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VOL. L. NO. 15,362.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1910.
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BURNING
CAR STRIKE
Mad Mobs Hold Phila
delphia in Terror.
STRAY BULLETS HIT WOMEN
Number of Cars Wrecked, 297;
2603 Windows Broken.
BOYS SET FIRE TO CARS
Passengers Stoned in Widely Sepa
rated Localities Sympathizers
Attack Nonunion Men.
3000 Police Sworn In.
STATISTICS OF ONE DAT OF
PHILADELPHIA CAR STRIKE.
Cars wrecked 297
Car wlndowa broken 2608
Arrests made 40
Women shot 2
Extra police ordered 3000
Total employed by company 7000
Strikers' estimate of men out....620O
Company's estimate of men loyal. 3500
Strikebreakers Imported 175
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 20. Rioting
in every section of the city followed
the attempt of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company to operate its lines
here today.
Passengers and crews were driven
from cars by Infuriated mobs of strike
sympathizers and In nearly a score of
Instances the abandoned cars were
burned or otherwise destroyed.
At nightfall every car was with
drawn from service. Stern measures
were adopted by the police to quell
the disorders. Five persons were ar
rested, charged with inciting to riot.
Two women were taken to hospitals.
3000 Police Sworn.
Mayor Reyburn tonight ordered Di
rector of Police Clay to swear in. 3000
additional police and to issue a proc
lamation enforcing the riot act.
The executive committee of the Cen
tral Labor Union this afternoon pledged
both moral and financial support to
the strikers. It also decided to call a
sympathetic strike of every union man
in the city In case the authorities put
into effect' their threat to operate the
cars with policemen and firemen.
In the morning cars were run on
every line with little difficulty except
in the mill district of Kensington,
where cars were stoned by mobs. At
11 o'clock transit company officials an
nounced that cars were running on
their regular Sunday schedule. Shortly
afterward riots were reported from
scores of widely separated localities.
Boys Burn Car.
In the southern section a mob of
boys drove a conductor and motorman
from their posts and, after the four
women passengers had left the car, set
it on fire.
The car following was stopped also
and was being set on fire when a de
tachment of police and a chemical engine
reached the scene. In this same section
Mary Devlin, aged 16 years, was shot
In the leg when .the police fired their
revolvers in an effort to check the mob.
In the usually quiet residence section
or West Philadelphia, mobs ,or a time
baffled the police. Iron bars and stones
were piled on the tracks and several
cars were wrecked. Mounted police were
powerless to disperse the mobs, and a
fire hose was brought into play.
Strikebreakers Attacked.
Contradictory claims are made by the
opposing forces as to the number of men
on strike. Leaders of the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric Rail
way Employes say that 6200 of the 7000
employes of the transit company have
left their cars. Officials of the com
pany say that 3500 of their employes are
loyal and that regular service will be
resumed at daybreak tomorrow.
The importation Of 175 strikebreakers
from New York led to an attack on the
barns and main offices of the company
this afternoon. Windows wore broken by
the mob. which was finally dispersed,
after 33 arrests had been made.
Girl's Wound Serious.
The most seriously injured person
was 13-year-old Viola Beven, shot in
the abdomen by a stray bullet from a
policeman's revolver as she was step
ping from her house when a mob was
attacking five cars in front of It.
George Keltsaup, a nurse, also was
struck by a stray bullet when hasten
ing to a train. His condition is not
critical.
Transit officials say that 297 cars
were wrecked, two completely burned
and one partially burned today. Two
thousand, six hundred and eight car
windows were smashed.
Union leaders say they will force the
company to arbitrate. They charge
that the company, for months, by a
series of petty persecutions, has been
endeavoring to force the union to.
strike, and finally, by discharging a
large number of union men, practically
declared a lockout.
Wonderful attention to details was
shown by those engaged in wrecking
and burning the cars. Before the car
was burned at Twenty-sixth and Whar-
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STRICKEN IN PEW,
DEATH-CALL HEARD
MRS. SARAH WEIL, OP PORT
LAND, DIES IN CHURCH.
