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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
PRESIDENTIAL AUTOGRAPHS.
Nomination Raises n 50-cent Name to
Sl.50; Election to So
lThn (,ollnntnrA

(The Collector.}
Presidential year brings out number
of interesting autographs. Sometimes
1T brings entirely new men into the mar
ket, but generally it lifts % cent and 80
cent specimens to a higher plane.
A Republican nomination will carry
5O-cent man to $3.50, while his election
will makeit 50. If an entirely dark horse
should be chosen his letters might easily
be quoted at from So to $40, as there
would be great rush for him and prob
ably an insufficient supply
For Il long time Arthur was at from
$40 to Sl2, but is now So to Sc. Collectors
who have complete sets of Presidents de-
sire the new men at once, and their COM
petition drives up the prices
AS ex-President Harrison generally
dictates his letters the price of his auto
graph continues very high.
The Democratic convention at Chicago
will help the value of some man for a
time, but it will probably fall back after
November
McKinley's letters have never been
very plentiful, and have generally sold
at 81. He is already worth 80 and will be
higher later on.
The letters of Vice-Presidents are never
in very great demand, unless for other
reasons than holding that office 1t is an
office of possibilities and amounts to very
little itself.
With the new President comes a new
batch OF Cabinet officers, and it generally
includes several unknown men. 1t is
generally months before any of their let,
tiers turn up, but they come in time.
The autograph fiend is very busy in
these times, and his pressing communica-
tions form large part of the mail OF
| each Presidential candidate. Like the
poor, the tiend is always with us; but let
| us be gentle with him, for often he grad
| yates into reputable collector.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
a BAD ACCIDENT.
a Building Collapses and Many People
Are Killed.

a Building Collapses and Many People
Are Killed
Eau Claire, Wis, August Ito. day
while force of twenty-five workmen was
engaged in tearing down Music Hall. a
four story frame structure, the structure
collapsed. Twenty-Five men went down
in the ruins. The dead and injured are:
Dead-Calvor Olson, has wife and four
children: William Dean, contractor, body
still in the ruins; Nicholas Roach, body
still in ruins. Injured-John Thorson,
crushed by falling timbers, cannot live;
James Dean, buried under n mass of tim
Der, cannot live; Charles Agan, badly
crushed; Ole Solburg, seriously crushed:
John Larson, Gus Meyer, Ole johnson,
Brady Medium, H. b. Walters, William
Berg w. E. Evans, William Arnold, Bert
Waltum, Ludwig Berg
OF the injured several may not recover.
The workmen were on the upper floor and
roof when the walls began to bulge and
fell before anyone could escape, except
five who remained on the roof and were
uninjured. The fire department mt once
began the work of rescue and all the dead
and injured were taken from the ruins
but Dean and Roach.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
GAIL HAMILTON DEAD.
The Celebrated Writer Passes Away
After a Lingering Illness.

The Celebrated Writer Passes Away
After Il Lingering Illness
Hamilton, Mass, August 17.-Gail
Hamilton died tonight
Miss Mary Abigail Dodge, writer, bio
grapher and controversalist, widely
known under the pen name of Gail
Hamilton" was Il native of the town in
which she died. having been born in 1880
At the age of 10 years she went to Dr.
Clark's private school in Cambridge. She
was graduated from Ipswich Academy, at
the age of twenty. in 1851 she went to
Hartford rs assistant in the Hartford High
School. In 1866 she was one of the
editors of Our Young Folks, magazine
1870 until a little over year ago she had
lived most of the time with her cousin,
Mrs. james g. Blaine, in Washington. In
course of this daily contact with the
Blaine family, Miss Dodge was led into
very close friendship with Mr.. Blaine and
at the death of the latter she became his
literary executor, being in possession of
all his papers and documents of value to
her as his authorized biographer She
was engaged, as frequently as her health
would permit, on Mr.. Blaine's biography
from the time of his death until her ill
ness of last year and it is thought her I'M
firing devotion to the work was instru-
mental in bringing about the prostration.
Since the illness, which came on so
suddenly in the Blaine mansion in Wash
ington, Miss Dodge has lived very quietly
at her old home in Hamilton, Mass
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
CUBANS RAID A CITY.

Havana, August IA band of insur-
gent, taking advantage of the darkness Of
night, have entered Guira de Melena,
this province and not very far from this
city, and have plundered the stores and
burned two houses. After exchanging
shots with the forts about the place for
an hour, the enemy retreated. Maxine
Gomez is understood to be in the district
of CobIe, Santiago de Cuba, and only
about ten miles from the city of Santiago
de Cuba. This report, however, has not
yet been confirmed.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
CHAMPIONS WON BOTH.

