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REGENT ABJECTLY
RESIGNS HIS POST
Regret Felt Repent
ance Is Too Late.
PLEDGE NOT TO MEDDLE MADE
Dual Guardianship of Throne
Is Substituted.
COMPROMISE HAS FAILED
:ffort to Stand In Middle Ground
Pleaaea Neither Manctrus. -Nor
Native Premier Continue
to TToId Power.
PEKIN, Dec. . An edict, announe
Inr the resignation of the Recent,
Prince Chan, was Issued today by
the Empress Dowager. It Is signed
by members of the Cabinet, and points
out that the administration has been
unpopular and that a constitutional
rovernment has not yet been estab
lished, explaining; this by the fact that
complications arose, the people's hearts
were broken and the country was
thrown Into turmoil.
In place of the Regent, a dual
cuardianshlp of the throne la estab
lished. Chun's place belnar taken Joint
ly by Ehlh Hau. a Manchu Prince and
former President of the National As
sembly, and Hau Shi Chans;, Vice
President of the Privy Council.
The Regent regrets that his repent
ance came too late and feels that If he
continued In power his commands
would be disregarded.
The edict continues:
Rsprese-Dowas;er Hears) Mm.
"He wept and prared to resign the
regency, at the same time expressing;
his earnest Intention to abstain from
politics. The Empress-Dowager, liv
ing In the palace, was Ignorant of
the state of affairs, but now knows
that rebellion exists and lighting
continues everywhere, while , the
commerce of friendly nations suffers.
The Regent Is honest, though ambi
tious. Being misled, he haa harmed
the people, therefore his resignation
Is accepted."
The edict demands loyalty to the
ministers from the people, who "must
now realise that the court does not
object to the surrender of the power
rested In the throne."
Reaeaey Always Troaklaaa.
Trince Chun has been the chief fig
ure In China since the death of Em
peror Kwang Su and the Empress
Dowager. In 1901. From the dark days
which followed he emerged ruler of
China.
. At no time was Prince Chun's re
gency a smooth one. lie tried to hold
to middle ground, which pleased neith
er the Manchu reactionaries nor the
native progressives. He handled the
present crisis with perhaps something
less than his old-time vigor, and re
cent reports have hinted that his mind
was weakening.
Wo Ting Fang, the former Chinese
Minister to Washington, who Is now
ne of the revolutionary leaders In
FhanghaU Issued an appeal to Chun a
few days ago. urging him to abdicate
In favor of the republic. It was re
ported later from Pekln that Chun was
willing to accept a pension and retire
to Je-ltol If his personal safety was
mured.
Taaa Ceattaeea la Fewer.
The administration remains for the
present In the hands of the Premier.
Toon Shi Kal. while the Empress-Dowager
and the Emperor continue to hold
audiences and carry out ceremonial
functions.
A grant of tO.000 taels a year from
the Imperial household allowance la
snade to the Regent.
Aa the Impertal and revolutionary
leaders at Hankow have not yet come
to an understanding the armistice has
been extended for an additional three
lays.
The regent sacrificed himself In a
last effort to save the throne for his
ton. but unless alt signs falL It Is too
late. Premier Tuan Shi Kal haa left
Pekln. He haa taken the British Min
ister. Sir John Bordan. Into his confl
Jence. He has told the Minister his
plana and hopes much from the Min
ster's mediation. ' On the other hand,
he rebels are confident tonight that
I'uan Shi Kal Is their man. They de
tcrlbe him aa a master statesman, be
cause his Is accomplishing the transi
tion from the Manchu dynasty to a re
public without a massacre or an at
tack on the legations.
The edict exhort all the Princes to
retire peaceably. This may Indicate
that there was some truth In reports
:bat youthful Princes desired to attack
foreigners, hoping to create foreign
complications that might benefit the
Uanchus.
Rebels Kxpeet Rrsiablle.
Tuan Shi Kal la powerful now wlth
jk the limitations of the disrupted gov
ernment. The rebels say they expect
aim tu manipulate the regiments until
the Manchua are no longer capable of
listurblng the capital and then the
Shanghai assembly of representatives
f the rebel and loyal provinces, soon
In be held, will decide In favor of a
republic. The Premier haa promised
to abide by the assembly's decision. It
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RAILROAD RATES
TO BE CUT LOWER
REDUCTION'S AVERAGING NEAR
LY S 5 PER CENT PROBABlrE.
