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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-30
near RIOT
AT NEGRO
BALL GAME

Straightway he proceeded into the
grand stand ans threatened to mop
up all the seats with the Chiekasha
rooters, singly and collectively. A
brawny black fist shot out from the
crowd that gathered around him and
the El Reno man proceeded to turn
few backward handsprings down sew
eral tiers OF seats. He rushed back
into the ball LOT, and returned armed
with a bat
A dozen or more Of the Chickasha
crowd surged down to the grand stand
entrance, where they were met by the
Ell Reno warrior who made wild
swing with the bat and stood them
off Meantime every negro had arm
ed himself with a pop bottle, and a
healthy encounter was all but started
They hesitated q moment and the nm
Continued on Page Three.l
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-30

MEET is
PROPOSED
Proposition Presented to the Mer.
chants but No Definite Action
Taken---Pay Day.ClOsing
Question Discussed

The proposition of whether or not
the stores should close on pay day
aighis, was again brought up at the
meeting Of the Retail Merchants asso-
oiation last night, and after discuss
ing the matter until a late hour the
meeting adjourned with an under
standing that the association meet in
adjourned session on next Tuesday
night
AZ a previous meeting it was voted
By a majority to close the stores on
pay day nights at o'clock as usual
on other nights and to keep open until
10 o'clock on Saturday nights Some
Of the merchants took exception to
this arrangement, stating that the
body voting to close was not fair
representation Of the association as
numbers 60 No decision was reached
last night and the matter viii have 70
be threshed out at Tuesday nights
meeting.
A proposition by J. r. Stuart was
submitted 20 the meeting, proposing
an aviation meet here for July 8, 4
and s. the show to be staged at Uni
yersisy park. Mr. smarts proposal
was to take all the responsibility con
corning expenses. bad weather and
other unforeseen accidents, asking
only that the merchants furnish a
band to furnish concerts on one whole
/ day and two other half days. The
plan as proposed is to have, in add
4 ton to the aviation meet a series o.
baseball games and possibly other at
fractions. to advertise the entertain
ments extensively and get people from
the entire country into the city OF
/ those days. The ayiators engaged
we're to furnish two machines ant
make two successful flights each day
Owing to the time consumed in talk
/ ing over the closing proposition th'
aviation question was given little tint
and will be taken up thoroughly at tn
/ next meeting
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-30
BURG GETS
FIVE YEARS

Yesterday afternoon in the district
court room, George Eagau, seli-con.
fessed burglar at the home Of Clarke
Rutherford, was sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary by Judge
Frank NJ. Bailey When asked if he
had ever been arrested before, Eagan
replied that he had several times been
arrested on suspicioni but that In all
previous cases he had been released
when proved innocent He gave his
age as 10 years Eagan - be taken
to McAlester within q few days,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-30
one CARTS
UPSET and
Is BURNED
Ten Cars Have Tire Trouble in
in First Ten Laps IndianapO-
lis is Mecca Of Motorists
29Entries in Race
Telegram Dy United Press


Speedway, indianapolis, May 3O--
One hundred mics an hour on straight
aways and seventyfiye on turns was
the common speed in the first few
laps Of the race.
No less than ten cars came in for
new tires on the first ten laps The
hot sun brick ana tremendous speed
literally burned up tires and tile smell
Of burning rubber was more notice
able than the odor Of gasoline.
The first stop at the pit for repairs
was by Jenkins in a schacht for new
rear tire On the seventh lap Ander-
son ID stutz came IN for new tire.
On the eighth, followed BY his team
mate in Merz Haupt in Mason
made the last lap on a flat tire.
Al one hundred and sixty miles
Gaux, Anderson and Guyot averaged
79h miles an hour
Burmans car a Keeton, was upset
and caught fire, TITS mechanician being
hurt
There were 20 entries in the race
the distance being 500 miles. One lap
is gM miles
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-30
MURDER
CASE ON
DOCKET

For the regular term Of the district
court beginning Monday. 40 jurors
have been subpoenaed by registered
mail and up to day 80 signatures have
been received on the return cards.
Two or three cases appear on the
docket ahead Of the case Of the State
vs.. John fremont and Mrs. Emma Riv-
ers, charged jointly with the murder
Of Sherman Woodward. 1t is expect
ed that this case will be reached short
ly before noon on Monday.
Within the past week, subpoenas
have ben served on numerous wit
nesses for the defense and it is ex-
pected that several of the young wo-
men members of different Chickasha
lodges will be asked to appear on the
witness stand. Judge Bailey goes to
Anadarko this afternoon, where he
viii remain the remainder OF the
week.
Yesterday after all testimony had
been taken, in the case Of Bernice
Ray VS.. Connie Ray wherein tbs
plaintiff sued for a divorce, Judge
Frank NJ. Bailey held that the plaintiff
failed TO prove her allegations and le
fused to grant the decree asked. Tn,
trial was closed late yesterday even
ing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-30
BRONZE STATUE OF
KIT CARSON DEDICATED
TELEGRAM BY United PresA

