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PAGE TWO THE CAS A GRANDE DISPATCH FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1935 By Edwar Pickard Neulpapcr Un Senator Long Assassinated by Political Opponent UEY P. LONG, United States senator and political dictator of Louisiana, is 'dead, the victim of an assassin's bullet. As lie passed through corridor of the- state-house In Baton Rouge, where legislature wtra passing more laws to solidify his control over the state, lie was shot once through the body by Dr. Carl A. Weiss.

of Baton Rouge, one of the "King- fish's" political op, ponents. The assassin was Immediately shot to death by the senator's pver present bodyguards. tong was hurriedly taken to a hospital and eminent surgeons were summoned. They found the bullet had gone through the base of the right-lung and passed out of the back, puncturing the colon and pausing Internal hemorrhage. After £he wound had been cleansed, two Mood transfusions were given, the blood being supplied by Lleut- Gov.

James A. Noe. Mrs. Long and her daughter Rose were brought from New Orleans and sat at the senator's bedside. The surgeons and physicians worked unceasingly to save Long; bat his strength steadily waned and ehortly after 4 o'clock Tuesday morning, about'30 hours after the shooting, he passed away.

The motive of Doctor Weiss; an eye, ear, nose and throat specialist, apparently grew out of the highhanded political methods of Senator Long in Louisiana. The position of his District Judge B. H. Pavy of Opelonsas parish, an anti-Long leader. Is jeopardized by a law Introduced in the present special session to gerrymander his district.

The law would put the home of Judge Pavy Jn Landry parish. It was heing pushed through the legislature with machinellke precision. In August, Senator Long told the senate that at a conference In the Hotel De Spto in New Orleans last July 21 his foes had discussed a plot to kill -him. Long's opponents laughed at this story, just as they always have ridiculed his practice of having an armed guard accompany him everywhere. Political leaders of all parties expressed their deep regret for the assassination of Senator Long.

His devoted followers in 'Louisiana and elsewhere mourned his death. He had been one "of the picturesque' figures ill America's political life, creating Innumerable enemies but persistent in advocating his. ideas which appeared fantastic to most citizens. A Democrat, he had broken with the administration and often bitterly attacked President Roosevelt and the Dealers. It was the belief of many that he Intended to become the Presidential nominee of a third party comprising his own "share the wealth" crowd and various other'groups dissatisfied with the policies of the old parties.

Salvador de Madariaga Efforts of Statesmen to Prevent War in Africa tJSSOLINI tacitly consented to the appointment of a commlt- tW of five nations by the League of Nations council to handle the Italo- Ethioplan embrog- llo, and after protest agreed Great Britain and France should be among the members of that body. The other members are Spain, Turkey and' Poland. Senor Salvador de Madariaga of Spain is the chairman, and he and his associates at once began the task assigned Each is represented by Us chief delegate, being besides Madarlnga, Eden of England. of France. Rustu Arras of Turkey and.

Josef Beck of Poland. The assembly the league began Its sessions In Geneva, bringing to that city mnny of Europe's foremost statesmen, and It was a certainty "that the assembly would be definitely hostile to Ittily and ready to consider the imposing of -penalties on Italy-the moment any overt act occurs. The Italians hoped to prolong the Inquiry by the committee of five until nfter the adjournment of the assembly, and their opponents were building up a solid front, preparing for the application of sanctions against an aggressor as provided for In article 1C of the league covenant -Baron Alolsl told Captain Eden tliat the African cam- would not begin while the assembly was In session. In two speeches in Rome Mussolini gave Indication that be-would not be diverted from his purpose to pon nquer Ethiopia. Though in one he saioT "the Italian people want peace provided it is accompanied by justice," In the other he declared "we shall march straight on." The Ethiopian government announced that f'telegrams from the northern frontier show that the Italians are making Important troop movements on the Ethiopian and Eritrean frontier.

Indicating an early offensive against Ethiopia." .1 Accepting the advice of his "brain mist," which includes Everett A. Colson of the United States, Emperor Halle Selassie Instructed his representatives In Geneva to reject all solutions thus -far offered by the powers for settling the quarrel with Italy. There are a tripartite mah- over Ethiopia, as suggested by France, with the League of Nations guaranteeing Ethiopia's Independence and territorial integrity; France's proposal for an Italian protectorate similar to that of the British In Iraq, and an International police force similar to the one that occupied the Saar before its restoration to Germany. Baron Alois! Aloisi Presents Italy's Case Against Ethiopia ARON POMPEI ALOISI, cold and. sardonic, stood up before the League of Nations and presented Italy's case against Ethiopia, denouncing that empire as utterly to be classed with civilized countries.

