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KINDLY G. A. R. MAN
HELD AS KIDNAPPER
Arrested for Informally Y
Adopting Two Little Girls
From Lowell. Mass.
FOUGHT UNDER HANCOCK

Locked up as a kidnapper IL the city
Mass, ls a feeble veteran OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic. In the rooms OF
| the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
TO Children are two little sisters. II and
. years old. who are very happy ex-
cept that their "granddaddy" has been
| taken from them and the police say
he has done something wrong.
II all came ABOUT because the sus-
picions of conductor on a late train
from Albany were aroused Friday night
The oddly assorted trio boarded the train
at Albany with tickets to New York.
After the train was well under way the
old man IN the Grand Army uniform
went up and down the aisles OF the cars
selling n poem which he wrote himsef
entitled tho soldiers Scus."
The conductor tcleErapned to the New
Yor!; nolice and nt l25th street De- ectlve
Curry boarded III" train. He found the
veteran asleep with an arm around each
OF the little girls The children were
dressed In warm overcoats and had on
suspiciously new mufilers and tan-o'-
shanters. Curry asked the old man
VINO he was and who the girls were.
A. said the old soldier. "am David
n. ellison of the First Massachusetts
Heavy Artillery OF the Second Brigade,
First Division OF the Army OF the Po-
tomac under Gen. Hancock. These two
little girls are Ef;ic and Lillian James
Of Lowell. Mass. They nre with me be-
cause their mother does not take care or
them
Just then the smaller girl woke up
and said: 'Granddaddy. are "" In
New York YET Seeing the stranger
aud started to Cry.
"you must tell me who you are" said
Detective Curry.
MY mamma ~ Mrs. Alice James of 80
Wilson street, Lowell. but j don't want
to leave granddaddy and so back TO
her." said the child
The three were arrested in the Grand
Central Terminal and the girls were sent
10 the Ch'ldrens society. At tho sec-
und branch detective bureau ellison
told the detective that he had gene to
Lowell several months ago and taken a
room with the mother Of the girls while
he sold his song throughout the city.
He said the children were not happy and
suffered much neglect from their mSther
and stepfnfhar The youngsters went
with him wherever he sold his songs and
poems. He taught them to play the
piano and sing and n" bought new
clothes for them
Lowell was soon canvaesed and the
old man was forced to move on. The
little girls found him at the station and
begged so That he decided to take them
with him and make them happy for the
rest oS his life They STAYED a week in
I3oston and then went TO Albany, where
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RECTOR NEwsGIRL WINS SUIT.
Romano" with Manufacturer Be-
xau Three Yeara AgO.

TArNToS. Mass. Dec. 1s.--Mra Nan
Cor1igan Bates. who before her mar
riase to Frank Morton Bates. a wealthy
Attleboro jewelry manufac cturer and real
estate owner. was employed at the news
stand Of the Rector and Vanderbilt
hotels. New York. has won her suit for
divorce A decree was entered here to-
day.
Mrs. Bates based her plea on charges
OF intoxicatton. caused By tho use of
opium and other druse. and cruel and
abusive treatment.
Mr.. Bates and Mies Corriean we're
married early in June. 1912. He had
been patron Of tho Vanderbilt Hotel.
where they became acquainted. She was
20 years old and he ~.
In the course OF the suit Mr.. Bates
admitted that he took morphine occa-
sionaliy for chronic alment. He de-
MED limiting his wife's spending money
to IS week and said that on one oc-
casion she had lost $500 playing rou-
lettc. He said that his mother supported
him
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they remained for q month in q board

they remained for q month In poard-
ing house.
when arraigned before Magistrate
Koenig in the Yorkville police court yes
teriay Gilson's chief concern was Tor the
little ones. He was charged with peine
"A fugitive from Justice. When asked Dy
the Magistrate IL he had anything to
say ellison replied:
'.1'm a Grand Army man. sir. and I've
never backed away from trouble yet.
When I saw how these little girls were
being mistreated at home. how they SUI
fered from their mothers indifference,
] realized there was only one honorable
course open and I took 1t. l did not
think that I was kidnapping them
The sun., 1915-12-19
FUNDS NEEDED FOR HOSPITAL.
Brooklyn Maternity Institution

