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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-14

New shipment of Umbrellas. Thos.
:. Bell, Jeweler.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-14

Mr.. and Mrs. John N. Niece an
nounca the arrival of a son, on July
II at the city hospital, who has been
given the name of John Niles MCGEE,
Jr
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-14
ZoczRKiB

Mrs. J. VI. Beck IS visiting rela
ttves In Montgomery this week.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24
The Assumed Name" Law.

The Assumed Name" law went in
to effect June ~. II appears that
this law is not known of by many
people and understood by still fewer.
County Clerk Mrs Kate Gotten, is
preparing records as provided for in
this law, which seems to require that
every person doing business under
any name except their own must file
with the county clerk an affidavit
giving the name and address of every
person constituting the firm For In
stance IL is unlawful to conduct a
business under name Mercantile" -
or COMPANY" without filing affiday-
it showing who the proprietors are
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24

but the threatening storm necessi-
tated the omission OF the number.
Mrs Kiker played Mendelssohn' s
Wedding March. and Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Miller led the way To the altar
followed by Rev. silas Dixon and Miss
Mae Kent, whose hearts henceforth
beat as one.
Mr.. Miller wore blue serge and
Mrs Miller was dressed in white
georgette with hat to match. The
groom wore the conventional blue
serge and the bride beautiful
brown satin, trimmed with blue geor-
gette and cut steel beads with hat and
slippers to match. and carrying a DO.
quet OF Shasta daisies and sweet peas
The altar was arched with green and
white and banked with ferns The
ring ceremony was used. Rev. c. r.
Jameson officiating.
The bride is trained nurse Of
splendid ability, having taken train
ing in the Lubbock sanitarium. She
has nursed several patients In Ham
lin and has given lectures to the Wo-
mans Missionary society in Hamlin
on practical home nursing She has
made many friends here who feel
that she will be OF great value to
Rev Cixon in his pastoral work, as
they visit the sick together Rev.
Dixon is pastor OF the Methodist
church at Fluyanna. TEXAS, and is
much loved by all who know him.
He is serving those good people IN
his second year.
They left for their home Thursday
evening.-Roby Star-Record.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24
THIS MAN DREADED
TO SEE NIGHT COME
Was so Restless He Couldn't Sleep
And Daylight Was Always
Welcome.

with the exception of a little
milk toast. which comprised my di t
for more than eight weeks, | could
not eat anything. said Capt. Geo w.
Womble. residing at l05 Jennings st.
Knoxville. Tenn. a highly respected
citizen of that city.
II am now able continued Cap
tain Womble. after taking two bot
ties OF Tanlac. to eat practically any
thing had a bad form OF stomach
and intestinal trouble for a long time
and for months my condition had
been such that suffered agony. |
got so could not eat the simplest
food. / tried doctor after doctor and
all kinds OF medicine but nothing
that was prescribed for me seemed to
do me any good. had terrible pain
IN my breast just over my heart and
for weeks and weeks | got no relief.
II finally got so nervous that |
! actually dreaded to see night come
as I could not sleep and was always
so restless that | would rejoice TO
, see daylight come was also con-
stipated all of the slime. In fact, life
seemed a burden and | was so miser-
able that | was almost on the verge
OF despair Several of my nighbors
told me about Tanlac and dvised me-
to try it.
II am personally acquainted with
Mr. Dan NJ Chambless. of the firm
OF Kuhlman & Chambless and when
told him of my condition and how
suffered hA advised me to begin
taking Tanlac without delay and that
IL had relieved hundreds of the best
people in Knoxville have now taxi
en- two bottls OF Taniac and am Civ
ing you this testimonial in the hope
that IL may induce others 20 take IT,.
Since taking tbs medicine ! actually
feel like I had been made all over
again with the youth. energy and am
bton OF sixteen year old boy"
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24
L.ok. Sens. ., aioh. and Wrong.

A childs freak Intellect Ia puzzling
the Hampshire (England) authorities
aad the board Of education. Tho
child, a twelyeyesr-old girl, cannot
Distinguish right from wrong, Her fa-
tier applied to the Oldham magistrate,
sed obtained an order 10 send her to
an. industrial school. The attendance
snicer said she had been absent from
school for dx months. and stayed out
al night several times, and recently
walked 10 mites 10 Bss'ngstoke, where
she was found al midnight on the sta
ton platform. A doctor described the
girl ~ morally and moi mentally de.
rectlve. The case was 90 unusual. he
said. that all the facts had been sub
mitted 10 the board Of education Tho
child was normal except that par: Of
the intellect which enabled a person
TO discern right from wrong wss Mist
ing.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24
Severe Spanish "5ius Law"

