Subscription Rate $2.00 a Year in A dvance, Otherwise $2.50 THE LISTOWEL BANNER, Thusday, Sept. ‘1st., 1921.” Single Copies 5 cents, Mr. A. C. Stewart Dies Suddenly In Toronto WAS STRICKEN SUNDAY WITH ACUTE INDIGESTION AFTER EATING AN APPLE. The death suddenly from acute in- digestion, of Mr. Alexander C. Stew- art, a former well known resident of Molesworth and Listowel, in his 57th. year, occurred Sunday night at his residence, 195 Harbord street, Tor- énto. Mr. Stewart appeared in usual health Sunday afternoon, but was troubled with a pain on eating an ap- ple shortly before supper time. Other effort failing to give relief, he par- took of some supper in the hope that this migh®cause the pain to pass away, but instead it onty aggravated the condition ,and he died shortly after, while’ sitting at the window. ‘It ts tive or sie Seats since Mr. Stewart-left-Listowel for Toronto, 80 that the family might have favorable opportunity for acquiring education, but prior to coming here, he resided for ane a while at Molesworth and als ra time in the west. te Mr. Stewart is a brother -D. F=Stewart and Mrs. Joseph McDonald of Mdlesworth. Other bro- thers and sisters are: William, John and James of Neepawa, Manitoba; Mrs. C. Scott of Jamestown and Mrs. William Murray of London. Besides Mrs. Stewart, there also survive three grown-up children, Cameron of Ottawa, and Jeanette and 0. David at home. “Mr. D. F. Stewart and the thre sisters were in Toronto on Tuesday. attending the funeral. SOW SWEET CLOVER with your fall a. The advantages | Listowel Loses To Windsor In Tennis HAD WON GROUP HONORS, BUT WERE DEFEATED IN SEMI-FIN- AL AT LONDON. (London Free Press.) Elmcourt tennis players, of Wind- sor, won the semi-final match in the Western Ontario Ténnis League for The London Free Press trophy at Thames Park courts on Saturday af- ternoon. Members of the Listowel Tennis Club opposed the Border Cit- ies’ team, but were no opposition, the Elmcourt players making a clean sweep of the singles and Dok les Owing to the fact that the mated was arranged late in the week only a smal gallery witnessed the game. The rain delayed the game somewhat, but the players managed to depurt for their homes at 6 o'clock. J.-D; Cummings, Windsor, who is noted as one of the best tennis play- ers in Western Ontario, gave a fine exjibition of tennis. Cummings won from M. R. ‘Hay of Listowel, in the singles, the score being 6«to 4 and 6 love. George Whatmore, also a member of the Elmcourt Club, is a former res- ident of Australia and is a _ close friend of the members of the visiting Australian Davis eup team. What- more is a promising young tenni player and ‘had little difficulty iu airaciee his sets. Listowel won its group in the W. . L., and the Elmcourt team also won their group honors, The Wind- sor players eliminated St. Marys in the third round of the series one week ago. Woodstock Tennis Club, ners of this district group, {the running and it is possible the win- is still in that are obvious. $5.00 per bushel at] Woodstock and Windsor will meet in Sangster’s seed en j ft) the next round. If this is the case it ; wil be a keenly contested match as Lumber, cement, shingles, lath, | both club representatives have been tile, coal and wood. R. T. Kemp &| ‘(efeating all comers. Son. tfnp.; The scores i Singles. ———=——~ | —_ Harleston Hall, Windsor, won trom % : —*; G. H. Darroch, Listowel, 6 to 0, 6 to ' 1. m . EVERYBODY'S COLUMN J. . Cummings, Windsor, won scomicimacciee (from M. R. Hay, Listowel, 6 to 4, 6 Ten cents a line for-first in- to 0. seg “ George Whatmore, Windsor, won of 50c. Subsequent insertions five cents a line with minimum ‘ ' | | sertion, with minimum charge i ! $ charge 25c. | # house FOR SALE New brick house on Elma street. Apply W. F. Heath, Listowel. 2tnp. FOR SALE Two bicycles, nearly Red Bird and Massey. W. new, cheap. Ellison. tf BOARDERS WANTED. High School or Business College girls preferred. Apply at this office. ltp. from L. Bernie, Listowel, 3 to 6, 6 to 3, 6 to 0 Doubles. Hall and Whatmore, Windsor, won from Darroch and Scott, Listowel, 6 to 2, 6 to 3. Cummings and J. E. Smith, Wind- sor, won from Hay and Bernie, Lis- towel, 8 to 6, 6 to 3 Mr. Morphy Got Two Consolation Prizes But Not The Automobile (Stratford Beacon.) The skating rink was packed to jeepac ity on Saturday night for the SALE suitable for silo Apply Box 100, 2tnp FOR Portable engine, filling, for sale cheap. The Banner. HOUSE FOR SALE “Main street east, also quantity of furniture, at low price for quick sale. Mrs. W. E. Bradburn. 