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UPHELD BY JU?GES , Efforts to Tnwairf Act Fail in New York ??J- ? ?-' ... ' I New York, Nov. 14.-?Three at tempts to prevent enforcement of the wartime prohihition and Volstead en forcement acts failed in federal courts hert*. today'. Fedcr?l Judges learned Hand. John C. Knox and.John G. Rose of ^Baltimore, each in a differ ent case, upheld the Constitutionality o? fee law in denying petitions seek :, ing injunctions to restrain interfer ence in the manufacture and with drawal of liquor from bond. Judge Baud denied a petition of ? Jacob Huppert, brewer, who7 sought an inj^netfo? peFmittmV him to re sume the manufacture of beer of 2.75 alcoholic confenr. Judge Knox denied a petition to re strain William H: Edwards, collector """ of internal, revenue, from preventing the release from bond of barrels of . distilled spirits. The ? petitioners were Bryfoos, Bloom & Co., whole r sale liquor dealers, and the decision was handed, down in passing on de ^ murrers of two local saloon keepers whet sought to preveVtt enforcement of t#e act. J The; third decision1 by Judge Rose was on an application by the Mary land Distilling company- for an in - junction to prevent Joshua W. Miles, collector of internal revenue' of Mary land, from interfering in the release of large quantaties~of whiskey now in hpnO/. . . CAMPAIGN START ED ON TOBACCO W. ?. T. U, inaugural : Another Nicotine Crusade St., XpUis, Nov. 15'.?An intensive world wide campaign to teach the "bad effects of alcohol and tobacco" was. advocated at the "Victory Con vention". Of the National Woman's"! Christian Temperance Union, which J o^ejae?: here today. Several of the j spe?&ers denied that prohibition is re sponaihte for the labor unrest. The wofflceh pledged their aid in seeking to suppress violators: of the.dry law. WAS NOT PASSED Washington, Nov. 15.?By an over whelming vote, the house today re-, fused to-incorporate in Esch railroad hill a'Provision which would abolish jim crow cars* on Southern railroads. sootr xews. Employers' Campaign Goes Big In Sumter. - The Patriotic Rmployers' Campaign conducted; by the Boy Scouts of Sum t?r is completed. The Scout troop was sent thirty, application blanks to be fili?a- iiw They Jtnmed in over seventy. This is characteristic of the way Sum ter does an things. The/ Scoutmaster has received a letter from Washing ton that speaks^ for itself. The letter is as follows: V'^ndfeir 3K &eyi, Esq., Sumter, S. C. My Dear &?'&evf:' It was a spfendid set of applications for the Cltatidn which we received to day frdm f?n.. Sumter is certainly patriotic, and it gives me great pleas ure to let you know that alt "the mer chants and others who signed' the blanks win receive their certificates in a few days. Please congratulate your boys for their very workman-like efforts in be lialf of the soldiers and sailors': and for yourself, my fhanlis for the splen did' assistance you have been to us. With kindest regards. Yours very truly. R. L,. FOSTER. Colonel, Infantry, U. S. A. Office of Assistant to the Secretary The^ troop has been receiving in struction in bandaging from Dr. D. W. Green. Dr. Green's' demonstra tions have been very practical and J instructive, and the Seouts have add-; ed'considerable to their knowledge of first aid. An enjoyable trip to White's Mil! was made Friday afternoon. The troop' pitched tents, a short talk was made oh camps and camp sanitation.! The Scouts then engaged in various \ games, praeticetf signalling by wig wagging and semophoring until dark, when ail returned home, voting it an afternoon well spent. ABRUZH RYE $3*50 per bushel SEED WHEAT Fulghrron & Texas SEED OATS Two and three , Pound Bagging EHieker & Bultman 905-906 [THE CITY CO?N- -:<:! CIL MEETING I b_ i j Opera House Repairs Consider-! ed?Manager of Lighting Plant Elected ! ? ?