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BERLOGUE
VOL L
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1025
Number 22
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EXPERTS HERE REPORT NO
CTHN HP WWTTK DTME DJ TCT.
INVESTIGATION CONTINUED;
That the liv.ul timber
RuBt, has iini reached this
lie i)l i . D. Mallory and R .B: Farren of Oregon Agri
cultural College, both agents of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture. Of the bureau of plant, industry.
Iltiih melt while hero iirvi tanking -..
itn o tonal ro nurre) "i tut county
mm lire empowered by stale ami
federal iu i" destroy any mini
meat of the Uail'nh Black current,
ii carrier of Ibt dlMM
While Pint minor lluit, i n.. i i
pint, inny in- trnnntnitted from
cttrrmit and gootMtiYy burlies, or
from tin. Boiltth llliuk currant,
direct I'll"' tie"". Tin dim use
nulfMM Itaelf on Hi" berry basbe
Its it eollcrllon or nil) yellow ilim.
tors utt I ho umlor side of Hie leaf
iimi i'. ii tranainlUed in pine pro
duces what appear in ho bur.'
Iiollii. or dwellings, on th. body of
Iho trie. These bury) uiul In! tree,
girdled, noun die
Tho disease will urn spread from
one iilno trm to miutlior. hut mtlfit
ko from the pti, i. in oiio of tin berry
huihi.it nbovg mentioned, and Uion
bark lo iho pn,e nmilii. Im presence
In a loruiit). mile," gooseberry uiul
earrtnl buiba nra nil kliiett, win
result in deCtrnCUon t any pine
nearby
In order in miniate Klmmtih
rountv residents in in Ihu nature
of tho disease, u iliKiilny Iih baaa
not up lit Iho local post office Moil,
Mulloi v nml Knrri-n will lo bene
ofr aotnj) Una, nuikimc ii thorough
chock ihrniiKhoiii iho county for
ih Bngllab Hiuck enrreni' bushes,
ilii- wonl carriers of tho disease
While I'm IllUicr Hum Urn
aptxiared in Ciuimln uiul rw
. n im irniriffWtfWi ... i ni
nipl llv
Iho I
I' fa Department of Agriculture
in chock H huvc apparently been
UOCaaatal nml to ilnlo then nro
no reported cnaat of iho disease in
Oregoft,
Tho following urn of questions
uiul answers' regarding Ida disease
given nut for publication hy
MaJlory and rHtrren:
i Q. wiuu in wiiii.. plna blister
riiHl J
A II Ik a plan) imrnitlli' which
attacks whii" plnoa umi currant
nml goosaborrles and ib very de
structive in White plnofi li is rajry
Biiiiiiur in nature to (Tain m i
whlcb attnutti Barborry an wpll
U i In1' train.
2, Q. How cuii wo rpcOKitlaa jti
A. A runt Ik mi ealad; becauoo, it
reaontblaa' riiHl iik tluii on Icon. Tho
ntHKo Clril appbartng mi the curranil
or ooaOborry Ioiivok Kirlklui;ly tn
aotnblei HiuiiiJ apota uf niKt on tho
under itirtaca of iho laavaa, a later
htuKo baa the ttppowrnnee of ahoiH
hulrn. II Ik alwayi well to mohiI
tedVOa you think uro dlatsojed to
tho Botliny Dapartnteoti Oregon
Agrlculturei CollegOi CorvnUbi P.rfl
Kon. Ii Is In n poaltlon to give you
definite IntormaUon. on whit.' plnea
tho riiHl utiikoK Iik iitipi'iit'iiii.''- a'
BA'ol)lhga mi brnncheii or iho muiu
ateni or bole. Tttaaa awtilllnga crack
oil mi .mil or'apge Colored spore hoiiioii
protrude. Those are not only- visi
ble! they uro conspicuous. Prom
tboaa spore bodlos mtniuns qt spores
nr.- rolQaaetl which Ipfeol durreota
ami gooseborrloa.
I, o.. Do.'ii thin iIIkiiiko attack
ui her piantaT
A. ii attacks only the pinoK, cur
rants umi goosoberrtot.
I. Q. Duos li do much damage?
a. ii kills while pines of nil ages
umi iiu prbtjenoe in a region makcis
'it Impossible in gro' fltose trees.
r.. ij. Ci.n ii he controlled .'
