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MEDFOItD, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTIttlBEIi 9, 193L.
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Comment
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By FRANK JENKINS
HERS I a statement made to this
writer the, other day by one of
the larger merchant of Oregon:
"The way It loolca now, this store
will ahow a "profit In September for
the FIRST TIME alnce laat Decem
ber. But don't misunderstand me. If
we ahow a profit thla month, aa It
appears now that we may. It will be
because of sharply lowered costs and
NOT because of largely Increased vol
ume of business."
NOT very encouraging, on the face
of It, le It?
Still, we must remember that If
wages are to be paid, so that people
can live, business must be got back.
In some way or other, to the point
where It will show at least a moder
ate profit.
It la only out of PROFITS, you
know, that wagee can be paid. If
employers go on losing money, em
ployees must sooner or later lose their
Jobs.
trTJT," this merchant continued,
- "there are encouraging signs of
better times 111 the future.
"Our buyers In the East tell us that
prices have reached bottom and that
moderate Increases may be looked for
In the future. If that Is true, it means
that merchants will no longer be
compelled to take heavy losses on In
ventory. "It means also that with prices ris
ing moderately, people who can af
ford to buy will be inclined to BUY
AT ONCB, Instead 'fit waiting to-ser
lf prices won't come down still more."
THAT Is highly Important.
The BIG thing Is to get people
back to work. The only way In which
people can be got back to work la by
getting Industry going again, so that
there will be work for people to do.
And the only way In which Industry
can get going again Is by finding In
creased markets for the things that
Industry produces.
That can come about only when
people who can afford It begin to buy
things again. So, you see, anything
that Influences people who can af
ford It to buy things they need will
help tremendously In providing Jobs
for those who are now without Jobs.
AS those who are'now without Jobs
begin to GET Jobs, they too will
begin to buy things, and thus more
markets will be created for the pro-
ducta of Industry. When THAT hap.
pens, STILL MORE JOBS will be
created. And so on.
'HI, stock and bond markets have
been rising rather steadily of
late, and If you own no stocks and
bonds you may think that this does
not concern you at all. j
But It DOES. Here Is how:
With prices depressed, people who
own stocks and bonds have been low
In their minds and have been unwill
ing to buy. But with prices rising,
these people are feeling better and
are beginning to buy some of the
things they need.
That helps to start business off on
the right foot, and as business gets
started off on the right foot more
Job will be created for those who
now have no Jobs.
HERE Is an Interesting and quite
significant bit of business news:
Contracts were recently let for a
new warehouse here in Southern Ore
gon, and the contractors were urged
to push It to completion as rapidly
as possible. But they were delayed
by failure to deliver a part of the
lumber.
Investigation disclosed that the mill
furnishing the lumber was low on
stock, and had to watt to cut the
order.
IN another Instance, also here In
Southern Oregon, a new building
required certain builders' hardware
of a more or lew standard type.
This hardware couldn't be obtain
ed from stock, and had to be made
up by the manufacturer. Again con
siderable delsy was entailed.
vvrHT are these Instances elgnlft
' cantr The answer Is quit
simple.
CARRYJANNER
Third Party Organization
and Candidate to Oppose
Hoover and Roosevelt Will
Be Proposed at Meeting
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9. (AP)
The prohibition board of strategy
will meet here tonight with a defi
nite proposal before It that a t,hlrd
party be organized and a dry candi
date placed In the field In this year's
elections.
The proposition has been laid be
fore the Individual members of the
board In a letter by Canon William
S. Chase of New York, suggesting
that either Senator Borah of Idaho
or Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania
be offered the united support of all
the dry organizations m the coun
try.
Planned Earlier
Canon Chase had Intended to lay
the proposal before a meeting of 39
organizations supporting prohibition,
which was to have taken place on
Wednesday.. This meeting was sud
denly postponed Indefinitely. Chase
said he had been "very much dis
appointed when It was called off." .
Meanwhile, prohibition leaders
from various parts of the country.
here attending an executive commit
tee meeting of the Anti-Saloon
League, worked behind closed doors
In an effort to draft a statement
setting forth the position of -the
Antl-Baloon League In the campaign.
