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THE WASHINGTON TDIES, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1912.
DEEPEST PATHOS IN
FAREWELL NOTE OF
IE
HIGHBORN
iStricken Lawyer Wrote He
v I Hoped Little Son Would
Be Happy.
(Continued from First Page.)
Slace here, and this was accordingly
one.
Captain Pearsall denied emphatically
Hb did all other Interested pcrBonB to
day the story thut Hlchborn killed lilrn
elf, hecausL' he had learned that a
thlld had been born to his wife.
'The rumor is false," bald Mi Pcur
gall. "and cannot possibly be true. Mr.
Hlchborn did not know where his wife
was when he died and no one elHe
hmon his relatives or acquaintances
Knows."
Mr. Hlchborn left a farewell note, the
contents of which have been more or
Jless garbled. Its exact contents, sh'
Hated this afternoon by his brothor-tn-aw,
p. 8. Pearsall, were as follows:
t J hope I am doing no wronfj. I
nftVe stood Jt us long: as I can, and I
nave been despondent ever since I was
deserted. I hope that my non will not
Inherit as unhappy a life as his
fathers."
Leaves Property to Son.
'A little farther down on the filank en
velope on which Mr. Hlchborn wrote
hfa last message ran a short will us
follows:
"I hereby- give, devise, anl bequeath
ltd my son, Ph lip Hlchborn, jr., all my
property."
Tnis will was plgncd "Philip S. Hlcli
P2rn.v!. .?''16 "hort note above was sien
pa Phil.
Below the will was a third dlv slnn
gf this whole document. This read, "I
pope Stub wilt pardon mo for spoiling
Ws rug."
"Sub." referred to Mr. Pearsall, Hich
porns brother-in-law. n whose house
pie tragedy was enacted.
Mrs. Hl-'hborn's brother, Honrv Hovt
Efi'.'i. tn!,1J niornln that he and his
pjother did not know whero Mrs. Hlfh
bo;n and yli.. are.
"At least, I .lout know In what town
Ithev are, said Mr. Hoyt "Pleasp ex
iCOse me from saying anythlnf further.
,?'J CV "ftlerstand that nothing at
wl ousht to be said nv me."
Mrs. Pearsall has been gravely ill all
JSW, and receiving constant attention
worn a trained nurse. Doubt was ex
pressed whether she would he able to
iVCOmpany the body to Uoston.
lui HJoh'or.n 8r- was ln better con
Wttlon physically this afternoon than
Hr daughtor.
.ilTho suicide was the fourth chapter in
'; H'chborn's marital tragedy.
JMarried September 12. 1900. Mrs. Hich
am fled with Wylle, December 16, lgio.
J Surprise for Capital.
The next May Washington was aston
ished to learn that she was back ln tho
Ofty at the home of her mother, and
that "Wylle had sought his deserted wife,
ialnly asking a reconciliation. The
'Ullrri phnntnr nm a .tin A...Ai it--
$Jopement. September 10, last year,
"Wvllfl flnrl frfl 14liiKri.. nnnl.. ji.
Siared. Yesterday Hlchborn killed
nlmfcelf.
When Wylle and Mrs. Hlchborn fled
last September they made their way to
I Europe and arc supposfed to be some
where In tho Riviera. Members of
nha Hlchborn family and Intimate
I friends say that their whereabout Is
Uncertain. Mrs. Henry M. Hoyt, widow
,or the former solicitor of the State De
partment and mother of the woman who
'Jeft her husband and child for Wylle
probably knows where her daughter Is
but has refused to make this known!
'The man and woman who have shocked
4nd re-shocked Washington society hae
mado everv effort to escape public no
tice since they fled for the second time,
and for the time being seem to have
seen successful.
Wherever they are,- AV'ylle and Mrs-.
Hlchborn will read. In the course of
hours, that the man they wronged shot
himself in desperation, that just before
lift put the: revolver to his head he wrote
two lines on the back of an envelope,
paying:
'"I am not to blame for this.
I think 1 have lost my mind. I want
'All my property to go to my son
I Philip.'-
' Decides on Suicide.
. Mr. Hlchborn had returned to Wash
ington only last Monday from California
and then 'heard, it Is said, that a child
' had been born to his former wife and
'Wylle. The fact preyed upon his mind,
wrecked his reason, and finally mado
hm determine to kill himself. He called
on his mother yesterday afternoon about
S o'clock at her home, 1707 N stieet.
