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New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
WHAT PRAGMATlC
SANCTION MEANS.
TERN JUST NOW MUCH IN
THE PUBLIC EYE
Direct Bearing on Succession OF
Emperor Of -4ustria as klHg
Of Hungary.

f,ra s,,,iatic sanction is term which IS just a'
,re-ent much on the lip and in the eye OF the
r,,hljc on both sides of the Atlantic IN cohhec-
ton with the succession to the crown OF 'he
dual empire of Austria Hungary. II Is pretty
generally understood that if Archduke Frahcls
ferdinand follows his venerable uncle EN-
ueror Francis Joseph, on the throne IL Is oy
virtue Of the pragmatic sanction but JUST
what the pragmatic sanction is What II means
and how il came into existence ie" PeiSoii'
know There are some even ike the nun
garian Grand Old Man. the late Louis hossuIh'
leader Of the rebellion Of lS49, VINO always III
sisted that the pragmatic sanction was d my IT,
,bat il did not actually exist, that no copy OF
it could be found among the national drchl'eS
,r t4,,pearv. and that if any document of the
kind were ever discovered it would prooapiy
turn out to be a forgery, basing his assertions
on a announcement TO that effect by the hlsto-
rjan Hornayss. Asked about the matter in par
1ianent AT Iudapest, the Hungarian ministers
were forced to admit that they had entirely
failed TO discover what had become of the origl-
nal copv of the pragmatic sanction, since the
search that had been made for it among the
rational archives of Hungary had been fruit
less and that so far they were aware no
tra,e could be found of it at Vienna. 1t may
however, safely be taken for granted that the
original document is among the family archlNes
Of the House Of Hapsburg at Vienna, although
no official pronouncement upon the subject mas
ever been made. 1t is pity that the Crown or
.he chancellor of the Empire should have re-
Trained from publicly admitting this for there
is no doubt that to-day large portion OF the
Hungarian people give credence TO bossuth S
assertion and are firmly convinced thereby that
She l,ragmatic sanction does not exist, and that
7he rights OF the House Of Hapsburg to the
Throne of Hungary are based on something that
Is akin to fraud. OF course, this IS ridiculous
for the pragmatic sanction governing the sue
cessson of the crowns of Austria and Hungary
TODAY is an imperial decree issued by Char1es
VI in 1923. signed by that monarch, and to
which Hungary, Bohemia, the archduchy OF
Austria and other portions Of the Hapsburg mon
archy gave their adhesion and pledged to obey,
and which afterward communicated by the
Emperor to the various foreign powers of Eu-
rope each expressing its approval and good
Will in the matter. To say, therefore, that the
pragmatic sanction of 1923 is myth or for
gerry is preposterous and it is amazing that any
persons possessed of education and intelligence
should have attached the slightest Importance
10 such a papable lie.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
POISON.

Dr.H.w w. Wiley. the Department Of Asricu''u,I
famous chemical expert, was discussins 'e-
impure beers. 80 ..,s "A
II am reminded" said DR.. Wiley, sniilns' - ~.
incident that happened in the Western town 0' -
Can. - ,ht
Tin Can had brewery. and the beer NO'"
brewery was unspeakably bad .tn
Well night a meodrama was peEiO'
the town hall and in the second act there S~'
thrilling sollloQuy by the villain - n.
THE villain, alone the stage. gna~v 80 ht
black mustache and debated with hinlseH NV
should kill the hero. ,ustta
The knIfe7' he muttered to his ,tsn nlr
Poison? A pistol shot? or snah N'
with s.,-
"Just then there came loud interruption ~
cowboy in box: - 11-.sh.
"'oh give him some Tin Can beer s
fnston Star.
Clerk-Yes. you must state in what year YOU
born" 80,
Miss Elder-weu il must tell it was IN lsSf
Clerk-A- D?-Illustrated Bits.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
ORIGIN OF THE TERM.

