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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-20
THE COURTS
United States Supreme Court.

Thursday. April 20. 1911.
present: The Chief Justice. Mr.. Justice
Harlan Mr.. Justice Mckenna. MI Jus
tice Holmes. Mr.. Justice Day. Mr.. Jus
tice Lurton. Mr. Justice Hughes Mr..
Justice Van Devanter and Mr.. Justice
Lamar.
William D. Ritter Of Salt axe City.
Utah; S: T. Corn of Ogden. Utah; Gordon
Knox Bell of New York city. n. Y;
Ralph c. Ely Of Deming. n. Mex: iris
tam Burgess Johnson of New York city
y y. and r. W. b. Brown OF New
York city. n. Y, were admitted to prac-
tice.
No. IDS The Sperry Hutchinson Com
pany. plaintiff in error. agt Aida T..
Rhodes; argument continued by Mr.. John
Hall Jones for the plaintiff in error; the
No. 40. William Crozier. petitioner
aGt. Fried. Krupp Aktionsese llschaft; ar
gument commenced by Mr.. Stuart Nc
Namara for the petitioner.
Proceedings after The Sar went to
press yesterday:
No. %. Liverpool and London and
Globe Insurance Company of New York,
plaintiff in error. agt. the board of as
SCISSORS of the parish of Orleans ct al. :;
and
No. 397. Orient Insurance Company ct
al. plaintiffs in error. agt. the board Of
assessors for the parish of Orleans ct al. {:
argument continued by Mr.. Harry P.
Sneed, Mr.. George n. Terriberry and Mr..
error. and concluded by Mr.. Alexander
c. King for the plaintiffs in error.
No. 1914. Morris Canal and Banking
Company ct al. plaintiffs in error, agt.
David Baird ct al; continued
No. 12s. The Sperry 4 Hutchinson
Company, plaintiff in error. agt. Aida t.
Rhodes; argument commenced by Mr..
John Hall Jones for the plaintiff in error.
The day call for Thursday, April 70, is
as follows: Nos. LIS, 100. 13l. 49, land
1880. 134. 135, 1876, 139. 40 land lad
and 142.
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ANOTHER ALASKA LAND PROBE.
! Resolution of Senator La Toilette
Calls for Inquiry.

More charges against the administra-
ton of the Department of the Interior by
Secretary Ballinger. involving Alaska
lands, arc forecast by resolution which
Senator La Toilette Of Wisconsin intro
duced today. and which was agreed to
by the Senate.
In place of the Cunningham claims.
which were the subject of the previous in
vestieations. the lands of the Chueach
national forest in Alaska are involved at
this time. The resolution directs the
Secretary of the Interior to send to the
Senate list of all claims, locations. I'LL
ings for entries made upon lands with
drawn from this national forest and re-
stored to the public domain by the eXecu-
tive order of October ~, 1910. giving the
date of each claim, location. filing or entry
with the name of the person or persons
who made the same and any or all
actions taken theron, and If soldiers ad-
ditional homestead scrip was used in
acquiring any right therein to give the
name of The soldier to whom each scrip
certificate used was issued. the amount
of land taken under said certificate and
the name of each claimant or entryman
who used the scrip certificate. Also what.
| il any, assignments of any of such claims.
| locations. filings entries have been
! made and to whom.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. April o0.-Excitement today
in the wheat trade at Liverpool resulted
in shorts here rushing to cover. and
sending prices skyward. One reason for
bulliSh sentiment was report placing
the condition of the Prussian winter crop
al 16 per cent. as compared with 81 a
year ago. Cable dispatches told also Of
scanty arrivals at Buenos Aires and of
tightening up of Australian offers. The
opening here was u to 11sa1Lc higher
than last night. MAY started at S9lt to
S.ss gain of 24aTsc TO 1lsa1l4c. rose to
S:r4 and reacted TO S9ls.
Alleged crop failure in the Argentine
made corn strong. Clear weather over
The North American belt. however. acted
as an offset in part. May opened lsai4
to ssaia up. at JOS &c SOS, and -steadled
at .M4.
Oats were in good demand. with a
prominent local house leading the buying.
May started unchanged to \ higher, at
$40 to 81, and seemed inclined to keep
within that range.
Evening up on the part OF shorts led TO
an advance in provisions after an indie
cisive opening. First sales were &c up TO
Sc off, with July options l46j for pork.
1.S5 20 1.90 for lard and I.O to 1929 for
TBS .
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ADJUSTMENTS
French Opera Company in Faust

