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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
PURITAN STRICTNESS.

(Picture Puzzle)
The godly and those with him being ready to
depart she came to him Cher eyes with age)
and felt OF his band and perceiving it something
stlHened with starch reproved him very sharply
fearing God would not prosper his William Brad
ford.
Discover three of his friends, concealed
Judge. Copyright 1908.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
LEANING TOWER OF PISA.

The train was speeding rapidly along the marshes
near Plsa. On either side many beautiful wild
fiowers,-bue forget-menots, yellow prmroses, great
purple v1oets and other flowers that beautiful in
the early for Italy long
does in Minnesota and BY the first nart of MARCH MANY
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
BEYOND THE DOOR
Continued from First Page.)

- Don't cry; will bandage it, Just then aunt came
nome anu that saved me the trouble of wrapping up
She hoped it would teach lesson of leaving the
mousse When should not. -Beatta Knutson
% fihth 1rade, 1886 Fourteenth Avenue
Greeley School,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
A BOAT WITH A "HANT,n
Honorable Mention.)


"A few blocks from our neighborhood the shores
OF Lake OF the Isles, stands dilapidated decaying
dredging boat. Often it's elevated platform we have
found fort the Whites - bravely defending it against
the beds" or again it the lofty home of the
cl1tdWelers. But never had ventured inside the
Dox-hke structure where the rusty machinery is kept
until last year One day boy 'dared' some girls to
enter d. declared herself too large in circumference to
pass thru the broken aperture B. excused herself by say
ing her new dress must not be soed while frankly con-
wore no new dress and-we, I afraid but also
dared not confess it, So the boy squeezed n and after
taking long BREATH followed.
entered-and gasping, groaning, crunching, cank-
ing sound arose. and horrors! Shades of Banquet tall
qVerng white figure festooned with chains before
me- With wild howl I dived thru the opening and
gasplng, "A ghost'' to the waiting girls sprang off the
boat d.. l.. and B. followed. We ran block then
stopped for the boy not with us B. for help
d. H. and myself started back. We upon him shak-
ing with laughter. It he medding with a
lever and happened TO push whitewashed post which
lay across rod connected with the lever So when the
rod was raised that stick became an animated ghost
Ninth Grade, Audrey Homan
Central High School. 1924 Humboldt Avenue s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
ON INITIATION NIGHT.
(Honorable Mention.)


great event in the history Of the Boys club was
about to take place 1t initiation night and il was
now PM in two hours several green members
would be initiated Of them What course
Woulo De pursued In torturing did know there
lore immediately after supper retired to fence
ana gave myself to gloomy thoughts Several minutes
nag elapsed when was surprised to hear whispered
- Now Before could look around was seized nv
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
AN UP-To-DATE ATTIc.

Such feeling of disgust swept as entered!
Such sense of disappointment overwhelmed
glanced around the empty room! Feelings of almost
every sort and beyond description rushed in turmoil
thru my brain as gazed stupefed, plastered and
with lock and key, cedar closet very ideal
registers.
All these in our attic, the abode of my childish and
fanc1ful maginings True had always had attics Of
various kinds some pleasing than Others but here
had hoped for such storybook folk possess The
windows in the round and square towers I imagined
opened into dark voids with nnumerable and cor
Here spiders lived unmoested and perchance there
might exist crack in the cobwebby roof large enough
to allow the to fly thru and pile picturesque
drift the floor, pretty with the general
dinginess of the and oor-fo who would think of
disturbing the sacred and antique my attic with
a moPf Ndaybe-oh, how longed it-the former
tenants had been kind enough to leave ancient trunk
chest cabinet unfortunate beings possessed
To only few of my chosen friends should this
heaven be revealed and here would spend my leisure in
delightful loneliness. "
Butt was all over and farewell to all fond day
dreams 3Oh, deart' thought tried the registers
and fastened the curtains to the deceptive windows
which lighted well the ventilated, hgh-ceilinged
papered rooms, That horrible, horrible attic!,,
Ninth Grade Alvyda B. DeHaven
North Side High School 5000 Logan Avenue N.
THE TUE ON TOP.
One Monday morning, which is washday I was play.
ing with cousin who had to play
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
WHEN LEAST EXPECTED.

had been visiting my chum for two days and now
was going home 1t ideal hunns said she
would 60 back with me- as she wanted mother about
something We started and conversation was so
teresting that before we knew it home was reached
We assembled the stairs of porch and as there
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
THE TUE ON TOP.

