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! NO REASON TO
BE IN THE DUMPS
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iufirlt.er and one an outfielder. Manager
CrmiSkey. as usual. does nothing by
halves. and has asked for waivers on
seventeen of his recruits. This enormous
list shows concusively that 'Commy'
has been covering up players for one or
allowed to return to the minors. Connie
Mack has also been working along the
sa me line evidently. as he wants waivers
Oh sixteen. just one short of Comskey's
number. Detroit is willing to part with
seven ST. Louis with couple of pitchers.
and Cantillon is said to have asked for
waivers on nine.
This is. indeed. a formidable list OF
PLAYERS. and as every one will have 10
p SIS an inspection of fifteen clubs outside
OF The one that did the drafting. the
CHARGES are ;hat at least half Of them
will ba claimed and given a tryingou
Z, monstrate the value of the new rule
requiring waivers Of both the American
AMI National leagues. Last year the rule
was i'm force requiring only the waivers
of one league. and each magnate re-
srected the request Of the others. the
PLAYER had to walk the plank in ten cases
out of ten.
IT is not known exactly who the nine
players are that Cantilion wants to secure
waivers on but il is more than likely that
all of them are members of his big pitch
ing force. y refusal TO waive does not
ne necessarily mean that these men would go
Sir Joseph will have to fry them this
spring instead of returning them to the
minor league clubs and trying them out
next year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09

Lave Cross has moved from his home
at Millsboro. Del. to Cleveland, Ohio. be-
cause. as some one states. a bin was
passed in the Delaware state legislature
prohibiting the shooting of game from a
motor boat in Indian River bay. Down in
Delaware they say the bill was directed
against no one else but Cross. as he Is
the only hunter in those parts with a
motor boat aud he has been banging
down more game than the rest, who grew
Jealous and ousteu HIM.
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Kelley, the New Recruit.

Bill Phelan. the well-known Chicago
newspaper man. bias the following in last
weeks Sporting Life about a Washington
recruit as parr> of his weekly letter:
Joe CantillOn cut into the local lime
light few days ago by signing one Bert
Kelley TO a Washington contract. Kelley
who has for some years been counted one
of the best of the local semi-proS. has
frequently refused big league contracts in
the past. .-,it the inducements offered by
Cantllon seem to have been too tempting
AS soon Cantiion had booked Kelley
the South BEND clu.; Of the Central League
made loud cutlery. alleging that 1t owned
keeley and had kept him on the reserve
list for Two years. keeley replied that he
hadn't seen anything that looked like the
tender of a contract for two seasons. and
thai he consequently was free agent
The row will have to be settled by the
higher powers. Keeley is fine little
pitcher very small. but strong and active
He is "A right-handed pitcher and left
handed batter and clever fielder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09
STRONG FAVORITE
LOSES BY A NOSE

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Points Made Last Year.

The following table sets forth the pc. mt
scored a year ago. the points lost and
the points retained.
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TRYING THE STARS
OF MINOR LEAGUES

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09

Harry Davis has been chosen captain
Of the Athletics for next season He has
been field leader of the team for many
years.
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Referee. Mr.. Piper. Timer-Alr. Foster Uni
yerslty OF Pennsylvania. Time Of halves -
minutes. Goals from hed-F Rice. II: Cro-an.
:: q. folifower. Il: J. Colllhower. 3: W Rice.
:" Downey, |: CochraDe. .; Glenn. /; Scott, /.
Free tOsses-Crogan. 1: Glenn. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09

Charley Babb Tom Fisher. Harry
Vaughn. Jimmy Ryan and Bill bernhard
are former major league players who
hold managerial berths III the Southern
League.
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LEAGUE.

. $50 Totals. SIG 10 S24
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q. L. .. LEAGUE.
t'.whnyS
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There is no doubt that the team which
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
SMALLPOX IN TAYLOR.
Several Exposed Thru Cases in the
John Brown Homo.

