Evening Star Newspaper, June 15, 1924, Page 19

HE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., JUNE 15 1924_PART 1. \\‘—-—L____‘——__:_:__—____—___—m o B e e e e e e —, e e - DANUBE FEDERATION IDEA GAINS GROUND States of 0ld Austrian Empire Find Customs Barriers Bothersome. "BUSINESS OF ALL INJURED Jealousies Alone Prevent Economic | Union. ! Correspondence of The Star and Chicago Daily Nows R. DECKER. Austria, June 12 —Al- though none of the governments of the succession states of the former Austro-Hungarian empire and mone of the parties within those new states has taken up the battle for a Danube confederation, ‘the idea is slowly but Steadily gaining ground. The need of a way out of the economic ob- stacles arising from the artificial frontiers is being increasingly felt. Austria-Hungary was an economic unit with Vienna as its cross roads. The rail lines followed the valleys and the valleys led to Vienna. Peace trea- ties have not changed the topography of the country and the natural trade routes are still through Vienna. That why Austria {s Czechoslovaki biggest customer for manufactured roducts and why Vienna is still the big market for Hungarian, Jugos and Roumanian farm products. Many of the manufactured products are for re-export, but most of the foodstuffs are consumed in Austria. Austrian_banks stili_control many industries i the neighboring. states despite attempts to legislate against it. The last panic on the Vienna ex- change was felt just as much in Prague, Budapest and Agram as in Vienna. Business firms are still de- pendent upon Vienna for new funds. Effect Felt Daily. the effects of the artificial frontiers are being impressed upon the different countries as the needs of industry increase. Each new stal has erected customs barriérs partly 10 protect home industries and partly to provide revenues with which to finance topheavy governments. There is- little doubt that the cost of gov- ernment has increased until each state is spending almost as much as did the old empire. Perhaps the country most interest- ed in the formation of a Danube con- federation would be Czechoslovakia Possessing from 60 to 80 per cent of industry of the former empire, Czechysloyakia is without the market « th old empire. On every de it encounters customs barriers. Austria does not permit Czech automobiles to enter, therefore the Czechs are forced to build plants in Austria, or at least iten such competition in order to btain more favorable tariffs. By making a large number of trade BY VIENNA, AL Dail. CHILDREN’S GROWTH GREATEST IN FALL Experiments Show Half of Yearly Gain Made in August and Three Months Following. MAY AND JUNE MARKS LOW Girls Show Loss of Weight During Former Period. By the Associated Pre; NEW YORK, June 14—Young chil- dren between the ages of four and thirteen, both girls and boys, grow faster and better during August and the three following months than at any other period of the year, accord- ing to the results of a careful study into the question of child nutrition made by the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor. 'Boys make 55.3 per cent and 8irls 59.8 per cent of the total yearly 8rowth between August 1 and De- cember 1. The period of maximum gain being in the late summer and early fall, the preiod of minimum advancement falls in the late spring and early summer. Marked Among Girls. While the same tendency holds for both boys and girls, it is most marked | among the latter. The following ta- | bles give the average gain in pounds by months and the percentage of the annual gain made in each of the | months of the year Bogs Av. Perct of gain annual inlbs. gain. 6T 9 51 43 Girls Per ct. of anoual | gain. 83 Av. gain Month in Ibs, Junuary February Mareh April May June Ty Avgust September November December Toul vearly Ave. monily t *In May the giris showed an average loss |-05 pounds. “'This is equivalent fo 08" pet cent | The report on this investigation |reads in part as follows: “The rate |of growth in both height and weight over a given period of time is quite as important, in judging a child's state of development, as his attained stature and weight at given period. Physicians, teachers, school nurses and nutrition workers must rely on the gains made during short periods of from three to six months to determine whether the child | doing well, f obviously, all healthy children must be expected to gain steadily in both height and weight. Procedure Explained. 