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Can $42,000,000 bridge BROOKLY To-Nlghl's Weather FAIR AND COLD. To-Morrov Weather FAIRj RISING TEMPERATURE EDITION EDITION "Circulation Books Open to All." "Circulation Books Open to All." VOL. LXIII. NO. 22,242 DAILY. Cepjricht (New Terk Worlil) I'ltM I'ublWilnj Cimipnnj, 111'.-?. NEW YORK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1922. I'nttrril m yrrmd-'U Mntttr l't Oftlcr. Nrir Vort, .V. . PRIO, THREE CENTS ro LA MONTAGNE INDICT LA MONTAGNE FIRM AND OMRS IN SALE OF RUM AT RACQUET AND TENNIS CLUB 13 Named by Grand Jury in Bootlegging Scandal After Investigation. ACCUSE EMPLOYEES. Enormous Quantities of Liquor Issued on Forged' Permits, Is Charge. Tho Investigation of the United Stales District Attorney Into reports of a bootlegging scandal in tho Rac quet and Tennis Club nt Park Avc-Htje- and 3Uh Street ended to-day when the, Grand Jury presented Indict ments to Judge Knox against Mon taguo La, Montagno and Uis brothers, Reno M., William A. and Morgan 15. all members of the club and a number of their own employees In ' E. La Montagnc's Hons, Inc., and ether corporations, club servants, bootlcjr salesmen,-'" truckmen, garage keepers and professional permit for gers. Thirteen persons were Indicted 10 mi. Thero were two Indictments. The first charged conspiracy to violate the Volstead act and to defraud tho Gov ernment In taxes. It charged that the members of tho firm of E. La Mon tagno's Sons and their employes con spired' with tho Green Illvcr Distilling Company, tho Hmlnence Distilling Company, Inc., which, with their own corporation, was owned by a holding corporation, Copperljleld, Co., Inc., all Of tho stock of which whs owned by the brothers. The second indictment charges that tho Lu Montugne brothers sold 16,000 gallons of rye whiskey. 316 cases of Scotch whiskey, 500 Cases of gin and 8,224 gallons of assorted wines and liquors, much of it dlreclls to mem bers of tho llacquct and Tennis Club. The others Indicted were Samuel A. Story, Vico President and General Manager of tho Lc Montague corpora- (Conllnued on Second Pago.) MRS. LOFT RESIGNS AS SPECIAL DEPUTY POLICE COMMISSIONER Sivei Jin Draaon for Action Wom en's Department Grew I'nilrr Her SnpcnlMon. After twenty months of arduous work In charge of tho women's divi sion of tho Police Department, Mrs. George W. Loft to-day resigned as special Deputy Police Commissioner, to take effect Doc. 31, Mrs. Loft would give no reason for her action. Mrs Loft was appointed last May when the women's division of tho Po lice Department consisted of merely ah office and a hostess's room. Since Mrs, Loft took charge It has grown itintll It occupies the whole, building which formerly was the West S7th 'Street Police Station, and hns, In ad- dltlon. a large hospital room. 0 Christmas Evo, at the women's precinct Mrs. Loft gave a party to 100 children and gave away G00 pairs of shoes and stockings. Following the party a tea was given tho women who assisted the Deputy Commlfsloner In the distribution of presents and In en tertaining the children. Durfhg tho last few weeks Mrs. Loft has conducted a movement to rid the danco halls of objectionable dancing. Police CommlHsioner Knrlght said this afternoon thut Mrs. Loft had not resigned to him. "Sho must havo handed her resignation to the Mayor," he addedt its Mrn'n Wtntrr OtrrroaU HulK 313.73. file HUH CUOT1IINU COnNBIt. Ilroadwav. COr. uartjmy 01 "vi'i uunvurui mug i mil Mil to-day and Saturday our Mfn's and lien'. lllnfr nwrwill, Jt, Cult. In , action's newest ehadea of hiut, brcmna, her rtnibonet and heather mixtures, tingle nnd OOOU1 prraBieu itiwn, an iure nniu ciitt- wkere at Co. Our Special Prlrea for to-ilajr and Saturday, S1-.75 and 913.50. Open 8at- . .It, in ,,, r,. twivia Vlvy Tiibll' lid niu iJ I ill r.ita VI CUy ii'itt' ' ' i ntri WrondvMir corner Uarrlny Btrett. Adrt. REPARATIONS PUN T U. S. IN COMMISSION Harding to Ask Congress to Authorize Naming of Mem ber for This Country. By David Lawrence. gplal Cirrenonirnt cf The Evening VTorld. WASHINGTON, Deo. 20 (popy. right). Settlement of the entlro repa rations