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s'FIumng."

"Fluffing" is the slang, or shall we rather
say technical term (it sounds so much bet
teri, for a well-known effect on the me-
chanical influence which very long runs
sometimes have on actors and actresses in
the repetition night after night of their
roles. Here are two amusing examples OF
the kind:
When Miss Fanny Coleman was exciting
Londoners to mirth by her excellent COM
edy acting as the Duchess of Berwick in
Lady Windermere's Fan" she one night
added unw;ttingly to the humor of he1
performance by the following transposi-
ton of words:
In the first act the Duchess, who i:
about to confide to Lady Windermere' s
married son piece of scandal in which
her daughter is too young to participate
ought to say, agatha, darling, go and slt
on the balcony and look at the sunset: the
dear child is so fond of sunsets!"
Whereas Miss Coleman, with unctuous
gravity, rolled out the words, Agatha,
darling, go and sit on the sunset and look
at the balcony. The dear child is so fond
of--W OF what, indeed? but as con,
sciousness of the situation dawned upon
the actresses face, the audience broke into
tumult Of good-humored applause.
On another occasion, when Miss Marion
Terry was giving an order to stage foot
man, she gently but firmly commanded
him, to the intense amusement of every
body on the stage. to 'carry the tent into
the buns THE Gentleman.
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Bonnie Lass beat Bobolink, Twilight beat
Yankee Doodle, White Chief beat Snowbird,
Nellie beat Abbey Lass, Redlight beat sea
Second ties-California Violet beat Bonnie
Lass, Twilight beat White Chief, Nellie c beat
Redlight.
FinaiNCaiifornia Violet bea. Nellie C.
Prizes-California Violet $50, Nellie $l4,
Twilight $40.
The consolation was taken up at once,
the rundown resulting as follows:
Tommy Hall beat Yankee Doodle, Jack beat
Lady William, Happy Jack beat Bonnie Lass,
Mission Boy beat Snowbird, Marguerite beat
Blue Jacket.
First ties-Hominy Hall beat Jack. Happy
Day beat Mission Boy, Marguerite bye.
Second ties-Marguerite beat Tommy Hall,
Happy Day bye.
Final-Marg g1erite beat Happy Day.
On Sunday next 32-dog stake at 81 per
dog with $50 added by the management,
will be run. The drawing will take place
at 915 Market street on Thursday evening
next.
good crowd attended the Ingleside
Park yesterday to witness the 32-dog
stake drawn for that resort and saw Spin
away go through the card and win out
from his sister, Kitty Scott, with compara-
tive ease.
The day was one OF surprises, some oi
the short ends winning at to 10. Follow
ing is the result of the rundown:
J. Hurley's Jimmie Rix beat R. Mansfeld's
Jimmie Hope, ]. Woods Mohawk beat NJ. Tray
nor's Whip Jr., r. Burfeind's Trix beat ):
Shea's Fearless, J. Bradshaw's Famous beat
Portal & Haggerty's Laurel Lear. J. Larkey
Spinaway beat ]. Cohen's Captain Jim, U.
Buehn's Belle Roche beat P. Ryan's Magpie, ).
Bradshaws May Belle beat r. Mansfeld's Ben.
F. Browns Kilmore beat J. Dougherty's White
Briar, Dillon & Riley's Queen B beat A. Mer-
rilrs Handspring, J. Larkey's True Blue beat
]. Sheas Active, T. Neenan's Regent beat r. Z.
Mack's Ingleside, J. Ii. Rosseter's Kitty scott
beat J. II. Perigo's Wee Lassie, J. IL. Rosseter'
Alameda beat E. H. Mullas ter's Lass-o -Gowrie,
Cronin & McDonald's Reliance beat j. Moran
Uncle Sam, Cronin & McDonald's Rosa beat
]. E. Cohen's Living Yet, A.: Merrill,s Ben
Brush beat Cronln e. McDonald's Billy b.
First ties-Mohawk beat Johnnie XIX Fa-
nous beat Trix, Spinaway beat Belle Roche,
Klllmore beat May Belle, Queen beat True
Blue, Kitty Scott beat Regent Reliance peat
Alameda Ben Brush beat Rosa B.
