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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-11-06
\ enrnrlae PartY,

The Royal Neighbors surprised Mr..
and Mrs c. w. Walker last evening
by going in body to their recently
comnIeted new home in the Fifth
ward and spending the evening with
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-11-06

ginning of the work, and the Chinese
government now has in contemplation
The Inauguration of extensive afforest-
alton work in different parts of China.
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| try TO induce Congress 20 reduce ap
propriations, with the figures Of a
hundred million dollars deacit during
the fiscal year lying In plain view OF
the legislators. the last session cen
trac,ed obligations amounting to over
a billion dollars.
The dispatch relating to Senator
Aldrich's attitude further says:
In the form in which the, Payne
bin was reported to the House sum
cicnt revenue to pay the running OK
pcnses OF the government. ut lea"'
uncn the present basis OF annual ar
propriaii ms, cannot he collected from
duties on imports alone. The ini"r
ence drawn from Mr.. Aldrici.s ex-
preston. therefore, is thai the r">ia-
ion of the tariff must be CT an up
ward trend and that Congress must
curtail the tendency to expand an
nual appropriations at each succeed
ing session
II is very generally understood thai
the Payne bill as repcIied to the
House carries no reductions mon
products OF foreign counties which
stand the slightest chance Of compet'
ing with domestic products. II they
cant compete in our markets. they
will not come in. II they caa not
me In. no duty can be collected.
How then is It possible to attract I'M
ports which are practically prohibi'
ted under the Payne bill schedules by
still further raising the duties in ac
cordancc with Senator Aldrich s
ideas?
At this time 1t looks very much as
though the government OF the United
States would be Obliged in the near
future to issue bends to Gefray It's
necessary expenses. Furthermore
that sCmc of the Washington states.
men are knowingly and deliberately
attempting to produce candition
which will bring abont this action.
and that the local self.interest of
others is driving tpem along a cours"
which leads to the same end.
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Hampon, Phoebus and Old Point
COMING 70 FORT MONROE.
Fulton, Hampton Man,
Amorn the Student Officers.

The following named officers CT IN"
coast artillery corps will report on
August ~ to the commandment OF the
coas, artillery school. Fort Monroe,
for the purpose Cf taking the regular
course at that school: Capt Harry w.
McCauley, Capt. William A. toving-
ton. Capt Alfred HasbrOuck, Capt.
James l.. Long. CAPT Frederick l.,
Dengl,r. First Lieut.. James Prentice.
First l.icl;. Richard II. Jordan. First
Lieut.. James H. Taylor Fist Lieut..
George l.. Wrrrennaker. First Lieut..
Walter &. Baker. First Lieut.. Charles
a. Clark, First Lieut.. James VI. Full
ton, First Lieut. Charles +. Wheatley.
Fir: LitU,. Wade II Carpenter. First
Lieut.. Walter X. Wilson. Firs; Lieut..
John T. Terrell. First Lieut. Charles
Il r l.ulI, FIRST Lieut. Louis II. Dice.
First Iicut Francis NJ. Hnklr. Fir3f
Lieut.. Henry w. Bum. First Lieut..
Fulton @. {. Gardner. First Lieut..
David McKpl. First Lieut.. Julius {.
Peter son.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-25
TWO TO ELECTRIC CHAR;
ONE GETS FIFTEEN YEARS
Fate Of Negro Nurderers Quickly
Settled by Jury at PJWhatan
Court House.
FOURTH WILL FACE THE JURY TO-DAY
Takes Twelve Men Only Forty
Minutes to Doom TWO Of Skipw'th-
johnson Siayers ard House Burners
TO Death and Another to Peniten-
tiary-AiI Quiet.
CIV Associated Press.

~ Associated fEeSS''
RICHMOND VA, March 2i.-A.
Puwhatan Court House tIday. III"
i,uy after f. rty minutes delibcratloh.
returned a verdict finding J>e ana
lshman Taylor. guilty o; murder IN
the frs: degree, and John Brown
guilty OF murder in the second degree,
and fixing the latters punishment az
fifteen wears in the penltenNarv.
The first degree murder verdict
carries with il death in The electro
chair.
The men are .hree o! number or
negroes charged with numbering MES.
Mary f. Skipvi;h and Walter Il.
Johnson the manager OF her estate.
and afterwards setting fire to the his
toric hcmr. Southeast.
Another to be Tried.
William Brown. sen CT John 'rc"n.
is also under indictmeT;. and his
trial will commence tomorrow "
is exnecred that this hearing will re-
guire only few hours and verd'ct
will be had in his case tomorrow
afternoon.
There was NJ indication OF ,roubie
on the par, of the large crGwd in at
tendance a; the trial aid ne Is
anticipated.
The negroes seem not 10 rettIe
their position and received the verHi"'
Of the jury UnafTecteuly.
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waving at so mucA IA wave. "''n
mond Time s-Dispatrh.
Wen. We are paving 10 foreign snip
owners countless millions OF dollar"
annually As the price for GA I'll Try
MT waving.
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WILL GET SUM OF $a.o45.45.
Elizabeth City County Has Bee
Awarded This Sum.

