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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-26
Tri-Cifv 40 CInh.

Mrs. H e. Thompson, at her
home, 2614 Seventeenth avenue,
Moline. yesterday afternoon enter
tanned members of the Tri-City 500
club. Three tables were played,
the prizes going to Mrs W. E. Ell
lott and Mrs. F. A. johnson. and
the all cut favor being taken by
Mrs. c. F. Johnson, all of Rock Is
land. Mrs. II. z. Wendell WAS
elected president of the club for the
new year. This is the only officer
the club has.
A delicious two course lunch was
served at the close of the games by
the hostess, at the card tables. Mrs.
e. A. Johnson, 1913 Fourteenth
and-a-half street. will entertain
the club next week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-26
Daughters of Veterans Coffee.

Barbara FTietchie tent, Daugh-
tiers of Veterans, held a most sue
cessful flag coffee yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Sylvia
Millhouse, 314 Eleventh Street.
This is one OF the series OF coffees
which the tent IS giving to raise
money for the flag fund. and as a
result of yesterdays affair the sun
of SO was secured. In a guessing
contest which created much inter
est the prize was won by Mrs. Essie
Siem0n, and in another game Mrs.
BerniCe Yoh won the, prize. Com
rade J. c. Stanton, who yesterday
observed his 18th birthday ami
versary, was presented with a pot
ted plant
Potted plants, ferns. cut flowers
and a profusion of flags were used
n decor alton of the rooms. Coffee
and cake were served in the dining
room during the afternoon, where
the hostess was assisted by Mrs.
Bessie Earth Richardson, Mrs. Ber-
nice Yoh. Mrs. Iowa Nickels. Miss
Jennie McAfee and Mrs. Martha
Hampson
The next meeting of the tent will
be an all-day sewing at Memorial
hall on Monday, which all the mem
bers are asked to attend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-26

sUVEdI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Men. bers of Eudora Rebekah
lodge No. 73 are asked ito meet at
7 o'clock Tuesday evening at the
hall. to take part in the centennial
parade.
Oakleaf camp No. 400. Royal
Neighbors of America are given a
dance tonight at the Center Station
hall. Mrs. Walter Albery is chair
man of the committee in charge of
the affair. Friends are invited to
come.
Vestment guild of the Trinity
Episcopal will meet st'2:30 Mon
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
]. r. Puckis, 1907 Fourteenth-and- a
half street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-26

Soprano solo, 1.-THE Romance of
Life'-Mrs Arthur Burial.
Organ, "Humoresque" (Dvorak);
"Marche Picturesque" (Kroeger) 3
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
CAPTAIN OMER WILL
TALK OF RING BILL

CAMP GRANT. Ill. March g.
Capt Lewis Omer. camp athletic d.
rector, has been invited by the box
ing bill committee OF the State sem
ate TO appear before them TO tell of
the benefits OF boxing as he has
known them in the army. Captain
Omer will appear before the commit
tee today. He expects to tell OF the
boxing work at Camp Grart since
its inception and OF the benefits de-
rived from this instruction BY the
men in the service.
A similar Invitation has been made
TO Lieut.. Jack Kennedy, OF the Great
Lakes. Martin Delaney, physica! d.
rector OF the Chicago Athletic Club,
will represent that organization in
Springfield.
Captain Omer and Lieut.. Jack Ken
ncGy are firm believers i'm boxing and
both declare II adds TO the health
and morale of young and old. Box
ing in both army and navy has been
the chief aid to physical fitness Of
the soldiers and sailors. and each
says what has been good enough to
make real soldiers out of our men
should be good enough for the State
to adopt to make real men of our
boys,
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
TENNIS MEN TO AWARD
TOURNAMENTS TO CLUBS

