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Evening star., 1916-03-28

OVeI MAttcI ol Eoou. farm has
standing order with the city scavenger
for the carcasses Of horses and cattle,
and these are fed to the larger alli-
gators They eat once or twice
week and consume nifty to a hundred
pounds at a time. swallowing the meat
in great chunks.
The little allisators are sold to Wis
itors for pets. but the creatures at
tain their greatest value between the
ages Of four and twenty years. whom
ihey are from two to six feet long.
T. is during this period that they make
'he best leather. Some Of them grow
faster than others. and II has been
found possible by heavy feeding to pro-
duce hve-foot alligator In hve years.
The alligators that are ten feet or
more in length are too valuable to be
used for leather: they are sold for
exhibition purposes and bring six or
seven hundred dollars apiece.
When an alligator 10 adjudged ready
for the slaughter he 10 drowned by
fastening weights to his body and sink
ing him for twenty-four hours. Thus
he is killed without In any way in
juring his hide, which is worth q dollar
a foot. raw.
This alligator business was started
by . remarkable man, commonly known
as Alligator Joe. who died at the ean
Francisco exposition last summer. He
was . grest hunter Of wild alltgatoss,
and used 70 catch them alive for the
ediAeatton Of tourists at so much .
performance. Later he established an
Evening star., 1916-03-28
The first opportunity you have had purchase
piano player-piano same Identical conditions
Copyright. 1915. Newton Piano Co.,

Copyright 1915. Coz
The bone and s;;new" Of this successful
sale has been the b;ano itself.
Thirty-6ve years Of use in tens of thou
sands Of homes have Proved the merits of the
Newton piano. In other words, the Newton is
demonstrated success-not an untried ex-
pertinent.
1t is an instrument which has sold right
here in Washington. scores of them at prices
varying. according to conditions. from three
hundred and fifty up to four hundred dollars.
But in this sale we put the lowest stable and
fixed price upon it that has ever been b1aced
on 1t or any like bano-two hundred and
forty-seven dollars And as a Bond of Conf
dence with its purchasers have placed
guarantee upon 1.-THE joint work of the manu-
facturers and ourselves which for protection
has never before been placed upon any b;ano
it matters not at what price it has been sold.
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Instances of Attack
by Large Alligators.

the Miami river, was seized by an alli-
gator. carried to the bank and down
one of the holes in which the reptiles
live. Neither he nor his remains were
ever recovered. Another man, who was
very skillful swimmer, was attacked
and bitten three times, but each time
he twisted himself out of the deadly
Jaws before the alligator could get his
final grip.
That the alligator should be his own
Nemesis seems particularly fitting, in
view of his immunity to death in most
other forms. but II presents the great
problem in raising him for the market.
II IS impossible to provide a separate
iuclUsure for each of 5000 alligators.
and giving them plenty of room does
no good. They all crowd into one cor
ner. where they Invariably murder and
mutilate each other. There is only one
large alligator on the place which has
all four of his legs and complete tail.
Perhaps the next greatest difficulty
in comm mer cializing the alligator Is the
extreme durability of his hide. Like
the alligator in life. 1t seems to endure
forever. When properly tanned. the
richness of Its color and the smooth
ness Of its 6nish improve with age.
No one ever has TO replace anything
made of alligator leather. and that
naturally limits the demand. At pres-
ent the business is hampered by the
country are booked to capacity with
shoe leather, and it is impossible to get
alligator hides tanned.
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Although possessed of amazing power
ana agility. the alligator is the epitome of
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There are instances known to the To-
cal hunters of men having been attack
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Formerly there was no need for rails
ing alligators in captivity. as great
Evening star., 1916-03-28

2handising We sold the Nayer-p,anos on
brec;se1y the same conditions and liberal
privileges as the t;ano-with one single
excebt;on-that the terms on the t,ayer.
b;ano were seveuty-hve cents a week
higher than on the pimo-two dollars
and twenty-fve cents week instead
Of one dollar and fifty cents a week.
Evening star., 1916-03-28

In the matter Of food the alligator ID
not at all particular, eating almost any.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13
MEDALS FOR 10 POLICE HEROES.
Nonor awarded by Lite >aSing
Bcnr,oirnt AssOciatiOn.

