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The Washington times., 1930-11-13

GEORGE Pitt. President. Washing
ton Board Of Trade.
MARK LANSBURGH, President, Mer"
chants & Manufacturers Association.
SIDNEY B. LUST, President Motion
Picture Theater Owners Of Washing
WILLIAM J. EYNoN, President.
Washington Typothetae.
JOHN L. WEAVER.
MONROE WARREN, President. Op-
erative Builders Association.
DIR. GEORGE c. HAVENNER, Presi-
dent. Federation of Citizens Associa-
JOHN B. CoLPoYs'
HARRY KING.
WILLIAM C. MILLER.
NICHOLAS J. WHELAN.
LOWELL MELETT.
BRIG. GEN. WILLIAM e. HORTON.
WILTON ]. LAMBERT.
w. W. EVERETT.
ALEXANDER HECHT.
FRANK s. HIGHT.
s. e. BONNEVILLE.
ISAAC CANS.
HERBERT T. SHANNON.
EDWARD J. MURPHY. Chairman. Buy
in Washington Council. 2
DIR. FRANK W. BALLous superin"
tendent Of Schools.
LANIER p. McLACHLEN. President.
District Bankers Association.
ARTHUR CARR. President Washing.
ton Real Estate Board.
Z. c. OWEN. President. Hotel Mems
RAIPH GoILDsM1TH. Chairman. shop
Early Committee.
The Washington times., 1930-11-13
Births, Deaths, Marriages
DEATHS

DRAYER, CHARLES-Suddenly, ON Tues
day, November II, 1880, at Cameron,
West Virginia. CHARLES DRAYER; the
beloved son of Edward Drayer ami the
Funeral services will be conducted from
Zurhorst's funeral parlors. 3O1 East Capi-
tol Street, on Friday morning. November
follow in Arlington National Cemetery.
HALL, CORA F.-Passed away ON Wednes.
day. November IL. 1880, at Der late
residence. 332 seaton Place Northeast;
Katherine N. Rommel and Howard Q.
Funeral services will be conducted from
Sons, 332 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest,
on Friday afternoon. November IA, 1880.
at 2 o'clock Relatives and friends are
invited to attend services ln'erment
HAMILTON. RICHARD, = Entered into
eternal rest on Wednesday. November
12, 1880, at his late RESIDENCE 309 F2urtn oTntI
Sed street sSS%thheaSdt of 1 hamilton tnee
Funeral services will be conducted from
Hay EeTsyntS NJ street soathesst on FrdaS
ing, November Il. 1880. at 20 p'cl1cG;
Intermeht will follow at congressional
Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers.
McINEKNEY. MISS MARX7PFsssGed FssG =, sTsy a
N. W.. MISS MARY McINERNEY. the
aunt of Michael ]. Mcineruey. chlei
aunt of Mrs. J. J. Kavanaugh:
Funeral services will be CONDUCTED with i
requiem mass at ST. Patricks ;a6nca Gamrcn' GI, on
Thursday. Thur N November Is 1nterment il s..
Peters and Paurs Cemetery. Elmira n. Y.
(Elmira papers, please copy
MADDEN. Adelaide Passed away,
suddenly on Thursday morning, Noyem'
Der 10. 1880. at Sibley Memorial Hos:
pital. Mrs. ADELAIDE L. MADDEN, OF
1880 Illinois Avenue Northwest;
Notice of funeral services ana Anterment
hereafter.
KEADY, JAMES J.-On Wednesday morn
ing. November IL. 1880. at 2:15 o'clock;
at GEORGETOWN University Hospital. JAMES
J. KEADY the beloved husband OF the
late Catherine T Ready.
Funeral services will be conducted from
his late residence. 1894 Potomac street
Northwest. on Saturday morning, No"em-
Der Is 1890. at $3.50 o'clock. thenee TO
requiem mass will be said at o o'clock for
the repose of his soul. Relatives and
friends are invited to attend; 1nterment
will follow at Mount OIivet Cemetery.
SUTHERLAND, MARTHA KEATINGE-
Passed away on Wednesday. November
l2 1890, at the Kendall House SAM
tarium. Mrs. MARTHA, SUTHERLAND,
the beloved wife of George H. sutherland
Funeral services will be conducted frcm
law. Mr.. w. D, Sutherland. 1915 Ingieslde
Terrace Northwest. on Friday morning: No
vember IA. 1890. at 10 O'Clock. Rela-
tives and friends are invited to attend
Interment will follow at Hollywood. Rl"h-
mond Va.
The Washington times., 1930-11-13
Buys Coffin; Death
FOreSeen for 2 Days