3tp.! BOARDERS WANTED High School or Business College atudents preferred. Good accommod- ation for four. Apply ‘at this office. 4 = ROOMS TO RENT A number of rooms over Banzley's Clothing store, suitable for offices or Yor dwellings. Apply to J. H. Mc.Don- ald. tfnp. $20.00 REWARD For information, that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the party who recently stole a quantity af tim- othy seed from my barn. Geo. Lang. Britton. stp > . BAKING SALE Th c. T. U. intends holding a sale of ae Daking on Satur- day, Sept. 10, in the Canada Business College; {proceeds in_aid of erth County Travellers’ Aid. 2tnp. FOR SALE A fine Upright Piano, perfectly new, with bench, for $300.00; a snap! Also a-Six octave, Bell. Piano ng Organ, good>as new, for $25.00, A. D. Symons’ Music Store, Wal- face St. ‘Listowel. TENDERS WANTED Sealed ‘tenders will be received by the undersigned up till Tuesday, Sept. 6th. for the. construction of -a 8 in. tile drain on Elma street from east side of)C. P- R. tracks to McDow- ell street, he town to furnish tile. Aaron Ringler, chairman of board of w@rks. ltnp. . NURSES WANTED Young women to enter Training School. State Registered. Beautifully located near Lincoln Park and golf course. $15.00 per mopth allowance @hile in training, and ‘full mainten- ance. For further information ad- ‘dress Supt. of Nurses, North Chicago Hospital, 2551 N.. Clarke St. Chicago. | Tl. — | this week to claim his of the four nights’ Shrin- ers’ Circus. Though the booths were busy, interest centered largely around the drawing for the big Oldsmobile which was won by Mr. A. C. Ion, of 193 Mill street, London. Mr. A. C. fon, of London, who won the automobile, is a district equip- ment inspector of the Bell Telephone | Co. He has communicated with the local Shriners and will be in the city handsome | prize. On the platform when the drawing was made were Mr. Alex. Faill and Ald? T. Ballantyne, of the Hospital Trust, J. Stevenson, C. Farquharson, D. M. Scott, S. R. Stevenson, Mayor Gregory and a number of others. It was arranged that the Hospital Trust select a person to draw the ticket, and to Miss Abel, assistant superin- tendent, fell this duty. A large revolv- ing tub, operated by electricity, stood upon the platform, and into this the tickets taken from two large sealeti boxes were placed and allowed to re- volve to upwards of fiftééh minutes. Miss Abel was then blindfolded and her hand placeti in a small aperature in the barrel from which she drew the ticket. A thousand hearts stopped beating momentarily and then the winner was announced: A. C. Ion, 193 Mill street, London, Ont., ticket, Series D., Number 451. There was a moment of breathless silence. Per- sons who had anticipations of dgiving home from the rink in a splendid new car, stood as if dazed, and then went } up a hearty clapping of hands for | this fortunate individual. { Mr. Stevenson then unexpectedly announced that the Shriners had de- cided to give 50 special prizes for the next 50 names drawn out of the bar- rel. Many of the winners were in the rink and carried home thetr prizes. It is interesting to note that H. B. Morphy, M.P., of Listowel; won two of the consolation prizes. Another Country Weekly Has Ceased Publication Owen Sound, Aug. 25.—-The Chats- worth News, a weekly newspaper published in the village of Chats- worth, ten miles from here, ceased publication today. In making the an- nouncement the News says heavy cost of publicatign has made it im- possible to carry on further. The pap- er will be amalgamated with the pe Sound Sun-Times. It is years since the News was amen w 4tnp bythe late George Blyth settee \ AR Oe SS a atau, 4. DIE he a ee Gambling At Fairs P statin BUT LISTOWEL ALLOWS : SAME THING TO BE CARRIED ON AT DOOR OF POSTOFFICE. The county police have received notification from the Attorney-Gen- eral’s department to the effect that persons operating games of chance at fall fairs ar to be arrested mediately. There are no strings at- tached to the order and booth own- ers will be arrested without war- rant. Running games of ch e at fairs is ruled a criminal offenge and is subject to prosecution by Crown Attorneys. And, by the way, how about that game of chance being operated on the public street every Saturday night, right in front of the postoffice, by