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Murder At The
High School
Is Coming Up

A man, unidentified except as
Thompson, died in a strange man
ner on Key Vests High School
stage last evening. According to
reports of authorities the death was
due to inhaling of voodoo gas
known only as Devils Breath. !"
Mystery, intrigue, black magic
plus as i'll assorted company of
native Haitians as you can imagine
join together to form the plot for
Drums of DEATH a play In 8
acts, by Howard Reed, to be put
on by XIV H. S. Juniors Thursday
evening. Last evening was dress
rehearsal.
ALI the elements of a fine "Who-
dunit' are combined to give the
audience all the chillS and thrills
to be expected from a fine cast of
experienced players. Keeping every
thing a secret until the very end
and then springing a complete sur
prise as the actual criminal is
sure way to have attention and
you may be assured that when the
curtain rises Thursday evening you
will be on the edge of your seat
until the last lines are spoken.
The play, laid in the Louisiana
Bayou country, concerns a stolen
stone and the men and women who
work for its recovery to prevent
a national disaster. With most of
the cast originating from areas
where black magic and VooDoo is
practiced, anything can happen
and it does. To add to the fun is
a Sheriff whose biggest worry,
despite kidnapping, murder and
sundry other crimes of violence,
is a badge that has been mislaid.
This "Badgeless Sheriff. provides
the necessary comedy relief for
such a spine tingler.
Place is Key West High School,
time 8:15 Thursday evening. Do
not attend it you have weak
heart and cannot stand cold chills
up and down your spine.
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in the trailer and we went down
TO my trailer for the flashlight to
see if we could see anything. We
searched all around, we thought
maybe he had missed his clothes
and got off on the side Of the
road. We looked around with the
flashlight. We went off and picked
up his clothes and laid them off
the property after we couldn't find
him we didn't knos what to think
or what had happened to him. We
made a third trip to find him.
Then Junior and 1 went on back
to Marathon. / told Junior to take
care of the work in Key West.
What happened to him Mellow
Noon don't know. l never had
intentions of anything wrong hap
pening to him.
Defense attorney VIII Albury
rested his case following Car
michaeI'S testimony. Co-defense at
torney Enrique Esquinaldo made
the opening jury argument, follow
ed by County Solicitor Allan B.
Clear who assisted State Attorney
LancelOt Lester on the case. Les
ter then address the jury.
Lester presented a battery of
state witnesses yesterday includ-
ing Kenneth Sandberg, Fl year old
sailor who testified that he was
frightened at the proceedings in
the Studebaker he rode in the night
of fearing trouble. He then told a
license number of the car because
of fearing trouble. He ten told a
buddy about it, and said he saw
buzzards over Stock Island the
following day. He told the whole
story later to Chief Deputy Web
Der.
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CARMICHAEL CASE


Key West and was riding through
the colored section and we didn't
see anything that looked like the
car"
Carmichael, Sr. said he and Carl.
Jr. saw Negro with the neck of
broken bottle in his hand.
II told him to lay the bottle
down. l said / wanted to talk to
him and l asked him if he knew
any colored fellow with a car. He
got in the car when l asked him
to help me find the other car"
While looking for the other Me-
groes, Carmichael said the Negro.
Mellow Moon, asked him if he had
a drink. He said he had a little
better than pint of Grandad
which he gave Mellow Moon, who
he said ''guzzled it right down. ="
II warned him that he'd better
watch out he'd be drunk Sure
enough it took quite an effect"
OoA llllSndC1 (OuIluuCQ.
II decided we'd 60 out to the
Overseas Lunch where / always
eat lunch. In the meantime | stop
ped and had my son buy another
pint. l always keep whiskey in the
car for friends. We started on out
toward the Overseas lunch. This
boy Mellow Moon) mumbled he
drunk. You know, rolling his head
around, talking lots, rolling it over
on me. / told him all you need is
to take yourself a swim and cool
off, That got in his mind, that
he was going to take a swim.
That's when we picked up the
sailor. / told my boy to give the
sailor a ride. He got in the car.
We was laughing and talking. This
boy( Mellow Moonl mubbled he
wanted to go swimming. / kept
pushing him and said IF you don't
quit talking in my face / am going
to hit you.' My boy said, Daddy
don't hit him. l forgot about hit
ting him. While the sailor was in
the car I said to the boy Mellow
Noon:
I" We going to let you 60 SWIM
ming, but drunk as you are we
are going to have to put a rope
around you so we can fish you
out"
1--WE let the sailor out" Car
michael continued, land went over
to the place where we were work
ing Con Stock ISland). He mellow
Noon tried to get out of his
breaches. / took him by the arm
while he took his clothes off so
he wouldn't hurt himself on the
cinders. He got undressed. We
set him down right in the edge of
the water. The tide was out. He
started Splashing around. Junior
put some water on him. We set
around there and he kept wallowing
around in the water. We was there
about half an hour. Finally l told
him.
Come on out and get your
clothes on"
HE looked like that the water
had done him good" Carmichael
testified. ''He decided he wanted d
stay in there some longer. I told
him we were going up to get a
cup of coffee at the Overseas and
that Wen come back and get you
The Carmichaels had a coffee at
the Overseas. Fifteen minutes later
they went back to the water where
they had left Mellow Moon.
HE had moved. We turned the
lights on of the car and couldn't
see nothing. We couldn't tell what
objects we looked at. We looked
in the mangrove. After we search
ed awhile, had big flashlight
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HAWAII STATEHOOD

