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I, j .... ..- ; i i t . .'. ' V " ' " t Leather forecast: 'Fair'ziWttwesi land cloudy and unsettled east and south poiv It ions; moderate temperature; moderate north ""An excited tug boat captain .reports tee fng a lot of seals gamboling around. In "Long , 'Island soud.But. perhaps Itw-as onlya -bunch it-New York athletes -all greased 'up ? to swim the -channel. ana - norcnwesi wiaas. . jnnximum .yesieraay, 61; minimum, 38; river, 7.8: rainfall, .08; atmosphere,' clear; 'wind, northwest. , salm, Oregon, Thursday morning, march 3, 1927 -TEICE FIVE CENTS i FIIHIFEB TO PfiY DEBTS , IDETllJC GovrnWtit Will Pay $t 0, 000,000 Out of Unfunded :$4,025,000j000 TREASURY HEft'frPLEASfcD Senate Expected to Follow Lead of Homae'fn Ratifying Mellon. BerengerAgreement on -Pajinents WASHINGTON, "March ; offer of 2. the iThe text of "the .Vrjnt h government to pay "$10, 00o.00 on its Unfounded $4,025. .000,000 war debt was announced at "the treasury ; today, together witO the correspondence between Secretary Mellon and Premier Poincare. The payment; which is acceptable to the treasury, will be made on June 15, without preju dice to ratification of the Mellon Berenger accord by either country. , The formal offer was made two days ago, after Robert Lacourgay et. French financial representa tive, had conferred "With- treasury officials. A payment of $20,000, O00 as Interest on the $400,000, 00 war supplies debt-already has been receiTed from the French government. Senate May Ratify; Treasury off icials expressed the opinion that the senate would' fol low the lead of the house and rat ify the! Mellon-Berenger agree ment, and that French parliament also would approve it. Should this be the case, it was said, the in terest -payments -probably 1 would be, arpted with the forthcoming araoucvas the 0,0 O0.OOH -annual payment for 192 1. - The French offer which, was ac- "OmthMiB-eB-piKr4.) J SENATE PASSfeS , "PRQH1:REV1ST0N vote 'it to o bsr meASCre ' FOB 'REDRCJASlfcAl ION Cloture Rulo in, Effect, But Xot Xcwlcxl; 'Bill- Goes Back to 'House WASHINGTON, . March 2. (AP) Operating under ,, rules limiting debate, the, senate late to day passed with" amendments the house prohibition ' reorganization bill. The vote was 71 to 6. - Prohibition, the Anti-Salobn League, and politicians came in for scathing attacks as the meas ure, 'Which would create 'bureaus of prohibition and customs in the treasury department,' was brought to a vote with the aid of cloture Minor amendments force a re turn of the' pill to the hoHse for concurrence. It has7 been -demanded by Assistant "Secretary An drews, chief of the dry forces. In addition to separatlngprehl bitioh enforcement - from the in ternal revenue bureau . It also would i place dry -employes under the civil service. -4 . , The wets had ,a field day. as the drys J kept silent,: hoping to . get the only prohibition measure of the 8eB8io'nto a vote. ; While not much concerned with the bill itself, the wets seized the -oppor tunity to -condemn -the Volstead act. : ... -, ' it , - : , Senator Wadsworth.' republican New York, was the only repubu can voting against the bill. The other obDonenta 6t the "measure were Senators -"Brouaaiard, 'Bruce, rjdwards, Gerry and -King, demo- Several pronounced wets. In ( riuding Edge, republican. New I Jersey ; Copeland, democrat. New Ybrk. and lieed. "democrat, Mis- mrl. voted for ' passage on the I . eaAd that it would aid enforce- "Wot of the Volstead act ; The measure "was described re peatedly as an Antl-Sal60fl League hill 'and Senator King, ; democrat. .Ifah, a proponent pf state pT6hI-iTkMo?- declared that bad it not 'f cca for the insistence of the 'league such legislation-would not 'have received' attention by 'con . . ;!greaj?.' . , " '':x.