some outsider, bien is picking up a bunch of easy..mon It’s no game of Names as far ag the operator is concerned. He gells ten, twenty, thirty or more cards, ac- cording to the number of “suckers” around, at ten cents a piece, and only one out of the bunch can win- ner. And that poor boob gets a kewple doll. z With money a bit tight and winter coming on, it surprises us to see so many “suckers” helping to give aa idler an easy living. It surprises us the mofe to know that any town of- ficial would license such a gambling} concern fo brazenly operate on the public street oy front of a gover ment buildin Public a should express self and let this official know tha! Listowel isn't so hard up that for a paltry sum of money, it can afford to rent the most conspicuous location on the front street for the education of our youth in gambling. Newspapermen Gather At Pretty Town of Goderich | f. The editor of The Banner and wife were in Goderich on Friday, as mem- bers of a gathering of newspapermen from Perth and Huron, who were the guests for the day of the local pub- lishers, Messrs. Vanatter, Naftel and MeQuarrie. These gentlemen royaHy entertained the visiting editors and their wives, who were dined at noon at the Menesatung Park hotel and in the evening at Hotel Sunset. Speakets| were Mr. Leroy Salés of ~Tororito, manager of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association, and Editor Wright of the Mount Forest Confed- erate. The social chat after the noon hour bubbled with enthusiasm over the delights of the recent trip of the weekly newspapermen to the coast. All agreed the Prince of Wales could- n't have been treated more royally and there was much praise of the ex- cellent service and splendid courtes- ies of the Canadian Northern, Canad- jan Pacific and Grand Trunk rail- ways, which provided free transport- ation. Manager Sayles was also given much credit for the unostentatious manner in which he so. efficiently looked after the conduct of the party. In Great Pain And No - Doctor, Rector Shoots Self Aug. 30.—The Angli- can rector at Moose Factory, on James Bay, Rev. W. Haythornwaite, who was injured recently, ended his suffering with a bullet, according to word received here from sods Anderson, bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Moosonee, who is on a trip to Port Albany. Writing to his wife, Bishop Ander- son says the late rector suffered a compound fracture of his shoulder while helping to move a piano, and lay for weeks without medical atten- dance, the nearest doctor being at Cochrane, 180 miles distant. While crazed with the pain in his shoulder, and delirious, the rector two weeks ago escaped from his Indian atten- dants and shot himself. Cochrane, ‘ Say Lunber Is Down As Far As ’Twill Go Stratford, Ont., ug. 30.—The members of District No. 7 of the Ontario Retail Lumbermen's Asso- ciation established a credit bureau for mutual benefit and thoroughly discussed the lumber situation at a meeting held at the Mansion House, The lumber dealers claim that they have done the share towards en- couraging the revival in the build- ing trade, and state that the price of lumber has:decreased more apprec- jably than that of any other of the chief factors entering into building construction. ere were present men engaged in the retail lumber business in Stratford, Milverton, Monkton, Mit- chell, Seaforth, St. Mary’s and Tavi- stock. Their review of the conditions of the lumbér trade at the present time and during the past few years suggested reasons for expecting an increase in building activity within a short time. It is claimed that lum- ber prices have literally taken a Slide during the past several months, and the present price of lumber is fifty per. cent less than its peak figure last year. It was their opinion that lumber has gone down as fat as ‘. jee igen en ‘ |Late Wm. Hewitt Will Be Prohibited) Prominent Methodist) MEMBER FOR OVER FIFTY! YEARS AND FOR LONG TIME ON OFFICIAL BOARD. The funeral of Mr. William Hew- itt, second concession, Elma town- ship, whose death on Thursday of Jast week, we briefly reported, was held on Monday from his late residence to the Listowel cemetery, boundary west. It-was very largely —, and those present included many from a distance. on officiating clergyman was Rev. Hazen of Listowel, who was qantited Rev. J. W. Pring of Trowbridge. } ‘ The late - Hewitt was an Elia township pféneer. He was