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Show THE LEW RUN. LEW. UTAH H 1 HI Notes of a Bystander The Front Pages: As long as the Rome and Berlin papers keep printing, print-ing, Britain doesn't need a propaganda propa-ganda force. The Axis' squawks about the British attacks will have the whole world despising them even more than now . , . The trouble with covering plane attacks, confides James Aldrich from the British Mediterranean fleet, is that you develop de-velop "a tendency to see in the sky things you think are planes." Of course, you feel much relieved when they are planes. , . . It's good Huey Long didn't liv. His promise to make every man a king wouldn't be much of an inducement these days . . . The editorial salutes to the history and meaning of the City of London made shudders rhumba across the body. We recall similar editorials about Prague, Warsaw, Vienna and Paris much too reminiscent remi-niscent of an obituary notice. C. V. R. Thompson, the New York correspondent for the London Express, Ex-press, relays this current London quip: All the civilized nations had been destroyed, bombs had levelled every city in the world, and a lone British pilot who remained alive flew his plane over Europe to search for some sign of life . . . But he could find none and no building unscathed un-scathed . . . Seeing nothing at all left of Europe, he started flying to the U. S. but his navigation was faulty and he ran out of gas, crashing crash-ing in the heart of the African jungle jun-gle .. . With his last ounce of strength he scribbled on a bit of fuselage: "Here died the last man on earth!" And then he died . . . Two little apes, who had been watch-ing watch-ing from a tree, climbed down, waddled wad-dled over to the wreckage. One picked up the note, read it to the other and exclaimed: "The last man on earth! Good gracious, do we have to start this whole darned business all over again?" The Debunking Dep't: Mr. Woodruff, Wood-ruff, congressman from Virginia-made Virginia-made a ringing defense of Colonel Lindbergh. He insisted that Lindbergh Lind-bergh most not be denied the right of Free Speech . . . Mr. Woodruff delivered some vitriolic remarks about people who disagreed with Lindbergh. This was a great waste of time, words and money, considering consider-ing that nobody has ever tried to stop Lindbergh from saying anything any-thing ... In fact, since entering the political arena, Lindbergh has been treated like a prodigal son. Both press and radio have given his comments com-ments conspicuous space and the networks have given him valuable radio time free , . . Even President Presi-dent Roosevelt is denied that privilege privi-lege at certain times ... In short, the press and radio (which Lindbergh Lind-bergh has often criticized harshly) have treated Lindbergh so fairly that Lindbergh himself has never complained about being mistreated. Sounds In the Night: At 21: "It looks like they're getting a more Intellectual clientele -the women are humelier" ... At the Riviera: 'Shi goes around daring you to knock her conscience from her shoulder" ... At the Stork: "To me a p'.ght club is just an upholstered uphol-stered concentration camp" . . . At he Beachcomber: "She's an heiress and he's an heirdale" . . . At La Martinique: "She! in the powder room dulling her nose gloss, brightening her lips and sharpening her fangs" ... At the Village Barn: "One look at her figger and your eyes yell for crutches!" ... At Club Gaucho: "It's a pretty necktie, neck-tie, only it's not pulled tight enough" ... At Club 18: "He's as sincere as a Japanese apology" ... At Coq Rouge: "I went with her once. I had more fun biting my nails" ... In Reuben's: "It's a lucky thing for Buckingham palace that Goering wasn't dropped on it!" Manhattan Murals: The flip newsboy news-boy at Fiftieth and Seventh ' who shouted: "Britain Bombs Berlin'! Read about the Grapes of RAF!" . . . The shooting shoppes all over midtown, chiefly patronized by sharpshooting gals . . . The "funny-mans" "funny-mans" who wears FDR and Willkie buttons on his lapel sooo fun-neeeee! fun-neeeee! . . . Jack Alexander' smarticle on Billy Rose for the Esseepee will be christened: "Base-mentBelasco" "Base-mentBelasco" . . . Add descriptions: New York is a big dice game. Everybody's Every-body's a loser, but nobody wants to leave the game. The Wireless: Attesting to the 14-karat 14-karat caliber of the British morale, Ed Murrow said they would rather live underground than under Nazi domination. . . . Cholly McCarthy is funny so long as he keeps his barbs well sharpened. But when be goes cute, he splinters. Man About Town: Jolson's second week in Philly grossed $33,000, he says, meaning $12,600 profit . . . What jokester pasted