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HOOVER NOW 1>
I CHARGE OF FOOD
On His Forty-Third Birthday One
Man Becomes Dictator of Ameri- ,
ca's Food
By D. M. Edwards |
Washington, August 10.?Herfce:r
C. Hoover, on his 43rd birthday, today,
became the arbiter of the of
"human hpin^s than anv R-n
UXVi ^ 0 ~ w
Caesar ever dreamed of feeding.
Shortly after noon President Wilson
affixed his signature to the rood control
bill upon which the ink was hardly
dry from the signature of Vice
President Marshall and Champ Clark.
At 5:30 this afternoon the president
summoned Mr. Hoover to fie White
House, presented him with the pen
with which he signed the "bill, anti
signed an executive order appointing
k him to the place provided for him in
i the bill.
?L May Direct
Hr Under the powers conferred upon
r bim he may advise every farmer and
| breeder what he should raise. He may
t
direct every distributor how all food
is to be handled. He is already teach(ing
every man, .woman and child !n
^ie United States how it should oe
consumed.
His will be the advice upon which
the United States will control its exports
to the allies..
Thu^Tiunger or plenty for a nair
billion of people, lie tonight "in Herbert
Hoover's hand. j
^le realizes the hugeness of his jot)
Mokths ago he said before a senate
committee:
**l don't believe I can do it. i oo
not beli&ve any nlan can do it. I woiflP
Ast much more than six monthsfTBu:
/f I can last six months I "will have
gone a long ways toward the'Solution
of thia problem and the next man can
^arry ft on." I
Mr. Hoover has already started on
fflcV has already done every
^mg tie can do without official att- f
i-nonty. Already Irfs campaign of vol-[
Ik./ xinteer education has enlisted hun--'
dreds of thousands :6f lioixsewrves as
\ members of the food administration,!
following its instru'ctfons for economy
t and has mobilized all of tne most pow-;
Ierful and most public-splrltea or tne
food raising and distributing agencies
behind him.
( His Plans
y '
Mr. Hoover tells more of his plan3
4 Id/ a statement lie issued tonigbt: j
7 "The food administration is called
_f"into being to stabilize and not to d!s- j
Hp turb conditions, and to defend honest
& : enterprise against illegitimate compe-!
jHp tition," he said. "It has been devjsed
V to correct the abnormalities and abusvnno
intn trpHp hv rea- '
tJb Ciiac na?c ?
SSL son of the world disturbance and to
restore business as far as may be to a
|| treasonable basis.
IBw "The hopes of the food administra ^^tion
are threefold. First, to^so guide
the trade in the fundamental food
commodities as to eliminate vicious
speculation, extortion and wasteful
practices, and to stabilize prices in the
k essential staples. Second, to guard our
j& exports so' that against the world's
W v shortage we retain sufficient supplies j
pt for our own people and to co-operate
with the allies to prevent inflation of
w-. ailvMtilafA
prices, itnu, uiak we suiuuiaic
^ tc. every manner within our power tfie
1 saving of our food that we may m- j
A crease exports to our allies to a point j
W which will enable them'to properly
provision their armies and to fee*
J their peoples during the coming winter.
"The business men of this country,!
l! I am convinced, as a result of many;
9 hundreds of conferences with repre-i
W sentatrves of the great forces of food
" supply, realize their own patriotic oD- j
ligation and the solemnity of the situ-1
I ation and will fairly and generously {
co-operate in meeting the national
emergency. I do not believe that dras
, tic- force need be applied to -maintain
equitable distribution and sane
nee of supplies by the great majority
of American people, and I have learned
a deep and abiding faith in the intelligence
of the average American
bnsiness man whose aid we anticipate \
and denend on to remedy the evils de>
velcped by tlie war which he admits
and deplores as deeply as ourselves.
B^it If there be those who expect to
' exploit this hour o? sacrifice, if there
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are men or orgaiwaatum srbftfnlns,
L to increase the trials .pf this country,!
