A
CIRCULATION
Dally average diitribution for the
Itontb endlnc April K, 1M
10,414
Average daily net paid 9,976
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation
CITY EDITION
Unsettled tonight, with showers;
Sunday fall; cooler, frosts; change
able winds.
Local. Max. 64; Min. 43; rain, .14;
river, 4 (eett; cloudy, southerly
winds.
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44th YEAR, No. 122
Entered m second elsaa '
matter at Balem, Oregon
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY, 21, 1932
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SALEM MAYOR
1054MAJ0RITY
Poulsen and Rice Re-
nominated Recorder
- And Treasurer
Dancy, Evans, Averett
Defeated for Council
manic Jobs
Douglas McKay, young Salem
business man. was an easy victor
In yesterday's city election for the
office of mayor, deieaung r. m.
Gregory. Incumbent by a majority
of 1054 votes. Beter than 60 per
cent of Salem's 12,400 qualified
voters went to the polls. McKay
will take olllce next January 1.
A complete count in all of the
city's 24 precincts shows a total of
4299 votes for McKay and 3245 for
Gregory. The election was the most
hotly contested mayoralty contest
In the history of the city.
C. O. Rice was returned an easy
victor to the office of city treasurer.
winning over Howard M. Perry by
a vote of 4391 to 2649. Mark Poul,
sen, veteran city recorder and police
judge, scored the highest vote in a
field of three, but failed to get
majority and will have to contest
for the ofnee in Novemoer with ri
S. Bossard. Poulsen s vote was
Concluded on pnyp B. column 7)
RESCUE PLANE
FOR SCIENTISTS
Chicago. May 21 IIP) A rescue
plane winged swiftly over the ice
capped Alaskan mountains today
to the relief ot two scientists and
an aviator marooned on North
America's highest peak.
Reports received by American Air
ways from their subsidiary. Alas
kan Airways, at Fairbanks said
Pilot Jerry Jones who located the
men on crevasse-pitted Muldrow
clacler yesterday was making a re
turn flight to Mt. McKlnley.
He carried a new axle for toe
plane of Pilot S. R. Robins who
damaged his ship in landing on the
rough iceileld after finding Nicho
las Spadevecckia and Percy T. Ol
ton, Jr., two of three survivors of
a scientific party of fire.
Jones, flying a nine-passenger
plane, reported It probably would
be Inadvisable for him to land his
heavy craft on the soft shifting
surface of the glacier.
He planned to drop the axle and
supplies by parachute. It was ex
pected Robblns would be able to
repair his light plane and take off
with at least one of the two men,
making two trips If necessary.
If this plan failed. Jones said he
would drop Instructions to the trio
advising them to start overland for
the nearest rangers' emergency
station where mountain guides await
them. Jones said he would lly over
head as the men struggled slowly
across the broken Ice to guide their
way.
GALLS RELIEF BILL
PORK EARRFL PLAN
Washington. May 21 oTV-Secretary
Mills said today he could not
approve the $2,300,000 relief pro
gram advanced yesterday by the
democratic committee of the senate
specialising on that problem, but
he refrained from Indicating Just
what portions to which the admin
istration objects.
While not assuming to speak for
the president on the proposal an
nounced yesterday by the special
senate democratic committee, Mills
said:
"I will say that there is no great
amount of enthusiasm for an un
balanced budget and a pork barrel
plan at the treasury department."
GEORGE ENDRES,
ITALIAN FLIER KILLED
Rome. May 21 UP Captain
George Endres, who flew the At
lantic in 1931, was killed today In
a short practice flight.
The flier had come here to at
tend the convention of trans-Atlantic
airmen opening tomorrow.
He made the trip from Budapest
by air. Five hours after he landed
he took off from Llttorio ariport
for a brief flight with tils Hungar
Ian mechanic, and later both were
stead.
. Their plane was trying to gain al
tltude when the motor suddenly
stopped, and the ship crashed.
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
. By DON UPJOHN
Well It appears Jim Maloney,
democrat, and Rufas Hainan,
republican, are nominees for
state treasurer. Making the
. race In the fall Maloney vs.
. Boloney with Maloney an the in
side track.
Yesterday X-marked the spot for
a lot of guys and a lot more were
put on the spot by an absence of
Xs. .