Philadelphia, Augu,t 17.-Philadel-
phia lost two games to Baltimore this
afternoon. A case of rank Judgment
after two men were out in the ninth lost
the first game for the Phillies. The sec
ond game was also lost in the ninth in
almost the same fashion. Attendance
10000.
First game Philadelphia, 9 runs, 3
hits, 2 errors: Baltimore, runs, 10 hits
3 errors. Batteries: Orth and Grady;
Hoffer and Clarke.
Second game-Philadelphi Is runs, II
hits, 9 errors; Baltimore, 16 runs, % hits,
errors. Batteries: Gumbert and Grady;
Hemming, Pond and Robinson.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
TILLMAN VISITS WATSON.

Atlanta, August IA Special to he
Journal from Thomson, Ga, says that
Senator b. r. Tillman, of South Carolina,
arrived there at noon yesterday and was
met at the depot by Hon. Thomas E.
Watson, the Populist Vice-Presidential
nominee. The Senator went Immediately
to the Watson home, dined with the can
didate and remained as his guest until
midnight, when he left on the Georgia
train bound for ATLANTA During the
afternoon Tillman and Watson were pri-
vately closeted in Watson's study.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
KILLED BY A WOMAN.

Jacksonville, Fla, August FTP. r.
Lynes, saloon-keeper, was killed by
Mrs. Celia f. Rentz, his mistress, late
last night. They had parted in the after
noon after quarrel. At night Lynes re-
turned to the house and forced an en-
trance, saying he would kill her. Both
ran for rev Oliver in the bedroom. The
woman secured the weapon and shot
Lynes, who died two hours afterwards.
The coroner's jury charged the woman
with murder, and she is now held in iail.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
SILVER IN CONTROL.

Dover, Del, August 1.-THE Demo-
cratic State convention to nominate n
candidate for governor and one Congress.
man will meet here tomorrow. The in
dications are that the silver Democrats
will he in control of the convention and
that the Chicago platform and Bryan and
Sewall will be endorsed. Senator GRAY
is not expected to be present and the prob
abilities are that the gold Democrats will
not take any prominent part in the con
vention proceedings. Peter J. Ford of
Wilmington, is the favorite candidate for
the nomination of governor
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
NO OPPOSITION IN GEORGIA.

Atlanta, Ga, August 17.-The Repub-
lican State central committee met in the
State capitol with Cola. f. Buck, chair
man. presiding. a resolution was
adopted declaring it to be the sense of the
committee that no State ticket is to be
put out this year. This was supplemented
by another resolution leaving it to :the
Republicans of the State to vote as they
see fit on State issues, and still another
providing for the issuing of an address to
the voters urging them to devote their
efforts towards the election of Mckinley.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
oh The DIAMONDS YESTERDAY
THE GAME.
The Richmond Boys Had No Trouble
With Crippled Team

With Crippled Team.
On account of the crippled condition
of the Roanoke baseball team the game
was lost yesterday afternoon to Rich.
mond. A large number of the fans and
cranks went to the park to witness the
game, knowing that on account of the
crippled condition of the team there was
no reasonable show to win. Tate is still
unable TO play on account of his wrist
and Sherer is laying off with a sore
hand. George Wrigley is always in the
game, but has sore finger and ought to
be on the bench, and to cap the climax
Second Baseman McGann is out of the
game for the rest of the season on account
of a broken bone in the right leg near the
ankle.
Sunday night while Catcher Lynch and
several other players of the Roanoke
team were sitting in front of the Ponce
de Leon Hotel McGann came up, and it
was said that he had been drinking, and
being a little deaf thought they were in
some way making fun of him. He used
some very rough language to Lynch who
resented it by slapping him down, and
when he attempted to rise it was found
that the lower bone of the right leg had
been broken near the ankle. DIR. Sim
mons rendered the surgical attention.
Pulse started in to pitch for the locals
yesterday but retired in the second in
ming in favor of Kimble. The team was
giving him no support and he was being
hit pretty freely. Kimble pitched the re-
mainder of the game and kept the hits
well scattered, but the game had already
been lost. Tanuehill, who pitched for
the leaders, was very effective, and until
the seventh inning retired the men in
one, two, three order. Mari and Foster
carried off the batting honors. The
former had four and the latter had three
hits.
Umpire Mcnamara demonstrated
clearly that he wanted Richmond to
win. There was no necessity to show so
much Partially in yesterday exhibition.
The visitors won and on the true merits
of the game. "Reddy' Foster officiated
in the capacity of catcher for the visiting
team, also as umpire on balls and strikes.
Every time ball was delivered he
was heard to eXclaim, ''it's beaut," or
"a peach" Umpire Mcnamara would
invariably call it a strike If we lose let
it be on the merits of the game. The
following score tells the tale of woe:
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
AN ECHO OF THE TRIALS.

