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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-08

n.y. DIZZY WiHldulS 10 sure. ne SOl IL
crouch. To an unprejudiced observer,
it appears that BILLY" has perfect
right to be sore.
Billy, you know, is black-face
comedian. Maybe, IL YOU were a boy
along back in the~seventies, youahave
Fsneaked eoff with your sunday school
.moneylto see" Biliy's" famous min
strel company of that sdayy Although
now "a years Of age, he is still on
THE stag and doing black.face> parts,
although the good-old minstrel days,
are over. ill.,. fl.,-.. 1T
'Piniif2;sg gffGuacBB ah had sit4o origin I'M
, 'hls mnaasfnlpnHe1r; o1q 2idi, s93ssq /
L All J last winter. when be Vas on the
road With, The The Way of the Trans
gressor, "BillBne was nbeseigeda by
friends and admirers who congratu-I
lated him on "being on his feet again
and -manifested considerable interest
in the state OF his health. He found,
upon Investigation, that he mad a
s 9l "a sBS{ HS'87 also W eaimed
to Pe1i a, famous minstrel in thesold
9aysl sang aYlhfpll !was N-aEays in a
! CHRONIC condition LOT unaagiAnessi and
i financial ,stringencyion the strength of
(which lie collected considerable sums
! 10 lIoa, 10 9irb9h12 100 - .8iIi9FEI1
s $BlFSaiF|akGra5 Bai8i9a KAT through
out The central YES, this double had
j p Ri tf4fA hirNdA RpaqhT I 'kkfF4Psas
IfEtCltY, penverb joplin and g. scores of
othenrpia cesg 9the Iotherbt'Billy'sahad
been ahead Of the SHOW indastrfodsly
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-08
CONGRESSIONAL
HAS CONVENTION
Been CALLED

Louisville. KY, August Dele
Gates to the number of ia were chos.
en- today and on Monday will meet in
convention in this city to nominate
a Democratic candidate for congress
from the Fifth Kentucky district.
Swager Sherley, the incumbent, is OPP
posed for the nomination by Herman
D: Newcomb.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-08
NEGRO LODGES
CAUSING TROUBLE
WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR. A. RE.
CENT MURDER IN ALABAMA.
Citizens Found 1t Out and Set Fire to
One Lodge Room, Burning 1t to the
Ground-Negro Forced to Reveal
Details of Plot

Eufauula, Ala, August S.-Accord-
ing to the police, the murder of Wal
ter Williams in Russell county, four
teen miles from Eufaula, was planned
in one of the negro lodge rooms near
his home.
One of the lodge rooms was set on
fire, yesterday and burned, and an
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-08
NEWS, VIEWS, AND GOSSIP
FRESH FROM BIG METROPOLIS
Injuns.

Injuns.
Several years ago, or to be exact,
perhaps not quite so long, / was edi-
tor of a newspaper in town definite
tween the Mississippi an / Pacific'
in the southeast corner of a state
colored red on the map. AS such,
my duties were so various as to make
the kerosene circuit actor who doubles
in brass, appear utterly lacking in
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-08

aug 7 st fri
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-08
(By Glenn Guernsey

y New York, August S.-That which
follows is not autobiography, although
it begins with a personal reference.
RI I am not a born and bred New
Yorker. Proof: | have been known
to relinquish my seat in a crowded
car to a lady. l have lived in both
the West and South, and if I should
again go west of 'Pittsburg l would
not look out of the car window for
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-08

battallions of New York, New Jersey
and New England are assembled to-
day on board vessels in Gardeners
Bay Long Island Sound, for the b.
ginning of the annual tour of duty.
which will last nine days.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-08