Bill Hogue of Scotts Mills was
ballot boxing In Salem Saturday.
The election was somewhat of a
help to Max Gehlhar, head of the
department of agriculture, eradicat
ing some Insects.
Latest returns Indicate that
Fred Wolf is running well
ahead of the J. C.'s with George
Hug about two bps behind the
Wolf.
The Judges and clerks of election
had a tough Job of it last night witn
four ballots to count and many of
them had to work until after day
light this a. m. These folks very
seldom get a pat on the back so we
sing the glories of the laborer which
generally go unsung.
One suggestion has been made
it might speed up counting a little
if election boards were put on piece
work and given a cent a ballot for
every bailor counted. It would only
lead to a demand on part of the
boards for bigger and better pre
cincts.
It Is Interesting to note what a
wonderful impetus the governor's
endorsement gave to Col. Clark's
candidacy. It also makes us wonder
what became of the vast army of
people who waited on Col. .Clark
and demanded that he get Into the
race.
Ofcar Steelhammer rounded out
election day by taking little Petey
Prince over to Silverton and stam
peding the electorate over there.
Maybe now Oscar will get married
and have a family of his own In
preparation for the next campaign.
NO APOLOGIES
We spent a glorious and happy day
voting for Oscar Bower and Doug.
McKay.
Incidentally this a. m- our In
quiries revealed that everybody
in town voted for Doug McKay.
Doggone If we could, find any
more Gregory votes today than
we could find Ed R ostein's votes
right after the last eity election.
It shows there's stiH hope for the
successful business man.
It Is expected now that cider will
rapidly pass out of popularity as
one of the great social drinks In
tnese parts.
Early returns from Shanghai pre
cinct indicate that Charley is run
ning well there.
SENATE RECESSES
AFTER BRIEF SESSION
Washington. May 21 UP) The
senate adjourned shortly after noon
today to give its weary membership
a chance to rest following strenu-
our work on the tax bill.
Meanwhile, in the house, Repre
sentative LaOuardla, republican.
New York, said Richard 8. Whit
ney, president of the New York
stock exchange, Irr submitting
comparative statement of stock
taxes in Canada and England
part of his opposition testimony to
the one fourth of one per cent tax
on transfers approved by the house,
had "maliciously and wilfully"
omitted a real stock transfer tax.
The transfer tax provision In the
house bill was eliminated by the
senate committee.
Curtis Hoax Motive
Thought Protection Of
Boot Leggers At Sea
Hopewell, May 21 (VP) The possibility that John
Hughes Curtis' story of his astonishing lie may in itself have
been false in part, received police attention today. A portion
of the Norfolk shipbuilder's conies-
Ion that his intermediation In the
Lindbergh baby case was a hoax
already was considered as disprov
ed. That was the portion In which
Curtis explained his purpose In the
elaborate lie was to get money by
the sale of his story to newspapers.
Police pointed out that the hoax
was three week old before Curtis
attempted to tell his story; and
that even so, he could not hope to
find any buyers unless he recover
ed the stolen Charles Augustas
Lindbergh. Jr. which he must
have known was Impossible, Inas
much as hla negotiations were stot
TRINDLE LEAD
OVER CARSON
PLACED AT 200
Bower, Steelhammer,
Brooks and Barrick Win
Nominations
Melson Leads Commis
sioners Paulus, Mar
tin, Abrams, Gouley Up
On the face of complete returns
from 62 of the 79 precincts In the
county. Marion county republicans
yesterday expressed their preference
for Senator France for nomination
for president, gave Senator Stelwer
a lad of 313 votes over Robert rj.
Stanfleld for United States senator,
favored James Mott by 1747 votes
over W. C. Hawley for congress, gave
Hal Hoss a lead of 2957 over Oco.
A. Palmlter for secretary of state,
put Rufus Holman 1096 ahead of
Milton Scherplng for treasurer, and
contributed 3021 to the lead I. H.
Van Winkle held over Earl Bro
naugh for attorney general.
In the only real contest of the
election William H. Trindle was
leading Allan Carson by 218 votes
In the complete returns from these
62 precincts. The vote was Trindle
3768, Carson 3550, and It did not
appear probable that Carson could
overcome the Trindle lead In the 17
precincts yet to be tabulated.