a Willkie sticker stick-er on Mrs. FDR's windshield at the recent Rhinebeck fair when the chauffeur was dozing? . . . Quentin Reynolds escaped injury when the London apartment house be dwells in was bombed . . . When Franchot Tone was at Johns Hopkins hosp a nurse developed a rash which the specialists there couldn't diagnose. They finally called it 'Romancw Rash." WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS By Edward C. Wayne Japan and Axis Powers Sign Pact; Britain's Navy Backs Tree French' In Attack on Dakar, West Africa; 77 English Refugee Children Drown (EDITOR'S NOTE When opinion! are expressed to these columns, they are those of the aewi analyst and not necessarily ol tbli newspaper.) T.i-n..t by Western Newspaper Union. ""w. HTf T7TT T ' It7 ) ; i y j -I H v av&& in L&ii .;4&&i5si! ' i , wb, - MVli'l" " "Eventually, why not now," seems to be the slogan of these men of military age that recently swamped the New York city U. 8. army recruit-lng recruit-lng offices. This line of would-be doughboys, desirous of getting into the army before the draft blows them in, reached away around a city block. Crowds like this have been applying for enlistment for the past few weeks and officials are of the opinion that volunteers may make op the first quota of 400,000 men required under the conscription law, without resort to the nationwide draft. (For further newi ol the draft tee: DEFENSE, Conscription.) THE WAR: New Fronts A united front of Germany, Italy and Japan became a reality as these three nations signed a pact in Berlin Ber-lin in which they proclaimed to the world a new political, economic and military treaty providing for an interchange in-terchange of assistance in case any other nation 'enters the European wary Military experts were quick to say that this pact was aimed at the United States for it is believed by many that this country's policy of aid to Great Britain has disturbed the axis powers and Japan is none too pleased with the friendly American Amer-ican attitude toward China. Under terms of the treaty signed in the presence of Adolf Hitler, Germany and Italy are recognized as the powers of the "new order" in Europe and Japan Is to be the leader of a "new order" in "Greater Asia." Day before this pact was signed the United States government had cut off scrap iron shipments to Japan. French Trouble Battle broke out in two new sectors sec-tors and France was engaged in both. Technically it is not war. But to the soldiers and sailors killed it made little difference. Gen. Charles de Gaulle, leader of the "Free French Committee" which, from offices in London, is opposing op-posing the Petain cabinet, led an expedition against Dakar, Senegal, In French West Africa. Many African Af-rican states controlled by France already had pledged allegiance to De Gaulle. In Senegal, De Gaulle said, there had been infiltration of Ccrmans and Italians who sought to seize the air station. The air station is important. It is the hopping hop-ping off place for Brazil, 1,700 miles across the south Atlantic much closer to Latin America than New York. De Gaulle expected quick victory. French warships under his command, com-mand, however, were beaten off by Petain warships already in the port But British naval forces backed up the French and a first class battle ensued. The British indicated they will land troops to hold the country. In reprisal Petain planes bombed Gibraltar. Indo-China French Indo-China also was under assault in this scene by Japanese. The Tokyo government sought military mili-tary privileges ostensibly to attack China through the hack door, but in reality to extend their Asian influence. influ-ence. An ultimatum brought them results. But the Japanese Canton army attacked nevertheless, and began be-gan an invasion. In Europe German radios continued to thunder thun-der that Nazi legions would invade England. "We are coming," said the broadcasts aimed at the British Isles. Louder than the radios, however, was the rumble of bombs over London Lon-don as well as other interior towns. Night after night Messerschmidts dropped 500-pound thermite bombs that wrecked rows of homes, stores and factories. The British museum was hit. Shell splinters pitted Big Ben. A famous church designed by Sir Christopher Wren was destroyed. Londoners slept in subway stations and shelters, if at all. There was demand for retaliation, for the royal air corps to smash Berlin. At Sea The British admitted loss of their seventeenth submarine and on the same day announced sinking of four Nazi boats in the channel. Most shocking of all, however, was loss of a merchantman sent to the bottom bot-tom 600 miles at sea allegedly by a German torpedo. The ship was bringing English refugee children