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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-10
Grain Saved

1t was a fortunate circumstance of
the Montrose elevator fire that just a
day or so previous to its occurrence a
large quantity of wheat was removed
from it to the Touring mill, where it is
being made into flour on government
contract. About 1000 bushels of oats
and rs bushels of beans would cover the
grain loss. The building, which was
valued at SO, 500, was insured for 81, 900.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-10
Obituary
BARBER

Mrs. Louisa Barber was born in
Hume N. Y. March 8, 1923, and passed
peacefully away at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. ]. Valiquet, in Clio, at
1000 o'clock. Thursday evening, Mayo,
1918.
When a child, she moved with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elba Fiske, to
Sandusky, N. Y, where she lived until
her marriage in l845 to Royal Alden.
Two children were born to thls'3Gnion,
Mrs. Maria Valiquet, at whose home
she died, and Mrs. Victoria Jones, who
passed away six years ago.
Mr.. Alden died after six years of
married life and Mrs. Alden was then
married, ten years later, to Joseph Bar
ber, of Buffalo, N. Y. In 1863 they
came direct to. Saginaw, w. s., Mich,
where they resided until their health
failed and they went to Clio to reside
with their daughter. Mr.. Bar ber pass
ed away six years ago. Mr.. and Mrs.
Barber were pioneer residents of Sag
inaw, watching the city grow from a
small village to its present size.
Mrs. Barber, although 80 years of
age, could read without glasses and the
week before she died sewed for the Bel
gian babies and only the day before
was registered. She was a faithful
wife, a sympathetic and helpful neigh
Dor and kind mother. She lived a
useful life and her aim was one of SER
vice to others.
The funeral was held from the home
of her daughter, Sunday afternoon,
Rev. P. B. Hoyt, of Flint, officiating
Interment was made in Woodlawn
cemetery, Clio.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-10
Kaiser Bill an Anti-Suffragist

The clericsls, the reactionaries and
the junkers in Germany are solidly OPP
posed to any extention of suffrage to
women. So is Kaiser Bill. Nix on de-
mocracy for him. Women are coal
beavers, street-cleaners, munition-
workers, truck drivers, and even dig
trenches back of the lines to release
men for action, but no German woman
must aspire to voting. That's mans
job, though a small-sized one in Ger
many.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-10
M. E. Church Notes

Class meeting, $3.50 a. m; Service;
1000 a. M; Sunday school, Ills a. m;
Epworth League; 6 pm. Subject
"Epworth League Anniversary, lead
er, Ruth Chappell.
Regular prayer meeting Thursday
evening at 1880.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-10
RoATs

Marguerite Mary, two months old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Roates, died at their home in this vii
lage, May 8. 1918. Funeral services
were held from the home, Sunday, Rev.
Griffin, officiating. The interment was
in cemetery in Flint.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-10

A lady called at the Y. M. G. A.
headquarters to inquire about finding
her son.
"You won't be able to see him now.
He's out drilling" said the obliging
stenographer at the desk.
Drilling what?" asked the fond
mama.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-10
Grange Meeting

Vienna Grange will meet at the home
of Messrs Howard and Pickering this
Friday evening. The program will be-
gin at eight o'clock. All Changers
invited.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-10

Miss Flora Haven, who is student
at the Detroit Business University, was
at home over Sunday.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-10

Earl Maltby. of Flint. spent Sunday
with j. X. Frost.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-10
Not the Best Way.

One way to be up with the lark Is
to keep the lark up all night.-Boston
Transcript.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-10
r. c. Financial Statement

Following is statement of the re-
ceipts and expenditures of Vienna Red
Cross for the month of April:
sECRETARY's REPORT
Rec. Subscriptions for Apr. $214.68
Subscriptions in advance 1871
Donations 1900
Teas and dinners 1O7.a1
Liberty Loan Luncheon 85.75
Auction Sale 76O
Total 1920. SO
Turned over to treasurer 595. 80
On hand Apr. 30 25 26
$500. Sc
Miss Helen Doyle.
Secretary.
TREAsURER's REPORT
Rec from Secretary 1896. 30
Paid out in Apr. 52.13
Bal. on hand Apr. 80. S543l7
Mrs. Jno. Hurd,
Treasurer.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-10
GOD AND GOTT
By Wilbur D. Nesbit