In the legislative field Mrs. Han
nah Martin with 3495, Otto Paulus
with 3466, Carle Abrams with 3362,
and Romeo Oouley with 3286 were
leading the field of ten candidates
for the four representatives from
Marlon county and were apparently
nominated. The vote for the other
(Concluded on ppee 8, column 4
FRANCE WINS
OREGON VOTES
Portland, May 21 (Pi Thirteen
votes In the republican national con
vention for Joseph Irwin France of
Maryland, and a bloc of ten votes
for Franklin D. Roosevelt In the
democratic national assembly, were
assured today on the basis of Ore
gon's Friday presidential primary
election.
President Hoover, whose name did
not appear on the Oregon ballot,
was far out-stripped by France who
was the only one on the ticket. For
everyone who wrote in Hoover's
name, two persons voted for France.
Thus the 13 national republican del
egates chosen In this election will
be pledged to-France until he re'
leases them.
Likewise, Roosevelt gathered In a
group of 10 democratic delegates by
his sweeping victory over William
H. Murray, theirs were the only
names on this ticket. A handful of
voters cast their ballots for Alfred
E. Smith.
With 1197 precincts out of 1783 In
the state, the vote was:
France 47,390; Hoover 13,080.
Roosevelt 32,392; Murray 8,672;
Smith 221.
The returns were representative
and no relative change was possible.
KOREAN FARMERS SLAIN
Mukden, Manchuria, May 21 UP)
A dispatch to the Rengo news agen
cy from the Japanese branch con'
sulate at Panshih, In southern Kir
in province, today said 80 Korean
fanners west of there were slain by
Chinese rebels who raided the dlS'
trier.
negotiations at all. '
An lnqu'ry was quietly under way
to learn If Curtis may not have
some other motive, quite removed
from the sale of his "story" for in
venting the deception. It was re
called that due to the "delicacy"
of the negotiations with a vessel at
sea, coast guard craft refrained
from ther usual careful patrols In
some waters, fearful of causing the
collapse of negotiations for the
baby's ransom.
Aa a result of this relaxed vigi
lance, rum runners were able to
(Concluded on psit column 7)
74 Precincts
Complete For
Marion County
Democratic (74 complete pre
cincts!: President Roosevelt 2246; Mur
ray 490.
Senator Oleason 1037; Dana 903;
Watklna 831.
Congress Delzell 2011; Starkwea
ther 644.
Supreme court, (74 complete pre
cincts): Position No. 2 Bean 5504, Brand
1SS4, Hewitt 32, McCulloch 1889.
Position No. 3 Bailey 4460, Brown
5857; Graham 1896.
(Concluded on page 7. column 6)
WARNER TELLS
OF STOCK DEALS
Washington. May 21 U Harry
Warner, who learned the shoe mak
er's trade at his father's bench as
a boy. testified today before the
senate banking and currency com
mittee that he had made in 1930 a
profit of approximately J7.500.000
dealing In the stock of Warner
Brothers. Inc.. the motion picture
company of which he is the head.
In a hot committee rooro with
senators barling at him and at
each other, ihe representative of
the famous brothers who turned the
moving picture world upside down
with their development of the talk
ies, defended his stock deals as
'ethical and helpful."
Senator Couzens, republican,
Michigan, burst Into scoffing laugh'
ter at this explanation.
William A. Gray, committee coun
sel, charge! that the profit had
been 89.251,454.50 and that War
ner's sales and purchases through
dummy accounts and others had
been designed to take advantage of
a gullible public.
'Gray revealed that similar trans
actions in other motion picture
stocks were under investigation
and named Fox. Films as one of
them.
The Investigation steering com
mittee met briefly after Warner
testified. They decided to hold
three more hearings one a week
until congress adjourns. Plans have
not been completed and the stocks
to be Investigated were not an
nounced. Chairman Norbcck of the
committee said the next hearing
probably would be Friday or Sat
urday of next week.
Polk County
Officials All
Renominated
Dallas Complete unofficial re
turns from the 35 Polk county pre
clncts show no changes in any ot
the county offices, each candidate
being successful in succeeding him
self. The vote was just under 59
per cent of the registration. The
republican vote was as follows:
President France 1,296; Hoover
585.
