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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-21

dictionaries Of music. those re-
positories of Immortality that we
all seek TO attain. in the hope
that some careless reader may. BY
chance. glance at our name when
even that il forgotten.
Franklin needs no diction-
aries TO keep his name and
fame alive. but IL does need
IN occasional mention 10 re-
mind Ms that he was. besides
being q statesman, printer,
writer and philosopher also. a
musician. His inventive mind
turned toward the improve
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Gets
A Start
In Tacoma
Die Fledermous"
Is Recommended
As q Somple

one u the finest performances
given entivly BY Taeoma music
talent trained BY Tacoma teachers
vas the second presentation Of
Die Flsdermsas. II the Little
Thestsr Thursday night me roi-
licking comic opera. sung to the
tuneful music q Johann Strauss
and directed ~ Ernst oeesrt.
trained In the music capitals 81
Europe. very definitely established
the fact that the Iona deferred
hope Of civic opera company may
yet - resliEed.
Several factors contribute TO the
general effect Most important u
the fact that the opera vas sung
in English More and more Amer
zen IN shifting away from the ride
ulous theory that the operas must
be sung in a language uninselllgibis
10 . great majority Of the audi
enee. A German, French or italian
audience would not listen To an
opera sung IN English. Director
Gebert was smart IN presenting
Die Fied-rmAus' IN understand
able language.
OF scarcely less Importance was
the selection OF the voices for the
different parts - solo voices that
blended perfectly IN the ensembles
And what added 10 the interest
was the fact that the participants
are young people well known for
their participation in music affairs.
Ruth johnson. soprano. known
for her work with the Tacoma
oroatorio society gave . superb
performance as the Bare sss
Eisenstein and surprised even her
friends with the richness and
strength OF her voice In the solo
in the mask ball scene a. well A.
her dramatic ability. Grace Mci.sin
was ideally cast in the part OF the
maid. Stanley A. johnson. Walter
Smell. Jr.. Hugh MeWhirter. Cor
don Tlell. salem Nourss, Ger
hardt svare, Charles Cheney. Bin
Goodwin and Robert Anderson
completed the well balanced cast.
Important contributions to the
success of the opera were the two
piano performance by Helen N.
congdon and Adelins Foss Fore
man. substituting for the orche.-
ira: dramatic direction by Mrs.
Harry p. Cain. and the stage sets
and murals by Roy Boyiss.
Naturally there are stin a few
rough spots TO be smoothed. but
for a two-hour entertainment with
delightful music. good acting and
bright comedy. Die Fiedermaus"
IL recommended. IL viii be re-
pested Friday and Saturday nights
this week and four nights next
week. beginning wednesday.
After having seen one perform
ancs the conclusion 10 definitely
reached that with Tacoma talent
MIR. Gebert can produce good
opera. and the Little Theater
group IL well equipped for the pro
motion.-E. T. 3.
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Miss Tummonds and
Alice Stockton on
Elks' Temple Program

Alice Stockton, violinist, pupil
of Bernard Aus, and Miss Mildred
Tummonds. pianist, have been
guest artists this week for the
district convention Of Scandina-
Wan Fraternity of America at
Normanna hall. They also will be
on the program for the convention
banquet at Elks Temple Saturday
night when the principal speaker
will be Gov. Arthur Langlie. past
president Of the Seattle lodge of
the order.
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Benjamin Franklin Statesman,
Scientist and Musician
His Common Sense Philosophy Could Be
Applied to Music of This Generation

