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IKE" SAD AND MAD
OVER BIG BILLS" DEATH

Uncle Ike Stephenson went to the
White House today IN a mood Of COM
bined sadness and Indignation He was
cast down because OF the untimely
demise Of Big Bill Wayne, the luckless
son Of Pauline Wayne, the fEe Jersey
which he presented TO the White
House
he was indignant because he declared
that If Big Bill had been fed right he'd
now be alive and well and kicking
The Wisconsin Senator went right IN
to the President and told him his views
on Il, too.
ITS too bad said Uncle Ike: that
calf would have been worth easily
$500
He explained that when he sent the
COW to the White House his foreman
sent along written Instructions as TO
feed But these Instructions were not
followed Down at the White House
stables they have a colored man IS
charge Of things and what he doesn't Z
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AUTO DRIVER HELD
FOR MANS DEATH
Coroner's Jury Finds Milton
Brown Was Killed as Re-
suit of CareleSSneSS.
THE PLow THAT KEEPS TRACES CLEAR

Andrew B. Carlsen, the chauffeur who
went 10y riding Saturday night IN his
employers car. and early Sunday morn
ing ran down Milton Brown, and injured
him 50 badly that he died later in the
Casualty Hospital, today was held for
the action Of the grand jury by the
coroneTs jury
Burns De Mar, Of SO I street south
east. and Carroll jenkins. OF SO c street
southeast who We're with Carlson IN
tie auto. were the principal witnesses
ana ID r,li- l4-lc4I. Uu CneIr testimony
that the chauffeur was held
BrowBs who was employed as a ma
chinist, at the Bryant street pumping
SaatiOn. was crossing pennsylvania ave
nue.. near Sixth street southeast. about 3
O'clock Sunday morning, when he was
hit by The car ard knocked unconscious
10 the pavement
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MORE SNOW ON WAY.
COLD WAVE IN WAKE
Poor Suffer and Charitable
Organizations Are Be
sieged for Aid.

Il the predictions OF the Weather
Bureau prove TO be the fact, the storm
which now has Washington in its grasp
IS not yet over. The forecast given out
for this afternoon is more snow. follow
ed BY decided drop in the temperature
for tonight Il Is estimated that the
Thermometer viii register about p de
grees. a few hours after the sun sets.
which is unusually cold weather for this
city
The storm struck Washington so sud
denly after so many weeks Of pleasant
weather that many persons were not
prepared for It Coal had not been laid
In in many Of the homes in the city,
and the result IS that IN many quarters
there IS today actual suffering. That. OF
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Uncle Ike views il, would I'll q book
tt seems that Big Bill was weanS.
and then fed on cold milk and corn
meal The inevitable happened He got
staggers.
Uncle Ike fears now that Pauline
Wayne viii be badly fed and die, too
He declared that If he had her out on
one Of his many farms now she'd be
giving about ten gallons Of milk a day
But he'd feed her ensilage and not corn
meal and the other things he hears
Pauline Wayns is getting
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Consideration for the Fairgrounds Is
urged BY the Commissioners in their
annual report, submitted to Congress
today.
The greatly increased attendance OF
children during the fall and winter
months IS evidence, the Commissioners
washington that the Fairgrounds be
maintained During fair weather the
average daily attendance Is over 5000.
The average attendance at the Mt
Pleasant playground. recently opened at
Fourteenth street and Columbia road, is
Loo.
Attention is directed TO the work OF
the washington Playground Association
and pUblic-spirited citizens. in making
possible the expenditure Of a large sum
IN excess OF that appropriated BY Con-
EreSs for the maintenance Of the play
grounds, all Of which have been made
as attractive as possible and have been
completely equipped
Prominent visitors to the city have
commended the simplicity and at the
same time completeness Of the equip
meut on the Washington Fairgrounds. -
says the report, and the economy with
which they are conducted as compared
with other cities
For Willow Tree Alley.
In line with the playground movement.
the Commissioners direct attention 70
an item Of S125.009 in their annual esti-
mates for the conversion Of Willow Tree
alley into a park and recreation center
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Annual Report Shows Why
Recreation Plots Should
Be Maintained.
ITEM TO RECLAIM
ANACOSTIA FLATS
Utilization of Great Falls for
Power Plant Is Also
Discussed.
Important Legislation Suggested in Reports