Christian Science Rail Scene of
Sudden Demise of Prominent
Attendant at Service.
Seized by an attack of heart failure
while she sat in her pew in the First
Church of Christ, Scientist, in the Scot
tish Rite Masonic Temple, Just before
the morning reading began, Mrs. Sarah
Well, 70 years old, died within five min
utes after being carried into an ante
room of the hall. '
Mrs. Weil, who was a regular attendant
at the services of the Christian Science
Church, arrived at the hall early. She
appeared to be in good health and excel
lent spirits when leaving the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Louis Hexter, of 193
Twelfth street.
It was about 10:45 o'clock, five minutes
before the musical programme for the
morning reading commenced, when those
sitting near her saw Mrs. Well sway in
her seat and fall to one side, apparently
unconscious. Ushers were called and she
was carried to an ante-room, where a
few minutes later she expired.
The Incident did not create any great
stir in the congregation as only a few
knew of the 'seriousness of her Illness.
Howard C. Van Meter, the reader for
yesterday morning, was able to proceed
with the services as usual.
Deputy Coroner Dunning was called and
took charge of the body later pronounc
ing death due to heart failure.
"TYPHOID MARY" RELEASED
Woman Who Is Walking Reservoir
of Germs Is Freed.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. "Typhoid Mary,"
whose real name is withheld at the re
quest of the New Tork health authorities,
is a. free woman today after having been
confined in city hospitals' off and on for
3 yeans because physicians said that she
was a living receptacle for typhoid germs
and a menace to public health.
She is a cook and is considered partic
ularly dangerous in that capacity as like
ly to transmit disease, but with the un
derstanding that she Is to cook no more.
Health Commissioner Lederee announced
today that the department had decided to
release her.
The case is unique in medical records.
After cases of typhoid fever were repeat
edly discovered in families for whom the
woman had cooked, the authorities made
an, Investigation which resulted in. her
detention on the' thsory . that she was a
walking :reoervoir for typhoid germs,
harmless to. herself, but dangerous to oth
ers. NAVY SCANDAL REVIVED?
Surgeon Robnett Declares He Was
Illegally Punished.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. There is an
uncomfortable suggestion of the reopen
ing of the famous Auld-Robnett court
martial case which It was supposed had
been settled finally by the approval of
the,Navy Department of the findings of
the. court-martial.
It appears that attorneys for Surgeon
Robnett have been authorized to present
to the department arguments to show
that the young officer was illegally pun
ished In the Imposition of the court-martial
sentence of a loss of numbers after
he had received a letter from the de
partment which. In the opinion of his at
torneys, amounted to reprimand and
therefore a punishment.
STUDENT SHOOTS PREMIER
Egypt's Foreign Affairs Minister
May Live- Crime Political.
CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. 20. Boutrea
Pasha Chali, Egyptian Premier and Min
ister of Foreign Affairs, was shot and
seriously wounded today by a student,
who fired five shots, three bullets lodg
ing in the Premier's body. The assail
ant was arrested.
The bullets were extracted, and it is
thought that the Premier will recover.
The crime was of a political nature,
the would-be assassin being a National
ist. He declared that his motive was the
desire to avenge various acts of the gov
ernment, which the Nationalists at
tributed personally tor Boutres Pasha.
STREETCAR PANIC FATAL
Passengers Jump Alien Fuse Blows
Out, Two Being Killed.
EL PASO, Feb. 20. Two persons are
dead, one is perhaps fatally hurt and
several are slightly injured, as a result
of a streetcar accident tonight, caused by
the blowing out of the fuse.
Flames filled the car and the people
became panic-stricken, several jumping
from the swiftly-moving car.
The "dead are A. G. Smith, 33 years old,
and Miss Maggie Riley, Canada. Both
their necks were broken.
TAFT ATTENDS CHURCH
For First Time Since Elected, Ex
ecutive Visits Friends,.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. For the
first time since he was elected Presi
dent, Mr. Taft today attended a meet
ing of the Friends Church on I street.
Northwest.
