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Newspaper Page Textall the i:f:3t::;., . ! .I t i , ' I i BY t ; r n ul-j- SI ASSOCIATBD TZZZZ - . ) .... LEASED WIRE SERVICE c( DOUGfAS" COUNTY Consolidation of Th Evening Nsws an) v Th RoMburg Rsvlsw An Independent Nmpipw, Published for . th Btt Interests of tho People. WARMER THURSDAY 3 ? VOU XXVII NO. 32 OF ROSEBURQ RE . 'zi ROSEBURG. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1926 VOL. XIII NO. tW Of THE EVENING NEWS lri M "i r 1 SHENANDOAH TOI BE HEPLAGED BYl BIGGER AIRSHIPjl Administration's Navy Pro-; pram Is Outlinevl kv Secretary Wilbur. ' . ECONOMIES URG ED Some Branches of Naval Service Curtailed to Al low Expansion in Experimenting. (AaaxHatrd Pr-si Uurd Wirt.) WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. The realignment of the nation's naval sir defenses Including construc tion of a new and larger dlrlir llle to replace the wrecked She. nndoah. Is contemplated In the administration's navy program no- taking shnne In Congress. The organisation would be ac companied bv economies In other branches of the naval service. Including- a reduction of navv en listed personnel from S8.000 to 82.000 and withdrawal of a num ber of warship from active duty. The house appropriations com mittee also has decided there Is no present need of maintaining the Lakehnrst naval air station v whose only dtrlalMe. the T.o An- Relet, now Is laid nn In her han gar. In reporting today the naval appropriation bill, the committee suggested that bv closing down the station, the cost of Its main tenance could he reduced from M.71H.00O to 112S.000. Such a Men is not favored by the navv department, which has suggested that if .the station were closed. sepnrnte arrangement would have to he made to take care of the Los Angeles. The appropriation for naval aviation would be increased under til lh. 1.111 n narmll Ilia .1 rertmer.t to carry out a noll.-y of 'expansion of heavier thsn air facilities, alreadv approved hy it. No recommendation for A dir igible Is contained in the- snpnlv feasure as renorted. hu todav the nanl committee ri testi mony bv Secretary W'lihnr and nthe- department officials en dorsing construction of such A craft as a cost of J6.0nn.noo. The rhlp would have about three times the gas capacity of the She 'nandoah. It was disclosed slso that the department has before It nlans by the Alrshln Development Cornorn tloo. hr.cked hy Henry Ford, to build a m"-h smaller all-etiii naval slrsh'n. hut Mr. WMimr said there had been no decision whether the protected craft should be of the Sherndo.h or metal covered type. The depart ment enecte to ask for an addi tional 300 nnn for exnerlments (Continued on page 8.) BEATS HARVESTER - . . Monclatxl ftvw lsxl Win.) 4 ST. JdSEPH. Mo.. Jan. 13'. J. E. Farris prominent Bu- s rhnnnnn county farmer, has s raised the ante on the recent offer by tbe International Harvester Company of Amerl- 4) ca to pay $1 Oft a bushel for corn In exchange for their farm Implements. s To put a "kick" In corn values, the farm offers $2.00 a bushel for corn payable In s Missouri mnles. In a letter to 0) the St. Joseph Caret te. Ferris . says: "I see th" International Harvester Company offers $1 00 a bushel for corn pay- able In Implements. I want to go them ore better and offer li on parable In 'Jacks' and a Mennles.' Tell Mr. Interna- s t'onel to hid again and make It 12 -5 and III make It 12.50 and maybe the hardware man, lumber man. furniture man. s dry goods man and other busl- nesa Interests will come In While the water Is fine." QUARRELED ABOUT s ATTENDING CHURCH; s . KILLS GIRL AND SELF (AisoeUted Press Itunl Win.) 4) KEYSER, W. Va.. Jan. 13. After an argument over at- tending services with his flan- ob during- which be asserted "the only way I will go to church will be as a corpse " Brooks McCauley, 22, last night shot and killed Miss Jessie Michaels, 16, and then killed himself In the girl's home at Nethken. Officials Investigating the rase aaid the couple had never been known to quarrel before tbe J MONOPOLY MAY BE BROKEN UP American Industry .Will Spend Millions of Dollars to Combat It TO PRODUCE RUBBER Hoover-Urges Conservation of Rubber Automobile Chamber Commerce .Getting Ready.. MaocIsM Prat Leunl Wire.) NEW YORK. Jan. 13. Definite