lee in Lakes and Rivers at
Xushagak, Says Letter.
ASTORLV. Or., April 17. (Special.)
Superintendent Berglund, of the Alas
ka Fishermen's Packing Company, re
ceived a letter today from Mr. Mitten
dorf, who conducts a store at Nusha
gak, Alaska. The letter is dated March
6 and says the indications are favor
able for an early Spring, as there Is
little Ice in the lakes and rivers.
This report was welcome news to the
companies operating canneries in the
Bristol Bay district, as it means the
vessels will be able to enter the rivers
earlier than usual and tho fishing sea
son will be extended Just that much.
MISS EVA RAMAKER WEDS
Portland Girl, Prima Donna With
Musical Comedy, Is Bride.
VENICE,- Cal.. April 17. (Special.)
Miss Eva Ramaker. prima donna of
the "Night Follies" company, now
playing In Los Angeles, is now bride
of Walter J. Fitzmartin, of Taft.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
Edward Crawford, of Portland. She
was graduated from St. Vincent's
Academy, Walla Walla, Wash., and tho
last five years has sung In musical
comedy. The bridegroom is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Fitzmartin, of
Elmtra, N. Y., and is well-to-do.
HARRIS NOT AMONG SAVED
Message Indicates Theatrical Man Is
Not on Carpathia.
NEW YORK, April 17. That Henry
B. Harris, the theatrical manager. Is
not among the Titanic survivors on the
Carpathla Is shown by a messabe re
ceived late today at the Hudson The
ater from Mrs. Henry B. Harris, his
wife, who, with Mr. Harris, was on
board the Titanic. Mrs. Harris' name
has appeared on the list of saved. 'The
message came from the steamer, Car
pathla by way of Halifax, and said:
"Am Bate. Praying that Henry has
been picked up by another steamer.
Carpathla. Rene."
MORGAN 75, PARKHURST 70
Calxle Messages From France Tell of
Financier's Good Health.
NEW YORK. April 17. J. Pierpont
Morgan is today celebrating his seventy-fifth
birthday in AJx-les-Balnes,
France. According to cable messages
to his firm, he is in excellent health.
Rev. -Charles H. ' Parkhurst, pas
tor of the Madison Square Presbyterian
Church here, and for nearly SO years
a leader In civic and reform movements,
is 70 years old today.
Tart Reply Forwarded
to Washington.
DUTY UNDER LAW IS KNOWN
Madero Government Not
Thankful for Advice.
REBELLION IS CONSIDERED
Government Xot Obligated. Say
Note, Any Further Than Others
Would Be in Similar Condi
tionsGood Faith Asserted.
MEXICO CITY, April 17. The Mexi
can government refuses to recognize
the right of the American Government
to instruct it on Its duties In its ob
servance of international law. Tho
declaration is made in a statement by
Minister of Foreign Affairs Calero to
day in reply to the demand of Assistant
Secretary of State Huntington Wilson.
After setting forth at length the
clauses of the Washington note, the
Minister continued:
"In reply and by expressed instruc
tions of the President of the republic,
I have the honor to say to your excel
lency: Admonltlotn Is Resented.
"The Mexican government has a full
consciousness of its duties, and neither
by Its acts nor by the manifestations
of its functionaries has given any rea
son to doubt the sincerity of Us deter
mination to cause to be respected the
generally accepted principles of inter
national law and the rules which gov
ern the civilized nations. The govern
ment has recognized this in the note
which I have the honor, to answer and
by means of other repeated demonstra
tions of friendship toward the govern
ment and the people of Mexico, which
demonstrations so highly and so cor
dially have been esteemed in this coun
try. "For these reasons the Mexican gov
ernment finds itself In the painful
necessity of not recognizing the right
of your government to make the ad
monition which the note contains, for
the reason that It is not based on any
Incident that should be chargeable to
the Mexican government, and which
could signify that it might nave de
parted from an observance of the prin
ciples and practices of international
law.
Rebellion Is Considered.
"In view of the fact that a part ol
the country is in a state of rebellion,
the Mexican government has as its
principal duty the suppression of a re
bellious movement, and if In tne re
gions removed from obedience to the
legitimate authorities attempts are
committed against the lives and prop
erty of foreigners, the legitimate gov
ernment of the republic will not be ob
ligated in this respect except in the
same terms as would the Government
e T'nttoH states or anv other coun
try, if a rebellion existed in its own
territory.
MEXICO TO INCREASE AHM
Bonds to Extent of SI 0.000,000 '.o
Be Floated 60,000 Men Enrolled.
t.iukdo. Tex.. April 17. Mexico's
army is to be increased to 60,000 and
maintained through a bond Issue or
n.nno.OOO nesos ($10,000,000), according
to a statement of a cousin of Presi
dent Madero. who was here today. The
bond issue is to be taken up by Mexi
can capitalists.
The Issue is to be financed throusl;
an additional tax of 20 . per cent on
spirituous liquors and other luxuries.
The bonds will be payable 60 days af
ter date of issue.
Senators have been called to Mexico
City to confirm this bond issue, which
Is expected to augment the Mexican
revenues greatly, through the contem
plated tax.
FUND TO GUARD BORDER ASRED
New Mexico Legislature May Give
$10,000 for Home Defense.
SANTA FE, N. M., April 17. "Re
solved, That it is the sense of this con
ference that a law be enacted to ap
propriate $10,000 to be placed at th
disposition of Governor McDonald tc
expend as he deems necessary, in case
of intervention by the United States in
Mexico, to protect the New Mexicai
border."
This resolution was adopted today
at a conference of Governor McDonald
Adjutant-General Brooks, the ways and
means committee of the House and the
Senate finance committee regarding the
unsatisfactory condition along the
Mexican border.
Magdalcna Bay Answer Delayed.
WASHINGTON. April 17. President
Taft and Senators Root and Lodge de
cided today that the President's an
swer to Mr. Lodge's resolution regard
ing the acquisition of territory by Jap.
anese on Magdalena Bay. Mexico, would
not be sent to the Senate until after
the subject could be considered by Sec
retary Knox. The President will dis
cuss his answer with Mr. Knox ai soon
as possible.