: bronze medal and s2j in gold were
presented hy Police commission er Woods
yesterday to each ~ two sergean;s and
eigh, policemen The medals and gold
ver. awarded hv the Life Saving He
nevolent Association for resCues made
III tho waters around the city.
Cornelius E.ld"rt. n rles Derni~ and
Dr. Henry u chaplin represented the
ASSOCIATION At tho presentation IN Mr..
Wouds's office. Those decorated by the
Commissioner were Sergeant Alexander
&. Anderson Sergeant Joseph cannon,
Iatrolmcu Franklin Traver. Thomas A.
cor King. Adolpn Drescher. Thomas car
moody, Henry Mali.ry. Edmund l.. Fros-
sari. GUSTAV Thompson and John A.
Wilson. Anderson also received a silver
Congressional medal for bravery Last
saturday ~ the police parade he WAS
awarded the Isaac He'll medal for
bravery TraN"r also Was presented
with a medal At the parade.
Sergeant Patrick +. Dunn received
COMMUNICATION yesterday for r~escu!ng a
man and women at a fire in Vest Thirty
sixth street IN April by leaning out OF n
window in a building adjoining the one
tina, was ablaze and dragging them from
their rooms 80 safety.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13
WESTCHESTER VOTES

Through m. efforts ~ Justice No~sohsuser
a settl'r"nt on a basis 81 so 600 ia images
vas erect"d IN the suit Of Charles 8
Reynolds against The F~letsChmanr Yeast
Tor $50 900 damages Tor INJURIES
he received WHOM Two plsrks In 'lc COM
psny's factor f"l on his head,
Justic" Morscnsus"r reduced the t.N. ooo
verdict which Dtni'l tOnIhan ~ Ypnkors
was awarded several months ago ugainst
the Terry 4 I"nCh tomphHy ~ Manhattan
10 NfbOO. 'rDahdn, an ir0uWorkrr ON.
ployed In M" construction Of the Grand
Contra Terminal, feii t~.nty- nvc fcct and
was bHdly hutf.
O. Forty-hv" fppnran's Tor civ aonSnIu
pa pers appeared In Justice Ecugh'g natur,.
,~lIzation "uur, -, white UIlus yr,',rl,y
All w"r" Hhl" 10 answer ihr necessary
questions, except one native ~ Itnly. whose
SsAlect IN" internr"i"r vac unable TO VA,
derstahd' ~" clitcho1 a. an American
nag suspended IA front 81 Tho J,lr"',
bench and was -orc'y disappointed
Justice loulpkins Yesterday denied ,hr
application ~ KAT" Nt-'cr-ou for 10,
release from R'n"Wingdtl, AsyIun I'll,
decision i, basel oh tho r, nor, ~ phNs
icianh that IL UNSAFE to allow Mrs N,s
tOyeon her liberty Mrs Mas,.rson Wa
opocisl writer for the Now York World an,
10 Wae sent to di'ilovue Tor obseryst ito,
vhen h complained Of peTsrrutions il,
tabor organisations who were "boycottins
her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13
HOW TO TREAT ~DRUNKARDS.
Z Charities conference Discusses
Methods ~ India M polls.

