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be attributed the belief that tornadoes
m" more numerous.
Certainly more people learn of the
destruction Of a town by n storm or
by any other cause o than ever be-
fore in the history of the world.
Tornadoes have long been a feature
of level countries, whether prairie or
timbcred. Throughout Indiana. Ohio,
Wisconsin and Michigan are what
were known TO the early settlers as
'wind-falls." In the midst OF an I'M
broken forest would he found n narrow
swath where the trees had been blown
down. This marked the course OF "A
tornado that may have scared a few
Indians and wild animals. but which
did little damage, because there was
nothing to be damaged.
The earliest tornado which visited
civilized North America occurred in
1861. For two hours on the afternoon
OF May . In that year South Carolina
entertained a tornado which did much
damage and killed several people, but
a full history OF 1t cannot be obtained.
III INV Spl Mo ~ lcfV Il WI MAUI NiSll-
ed Natchez, Miss, killing 2l7 people,
w|Ounding as many more and sinking
a number of vessels in the river. The
storm lasted exactly four minutes, and
while awful in its character, had be-
come ano>nt history with those who
passed through 1t before residents OF
n~eighboring states knew that 1t had
occurred,
Lightning may not strike twice In
the same place. Seine one has said
that lit doesn't need to-" The same
observation would apply to a tornado,
but two of them did strike Natchez.
The second was two years later than
the first, and was even more dIsas-
trOus, the number of dead being be-
tween four and five hundred.
Since 1874 the figures regarding tor
nadOcs are t0lerably accurate, having
been compiled by the Weather Re-
Y!oW. ~ re are the most Important
storm
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lures of the annual Christian Endeavor
conventions. Although Mr.. Baor's
health Is none of the best, and he l.
therefore obliged to limit his platform
work, yet he accomplishes an immense
amount of labor for the cause. Being
Of a pre-eminently spiritual nature,
the evangelistic side of the work has
very strongly appealed to him, and
this spirit. plus his personality, has
been manifest in all the conventions
with which he has had to do.
The third in this trio of leaders is
he whom one of the trustees has facc-
tiously called 1.-The disciple who carries
the bag although the only fact that
gives him a right to that character is
that he is treasurer of the United Soci-
ETY. of Christian Endeavor. The work
of Mr.. Shaw peculiarly throws him in
To contact with all the business in
terests and secular affairs OF the great
organization; yet in spite of this he
maintains as his most prominent char
acteristic n strong spiritual character.
In the early days of Christian En-
deavor, before 1t had become the
world-renowncd movement that 1t now
is. we read of Mr.. Shaw as discussing
"The Devotional Side of Our Work"
in one of the first conventions. 1t is
largely due to his ceascless w~atchful-
ness and business ability that the rni-
ted Society, through its publishing de-
partment, is able to conduct its great
business without receiving any con-
tributions or levying IA cent OF dues
upon the societies. Mr.. Shaw is 4 ia
miliar figure at all the conventions.
and his resonant voice. coupled with
his quick wit, brightly proclaims the
power OF the young Christian business
man.
Mr.. Shaw vas born Feb. II, 1860, at
Ballardyale, Mass, where his home
now Is. Before coming 10 his position
with the United Society he was en-
gagged in business In Boston.
When Que glances at the l,vcs OF
these three men. who, under God, have
been the actuating force in the Chris
tian Endeavor Society. he almost
ceases to wonder at the phenomenal
progress OF the movement.
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popular idea that the circular motion

