Calgary Herald from Calgary, Alberta, Canada • 1

HE1ALJD Last Edition Last Edition THE CALGARY DAILY TWENTY-NINTH YEAR, No. CALGARY, ALBERTA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1912. nVy.DAY 40 PAGES BRITISH PRESS ATTACKS LAURIER -HARVEST LABOR STILL SCARCE--BANKS IN GOOD SHAPE LAURIER'S SPEECH BRANDED US ARE HANDSOME DECORA TIONS I Calgary City Hall Illuminated In III BY LONDON PRESS AS HOSTILE TO IMPERIAL NAVY POLICY SHAPETO GOO Newspapers Remind Sir Wilfrid that Canada Has Only Been MOVE THE CROP 5000 LABORERS COMING WEST FOR JARVEST Trainloads of Harvesters Are Pouring Into Winnipeg Today ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED THERE TO PROVINCES Demand for Currency' Will; Be Fully Met During Rush Season 7. lltff vipiilll Saved from Great Burden of Defence Through 7 the Imperial Fleet BORDEN WILL HAVE ACTIVE OPPOSITION OF FORMER CANADIAN PREMIER, SAYS THE POST "Some Nations Never Think of War Until It Is Top Late," As-: serts the Daily Mail in Referring to Sir Wil- frid's Last Utterance i -m, v. f.

a. a AVAILABLE CIRCULATION IS LARGELY INCREASED i ILL i 3tui i nil i in ot bbp a. as -Til mm Scarcity of Labor Will Be Relieved by These Fresh Arrivals Dominion Government Is Put-; ting Out a Big Issue; of Fives ipjP Ml (Special Cable to Th Montreal Star and Th Calgary Herald.) (Registered According to Copyright Act.) LONDON, Aug. 1. The departure of the Right Honorable R.

L. Borden from England for Canada yesterday. 4- Special Correspondence to Herald. Mornng Post ay: "It csa only described as hostile to the British, naval policy." The Post adds: "If Laurior has to thank the Lord that Canada haa no burden of armament to bear, he has also to thank the Instrument under God's providence which haa saved Can ada from that burden the Brttlsa fleet. "While Mr, Borden will have the OTTAWA, Aug.

31. Figures have become available as to the country's resources for 'dealing with demand. I' 1 formed the theme of many editorials. The Unionist journals were highly eulogistic of his mission in the motherland, while the Radical papers were for currency which will occasioned WINNIPEG, Aug. 81.

Last night saw the Winnipeg harvesters' clearing house working at top speed when harvesters began to pile In, One utter another trains passed out carrying the men who are to harvest the crops and for whom the entire west is crying. A tew minutes after midnight the tret batch poured Into the temporary ticket office In the big tent at the C. P. K. station, where they consulted tele by the western crop.

Last i'ear-the I 1 if if'; II demand was very great, and recourse had to be had to the four dollar gov--! -exnment notes, which have proved an-unpopular form of currency. This )' grams from all over the west asking this photograph, taken last night for Th Herald, shows how the City year the resources of the banks and lor help. Thirty minutes later at 12:50, another train came in, and again the Hall will uminated at night in honor of th visit look all next week when ill umin oyal highnesses and th stamped. look all nxt weak whan ill the government combined in the way of rtof thir currency will be over thirty million dol tent was packed with a mass of men all anxious to hurry to the harvest proval of the Imperial government in his campaiga, he will have the active opposition of Laurler, Laurior' policy Is to place all the burden upon the mothei- country; rep all of th advantages and take none of the res ponslbilltles. We suggest to Mr.

Laurler that without the Brtish navy Canada lies completely at th mercy ct any great power that should assume sovereignty of the seas." The Daily Mail says: "Laurler I content to oeleve that Canada we don't think of Some nation never do think until too late, but Canadians have thought, for they know that the most potent factor for peace Is the British navy." WINDERMERE. lars In excess of last year. In the strangely silent on the subject The Times aays: "One Jarring note was struck characteristically enough by militant suffragists and Borden's manly and dignified reply will raise him yet higher In public esteem." The Standard In referring to Mr. Borden's statement that full Information regarding the naval defense will reach Canada says: "Matters of Imperial moment are deferred because t'i Radical government Is too busy employed In subverting the constitution." The recent speech of Sir Wilfrid Laurler at Ottawa on th German peril was severely criticised here today and In the following words the fields. At 1:10 a.m.

