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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02
stcreopticon Lecture.

A stsreopticon lecture viii be given by
Mrs Bertha Harlan Of her trip through
the Orient, in Fnst-Centrnl Presbyterian
Church this evening At = O'Clock, under
the auspices Of the willing Workers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02

Well then misery loves oompinny and
heers aom.thng for You to get ixcitsd
about, scd ma. And she gave me fcarsc
crack, proving tho Experiment wss sue
ceNa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02

Club. A silver Offering viii be taken ia
the bersefit M tho NJrthfeId Fund.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
SIM CASE IN :
JURY'S HANDS
Fraud Trial Closes at HAS
a m. Today

The fate of the six remaining de-
PENDANTS In the Crays Harbor Motor
ship corporation case In the United
States district court went into tho
hands OF the jury at iiits a IN. sat
urday.
The defendants awaiting the vcr-
dict are Bruce G. Shorts secretary
Of the Grays Harbor Motorship cor
porasion: Monty Ward. manager: !:
A. ~ Shay. secretary. A. =. Hoonan.
auditor: W. A. Magee. former rep
reseniasive OF the Emergency Fleet
corporation In this district on wood
hull construction. and A. R. Hunt.
formerly chief district machinery
Inspector for the fleet corporation.
A directed verdict Of not guilty In
the case OF Albert Schubach. prcsi-
dent Of the defendcnt corporation.
was ordered BY Judge Neterer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
nvCE|VDIARY
uses TORCH
IN BALLARD
Seven Guests Forced to Quit
Rooming House In Early
Morning Blaze

Police and fire inspectors were
searching. Saturday. for william
Shay. Is. shipyard employe. suspect
ed Of being the incendiarf who start.
ed SIX fires In the western house. at
s.as Leary ave-. Ballard. at s;ss u. m.
Saturday. Lives OF seven roomers
we're endangered BY the blaze
Quick action by patrolmcn W. c.
Densmore and Larry wiiiiston. Of
Ballard precinct. prevented the fire
from spreading. They rushed into
the ssnoke-fiiled halls and reused tho
seven tenants and Mrs. Anna GtIiis.
proprietor. Matches had been
touched TO piles ~ bedding in five
unoccupled rooms and In enc hall.
way.
swsQ1.tsas wasw 1nEuuons sD.sGnay
W11ou NJ. 0lI11s explained ttlo& -
M oustsd - from tho pIncs y
short time aao for making ALLEGED
xiurrine remarks She said Saturday
noon she believed Shay was slightly
dementcd
The Western house IL three story
frame structure and has no fire -
capes. Rope ladders are available In
each OF the rooms. but they were not
used In the fire.
Damage to the house is $50 and TO
the building 5000. William Twigg.
ease w. SD ave-. IL owner Of the
building.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
by r. p. CHALCRAFT

DoBERT II. cAPERs, assistant
N United States district attorney.
leaned back in his swivel chair and
blew ring OF smoke toward a far
corner OF the ceiling.
"The government" he announced,
is deeply humiIiated. highly morti-
fled, somewhat abashed and not a
little downcast at the role 1t Is
forced to assume in this affair.
II find" he retained firm
strangie hold on the English ian.
Ruage. that the power. the scope.
the range and the sphere Of action
of the federal court are exceeded by
the similar attributes OF the state
judiciary. Hence we have the un-
happv spectacle OF the federal gov.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
MacSwiney Now 81
DAYS Without Food

LONDON. sept. is.--Tcrencc Mac
swincy passed sleepless night and
was in a state Of complete exhaus
tion this morning. the 37th day of
his hunger strike. a Sim Fein bulie-
tin said.
Mary Macswincy. the lady mayor
ess after her morning visit to Brix.
ton prison, reported her husband
looked worse than at any time since
his strike began. He was still con.
scious. she said. but very weak.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
Man half MAD
WITH COCAINE

Charged with possession of six
ounces OF cocaine. Albert Gedding is
up In federal court.
Gedding was arrested Friday by
agents of the internal revenue de-
partment and apparently was half
insane from the use of dope. He Is
scheduled for hearing before United
States Commissioner Robert c. Nc
Clelland Saturday afternoon,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18