Ketimate Made Tliat Wahhlna;ton
(ommllon Will Require 60 Days
to Complete Big Task.
SPOKANE. -Wash.. Dee. . (Special.)
Under an arrangement outlined by
Chairman 3. C. I-awrence. of the State
Public Service Commission, rate ex
perts for the various railroads oper
ating In Washington actually wlU pre
pare reductions averaging nearly IS
per cent, which later will be put In ef
fect by an order of the Commission.
Actually drawing up the new rates
will be one expert furnished by each
railroad. Each of these will prepare
his own rates. These rates aa set down
will be checked over by O. O. Calder
head. rate expert of the Commission.
When the entire schedule Is completed
the results will be placed before the
Commission and put out by that body
as a definite order. It Is estimated
that at least to days may be required
to complete the work to be started to
day. Besides the assistance of the railroad
rate men. one man Trom each of the
transportation bureaus of Spokane.
Seattle and Tacoma will work with
("alderhead. keeping him Informed of
conditions.
"Contrary to general opinion, per
haps there Is some reason for every
special rate put In by a railroad." said
Calderhead. "A change made In one
particular mayv perhaps. Injure the
general fabric of Industry."
FOOD FOR CREWS ORDERED
Knurtlng of Vale-Burns Irtne Shown
by Construction Flrm'a Action.
BOISE, Idaho. Dec. . (Special.)
Confirmation that the Harrlman system
will proceed Immediately with the con
struction of the Oregon ft Eastern Rail
way from .Vale through the Malheur
canyon Into the Interior of Oregon via
Burns to the Pacific Slope, was the
announcement here today when the
Utah Construction Company placed an
f 11.000 rush order with one of the large
wholesale houses of Boise, for food sup
plies to be delivered at a point along
the right, of way of the road near the
entrance of the Malheur canyon, to be
used by a big construction crew set to
work on the grade yesterday.
The Utah Construction Company
handles all of the heavy contracts for
the llaxrlinan system In the 4ntermoun.
taln country and its agents say that
haste to deliver the big orders Is neces
sary, for the contract had been let to
tbla firm for the construction of the
first link In the Oregon ft Eastern aa
far as Burns and the Harrlman system
proposes to push the work during the
Winter.
More than 100 surveyors are ahead
of the construction crews cross-sectioning
the survey.
There Is now no doubt In the minds
of railway men here but that the Cen
tral Idaho Railway, the first link of
which Is being built ffora Richfield to
Taft. a distance of more than 110 miles,
will connect with the Oregon ft East
ern at Vale.
VANCOUVER WANTS PORT
Commercial Club Seek Special Elec
tion to Vote Question.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec . (Spe
cial.) At one of the most Important
meetings of the Commercial Club to
night, resolutions were passed favoring
a Port of Vancouver and a committee
was appointed to draw up a petition and
secure signatures to the same calling
for a special election to vote on the
question. The committee named In
cludes George McCoy. W. E. Cass, W.
3. Kinney. Henry Crass and W. F. Ed
wards. The club also accepted the resigna
tion of George B. Simpson as secretary,
and elected to aucceed him George P.
Iu-sen. formerly manager of the Clark
County Fair. Mr. Simpson will give all
his time in future to his legal work
and his work In connection with the
position of referee In bankruptcy.
TROOPS GET HOME BUTTER
Coat Product to Go to Philippines
Six Months of Year.
WASHINGTON, Dec. (.(Special.)
Representative Kahn today received
word from Commissary -General Henry
Sharp. U. S. A, that hereafter butter
for troops In the Philippine Islands
will be bought from Pacific Coast
merchants from April to September. In
clusive. .
The troops will get butter from Aus
tralia in other months, as heretofore
they have been getting It the year
round.
ALCHEMIST IS SENTENCED
Eight-Year Term Imposed for
"Transmuting" Victim's Savings.