another long sne autumn of 1911 the banks had the horn STAMPEDE CROWD WAITS inal right to issue $128,000,000. cial puffed into the sheds and the new comers joined the crowd already filling actual practice they did not Issue more the tent to overflowing. Shortage Scare Vanishing EAGERLY FOR OPENING OF BIG WESTERN EVENT The main streets of the city art now a blaze of color and bunting and flags are to be seen everywhere. On of the best decorated buildings so far is the Alexander corner depicted than Jl 12.000.000, as It is necessary for them to keep a margin on hand as a guarantee against over Issue, this margin working out at $16,000,000. In addition the government issued finding It necessary to use the "fours." Thus the circulation nominally available was $154,000,000, and the money actually In the pockets of the people was $138,000,000.

This year the tns have enlarged their resources and jave the right to circulate $143,000,000. Allowing for the margin they apparently can actually Issue from $125,000,000 to $130,000,. 000. Owing In part to the Issue of the five dollar Dominion notes, of which NO ALBERTA EXHIBIT AT TORONTO FAIR AND BORDEN HAS LEFT A STRONG IMPRESSION IN THE OLD COUNTRY Within Two! More Days Great Celebration Will Be Under Way WHOLE TRAINL0AD OF CATTLEMEN FROM SOUTH NO EXPLANATION MADE At 11:20 No. 1 took away a large number that had come In earlier in the day, these going to the eastern part of Manitoba.

Today's special trains will take out thoBe who came in last night and this morning, and hurry them to the points where they are most needed. With the steady Influx of the harvesters every other day the shortage of help promises to be aleviated. Many of those who came In during the early morning made beds for themselves on the numerous benches In the tent, using their small bags as a pillow. Others with a little more money went to nearby hotel but all night the depot presented a busy, hustling scene. No trouble was had with the newcomers, who seemed a well behaved lot of men, who, are In the west to seek employment, earn they money and get back home again.

Are Well Behaved Lot At least 5,000 harvesters came Into the city during the pant 24 hours, but there stil wwnymnTr wanted, The telegrams tell the tale of the need for men to garner the crops. Substantial (Special cable to Th Herald from our, as we have often said, our toyal ae ceptance of this state of facta is tb own correspondent.) Stables and Corrals at the 1 Grounds Will Be Filled Up Tonight X-r' LONDON. Aug. II. JUght Hon.

R.1 L. Borden has left England amid universal expressions of good will. He has won a place among the small Special Dispatch to The Herald. TORONTO, Ont. Aug.

81- At the Canadian national exhibition here there Is considerable comment on the fact that Alberta is not represented tn the government building as are other western provinces. There were several inquiries from people who desired to eee something from that province In the building which is supposed to contain exhibits from all Canadian- provinces. No explanation forthcoming here. In the railway building, however. In the Grand Trunk section, an exhibit of grains and presses grown in central Alberta or.

Edmonton district Is on display in ctargef a syecial representative of the Central Alberta-Development league, a league of boards of trade of a score of Alberta towns. group of overseas- statesmen. Laurler, Waiting forheaock fc, Ucit great act of faith upon which the empire We believe that the problem can and will be olv.i and that the empire can and will be Jr.ked together for peaceful and deftnslvt purposes." Borden's declaration before lea ring that nothing ha been decided about Churchill' visit confirms my former statement that no steps will be taken by the British government to arrange over $9,000,000 are- now in the hands of the banks, the government will be able to circulate about $42,000,000 In Dominion notes. Thus the nominal circulation available will be $185,000,000, and the actual amount about $170,000,000. The effect of the five dollar note ha been to render mobile a considerable sum hitherto laid by the banks in a form unsul ted for circulation.

banks hoi 1 as part of their assets about $90,000,000 in Dominion notes, which hitherto have beeti In large denomination, termed "legals," and used, only between' tank. The banks have exchanged about one-tenth, of their "legals" for the new five dollar notes, and thus have rendered thijt additional amount to their assets available for circulation purposes. HERALD'S STAMPEDE NUM- BERS. Th first of The Hrald' Stamped issue appears with today' paper and th supplement will be ftatur of ch day next week. Visitor to Calgary, at wall a local rejWmts, who wish to prrv a eompUt record of th stampede, cannot do bettsr than secure copies of Th Herald ach day during wk.