Then he walked back to his sister's
home.
1 No one was in but tho servants.
I Hlchborn mounted tho stairs, entered
'a sitting room on the second floor, and,
I standing before a glass, put the revol
ver to his temple. The bullet crashed
through his head. Hlchborn fell dead.
Uls end had been mercifully swift.
By coincidence one of Mr. HIcliborn's
test friends had been passing the house
ait the time. This was Murray Cobb,
of' 1622 Eighteenth street, with whom at
the time was Burr Hough Tho two
Ipen heard tho shot and thought It had
oome from tho Hlchborn residence, and
tne lear tnat tnctr menu naci slain him
self seized them simultaneously Rush-
trig to the door, which they found
locked, they rang the bell vehemently
i and wero admitted bv the servants,
flaking their way to the back of the
i bouse, the two men paused a second
before going upstairs.
Mrs. Pearsall Stunned.
t Just at this instant Mrs. Pearsall
walked ln. Sho had returned from a
walk. Mr. Cobb told her of the shot
I having been heard ln the house, and tho
three made their way to tho room In
which HIchborn'B lifeless body lay. The
I door was locked.
; Mrs. Pearsall, whose, first f ninth- sus
picions had now become an agonized
certainty, rushed out of tho holism and
Over to Dupont circle, where she found
Policeman Saunders, of the Third pn
clnct, and Park Policeman Daniel Red
mond. Tho two offleci-j burst down the
foor
Mrs. Pearsall, after a brief sures
f her brother's body, went to her own
joom, unablo for the tunc to control
Itr feelings. But a little later the mas
tered herself and went to tho home of
her mother to tell her the tragic tale
Mrs. Phillip Hlchborn, sr , was stricken
prostrate by the news and spent a most
distressed night Todaj she Is In u
desperate condition from suiiow and
shock. Mrs. Pearsall has boine up
bravely since she first learned of her
brother's death.
Mrs, Wylie Stricken.
Mrs. Wylle, the deserted wife, was
trlcken nearly senseless when nhe
(earned at her dinner table last night
Of the self-inflicted death of the man
who had suffered like herself
No elopement that Washington ever
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knew has caused as many successlva
Bhocka as tho Infatuation of Mrs, Blo
noro Hlchborn and Horace Wylle. Their
nrst flight was a grave enough offense,
but this was followed by a somewhat
sensational reappcaranco In this city of
both persons, and an attempt by Wyllo
to become reconciled with his wife.
Then camo Wylle'a settlement of $00O,0iX)
worth of property upon his wlfo and
children and tho redlaappcaranco-of tho
couple.
After this Hlchborn brought suit for
divorce, naming Wylle. The ault was
"led in January of this year, and would
havo come to hearing In a few days
more. No defense would havo been
made, could have been made, even l
Mrs. Hic.iborn had been in this country
1n(A.ndd "''shed to make a legal flgnt.
Although death has Intervened and
S'ven Mrs, Hlchborn her legal freedom.
Mrs. Wylie apparently still adheres to
her determination not to ask n dlvorto
on her part, and unless she does nrnr
U?K,? ln nnv country Is Impossible for
wylie and the wife of the man whoso
body now lies cold ln deatli.
Auspicious Prospects.
No young couple ever began married
life In Washington with better seeming
ussuranco of happiness than did Philip
Hlchborn nnd Elenore Hoyt Hlchborn,
Both of them were well horn, well ed
ucated and both pdsscsbed of some
means. Hlchborn was the son of tho
lato rear admiral. He hluihelf had gono
Into tho law, but he possessed a talent
for writing nnd became known as tho
author of a number of tales nnd short
stories. Mrs. Hlchborn was a young
woman of unusual charm, of great per
sonal beauty and bright of mind. The
couple seemed ideal. Horace Wylle Is
a son of the Into Associate Justice Wy
lle of the Supremo Court.
Kor threo years tho Hlchborns lived
happily. Then n few observant ones be
gan to Tiotlco that Wvlle nnd Mrs.
Hlchborn wero constantly together at
dances and ocaslonally at luncheon
In some prominent cafe. These later
said that they hnd foretold It all along.
During Chrlstmastldo In 1910. rumor
began to circulate that tho couple had
eloped. Both wero known to be out of
the city, nnd Anally tho nssertlon was
flatly made that tho two had left Wash
ington together. It was denied most
positively. But a little later the truth
came out. They had gone to Canada
nnd thence to Europe.
