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and exit for nearly every one of them.
showing that they had been fired at
close range and with high powered
velocity.
Judge Straightens TangIe.
"One bullet passed through the
feshy parts Of both thighs and through
the lower part of the groin" said Dr.
Bloodgood on oss-examination. max
Ing six separate wounds in its passage
from side 10 side"
Was he unconscious while in the
operating room" asked McTntvr'
Yes. He was conscious when he ar
rived at the hospital. 1t was about
thirty minutes later that we admins
tered the ether"
Did you see Annis die" NO"
DIR. Walter G, Frey. of Long Island
City, Coroner's Physician of Queens
County. was called to prove that death
had actually occurred, fact which the
prosecutor had not yet shown. There
was squabble because Mr., Darrin
failed altogether to ask Or. Frey at the
outset how he knew the body upon
which he performed the autopsy was
Annis's body. Finally, when the judge
had interfered to stra!ghten out the
tange and set the examination on the
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SHOT WIFE,
FIRED At
MINISTER
Christian f. Reiss Attempts
Murder i'll Rev. MIR. Won
Hollen's Home. =
USES TWO REVOLVERS.
First Sends Word of His Pur-
pose in Message Over the
Telephone.
USES TWO RENOLNERS.

Christian +. Reiss. a wel-to-do auto
parsonage OF the German Lutheran
Church. al Morris avenue and Fordham
road, the Bronx. to-day. carrying two
loaded revolvers. and started an indis-
crtminate bombardment that endan-
gered the lives OF eight people.
He fired six shots from. one revolver.
two of them striking his wife, Nina,
and infiic;ing slight scalp wounds.
The other shots were fred at his step
daughter, Emma Latch, at Rev. Her
man Won Hollen. pastor OF the church.
and at Mr.. Won Hollen's thirteen-year-
old daughter Mary. Leaving the house
In the belief that he had killed his wife.
Reiss held pursuers at bay with the re-
manning loaded revolver until he ran
across couple Of tremen, who knocked
him down. took his weapon from him
and held him until policeman arrived.
Mrs. Reiss Left Home.
The parsonage where the shooting
took place is at No. 2i2l Morris avenue
Rev. Mr.. Won Hollen and his wife are
old friends of Mrs. Reiss, the second
wife Of the wou!d-he murderer. Mrs.
Reiss. after two years of married life
with Relss. who has six children Of
hie own, left his home at Edgewater
last October taking all her personal
effects and her daughter by a former
marriage, Emma Latch. Mother and
daughter went to live with the Won
Hollen family.
Reiss blamed the minister for his
domestic troubles He swore out a war
rant In New Jersey in october charging
William, the minister's eiGhteen-yea old
son, and a boy named Graf with burg
larry because they helped Mrs. Reiss
move her effects from Edgewater. The
boys were dismissed By the Recorder
before whom the cases were called in
New Jersey. Then the Rev. Mr.. Won
Hollen swore out a warrant charging
Reiss with detaming the character of
the boys. He was held in 5000 bail for
trial on that charge in the West Side
Police Court and the case is pending.
Made Threat Over Phone.
Reiss telephoned to the minister last
night, stating that he would call at
the parsonage to-day ana XIII every
body in 1t II his wife did not return to
his home. For some reason Mr. Won
Hollen did not take the threat
seriously.
The minister, his wife, Matilda, his
four children, William and Mary, and
Carl, aged eleven. and Lydia, aged ten
and Mrs. Reiss were at the breakfast
table in the dining room to-day when
Reiss reached the house. Emma
Latch. who had prepared the meal, was
In the kitchen.
Reiss did not bother to ring the bell.
He kicked the front door off Its hinges,
jumped into the hTil, turned into the
parlor OF the house and, through wide
opening had n full view of the dining
room. His wife, who had felt instinct
lively that he was after her when she
CONTINUED on Fourth PagA)
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tighten the jury as to the actual cir
cumstances.
This being done. District Attorney
Darrin called at his first witness of the
day Or. Johnson Mcleod, a physician of
Flushing. DR.. McLeod's testimony was
short
Il was called to the Bayside Yacht
! Club late In the afternoon of Aug. 49,"
he said. Il found Mr., Annis lying on
the float. From superficial examina-
ton I saw that he was suffering from
gunshot wounds DR.. Jones. the ambu-
lance surgeon from our local hospital,
was attending him, SO. after staying a
short Unexpectedly fifteen minutes-I
came away"
on cross-examination Mr. Mcintyre
brought out that DR.. Jones had quit the
hospital and gone somewhere up State
This witness did not know DR.. Jones's
present location,
DIR, Leo Schmock. house surgeon at
Flushing Hospital, came next. He said
Annis reached the hospital about 4
O'Clock in DR., Joness ambulance.
Mrs. Annis and several friends had fol-
lowed In carriages. Annis was suffering
from bIloCk ana HeHoTEIlHBeS' lie at
tended the victim until his death, but
made no autopsy afterward. Therefore
he could not say whether any bullets re-
NAMED in the body. However. ne probed
without finding any bullets and he was
inclined to think all or nearly all the
charges passed entirely through the
man,
For example. one bullet had made six
separate wounds. Another had undoubt-
eddy passed through the left forearm
and then through the trunk Most OF
the shot holes, there being about twenty
in all. were in the abdomen and lower
I trunk. Nearly all of the bullets had
/ taken n downward course. showing An
mis- had been shot while in sitting or
I STOPPING position.
| Dr Joseph 4. Bloodgood told Of minis
tcring to Annls At Flushing Hospital
He had never seen Annls before Aug
Is. and knew who he was only by what
he was told, lie went on as follows
When We etherized the patient We
found two wounds In the right forearm
one In the right knee. two in the thigh
two In the abdomen and two In the
groin. thsrs being points OF entrances
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FIRE TRUCK AND
CAR COLLIDE; TWO
MEN ARE DYING
Drivers of Car and Truck Both
Mortality Injured on First
Avenue at S0th Street.
CONDUCTOR ALSO HURT
Accident Occurred at Foot of
Steep Hill While Wagon
Was Going at Full Speed.

