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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-16

one over for a called strike. The next one
Felsch hit straight into Benton's hands.
Eddie Collins had a big lead off third
sack and was caught between there and
the rubber Benton eut in front and
chased him back to third. jackson was
running his legs of to reach third while
Collins held up the play and Fclsch, after
turning first got under Roadway for see
aud Benton could easily have rushed
Collins back but was afraid To take the
chance 50 tossed the ball to Zimmerman.
The Giants third baseman and the White
SoN runner were only a yard apart when
Benton made the toss. Collins, sensing
the play, turned and legged it for home
Bill Rariden being 20 yards down the line
and Benton in between.
Zimmerman didn't deign to throw the
bali To Rariden, who was waiting for it.
but decided to do the entire business him
self He dug his spikes in hard and start
ed after Collins He was hardly ward
away. They passed Rariden who stood
on the side line with his mouth wide
open. 1t was a race between Collins and
Yin, but the latter had about as much
chance OF overtaking Collins as the pro-
verbal snowflake and midst groans and
jeers Collins stepped on to home plate
while Zimmerman rushed by and then
turned TO see jackson and Felsch on see
ond aud third bases and Coach Gleason
holding ON to his sides with laughter.
With one run i'm Gandil drove the bali
straight over Holke's head and Jackson
and Felsch breczed home All Of the Joy
.of living was taken out Of the Giants
and then supporters. They had chance
TO win later. bat McGraw's ambitious
warriors had lost their courage. The
score:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-16
Tread on Giants Necks in
Sixth Contest in
Big Series
ZIMMERMAN PULLS
MARBLE TOP PLAY
Game Fairly Won by Team Which
Proved 20 Be Most Deserving - No
Fault Of Benton that New York
Threw Away Last Chance.


Chicago. White SoN Won the world $
championship utIe yesterday by defeat
ing the New York Giants J to m the
sixth game OF the baseball blue ribbon
series and Urban Faber incidentally en-
t.r.I tt,. ti,r...ti,,, inuqr elias. Rubc
..-....,.i .-,.,.,..t...ll.. l,,u o..
''"5"" t'''',,u ''' ,'''''
he dld last wednesday oul 'h' support
behind him was lacking, his teammates
failing 10 develop ANYTHING that looked
a., 7,..;,nin,, ,,nuJ,
,-.t....i .,........
llelnie zimmerman p'heH'oo pl'S '"E
contributed 20 thlcago's victory a. much
a. If ne had been ou Rovlauds own pay
I'll IL, ,,,t.;,,,,., ,.iI5 throw and then nj
SIN r.,,.. .....
tempting 10 "''' '''"'' "'''''' u. '
for the plate Robertson mum oil
Av also assisted the Pale Hose Ia cliuch
,I. ammo
an .s .....1..... ,.;..,,.r,. .r,.
n' s'"'f " ,''''''' ,-,
which brought u" lh' '"u''NN'F 7''h''''"
It's first worlds championship since 1876,
is that OF the fourth inning There was
,,,t,,u,,. ,l.c a., ,b. o,n,a from the win
hei9 s'a''Po'n' "' W '''' ''s'',
has so often happened during the Amer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-16
PERSONAL.