Before proceeding briefly to discuss the prag-
matte sanction of Emperor Charles W. II may
be as we'll TO call attention to the fact that there
have been a number of other so-called prag-
matte sanctions. The expression seems to have
been first used TO describe certain DEGREES OF the
Byzantine Emperors enacted in public assem-
blies with the council Of eminent jurisconsults
or pragmaticii, and as such distinct from ordi-
nary imperial reScripts The expression Is man
ifestlv Greek since ''pra g1naIa'' stands for
state affairs Subsequently the use of the
term travelled westward, and IT applied TO
a decree Of six articles issued by st. Louis, the
Crusader King of France, in 1863, restricting
the authority of the Papacy over the Gallo
Church, and claiming for the French crown the
right of appointment to the various episcopal
sees in the kingdom. A little less than two hun
dred years later another decree OF much the
same character and with the object in
view was issued in council by King Charles
VII Of France at Bourges. The sovereign
Dukes Of Burgundy and Brittany refused TO
recognize it. But it continued in force until
the Concordat of Francis 1 with Leo " of
which, indeed, il constituted the basis.
The next pragmatic sanction Of which we hear
is that Of Emperor Charles VI of Germany
Having no sons, but only a daughter the Arch
duchess Maria Theresf, and being, moreover,
the last Of his line, he issued pragmatc de-
cree vesting the succession of all the hereditary
possessions Of the house OF Austria in his
daughter. These possessions included the king
dom OF Hungary the archduchy OF Austria the
duchy of Silesia7 etc. but not the dignity of
for hundreds Of years vested in the House of
Hapsburg, was theoretically elective. This
pragmauc decree first came into existence in
14lS as family statute after due considera-
ticn by council Of state summoned by the
Emperor for the purpose. Afterward Charles
acting on the advice Of his most trusted coun-
sellors determined to transform il into a funda-
mental law Of the state. to take the place of the
laws OF succession previously enacted by Ferdi-
nand II, who died in 1887, and of Leopold l.
whose reign came TO a close in I7O5 The de-
cree OF Ferdinand II transformed all Of the pos
sessions OF the House Of Austria into a species
OF ndef commits, on the principle that they
should go by order of primogeniture IN tbs
senior heir, in lieu Of being divided up among
the various heirs. as had been the case until
thSt time: Leopold /, in an edict issued shortly
before his death, confirmed this edict Of bis
predecessor. But neither of these instruments
contemplated the extinction of the male line
Hapsburg 10 one of its woman
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

captain OF Marines Henry O. Davis
First Lieutenant Of Marines Arthur q. Owens.
MAINE
First class bateshp - guns I2o 500 tens 1900
power. twin screws. sI2 ofiicers and men.
Executive Ofacsr. Lieutenant Commander warren J.
Eaysa9F Lieutenant c0%ma9asE Joel r5sro Prns'
Ordnance officer. Ralph Earle,
Lieutenant William X. Riddle.
En.isn Hugh NJ walker %
Ensign byron Mccandless
Mds6ipnan hd'sh n; a wSitford SASRa Drak.
| Mdshipnlan Guy r Davis
MSssiDsnan MSsSiDman RsSs4e T9lsR4 s sy1ns Powell
Mdshipman Harold NJ. Bems
Mdshlpman Elmer W. Tod.
snGse1R MGsS5R"an n S0T5inSst Eiiios, { Sl"sh"an
Passed Assistant Surgeon Richard h. Williams
Captain OF Marines Newt II Hall.
First Lieutenant OF Marines benjamin. A. Lewis
MISSOURI
First class batteshp 20 Il 800 TONS 1900 horse
an,aR 4che 5MF Msrr Ian 0S5S AMID e"
Executive officer. Lieutenant Commander Archibald II.
navigator. Lieutenant Commander jay H. sypher,
eu'snant EEsi@Ssa 0qc' F 3 SSfi' sePfisn henderson
Lieutenant Thomas L, Johnson.
Lieutenant John E: Lewis
Lieutenant Ro6er, wallace. ,r.
Ensign Ensign HaTano. Ms@ L \ cSiGSsiso"' SeSair h
Midshpman William c. / stiles.
Midshpman Philip G. Lauman
Mdshipmen Charles r. Clark.
psn MdsSiPmSn W. r Maiiison
Mdshlpman r Howell.
Surgeon Leekinski W. Spratins
assistant Surgeon George H. MccOnnOn
Chaplain Matthew c. Gleeson
Captain OF Marines =. Turrn
Second Lieutenant OF Marines Charles A. Lutr-
FOURTH DIVISION.
REAR ADMIRAL C. 5. SPERRY. COMMANDER.
Class battesRs Il guns s ons
c,, ,poSer twin screws III officers and men.
Executive officer Lieutenant Commander T. p Magri-
:, Navigator. Lieutenant Commander Charles B. Nc
Ordnance onicer. Lieutenant Roland L Curtin
Lieutenant William n n JPener.
Lieutenant George B. Iandenoerser.
Ensisn Herbert H. Michael
Ensign Benjamin X. Johnson
Ensign Lucian Minor
SMdiidshipman Henry n. Jenson-
Midshipmsn Claude A Bonviiian-
Midshpman John ID. Rhodes.
Mttshipnan Lomuel NJ
MId:SIDDmsn MMIISd:SID%sn RSSsTs eEin Ks5an Ks5an
Midshpman Fornsy NJ. Knox
Midshipman Ernest @. Kittei.
surgeon Luther g. Won wedekfnd
assistant assistant SURGEON F. 9. W. Dean
Ssptain Of Marines Charles C. Carpenter
second Lieutenant OF Marines J. r. Horton
ILLINOIS
power. twin screws. oricers and men ~
Executive ofncer. Lieutenant Commander A T I<nx
s,S,Snanee officer Lieutenant Commander Louis
E Engineer officer Lieutenant Frederick j. Horne ir
Ensisnn EEnsisn Charles Charles H. Bullock
Ensign Arthur ". Sears.
Midshipman George Bryan
AioshipInsn Arthur L. Bristol. Jr.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

