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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-19
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
FIRED. s. GROGAN MONDAY

Attorney Fred 8. Grogan. son Of
John A. Grogan, clerk Of the Record
|ers court. died Friday at his fathers
home, No. 221. Second-ave.. after an
Illness Of about month.
with his wife and one SON, John
Frederick Grogan, aged four years,
|Mr. Grogan made his home In Dear
born, but maintained ofices In the
|Moffat building, with Charles Ashurst
las his associate.
Although only rs years old, Mr..
|Grogan had built up an extensive prac-
|tice. and was very well known In this
lefty.
Funeral services will be held Mon.
LAY morning 1t o'clock. In st.
|Aloysius' church, with interment in Mt,
Elliott cemetery.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-19

nor Amato: "Ah fors Lui." from Ia
Traviata" fSerdi), Miss Case; "Torna
q Surriento" tide Curtis). "Tarantella
sincera" tide Crescenzo), "Primmama
tina (de Falvo). ''Carme" (de Cristo
faro). Signor Amato; "Lamento from
"Ariana" (Monteverdi), .'Roslein'
(Schumann). @Sylvelin" (sinding)
andante "Ah non credea" from ia
Sonnambula" tBellinD. Miss Case:
la CT darem" from Don Giovanni
(Mozart). Miss Case and Signor
Amato. The sale OF seats for the con,
cert will open In Grinnell's. Thursday,
Oct. 20.
The Mozart Male quartet Of this
city, gave q successful concert In
Royal Oak, under the auspices of the
Presbyterian church. Thursday night
The quartet will furnish part of the
program at the commencement exer.
cises OF the Cleary Business college
in Ypsilanti Saturday. Oct. "a. The
personnel OF the quartet Is: II. M
Merker first tenor; r. A. Campbell
second tenor; j. N. Krolik. first bass
and A. A. Bentley. second bass.
Rehearsals OF the Detroit Symphony
orchestra will begin Monday, under
Conductor Weston Gales. The con.
certs Of the orchestra will be given
the third Thursday afternoon OF each
month, beginning In November, in
the Detroit opera house. The pro
grams will begin at o'clock precise
| ly, and close not later than $3.50
o'clock. Subscriptions for season
tickets may be sent to N. j. Corey
room No. 1904, Kresge building.
William Wrigley will give. violin
recital Tuesday evening. Oct. 20, In
the Cassave. Methodist church. as the
first OF q series OF faculty concerts OF
the Detroit Institute OF Musical Art
Mrs. Wrigley will play the piano &C
The program will be
as follows: "Kreutzer" sonata bee
thoven); "Nocturne' Chopin VIII
|helmD; "Pierrot's Serenade" (Randeg
ger); Polonaise In A. major (weiniaw
skill: concerto In ID major (Tschaikow
ski.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-19
RECENT SALES BY
EDMUND L. EBEE

Edward L. Ebert reports the foIloS
ing sales: For Peterson 9 Son ~
Grover G. Musson. two two-famiIy mo[
ern brick veneer flats. Nos. lS2, go ~
ss4 ana 4s6 Waterman-ave., price 1l<@
700; TO X. T. Moran residence on ~
east side OF Hibbard-ave.. between ~
ierson and Agnes-ayes., $500: Tor ~.
l.. kerwin to William p. Burke, ~
dence. No. S43 Hamilton-blvd., ez,E00<
Tor A. M. Troy to Clarence T.. Brovn
residence. No. 941 Craneave., 41.76o{
Tor VIM. L. Campbell to J. G. Williams.
residence. Beard-st., near Fortiit. a.
800; for Louis l. Ebert to Frank s.
Smithson. lot on Davison-ave.. ~
Hamilton-blyd. 5000. n a q h '7'
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-19
BUILDING 1AEE
FAVORABLE
Architects Have NumeFous
jects Under Way, For WI
Figures Win Be Asked