OF one OF your depositors. Name Is
John Contratti.''
"Contrattig" said Newberger. "Oh.
yes. he's been In Alaska for the last
10 years"
"Yes. know" interrupted Cap.
ers, that's what liz causing us n
heap OF trouble. Furthermore, he
hasn't enough money in your bank
to satisfy the claim In fun
"As | was about to remark" New
berger said, "Contratti hasn't been
in Seattle for 10 years until this
morning. He was in the bank not 20
minutes ago"
"Then he with
"on the contrary" said New.
berger. he made substantial de-
posit of gold dust"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
.IpOESNT WANT MONEY;
WANTS HER JAMES"
Harsh Words Fail
as Holdup Weapon

Harsh words and a rough voice
were the only weapons v. A. Baril.
81. logger. had when he attempted
10 hold up II. A. Cramey. &c, In
cramcy's room in the Hotel Scargo.
220bh First ave. early Saturday.
cfamey awokc while Baril was in
the room.
Hands up Baril said
''what for7" Cramey asked. see.
ing no gun.
stick 'em up" Baril is said TO
have persisted. waving his fore.
finger menacingly. Cramey refused
To take Barii seriously. Baril was
arrested by motorcycle officers out.
side the hotel after his attempted
unarmed holdhip.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
WARNING
Of Death
FOUND IN
MAIL BOX
Anarchist Fighters" Being
Sought by Officials IN
New York Inquiry

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 1s.-
Police experts on exploeivea
started = rigid investigation here
today following the discovery ~
an iron pipe about - inches
long. which officials believe =
be . nitroglycerinc bomb. lt
WAS found ut the foot Of 2e(h
st. today by Thomas Hswkimn.
The police are working on tl,e
theory that the bomb may have
been prepared for explOston IL
the San Francisco financial -
trict and either thrown sway
following the excitement b
New York or abandoned becsune
of faulty construction.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
Thinks Renders
Munich Grass on
Seattle Streets

That reindeer MUNICH grass on
the streets OF Seattle is the be-
lief Of r. X. How'd. rancher.
Rand. Col.
In letter received by Mayor
Caldwell Saturday. How'd request
ed that he be placed in touch
with some Seattleite with a large
herd OF reindeer.
some years ago" he wrote,
II bought several head OF deer
In Alaska and turned them loose
on the Roslyn ranch, Now / am
anxious To add TO my herd"
How'd added that he had heard
that there were thousands OF
reindeer running wild on an
island in Elliott Bay.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
The Lawyer, the Banker, and the Cold Dust

the superior court the case OF the
United States VS.. John Contratti.
you know" Capers remarked to
the clerk as he took IA receipt for
the bond. III that fellow Contratti
would only take a notion to visit Sc
attic he would come under the juris.
diction OF the federal court. and we
would be saved all this bother.
Now. I'll step over to the bank
and serve this writ Of garnishment.
only wish he had enough there to
satisfy our claim"
HELLO." the government ennis
IL sary greeted Joseph II. New.
berger. vice president OF the Seattle
National bank, II have here writ
Of punishment against the account
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
BILL
TO Be VETOED

Councilman T. II. Bottoms ordi-
nance. providing that motor vehicles
crossing bridge shall keep to the
right and In single file. and horse
drawn carts shall keep to the left
OF the file. will be vetoed by Mayor
Caldwell. he announced Saturday.
The Bolton ordinance was held to
he in contrnvention OF the state traf-
fic law by Corporation Counsel
Walter r. Meier.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18

Contratti had deposit In the Seat
tie National bank that would partly
satisfy his debt to the government.
But because he In In Alaska and
therefore without this federal Ju
dicial district. we have no Jurisdic-
ton over Contratti or his money.
The state. however. In a claim
for damages or debt may garnishee
or attach any property Of the de
fendant that is within the state. no
matter where the defendant may be.
Sc In order TO collect from Contratti
we must fife our claim In the state
court. Must even furnish bond In
twice the sum for which suit IL
brought. the same az any individual.
THUs IL came about that Thurs
1 day morning there was filed In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
Man Held for
Murder Starts
Hunger Strike

MUsKEGoS. Mich. Sept. ts.-As-
tempts at forcible feeding OF Dr. Otis
sedgewick.. held In the county jail
here, charged with the murder Of his
wife and daughter at Whitehall. to
day. were Of no avnil. the alleged
murderer fighting Off all attempts.
Dr. sedgewick has gone so hours
without food or drink. Physicians
who have examined him say that his
''ncgativism~ may last for weeks. or
IL may be only few days before he
viii eat He does not appear weak,
and. when questioned by officials.
looks at them keenly. but makes no
answer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
Denver Girl, Is,
Is Leprosy Victim