PRINCETON, Ind, Nov. 13
UN.S0.-Two days after James
M. Scantlin, 8S, Civil War vet.
eran, had selected a coffin and
made his own funeral arrange
ments on a premonition of death,
he died here.
Although the aged man was in
good health, he told a local un-
dertaker that he would be dead
within a few days and made all
ARRANGEMENTS.
The Washington times., 1930-11-13
MRS. E. A. ROSARY

Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza
beth A. Rosafy, So, wife Of Louis
Rosafy, chief of the records dl-
vision Of the Adjutant Generals
Office, who died Saturday follow
ing an automobile accident, were
held today from the chapel Of the
S. H. Hines funeral home, 29O1
Fourteenth st. N. W., with burial
in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Mrs. Rosafy was fatally in
.juried near Fairfax, Va, while
enroute to Omaha, Nebr. Her
daughter, Mrs. William Nichol-
son, of 1852 Woodley Rd. N. w.,
who was driving with her, was
slightly injured and is now in
Alexandria Hospital.
A native of Pennsylvania, Mrs.
Rosafy came to Washington
about 80 years ago. AT the time
of her death, her residence was
5124 Nebraska Ave. N. w. Be
sides Mrs. Nicholson, she is sur
vived by her husband, Louis A.
Rosafy; her mother, Mrs. Mary
Danner, of Mount Vernon, Ill;
tV > iaters, Mrs. Pearl Legge, of
o. ia, Nebr., and Mrs. Charles
v Cleve, of Rushyille, ILL.,, and
three brothers, Urle, Clarence
and Frank Danner, of Mount Yer
non, Ill.
The Washington times., 1930-11-13
Navy Orders

Lieut.. Comdr. William D. Tay-
lor. to duty as District Commun.
officer, third navy district, New
Yory, N. Y.
Lieut.. Walter c. Theimer. to
U. S. S. Salinas.
Lieut.. Marion c. Thompson, to
Asiatic station.
Lieut.. G.g0 Noble w. Abrahams
to Naval training station, Great
Lakes, Ill.
Lieut.. G.gO Hampton M. Erics-
son, to Third Naval district, New
York, N. Y. ..s..
The following officers have
been assigned to duty at the sub
marine base, New London, Conn.,,
with authority to delay in re-
porting until January 5.
Lieut.. (j.g0 John L. Burnside,
jr., det. U. S. s. James K. Pauld-
ing; Lieut.. G.gJ Timothy F. Don
ohue, Diet. U. s. S. James K.
Paulding; Lieut.. G.gD Howard
w. Gilmore, det. U. S. S. Perry;
Lieut.. G.g0. Arthur D. Marks,
det. U. S. S. j. Fred Talbot;
Lieut.. G.gJ Philip Niekum, jr.,
det. U. S. s. Lexington; Lieut..
G.g.) Herman O. Parish, det. U.
S. S. Wyoming; Lieut.. G.gD Del
bert F. Williamson, Diet. U. S. S.
Southard:/ y Ensign John M. Boyd,
Diet. U. s. s. Arkansas and En-
sign Thomas A. Donovan, Diet.
U. s. S. Utah.
MEDICAL CORPS
Lieut.. Comdr. Hillard L. Weer
(M.C.) to duty First Brigade,
u. S. Marines, Haiti.
SUPPLY CORPS
Lieut.. Allen H. White (S.C0 to
navy yard New York, N. Y.
The Washington times., 1930-11-13
WILL PLAY "UNCLE"

ROCKVILLE, Md, Nov. 10.
Uncle" d three-act comedy, will
be presented by the young
peoples society of st. Mays
Episcopal Church at Aspen next
Saturday night in the parish
hall. Mrs. Robert Null and Mrs.
Donald Bowie are in charge Of
the production
The Washington times., 1930-11-13
JAMES ]. KEADY

Funeral services for James j.
Ready, 81, who died yesterday
at Georgetown Hospital following
an illness of one month, will be
held on Saturday at $3.50 a. m.
from his late residence, 1884 Po-
tomac st. N. W., with interment
in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mr.. Ready, who retired some
time ago. was a sheet metal con-
tractor. He is survived by five
children, M. Harold, John F.. and
Charles L. Ready and Mrs. Mary
e. Kirby, of Washington, and
Mrs. Helen j. Groves, of Alex
andria, Va.
The Washington times., 1930-11-13
Times Drama Editor
On Air Tomorrow