1 _“The usual procedure has been to assume that the difference between | agreements the Czechs are trying to | turn the customs obstacles, but thus far not successfully. Hungary also finds obstacles in the of marketing its products. For cxample, Austria placed a heavy duty on Hungarian wine. At the same time Italian wine was favored through classification of the alcoholic percent- | age. Much to the surprise of the tar- framers- the Hungarians found a way of chilling their wine so that it had to be accepted. Thus by exert- ing pressure and by ruses the fron- tiers are crossed. And there is an immense amount of smuggling. A dealer along tee to deliver s chandise at any side of the prontier. Business Protests Barriers. Producers, merchants and consum- are protesting against the arti- al walls that divide the states., They are beginning to see that the| different governments, postal and| railroad administrations, currencies | and laws are combining to make (he} ultimate cost of all articles unneces- sarily high There is no movement for the re- turn of the monarchy except in Hun- gary. The supporters of the Danube confederation idea think in terms of economics and not politics. They want a free exchange of goods, a eommon post, common currency and, as far as possible, the maintenance of old laws. An attempt to stabilize the Hungarian exchange rate at the same level with the Austrian is an axpression of the tendency to make trading easier. Although business men throughont the old empire are for the Danube confederation there are many strong influences against it. The national- | ists want to conserve full liberty fo develop the individual states. Each zovernment is trying to make its state self-supporting and independ- ent. Hence often tariffs are made with the idea of forcing production along certain lines, although the neighboring state produces those lines cheaper and better. Objections From Outside. For the same reason strategic rail- reads are built, although they serve no economic purpose. Indeed, the suc- cession states are actively arming, bullding munition plants and arrang- ing airplane fields. It is said the Czechs are arranging north of Bratis- lava a flying field large enough to accommodate all the planes of the little entente. Probably the German part of for- mer Austria would fear a Danube confederation because it might mean the domination of the Slavs. But the greatest opposition would come from outside the former empire. Italy doubtless would consider a Danube -ohfederation a direct menace, be- cause such a combination would need Gutlets to the sea—Trieste and Fiume. Poland would probably oppose a Dan- ube confederation, just as Russia was nimical to the Austrian empire. Cer- tainly even an economic Danube con~ federation would make it more diffi- cult for France and Great Britain to deyelop their policies. It is probable, therefore, that the suecession states of the old empire will continue to flounder about aim- lessly, struggling against one another {ngtead of co-operating to bring about real reconstruction. F ¢ Pot Luck Exemplified. From the London Answers. Buenos Aires probably posseses the most curious restaurant in the world. It lies in Pasco de Julio, a street fre— quented by ors and dockyard workers The whole establishement consists of a great pot, about one yard in diameter, and an equally large fork. Only one dish, called “puchero,” is offered to customers. It is simply prepared. She proprietor fills the pot with water, lets a few chunks of meat and bones drop to the bottom, then adds some coloring material, partly to give a touch of mystery to the whole: partly to make the meat in the bottom invisible. A fire is now lit under the pot. When the mixture boils a card is dis- played, stating that “lunch, dinner or supper is now ready.” Each customer pays is handed the huge fork, which he dips into the boiling water. If he {s lucky he harpoons a piece of meat, which he is entitled to fish out and 4eJPUT5e 5 cents have “gone bang" But he can buy another chaace if he has another 5 cents to pay for it. ——— Musical Jealonsy. = ears of Indiscretion.” by Cyril From *My Years of Ina “Musicians are sensitive and some- times also envious. An eminent violin- ist and an eminent pianist sat togeth- or in a box during one of Heifetz's Vielin recitals. When the vociferous applause, which greeted the end of a magnicent display of technique, re- Verberated through the hall, the vio- linist, in order to camouflage his dis- comfiture, exclaimed: 1 must get out of this—the heat's unbearable!’ ‘Not for planists < was-the tmmortal reply. all pieces of mer- 5 cents and a frontier will guaran- | point on the other| the average height and welght of | | children of one age group and the average height and weight of chil- | dren of the next age group indicates the rate of gain which all children | within the given age period may be expected to make. To determine the expected gain for any portion of the ear, say for one month, the proce- dure is to take one-twelfth of the annual expected gain to determine the monthly expected gain. At best | this method is very imperfect. for it | | leaves out of consideration retard: | tion and acceleration, which largely | determine the rate of gain.” To reach its conclusions the asso- | ciation made records of the suc sive weights of 1.000 children. his is one of a series being carried | ith