THE TUE ON TOP.
One Monday morning, which is washday 1 was play
ing with cousin who had play with me-.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-15

NEW YORK, June 15.-The steam
boat General Slocum is ashore off to
street. Telephone messages say that
many persons have lost their lives.
The vessel took fire and the pilot steer
ed for shore, but before the ship was
beached the flames spread from stem
to stern. The Slocum carried an ex-
cursion party of 1900, half of whom
We're children. Many jumped over
board and were drowned, while others
were burned to death on the boat.
The telephone operator a Brothers is
land states that the water near the is
land is full of dead bodies. Slocum is
an immense triple decker plying be-
tween New York and the RockaWay
beach. 1t is now reported that 500
lives We're lost.
The Slocum left the foot of East
Third street for Locust grove at 8
o'clock this morning. being engaged by
the Sunday school classes of St. Mark s
Lutheran church on Sixth street, be-
+r,oo,, Cooona ara +ho pou.ar,- Tho
Drio,,o,.hoo,-a,. c+aan,hoo+ oo,nno,,x
owners of the SlOcum. have received
. ,,,oes.,er, STATING, that tho ho,t hoe
, - +,,o ,.,+o,.s oaoro ona +ho,
+lo hull :. r+i, h,,,.,,iro. Thai, ,,,as-
.,o e,,,s +ba+ . ,r,,hor Of rarso,s 6
i,,,,o,7 a,-o,.1l,,7 o,a +,,o+ so,,,o ,,.aro
>i.,.o7 49,, ,,,- s,,,.,, h,,o+s No as+i,,,,+a 70
40 ,o.- of I;fo e ,r;,-,,, ,,, ,ba cow
,r,,o ,,oIioo b,,.a raco,-aro7
,,.,.,,, ,,ol7;o, +,,,,e f,r Tho admits ora
.o-t,,. ,,,a,,,o,, >,,,hr1,,cae and srr-
$4,000, ,,,,,-o l,oo,, cont ., +bo cca,,o
.,,, 49, ,,..+ o,,+i,,,,+, rlo.o1 o,
49,, ,,, of 1;,.oe Ioe,+ !, la+,,.oo,
,oo a,,, ooo ,ha,,t "a hodias had boan
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-15
Togo Tells of Naval Battle.

TOXIC, June 15.-Admiral Togo re-
ports that the torpedo boat tiotilla
proceeded to Port Arthur the night of
the 18th, laying mines at certain points
and safely returned. At noon on the
14th when a second DESTROYER fotilla
was bombarding the enemy ashore
near Shampingtao to facilitate the
reconnaissance by the army of the
enemy the cruiser Novik and ten Rus
sian destrOyers came out of Port
Arthur and sharp firing was exchanged.
The japanese fiotilla tried to entce
the enemy by gradually retiring, but
at 3 p. m. the enemy withdrew. No
damage was done the Japanese ships.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-15

rcry of fire" Flames had been dis
covered among the life preservers, but
how and when they started none has
yet been found who can say.
The burning preservers were torn
from their resting places and thrown
overheard in the endeavor to smother
the flames. This added greatly to the
loss of life, as it was noticed after
wards that the bodies recovered from
the water had no life saving apparatus
on
Captain Vanschaick, when the dread
full cry arose called for full speed and
shores of North Brothers island.
Meantime the scenes aboard We're
frightful The flames spread with ter
rife rapidity and men, women and
children were running about in wild
fear, shrieking and in tears seeking a
haven of safety. Mothers gathered
their children in their arms and leaped
into the water. Others seemed too
dazed from the flames licking up
everything up about them and were
burned to death.
The great bulk of the passengers
stood by the boat until she neared the
shores of the island, where the water
is shoaler thinking that here they
might find a chance for life. Eye wit
nesses state that as the boat neared
shore she was surrounded on all sides
by the floating bodies of passengers
who had jumped.
on North Brothers island is located
the hospita! for contagious diseases
and some other institutions.
The employees and other people on
the island did What they could with
small boats. graphing hooks and RATS
in pulling ashore scores OF people,
many of whom We're blackened and
burned by fire.
The city was telephoned for aid but
was more than an hour before help ar
rived. The steamer Massasoit and a
few tugboats in the vicinity saved a
number of lives of those who jumped
overheard. Later the Massasoit was
pressed into service by the police and
took from the island n number of the
dead and injured and others saved and
hurried them to the New York side of
the river. On her first trip the steam
er carried 80 dead and 75 rescued. On
shore We're squads of police with am
balances and surgeons who adminis-
tered to the needs of the injured. On
one street car alone We're five infant
bodies.
The SlOcum burned practically to
the waters edge. Fire boats this af-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-15
Negress lynched by kentucky Mob.

