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The Washington times., 1913-04-24
VICIOUS FAVORITEsM STOPPED.

The Secretary of the ETeasury, in a careful
formal statement, says that fer several years pas,
the National City Bank of New York has been per.
mtted to keep one of its employees in the Office Of
the Comptroller of the Currency. From desk pro-
vded him there he has furnished his employers with
the facts concerning condition of national banks
throughout the country, the bank reports came in
following each call from the Comptroller.
Ii is obvious that great bank, with widespread
ing interests and activities, would derive large ad
vantage from this privilege of advance information
This kind of information, of course ultimately gets
to the public. But tnat is not the point. There is
regular, prescribed way for it to become public.
Ii should become public in no other way The privi-
lege of advanced information, enjoyed by favored
institution, is of inestmabe value and amounts to
rank and vicious discrimination in favor of the
preferred bank.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo has Withdrawn
this special privilege and announces that that sort
of thing is not to be permitted in the department
in future. 1t certainly ought not to be. If this
sort of performance has been permitted throughout
the Government service if constitutes ample ground
for a change of Administration.
1t appears from the statement by Secretary Nc
Adoo that arrangement for this privilege was made
through Milton E. Ales vice president of the Riggs
National Bank of this city, and former Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury. The Riggs and the Ma
tonal City institutions are closely allied The ad-
vantage, to both of them, of their very close rela-
tions with the Treasury, has long been perfectly un-
derstood in Washington and in financial circles gen.
orally The mystery of now those relations es-
tablished, and were continued through Admins
tration after another has been past solution. Ap-
parenty it is not part of Mr. McAdoos policy to have
that of favoritiSm continue under his admnistra
ton No reputable bank would resort to such
methods to gain advantage in competition with its
rivals. If there are banks that will resort to such
methods, then is the duty of public officials to DO
just what Mr.. McAdoo has done in this case.
The introduction of banking house employees into
the inner and confidential bureaus of the Treasury is
manifest and gross impropriety Privileged to re-
gard themselves confidential partners in the bu-
reaus and divisions, they would enjoy knowledge of
the greatest value TO their clients. They would if
sklllful and clever for such posts per-
SONS of that sort are commonly employed-presenty
come to have undue and dangerous influence with
Government employees.
Mr.. Allies, when Secretary McAdoo issued his
statement made weak reply that he had no in,-
proper motive and had never received any informa-
tion that was not regarded by himself and the Comp
6ollers office as perfectly legitimate" 1t is mighty
lame explanation, that will get far with the publ c.
Evidently it didn't get far with Secretary McAdoo,
either
The Washington times., 1913-04-24
indicated.

IlYF / ever get hold of Binks I'll
thrash him SO that his mother
wouldn't recognize him.
What's the matter"
He's been slandering me. He says
that beat him out of 50 in a poker
game"
Not at all. l heard the remark my
self
What did he say?"
He said that you beat him out OF
5000 in wheat deal"
oh, well, then. | suppose il is al
right. | hardly Thought he was the kind
of a man to go around telling stories
that reflected on my character. Life.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

/, ductors-an' by gosh, he wuz doin' all
| he could to train 'em fer their future
surroundings while they were still on
earth.
Later on he acquired a fierce hatred
fer Chaufeurs. II he wuz ridin' IN
| the machine lie give 'em merry halle
lujah fer goin' too slow an bein' too
careful NV the pedestrians An il he
wuz walkin' he wuZ goin' to have the
whole bunch run in for speedin',
But the awfulest time NV all wuz
when he got the bug bout wantin' TO
slice up every chauffeur what stopped
his machine within twenty feet NV the
car he wuz gettin' OF NV. Gee, Be
tween him slaughterin' the conductor
fer not stoppin' on the OTHER corner
automobile an boil the chauffeur in OIL
why, gettin off a car wuz as easy to
me as havin all my back teeth pulled
His two college wells wuz: L stand
on my rights" and There ought TO be
a law.
grand to have a scrapper for a friend
an I let 'em think so. even though il
wuznt. But ] thought If that's the
way Cholly is with them poor dubs
what amt done nothin what'd he be
if some one really handed him some-
thin? | got my wish. all right,
''One evenin' we WIZ Soin' to the
theater an had jus went through one
Nv them car sessions, when little
gink that looked like he'd been fed
on ice water an Caraway seed all his
life comes up sudden an seq:
''Yuh - prune-faced spinach,
drop that there dame an stink, /
don't like the shape NV yer shoes an
I'm goin' to polish yer face with EN-
Well. would yuh b'lieve it, He beat
il an left ME stranded. An / seq to
the little feller:
What did vuh do that fer An,
he seq:
Don't yuh mind, kid. I'll blow yuh,
There won't he nothin' In this town
We don see. I've had it in fer him fer
six years-I used to be street car
conductor"
The Washington times., 1913-04-24
Her Grievance.