According to information received
here bv the local antiquities the
county will receive only s3.o45.4a
from the Stat" read funds. The
authorities had asked for SS.00l. but
put in request for their share OF
the fund il was found by the road
commission of Virginia that this coun,
t. was entitled only to The sum men
toned
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Jury is Unable to Agree.

After being ont for short TIM
Yesterday afternoon the jury in IN
damage suit OF Josephine Tcmoah :
executor. acains: the Newport New
and Old Point Railway and EtectTi'
Company reported that IL was unaoi
I, agree uuon a verdict. The juT'
was adjourned over until this morn
ing a: 10 O'Clock
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TOO EARLY VET TO JUBlLATE.

The Nashville Tennesscean. the
newspaper uron which the late Sera-
t2r Carmack was the chief editorial
writer until he Was slain by the two
CoOpers on the streets of Nashville.
in expressing it's satisfaction with the
jury's verdict. rejcices at this vndica.
ton OF the law. The paper also
points with pride to the conviction
by another jury of the night rider;
in the Reelfoot Lake district.
Saye the Tennesseean:
because CT this verdict and the
Reelf0Ot Lake verdict. vindicating the
law OF the land. Tennessee will once
again take its ole proud place among
the Safes. Tennesseean. abroad
will not be compelled to hang their
heads in shame at the jeers and
sneers and SCOTS and ridicule heaped
upon their State because of its law
lessness. Life will not be so cheap
In Tennessee as il has been. Law
enforcement will be easier in Tennes-
see than 1t has been. Men whose
hearts are afire with hate for their
fellow-man. whose beings are sur
charged with malice, and whose minds
are fatally bent en- mischief. though
they may even doubt there is a God
or despise His mandates. II there he
one. will yet hold some res1ect for
law they fear when they come to
know that neither ancestral name nor
political pull nor Vaccinations of any
kind can shield Them from an honest
verdict of an honest jury. any more
than Is meted out to common
class" OF the law breakers OF whatso-
ever kind"
The 1ennesseeaI is en- the ground
and knows the situation better than
We know 1t. hut from this distance
and with all the information procure.
Bile. the Daily Press is inclined -
withhold its eulos,es upon the
triumphs Of the law OF the land IN
tennessee until at least one o! the
Reelfoot outlaws or one Of the Coopers
has actually begun 20 expiate his
crime.
Ia the cases of the Coopars. thesr
men are at large upon bail bonds.
They have vet TO traverse the gamut
of the hearing of their attorneys mo-
ton fer a new trial. an appeal 10
the STATE Supreme Court. the possible
remanding of the case back 10 The
lower court and finally the psrdoning
cover Of their friend. the governor OF
Tennessee.
The Ccopers' hail bonds were large
~ ovcr-cndorscd. The total u said
to have reached a million dollars OF
more. when OILY s. .soa was required.
Commanding the sympathy Of 50
many wealthy citizrns aud WELDING
a broad political influence. il Is !o5
sible that maay obstacles may lie
in the path leading from Judge Hart
jrry room to the gateway 'of the peni
Tertiary.
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At the American Theater.

Manager Johnson of the American
thcater. Phoebus. announces 81 en-
trelv new and clever bill f. thiS
evening. Thompson and Farrell wiz
be seen in traveSty English enter
tainment and the usual molten pic
lures will be shown.
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CoIored Man is Paraiyzed.

Robert Bailey. cOlOred man. 40
years Old, was suddenly stricken with
paralysis at Darlins's oyster house
last evening. DR.. william E. Atkins
was cal',d and had the sick man re-
moved TO his home in Yves: Queen
street This is Bailey's second
stroke.
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WH|TLA BOY IDENTIFIES
HIS LATE CApIORs
Continued from First Page)