LEBANON JUNCTION, KY, June
15.-A mob Of 80 men this morning
Martha Thompson, the negress who
killed John Irwin Tuesday and started
to lead her away with a rope The
negress, who weighs $50 pounds broke
away, throwing her captors aside.
While she was running the mob opened
the wOman'S son. The mother in re-
venge nearly severed the mans head
with a razor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-15
AN APPALLING CATASTROPHE
WOMEN AND CHILDREN PERISH
The Steamboat General Socm Bearing Sixteen Hundred Sunday School Ex
csionsts Burns Long Island SoudBetween Two and Three Hun.
dred Lives Were Lo0righ of the Fire Is Mystery--The
Flames Started Among the Life Preservers.

ternoon flooded her with water. so the
hull can be searched for bodies.
The sound shore from Oak point to
13Sth street is lined with people watch
ing the efforts of police and others in
rescuing bodies.
At o'clock about IS bodies had been
landed on the New York shore.
Fire Chief Crocker at 1:30 this af-
ternoon said that he believed the dead
numbered between 400 and 500 and
that the injured included about every
body who had been saved. The flames
are still raging in the hull and the
hanging over the rail. 1t is feared
many corpses are in the hull.
1t is learned that 900 tickets for the
excursion were sold to adults. 1t is
estimated the mothers took from 500
charge was made There were very
few men aboard with the party. OF
SO bodies taken to the Alexander ave-
nue. station up to this afternoon 80
were women and six children. The
police say that fully 125 bodies have
been landed on the New York side of
the piers among them 20 babies.
AS near as can be learned the fire
broke out at 9: 45 a. m. The first no.
tce the police had came half an hour
later. Comment on all sides is ad-
verse to the officers of the boat because
they did not land further down the
stream.
The excursion was in charge of Rev.
George Hass, who was accompanied
by his family, Assistant Superintend-
ent Carl Anger, w. r. Tetamore. the
pastor lost his wife and daughter. He
says the fire started in the kitchen
from fat boiling over
and reported in thoroughly safe con-
dition
At 2:30 o'clock 175 bodies. nearly
all women and children had been re-
covered. Hundreds of policemen in
small boats continue to be rewarded
in the search for bodies every few min
utes. The bodies are tagged by the
coroner who is at the island.
Describing in a vivid manner of the
terrible catastrophe, Captain Van
schaick said: The boat was off 135th
street, just at the point known as
Sunken Meadows, and 200 feet from
shore when | heard the cry of fire.
Without further warning | rang the
bells for getting out the fire appara-
tus and leaving the wheel in charge of
Pilot NanWart | started for the cabin
to see what was the matter. BY che
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-15
Japanese Posting Siege Guns.

CHEZ FOO, June 15.-A report from
Russian sources states that the Jap
anese suffered a severe reverse north
of kinchOw. There is no confirmation.
The Japanese have placed 80 siege
guns on the heights north of Port
Arthur. Refugees say that only COM
batants remain at Port Arthur with
provisions for only six weeks.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-15
LIKE SIBERIAN EXILES.
Colorado Union Miners Prodded by
Bayonets.

ANTONIO, Colo, June 15.-PrOdded
by bayonets nearly 100 deported union
miners and their sympathiZers were
rushed over the southern boundary Of
Colorado into New Mexico at daybreak
this morning. William Ketcham, one
of the unionists, extremely i'll on the
train all night, begged to be allowed to
remain on the roadside, but the sold
iers jabbed him and forced the man to
continue the journey with his COM
paniOns.
DENVER, June IA writ of ha-
beas corpus for the production OF
Charles Meyer, president of the West
ern Federation, was issued today by
Federal Judge Thayer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-15