Th accounts of th vari-us vnt will given in ful- lest detail, and th picture to ud-or illustration purposes, will all be taken by Msrcell, th official (tamped photographer. Thousand of Calgarian and visiter must have friends at outsid points who are interest-id in th stamped though un- abl to attend it. Send them Th Herald for th next week -a that thty will able to fol- low th various events and get a realistic impression of th stampede which nobody could onvey to them by word of. mouth. Th Herald hat mad arrangements to print a Isrge number of extra copies of all th stamped itsuet, and will mail th entir six to any address on receipt of twnty-fiv cent.

Order will taken at th circulation department of Th Herald. DON'T WAIT TILL IT IS TOO LATE ORDER NOW. liiot is mm k. i onion wnose visit nave more, tours, Calgary Is hiark- definitely impressed the mother counting time. In than two days thejry.

The Pall Mall Gazette says, "II great celebration will be under wav departs foii home with a place with and th enthusiasm which, ha ft.iwn empire builders of our generation. The Westminster Ga Bill 1 aroused, in the past four months zette declares, "His visit we have no; sort of doiibt, will prove to have been! Inducements are beirig nffered to get the men to the wedtT Manitoba has awakened to th fact that she would to and get her quota of harvesters, and the farmers' aeenta are such a visit until a formal invitu tion has been received from the Do minion cabinet through the governor general. uf signal importance to the organization of the empire." Bat while Borden's aspirations. have an opportunity to eperd itself In" the. Whirl of most colossal pageant of plain's life' that has ever been, staged.

Every ticket for Thursday's per PANIC STRICKEN POLICE SHOOT ONE ANOTHER AT BERNE Weither Ha Ruined Crop. The weather ha apparently taker! ihusy all day engaging men. Numerous applications have been made to Com-f missloner Burke of the provincial bureau and he has done what he methods and speeches have aroused I rfll crratlluilA anA 4mt.u v. 1 TOTAL FUR MAO OF AST YEAR'S there is a general feeling that little TU Ven progress has been made In formuhu- i hthe tliMtor many ing an acceptable and permanent t. and.c far- fence.

The most politicians here "0W the of tn" could to turn the proper flow of harvest workers In the right direction. Another excursion is expected this morning at 8 o'clock, when six or seven hundred should come In. These will, however, be rushed out of the city at once to the west. suggest, is a considerable extension of DO the nower of the cnmmit our generation. Grain has been; Mad Swiss Soldier Precipitates Figures for Year Now Over perial defence and the inclusion of ear foi -the last weeU all over the country.

Fears are gen erally expressed that 1912 will repeat Dreadful Calamity in Switzerland Eleven-and-a-Half Mil-v lion Mark formance hag been told and most of Wednesday's seats' have also been purchased. The big rush for Thursday's seats was occasioned by the fact that Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Princess Patricia will be among the guests, t'p to last night the total re-cepits from seat sale, entry fees and concessions had reached $25,794.90. t'p to the same hour the disbursements were $34,365. The receipts were Increased by $1,000 this morning. At noon today a whole train load of cattlemen and cowpunchers and visitors arrived in the city from Cheyenne, Spokane land Pendleton.

H. C. McMullen Says Amateur Weather Clearing WINNIPEG, Aug. 31. Yesterday the weather cleared over practically the Photographers Can Take Machines on Grounds I the experiences of 1S76 when harvesting was not finished until November, and when thousand of substantial farmers were ruined.

The rainy weather has had one curious effect, London is crowded as rarely before at the end of August: the theatres Dominion representatives upon It They doubt however if this will satisfy the dominions as the defence committee's powers are strictly limited. English Liberal View Westminster Gazette, voicing English Liberalism says: "We may take it as fundamental that the self governing dominion will never consent to pledge themselves unreservedly to as- Building permits issued for the month just closing are almost double the figures of last year. The value of the new buildings started In August this year reached whole of the Canadian prairie west and today It is set fair with rising temperatures. Heavy winds In some districts have lodged some fields of grain but any loss this way Is more offset by the rapid drying of the H. C.

