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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29
BASEBALL LEAGUES TO MEET.
American Men To-day and National To-mor-
row-Non Conflicting Schedules

Among the persons most interested IN the major
baseball leagues this promises to be an extremely
busy week President Ban johnson OF the AueTi-
can League arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last
night and to-uay he Will preside over the annual
e-hsdule meeting % his organization at noon, in
that hotel IRE annual schedule meeting Of the
National League will begin at tho Victoria Hotel
tVentv-four hours later. and from present indica-
tiona there is little doubt that both organizations
viii adopt accommodating schedules or playing
dates for tho coming season.
As soon as President Johnson arrived he was
met by C. A Co1nlskey. Of the Chi-a American
I1arue club; c. W. Somers OF Cleveland, and
r J. LOTUS. OF the WashinEton CLUB. Together
WaghfrEton club. President Johnson held a brief
coz fera1re after which the executive Of the
Younger major league announced that he had ap-
19!nred a new committee on schedule. consisting
- Frauk 7 Farrell OK this city, ~. a. Com'skey,
OF Chicago. anu G.. W. Somers. % Cleveland In
addition -o this be said that he had selected the
came three representatives. to act as committee
on rules
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29
HURT IN GAS EXPLOSION.
Nan, WOman and Child Blo5cn from
Bedroom to Kitchen.

Three persons were painfully burned and the
occuI ants Of a five story tenement house thrown
into a fright. early last evening. by an explo-
the first floor at No 347 West Forty-sixth-st
Rafferty,. his six-year-0ld son. Thomas, and
Mrs. Maria Marsden elderly woman staying
with the family. we're burned about the hands
and face. Three younger children. Eleanor. four
years; James. three. and Willie. two years old,
who were IN an adjoining room. escaped the
direct effect of the explosion. which shook the
entire building and broke many OF the win
6ows.
room n the Rafferty, apartment. IN which The
four children slept Mrs. Rafferty, had gone
TO church ana her husband was preparing the
children so- be-. with Thomas he had just
opened the bedroom door. followed by Mrs.
Nars1en. who held a candle 70 light the way.
Il is supposed that the tip % the gas pipe was
loose, and that the gas had been escaping all
day. the fact that the room had been closed
preventing the discovery OF the leak. At the
candle the gas iSrite1. The three recovered
consciousness a few seconds later 20 find them
selves blown clear through into the kitchen
with their hands and faces badly burned and
their hair and eyebrows singed. Rafferty, was
the worst hurt.
BOYS "a the street saw the fash OF the explo-
sion, ard vtth Policeman Dovl.nz % the West
Forty seventies. station they entered the Raj
ler-y apartment and carried out the Injured
and the arcTeu were called 70 put out the
haze
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29
NEw-oRLgANs ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.

tlrst race t1ve snd ban furlongsJ-Tom OIaey De-.
Must 90. Ed Callahan %: Sparrow Cop 1O4. Arthur
1O+ Maritana loJ@ ChaElay. To- caro- I0f. EirEs
land. 1Ot St Maryles 1G2; Zana. 1O2 O'ray ~
second race seilng six tlri9ngslShor Cake 81; Lady
Free Knight. H6 Algonquin s. Wreath cf Ivy o. Irl
Perrin 10. our LliHe 100; CypTienne iO2: CHARLEY
Fisher
Third (two-vear-oids: four r-rIongs,-BlazA rrb
ess. i12 Lady Greenwood. liz: Georgia Carter ne:
Guadaloupe. III, Vile ire. III: N1dredIaw 10
Fourth race hand.caps uilel-Trogon. 85: Albert
TaEk
FIFTH race selling: one nile and seventy yards
Hegra a5 Reck0ner. o.. Frank Rice 100 Pronfa IGf
Neither One. io2 Blus Mint 1o2 BirGwond f02 Emgrp
los Captain CASTOR. f04: Iccle. 106. McwlIams no.
The Messenger, IT,
SIKH (tour-ysar-CIts and onward. 81 and ons-
h-f furf8nzs)-Freaser %. vrfffla1 Sufra~ ar PAR
Hornet %: Safeguard o.. Arschue go Zyrs 90. Fftz
brfilcr 100 Ta1cred 100. Invncible 100: Foxy Kane
1905 AalSSer iICl; SGd Enhry. IoL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29
w0NEN PASSENGERS SEARCHED.
Trunks Of One Eeld-Other Forced to Pay
Duty on Watch.