supplcmcntet, but Ne must have cut
II of later. Thi: is the way he looked
when Last saw him in Cleveland
Boyle smiled sarcastically but SAID
not word.
Then the woman was brought in.
She was defiant and naughty in her
,,cneanCr T'iankl." she srrer 1t
Whi;la and the other members OF the
party.
Her only relapse from the indignant
The woman smiled.
Immediately Wine walked up TO her
and extended his hand. saying: How
do you do
Hello. Willie" he woman replied.
as she placed her hand upon his neal
and caressed him for an instant.
The boy then stepped back to his
father and was asked several Gues-
tons by the chief OF police.
She Was His Nurse.
Yes. know her" he said. She
was the nurse who took care Of me
yEIt
and in a hospital. | saw her whole
lot and she was with NE most Of the
time"
Notwithstanding the wOmans for
mer assertion that there would be a
sensation when she was identified or
when Wh!tla saw her. she and Whitia
looked at each other without any OUT
ward evidence OF recognition. They
did not speak with each other. Neither
did she speak with any OF the other
members Of the party.
W'hitla would make no comments
regarding the woman under suspicion.
The movements Of the WhitIa party
were greatly hampered. Thousands OF
persons followed their every move.
At the Holice station the O.-cers had
dificulty in handling the throng.
Outlets Were Blocked.
The steps outside and the corridor
inside were packed. When leaving
the station Mr.. Whitla picked Willie
up and placed him on his shoulder.
The police formed wedge in front.
and with 2 football IRISH they hurried
cut. As they passed along the CORR,
ior the crowd shouted: Hello Will
lie" Many attempted TO touch him
and others tried 10 shake his hands.
The Whitlas' appearance before the
grand jury was brief. Earlier in the
day arrangements had i"en completed
for tsSing the case up quickly.
Prism House Located.
The police located the house is
which the Whitla bov was hell. u is
The Granger" downtown apartment
house Of The better order. Willie sal !
he spcnt considerable time al III"
trent window and noticed l 90 names
on 'hc stree cars which passed
He also said he read a sign across
the street. which he remembered. II
was through the ali of the signs and
the street car signs that the lair of the
kidnappers was located.
Mrs, Maud Forker. who j. n" wife
az Harry Forkcr. brother Of Mrs
whi;la. wa seen at her home in Nor
way Ohio. today when she waS
given a description VI the woman
urdcr arrcs; here she exclaimed
That -cman. again
She then broke down ard wcp' hi
tsrly
Mrs. rorkcr would say nothing more
or eNp'ain her remark
Woman keeos Her Counsel.
The woman. whose actual tientlt'
10 as much cushroudcd in myst.r,
| tonight as IL was twelve horrs ago
when she vas arrested on susUicion "
| being implicated IN tho kidnappins
81 Willie whSa. was III" movint
spirit in the famous case. the polic'
charge
Eeyond the assert ion OF James VI
Boyle her opmpaEion and alleged 60
con- piratoT. that she " his wife. no
word can L. Obtained 10 clear IN
situation.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-25
Student Loses Three Fingers.

\ negro student. named Smith. at
the Hampton Normal and Agricul-
tural Institute, had his hand caught
in a circular saw yesterday morning
and three fingers We're severed frcni
the left hand. He was removed to
the school hospital for treatment.
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Feptered at the Newport News. Va,
as Second-class matter.
THURSDAY, MARCH 20. l3o?.
SHIFTING TARIFF SITUATION.

Hardly day passes that d"es h"e
bring some new development IN the
tariff revision situation at Washing
ton First it was announced that
heavy duty would be placed "po"
coffee Bu. later this proposition
WAS Withdrawn in consequence of the
publicity which had been given 10
the fact that the coffee schedule an-
parently was framed in the interest
OF a great syndicate that has two
years American supply on hand, the
nripclpal mart of which Ia YET stored
in Brazil, but could he brought into
this country in time to evade the new
duties and afterwards sold at a price
incre ased to the point made posstb'e
by the duty imposed upon subsequent
Imports. The newspapers are to be
thanked for the blocking CT the infa-
nous coffee duty scheme.
Then came the proposal to restore
certain of the war revenue features
such as the stamp tax upon checks
and the like. Mr.. Taft recommended
an internal revenue assessment upon
inheritances. II has been rumOred
also that the President advocates the
piacing of a tax on dividends declar-
ed by corporations.
From Tuesdays Washington dis
patches 1t appears that Senator Aid
rich. of Rhode Island chairman OF the
Senate finance committee. aud whose
power to control legislation is well
nigh absolute in the upper chamber
of Congress. has decided to oppose
each and all of the before mentioned
propositions. and believes that an up
ward revision Of the tariff and cut
ting down Of governmental expendi
lures jointly compose the only practi'
cal remedy for the governments
financial dimcufies.
As the United States Senate has
the last legislative say upon the tarifi
revision bill. whatever the House de-
cides upon cannot be regarded as any
sort OF index TO the measure which
President Taft will be called upon to
sign.
II will be remembered that IN 1894.
about eight hundred amendments 10
the Wilson tariff bill were reported
from the Senate fnance committee
after the House had dispc sed Of IT.
A large majority Of these were
adopted.
But this year all signs tend 10 the
conclusion tina: no considerable up
ws-d revision action will lee ncces.
sary in the Senate. Many Demo
cratic members Of the House q Rep
resentatiyes are vieing with the Re.
publican members as to which shaU
he foremost in the scramble fer pro
hiSitive tariff duties. each. Of course.
hsving an eye single TO products OF
his own particular district. The
House this time promises to do the
work usually LEFT TO the senate.
This policy may be all right. but
with the schedule raised 10 the pro
hibitive pcint. and in view o. tho
Sesste Republican leaders prouunc!a
mento against special internal reve
noe taxes, where Is the money to come
iron wherewssh TO support the gov
egnDest.
Everyone knows by~ futile Il Is Il
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-25
DEATH OF MRS. RoUTTEN.
She Wa Well Known Lady of Fox
HiIi-Funerah This Afternoon