NEW YORK Mach 6-FInaI con.
slderation OF the requests OF clubs
OF tho National Lawn Tennis
Association desiring to hold tourna-
ments this year Will be given by the
associations executive committee I'm
this city on March ~. cities have
been asked to forward their applica-
tiOns before March g.
Many of the tournaments aban-
doned by clubs hard hit by tho war
will be included in the schedule, The
schedule will also include the events
conducted during the war Inasmuch
as the sectional championships have
been arousing interest in tennis
throughout tn United States. the ma
tionaI association has decided to re-
sumo the plan.
Eleven and possibly twelve of the
sectional doubles championships will
be sanctioned by the executive COM
mittee. The terms will meet at Long
wood in August to contest for the
national title,
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
.S.A.L.A.A. EVENTS
IN ARMORY GAMES

South Atlantic colleges will be
given chance to compete in three
special events at the Second Regi-
ment indoor field and track meet
10 be held in Baltimore on March %.
W. B. Wyckoff. Johns Hopkins
University, and South Atlantic col
legiate representative of the A. A. L..
has gotten the games committee in
Baltimore to put in a 1OO-yard dash,
a 22O-yard dash. a mile run and a
one-mile relay event.
1t is expected that the University
Of Pennsylvania will be represented
with strong team. Princeton is
also expected to send a strong rep
resentation TO Baltimore
1t became definitely known here
yesterday that Technical High School
and Western High School would send
representative teams to compete in
the scholastic events. In addition
Central High will probably send scv-
cral first class athletes to the meet
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
SENIORS AND SOPHS
Win IN TANK MEET

Centrars senior class swimmers
proved too good for the juniors while
the SOphomores gave the Freshmen a
Eood licking in the tank card offered
at the Mt. Pleasant pool yesterday.
The Seniors got IN by a So to So
score while the Sophs trimmed the
Freshmen TO the tune OF IS to ~.
Here are the results:
Seniors vs.. Juniors.
Fifty-yard back stroke-MaxweII
(Junior1, MorrelI tSehlorl, Snow
tSenIorJ: fancy diving Little
(JuniorD. Fuller (Senior), Zalzak
(Junior); 22O-yard swim Morrell
(senIorl. Harvey (Junior): Cana
(Senlor): 32o-foot rclay-Won BY
Seniors Baker, Cana, Fuller and
MorrelD; hfty-yard swim-Baker
(Seniorl. Little GuniorD. PiIsen
(Junlorl: fifty-yard breast stroke
Harvey GuniorD, Hill (JuniorD, Ed
monds (Senior): plunge for distance
-McKenny Junior), Baker (Senlor),
Pilsen (Junior)! IOOyard swim
Baker (Senior). Fuller (Scnior). Little
(JunioT),
SophomOres VS.. Freshmen.
Relay race-Won by Freshmen Yung
Kwai, Williams, Lutz, Fowler; 5O-yard
sWim--Lut1 (SOphOmore), Franks
(Freshman), Yung Kwai (Freshman) (;
50-yard breast strOke-Richards $50
phomOrc), Cullen (SophOmore) +;
plunge for distance-Lemly (Sopho-
more); Stansfeld (Freshman)i Rosen-
field (SOphOmore)I 50-yard back
stroke-Lutz CFreshmanl Leuovitz
(Sreshman), Cullen (SOphomore) :;
1OO-yard swim-Mangan (Freshman)
ParsOn (SophomOTeD, Perry CSopho-
moreD; fancy diving -PerTy (SOpho-
more). Fowler (SophOmOre). Franks
(Freshman): 22O-yard swim-Lutz
(Sophomore). ManEan CFresamah.
Fowler Sophomore.
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
POTOMACS TO TAKE
WATER ON SUNDAY

