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The evening world., 1908-12-07
CORONER PROBES
FATAL SHOOTING
OF LITTLE BOY
sSeven-Year-Old Brother Tells
Story That Interests Hack
ensack Authorities.

Coroner Curry, Of Hackensack, de>ided
to-day to hold an inquest into the death
Of seven year-old Joseph Stntz, who was
dlled at Little Ferry on Saturday last
by a revolver shot
TIE FIRST story Of abe shooting made
II appear that Joseph and his twin
brother. who were visiting the home Of
John KoeneTnann, neishbor, were
struggling with Carrie Koenemann. thir-
teen years old. for the possession OF
the pistol when II was discharged.
The twin brother. who ran away on
Saturday after the shooting, was ques-
toned to-day and his story found to
vary from that of Carrie Koenemann
in several details. He said that the
children were not all struggling to-
gether when the pistol was fired, but
that the little girl was standing at least
ten feet from Joseph at the time.
The revolver which killed little 10
seph was on the mantelpiece in the
Koonemann home when the twins ar
rived to study Christmas recitation.
in which Carrie was to take part.
The Children were playing about the
house when they found the weapon.
which was of the self-cocking vari-
ETY. Carrie. according to the story
she told on Saturday. begGed the boys
to replace the pistol and they refused
to do so. She was trying to stop them
when the weapon was discharged
The evening world., 1908-12-07
OLD HORSE CARS,
JUNK IN 81 ARE
RUN|N BROOKLYN
Expert Declares Ancient Arks
Were Made Over Into
ElectricS.

Milton q stsrrott, ex-Chief Engineer
of the Metropolitan street Railway, was
called to-day In the investigation by the
Public Service Commission to determine
if transfers shall not he established be
tween the Fifty-ninth street line and
the Broadway and Third avenue lines OF
the Third avenue road The witness
testified chiefly to matters of construc-
ton, cost of trackage and wear and tear
during the term of service. He was
cross-exnmined by Oliver g. Semple, of
counsel for the Commission.
The witness said that the average life
OF car barn was about fifty years
Engines, he said, deprecated about 4
per cent, and other appliances In vary
Ing degrees
Mr.. Starrett." questioned Mr. Sem
pie, have you ever known the life of
an electric car to be as great as twenty
years."
No" said the witness.
What ia the longest number Of years
you have ever known car to be in
use?' pursued the lawyer.
Well said the witness and there
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was smile as he answered Il am
fairly certain there are electric cars IN
operation In Brooklyn which / placed in
operation IN 1921 And l should venture
to suggest that some Of these were morse
cars which had been In previous Use
and were built over into electric ears.
Perhaps suggested Mr.. Semple
YOU can tell us on what lines these
very ancient cars are now running
NO." said the witness, and the subject
was dropped
The witness told Commissioners Meltbio
despite the objections Of counsel for Re-
cciver Whitridge and the roads bond
holders, that the property values of car
barns appreciated Annually, ana perhaps
this more than set of the two per cent.
depreciation year.
Joseph u. Choate viii sum Nm for the
Third Avenue road next Monday.
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ROASTED JEWELS FOR
HOUSEWIVES BREAKFAST
Mrs. Jason Forgot to Tell Servant
She Was Using Kitchen
Stove for a Safe.

Strange things happen in Hoboken
Mrs. Gussie lessen had dreamed that
burglars had dynamited the safe in her
husbands saloon, at Tenth and Wash
ington streets. and stolen her jewels
She begged, implored and besousht
and finally persuaded him to bring the
1ewels-s2,0co worth-hone to their fiat.
at No. 1901 Washington street
He brought them home yesterday and
Mrs, lessen put them in the stove for
safe keeping.
This morning Katrina, the servant, got
up early and lighted a grand fire.
Mrs. lessen got up later, saw the fire,
calculated My jewels" and swooned
The jewels were extracted in a state OF
blackened saute.
They consisted of two gold watches,
four diamond rings. sunbursts and other
things.
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KING EDWARD. kILING.
SEEKS MIlDER CLIMATE.
Cold and Rheumatic Attack Stick
to Him and He Plans to
Leave London.

