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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22
Choral Pageant
to Aid Red Cross


,,.
s,,o, a. ,t," so,,,uot1,
Tho,sand. -, norso,s ,il, unito I'm
song ,his ar,orroon In n vast proces-
sion or r,n,or ,ahio,ux ,ha, viii ro,l
dow, Rroad s,rcet as a Anal appeaI for
men women ard ,,hildren ,o give their
humanitarlan sunnort 10 the nations 8
armed forces nv becominc dollar"
n,euhers Of tho ned ,.ross
"Adestes Fideles." ",Jov 10 the World"
and "America" viii he sung nv the
trained cboirs In unison as the motor
1oats hear rhem through the cIty's
narade ,horouyhfare Rut the message
that tbe snectators wiN-or ought to
bear win no.
e, dollar .,a A boart-aIl vou need "
Tho nagcant. probablv the most ambi-
|tious and ,nsnirinp ever undertaken in
phIIadelphia, is under The auspices of
the Community Singing Association.
headed nv John T. braun. with the co.
onera,ion ri yirfuaIiv ali Of the 400
,burcbes nj tho ritv and many inde.
pendent rrouns of sonrsters
Forming at BROAD ana Diamond
s,roe,s at o.2o N ~, ,,,e nrocaesi,, ,s
scheduled 70 got under wav a, a n m,
Tho route will he down Rroad strcet aud
around City Hail to snruce street
TABLEAtN To RE BEAtTIFtb
The snirit Of the Red Cross from me-
dieval times to the present day is the
theme of the pageant as depicted in the
tablcau floats The motif WAS worked
out from Edmund Spcnser's "Faerie
Oueene" by Guernsey Moore and w. w
sparks with strikinely artistic effect.
An armored knight astrid. n charger
will head the profession. 4 company
of mounted men and women will accom-.
many the leader Huge and eIabora 10
foats CARRYING tahleauX will follow close
behind These include Lady and
wounded Knight" portraycd by Mis-,
Nargaretta lcanps and charles Baird
"Suirt uf tba Ped Grass aud Allied
Nations" bv Mrs. Bohleu and Mrs. sid.
uey Brock, Mrs Fitzhugh Greene. Mrs
Henry L. Cartwright. Jr Miss Narga.
ret,a Fo,tz Miss GLADYS Mueller. Mrs
C. Bradford traley. Miss l,orain,
Disston and Miss Caroline Robinson
Ambulance Company in the Trenches
Field Uospital" and "warship," and a
mammoth Christmas tree noat donat ed
by Joseph B. Mccall. president of TIE
Philadelphia Electric Company
Following tn. picturesque floats vii
come the choral motorcars. decorated
with the flags of the United states anC
its Allies and Ot the Iseu t'rOSH. ana IN
trrtwined with evergreen The cars vii
bear the church chuirs aad individua
units, who will join ia singing Christina.
carols
Spectators are expected to join in In,
singing, which will he directed by stan
ley Muschamp
The vocal music viii he accompanied
by the historic Bethlehem Trombone
choir. which dates from 1854. when the
/ trombone first was brought to Americ:
by the early Moravian settlers of Beth
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22
SYNDIC TO STICK TO VENICE
Refuses to Leave Beloved City No
Matter What Happens

ZURICH, Dee 2..--The Syndic
iMaNorb Of Venice. tunte Grimaui. q
descendant of the poges. has written
TO King Victor Emmanuel saying that
II" VIII remain in his beloved city no
matter what befalls IT,
Most Of the pictureque goudolas are
gone from Venice, the gondoliers trans
porting many families with all their
effects Ia towns on the coast. The Grand
Canal j. almost desert9
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22
Prepares to Smash
Meat Trust Grip

Continued from Page One
Armour This deed would never he
recorded
As the hearing proceeded toward the
goal of showing the packers OF the
country in one vast combine TO con-
troll food. there developed incidentally
chicago packing interests have holdings
in cattle and packing trade journals
Among those named We're the Report
Publishing Company, of Fort Worth.
Texas. and the Record -Stockmau, "t
Denver. col.
Henry H. Wilson. an accountant of
the commission. testified that he found
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22

bringing 70 lIshs ut wha&
private-csr business has on th4
of the food producers and dealo<1s
Evidence obtained by tho commits
Investigators Is already being No.
the Hoover food administration to
tect the public. When the inquiry
finished officials predict the final re9(
will be permanent relief for the Do4
from oppressive measures. ~,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22
Jumped Four Stories, Leg Brvn'

