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Newspaper Page TextCIRCULATION Daily averag distribution for tha Uoutb ending November 80. 1031 10,370 Average daily net paid 9,940 Member Audit Bureau of Circulation A C apitam Journal matter at balem. Oregon SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1931 CITY EDITION Unsettled with rains; somewhat colder; southwest winds. Local: Max. 44; Mln. 39; rain J9; river 9 feet; cloudy, southerly wind. PRICE THREE CENTS VtSSSiAVJSSS nitwi o jo n PAROL SEFUSED VOUGK MM JAPAN STARTS MAJOR DRIVE ON CHINCHOW Capture of City Before Christmas Sought in Bandit Offensive Good Evening! China Sends Protest to League and America For Intervention BJ tfct Aticcltted Pma) Japan started a new drive In Manchuria to the south of Milk den Monday, and although the command said the movement was directed against bandits, there were those who believed that Its purpose was to capture Chinchow before Christmas aay. China sent a note of protest to the league of nations and tlie for eign office Issued a statement In terpreted as a direct appeal to the United States to Intervene In be half of the nine-power treaty and the Kel logg-B riand pact. Dr. Wellington Koo recalled that Theodore Roosevelt once prophesied that the Pacific would be the storm center of International politics in this century. He Insisted that Man churia should remain an Integral part of China and that the Jap- tnese military occupation was violation of right and justice. A Japanese estimate placed the bandit force at 30.000. There were no figures on the strength of the tConcludeu cm pntre 8. column 7 BIGGEST LABOR BA1CLQSES Cleveland, A') The Standard Trust bank, the Railroad Brother hoods first venture into finance and credited with assets exceeding $22. 000,000 in 1930. was in the hands of the state banking department Mon day. C. Sterling, president of the bank, announced that the board of direct ors believed depositors would be pro tected best by letting the state li quidate the bank s assets. The board voted unanimously on this course. The Standard Trust's last finan cial statement showed a capitaliza tion of $2,000,000, deposits of $18, 633.998 and asset of $22,047,026 with a surplus of $1,155,510. The Engin eer's Brotherhood was said to have Its "war chest" of $2,000,000 on de posit. This sum was held for use in strikes and adverse economic situa tions. The bank was organized in 1920 as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Cooperative National of the union. A merger, effected In 1930, ab sorbed the Nottingham Savings and Banking Co., another labor bank and the Guaranty State Savings and Loan Co. Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN IN THIS TIME OP HEAD COLDS IT 18 CONSIDERED PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT FOR ANY PERSON TO BLOW HIS OWN HORN. From vhtt rnwrts we bear In financial circles It seems that South America la giving this country a good licking with her South Am erican bonus. WE NOTICE IN A COMPLAINT IN CIRCUIT COURT THAT "PUB LIC SERVICE COMMISSION, ET AL," ET AL THE TAXES, WE SUPPOSE. Sir George Paish, the big British economist, has announced the steps that must be taken to bring pros perity back to the world. Sir George may be right. But we've heard all the suggestions advanced several times by economists in the debating society which meets at the Ladd & Bush bank corner. A woman out on State street Kan made a Utile eanvass suit for her dug. even fitting a part or II to prolert the dog's UiL The covered waggin, as It were. PROBERS SEEK LIMITATION ON SLUSH FUNDS Investigators Favor $250,000, $5,000,000 Limits for President Senators To Be Cut to $50,000 and Repre sentatives to $10,000 Those who were hollering the loudest last July when Hal Hoss said that auto licenses must be paid may now breathe a sigh of thank fulness to Hal that said license money doesn't have to be dug up during the holiday season like it used to be. Turn about is fair play. It may be three days yet until Christmas but some of the time oi anxious waiting may be whiled away by attending the Elks minstrels to night and tomorrow night over at the Grand Theater. And the money taken In goes to the Legion and Elks Christmas cheer funds. It's a grand way to help out Santa Claus and have ft lot of fun doing it. Even if Walt Thompson as end man plans to work out all his old grudgrs against us. Doggone his fat hide. Today, we are advised by the oflice weather shark, Is the short est day of the year and today is the olflcial opening day of winter. Well, tonight Is the longest night- just right for the meeting of the Salem