plans Involving the expenditure of millions of dollars by American In dustry to break the foreign crude rubber monopoly are now In pro gress and have received the ap proval of Secretary ot Commerce Hoover. The plans generally provide for stimulation of rubber production under American control In the Philippines.' , The national automobile cham ber of commerce, which Includes virtually every manufacturer In the United States, yesterday an nounced nlans for the formation of a 110.000 000 corporation to pro duce rubber a ta low price to pro tect American consumers. An nouncement of the plan was made through Secretary Hoover In an address to the chamber. The directors of the Rubber As sociation of America, meeting with Secretary Hoover, discussed pro posals calling for the expenditure of $.i0.0)0.00n in annual appro priations of sl0.000.00O to plant rubber trees In areas under Amer ican control. In his address to the chamber. Secretary Hoover advocated two methods of meeting high rubber prices conservation of rubber bv scientific methods and acquisition by Americans of sources of rubber, which cannot he cnntpr.lln1 k. eign Influence. "I welcome these efforts upon the part of our Industries to them selves find solutions to these prob lems." he said. "The test of our whole economic and social system IS ItS CaOSClty to Clire Its nwn abuses and meet Its own prob lems. CENTS SEEKS HUBBY f AaxHaM Pre Ius4 Wire.) SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 13 Mrs Gllv tf Shrew 40 V. .. 1. .address as 82 Broadway. Port land, arrived here with 35 cents to search for her husband, who she I says deserted her and foor chll Idren in Portland teen months lago. She was given a beil at the i prison dormitory last nht. and I Police Will l.ll.l hi- In h She said she walked part war from Portland and got automobile sides lor the remainder of the dis tance. STRICKEN TODAY PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 13. Max I. Sklnbe. H. nmmlnenl tnr In Columbia River transportation ungeay. v cIejIIS BETTER TARIFF PROTECTION IS URGED BY BIXBY President of American Live-, stock Association Makes Opening Address . . MAKES A FINE TALK Denunciation of Livestock Freight Rates and Graz ing Fees Included in -. Opening Shots. (as-oebtod rna Usna Wtt-U PHOENIX, Aril.. Jan. 13. Vigor denunciation of existing livestock freight rates and ot grazing feea cn the national forests and a plea for better tariff protection for the livestock Industry, were contplnc-tt in the annual address delivered today at the opening sebsicc of the American National Livestock' Asso ciation by President Km! II. Dlxby of Long Beach, California. Mr. Blxby devoted a part of his address toward the administration of the packers and siockyaids act, and said that "perhaps a congres sional Investigation m ghl develop something of interest." . "We believe the presen: freight rate schedules on livestock are excessive, unsound and unfair, and snould be redusiil." hu Lulil the del i gates. . ..- "We believe the present charges for grazing on the United States fr.rest reserves are, In some In stances, too high, In most rases more than the cost o! administra tion of the growing and ill many cases the mei'han''al adminlHtia. lion of grazm? In tho forests most unsatisfactory. "We are against commercialize Hon of the forests, and want our tenure or our ilg'i.is to be stabil ized and ' stanilniilizcd by law, rather than to remain subject to ihe jurisdiction of some depart ment head In Washington. We have always stood for some con trol of the unappropriated public domain. Tbe 18A,l;iift.t'00 acres now known as public or government land must be regulated In seme equitable way so that the users of the grass on these ranges can ex pect protection, propi-r admlnlslra tlon and permanency of rights at the 'smallest cost possible. Special preference for the present uers and for those wboae ndjacent p-tv-ntely. owned la'i.ls are dependeut upon the graziiu; of these govern ment areas, piu'tt be taken- Into consideration. "We must have a tariff of rlx cents a pound .n green it fresh salted hides an I fiftin i-eiits n pound on dry bides. This duty would Increase tho vaIu- of "our cattle from S2 '.o $3 per bead, a:iJ would work a hat'lship on no one. Pressed meats, ennnei meats nnd nil other meat products should be adequately protected. There is a certain amount o' prolillin now, but not enough. "At present Ihe ITnlle.1 Stalts 'a the dumping grou I for all the mr plus hides of rne wnrht and prices of our domestic production Jtre on the world level. A fair duty r.n hides would put some 'pep' back Into the cattle business." ' Mr. Blxby also exposed f'tp satisfaction with the commission now being a.et.4.