matlc cr1t1c. Greater matyrdom tnan
this no man has known. At that, the
law of compensation was on the job.
One night, as usual, 1 entered the
leading theater (The other one was
a moving picture house, and my
sensitive soul baked at inspiring eff
fusive appropriations of canvasback
drammer). With the bored, blase
world-weary air affected by rural re
viewers, l waited the rise of the Gu.
tain
The attraction was musical con-
edy thing, presented by company
Eva Tanguay. The curtain, in due
c"I's' ~ - rs { 't.i.is A,',;
habit of doing. Then things began
to happen. They alweys do, | have
since learned, when Eva Tanguay is
in the neighburhooi I stayed through
the entire performance thing un-
precedented. | even applauded.
Then I went home and wrote, with
all the enthusiasm of an original dis
coverer, a column of rapturous rot
about Eva. | searched my crania
appendage for some valid and reason.
able explanation of her charm, but
found nothing doing. So I contented
myself with the refrain, 81 don't know
why love you, but l do"
Eva doesn't play the one-nigh
stands any mora. She has become the
popular idol of New York. She is the
most original character on the metr.
politan vaudeville stage. She does a
stunt that, performed by another,
would result in lunacy commission,
and gets away with it, She is more
than an idividual-she is an institu-
ton. And the critics are still wonder
ing why.
TANGUAY IN "SALOME"
Now Eva has grabbed fresh bunch
of the laurel things by doing Salome
stunt. | don't vouch for the historical
stCIui oSy VI llCl pCllOl luuiCt. an
not sure it is art. Yet it is probable
that if she had danced before Herod,
that merry monarch would have lost
his own head, and Salome would have
been given a weeks notice and Eva
appointed her successor.
In Oriental dances, as one comment
ator has delicately observed, the feet
are given a day off, since most of the
work is done upstairs. But Eva
doesn't give a whoop for precedent.
In Salome, as usual, Eva is whirl-
ing, devasting cyclone, accompanied
by thunder and lightning and brain
storms and psychic epilepsy and in
growing ego and delirium tremens.
She is a human electric battery. II
she had lived in Franklins day, Ben
wouldn't have had to fly kite.
would rather fondle live wire or
daily with third rail than shake
Eva's little paw.
But most of all do love Eva when
she sings, Il don't Care" OF course,
she, really cant sing. Nobody ever
said she could. Eva herself admits it,
and screeches: my voice sounds
funny, but it gets me the money, so
don't care" And she adds: "They
say I'm crazy and amt got no sense,
but l don't care" So when ills be-
fall, the New Yorker goes to hear Eva
| and then he doesn't care, either. OIL
| Where is there another like our
| Eva? Answer: There amt none. For
which we should be thankful. One OF
her is blessing, but two would be g
4 public calamity. t- Nnt s'} -#.f .
And don't know why love her
and--I don't care. u aa,a.i- i3u.ie
.,a sta --- .4uoll ,'}
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-08
New Orleans & Northeastern
Hattiesturg Central Time"
SOUTH BOUND

No. 6 has fifty minutes dead time at
Hattiesburg. No. passes No. 6 at
Hattiesburg. 10. and No. . meet
at Hattiesburg. No. 8 has thirty FIVE
miutes dead time at Hattiesburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-08

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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-08
TO FIGHT DEATH
TESTSPROPOSED0N
CONDEMNED MAN
But if Mantesana Is Revived
After Electrocution Lawyer
Will Demand His Release.

Relative to the plan OF County Physi-
clan Scammell, of Trenton, N. j., to ap-
ply all life-restoring tests known to
science on the body of John Mantesana
after he has been electrocuted in the
new State prison, John Bernhard, the
condemned mans lawyer. has deter
mined on different courses of action.
First he will attempt to Illustrate the
plan of the doctors by being in the ex-
ecution chamber and claiming the body
just as soon as the electric current has
been applied. If that fails to prevent
the application of the tests, Mr. Bern
hardt proposes to infinitely watch the
progress of the tests, and If Mantesana
shows the least indication of returning
10 life, the lawyer will Immediately de-
mand his liberty on the constitutional
contention that man may not a sec
ond time be placed in jeopardy of his
life for the same crime.
In the first place." said Mr.. Bern
hardt in his office, in the Prudential
Building, Newark. to-day, "Mantesana
has been sentenced to be electrocuted
during the week of Jan. 10 and not Dec.
II. By Dec. 10 | will have probably filed
an application for writ of error, so
that an appeal can be taken. II that is
denied, j presume the execution must
be proceeded with"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-08

