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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-06
CREWS TAKEN
OFF |NTERNED
As PRISONERS
Ninety One Vessels Owned by
Teutons With Gross Tonnage
of About 100000 Involved
NO POLICY AS TO USE
HAS BEEN FORMULATED
Will Probably be Repaired and
Pressed Into Service Against
Imperial Government

New York, April g. Seizure Of
German merchant ships in American
harbors began today when word was
flashed that the resolution declaring
the existence of a state, OF war be-
tween the imperial government of
Germany and the United States fin
ally had passed both houses iof con-
gress. Members of the crews were
removed and placed under guard in
barracks, hospitals or other build
ings while armed troops or marines
took charge of the captured vessels.
Taken to New York.
Twenty-seven vessels which sought
refuge in New York harbor at the
beginning of the European war were
taken here.
Among them were the Hamburg,
Koenig Wilhelm II. Prinz Eitel Fried
rich, Prinz Joachim and Allemannia.
These ships total 38,128 tons. Their
II officers and l73 sailors were TAX
en- to Ellis Island pending orders as
to the disposition of them -. 49,.
Captain Leitner Of the K0enig-
Uclu IL dllu ScVcId4 SdllUIS pIOCcSLcu
against this procedure, saying they
mad American citizenship papers. It
was decided to detain them until
their status was announced in Wash
ington. -.
Austrian Vessel Not Seized.
The Austrian i steamer Budapest,
lying by the side Of the Arcadia at
Newport News, raised the Austro-
Hungarian flag. She was neither
boarded nor disturbed by government
officers . G ... seq.
The port officers in Atlantic, Paci-
fic and Gulf harbors acted on orders
issued by the secretary of the treas
ury. 1t is understood this move does
not involve confiscation and that the
vessels are held for the present as a
measure Of safety. There has been
no announcement as to whether the
government shall take over ships for
its use and pay for them after the
war.
German vessels now in American
ports number 81, with a gross ton
mage of abOut 600 900.
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CONTINUED on Page Thseel
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-09

meeting was called ana re.eitecd e.
Q. Martin - president and Guy S. Fur.
bee, cashier.
First National Bank Of FaIrvIew.
The stockholders Of the First Ma.
tonal Bank Of FairView met this att.
ernoon and reelected the following
board OF directors. p. B. Amos, w.
!. Booth, w. H. coontz, E. D. Eddy, J,
W. Taught, Asa Tenant and J. s.
Tenant. Following the reelection OF
the board, directors meeting was
called and p B. Amos was reelected
president and w. II. CoontE, cashier.
Home Savings Bank.
The stockholders OF the Home Saw.
ings Bank met at 10 o'clock this fore.
noon in the banking house and re.
elected the directors Of last year as
follows: Sam r. Nuzum, Calvin Con.
away, Frank E. Nichols, Robert Tai.
bott, Simeon Bright and c. G.. Mere.
dith. Afrter the stockholders meet
ing the directors reelected the follow.
ing officers for the coming year: Pres.
ident, Sam r. Euzum; vice president,
@. D. Conaway; cashier, J. Clarence
Hall; assistant cashier, H. ]. Noel.
fresh; teller, Frank P. Hall
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-09
WARRANTS ISSUED
FOR THE BOY THUGS
Youths Still in Jail and Are
Refusing to
Talk.

Noble Layman, Cecil Hawkins and
Ralph McMasters, the three youths ar
rested for assaulting and robbiug
Hiram Jones, so year old Civil war
veteran, and who are still in their cells
at the county Jail have taken OH a reu-
cent mood and refuse to speak further
concerning the affair.
They are being held on warrants
charging feionious robbery. They en-.
tered the home of Hiram Jones last
Friday and beat and robbed him, leav-
ing him in state bordering on fnsensi.
bility. The warrant was issued yes.
terday by Justice of the Peace W. w.
Conway. on information furnished by
Prosecuting Attorney Walter Hagger.
ty. Preliminary hearing will likely be
held tomorrow.
The watches which Layman is said
to have had on him in u restaurant the
night of the sandbagging. have not
been found, the boys claiming that
they 30 not know what became OF
them
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-09
Only ONE CHANGE
UNDERGRADUATES
Of LOCAL BANKS
J. NJ. Higginbotham Sue
ceeds B. L. Butcher at
Monongahela Bank.

