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T ROPES great royal mys-
terry. the death of the Aus
A trian Crown Prince Rudolph
OF Austria and the beautiful Bar
oness Marie Vetsera at the hunt
Ing castle at Mayerling, January
- 1859. may be solved by a new
version offered by Gen. Baron
Won Margutti.
So many conflicting and incon-
sistent versions of the event have
been dished up TO a curious pub
lie as absolutely authentic" that
historians have grown doubtful
whether the veil of secrecy cover
ing the event ever would be Eft
The baron C:fers :, "f
the tragedy which bears every
outward and intrinsic mark Of
the truth as the one true soiut on.
Two versions have been given
heretofore. The first, tacitly ac-
cepted by the emperor. was that
the prince and baroness died in
suicide pact. The other had
the prince slain In a brawl at
the hunting castle and IN" bar-
oness a suicide for her lost love.
Baron Won Margutti was for
seventeen years an aide de camp
Of the former Emperor Francis
Joseph. He spent years collect
ing facts about the Hapsburg
tragedy. The result of his in.
vestigation he gives in his me-
moirs. Much of his information
was obtained from officials of the
dismembered dual monarchy.
Like one of the others, his
story has the crown prince dying
for love7-but not for the love of
Baroness Won Vetsera, but as the
result of an affair with a game
keepers wife. The gamekeeper
himself was the slayer.
A rIsINCE'S FATAL LOVE.
. OF the practically innumerable
narratives of what is usually, re-
ferred to as the tragedy of May
erlng, the two principal versions
have the same starting point.
The Crown Prince hudoiph was
q young man of lax habits. to put
1t mildly. He was very unhappily
married to the beautiful Belgian
Princess Stephanie, and had an
Illicit love affair with the still
more beautiful Baroness Marie
Vetsera, a young Austrian noble
woman Of Greek descent and no
particular wealth and connections.
The prince decided to divorce
his wife and marry the young
woman. He put his plan before
his father, the" Emperor Francis
Joseph. The latter, a peevish old
monarch, opposed the idea with
such vehemence-for dynastic.
state and religious reasons-that
his son. who was no strong char.
acter anyhow, gave up the plan.
and merely begged for the favor
of d last interview with the baron
ess. This was authorized, and he
met his mistress on the evening of
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account obtained by General Mar.
gutti on the crown princes death
came from the latter's old tutor.
the General Count Latour Won
Traumburg. Count Latour ad.
fnitted that what he knew of the
Mayeriing affair was not very
much. hu' the little he knew con.
f:rma,l the suicide theory. The
cr'., n = rec hS1 locked himself
up in h room and blown out his
brains after a struggle with his
valet. About Marie Vetsera's fate
Count Latour knew nothing.
BARONESS TOOK POISON,
Information as to the Baroness
Vetsera's end was supplemented to
General Margutti by Fryu Kathe-
rine Schratt. the famous Viennese
actress who was one Of the Em.
press Elizabeth's closest friends
and who became. after the later's
death, the intimate of the Emperor
Francis Joseph.
Frau Schratt, writes Margutti.
stated that Marie Vetsera, imme-
7diately after her last meeting with
Rudolph at Mayerling, took poison
and died a few hours before
Rudolph. This last piece of infor-
nation is absolutely accurate"
adds Margutti. The emperor's
physician, DR.. Kerzl, told me that
on the morning Of January 80 It
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BELIEVE WARDEN
KILLED HIM WHEN ~
FOUND WITH WIFE
Aide of Francis Joseph DiSproves Theory That
Suicide Pact Existed Between Prince and
Baroness, i'm Story of Life, Loves and Death
of HapSburg Prince and His Mistress. b.