The board OF managers of the Prospect
Heights Hospital and Brooklyn Mater
nifty Home. al 7,5 Washington avenue.
has started a campaign for 900 new
contributing members to raise the money
needed to accommodate patients who
cannot meet their entire expenses ana
10 endow more free beds.
Thirty applicants for admission are
refused every month"; said Mrs. RoD"rt
Shaw, the president, yesterday, "becaE-c
we have no place IN which To care ior
them. Our hospital rqui pmeut must be
bolstered W. can think of no wurikier
cause than ours-providing a temporary
shelter for poor women who are about TO
become mothers-and I'm sure that our
present plight will be relieved by our
friends
The sun., 1915-12-19
SPUGS 10 KEEP OPEN HOUSE.
Great Christ mas Tree for strangers
In CITY Planned.

The Spugs are planning TO keep open
house on Christmas Day from till :
o'clock at their headquarters. 3s West
Thirty ninth street. There will be an
immense Christmas tree and everybody
who calls. particularly strangers In the
city. who might otherwise he lonesome,
will be made welcome.
The Spugs organized three years ago
rs the Society for the Prevention OF
Useless Giving. Last year the orgai!-
za'ion changed It's name 10 tho Society
for The Promotion of Useful Giving. Mrs.
August Belmont is president and Mis-
Robinson Smith vice-presiden:.
The sun., 1915-12-19
WIFE SPANKED ONCE A WEEK.
HObokrm " WOmRn In Divorce Action
Reply says Husband Beat Her.

William Ste-Yans of 1912 Park avenue.
Hchoken, spanked his pretty young wife,
Mrs. Julia Steffans. once a week regu-
larry. according TO thc story Of her
troubles related yesterday to Vice chan
ccllor Lewis In the Jersey city chancerv
Chambers. Mrs. Stefraus charged that
her mother-in-law said that all wives
should hs spanked at frequen: intervals.
Steffans is suing his wife for divorce
for alleged desertion IN 1907. Mrs
~.cifans says II Is her husband and not
sna who !s the offender Steffans told
the court that one morning soon before
the separation he t!ckled his wife's toes
70 make her get M. whereupon she
threw a pitcher Of ice water over him.
The sun., 1915-12-19
FEAST AT MILITARY ACADEMY
Clergy and Well knOwn Men viii
BE at CImsOn Point Nnuuuct.

The trst annual banquet of The Cla,on
Point Military Academy will be held in
the academy building on Wednesday cyo-
ming, December 90. Among thus. who
will attend are John \. Fit@gerald. john
a O'Rogke and the Rev, RrolhcI Thomas
OF Buffalo.
Officcrs Of the alumni society Of the
academy elected for next year are. Ed
ward L. Weinberg. president John \.
ORorke, vIce-president Frank u. Shell
ley, secretary william T.. Farrell, treas
urer; the Rev, Brother Bpnifacc. his
torian. and the Rev. Father Joseph STAN
ford, director, Mr.. Shelley would a .,
preciatc Information regarding those who
nave attended the Sacred Heart Military
Academy. now Clason Point Military
Academy.
The sun., 1915-12-19

M,NILA. p J.. Dec. 1s.--Gov Gen
Harrison will submit TO the Legislature
after the holidays the plan for the pur-
chase OF the stock Of the Manila Rail
road. The Government OF the Philip
pines has completed arrangements for
buying this stock, most of which Is held
rs e syndicate headed by James Sreyer
Of New York.
The sun., 1915-12-19
MR.. s. CLAUS AT HOME
TO ALL THE KIDDIES
Little Dorothy's Scepticism Vanishes When She Visits
Santa's Toy Storehouse and Sees Just Loads and
Loads of Wonderful Things.