_? j, At a special meeting of the City; j Council held on November 10th, May- j ? or L. D. Jennings and Couneilmen J. j P. Booth and D. R. McCollum were present; ak-o City Mauager W. T. Brown. The mincFtes of October 28-tti were read and approved after making sonic | minor corrections. M r. H.. J. Krapp, i of New York City, was present, on j irivitation from (Council, to discuss 1 plans for remodeling and improving j the Opera House. This was done at some length. Mr. Krapp stated thati the approximate cost of the improve ments, as outlined, would be $103.500. Council thought best to consider the proposition- further and advise Mr. Krapp should a definite decision be reached with reference to making the improvements: The .Clerk was instructed to send bill to the Rowland Warehouse Co., covering cost of material and labor. r expended? in laying water pipe lines and making extensions to their cotton warehouse oh Commerce street. A letter- was read from the Penn Sumtcr Lumber Company requesting Council to reconsider their action and grant them exemption from taxes'and license on their saw mill, how" being; rebuilt, for* a period of five years; and j also give them cUy-water for that pe riod. The request was granted- as to j exemption' from taxes and license, but} [hot for free w?:er, Couneilmen Booth I and McCollum favoring. ' and Mayor Jennings opposing; unless the* same ereniptiOn privileges' were granted other manufacturing enterprises under similar conditions. The Carolina Filling Station re quested permission to install a filling station , at . the corner of Sumter and Hampton streets, and stated that all requirements for the building code would be complied with in the build ing erected. Permission was also ask ed- to cut down the sidewalks, on Hampton and Sa-mter streets for en trance ways which they agreed to re place in same condition *whea; re quired to de so by Council. The re quest was granted with the under standing thatf the change in- jside walks sh'caffd be> under' supervisiorv of the Superintendent of streets. Police report for month of October was read as follows: Total number arrests,, 109. ^otal' cases dismissed, S TotaT cases suspended. 1. Transfer upper court. 3. Total amount cash fines, $1,438. Number days on gang ?0-, at 60c. $ 12:oV Total, $1,54?.O0?. * Causes for arrests: Violating Traffic Ordinance. 30. v Gambling, 26. Disorderly -conduct. 30. Vagrancy. 4. EHrunk and disorderly. 3. . Smoking in Opera House, 3. Assault and battery, 1. Laa-ceny, 1. Violating Sunday Ordinance, 1. Petit larceny, 4. Riding bicycle on. sidewalk. 6. - Total, H>9. Report of City Physician was read as follows: Number of visits,. 35. Prescriptions. 21. A letter from H. A. Stuckey was read, in' which he. complained of the treatment accorded him in connection with a cash bond he wa* required to put up for . an alleged violation of the traffic laws. That on account of ill ness in his home he could not appear before the Recorder next day and as a result his bond Was forfeited. Coun cil directed the Clerk to write Mr. StucKey and request him to appcajr before 'tbe Recorder so that a full and complete investigation. of his case might be made. A letter from Mr^W. C. Olsen was read,' in which Council was advisee! of his aceptance of the managership of Sumter Light and Ice Plant at a salary of $423.00 per month, and would re port for duty November 15th, 1919: Manager E. H. Moses, of the Light and Ice Plant picsented a report for October, which was fully explained by him to Council. A statement of receipts and dis bui-sements was submitted by the Clerk covering operations of the Light and Ice Plant'for month of October,-' which was declared satisfactory. A letter from th* General Electric Co. waf? presented by Manager Moses, in which prices were quoted on gener ator repair parts. Action was defer reel on this matter until the arrival of Mr. Olsen, the new manager. BLIZZARD HITS | PARIS, FRANCE Heavy Fall of Snow and Bitter j Cold Prevails 1 ________________ Paris. Nov. .15.?A blizzard h:is struck the Paris region and six to ten i inches of snow has fallen. The storm ! ."till continues.' The lack of coal is j causing ^rea.t suffering. ' 1 BEET SUGAR PRICE | Washington. Nov. 14.?A maximum ; wholesale price of 10 l-2c a pound for all beet sugars at all points in the j United States was established today! {by the department of justice. This '"price was fixed at a lengthy oonfer Jence between Howard Figg. special [assistant * *> the attorney general, and ?leading beet sugar refiners, who had Iscuight a*; increase over the present \ iprice on the grounds that they could! not make a reasonable profit. Previously beet sugar prices ranged from 10 cents a pound in most sec tions to 10 1-2 cents. } It was said that a general order !would be issuer^ within a week which iwould "settle the sugar prices and! avoid further misunderstanding." ; Plans are being considered by th<- ! ; department for the creation of a su jgar distributing committee t<> sit in j iChicago to have complete charge of 'the distribution of all beet