John Hade. driver OF q IRE truck and
William Bluth. a motorman. were prob
ably fatally injured this afternoon, In a
collision between the truck and a cross
town trolley car at Eighty-sixth street
and First avenue. George Apple, con-
ductor Of the car, was PAINFULLY cut and
bruised and several passengers were
slightly injured.
An alarm of fire turned in from No.
1860 First avenue for a blaze in coal
cellar caused the collision. Truck No
Is. drawn BY three horses, and the crack
piece of apparatus OF the Fire Depart
ment. started 10 answer the alarm from
Fire Hall in East SiXty-seven;h street.
Hade drove across TO First avenue and
started north.
The street was comparatively free OF
traffic and the big truck fairly few
along. AT Eighty-fifth street there is
steep hill running down to Eighty
Sixth street, where trolley line, run
ming from Second avenue and Eighty
sixth street to the Ninety street
Ferry crosses. This line. since the abo-
lition of cross town transfers. has been
equipped with old shaky cars.
Didn't Hear the Bell.
William Bluth, of No. 1872 Avenue A.
driving a west bound car, was APP
preaching the First avenue crossing, as
the truck tore down the hill, with the
alarm bell changing. But Buth did not
hear the bell. lie slowed down speed
and started across the street
tino, who had scurred to the sidewalk
to get out of the way of the fire truck.
shouted TO Bluth. The motorman
looked around. saw the three horses and
the truck bearing down upon him, and
promptly stopped his car in such a way
as TO practically block First avenue.
Had he put on speed, he could have
cleared the crossing and there would
have been room for the truck to pass.
Hade tried to swing the truck around
and turn II to the west in Eighty sixth
street. He got the horses and the
front aXles around, but not far enough
to clear the westbound car track. The
front part of the truck smashed into
the front part of the car
The shock OF the collision broke every
window IN the car, shOt the mCtorlnan
and the conductor from their platforms
to the street and threw Hade headlong
under the feet of his own horses, His
mpanIons had jumped like cats from
the truck VIXEN they saw the collision
was inevitable and alighted on their
feet. They rushed up, grabbed the
horses heads and pulled Hade out, or
he would have been trampled to death,
Two Ambulances Called.
Two ambulances were called from
Presbyterian Hospital. Hade and Bluth
were found to be suffering from frac-
tured skulls and internal injuries
Bluth is the more seriously hurt.
Hales home is at No. 23l East
Eighty-tfth street, couple of blocks
from where the accident happened. The
horses were not injured and the dam
age to the truck was not serious,
Street car traffic was tied up on the
cross town line for the rest of the af
ternoon, and on the First avenue line
for nearly an hour.
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BOY RUN over BY CAR ESCAPES
STRANGELY WITH MINOR HURTS
Il Amt Dead, Am T." Asks SX-Year-Od Dcky Bmford of
Terrified Seekers After His Manged CorpSe-Hs Life
Saved by Small Size That Grieved Him.

