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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05

waltzed I'm the arms Of gentlemen who
were little more than strangers 10 them.
Husbands have seen the wives OF their
bosoms circling dangerously in the close
embrace of other men. We dare not de-
scribe this immoral and anti-social dance
in detail. The Church, we are glad 20
state, purposes to condemn a dance which
perverts the mind. troubles the heart and
destroys the soul"
That. OF the waltz, sounds ridiculous to-
day. Yet perhaps, to our grest-grand-
children. our horror Of tango and maxixe
will sound just as ridiculous in the year
1000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
WHEN HE DISTURBED THE
POETRY COLUMNS.

The delight in the rhythm OF poetry
was born in Mr.. Newton. Some day
some publisher will knock at the door
OF the Assistant Secretary's office ana
ask 10 see the old diaries In which, from
the time no was sixteen years old, he
has nut down his thoughts in rhyme
and prose. RE was known in the poe
try column OF THE Friendship Regis
ter" and THE Elmira Telegram and
Advertiser" before he completed his
and Oberlin College.
Then something happened that was
too tremendous TO talk about and had
TO be financed, and young Newton Dor
rowed 50 from his mother 20 see Mag
ara Falls.
you wrote me a letter" he sal
when he presented himself before Z.
n. Butler the editor of THE Buffalo
News" who died a few days ago, say
ing YOU wanted TO see me-
Yes" said Mr.. Butler, looking up in
differently, as though he were dccu5-
toned to things like that happening
every day; yes, I've seen those things
you write, and thought we might take
you on"
Now how much
Mr.. Butler took up a small pad Il
paper and wrote on the top of the sheet
and tore it off.
Now there was tradition in
Friendship, y. Y" Mr.. Newton eX-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
FIRST INTOXICATING DE-
IIRiUM OF A POET.

III wasn't because So was lot of
Iney that Newton walked through
woods by himself on that April
Something else caused that great
I'm Of Joy to surge through his being.
was delirious He thought that in
he Toad and the Sparrow" he had
hated something.
h is surprising 10 find poet in
Job down in Washington these
IS, because under the Wilson admin
ration American poets and men Of
tiers are sent abroad. In the diplo-
bite service alone we have Thomas
bison Page, Ambassador 10 Italy;
enry van Dyke, Minister TO the
Maurice Francis Egan.
enister to Denmark. and Brand
khitlcck. Minister TO Belgium. Wal
! Hines Page, Ambassador to Great
Fitain. and Frederic c. Penield, Am
sssador to Austria Hungary, are au-
iors also.
The difference between Newton and
IS that Newton never viii
u over his storm and stress period.
be other day, sitting in his home
the Chevy Chase section Of Wash
gton, the secretary remarked:
"A 4eutful. quiet sunset, an even
e onf the shore of the sea, the con-
knplas 4on OF ruins, or anything Of
ksfature, brings TO. me that awful
which / cannot ever hope to
be. II is a consciousness Of be-
!eyond ones self, of feeling ones
pul expand and leap beyond the
1ment Of ordinary human
the briefest glimpse INTO
{ exalted intellectual life, which
sadness because we are allowed
glimpse Of it,"
does not resemble the conversa-
one hears, as rule, when in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
! R NEWTON POET WHO SPENDS MILLIONS OF REAL DOLLARS
The Novelty Of Having Poet F'll rub
lie Office Usually Occupied by Pro-
fessiona Politician Puzzles Or
fetal Washington.

