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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03

Harry Chase of Brattlcboro was in
town last week.
Mrs. Walter Hicks, who has been i'll
the past week is convalescng.
Mrs. w. r. Faulkner is i'll and DIR.
Crowley of Readsboro is in attendance.
Mrs. Charles Millerman of North
1Ioosac, Mass, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. NJ. j. Anderson.
Cassius Toby and two daughters of
Cambridge, Mass, are at Burdett Al
lard s for a few weeks.
Arnold Shippee is suffering from poi.
soning caused by a bee sting on the
knee. DR.. Thomas is attending him.
Richard Rossmeisl went Tuesday to
Fort Ethan Allen to be examined for
entrance into the next officers training
camp.
Miss Viola Tyler returned to her
home in Shelburne Falls last week after
visiting two weeks with friends in this
town.
Mabel Kent, who is working in the
shipping department of the Tap & Die
Co., was home from Friday to Monday
morning.
Prof. John Hill returned Saturday
from Providence, r. l., where he had
been two weeks. lie made the trip with
his automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradford Upton and
Miss Gertrude Haywood of Fitchburg
Mass, are at the home of Mr.. Upton :
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. n. G. Upton.
Mrs. Ketsinger and daughter Angelo
also Miss Ruth Gerow of Brooklyn
who had been at Miss Gertrude Hill .
a month returned home Saturday.
Rev. Joseph Macdonald $ father
mother and sister, Jemima, of Kearney
New Jersey, were at Mrs. Ophelia
Snow s last week for several days.
Mrs. Eleanor jenkins of Williamsburg
Mass, visited at c. s. Goodnow's sevcra
| days last week. Mr.. Warner and littl,
| daughter returned home with her Mon
| day.
Miss LeOna Pike is helping with thu
household duties during the illness OF
her sister, Mrs. George Graves. Mrs
Lizzie Howe of Wilmington is carin,
for Mrs. Graves and little daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Wheeler ant
| daughter, Christine, are spending 6
week s vacation with relatives in Ames
bury, Mass. Miss Christine Wheele
came home last Friday for a month ;,
vacation from her work in the Nortl
Adams hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Reed and son
Clinton, and his wife, and child visited
friends in town Sunday. The senior Mr.
Reed is back on his farm in Warwick
Mass, and Clinton Reed is living in FL
llnptOn. Conn. where he has SnVara
hot houses and makes a speciality of win
ter lettuce.
The rummage and food sale at Greer
Mountain hall was great success an(
surpassed the expectations of all, it be
ing the first thing of this kind to bt
held in this village. The committe,
Melted about $40, which will be used t.
buy material to work for the Red Cross
A good amount of sewing and knittn,
has already been done by the ladies ant
all seem willing to continue in the goot
| work.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03

The roe, fabulous bird often referred
TO in the Arabian Nights, was believed to
be OF such enormous size and strength
as to be able to carry even elephants in
its talons.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03

DR.. Stephen Smith, dean of New
York surgeons, is still busy at the age
of "a, and says work is the best recipe
for longevity.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03

a New England woman 81 years of age
bought tombstone and had her name
carved upon it and stated that her age
was 20 years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03

Georgia marble companies have consol,
dated
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03

Evil commercialized is evil enthroned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-20
GAMES.
ED|CT Of COMMISSION
Base Balls Governing Body Warns
Players Not to Participate in
Such Exhibitions.

CINCINNATI, OHIO, October 20.-The
national base ball commission issued
a warning here today to National and
American League players not to par
ticipate in post-season games. calling
attention to a specific clause in their
contracts which forbids such exhibit
lions.
This notice, 1t is said, is intended to
serve as an additional warning and
that severe penalties VIII result in vlo-
lation of this order. contrary to con-
ditions which existed last year when a
number of National and American
League players We're fined for disre-
garding this rule. but for the most part
their fines were later suspended.
The notice or warning issued by the
commission follows:
Notice to all majority league play
erS:
American and National League play
ers are hereby warned that a severe
penalty will be imposed by the commits
sion on those who engage in post-sea-
son exhibition games without having
secured the permission of the league
of which their respective club Is a
member. as stipulated In clause of
their 1917 contract.
Players are also cautioned that sec
ton of article of the national agree
ments prohibits them from participa :
ton as individuals or as team in an
exhibition game in a city under pro-
ing season Of the league entitled to
that territory without the consent of
the club or clubs representing such
city"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-20
HARD BATTLES IN SOUTH
Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and Tulane
Face Good Teams on Grid
iron Today.