Some time ago he promised to join
members of the Friends Society at
weekly worship in their modest church
and when it was learned that Henry
W. Wilbur, of Swarthmore, Pa., would
speak today, the President was urged
to attend
TAFT'S NEW PLANS
-PLEASE LEADTRS
Modified Schedule Is
- Hailed as Relief.
SUCCESS THOUGHT POSSIBLE
Agreement on Postal Savings
Bank Bill Assured.
RAILROADS TO COME NEXT
Only One Conservation Bill to Be
Advanced, but Others Will Be
Perfected' for Considera
tion. Next Session.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. The announce
ment from the White House that Presi
dent Taft had, by his own motion, cut
down to four the number of Administra
tion measures he would demand at the
present session of Congress, is received
by Republican leaders with unmixed feel
ings of relief. The Administration pro
gramme was so formidable that members
warmly supporting the Taft policies hard
ly knew , where to begin.
A. schedule, including -only the bills to
amend the Interstate Commerce laws, to
regulate the Issuance of injunctions, to
start Arizona and New Mexico on the
road to statehood, and to validate the
withdrawals of public lands for conserva
tion purposes, is regarded as quite pos
sible of attainment. Most of these meas
ures, it is believed, can be put through
the' Senate while the House is wrestling
with appropriation bills.
Committee to Act Promptly.
' When it was reported at the capitol
yesterday that the President would be
satisfied with the enactment of the four
measures named, steps were taken to
bring all these questions, out of com
mittee at the earliest possible moment.
The Postal Savings Bank bill already Is
before the Senate and an agreement be
tween supporters of conflicting amend
ments Is assured. It Is regarded as prac
tically certain that the bill can be passed
this week.
Hearings have been -closed by the Sen
ate committee on Interstate Commerce on
the bill to create a commerce court and
to strengthen existing laws for the reg
ulation of common carriers. The com
mittee will meet tomorrow, when an ef-
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 45
degrees; minimum, 37 degrees.
TODAY'S Occasional rain; light southwest
winds. ' ... v
Foreign.
Band of Americans prove mettle In fight
with Insurgents in Nlcaraguan battle.
Page 8.
British Ministry not to abate war on House
of Lords. Page 1.
Premier An'jith chooses minority vacan
cies Parliament opens today. Page 4.
National.
End of Batllnger-Plnchot inquiry in sight.
Page 3.
Indictments drawn in Chicago' against pack
ers; grand Jury continues inquiry. Page 5.
Secretary Ballinger vetoes endurance test in
contest for Yuma farms. Page a..
Congress' activity to be centered upon Pres
ident's revised programme. Page 1.
Domestic.
Cairo. III., women enter race war ordered
to shoot If attacked. Page 2.
Senator Tillman recovering speech; symp
toms all favorable. Page 3.
Testimony of Miss Lucy Lee Swope, It la
thought, will hurt Dr. Hyde. Page 6.
Bribery Investigation in New York expected
to bring forth sensations. Page-. 2.
Streetcar strike In Philadelphia marked by
rioting all over city; mobs stone passen
gers .nd burn cars. Page 1.
Wall street takes more cheerful view of
market prospects. Page 2.
Preliminary programme for National Chari
ties and Correction conference is made
public. Page 2.
Explosion expert examines scene of dynamiting-
at Burke Sanitarium. Page 1.
Tot saves baby when home bums. Page 1.
Washington weather bureau says cfilll will
wrap extreme West Tuesday; general cold
wave predicted. Page 4.
W. J. Conners, chairman New York State
Democratic committee, refuses to resign;
rallies supporters to retain leadership.
Page 4.
Pacific Korthwest.
Man strips, wanders in snow of Eagle Creek
Hills, all trace of him lost. Page 8.
Idaho mining man confirms reports of rich
strike at Elk City. Page 14.
Prosser. Wash., pastor prevents panic in
church during lecture. Page 9
Highwaymen make $1800 haul in shadow of
Fernle. B. C, City Jail. Page 9.
Vancouver Police Chief . raids three pool
rooms; 16 are arrested for alleged gamb
ling; poker chips seized. - Page 9.
Body of-Mrs. Eaton, woman who disappeared
from- Oddfellows Home at Walla Walla
two weeks aso. Is found In mill dam.