kissing ones wife In public Is a
crime according to the laws OF Ma
drid. Spain. Therefore severe
reprimand and a warning not 70 LEI
the misdemeanor occur again has just
been administered TO visitor to Ma
drid who, when he assisted his wits
into a cab at tbe ae9r q his hotel
on the Puerta de- Sol kissed her good
by. policeman on duty close by wit
messed the onense and demonstrated
threatening TO take the man to the
police station. whereupon the visitor
traveller In many lands, smiled and
said DO your worst. Take me "a
the station house and Wen see what
the punishment is FOR kissing ones
wife" The policeman led him on 20
face his captain, who, on hearing the
nature OF the charge was even more
severe than the ordinary policeman,
he informed the offender that ignor,
suce OF the law was no excuse. but
that he had committed a serious OF
Tense against the laws Of Madrid,
which forbids a man to kiss any WON.
an while in the streets Of the city.
with or without her consent. He. how.
eTer. lei him on with o caution.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24
b BRINGS 10 TO - i-2
's A POUND AT SAN ANGELO

Angelo. June 20.-Eght car
of spring wool were sold last
~ by the Wool Growers Central
fage company OF this city at
11|ces ranging from 10 to 22 y cents
~ pound Robert Massie, president,
1&nounced Saturday that TO date
.6@or two million pounds have been
posed OF and another million
1oonds will be handled. The season 8
r1ceipts at San Angelo. the largest In
11nd wool concentration and shipping
ooint In the United States. will prob
ably reach five million pounds.
nv The sales indicate that the market
Which only recently returned is show
ing gradual improvement. S. ID. Raj
uier OF Llano. representing stephens,
Farnsworth & Co., Of Boston and
caldwell Palmer of San Antonio, buy
q for jeremiah Williams q Co. OF
Boston. each secured three car loads,
&hile two cars Of fleece went to w.
VI. Stokes of Lampasas. representing
.Winslow & Co. of Boston.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24
WAGE LONG WAR ON SAvAGEs
Holland Never Able TO 5ubdue Flercs
Tribe Living In Rich East Indian
Archioslago


The military forces Of Holland.
which the news dispatches say are 10
be relgcci nearly one-half, find con-
siderable employment ia the Ea u
Indian archipelago, nearly all Of which
belongs 10 lie Dutch. L is 'nn-
siderable territory, covering dis,auce
from east to west as great a. that
from New York to san Francisco.
The Wild native tribes are tror's-
some. But worst NJ all are The - tra.
nese, who occupy a little COUNT nc
the north end Of Sumatra Ache % -
an absolute monarchy. recognizing no
authority or coatrol from the Dutch
or anybody else.
One OF the longest wars In history
has been fought by the Dutch against
the AcheeneSe. II was started In 1872,
and has been going on ever since, with
no present prospect OF bringing It TO
an end.
In former days the AcheeneSe, who
are Malays. engaged largely in piracy.
In their swift sailing proas they
secured the seas. capturing every I'M
armed vessel they came across. and
customarly butcherIng everybody on
board. By their depredatlons they al
most destroyed trade through the
straits of Malacca.
The Dutch did away with this mis-
chief by running down the pirate
craft with small steam vessels and
destroying them. But the Acheenese
are still independent and defiant on
land. When the Dutch avenge an out.
rage by burning their villages and rice
plantations. they retire TO inaccessible
Businesses of the mountains The best
the Dutch can do is 10 hold the eH-
treme northern tip Of Sumatra, where
they have planted fortified town
called Kota Radja. Usually about
eight thousand troops are kept there
IN garrison
Across the base OF the tip a string
OF fourteen little forts extend CON
nected with the town by railroad and
telegraph Each Is defended by elsb0-
rate barbed-wire enranglements aud
by q hedge Of the spiky plants called
Spanish bayonetS thirty feet wide,
which is even more effective. n a
fort is attacked re-enforcement, from
Kota Radlu are summoned by wire.
Not far from the town + Gold
mountain. which is said 10 be full Of
the yellow metal; but o. Is outside the
line of forts and so the gold remains
undug. For the Acheenese are just
about the most ferOclOus Savages IN
the world. a little fad OF theirs being
mutlatlon OF their enemies, whose
legs, arms and ears they cut of.
Their country Is primeval forest,
peopled by orang-outangs and full Of
a deadly malaria.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24
REARDLESS WHEAT 4
PROFITABLE CROP

Slaton. June 2O.-Kharkov beard
less wheat exhibited by Jacob Hatch
er. Southland farmer. which was TAX
en- from a field where 33 per cent
damage had previously been done by
hail. has four to five kernels to the
mesh and as high as 70 kernels to
the head Last year Hatcher raised
Kharkov bearded wheat which made
an average yield of fifteen bushels,
testing 81 and GO
The beardless in contract seems to
have done better under the circum-
stances. but both hive proven their
right to survival OF the fittest in this
section. according to grain men.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24
suries Forest Found.