ATLANTA, Ca, October 2o.-The pre-
liminary season having been com
Melted. a more seasoned brand OF loot
hall is expected OF the major elevens
IN their contests throughout the south
today.
In playing Washington and Lee In
Atlanta today Georgia Tech will meet
one of her strongest competitors, and
an estimate of the real strength OF the
Jackets this season, many believe, Will
be found in the result of the game with
the Generals.
Vanderbilt faces Kentucky State, at
Lexington, while her state rival, the
University of the South, plays Louisi-
ana State at New Orleans. The scoring
power of both Sewanee and the Louisi-
ana Tigers, as the result of their re-
spectiye contests of last week snow.
is about equal Tulane plays the Uni
yersity of Florida eleven at Gainesville.
Alabama meets Mississippi College at
Tuscaloosa, and Davidson College of
North Carolina viii clash with " T. L.
at Blacksburg, Va.
Other games include the meeting OF
Howard and Marion Military Institute
At Birmingham and Furman against
Presbyterian College at GreenVille.
8. C..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-20
ROD AND GUN.

men took 1t leisurely up the branch,
stopping here and there and casting
their bait in places where the fish fed
On the homeward trip of the train
that brought numerous anglers from
the bay the two anglers displayed .
basket Of large yellow perch, many Of
them still alive. and anxious inquiries
give the Marlboro branch sport O trial.
Large trout and rockflsh are plentiful,
but bait Is scarce" was the message re-
ceived from Rock Point tho latter part
of the week. but there should be splen-
did sport for the week enders." added the
sender OF the message.
Mr.. Aimaro Sato. japanese ambassa-
dor, and an attache Of the embassy, were
among those who tried their luck the
last week end. They went to a part OF
the Wicomico where rockf1sh and white
perch usually are in evidence and re-
turned with string of nearly 800 perch
and six rockflsh.
Harry Harding and party tried their
luck in deeper water and landed trout
and perch.
Members OF week end party at Rock
Point included NJ. j. Mccarthy, ]. J. Muir
ply, Walter holland, v. j. DAILY, ]. A
HEREFORD. James McGolrick and John X.
Heyl. They experienced good luck. F. T.
Gait. George r. Kern and b. L. Vowel
had their usual good luck on the Wicomi-
CO. while c. r. Perry, S. G. Sanders and
George r. Kern. members OF another
party, returned ashore with a string OF
fish.
James " Beagle was the most suo-
cessful member OF a party OF anglers whe
fished in the bay off Chesapeake Beach
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-20

Rod and gun sportsmen are enjoying
themselves during tho pleasant o.
tober weather. The former are actual
ly catching fish. while the latter are
looking forward to splendid sport next
month, the season for shooting upland
game in nearby states opening In No
vember. In Virginia the season opens
the first day of the month. while in
Maryland November 10 is the opening
day.
There is no closed season for fish in
the nearby states. except for bass. say
game wardens. and that is in the spring.
during the spawning season. Weather
conditions interfere with the sport,
however. and soon the great majority
of local anglers will desert the river
Reports received from numerous
points on the Potomac and Patuxent
rivers and Chesapeake bay this week
indicated there was good sport en-
joyed Several large small-mouth bass
were landed up the river and many
small ones were caught, and. according
to one sportsman. the catching of the
left.
Moro than one hundred angles were
at Chesapeake Beach for the weekend.
but rough water interfered with their
sport. Those who fished from motor
boats landed a number OF large trout
and more spots than they wanted. while
the pier fishermen caught a rev rock
fish and numerous spots.
A number of anglers were at Bene-
dict, Rock Point and other places for
the weekend and returned with fish
enough for themselves and friends, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-20
LIBERTY LOAN INVESTORS
TO FORM AN "HONOR ROLL"
Names of Buyers of Bonds to Be Kept
in Treasury Archives, Sec
rotary McAdoo Says.