Captain Of Marines Arthur E. Harding.
VERMONT.
First class bateship - guns 10000 tons 165OO horse
power. twin screws. ss1 officers and men.
Executive ofIce@ Lieutenant Commander Levi c.
navigator Lieutenant Commander Adebert AIthouse.
Ordinance officer, Lieutenant Leigh c. Palmer.
Engineer officer Lieutenant Walter p Tardy.
Lieutenant Charles 2. snyder.
Ensisn :lisisr sogR5iSi' Samuel NJ " RoG@son f,9a-
En- EnsiFn f.7-. Bruce L canag9, an ga.
Midshipman Horace T. Dyer.
MidshiPman George MCt. Courts
MiishIpn,lu Jacob l.. Hydrck
Si;is M4sh!Dman I%i,. Louis + = Thi6aqlL 4a5-,u. r
Midshipnan Frederick p. Lilloy.
Midshipmar Riley + Mcconnell
Mdshipman Richard y, Coftman
MdsRiPmaa M5sRiEnan herman is1TlSa + = wci,S i,c'E
Midshipman Il. Il. Norton
Passed Assistant surgeon charles r RYDER
cs6'aia s2 5',g q MARINES cIar}ss Il lyman.
SECOND DIVISION
Rear Admiral WILLIAM IL EMERY. commander.
GEORGIA tnagship
First lass 6sssbp a guns l4ts ioas 1900 horro
Captain Henry MeCrea ,caniilanainr anu ''"
Executive onicer. Lieutenant Commander George ".
Naviea,or. Lieutenant Commander stanford = Moses
Ordnance Officer Ilcu,cnant paa.c " warts6aoFn
Lieutenant Emil r syaIz
Lieutenant + ". osburn
Ensign NJ Frucht
Midshipman Alfred " Brown IT,
Mdshipman j.. J.. London
M@.5iI65's5 M@s5i6%s5 r ! !. Ll,.s, I'm
MdssiPmaR MdssiPn,aR & Z + +. >t,@sa' %c6SIs
Midshipnrln Rufus W. M.rtevson
Mdshipuau Warren .. child.
MasaiPman MashiPnan George George II flSa Ra5Ca.cro
Mdshipman Are A Corwn
Surgeon Rank = r. Srania'I, - ,, =, p, .v-.-
PsSIs.5er PsSiSs AIs5a9, Feard TuTf9n s,a1 joseph :
Chaplain Charles NJ charlton.
Captain OF Marines John g. Beaumont
VIRGINIA
First class baesnp. = l4eis tons 1900 horse
Executive ottcer. Lieutenant commander Benton c.
Ordnance officer Lieutenant Commander Julian l. Iat!-
Navigator Lieutenant Commander Alfred ". Kinds.
Engineer ofhcer, Lieutenant Ernest l. Bennett
Adshipman walter =. Reno.
Ensign Horace c. Laird.
Iiisisa Ensign q 9, E WOOD
MdshiPman MdshiPman srasTt &GsP t2r'sai W Cake.
Mdshipman William H. Booth
Mdshipinan Wits ". Rradiey ir
Mdshipman Russell $ Cressiiaw
MdsRiPman MdsRiPmaa E5iai4 Ea "A Ii TicEieascln
Mdshipman William T smith,
Mdshipman Robert G GTen
Assistant surgeon James p Haynes
Captain OF Marines II. 2. Williams.
NEW JERSEY.
First bAtteship "a guns. tons horse
power, twin screws. Sl2 officers and
Captain William Il II southerland. Commanding.
Navigator Lieutenant Commander Edward II DurelI
Ordnance officer. Lieutenant Commander Drank b.
UDham.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
DESTRUCTION BY EARTHQUAKE.