A prehistoric forest, buried unieg
10 feel Of meadow ms,sh, has been
found near ChestHas Neck. on the Ecs
york-Atlantic City motor route c.
dar and oak trees have been found 10
a perfect state NJ preservation. while
ut other points the buried timber had
been reduced to charcoal. The lis
cevery was made by Iiuemen erecting
poles to carry electric power 70 tue
transatlantic wireless plant In Tuck
erton. Poles 80 feet long ara being
used across ''bottsmless" stretch of
the Muilics river meadows.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24

following officers for the ensuing
year as follows:
II. J. Brice. worshipful master, n.
r. Rogers. Senior Warden. c. Z.
Fish. Junior warden. o. p. Thrane,
treasurer, Geo. w Brown. secretary.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS.
County OF Scurry.

County OF scurry.
IN PROBATE COURT:
The State OF Texas.
TO the Sheriff or any constable of
scurry county Greetings:
You are hereby commanded to
cause to be published in the snyder
Signal "a newspaper OF general cir
culstion published in said county. at
least ten days exclusive OF day OF SER
vice on return day hereof the follow
ing notice
THE STATE OF TEXAS
To all persons interested ia the
estate OF Laura Z. Baugh. ct al.
which said proceeding will be heard
by the Court on the 18th day OF July
A. D.. 1921. at the court house OF
said county in Snyder, Texas. at
which time all persons interested in
said Estate are required TO appear
and answer said proceeding, should
they desire to do so.
Herein Fail Not but have you be-
fore said court. on the first day of
the next term thereof, this writ. with
your return thereon. showing how
YOU have executed the same.
Witness my hand and official seal
az Snyder. Texas. this goth day Of
June A. D. 1921.
KATE GOTTEN.
Clerk County Court. Scurry County,
Texas. (SeaD
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24
DIXON.KENT NUPTIALS.

on Tuesday evening, June Z, at
eight o'clock. at the Methodist par
sonage in Hamlin. few friends wit
messed beautiful wedding. Owing to
the rapid approach OF an angry look
ing cloud. the arrangements could
not be carried out in full, Mrs. Blair
Vas to have sung II Love You Truly"
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24
Onions Again.

The mors you talk about onions
the larger they grow. Il. b. Baugh
brought two onions to this office
Tuesday, one measuring 14la inches
around and the other one iS IL
inches. These onions were OF the Ber-
muda variety and are very sweet and
tender
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24

4 card from F. A. Watson OF Roby
says: please change address OF Sig
nal 10 100 Travis Avenue. Fort
Worth. Texas. where | will be in the
future
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24

Rev. c. r Jamison. pastor Metho-
dist church at Hamlin, passed thru
Snyder Monday on his way home
from Gail. where he had been holding
a revival meeting He stated that
there we're sixteen conversions Rev.
Grady Walton OF Dunn assisted him
In the meeting
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24

Cecil Morris, who has been attend
ing simmons College at Abilene, has
returned and accepted a position with
the First State Bank & Trust Co.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24

J. W. Couch and family. o. p
Thrane and family. Mrs c. c. Hig-
gins and Marshall, Mrs Il, II. Cur
Mute and Miss Lois. H. G Towle and
Bonnie waskom are off down on Dove
Creek taking ar outing and having
lots OF fun fishing.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24

I,ets. aged ave. was visiting In ,aa
country. and, seeing : potato hug fH
the hrst time. she asked: 'Msmns.
does ales play teunisf
mo. DEAR" replied the mofha'.
"W'hy do you ask"
eBeceuse. = answered. NE iitsIc Miss
II just saw one Win hNeaiet 49,
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24

Mr. ". B Mccormick of the Sny-
der Utilities Co. had his tonsils re-
moved week. nd but for the natural
effect Of such an operation Is feeling
all right.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24

Mrs y. NJ Harpole left Friday for
Dallas to visit her sister. Mrs. Brad
ford. who underwent an operation
Saturday.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24

Miss Zula Cruikshank has returned
from Dallas where she has been TAX
ing her vacation.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24