/, II. Barber and Scott Barber are in
NardsbOro today on business.
George Morris OF Greenfield. formerly Of
Brattleboro, is III town today ON business
Mrs. Newell Adams of Wilmington j.
visiting here with her niece, Mrs " f.
Barber Of High street
f. H. Chapman and c. F. Gregory went
To Springfield, Mass, today 10 attend the
Eastern States exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. s. Moffatt of East
Berkshire came last night for a visit
with his son, +. {. Motiatt
Hugh Agnew is in Springfield, Mass,
today on business at the exposition for
the Holstein-Friesian association
W. f. Burdette assistant cashier OF
the Merchants National bank OF Boston,
was business visitor in town today
Lieut.. Frank Philbrick of Camp
Devens, Aver, Mass, was a visitor over
Sunday at w. T. Haigh s on Linden
street.
Mrs. 0. II. Ellis has returned from
Bellows Falls, where she spent a week
with her daughter, Mrs. Hallam W.
Turton.
Miss Ethel Millington and sister.
Miss Julia Millington, were weekend
guests of their sister, Mrs. LEROY
/ Gaines, III Greenfield.
Misses Alice Macdonald and Bernice
| White returned Monday from Springfield.
Mass where they had been attending the
| Eastern States exposition.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Smith Of Gull
i ford street have returned from a visit
with their son, Denton j. Smith and
family III West Rutland.
Mrs. Wells Bardwell and her sister,
Mrs a. ID. Hulett of Westmoreland. y. II.
went this morning to Adams. y. V,
TO visit their sister, Mrs W. J. Wilbur.
two weeks
Miss Emily Schorling will resume
work Thursday as trimmer for Mrs.
g. Ii. Smith. Mr.. Schorling, who was
i'll with diphtheria, has recovered and
the quarantine has been lifted.
| Mrs. Lillian Coleman resumed work
Monday III Goodnow. Pearson &
Hunt =, after an illness with tonsiIitis
Her sister, Mrs. Alice McDonoueh of
Greenfield, visited here over Sunday.
Miss Mary Curran was discharged
Saturday from the Mclrose hospital
where she had been six weeks follow
ing an operation. She is now STAYING
with Mrs. Eva o. Bell on Cana
street
Erving French, Carroll Bond, Horac,
Wine hester, Roy Jones, Morse Bond
Dwight Fairman and Merton Lazell,
left this morning by automobile to at
tend the Eastern States exposition il
Springfield, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs G. w. Gilman returne,
today from an automobile trip to Melros
and Springfield. They were accompanie,
to Springfield by their daughter Mrs
Robert Stickney, and daughter. Dorothy
who are spending few days there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-16
TOM WOULDN'T MISS
FOOTBALL GAME
Says Contest at Island Park Between
Brattleboro and Bellows Falls
Will Be Some Game

''Heno, Toni
".Hello!'
Say, Tom, where are you going Sat
urday afternoon!
Me? Why, I'm going over to IS
land park.
"Is that SO? What s on!"
Football, Of course.
"Who 3 playing!''
Brattleboro and Bellows Falls high
schools
"Is that so? 2"
Yes, and it will be some game, too.
Have you noticed how these home boys
are lust travelling? They re sweeping
everything in front of them. Haven t
you seen them playa
ono, but / II take your word on it
and 90 over, l guess.
That S the stuff Go along and give
the boys a boost. They deserve it.
Everybody's going that can get there.
Say, our team has won all three games
played. They trimmed Amherst SO to
10. Arms academy Il TO Z and Keene
u to 0. Brattleboro has piled up loo
points against their opponents Z this
season. Bellows Falls and Keene tied
week before last, and you just watch
this bunch here NOW 'em down. They re
going faster every week. -
'COach StOlte certainly has got fine
/ Lineup and the whole town ought to
turn out and let the huskies know
we re right with them.
"What s this new stunt being pulled
off up at the sehool?'
"Oh, that S started by a few live ones
who i..,end to make people sit up and
take notice hereafter when the school
undertakes anything
- Win it be GOT
will be right on the firing lines Satur-
day and you II see a demonstration
never before equalled in Brattleboro
1t s not all up to the scholars, though
Tom. The public should help the
youngsters along with support in tn,
way Of attending games. Oh, there :,
a whole lot we can do. 1t II be a goot
thing to show people from other town,
that Brattleboro is on the map We W
been lot of dead ones here Ions
enough. Well, so long. Be on decI
Saturday and tell all your friends to q
along. too. -
This is only a sample of talk heard Of
the street. People are beginning l.
realize that Brattleboro has strong
winning team and are lust going t,
turn ont in force Saturday aud let III
boys know they arc there with support
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-16
Sporting Notes.