Mdshipman george z. Lake
Mdshlpman L. J. Guiver
Mdshipman Chester II. J. Keppier
MdssIDmsH Mdss,DnsS fSRsaii FS8,. II ISSoSa M9Sa.,5
Midshipman Bert B Taylor
SurgeOn Edward N. Ship
PsTmSs;er -. ;eSrEe .STS1s w Resves & ir
captain of Marines Alexander s Williams
KEARSAEGE.
First class battIeshp twenty-five guns 155 tons llnf
horsepower twin screws. $50 officers and nei'
Commander Hamilton Hutchus, corlnlandins- --t,
Executive officer. Lieutenant Commander y q 4"I-
Ordnance officer. Lieuteaau, Commander Horace @
Navigator Lieutenan, Commander Edward 5. Neloss
Lieutenant Hilary II. R0yaL
Lieutenant Bayard T BulUer
E@:IsH ER:Is@ R3s R$iaS+ s g SMITH a55,, j.
Ensign Louis P. Davis
Ensign Gordon W Hainss
Msissiipman Matthias f, Manly
Mdshipusn Arthur 4. Garlelon. u
Mdshipman Arthur W Frank
Mdshipman Felix y. GygaX
MdshiDnan MdsSiPman Efgde EGy i r. g RSbins6a SSGHS
Midshipman Raymond F. Frelsen-
Mdshipman Harold II Johnstone
Midshipman Burton \ strait.
Assistant Surgeon Edgar l. Woods
Paymaster Henry de +. Mel
Captain OF Marines Robert II Dunlap. -.
First lieutenant OF Marines William P CpsauF-
KENTUCKY.
F' flass S4s,9shP n sse ss s cts ana
Captain ". G. CoEles. comnaandinS - 1y--v A
Executive officer. Lieutenant Commander Henry
Wiley. - r.Lt,so,
Navigator Lieutenant Commander J. h Rcounso0-
Ordnance officer Lieutenant Thomas T. craven
Lieutenant Hilary Williams
Engineer oficer Lieutenant William MOTIFS
Lieutenant Harry 4 Baldridge.
Ensign Garrard L. Nightingale
Ensign John Grady
Ensign Edward Robinson
Ensign William T. Lightle-
Midshipman Wilhelm l. Fredeh
Mtishipman George b. Wright
Nidshipman John H. Towers
MidshipTnan stephen DoherU-
MidshIpman n Hinkamp
Midshipman George II. Rovdey-
Midshipman Earle +. Johnson
Midshipman Warren c. Nixon
Midshipman Waugh V Woodward
Midshipman Alfred W. Atkins
MidShipmRn Ralph r. stewart
Nidshtpfnan Alfred r. Miles.
Surgeon A. q. GrunweM
Assis Surgeon W. II Ronnle
Paymaster George q. Seihels- -
Ca1tsIp OF Marines samuel A. W. patterson
Second Lieutenant OF Marines Tom ID bAt00l-
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
FOR THE BUSY MAN.

ness 10 meet the demands for call money. snoh,-.
most OF the large institutions to rnse, -,
mands. 1t was thought that the lacI, os = ue-
ing house for trust companies put tbar, a.
less favorable position than the bants -, q
could cooperate through their Clearine 1, -"
In mutual support. but the fallacv OF tbi.
SHOWN when the chain of banks was brol,a- -
the suspension OF one of their number
While other parts of the countr,, b..,
been as deeply involved as New Yort -. - -
conditions have prevailed in some other DIo--N
notably in Ptttsburg, Providence and 4, ~-~
vada When a few Of the smaller insti+,,.to-
Harlem and The Bronx suffered. the rasis--. "
or Brooklyn plumed themselves on the fs,t .t"'
their banks and trust pcompanies Uera -
but that this confidence was not well fo,1r's.,
appeared whe2 in one day no less than -.
them were forced to postpone pavr,e,+.
Harlem a run on one bank was rra,i,. u
py misleading headline in a newspana- -
ing how frail thing is public confdaroa
undermined in no matter what wav Oro ---- .o''
VINO was rejoicing that he had drawn bts -. -
out of an institution In which he fairo5 .. s
1ul confidence was found TO base hi -
graduation on the fimsy foundstio, - sen
mad certified check from that very tr,1st 80 ne
pany." ~ rust COM
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
CAUSES OF CRASHES.

