The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, December 31, 1905, Image 12

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Newspaper Page TextJ2 THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL.' PORTLAND, SUNDAY- MORNING,. DECEMBER 31. 1CC5. -sj HEARLY 1,200 T.1ILES OF RAILROAD III COLUMBIA Such Is Building Record of Year, , With Another, Thousand ' , ' r Miles Laid Out ; - ''V CONSTRUCTION WORK TO COST FIFTY MILLION n.:. t. nut fnr i nminor Tear J Forty Million More to Be Spent , During the Next Two" or -Three v Years. , . The reor-f the closing T in the Columbia river basin la weighty with railroad investment- and extension. NmIv 1.20 miles of railroad baa ban f ; completed or la now under actual eon tmctton, and mora' than 1.000 mile ' more ia projected, surveyed and Iran rhiaca asked tor.' Oregon leada tna world today In worka that inoreaaa pro- duct Ion and population, and the theatre ot men's activities for the development of nature'a resources has shifted from the middle west and southwest for the first time In 40 years , to- tha Paolfle coast. . . -.- ? -,-'. 5 . Construction r work " to cost about t50.090.0aOls now laid out, and if plans ' or promoters and capltaltata are. carried out there will be 140.000,000 more spent In the next two or three years. The ex enV to which this impetus wlH carry development of , various ' natural re sources of Oregon beyond estimate, and the benefits to Portland and the : state are incalculable. -' .,...-'.:;,.' f :v rate One Cause.', ' The starting of this wave of progress : throughout the Paclf lo northwest Is as signed to two main causes the holding of the Lewis anoVClark exposition ana .'the construction of the Ceillo .portage railroad. It Is said the exposition drew . the attention of the world to the Paclflo ' northwest, while the simple project of lay Inf eight mile of steel across the Celllo obstruction tn 1 the Columbia river, giving direct transportation from Iewlston to the sea, broke tha spell so long resting upon 'the Inland empire by reason of the famous Clearwater war and truce between the Northern Paclflo and the O. R. tt N, -railroad companies. This view Is supported i by results seen In the territory Immediately trib utary to me toiumoia river. inree fourths of the railroad construction now r under way or proposed . Is along this . stream or Ita tributaries. Two lines are uder actual construction, ' along the north bank. The Hill roads are -build Ing from Kennewlck to Portland, with plans for bridging the Columbia and Willamette rivers. Three fourths of the line la now under contract and large camps of graders are scattered along the route, while right-of-way agents are busily securing the other fourth f the route. , ..f ::, WaUnla Paolfle 'urrTing'."' The Wallula Pacific, supposed to be a Milwaukee project, la working hard to complete the aoqulaition of at .right of way paralleling the Hill road on the north bank, from Wallula to Vancouver. and haa within the last SO days placed a force of men on rock work at a point this aide of Cape Horn. . Lt Oerllnger, who Is at the head of the project, has - ' announced that actual construction .' .work is begun..';.;'' . --i -. What Is believed to be an auxiliary or mis line ia the Vancouver at Hub - urban, a standard gauge electrlo line : that has asked for a franchise atvVan- oeuver and has surveyed a . route be . tween Vancouver, -1 Camaa, Proebstel and Hocklnson, and Is running Us lines northward from the, latter point, with - Tacoma Eastern. Unking. Portland, the . sound and the Lewlston country much tij the same manner -that the Hill roads .. will connect them. ;. I ". ,, . . Twsntj-Pou Millions. " - , ' The Harrlman companies have' an- neunced expenditure of about J4, 000.- 000 and construction of a road from Natron, in the Willamette' valley, to central Oregon, which means It .will ,,. build through Oregon to a connection , with the Short Line at . the A eaatem boundary of the state. It has announced also construction of a line from Drain, on the Southern Pacific, to Marshfleld, - , on -Coos bay: Surveys have been made, rights of way are . being bought, and the rails are already . reported to have - been unloaded at Drain. The Harrlman companies have under conat ruction a line from Rlparla to 'Lewlston, and the Hill roads are letting contracts for a continuation of this line to Orangevllle. A contest is on for control of the rail road running north- from Welser . to Council, - and