DENVER, Sept. fs.--An advanced
case Of leprosy has been found in
Denver. health department officials
announced today. The victim is Miss
velma King. 25. who has been segre-
gated in a house outside the city
limits.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18

ernment. thru myself az it's repre-
sentative, applying TO the state OF
Washington to collect just debt
from citizen OF this republic
The governments representative
sighed.
Pretty toughl
"IF WE only could persuade John
Contratti to come to Seattle" !"
Capers continued, "all this embar-
rassmeni might be avoided. But he
hasn't visited the. states since he
went 10 Alaska. 10 years ago.
"Contratti. you sec. owes 5000 de.
linduent income taxes. The internal
revenue department. unable 10 col
lect. turned the case over TO our OF.
flee. Investigated and found that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
THIEVES DRIVE
L HER FROM HOME

Burglars usurped Mrs II. Sivei's
apartment. at 1906 13th ave. N, Fri.
day night. and drove her out when
she returned home. They escaped
while she was summoning police by
a neighbor's phone, A plush hand.
bag. containing IS, was stolen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
HE ASKS ANNUI.MENT;
SIZE. HEART BALM
TAKE CASH AND
1 REGISTER, TOO

Thieves. not content with lootinR
M. Haruda's cash register. at 7ia
Main st. early Saturday. stole the
cash register. II was later found
by Mrs. A.. Barnes. in the rear Of
T22 Main st. Cash. ~totaling Ss5
was missing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
SAYS GERMAN
PLANS PLOTS

MExIco CITY. Sept 1s.-Thc
American embassy has received let
ter from Vera Cruz. declaring Ger
man named Janken has arrived
there. intending to use that city as a
base for campaign OF sabotage
against the United States.
During the war. II was learned.
Janken was accused Of participating
In various plots against the United
states.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
REPORT $50
MEN ABOARD
|PDROWN
czecho- SIovaks on U. S. S.
Heffron Said to Have
Sunk OF Hongkong

TOKYO. Sept ~. Oelaycd.,---
The Japanese news agency. Nippon
I,empo. announced today |, had re-
cets~d an unconfsrsned report that
shs Gnited States shipping board
steamer iieffron. carrying $50
gInpcho slAvs from vladivorsok had
= * near Honskons.
3he H~ffron. new steel steamer
Z e .oss tons. wAs last officially re-
tG&sd % havs ieft Yokohama for
Nln1ivcstok On August -. She left
lnn NFAnci1po for Yokohama On
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
CASUALTY LIST
. is ANNOUNCED

Japanese casualty list for Satur-
day:
X. shimoda. 5i3h Sixth ave. s..
pint Of grapo.
Shizeo Watoda. if0 Washington
St, pop bottle OF grapo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
MURDER CASE TO
START MONDAY

Charles Davis. charged with mur.
der In the first degree in connec-
ton with the killing OF Peter Angel
on June Is In Seattle following a
quarrel over dogs. will appear for
trial in the superior court next
Monday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18

OLD SOL MEETS
OPPOSITION ON
WESTERN AVE.

A star subscriber feiephoned In
from Western ave. today. To say
that the street lights have been
burning all day on that thoro-
fare, from Pike 1T. down town for
several days.
He suggested that II they were
shut off Il might save the tax
payers some money. He added
that the sun " popularity sup
posed to be capable OF furnishing
sufficient illumination during the
daytime.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
AUTO PUNCTURES
STORES WINDOW
Jumps Curb and MUSES. Up
OeIiCateSsen Front

when II. r. Hanson. 1909 First
ave. left his deiicatessen Friday
night. fine glass window guarded
his wares from the hungry AMI
pcnniiess. and by It's clear trans
parcncy attracteds the hungry and
manypennied.
When Hansen arrived saturday
morning there WINS no window. An
auto had jumped the curb and
crnsheI the eiAas into small bst3
during the night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
BOMB BLAST IN
GENOA, ITALY
STOCK MARKET

GENOA. Sept 1S.-Eighteon se1D
suspected in the planting of -
bomb ut the Genoa stock exchox
yesteFday wcre arr6gtsd ~ -
lies tn<lay.
rhs boalA eapIooton. W1l11o =
some material damage. resultsd q -
casuaitiea.
The bomb exploded With Z treanenp
dous roar. From the fact that H.
bomb appeared to have been ocisn-
tifIcaily constructed. police suspecteo
anarchists. The explosive Wa oet
OFF by time fuse. the bomb being
hidden in u little-used room.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
CALDWELL
OPPOSES
JIT Plan
Both Proposed Ordinances
Are Too Extreme,
Mayor Asserts