LONDON, Dec. king Edward has
had some difficulty in shaking off the
cold and touch of rheumatism from
which he has been suffering for some
time past. He was obliged 10 remain in
the house at Sandringhan all last week,
and his projected visit 20 Lord and Lady
Leicester this week has been abandoned.
To-day the King. accompanied by
Queen Alexandra came up to London.
He intends gong on to a resort on the
south coast. where the weather Is milder
TO recuperate.
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Sale of 5000 Suits and
Overc0ats That Are
$18, $40 & $3.50 values
Fancy OvercOats

Olives, tans, grays and browns, in
dozens of correct new shades, such
as stone grays, olive tans, iron grays
and olive browns, many new fancy
vale weayes and stripe weaves; also
new subdued and two-tone stripes,
The models include extreme ideas
for young men and more eonserva-
tive ideas for those that want dig
nifty and smartness combined. There
are full box and semi-box coats, 40
~ and 81 inches long. High, natural
shoulders, full chests, fancy flap
pockets, plain flap pockets, plain
and fancy sleeves, plain and peaked
lapels,
The fabrics, the tailoring, the
trimmings and the models fully ex-
press SIS, $40 and S22,So values.
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The Suits at $3.50

Pure worsted suits. New brown,
tan, olive and smoke shades, in over
20 new stripe effects, including two
tones and fancy weaves. These fab
RIGS justify any price up to ;22.5o,
both in quality and desirabilty,
High-grade. strictly Atwood velour
suits. tans, olives, grays and smoke
shades. Included are correct hair
line, two-tone, chalk-line, chain and
pencil stripes. These smart fabrics
are usual in garments at $50 and
s22,So. The tailoring and trimmings
are full $40 standard.
Black melton finished thibet and
neat dark mixture worSted suits, in
several conservative models; SIS value.
Models, 20 different styles, for
men and young men, are in advance
OF usual $40 models.
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Dress OvercOatS

Black, Oxford. Cambridge gray
and brown overcoats, made from
strictly high-grade kerseys, meltons
and yicuna worsteds.
There are medium weights, full
weights and extreme heavy weights.
Many of the worsted fabrics are In
vale weayes of various designs. The
fabrics, tailoring and trimmings are
of usual StS, $50 and S22,5O
standards.
The models include box and semi
box coats, 46, 4S, so and 81 inches
long. with natural. medium width
shoulders. plain sleeves and cuff
sleeves, plain lapels and peaked
lapels.
Sizes for men and young men.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-19
ARMY AND NAVY.
army Orders.

