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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, JUNE 13, W21
PANAMA CAML DUE
FOR EXCITING BOUTS
Free Tolls and Operating
Waste Agitate Congress.
OPERATING COSTS GRILLED
Inefficiency in Management and
Top-Heavy Personnel Cause
Shock to Congressmen.
BT MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyright by the New York Evening Post,
irf. Pnhllxhed bv Arrangement.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 12.
. (Special.) Very shortly the Panama
canal is going to come into the news
in two ways. It is expected that some
senators will introduce and push vig
orously a bill for the exemption of
American ships from paying toll at
the canal. More immediately mere
is likely to be a good deal of commo
tion about the cost of operating tne
rannl.
A commission appointed by Secre
tarv of War Weeks, in whose juris
diction the canal is. is now on its way
to Panama to investigate waste and
lnf riiini-v in the management of
the canal. The beginning of this in
vestlgation rests on certain reports
which were brought back 10 tne
United States by members of a party
after the civil war are in existence.
The committee has gone back 80
years in our industrial life and finds
that the average wage paid In 18
was 23 per cent of that paid In 1S13.
When the civil war started the aver
age was 40 per cent of the ISIS
standard. In four years the average
wage increased almost SO per cent,
standing in 18(5 at 58 per cent of
the 1913 standard.
Rise Come After Rebellion
Three years later a situation al
most exactly parallel with that ex
isting two years after the close of
the world war, wages had increased
more than (0 per cent over the 1861
standard. They continued to rise
until 1STJ, when the increase was
nearly 80 per cent.
Then came tbe lean years of 178
89, and wages dropped back to the
level of 1866. It took labor ten years
to refrain its loss, so waBres did not
again equal the 1(71 record until
1SS0. From then on they climbed,
though a period of depression in 1894
and lSSo checked their progress.
Thus congress, studying the infor
mation just placed before it by tne
ways and means committee, finds
that after every war wages went to
a new high -level.
In 1917, when we entered the war,
wages stood at 128 per cent of 1913
standard. In 1920. at the peak, they
advanced about 80 per cent over the
1917 figures.
They are now on the ebb. But just
as surely as the ebbing tide changes
in time and cornea back again la
flood, so surely do the figures show
that we are due, some time, for an
other period of high wages, exceed
ing labor's banner year of 1920.
FOUR ARE MURDERED
111
DISORDERS
declared in his annual report, mad
public tonight.
This report, which will be pre
sented tomorrow to the labor press
conference, reviewed the attitude of
the American press toward organised
labor and made recommendations de
signed to promote a greater labor
press movement. Delegates represent
ing the labor union newspapers and
publications of the United States and
Canada will consider the document.
Mr. Woil. who is also vice-president
of the American Federation of Labor,
urged the conference to co-operate
with the federation in establishing
an information and educational bu
reau for the purpose of "gathering
and distributing accurate, reliable.
Interesting- and irmtructive labor
AGED PRIEST IS VICTIM ne:r" "nd inform""" ,r
accurate labor news, the report said.
urging the conference to "leave no
stone unturned to expose those pub-
ni.i.... c n ci.i. i- irh.i I Hcations and news services whose
3 Business Men Also Slain In What goJe de9re t0 r(jle or ruin the ,abor
Are Considered Reprisals for
King's Visit to Belfast Isj
. Questioned as Result.
Sliooting of Constables. "
BELFAST. June 12 (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The question is being
movement."
Mr. Woil commended the Asso
ciated Press for "its attempt to re
port labor events accurately" and
its "willingness to correct any mis
statements or inaccuracies that creep
into its report unavoidably.'
The report urged that the officers j
be authorized to take steps to pro-
MURDER INQUEST IS SET
CORONER TO DELVE INTO AG EE
DEATH TONIGHT.
of representatives and senators who Leutenant of Detectives Expresses
visuea tne canai wbi mi-n.
View St. Johns Man Might Have
Been Slain by Enemy.
