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lOUGHREY PAYS BET

BlSBEE. March 9--rank Loughrey welierweight boxer pushed peanut from the Phelps Dodge store 10 French's cigar store on Main street, sunday afternoon before a large crowd which had gathered there fo- the event. One auto load of people came from Douglas especially for this event, but went away disappoin;- ed. Tor LoughrNy was too wise. He put piece cf chewing gum on the peanut and stuck it to the crow ba- All he had 10 do was 10 get behin the bar and push while the crowd cheered him. This was his method Of paving a bet when hs hal made with ". (. Brooks. concerning hi. tieh; with Kid Palmer a: Douglas, Saturday night
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following marriage licenses were issued last week in the offica of Clerk J. E. James, Of the superior court:
 Wm. NJ Beck. age 24, to wed Ma:- gari;a Du;hridge. age 3s, both o; Douglas.
 Ado,tode Ia Tore. 34. to wed Ado lima Barselo. 2a, both of Douglas.
 John J. Hicks. 1T, of Mescal Ar;z. 70 wed Sylvania H. Sullivan, 40, of Syracuse. x. '.
 Jesus Galaz. AS to wed Rosaria Tarazan. 27. both of Pir:leyille.
 Charlie Smart, 2e. to wed Sarah Phoenix, 2i both of F.. Huachuca.
 Jas L. James. 27 to wed Merl Baker 1s. both Of Liga:.
 Jose val-nzue,a. ? to wed N4.:a Di4z, l.. both of Bisbee, oansen. a.v- en.
 Rcma.o Valdez. T, ro wed J.':- Con,reras, 23 bo:h ct Bi,bee.
 Grant B Warner 26. to wed E.h:! Gribble, 2l, bo;h oi Tombstone.
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STATE RIFLE TOURNAMENT

The State Rifle Association match es will he held al Tucson Friday and Saturday. May ;th and s;h. The pro gram has been received and is posted for inspection al Boyd's Drug store. It includes all known shooting posi- tions except the Texas Grip ami standing on the head and enough shooting is crowded into two days to make the event more of work thar pleasure. Tombstone may send , team. and any member Of the club is eligible 10 compete for place. Sev- eral Of the new members are nov showing such good form that the ter tative line up as announced in the Prospector previously may be chang ed
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SENDS NEGRO TO PEN
 TO SERVE TWO YEARS

PHOENlN. March S.-The penitel- iiary record of Ike Booker was re vea!ed in court yesterday when Judge David P. Dyer sentenced the negro to two years at Leayenw0rth This is the longest term of imprisonment i'm posed by Judge Dyer during his term here and came after he had previous y ordered Booker released.
 Booker was charged jointly witl Edwin Royal with the larceny Of a suit. of clothes from an interstate shipment at Clarkdale
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s. ?. BRAKEMAN KILLED NEAR WILCOX

According to telephone advioes re- ceived here this morning. a brake man on the southern Pacific, by name of Mack. was killed near Will COX this morning.
 He was on top of the train and moving along ,he cars. when a coup ling broke. cutting the train in two. Mack was just about 70 step onto the next car when the train separated and fell in front of the moving cars. His legs were severed from the body ant death was instantaneous
 No further details were available this afternoon.
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NEW ROAD WILL BE
 CONSTRUCTED SOON

DOUGLAS. March 9.--Construc;iol, of new read running north and south from International avenue to the highway going west out of the city. will be started within two weeks County Engineer Sid Smyth announc- ed yesterday Bids for the construc- ton will be opened March F, and work will be started soon after
 Engineer Smyth announces that a big tractor with a gang Of men is at work on the Central highway Roads throughout the county are bo- ing placed in excellent shape. he said
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PAGE SEVEN
E NBREE FACES DEPORTATION

A. F. Embree, noted throughout Arizona and the southwest as an or. ganizer for the | w w is now n the tolls Of the law at Butte, Mont, where he wss arrested by federal au- ghIri;'.s on the 18th of January.
 Emt-ee is Canadian, having se- clrei only his first naturalization pa l CTS in this country, and acc yGins 70 word received from Butte. he aces deportation 10 Canada as an ui u,s sir al 2, charges being pressed by '.der- al officers.
 trlrce was involved n ms1, court actions T this state anI was tlown generally as disturber. He now at liberty in Montana under fl.t00 bond awaiting hearing n the 'st.ral court.
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SOLDIERS ANXIOUS
 TO HOMESTEAD HER.

