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Chronicle gggggggg ? "? 1 ?^^^^^Bmss^ss^assssssesssssssass. ,. i VOLUME XXXIV. - CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1922. NUMBER 17. CIVIL CASKS NOW ON. t mistial Suit Against Wateree Power Ooinp;iny for Mosquito Damage. v The Court of Common Pleas for Ker. shaw County, summer term, convened V\i? .Monday iiribrning with judge W, H. Town scud presiding. The roster as arranged by the local bar has fuses Mi|eduled for two weeks. Court is now engaged In an unusual case, that of William Z, Hilton against the Wateree Power Company. This i* one of several cases growing out of the alleged flooding of farm lands in the neighlborhood of Kershaw as a result of the huiidlng of a dam across Wateree- river near there. Mr. Hilton is- suing for $-'5,000, and his conten tion is that his land has been damaged t,? that extent by the brooding of mos quitoes, .causing malaria, and as a icon .sequeuee he had to leave his f??m and move to Kershaw, "and that he could not keep his tenants on his irtace. The trial of the case was entered into Wednesday morning, and on account of the (wohable length of the case which was still In progress Tuesday afternoon the other jurors were dis missed for the week. Dr. II. It. Car ter, who was the chief assistant to In. Oorgas, of the United States Ar inv, who < leaned up the Zone iu which 'the Panama'. Canal waft built; was one (>f the principal witnesses for the de fense. Ib\ Carter has done tropical ?imitation work in the Panama Zone, Cuha. Yucatan and other tropical cli niMtcsL iiml is regarded as one of the highest authorities on the subject of the. malaria bearing mosquito. M. L. Smith, of Camden, and James H. I'owies and W. Andrew CI ark son, of Columbia, are roproseiltlng Mr. Hilton while W. It. I)eJU>ach, and I. C. Hough, ?<f Camden, and A. L. Castrm, of Ches t. r, are representing the Power Com pa iiy. In the ease of II. -Schlosburg against Northwestern railway for an alleged loss of a case of goods, the jury returned a verdict of $685.32 for Air. Schlosburg, ? In the case of Consumers Clove Co., against Hirsch Bros., & Co., a jury re turned a verdict for the defendant. Judge Townsend granted a nonsuit in the case of the Carolina Oil Co., against the. Texas Oil Co. The suit was for approximately $2,000, the Carolina Oil Co., alleging that the Texas Oil Co., failed to deliver goods ? under a contract. Judge Townsend granted a nonsuit on the ground that the original contract provided for ap proval by the home office of the Texas ?OH-fVr.7 amr~FRar tills approval did ic.it appear in evidence. In the (<?^ of H. I>. nnd J. S. Tcr-~ 'ell against I), p. C. Murchison and Dan Mutvhison, suit for claim and do livery a verdict was rendered for the pro|ierty in dispute or for $150, the al h-sred value thereof. K?'\. Kmvan C>?es to Concord, <'oncordt X. C?. July 2.'1.?The Rev. .Tt\s.se 0. Rowan, ? jmstor of the First Presbyterian church at Cohimlms, Miss., has accepted the call to the pastorate of the First Presbyterian ? hurch here. Mr. Hownu is a Xorth Carolinian aul whs graduated at Davidson COl ?in the class of HMM. I Miring 'his ministry lie has been pastor of churches at Camden, S. C., 'jreenville, ?S. C., and Columbus. lie is '!7 years of age, is married, an<i lias ^?>ur children. At present lie is secre '?> i?f flic Kiwanis club at Columbus. Flames Destroy Furman Building. 'ireonvifle, July 10.?The- James C. i rui,in ><-jcucc hall at Furman Uni \-TMtyf ^instructed in 1011. at a cost ? r more than $T?0.000, was completely ?ttfl by fire which was discovered ? ????>!t <."< l?K.-k this morning and which r for several hours before it could Rotten under control. At a meeting of the executive com mittee of the board of trustees today ? was deeidod to replace the building oxaefy former slate, the work t>egln ;if once, with the exi>ectation ? f having it in readiness about the "ime of the d]>ening of tlie fall term the uiiiversify in September. On ? 