Jj,, we sliall not hesitate te apply to the,
full the drastic, coercive powers tha
congress lias conferred upon in tiiii
instrument.
Jilg Ones
"In enforcing - the measures of th<
act it is not our intention to proceet
witii a host of punitive measures, bu
rathe? by coordination with the var
k>us trades to effect such constructiv<
regulations as will render gambling
extortion and other wasteful practice;
impossible and stablizie prices.
"ivVe propose to proceed as rapidlj
a3 possible with constructive reguia.
Hon in various commodities and to an
nounce each program as quickly as i
is properly formulated. We hope with
in the next few days to announce th<
method of wheat and flour control.
:
"The deep obligation is upon us V.
feed the armies and the peoples associated
with us in this struggle. Tilt
diversion of 40,000.000 of their mer
to war w-ork; the additional millions
of women drafted to the places ol
their husbands and brothers; the tol1
of the submarines, have all conspired
to so reduce production that their harvests
this autumn will fall o00,000,00C
bushels of grain below their normal
production. Our western European a:lies
because of the destruction of shipping
by submarine and the isolatior
from the normal markets by belligerent
lines, are forced upon our markets
not only as the nearest, but as the on
ly market capable of relieving theti
bitter necessities. Therefore, whereas
we exported before the war but
80,000,000 bushels of wheat per annurr
this year we must find for thegi 225,
000,000 ^>US^?!S i* Be lawc H
crop. ' \ "Already
tbe greate^?*1* *or mea'
and animal products, due to the stress
of war on the milHons of men on the
fighting line and the enhlnc#4 Physical
labor of populations ordinarily
subsisting on lighter diets, have compelled
our allies to kill upwards oJ
33.000.000 head of their stock animals
? ? -*??*? no tVioip J5HT>
Not only musr. we Cflrk)^ VMV44. w ?xplies
of meat and dairy products, bu1
must prepare as war goes on to meet
an even greater Jdemand for these necessary
commodties.
"France and- Italy formerly produced
their own sugar, while England and
Ireland imported largely' from- *Germany."
? vonrrnrn r* 4 T X.'
HAD ALUCAUi a-i3 IT liUDi/ i/.iKii
AND WAS IN SERYICf
Whitmire, C. C., Aug. 10th. 1917
Editor of Th? Herald and News:
I note In today i issue of vour paper
that you punish !?.? pares of those
that did not answer to >.he call of the
local board. Among u'hers you published
the nani-i of J^.rnes Pinkney
Scott as not an-jweri.ig rbc call whic?j
is true, but on ihc- 2f?c'i day of July Ti*
answered '.he ca'l of Capt. Tillm2?i
whose company he had joined about
two months ago and is now stationed
Fort Moultrie.' Charleston. S. C., witli
the Coast Artillery.
Mr. Editor, 1 know you did not intend
to da iay fson an injustice and 1
take this method of getting the matter
straight. I have two sons now ir
the service of their country.
And I would rather know that thej
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died witn tneir iace iv uc cu.ci*ijr ***??..
to act the coward at kome by trying
to evade the service.
Jno. W. Scott.
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Xre. Nancy Baker.
Clinton Gazette, Sth.
The Long Lane section of Neve
berry lost one if its beet and mosi
loyal citizens last Wednesday in th?
death of Mrs. Nancy Baker, wife o:
Mr. C. K. Baker, Sr. Mrs. Baker's
friends were numbered by the hund
reds and she was always alert when i
charitable deed waa at hand and read?
to do more than her proportional
share.
Beside her husband she is siirvive<
by two sons, Messrs. John and Fe
Eaker, three dauhters, Mesdama
Maggie Cromer, Lilla Oxner and Ell;
WSlson, three brothers, Messrs. Dan
McCullough of Arkansas and W. T
and W. M. McOullough, and two sle
tere, Mesdames Mollis Dtchert an<
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XTTi
iTidi gdl CI TV ivaci .
The funeral and interment iron
at Beth Eden church fast Thursda:
morning at 11 o'clock. The Gazett*
joins the numerous friends of the t>e
ifb tim
deepest sympathy in this time o
severe and heart rending-sorrow.