time / reached the stairs. the passage-
way was jammed with people, mostly
women. many of them with babies in
their arms. 1 tried to calm them, but
the flames by this time were all about
them and l was compelled to rush for
a water pail as my hat and clothing
were afire
When l saw the blaze getting be-
yond control l shouted to the pilot to
beach the boat, which was done. Be-
fore the vessel reached shore the panic
stricken people We're trampling on one
another, and such as could reach the
side of the boat jumped overheard.
When the boat was so feet from shore
my clothing was burning in several
places, SO | jumped overheard and
swan ashore.
'As to the number lost I could not
say, but there is little question that it
will prove appalling"
Captain William Churchill. COM
mander of the auxiliary sIoop Easy
Times" Witnessed the disaster prac-
tically from its inception. He says:
when | saw the Slocum first she
was off the Harlem river bridge and
the flames We're pouring forth from
the paddle box as the ship moved
along the smoke and flames under the
strength of a west wind We're blown
over the decks. The scene was terri
bic. Women and children rushed fran
tically back and forward screaming
and crying and scores jumped over
board.
L cannot understand why the Slo-
cum was not locked or beached before
she reached North Brothers island.
There were no small boats near her as
she steamed along and those who
jumped were drowned. We got along
side as soon as we could and saved
many. The blazing steamer rounded
the island and turning to the port
=
island. BY this time the lower decks
We're crowded with women and chill
dren, screaming in terror As the heat
became intense those nearest the rail
dropped shrieking into the water.
Some were able to keep aflOat by grab
bing the paddle box supports and the
wheel, took a boat alongside the pad
die box and took off as many as L
could. When the heat became too in
tense We were forced away
Churchill says that as the blazing
steamer neared the island whstling for
help a ferry boat crossing the river
paid no attention.
Captain Nanschaick, First Pilot Van
Wart and Second Pilot Edwin y. Lead
er have been arrested.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-15

TOXIC, June 15.-Various reports
are current today concerning a sea
enga cement near Port Arthur. One
has it that the Russian fleet escaped
from Vladivostock and gave battle to
the japanese off the island of Tsus-
hima. The captain of a Japanese
steamer which arrived this morning
saws he was fired on by the Russian
souadron Heavy cannonadlng was
heard this morning in the neighbor-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-15
College President Shot in OuarreI

SAN FRANCISCO, June 15.-Robert
Durham, president of the California
Business college, was shot and prob
ably fatally wounded at noon by B. c.
F. Costeel, a solicitor for Western
School Correspondence during a quar-
rel over money matters. The shooting
occurred at Durham's office Costeel
Immediately surrendered. He claims
self defense.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-15
FOREST FIRES
IN OREGON
The Neha|em Timber Tract Is
Surely Doomed.
LOSS WILL REACH INTO MILLIONS
Most Of the Timber Belongs to Syndi-
cates-No Loss of Life Has
Been Reported.
LOSS WILL REACH INTO MILLIONS

FOREST GROVE, Or June 15-Fire
continues to ravage the timber in west
central Oregon. Settlers in the vi
rfnitv of GlenwOod are fleeing for their
lives. The Nehalem forest seems
doomed and the loss will probably
reach into the millions. Virgin for
ests Of the finest yellow fir, cedar and
sp~uce on the coast are being con-
sumed. They are mostly owned by
svndicates. but there are some tracts
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-15

known here that Admiral Skrydloff
with the Nladivostock squadron has
left Vladivostock and the news Of a
decisive naval battle is awaited every
hour. Before leaving the cruiser BO-
gaytr on the rocks there was pulled
off and toWed inside the port.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-15
Lumber Vessel Wrecked.

EUGENE, Or, June 15.-The
schooner Del Norte, bound from Flor
ence to San Francisco is wrecked at
the mouth of the SiuslaW and II is ba-
lleVed impossible to save her. A
deck load of lumber was washed off.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-15

hood of Isishima island, not far from
Tsushima. A dispatch received today
states that the entrance to Port
Arthur harbor is again open and that
the Russian cruiser Novik sailed out
and engaged the Japanese fleet
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-15

owned by individuals. No casualties
are so far known. The dense pail of
smoke and miles of flames were last
night visible for a great distance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-15
Troops Suffer From Dysenterv.

ROME, June 15.-Agenzia Liberals
correspondent at Mukden states that
the extreme heat has resulted in a SER
lous epidemic of dysentery among the
Russian troops. The Cossacks have
dispersed 1000 Chunchuses, so versts
from Mukden.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-15

states that he has given instructions
for the protection of Catholic mission
aries wherever the japanese influence
extends.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-15
To Protect Catholic Missionaries,

ROME, Jnue 15.-The pope has re-
ceived an autograph letter from the
mikado in which the japanese ruler
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-15
Another Naval Enuaoement.

NAGASAkI, June IA dispatch
from Oki island says that Japanese
Warships engaged the Russian squad
ron near there.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-15

Vladivostock Fleet on Move.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 15.-It is
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11
To-Day's Weather.
River Rialto Brexitie,.