THE condition of finance always affected by
every wind that blows. has been especially SEN
sittve for many months. and some far sighted
nersons have wondered how long II would be
before the crash came. When the so-called
rich mems panic came last summer and no
brokers were forced TO suspend and the financial
institutions all weathered the storm. It was
hoped that the worst was past But the blow
was not over only deferred. 1t took the cul-
mInation OF conditions which marked the early
part of the week to topple over the unsubstantial
structure Despite all the efforts to sustain the
existing conditions the weakness in one place
disclosed that in another until finally the rush
OF depositors to get out what they would not
have wanted IL they had been sure they could
get 1t began and one after another INSTITUTION
which could not stand the strain. was forced TO
succumb. Incidentally the methods by which
old and honored banks had extended their oper-
ations by branches and co ordinate trust COM
panes showed how they had weakened them
selves by extension. 4 dozen financial institu-
tions have had TO suspend payments despite
their asseverations OF solvency. and IL will be a
considerable time before they return TO their
former business basis. even IL all able TO
escape bankruptcy In the case of the Knicker-
booker Trust Company the first to close its
doors receivers have been appointed at the in
stance Of the Attorney General OF the state. the
legal adviser of the State Banking Department
EFFORTS TO SUSTAIN CONFIDENCE.
THE efforts Of officials 10 sustain public con-
fdence and the work OF wealthy financiers TO
relieve the strain in the money market have
been most commendable and effective. No doubt
much of the difficulty found by city institutions
in meeting the demands of their depositors was
due 10 the fact that the banks in rural regions
connected with them were drawing heavily on
their resources The work OF Secretary COrtel-
you OF the Treasury Department In coming to
the aid OF the city institutions. not only by his
personal presence but by the use OF the funds
in his control. supplemented by the work Of the
great capitalists in placing large sums in readi-
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

England. Spain. Prussia and to the Papacy' oo-
tanning the approval OF all of them thereto IN
writing Expressing his satisfaction at having
thus assured the peaceful succession OF MS
daughter Archduchess Maria Theresa as
Queen of Hungary and of Bohemia and as SOW
ereign Of his other possessions to his general
issmo old Prince Eugene of Savoy, the latter
replied, THAT is all right your majesty put
two hundred thousand bayonets would consti-
tIIte a still better guarantee"
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
EFFORTS TO SUSTAIN CONFIDENCE

Passed Assistant Surgeon George NJ. Mayors.
PaymRster John s. Higgins.
Captain OF Marines Henry Q. Davis.
First Lieutenant Of Marines Arthur y. Owens.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
SECOND SQUADRON.

SECOND SQUADRON.
THIRD DIVISION.
Rear .'4mlraI g. NJ THOMAS. Commanding
MlN.,EsOTA ulagshipj
Fsi clas ta't"ship - guns 10000 tons 5000
power twin screws. Ssl officers and men
captain john Hubbard commanding
=, tN,'ad'" oiser. Lieutenant Commander William G..
Navigator. Lieutenant Commander William * Harrison
n' 4H''.e "i'' Lieutenant Commander Ort1n T. Jack
Iaela,sr o'.es. l,g,,aan, Iufu, d Johnston jr.
IAsut"uLut ouulur rradei Roo r. Adams
Ensign william >n.ruu.
ElnslFr l. l. Trwr-cul.
Mitshipuun r. I'M.
Mid-lipnau = a Spesauce.
Iidshipn.Sn J NJ scheiias
Mld@hipHla William -. Wallure.
MltshipWHE tlaudiIs r. Hyatt
Mi!sh!pmnn John $ Hdrlron
MIdshtpulau William r Ausden
Mldshipman NirEn'us T. clark.
Ndshipnau William T. sherlock
Ntshlpmln Thadd"us \. Thomson.
Assistant Surgeon Wluiom s Kudcr
Iaymaster George NJ Stackhousc.
Captain of Marines Logan Tcland
Second Lieutenant or Marines David NJ Randall
OHIO.
First class battcshir guns. tons horse
power. twin 500 officers
Captain Charles ~. Bartlett commanding
Edgar
Navigator. Lieutenant Commander John + Hubbard
Ordnance officer. Lieutenant Commander w. X
Engineer officer. Lieutenant Fletcher I. Sheffield.
Lieutenant cyrus W cole.
iiS&ts@sTt fIcatenant f4aTis' frank vs. stefnx %qhG
Ensign Chandler X. Jones.
Ensign Richard = Mccullough.
Ensign Hugh Brown
Nidshipman Ray : NJ Donald.
Midshipman A c. Reed.
Midshipmal George JoernH.
Midshipman g r Hovey.
Midshipman !. A. Monroe
Midshipman Charles W. Crosse
Midshipman Eugene Il. Walker.
Surgeon VIII NJ Carton.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