popular idea that the circular motion
Is a necessary feature OF the tornado.
Prof. Hazen gave the following de-
scription OF the formation of II typical
Western tornado:
On a quiet but very hot afternoon
there suddenly appears in the south
west horizon an ominous, greeniSh-
black cloud the sky Is almost cloudless
overhead, and there Is "A gentle south
wind blowing towards the general
storm, which almost invariably will De
found to the northwest and about four
hundred miles away. Occasionally light,
neecy cirrus clouds, also generally from
the south, pass far above ones head.
Suddenly the black cloud draws near.
preceded by a tremendous mass Of dust
and a terrible roar likcned to "the
bello-ing Of a million mad bulls" or
to the passage Of ten thousand trains
Of cars through a tunnel is heard.
This characteristic roar Is usually
heard at least fifteen minutes before
the arrival Of the tornado, and, in con
junction with other signs. gives ample
warning OF it" approach.
The cause Of this roar Is moi easy to
determine. 1t Is like a continuous
roar Of thunder. 1t IL without doubt
some manifestation OF electricity, and
II has been heard In a violent thunder
storm. The wind now blows violently
from a western point, but IL Is hardly
proper to say that It shifts to the west,
as the cause Of the west wind has no
connection with that of the previous
current from the south. Almost i'm
mediately the tornado, often ushered
in by a fearful pelting Of hail, is upon
is. On the south side the destruction
extends sftentimes TO 1000 feet or even
a quarter OF a mile, while on the north
side n may stand with IMMUNITY
within 400 or 500 feet Of the greatest
destruction.
Where there arc so many conflicting
notions regarding cyclones some OF
them must Of necessity be wrong.
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GREAT CYCLONES AND lorna
DOES OF OTHER YEARS.

Toy arN aioltU't tA,rgf :, 5'Nly. 10
ari the unfortunate. EAp have been
compelled ~ cylw!se tlcm az close
gluSr AuvC moi always boon able after
wards to ac .urt'cIS describe what they
saw.
Prof. lIa2cn formed his conclusions
from studying the debris made by Il
storm and noticing the direction In
which trees had been thrown. The
West has recently supplied much mate
ri1l for this sort of study. ana it Is
possible that something scientifically
definite will BE- known about tornadocs
Way viii I've discovered to prevent them.
Many people believe that cyclones
are more numerous now and more
destructive than they were years ago.
Some scientists hold To this theory.
and have tried ~ account for it. The
destruction Or the forests has been as
signed as II cause, while other wise
mcu attribute the storms to the rail.
road aud telegraph lines. which form
y U'i WORN over the country ana Nnlrn
may. they say. hay" somc effect on
electrical phenomena.
The chances ate that cyclones aud
%turulduCs are not more numerous now
than they have previously been. There
at" more people In the cyclone belt
now and more towns To be destroyed,
ana the facilities for gathering and
..4t.I.-l To-. ~. .... 49,. T.L..-. .t..
ever before. To this last may perhaps
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Tho npNi.,,H- disaster which r,'nll
ST. Lou.s ari 'r. ~-n'.ruuJ.rg town.
together WIEN ,'" fo.uail. .uI.h lc-
,as;ltcl sections %, Iowa. klr-l, and
Texas . lew day, before, hra again
called a;'o2t.ou TO jhN lolth-lruliag
storms which AZ times Nlsi, the Mis-
sissirpi River Valley.
There have been fcN disasters in re-
rent years which have resulted in the
loss u rs many human lives and ~
much property - the storm that struck
81. Louis. Whcn the loss al life In the
other storm, ol the previous ten days
is considered IN connection with tho
one at 81. Irs,i,. torn3io,t socm more
terrible than war.
There have been moro pr0pl, Killed
by the recent storms IN the West than
have met death while battling for
Cuban freedom. 1t takes the spanish
army. the Cuban insurgents. and the
lattcr's ally. yellow Jack, about Il
mouth to kill ~ many people as were
hurried to their death within a few
minutes during the awful storm last
Wednesday night
The average man has a misconccp-
ton of the difference between a cyclone
and a tornado. \ cyClOu" is a wind
storm which covers a vast area OF ter
ritory. TIL" wind a, such time attaius
a velocity of from 30 10 81 miles an
hour. These storms frequently cover
several states, and, while they are
! often dangerous and destructive Of
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The INDEPENDENT THEATER."
Devoted to tho True Interests OF tho
Drama-In Russia.