Capt. FRED W. SLADEN. general staff detailed
member recorder. and disbursInC Cf'Cer national
board for the Promotion q iife practice. wee
Capt. GROTE HGrChESoN. sixth Cavalry.
IIrst-class Private Jay z. WAGNER. signal Corrs.
frUm For1 Omaha. to For LlWtUn-
Capt GEORGE 2 Ped. assistant surgeon. from
Portsmouth. 70 Fort Ontario.
Cap. CHARLES 2. b. FLAGG. assistant surgeon.
resignation accep,el-
Private JACK :. ABBOTT Company !, Fourth
Infantry. Fort Thomas transferred % Second
Infantry. 70 Fort Wayne
Serg- First Glass ANDREW 5 DOMAIN. Hos
Tital Corps. dcpOt q recruits and caSuals Fort
Mcdowell to Fort Robinson. vice Sersr First
Class WILFRID H. SCHUYLER. Hospital
Corps. who after re-enhstment IN Hospital Corps.
win proceed 20 Manila.
CaptS EDWIN 3. WINANS. Fourth Cavalry
JOSEPH L. KNOWLTON. Coast ARTILLERY
CORPS. and PEGRAM WENTWORTH, FIRST In
fantry. detailed acting quar1ermaS-ers
FIRST Lieut. THOMAS n JENNINGS Serenth
Cavalry captain. Philippine Scouts. resignation
accepted.
Irirate 10 W. HOBBS. l4lst Company. Coast Ar
tiIeTv C0rVS. Fort VI lHenry transferred 70
Thrty-ffrh Company, Coast ARTILLERY CorIs, 20
{ ,nmissary Serg1. NICHOLAS HAHN, Seventeenth
Infantry. placed on retired hst-
F-iTHre JESSE c. HOUSTON. Military Academy
Detachment OF Amy Service Men. Quarterr-as-
tiers Department West Point transferred 20
Company +. Second Battalion Of Engineers. %
Washington Barracss District q Columbia.
Private First Glass OCUS ". ROSS. Hospital Corps.
General Hospital Fort Bayard. discharged from
the amy.
ScrEt FRED L. SPACE. from Second Company.
Coast Artillery Corps. Fort II. g. Wright 20
Thirty-ffth COMPANY Coast Artillery Corps. as
private Fort Monroe
Brig. Gen. CHARLES Z. L. B. DAVIS is retired
Corporal RICHARD ". BALLARD. Signal Corps.
the Preside Of San Francisco discharged from
the army
Private AMOS l. RINEY Troop H. Fifth Czrairy
AT Fort Reno transferred 20 Company n
Nineteenth Infantry stationed al that post.
Recruit WILLIAM 2 HANLON, cavalry. recruit
depot. Fort Sl0Cm. transferred 10 Hospital C0rrs
as private 10 General Hospital. Washington Bar
racks. for duty with Company &. Hospital Corps
Corporal FREDERICK STORK. Company NJ Sew
entecnth Infantry Fort McPh--spn transferred
private 20 general service, infantry 20 recruit
depot Fort SOOlm-
The Washington herald., 1908-02-19
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Harvey Baker. p. Ct TaylorSrille Va and JAM,
F Bledsoe. ., Of Beaver Dam. Va Rev ]. b
Mclaughlin
John Hiscr. q, and Nellie Ore. . Rev. Walter
7 Smith
Herbert Higham. 9s. and Kathie E. Shields. IS
Rev. ". J.. Degries.
James Gafney, 60, and HonOre Burke. 60. Rev
= J. O'Connen
Emil NerIhart, q. and Marie F. C. Sevverf Is
both II Buffalo. y. Y. Rev. W. G. Mcneil
BENJAMIN CHfos. q. and Julia StOrtz H. Rev
G.. G. BTatenahl.
Randolph NJ Swami. 3, and Catherine l. Simp
son. IS. both Of WicOmico. Nd Rev J. NJ O'B-ien
William II. Sampson. p and Ether F. Dogvett
q. both q Richmond. Va. Rev. r F. Browning
Thomas ID. Lewis. 40, Of ocCgpacia Va. and Anne
r. Barrett 81 Rev. Robert S. COPELAND
Frank Hammond. 3. and ida May Aufort. q
Rev. Richard L. Shipley
Amos W. Smith. 2. and Anna L. Pumphrey. %
Rev. 6. Stewart
Clarence H. Brown. .. and Odessa A Evans. IS
Rev VI. W. Clair.
Isaac b. Webb IS. and Marion Sinlu1s q Roy
William ]. Howard.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-19
Request Another Parish

petition signed by the members of the
Protestant Episcopal Church Of Ana
costa has been presented to Bishop sat
terlee. requesting that an Episcopal
parish be organized in Congress Heights
The intention is 70 make a division Of the
parish known as the Emmanuel Protes-
tant Episcopal Parish at Anacostia OF
which the proposed parish at Congress
Heights has been a part for MANY wears
This petition will be acted upon bv the
coming convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the diocese Of Wash
ingtOn
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Obligations Upon initiate.