Second ties-Mohawk beat Famous, Spina-
way beat Killmore, Kitty Scott beat Queen b,
Reliance beat Ben Brush.
Third ties-spinaway beat Mohawk, Kitty
Scott beat Reliance.
Final-Spinaway beat Kitty Scott.
Judge, John Grace; slipper, James Grace.
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The Olympic Club Wheelmen of this
City and the Reliance Club Wheelmen of
Oakland had big joint run to Woodside,
San Mateo County, yesterday. They left
here at 8 A. NJ, arriving at Woodside about
1 o'clock, where splendid lunch was
served. The return trip was made by
train from Redwood City.
The largest party of ladies that ever
made the trip to Camp Taylor awheel was
that of the Camera Club Cyclists, who
iourneyed to that point yesterday. There
were fully forty ladies and gentlemen on
the run. They took the 8 o'clock Sausalito
boat and train to San Anselmo, and rode
from there 10 Camp Taylor, where q
tempting lunch which had been prepared
in advance by the ladies was spread under
the shade of the redwoods by the Lagu-
nitas creek. The return was made late in
the afternoon.
The entire distance travelled was fully
twenty-five miles, which included the
climb up and down Whites Hill twice-a
hill that has often bothered many strong
rider. Some of the ladies and gentlemen
who made the trip We're: Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Albert Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. Vic
tor D. Duboce, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. McFar-
land, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Cantwell, Mr..
and Mrs. Kinney, Miss May F. Netterville,
Miss Dunno, Mrs. Webster and J. ]. B.
Argent, w. N. Brunt, II. G. Owens, F. w.
Zeile, c. Goodrun, George Burdick and II.
W. Spalding.
a mum Der of the members of the Alpha
(adies) Cycling Club, accompanied by
some of the gentlemen from the Califor-
MAS, also made the trip to Camp Taylor
and return, and Captain Besttie led q
large party of the Liberty Club to the same
place. Altogether, the Marin County
roads were well covered by the wheelmen
yesterday.
The Idea Bicycle Club had run to the
park yesterday, in charge of Captain l..
Marks and Lieutenant E. J. Killilea.
The San Francisco Road Club members
went to Napa by boat Saturday night and
toured in that vicinity yesterday, return
ing by train last evening. The outing
proved very enjoyable.
Entries for the Imperial Cycling Clubs
road race next Sunday close at the club
house tonight.
Extensive alterations are being made in
the clubhouse of the Bay City Wheelmen on
Golden Gate avenue at present, and when
finished the club will have as fine quarters
for q strictly cycling organization as any
west of Chicago. President Kerrigan
leaves in a few days for a months vaca.
tion, and will tour through the State in
the interests of the League of American
Wheelmen, of which hels the chief consul.
Byron D. Bent of the Bay City Wheel
men will wheel to Los Angeles next week,
visiting Santa Monica, Catalina Island
and other interesting points in that Vi
Cinity.
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Fred Butterfield, carpenter, were booked at
the Central station last night on a charge OF
robbery. The complaining witness is William
Herbert. The three men had been together
all afternoon drinking steam beer and en-
joying themselves in other ways. Herbert dis
played considerable money, which seemed to
excite the envy of his companions. They
parted company about 6 o'clock, Herbert go
ing out Natoma street. At the corner Of
Eighth street Hastings and Butterfeld caught
up with him and without any warming at
tackled him savagely. They secured but %
cents, however, as Herbert kept tight grip on
the pocket containing the money which he
had so unwisely displayed. A gathering
crowd caused the men to leave their victim
earlier than they hoped. They ran up Eighth
street to Market and down that thoToughfare
to Jones. Just as they reached the corner
Officers Brophy and Harten chanced to be pass
ing, going in the direction of the City Hall A
boy who had followed the men told the officers
of the robbery and they at once placed them
undpr arrest
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TRIED TO HANG HIMSELF.

Attempted Suicide of Patient in the
Receiving Hospital.
