FINANCE PUNS
FOR DORMITORY
Wayne Normal College to
Build Under New
Arrangement
Lincoln, Neb, — (Special) — Un
der an act of the last legislature,
$150,000 in school land funds will
be invested in bonds to be issued
under direction of the stale normal
board for construction of a girl's
dormitory at the Wayne Normal
college.
The board of educational lands
and funds, which supervises sale
and renting of school lands, ap
proved a motion to allot the re
quired amount, which will be han
dled by a separate building corpor
ation.
In the past dormitories have been
built at Kearney, Wayne and Peru
normals under an amortization plan
financed by private capital
The investment of state funds in
dormitories L now being tried for
the first time as an experiment.
The bonds will draw five per cent
interest, and are to be retired in
from 7 to 10 years. Rental of rooms
to students will pay for the con
struction.
OLDEST ACTIVE
BAND IN STATE
West Point Cadet Group
Organized With 12 Mem
bers 44 Years Ago
West Point, Neb.—(Special)—The
West Point Cadet band was organ
ised 44 years ago by Prof. D. S. Du
senberry. It Is now the oldest ac
tive band In the state, and is well
known and popular in Nebraska.
In 1887 when Dusenberry was su
perintendent of the West Point
schools he organized a Juvenile
band of 12 boys ranging 8 to 16
years old. The 12 boys were: H
8 Radler, Miles E. Radler, Adolph
Krause, William Derr, P. W. Nei
burg, Harvey Readlnger, Gus Ge
foke. Dr. W. R. Homine, Frank
Kloke, R. R, Brazda, Charles E
Mnlchow and C. Y. Thompson.
Five of the members of the band
now are charter members of the
West Point Cadets: C. Y. Thomp
aon, Miles Radler, Harry Radler,
Rudolph Brazda and Charles Mal
chow. The others are Anton Braz
da, Ben Boyer, Otto Kerl, Walter
Kerl, Otto Scheuth, Robert Kerkow.
Roy St. Clair, Warren Slmonsen,
William Paul, Leo Hickman and
Rny Smith. Rudolph Brazda is now
president of the band.
LATE CORN WILL
SHOW BEST YIELD
Norfolk, Neb.—(Special)—In spite
of a drought of a month and conse
quent damaged crops, the farmers
in this vicinity are expecting late
planted fields to yield an excellent
crop as a result of the recent rains,
and the prevailing cooler weather
A comparison of Madison county
with others in the state show that
local crops rate high above those
others, and growers in this vicinity
are convinced that fields will yield
at least 75 per cent of a normal
crop. Even if no more rain falls,
which is doubtful, the corn has
been so nourished by the late show
ers that a goodly result is foreseen.
Early plantings may yield in some
cases as high as 50 per cent of the
normal yield, but for the most part
it has been dried out and will pro
duce practically nothing.
COURT GRANTS USE
OF NATURAL GAS
Omaha. Neb. — — Federal
Judge J. W. Woodrough has grant
ed the Central Power company ol
Hastings an injunction, preventing
Hastings city officials from inter
fering with a change from arti
ficial to natural gas in the Hasting:
mains.
In making the ruling Judge
Woodrough said "natural gas is in
every way and for every purpose a
better and cheaper fuel.” The de
cision will allow the company to
connect its lines with a natural gar
line which now is at the outskirts
of Hastings.
The natural gas will be served in
spite of the fact that Hastings citl
rens voted 4 to 1 against granting
the company a natural gas fran
chise and the city council’s refusal
to allow the change. Judge Wood
rough heard the case last week.
NEBRASKA FARMERS ARE
HOLDING THEIR WHEAT
Hastings. Neb. — Adams county
wheat producers are adhering to a
policy of •‘hold their wheat" in view
ofHhe prevailing market.
The situation, grain men said, un
precedented, with estimates of as
much as 75 to 80 per cent of the
1931 crop still on farms or in stor
age.
A survey of 14 shipping points
in the Hastings territory revealed
that a year ago 353 cars had been
consigned whereas the total move
ment this season has been 87 cars
A large amount of the wheat
probably will be fed to live stock,
although the percentage to be used
in this manner was lowered dur
ing the last few days following
rains that gave corn crops a mw
lease on life.