surveys are being made for extending it over the divide into J V MADAME AZA ROLMES-RIBBECKE f Only Nelden Graduate on Paclflo "toast I - Everything lo be . ...SOLD AT COST j sBs9BBK3savsssmmnsiaasBSBSBi . We carry the largest line of human hair goods, shell' combs and ornaments ' in Portland. ' We are going out of this line and will clone out at-the coat of the goods. We Intend to devote our en- tire time te -(,,:.;. '-k1.' The Neltien System of Facial Treatment Hn this country. . Ask for samples of ". cemplexioa cream,, free to all who In ejulre for them.' v.: v:' MADAME AZA H0LMES-RI8BECKE .VCRIENTALEAUTy PARLORS r RIVER BASIN the Salmon' River valley and north to. a connection with the Hill road at Orange vllle., .... .,'(, ' . i - ' ' t ,. Prom Elgin to Joseph. The Harrlman people have under con struction a jlne from Elgin to Joseph, opening the rich interior of Wallowa county. They have .Just -completed a reeaer line irora conaon to Arlington, and 'a similar feeder is under construc tion by the Orest Southern from The Dalles Into .central Oregon," SO mllea of whicn is now being operaiea. E.' K. Lytle has organised ths Pacific Railway- & Navigation .company, and commenoed , construction of a system comprising : about 200 miles of road between Portland ana Tlllamooa, iMena lem and Astoria. . He returned a few days ago from the east, having financed the road and prepared to continue the construction work already begun at Hlllsboro. from which point extensions will be built to Portland to connect with. he Southern Pacific, and to Scappoose to connect with the. Hill lines. , -."!.- Booles Bond Progressing. - Construction of the Eccles road from the town of Hood River to Mount Hood la making-rapid progress and the first IS miles will be in operation within 100 days. . Down at Medford a road pro jected to Crater lake Is nearly completed as Yar am Eagle Point, and this section will be In operation next spring, while surveys are being made for the remain der of the route and money Is available for Its construction. . .j . m . The Celllo .' portaged railroad, con. structed during the year by patriotic citizens aaalated -by the atate, is in op eration and handling a steadily growing business..; , It Is weight miles tong, and connects Big- Eddy and Tha Dalles, points shove and below the rapids. The Salem,, Falls City 4k .Western during thai year haa extended eight miles westward. and Is considering an extension to Sa lem. : The ..Weed road is being' bujlt northwest across the California line and will be extended to Klamath lake, giving south central Oregon an outlet to San Francisco. . . ', --"." , . .-' I KUwankee'a Xan In the Immediate vicinity of Portland varloua roads are under construction that . will add much . to . facllltlee for transportation. Tho Oregon Water Power 4k Railway company has announced eon' struetlon of an extension from Gresham to ths Columbia river, and soundings are being made- for a bridge at that point. This project is believed to be a part of the Milwaukee's plan for gaining en trance to '.Portland. .The O. R. 4t N. company. leconstructlng an extension of several miles from St. Johns to Trout dale, connecting there with the main line and making a wafer grade route from Portland eastward for heavy freight traffic. The Portland Railway company la building a new line from a point near Wood lawn to a new ferry at the Columbia river, ahortening the route to Vancouver. The Oregon TraC' tlon Company has under construction an electric road from Portland to Hlllsboro and Forest Grove, with work temporar ily stopped by failure of the contracting firm.. This road will be completed next year. y "; , . v Valley Bleotrla Una. The Willamette , valley company, or ganised by A. Welch, Rhodes. Slngler ft Butcher and New York associates. naa commnncta construction ox a siana erd gauge electric line to connect .Port land. .Salem, Eugene and' other valley points. -P .:..,..S ' ..; ' - To meet the enormous . demand for electrlo power that these projects will entail, ' eompanlee backed by eastern capital are preparing to develop upward of 30,000 horse-power on the Sandy river, the O. W, P. company Is con' structlng works on the Clackamas at Casadcro that will develop tO.OOO horse power, ana ine jroruana uenerai Elec tric . is doubling Its capacity. Many railroad projects are. being pushed In the Interior. '- The North Coast,, supposed to be a Gould road jto reacn tne souna, is neing projected be tween Seattle, Tacoma and