Andrew J. Kelley, dramatic
editor Of The Washington
Times, will broadcast from
Station WMAL at S d. m.
tomorrow on Topics of the
Times on Stage and Screen"
Followers Of Mr.. KelIey's
dramatic columns will have
this additional opportunity
to get his interesting slants
on the latest pictures and
plays and on stage and
screen personalities.
Tune in tomorrow from S
to 5:15.
The Washington times., 1930-11-13
GIRL RESCUES FATHER

BUTLER. Nov. 13.-Robert l..
Kennedy, business man, probably
owes his life to the fact that his
daughter. Betty, found him over.
come by monoxide poisoning in his
garage. She dragged him into the
air and summoned a physician.
He Is expected to recover
The Washington times., 1930-11-13
TOday's Local Radio Programs
BEST PROSPECTS

BEST PROSPECTS
1880 q. m.-ROn and DON, Organists (WOL).
NoOn-Muslcal Moments (WOLl.
$3.50 D. m.-Burrus Williams, pianist (WMAL).
6:45 p. m.-Uncle Abe and David (WRC).
$500 p. m.-Rudy VaIlee tWRC); Voice OF
Columbia (WMAL).
1900 p. m.-RCA Program (WRC).
1O:3O p. mp au Whiteman's Orchestra
(WMAL),
The Washington times., 1930-11-13
FLORISTS
FLORISTS
APPROPRIATE Funera. Tokens
GUIDE Bros Co.. 1919 r st. N. w
BIRTHS

Rudolph J. and Elsie L. Rossman'
boy.
William E. and Ruth NJ. strother'
girl. ,u,
girl. ,,,,,,.
girl. =,
William T, and Helen NJ. Bailey. girl.
George w. and Jane Jarboe, boy.
Ira L. and Glen Wright, boy.
Frederick H. and Margaret Zahn.
John B. and Patricia G. Heffernan.
boy.
Clarence and Christine Minor. boy.
James and Mabel Pendleton, boy.
william B. and Thelma Burnett
boy
Charles e. and Beatrice Edelin,, boy.
James and Lillian Johnson. girl.
Albert s. and Edith V. Taylor. girl.
The Washington times., 1930-11-13
DUKE GOES HUNTING

Adds ABABA, Abysslnia. Nov.
13 QNSD The Duke of Glcu-
cester, third son of King George,
who represented Britains at the
coronation of Halle SelaSSie. was
en- route to the interior of Abys-
sinia today on a hunting expedi-
ton.
The Washington times., 1930-11-13
DIR. E. ]. WALSH

DR.. Edward J. Walsh, 80, of
2137 Pennsylvania Ave. N. W.,
died early today after a brief i'll.
ness at Mercy Hospital, Balti-
more.
DR.. Walsh, who had been in
New York, was returning to this
city Tuesday, when he collapsed
on train in the Union Station,
Baltimore. Death was attributed
to pneumonia.
The Washington times., 1930-11-13
PAPER SUPPRESSED

WARSAW, Nov. l3.-The news,
paper Robotnik which reveals that
Judge Demant, in charge Of the
fortress at Brest-Litovsk, where q
number Of opposition deputies are
imprisoned, was until 1921 a
Communist commiSsar in the
Soviet Russia, has been sup
pressed.
The Washington times., 1930-11-13
RICHARD HAMILTON

Funeral services for Richard
Hamilton, 78, who died yester-
day at his residence, 800 Fourth
st. S. E., following an apoplectic
stroke, will be held tomorrow at
10 a. m. from the chapel of
Harry M. Padgett'S, 131 Eleventh
st. S. E., with interment in Con-
gressional Cemetery.
Mr.. Hamilton, who had been
q lifelong resident of Washing
ton, was retired this year after
having served for SO years in
the District government. He is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Amy
F. Hamilton: a daughter, Miss
Frances Hamilton, and three
grandchildren.
The Washington times., 1930-11-13
Buy Now for Better Business
1t Can Be Done