day until Christmas, MANY. many Kid
dies with not even pennies In their
pockets were warmly welcomed by Santa
IN the shops and 70 aSreeably enter
taincd that no matter what comes or
doesn't come to them on Christmas
morning. they will always remember
what n nicc time they had playing In
Santa's storehouses.
The sun., 1915-12-19
PRAMEUP CHARGED
BY ACCUSED WIFE
Mrs. Schlichter Of DOuglastOn
Says Alleged Correspondent
Gets Job as Reward.
WINS ALIMONY APPEAL

william Henry 6chhcileer. a whole
saic millinery merchant. who is nsso-
c,atcd with the Edwards-Riordan Com
pany and has An income OF $4,000 a
year. was directed yesterday by Supreme
Court Justice Platxek to pay SIPS a
month aiimony and $500 counsel fee to
Mrs. Henrietta Marion schlichter. pend
Ing a suit for separation. Schiichter has
tiled counter claim for divorce. nam
ing friend and former business asso-
ciate as correspondent
Mrs. Schiichter asserts that the
charges against her are false and tina.
the correspondent. one bingham. has
made sffidavits involving her in revenge
for certain act Of hers. and also to
avoid being sued for $4,000 damages
for alternating her affections. She al
leees also that hcr husband promised to
find Bingham a Job II he mado tho airi-
davlts. She says her husband Is carry
ing out threats to punish her because
she would not return after leaving him
Oh the ground Of cruelty.
Separated Five Ttmes.
The couple were married on December
S. 1913. and took a honeymoon trip to
Europe. They have separated Ave
times In the last year. and each time
until the last Mrs. Schlichter returned to
her husband on his promise to desist
from cruel treatment. she says. He was
accustomed 10 fly into a rage for trivial
things. and on October 20 last at their
homo at Douslaston. L. l., he struck
her In the presence OF a servant, the
complaint continues. II IL added that
he would not permit her to use his auto
after she had learned to drive It.
In opposing his wife's application ro-
almony Schl'chter said that he WAS will
ing TO nave his wife return TO him until
he heard on November IL last Of her
relations with Bingham. He said that
hc then understood his wife's unexplain-
able irr!tabllity for the last eight months.
As to his income. Schlich;er said that
while he made $4,000 last year his share
of the profits will be cut In half because
OF the war. and II the war continues next
year there will be 10 profits.
SchlIch'"r alleges that Bingham and
his wife were together at a Harlem hot. |
on June last and on October and :
and November at the Hotel Hermita &c.
He declared they were guilty Of miscon-
duct In his automobile. driven hy Mrs.
Ichlichter. Oh every saturday afternoon
during July and August and part Of Sep
.ember N various parts Of LorR Isia I'd
and oil nearly every day between Sovcn'-
her = and ~ at :ho Hotel Marseille
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-26
CITY NEWS.