The names of all those who purchase
liberty bonds will be placed upon a roll
of honor and kept in the archives of the
nation, it has been announced by Sec
rotary McAdoo of the Treasury Depart
ment. Names will be inscribed on the
parchment. but not amounts, SO that
the man or woman who buys only a
$50 bond will stand on an equal foot
Ing through the generations to come as
his Weather brother.
THE name and address of every one
who subscribed to the second liberty
loan of 1917 will be placed upon a roll
of honor. which will be kept among the
permanent records of the Treasury De-
partment." reads Secretary McAdoo's
announcement.
The controller of the currency esti-
mates that there are in the United
States not less than 100000 men,
women and children who can each
afford to buy at least one liberty bond
Of $50. 1t will require the savings of
only little more than 81 a month to
pay for it on easy terms. 1t is pos
sible for every one to do part even
though small. in the great and patriot
ic service.
"ln the years to come, the fathers
mothers, brothers and sisters of those
subscribers, their children and their
grandchildren can point with patriotic
pride to the names of their relatives
or ancestors who have had a part in
this great national service.
The roll of honor will be alphabet
callv arranged and listed by states and
subdivisions of states, so that every
one who wishes to examine it may
know who is upon the roll"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-20

Maj. Charles n. Wing. Engineer officers Re
serve Corps. from Vancouver barracks, Wash
ington to Annapolis Junction. Nd.
The resignation of First Lieut.. David f. SkeI
don. Engineer officers Reserve Corps is accept
ed by the President.
To Washington. D; O.. First Lieut.. Edwin L
Lieut.. George II. Dyer. Ordnance Officers Re
serve Corps; Lieut.. Col; Archie Miller. sigma
Reserve Corps: Capt. Joseph II. Colyer jr Ord
nance oflcers' Reserve Corps: Second Lieut.
Ernsrd r,r: W1 Woo, Engineer Officers Reserve
Officers Reserve Corps: First Lieut. Leighton
Dunning Ordnance officers Reserve Corps; FRS
Reserve Corps: Capt. Walter s. Lysle, Ordinance
Officers Reserve Corps: Capt. George c. Pierce
Thompson Iohrop infnnry SorP Sat eaFI GT
First Lieut.. Samuel c. Williams, Ordnance OF
fcers Reserve Corps Maj. Joseph G. Riley, nvia
z. Nesbit. Medical Reserve Corps: First Lieut.
t Burton e: Robinson; LIST Infantry, Ohio Ma
Ordnance Officers Reserve Corps. and Fra,
Lieut.. W. F. killip. infantry
Capt. Joseph b. sayies. Medical Reserve
Corps. to Petersburg, Va
First Lieut.. Carroll T. Berry. Engineer of
n nGiaf Reserve Corps from the Office of the
Camp American University.
sergt- Joseph Woods. Coast Artillery Corps
81 placed upon the retired list at Fort Stevens
ore.. ana VIII repair to his home.
The following named officers, Quartermaste,
oftrers' Reserve Corps. will proceed to the Wal
college; Capts. Franklin Z. Adams and Brooks
Brig. Gen: Montgomery NJ. Macomb, retired
Is relieved from the further operation of spc
cial orders and will proceed to his home
Inc following named officers Of the Mcdica
Reserve Corps will report al the Army Medical
school. this city: First Lieuts. William o.
and John c. Woodland.
FIRST Lieut.. Edwin F. Sampson, Medical Re.
serve Corps. to the Walter Reed General Hos
ptal.
Col. Edmund l.. Butts. Infantry, to the sott
Maj. Charles f. Hoover. Medical Reserve
corps. Is honorably discharged.
corp Thomas i. Smith, Ordnance Depart
meht, Is placed upon the retired list at Frank
iord arsenal. Pa. and will repair to his home
MAJ. George W. Grille, Medical Reserve Corps
land. Ohio. " N1e'e
rapt Henry NJ. V. Connolly. Infantry Officers
second Lieut.. Harlan z. Black and First
! ,ieat. William E. ASKING. Sd Infantry, Ohio
>" III NJ Gnnrd. are discharged.
10 Washington. u. C.-Maj. Isaac H. Jones
Medical Reserve Corps: Capt. Lewis II. Ellison
Engineer Officers Reserve Corps: First Lent
red W. Eckert, Sanitary Corps Nationa
arny' irst Lieut.. Harry ii. Kerr Medical Re
SIRE sire eorps; Capts Joseph l.. Eastland ard
ncers Reserve Corps; Capt. James wager Ham
MON. Quartermaster Officers Reserve Corps
| FIRST Lieut. Edward Plant, Sani.atary Corps
naliohal Army: Second Lieut.. Joseph H. Mont
Eomery, 1r.. Engineer Officers Reserve Corps
second Lieut.. Archibald +. Wagner, Quarter
sfooks H. Parker. Aviation Section Signal OF
H HSs reserve Corps; First Lieut. RoIla y
mn. Medical Reserve Corps; Capt George A
ferguson. Engineer Officers Reserve Corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-20
LEONARD TR0UNCES BR1TT0N.
Lightweight Champion Hands Vet
eran Severe Lacing in 10-Round Go.