The banking institutions, including
National banks, trust companies and
state banks in Fairmont, Warrington,
Fairyiew and other cities and towns in
Marion county, elected officers today
ut meeting of stockholders, in most
instances followed by direcors' meet
Ings at which officers for the ensuing
year were elected.
Practically no changes were made
IN the directorates or officers of the
various banks. j, NJ. Higginbotham
was elected director of the Mononga.
lela Bank in the place of B. l.. Butch.
or resigned. The First National Bank
kept the old organization alive to pro.
vide for the liquidation of all the as.
sets of the bank for the benefit Of the
stockhoIders.
The elections resulted as follows:
The National Bank Of Falrmont,
Directors as follows: ]. e. Watson,
Jacob s. Hayden, Walton Miller, Glenn
y. Barns, NJ. L. Hutchinson, A. B.
Fleming, ]. NJ. Hartley, o. S. McKin.
ney, F. p. Nichols, G. L. Shaver, G. w.
Watson, w. O, Jamison and Festus
Downs. After the stockholders meet.
ing the directors reelected the old of.
Ulcers Of the bank as follows: Presi.
dent, ], p. Watson; vice presidents, ia.
cob S. Hayden and Walton Miller;
cashier Glenn F. Barns; assistant
cashiers, n. e. Jamison and L. H. Ran.
daIl,
The Peoples National Bank.
At press timo the stockholders OF
the Peoples National Bank were In
session at their banking house, Tho
following board Of directors were prob.
ably reelected: George e, Amos, J,
~. Brownfeld, 8. 8. Cochrane, Howard
2. Furbee, Frank q. Raymond, II, j,
Hartley, II. L. Helntzelmnn, O, q.
Hutchinson, .. @. Jones, w. 8. Mere,
lllth, Harry Shaw and Duncan Sin.
clair.
Falrntent Truet Company.
The stockholders Of the Fairmeat
ITruct company met IN the banking
house this afternoon and elected d.
EectorB for the ensuing year az fol.
lows;
Q. Z. shaver, emith Heed, j. Waiter
Barnes, J, 3, crowi, John j. Phillips,
r..|
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-09
Their Attorneys Will De-
vote the Entire Day to
the Task.
ATTACK law MANY WAYS
Principal Point is That 1t Is
Not Hours of Service
Act.
.tby AssocIated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The Su.
preme court continued today hearing
The rest case brought to decide the
conBtitutionality Of the Adamson act
With the railroads presenting their side
Of the controversy
The roads counsel were expected
70 occupy the entire day with their
arguments leaving Frank Hagerman,
special assistant to the attorney gen.
eral 10 conclude for the government
tomorrow
In outlining the railroads attack
upon the law, Walker d. Hines, chair.
nan of the railroad general COMMITTEES
II attorneys, who opened todays hear.
Ing laid stress upon the carriers
contention that the law is not limi.
tatlon Of hours of employment, but
merely a wage fixing statute. He de.
MED that Congress is given power TO
Iix wages under the constitution.
John G. johnson, of Philadelphia,
was chosen to close the case for the
railroads.
Arthur Miller, of Kansas City, at,
lorney for the Missouri, Oklahoma and
Gulf railway whose attack upon the
law was chosen to test its national ap-
plication win not participate in the
oral presentation. In addition to deny.
Ing that the law is an hours of ser.
vice. statute the railroads contention
also included assertions that it is
workable and capable of enforcement
pnly by judicial Interpretation.
That the law operates to increase
the wages of the best paid railroad
men and therefore discriminates
ngainst those receiving less pay was
another line OF attack taken by the
carriers.
Its operation 1t was insisted would
Hdd million Of dollars to the railroads
EXPENSES, with probable consequent in.
crease of rates. The railroad employ
ees, the carriers also contended, are
not bound by the law to remain in SER
vice and not strike although the law
IS binding upon the railroads in the
mandates enacted when a national rail.
road strike was threatened last sum
The roads counsel insisted that the
law cannot be upheld upon any theory
and asked that circuit Judge Hooks
decision declaring the law void and
enjoining its enforcement be affirm.
mer
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-09

