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The New York herald., 1920-12-28

that he had been employ ed by Albert
Volk as foreman of a gang engaged in
wrecking the annex to the Stock Ex-
change when the Wall street explosion
occurred.
AIr. Little cited three cases where
motions for change of venue had been
granted under circumstances analogous
to the Brindell case. His conclusions
were Immediately challenged by Mr..
Untermyer. The first case In point was
the Georger case in Buffalo in 1905,
where bank president was accused of
embezzling funds resulting in the failue
of the bank.
Mr. Untermyer asserted that the COM
nunity in Buffalo In 1906 was vastly
different from that of New York city in
1920 and attacked opposing counsers
parallel on other points. He did the
same in the Jackson case, also in Erie
county where fraud was alleged in the
purchase OF a cemetery for an armory
site and hundreds of bodies disinterred.
Even in that case. Mr. Untermyer re-
minded the court, where sentiment was
strong and the community permeated
by the horror of the allegations. the
court divided three to two on the ques-
tion of a change or venue.
The other case cited as precedent by
Mr. Littleton was that of Police Cap
tain Diamond accused of neglect of
duty during a political campaign in
which the administration and conduct
of the Police Department was chief
issue.
Surely" said Mr.. Untermyer sit is
impertinence to suggest that the housing
situation in New York is a political
issue
II have never seen a case where there
is so little to support motion for
change of venue as appears here" con-
tinued Mr. Untermyer. "Only a few
newspaper clippings, and thousands of
pages Of testimony have been taken be-
fore the legislative committee. and been
published in which the name of Brindell
is never mentioned. If every case were
to be removed for trial from the county
in which the alleged crime was COM
mlttod the courts would cease to func-
tion as far as criminal justice is con-
cerned in any important case"
The New York herald., 1920-12-28

FALLING XMAS CANDLE
DESTROYS A CHURCH
Boy of 8 Arrested on Explain
ing Fire at Butler.

BUTLER. Pa. Dec. 27.-E. L. Schultz.
Chief Of Police of Butler. announced to-
day that through the admission Of a
nine-year-old boy mystery surrounding
the destruction Of st. Michael's Catholic
Church here last Sunday had been
cleared
According TO Chief Schultz, nine-year-
old Eugene Somariba admitted that he
and two other boys were in the church
Sunday looking at Christmas crib near
the altar when they upset a candle.
which fell In the midst OF some straw In
the crib. The boys ran into the street
shouting Fire :" but before the fire de-
partment arrived the blaze was beyond
control. and the church was destroyed.
The loss was estimated at $4,000
Later IN the day Chief Schultz ar
rested Mike Ditullio. aged years who
Somariba Is said to have named as one
of his companions. The chief eaid an
other arrest would be made tomorrow.
The two boys already i'm custody were
held by Chief Schultz on information
charging attempted robbery. They were
held In $1,000 bail for a hearing In
Juvenile court Tomorrow
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
OUT OF TOWN THEATRE
PRICES ARE REDUCED
Some Managers Here Inti-
mate Rates May Be Cut.

The news from Chicago that Harry
]. Powers. manager of three Loop
theatres. had reduced the prices so
cents TO the vre-war level charging
$3.50 as the top price for '"The Half
Moon" by arrangement with Charles
Dillingham;, aroused expectations here
Yesterday that New York managers
would follow suit
AT the office of the Shuberts Il was
said that such movement back TO the
old level had been expected by this
firm, and they had paved the way by
reducing prices i'm their Boston houses
n short time ago TO the $3.50 scale.
While no definite plans were announced
for any reduction In any specific in
stance, It was said by a Shubert repre-
sentative that dramatic productions
for one. would soon drop back 30 cents
below their present - level. The
Winter Garden yesterday reduced It's
top price from $40 to $3.50 for the New
Years eve performance OF THE Pass
ng Show OF 1871
David Belasco pointed out that he had
Nover taken advantage OF the rise TO
The SO point since the war. keeping the
top price for THE Gold Diggers" at
$3.50. although he might have made
Sl00.O00 more during it's years run. He
said he could have charged 81 a seat
FOR his new production, "Deburau." but
kept the prices TO s3, charging the adj
ditlonal half dollar because OF the
highly paid cast and overhead expense.
Charles Dillingham; said he did not
saueve the reduction would become
General.
1--WE reduced The Half Moon, in
Chicago" he said. because we thought
we might be asking too much for st.
Eut there are some shows that will
Z. ways be worth s., while others would
be dear at n nickel Four or five good
musical productions. like The Night
Boat, could charge s5 legitimately.
Managers Of second rate shows fell In
line with high prices. but they are the
ones who will have 10 come down."
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
DRY WELCOME FOR 1921.
Chicago Enforcement Officers
Promise Rigid Proceedings.