Attention can now be turned to foot
ball
Chicago's White SoX will be popular
everywhere outside of New York.
Charley Comiskey's camp in the woods
will be the scene of a merry party this
fall.
The official attendance at yesterdays
big game was 1860 and the receipts
S73,34S.
Red Faber was not as widely adver-
.tised as Cicotte, but he was there with
the goods when needed
John McGraw has had five chances to
win the worlds series honors, but he has
to bark back TO 1905 to get any consola-
ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-16
Sporting Notes.

Walter Cox drove the black gelding,
The Savoy, AT Atlanta, Ca. yesterday,
the popular New England reinsman add
ing another $500 race to his long string
of the season.
The Brattleboro high school football
team listened 10 a blackboard chalk talk
by Coach Stolte yesterday afternoon.
They will work ont at Island park the
rest of the week, weather permitting.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-04
WEEKS NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS

Members Of the unions OF the rail.
road crafts, especially shopmsn, pro-
test In the Msxico City nswspapsrs
against the sending Of cars and loco.
motives from Mexico to shops In the
United States for repair.
Peruvian naval forces were placed
ON board five German steamships and
three German sailing vessels which
have been laid up in Callao since
early In the war. Parts Of the ma.
ehinsry were missing.
The Amsterdam Tslesraa3 says Q
bill 10 being prepared in Berlin au-
thorisins the German government. IN
view Of the scarcity Of foodstuffs, to
remove from the country all foreign.
ers not employed in war industries.
James Clarence Harvey, actor, poet
and playwright. died in New York.
Mayor Mitchell Of New York, a.
nounced he would run for reelection
~ an independent.
Secretary McAdoo announced the
details Of the second Liberty loan Of
5000. ooo. 900 which will be offered to
the public Oct. lat.
A copy Of L. Poilu. Q trench news.
paper. was cold at auction In New
York for $3.50. The money will 90
into the fund to buy Christmas pres.
ents for soldiers from Fort Totten.
new In France.
Miss Julia Appleton Meyer. daush.
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Won L.
Meyer. and Giuseppe Brambilla. coun.
sellor Of the Italian embassy at Wash.
ington. were married at Rock Maple
farm. the Meyer home. at Hamilton.
Mass.
Capt Max " ThierIchens. former
commander Of the ssiaed German com.
mercc raider. Prints Eitsl Friedrich.
was found guilty Of violating the Mann
act In bringing woman from ithaca.
N. Y. to Philadelphia for improper
purposes.
American foreign trade increased
during August, tho Department Of
Commerce announced. approximately
$3.50. 100000 over July. Exports In.
creased eii6.soo.ooo and imports SAs..
100000. Gold exports. ets0ls.30e
were nearly three times the volume
Of imports In August.
The United States has won its first
important victory Of the war. through
the acknowledgment Of viscount lsAli
that Americas trade rights 70 China
Will not b intsrfsesd with By Japan.
and that japan plsdgss herself 70 ~
0eeve Chlna's indepoA1eaoo.
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COLORADO STATE NEWS

been sent bulletin from the agricul.
tural and livestock bureau Of the Den
yer Civic and Commercial Association
calling attention to the grave short
age of livestock as indicated by re-
ports from practically every market in
the country, including Denver.
Denver's sleeves were rolled up
Monday morning to lick tho Kaiser
with q golden stream Of money in
vested IN liberty bonds-money that
will be used to clothe. arm. equip and
feed the United States troops which
will soon cross the Atlantic to crush
the despotic German armies on the
front in northern France.
Ada Luella Crawford, q registered
Red Cross nurse with the Evanston,
Ill., unit now on duty at base hos.
pital in France, has been promoted to
lieutenancy for conspicuous per.
Torrance Of duty among the wounded.
Lieut.. Crawford formerly lived in
Denver At the home Of her sister. Mrs.
Jane Crawford Filler.
Charles L. Hincks. secretary Of the
Denver Civil Service Board. has re-
ceived special announcement from
Washington Of special examinations
for forest and field clerk, principally
for the Reclamation Service. to which
both men and women are eligible. The
salary ID $1,000 to $1,000 q year. Ell.
perience In stenography and typewrit-
ing are necessary qualifications.
Harvest Home Sunday-semi-sacrsd
holiday set apart by thousands Of Den.
yer church men and women for the
benefit of the city's poor was OBJ
served at local churches. Tons Of
vegetables. canned fruits of every de.
scription and all things else which
generous hearts may elect to contrib
ute in the way Of foodstu.fs was laid
upon the Harvest Home affairs.
Thousands Of Colorado boys. snatched
from every walk Of life. are at Camp
Funston. Kan, serving their country.
These boys have . few idle moments
ON their hands and they have ad-
vised friends at home that they would
enjoy good papers and good maya.
ZINES.
L. 8. Quigley. formerly administra.
tor Of the estate Of the late Mary N.
Wilder Of Denver. disappeared = few
weeks ago. taking with him, 1t 10
charged. $4,000 worth Of diamonds b.
longing to the estate, which has been
in litigation for about year.
Walter A. Smith. cashier Of the sil.
verton National Bank. at silverton.
tried In the United States District
Court at Durango. was acquitted BY
Jury verdict. 1t was alleged Smith
had changed the banks records ia
conceal bad loans from the national
bank examiner.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-04
About the War