The American lire steamship ST Louis. from
southampton. and the Cunard Line steamship
Etruria. from Liverpool arrived yesterday AFTER
stormy voyages. On Wednesday. John sund!a- q
seaman or The ST. Louis. fell from the crows nest
to the deck. His left was broken and two OF
his ribs fractured. The passengers took up a col
lection % SIS for him
The customs inspectors vlgilant and two
women cabin passengers were searched The trunks
Of Miss J. -. Carton who is said TO live in West
Twenty-fourth-st.. were sent 70 The Public stores
FOR ADVANCEMENT 1t SAID that while Miss
Carton had consular invoices for some OF her
gowns the appraisers not satisfied with the
Valuation she placed OF her effects. A
Mrs Winter e was said. forced 70 pay duty
a $50 gold watch. which she had neglected 10
declare.
on February 2 the ST. Louis passed the steam
rhiD Ottoran from Portland. Ne, for Liverpool;
flying signals "Not under control" An offer OF
assistarc e was declined
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29
CHASED BY PNEUMONIA MANIAC.
&c Wrecks His Apartment-Pursues Friends
ID Fire Escape to Roof.

While deIirious from pneumonia yesterday Wolf
Meyer. ssventy-two years old. pedler, wrecked
the apartment. IN which he lived, at No. As Elm
ct He chased two men up the FIRE escape at the
rear o. the building. and was only overpowered
after his unnatural strength left him. He is now
IN Bellevue Hospital and the physicians say he
cannot live
Meyer had been suffering from the disease about
three weeks. Saturday night he showed signs OF
becoming deliri0us and the crisis came yesterday.
Two friends-Jacob Goldman and Abraham New
nan-ho lived IN the house With him, were sittins
rear hts bed. when Meyer. with WHO cry sue
denly srrsng I'D and knocked them from their
r. the centre OF the room and threw II toward
ne two men, who had gained their feet and were
running toward the kitchen at the rear or the
1nartrnent Meyer followed them. and they ran
0Irf on TIE ere escape and looked In the window
They saw TIE man grasp the kitchen stove BY the
legs and toppls Il over. breaking 4 into many
NseTye- than Kicked I'D a carving knife and ran
o.5f en- TIE Ere escape, dressed only In his night
~frtbeg coleman and Newman fed. Gaining an
orarfrreuf on the top moor they entered u. and
VoinR through the hall rushed up on the roof The
fenFntg Of the apartment were warned BY them, and
sleo ran 70 the roof Meyer climbed In the win
dow and followed the fleeing men. once they had
gained The roof. the pursued closed the door and
beld II fast iIeyer beat On -. and tired 10 break
Al down. IN the mean time the house had been
aroused. and there was great excitement; Police
mar Hoffman. OF the Elcridge-st station, was
called re found that Meyer had collapsed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29
'sEsT's PLANS ONLY A SUGGESTION
--a0snthal Says They Are Rot Part Of Con-
missicner's Duty.

