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by heaven. I knew she was not to
blame"
Have you fnished?" asked Brood.
wiping his brow. 1t was dripping
Except to repeat that am through
with you forever. I've had all that I
can endure and I'm through. Ny great
est regret is that 1 didn't get out
long ago. But like fool-a weak fool,
1 kept on hoping that you'd change
and that there were better days ahead
for me. 1 kept on hoping that you'd
be a real father to me. Good Lord.
what a libel on the namei" He
laughed raucously. I'm sick Of calling
you father. You did me an honor
downstairs by calling me bastard
You had no right to call me- that, but,
by heaven, If it were not for this bit
Of cardboard here over my heart, I'd
laugh in your face and be happy to
shout from the housetops that ! am
no son OF yours But there's no such
luck as that I've only to look at my
mothers innocent, soulful face to"
"Stop!" shouted Brood in an awful
voice. His clenched hands were raised
above his head The time has come
for me to tell you the truth about this
innocent mother of yours Luck is
with you I am not your father. You
are"
''WaitI II you are going to tell me
that my mother was not q good WON
an, I want to go on record in advance
of anything you may say, as being
glad that am her son no matter who
my father was 1 am glad that she
loved me because I was her child, and
If you are not my father then I still
have the Joy Of knowing that she loved
some one man well enough to" He
broke on the bitter sentence and with
nervous fingers drew q small leather
case from his Haistcoat pocket Be
fore you go any farther, take one look
at her face It viii make you
ashamed Of yourself. Can you stand
there and lie about her after looking
into"
He was holding the window curtains
apart, and a stream of light fell upon
the lovely face, so small that Brood
was obliged to come quite close to be
able to see It His eyes we're dis
tended
1T is not Matilde-it is Ike her
but Yes, yes, 1t is MatildeI I must
be losing my mind to have thought
He wiped his brow But, good God, It
was startling positively uncanny-" He
spoke as to himself. apparently forget
ting that he had a listener.
well, can you lie about her noT?'
demanded Frederic
Brood was still staring as II fas-
cinated at the tiny photograph. But
have never seen that picture before
She never had one so small as that
It"
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MIKE AT THE TELEPHONE
Could Hardly Be Called Success at
the Work TO Which He Had
Been Assigned.

