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VOLUME 5
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1919
NL.iBER 40
HIGHER POWER, LIGHT
RATES KIR HEPPNER
Public Service Commission of Oregon
Grants Liocal Company Privilege
to Increase Charges to Meet
Increased Operating Costs
THE BOYS
COME
HOME
MARCHING
Acting under authority of the
Public Service Commission of Ore
gon, the Heppner Light & Power
company inaugurated on February
first, an advance in their power and
light rates in Heppner and its environs.
Application was first made to the
commission for permission to make
this Increase on April 12, 1918 blit
Included in the application was a re
quest to raise the local water rates.
Under an opinion given by the at
torney general the commission refus
ed the application upon the grounds
that the commission had no author
ity owing to the interest owned in
Oe water system by the municipality
kHeppner.
'iccording to data submitted to the
commission the company has been
operating at a loss of nearly $3000
per year, not including an interest
upon the investment.
In the light of facts submitted the
commission believes that the rates
charged were inadequate and the fol
lowing schedule has been ordered in
effect: '" .- ' ' -
Mkmthly Meter Rate8
Residence Lighting
First 7 KWH or less $1.10
Next 13 KWH, per KWH 20
Next 20 KWH, per kWH .15
All over 40 KWH, ner KWH .... .10
... To include small domestic heating j
and power devices.
Commercial Lighting
First 7 KWH or less $1.40
Next 23 KWH, per KWH 20
Next 30 KWH, per KWH ....... .15
All over 60 KWH, per KWH 10
To include fans and other single
phase motor driven apparatus under
1 H. P., connected to the lighting
circuit.
Power
First 30 hours per KW 10
Ne.'Yt 30 hours per KW OS
All over 60 hours per KW, .... .06
Monthly Flat Rates
Heid.-nce Lighting
r irst 50 watts or less $1.25
Next 50 watts, per watt ..... 02
Next 100 wats per watt Hj
Commercial Lighting
First 50 watt $1.25
Next 150 watts, per watt 02
Next 200 watts, per watt 1
Municipal Lighting
I ntil Midnight
40 Watt Lamps $1.25
Paul Gentmell,, who still looks
about as much of a "kid" as when he
enlisted in the navy,, April 20, 1917,
returned Sunday after having receiv
ed an honorable discharge which
shows good Tatings. After serving
his time training at Mare Island
Paul was sent aboard the battleship,
Nevada, and there he , remained
throughout the war. He was for
tunate, however, In being in the har
bor at Brest when the George Wash
ington, with President Wilson nn
board reached the other side and
was in the convoy which escorted the
president's ship into the harbor. Ten
super-dreadnaughts and thirty des
troyers, Paul says, went out-to meet
the president and the spectacle was
one he will never forget.
Paul is disposed to minimize the
part the big battleships took in the
war and says all the credit due the
navy should be handed to the boys
who manned the destroyers and light
cruisers. "Oh, boy," says Paul,
"they were the boys who earned
their salaries, had fun and got the
subs."
Fred Teague, another well known
and popular Heppner boy, who went
to Camp Lewia last summer, also re
turned ' Sunday evening. His regi
ment also were expecting to start for
France within a day or two when the
end came and, under the circum
stances, is mighty glad to be back in
Heppner. Fred has sense enough to
be glad the war is over ardor enough
to regret that he didn't get over to
France and Into the fighting 'ami
good judgment enough to be pleased
that he will spend the next year or
so in Morrow county rather than
with the army of occupation in Ger-
T
ANOTHER HOTEL CO,
Allows Claims, Buys Real Estate,
Appoint Road Master, Fair Di
rector. Telephone Franchise
Granted
An adjourned meeting of the
county court was held Wednesday
and Thursday of last week at which
a considerable amount of busines
of importance was transacted.
W. T. Campbell, county judge, E.
L. Pad berg and G. A. Bleakmnn,
commissioners, J. A. Waters, clerk
and E. M. Shutt, sheriff,, were present.
S."Vt. Beymer, John Vaughn, W. G.
McCarty and Jeff Jones Incor
porators IOcation at Main
and Center Streets
According to Information given
the Herald yesterday by J. W. Bey
mer, who will head the new concern
another first class hotel is "assured
for Heppner. Articles of incorpora
tion for the new company are now
being prepared and will be filed with
the Secretary of State .at Salem
within a few days.