funds given the association for the purpose of providing the basis of more effective public health and relief work by filling in the gaps in existing basic fnformation. Whether climatic conditions affect this sea- sonal variation in growth is soon to be determined. DRYS INVADE RUMANIA. Prohibition in Mild Form Begins to Take Root. BUCHAREST, June 14—The idea of prohibition, at least in a mild form, apparently is beginning to take root 'in Roumania. Vintila Bratiano, minister of finance and brother fo the Roumani- an premier, has appointed a commis- sfon to assiSt In drafting legislation designed to curtail and regulate the ale and consumption of strong spir- its, particularly “tzuica,” a native brandy It is not planned to interfere with light wines and beer. The habit of | drinking these beverages is so deep- | rooted that interefernce probably | would be considered unwise by any Roumanian government. The main purpose of the proposed legislation is to restrict the diversion of food products from nutritive pur- poses to that of manufacturing liquors of high alcoholic content. It is proposed to make it illegal for producers of foodstuffs to sell more than a small_portion of their prod- ucts to manufacturers of spirits, and | also to impose an additional heavy tax on manufactured strong drink A nationwide educational cam- paign in favor of the measure is| planned by the churches and other civic bodies. THE BASS GOOD FATHER. Commissioner Tells How Young Fish Are Guarded. From the New York Herald. The bass is a good father. He also insists on managing his affairs in his own way, according to the New York conservation commission, wihch an- nounces that from all indications at the hatcheries of the commission at which the black bass are cultivated the bass are now preparing to spawn. | This is particularly true at the hatch- ery on Oneida Lake, where the mated bass are building nests. The black bass guards its young after hatching and is the only fish distributed by the commission known to do this, It is a curious thing, comments Commissioner Macdonald in his an- nouncement, to see the male parent followed or literally surrounded by a swarm of young bass just before the young are dispersed as able to fend for themselves. The male bass is a good father and will fight for his young. against big odds, having been known to attack the pickerel and pike when these gourmands swam too close to his swarm with intent to add young bass to the day's menu. George Philo, foreman of the hatch- ery, maintains that the bass are in- telligent. He says: “They certainly are the knowingest fish of all. Their nests must be just s0-so or thev will not occupy them. If you put too many in the rearing ponds you'll lose out every time, because one pair of bass will "think another pair has a more convenient location or a better view or something like that, and what's the result? Why—a fight. Then the ©ggs are destroyed by the jealous one.” Russia in the Egg Business. From the Chicago News. Russia has again gone into the egg business. The soviet government, the German firm “Seyferth” and the coun- loads to be handled the first year, carloads the second. 800 the third and 1,000 cardloads in the following years. A guarantee to the soviet govern- ment of a minimum profit of 15 per cent of the total business, the profit estimated to amount to 750,000 gold rubles, has been given. Before the war eggs were among the most im- portant of Ruseia's exports the 1913 exports amounting to 3.484 milliards egES. or 64 per cent of the world ex- 600 Lport. | York Women's SPORTING NEW UNIFORMS, BUT PLAYING SAME GOOD MUSIC Army Band with the new cadet gray uniforms, worn for the first time at Flag day exercises yesterday on the Ellipse. 'Calls Parking to Enjoy Views |0LD GRA CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT ANIMALS IS LAUNCHED Blue Cross Society to Fight Sacri- fice of Fur-Bearers on Altar of Dame Fashion. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, June 14.—A cam- paign to restrict the power of Dame Fashion, who for “mere decoration compels the extermination of whole | species of fur-bearing animals.” was launched tomight by the American Blue Cross Society with headquarters at Springfield, Mass., and the League for Ani Underskirts of monkey fur, of ermine tails and lace, the which when closed appears to be a bunch of folded ermine with an orna- ment of tortoise shell that represents the kitten's nose, are listed by the so- cieties as bizarre fads which are caus- ing needless destruction and cruelty. The Blue Cross campaign against the summer fur craze a year ago wWas effective. Miss Maud Phillips of Springfield, president of the societ said. but the for mere decoration has so increased “that fur is'being cut and handled as if it were fabric and not the God- given skin of an animal.” Novelties like the ermine scribed as having a “wide rippling circulad flounce that begins at the neckline and runs all the way around a train-like back,” or white fox fur collars to set off organdy are de- unced as wholly unnecessary fads. The socleties urge nation-wide par- ticipation in the campaign by clubs and associations and legisiation pro- hibiting the setting of traps cxcept during a short season when fur is at its best Among the officers of both orguni. zations which are taking an active :n- terest in the drive are Mrs. Ldith Wharton, Mrs. Lewis Gouveneur Mor- ris, Mrs. Frederick W. Vanderbil: Mrs. Harry G. Fisk and Mrs. M. Orme Wilson BRITONS LIST MINE DEAD. Fatalities in Coal Industry in 1923 Numbered 1,297. LONDON, June 14.