The funeral CT Mrs. Amanda R0ut-
ton. he wife OF Mr.. S. S. R0utten.
VIII died in her home at Fox Hi!
Tuesday night. will be conducted
from Central Methodist church al Fox
Hill this afternoon at , o'clock. Mrs
Routtcn was 50 years old and widely
esteemed in her community.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-25
Ne. un,n After Len.eo Season.

Tho Phoebus fremen have decided
TO pos poTy.' the celebration % the
anniversary Of tho drpartmcn. until
after the cios" cf the Lenifn season.
The arrTucn expect 70 have big har
quct on This occasion.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-25
Council Meets Tonight.

The Hampton city council will msct
in adjourned session sonigh: TO con-
slider the ~. crt ~ the finance commit
toe n the SI1n o'sJ stree; impr 2Sc'
m"f bond iSSuc
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-25
Qualified as Exec utor.

Mr.. Frank G. Roche qualified be-
fore Clerk Of the Courts Harr- H.
Holt yesterday as the executor of tn,
estate of his mother. Mrs. Mollie d.
Roche. who dropped dead last week
H. gave bend in theasum of $500
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-25

doubtless the sight Of the Amcri
can nag a. far away docks Sf!rs
patriotic emotions. but. ~ cue Of the
Coneressmen suggested In the rccen;
aehase. hired pa,r!c;ism ~ not worth
20 very much. There h nothing
especially uplifting sbout Old Glory
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-25
Mr. COLGATE a Visitor

Mr.. A. c. Colgate. the millionaire
soap manufacturer of New York. ac-
companied by his wife and children.
is spending severa! days at the Hamp,
ton Norma! Sch Of
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-25
omoers Nav Have Lodge.

4 numbCr Of the Officers AT Fort
" rrop have Gcrcrmiaed 10 organize
a Masonic Lodge al Fort Monroe.
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Will SRA -crueiision."

The vested choir Of old s. John
Episcopal church is preparing TO sing
thc "CTucifxion on Friday evening
APRIL .. IN celebration CT Coed Friday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-25

Tonichi at the Savoy MIR. Lindsay
will sing The Preacher and the Bear. -
accompanied bv an orchestra Of five
pieces. also special pictures.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-25

CongdOn's Pharmacy accuratel
compounds prescriptions. 2-14-1m
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Haii1 pTsls.

C. T.. Thacker Editor and Publisher.
L. f. Pugh--Advertssing Manager
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TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Editorial Rooms. Bell Phone No "a
Dus!ners once. Bell Phone NO. 1S1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-15
poor Man AND
MERCHANT WILL
SUFFER UNDER COTRAC1
CONTINUED From Paea One1
possibility of such contingency in tn
future,
Continued From Page One.)

