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• 4 Tbe Associated Press CSoverlng E v e n ts in E\»ery Isi-:ufc of T H E GAZETT?! Xtofuttii The W eather Report '• \ ■ ----------- ' ■'w F a i r tonigh t an d .slightly w a rm e r, TJxursday fa i r an d ’slightly w a r m e r . The Most W ide^ Read Newspjaper in the Upper Delaware Valley. t i [ 4 . t VOL. LVL, No. 177 PORT JERVIS, N. Y-.^ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19,1924 PPICE THREE CENTS DinCH ARMS OFMORMED CHURCH M^QlflRK GETS CELEBRATE 18 * ANNIVERSARY lorkey Diniier Serv^ by Wcanen’s Gaad—Inspiring Ad dresses by Rev. Irving H. Berg, Creswell MacLaugblin and Rev. William V. Berg—Many Tributes Pmd to William E Nearpass A t th e eighteenth an n u a l dinner of tb e D u tch Arms, held in the chapel of th e D e e r p a r k Reform ed C h u rch on T u e s d a y evening, the th o u g h t th a t . seem ed upperm o st in the m inds of alT ■ w a s th e loss th e organization h a d suf fered, th e loss the church had suffered A n d th e loas to th e com m u n ity in the d e a th of W illiam H . N e a rp a s s . A t th e business m e eting a com m ittee, eom poeed o-f A lm a rin Phillips, C h a rles W . P r u s s ia a n d P r a n k D. Bock, w a s ap p o in ted to d r a f t suitab le resolu tions of sorro w an d ap p r e c iatio n ; a t th e dinner, before grape h a d been said by R e v . Sheldon V a n d e b u rg and the doxoldgy sung, th e en tire gath e r in g stood w ith bo'^ed heads for a m inute in sile n t rem e m b r a n c e of the deceas ed m e m b e r, and all the speakers, Rev. Irv in g H . B e rg, C resw ell M a c L a u g h - lin an d R e v . W illiam V. Berg, spoke v e r y feelingly of M r. N e a rpass, and u s e d h is life, ch a racter an d services to illu s tr a t e the value of C h ristian ■ c h a r a c te r building an d th e influence th a t a single individual can exert. . The dinner w a s served”^ p r o m p tly a t T:45 o’clock by th e R e f o rm e d Church G u ild w ith mem bers of th e Y o u n g W o m en’s L e a g u e as w a itresses, and w a s excellent in every detail. T h e m e n u w a s as follow s: G rape F r u it R o h s t T u r k e y D ressing B row n G ravy M ashed P o tato e s ^ e e t P o tato e s C r a n b e rry Jelly Celery R o lls C a b b a g e S a lad A p p le P ie a la, m o d e Coffee C igars D u rin g th e m e a l th e r e w a s a g r e a t a m o u n t of sp ir ited singing of po p u lar songs, led by F r e d D. F o w ler. Jo h n C ross a t th e piano, an d I^ s s e l l Sud- ^.crly,-violin, ■ r e n d e red the accom p a n i- ‘ th e n ts a n d also furnished m u sic all th r o u g h th% dinner. A t the conclusion of th e din n e r a * birthday ' c a k e con tain ing eighteen . lig h ted candles w a s presented P resi d e n t Stansfield by th e Reform e d C h u rch Guild, an d w a s received by ! h im w ith ap p r o p r iate rem a r k s . j EX-DOXJQHBOY, JN PRISON ^ AS FIREBUG, FREED BY PRESIDENT OF FRANCE EIGHTEEN MOS. IN SING SING Barryville Man Sentenced for Shooting Man Daring Quarrel i T h rough the efforts of Capt. L ’ H o p ital of M a rshal F o c h ’s staff, an d H e rm a n C. H u ffer, Jr., fo r m e r com m a n d e r of the P a r is post of the A m erican Legion, Jo h n A yotte, sentenced to five years’ im-| prisonm e n t on the charge' of burn-j ing his fath e r - in -law ’s barn, w aa pardoned by P r e s ident Doumer-i gue. '•This photograph was taken in th e offices of the A m erican Aid Society in P a r is after A y o tte had been freed. H e h a d served two- years of his sentence, A y o tte is retu r n in g to his hom e a t Sheboy gan, M ichigan. ^ M o nticello, N , Y., Nov. 19— ^William M cQ u irh, of Barryville,' w h o w a s Con