4
TRY VAUDEVILLE
ON THE DIRECTOR
LEADER PATIENTLY LEARNS
CUES WEEKLY
Pthe Buccess of Stunts
Icon Understanding Be*
re«n the Actor* and
Musicians **
AS far m amusement Is concerned,
an Orpheum rehearsal is much
better than the real show.
, A free nnd easy feeling pervades the
theater. The members of the orches
tra sit with coats oft and cigars In
their mouths, ard Frankenstein, the
director, has his hat rakishly perched
upon the side of his head.
The performers, minus make-up and
In street clothes, 101 l about the stage,
awaiting their turn to instruct
"Frank," as they dub the director,
how they want their music played.
• The music Is a most Important ad
junct to most of the acts, and if the
orchestra failed to come In at the
right cues and played the vamps In
correctly the whole act would be ruined
in the eyes of the players.
■ The first act to rehearse last Mon
day afternoon was that of Signor
Russo and his Italian quartet. The
slight tenor through his years of ex
perience In grand opera -was perfect
ly at home, but the other three showed
their amateurishness plainly by their
evident unfamlliarity with stage busi
ness.
At one side of the stage sat Burt
Grant, the negro entertainer. He was
busily Instructing his wife how to sing
a new song. When Russo sang, how
ever, everyone on the stage did little
except to listen. •
Russo a Comedian Too
The one-time grand opera singer
showed that he was an admirable com
edian, for in all ofithe songs he In
serted bits of delightful funny busi
ness.
.;. When the orchestra began the sad
strains of ■ "The Miserere" from "II
Trovatore" Russo mopped mimic tears
: from his face and also from the face
of Miss Schmidt, the soprano of the
quartet. He then assumed a most lu
gubrious expression and began the
song.
tf The encore was to be the rollicking
"Funlcull, Ifunlcula," and the business
■which Russn inserted In the merry
ditty would have made a hit with any
audience. But at night when the act
opened all the clever blta of side com
edy were cut out.
All the time Russo was making the
few observers shout with laughter the
bass of the quartet stood with a
gravely dignified expression waiting
for his chief to cease his inopportune
merriment. Then, apparently, Russo
was satisfied that everything was all
right, for, after thanking the director,
he left with his quartet.
Grant Instructs His Wife
.The Grants w«re the next to tell
their troubles to the leader.
Q "Now, when you come to the vamp
play It twice, for I've got some busi
ness, talk and a little dance; then play
the next verse.", , - . ■ » ■ •
V, Grant did not sing the songs, but
merely "di-de-doed" through the song
until . the chorus was reached, when he
Fang It and interpolated merry jests.
Then his wife had a song to rehearse.
': Apparently Grant was the main one
with that team, for he instructed the
tired looking little mulatto over and
over again.
■'. "Pull your time; sing slower. I ain't
got no patience with anyone that runs
away with the time." Then "Frank"
told him that if he had any instruc
tions, to give them to the leader.
"Now, see here, Mr. Leader," spoke
up the dusky one, "don' you talk to
me like that. I'm a gentleman, I am,
and I've met too many good musicians
to have you tell me anything."
Then Frankenstein gently set him
right on the question of who was the
head one at that particular moment,
and the negro quieted down. But he
could not resist the temptation to give
some additional instructions.
"Now," he said to his wife, "if you
don't pull your time in that song we
will cut It out of the act,"
The little woman glanced at him and
went on without replying.
The songs of the Grants were soon
disposed of.
Enters Like a Train
■ Nita Allen came in to tell how she
wanted the incidental music of her
act played.
"Give me a good entrance," she said,
"and before the curtain goes up I want
the effect of a train."
The drums practiced over the desired
effect until it was pronounced correct.
The two fragments of cars were in
the back of the stage, and a nice look-
Ing chap got on the platform and told
the director how he was going to sing
a song with his own accompaniment
and how he would hum the wedding
march. Then he told what cue to look
for.
It was apparent that Miss Allen had
told" 1 many orchestra leaders how she
wanted her music played, for she got
the effect she wanted in much less
time than either of the two acts which
preceded her.
Following Miss Allen was a tall wo
man, somberly garbed In black, who
wore a pair of eyeglasses with an air
of distinction.
She passed out the music to the or
chestra and confidentially told the
leader that she had played for twelve
years In comic opera. She then sane.