DICKERS WITH BANKS
OVER SERVICE CHARGES
Lincoln, Neb. — (Special) —State
Treasurer Bass is waiting to '.earr
whether banks of the state will ac
cept his offer of one naif of one
per cent service charge to be col
lected by the banks on deposits of
state money. The banks have been
holding out for 1 per cent, the limit
allowec. by the legislature.
Meanwhile county treasurers are
holding up their decisions on how
much to allow for the service charge
waiting to see what the state gov
ernment's example will b»
PLATTE RIVES AT LOWEST
MARK IN 6(1 YEARS
Fremont, Neb. — Special) — In
the year's trend to extremes, the
sandy old Platte is playing its part
It ha* dwindled from a lusty stream
to a mere creek running down the
wide expanse of sandy bed. Accord
ing to George F. Wolz, secretary of
the Fremont chamoer of commerce,
who hag been a resident here since
[ 1871. the Platte is the lowest now
[ it has been in 60 years.
SHORT CHANGE
CHARGES MADE
Norfolk Man Said Also to
Be Identified in ‘Dope’
Peddling
Norfolk, Nob. — (Special)— Two
men have been jailed at Neligh aft
er a confession of having worked
several north Nebraska towns as
short change artists.
Jesse Hoggat until recently a
brakcman for the Northwestern
railroad of Norfolk, about 35 years
old und Dean Likens, 28, of Basset
were arrested at Hoggat's home in
Norfolk.
Not only are the men said to be
proficient in short changing but
it is said thry are "dopes" and
doubtless peddie drugs in the vi
cinity. No dope could be found on ■
the premises, but several hypoder
mic needles were found in the
house, and tell tale marks were
found on the arms of the two men.
In addition five pints of alleged
whisky and a quart of alleged al
cohol were found.
When Antelope county officers
get through with the men on the
short changing charge, they will be
wanted here for prosecution on a
liquor charge as well as on any fur
ther evidence found against them
BANKERS FEEL
BRYAN’S LASH
Governor of Nebraska Say* i
One Per Cent Service
Charge Is Conspiracy
Lincoln, Neb. — (Special) —Gov
ernor Bryan, Judging from his re
marks this week, doesn’t care for
bankers. After issuing the charge
on Monday that banks failed be
cause their owners were too politi
ral minded, he has come forth with
smother statement In regard to the
»ervlce charge which banks propose
o collect on state deposits.
Bryan says concerted action by
the banks to collect the full 1 pel
cent service charge where the state
treasurer has allowed them ’£ of 1
per cent would constitute a “con
spiracy"
“I ihink the state would be ver;
wise to invest its surplus funds ii
government bond3 should the bank
ers attempt through concerted ac
tion to require ihe state to pay
them an amount io lie fixed by the
bankers rather than by the state
treasurer," said the governor.
“Bankers should know they cannot
dictate the public policy of the
state."
BIG ATTENDANCE AT
FARM UNION PICNIC
Homer, Neb. — (Special) — More
than 3,000 people were in attend
ance at the Dakota County Farm
ers’ Union picnic in Homer. The
25 piece band of Louisville, Neb ,
all Farmers’ Union members, fur
nished music throughout the day.
SHOWS TAX TO BE PAID
BY EACH COUNTY
Lincoln, Neb. — (Special) — A
tabulation compiled by W. H.
Smith, state tax commissioner,
shows that the various Nebraska
counties, on a levy of 2.04 mills, will
raise a total of $6,213,418 in state
taxes.
Smith completed a list showing
the valuation of tangible property
In northeastern counties, together
with the amount each must pay to
the state treasury on the 2.04 mills
levy.
County Tanglible valu- 1931 state
Antelope
Brown
Cedar
Dakota
Dawes
Dixon
Holt
Knox
Rock
Thurston
Wayne
This year's
Approximately
aiion Taxes
$32,297,508 $ 65.887
9,886.118 19,759
48,922.180 99,801
20.768.714 42,369
18.175.954 37,078
28,257,610 57,645
26,002.372 53,045
36.585.955 74,365
6,335.659 12.925
24 161.372 49.289
38,161,218 77,849
Stit* tax will total
$1,500,000 less than
the 1929 levy.