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i J. L. McLAl'RIX AT POJfAKiA
s J)K. SNYDER AT PROSPERITY
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; A phone message from Col. Joe
3 Sparks secretary of the State council
i of defense brought the information
t that Senator John L. McLaurin had
Va/wi tn cnool' at Pnmaria r?n
~ UCCii ill V 1 tV/U VV MV *. WM?
5 Friday and that Dr. Henry N. Snyder
, president of Wofford college would
5 speak at Prosperity on Thursday. j
OGILVIE-BOWIE
. Abbeville Medium, 10th.
Miss Elizabeth Caldwell Ogilvie and
I Alexander Bowie surprised their many
. friends on Wednesday, August the 8th,
> i-917, by going to Greenwood and beiiquietly
married by the Rev. J. B.!
j Green. Only, the immediate relatives
. of the bride witnessed the ceremony.
? The happy couple left on a Seaboard
i train for a short trip ana expect to ;
; return here next Aveek where they ;
r. i'1l Ka of UAtrtn of ! royulanf'C nf I ,
[ ^ m uc at iiuiuv at niv t vciu^iiw ?. t
I S Bowie. j ,
[ The bride has been a resident of the '
. city for two years or more and was
i employed by A. M. Hill Co. for some
[ time and more recently by J. S. Bowis ;
. Co.. and has many friends who will
. be interested in the announcement of
. her marriage. Mr. Bowie is connected
. with J. S. Bow.ie Co.. one of the most
, rubstantial busines concerns of tlv3 ,
. Fiedmont section, and both have the ,
best wishes of many friends and
. relatives.
i PI CMC AT POARIA
XJie Council of Defense win have a
; piciiic at Pomaria Friday August 17th,!
*1917, the heat speakers in the State!
i will be furnisfced at this meeting, na-:
( tioiial speakers ar?^to -be furnished al-'
j, so. Every farmer in the county is
- urged to be present at this meeting, j
- as Very important malterg concerning
. the great war will be explained. !Sv*j
' etv tnwnshfn council is invited to be
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. present. j
.| 7 H, H. RUFF, Chairman.
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- j Death of JIIss Leach
' j : - Miss Mary Leach, 38 years old, died;
; of cancer early Friday morning at the j
' home of Mrs. Margaret Troutman, in I
' the Mollohon mill village, and was}'
buried at St. Paul's church graveyard '
| Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. The
i service was conducted by the Rev. S.
f P Koon.
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Death of George Mize
; Mr. .George Mize, 23 years old and
unmarried, died early Saturday morn
ing at the home of his parents. Mr. I
i and Mrs. Elijah Mize, in the Oakland j
; mill village, and was buried at Rose-!
mont Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock.'
The service was conducted by the Rev. '
L B. L. Knight. /
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: P0AKD3 INSTRUCTED TO GIYfc
L NAMES OF EXEMPTION SEEKERS
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j From the Official Bulletin: j
The provost marshal general has j
c sent the following telegram to tfc*
governors of all states:
t j The names of all registered men j
are on a list arranged in the order j
r! in which they will "be called for mil-1
iforv aorvfo.A Wherever anv register- !
\ ed person imposes apon a ioca!
' | board and improperly secures a certificate
of exemption or discharge he
advances the time of call of all other
uncalled persons1 on the list.
For this reason every registered
person and, to some exieiu, every
- person in the community is more
t less directly interested in seeing that
i tjie true facts are brought to the atf
tention of the government. For
\; every local board a person ha3 been
-1 designated who will receive informa
i tion of such cases and take appeals J
ir to the district "board or Inform tha
s local board.
For this reason the public is entl1,
tied to know the grounds upon which
t j claims for exemption or discharge
3 are being asked by registered men.
t Local boards should therefore be
!i instructed immediately to make
. available to the rvress from dav to
- day the names of persons claiming J
1 exemption or discharge, the ground
on which such claims are based, and,
a in general, the number of cases that
f pre bein? disposed of by the boards
y from day to day. The mstructlon
. does not apply, of course, to <li3y
on, ttoe? grow*!* off physical <
f '-'-^qualification.