The organization OF the Free thcatcr
was a notable event in our dramatic
life. says Novoyc Nremya est. Peters
burg. Early last year the first at
cmpts were made to produce literary
and artistic plays, and, although there
was no regular company. the degree Of
success attained was gratifying. Among
the plays produced were Henry ""
and other Shakespearean dramas. Ger
hardt Hauptmann's "Hannelc' fol-
lowed and had to be given thirteen
times, the audience being large and en-
thusiastic. Encouraged by this sign OF
public favor, the managers leased a
theater. organized a regular company
and i~naugurated a series of remarkable
productions of Russian plays, new and
old. Tolstoi's Power of Darkness"
was given, and this alone was a great
service to art as we'll as literature. The
play was discussed widely and thor
oughly and created "A sensation. The
Free theatcr also secured special per-
mission of the local authorities to pro-
duce n play by Potekhin. II is safe to
say that neither OF these plays would
ever have been staged by private man
ayers. \ number of great foreign plays
followcd-hy Ibsen. Sudermann, Mae
terlinck. Victor Hugo and others. In
all scventy-two performances were Civ
en-. and the average receipts were 500
rubles tsaid to be unusually large for
RUSSIA. Considering the great finan-
cial and artistic obstacles which the
movers in this enterprise had to over
come. the record of the first year Is
excellent. The public Willingly patron
lied the Free theater. and at all events
there remains the fact that "A new
private theater has been established
which subordinates all considerations
to the tru interests of literature and
the drama.
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inion especially active anl aggressive,
we Immediately begin to look for the
individual member at the bottom Of 1t
all. We know the growth and actiN-
ity are due to the effort Of some one
person or persons
These words were spoken to me a
short time ago by John Wills
Baer, general secretary of the Chris
tian EndeavOr society. He referred to
the work in Il particular portion OF the
country. and never imagined that |
was making the application TO himself.
But it Is true that the great Christian
Endeavor cause. which has now pcne-
trated to every country in the world,
with the possible exception OF six, has
extended SO widely and so rapidly
u. largely because there have been the
right men at the head Of it-mcn who
cherished the interests Of the Kingdom
moro than the interests Of self, men OF
humility and OF foresight. men VITA
perception enough TO realize the dan
gers Of the Organization. and with viii
power enough 10 keep II clear Of them.
Such are the three officers OF the
United Society of Christian Endeayor-
Rev. Francis T.. Clark, ID. president;
John Willis Baor. general secretary;
ami William Shaw. treasurer. The
lives OF men so signaily blessed, and
who are known to 50 many people the
world over. caEnot be without Interest
to the pubic.
DR.. Clark. in whose conscCratel
brain the Christian Endcavor move
ment had its origin, is still in the early
prime OF life. lie was born Sept. l.,
1851, in Aylmcr. Quebec. his parents
being OF New England origin. While
his father. vino was a civil engineer,
was ministerng to emigrants suffering
from cholera, in the year 1853, he him
self was afflicted by the contagion and
fell a victim to the disease. DIR.
Clark's mother. who was a very Dorcas
in good works. and from whom he re-
Ceived much of mis- sterling Christian
character AS well as his literary abil-
ity, passed away when the boy was
seven years of age.
lie was then adopted by IN uncle,
the Rev. T.. w. Clark, of Auburndale.
MiSS, mere anu Ill NliltIllDll, ~. H.
he spent his early life. DR.. Clark grad
uated from Kimball Union Academy
in 1869 and from Dartmouth College
in 1873. Three years in Andoyer Sem
mary made him a full-idged clergy
man. and he Immediately took charge
OF the Williston Church, Portland.
Me, which has become historic as the
birthplace of Christian EndeavOr.
A four years pastorate over this
congregation made him to feel the
especial needs OF the young people,
and the Christian Endeavor society re-
suited, on Feb. .. 1881. In 1887 DR..
Clark, who had meantime accepted the
p~astorate Of Phillips Church, South
Boston, was called 10 surrender his
ministerial duties. and take up the POI
sition of editor-in-chief of The Golden
Rule. the official organ of the Christian
Endeavor societies. At this time also
he was made president OF the United
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Sta;s i;lyllry In Ey-GVvernors.