Signs of spring are here. The
Potomacs are taking the water. Satur-
day the oaTsmen plan getting thc
float out at the boathouse. and on
Sunday morning a crew Will be pu-
On the water. The Potomacs are cx.
pecting to have many of their forme :
crew men back shortly. Warmer
weather is expected to bring out many
Of the men who left the club to go 20
war.
Among those who have returned aEi
are expecting to take up rowing this
summer are AL Baker. George Wise,
Ralph Wise, Jimmy Abbott. Bill Ash
ford, ADdy Hutterly, shorty KNIT.
Joe Railey, John Kurtz, George Wood.
George Cousins, Hamilton Knox, Bill
Duncan, and Bob Duncan.
Roy Shook, who owns the speed
boat used in coaching the crews. has
returned from France. Shook was in
the District Machine Gun Battalion
and was wounded three times. He
has spent six months in the hospital.
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
CLARENDON HOPES TO BE
VIRGINIA TITLEHOLDER

Manager Joe Geibel. or Clarendon's
championship baseball team of 1918,
told those gathered at the dinner of
the Citizens Association last night
in the Dixie Theater that he hoped
to bring another title on the dia-
mond to Mayor Keefer's famous town
across the river.
while it is early. nevertheless. the
outlook is promising" said he, "anI
with all Clarendon backing US, we
hope TO equal our record Of last
year"
Mayor Keefer assured Manager
GeibeI that Clarendon would stand
behind the ball team.
Manager Clark Griffith, Of the
Washington club, was called out Of
town. and was not present. Mayor
MiqUe Martin, OF Chcrrydale, anoth-
er invited guest, got lost on the
road and failed 10 arrive up TO mid
night.
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
WOOD NOT YET
BOXING HEAD

CHICAGO, March 6.-'Prema-
iture!" was the way Mai. Gen. Leon
ard A. Wood, commander of the
Central Department of the United
States Army, commented on the
statement from New York that he
would head the Army, Navy and
Civilian Board of Control. 1T is
true" he said, that 1 have the mat
ter under Amusement and feel
strongly urged to accept the honor,
but 1 have not decided definitely.
at will only be If the sport is lin
tied strictly to amateur bouts. Under
no consideration will have anything
10 do with any movement if profess
sionalism is connected with it. There
must be no muckerism about the
sport.
MY understanding is that the
movement will seek to govern ring
sport like the lawn tennis authorities
rule their game. II they want to
make boxing a gentleman's game. /
am with it whole-souled. Ny wish il
to see the sport conducted as in Eng
land, where il is beyond suspicion.
THE constitution of the new boxing
board has been in my possession for
several days, most of which time has
been spent by me in travelling around
my department. and, trUthfuIly, 1
have not had time to master its con-
tents.
- expect to be in New York next
week, or the week following, and will
make my decision then
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
Have You a Crew
For These Chaps?

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March
6.-The Harvard rowing man
sgement is on the lookout for a
good crew or two to take part IN
the proposed spring regatta,
which will be run from May q
to "a, inclusive. The University
Of Pennsylvania is to be ap-
preached with an offer to send
a university and freshman crew
to Cambridge for a race over the
Henley distance on May "a. Co
lumbia may also be included in
the invitation. The proposed re-
gatta fits in with Harvard's, an
nounced plans Of a race for
everybody. Four days racing
is something unusual on the
Charles.
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
BOWLERS TO ELECT
LEADER ON SUNDAY

Washingt bowling organization:
will gather Sunday morning at IL
o'clock at the Grand Central alleys
over Center Market. Officers Of the
Washington City Duckpin Associa-
tion will be elected and matters per-
tanning TO the annual tournament
Will be considered.
While the past year has been a
lean one for league bowlers individ-
ual efforts have been on the increase.
Less than a dozen circuits have been
in. operation this season, and an ef-
fort will be made AT the coming
meeting to put the game back on a
pre-War basis.
Tommy George is being mentioned
rs the choice Of the bOwlers Tor pres
ident for next season. George is
well known to all bowlers in the city.
and is expected TO make a capable
leader.
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
SEIB0LD AND JOE BAKER
SIGN WITH C0NNIE'S CLUB