Lee swtsher, W. G. Canoe. J. y. Dow.
den, j. A. Jau1ison, N. q. Fetty, J. n.
Beckman, 7. L. Burchinal, O. D. Rob
inson, Q. s. Riggs, II. p. Ashcraft, J.
Guy Pric1ard, ]. 2. Anderson, j. w.
Mcdonald, Festus Downs, w. g. Jam.
ison, g. N. Alexander, NJ. n. Nicely,
NJ. A. Fletcher, George T. Watson.
James o. Watson, Walton Miller, H,
B. Meredith. After the stockholders
meeting the directors met and re.elect.
ed officers for the coming year as
follows: President, G. l.. Shaver; vice
presidents, Festus Downs, Smith
Hood, ]. A. Jamison; treasurer, NJ.
A. Fletcher; secretary, j. L. Leech.
This bank pays per cent. dividends
and 1t has already paid cash divi-
dends amounting to $109,500. 1t has a
surplus of 100000.
The MononsaheIa Bank.
The stockholders Of the Mononga-
fela Bank met IN the banking house
on the East Side this afternoon and
elected the following directors: ].
NJ. Higinbotham, B. F. Gaskins, Chas.
d. Hoult, NJ. II. Kinkaid, Morgan d.
Orr, Clarence D. Robinson and P. B.
Swearingen. Later in the afternoon
the directors met and reelected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
President, Clarence D. Robinson; vice
president, p. B. Sweraingen. and cash
Ter, Hugh +. Smith.
First National Bank.
The stockholders of the First Ma.
tional Bank of Fairmont met this aft.
ernoon in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms and elected directors as fol-
lows: William Il. Watson. Thomas
+. Hall. Howard W. Showulter, A. b.
Scott, Il. NJ. Showaltcr. John D. Nor
gan and Charles j.. Wells. Later In the
afternoon the directors met and elect
ed officers as follows; President,
Charles T.. Wells: vice president,
Howard W. Showalter; cashier, John
o. Morgan; assistant cashier, j. F.
Richie.
Bank of Warrington.
The stockholders of the Bank OF
Warrington met this forenoon and
elected directors as follows: c. A.
Snodgrass. s. NJ. Glover, C. R. Phil
lips. ]. D. Charlton, ]. W. Phillips,
+. o. Murray. ]. r. Criss. J. o. Huey
and A. j. Hess. After the stockhold-
ers' meeting the directors met and
elected c. A. snodgrass. president and
A. NJ. Glover, vice president.
Exchange Bank Of Warrington.
The stockholders of the Exchange
Bank Of Warrington met this after.
noon and elected directors as follows:
Charles Z. Wells, James F. Gump, P.
II. Pitzer, H. B. Beatty, John T. Hop
kins, ]. F. Beatty. Later in the after.
noon the directors met and elected
Charles E. Wells president; P. H. Pit
ger, cashier. and W. IL. Parsons, as.
sistant cashier.
First National Bank Of Warrington.
The stockholders Of the First Ma.
tional Bank Of Warrington met this
afternoon at o'clock and reelected
the old board OF directors. Following
the stockholders meeting a directors
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-09
The Modern Way.

DO you wait for inspiration before
writing your novels?" we asked dis
tinguished author.
Not at ALL" he replied. II merely
wait for the advance check from my
publishers. New York World.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-09

Many ceneerts-The special revival
meetings being held ut the First NJ. p.
church are crowded each evening and
the sermons by the pastor. Rev. B. NJ.
Mitchell. are reaching the people, as
shown by the number of concerts each
evening. The services yesterday were
TO appreciative audiences, and great
good was accomplished. The special
singing is one Of the drawing interests,
the large chorus choir under direction
Of Prof. Jones.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-09

Meeting ostponed-Because OF the
absence of stockholders from the city,
the stockholders meeting of the
Barnesville Wooden Mills. called for
yesterday afternoon. was postponed to
the ed of this month. Routine bust.
ness and election of officers will be
transacted
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-09

Janitors met-Principals and JAM.
tors Of the various graded schools
OF the city met in the Miller school
last evening for their sem.annual ses.
sion. uperintendent Of City Schools
Otis G. Wilson and Commissioner j.
Walter Barnes addressed the meeting.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-09

Dunbar Night seheel-An organiza.
ton TO provide night school work at
the Dunbar school. under the direc.
ton Of Professor W. o. Armstrong,
principal, will be effected at a meet.
ing to be held at the school this even.
ing at eight o'clock. All persons in.
terested in the project are invited to
be present 1t is planned TO hold
school two evenings each week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-09
Town t ak

Rebekah InstaIIation-Last evening
the local lodge of Rebekah installed
their officers as follows: Mrs. lisa
belle Phillips, noble grand; Gladys
Gainor, vice grand; Lucie Bright. sec
rotary; L.i:da Bonham. treasurer;
Villa Barrett, warden: Emma Glass.
cock, conductor; Sarah Sapp, chaplain:
right supporter to noble grand, Maidie
Wright; left supporter to noble grand.
Nerna Swiger; right supporter to vice
grand, Martial Borgess.; left supper.
ter TO vice grand. Madge Swtger; in.
side guard, Hattie Lilly: outside guard,
Lena Yates: trustees, Leota Gaskins
Jennie Brand Victoria Bennett, Hattie
Lilly, Eta Amos, pianist, NJ. n.
Barnes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-09