Faust" the ever vernal masterpiece
Of Gounod, induced a large audience TO
brave the elements last evening and en-
joy the pleasing rendition afforded by
the French Grand Opera Company at the
Belasco. NJ. Huberty as Mephisfo was
quite the star of the production. and APP
peared to exceptional advantage in the trio
and the ode to the golden calf. A change
in the cast disclosed NJ. Fontaine in the
title role in place of NJ. Morati and M.
Montana as Va,entn instead OF MI.
Moore. Especially in the trio of the last
act was the exceptional and melodious
volume of NJ Fontaine's voice heard to
best advantage, while the more flexible
qualities were manifest in the garden
scene.
Mile Donaldson was generally accept
able as Marguerite and NJ. Montana was
enthusiastically welcomed as Valentin. In
the ballet, somewhat more pretentious
than in she 0revIOus operas. Miles.
Rachel Fabris, Hansens and Codolini ap-
peared in solo numbers that won ap-
plause.
The matinee performance OF La
Boheme" was a repetition OF the sue
cess attendant upon its production last
Thursday, the cast remaining unchanged.
Massenet's "Herodiade" will be sung to-
night, with MN. Morati. Huberty and
Moore, and Miles. Nady Blancard. Scalar
and Ceddes in the principal roles.
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Building Permits Issued.

The following building permits were
issued today:
To Harry Wardman. for twenty-o
two-story brick dwellings. from 141 to
1871 street northeast; architect, A. n.
Beers: builder. H. Wardman; estimated
cost, $31, 500.
Z. H. r. Howenstein. for one two
story brick store and dwelling at GA
H street northeast; architect and
builder. H. r. Howenstein; estimated
cost, $1,000.
To w. ]. Wire, for one two-story
brick and frame dwelling at 3o49 Poto-
mac avenue northwest; architect. w. J.
Wire: builder j. D. ]. Swab: estima ed
cost, $4,000.
To F. Brinkman for one one-story
brick garage at 1908 u street south
east: architect. Julius Wenig: builder.
Sloan Construction Company; estimated
cost, $1.1OO.
To ]. R. L. Manning. for one two
story frame dwelling at eos Minnesota
avenue northeast; architect. r. c. Man
gum; builder. 4. Hatton; estimated
cost, $1,000.
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The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London.
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

The steady advance OF gas stock was
continued today at the meeting OF the
Stock Exchange. But little stock was
brought out during the call. and, as
usual. the advance in the figures was
slight Three-eighths of a point repre-
scented the progress in the upward cfmo
yesterday. The best price paid Tor Inc
stock was S2as, while today it sold at
sos.
AT the close the bid for the stock was
S2s4. and as has been the case practically
throughout the recent advance the ask
ing price was only an eighth above the
bid price. The bid was for the stock or
twenty-five shares, and also Tor lo
shares. while the latter lot was to be
had at 81
After the call, however. further ad-
vance was made in the price Tor the
a one-hundred-sh share lot for So, and also
two twenty -five-share lots. the latter
range representing an advance over the
best figure of yesterday of more than half
a point
Informal announcement was made by
a member of the board of directors of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany. who is also a member or the eX-
change. that al a meeting of the dlrec-
tors Yesterday the usual semi-annual diyi-
dends, both on the common and the pre-
ferred stocks Of the company. were de-
clared payable June /.
A couple of the bonds of the Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat Company
sold at the best price that has been re-
corded for them since their issue few
weeks ago, as 1903 and 1881 was paid.
l.. w. Morrison Of New York city. an
oId-tme member Of the exchange. who
still retains his membership. made one
of his infreqUent visits today.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Saes.-Resular call, IL O'Clock noOn-Capital
Traction. 10 at 1864. at 1851: a.
Washington Rwy. and Flee. ptd.. 10 al sSH4'
10 at SSs4.
Washington Gas d at S2S4. % at s2A. % at
s2H.. ~ at S2a.. IL ct S21s-
Mergenthaler Linotype. at 2l9i3.
Lanston Monotype. 20 at 94s. 20 at 94's'
81 at 94ls 20 at 94is.
Washington Virginia Rwy. COM. % at 81,
% 81. % at s.
National Metropolitan Bank. at 22l.
Riggs National Bank 10 at 5S2i2
District National Bank, 10 at 131as.
Provident Savings Bank. 100 at 1Ot3.
After call-Capital Traction IS, $1,000 at IL
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat 5s, $l,VOO
at 1O3. $1,000 at 1O3is.
Potomac Electric Cons. .5s. $4,000 at 1914.
Lanston Monotype. 10 at 94ls.
Washington Gas, % at S21s. 100 at S3, % at
81
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WEATHER
Fair and Slightly Cooler Tonight
Friday Fair.