CHICAGO. Dec. 27.--The hopes Of New
Years eve colcbrants, accelerated by n
recent police announcement that the city
force was too busy in It's crime clean
up campaign 20 disturb carriers OF "hip"
liquor received q blow to-day when Dis
trict Attorney Charles +. Clyne an
nounced preparations for a dry welcome
for 1921
Department Of Justice and Internal
Revenue agents will inspect drinks i'm all
cafes according TO Mr.. Clyne, and places
named in recent injunction proceedings
are especially warned. Federal agents
have been instructed 20 arrest every
person caught carrying liquor on the
street or in cafes. he said.
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
Fund Asked to Fight Oil
Menace in N. Y. Harbor

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-An
appropriation of S1,012,-
900 to be used in preventing de-
posits in New York harbor was
requested to-day of Congress by
the Army Engineer Corps. Part
of the fund sought would be used
to employ fifty additional depu-
ties to board incoming oil burn
ing vessels to prevent the illegal
discharge of refuse fuel Oil into
the waters of the harbor.
Congress was informed that
the oil discharges were proving
to be a fire menace and were
damaging property by polluting
the water.
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
MRS McADOO AIDS SCHOOL.
Assumes Campaign Chairmanship
for st. Mary's, Raleigh, N. G.

WASHINGTON, Dec 27.--Mrs. Eleanor
Wilson McAdoo, daughter of President
Wilson and wife of former Secretary
of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo.
formally assumed her duties as national
chairman of a campaign to raise $780,
900 for her alma mater, st. Marys
School, Raleigh, N. c., at a luncheon
given for her by Mrs. William c. Rivers
at the home of the commandant of Fort
Myer. Virginia, to-day.
Mrs McAdoo said. in discussing the
campaign: THE girls school with
Christian principles realized in its daily
life can do probably as much as any
other institution in the country to sup
ply definite and practical contact be-
tween the idealism of American youth
and the Christian religion"
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
BEER AS MEDICINE SOUGHT.

sfrLwAuKEE. Dec. 27.--A Wisconsin
brewery has asked permission TO make
beer for medicinal purposes, u was am
nounced to-day by Nelson a. White,
chief inspector In the Office of Thomas
a. Delaney. prohibition director. The
request was refused tentatively
Several physicians had told Mr.. De-
laney that there were certain cases in
which they preferred TO prescribe beer
instead of whiskey.
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
PUBLICITY FOR BLACK EYES.
Novel Punishment Administered to
Eighteen by Chlcngn Court.

Special Despatch 10 THE Nrw YORK HErMp.
CHICAGO. Dec. 27. - Eighteen Christ
mas celebrators. each with n dlscolored
eye. were arraigned to-day before Judge
Barasa at the Chicago avenue court.
They had been rounded up overnight.
You're fine looking group" re-
marked the Judge. I'm going TO punish
you by having your pictures taken.
Later I'm going to ask one Of the news
papers to publish them. Then you can
all examine your black eyes,
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BRINDELL FIGHTS
FOR VENUE CHANGE
Continued on Last Page.