Mike had just come over from the
old country to work with his brother,
who was butler in q milliOnaire's
home 1t was a morning custom for
Mrs Rich to have several chats with
her friends over the telephone Some
times these talks stretched well into
the forenoon James, the brother,
was tired Of this, and indicted Nike,
the greenhorn, into the work
The first morning Mike tried his
hand disaster resulted Mrs. Bucks
called up.
Answer that" ordered Jimmy to
Nike IF it is Mrs Bucks tell her TO
hold the line"
Mike took down the receiver and
listened
rs Mrs. Rich there" a voice asked.
No answer from Mike.
who is at the phone?" In q mad
der tone
It's me, Nike"
q want Mrs. Rich-this Is Mrs
Bucks" said the lady in anger.
"An right" said Nike. lust hold
the rope"
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Stopping abruptly in front of the other
woman, she exclaimed: HE made
great mistake in driving that other
woman out He is not likely to repeat
it, Mrs. Desmond"
"Yes-I think he did make a mis-
take" said Mrs. Desmond, calmly.
But he does not think SO. He is
man of iron. He is unbending."
HE is a wonderful mana great.
splendid man." cried Yyonne, fierceIy.
ct is I-Yvonne Lestrange-who pro-
claim it to the world. cannot bear
to see him suffer. L"
''Then why do you"
Mrs. Brood flushed to the roots OF
her hair. 81 do not want to appear
unfair to my husband, but I declare
to you, Mrs. Desmond, that Frederic is
fully justified in the attitude he has
taken this morning His father hu-
inflated him last night in a manner
that made forbearance impossible.
That much I must say for Frederic.
And permit me to add, from my soul.
that he is vastly more sinned against
than SHINING"
81 can readily believe that, Mrs.
Brood"
This morning Frederic came into
the breakfast room while we were hay
ing coffee. You look surprised. Yes,
I was having breakfast with my hus-
band 1 knew that Frederic would
come. That was my reason. When
heard him in the hall I sent the serV-
ants out Of the diningroom. He had
spent the night with a friend. His
first words on entering the room were
these shall never forget them: Last
night 1 thought I loved you. father.
but have come home just to tell you
that hate you. / can't stay In this
house another day. I'm going to get
out But I just wanted you to know
that thought loved you last night,
as E son should love father. just
wanted you to know it. He did
not even look at me, Mrs. Desmond.
I don't believe he knew / was there.
1 shall never forget the look in James
Brood's face. It was as if he saw 3
ghost or some horrible thing that fas-
cinated him. He did not utter a word,
but stared at Frederic in that terrible,
awestruck way. I'm going to get out,
said Frederic, his voice rising. You've
treated me like dog all my life and
I'm through. 1 sha'n't even say good
by to you. You don't deserve any
more consideration from me than I've
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you-so It must have been the other
way round She's dead now, / know.
but she didn't die for years after was
born Why vas it that never saw
her? Why was kept up there in that
damnable village"
Where did you get that photo
grapar" demanded Brood ho4rsely.
Where, say! What damned. inter
fering fool
4 wouldn't be too hasty, If 1 were
you" said Frederic, a note OF triumph
in his voice. "Yvonne gave it to me-
made her promise to say nothing TO
you about it. She"
'YTonne found it? Yvonne? And
gave it to you2 What trick of fate Is
this? But-ah, It may not be q por-
trait Of your-your mother. Some old
Photograph"
mo. it is my mother. Yvonne saw
the resemblance at once and brought
IL to me. And it may interest you to
know that she advised me to treasure
it all my life because it would always
tell me how lovely and sweet my moth
er was-the mother 1 have never
seen"
said Brood, with deadly intensity.
NO" said Frederic, folding his
arms tightly across his breast. You
didn't deserve her then and you"
You don't know what you are say
ing, boyI"
"Ah, don't 1? Well, I've got just lit
tie bit Of my mother safe here over
my heart-a little faded card, that's all
and you shall not rob me Of that
Last night was sorry for you had
the feeling that somehow you have al
ways been unhappy over something
that happened in the past that my
mother was responsible for And yet
when took out this photograph, this
tiny bit Of old cardboard II is so
small that it can be carried in my
waistcoat pOcket-when 1 took it out
and looked at the pure. lovely face. I
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smell And. of course. as the mois-
ture is evaporating all the time. it
keeps his nose cold
A dog depends a great deal on his
powers of smell. especially in the wild
state, and it is because of his keen
ness of scent that he is valuable to
man for hunting purposes In addi-
ton to the olfactory or smelling
nerves inside a dogs nostrils. the
whole black membrane around the
nose IS very sensitive. but this sensi-
tiveness can only be retained by mois-
ture. Thus IT Is that when q dogs
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Noah tried to get all the animals into
the ark some Of them were trouble
some and he had to get a dog to help
nlm drive them in Because Of this
the dog was the last to enter the ark.
mere was no room left, so he had to
stand In the doorway with his nose
outside in the wet. and it has never
been warm since.
Science gives quite another expIana-
ton OF the matter. The coldness of a
dogs nose is. 1t says. due to the fact
that 1t must be kept moist all the
time in order to sharpen his sense Of
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there are a lot OF things missing right
here. Where are the big, comfortable
chairs fellow can sit In while he
rests his feet on the brass rail and
looks through q big plate glass win
dow at the crowd passing on the
street? Maybe you think your regu-
lar hotel dEeller doesn't miss that
window, but you're wrong And these
steam radiators. all gilt and silver or
bronze or whatever color they happen
to be. Suppose you think they make
q fellow who is q thousand miles from
home feel so comfortable and home
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CHAPTER XVI.
~To My Own Sweetheart"