nseat - his fsxeFite is.tru-
nseat. the armealea. - n,a.i-
cal glasses. and ~ perfected
Il - such sa exteat - 10
make n practical
The musical glasses. "a many
undoubtedly know. consisted q,
nothing more complex than q
series u tumblers Of various siEes
vsriously filled with water 30 a.
TO produce q musical scale BY
the use Of more or less water.
each note could be tuned exactly
to pitch and the player moistened
his finger tips and rubbed them
around the edge Of the glass. pro-
dueing q delicate. reed-like tone
which has come down 10 US in the
modern orchestra instrument. the
eelests. though the tone Of the
celests u not sustained. Franklin
set the glasses on edge and ar
ranged them to revolvs contin-
uously by the action OF a foot
pedal so as TO produce a sustained
tone.
This is interesting. but. prob
ably more interesting il the com
ment Franklin made upon musical
matters. the surprising part Of
which Is that the most Of IL APP
plies today just a. 1t did over one
hundred and firty years ago.
In one of his letters TO Peter
Franklin, he says:
I like your ballad and think II
well adapted for your purpose OF
discountenancing expensive fop-
perry and encouraging industry and
frugality. II you can get IT gen
orally sung. IT may probably have
good deal Of the effect you hope
and expect from IL.
But a. YOU aimed NJ max
ing IL general. l wonder you
chose 20 uncommon n measure
In poetry that none Of tho
tunes In common Use will suit
IL. Had you fitted II to an
old one. well known, II must
have spread much faster than
l doubt IL will do from the
best new tune We can get
composed for II.
Il think, too, that II you had
given 1t to some country girl in
the heart OF Massachusetts,, who
had never heard any other than
psalm tunes or old ditties. but has
a good ear, she might
more probably have made a more
pleasing tune for you than any
Of our masters here.
do not imagine that I mean
to depreciate the slill of our
composers Of music here; but,
In the composing OF songs,
the reigning taste seems 30 be
quite out Of nature, or,
rather, the reverse Of nature"
In a letter to Lord Kames, he
writes:
Il only wish you had examined
more fully the subject of music
and demonstrated that the pleas
ure which artists feel In hearing
much of that composed in modern
taste II not the natural pleasure
arising from melody or harmony
Of sounds. but Of the same kind
with the pleasure we feel on see
ing the surprising feats of tum-
blers and rope-daneers who ex-
ecute difficult things
Old Ben Franklin Was wise
In his generation and 30 filled
with the spirit Of common
sense and logic that what he
said then IL largely true now
and win no doubt be equally
true a hundred years from
now.
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nv =. W. RIxEI.

Last week. We spoke Of Thomas
ieffersons musical qualifications.
ana since Ne are in the hunt for
early musicians It might b Just
as well not IN forget one Benjamin
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Franklin. born
IN Boston In
17@ and died
In Philadelphia
IN 17@ in the
fulln~ of fame
and years
He Is one Of
the few early
American mu-
sici ans W h o
q u c c e d e q
Though he did
not strive for
A. - -.fNt.-
his name in
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ming. racing. "old time hddling"
and husband calling contest.
Many prizes will be awarded.
Coffee. cream and sugar viii be
furnished. Pensioners Of sur
rounding counties are invited 20
attend.
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Help your country; Buy u. ..
Defense Bonds.
La gaceta., 1941-01-21
BOLETIN DE LA CANDIDA
TURA NUMERO 3 DEL CEN
TRIO ASTURIANO

Felix Santana, presidente de-
comite patrocinador de la candi-
datura ndmero ,, ha tenido ID
amabiIidad de traernoS la candi-
datura completa.
Ccmponen la candidatura, va
lista para la luuha fraternal Y
damocratica del domingo, los 81
guientes conocidos socios del
Centre:
Indalecio de la Llama, para
presidente; Jose Hevia, vicepre
sidente; Frank Carrera, directi-
70 y t%esorero; Aureli0 Prado, Jr
directive y vicatesorerO.
Vocales: Manuel EspOlita, Ra
mon Osoro, Pedro Platas, Willie
Pines, Emilio Cerra, Luis Casti-
llo, Florentino Fernandez, Jose
Alvarez, Eduardo Garcia, Eve
lilo Cernuda, Francisco Tuh6n,
Francisco Lopez, Luis Bsnitez,
Daniel Arias, Luis Var6n, Jose
Rodriguez Fernandez, Ramon
CarrenO, Jose Carreno, Robus-
La gaceta., 1941-01-21
La Fiesta del S6bado