A. ii iini, II In only ; rifeesi inrj t.
destrtiy ij currants id 4 i!.io;.e
borriiiM inWeirtons tvhorn tot tVlali
lo grow while pines. The illsoase
never passes Ironi pine to pine. II
passes from ,. pines to eiirrnnls and
Uoosohorrleol ' from ourrnntii M)d
gdosoberrles to other currtints (nd
gootohorrloi and finally from ctir
l'Hiiin und gooiioborrlos; hach Co tho
pines.
6, tj. Has the disease boen found
lu Oregon?
' A. II bud not been found Up to
.lime 1, 11)24, but It will not be
Hurprlsinj; If HomotlQ rinds it this
season. ,
7. tj. In . flolng iVpy tlatbnfle ex
cept lu thn Nortlmi'nl 7
A. It has already Hone gV0&(
damage In the New R3n gland His. Leu
(Omilumni W I'uuv l-Mulu )
U - Mfljin H-'' "'
' .,.( ,:l M '"'
scourage. While Pine Blister
section of Oregon is the be
OlTime Gnk Is
Anxious To Return
l-hl HcKIln, ohl-lltii" cool, in thlx
raeetlon. mni now working an cook
III (lo- eniuily linnpltiil m Iti-iMhiK.
h.ii written to nit frlanda harel
ssklng abonl condltlona. Ho usedl
i nook at the Hwauna camp. A-
eordlng to MeJUin, lumber reap
cnoklnt-. hn Im adrabtBg after
all.
KILN EXPERT
MAKES STAY
atalatloti in I. made by toe com
A'T' AT C(A A I pun... other being ut tbe Hrookn.
A UVJVlTin lo,;,,,!,,, 11M( the Sh.vlln-lllxnn
Louis GervTiis Studies
Installations of
New Kiins
Louis ili-nuii. dry kiln cfinanttaint.
u now m Algotna working with
Q. II Tlhhetn of Hi" North Cuant
Kiln cpnjpany on the InataJlation
uf i .. dry kiitiK of a new type.
(iorvilli bus mad.- lifetime hludy
of kiln drying mid Ihrough his
rocomnioudntlons weatern mlllroen
I ... nil-d ibqusandn of dolinrn in
tbe handling nf their ireoducui.
Ho baa recently completed work
Inu ou r.chedoles for the McK'lond
Diver Lumber company where he discharged ut tho other end.
aneceedod In elimtnatjQaj brown This Is changed ii the kilns now
atalri its n fpofbr In tbelr kiln dry-1 ,111K inatailed nt the, Algona plnnt.
lug- j A tolnl of 1 fans, nil mounted on
Hi- has alao prescribed scbedulM Lone shaft, are placed In tin pit In
for the Voiieiuitu l.uuibor coinimiiy i the c uter of the kiln, below . the
ut Merced Kulls khd for the Huteh-1 lumbor, Some outside air Is permitted
Inadn Lumber compuiiy nt One J to enter through ducta in the nldo
till". California. wall of the kiln; hut this in kept to
A new light bus been thrown on : it minimum. The t't fans tend to
brown stnln. the Jinx of kiln men, j produce a ctfnxfant circulation wlth
by bis efforts, which lend to prove in the kiln Itself,
that brown stnln In not the effect. The fnnn in fuch kim nr.-operated
of any rliotnlcnl reaction set up onj,y ja 7 tt'-bbTtonowcr motor. Thu
the wood, but rather ll tfeel f ; shaft on which the funs me motinted
Improper handling In the kllna. I ,K ,.,l,1i1,,.,i ibroughout its length
Mr Qerrals, while here will write Wilh g K ,.. fctlonloga'. ball beejv
a s. ills of nrliclen for The Timber- (nKll (,, Illm.h :1t tittlon has boon
man und other lumber piibllcjillons. I , ,,ns ,lf ,1M.rntlon that it is
his work huvinr attracted Wi&-1 etbaalhlO In turn tana nnd shaft with
spread interest in the Industry.