to America. Among the 248 dead were 77 children. Also lost with the ship was Rudolf Olden, former publisher of the Berliner Tageblatt. Olden was a thorn in the side of Adolf Hitler Hit-ler when the fuehrer was struggling for power. The brown-shirted leader lead-er had voiced threats of vengeance on him. DEFENSE: Conscription Two volumes of rules and regulations regula-tions which have been compiled during years of study by the army were signed by President Roosevelt to govern the draft of manpower. The regulations cover everything from the physical requirements of enrollees to the amount and type of furniture needed in draft board offices. of-fices. Whereas the regular army rejects applicants under 64 inches, the draft will accept men of 60 inches. The draftee must have three upper and lower biting teeth that meet and three upper and three lower chewing teeth. Conscripts needing minor dental care will receive re-ceive it in camp. CAMPAIGN: The Willkie Siving Wendell Willkie ended in Madison, Wis., his first swing around the country, coun-try, which was expected to set the pace for th Republican campaign. Everywhere he spoke to great crowds, though not always to friendly friend-ly ones. In speech after speech Mr. Willkie attacked .New Deal spending, spend-ing, the third term. Democratic city machines. He said he had a three-point three-point program: 1, Rehabilitation of American industry as a means of ending unemployment; 2, a strong national defense; 3, preservation of democracy and national unity. His next tour will be eastward. F.D.RLID. In the Philadelphia hall where Wendell Willkie received the Republican Re-publican nomination. President Roosevelt, dressed in a purple gown, received the degree of doctor of laws from the University of Pennsylvania at its 200th anniversary celebration. He had fault to find with the university's uni-versity's founding date. He told the crowd, which laughed at the remark, re-mark, that it embarrassed him that the 200th anniversary should fall on an election year." NAMES in the news When German dive bombers leveled lev-eled Warsaw, Mayor Stefan Stanyn- ski directed the defense of the city by radio heard round the world. When the Nazis entered the city thev found him still at his desk. He was placed under arrest and dis appeared. On the anniversary or that arrest, British sources said, starxynski was pnt to death in Berlin. Running for congress in the Ge?. man populated Yorkville section oi New York city, Joseph McWiUiams, who dubbed himself "the American fuehrer" and preached Nazi doctrine, doc-trine, was roundly defeated, getting but 674 votes. One of the leaders of the Christian Mobilizers, Joe Mc-Nazi, Mc-Nazi, as he was dubbed by New York newspapers, was in a hospital the following day for a sanity test New Leader , iiinm-nnm i' , , ; , CV: ' V' 1 I P- ' id Here is Rep. John W. Mc-Cormack Mc-Cormack of Boston, Mass., just elected to the position of Democratic floor leader of the house of representatives. An ardent New Dealer, he succeeds suc-ceeds Rep. Sam Rayburn, recently re-cently elevated to speaker of the house, following the death of William B. Bankhead. CENSUS: Smallest Gain Besides you there are 131,409,880 of us in the United States, as of April 1. You have the word of the United States census bureau for it and they counted noses. But the rise in population during the last 10 years was only 7 per cent, the lowest low-est on record. In the decade between be-tween 1920 and 1930, the percentage percent-age of increase was 16.1. Decline in the birth rate and a virtual stoppage of immigration is given as the reason. William L. Austin, director of the census, viewed the situation with concern, as did students of population trends. Some have figured that by 1970 there will be 150,000,000 in the United States and after that unless something some-thing unforseen occurs, the drift will be downward. RADIO: New; Numbers The Federal Communications commission com-mission announced that 777 out of 8G2 radio stations in the U. S. will change frequencies on or about December De-cember 1. The rearrangement comes through agreement entered into by the United States, Cuba, Mexico and Canada, in order to eliminate international interference. Radio receivers of the push button type will need adjustment to the new numbers. For the metropolitan centers the reception will not be altered greatly, but it will make quite an improvement in the rural areas, FCC officials claim. In the new setup, United States stations now operating between 740 and 780 kilocycles will move up 10 kilocycles; stations between 790 and 870 will move up 20; stations between be-tween 880 and 1,450 will move up 30; clear-channel stations will shift from 1,460-1,490 to 