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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-03-23

Tang has participated In most OF the
recent international negotiations.
Sun Vat SENS has been at-
trfbuted to his simple. striking metn-
cd OF stating the revolutionary partys
case. He illustrated this we'll In 2 taik
WITH a gentleman farmer at q Inner
etven by a New York physician. sun
Vat Sen first asked what q gentleman
farmer was, and then he interrupted
long winded explanation to say; "on'
yes: I see. The difference between a
gentleman farmer and an ordinary p
"a that the former sells what be a
eat and the latter eats what he a n
SELL"
american training, American ideas,
American longing for freedom and
equality, have carried Sun fat sen
through the years of planning to bis
present position as the first choice Oh
the nation for which he labored," said
the Hawaiian Gazette when the I'M
daunted little chief of the revolution
fists was chosen as president OK the
republic Of China upon the abdication
of the throne. One might. go further
and say that Sun Vat Sen m close
TO being an American. he was born
in Hawaii, which now belongs to the
United States.
The first official act Of Sun Vat Sen as
president of the republic was to an
nounce a new calendar for China, max
ing the Chinese new year conform to
that of most other countries. One OF
the reforms that 1t has been said the
new government will seek to establish
is no less than the adoption OF the
English language as the nauonai
speech of China. An argument In IA
vor of this proposed departure is that
many and varying dialects are spoken
In China. The educated Chinese learn
the English language quite readily.
SUN VAT SENS WIFE
The wife of DR.. Sun Vat Sen has
been at the side of her husband
through many of the h%ardships n
pertls he has faced in the interest OF
a better China. Her name before mar
rage was Lee Shee, and Sun Vat Sen
first met her after his graduation from
the Alice Memorial hospital at Hong
kong when he went to Macao, a Por-
tuguese settlement at the mouth OF
the Canton river. The accomplished
young Chinaman was a whirlwind
suitor, and they married soon after
their first meeting.
When Sun Vat Sen was compelled to
fee China following the discovery OF
the plot TO seize Canton he took his
pretty wife to Honolulu, where the
couple resided for several years In a
house near where lived the former
Queen Liliuokalani Of Hawaii. DR.. Sun.
immersed in the task of organizing
the Young China movement found in
the woman of his choice a constant
source Of help and inspiration.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-03-23

his San Francisco followers were
spreading the liberator's doctrines
throughout the two Americas.
IT was nine years ago that work was
begun in San Francisco on the consti-
tuition of the republic of Chunghwa.
1t took three yearssto draft it. Among
its principles were these:
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
No taxation without representation
Equal suffrage for all classes.
Suffrage to women, restricted only by
educational provisions.
Limitation of wealth.
Government control OF commodities.
Absolute religious freedom.
Open ports to the world.
Free trade in reciprocity.
Compulsory education.
1t was planned that the Manchu
government should be superseded by
a military government, to endure I'M
til the last of the Tartar powers was
ex~terminated: that the people should
then elect their representatives to a
parliament and that provincial gov
eminent should be placed in the hands
of the masses. AS the people became
educated and familiar with the new
system the military rule was to ter
inmate and a president be chosen by
general election.
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TooSED from the oppressive yoke
Of Manchu rule after $50 years,
China, like . great big back
ward boy In school who has
discovered and surmounted the cause
Of his delinquency. is entering upon a
new epoch In which leaders Of the
present republican form Of government
see immense opportunities. Develop
ments Of the past few months In the
political welfare Of this nation, whose
population (4S9,214.00O exceeds that
Of any other, have indicated to the
peoples Of other countries that the
emancipation Of China bids fair to ef-
feet q complete revolution of condi-
lions In q country which skeptics be-
lieved would never be able to climb
very far up the ladder Of world ad-
vancement
The struggle Of the progressive Chi
ese for emancipation from the bar
barous Manchu ~autocracy enlisted the
sympathy of Americans from the be-
ginning. In fact, the successful war
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-03-23
on imperial rule had its inception in

on imperial rule had its inception in
the United States. DR.. Sun Vat Sen,
a small, energetic, black eyed Chinese
physician, who arrived in San Fran
cisco eighteen years ago with a band
of Manchu spies on his heels, started
the hght. Hiding himself in the China
town Of the coast city, he lost no time
in working out his great scheme look
ing to the organization of the present
republic.
With a price put on his head $4,000
taels. about $4,000 in American cur
rency) and hunted by men Of his own
country with murder in their hearts,
his position was far from comfortable.
Yet the intrepid little revolutionist did
not falter. and 1000 miles distant from
the Flowery Kingdom, which be had
vowed 20 redeem. consecrated himself
to a work that seemed audacious and
destined to failure.
IN HIDING FIVE MONTHS
Five months passed after he reached
San Francisco before he ventured In
the streets. There had beer all this
time frequent exchange of cipher ca
BILE messages with his followers in
China Then Sun Vat Sen set
sail for Europe. visiting the foreign
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Preferred an Earthquake.