When James Brood and Frederic
prior to the departure of Mrs. Des-
mond, there was in the mind OF each
the resolution to make short work Of
the coming interview. Each knew that
the time had arrived for the parting
of the ways, and neither had the least
desire to prolong the suspense.
The study door was closed. James
Brood put his hand on the knob, but,
before turning it, faced the young man
with an odd mixture Of anger and pity
in his eyes
Perhaps It would be better If we
had nothing more to say to each 9TH
er," he said. with an effort Il have
changed my mind. cannot say the
thing to you that L"
Has 1t got anything to do with
Yvonne and me?" demanded Frederic
ruthlessly, jumping at conclusions In
his new-found arrogance.
Brood threw open the door. step
inside" he said in q voice that should
have warned the younger man. IT was
so prophetic of disaster. Frederic
had touched the open sore with that
unhappy question Not until this in
slant had James Brood admitted to
himself that there was a sore and that
it had been fostering all these weeks.
Now It was laid bare and smarted with
pain. Nothing could save Fredaric
after that reckless, deliberate thrust
at the very core of the malignant
growth that lay so near the surface
to spare the boy,
Hot words were on Frederic's lips.
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o.. Ye eood oId TImea

That the big New York hotels are
aot homelike or comfortable is the
plant Of a western Pennsylvania man
who makes frequent trips to New
York Il suppose this IS New York's
idea Of what a regular hotel ought to
be like" said the visitor as he looked
disdainfuIIy about the gold and gilt
trimmings Of the music room at the
Waldorf-Astoria- But let me ten you
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CHAPTER XIV.
A Mother Intervenes.

Long past midnight the telephone
in the Desmond apartment rang sharp
ly. insistently. Lydia, who had just
fallen asleep, awoke with a start and
sat bolt upright in her bed A clammy
perspiration broke out all over her
body She knew there had been a
cata strophe
She sat there chattering until she
heard her mothers door open and then
the click of the receiver as it was
lifted from the hook. Then she put
her fingers to her ears and closed her
eyes. The very worst had happened,
she was sure of it. The blow had
fallen. The only thought that scared
her brain was that she had failed him,
failed him miserably in the crisis. Oh.
if she could only reclaim that lost
hour of INDIGESTION and cowardice!
The light in the hallway suddenly
smote her in the face and she realized
for the first time that her eyes were
tightly closed as if to shut out some
ahhorrent sight.
'Lydia!" Her mother was standing
in the open door ''Oh, you are awake ?"
Mrs. Desmond stared in amazement
at the glrIS ngure.
What is it, mother? Tell me what
has happened? Is he
He wants to speak to you He is
on the wire, IL His voice sounds
very queer"
The girl sprang out of bed and hur-
ried to the telephone
Don't go away, mother-stay here"
she cried as she sped past the white
clad figure in the doorway Mrs. Des-
mond fiattened herself against the wall
and remained there as motionless as
statue. her somber gaze fixed on her
daughters face.
Yes, Frederic-it is Lydia What
Is it, dear?" Her voice was high and
thin.
His voice came jerking over the
wire, sharp and querulous. She closed
her eyes in anticipation of the blow,
her body rigid.
I'm sorry to disturb you," he was
saying, "but / just had to call you
up" The words were disjointed, as
IF he forced them from his lips one
by one In a supreme effort at coher-
tency.
Yes. yes-it's all right. I don't
mind. You did right. What is it?''
81 want you to release me from my
promise"
you mean-the promise-but. Fred
dy. can't release you I love you.
will be your wife, no matter what has
happened, no matter"
'Oh, Lord, Lyddy-it isn't that! It's
the other-the promise to say nothing
to my father
"O-oh!" she sighed weakly, vast
wave OF relief almost suffocating her
He has made it impossible for me
to go on without"
Where are you, Frederick" she
cried, In sudden alarm.
"Oh. I'm all right. I shan't go home
you may be sure of that Tomorrow
will be time enough"
where are you? / must know
How can reach you by telephone
Don't be frightened. dear It's got
to be. that's all. It might as well be
ended now as later on. The last straw
was laid on tonight Now. don't asl
questions. I'll see you in the morning
Goodnight, sweetheart Pve-Ive tolC
you that 1 can't stick to my promise
You'll understand / couldn't rest I'm
til I'd told you and heard your deal
voice. Forgive me for calling you up
Tell your mother I'm sorry. Good
night"
Freddy. listen to me! You mus
wait until I-Oh!I He had hung III
the receiver. She heard the whir o
the open wire.
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Mandy-What fob 20 been goin' 20
de post Office so reg'1ar? Are you cor
responding VIII some other female7
Rastus-Nope. but since An been a.
readin' in de papers bout desc con
science funds" An kinC Of thought An
might possibly git a lettah from dat
ministah what married Us
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WHY DOGS NOSE is COLD
Being Crowded Out of the Ark Is q
Pretty Story, but Not Sciences
Explanation.