Bl5hop BichardBon of Philadelphia,
president of the Anti-Saloon League,
said a committee would1; submit the
proposed statement to the full group
Iter today.
POLICE SEEKING
BIBLE PEDDLER
IN RURAL AREA
The state police today sought for
questioning a transient saleslady, al
leged to have sold rural residents of
this county Bibles, with a down pay
ment of $3.98, with promised delivery
In August. As yet, none o the pur
chasers have received their copies of
Holy Writ. The sales were made last
June. -Complaints hav been filed with
the authorltlea, and "racketeering" la
alleged.
According to reports the saleslady
operated with considerable auccess
In the Trail and Griffin Creek dis
tricts and visited Ashland, Eagle Point
and thla city.
Mrs. Violet Judy. RPD No. 1, Ortf
fln Creek, reported to the state police
that she purchased a Bible with a
first payment ef 2.95, ana later re
mitted 4.
Tho Bibles were represented ss In
dexed, cushioned leather covers, large
type and extra sized. In one or two
Instances, where the prospective cus
tomer was reluctant about purchas
ing, an attractive "trade-In" for the
old Bible wsa made.
A state police check of valley banks
showed that the Bible saleslady open
ed an account, deposited checks, ana
then Issued checks against It, but Is
alleged to have withdrawn the money
before the checks were presented.
The saleslady la described as 33
years old. and a good talked. Autnon
ties suspect she formerly worked her
way through college selling magazine
subscriptions. It is reported that she
la now selling Bibles in Linn ana
Lane counties.
PENDUrTON New equipment In.
stalled In Bond Schiller service
station, Main and Water streets.
Mid-Western Governors
Discuss Farmers Relief
, By A. n. Btrffnid
SIOUX City. Iowa, Sept. 9. (AP)
Mid-western governors and their rep
resentatives gathered today for a con
ference on farm relief proposals,
called to seek some untiled plan ot
action. Individually they avoided
disclosure before the parley of their
plans, but unanimously they express
ed the belief that something of per
manent value would come of their
deliberation.
This morning s preliminary meeting
was closed to the public. The con
ferees Indicated, however, that rou
tine mattera would be considered and
the plan of attack on the farm prob
lem would be outlined.
Present for the Initial session were
Ira Mltchel. of Oklahoma City, repre
actio, Governor Murj of Oiia-
Egan Plotted Wholesale Murder Is Revelation
MISSING PR0H1
Long-Time Friend Avows
Col. Robins Glimpsed On
Street Thursday Special
Detectives Take Up Hunt
CHICAGO. Sept. B. P) Mrs. W.
Requs Bryant, friend of Col. Ray
mond Robins for 20 years, satd to
day she saw the missing prohibition
and peace worker on a Chicago street
yesterday afternoon.
"I am positive the man was Mr.
Robins," she said. "I have known
him since my ohlldhood when he
visited at our home. -He appeared
distraught and for that reason I did
not speak to him. I didn't know he
was missing at that time."
Mrs. Bryants father, Attorney Har
old L. Ickes, said he had talked with
his daughter and was convinced the
man she jaw was Robins. Ickes was
a lifelong friend of Robins and they
campaigned -together for Theodore
Roosevelt In 1913, he said.
Ickes said he was Inclined to be
lieve Robins wss here on a' secret
mission'
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9. P
Attorney-Genera! Mitchell satd today
special Investigators from the pro
hibition bureau had been assigned to
the hunt for .Colonel Robins, social
worker and prohibitionist, on the
theory that he might have, been
harmed by a gang of bootleggers.
Mitchell reported, however,, that
nothing had been found that would
substantiate such a theory or give
a clue' to any gang that might be
responsible.
Mitchell said so far nothing had
been discovered that would draw the
Justice department's bureau of In
vestigation Into the case.
Meantime, President Hoover and
membera of the -cabinet, several of
whom were personal friends of Rob
ins, awaited word from the federal
agencies at work In the search.
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PLACED IN CANS
Up until noon today, 300 quarts of
tomatoes and plums were canned at
the relief workers kitchen in the
Armory, and a number of gifts of
fruit and Jars were also received
today. Work this morning was un
der the supervision of Mrs. Louis
B. Humphreys and Mrs. C. Olen
Smith.