A certain island In the West Indies ls
liable to the periodical advent OF earth
quakes. One year before the season II
these terrestrial disturbances Mr.. y.
who lived In the danger zone. sent his
two sons to the home OF a brother Ia
England to secure them from the i'm
pending havoc.
Evidently the quiet OF the stald Eng
fish household was disturbed by the ir-
ruption of the two West Indians. for
the returning mall steamer carried a
message to Mr.. X, brief. but emphatic:
Take back your boys. Send me the
earthquake. "-Everybody's Magazine.
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start on our return voyage
to Liverpool when the captain was no
tiled that ten French convicts from
the penal settlement Of Cayenne a
escaped to sea in a yawl.
Three days later and 100 miles to the
south our lookout sighted the craft ana
her convict crew. In a quarter OF an
hour the yawl lay OF u port DO"
within speaking distance.
"HeIlo. captainl Our ship went down
of here pointing to the east yesterday
afternoon. We have neither food no
drink, and we ask you, In the name OIL
humanity, to supply u.s."
1T have nothing to spare. n | warn
you to keep off, shouted the captain IN
answer to the request.
We had seen no arms among them
and had supposed them to be without
weapons Of any sort. To our great sur
prise. FIVE muskets, taken from the
guard when they escaped, were sud-
denly lifted into view, while four oars
dropped into the water, and the yawl
made for our bows. There was n fierce
yell from every convict. and those with
muskets opened fire. Captain Rothsay
was killed and the second mate wound
ed even before they had hooked on.
| We scalded them with boiling water
| and fought them with whatever we
could lay hold of. but within i've min
utes the brig was captured. We had a
foremost hand killed in the fight on
deck, and none of us escaped injury.
KS m Offset we killed two OF h con
victs while they were trying to board.
As chief officer | was asked about our
cargo and destination, and. on the other
hand, the leader Informed me that they
were sorry to interrupt our voyage, but
intended to use the brig to make good
their escape.
The. first thing was to get rid of the
dead bodies. They allowed us to sew
them in canvas before they went over
board, and then our wounded men were
made comfortable. After the burial the
leader said to US:
I'VE mean you no harm. We are
desperate men anu luleHu 10 Hldht our
escape. After we have been landed in
some safe place you may sail away
with your brig. If you try to deceive
us we will show you no mercy"
l was further informed that l must
act as captain and navigate the brig,
and l was allowed to choose a mate
from among my men. After that a
council was held among the eight OF
us as to what place should be steered
for. / brought them the charts from
the cabin. and after a long debate II
was decided to run for the Amazon.
From the very first | had hoped that
we might retake the brig. but the con
victs would only trust us so far. The
watches were so divided by order OF
Moran that our men were separated,
and two of the convicts were kept un.
der arms to act as sentrles. Moran
and the second mate had quarters aft
with me. while all the others berthed
forward. All Of US were under sur,
~veillance, and no two Of us were ever
left alone together. While none OF
them could take the wheel, they kept
constant watch on the compass.
The winds were light and variable,
and 1t was the sixth day after our
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-03-23
Old Time Politics.

Politics Is getting too nnicky," de-
clared the old timer. Things were
different In my day"
He was encouraged to proceed.
zone time when I was In politics in
a certain city we wanted to make a
certain man health officer"
"Yes."
But he wasn't a doctor, and some
meddler dug up a law which made 1t
necessary for the health officer to be
a doctor"
What did you dor
why, we had the legislature pass
an act making our nan a doctor. 1t
was simple enough"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-03-23
YuAN's NOTABLE CAREER