AAAOoy 1oAs
For the District of Columbia, Mary.
land and Virginia. fair. slightly cooler to-
night. Friday fair: moderate to brisk
northwesterly winds
Minimum temperature past twenty
four hours. 40: year ago. 46.
Mississippi valley Wednesday morning
has reached the New Jersey coast with
much increased intensity, and general
rains continued over the eastern half of
in the lake region and the central valleys.
Conditions are slightly unsettled in the
west, but with generally high pressure
and with little precipitation of conse-
quence.
Temperature changes were very irreg-
ular. but as rule nearly normal condi-
tiOns prevail.
The weather will be fair tonight and
Friday in the east and south. except in
New England. where it will continue I'M
settled tonight
Temperature changes will be unim-
pOrtant.
Storm warning are displayed on the
Atlantic coast from Delaware breakwater
to EastpOrt
The winds along the New England
coast will be high northeast to north
on the middle Atlantic coast high north
to northwest: on the south Atlantic coast
brisk west to northwest: on the east
gulf coast light and variable.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have high northeast to north
winds with rain to the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yes pm. IS:
Is pm. 80: II midnight. IS: today, 4 am
~; am, 80; 4: noon. 81: 2 pm, I'll,
Maximum, 81. at pm. today; mini
mum. ~, at am. today.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES p.m. 1916:
8 pm. 1856: IL midnight, 2947: today.
am. 29.43; am. 29.51; IL noon,
%. SO; = pm, .. &C.
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BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, April 2O.-Wheat-
Strong: spot contract. ?1s4: spot red
western. 9124: April. 31a.: May. ?I$. July,
90: steamer No. red. S1s4: receipts,
1,1G: bushels: exports. 5000 bushels.
Corn-Firmer: spot contract. Js4aIJ,
April J4a4a:bJ; Nay, 5.'a.,p4: steamer
mixed. !2l4: receipts. 2J.111 bushels; eX-
ports 1851 bushels.
Oats-Ffrm; No. white. 3Sa3s1l; stand
ard white. 311aa31s4: No. 3 white, 3IAa
3II1: receipts, 1o,I4I bushels.
Rye-Firner: No. western domestic.
p9a 90: receipts. !El9 bushes.
Hay-Firmer unchanged.
Grain freights-Quiet. unchanged.
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TAKES IN NEW MEMBERS.
Four Admitted to Board of Trade.
Plans for Shad Rake.

The executive committee of the Board
of Trade met this afternoon and elected
to membership the following: ]. L. Sher-
wood. John f. Sheldon. s. B. Hege and
Charles S. DOmer.
The general committee. having charge
of the annual shad bake. will meet to-
night at I o'clock in the board rooms,
Star building. number of important
matters are up for consideration and a
prompt and full attendance of the mem
berS is desired
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trustee, to Mary W. Strang, lot "a,
square 351S: $1,000
SACL'S ADDITION-Horace G. Smithy
to John r. and Jessie H. Buck. lot
~. square 28O8; $40.
L. Jenkins ct vir.
Charles F., to Mary G. Held. lots So
and Sc. block 4: $40.
TWENTY SECOND STREET NORTH
WEST between l and x streets
Frederick w. Krichelt ct al to
George A. and Mary L. Jackson, part
lot 16. square 81: so.
LONG MEADOWS-Real Estate Title
Insurance Company to George Lauer.
part lot %: $40.
RHODE ISLAND AVENUE TERRACE
Benjamin F. Leighton ct al, trus
tees, to James A. Hall, lots S. 3. 10
square 4313; $40.
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Chicago CATTLE MARKET.