Reina gran animation en- nues
tros cfrculos sociales para asis-
tir al Carnival Latino America
no, fiesta anunciada para los
dias % y 29 del presente mes y
IL del entrante.
Como dijeramos aver, la pri-
mera fiesta tendra efecto en- el
edificio social del Centre ESpa-
mol, de W. Tampa, Y sera anne
nizada por dos o%rquestas: Don
Francisco" y Ell c~onjunto Car
naval Latino.
Seg1n nos infOrma ell Sr. Leon
Cain, las mesas que Sc pusieron
a la venta va Sc han agotadO.
A las dos de la manana sera
dado a conocer ell nombre de Ia
nueva "MisS Latin American.
A continuation los nombres
La gaceta., 1941-01-21
NOTAS SOCIALES
(PoR MARIO R%ODRIGUEZ)

de las ssnoritas que aspiran a
/jmas de la Corte de honor
Margarita Garcia, Aida Figue-
raS, Norma Martinez, Elisa Do
RADIO, Evelyn Fernandez, Lily Fl
carrotta, Julieta Escarza, Fran
ces Cannella Josefina Guida,
Ann Mirabella. Deltina Diaz Y
JCS6fina LOCicero.
Desda la plataforma de Ia
cantina del Centre Sc presenta-
"a a miss Deporte 1941", de Ia
RepUblica de Cuba, Srta. Mar
garita Foyo, y a los artistas All
ella Yanez, Mimi Bujones, Jose
Fernandez (Valencia) Norm,
Miguel Alfonso POzo (Pepe Cor
tez) y "ClaNelitO". EstoS artis-
tas seran acompanados en- Sus
cantos por la pianista Guiana
Zenaida ROmeu.
La gaceta., 1941-01-21
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La gaceta., 1941-01-21
DECLARADA ILLEGAL UNA
LEY CONTRA LOS EX-
TRANJER0S

Washington, Enero 21.-La
Corte Suprema decide aver que
la legislation relacionada con
los estranjeroS es una misi6n
federal, a causa de sus compli-
caciones internacionales, y que
por 10 tanto es nula e invalida
una ley del estado de Pennsyl-
vania que raquiere de todOs los
extranjeros registrados el llevar
tarjetas de identification. La
ley de Pennsylvania fue aproba-
da en- 1889.
Ell alto tribunal, por 6 yotos
La gaceta., 1941-01-21
PALABRAS DEL ENVIADO
DEL PRESIDENTE ROO
SEVELT

Londres, Enero 21.-Permi-'
ito aver ell ministro de informa-
ci6n Sc diesen a la pubIicidad
unas palabras que ell pasado
vierneS pronunci6, en- su vista
a Glasgow acompanando a Wins
ton Churchill, el enviado perso-
nal del presidente Roosevelt,
Harry Hopkins. Dirigi6ndoSe Il
las personals que lie escuchaban
Hopkins diio: Yo no intentare
ipronunciar un discourse. Quiza
puedo decir una cosa y es esta (:
La gaceta., 1941-01-21
Para ellos nuestra felicia
Ell RecibimientO a
Miss DepOrteS

Mass DepOrteS
La Srta. Margarita Foyo, cleo
ia Miss Deportes 194l, que lie
CARA a esta ciudad ell sabado, Sc
"a recibida en- Port Tampa por
un Comite nombrado al efecto.
En- la manana de hoy ell Camel
Her Encargado del Consulate de
Cuba, Sr. Cesar Rivero Sc en-
treviSt6 con las autoridades de
Immigration y Aduana, las que
lie ofrecieron a Rivero dispensar
todas las cortesias posibles a la
bella cubanita. Sc la interrOgara
durante la travesia entire la We
Gina ciudad de San Petersburg
~ Tampa.
En- junta celebrada aver en-
st. Petersburg, entire RiverO y
los senores Burwell Neal, Secre
tario de la Camara de Concrete
de dicha ciudad, y William Re-
ne Simone, Propietario de una
Agencia de TuriStas de la mis-
ma, Sc lie Ofreci6 esperar a Miss
Deportes 1871, ell pr6ximO lu-
mes, cuando visitara st. Peters
burg, al final del puente Candy
Bridge, con una escolta COM
puesta de policfaS motocicliStas.
A su llegada a Tampa tam
tbien sera eScoltada por los mo-
tociclistas, segdn anunci6 en- Ia
manana de hoy ell atento Jafe
de Policia Mr.. c.. Woodruff.
Rivero Sc mantiene en- contac-
to con ell Teniente CorOnel Jai-
me Marine.
La gaceta., 1941-01-21
Ear los bailables, el Domingo en-
trante. Tambien presentara ell
"show" que con ella actda.
Nueva DIRECTIVE