CROWDER. !
THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
For some reason or other the campaign
in this county by the council ol
defense has not been advertised very
much. We have not been able to seniifc
nQmcc nf tliji cnaotore of fh?a
UUi LilV v> i. U|/VUUV& O ub vuw
various places where meetings were
appointed. A chairman for eac'n
township has been appointed, but they
do not know who is going to spea*.
We asked Dr. Hunter, the county
chairman, and he does not know. la
fact we hfcard that all he could do wag
to send in a request for a speaker and
he woultf not know until a day of two
before the meeting who was to speak.
He did fend out on Thursday that
Dr. Snyde<- would speak at Werber's
grove on Saturday, but the notice was
short and br. Snyder had a very small
audience. So far as we have been
able to learn there was no publicity
r\f +V.<% for>t T>r franp wnc tn snpnlr ;lt
Tolly Street on Friday. We wouLl
have been glad to have heard Dr.
Crane, but we did not know he was
to speak until Saturday, and he had
a small audience.
Now a meeting is to be held a^ Pomaria
on Friday, we are told, but who
is to speak no one seems to know,
T'A V? AO
lliuugu we uaic ucaiu iuut i_?v,u.>.v,
council was g^ine: to send porno <?T)pikers
of national fame so as to. we suppose.
combat the influence of Mr.
Blease's speech. If that be true It
would seem that it would be desired
to have a. large crowd present and
the nailing of the speaker would
probably help to draw the crowd.
It seems that the State .council of
defense i.3 of the opimon taat tfiere
is great' need of missionary worlc in
this county to create a war sentknent.
We believe that a great majority. of
our people believe that this countrv
should not have gone into this waT,
but -that is\ no longer a debatable
question and they realize that, and
they are doiik; theii" duty loyally and
^ithfully.and there are no slackers
amon? them. And ss a rr'^ v<n* witt
find the people about as well informed
as the spekers who may come. irf
speakers will not change any
opinions. Still; we shall be gfcid to
hear them and would be pleased to
Irn/iTi- Tj-h/-i o ro mmirnr on/1 i i4vi?T~He?
AX4V n n UU Ut V WV4 r ???
the fact and get them as large crowds
as possible. Dr. Hunter, let us know
who is to -be at Pomaria, and w* will
print it Friday, though that will be
late.
IMPORTANT MEETING OF
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCKET*
The members of the Woman's Missionary
Society of the First Baptist
church are asked to make an effort tc
attend the meeting of the society to
be held on Thursday afternoon at 5
o'clock in the church. This is a most
important meeting oeing tne iasi id
t"ho pssociational year and all appointments
must "be met by August 15.
Mrs.W.H. Hunt, President.
HAPPENINGS IN POM ARIA
An Ice Cream Supper to be Given
Miss Mary Setzler of Clinton is witti
her sister "Mrs. J. J. Hentz.
vfiea Annio xrnriri returned from
iUXOO AUAitV iXVVM ? a
visit to Mrs. Ernest Lominack.
Miss Lurleen Aull is visaing Miss
Golden Brooks in Columbia.
The following have returned from
an extended visit in North Carolina.
Dr. and. Mrs. R. J. Johnson, Mr and
Mrs. A. D. Hatton, Mrs. Z. T. Pinner
and Mr. B. H. Counts.
Mr. T. E. Hentz is at Glenn Springs
for a few weeks.
Mr! K. R. JCrepps of Columbia spent
several days of last week with friends
here.
Mr.-Breaker Selzter, on last Tuesday
evening entertained most pleasantly
a few of the young people.
Dancing was the chief feature of
tfce evening.
On Saturday evening the 25th. beginning
at 7:30 the members of the
Young People's Society will sell Ice
Cream in the "City" park for the benefit
of tfc.e society. We hope to have
with us a large crowd, forced
"S."