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' Sports.
Battling Nelson shows bitterness he holds
for' his Tuesday oppoaent. Ad Wolgast.
Page 1.1.
Jetfrles-Johnson tight to take place In Cali
fornia but in what city promoters will not
divulge for several days. Page 15.
Fight fans at Portland expect good bouts
In next few weeks. Page 15.
Frankie Conley favorite In fight for cham
pionship Tuesday with Monte Attell.
Page 1 5.
Manager McCredle and baseball tossers leave
tomorrow for California training quar
ters. Page 15.
Portland and Vicinity.'
Band concert for benefit of Rose Festival
decoration fund delights auditors. Page 5.
Mllwaukie and Linnton take opposing views
of Railroad Commission's power. Page 7.
Clackamas annexation plan meets with
much opposition. Page 10. ,
T. J. Cleeton will not discuss assembly plan
and declines to say whether he will be
candidate for County Judge. 'Page 10.
Linnton prison Mast moves 120,000 tons of
rock. Page 10.
Preparations are complete for Rose-Plant-mg
day ceremonies f t the. City Park to
morrow. Page- lti. v . -.
Portland fair to outshine previous exhi
bitions, says D. O. Lively. Page 14.
Mrs. Sarah Weil, of Portland, stricken In
church pew, dies" within five minutes
after attack. Page 1.
Canadian Pacific to retaliate if roads in
United States cross boundary line.
Page 14.
White Temple may call Dallas, Texas, pas
tor. Page 10.
Schools and patriotic societies of Portland
to commemorate Washington's birthday. A
Para lis.
Schooner Jim Butler ordered into annual
Inspection at San Francisco. Page 11.
Dr.
EXPLOSIVE EXPERT
SEES BURKE PLACE
Startling Evidence Is
Said to Be Found.
FRIENDS OF DOCTOR ON JURY
Indictment Expected, How
ever, by His Family.
LUELLA SMITH FEARFUL
Intended VicCtm of ' Dynamiting at
Sanitarium Wants to Be Seclu
ded and Worries Lest Her
Child Be Kidnaped.
SANTA ROSA. Cal., Feb. 20. (Spe
cial.) John Birmingham, an expert'on
explosives, who had charge of the
forces of men dynamiting buildings
during the fire that followed the
earthquake in San Francisco in
April, 1906, has been retained
by the District Attorney. Clar
ence Lea, of Sonoma County, to aid
in the prosecution of - Dr. Willard P.
Burke, charged with slaving attempted
to kill Luella Smith and her 11-months-old
child by the use of dynamite.
Birmingham visited the scene of the
explosion in company with Lea and
Sheriff Smith today and made a minute
examination of the tenthouse in which
the Smith woman and the child were
sleeping when the effort was"made to
destroy them. He refused to state any
opinion or in any way to discuss the
case when he had concluded his in
vestigation for the day.
Important Evidence Found.
District Attorney "Lea is planning to
present to the grand jury i.t the ses
sion, probably next' Thursday, some
very startling evidence In the Burke
Sanitarium dynamiting case.
The nature of much of that evidence
gathered by him has not been made
public, and may not "be -known even
,to the principals on the side of the
defense until a transcript of the grand
jury testimony is submitted.
That the sanitarium owner will be
indicted' is practically conceded by the
members of the family of the doctor.
It has been said by District Attor
ney Lea and his assistant, G. W. Hoyle,
that portions of the testimony against
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Willard F, Burke
EXTRA
INCENDIARY BLAZE
HURTS FALL CITY
LOSS OF NEARLY $50,000 IS
SUFFERED.
Store of Walter Jj. Tooze Entirely
Deroyed, But Wind Blows
Away From Town.
FALLS CITY. Ore., Feb. 21. (Spe
cial.) Fire supposed to be of Incen
diary origin destroyed the general
store of Welter L. Tooze and the of
fice building owned by Mrs. E. F. But
ler, and for a time endangered the
whole town early this morning. Mr.