McMullen, officially speaking the splendid total of $1,799,280, while last HOLD UP AUTO AND as one of the management nf Th year me amount was 927.ft4". This month's fine record brings the to are full to overflowing; the restaur nnll mrm AYfAntlnnaltv hnev anit tal ror tne year so far up to Ill.6H.Si',fi Stampede is anxious to correct a misapprehension which might be gath The party numbered upward of 300 i 8lt us while the decision on streets are thronged. BERNE, Switserland, Aug. 31. A frenzied Swiss soldier ran amuck last evening and transformed the little town of Ramanshorn, on Lake Constance, Into a miniature battlefield strewn with dead and dying.

The soldier Is a native of, the town, and is named Schwartz. Suddenly, In a fit of madness, he seized his riile and shot everyone within range of the windows of his home, killing four and wounding six men In a few minutes. He then barricaded himself in his room. When nigM fell the house was surrounded by armed while laat year the total was only ground. policy I But and will remain in Calgary until the I resides with the mother country, ered from a letter which BDDearnd CHESTER.

Work Is being resumed today at The total record by the end of the year many points whore it was hardly ex win De a very large one, as there are sev eral Dig Duiidings which are under con- pected cutting would he resumed before Monday, and If present condi ternplation, but for which the permits LONDON PROFOUNDLY MOVED nave not yet oeen ooiaineo. last night In The Herald, and referred to the admission of kodaks and cameras to the Stampede. "I wish the public to know at once." said Mr. McMullen, "that we are not intending doing any 'holding up' or anything that is unfair. We have sold the photographic privilege of the termination of the carnival.

Most of cowpunchers are entered in the championship events at the. Stampede and among the number are several former champion ropers and riders. The load came in as Percy Hoyt's party and was met at the station by the Stampede committee and a number of prominent citizens. tions continue next week will account for a great slice of the crop. Harvest 'help Is trickling In but nothing like Vancouver Police Are Desperate Over Latest Coup BY GENERAL BOOTH'S FUNERAL police and citizens, among whom an hour or so later a panic broke out when they heard a shot.

The besiegers, under the impression that Schwartz had come of Thugs (Special Cable to Th Herald from Our plane trials has been received herd the requirements Is available. In the average year men move from early districts to later ones but delay In making a start has lost this advantage. The threshing outfits find they have to raise wages to an unprecedented among them, started firing, and shot one another down umtll a dozen of them lay badly wounded on the ground. During the scare the mad soldier escaDed from Special Dispatch to The Herald. VANCOUVER, B.C., Aug.

31. Three Own Correspondent.) LONDON, Aug. 31. Friday bore abundant evidence of the deep impression made Thursday by General Booth's funeral procession upon all classes of business men in the city of his house and fled to the forest, where he is still at large and armed. with great satisfaction.

Cody ha been awarded first prize in both tha British and International divisions, thus gaining about 5000, Cody waa long the subject of much satire among British Sportsmen, his picturesque ap pearance, his delight In popular an masked men, whom the police believe are the ones that held up a taxicab near Northeast Columbia firehall last Wednesday morning, stopped an auto i level to get enough men to run their outfits and the average farmer can- T-wiot compete. Consequently an even I smaller percentage of wheat than usual Is likely to be stacked. Farmers London; the spectacle of 6,000 unl I formed men and women mobile In which were Oliver Hemphill and Miss E. Bagley at 10:30 last marchng proval, his playing to the gallery was) through the streets, their discipline, Magistrate Sanders Is Indisposed so His Worship Tries His Hand as Magistrate Magistrate Sanders was 111 this grounds to Marcell, formerly of Port-i land and New York, but now of Calgary, one of the best known photographer of the States. Mr.

Mar-; cell has opened up a studio here. He paid us a sum of money for the privilege, and we are bound to protect him from professional photographers in so far as we can. "But the statement that we intended to charge an extra admission fee at the gate or grandstand or permit Mr. Marcell to do so, for, anyone who Is carrying a photograph machine of any else whatever, is erroneous. We sold the privilege for one reason because we had to be careful of accidents.

