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PRESIDENT INAUTO PARADE
Lincoln People "Will All Have Chance
to See Executive.
SCHOOL CHILDREN ALOITG U5E
Bitterly C'oatested f.ologa Dl nrre
Salt IlrnaKBt to tprr t'oort
' from Krir; Cnaat r Hear
las; by Fire Wnrdea.
(From a Btaff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb.. Sept. 21. (Special.)
According to ex-Senator Ilurkett, who Is
to head the Taft reception committee upon
the occasion of the president's visit to
thia city, CK tobtr 2, very opportunity will
be given the people to see the national
executive. A portion of the streets on
the line of march will be reserved for
school children and other parti will be
carefully arranged so that the crowds
will not be congested. The automobile
bearing tho presidential party will be
driven at a slow rate of speed In the
parade, which will include the principal
streets of the city.
Adalterated Linseed Oil.
Acting State Food Commissioner Red
fern has found considerable adulterated
linfeed oil in use In Nebraska, but he Is
of the opinion that there la no penalty.
Two years ago the legislature puMsed a
pure paint and oil law, but the words
"linseed oil" were omitted from the pen
alty clause. Mr. Redfern asked the last
legislature to insert these words In the
law, but a bi t f ir that purpose was sup
pressed In a y.UinK committee. The law
prevents the us? of adulterated paint and
requires makers to label their foods with
the name and pcrcentago of the Ingred
ients. nitter Divorce Contest.
A bitterly contested divorce case brought
here from Kearney county was submitted
to the state supreme court today, Ida
U. Goings appealing from the decision of
the lower court, which refused her a
separation from her husband, Joseph O.
Doings.
The husband la ft wealthy farmer and
the division of much property and the
custody of ft little daughter, Hasel, are
at stake. The woman charged cruelty of
various kinds and Insists that she Is en
titled to ft divorce, while the husband,
who avers that he did not start the mat
ter, la now of the belief that he should
be given ft divorce.
Hearing; bay Fire Wardea.
Fire Warden Randall will hold ft hear
ing at Kearney September 2S for the
purpose of inquiring ln(o complaints
again! t owners of property for maintain
ing fire traps. He will hold similar hear
ings at Hastings September 28, 'York Sep
tember 27 and .ft. hearing at Lincoln Sep
tember 28 for people of other towns
throughout the. slate.
Fremont Firm Seeks
to Extend Territory
From a taff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Sept 21. (Special.) Whether
a groceryman of Fremont can hie him
self to the village of Pcrlbner and take
orders for future delivery without paying
the M per diem tariff levied by the latter
village Is a question which was fought
before the state supreme court today In
an appeal taken by the village. The
terms "hawker" and "peddler" figure In
the matter and are a class of salesmen
set out In the ordinances as being liable
to certain taxes for soliciting In the
Dodge county village.
The Moyune Tea company of Fremont,
the defendant. In making Its argument
asserts that It Is doing nothing more
than other grocerymen In Scribner are
doing and that If It Is guilty they, too, are
guilty of peddling. The further assertion
Is made by the tea company's attorney,
that the salesmen for the company did
not solicit orders, but that they simply
accepted them.
COMPLAINTS FILED BEFORE
RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS
(From a. Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb.. Sept. ZL Special.)
Alleging that the railroad out in the
country near the village of Yutan Is on
ft level with the adjoining land and that
it certainly should be so in the settlemen
where traffic over It Is more frequent,
Frank Brabeo has. asked the State Rail
way commission to Issue an order Com
pelling the company to lower Its tracks
In the Saunders county town the. distance
of three feet. '
The complaint will be taken md by the
commission and an Investigation of con
ditions at Yutan will be conducted.
The Rock Island Railway company haa
agreed to put in ft" telephone In lta de
pot at the town of Meadow, after the
railway commission had taken up the
complaint of C. D. Woodworth. but It
had been made known that there la no
exchange In the town, so the railroad
company now stands on lta legal rights'
and refuses to place ft phone m Its station.
AFFAIRS IN GAGE COUNTY
Sapervlsors Make Hew Hale A boat
Baying ".applies Marker for
Orea-on Trail.