Miss Edna Yonge OF Post was Wis
iting friends in the city last week.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24
MaSon's Elect Officers.

q Al a meeting last Saturday night.
June 18th. the Masons elected the
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-24
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

By LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
Catarrh Is a local disease, greatly innu-
enced by constitutional conditions. HALL.
CATARRH MEDICINE viii cure catnrrh.
II IL taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the
system HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is composed OF some OF the best tonics
known. combined with some OF the best
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
OF the ingredients In HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE Is what produces such won
derful results In catarrhal conditions.
Druggists 16c Testimonials free. -
y. j. Cheney g. Co. Props. Toledo. "
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THE VOICE OF THE PRO-
PHET IS HEARD ATsDUN4
&.# BARTON. 3sf n.

I. -g = . - J. .
gI I left Augusta on Saturday evening
for Dunbarton toIdeliver a sermon en-
Sunday at Canaan Fair G. NJ. e.
Church. Bro. Joseph Lewis met me
at the station with his car and car
ried me to his home and Il spent two
pleasant nights. with his family. The
people Of this community have been
anxious to hear me for n long time,
but this was the first time that I was
able to preach for them Rev. Isles is
the pastor Of this splendid congrega-
tion. He Is q Christian man and
treated the prophet we'll. This is his
second year, and recently he had a
rally that amountedto over $1,000 He
is g good preacher and one of the best
songsters in the State. TIe teaches
school in Saluda county. The pastor
preached a good sermon in the morn
ing to the society band. Sunday even
ing it rained a little and cleared off
at night. T had one Of the largest
crowds of my life. AfterSI finished
preaching called for mourners and
several grown men came forward to
be prayed for. The pastor and several
others said that it looked more like
an August meeting than winter SER
vice. also delivered three prophetic
messages to the people Of this section
that was well received Rev. s. W.
Cromer, ex-pastor Of the church, at
tended both services and subscribed
for the Indicator After hearing the
prophet ne invfted him to preach at his
church in Allendale on the third Sun
day in February. Rev. Cherry, good
Baptist pastor. heard the sermon. A
nice collection was raised. This is an
other section of South Carolina where
it is a common thing for colored peo-
pie to own two and three hundred
acres Of land Dea Rouse, who made
one Of the best crops in life last year
and will make another one this years
worked hard with Bro Lewis to secure
my services. ~ great, many farmers
are worried because it looks like the
merchants will not let them have any
guano. Don't be discouraged, a way
will be opened for you: Please don't
leave the farm. On my way home
committee met me at the station and
asked ME to preach for them at Mt.
Moriah Boptist Church, Ellenton.
am receiving many letters about the
boil weevil. l. first read the letters
and then put them in az safe until
March, then my secretary will answer
all of them that have stamp en-
closed, and the others will be thrown
into the scrap basket Before adjourn
ment called for subscribers for the
Indicator. The result was: Mrs r. H.
Isles, $1.50, Dunbarton (2); Rev. s. w
Cromer, 90c. Bartin, S. c., r.. 1, Box 8
(3); w. M. Lewis, 9Oc. Dunbarton r. 1,
Box so (4); Joseph Lewis. soc, Dun
barton, r. 1, Box 81 (5); Lawson Bush,
9Oc., Dunbarton,. r. l. Total, $50
Rev. Arthur Ross.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1921-02-12
DIR. c. e, STEPHENSON
Physician and SURGEON

PHYSICIAN and Surgeon
Residence Phone 1921 !.
Once Phone 353s
Once Hours: . to 1880 A. II.
1:s0 to 8 P. n, s to $3.50 P. M!
Diseases OF Women and Children .
Speciality
OFFICE 1A14 IL Assembly ST., eve.
Berry's Store. :.
Once Hours: 3 to 10 q. M. II to =:
p. m. 8 to s p. N. - 2,
DIR. B. A. EVERETT
Physician and Surgeon
Diseases Of Women and Children {
Speciality !
Office and residence, 1929 Pine g..
two blocks from old office. \
ph0n' soes columbiss, s.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1921-02-12
RACE CONFERENCE GET
TOGETHER EETIN C
WAS GREAT SUCCESS.