OAKLAND, CaL, Dec . H. Robert
Sinclair Moore, spiritualist and seer,
was sentenced to eight years In San
Quentln today for promising to make
the 700 life savings of W. H- Bentxen.
a car conductor, "grow" by means of
alchemy.
He received the money after perform
ing a series of "miracles" In a darkened
cabinet before the startled eyes of bis
client, who was assured money would
b raised by this means for a vast
Egyptian Temple In the Santa Crus
Mountains.
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FEDERAL CONTROL
Slates Blamed for- Ir
rigation Delays.
DRAINAGE MOVEMENT BEGUN
Separate Organization Will
Work for Swamp Lands.
OREGON'S CLAIMS HEARD
Delegates Call Attention to Injus
tice of Present Distribution of
the National Reclamation
Fund at Present.
CHICAGO. Dee, t. Hearty support of
Federal control of all reclamation and
Irrigation projects was urged by speak
ers before the National Irrigation Con
gress today. R. V. Fletcher, a delegate
from Illinois, said that many states
were reluctant to surrender their rights
and that this tendency retarded the
whole reclamation movement.
W. L. Park, vice-president of the Illi
nois Central Railroad, declared that
state control of reclamation would be
impracticable, aa no state had the re
sources properly to undertake the proj
ects now recognised to be essential In
the development of the arid sections of
the West.
Dralaage Movement Urged.
The expressions supporting Federal
control followed criticism that "bureau,
cratlc red tape" In the Government rec
lamation service was delaying Irriga
tion, made by Fred Whiteside, a dele
gate from Montana.
Hunter C. Leake, of New Orleans, told
the congress that the swamp lands of
the South could be drained for $11 an
acre, and that when drained they would
be worth $100 an acre.
Following this address, another con
servation movement was created today
when delegates Interested In drainage
of swamp lands decided to form a sep
arate organization to urge the Federal
Government to care for the overflowed
lands of the country, as It Is doing for
the arid lands. The new organization,
which will probably be called the Na
tional Reclamation Congress, Is to co
operate with the Irrigation Congress.
. Great Acreage Caa Be Dralaed.
"It was decided that If drainage were
to receive support from the Federal
Government the movement must take
distinct form separate from Irrigation
projects." said E. T. Permlna, of Illi
nois, who has been selected temporary
chairman. "There are about 70,000.000
acres of swamp lands which can be
drained for about $10 an acre."
A protest against what was termed
"an extravagant waste of money by the
Navy when there was no prospect of
war" was made In a resolution offered
by John Falrweather, of Fresno, Cal.
"California Is getting tired of this
war talk." said Mr. Falrweather. "I
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INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Msxlmlum temperature, iS
decrees; minimum. 43 decrees.
TODAY'S Fair; westerly winds.
Foreign.
Chinese Recent resigns; dual guardians
of throne appointed. Pace 1.
General Reyes dodging Texas Rangers and
Mexican Rurales. Pace 4.
National.
Secretary Wilson lets native timber wasts
rather than sell it at low price. Pace 8.
Domeetlc
Orecon to have Innings today at big land
show. Page 6.
McNamaraa unlikely to Implicate others In
Federal Investigation. Page 2.
Packers abandon further efforts to delay
trial. Page S.
Testimony as to germ inoculation admitted
In Hvds case. Page 6. ,
Washington society woman publishes book
giving her pedigree. Page 8.
Federal-control advocates heard at Irriga
tion Congress. Page 1.
Alexander forces' victory In Los Angeles
complete; not a Socialist Is elected.
Page 1.
Press punctures- ego of Lincoln Steffsns.
Page 2.
Abrogation of treaty with Russia demanded
in mass meeting. Page 1.
Forty-mllllon-dollar baby to get plain toys.
Psge 1.
' Sports.
Dr. E. J. Stewart, noted athlete, to be physi
cal training expert at O. A. C. Page 8.
McCredle given permission by Coast League
to keep two teams In Portland. Page 8.
Fielder Jones to be next president of North
western League. Page .
Farifto Northwest.
Acttng Governor dubious ss to action en
parole board recommendations. Page 7.
Washington Railroad Commission to slash
anew railroad rates. Page 1.