The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Emery Johnson, of 1925 Morgan
street, died at o'clock this morning.
Mrs. w. H. Heule is recovering
from an operation and expects to be
able to leave the hospital in few
days.
Fort Madison Gem City: Lee
county is gradually emerging from the
condition of financial distress which
it slumped into during the close Of
last year and which continued into
the first weeks OF this year. The gen.
eral relief to the stringency which
has attacked the treasury of the
county comes in the form OF taxes
Hamilton Press: Prosecution OF
Illinois farmers who resisted the In
spection of cattle by federal and state
veterinarians in search Of herds az
fected by the foot and mouth disease
will be started this week by the gov
.ernment. Reports of the inspectors,
made recently to United States At
torney Clyne, say that in some in
stances the wives and daughters of
farmers, as well as the farmers them
selves. pointed shotguns at them.
Hamilton Press: Edgar F. Peter
son departed for Chicago on Friday
and returned Monday after attending
to shoe factory business. Mr.. Peter
son reports some difficulties in getting
supplies, due to the railroads There
are several lots of shoes ready for
shipment as soon as boxes can be
procured The stock and supplies
we're allowed to diminish in Chicago
SO as to have as little as possible to
move to Hamilton and now there Is
much time being lost on account Of de-
lay in the railroads to supply new
stock, etc.
The Days Beyond Recall column
OF the Warsaw Bulletin says: October
%, 1863: Peter W. Riser has asso-
ciated with him in the grocery and
provision business s. Laysy, Of Keo-
kuk, having purchased the stock of
groceries formerly owned by r. Dali
zen They will continue the business
at the old stand, first door east of the
City Drug store. (The City Drug
store was located in the room now
occupied by A. Stracke's grocery
store, and Dalzell's store in the room
now occupied by o. O. Tanners bak-
ery.)
Quincy Herald: The trial of Ray
Pfanschmidt in Princeton cost Adams
county $6,911.18, exclusive OF the fee
paid Attorney A. w. O'Harra. 1t is
known that Mr.. O'Harra got no less
than $1,000 and the extra expenses for
sheriff fees in Adams county will
bring the total to at least $1,000. The
trial in Adams county-the first of
the Pfanschmidt trials-cost the coun-
ty s7,269.03 The second trial in Nc
Donough county cost Adams $7,657.50
which includes the $1,000 fee paid to
Walter Bennett for assistance to the
state. The third trial in Princeton
cost Adams $S,008.53 counting in ST.
900 as O'Harra's fees. Therefore the
total cost of the Pfanschmidt trials is
s22,935.06.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-26
Y.W.C.A. NOTES
Miss pin.d.Ie Called Horne

, Miss Tirza Dinsdale, general secre-
tary OF the Y. w. G. A., left for Ge-
neva, ILL.,, yesterday afternoon, called
there by the illness Of her mother,
expecting to return to KeolSuk Mon
day
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-26

Praise for the Dead.
Burlington Gazette: The mulct law
has done more In the cause OF real
temperance than any other influence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-26
PROGRAM
FOR MEMS BANQUET
Christian Church Men will Have
Booster Session Next Tuesday
with Several Speakers,

The mems class Of the First Chris
tian church Sunday school have made
arrangements for a banquet to be
given at the church on next Tuesday
evening at $50 o'clock. This class is
becoming very active In the promo
ton OF the Sunday school activities,
and this gathering Is in the nature
Of "get-together. booster meeting.
The program for the evening will be
as follows:
Orchestra selections.
Vocal solo-Mrs. w. C. Hughes.
Reading-Mrs. A. E. Mcpherson
Vocal solo-Mrs. E. G. Weisman.
Orchestra selections.
Toastmaster-J. o. Boyd.
Round Pegs in Square Holes-C. o.
Frazier
Our Neighbors-Warren H. Orr.
Spare the Rod-Rev. w. NJ. Baker.
Religion and Industry-O. B. Towne.
The Sheppard aid His Flock-Rev.
E. B. Newcomb.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-26

Read The Daily Gate City. Ten.
cents per week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-26
PERSONALS.

Mrs Jacob Park is visiting her
daughter at Downing, Mo.
Miss Effie Taylor has returned from
Muscatine, after a few weeks visit at
her home.
Miss Myrtle Apologize has return.
ed to her home in Old Monroe, Mo-,
after, spending few days with her
sister, Mrs. A. D. Thomas, lila Elk
change street
Warsaw Bulletin: Miss Ruby Dol
lery, of Keokuk, was the guest of Miss
Mabelle Nagel. last Saturday. =
Miss Genevieye Crotty, of Keokuk.
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs.
arthur kuse. Mrs. A. z. Nc
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-26
CITY NEWS.
Unitarian market at Benner's Sat