New building construction exhfI(>
a more favorable tendency dnrin1 CT
past week, and many architec(1
ported new work under way. for w
figures will be taken In the near fl1<ul
according to the report Of the Ban
ers' and Traders Exchange. q
While the proposed structures ~
not OF unusually large proportioo 0I
cost. they are suficiently Important a.
be considered favorable Indicate
Several blocks Of brick stores. VIII
hats above, were In the list with 4
number OF smaller projects. inclu1(n(
several brick residences. Alteruti6
added somewhat to the total FOR ~
week. n n (.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-19

John McIaussie. so years old, fell
through the roof Of porch In the
rear Of No. 165 Forrest. west, Sat-
urday morning, and suffered internal
injuries which may cause his death.
McRussie was working on the porch
when the roof collapsed. He drop
ped IL feet to the floor below. He
was removed to st. Mary's hospital
In a police ambulance.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-19

taking part we're: Mrs Edna Walling
James A. Wright, Edward Schultz. and
A. M. Schultz. .
| Miss Sara Weinberg will give q
pupils recital, Saturday evening, Nov
81, presenting the following pupils
Dorothy Server, Pauline Hopp. Laurs
Marcus. Milton Server, Bernice Cohen
Jennie Mitcoff, Annette King, Clement
Hopp. Marie Blasckiewicz and Louise
Berger.
The first concert training class OF
tho fall term In the Ganapol School OF
Musical Art was held Thursday even.
ing, when pupils from the piano class.
es OF Mrs. Ganapol Miss Gordon and
Miss Blackadder appeared.
Jacob Holskin, the wellknown De.
troit cellist and for the last two
years member Of the faculty of the
Ganapol School Of Musical Art, left
Detroit, Thursday. to accept q place
In the Minneapolis Symphony or
chestra.
Miss Hildegarde Brandegee, the new
head OF the violin department In the
Ganapol School OF Musical Art, will
be heard In a violin recital, Thursday
evening. Oct. %. In the woodward-ave
Baptist church institute auditorium
Mrs. Boris l. Ganapol will be at the
plano.
The Detroit Orchestral association
1914-15 season Of symphony concerts
will begin Monday evening, Nov. 8
in the armory, with the Chicago Sym
phony orchestra, under Conductor
Frederick Stock, presenting an all
Wagner program, with Burton Pier
sol, a. soloist. Subscriptions to the
concerts are now being received by
N. J. Corey, In room No, 1904, Kresge
building.
The Detroit Philharmonic course
will open Saturday evening, Oct "a
with song recital by Anna Case, SO
lprano. formerly of the Metropolitan
Opera house and PasQuale Amato
baritone. both being heard In Detroit
for the first time. An exceptionally
unusual and interesting program viii
be given by the singers 90 follows:
Aria, "Dri tn" from MASKED Bali
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-19

Job PrlntinF Done Right. Times
Printing Co.. - John R.-sf
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-19
Children Cry
FOR FlETcnER'S
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-19
MUSIC

Miss Kate Mcdonald. of the McDon-
aid School OF Music, Is in charge OF
the music department OF the Bloom
field Hills seminary.
Albert M. Schultz presented num-
Der OF his pupils In recital, Tuesday
evening, Oct. 13, in his studios, Those
taking part we're: Mrs. Edna Walling.
James A. Wright, Edward Schultz. and
A. M. Schultz.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-25
PLEASED AT DECISION,
BECKER TELLS "SUN"