PHOENIX, March 10-Fofmer sol i!ers and sailors to ;he number of many hundred are eager to "begla life over again on homestead ia Arlzona.
 According to the figures given out at the United States iand office, there is not a day that passes but that for mer service men !n large numbers make inquiry relative 70 acquiring homes:eads in this state.
 A soldier is given 60 days prefer ance rights on all new,y-opened ani restored lands. He Is entitled tc have the term Of his service deducted from the three years residence re. iuired unaer the homestead laws.
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FALL COM N ANDS
THEM TO COM E

NOGALES, March s.-Bradley Cur lis, president of the Noeales cham Der of commerce and J. C. Barnes, president of the Nogales Young Business Mems association. late 10. day received a peremptory telegram from Senator A. B. Fall ordering them 10 appear before the senate foreign relations subcommittee ia Tucson.
 The order follows the reecn: pro test of Messrs, Curtis and Barnes in behalf cf their respective organiza- tions against a statement attributed to Senator Fall ia which Nogales business men were said to be afraid 70 jeopari'ze their business interests by appearing before the committee. Senator Falls telegram. in part, fol- lows:
 Subpoena ielegraphed United States marsha! for your attendance here upon sessions of committee in Stan;er. Am delighted to know busi- ness men Of Nosales. of whom you are the recognized leader. desire an opportunity 10 present certain fac's abou; Mexico which ought 10 be en- Tightening to our body fully agree with the further statement attributed 10 you that a policy founded on low passion and hatred cannot benefit the United States or Mexico. Assure vol that every publicity will be given You and others for whom you will un- dcub;ed.y speak After hearing you ;he committee will so to Nogales if necessary to accommodate any busi- "ess men you represent
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MINING ACTIVITY IN THE JOHNSON DISTRICT

According 10 word brought u Tombstone there is considerable sc- tivity in the Johnson District
 The Keystone Mining company has started worK on the building of d concentrator for its copper property.
 The Arizona United Copper com pany has opened up a good body of ore recently on it's deepest level. This new showing is considered to he Of sufficient importance to warrant the sinking of a permanent working shaft and the installation of new hoistins plant.
 The Johnson Copper Development company will soon complete the re- timbering of its main shaft. Then crosscutting will be resumed at the 800 foot level The crosscut must be continued l50 to 200 feet further be- fore striking important ore bodies which have been located by the work of other companies.
 The Red Bird gold property will resume development work shortly, ac- cording to present expectations. Re- gently the eastern owners visited the again.
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WOMAN TELLS MEXICAN
 PROBE OF MURDER

TUCSON. March 10-iIow her hus- band was killed from behind by Mexican bandits six years ago. a few miles away from the spot a. Ruby, where the Frazier brothers were attacked a few days ago was told the senate subcommittee on Mexican investigation by Mrs. Julia A Scriyner yesterday. She said the tragedy was the first Mexican ou:- rage 10 occurr in that part of the country. Mrs. Scrivner was the first woman witness to testify in Tucson at public hearing of the committee. II. J. Karns. a Nogaies automobile exporter. was the only other person to testify in an open hearing yester- day.
 The committee will wind up is hearings here this morning and Sena- tors A. B. Fall and Mark Smith will leave this afternoon for Los Angeles where the final hearing of the com mittee will take place. The commit tee has been taking testimony since Saturday during which time six wit
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FAILS TO APPEAR;
FITS $fooO