Who soothes the sighs of sorrow
And heals the hurts of painl
Who gives us for the morrow 5
The songs we sing agains 5
Who taught us love for others? 5
Who guards us as we roam2
Who links our hands as brothers 5
And sanctifies the homer :
Who girds our souls with sureness 5
That we may cast out fear? 5
Who blesses woman's pureness 5
And bids us hold it dear?
Oh, whispered in our praying
From cradle to the sod 5
Our name--our faith Displaying s
The hallowed name of God! s
Who teaches torture's terror 5
And laughs at lies and loot? 5
Who holds no faith is fairer 5
Than one to shame brute? 5
To whom are women Shrieking ;
And sobs of children MANNED ;
AS sweet as some one speaking 5
Of those both loved and famed? 5
Who spurns the i'll and lowly
That falter at his gate?
Who holds supremely holy 5
The hoarsest curse of hate? 5
Oh, bestial, hellish being 5
On Gods great name a blot!
Unthinking and unseeing, 5
The Prussians call it Gott!
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27
Business Of War Is
Not Business As Usual

Under normal conditions. II A and
u OF equal responsibility applied for
crcdIt---A for the purpose OF purchas-
ing u pleasure automobile; y, q truck
or trnctOr--both would be accommo-
dated.
Under the present conditions. the
pleasure automobile being nOn-essen-
tial and its use involving unnecessary
increase In consumption Of essentials.
A should be denied credit; while u.
whose purpose Is to purchase truck
or tractor for essential operations.
such as facilitating production or
Transportation. should be accommo-
dated.
In order to meet the requirements
Of tho government at war. We must
have conservation OF credit. as well as
conservation OF food. When this
world crisis is past. bankers may
again properly say. 1T Ii my hrst
duty to take care Of my customers
and do business AZ usual
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27
Logging Railroads
Built Thru Clatsop

ASTORIA. Feb. 37.---Moro than
thirty miles Of railroad now are un-
lss construction into the forests Of
cistsep County. The railroad con.
s,sueiion 10 divided among three un.
lsrtahisss. The Hammond Lumber
company II building six miles Of rail.
seal erom Seaside W the Necanicum
v ~ divide between that river aud
uk Creek. ultimately % b extended
deva thru the Elk Creek country to-
vsfls the lower Nshslsm. 4 model
losgias camp coasissins OF thirty
bsil1isgs is being coastfucted on this
NJ. Logs will bs millsd at Warren
toa aad Astoria.
rhs new railroad under c0nstruc-
tioa by the Crown Willamette Paper
company starts In the Youngs River
Valley about one mile below the falls.
Tea miles Of road ID 10 bs built. -Four
miles now are completed and the 70.
mainder Il expected 10 be finished
within sixty days. Camps are bcing
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27

Eugene. Feb. 27.-Organization OF
. homo guard. under the command Of
Colonel John Leader. head OF the
University Of Oregon military branch.
with tho privileges OF the military
instructionai classes at the university.
Was effected by Eugene men at q
meeting marked by enthusiasm. The
members pledged themselves to drill
q certain number Of arms weekly.
and to serve In the guard organisa.
ton thru0ut tho present war.
No age limit for membership was
Axsd. and men from Is to 63 signed
up. More than 100 Joined ut the
meeting.
Under the plan of organization out
lined by Colonel Leader and others In
charge OF the movement. all members
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27

Plans and specifications for the 70.
modelling and completion OF the pres
snt court house In Hot Springs Addi.
tion, for Klamath County. Klamath
Falls. Oregon. can bs seen at the once
Of the county clerk Of klamath Coun-
IT,. Oregon. and at Architect q. y.
NcClaran's once at Portland. Oregon.
for which bids will be received until
noon, March 30th. 1913. Bids will
also b received on an alternate plan
for new building. plans are on die at
county clerks once. klamath County.
Oregon. Each bidder bidding must
bid on both the remodeling and the
alternate.
A certified check Of 10 per cent OF
bid to accompany bid. guaranteeing q
construction contract will be signed
and bond given. the County Court re-
serves the right to reject any and oil
bids, and to lot the work to the best
interests Of the county.
,4s g. r. DE LAP.
Sl,aoe Clsrk Of County Court
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27

The people and the government Of
the United States are engaged In the
business OF war. aud the interests Of
that business are such that all that ls
unnecessary must be snbordinatcd un-
III we have reached successful CON
clusiOn Of that grim business. n no,
successful. Business ns Usual VIII
soon DO a forgotten phrase.
Preparations are being made for
government regulation Of credit for
corporate financing. intended TO re-
strict or discriminate against crpdit
for non. essential purposes.
The restriction or Limitation Of
credit for other non-esscntial pur-
poses is quite as necessary and may
at any tIme. be placed under govern.
ment regulation. but this discrimina.
tion should be Immediately Initiated
and voluntarily applied by banks
whose opportunity for such discrimi.
nation 10 immediate.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27