January 20. 1889. at his hunting
lodge at Mayerling, In Lower Aus.
tria. Next morning both of them
were found dead.
Here the divergences begin. Ac-
cording to one version. the two
committed suicide together. the
crown prince shooting the girl
first and then himself. The other
theory is that the crown prince
was eitheH shot or killed by blow
on the head with champagne
bottle in a brawl at supper.
GREEK CALLED SLAYER. D.,
1t is supposed mat the killing
was done by one of the guests. a
young Greek mill ora re sports
man named Baltazzi. a relation of
the baroness. Marie Vetsera. this
version holds, was shot accident.
ally as she rushed into the room.
attracted by the noise; some say
she was shot Intentionally by
Baltazzi. whose motive was either
jealousy or the desire to avenge
the family honor.
But there is one point on
which all ;h"se conflicting ac-
counts converge. Whether the
crown prince commi't'' suicide
or was murdered-wh" her the
lethal weapon was :,''N or
champagne bottle-an testimony
agrees that on his dead body
there was no. head-that his skull
was shattered to tiny fragments.
I remember how. as a small
boy in Hungary, was scared
cut Of my wits by a silly nurse
who told me that the Crown
Prince Rudolph, who had no
head on his shoulders. would
come and get me. 1t is fact
that when laid out in Capuchin
chapel at Vienna his head, or
whatever was left Of 1t. was
covered With a white cloth. and
no one save the court physi-
clans ever saw the dead princes
face.
AN ARCHDUKE'S VERSION.
The version OF the supper.
table brawl and the champagne
bottle is offered. among other
authorities. by Leopold Wolfling
in his memoirs. Leopold Wolfling
was the name assumed by the
Archduke Leopold Ferdinand.
Grand Duke of Tuscany, on RE-
nouncing his rank because OF
marriage with a middle class
girl. But the suicide story.
which was admitted though
never stressed officially, also had
its supporting authorities.
General Margutti himself for a
time adopted this latter account.
For one reason or another he
had determined to get at the
bottom of the mystery, and
though he never. conducted q
systematic investigation, he kept
his eyes and ears open and
gradually pieced together a con-
sistent account of the tragedy.
The first seemingly authentic
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princes death inasmuch rs the
Empress Elizabeth had told him a
good deal about II. l was at once
struck with the fact that Middleton
dismissed the widespread legend OF
the Crown Princes suicide as a
silly invention. He was emphatic
that the Empress always insisted
that her only son had been
murdered. Middleton could not
say who had committed the crime.
He only knew that Rudolph had
fallen victim to one Of his love
affairs.
But not his love affair with
Marie Vetsera," he added In an
authoritative tone.
This last bit Of disclosure
amazed Margutti beyond words.
The principal comment on Mid
dleton's revelations was" he con-
tinues. that they failed to show
any connection between the death
of the crown prince and that OF
Marie Vetsera. I had never heard
this version before and l could
not bring myself wholly to accept
it. sss Most Of the many
versions which had some claim to
be authentic led to the assumption
that Rudolph had committed
suicide.
Such was the--official version,
though unofficially 1t was wide
ly reported that he had been
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VERSION OF ROYAL DEATH MYSTERY is REVEALED
NCE RUDOLPH OF AUSTRIA SLAIN BY WRONGED EUSBAN

"uiuCfcu eitucF W hattc~ eeocio
or by one Of the guests present
at the meeting In the remote
hunting.lodge in Lower Austria.
The suicide Of the baroness on
the other hand had apparently
been proved.
"But am now convinced. and
on good grounds. that Rudolph
met his death In quite different
way. ! will state shorty how
ONE to my present opinion.
"A few days after the fateful
January 80. 1889. my old friend
and schoolmate Gmeiner told me
that an undergamekeeper from
Mayerling had revealed 70 him In
confidence that the crown prince
had been found on the morning
Of January 80 lying in front Of
the gamekeeper's lodge with a
battered skull. He had himself
assisted to carry the corpse into
the hunting .odge. Suicide was
out of the question. II only be-
,ause Rudolph had no weapon Of
my kind with him.
Suspicion at once fell upon
,Ie gamekeeper. and he vanished
'!thout leaving any traces.
The crown prince was subse.
iuentIy never mentioned in court
circles. Not before the unveiiing
Of Rudolphs monument in the
park at Budapest in the spring Of
1910 was any reference made to
the departed by members Of the
court.
IT was talking with Count Lud-
Wig ponyi, the Hungarian
grand chamberlain, and he besan
to discuss the small and unpre-
tentious monument representing
the crown prince in hunting
dress. happened ever SO cas-
ually to mention Gmeiner's yer.
sion of the tragedy. I was i'm
mediately amazed by the i'm
preston my words made on the
count, who was usually courtesy
itself.
He stared at me like a lunatic,
and IL was some time before he
recovered himself sufficiently to
ask me whether I believed that
version myself. When replied
that I was almost tempted to ac-
cept 1t he burst out:
"'weli. it's the solemn truth.
But keep It to yourself. We Lad
it straight from a member of the
hunting staff at Mayerling imme-
diately after the crown princes
death
"I ventured to suggest that /
could not altogether reconcile this
version with Marie yetsera's pres
ence in Mayerling and her death
there. Count Apponyi admitted
this gap in the story, but thought
that 1t was bridged by the as.
sumption that the gamekeeper
had been employed by the
baroness to commit the murder.
The count seemed to know
nothing further. but regarded 1t
as probable tnat 1t was only after
rudolph had paid his last ac-
count that Marie Vetsera had
voluntarily taken her own life
He maintained hat she was an ex'
ceptionally excitable and ambitious
woman, whose vanity had been
deeply wounded, SO that she was
quite capable of the deed.
"I confess I did. not regard Ap-
ponyi's conclusion as convincing.
A link was missing in the chain.
AIDE TELLS STORY
TT was quite a short time
ago, two years after the de-
struction Of the Hapsburg en-
pire, that Rear-Admiral Ludwig
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AFFAIR" NOW HELD
BACK OF STRANGE
SLAYING OF HEIR
Third Version Supplements Stories OF Aesssh
by His Own Hand and at Hands Of Thugs In
BraWl. Passing Remains >Europe'S I'm
solved Puzzle.