The Buy Now for Better Business Campaign conducted during days
Washington
in of Columbia.
strengthen the buying power of community whole
This furnishes splendid example of the benefits accrng %
vdual citizen the the meeting
such the business depression Washington
which
forefront of what has nationwide the
of reestabhh
norm
The people Washington to be congratulated their fine achievement
the will still
In expressing their profound gracntiOn the Washington Buy
NO Committee that all District citizens remember that
prosperity purchnsnb and that they continue to
"Buy NOu for Better Business"
The Washington times., 1930-11-13
Romping
Around
Radio
Dial

Here is an announcement Of
interest to football fans. It had
been intended by the Columbia
System to broadcast the Yale
Princeton game the coming Sat
urday, but as these two teams
have not shown so much so far
this season and great interest
has been aroused by the forth
coming. contest between Fordham
and st Mary'S, it has been de-
cided to broadcast this last
named struggle.
The st. Mary's team, which
travels all the way from Oakland,
Calf. for this game, is often re-
ferred to as "the Notre Dame Of
the West Coast" The nationwide
interest in this contest, coupled
with Fordham's impressive string
of victories, has resulted in so
many requests from fans that
Columbia has decided to include
it on its. schedule.
The Yale-Princeton game will
be covered by Herbert Reed,
known to readers Of the sports
pages as Right Wing" His run
ming account Of the Big Three
classic in Tigertown will be for
warded to Husing by telegraph.
along with the scores, quarter
by-uuarter, Of all other important
games being played throughout
the country on Saturday, and
will be given to the radio audi.
ence by HuSing at the half-time
period of the Fordham-St. Mary'S
game.
Arturo Toscanini will conduct
the New York Philharmolic-Sym-
phony Society Orchestra in a
concert featuring a Bach-Rse-
pighi arrangement of Three Cho-
rales," which will be heard on
the air for the first time, over
the Columbia network and WABC
from 3 to S p. m, E. S. T., next
Sunday. November 16.
In addition to the Three Cho-
rales," the Philharmonic will play
Beethoven's Symphony No. / and
Brahms Symphony No. l. Dur
ing the intermissiop Olin Downs
will describe the music and its
composers.
Each concert which Toscanini
has given in New York has been
the occasion for extraordinary
acclaim. In European countries
such demonstrations are more
common, but it is rare in an
American concert hall to see an
audience rise to its feet, shout,
stamp, wave hats, handkerchiefS,
umbrellas, programs - whatever
comes quickest to hand-even
weep for a quarter Of an hour.
These Toscanini demonstrations
are the more remarkable be-
cause Of the entirely unsensa-
tional appearance and methods
of the conductor. He wears none
of the earmarks of the popular
idol. He Is less than the aver
age height; he is grey-haired.
and SO years of age: he dresses
with simplicity and precision and
without the slightest ostentation.
In spite of all this, his tense,
erect figure possesses. the mag
netic quality that swayS an au.
dience to outbursts of hySterical
emotion.
The Washington times., 1930-11-13
MRS. CORA F. HALL
ARTHUR ID, DRUM