problem In Europe, even though the powers themselves agree on a solution, may bo technically blocked unless the United States Sen ate grants tho request made, first by President Wilson and now by Presi dent Hardin?, that consent be given to American membership on tho Rep arations Commission created by tho Versailles Treaty. ' When the United States Senate ratified the soparalo treaty ot peace with Germany a res-ervatlon was adopted requiring the consent of both Houses of Congress before any Amer- lean could be authored to sit on tho Reparations Commission and act under tho.o clauses of tho Versailles Treaty which were nceeptcd oa a part of America's pact with Germany. Careful examination of theso sec tions of tho treaty shows that unani mous decision Is required from the Allied and Associated Powers before any changes can bo made in tho man ner of payment by Germany. Whilo It Is true that a eonferenco of Prem iers or an unofficial bankers' com mission may make recommendations. which all the Allied and Associated Governments might approve, tlicso steps cannot legally bo put Into oper ation except by unanimous consent of tho Interested powers, and (ho United Htatcs Is ono of them. Abstention from voting Is regarded as a ncga tlvo vote. Hero lu tho text of that portion of America's beparato treaty with Germany? which Is Identical with tho Versailles treaty, on tho eubjoct of voting In the reparations commis sion: 'As tc voting, tho Commission will observe the following rules: When n decision of tho Commission Is taken, tho votes of tul the delegates entitled to voto or In tho alwenco of nny of them, of their assistant delcgutes, shall bo reported. Abstention from voting 1? to bo treated as a vote against tho proiosal under discussion. "On tho following questions, unan imity Is necessary: (a) Questions In volving tho sovereignty of any of the Alltod and Associated Powers, or tho cancellation of tho wholo or any part of the debt or obligations of Ger many; (b) questions of determining th- amount and conditions of bonds or other obligations to bo Issued by tho German Government and of fix Ing the tlmo und mannor for selling, negotiating, or distributing such bonds; (c) any postponement, total or partial, jcyond tho end of 1930, of tho payment of Instalments falling duo between May 1, 1921, and tho end of 1926 Inclusive; (d) any postpone ment, total or partial, of any Instal ment falling duo after 1926, for a period exceeding three years; (c) (Continued on Fourteenth Pago.) First in Results THE Chamber of Commerce oi Colorado Spring! placed a amall ..,ll..n.nl Ir, Tt,. Wo.U aimed to lecure requests (or booklets descriptive of the region. The adver tisement produced sixty replies, against twenty-lour the previous year and fifty-eight in 1920. Commenting on this, the Colorado Spring "Ca lette" prints under u display heodt "This is a greater number than has ever been received as the direct result of one ud." BLOCKED WITHOU FIRM INDICTED MULLAN-GAGE LAW REPEAL IS URGED Kings County Body Declares No Good Has Come oi Enforcement. OPPOSE AMENDMENT. Presentments to Judge Man cuse Flays State Enforce ment as Faulty. Two Grand Juries, one fn TJrooklyn and ono In Manhattan, to-day filed presentments with tho judges befoyo whom they were sitting, in which they urged the repeal of tho State Prohi bition Uw, ehar;cterizlng It as a nui sance and an unnecessary expense to the public. IJoth had Investigated complaints of violations of the law and reported that In almost every Instance those charged with the viola tions were employees and not the men whose duties they were performing. A declaration that In their opinion New Yoik State is not responsible (or the enforcement of the Klghtocnth AmendmcjU.JiCQntaUicil In a pre sentment handed up by the. December Grand Jury to County Judge J. O, MncMahon in Ilrooklyn to-day. It Is, signed by F. W. Abbott, foreman, and John H. Thode, -ftecrcUry. "Tho large number of unjust com plaints brought to ihls Grand Jury, charging violations of thr so-called Mullan-Gago law, havo Impelled us, an a Grand Jury of KlngH County and thus as reprcucntiitlvo of tho av