'vannt ?.f increased cost of building '-w as compared with the time when 'lie building was erecte<l it is estimated '!iat it wi'd require al?out $fi0,000 to *'?'1,000 to rebuild it. Insurance to 'V|? amount of $.12,000 was carrle<l on ::??? structure, and it is uuderntood it regarded by insurance men" a s vir tually ? complete loss. Kev. W. II. Ho<lges*, of the 8 C. con ference, passed through the city Fri day returning home from a viait to r"?atlTeii In Brow nary tlhv?BennettJfvIlle AdrocMe. - . - KEKSHAW NEWS NOTES. Interesting Happening** ?h Told liy The Era of That Place. Ou Friday cvc?liigt July H, a large ImlLdog -cuiu^ U? 4he Mrtytrr Trumlnle, in tin' Westvlite communi ty, ami jumitcd 6l) a shofft, lifting it savagely in the head. Mr. Ulruoftflale shot at the dog as it was going through the' weeds, missing it. The dog turned on him and lie defended him self by striking at the dog with tfte gun until he got a second shot, which struck the dog iu the head as it was passing through the hall of his home. He met the- dog as it was coming around the house, and took a third shot tit him, which took effect in the dog's head and killed lilm. Oil .Saturday Afternoon, July Kth, lightning struck a double room tenant house ?on the lands on W. C. Adams, tearing the chlmny completely down. A negro woman in the bouse wws knocked down, falling underneath a hod; and a negro hoy in the house received one brick on his head and another on his great toe, -which hursted the too open. No other dam age was i^one. Mrs. Maggie G. Ma gill his bought a lot from Mrs. M. A. .ililtou Imme diately opposite the schopl house ground? and will ereel a two story nineroom dwelling on it.' Tin? con tract for the building has been lot to J. A. Paile. who is to complete the ?building as sjwedily as possible. One of tho most enjoyable affairs of the season wns the picnic and fish fry given by Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Ilous (T at the Catawba river, about miles from Kershaw, Wednesday evening, complimentary to Mr?. J. V. Mnee, of Columbia, and Miss Louise Ilaiuel. The ]?arty left Kershaw about 0 o'clok in the afternoon, and spent, 11 most delightful evening, 're turning about 11 o'olok. The Era recently announced that Chris Melonelss, accompanied by his helper. John Omeras, had gone to New York to 4>e absent about two weeks* to fulfil] an important engagement. It is now our pleasure to state that Chris returned last week bringing with him a charming bride from his native coun try, Greece, whom lie has installed as queen of liLs homo. The young lady was Miss Antiope G. Sovastir, of My tilene, Greece, who was twenty four days iu making the passage over to meet her future husband. They wore married At Putnam, Conn., by a priest of the Greek church, Christopher Greece, on Monday, July 10th and reached Kershaw last Thursday. Chris has made many warm friends In Ker shaw and has received m-any congratu lations upon his good fortune. John has not returned yet, hut it is rumor ed that he too, wiLI bring back a bride when he returns, which event is ex pected to happen soon. Rattler's Bite Was Not Fatal. While out squirrel limiting: witli a friend, Ernest Chin iters. a huge rattle snake hit Treuholm, the oldest son of Mr. X. C. Boykin. of the NVw Hope sec tion, near Snmtnervllle. on Tuesday afternoon. The snake was five feet long, eight inches in diameter and had fifteen rattles, according fo the hoy's father, who relates the story .to the editor of The Eagle. The two men wore walking, young iChinners in the lend. lie stepped over the snake unharmed and l>efore the warning could he given young Boykin was hitten on the leg. They \jere ahout two ami a half miles from home. As quickly as possible the wound was cut ouf with a pocket knife and the leg tightly corded. Two cat squirrels which they had kLUed were cut open and hound around the wound until they reached home, After reaching home he was rushed to Summervillo by au tomobile. There the doctor applied freshly killed chickens to the wound. After remaining in the Summervillc Infirmary a day or so he was taken home, hut later was taken to Charles ton for tr^atnw^tt At last accounts the patient was doing well with the exception of pains from the wound.? Dorchester Eagle. Meeting of Ameriean legion. A special meeting of James Leroy Belk Post, American F,c$rion, will be heVI Friday evening, at eight o'clock, at the Legion Hall. All members are especially invited to l?e present. Tills is a meeting which no memt>er can af ford to m1*s. J. \V. SAXDBKS, Post Adjutant. Mr. And Mrs. John Goodal? and ChDdrcn, o* T*nflWfr, spent Sunday in th* city with fri?