The incorporators of the new '.oin-
CITY SOIONS MEET
The city dads met in regular ses
sion Monday evening and after the
transaction of .routine business drop
ped into the well-worn channel of
discussion of the water question. H.
V. Gates was present and for a cou
ple of hours the meeting was enter
tained by a rapid fire debate between
that gentleman and Mayor Vaughan.
Mr. Gates argued that the council
should take action, get busy "for
God's sake do something," he urged.
He. also urged the first thing the
eouncil should do is to employ p.
competent hydraulic engineer to rjo
over the whole project and advise
against the general fund the applica
tion of Jeff Jones and O. M. Whit-1
tington for a franchise to erect a
telephone line from the J. C. Kirk
ranch, on Rhea creek to Heppner,
was considered and allowed.
Sheriff E. M. Shutt's appointment
of George McDuffee as a deputy in
the sheriff's office was approved.
F. R. Brown was appointed a
member of the Morow County Fair
Board for a term of three years to
succeed Jack Hynd who resigned.
Appointment of the third member of
the board has not yet been announc
ed although it Is understood the
court has made the selection if the
man chosen will accept the appointment.
" f--. v.. ..... . r1rfra.m7.tn fir thA pnmnanv
grounds was purchased from the Mc- ..,,, . hnt., wa thf
FOSSIL BOY SURVIVOR
Tl
Woodson Scoggln Tells Interesting
Story of Terrible Ordeal. 1200
Men Enter Trap Less Than
250 Return
Private Woodson Scoggin, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Scoggin, of Fos
sil, is one of the few survivors of the
fated "Lost Battalion" of Argonne
Forest fame. He recently returned
them. Mayor Vaughan argued that from France and was in Portland
o
60 Watt Lamps ,80
100 Watt Lamps 2.70
200 Watt Lamps, '. 4.00
Municipal Lighting
All Night
40 Watt Lamps, $1.50
60 Watt Lamps 2.1 5
100 Watt Lamps 3.25
200 Watt Lamps, 4.75
Other rates, going fully into detail
as to power charges are given In the
report of the commission but are not
reproduced here as a matter of econ
omy of space. Some rather interest
ing findings of the commission also
appear in the order a few of which
are noted below:
Comparison of revenues and ex
penses Indicated that this electric
tern under present conditions' falls
jit somo I1S32 of meeting actual
iperaung expenses aside irom any
piovlsion of ret-jrn on tho Invest
ment. Contributing chiefly to thh
unfortunate situation aro necessary
lai-s iu wages and the heavy in
rril, tn cost of fuel, which niusi he
brought from distant points.
Testimony was Introduced to show
that an abnormal interest rate had
been charged to tills utility for mon
ey loaned to It individually by It
owners. This Interest Is not an it
erating expense under our uniform
claalflcatlon of accounts, and Is In
no way reflected In the rates here
inafter ordered. The operating In
come should provide a fair return
only upon a fair value of the prop
erty, regarlcsss of the method of
financing the utility, over which tlx
mmlsslon ha no Jurisdiction.
I he communion believes mat a
ght over-development of the elec
trie system in Heppner has resulted
In fixed charges and operating costs
somewhat beyond the ability of tho
community to adequately defray, Hut
to crltlrlie the part leal or Judg
ment of the management of the nun
many. He will resume his old place
on the Robinson wheat farm in the
Elghtmile country.
Marshall Phelps blew in Saturday
for awisit with the home folks after
spending six months in France with
me aviauon corps.. Marshall came
home from Alaska to enlist In thn
marine corps and you'll get no argu
ment from him if you tell him the
"treat 'em rough" boys comprise the
flower of the service. Marshall had
a lot of experience in the air at th
Florida camp and made a high oCure
as nn aerial machine gunner. The
game busted, however, before he got
an opportunity to cross the German
lines and get his Fritz.
neiuen. wainriage rerirncd iron,
Camp Lewis where he has been in
training since lant summer. Hcnx-it
says If the scrap had labied only a
few days longer ho and his comrade:
would at least have "been on their
way" as they were expecting or(kr
to start east any day when the arm if
tlce was signed.