sugar. ? MILIO& BOLLARS FOR SCHOOLS Presbyterian Synod Plan to Launch Great Educational Campaign .. The decision of tbe Presbyterians of South Carolina to launch a cam paign for $1,000,006 in the interest of the schools of tbe synod of that state will prove to be an impetus to the in creased activity of these schools and will mark a new era in the cause of Christian education among Presbyte rians, especially of the Palmetto state. This SLGOO.OOo campaign fund tor! education will bo applied as follows: 5*0 per cent, to the Presbyterian Col-: lege at Clinton; 25 p*?r cent, to Chi cora College, at ColunVbia; 12 1-2 per cent to Columbia Theolojrical Semi nary at Columbia, and 12 1-2 per cent, to Thorowell Orphanage at Clinton. Already one contribution of $100, 00ff has been pledged to the campaign committee, upon condition that the $ 1.000,000 be raised. Mr. C. E. Gra ham, of Greenville, having made this conditional contribution. The following named representa tives of the Synod of South Carolina constitute the campaign committee for securing this fund. Rev Melton Clark, Rev. Alexander Sprunt, and! C. B. Jenkins. Sr., of Charleston; A.! M. Law and Rev. D. P. Gilmour. of I Spartanburg; A. M. Aifcen, -of Chester; C. M. Bailey, of Clinton; Henry E.j Davis, of Florence; Prof. S. H. Ed-1 munds, of Sumter; Rev. E. E. Gillespie i of York; ?Rev. Alexander Martin, of j Rock Hill. Rev. M. E. Melvin. D. D;, field sec-! retary of the executive committee Of Christian Education of the General Assembly of the Southern Presbyte-! rian Church, who has directed most; successful campaigns for Christian ed; j ucation in other synods, has pledged j his aid and that of the assembly's^ team of workers in this campaign, provided at least one-half of the $T, (T?O.??? fund is pledged within the next few weeks, these pledges being made' on condition that the entire amount be raised during the cam pai^ri. Dr. Melvin and the assembly's team, are engaged constantly in camr paign work of this kind in different synods, the requests for their work being more numerous than they can grrant: but it is believed that in the j case of the campaign in South Caro- j lina, Presbyterians of means will re spond promptly and will pledge with- j in a very short time $500,000 of thisj fundy upon condition that the other) $500,000.be secured. Those who arcj in closest touch with the campaign.! enthusiastically predict that its goat j will be reaehe'd easily, and that it" will be passed with a substantial margin. J This will mean increased equipment j and endowment for all of the schools! of the Synod of South Carolina and a j consequent increase of their useful ness in ministering to the young men ' and young women, and hoys and girls committed to their care. ; RUMANIANS LEAV- j ING BUDAPEST j Hungarian Army to Enter the j City Today Budapest. Nov. 15.?The evacuation of Budapest by Rumanian troops i? proceeding without incident. The en try of the Hungarian national army is expected today. -?> Pisgah News Notes. Pisgah, S. C. Nov. ll!?Winter J came last night and the heavy cloth- j h:g was got into this morning with aj rush. It has been hot so long that! i sveh a sudden change brings the usual i crop of colds. Crops are about all gathered and | some smifT grain is being planted. Most people will plant oats later on acowiit of winter freezes/ I doubt if' any wheat will be planted here this winter*-owing to not being able to get it. thrashed. Those who pfente? last whiter* had to feed it to hogs and horses at a waste and expense. Nearly all here have raised their j corn and meat for another year, so: we are not so hard up. Peas arc! more scarce than in years. Agriculture will be gradually ehan?- [ ed to avert boll wecvP conditions. Labor has gone out of the reach of the average farmer. Laborers want j all that is made and a little more. So : people will ha\\= to do their own I work. Mumps have been thick here for; some time. They at last struck the; writer after being with them all hitfj life. j Rev. M. M. Benson, of Cam den.1 preached at Pisgah church last Sun-j day in/*?.dvocacy of the 75 Million; Campaign. Rev. Mr. Dendy has been called to the pastorate of Pisgah ehurch anoth-? er year, lie is good preacher and! a very sociable man, and no doubt ; will do goqd'worfe here. The land erase, we hope, is passing! off. . j No marriages to report, and none in prospect that I know of. ft looks as if tbe League of Nations! will be. killed or go to the people