NueVa DIRECTIVE
En- la Residential de la Sra. S.
Cacciatore Sc reunieron en- diaS
pasados las componentes de la
Young WOman's Social Club,
resultando electa la Sra. D. Rel
ma, Presidenta; Sra. B. Lazza-
ra. Vice Presidenta; Sra. j. Ii
cata, Secretaria; Sra. S. Caccla-
tore. Tesorera, Y Sra. A. Ferli-
ia, Reporter.
La Directiva saliente Ia inte-
graham: Srta. Annie Cannella,
Pr1sidenta Sra. |. c. Spo.o, Vi
ce Presidenta; Sra. P, Scaglio-
ne, Secretapia Sra. 7. Jimenez,
Tesrera; Sra P. Antinori, Re
porter.
Las directivaS entrante y la
saliente seran festejadas con un
banquete, en- ell Restaurant "El
Trocadero", hoy por la noche.
La gaceta., 1941-01-21

tiano Muhiz Muniz, Juan Pel$ez
Manuel Rodriguez, Simon E.
Fernandez, Julio Tore Fernan-
de-, Enrique Arrange Ondina Y
Ramon L. Anel.
Los defensores de esta candi-
datura tienen va preparadoS 40
AUTOMOBILES y Trafalgar durante
las horas de la tarde y de la no.
che.
81 alguien cree que e~staCSos
dormidos, nos dijo Santana. d
maneceran con los dedos cogidos
en- Ia puerta.
La gaceta., 1941-01-21
Alexandra PiaerG

BESIDE ell pasado Domingo Sc
haia en- Ell Sanatorio del Centre
Espanol, nuestro estimado ami
go Alexandra Pinera, Jefe del
Departamento de Cantina del
Circulo Cubano.
Els atendido por el DR.. Juan
Silverio.
Rogamos al todOpoderoso por
su salud.
La gaceta., 1941-01-21

contra 5, estima que fue suplan-
tada por la ley federal actual
mente en vigor, que obliga a los
eXtranjeroS a regiStrarSe, pero
no les comele a lleyar o mostrar
tariytas de Identification. Fu6
ponente EN- 81 Sentencia el magiS
TRADE Hugo Black.
La gaceta., 1941-01-21

70 Sc que Ia vasta mayoria de
mis- compatriotas llevan para US
tedes en- los ruegos Gle sus cora
zones, la confianza y la seguri-
dad en- la victoria final contra
vuestro enemigo'.
La gaceta., 1941-01-21
Por Aclamaci6n Popular

Debido al ruidoso exito alcan-
zado en- ell Centre AsturianO, ell
pasado Domingo, la orquesta
"Rudy Bundy" volvera a ameni-
La gaceta., 1941-01-21
Santos del Dia

En- ell dia de hoy celebran su
santo las personas que respon-
dan a To- nombres de Ines y
FructuOSo.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Neighbors Congratulate
FLYER KeIIer's Family

The family of 1t. C. A. Keller,
aviator cited by the Navy Depart
ment for his bravery in trailing a
japanese battleship, was congratu-
lated last night by the Lee Heights
Citizens Association.
Mrs. Keller and her three chill
dren are living at Alto Twenty
fifth street north, Arlington, Va. The
association congratulated them on
the outstanding accomplishment
of the aviator and asked that their
gratitude be conveyed to him.
After listening to an address by
Walter Karig. member of the North
ern Virginia Regional Defense Coun-
Gil, the association set up commit
tee to act as liaison between the
council and home owners.
Members of the committee are
Lewis H. Bowen, j. w. Dixon, c. M
Stull, William Wight, Marshall Har-
ris, J. N. Num- and M. B. Arthur
The meeting was held at st. Mary s
Church, Glebe road and Old Do
minion drive.
Evening star., 1941-12-18