Four boxes of green gage plums
and two boxes of prunes were do
nated to the committee today, with
out any names being listed. Other
gifts included one dozen Jars, with
lids, from Miss Anne Livingston, and
five dozen Jars with lids from Mrs.
H. D. McCasxey.
Mrs. O. Q. D'AIblnl's gift was also
Included among the worth-wh l le
contributions. 1 It Included 13 quarts
of fruit she had canned, and also
the prunes from one tree. Mrs. John
Westerlund gave three dozen Jars
wlht lids, also three crates of toma
toes and one crate of peaches. '
Mrs. J. O. Orey gave six one-half
gallon Jars for use in the canning,
and also a crate of plums. Mr. Vin
cent also donated plums to be can
ned. '
Assisting In the kitchen today were
Mrs. Robert Brown, Mrs. and Miss
Mason, Mrs. Hsgery and Mrs. Foote.
horns: Governor rioyd B. Olson of
Minnesota: Oeorge Sharer of North
Dakota: Dan Turner of Iowa, and
Green of Iowa. T. 8. Alle of Lincoln
represented Oovernor Bryan of Ne
braska, and L. T. Oldroyd of Chey
enne, represented Wyoming. Earl H.
Hanefeld of Columbus " was Ohlo'a
delegate.
Several representatives of farm and
marketing organizations said they
had proposals to present.
Farm holiday strikers abandoned
highway picket lines and entered the
city to stage a protest parade against
low price for farm produce before
the governors' conference.
The purpose of the parade, leaders
said, was to present the seriousness
of the farmers' plight and their de
termination to continue the battle
(or fall pricea (or tana products,
Wins In California
Tallant Tubbl ef San Frenetics, self.
itylad "dripping wet," won the republi
can nomination for t.nator over Samuel
Shortridge, Incumbent, in the California
primary election. (Aiioclated Prau
Photo.l
MEET PRECEDES
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 9. AP)
Preliminary to the national conven
tion of the organisation, Portland to
day became host to the annual con
vent on of the American Legion, de
partment of Oregon.
Much- important business, lnclud
Ing consideration of a proposed new
constitution and by-laws, confronts
the state convention, but the ques
tlon of greatest interest, -aa it prob
ably will be at the national con
ventlon which opens here Monday,
Is the soldiers' bonus.
Scores of delegates to- the state
convention freely predicted that the
Oregon department would ask full
and immediate payment of t,he vet
erans' adjusted compensation cer
tificates.
Henry L. Stevens, national com
mander of the Legion, will submit
recommendations to the convention
designed to strengthen the position
of the organization. In his annual
report, an excerpt of which he re
leased yesterday before leaving for
San Francisco to dedicate a war
memorial, he proposed measures to
protect the Legion from "malicious
slander." He would purge the Le
gion ranks of "unfair opponents and
critics" through summary and dis
ciplinary action and possibly take
court action against "irresponsible
slanderers."
National leaders of several organi
zations closely Identified with the
Legion arrived in Portland yesterday
and all them expressed satlsiac
tlon with arrangements for the con
vention. Among tViese were Charles
W. Ardley, correspondent nationals
of the 40 and 8, fun order; Mrs.
Frederick C. Williams, of Scardale,
N. Y., president of the Legion Aux
iliary; and Mrs. Ethel V. Murphy,
of Pleasantdale, N. Y., le chapeau na
tionals of the 8 and 40.
ON RECALL THEFT
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. (API
Arrested on a charge of burglsry In
connection with the alleged thelt
last April 31 of recall petitions di
rected against several city official
and the district attorney. Bobby
Evans. 38. described by police as a
gambler and sport promoter, waa at
liberty today under esooo bond.
Evan was arrested yesterday, but
District Attorney Lotus L. Lsngley.
who signed the complaint, refused
to discuss evidence In the case other
than to ssy he expected to "develop
a connection between thla case and
some other recent Incidents." lnclud.
Ing bombings.
Evans, whose true name waa said
to be Augustine C. Ardl. said he
didn't know "what It s all about." His
attorney. Leon W. Behrman, Issued
a brief statement, however. In which
he asserted Evans was Innocent of the
charge and added that "at the proper
time dlsclosurea will be msde that
will rock the very political life of the
city."