In addition to his speech he laid before the council a long memorandum detailing the al- I leged conditions, of I' slavery that still prevail In Ethiopia and the; participation pf its government In the slave trade. The memorandum was elaborately documented. Addressing the council, Aloisi said In part: "The Ethiopian government does nothing to make itself worthy of belonging to the community of civilized nations. Even today 1 that country has to be represented by European advisers In order to make Its voice heard in the League "of Nations. "The Italian government considers, in these circumstances, thatxa state such as Ethiopia cannot have either equality of right or equality of duties as compared with civilized states.

To claim that members of the league are required to observe rules of the covenant In their relations with members who have always and constantly been outside those rules Is contrary to 'all the principles of right and justice." To the press correspondents the baron was even more explicit. "You have heard, the Italian thesis," he said. "That is final. Italy has asked nothing, not even the withdrawal of Ethiopia from the league. From now on Italy will play a passive role here.

We are not going to discuss anything with Ethiopia, but we will discuss Ethiopia with the league. "It is' up to the members of the league council to decide whether they want to expel Ethiopia or expel Italy." Reactions to President's Letter Are Various EACTION of American business 1 and financial men to President Roosevelt's latest public statement that his basic program has reached substantial and industry will have a breathing spell ran the gamut between mild hope and downright unbelief. Those who permitted themselves to be quoted were generally extremely cautious in their expressions, but there was usually a vein of skepticism In their remarks. Wall Street brokers were gladdened by a spurt of trading at higher prices, but bankers were more than doubtful, and economists Insisting that a' balanced budget, which wasn't mentioned In the President's letter to Roy HowarVJ, publisher, was a prime requisite. Silas Strawn, former president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, said: "Business men generally will say that the improvement in some lines of business has been in spite of, rather than he- cause of, the activities of the administration." Polticians regarded the letter as Mr.

Roosevelt's opening of his campaign for re-election, and praised or decried It according fto their party affiliations. Frank IKnox of Ihe Chicago Dally News, a potential candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination, called It "just another promise" and set forth the many campaign promises Mr. Roosevelt has failed to keep'. Senator Black of Alabama said the statement was "a wonderfully clear explanation of his program. Its original alms and its execution.

It should be a cnll to those engaged In business to co-operate in further national progress." Germany Protests Language of a New York Judge Ambassador Hans Luther called on Secretary of State Hull and entered formal pro-j test against the language used by Magistrate Louis of New York In dismissing charges against five persons arrested for tearing the Nazi flag from the liner Bremen in July. The magistrate justified the action of the rioters on the ground that the display of the ting carried, In their "the same sinister implications of a pirate ship, sailing defiantly into the harbor of a natipn, one of whose ships It had just scuttled, with the black flag of piracy proudly flying aloft." Judge Brodsky also characterized the Nazi state as "an atavistic throwback to pre-medteval, if not barbaric, social and political conditions." Ambassador Luther, who was act- Ing on instructions from Berlin, must have known that Secretary Hull couldn't do much about it, having no control over a city magistrate. However, MK. Hull tried to mollify an angered Germany by Intimating to Governor Lehman of New York that an apology from Brodsky was In order. Hundreds Die in Hurricane That Sweeps Florida LORIDA was the victim of another terrific hurricane that swept up from the Caribbean across the keys and the southern end of the state, then along the west coast and Into Georgia.

The total of fatalities was uncertain, but at this writing the number of dead Is estimated at more than 500. Of these perhaps 300 were war veterans In labor camps on the keys where they were employed' In construction work. All buildings on many of the keys were demolished and a relief train that had been sent to take the veterans away from the danger zone was smashed to pieces. The survivors on the Islands were without shelter, food ind me'dical supplies, but relief ex- pediflpns were quickly sent by the Red Cross and other agencies. The towns along the west coast reported extensive property damage but few casualties.