U. 8. senator Stelwer 1335; Clark
610; Duncan 120: Harlan 1C8;
Stanfleld 667.
Congressman Mott 1329; Haw
ley 1052; Howard 212; Hulet 297.
Secretary of state Hoss 1962:
Palmlter 922.
State treasurer Holman 1881;
Scherplng 858.
Attorney General Van Winkle
2050; Bronaugb 852.
State senator, Polk-Benton coun
ty, ninth district Dcnman 1748;
Buchannon 810.
8tate legislature Walker 1286
(Concluded on page 0. column 7)
MAYOR BAKER WINS
IN RECALL ELECTION
Portland, May 21 OPl Mayor
George L. Baker appeared to have
successfully fought against a re
call today when complete returns
from 401 out of 495 precincts were
counted.
The vote then was For the recall
28.560. against 34.726.
Commissioner John M. Mann was
Indisputably recalled, the vote
against him being 39,205 to 22,229,
41 ENTOMBED MEN
BROUGHT OUT .ALIVE
Tunnel, Chile, May 21 (IW Fortly
one men entombed by the partial
collapse of the new Las Ralces tun
nel were brought out alive today by
rescue parties. One man remained
unaccounted for.
The ensombed workers escaped
drowning by fleeing to the upper
reaches of the tunnel. Divers were
brought here to Join the rescue
work. ,
NIP AND TUCK
RACES STAGED
FORCONGRESS
Hawley and Mott, Delzell
and Starkweather Sep
arated by Small Margin
Steiwer Easy
Holman
Brown Loser
Winner
Winner,
Portland, Ore, May 21 MV-There
are 1783 precincts in the state. 1218
precincts, democratic senator: Dana
12,090; Gleason 14,836; Watkins
14,674.
494 precincts, out of 801 In the
first district, democratic represen
tative: Delzell 7,542; Starkweather
7,828.
500 precincts, republican repre
sentative (first): Hawley 21.161:
Howard 3,989; Hulet 633; Mott
0,998.
Portland, Ore, May .21 m The
veteran Congressman Willis C.
Hawley who has represented Ore
gon for 20 years stood on the verge
of defeat in the nominating primary
election returns tabulated today.
His race with James W. Mott, state
corporation commissioner, com
pletely overshadowed tne presiden
tial primary In which Joseph Irwin
France of Maryland captured a bole
of 13 national delegates, and in
which Governor Franklyn D. Roose
velt swept the state to take 10 votes
to the national convention.
But In the same first district the
two democrats, William A. Delzell
and -Harvey , Starkweather were
staging a tussle of ballots that sur
prised everyone.
France, in winning the presiden
tial election from President Hoover,
whose name was not on the ballot,
(CorACludedripnKer "column 5)
VIOLENT QUAKE
SAN SALVADOR
San Salvador iPan American
Airways Radiogram) May 21 (IP)
The violent earthquake which rock
ed Salvador occurred at 4:10 a. m.
and lasted more than three min
utes. There was no damage In Ban Sal
vador or vicinity, but Zacatecoluca
was reported in ruins as a result of
the shocks. San Vlncente also Is
reported to have been seriously
damaged.
The quake damaged the San Lo
renzo region. The north bound
plane of the Pan American Airways
service was ordered to fly over the
district for an inspection.
Residents of San Lorcnza said
the damage was not serious though
the shocks were of unprecedented
violence.
San Salvador, May 21 (IP) An
unknown number of persons were
reported killed In a violent earth
quake which shook San Salvador
today.
The quake, of great Intensity, oc
curred at 4:20 a. m. and was felt
In the greater part of the country.
At Zacatecoluca, a majority of the
houses were thrown down and the
remainder cracked. Up to 8 a. m.
six dead and 21 Injured had been
taken from the ruins there. The
government anad Red Cross sent
relief.
Miami, Fla., May 21 T Two
earthquakes were felt at Puerto
Barrios, Guatemala, shortly after
11:20 a. m. (E.8.T.) today, said a
radioed report to Pan American
Airways here. The report said the
shocks were but a few seconds
apart, and that no casualties or
damage resulted.
OFFICIALS FLEE AS
BANDITS RAID CITIES
Nanking, Sunday, May 22 UP)
Three hundred bandlls raided
Kwochlu and Anhui. looting more
than 100 homes and kidnaping 50
women while terror stricken in
habitants attempted to flee the
area Saturday.