victed on a Charge of assau lt in th e first degree on M r. Liebla of the sam^e\ place, on Tuesday, N o v e m b e r 4, w as sentenced by Ju d g e Smith yesterday aftern o o n to serve a.term of from one year and six m o n ths to tw o years in Sing Sing prison. M cQ u irk accosted L iebla w h ile the la tte r w as a t w o rk on a highw a y nea,r Y u lan in the tow n of H ighland. An old quarrel flared up anew , an d Mo- Q u irk w h ipped out a revolver ancl fired three tim e s a t Liebla, w h o stood n e a r by w ith an upraised shovel. One sho t took effect in L iebla’s hip, bu t did n o t prove fatal. T h e in ju r y is practically healed up now. D u ring the tria l w itnesses told th a t they saw the tw o *Tnen and h e a r d the shots; then saw L iebla m a k ing his w a y ( tow a rd th e hom e of \Ward B rew e r. Leo L u d low, a w itness fo r the people, testified th a t he w a s travelin g over the road and saw .the m e n engaged in th e q u a r rel; th a t he h e a rd the shots, saw Lie bla w a lk to w a r d the B rew e r house and th a t he to o k th e revolver fro m M cQ u irk an d unloaded it. flOWElMMAN AUTHOR OF HIS OWNO^ARY Prepared it Month Before He Passed Away and It Is So Published EDUCATION WEEK PROGRAM AT HIGH SCHOOL THURSDAY NIGHT Public is Cordially loYited to Ixejcises—4*lenty of fflaffical Features (mdSome Short Addresses ^ SCORES GREAT OPERATIC TRIUAIPH BUT NOT W ITH ^ NAME OF SMITH SCHOOL AND TEACHER DAY .ching is one of th e noblest of lions. It requires an adequate C resw e ll M a cLaughlin. of C o rnw a ll- - p r e p a r a tio n and training, patience, on-H u a s o n . w a . th e first speaker, and S o l i ___ fCTfll - r s v f r i o ' n i o ’v n m S # in an address f u ll o f pun g e n t epigram s a n d hum o rous anecdotes stressed the value of courage in acting according to our convictions, and the , c o w a rdly, fu ti le practice of .follow ing th e line of . le a s t're s i s t a n c e as so m any individuals do today. H e pleaded fo r a stro n g e r religious life an d for everyone to' help th e clergy in th e ir efforts. R e ligion m u s t be a com p lete surrend e r of self, a retu r n to th e attitu d e of a/ little child th a t accep ts things w ith o u t •question. M r. M a c L a u g h lin paid a b e a u tifu l trib u te to Mr. N earpass, who lived a life 6f service, doing good w ith o u t an y th o u g h t of personal gain, . a n d dying rich in the things th a t m a k e u p a fu ll life. The ad d r e s s of Rev. Irvin g K . Berg, m in ister of th e F o r t W a s h ington Col legiate C h u rch, New Y o rk city, w a s a pow erful* plea fo r a general ap p lica tio n of th e s p irit of C h rist in our d e a lin g s w ith p u r fellow m a n . fie q u o ted fro m th ^ recent prophecy of W inston C h u r c h ill reg a r d in g th e pos sibility of a fu tu r e w a r unless indi v iduals and n a tio n s learn to live to- • gether peacably an d stop looking on ■each other -with suspicion and hatred. 'T h e w a y to o u tlaw w a r , according to M r. Berg, is to use a little common sense in our relatio n s w ith o th e r m e n . C u ltiv a te a cath o licity of sp ir it and be tolerant of the other m a n ’s point d f view. He cited experiences w h ile ac tin g as chap lain in one of tllC regi m e n ts statio n e d along th e M exican border a t the tim e w h e n trouble w ith th a t co u n try seem ed im m inent. P r o te s t a n t s an d C atholics held jo i n t se r vices an d each allow e d the o th e r the privilege, of w o rsh ipp in g God in his •own w ay. W h ile having no use f o r the o u t an d o u t pacifist, Mr. B e tg believed th a t all •could w o rk fo r universal peace. Jesu s said “Blessed are the peacem