1,500-1,530; local stations now on 1,500 will move down to 1,490. Stations now between 550 and 720 will remain unchanged. PIE IN THE SKY: But No Automobiles Two years ago. Dr. Robert Ley, head of the German labor front promised to put an automobile in every worker's garage. Some 200,-000 200,-000 workers began contributing $2 weekly toward .the $398 purchase price, which later was raised to $467. But there will be no automobiles. automo-biles. Both unfinished factories and contributions have been turned over to war use. Ley now is offering a new plan. After the war, he told German workers, work-ers, wages for 10 years will be divided di-vided into "free" and "tied" parts. The "tied" parts will revert to the government and workers will get not only automobiles, but homes and other things the government thinks is good for them. He also said there will be no more forced labor and everyone will have a weekly vacation from Saturday noon to Monday morning. SCIENCE: Neio Process John Henry Walthall, 40-year-old scientist with the TV A, has discovered discov-ered a method of abstracting alumi num from common clay. Aluminum Alumi-num is now derived from bauxite, found domestically chiefly in Ar kansas, but imported in huge quantities quan-tities from Dutch Guiana. The TVA said the discovery will make the U. S. virtually independent of foreign for-eign sources. . MISCELLANY: C Mrs. Stanley Beggs, 46, of Lynd-hurst Lynd-hurst N. J., was arrested by FBI agents charged with demanding $50,-000 $50,-000 from Miss Helen Clay Frick, heiress of the late steel millionaire. C.A bill fixing penalties for peacetime peace-time sabotage in defense industries has been passed by the senate and sent to the house. CThe Pennsylvania super-highway which cuts through the Appalachian mountains from Pittsburgh to near Harrisburg, was designed for speeds at more than 100 miles an hour. While the express road has not yet been opened for traffic, the commission commis-sion controlling it has already decided de-cided that the state's 50-mile an hour speed law will be enforced. C. Boston saw the greatest parade in the history of the American Legion Le-gion when 100,000 veterans and their auxiliaries were in line, and 300,-000 300,-000 spectators stood along the curbs to set the 14-hour long procession. Washington, D. C. TIN-DOGGLING' Unless the Roosevelt administration administra-tion shakes itself free of red tape and really does something about tin, it may have a major scandal on its hands. Months have passed since the nation na-tion first woke up to the fact that its supply of tin was desperately low. During that time, Japan has edged down closer and closer to the Malays Ma-lays and the Dutch East Indies, our chief tin supply, and now is at the gates of French Indo-China. Meanwhile, the plan to set up a tin smelter in the United States using Bolivian ore and to save a dangerous ocean haul half way round the world, still is clutched in the large hand of Jesse Jones. Jesse now is going through exactly the same routine that the state department de-partment followed four months ago asking American metal companies how much tin they would smelt, what process they would use, etc. Last May several companies told the state department they were glad to co-operate: Phelps Dodge, American Ameri-can Metals, American Smelting & Refining and Vulcan Detinning. From them the state department had secured all necessary information. informa-tion. .But after it had finished, the national defense commission went into the matter all over again, asking ask-ing virtually the same questions. Now, at long last the tin problem prob-lem has come before Jesse Jones, who as federal loan administrator passes upon the $2,000,000 loan which is to be spent on constructing the tin smelter. And Jesse Jones has gone into all the aforementioned red tape still again. The tin situation is made even more difficult by the fact that although al-though one of the busiest men in Washington, Jones declines to delegate dele-gate authority, wants to know all the details. Jones is now secretary of commerce, com-merce, a department which Herbert Hoover once made one of the most important in the government. But Jesse also insisted upon keeping his hands on the vital job of federal loan administrator. This makes him, next to Roosevelt, the most powerful power-ful man in the government also the most sought after. Result is that state department officials, of-ficials, national defense commissioners commission-ers and tin experts have to mark time waiting for a chance to see Jesse Jones. And after they get to him they have to wait for him to go through all the details personal- iy. , " 7 Meanwhile the threatened Japanese Japa-nese conquest of Asiatic. tin supplies