wrecking wagon so that the car might
he lacked up off its trucks.
The motorman and two policemen
went into the car and began to tear out
the floor. The very first section they
removed revealed Dicky Bumford, all
curlc'l up against the shoe, or plow, that
passes down through the slot to the
third rail under the track They pulled
him out tenderly. His face was bloody
and his left arm hung limp and power
less.
Il amt dead, am -" he whimpered
Ambulance Surgeon Moser, of Harlem
Hospital, found Dicky to be suffering
from a fracture of the collarbone on
the elft side and some minor cuts He
will he all right by Christmas But II
he hadn't been so small that he slipped
under the fender and the truck frames
we'll, there wouldn't have been any
Christmas atfDicky Bumfords house
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Catching his words Mrs. Annis came
back to the stand and stood there wait
ing with her hands in her big lynx muff
IA striking figure. nearly six feet tall
with the huge wide brimmed hat giving
II added stature.
Madam" asked His Honor. do you
know when your husband died?"
Il believe 1t was about twenty min
utes past o'clock in the evening"
"On Aug, lj?' prompted the Justice.
steadily.
That will do" said the Judge, and
she went slowly away to reappear later
the most picturesque figure in this big
tragedy
Fails % Identify Hams.
Martin Skura, of Bayside. the cabman
who drove the Hams brothers to the
yacht club, was called. He was a
youth, rosy checked and badly scared.
Questioned by Mr. Darrin.
Did you see The defendant on Aug.
10, 1862"
Il suppose | did. l was sitting on the
box OF my carriage as the afternoon
train pulled into Bayside station from
New York." faltered the cabman,
What them" "A man spoke 10 me-"
DO you see that man in the court
room?" No"
Was that man accompanied by any
once" Yes"
"Can you describe this mani"
An OBJ .ectou boy Mr.. Mclntyre was
uyerru.rd.
IIe WAS man Of medium height
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DEPEW KNOWS NOTHING
OF NEW YORK PATRONAGE.

WASHINGTON, Dec, 1.-THE nomina-
ton Of Samuel B, Donnelly, OF New
York. 70 be Public Printer was called
UP in executive session to-day by Sem
ator Elkins, In the absence of Senator
Piatt. chairman Of the Committee on
Printing. Several senators asked SEN
ator Elkins for information as to Mr.
Donnelly's qualifications, which infor-
nation the West virginia Senator ac-
knowledged he did not posgc<g.
The questions we're then directed to
Senator pepew Of New York, who re-
piled Don't ask me about these mat
,ers connected with &,W YORK FsdsraI
patronaLe. l could not hc expected 10
know. for ! am only "A senator" The
reply convulsed the senate The noml-
nation went over.
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ALICE WAS IN HER BATH-TUB
WHEN COLLECTOR BROKE IN FLAT
Miss klnba Screamed and Pounded Intruder Just as She
WaS Until Jantor Game. to Help-Employers
Repudiate Morton's Methods So He's in Jail.