River hl0ItO bEGv1t1eos
The Chester struck the rocks near Witten-
burg yesterday. causing leakage in her bow.
However. she will continue her trip to Com
.nsrce. but will handle very. little freight. She
will return tomorrow and be sent to the
marine ways at Carondelet for repairs. The
City OF Memphis will probably make her next
trip. No passengers were injured and no freight
was destroyed
Captain R. T whttledge. United States
Supervisor for the ST. Louis District. is ex-
pected from Washington to-day where he has
been in conference with the General Super
visor for the last two weeks.
Colonel Hunter Ben Jenkins called upon
John H. Griffith yesterday and reported his
condition somewhat improved.
Captain Thomas Ledger has hid up his boat.
Fred TreIlis. at Thebes. and Is visiting his
family At ST. Louis.
The Peters Lee departed for Memphis and
way landings yesterday afternoon with fair
trip Of passengers and freight
The Bald Eagle departed foe Naples and
intermediate points yesterday afternoon.
Captain John II. Griffith has been taken TO
the Baptist Sani,artum for treatment for .
stroke Of paralysis.
The Rses Lee Is on the docks At the Carun-
delet marine ways for repairs.
Tho towboat Eagle IL now in service n
Thebes a transfer boat
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11

The harbor gauge yesterday showed Sc feet
or no change IN the last "a houra.
Business along the Levee WAS light
The weather was fair and cool
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11
.NDEPENDENT ORDER OF FOREST.
EMS.

q OURT COTE BRILLIANTE. JNDEPENp
" ent Order of Foresters, meets on III. nee
prd and fourth Thursdays Of each month N
o'clock al Bowman Hal, northeast corner Of
Locust and Eleventh streets Visit. M brothers
are cordially invited.
r. x ROTERMAN. CHIEF Ranger.
Residence. No. 1zl8A Soulsrd street
W. G. Wright Recording Secretary Res.
dence No. isN kenneriy avenue
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11
MAS. DR., DENNIS, 2s3s WASHINGTON

The only reliable lyinR-in institute In the eits.
II disgatisfied elsewhere come out to my pl1co
and eompars Il with other places: perfect secir-
SION during confinement: skfllfui medical alton
ton: absolute secrecy and safety assured. moth
eriy care: home comforts: abortion II desired:
ladies treated: success guaranteed: chafkes reo-
scnable IN all cases: consultation and inSorma-
tion nee. Ladies. can write
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11

The rivers in the st. Louis district will re-
main stationary or fall slowly during the NEXT
As hours.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11
ROYAL LEAGUE.

GREELEY COUNCIL. NO. III, ROYAL,
" League meets every second and fourth
Tuesday evening In Louisiana Hall. No. 81 n.
vandeventer avenue. Next meeting Tu. sday
evening December I3 Visitors Welcome. Mem
bers expected WIN. r. KASSING, Archon..
II. H. Jones. Scribe.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

m oDERN AMERICAN FRATERNAI. on.
III der, 81. Louis Lodge, No. US nj,
nt Anchor Hall. corner Of Park and Jefferson
avenues. on the first and third Tuesdays Of each
freshments at meeting.
s. T. KASE. Secretary. 3I1S caroiins n.
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MRS. ANNIE NEWLAN6

Private licensed home for ladies' before and
during confinement: Oldest an6 most reliable
Institution IN the State; established over forty
adopted: irregularities successfully treated: sat
isfnetion guaranteed: ladies in trouble. can or
~rfte SSs1 Olive
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11
EDUCATIONAL.

PROF. DE vRoYES French School. soi5
Washington; newest, easiest method, adopted In
France: conversation taught without book:
ferrns reasonable. trial free.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11

TAKE course In the st. Louis Watchu1ak-
ing School. ISIS Easton ave. and become a first
class jeweler. send for circular.
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ROYAL ARCANUM.

SRAND COUNCIL MISSOURI, ROYAL,
70 Arcanum, Nos. 2o9-511 Holland BsyildlnE-
A cordial welcome to visitors. friends brethren
and members from abroad.
John c. KiIlingsworth. Grand seesesary:
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

~ ARQUETTE COUNCIL NO. co.
/" Knights Of Columbus. meets every see
end and fourth Tuesday in the west hall Csn-
snry 'nr y.niabsn onlISns ssordiaiiy INVITED I Nv
FRANK g. CUNNINGHAM. Grand Knight.
F. P. Leonard. Recorder.