Her voice was almost baritone in qual
ity, but at the end of the song the
orchestra and the Binger became sadly
niixed. According to the statement
of the one with the eyeglasses, the
music had been out on the road and
the orchestrations changed. This ex
plained some of the strange sounds,
but not all of them. Finally the black
garbed songbird decided that she
would be all right and the noises
ceased.
Then with a clatter the orchestra
broke Into the Intermission music and
the rehearsal was at an end so far as
the performers were concerned.
CHILDREN HIS ACCUSERS
John .*. Cole Arrested In Hit Room
on South Main
Street
John A. Cole was arrested yesterday
morning at hN room on South Main
street near Washington street and Is
detained at the central police station
on a charge of felony.
.He will be tried according to the pro
vision In section 238 which deals with
tampering with children.
I > Police officers say that Cole enticed
children to his room with money and
•with oandy and would then treat them
Improperly.
. When arrested yesterday there were
two girl* In his room, one eight and
the other ten years of age.
The girls will be called as witnesses.
PEEACHES ON RELATION OP
CHARACTER AND ACHIEVEMENT
SUBJECT SUGGESTED BY YALE
PRESIDENT
Rev. A. 8. Phelps Says Great Deeds
Ar*e Possible to Few, but Good
Qualities Are Possible
\ , for All
At the Central Bnptlst church. Alva
rado and Pico streets, last night the
pastor, Arthur S. Phelps, preached the
sixth of the series of "kicked Topics by
Picked Men." Thla subject was selected
at his request by Arthur T. liadley, LLi.
0., president of Yalo university. It
was: "The Itelntlve Importance of
What "We Do as Compared With What
We Are." Xi took as his text John
3:2, 3. Itev. Mr. Whelps said In part:
"Mr. Hadlcy nsks us which of two
mighty giants is the taiier, achievement
or character? It Is like asking which
is greater, knowledge or speech, health
or love, in a human life. The testimony
of Nlcodemus Is to the greatness of
achievement. Who can measure the In
fluence of good deeds? Franklin sntd:
'A plowman on his feet is greater than
a gentleman on. his knees.' Nlcodemus
was impresLid by the desperate energy
with which Jesua worked, and found
WANT TO WEAE
COOL UNIFORMS
POLICEMEN FAVOR BLOUSE
EFFECTB
Uniforms In Use Are Hot and Un.
comfortable and Gauzy Shirt
Waista May Be Substituted
for Comfort
Los Angeles police may doff their
heavy uniforms and dori blouses such
as are worn by mall carriers through
out the United States if the agitation
now being carried on culminates sat
isfactorily to those who daily sweat
and try to look comfortable.
Kat officers, lean officers, tall officers
and short officers, who walk their beats
for eight hours during the heat of day,
went wearily dragging themselves up
the hill on West First street yester •
day to the central station, as they
■wiped away the streams of perspiration
that went coursing down their faces
from under the helmets.
Did anyone ask if it was hot? Hard
ly. Policemen may be brave, but they
realize the futility of running 1 into sure
death. Why, they didn't even dare to
hand out the usual amount of hot air.
Do Not Mind Heat
Desk sergeants panted as they count
ed over the numerous articles that
"drunks" are sure to have stored away
in their manly pockets. By the way —
the "drunks" were the only ones at the
station who did riot seem to give any
attention to the heat.
The only man who really seemed to
have a cool job wos the "driver- He
stirred up quite a breeze as the "buzz
wagon" patrol went at full speed after
some unfortunate who had imbibed too
freely of the foamy fluid In an endeavor
to quench his thirst. It was one of
the days when calls didn't come fre
quently enough to satisfy the driver,
for when he was at the station he, too,
"sweated."
Hence came the questions, "Why is a
uniform?" "Why should a policeman
sweat to look pretty?" These questions
led to a full discussion as to why po
licemen could not wear shirt waists.
Were Dressed Warm
"I remember," said a man who used
to walk a beat but has since become
a bailiff, "that eight years ago we had
to wear a long coat with vest and keep
both of them buttoned up. Outside of
this we had to have a wide belt
buckled around us and sometimes had
to wear white gloves. This was not
when we were on parade, either, i It
■was a common, everyday occurrence.
"I had a beat where cool breezes
■were at a premium and I can tell you
that I often wished that the police de
partment was in a cooler place."
"Yes, I had about the same kind
of a beat," chimed in the desk Bergeant,
"but I believe It was cooler than this.
Then we could drop in at a thirst
quenching parlor and get a— a — a — an
Ice cream soda.