DOyLESTOwN. Pa. Dec. 22.---Elt1'
ham who was declared insane by a COR
mission. ran to a four-story mill q
Durham and jumped from the hiRhe1
doorway. one ley was broken and IN
was injured internally. He is In a
Easton hospital.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-18
Lively DOings Will
Be On at the Nat

There will be something doing
every minute after $40 sharp to
morrow night. AZ the Crystal Pool.
and It's a cinch the big crowd that
will attend will sure get It's mon.
ey's worth II the program In half
a. good as fonnie Austin put on
for the Star smoke fund recently.
On that OCCASION II was a laugh
from start to finish, and everybody
left the big natatorium happy. II
should be even better Friday night.
as Lonnie has added an attraction
he calls the Mysterious Platform.
Mysterious for the reason that the
Masked Marvel who will occupy the
suspended platform will endeavor
to gently toss all the invaders into
the water. n II happens that no
one is able to give him bath. nm
opponent equally as strong and big
as the Marvel viii swing himself
out on the platform and give the
masked ono battle. Fur will fly.
believe MS. and will end only when
one or both go tumbling into the
water. Eight or ten kids VIII then
he transported TO the platform.
and. at the word Co" will engage
In a push battle; tho last 20 remain
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-18
All-Star
GridderS
AreGOOd

When the 9isi divisional football
team. which Will represent the
Camp Lewis all-star aggregation
takes the field for It's games this
fall. the opposition will have TO I'M
cork a nifty brand OF playing. OF
else accept unkind defeat. The
candidates for tho all-star team are
holding their first practice periods
on the Camp Lewis Rridiron this
week. and there's material galore
on hand In fact. the coaching
staff IN wondering where TO begin
nj when II comes tn simmering the
squad down 10 IL or 20 men.
The advisory coaching board will
be able 10 give the team the best
possible in the way OF plays and
trick formations. Among the Off.
GERS who VIII develop the team are.
MAI. J. l. Weir. a former Yves,
Point star tackle: Lieut. Col Jor.
dan. who coached the 3s2nd SQUAD
that played tho w. s. G. 10 a tie
rnme last SATURDAY.. Lieut.. Wee
covle. u. OF W. ail-Nor,hwesi quar-.
terbaek: Capt Van Cook. and
one or two others They have been
Identified with the smarest grid.
iron arrregations IN the country.
and when the season opens they
erpec, to make one great showing
Mare Island Team Fast
The big game win be that with
tho famrta M.ro r.f..a Gu
MIA, machine. heades by Johnny
Beckett former Oregon captain.
who has constellation OF stars
about him. u will be played In the
Tacoma Stadium November 10. and
VII be one OF the real big matches
OF the 1917 schedule.
The Camp Lewis contingent will
be represented by team picked
from stars ~ the leading colleges
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-18
Hockey to
Be Played

VANCOUVER. II. G., Oct. is
A special meeting OF tho Pacific
Coast Hockey association has been
called for Tuesday. October 30. by
President Frank Patrick. Discus.
sion OF definite plans for the 1918
association will be had NJ this time
and II IL expected the maEnates
will finally decide on the makeup
OF the league for the coming sea.
son.
That the permission Of the Ca
madam and United States govern.
ments for players OF draft age 70
cross the line for the purpose OF
playing hockey can be obtained Is
assured. according TO authorities
here. Only one or two players
come within the scope OF the first
Canadian draft. while the second
draft Is not liable to come up for
SIX months yet.
II has been rumored for some
time that the Spokane team would
be dropped from the circuit thia
season. President Frank Patrick.
Interviewed today. emphailcally
denied this. The reports. owl.
IDENTITY emanatlnE from Portland 10
the effect that Spokane would be
dropped from the 2. G. ". A. this
winter. have not word OF truth
In them" he said
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-18
Great Race
Set Today

LAUREL. Nd. Oct. 1s.--Omar
khayyam. Hourless and Sunflash
II. face the barrier here today in
what Is expected To be the great
est race ever run over tho Laurel
track
The real contest IL between Hour
less and Omar Khayyam. Sunflash
Is an added starter. entered TO com
ply with club rules, and may be
scratched at the last minute.
In their previous meeting, Omar
khayyam beat Hourless. That was
In the Lawrence Realization stakes
at Belmont park last month. II
Omar Khayyam repeats today. II
viii be considered the undIsputed
turf champion OF the season.
The race Is over a course OF one
and a quarter miles. Each horse
viii carry 1875 pounds. Happy Bux.
ton rides Omar Khayyam. while
Bulwell will handle Hourless. The
purse OF $4,000 goes to the Red
Cross, no matter which horse wins.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-18
Stars Of Last Year Star Again