John Brown Home.
The Willow Hill neighborhood, five
miles north Of the city In Taylor town
ship, is considerably excited over a
smallpox scare, which developed when
it became known that cases had exist
ed in the home OF John Brown since
Christmas, and the Browns have been
about because of their ignorance of
the nature of the disease. One son, who
has had the disease but has not been
sick enough to be in bed, has not
missed day at school. Saturday the
directors of the Willow Hill school
ordered it closed indefinitely. Whole
sale vaccination has followed.
The Brown home is quarter OF a
mile east Of the school house, and
on last Thursday night an entertain
ment was given at the school for the
benefit OF the state travelling library
fund. This was largely attended by
people of the neighborhood and from
this city. The real cause Of the Ill
ness in the Brown home was not dis
covered until the following day.
Miss Muriel Moscrip, Of this city.
is teacher Of the Willow Hill school,
and Is stopping at the w. r. Renner
home, where she boards. Two other
schools in the township, taught by
Miss Gertrude Gregory and Miss Alice
Noggle, of this city. have. been closed
because the teachers were at the
school house to attend the Thursday
night entertainment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
M.ENTs.
Miss Grace Cameron and Company
Give Good Vaudeville.

Miss Grace Cameron and Company
Give Good Vaudeville.
Under the advertised name OF Lit
tie Dolly Dimples," a succession of
excellent vaudeville acts We're placed
before a fair sized Odeon audience
Saturday night. There is really Moth
ing in the name Dolly Dimples," and
not much more to the so-called plot
It simply furnishes a thread to bind
together into two acts number of
really meritorious singing, dancing
and musical acts.
Miss Cameron's impersonation of a
juvenile character is excellent, as is
also the Interpretation Of the country
pumpkin by Al Lawrence who, in adj
dition, is a mimic far above the aver
age. Miss Cameron has also an ex-
cellent voice, and the audience would
liked to have heard her in the two
solos scheduled for her in the second
act, which were not given.
Among the best of the acts was Miss
Rose o. Faber, who is a violinist Of
merit. A male quintet sang sweet
music and, in fact, all Of the singing
was good and some of it excellent.
Miss Daisy King, next to Miss Cam
eron, had the best voice. The chorus
was sprightly and acted we'll, and the
entire performance was we'll worth the
time and money spent in seeing 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
MENINGITIS IS FATAL.
Following Attack of Mumps Brings
Death to William Kits.

Following Attack Of Mumps Brings
Death to William Kits.
William Kits, aged 81, a carpenter
in the employ Of Frank Moran, living
at 311> North First avenue, died Sun
day afternoon at 4 o'clock Of cerebro
meningitis, following an attack OF
humps, which began on December IL.
He is survived by his wife and three
small children, his mother, two broth
sers. and seven sisters. Most Of the
family reside at Maquoketa. Mrs. Kits
was formerly Miss Jennie Campbell OF
Union.
Three Of the deceased's sisters, In
Guiding Miss Daisy Kits, q profess
sional nurse who cared for him during
his last illness, were here when the
end came. The other two sisters here
are Grace and Josie. Another unmar-
ried sister, Nellie, lives at Maquoketa
with the mother Mrs. d. w. Kits. The
remaining brothers and sisters of the
deceased are c. L. Kits, of Maquoketa,
who is now here; Ralph, Kits. OF
Rock Island, ILL.,; Mrs. Leila Paup, OF
Preston; Mrs. Viola Ellrick, and Mrs.
Lizzie Steets, Of Maquoketa.
The funeral will be held from the
residence Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock, conducted by Rev. G. H. Nor
ris. Interment will be. in Riverside.
Mr.. Kits was member, Of local UNI
ion, No. 1112, Carpenters and Joiners OF
America, and was considered a fine
workman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
VETERANS NARROW ESCAPE.
Turns Gas on by Mistake and Goes &
bad.

l Y
William MCGEE, member OF the
soldiers home from Fayette county.
might have died in room No. 16 OF the
Y. M. C. A. dormitory Sunday night
from suffocation by Illuminating gas
had not the leak been detected by 9th
ers in the building and the gas turned
off. MCGEE, who left early this morn
ing for Fayette county on furlough,
spent the night at the Y. M. c. A. The
lighting fixtures in the room he used
are combination gas and electricity.
The latter was in use. In attempting
to turn it out MCGEE must have turned
on the gas by mistake, and finding
that the electric light did not go out,
he then turned the electricity off, but
failed to shut off the gas. He then
went to bed with windows and door
shut tight
Some time later Physical Director
Arthur B. Dawson, who happened to
be in the building at the time, smelled
escaping gas and went in search OF the
leak, The Jet in McGee's room was
found wide open and the room heavy
with gas. MCGEE, who was aroused
by the entrance into his room, said
that he had noticed the smell. but had
not thought much about 1t. Had 1t
not been discovered it Is probable that
MCGEE would have slept to his death.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
1.-THE RED MILL"
One Of the Largest Productions Of the
Season Coming to the odeon. Wed