Due respect 10 old age faithful fulfill
ment Of religious rites. courage. and piety
all had 10 be lived up 10 before the can
didate was eligible 70 the distinction OF
being called n man Even If he smiled
during a medicine dance or any solemn
religious ceremony he had yielded 70 one
Of the seven temptations and would have
70 reckon with his gods.
Certain requirements" said Miss Dens-
more in the ceremony Of preparing for
the Grand Medicine Lodge cause the In
dams TO get to he expert jugglers. and
almost as Skillfu as Buddhists. The
lodge is secret The eighth degree is
particularly mysterious. 7 have been Sug-
gested as a member by one Of the Chip
pewas'
As demonstration of how the Indians
expressed themselves. Rev. Joseph Gill
Milan. a missionary among the ChippewaS
for twenty-five years. interpreted a speech
made by one Of the Indians.
AleS HrdliCka. president OF the An
thropological Society. thanked Miss Dens-
more for her interesting talk. Miss Alice
Fisher, a member Of the society. and n
student Of the Indian and his music. also
made a speech Of thanks
She and Miss Densmora are now con-
nected with the EthnOlogy Bureau OF the
government and are making researches
among the Indians OF Minnesota.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-19
DEATH RECORD.

VIM. NJ. Starr, 100 ST. NV. 100 wears.
Andrew KadiWanOs Wash. Asylum Hosp. Y years
Jennie +. WI sele=. AZ I'd st. NV. y years
Addison T. Hudwell li47 18th ST. IS years
Charles L. Hartung Columbia Ant. 81 wears
Charles NJ Hutton, 1904 NJ st. Sc. a. years.
Herbert T. Conner, 2I7 5th st Sc. - years.
Eleanor H. Hcrner. 40 Gresham Place ; wears
George Goebel. 1875 9TH s; nv. 20 wears.
Harry Burger ilei Half ST. sw. 81 years
Martha r. Kent. Cong Apt House. So years.
Carl Adams. I52O VI ave. NV. q wears.
Rose Murphy. ifl5 18th st NV. 50 years
Henry +. Carrier 400 9Th ST. Sc. l year.
COLORED
John H Gray. 4e3 No ave. nv, a Years.
James Fillmore Isl sth St nv 5 years
Jeanette Wilkins, COS Navy Place, Sc, years.
George W. Miller. ll3 10Th st NV, IS yssrA
The Washington herald., 1908-02-19

Miss Frances Densmore. Of Red
Wing. Mimi, lectured before the An
thropological Society last night in the
Assembly Hall Of tho Cosmos Club.
Having been actively engaged In the
study Of Indian music for the past
thirteen years. Miss DensmOre was
particularly well equipped 10 give a
vivid description Of the intricacies OF
the peculiar music Of the Chippewas.
The Music of the Chippewa" was
the subject of the lecture. In addition
to the discourse that Miss Densmore
gave, three full-hedged Chippewa In
dams. who happened to be in Wash
ington. provided her hearers with
practical demonstrations Of songs and
dances. There were also phonograph
reproductions OF typI al Indian songs.
Indians Are Real Thing.
Attired in Indian native dress. with
paint. feathers. beads. mOccasins. and
wampum, the Chippewas-Ga-g a-sin-
de-be, or Wolf; Wa-we-ye- kom-ig. or
Round World. and Ma-ing- or
Small Head. with tumtum and rattles.
lions while. singing
These Indians are delegates 10
Washington for The Chippewas. repre-
sentatiyes CT the tribe before the
United States government 10 secure
land claims filed by the tribe. They
belong 10 the White Earth Reservation.
in the northern part Of Minnesota.
IN their native tongue. they are known
as Ojibways. and are offsprings OF the
great Algonquin stock. one Of the nations
that filled most Of the northern part Of
the United States two centuries ago.
They then inhabited Ohio. Indiana iii
nois, Michigan, Kentucky. and even
North Carolina
Miss Densmore told Of how she came to
study the Indian music, and as a back
ground described the land OF the Chip
pewas the land Of pine trees. lakes. and
little hills. She then introduced the
human element, bringing IN the real In
dams and describing the natives and their
haunts, after which she sang "A lullaby,
the three Indians sang d wigwam song.
danced a medicine dance, and played on
their tumtum and rattIes.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-19
GOV. Guild Makes Denial.