Trinidad Colo, May SO.-A magnif
icent bronze statue Of Kit Carson
pioneer, soldier, scout and trapper
was dedicated in Kit Carson park to-
day under the auspices Of the Boy
Scouts Of America Daughters of the
American Revolution and other patri-
otic societies. The statue cost SlS,-
600 and is the work Of August Luke
man Of New York.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-30
At National Capital

Telegram by United Press
Washington May 30 Official
Washington paid tribute today to the
dead defenders Of the nation, All de-
partments were closed and even IN
the stress Of legislative work at the
capitol there was d brief recognition
of Memorial Day
Arlington cemetery the govern.
ment's reservation Tor the soldier and
sailor dead, was the scene Of impress.
siYe exercises this afternoon Every
veterans grave was decorated with
the flag of the country they served.
and with flowers A mass Of bios.
SONS lay about the pile OF granite
raised to the unknown dead
at Mount Olive cemetery the Irish.
Continued an Page IUo4
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-30
TRIBUTE PAID TO
NATIONS DEFENDERS
Memorial Day Observed in Wash
ingtOn Graves in Arlington
Garlanded Mass for He
rOes Of All Wars
Telegram by United Press

New York, May S0.-Two nations
the freed and the liberator to-day paid
honor to the heroes who died on board
the battleship Maine when that ship
was blown up in Havana harbor az
40 on the evening Of February Is,
1898. The occasion was memorial
service and ceremonies attendant upon
the unyeiling OF the National Maine
monument at the Fifty-ninth street
and Broadway entrance to Central
par4
One thousand Cuban sailors from
the warship Cuba, 10000 United States
soldiers from the ships Of the North
Atlantic fleet which came here espec-
tally for the occasion, the sixty-ninth
regiment first regimental cavalry and
the naval militia Of the New York
state militia and several Spanish war
veterans associations took part in one
Of the greatest naval aud military pa
rades New York has seen in years.
Starting from Fortieth street and Fifth
avenue the troops proceeded to Fifty
ninth street thence down F'lftyninth
to Broadway. up Broadway to Sixty
sixth street, and thence east into Cen
tral park. Here the troops and sail
ors countermarched so that the heads
Of the various divisions simultaneous
" appeared surrounding the monu-
ment In the reviewing stand were
Gov, Sulzer Of New York, Gov. Haines
OF Maines, Mayor Gaynor and other
city officials, Rear Admiral Charles
Sigsbee, who was captain Of the i'll
fated Maine at the time Of the explo-
sion, and Father John chidwick, chap
lain OF the old Maine.
Previous to the arrival OF the troops
at the monument, they were reviewed
from a specially erected stand at the
Plaza, Fiftyninth street and Fifth ave
nue.. AT the head Of the procession
were Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger.
commander in chief of the United
States Atlantic fleet; Admirals Wins
low, Fletcher and Usher, in charge Of
the various divisions Of the North Att
lantic fleet; State Commander Caun-
cey W. Herrick of the New York Unit
ed sps Hish War veterans, and Com
mander Jackson and Lieut.. zogbaum
Of Admiral Winslows staff
With the troops banked about the
monument and standing at parade
rest, addresses were made by the
prominent guests. Directly back of
the monument were the two groves Of
trees planted by Park Commissioner
Slower as a part Of the Maine memo
rial. To the left in the rear Of the
monument had been planted one scar.
let oak for each ship which was under
command of Admiral Dewey at the bat
tie Of Manila bay Just opposite these
/ trees was a grove OF red oaks, one
for each Of the ships under the COM
mand Of Admirals schley and Samp-
son at Santiago harbor. AS back
ground for the monument and The two
oak tree fleets, a grove Of pin oaks
had been planted to represent each
battleship in the present United
States navy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-30
SPEED KINGS IN
500 MILE RACE
s++++se4*4@@4++
MORTAL, REMAINS OF
IMMORTAL BARBARA
BURIED AGAIN TODAY.