An inquest will be held tonight at
this official party. Senator McKinley
of Illinois, was shocked by some
things he learned. Senator McKinley
is a business man who built ana op
erated many hundreds of miles oi
Iwnva in the middle west.
and he was deeply concerned by sev- i:30 at room 446 in the courthouse
eral aspects of the paternal govern- over the body of Harry Agee, whose
ment oneration of the canal. throat was slashed as he lay in bed at
1 rrnwiKi ui-zir. j I rlv Saturday mornine.
The broad point made by Senator 1 Th nolie and the coroner's office
McKinley is that in 1920 the canal Bre working day and night in an f-
was usea py an average or i z-i snips fort to IO!ve the mystery.
a day and that the force of men main-1 Police hold to the theory that the
tained on the government payroll to man was murdered. Deputy Coroner
put this number or snips tnrougn tne Goetsch. who made an investigation
canal was 17.500. This force consists tne nffnt of Agee's death and who
oi, rougniy. 4uou wnite Americans ana i has been working on the ease since
14.000 colored West Indians, in addi-lthat time, insists Aaee came to his
tton to tne excessive nutnDer or meni,jpath bveuicide.
maintained in proportion to the work I From the position of blood stains
done. Senator McKinley and his fel-l0n the pillow and the marks on the
low officials were impressed by the I bed and Dillow the deputy coroner
excessive amount or pay given to tne I maintains that the dead man was
workmen. I lying on his right side at the time
Back in 1905, about the time the I his throat was cut. This, he said.
United States began the work of I would mean that, if Agee had been
building the canal, health conditions I murdered the slayer would have bad
were bad at Panama and it was I to place his hand between the man's
necessary to give inducements to get I face and the pillow in order to cut a
men to go there. But now, through I gash such as that which caused
the work of General Gorgas. Panama I death. This would have been impos-
bas been made completely healthy Isible. according to the deputy cor
and an extremely agreeable place to I oner, as it would have caused Agee
live; nevertneieys, now the scale or to wake up.
wages which were established at the I a motive for suicide, however, has
beginning to induce reluctant work- I not yet been discovered, so the police
men to go to Panama still is main-1 assert Agee must have been alain
tained. The basis of the scale of pay I by an enemy.
in Panama is to give the current rate! Lieutenant of. Detectives Golts said
of pay in the United States, plus 25 I yesterday that his men had unearthed
per cent, according to Senator Mc-1 some evidence which promised to
Kinley's report, which incited Secre- solve the mystery. He exressed the
belief that it was not a thief who had
killed Agee.
tary Weeks to actibn.
Scale ( Wages Is High.
Some of the ratesanow being paid
are as follows:
Bricklayers. $1.54 an
means for an eight-hour day
bricklayers get S12.32.
Carpenters get $1.33 an hour, elec
tricians 31.38 an hour, plasterers 11.52
an Hour, plumbers $1.35 an hour and
marble setters $1.44 an hour.
It was apparent, he aaid. that some
one sneaked into the room and killed
I . ...kll 1. 1 .. . TV... klnnH nn
hour. That) ..,. i
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and there was no sign of a struggle.
After his throat was cut Agee
stumbled from tbe room and out onto
the front porch. This, in the opinion
1- ,jj;.; . . . oi some oi me oniccro, iuikui. ihuh.iu
Jn addition to these high wages ... . ,
workmen at the canal get the follow- "e, ,..."- LT" ""S
by the fact that Mrs. Agee said she
saw someone run through tbe front
door.
The police hope to have something
re .r.rf tr- h ,1.. . l vreBcni. i.. V""
ii' ,..... , "i' ' I ner's jury takes up the case tonight,
whenever an employe moves, the gov- I
lng free advantage: Two months' va
cation each year, with full pay; free
transportation to the United States
for vacation; free house rent. Fur
thermore, the lawna of the workmen
HIGHWAY PICNIC IS GALA
NORTH BANK CELEBRATION IS
HELD AT STEVEASOX.
I Beginning of Bridge Construction!
Marked by Programme of Ath
letics, Speeches, Dancing.