Sealed bids. accompanied By . Ger.
tiasd check for 8 per cent Of the bid.
will b received BY the school board
OF District No. I. up to Monday
March I. 1918. for the following:
Fifty to one hundred cords OF body
wood delivered to Riverside school,
klamath Falls.
Fifty to one hundred and nfteen
cords Of body wood. delivered part 70
Central and part to Mills schools.
All body wood to b four-foot. cut
from live trees. to be tiersd and
measured on grounds. All wood 70
bs delivered by September !. 1918.
Address oil bids to Ida B. Aomysr,
clerk, writing across the facs OF the
envelope. "Bids for Wood"
The board reserves the right to re-
jsct any and al bids. SS.St.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27

In the County Court Of the State Of
Oregon. for the County Of Klam.
ath.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of c. A.
Fotheringham. Deceased.
Notice 10 hereby given thst the un.
dersisned has been appointed admin.
istrator Of the above estate. and that
all persons having claims against said
estate shall present them. with proper
vouchers. within six months from the
date Of this notice. 70 said admins.
traitor. at the once Of the klamath
Development company. Main and
Broad streets. Klamath Falls. Oregon
Dated this 30th day Of January
1918,
W. B. PARKER.
Administrator Of the Estate Of c. A
Fothsrinsham. Deceased.
30.s.13.30.37
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27
near tho skaw lighthouse. Two pr,s

near the Skaw lighthouse. Two pris.
oners aboard are Americans. Some
Of tho prisoners have been aboard for
eiGht months. Twenty-Five. including
nino women. two children and the
two Americans have been landed by o
life boat from Skaw. The Danish au.
thorities have interned the German
commander. Tho prise crew refused
10 loavs tho ship. There has been nm
epidemic OF beri-beri aud scurvey on
board.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27
STEAMSHIP PROFITS HUGE

LONDON. Feb. 27.--An analysis OF
the sarnings Of seventy British cargo
steamship companies for last year
shows that dividends were paid az
srcgsting Si3.0O0.O00. or 1875 per
cent on their capital. The earnings
OF the came companies In pre-war
days averaged SIS per cent.
The dividends Of twcnty-thres liner
companies were ~ per cent on cap.
itai Of 1iS9. .O0O. 900.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27

l'otitiou for the Exclusioa Of Lands
From The Honeay Irrigation
District.
We. the undersigned land owners
Of the Horssfly Irrigation District. do
hereby petition your honorable body
that the following described lands be
excluded and taken from said Horseny
Irrigation District. the grounds and
reason being that there II insufi-
cheney Of water for the irrigation OF
said lands.
Dairy. Ore. this the 18th day Of
February, 1913.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27
HAVE ROSY CHEEKS
AND FEEL FRESH As
A DAlSY-1RY THlSl


To see the tinge of healthy bloom
In your face. to see your skin st
clearer aud clearer. to wake up with.
cut headache. backachs. coated
tongue or . nasty breath. In fact. 70
feel your best. day In and day out.
lust try inside bathing every morning
for one week.
Before breakfast each day. drink .
glass OF real hot water with . tea.
spoonful OF limestone phosphate In Il
as Q harmless means OF washing from
the stomach. liver. kidneys and bowels
the previous days indigsstibls waste.
sour bile and toxins; thus cleansing.
swee,ening and purifying the entire
Ialimentary canal before putting more
food into the stomach. The action Of
hot water and limestone phosphate on
Ian empty stomach 10 wonderfully In.
Ivlgorating. Il cleans out all the sour
|fermentations. gases and acidity and
gives one . splendid appetite for
breakfast.
A quarter pound Of limestone phos-
phate will cost very little at the drus
store but 10 suflicient to dsmonstrats
that Just % soap and hot water
,cleanses. sweetens and freshsns the
skin. 30 hot water and limestone phos-
'phate act ON the blood and internal or
gans. Those who are subject to con-
,stipation. bilious attacks. acid stomach
rheumatic twinges. also those whose
sxin is sallow aud complexion pallid.
are assured that one week OF inside
bathing will have them both looking
and feeling better In every way.-Ad'
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice OF Sale Of Real ESTATE

In the County Court for the County
klamath. State OF Oregon.
Estate OF Robert Maxwell. Deceased.
George W. Maxwell. Administrator.
Notice 10 hereby given that. BY or.
der OF the Hon. Marion Hanks. Coun-
ty Judge Of klamath County. Ore
gon. said order duly made and en-
tered and fled the llth day OF Feb
'ruary. A. d. 1913. the undersigned
administrator OF the said estate Will
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27