>d*.?floater Ite?. _ soil. SURVEY BULLETIN. Of KerNhuw County Now Heady For Distribution. Improve*! fanning methods are ro suiting in iiKrreased yields of corn, the second iniiHMtont crop of Kfifffoaw; County, S. C\, according to a soil sur vey made by (ho U, ?S. llureau of ^dls In cooperation with the State ^igricuj tural college. A rojxvrt covering the sur vey has Just been puldlshd In bulletin form and i)oluts out the characteristics of the numerous types of soil found In the county* The average yield of ld.ft bushels of corn an acre in 1910 Is less tb(in the inherent fertility of the land would seem to warrant, says the re I<ow production is due to Inad equate prepara tloai, cultivation, and fertilisation, and to the -poor quality of the seed planted. The best soils under,good cultivation yield 1 to 1 1-2 bales of cotton, the average of which is almost equal to that of all other eroi? combined. in addition to discussing the various types of soils, the bulletin contain* much helpful information. For exam ple, data in regard to. temperature and frost are included. A study of this part of the bulletin would indicate safe dates for planting various crops and be helpful in deciding upon others and which could b<> matured in the growing season of the county. A col 'ored map shows the location of each soil type auid when studied in connec tion with the discussion of the differ ent kinds of .soil, is especially helpful, to those who may be considering the purchase of a farm in a different lo cation or to those who are moving for other reasons from one section of the county to another. The bulletin may be obtained free upon application to the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. O. An Indispensable Kansan. John Flinn will do most anything to help the ne>vspaper out with an item. He* nearly killed himself in an auto ?wreck, was quarantined three times and had a wedding at his house.* We" wouldn't like to spare John from this community.?Jewell (Kan.) Republi can. Condition of Cotton. J. W. .lay & Co., cotton commission merchants, of Now York, in their re port on the South's cotton crop for June aiul July has the following rela tive to the crop in South Carolina: "South Carolina?-Average two weeks late. Cultivation fair. Stands fair to good. . Too much moisture In scat tered localities. Plant normal to slightly undersjzo. Fruiting Irregular, hut in most cases rej>orted <i>oor to fair. Must have dry weather to restrict wee vil activity. Planters not optomistlc as to final yield. Outlook f[K)or. 4fl counties, f) rejnirt heavy weevil dam age; slight. 4 reiH>rt weevil held in cheek by dry weather. In remain der. weevil present hut no heavy dam age reported." New Nurses and Doctors. The state hoard <>f medical exam iners met In Columbia Wednesday and announced that forty-one nurses, sev enteen doctors, one homeopath and one osteopath had passed flic medical I examination and were now licensed to practice. Among those from this county were II. J. Blackmon, of Ker shaw. as a doctor, and Mary R. Me I.cod, of Lugoff. Old-Tinier Captured. J. lira swell, a white man about CT? years of age and said to be from the mountains of North Georgia, who is said to have been oj>erating moonshine stills in the Buffalo section for sev eral years, was OH.i?tured* Tuesday in the Sandy drove section of the county by Magistrate A. L. Cook, of Kershaw, assisted by Constable Wade Stok**-, The .?till was found upon what i< known as Black Creek and the officers found two barrels of mash made~of peach and corn meal. Bra swell wa* tracked from the still in his bare feet and was found nf a peach orchard where he was gathering peaches. The still had been in operation the night before, but the out put had been re moved. Braswell was brought to Cam den and placed in jail. Card of Thanks. Mr and-Mrs W P Cfcirrette, of Trav elers Rent, S. C., and Mr a^^^^Mr* Chan I> Parker, of Greenville. t?.