Cincinnati, Ohio, August 17-John
Seward, detective, was brought to
Newport, Ky, to-day under arrest for
subornation of perjury in the trials OF
jackson and sWalling. Seward was in
dicted for introducing William Trustee
and Carrie Evans rs witnesses whom he
had rehearsed to prove that Pearl Bryan
was found dead on the Ohio side of the
river. When his witnesses were broken
down Seward escaped and the officers
have been searching for him several
months
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
SPANISH COMMENT

London, August 1.-THE evening pa
pers comment at length on Spain's bill
for damages against the United States as
the result of the fitting out in American
ports of filibustering expeditions destined
for Cuba, and to the decision arrived at
in the case of the Alabama. The Globe
says: The United States acceptance of
the Geneva award makes it absolutely
impossible for them to repudiate their
liability under the present circumstances
with any show of reason or Justice"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
A HOT GAME.

Boston, August 1.-THE Boston and
Brooklyn teams had II hot game to-day,
the honors being about even, although
the home team managed to win by one
run, due almost entirely to perfect field
ing and timely batting. Hamilton again
played a fine game, stealing two bases
and fielding well.
Boston, 8 runs, - hits, 0 errors; Brook
lyn, runs, II hits, ? errors. Batteries:
Sullivan and Bergen; Payne and Grim.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
WON AND LOST.

Pittsburg, August 17.-The home team
and the Clevelands split even on the two
games to-day. The home team lost the
first because the visitors hit Hawley hard
in the tenth inning. The second was won
~ them because the Spiders could not
hit Killen effectively. Both games were
splendid exhibitions of ball playing At
tendance 5000.
First game-Pittsburg, 2 runs, II hits,
1 error; Cleveland, runs, IL hits, err
rors. Batteries: Hawley and Merritt;
Cuppy and O'Connor.
Second game-Pittsburg, 6 runs, 10
hits, 9 errors; Cleveland, runs, hits, 1
error. Batteries; Killen and Merit;
Young and thinner
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
DANvILLE MAN DEAD.

Danville, August 17.-Christopher
Grant Holland, for forty years a promi-
nent citizen and tobacconist Of Danville.
died suddenly this evening while seated
in his office. Apoplexy was the fatal
malady Deceased was born in Franklin
county 63 years ago. He was prominent
in establishing Danville's now extensive
cotton interests and in building of the
Atlantic and Danville railway, was for
years member of council and was one of
Danville's wealthiest citizens
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
NOT ALL DEAD YET.

Dallas Texas, August 17.-Guy Bor-
sen, an aeronout, was killed while descend
ing in parachute at Oak Cliff, suburb
of this city, yesterday. When forty feet
from the earth and sailing gracefully, his
big umbrella struck an electric wire pole,
almost capsizng thu machine and throw
ing the man into an elm tree near by. His
head caught in fork only ten feet from
the ground, dislocating his neck and
causing instant death
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
ICE FAMINE IN ATLANTA.

Atlanta, August 17.-This city is in the
midst of an ice famine. There is not
enough ice available to supply the local
demands and not pound is being
shipped out of the city. Aid has been
asked from neighborng cities in vain.
They have ice enough to supply their reg
ular trade. The price of ice has gone IN
and is still rising.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
IT WAS LONG AND TEDIOUS.

New York, August 11.-Both German
and Gettig were batted hard to-day and
the game was long and tedious, without
any special features Attendance 2, 100.
Washington, 0 runs, - hits, errors;
New York, 10 runs, 10 hits, errors.
Batteries German and Mcclure; Gettig
and Wilson
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
A HOUSEHOLD RENIEnY

And it never fails to cure Rheumatism,
Catarrh, Pimples, Blotches and all dis
eases arising from impure blood, is Bo-
tanic Blood Balm, Oh. b. b Thousands
endorse it as the best remedy ever offered
to mankind. The thousands of cures per-
formed by this remedy are almost miracu-
lous. Try it. Only $1.00 per large bottle.
For sale by druggists. See advertise
ment elsewhere.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
LOSING RIGHT ALONG.