WHISTLED FOR IT
London- Stockmen held an ath
letic show at the Royal Counties
Agricultural Exposition and when
the show was over the cattle herds
men and pig men proved so evenly
matched that the judge, Capt. R. P
O’Donnell, called on the contentants
to whistle for the prize. The cattle
nerdsnien, whistling "Tipperary,”
outwhistled the pig men.
TO TEST SANITY OF
ALLEGED FIREBUG
Ogallala, Neb—Counsel for Dr.
H. J. O'Donnell, Paxton physician
charged with arson, have made ar
rangements to have him examined
Friday by Dr. W. E Ash, head ot
staff at St. Bernard's hospital at
Council Bluffs, Ia„ for nervous and
mental diseases.
Two brothers of O’Donnell have
arrived here. They are C. J O’Don
nell, professor of mathematics and
principal of school at Long Prairie
S. D„ and John L O'Donnell, ad
vertising man at Houston. Tex.
Side Glances
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\te &IXS1 BY NCA SERVICE. IWC. BECt U ». PAT. OTT
“Hey, Jimmie! Mom says for you to watch the baby now, and let
me have the bathing suit.”
PIONEER MINNESOTA FARMER
BUILT SUCCESS ON FIRM BASIS
BY FRANCIS T. MARTIN
The type of farmer who farms
with Iris head as well as with his
hands is the successful, substantial
type, always. He is, as a rule, the
one who wins in the strenuous bat
tle of life. Such a farmer never goes
to market with his basket contain
ing but a single product.
His activities in farming are
varied—he’s a diversified. He raises
a lot of “stuff” he’s strong for live
stock in all of its relative branches
and as a result his purse is never
empty. That type of farmer is the
nation’s pride, he stands for ra
tionalism in the affairs of govern
ment; he’s a builder not only for
his own personal needs and grati
fications, but he builds also for the
nation’s needs and welfare.
His policy smacks of permanence.
It's a long drawn out, continuous
policy and it’s foundation is a foun
dation of rock.
On the border line between Min
nesota, and South Dakota is the
handwork of that kind of a farm
er in August W. Eikmeier of Pipe
tabllshed a home for himself there
tablishel a home for himself there
and the several fine farms which he
has acquired are tangible evidence
of what thrift and industry will do
for a man who is disposed to follow
the tenets of sound, practical busi
ness principles and never deviate
in their constant application.
Eikmeier was bom in the vicinity
of Mt Horeb, Dane county, Wis
consin, and when he left there,
and bought land in Pipestone coun
ty, Minnesota, and Moody county,
South Dakota, he made no mis
take. At that time he knew that he
wasn't making a mistake. He set
tled in a section where the prairie
lay beautifully, where the soil is
rich.
Naturally, the early settler pros
pered and the community as a whole
as time went on prospered, and in
either state today it’s not possible
to find more progressive or forward
looking communities where one sees
splendid farms with splendid homes
upon them, furnishing proof as to
the character of their ownership.
Eikmeier has been an untodate
farmer all his life. He started young,
and he went in for the good things
of life. He was a firm believer in
good livestock, and the marketing
of the grains and grasses grown
upon his acres through the medium
of good livestock and that was the
principle that he followed through
thick and thin. For the last 30 years
NEW KING COAL
They say it is a sure nough fact,
And not to be phoo-phooed,
That some day from ye old King
Coal,
We shall extract our food.
He's bold who says, these present
days,
You ean’t do this, or that;
And if this works, I'll tell you when
It sure will come in pat.
When wifie from her club returns,
And full of peach glace,
And hates to don her Nellie Don
And with the cook stove play,—
Then dad win to his coal pile hie,
Will resolutely frisk it;
And by some process, yet unknown,
Evolve himself a biscuit.
—Sam Page.
Floor from Fishes.
From the Industrial Bulletin.
The new method of marketing
frozen fillets of fish Involves the
production of a considerable amount
of edible-quality white fish scrap.
What more natural than that this
edible by-product should find its
way into our food?
For many years, fish scrao of me
dium grade ha* been dried and
SEEK TO BAR REEK
Waukesha, Wis.—(UP)-To the
fist of goats, rabbits, dois and doves
that Waukesha residents want kept
outside the city limits has been
added bees. Property owners here
nave signed a petition asking that
seeping of bees within the city be
prohibited.