Unitarian market at Benner's Sat.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose
Walker, a ten pound son.
Choice roasts of lamb, beef and
pork for Sunday dinner at Jos. Haul
bcrt's. 709 Main street.
Mrs. G. J. Bode, who submitted
to an operation for appendicitis, is
reported to he improving.
--Puckechetuck lodge No. 43 meets
every Friday night at 8 O'Clock. All
members requested to be present. BY
order of noble grand. Geo. Immegart.
secretary. Work in the first degree.
Regular meeting Of Keokuk TEN,
pie Pythian Sisters at X. p. hall Fri
day evening at 7:30. Visiting members
invited. Mrs. N. J. Montague, M. e. G..
Mrs. o. w Rowe. NJ of r. and G. Bust
ness OF Importance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-26
WILL SELL FORT
MADISON SYSTEM
Reported Stone & Webster viii Pur-
chase Street Railway Of Fort
Madison
Soon.
IS LOSING MONEY NOW
Reported Morrison Will Sell for s2o.-
600, Half Of the Amount
He Paid for the
Company.
rs LOSING MONEY NOW

That the Fort Madison street rail-
way system is to be purchased by
Stone & Webster and put under the
management of the Fort Madison
Electric company, Stone &. Webster
organization, is the information that
has been received here from an
authentic source.
q. A. Morrison, present owner of
the Fort Madison system, is said to
have stated that he is not negotiating
with the Stone ~ Webster company
for the sale of the system, and that
the deal has not yet gone through,
but will be closed up in the near fu-
ture.
Morrison is reported as having said
he paid 100000 for the Fort Madison
company and that he is willing to sell
out to Stone & Webster for half this
amount
1t is understood that the company
has been losing money for at least two
years and that number of badly
needed improvements have been held
Iup on account of this. The company
also is said to be badly in debt.
AT the present time there are but
three cars operated ~ the company.
If it is purchased by Stone e Webster
it probably will be included in the
property of the Fort Madison Electric
company, as the three utility fran
chises are held in this city
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-26

Read The Gate City want column,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-26
Y. M. c. A. ITEMS
Sunday Meeting.

ouUOdy WSStiHSs
The Y. NJ. C. A. is distributing cards
Of invitation to the men Of Keokuk
to hear Dan Batey, superintendent of
the Dan Batey mission of Chicago, at
the Y NJ. C. A. auditorium, next Sun
day, Feb. 49, at o'clock p. m. The
subject will be "The Man Who was
Up, Down, aid Up Again. In which
Mr.. Batey will tell the remarkable
and thrilling story of his eventful life.
Saturday Evening.
Mr.. Batey is expected to arrive In
the city tomorrow morning and Satur-
day night mass meeting will be held
at the Y. w. C. A. auditorium to which
everybody IS invited and very large
attendance is desired and expected,
as Mr.. Batey will address this meet
ing aid people will have a chance TO
judge Of the kind of metal he Is made.
Other Meetings.
Other Batcy meetings will be held
at the following times and places:
Monday meeting, with the Salvation
Army, at 1880 p. m.
Tuesday meeting, Second Presby-
terrain church, West Keokuk, 1880 p.
m.
Wednesday, Trinity NJ. E. church,
1880 p. n.
Thursday. Westminster Presbyterian
church, 1880 p. m.
Friday, at Y. w. C. A., $3.50 p. m.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-26

Pherson, Of Keokuk, spent Thursday
of this week with Mrs. o. Q. Tanner.
Carl Trout, of Keokuk. was
down Tuesday to visit with his moth
er, Mrs. Chas. Trout, who has been I'll.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-26
SWEET CLOVER.

White bienniel variety unhuiied
seed 80 lbs. per busheI $3.50 bushel
lots. $500 per bushel. Hulled seed,
60 lbs. per bushel s14.o0. 5 bushel lots
1880.
Order quick while stock lasts.
Samples on request.
DADANT & SONS,
Hamilton, III.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-26
FUNERAL NOTICE.

KITE-Funeral services for the late
Mrs John Kite will be held at the
residence OF VIM. Struthers, Sunday,
Feb. %. at 1870 .. m.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-26
Of Secondhand importance.

Chicago Evening Post: OF course,
it's very aice Of the kaiser to apollo
gize because some German was rude
to Ambassador Gerard, but there is
somewhat more important question be-
fore the house.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-11-25
Quick Story TELLING.