Ritter Won Hohnel, well known
as an explorer. who had been
one of the emperor's aides
camp, told me the following
story. can give the most COM
plete assurances that he had II
from people whose credibility
both he and regard as abso-
lutely beyond suspicion.
Count Hoyos-one Of the few
witnesses of the Mayerling
drama--immediate after Janu-
uary 80. 1889. wrote to a near
relative in Hungary about the
crown princes death, and gave
a detailed description OF the cir
cumstances. He recorded in
black and white the fact that
on the fatal day Rudolph was
Lying with a battered skull in
the snow In front OF the game
keepers lodge at Mayerling. It.
was exactly as the under-game-
keeper had said and Count Lud-
wig Apponyi had believed.
1T appears that the Crow71
prince had established relations
= some time previously with the
young and attractive wife OF the
gamekeeper. She was known
as a great beauty. The man was
extremely jealous and simply
would not tolerate the associa-
ton. He accordingly gave Ru-
doiph several warnings. but all
in vain.
HUSBAND SLAYS PRINCE.
"on the fatal night he found
the crown prince in his house
and at once settled accounts
with him. Rudolph came to a
miserable end. His corpse was
thrown out into the snow in
front of the lodge. and remained
there till it was found next
morning.
There were several witnesses
to the carrying Of the body to the
hunting lodge. The under-game-
keeper I have mentioned, Gmei-
ner's contemporary, was one Of
them.
IT must add that q day or two
after the letter in question reached
the addressee she received a tele-
gram from Count Hoyos imploring
her in Gods name to reveal the
contents Of the letter to no one
and to destroy It. This was fol-
lowed by a letter to the same ef-
feet, and 1t was stated that the
reason was on the emperor's ex-
press orders.
NO CONNECTION IN DEATHS.
But 1t was already too late.
Several persons. including presum-
ably Count Apponyi. already knew
what was in the letter.
"On the morning Of January 30.
1889, there was another corpse in
the hunting lodge at Mayerling.
It was the corpse Of Marie Vet
sera.
What was to be said about her
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO
INTERVENE TO PREVENT
OHIO RIVER POLLUTION

CINCINNATI, o., Aug, 26,-Inti-
nations from the federal govern
ment have been received by TIN
state department of health that eli
nation of sewage pollution Of thu
Ohio river is to be taken up with
out delay. The plan provides for
the construction of sewage disposal
plants i'm Cincinnati and other river
cities whose sewers now lead TO IT,
river. IT came to light here as tn,
result of Investigations into the Due!
Creek and Muddy Creek sewage dia
posal nuisances. Officers of tho
state department of health say that
the Ohio state board of health has
been ready for some time to order
sewage disposed of by other means
ahan the river, but would not take
such action until there was some in
dication that other states along the
river and its tributaries would be
forced to follow suit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
OHIO SCHOOL KlDDlES
CAREFUL OF CONDUCT
AROUND XMAS SEASON

CINCINNATI, o.. Aug. 26.-School
children in Cincinnati still believe in
Santa Clause if their relative reluc-
tance to play hockey" during the
month of December may be taken as
an indication. In that month there
is less truancy than in any other
month of the school year, according
to a report just filed by John r. o.
Donnell, attendance officer of the
board of education here. The "merry
month of May leads all others in
tempting the children away from the
tiresome books to the great outdoors
and freedom from such as Huck Finn
enjoyed while June runs it a close sec
ond 1t is then the call of nature hits
the kiddies strongest, the report says.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
Estes Leaves tomorrow.

j. H. Estes will leave tomorrow on
the first leg of his hunting trip which
will take him into the wilds of Can
ada where he expects to spend five OF
six weeks with Thad Sweek in pursuit
of big game. He will go from Pen
dleton to Seattle. From there he will
go to Vancouver, B. G. Out of Van
couver the two men will travel over
the Canadian National to Mount Rob-
son, where they will meet their two
guides, one cook and one camp tend
er. From here the pack train of 80
horses will shove off for the haunts Oh
the grizzly, caribou. mountain goats
and other game too numerous to men
ton The guides are said to be old eX-
perienced hunters in the section where
the trip will be made, ana Jim is eX-
pecting to make about one big Vo'-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
liked Canp life.