hurdles" As he expressed It. Then ne
reoounted some OF the work ne did with
the strong arm squad.
And that was good work. too he
said, no matter what anybody may
gay. The records show II was good"
What about your trial."
THAT wasn't IA trial, II was a court
martial. 1t was unfair mt every point.
could have walked the streets free
man II had been willing to make q false
confession. but l wouldn't knew / was
innocent and ] made up my mind ia
rather 20 TO the block a. 4 murderer
than 30 free under \ stain like that.
that first night thought they would
soon find out they were on tho wrong
track and I would b free. Afterward It
was different.
when ! realised that they were de-
termned to do for mo ! made up my
mind would tight to the end knew
I would win eventually But that death
Dante's Inferno? Yes. Wall. read 1t
while was In thsra and tell you. Dante
knew nothing ~ bad - what have been
through and what othsrs have been
through In there.
"But I knew th,s Decision would come
sventually. ! couldn't believe they would
Kill mo on such evidence - was pro-
duced at that trial"
Becker talked for q few moments about
the legal expects Of his conviction and
showsd that he has acquired the knowl-
edge Of . lawyer about his cass.
Thought Ne VS. Wvss.
II thought ! was pretty wise until ]
cot into this trouble and then found I
didn't know tho frst thing about the
law and how YOU are treated when they
think you have broken ~ he SAID.
some one told Becker how the convicts.
when they saw eome moving talking
pictures at = show In .the prison en-
agsahiasasa.A Sxthaass h votsA- jesrsd and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-25
JACK ROSE WILLING
TO TESTIFY AGAIN
Denies Becker Case Was a
Frameup-Webbcr Re-
fuses TO Talk.

PoRr JgRvis. y. Y. Feb 2t--Jsck Pose
the leading witness In tho trial OF Becker
and the Gunmen. was Informed o. n.
decision as he stepped from train l,
this city this evening. He delivered A
lecture to large audience in the Me.ho.
dist Church. and was met a, the sta
ton by the Rev. Samuel Jones. the
pastor. at whose house he remained over
night After the lecture Rose met In.
Newspaper men by appointment and za,.
out the following statement:
This thing came so sudden and N.
way matters stand II is hard to toll ey.
actly what should say. II this inform.
ton had been given some tine aeo
would have been different, but now lool
at 1t from a different viewpoint and ~
views have changed as well as the mode
of my life
''r must do my duty in this case 70 God
ana man and In this thing my duty ~
the eide OF God Ny heart bears r,
malice or hatred my duty to the law a..
70 District Attorney Whitman com7e.
me TO remain on the std" OF the law ard
VIII TESTIFY In the new trial II Becker a.
one 20 the truth and only tho truth as
did IN the previous trial ! nave notlt:
10 add o. detract from what testified o.
before. Ny only hope Is that thee fi,r.
be new trial for Becker
The claim which has so long been W. a
will be settled once for all. that (. that TIA
case was frameup. | want 10 he 20.
NeNed OF the suspicion that has brought a.
much suffering TO my mind. that there
was frameup 10 shove the respors lh.,''v
for the crime OF on some nuoccn. man
II " can be proven that u WAS n framegr
I want to take the cell made vacant o.
Becker. want also TO pay tho pona,'y
ana want to waive immunity J shat
become witness for the State II tel 'l,
truth.
For my part IN tina, affair. what IT.
motives were. what nv plans were ~
what my hopes were do not want 10 80
into details at this time to try AMI jvs.
tfy them. The law gave mo 'iher,y 70.
turning States evidence. or in tho pa.
lance OF the underworld 'squeal!ng bat
that too WAS the furthest thing from my
thoughts when surrendered
81 went there feeling confident thai nv
friends would rally to my support. t.a'
done and Il wasn't long before dro.'
TO IN. real situation and found tta' ! Aai
been abandoned and lsfr 10 nv fate
The law OF self preservation asserted
itself. every one fog himself T1er
went to the only door and then ~ the
: Grand Jury room. which I. tho ou'y do'-
open to me, and there told wat y
swors 10 tcil---the truth and on.v We
truth. So help me God
PAss>Ic. n. j.. Feb - -BridC.v Web
Der has been living here with NE VIE
At 80 Henry street. with his hrnth''
Henry. Weber started the Garfeih psr'r
BOX Company.
! Webber and his wife have lived "a
! tired life since they came here and 'h'7
/ are seldom seen on the streets
Weber was asked this afternoon y ~
had anything Ia say about the R"cS"'
! case and he replied:
| II have nothing to saw. ! DON'T van
F., to he bothered about 1t any more"
! lie would not saw whether ~ ro' Ne
would go back to New York and test''
| n Becker in placed on trial.
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rNAsOna hle doubt ~ bis u,,,i, Al.