erage citizenship, to make a brief and frank comment upon this subject. "We know of no obligation resting on the State to enforce any Federal law. Wo know of no obligation rest ing on the State to enforce tho Eigh teenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. And yet tho State whs asked to enforce tho Prohibition amendment by tho passage of sumptu ary laws, nnd In rcspotvie passed tho Mullan-Gago law. "There seems to bo a decided opinion as to the legality in t.ic pto vislon of the Mullan-Gago law with reference to search and seizure with out warrant. Whntcvcr may be our Individual ideas upon the subject of temperance and Prohibition, we be lieve there can bo no doubt but that thin law tends to debauch and corrupt tht police force. "It Inteiferca with tho liberty and private Ilfo of moral, law-abiding citizens. It even goes sg far as to brand good men felons, because In their own consclenco they deslro to indulge in personal habits In which they Ilnd no harm. "It has not checked the misuse of (Continued on Second Pace.) BY GRAND JURIES Fire Chief a Hero, but Engine Bursts and Weber Planned to Fight Blaze Unaided When Club Be came Ignited, But Pesky Apparatus Defeated His Plans. The Mountalnvlcw, N. J., Community Club houf.e, with its firo house, was destroyed by lire early to-day. $70,000. It was outflttod with door trophies and about $10,000 worth of Tho fire, whoso origin is unknown, started In tho care-taker's lodgo ad joining tho club house at about mid night. The caic-taker, former tire Chief Lewis Welwr of Paterson, had to jump tor his Hie, nnd ran clad only in his night Hhitt to the elub'b own private llro hoube;-4n which it had installed a new lire' pumping engine. Wcbor tiled to get tho engine, out. but the chemical tank blew up de. troying tho englno nnd setting the house on lire. The flames spread to the cluli-hotitie Tho Lurkawannj tmnl?ht train, bound tor lliilxiken, made 1th regular atop at Mountalnvlcw at thin time, and the conductor, after communication with the. despatchcr at Hoboken, of- W. J. LEWIP, BREWER, COMMIT SUICIDE THIRD FAMILY Shoots Himself Twice Through Heart in OfYice,at Plant. HAD BEEN DESPONDENT. $7,000,000 Brewery, Covering 14 Acres, Sacrificed for ."3585,000 at Auction. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29. William J. Lemp, fifty-four years old, President of tho William J. Lemp Brewery Company, committed sulcldo to-day by shooting himself twice through the heart In the office of the brewery In tho southern section of the city. It was the third sulcldo In tho family of the famous brewers, hla father and a sister having taken their own lives. Tho William J. Lemp Drewlnft Company, Just before' the advent of Prohibition, was considered ono of the largest brewing companies in the wot Id. It covered a fourteen-aere tri angular tract In tho southern part of tho city and was valued 'it J7.n0rt.onn. It was sold at auction last June to tli'o dlrTcrentntercfitg for u, total of ?&SG, 000. Lemp had bc?n tiwncast since, It was said, as ho had hoped to get a much larger price for the property. Lemp appeared at his office, at 9 A. M. to-day no usual. It was utatcd, and shortly thereafter Henry Vohl kamp. Vice President, arrived and greeted Lemp: "Well, how do you feel to-day?" "Oh, I'm feeling worse," Vohlkamp said Lemp replied. Following the salo of the majority of the brewery buildings last June, Lemp stated he expected to get 21 or 30 cents on tho dollar instead of only eight, adding "they told us when pro hibition camo that be could make something out of our plants. Hut look What camo. We obeyed the law, too." The buildings value nt $7,000,000, brought only ?385,000. Lemp was married In 1809 to Miss Lillian Hnndlan. Mrs. Lemp, because of her fondness fo. a particular color Ing In her apparel, became known an "The lavender Lady." In 1909 Mrs. Lemp obtained a divorce after ii hot ly contested case, which received wide publicity. In May, 191B, Lemp was married to Jlra. u,!llo Koeliler L,lmberg, a widow, tjhc was prostrated when In formed of hla death Besides his widow and a son by his first wlfu, Lemp Is survived by three