STEVENSON, Wash., June 12.-
(Special.) An address by Judge A. L.I
widely raised as to whether killings
here this week-end will Interfere wi'h and make further protest against the
the visit of King George to partici- . ,, !,,; nostal
pate In the state opening of the Ulster ratel on second-class matter,
parliament June 23. The tragedies Tne labor leader warned labor pub
eclipsed in savagery any previous icatj0ns not to attempt to influence
shootings. the control of the politics of trade
ine victims inciuueu I unions and central labor bodies.
clergyman and tnree Dusmess men.
The Very Rev. James Finlay of Bawn
bery, 80 years old, and a clergyman
since 1867, on answering a knock at
his door last night, was confronted by
masked men. They took him outside,
shot him dead then battered his head
to a pulp and burned his residence.
As the killings of the other three
men occurred during the curfew
hours, they are generally believed to
bave been In reprisal for the shooting
of a police sergeant and two consta
bles Friday.
s Many men strangely attired were
concerned in the grim episodes. In
each instance the assassins arrived in
a motor car, took the intended victim
from bed and riddled him with bul
lets outside his home.
York street tonight was again a
battleground, police being compelled Miller of Vancouver, tug-of-war
to fire on the crowd, several cases baseball irame. and dancing were
of bullet wounds were sent to the prncipaI feBtures of the third annual
hospital. Special Constable Sturdy pcnic today o( tne North Bank Hiea.
uira oi nis wounon. I wav ann-iat Ion relehrat inz the be
Disturbances also occurred in tne nin .,, ,,.,, hride in
Kashoir road. Falls division, where Sf. ,.. h v,ihoV Two thou-
ine ponce urea on oinn icui sand persons from various points in
une man was auieu. Oregon and Washington attended.
The celebration and picnic opened
in Stevenson park this morning wi'.h
ddress of welcome by W. G. Hut
mayor of Stevenson. Motorists
began to arrive early in the day, and
by late this afternoon towns fsom
White Salmon to Vancouver were rep
SCRGEO.V MASSAGES HEART I resented. These included Dalles, Lyle,
Underwood, Cooks, Chenoweth, Par
son, Skamania, Cape Horn, Washou
gal. Camas and Fishers. Several
naMlAa nam e,vi PnrtltinH a n H Unnril
1. 1 . . . ,1 Wl.k ' -- "V... w. .
xau!.piiti rauirut iit--uii j v ltlx I River.
Benefits of the North Bank high
way to residents of both Oregon and!
After Treatment. I Washington were emphasized by
Judge. Miller. He characterized the I
drive to Portland and return by way
NEW YORK. June 12. (Special.) of White Salmon as ideal.
An extraordinary case of a man ap-I The bridge under construction in I
parently dead ten minutes being re-I Stevenson is to be of reinforced con-
W MAN IS REVIVED I?
AXD BEATS BEGIX AGAIN.
Xo Pulse Lives 14 'A Hours
vived-and living 14 Vi hours through
skillful surgery was recorded early
this morning in an operation per
formed on William Carrington, 59
yearB old, of River Koad, .Belle
ville, N. J.
crete and will cost approximately
$30,000. It is to be completed by Oc
tober 1.
Arthur Thayer, president of the I
North Bank Highway association, pre-
sided at the programme. An orchestra
ernment supplies him with free cart
age. According to Senator McKin
ley. the government spend $400 a year
in Keeping each house In repair, and
ine total sum spent by the govern
, ment for the upkeep of the houses
and trimming of lawns . was about
$800,000 last year.
The two main points which the
commission, now on the way to Pan
ama, is to investigate are the un
necessarily excessive compensation to
employes and the disproportion be
DENTISTS HOLD PICNIC
Lane County Society CI looses Dcle
gales to Convention.
EUGENE. Or., June 12. (Special.)
The members of the Lane County
Dental society held their annual pic
nic at Bear Creek falls. 20 miles
northwest of Eugene, yesterday, and
tween the amount of use got out of eiCAed de'ateg to the convention
the canal and the cost of maintain! , Tle W "hinf to" and Brlt,slh
ig I Columbia dentists in Vancouver. B.
C, this summer, besides officers of
the local society.
Dr. C. 3. Willoughby and Dr. W.
B. Lee were the choice for delegates
Chickea Farmu Big Lena.
benaor McKinley s report makes
the point that at Panama there are
8!3 men on the monthly tuvrnll hr and Dr. M. C. Harris and Dr. J. M.