FAMOUS Ohio humOrist saws
~ that a now rich family in Cleve-
n land, who We're beginning to put
on lot of airs, hired a cOlOred
girl just arrived from the South to act
as their serving maid. Her new mis-
tress insisted that all meals should be
served in courses. Even when there
wasn't much TO eat II was brought TO
the table in courses At the end OF a
week the girl threw up her job. Being
pressed for reason for quitting so
suddenly. she said:
"Ill tell you. lady. In dis we're house
dere's too much shiftin' of de dishes
fur de fewness Of de vittles ."-Satur-
daN Evening Post.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24
Served Her Right.

FRIEND tells us Of an imprOmp.
~ tn joke sprung by a Great-uncla
n of his last summer. Great-uncle
was talking with single lady
who is a property owner and lives next
door.
Expenses keep piIing up on me-" she
complained. "A broken hose cost lie
s. first last week"
Served you right" Erowled Uncle.
What do you mean by that? My
hose was"
You don't need TO tell me. Your
hose was broken and YOU lost your five.
Why in thunder. madam. don't YOU put
your money in the bank instead OF
carrying IL around in your-cr-ahem,
hose? e?"-Clevcland Plain Dealer
The Washington times., 1913-04-24
COnGuests of Constance
The
Scrapper
Bu Alma Woodward

,<r'M OFF my feed, lam"nted the
Phone Maid. The Democratic
party's been a Jonah for me so
far. | amt even dreamed w
noth;n' that sounded like weddin' bells
since they got in. And prospects Is
sour NV figure bothers me lot. cause
| simply can't look slinksy. An yuh
gotta resemble motheaten string
bean these days to have EN- flag yuh
" all They calI it the inGenue slump.
Aiu't it the limit? Such fer trouble
My" | calculated.
on don't mind me- she sad QuiCk X
~ ..Wheu | get one NV these Eere
spasus | sot enough complaints stack
ed ND inside Nv me to keep the claim
departm,nt worried fer a year. bleak
ont Ike this periodically. | stand bcin'
a lemon as long as | can an then.
all NV Il sudden. som"thin smashes an
my real disposition comes out 10 seS
how the worlds changed since It's last
annearapCc, but other times I'm sweet
tring-an' I'm nice. Gee. d give M
r,ck 10 hear some REAL. guy say that
.ho,rt me some time as though he me;unt
il I'm gettin' sick or sayln II my
self.
suddrniy and dcfiantIy. Il amt goIn'
TO get mushy about IL. But, honest. |
-ot , heart that gets hurt just Ike
0tber peopIe, even though | do sound
like a tough mug. I'll tell yuh about
the Scrapper Maybe it'll make me feel
irht.;, stead Of blue
The Scrapprr wuZ always ready to
kill every body. Not fer dOin' nothin'-
ju' fer Twin. II he didn't feel like
KILN more'n three people every day
he knew he wuz gOin into n dee-clinc.
! guess there wUznt walter In the
union that ne hadn't put to some hor
rihle dcath-in words. An his special
hobby WIZ street car conductors. They
never could do ..othin' to please him.
Accordin' to him the hot place wuz
goin' to bs filled with walters an con.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24
THE ENGLISH SPARROW.