.eestsT Lindenthal who was COMMISSIONS OF
-.-oses n Mayer Lows administration. said yes
- ~ that he would make only one comment upon
eat Plan % Commissioner Best fer an elevated
- through Baxter-st.. end other streets 20 con-
- me Manhattan terminals % the Brooklyn
D.ose and Williamsburg Bridge
. ADS plan. he said. differing somewhat from
- Ne -ttfeTn IN my Hrnc. IL OF no value unless
-. t.1pid Transit Commission adopts f. Be
- 80 GlinB can be done 10 connect the bridges.
f~,,t. -A-ls9 transit Commission must adopt some
- &c make Che plan q part OF q gystem. IN
titHn tine 9 plan offered ~ a bridge com
e-,-t .Ltl may be regarded merely O. suggestion
- -. :. a airy citizen might make. II Is not part
snsk.-e eIldge Comulisei0Dera duty, anyhow 20
r." l-ons TOT connecting The bridge terminals
~s be4o1ea % Tie Hard TRANSIT Commission "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29
STRIKING TAIIORs BEAT WORKERS
One Of Latter Says Assaila1ts Told Hin Ee
Was Marked for Death.

Fitth-avc az Eighteenth-st. was the scene o. a
fot anong striking teil0rs yesterday. crowd Of
nearly hundred strikers attacked a smaller body
q men Who since tho strike II the tailoring estab-
lslfneut q lsdor BIaumcr. at 10. 2 West Llgh-
teenih-st, OF last Friday. have remained at work
1he police o. tae West Thi-tIeth-st station we're
eeLleo % CueA tho rct and TWO arrests were made
his body o -- 90 I'm
.Ilckels were assigned by the strikers 10 guard
80 entrances 70 he shop. Soon after e. IA YES
r.D1g elCuc ot seven mer raised down FIFTH
- ahe turned 70 go i-to Eicatccrth-st. with
ro-,tH oI hcacl Scai.' The pcfats fel on them
h.-lsl Pc The tailor sop wtlt 20 the rescue Of
~. eS.eckel, and fists. clubs and any weapon
.ei-t " hard were called into play
.----A Aaplan OF No. . 0+6 Ausre-y.a- l-eve u-fo
severe purlueline, told Captain Cottreli
IN &c ae strikers toc him that ihey lad decided TO
prss-sS-F sIsons kaplan being one Of the Eve. The
A. - were Max S0lanck. - 40 Ie0 Stanton-st.
"a. iss,eei LIGHTER. ~ 40 ~ Starton-st rIybey
TWO months ~ -'-. 1t-~'l ~ MP e-e PeaoS AoI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29
AUTOMOBILE SLIDES DOWN HILL.
wa beyond Control on Icy Pavement
Finally Stops in Show Window.

=. y gssolene automobile last night literally
- - oyNn the steep grade % Becford-eve- from
s3elt Park or the icy asphalt for six blocks.
-F Jumping the curb. dashed through large
60, =, 40 through the plate glass window OF Peter
- grocery store at 10. 141, and there x
- me oriver and owner OF the runaway ma
ts-o. frank Wl.sou o. No 81 Putnam-ave-. was
e M tleertiy 70 the sidewalk. but was practl-
soetss.,ht was coming home at midnight when the
fhe - happened. and there were Few vehicles on
rres-- lie. however had several narrow
10 49, re finally net another car Win no room
49, ana ais only alternative was the plunge
80 -, INC curb. The machine. badly battered
II minus one wheel was taken across the streel
cr- - e. stables. and AR. Wilson took trolley
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29
SAYS MADoo HAS MOST POWER.

Commenting Police Commissioner McAdOo's
declaration that the city magistrates could do more
to repress evil. Magistrate Ommen said yesterday
that the magistrates restricted In their power.
while the Police Commissioner was Cl9aked with
ample authority to investigate and suppress IT. At
the dinner OF the Real Estate Board or Brokers ac
the Waldorf Saturday night Commissioner Nc
Adoo said the city magistrates. acting as ne would
ike to have them. could make it possible TO reduce
the police force by Cns-half.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29
INJURED KIDNEY REMOVED BY KNIFE.
Successful Operation on Man Who Fell from
Scaffold at Coney Island

AS a result Of falling from scanold. at Dream
land Park a new resort at Coney Island, yesterday
afternoon. Christian Erssan. painter. had 70 be
taken to the Kings County Hospital, where the
unusual and difficult operation Of removing OF
his injured kidneys performed. The opera
ton successful. and the doctors hope that the
painter may live, although hts back was severely
wreuched Erssan is thirty-two years old. and
lives at No. u2 Hamilton-ave.. Brooklyn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29
SAYS HE STOLE MONEY FROM HOST.