Among the callers at the White House
yesterday was Gov. Guild Of NIassa-
chusetts. He arrived just as the Cabinet
was assembling, paid his respects 10 the
President, and departed in the direction
of the War Department. The governor
said there was no truth in the stories
that he had been approached by the Taft
forces TO become the running mate of the
Secretary Of War in the coming cam
paign.
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NnrN 0rrlr.ra

Capt. s c. LE1ILY. retired, detached Navy De
partment home
Lieut. r WILLIAMS. detached proving ground.
Indian Head. TO Medical School Hospital Wash
ingt0n.
Passed Assistant Surgeon +. C. TAYLOR detached
Naval Hospital, new Fort Lyons. resignation
accepted.
Passed Assistant Psylnastcr c. p AUD detached
Navy Yard. Mare Island. home wait orders
Chief Boatswain =. J. KANE. detached Naval
Academy. 10 duty in connection fitting ont New
Hampshire. and duty on board that vessel when
commissioned
Carpenter T. H. sCHARF. to Navy Yard. Mare
Island.
Warrant Machinist W w BOOTH. detached Nary
Yard. New York. 10 NiiSsiSSippi.
Warrant Machinist &. H. HOSTNG. 10 BROOKLYN.
Warrant MachiniSt r. T. SCHLO0uNG. detached
Brooklyn. 20 New Hampshire whcr commissioned
MOVEMENTS OF TESSELS-The following move
mentS Of Tessels have been reported % the Bu-
Of Navigation.
Auived-FebrlaTy Is. Abarenda and Brutus at
San Juan; Justin at San Francisco. February
L, Nero and Tacoma at San Juan; Mississippi
al Hampton Roads.
sailed-Februay IS. Nebraska from AlaSdalena
The Washington herald., 1908-02-19
Great Medicine song.

\ great medicine song was given and
described by Miss Densmore. Just as
given last summer when she witnessed
the death ceremonies for Flat Mouth. a
/ Chippewa chief Love songs. children-s
songs. prairie songs. war songs. and pony
songs were run of on the photograph.
"One characteristic feature Of the In
dian songs" said Miss Densmore. lis that
they drop the minor third. thus giving a
minor tone. The thinking Of the scale is
downward. The Greeks all thought their
scales downward. Rhythm is evident only
by close analysis
The tumtUm is the typical instrument
II has a resonance that is gotten from no
other instrument I have one Of my own
that when sounded can De heard for
/ twelve miles The sound Of the tuult-im
does not seem loud when close 10 the ear.
but il has that freak OF acoustics Of car
rying far
The grand medicine lodge Of the m
dams is similar 10 masonry and has all
OF the characteristics Of Il. There are
eight degrees in the grand lodge OF the
Chippewa. Before he Ia kes the last de-
gree he mast have gone through the sef-
en- temptations Of man"
Diagrams were drawn 10 show the plan
OF the grand medicine lodge. with its sew
en- temptations. represented by zlgzag
lines, or tangents. on which the Indian
man was apt 10 go of, and ruin his pros
poets % completing the eight degrees of
the lodge
The Washington herald., 1908-02-19