BOX CAPTURES THIEVES
Forrest City. Ark—(UP)—When
Oarnell Drvasier saw two robbers
oreak into a store here recently he
waited until they came out, then
pulled r tobacco box from his pock'
he hasn't sold a pound of grain off
his farms because his livestock sup
ply was ample enough to consume
it. He pioneered in the growing of
alfalfa, realizing its worth and im
portance as a feed crop, and as a
soil builder.
About 15 years ago he put an
Aberdeen Angus herd on the farm,
and now the herd has a reputation
in doing its full share in the scat
tering of seed abroad in the land,
that wherever it finds lodgement,
it will take deep root, and will per
petuate itself in the years to come.
Eikmeier sells his bulls as fast as
they arrive at breeding age, and
he’s always gotten fair prices for
them.
It would be a fine thing if there
were more herds like Eikmeier’s
throughout the country, which
would mean the elimination of the
scrub and the horde of the mixed
breed, and mongrel types that have
sprung up in the cornbelt in the
last decade. But, one thing is ab
solutely certain, Eikmeier's herd,
and others like it have such speci
mens on the run, because the bet
ter farmers have seen their mis
takes, and they are doing their best
now to rectify them. Eikmeier is
now living a letired life, and his
farms are under the management
of his two sons. They are going to
follow the principles that brought
success to their father. They’re not
going to break away from a good
thing. Livestock production will be
their big bet, and they will not be
forgetful of its quality. They figure
that the future is bright for quality
livestock production. That’s what
the Eikmeier boys are aiming at
now, they want their future invest
ments to be stable, to be secure.
No man will be silly enough to say
that quality livestock will ever go
out of fashion. Sanity is coming
back to our cornbelt farming. San
ity has got to come back to it if
it's going to survive. Basic prin
ciples can’t be side stepped, and
that’s why August Eikmeier feels
secure in turning over to his sons
his 500 acres of land and admin
ishing them to stay by their guns in
the production of good livestock.
The Eikmeier system of farming is
becoming immensely popular again.
Fads, and fancies in farming are
not countenanced any more.
Loose priciples, and loose think
ing in farming terms have gon*
by the board. From "now on in”
there’ll be no more loose playing
with farming ideas.
. ground and used as a supplementary
1 rood for farm animals. It has been
found particularly desirable in the
diet of chickens because it stimu
lates their growth and, later, egg
production. It is also said to be ex
| cellent for the development of young
i calves and pigs.
Pish meal, besides Its content ot
65 per cent or more of protein, con
tains highly deairaWe mineral salts,
including calcium phosphate, and
small yet important amounts of ele
ments such as iodine and copper
which are essential to life and de
j velopment. Vitamin content is still
controversial, but the value of fish
meal as auxiliary food is estab
lished. The agricultural station ot
the state of New Hampshire, and
others, have claimed that as little
as 5 per cent of fish meal in an
otherwise deficient diet prevented
j rickets in chickens.
When whK* fish scrap U fed to
cows, pigs or chickens, no fishy
taste is imparted to the milk, meat
or eggs, an objection met only when
I using oilv meal such as is obtained
| from herring.
In the last six years more than
1,500,000 tons of agricultural lime
stone has been spread on Iowa farm
land.
| et—ordered them to strek ’em up'
and yelled for police. The men were
convicted for house robbery.
IT. S. LOCOMOTIVES CUT TIME
Milan. Italy — (UP) — Venice
is now three hours from Milan fol
lowing the installation of American
tyre locomo.ivrs on tire railway line.
The new express makes the run in
lcg than three hours.
YOUTH SENT TO CHAIN GANG
Atlanta. —(UP)— A 18-ye».r-old
boy, Otis Pruett, was sentenced to
seven months oa the chain gang
when hr plcnded guilty to a charge
1 o' .forging a $58 check.
BRIDE'S CLOTHING STOLEN
WHILE ON HONEYMOON TRIP
Hartington, Neb. — tSpecial) —
The bride of County Superintendent
J. M. McCoy was robbed of her
trousseau while the two were In
Chicago. Thieves broke into their
automobile and took a new suitcase
containing her wearing apparel.
The McCoys were on their way
East, bound for Niagara Falls.
Mrs. McCoy was formerly Miss
Beatrice Luth, daughter of Carl
Luth of Wakefield. They were mar
ried at Elk Point, S. D„ July 25. Mr.