--1 the slock aroiin at the central markets and the demand was msde br him that these charges oe reduced to a level commensurate it-i the price re ceived for. cattle hy the stork growers. "Among other things we stand for." Mr. Blxhy asserted, "are the eradication of predatory animals, truth In fabric, truth In mea's. aralnst nnfale restrictions on nleo products, uniform sahltnrv and ouarantlne regulations and uni form rhettel mortgage l.w" activities, and shareholder In hanks at Astoria. Eugene and Port land, was stricken with heart di sease end died In bis automobile while drivlnr to Ms hotne In this cltv last nleht aftee attending a meetlne of Ihe stockholders of the Pnr)snd Nstlonal Bank. Pldlng with him at the time was H. C. Thompson, on- of the directors of the Portland National Bank. Sklhhe waa president of the Cat lender Transportation romnanv nf Asiorta. He la survived br his widow, a son. Henry ot Astoria. s-d two daughters. Mrs. Vviile Noonman. of Aberdeen. Wash . nd Maxlme Sklbbe. of Portland. Interment Is expected to be at Astoria, Several Douglas Creeks Closed To Fishing 10 Years (Aaoclattd Fma Launl Win.) . PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 13.The state game commission 4ate yester day completed its task of revising regulatlona for fishermen of Ore gon. Closed seasons were added In several counties to carry out the commission's plana for greater conservation. Several changes In regulations, operative during 192S only, were made. The bag limit on trout was reduced In all sections of the state to 30 fish or fifteen pounds and a fish In any one day. or (0 fish or 30 pounds and a fish IK any seven consecutive days for each person. The open season for trout In all eounties of the state except Klamath county in 1926 will be from April 15 to October 31, Inclusive. In Klamath county the season will run from April 15 to November 30, inclusive, under the new regulation. Open season for bunting Chinese pheasants In all sections of the state where there Is an open sea son, except In Malheur county, will be from October 15 to October 31. Inclusive, during the year 1826 on ly, under the new regulations. In Malheur county the open season during 1928 will extend from Oc tober 15 to October 31, both datea Inclusive.' Additional angling regulations adopted late yesterday Included the following: Unn county: The following were closed to angling for 10 years: Hackleman's. Bllyeu. Burmlster. Moos and Kanyon creeks. Roaring river, Gopennv, Jordan and Thom as creeks and tributaries, Indian Pralrlo Lake and Indian Prairie creek. Klamath county: tjrooke'd river. Fish and Maidu lakes. Odell creek between Odell and Davis lakes. North Fork of Spraaue river. spencer creek. Seven Mile Creek between Weed Canal and Short creek. Link river for. 200 feet be Conference Between Coolidije, Mellon and Sargent Is Probed . by Committee of Senate Today (MMPiMbuslfin.i I ment In connection with the in WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. A iqulrv.' ' While House conference between 'They told me that If this mat President Coolidg. Secretary Mel-. ter was not faced now and the po lon and Attorney General Sargent I sltlon of the department made on January 2 before the Depart- i elear, more severe attacks might ment of Justice Issued Its stste-1 be expected." Donovan continued. ment concerning the Inveatlgation I aereed. with them and recom of the Aluminum company of mended to the attomev reneral America, was made the subject of inquiry loaay oy a senate commit- jPunnc. 'e. "I know we are doing an honest Assistant Attorney General T)on.'1"n on ,nl investigation and I ovan, who was before the commit- j 'b'nk we are doing an Intelligent tee said the statement nm. Job." sented to the attorney general early In the afternoon and issued reiarv Mellon's connection wllh late In the day. He added that he ' 'he Aluminum company. Colonel did not know whether the White Innovnn became enmhatlc. House conference referred to by 1 "' don't lve a dam whether Senator Walsh, Democrat, Mon-i"1' Mellon comnany or any Una, had taken place. i other concern." he said. "In nolnt "Did not the coincidence anneal ''C'' hl" ' '"cer to vou?