born i Waterloo/township and came to these parts when a young man, sixty-three} years ago, and with the assistance of his brother Henry, cleared up the farm on which he has since resided. He was prominent as a Methodist, being present when the first Method- ist church was built at Trowbridge, some Og aan years ago, and later assistéd in building the Methodist church in Listowel. For upwards of fifty years he has been a member of the Methodist church and for Jong years on the quarterly and trustee boards there. The pastor on Monday, in a brief address at the house, paid tribute to his integrity, fidelity and fine Christ- jan character, and commented on the indebtedness of this generation to the sturdy type of pioneer which he rep- resented. He Was a man of quiet. Christian spirit and always faithful in attendance at the church services, igh the prayer meeting, Rev. Hazen remarked. ur. Hewitt was also active in other spheres, his services being in popular demand. For over twenty years he, has been a director of the Elma Fire! Insurance company, for several years a divector of the Trowbridge cheane| factory and also a school truste Deceased was twice en Hy ‘first at Bright, in October of 1858, to Ann} Thompson, and on March of 1917 toj his surviving wife, then Caroline Bul-! er { ' mer. Besides his wife, two brothers. | Henry and Richard of Bright, thirty-: cone grand children and six great grand children, Mr. Hewitt is surviv- ed by three sons and two daughters: Wesley -Hewitt of Elma, Mrs. Elijah ea of Grey. Mrs. Melvin Condie of Hamilton, Albert in Manitoba, Arthur - On the homestead and Mrs. Geo. Lemmex of Listowel. The pall-bearers were all members of the trustee board of the Listowel Methodist church, Messrs. S. L. Ad- olph, Chas. Coghlin, Henry Karges, A. M. Smith, W. J. Bartley and R. H. Chamney. \ Engineer Caster Will Talk “Hydro” to Farmers | ' ! (Palmerston Spectator) A meeting of great importance to! farmers and others, is billed to take! place in Palmerston on Wednesday evening next, September 7th, at 8} p.m., at which Mr. J. H. Caster,! Hydro Engineer for this district, will | be the principal speaker Being able to strike oat rates on! the basis of lines subsidized, by the: Government, Mr. Caster will take up the qhestion of hydro for the farm, and those in the vicinity who antici- pate using Hydro and would like to get facts and figures will hear a lot of information.tq their advantage by attending the meeting on Wednesday evening next. t is planned to make Palmerston the distributing point for the farms in Minto and Wallace. As it is im- possible for the Hydro Engineer to make a persomal call to every farm in the district, Mr. Caster will have all data. prepared and will be ready to submit contracts and rates. This will afford a great opportunity for all those who anticipate using the much coveted ‘‘juice."" Farmers should bear in mind the great advantages in using Hydro; its safety against fire is one of the greatest considerations, and the fact that it can bé@ used far almost ‘everything, thus making it a great labor saving power. Another meeting will be held ig the hall at Gowanstown on Thursday evening, September 8th, at which Mr. Caster will again speak to the far- mers in that vicinity. Mr. Bloodsworth Being Transferred To Drayton Mr. B. H. Bloodsworth of che bank of Hamilton staff, is being transfer- red-to Drayton, where he has béen promoted to the position of locai manager. He leaves Listowel Sept- ember 8th. | The many friends in Listowel of! Mr. and Mrs. Bloodsworth, will be! sorry to learn thgt they are about to move, for bdth are very popular and will be much mftsased, particularly in ‘Christ church, where they were quite active, Mrs. Bloodsworth being lead- er of the choir and Mr. Bloodsworth secretary-treasurer of the trustee} boar SCHOOL SUPPLIES We have a full supply of School) Books, .Scribblers, Paints, Crayons.! Etc., at lowest prices; also a new| Stock of the latest Edison Blue Amb-| rola Cylinder Records. A. D. Symons’! Music Store, Wallace St., Listowel. Ree ea, vem sot gi LIVELY .MEETING AT SIMCOE, was Mr. Jackson's answer. The idea wus at eee Tp ae ‘ Sen EE nes San ened -_|Farmers Threaten To Wreck Phone System If Rates Aren’t Reduced WHEN COMPANY IS GIVEN ‘TILL SATURDAY TO DECIDE. Simcoe, Aug. 29.