proceeds. Meanwhile also the United Unit-ed States lacks enough tin actually on hand to last a full year. Note Present molasses-like negotiations nego-tiations regarding tin have won the nickname "Tin-doggling." BETTING LOWDOWN "The Republican," sprightly, enterprising en-terprising G. O. P. monthly, offers some interesting advice on how to place your money in the election. At its request and with the assurance as-surance of complete freedom of opinion, C. M. Oehler, a research specialist, prepared a betting "tally sheet" In offering it the magazine warns, however, that conditions may change abruptly. "Election bettors must take into consideration," says the publication, "the possibility that a major 'emergency 'emer-gency may burst into bloom late in October or very early in November Novem-ber and may be a decisive factor in the outcome." With this in mind it presents the following tips on how to bet Willkie money: - "Cinch bet" Vermont, Kansas, Maine, New Hampshire, Iowa, South Dakota, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Da-kota, Minnesota, Michigan. Total, 87 electoral votes. "Give odds" Rhode Island, Nebraska, Ne-braska, Pennsylvania, New, Jersey, Ohio, Wisconsin (?). Total, 101 electoral elec-toral votes. "Even money" Indiana, New York, Illinois. Total, 90 electoral votes. "Ask odds" Oregon, Wyoming, Connecticut Delaware, California, Idaho. TotaL 45 electoral votes. "Ask long odds" West Virginia, Montana, New Mexico, Kentucky, Colorado, Missouri, Maryland, Utah, Washington. TotaL 67 electoral votes. "Don't bet" Nevada, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Arizona, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Arkansas, Louisiana, Louisi-ana, Alabama, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi. Mis-sissippi. South Carolina. TotaL 141 electoral votes. MERRY-GO-ROUXD Assistant Secretary of State Berle believes Spanish is the coming language lan-guage for Americans, is having his children learn it The Liberty league, moribund for the last several years, last week quietly folded up completely. The few remaining employees were paid off and told the league was giving up the ghost Chief reason given was the Hatch "purity-in-politics" act Jouett Shouse, league director, who in its heyday drew a $36,000-a-year salary, is supporting Willkie but is not taking an open part in the campaign. Minnesota', Gov. Harold Stassen has a leading role in guiding the labor end of the Willkie campaign. Illustration of how some indus- Kathleen Norris S "RntllvrnD lnri.nl i no1 M.i vv v dinners Spoil Their Children teen ssynaicate WNU Service.) TOOK DISClPUm KathkenNorritplactiihihU jor ill-mannered children iq on me snouiaers oj tftetr wti No chUd is perfect, and lie J, j . ii i muimerea wut nave oceuild' lapses, but the eonsislendi mmt1; or disobedient child it the resui poor training. Miss Norris Minis that such a child causes his pwcl shame and concern when fce thi be the source of infinite priit t-J joy. Little Don smiled at big Don and asked pleasantly "Would vou Iiti me mat again, uaa: ms jamer was nonesi enougn to answer yes, and lie tion was repeated. By KATHLEEN NORRIS THE problem of badly-disciplined badly-disciplined children is often only that of a badly-disciplined mother. Spoiled children grow up to be reasonable human beings. At ten or twelve or even earlier ear-lier they come to their senses, realize that there is no gain in spitting, screaming, fighting, fight-ing, kicking when anything disappoints them. Then they merely smile when some aunt or cousin, remembering remember-ing nursery days, says half-amusedly, half-amusedly, "My, but you were the spoiled baby!' , School and contact with other children chil-dren are elements that quickly educate edu-cate the spoiled child. He or she wants to be popular, wants to be like the rest; teacher has no time for individual , tantrums and sulks. Mama may go on indulging dear little Cecil or Mabel for a few years, but life isn't as tender as Mama. And it is the punishment of the undisciplined un-disciplined mother that her own child comes to regard her softness with indifference and contempt No, it's never a child's fault that it is not trained, that it is allowed to make a perfect pest of itself, that it spits out Jood, screams when Mother leaves the room for a moment mo-ment interrupts, is untruthful, teases, answers rudely,' disobeys, destroys. Some children do all of these things naturally; all children do some of them. It is entirely a question, of the mother's willingness to train them that decides how long such habits shall endure. Many and many a mother loses through her own weakness the exquisite ex-quisite joy of her children's first years. They are to her a constant annoyance and