An unwary man or an Inexperienced one in this work it very liable to have his machine or himself smashed up by some steer or bucking horse. Mr, Marcell has done this kind of photographic work for years and we have confidence he can take Drumheller Arrives George Drumheller, of the big Drumheller rancht in Washington, arrived in town last night with a party of 15 of his cowpunchers. Bert Kelley, who won a world title at Pendleton roundup In 1910 was one of the riders In the party who will compete here. Both the Hoj't and Drumheller parties have a couple of carloads of horses to be used in Calgary. The herd of wild cattle is now ar-ing and by night the stables and corrals at the grounds will be comfortably filled with livetock that will play such an important part in the Stampede.

The embellishment of the business section of Calgary has been almost concluded. Hundreds of big Eighth avenue structures are draped in at-proprlate colors. The civic arch is night as, the machine was proceeding west along Stanley Park road near the reservoir. Mr. Hemphill's watch, a $20 gold piece, and Miss Bagley's rings were taken by the highwaymen.

recognize their crop is saier ana more valuable In stack than stooked In the open fields against the tardy threshing gang, but stacking needs extra labor, hard to get in an. average year and Impossible this season. The thermometer was low over most of the spring whept country last night morning and J. C. Royce, J.

sat The methods employed coincided ex Figures for August Will Nearly Men dismissed him uti a poseur and nicknamed him "Coddy." Gradually his courage and persever anre told, he turned up smiling after terrible accidents. Possessing little money, he entered in competition against great continental houses with inexhaustible resources. When th army aeroplanes tests started he had only one machine, his own make, against the vast supplies sent in by his rich rivals. His machine beat all the others, and men who a year ago were his contemptuous critics, are today his heartiest admirers. CHESTER.

actly with those attending the holdup last Sunday morning, four hours after Cedar Cottage branch of the Bank of with a degree or two of frost In some enthusiasm and restraint; the homage of kings and emperors; the homage ed to move London. On the day following General Booth's death, one influential citizen was Inclined to question his real claims to greatness. He was compared with Boulanger; we were assured that his army would fade away. Old lies were repeated about Salvation Army finances, all these sneers have been hushed and all sections united to praise him. On Thursday bankers and great merchants joined the poor in standing for hours in the city hat In hand, solemnly in silence, paying their tribute of respect as the great procession passed by.

London has not Equal Those of J.ast Month parts of the Central districts of AI-borta and Saskatchewan, In both 9 and 10 o'clock cases. After the drunks and vagrants had been disposed of, court was adjourned for ten minutes, while Chief Cuddy went In search of a second justice of the peace to assist him with the heavier cases, as for these two J. are required by law. After quite a search, Chief Cuddy returned with no less a person than By the time street cars Btop running tonight the Calgary municipal system nearing completion and shall be ready Hamilton had been robbed. In both cases big logs had been dragged across the road to stop the approaching cars.

The bandits were masked both times, and their actions in lining up across the road in the glare of the automobile lights exactly corresponded. Mr. Hemphill was unable to furnish details of the description of the men, other than they were masked and AMERICAN OFFICIAL care of himself. long before the hour set for the ar "As to Mr. Smith's statement that rival of the governot'-general.

It is stated that many of the buildings which have not yet been ornamented we intended to charge extra for kodaks and cameras it is absolutely erroneous. We will protect Mr. Mar will have taken in for the month of August well over $58,300. Without counting yesterday's reecipts the figures for the month were $52,831. The daily average is about $1700, but Sat NO HERALD MONDAY, Monday being a Holiday, thr will no issu of Th been so profoundly moved since Liv cell on the grounds, and we will not will assume a holiday appearance dur ing the first half of next week.

Mayor Mitchell in tow, his worship being the only justice of the peace within reach at the time. ingstone was burled here In 1874. Bramwell Booth has so far made an Interfere with the public In any way." Not Authorized The management of the Stampede, excellent impression as the old gen erals wore slouch hats pulled well down over their eyes. One of them had a gun while the other two were armed with heavy clubs. They brandished the clubs and pointed the gun at the occupants of the car when it came to a halt, and commanded them to alight successor.

LABOR SPORTS POSTPONED. The Calgary trade and labor counrll will not hold their usual soon on Monday, lbor Day, but arrangements will hs made to celebrate at a later date. wish to inform the public that the? have not authorized the selling of Stampede programmes on the street urday is a heavy day, and the total receipts should be about the estimate given above. This comes very close to the passenger receipts for the month of July, when the fair was on, and shows that Cody Lands on Top The result of the British army aero- at 25 "cents each. People wishing to secure Stampede programmes can do and hand over their valuables.