—Herbert Smith, president of the Miners Federation, gave some statistics regarding fa- talities in the coal mines of Eritain, little known to the average person, in his opening speech at the miners’ wages inquiry. In 1923, he said, 212,256 men were disabled for more than seven days, and In addition, 1,297 lives were lost These figures meant that every work- ing day more than five persons were killed. Every 215000 tons of coal raised was stained with one man's blood. Every working day 8§30 men were injured. “If the victims of accidents in the mines,” Mr. Smith continued, “were marshalled in one procession, four men in a rank and each rank one and a half yards apart, they would have a procession of forty-five miles. Every fifteen yards of that tragic march cape, de- they would have an ambulance con- | taining a man who was seriously in- jured and every sixty-one vards a hearse. This is part of the miner's wages, part of the price he pays in the struggle with natural forces that people may have coal and he and his family bread.” GIRL BANDIT CHIEF TAKEN Slav Maiden, Gowned in Silk, Ha: Careful Marcel. BELGRADE, June 14—Not bobbed but carefully marcelled, Jugosiavia's girl bandit has been captured near Brbovo village together with a half dozen of hef band of brigands. Young and prepossessing, she is known as the ‘“silken woman" be- cause of her extravagance in dress. When captured she was clothed com- pletely in silk and wore neat little patent leather pumps. Soft spoken and of quiet demeanor, she is de- scribed as enterprising and reckless as any man in her exploits. The police are trying to discover her real name. Her fellow prisoners absolutely decline to divulge it. BLACK HAWE WAR PARK. Memorial to Mark Indians’ Last Stand East of the Mississippi. From the Chicago News. In Rock Island County, Illinois, where the Indian took his iast stand east of the Mississippi and where the dauntless Black Hawk grew to man- hood, a memorial park is to be estab- lished, if the plans of citizens are carried out. The park will cover a part of the scens of the Black Hawk wars. Old Black Hawk's watch tower, whence the Indian chief grudgingly beheld the encroachments of white men, dominates the region from the picturesque banks of the Rock River. For possession of this vantage point were_fought the last Indian wars of the old northwest territory. The Sacs and the Foxes migrated hither in 1680, and here the Sacs built the vHlage of Saukenuk in 1730, the chief Indian settlement in Illinois. Half a century later the eves of the white man began to turn toward this fertile region. Although the village was divided in its attitude toward the whites, a part of its peqple joined a marauding expedition and, suffering a_repulse, brought destruction upon all the inhabitants. Maj. Zachery Taylor, in 1812, was driven back when headed for an at- tack upon the settlement. In the same war the tower was stormed by the Rock River Rangers in search of Black Hawk, but the chief had fled across the Mississippi. In 1832, when the hunted tribe had returned to their former abode, the Americans attacked the village in a barge battle. The red men fled up the river and were pursued, captured and butchered. strong. He was released in and died soon afterward. Homes Owned on Small Incomes. More than one-half of the homes owned in the United States are owHed by men and women whose income is $2.000 2 year or less. It is estimated that at least 90 per cent of those who purchase homes do not buy or pay for them outright, five years ashion of wearing furs | ‘ a Menace to | of time in long-distance driving is very carefil and considerate of others on the road, knowing that unless he ‘ is that the other drivers will suffer the same as he often does ber:aus--‘ of some discourtesy on the pagt of an approaching or parked motor car’ driver, says G. Clark Mather, chief engineer, Paige-Detroit Motor Car | Company. i | Perhaps the most annoying, and | | even dangerous at times, conditions met with when driving cross-country | are improper focusing of lamps. | flashing on and off of dimmers and bright lights, driving on the wrong side of the road, parking on concrete paving, especially at turns or on the peak of a hill Parking at turpns and hills is very common through the mountains, the