Continued from Page Dne}
definition Of flihasteF. prevented
the Hawaii bill from coming 10 a
Senate vote two congresses ago.
Sniathers sad bis Opposition :
wear ago was directed rr mar Sly
az The Alaska hsH
Hawai-. be SAID. makes a mach
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better case economically than
Alaska and has earned the right
70 be- considered for statehood on
inc ground that Il pays more fed.
erai taxes than II os the states
and Is lareer in population than
ntne states.
HawSIi's case is made as far
as The committee is concerned -
ne said. but expressed uncertainty
as to me position be viii take an
tae cal. nmm
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mccarthy APPOINTEE

TALLAHASSEE Rl-Gov. McCar-
ty has appointed former State
Req. Ed Kirkland, Orlando, to the
appeals review board of the State
Industrial Commission. He sue
ceeds W. Churchill Mellen, Pensa-
cola, whose term expired.
The board handles appeals from
industrial commission orders deny
ing unemployment compensation
claims.
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KEY WEsTERS WILL

Continued from Page 0nel
scheduled. A dance will be held
In the evening at the Home.
The business session of the Leg
ion Auxiliary viii be held at the
Hotel George, Washington under
the direction of Mrs. Audrey Hum
er, State President of Hialeah.
On Saturday at p. m. 40 and
5 Grand Cheminot Meeting will be
held at the 40 and 8 Chateau in
West Palm Beach.
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Legion To Hear
Local AstrOlOger

Hank Leeds, local asfroIger,
will entertain during the regular
meeting of Arthur Sawyer Post
No. 70, American Legion, This
evening.
The meeting is scheduled TO get
underway at 8 p. m, AdiUtanf
Bethel johnson stated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-14

When wood absorbs water, 1t
Swells across the grain, but swell
ing along the grain is so slight
that wooden measuring rods are
quite reliable.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-14

Western Caribbean: Moderate to
fresh northeast to east winds thru
Thursday. Partly cloudy weather.
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Observations taken at City Office
Key West, Fla, Jan. IA, 1858
500 AM. EST
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Precipitation

Relative Humidity at 500 AN.
$50
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ToMoRRow'S
TIDES
NAVAL Basel
HIGH Low
GAS am. 3:08 am.
1856 pm. ZIP pm.
600
ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA
Reference Station: Key West
Time of Height Of
Bahia Honda
(bridGel oh l0m 80 t.
No Name Key
least endl --+2h 20m
Boca Chica
Station Tide high water
Sandy Pt.l oh 4om
Caldes Channel
north endl -t2h I0m
+l.l II.
i-l-Minus sign: Corrections
10 be subtracted.
t-+)-Plus sign: Corrections to
be added.
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Barometer tSea Levell 500 Am.
1924 inS.-1024.0 mbS.
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Tomorrow's Almanac
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NO COVER or mtNlMuM TO 10 Pm.
MoDERATE PRICES
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New Moon Jan. 15)
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Temperatures
4 ~uAs1
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III ~ "~4ANANA~AN NNK W A84A ~
Lobster. Steak. Chicken
SERVED FROM S PM. TO S An
Evening star., 1953-07-28
Take Nv Word for 1t By Frank Colby

the work of another, usually an
author or composer, and passes
the plagiarized material off as
his own. Among writer's espec-
tally, "plagiarist" is an exceed
inglyf ugly word.
The term, however, has a hu-
morous origin. It's Latin form is
plagiarius, a word meaning "a
kidnaper; a man-stealer." Cicero
jestingly used plagiarius in de-
scribing a certain unscrupulous
writer who regularly practiced
literary theft. The term struck
the popular fancy to such an
extent that Cicero's meaning
soon superseded and made OBJ
solete the literal meaning of
''kidnaper."
Distrib'd by McNausht Syndicate, Inc.I
Evening star., 1953-07-28