Portsmouth, August 17.-Hampto
lost to-day on account of stupid base run
ming The locals only got seven hits of
Morrissey, but they came when needed
Portsmouth, 6 runs, hits 1 error:
Hampton, runs, II hits, 3 errors Bat
teres: Brandt and Rollins; Morrissey and
loft
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
FIVE MEN KILLED.

Salisbury, n. c., August 17.-At Troy
to-day, the boiler of Taft's saw mill. ex-
ploded, killing five men and iniurinc
four. Three of the killed are: Charles
Morris, Jim Capet Samuel Ewing. All
are white. The names of the other two
and the four injured could not be learned
as the news is very meagre. Three of the
injured will die.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
COTTON CROP DAMAGED

Atlanta, August Commissioner of
Agriculture Nesbitt, in an authorized
statement to the journal this afternoon.
says that the recent dry weather had cut
the cotton crop in Georgia o # at least one.
third and that the damage will he more
than that If it does not rain in few
days
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
PLAYED TO A DRAW.

Lynchburg, August lit was n
drawn battle between Lynchburg and
Norfolk to-day, the game being called on
account of darkness. The score stood Z to
2 at the end of ten innings
Lynchburg, runs, - hits, 3 errors;
Nofolk, runs, Is hits, 6 errors Bat
teries: Mcfarland and Fear; Pfanmiller
and Fields
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
DESERVING THE CAUSE.

New York, August 17.-Among the
passengers arriving on the Ward line
steamer Orizaiba from Havana, were
three deserters from the Cuban army,
who were given passports by General
Weyler. Their names were Samuel Nc
Nally, James II. Quinn and Maxmillion
Jorntschia. They went to Cuba with
the Laurada expedition.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
EASILY EXPLAINED.

"Have you noticed what an uneven
stride that tall man has?'
Eyes. What of it?''
81 wonder what's the cause Of it?'
"He's an actor
'What has that to do with it.''
Railroad ties arenever laid evenly -
Chicago Post.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
SUMMARY.

SUMMARY.
Earned runs-Richmond, 5 Two base
hits-Sholta, 2; Mari. Home run-Fos-
ter. Stolen bases-Marr, .; Foster Tan
nehill, Sholta Bases on balls-OT Pulse,
2. Struck out-By Tannehill, 81 by
Kimble, T. Passed balls-Lynch, 2.
Time of game-One hour and tifty-five
minutes. Umpire-McNamara
- NOTES.
Stimmell and Malarkey will pitch to-
days game.
Pitcher Stockdale, of the Richmond
team jumped them Saturday night. The
trouble was over the payment of his
salary
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
HAVE ARRIVED AT HOME.

Canton, Ohio, August 17-Major and
Mrs. Mckinley reached home from Cleve-
land at 100 this afternoon. Major Nc
Kinley never looked more confident or in
better health and spirits.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
JOHN CHAMBERLAIN DYING

Saratoga, n. Y, August 17.-John f.
Chamberlain, proprietor OF hotels bearing
his name at Washington and Old Point
Comfort, is dangerously i'll at the Grand
Union Hotel, and is hardly expected to
live THROUGH the night
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18

Fresh lot of oranges just received at
Catogni's confectionery.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
III TOO GREEDY

Walker-This ''middle of -the-road''
platform won't catch any of the bicycle
vote.
Wheeler-No?
Walker-Naw. They want the whole
darn road and the sidewalk thrown in
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
IT IS DENIED.

Madrid, August 17.-Epoco semi
officially denies that Spain is preparing Il
bill of damages against the United States.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18

a blessing to the sick, n comfortr.to
the well.--Pond's Extract, Don't be
without it,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18

Elegant large cool rooms; board and
appointments irst-class; single and
double rooms for gentlemen; table board
bath, hot and cold water. No. H..
Eighth avenue s. W.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18

/ am now receiving my cream from
Blacksburg Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute Creamery, which is far superior to
what have been using, and can furnish
pure Ice cream at one dollar per gallon,
with one pound mixed cake, Give mo a
trial order, and am convinced you will
take no other. J. j. Catogui,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-24