most dangerous. Tourists are attracted by a beautiful view off in the distance somewhere and, with ab- solute lack of consideration for other stop right at the peak or ound a turn. where they can be seen for mor than few vards ahead Poor Lamp Focus Annoying. Let me suggest that should you see a beautiful spot you wish to enjoy that you drive clear off the roadway OF 0nto a stretch where your automo- bile may be seen for several hundred vards by an approaching motorist It swould be a case of playing with suicide should such stops be made at night. Improper focusing of lights of the approaching motorist might easily cause it Lamps that have their bulbs focused properly and their beams di- | rected improperly are s annoving 4s the others. When setting lamps | | in their proper focus it is a good | | idea to have somewhere near the load in the car that you expect to | carry on the trip. Tilt the headlamps as far down as you can and still have a good driving light. When satisfied that the lamp bulb is focused the best possible,| drive out on a dark road, get out and | walk down several hundred feet ahead | | of your car. If the lights glare they | will have the same effect on the| driver of an approaching car. Tilt your lights a little lower and feel that | You are being considerate of the other people driving on the road | Extra Fuses Carrisd. A number of states do not require | use of dimmers. Tt is the custom to leave bright lights on both when | parsing other vehicles on the open highway or in t city. Just because you do not ha?p to be accustomed | to driving under these conditions do not flash vour lights The sudden | | glare on and off is more blinding | than the steady beam you are forced | to face. The prac of flashing lights quite often causes serious ac- | cidents In is well to have a few fusesalong | CARRY OUT DEATH PACT. | on top of especially where it is just & Japanese Girls Kill Selves as Pro- test of Old Customs. ITHOKU, Formosa, June 14.—X| suicide pact among four young girls of one of the aboriginal Formosan tribes in the interior of this island, resulting in the death of two of the covenanters, has brought to light an invasion of modern ideas even into that fastness of savage life. The four girls, between 15 and 18 years old, all had had modern educa- tion in schools esablished by the Jap- anese. They had heard sometning about the right of women to decide for themselves in regard to marriage, an entirely new idea in the commun- ity in which they were reared. When the parents of one tried to force her into an unwelcome mar- riage, the four agreed to die together. They tried hanging. Two succeeded, but the trees selected by the other broke under their weight and they lived. Etymological Landlady. From London Tid-Bits. Parson—I hear your new lodger is a vegetarian, Mrs. Blink: Mrs. Blinks—Yes; I call herbaceous boarder. him my Victim of Vengeance. From London Answens. “Hallo, Jones, “Gunshot wou! Out shooting?” The Franklin Sq. Hotel Coffee Shoppe Environment_has & lot to do with a place—You will be delighted ! 14th Street at K Open 7:30 A.M.—Close 1 A.M. '_260_!4111::!' AND ENVELOPES = 100 "o MATch Fropala Printed With Your Name and Address Amazing bargain. Printed in rich dark blue ink, on best white bond paper. Size of shect 6x7 inches, type is plate gothic, designed for clear- ness and good taste. Write name and address plainly. Remit one dol- lar with order. West of Denver and outside of U. S. add 10 cents axtra. National Print Shop The Box 1483, Dept. W. 8., Washington, D. C. LY i NATNL Puoro. Others on Road ‘Motor Car Engineer Also Advises Inspec-| tion of Headlight Focus, Use of Dimmers, Carriage of Spare Parts The driver who spends a great deal in case your lights blow out, in ad- dition to ten or twelve feet of No. 14 gauge wire and a full set of lamp bylbs. A few spare parts, according | to what your past experience with a car has been, are as handy as a rear- view ‘mirror. Small town garages don’t often have a complete line of parts. If driving for the first time in hilly country never attempt to pass an- other ‘a«r that is approaching the pe: 2 hill. and never get on the wrong side of the road when mal & turn. If your car is faster than other cars on the hills, do tempt to pass another car on wrong side of the road when proachin turn. This is the where oliisions oceur. ~ The safest t to drive vour car into any place on the road where cannot see where you are goi In closing we might also many drivers are others that use the roa. all try to remember tr the extreme right of t ving at all times room for moving vehicle to pass in th of the road. Immediat ing another car always pull the front of it so that the road be as clear for some one who bigger hurry than you are the ar point over o NT HOME CLOSED St. Rapidly Deteriorating. ST. LOUIS, June 14.