Currie Aitken, who lives at 80 Canada
street, was taken from the Harbor Police
Station to the Receiving Hospital yester-
day morning suffering from deIirium tre-
mems and placed in padded cell.
About an hour later DR.. We'll while pass
ing the cell happened to look through the
small hole in the door and saw Aitken
nearly strangIed to death. Aitken had
tied handkerchief tightly round his neck
and then tied the ends to hole in the
leather padding about as high as he could
reach. He bore the whole of his weight
upon the handkerchief and was tuning
black IN the face when the doctor discov-
cred him. The doctor quickly opened the
cell door and cut Aiken down. The straps
were then put upon Aitken so that he
could not make another attempt.
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RIFLED A TOULOUSE,
Two Men Arrested Early Yester-
day Morning on Masonic
Avenue.
They Had a Wagon.Load of Tools
Piled Up Outside When Caught
by the Police.

An important capture was made by
Policeman ]. Durkin and Special Officer
J. G. Moriarity about O'Clock yesterday
morning on Masonic avenue, between
Haight and Waller streets. They arrested
two men, George H. Callinan, teamster,
and Daniel Mattocks, a machinist, on the
charge of burglary.
There is Toulouse at the place men
toned owned by Cranston & keenan,,
builders, 1850 Page street. 1t was filled
with tools belonging to their men.
About O'Clock yesterday morning
Moriarity saw two men at the Toulouse,
and as complaints had been frequently
made to the police of tools and other arti-
cles being stolen from outhouses
and toolhouses in that locality, he
decided that the men were there for
no good purpose. When questioned,
thev said they were looking for a
place to sleep in. Moriarity marched
them to Haight street and whistled for
Durkin. He told Durkin he had found
the two men at the Toulouse, but he did
not think they had taken anything. Dur
kin asked him if he had searched them,
and Moriarity said he had not. Durkin
then searched Callinan and found re-
volver in his hip-pocket, SO an additional
charge of carrying a concealed weapon
was made against him.
Durkin rang for the patrol wagon and
the two men were sent to the City Prison.
Then Durkin with Moriarity went back to
the Toulouse and they found that wagon
load of tools had been piled up outside,
ready TO be carted away. Among the tools
were II saws, spirit-Ievels, IL planes, 4
sets of bits, 6 hatchets, hammers, 6
squares, drawing-knives, screwdrivers,
5 braces, 8 compasses, 10 chisels and a
number of others.
An examination showed that two of the
boards had been forced open from one of
the sides of the house, through which one
OF the men had crawled and handed the
tools to his confederate, who stood outside
and piled them together.
The police will inquire into the records
OF the two men. AT present nothing is
known about them
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Mason 65, DR.. Robertson 106, o. A. Bremen
l13, A. II. Hesse 141 w. Unfred 169:
PISTOL Blanding medal, open to all compet1-
tors, three shots-C. NJ. Daiss S-12, j. E.. Cor
man 1O-11, F. o. Young 1913, DR.. L. o.
Rodgers 14-16.
The members of Troop A of the cavalry
have recently awakened to the fact that
there is considerable sport IN pistol prac-,
tIce Besides their regulations compel
them to do a certain amount OF target
shooting. These boys, however, use the
Colts 45 army revolver and they shoot on
the old Blount target. In practice yester--
day the following scores were made out OF
a possible so:
Bennett 20, jerks SO. CLARK "a, Pierre 80,
HAM 81, De Graaff %, McDermott 81, Bayes
70, Elfendahl SO, Heanan 49, Baker 2, Moore
II, Barnett %, Rummen Is, Rennemann 33,
Robinson 80, Reno 10, Armstrong III, Sparr ~,
Morellf 30, Gottschalk %.
large number of military marksmen
were out and the most interesting feature
IN this line was 50-shot match between
two teams OF eight men each from COM
panies and G of the Nationals, the los
ing team to pay for a dinner. The con-
test was spirited, but CPS men will have to
pay for the dinner, as seen by the annexed
scores:
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ACME RIDERS
MAKE FAST TIME,
Speedy Road Race Over
the Fruityale Hay
wards Course.