- demanded Senator Walh. j "mL f,"?.'." lln,T'"ed " "I don't know when the confer- "U1L Ive mJTi T ",""; ence wa, held, whether before or " '"vnP? ""P', AdJ' "Rnt after I gave the statement to the f" "T .J"1 "J lhln"' 1 n,,ve atotrney general," Donovan re- l' "ration, to my coun plied ,rv In olhr places than around Jr, , this table." ..iTi .i," . .PJnel? 0f ',he department I Colonel Donovan served with Ihe comninv JlTh ' u "l" 27,h N' Y' M'iott ln ,he company, in which Mr. Mellon Is ( war iZh1"' m '"'"not, The assistant attorney general ?hT.W?i,. of,-repfU!d rharKP be hole Imnulallnn In this Into iJ ii f Zl'li. m entered case I. that a Mellon concern is into In 1912 company had being protected bv the federal been violated. The senate commit tee Is directing Its attention to the question of whether the depart ment has used due diligence In pressing 11. Investigation. In explaining why the statement was Isssued, Colonel Donovan said the men In charge of the Investiga tion bad prepared It because thev had seen "an advertisement In a hWm.Sr'LthVi, V,:"ck t ne made on the justice depart- Italian War Debt Settlement ' Placed Under Fire Again Today t-it Pnm hum Wt,,.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. The Italian war debt settlement again came under fire todav as the house continued consideration of resolutions to authorise ratifica tion of the agreements negotiat ed with six countries since th last congress. An effort br Chairman f! rein of ihe wave and means commit tee which has jurisdiction In the matter to limit debate of th Italian proposal, failed, a num ber of members announcing thev desired to speak. Italy ha. not effected adequate economy In Its government. Mr Rainev said. He placed he s.l arwof Premier Nusaeltn at 170. non a year and that of "Iml.in dukes" at 1200.004 each. Mr. Raney said his Information came from an Italian newspaper puj llhed la Colorado. Specifically, b awaited lbs de- llow California-Oregon Power com pany dam, all closed for 10 years. , Old regulations closing Woods riv- jer and tiibutariea until June 15 aach year, and closing Klamath rlv ter for 2.000 feet above and 4,000 reel oelow mouth of Spencer creek, were renewed, j Vmatllla county: The following I closed for 10 years: Umatilla river ror 300 feet below Three Mile Dl- version dam. south fork of Umatil la and tributaries, north and south forks of Meecham creek, north fork of Walla Walla river, south fork of Walla Walla for aix miles I above Power Plant, north fork of , McKay creek and tributaries. Pear son creek and tributaries. Butter creek an dtrlbularlea, East Bitch. . Squaw, Ryan, Buckeroo and Bear ! creeks. I',' Union county: Ladd creek cloaed from July 15 to April 15 of each ; year. ' Douglas county: Callapooia river . and tributaries above Nonpariel dam. Smith river for D00 feet be low falls near Jack Dally place. Twin Ijtkes, Lake creek for 800 yards below Diamond Lake, Camp creek aty) tributaries, Hiney, Susan and Coutrar rreeks and Clearwater river and tributaries, all closed for 10 years. Diamond take was closed as follows: The part lying northwest of a line beginning at a nolnt on the northeast shore 800 feet northwest of the mouth of Bear creek, thence diagonally across the lake to . a point 7450 ! feet north of the mouth of Silent I creek. i Ijike county: Campbell Lake. IDearhorse Lake open from July 15 I to Sentember 1 of each year for ten yeara. end Blue Lake closed to iJuiv 15. 1927. Jackson conntv: Rogue river, for distance of 40 feet -below, the ! Gold Rav dam, closed for ten ivears: Snusw creek and tributar- 'Jen. closed between Squaw Lake 'anit I I 1 c.,. t -)- - . that the statement be given to the ! " Senantr Walsh stressed See. trade rommlssl'n and the depart menr or lustice." "I'm the one charged wllh Ihe responsibility In this rase here," he said. "So far as I am concern ed, I am willing to submit the case t. any bodv of lawvers such as make up this committee, "1 don't expect that 1 am going to mntln.. nnv man 1. 