| poooIoIIlLy VI Sucn a contingency IN the
future
| Fire Protection.
The company claims to give the
city ample fire protection in response
to public sentiment which was the only
reason for the present agitation of the
problem at this time instead of defer
ring it till the time when the contract
expires In 1912. But with the Gus
tomary magnanimity of public service
corporations it offers the husks and
worthless material instead of the real
thing.
| Is Inch Main Farce.
| The 16-inch main as offered by the
| company as relief from the present
'one main" situation. becomes an alb.
solute farce when 1t is known that the
present main is 2Oanch main. 1t
must be remembered that the contract
as asked for by the company is for
| twenty-five years. The preposterous
suggestion of the water works then in
claiming credit for installing less
as an insufficient main GO inch) and
claiming that it will be sufficient for
the future is apparent.
Pumping Joker.
The water works in their communi-
cation of the new contract said that
they would be perfectly willing to in
crease their pumping facilities to a.
enough to the unitiated-but-
water works will only add a small
100000 pump. The grave question
arises as to whether this arrange
ment will be acceptable to the fire in
surance inspectors-and what seems
still more questionable whether this
will be sufficient for the next twenty
five years (the term of contract asked
for by the water works company.
gallon pump question which was what
the business men of the city had in
mind. -esr ..-.
Reason For These Jokers.
The obvious reason for the intro
duction of these entirely inadequate
provisions for so-called fire protection
and other conditions is that under
their cover the water works Is making
its enormous doubling of rates. That
is blind by which the company tries
to throw dust in the eyes of the people
in the hope that they will swallow
the whole proposition. The casual OBJ
server can see that the company is
raising its rates and not giving fire
protection of the sort hoped for. 1t is
doubtful whether those who are inter
ested in the abatement of the high
rates will stand for anything of this
sort now that the jokers' totally far
cical propositions have been explained.
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Verse and Worse
NOW TIME.

NOW TIME.
Come gentle Phyllis. bide a bit and sit
Under the Cigarette Tree.
Well live on Lotus Leaves and
Sweets,
And I'll love you and>you'u love me.
Lists live beside some babbling brook,
Watching the pebbles swirl,
The Sons of Men in the towns below
Are but mud In the Cty's whirl.
Faith, we will live in Already,
No care shall touch us there,
What want we of Whittier and Whence
Nor yet of After and Where?
Let US live in the Now Time
With the music of brook and bird
calls.
II we love each other well now
What care we when the World falls?
Come. gentle Phyllis, bide bit and sit
Under the Cigarette Tree.
Well live on Lotus leaves and
Sweets
And I'll love you and you'll love me-
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as any old love letters written by him
remain undestroyed.
perfection is not expected in any,
thing else. but somehow farmers al
ways expect perfect corn.
You have probably been a fool all
your life. Why not be sensible the re-
mainder of your days: Can you do it :
Don't wait for the last straw. If
you kick and scream when the first
straw is laid on you, there won't be
a last straw.
How ideals are changing! A few
years ago the ideal wife worried if her
husband didn't eat, fearing he was sick
and worried if he ate heartily, fear
ing he was eating too much. Now she
is SO busy counting her own chews
that she doesn't even see him. and II
he speaks she doesn't answer until she
has counted 65 on bread and 13S on
meat.
Once upon a time a Girl who had a
Good Job and Big Salary, and no one
but herself to spend it on, Got Mar
ried to a Tight Wad. She Never Com
planned to her Friends, being Proud
and Reserved. But it was Noticed
that whenever She sees a Cow or a
Calf tied in a Field with a Short Rope
with The Grass eaten Off as far as their
Mouths can Reach, she Sheds Silent
Tears of Sympathy, and then Length
ems their Ropes.
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MUCH MONEY.
WE IT.
AND YOU WiLLskNoW THROUGH.
The sweeiy patonc
this little Joker laden too
much aroused like
the eye and ear-but aturated bodng
THE CONTRACT NOW SUBMITTED LITTLE SHORT A
PLAIN STEAL CITIZENS
FIGURE
SEE WHAT YOU ARE PAYING COMPARE IT WITH
THE MINIMUM RATES. so cRAFTlLv ARRANGED THE WATER
WORKS COMPANY.
YOU WILL. AS We HAVE EXPLAINED ANOTHER PLACE.
AND NOW THINK OF THAT FOR TWENTY-FIVE
IT is GOING TO HARDEST OF ALL
You have councilman him
tell him what
You have right advise your ON
You have right them
ton OF the
feed off
relief in
The members Of the
WATSON p. IL.
JOHN HoLLoWELL
LET THESE MEN KNOW THINK.
THEY SHOULD BE GLAD THE c,yL
zENs. STOP THEM ON THE STREET OR DROP A
IT OUGHT TO A THE DEATH.
YOU CAN
WILL your
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FOR RALLY

Program for the Sunday school raj.
ly at the chautauqua grounds, Thurs
day Is as follows:
Presiding officer, E. NJ Haas.
Opening song, The Kings Bust.
ness"
Song, Il Love to Tell the Story"
Invocation, Rev. Conrad Huber,
Quartet, Mr.. Leslie knight, Prof.
Boggs. Harry Sloan and Carl knight.
Address, Rev. Geo. W. Halves, of
Pittsburg, Pa.
Miss Ruth Hadley will be the pian-
list.