reasonable doubt OF his guilt they mus,
bring In verdict Of acquittal
Tho jury came in with their ye,aic, r,
guilty against Becker AT midnuh, n,
October -. after having been out cisb,
hours Six days later Becker was ,e,
fenced to die in the electric char n,
cembcr IA. 1912. and that afternoon W,
taken to the death house at Sing Sing
where he has been since. The appeal .,
course set aside tho date Of execution
The next procedure. after yes,ordn,
reversal. is the arrival of a remi,ti,,,
whcreupon the State ceases 10 tai.
charge OF him and he Is turned over :,
the Sheriff Of New York county AID
brought back TO tho Tombs He carno,
Of course be bailod out. but will be #,
the same position as n man or trial %.
murder. until he is either acquitted a,
liberated because OF no new trial
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-25
BECKER'S BIBLICAL GREETING
FROM SING SING DEATH CELL

Charles Becker sent back from his
cell at Sing Sing this note to the nrst
requests Of reporters who asked him II
he had anything to say:
Tell the reporters to read chapter 81
OF the Eccleslasticus, verses l TO II in
elusive"
The verses he referred to are found
only in the Roman Catholic Bible. and
read:
"A prayer OF Jesus the son OF
Siraoh. l will give glory to thee. q
Lord, my king. and l will praise
thee, q God my saviour.
"2. will give glory to thy name
for thou hast been n helper and pro-
tector to me.
"a And hast preserved my body
from destruction. from the snare Of
an unjust tongue. and from the lips
OF them that forge lies. and in the
sight OF them that stood by, thou
hast been my helper.
-. And thou hast delivered me.
according 10 the multitude Of the
mercy OF thy name. from the roar
ing lions. that were ready to devour
me.
rs. Out Of the hands Of them that
sought my life and from the gates
OF afYiictions. which compa ssed me
about.
IS. From tho oppression OF the
flame. which surrounded me, and in
the midst OF the fre I was not
burnt:
~. From the depth of the belly
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-25
CHRONOLOGY OF
THE BECKER CASE

1917.
July le--Rosenthai mrs. publicly &C.
Guess Becker OF grating.
July l3--Rosenthal makes public an
affidavit charging Becker with graft.
July l4-Accusations bring Whitman
and Waldo back to city hurriedly.
July 15-Rosenthal promises District
Attorney to testify against Becker
and others.
July lS-Rosenthai murdered in front
OF Metropole at 80 A. NJ.
July l7-Shapiro and Libby. owners OF
murder car. say Jack Rose hired car.
Bridge Weber arrested as material
witness and released on bail.
July lS--Jack Rose surrendcrs and is
held for murder.
July ls-Rose admits ne hired car and
collected gunner.
July 2l-Bridgie Weber and Sam
Paul arrested for murder. Jack
sullivan arrested Ms material wit
ness
July 22--Harry WALTON surrenders
Whitman names az actual murderers
Gyp. Lefty. Whitley and Dago Frank.
July 23-Beoker gives detailed account
OF his movements on night OF muir
der.
July Checkers chauffeur admits
Becker coached him about testimony
july -ltSp dtTtst'u.
and Libby turn states evidence. i'm
plicating Rose. WALTON. Weber and
Sam Schepps
July 2s-'Jack sullivan" charged with
murder
July 29-Rosc. Webber and WALTON
confess. Becker arrested. charged
with murder.
July 3i-Webber says Becker ordered
him to pay the murderers.
August Whitley Lewis arrested In
Catskills.
August Becker arragned before
Judge Mulqueen his lawyer begins
TO fight validity OF indictment.
August 6-Rose makes thirty.eight
page statement about collecting
$4,000 graft for Becker
August Becker again in court on
technicalitles-retalns John r. Nc
lntyre.
August s--District Attorney uncovers
big bank deposits Of Becker
August lo--Sam Schepps arrested At
Hot Springs.
October <-Bccker trial begins
October 2f--Becker found guilty Of
murder.
October 30--Sentenced to die In week
Of December 2, 1912. Taken to Sing
Sing death house.
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OF he'll. and from an unclean tongue,
and from lying words. from an un-
just king, and from "a slanderous
tongue:
IS NV soul shall praise the Lord
even 10 death.
-. And my life vas dra wing near
to he'll beneath.
10. They compa sscd me on every
side. and there was no one that
would help me. looked for the
succor OF men. and there was none.
III. remembered thy mercy. O
Lord. and thy works. which are
from the beginning OF the world.
"l2 How thou deliverest them
that wait for thee. o Lord. and
savest them out OF the hands OF the
nations.
"l3 Thou hast exalted my dwell
ing place upon the earth, and I have
prayed for death to pass away.
~ called upon the Lord tho
father OF my Lord. that he would
not leave me In the day OF my
trouble. and in the time Of the proud
without help.
"l5. I will praise thy name con-
tinually, and will praise 1t with
thanksgiving. and my prayer was
heard.
10. And thou hast saved me from
destruction. and hast delivered me
from evil time.
~. Therefore will give thanks.
and praise thee, and bless the name
Of the Lord"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-25
CUNMENS FATE SEALED.
unssimoWs Decision Against Then
To FiH Ex<cstiom Date To-day.