1 J Is closed or who has prejudged tha. case." Ipartment for "hushing up" an at lark hu aald a Fascist! policeman. In full uniform, had made on (American vlce-cnnrl Gore M I Leghorn. Italy, last year. A charge by Mr Ililnry that Mussolini ssnrtloneil th slaying of those who opposed him was niiestloned hy !!-' es'-nta Ire Itloom. The Illinois mnmbir then read from a hook which he snld had been sfntigaled fr'm linlv liefore Mussolini could destroy all copies. It contained a number of pictures which Mr. Italney aswrted were jof those claln by Ihe I'awl-tl. 'Some nf these wer tak"H af ter death." he ssld. "Ihev show I the mutllafloat of the bodies. Chairman Green of Ihe way. and means committee questioned the propriety of reading . from what he 'aid was an anonymous (Continued on page 8.) r . ... .- CHANCELLOR LUTHER TO FORM CABINET It (Associates tnm Lturd Win.) P.EHI.IN. Jan. IS. Presl- dent Voir Hlndenburg today commissioned Chancellor Lu- ther to form another cabinet. Dr: Luther waa given the mandate after both Hrich Koch, the Democratic leader and farmer chancellor Fehren- back of the center party had 4J informed the president tnat a "big coalition" government was Impossible. When Dr. Luther's cabinet resigned early in December, following the algning of the Locarno treaties. It was an- 4 nounced that the resignation was to leave the way clear 4 for the formation of such a coalition with the object of carrying out the Locarno poll- cies. . w OF LIFE FIXED AT EARLY DATE BY PROF. Two Billion Years Ago This Earth Was Part of Spiral Nebula, He Says. STATIC IS LOCATED Radio Fans Can Now Trans fer the Blame to Old Sol Instead' of Passing , .' Trolley Car. (A -related ITsa leusd Wirt ) CHICAGO, Jan. 13. Science, la going back farther than ever to fix the dawn of life and la reaching out farther In locating Influences affecting thia planet Hack as far as 2.000,000.000 years ago this world waa part of a spiral nebula, aaya Professor Forest Rav Moulton, head of the aatronomy department of the University of Chicago. And 200.HOO 000 yeara ago. 10.000.000 years earlier than previous evi dence ahowed, there were mlcro aconlc forma of plant life, scientif ically known aa algae In Minneao ta, Profeaaor John W. Gniner of the geokrky department of Ihe Un iversity of Minnesota has discover ed. Comparatively recently, as years of multlole cipher endinga go, the earlleat land vertebrate, an amphi bian ancestor of the frog or sala mander, stnlked across the mud of whet Is now the Grand Canvon. The algae began to flourish as the earth In cooling got below the boiling point, lis form is much like seaweed and It thrives at a temernt:rc of 93 degrees centi grade. Solar explosions millions of miles away have noticeable effects those on the surface of the aun p-oheh'v havlnr a distinct effect on mdio reception, Professor Moul ton believes. Hedlo fans, who have hlsmed the passing trollv car for static thst Interfered wllh their reeenllon mav row transfer responsibility to old Sol. When explosions occur en the sun. Professor Monlton continued It mesns that vast balls nf fire and stupendous rockets are ahot out Into snae for distances ranging from ditnno to 17r(,oo miles. Ha depreciates the aiigwestions that solar exnloslon. would have snv serious effect on the earth's climate. The end of the world. In the sense of Ihe universe running down, he cannot conceive. Con trsrv to Ihe theory that matter dlslpinrratea and Is wasted, he consider, that there msv he three time evcles In the cbsnglne of mat terIts formal inn. Its disintegra tion snd Its synthesis. FUNFBAI. RFRVICFft OF HERMAN BFNTow HELD THI8 AFTERNOON Te funeral service, of Tfcrm.n C. Iteitow. of Winchester, who nassetl awsy l.st week st the Southern Pacific hoanlfal In San Francisco were held this afternoon st J o'clock at the Roaebure ! drrteklng farlors helne conducted bv rtev W. R. MeCult.eh Inter ment follo-ed at Ihe Odd Fellows eemelerv. There were sianr. beau tiful floral offerings from sorrow ing friends. Mrs. Seth Mathews of Glide snent yesterday afternoon visiting friends and shopping In this city. DAM VSl asm sanTs Sa mm an sBsx ssbbi sal tF- assa ss m-m m mm I tEUNI Ut UKtW; ALL ItUliUbb, ;: Bf Xff SSI Bf BB1 mm LMLKIiL l-KUM Mlf.L LA 1 1 1 UUAT , BUT REMAINDER BELIEVED DEAD