,,Isined ne he recalled the great event.
"thore was tradition that II man
had the pen Of ready writer ''e
ton9ue Of angels, the gift OF propheSY
and the soul Of a genius. he might III
tbo course Of time get 80 week IN
,evspaper. SO when I took that SID
of paper and looked at that 10 hao
no idea whether 1t meant ID GEMS
week. - per cent on space rates AZ -
a column or SIS year No moment m
my life has ever seemed so portentous
as that instant when realized that the
editor of The Buffalo News said some
thing about $1J a week
During the Spanish American War
MIR. Newton was the correspondent TOT
The Associated Press. He left ~"
York on April II, 1898, and took thebbid
Rlibuster tug DauntIess out Of Jackson
vile, Fla, under cover Of night TO be
used as a dispatch boat When ne
reached Key West war had been de-
clared. the warships we're stripping for
the fight and he remained in the Ha-
yana blockade until May 80.
Later, he went on 70 the santiago
blockade. and was with both army and
navy until the surrender, going into
Santiago with the army. II was MI
Newton who cabled the first story Of
the smashing Of the torpedo boat Wins-
low the death Of Worth Baglcy, the
brother Of Mrs. Daniels, wife OF the
Secretary Of the Navy, and the hrsl
complete descriptive story Of the de-
struction Of the Spanish feet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05

ycars-st6ps up and inquiries "n''"''
the visitor Is himself.
Then the negro urges him to please
JUS step thissaway, sur because Mis,d
Secretary IL sho' some put out already
count losin' all this hyar time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05

suming as we neared the port of Nieu-
chang about o'clock in the morning ana
exhibited his results. he would have
been branded as faker and told to- 80
back TO the elementary line class. The
passengers sprawled and curled and
twisted and rocked about their seats and
toppled on to their neighbors' laps, or
flung an arm around another sleeping
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4 MAMcHUnlAA lADv- xearmc,
M CHARACTERISTIC HEADuDE9s O
or HER KIND

neighbours neck, like badly constructed
and amateurly conducted marionette com
pany.
Having even less reputation TO lose in
Manchuria than elsewhere, we prevailed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05

tons, until midnight, candy boys win
baskets laden with eggs and cigarettes
and grapefruit passed through the cor
rider. gay paper lantern hanging from
their basket
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Continued on sixth page.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-09-11

Selling the first opportunity, Mr
Newport dashed into the river am
tried to swim across with Mr.. Decker's
body. The force of the current sweep
the body from him and carried his
helmet away. The body was soon
lost to sight. After passing two
swift and dangerous rapids, Mr.. New
east bank of the river in safety.
The natives followed his helmet
that stayed on the crest of the stream
believing that he was under it. All
the rest of that day he stayed hidden
in the thick underbrush of the jungle,
although his clothes were soaked. AT
night he swan the river to the west
bank and approached the camp as
near as possible without being de-
tected.
There he found none of hi: party,
but the camp was alive with hostile
natives, who we're making a feast
from the supplies and revealing in
the light of many camp fires. Re
turning to the bank of the river, Mr..
Newport swan to the east shore and
spent the next day and night search
ing for Mr.. Decker's body.
Unable to Find Body.
MI N0WpOTI Was IOrCSQ 10 ulScdrQ
his shoes in order to leave no foot
prints. Finding no trace of the body
in the day-and-night-hunt, Mr.. New
port made his way through the
jungle to another camp, where he
reported the attack. The party had
left behind it valuable trade supplies
and $500 francs. Soldiers were dis
patched to the scene OF the attack to
recover the property and arrest the
culprits.
1t was only few days ago that
Miss Decker received the first notif-
cation of the death Of her brother,
The body has never been found.
Mr.. Decker had been in the African
diamond fields for just about year.
His last visit to Buffalo was last
spring, when he passed through Buffalo
en- route to New York to sail for
Africa. Previous to his going to
Africa Mr.. Decker had spent 10 years
in Mexico, prospecting for a mining
Mr.. Decker was known as an ex-
pert in that line. The party of
which he was a member in Africa was
composed of eight or ten Americans,
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-09-11

and the price of the metal in London
is now about IL 7-8 cents a pound,
which is the American price plus cost
of shipment and insurance.
A moderate decrease in the tom
mage of copper supplies in Great
Britain Is reported to have occurred
during August; but no figures are
available as to the supplies in France,
Belgium, Holland and Germany.
France is a very large consumer of
copper in the form of sulphate, which
is used in spraying it's vineyards. At
present, however, the French people
have other concerns than grape cul-
ure, and is not possible that the coun-
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-09-11

try will import anything like the usual
quantity of copper sulphate this
year.
The tendency toward curtailment Of
production by American copper mines
is extending and increasing. 1t is
estimated that by the end Of this
month the combined output and i'm
ports of the whole country will have
been reduced by approximately 80
per cent. This should fully equal
tive demand.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-09-11
COUNTING THE VOTES.
E!cctiJn Boards Tackle 3i1 Job All
Over State in Canvass of Returns.