Tooze's loss is $45,000. with $30,000 in
surance; Mrs. Butler's, $500; J. H. Flow
er's, $800, and damage was done to the
Tavern, owned by T. E. Dwyer, of $1000.
The flames were discovered by Mr.
Tooze, who lives across the street
from the store, about half past twelve.
They started la the rear of the build
ing among the groceries, where there
was no fire in the furnace. Owing
to the fact that a strong south-west
wind was blowing, the - sparks were
carried away from the rest of the
town, its destruction was avoided.
The only fire-fighting aparatus
available was a small chemical engine
and a bucket brigade. Tin citizens
worked hard, however, and with great
difficulty saved the hotel.
Mr. Tooze announces that he will
rebuild his store at once.
TRAIN HITS AUTO; 2 DEAD
Sifnta Fe Tracks Near Los Angeles
Scene . of Latest Crash.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb. 20. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. J. Martin and Miss Flora
McEwan are dead, Charles A. Ericson
fatally injured and Louis Anderson
shaken up as the result of Anderson's
touring car being struck by the Cali
fornia Limited on the Santa Fe Rail
road at Azusa tonight..
The only one of the five people in
the touring car to escape unhurt was
Mrs. Martin's 7-year-old son, Howard
Martin.
Anderson was driving the automobile
and says he did not see the limited un
til he was on the tracks. The train
was going at full speea wnen the fatal
ity occurred and "the automobile was
demolished.
The limited was stopped and it was
found that Mrs.- Martin had been killer)
instantly. Her body was left at Azusa
and the other injured people brought
here. Miss McEwen died on the op
erating table at the Santa Fe Hospital.
Ericson, who is at the hospital, is not
xpected to recover. Anderson was
well enough to go home to Pasadena.
CHILD IS FIRE HEROINE
Four-Year-Old Saves Baby Brother
When Home Burns.
BOZEMAN, Mont. Feb. 20. (Special.)
Four-year-old Rosle Bush proved a hero
ine yesterday when alone she rescued her
baby brother from certain death in their
burning home.
Mrs. Bush left a. few minutes to go to
her husband's restaurant for lunch and
had left the little girl to look after the
nine-months-old baby. How the fire start
ed is unknown. The flames spread rapid
ly and the whole house was ablaze before
help could come.
The little girl's first thought was the
baby. Hurrying to its crib she put her
arms around the little one, and, half car
rying and half dragging him, got him to
a place of safety outside the burning
house.
When the fire department arrived a
few minutes later the blaze was soon
brought under control but the fire had
spread throughout the house so rapidly
that the furniture was almost completely
destroyed. Several kittens were found
smothered by the smoke. ,
MILLIONS IN YERKES ART
Appraiser Says tiallery Is Worth Not
Less Than $2,000,000.
CHICAGO, Feb. 20. (Special.) An
appraised value of more than $2,000,000
is to be entered in the County Court
this week on the art collection of the
late Charles T. Yerkea by Attorney
Robert S. lies, appraiser of the Yerkea
estate.
Attorney lies, who is finishing his
work of placing valuations on the dif
ferent articles making up the collec
tlon today said he would be ready to
submit his report to the court the last
of this week.
"I have gone over the reports of
the experts carefully," he said, "and
have placed values on all separate
articles but have yet to total the
amount. It will be lower than $2,500,-
000 but will not drop below $2,000,000.
One of the most valuable works of art
1 have listed Is Ruben's 'Ixlon and
Juno," appraised at $76,000."
PORTLAND MAN QUALIFIES
C. M. Keep-Lands 2 4-Pound Catch,
Gets Bronze Button.
AVALON, Catallna Island. Cal., Feb.
20. (Special.) The first angler to
qualify for membership in the Winter
tournament of the Catalina Tuna Club
was C. M. Keep, of Portland, Or., who
landed a 24-pound yellowtail yester
day on light tackle and will receive
a bronze button for his catch.
Many of the enthusiastic anglers
from Los Angeles and Pasadena, who
were just waiting for the appearance
of the yellowtail, came yesterday to
get back into form for the Summer's
sport. V
BATTLE ON LORDS
HOT TO BE ABATED
Struggle to Go On Un
til Finished.