INDIANAPOLIS. MAY IL The topics
under discussion at the National con-
ference NJ CHARITIES and Correction to-
day raug~l all the way from Treatment
OF IL" drunkard TO outdoor relief
measures
Frcder.cN Amy OF Buffalo. who Is 10
bs the mex, president 90 the conference.
declared that direct relief must seldom
q" to the d%ruukard'. family. for II re
does, the dr!nker usually gets hofi OF u.
Short prison sentences are absolutely in
ercctudl. said Nj Almy He favored
scicntifo treatment a. farm colon'es
Edward y Chopper. IN u. northern
secretary OF Tho National cnild f.aSor
Committee. New York city, said hat in
tvcuty-e ght states there ar. no regu-
la'IoGs governing the employment OF
children IN street tTtdes.
Judge j. Wllmcr Latin,e Of the
Juvenile Court OF the District OF Coz
lumbla SAM trst children should never
be punished except for the purpose OF
correction.
Other speakers we're Mathew \.
Adams. cup 'rIntendcut Of schools OF the
New York childreu's AID society pr,
T.. ~ ~iiaShurst. director of Industrial
hygiene. state Board OF Health. ohio
Margaret + BSing'on. assistant sccrc'
,ary OF the American Association fo'
Organizing charity Thomas j Riley
general secretary OF the Brooklyn bureau
~ Charities, and Benjamin e. Marsh OF
New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13
RAID ON TREASURY IN
FARM LOANS DEFEATED
Provision for $50. 900. 600 In
vestmpmt Rejected by Ri>-
ing Vote in House.

wAsurSG-oS, MAY IL Representative
Henry o. Texas. aided by a fcw mem-
hers Of hi, state delegation and several
other Southern Democrats. aroused the
ire - the Republicans and leaders ~
their own parts IN the i1ous" to-day hv
advocating an amendment to the land
mortgage bank bill providing that tn"
Government should invest NJ TO $50
900. 900 in farm loan bonds "A year.
The amendment was cha acterized by
Repre- sentatv We Madden II Illinois ms an
example Of unlNt.gated gall Other
Republicans denounced IN" proposal as a
raid on the T-casury. Representative
Lever Of South Carolina. one OF the
Democratic members Of the Rural
Credits Commission. said that II ap-
proved It would defeat all rural credit
legislation.
Representative Class Of virginia,
cha. rnau OF the Bank n. and Currency
Committee, denounced on. Of his party
colleagues who advocated the amend
,uert as unfit to serve IN "A Legislature
Northern menhers OF the House at
tacked the entire plan Of the land mort
gage bank bin on the ground that II was
neither needed by the farmers nor
sought by them. Representative Fess
Of ohio I'd 4 he had great difficulty IN
placing II $4,000 endowment 10 an ONO
college in farm loans at . per cent.
In this bill" he added, you not only
%stipulate that the Government shall sup
rly the money without receiving any
dividends on the stock in the proposed
hanks hut YOU propose to take from the
Treasury $50 0o. 600 a year and give II
to the farmers with little or no interest,
III Texas Is in such bad condition
that help OF that kind il needed the
members from that State h advocate
this proposition had better 20 home and
look after its affairs and let Others
handle the national finances"
The Henry amendment was finally re
jected by a rising vote or Is to 81.
The hill ran A gantlet NJ amend
ments from the Republican side without
any being adopted. II IL The expecta'
ton of the majority leaders that thu
hill will he uassed tomorrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13
MAN IN MASK LEADS
RAID IN CHINATOWN
Many Doors Smashed. hut the
Wealthy Monaghan Sought
Is Not Found.

Chinatown WAS unusually quiet early
yesterday morning when an %automohiI"
drew IN before the door OF IS Mojt
street. In the car were Inspector Dwycr,
Detective Scrgeants Mitchell and Keller
and a man whose face vas covered with
a black SIX mask. Loapiug from .Er
machine. tho policemen demanded adj
mittsnce. According 10 them. a sleepy
voice on the other side Of the door re-
spouded with the Chinese equivalent %
60 to he'll
Tit Inspector blew a police whistle.
and ff.een reserves from jNc Elizabeth
street station who had been awaiting
the signal two blocks away anne run
ming With axes and Crnwbars ,nd at
tackled the door with a rush Il was
OF the type known to the police as an
"iceboN door and was protected with
an ron screen. but after a few moments
work II ave.
The police ushed In. hut rouud their
progress barred by 4 heavy iron gate.
t'nder n" directions Of the man IA the
mask this gate. q second iron gt'e, au-
.iher door and a trapdoor leading To-
the cellar were all forced once Ia the
cellar the man in the mask. who seemed
TO be perfectly AZ hom. IN the place. led
the Inspector and detect YES 20 another
,rapdoor In the floor Lifting this n"
beckoned to them to follow Dow a
rickety. ,ottering hignt ~ wooden stairs
he led them into a sub-celsr.
There. with m. aid OF pocket fash
lights. the party found and confisCa;ed
10 policy slips. two gambling tables.
A. - .l go.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13
NEW PRESIDENT FOR WOOSTER.
d.. j. las pbelI white IL Now tho
Colleges Head.