One Of the Largest Productions of the
Season Coming to the Odeon, Wed
nesday Evening.
'"The Red Mill" the much discussed
comic opera by Henry Blossom and
Victor Herbert. presented by Charles
Dillingham's company, will be given at
the Odeon theater, Wednesday night,
Jan. %, in the same complete manner
as during its all-year run at the
Knickerbocker theater, New York
City, where the innumerable features
Of the escape from the mill, the Dutch
Riddles, the Broadway Soubrettes. the
Fifth Avenue Girls, the Boxing Dance,
the Motor Beauties, the Bowery Bellies
and the no end of Victor Herbert brill
liant and popular music. will all form
an entertainment Of refreshing refine
ment and good cheer, with all the
requisites Of an unusually clever per-
Torrance. The company numbers six
ty members. including the cute six lit
tie Dutch Riddles and chorus which
for youth, beauty and talent has sell
dom been approached in a musical Of
fering. Prices so, rs cents, 81 and
$780,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
OBITUARY..
Schaid.


Iohanas Scheid, a well-known Ger
man resident Of the city, and father Of
large number of children who have
large acquaintance thruout the city,
died at 4:30 this morning at his home.
306 North Sixth street, after an ILL
ness due to asthma.
Mr.. Scheid was born in Germany
June 6, 1887, and came to this country
when young. He moved to this city in
1879, and has resided here continuous
ly since. His wife died few years
ago and he is survived by seven sons
and three daughters. The children are
Joseph, John. Nicholas, Adam, Anton,
and Adolph Scheid,. Mrs. Maggie Kun
kel, Mrs. Nick Tumbush, and Mrs.
Mrs. Anna Buchwald, all Of this city;
and Andrew Scheid, Of Ottumwa.
The funeral will be held from st.
Mary's church Wednesday morning at
o'clock, Rev. ]. j. Fitzpatrick, d. D.,
officiating. Interment will be in Riv-
erside.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
Tho Hart Funeral.

The funeral of P. v. Hart. super
intendent of the C. A. Durham Com
pany, who died Saturday afternoon
was held from st. Mary's church at
$3.50 o'clock this morning, Rev. j. ].
Fitzpatrick officiating. The service
was largely attended, the employees OF
the Durham company and members OF
the Modern Woodmen of America at
tending in body. The body was bur-
led in Riverside.
Mr. Hart and family had been res
idents OF this city for two years. He
came to the Durham company from
the state hospital at Clarinda, where
he had been chief engineer for fifteen
years. Previous to that time he was
employed at the home for the feeble
minded at Glenwood.
Mr.. Hart was born in Clark county,
near Osceola. May "a. 1856. He mar
ried Miss Ida Holmes, who survives
him, at Osceola, July 6, 1887. In addi-
ton to living at Clarinda and Glen
wood, the family also lived for short
time at David City, Neb.
The family consists OF two daugh-
tiers yetura and Marguerite. and FIVE
sons, Preston, Paul. Clarence, Clay
ton and Charles. All OF the children,
excepting Preston, who lives in Des
Moines, reside in this city.
One brother. j. l.. Hart lives in
Council Bluffs and two sisters, Mrs.
Elizabeth Coffey, OF Weldon, Decatur
county, and Mrs. Calista Smith, Moh-
Ter, Idaho, also survive him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
DR.. sHIRK DEAD
Retired Physician, Large Land Owner,
and One Of the Older Residents Of
tho City, Dies Of Old Age - Funeral
to Be Held Wednesday From the
Residence,