-. sSANVos'~" SovS To-Day
ALBANY, Feb, 24.-The four sunmen
convicted OF killing Herman Rosenthal.
gambler. in New York city on July II.
1912, lost their appeal for new trials to-
day and tomorrow the Court of Appeals
will NIX the date OF their execution. The
decision sealing their fate was unanimous
Judge Emory A. Chase OF CatskiIl wrote
the opinion. which. in part, follows;
The issues In this case are entirely diff
ferent from the issues In the Becker case
decided herewith In the Becker case his
connection with the murder was dependent
almost wholly upon the testimony Of
Rose. Weber and WALTON. conceded &C.
completes In the murder. and the corrobo-
ration OF such testimony was dependent
very largely upon the determination OF
the question VIII, ther Schepps was also
an accomplish.
I'm this case. while a conspiracy il
sought TO be shown by the same wit
nessss. and substantially by the same
corroboration OF such witnesses as IN
the Becker case, and tho statements OF
the opinion In that case are applicable
I" such testimony. the testimony OF
prime importance In the determination
Of this appeal Is that relating TO the
actual fact OF the killing Of Rosenthal.
The simple question In whether the
murder was committed by the defend
ants or by others. II the direct testi-
monv gwen ny the witnesses called on
behalf OF the people In this case 10 true.
tho defendants are guilty OF tho actual
murder OF Rosenthal. and tho other
testimony In the case is OF minor Inn
portance.
~We are Of tho opinion that tho recon,
in this case presented fair question q
fact for the jury to decide. and that tn
jury's determination shows they believed
Me peoples witnesses and disbeiisved the
defendants and their witnesses Theii
verdiots should on our Judgment DO sus.
tained unless some error was Committed
at the trial that In the interest Of 1ustiol
| requires that new trial be granted"
The errors which counsel for tho de-.
fendants alleged were committed duyins
tho trial are discussed A& length in TIN
opinion and II concludes by stating,
| 1--WE have examined every ruling ad
verse to tho DEFENDANTS upon the receip
Of exclusion of evidence, and also partic
ulariy such parts Of the record as SHOW
according 10 sha defendants that the
court was prsJudie.d AGAINST them, ant
manifested such. prejudice 10 their injury
hut We do not think that unfslrusSv o.
rsvsrssblA eryereWsrs shNHuf
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Missed a policeman who strutted by In ore
OF the scenes lie smiled grimly.
81 know. I know" he said They hate
. policeman. The crooks and the police
are natural enemies, always have been
and always will be-
He was told OF Mrs. Bscker's happiness
when THE SUN brought her the news.
Il know she was happy. know IL WELL"
he said. And the happiest day OF my
life will be when ! see her. She Is the
srandest little woman In the world My
God, Just think what she has been
trough.
Now Becker changed the subject sud
denly TO the gunner OF New York.
I'm tell you what think OF the gun
men" he said, er1mly. TT they would put
me back on the police force and let me
pick out twenty men and assign me ex.
cluslvely to the gunner and the gangmen
I'd drive them all either to tho cemetery.
the Hudson River or TO this place before I
was through. ia be willing TO have them
but I'd do 1t and could do II, ia sacri-
Ace my life for the chance.
Not saeh . Feel.
1T was bad enough TO be convict Of
murder. but l knew was innocent Of
that so what hurt mo worst Of al, was
to think that any one could believe
was Iooi OF enOuBU " uBr
people like those who testified against mo
and like the gunner. To think that I
could DO such q fool a. that
why. ! had TO use them In my police
business sometimes, but never moro than
that Just to think that people thought
l was fool enough to get mixed up with
such q gans. III show thu public before
am through how entirely innocent am,
This was the worst kind OF a frameup.
I'm not 4 fool II I had wanted 10 do
harm to anybody ! would never have got
the gunner. l knew that sort too we'll.
II was foolish 10 convict me on such
evidence"
Becker said that he had bean expecting
the Court Of Appeals decision for . long
time. but that when week after week west
by he finally made UP his mind TO stop
worrying.
II decided that ] would expect any
thing until Warden Clancy came himself
ana told me what u was" he said.
The time for the interview was up now
ana Becker Was led back 10 his cell.
n wish you would come up ana enter
tain me every night" he said TO tho re-
porter with a smile, ~ ne shook hands
again and the door changed behind him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-25
R0SENTHAL MURDER
STARTED Big EVENTS
Becker Convicted in 1912 a.
Head Of Plot to XIII
"Squealing" Gambler.
VICTIM KNEW OF GRAFT
Rose. Wcbber and WALTON, Po-
liceman's Alleged Partners.
Turned states Evidence.