sons. Representative and Mrs. Burke.
Mr. and Mrs John w. Foster. Mrs. Loose.
Mrs. Mckee. Miss Mccoy, and Miss Reese
house guests Of Representative and Mrs
Dalzell; Representative HUFF and Repre-
sentative Lands.
Mr. J. Ross Fargo. Of Portland. Greg.
who is studying voice culture in New
York. preparatory 20 leaving for Paris.
where he wiz prepare FOR grand opera,
is visiting his cousins Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
Roy McKahan Of 17O6 Sixteenth street
northwest.
Miss Anna Cockrell was hostess NJ 4
luncheon yesterday az her home in r
street entertaining Mrs. Richard Har-
low. Mrs. J. c. Burrows. Mrs. Magruder.
Miss Ida Thompson. Mrs. Robert French
Mason. Miss Mattingly. Mrs. Warren G.
Fairbanks. Miss Enrol Cuthbert Brown.
Mrs. Allen CockrelI. Miss Eleanor Terry.
Mrs. F. r. Barbour. Mrs. Samuel Reber.
and Mrs. Cruger :. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Ellis were din
ner hosts last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. wolcott Tuckerman en-
tertained at a dance for young people
last evening.
The Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs Straus gave dinner Monday
night to the Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Root. The other guests were:
Admiral and Mrs.. Cowles Senator and Mr.. Crane
Hon and Mrs F. .. Loaden. Mr. and Mis-. VII
liam r Curtis the Swi,s Minister the Greek MIN
lister, Count HstzfeIr. Mr. Haveniih. Mr. and NJ.
Jesse !. Strsus. Prince Koudachef. Senator War-
rem Mr.. Adee. a the state Department. Mis-,
scdmore, Miss Foraker. Miss Ffoulke. Mrs ri
ward Schafer. Miss Pansy Perkins. and Mrs William
$ Bennett
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Bergman enter
tanned at dinner last night complimentary
TO former Senator and Mrs. J. c. s.
Blackburn
Mrs. Rob Roy McKahan. Mrs. J. Yves
ley Bovee, and Mrs. Isaac Pearson will
be al home to-day az 17O6 Sixteenth street.
The Pleasure oyster Club will give their
annual ball at the Masonic Temple Friday
evening. Music will be furnished by the
larger section Of the Greater Washington
Band
Mrs. Frazier and Miss Frazier viii re-
ceive on Thursday at 1913 Connecticut
avenue in honor Of the visiting sponsors
Of the United States navy and their
friends
The place OF meeting of the Society of
Naval Sponsors. which was 70 have been
held at Continental Hail al noon on Wed
nesday. has been changed 10 the parlors
or the New willard ut the same hour.
Mrs. +. n. Coates. on account OF ab-
sence from the city. will receive ar the
Cairo on Thursday instead OF Friday Of
this week.
The kOlumbia kanOe Klub had a small
dance al Rauscher's last evening. The
guests were received by Mrs. Walter p.
Wilcox, Mrs. Owen Thompson. and Mrs.
Burruss. The committee is composed of
Mr. George Howard Mr. lie Roy Living
ston, and Mr.. Burruss.
Mrs. Ballantyne and Mrs. Jeffras will
not receive tomorrow
The Washington herald., 1908-02-19
RED MEN ENTERTAIN
Chippewa Indians in Cos
tune at Cosmos Club.
GIVE GREAT MEDICINE DANCE

illustrate Notable Lecture Given by
Miss Frances Den~mOre on "The
Music of the Chippewa"-PIny Tum-
tum and RattIes, Sing and Dance i'm
Paint, Feathers, Moccasins, &c.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-19
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD
Secretary and Mrs. Garfield
Entertain President.
AMBASSADOR REID IS DINED

Guest of Vice President and Mrs.
Fairbanks - Engagement of Miss
FfOuiI&c and Mr.. HaVenIth CeIe-
brated ut belgian LeEatiOn-COun-
seIor and Mrs. MiynOka 10 Leave.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-19

The Belgian Legation was the scene last
night Of merry dinner party assembled
70 celebrate the engagement recently an
nounced OF Hiss Helen Ff0uIke and Mr.
Havenip, the newly appointed Belgian
Minister 10 Persia. Beside the affianced
couple, there were present. The Persian
Minister. Gen MOrteZa. Khan. Nine. Pas
tor. wife of the First Secretary OF the
Spanish Legation; Mr.. and Mrs Grant
Watson, OF the British Embassy: Miss
Foraker, Miss Newberry. Miss Ellen
Crawford. Baron Ambrozy, Of the Austro-
hungarian Embassy: Sgnor Montagna,
of the Italian Embassy: Mr.. Janssens. Of
the Belgian Legation, and Mr.. Frederick
Huidekoper
The Washington herald., 1908-02-19
The Largest Morning Circulation.

All advertising contracts made BY The
Washington Herald are based upon its
bona fide circulation circulation in
Washington larger by thousands than
was ever before attained by any morn
ing newspaper al the Capital. Its books
are open
The Washington herald., 1908-02-19

Bay for santa Barbara; West Virginia 8lary-
land Tennessee and Washington from 1Iagda-
lena Bay for San Francisco; Pennsylvania and
Colorado from Magialena BAY for Bremcrtou.
February Is. Caesar from San Juan FOX Hampton
Roads Hist Viper. Tarsntula. and Cuttlefsh
from Navy Yard. New York. fer Annapolis