Miss Alice Kimball wa. taking her
BATH. when 1t started. This assertion
is part of the record of proceedings in
West Side Court this afternoon.
Miss Alice kimball was taking her
bath in her fiat at No, 3l7 West Fifty
eighth street. Mss Kimball is gener-
ously proportloned. The bell rang.
Miss Kimball. OF course, Ignored the
bell. being engaged in her bath. The
bell rang ENTHUSIASTICALLY. Miss KIM
ball opening the bathroom. door, called:
Who's there?"
The Thick Voice.
James NJ Morton. a City Marshal"
replied thick voice. You have mort
gagged furniture in your fat. and want
the instalment due, or I'll take the
furniture"
You can't come in" cried Miss Kim
ball Il m taking my bath"
show me" replied the thick-voiccd
individual. and the next thing Miss
Kimball knew, bang! went her front
door from the hinges. and into the fiat
stepped James NJ. Morton. ex-polise-
man and special collector for Har-
lem instalment plan furniture house.
The evening world., 1908-12-17
COUNTESS De MONT, AN ACTRESS,
MARRIED TO ACTOR F. J. SARGENT

Rose De Mont, an actress with the
stage name Of Resale Dupre, and who
signs herself Countess de Monti, was
married in the city Hall this afternoon
20 Frederic John Sargent. an actor
Both were members last year OF Otis
SINNERS company while playing The
Honor of the Family" The Countess
was divorced m Iuly, 1909.
when she married Pau Maurice Mon
tague he San SAVING, Count de Month
Ridof. ON Dee. %. 1891. She was di-
yorcod in London She had no divorce
papers with her and made an affidavit
at the request OF city CLERK Scully SHE
says her former husband Is still living
- - 49,. - sn EnglishmAn He
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particulars. Suffice II that II was
enough TO move me TO seek a separa-
tion' We have been married only Ave
years. am a Southernor. he Boston
man. After two years of persistent
Wolohs gave my hand and heart to
MT rogers, and we went to Hasbrouck
helshts to live. We were very happy
Tor year Then, when our first baby
came he developed a crouch that made
me miserable, and when Mildred. Gay
second hostage to fortune came he be-
came unbearable: cross as bear in
the morning and two bears when he
came home al night, lie sent an invita-
ton to me to return to our home, but
at the same time he put notice in the
village paper/that he would not be re-
sponsible for my debts and told our So
ciety friends that wanted the earth. z"
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YOU'LL GET THE SAME" HIS
THREAT AS CAPTAIN SHOT,
Keep Back He Knows What He's Doing
Writer shouted to Annis's Friend, at
Whom He Pointed Revolver-Mrs.
Annis on the Stand.

to-day did the State the trial of Thornton ans
csed as accessory the murder Of William Anns by his brother
Capt. Peter Hams.
Charles A. Bifed member of the Baysde Yacht Club
Annis shot Aug IS last called witness the old Courthouse
Flushing testified that that day Thornton ais with
pointed at him while the Captain enpyng his magazine gun into
the body OF his victim shouted Keep back he knows what he's doing!
Don't interfere you'll get the same Long and vigorous
examination failed to shake this story.
Then Frank Ellison the negro waiter at the yacht club aod1
defense by swearing that when the Hams brothers arrived
day the second question asked of him the whereabouts
of Annis.
Mr. Mcintyre made strong but futile effort to have the negros tes-
inlony out evidently fearing the effect EIsons
that as had asked for Anns almost reached
the club the ostenble hunt for real estate bargains
Frederick Storm real estate dealer and member the yacht
club testified aSS desire to learn AnniSS whereabouts
Earlier in the day Mrs Anlr widow of the murdered man. con-
onted Thornton Hams the stand She called purpose
The deathO Of husband.
The evening world., 1908-12-17
J. D. ROCKEFELLER JR. CHARGES
n. Y. AMERICAN OFFICERS With
LIBEL: S. S. CARVALHO ARRESTED
Parolei in Custody of His Constellation Merrill Will
Surrender Tomorrow and E. H. Clark Is Out of
the City-Ouck Action in Case.