brothers, Edwin, Charles und Louis, and two sisters, Mrs. Alexander Konta of New York and Mrs. Gus Pabst of Milwau kee. Starts a New Fire The club house was valued at about and mooso heads nnd other sporting war trophies not Insured. - fered the services of his train crew to help to fight the fire. Two fire engines camo from Little Pulls. Practically tho entire populatoin gathered to watch the flames, which lusted for nbout an hour and a half, until the club house was entirely burned to the ground. No ono was In It and no one was Injured. Edward W. Setars, Newark hutjl- ness man, living at Mountalnvlcw, la President of the '-''ib It vi u derstood that steps nuro ,taUen to day foi the Immediate rcbulldlrg of the rlub house. 1 1ll Wllltl.lt TlttVUI. ill ItlJAU Arruilr. luiltMt (World! llulldlnt VS-61 ft now. N V City Tlcifiune llikmi M Cl;h ronro for ck' nd pn.uelt tu af r.a mint. nor ora.it nnj UfcvellM' rhci for Aflvi. AFTER Hyian Administration Already Committed to $237,000,000 New Projects Besides Bridge - Evening World Published Figures -Two Weeks Ago, Indicating Enormous Total in Cily Contracts. A fortnight ago Tho Evening World published figures indicating that a total of about $237,000,000 of city contracts were cither already au thorized or represented projects to which Mayor Hjlan'u Admlnltsratlon was commuted or projects .vhtch It contemplated. This figure did not reprCFCnt such cxpendltutcs as tho now brldga proposed by Commissioner Whnlcn, or vast street widening and extension nrojects now in their Inception, or new transit contracts in caso tho Ti-a.-itt Commission Is abolished and predominant pocr vested In Mayor Hylan's Hoard or' Estl.natc. ' Tho totals ot thcao will bo hundreds of millions of dollars more. Some projects recently authorized by Mayor Hylan's Administration follow: Brooklyn-Statcn Island Tuum $60,000,000 Music Centra (land t.lonc) 20,000,000 War Memorial, Central Park (already voted) C00.000 New York County Court House , lu, 000,000 Water Supply Expenditure 17,000,000 Dionx Terminal Market 7,000,000 Sewers, grading and paving contracts 19,000,000 Various dtpartmcntol projects totalling 20,000,000 In many cases the ultimate expenditures! will probably Inr exceed the' figures hero given. Sonlu projects contemplated ate: ' N'e.w transit line? , .- $000,000,000 Htreet widening and extensions, probably 50,000,000 Now East Hlver Ilrldgo 11,320,000 in these cases also the original estimates will probably bo much c.. i ' cded by tho final espen Iturcs. JERSEY JUSTICE Mrs. Brigliam's Slayer In dicted and Trial Is Set for Next Thursday. The speed with which "njrsry justice" worked in tho Hrlfham murder case is Indicated by the fol lowing table of events: Crime committed, 3 P. M., Dec. 27. Hod y found, 9 P. M. Autopsy, midnight. Ilattles arrested, 1 A. M Dec. 28. Dattles confessed, 4 P. M. Cose presented to Grand Juty, S P. M. Indlctmrnt returned, 5.11 P. M. Formal pica of prisoner, 11.23, Dec. 29. Solicitude for tho safety of tho youth who proved to bo her slayer led to the murder of Mrs. Eleanor Louise Hrlgham In tho cellar of her home at No. 206 Puller Terrace, Orange, N. J., It was learned to-day lrom tho confes slon of William E. Battlos, nlnetcen-year-old negro, who, within a few days, will be on his way to the death chair. Hattles had gone to tho Ilrlgham homo to wash Jie windows. Because, the weather was mild on Wednesday the Are In tho furnaco uas allowed to get low. In the afternoon Mis. Bing ham asked Buttles to go to the cellar and put some coal in tllo tutnaco, as she was afraid her three little chil dren upstairs would get chilled. In going down tho stairs, Battles laid In his confession, ho stumbled and clattered heavily down threo ot four steps to the cellar lloor. Alarmed nt tho bound, Mrs, Brtgham colled from tho top of tho stairs to know If ho was hurt. He did not reply and sht hurried down Into tho gloom, as she thought un an errand of mercy. When sho came within teach he seized her by tho throat. Ho said he stranclod her part li with his hnndH and partly with a Jumping ropo tlnit she had given one of her llttlo girls Christmas, which