"They can count me as being in favor
of a cooler uniform. People laughed
when the mall carriers took faff their
heavy uniforms and put on the shirt
waist, but what would they think of
a mail carrier now if he wore a heavy
coat and vest and kept them buttoned
up?"
Take It Seriously
While the officers took the thought of
a cooler uniform seriously, of course
they had to have their little jokes.
Someone suggested that the chief's
waist should differ a little from the
officers' and that the stripes to dis
tinguish him from the officers could
easily be sewed on to the sleeves.
All were unanimous that a blouse
made out of dark green material -would
Just suit Detective Kelley. The sug
gestion was made in Kelley's absence,
but he will be approached regarding
it from a safe distance today.
Patrolman Jack Murphy will also
have a green waist, but his is to be of a
different shade from Kelley's, and In
order to Bave material will not be made
with box plaits.
Pat Quint is to have a green waist
nl.so, but will be allowed to wear a«pink
one on Sundays. All the different
shades and styles have not been deter
mined upon, but official action will be
taken when the next meeting is called.
BITES AMATEUR "CHARMER"
Ellingham, Pleased With a Public
Performance, Tries It on a Cop
perhead to His Sorrow
NEW YOUIC, June 17,-John Elling
ham of Plalnneld Is in Muhlenberg hos
pital with small chances of living, the
result of having been bitten Saturday
night by a copperhead snake. One arm
and part of his body is swollen to twice
the natural size.
Bllingham attended the Muhlenberg
hospital carnival a few days ago and
wag much Impressed by an exhibition
of . snake charming. Ho thought he
would try his ukill at "charming" and
set a trap on the Watchung mountains.
A copperhead was his prize. He put
the miake on Ice to make it numb and
carried it to a local hotel In a basket,
while he was exhibiting the- anakn,
holding it In hia hands, It burled it*
fang* In hit* wrist. He was hurried
to the bar and drank a large quantity
of whUky. He was unconscious when
removed to v. physician's office.
A copperhead's bite ordinarily proven
fatal In twenty minute*, but It U
thought the whisky saved Elllngham'g
"fe lor the. Ujne. beta* .
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LOS ANGELES HERALD: MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 18, 1906.
here the manifestation of God's
presence with him. Prof. Drummond
RniU that his religion wan only a bore
to him till he began to work for
Christ. There are men whose religion
in a constant nulftance to them.
"Jesus shows NloodtrmiH the superior
RreatnpHS of character. It li more in
fluential In the world t an achievement.
The man Is greater than his message.
Behlrd the gospel stands the gentle
Nazarene, more Influential than the
Caesars. Greater than the sermon was
the preacher; greater than the cure was
the physician; greater than the great
salvation Rtnndn the great Savior.
Across every deed of your life falls the
shndow of your character.
"Character is greater than achieve
ment became It la the spring of achieve
ment. Great deeds are not pumped up;
they are thrown off, like perfume, or
windfall apples. The source of good
deeds Is above.
"Character is possible to all the sons
of men, great deeds to but few.' It is
onward In patience, Inwii.-d In purity,
upward tn purpose. Some flowers are
born to blush unseen, but their perfume
is sweet to tho Almighty. Not ambi
tion, even In Ita • net refined form, said
President Hadlcy in a recent address to
hla students, but self-abnegation, the
quiet acceptance of your trust, does
most to uplift the world.
"Even failure may be a ladder to the
throne of God. Deeds demand suc
cess; character jrrows great by disap
pointments."
SMALL BOY
MAY SHOOT
ONLY DANGEROUS FIREWORKS
BARRED ON FOURTH
Police Officials Set Right a Misap.
prehension— ln Business District
Dangerous Explosives Are
Prohibited
Los Angeles boys need not worry
about police prohibition of fireworks
,on the Fourth.
Through a misapprehension a sensa
tional story was printed to the effect
there would be no fireworks this year.
The telephones were kept busy»at the
police station Saturday and Sunday
denying tho report.
Captain Broadheud said that no toy
cannon or dangerous toy pistols would
be allowed, noB would other dangerous
explosives prohibited by city ordi
nance. But fireworks will be sold as
usual and the boys will celebrate the
glorious Fourth as In the past.
The ordinance forbids the use of
blank cartridges, firecrackers and
bomb torpedoes in the business dis
trict.
The police will prohibit the use of
cannon crackers, gas pipe cannon, re
volvers, shotguns and dangerous ex
plosives.