NEW YORK. October 2o.-Benny
Leonard. lightweight champion of the
world, outpointed Jack Britton. welter-
weight, in one Of the fastest ten-round
bouts seen in New York in years at the
Harlem Sporting Club last night.
Leonard scaled at 133 pounds an hour
before ringtime, and Britton. at 13s.
had a decided advantage in bulk, yet
Benny handled Jack with ease in the
clinches and outboxed his man in all
except the fourth. which was Brittons.
and the ninth. which was even. Leon
ard was a marvel of speed on his feet.
and danced in and out from the flying
Bntton's gloves in way that caused
Jack to miss a hundred blows to one
solid wallop landed.
In the final session Leonard went
after his man savagely and. backing
Jack up against the ropes, bombarded
him fercely with straight lefts and
rights to the jaw. Britton's knees sag
ged. and II seemed as though one solid
right to the jaw would send him down
for the count. But the old master was
too cagy to leave his chin open to the
finishing punch. and WAS able to hear
the bell and shake hands at the end
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-20

Georgetown vs. Lehigh. mt South Bethlehem.
Maryland State VS.: V. NJ. l.. at Lexington.
Gallaudet VS.. W. Il. Hos at Kendall Green.
Adrian VS.. Alma. at Adrian.
Albright VS.. Temple. at Myerstown.
Allegheny VS.. Geneva, at Meadville.
Baylor VS.. Oklahoma A. and NJ, at Waco.
Beloit VS.. Ripon. at Beloit.
Bethany VS.. Hiram. at Bethany.
Bowdoin VS.. Colby. ut Waterville.
Brown vs.. Boston. at Providence
Carnegie Inst. VS.. Ohio u. at Pittsburgh.
Colo. Coll. VS.. L. of y. Mex, at Colo Spr.
Columbia vs. Union. a: New York city
Cornell vs.. Colgate. at Ithaca
Dartmouth vs.. West Va. at Hanover.
Delaware vs.. Western Nd. at Newark.
pePauw .. rs; =. Of Louisville: at Gree ae
Hamilton vs.. Norwich. at Clinton
Hamline VS.. ST. Thomas at st. Paul.
Hanover VS.. Butler. at Hanover.
Hayerford VS. g, Ersinus: at :, h ssesr
Howard Payne Trinity, at Brownwood.
Illinois State Nor. VS.. Blackburn. at Carlinv.
Iowa State vs.. Z. Of Missouri. at Amss.
Johns Hopkins VS.. Dickinson. at Baltimore.
Kansas Aggies vs.. Washington u. at Mann.
Kansas Yves. vs.. Haskell, Mt Lawrence.
Lafayette VS.. Rutgers. ut Easton.
Lawrence VS.. Lake Forest. at Appleton.
la. State vs. T. of the South. at New Orl.
Lombard VS.. Iilino;t Wes-. at Galesburg.
Marietta VS.. Davis and Elkins. at Marietta.
Marquette vs.. Carroll at Milwaukee.
Marshall vs.. 0tterbein. at Huntington.
Middlebury vs. Mass. Aegies. at Middlebury.
Morningside VS.. Seb. Wes-. at Sioux city