An American patrol ship ON duty
off an Atlantic port was rammed and
sunk by an unknown craft.
Eleven persons were killed and
eighty-two injured in Sunday nights
air raid. 1t IL announced officially.
Gen. Cardorna has captured 2.0l9
prisoners and won an important posi-
tion In 4 new drive ON the Bainsissa
plateau.
The Russians have made another
important gain on the Riga front.
They say the morale Of the troops II
now excellent.
The British cabinet has increased
the army and navy pay. although the
Increases are small compared with the
American and colonial standards.
London was raided for two and one
half hours by four squads Of airmen
Monday night. The homes Of many
wealthy residents were bombed.
The crown prince il continuing his
furious attacks around Verdun. The
Paris war office reports the repulsc
Of especially violent blows Monday.
The allies and the United States
will have on the western battle front
In France and the Flanders next
spring upwards OF 100000 fighting
men.
Paris flyers have bombsrded the
city OF Stuttgart. in Wurttsmburg.
PetroGrad has made preparations for
defending the city against the air
men.
Field Marshal Haig announces he
has gained every objective Of his great
offensive in Flanders. and that he Is
now In full command OF the territory
he has taken.
Thirteen British merchantmen OF
1000 tons and over. and two vessels
OF less than 1000 tons were sunk by
mines or submarines according TO the
weekly admiralty statement.
Gen. 0urko. former commander on
the southwestern front. has boon cx
PEELED from Russia by way OF Arch
angel. because OF the letter he wrote
to the former emperor expressing his
loyalty.
Advancing In three waves. the Ger
mans launched an attack against the
British lines near the Ypres.Menin
road Monday and succeeded In enter
ing two advanced positions. Gen. Hais
reported that repeated German 1t
lacks were repulssd and that the en-
envy suffered heavy losses.
The immediate formation Of . new
coalition cabinet u reported At Pet.
rograd 70 b the aecisioa q Premier
Ks~ensky.
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Sporting News