WOOSTER, Ohio. May l2.-pr. J Camp
bell White. for ten years head of the
l.ayman's Missionary Movement, of the
United States and Canada. was inau-
gurated president OF Wooster College THIS
morning, More than 1000 persons. in
cltrding presidents and delegates from
more than 100 colleges and universities
were present Dr. White. VINO Wa :
GRADUATED from Wooster in 1890. IL the
frst alumnus Of the college to become
its head
His Inaugural address was. on the
Neglected Elements in Comprehensive
Education" DR.. W. o. Thompson. pro-
fcssor Al Ohio state University. spoke
on the "Plare of the Church College in
Our Educational system" Gov. Frank
J.. Willis OF Ohio also delivered an I'd
dress.
The honorary degree OF Ii. r. was
ronferrei on DR.. George W. Grille o.
Cleveland, Dean William Francis Magic
OF Princeton. the Rev. Charles Scanlon OF
P~ittsburg, Robert L. Speer and q. Sher-
wood Eddy OF New York CITY and George
l.. Robinson. Chicago. Hamilton Holt OF
New York city and Hugh NJ Kingery ri
Charlottesville, Ind, received the de.
gree of doctor OF letters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13
MAYOR SIGNS WATER
METER BILL; VET0ES 10
Refuses 10 Approve Foreign
%l>urancc Tax and Vote on
Officials Salaries.


"'H'f "'''"'' "'''" H'S''''" VIZ
eleven city bills passed by the l."clS!a-
'urc and submitted for hts approval. Ne
oI .,a , "a.
"'' re'a''fE ." water "''''s VII ''N"''
p'er .ses. whica 70" said, Simply l"gIliz's
about, 10000 meters now Installed IN pri-
,,, ,o,. ., ,r,r o.,ar, .,o ,rx
!'Rc "' 'i''d''"E meters ~" "'"S' m
i"I'"W "l''Nu's "lN'PplpN'" VIZ '"'
submitting I" me voters '' ',u'S ~" ~
:" WILT N",",.'s " ''.'''" 49,! ~
means We "Ne' "N '"" va '''''''''H
an" one pr'\'d'ne 'ha, d" INSURANCE ,"'n'
lanes not "'o'loI"''u uN"'r we h"@
4" inns S'ate Sh"ii 'dH (" 'h' fH' 'N"-
~ eSIoher '"' '"'' g" AZ premium"
~ insurance ~ ~r.islran'e. ,
me MaE"r Sa'n ne hA' "S''.'d'"'.
ina; "i 4 'n's' salary appropriation ~
stl,' ,h,'3o.o' Tor the departments ar
ie't'u ny IN" proposed "o'he run p''''
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13
RAN OYER WOMAN,
GETS LONG TERM
Chauffeur Is Sentenced by
Judge Mott. Who Assails
Lenient Magistrate.
TINE TO HALT. HE SAYS