BY WILLIAM Fl. SEvERSON.
Could man be satisfied with things ere
ated,
By Him who doeth all things well,
With the gifts as they come to him,
Then would not have this story to tell.
For many changes have been made, ma
ture to adoIn.
Some for good, some make us feel for
lorn.
AS sit and look upon the lawn.
NY mind goes back sixty odd years,
OF morths. weeks, and days,
That have come and gone.
The grass is fresh and green as ever
before,
No more l see the little posts with their
little box like houses
Full of little windows and doors,
Through which the b1ds come and go
don't leave; there's more.)
The Washington times., 1913-04-24
His French.

~vy HEN JAMES b. REYNOLDS
w was Assistant Secretary Of
" the Treasury. Senator Root
sent for Mr.. Reynolds one day
to discuss with him some matters con-
cerning a trade conference in Paris
which Mr. Reynolds had been selected
TO attend.
Il suppose" said Mr.. Root. you speak
French"
We'll. yes responded Mr., Reynolds.
ct know a little French. I have no
trouble to make the walters and the
cab drivers understand me-"
Il see," said Mr.. Root. But, Mr..
Reynolds, suppose there should be no
walters and cab drivers in the con-
ferenceT'-Judge.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

I'm business as in other lines" cx-
pounded Andrew Carnegie yesterday.
mated Sanitarium Superintendents of
the World have telegraphed him their
gratitude for assuring them their Jobs
for a number OF years, honesty is not
only the best pOliCy-it is the only policy.
that succeeds. Dishonesty brings cx-
posure and ruin"
The Washington times., 1913-04-24
What's on the Program IN
Washington Today

The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges-The New
Jerusalem. No. 9. Z. A: George C.
Whiting, No. %. business: Temple. No.
%. NJ. VI. Royal Arch Chapter-Wash-
ington, No. 2, r. A. Eastern Star
William +. Hunt Chapter. No. 16.
The following l. o. o. +. lodges win
meet tonight: Columbia, No. 10. de-
gree; Excelsior. No. II. and Salem.
No. %. business.
will meet tonight: Lodges-Harmony.
No. q, rehearsal Military Department
j. T. Coidwell Company, No. Z, drill
The following Red Mems tribes will
meet tonight: Logan, No. s; Sioux,
Meeting of District Tent. X. o. T. NJ.
tonight.
The following National Union Councils
will meet tonight: Bancroft and DAHL
gren.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24
Spoke Too Soon.

LnR lSS SW WEET.' the Young
M man began. with a uuaver
W in his voice, may l pre-
sumo so far upon our short
acquaintance TO ask yOu-"
Please say no more. Mr.. Matthews -
faltcred the maiden. II deeply rrglet
To give YOU pain. and. If have uncon-
sCiously encouraged you 10 entoSaln
hopes that never can he realized can
am
Pardon me" Miss Sweet" interruDt
ed the astOnish"d youth. but vas
only going to ask YOU for the loan of
carfarc home! was stupid enough To
come away without any money IN my
pocke, this evening. All. thanks. very
much. ] will return II without fail.
Good night!"-Answers.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24
MAY.

There was an auction sale of Cubist
pictures in New York the other even
ing, the proceeds of the sale going to
the Association for the Blind. Causing
y. NJ K to suggest that they should
have been sold TO the blind. instead of
FOR them
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

At O'Clock yesterday afternoon
thermometer placed in the sun regis
tered Sc degrees. BY the way, did You
know that coal had been reduced so
cents a ton?
The Washington times., 1913-04-24
The Dreadnaught Mind.

G. s. X: A person I never have met:
The man who can keep his mind on the
conversation while balancing a cup of
tea on one knee and a cake plate on
the other.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

The pictures were disposed of, Incl
dentally, regardless of value" There
ought to be a quirk in that.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

\ man in the grandstand-do YOU
think we'd sit anywhere else?-advanced
a plausible argument when Johnson
famed Speaker in the seventh. Re-
marked he to his neighbor: Perhaps
he didn't know 1t was Speaker"
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

Insipid stuff. but ]. w. Green and
Mabel Black took out a marriage license
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24
It Is Herewith Slipped You

6. s. X: Slip it to me! just invest
ed in a peach of light white suit
WITH a BELT TO MATCH. The
latest thing!
The Washington times., 1913-04-24
AmusementS.