\ SITUATION that resulted in the murder
OF Herman RosenthaI was created when.
early IN July 1912. there was begun the
unusual police procedure OF placing .
policeman dsv and night inside Herman
Rosenthars house. at Iot West Forty
NTH street. to prevent the gambler from
opening his game after the police had
raided him
In the second week OF July sosenthaI
began. first around the Tenderloin and
Men in an sf'idavit published in morn
ing newspaper of July 10, TO accuse Lieut..
Becker. head OF the strong arm squad OF
prosecuting him They had been friends,
even partners, IN the gambling business.
Rosenthars published charges brought
District Attorney Whitman and Police
Commissioner waldo hurrying back to
town the next d3y, sunday. July ~. the
District Attorney making charges agains.
the police. while the Commissioner called
upon Mr. whitman Ia begin an invests
CATION to prove the oharges
on Monday july Is, therefore Mr..
Whitman had long talk with Rosenthal
AZ the District Attorneys Office. Rosen-
thai promised to come to the Criminal
Courts Building the next DAY and testify
against Lieut.. Becker and other police
men whom he accused Of graft
Went 10 the N~trOVOie.
Toward midnight Of that Monday Ro-
seminal saurtcrod into the Hotel Metro
pole In West Forty third teet and sat
there smoking with friends.
Jus, few minutes before O'Clock
A. NJ TUESDAY. July Is, he stepped out
onto perhaps the most brilliantly lighted
bit OF sidewalk in Manhattan and four
gangsters shot him to death
Policeman File. who was in the Metro
pole SAYS he sprang toward the door at
the first shot. hut the murderers had es-
capped They had jumped into gray
automobile waiting across the street and
ned eastward. only one witness, vaude-
VILE actor named Gallagher. caught the
number OF the car, Gallagher was the
only person arrested by the 0'licemen who
ran up He was taken to the West Forty
seventh street station.
reporter jumped to a telephone and
woke up District Attorney Whitman TO
tell him of the murder OF his star witness
Mfr Whitman hurried to the police sta
ton and there untangled the confusion
among the police as to the number OF the
gray car by getting Gallagher out OF his
cell and obtaining from the vsudevillian
the information that the correct number
was &l3l3 ~ Y,