the Cotaetbla river at Wallula and thence to Walla Walla, and an electric road la being construct, , from Spokane to Walla Walla. The SeatUe 4t Pacific, which Is the sound line of the Milwaukee s Pa clflc coast extension. Is being projected between Seattle and Wallula, rights of wsy are ' being bought, terminals' are already secured at Tacoma and Brattle, and final surveys are being made. To Compete With Oraa irorthern. The Spokane A International Is under construction between Spokane and the HrltlBh Columbia boundary, and is said to be a project by which E..H. Harrl man will form a coalition with the Canadian Pacific and run trains of that company into Portland to compete with the Great Northern when the Hill north bank line Is In operation. '-- The Northwestern'a Pacific coast survey Is completed to the eastern Ore gon boundary, and It is building through Wyoming- at a rate that will bring its grading forces to the Snake river next year. : Its route to Portland will be through Central Oregon,' with probably a apur to cooa bay. Among the projected lines sf footing Portland Is ths St. Helens Loon line, de signed to embrace the rich mineral, edal and timber .regions of central Washing ton and bring their products into this city. A new company has leen formed in jscKson county to build a road rrom Medford Into the Quarts mining district on the Applegate. . , "y rn-"r f Proas. Tela te Snake SUveev A company formed with, th consent and co-operation of the Harrlman man agement ia building a road from, Vale to tne unaae river, and la said to be a part of the Harrlman plan to belt central Oregon. Men interested in Hepppner coal deposits are projecting a road front Heppner to Pilot Rock, and have applied to the O. R. 4V N. company for a traffic agreement - The Gould system, said to control the Nevada. California A Ore gon narrow gangs terminating at Made-'i lalne, la aald to be making surveys northward to Iakevlew and through cen tral Oregon -to Portland and the sound. The Oregon Be roast Railroad- com pany, a British corporation, , Is making surveys for a line It proposes to build from .Portland to the Nehalem river and down the coast to Eureka, making a connection with the Santa Fe. v - '..'-A , Bent Into California. Among the speculative lines la a sur vey that Is being made by the South ern Pacific company along the coast ftom Marahtiet,d, southward and - into California, It Is, believed by- people ajnng the' coast that the Harrlman line from Drain to Coos bay means that eventually the Southern Pacific will have a coast line to San Francisco, with a water grade that will be the route for all heavy- traffic 'instead of the pres ent route over the Siskiyou mountains, although ths present line always will be preferred as the scenlo Shasta route for paasengef . travel. The Southern Pa cific's coast' survey has -been pushed steadily since liOS, and Its engineers are now In the vicinity of Crescent City, California. . The Oregon A Southwestern, of which O. B. Hengen la president reports con struction of SO miles of rosd between Cottage Grove and Wlldwood, Its Junc tion with the Southern Pacific, in JLane, "'" ; -i :. ;4.;'7", .'.(. - 17ILL HOLD, LEVY T0 1 5 MILLS . - County Judge Webster Saye You ; Can Wager Your , Last '." . . , Dollar on That. - is anxious, to Make , t; roi imtv DriAOQ pftt-fp Otherwise, Judge - Says, He Would Be for 'Cutting County Tax Even LowerTotal Taxable Property ' One Hundred Forty-Three Million. '... - - :- ' "Multnomah county's tax rate is go ing to come down to IS mills, and you can Just wager your last dollar on that" This statement waa made yesterday by County Judge Lionel R. Webster. Continuing he said: . i "I would favor and woiild fight for en even lower rate- than IS mills, were It not for the fact that we need to keep up work on the .bettering of the roads throughout, the county. I want to do all in my power to make Multno mah's roods the very beat on the Ameri can continent) make them so good that they will be talked about from Maine to Manila."-- --s - - :.. ' .. Judge Webster all along - has - been known' to favor the 16-mllls levy, in spite of the fact that for several weeka others well versed in the affairs of the county were of the opinion, that the rate could not possibly be made lower than 1S.S mills. Judge Webater figured and explained that it should be and could be reduced to a flat rate of IS mills.