, lock operation, for putting throueh Miller are alternates. Dr. Harry
an average of 7 2-3 vessels ' a dav Titus -of Cottage Grove was chosen
whereas here, in America in h. ii, I president. Dr. A. T. Atwater of June
of Sault Ste. Marie, an nHl. et,m tion City vice-president and Dr. L. E.
of vessels goes htrous-h bv thai.- nu,n George of Eugene secretary and
power. There are a number of other treasurer.
specifications of unnecessary expense
In Knn n t ir I n 1 . i
ing ,4S.ooo .nwd h"r.; NORRIS PYRON CAPTURED
in one years operation of a govern
ment chicken farm.
In due course. Secretary Weeks' escape, for when the report fro.n
commission will return and report on Nelson Stock reached Kelso, Sheriff
Surgeons, resetting a broken hip, 1 made up of Hood River and White I
had placed Carrington in St. Micheal s Salmon players and a wnite salmon
hospital, Newark. In tbe midst of the I band furnished music. I
operation they became alarmed when 1 x tug-of-war, in which Skamaiwa I
thev could not detect a pulse, ineir county won from Clarke county, was
fears were confirmed when they ap- a drawing card. Several baseball I
plied the stethoscope and listened I games were played.
for heart beats. The sensitive in- I The Stevenson pavilion was filled
struments showed.no signs of heart I with merry crowds of dancers until
activity, and the surgeons quickly a late hour tonight.
decided upon heroic measures. Clear skies and a moderate tem-
An incision of six inches was maae 1 perature added pleasure to tne day si
in the abdomen and the chief surgeon I festivities.
inserted his hand in the opening
until his fingers came in contact with
the muscles enveloping the heart.
Gently massaging this region with
the fingers there was a response.
1 ..-i,.!, .j " ih heats trrad-lout that the Japanese, for instance,
ually became normal and within less actually control the routing of a Urge
than 15 minutes they were counted percentage of the business they have
Mirhtiv abov. normal. with this country, both import and ex-
" . J I ...... , I K n i' V. n i this innf luff I'fin .
I uvii. 41 i ' " i- J ' - n
trol. and the preferential rate on tnei
CiKV DAI KIT EM V Eufil IP trans-continental lines drove the busl
UMf rwiHI I WUi t iivuiu nfsg taking that course to American!
bottoms on the Pacific, it is onlyl
Pupils Present Play at Country natural that the Japanese would route
the- traffic to eastern ports where no
f air Held oy community (JIud.
BOARD' TO FIX POLICY
(Continued From First Pace.)
export rate prevailed and where there
would be no oirterentiai against
them. Thus, they would still hold
INDEPENDENCE, Or., June 12.
Opetlttl. IUC ruilll Will III U II 1 1 Jr I , .,, -n.n
.i.h h.M . ..... r fi, iut nirh. .. the water movement for their own
the school grounds In the Oak Point
bottoms. This would be true, or
iV'...'""iuVl"::"rArr" course, if taking th, eastern route
uiaii ivu J. iic Kivuiiua were CMfui&ic . ,
ly decorated with fir trees, ferns and nd ine ,J?r JtJZi
flowers, while large numbers of Jap. no appreciably higher transportation
CO0LS.
Japanese Control Routings.
anese lanterns, artistically arranged
served the double purpose of decora
tion and light. A supper was served
cafeteria style, the patrons being seat
ed at tables arranged under the trees.
There were sideshows, a stock show,
fortune teller and other concessions-
Pupils of the
original play.
In analyzing this last phase of the
nuestion. it Is found that the Japa
nese do control the routing of much l!
of their business. fcucn an aavan
taae has been won by superior and
school presented an I more energetic support of their own
The event netted a merchant marine. It has taken years
G
mr s
et one of these "Vlctrolas
tunmer entertainment
Victrola IV, $25
Oak
Victrola VI, $35
Mahogany or oak"
There are so many places and
so many times when one of
these portable Victrolas fits right
in with the occasion. They not
only meet the need for summer
entertainment, but meet it any
where that need arises. Besides
giving you the best music when
ever you want it they enable you
to take it wherever you want it
indoors or out And they play
any of the more than 5000
records in the Victor Record
catalog.