T2Iurns from a1I over the state
Wa" slow in con ing in from the
several counties, owing to the length
Of the ballot and in some precincts
where some two or three thousand
votes were cast, only one voting
place had been established.
1t is now estimated that fully a
week will have elapsed before all
the unofficial returns have been tabu-
lated.
In Lowell precinct in Coch1se coun-
ty the counting of the ballots con-
tinued for three days, and it was
Friday before the complete returns
from Maricopa county had been
tabulated.
In Clifton, where only one polling
place had been established, the cleo
ton board was on duty for thirty
six hours continuously.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-09-11
THE METAL MARKET.
(BOStOn COmmercfaD

After considerably heavy sales a
week or 10 days ago the copper
market has again relapsed into quiet
Lake is IL So to IL ga cents and
electrolytic IL IL cents a pound. So
far there seems to have been little If
any increase in domestic consumption
or volume of buying, and very few
manufactured copper products have
been exported. The exports of raw
copper during August were about
65 per cent of normal, amounting to
44,074, 240 pounds. Great Britain is
obtaining practically all the copper
requires from the United States,
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-09-11
no tte voters of ereenTee county:

To the Voters of GreenTee County:
I hereby extend my sincere thanks
to each and every voter who support
ed me III my candidacy for Clerk Of
the Superior Court.
I am not under obligation to any
interest or any influence on earth, F
am under one obligation that T can
never live long enough to repay, that
is my gratitude to the most loyal set
of friends that ever followed the for
tunes Of candidate for political of
flee, again thanking my friends for
their loyal support, T am.
Very respectfully yours,
BEN M. CRAWFORD.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-09-11

The annual meeting OF tue stock
holders of the Morencf Southern Rail-
wav Company for the election of
Directors and for the transaction of
snoh other business as may be prop
erly brought before the meeting, win
he held at the office of the Company,
Morencf, Greenlee County, Arizona, on
Monday, October 18th, 1914, at
Twelve o'clock noon.
GEORGE HOFFMAN,
Secretary.
o-11-ft
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-09-11
Baptist CHURCH SERVICE.

Preaching Every. Sunday Morning
and Evening.
Bible School. Sunday. .o:IS an.
Prayer Meeting. Wednesday $500 pm.
Teachers' Meeting. Friday. 1850 D. %.
Con. 4th Wed. ....S:0o pm.
Communion Service. 1st Sunday IN
each quarter.
A hearty welcome awaits you 1t
each service.
VIM. }. GORDON, Pasee.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-09-11
MURDERED IN
AFRICAN WILDs
EIbridge G. Decker Fatally Shot by
Natives While travelling Along
Louvna River Prospecting.