Startling Development.
So far the affair had not been much
different, save for the prominence of
tho principals, of the ordinary case of
wife and husband desertion. A startling
development was to come.
The elopement had taken place De
cember lfi. 1910. April 5 of the following
year AVashlngton was startled to read
that the couplo had returned from
abroad, and that Wyllo was In Wash
ington seeking reconciliation with his
wife. Mrs. Hlchborn. It whs said, had
decided to put him to the test. He was
to go back to his wife and live happily
with her If he could. If he desired to
return to Mrs. Hlchborn at the end of
sK months sho would resume living
with him.
Leaves the City.
Intimate fi lends of t'.iose concerned
have always scouted this story, which,
however, most people believed. At all
events, Wylle sought a reconciliation,
but Mrs. Wylle would not condone his
offense. He settled $300,000 worth of real
estate on her and their children. Then
he left tho city.
Mrs. Hlchborn herself had come bark
to Washington not long after Wylle
and had gone to the home of her
mother, wheie she remained In the
most strist seclusion.
Fires of gossip burned furiously at
this time. aniV story after story of al
leged reconciliations to come were cir
culated by those who pretended to
know. The rumors never became any
thing but rumors.
September 10 of last year It became
known definitely that Wylle and Mrs.
Hlchborn had asaln disappeared. They
had gone to Europe onco more, and ln
the follies and frivolities of Nice and
Monte Carlo sought to And distraction.
Fear of publicity, however, soon led
them to leave both these places for
some smaller refuge ln the Riviera. Ru
mor has them now living on a small
island In the vicinity of Monte Carlo
Hichborn Files Suit.
Mr Hlchborn finally made up his
mind to seek a dlvoi'ce, and papers
were filed In court here January 8 of
this year. Service by publication was
i sought on February hi, and forty days
were to have elapsed from that time
until tho suit was to havo been heard.
After news of the shocking sequel of
Mr. HIcliborn's desertion hnd hecomo
gencrnl, speculation turned toward tho
man and woman whom society gossip
chide for Mr. Hlchborn's death The
effect on them of Mr. Hlchborn's grim
end Is what many persons are now talk
ing about.
The 'return of Mrs. Hlchborn to Wash
ington a year ago was tho result of a
trip abroad made by her mother. Mrs.
Hoyt then declared. "Mrs. Hoyt wishes
to state that she has been fully aware
all along that her daughter, ln her un
considered action In leaving her home,
would turn to her, where sho could
count on love, sympathy and under
standing. She did so. and Mrs. Hoyt
can now only deplore tho unfriendly
and unfounded attacks upon her."
Opposed Mrs. Hichborn.
If Mrs. Hlchborn. jr., sought at any
time a reconciliation with her husband,
.hc met tho rigid oppoMtlon of members
of his family, who opposed Mr. Hlch
born'sllvlng with his wife again. Mr.
Hlchborn's determination to get a dl
orco decreo was arrived at onlv after
the unfortunate man had given the
matter long and careful deliberation.
In the last few months Mr. Hlchborn
h.nd been seen ocaslonally In social
gatherings. He had no heart for them,
but his friends nnd relatives urged him
to take again tho place In society to
which ho had belonged by birth and
habit prior to his wife's first elopement.
Mr. Hlchborn took caro not to annear
I downcast when In public, but grief
I nlwajs possessed him, his most intimate
friends saj. Sorrow and distress wero
constantly with him and his friends
llrmlv bclioxe his troubles finally up
set his mind
Mr Hlchborn was a member of the
class of 1906 of the Harvard law school
and was known as a man of moods, In
clined to take his cares seriously and to
blood omt them to a degree. Ho led
the lif of 'lie average Harvard student
who has sufficient money to sntisfy his
rm&
whims. He was not addicted to drink.
ile was deeply- depressed for two
weeks after hla wife left him nnd fits
of black depression sotted him periodic
ally after that time. His nervous tom
porament Is revealed, according to those
who kno wtho conditions under -which ho
worked, in tho short stories which have
been published In various magazines un
der his nnrao. He was the only son of
Rear Admiral Hlchborn and through life
had been accustomed to an easy course.
He wai. not uccustomed to adversity
and troubles hung heavily upon him.
When he went to California a month
ago ho Intended to purchase an orange
grove, thinking it would -.ylold him a
living, prove a valuable Investment, per
mit him to leave tho city, and to get
away from those acquaintances who
were familiar with his troubles.