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PORTLAND. Ore.. Sept. 9. (AP)
Because he wanta to devote Ms full
time snd energy to his campaign for
the Portland city commlaslonershlp,
J. B. Bennett, state senator, lias
withdrawn aa a candluate for re
election to the upper bouse on the
.Bepubllcan UckeW
DEATH TOLL HEAVY IN
ALBERT BURCH OF
ESIGNS
EDUCATION POST
Letter to Governor Says Will
Be Out of State Much of
Next Few Months Did
Not Vote for Dr. Kerr
SALEM, Ore., Sept. 9. (AP) Al
bert 9urch of Medford resigned as a
member of the state bosrd of higher
education. His resignation was re
ceived at the executive office today.
Burch, In his letter of resigna
tion, stated he would be out of the
state considerable within the next
few months, during which time mat
ters of importance would come be
fore the board. - His resignation, he
stated, would become effective Im
mediately.
Albert Burch waa one of the mem
bers of the board who It was re
ported did not vote on the selection
of W. J. Kerr as chancellor of Ore
gon's) higher Institutions of learn
ing. O. L. Starr, chairmen of the
board, likewise did not vote. If had
previously been rumored that several
members of the board would resign
if Kerr ttfiould be elected.
Burch was appointed to the board
In 1D20 by oovemoT-ft-ii Patterson
at the time the board was first
formed.
The governor has the authority to
appoint to fill the vacancy. There
are eight other membera on the
board. .
Mr, Burch is out of the valley this
week on a business trip to California.
WITH YOUNG LAD
HELD. BY POLICE
Oeorge J. Orandon, 38, of Sacra-
mervO, Cal., is held for Investigation
b't thejitate police and district at
torney's office, following his arrest
last nl&ht at Ashland. Orandon was
"hitch hiking" south on the Pacific
highway with a 3-year-old son. He
sold a waitress In an Ashland res
taurant a diamond ring for 10 yes
terday and it waa this incident that
directed suspicion against him. Oran
don admits a California warrant for
kidnaping stands against him.
Orandon admitted, according to
the district attorney's office, that he
waa wanted In California for "kid
naping" the boy from his divorced
wife. He claims that he found the
diamond ring on the Pacific highway
near Roseburg and that he sold the
ring to the waitress to get funda.
Orandon says he left Oakland, Cel.,
last July and "hitch hiked" to Idaho
and was on his way back when ar
rested. He was noted Tuesday on
the Pacific highway with Vie boy
toddling by his side.
Orandon is held in the county Jail
pending word from California, and
confirmation of his story about find
ing the ring.
The authorities allege the little
boy was used aa a means of rousing
sympathy when seeking work and
aid. The arrest was made by state
police and Roy Laymen of the MV
land police force.
TRIBUNE OFFICE
In order to accommodate those
who find It Impossible to reach the
office during regular business hours.
The Msll Tribune will be open even
ings Saturday and Monday until 10
o'clock for new and old subscribers
wishing to take advant- of the
bantam day rates which end Monday
nlcht-
New and old Y(rona of The Mall
Tribune have thronged the office dur
ing the wk of subscription bargain
ratrs and in ordr that none may
be disappointed In taking advantage
of the saving opportunity, the
nperlal hours will be added Saturday
and Monday.
fiTATToy Dr. C. H. Brewer's new
office building to be ready for oc
cupanof soon.
NEW YORK. Sept. 8 (AP) An old
wooden steamboat exploded in the
East river near Hell Gate today and
1(15 Iron workers on their way to
build prison colls on Rlker's Island
were hurled into the air, many dead
and virtually all the rest Injured.
Twenty-four bodies were brought
during the morning to the ferry
hoiue. The contracting company
which employed the men reported the
number of known dead waa 37.
Scores were missing and it waa
feared by police that the final death
list might reach 100. Among those
considered surely dead waa Harry
Hlree, engineer, who wsa In the
engine room when the boiler explod
ed. .