Of smashing and stealing s175 worth of
property in the store of Angelo Ties.
sano, recently at Grant Town. The
boys admit that they are awful bad
robbers and the chances are they will
go to the reform school unless their
parents can make good the loss sus.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-09

Fost's health report for the year, to
be taken as monthly one. Under
such a construction the figures con.
tanned in the report were alarming.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-09
Boys of Tender Years
Arrested for Theft

Cecil Urbanach Cecil Isutcashy and
Ben Rutcashy, aged 6, Z and years,
are in the tolls of the law on charge
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-09

After New lndustry-A committee
from the Chamber OF Commerce went
to New York City today for meeting
with a manufacturer who is consider.
ing move to this city. 1t is believed
the meeting will result in definite
steps toward bringing the industry,
which Is large one, to Fairmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-09

Valve Company Stock Plans for
greater effort in soliciting subscrip-
lions we're completed last night at a
meeting of subscription committees
working toward securing the Ameri-
can Valve and Tank for the city. The
meeting was held in the Chamber of
Commerce rooms in the Watson build.
ing.
Was Annual Report - An error in
yesterdays West Virginian caused DR..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-12

EDITORIAL NOTE. william Le-
Queux, who here chronicles for his
friend, Count Ernst Won HeltzendOrfT,
the latter's revelations of the inner
life of the imperial German court, has
long been recognized throughout Eu-
rope as the pOssessor of its innermOst
secrets.
The English "WhO's Who" says of
him; Gle has intimate knowledge of
the secret service of Continental cOun-
tries and is considered by the govern
ment (Of Great Brittany an authority on
such matters" Another authority says:
Stew people have been more closely as
socinted with or know more of the
astounding inner machinery of Ger
many than he"
LeQueux probably has more sources
of secret information at his command
than any contemporary In civil life, and
for the last six years the British Gov
eminent has made valuable use of his
vast store of secret information through
a specially organized department with
which LeQueux works as a voluntary
assistant.
Count Won HeItzendorn became an in
Innate of LeQueux several years prior
to the outbreak of the war; he has been
living in retirement in France since
August, 1914, and 1t was there that Lee
Queux received from the crown princes
late personal adJutant permission to
make public these revelations of the
inner life of the HOhenxOllerns-that
the demOcracies of the world might
come to know the real, but heretofore
hidden, personalities of the two dOmi-
nant members of the autOcracy they are
now arrayed against.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-12


Castle of Halberg, at that
time in the possession of the
late Freiherr Won Stumm, whom the
emperor often visited.
l think, however, that our host be-
came secretly irritated at the frequent
visits of his imperial guest, for certain
ly what with the establishment of the
special telegraph to Berlin and a spe-
cial post office, and the finding of ac-
cOmmodatiOn for the crowd of person.
al attendants, each visit must have
cost poor old Won Stumm a consider
able amount.
l had already been busy upstairs in
the room allotted TO me, and had come
out to take walk in the warm and
welcome sunshine, when suddenly |
saw the emperor in suit of brown
civilian clothes striding towards me.
He seemed to be in humorous mood
and jOked with me as l walked beside
him.
Suddenly he halted, as though re-
collecting something and asked:
"Heltzendorff, have you with you
some of our paper for important docu-
ments?"
Certainly" was my reply.
"Ah then please place some of it
with envelopes upon my table, and also
wire to Berlin to send here ten cou-
riers."
"Ten couriers?" / echoed in surprise.
eyes, ten. l may want even twelve
or more"
Just before eight o'clock that night
I was informed that the couriers were
waiting below, and on descending
found six of the imperial messengers
and four from the ministry of foreign
affairs, ready to travel anywhere even
to the uttermost ends of the earth.
A Stupendous Hoax.
On informing his majesty, the lat
ter handed to me about thirty of the
great blue envelopes containing "docu-
ments of the highest Importance" adj
dressed in his own hand to various Of
ficers of state, princes, princesses, and
other prominent people in all parts of
the empire.
"These are to be taken at once, Helt-
zendOrff," the emperor said. The mes
sengers are to bring US replies"
''In every case?" l asked.
eyes. In every case" he answered.
Then | carried the batch of CORE
spOndence below, and much puzzled at
the nature of this latest activity in
private lptter-writing, | handed them
to the cOuriers, who sorted them out
and distributed them among them
selves.
Half an hour later the documents
were being conveyed to various parts
of the empire.
When l returned to the study
found the kaiser laughing quietly to
himself, and wondered what could be
the reason. He signed some docu-
ments read to him, but ever and anon
a broad smile would cross his usually
stern features.
Until a week afterwards l did not
learn the cause of the imperial merri-
llent, but when did l burst into loud
laughter myself.
Those envelopes containing "dOcu-
nents of highest importance" each con-
tlined only a comic postcard which
the emperor had purchased during a
visit to Saarbruck.
The kaiser had played huge joke
upon those whom he despised, for the
delivery of these formidable imperial
dispatches created a great stir in the
households of their recipients. Old
princes were awakened in the middle
of the night to be handed a dispatch
from the emperor; old princesses
jumped out of bed to receive an i'm
parial communications officers tore
UpeS the envelopes eagerly expecting
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-12
OF KAISER AND CROWN PRINCE AS