BEATRICE. Neb.. Sept. . (Special.)
At ft meeting of the County Board of
Supervisors yesterday a number of bills
were allowed, and an Important rule to
require officers to secure requisitions
from the county clerk before ordering
supplies was adopted. The Standard
Bridge company's bill for 13,000 on an
estimate was laid -over. The company
has five gangs of men at work in the
county, ana as worn nas Deen progressing
slowly on the new concrete bridge south
of the city the board wishes to wait until
more Is done before paying on the esti
mate. The Oregon Trail commission held ft
meeting here yesterday afternoon, August
Jaedecke of Hanover, Kan., presiding.
The other members of the commission,
Mrs. E. G. Drake and N. M. Barnes of
this city, and William Welters of Lan
ham. Neb., were also present. It waa
decided to erect ft monument on the old
Oregon trail two miles west of Lanham
at a cost of JTiOO. It Is planned to have
the marker in position within the next
few weeks.'
In the district court yesterday Eugene
Diddle Instituted suit for divorce against
Eva Btddle.
Word was received here yesterday from
Kansas City announcing the death of
Charles DeHaven, the 12-year-old son of
Bert DeHaven, a former resident of thia
city, which occurred at Kansas City last
week.
Mr. Harry M. Miller and Miss Grace S.
Carre, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Carre of West Beatrice, were married
at the bride's home yesterday at 11
o'clock. Rev., J. E. Davis officiating. The
young couple departed Immediately after
the ceremony for Los Angeles, Cal., where
they will make their future home.
FACTORY INSPECTORS DECIDE
TO MEET IN WASHINGTON
(ifrom ft Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb.. Sept. 21. (Special. )
The International Association of Factory
Inspectors elected officers today and de
cided upon their next year's meeting
place as Washington. D. C. The follow
ing officers were chosen:
President, Edgar T. Davles of Illinois;
first vice president, T. J. Clark of On
tario: second vice president, J. W. timTTh
of Michigan; fourth vice president, W.
;. Ribble of Iowa; secretary-treasurer,
W. W. Williams of Missouri.
Discussion of safety guards for press
punches which cut tin for tops and bot
toms of cans featured the closing session
and were extensively dealt with by those
from states where such contrivances
are much used. Thia kind of ft machine.
it is asserted, haa cut off more fingers
than any other machine known to any
industry.
COUNTY TREASURER
AND INTEREST CHARGES
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Sept. 21. (Special.) The
submliuiion of a lawsuit to the supreme
court today In which the county of Furnas
IB plaintiff and a former county treaa
urer, Charles II. Evans and his bonds
men, are defendants, involves a new
question in regard to the county depoxl
tory law. The action is to recover Jl.2W.iJ5.
The question Is if in a county in which
a sufficient number of banks to take
care of all the county funds do not file
depository bonds, the law requires the
treasurer to account fur Interest on the
excess.
DOANE COLLEGE OPENS YEAR
Kambar ( Additions and Chaoses la
r'acalty Attendnnan Will
Be Large.
CRETE, Neb., Sept. 21. (Special --Ths
regular school year opens at Doane on
eiiteuiber 13, with prospects good for a
large attendance. The faculty roll Is
toii:ewhat changed thia year. Among the
new ones are Prof. W. W. Kammerllng,
pupil of Emil Liebllng of Chicago, pian
ist, organist and musical director. He
l as been here for several days and la
i eitlng the choir work Into ahape at the
'inKrKatlonal church. Ha expecta to
liuve a churua of forty or fifty voices.
Miss Luclle Reed of Oberlin conservatory,
la also a new member of the mualcal
faculty, having the vocal teaching. Mr.
Curl II. Koch, a gradual of Western
Kfwrve, and post graduate of Harvard,
haa charge of the French and German
ilL'PaJ-tineiits. and Miss Gertrude Han ford,
I'oune. '11. la a new Instructor In the
academy. While only ft small per cent of
the students have enrolled, many are
coming in. and thlnga look bright for the
new year, especially since .the college la
entering upon ft larger forward movement
relative to raising att.OOtt In five years fur
! i reused endowment and a new gymnasium.