Plan School
For Kids Who
T L' W,J,
111 W OOQS I
Move Begins at Kirk
Camps Interested
in Project
Thui school fnellltlos may be pro
vided children living in lumber
camps at tho northern end ot Klam-
n Hi eotinty. tin effort to secure u
school at Kirk is now being matte
by c v. BinYohdsorti prominent busi
ness man of thai place
In addition td serving the children
who live 111 Kirk. Buoh n school
would benefit those living at tho
Modbp cniiii'. Iflivatino Cnnipi siiuw
!leilr;ini Camp. Solnblon Hull e
t'nntpi and others.
tndloAtlobs iiom the Solomon
UuttO Ciinni nnd (he Slinw-Herliaiu i
Untnp are liuil if lr. Slniondsou is
aiiccesaful In liis eniei pilse, stages
win he run from the (ibovo cninps to
K Irk. for (lie eoiivenienee of the
Clilldron.
Miller Here From
Job In California j
.1. A. Miller, who bud the lalh
tualting contract ni the BUkiyou
inl'iM' coinpuuy at Jerome, Is again
in K)alpalh Vh. He lias not de
cided what (Hie of work llO Will tnlte
up here, or for whom he will do bis
stuff,
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iLOOIylM I II J I (tLlU
NEW
MLNb;
FEATURE TESTED
Change in Method of Circu
lation Arouses Much
Interest
FEW ARE NOW IN USE
Plan of operation radically
Different From Ordi
nary Method
K'nmolli mlllmcn are waUbtng
wJUl some IntereU theHnata,llatlon of
a now typo of dry kiln ut the Ai-
gotaa i.uiiih'T colnpsitty piunt.
Tim klliiH nro belnjg Installed hy
I the North Coaal Kiln rr; :u ny uti
j (h i the Bdpenrfaion uf o. ll. Tii-
hem ntid work will he completed In
uh out five w-e.-kn. It Ik now betllpred.
'iiore ur" in kilns in the battery,
till of wont in known iik the Interngi
fun typo. Thin in iho fifth inch in-
mill ut Bend.
Tho doadgfl of the kilnK differn
radically from that of any other
in iiu' ut tin- preaant day. their dc-
ntfin ; i: .m- out uf oxporluienln
coniltici.. ii i-.iveniim.'iit c-iiKini-orn
during the war. when metjiods for
qulckbr and more evc.i dryilig wore
songbl In connection with the kov
eintuont prod'ictloir of spruce for
I ulrpln ce . The principles diiicovcrod i
i. .4 ...... i
ny ("" gov. rnun in amif '"'"i Known
since that time, hut mill men have
been slow to adopt them
In ordinary pnuti e. air Tor the
kilns In Introduced ihrnuch ii blow
er at one end and clrculuteu the
entire length of the kiln, being
I tile thumb mid forefinger,
i An ev. n temperatucP' "rt "f the
.Strong points of the installntion, will
! he tnuintiilned by thet niontiil con
j trol. designed lo prevent a flueta
littinu of more limn one or two dc-
' gta es.
'";" "' "w kilns wl "iDUST HAS MANY USES
almost wholly check brown slain Is i ,
! iw'ii.-ved by many, though ibis is
not claimed by the Worth Coast
people.
.Mi loading of he kilns at the
Algoma plant will be done by u
ear with two trailers, the ear being
OlnOtrlcnlly driven. Lumber will he
bandied directly from the green
ehnln Ihrough' the Stacker to the
kilns.
Tim kilns are of hollow interlock
ing Mil- construction throughout.
Bob Hariff Back
At Bunching Job
Hob lltirlfi, bnnrhrr n( tin- Jhnw
Itevtratn cninp, who has beet) HI for
ilic past two weeks, is now back ut
hitt job pnttltiK tltrm in piles ami ac
cording tO his frliMtds is quite ve-
covarod from las tlltteAM
King Gray Proud
Chevrolet Owner
(Special i
,,!,'
KtuR Gray, jammer honker at
an Hay ''oinp No. is now
the proud owner of a new Chev
rolet, rumored lo ho a closed
mbdel. He 80ld his open liimona
Kord said the exposure was too
great wll h t hose cool days coining
and besides, wlien y.m drive an
open enr eieryone enn see what '
yOH are doing,
I MORE EXPERIENCE GAINED
DVnAIII TNT T -WTlVTi TUC
PECULIAR PYRAMID FORTY
Reproduced by special arrange-
meat with Kither Hbepberd author
f ' I'anl lluliyaii. The complete!
bonk may be BOOBrcd fviui lb" Mc
Neil rVeas, Keutt)c, Wash,, Price 2.