"Fhe discipline was strict and the
work hard, but the training is mighty
good" is what joe light, emplOye
of the First National bank, had to
say about his experience us mem
ber of the citizens training camp at
Camp Lewis. Light returned this
morning from Camp Lewis where he
put in one month of hard work. He
was in the artillery school, THE
instructors told us that we got as
much schooling in our month as a
lot of regulars receive in their first
year. l can believe that, because we
worked hard" Light said Other
Pendeton men who attended the
school will be home later, Light de-
Clared.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
Woman ASKS DIVORCE.

Adeline Clark has brought suit in
circuit court against Frank Clark. The
couple were married in 1913 at Con-
don, she sets forth in the complaint
and they now have three children. She
charges that he was intoxicated a
great deal of the time and threatened
on more than one occasion to kill her
She seeks a divorce and also asks that
an order restraining him from in any
way molesting her be granted. Fee &
Fee represent the plaintiff
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
CHAMPION PANHANDLER
GETS STATE FARM TERM

BOSTON, Aug. 26.-The State Farm
has received a distinguished resident
in the person of William Powers, self
styled Champion Pan handler and
Cadger in the World" who was SEN
fenced when arraigned on a vagrancy
charge before Judge Parmenter in
Municipal Court Power boasted that
he made from SO, to $4,000 a year
by begging.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
Christian Science

First Church of Christ, Scientists,
holds service at S131k Main Street
First stairway north Of the Inland
Empire Bank.l Sunday services are
at ID a. M. The subject Of the lesson
sermon for Sunday August 2Ith. is
"Chrisr Jesus" sunday school begins
ut s:f5 a. m.
A Wednesday evening meeting
which Includes testimonials n heaiins
is held al o'clock. The Reading
room. which is maintained al the same
,ddress. is open daily from ? a. m. "a
q. m. where the bible and authoriz-
"a Christian Science literature ma1
1e read. borrowed or purchased.
The public IS cordially invited 10 at
tend the church services and to visit
the Reading Room.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26

We are planning a great sunday
school Ronnd-Up-for sunday. October
lst and want every teacher and schoi-
ar 70 be in their places next sunday o.
hear about g. The Bible school
meets at s-45. p. ~ Ruey, supt.
Nehemiah's PRAYER. found in the
first chapter OF the Book Of Nehemiah.
vs.. I'LL viii b. ztudied. The effec-
fuai. terVert PRAYER ~ rightoous
man arzflefh much." Jas Sis. The
pastor. =. @. Huling. viii preach az
the morning church hour On Joseph
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
JUDGE HEARS HIS FIRST
JURY TRIAL IN rs YEARS

CINCINNATI o., Aug. 26.-'I
guess | won't need vacation Judge
Lueders said recently in starting the
first trial by jury in Probate Court
during twenty-five years. This L.
change enough for me-
The jury was impaneled to settle a
dispute between the County Commis-
sioners and two landowners who could
not agree to terms on property which
was to be condemned in order TO abol-
ish grade crossing on the b. & o.
Railroad.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
ELY.ToX

The foremost Scientific Institute OF
the world perfected this product TO
kill Flies Mosquitoes. Bed Bugs. Cock
reaches. etc. No dust and harmless
to people. sold BY all dealers. De-
mand FLY-TOx. refuse substitutes.
Yakima Rex Spray Company, Yakima.
Washington. distributors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
DOG SAVES MISTRESS
FROM ANGRY HEIFERS

ROCHESTER,, N. H, Aug. ga
pet dog of Elsie Horne, nine-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs l.. A.
Horne, who live on farm near Farm
ington, saved the life of it's young
mistress by driving away three en-
ragged young hSifers that had attack
ed the child. The heifers became en-
ragged at a red hair ribbon the girl
wore. She was badly butted before
the dog arrived.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26

a TYPE Of the Lord Jesus The
Young Peoples meetin gis at GID,
and we join in the union service at
pioneer Park, at 700, which will be
addressed by E. j. Murphy of Seattle.
Wednesday at the mid-week service
o'clock. we will consider "Phillppi-
the Joyful church, and Why" trang-
ers especially welcome to all services.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
TWO MILLION DOLLAR
FIRE AT TAMP|CO TODAY

TAMPICO, Aug. 26.-G. N. So
Fire wiped out II large section of
rampico, doing damage estimated at
two and a half millions. Twenty six
buildings were destroyed. Three Were
killed and many injured. The fire
began in a back room of a store, but
the cause is not known. Heavy insur-
'ance was carried on the building with
French, American and British com
panies.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
NInilS Acccnt.