AUBURN MAN DIES OF INJURY
John Pohlmaa, Hurt In Raaaway
Batarday, Never Regained
Conaefoaaneaa.
AUBURN. Neb.. Sept. IL Special)
John Pohlman, who-waa so seriously in
jured Saturday night In ft runaway, died
Tuesday night In the local hospital, never
having regained consciousness. Mr. Pohl
man waa ft man about 73 years old, a
candidate at this time for tho office of
county orrmmiBHloner, and one of the most
respected citizens in Nemaha county. Ha
leavea a large family of grown children.
The body waa taken to the home near
Johnston, where the funeral waa held.
One of the sad featurea of the case la
that Mrs. Pohlman la In bed at thia time
suffering from Injuries sustained in a
former runaway with the same horse.
Auburn is to experiment with oiled
streets. A carload of the crude oil, such
as la used for this purpose, haa been
ordered by the city council and will be
apread upon the avenue connecting the
north and aouth business centers. The
experiment will be observed with great
Interest by other citlea, and ahould it
prove all that la expected other towns
of the county will use oil henceforth.
Under the auspices of the men and
religion movement, 200 men a&t down to a
banquet In Keedy hall last night. Rev.
A. R. Chilton of St. Joseph delivered the
address.
October 5 la to be horse show day In
Auburn and great preparations are being
made for the blggeat affair of the sort
ever undertaken. One of the features of
political Interest will be the presence
here for an addresa by Hon. W. J. Bryan,
who will be touring Nebraska this fall,
and has arranged to make Auburn at
that time.
Nebraska
Greenwood Men
Are to Go on Trial
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept 2L (Special.)
The case of the federal government
against Albert D. Welton and Laurence
Daft, bankers of Greenwood, and indicted
under the federal banking enactments, will
come up at the October term of federal
court In thia city. Welton, who was
cashier - at the time of the alleged vio
lation of the law, is chanted with em
bezzlement, abstracting and" misapplying
funds of a national bank and making
false entries In the accounts and reports
of the bank, while Daft, the assistant
cashier. Is under similar charges, with
tho exception of embezzlement.
In the allegations, Welton as cashier
of the Greenwood National bank, took
funds therefrom and used them In favor
of an Implement concern In which he
waa interested. In so doing It Is charged
that false entries were made by Welton,
aided by Daft. Friends of the two men
assert that the transactions participated
in by the two bankers were nothing more
than are often done by financiers and
that as practically all of the money haa
been paid back there haa been only a
technical violation of the law.
BARTON DISMISSES CHARGES
AGAINST MRS. MANCHESTER
(From ft Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 21. (Special
Telegram.) State Auditor Barton haa dis
missed the charges against Mrs. Man
chester of the Woodmen Circle, but will
proceed with the examination of the com
pany as started before the formal charges
against the head of the organization were
filed. The auditor stated today that the
Insurance commissioners of Iowa and
South Dakota, together with himself,
would give a decision Monday as to the
condition of the Woodmen Circle and the
conduct of lta affairs.
NEWS NOTES FROM FAIRBURY
Kraaae I.aad Cue on Trial in Dis
trict Conrt Small Wreck
t Clntonla.
Hildretb Man Stricken.
. HILDRETH. Neb.. Sent. 21 rKruuMat &
Robert Vanateenburg, 79 years of age.
waa stricaen with paralysis just at
breakfast time. He was noticed by fel
low boarders at the hotel and assisted
to the home of his son, Ed Vansteen
burg, who lives In the aouth nut nt
town. He became rapidly -worse aad at
present is In ft very critical condition.
Two inches of rain fell here thhi morn
ing. ' Late gardens were needing it badly
as waa the wheat. -
riarkson Man Shoots Himself.
SCHUYLER. Neb.. Sept. 21.-Speclal.)
M. Rlchtlg of Clarkson committed
suicide at his home In Clarkson on Tues
day by ahootlng himself with ft shotgun
through the temple. He did not leave
any note of explanation why ha com
mitted sulfide and no reason Is known
by his frleads and neighbors.
FAIRBURY, Neb., Sept. a. Speclal.)