a k e rs,” b u t p e a c e m a k e rs are different from peace th in k e r s . A lthough not having h a d th e privilege of know ing . Mr. N e a rpass, he felt, from w h a t lib h e a rd ■of his life an d character, th a t th is b4- K)Ved m e m b e r of the D u tch A rm s em- / b o d ied th e sp ir it of C h rist, a n d urged t th a t he be t^ e n '^ ^ s an exam p le and th a t the syipbols of C h r is t be held high to prom o te peace and good will on earth . R ev. W illiam V. B e rg, p a s to r of the D e e rp a rk R e form e d C h u rch, w as th e last speaker, an d he also, paid a •high trib u te to the life an d services of P e a q p n N e a rpass, sta t in g th a t h e felt ih a t M r. N e a r p a s s ’ ' life alone w a s (Coniiniied to page five). the hu m a n tim e , b u t SEVEN YEAR OLD GIRL BURNS TO DEATH Rod and Gun Club The P o r t Jerv is R o d an d Gun Club, Inc., w ill hold th e i r reg u lar m e eting a t M echanics’ H a ll this evening. A f te r th e ' business session an en tertain m e n t w ill be presented and refresh m e n ts w ill be served. M iddletown, Nov. 19— R u th M ar-^ g a r e t Stillm an, 7 year old d a u g h ter Mr. and Mrs. W a lter J. S tillm a n , died in M iddletow n S a n itarium a t 9:30 o’clock la s t evening, as th e resu lt of bu r n s received w h en her . c lothing cau g h t fire a t her home, 12 Sterling street, a t 4 o’clock, y e s terday aftei-- W h e n R u th came hom e from school she am u sed herself by cu ttin g out pa per dolls and had gathered up her scraps of p a p e r from th e floor, tak in g j ” ■ ’o \he stove to burn . T h e stove lifter w as too hot and R u th used the sk ir t of her d ress fo r a glove. As' m ind have w rought, not for fo r eternity. They are entitled n o t I'them t th e stov e to bu rn , only to adequate rew a r d s fo r th e ir service b u t to th e veneration an d h o n o r of a g r a tefu l people.”— Calvin Coolidge. Do yotf*^now th a t th e r e a r e five hundred ninety-seven (597) students and tw e n ty tea-chers (exclusive of supervisors) in y o u r new high' schools See th e m a t w o rk th is week. V isit th e schools. H is obituary p r e p a r e d by h im s e lf a m o n ths ago in an ticip a tio n of h is d e a th, Dudley A rm itage D a land, a re tired Jersey city in s u ran c e dealer w h o h a s resided a t H o w e lls since 1915, di ed S u n d a y n ig h t a t his hom e th e r e a f t e r a sh o r t illness, a t th e age of 58 years, th r e e m o n th s and 12 days. T h e o b itu a r y follow s: ^ “D u d ley A rm itage D a land w a s born in N ew Y o rk city A u g u st 4, 1866, a son of Mr. an d M rs. W illiam B. D a l an d . H is fam ily w a s of F r e n c h H u g u e n r a stock on th e p a t e r n a l side, and o n 't h e m a tern a l side E n g lish an d Scotch. W h e n he w a s quite young his p a r e n t s m o v ed to E lizabeth, N. J. w h e re he received his education, p r in cipally in p r i v a t e . schools. “A t the age of 15, he entered the New Y o rk city buying office of M a r sh a ll Field a n d Co., rem a inin g th e r e until 1884, w h e n he engaged w ith tn e L.ehigh Coal and N a v igation Co. a t Itheir ship p ing corps. Elitsabethtow n , N. J. I “In T885, ow ing to a coal strik e , he w as obliged to seek another situation and h e obtained em p loym e n t w ith R o gers P e e t & Co., clo th in g house in New Y o rk city, a t th e ir only store then situated opposite th e old M etro politan hotel. H e rCmaine'd contin u o u s ^ iii the em p loy of th is firm un til ‘1912 w h e n he resigned his position from th e C o rporation Rogers P e e t Co. to engage in insurance w o rk. H is office w a s in th s C o m m e r c ial T r u s t