Mayor Hugh n. Caldwell IL op-
posed 20 the Moore ordinance for the
regulation Of the jitncys. lie Is like.
wise opposed TO the ordinance Initial.
I'd BY the jitney men.
both measures are too extreme.
the mayor declared saturday. In a
letter TO city Comptroller Harry W.
Carroll. Both are vicious and unde.
sirnble.
The two ordinances viii be submit.
ted 10 popular vote at the special
election on November 2. Tho bill
ptAced on tha bai,et by tha council
provides for tpe complete elimination
r. yllney - ~ lvoth tne main busss
~ ltg rf osdd.
ths cars practically without rcgula
ton.
MOOREE ORDINANCE
MEANS JrTNEYS' DEATH
Caldwell declared that the council
ordinance fathered by Judge Moore
meant the abolition OF the jitney. He
went on record as opposed to the pro
hibltion OF the jltneurs.
That the council ordinance viii be
defeated II a special election Is called
was predicted by the mayor.
lie advocated that city officials
and jiiney men get together and
agree on reasonable enforcement
OF the present regulatory ordinance.
which would permit the gasoline
Iehus TO operate under municipal
supervision.
This ordinance. after being agreed
upon by the council. was nuiiified
by the refusal OF members 10 grant
any licenses under II. II was sub
scaucn,iy held up by court action
instituted by the jitney men.
CALDWELL. OPPOSES
EXCLUDING THEM
That the ji,ney mems initiative
bill. IL adopted by the people. would
tie the hands OF the city against
further legislation and could only be
altered by an expensive special cleo
ton. was asserted by Mayor Caid-
well,
Until the city OF Seattle can Of
fer some transportation that will
take the place of the jitneys as a
means OF rapid transportation. I am
opposed to excluding them from the
streets, provided they can be sub
jecied to reasonable regulations
such as are possible under the pres
ent council ordinance" he declared.
Caldwell returned the Moore ordi.
nance without his signature. declar-
ing. however. that under the charter
he was without authority to veto H..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
POLES CONTINUE
MARCH ON REDS

WARSAW. Sept. is. Polish
troops continued to advance against
the Russian forces northeast of 10.
vel. the Polish communique said to-
day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
REDS EXECUTE
100 IN MUTINY

LONDON. Sept ls.--Refugees ar.
riving today from Helsingfors re-
ported sailors at Petrograd refused to
obey Bolsevik mobilization orders
and that nearly hundred were ex.
ecuted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18

CHICAGO. Sept. 1ss--she used TO
be his darling" I" his dear" and his
angel child" and her neck. TO him.
was a darling little neck" And. be-
sides all that. certain staiwnrt cf.
fic. building. pictured IN one OF his
love notes. could never hold the
amount Of love- he had for her.
II was sweet ''iifes young
dream" bubble--bus Il burst
And now he calls her his 'cave
woman"
HE ASKS ANNUI.MENT;
SHE. HEART BALM
A Chicago Judge will hear the
stories Of Mrs. Ruth Turner Martin
and James Wright Martin. Jr. The
cave woman alias angel child"
has sued Martin for 100000 breach
OF promise following Martins own
suit for annulment of marriage
ceremony performed at Crown Point
in January. 1920. six months after
Ruth Turner's divorce from Harry y.
Bishop.
Martin insists that Mrs. Martin
pursued him and threatened TO com
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
PALMER HEADS
PROBE OF. N. Z.
BOMB BLOWUP