Responding to assertions that the great loss of life In the veterans' labor camps was due to lack of preparation against such a disaster. President Roosevelt ordered a thorough investigation by Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, administrator of veterans' affairs.

Harry Hopkins, head of the FERA which set up the camps, also started an inquiry, and so did the American Legion. The affair promises to attain the bad eminence of a national scandal. Caught in the fury of the storm, the Morgan'liner Dixie, from New Orleans- for New York, was driven aground, on French Reef, about CO miles south of'Miami. Her passengers and crew, numbering 372, were In great peril for three days, and various steamers and coast guard cutters rushed to the rescue in response to her SOS call and as soon as wind and seas enough all were', taken the stranded conveyed to lan'd, most of them to Miami. Passengers on the Dixie warmly praised the gallant work of the ship's officers and crew.

Mussbllnij's driving power and efficiency, transformed the fever-breedmgpontlne marshes Into homes for Italian families, should need no "seven months" produce results In Abyssinia. The. thing to do Is to concentrate on; the "Conquering Lion of otherwise the Negus, or "Power of Trinity." Make It clear that modern war means "the ruler of the country first, the little people afterward," and war will not last long. The "Conquering Lion" has expressed willingness, almost eagerness, to die fof his. conntny, but that must not be taken too literally.

Near Bnrbank, plane crashes. Three occupants, two pilots and a stewardess, burn to 'death, after striking a live; wire. It has been said. "Alcohol and gasoline do nofTmlx well," meaning that men should not drive when drunk. Air fields and live do not mix well either.

The Department of Commerce, ruling aviation and exercising 'admirable rules, might Include among the latter ia rule against exposed live wires near air fields. Americans Cancel Big Ethiopian Concession HILE the European statesmen were struggling with the Italo- Ethioplan question. Secretary of State' Cordell Hull quietly took a hand, In the game. He did not In any way Involve the United States In the wrangle, but he put an end to the deal whereby Halle Selassie was giving a great development concession to Americans. Officials of the Standard Vacuum 011 Sec'y Hull companj went to Mr.

Hull's office and admitted own ershlp of the grant. The secretary admonished them that the conces sion had Veen "the cause of grenl embarrassment not only to this government, but to other governments who are making strenuous and sincere efforts for the preserve tion of peace." The oil men thereupon announced their intention of withdrawing from the deal with Ethiopia, and the hip concession sensation was entirely deflated. The British government was especially pleased with this outcrfme and deeply grateful tc Secretary Hull. Death of Edward L. Doheny, Rich Oil Magnate DWARD L.

-DOHENY, one ol the wealthiest of America's oil magnates, died In Los Angeles at the age of seventy-nine years, after- a long Illness. His oil Interests we're mainly in California and Mexico. In 1924 Doheny and his old friend, Albert B. Fall, secretary of the interior under Harding, were Involved In the investigation of the government's leasing of the Elk Hills naval oil reserve In California to Doheny for exploitation. Doheny was twice tried andi twice acquitted, on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government and of giving a bribe of $100,000 to Full The latter, however, was found gull ty of talfing bribe and went to prison.

BRISBANE THIS WEEK How Will Mussolitii Fight? Airfields and Live Wires A Teapot Tempest Will Eugenists Explain? Mussolini fought big war as a simple soldier In the trenches, was badly wounded, a the' horrors of war from the bottom. JCowy In command, he will see war from the Hbw will he manage it? Dispatches say he must do thing In a "quick drive and make big gains" before the rainy season returns, seven months hence. Southwestern Briefs Arthvr Brisbane There, is an unnecessary fuss about American business men having secured in Abyssinia rights to develop oil and mineral wealth. An American should 6e able to go shopping at his own risk and on his own responsibility, wherever he chooses, as Englishmen do, without having the State department Indulge "fits." 1C one of the great American organizations. Standard Oil, Do Pont or another, undertakes to do business In It will not ask Uncle Sam to send over any of "our boys" to shed their blood.