Yuan Shih Kai favored granting the
court generous pensions and according
special honor to the dowager empress
because her husband, the late Kwang-
su, was the first reformer among mod
ern emperors of China.
Yuan Shih Kali has had an eventful
career. Last year he was placed In
supreme command of the military op-
erations Of the imperial troops. On
Jan. 2. 1909, he had been dismissed
and ordered to vacate all his offices.
This was following the death of the
late empress dowager, In whose time
he was vastly powerful. His dismissal
was said to have been due to his be-
ing an obstacle to the reapportion-
ment Of imperial patronage and power
for the benefit Of the prince regents
family and that of the new empress
dowager.
Yuan Shih Kai's consent to return
to office came after refusal of several
government overtures. The most i'm
portant effort to get him back occur
red In 1910, when the government ap-
pointed Tang Shao vi president of a
board In Peking as a concillatory
measure and sent him to ask Yuan to
join in arranging railway and curren-
cy loans and paciication of the oppo-
nents of the governments policy of
Industrial development by use of for
eign loans.
When he was appointed commander
of the forces in 1908 Yuan Shin Kai
set to work at once to put the Chinese
army on a modern basis.
When the Boxer uprising began he
was appointed governor general of
Shantung. He took his foreign drilled
soldiers with him and at the very OPEN
ing of his reign struck terror into the
hearts of the Boxers.
TANG sHAo VI
Tang Shao VI is not only one Of the
most eminent of the younger school of
Chinese statesmen and one of the most
successful and modern OF China's ex-
ecutive officials. but he is thoroughly
imbued with western ideas. an educa-
tor and a reformer. He was the pro-
tege Of Yuan Shih Kai and is classed
as an astute politician and leader.
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Unreasonable.

He-So your father thought I want
ed to marry you for your money. did
he?
She-Yes, and when I explained That
you didn't care a snap about money
he said that you must be a fool, then.
Variety Life.
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MANcHUs AND CHINESE.

The MaAchus were q hardy and
aggressive race when they con
quered China. but they rapidly de-
generated However, they were
kept In power by their Chinese sup
porters and wen so favored that
they were provided with a pension
at birth. Needless to say, this Ill
bestowed bounty has been stopped.
There Is little difference in fea-
lures among the various groups in
China. A Manchu and q Chinaman
can hardly be told apart, but dif-
ference in dress and ways of wear
ing the hair distinguish the Man
chu women from the Chinese wom-
n Even the Jewish population Of
the interior closely resembles the
native Chinese.
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capitals. He established branches of
the revolutionary movement in Paris,
London, Brussels, Berlin, johannes
burg, South Africa, and Melbourne,
Australia. While engaged in this work
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-03-23
COULDN'T Help Himself.

owner-How did you come to pune
ture the tire?
Chauffeur-Ran over a bottle Of milk.
Owner-Didn't you see 1t in time?
Chauffeur-No; the kid had IL under
his coat.-Town Topics.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-03-23
Keeps at a Distance.

"McFee is a man who juggles with
the truth, isn't he?"
well, l wouldn't want to put 1t that
way" replied O'Beetle. "You see, he
never gets near enough to the truth to
juggle with it."-Judge.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-03-23
Struck a False Note.

This Is an exceedingly healthy SUBJ
urb." exclaimed the real estate agent.
Then l guess we won't take the
lease" said the lady. MY husband is
. doctor."-Kansas City Journal.
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Not as She knsw Hin.

Mrs. A. = Your husband always
dresses so quietly.
Mrs. Bile does not. You ought to
hear him when he loses a collar but
ton.-Milwaukee News.
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The Only Party,

ITS your husband at homer"
Yes. What do you want with him?'
"rm-er-revising the voting list. and
| just. wanted to inquire which party
he belongs to-"
DO your Well, I'm the party wot
e belongs to."-London Taller.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-03-23
A Woman's Way.

Mrs. Clawson-Why do you always
weigh each Of your two cats before
you leave the house?
Mrs. Mussett-So l shall know which
one to punish II / come home and find
my canary has disappeared.-Judge.
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Alda 10 historx-

Mrs. Brown-Haven't you found per-
sonally that history always repeats it.
self?
Mrs. Bliss-Not always. The neigh
bors repeat most of my history.-Bos-
ton Herald.
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A Case of

A Case Of Figures.
Doctor, how much will his OPERA
ton cost me?"
"How much have you got?'
about a hundred"
ID you ought to be able to bor-
row four hundred more."-Life.
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Disabled,

Disabled.
Mag1strate-Whatl DO you mean TO
say your husband struck YOU. and he
a physical wreck?
Mrs. Heavyweight-Yes. your honor,
but he's been a physical wreck only
since he struck me.-McCalrs Maya
zine.
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How well these plans, most of
which owe their origin to the fertile
brain Of DR.. Sun Vat Sen, have sue
ceeded Is shown by the recent propos-
al to establish the republican form Of
government for the Celestial Kingdom,
with Yuan Shin Kali president, Sun
Vat Sen vice president, Tang Shao
II premier and Ii Yuen Heng minis
ter Of war. With Yuan Shih Kai, an
educated Chinaman, in Sun Vat Sens
own class and Sun Vat Sen himself
at the head Of affairs, instead Of the
tyrannical rule of the Manchus, the
future would seem to hold out hope
that the dreams of a new China
which Sun Vat Sen brought with him
to the United States will be fulfilled.
The republican leaders will allow
the infant Pu VI to retain the title Of
Manchu emperor, but not emperor Of
China.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-03-23

had discharged our cargo AZ
vA Georgetown from the brig
" Albatross and were ready to
start on our return voyage
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-03
TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL
FOR STATE IN JANUARY