During the sprint Georget, who had
ridden steadily for more than seven
hours. or since o'clock this morning
fell from his wheel. all in. His partner
Duprc. had been sick with "A bad case
of stomach trouble all day, and 1t was
with the hope that he would come
around all right that Georgct plucklly
stuck to his wheel. The team finally
lad to retire from the race AZ 2.3d.
Geprget may get back If he can get
new partner within four hours, but Il"
will he far behind, SO his rc-entry would
he practically useless GeorGets cNhl-
IF pluck and endurance has sell
CSm been cquall"d.
The sprint which caused all the OK
element had scau planned two hours In
advance. Moran and Mac'arland and
Rutt and Stol had hoped to jump the
bunch and thus have the race between
them. Some of the other teams heard
the tip and were on the lookout,
Every team was hustled out To IN"
trackside when ii started, fogler and
Lawson constantly relieved each other.
Stol picked up Rutt every three or four
laps and MacFarland was on the job
leading the chase when he relieved his
mate, Moran. The trainers and handlers
OF the men had a busy half hour of II
and unmistakable nervousness pervaded
every camp,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-08

\ general alarm has been sent out by
the Newark police for the apprehension
of George 7. Slockett, a former clerk
OF the Prudential Insurance Company,
who is charged by John Hayden, an
employee of the company, with having
emhozzled 500
Slockott, it is alleged, was custodian
of Christmas fund that is raised by
the clerks Of the company. They pay
i'm stated amount weekly throughout
the year and divide up the whole fund
the week before Christmas. The amount
raised this year was $500
Slockett resigned on Friday last, but
the other clerks did not know Il. when
thsy sailed on his wife later che said
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-08
"SANTA CLAUS" OF INSURANCE
/ co. DRIVES AWAY With $500
Custodian of Prudential Employees Christmas Fund Van
isheS From Newark and a General Alarm Is Sent
Out by the Police

he had left town, and she does not
know where he is
Slockett was the orEanlst OF
church in Rutherford, n j. lie lived
I'm modest style, ana was generally
supposed TO be man OF good habits
Hayden, the complainant, however
tells another story about the missing
man which shows him I'm different
liEat. Hayden alleges that Sluckctt
became enamored Of chorus girl
WHO Was playing IN NewaTk, and that
he had been In her company much Of
late. Hayden, further says that week
ago last night this giri sent Slockrlt
a telegram In which she asked him tu
meet her at a hotel IN Hoboken The
Prudential clerks are mourning the
loss Of the money with which they had
Intended 10 buy Christmas presents.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-08
Sides With Hartman and Full
fills Prophecy of Magnate
on Anti Trust Act.
NEW RAILROAD MOVE.
President Wants Them Solely
Under Interstate Board
FavOrs Honest Trusts.