Judge L. M. Pern be rt on of Beatrice is
holding ft short session of district court In
Falrbury this week. No criminal cases
will be tried and the attention of the
court la occupied with several Important
equity cases. The cane of John Krause
against Paul Krause and wife was tried
Wedneaday and waa ft warmly contested
affair. This Is the case where John
Krause deeded his son Paul, a minor,
320 acres of valuable land near Reynolds,
In this county, several years ago. Mr.
Krause now wishes the deed set aside on
the grounds that be was of unsound mind
at the time of performing the deed.
An extra westbound freight train was
derailed at Clatonla, northeast of this
place, Wednesday. Conductor. Graf ton of
Falrbury waa in charge of the train. A
defective switch derailed the thirteen rear
cars of the train. -They were piled up
and damaged badly, and It was necessary
to send a relief train and crew from Falr
bury to clear up the track and damaged
cars. The loss waa quite heavy to the
equipment. No one waa injured.
Edward McGown of this city, while
switching at Mankato, Kan., "was caught
In the' coupling appliances and dragged
along by the cars for some distance be
fore he was discovered. One of his hands
waa so badly bruised that it will be
neceasary to amputate his fingers. His
thigh was injured. He was brought to
Falrbury and taken to hla home, where he
Is receiving attention. McGown haa been
employed as a brakeman for several
years, and It Is regarded aa ft miracle that
he was not killed outright.
SOIL SURVEY IS FINISHED
Government Exports Complete Work
In Western Half of the
Stnte.
BROKEN BOW. Neb.. Sept. . (Spe
cial.) J. W. Nelson of the United States
soil survey, who has made thia place his
headquarters for several weeks past, has
completed his allotment of work and will
join the other members of the crew at
Grand Isuand. A soil survey has just
been completed of 52,000 square miles,
comprising Nebraska from the county
lines of the tier of counties east of Grand
Island to the extreme western boundaries
of the state. Messrs Nelson and Holmes
began work in June and together have
covered 14,000 square milea of the 53,000
allotted to the nine 'other experts sent
here by the government. The object la
the advancement of agricultural pursuits
In the semi-arid regions, proper cultivation
of soli and correct rotation of crops. The
agrieultural department at Washington
will publish the maps and findings of the
experts for free distribution.
WORK ON KITS HIGHWAY
Main Entrance to the Big Show ii
Nearinj Completion.
SHOWS ARE TO AS.EIYE EARLY
L!htla Efreeta Will Be Mark
More Complete Thia Year Tban
They Were Last Colonnade
to Sixteenth Street.
AX-SAX-BEN DATES.
Carnival on King's Highway,
Sept. 87 to Oct T, inclusive.
Tuesday afternoon. On. ' 3,
Manufacturers' parade. (
Wedneaday night. Oct. 4,
eleetrloal parade.
Thursday afteraooa, Oct. 5,
Military parade.
radar night, Oct t, Coro
aatioa ball
Fifty men are at work on 'the King's
Highway, getting it Into shape for the
opening of the carnival, next Wednesday.
The main gateway at Eighteenth and
Douglas streets is about half finished
and the electrical men will take up their
part of the work before the end of the
week. Installation of the white columns
of the colonnade of the court of honor will
be begun Monday morning or sooner.
From the progress already made It la
judged the Highway will be In readiness
early Tuesday afternoon.
Shows of the Highway will begin ar
riving Monday morning, coming from
various sections of the country where
they are playing this week. Most of the
larger ahowa will be Installed and will
have their fronts up and their lighting
arrangements made by Tuesday morning.
Lighting of the Highway will be more
complete than In any previous year. Last
year there were some spots which were
not as well lighted as they might be.
There will be none of these this year.
Featurea of the Highway will be the
Turkish theater with the mysterious
Lady In Black, the Seven Diving Girls
from Ostend, the Pit show and the
Zoological Garden show, which was the
most popular attraction last fall. In ad
dition, there will be the Streets of Cairo,
the Three In One, Fairies In the Well,
Penny Arcade and ft dozen othefr big
ones, besides many smaller ones.
Golden Wedding at Hnmboldt.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., Sept. 21. (Special.)