proceeding like you've been running an
ex parte hearing before a Legislative
committee. II the court tells me to sit
down will, but never for you
Justice Burr interrupted:
please sit down, M. Lttleton." The
lawyer complied with such a display
Of promptitude that o Iens from his
spectacles was loosed from it's tortoise
trimmed setting and went spinning across
the floor
Mr.. Littleton began his plea for
transfer OF his clients case by a ref
erence to the privation and suffering
that have been inflicted on account Of
the housing shortage, as disclosed by
the Lockwood committee. He had with
him a book containing 100 pages of
newspaper clippings about the doings
of the committee and another contain
ing the opening testimony taken.
I'm 1000 pages OF the first testimony
taken by this committee" he said. "at
least 100 have been devoted to Brin-
dell In other words. after a year Of
congregated Judgment and accusation,
when this committee met, the man upon
whom the whole thing burst was Brin-
dell and he was made to appear respon-
sible for all these priyations
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Whole City as IA Grand Jury.

These hundred pages of clippings are
from the newspapers of this city. They
are not the results of reportorial activ-
ity alone; not the skilful prognostica-
tions of the writer's who have studied
this situation in order to tell us what
was to come. They are the sworn ques-
tions and answers of witnesses before
this legislative committee In other
words. the whole OF New York city has
been made grand jury to examine the
case against this man. and the whole
grand jury has returned an indictment.
L come from the South, where many
men have been lynched who deserved
lynching because of their deeds. But
they We're lynched without due process
or law What's happening here is lynch
ing by ink law in New York, just as by
rope law in the South. You can do il
either way. I don't propose to allow
,his man. to be lynched by whole gall
ions or Ink. Look at this, 20
Here Mr. Littlcton dramatically ran
mis- hands through sheafs OF newspaper
articles dealing with Brindelrs exami-
hauon before the Lockwood committee
ana MS arraignment to plead to the va
rlous indictments found against sIm.
He continued:
There is no more chance for this
man to get sair trial in this commu-
nifty than there would be for Pontius
Pilate or Judas Iscariot or any other
villain of sacred or profane history who
might be brought back for trial Mr..
Untermyer thinks the only. fair trial
for Brindell should result in a convic-
ton. The man in the street thinks Il
should result in a lynching. It makes
no difference what | think of Brindell
but mines a government Of law and
Justice and 1t can't be polluted by all
the legislative committees in existence"
Mr.. Untermyer followed Mr.. Littleton
by the, announces ainent that he would not
be appearing in the case If there was
any doubt in his mind that Brindell
would get a fair trial here. Then he
began at once TO attack the affidavits
covering the 6,003 opinions to the con-
trary that had been presented by Brin-
dells counsel. At Mr. Untermyer's d.
rection Deputy Attorney-General Ber-
ger read from an affidavit by Michael
j. Driscoll, an investigator formerly at
tached to the Intelligence service of the
army. 1t was to the effect that n score
or more of the signers of affidavits
presented by Brirdell's counsel were
longshoremen. ex bartenders out of
work, ganes;ers OF men with police
court records. Few, IL any Mr.. Unter-
myer argued>-Sould ever have qualified
for jury duty or were capable of weigh
ing tho defendants chances for n fair
trial
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Recalls wall street Explosion.

Mr.. Littleton then stated that New
York evening newspaper had for three
days printed articles tending 10 show
that Brindcll was In some way con-
nected with the explosion at the Morgan
offices in Wall street
"Thcy may as well say that this man
sunk the Maine or the Lusitania or that
he stole Charlie Ross" exclaimed the
lawyer.
Mr.. Untermycr combated this sally
by declaring that one Ray Clark. who
had ventured the opinion to one of the
Brlndell investigators that the defend
ant could not get fair trial In New
York. was an intimate of Brindells and
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
MOVIE INDUSTRY
CUTS PRODUCTION
Continued from First Page.