—Dilapidated, its occasional green shutters nailed tight, its front and side walls spat- tered with glaring signs, such is the present condition of the quaint old red brick building here in which lysse S. Gra>', commander-in-chief {'the federal forces in the civil war, 1d later President of the United States, pent several happy Years of his life In this building the great military leader, then a lieutenant, married M. Julia T. Dent in 1548, and here veral years' following tion from West Poin ed to Jefferson Barrac nned a shrine, in the full word, to St. Louis' hum- eat son, 2 home for meme of his life und a headquarters riotic socie s and organi: tions that care to use it. Solicitation of relics r days and later vears remind visitor: already has be hroughout the The property, acquired at auction ¥ John H. Gundlach of St Louis, sident of the Grant-Dent Memorial Associatio was turned over by him | to the association and a campaign | s been launched by commercial and riotic « ions to raise $10- 0o that house may be stored Quaint Structure in Louis | he lived of pre-civil which will of (rant's greatnessy St. Louis and cou the oid re- | Writer Says Horses Talk. Joseph €. Drum who and ntain writer of west a_ graduate of Georgetown in some of his have a form of only understood but’ by a good Boston Col University th t uage among ORE THEFTS STOPPED BY LAW IN COLORADO “High-Grading,” Once Great Evil, Reduced at Mines of Precious Metals Since 1917. ‘ | | By the Associated Pres DENVER, Colo.;June 14.—The game of “high-grading,” which has been an annoyance to the mining of pre- | cious metals throughout the world, | has been virtually stopped in Colo- | rado mining camps during the last| nine years as a result of the efforts of special agents working under the direction of the secretary of state in enforcing the ore buyers' act passed | by the Colorado assembly in 1915. The term “high-grade” came from | the practice originating in the theft and sale of high grade metal by miners and the subsequent con- version of the ores into gold and silver bullion for sale to the United States mints. Colorado mine owners had tried in every conceivable way to put a stop to the practice, but apparently without success, accord- ing to_their reports to the authori ties. Some mines operating with ex- | tremely valuable veins, installed | “‘change rooms” where workmen were required to change clothing on en- tering and leaving the mine. But even this scheme was said not to have been entirely effective, as the cer- | tain small percentage of dishonest | miners managed to find some way to_smuggle ore outside. The ore buyers’ act, passed after a | bitter struggle, between the Mine ywners ssoclation and alleged “high-grading” interests, ~provides | that buyers of precious metals must be licensed by the state and must | post a bond of $5000 for the faith- ful observance of thé act. The law requires such a buyer to make a dili- gent effort to learn where the vendor acquired . his ore and with what au- thority he is selling it. Giving false information to a buyer is made a punishable offense. In this way the | special agents have been abie to check the activities of unamhorued[ sellers. The virtual bottling up of the illicit market is said to have had | the effect of stopping almost enti ores | the surreptitious removal of ore. Since the law was adopted the number of licensed ore buvers in the | state has decreased from thirty-two | to_seven. | Definite enforcement of the statute dates from 1917, when eight of | twelve aileged “high-graders” were | given prison sentences of two years each. At the trial more than a score | of miners testified that they had sold ores to the accused men. | The successful operation of the Colorado law has brought about the | passage of similar laws in other western states. i e Proven Exercise. From Life. . Specialist (to fat man)—Do you e regular exercise every morning? | at Man—I get up, don't 12 Pension Goes to Good Chef. W. M. Turlock, manager of the Ho- | i Pines, Pine Bluff, Ark., has pen- | sioned his head chef, 'who served sev- | enteen years without missing a day, | without ever being late and without | ever vofcing a complaint over extra| The chef is James Murphy FACTORY RUN BY BLIND. Tennessee Provides for Unfortun ates by Broom Industry. NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 14.—Th« state of Tehnessee employs sevent: blind persons in the manufacturs o brooms. The state's broom factory for the blind is located on property in thi vicinity of the main state prison, a Nashville, and every empioye excep the truck driver engaged in this work is_blind. There are about among the workers and some h married blind en who are emplo: in the factory and reside in the fad tory settlement. The industry has a capacty of 10t dozen brooms a day, is operated a a profit to the state under the super vision of the commissioner of instity. tions, and the employes are pald % living wage for their services. 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