PHOENIX. March s.-B. A. Gard ner. horsema8. forfeited a s1030 bond in the federal court yesterday when he failed 10 appear when his ease was called Gardner is charged wi;h white slavery. Counsel repre-
 rting Gardner explained his clients apsence by stating that he had in 'rrmed Gardner tha; the case had gone over until April We were ready last April and the case weE; ever and We were prepared 60 go 10 '-:al in October when the case was n.inued un:il April" said couns
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PHOENIX WOMAN CASTS HER
 FIRST VOTE AT AGE OF %

PHOENIX, March S.-An afterna.h h of yesterdays primary elections here when w II. Plunkett and George T.. Young were nominated fop mayor, came today when it developed that Mrs. Ida Trincano, 90 years old. had cast her first vote in the election. Sprightly and unassisted she went into the booth and cast her initial ballot for her son, E. A. Trincano, one of six aspirants for nomiation as city commissioner. He received the smallest number of votes on the ,icK- ct, however.
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JUDGE BELIEVES LEVER ACT
 MAY NOT BE VALID

PHOENlX, March s-Charges f violation Of the Lever act, alleging profiteerins by northern Arizona firms may not come 10 trial in the federal court here. i, was indicated today when Judge David r. Dyer or St Louis. presiding. declared it would take good authority to influence him to disregard the recent decision o; Judge Paris of St. Louis who held the Lever act unconstitutional.
 Jndpe Dyer told government s;tor- torneys they woiud have to present excellent authorities otherwise he would follow the precedent of Judge Paris decision. Judge Dyer said he would not pass on the matter in con nection with the alleged profiteering cases until next Tuesday.
 Attorneys said the decision of Paris held in effect that the Lever act did not define what was an un just price nor what should be de- creed unreasonable. He held tha, those were left for juries 10 decide. One jury might consider a price fair while another might hold it 10 oe grossly unjust.
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STEAL AUTO WHILE
 ITS OWNER BREACHES

PHOENTX, March 10.-While Re-. C. ". Akers, pastor of the Central M. E. church, was conducting re!!- gious services at the church on Sun day night. some persons who were not respectors of persons were en- gagged in the irreligious performance of stealing his car of which nothing has 1een heard of late as yesterday evening. The car was stolen, evil dently only a little before the con clusion of the services. for there was yet a wet trail on the pavement, made by the wheels. which had been driven through a puddle of water near where the car was parked.
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nesses testified in public hearings.

nesses testified in public hearings.
 Mrs. Scrivner testified that her hus- band was shot six years ago about a mile and a half this side of the MeNi- can border at a small store near his mine. She said the murderers fled into Mexico and were never appre- hended by the Mexican authorities She said the spot was four miles from the store where Mexican ban dis held up and shot the Frazier brothers about ten days ago.
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MEXICAN TROOPERS KILL TWO. ANDERSON
 INFORMS SENATORS

TUCSON. March S.-Stanley White ot Les Angeles. who was killed :n Sonora. Mexico. in June Of 1919 was killed by Mexican soldiers instead of laqui Indians. as reported by he Mexican officials. l. F.. Anderson ot Tucson told the senate committee Investigating Mexican affairs, here yesterday Anderson also said tha, he had discussed the killing cf a man named Henr essy in September, lSl4 and had formed the opinion that he. too. was killed by Mexican troopers
 Anderson said White was shot from ambush while riding in truck belonging to.Love X Co, accompan- jed by a helper named Arvila. q Mexican. They were driving from Maza;lan 10 Secardo and were about half way between .he two towns. The scene of the killing was a dry wash cn ranch, the name of which witness could not recall. There was cavalry outpost at this place. he said. and il the sen;ry was on duty al the time he could have seen tn tragedy There was also a suppor.- ing post at which 9 10 30 soldiers were always stationed in sound of the rifle firing.
 White was adcompanied by Mex ican helper named Garcia and both were killed. The body of the Mex ican was badly mutilated and both bodies were stripped Of clothing. The contents of the truck were also stol- en.
 Flour and sugar which was stolen from this truck is said to have been later offered for sale by Mexican sol diers.
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COUNTY WILL HAVE 33 PRECINCTS FOR
 ELECTION IN FAIL