give give you my word that you Will not lose
q. Then the two boys confessed. During
we long nights they would become sleepy.
some times one would fan asleep Then IL
d Lhln came, the other could not get an
answer from him. one night Smith was
sleeping soundly and Jones could not get
4Iy answer. lie did not Ike TO hold the
teIaln Tor Tear smith would lose his lob
70 ne iet the train go through. He knew
u was perfectly safe for Smith could not
I1t tram IN without calling him up When
eiie ran ran came out Of the tunnel It waken-
60 omlIl, ana Jones told him what he had
zone. Ihen they arranged a scheme SO
tley couid both sleep. They always kept
the red block down so that no train could
enter the tunnel while they slept II ona
called and received no answer he knew
the other was asleep, and therefore, the
track must be clear and he let the train in.
"One night both were sleeping as usual
A coal train came TO JOnes's end Of the
tunnel The whistle of the train Weakened
Jones. lie called TO Smith and received
no answer. SO he knew Smith was Sleep
ing and the tunnel was clear. He asked
the conductor to throw him off a little coal
Tor ms nre as he was entirely out. The
conductor thew off two or three Jumps,
ana the train started into the tunnel
Inose Few Jumps of coal cost the road
thousands Of dollars, and / believe they
cost two men their lives
Jones went outside to pick up the coal
as the train pulled out. Being outside the
tower the noise Of the train drowned
that OF his instrument and he did not
near Smith call. A freight train had come
~ s,l4Aiti emu VI llc tunnel at the exact
moment that Jones was picking up the
coal As Smith did not get any answer he
thougnt, OF course, Jones was asleep and
the track clear. So he let the freight in.
Then the two trains came together in the
tunnel
THE president Of the road kept his word
with tho boys, but took them off that tIIn-
mel and gave them daylight jobs, where
they were not 50 likely to sleep, and could
not do so much damage II they did sleep.
Those ape but three of the many stories
ike them that have come under my per-
aOnal ohsarNat Hon ~
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-24

I'm not that sort Of Easter e-E. 80 vice.
pres dency goes toot VIA u Bracket
IA It's not Tammauy Tim who
hlames YOU. Tommy. / rc-ar.s- -I'd r4tl-
er beat a snare drum for satan himself
than preside over them l,lus-y old muck
ers VINO . hOldin' down the ltr emf % rle
Capii0. y calm ileusa.I, "a Senate"
Here's looin at youse. Tim says
Reed. coincldin an tiltln MS cup % me.
4 ketches your eye, ! observes. be
way of p'lte returns am rarncation.
But" / goes on. iii your oo1ms gone
ghmmeriu', an YOU won oe Wee Pr-si-
dent. what Is your graft BE youse lay
in for a portfoliOt
I'm out for nothin'." says Reed. an
his ronr is that sour lemons IS easy 10
him. WHATS the matter ol me s,and.n.
pdt2 Ain't j speaker OF inc House. right
now2 Won't ] be speaker next congress
an the next after that As speaker Tim,
I've got this sucker Mckinney under me
thumb. Ihey say me peicA .s tlc second
highest in the country with the white
house first You can so tout Tor TO-, Tim,
If ever they put thar Noiceless wonder
Mckinley at The other end Of aVe-nOO
as Pres dent, I'll make me speakership
the first"
AN if this duck couldn't win be the
'lectoral college route / remarks, IAN
the lection of Pres dent goes 10 the House
youse could naturally tnfun the leather
into him2"
II should stutter / could" replies Reed
'an Hanna an. his raperees Is dead ieary
III get the openin' an do it, I could shut
the tail of McKinley's chances IN the
House door an put a crinp la en- that
would stay; seei BechuNt us Tim, I've
thrm such a scare into EN- thcy's half
of Hannas push hidin' under the bed as
we sits gabbin' here.
. Not a mouthful of doubt OF IT, !
says. III Mckinley goes it however, what
does this dub Hanna gct.
THAT infrmation is not on me list
says Reed. I'm roctin' for him an /
know. I'd like to see Hanna sent 20 the
court of ST. James-amoass dor 10 Eng
land"
'''That place is pie, amt it2'' I asks
at amt that" says Reed. But you
sees, Tim this Hanna is a dead ignorant
guy. an he amt got a thins but money.
Sendin' him to England would me about
as much of a favor as putin pig iu the
top of a tree. Hanna an the pig would
fall out and break their necks. Now, be
youse on. Tim?"
81 tumble" l says.
No" says Reed, as ! arranges 10 skin
out. Il don't want the Vice Pres dency. /
get $1,000 a year an that's all he sets.
Here I'm captain, an be amt even "a
deck-hand, the Vice Pres dent amt. over
at the Senate. BE stayin' here, Tim, / can
play even on these ducks who's been doin'
me, and here's where you'll find me sish
for the four years next to come. IN
make Mckinley an Hanna an the rest
of his mob of hold-ups dead hard to find
before ever they sees the last OF Speaker
Reed"