Lieutenant J. C. Osten return
Lift week to Hennner h;.vlm lie,.,,
umcnargea rrom the United States
Army. He came direct from Camp
nancooK, (ja. After a visit of sov
oral weeks with friends and relative
here Lieutenant Osten expects tj po
to ban I ranclsco to locate.
After auditing and allowing bills i pany are J. W. Beymer, John Vau
ghn, W. G. McCarty and Jeff Jones.
The capital stock will be fixed at
about $60,000. Something more than
one-half of this amount has already
been subscribed by 47 different cap-
italists, business men and stoc'kii-en
of the town and county.
A deal was closed Saturday with
the A. M. Slocum estate for the prop
erty now occupied by the Fountain of
Sweets and the Morrow County
I Creamery at the corner of Main and
i Center streets and also with Arthur
Smith for the property now occupied
j by Haylor the Jeweler. This gives
a frontage of 70 feet on Main street
jand a depth of 132 reel on Center
street.
and will
a hotel, ' was the statement
the council could do nothing on Mr. i
(-rates' proposal of a partnership be
tween himself and the city in secur
ing water and developing power at
the head of Wilow creek because the
people will not stand for it. dues'
replied by continuing to urge that
they employ an engineer and do
something. After cussing and dis
cussing the matter for another nour
the mayor stated that the city has ni
ready sent for an engineer. The
meeting then adjourned. After Uv
meeting the mayor declined to make
any statement for publication re
garding the engineer but the Herald
learns from other sources that ne
gotiations are under way with a
prominent hydraulic engineer of Salt
Lake..
Haley estate the consideration being
$640.00. . -
Another small parcel of land also ,
adjoining the fair property was pur
chased from the Fenland estate, the
consideration being $516.00.
A portion of this property ban
been in use by the fair association
several years and the purchase was
made to afford more room for the
fair and also to provide ground upon
which permanent quarters for the
county road machinery may be erect
The final, but not least important
action of the court was the appoint
ment of W. L. McCaleb, as county
road master for the ensuing year. ,
made by Mr, Beymer to the Herald
reporter.
While complete plans have not
been fully matured the . present in
tention is to erect a strictly modern
three-story building of presed brick
and concrete covering the lot. The
plans provide for 55 sleeping rooms.
It is the intention to make the hop-
telry modern and Btrictly up-to-date
In every particular. Work will start
on the new structure just as soon as
the -present tenants can secure otnor
quarters, Mr. Beymer stated or about
March first, and arrangements will
be made to take care of the present
renters so that no one will Deforced
out of, business by the change.
FOUGHT WITH 'THE CANADIANS;
CAKE BACK
Uf VtoPaloVi to at nraafin t a ro'ililanf
of Arlington. He Is highly recoM-" ThV-iTenlty deals in the transaction
mended to the court as v. practical
road builder and has served Gilliam
county In a similar capacity in the
past. His salary was fixed at $200
per month.
KKTl'KNS FItOM CAM I FKKMOXT
were made through the agency of
Roy V. Whiteis. Mr. Whlteis went
to Portland to close for the Slocum
property and closed with Mr. Smith
after IiIb return.
SO TIIF. I'KSSIMIKT MAY KNOW
Jack Dundass, well known Mor
row county boy, who enlisted in the
United States Army early last year
returned trf Heppner Tuesday even
ing from France.
Dundass after enlisting, wanted to
go right over and get Into the fuss
and soon tired of training camp de
lay. By some stroke of good for
tune he got permission to be trans-
rerrea to the Canadian Army and
was assigned to a regiment that was ed
on me eve of departure.
last week on his way to Camp Lewis
to be mustered out of the service.
To an Oregonian reporter Private
Scoggin told a thrilling story of tho
terrible experience.
He tells of men crazed by six days
without food or water who wallowed
in the slimy green water that accum
ulated in shell holes that they might
not die of thirst.'
Once more he sees aeroplanes try
ing to toss packages of food to the
beleagued battalion. He describes
the men watching the food packages
hurtling from the sky only to fall
inside the German lines. And with
: the horror of it all Btill marked on,
him, he pictures the pluclty aviators
who tried to fly low and make sure
of their precious food reaching the
starving ones, only to be picked off
by the machine gunners in the Ger
man lines.