WON BY G. WESTPHAL.
Olympic and Reliance Wheel.
mems Joint Run to Wood
side.
TOURING IN MARIN COUNTY.
A Large Party of Ladies Wheel to
Camp Taylor on the Camera
Club Cyclists Run.
TOURING IN MARIN COUNTY.

The Acme Club Wheelmen held 10-mile
road race from Fruitvale to Haywards
yesterday morning, and considering the
poor condition of the course the riders
made very fast time, the slowest man cov-
ering the entire distance at three-minute
gait and most of them doing it in from
q to % minutes.
The race started promptly at IL o'clock
and the riders had very little wind to
favor them at that hour. In many places
the roadbed had been cut up, freshly
graveled or was inches deep in dust, and
the ride was therefore not very pleasant
one for the contestants.
The race was won by g. Westphal, who
had minutes handicap. t. A.
Schleuter, with 2 minutes allowances,
made the fastest time-27 minutes and 80
seconds. P. M. Lefevre, who rode from
scratch, had splendid chance of winning
both time and place prizes, but his rear
tire went fiat about mile from Hay
war DIS, and he finished next to last with
Rose, another scratch man, who also had
a punctured tire.
The following table sho ws the positions
at finish, handicaps and net riding time:
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A STRIKE WAS AVERTED,
Modern Methods Nearly Cause
Walk.Out in the Columbian
Woolen-MillS.
S. N. Wood & Co. Discharge Eight
Employees and the Rest Are
Still at Work.

The 200 employees of S. N. Wood & Co.,
proprietors of the Columbian Woolen-mills
on Market street, threatened TO strike a
day or two ago, and the difficulty has just
been settled.
Mr.. Wood returned short time ago
from an eight months business trip to
New York, where the company has estab-
lished large branch house, and the whole
difficulty seems to have arisen from the
desire of the firm to introduce modern
methods of supervision among its en-
ployes.
Mr.. Wood explained the difficulty yes
terday afternoon, as follows: Among the
Eastern clothing manufacturers they have
a superintendent, whereas here we have
had the work looked after by foreman,
who also did some manual labor. We de-
sired to try the plan here, and bur old
foreman, Mr.. Locks, was made superin-
tendent, and another employe, faithful
cripple, was advanced to the vacancy. We
have always given the foreman considera-
BILE power, supposing that things would
run along more smoothly.
The change was not popular among the
help" continued Mr.. Wood, ''for some
reason, and we received q petition from
the employees stating that they preferred
to have Foreman Locks back in his old po-
sition, and that they thought they could
get along better under him. If he was not
put back in his old position they threat
ened to strike. This was last Tuesday,
and they gave US till Wednesday noon to
decide.
81 learned" continued Mr.. Wood, "who
got up the petition. 1t was girl named
Maggie Simon. She and seven or eight
others were Immediately discharged, with
instructions never to readmit them to our
employ. Three of our best men-Mr.
Fine, a baster, Mr.. Gradman, an operator,
and Mr.. Sommer, baster-were among
those released.
I'VE found that we could get plenty of
help to take the places of all those let out.
While the others had signed the petition,
it was subsequently noticed that, though
little Maggie Simon had drawn it up for
the reason that she was best qualified to
do so, sne had not signed it, and though
she was at first discharged We have taken
her back. No change has been made as
was demanded by the petition, and the
only ones who are not still in our employ
are the seven or eight men. Some of the
employees, perhaps, had an idea that we
could not get along without them," con-
cluded Mr.. Wood.
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COURSING At TWO PARKS,
California Violet Won the Stake
at Ocean View From
Nellie c.
Spinaway Beat Kitty Scott, Little
Sister, in the Final at
Ingleside.

A large crowd of coursing enthusiasts of
the speculative type saw two excellent
stakes run at Ocean View Park yesterday,
the regular stake being followed by a con-
ISOLATION in which the beaten dogs were
given a chance to retrieve their lost
honors.