When your faithful old dog pokes
his nose into your hand, even your af-
lection cannot prevent little SILVER.
because the nose is so cold. Why il
It? When the body of a dog is so
warm. why should this one spot be diff
eerant from all the rest OF him?
The ole fable tells Us that when
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like as the old round iron stoves that
used to decorate every hotel lobby?
No stree. Give ne the OId-fashioned
hotels every time-"-NeE York Times.
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MercenaFy,
the rope

Did you ever stop to consider how
many germs accumulate on a dollar
billy" asked the cautious man
In the hour OF my need 1 never
did" answered his friend IF I could
become the pOssessOr Of enough dol
lar bills u stuff a pillow by merely
sleeping on them, would gladly avail
myself Of the opportunity"
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DON'T VISIT THE CALIFORNIA EX-
POSITIONS without supply Of Ansl'S Foot-
Ease. the zntsseptic powder 70 Be snzken into ths
Shoes o. dissolved IN the foot-bztA- The STANDARD
Remedy for the feet for IS years II gives fnStz9
rsHef 70 tired. aching feet and prevents sSoItsn-
hot feet Ons lzdy writes ! enjoyed every minute
u NY stay AZ the ExpositicaS, thanks % Alle1's
Foot-Ezss 10 ny shoes" Get q TO-DAY All
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Wash day Is smile day If you use Red
Cross Ball Blue, American made, therefore
the best made Adv.
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Women are suspicious OF some mer
and other women.
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Their Great Desire.

Actors, as voters, I suppose, are
solidly IL favor Of one reform"
What's that?"
The recall
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nose is dry and warm he is Ill and
needs doctoring.
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Most OF the good listeners are men,
and they are married nsn-
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CTO BE CONTINUED
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-16
KILLED IN ACCIDENT
Johu Van Der Lest of Reasnor
Sustained Broken Neck.