Building, Jersey City, N. J. until 1915 w h e n he m o v e d from Elizabeth, N. J. to tak e up his residence in H o w ells near M iddletow n . Since th a t tim e Ml-. D a land has led a retired life ■ D a land w a s interested in th e N a tional G u a rd N ew Jersey, and served in the S tate M ilitia fo r eight years. W h e n w a r w ith Spain bro k e out in 1898, he was appointed R e g i m e n tal S e rgeant M a jor of th e 3rd N. J. Vol. In f a n tr y , w h ich position he held until m u stered out a t C a m p Has- kel, A thens, G a., in N o v em b e r of th a t year. ’ “ M r. D a land w a s a m e m b e r of the C o n g regational ch u r c h a t H o w e lls, w h ich ho joined by letter from th e C e n tral B a p tist C h u rch, E lizabeth, N. .1 J., on E a s t e r Sunday, 1923. In observance of E d u c a tio n W eek an interesting pro g r a m w ill be given in th e high.-echoDl T h u r s d a y e'vening to w h ich th e public is invited. T h e p r o g r a m is as follows; Part One 1. Invocation— Rev. J o h n M. Ver- steeg. ' ’ ‘ 2 2. F la g Salute and P o r t Jerv is -Cf- vie Pledge, T h ir teen p u p ils from S u l livan avenue school. ^D irected . by P r in. W . K . Lain, S u llivan av e h u e R a lph E rrolle, th e A m e rican ten o r who w a s , A cclaimed a t his debut in / ‘Rom eo an d Ju lie t\ at, th e M e tropolitan O p e ra Hou;=o re-' cently, w as born a Sm ith. ^ His; fa t h e r is a m e m b e r of the Chicago B o a rd of T rade and his m o ther a d istan t relative of A b raham Lin coln. A b r illiant fu tu r e ih grand o p e r a .. is predicted fo r th is new artist. BUTLER STAYS ASOIAHN sch o o l. Singing, A m e rica. D irected . ,by M iss M a rjorie C a s tertom SuperVisDr, n-P ATivQi,n, i - :ress of Welcoine, W r G. H o l- P r in c ip a l P o r t Jerv is Evening of M usic. 4. Addr F o u r t h grade ch sti-eet. E a s t M ain Thankgivings. ih ildren Trom Church. Goodies. \ , _ C h u r c h stree t an d W e st E n d Ilabies, Second, T h ir d an d 6;chooIs. F o u r th grades from R iverside school. 7. Songs, F irst grade cldildren fro m Sullivan avenue school. 8. M usic, (a ) D u e t. A n thony D eLong an d P e te r A n d riac. (b ) Song, A Sm ile W ill G o . a Long, L o n g W a y . O p p o r tu n i ty school, pupils. 9. P resident Coolidge’s p r o c lam a tion, E d m u n n d W ilson, P o r t Je r v is H igh school. 10. 'G o v e rnor S m ith’s ' P r o c lam a tio n , C h a r les B ierlein, P o r t Jervis H ig h school. 31, Five m inute addresses; “W h a t A m e rica M eans to Me” . (a) F r o m an Im m ig r a n t's stan d p o in t C h a rles KwLatkowski. (b ) F r o m an E x -soldier’s stand p o int 1st L ieut. W . O. Cooley. (c) F r o m a P a r e n t ’s standpoint. M r. M a rk V. R ichards. In term ission—^Pive m in u tes 1. Music, GirlsJ D o u b le Q u a r tette of th e P o r t Jervis H igh school. (a ) Little W inding Road. (b ) F o r g e t Me N o t. D irected by M iss M a rjorie O a s te rton, i S u p e r v isor o f M usic 2. 3 Exercises b y th e P o r t Jerv is ----- ,_s M im e tic ; £?ul- ■ue, C h u rch ^treet. r e e t ,' W e st E n d , asB t M ain street a n d R iverside D irected by MisS 'Viola 2. Exercise s by the P o r t J school children: ( a ) Health, M ir drill by fo u r th grad e ,p u p ils from livan avenu e, C h u rc h s P h y s ical train in g , g D isp lay by sixth. 'scbools. R u s t, Supervisor of (b) P a triotism , F la g D is p la y b y grade pupils of C h u r c h stree t school. D irected ' by P r inbipai G e rtrude F . ;Lord, C h u r c h street school. ( (c) E d u c a tion: JunioT H igh . .sojtiboi 'Students. D irected b y /M iss'D o r q th y H a rsch, J u n io r H igh school. 