The family of Arthur D. Drum
is today en- route to Wayland.
N. Y, where funeral services for
him will be held tomorrow.
Mr.. Drum. 40, who died sud-
denly yesterday from heart disease
at his residence, 1477 Newton st.
N. w., had had no previous ILL
ness. A native of Waland, Mr..
Drum came to Washington sew
eral years ago and later moved to
Los Angeles. He came back tc
this city last year and had lived
here since. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Margaret Drum; a
brother and three sisters.
The Washington times., 1930-11-13
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Leroy Coates, 81. and Mildred Gar
land. IS. The Rev J. NJ. Randolph.
George Dickens. % and Annie White,
19. The Rev. w. Battle.
Leon Bryant, 81. and Lillian Addl-
son, IS. The Rev. Isaac Wright.
Lucious r. Morrison 80. Richmond.
Rev. w. S. Abernethy.
Eddie L. Harper. 2S. and Mabel v.
Walton %. The Rev. Edward Gabler.
George J. Marlik, 81. Hopewell, Va.
and Myrtle Massey, 20. Portsmouth. Va.
The Rev. ]. E. Briggs.
George II. Baker. 2s. Richmond.
Va. and Elizabeth c. Baar. 20. Rich
mond. Va. The Rev. E. McAdams.
Greenbery, 2s. The Rev. J. s. Mont
gomery.
Harry Sullivan. so, and Edna Riley.
"a. The Rev. W. s. Abernethy.
10. The Rev w c. LaRue
George S. Adams 2S. and Hannah
Hughes, 20. The Rev. C. E. Haw-
thorne.
Harry P. Martin. SO. and Estelle R.
cFR Ro1 r. r. RoSeE,dn 5Tagf r. E MsttnsIy anti .0
N. Brewster. 20. The Rev. R. s.
Barnes.
Beverly W. Jackson. 4s. and Pearl
Harris. 80. The Rev. W.. D. Jarvis.
DEATHS
Sarah Barkman, 50 years. Homeo-
pathic HOSPITAL.
Catherine J. Quinn. IS wears. Notre
Henry B. Meyers. so years. Naval
Hospital.
- Laura F. Wade; 70 years, 1855 wyo-
James O'Brien, IS years. u. s. SOL
diers Home Hospital.
Allan R. searle. rs years. 10 Fourth
st. S. E.
Nina Geisel, 70 years. Providence
Hospital.
Anna May. 81 years, Emergency
Hospital.
William G.. Hauptman, 81 years, 1850
Columbia Rd. N. W.
Edwsrd McAleer' Ss years. s2s Ken
srHIar mary &c. 6 MattjPsly n " 60 years. 1908
John F. Wilhelm. 5s years. 445 Ran
John Accetta. 55 years, en- route to
Freedmen's Hospital.
\, Marsaret Flavin, 81 years. 1926
Patricia Higgins. IS months, 1880
r st. n. W.
Billy Bankhead. 4 months, Children's
Walter Campbell. rs years. Home
for Aged and Infirm
William S: Miller. Is wears. 1920
Frank Pendleton, 70 years, 1881
Marco Payne. ss years. Home for
Aged and Infirm.
Ellen Jones, 81 years. $40 P st.
N. w.
Lucy J: Young, ST years. $40 Fourth
william H. HILL SO years. Gallinrer
Hospital.
Alexander Walker. so wears, Gallin-
ger Hospital
Blanche Landon. so years, Freed
mems Hosrital.
Richard Jackson. 4S years. Gallinger
Hospital.
n EiIaasst4 4, + NJ. Brown " years. 1's
Sarah Long, Ss years. 517 Richard
Raymond williams. 81 years. CALM
ger Hospital.
Charles Brown. 2s years. en- route to
Casualty Hospital.
Leona Smith, 20 years. Gallinger
Hospital -
Louis J. Harris % years. GallinEer
Hospital
Jerry Mitchell months, GalIinEer
Hospital.
Constance Payne. 10 weeks, childrens
Hospital.
The Washington times., 1930-11-13
TlMES4AfralO
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DAY
Cover insertion in both The
Morning Herald and
Evening Times

These rates are for consecutive
insertions for undisDlay (want)
ads only.
All ads Il are restricted to their
proper classification and u the
regular Times-HeFald style Of type,
Corrections Of errors in .IaSsl.
fled ads must be made before the
second insertion. No allowance will
be made for more than one uDcOr-
reeted insertion.
Situation wanted and clairvOyant
ads accepted on cash basis only.
Count six average words to the
line. An average word has six
The Washington Times and
Herald are members Of the Associa.
ton Of Newspaper Classified Adver.
tising Managers, which includes
leading newspapers throughout the
country and has for one Of its aims
the elimination Of fraudulent and
misleading classified advertising.
Ads ordered for more than one
day and stopped before that time
will be charged for the actual
number OF times the ad appeared.
charging the rate earned.
Correct rates furnished on ap.
plicati0u.
The Washington Times and Herald
as well as every other member OF
the aGsOciatiOD endeayOFS 70 print
only truthful classified adveFt8s.
its attention called to any adver.
tisement not confronting 90 the
highest standards Of honesty.
The Washington times., 1930-11-13