~ C.. j wish to extend to the good i>eopl? of1 Camden, S. O., their sincere thanks for their symfttthy and every set of ^kindnesa, in iwo'vering the body of our dear son and brother, W. C. Gar rette and the beautiful floral offer ing*. May God's richest blewdogt r?*t em eacb on*. 1,000 MKMBRR8 MOKK. Lft&t ChaBW to Sign With 78,000 (irow ers Next Monday. ? TAVll. million. pOlUuU mmv i4 totanvo wore alined up with the Tvl-atate ijh>o! in South Civroltns l?at wgefc., "A thous a\i<l Meiirtiera More'' Is tho slogan for tho fow days Hint roumtn until' July ,'Ust, whoa the last contract from South Carolina wUl be signed. The closing up of all auction ware* houses In a number of tho largo mar kot towns' Is ahling tlie landslide Of contracts whh-h jioiirsj Into headiptajv tors. Tho business nion an<l bankers of Florence set tho i*l<1' in tho oatttpalgii" Ing last week. during which forty to fifty business men of tho headquarters fcowu solicited contracts for tho Asso ciation with highly successful results. Ouo hundred contracts mailed in from I?ake City last week have added to tho thousands of acres of Associa tion fohneoo which now surround tho biggest market of the Stiate. M'ulHns is another market which Is now surrounded by cooperat ive growers who have Immmi 1 wicked steadily by leading hankers and merchants of the town, for more than a hundred eon* tract# were signed there recently. Opposit Ion to the Association with ered throughout- South Carolina last weeki.n< field workers from four States advanced on the (Mist side of the Pee l)ec River under the leadership of \V. K. Lea, Flehl Service Representative of the Association for South Carolina, and on tho west side of the river with L. K. Kogers directing the nttaok. Manning is another town which is heavily hacking the cooperative mar keting movement. The recent transfer of 11. 1>. (.'lark has made Manning an other strong cooperative center. With 7S,(MX) members in the Assocln todiay, with forty million dollars be hind the Association, with town after town closing the Auction houses, with a landslide of new members joining dally, the slogan of "A Thousand Mem bens More" should lveoonie a fact by the night of Monday, July 31st. Next Monday marks the last ehance for the farmers of South Carolina to sipn the contract which lias been called their New T)eclanation of Independence and the.purest form of democracy prac ticed in America. Death of Former Citizen. Mr. Jolin Glass, who many years ago was a valued member of the ohl South Carolina Railroad family, died at his homo 0438 Magnolia Avenue, Chicago, on July 21, aged 58. Mr. Glass, was well known in Camden. Succeeding Mr. .Tones as South Carolina It. 11. Agent, he lived in Camden many years where his children were horn. Ilis first wife was Miss Doar of Summer villc. Leaving Camden he went to Aiken nnd Augusta with-the Railroad Company, afLer which lie joined tho force of the Manufacturers Record. Quitting the railroad service, where lie was most expert as bookkeei>er. stenographer, and telegrapher, he was with Parmelee in New York for n while. Tie then became of such im portance to the Manufacturers Record, that he opened for them a western of fice at Chicago, which he successfully managed up to the time of his dentil. He leaves a second wife, who.n he mar ried in Chicago, two sons, John and James and one daughter, Marion, who married a Mr. Scott. His two sons are doing well in Chicago. Many will re member the first, horn, Kennerly, who died in his Infancy at Camden. John Glass was a loyal friend, and a most brilliant mnri, and lie will he missed by all who know him. His death was caused by some ehronic throat trouble, whi<-h eulmihated in a j violent hemorrhage the morning of the! 2ist. , ; I Shows Ilis Appreciation. I Mr. T. 1C. Krimibhol/,, ;!>?* gonial manager of The Kirkwood, who came dow n from Kenneyhuukport, Maine, to arrange for the rebuilding of the burned portion of the hotel, has re turned to his summer hotel, The Rock wood, and he send* the follow! in; let ter of aiipreciation to Mayor II. O. Carrison. Jr.: "I returned safely, and now write t?