Dr. Benjamin e. Shirk. pioneer
practitioner and one Of the early set
tiers OF this city, and large land
holder and owner of much city real es-
tate. died at his home, 2O6 East Church
street. Saturday evening at $3.50
o'clock. DR.. Shirk's death WAS due to
infirmities of old age, and he slept his
life away without pain. General de-
bility, resulting from his years, COM
PEELED DR.. Shirk to take to his bed a
few weeks ago. He gradually grew
weaker and weaker until the end came.
Benjamin e. Shirk was born on a
farm in Lancaster county, Pennsyl-
vania, in November, 1925. ILe studied
medicine when q young man at Rush
Medical College, Chicago. After grad
uating he married Miss. Lucy Blen-
singer, at Reamstown, Pa. DR.. Shirk
practiced in Lancaster and Reading,
Pa, until 1859, when he came west and
took up his residence in this city,
where ne has since lived.
He is survived by his wife, two
daughters, Mrs. John Coburn and Mrs.
elizabeth Rewey, and one son, Robert
sShirk Of this city. A grandson. Walter
Shirk, who was reared by DR.. Shirk
as his son, lives in Madison, Wis.
DR.. Shirk left fortune, consisting
chiefly of farm land and city property,
valued at more than 100000. Inc
land is $40 acres east Of the city, one
piece Of ITO being just outside the Inn
its of town, while the rest, 400 acres,
is four miles east. He owns the build
ings occupied by the Simmons book
store, Wheeler & Hoag drug store. and
Gimre's implement store in addition to
other smaller properties.
The funeral will be held from the
residence. Wednesday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock, Rev. M. N. Smith offtciat-
ing. The body will be buried in Riv-
erside.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
Marshall Council of K. of G
Initiates Class of Forty
Candidates
PROMINENT SPEAKERS HERE
Members Of tho Order From Various
Parts of the State Address Gathering
at Banquet - Two Hundred Seven
ty.Five Attend This Function-Msny
Here From Out of Town.

Local members Of Marshall council,
No. 966, knights of Columbus. with
many visiting knights from nearby
cities and various parts Of the state,
participated Sunday in the initiation OF
large class of candidate and attend
ed banquet given by the local coun-
ell in the evening.
The days activities opened with
high mass at St. Mary's church by Rev.
p. ]. Carroll, Of Tama. which was at
tended by the knights in body
who marched from the Pilgrim hotel
where headquarters were established.
A class Of forty was initiated In the
three degrees at Columbia hall. begin
ing at 1880 o'clock in the afternoon.
The first and second degrees were ex-
emplified by Des Moines council. NO.
GA, and the third degree was in charge
Of John ]. Fleming, Of Burlington,
state deputy
Mary Attend Banquet.
Two hundred seventy-tive attended
the banquet, which was spread at .
o'clock in the evening at Finkle's nall.
Grand Knight w. c. McCarten, OF the
local council, acted as toastmaster. The
opening address, Our Guests was
delivered by Rev ]. J. Fitzpatrick, D.
ID, v. F., of this city. The other
toasts, and those who responded to
them were as follows: "The knigh'
of Columbus and His Duty" j. II
Crosby, Cedar Rapids; Two Kinds OF
People" E. j. Dunn, Swaledale; Char
ity," Hon. NJ. ]. Wade, Iowa City;
"Patriotism." Thomas F. Shea. Des
Moines:" 1.-THE Order in the State
John j. Fleming, Burlington. .,a
Short talks were given by j. H. Nc
Conlogue, Of Mason City, and DR.. Nc
Dermott, Of Omaha.
The banquet was served by the
Catholic Ladies' Mite society, and a
number Of the wives of the members
Of the council were guests.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
THE NEW CARDS
French Script is the Newest and Most
Correct Thing for Visiting Cards
Shaded French Script Also Very
Choice.

Choice.
The newest and most popular thing
in calling or visiting cards is the
French script, and the shaded French
script. When properly engraved 1t Is
a very handsome letter and carries
with it a suggestion Of good taste and
dignity. 1t is also very legible and
neat, as well as artistic. We have
these in different sized cards and II
you want something nice we'd be
pleased to take your order for cards
and furnish the plate. Then we have
other styles, the English script being
a great favorite. In this style we can
furnish you 100 cards which entities
you to the copper engraved plate,
which in itself is worth the money,
for $3.50.
We are also agents for all kin $ of
embossed stationery and would be
pleased to show you samples and quote
you prices. We have some very pref
ty and inexpensive monograms, en-
graved and embossed letter heads, etc.
THE HULL CO.,
Cor. Main and First.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20

realization of the claims Of MARSHALL
town to be called a real, live city
The amount of manufacturing that is
done there is surprising and suggests
great possibilities of future develop
ment. The fine Illustrations showing
beautiful drives, homes that spoke OF
prosperity il not of a bizarre luxury,
fine school buildings and commercial
enterprises, brought home to us the
advantages Of Marshalltown as a
home town as we had not before ap-
preciated them. 1t is a good job and
the people of Marslalltown ought to
appreciate the good work that has
been done for their fine city,"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
ROSE NASH nEckwITH DEAD.
Former Deputy Clerk Of Courts Of Thi
County Dies in Chicago.