Ilc tOyS Will VIC oPSd W 'ie
Toy Center after the shows, there
to be assorted and sent on to fill
stockings that otherwise would be
empty on Christmas Day.
Abbott and Costello wired their
hope that every child in Washing
ton will have toys and clothing "and
we are sure they will through the
efforts of Star-N. B. C.-Warner Bros.
Toy Matinees'
Errol Flynn Wires.
They just told me that you had
established branch headquarters in
Washington to get toys for every
needy boy and girl" wired Enrol
Flynn. Here's hoping every needy
child will be happy on Christmas
morning."
Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland
wired:
They just told us that Strike Up
the Band was going to be one OF
the pictures for those swell Toy
Matinees' to get toys for the poor
kiddies of Washington. We sure
are tickled and hope The Star
N. B. C.-Warner Bros. campaign
will be a grand success"
Even out here in Hollywood.
wired Henry Fonda, I'VE have heard
of the splendid work done by the
Toy Matinees' in making Washing
ton kiddies happy with toys and
clothing"
Many Toys Received.
kilograms came also from Wal
lace Beery. Tim Holt, Randolph
Scott and Jimmy Lydon.
In all the Warner Bros. theaters,
toys came in all this week-dolls
with eyes that open and shut, warm
mittens and scarfs, even several
large baby carriages. All Warner
Bros. theaters are accepting toys
right up to TOY Matinee" day.
Gifts of cash are being sent tc
The Star, where they are acknowl-
edged in the news columns. The
Star sends the money to the Christ
mas Committee Of the Council Of
Social Agencies. With more thar
5000 children known to be in neec
of Christmas cheer, the Christina.
Committee sends the money tc
mothers, who know just what viii
make their youngsters happiest or
Christmas Day.
Theaters Holding Matinees.
"Toy matinees' will be held at the
following Warner Bros theaters:
Ambassador, Eighteenth street anc
Columbia road N.W.-"Buck Pri.
Yates" q Universal picture with Alb
Evening star., 1941-12-18
J. H. Flanagan
Nominated 10
Utilities Board
Appointment Fills
Membership Of
Commission

James H. Flanagan, supervising
analyst with the Securities and Ex-
change Commission, today was nom
mated by President Roosevelt to be
a member of the District Public Util-
tiles Commission. He will fill the
vacancy left by the death last Feb
ruary of Commission Chairman
Riley E. Elgen.
The President also nominated
Paul Edwards, former District w. p.
A. administrator, to be Works Prof.
ects administrator for Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands, and A. Cecil
Snyder of Maryland to be associate
justice of the Supreme Court of
Puerto Rico.
Senate confirmation of Mr.. Flana-
gan's nomination will give the Dis
trict Public Utilities Commission a
full membership for the first time
in more than year.
Richmond B. Keech resigned as
vice chairman of the commission
last fall to become corporation
counsel. and the post remained va
cant until early last month, when
Gregory Hankin became a member
of the commission.
The death of Chairman Elgen left
the commission with only one mem
Der, the Engineer Commissioner,
until the appointment of Mr..
Hankin.
Mr.. Flanagan, who is As years old,
lives with his wife and two children,
Evening star., 1941-12-18