James McDonald, a vagrant, who said he came here from Revelstoke a week ago and has been drunk ever since, was given a chance to get out of town. "If you come back here as a vagrant, it will so hard with you," said the magistrate. F. C. King.

John Kline, Mark Herner. Frank Hurkland and A. J. Klnkelostpin, charged with vagrancy. I HAVANA, Aug.

31. In consequence of a vigorous protest by Hugh -tilb-pon, ciiaree d'affaires of the American ligation here, auntnst the release on trivial bail of Enrique Mazsi, the newspaper reporter who assaulted him Monday there, Maza was arrested the third time today by order of i he Audcnca court and committed to to await indk-tnii'iit. Mr. Gibson's vigorous Insistence hU he prosecuted the traffic is very heavy even under THAT WIDER MARKET MYTH normal conditions. What the receipts will be for Sep so for the price of 15 cents.

They will be on sale on the grounds for that price. There is plenty for everyone at that price at the grounds and there is no iieed or anyone payng more than that for them. tember when all the Stampede visitors have to be carried well, that will be something for the ratepayers to gloat over REGINA WEATHER FINE. REGINA, Aug. 31.

Fine weather here again today presages a resumption of harvest early next week. If no more rain comes the farmers will all be into the fields on Monday, and, if former years are any criterion, it is likely that some tho binders will be tried on Sunday. The mercury did not go below forty last night, and there is little fear of frast now. touted a fresh storm of Indignation the newspapers of the. nnll- SPORT EXTRA TONIGHT.

-uuoncaM press. be the. ri xiirlii whiuh professed to Yesterday's official cash grain quotations in Minneapolis and Winnipeg are as follows: WINNIPEG MINNEAPOLIS Wheat Wheat-No. 1 northern 105 No. 1 hard 97 No.

2 northern 103' 4 No. 1 northern No. 3 northern 98 No. 2 no'them 884 Bs Oats Oats-No. 2 C.

43 No. 3 W. 0 31 31ia No. 3 C. 41yi No.

3 oats 28 30 Oarley Barley No. 3 522 Barley 34 61 No. 4 472 lias been re- i ve uoi Th Herald will, this evening, issue its regular Saturday night Sporting Extra, containing all the news of the athletic Results of the local! HASPE, Westphalia, Germany, Aug. 31. Uurglars and policemen last night fought a battle here which listed several hours, i-nd ended with two killed and four wounded.

A gang of five housebreakers was surprised by a village constable, whom they fired at and fatally wounded. They then fled and another constable shot him dead. They were brought to Day in the neighborhood hamlet of Miispe a force of mili. tary police, and after a fieice fusilade in which ihey ivounded three gendarmes, while one of their own party was disabled, they were arrested. lders of that party.

i were remanded till Tuesday. William iiyers, charged with assault, and H. IK. Lambert, charged with using I threatening and abusive language, were also remanded till Tuesday. Eight drunks fared the hctieh and meekly paid their fines, Harry Whit el a vagrani found in a ('.

1'. R. Mx ar, was a ti et on; Oilvc Uwidrikes and Blam-he Mor- bled by the 1 HARVESTING PROSPECTS GOOD BRANDON, Auk. 31. Prospects for the looked-for spell of settled weather are of the brightest order today.

Last night the mercury at the experimental farm sank to '10, but today warm sunshine and clear sky prevails, making ideal harvesting weather. Farmers all over the distrfet are busy in the fields today, and employment agencies in the city are besieged with enaulnea tor additional harvest help. ball games and those in the big 1 JlUi its front page and comments ui 1 on Hit en representing it us jfnrr.H- a trivial affair in whioh Mr. was i'ie and leagues will be contained in this issue well as reports of the lacrosse P. H.

BRA DT RESIGNS. P.EGIXA, Aug. 31. P. H.

Fradt, live iitot-k commissioner for the province of Saskatchewan, and one of tho best known stockmen tho pro-, vince, tus resigned. games, east and west, and the racing i rutrsnfe ks ris. charged with keeping a disorder- "I'ho aiso violently meets at the big centres of Canada and th United ouse, were each fined IS6. iU'. Gibson's private character.

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