PHILADELPHIA. March C.-Harry
Seibold, right handler, and Joe Baker.
southpaw, are the latest pitchers to
sign their contracts with the Mack
men.
Seibold showed to advantage in 1911,
but was in the army ali last season.
Baker was in the Blue Ridge League
two years ago, but spent last summer
chasing the Germans all over France.
He enlisted in X company. Seventh
infantry, and, though seeing active
service, escaped without a scratch.
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
TEXAS OIL MEN WILL BACK
WILLARD FOR ONE MILLION

PHILADELPHIA, March G-On
learning that Jess willard had Sc
lected Sergt. Walter Monahan to con-
dition him for his coming clash with
Jack Dempsey, a syndicate Of Texas
oil men agreed to back the champion
To the extent 10000 it was
learned here today.
Monahan is now at the TecOnstru--
ton camp at Lakewood, y. J. lie
trained Willard for the Jack John
son contest at Havana
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
DEPARTMENTAL LEAGUERS
EXPECT BANNER SEASON

Departmental League advocates looking forward
unusually The organization Of the largest Of its kind
expected embrace less than gathered
practically At the
writing expecting the courts for the
title this
While the association carried through the last there
Ordinarily
the Wednesday Saturday engagements during the Last
but Gig put b
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
Jack Dempsey to Head
a Circus Now

NEW YORK, March Slack
Dempsey. challenger for the
heavyweight title, will soon head
a travelling attraction to be
known as the Dempsey Athletic
Carnival, it was announced here
today. Boxers and wrestlers will
feature the carnival, which will
also carry acrobats.
The Washington times., 1919-03-06

At a recent meeting OF the Depart
mental E. Lester Sisler was returned
as head Of the organization The De-
partment men planned their cam
paign to embrace ten teams this sea
sen.
Already two meetings have been
held Of clubs which are expecting to
From indications, War, Navy, Smith
sonian, Agriculture. Labor, Commerce,
Interstate, Emergency Shipping, Jus
tice-Trade, and Treasury will take
part in the schedule which will run
from May until October.
The Department men are worrying
about courts at present There is q
movement on foot to obtain the use
OF the Bureau Of Standards courts
and those OF the Suburban League
for some Of the matches. 1t is plan
ned to play at least a part Of the
schedule on these courts.
If the public courts are ready, and
there are ten new courts being built
now near the municipal pool, the
Department men will use those. Con-
tracts have been let for sand and
gravel, it is understood, and with
started, there is hope that some of the
matches can be played there
The Departmental League is ex-
pecting to call another meeting
shortly to take up the proposition Of
courts and to definitely decide upon
the number of teams to play.
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
DECLINE YALE CAME.

M0RGANTOWN, W. Va. March c.
West Virginia faces the unusual pros
poct OF having TO refuse an offer for
a football game with Yale because IT
an already overloaded schedule. The
local list to date includes games with
Princeton, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, and
Washington and Jefferson.
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
TH0RMAHLEN AND QUINN
SIGN YANKEE CONTRACTS

NEW YORK, March G.-Herbert
ThormahIen, the young left handler.
and Jack Quinn, the veteran minor
league pitcher secured from the
Coast League, have signed Yankee
contracts, it was announced today.
Manager Higgins still hopes to sign
up Frank Baker, despite reports to
the contrary.
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
WILL START APRIL "a

The Southern Association season
Will open April - and close Septem-
Der Z, according TO a tentative sched-
ule completed last night by the
leagues schedule committee. A total
Of 40 games will be played. Clubs
will be located at Chattanooga, At
1anta, Nashville, New Orleans, Mo-
Lille, Birmingham, Little Rock, and
Memphis.
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
WILL ENGAGE RICE.