Word received from Chicago an
nounces the death of Mrs. Rose Nash
Beckwith, a former resident of this
city. and at one time deputy clerk OF
courts of this county under the late
E. r. Jones. Mrs. Beckwith's death
was due to general sarcoma, with
which she had been suffering for some
time.
Mrs. Beckwith was in the clerks Of
flee here in 1876, and resigned her po-
sition to marry George Beckwith, who
survives her. She also leaves one son,
Charles Beckwith. The family lived at
LOT East Forty-fourth street. Miss
Lou Hole, of this city, who was sum
moned to Chicago owing to Mrs. Beck
with's illness. was with her when she
died.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
REINHEcK BEATEN.

High School Basket Ball Team Wins
"a to IL Victory.
The high school basket ball team de-
feated the team from the Reinbeck
high school at the gymnasium Satur-
day evening by the score Of "a to ~,
in a we'll played and hotly contested
game The local team outplayed the
visitors and showed more accurate and
rapid handling Of the ball. also better
team work. A good sized crowd of
high school pupils witnessed the
game.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
MAHsA4LLTowN ILLUSTRATED.
Amount Of Manufacturing Done Here
Is Surprising to Outsiders.

Amount |of Manufacturing Done Here
Is Surprising to Outsiders.
From THE Grinnell Herald: The
Times-R4publican recently issued a
fifty page supplement descriptive of
MarshallGown, its leading citizens and
their business. 1t might have found
a quick path to the Herald office
waste. basket as is likely to be the case
with l'bobm' editions of city newspa-
pers, had the writer not first read an
article relative to the supplement in
the Marsshalltown Herald-which in
its di,scouc tesy to a competitor would
have been wholly unjustified even THO
founded on facts. We were interested
enough to see whether the criticisms
made by the Herald were founded on
fact DIR not. Before we had gone far
idle curiosity had given way to keen
int~re4st ana by the time we had fin
ishes. Hooking It over We had new
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
Rioas Chief Dispatcher.

An order issued by Superintendent
c. s. Hayden Saturday appoints Fl. P.
Riggs chief dispatcher of the Iowa
Central, with headquarters in Oska-
loosa. Riggs succeeds B. R. Davis,
who has resigned
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
A. the Biiou,

Two good houses witnessed good
program at the Bijou Sunday night.
The bill was headed by Lorraine and
Lee, in comedy sketch. "Snitz" Sey-
mour, a Dutch comedian, was very
clever. The usual good moving pic
lures and illustrated songs were given.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
TOWNSHIP cAucUsEs.

jefferson No. 2.
There will be caucus of the repub-
licans OF Jefferson precinct No. 2. to
elect delegates to the county conven-
tim at the M. L. Krier store at Haver-
hill, Saturday, January Is, from to
2 d clock in the afternoon.
E. B. RAYMOND.
Committeeman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
s. C.. Bell Sick.

IS. c. Bell, we'll known real estate
agent of the city, is quite seriously ill
at his home, 612 West Main street, of
blood poisoning, resulting from a lit
tie scratch on the head. When Mr..
Bells horse overturned his buggy Fri
day, Mr.. Bell received a slight scratch
on the head. The wound became in
fected and blood poisoning developed
Saturday night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
At the Theatorium.

At the Theatorium the usual
amount Of interest was manifested IN
the new bills starting Sunday night
Interesting moving pictures and illus
trated songs made up the bill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
Odeon Sunday night by company
playing at popular prices, to large
audience.
Al the Elite.

The usual good bill at the Elite at
tracted large audiences Sunday. Aside
from the motion pictures illustrated
SONGS were given as a special feature
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
1.-THE Hidden Hand"

"The Hidden Hand" one of the old
time melodramas, was presented at the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20

Are you one Of them? II SO. why
were you laid off?
why were you not kept at work the
same as your superintendent, foreman
or manager? Was it because you were
just a common laborer and your ems
ployer could get along without your
service? II so. why not start now while
you have the time and lots Of It. to
train yourself for some special line Of
work? and next fall your employer can
not get along without your services.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
MASON DECISION REVERSED.
Supreme Court Rules on Local Cas-
Involving Commission.

Involving Commission.
The supreme court Saturday reversed
the decision Of Judge Caswell, made
two years ago In the case of M. Fl.
Selby vs. j. B. Matson, which was
brought on contract for the sale of
real estate The trial judge gave Sell
by Judgment for $1,000. Matson's at
torney appealed and secured a re-
yersal