- i i .Senator -Ed-wards, r. -'democrat, ; New Jersey,, charged -that' Wayne B; AVhecler. '.general Counsel ;f the, dry organization, wanted the legislat ion becairse'-it wditld 'give him mora lobs to fill. He also I f ; asertdhat -Wheeler adt been I I wielding the- lashoyer this- body . f rbp the.Beaate: galleries and lh ;'rtceptiog roop??, AMBITIOUS PLANS coiifciTlbN projpict vs- DER C6XSIDERATI0NT NOW Great Demc4istratIon Farm May ' BcEstafellihcil; Tndustry on Cp'grade By W.C Conner As --evidence -that the 'poultry business of the Salem district is growing -to -a most satisfactory manner are the reports coming in from the hatcheries -and poultry men of the growing demand 'and increased orders; for baby chicks and hatching eggs. The feed -companies also report a constantly in creasing . demand for grain -and mash feeds. New mammoth incu bators hare been installed by many hntcherymen to replace their smaller, machines -,and dealers re port a-great Increase in orders for brooder equipment. The output of ' 16cal 'hatcheries for the past three years shows a remarkable' annual - Increase -and the proportion of home orders demonstrates 'the "fact that the poultry business is growing locally as 'well as in the' other favorable districts of the stater and northwest from which large orders are re ceived. The Salem district "has attracted the attention df Tdultrymen from various parts of the northwest and California, 'froni the' fact that'the climatic " conditions : here ' are ' less rigorous than ' in many parts -' of the northwest. 'wTifle the Callfor- j . i (CMtianed oB-pags 4.) C0RS1CAN HOUSES FALL Many - Believed 'Killed or Injured tn Village Hit ' By Slide PARIS, Mateh 2. (AP) The collapse 6f numerous buildings In the village of 'Blsinchi, fn the Morosaglla district -of Corsica, Is reported to ' the Matin, -irtth th fear t-hat many persons were killed or" Injured.' 'Blsinchi has 6 Q0 inhabitants. . . Survivors, " panic-stricken, . are said to have fled in. all -direction, And neighboring-villagers are or ganizing rescue -parties. The pre fect and sub-prefect of Cdrte have gone to ' Blsinchi " to give aid- The collapse Is' believed to have been due to landslides -similar to those ' which caused a disaster at RoqueMlllere, southern -France, last November. CRASH AT ALBANY FATAL Kings Valley Woman Killed When Car Overturns In Ditch -ALBANY, Ore., March 2. (APMrs. Leon 'Lester, '30, "6f Kings Valley,1 met death and her mother, -Mrs. Joseph Kizer - of Brownsvine, was seriously Injured today , -when their antdmobile plunged from-the road' six miles southeast of Albany and over turned in a ditch filled with water water. ' Mrs. Fred ! Klzer, 1 sister-in-law of the' dead woman, and the Les ter children, Elva, 1 0.- and -Eldon, ?, escaped without Injury. Mrs. Lester's death was caused - front drowning. YESTERDAY IN WASHINGTON 1 -A a toe ia td Prea SThe text of the French debt offer was published. ' A bill to reapportion Its mem bership was rejected by the house. ' i 7 . , if . -The war department announced itj intention to purchase 590 air- planes. ,'The house accepted s e n ate amehdmen ts to the veterans' gov ernment loans bills. 5 - " I President Coolidge signed the naval Supply bill -With Its ' three cruiser "amen (fment. 'The "federal "'reserve board Te ported thatbusiness conditions in 1928 "were unusually stable. . . ; vJerfy Tatbot" ' 6f world war amnesic' fame "Was 'declared to be a draft dodger with divers aliases. lRcports;ihat;"American marines in Nicaragua bad suffered casual ties iprere denied by the state de partment. ! n : i M.y - . The senate Bidetracked the Heed campaign 'resolution to continue consideration : of prohibition reor ganixation-bill. , : (The? prohibition r reorganization bill was passed byH he senate. : 3 . t President Coolidge r signed the bill to elevate the guns of the bat .Ueships Oklahoma, fg Jfevada, BOOZE LEB IKD1L0 iilliif Man -Wanted 4ri ' Cdrt nebtion With Moss Landing Fight ' on Federal Ship . BOAT 'HEADED FOR PORT Author! t lea Regard Bowen's Cap- ' tare ais "More Important Thin Seizure Af Vessel ' With Rich Cargo SAN -FRANCISCO,. March 2 (AP) -Confidential reports to United States District Attorney Hatfield here tonight 'said 'that William H. Bowen, wealthy fugi tive from justice, under Indictment for murder and conspiracy In con nection with the Moss landing rum battle in 1925, was on board the captured rum carrier1 Federalshlp. Federal officials Issued . orders for ' even " greater precautions In guarding the'Federalstiip after re ceipt of the news that Bowen was on board. The