Cultural leaders from ALI parLS
of the world will be heard through
National Broadcasting Company
networks Thursday and Friday
afternoons. in a series Of pro
grams dedicating the new build
ing of the American Academy Of
Arts and Letters, in New York.
Friday afternoon the winners Of
the academy medals for diStinc-
ton in American fiction. distinc-
ton in sculpture and good diction
on the stage will be announced for
the first time as Alwyn e. w.
Bach, N.B.C announcer, is for
mally awarded the medal for good
radio diction in 1880.
Broadcasting, to begin at 3
o'clock, will consist of the formal
dedication ceremonies Of the new
building, 632 West 156th st. Dur
ing this DR.. Nicholas Murray But
ler will be heard accepting the
keys to the new building from
CasS Gilbert, architect, while Rob-
ert Underwood Johnson. secretary
Of the academy, will officially
dedicate the new bronze doors of
the old and the new buildings.
paying tribute to their anonymous
donor and to the sculptor, Her
bert Adams.
Fridays program will also be
heard from 3 to 4 o'clock and
will be inaugurated with the pre-
sentation Of the academy's medal
for distinction in sculpture by
dorado Taft. Next Robert Grant
will present the Howells medal
for fiction, to be followed by the
presentation Of the stage diction
award BY Prof. George Pierce
Bach's medal, the only one re-
garding which the name Of the
winner has been announced, will
be presented by Hamlin Garland.
The voices Of the winners, or
their proxies, will also be heard
in the acceptance speeches.
An N. B. C.-WEAF network will
broadcast all the programs.
HighlightS in today's radio
programs are:
8P. M.
WRC-Rudy Vallee and His
Connecticut Yankees share the
spotlight with Libby Holman,
blues singer, when she appears
as guest artist during the Fleisch-
mann Sunshine HnIIr
Miss Holman popularized the
blue number, "Moanin' Low"
which was a starring piece from
"The Little Show" of last season,
She is now appearing in the mu-
sical show "Three's a Crowd"
9P. M.
WMAL - Annette HanShaw.
diminutive and dark-eyed con-
tralto, whose ever-mounting fan
mail has obliged her to employ
a special secretary, will again
be heard as the featured Uoloist
The Washington times., 1930-11-13
EDWARD P. LOWRY

Contrary to the practice Of &C.
cording full official honors only
to ambassadors, the Mexican gov
ernment will escort the body OF
Edward P. Lowry, second secre-
,tary of the American Embassy IN
Mexico City, with full honors
when it is taken to the railroad
station. Mr.. Lowry was killed in
an accidental fall on Monday.
Arthur Bliss Lane, charge daf-
flares, was informed of this ges-
ture of good will by representa-
tive of the minister of foreign
wars, who declared that the gov
ernment was according this honor
to MIR. Lowry because Of the high
esteem in which he was held.
Secretary Stimson, when he was
Informed of the Mexican gesture,
expressed the appreciation OF the
United States.
MRS. CORA F. HALL
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora
r. Hall, IA, of 322 Seaton Pl.
N. E., who was found dead IN
her apartment yesterday, will be
held at 2 p. m. tomorrow at the
chapel of j. William Lee Sons.
332 Pennsylvania Ave. Nj w.
Burial will be private.
DR.. M. F. Ottman pronounced
the woman dead and Coroner J.
Ramsay Nevitt issued a certifl-
cate of death by natural causes.
Mrs. Hall is survived by two
children, Mrs. Katherine M. Rom
mel and Howard @. Keyworth,
both Of this city.
The Washington times., 1930-11-13

WMAL - Annette HanShaw,
diminutive and dark-eyed con-
tralto, whose ever-mounting fan
mail has obliged her to employ
a special secretary, will again
be heard as the featured soloist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-26
THE EVENING STORY
One of World Famous Works of Literature

killing heri convinced myself that
she was now dead, beyond recovery
Fear took possession of me, and fed
I found the house apparently empty
My nocturnal guide had disappeared,
And in my fright left behind me my
own cloak and other identifying traces,
should be arrested for brutal MUIR
der on the morrow, and I did not even
know whom had killed.
Horror upon horrorl The next day /
learned that Blanca, the most beautiful
girl in Florence, daughter of the gov
ernor, had been killed by a mailman,
who had cut of her head during the
night What could do? They found
my things: they identified them: they
came for me. was arrested and put
on trial.
My story was fantastic enough, and
they did not believe me. Yet the trial
was fair. The governor was asked II
there was anything in the past life of
his daughter which might lend truth
to my tale of the tall man in the red
cloak. He denied it, but had turned
pale and scarlet by turns. In a later
investigation it was learned that a
stranger had been wooing Blanca, who
was to marry another on the day fol-
lowing her brutal murder, and she had
received threats, warning her not to go
on with that marriage. That was all
that was ever learned about the stranger
in the red cloak And it was not enough
to save me- was imprisoned and con-
demned to death.
Had it not been for an old friend of