The regular stake went to Californa Vio-
let, the dog making splendid showi ng
against the good hounds that ran against
him. The hares were, in the main, game
lot and gave general satisfaction, as did
also the Judging andi slipping. Follow
ing is the result of the run down:
NJ. Casserly's Violet beat j. segerson's Gold
Hill, d. Chilla's Happy Day beat J. Sexsmith's S
Mission Boy, Villa Kennels Bonnie Lass beat
w. D. Murphy's Dashaway, T. Walton's Bobo-
link beat ]. Donnelly's Defender, ]. Baxter's
Yankee Doodle beat Hayes Valley Kennels
Sharkey, d. Toland's Twilight beat J. T. Han
mons Marguerite, ]. Segerson's White Chief
beat w. Murphy's White Cloud, J. T. Harmon 8
Snowbird beat S. Lehman's Tommy Hall, p.
Litter's Abbey Lass beat P. Farrelrs Jesse
Moore. S. Lehmhns Nellie C. beat J. McCork-
ellis Blue Jacket, j. Murphy's Red Light beat
E. Campbelps Cocktail, J. McDonald's Sea
Spray beat d. Toland's Lorine.
First ties-California Violet beat Happy Day,
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Richard Murphy, Brother OF
Nicely Murphy, and Thomas
Barnes Arrested.
ARE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED.
Clever Work of Officers 0'Brien and
Peters-Murphy Released on
Bail.

Richard Murphy, brother OF Neely
Murphy, the well-known politician, and
Thomas Barnes, blacksmith, were booked
at the Central Station yesterday morning,
charged with robbing Fred NARROW,
rancher from Fruitvale, of $45. Murphy
is a letter-carrier, and has hitherto borne
an excellent reputation.
Yesterday morning about o'clock Mar
low started for the home Of his former
landlady on Leavenworth street, below
Broadway, intending to pay her q small
balance due on rent. The reason for the
early call was that he desired to catch the
first boat to Fruitvale.
NARROW walked rapidly out Lesvenworth
and as he reached Broadway two men
stepped from behind the corner. Murphy
asked him for two bits, but before NARROW
had time to make reply Barnes struck
him a terrible blow in the. mouth. The
rancher fell to the ground as though
struck with club. The two men then
proceeded to beat him about the face and
body in a most terrible manner, ending up
by robbing him of $40.
How long NARROW remained down he
does not know, as he thinks the first blow
in the mouth knocked him insenslble. In
any event when he recovered conscious
ness the two men were nowhere to be seen.
His first thought was to let the matter
drop, as he was anxious to get to Fruit
vale, but when he discovered the loss Of
his coin all idea OF allowing the matter to
rest vanished.
The robbery was reported at the North
End station and Officers ]. +. O'Brien and
2. G. Peters detailed 10 work up the case.
An hour later Barnes was captured in
restaurant on Larkin street. Only 81 was
found on him. At O'Clock Murphy was
arrested at his home, corner of Larkin and
Broadway. If he had retained any por-
ton of the money taken from the rancher
il was not to be found on his person.
NARROW identified Barnes and Murphy
as the men who attacked and robbed him.
They were booked on the charge stated,
bail being fixed in the case OF Murphy at
$4,000 and that of his companion at $500.
Later in the day Murphy succeeded in
furnishing bail, but up to late hour last
night Barnes still languished in prison.
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from which fifteen shots could be fred in
half minute. At last he handed it back
with the remark: "As a Iead-pump
guess this here machine is all right, but if
a feller gets in one good killin' shot yer
don't need the other fourteen. II he don't
its 10 ter yer game gets away"
There are many who profess to scoru the
single-shot rife for general use, claiming
that it is not serviceable for anything but
target use. Its admirers, however like
the old hunter, keep banging away in
order to get in that one shot just where
they want it and whenever they want it.
This requires patience and study. Judg-
ing from the large number of rilemen at
the Shell Mound rifle-range yesterday one
would think that large portion of the
population is given to this study.