3, R e c itation, P r e a m b le of th e U n i ted States Constitution, ..F r a n c is B is hop, P o r t Jerv is H igh school. 4. F ivei m inute addresses: ( W a shington, N o v . 18 —• H o p es of som e of, th e old-tim e R e p u b lican leaders th a t they again w o u ld come into control of the R e p u b lican Na- .. tional Comm ittee through th e retire- ' v is K iw a n is club. m e n t of th e chairm a n , W illiam H. | J u s tice an d O p p o rtunity.’’ P r a n k Ly- o .T holt, P o r t Jervis R o tary club. B u tler, who has been nam ed fo r the ^ M u sic by H igh. * Sc unexpired te r m of H e n ry C a b o t Lodge m inu te addresse s : ( a j “P r i - . Ivileges an d Responsibilities of Citizen- R e p u b lica n N a- ,ghip” . WiMiam A. P a r s h a ll, P o r t J e r - = - —, ------ “Life, L iberty 5. M u sic b y H ig h . * S ch o o l G irls' ch o r u s ; (a) -Sing ‘Till th e Ci]ouds louds R o ll tViA Mnn' .......... r.T„.“J.= : fo r a m o m ent, cam e in and foun d her 1 siste s. daughter enveloped in flam es and w as in th e senate, w ere dashed today when _ _ _ __ __ _ _ M r. B u tler an n o u n c e d th a t he w o u ld “In 1892 M r. D a land m a rried Mls&> r e m a in a t th e head of th e p a r t y or- : E r e th e Moon Begins - to D irected by M iss M a rjorie Gas- -severely bu rned herself in an endeav or to p u t o u t the\ fire. H e r hands w e re so .badly burned th a t she re quired medical atten tio n . IHEETING POSTPONED K y a n — C a llalian Mr. and M rs. Jam e s E.'^Callahan of this ci:y announce the m a r r iag e of th e ir dau g h ter E lean M., to G eorge J. R y a n ot A s toria L. I., Nov. 11, 1924, by Rev. F a t h e r Jo h n T. B u tler in St. Jo s e p h ’s R o m a n C a tholic ch u r c h a t The C o m m u n ity Club m e e ting w ill’ ^ a s t Stroudsburg, P a ., The w itnesses be postponed from T h u rsday to Tues- v,*ere Jam e s R.^ M o rressey of A storia, day, Nov. 25, 8 n. m. a t the L ibrary. I. and'M iss H e len D w y e r of this city. COURT WRIT DISMISSED, BATfLESHIP WASHINGTON TOWED TO SEA FOR DESTRUCTION AT TARGET PRACTICE ® j • • -'4 i- f i i i i i ; •‘1 B i ganization while in th e senate. The new s t h a t M r. B u tler w o u ld re m a in as the natio n a l ^chairm an; and m a y thus rem a in in th e post u n til 1928 w as divulged a t the W h ite H o u se, w h e re Mr. B u tler is a guest. I t excit ed much in t e r e s t am o n g political lead ers. There is reason to believe th a t Mr. B u tler w a s disposed to 'r e tire from the C h a ir m a n s h ip upon the assum p tion of h is senato r ial duties, b u t was dissuaded by P r e s id e n t Coolidge from tak in g such a Step. D e m o c r a ts'a tta c h m u c h significance to this decision of M r. B u tler. They assert th a t it probably m e a n s t h a t Mr. Coolidge has in m ind the election of 1928, arid' the probability th a t he may be a Candidate fo r an o t h e r term . F ig urin g from this promise, the D em o crats say th a t th e P r e s id e n t is ex hibiting wisdom in m a in tain in g his grip on th e organization th r o u g h Mr. j B u tler. f By, (b> terton, S'apervisor of Music. 6. B enediction. Rev. ; W illiam MOTHERS^ DAY AT ST. MARYS SCHOOL ! ; *'In accordance w ith th e term s df th e N a v a l D isarm a m e n t C o n fer ence th e partly com p leted b a ttle ship W a shington will be scrapped off th e V irginia Capes. T h e g ian t . vessel, on w h ich $30,000,000 h a d a l ready bean spent, wiU. be used th being \tow ed from th e navy yard a t P h iladelphia after th e dism issal of th e injunction su it brought by W illiam B. S h e a rer of New York, w h o alleged th a t th e co-signers of _ disarm a m e n t agreem e n t had target and .bombing practice. This lived up to their guarantees lihotograpii show* the .WftghiPgton j aad that tlie deetruoUon the Ship would be a wanton waste of public funds. Tlie insert showii (left to right) U. S. Attorney Pe'y-J ton Gordon and Assistant Attorney Vernon E. West, who successfully defended the -suit brought byj Shearer against Secretary of th«| Navy .Wilbuu, J ............The Spring The follow ing is a program to be rendered on M o thers’ D a /, F riday , ‘N o vem b er 20th a t St .M ary’s School a t three o’clock: M. P o h o riw k a . 