The death ~ ex-Goy. Robinson OF
Chicopce leaves Massachusetts, with
only five eX-govsrnors living. Con-
nectlcut can do better than that. She
Hawley, Ingerso,l. Andrews, Harrison.
Waller. Iunsbury and Buckley. and
they will average up quite as well as
those OF the Bay state in point OF
ability and character also. New Ha-
ven Conn News,
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SOME OF THE BIGGEST.

A 4G 3-i Burman ruby. the largest
ever cut, was sold in London the other
day for $4,000.
Henry Schacht of Johnson county.
Neb., sold the other day a Pct pig
Weighing $50 pounds.
A steel plate 76 feet 3 inches long,
and 8 feet wide has Just been made by
a Stockton England) ~cor.pany.
You know the dome of st. Peters
church in Rome is upheld By four niers
OF irregular shape. Well, each Of those
piers Is as big in floor area 10 an aver
age church in New York.
Piles from 100 to 100 feet long are
used by the Tacoma Land company.
They are cut from Washington FIR.
which has furnished piles 40 feet long
and two feet square at the butt.
Christ never sent anyone to an.'3cdy
else who came to him for help.
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propcrty, they lack the tremendous
force and concentration which makes
"A tornado dreaded.
Unlike the cylconc, tho tornado covers
very little territory. 1t is the monster
whirlwind. mnucl-shaprd and with "A
twisting motion. which sweeps along II
narrow path a few rods IN width, utter
Is wreckins everything 1t encounters.
\ tornado lasts but a minute al any
one place. and what damage II does Is
done In less time than H. required to
tell it.
Tornadocs sometimes travel thirty or
forty miles before spending their force,
often leaving a track but IA mile or 80
in length and only a few rods wide.
Winds are caused by what weather
experts call unequal distribution OF
baromctric pressure. The air from the
places of high pressure PUSHES into
the localities whore pressure Is low,
In some way the cold currents from the
north meet the warm air from the
south. and a tornado is born. lorna
does are almost invariably preceded by
cyclon!c storms. but "A cyclone is not
necessarily accompanied by a tornado.
Recent observations have destroyed
some pet theories regarding t%ornadoes.
The late Gen. II. 4. Haaen, chief OF
the weather bureau. believed that it
is necessary for the warm air 10 flow
underneath the cold air in order to
produce the conditions requisite for the
funncl-shaped cloud. lie attacked the
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Creme-he- NIenthe.

lie looked not upon the wine when II
was red,
But with an eye on crenie-do-monthc
was often seen:
Aud this because he'd always heard II
said
That above the red old Ireland puts
the green.
Philadelphia North American.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03

The ministry should choose the
minister. One should not enter the
ministry unless, before God, he feels
that he can do nothing else. Rev. w.
II. Geistweit.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03

An English professional ~crickoter's
yearly income Is on the average $3.50,
which is less than tho .wagcs % the
better class of Yorkm,n.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03
Never.

Cnn!life-"Did Roarcr ever realize
any of his political ambitions?" NO,
pos fellow; he never got any higher
than the position of a favorite son.
Philadelphia North American.
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The same man was elected in Will
liamsburg, Maine. the Other day. with
out any opposition. to seven different
oltlses.-EX.
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Don't you know 1t Is wrong to fish
here Oh private grounds" We'll, sir,
the line must be drawn somewhere."--
Yonkers Statesman.
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REV. FRANCIS T.. CLARK.
Society, a position which, although il
requires a great deal of his time and
energy, yet makes him no financial
reCompcnse.
The work Of the founder OF the move
ment in p~ropagating Christian En-
deavor Is well known to all the world.
He has travelled IN every state and ter
ritory in the United States, has toured
Canada and the British provinces, and
has made several trips abroad, in one
journey completely circling the globe.
Isis pen has been as active as his
tongue in the work OF Christian En-
deavor. as would be natural in a man
who, before his discovery OF Christian
EndeavOr. had no little reputation as
y a writer. In addition 10 his Christian
NEndeavor writings, Or. Clark has
chronicled his travels in a book, Our
Trip Around the World" and has re-
- ,htly prepared another book on THE
n Origin and History of Christian En-
n deavor in All Lands.
n The whole world honors DR.. Clark
Ia the founder and chief promoter CT
the Christian Endeavor society, hut
aAhis personal friends honor him still
Nore for his uniiinChing Christian
Mlaracter, his remarkable modesty and
INABILITY of spirit. Success has not
Nall turned his head, and he l. still
Nsame una5suming man that he has
Hays been-a typical example OF a
tstian Frdeayorer
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Dos on i.fttC:)