National-"Ben-H Hur.'' s p. m.
Belasco-"The Passing Show Of 1914"
p. IN.
Columbia-"Girl With the Green Eyes"
2:l5 and sis p. m.
Poll is-"Pomander Walk" 2:15 and Sis
II. m.
Academy-Thurston, the Magician, els
and Sis p. nj.
Chase stalking Pictures. to II p. m.
Cosmos - Vaudeville. afternoon and
evening.
ing.
Lyceum-"Merry Burlesquers." Els and
S:l5 y. m.
Gayety-"star and Garter SHOW" els
and SIS p. m.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

Mr.. William II. Severson. the we'll
known poet, who has been missing from
this pilaster for several months. has
kle." to quote Mr.. Severson, and returns
today in midseason form. Introducing
overture and beginners. please.-Mr
Sparrow"
The Washington times., 1913-04-24
Hitting 1000 In the Prophecy League

CThls column. Ap'l 81 cine Post ApI q,
Add head to keep Slide Starts az Gu
In type: Zebra.
Fresh Slide at Gu
Zebra.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24
THIS& THAT
WRh Sometimes q Litfie sffhe Oths>
THE NEW LIDS.
HON. bright the nep strdp' hats
appear!
But can You not remember
The nay your bonnet looked last
year,
Along about September?
THE NEW LIDS.
Along about September?

The result of our first days inquiry
into What People Read On Street Cars
is all TO the meagre. but ne'ertheless
interesting. Passing over the common
run of newspapers and magazines, a
short. thin man on a Piney Branch car
was seen reading page Il of the answer
book to Wentworth's Algebra" This
sounds like a record for the Piney
Branch line, but we're open to argu-
ment. Who has any?
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

"kep Your Eye on Washington" says
Tommie W. Lawson. talking in tn" May
"Evcrybody's." And we bet on Ros-
ton. darn It,
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

All advertising being in the hands of
the business manager. we shall avoid
mention of the title of the volum-.. But
we submit that a publisher should not
more than five days in succession.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

4 "busv crossing" If the star is
to he credited. is any intersection at
which seven or more people are con-
grcGated.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

How would YOU like, as does W. R.
johnson. of one of our steamship
COMPANIES, to hang ID. +. & p. A." at
the right of your monick"r? Or
wouldn't you like the ~. A.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

The Nationals. as you may know
have returned to first place.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24
Christmas Efficiency.

n alert rcsourccfulness is the
20 ~ hallmark of the efficient
n salesman or saleswoman. ''
said jerome S MCWadc in
one Of his noOnday talks to the business
men of Duluth.
Mr.. McWadc, smiling. then added:
THAT was an efficient salcswoman 10
whom Il man shrieked desparinglv from
the mob about Il bargain counter:
"Iiclp, Help! They've broken my
arm
livery good, sir the saleswoman
said promptly. 'Splints and bandges. at
greatly reduced prices. are to be found
al our emergency counter. seventh floo-,
center. ninth atsl" TO the left, north
side '"-PittsburGh Post.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24
Good Stories
Abner's Preparation.
BNER. who worked for the

BNER. who worked for the sum-
~ mer residents. told Mr.. Burns
n one morning that he was soon
TO be married, says Judge.
Well. really, Abner," said Mr.. Burns,
Il m glad to hear il, l suppose you've
made all the preparations and got Your
wedding finery ready?"
Abner did not balk at the question,
but he grinned sheepishly.
Yep" he replied. Nav. she bound
my Sunday coat and put a new collar
ont, and I've had my shoes tapped"
The Washington times., 1913-04-24
The EN- bellished Mr.. Wilson.
UFrom the Times. >

Mr.. Wilson felt that it would facili-
tate his conference with them If he
we're to use the ornate Presidents
office iu the Senate wing.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