BY THE COMMISSIONERS
Consideration for the maintenance
OF the ChiIdren's Fairgrounds.
Ask authority TO maintain mora
complete supervision over NOV
ing pictures.
For the establishment Of an in
ebTiate hospital OF asylum
Passage Of the 'Toan shark bi
is again urged.
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Six Years Sentence
For Killing Sailor

CHERBOURG, France, Dc. "a
cOuTt-martiaI on board the battlesbip
Louisiana today sentenced Fireman
Walker to six years Imprisonment for
killing Patrick J. F1tzsimmons, a sailor
Of the Louisiana, on November J9.
The killing occurred in fight be-
tween negro and white sailors while
on shore leave
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Recommendations Made in
Annual Message to
Congress.
SUGGESTS CHANGES
IN SCHOOL SYSTEM
Would Abolish Board of Education
and Place Commissioners
in Charge.
BY THE PRESIDENT.

BY THE PRESIDENT.
Regulation OF public service COM
Panies through public utilities
commission
Conversion Of Willow Tree Alley
into an interior park.
Elimination Of al alley slums as
rapidly as possible.
Capitalization Of control OF public
schools under District Commis-
sioners.
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Mrs. Taft At Capitol,
Hears Message Read

Mrs Taft was present at the opening
OF the Congressional session this morn
ing at the Capitol, accompanied by Mrs
A c. 5dcC7fntock- They occupied seats
in the Senate gallery for the reading
Of the message.
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Control of Panama Canal Commerce.

suggest prohibiting interstate commerce railroads from controlling
owning ships engaged in the trade through the Panama Canal
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Personal Injury Laws.

The protection OF railroad employees from injury demands
nung attention would be to make valuation of railroads a
preparation enable the Interstate Commission to proceed
with due dispatch to the valuation Of all railroads
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Veteran Hotel Man Dies.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Horace II.
BrOckway, seventy-five years old, for
forty years proprietor Of the old Ash
land House. IS dead Death resulted
from Brights disease yesterday.
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Promotion of Economy.

have requested the head Of each department appoint commit
tees economy and efficiency. urge continuance appropa-
ton of 100000 requested for 1912
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A Business Message.

Distinctly, it is a business mes
sage The President talks Of foreign
affairs with primary reference to
their relation to business; he dis
cusses with much detail and intimacy
of knowledge the business methods
Of the departments Of government,
pointing odt general means by which
he believes they may be bettered,
while at the same time their opera
tions may be made less expensive.
A Sweeping Proposal
Most s'riking Of all. perhaps. among
the sugg tions Of better business meth
DDS IN Government. is the sweeping
proposal for extension OF the commits
sion plan Of getting quasi-legislative
work done To this end the Execu-
tive suggests commissions Of experts
TO inform and aid Congress and the
Executive in handling the tariff, riv-
ers and harbors. public buildings. and
waterways. much as the present none
tary commission is dealing with the
problem OF currency reform. He ex-
presses hope that this method VIII be
come the fixed policy of the Congress
in dealing with these and Ike matters.
Revision Of Tariff.
This treatment, followed by schedule
at-a-tlme revision, when expert study
shows 1t is necessary, the President be-
Ieves the proper solution Of the tariF
issue He defends the Payne measure
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WEATHER REPORT.

FORECAST. FOR THE DISTRICT.
Snow this afternoon, followed by un-
settled weather tonight; Wednesday
fair and continued cold. lowest tempeTa-
lures tonight about twenty-five degrees.
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Bureau of Health.

Last year recommended creation Of Bureau of Health
brace agencies directed toward the preservation of public health
this recommendation
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Regulation of Iniunctions.

recommendation Of the passage OF law which shall reu
late the issuing Of injunction equity without notice accordance with
the best practices in courts Of the United Staes
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Whether the canal to be used and its tonnage increased will
determined mainly by the charge My impression that the
ought exceed 81 per net ton.
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PRESIDENT TAFT'S MESSAGE
DELIVERED TO CONGRESS
Residenfs S Words in Brief on
Important Topics

The Tariff.
The schedule of the Of duty the Payne tariff have been
subjected great deal of criticism, of just of
founded, and too much misrepresentation
Little any, of the criticism of the tariff directed against
the protective principle
The shock to business due to announcement that tariff bill
be prepared be avoided by treating the schedules by
strongly convinced that need in this govenmen-a per-
manen tariff commission
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Revision Of Court Procedure.