1. S a lute to F lag. 2. Song. I ; 3. R e p o r ts 2nd an d 3rd Y ears. 4. R e c itation— ■Joseph Leavy Jam e s Skelenger Jo h n N e e n a n H a r o ld M illham g A lfred Prisco 5. V o cal exercise 6. Song . > ................. 7. R e p o rts. 4th' Y e a i ^ 8. M em o ry G e n .R ich a r d M cCorm ick 9. V o cal D rill fro m C h a rt. 10. S o n g . , . . .............. .M y W illow T ree IX. B.ecita±ion. .......... C- M ager 12. S o n g ............................... N u tting Tim e IS . Memory G e m ................................. ..D . M a illet 14. R e p o r ts 6th Y e a r, 15. R e c itation . ............... M. M cCormick 16. R e c itation. . .. .. ......... .. .............. . .G o d ’s Love is Above the N ight 17. R e p o r ts 7th Y ear. ,18. Selections . ....................... y . D eBeau V. Sm ith. . 19. P iano Solo . .. ............. .. .. .. M. Q u inn 20. Song . .. .................... ! . . The Stream 21. R e p o r ts 8th Y e a r. 22. M emory Gem. M. Tanezyn. S. W a itherw ick. 23. S o n g ................. .. ................ .. M o ther Awarding Medals. B u siness meejifag o f the MEo'lhers. itic- , ' .»/■ ■; TEAR GAS USED BY POUCE m RAID B ingham ton,.. N ov. 1*8 (A ssociated P r e s s ) — T e a r g a s w a s used by B ing h a m ton police fo r the firs t tim e -yes te r d a y in r a i d i l ^ a basem e n t in •'which it w a s suspeefed stills w e r e located. H u g e trip le doore b a r r e d th e officials knd insid^ th e sound of b r e a k ing glass could be h e a r d , th e occupants refusing to surrender. T e a r gas w a s forced th r o u g h - an opening an d the occupants quickly, appeared. T h e po lice could n o t en t e r th e cellar for nearly a n hour. A large q u a n tity of alleged liquor w a s found. . , GORR CASE IS WON BY ERIE the late C h a rles H, G o rr, ag a in s t th e E r ie R a i l r ^ d C o m p a n y , affirm in g th e d e c ision .of Ju s tice Jo s e p h R d soh in dism issing M rs. G o rr’s co m p l^ n t. On D e c e m b e r 28, 1920 , M r, GoW w e n t to Callicoon to m e e t th e body Of his m o ther w h ich h e . e x p e c te d to arriv e on E rie tra in No. 3. H e a p p a r ently h e a rd th e w h is tle of a locom o tive, an d expecting th a t it w a s No. 8 sta r t e d to run over th e crossing to m e e t th e body of his dead brother, ■coming in on th a t train . It' tu r n e d out, how ever th a t th e w h istle w a s th a t of an engine ru n n in g lig h t to S u squehanna, and Mr. G o r r w a s ‘^struck an d in s tan tly killed. S u it w'as brought to recover d a m ages fo r his d e a th an d the case \was tried th r e e -tim es. ThO fifSt tWO tXialS resulted in a disagreem e n t an d th e th i r d in .a verdict aw a r d ing M rs. G o r r $400 y e a rly for 20 y e a rs. T h is verd ict w a s p u l aside by th e court because i t w a s im p r o p e r an d th e r e a f te r the- com p laint w as dism issed th e , c o u r t holding th a t G o rr w a s gu ilty .of con-^ trib u to r y negligence in crossing tb s tra c k s ahead of th e tra in . From th a t decision M rs. GOrt a p pealed and th e A p p e llant D ivision lM|« decided thb ^ s e a g a i n k ‘ h e r ; justiesa | lHr,T. Hirimah.di6sehri^^ • ’ } ■ /A