—Following a battle of words, accusations and counter accusations, 76 delegates of the Norfolk County Telephone Com- pany, assembled here in the town hall today, unanimously passed a_resolu- tion embodying eight demands for re- duction of rates, an answer to be giv- en Saturday. The average reduction demanded is $2 a year President J. B. forkesu and W. L. Innes, a.director of the telephone} ompany, and jpresident of the Do-) c minion Canners, vainly tried a hear- ing, but whenever they rose to speak the indignatnt farmers hooted them down. ‘Only sstrenudus action by Delbert Woolley of Windham Township pre- vented fistic encounters when Presi- dent Jackson declared that it would be impossible to get an answer from the Ontario Railway and Municipal Boagd by next Saturday. A Lively. Session “Tam confident that the rates al- lowed us by the railway board will not suffice to keep us from a deficit at the end of the financial year. How- ever, I will present this resolution to the railway board, telling it of the circumstances,” said President Jack- son. “The farmers are doing this, the great mass of people of the county of Norfolk and we don’t want interfer-! ence from ‘the railway -board. If you don't accede to every one of these de-} mands by next Saturday wi Ny wreck your system and take ont every telephone. We have so pledged | ourselves ‘here,’ loudiy declared d| Frank Ryerson in an address that| was cheered to.an echo we can't do anything,” OX>| postuiated President Jackson. The} Ontario Railway and Municipal Board! runs our telephone company. dg ean't make bond issues, declare div “| idends, raise or lower rates without ies from the board.” ‘ould Fire Board. One of ie delegates from the bash: of the hall made a ymotion that Jo-| seph Cridland, M.L.A. for South Nor. folk, and George Sewell. M.L.A. for North Norfolk, be requested to move 1 in the Legislature that the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board be fir- ed as™being incompetent. The motion Was Jost in the din which followed when President Jack- son told the subscribers to take all the telephones out if they wished, as the hands of the telephone company were tied in the matter “Who appoints these uen to railway board?" demand d one d gate “The Ontario Government.’ swered President Jackson “Is it a life job? Can't ‘we get rid of them? Whatever good are they? | Why were they appointed?" asked a medley of a ‘o Protect All. “The cailwes ay board was formed for the protection of the farmer against monopolization of big interests,”’ said President Jackson, which was follow- ed by Pes loud cry fer the execution of the board. “Don’ t tell us that you cannot re- duce your rates without the assent of the railway board. We know better,” said one delegate. ‘You tan give us free ea service if you wish.’ “We could not give you free ser- vice euiont the consent of the rail- way board,” said Mr. Jackson. “I tell an- “Is there any chance to get rid of the Bell Cémpany? asked ane dele-. gate. “Why certainly there is,”’ replied the president. ‘ ‘It is getting more like that every day. Object To Charges. Then the animated discussion came back to the toll charge on rural. calls-which is the chief objection, but for some unknown reason was not in- cluded in the resolution. “We wont pay for fural calls. We'll take out every telephone in Norfolk, before we'll pay for these calls,”” said Frank Ryers “TI would pay about $1. °50 a day at that rate,”’ said another delegate, “Yet the Bell Telephone Company | charges-you-$0- vents to talk from ort Rowan to Simcoe, and we charge you five cents, and you kick at that’ replied Mr. Jackson. ‘‘The railway board has decided that frealong dist- ance lines !s the cause of pobr servica with overloaded lines. That is their decision and we can't change it.” “There won't be any Norfolk Tele- phone Company to change if our de- mands are not agreed to by next Sat- urday,” said a delegate Started Over Again. Then the battle started all over a- gain as to the jurisdiction of the Ont- ~ arto’ Railway end Municipal Board. “Our counsel, one of the shrewdest lawyers in the county, W. E. Kelly, K.C., tells us that you could lower the rates without the consent of the railway board if you wished, but can- not raise them,"’ said Mr. Ryerson, taking up the cudgels again. our eminent counsel is vers poorly informed then,'’-replied Mr. Jackson. j All-Day Session. Warden R. M. Taylor was chair- !man of the meeting which lasted all day. The delegates arrived at 9 oy clock in the morning, and it was 6 o’clock to-night when