Cora Decker of 876 Niagara street
Buffalo N Y has just received full
details of the death of her brother, FL
bridge G. Decker, 40 years old, who
was shot to death by natives in the
wilds of Africa on June 4. The in
formation comes in the shape of the
report of R. B. Oliver, leader of the
band of engineers prospecting for a
mining company in the African dia-
r ono fields, of which Mr.. Decker was
a member, when murdered.
The report, which was sent to the
Headquarters of the mining company
at Brussels, Belgium, is very concise,
b,t states that the natives made the
attack on the engineers without pro-
vocation or the slightest warning or
excuse.
G. H. Newport, of Ray Arizona, an
other one of the party OF Americans,
who was with Mr. Decker at the time
of the attack, narrowly escaped suf-
fering the same fate and made heroic
efforts to bring Mr.. Decker to place
of concealment afttr he had fell NOR
tally wounded from shot from one
OF the natives guns.
Surprised by Natives.
The prospecting party was camped
at the village OF Sacallala, near the
Iowa river, which is in the Belgian
Congo, at the time of the unexpected
attack. Mr.. Decker and Mr.. Newport
left the camp shortly after IL o'clock
on the morning of June 4, to recon
hotter. They had travelled about three
kilometers along the west bank Of the
Louua river, when certain natives, Of
an evidently hostile tribe, rushed at
them from underbrush and fired
fussillade at them. Mr.. Decker fell
MORALLY wounded.
Mr.. Decker and Mr.. Newport had
revolvers, but the attack was so I'M
looked for that they were not pre-
pared. In the face Of the onrush Of
several of the natives, Mr.. Newport
drew his revolver and tried to hold
the natives at bay, supporting the al
most lifeless body of Mr.. Decker at
the same time.
SwIms River Under Fire.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-09-11

all of whom had long and varied ex-
perience. Miss Decker has had a
great many letters from him during
the past year. She also has Won
derfuI collection of pictures. Mrs.
Decker, their mother, is dead. but
their father resides in Johnson
burg, Pa, with another son.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-09-11

For County Supervisor
I desire to announce to tue voters
0of Greenlee county that at tne gen
eral election to be held in November
cha. I am a candidate for the cffice
iof Supervisor of Greenlee county and
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-09-11
Arizona & New Mexico Ry. Co
PASSENGER SERVICE
Mountaln Time.

Mountain Time.
Southbound Northbound
6:45 AM-Lv. Clifton Ar 4:40 Pm
1923 AM-Lv. Guthrie Lv.- 4:01 Pm
1913 AM-Lv. Duncan Lv.-3:06 PM
9:35 AM-Lv,LordsburgLv.-3:00 Pm
10:45 AM-Ar. Hachita Lv.-12:35 Pm
Southbound train connects with
Southern Pacific Westbound train No.
leaving Lordsburg at 11:35 A. NJ,
also with Ell Paso & Southwestern
Golden State Limited No. for the
East, leaving Hachita at 1885 A. II.
with trains Nos. and 6 East and
West bound leaving Hachita at 1880
P. M.
R. K. MINSON,
General Passenger Agent
Clifton, Arizona.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-09-11

For Superior Judge
At the general election in Novem-
Der, 1914, 1 will be a candidate for
Superior Judge of Greenlee County,
Arizona
L. KEARNEY.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-09-11
For Sheriff:

For Sheriff:
1 hereby announce myself as a can
didate for reelection to the Office of
Sheriff Of Greenlee County at the
general election to be held in Noveni-
Der, 1914.
JOHN D. PATTY.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-09-11
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

my name will appear upon the Re
publican ticket. Respectfully solicit
ing your votes for this important Of
tice, remain,
Yours truly,
DICK FRANZ
The Yale expositor., 1914-06-25
Child Acts Surgeons Role.

Sarah Shaffer, thirteen years old, of
Los Angeles, Cal, developed into a
little heroine when her five-year-old
sister fell on the sidewalk while at
play and shattered her elbow. DR..
Edward G. Wiley, chief police sur
geon, explained patiently over the tele-
phone how the splint should be put
on, and Sarah made such a good job
OF it as to win the admiration Of all
who saw the tiny patient when she ar
rived at the receiving hospital with
her little amateur nurse. The chill
dren's father is at the county hospital
and their mother went to visit him.
Maybelle fell and broke her arm. Sa-
rah called up the receiving hospital,
but owing to the distance was advised
to call one of the district doctors She
could raise none, and again called the
receiving hospital. Doctor Wiley told
Sarah what to do u relieve the baby S
pain, while the ambulance raced out
to the Shaffer home, and Sarah obeyed
instructions to the letter.
The Yale expositor., 1914-06-25
Grains Etc.