Sergeant Daniel Mc0innis. "Bomb-
ar" McGinnis. % they called him In
the British army. 10 back at work. He
left Boston some years ago ana after
entering the British army fought In
the battles Of Messines. Ypres. Ar
mentieres and the Somme. During
the last battle piece OF she'll took on
his left leg. but I am not going to
exploit myself for money" said he.
He 10 an orderly In the United Service
Club In the McAlpine hotel In New
York. and he has become one OF the
most popular persons about the
- Z
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27

receive scaled bids up 70 and inciud.
Ing 10 o'clock .. M, March 18th.
A.. q. 1918, for the purchase Of the
following real estate. the same being
the real estate Of Robert Maxwell de.
csassd. to-wit:
The north half Of the southeast
quarter, and the southeast quarter
OF the southeast quarter Of section
81, and the northeast quarter OF
the northeast quarter OF section -,
oil in township 3S g., range IL
east. w. NJ. In klamath County.
Oregon.
All bids to be for cash: 6 per cent of
bid to accompany proposal and bal
ance to be paid upon confirmation Of
sale by Court. All proposals should
be marked bids for Real Estate.
and addressed to George W. Maxwell.
administrator Of estate. Of Robert
Maxwell. deceased. Bonanza. Klam.
ath County, Oregon.
GEORGE w. MAXWELL,
Administrator Estate Robert Maxwell
Deceased. 13.2o-27-s-i3
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27

established. and 100000 feet pcr
day will b taken out when the road
10 In operation. Il In predicted. The
product will bs used for airpiane ma.
torisi and paper.
The third and greatest railroad
project 10 the railroad from Ciatsop
Junction into tho Nshaicnn. tho nrst
fifteen mile unit Of which now Ii un.
dor construction. This road. besides
bringing out spruce from the rivins
camps Will tap timber country belong.
Ing 70 several companies. Tho road
ultimately will 60 thru the Nchalem.
Il IL planned. and bring another
transcontinentai road to Astoria.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27

We fee, that We do you real SER
vlcc when We sell you Monkey Grip.
Once tried on tires and tubes you will
not be found without II.
II EVANS & BALM.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27
pRIxE TAKEN NJ HUNS
u WASHED ASHORE

COPENHAGEN. Feb. -. - The
Spanish steamship ixots Mcndi. a
prize taken by the Wolf with . Ger
man prize crew aboard IL ashore
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27

Yes. We can make a hat or cap to
match your suit. We also make fancy
vests down by the postoiilce. ESQ
Main street. -
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27
Home Guard Now
Formed at Eugene

OF the guard will become special stu.
dents at the university. but the only
compulsory service will be drilling.
A uniform consisting Of . coverall
similar to that worn by members OF
the university battalion was adopted.
and the uniform must be worn at all
drills.
Colonel Leader addressed the meet
Ing and announced that instruction
will be given in bombing. muskstry.
target practice. camounage. perspect-
i've drawing. trench work and other
branches. Colonel Leader said . mil.
itary organization with strict disci.
pline Is an autocracy. but We have
to have an autocracy to fight an au.
tocracy."
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27

S~c tire Royal Tailoss spviag lln
of Suitings ut
3i-tf X. u. i. STORE.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-27

II
RcsrAd
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New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
38, 400! 900 Time.
Has Mae Been
Photographed

If you had been photographed t,,..
eight million four hundred thos.s.
(ss,4oe,ooo) times the chances a.. 4..
a camera wouldn't give You Ii. !,
thrill it did when you used to ba..
against the bronze statue of David y.
ragut and put On your care-fre. =.
urday-afternoon-off smile wb,,.
sister or your pictorially inclined h...
explored the range and pressed !,
mystic button.
Then if some man with an .lt,,,,,
nous brow, wearing a pair Of fx.,..,
shell-rim glasses just below hi. s,a,..,
parapet, accused you of being 9Th. ~
with a thousand faces" you'd sdmi, - !
Your surprise would be that frer .,.
first to the thirty-eight million -.
hundred thousandth picture the e.m.-
had dug up only zone thousands f,e..
You've got to keep your eyes an I
camera every minute these days or u.
darn things will 60 80 sleep IN N.
carbureter, or wherever it is a ean.-
does its snoring.
Since "The Birth Of Nations .r,
Intolerance" Miss Marsh and IL.
Thousand faces" have risen to IN. =,
most heights of the cinema profsa.o,
She hasn't participated in any pictor,.
marathons such as those two prodn.
tions since leaving the Pacific Coast j.
star in the East, but in modified svs.t,
such as "The Cinderella Man. aAr
Woman" "Polly of the Circus. i.
she has endeared herself to thou,.aa,
Of screen followers here and in J,aan
Miss MarsRs Japanese mail is r,a,lv
overwhelming. 1t seems that eysrv
able-bodied man in the Land Of Nippoa
wants to marry Miss Marsh. They An
really insistent about 1t. The only
days Miss Marsh doesn't receive me-.
posal from Japan is when the mai man
gets absorbed by the Fifth Ayenu,
traffic.
About those 3s,4oo,ooo photographs,
An average of 10000 feet Of film |,
shot to the play, with sixteen separate
pictures to the foot. She averages tn
productions to the year for the tidy
average of 100000 separate picturss
not including "stills." Multiply her 81,
years Of experience by this pictorial
orgy and you will at once perceive u.
advisability of being the commander d
chief of one thousand faces.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
NeuFeatureF1iln1s
To Be Seen This
Week or, Screen
To He'll With the Kaiser, /"
With Laurence Grant.
at the Brood.uay