Rescue Crews Working Frantically in Effort to Reach Nearly Hundred Men Still in Shaft But . ' -Little Hope Held for Their -Safety. - (Associated Press ' WILBURTON, Okla., Jan. , 1 i. tight ot the ll men entombed by an explosion at a coal mine near hero today emerged from the mine alive late today. All eight were negroes. ' - ' About 70 of the imprisoned men are said to be ne groes. ' The eight men who were held in a small enclosure under 1 00 feet of debris in the main shaft, worked their way out to the air shaft, which was open, and were res cued. They told of :seing numbers of bodies, both whites and negroes, on their way to the airshaft. - " ' WILBURTON, Okla., Jan. 13 Only eight of th- ICS men who were entombed by an explosion at the Degoait-Mc-Connell mine near here today are known to be alive. They are) t the bottom of the main shaft, buried under 100 feet of debris. , The shaft of the mine where the explosion occurred is 400 feet deep. . J . I ' " ' " - Austin Parks, sheriff of Latimer county, where the mine is located declared that any survivors have less than one chance in a hundred to be brought to the surface alive. Rescue crews have been able to reach the bottom of tbe air shaft but progress into the mine has. been blocked by the prevalence of "white damp" a gas resulting from the explosion. The surviving men an huddled in a small space, as the bot tom of the shaft. - Strenuous efforts-were being made to elear away the debris... Members of the mine rescue crew, carrying cages of canaries descended to the bottom of the air shaft but ' the birds were unable to withstand the damp fumes and th men did not go into the mine. W. W. Fleming of the United States Bureau of Mines has telegraphed to Kansas for a special car equipped for rescue work. ' ' " """"" Names of the trapped men were not made public pending a check. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Jan. 13 Governor M. E. Trapp today ordered a company of national guard at McAlester to report to Wilburton where more than 100 men were en tombed in a mine explosion. They are wanted for guard duty. . WILBURTON. Okla.. Jnn. 13. Most ot the 105 men working in the Degnan-McConnel mine, three mile weat of here, are believed to have been instantly killed today in a ter rific explosion that wrecked the main shaft nnd entombed them. A rescue crew started work at 10:30. a. m. and will at tempt to reach the trapped men through the air shaft, which is still open. Some of the victim are still alive- and conversed with rescuer through the nir shaft. They were advised to re main near the shaft. J. B. Hynal. chief of the United States Bureau of Mines Rescue Crew at McAlester, wn in charse of the work. Equip ped with gas helmets, he and two helper entered the shaft. The blnst wrecked thr tipple and destroyed the hoisting equipment. Emergency hoisting appnrntu was being installed to bring out the victims. ' r . ; ; . A frantic group of the entombed men' relatives gathered about the mine. Word of the explosion spread quickly and crowds of sightseers from neighboring towns assembled. The shaft was roped off to hold back the crowd and expedite the rescue work. Rescue work was being hindered somewhat by the block ing of the main passageway into the mine. The first rescue crew wa forced to turn back after they were unnble to squeeze their w.v tLrnK k. rl.k,;. klnu,n lnn L. w.T k. tk. explosion. , The Red Cross ha started a temporary hospital -and member are erving hot coffee and dotifrhnut to the worker. WILBURTON. Okla.. Jan. 13. A terrific explosion to day at Mine No. 2 1 of the Degnnn-McConnell Mining Com pany, entombed 101 miners. Little hope ia held out for the rescue of the men. So strong wa the explosion that timber were blown from the bot tom of the mine shaft. Fan were still working after the explosion but rescuers were wailing for as helmets before venturing into the bottom of the shnfr. which is about sixty feet deep. . .. Every doctor in Wilburton was rushed to the mine and doctor, nurses a and ambulance have been summoned from McAlester. .I ltrhorne) and other neishhorfng town. The blast is believed to have been the result of nn ac cumulation of coal dust in a pocket. i The mine was being operated on a non-union bnsis, under the 1917 wage scale. Leased Wlra.)