But 300 yards ahead but 800 yards
behind, and occupying both flanks,
were the Germans.
They hurled ribald threats to sur
render at Colonel Whittlesey and his
gallant band.
The Huns even found a wounded
man. Carefully they bandaged his
wounds. "There are your damned
Yankees," they said. "Go tell '.hem
to surrender."
Painfully the wounded man climb
to the American lines. With
He landed mnnv n pm.in ha nutted nl(aif frm
in France last July and had pretty tree to tree,
plenty of time to get acquainted with "I want Colonel Whittlesey," ho
the big thing before the armistice yelled.
was signed. He brought back his Thlnklnir that n rnnne,- hnH roM,-
full
complement of fightine toes
but Bays they will not be put on exhibition.
FOR SAI.F.
Good "-room house and 7 sod
l"ts In noith Heppner. south of the
depot. Enquire of Herbert W il
hrldge, Heppner, Oregon. 41-43
lK-raij only $2.00 a year.
o
pnnv or of the requirement." of the
municipality In this respect will not
lend to al Male t he presen' urgent
need fur idler which th) ul'l.iy
faces. . t-fu
Tho rommlsalon finds that the mu
nicipal lighting rate n Heppner me
proportionately lower than those In
force In other localities in the stele
where Ilk rendition prevail, snd
show a Ions under existing condit
ions. In view of their direct Influ
ence on the operation of this utility
these rales should be revised to bear
their Just proportion of prnduri'nii
operating and maintenance Copl
and they have been considered alone
with the other phase of the caw
under investigation.
In this connection, owing to th"lr
not having been brought before tli
commission In this me, the muniel
pal lighting rates existing Id Lexing
ton cannot be reviewed In these de
termination. The commission I
of the opinion however, that It Is
manifestly unfair to thw utility for
municipal lighting rate to prevail la
Lertngton which are lower than
those found fair to b applied in
Heppner, with the um, level of
rate for general servlro.
Private Gus Willia.nson has re
turned to Heppner after doing his bit
lor Uncle, Sam at Camp Fromont,
California. Private Williamson was
a iiK-mber of the United States guard
an aui iliary branch of the aimy to
which were assigned men who wore
considered unfit for duty over-stai.
Men of this branch were as thor
oughly drilled and as efficient fight
ing men as any sent to Franco but
some mmor physical defect kept
them out of the big game.. .Men
who during the year previous had
contracted pneumonia were usually
put In this service. Mr. Williams'in
was assigned to this particular duty
by reason of flat feet. Though not
native of Heppner, Mr. Williamson
has been employed In this section for
number of years and say the more
ho sees of California the better ho
likes Heppner.
ussing the appointment of W.
L. MeCaleh as county road master
for the coming year wlih a represen
tative III' lllu 1 I ..... 1,1 .....,... 1.
cally completed and pouring concrete , ..,.,,, ,.,, ,lat' , f
The new D. C. Gillman building Is
well under way. Carpenters have
the lorms for the first floor practi
will soon commence. It is the lore-
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1 1
3 ft
I
PARKER & BANFIELD
COI.UMHIA BUILDING, FORTLANI)
Designing. Knginccring, Constructing. Ten
years experience in reinforced concrete and Lric'
construction.
ROY V. WHITEIS, Local Representative
f
RECENT DEATHS
runner of an era of building In
Heppner.
The concrete work on the nevv
Co.f.'. building Is now practically com
pleted and carpenters are busy with
tin; rough wood work.
Kxcavation of the basement form
erly Intended for the new Gilliam A
Ilisbce building, but now the nroliab
le location of lleppner's new f til), 000
hotel, is rapidly reaching the requir
ed depth and will soon be completed.
The Tum-A-Lum Lumber company
placed a crew of men at work Thurs
day tearing away and remodelling
the old livery barn, opposite the fair
grounils pavilion, fur their new head
quartet In this city. The work Is
progressing rapidly and tho o'd ror-
' ner will soon present a d-cidcdl dlf-
. fen nl appearance.
ed their lines, tho men showed them
selves. Volleys were fired at the ex
posed men. The mofweneer cave the
Jack is a cousin of John Kilkenny message to Colonel Whittlesey.