PHOENIX, March l0.-Mar!oopa county will he divided into $ cleo, ton precincts for the s,a,e pr,mar; election in September This is three more than in years past. Other pra- cinc;s may he added before the ge-- e-al election in November
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.a3 TOURISTS MAKE
 APACHE TSAI--ilL
 COMPLAIN oF F.CsDS

PHOENIX, March s-!sJ iuu5I.i eastern tourists arrived 5H Tgoerlx over . h-a ts Trail irrlna the month of January. During ii. mon'l Ina, ,o;ie~eG. ina. D1mce- v..s in- creased by 2ss, making a total of 4s9 eastern ;aur.,.- FOO .nao. he rip 'o ms cit. fy "~y (; t"s l4- aoa- spa.-e T..1.
 Snr.. @ae.g, wi.a -f. ~~i Y 'h--. ass ur.-.- :a-.e N.r. .,oi 4s, con. .tp;s q ,le ssry ,.u sa- di:!on ot ,ae rea4- .roaa a.c-.,s:t dam . Ph5sn.z
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VI BE CHARGED WITH pGtRY IF HE IS AN [. W. W.

<ng the examination in the Su- Ecourt here yesterday afternoon krge class of applicants apply R their second citizenship pI- mite a stir was created when
 Benderach, of Bisbee, at- to hold up the naturaliza- 5ocess in the case of one Jerry i also of BisDee. when he ss- fhat ElIich was at present un- aelony charge for burglarizing
 re in BakervgIe some time
 | was at liberty under s1eoo
 admitted that he was at pre-
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0 APPLY FOR
 U. s. cirizENsbIp

in Tombstone this morning to con duet the examination of A applicants of the United States. the examina tons being conducted in the court room today. before Judge Lockwood
 Following are the applicants who appeared for examination:
 George Schin. native of Germany, i-siient Of Douglas.
 Mathew Siccocan. native of Aus tria, resident of Douglas
 Solomon Morganstern. native Of Germany. resident of Lowell
 Andro Ramich. native of Austria, resident Of Bisbee.
 George Zimmerman. native Of Ger. many. resident of Douglas.
 Frank Furedy. native of Hungary, resident of Douglas.
 Joseph Eldon. native of England resident Of Bisbee.
 Ida Comclli, native of Germany, sesident of Elfreds
 Charles kuehme, native Of Ger many. resident of Stark.
 Frederick Roy Baker. native Uf Canada. resident of Don Luis
 David Wasley Stouffer, native of Canada. resident of San Simon.
 Savo Gojkoyich. native of Austria, f6sident of Bowie.
 Madie Boutagy, native Of Syria, soident Of Douglas.
 Char!es Lindeman, native of Ger nany. resident Of Douglas.
 From Cjursey!ch, native of Austria, rtsident of Bisbee
 Prank Perz, native Of Austria, resi- dent of Lowell. Phillip Kra&er native of Aus,r.a, B4Sldent Ol Lowell
 Ferdinand Petsche, native Of Aus tria. resident of Lowell. q Fred Marquardt. native of Germany resident Of Bisbee.
 John Martin. native O: England, resident of Bisbee Thomas Foley. native of Ireland. resident of Lowell
 John Feeney. native of Ireland. resident Of Bisbee
 Emil Martin Meins. native of Ger many. resident of Cochise.
 William James Edwards. native c; England. resident Of Douglas.
 Tom Godfrey Davis. native of Er- gland. resident Of Douglas
 James Francis Parr, native of Ire land, resident Of B:sbee.
 Mark Kentro. native of Austria, resident Of Bisbee.
 Robert Maitland, native of England resident of Bisbee Abraham Kline, native of Russia, fesident of Douglas 8 William Henry Wasnidge, native O. canada, resident Of Fl. Huachuca 1 Robert Nelson Marr. native of Isle . Man. resident Of Warren.
 John Trevaskis. native of England. r16ident Of Bisbee.
 4homas John White. native of EIl- S75Ad, resident of Bisbee.
 hzar Pejovich. native of Austria. raent of Lowell.
 beinald James Henry Stroud. na- t115 of Canada, resident of G!eesop. zkomas MiIburn, native Of England, ro knt of Bisbee.
 Egaret Irving. native of Spain; rooent of Bisbee
 noert Michael Burns. native 0; Irrrnnd, resident Of Bisbee.
 1meph Jacob Rosenfeld, native O. HmEary, resident of Douglas.
 nnroid Felsrud. native of Norway, rsocDent of Lowell.
 To Milo Elich. native of Monten- eU& residen; of Lowell.
 harles Saari, native of Finland, ee1ent of McNeal-
 han Heikki Erkkila. native Of Yznd, resident of McNeal.
 Fy Eartch. native Of Austria. rudsnt Of Bisbee.
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creased by 2ss, making a total of
MEXICAN -ouA7cEs ccnE u