One crying need cheapenng the cost Of litigation by simplifying
judicial procedure and expedtng final judgment The necessity
reform exists both United States State courts
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Fertilization of the Canal.

Panama Canal should be fortified and your consideration
of the subject the light of the report already before you
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conceive any higher duty the Supreme could per-
form than in leading the way smpHcaon of procedure in the
United States The Supreme carrying unnecessary
burden Of appeals and ! urge that be removed.
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Currency Reform.

urge nonpaSan and diteTeSted consideration bank
ing and currency system The problem is partisan sectional
is national
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Postal Regulations.

think would be wise to put in the classified first
second, and third class pOsnasters
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sun TABLE
TIDE TABLE.

TIDE TABLE.
Today-High tide, 100 a. m and 11-15
.. m, low tide, so a. m and $40 D. m
TomorTOw-High tide, u.47 a. n; low
tide e-lA g. m and 6.02 o. m.
CONDITION OF THE WATER
HARPERS FERRY. ". Va. Dec g.
Both rivers clear this morning.
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Alaska.

The migratory population Of Alaska makes mpraccable
give the power to elect Legislature
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TREATS IMPORTANT
!. GOVERNMENT NEEDS
IN ABLE MANNER
Goes Carefully Into Detail
of All Subjects
Handled.
Regarded AS Earnest and
Ambitious Effort to
Present Facts.
TARIFF REVISION
PLAN SUGGESTED
Schedule by Schedule When
Expert Study Shows It
Necessary.
Estimates for Fiscal Year Nearly
S53, 100000 Less Than Cur
rent Year.
TARIFF REVISION
PLAN SUGGESTED
By JUDSoN C. wELLIvER.

President Taft's message
to the third session of the
Sixty-frst Congress, deliv-
cred today, represents the op-
posite extreme from his first
message as Chief Executive.
The present message is one of
the longest ever communi-
Gated by an Executive to the
legislative branch Of the Gov
ernment- His first message,
that which was addressed to
the tariff session IN March,
1909, was accounted the
shortest IN which a President
ever laid so grave a subject
as the tariff revision before
Congress.
A Comprehensive Resume
The present message IS notable
not merely for its length, but for
the fact that II gives a most cOmpre-
henSive resume and survey Of the
business Of the Government Very
seldom has 4 President set form, for
instance, details concerning foreign
relations, OF discussed n1inutiae Of
! Government business organization,
so frankly and fully as these things
are done in the present document
1t includes about $4,000 words, and
represents a most ambitious and
earnASr effort at a complete presen-
tation o the facts which every class
of the public could be expected to
want TO know about their Govern
nent.
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The unrestricted manner in which the fanking privilege
has led to serious abuses hoped Congress will authorize
tuition special Official stamps envelopes to carry Departmental
and Congressional mail
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Forest and Coal Lands.

recommend that the limitation imposed upon Executive
which fords him Tesevng forest lands in Oregon Washing
ton Idaho Montana Colorado and Wyoming be repealed
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recommend that the coal deposits of the Government eased
after advertisement inviting competitive bids for terms no. exceeding
fifty years. do not think that under $500 acres of
surface would be too large amount to lease any
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If, experts of the POsofce Department show
niSng magazines worth millions they paw for
Justice requires that the rate this matter be
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TENIPERATTRFS.
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recommend the parcels post all rural delivery routes and that
pounds international limit limit of carriage
with ifs general extension when income will permit
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burden of appeals, and urge that it be removed,
Regulation of Iniunctions
recommendation of the passage OF which shall regu
issuing injunction equity without notice in accordance with
the best practices in courts Of the United Staes.
Bureau of Health.
Last year recommended creation of Bureau of Health to
brace agencies directed toward the preservation of public health
this recommendation
Promotion Of Economy.
requested department to appoint commit
tees economy and efficiency urge continuance Of the appropa
ton Of 100000 requested for 1912.
Personal Injury Laws.
The protection of railroad employees injury demands con-
nung attention would make railroads ap
preparation enable the Interstate Commerce Commission to proceed
with due dispatch the valuation of all railroads
Control of Panama Canal Commerce
suggest prohibiting interstate railroads from controlling
or owning ships engaged the through the Panama Canal
Fertilization of the Canal
Canal should be fortified your consideration
of the subject the light of the report already before you
Whether the canal to be used and its tonnage increased will be
determined mainly by charge My impression that the tolls
ought not to exceed 81 per net ton.
Postal Regulations.
think would be wise to put in the classified first
second and third class pOstnasteTs
The unrestricted in which the frankng privilege
led serious abuses hoped Congress will su-
tuition of special Official stamps and envelopes carry Departmental
and Congressional mail.
If experts Of the POsofce Department show fur
nSng magazines service worth millions than they pay for
Justice requires that the this matter
recommend the parcels post all rural delivery routes
he
with to ifs general extension when income will permit
Forest and Coal Lands.
recommend that the limitation imposed upon the Executive
which fodS him reserng forest lands in Oregon Washing
ton, Idaho Montana, Colorado Wyoming be repealed.
recommend that the coal deposits of the Government be ased
after advertisement inviting competitive bids for exceeding
fifty years. do not think that coal under $500
surface would be too large lease any
Alaska.
The migratory population Of Alaska makes it mpTaccabe
the power to elect legislature.
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Little, if any, of the criticism of the tariff has
the protective principle.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30
Wise Men Of Gotham.