Especial 10 The Evening Worid)
WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-The most
striking feature Of the last message of
President Roosevelt to the Sixtieth
Congress. read in the Senate and House
to-day. is a passage which makes good
recent prophecy uttered by E. II.
Hartman at a banquet in New York.
Mr. Hartman said at that time. speak
ing OF the forthcoming message:
II told the Presider. OF the United
States three years ago that in passing
the present Interstate Commerce act
without changing the Sherman act he
was inviting a great deal OF trouble
Now he will probably recommend the
very thing which l suggested"
And President Roosevelt in his mes
sage to-day makes the recommendation
that the Sherman Antitrust law be
replaced by a law which shall expressly
permit combinations OF capital. but will
place the Interstate railways OF the
country absolutely under the control
OF the Interstate Commerce 'o'i''h's-
SION. The enforcement of the Sherman
act me PRESIDENT says "orAs ai'Hos'
as much hardship as good.
Not a Word About the Tariff.
The President studiously refrains
from making any reference. however
meeting TO the taflH question: inns
omission is the more noticeable from
the fact that he mas something 10 say
about nearly everything else Appar-
emily President Roosevelt Is !eaNlhs lne
tarir matter to be hahdled exclusively
by his successor, MT. Iaft'
little matter OF zo'Vo" words was 'his
message 1t was typical RooseVeitiah
production touching upon nearly every
living question and lot of dead ones.
and Astounding IN Roosevelt words ana
phrases. such as 'enplrlclsm' iair
dealing" anarchist 'reactionary'
'wrongdoers of great wealth honest
business men, 'corruptionist, bride
giVer. preacher Oh Grass n"''eu, we"
meaning but wronE-headed men, ABUSE
of wealth." reign Of an unrestricted in
dividualism," supervision of corporate
wealth." predatory wealth" the reign
of plutocracy," greed and rascality."
..wealthiest and most formidable Grim
inals." the common people," blind and
ignorant resistance" corrupt crea-
,ures" .'odious vice OF class selfish
ness" twentieth century economic phi
losophy." TRAITORS to the people," or
derly self-restraint" and tainted with
yindictiveness"
The President devotes the bulk OF his
poessage IN a discussion of the corpora
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-08
AUTO SMASHES PONY CART
At VANDERBILT MANSION.
Driver Flung Into Roadway and Vehicle Demolished by
Crash of Big Car in Fifth Avenues Most Fashionable
Section During Afternoon "Parade"

In front OF the william *. Wander
bilt house, at I'ifty-second street and
Fifth avenue, there was smash-up
this afternoon during the height OF
traffic that caused a lot Of excitement
and a congestion which blocked the
asphalt from curb TO curb for ten min
utes or more.
Julian Van Gelde, OF No. 745 Forest
avenue, the Bronx, a chauffeur em-
ployed by Mrs. Henrietta Potter, Of No.
A East Fifty-seventh street, was bring
ing his mistresss automobile downtown
empty when the wheels began to skid
as he tried To get out OF pocket OF
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-08
ANNOUNCER EMIT.

The Evening World expects to he able
writing Competition In time for them 10
receive their checks as a Christmas
present, The sorting OF several hundred
thousand specimens OF handwriting is a
tremendous task. In addition. the COM
parison OF writing by a committee OF
experts requires a vast amount OF work.
The winners of the Dot Composition
~ii. be sAAauAssd IN q Iss asyA
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-08

vehicles BY quick voer to the centre
OF the roadway.
Before the chauffeur could get the big
machine under control it crashed into a
pony cart belonging to j. s. Armstrong,
of No. 80 East Sixty-frst street, and
driven by Thomas +. Wallace, OF No.
ia East Stxty-second street, a hostler
from Mr. Armstrong; stables.
Wallace was flung forward over IA
front wheel, but he wasn't badly hurt.
and scrambled up in time to keep the
pony from running away The pony
cart was badly wrecked. while the car
got off with smashed hood,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-08
AUTO HUR[S HORSE INTO
DOWNTOWN STORE WINDOW
Wagon Rammed Through BACKGROUND Crowd
on Nassau Street and Animal Is Flung Into
Midst of Christmas Display Upon Clerk