IRELAND WILL AID LIBERALS
Ministry's Majority Sufficient
to Do Important Things.
NEW BUDGET IS SOON DUE
Peers, Desperate and Reckless, Like
ly to Force Another Election,
Although People Are Alarmed
at Prospect of Cost.
BY T. P. O'CONNOR.
Copyright, 1910, by The Tribune Company,
Chicago.
LONDON, Feb. 20. The Liberal Minis
try and its supporters, are very much in
the same position as the men who signed
the American Declaration of Indepen
dence. They have to hang together or
hang separately. Many things bind them
together.
. The first of the forces is, of course.
the unwillingness of nearly everybody
certainly of all the supporters of the Min
istry to have another general election
soon. A general election costs an im
mense amount of monv and possibly
never cost more for a long time than it
did in the recent election, which wa
fought with extraordinary vigor on all
sides.
The Tories, of course, spent the most
money. Beer flowed In rivulets in some
constituencies and the amount spent on
bill posting alone by the various organi
zations must have been stupendous.
It is a new and most important devel
opment of British electioneering that ths
"lis of every constituency are coverei"
at election times with highly attractive
and often artistic placards intended to
make an appeal to the eye, while the or
ators are engaged In trying to reach the
ears of' the electorate.
In addition to the questioi; of expanse
there is another deterrent with both' the
Liberal and Labor members in that they
have in each ease come back shorn of a
good deal of their strength. Having re
turned by just the skin of their teeth in
many instances, they will be in no hurry
to try conclusions with fickle fortune
again.
The Labor members are in an especially
subdued mood. They have not only lost
some of their members, but they have
given away several seats at a moment
when every seat was wanted to the Tor
ies by stupid and unjustifiable three-cornered
fishts. It Is not altogether a mis
fortune that the Labor ranks have been
thinned of some of their members. They
were so much more hostile to the Liberal
than to the Tory party that they might
have found the temptation to strike at
the Ministry too potent to be resisted and
might thus have brought the whole ma
chine to the ground and handed over the
country once more to the House of Lords
and Its adherents.
Laborites More Reasonable.
For these reasons I am inclined to think
that the Laborites will be much more
reasonable in the new House of Commons
than they were lu the old. Indeed, the
smallness of the government majority is
from some points of view en advantage
In comparison with the swollen majority
of the last House of Commons. When
the majority is too large, the disgruntled
member is apt too often to indulge in tha
luxury of a vote against his leaders,
knowing that it is quite safe to do so.
There will be no room for such luxuries
of independence in the next House of
Commons.
For these reasons I am inclined to think
that the Ministerial majority will prove
to be much more stable than it looks
at first sight. A majority of- over 100,
after all. Is above the normal and Is
quite as great as other majorities that
have done wonderful and very good or
very bad things in the Parliamentary his
tory of England.
Redmond's Position Easier.
Nor is the position of Mr. Redmond
quite as difficult as some of his enemies
imagine. The little gang that William
O'Brien and Tim Healy have gathered
around them possesses no claim to Par
liamentary effectiveness. Already Mr.
O'Brien has indicated the line of battle
which he is going to take up. He wants
at any cost to destroy the Ministry of
Asqulth. The object, of course, is to
substitute for Asqulth a Tory Ministry.
It may seem incredible to some people,
but it is nevertheless true, that Mr.
O'Brien is obsessed by the Idea that the
Tories are more willing to give home rule
to Ireland than the Liberals. Every
prominent Liberal has pledged himself
for years to home rule, arid at the last
election, on the other hand, every Tory,
from Balfour downwards, renewed his
vow never to give Ireland home rule.
With all the pliancy of political con
sciences it would be impossible for the
Tory leaders to make any approach to
home rule for many years to come.
Xeland Not Overtaxed.
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Nor would there be probably any temp
tation for them to do so if the policy
of O'Brien were successful. Another elec
tion might well land the Tories in power
once more, and once in power they would
certainly have no desire for forswearing
all their vows so recently and solemnly
made.
O'Brien's first proposal i-ill be that
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