vessel was reported by radio ' to be about 120 miles from the California coast tonight, headed for 'land under guard of four coast guard cutters. Capture Important The authorities regarded Bow- en's possible capture as more im portant that the seizure of the Federalship with her 12,500 cases of Scotch whiskey, valued at about $1,000,000. The fugitive was re puted chief of the Moss landing band of hijackers and rum run ners, and officials declared ' him the most wanted man In the "his tory of prohibition on the Pacific coast. Bowen, with Ed Ferris and John .May. .was charged directly with the murder of Deputy Sheriff N. H. Rader in the night machine gun battle July 6. 1925. Federal officers -here stated to day that the seizure 6f the rum carrier,' owned by Consolidated' Ex porters, Inc., a! Caftadian firm, "had been made with full knowledge and sanctibn of treasury depart ment officials at Washington. CLftM DfetiERSAt V0RK Big Season on Shellfish Expected . by 'Long Beach- Packers LONG BEACH, Wash., March 2 (AP) The commercial clam season opened here today with packers expecting a big Bedson 'due to favorable weather conditions. The season will close June 1. Several ' hundred pounds of clams were taken'loday. All dig gers must possess licenses. SAVING THE WORLD SEEMS TO BE HARDER THAN THE JOB i mi . "f 1 WHk. Jt- -n. . . .jr-i r . .m. r m i m m m- m w v V1 ?f5'hs.y HOUSE TO PROBE TARBOT SCANDAL SHELL SllOCKED VETERAN IS, CALLED CROOK AND FRAUD TruoStry of Alleged Hero's Life "Unfolded by Chairman Johnson WASHINGTON, March 2 (AP) The house veterans committee's Inquiry into charges that . Jerry Tarbot's claim of having served in the world war is fraudulent, ter minated tonight without 'reaching an -answer .to the riddle which has puzzled service men's organiza tions for months. WASHINGTON, March 2. (By AP) The strange case of Jerry Tarbot, who claims to have been shell shocked out of his memory during the world war, reached a dramatic climax today when Chair man Johnson suddenly called a meeting of the ; house ' veterans' committee to prove that the sup posed veteran is a draft dodger, a crook and a fraud. In a committee room packed with a curious throng, Johnson ur folded what he said was the true story of Tarbot's life, declar ing that his real name is Alexan der' Dubois Jr., the son of a French father and an Irish mother. The chairman then bdgan exam ination of long list of witnesses through whom he said he would fchow that In the days Tarbot had Irsistedho was! fighting in'France for his 'country, he actually was 'dealing automobiles In San Francisco." Among them was a department of justice agent who htid looked ap Tarbot's record. Across the table from the man whose cas has attracted nation wide attention and who has proved $n enigma to member of congresj, whose aid was solicited in obtain- ( Continued on page 5.) McTIGtJE vs SHARKEY The sfcnii-f irfal fight in the heavyweight elimina tions will start at 7 o'clock this evening, Pacific coast time, in New York Gity, and at that hour -blow by blow returns will begin coming in to the"Statesman office over, the Associated Press leased wire. The returns will- be an nounced from the States man building, so that Salem fans may know what is hap-' penirig just a few seconds after those at the ringside.. Those who are unable to come downtown may tele- phone 23 after 8:00. MM 1 Yu COUNTY HIGHWAY WORK PLANNED PROGRAM CALLS FOR MACAD AM CONSTRUCTION Two Bridges Contemplated; Many Stretches of Road to Be Improved . County road improvements, in cluding 40 miles of macadamized highway, were announced yester day by County Judge J. T. Hunt and Roadmaster W. J. Culver. Complete and specific plans have not yet been announced on all the piojects, due to the uncertainty of funds and capability of supply ing necessary materials. Definite improvements contem plated are: Two miles of highway southeast of Silverton to the Davis school, containing some very steep grades; three-mile stretch from Union Hill towards Salem, and cer tain roads leading into the Silver Falls territory. Sections of the old Facific highway known as the Rosedale road, will "be Improved, with turns straightened and many cnts on