VI '-NFN0N N- ~t "
 MORALES. A-i1. N.s,a 1' f'H- ;y-fou- car aaas c: t,.cs,,ts. ,a 8, T 9, s5I .0oa were aamit..I 70 ,hs .'.'- ted States from Mexico Der. today The shipment is ine largest .. Inc kind ever 70 pass IAIcu,n her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-17

tons door Is, then he comes back down
the hall and goes back into his own
room.
Now we've put It up. to Gru6ner'
bcca,rsc we want to know IL he saw Dal- =
ton lying there murdered when he LOOK !,
cd in the door, or if the door was smut m
and he was just looking at IT, or-o'
what. See?
"But the old man just gets sore as
crab, calls us bonchead bunch ana re-,
fuses to talk. except to say he didn n,
do any such thing, and II we ain go.
brains enough TO see it he's under nc
obligation to set us right. III,
"How did this woman know whlct
way Grubner walked in the hair asSe'
/ Harvey Hunt. ,,
Easy" said the detective, 'becaus'
she saw his shadow getting smaller a
he walked away from the window. Nov
the old man must have seen something
It's n cinch he didn't stand there witt
his eyes closed. Now what I'd like yo'
to do is try your persuasive powers oi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-17
Yesterdays Mystery Solution

THE key TO the mystery Of The
i Nailed window lav in the down
ward angle of forty five degrees, at
which the noil in the upper window
had been driven in. coupled with the
fact that 1t moved easily in its hole.
1t will be remembered that Harvey
Hunt was able to extract il with his
fingers. From this he dcduccd tn" ONLY
possible explanation; that the murderer,
having locked the door and pied the
furniture against it, then proceeded to
nail the lower window securely in rosi %
tion. Then he drove q nail down e
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-17

"we've got the man we think did
II, but whether he did or not all hinges
ou. what time the murder was commit
ted. Sec?
well. now, here's the poiat. Dalton =
room was on the loft hand side Of the
hall, as you go toward the back of the
house pretty near the back end of the
hail. About the middle of the hall, on
the right hand side is the room of old
Elisha Grubner. See?
AT the front end Of the hall there's
a window. Now that night the shade Of
this window is pulled down, but there $
lgted lamp on a table at the back end
Of the hall, and anybody on the second
| floor of the house across the street can
, see anybody that's in this hall by their
! shadow. DO you get me?'
"Well, we've got woman that lives
! in that house that says at about 8 IA
that night she sees old Grubner Sten
out Of hs room on the right. walk bach
down the hall and stand looking n min
ute toward the left, about where Dal .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-17
TODAY,S MYSTERY STORY
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NOwLAN