- Nl'd Il HIS
tiau ,]3ujcovoY so
c.c'y or union is
with one Of these
Mexican Jumping
beans II moves hC
cause there / s
something In Il.
Whenever We see Il
Christian %l;ndr1yOr
society or a Chris.
tian EndpavOI
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03

Cure. Send for circulars; free.
If. j. CHENEY d. co, Toledo, o.
.B-Sdld by Druggists, 75c,
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Christ eve sent anyone to an. '3ody
else who came TO him for help.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-10
POLITICAL POINTERS.

The Fourth Kansas district instructed
delegates for Mckinley
The republicans of the Twelfth Obi,
district selected two Mckinley men a.
delegates to the National convention.
Morton managers have Invaded I1itara
ana are working to secure a delp,s;lt, m
favorable 70 tho New York man TO he ST
Louis ronv ntiou.
An alleged interview with Senator Gull
lom, in which he severely crltiriyed ~
ernor Mckinley. IS stirring up renubllcnns
IN washington aud mey bring on a sharr
rctort
The free silver advocates in the Tent,
Tennessee C1ngro ssinnal district are or.
gHniaing 70 secure the defeat Of Colonel
Josiah Patterson. who win he u candidate
for reelection to o0uErofs.
Mckinley was ludorsod for president and
a strong resolution favoriug the froc
adopted by the Seventh Kansas district
republican convention. which met at
WicNita
Charles II. Hoyt. the playwright, who
mas Always been a demo rat has char ged
ms politics and become republican. Now
1t IL said he win hc a candidate for the
republican gdbernatorlal nomination in
Massachusetts
In accordance with the program al
ready arranged the Ohio state ropublicnn
convention VIII unanimously ratlfy the
Mckinley resolutions. perparcd at the
recent meeting Of the republican State
central committee.
Ex-Mayor Grace Of New York Is a can
aidate for governor Of the state. ri ough
ne has long fought Tammany and atIfd in
eirtInS Mayor Strong Glap1 nc - row
maklug oyeriures to the Tiger and is try
luR 10 consolidate tho dpmocrats in his
own Interest " 'N
chairman \, T. Holton Of North caro-.
INA mas called the republican state com
niitee 10 mcot here ON March rs II will
De orc Of the most important meetings
-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-10
a DUMMY FOR a cANplnArr

The silver republicans Of the west zues,
loudly and repeatedly that they Will sun.
port no gold standard nominee. ana tho
Eastern republicans arc determined tina, no
siiVer advocate shall have the nomination
The proposed plan Of compromise 4.
unique. TO say the least--to pledge the
nominee not to veto any financial rneas,,y.
tne congress may pass. whatever his ovo
views may be. This IL. In other words a
proposition 10 strike down the executive
branch OF the government so far as levis.
laiion Is concerned. II lis one OF the mos,
Revolutionary propositions ever made. a.d
Is said first TO have been proposed bv 60,
ator Teller. this year. for the repubiloans
sithough Senator Vest re-echoes :, .. !
possibly good plan for the democrat, sIs,
ans liberal republicans I'm 1872 inane,rs,ea
Wnen they nominated Horace Greeiav
'.et 9 political party once try this n,a,
ing q non-entity OF man to STAND no &,
sn1 then succeed in winning the el,c,,ons
AZ carrying the scheme into effect ana
~ president Of the Nation viii become a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-10
SHORT NEWS STORIES