NEW YORK, March 6.-Jim Rice.
veteran eX-coach Of Columbia Univc7-
sity's rowing crews, will be re-eu-
gagged by the university committee on
athletics, according to reliable reports
here today.
The Washington times., 1919-03-06

There is considerable talk of a Dis
trict scholastic tennis tournament to be
held during the closing week OF school.
The annual District junior and boys
tournament will be held later in the
summer it is understood. With the
schoolboys primed up from the inter
school matches it is expected that q
District scholastic singles and doubles
tournament would make a big hit
All Of the five high schools here
The Washington times., 1919-03-06

will go in for tennis with a viii this
spring. Central and Western win have
spring tournaments from which men,
bers for the teams will be selected.
The Washington times., 1919-03-06

Z. o. Leech, a moving spirit in ten
mis- in Departmental League circles,
will get the War Department racquet
ers in line at a meeting set for to-
morrow afternoon. Two years ago
the War men won the Departmental
League title. 1t is expected that quite
a few first class players can be gath
cred from the officers and clerks now
in the War Department here.
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
lNpooR SPORTY

STAHOlkJG rs The DOORWAY
OF TtS DINING CAR ANo
mAInKS 70 POT oA 0+G
FED sAG AS Two BIZ
6T G-oss SIT R1o CHEW
ne RAcr kSoIT OLD PALS
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
TWO THREE
"BUGS" BAER

The President is again at sea, but
he hasn't got a thing on the rest
Of us. This is the year for seven
teen locusts and income blanks. II
the locusts would only chew up the
income blanks everything would be
as merry as alimony bells.
An income blank is a peninsula of
paper that connects the Government
with your bankroll.
You may dig little exemption canals
in the peninsula, but just when you
have your assessments pared down
to sea level, the Government slips in
a kick that bring on a landslide of
taxes and clogs up the works.
Most Of this years blanks will be
filed out with balehooks and cleo
trio riveters. The stevedores and
boatbuilders COPIED most of the finan-
cial velvet that the army contractors
didn't nip An army contractor is a
cuckoo who sews buttons on a char
lotte russo cover and calls it a shoe
The Washington times., 1919-03-06

I
taxes and clogs up the works.
Most of this years blanks will be
filed out with balehooks and cleo
trio riveters. The stevedores and
boatbuilders COPIED most of the finan-
cial velvet that the army contractors
didn't nip An army contractor is
cuckoo who sews buttons on a char
lotte russo cover and calls it a shoe.
When the revenue birdS garnishee
your kale with an income subpoena.
don't try TO do a Houdini out Of the
net. The birds who tried that last
year are now sophomores in the At
lanta jailhouse.
The taxhoUnds are sure bruising
bankroTs this season. MiIIionaires
are errand boys this year. They grab
Your coin and run right to Uncle
Sam with it. Nothing is exempt from
the income FLU" Government grabs
everything. It's a good thing that
the soX on the statue of Christopher
Columbus are welded on.
An instruction sheet goes along
with each blank that is just as in
structive as a Sanskirt peanut ad-
vertisement. Last year the income
man only took one bite out Of your
bankroIl. This year nc shutters.
As a rule, the blanks are fair, but
some Of the assessments are a rank
injustice. FIR instance, a wife is al
lowed no exemptions for husband.
II a chorus girl sues ten birds
simultaneously for breach of promise
: nd I'd CT Ill
Government grabs the loot.
A banker with busted arches has
no edge on a healthy broker. They're
both grab numbers 25s in the tax
draft.
If sap takes the time and trouble
TO get smeared by a trolley car and !
tears off about ten thousand smack !
ers, along come the revenue boys |
and clip him down to the cuticle or !
true skin. Going TO ruin the indus |
try. Why discourage talent?
Government even pIasters a fine on
alimony. Going 20 take all the %
nance out of marriage. /
II you're married and do not live !
with your mother-in-law, you have 10 |
pay u per cent for the privilege. |
You're allowed two thousand exemp-
ton for a wife, blonde, or brunette /
Red heads. five thousand. This is the !
only spot where the Government SYN
pathizes with you.
II you own a bungalow in the Uni
ted States, Philippines, or Porto Rico.
the Treasury adopts the usual per-
centaEe Of your income. II you own
one At Colonial Beach, you've got TO
give up six skeeters out of every hun
bred.
Owners OF flivvers with a bad
cough can save just enough out cf
the wreck 10 pay the tax You've got
to peddle the boat to kick in with
the assessment. Government refuses
TO take the flivver Es part payment. 1t
VIII share your fun, but not your sor-
rows.
Astigmatism. fiat feet and color
blindness are no outs on the income
tax business. When the revenue cut
tiers arc through Switching your bal
last you'll be light enough to fly. But
don't try 20 ease out Of the epidemic
by vaecinatinE your income blank
with the germs of evasion.
First thing you know you will be
stalIed to a nice travelling scholarship
TO Mr.. Atlahta's Jail college.
The Washington times., 1919-03-06