Chess club tomgnt. Mayoe the boys can play out a whole game. FLOYD COOK. REPUBLICAN STATE CHAIRMAN. DROPPED INTO TOWN FOR A VISIT TO DAY. YEAH. THIS IS THE SAME COOK THAT SPOILED THE BROTH. Asnhel Bush Is the happiest mail in town. He's Just got cards advising his friends have bought him yearly subscriptions to both "Hooey"' and "Ballyhoo."', We expect that's Just what he asked for In his letter to Santa. EPIDEMIC OF FLU RAGING IN COLORADO RAIN FOR MONTH TOTALS 5.8 INCHES Addition of 1.65 inches of rain which fell during the 48 hours ending at 1:45 a. m. Monday to the amount which has fallen al ready this month, brought the De cember total to 5 80 inches, with prospects there would be ft con siderable Increase before the month Is gone. The mean average for the entire month Is only 551 inches. Sunday morning's total of 1.13 Inches was exceeded December 3rd, when 1 40 Inches was recorded Monday morning's total was h2 Inch. The river level Monday morn- j Ing had risen 3.3 feet since Satur day, to ft total of 9 feet above lorn-1 water mark. While somewhat more of a rise Is expected, full flood stage of about 20 feet Is not ex pected by experiencd rivennen during the current storm period. $3,500,000 NEW FRUIT LINER BURNS Newport News. Va. tLP) The $3. 500 000 United Fruit liner Sefovia, christened last August by Mr. Her bert Hoover, lav on its side, a charred hulk Monday, its Interior completely destroved by fire. The lofs Is covered by Insurance, the company announced. Watchmen discovered 5 lire ftt 4 30 i. m- SVnday. A general alar", "orought the city fire de partment and fire tugs, but the Tames had gamed such headway that within a fw hours the ship was ruined. Platteville, Colo. (LP- Half of 400 odd resident of Platteville were stricken with iniluenza Monday, the other half nursing them at the peril of their own health. The epidemic led to closing of the school a week early for the Christmas vacation. One hundred and fifteen pupils were absent, leading to the school board action. Dr. J. H. scnerdt, one oi me town's two pnysicians. said the flu was light, that It was planned to fumigate the schools during the holidays and that the situation was well in hand. Dr. J. W. Fuqua of Greeley, county health officer, said most of the stricken were being cared for In their own homes, and that medical supplies were adequate. The mild nature of the disease dispelled fears of ft major epidemic. No deaths or serious cases were re port ed. Washington (IP) - Legislation which would limit campaign expen ditures of candidates lor president, vice-president and congress and which would forbid corporations to contribute directly or Indirectly to their election was submitted to the senate Monday In the final report of the campaign fund investigating committee. The committee proposes ft $250.- 000 limit on expenditures to obtain presidential nomination, and 15.000,000 limit on all expenditures in behalf of a presidential nominee. Campaign expenditures of candi dates for the senate would be limit ed to $50,000, and of candidates for the house to $10,000. Chairman Nye of the committee said the bill was designed to correct defects in the present law. which Is supposed to limit congressional campaign expenditures, but which the committee learned leaves them practically uncontrolled. The committee found that in the 1030 campaign, which it was ap Concluded on pnye 9, column 7) no CLUES TO MISSING CHILD Cincinnati, O. (LP) Marian Mc Lean, 6, still was missing from her home here Monday. Four days of search that yielded nothing had al most destroyed hope that she ever would be found. Police said there were no clues and the child probably was kid naped by a mental defective, and sJain. Increasing hysteria was abroad in the neighborhood of the home of Mrs. Mild re n McLean, the mother. A second hand dealer went to one of the cottages In search of household articles for sale. A child answered the door. "Are you alone at home?" asked the dealer. The mother, in another room, screamed madly. A crowd gather ed. The dealer, bewildered by the strange happening, was saved from mob violence by police. Rewards totaling $1200 were of fered, $1,000 by the Cincinnati En quirer. Hundreds of tips and sug gestions came, but none was of any value. Dayton, O.. police and county of ficers searched when they received reports of three men that they saw a man and a child resembling Marian in a Xenia restaurant. Senate Opens Drive to Pass Moratorium Washington, The senate Mon day took up ratification of the Hoover war debt moratorium witn republican leaders determined to obtain passage of the measure be fore