Mt. St. Mary's VS.. Washington. at Emmits.
Muhienberg vs. Frank and Marsh. at Allen.
Newberry vs.. Furman. ut Greenville.
New York U. VS.. Wesleyan. Mt N. Y; city.
y. Oak. Aggies VS.. Manchester at Fargo.
Northwestern VS.. Whitewater Nor. at Wat.
Ohio Yves vs. Oberlin. at Delaware.
ol!vet vs.. Hillsdale. at olivet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-20
Many Struggles Listed to Take Place
Today Between College Gridiiron Teams

Oregon Aggies VS.. I. of Wash. at Corvallis.
Pa. Mil. Coll. VS.. ST. Johns, at Chester.
Phillips Anaover VS.. Dart. Fresh. at Andov.
Phillips Exeter Yale Fresh. at Exeter.
Rand. Macon vs.. VIM. and Mary. at W'msb.
r. l. State vs.. " H. State, ut Kingston.
Richmond VS.. Hamp.- Sidney. at Richmond.
St. LSGis T. vs. od brury' at St Louis
Sioux Falls vs.. Yankton, ut Sioux Falls.
Swarthmore VS.. Gettysburg, at swarthmore.
Trinity VS.. Conn: Aggtes. at Hartford.
Z. 8. Mil. Acad. VS. Springfield. at West p
U. S. Nav. Acad. VS.. Car, Indians. at Anna.
Y. of Akron VS.. u. OF Wooster. at Akron.
7. of Alabama VS.. Miss. Coll, at Tuscaloosa.
7. of California VS.. st. bIary's, at Berkeley.
Z. of Chat. VS.. Emory and Henry. at Bristol.
Y. of Chicago VS.. Purdue. at Chicago.
u. of Colo, vs. Colo Mines, at Denver.
o. Of Detroit vs.. Kalamazoo, at Detroit.
o. Of Florida VS.. Z. OF Georgia. Mt Athens.
u. of Idaho VS.. Z. of Montana. at Missoula
.. of Illinois VS.. .. of Wisconsin. at Urbana.
Y. Of Iowa VS.. Grinnell. at Iowa City.
Z. of Kansas Washburn. at Lawrence.
U. OF Kentucky vs.. Vanderbilt, at Lexington.
y. of Maine VS.. Bates. at orono.
y. of Michigan VS.. Mich. Aggies, at Ann. Ar.
=. Of Minnesota VS.. Indiana. at Minneapolis.
q. of Neb. VS.. U. Of Sotre Dame, at Lincoln.
q. OF No Caro-. VS.. L. of So. Caro-. at c. II.
y. Of No. Dakota vs. Fargo, at Grand Forks
y. of Pittsburgh VS.. Syracuse. at Pittsburgh
.. of Rochester vs.: U. of Buffalo. at Roch.
.. Of So Cal. VS.. Z. Of Arlz.. ut Los Ang.
U. of Texas VS.. U. Of OKLA, at Dallas.
Wabash vs. Rose Poly, at Terra Haute.
Wash. and Jeff. vs.. Penn. State. at Wash.
Wash. State VS.. Z. of Oregon. at Pullman
Western Res. We. Kenyon. at Cleveland
West Va. IVES VS.. Westminster. ut Ruckhan.
Williams vs.. L. Of Vermont. at W'mstown
Wittenberg vs.. Muskingum, at Springfield.
WoRord VS.. Presby terrain. at Spartanburg.
Worcester Poly. vs.. Rens. Poly. at Worcester
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-20
|CORBEH AND JEFFR|ES
PULLING FOR OLD F|Tz
Want Bob to Defeat Pneumonia as
He Did Great Boxers
in the Ring.