The bandits freed scores of con
victs who participated In the raids.
Several people were reported to
have been killed.
When the bandits swooped Into
the district, the local garrison com
mander and magistrate fled, tak
ing all available funds and arms
and leaving the area without pro
tection, according to advices re
ceived here.
Fourteen hundred bags of flood
relief wheat were stolen and 9.000
Inhabitants were forced to carry the
loot when the bandits fled In the
direction of Ylngahang.
First Of Her Sex
AMELIA EARHART PUTNAM
HOOVER CABLES
APPRECIATION
Washington, May 21 (JP) Presi
dent Hoover today dispatched a
cable to Mrs. Amelia Earhart Put
nam, congratulating her upon her
trans-Atlantic flight as demonstrat
ing "the capacity of women to match
the skill of men in carrying through
the most difficult feats of high
adventure."
The president's cable, addressed
to Mrs. Putnam at Culmore. Ire
land, follows:
"I voice the pride of the nation
in congratulating you most heartily
upon achieving the splendid pioneer
solo flight by a woman across the
Atlantic ocean.
"You havp demonstrated not
only your own dauntless courage
but also tlic capacity of women to
match the skill of men in carrying
through the most difficult feats of
high adventure,
(Signed) "Herbert Hoover.'
TAX PETITIONS
FOR INITIATIVE
Preliminary petitions for one
proposed constitutional amendment
and two initiative bills sponsored
by tlie Oregon Taxpayer's Equaliza
tion and Conservation league, were
filed In the state department here
today.
The constitutional amendment
and one Initiative bill provides for
tne appointment of a tax conser
vation commission of three mem
bers in each county with authority
to pass on all proposed tax levies
and bond issues. The commissions
would be non-salaried and would be
appointed by the governor.
The other Initiative measure
would amend the present income
tax laws so as to reduce the exemp
tions and increase the tax rate.
The law provides that the com
pleted petitions shall be filed in
the state department by July 7, in
order to place the const i tut ion aJ
amendment and Initiative measures
on the ballot at the November elec
tion. The preliminary petitions were
filed by J. E. Burdctle, president ot
the league.
Gangster Stated Lindy
Baby Slain By Hophead
At Time
Baltimore, Mil., May 21 (U.R) Two days before the Lind
bergh baby was found murdered, a New Jersey rum runner
said here it had been killed,
tlllon expert, who was quoted In a
copyrighted Interview today by the
Baltimore Post,
"The baby will be found within
five miles of the Lindbergh home,"
the rum runner told Mills, accord
ing to the Interview.
"The baby was kidnaped in
killed with no Intention of saving
Its life. It was killed by blows On
the head. The actual kidnaping was
done by a hop-head," Mills quoted
the rum runner.
"This Information was given Col
onel H. Norman Schwartzkopf May
10, soon after It came to me," Mill
said. "The name of the rum runner
To Span Atlantic
SEVENTH GIRL
TO TRYFLIGHT
New York, May 21 (A) Amelia
Earhart Putnam, making her sec
ond flight over the Atlantic ocean,
is one of seven women who have
attempted the trip. She alone has
been successful, having flown the
ocean In June, 1928 with Wilrncj
Stultz and Lou Cordon.
Four other women lost their lives
in the attempt. In August, 1927,
Princess Lowenstein-Wlrlhcim was
lost in a flight from England to
Canada with two men. In Decem
ber of that year Mrs. Francis W.
Grayson attempted a flight to
Denmark with three men. They
were never heard of again.
The following spring, March, 1926,
Elsie Mnckay and Capt. Walter R.
O. Hincllffe, disappeared in a flight
from England to America, and in
January, 1931, Mrs. Beryl Hart and
Lieut. William 8. MacLaren left
Bermuda on a projected flight to
Paris and were lost.
In October, 1027, Ruth Elder, now
Mrs. Walter Camp, Jr., started a
trans-Atlantic flight with George
Haldeman, but was forced down at
sea 350 miles northeast of the
Azores and was later rescued. Miss
Ruth Nichols last June flew from
New York to St. John In prepara
tion for a flight over the Atlantic,
but cracked up on landing tliere
and was seriously injured, forcing
her to call off the attempt.