congress adjourns lor the holidays. Opponents of the moratorium led by Senator Johnson, republican, California, vigorously protested the administration plan to hold the senate In night sessions if necessary to speed ratification. Senator Bor ah, republican, Idaho, headed a (Concluded on page 8, column 6 KAHN FAVORS DUMPING DEBTS Washington (LP) Thu billions of dollars which American bankers loaned foreign countries In the post war era of money lending are rep resented now by bonds in the hands of American investors and not own ed by the bankers. Otto Kahn told the senate finance committee for eign loan Investigation Monday. Most of the bonds have depre ciated heavily in value. Kahn, head of Kuhn. Loeb and Co., was called to describe the fi nancing operations of his company in the foreign fields. He declined to express an opin ion on reduction of debts owed the United States government by for eign governments. Kahn expressed the opinion that Germany would pay her private debts but emphasized that he was not talking about reparations. Asked if he believed "a tempor- rary emergency justified the perma nent scaling down of Europe's debts," he replied with emphasis: "I do not.' France, he said, Is capable of paying her obligations. Bur. when asked whether France should be made to pay he answered: We should do what is expedi ent. If it were possible to find a way by which all these war debts and reparations which hang around the necks of nations like a mill stone, could be taken out in the middle of the ocean and dropped in, I would be in favor of it. But there is no way. How it can be done is a problem of statesmanship." FATALlTOl STRIKES EUROPE Stockholm, Sweden (LP) Hurri cane winds and heavy snows swept Sweden over the week-end, drown ing at least 10 fishermen, blowing houses into the sea, injuring hun dreds of persons, and Inflicting heavy losses to the timber trade. It was estimated that 3.000,000 trees were felled in Swedish for ests. One woodland near Stocl: holm of 30 acres resembled a strip ped cornfield after the storm. Three thousand unemployed were put to work clearing snow drifts from the Stockholm streets. Tele graphic communication with Ger many was interrupted for 12 hours, and with Finland for 60 hours. EARLY ACTION PROMISED FOR HOOVER PLAN Leaders of Both Parties Eager To Take Up Re construction Program Attention Immediately After Holidays Decided On at Conference Council Plans Sale Of Water Bonds To Test Their Validity Anticipating that a suit will be filed in court to test the validity of the $2,500,000 water bonds approved by the people last Tuesday, members of the city council were of the opin ion Monday that at Monday night's meeting an ordinance would be introduced for the sale of a small block of the bonds. The purpose of the proposed small Issue would be to expedite action in the courts if anyone hag in mind an Injunction BLOCKS BILL TO GIVE AWAY WHEAT Washington, Pi Immediate ac tion on the Capper-Wheeler bill giving 40,000.000 bushels of farm board wheat to the unemployed was blocked Monday in the senate by Senator King, democrat, Utah. Senator Capper, republican Kan sas, reported the wheat bill from the agriculture committee and ask ed Immediate disposition. Senator King forced the b!ll to the calendar, however. Jeptha Thomas Hunt Former County Judge Dies At Salem Home Jentha Thomas Hunt, for three years Marion county judye and for eight years prior to that a county commission er, rued at his home on Court street Sunday morning auer an Illness of more than four years. w- Judee Hunt passed away with one great hope unrealized. And that was to Join the first caravan which passe over the new North Santi?.7Jl highway. For Marion county owes to this sturdy old pioneer a great debt As "father of the North Santiam highway" his monument is being constructed across the Cascade mountains. And not long before his death the form er Judjre extracted from County Judge Siegmund and County Engi neer Swart the promise that when the first crew went over the com pleted highway he should be with It vn if in a conveyance I Invalid. The North Santiam highway had been a dream wiht Judge Hunt way bark in the days of his young manhood. On the old donation land claim In the Waldo HiUs where he lived as a boy and man the dream of a road across the mountain? "(Concluded on page 9, column 4) (first meeting of the new year. Paris ILP The most severe storm of the winter which left a trail of death, suffering, and property loss from the North Sea across the Med iterranean was abating Monday. The death list was estimated as high as 50. Greatest loss of life