Maids Accept.
Miss Helen Thompson, queen OF
the 1921 Roundup, will be one of
the attendants of Queen Thelma
Thompson at the coming show Miss
Jessie Drumheller, of Walla Walla,
has accepted also. as has Miss Ala
dine Scroggins of La Grande. The
fourth maid will be a Portland girl.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
WEI Omen OFFICE.

c. NJ. Williams has resigned his po-
sition as deputy income tax collector
with headquarters in Pendleton ana
has opened a public accounting anu
income tax Office in Room 6, BOND
building. Mr.. Williams has had two
years experience with the government,
His successor has not yet been named.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
COrse Socks Divorce.

George w. Corse has brought suit
in circuit court for divorce from
Eva Corse. Cruel and inhuman
treatment is claimed by the plaintiff,
who is represented by j. r. Hinkle.
The couple were married in Pendle-
ton in 1914, according to the COM
plaint, and have two children. The
property rights have already been
settled by stipulation, it is stated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
church Of The Kcdecmcr

Rev. Alfred Lockwood, rector.
3 a. m. Holy communion,
II a. m. Morning prayer and SER
mon
The Rector breaches at the morning
service on -Four Anchors in the Time
II Storm" The public is cordially in
vlted
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
IYr-t Methodist Episcopal Church

Corner East Webb and Johnson
streets. John II. Secor, minister.
Morning services-Sunday school
10 a. M Morning sermon IL a. m
subject, God In Man.
Evening Union Services, Pioneer
Park. I y. m. The sermon will be
preached by Rev. f. J. Murphy of Sc
attic. Wn. He will speak on "orienta
Life in America"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
&% . = . = & . . =
CALENDAR OE EVENTS

+ August 23 to z9-Northwest
conference of the Methodist
Church at Milton.
September IL to 23--Second
! Annual Northwest Grain AID
; Hay Show.
September 81, %, 29, 2oun6s
Up.
4 q q q q a q
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
For Being Drunk.

Fines were assessed against three
men yesterday in police court. The
trio We're charged with being drunk
and paid the following fines: r. E.
Smith,, second offense within two
weeks, $12; Earl Taylor and j. j.
McGonnigal, $40 each
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
/ Miss Waclltcr Dies.

Miss Melinda Wachter, aged AZ, died
last n ght at IL o'clock at st. An
thongs hospital, Miss Wachter re-
sided in Pilot Rock where funeral SER
| vices will be held tomorrow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
Are Painting Shop.

The w. l. Gadwa harness shop, 201
East Court street, is undergoing inn
provements. The exterior is being
given coats Of cream colored paint
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
To Quiet Title

To Quiet Title
A suit to quiet title to real estate
has been filed in circuit court by r. r.,
Chapman and others against Mary
Davies. S. d. Peterson represents the
plaintiffs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
10y. ~ y! - :t:::,:s
4 HURCHE S
Tg::s - = y. ,..S'.sT. 3.
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Lutheran Church

Owing to the pastors illness there
will be no Lutheran service next sun
day, August p, as formerly announc-
ed BY Rev f. Weust.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26

Actual construction of the tie treat
ing plant buildings at The Dalles viii
soon be in full stride.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26

The Grants Pass Building and I.oar
association has doubled its business IN
the last six months.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26
Ne7gs Notes fPemdletom

ume cf hunting history while he is
gone.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-26


meeting Of the Bible school. Follow
ing will be the morning sermon at IL
o'clock. The pastor is beginning a
series of Sunday morning sermons on
"The Masters Greatest Thoughts .
Masters Greatest Thoughts" For
this morning, the subject is: 'The
Masters Greatest thoughts-the
Fatherhood of God"
Union services In the evening at Pi-
oneer Park, at o'clock. This will be
the last of these outdoor meetings for
this summer. These meetings have
been splendidly attended. Rev. L. j.
Murphy of Seattle will deliver the SER
mon. TO all meetings. a cordial well
come. w. A. Gresham, minister.