New Victor Records demon
strated at all dealers in Victor
products on the 1st of each
month.
Victrola VIII. $50
Oak
Victrola IX, $75
Maltugany or oak
- HIS MASTERS VOICE
fteo.ua.scr. orr
This trademark and the trademarled
word"Vietrola"identify all our products.
Look under the lid I Look on the label !
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE CO.
Camden, N. J.
Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N J.
this matter. Before that happens, the
Panama canal is likely to get in for
a separate pout. Certain western
senators intend to" press a bill
empting American ships from paying
i ui canal.
11 is understood that President
Harding very much favom th. th.n.v
that American ships should be free
ii um ine payments of tolls at the
canal. But between the senate's way
of accomplishing this and President
Harding' way of accomplishing it
there is something of the same dif
ference that there is between the sen
ate and President Harding in the
oi disarmament.
It is understood that President
Harding very much prefers that the
exemption of American ships from
paying tolls should not be attempted
by statute, but should be brought
negotiations with
Britain.
Great
WARTIME WAGES TO STAY
n onnnneil From First Pure 1
France,
tne carpenters back hrm
had advanced their wages to 8 cents
a day. A century later, when Henry
V fought the battle of Agincourt, the
carpenter at home was getting 12
cents.
He received no increase for a cen
tury. '
Wages Soar la Kngland.
When Mary. Queen of Scots, was
beheaded the carpenter who built the
stand where the execution took place
received a shilling a day a 100 per
cent wage increase in S4 years.
Seventy years later, when called
on to erect a beheading stand for
Charles I, the carpenter found his
wage two shillings a day.
In 1920 the average wage of the
British carpenter was 21 shillings 4
pence, or about 15. SO, the highest
ever reached. Jt has receded a bit I
since then, but in the light of history I
It is going back again. I
Copious records of the average Holman
lioggatt was notified. With a posse
comprising between four and five
carloads of men he started working
down the Cowlitx river, as the Kelso
posse started working up. Sheriff
Hoggatt and his men were about two
miles distant at the time of the cap
ture. The federal officers from whom
Gardner and Pyron escaped .were at
Castle Rock working with posses
comprising about 40 or SO men. All
avenues of escape are guarded and
if Gardner Is in that vicinity, as t
was believed, in spite of what Pyron
said, his capture was confidently ex
pected. It was said his only possiblo
chance of a getaway was to go farthe
into the heavily wooded hills and
that this would be folly because of
lack of food.
considerable sum to the treasury of I to build up the system, and will prob
the association. I ably take some time to change u.
The Community club waa organized Only as American financial interests.
several years ago. e I manufacturers, exporters and import
ers and all others work closer to
gether snd in the same intense
POST-WAR ISSUES ARE IIP patriotic spirit as have the Japanese..
rUOl IIHI1 IOOUUO nt LIT an Amerjca achieve the same end.
Time is required to accomplish this.
It is impossible to state what view
the new board will take of the sec
tion 28 issue, but It would seem from
preliminary Information gathered
that nothing radical is likely to be
Assessor Gets Xcw Quarters.
MEDFORD, Or., June 12. (Special.)
The fireproof one-story structure
across the street from the court
house in Jacksonville, purchased by
the county last fall, has been com
pletely altered Inside and fitted up
for the occupancy of the county as
sessor. The space vacated by the as
sessor will be divided between the
treasurer's and sheriff's offices, leav
ing the north side of the present
over-crowded building to the business
of the county clerk's office.
Maple Sap Plentiful.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., June 12.
(Special.) J. P. Veatch Is getting en
thusiastic about this section ae a
possible producer of sap sugar. He
found a maple tree a few days ago
which bore leaves which were sticky
with syrup. He thinks that when
the sugar oozes its way to the out
side without artificial aid, large quan
tities could be obtained by the usual
method of tapping.
H. green stamps for cash.
Fuel Co.. coal and wood.
Americas wage paid prior to and (Main 353; 660-21. Adv.