The boat that blew up was the
Observation." a 03 footer built 44
years ago and owned by the Poraythe
Transportation company. Alexander
Forsythe, the captain, was critically
Injured In the explosion and his
father, George Forsythe, suffered ser
ious injuries. '
The "Observation" caught in ft
strong tide laat winter, turned over
and sank but It waa raised and re
conditioned nd In April passed Its
annual government examination..
, Investigations were begun today by
various agencies, including the police,
the district attorney's office, and the
steamboat Inspection service of the
department of commerce. .
ER
IN BERN'S LIFE
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9. (AP)
Dorothy Mlllette, possibly the woman
named In the Paul Bern suicide, dis
appeared Tuesday night from a river
steamer between here and Sacramen
to, leaving he luggage In her cabin,
police were told today by P. J. Ollva,
Jr., of Oakland, ticket agent for the
River Lines. .
Whether this waa the same "Doro
thy Mlllette" named in the will of
the dead motion picture executive aa
"my wife, Dorothy Mlllette," could
not be definitely determined, but
Oliva said the woman's ticket wss
signed with that name before she
boarded the steamer.
The register of the Plana hotel
showed the signature of "D. Mll
lette, New York City," among regis
trations for May , the hotel stating
she left September 0, the day after
Bern's suicide in Beverly Hills.
The river steamer made' on stop
enroute to Sacrament Steamer line
officials said they found ivo trace of
Miss Mlllette on arrival at Bacrameno
Wednesday morning. September 7.
22 CHILDREN VISIT
Twenty-two children of p re-school
age were yesterday examined at the
regular county clinic, which was the
first to be conducted In the Sparrow
memirlal clinic in the new court
house.
Assisting Dr. O. I. Drummond and
Miss Blanche Runels, were Mrs. Miles
Oammlll and Mrs. Howard Hill.
Gun Plot Is Revealed
By Bonus Army Member
WASHINGTON, Sept. . (API
Police cfflcls's ssld today that Wil
liam E. Manning, negro world war
veteran who waa a member of the
bonus expeditionary force, has msde
a written statement to Polios Inspec
tor O. T. Davis that some 30 rifle
and a large box of ammunition were
kept In the main B. E. F. camp. .
The etatement was turned over to
Nugent Dodo's. assistant attorney
general who has directed the Investi
gation of riots attending the B. B. F.'a
ouster from the city 1st In July and
Manning testified today before the
District ot Columbia grand Jury.
Before appearing to give btf testi
SHIP BLAST
SEEK BANISHMENT
OF EX-PRINCIPAL
Directors Ask Court for Order
Against Meisinger Ap
pearing On Premises
Right to Teach Claimed
The Gold Hill school district thru
Its board ot school directors thla
afternoon filed a complaint In circuit
court against George E. Meisinger,
former principal, seeking an Injunc
tion restraining him from entering
the school property, and declaring
hi contract with the district null
and void.
Monday, September 10, waa fixed as
date for hearing the plea for an in'
Junction.
Claims Teaching Right
The complaint alleges that with
the opening of school last Monday
Meisinger appeared at the school-
house, with the notification that he
held a contract to teach, and pro.
posed to doiio and that he Intended
to present tk'mself every school day
or the 1933-83 term.
The school board sets forth that.
MMslnger's contract was made by a
previous school board, and that J. A.
Thomaaon has been hjred In his
place. It Is further alleged that
Meisinger by his dally appearances Is
destroying "the confidence of the
students,'" snd that unless he Is
"Inhibited", he will cause "Irrepar
able damage." The school board holds
the contract held by Meisinger Is null
and void.
The suit I a result of a school
dispute at Gold Hill, which has been
raging for some months.
Resembles Butte Falls
The disruption bears some resem
blance to the school ruckus that
flamed in the Butte Falls district for
two years. The ousted Butte Falls
teachers like Meisinger, appeared
dally for duty, claiming their con
tracts were In force.
At the end of the school year suit
waa filed. The Butte Falls teachers
were awarded verdicts of approxi
mately 81800 each. The supreme
court In a decision last June upheld
the verdict of the lower court.
Attorney George M. Roberts repre
sents the Gold Hill district.
.BASEBALL
RESULTS
National,
R. H. B.
Cincinnati '-. 10 10 1
New York 4 8 8
Frey. Benton and Lombard); Moon
ey, Bell, Gibson and Healey.