s. S. Carvalho. president of the Star
Company. publishers of William r.
Hearsts New York American, was ar
rested this afternoon on a warrant sworn
out by John ID. Rockefeller jr.. charging
criminal libel. Warrants have also been
issued for Bradford Merrill, treasurer,
Star Company. Mr.. Merrill will give
himself up to-morrow and Mr., Clark is
said to be out of the city.
Mr.. Carvalho went to Centre Street
Police Court and was arraigned before
custody of his counsel. Clarence Shearn.
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He will he arraigned for examination
on Dec. &C.
Mr., Rockefeller got quick action on
his criminal libel prosecution. The
llbelous publication complained of ap-
peared in the American Of to-day's
date. 1t was in the shape of a despatch
from Chicago, in which Mr. Rockefeller
was accused of originating a system Of
peonage in the Corn Products Refining
Company's plant, near that city.
In an affidavit upon which the charge
Of criminal libel is based, Mr., Rockefel-
Ter bases the publication as false and
malicious. and purposely designed to in
jure his character. Assistant District
Attorney Garvan Is In charge of tho
prosecution. The warrants were issued
by Magistrate Finn.
The evening world., 1908-12-17
POLICE CONNECT WOMAN
WITH $4,000 ROBBERY

CHICAGO, Dec. F.-Mrs. l.. Nc
powell was arrested here to-day at the
request OF the police Of Plt:sburg.
where il IL said she is wanted In con
urctllu with "a $1,000 diamond robbery.
Pittsburg yesterday tor Chicago
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gave his age as twenty-nine, the bride
being thirty-three His residence has
been the Felix.
The couple, Immediately after receiv-
ing the license, went downstairs to the
Marriage Bureau, wher Alderman Smith
married them, and they started OF on a
Honeymoon trip, not telling where they
were going.
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Mrs. Annis on The Witness Stand
Tells of The Death of Her Husband.

1t was II o'clock when. in the midst
of a hustle of anticipation Mr., Darrin
called for Mrs. Annis,
After n pause the widow OF the dead
man, white as sheet under her big
black hat and dressed in n black prin-
cess gown and black furs, entered, tall
stately and handsome. with n magnii-
cent figure. She stood in dignitied ease
as she took the oath. and then slowly
mounted the witness chair removing
her furs as she did SO, Her gown
trimmed fore and aft and down the
sleeves with big buttons. fitted her to
perfection, Darrin examined her.
What Is your name?" he began.
ELLEN b. Annis," she said in a full,
clear voice,
The widow OF William f, Annis?"
Yes"
Where do you live?"
80. 33l West Ninety-tirst street, New
York city"
Were you present when your hus-
band died?" Yes"
WAS DIR. schmock present." He
was"
did you see your husband die?"
II did" she said with sudden catch
In Her throat.
That question was foolish" put in
the Justice,
Il only called her at this time 10 prove
conc ,.slv-ly the fact of the death, be-
gan Mr.. Darrin.
Wanted Rest OF Her Testimony
Mi Mcintyre wanted her 10 go on
and give the rest of her testimony now.
but the judge ruled that tie state could
bring her back lul,,. she h. started
away and was just al the jury box,
when Justice Crane suggested gently
but ironically that Il might he well 10
establish the time when death occurred.
Mr Darrin. fussing about IN some con
fusion. said he'd call one OF the physi-
clans.
Never mind, never mind" said JUS
ties Crane, Perhaps this lady knows"
The evening world., 1908-12-17
JURY GIVES WOMAN $1,000
FOR INVOLUNTARY FLIGHT.

KINGSTON, n. y, Dec. H. For her
involuntary balloon ascension al the
EIleuvllle fair on Aug. 90. 1906, when she
was whirled aloft at an aeronautical ex-
hibiton through becoming entangled in
a dangling rope, a jury In the Supreme
Court to-day rendered a sealed verdict
in favor OF Mrs Mary S. Roper for
Mrs. Roper had sued the Ulster
County Agricultural Society for SIS 900.
The evening world., 1908-12-17
DR.. BULL is WEAKER.