Contrary to public opinion on the
subject, the month of January in Mis-.
sissippi was not unusually cold. The
summary issued by the weather bu-
reau shows an average OF 43 degrees
as compared with 80 year average
of Al degrees, and the accumulated
deficiency Of temperature for the 81
day period was 113 degrees, or an
average daily deficit of 3.6 degrees.
In view of the fact that Mississippi
caught the tail end of tn several cold
waves and billiards. that swept over
the northern states, the deficit of
temperature is not so large as had
been expected, especially in view of
the fact that the thermometer went
below zero in the northern section of
the state.
The total rainfall in January was
S.72 inches, as compared with a nor
NAL of 5.67 inches, the deficit shown
being 1876 inches. The December
record, however, was much above the
normal, and more than made amends
for the accumulated deficit of the
year 1911 up to the beginning of that
month.
There were seven clear days, elev-
en- partly cloudy days and thirteen
cloudy days during the month. The
prevailing direction of the wind was
from the southeast with a total move
ment of 5,293 miles, an average veloc-
ity of IL miles per hour, and maxi
mum velocity of 81 miles per hour
from the northwest on the Sth.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-03

George Estes, Stanton Hall, B. F. Max.
well, Jessie McInnis, Russell Rawls.
Leo Wallace, Dewey Wilder. Ruth
Wilder, Irma York, Pauline Sexton,
Marie HARRISON. Miss Mamie Rush.
Teacher.
Fifth Grade.
EBERT Cooper, Pierpont Camp. Claud
Heron, l. NJ. Selser, Mary Crymes,
Willie Canaan, Fon Garrett, Louise
Mclnnis, WILDER Parker, Mary Pow
ell, George Stewart, Louise Thompson.
Leslie Thaler Miss Bessie Rush.
Teacher.
Sixth Grade.
Olive Rogers, Emmie FISHER Kate
hlsher, Davidson McAuley, Will Tenn
pie, Eugene Wilder, William Sander
FER, Eddie McTnnis. Miss Kate Per-
kins, Teacher
Seventh Grade.
Claude Adams, Otis Eure. Edmo
Merkel, Abner Arledge, ]. George
Jordan, Rubie Lewis, Chester Nc.
Mullen, Robt. Oliver, Vivian Sander
fer' Otto Wells. N. T. Shumaker.
Teacher
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-03

ed Friday morning DR.. John Daring
ton, of Yazoo City, one of the old
members of the body, whose friends
had decided to place him in nomina-
ton for the presidency, was approach
ed by a member who said:
Or. Bryan states that he did not
know your name would be offered
for the presidency, otherwise he
would not have permitted the use of
his name for the place, and he de-
sires to say that he intends to with
draw in your favor"
Tell DR.. Bryant for me that | will
not permit him to withdraw in my
favor" was Dr. Darringtons prompt
reply. II did not know his name was
to be offered, or l would not have per-
mitted my friends to suggest me for
the place. Please tell DR.. Bryan that
I have already withdrawn in his ia
vor."
The NUT Il friend departed on his
mission. DR.. Bryan wouldn't hear to
it for single moment. He insisted
on stepping aside, and allowing DR..
Darlington to take the presidency
without opposition. DR.. Darlington
was equally insstent. 1t was regu-
AR Alphonse and CASTOR affair. and
it begins to look like the Board of
Health would either not have presi-
dent, or else it would become neces-
sary to trot out third candidate for
the honor.
Finally it was suggested that DR..
Darlington name a friend, DR.. Bryan
do likewise, and these two select a
third for a settlement of the matter.
The plan was adopted and the COM
71ittee of three members decided to
resort to the old-fashioned method of
craving straws, except in this in
stance they used matches. The red
headed match was to win. DR.. Oar.
ington's friend drew the white match
and thus the presidency of the State
3oard of Health was settled
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-03

torfly completed for the entertainment
to be given soon, the date to be de.
csded upon at this meeting. The
Guild members are also asked to
bring IN at this meeting material re-
quested for the photograph gallery.
!. f. 1.
The meeting Monday of the Ladies'
Aid Society of the First PRESBYTERIAN
church will be held with Mrs. Joe
Shelby, on Court street
I. i. i.
The Philathea Union will meet Sun.
day afternoon at o'clock at the Bay
Street Presbyterian church.. The
meeting will be in charge of the Phila.
thea Glass of Columbia Street Bap-
fist church
i. + 1.
The meeting Of the Lydian Circle of
the First Methodist church will be
held Monday at O'Clock with Mrs
M. G. Abney, on Second avenue, in
stead of Mrs. Charles Ames. The
members are asked to bring their
fancy work.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-03
EATON SCHOOL.