Contrary to common belief,
the expression holding the bag
is very old.
One columnist-turned- word
expert attempts to trace the
phrase to the old "snipe hunt
ing" hoax practiced on city
fellers" by small-town boys. But
such a theory has no founda-
ton. I have traced the express
sion as far back as the early
1600's. Cervantes used it in Don
Quixote Q6O5): She'll give Ca
macho the bag to hold"
To "give one the bag" was a
common idiom in England, too
The original meaning was ito
leave without warning" In 1892
the English writer, Robert Green,
wrote. ITO give your masters the
bag" In 1907 Denker and Web
ster wrote, II fear our cares
have given us the bag"
In 1877 Philip Frenear ex-
planned that to give one the bag
was an expression common
among American Seamen. 1t
| had the meaning "to abScond or
skip out"
Since the ."snipe hunt" is
strictly an American invention,
use of holding the bag" as a
popular expression more than
three centuries ago in England
and Europe disproves the "snipe
hunting" theory.
A plagiarist is one who pirates
Evening star., 1953-07-28
A One-Minute Test OF You
NetUS Knowledge
NEWS QUIZ
By Tom Henry

1. THANKS-Where was
a freighter, carrying $3.50
tons of wheat, met by
camels displaying THANK
you, U. S. A." signs?
2. JOB - Ex President
Hoover will again head a
commission to study Gov
ernment organization. When
did he leave the White
House?
3. worries - How long
did an Irish housewife play
the piano to set a record for
nonstop playing?
4. GREETINGS-W Who is
''Mr. Iceman"-greeted by a
crowd of 10000 when he
-paraded down New York's
Broadway last week?
5. QUOTE-Of whom did
former President Truman
say: He was a great man,
a great mayor of Boston and
a great Governor of Massa-
chusetts"?
Answers.
l. Karachi, PakiStan. This.
is the first shipment of grain
to avoid famine. 2. Twenty
years ago last March. 3.
Over 130 hours. 4. Ben
Hogan. winner of the British
Open Golf Tournament. 5.
The late Maurice F. Tobin,
who served in the Truman
cabinet as Secretary of
Labor.
Tom Henry's Quiz EN-"
appears every Sunday in
THIS WEEK Magazine with
The Star.
Evening star., 1953-07-28
Word Game
Find 40 or more words in
VERMICELLI,

meaning, "a finely corded spa
ghetti." Average is SO; time
limit, 80 minutes.
Rules OF the game. Words must be
of four or more letters. :. Words
which acquire four letters by the addi-
ton of IS" such as bats" eats" are
not used. 3. Only one form of word
is used. 4. Proper names are not used.
Answer to SANGUINE.
sage SANG. sane, sign. SINCE. sine. snag
snug. suing, aegis, ague. anise. negus
nine, gains, gems. genius. genus, guise,
guinea, gunnies, using. insane, inane,
easing ennui ensign, ensuing.
Evening star., 1953-07-28
Contract Bridge
By EosIey BIockwood