- and his announcement of yesterday- shows that his contention has won. ' i --' At a meeting of the city council held last Wednesday It wss decided that the tax levy for municipal affairs should be only S.S mills. This decision was not made until the matter had been" consid ered thoroughly at several meetings of the ways and means committee. The port ofiJPortland commission has deci ded on tne low levy of .8 of. a. mill. The levy for Portland school purposes ' has been fixed at S.S mills. Figures compiled by County Clerk Frank S. Fields and County Assessor B. D. Slgler show that the assessed valua tion of this county for 100S Is $14J,860, tSS, of which property to the. valuation of $11,17,S1 Is located within Port land's city limits. BUILDINGS COST $290,000 SOLD FOR. $5,525 Plumbing and Class Brought More Than Fair Palaces v , Themselves..." v - The -state commission of the Lewis and Clark exposition , has concluded Us business, turned Over Its money to- the state and has completed, the entire de tails or its work. All tha buildings erected by the commission, with the ex ception of the Forestry .building, have been sold, ' - - .... ' '.,- The buildings .'cost approximately 1290,000. They were sold for SS,S2S.In addition to that sum. however, the com mission realised $8,000 for the plumb ing and glass that was in the various buildings, f ' , - Lafe Pence has purchased several of the buildings, but has not . announced what disposition he will make of them. He has secured an extension ot time for their removal. ; -' . The dismantling of some of the build ings Is progressing rapidly. The For eign Exhibits building, which was pur chased by Robert Wakefield, has. been almost completely demolished, and . the Machinery,- Electricity and Transporta tion building has been half, torn down. w or amen nave cnangea - completely the appearances of the grounds. Thou sands of feet of sewer pipe are re moved and the site ia cut up so that It la difficult to cross from one part to the other. The two big pumps that supplied the exposition with water have reached Bu- gene, where they were purchased by representatives of the Rhodes, Sinkler 4V Butcher syndicate, which owns ths waterworks of that city. The pumps will be installed at once. They weigh 6,100 pounds and each has a capacity of 1,000,000 gallons of water a day. , DR. RADER TO TALK . . . ON LOSING THE MAN A New Tear's address will be given this 'afternoon before the Sunday club at the T. M. C. A. by Dr. Daniel I Ra der on the subject "Losing the Man." Dr. Rader is the editor of the Pacific Christian Advocate and Is well known as one of the strongest preachers in the Methodist church In. the northwest The association orchestra will give a special half-hour concert Soloists for the . afternoon are Miss Ruth Eddings, soprano, and -J. W. Brown, tenor. - The program begins at I o clock and is open to men only, without charge. Carpentry and Woodworking. Special courses at the T. M. . C. ' A. night school for carpenters In framing, woodturnlng, ' woodcarvlng, stalrbulld- tng, manual training. Shop well equipped with hand and machine tools. IS for three months' course. Winter termv.begins January 2, 100. county, and an extension of eight miles projected Into the mining district The Puget Sound 4k Eastern haa been Incor porated In Washington to build a line from Chehalls to the British Columbia line, and east to Idaho, and to tide water at Olympla. The incorporators. C. W. Tsylor of Detroit H. W. Holmes, A. E. Thompson and others, are said to have seteured the rights of way of the old Chehalls JEaetenu - . VY"7" ' -. . right W1U Be Bitter. Those who will persist In clostnr their ears against the contlnusl recommenda tion of Dr. Klnir's New -Dlscovarv for consumption win nsvs a long and bit ter light witn their troubles,. If not ended earlier by fatal termination. Read w(iat i. n. neau oi nwu, miss., naa to say: "Last fall mv wife had everv avmninm of consumption. She took Dr. King's New Jilscovery after everything else had (filed. Improvement came at once ana tour orntiee entireiv cure,! her Guaranteed y Pkldmore Drug Co., 1S1 Third street. -PrlM SOo and 41 AO lr-i.l bottles free, . . '-v'r.., EX-FIGHTER GIUES ih to; imimr "Mysterious Billy" Smith Says t; His Wife Humiliated Him ' f ' and Asks for Divorce. MRS. SMITH SAYS SHE MARRIED AT SEVENTEEN At That Tim She Wei Inexperienced in the Ways of the World, She De claresShe Asks Allowance and Costs of Pending Suit' William ,A. ("Mysterious , B1H") Smith, ex-prise fighter of International fame, aaUor boarding ' house keeper