"Surrender? Surrender? Hell!"
yelled tho Colonel, ah a lull came la
the hull of lead. And five mlnut.is
later the messenger was struck by
another bullet and died.
There were other Oregon men In
the battalion, he knows, hut he can
not now remember their names.
"There were J200 of us when wa
went. In and less- than 250 when we.
cune out," he said.
"We were ordered to l-ilio (ho
:iiiRill of a certain hill as an ob
jective. We never reached the sum
mit. Our support failed. That Ills'
nl"ht we could have retreated. Son;.
one siiir.-esled It to the rolnnetl.
"No," lie said, "orders are orders"
of Hlnton creek. He was born and
reared In New York City and he ad
mits that Heppner looks pretty :;ood
to him, thank you.
COUNTY ItOAl) MA ST Fit IMpOHT
A XT IDSITIOX
I)
I vesication of Ml
MrCaleb'H nualil'I-
catiotiH and past record as a road'
builder has been mad and from all
information obtainable the appoint
ee M-.-m to be the right man for tho
position.
.Mr. McCaleb makes no grand
stand play in setting forth his fitness
lor the Job. Ho simply points to his
past record and tfie read work d me
In Gilll m county n few years ago
under his supervision. While milk
ing no high-sounding claims as an
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.... niiunn lilt- 1 UHII-IIIH K III g g.'LUIG a
a practical man should. He modest
ly ptofei-seH to be able to make re
liable estimate on the cost of
1
' III I'I'M.ll IIOTI I. COMPAN Y
Wil l, Itlll.D
No rtiange in the plans of i!ie
Heppner Hotel company will he
made because of the announcement
. . . . i .. i . u
ceased wa native Of Missouri an.! i """ new company in ne,K ..,,., ,.-
ei ami has already liouclit propi iiy
and wll build a hotel hii-ohIihu to r
SCOTT
Henry C. Scott, a farmer living in j
the Hennlslon district, died Thur-
day, January 30th, of pneumonia.
following an attack of influenza. IV-
glven piece of work for the Informa- i
'Ami we stayed. Four hundred
y.mH to our rear was the road and
the spring. Man after man Iroi.i
different companies went there to
get water. Man alter lieui died. iy
T'l and I went, y.'e iiU a wonder
ful drink. He showed himi t lf. Then
he "went west." tiled to crawl
nacu over the road Machine "nil be-
In two on which I
j wns cnrylng the ranteetns."
I "I crawled safely back to our lln
but. w it limit Watr."
my company there worn just
11 men left, when finally n captain
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then to be abb, to go ahead and car- , , T '"7' '. "".'I""' B r"""v'
n ui rinans, Hansen,
begun to ret M.. , f, w minutes ;,t
er the kllcheiiK cairn- tin Two lnn,.
was 23 year of age, e was a ho.j
of Thomas M. Scott, a former resi
dent of the Lexington district, but
now living at Salem, Three sller.,
Mr. Tucker, Mr. Copenliaver and
Mr. , living In
thin city survive him. Funeral ser
vices were held at the Masonic ceme
tery In Heppner Saturduy afternoon.
, lU NTI.UV
Mrs. Irene Ilentley, of Portland,
diud last week from rompll atlonu
arising from an attack of Influenta.
Sh wss 33 year of age and a native
of Virginia. Mr. Ilentley was a sla
ter of W. J. Il.-amer, of this rlty, snd
formerly a resident here. Aboii- k1i
years ago she tno.ed to I'ort'nnd.
her she has nine resided. Hie) la
urvlved by her liubnd and nu
sinail 'child Funeml srtatis-ttn nt
are Hid' lltiito owing to condition In
Portland, ( laud Co. of th Hi p
te r reamery,., I a cousin of Mm.
Ilentley.
M IHHIl, lit Jl' S
statement made to the Hi-raid It l
morning by lunik (,lllla.m who n
one of the Incorporators of the ll-;in.
ner Hotel company. Mr. (iilli.nn
says hi company's plan nie unite
.Vhm, t"ip' ii d Motels f wil t a
IT'iod ttetntne Til" hool ' at,
on baclt to the old time of II e, ting
at fcin o'rl'M-k. Art atigetiietii r
t-1 r. ar made mi I' ut all pupils who
hate kept up their work during tara
ii"n rsa ron ple( their coure tlm
)ar or D-it-
ntid a large. amount of the stm 1 I, in
been subscribed and that the woik
I will h- ru bed to completion.