Engineer officer. Lieutenant Frank Lyon
Lieutenant Frank G. Martin.
Lieutenant otto c, Bowling.
Lieutenant Charles W. Early
Lieutenant Merritt : Corning
Lieutenant tunior EradeD William J. Moses.
Ensign Winfield Lggctt jr.
MidshpInau Joe r. Morrison.
MIIshipman Isaac G. Kidd.
Midshrman Jefferson b. Goldman
Midshpmau ". ". Lawrance.
Midshpman g. \. Jones.
Midsnpmau William l. Beck
Mldshipman Miles A. I4bbey
Midshpman Charles c. Gill
Midshpman Robert a. Ru-ford
Midshipman Michael J. TornsSi.
Midshpmau Harold II. Ritter.
surgeon Norman J. HlaCkWo0d.
Assistant surgeon Matthew II. Am.s
Paynhster John r Sanford.
Captain or Marines william H. Parker
RHODE ISLAND
First class Lateship - I4a4s II 600
power twin screws. Sl& officers and men
captain Joseph H Niurdoyk. commanding
Executive officer, Lieutenant Con rnander Joseph w
Navigator Ll.utc0aut Commander g, orge y. Hayward
Ordnance officer. Lieutenant Irnyoos, B1h5n.
Lusineer officer. Lieutenant William p. Wells.
Lieutenant carleton r. kear
Ensi=u Bradford Eauette.
EH-ru David ". HEvl-y-
Ensign Walter 4. smead
M.dshpman Hdlford r. Grccu,ee
MIshI!muu john r. - >taulsr
M.t .!lwan Edward T. Washhurn 'r
M.islpiaIt HerU4on B Kelly.
MiisAlI man Fletcher ''.
Midshpuan William
Mldshumau Harry campbell
Nidsht-Insn carl r. oshuru.
M.dshgtuau Roy =. Enrich.
nj IsaUmau Jacob II. Klein jr
Milshipuau Baxter H. Bruce
MitsArmnn Ggors, r svasey. g.
Mitshluuau Leslie r. Brattun.
Assistant surgeon l. LollarI
lfsy1u1Htvr EdRrrd T.. Goodhue
chaglM" John + Fleming
Second Lieutenant ~ Marines Hermann T Nult".
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-05-31
The Class PLAY.

The opera house was filled last Mon
day evening on the occasion of the pre-
sentation of 'Fanchon, the Cricket, /"
by the Glass of 'O7. The audience was
expecting something fine and were not
disappointed. Seldom is an amateur
production better presented than was
this play, and never in our recollection
has so pretentious play been attempt
ed by any of our amateurs even when
assisted by professionals. Much credit
is due Miss Macha Vance for her thor
ough and capable work in training the
participants.
Miss Winifred Webster, as ''The
Cricket" fully sustained her reputa-
ton as clever amateur actress, and it
was difficult to realize at times that
the work was that of an amateur.
Miss Ruth Baker had most difficult
role, that of Mother Fadet, and by her
fine presentation of this character was
the recipient of hearty applause at
various times. Ralph Richards was
very good as Father Barbeaud. Fred
Mitchell as Landry played we'll a diff
cult and exacting role, and Frank
Lowry was very acceptable as Landry's
twin brother. Miss Irene Crowell
carried the part of Madelon with great
credit to herself, especially so as she
was obliged to take the part on short
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-05-31
A Verdict Of Suicide.

Coroner Plummer was called to
Chester on Thursday to investigate the
death Of Alvah F. Russell, who was
found dead that morning near the rail-
road culvert about mile east of that
village. A jury consisting of Aug.
Ohmacht, G. t. McWilliams and l.. S.
Monson was empanelled and after
hearing the testimony rendered a ver-
dict of death from poison taken with
suicidal intent. The deceased was a
married man'who resided with his par
ents on a farm near Chester. The
suicide had been missing from his home
since Tuesday.