ALETTER FROM THE CROWN PRINCES PERSONAL AoJUTANT
TO WILLIAM LEQUEUx, PosSESSoR OF
SECRETS OF EUROPE.
Veneux
MOret-s
Narne
enr
and the
three small errO made
The scandal and w o
of the of
Tulsa, be
closely with many n In
theses rticI
The whch and
but of
world be o
more tart
My service to Is,
ends now
retirement conjunction
all 1 kn
mOstc cordial
Yours ncer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-12
The Kaiser's Stcret
Trip to the Hague

Ne May morning in 1907 | was
walking on the terrace of the
Castle of Halberg, at that
time in the nnSSeSSinn of the
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-11
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THE LATEST IN MslSSlOsNss.


America, which has given $50 generously 10
Japanese missions, will be sta(rtled toslearn that
in return for our efforts to ,H'hristianize Japan,
Japan is preparing to Shintoi3,e u.s. MISS losniko
Sakamaki of Toxic is coming Hover mere 10 preach
a gospel new to US but agesly old to th,e land Of
chrysanthemums. ~.
Shintoism includes. amond, other practices, an
cestor worship. In an old landX IKE 'apannt tnere-
fore has strong appeal. Butt mere our remotest
ancestors are verv close r. u,.se; our mental atti-
tude toward dad and grandad rs anectlonate, but
1t will take q god 10 Dt OF enort on
Toshiko's part to induce us to worship the
meal ticket" 10
AAAAAA %
Soon or late the practice of sending large dele
cations, expenses paid. to Wasthington I'd, icajole
,r intimidate Congress will have to be stopped, or
It will make serious trouble.
AAAAAAA
Experience i. alwavs valua bile, and hat Of
American freedom who have lad. war orderAfrom
he allies will be exceptionally 81 to the Vas. A.
AAAAAA
The President and conrress have done their
in starting, and It's up to the rest q W to
ee there Is no tagging on the way 70 the GOAL
AnhAMA
Champ Clark n still Chang q tkss House
Dague.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-11
GLEE CLUB.

The Vanderbilt Glee Club which
presents its concert here April 12tl
is composed of "a male voices picket
and trained from the universities en-
rollment of more than HOO students
The club carries three accompanies
IA quintette of instruments, three
vaudeville artists and a quartette Of
Hiawiian musicians. The director is
Mr.. Browne Martin, master of har-
mony in Wafd-B Belmont college at
Nashville.
The Glee Club is making a whirl
wind tour of parts of the state of Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee and by spec
ial arrangements with the railroads,
will travel in a private buffet car.
This is the first time in eight years
that the club has entered this state
and this is the first time it has pre-
sented a concert in this city.
The programme to be presented will
include the well known vaudeville
songs, glee numbers, popular ballads,
solos, instrumental selections, Hia-
wiian music and excerpts from the
latest vaudeville. The programme is
just one of those that has given the
Club the reputation Of being the best
Of its kind in the South. An unusual
ly large audience is expected to grett
the club on its appearance here next
April 18th, in as much as
there are many Vanderbilt Alumni
in the city and a great many support
ers of the school.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-11

| in ALI the warning
in peace times
'st summary action,
ust accede to every
by the
reforms may
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-11

Quite a bit Of interest is being TAX
en- in the coming engagement of the
Vanderbilt University Glee Club. At
the Greenwood Theatre on Thursday
Of this week. The two hours program
interspersed with instrumental selec-
tions and Vaudeville Excerpts. The
reserved seats will 60 on sale tomor-
row morning, and the prices will be
Csc, Soc and 76c.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-11
MERCHANTS TO CLOSE EVERY
DAY AT $50 P. NJ. e

We, the undersigned Merchants,
agree to close our places of business
every evening at $3.50 o'clock Except
ing Saturday's) beginning today, and
continuing this way until business
justi1ies keeping later hours.
T. C. Saunders.
Bernstein Co.
D. c. Peteet & Bro.
Abe Kantor.
J. Kantor.
Stern Bros.