ceipts estimated at $1,000 head; market
slow at decline; beeves, o.15a6.6O;
Texas steers, 460a5.S0; western steers.
4 SOa5.75: stOckers and feeders, 4.00a
$40: cows and heifers. 2.65a5.75: calves,
4I5a6.50.
Hogs-Receipts estimated at $4,000
head; market slow. generally 10c low
er; light. 6.05a640: mixed, 6.00a6.35
heavy. 5.75a6.20; rough, 5.75a5.95; good
to choice heavy. 5.95s62O; pigs, 6.Ooa6. IS :
sales 6.lOa633.
Sheep-Receipts estimated at $4,000
head: market weak: native, S.00a4.70:
western. 3.15a4.10: yearlings. 4.30a5.25;
lambs, native, 4.50a6.15; western, lisa
6.l5.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, April 20.-Closing-Cot-
ton-Spot, good business done: prices, 4a6
points higher: American middling, fair,
80: good middlng. s.24: middling. 90;
low middling. 1s2; good ordinary, 7j6:
ordinary. I.3l. The sales of the day were
15.COO bales. of which 1900 were for
speculation and export, and included
l4,WO American. Receipts. 1900 bales,
including l1,o,D American. Futures
opened quiet and closed firm: April. 7.76;
April and May, 7.74,s; May and June,
774Ia: June and July. 7.6911: July and
August. 765; August and September.
7.41: September and October. 7O1k: Oc-
tober and November. 6.S5h: November
and December. $50: December and Janu-
airy. CTS; January and February. Gas:
February and March, 67.l.; March and
April, SO.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. April 2O.-Closing: Wheat
Spot dull: No. = red western winter,
no stock: futures strong: May. Us 1N3sd:
July, 6s 9osd: October. Is ?ssd. Corn
Spor firm: American mixed. new. As sid
American mixed. old. is I'D: new Ameri-
can, Kiln dried. Is I'D; futures strong;
MAY, A. I'D: July, As f'sd.
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House Orders Probe of Departments.

An investigation Of the expenditures
and methods Of all the departments of
the federal government was authorized
by the House Of Representatives today.
The committee of investigation is au-
thorized to go as far back rs desired in
pursuing the inquiry.
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Falls Seven Stories; Slightly Hurt.

TACOMA. Wash, April 2O.-L. Knutson
today fell seven stories TO the concrete
basement Of an Office building, and was
only slightly hurt. At the first floor he
crashed through some one-inch boards.
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TRADING VERY LIGHT
Market Develops Heavy Tone
in Early Transactions.
MISSOURI PACIFIC GAINS
Stock Falls Back Slightly, However,
After First Advance.
TRADERS WATCH U. S. STEEL
Stock Sells Heavily Around rs, With
Reports of Cuts in Some
Products.
MISSOURI PACIFIC GAINS
TRADERS WATCH u. S. STEEL

NEW YORK, April 20.-The stock
market developed heavy tone in the
early transactions today. Missouri
Pacific was one of the few issues to
open at an advance over last nights
close. but after making a gain of u it
fell back s. Union Pacific lost q,
United States Steel IS and Reading.
Northern Pacific and Southern Pacific.
Il.
After further momentary dip in
prices the decline was checked and the
list advanced to a parity with yester-
days closing figures or above. st.
Paul. Reading and Missouri Pacific
rallied a point from the lowest Tole-
do. ST. Louis and Western preferred and
Wisconsin Central gained l. General
Electric Ia. and Nashville, Chattanoo-
ga and St. Louis points.
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u. S. Steel Sells Heavily.

Speculation during the morning session
resulted in important changes in
prices. Activity slackened and stocks
eased off somewhat toward neon. Trad
ers watched the dealings in United States
Steel and certain of the railroads closely.
United States Steel sold heavily, trans
actions being largest around -. There
were reports that prices of certain prod
uctS would be cut.
Sentiment was confused by conflicting
statements as to the plans settled upon
for reorganization of the directOrateS of
Missouri Pacific and other Gould roads.
Western Maryland and Peoples Gas i'm
proved I. and American Beet Sugar Us.
Bonds were steady.
Trading was very duh, with prices
slightly below the midday level
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Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
NEW YORK CURB PRICES,

Quotations furnished Ivy W. r. Hibts Co.,
members New York Stock Exchange.
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For the District of Columbia, Mary
land and Virginia. fair. slightly cooler to-
night. Friday fair: moderate to brisk
northwesterly winds.
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DISTRICT COCRT-Chef Justice Cla-
bau2h
United States a2t make-man tablets;
order allowing marshais costs.
In re habeas corpus of Joseph Giles and
Clarence f. Landrum; hearing continued
to May II.
BANKRUPTCY COURT-Jus. ice Stafford
In re Henry ]. Klein: adjudication and
reference to +. S. McCalmOnt
In re Thomas f. Waggaman: rule as to
proposed compromises.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-04
SYNOPSIS.