for* approval. j ? measure that will change the practice and policy of this government! since formation should, be passed'. upon, by tile people. TafL is right' when he advocates it. with others. It I is not a political question by any! menus, but one that affects all our! people Xo true Amoriean wants to; l>e involved in Rurope's troubles and broils. I certainly do not. We stayed; Clear of them for 110 years and we I can contin'0'6 to do so imless they at-, tack us. an extreme possibility and j not a probability: Let Congress pass a resolution that the war with Oer- j many has ended and resume trade relations as before the war and that' ends it. No closer relations than we: always had with Europe as before the wa r. Indianapolis, Nov. 1">.?The. efforts of the eo.-t! mine < iterators to resume work in the Indiana mines have been ignored hv the mine workers and tnej coal shortage is becoming acute. ' j . ? *' ? ? ? ? ? - ? ' - ? 1 W"^'. 'ACTION ON THE ? I RAILWAY DISPUTE Washington Conference Settles j Four Important Motions ? [ Washington, Nov. 13.?Four impor tant points of the railroad reorgani sation hgislatio.i were settled by the [ house today during consideration of j Esch railroad bilL Each of the pro visions approved has far reaching ef fects in providing capital to the car riers in both the period immediately following government control and aft erward. With <.ne exception, all of the- provisions provoked: sharp tights, [but only one wa.s changed. ; In brief, the provisions approved by |fhe House provide: ' Carriers must ask the Interstate j Commerce Commission for general ;u icreases of rates within 60 days after i their return to private operation. Revenue of carriers including short lines and expres-. companies for the first six months ef private operation are guaranteed by the government to j equal the corresponding standard re [turn,^paid as rental by the govern | ment. during federal control, i' Carriers' indebtedness to the gov ernment, remaining after a settlement I of the rental owed by the government j may be funded for ten years on de j mand notes at '? per cent interest; and : carriers may obtain government loans i from a $250,000,000 revolving fund ; during the first two years of renewed private operation, such loans to ma j ttire in 5 years, hear 6 per cent, in I terest ard to be secured, j Only tlie provision if or government j loans' escaped a*:ack, it being approv ed without a word" of debate. Vain efforts were made to eliminate the or der for carriers to.ask increased rates and also the guaranty'provision, but these attacks may be renewed later. The funding plan embodied in the bill, however, was rejected after its op ponents had attacked it as unfair to the government and its supporters liad urged that congress be generous m financial dealings with the roads. As soon as the so-called capital pro visions including the one containing in effect the rate?; as increased by the railroad administration has been dis posed of the House took up the labor sections but after continuing late into the evening adjourned until tomorrow with three plans pending for the set tlement of labor disputes. Numerous members also er* seeking to offer amendments, and House leaders pre dicted that ' night, session tomorrow would be necessary to reach final ac tion on the labor provisions. Anticipating consideration of the la bor sections, Secretary Morrison of the American Fedeiation of Labor, to gether with other officers of labor un ions, were in the House ga.lleries, and some of the men held informal con ferences with representatives, outlin ing their views on the labor adjust ment, plan. The labor men opposed the House bill in its entirety but centered th*ir complaint largely on the labor section providing fop. railroads collecting judgments on the property of unions. The labor pia.i of the bill wohld set up two boards for the voluntary arbi tration of disputes. Carriers, enforc ing a, lockout of employers would be liable for damages as well as labor unions for strikes,. ; Two substitutes for this plan were offered, one by Representative Web ster. Republican, for compulsory arbi tration before a board selected by the President, whose decision would be finai. Strikes or lockouts, under his plan, would be prohibited, and viola tion of this provision would make car rier, or union, including members of] the latter as individuals, liable for damages. The other substitute offered by Rep resentative