10lAns st@Rts 4o--"A<&W A@411AD
outrages were feared today follow
ing discovery OF pamphlets indicAt-
ing the anarchist fighters who
mailed scores OF bombs to prominent
citizens in May, 1919. were respon-
sible for the Wall st. explosion
Thursday.
Every resource OF the federal gov
crnment's detective system. which
resulted in the downfall Of many
German plotters. was being en-
ployed today in an effort to run
down those guilty Of the outrage.
The investigation in New York
was In personal charge OF Attorney
General Palmer. who arrived here
last night. accompanied by Francis
p. Garvan, assistant attorney gem
eral and alien property custodian.
They went into conference with
William J. Flynn. chief Of the Jus
tice department operatives.
Paimer's trip to New York fol-
lowed discovery of anarchist pams
phlets in a mail box near the scene
Of the Wall st. explosion.
PAMPHLETS CONTAIN
DEATH WARNING
These pamphlets were believed 4
have been placed in the mail box yes
terday morning.
They said:
Remember. we viii not tolerate
any longer. Free the political priss
oners or 1t will be sure death for al
OF you. tSigned)
AMERICAN ANARCHIST
FIGHTERS
These words were printed in rub
Der type. Some of the words were
misspelled. In May. 1919. when
bombs were sent thru the mails to
many prominent citizens. they were
accompanied by similar warnings.
None of the anarchist fighters" was
captured.
TheAcirculars found yesterday were
addressed TO a number Of prominent
men. The theory that the anarchists
were not really responsible. but
merely FASTENED to claim the expl0+
sion as their handiwork, after II oc-
CURED. was discredited when II was
learned some phamphlets were put
in circulation. even before the catas
trophe.
BLACKSMITH AIDS
n. Y. AUTHORITIES
While federal officials were at
tempting 10 round up the anarchist
fighters police centered their ef-
forts on running down the man who
owned the horse and wagon used to
haul the bomb to the corner of Broad
and Wall SITS. 1t was reported the
who shod the horse short
ly before the explosion had been To-
Gated. and was aiding the authorities.
The police announced this after.
noon the harness worn by the horse
which drew the bomb wagon" ap.
parently was made for coach horse.
They expressed the belief it had been
manufactured In Kingston. ". Y.
They sent operatives there to inves.
tigate.
The detective department today de-
cided TO examine the street sw6ep-
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18

init suicide II he did not mnrry her.
whereupon he did marry her before
a year from her divorce had passed.
She makes the Same claim, saying
that he forced the Illegal marriage.
In ono OF his love notes Martin
wrote "Iii love you. Ruth. until
Niagara Falls" Another read:
Angel Child: Instead Of writing
you with my enchanted pencil. am
using q scraschy pen. However. that
does not have anything 10 do with
how much ! love you. which. of
course. is more than this tarrow
skifters down to the structure hercl
building could hold"
'IDOESNT WANT MONEY;
WANTS HER JAMES"
Mrs. Martin is the daughter OF the
late Col. Henry Iathrop Turner.
Az a slight ray OF hope. Mrs. Mar
tins attorney says her suit need not
end in the payment Of 100000. "A
marriage ceremony will just about
fix II up" said he. Mrs. Martin does
not want money. abe wants James.
Jr."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18
Extra! Two Killed!
Sensational Story!
He shed tears as he told the story.
'T-t.two were killed"

The report clerk looked amazed.
Yes: one victim was a Spitz and
the other a fox terrier"
The dogs were run over by +. c.
Rutlcr's auto. 5000 Tenth ave. s., at
Federal ave. and Boston ST. They
darted from behind an obstruction.
One front wheel caught the Spitz and
the other the terrier. Rutler thought
the double killing worthy OF police
report saturday.
BEN HOWARD borrowed $3.50
from James Johns. of the Waldorf
hotel. Police sought him saturday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-18

Weather

Tonight, Sunday. occasional
rain. moderate minds
mostly southerly
Temperature Last - Hours
Maximum. 20. Minimum. 81.
To-day neon. 90.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-03
Mystery Auto
SoughtinDeah
.OfG.H. Weaver
Remington Typewriter Off.
cial Dies from Wreck
. Injuries.

New York: May 2.-Vice President
George II. Weaver, of the Reming-
TON typewriter Company. was killed
Today in an automobile accident
which the police spent the entire
day Investigating without finding a
clue to the person responsible.
After playing golf yesterday at
the exclusive Siwony Golf Club. in
Westchester County, he went to the
Hotel Gramatan, in BronxviIle.
where he remained with friends un-
til O'Clock this morning. He then
started alone in his car for New
York
Half an hour later Lieut.. James
Gavin, Of the Tuckahoe police de-
partment. was notified that an auto
mobilist was dead near the station
on the White Plains road, Bronx
vile.
Il went to the scene" said Lieut.,
. Gavin, "and found a car jammed
against an iron, telegraph pole. The
| man was hanging on the rail.
The car was badly wrecked and
! the man was unconscious. / found
a slight sign of life. and we put
him in an automobile truck and
hurried him to the Lawrence Hos
pital. Bronxville. But the man.
whom we subsequently learned was
Mr.. Weaver, died before we reached
the place.
Il made a thorough inspection of
the car today. and am satisfied that
/ 1t was hit by another car, which
threw it into the telegraph pole"
The police believe the car that
struck Mr.. Weaver's automobile
sped away without pausing.
Mr.. Weaver, who was 40, was un-
married. and had apartments at the
Chatham Hotel here. Notice of his
death has been sent to his father
at Rome. N. Y.