Nine Bernhard is fond OF relating
a very funny experience she had during
her early days as an actress with an
actor who was something of wit and
who was addicted to ''gagging."
1T is so long ago." she says, that
recall neither the player nor the play,
only the part wherein the scene was
spoiled. The hero said to me. DO you
object to this cigarT which he had al
ready lighted and was putting vigor-
ously.
mo, no, nor ! answered, which was
the cue for him to tell me the story
of his life.
"He looked at me instead and said,
rolling the cigar between his fingers,
That. madame, Is because you do not
have to smoke it
The audience appreciated the fact
that he was smoking cigar furnished
by the property man, and roared with
laughter. but this interference made
him forget his lines. He could not
recollect word. so. taking my arm. be
said, Come with me for walk. and
| will tell, you the story Of my life.'
I'VE walked off the stage and on at
the next entrance. which required no
more than two seconds of time, and
then he said, Now have told you the
story Of my life"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-11-25
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The sophomore girls of the Liter
arV cub gave the following inter
eating program Friday afternoon "a
Quartet, neriha zNs7e', Marie
pauman. Fern stuart and Gehevleve
Wolfe. Piano COLO, Dorothy Pace
Readinea from Tale of Two CIT
ies. Introduction to Book w.
Louisa Jackman, "A Companion Pio
ture.e Theresa Richbaw, "A Fellow
Of Delicacy" Ruth Cakes, lntroduo-
ton 10 BOOK III. Jaeoba Tromp'
"riphmg," Alice Burns, Misc
proas and Madame Defarse,' Mild
red smith
Last "Wednesday afternoon MT.
Van pelt of the Beluingham school
OF Music very delightfully."- entertain
ed the assembly of students WIN
readings and vocal selection from
the Messiah,
The basket ball game between H.
II. s. and the town team Friday AZ
ternoon resulted I'm n score OF ~ VI
Is i'm favor of the high school.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-11-25
Elissful Depravity.

In a border southern town lives an
elderly negro carpenter who is locally
distinguished for two things-his use
IF large words and his abiding fear of
his wife, who is big, impressive and
domineering. In this town a trio of
young professional men keep bachelor
quarters together.
Not so very long ago one of the three
called the darky in to do some small
repairing job about the apartment.
Boss" inquired the old man, in the
midst of his work, does you white
gen'mens live heah In total depravity
Of de feminine sex?'
I'VE do" was the answer.
From the bottom of his henpecked
soul the old darky fetched up IA long,
deep, sincere sigh.
"Well, suh," he said. "ef ! WIZ ez
you is l should suttinly remain so."-
Saturday Evening Post.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-11-25
Both Stunq,

Some time ago an eminent London
physician requested an equally emf
nent surgeon to accompany him to see
distinguished but slippery patient
The patient was exceedingly polite to
both the medical gentlemen. shaking
hands with them and bowling them out
of the room I'm the most affable man
ner. Soon after this professional visit
the same physician called again on the
surgeon, requesting him to accompany
him to see another patient. On their
way thither the surgeon observed, ~
hope this patient will behave more lib
orally than the last did"
WHY said the NJ. D. did he not
give you a fee?"
Not a shilling" was the reply
"Indeed!' said the eminent physician.
with toss of the head. "Why, he Dor
rowed 2 guineas from me to give to
you"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-11-25
His Heavy Voice.

Some time ago the guests at recep-
ton were discussing the relative merits
of several songsters, when one of the
party turned to man named Brown.
by the way, Brown" said he, "you
are something Of singer. are you
not?'
Not on your lifer' was the emphatic
response of Brown. II never sang
note that somebody didn't threaten to
send In riot call. You are probably
thinking Of my brother"
perhaps l am" was the thoughtful
rejoinder Of the other. HAS he heavy
bass voice."
YES" smiled Brown, 80 derned
heavy that it makes him bowlegged to
carry it."-Philadelphia Telegraph.