Sweet. Republican, would by law establish boards of employees and rail executives similar to those ex isting in the prewar period and would carry with it no penalty for failure to reach a final adjustment. His plan was said to have the approval of the rail way wenr-kers. and Representative Cooper. Republican, a former locomo tive engineer, endorsed it.. declaring that "for years the railroad men.and their employees had been able to set tle their own disputes among them selves." Pawille Items. Paxvillc. S. C, Nov. 13.?Miss Leiia Corbeft. of Sumter, spent the past week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Corbett Mrs. Alex Rodgers. from Kingstreo, has been visiting at the home-'of. her mother, Mrs. Annie Herlong. The ladies of our town have been very active in soliciting new members and renewing the memberships of for mer members for the R<4d Cross. The Paxville Woman's Christian Temperance Union will hohl a medal contest on Friday evening, at 8 o'clock at the Methodist church. In connec tion with this, a short play will be presentee1 The program will be inter spersed v, h music, accompanied by Miss Vivid.. Curtis on the violin. Ad mission fee. 25 cents. Several persons from here attended the fair at'Pinewcod last Friday. They report, some very creditable exhibi tions. Me lanies Edna Broadway and .T. N. Brown Jr.. went to CojumbTa Mon day to attend 'he Baptist convention in session there'. Rev. Hill, of Con way. the newly chosen pastor of the First Baptist churcli here, is expected to begin his pastorate during December. Mr. I L. Cannon, of Savannah, has been visiting at the home of hiH brother-in-law. Mr. I>. Weinberg. Mrs. M. S. Eror-dwav. who has been very ill. is reported much better. Her daughter. Mrs. Jeff Martin, of Sumter. is at her bedside. GB.KAT POULTRY SHOW. . i The poultry show bids fair to be aj veritable record breaker. Home dem-i (?nstration. agricultural, mechanical, | livestock, and other practical avoca- [ lions will be finer than heretofore-! from i he present ?iu???ok. -:-$ Mr. flugh Brown was .? recent vis- j ilv?r in r'loreuee On 1 im-ss. L W. W.'sINFOR- W TIFIED CABIN ! Posse of Officers Awaiting Re inforcements Before At tacking Ceniralia. Nov. J 7.?Former service .men and woodsmen, members of the I posse that is attempting to arrest the [alleged I. W. W. bandits awaited re I inforcements from here before at j tempting today to storm the hunt j eps' cabin on the head waters of Han- j f naford Creek, eighteen miles north- i j east of here, in which, it is believed ! j the men sought had taken refuge. The I i }K?sse has been guarding the outlets ; j since Saturday, after the battle be- j j tween the posse men and the pursued I I men. \ ? Items From Shiloh. Our farmer friends (many of them) [/are preparing and planting small j 'grain, we hope a larger area will be | planted to the profitable and inex pensive small grain crop.- The pota to crop is rapidly being harvested j and reports are that the crop is ex i cellent. Dry seasons must be the i kind for a gocd sweet potato crop. I but the very dry fall has in most in j stances caused the turnip patches to ! be bare and it is with regret that we i note this condition. Our school which opened rather late (only two weeks ago) seems to j be prosperous and speeding up under the, successful leadership of Mrs. Nora J, Warren, and Miss Virginia; Warren, (our assistant teacher),; seems to be loved and has the conti j deuce of the children. We look fori ja very successful term. We are glad! j to see the compulsory law coming j i into effect, for while most of our folks! sent their chiMren to school they | were not careful about, sending them j regularly. . Dr. Haynsworth and Prof. Hutch- j inson visited us last week. We are al ways glad to see our Sumter friends and especially those who are here to j render us service, especially if it is ] putting inspiration and ambition in our childrn's minds or looking after their physical welfare. Dr. Kankin also passed through our section but I am advised that he has not visited our school yet. Mr. Daniel MeElveen of Elzey. Fla.. [ who had been visiting his brother. Mr. j S. B. MeElveen, left here last Monday' beginning his return trip home, ex-! pecting to spend some days with Mr. J. G. MeElveen of Sumter, and. also | with Dr. T. R. MeElveen of Sal leys, j S. C. It had been quite a long while! since Mr. MeElveen visited here and j he stated that there were very few! things or