DR. Gerardbs IT Wynkoop, who Is at
tending DR. William T. Bun at tho
Plaza Hotel. said this morning that Or,
Bull had passed comfortable night,
and that, although he was a little
wsskst, the change was not enough 70
amount 70 anything.
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$40 Mems Winter Ov-rcoats, si.D5.
The Hub Clothing corner. 227-2 .s
Broadway. cor, Barclay ST.. opp. Post
Otiice, put on sale FOR to-day and FRI
aay 600 Mems Winter Overcoats. all
sizes. "a 10 a, in Blacks, Grays and
Browns; worth $40 in any other store
o9r special prize ., today and Ec5liday.
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No Puppet Show at Trial.

mo FUppcV oHUW dR '''"'
As soon as court convened the alert
trial Judge proceeded TO correct one OF
the ma nifold plumbers and errors of yes
;erday by announcing OF his own voli-
ton that he would hereafter bar out OF
the case the much dvertised model of
the scene OF the tragedy at the Bayside
Yacht Club because II was so patiently
inaccurate and out OF proportion
John r Mcintyre protested per-
functorily. but Justice Crane said that
an exhibit which purported to reproduce
a yacht landing and which had pigmies
so small and boat models so huge was
calculated 10 confuse rather than en-
The evening world., 1908-12-17
Fin. New Tarki.h baths

now open In the new Pulitzer building. Only
first-elass Downtown establishment. Modern
y syesy detail. ElsetTie aud Turkish baths
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-13
OVER $4,000 BET ON
WOOD CHOPPERS SPEED
Late Vermont Senator's Son Backs En-
ploye as Capable of Doing His
Five Cords Day.

Amsden, VT, Aug. I3.-With wagers
of over $10,00C on deposit in the treas
ury of the United States, Maxwell Ev-
arts, son of the late Senator Evarts
of Vermont, and chief counsel of the
Southern Pacific Railway company,
will bring 20 guests here on Sept. &c
to prove that a Vermont man is the
greatest wood chopper in the world,
and that he can chop, split and pile
1--WE cords of wood in a day.
The wagers were made in Washing
ton a few days ago. Mr.. Evarts, who
is interested in several big timber
propositions in Vermont, was boasting
of man, Ed Moote by name, who
worked for him and who could chop
split and pile 80 cords of wood in a
week
Nonsense" was the response he
met with.
He stood firm, and soon offers to
bet were made. Charles H. Treat
treasurer of the United States. took
$4,000, several senators took between
$1,000 and $4,000 more, and Secretary
Treat agreed to keep the money in the
United States vaults until the wager
was decided.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-13

Rock Island, the county Sunday school
rally at Long View park and the an
nual Masonic picnic at the Watch
Tower, attracted thousands of people
to the city from the rural districts of
Rock Island and Scott counties.
1t is probable that there never has
been so large a delegation of people
from the lower end of the county in
the city on any other occasion. Near
~ roo from Drury and Buffalo Prairie
came up on the steamer Columbia, and
hundreds from the other townships of
the lower end came on the trains and
scores of others drove to Rock Island
from the nearer parts of the county.
From the upper end there was spe-
cial train over the Milwaukee at $50,
bringing in big delegations for the two
big outings, and the Burlington train
from Hillsdale brought another big
delegation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-13
Rock Island Exposition Sept q Oct 3h Greatest Ever

lowing is the program of the evening:
Piano solos by Freda Nuessli, Nellie
Wood, Hazel Huntley, Minnie Nowack,
Mabel Mckinney, Miss Lundberg, Nina
Reid, Dorothy Coyne, Erna Burrell,
Marie Schmidt, BERTHE Eberts, Emma
Bollman, Harry Schaffer, Ivy Beck,
Bernice Tallman, Ira Coyne, Lillian
Postel, Ethel Jens, Florence Healy and
Dorothy Dierolf, violin solo, Master
Pollock, accompanist Fannie Pollock.
vocal solos by Walter Dunn and Flor
ence Healy, accompanied by Violet
Strupp, and recitation by Ethel Jens