First Grade.
John Boiling, Ross Bryant, Nollie
Felts, Ruth Oden, Effie Stevens, Elmo
Whitney.
Second Grade.
Lucille Baker, Odell Sarphie, ED
rage Fuller, Aline Fuller.
Third Grade.
Herbert Crowson, Earle Evans
Jesse Griffin, David Sykes, Austin
Bennett, Mary Louise Campbell
Blanche Evans.
Fourth Grade.
Halbert Cunningham, Joseph Sar
phie, Pratt Moseley, Jessie Marie
Naylor, Alice Gray Carr, Esther May
Polk, Victoria Ring, Mary George, Ida
Hurst, William Carr, William Hay
men.
Fifth Grade.
Willie Anderson, William Griffin,
Mary Jones, Valda Sykes. Maggie
Lou, Ora Mitchell, Margaret Mitchell,
Herman Bennett.
Seventh Grade.
Florina Dossit, Maude Jones,
Reames Galbreath, Evelyn Naylor,
Zelma Hoffman.
Eighth Grade.
Pettigrew Caperton, Austin Fer.
rail-, Marion Garner, Milton
Sykes, Juelle Bufkin, Ernestine Fer
rail-, Matte Jones, Linnie Mable
Rush, Dewey Sheehan, Thelma Clark.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-03
DR.. G. S. BRYAN
new President
State Board of Health Elects Officials
For the Next TWO
Years.

jackson, Miss, Feb. 3.-The presi-
dency of the state board of health
yesterday was decided by the draw
ing of straws. While DR.. G. s. Bry-
an, of Amory, was chosen for that
honor by an unanimous vote, an in
teresting story leaked out last night
showing how it happened, and. Incl
dentally, revealing the high standard
that prevails in the medical profess
sion In this state, and the absence of
factionalism among the newly-ap-
pointed members of the board.
Shortly before the session conven-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-03
COURT STREET SCHOOL.
First and Second Grade.

First and Second Grade.
Carlton Eden, Alice Jackson, Eloise
McInnis, Frances Morrison, Martha
Spears Ross, Harry Causey, Amos
Shepherd. Miss Bonslagel, teacher
Made Remington, Paul Wesley
Sadler, Elizabeth Ament, Grace Carr
Dorothy Thornhill, Clyde Rouse, Ocil
Breland, Will Henry Reynolds. Miss
Williams, Teacher.
Second Grade.
Grady Cook, Wilmer Quinn, Ethel
Remington, Hugh Clark, Edwin Clark,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-03
HARDY STREET SCHOOL.

HARDY STREET SCHOOL.
First Grade.
Walter Killing, Kathleen Wallace
Edna May Thaler, Eugene Busby
Maggie Blackburn, Neville Ethridge
Rowena Evan. Miss Myrtle Bass
Teacher.
Second Grade.
John Wilder, Howard Camp, Robt
Hall, Robt Blackburn, NJ. A. Spencer
Minnie Findley, Eunice Green, Ben
Riggs, Brice Wilder, Edward Davis
Third Grade.
Frances Davis, Henry Crymes, Ben
Killing, Mamie Findley, Clyde Gum,
Swift McAuley. Miss Jennette Buch-
anan, Teacher.
Fourth Grade.
Olga Eure, Lora Lum, John Selser,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-03

Ellen Pickett. Miss Gayden, Teacher
Third and Fourth Grades.
Leslie Dana, Matte Shepherd, The.
opholus Brown, Mamie Meader Walk
er, John Cubley, Oscar Nance, Alice
Covert, Pauline Powe, Max Forbert.
Miss Olsen, Teacher.
Fourth Grade.
Mary Meade Ament, Inez Moore,
Mildred Moore, torrance Champenois,
Owen Reedy, Bessie Reynolds, Oscar
Farrell, Ernest Farrell. Miss Fuller
Teacher.
Fifth Grade.
Bonnie May Lenoir, Annie May
Seibe, Gladys Parker, Edna Parker,