He found nothing In California that
suited him. nnd this failure seemed to
have a depressing effect
Samuel E. Hwayae, Mr. Hlchborn's
law partner, refused to discuss the case
this morning.
"I hope you fellow-s can leave me out
this time, he said, referring to the
fact that ho was frccruently Interviewed
when Mrs. Hlchborn disappeared, "be
cause I cannot nay a thing that will
add to your Information."
In reply to a direct question ait to
whether he had any Information aB to
tho whereabouts of Horaco Wylle, Mr.
Swayzo replied, "Well to that I shall
answer 'No' "
Mr. Swayzo stopped at Pittsburgh on
his wnv to Washington from California
with Mr. Hlchborn and did not know,
until about fi o'clock yesterday aftor
noon that Mr. Hichborn had reached
Washington.
WILLIAM H. DE JLACY
LAUDS POLICE. JUDGE
Banquet Is Given in Baltimore
to Justice James T.
O'Neill. ?
Judge William H. De Lacy, of tho
Juvenile Court, returned from Balti
more today, having been one of the
speakers at the banquet given at tho
HHotcl Ewicrson in honor of Police
Justice James T. O'Neill. Prominent
men In public affairs, lawyers, business
men, and others testtfled to the ability
nnd Impartiality with which they be
lieved Justice O'Neill has dispensed jus
tice during his term initho Eastern Po
lice Station.
In speaking of Justice. O'Neill, Judge
Do Lacy said: "I want to bear testi
mony to his ability. It I had my way.
I would pay men In these positions
salaries that would attract the best
legal talent. This is an unusual testi
monial and shows how Impartially Jus
tice O'Neill must have conducted tho
duties of his office. H hus saved
homos, which are the safeguard of our
republic."
Sues for $10,000.
Negllgenco Is charged ln a suit for
$10,000 damages filed In the District
Supreme Court today by Margaret T.
Lynch against the District of Colum
bia and Emllv Emack, ownor of the
premises at 467 I street north-west, for
lruiles received by stepping irtto a hole
l-i tho sidewalk. Attorney W. E. Am
brose appears for tho plaintiff.
ALLEBEO GABBIER
HORSE RACES
IS
CALLED FOR TRIAL
Two Government Agents
Appear Against Ezra
Collins.
Trial of Ezra Collins on three counts
of alleged acceptance of bets on horse
racing from Special Agent Clydo Am
brose, of tho Department of Justice, was
held In tho United States branch of
Police Court today. Tho Government
had but two witnesses, Ambrose, and
Special Agent K. W. DcBcll, also of tho
Department of Justice.
Collins himself and S. W. Reed, a
bartender n tho Manhattan Hotel, gavo
all tho testimony for tho defense.
Special Agent Ambrose said that on
Juno 3 and again on June 10 of last
year ho placed bets with Collins. Ho
said that on tho 10th he collected his
winning of tho 9th. nnd placed another
bet on which Collins aaid ho made settle
ment on June 12. The bets wore mado
cither In tho Indian ualdon, at tho cor
ner of Ninth und E streets northwest,
or on tho sidewalk In front of It. Both
Ambrose and DcBcll told the jury that
on June 22 they met Collins by appoint
ment In Scanlon's billiard parlor on
Ninth street Ambrose placed a bet of
14 with Collins on that occasion, ac
cording to tho testimony, borrowing Jt
of DcBcll, who accompanied him, and
saw the bet made and accepted.
Ambrose Identified Collins positively.
The special agent said ho was Intro
duced to Collins by Reed, who recom
mended the defendnnt hs a square
bookmaker who always Rcttled.
De Bell was unable to pick out Col
lins lu the court room as tho man he
saw take the bets fiom Ambrose. The
lights In the court room were lighted,
but even then De Bell said he could
not distinguish faces because of an eye
troublo that had como upon him within
tho laBt three months,
Collins mnde denial of ever having
made a book, accepted beta on horso
races In tho city with Ambroso or any
ono else,
, Tho dofendant admitted that several
beats ago ho forfeited S100 collateral on
a charge nf bookmaklng. He Hold ho
did this because his mother at that' time
was at point of death und ho was afraid
the shock of a trial for him might prove
fatal to her.
no cross-examination Reed admitted
that ho had heard that orders were is
sued In tho Manhattan to keep Collins
out of tho place, but ho says ho did not
know positively why such an order was
Issued.