Football might sell have pinglar
lied Mark Twaln last summer and
grayely announced that "the re
ports are greatly exaggerated
when It's obituary Saa read in many
large and Juicy sob II chatter
For football il not dead BY loug
shot and. moreover. II all early
preparations pan out. there wlil be
more football played In America
this year than ever before
Practically every cpllsrs viii
have team OF the field. Even
Harvard and Yale will have I'm.
formal" teams. informal. Ia this
case meaning teams which cost
less than the 100000 outfits they
have produced in past years.
College football may not be up TO
the high standard Of former years.
but II will not be noticeable. az
practically all colleges hay. suffer.
ed equally from loss ~ material
and the games will be Just as hard
fought IS formerly
Football returns indicate that ~
least four schools have not suffer.
cd as have most of the others.
Ohio State. champions OF the West.
ern conference last year. will take
the field with practically the same
team that defeated all rivals last
year Captain soreusnn. fuliback.
and one OF the ends will not be In
the lineup
The grea, Harley r. back. greater
than ever. " HIS early perform.
ances are an indication. and in
place OF Soreuson in the hackfisid.
a youngster. stinchcomb. said 10
be "a great as Harley. viii bo In
the lineup.
Strange to say that. aitho Glenn
Warner lost a great deal OF yalu.
able material last year. including
Peck and Hastings. he has a team
this year. which Plttsburg critics
declare IL fully as strong as his
wonderful 1916 machine.
West Point. without veterans
from the two upper classes who
we're graduated. IL said to have lost
little Of its 1916 strength There
Ia no freshman rule at West Point
and a great class Of first-class ma.
tcrial came in this year which will
he built mp around Ollphant. now
In hts sixth year uf college football.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-18
Red" Baldwin Will
PLAY Winter Ball

Red" Baldwin. former Spokane
Red now with Portland. IL going
10 play winter baseball with the
Maxwell club in the Winter league,
at san Francisco Oakland Is Bald.
wins home town. so the Beaver
catcher will be right in his glory.
II Ralph Pinelll winters Mt Rich.
mond. Cal. he. too. will play in the
Winter league.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-18
Art Lyons Still in
Hospital at Tacoma

PULLMAN. Oct. is.--Art Lyons.
center ON the State college football
team. will in all probability not ap-
pear again this season for the Grim.
son and Gray Lyons lies In the
general hospital at Tacoma. with
three broken ribs. one OF which
pierced his right lung. They we're
broken In the game against Camp
Lewis officers last Saturday. His
condition il grave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-18

on the stage alone vill win a prize.
Some other clever stunts TO be
pulled on this apparatus will cause
n riot
Then the creased pole and the
pillow fight. which brought the
house to its feet before. VIII be a
part ~ the entertainment Diving
by Roy O'Nell. NJ Fadden. Miss Nc
Craft, Anna Mayhall and Alice
knowles. and swimming by RAY
Dautera. champion speed merchant
OF the Coast.
II promises TO be n big night NJ
the Nat, and everybody who ut.
tends is assured good time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-18
Company Athletics
to BE Given Boost

Special attention 10 company
athletics, as distinguished from bal.
talon and regimental athletics.
viii be given at Camp Lewis. ia.
coma. by the physical directors OF
the seven Amy v NJ. G. A. build.
insh OF the camp. according 10 an
OF Camp Physical
Director ". NJ. Strickler Of the as
sociation
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-18
Barrow Being Primed
for American Prexy?

Nv rnifed Pres. leased Nirs
NEW YORK. Oct. 1S.-Edward
Barrow. International league presi.
dent. Is being primed to succeed
Ban Johnson as prexy Of the Amer.
lean league. This was the dope In
baseball circles here today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-18
Columbia Squad Hard
at Work These Nights

NEW YORK. oct. 1s.-CoIum.
bin university's football squad is on.
gaging in football practice this
week. Undergoing intensive train.
ing. the recruits work all afternoon.
and keep II M after dark. Angus
McCabo. who was expected to star
at quarterback this season. is out
because OF heart trouble.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-18
Army May
Play Navy

By AHERN


CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Oct. H.
Plans are rapidly being completed
today for the great army and navy
football game a; Harvard stadium
November ,.
According to reports. the teams
will represent the best material
from both branches. The plan 10
TO bring together the grestest ag-
gregation OF football players ever
gathered in this country. Tho
game Is In aid OF the war camp,
community fund.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-18

Tho other school which seems to
be fully IA strong as In 1915 Is
Georgia Tech. which recently ere.
atcd a furore By the overwhelming
defeat OF Pennsylvania.
In addition TO tho successful sea
son promised college football. there
will be the additional interest ere.
ated by hundreds Of teams in the
great army environments.
Amateur football has not been NJ.
fccted by tho war. and IN the Mid.
die West the Frcat professional
football league is already in opera.
ton
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-18
Madden Takes Tucker
on Tonight i'm Melee