Many lalei uro heard conterningi
Puul's-cams, but most men agree I
that
nip on the Hrg Onton hud
I i. Mil hII Intnioil for K12
As was
prevl us!y related, no oaa orer did , B
flcuru out exactly ho c many men I It ''" a Bra' help to the knot
worked for 1'aul th.i winter, but It I 'r'. too, for the nawyer w,uM
Is known that It kepi 400 hull cokn ,a" 'a" the ireen down hill and ttity
busy providing spru.u houghs for would tura over once and stick In
the hunks. ; l!e ground again and the boyn could
Thee were 80 tiers of bunks. , el at them easily.
The men uaed t go to bod in bal-j Of course this wasn't an adrant
Inons nt nliht an i tome d-wu In ; age soraetlmej tcause when the
tiurachutes in the m .rhlng, and aidya were working fast they would
pretty 'Ighl It wan. to sec them ull ! not realize that It was the name
drifting down when t ie cookeesl tree and would saw it down again
yelled. land some of the trees wore cut as
In the spring t'e unip on Hi'.'
Big On! ii run
into difficulties,
1 I Id I tj w ii it D'H l-l 'i onl i-v F.' M '
lug w!icrn th big Onion elliptic
Into (Jarllc Croek. The c3k tried
to use it all up in seasoning the
pea soup fur (ho Krone hies an 1 were
.i:i" I ' ilSf tllllj 111' I' 1 lsltT
tli -hiej begun kicking, insist-
Inc they hud to fere 'heir pea wup
alralg.it.
Paul was flnajly forced to grub
up tho whole patch and ship It to
Italy, whore there was a gar.lc fam
ine. It was nliuttly after I'aul ra)v-
ed his ramp mi the Big Onl n that
logged the pyramid forty, the;
year of ilio lxng Rata. Odrern
only
iins'iii h ri'PVK sill ii wf' i i.it.ii was
' ' , . .. . T.
g,000.000 feet efiMeniwr from
beftire I lie season w as over.
Tile reason wan. the tract was; The Slde-HIII Dodger laid sqiare
shaped Jike a pyramid so 'high It ' eggs and that kept them from roll
tor. k a tuun a week to see the top. I Ing down the hill. The Dodger
or seven men cojld do it la. a day if i loosed ilke a racoon.1 It had no
they ljokcd tosether.
lt wan sort of a tough Job, build-1 cause it laid eggs. The little Dodg
ing t imp on such a slope, but Paul ; em were born with two short legs
nolvrd it hy building it first in on toe uphill side and two long
u boUow t'.iat :oud a little slope tbe ! legs on the dow-nhfU side, which
Other way. then turning It around kept them on on oven keel on the
uu 1 putting it on the pyramid hill, providing they were always
near the foot not loo far up. caieful to go in one direction, und
The side hill I iging wasn't so most of them were.
PIG
CT
iUL fiUVLVV I UI! inLllu
NEW PRODUCT IN1
KIRK LOCALITY:
i
Logging Town Demonslrat-
es it Has More Than
One Industry
40 Cars Expected To Be Will Assist in Logging Off
Shipped This Season Small Isolated
Twelve So Far Tracts
That lue Kirl; district can pro- ! Kumor current in local lumber
dace Bometbtng besides limber is be- circles is to the effert that some
ing demonstrated by Turner and California tractor company, presum
gard, who this season havt shlppeH ably the Best, is soon to place upon
their tMelfth car ot pumice stone
and who hope lo ship 40 cars be
fore thfl end of tho season.
Tbe stone is used as an abrasive
and as an insulator.
In building ii is mixed five parts
lo one of Concrete, with 10 of
deb ytl ratad lime added. Made of
millions of tiny cells, it is an ideal
insulator against heat or cold.
A 1 Mo Oil wall of pumice stom- is
equal in strength to a 12-ir.ch wall
of concrete, ami weighs only half
AS much. One IIk advaivtam in
building la that nails can be driven
in it.