places here that looked at all j natural, saying the improvements had been wonderful. Mr. McElvecifs early life was spent here, he being the eld- j est son of the late' Capt. John K. ; McETyeen and brother to J. K. We are indeed prlad to have in our midst, as neighbors (for a while at least) Mr. and Mrs. Hallie Warren an. their bright little daughter. Rosa. Our folks are generally expecting to attend our county fair some time durine the week. "Frequent." The Sumter Cnamber of Commerce .succeeded this week in securing- from Mr. George W. Westerman, General manager of the big Brown-Dyer Shows nnd Trained Wild Animal Cir cus a promise that these shows will winter in Sumter beginning. December 1st for throe months and possibly four months. These shows contemplate closing their 19J? show season in Sum-" ter next week. . . ..... .. Should this big company winter here, and there is no reason to doubt at this time from Mr. Westerman'st statement, and Iiis leasing of the Farmers' Tobacco Warehouse for win-' ter quarters, it means that for the first month about two huno.od show peo ple will be here, and for Jtwo .months at least 125 people, and for the third month at least _50 show people who will come back to get their shows and concessions ready for the 1920 show season. It is estimate! that these show peo ple will spend with local lumber, hardware, paint and other . buildiriff. material houses between twenty and twenty-five thousand dollars" in the rebuild mg and renovation of their equipment, and besides one hundred people will have to eat, :>uy clothes, fuel, etc. Sixty-five of these show peo"; pie will winter in their luxurious liv ing ears on the side track of . the Farmers Tobacco Warehouse Com pany on East Liberty street. V The Brown-Dyer Shows and Train ed Wild Animal Circus will exhibit at the Fair grounds this entire week, and will have one of the finest concert bands on the road to furnish open air j concerts the entire week. They carry i about eighteen of the finest, interest? i ing, and clean, high class amusements, I absolutely moral and without any ob jectionable features whatsoever. Any j lady or boy or girl' can visit their ! show3 with, absolute certainty of see ! ing nothing but what should be seen f by anyone. Marriage Uhcnses. 1 Colored? s s - Wilson James, Sumter, and Mario ; Jenkins, Columbia. ? Sampson Graham, Dalzell, and Es-. . j sic Thompson, Dalzell. j Jim McGili St. Charles, and Lizzie I Josey, Bishopville. Lorenz Lewis. Florence and Jeanette J Holden, Suihter. * '. ^ j Thomas Carter and Viola Nelson, ! Summerton. I Toney Gadson and Irene Cooper, j Mayesville. I Ostetn Cap ell and Isadore Dennis, Rembert. ~*;; ^ Alex Mickens and Gardenia Johnson^ Sumter. Robert Ballar-1 and Julia R?chburg* j Horatio, S; C. - ' ~ Washmgton Mitchell, Da-lzell and I Queen Isabelle Holmes, Borden. ""* j John Lanes and Rebecca Stephens; I Lynch burg. Today the case of Frank "Reofs^o\ against the A. C. L is being rrieo*: The plaintiff .claims that the vaftie of his property was 'greatly decre?se^^ the A. C. L running through:-'* 'if. Jennings and Harby form the counsel for the plaintiff, while Moisey M. Rey nolds and McLerr.ore are employed..oY the railroad. ~" ~" : ~ If you have farrhs or .-city property tor sale, write us. WcvwiIF subdivide and sell your property AT AUCTION quickly and profitably for you. .. ? c..v ?;. ?.g Farmlands QsrSpe^fe?-Ta?Soi?_ Ninety-Seven Trjczzcntj. Six Hundred end Eighiy-Eicht acres of Farm Land amountir!": to over FJPE MILLION DOLLARS soM"m 1918. Write for booklet of endorsements and infor .^\:IES>^x nsa?on about our auction methods. 5/ "TH? HASTE T??AT J*ST1?r?S V?WC^^fecCV* ^/ Offices: P5TEH5B.URG, VA. 2nd GR^SC?llE-W. 1 ^^? R^?et?ce.-> jg Petersburg; Va. ht?$Sifc1^ff% ?NEILL O'DONNELL, _ President ?s-* V O. L. TAXES, Cashier \ Sumter vs. New York Money was quoted in New York yesterday at 12- per cent, while in Sumter it was going begging^at prac tically half that rate. What a delight ful change. No more need for Wall Street. Every street in Sumter might be justly named Wall Street. May it always be so. If you need any money come and see us. The First National Bank sumter, s- c. Sgl *-T?l tu? Jf Iiis National Bank of M Of Sumter, S;. C. Resources S2,230,000 Strong and Progressive The Most Painstaking SERVICE, with COURTESY. (live us the Pleasure of Serving YOU. C. 6. ROWLAND, President EARLE ROWLAND, Assfc CasWer . . If. L. McCoy . / \T.,X.^don^ 1 M ???g?fr?+M;>j^??