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac. M. Reynolds were
given a surprise party at their home
northwest of Humboldt aa ft celebration
of their golden wedding. They were mar
ried at Princeton, 111., In 1861, and mov-d
from there to their present home In 188!
The affair was arranged by two daugh
ters, Mrs. Lou Segrist and Mrs. Peter
Gergens. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds are
the parents of four sons and two daugh
ters, but the only relatives now living here
are the two daughters above mentioned
and a niece, Mrs. John Power. Two sons
reside In western Nebraska, one son In
Seattle and one In Canada.
Mrs. J. B Whlttaker, now a resident ol
Omaha, but for many years a resident ol
this place, being the wife of Dr. Whlttaker.
BOOTLEGGER PLEADS' GUILTY
Joe Bodell of Broken Bow, Who Is
Fined Headred Oollara, Impli
es tes Others.
BROKEN BOW, Neb.. Sept. 21. (Spe
cial.) County Attorney Peal has Just
rounded up a hunch of alleged bootleg
gers who have been operating In the
town. All are residents here and the
evidence tends to show they are not
new to the game. Joe Bodellithe first
arrested, is a carpenter by trade. When
taken before Judge Fodge the evidence
against, him was so conclusive that he
pleaded guilty to the charge and was
fined 1100 and costs. Bodell then Impli
cated Willie Moore, who Is already under
Indictment charged with arson. Moore
claims that Bodell owned the liquor and
his house was only used as ft distributing
point. A third warrant was served on L.
B. Cramer, whom the officers claim to
have ft complete case against. Bodell Is
In Jail, while Cramer gave bonds to ap
pear tomorrow.
WILCOX IS DISMISSED
AFTER CASE IS HEARD
H. E. Wilcox, former president of the
defunct National Motor Supply company,
who was arrested last Saturday at Ihe
Henshaw hotel on a warrant sworn out
by C. M. Garst of Watson, Mo, charging
him with embezzling 2.0o0. was dis
charged In police court Thursday morn
ing by Judge Crawford. The court, after
hearing the testimony of the plaintiff,
held that there was no case agalnat Wll
cog. .IA$HM
Two Thousand Rebel
Besiegers Killed in
Attack on Cheng-Tu
CHENG TU. Sept. 21.-lDelayd In
Transmission. It U estimated that a
total of 2.000 Insurgents besieging Cheng
Tu have been killed. The foreign resi
dents have not been able to leave the cap
ital. PEKING. Sept. 21.-Choa Erh Feng, the
military commander of Cheng-Tu, re
ports that the Insurgents have organised
posses of artillery and are numerically
strong. As fast aa one force la dispersed
others appear, he says. It Is held here
that the commander may be magnifying
his victories and Ignoring details. He
also reports the capture of 2.0(10 pieces of
the rebels' munitions. Including cannon,
rifles, swords, spears and banners.
A dispatch from the Cheng-Tu viceroy
says that tens of thousands of rebels
have attacked Cheng-Tu, but that the
rebels everywhere have been defeated.
Troops In the provinces of Hupes, Yu
Nan and Sse Chuen have been ordered to
suppress the rebellion.
Independent reports from Chung King,
however, do not bear out the viceroy's
optimism, but foreshadow the likelihood
of further disturbances.
A Ton of Gold
could buy nothing better for female weak
nesses, lame back and kidney trouble
than Electric Bitters. uc. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co. ,
GENH0 ALLEGES ALIENATION
AFFECTIONS OF HIS WIFE
KEARNEY, Neb, Sept. 21.-Kpeclal.-Eliaa
Uenho. a farmer, hai filed suit
against David .mz. Justlnla Ulna and
Adolnh Hins. neighbor, asking for $-'0.-
000. because they alienated the affecttone
of hla wife, Emllio Oenhtf. The piainmi
alleges that the defendants maliciously
Importuned his wife to leave him, and
"began to speak of the plaintiff In terms
of derision and reproach. Intending
thereby to deprive the plaintiff of the
society and services of his wife."
The principals ' In the suit sre ftU
wealthy farmers of Buffalo county.
Society Approves
Complexion Beautifier
Detroit Races Postponed.