was hanging In the Cellar. Battles was arraigned to-day ! fore Police JtuU'o Ovldlo C. Bl.inchl of Orange, N. J., and the Indletment charging him with tho murder of Mm. Brlgham rend to bun. He reriintncd Moiled and apparently Indifferent, but (Continued on Hlxth Tare.) RUSHED AGAINST NERO ANGLER RAID ON WILLIAM 0. JONES, BANKERS DEAO; STRICKEN AT DESK Fear to Inform His Wife, Who Is Critically III. William O. Jones, Vice President of tho NotlonnI Park Bank, No. 214 Broadway, died In his office shortly before noon to-day. Mr. Jones, who had been connected with tho Institu tion for twenty years, had complained of feeling 111 for several days. Whilo at his desk to-day he was seen to slip forward. Employees of the Uink ran to him and a physician wih called. When ho arrived he pronounced Mr. Jones dead. George P. Ijiwler, a special (if Aroi nt tho bank, called up tho Medical Examiner's office and reported tho death. Mr. Jones's address In tho di rectory in No. 318 East IStli Street, Brooklyn. Mrs. Jones, it was said nt tho liank, Is seriously III and tho hope was that tho Information of his death might be withheld from her until she could be prepared for the shock, tho effect of which It was Kared, might result In her death. Mr. Jones was a brother-in-law of former Borough President Pounds of Brooklyn, lit: was a Director of tho American Law Book Company, tho East Itlver Nathmal Hank and tho Platbush Branch t the Irving Tiunt Company. It was stated he had been suffering from unglnn pe toils. She Lands on Jaw of Baritone In Jealous Row Over Chaliapin Norwegian Soprano and Italian, Opera Stars, Battle in Chicago Over Russian's Photo. CHICAGO, Dec. 29. Chicago opera circles gossiped to-day of the per sonal encounter between Grace Hoist, hefty Norwegian soprano, and Ccsnro Formlchl, leading Italian hnrltono, with Foodor Challaplti as the cause. Miss Hoist sang ns Helen of Troy with Chnlliipln, tho giant Itusslan buss, In "Meflstofelo." He admired her hinging ttnd uutographeil one of his picture for her. rending. "In ro meinbruneo of it devil. Chaliapin." Formlchl, ho had ben uttentlvo to Mlis Hoist, forbade her to uccept RACQUET CLUB S42.000.000BRIDGET0SPAN EAST RIVER AT SENT TO ESTIMATE BOARD CRAG DEMANDS CITY COLLEGE HEAD T Comptroller Wilt Deduct It From $12,500 Salary of President Mezes. Comptroller Cnilg has cnled upon President Kidney E. Mezen of tho Col lege of the City of New York to re imburse the city J9.000 for ,lho rent of the houio tho President oecuplc at No. 280 C'onvent Avenue, llo has also Instructed the Chief Auditor to tec that us long as he occupies the house, which belongs to tho city, rent of ,000 ls figured as part of his sal ary. Dr. Mezes. ,lnco June, 1921 has been drawing 112,600 a your The Cjlty Charter, tho Comptroller points out, fixes the compensation of tho President Of City College nt a minimum of $10,000 nnd a maximum of $12,500. Since Juno 1 of Inst year the compensation of tho President lino been tho maximum. In addition, ho has been living rent freo In tho houso which wns purchased by the City In 1D07 nt H cost of $39,000 'Tor tho use of the Collcgo or tho City of New York as an nddltlon theroto." Tho Compti oiler describes the house, which Is a four-Btory nnd base, ment dwelling, ns a mansion, and says ho Is advlped that $6,000 a year Is fair rental. Tho Comptroller also has held up bills for repairs, ono for the roof of $1)0 nnd unothcr for Interior rejialrs of $91. Tho contention of' tho Comptroller Is that, having received salary of $12,500 a year since, the President of City Collcgo cannot occupy tho house rent free, ns that would bo In excess of tho amount allowed by the Charter. In n description of the residence, the Comptroller calls nttcntldii to two wine cellars. Tho contents, If nny, are not enumerated. Howovcr, the coal bins contain twenty tons of coaj, ho points out. Tho houso contains u lurje billiard room trimmed with quartered oak, a large parlor trimmed with white mahogany, a foyer and dining room trimmed with quartored oak, u smoking room fitted with red mahog any panelling. A floor nbovo the par lor Is flnlidicd In white and