! Telegram by United Press.
+ Frederick, Md, May 3O.
: The remains Of Barbara Friet-
+ chic, heroine Of Whittier's stir
! ring war poem, and those Of
r her husband John c, Friet-
+ chic, We're buried today with
! impressive ceremonies at Mt.
+ Ollyet cemetery.
+ The remains recently were
+ disinterred from the Old Re-
+ formed cemetery here, and rest
+ ed in state in the Mt. Ollyet
: mausoleum until today. Miss
T Medora Mantz, a grand niece Of
= Barbar Frietchie, recited Whit
+ tiers poem and the local Grand
+ army acted as a guard Of honor.
= & q 4 q 4 = = a q a A 4 .
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-30
PHELAN ENDS
as YEARS Passionate,

Telegram by United Press.
ST Louis. Nay S0-With record
Of having baptized all the younger gen
Grafton Of members OF his church in
the last 25 years, the Rev. Father u.
s. Phelan, editor Of the Western
Watchman, today resigned his pas.
torate Of the Ferguson Catholic
church, Today was tho silver ami
versary of his connection with the
church as its paaFor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-30
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VISION IS FATAL.

i Telegram by United Press. 4
+ Montrose, Miss, May &c. 1
+ Rev J r. Halford, a prominent
: Baptist minister, was killed by
! his wife here today.
+ Halford said be had a vision I
+ directing him TO kill his wife. !
+ He bought gun and returned :
+ home !
+ His wife had been warned
+ and she opened fire on him as .
! he entered the door
= #%% ~@%@4#% 4 =
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-30
Telegram by United prsss

Telegram BY unlted Press
indianapolis Ind. May 8o An mo.
tordoms eyes we're turned today to-
ward a brick oval two and ope-balf
miles lons just outside OF lndianapo-
lis where thirtyone Of the worlds
most famous race drivers Of automo.
bIles started al 10 o'clock this fore
noon 10 tho seyerest test Of nerve and
endurance ever attempted In the auto
racing sport
Gattling spitfire, skeleton autos
streaking past a smell Of gasoline,
bluo clouds OF smoke exhaust $4,000
persons in grand stands, bleachers
and paddock, a riot Of coiors and fash
ions 10 womens dresses. cheers and
roafs from the crowds alternating
with comparative silence and always
the racing cars skImmiEs around the
track these were few features OF
the Kaleidoscope picture presented
Speed was king A mile and a quar-
ter minute vas tho qualifying test
mot by every entry and the Peugeot
car driven by Jules Goux. fayorite in
todays race, was the same machine
he recently drove l06 miles. 800 Yards
ia an hour. ihe worlds record, at The
English Brookands track
Newer and sneedier cars and such
daredevil drivers as Goux, Guyot Bur
man. De PALMA. Maliord, Tetzlaff
Bragg. Jenkins and the Endicotts gave
promise that all records for the SOC
miles would be lowered Seldom has
field been more evenly matched ane
the element Of luck tended further &
make the outcome doubtful A require
ment that the pieton displacement b'
under $50 cubic inches and the almos
unanimous use Of four cylinders ex
eluded freak entries and narrowed th'
field Several cars Of unknown abil
ity but Of great promise according t
theil owners ana drivers added 9
the interest
Todays contest took its place at th
front Of the worlds auto races. Twelv
more cars lined up here than partis
mated in the French Grand Prix, Eu
ropes greatest event The intern'
tional flavor was increased by IN
nresence of one English, two German
two French and three Italian entries
A lineuist had to be engaged to hel
the speedway authorities with the TO
eigners.
I'VE victor was to receive $1,000
second $4,000 third $1,000 fouri
25o0 nfth $4,000, sixth $1,000, seyent
1900. eighth $1,000 ninth $500 an
tenth sl4OO. Trophies for the Lead
at the end Of each 100 miles ana iuef
tive contracts for the drivers who =
ish among the first ten spurred q
racers to even greater speed
with the racers streakng past at
100.mile an hour clip the public "
on the lookout for accidents and pc
sibly deaths
The brick track was so perfect a
Continued on Fage Two.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-30
ROOSEVELT LIBEL TRIAL,
WAITS FOR TOMORROW.
Telegram by United Press.

Marquette, Mich, May SO.-The
Roosevelt libel suit was quiet today,
the court room being locked up in
honor Pf the few Old men remaining
hereabouts from the war who met in
the little opera house to mourn the
dead. Tomorrow the Colonel hopes to
finish the presentation Of his evidence
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-30
QUAKE RECORDED.