(Continued From First Pane.)
manding that the Harding adminis
tration immediately recognize the
Irish republic; that Great Britain
withdraw her troops from Ireland,
anA .that Rhe plun renav in. .
the 9, 000.000,000 loaned her by the ione ,for ,ome time'
unnea oiaira. x ne Diner group 19
preparing similar resolutions, but de
mands that .President Gompers take
steps to put any action of the con
vention on the Irish question Into
effect.
A resolution urging support of the
McFadden bill in congress to place
a bonus of 10 an ounce on gold for
five years will be presented to the
convention by the federation's min
ing department.
"A bonus on gold production is
about the only solution we can see
Just now for conditions which have
made 85. per cent of our members
idle." said Charles H. Moyer of Den
ver, president of the International
Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers.
"Gold at its present price cannot
be mined at a profit unless it Is of
very high grade.
LABOR PRESS TRGED TO FIGHT
International President Asks Sup
port of World Peace.
DBNTBR, June 12 The labor and
trade union press of America must
dedicate it resources to assisting the
trade union movement in re-establishing
world peace, in repealing re
strictive wartime laws and in com
batting attacks of anti-union inter
ests, Mathew Woil, president of the
international labor press conference.
DANCING TAUGHT
Jerrold Owen Captain.
SALEM. Or., June 12. (Special.)
Jerrold Owen, member of The Ore
gonlan staff, with headquarters in
Portland, has been promoted to the
rank of captain and assigned to the.
Sth infantry. Oregon national guard.
according to announcement made by
George A. White, adjutant-general.
The appointment has been affirmed
by the war department.
Rupert Cannery incased.
GRESHAM, Or., June 12. (Special.)
The Berry Growers Packing com.
pany. Inc., has leased the cannery
building temporarily from the Rupert
company and is using it as a ship
ping and receiving point. The fol
lowing officers were elected: H. G.
Andrew, president1; W. D. Lindeman,
vice-president: W. F. Robinson, sec
retary, and D. E. Towle, manager
treasurer. The directors are H. G.
Andrew, W. D. Lindeman, W. F. Rob
inson, D. E. Towle and Eugene Chiado.
Children's Day Observed.
ST. HELEN'S. Or., June 12. (Spe
cial.) Children's day was observed
in both the Methodist and Congrega
tional churches here, the children of
the iatter church having their pro
gramme In the morning and the ex
erciees at the Methodist church be
ing held in the evening.
Teneliers Xot to Be Rehired.
OltAYS RTVER. Wash.. June 12
c
00 LING, refreshing
and invigorating:
Red Rock
Cottage
Cheese
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R E El
(Special.) Grays River schools all ton said that Romalne probably would
are closed. None of the present he assigned to employment in the
teachers will be re-employed next flax mills.
year. "
SALEM, Or., June 12. (Special.) $25 a Day Off Until Sold
Floyd Romalne, who yesterday wa lOIX Itepublie Truck. The Oaly
sentenced to a life term In the penl- Trnrk in Our Kalr. "' -et
tentiary here for tne murder of Aoe '.''viTKril M.
Glvens in Douglas county, was ex- Onr rriculsr price ZH7.1
pected to arrive at the prison some w Honi to a.
time tonight, according to word re- VKV MOTOR IAH oll-Ay
celved bv the officials. Warden Cnmn- ' 1
Painless
Extracting
the best food
for warm davs
Fresh from the dairy every morn-
De.Honev's Academy, 23d and Wash
ington. Classes Monday. Tuesday anJ
Thursday evenings all summer. All
dances guaranteed. Ladies. 2; gen- Jng at your favorite marketing or j
tlemen, o. Private lessons all hours. 1 7. i i
The leading school. Phone Main 7656. .8tmg place. )
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Dentist
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which positively eliminates all the pain or other un
pleasant sensations in dental work.
Teeth, no matter what the condition, extracted with
out the slightest feeling and without a cent of cost daily
between the hours of 9 A. M. and 12 M.
A thorough examination of your teeth and definite
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Third and Morrison Main 6576
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Battery Repairs are often
the result of failure to use
that service which we
have established for the
car owners of Portland, in
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