Contractor Alleged to
Have Tifled Bribery
Automobile tires and whisky wero
presents to Capt. David L.. Stone, army
inspector, from contractors who built
Fort Sill, Okie., according to testimony
today before a House Investigating com
mittee. A. B. Champlaln, a discharged
army clerk, mado the charges against
Captain Stone.
Undue friendliness existed between
tho army Inspector and tho contractor,
Champlaln testified. He also charged
Captain Stone with padding pay rolls
nnd winking at substitutions of Inferior
materials.
The House committee Is considering
a thorough investigation of all matters
In connection with the construction of
the $1,250,000 army poBt as a result of
Champlain's charges.
Maccabees to Initiate
Fifteen New Members
For the benefit of C C. Showalter,
6tate commander of West Virginia, and
A W. Frye, supremo picket, of New
ark, N. J.. BrUh'.wood Tent, No. 6.
Knights of Maccabfes, will, on next
Thuisdav night. Initiate fifteen candi
dates. The visitor will on Wednesday
night be entertained bv National Tent.
No. 1. At this meeting a general In
vitation to tlw members In the city has
been extended.
Anacoslla Tent. No. 7. has change-1
Its meeting nlarht from 8alurdnv to
Monda. On Mondav night several
candidates will be Initiated. For this
event a large number of Maccabees from
the various tents ln the city will attend.
Death to Dandruff Germs
Life to All Hair
No More Dandruff. Falling Hair, Scalp Itch, Bald
Heads or Dull Faded Hair
This Is a free country. It's your right,
your privilege, to use any hair tonic you
desire.
But why continue to use a hair tonic
that doesn't do what It should do; kill
tha germs and banish all dandruff and
hair tioubles?
If you have dandruff, if your hair is
getting thin nnd falling out, if your
scalp Itches, and your hair lBn't brlnht
and lustrous. lear ln mind this fact:
that PARISIAN SAGE, now sold all
over America, Is guaranteed by Jas.
O'Donnell and Henry Evans to give tho
limit of satisfaction If used for any of
the above hair or scalp troubles, or
money back.
PARISIAN SAGE is the most delight
ful and refreshing hair dressing for
men. women, and children, and Is par
ticularly In demand by leflned women
who desire to Increase their beauty by
acquiring an abundance of fascinating
hair, full of life und lustre.
A large bottlo of PARISIAN SAGE
costs but SO cents at Jas. O'Donncll's
and Henry Evans' and druggists every
where. The girl with the Auburn hair
Is on every carton and bottle.
fStore Near Your Homegy
50 PerCent Larger Package
This Is WASHINGTON CRISPS WEEK
At every Sanitary Grocery Store. If you eat Corn Flakes we want you to know that in WASHINGTON
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If you believe in a "Square Deal'0 to the Consumer, buy Washington Crisps: Corn.
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Some Especially Attractive Quotations From Our Large List of Grocery Bargains.
with High- -jy-
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Hecker's 10c pkgs. Cream Oatmeal. .e ... .5c
3 lbs. Bulk Oatmeal. . . .' i. ... 10c
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Fine Apples, per quarter pck. . . .. .,. . . .15c
Fine Oranges, per dozen 25c
Hunt's Supreme Pineapples large cans
that sell at 35c elsewhere special fcr
here J
Sanitary Flour There's no better flour made
and the price is extremely low. tfjz Z A
Special, per barrel, in wood. . . .sUUv
Minute Products.
Minute Flavored Gelatine, 10C pkgs. . ,j. . . .8c
Minute Plain Gelatine, fl5c pkgs . . 10c
Minute Tapioca, large pkg; .9c
See special demonstration at our store, 3rd
and A streets northeast.
A Special Offering in Asparagus.
Do not confuse these goods with unknown
brands, aqd questionable quality. The brands
we sell are recognized as the quality standards.
No. 1 Cans Small Green Tips, per can 20c
No. 2V2 Tall Cans Ungraded, per can 20c
Fig Bars, per lb 10c
Gran. Sugar, per lb 6c
Fancy Potatoes, per peck . . . .j 35c
Pure Lard, standard quality, per lb 12c
Sanitary Brand Butter, per lb.k 35c
Bread, Loaf 4c; 3 loaves for. .. lie
Crisco, per can j 25c
Cottolene, per can, 25c and. . . 48c
Aunt Jemima's Pancake. ..... 9c
Fancy, Smoked Shoulders, per lb 11 Vac
TOMORROW.