blrd.ieye mnpln. The third floor contains five rooms, threo of which are for ser vants. Comptroller Cralgs' action Is raid to bo a oountor-attack In a legal battle begun by tho collcgo to compel him and other members of the Board of Estimate to appropriate money for ue of tho college which was denied when tho 1&23 budget was prepared. Applica tion for a mandamus hns been made by tho collogo authorities. tho picture. Hot words followed In f rcneh. us neither can speak the other'N language. Tho battle ended when MIh Hoist chipped tho jlant Italian und sent lilni reeling. Frlrmlx finally brought ponce, but Mlvi Hoist ttlll h the plctur.' PAY 9,000 REN 9TH ST.; 1 Will Be Longest Suspension Structure in the World, Whalen Says Mammoth Roadway Included. Great Plaza Is Planned at Astor Place Brooklyn Approach at North Third and North Fifth Streets. Commissioner Whalen of the De partment of Plant and Structures to day submlltVl to the Board of Esti mate his plan for a new bridge, across the East River it. a cost ot $41,3:0,000, Commlssl;nor Whntc a plan will bo considered at next Wednesday' meet ing of the Committee of the Whole of tho Board ot Est 1 ma to and may tllcn le placed on the alendar for Filday's regular meeting. Tho location "of" the "bridge on the Manhattan side will be at ' Ninth Street and u plaza at Astor Place be tween Eighth and Ninth Streets. On tho Brooklyn slda the approach la to be at East River between North Third and North Fifth 8treots. with a plaza ut Metropolitan Avenue and Havcmeycr Street. There Is also to be an approach from tho bridge to Greenpol' with a plaza at McCarrcn Park and Manhat tan Avenue. In his communication to Slayor Hyian and the! board. Commissioner Whalen advises that the engineers ot his department be directed to raak- studies looking toward tlie,rebul!d!n;; of tlio Brooklyn Bridge and tbo drawing of preliminary plans for the aforesaid new bridge. The latto wlh primarily . llow the design of tho Manhattan Bridge, being a three-span structuru and the largest spun suspension bridge In the world. The combined roadway width l bo 113 feet, moro than twice the ldth of that of tho Manhattan Bridge. The main span will be 1,$00 tvet In length. Brooklyn Bridge has a &pJO of 1,695, Manhattan Bridge. 1,170, and Williamsburg Bridge. l.tSOO teet. Tho new brldgo Is to havo four ve hicular roadways an upper central roadway for motor trucks and all horse-drawn vehicles, east bound; lower central roadway, west bound; one upper side roadway for light autos, east bound; one upper side roadway for light auto.i, west bound. There will bo two foot walkj, space for two rapid transit tracks, space for trackless trolley curs or autobuses. In connection with the bridge there will be n new boulevard 206 feet wide from Flrht Avenue to Fourth Avenue between Ktghth and Ninth Streets, Manhattan. Thero Is to bo a new di agonal street In Brooklyn from Brook lyn Plaza to Bujhwlck Avenue at Its Intersection with Schohes Street. This Is to be 120 feet In width. Other changes consist of the extension ot Meeker Avenuo from present terminal J Manhattun Avenue to the Bridge Plaza nt Metropolitan and Union Ave nues. SO teet in width. Likewise there U to be nn approach to. Grcunpolnt from North Fifth Street to Manhattan nnd Nassau Avenues. The mtrked Increase In vehicular trntriQ over tho big bridges which makes a new structure necessary; was thus explained to-day" by Commis sioner Whalen: "Over tho Williamsburg Bridge In a 24-hour period in 1912 the number ot vehicles traversing tho bridge was 5.924. In 1922 In the same period, 22.S70 vehicles used the bridge. "This was an Increase of S00 p.r cent. In ten yeai-j. "Tho 21-hour vehicle traffic ovf the Manhattan Bridge In 1912 was 4.S2S. In 1932 It was 37.68S, an In crease of 700 per cent." "Tha '.csatlen cf th ctw bfMrs harr given thl- department much concern,"' says Commissioner Whalen. "We t"eal. Ize that befow recommending to your honorable board a apectna location for a bridge that this department mtut be In a position to defend Ita ,rcom menditloni. After the constderaMon t,C nil element that ntir Into this sub-. if, 1 4 r -