Wy 'hhed Fres~ t~as~d Wire
TACOMA. Oct 1S-Lloyd Mad.
den OF Seattle. and frankie Tuck.
err Of Oklahoma, llghtweights. meet
hare tonight in n four.ronnd bout
frankie Il the only boxer having
woman manager. His sister han.
dies his business.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-18
Rumors Say BLANK"
Is to Boss Oakland

Rumors are current In San Fran
cisco and Oakland that Gin
Blankenship. former manager oe
the Sal; Lake club. Is destined 10
guide the destinies of the Oahasao
club NEXT season. Blankenship n
now conducting a billiard hall IA
bowling alley in San Francisco but
he still has hankering TO ''yanks
a pitcher or clash with the "umps. :
and II would not be surprising to
see him edge In somewhere. but it
is almost certainty that 4, viii noe
be with the Oakland club.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-18
Evans and Ouimet TO
Mix on Golf Course

BOSTON, oct Chick Evans
and Francis Ouimet viii meet here
October o. Oulwet IL now with his
regiment. but f1rlouRh has been
granted for tho two golfing stars.
as the proceeds viii go toward pur.
chasing athletic supplies for sol.
d'crs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-18

in the country. The officers viii
contribute several shining lights to
the eleven. but the privates have
some wonderful grid men also. and
the fight for places will be a warm
one. indeed. The Oregon Ambu
lance company and the 362nd in
fantry officers bid fair TO have sew
erai representatives on the team.
Lieut. G. p. Frazer and Lieut.. II
A. NAHUM. who managed the BIZ
game in the Stadium last Saturday,
will be on the managing beard a
the all-star cantonment team.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-18
Butter" Morris Will
Take on !. Dempsey
lSvCor,iC

Wy United rr~-. ir~.~d Wire
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct is.-cari
Morris. the Oklahoma behetaoih.
viii box Jack Dempsey four rounds
here October IS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-18
Wolf" Cry From
u. w. EOOtballers
is the Real Thing
Dutbursts of Everett True.
BY EDWARD HILL

Followers OF University OF Wash
ington football teams have been so
used to hearing Coach Giimour
Dobie yelling Wolf so often be
fore games that they have grown
used 10 hearlnz about how badly
the local Institutions gr!diFon war
riors are going To be beaten and
then 10 out and see theta clean up
on the rivals.
This happened time after time
rncsr the Dobie REGIMEN fact. IL
ans . regular occurrence.
Nov. however. there really Is
some cause for the walls that are
emerging from the training camp
en- University field
Yours truly had occasion TO
watch the hopes OF Washington 20
thru practice yesterday. and !, was
4 mighty sorry showing they made
when compared with the dashgng.
smashing teams OF other days. The
great conflict certainly has raised
hob with the football team OF
Washington.
- MVNFANr hH tH0 fNaSHaHAfDl u
to lose its first football game In
MANY seasons Saturday. and 10
Whitman. an eleven tina, was never
sble 70 give TIE teams OF other
days more than a rub.
Material Is Missing
No one Il 10 Blame for this con.
d'tior Of things The material ISN'T
there. and the best coach In the
world can't take a bunch OF green
youths and turn out n football
so-sd to compete against a team on
which are numbered many vet.
ernrs.
With the sprinkiing OF veterans.
H1nt has working out daily a
bunch Of youths that look about as
~1eh like football players az one
hose skinny Keystone comedians.
There IS some jov IN the world
TOR University OF Washington fol-
lowers. however. in the announce
nent that Ernie Murphy. star half.
returned to the campus yesterday
and will Immediately shape him
self M 10 play In Saturdays game
with the Walla Walla Missionaries.
With the return Of Murphy. the
backf.eld has taken on something
resembling form. but the line is
still woefully weak.
With the return OF Captain
"Darkhorse" Newman to the fold.
the o. A. C.. squad has picked np
In pep considerably according to
reports from Corvallis. and Coach
Pipsl r. expecting TO bring a team
70 Seattle that will have a mighty
fine chance OF trimming the U.
w. warriors.
Broadway and Franklin will fur.
nish the competition In the high
school football circles Saturday
afternoon al Dugdale park. II viii
be Broadway's first game in three
weeks
Ballard and Queen Anne we're
mixing this afternoon, while West
Seattle and Lincoln will stage a
session tomorrow.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-21
BUILD NEW BOAT.
TO CARRY WOOD