+ Telegram by United Press.
! Denver, May go Earthquake 1
! shocks Of considerable force
! and Of twenty-one minutes du-
+ ration. about fifteen hundred
= to two thousand miles distant,
! was recorded by the seismo-
4 graph at the Sacred Heart col 1
+ lege here today The vibrations
+ began at $40 and lasted until
+ 6:0l. /
o 1
4 a e 4 4 A. q =, 4. = 1. 4 a a =.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-30
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WEATHER FORECAST. 4

= Saturday. probably continued F
warm and fair. 81
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-29
Special Session.
IMPROVEMENTS.

squires II. Leigh Fleming and II. NJ.
fussrove are having Improvements
-b,ade IN their espective offices in the
BASEMENT Of the court house whicl, Will
Greatly benefit their work wien cases
IRE being heard.
Raised floors are to be placed on
u he concrete and a railing viii be In.
stalled, lnside the railing will be the
'attcrneys, the squires' desk, the news.
paper mems table and seats for the
l'rfncipalssand witnesses.
The spectators will have to remain
seutside the railing This will be a
.lreat help, as heretofore, during the
preliminary hearings, when there was
anch interest shown, the spectators
crowded up on to the witnesses and
sttorneys until there was no char q
OF all for them to work, and when talk
lug, the curious spectators would al
Ways be crowded right Gu top of
Them,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-29
AT THE HiPPoDRoME,

Another feature attraction will be
seen at the Hip today for the Remain.
Ing three days. This bill includes Nav.
Ter and Kent. two clever magicians:
Newell and Most, refined singers ana
dancers, and the Great Gcrartlts hca.
vywciSht cannon.ball iu.glcrs and atll
lctcs.
The bill comes very well recon-.
mendcd and should prove Il winner.
Next week Manager Pickett has Sc.
,curcd the Potts Musical Comedy Co.,
for The first three days of The week:
also the photOplay of the Knights
Tcmplar parade which will br shown
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
This is a fine picture OF the b., pa.
Iadc wh',h should be apprt cia cd rs
this Is the Clarksburg Amusement
Compamy's own work. Any fine Wis.
itins lodges of the Masonic orders ca.
secure this film by correspondent. with
Mr.. George Murray, Clarhs'jurg, W.
Va, or Fred Pickett, Box An. Fair
mont. W. Va.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-29
RETURNS
MR.. J. o. WATSON WITH OTHERS
LOOKS OVER ROUTE FOR EgEc-
TRIO LINE FROM MARTINssuR6
TO WiLLIAMsPoRT.

Mr.. James o. Watson. general man,
ager of the Mogongahela Valley Trac.
ton Company. has returned from Il
business trip TO eastern cities. While
east he attended a meeting OF the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company,
of which lie Is treasurer, az Martins.
burg and with party consisting Of
former Senator Clarence W. Watson.
president of the Elkhorn Fuel Com.
pany; Jerc IL Wheelwrlght. of Dalti.
more. president Of the Consolidation.
and George A. Galllher, Of New York.
traverscd the route OF the proposed
electric railway to be constructed by
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad Com.
Iany from Martfnsburs TO Williams.
port. The party also made tour owe.
the proposed route from Marlinsbnrg
10 Winchester.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-29
APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR
. LICENSE.

To Whom II May Concert:
Notice Is hereby given by the under.
signed that the following named per.
son has filed In the Office OF the lie.
corder OF the Town OF Falryicw. In Ma.
rion county, West Virginia. his appli-
cation for city license TO sell and OF.
fer and expose for sale, solicit and re-.
ccivc orders for spirituous liquors,
wine, porter. ale beer and drinks OF a
Ike nature, at retail, for the year be-
ginning on the LIST day of July. 1913,
and ending Oh the Goth day OF June,
1911. us required by Section IL III
Chapter II of the Municipal Code Of
Fairview, which list contains the npine
Of the applicant. his residence and the
place for which the application is
made. to.wit:
John II. Burns. Fairvicw. West vir-
.nia. Place. National Hotel. Fair
view. III Marion county, West Virginia.
Notice is further given that the
Common Council OF the town Of Fair.
view, acting as License Court, will
on the I'd day Of June. 1913, at 500
o'clock a. NJ, Of that day, at the
Mayors Office In said town OF Fair.
view, hear and consider the petition
for said license.
Given under my hand this the G,l
day Of May. 1913.
W. W. BOWMAN,
Recorder of the Town
OF Fairricw.
May :, "A. 81, 2s.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-29
Police Court
THE OFFENDERS ARE FINED AND
GIVEN A GOOD LECTURE.