=. DANsVILLE. ~ Y-Mrs Va,en,i,.
iknrtz. who, tasted ana PRAYED for ,,,' mon,
| tnan forty days 10 cure herself of dvsn e,
s'a' Is dead as result. =
PATTERSON, y. Y.-Nlrs. Annie R,rk
VINO Killed her husband bv iabbine b;,r
N me eye with an umbrella Wa fo,nd
sulily oil manslaughter.
EAST LIVERPOOL. Ohio--Nt,vs Fla,
~ 80 issoh mas been dismissed bv The
s s. BOARD for reading a short ex,ract
~, Wv rlnIe 10 her class each .iav.
NEW YoRK-The National Armenian re-
nSt ASSOCIATION viii send $4,000 To- Arme-
,ti,'' - STATED that great relief is being
obstacle is lack Of funds.
HANESNlLI.E. Wls-Wiscors,, 1.,,,
S n,a ntN@ formed the Wisconsin PhsI.
n"d IN. t;i,"l company with 10000 cauitaI
~, MlH hereafter manufactures All mo.
the State. "''"'eihes SOFA In
DELTA, Colo.-The sherman In tho
WWes'erh part OF Delta county were notI.
n'on ~ h'Eht ny party of masked cow
nmca tnat thelr sheep must be moved at
H. a,, , or thSy would be killed. Bloodshed
carrNf NTteu inc cattlemen attempt 10
DECATUR, Ill.-rhe local h,,,,,,, -, a.,
~ peaiers association has nassed n
ss 7, ION declaring that il would 50 Tar
yo,h y WIS aple, boycott the Wabash Ran.
m,Ia company The company enforces Tho
frao,, tn@t EMPLOYEES of that road can Va,
ienpu"it saloons, and no emnioye L. ~
lowed TO board where thera ~ az
80 s'''"eeuon with the boarding house.
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SPORTING TIPS.

Arthur Irwin has twenty-oiEht players
tor the New York nine. II is not Vet an
nounced how he Will choose hts nine for
each game.
t.y s., the South I'm colored fighter who is
matched to meet Joe Wal'ott Iu the Eu-
reka Athletic club of Long Island CITY
on March IL, arrived IN New lo.k,. Mon.
Bates, his trainer.
1t IS said that the colored bl,vcli.ts of
the East and West are cor~,sp.,o lin,
win view to consolidating and fctm-
lhS one grand organization for he col
U o.tn men men Interests; The ora-oization
~lu nave rules similar to those OF ihr
league or American Nheolmen.
sporting mon in Philadelphia are tivtrp
~ nrtdnse contest between JIM thiy
rNH-Sp4friRg partner Of lin Cor9o.t hnd
leil clubs in Quakevllc tbr attrr ,,a,,
OF OF tn ms month Daly has uc.,ptad butt
nothing has been heard from ,I.,J' O"'
"a ,iG9rse Wright brother OF the lament
n larry ana once tho king or short
S' r. may be seen in the Boston zane
~ iiatr% Wright day on the Idon Iva s,',,
IN tho old Franklin Placa sro,,i,,s ~, Si,r ,d
ago ''''N"' 'Ii Se May year,
v, 11riie Latham Us said to be the btqbes,
rext ' man man on nc. Browns payroll Tor
koin"lan for der prowr, opi ,. ~. ~ o. .
.'V VIII draw his sellerv to+', ~ "a u
u m II NJ ton't cuffer der MAJ, III Nu
nesa f., III iti, ~ Il kometiau, Der show MI
SS ~ lke pasepall and wiser Wo,'.o,I ~ -
Maurice Daly is dostrons "g's'r'
ttne best Of the brilliant 1j,,o,. ~ heing
~ d > RES OF tournaments ,h.t ~. m r
tt, nY,S ru IN New York Chlca., vi pe
cided unoSS oITncr cities lt1t may be- GS-
IN prizes for Ives. sebagr1, 49,, o5'rS 5000
sho, Ti,anete at lS-inch baut il" @'oSaon