ward through the upper window frame
and into the woodwork while the win
dow was closed that is. pushed upward
to the top of the window opening. Then,
probably by means of pair of pliers,
he had looscncd this nail in its hole
Lowering the window to climb out, he
had only to insert the nail again in
the window frame. There would be no
hole in the side of the window opening
for it TO slip into, SO IT would rest
loosely in the window until the muir
derer. having climbed out. pushed the
window up 10 the top again. Then tho
loose nail. pointed downward, would fall
into the hoe prepared for it in the side
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-17

tho old man and make him tell what he
saw. VIII you do itf''
whats at the front end Of the
hall?" asked Harvey Hunt.
Nothing, except the staircase
Blake replied.
At this Harvey Hunt chuckled. II
think you'll find your man was telling
the truth when he said he didn't do
any such thing " he said.
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of the window opening; thus fastening
the window securely.
MIX
Can you Solve this case Of
Shado,vs?

"uCNT, know it's quite uupro.
) L fcssional for city dick to veil
for help to n private detective" said
Detective Sergeant Blake. "but honest
~ I'll appreciate It II you can tell ME
how TO make this fellow Willins tell
what he knows about the Dalton mur.
der"
why. what's the trouble" laughed
the famous criminal investigator. THE
case hasn got your goat. has it?'
1T sure hns.' admitted Blake
"HerC'S the layout:
"lou know Dalton was murdered ir
his room at n boarding house. The
murderer hadn't even taken the trouble
to close the door, for we found It opcn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-17

II don't get you," said Blake with @
puzzled expression.
Then I'll explain" replied Hunt.
Can you captain ho,o Harvey Hunt
kneu the old man hddn't looked in III,
room, Of the murdered man, and ,ohot he
really did dot
The ansictr iciH appear tomorrop.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-17
RumsnIan Senate Attaohe. H,1

NUHdHIaH SeHate Nttaches he
Vienna. Dec. 1T.--(By A. P.)-1
attendants at the Senate building
bucharest and two masons' assistar
have been arrested in connection wi,
the explosion OF bomb in the Senn
chamber iaqt week. at which time o.
member Of the Senate was killed a;
several ministers and senator's we
wounded.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-03
Music and Art

The piano pupils OF Migs IIaluctt
Han. assisted by Mrs. Crlcll ltapcr
of cleveland. celebrated the siN.
tocuth birthday OF Miss ZoLna
Hood Friday evening at the ros.-
dcncc of Mr. and Mrs William ~.
llood, ,5t2 South Huuis. Tho pro-
gram
lutcrmc2zo. from Blrthday suite
hy Hohm Mrs Ecklcy. Cecilia
Tiorncv Pretty birds waltz. BY
Dc'anccV Mary Bodcnheimer. Boz
hcmian Girl. by Balfc ana Faust IVY
Gounod Mrs Admire. Lizzie stat
ford Morning Prayer by Strcdhog
Flnurnc Morley Rowing. Class
March. by Bilbro, RUBY and RAY
Veltito. Milliu the Forest by Elem
hcrA Vclma DaviC. DCwdrops by
Grccnwnld. Ruth HcstwOod. Melody
hy Adams. sylvia Whitt.ington, Miss
Halt Huconc scenes by spencer.
Robert Hubbard, Elfin waltz, Bob
olink hv Bllhro Ncttic Saudcrson
Marie Who's Flower Song by Langc,
Thelma williams. Mnurt In q by
IlccthCvcn Mrs. Wray. Miss lialt
star or the sea by Kennedy. Lizzle
stafford Tho Lament OF the ltosc
hy sonnakolh. zclmn Hood. II
Trova,orc b. Verdi, Mrs. Wray,
TarRntrllc No. I. Op. 10 hy Mills.
rvciyn Hood Narclssus by Nevin.
Ruhv Vctito. Moon Winks by
stevens. Faustn Morley. The Flat
tprer hv Chnminadc, Ncttic Sander.
son. Miss HAN Pas dcs Amphores B
hv Chaminndc. Mrs. Wray. Song
without Words by TschaikowsN,
Th,lmn williams. Mary Bodouhoim.
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