Moscow's disappearance mystery may be
near solution. Page 0.
Good roads movement receives Impetus In
Clackamas County. Page 9.
Serious accident narrowly averted when tug
crashes Into bark off Astoria. Page 20.
Mayor Hartwlg. of Hood River, resigns post.
Page .
Vancouver must pay double for all future
city elections. Pace 7.
Commercial and Mamie.
Treasury ruling agslnst colored teas Is strict
ly enforced. Page 21.
Wheat lower at Chicago on selling by longs.
Page 21.
Stock market affected by news from Wash
ington. Page 21.
Wool prices stesdlly advance at London,
l ace 21.
Charge for handling ballast at Llnnton dock
will stand. Pace 20. .
Portland and Vnclnlty.
Grand lodge Elks select Multnomah Hotel aa
headquarters snd Armory for convention
meetings. Page IS.
8andy Boulevard owners to urge city to
grant railway franchise that .proposed
Improvement may be begun. Page 14.
Addison Bennett deplores lack of Interest
shown by public in butter and cheese
display. Page 13.
Noted expert declares Oregon's butter and
cheese are not excelled by Eastern prod
ucts. Page 12.
Game Warden Flnley gets warrants for
srrcst of Adjutant-General Llewellyn, of
Washington, and four Los Angeles men.
Psge 4.
Mayor declares unions' appeal to Executive
Board to be given Broadway bridge
work cannot be heeded. Pas 16. '
Prestdent of National Lumber Manufactur
ers Association denies that lumber re
tailers form trust. Pace 13.
Oregon hotel men choose Seaside for meet
ing. Page 14.
MILEAGE IS EXHAUSTED
Members of Congress Will Have to
Walt for Their Money.
WASHINGTON. Dec. S. Scores of
Congressmen who applied to the ser-geant-at-arms
today for their mileage
were turned 'away empty handed and
when they appealed to the appropria
tions committee for Information were In
formed that they could not "eat their
cake and have It, too." .
All of. the appropriation for mileage,
which averages about $140,000 for a
session, was exhausted at the Summer
special session of Congress. A de
ficiency bill will have to be passed
before any mileage Is obtainable.
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ALtAHNUtffrUilUtt
VICTOR! COMPLETE
Not Socialist Elected
in Los Angeles.
SCOTT HAS CLOSE SHAVE
McNamara Lawyer on Good
Government Ticket Wins.
WOMEN ARE TRIUMPHANT
Fair Voters Play Big Part In Defeat
of Job Harrlman Latter Looks
Upon Outcome as Hope
ful to Party.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. . Complete re
turns from 315 out of 317 precincts In
yesterday's municipal election give
George Alexander, Incumbent, candi
date for the Good Government League
for Mayor, 83,978, and Job Harrlman,
Socialist, 62,293.
The two missing; precincts are In the
suburb of Wilmington. They had a
registration of a little over 1500 and
are expected to run about even be
tween Alexander and Harrlman.
The entire Good Government ticket
was elected. No Socialist candidate
for any office came within 65,000 votes
of winning.
Scott Pulls Through.
Of the candidates for members of the
Board of Education. Joseph Scott, who
was allied with counsel for the de
fense of the McNamaras, finished In a
list of seven. He Is now president of
the Board.
Prohibition was defeated by a vote
of $1,691 for and 87,344 against.
A remarkable fact developed by the
vote, or rather the registration, was
that apparently there are more grown
persons in Los Angeles than children.
There were 187,000 names on the poll
ing lists after several thousand Illegal
entries had been erased.
Few Not Registered.
The city contains a population esti
mated at more than 850,000. Subtract
ing the registration leaves 163,000 per
sons unregistered and presumably un
der 21 years of age.
The Good Government and citizens'
committee forces made a clean sweep
of the Socialist ticket. At one time
last night It was believed that Frank
Wolf, formerly editor of the Morning
Herald and Socialist candidate for the
Council, might pull through, but later
returns this morning crushed his hopes.
Job Harrlman Issued a statement to
day In which he claimed that the show
ing of the Socialists was In reality a
tremendous victory.