Mr.. Champion did an excel
lent job of counting today's
hand and finally defeated the
contract by brilliant play near
the end. AS you see, the open
ing of the ace of clubs would
have clarified the situation at
the start and the defenders
would have taken the first four
tricks.
West dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
NORTH
(Miss BraSh)
AK742
y AK7
o KIT
= 1915
WEST EAST
(Mr. Champion) CMr. Muzzy)
\ a 65
Q1054 J983
o AS . Q109862
%AQJ853 Ak
SOUTH
(Mrs. Keen)
QJ1098
y So
8 J43
= 942
The bidding:
West North East South
/ Club Double Dia7d l Spades
Pass 4Spades All Pass
But even Mr.. Champion can
not see through the backs of the
cards and he led the ace of dia-
monds and continued a diamond.
Dummy's king won the second
trick. The ace of spades was
cashed followed by small spade
to the queen. On the second
spade Mr.. Champion discarded
the five of clubs.
Mrs. Keen now ruffed the jack
Of diamonds on the board. cashed
dummy's two high hearts, led a
third heart and ruffed it. With
both red suits now stripped from
her hand and dummy, she led a
club.
Mr.. Champion was ready.
Without hesitation he played the
ace. This startling. but neces-
sary. play befuddled Mr.. Muzzy.
He was Mortified to see that his
partner had dropped his lone
king.
We'll. chalk up an error for
you for change" he said to Mr..
Champion. Did you HAVE to
go up with the ace?"
You should make an error
like this one now and then" Mr..
Champion replied. IF I had
played the jack of clubs. you'd
have won with your king. With
only red cards left, the lead of
either a heart or a diamond
would let Mrs. Keen ruff in one
hand and discard a club from
the other. We'd get just two
clubs and diamond"
We'll, what if Mrs. Keen had
held three clubs to the king?"
asked Mr.. MuzZy.
Then we couldn't defeat her"
said Mr.. Champion, If I won
with the jack of clubs and
cashed the ace, it would make
her king good. Or if led heart
after taking the jack of clubs,
she would get a stuff and a
ruff-again losing just two clubs.
On the fall of the cards I knew
she had exactly three clubs and
we couldn't beat her unless you
had the king of clubs alone"
Copyright, 1858, General Features Corp.)
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LISTEN AMERICANS!
by George S Benson
President Of tardins College

MISUNDERSTANDING Of Labor Martin 7. Durkln
believes that labor and management should not look to the
resolve their disputes Our goal IN America
said me- should be greater cooperation between labor
and management through free collective bargaining, with
being used only aid in mediation and con-
citation when all else has failed"
The new Secretary of Labor has hard-headed con
ceptiOn of what meant by the terms Cooperation and
came up through the ranks of union labor and for 20
served as president of the United Association of Journey
men Apprentices Of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting In
duStry In his union, cooperation meant Willingness to
beyond the point at which many collective bargaining
efforts stall and intervention to be the
only, last resort.
Since it to be a plan that could be used in
almost any acknowledgement situation asked Mr. Durkn
to explain the extra collective bargaining effort made in
plumbing industry IN the beginning, bargain with
of the negotiation breaks down and hit what
be mmovabe deadlock each side then prepares writ
Of its contentious and its arguments and the
whole thing given Labor Council Its decision
is accepted as binding by both sides
The Labor Council is a group of people, jointly APP
who reside outside the of the dispute and
weigh the contentious and arguments diSpassOnatelv
The interview with Secretary Durkin another OF
the acquant the readers OF column with the
background and thinking Of the key people in the Eisenhower
administration was struck by his mature calmness his
personal inclination toward respecting and trusting his e
low and his profound faith in the basic principles of
the American way of life.
"The challenge to in America today, Secretary Dur
kin said increase inventions stimulate scientific
progress and to raise still higher the standards of physical
Webeng Likewise too, the challenge which faces America
today maintain and improve its spiritual values. This
is the path of hope and In the face of
not look backward at our shortcomings, but we
must look ahead to goals.
Common sense is of Martin Durkin's chief assets.
Another his faith These have been basic ingredients in
the building of America
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CLARK b. CUSTER

Clark Beachy Custer, SO, son of
Mrs. Mary Custer Orendolf, Of
Grantsville, died Tuesday at his
home in Monroe Falls, Ohio, follow
ing an illness Of six years.
A native OF Grantsville, he was
a son Of Mrs. Orcndorf and the
late John Custer A veteran OF
World War |, Custer was a mem
Der of the Elks and Moose lodges
and the American Legion Post of
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He also held
membership in Monroe Falls Meth
odist church. Mr.. Custer was an
employe of the Clemmer Construc-
ton company, Akron.
Surviving, besides his mother
are his widow. Mrs. Martha Law
renee Custer; a son, Clark L. Gus
ter, Monroe Falls; six brothers
Leonard J. and Woodrow w. Gus
ter, both Grantsville; Lee f. Gus
ter, Akron; Paul Y. Custer, Wash
ington; Wilbert Custer, Atlanta
Ga; and John NJ Custer, Balti-
more; four sisters, Mrs. c. o
Bender and Mrs. Logan Wengerd
both Of Grantsville; Mrs. Corridor
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Most of the country may have a
somewhat cooler May than usual
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DIED
InHN NJ L. WEIGH