Strange sight In a New York boy, nine years old, accused of a girl by hitting her on the head with a stone because she denied his assertion that he could eat more peaches than she could. Another little boy of twelve, also killer of playmate, appeared In the same court The nine-year-old boy seemed quite uncopcerned, except that he thought his dog, "Lucky," would be lonesome I without him. Prosecuting authorities accuse the nine-year-old boy of murder, but hanging or drawing and quartering for children are part of the past Will stlrplculturlsts and engenlsts explain these youthful crime phenomena? I The sad death of I the queen of Belgium proves that I the open car la the dangerous car. The queen was thrown from the car, struck her head against a tree, and was Instantly killed. Had she been in-a closed car, she could not thrown violently, and probably would have escaped death as did her husband, who was holding the wheel.

i The open car Is the Ideal car to see the country and the sky, but a dangerous car for those who drive too fast. San Francisco, as old In the minds of Americans; as the word "California" itself, is cheerful. -The great bridge that will unite San Francisco to Oakland across the bay is progressing rapidly. And the suspension bridge is already stretching Its splderweb cables across the Golden Gate, where the Pacific ocean comes rushing In to the bay. Thanks to good management and an excellent engineer, Mr.

Strauss, this Golden Gate bridge, with Its magnificent span of more than 4,000 feet, will be finished on tjme and for less than the' $35,000,000 guaranteed as maximum price. England wants no war, with prosperity returning and spoils of the big war not yet digested. But the wing feathers of the peace angel must tremble at sight of Br.lt- Ish and Italian fleets In the Mediterranean, ne'ar the mouth of the Suez canal. If Britain tries to close that canal to Italy, leaving thousands of Italian soldiers cut off from their base and from food supplies, there will probably be some heavy gunfire. SI.

Syndicate. Inc. WNU An occupation license may be posed on a camp ground with receipts: over $1.000. per year in New Las Cruces, N. has been given 1 a $52,000 grant and loaned $134.000 for the installation of a natural gas system.

i Registered Arizona state warrants issued during the last fical year will! be paid Septi 20, according to Mit Sims, state treasurer. Only 293 acres of timber land in national forests of New Mexico were burned this year, according to the regional forest office. Governor Moeur designated September as safety month in Arizona. He called attention to the death-toll on Arizona's highways In 1934, there' being 205 lives "needlessly sacrificed." L. W.

Wixson, Tucson, has been appointed field agent of Arizona State Tax Commission for the Tucson sales tax division, It was announced by Thad' M. Moore, chairman of the commission. John A. Duncan, director of the Arizona state temperance enforcement commission, announced that more than 2,300 liquor HcensesMssued since January 1 have yielded $117,500 In revenue. The Santa Fe railroad recently accepted delivery of a new type, ,3,600 horsepower Diesel locomotive, which officials said would be tested, and it successful, put on a faster Chicago- California passenger run.

The Arizona state fish and game commission announced that rules and regulations for the deer hunt in Kaibab forest this fall will be the same as those in effect last year. The hunt will be held from Oct. 16 to Nor. 15. Construction is scheduled to- start soon on the new girls' dormitory at Eastern New Mexico Junior College at Portales, N.

according to President Donald Mackay. The contract went to G. N. Amis of Roswell for $46,917.50, lowest bid. Governor Clyde Tingley of New Mexico named three delegates to the National Metal Mining convention ol the American Mining Congress in Chicago, Sept.

23-27. They are Dr. E. H. Wells, Socorro; R.

B. Tempest, Hurley, and J. T. Matson, Tererro. As part of a nation-wide metropolitan survey just launched, studies will be started soon In 'Santa Fe and Albuquerque to determine changes made in fair trade practice standards since termination of the to Ralph E.

Davy, New Mexico state NRA officer. The New Mexico state planning board has announced it is contemplat ing studies which may lead to general rules and policies on consolidation of schools and school districts, a work which would be undertaken with assistance of the department of education and county school authorities. films'supplied the U- S. soli erosion service at Gallup, N. by the University of "Arizona exten sion division, are being used in a traveling exhibit being shown throughout the Navajo reservation In'that region, where approximately 40,000 Navajo Indians live on a tract of land covering 20,000 square miles.

Dr. H. Hubbard, head of the University of Arizona department of history, has completed the editing and revision of an article on Arizona history which will be included In the new edition of Brittaniea Junior, a "version of the Brittaniea encyclopedia which is expected to be published In January, 1936. Deer and range in reserve are in the best, condition in years, it has been announced following a survey of the Kaibab forest by George Wrench, state game, commissioner; S. L.