In some respects the day was good for
the SPORT in Others it was bad. At times
| the light was excellent, but at other times
it was bad. Nearly all noticed an oppres-
siveness that neither came from light nor
heat. 1t simply existed. For all this a
number of excellent scores were made
with rife and pistol.
The Columbia Pistol and Rife Clubs
members turned out in goodly numbers,
several attending from Mt Eden. On
/
were made, particularly in the three-shot
Unfred diamond medal match. Bur
feind's best score (Columbia target1 was
2, 4, 2-8. He was tied by Mclaughlin
with 5, 1, 3-S. On the military medal
match (Columbia target, Creedmore COUNTY
F. o. Young carried off the honors with 45
out of so. Young was also high on the
ten-shot record medal match on 81. The
rife scores were rs follows:
Target rifle, Unfred medal, three shots-D.
w. Mclaughlin 8, II. II. Burfeind 8, r. D.
Young 13, DR.. L. o. Rodgers ID.
Military rife. Glindermann medal, ten shots
-F. o. Young 45, j. p. Bean 40, j. Meyer 80.
Rife record, ten shots-F. L. Mason 81, +. o.
Young 81.
Champion class, for members only-D. W.
Mclaughlin &C. F. o: Young 50, Dr. L. Il.
Rodgers 20, A. II. Burfeind 80, 7. Bohr 1T.
First class-O. A. Bremer77, A. B. Dorrell 50,
H. r. Crane So, L. E. Mason 81, f. Baumgart-
ner 80.
Second class-J. E. German 90, F. Dennis
119, A. H. Hesse 144, w. +. Unfred 1S5.
One of the most enthusiastic 22-caliber
rifle shots is i. Jaco bson, and he became
so proficient with the little rifle ut fifty
yards that he was anxious for q match
Smith Carr preferred. He wanted to meet
the latter because Carr is in the front ranks
in this style of shooting. The two met on
the range yesterday, and in a short time
they arranged a small purse on a 50-shot
contest. There was great interest mani
tested in the event. For a time it looked
as though Carr was going to win, but
Jacobson on his last string succeeded in
hitting the inch center five out of ten times
and pulled out II points ahead, as seen by
the annexed scores:
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CRICKET ACROSS THE BAY
The PacificS Have Added One
More to Their List of
Victories.
Poor Fielding the Main Feature OF
the Match-A Practice Game
at Golden Gate.

The Pacific Cricket Club, which in the
Harrison cup contest of the season is
bracketed first with Alameda, scored an
other point at Alameda yesterday by de-
feating the California team by seventeen
runs on the first innings.
Going first to bat, the Pacifes compiled
the comfortable total of 138 runs. John
Theobald, with O well-earned a, Cassidy
and Wise were the main contributors TO
the score. Guild bowled very efficiently
for the out team, getting 6 wickets for 40,
but the fielding on the whole was loose.
A like criticism applies to the Paci6cs
when their place at the wickets was taken
by their opponents. Indeed, when Hear
field and Gellatly went in first and began
to put up runs in lively succession the re-
suit of the match was a matter of wild
speculation. The formers innings of So
was quite the feature of the match. But
in the end the bowling of Pocock, Cassidy
and Harbour prevailed, with the result
above stated.
To play out time the Pacitics went in
again and compiled merry 95, for loss
of wickets. The score:
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The markers on the 50-yard pistol range
were kept busy all day, for beside the reg
ular record contests there were number
of new members at practice. Even in their
brief experience the new additions to the
club give promise of becoming fine shots
who Will worry the older men. The pistol
records were as follows:
Champion class, ten shots-E. German Do,
c. NJ. Daiss 90, f. o. Young 64.
First class ten shots-Dr. L. o. Rodgers Sd
F. Baumgartner 90, NJ. ]. White 81, F. Dennis
70, A. B. Dorrell 81, d. w. Mclaughlin 1O5
Second class, ten shots-E. jacobson 80, f. E.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15

In Waldeck there is law that no license
to marry will be granted to any individual
who has the habit of over-drinking, and,
once identified with the habit, an inebri-
ate must produce sufficient proof of ref
ormation to warrant his receiving the
license at any future time.