"Our campaign starts today," he de
clared. "We will take the Legislature
next year. Our committees are getting
Into shape and our , convention will be
held soon."
Rain Drenches City.
The city was treated to a copious
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$40,000,000 BABY
TO GET PLAIN TOYS
SANTA CIiArS' LIST FOR VIX
CEXT M'LEAN MADE.
Wealth Will Not Make His Christmas
Different From Countless
Other 3-Year-01d3.'
t
CHICAGO, Dee, . (Special.) The
$40,000,000 baby Is not much different
from other babies fn well-to-do families
when it comes to getting toys for
Christmas. This was proven by the
visit of Mr. and Mrs. Edward McLean,
of Washington, whose son of 3 years
was willed the mentioned millions by
his grandfather, Thomas A. Walsh, the
Denver mining man. The parents and
the youngster came to Chicago to do
the baby's Christmas shopping.
'W have fairly accumulated a list
of Vincent's wants." said Mrs. McLean,
as she and her husband left the Con
gress Hotel for their shopping day.
Vincent McLean, with his $40,000,000
Inheritance, will receive In his plump
stocking this Christmas: A hobby horse
with a long tall, building blocks, an
especially noisy drum, an automatic
bug that winds up.
Baby boys have the same tastes
whether they are millionaires or Just
ordinary baby boys. A $40,000,000 in
heritance can't mar a 3-year-old dis
position. COMMERCIAL BODIES JOIN
San Francisco Business Men Hold
Big- Banquet in Celebration.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6. One thou
sand representative business men of
San Francisco attended a banquet
given tonight to commemorate the or
ganization of the new San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce.
President Taft sent .the following
message of congratulation:
"My hearty congratulations to the
members of the San Francisco Cham
ber of Commerce on the occasion which
marks the merging of four great com
mercial organizations. May you find
strength, in your union and may the
Panama Exposition city continue to
grow and flourish as of old under this
new commercial unity."
Congratulatory messages were also
received from many Eastern commer
cial organisations.
The new organization Includes the
old Chamber of Commerce, the Mer
chants' Association, the Down Town
Association and the Merchants' Ex
change. m 1
BUILDING CRASH KILLS 7
Twenty-one Workers Hurt When
Concrete Structure Falls.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec 6. Under the
glare of searchlights, police and fire
men tonight searched for the bodies
of persons caught In the wreck
age of a three-story concrete building
which collapsed today, killing seven
workmen and Injuring 21. It is be
lieved the concrete had not set prop
erly, owing to cold weather.
The dead: Fred Asher, Henry Barnes,
M. F. Hadley, W. R. McConnell, David
Rose, John Straughder, James Elverd.
The building collapsed at the noon
hour, when most of the workmen had
gone home. Most of those caught in
the debris were seated about the
structure eating their lunches. In one
Instance a priest gave absolution to
men thought to be dying, who, a few
minutes later, were rescued uninjured.
SUFFRAGETTES ARE BOGUS
Harvard Students Mob Fellows In
Initiation Prank.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec 6. (Spe
cial.) Two feminine figures paraded
Into Harvard Square this afternoon
bearing large "Votes for Women" pla
cards, but when one. Introduced as
Mrs. "Pankhurst," started to make a
suffragette speech, a big crowd of collegians-
and civilians collected and
"rushed" the two out of the square.
The news that an English suffrag
ette, who was billed to speak in
Brattle Hall late in the afternoon.
was being mobbed In the square cre
ated srreat excitement, but ended in a
laugh when it was discovered the
whole thing was a hoax, perpetrated
by members of the "Institute of 1770"
In course of initiating candidates for
membership.
THREE PERISH IN FIRE
Man, Wife and Child Die When.
Apartment-House Burns.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6. Three per
sons were burned to death or suffo
cated tonight in a fire that destroyed
the fashionable Marie apartment-house
here. Those who lost their lives were
Samuel Balfour, his wife and their 9-year-old
daughter.
The bodies were found on the fourth
floor of the apartment-house, where
they had rooms.
WHITL0CK REFUSES RISE
Mayor of Toledo Refuses to Take
More Than $4 000 as Salary.