known to men of the sea in every clime, and owner of a downtown saloon. Is suing his wife for a divorce. - He al leges, that Mary Smith "has conducted herself so aa to greatly humiliate and chagrin this r plaint ltf. and render his Ufa burdensome and unbearable." The speclfle charge brought against . Mrs. Smith- by her pugilistic husband la that of drunkenness, and lie adda that he has ceased to live with her. - ' In her answer filed in tha circuit court yesterday, Mrs. Smith denies the 'charge and accuses "Mysterious Billy" of con duct unbecoming a husband. ' Through her attorney, Mark O'Neill, she asks the court to issue an order enjoining Smith from molesting her or their adopted child, and requiring her hus band to pay ber a monthly allowance ana tne costs or tne penaing lawsuit - Mrs. Smith says that she waa married in (lew York July S. 1898, when she was but. 17 years of age "and Inexperienced to the ways of. the world.". She avers that at the time of marriage the plain tiff was engaged ' in the -occupation of prlsef lghtlng ' under the pseudonym ojtj 'Mysterious Billy: Smith, that he con tinued in this work "for three yesrs afterward, until he went Into the sailor boarding house, business with Larry Sul livan, Pete Grant and Jack Grant Mrs. Smith 'alleges that Smith ia still en gaged in. the sailor. boarding house busi ness in connection with a saloon at (Itt Third street of which he is said. to be the sole owner. Mrs. Smith says that her husband's Income is S500 a month. , -:: ..-'. Mrs. Smith says that ehe 'accom panied Smith to various plaoes. through out, the United States where he was billed to fight and thafe:rjey came to Portland in October, : 1901. Smith is said to- have spent some time in this city before that Mrs. Smith says that soon after-their marriage they assumed the custody of a nephew, 'William Mc Carthy. - -.i -t. '. -.f-r . Snce June S last Mrs. 8ml th alleges. the mysterious jrlrfiRnter "haa not provided for herfior- the ? child. She says that Smith has given large sums of money? to Josephine Barde, known as Bene." with whom she declares Smith has associated since June. Mrs.' Smith says shs haa been compelled to keep boarders in order to provide Tor herself and child. . ' , .-. The Statement thst Smith Is still en gaged in the sailor boarding house busi ness is news to many, local shipping men.,. - - ..- ;. - ,' . , : EQUIPMENT UNSURPASSED Behnke-Walter Burmese College, the largest Business College tn sTorth west, Stoves Xnto STsw Qnartsis Ba rollmeat Par BxoeeAs Tbef of Any Other Similar School on th STorth Va ' elfle Ooaat. ,.'-" - One of the most phenomenal growths of any business college in the country can be accredited to the Behnke-Walker Business- College of Portland, which through the Indefatigable - and honest methods of Its principals has within the short period of tour years become from humble class of but four pupils a school of nearly a half thousand. Great credit is due Messrs. H. W. Behnfco and" I. M. Walker for the suc cess of the school, for not only their honesty, conscientiousness and integrity, but also for their business methods in conducting the school. The college not only Includes the prin cipal departments of bookkeeping, short hand and general; lut also typewriting, rapid calculation, penmanship, commer cial law, orthography, business letter writing, Spanish, French, German, and last but- by no means least, the newly added department, of practical advertis ing, wherein students are taught not only mere adwrltlng, but also the plan ning of extensive advertising and pub licity campaigns, and a general minute study of advertising In all its details. . The instructors in the various depart ments are experts in their various lines and oommand the admiration of all who come In contact with them for their erudition, conscientiousness and ' thor oughness. ' The Behnke-Walker Business College hss 'during the' Jaet year placed cnore tnan zoo or its graduates In good posi tions, and is continually being askeo. lor graduates by prominent firms. - Write for a catalogue, which will be sent you cheerfully. And better yet can at tne sonooi rooms, where Messrs, Behnke and Walker will both be pleased tcrcsntrw you - through the college' and explain' to you the system under which the various' departments are working. One thing one must ever keep In mind Is. that the Behnke-Walker Business Col lege Is undoubtedly the leading business college In the entire northwest country, ana its equipment cannot be surpassed any wnere. ; , ; ,k ; ',-.