Then
"ItX wfcgja. a mm. isi. in, trouble- -tw
he realizes the value of a wife."
' 'Sure! He can put all his property
in her name."?Boston Transcript.
List of 400 Na
:| Will Prol
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cVvof r*rt// in ? A. 9)? (rw
; I IIC M II Ot. VUtt imw * v>
More Than Half th
The county exemption board has
! not yet completed the hearings on
the claims for exemption of thoie
j called in the first draft, but ti is pret
ty certain that not quite fifty per
j- cent of the 214, the quota for this
: county, will fbe secured from this
i
; first call, and another call will be
i sent out this week for probably 400
: more to come up for examination, and
. the examinations will begin next
Monday.
The Herald and News prints 400
more names in the order in which
they will be called beginning with
429. It is expected from this number
to secure Newberry's quota of the 214
j men under the first ca'l.
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j 429?1715?Adams, Leo Thomas,
Newberry, R. 1.
j 430?906?Roberson, Robert, Pros!
perity.
I 431?1337 ?'Kelly, Frank, Newberry.
1 432?2226??Richey, Walter, Kinard3.
; 43*??7nn?Viiifir John Clarence.
j Kinards, R. 2. /
j 434?12.S0?Martin, Harmon Boyce,
I Newberry.
} 43o?1195?Fulmar!?"bert Samuel,
j Little Mountain.
436?2406?Luq'::ir?, H. L.. Newberjry;
:j. 437?297?Kinard, Johnnie, Newberry;
v.; ; - 6
! 438?321?McCrackin, Matthew.
' ^baddeus, isewberry.
A'tC\ roc PU?n nY, a?lia WowKotTV
I OV?"VjriCJLiJU, vuHwtwi w*?yK*j
44?)?16^8?Henderson, Limas, -jr..
Chappells.
i 441?2611?Caldwell, James Wilson,
, 8lairs, R. 1. "'"
J. 442?707?A'bnathy, Milton. -Newbcr.j.ry,
R. 3.
i 443?2559?Worthy, George, New,|
berry, R. 2: " < .? .
,j 444?1425?Spen-ce, Oscar, Helena.
i 445?1002?Jackson, Dosh, Pro9per.
ity.
j 446?1151 ?Oxner, Riley, Prosper
1 ity.
| 447?1101?Alexander, Johnnie,
I Pros perity.
i 448?36$?Sims, Fate, Newberry.
<j 449?974?Dawkins, Arthur, Pro3i
perity.
I 450?1698?Means,, Will Etchson,
Blairs.
i 451?320?Morris, Willie, Newberry.
| 452?920?Boyd, Fred, Prosperity.
453?926?Taylor, Raymon N., Prosperity.
454?1010?Johnson, James, Pros
I perity.
4551?1857?Wicker. Fore3t Chrjs;
tian, Prosperity.
456?919?Stockman. ifoses. prosperity.
457?656?Rayford, James. Whitmire.
458?1919?Berry, Charle3 Marvin,
Silverstreet.
459?2476?Grey, Job, Newberry R.
1 2.
4flfY?ip.'JO K^n-aMq
1 461?2405?Lovern, 'Will Henry,
Newberry.
i 462?814?Bouknight. Pinkney S,
. Prosperity.
I 463?1173?Boozer, Franklin Pierce,
' Prosperity.
464?1070?Wise. Elliot. Prosper|
ity.
465?738?Glenn. Mack. Mewb^rrr.
R. 3.
lj 466?1167?Wfae. V?T<rH OmQnpritr.
467?265??Tobe. John David, ?>o'
marto. "R. 2.
469?HV}7?^Cennv. ViMiarr
Newberry.
46?)?1191?F?Hers. Hnflter I . *> ?<?.
perity.
47-0??Tv*v*>nrK}rt\
rnflTi R. 1.
<' 4*71 1791 VpsTjrr. r?Hi
' VPfr?"hof tx'}
17*> 1 ?6A ?T^fyv^<a'*. \lfO TTC*1* CJtlyAf.
c-f ?e?of _
? ">_? ?c?rv*n>iMfk. Henrv Web?Hv.