CHICAGO. October 2O.-Two old ring
opponents of Robert Fitzsimmons.
themselves former heavyweight cham
pions. have sent condolences to the
former heavyweight champion of the
world, who is critically i'll here of lobar
pneumonia.
James ]. Corbett, from whom Fitz-
simmons won the championship in a
memorable battle at Carson City, New,
in 1897, wired:
1T is my hope that the great war
| rior Will pull through safely and en-
| joy many more years of life. Please
convey my sincere wishes for speedy
recovery. and tell him I feel certain he
will beat pneumonia as he beat all his
foes for many years"
James ]. Jeffries, who came into the
heavyweight championship in 1899 by
defeating Fitzsimmons. sent the fol-
lowing:
HE was the gamest men I ever met
and he'll not take the knockout now.
Tell him I'm pulling for him to win"
Fitzsimmons condition early today
was reported by his physicians as "un-
changed" from that of the last, forty
eight hours.
While his vitality was considered re-
markable. 1t was said that his chances
FOR recovery was slight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-20
SHINE" BALL A FRAME-UP.
Eddie Cicotte Now Declares Psyche
logical Effect Was Sought.

CHICAGO. ILL.,, October 2o.-The Sc
cret of Eddie Cicotte's shine" ball is
that there isn't and never has been
such a thing. 1t was a myth devised
for its psychological effect.
This admission was made by Cicotte
after his arrival here with other members
of the new world champion Chicago
Americans.
Happy Felsch. and I framed it on
the training trip" said Cicotte. THE
idea was to rub the ball in a peculiar
way to make the batsman think /
was doing something to it. 1 wasn't
really. but others thought l was. Felsch
started the talk going in ST Louis. got
Fielder Jones all worked up about it,
and the first thing we knew the shine
ball was an established fact in most
minds"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-20
TW0-TIME WINNERS BEATEN.
Dalzell and Talcott Eliminated in
Play for Siamese Cnn

Samuel Dalzell. a former two-time
winner OF the trophy. was eliminated
yesterday in the third round of match
play for the siamese cup at the Chevy
Chase Club by Davis Elkina DaIzell
conceded his opponent eleven strokes
and found this handicap impossible to
overcome, losing on the last green.
E. NJ Talcott, another two-time win
John S. Larcombe. jr
walter R Tuckerman still has a
chance to take the cup out Of COMPETE
lioh. ne being the only two-time win
ner still in the competition. Tuckernan
Yesterday defeated Reeve Lewis, and
2. The summaries:
Z. n Warner. Jr., defeated George Richards.
4 and 2; john S. Larcombe, IT,. defeated f. n
1eicott up; Walter r. Tuckerman defeated
Reeve Lewis. and 9; Davis Elktns defeated
Samuel Dalzell. 1 up.
The semi-fnals will be played TODAY
and the finals Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-20
NEW A. A. U. DISTRICT.
Allegheny Mountain Association to
Be Formed in Pittsburgh.

NEW YORK. October 20.-A meeting
to form a new local district of the
Amateur Athletic Union, to be known
as the ALLEGHENY Mountain Association,
will be held at Pittsburgh on November
IS, 1t was announced here by Frederick
w. Ruben, secretary-treasurer of the
union. The new association. which will
have headquarters at Pittsburgh, will
include. according to present plans,
West Virginia. Pennsylvania west of
Altoona. and Belmont. Columbia and
Jefferson counties of the state of Ohio
More than fifty clubs are in the dis
trict.