John Van Der Leest, Of Reasnor
Jasper county, aged q years, Z
months and II days, was fatally in
jured about five o'clock Saturday ev-
eEing, when a car he was driving
east on High avenue skidded as the
driver attempted to turn north into
Eleventh street, and rolled down the
grade at the east end of the avenue.
The driver was picked up about If
teen feet from whore the car started
to turn over. He was unconscious
and was thought to be dead by those
who were first on the scene. The
city ambulance was summoned and
the unfortunate fellow was hurried
to the Abbot hospital. The auto
rolled on down the hill a distance o.
between forty and fifty feet east or
the turn where it started to skid.
Mr.. Van Der Leest was seriously
injured and did not retain conscious.
ness. He died at eight o'clock Sun
day evening, December ~, 1915. The
neck was broken in the fall with the
car and the victim to all intents and
purposes was instantly killed, al
though he fingered in an unconscious
obaIC lOl q pCilON vi d llLlle more
than twenty-four hours following the
accident. ..'
Identity Of the man was establish
ed by papers found upon his person.
and relatives were communicated
with at Reasnor. They reached the
city as soon as possible following
the accident. Deceased is survived
by mother, two brothers, two sisters
and three half brothers Other
members of the family came today to
take charge of the remains.
John M. Pugh was the first person
to the side of the injured man. Mr.
Pugh lives near the corner where the
accident occurred. He was in his
house but heard the crash and hur
ried out to see what had occurred
The ambulance was summoned by
Mrs. Pugh.
1t is said by parties who saw the
young man drive east on High ave
nue. that he was travelling too rapidly
and did not then have good control,
as the wheels slipped to and fro on
the icy pavement and that the car
swayed noticeably 1t is said the
driver came near crashing into the
curb near the Glaze & Haynes gro
Gerry on High avenue west when he
made the corner coming north along
d street.
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SOME DEALS IN DIRT
Record in Recent Real Estate Deals
in Mahaska County.

Katherine Heitsman, single, to Vir,
ginia Meeker, warranty deed dated
1876 pit. Sc Sc Sec. 13-77-16 and
lot and pit. lot IL of |. s. of SIC
Sec. 13-77.l6-Cons. $17O0.
Lee Shaver and wife, Lulu, to Mrs.
Emma Crowder, warranty deed dated
l2-115 lot IL Lord & Andersons add
Oskaloosa-Cons. $1,000.
Heirs of Sarah J. Boals, deceased,
o Daniel Boals, quit claim deed dat.
ed 11-16-15 lot 4 block 2 North add
Fremont-Cons. $1.0O.
George w. Larson and wife Anna
!. to w. r. Nicholson. warranty deed
lated 11-16-l5 Eh NE Sc Sec. 14-77,
Icons. $4,000.
William c. Sheppard, Jr., and wife
VI. Ada, to Daisy d. Sheppard, quit
claim deed dated 10-29.14 w. 2-S lot
4 block 81, lot block 81, and E. pa
Sk lot 6 block Is, Oskaloosa-Con
$1.00.
Laura Jennings and hus. to Leonard
w. Undertake, lot of S. d. of Lot l
of /. s. sw NV sec. 1855, $500.
e. L. Brown and wife, Ollie NJ, to
F. w. Kruse, warranty deed dated
10-15-15 NV NV Sc & E lao SW Sc
Sec. 26-77.14.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-16
FINE MEMORIAL GIFT
New Altar Set Up In Tri-Luminar
Ledge Rooms.

Tri-Luminar Lodge Masons had a
big surprise Friday evening when a
magnificent new altar was presented
the lodge by Benjamin Binns in honor
of his late lamented wife Mrs. Hanna
Binns and as a reminder of his own
connection with the Masonic divis-
ions.
The new altar is for use in all of
the bodies, Blue Lodge, Eastern Star,
Chapter, Royal and Select Masters
and Knights Templar, and is a gift
to one as much as to another.
Material of which the altar is made
is of selected oak. The piece is splend
idly fashioned and finished in old
Mission" style. 1t is a massive affair
and a beautiful piece of lodge furni-
ture. 1t is the incest thing in the way
of an altar that could be produced by
the largest Lodge Goods and furniture
making company in existance.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-16
APPOINT NEW PoSTMASTERS
Post Office Appointments for Illinois,
Indiana and Wisconsin Sent to
.. Senate for Confirmation.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE following
new post Office appointments were
sent to the senate by President vii.
son for confirmation:
Illinois-Elmer E. Linn, Argo; John
f. rWendt, Huntley; Daniel s. Small,
Mazon;. Alexander L. Rice. Borden
John e. 4Mackin, Lockport; F. s.
Smith. Mount IS Carroll; William J.
Rinae. Beecher; Nellie @. Ebinger, Nc
Lean; Nora e. Moulton, Estamora.
lndiana-George H. Weininger,
Hamlet; Seymour A. Thomson. Kirk.
lin: Henry w. Key. Marengo. 7a-
Wisconsin--Henry A. Odell, Monroe.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-16
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP
Helen Chapman and Helen Wine
gardner Win In Contest.