the steeper grades. These three jobs -will be'done'by contract work, according to the report. The Gervais-Parkerville road is on the program for macadam.' This improvement will fee contin ued as far as Howell Prairie. Other stretches slated ;for ma cadam are two miles and a half on the Silverton-Sublimity road; five miles from the Pacific high way, north of Jefferson towards Talbot; sections of. the Salem-St. Paul road; three miles on the road from Aumsville to West Stayton; two miles from Aurora to Boone's Ferry, and a two-mile stretch be tween Silverton and Silver Creek. The Cliae bridge over the Pud ding river will be completed -and a new bridge will be constructed over the same stream on the Sil-verton-Central . Howell Prairie road. No paving will be put In this year on the county program, mak- inK room for many miles of ma cadam which would otherwise 'be reelected. County officials be- peve that the macadam will be far yiore practical until a later period $f improvement. DISBARMENT REQUESTED Complaint Charges Willful Deceit and Misconduct in Case , Disbarment proceedings were filed in the state supreme court here yesterday .against William G. Martin, Portland attorney. The complaint charges willful deceit and misconduct in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding in the United States district court in Portland, proceedings against Mr Martin were filed by the grievance committee of the Multnomah coun ty bar association. An order was issued by the supreme court citing Mr. Martin to appear within the next 20 days and show cause why he should not be disbarred. WHEN NOAH BOSSED BILLDEFlPliES EE1L1II5 Yamhill Delegation rpponsors mm at a ap I - rvietnoa Forming u omesuc Companies1 BOND OF $25,000V ASKED Bill By German AuthoHzes - Fra ternal Societies to ; Issue Benefit Certificate si on Group Plan,, A number ef bills wee passed at the 34th session of tb?e legisla ture, which affect the sta" te insur ance department. One of '.the most Important of these Is tjhat "bill which defines and regulates motor clubs. ; ' This bill was introduced hy Senator Banks and provides that motor clubs shall furnish a bond in the amount of $25,000 to In sure the faithful perf ormanda of its services, contracts and pay ment of any fines levied against it for failure to comply with: the act. These clubs heretofore have not been under state regulation. Inability Insurance Change A' bill introduced by Represen tative McCourt amends the pres ent law permitting Insurance com panies' to write fire, theft, proper ty damage, collision and' personal liability Insurance. Personal liability insurance, under the pre vious law, was required to be written In -a separate policy. The new law authorizes - companies writing r automobile Insurance to give complete coverage. - In event coverage - is placed 'with - another Company, both companies shall appear in- the policy. - The. act 'requires that liability and Indemnity companies shall in clude a clause tn their policies subrogating those Injured by their asBoreds the right to sue on the insurance policy in event of the insolvency or ' bankruptcy of the latter. -Yamhfll Preaenta Amendment The Tamhill county -delegation In the house caused to be passed a bill providing the :method of or ganization of domestic insurance companies. It is provided In this act that in case of companies not having capital stock the articles of Incorporation may be amended (Continued on page 5.) TWO ESCAPE SING SING Slayer of "BIjrBill" Brennan One of Men -Who Gets Away OSSINrNO, N. Y., March 2- (AP) Joseph Pioli, is, killer of "Big Bill" Brennan, prize' fighter, and Oemyge "Walmale, 48, escaped from Sing Sing prison tonight. Pioli, who 'was serving a 20 year term for manslaughter, shot and ' killed "Brennan, the boxer, who stayed 12 rounds with Demp sey when the latter was champion, in Brennan's "night club In New York City In 1924. Walmale, regarded as a less dangerous criminal, was sent to Sing Sing about a year ago to erve a four year sentence -as a second offender for carrying a pistol. M0TT SEEKS NOMINATION Astoria lcgbtlutor Confirm; Story of House .Candklary ASTORIA, March 2. (AP) James W. Mott, -local attorney and