A big opportunity tomorrow to buy
genuine California Prunes, whichihave been
sold regularly for 10c per lb. ftTr
Special, per lb . . .OC
Pet Milk, . . .4c and 8c
Peerless Milk 4c and 8c
Watervale Whole Grain Corn," 4 cans .... 25c
Corroll Manor Corn, 4 cans 25c
Mixed Vegetables for Soup - 9c
Trusty Friend Succotash, can 10c
Van Camp's Baked Beans, small 9c
Van Camp's Baked Beans, medium 13c
10c cans High Grade Kidney Beans 7Vs:c
Sears-Nichols' Kidney Beans 10c
Campbell's Baked Beans, big can. .( 10c
Golden Harvest Succotash 12c
Silver Label Peas, can 12c
No. 1 cans River Brand Peas, can 9c
No. 1 cans Trusty Peas, can 10c
Hermit (soaked) Peas "". . . ,7c
Van Camp's Prepared Spaghetti, can 9c
Van Camp's Prepared Spaghetti, No. 2 cans.l4c
Nansen Smoked Norwegian Sardines 10c
Pure Food Sardines, 3 for 25c
Cakes and Crackers.
Look over our Hue display. Havenner'a Cakes
and Crackers at known for their purity and general
excellence. That tho public appreciates these goods
Is evidenced by our ever lnci easing sales.
Wo havo something that ou will want. Look over
our assortment tomorrow.
Remarkable Value in Salt Mackerel.
A big fat Salt Mackerel that would cost you
30c elsewhere. 1 7r
Special, while stock lasts, each 1 C
15c pkgs. Very Best Codfish 10c
20c boxes Bone Out Codfish 13c
Lion Picked Up Fish, pkg 4c
Beardsley's Shredded Codfish, pkg : 9c
Burnham & Morrill's Flaked Fish 9c
Housecleaning Time.
Get a 15c can of Matchless Gloss. It will
clean, polish and cover up all scratches on your
furniture. Guaranteed to do the work.
SMOKED FISH FECIAL.
Extra Fancy Smoked Bloaters, regularly
rive cents each, special,
THREE BIG FISH for
5C
Swamp Land Valuable, ,
Says a Munsey Writer
"Omclal estimates of tho aggregate
amount of swamp land In the whole
United States differ," says William 8.
Brldgman in Munaey'a Magazine for
April. In an article entitled "The
Enormous Wealth of Our Swamp
Lands" he says: "Much of our swamp
land has never been surveyed, and its
precUo extent can only be estimated.
In a special report Issued by the De
partment of tho Interior In 1808, the
total area of land needing1 drainage was
placed at 78,473,700 acres, or about 122,613
square miles.
"Ah a rule," continues tho writer,
"swamp land Is not bad land, but tho
richest land known. It grows richer
with each succeeding year, as Its vege
tation blossoms and dies, and the de
caying matter mixes its BUbstance with
tho silt, fine earth, and other mater
ial that Is washed down from tho up
per courses of streams or deposited by
overflows. The result Is a soil of won
derful fertility, which has only to be
drained of Its water to be made the
basis of splendid agricultural wealth."
NEW EXCISE MEASURE
.IS NOT POPULAR ONE
Senate District Committee Will
Not Consider Favorably Com
missioners' Bi)l.
That the Senate District Committee
will not give favorable consideration to
the new excise measure recommended
by the Commissioners is generally ac
cepted as settled.
Tho excise' subcommittee of the Dis
trict Committee favors reducing the
saloons from the present number, over
BOO, to 300. The Commissioners want the
number kept where it is now.
It is expected the District Committee
will stand by tho excise subcommittee,
and vlow the Commissioners' recom
mendations unfavorably.
A charming ballad in English, a lovely operatic aria
in French, and an amusing Neapolitan song. All sung
as only the great tenor can sing them.
A new Lucia Sextette with
Tetrazzini, Caruso, Amato, Journet,
Jacoby, and Bada
Another "all-star cast" record of this magnificent
ensemble. Especially interesting because it marks
the first "appearance" of Tetrazzini and Caruso in the
same record.
Hear these records at any Victor dealer's, and ask him for an April
supplement which contains a complete list of new single- and double
faced records, with a detailed description of each.
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