TUSKO DESERTED
AT CHEHALIS, WN.
Chehalls, Wash, May Jl (LP) The
woes of Tusko, vaunted ponderous
pachyderm of varied fame, contin
ued apace today.
Much to the regret of city officials
he has become a resident of this
city whether permanent or tem
porary will be known later.
A few days ago he was put on
display here at a dime a look but
wasn't so hot and Ben Meyers, who
Lrought the seven-ton beast here
from Portland, left for parts un
known. He was to have returned
shortly and take care ot his pet, but
to this date has not made his ap
pearance.
Of Kidnaping
according to Arthur Mills, tier
and his descriptions of the three
actual kidnapers wer,r Included."
Mills Is head of the fingerprint
bureau of the Maryland house of
correction.
Several Questions concerning a
"gangster" quoted In Maryland on
the Lindbergh baoy manaping
have been referred to Colonel H.
Norman Bchwartskopf, commander
of the New Jersey state police.
They have been answered by as.
aurance that the story was being
investigated, the stock reply given
by the police In many stories or re
' Concludedon pass 9, column ?
AMELIA LANDS
III IRELAND Oil
OVERSEAS TRIP
Aviatrix First Woman To
Fly Alone Over Atlantic
Plane Out of Order.
Landing Made in Field
' Near Londonderry
Flies On to Dublin
SETS TIME RECORD
New York, May 21 Uft Ap
parently Amelia Earhart Put
nam set a time record In her
flight today across the At
lantic. Her time was IS hours and
39 minutes. The. best previous
time, 16 hours and 17 minutes,
was made by Post and Catty
in 1931.
Time comparisons with oth
er flights are not exactly fair
as taking oft and landing
places differ considerably.,
When Colonel Charles A.
Lindbergh flew from New
York to Paris in 1927 it took
him 33 hours, 29 minutes.
Culmore, Ulster. Ireland, May 21
(IP) Amelia Earhart Putnam .
brought down ner red and gold
monoplane In a field on the Done
gal side of Lough Poyle this after
noon and thereby became tne nrss
woman ever to fly the Atlantic
2026 and one-halt miles In IS hours
and 39 minutes.
She landed on this side of the
ocean five years to the day after
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh ar
rived at Le Bourget, France, suc
cessfully completing the first solo
flight across the Atlantic by a man.
I've done It!" Mrs. Putnam ex
claimed when she got out of her
ship.
She had intended to go to Paris
but It was necessary to cut the flight
short because her exhaust manifold
(Concluded oh ruffe 9. column SI
TOP OF WATER
MOST OF WAY
New York. May 21 tP) Amelia,
Earhart Putnam In a telephone con
versation from Londonderry, Ire
land, with her husband late today
said she flew most of the way
across the Atlantic "right on top
of the water."
She had engine trouble, she told
him and decided she would "rath
er drown than bum."
For four hours, she said. "It was
absolutely black'' and she was fly
ing blind.
"She said It was rough as the
devil." P. it nam said afterwards.
"Tle weather predictions were one
hundred per cent wrong on both
sides."
Asked If she had been sleepy,
Putnam replied:
"It was too exciting. I guess.
You're not going to get sleepy while
flying blind with a sick engine over
the ocean."
Putnam said she told him ?h
started out at a fairly high altitude,
but ice formed on her wings, and
she had to come down. Then a col
lector ring in her motor burned out.
Prom then on she skimmed the
waves." AVIATRIX TOOK NO
FOOD ON FLIGHT
Culmore. Ulster, Ireland, May 21
py Amelia Earhart Putnam took
no food on her flight from Harbor
Grace except tomato Juice. And
she landed almost broke for the
time being.
I have only (20 In United States
money In my possession," she said.
"That was handed to me as I was
leaving. I haven't even a check to
sign."
"You needn't worry about that,'
said Mr, Gallagher, owner of Ihe
field In which she landed. "I will
see you through,"
RECALL AGAINST
JUDGE MARVIN FAILS
Enterprise, Ore., May 21 W) A
substantial vote against the recall
ot county Judge Edgar Marvin was
recorded In returns from 14 pre
cincts of the 21 In Wallowa county.
The vote stood: against the recall
1.262, for the recall 919.