McCoy is a graduate of the Laurel
high school and the Wayne normal
and his wife of the Wakefield high
school and the Wayne normal.
TWO OFFICERS
ASKED TO QUIT
Sheriff and Clerk of Courts
in Thurston County
on the Grill
Pender, Neb. — (Special) — The
resignation of clerk of the district
court Ed Farley and Sheriff Iler C.
Jensen has been asked by resolu
tion of the Thurston county com
missioners.
The county has sued Farley to re
cover $2,732.40 and interest cover
ing the years 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923
and 1924. It has also sued him
and his bondsman, Frank G. Gil
ster. to recover $403.83 and interest
covering the years 1925, 1926, 1927
and 1928 as well as a suit a suit
against Farley and his bondsman
Gilster and D. Wichman to recover
$789.77 and interest for the years
1929 and 1930.
The county is also suing Matt
McGraw, bondsman for Judge
Flynn and others to recover $1,055.
08 and interest for 1925. 1926, 1927
and 1928, amount due from office of
county judge during the period, ac
cording to the county attorney. The
county has also sued Will Baker
bondsman for Flynn and others to
recover $395.10 and interest for the
year 1929.
STATE AUDITOR
REJECTS BONDS
Dixon County School Is
^mong Those Where Pro
cedure Not Regular
Lincoln, Neb. — (Special)—Bond
Issuing municipal subdivisions of
the state issued and registered in
?‘Jie office of the state auditor a
otal of $626,800 bonds in July, ac
cctfding to a statement compiled by
Bond Examiner Lawrence. Refund
ing bonds amounted to $512,800,
which leaves $114,000 of the sum
for new bonds.
Numerous bonds were rejected
and refused approval and were not
registered, including $2,500 internal
improvement bonds for Fort Cal
houn, because there was no provi
sion for tax levy voted at election;
$20,000 school district No. 62 in
Dixon county, because the proposi
tion did not conform with provi
sions of the petition requesting the
school board to caP the election.
The total amount of bonds paid
ind cancelled in July was $204,248,
Fremont leading the list with $15,
)00 and Columbus second with
$12,000. Belgrade school district
paid in full an issue of refunding
bonds of May 1, 1925, when it paid
$5,000; Chambers school district
wiped out a $1,350 issue of October
1. 1919; Dodge county paid $8,000 to
clean up courthouse and jail bonds
of September 1, 1916; and Fre
mont’s payment of $15,000 cancelled
paving bonds issued in July, 1921.
Included in the list also are Arl
ington, $400; Battle Creek, $1,000;
Blair, $1,000; Bloomfield, $448;
Boone county rural school, $450;
Dixon county rural school, $1,500;
Genoa school, $1,000; Humbug
drainage district of Stanton county,
$1,000; Herman, $3,000; Holt county
rural school, $1,000; Knox county
rural school, $1,800; Madison coun
ty rural school, $1,000; Monroe
school, $500; Nance county rural
school. $400; O’Neill school, $1,000;
Thurston county rural school, $750;
Uehling school, $11,000; Wayne,
$7,000; Wayne county rural school
$1,220; Winside, $500.
NEW GRAND STAND
FOR STANTON COUNTY FAIR
Stanton, Neb. — (Special) —
Stanton county fair visitors will see
the fine new grand stand which is
being constructed to replace the
one which burned several months
ago. The grand stand will be mod
ern in every respect. Most of the
labor has been volunteered by the
local business men and farmers of
the county. The fair will be held
August 25 to 28.
FRIGHTENS YEGG MEN
New Orleans —(UP)— A fire
Sprinkler system served a double
purpose at a coffee company here
recently. Water going through the
pipes sounded to safecrackers like
preliminaries to the explosion of
a burglar alarm. They fled in frighV
leaving their tools.
OMAHA INDIANS TO
STAGE BIG POW WOW
Macy, Neb. — (Special) — Annual
pow wow for members of the Oma
ha Indian tribe will be August l8
to 23 here. A typical "wild west’’ ro
ieo will be held in conjunction
with the pow wow. The Indians
will be dressed in full war costume.
Committeemen in charge of ar
rangements include Prank Heneka,
of Pender, Neb., president; John
Turner of Macy. vice pr«c4*"“ot. and
Elwood Harland of f, »r#
larv.