-, j , WILL TELL THINGS ABOUT SJANDARD OIL ... . --- .,'": - '.''''. . v "' The Mlsf lt"Cog, or Why I Left Ths System.' " will be the theme of an ad dress by Will 8. Fsnlkner at the Mar quam Grand theatre on the evening of January ll. Mr, Fsnlkner formerly waa connected with .independent oil inter ests of the south., when he had experi ence with the practices Of the Standard Oil company. -Aa general manager of the Southeastern- Oll company.' Mr. Faulkner says he felt the pressure .of "The Syndicate" in all its various forms. The time camC when his com pany found It expedient a sell out to the Standard people, and he oame to the Paclflo coaat for "The System" with the understanding there was to be a future for htm here, upon his arrival on ths coast, Mr. Faulkner says he found that he had virtually been placed, upon the pension list." Not being satisfied with such a condition of affairs, Mr. Faulk ner left the Standard Oil company.-and since then has been fighting it and its bualnese principles. - In hie lecture at tee Marquam Grand Mr. Faulkner says he proposes to ex pose come of the business methods Of the grest oil eomnany. which hs de clares are unlawful I 20 Pc? tet II a Alfred Bsniofflin ClsSiies Alfred Benjamin now selling for usual price. AAKERirlEVyoRri; ComxtMothcsbtitii PRAISES FOR THE KAISER FROM FRANCE Emperor Wilhelm Lauded Be- cause He Says He Does : Not.Want War. (8dcU1 DtoDsteh br UiMi Wire te The Journal") . Paris, Dec,, to. For the first time In yeare Kaiser Wilhelm has been the ob ject of . general praise In ' the Paris press, papers representing all parties. from the Figaro to Le Radical, are to day unstinted in their praise of him because he. In t few words, spoken Friday, put an end to the fear of the army that he la always looking for an opportunity to crush France, In a con versatlon with a French diplomat, re turning to this city from Russia, the kaiser aald: - : -: - 'St "The French press ie entirely wrong when it says that there Is a war party in my court, and even if it did exist. It would have no influence. I. the kaiser, alone, decides upon war or peace, and I do not want war. If I ahould provoke war I would consider myself aa hav ing been unfaithful in my duties to ward God and my people. , . - "I edmlt that I became very much excited at certain insulting methods of M, Delcasse, but I have alwaya fully appreciated the tact and firmness with which your prime minister M. Rouvier acted." - . . . , '. '. r Alleged Thieves Caught. r - '(Special Dhlwtee te The Jonrn.l.) Baker City, Or, Deo. 10. Harry Boy- LOW Clearance Sales CREDIT FOR ' ( ICS -' CI f HniTril - I I All Cars Transfer lo Morrison Drldse Cars. All Morrison Suits and Overcoats four-fifths of their Four Dollars Does the Work of Fivel 311 0S-ia MORRI80N STREET. We Absolutely rfant Our Electric Sad Iron tor One Year ..Wa really do not know1 why we do not warrant them forever, as -we never hear of one of these latest' Improved household . conveniences letting out of order. They, are economical, too, in . . tho use of electricity are cheaper to use' than Irons heated with ' wood Ire , or gae and are ae "handy as a pocket In a shirt," ' We, have them of every else, up to the heaviest used by tailors, -' as well aa those (or the noma. Every house using electriolty : -v. :-'r.:. v:.'.- ' r ehould liava onel .' ' ,f ,t ' : ''"'..';": ''".' :" i,;'.''r, W C v.. .. The John Barrett Company OAS FIXTUREB OAS MANTLES WAJC'TAPBStS : ANDIRONS . len and Jamee Rogers, who were ar rested here yesterday, charged with stealing $100 from Bluford Brooks at Weatherby, ten miles from Baker City, were today held to the trend jury by the Justice of the peace. The three men had been' working together on the O. R. N. Weatherby section. Boylen and Rogers left suddenly and the money die- PRICE ThisTJonlli and Prices Go Slill lower - ?2 .tin) T : Regular ' 35 jSuits and Overcoats now selling for $28; $30 Suits "and Over coats for $24;'$25 garments for $20; $20 garments for $16. Opposite Postofllce Morrison Street BETWEEN 10TH AND UTH. -4- ELECTRICAL DESIGNS' . ? DROP LIGHTS - ' OAS BURNERS, " - , FIREPLACES ' -: . appeared about the same time- Brooks suspected, them and caught them here, Both, deny being guilty. -. . , Portland on Wheels.1' Is the program for New Year's day at the Exposition rink. Nineteenth and Washington streets. : RENT Drlis? Cars Pass Our Store ; r.' ''is , 4m: L '-:!' , AJLJL A.-.- r i