All of the five high schools here
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
BOURBON COUNTY HORSE
CARRIES SIS1 IN HOOP

Paris. KY, Jan. Everett Nan
gle. farmer living near Millersburg,
Bourbon county, rode horseback TO
Paris last Saturday and cashed a
check for $1S7 at local bank.
On his arrival home that after
noon he found he had lost the purse
containing the money.
He returned to Paris, carefully
scanning every foot of the pike in an
effort to find his money, but without
success.
When he went to put his horse in
the stable he noticed the continual
paving of the animal, as though
something was hurting it. and.
breaking away the hard coating of
mud, he found his purse. with the
money intact, wedged in the horses
hOof
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
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MiCiAN.

Several from here have gone to
Greensboro with tobacco.
Mrs. Ester and Dellie MidkiT have
returned home from a two weeks
visit with relatives in Canalou Mo.
Mrs. Rebecca Brown has been call
ed to the bedside Of her daughter-in-
law, Mrs. G. G. Brown, near Bells
Run.
Mr.. Ogle Kelly, who has been in the
Navy for the past eighteen months,
visited his father, Mr.. n. Z. Kelly, a
few days last week.
Several from here attended the
dance at MIR. Reat Norris Saturday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Stevens have
moved to Fordsville,
Mr.. Walter and Heber Midkiff are
visiting relatives In Illinois.
The flu is getting near us again
Mr.. Zach Greer. wife and mother and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Taylor have IT now.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Magan are
staying with Mr.. Magan's mother,
Mrs. Dellie Magyar, while they are
having some work done on their
house.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17

U. S. N. for some time, is at home.
Harvey ID. Plummer, who has been
at Camp Taylor for some time, has
received his discharge and is az
home.
School Is progressing nicely at this
place after being closed several
weeks on account of the flu"
Rev. J. j. Willet, of Greensboro,
filed his regular appointment Sat
urday night and Sunday.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
Catarrhal Deafness uannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There Is
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness.
Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition OF the mucous lining OF
the Eustaehian Tube. When this tube IL
perfect hearing. and when II 10 entirely
closed, Deafness is the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to it's normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever Many cases OF
deafness are caused by catarrh which is
faces. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces OF the
system.
We Will give one Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Catarrhal Dca i.less that cannot
be cured by Hairs Coiarrh Medicine. CIR
culaTs free. All Druggists 75c
+. J. CHENEY * CO, Toledo. q.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
TWO MURDERERS
TO BE EXECUTED

Frankfort. KY, Jan. 13.--James
Lawler and Kat Carney, Covington
bandits, will pay the full penalty of
the law for double murder, in the
electric chair at the Eddyville peni-
Tertiary February 21.
Gov. Stanley to-day issued the
death warrant in each case and di-
rected it to Warden Chiffon.
Lawler, Carney and another bandit
entered building and loan associa-
ton Office at Twelfth and Russell
streets. CoVington, the night of March
s, last, during an election of di-
rectOrs.
They shot and killed Andrew Nord-
meyer and John Rhem and the third
bandit was killed by the chief of po-
lice, who was one of the stockholders
present.
The two men got away with sew
eral thousand dollars and were ar
rested in Cincinnati next day.
The Court of Appeals affirmed
their sentences last fall, denied them
a rehearing and recently issued the
mandate. A petition for communal
ton of the penalty to life imprison-
ment was fled with Gov. Stanley.