Lewis, game warden, and Walter G. Mann, Kaibab supervisor. Foliage Is plentiful, the deer fat, 'and hunting should be good this year, Wrench said. More than 20,000 bags of pinto beans will be marketed in the Flagstaff, area this year, according to E. G.

Cooper, local buyer. Excellent crops in other sections will tend to lower prices this year. Cooper said. Although the crop Is not large, good polatoes are being grown by farmers in Mormon Lake country, the buyer reported. Damage of $896,564.90 was reported by County Agent Lee H.

Gould after a survey of the flood from-the recent mountain cloudbursts at Las Cruces. His report was made to George R. Quesenberry, state director of the extension service. The damage listed was to crops, livestock, dwellings barns, canals, roads and land levels in Dona Ana county. Dr.

D. B. Harmolj of Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff has announced that the nation-wide broadcast of Easter sunrise services from the rim of the Grand Canyon probably will become an, annual broadcast, sponsored by the Federal Council of Chnrches of Christ in America. The first such was held last spring. Harmon said arrangements are being made by two large broadcasting networks to distribute the program, over 350 stations and to transmit It by short wave to other countries.

Appointment of a New Mexico state advisory committee for the national youth administration has been announced by Clinton P. Anderson, director. Education, agriculture, labor, business and youth interests are represented on the'committee. Those receiving appointment are Donald W. McKay, Portales.

president Eastern New Mexico Junior College, Portales. education; Fabian Garcia, State College horticulturist, agriculture; Don E. Woodward, Raton, business: H. Tompkins, labor, and Jack Korber, Albuquerque, youth. Washington By WILLIAM BRUCKART more years than most of us can remember, the U.

S. senate has Obsolete been the object of Senate Rules caustic criticism, jibe and jest because of its rule permitting unlimited debates. Time after time long senate speeches have been the object of editorial attack In one segment or another of American metropolitan Its methods have been held up to ridicule In spoken and written word Innumerable times, and Its procedure remains unchanged. It was no occasion for surprise, therefore, when a new criticism of senate rules of procedure was launched upon us Immediately after the last session of congress adjourned. Senator Huey P.

Long 'of Louisiana, the self-styled kingfish, broke loose as he has so many times broken loose and effectively tied senate plans In a knot He did the very thing that has precipitated criticism of the senate through all of the years mentioned above-and succeeded in a one-man filibuster in blocking passage of an appropriation bllL Indeed, he was so effective Irf his thati he brought down on his head the wrath of President Roosevelt and all of the New Deale'rs who were about to realize culmination of some of their most cherished White the Long filibuster probably should be criticized because undoubtedly there, was some unfairness about it, the reason It takes on more importance at this time Is because It placed so many of the New Dealers in a state of high dudgeon mentally and because It again centered attention upon these same senate rules. By way of preliminary explanation, I believe it ought to be said that no organized body can operate effectively or orderly without first binding itself to adhere to rules of procedure that will gjve an These rules. In the case of the senate, are very; old. It may be said they are antiquated and obsolete; surely some will take that view of them. But nevertheless those are the rules.

I do not propose here to say that they should be 'revised or that present rules should be retalneoT. But I do believe that before changes are made and before those who propose changes spread too much ballyhoo, the country shall understand some of the reasons which actuate the present urge. The kingfish spoke for nearly six hours on the closing night of the session. He could Bong's not be prevented filibuster from speaking after he was once recognized by the presiding officer. He told the senate he was battling for a government loan rate on cot- jtun of 12 cents pound whereas the administration was proposing, to make the rate either nine or ten cents per pound.

The Senate had placed an amendment on an appropriation bill to carry out the idea of 12 cents a pound and had put up the proposition to the house of representatives which showed no signs of agreeing at until Mr. Roosevelt took a hand and suggested the compromise 'of 10 cents a pound. -AH that remained was a formal vote of the senate to put the administration plan Into effect Senator Long decided should not be und he proceeded to lick the administration single-handedly by continuing his filibuster until the midnight hour when the congress was to nd- lourn finally. In blocking- the administration compromise. Senator Long also defeated appropriation pf something Mke SlOO.OOOiOOO which the administration was going to use in setting up machinery under Its so-called security laws, the Guffey bill for regulation of the soft coal Industry and the bond created theoretically to settle labor disputes.