"To He'll With the Kaiser!" the
Screen Classics. Inc. superfeature,
opens an engagement at the Broadway
Theatre tomorrow, with Lawrence
Grant as the Kaiser, Olive Tell as the
American heroine and a cast Of twelve
hundred people.
The battle of two great air armies
on the Western front is included in the
many thrilling and powerful scenes.
The opposing forces are each repre-
scented by forty aeroplanes in combat,
shown at close view.
"To He'll With the Kaiserl" is not
only n powerful arraignment of Prus-
sianism and the Hohenzollerns, but it
also contains brilliant story, effec-
lively and dramatically told. 1t pre-
scnts the plans of the war lord to par
tition the world among his sons and
his favorites. Character actors of dis
tinguished ability have been engaged
to impersonate Bismarck, Won Tirpitz,
Won Hindenburg, Won Hollweg, Count
Zeppelin and Won Mackensen, not to
mention the members of the so-called
royal family.
Lawrence Grant was especially cho-
sen to impersonate Wilhelm of Hohen
zollern because Of his striking physical
likeness to that monarch, Mr.. Grant
had been engaged to play the role be-
fore the war in motion picture writ
ten by e foreign diplomat, but refused
to consider further negotiations when
war was declared. He is an author and
traveller of note. Recently he startled
New Workers by walking down Broad
way in the makeup of the Kaiser, So
liciting donations for the Red Cross.
Mary Pickford will be seen in "How
Could You, Jean!" by Eleanor Hoyt
Brainard. at the Strand. She plays an
almost grown-up society girl who turns
cook when fate gives her blank in
the form Of depleted bank account.
A picture entitled "Outwitting the
Hun" will also be shown. 1t is fan
tastic novelty from the story by Car
lotta Murillo, directed by Giovanni
Pastrono, whose direction of "Ca-
biria" made him famous.
The seventh of the Outing Chester
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
Notes of the Screen

AS the first big Offering of its fall
drive, the Educational Film Corpora
tion Of America announces series of
Dwight L. Elmendorf's pictures-many
Of them closely connected with the
scenes where the present war Is being
fought--to be released every two weeks,
beginning late in August or carly in
September Each picture will be of one
reel length, but five or six units of
kindred topics may be grouped to-
gether as desired if the feature mode of
presentation is preferred.
The contract also places the Educa-
tional In the position of having signed.
with one exception, all the great ma
ture directors in the feld-Elmendorf
Bruce, Newman, Wright and Ditmars
being the unquestionable leaders in
their respective fields.
Here is list Of soma of the people
required for Fred Stones first Aircraft
picture, besides the actors who have i'm
portant parts or even bits: Four men
and women bareback riders, seven tum-
blers. one lion tanner, six trapeze per-
formers, eight canvas men, six clowns.
three chariot drivers, one brass band
OF ten pieces, three bill posters, one
driver, one fat man, one rough type.
one fat lady, one skinny man. one sword
swallower, two barkers, two ticket
sellers, four salesmen, one bartender.
two drummers, one justice of the peace.
one deacon, three country girls. one
rube, one large crowd, one small crowd.
one crowd of boys and one other crowd
Motion picture rights to "The Silver
King" the famous English melodrama.
by Henry Arthur Jones and Henry Her
man, have been purchased by the Fa.
nous Players-Lasky Corporation. This
play was first produced in London or
November 16, 1882, at the Princess The
atre, under the direction of Wilson Bar
rett. Its first American Presentation