bott and Costello and the Andrews
sisters.
Avalon. 5612 Connecticut avenue
N.W-Donald Duck, an R-K-O Ra-
dio picture; Merrie Melody cartoon.
a Vitaphone picture; Looney Tune
cartoon, Vitaphone picture: tech
nicolor cartoon, a Metro-Goldwvn-
Mayer picture; Pluto the Pup, an
R-K-O Radio picture; Popeye the
Sailor, a Paramount picture; Our
Gang comedy, a Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer picture; Here Comes the
Cavalry" a Vitaphone picture.
Beverly, Fifteenth and E streets
NE-"Go West" Metro -Goldwyn-
Mayer picture, starring the Marx
brothers.
Calvert, 1924 Wisconsin avenue
N.W-Jackie Cooper in Life With
Henry" Paramount picture.
Colony, 1895 Georgia avenue NV.
Western Union" a Twentieth
Century Fox picture, with Randolph
Scott and Robert Young,
HACiiilCuy, ACAiiiC0y SllCcG hCdi
Fourth street N.W.-'Laddie," a
R-K-O-Radio picture, with Tim
Holt.
Other Theaters Participating.
Penn, Pennsylvania avenue at
Seventh street S.E.-"Santa Fe
Trail Warner Bros. picture, with
Enrol Flynn and Olivia De Havilland
Sheridan, Georgia avenue and
Sheridan street N.W.-"Strike Up
the Band" a Metro Goldwyn Mayer
picture, starring Mickey Rooney and
Judy Garland.
Silver, Georgia avenue and Coles
vile pike-"Wyoming," Metro
Goldwyn picture with Wallace Beery
Takoma, Fourth and Butternu'
streets-"Return of Frank James"
Twentieth Century Fox picture with
Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney and
Jackie Cooper.
Tivon, Fourteenth street and Park
road N.W.-"Santa Fe Trail"
Uptown. Connecticut avenue and
Newark street N.W.-Cartoon show
with Donald Duck, an R-K-O-Radic
production; "Porkie Pig" Vita
| phone picture; Merrie Melody car
toon, a Vitaphone picture; Techni-
color cartoon: a Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer picture: Pluto the Pup" ar
R-K-O-Radio production; "Gabby,
color cartoon, a Paramount picture
Our Gang comedy, a Metro Gold
wyn-Mayer picture, and Wings ol
| Steel" q vitaphone picture.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
By NEWBOLD MOVES, Jr.

II a crow were to walk up to the
average person, and pecking inquis-
itively at an ankle, remark, "Oh,
Boy!" the average person, 1t Is safe
to say, would be surprised. But If
the person lived in Mount Rainier,
Md, he would probably not give it
second thought.
He would know, that is. that he
was merely being accosted by Bob
ben, the unofficial mascot of Mount
Rainier High School, beside whom,
according to his friends, Edgar Allan
Poe's raven is a tongue-tied illit-
crate.
Bobben belongs to Bob Norton, Is,
and Ben Little, II, juniors at the
high school. and from the combina-
ton Of their first names his name
is made up.
Just Like Mary's Lamb.
Bobben has acquired the habit of
following the boys to school. and
yesterday he came into his own
Forrest p Blunt, the principal \ ruled
that he should be allowed to fooA
the place over. So Bobben was put ir
a cage and brought inside 10 state
1t was the ArYt time he had been II
q cage in nearly i've months. He
took it calmly, though, and listened
thoughtfully while Bob talked about
him.
I'VE caught him five months ago,
said Bob. His wings were clipped
and We just caught him with our
hands. I don't know how his wing,
got clipped. We kept him in q cage
for few days and when we let him
20 he Just hung around"
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Loauucious Mount Rainier Crow
Decides to Go to High School

Bobben, it seems, is not fussy
about his diet. He eats nearly
everything. Now and then, he likes
to chew a cigarette. He has no
friends in the bird world so far as
anybody knows. but he likes people
and gets along well with them. His
only noticeable weakness is a ten
dency toward kleptomania. Among
other things, he has made of with
pennies, windshield wipers and
clothespins.
"Oh, Boy" His Tag Line.
Bobben sat by unmoved as what
seemed to be half the school shouted
in unison his praises as a talking
wonder. He is credited with having
said "Bobben," one day last week.
He says Hello" from time to time,
and one boy declared that Bobben
once walked him up by calling
"Billy!' through the window. AL
the children agree that he says "Oh
Boy!" almost every time he gets a
chance.
Bobben is particularly partial tt
the girls. He seems to get alons
best With. 1<-year-oh Barbara FL.
nott, sophomore at the school whit
lives next door to Ben.
A photographer arrived to take
Bobben's picture yesterday at the
school. Bobben was removed from
his cage. He tapped his wings az
Miss Elliott hung on to him firmly
Bobben looked at the photographer
then at Miss Elliott.
"Oh. Boy!" he yelled-or a reason
able facsimile thereof. Then he bit
Miss Elliott on the hand.