Charged with having been responsible for the dis
appearance Of s225 from a drawer at the home OF
Patrick Maher. Coney Isiand-ave. and Tucker
Place Brooklyn while stopping there with his
wife and three children February IL Frederick
Roser was arrested and locked UP IN the Parkville
station asst night ROser had changed his ap-
pearance by shaving of his mustache. in order
that he might not be recognized. the police say.
morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29
HOOPER, DARTMOUTH CENTRE, DEAD
Had Been Operated on for Appendicitis
Named for All-American.

Hanover. n H. Feb 2s-Henry J. Hooper. 'O7.
Dartrnouth's football centre. died early to-day. fol-
lowing an attack Of appendicitis, Tor which an
oneratton was performed Thursday. Hooper
was twenty years old His home at Exeter,
where MS mother lives. At the close OF the foot
bsn sea son last fail he was chosen by many critics
as The centre for the All-Amercan football team.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29
OF INTEREST TO YAcHTsMeN

The steam yacht IacOna, owned by Henry Clay
Pierce OF the New-York Yacht Club. has sailed
for an extensive cruise in the West Indies and on
the Mexican Coast. Her first stop will be made at
Jacksonville Fla The steam yacht VIOLA owned
by w T. Rainey. of the Same club, Will sail in
few days for Savannah thence 10 some OF the ports
in the West Indies.
4o-foot high speed launch is being built by
Robert Jacob. Of City Island for w X Vanderbilt
r. The boat will be double Dlanked with Alaska
cedar and she is to be driven by 60-hOrsepower
Mors engine which II Is said. will make her travel
about twenty miles an hour. AT the yard
William G. Brokaw is having a larger speed launch
built She is Go feet over all. and with beam Of Z
feet She is TO have q 200-horsepower engine Of
French make, that her owner hopes will drive her
at least mile hour faster than the Wander bIlt
boat stu another launch the hull OF which is
almost finished at the same place, Is for James f.
Martin. fr She IS almost duplicate Of the Van
derbilt Yacht and she will be fitted with a So
horsepower Smith & Mabley engine All three OF
these boats are expected TO enter in the coming
races of the American Power Boat Association.
Owners OF many Of the fast launches have
ordered their deck fittings, such as cleats. ring
bolts checks and Flagstaff sockets TO be made Of
Victor metal. the same material those on board
the racing sloops weetamoe. Nicola and Others be-
cause it withstands the action OF the salt
boom OF the defender of the Canadian Cup
made OF this metal is on exhibition at the Sports
mems Show, IN the southeast corner of the build
ing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
YALE-HARVARD HOCKEY.
SpOrtSmen'S Shozg'S Last Week
athletic Games.

The hockey game between Yale and Harvard
at the St Nicholas Rink Saturday night which
was won by the Crimson team b. one goal.
probably % the most sensational Intercol-
legiate matches that took place In the IA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29

Kowenhoven and Robinson divide honors In the
handicap pool tournament in progress at the Mon
tauk rooms, Fulton-st, Brooklyn. while Patterson
and Lynch lead IN the Lyric tournament for bust
ness and professional patrons st the same place
Games this week scheduled follows: Handi-
cap tournaments tonight Robinson Rumsey
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29
A SPORTS AnDA1I51
EfDRECPEATION(Gz1SSz5I,||
Sau- Giori- Morning Du-
chez euU- star. Casse.

been fled with the Brunswick-BaIke-CoIle Com
Pany, which gave the emblem. and are as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29