.Does not include today's games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-15
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been re-
ported 10 the health department in the
last twenty-four hours:
Flora Farmer. 20 years, 217 18th
street northeast.
Albert b. Farrell. 80 years. 63S I'd
street northeast
Rosa Kinsman. So years, 1918 22d
street northwest
Anna j. Thrift. 10 years, IT'S Virginia
avenue southeast
James r. Moran, so years. 5000 Nj
street northwest.
John Radl. 81 years. 34ls \ street
northwest.
Charles F. Edwards. "a years. Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane.
Donna III. Osborn, 40 years, 43l 10th
street northwest.
James III. Day. 81 years. George
Washington University Hospital.
George 4. Chaconas, ] year, 1865 M
street northwest
Charlton NJ. Keller. % years. 1917
Riggs place northwest.
John Haze, 43 years. Washington
Asylum Hospital.
Charles F. Jackson. % years, 1913
Georgia avenue northwest.
Charles r. Dickson, SO years. Tubercu-
losis Hospital.
Joseph Canter. 46 years, Emergency
Hospital.
Philip NJ. Mayo. So years. Buena
Vista Heights. ID. c.
| Blanche Greenfield 35 years. Tu-
berculosis Hospital.
Grace Jackson. 30 years, 706 Fay
court southwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-15
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
Howard w. Nester of Geneva, N Y,
and Ellen Dunwoody of this city.
Benjamin L. CAN'T and Mary E. T.
Queen.
Lewis +. Sutherland of Church Road
and Pearle L. Mann of Matoaca, Va.
John III. Stark and Rebecca Flynn.
John f. Day and Carrie E. Grows.
Joseph S. Sorensen and Ellen l.. Hicks,
both of Richmond, Va.
Alfred Waters and Martha Johnson.
Charles +. Weast of this city and Eva
Nj. Darcy of Bethesda, Md.
George p. Jones of Portsmouth, n. H.
and Martha Herndon of this city.
Charlie NJ. Thomas and Lillian
Vaughan. both of Guinea. Va
John Stewart and Maggie Davis.
Joseph c. Lewis and Elizabeth Curtis.
Earl Longerbeam and Efiie l.. Sisk,
both Of Bluemont, Va.
James ii. Purdy. jr.. of South Rich
mond. Va. and Adora L. Gilbertson of
Towanda. Pa.
William Williams and Annie p. Ross.
James T.. Washington and Georgia f:
Madden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-15
CRUSH Fer CHANCE DAY.
Seats Selling as High as So for Game
Saturday in Chicago.

CHICAGO, May 15.-Ticket spectators
are asking as much as 81 for reserved
seats for Frank Chance day at the
American League base ball park Satur-
day. They demand that price for box
seats on the lower floor and ask s. for
seats on the lower half of the upper deck.
II was reported that one agency procured
80 tickets for the game and they were
offered today at various downtown hotels.
IL looked ike a worlds series crush when
distribution Of reserved seats began yes
terday. Patrons who had expected a
public sale were disappointed. as all the
reserved sections were exhausted before
the advance applica tons were filled. The
reserved section viii seat 10000.
President Comiskey guarantees that he
can accommodate 10000 people at the
game. OF this number 80 900 will remain
UNFOLD until the gates open Saturday
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-15
NATURE WILL
cure CONSTIPATION

All she needs i d very little
help.
Constipation is caused by ac-
cumulated waste III the Colon
Large Intestine). which, under
our present mode OF living. Nature
cannot entirely remove without a
little help.
The rank poisonS III this waste
get into the blood circulation, too.
and make us feel depressed. blue,
bilious and incompetent-really
sick il allowed to go a little too
lar.
All the help that Nature asks.
however. is Internal Bathing with
Warm Water applied by the j.
+. l.. Cascade" This. in per-
fectly natural and rational way.
cleans out all the waste and
poisons from the Colon and keeps
II as sweet. clean and pure, by
occasional use. As Nature demands
J Tor a perfectly healthy condition.
J So invariably successful has this
new and improved method OF In
J ternal Bathing proved to be. that
J over 100000 Americans are now
enthusiastically using it to cure
Constipation. ward off disease and
keep them bright. vigorous and
efficient.
The J. B. l. Cascade" is now
being shown by all Affieck Drug
Stores, I5th and F SITS, oo4 G ST.
NV. 9th and ID SITS. NV Call and
let us explain juss how simply il
arromDIishes these great results.
Also ask us for booklet Why
Man Of Today Is Only 500 Eth
cicnt."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-15
Births Reported.