A combination of horse and automo-
bile worked havoc this afternoon with
the show window of the Hastings *
Miller photo supply store at No. lis
Nassau street, and gave that narrow
thoroughfare eyen a more crowded look
than usual Three mon We're injured by
broken glass and about 5000 worth Of
cameras and other supplies in the win
dow were smashed.
The accident occurred at tho time
when the tide of Brooklyn bound work
ers from the financial district was set
ting toward the Park Row end of the
Brooklyn Bridge. In front of No. liz
Nassau street. on the eaStcrly side. was
a big touring car, owned by man
Rlagin and driven by w. G.
Appel. his chauffeur
Horse Jumped Through Window.
Appel started the engine and climbed
into the car, just as a one-horse ex-
press van. owned by the Bright stables
at Coney Island, approached from the
north. The noise of the engine fright
ened the horse and he jumped up on
the sidewalk.
Al the same moment Appel started
his car The front end Of the auto
mobile hit the wagon amidships and
forced the horse right through the
show window. II, Buslman, of No. 413
Fifth avenue, Brooklyn, ana i. b. SIC
ge., of No. 5l4 West one Hundred and
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-08
HELEN GOULD SUED.
Former Maid Demands 100000 for
SIRnderOus Language

Helen Miller Gould. demanding and
getting a bill of particulars, revealed in
the Supreme Court to-day that Elizabeth
Gauley. of No. 4l9 Nineteenth street.
Brooklyn. is suing her for $4,000 dam
ages for alleged SANDER.
The bill of particulars attributes %
Miss Gould language which could not be
repeated In polite society or decent
newspaper
Elizabeth Gauley says she was en-
poyed as maid by Miss Gould in 1894
1895 and 1896, and that Miss Gould
charged her with being an improper
character,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-08
WED AT IL YEARS
AND DIVORCED AT q.

MONTICELLO, y. Y, Dec. s.--Judge
James \, Belts has granted an inter
loCutory decree of divorce 10 Mrs. Laura
Eyeritt, OF Mnntela. Mrs. Evelitt was
married AT the age OF twelve years. is
now but twenty-five and has daughter
nine yeArs old.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-08

behind, they didn't pursue him further.
They .et him get his lap dcs plte the
.ntreaties OF the crowd to go out and
ge, him"
When Walthour and Root, Devono-
witch and DrobaCh or Calvin and Wiley.
the three teams tied for second place,
attempt to make up the one lap they
need the effect is electrical. Bedlam
breaks loose in the crowd ant the riders
put every ounce OF strength into their
legs in an effort TO hold them. Root
and Walthour have expressed determi-
nation to get into the front bunch, but
Rutt and the rest of the leaders won't
let them,
The crowd thinued out usual as tho
noon hour approached, Many Of the all
night crowd went home and the fresh
bunch of fans began arriving
Faber Of the French team, gained his
second lap within. twelve minutes at
ll.2o and won the applause Of the crowd.
The other riders didn't do much to pre-
vent this gain. They figure that the
Frenchman has no possible chance OF
getting within striking distance,
Iogar and Menus Bedell. who wefs
hur, In spills last night, are all right
to-da", according to reports from tho
Polytllaic Hospital They hope 20 he on
hand soon to see the others light It out
tor the prizes.
Bobby Walthour went out to re-
gain the lap he and his partner, Eddie
Root, had lost, and when the gray of
dawn began to litter through the
smoke-hlled avenue he started a squirt
that lasted until the eleven other men
ridms with him We're worn and pant
ing
Varoni Tri'd for Lap.
Vanoui also seemed determined 10
get Dap an the leaders. Tho riders
had settled back to the even, ceaseless
grinding pace when he put steam ot
and shot ahead. The. men on their
wheels seemed asleep but they quickly
awoke, aud the tired riders started
out again, and for many laps followed
MIN as he strained every muscle to
gain an advantage.
The pace Was too great for VanonL
lie slackened. and Floyd Mcfarland
shot past him. The riders then took
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-08
TWO MEN DROWNED
AS TUCBOA7 SINKS
OFF THE BATTERY
Five Others Aboard Saved When the
Railroad Transport Maryland Rams
the Anthracite and Sends
Her to the Bottom

The tug Anthracite owned by the George Morrel Company its
wav from Grains Docks in Jersey City down yards off
pier North River and sunk The engineer and cook
n, The ,no went down with her and were drowned,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-08