was In Tunisia, where floods and unusually low temperature took a heavy toll. Pilteen natives were found frozen to death near Maktar. Prance, Spain, and neighboring countries suffered from snow and freezing weather. Inland shipping in France was halted when canals and rivers became frozen. Three pe irons died from exposure at L'Orlent. Hravy snow fell at Tou lon and In the lower Alps. DOUGLAS M'KAY TO HEAD CHAMBER Douglas McKay, head of the Mc Kay Chevrolet company and past post commander of Capital Post No. B. American Legion, was elected president of the chamber of com merce Monday noon and will suc ceed Henry R. Crawford. Other of ficers are Earl L. Fisher, vice presi dent; T. M. Hicks, secretary, and L. B. Tedi Endicott, treasurer. Directors of the various depart ments are Hollis Huntinpton. so cial; T. A. Wlndisl'ar. c.vic; Wil liam P. Ellis, legislative: W. M Hamilton, industrial, and Lloyd A. Lee, agricultural. Ous Hixvn, rcently elected Klnc Bing of the Chemans. and the president of the Balcrn Business men s League, to be elected thiv week, complete the official board Officers take their places at the Washington (PI Senate leaders of both parties assured President Hoo ver Monday at a White House con ference of prompt action on the $500,000,000 reconstruction corpora tion after the Christmas holidays. The president urged the earliest consideration for this measure by which he hopes to bolster up the national financial structure and par ticularly to aid the railroads. The senate group also told the president, they hoped for action on the moratorium before the Christ mas recess begins Tuesday night. Those at the White House parley included Senator Watson of Indiana, republican leaders: Senator Harri son of Mississippi, ranking democrat on the finance committee; Chair man Norback of the banking com mittee; Reed, republican of Penn sylvania; Chairman Smoot of the finance committee; Olass, democrat, Virginia; Fletcher, democrat, Flor ida: King, democrat. Utah, and Wal- cott, republican, Connecticut, and Ooldsborough. republican, Maryland, and George, democrat of Georgia. "We assured the president, said Senator Watson, "that at the ear liest possible moment after the .Concluded "on "page H. column 6) BOMB SENT TO MARION DAVIES Santa Monica. Cal. tP A Christ mas package, believed to contain an infernal machine, was received Monday at the beach home of Mar ion Davies, famous screen star, Three deputy sheriffs from Los Angeles and Santa Monica police were called to the Davies home. It was 'said the butler unwrapped the package, which was addressed personally to Miss Davies by type writer. No capital letters were used in the address. When smoke started to come from the package the butler dropped it and summoned police. The package was taken by Chief of Police Clar ence Wrbb of Santa Monica, lather-in-law of Rudy Valee, radio singer. It was said that Miss Davies was at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studi os when investigators arrived at her home. It was not known whether she was at home when ihe package was received. The studio said Miss Davies could not be interviewed. Police placed the bomb far out on the beach and the group of officers, reporters and neighbors of the star withdrew to a safe distance. Officers said the parkape was ad dressed "Personahta Marion Davies." It did not contain the home address of the star. It was described as eight by four Inches in size. From one end protruded what appeared to be an ordinary door key. OREGON FISH TAX STARTS TRADE WAR South Bend. Wash. U Demand for a trade war with Oregon was growing here Monday as resentment astainst an Oregon tax on iisn flared. I Taxes of one cent each on deep a crabs, and of 25 cents a sack on oysters will affect fishermen of Olympia, Raymond, Long Beach. Ilwaco, Hoquiam, Aberdeen ana South Bend. South Bend merchants agreed to cease patronising Portland whole salers. They asked merchants of the other cities, to take tlie same stand. The Washington Hate fish commission was asked to take retal iatory measures against Oregon products. Bank's Depositors Form Committee Portland. Ore. UP Depositors of the Hibcrnia Commercial Ac Sav ings bank Monday were organizing a "d poMtors' committee."' One group organized hunday. another group was to meet Tuesday nivht Purpose of tlie commute will be to kixp liquidation expense low. William D. Bennett, temporary chairman, said. suit either as a dead in-earnest ef fort to defeat the issue or simply as a test suit to determine the matter of validity. It had not been de termined definitely early Monday afternoon whether such a move would