below their own high standards. II IS
reported, for instance, that two films of
Mabel Normand. held back three and
six months, respectively. and another by
Madge Kennedy, reserved for year,
are now about TO be offered
The Famous Players-Lasky company,
it was learned reliably. intend to dimin-
ish its output, heretofore designed pri-
marily for the regular programme trade,
by more than one-half Instead of rou-
tine pictures running one week, they in
tend to concentrate on more special
feature films. with the aim of having
them rim from one month TO year.
The success of that policy in the Cri-
terion Theatre with long run pictures
convinced the organization of it's popu-
larity.
In the new Famous-Players Lasky
million dollar studio in Long Island
City. considered the largest in the world
when 1t was opened in october last, only
one company, that Of Dorothy Dalton
is now working in premises that could
ordinarily hold as many as eight. AS
soon as Miss Dalton's picture is COM
pleted in about a week, the whole plant
housing 700 persons, will be shut down
remaining closed for six weeks. Pro-
duction will continue in the Hollywood
studio.
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lME ETROPOLITAN 2P1Ts; 91Es

lME TROPOLITAN 9eEsA 9eEsA
WE'D. at AS, TRISTAN. Matzenauer. Cor
don; Sembach. Whitehil, Blass-Bodanzky.
THURS. at S;15.r TOSCA. Farrar, Gigli,
Scotti, Malatesta, Ananian-Moranzoni.
FRI. MAT, 1, PARSIE'AL. Matzenauer, Cor
don. Sundelius; Sembach, Whitehill, Rothier,
Didur. Gustafson--Bodanzky.
FRI at 3, MANON LESCAUT. p Aida
Telva Martineli. De Luca. Malateste--Pap
SAT. at 2, AMORE DEL TIRE RE. Easton' :
GigN, Amato, Mardones, a-Moranzoni.
CARLTON MAGICO. Galli-Papi.
SAT. at S:15 Pop. Prices) LUCIA. Garri-
son. Chamlee. Danise, Martino. Dua-Papi.
Next Sun. Evg., GALA OPERATIC CON
CERT-CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA in con-
cert form. EXCERPTS from VERDPS OP-
ERAS. Destinn, Ponselle. Perini, Telva .
Ggi, Kingston. Danise. Mardones. Orch
Chorus. Bamboschek. Seats from III to
$3.50. Now on Sale.
NEXT MON at 8, DON CARLOS. Pom
celle. Matzenauer. CALI; Martineili. De Luca
Didur, Gustafson-{api.
IIAaDMAN PIANO USED.
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Joe's Mother Is worried.

One of the protestants another affi-
davit showed was a young man in
Corona. When Mr.. Untermyer's agent
checked up on this he declared he met
the atlantis mother who greeted him
exclaiming:
"Oh. mister, what trouble is Joe in
now?"
Another. John J. Gallagher, 666 Tenth
avenue. who thought Brindell's chances
of fair trial We're slight, turned out
according to the Untermyer affidavits,
to have been employed in the compensa-
ton department of Brindelrs Building
Trades Council and to have been found
guilty Of disorderly conduct on May
%. after having been discharged in a
felonious assault case
Still another Of the Untermyer in
vestigators found that forty of the sign
ers OF an affidavit in behalf of Brindell
lived west of Ninth avenue and between
Forty-second and Fifty-ninth streets.
Most of them. the lawyer said, belonged
to the Bear Club. which was described
as an organization with an unsavory
reputation that occupied disused store
on Tenth avenue between Fffty-first
and Fifty-second streets and numbered
among its membership many of the old
Helrs Kitchen and San Juan Hill gangs.
1IlsiEAtS IL DtilOWS. VINO SlEutu All
affidavit for Brindell. was described TO
the court as a resident of New Ro-
chelle, who occupied offices in the same
suite as those of John J!I O'Connor at
55 Liberty street, who Is associated
with Mr.. Littleton as counsel for Brin-
dell.
Mr.. Littleton sought during the course
OF his argument TO impress the court
with a remark alleged to have been
made by Judge Mulqueen of General Ses-
sions when Brindell was arraigned to
plead TO one of the indictments against
him.
Mr.. Littleton said II was his recol-
lection that Judge Mulqueen had re-
ferred to the defendant as felon and
that when he insisted on having the
court stenoeraphcr make note ~ the
remark the latter had been ordered by
the Judge to take no instructions from
Brindells counsel MIR. Untermyer said
that too much attention was being paid
to the Mulqueen incideyit and In the alb
sence Of a record of .ne Mulqueen hear
ing this phase of the argument was
abandoned.
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
ADJUSTMENTS.
ADJUSTMENTS.