TOLEDO, O., Dec. 6. Mayor Brand
Whitlock today refused an increase
of $500, in salary as chief executive of
the city. '
He so informed the chairman of the
finance commute that was to have
made the recommendation this even
ing. His present salary is $4000.
BLOW IS AII0 AI
RUSSIAN TREATY
MassMeetingDemands
Abrogation.
IMMEDIATE NOTICE IS URGED
Treatment of Jewish-Americans
Basis of Action.
WHITE WOULD ARBITRATE
Ex-Ambassador Says War Would Bo
Like Fight Between Elephant and
Whale--Movement Is Begun '
In New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8. Abrogation of
the treaty of friendly relations be
tween the United States and Russia,
made In 1832. was urged n speeches
delivered by a dozen men of National
prominence and in resolutions adopted
at a large mass meeting held in Car
negie Hall tonight.
The meeting was under the auspices
of the National Citizens' Committee,
which plans a series of similar demon
strations throughout the country in
the next month in protest against dis
crimination by Russia In her rtuse-l- !"
to honor the passports of Jewish
American citizens.
Immediate Notice Advocated.
As a means to break the long dead
lock In diplomacy over the passport
question, most of the speakers tonight
advocated Immediate notice to Russia,
of the abrogation of the treaty, the
terms of which, they declared, had
been violated by Russia.
Andrew D. White, ex-TJnlted States
Ambassador to Russia, was chairman
of the meeting and In his address
dwelt on the relations between the
United States and Russia. He was one
of few speakers who strongly urged
that Russia be invited to arbitrate the
question at The Hague before a move
ment was made to abrogate the treaty.
Pride Would Be Hurt.
He said that Russia was a nation of
great pride and that peremptory de
mand would lead to Indignant rejoin
ders and reprisals, regardless of all
Justice.
"Might they not even congratulate
themselves on the financial side of the
question," suggested the chairman.
"If the treat- should be cancelled,
might not the pill Be sweetened for
them by the belief that all Inheritances
from Jewish families In Russia to Jewi
Ish heirs in America, would lapse Into
the Imperial Treasury?"
. War Suggestion Foolish.
Mr. White characterized the sugges
tion of war as altogether foolish.
"The two nations cannot reach each
other at any vulnerable point," he said.
"It would be like a elephant trying to
fight a whale."
Preceding the adoption of the resolu
tions, speeches were made by Senators,
by the Speaker of the House, by the
head of Cornell University and others.
Conspicuous points in many speeches
were:
Governor Woodrow Wilson, of Now
Jersey: "If the Russian government
has felt through all these years that
it could ignore the protests of Amer
ican Ministers and Secretary of State,
It has been because the American Gov
ernment spoke for special Interests or
from some special point of view and
not for the American people."
Champ Clark said that the conduct of
Russia had created universal horror
and protest. "There seems nothing left
for us to do, except to abrogate this
treaty."
Representative William Sulzer, New
York: "There can be no arbitration,
no delay. Russia has acted boldly and
shamelessly."
Governor Harmon, of Ohio, sent a
letter of regret, in which he Indorsed
the spirit of the meeting.
CIGAR MEN TOFiGHT TRUST
Retail Dealers to Resist Encroach
ments of Octopus In Northwest.
SEATTLE, Dec. 6. (Special.) The
first State Association of Retail Cigar
Dealers ever organized in the United
States will be formed at a convention
to be held In Seattle January 9 and 10.
Delegates from the seven retail cigar
dealers' associations in the large cities
of the state are now being elected.
The arrangements for the convention
are In the hands of J. R. Brewster, O.
A. Benson, J. A. Gibson, T. J. Ivers and
A. A. Wismolek.
One of the prime causes of the state
association is to band the leading re
tailers together to resist the encroach
ments of the tobacco trust in the Pa
cific Northwest. Independent retail
cigar and tobacco dealers have ion?
held a grievance against the trust. If
on no other grounds than that the
trust has seen fit to put its own re
tail stores into all large cities and
through a system of coupons and other
devices compete with the independent
retailers who have had to buy trust
goods.
Another aim of the state association
will be to discourage the use and sale
of trust goods.
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