be made in the council, but it was said to be probable. What other action would be tak en at Monday night's session rela tive to the water act approved by the people Tuesday was problemati cal. Whatever is done will come out of the utilities committee com posed of Alderman Kowitz, Patton and Olson and the committee Is to decide during the day what it will do In the way of a recommends - (.Concluded on pnye 8, column 6 A. MUSSOLINI DIES SUDDENLY Milan. Italy, Arnoldo Musso lini, brother of the premier, died Monday afternoon following a heart attack. He left the office of the news paper Popolo D Italia, of which he was editor, shortly before one o'clock to have luncheon at home. He became 111 In his car and was taken immediately to a hospital, He was 46 years old, two years younger than the premer, Arnaldo Mussolini who died un expectedly, was almost the direct antithesis of his elder brother. He despised sports. His brother loves them. He was a careful motor ist; the premier habitually drives at 85 miles an hour. He was stout and wore spectacles; the premier is stocky with sharply chiselled fea tures. Both were newspapermen, and Arnaldo was editor of Popolo Dltalia, the Milan daily which his brother founded. They were united by the bonds of a strong affection, but their friends observed that they exhibited a cur ious shyness in each other's com pany. FALLING MISSILE KILLS OFFICER The Dalles. Ore. iu) Glenn May field, city traffic officer, suffered in juries that proved fatal, when he was struck on the head by a huge boulder that rolled off the moun tainslde between Mosler and Hood River at 2 o'clock Monday morning. The boulder penetrated the roof of Mayfield's car. Mrs. Frank Orossmiller and Kenneth Gross miller, also in the car, were unin jured. Mayfield lived about an hour after being struck. He was rushed back to Hood River for medical atten tion, dying shortly alter arrival. The body was brought here pend ing funeral arrangements. May- field had served on the city tralllc force for several years, and was held In hiRh regard here. The party was returning from Oregon City, where they had gone to attend the funeral of an uncle. YOUTH TO STAY IN PRISON FOR PUBLICSAFETY Hartley Rebukes Father Flanagan for Method Used in Case MAX KILLS SU V Okanogan. Wash., lpi Apparent ly a suit ide. the body of Fred Johnson. Malott, was found in an automobile Ik re Sunday. Johnson had hhot himself, officers believed. CHRISTMAS AT WHITE HOUSE Washington (P) In the midst of depression and harrassing world politics, President Hoover has not forgotten Christmas. To all outward appearances it will be "Christmas as usual" in the big house on Pennsylvania avenue Mr. Hoover will relax for a while in the morning while he watches one of his secretaries slide down the chimney with a bag of tricks for the grandchildren. It may be the slender, active Law rence Richey, as las! year, or the rotund Theodore Joel in who will impersonate Santa Claus tlie role has not been definitely assigned. But a Santa Claus there is certain to be for the delectation of Peggy and Herbert III., otherwise Peter. The president s grandchildren. who served to take his mind oft his work last winter and spring, will come all the way from Pasadena (that's In California) to meet Saint Nick. They will bring their par ents with them Mr. and Mrs. Her bert Hoover, Jr., and en route they probably will pick up their Uncle Allan, who works in a bank in Los Angeles. Although the big tree will be alight as usual and the customary wreaths will adorn the White House windows, the pre-Chrlstnins party for the socially-elect children of the capital will have a different tone than in happier years. No re freshments will be served and no favors handed nut. MISSING GIRL ILL IN HOTEL Philadelphia ft1) Virginia Pen- field, missing 19-year-old school girl, who disappeared here Thurs day, was located Monday at the Narraganset House in Providence R. I., her father. Clare J. Pcnlield. was Informed she arrived there in a daze and ill. I She arrived there Sunday. She was able to tell her own name but I could not remember her father's first name, authorities at the Nar agansett House informed Horace L. Wiggins, manager of the Benjamin Franklin hotel where the girl's fa ther has been directing the hunt for her. The young woman, a student at the Mary Lyon school of Swarth more, Pa., had been positively iden tified, Wltrgins was informed, by traveler's checks she carried. The fact she was ill, confirmed, the father said, his belief she had suffered from over-study. OKLAHOMA DEFEATS ALFALFA BILL'S BILLS Oklahoma City 1 4") Complete