Bernard Murphy
Visits In Town
Hernnrd Murphy is In from A1
KOtnn camp, renewing old a0o.uatn
tenon wiiii both .sexes and proving
to iiu- satisfaction of nil that he can
still ' be relied on to have u good
time no nuilter whose house he Is ln.
More niiulil be said hut we believe
(hut's plenty.
bad after Hie Bjen ued lo It
TJu. way tbvy look ,he u,w ou,
; going; up one Kldo und down on
the Other, In the long run It amount
ed to about t ie name an If tic log
ging had till peed dbne on the level.
The bunk; wen; all hung on nwiv-
tin and in the cookhouse all the
gtuh waa -tiid down the tables by
many an forty times before they
j hit the- lio'.toiu of We hill.
B it u'jtf tOo huni tu make the
trip to tamp and back up the hlti
cverv nnon. the Frenrhi' carried
j )uU(.h Th honjwe1 03t
. lM,,r aR(J the
cavity wit:t pea s)up. The friction
nf rhcir han'lK wnrhino tin nrl rlnwn
kfcpt ,he .np h(Jl until noan. ,
Tro:c were s:mc queer forms of
anln.a! life that the boys discov
ered on the PyramiJ forty. There
was the Pluna.le Grouse aad the
Side-Hill Dodger, far instance. Tie
Pinnacle Q 10086 hod only one wing,
a big one. This kept her from fly-
i '"s tlu or a:)wn' or ln an straie it
! line, aad thus she kont to the ton
uos lhv a-0u34
and
aiunuu. ,,
wings hut must have been a bird be
QIC
'MILL WILL USE
GATS AS POWER
Best Tractor Company Soon
to Market Innovation,
is Rumor
AID IN SOME SECTIONS
the market a comnlete locclnK and
portable sawmill outfit, having as its
Dtotive power n 60 nnd a 30 cater
pillar tractor. N
According to the (entatiw plans
put forth, the tractors are to double
ftp, first dragging the logs to tho
mill, then providing the mill with its
motive power, and finally hauling
the finished product to market.
The mill ns prospected will he a
double circular and will have a cap
acity of about l.'O feet per hour.
formal announcement is to be
made within the next 16 days.
Modoc Camp Party
Lucky At Fishing
Charley Sevtts and wife. Frank
Jones and Curly Jones went fishing
Sunday in the Slycan nnd reported
i tail' catch. On the other hand.
"Shorty'' llrewer. Art Black, Billy
McMillan and Rd Childers fished all
day v.-ithout any results. A dif
ference in the ball used by the Iwo
parties is believed responsible, for
tbe variance in luck.
me mm mm
IS
Solomon Butte Lumber Co.
Output Now 40,000
Daily
SHIPPING IS BEGUN
Yards Nearly Full; Road
Has Spur Track Run in
From S. P.
With the yard nearly full cf
umber and with a cut of about
40,000 feet dcily being made, the
Solomon Butte Lumber company,
near Kirk, operated by Christy
Brothers, is preparing to install a
Woods :io inch planer. The planer
is already Installed and a building
in now under construction to hold
It.. , : , ,'
The Solomon Butte mill wan ori
ginally constructed by the govern
ment to fill the timebr needs of
Indians on the reservation. Christy
brothers leased the mill from the
government and this year began
operating April 23.
Logs are being hauled to the
mill by two cats with bummers, the
haul being about ;.t mile and a half.
Tinihr in purchand from the gov
ernment as needed, it being part of
the lease requirements that Christy
Brothers are to supply the Indiann
wiih lumber and in return the gov
ernment will supply their timber
needs.
Modoc Camp
Slicks Up;
She's Come
Timber Beasts Shave
Unheard of for
Occasion
Timber beasts at Motive camp
daring the past week all took on
the appearance ot animated models
for collar ads, and some of them
i went 90 far as to shave.
QbArUe Cinienan. camp clerk,
was beseeched to lay In a supply of
hair oil and things in general were
shot ta pieces.
The reason? Well, she's named
Sofia BHr.de and she just came tram
Bond -and she throws a mean bis
cait at meal times. Several of the
buys have tried for a week to find
out what her name was, so here
with the information.