A "wise man Of Gotham" Is a fool
but the phrase arose through the real
wisdom Of the people that lived In the
English town of Gotham. The story
goes that King John Of England once
visited the town with the intention of
seeing a castle that he thought OF TAX
ing for himself. But the Gothamltes
did not care for the nearness Of roy
atty and the expense they would be
put to If the king should have a house
there, and so they cooked up scheme
TO drive him away. When the king ar
rived with his company Of followers
and rode through the town he saw all
the Inhabitants OF Gotham going
through the most foolish Of tasks. each
person with a silly smile on his face.
The King was disgusted with them.
He would not live among crazy people,
and so ne rode on through the town
and did not stop for the castle. Then
the wise men OF Gotham, still smiling,
but not In silly fashion. told one an
other that there were more fools that
passed through Gotham than remain
IN r.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30
Three Curious Bella.

There is a curious legend connected
with the bells of Messingham church
It is said that long, long time ago a
traveller was passing through Messing
ham when he noticed three men sitting
on stile in the churchyard and say
ing, "Come to church. Thompson; coEe
to church, Brown" and so on. Being
very much surprised, he asked what 1t
meant and was told that, having no
bells; they called folks to church in
this way. The traveller remarked that
It was a pity so fine church should
be without bells and at the same time
asked the men II they could make
three for the church, promising to pay
for them himself. They undertook to
do this They were respectively a
tinker, a carpenter and a shoemaker.
When next the traveller passed that
way he found the three men ringing
three bells which said. Ting. tong.
pluff," being made respectively of tin.
wood and Teather!-LondOn Tit-Bits.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30
The Unhumhled Valet.

The Duke of Cambridge was once
tbout.to visit Lord Stratford, who had
been appointed ambassador to Turkey.
At an early hour on the morning of
his expected arrival the ambassador
went, in slippers and dressing gown.
to see II the rooms were In perfect or
der. He found that the dukes valet
had arrived and was arranging his
masters trunks and portmanteaus.
Stratford gave some directions how
they should be placed. The man left
Off working and stared Mt the intruder.
II tell you what 1t is" he said 81
know how his royal highness likes to
have his things arranged better than
you do. SO you just be Off, will you,
old fellow?"
Lord Stratford left in n towering
passion Calling one of his attaches,
he ordered him to go in and tell the
man whom he had addressed in such
language. The attache returned with
twinkling eyes.
what did you say?" asked the am
bassador.
81 said to him, my lord, that the per
son he had ventured to address such
language to was her maJestys repre-.
sentative to Turkey"
"Ah, quite right. And his answerT
"He answered, my lord, that he
never said you wasn't. 't."-"With Lord
Stratford In the Crimean War"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30

Experiences OF n correspondent OF a
Nuremberg paper go to show that the
German adulterntion laws are drastic.
He says: "A French friend sent me
four bottles Of burgundy. After pay
ing the duty was Informed that all
wine coming from abroad has to be
analyzed. AS my consignment includ-
I'd two kinds of wine a double analysis
was necessary. and for this I paid q
fee of 1924. As the end Of week
received first a certificate attesting that
my wine was pure and. second, the
case In which the bottles were sent.
! was also Informed that two bottles
had been required to form the basis Of
each analysis and that consequently
there was no wine left. I am natural.
ly grateful to the state for the precau-
tions taken to guard my health, but !
cannot help thinking ! am entitled TO
the empty bottles. Surely these were
not also analysed"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30
Conscience We. Art.