a .member of the state legislature, announced " here today that he would seek the republican nomin ation to congress and will oppose W. C. JIawley, incumbent and vet eran solon at Washington for the past generation. Mott's .announcement confirms rumors 'published in Salem news papers several Weeks ago that be would oppose' Hawley. ' ' 'Mott claims 'to ' have support from several Counties "In the -state backlng"hls candidacy. CPMMISSIONER NAMED Johnson Receives1 Appointment as neputy .Tteal Estate Mjui r - ; Clyde V.' Johnson of Ppritan yesterday was appointed j deputy tate real estate commissioner to -succeed SWIlWaCm 5A. Julian ;who has resigned. Mr: Johhson served as deputy"7 state- "real "estate eom ml&sioner during, 'the Olctott rad ministration. - Since retiring' from' the office he has been engaged In the real estate bnslness n Poftlan - DAUGHERTY 3URY ST-IIiL UNAGREED UOCKtO UP .FOR NIGHT -AT 1 1 -WITHOUT VPRDICT , i Two Defendants : Still ; Confident Of' Being'Pouad' Not GuUty Of Fraud NEW YORK, Mar. - 2. AP ) Thirty four hours after taking the case,: the, Daugherty-Miller -Jury was taken to a hotel tonight with out having reported-a. verdict. At 11 o'clock, the foreman of the jury rapped on the juryroom door and asked that they be lock ed up' for the night. " PEDEKAL COURT, Nefw; York, Mar. 2.; (AP) Thnottgh' grimed windows, . the 'Daugherty-Mifler Jury was seen tonight still arguing the question of the 'guilt -of In nocence of the two former govern--ment officials charged with "con spiracy to defraud the 1 United States. . At that time'the jurors' had had the case more than twenty nine hours of which! 18 "were' spent In actual deliberations. Harry M. Daugherty, former at torney general, and Thomas W: Miller, former alien property cus todian stiJJ ? were confident they would be found not guilty. They are chargedwlth conspiracy to de fraud - the .United -States - of their honest land unbiased. services In allowing, claims for $7,000,000 proceeds of . the sale of seized shares the. American Metal com pany. The government v alleged they shared a bribe of $441,000 paid to effect the allowance. Up ' to six o'clock tonight the jury had returned ' to " the court room twice; once ' for ; advice on the rvalue of character Witness tOotiMd u pw 4.) VENETA BANDITS TRACED Trail of - Blood I Leads 'Hant To -ward 'Poolroom 'Bandits 3 EUGENE. March 2. (AP) Members 6f ' the posse ' searching for the two Veneta poolroom ban dits accused of shooting William Maddaogh'Sanday night and slay ing f Lestln Hooker, a member of the posse 'Tuesday afternoon, re ported tonight that "they had found a number of places "where the two men had stopped to rest and that at each place - there were two. pools- of blood on the ground, indicating that both -men were wounded. Frank Hooker, uncle of -Leston Hooker, .had fired a -number pf shots-at the men., one1 pf them be lieved tdbe Alfred Brownley,' , ex convict,' and the other- a -man by the name of - Johnson. - It was be lieved that the bandits would soon- be overtaken, it was stated. RUM -DEALER 'DEPORTED Astoria's "Most ' Prominent ' Boot- ' legger' Sent to Greece PORTLAND, March 2--(AP) George Tslgris.' known too as Buck Smith, and styled "Astoria's most prominent bootlegger," will leave tomorrow' for New York'enroute to his native land of Greece. 'The trip is being "made at' the" demand of the immigration service. Eight other aliens will also be deported tomorrow" by "the" immi gration department here. They will be taken to Seattle and there will Join a Washington group and be transported, across the United States in a prison -car. ONE : FLIER ' STILL 11ATE PbMe San "Antonio Henches .Ar gentine City Well-JSchind -.. ,: -.... - i BUENOS ''AtRES. MaTclj '2. (AP)-rThe . United Statesi army Pan-American plane, San Antonio, whieh Is" hastening ' to - overtake the main; body of ' the v good-will squadron' now at .'Asuncion, PaTa-f guayr atrived5.late today at'Senii Ios,' In ahe . territory bf Neuqaen, Argentina! 1 ' 4 Arrival of 'the plane there com plete' half of the hop hcrosathe continent t6"Bahla',BIanca;-Argen-1 tina from Valdivia. Chfle. BEND REPORTS' BIG'SNOW . . ----- . ir - - Bpads Blocked Ijeading South to - Burns and Klamath Palls -. . fBEND, Ore., Marcb 2.