The following births have been re-
ported to the health department in the
last twenty-four hours.
Algernon and Maud V. Athey girl
William F. and Elizabeth Tanner, boy
Otis X. and Evelyn r. Waterfield.
girl.
Charles A. and Anastia Venditti, boy.
William N. and Florence B. Richard
son. boy.
Charles ID. and Julia A. Mccarthy.
boy.
James III. and Sarah A. Mills, girl
Henry and Hattie w. Martin, girl
Forrenccio and Jinco Lazzari boy
James w. and Lucy z. Lacey, boy.
Carl and Marie Hulien. girl.
William ID. ara Ida A. Hennessy, boy
Charles w. and Mary F. Frizzell, girl
Thomas III. and Frances A. Beckett.
boy
Russell V. and Mary E. Brownell,
girl.
Raphael II. and Rachael Young, boy.
John and Susie Reed, boy.
James and Blanche Green, boy
jefferson and Sarah Freeman, boy.
William III. and Edna Carter, boy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-15
DENIES GIRLS CHARGES.
Principal Of Colored School Testiie'
in Court Today.

Francis ]. Cardozo. colored. principal of
the Wilson public school. testified in his
own behalf today before Justice Stafford
and a jury in Criminal Court No. I. The
principal denied emphat;cally the charges
OF undue intimacy preferred against him
by Estelle Slaughter. seventeen years
old. pupil at the school number of
witnesses were offered to show the good
character of the defendant.
Mr.. Cardozo accounted for his time on
the occasions referred to by the girl and
said the girl was not at the school on
at least one of the dates mentioned by
her He told of his appointment as a
teacher IN 1885 and of his uninterrupted
service IN the schools since that time.
The case may go to the jury tomorrow
morning.
United States Attorney Wilson and As
sistant United States Attorney Hawken
are conducting the prosecution. Attor-
neys Wilton J. Lambert and ID. W.
Baker represent the defendant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-15
MISSION WORKER
FOR INTERVENTION
Action by United States Will
Alone Restore Peace in
Mexico, He Says.
DECLARES IGNORANCE
IS A NATIONAL EVIL
Speaker Before Southern Baptist
Convention Cites Conditions in
Latin Republic.

ST. LOUIS. Nav 13-'.Armed interven-
ton BY the United States is the only
thing. in my judgment. that will restore
peace in Mexico. said Missionary r. p
Mahon of Morelia. state of Michoacan
Mexico. in an address before the Southern
Baptist convention today
II have been unable to return to my
work in Mexico for two months on ac-
count of revolutions and revolutions
against revolutionists. The country is in
absolute chaos and without the hope of
getting together if led by any of its own
people
~ governor of a prominent state told
ne he hoped we missionaries would estab-
fish school in every village and town in
his dominion. as he believed only a sys-
tenn OF education like that of the United
states would redeem Mexico Vice. igno-
rance. gambling and extreme poverty hold
Inc majority of the people in Mexico
down
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-15
TENNIS TEAM PICKED.
Mclaughlin, Williams, Haekett and
Little to Play Australians.

NEW YORK, May 15.-Maurice E. Nc
LoughEn OF California, r. Norris Will
liams of Philadelphia and Harold II.
Hackett and Raymond d. Little. both of
this city, were officially nominated yes
terday as the American lawn tennis team
for the Davis international cup matches
against the Australians. The selections
were announced after meeting of the
American committee, which included r.
u. Wrenn chairman. Fl. W. Slocum and
c.. T. Adee.