OhIciai results in the recent Billiard tournament
in Paris for the Championship among the short
stops" won by Hoppe. the young American. have
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tham ended their rather Indifferent
seasons last night, while in Baltimore
washington, Philadelphia and Boston
lne same reports are read, says the
cincinnati Enquirer. The Western
houses seem to be hanging on a little
longer than usual, as the season has
peen profitable, and the managers are
loath to let go Of a good thing. In the
East the story is different, and it is
Salu tnat many a manager heaved a
sign of relief when he heard the shut
ters bang together on the closing of
one of the worst theatrical seasons in
that section of the country that has
been known in a decade.
"A remarkable play" says a Berlin
correspondent of a London journal. sfs
belng given now at the Kleines theater.
It is an adaptation from SophocIes'
Electra" by Hugo Won Hofmannsthal.
The title role is filed by Fraulein Ger
trud Eysoldt, and to her marvellous
tmpersonation of the weird, prophetic
ana revengeful daughter OF the mur-
dered King Agamemnon the play owes
its undoubted success. For an hour and
a half, without change of scenery or
costume, or a single moments absence
from the. dimly lighted stage, Electra
holds her audience spelIbound and hor-
rQr-struck by her terrible personality,
cAlSAACo~ Will GREATNESS interest
her Fearful revenge overtake the gull
ty Clytemnestra and her l6Ter, Aegis-
thus"
The London newspapers are begin
ming to direct attention to the fact that
Sir Henry Irving viii complete his
half century upon the stage in two
years time. A suggestion has been
made that committee be appointed
to make arrangements for the ceIebra-
tion of this event, and that a theater
be built and presented to Sir Henry
as memorial of his achievements.
Doubtless Sir Henry's jubilee will be
more memorable than any event in
theatrical annals since the retirement
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faroH rock; who knows what influence? :?
The direction of the pack was changed.
1t would sWerve outward from the
Blueblack shoal
Back men! She'll goa clear O. the
shoal!"
That was the skipper. They could
see him standing with his back to the
gale and his hands to his mouth. Be
yond, in the mist of snow, the schooner
lay tossing; her ropes and spars were
web and her hull was a shadow.
Back! Back!"
There was zigzag plunging race for
the schooner-for more life for the
hearth fires of Ragged Harbor and the
lips OF wives and the clinging fingers of
babies which swan. as in a golden
cloud, in the snow the wind was driv-
ing over the deck. The ice went
abroad. The pack thinned and fell
away into its fragments, which then
hoated free in widening gaps Of sea
The way back was vanishing even the
SINKING way over which they had come.
Old James Moth, the father of eight.
mlSchoSe the path; when he came to
the END he teetered for a space on two
small cakes, neither of which would
pear him, and when his feet had forced
them wide he fell back and was drown
ed. Ezra Bull, he who had married
pretty Mary, o. Brunt Cove, that win
ter, missed his leap and fell between
two pans, which swung together with
crushing force in the trough of the lon:
he sank without cry when they went
abroad.
1t was then perceived that the
schooner had gathered way and was
drifting faster than the pack through
which she was pushing. AS the ice fell
away before her her speed increas ased
Inc crew swerved to head her off It
was now a race without mercy or re-
proach. AS the men converged upon
the schooner's side their paths merg-
ed into one-a narrow, shifting wav
10 the ice in her lee-and it was in
the encounters Of that place that three
men lost their lives. Two tumbIed to
tnelr death locked in each others arms,
and one was bested and flung down.
When Saul and John, the last Of all
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forward quarter, standing firm on a
narrow pan of ice, waiting for the drift
or the schooner to bring the rail with
IN reach. When that time came Saul
caught the lad up and lifted him high.
But she was dragging the men who
clung to her. They were now within
arms reach of John. Even as he drew
nimself up hand was raised to catch
his foot. Saul struck at the arm. Then
he felt clutch on his own ankle-a
grip that frightened. He looked down.
His foot was released. He saw a hand
stretched up and stopped to grasp it;