The first get-together meeting Of the
coming Race Conference was held last
Sunday afternoon at Sydney Park
Church with Chairman I. S. Leevy
presiding. The principal speaker
were: Mr.. Jos. Norwood, ex-preside:..
of The Union National Bank, and R.
Hatwood, pastor of Jones Chapel :,
M. E. T. Church. Both speakers made
very helpful talks.
Miss Mary A. Lynch also made a
short and inspiring talk in interest
Of her work. A successful Race Con-
ference is g certainty.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1921-02-12

Thanks to those who send in their
local news to this column by telephone
and by letters
Every business and professional man
or woman needs first class printed
statfonery-the kind we print.
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=
Office Hours Phones
$3.50 a. m. to 100 p. m. Office. 1925
200 pm. to $3.50 pm Residence. 1878
DIR. DIX. JENKINS y
Dental Surgeon
11o7 IL Washington Street.
Columbia, s.. G.
All work done according to the
profession.
~ Over Reese,s Drug Store.
Hours: g to 10 A. M. L to 2P. M.
to 4 p. M. 7t8P. M.
DR., L. M. DANIELS a.
Physician and Surgeon
Special Attention Given Diseases Of
Women
-. Once Residence
1925 Washington St. 1910 Sumter St
Phone 1929 Phone 256di
Columbia, 8. C.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1921-02-12

l Have An Up-ToDate Line Of
Ladies e Children Hats
The Seasons Best
Call and See Them. If you want your
OLD Hats Made NEW
Bring Them To, ME-
Can Do Anything In Millinery
Miss l-annie kennerly
1881 Gervais ST., CoIu m bia, Sc
Office Hours:
a. m. to 2 p. IN.
pm. to p. ri.
DIR. A. J. COLLINS
Surgeon Dentist
x.RAY WORK A SPECIALITY
Office, 1910 Main st., Phone 3413-J
Residence, 1927 Pendleton Street.
Phone 2973-J. Columbia, S. C..
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BUTLER w. NANCE
At. LAW AND NOTARY
PUBLIC.
VIII practice In all courts, State ant
Federal
Phone: Oc1ce 972. Residence s717
l107i Washington ST.. CoIumbia, 8. e
Iron County register., 1921-09-08

SEVERAL months ago man in
Maine was sentenced to prison for
blasphemy. Tb is blasphemy was not
in the vulgar form of profane swear
ing, but consisted, it appears, in the
denial, in course of three lectures,
of the divine attributes. Comment
ing upon the facts, the Washington
Times said this:
A man is sentenced to two years in
prison for blasphemy, which means
saying impolite things on religious
subject. A considerable time should
elapse between a round the world
flying trip and trial for blasphemy.
They don't belong in the same age,
exactly. 1t is difficult to understand
the blasphemy charge and conviction
on purely legal grounds. AS Thomas
Jefferson wrote to the sultan of
Morocco, this country has officially no
religion-you may believe what you
please,
But old Tom Jefferson is discard
ed these days on various points
by over-zealous Christians and Re-
formers and the time is not far distant
when they will be publicly denounc-
ing him as a reprobate in politics as
we'll as religion. The Republic will
then go to blazes, but the saints will
rule quote from Liberty-a paper
holding to the observance of the Sab
bath, not Sunday: "The Washing
ton Times says that it is a good idea
to imprison those who hurt the feel
ings of others. But why is it "good
idea? Surely not because the Divine
Being needs the aid of human law
to defend Him against defamers. That
cannot be. The real reason must be
the defense of our own feelings. But
such laws, if required at all, ought to
be, not for the punishment of bias
phemy, but for the preservation of the
peace of society. If it is so that we
will not and cannot quietly hear denial
of the things that we believe, let us
have the moral courage to confess it.,
and instead of making laws against
blasnhemy, let us declare that the
minority shall have liberty to speak
only those things that are pleasing to
the majority. This was practically
true in the early days of the anti
slavery agitation. Lovejoy, Garri-
son, and others were denied free
speeches, and were mobbed and i'm
prisoned as disturbers of the peace,
because what they said did not please
the people. But we ought to be gov
erned by principle, and not by clamor,
or in other words, not by the mob"
Iron County register., 1921-09-08
Ball Game al Desloge.

The Arcadia Valley Baseball team
went to Desloge last Sunday to play
baseball at National Park. The Des-
loge manager had assured US that we
would be greeted by large crowd,
and that the newly organized Desloge
team would "treat US right" They
did NOT.
From the very first inning, when
their "hand- picked" umpire called
Maguala out at first, it was apparent
to every fair minded person present
that Desloge was determined to take
the game by fair means or foul. The
well-known ''Peg'' Murphy was slated
to pitch for Desloge-and nPeg'' had
all his equipment with him. When
Arcadia Valley protested to the um
pire against the use of Murphy's
"dope" ball, the umpire looked help
lessly to the Desloge manager and
players for instructions, and the Des-
loge manager" insisted that as this