Judge Mott In Special Sessions yester-
day let IL be known that he has no SYM
rathy for reckless automobile drivers
when he sentenced John Riordan, a pub
lie chauffeur, to the penitentiary for a
term that may be from six months 10
three years. Riordan had run down
Miss Lillian Carlson at Tooth street
and Central Park West last August and
did not stop to see what injury he had
done
Iiiordsn pleaded guilt, after he had
attacked the validity Of the indictment.
which charged him with "wilfully" In
Turing his victim. lie contended that
1t was an accident. but proof was pre-.
%cuted which showed tina Riordan had
driven recklessiy and did not have his
lishts burning at 10 80 at night. the
hour OF the accident.
The time has come TO call a halt"
said Judge Mott. DRIVERS OF autoino-
blles who disregard human lie must
be punished Hundreds OF men. women
and children are either killed or MANNED
In our city streets by careless automo.
bilists. \ pedestrian has rights In our
streets which mus. he respected by au-
tOmobile operators.
"In 1914 eleven OF twenty City Maeis-
trates never imposed a prison sentence
on "a reckless driver. or 5000 convic-
tions Of speeders all with the exception
OF twel,e got IN with fines. This Is a
sad commentary OH efforts being made
to pro;ec, human life from members
OF tho community who have no regard
for IN. safety Of others"
Judge \ott told Riordan that II was
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13
SHIP BLOWUP FROM A CANDLE.
One killed when Light In Hold
Sets Fire to Booth Liner.

Carrying n lighted candle among oil
barrels in the ships hold Is said to
have been the cause OF an explosion
and fire yesterday afternoon aboard the
Booth Lint steamship stephen al the
Bush dock at F'orty-secOnd street. South
Brooklyn. One man was killed and three
hurt.
The explosion took place In the for
ward hold, which was being filled with
a miscellaneous cargo for Brazil. includ-
ing oil barrels. There we're no muni-
tons aboard the ship
After the explosion the ship took fire
and for "A time spectacular flames drew
n crowd to the waterfront, The fremen
o had the blaze subdued. however.
viii; damage % about 60 "no The
stephen was to have sailed early next
week. and probably will he delayed only
u short time n at all.
The dead men was lgnazio Merniello
- wears old. of 81 Elizabeth street,
Manhattan, a longshoreman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13
TWO WOMEN ESCAPE RAIDERS.
One 10 CRuKht with stun He
lieved to he HerOin.

Miss Florence Seoddard of 1859 West
Eighteenth street was arraigned in the
West side court yesterday charged with
having narcotics in her possession, De-
tect'ves Judge, Hackett II Erb ar
rested her. while Two other women es-
capped, The latter, partly dressed and
eaoh with "A bundle of clothes, ran
through the apartment. threw open a
front window and jumped over an area
way into the street as the raiders en-
tered.
Miss Stoddard was locked IN a bed
room into which the police broke. They
found a powder puff containing a fiakS
substance resembling heroin,
Ma gistrate Ten Eyck held Miss Stod
dard in $500 bail for examination or
Monday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13

MIR. Greene - Mas&achuse 'ts In sub
hitting the minority views On the bill
said IN part
"ln 'he T-oposal 80 create a board 10
he known as The United States shipping
Board al concur. hut the limitations
upon is powers o~ccssioncd irreconc!l-
able Views. The section Is especially
commended wherein provision r. mod"
for Investigation and report by such
board OF T." relative cost II building
merchan, Vessels IN the United : ates
and In foreign maritime countries. the
relative cost and advantage and dssd-
vantages 81 operating ~ the foreign
rade and for examination of the uaviga.
ton laws ~ the United Sis,es.
Unfortunately. however. th.-" cpn'cm-
plated dulles Ar, mad. matters -: sec
ondary aud ip'iicutal consideration i1
the bill. while It's primary object would
u IVES; the board WIKI extraordinary
functions and powers experimental ~
their nature. Ia he exercised at the arb!-
trasN hehest % the Government IN ad
vance NJ the beneficial Information con-
temp atod by such .nye-tig ,tiou. H. ;he
present cas-, u ~ proposed TO att"mp;
- cure az once ia "A given way and g.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13
ADMINISTRATION SHIP BILL
DECLARED 4 TRADE MENACE
Minority Report Says 1t Would Work Immediate and
Lasting Injury and Discourage Private In
vestors-Only One Point Approved.