Thomas Nelson Page, in the snok-
ing room of the Baltic, contrasted the
literary and the scientific tempera-
ments.
But letter will best bring out my
point said the famous author. You
have heard, Of course, OF Tennyson's
poem. The Vision of SIM Well. an
eminent mathematician wrote to Ten
nyson, on the appearance OF his poem.
a letter that ran like this:
"'Dear Sir-f find in a recent poem
of yours, entitled The Vision of Sin"
the following unEarranted statement:
Every moment dies a man. and every
moment one is bern" | need hardly
point out that this calculation. If cor.
rect, would tend 90 keep the sum
total Of the worlds population in a
state Of perpetual equipoise. where
as, It is an established fact that the
said population is constantly on the
increase. ] would therefore suggest
that In the next edition. Of this poem
the erroneous calculation to which
refer should be corrected as follows:
Every moment dies a man. and one
and a sixteenth is born" l may add
that the exact figures are 1-f67, but
something must, of course, be con-
ceded to the laws of rhythm-' ~
Washington Star.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30
Not What He Seened.

lieutenant General J. NJ. Grferson
tells an amusing story Of some maneu-
vers in which he took part Only a
small body Of troops were being ac-
tually employed, and skeleton forces"
were the rulea-in other words, small
bodies Of mery represented whole dfvi-
sions. General Grierson with his staff
was riding along lane when he sud
denly came upon one Of the enemy's
pickets sitting calmly by the roadside.
Quickly the general rode up to him and
said:
"You are my prisoner; YOU had better
surrender"
The man grinned and pointed to a
flag beside him.
"Beg pardon, stf;s' he said, but am
q brigade Of infantry, so you are ali
my prisoners. London Mali
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30

Market Reports-

BUTTER-Barely steady: receipts. A572
packages; creamery, specials, per H., Boa
3O1zc.; extras, sc: thirds to firsts, Aa2Sc. |:
state dairy, finest, ZSc. common to prime.
23a27e.; process. specials. 2Tc.; seconds to
extras, 23a2s1ac.; factory, June make, 231za
Ac.; current make, E2a23c.: imitation
creamery, 4a25c.
CHEESE-Steady; receipts, e.S53 boxes
state whole milk, specials. 151ka17c-: aver
age fancy, small. white, BHe-; large.
5Ac; small. colored, bhc.: large, l5Ac.
choice, l44aa15c.; good TO prime. 14a141kc.
common to fair, IaIszc.; slirns. spe-
eials, l21Aa12%c.; fine, nhal11ec-; fair 70
good, s1eal0hc.; common, 6aTAc.: fun
skins, 2lsa4c.
EGGS Firm; receipts. 1z.EO cases
state, Pennsylvania and nearby, hennery.
white, 36a4Oc.; gathered, white, 30a2Gc.
hennery, brown, 30a32e.: gathered, brown.
2Sa29c. fresh gathered, extra firsts. Da
27c.; firsts 24a5c.; seconds, 22a22c-
POTATOES - Weak; Maine, per bag.
g. 25a1.4Qe state. per bbl., S-6oal-B; Long
Island, Sl.5Oa2; Jersey, per bag, H.4Oal. Is
sweets, Jersey. per bbL, SL75a2; per has
ket, 4Oa6Oc. southern, per bbA, S1.50a1-B.
HAY AND STRAW-Quiet; timothy, per
LOO lbs. 75caS1-1O; shipping, 6Oa7Oc.; eio-
yer, mixed, 5Oa95c.; clover, 45a75c.; long
rye straw, 5Oa55c.; oat and wheat. 4Oaf5c.
half bales. 219c. less.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30
Speaking with Authority.

One of the briefest and no doubt
one of the most sincere addresses ever
delivered on the subject of capital pun
ishment was made in Worcester Coun-
ty, Massachusetts,. more than two gen.
erations ago.
A notorious character by the name
of Charles James, standing on the
gallows with the moose properly ad'
justed, was asked before the cap was
drawn over his face If he would like
to say few words.
Ladies and gentlemen-beg par
don, gentlemen" he said. Standing
where | do, am unalterably opposed
to capital punishment t"-EVerybody's
Magazine.