The keeT for the first boat to be
built III the territory for the exelu-
siVe purpose of transporting firewood
from the Big Island to Honolulu was
laid down this week in Kakaako. The
boat win cost $4,000. The owner Ii
D. Doelvers, a local contractor. The
builder is Peter Pock; the boat will
be turned out in about four months.
The fuel ship will be about go feet
long with a 22-foot beam. An IS horse
power gasoline engine alone will cost
about $4,000. The boat wiz have q
capacity for about 80 cords Of wood
and VIII have Q crew Of about seven.
1t, is expected that It will be used to
transfer ohia wood from Deniz Bros.
in South Kona to Doelvers, who sells
it here.
According to Senator Charles +.
Chillingworth, attorney for Doelvers,
there are about 10000 cords of wood
to be transported.
Chillngworth says the price Of cord
wood has recently jumped to $16 a
cord retail In Honolulu and sells
wholesale for about $3.50 ton or
about $3.50 q cord.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-21
MAIL CARRYING
BIDS ARE CALLED

Bids will be called In San Francisco
October /, by Jesse 8. Roberts, dis
trict superintendent Of the Railway
Mail Service, for contracts to carry
mail from San Francisco to Honolulu
and Australian, Japanese and Chinese
ports, and from San Francisco. to
South American ports. for the four
year period beginning July /, 1918.
According to Postmaster D. H Mac
Adam today, the subsidy, or foreign
man contract service, part Of the In
teTnational mail service OF the post
office department, now held by the
Oceanic Steamship Company, will un'
doubtedly be renewed
The Oceanic line receives 81 for
every outward mile its boats carry
United States mail on their route from
San Francisco to Honolulu, Pago Pago
and Sydney. In 1915 the subsidy paid
the company for this service totaled
$24s,512. The Oceanic 10 the only
American line calling at Honolulu
which is subsidized. Matso7 boats
bring and take mail under domestic
rate for which they get s cents 4
pound. In order to receive subsidies
United States mail steamers have to
maintain Q speed Of 16 knots an hour.
MacAdam says he favors the extern
sion OF mail service from the states
to South America, and says existing
subsidized routes now running from
New York to Venezuela have brought
big results commercially.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-21
PASSENGERS EXPECTED

Per Matson steamer WilheImina,
due Tuesday morning, June 26. from
San Francisco: Alexander Paris,
Charles Hite, Dr.. F. x. sylvia, DR.. S,
X. Ho, Mrs. Chas. Weatherbee, Miss
Winifred Weddick. Miss Mary r.
Vsrley, Miss Virgil Mail, T. H. Hoyt,
Ralph a Fishbourne, Mrs, c. Palla-
sen, Miss q. P. Grimwood, Mrs. J. H.
Judge, Miss Angela McManus, Mrs.
Gene Campbell, Lieut.. F. L. Hoerner,
Miss Joel Petite, Miss Sadie Carey;
Mrs. J. D. Dole, F. n. Lufkin, W. J.
Paris, c. Van Hoy, Rev. ]. ]. Midkiff,
Miss Helen Wsatherbee, Mrs.. A. Z,
Pferdner, Miss Helen II. Searby, Mrs,
J. n. Atherton, Mrs. Chas. Bellina.
c. A. Peacock, J. A. Richards, Miss
Dorothy Peacock, J. Il. Judge, Mrs.
w. Sanborn, Miss l. Campbell, Miss
2. v. de Ia Nuz, Mrs. F. l. Hoerner,
A. J. Hilbert, j. D. Dole, Roscoe Per
NUE.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-21
new SCHEDULES
ISSUED BY III.

A new sailing schedule for the re.
mainder Of 1917 has been issued this
week by the Inter-Island Steam Navi'
CATION Company, Ltd, but contains no
changes In the dates or times Of pas.
senger steamer departures.
The schedule has been printed be-
cause Of the recent loss of two Of the
company's steamers, the Maui and
Hamakua. This has necessitated the
placing Of other boats on their runs.
On the. new schedule, the Kilauea
takes. the Mauna Loa's run to Kona
and Kau ports OF Hawaii. leaving
Honolulu at the usual time, commenc'
ing with June % at noon, and every
10 days thereafter. She has been sub
stituting for the Mauna Loa for seg'
eral months. III 49,, ....- .....- ...... q
, The Mauna Loa has been diverted
to the Kauai service, taking the place
Of the wrecked Maui. She has sue
eeeded the Maui. for. several months. {
Other steamers, including The
Maura Kea, Glaudine, .Kinat ana MI.
kahaia, continue on their old runs a.
before, with no changes -