ATTHKVMK '
AftT being closed many we.-k rip
lacrotii.t of health conditions th.. Star
th'-ati will re open tomorrow even
ing i'h one of the trrent.. h'lls
ever t.rourtit to Heppner, I lie l.'ri
of the Cirrus, This l a senal nom
bet but sverv show U OII.pl. te In t-
lf It will grip YOU. old f. Mo
or old ldy Jll't Ike th' real c'.f us
u.ed I., grip you h-n a kid lulnit
the r'.ildren. It lor i-v.iyon" from
H to
Worth several tunc, the pr ire. c.f
adinlnlon Is 'hs in lisle tender, d i.v
the big. new KotopUver pipe (m-in
hhh Manager h'purk h.. J ft in
stilled In th- Mar and nlmh l.l
heaid for th llrsi time t'niioir m
ev.-tilnif. This Instriittii tit I '.'I '
ep-culljr for writing picture h m.
It ro-t th Hiar nansremat H.ton.
II. Her bur your titket -mlj top nr
row rtenlng or yon may slot tt a
t.
ry oiitathe, construction at a coil
that will at least approximate his- e-;.
tlmate.
In addition to his ability ns an cm-
tifnator, constructor and general
f iipervlsor of road work, Mr. McCal
eb was able to convince tlm court
that he possesH.-H a ptactlcuf and
thotoiigh knowledge- of machinery
Including both gas snd Kteam
gines and he proposes to spend his
time during the winter months,
when active woik on the roads In
halted by bad weather, ovei ha ullni;
mid repairing the county road equip
ment. This Item alone will mean a
big saving to the county not alone In
tlm cost of repairs but In liuvlnr ev
erything in first class working condi
tion when the road building season
opens.
Ill SIMS MI X'S Ml CllXli
Tliern Will be a meeting of th" I
huslii.-tss men of H ppner at th I.
O f) K. hall ri'Xtl ilday i etnti",, j
February 7th, nl II o'.lo'k. for the
purpoMi' of re otiriiiilxlni tin pp
ner Commercial Club. Klectum of
officer, and tiH'ii beiship In the
Oregon Chamber of Commi tr, and
Itin John Hay Ir r:i'ion project r
some of th subject t. come tin ! -r
consideration. This iiit ni Is of
rteat Importance and yrtir pie -not
Is n'd4.
C. I.. BWf'.KK, Pisaldenl
W W. HMKAD. H.crtar
All the old time sensation of th
rial rltru at the HUr tomorrow
l.ik'l.l.
Idreii and filtv men who for six
days and six iiUhtH had had Jm.t on,)
meal, some of th..m micd, on . (,f
them whom- hull- had tinned white,
, fell "II the food like wolves.
! "We went din k. We hud two days'
i re: t Onre more u...,t i,,,..
line.
"When the battalion rot buck l'
New Yurie - It was the second battal.
Ion of the SOXlh Infantry, then; wi re
not more than f or five men In Ic
who were with It when It was 'e,,t.'
In the ArgotitiK Forest."
It was each man for himself ..n
the front thriM quarters of a m!l
long. Order were not given, as u
ponur,, meant dith.
Tlm New York papers told
Colonel Whittlesey hung his mirror
on a brush snd shaved every men.
Ing.
! "Mayhn hi. dl.l." t:i I I prvi.'
SVorgln. "Maybs he did; but n
In.-v. r hune no mirror on no broth,
it gamble."
Those who real Colonel Whl't!
ey's own story of lbs ripe rienen w'U
recall lhal hn n. nothing shout
shaving either wlt'i or without 4
mil for. Its no doubt hsd plenty of
oth. r thlns to think sbotit that
w k helds Us Miftk of fell ts.
i II Cos, carpenter and ronl'arf.
or. vh taa b-n working f n, ,
it-lcswoMii ru iii h on liiitirt cri.-k,
ri--ii,-. a badly nu.h.-d finter "st
ill. lay whilii nrs"4 la moving-
building.