DETROIT-Wheat-Cash No. red,
81 1-2c; July opened with a decline Of
lac at 81 1-2c. declined to sac and
advanced to "a lac; September open
ed at "a 1-4c, declined to S3 3-4c and
advanced TO "a lac; No. l white Ole.
Corn-Cash No. 3, 73c; No. 3 yell
low, car at "a 1-2c; No. 4, yellow,
y 1-2c.
Oats-Standard. / car at AZ 1-2c, 3
at AZ lac, 3 at 42c, l at AZ 1-2c; No.
white. Al 1-2c asked; No. white.
2 cars at 30c.
Rye-Cash No. 2, &C.
Beans-Immediate and prompt ship
ment, s1.95; June, $1.97; July, So.
Cloverseed-Prime spot, $50;
October. $3.50; prime alsike $40.
Timothy-Prime spot, $3.50.
Alfalfa-Prime spot $S.35.
Hay-Carlots, track Detroit; No. 1
timothy. $17@1750; standard, $3.50
1850; No. timothy. $15.50@16; light
mixed. $16q16.50; No. 1 mixed, $3.50
OLA; No. l clover s13@135O; heavy
clover mixed, $13Q13.5O; rye straw.
SS0S.50 wheat and oat straw, $40
$50 per ton.
Flour-In one-eighth paper sacks,
per 1876 pounds, jobbing lots; Best
patent, $3.50; second patent, s490;
straight, $3.50; spring patent, $50;
rye, $40 per bbl.
Feed-In 100-lb sacks, jobbing lots; E;
Bran, s28; standard middlings, $2S;
fine middlings, $92; coarse middlings,
S31; cracked corn, $32 corn and .oat
chop, $3.50 per ton.
The Yale expositor., 1914-06-25
Fooled once.

Little Francis was not to be fooled
twice.
The heavy black clouds had
massed in the east and west, the
lightning was flashing fiercely be-
tween the heavy, incessant rolling
of the thunder.
Francis was terribly frightened,
and his fond mother had gathered
her young hopeful into her arms and
tried logically to calm his fears.
Don't be afraid, darling. There's
nothing to fear. God sends the
thunderstorm to clear the air, water
the flowers and make 1t cooler for us.
Now, don't cry, dear; it won't harm
you, and everything will be better
when it's over"
The little fellow listened intently,
and as his mother finished he looked
up at her gravely and said mo, no,
mother, you talk exactly the way you
did last week when you took me to
the dentist to have my tooth pulled"
Chicago Sunday Examiner.
The Yale expositor., 1914-06-25
General Markets.

Strawberries - 24-qt cases, SEQ
$50; Michigan, $1Q1.25 per 16-qt
case.
-Watermelons, 50@75c each
pony Rocky Fords. s2.25; standard
Rocky Fords, $3.50.
Green Corn-60d65c per doz.
Cabbage-New, $1.7561.S5 per crate
Potatoes-In sacks, S8@9Oc per bu
for carlots.
Dressed Hogs-Light, 9@10c; heavy
S49 1-2c per lb.
Onions-Texas Bermuda, yellow
$3.50, white 1915 per crate; Missis-
sippi, 1925 per bushel
Honey-Choice to fancy new white
comb. 15616c; amber. 1oQ11c; ex-
tracted, 6@7c per lb.
Tomatoes-Florida, fancy, S2.7563;
choice, $3.50 per crate, 60c per basket
hothouse, 15@1Sc per lb; Mississippi
fats, s1.40@1.50.
New Potatoes-Florida, s5.5o@5.75
per bbl and 81 per bu; Bermuda, s225
per bu and $3.50 per bbl; Mississippi
Triumph, per half bbl, $2.25; hampers
$1.40@1.50.
Dressed Calves-Fancy, 12G13c;
common, 10@11c per lb.
Live Poultry-Broilers. 2S630c per
ID; spring chickens, lac; heavy hens.
14c: medium hens, lie; No. 2 hens.
10G12c; old boosters. lie; ducks, II
Q1sc; geese. 11@12c; turkeys, 100
zoe per lb.
Wholesale lots; Michigan
fats, 14014 1-2c; New York flats.
Is 1-4915 1.2c; brick. 1908 1-2c;
limburger. 1908 1-2c; imported
Swiss. 23@23 1-2c; domestic Swiss.
1919 1-2c; long hornS. 16c; daisies.
15c per lb.
The Yale expositor., 1914-06-25
Too Late.