Sporting Nsws
A $50 Liberty bond for The first
home run made in the world series
games 1t the Polo Grounds u the Of.
fer made BY . New York newspaper.
In . flight from Turin to Rome. &C.
cording to . dispatch from Rome.
Sergeant stoppsni Of the Royal Ital.
Ian Flying Corps. maintained IN aver.
age speed Of lAO miles an hour.
A new world record for the 800
yard swim for women was boastsd
BY Miss Claire Gallisan Of New Ro.
chelle. N. Y. American woman champ
Ion. She covered the distance In
1891 l.5. which IL one and twofifths
seconds faster than the previous res.
ord held BY Miss Fanny Durack of
Australia.
Albert B. Cox's bay filly Nslla Dil.
lon. driven BY Joseph Serrill. won tho
twenty-fourth renewal Of the 5000 :.
year-old Kentucky futurity at Lexins.
ton In spectacular style. eQualling the
worlds record for two heats BY Q ,.
year-old trotter OF Peter Volo. made
at Columbus. Ohio. In 1918. She also
In each heat lowered the seasons rec.
ord by trotting In 2:o7 and 3:osk.
Foreign
The Chilean cabinet has resigned.
Haig consolidates gains made In pre-.
vious attacks In Flanders.
President lrisoyen Is making Q re.
newed effort to bring about . con.
gress Of the South American repub.
lies to consider International affairs.
The Duke Of Amalfi has been ap.
/ pointed Spanish minister to Mexico
He will succeed Alexandra Padiila,
who has been transferred to Lisbon
The Supreme Court at Paris reject
ed the appeal OF the Dutch dancer.
Mata Hari. who recently was con
demned 10 death AZ . spy BY court
martial.
A telegram TO the RimniAche West.
falische Zeitung OF Essen. says that
the state Of health OF the German
chancellor. DR. Michaclis, leaves very
much TO be desired"
Several thousand members Of the
isolsheviki at mass meeting 1t Pet
rograd adopted . resolution OF protest
against ths Imprisonment, and report.
ed imposition Of . death sentence W
on Alexander Berkman. the anarchist
In an interview In the Neues Psstss
Journal OF Budapest. Admiral voa Tir
pits. former German minister OF ma
rins. charactsrises Americas military
help In the war - . phantom. HI
asserts there y no possibility Of trans
porting Q considerable Americas army
70 Europe.
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Minor Mention.

Coloradoans will raise so. 0o0. 900
for the second Liberty loan.
Oct. will be observed in the
churches as Y. w. c. A. Sunday.
The first lap of the proposed Mount
Evans road has been opened to the
public.
The Denver municipal coal depart
ment In the first two weeks opera
ton has sold more than $500 tons Of
coal.
The first Denver organization actu-
ally subscribing for bond in the sec
ond Liberty loan campaign was Col
fax Rebekah Lodge. No. II, l. o. o. =.
A marriage At Brighton united the
two Whitford families Of Denver.
when Greeley w. Whitford welded
Mrs. Clay B. Whitford. The bride ID
the widow Of Mr.. Whitford's late
brother.
A campaign to raise $4,000 has
been inausurated by the Denver Fed.
GRAFTON for charity and philanthropy
to cover the balance due on the total
budget Of $4,000 for . period Of fit.
teen months.
Peter McCourt, theatrical man. ID
defendant In . suit for $4,000 dam
ages filed in the Denver court by Lu-
cile killian. who charges that the do
PENDANTS auto struck the girl while
he was driving.
1t costs the taxpayers Of Pueblo
county s726,s75s5 to conduct the
schools Of the county during the year
closing with June 80. according to the
annual report Of Mrs. Lille o. Baker,
county superintendent
Fuel Administrator Garfield has set
q price for coal. The maximum for
bituminous in the Trinidad district is
set at $2.75 and g elsewhere in state.
Ignite In Northern and Ell Paso fields
to bring 32.45.
The gift Of an insurance policy for
each Of 1000 Of its employees, for =
sum approximately equal to one
years salary. up to the maximum Of
5000 was announced by the Great
Western Sugar Company.
Summaries made up by bookkeepers
show that. following its record Of net
earnings Of S252.o00 made in July. the
Cresson Consolidated Gold Mining
Company made net earnings Of ap-
proximately SEQ. 900 in the month Of
August.
Preliminary work In connection
with the organization Of the Colorado
chapter Of the American Mining Con.
gress is progressing rapidly and the
indications now arc that the strongest
local mining organization ever COM
pleted in the West will soon be com.
pleted and Differed.
To every newspaper in Colorado has
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-04