res AND HITs. DIRECTION AND j. j. sHuBERT
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
NEW YoRK,s LEADING

YCEI M Theatre, w. 45th st. Eys. $50
l. NIJNi Mats. Thurs. & Sat. 2;2C.
INkrThIpT in'rHE COLD By Byery
lNH UIAlnG DlCGERS' Hopwood
Ellsworth American., 1920-05-12

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15
NEWS OF LEWES.

Lewes, Oct. I5.-Miss Louella Jackson,
teacher of Domestic Science in Lewcs
public school, went to Philadelphia, this
week, to try and trace her trunk, which
was lost In transit, but was unsuccessful.
Captain Charles T. Mcgee motored from
Philadelp lphia to Lewcs, and upon his re-
turn home was accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. James Kelly, whose guest he was
while here.
Miss Lizzie Register and Miss Mary
Mcgee were Milford visitors this week,
enjoying the ride TO and from Lcwes with
Captain and Mrs. Edward Tunnel.
Mrs. George Tunnel has been i'll the
past few days.
The geodetic survey boat Bache, which
has been on duty In the Atlantic Coast
Survey, has left the harbor. Captain
Harry A. Serans, wife and Ensign Chester
II. Ober and wife were stopping in Lewes
at DIR. John Best Robpson's during part
of the time the survey boat was here,
Mrs. Ober coming here as bride Of only
3 few weeks.
Lou Richards, who purchased the
moved in. The house from which he
moved will be occupied by MIR. and Mrs.
Jack Lawton.
Mrs. b. NJ. OFT has moved into the
living rooms over her store and rented the
adjoining dwelling to Coast Guard John
Dowdy and family.
There is a demand for houses and
rooms for small families for light house
keeping, and many have doubled up and
are renting rooms.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15
DELAWARE CITY NOTES.

Delaware City. Oct. 15-Charles Heal
rs spending the week here with his parents,
MIR and Mrs Harry Heal.
Frank Davidson, CT ployed on the
sIrrvey party boat A.lffiIn, has been
granted iurlough aud Is at home here
with hIs family
The handsome yacht Princess passed
through the canal yesterday, from Phils-
delphi4 to Baltimore, where she viii take
up winter quarters. Also, the yacht Dad
of-'em-All from Washington TO Cape
May, and the yacht Rhodella for Balti-
more, after q cruise of the week on the
Delaware Bay.
Corporal Stickles. the baker Of Fort
du Pont, who has been living IN this place
for some time, will move his family TO the
fort, where ne has been gwen quarters
I. i. Holiday and Thomas Nteff had
An enjoyable fishing trip down the bay,
YESTERDAY. william Cox and LeRoy
knight had q very successful fishing
trip up Dragon, yesterday
Frank Derrickson left this morning 70
visit friends il Philadelphia
The Grady bowling team OF Whining
toa viii bowl the Fort du Pont team on
the fort alleys, Sunday night
St Marys football team Of Wilmington
v II play the Fort du Pont team at the
fort, tomorrow.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15
CAMDEN NOTES.

Camden. Oct. l6.-Rev. and Mrs
Alfred Smith attended n funeral al
Greensboro Md, Wednesday.
Mrs Frank Monahan entertained the
Wednesday afternoon Bridge Club at her
home a few days ago At Mrs. Willis
jenkins party for the same club. last
week. Mrs. Clarence Clark received the
prize.
Mrs. Dcvoe Of Baltimore, mother Of
the late Mrs Julia Monahan, has returned
home, accompanied by her granddaughter.
Marguerite, who viii spend the winter
there.
Miss Frances Taylor's guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Surran and Mir and Mrs
Burrows Of Newark, n. J., motored home
3 few days ago, stopping en- route for q
visit in Maryland.
Mrs. Richard Mackey WIS honor guest
as the party gwen by Mrs Frank Mona
han, and was awarded the bridge club
prize, Mrs. Mary Roberts Rhinehart' 8
book. "A Poor Wise Man"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15
NEWS OF A DAY
FROM THE STATE
Acorn Club of Seaford Has g
Meeting Enlivened by Stories
of Travel.
CLAYMONT CLUB AT WORK
Christ M. P. Church of Laurel to
Have Home Coming Day on
Sunday, October "a.