On an Atlantic City pier. gazing
sadly out over the blue water, a vet
eran Of the Civil war talked about
the late General Sickles.
"A good man." he said, "a brave
man. but a most theatrical one. In
the black tragedy OF his youth, he was
kind to his wife, but something
marred, something vitiated his kind
ness-I think it was theatricalism-
and the poor young woman died two
years after he took her back.
"Once, at an army reunion, heard
Sickles rebuke a man who was run
ming down wives and marriages
Sickles said with a queer smile, a
significant smile, perhaps:
"'Ah, jim, the trouble with the
average married man is that he
doesn't know what a jewel his wife is
till he comes to put her in a casket. "
The Yale expositor., 1914-06-25
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF

Michigan Elks. 5000 strong, will, II
is expected, be in Petoskey for the
tenth annual convention, which be-
gins in this city June %, continuing
three days.
Attorney-General Fellows has ruled
that the Women's club house at Lans-
ing must be placed on the tax rolls.
He also holds that village attorney
appointed by the village council has
no right to prosecute criminal cases.
With a homecoming, a Fourth Of
July celebration and the dedication
of the new harbor recently completed
by the federal government, Luding-
ton expects a big time Friday and
Saturday, July and 4. The COM
bined celebration is expected to be
about the biggest thing that ever
happened along the east shore OF
Lake Michigan, and 10000 people are
looked for.
II. p. Boyles. of Kalamazoo. was
elected president of the Michigan Fra
ternal Order of Eagles and Port HUI
ron selected as the place for the 1915
meeting at the state meeting in Hol-
land
Mrs. Lavina Campbell won a verdict
for $3,4S5 damages Wednesday against
the Saginaw Transfer Co. for the
death OF her husband. Thomas
Campbell, while employed on the
Buena Vista farm owned by the CON-
pany, was chased by a bull and in
attempting to escape fell into a ditch,
receiving fatal injuries.
The Yale expositor., 1914-06-25
MANAGER OF SHOW
TORN TO Pieces
FIVE LIONS ATTACK MAN WHO
ENTERS CAR TO WATER
ANIMALS.
VICTIM CORNELL GRADUATE
Formaldehyde Used to Drive Beasts
From Eody After They Have Killed
Emerson D. Dietrich, = aneee
Their Trainer.

Chicago. Ill.-Set upon by five
angry, half-famished lions. unarmed
and with an aged lioness as his only
protector, Emerson d. Dietrich, OF
Brooklyn. n. Y, a Cornell graduate
and manager of a trained animal act,
fought a thrilling but futile battle
for his life in box car in the yards
of the Santa Fe railroad at Clark and
Sixteenth streets Sunday afternoon.
Before aid could reach him Diedrich
had practically been torn to bits by
the infuriated lions which crouched
over the body, refusing to permit it
to be dragged from the cage until
they had been forced away by the
fumes of formaldehyde. Nearly every
bone in Dietrich's body had been bro
ken and it had been gored beyond
recognition by the beasts.
While the lions were attacking Diet
rich, Adgie Castillo. his fiancee, the
real animal trainer in charge of the
beasts, was telling Cy De Vry, head
animal keeper at Lincoln park, that
her lions were the tamest in captivity
and were not dangerous. A telephone
message informing her of the tragedy
interrupted her remarks to De Vry.
Dietrich was the manager of the
animal act and was engaged to the
lion tanner. He had entered the car
to water the animals. They were to
be married at Atlantic City, where
they were to open for performances
next week.