PROTECT THEIR
WATER RIGHTS
Land Owners in Irrigation
District Resist Closing
Head Gates
Oering, Neb.— A hearing opened
here Monday before District Judge
E. P. Carter on a temporary re
straining order against the state bu
reau of irrigation and several indi
viduals, preventing them from clos
ing headgates of the Ccring irriga
tion district.
The issue as filed named Roy
Cochran, secretary of the depart
ment of public works; R. H. WiUis,
Bridgeport, chief of the bureau of
irrigation; D. A. Davis, water com
missioner, and Alfred Hall, an em
ploye.
Willis planned to close the head
gate, and the irrigation district
went before District Judge Carter
and obtained the restraining order.
The irrigation district asserts that
the attempt to close the head-gates
is made with a view of sending the
water down the liver to North
Platte and beyond, and that, be
cause of the hot, dry weather, the
v a ter would not reach its destina
tion and would thus be wasted.
The district claims rights to 208.
62 second feet Of water of the
natural flow of the river, with pri
ority as of March 15, 1897, and also
to storage water from the Pathfind
er irrigation reservoir amounting
this year to 12,812 second feet of
water.
FOUR NORMALS
0)1 EXPENSES
President of Wayne School
Reports Trouble in Fi
nancing Dormitory
Lincoln, Neb.—(Special)—Presi
dents of Nebraska's four norma
schools met with the state norma!
board to discuss expenditures for
the next two years, and asserted
that the original proposals had
been cut to conform to the re
duced appropriations made by the
legislature.
In order to decrease expenditures
only necessary maintenance ex
penses are to be allowed. Student
help will be dispensed with at some
of the institutions and there will be
no great additions to the instruc
tional staffs. No cut in salaries is
contemplated.
President Conn of Wayne normal
presented a report showing numer
ous obstacles in the way of borrow
ing funds for building a girls’ dor
mitory. He said the state treasurer
opposed borrowing from the pub
lic school fund because of possible
endangering repayment by future
legislatures and the attorney general
expressed the opinion that the in
terest rate of 4’i per cent was too
low. Explanation ef a plan was pre
sented by a representative of the
First Trust company of Lincoln
which has financed two such proj
ects on an income retirement bond
plan.
A contract for coal to be deliv
ered at Wayne normal at SS 01 a
ton was awarded.
ARRANGE REUNION OF
FIELD SIGNAL BATTALION
Fremont, Neb.—(UP)—A reunion
of the One Hundred Ninth Field
Signal Battalion will be held here
in connection with the annual Ne
braska American Legion conven
tion. August 23 to 26. The former
battalion members will gather at a
banquet on the evening of August
23.
Included in the One Hundred
Ninth are many Nebraskans, as well
as many Iowans and Dakotans
Henry Jess, who was commander
of the battalion has charge of the
reunion plans and reports that 280
Invitations have been mailed. He
believes Fremont the appropriate
place for the first reunion, he states,
since the old Fremont National
3uard troop, Company A, was the
forerunner of the battalion.
IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF
LINCOLN BANK ROBBERS
Lincoln, Neb- —On the re
port that witnesses to the $2,500,000
Lincoln National bank robbery last
year had identified Gus Winkler at
St. Joseph, Mich., as one of the
holdup men. County Attorney Max
Towle said that Winkler’s extradi
tion to Nebraska would be sought.
Towle had just returned from St.
Joseph where he interviewed Wink
ler. He denied a report that Wink
ler said he knew where the stolen
bonds were. Winkler claimed he
knew about the robbery, Towle
added, and declared Tommy O'Con
nor. Jack Britt and Howard Lee
were not involved. Towle’s own con
viction was. he said, that the three
East St. Louis gangsters, being held
here for trial in the case, had par
ticipated in the robbery along with
Winkler.
The county attorney said Wink
ler offered to talk about the rob
bery when he was recovered from
automobile accident injuries which
led to his capture.
FREMONT TO GET
NATURAL GAS SOON
Fremont, Neb. — Fremont is as
sured of natural gas with the ac
ceptance by the Fremont Gas com
pany of a 25-year non exclusive
franchise.
The gas, officials said, will piob
ably be turned into the mains by
September 15.
Construction of a pipe line from
natural gas mains west of the city
Will start Thursday.