There was certainly n rough looking
aggregation gathered together in pc.
lice court this morning each OF the
trio who were in the dock answering
tc the charges of plain drunkenness.
The first man up was Harry Web.
Der. and the lecture he got from Mayor
Lively was Il warm one. He also got
a fine Of $500 and costs. and 10 days
IN Jail, with 'the warning that the ncN;
time he would get 0dayS in Jail. He
was told that. IL he was to persist IL
getting drunk, that Fairmont woui
not be Il good city for him to stay 1T,
rs he would spend at least four tiGths
o. his time behind tn: lock up bars.
The next man was an Old scissors
grinder who stated that he had com"
into town. and had gotten too much
booze. He drew $40 0and costs.
And O'llrian was there with face
that looked as though II had not been
immersed In water or even near wa.
ter for Il least II months. Result.
$500 and costs. ThHrc WIS only 20
cents among the three and they n.
were sent back TO the city Jail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-29

W. Boggess. defendants In the above
styled suit, are MI non.rcsidcnis Of tho
State OF West Virelua, It Is ortlopad
that the said. Samuel Yost. John Yost,
Mary fost. Dclphia iost, Frank i1at,
Alonzo l'ollnS, Melissa 'Yost Grim.
Olive 'fost Minnear. Amanda fckt
Gowlcs, Leonard fost aud GuilIorl
fcst, Alunzo Polling. Sarah Miller. Da-
rid wilson Polling, Eldon p. Fleming,
Joseph Fleming, Thomas Boggess,
chas. Boggess. n. Agnes f,oggcss. Ter
tia M. Boggcss and Irene W. Boggcgs.
do appear within one month from tho
first publication Of this order, In tho
Clerks Office OF our said Intermediates
Court, at Rules to be holden therefor.
and do what is necessary TO protect
their interests. ''
1t IL ordered that copy OF this or
der be published aud posted as TO.
CURED by law.
Given under my hand this 2sth day
OF May. 1913.
W. $. BLACK, Clerk.
]. \. MEREDITH,
!. Counsel for Plaintiff.
This order is published for the tlrs.
time May 20, 1913.
w. S. BLACK, Clerk.
May 90. June 5. ~, 10.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-29
HUNTINGTON MAN POSSIBLE
VICTIM OF DROWNING

HUNTINGTON. w. Va. May 30
Edward Amkron. aged 45 years. :
Matchmaker for the Island Creek Fuc
company. disappeared mystcrlously
last night and Is believed to have been
drowned. His coat was found on 1
barge today. Searchcrs dragged til,
river in vain last night in an effort 4
Fec0ycr his body.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-29
Golden Rod
Has Good Shou,
TALKING MOVING PICTURES A BIG
FEATURE THIS SEASON.

Col. W. Il. Marble Is carrying til :
best company Of high class artists he
las been able 10 secure for Il number
of seasons.
The bill presented last night con
sisted Of six splendid vaudeville ac, S
and he indeed has some real actors.
The comic acrobats arc as good IS
have ever ben seen upon n LEGAL stage,
oMd that humorous female clown.
billed as vaudcville's funniest lady
commcdicnnc is n scream. The 9th.
or members OF the vaudeville bill all
measure up to the high standard set
by the show boat.
But the real novelty Of the show this
season Is the talking pictures produ',.
cd by Edison's kinctophonc. his latest
invention. which produces not onl2
the action OF the actors but the voice
as well, timed 10 give an exact repro
Guctlon of every word and action. a
whole minstrel show was reproduced
last night and the reproduction seem.
Cd almost as real MS If the actors had
been upon the stage in flesh AMI
blC2d.
This show boat carries good enter
talnmcnt TO many OF tho river towns
along the Ohio and Mississippi whic,,
do not have opera houses. vaudcvil,
and picture shows.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-29
SHOT BY HIS SON.

ST. MARfS. W. Va . May 29.-lrwi,.
i.oSers, u farmer residing near Grape
Island. this county. was shot last nign.
by his son. White Rogers, n boy about
II years OF age.
The !,'agcdy occurred after Rogers
returned home late in the evening iI
toXicalcd and began abusing his fam
i!y.
Late reports from his physician sa!
tat he cannot survive. The boy In;
not yet been arrested.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-29
GRAND OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT

Tho well known Aubrey stock Co.
will open d three nights engagement
ut The Grand tonight presenting the
comedy drama. Falsely Accused"
This attraction comes well recon-.
mcnded having played recent SUCCESS.
f"l ensaEeH'Sats ct heth Huntington
and Clarksburg aud the press o: both
cities are loud in their praise. Prices
have been reduced to 10 and 20 cents
for this engagement and The Grand
viii no doubt be packed to thc doors.