responsibility, with brief moments of pride and affection scattered along the hard baby years of their lives. She has not the courage cour-age to deny the howling five-months old baby as a mid-meal the feeding he spurned at his regular bottle time. A few months later she explains that he always screams that way with any other guardian but herself. That a few sharp spanks on a fat baby leg would save not only herself but the baby hours of pain and tears doesn't occur to her. She doesn't know that the tone of a voice will discipline a six-months old baby far more effectively than a good sound whipping or denial of the circus will influence a five-year-old tyrant A Mean Disposition. Not long ago a four-year-old boy visited us. Obedience was no part of his plan. Jt took his mother five hours daily to coax three meals into him. Meat had to be cut fine; then it was too fine. Was there another chop? Milk had to be warmed; then it was teo warm. Twice in 24 hours . he screamed for a full hour. He got hold of matches. He threw a kitten into the pooL He cut an angle out of the screen of a door. He shrieked until his father gave in, and swung him much too high in the swing. He wanted every child's toy; he sat guarding them jealously. His small face already wears a mean, sly, suspicious sus-picious expression. He will probably grow to be a nice enough boy, when he has learned some bitter lessons at schooL Les- not in the books. But sons mean while the attitude of his Barents is one of shame and concern, and it seems a great pity that what could be the source of infinite pride and joy to them is destroyed. For children can be made into well-behaved, happy, self-amusing. lovable little beings. They cat trained into politeness and pleas: ness. They will have their lap: of course. But if a mother cans: herself to a little heroism in the ginning; if she is not afraid to tablish a few rules of conduct, will win for herself some oi tteh piest years a woman can kno. All the baby authorities tell yo mothers that no child should be for more than 20 minutes, begins to dribble out the spin: or play with the bottle, or work! about in his mouth in the m described by the disgusting "slnshinff " he is ha vine a Bood t: at your expense. If you nave courage to stop right then and fuse him all food until the next!; ing time, you won't have to re: the process more than three to One reason why many ol us f to strength and stature yean a was because our mothers, win eight seven children to raise, dJ have any time to waste on our vagaries. Besides that, anyone wanted a second helping of pud: had to make brisk work ol the 6: helping. Puddings, in the i vanished more quickly than they today, when we all pamper and c and flatter small appetites too sc. a rrnre for Rudeness. "The one thing of which w t to cure our child was no; writes a Kentucky momer. uraa an adorable, well-behaved b hut at six he returned from bis! mary school ruder and noisier K1,W ovptv dav. We Uiuii i . kMoc anil noise, but togE surly impatient answer from adored boy was too much. oi,w T sent him BW o lnllinoDS. 010 Pf ... ... 1J Vint nf. All w uung i couiu uiu" , for three w ' months, and I began to feel & halostmiendlyli ion forever, when an --suggested --suggested a simple cur w said had worKea a w---- ,j sons. II was ju. - ,. warning that a request or conx- was to be made. -w it. and o vanished into thin air in V .nn Don w" weeK. ceiure or interrupting him in father or I would say any iff. niacin little : are irnid grea' ostn tbroug isonf jnd-op Individ that Thai ;andfi probs 'j oper Stat .early day ab( align set ou1 in 1 1 boat eirusu Mays and k they wan drawn livelil that bd wh fall boa feed ton ;ey cor elucra j roan! ange' J ken anu They r lines .evably filled. : upon rfelfc i of tt ers "c a." ' thus tch wa inthi aent o jvidetl :d wil As an u weal' :.d fish st na light Si e of : :i poi pi he ayie jntand piling feeet a :e siler Dougt ..-ginia ry with teanne ate y wigc pa Poi targe cility By II land c pong Sard round pre j pus. ano 1 pqua peri jEasqu Hist etts s Me set! as i :"ga: :ood Bay." tome Xext tarnc Glou earh settH wit sed "aein due aav; san Mai con' :M !5 as I am going tc ,ask if you realize uic - . t I would like a gentle tni Don, when I ask you ' g more steak please say J nicely and quieuy. "From the nrw u--- like a charm. " .ndlfc except when Big Donald a'. Instead of impatient child began to listen na He is still as wiia when he is with the otter at home I have w aSain- v.iPtterecdi Last nigni, - k to . .. . A in father napi- -A:teS-abrupayandtocons Don smiled ai - v pleasantly. me that again, yes, honest enough to M TPtXi seemed to me tnen - ... -A Iparned val1 us l-- , and I pass it along- i 1 shi ve De tw bi in ce ca a; si |