WASHINGTON. May IA hght against
the Administration shipping bill when
/, reached TIE noor OF the House was
for~eshadowed to-day In the report OF the
eight Republican members OF the Mer-
chant Marine Committee criticising the
Government ownership and other fea-
lures OF the measure.
The minority members. whose views
were formulated by Representative
Greene OF Massachusetts. assert that the
bill will have a detrimental rather than
a salutaty effect upon American ship
ping. tha, 4, will discourage private in
vcatmcn' because Of Governmcn, compe-
,l,ion and that it, regulatory provisions
viii handicap the slipping already III
existence The only feature of the bill
that receives the unanimous approval OF
tn" committee Is the provision for tie
creation OF a shipping board.
The minority members Of the com
mIttee declare az tne close Of their re-
port.
The bill can AFFORD no present relief
to shippers. II can and We believe, II
enacted in this present form. II will work
immediate and lasting injury. II Is ex-
perimentai In its nature. No other
maritime nation has hedged it's mer-
chant marine with restrictions such as
are proposed in this bill. nor has any
great foreign Power undertaken the con-
s'ruction or operation OF ships with the
siVgic exception OF Brazil and the line
which she owns was taken over for a
debt"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13

NEW HAYES, Conn, May 12.--Forest
fires Of various sizes were reported to.
day from different parts NJ this State.
Tho largest was near han sted.
whore a section NJ about len square
miles was burned over, the loss being
4"t AT Soo.64O. TIN" IRE started near
III" sawmill ~ owen Case. noar Bal H.
hamsted centre, and spread through por-
tons OF Canton. Washington hin. Hart
land and Granville. Other Ares were
along the Rhode Island border Ind In
Bolton. a few miles east OF Hartford.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13

Stephen OBrien a lawyer who was
admitted 10 practice in 1900, was dis
barred by the Appellate Division ~ the
Supreme Court yesterday because he
took $500 for appearing for a client who
had been arrested for d'sorderly con-
duct and got of with a fine OF so on
"A plea Of guilty.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13

ascertain the nature OF the disease at
leisure,"
OF the Government ownership feature
the report states:
I'VE maintain that the gratifying re-
v!vai .of the shipbullding industry. now
happily al hand. should receive evetv
possible encouragement at the hands OF
the Gove~nment IN a cooperative way
with a view to building up n permanent
merchant marine. but that the attempt
to accomplish that result In the way
proposed would prove abortive and de-
structive. And this Is true under the
modified plan limiting operation to a
DEFINITE period because. the Government
having once embarked upon the sea in
a competitive way, there can be no re-
liable assurance that the Limitation Will
not he removed and the enterprise con-
tinued indefinitely
Protection Of Investors
The question tina ough, TO have been
presented by this hill Is how to guar
aG'ee investors some promise Of per
manent protection IN the merchant ma
rine business on equal terms with for
cign competitors. In others words, Il
should seek to anord governmental CO.
operation rather than to provide row.
ornamental competition. The authority
to proceed upon the happening OF a con-
tingency is as potent a bar 20 private
initiative as an express declaration OF
Intention to proceed"
The report asserts that the operation
OF Government vessels will necessarily
be brought into competition with those
privately owned. II this IL not done.
T.; adds. II means that the Government
shall embark upon the development OF
lines where private enterprise has moi
,cntured. resulting in a loss at public
expense.
II " declared that Tho bill SIN raises
tho question whether the Government
will not no liahl. 'to the rcspons bilities
81 neutrality. which under ~iHternational
law are charged upon the sovereign
The minority also contends that It is
iu~sdvi.ahlc at a tyne when capital i4
seeking investment in American shipping
=" extend tine regulatory powers Of tho
board to such a point as {" cast doubt
and uncertainty upon the scope and eX-
tent OF legitimate transactions II -
proposed that an investigation frT no
made 10 determine what restrictions ma!
, be- un .~stry.
The maze II difficulties involved .'
the practical application ~ tn" minute
regulatory provisions - tho hin th'
report states. will emhirTaSs the boar,
and the operators Of vessels and cripple
the usefulness OF both. Two-thirds Cd
IA. world commerce /. carries b,
tramp II ~ not couteudcS
that they viii he subject 10 the at
II is unSiSe ., burden the minor ia,
Ion "f our CARRYING trade with rcstrlc
tipns under which II cannot compel viii
.Ne tramp service