All these bills were pressed hard by the administration. If one had not had Its antagonists in They were and are strictly New Deal measures. As 'result of the Long filibuster none of them can be made fully operative until congress convenes again next January and appropriates the money. So, It can be seen how the pride of the New Deal professors wa's wounded. It can be seen likewise why they, along with the President did so much squawking about the Long filibuster.

Senator Long was an Ideal goat for the situation. It Is not riiy privilege nor is It within my power to say whether the legislation which Unnecessary Senator Long vir- Barking allT nullified Is so. Important that five months of delay Is the difference between life and death in this country. Indeed, I cannot see any reason for all of the haste that Is exemplified by the shouts and the criticisms suddenly brought forth because of that fllttraster; -The which were brought to final passage only a few days before adjournment had been languishing ID congress since last January. The President had repeatedly urged their enactment but the congress saw fit to delay.

Consequently in various quarters In Washington I heard the In-, qniry as to why so much damage can be done by delays of five months- when there has been delays of seveo months preceding enactment of the measures. Sol without defending a filibuster In any wise. It occurs to me that we ought to look back Into history and' see the benefits accruing from un- Slmlted debate In the senate, a procedure which the New Dealers now want to change. Through.all of the years that congress has existed the senate has moved In a deliberative- way. It has been slow, to be sure; yet, records of the past make It appear that this slow procedure resulted inevitably In better legls- -latlon.

Many are the schemes that surged forward on the ballyhoo of a minority to passage In the bouse- of representatives only to be blocked and properly examined In the senate. Many are the times as well when the deliberative character or senate debate gave time for expression of a majority sentiment In the- country and saved It from being; precipitated Into policies- of national legislation that would hare- worked untold harm. I cannot but believe that the privilege of unlimited debate In the senate has more- good features than bad. Time after time in years past, demands have been made for liberalization of rules In the house or representatives so that Individual members might voice their views at length. The house never has yielded from the position It has: taken that its numbers were too- great to permit free-for-all discussion such as takes place In the.sen- ate.

The house does Its work in- committees and those committees are, generally under the guidance- of the political In control of tue government The house, therefore, invariably the will of the administration. In consequence- of this, it Is hard to believe that the senate ought to bind and gag- its members and prevent their free- expression. For the first time since the Civil war. a federal government bond Issue failed the Bond Issue other day to at- Failttre tract enough subscribers to'absorb the offering. It was a small oiffer- Ing at that The amount was only 5100,000,000.

The bonds were not, strictly speaking. United States government bonds. They were being; Issued by the Federal Farm Mortgage corporation but they bore the- guarantee of the United States treasury that they would be paid: both as to Interest 'and principal, and to all Intents and purposes may not be distinguished from ment bonds. When the treasury received of onlj $85,500,000. Secretary Mor- genthau was both surprised antf chagrined.

He laid the of the Issue to the fact that the bonds- were to carry only per cent.In- terest, a very low rate. It was a part of-the treasury policy to sell government securities at Interest rates as low as possible to reduce- the burden of £he Interest charge- which the government must carry on Its gigantic public debt Nevertheless, "it ain't so good." The national debt now outstanding is something like $30,000,000.000. It is approximately $9,000,000.000 higher than when Mr. Roosevelt took office. It Is due to go 5 still higher because additional money must be borrowed to carry, out works-relief plans of the New Deal.

Some authorities: predict that before Mr. Roosevelt's present term expires as President, the public 'debt will aggregate something like 535,000,000.000, the highest In all history for our nation. Long experience as a student of financial affairs prompts my conclusion that failure of the $100,000.000 Issue' to be fully subscribed 1 does not mean that bonds are a bad Investment I am Inclined to the opinion that the treasury tried to drive down the interest rate too low and that most Investors figured they could obtain a better return than that which Mr. Morgenthau offered them. after all, there Is something of a warning In this circumstance.

I believe the warning Is that If the Roosevelt administration continues to spend and spend and borrow and borrow. It must pay higher and higher Interest, rates for the money It borrows. Again, that "ain't so good." Then, there Is another thought to be considered. It is the question, of repaying those from -whom the government has borrowed and Is borrowing funds for this vast program expenditure. 6 WiwUrn tlnloa..