(AP)-1-: Central Oregon is covered with a blanket of snow which started fall, .in g here this morning and eon- uuuea mrougn me aay., :-s , i The Dalles-California I highway btween.-Bend.aad-Klamath-4falls was still blocked to traffie at noon and it was not expected that the rod south ."would be open 'until Friday. 7 The toad1 between' Bend and Burns .was reported to telh a - virtually impassable condition". Jack -Bain bridge a stage driver, was'fonrtfayg xomlng from 'Bunts to- Beo4, moras anyVcssel&cnEast Coast 'Reportea in Peril 'From Furious -Tempest ; J KING - DAVID r ITS tBEACH ToIJghtahJps'AdrirfOffVlrKlnlaj Shore; Ships Sending Dls- ' tress Calls; Liner Near, . - Bad Shoals I " j NORTOEJC, iVa., March S (AP) 'The British feteamer'lCIng David which' last night sent out SOS caUs, -saying she Awns tasbore off Cape Henry and 'was in- danger of -breaking i up, was i floated at it 20 o'clock this morning and proceeded- into Jlampton Roads, : The vessel, whichr got out of the chan nel .ashort distance tf the Cape Henry lighthouse and ttm.ton a sand -. bar, -was pulled otfihy the coast guard cutter Carrabassett. NEW YORKMarch-2-(AP) Nine veseels -late r tonight -were helpless in a .northeast gale which swept the -south .-Atlantic coast with ever-increasing force. In 'answer- to-the radio call of SOS, -other ships hastened to their assistance ' through ragtns seas while coast-guards strove Ao reach two shlps that -had bees driven oa the- rocks. . . ' '. x t . The vessels reported ground were the .British steamer -rJClne David, which cleared tfrpm r New York- yesterday for, the Canal zone and was aground Just outside Cape Henry, Va., and the Pirmore, from Daiquiri for. Baltimore, whose po- sltlon was 4ot,giren. . L - . - t .DiMrees Signals- Sent .Others Sending out distress' sig nals rwere tthe crack coastwise' passenger Hnar,Cltyr!of -St..Lonis, which "ras reported dangerously near .the treacherous -.Hatteras shfals; the '.Charles ?and iWinter-l quarter, two government Might-' Ships, torn from their heavy chain moorings' off tthe 'Virginia voast; the .Sulanierco, -San Pedro' C-foi NewarkN. J.,-ndthe Maracaibo, CuraccaT-for New .York. ) - Two coal barges, tthe Bangor and Armlsted,' each with five -men .auasd oa pc A.)' ,J - i, LINWlEtKREED 3& i "BYGRANDJURY CHARGES MADE J BY ''T3TATKX' 'AGAINST DIRECTOR LOST Total of 25 Witnesses' Examined in Connection -With Boot- ; - ; - ' . legDeal J PORTLAND.'March 2 (APjf Dr. J. A. Llnvlile. former federal prohibition director., for J.he Port land district, and Frank 13. Mitch ell.': who served as his legal aide, were exonerated of all charges o dealings with bootleggers and mal feasance-in office as preferred by, i James W. Staten, himself- a- con- f fessed bootlegger. -when-the fed- i eral grand lry returned today a not true' bill in their report to Federal Judge Bean. : The" jury examined' 25 witness es, ranging from bootleggers to ministers, and heads of prohibition organizations I In i addition to; a number of reports from various governmental of flroK and apanriMJ 1 1 1n Its report the grand lory de- M clared that it could find nothing ' qn which the sensational charges or' proof of. any action on which J action might be bssd. ; -i f ! Stateh is In the county. '-Jail, hav- ing been there 'since" he was re-j turned from Georgia last fall to J answer -to charges of contempt of ' court -for failing "to-rappear as a ! witness In the-'.nbtftd Christensen- Smith liquor conspiracy , case in Febrtfary of j 12?. .. V.J' .V- .,' Last month he came into conrt With Elton Watkins' as his attor ney and tfiei latter read a lengthy aruaavit in which Staten charged? that Arthur Cbristensen and Rob- ert and Al C Smith, former prohl-1 bitian agents, had been rtrailroad-4 ed," and that Mitchell whfle In the l government service Jias been the i czar" of the'hoollegglnr activity here, had .sold Jthousaads of gal lons of government alcohol to bootleggers - and -had . accepted theusands of dollars In protection as j being In league with hii, legal adviser Iff these practices. These allegations, the fedcru ! grand " jury rfound "today, v x: baseless.