it was suddenly withdrawn. The face
OF man wavered in the black water
and disappeared. Saul knew that a
touch of his hand was as near as OF
Bill Anderson had come to salvation.
Then the fight was upon him. A man
clambered on his back. He felt his
foothold sinking-tipping- sinking. But
he wriggled away, turned in a rush Of
terror to defend himself, and grappled
with this man. They fell to the ice,
each trying to free himself from the
other; their weight was distributed
over wider surface of fragments, so
they were borne up while they fought.
The rest trampled over them. Before
they could recover and make good their
footing the ship had drifted past. They
were cut off from her by the open
water in her wake. She slipped away
like shadow, vaguer grew, and van
ished in the swirling snow. But a pic
ture remained with Saul-that of a lad
in a cloud of snow, leaning over the
rail. which was a shadow, with his
mouth wide open in a cry, which was
lost in the tumult of wind and hoarse
voices, and with his hand stretched
out; and he knew that John was aboard
and would come safe to Ragged Har-
Dor.
'For'ard, there-stand by, some O.
you'll"
1t was the shippers voice, ringing in
the white night beyond. There was
an answering trample, like the sound
of footballs departing.
Show bit o. that jib!"
The words were now blurred by the
greater distance. Saul listened for the
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OF Macready, and nobody will deny
that he has fairly earned whatever
honors may be showered upon him.
Herr Heinrich Conried's scheme to
tax deadheads at all theatrical and on
cratic performances a dime per head
for the benefit Of the actors fund is
something great. BY way Of further
augmenting the fund, we suggest that
tax of dime or two be also assessed
upon all theatrical and operatic man
ayers and press agents who persistent
Iy pester the newspapers with ready
made reading matter, setting forth in
passionate language the matchlessness
or their shows, the charms of their
artists, and the absolute recklessness
with which money has been lavished
upon their productions. All Of which
they desire the newspapers to publish
IN full at deadhead rates. This would
I'LL the actors fund clear up to the
brim.
Richard Carle's new musical farce.
The Maid and the Mummy" which is
scheduled for. production in the Gar
rick theater one week from tonight, is
decidedly different in theme and action
from his other successful work. "The
Tenderfoot." While the latter is strict
ly musical comedy, THE Maid and
the Mummy" is musical farce which
does not admit of a single operatic
number for tenor or prima donna So
prano. Robert Hood Bowers, the COM
poser, tried simply to make a popular
combination of melody and dainty, light
music which it is thought will appeal
TO Chicago summer audiences. There
are some twenty musical numbers in
the piece. 1t is stated that the produce
ton will be the handsomest ever given
in Chicago during a summer run. The
costumes for the women are entirely of
silk and satin, and it is stated that the
cost of the lingerie for the female
chorus and principals reaches into the
thousands.
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Dramatic Gossip
. o Q Q . q Q

Ellen Terry has been greatly praised
Kniertje, the old Dutch woman in
Heijermanns' THE Good Hope" Her
first night in Hammersmith was an
event Of considerable importance.
Yorick Hamm-Pm so glad the dodo
is extinct
Hamlet Fatt-Why so?
Yorick Hamm-Why so? Great
Scott, man, its eggs We're as big as a
quart cup.-Pittsburg Post.
Viola Allen has signed a contract
with Samuel F. Nixon, Of the firm of
Nixon & Zimmerman, whereby Mr..
Nixon will have charge of Miss Aliens
business affairs for a number of years.
1t Is reported that Miss Allen viii add
another Shakespearean play to her
repertoire next season. She has been
contemplating the production of a play
specially written for her by Marion
Crawford.
Shakespeare still goes up in price.
The other day at auction in London
s5,615 was paid for a first edition OF
the second part of Henry w." printed
IN 1900. This exceeds by $4,000 the
highest price previously paid for a
copy of this quarto. The former rec
ord price for a quarto was established
In 1901, when copy of Titus An
dronicus" fetched $3,10O.
Millie James. in private life Mrs.
Edgar Stachelberg. says she has given
up the stage for good and for all. ana
as a consequence Charles B. DiIling-
nam her former manager, is left with