From Every Evenings Correspondent.
Laurel, Oct. 2f.-Sunday, October "a,
has been designated as Home Coming Day
hv Rev. William l.. Hoffman. pastor of
Christ Methodist Protestant Church and
he and the church ofIicers and members are
planning to make it n day to be rcmem-
bercd. The program is for all-day services,
beginning with an old-fashioned class
meeting at n m, followed by preac hing
at 1880 by Rev. James III. Straughn,
ID. d., president of Maryland Annual
Conference, who until two years ago was
pastor of Christ Church, serving seven
years.
Sunday school services will be held at
, D. m, when an interesting program will
be rendered Rev. A. n. Ward, ID. d.,
president of Western Maryland Theologi-
cal Seminary. will deliver an address to the
Brotherhood Class.
At p. m. preaching services VIII be
held. with Rev Mr.. Ward delivering the
sermon. Music of exceptionally high class
will be a feature of all the services and
those in charge Of the program are leaving
nothing undonc to make it one of the
most eventful days Of late years.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15
CLAYMONT WOMEN S CLUB.

Claynont, Oct 15.-The FIRST meeting
OF the fiscal year Of the Women Club of
Caymont was held in the reading roomo
Of the Community House at Overlook,
this week, with Mrs. Henry G. Stanwood
Presiding.
The use Of this room was rendered to
the Club for the meeting purposes by the
General Chemical Co. Mrs r c. Alex
andor and Mrs +. L. Potter who were
delegates to the annual meeting of the
Delaware State Federation Of Women
Clubs, submitted interesting reports Of
that affair
After the business Of the afternoon was
concluded the chairman introduced Mrs.
Frederick Bringhust president of the
New Century Club of Wilmington, who
came TO bring message urging the
women 90 take advantage Of their priv
lege TO vote in the coming presidential
election
Miss Marion Gray. formerly teachcr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15
NEWS OF SEAFORD.

Seaford, Oct. 15.-Mrs. w. G. Tull,
while coming down stairs In her nome
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15
CECIL COUNTY NOTES.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Elkton, Md, Oct. l5.--James Keatlcy,
q farmer Of this section, was painfully
injured, yesterday, when his horses fright
ened ut atrain of cars He was thrown under
the horses feet and tramplcd on, and was
brought to Union Hospital, Elkton, for
treatment.
Owing To the breaking of tho engine
at the Rising Sun electric light plant,
the town has been in darkness for several
nights, and will 50 continue until the new
machinery can be installed.
Mrs. J. Brooks Jackson, Of Detroit,
Mich, is visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert B. Frazer, in Elkton. She expects
to move to Wilmington soon.
Cecil County School Board has an
nounccd the follow inq additional apr It
mcnts: Mrs. G. " Browne. as sant
principal Mt Elkton high Miss Ma garet
II. Ramsey, ID lme TIC Science ten cher
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15
NEWS OF LAUREL.

Laurel, Oct. 15.-Dr William p Orr,
of I,ewcs, and Captain Lacey of Milton
have been visiting here.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard w. Harrison are
making an extensive visit TO Salt Lake
CITY. Utah.
Professor Robert Va Thoroughbred,
teacher of civil engincc elg at Delaware
College, has moved his family there.
Frank f. Davis IS visiting his brother,
r Charles Davis. In East St Louis, III.
DR.. George c. Hall Of Pocomoke City,
Md, has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Curtis T. Davis.
Samuel O. Atkins, OF Wilmington. has
been here visiting his sisters, Miss Mary
Atkins and Mrs. Eva A. Banette.