> express to all of those who so much assisted in the saving of The Kirk wood. Tlw* work done by your people has certainly boon wonderful and in order to show my ai*precintlon .Tnd express ing my further thanka I am enclosing, herewith, n check for one hundred dollars, to a**>ly for anything you might see fit in recognition of the good work done by the Camden Fire Department.** "llt'MAN INTKRKST" NHWS Odd Tales as Culled From Many News inipcrs tlio Country Over. Wrtstrmrtou, .tufy t'7. In New YorK, where anything may and many things do, happen, a woman was shot five times by Iut liunltaiul because he caught her going out with other men. M?>*t people shot oven imtv will com* plain about it, but Mrs. Margaret Ma her nut only refusal to swear out in formation against her husband, hut de fied the Judge. \vlu? ordered lierj;' in the public interest, to do so. "I deserved to be shut !" she aiiswoered. If you have a suppose*! ?Mini" or other innocent-appearing 'shell brought as souvenir from "uver there." make sure- it isn't loaded. A WatertOwn, Now York, man had a shell used as a door weight, and the sun heated It and it exploded and killed eight children. Two woman stowaways who managed to conceal themselves until they reach-, ed ? this country, from '.Russia, Claimed to he opera singers and ahle to support themselves. They wore ordered de p?\rt?*d hack to Russia. Whereupon l?oth of thein said that sooner than re turn they \^oold kill themselves, as death was infinitely preferable to the ! dishonor* torture, and degradation I which would be their lot if they went I | back t.o the land of Bolshevism and So ! viet government. A Maiden, Mass.. man was cruel to his. horse, failing to provide it with j proper shelter and food. The wise I judge, Ivefore whom the man was j brought, ordered the horse turned out j to graze.-and the man to he confined ! for two days and nights in the horse's ? stall in the stable to see how It t\>tt to | he a horse ! President 'I la rding lursn't come right j out in meeting and said thai daylight I saving without a clock change, tried out on official Washington, IK O., is :a failure exactly, hut he has said, to | the utter relief of every one concerned, that, as far as this administration can j rule it, daylight saving in Washington lis dead in the future, unless ('engross acts. Diced at Spring Hill. * Mrs. Salina E. Wilson, widow of tIio late Captain Joseph S. Wilson, died at her homo nt Spring Hill in I>e county Monday. Sho was 80*fyears of age ami "was widely and favorably known. She is survived by two daugh ters, Mrs. (i. A. Moseley, of Camden and Mrs. 13. F. Jones of IOdgef ield. Mrs. Wilson was a life long member of the Methodist Clkurch and the fu neral was hold at: Spring Ilitl on_Tncj^ day at noon, conducted hy the Rev. w. H. Hodgos of Camden. Had a Stolen Car. Sheriff ?(*. O. Welsh arrested Jessl# Snow, a nogro, in West Wateree Sat unlii.v for stealing a dodge touring car, the property of (Jeorge Norman, of Columbia. The cur was stolen in Col umhia Friday ni^lit an<l the negro drove it into the Longtown section that night. Saturday ho started to Camden and the car gave out of gas oMne near the Moblcy ipLace ilnd he ot fered to pay five dollars to leave it there for the day. In the meantime the Sheriff had gotten a wire to look out for him and caught him riding * lumber wagon*. He was placed in jail, but denies the theft. lie will Im* re turned to Kichland couVity for trial. Snow is a real black negro. To Speak at Bethune. To the Voters of Kershaw County: You are cordially invited to hear the candidates for (Jovernor and St-ate Su|>erlutendent l-y?lucatiou nN Het.hu no,, on July tin* ''.1st. n,t eijfht thirty o'clock p. in. Fverybndy come and enjoy the speaking K. T. KSTltllXil-:. I,re>id<Mit iWhone I>emocmitic Club Killed Hy Live Wire. Ju*t as The Newt*- goes to press it is learmsl that John I!. Porter. Jr.. ?>n of John K. Porter, Sr., of this < ityf was killed hy a live wire in (ire^nvlile about 1 oVhK'k t^Kis afteruon while working as lineman for the Soe.thern Power coinjmny. Mr. Porter had been with the company only a few months and the news of his trade death came as a great, shock to his family and friends in I^anaster. The body will Is* hrughr to I^an^vi*ter f?