Tfwqcio TMd. r.'h^.Tynf1^.
ki *" - J",1C?
Deritv.
' 4t??*j 21 -Player. PTnnry M.. Ne*rj
berry.
mes Who
bably be Called
Examination Did Not Get
e Number Necessary.
477?-536?Henderson. B:ke. Nc.vberry,
R. 2.
4. s?221?Cooper, John Wesley,
New berry.
4.c- ?2655?Summer. Charley William,
Pomaria.
480?1527?Moses, Ellis, Prosperity.
481?2~iS?\ance, James, Newberj
ry, R. 2. >
482?j ?74?Frick, Da via Olney, Little
Mountain.
| 433?1414?Jones, Henry, Helena.
484?2283?Bowers. Sair. Pomaria.
485?2300?Counts, Murray, Pomaria.
4S6?1616?Farrow, Geo., Jr., Chappells.
487?2P2?Jones, Paul, Newoerry,
R. 7.
488?822?Bowers, Pink Evaas, i
j Prosperity.
489?504- King, R. H.. Whitmire.
490?1064?Williams. Arthur, Proej
perity. *
491??5o7?Wilson, Henry. ?wberry,
R. 1 *
492?1205?Livingston, C. B., Prosperity.
.. 49???286?Boyd, Mark, Pomarla.
494?2374)?Black, Manse Jesete,
Newberry.
495?2152?Satterwbtte, Hampto*,
Silverstreet.
4S5?1510?Sima, A4am. Pom^tia,
R. 3. . :
497?1091?Gains, Daniel ,Bofca- j
man, Newberry.
,498?2139?Pitts, William Bryan.
- <31iappells;
499?470?Gilliam, William .Wallace
Whitmire.
;500?312?Means, Geo. T., Newberry.
501?1507?Kelly- James, Pomarla*
D. t
J.V. ?. - V .
502?1729?Butler, Edmond Forest,
Newberry..-.- - - ... >
503?1626?Harris, George, Cliai>pells.
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504?1284?Brown, Willie Isea, New-"
berry, R. 1.
505?90?Langford, Sto::more Geo.,
Newberry.
506 ?191?Bates, William Lee, Newberry.
507?2430?Sphell, Elmer, Newberry,
R. 1.
503?2204?Caldwell, Sam, Klnards.
1 509?2646?Rutherford, Amos, Blairs
510?477?Griffin, Ben, Whitmire.
I 511?1187?Dominick, John Creightnn
PrrwcrmrifV"
I bWU) X A
j 512?1179?Cook. Malcolm Hunter,
I Prosperity. *
! 513?753?Miller, Lee, Kinard.^. R. 2.
514?2158?Smith, John, Chappells.
i 515?130?Ruff, W. Charles. Newberry.
?16?858?Hawkins, John Boy?e,
Prosperity.
517?2546?McCant3, Walter. Xew!
berry, R. 6.
518?1996?K'nard, Homes Forest,
; Poinaria.
si 9?1GS?T-irkett. Cleveland R,
, Newberry.
| 520?1023?Lindsay, Joe, Prosperity.
521?1923?Longshore, Farley,
Silvers treet.
522?1774?Livingston, John Norman.
Newberry.
523?424?Bailey, Samuel Hope,
Whitmire.
524?840?Dennis Olin 3., Prosperity.
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F25?13*7?Moses, Jim, Silverstreet.
i 52f/-2?85?Wicker, James Andrew,
: Newberry.
| 527?1511?Sims. Robert. PomarlJt,
R. 3.
^09,?119??^ominiek. Willie Pafc^a_**7V-W1cker.
Henry Cahlu,
j Pomaria.
I John Gary. Ptf
maria.
*31?2213?Ford, Rafus, Newterry,
R. 3.
; B32??fin7?Reeder, George, Whkmir^^jj
533?1995?Aull. Luther Davi^
w: mff ..
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