Twenty street, Manhattan, who
were passing. Just managed to jump
out of the way but We're badly cut By
falling glass from the broken window
otto Holden. of No 100 Stanhopc
street, BROOKLYN a clerk employed by
Hastings ~ Miller. was i'm the show
window, preparing a christmas display,
when the horse unccrcmoniously en-
tered. Tie young man was knocked
down, but fortunately escaped the fren-
lied animals hoofs. His scalp was cut
open, however, 10y d Jagged piece of
glass.
Traffic Blocked on Street.
Policeman Arnold, of the Traffic
to Hudson Street Hospital, attempted
to straighten things out His methods
were such that the street was soon i'm
passably blocked all the way from
Beekman to Ann streets.
Frank Jones, driver Of the express
wagon, finally managed to get his houn-
derlng horse ont of the show window,
and found to his surprise that the ami
NAL WAS not badly injured. The force
of the collision with tn" window had
been eXerted against the end of the
shafts.
Holden was sent TO the hospital. AM
bulanco Surgeon Laurie dressed the
wounds of Bushman and Siegel. and
they were able To 50 to their homes
There were no arrests, Nassau street
did not resume it's normal evening APP
pcarance for nearly an hour.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-08
BEGAN to Settle Quickly.

Began 10 Scttlc luIChIy'
The Maryland was laden with heavy
freight cars and moving rapidly. The
force of the collision caused the little
tug to carcen. She took water over the
lower deck and into the boiler and en-
glne-room and before anybody realized
Just what had happened had begun to
sink.
Capt. Gibbs was IN the pilot house.
He shouted an alarm. With him was
Mr.. Morrell. Everybody jump" yelled
both men. Belvey and Peterson, the
deckhands. jumped and dragged with
them Edward Roach. the fireman, who
had Just poked his head from the door
OF the boiler room.
Caravan. the engineer, busy at the en-
CINE, was caught below and could not
escape Neither could the cook. Hollen-
beck, who was in the galley, get out in
time Both went down with the tug.
Had a Narrow Escape.
Mr.. Morrell had a narrow escape from
being drawn down by the suction. but
was helped by Capt. Gibbs, who was
supporting him when the rescuers from
the tug Reynolds reached them.
The Reynolds, Ward line tug, had
been lying off Pier A, Her captain, see
ing the collision, started out with her
and picked up Gibbs. Morrell and the
two deckhands. The fireman, Roach,
was carried down by the tide several
hundred yards. lie was finally lifted
aboard the lighter Comport The sur
vivors were taken TO the police station
at Pier A. and doctors from the Hud-
son Street Hospital worked over MIR,
Morrell for some time before he re-
gained consciousness.
He and the two deck hands were re-
moved to the hospital Capt. Gibbs and
Roach were able to go TO the company's
office and make their report,
No Signals. Captain Says.
Before leaving the police station capt.
Gibbs said 10 The Evening World re-
porter:
Il cant understand how this collision
occurred, We had stopped for mo-
men, We got no signals, The Mary
land struck us P slanCnS blow ON the
siarboard side art. and then size went
right ON. Trc captain didn't stop Ia
ascertain what damage had been done
OF to lower boats
The sunken tug lies In about seventy
I'VE feet of water Efforts win be made
81 once TO recover the bodies of the
dead men.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-08

The other persons aboard were thrown
into the river. but were rescued.
The boat that struck the tug was the
transport Maryland OF the New York
and New Haven Railroad Company.
She was laden with freight cars.
THE DEAD.
EDWARD CARAVAN. engineer.
EDWARD HOLLENBECK, cook.
THE RESCUED.
GEORGE GIBBS captain.
JOHN -BELYE.Ys-teckhand
EDWARD ROACH fireman.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-08
SCORE AT 5 P. M.

TIE old record for list hour is 81
miles no laps Made by Fixes and
MacFulgnd IN 1900