>r burial. His mother died only about threr? weeks ago.?Lancaster News. Dead From I>og Bite. Anderson, S. C.. July 20.?A negro named John Winficld, living on the farm of H. T. MJoFall, near here, died this morning from eonvubdora as a result of a bite by a mad dog three week* ago. HEAVY KNROIXMKNT. Hooks Slum Tlmt NiiiuIht of Voids This Year Will llo (Sourly Double. advent Of women Into polities lias made a heavy cnrolfnicut into I lip * ranks of voters throughout tho state. <?. ~ ? -- * ! . Kvory effort'wa>* nmde to pot all dual* Ifltal voters both mule ami female on (ho Olub rolls. For Camdou the enroll ment wont to SVJI. although it Is thought tlmji siui 10 few \)ero ^?ft off on avvonnt of their own uegllgoneo. Some fow voters, such as ineiuihW's ??f tho Kershaw Cuards, tnuhors, stu dents ami ministers may he added t?? the rolls in the discretion of the e\0e ntlve eoinmlttoe. I'nfortnnately no prevision was made in this city for an extra voting pvecinot and nil voters will luivu t<* vote at the same place. This will take, steady work .on the part nf the mana gers and their helpers and it Is the duty of every voter to try to vole a* early as possible to avoid a rush at tho last moment, for the polls will, open at N n. in. and el.ost< promptly at I P. m. Tho hooks (hat have lieen returned so far show the .following (enrollment ?with a total of 2.701), with sixteen "more h/oks l<? hear from: Cassntt .... 78 AVateree ,Mills . ..,..271 (,'amdo.n 921 Kershaw ., ^ 'Jdr? S'wli't Crook 35 Salt Pond (55) Look hart .. (17 Ha ley's Mill 121 Hbnylor's Mill . 58 1 >eKa lb . . .... OS. Harmony . ... .. Shcppard .H Pino Tree ...... 42 Ant ioch .i 07 Hermitage Mill 11(5 Mlanoy 187 Sandy (Jrovo . 48 Indian Ford 55 Three c's 128 Kola ml 35 Dohy's Mill .70 lllaaey, August. 14th. Ration's Cross Roads, August 15th. Cleveland School House. August 10th. Cassatt, August 17th. Hethune, August 21st. Haley's Mill, August 22nd. Kershaw, August 23r*l. West, vl lie, August 24th Oain den, August 28th, 11 a. in. Cotton Mills, August 28th, 8 p. w. .State Campaign Dates. (Jeorgetown?Friday, July 28. Manning?Saturday, July 21). Camden"-?Monday, July 31. Lancaster?Tuesday, August 1. York?Wednesday, August 2. Winnshoro?Thursday, August 3. Chester?Friday, August 4. ? Union?Saturday, August p (Rest eight days.) N'owlwrry- -Monday, August 14. Creenwood?Tues<lny, August 15. Laurens?Wednesday, August 10. Abbeville?Thursday, August 17. MeConnlok?Friday, August 18. Anderson?Saturday, August 10. Walhalla?Monday, August 21. Pickens?Tuesday, August 22. Oreonvllie-?Wednesday, August 2.?. fJaffney?Thursday, August 24. Spartanburg?Friday, August 25. NOTICE OF MKKTINCi. There will lie a imH'JJ-tt-g of the Kershriw County 1 >einocratie Kxecu tive Committee at the-Court House at Cam<len, S. C., on Monday, July 31st, 19J2, at three thirty in the afternoon for the purposes of o>amiuin? ami purging the rolls ami making such changes and additions thereto as may he lawful and proper. M. M. JOHNSON. Chairman Kershaw Co. I)i>m. Ex. (Vun. I). V. DIXON, Secretary. Camden, S. C.t July 20th, 1J)22. Catholic Churrh Services. Services at the Onthclic Church on Sunday, July '2f*t1?. wikl he as follows: Mass at 10 o'clock, s|H?ciiil sermon on Compel. All arc cordially invited and weleoine. Two Hutllreil Trucks Available. Charles II. M?"?r.-fiebl. State High way en Kinder, MoixbfV ?dvi?ed the bu reau of pntrtir rondv that the highway ?fc-parfment eould place _'Xt trucks In ojM?ratii?g ??>nditJ4?n -a; ih<> disposal of the fedeml government in case of cmcrgenvy eauwd by the railway strike. The bureau asked Mr. Moore fi.*Id how many tnn-ks South Carolina <"<?ijld furnish ami imnlo a brief Kurvcy rrf rho situation, finding that 200 could In- used within short notice. The bureau of puftillc roads wa# n^ked by the postoffiee d<*partmcnt to furnish tnicks to carry the mails, If weesanry, it was indicated in tho In quiry. Tlw inquiry was also based upon a ? co operative spirit between the state and fc<kTHl government. Omaha, N?b.?'Kecau*e it represents the defenders qf right awl Justice, the American legion w?* nwkod t* lay tho cornerstone of the ItapUlion, Neb., county romrt hotwe, which will cost over a half mill Ion dollar*.