the meeting was ciosed with hurrahs for the res- olution, it read: Moved by S. ‘C. Kitchen and-seconded by F. L. Ryerson, that the delegates appointed at meetings held at the various centres through- out the district where the Norfolk County Telephone co-operates, to ‘pro- ‘test ug gainst the increase in telephone rates placed upon subscribers since July 1, 1921, and as assembled at a special meeting held in Simcoe on August 29th, 1921, hereby approve of the same, and resolve that the com= pany be requested to give: “A rate of $15 per annum to all subscribers of the telephoyé-company connecting at all centrale other than Simcoe. “A rate of $16 per annum to any subscribers of any central other than Simcoe who wishes to connect with Simcoe service “A flat rate ‘of $16 per annum to all subscribers on Simcoe central. “That corresponding reduction be made and refunded to subscribers who have already paid. “That a like reduction be made in regard to rural individual phones. “That the company replace free’ of charge all phones that have been re- moved since July 1, 1921, when re- wo to do so by the subscribers. “That these rates take effect from the oat day of July, 1921. “That the company abide by these rates for a period of at least three ears.” ’ Not Enough Time. “You won't get an answer to this - by Saturday,"’ replied President Jack- — you that we can do nothing without] son the poi $s consen “You’re a liar,’ tanoughetke hall. “I refuse to say another word at this. meeting,”’ said Mr. Jackson. “As man to man I came‘to this meeting to discuss this thing with you and that is bt : get. I know what I am talking abo roared Oil On Waters Then another hubbub of laughs, hoots and yells arose, and the situa- tion promised to become serious until Mr. Woolley poured $il on the trou- bled waters, saying that the delegates wished to act as gentlemen. “Do you mean to tell us that you can't reduce your rates for the ben- efit of the subscriber without the con: sent of the railway board?" asked Frank Ryerson. “We can't do‘a thing. The tele- phone company is run by the munici- pal board,”’ replied Mr. Jackson. “Then I think you people had bet- ter invest your shillings in baby bot- tles,"’ said Ryerson, which was fol-) lowed by laughs and cat calls. When Mr. Innes arose to explain the provisions of the Ontario Rail- way and Municipal Board act he was hooted down. ‘When we were kids we used to be bluffed, but we have got past that stage pow,” said Delbert Woolley. Are Losing Money. “We are losing money today with the increased rates,"’ declfired Mr. Jackson. “If you think you are get- ting a bad deal, why don’t you buy out = County Telephone Com- pa Will you sell? What's your price?” Came from a dozen different delegates at once. “Why certainly we'll } give you a good bargain, nt.’ 7 sharply rang out en epaeaeewpeeenenvenveaee sell. We'll too,’ met with derision. “Why don’t you make this a co- operative affair, buy it out and run it yourselyes and freeze out the Bell Telephone Company from Simcoe?’'! persisted Mr. Jackson. —— . Ce es AE ae A “Then out go all the telephones,” replied Frank Ryerson, acting as spokesman for the rest. ‘“‘We told you of this meeting, and you sit here like bumps on a log The suing then adjourned, when the delegates gathered into small groups and pledged themselves once again to take out the telephones ifa favorable Answer to the resolution was not forthcoming by Saturday. ~ Sunday across Gets Bumps At Brantford Brantford, Aug. 29.—Protests con; cerning Sunday lacrosse games have been general during the / t few weeks on the Six Nations it¢serve. A game ‘scheduled for Sunday failed to materialize when a team of Roches- ter, N. Y., Indians were held up at the border. The game had been adver-: tised, and several thousand people gathered at the groundsgt Oshweken. An attempt to hold an _ exhibition game between two chosen teams also failed when police officers arrived ou the scene. : Used Milk To Save Barn From Burning. Simcoe, Aug. 31.—Halting a passing milk cart, farmers at Renton today confiscated the whole supply to extinguish a fire on the farm of Thomas Christie. Can after can of milk was thrown on a blazing straw stack and the blaze prevented from spreading to the. barn ‘hich housed the season’s hd Cons. The straw stack caught . *#eseneten eevee epevpeepvrese * . fire from a cinder from a yas-— * sing threshing outfit. ® ca % * s s . * * . ao a a @., t