MODOC SOON ,
TY MM
PLANER
TO EQUIPMENT
TO COMPLETE i"? twj,ry ieT,as a'"
! those who know htm say his equal
2' strlSITri? A ITC ' wt J'larin at !a water gwage has
i vjV1 1 A jaiVj JL 3 I never been seen before or since.
Saturday night J-oo was Informed
Will Soon Begin tO Ship'bv CharIle Oruberman that he bad
r nyi'll I $1"0 coming to him. Tho hock
L-OgS tO UWIl Mill was too much and Joe quit. His
for Milling I Present whereabouts are unknown,
, alth-ugh he is declared by members
Krom ;i2 to 40 loads of logs . of the crew to have several tlmps i
daily are now being loaded at Modoc j
Camp. Within a week or two the
j Modoc company will complete con -
tracts It now has with the Wheeler-
Olmstead and Big Lakes companies,,
and will begin to cut for itself again j
in nmnarntlon for ttm rebuildinir
of the mill near Chiloqnin.
Howard Sinne;t is top loader und
George Hell, ve'.eran of the Klam-
ath (.onmrVt is jammi.r man. Bell
hat) been away from tbe Klamath
country for several seasons,
e-
turning here this spring.
Long hauls have kept tho cats
busy during the past week in an
endeavor to keep up 'with the load
ers, an effort which has failed
so far.
Dan Woods Gives
Up Life of Ease
Dan Woods was In the city duriiiK
the week nnd according to reporti
has decided to give up the life of the
Idle rich and go to work for Cy
Johnson in Johnson's Upper I.nke
camp,
THINK KIRK
MAY BE RAIL
WAR CENTER
More Surveyors Land in
Logging Town
to Investigate
i Ihi'k rrew of uiictg I'Hclflc
Mucvejor. whs clu. lo Hirlvtt tlurlntc
the week in Kirk. Mm h IiitorcNt is
being taken in their vIhU, iih it In
belieVeri lo mark Mm glnttilug of
more activity in tlN deetlqn by tlu1
S. I. Tluit Kirk may Ix neU'ct Hut
tin starting point f$t n roail thftt will
turn liarp!y woti anil arrive at
Kiamatli I'alf.s paralleling tlu west
ern hlile of I'ppdT Klumalh lake In
believed to be wore than a poaibil
ity, hih-Ii a more being taken to
bloek the Northern Line In their
proapectrtl route, through the heavy
timber belt on the lake shore..
40 Trains a
Day Whistle
Through Kirk
Northern Town Is Real
Rail Center Many
Evidences Show
With no lesu than (i railrad.i and
I with an average of 40 trains dally.
Hiuk residentn are inclined to scoff
slig'Jtly at the hapes of KlamUth
Fulls as the coming rail center of
this section.
For Kirk, be it known, averages a
whistle a minu te nil' day long, It is
served by the S. P. and by logging
roads of the Algoma. Pelican Bay.
Lamm. .Modoc and Shaw-Bertram
lumber comji.'.nies.
Daily shipments of logs average
urcund a million and u halt feet.
in addition to the train service.
Kirk U on the main line of at leant
3 taxi runs.
Rail Veteran
Retires With
Plenty Cash
Joe Smoky Leaves for
Green Pastures
With "Kale"
Joe Smoky, veternu fireman on
the Modoc ligKor, has quit the rail
road game after 1'iithfuly serving
the t iuipauy lot live long months.
Joe walkea inLo the camp five
months agj.wlth a heavy heart and
little riis!l. flp iii.iterpft tbp selenee
voiced his ambition to fire a b'ittle-
ship single handed. He Is believed
to have headed for Bremerton,
Jack McCra-y is his successor,
;
t-x i
L-'OnOnUe tltCl 111
Not To Overwork
W. A. Donohue, u late arrival
from Dulutih, Is back In the c'ty af-
ter spending some tittle it one of tho
Pelican Hay ('amps. Changing ul
tittido this way, a man hua to be
careful and not work too much ull lu
one stretch, he declares.
Mike King Tires
Of Hayiitig Work
Mike Kii.x in now in Klamath
Falls. Hi (Ired of tho smell of saw
dust nnd tried o it tossing now-mown
hay lor a while, but. decided that,
what he really needed wan inure
rest. He declare alfalfa is all right
In lis place, hut a manger la the
right place, not the end of u fork;.