Lawrence Blakeley: lawyer. goes to
Sittsburg with the forged notes in the
Bronson case to get the deposition Of
quests Blakeley to buy her a Pullman
ticket He gives her lower IL and re-
tains lower 10. He finds a drunken man
In lower 10 and retires in lower
D. He awakens in lower and
fnds his clothes and bag missing. The
man in lower 10 Is found murdered. Cir
cumstantial evidence points to both
Blakeiey and the man who stole his
clothes. Tho train is wrecked and Blake
10y is rescued from a burning car by
girl in blue. His arm is broken. The girl
proves to be Alison West. his partners
sweetheart. Blakeley returns home and
pictures Of the train aiken just before
the wreck reveal to Blaaeley q man leap
Ing from the train witf4 his stolen grip.
Investigation proves tina the mans name
u Sullivan. Mrs. Conwa1. the woman for
whom Blakelsy bought j Pullman ticket.
tries to make q bargain with him for the
forged notes, not knowing that they are
nissing. Blakeley and an amateur de-
tscdvs Investigate the lone OF Suiltvan's
sister. From q servant Blakeley learns
that Alison West had been there on
visit and Sullivan had been attentive to
her. Sullivan 10 the husband Of q daugh
Ter Of the murdered man. Blakeley's
house 10 ransacked by the police. He
learns that the affair between Alison and
his partner Is off. Alison tells Blakeley
about the attention paid her by Sullivan.
whom she was on her way to marry when
the wreck came. 1t In planned to give
Mrs. Conway the forged notes in ex-
change for Sullivan.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-04

hearing the dog pad softly toward
me around the table. / recall even
that had put the matches down and
could not find them. Then. with q
bursting horror of the room and its
contents, Of the gibbering dark
around me. l turned and made for the
door by which had entered.
could not find 1t. l felt along the
endless wainscoting, past miles of
wall. The dog was beside me, l think.
but he was part and parcel now. to
my excited mind, with the Thing I'm.
der the table. And when. after aeons
Of search. / found . knob and STUN
bled into the reception hall, was as
nearly In Q panic As any man could
be.
Twas myself again In a second. and
by the light from the hall led the
way back to the tragedy had STUN
bled on. Bronson still sat at the table,
his elbows propped on II, his cigarette
still lighted. burning a hole in the
cloth. Partly under the table lay
Mrs. Conway. face down. Tho dog
stood over her and wagged his tail.
Mcknight pointed silently to . large
copper ash tray. filed with ashes and
charred bits Of paper.
THE notes. probably" he said rue
fully. He got them after all, and
burned them before her. 1t was more
than she could stand. Stabbed him
first and then herself"
Hotchkiss got up and took OF his
hat. "They are dead" he announced
solemnly. and took his notebook out
of his hatband.
Mcknight and I did the only thing
We could think of-drove Hotchkiss
and the dog out of the room. and
closed and locked the door. IT'S a
matter for the police" Mcknight as
serted. Il suppose you've got an ON
Ger tied to you somewhere. Lawrence?
You usually have"
We left Hotchkiss In charge and
went downstairs. 1t was Mcknight
a park railing across the street. and
called him over We told him in few
words what We had found, and he
grinned at me cheerfully.
After awhile, in a few weeks or
months. Mr. Blakeley." he said, when
you get tired Of monkeyins around
with the blood-stain and finger-print
specialist upstairs. you come to me.
I've had that fellow you want under
surveillance for ten days."
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-04

Only the open fan Is manufactured
in this district For the frame the
split bamboo is repeatedly rived until
each piece Is sufficiently slender and
flexible. These thread.like pieces of
bamboo are arranged in . row, at
tached to each other BY a thread
passed crosswise through the middle.
This thread is fastened to a semicir-
cular strip of bamboo giving the
fan its shape. The ribs are then
slightly heated and bent at the ends.
The fan has now the peculiar and
characteristic shell-like shape at the
top. Very flimsy silk gauze is then
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-04
PRAYER WITHOUT RESULT
Boys Patience 10 Exhausted After
Frequent Petitions to Throne
Of Grace.

young man who Is promsaent In
church work In Philadelphia tells this
about his nephew:
Harold Is the youngsters name. and
next door lives another boy by the
name OF Dewey. They are each seven
years old. and like most children Of
their age. are disposed to get into mis-
chief as often as possible. Several
days ago they found a mans coat lying
on the front pavement while the own,
er was fixing a gas main. From the
pockets Of the coat the two boys abb
stracted several tickets. and when
Harold's mother found 1t out she made
him return the tickets and explained
the sin which he had committed.
warning him TO pray that he be for
given that night. He obeyed. and
while on his knees added a prayer for
Dewey as well.
The next night Harold's mother was
In the next room when he said his
prayers. and she heard him ask God to
forgive Dewey for stealing q piece Of
cake. On the following evening he
again was moved to ask forgiveness
for his friend. this time for stealing
three pieces Of candy. Apparently his
patience was exhausted. for the next
evening his mother was In the ad1oin-
Ing room when he offered his evening
prayer. and this Is what she heard:
Gosh darn II. God. l have done the
best l can for Dewey. I guess you
will have to watch him yourself
Philadelphia Record