unofficial returns from Friday's special Iniative election in Okla homa as tabulated by the Associated Press Monday showed Governor W. H. Murray's Income tax proposal, which received the heaviest vote, was defeated by 27.907 votes. Denial Declares Youth Menace to Society If Given Freedom Rejection Of Basin Project May Boost Umatilla Rapids Plan WwhinKtrm, D. C. (A) War department eiitriiicer were on record Monday disapproving immediate action on the pro posed Columbia river development and on the Columbia river basin reclamation project, ai- though they offer to hold a further hearing on it. In rc-ponse to the offer. Senator C. C. Dill announced that he would ak for such a hear ing and K present at ne Ralph D Horr said he would Introduce a bill authori7ing the project, tif-pite toe engineers' findings. With a priori of 4fl days given In which farther evidence and tes timony may be submitted, by pr sons favoring the tiiant develop ment, 8nator Dill said he expected nUres:'d persons from Oreiton and Wa hiii'trm would apiear here tm mcdiiUly after the bg'nnlng of the new year. The prlncip.il ra-ons because of hlfh the nzineTs oppwd im mediate endorM'mmt of tlie project, which they submitted In a 700 word r port Sunday, were two In number They mere a lack of a demand Ir the power which wmiid be develop ed, and the exiting surplus of ari- tC'onclmU'l on i-me 9, column Si Olympia. Wash. cT A parole for Herbert Kranklin Niccolls, Jr bor slayer of Sheriff John L. Worm!! of Asotin county, was dented and efforts of Father E. J. Flanagan, head of a Nebraska boy s home, to obtain custody of the boy were de plored Monday by Governor Ron ald H. Hartley. The governor's final derision in the Niccolls case was made public in a letter replying to Father Flan agans persona) and written appeals for removal of Herbert from the state penitentiary at Walla Walla to his Institution at Omaha. Trie letter was based on the resuKs of an executive investigation the gov ernor promised Father Flanagan he would make after a conference be tween the two men at Seattle a month ago. Father Flanagan s request was denied primarily because Herbert, .Concluded on rmwe P. column t) LAUNCH BAKER BOOM IN OHIO Cleveland A plan for elec tion of an Ohio delegation pledged to support Newton D. Baker for the democratic presidential nom ination was laid before Ohio demo crats Monday by former Congress man Martin L Davey of Kent Davey. who earlier in the month urged that Baker be drafted as a presidential candidate, sent letters to 40.000 democrats over the state advocating Immediate formation of Baker-for -president clubs in every county. "It Is perfectly obvious that Mr. Baker is not a candidate," Dawy said in his letters. "It is equally clear, however, that he has never said he would not accept the nom ination." Davey continued that "If Baker can be convinced there Is a real de mand for him and that it is his dutv, it Is very probable thai he would give his consent." At the time Davey urged drafting Baker, the former secretary said the move was "very gracious'' but that it was his understanding the Ohio delegates would be pledged to Gov ernor Oeorpe White. CHRISTMAS CAROLS USED, ADVERTISING Philadelphia HP ChriMma radio programs sponsored by advertisers are turning Christmas carols Into hair-restorer ballyhoo. In the opin ion of Dr. David M. Steele, mtor of the Protestant Episcopal church of St. Luke and the Kplphany. Dr. Steele denounced the practice In his sermon Sunday. "Once, so It was reported, there were antcel voices in the skv." he aid. "Now what goes on in three far reaches, what are the rcfounding echoes of the ether's wave lengths? "Last night, while I listened lor five minutes, I heard Holy Night, Silent Night' used to lnlmdore a hair restorer. 'Come, All Ye Faith ful.' was sung on behalf of a beauty 'shoppe. Miltuns Hvmn to Nativity was sung to promote tlie sale of a ntw model automobile, and 'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing' was the pre lude to an announcement of an undertaker's parlor. "I ask you: We have seen ILs star, but where Is He?' PLAN PROBE OF RADIO MONOPOLY Portliind (iP)-lxmanil for an in vestigation "with s)mci.i1 attention to moncjKWy on the part of the Na tional Broadcast in company In the north wcht;' was nked In a resolu tion in congress Monday, a special dispatch to tlie Journal said. Halph Horr. Wash unit on npre sen'ative. introduced the resolution. Horr declared the NHC rontrolletl about two-thirds nf the radio la nulies tn the tnte of Washinrten. He cited oppoMtton of station WYZ, New York, to application of KVI, Tacoma, for increased power.