John Millison Taylor Welch, rs,
died Saturday at the home of his
son, Herman j. WEIGH, at Crellin.
Born July ;, 1874. in Emoryville,
w. Va, he was a son Of the late
William +. and Hester Jenkins
Welch. His wife, the former Ida
Sanders, died in 1917
Surviving besides his son, are
two daughters, Mrs. Della Lantz,
Pennington, W. Va, and Mrs.
Pearl Cannon, Cumberland; a
sister, Mrs. Betty Dewitt; two
brothers, David @. WEIGH, Crellin;
and Cass Welch, Newcomerstown,
Ohio, ten grandchildren and IA
great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Crellin Methodist church,
with Rev. Donald Jackson, pastor,
and Rev. Forrest 7. Benner, ohici-
ating. Interment was in the Gort-
ner cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-07
Local International Dealer
Attends Regional Meeting

NJ. S. Brookhart, of the Garrett
Truck and Implement Company
Incorporated, local international
motor truck dealer, has just re-
turned from a meeting at the In
ternational Harvester Company's
Parkersburg district offices at
which the company announced a
substantial reduction in the retail
prices of its new Rhine light,
medium and light-heavy duty truck
models.
The price reductions, according
to Brookhart, cover the company's
smallest pickup trucks through
those of the 19,5OO-pound rated
capacity.
The downward price adjustments
range from minimum of $S7 to
a maximum of $152 on former list
prices. The overall price reduction
in these weight categories amounts
to about 81 per cent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-07

Clarence f. Stark, age 63, re
Gently died unexpectedly of a heart
attack at his home, 663 Epson St.
Akron, Ohio. He was born at Bit
finger and went to Akron 33 years
ago and for that length Of time
was employed by the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber Co.
DR.. Fred c. Wiegman officiate
at funeral services held from the
Eckard Funeral Home with buria
in Ellet Cemetery in Akron.
Survivors are his widow, the
former Fanny Mclean; one son
DougaId, and two grandchildren
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-07

James Edward HelmicI, so, Of
Potomac Manor, near Kitzmiller,
died Saturday in Potomac Valley
hospital, Keyser, where ne was ad-
mitted April - after suffering a
paralytic stroke.
A retired coal miner he was
born in Davis, W. Va. His parents
were the late Albert W. and Mary
S. Walker Helmick. He had resided
in the Kitzmillcr area A years.
Surviving are sister, Mrs.
Mary Harvey, and a brother, Viii
liam o. HeImick, both Of Potomac
Manor.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Mt. Bethel Methodist
church, with interment in the
Hamill cemetery.
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THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1858
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IMPORTANT-When changing
address, send us old address as
well as new; send address label
from last copy; allow two weeks
for first copy to reach new address.
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SwantOn Playground Group
To Meet May 18th

Members of the Playground COM
mittee of the Swanton area are
making plans to meet with the
parents and children Of all age
groups in and around Swanton, on
Wednesday evening, May 10, at
1870, at the Methodist church.
The committee, of which Weston
Friend is chairman, has drawn up
what it feels is an adequate pro-
gram for the summer months.
Friend said, however, that the COM
mittee hopes to get the approval
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Taylor, Frostbmg; and Mrs Frank
Kellam. Arlington, Va; and two
grandchildren.
Funeral services are being con-
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and cooperation of the citizens be-
fore proceeding. He urged all in
terested persons to be present.
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BLAINE FRIEND STOCK YARD
Accident, Maryland
Market report for May A, 1858.

Accident, Maryland
Market report for May A, 1858.
Horses: 4.50 to 500 cwt
Steers: Good to choice, 22.OO to
%. 40 cwt.; medium to good, 1900
to 21.50 cwt.; common to medium,
l4.10 to 1890 cWt.
Heifors: Good to choice, 1890 to
20.70 cwt.; medium to good, 1850
to 1900 cWt.; common to medium,
1850 to 1000 cwt.
Cows: Good to choice, 1890 to
1910 cwt.; medium to good, HOO
to 1900 cwt.; Gamers, 1880 down.
Bulls: 1910 to 20.40 cwt.
Veals Medium to choice, $500
to 28.T5 cwt.; common to medium,
1000 to 24.50 cwt.; cul veal, 1900
down
Hogs: Good to choice, 24.3O to
25.3O cwt.; medium to good, 22.S0
to 24.00 cWt.
Pigs: 900 to 400 head.
Leghorn hens: 16c to 10 12c ID.
Heavy hens: 23c to 81 Zee b.
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To Present Orchids

Hundreds Of orchids from
Hawaii have been brought to Oak
land by the Half Price Stores to
celebrate Mothers Day.
These orchids will be given free
to every mother, on Friday, May 8,
it has been announced by the
management.