DETROIT. Mich.. Sept. 21. Rain this
afternoon caused the postponement of the
Grand Circuit races at the state fair
grounds. It waa announces) that the pro
gram would be Bet back one day. thus ex
tending the races until Saturday.
"In aeeklng a dependable complexion
beautifier." saye Mae Martyn In the
Philadelphia Record, "no preparation
for whitening, beautifying and toning
the complexion equala a almple. Inex
pensive lotion, made by dissolving 4
ounces of spurmax In H-ptnt of either
witch haxel or hot water then adding J
teaspoonfula glycerine. Where witch
hazel la used the lotion driea more read
ily on the akin.
.TV, I .nl.mlU lntlon rinea not rub off
or show like powder, and is very fine for
removing that shiny, sallow looa iron
the skin. It makes the skin very clear,
satiny and beautiful, and Is so good that
a bottle of it la aure to be found on tha
dressing table of moat society women.
"I find It splendid for the skin, as It
Is very beneficial, while powder clogs
the pores, enlarging them, causing
blackheads and, rough, wrinkly com
plexions." Adv. .
Faneral of James VeasTha.
CENTRAL CITY. Neb., Sept. 21 (Spe
cial.) The body of James Vaughn, who
died at his home in Sioux City, la., last
week, was brought here for burial. The
funeral waa from SL Michael's Catholic
church and Interment was In the Catholic
cemetery. The deceased had never lived
here, but he had numerous relatives in
this section. His wife, who accompanied
the body here, is a sinter of Mrs. D. R.
Gray of this city. He was a brother of
To dream you're walking onfte air.
Up ttirouqh The hNvens blue.
Shows how you 1 feel the datj you wear.
The easy MetsonShoe.
Your Load will be Light
When you wear The Stetson Shoe
Made in leathers that readily
conform to the individual foot,
giving extreme comfort and am pie
room for the toes it is the solu
tion of your problem.
Result: Your step will grow lighter
s
your expression nappier
you will be a more congenial
companion for your friends
you will be a more em-
' A -11
ciciil man in uii
directions. is
HAYDEN BROTHERS
16TH AND DODGE STS.
"Stetsons coat more by the pair bat Um by the year' "
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David City Chaataaqaa Board.
DAVID C1TT, Neb.. Sept. 2L -(Special.)
The stockholders of the David City
Chautauqua association have elected the
following executive board for the next
season: President, a J. Hyatt; vlc-e
president. G. W. Gates; secretary, F. A.
SteOh; assistant secretary and platform
manager, Frank R. Beers. The other two
members of the board are J. R. Evans
and Troy Eller.
The program haa already been con
tracted for and the date set for the next
summer's assembly is August S to 11.
The grounds will be improved and other
changes are planaed that will make the
Chautauqua stronger and better than ever.
Corsets
to come and
to meet
Exhibition of the New Models
of the Celebrated
Crobsyt'S
.You are cordially Invited
bring your women frlenda
MISS VL A. HARPOLE
TmT ? in 3ur ,tor this week.
doU la . .112,nu"uV vent' 'or M'" Har-
Smi ill V. " ' of Prt fitter.
t2.tLm""i: ?f Importance for
If you follow her advice you will
younger in appearance iverv rale
statement Is aa true aa It Is trh.ku
Don't fail to corns In while she is here.
7cinlander & Smitt
Ladies' Exclusive Furnishers.
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The West's Great Congress on Fall Fashions for 1911
Omaha Combined; Style Show
mnnmnr lXT-nrlriTT September
inning lvxuiiiaciy Twenty-fifth
Omaha
Merchants
Announce Their
Fall Opening
in all
Sections
During Next
Week
This is a personal
invitation
to you and your friends,
to attend the
opening exhibit jn
these stores.
The following stores
co-operate in
this First Semi-Annual.
Style Show in ,
Omaha:
The Bennett Company
Brandeis Stores
Hayden Bros.
Orkin Bros.
Thompson & Belden Co.
Nebraska Clothing Co.
Thos. Kilpatrick & Co.
Weinlander & Smith
Mrs. Richards
Aulabaugh Furrier
Novelty Company
H. Thomsen
Berg Clothing Co.
King-Swans on
Sorosis Shoe Co.
Vollmera
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