Jefferson township meeting was held
Monday evening, Dec. at Coal Greek
church. The judges, Mrs. Freeman
Eveland, Mr.. Coakley and &r. Jud
Convey decided as follows:
Winners in A Class.
Helen Chapman, Fairview, first
place; Jessie Eveland, opposition, End
place.
Winners in Class.
Helen Winegarden, opposition, Isl
place; Josephine Gay, Union, End.
The program was opened with in
vocation b Mrs. Valentine Hites.
Paper, Getting Acquainted With
the Teacher"-Mrs. Mamie Clark
Eveland No. 8.
Talk by Dick Eveland.
observation-disclosures Eveland. o..
Recitation (Class b. .t'
THE Pilgrim Maid"-Helen Wine
gardner.
THE Difference Between Ma and
Pa"-Josephine Gay.
Song, Guard Columbia"-Opposi
ton School.
Paper, Reading in the Rural
School"-Miss Hinshaw. FairView.
Talk Morals in the Rural School
w. r. mites.
Rec. (Class A.
"A Thurro' Rest"-Herschel Jop
ling, Eveland No. 8.
THE Arabs Farewell" Jessie Eve
land
Entertaining the Minister''-Helen
Chapman:
Talk by Mrs, Valentine Hites.
Trio-Charlie Mattix, Mr.. Perkins
and Mr.. Taylor.
At the close of the meeting an in
formal discussion arose concerning
the subject of consolidation, This
grew very interesting and the fact
was mentioned that a part of our
township has been lost to Bussey
school. We have just
seven schools in our township. We
were very glad to have our county
superintendent with us.
, Chairman.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-16
REDMEN PICK CHIEFS
Iowa Tribe No 4 Hold Big Pow
Wow And Election.

Ioway Tribe No. 4, Improved Order
of Redmen had a big gathering Fri
day evening for the purpose Of Sc
tecting new lC-.ers for the year.
Mindful of the devotion to the inter
ests of the order in other days, when
he was draped with the habiliments
of chieftain and recollecting the pro
gress of the tribe under his reign the
braves recalled Clayton z. Lewis to
authority for another season. The
complete list of chiefs selected at
the session is as below given:
Sachem, Clayton B. Lewis.
Sd Sycamore, w. G. Garrett.
Jr. Sycamore, AL Mendenhall.
Prophet, Andrew Richie.
Keeper of Records, l.. T. Shangle.
Collector of Wampum, Charles w.
Ames.
Keeper of Wampum, Charles F. NJ
,Schlenker.
Trustees; Andrew Richie. w. G
Garrett and w. N. Hall.
Friday evening, January IA, 1916
will occur the raising up of the chiefs
with due and appropriate ceremony,
at which time appointive positions
will be supplied.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-16
MASON'S IN ELECTION
Tri Lsminar Lodge And Hiram
Chapter Select Their Leaders.

Hiram Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons of Oskaloosa, will be officered
by the following well known workers
OF the cult for the ensuing year:
High Priest, George Bamford.
King, John T. Smith
Scribe, Fred Bernick, Jr.
Treasurer, Frank E. Smith
Secretary, Jerome B. Wood
Opera House Committeeman, Ed
Bowen.
- - -
Tri-Luminar Lodge A. F. & A. NJ.
made annual choice of administra-
ton leaders Friday evening with the
following results:
Master, J. L. Milligan.
S. W., A. c. Spurgin.
J. W., Fred l.. Moore.
Treasurer, Frank Z. Smith.
Secretary. Jerome B. Wood.
Opera House Committeeman, Ben
Templeton.