Western
The price Of beet and cane sugar
dropped from 500 to TBS cents .
pound at San Francisco.
The strike Of all Iron crafts. which
two weeks ago paralysed shipbuildinE
on San Francisco bay. ended when all
the unions involved In the walkout re.
turned to work.
Some 10000 laborers OF the United
States Steel Corporation In plants
within . forty.mile radius Of Chicago.
received their fifth 10 per cent In.
crease In wages within = year.
First trials a. q result Of the recent
East 81. Louis race riots. In which
about 100 were killed. were started at
Belleville. ILL.,. before Judge George A.
Crow. More than 100 have been In.
dicted.
when the Scent rate cases were
called In United States District Court
At Phoenix. Arix.. counsel for the Ari.
roma State Corporation Commission
agreed to the entering Of . perman.
ent injunction order in the case Of
the Arizona Eastern railroad. restrain.
Ing the commission from enforcing Its
order for a Scent rate In the case
OF this railroad.
Warrington
Petitions from New York organisa.
lions asking expulsion from the Sen.
ate Of Senator LaFollette OF Wiscon.
sin. 0ronna OF North Dakota and
Stone Of Missouri. were presented in
the Senate by Senator Wadsworth Of
New York.
Mrs. Ida Wells Barnett Of Chicago
noted leader Of the negroes In Amer.
lea. arrived In Washington 10 leave
before the government q memorial OF
the National Equal Rights League pro
posing among other things that lynch
Ing b. made . federal crime. She
also Is seeking to induce the Depart
mcnt OF Justice TO undertake an In
vestisation Of the wholesale killing Of
negroes at East ST., Louis.
Scores Of National Guard regiments
face the possibility OF losing their state
identity through the operation OF \
consolidation plan the War Depart
ment In preparing TO enforce a. a
means Of bringing the guard up 10
war strength Of 5000 mon to Q regi
ment.
President Wilson's Labor luvestigat
Ing Committee left on . two mouth's
tour Of western states TO inQuirs into
causes Of labor unrest and attempt 4
settlement q strikes and other indus
trial disorders. II will step first Q,
Phoenix. Arts.
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CROPS SHOW HUGE GAIN
FEDERAL REPORT REVEALS TIRE
MENpoUs INcREAsEs.
Production Of Potatoes In Colorado
This Year 10 Estimated ut
S,oe4 900 Bushels.
western Newspaper union News Service.

Western Newspaper UAion News Service.
Denver.-Immense increases in the
crops Of Colorado this year over 1915
are shown by estimates obtained in
the federal monthly report. The corn
yield for the year 10 estimated at TO-
$4,000 bushels. - against 1851. 600
produced last year. Spring wheat u
estimated At 6.059. 900 bushels. - com.
pared with 4.4ss.000 last year. The
oats crop 10 calculated at 11.2ls.ooo
bushels. while the yield in 1916 was
$4,000. Last year $4,000 bushels
OF barley were produced in the state,
while in 1917 the crop will approx
mate $4,000 bushels, government ex.
perts predict.
Following are some Of the other e.
timates: Potatoes. 1917, S.064.ooo
bushels; 1916. 6.s0O. 900 bushels; tame
hay. 1917. 1881. 900 tons; 1915. 1885,.
900 tons: wild hay. 1917. ACC. 1000 tons:
1915. $4,000 tons. Increases are a.
20 shown in seed clover. alfalfa. mil
let and pasture grasses.
The Colorado apple crop this year
will reach a.744.oO0 bushels. - com.
pared with 100000 In 1916. Other
fruit estimates are: Peaches. 1917.
1.066.000 bushels; 1915, 100000; pears.
1917. 10000 bushels: 1915. $4,000.
Grapes and watermelons also will
make much better showing than last
year. while the cantaloupe record will
b. about the ssme. Tho SUGAR beet
estimate is 2.00s.0O0 tons. an increase
Of per cent over 1915. Field beans
and field peas will show Q decrease.
while tomatoes and cabbage will make
. better record than last year. There
were 800 acres planted In onions in
1917. ~ against 400 harvested last
year. Tho crop probably will amount
to 1ss.s20 bushels. whila the 1916 fig
ures were 10000.
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Sterling Citizens Form Home Guard.
sterling.-A home guard was organ
ixed here with fifteen men. Prelim-
mary steps were taken and drill
nights were set with the belief that
about 100 will Join the ranks. It is
to be strictly . home-defense guard.
carried out along the lines indicated
by the governor of the state.