R. H. X.
Chicago ...... . 8 13 1
Boston ago
Warneke and Hartnett; Bctts and
Spohrer.
Second game: R. H. E.
Cincinnati 14 1
New York 11 14 3
Batteries: Carroll, Rlxey, Ogden
and Manlon; Walker and Healey.
. R; H. E.
St. Louis 3 11 8
Philadelphia 8 10 0
(Twelve Innings).
Batteries: Derringer and Mancu
so, J, Wilson: Holley snd V. Davis.
American
R. H. E.
0 19 3
6 11 1
Boston
Chicago
(Ten innings).
Batterlea: McNaugton, Boerner,
Kline and Tate, Connolly: Gregory,
Gaston and Berry,
mony, however, officers took the man
to the Anacostla Flats where the big
gest B. E. F. encampment had been
pitched. There he Indicated ft spot
where he said one of the guna was
hidden. A Oerman Mauser rifle with
Its stock psrtly bumed sway snd
several shells were dug up. The camp
wss destroyed by fir when troops
cleared It of veteran.
Mannings statement related, offi
cial aald, that fee earns to Washing
ton from Portland, Ore., la the orig
inal B. E. F. contingent and that the
rifles which he first saw on July 18.
were .kept In camp by the California
brigade until the vcuayon,
DICTOGRAPH GAVE
TIP ON PLANS TO
RULE UNDERWORLD
Intention to Kill Mrs. Hughes
Known to Police Nine
Months Before Crime Says
San Francisco Newspaper
BAN FRANCISCO. Sent. 9. (API
The Examiner aaya In a copyrighted
story today police knew Frank J. Egsa
planned to Kill Mrs. Jessie Scott
Hughes nine months before she was
slain. Egan was convicted Tuesday
wiin Albert Tinnin former convict, of
nrsi degree murder for her death.
The newspsper says police heard
the plotting of the slaying of Mr.
Hughea exactly as It was executed
April 30. over a dictograph InataUed
in tne onice or a friend of the then
San Francisco publlo defender.
To Rule Underworld.
Further, the atory aaya, the dicto
graph told of plans for wholesale
murder to Install Egan as ruler of
San Francisco's underworld. ' Among
those slated for death In these plana,
which led police to question the truth
of anything they heard over the dicto
graph were Police Chief William J.
Qulnn, Captain of Detectives Charles
Dulles and Gerald Kenny, assistant
to Egan and now acting publlo de-
render. Chief Qutnn and Dultea were
among police who listened In on the
dictograph during the nine month
watcn. .
Mrs. Hughes Warned.'
Police repeatedfy warned Mrs.
Hughes, who waa Egan's client and
friend, the story continues, but she
laughed at them. Dulles placed a
guard over Mrs. Hughea and took to
sending anonymous notes to her warn.
(Continued on Page Nine)
PLEA TO BE EYED
SALEM. Ore., Sept. 0. (AP) Th
executive offices here today were In
formed a repreaentatlve of the recon
struetlon flnanca corporation would
arrive In Klamath Falls not later
than next' Monday to Investigate th
application of Klamath county for a
loan under the federal relief provi
sions of the federsl government.
Fred O. Croxtonn, ssslstant to the
director, at Washington, D, 0., In
formed the governor's office of the
representative's visit. Klamath coun
ty's application for a loan was for
warded to the corporation by the
governor.
WILL-
ROGER?
BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Sept.
8. The doubtful are gradually
falling into line. Calvin Cool
idge has had everybody on the
anxious eat for months as to
who he would support in ths
November handicap. Campaign
managers and politicians have
been dogging his rubber-booted
footsteps but it took, not a.
politician, but a commercial-,
minded gentleman (proprietor
of America's biggest nickelode)
Mr. Oeorge Iloraee Lorimer,
not with words, or editorial
persuasion, but with his signa
ture on a small piece of paper,
payable at one of the few banks
left open, to break Mr. Cool
idee's dogged doubt. His print
ed indorsement of the Republi
can party is perhaps the big
gest paid advertisement (in
favor of any purely commer
cial product) since Amos and
Andy sold themselves "down
the river" for. toothpaste.