LUCKY ADVERTISING MAN
WINS KENTUCKY BELLE
ELOPES WITH DAUGHTER OF
COVINGTON'S MAYOR
Los Angeles Hotel Clerks Are Wait,
to Welcome Harry Gillam of New
York and His Beautiful Bride.
Iriate Father Has Relented
The arrival in this city of Harry Gil
lam, a prominent advertising man of
New York city, and his bride, the beau
tiful daughter of Mayor Beach of Cov
ington, Ky., is being looked for dally by
local hotel clerks.
Recently Mr. and Mr B . Gillam were
secretly married in St. Louis, much to
the discomfort of Mayor Beach. The
news of hla daughter's marriage was
the greatest surprise to Mayor Beach.
The i.ouple left Covlngton, telling
Mayor Beach that they were going to
visit a girl friend In Rosedale, a suburb
of Cincinnati.
Since the runaway match Mrs. Gillam
has refused to return home, fearing her
father's scorn. But, through a letter
from her sister It has been learned the
irate parent has relented and will be
:itow the much wanted blessing
Too Busy to See Papa
Mr. Gillam says he is too busy to go
to Covlngton, and Mrs. Gillam refuses
to leave her husband.
To reporters in St. Louis last week
neither happy principal would reveal
future plans.
No, I haven't the least Idea what
papa would say if I were to return home
now, ' said the pretty bride. "You see,
hb some time now since we married.
Was he ar.gry? Well, we haven't heard
a W xr froln hlm yet> 80 we can>t tell-
No, he did not know we were going
to get married. No one knew of that.
you see we left ostensibly to visit'
a girl friend in Rosedale. Instead we
went to St. Louis and got married.
II "Oh, of course I'm glad. Papa will
not stay angry. He will enter into the
spirit of the thing and enjoy it— when I
tell him about our elopement."
It la hinted that Mayor Beach's objec
tion is due wholly to the young bride's
age— 22. The charming Kentucky belle
doesn t regard that as sufficient reason
to prevent her being married. Inci
dentally she remarked she would not
tell Just how long she had known Harry
Gillam. <
They Select St. Louis
They claim they selected St. Louis In
which to be married, hopinc thereby to
Keep it from the newspapers. Rev Dr
B. p. Fullerton of the Lucas Avenue
Cumberland church performed the cere
mony.
So hurriedly did the young couple
luave Covington that the pretty bride
»hud only time to take one suit of cloth-
Ing and an umbrella with her. Since
her marriage in St. Louis she has kept
several dressmakers busy, and claims
that sho has managed to have her
trunk forwarded to her from Covlngton.
Harry Gillam Is one of the best known
advertising men who visit the Pacific
coast.
Los Angeles hotel clerks are anxiously
awaiting the arrival of the runaway
couple and the clerks at each of the
hotels are hoping dally to get a tele
gram to make the proper reservations
for Mr. Gillam and his bride. x
MRS. WATSON PASSES AWAY
Mother of Former County Clerk C.
W. Bell Succumbs to /
Illneu
Mrs. KUsabeth E. Watson, mother of
former County Clerk C. VV. Hell, well
known In local political circles, died
yesterday at her home 3233 Key West
street, ased <9 years.
Mrs. Watson had many friends her*. :
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PAY LAST HONOR
TO BRIGHT CHILD
TINY EVANGELIST'S DEMISE
MOURNED BY MANY *'
Baptist Clergy Eulogize Example of
Little Girl in Services at the
First Church, Attended by
Large Congregation
'My I^ord hath need of these flowerets
guy."
The Renper said, and smiled,
'Dear tokens of the earth are they,
Where He wns once a child."
No more will the sweet voice and
Heping words of little Mary M. Graves
be heard In bringing repentunt souls to
the foot of the cross.
No more will her bewitching wnya
make friends among sU'angers, for like
a little tlowar sho has been culled to
her Lord, who, in the five Bhort yoarn
o£ her life, she had served so faithfully
and with bo much love.
Yesterday the little form, stilled for
ever, was laid away In a small white
casket, purroundeH with fragrant flow
ers, wafting buck to the mourning
friends a fragrance as of her life.
Perched on the casket lid, bearing
streamer of smllax, a white dove,
with outstretched wings, as If a. mute
bearer of the messagre sung by the
still white lips, guarded the small
form, which was clad in snowy white.
City Clergy Mourn
In the last sad rites the Baptist I
clergy of Los Angeles paid the "little
evangelist" the honors of v clergyman,
for at her funeral yeßterduy afternoon
In the First Baptist church the city
clergy were assembled and took part
In the service. At the funeral service
a large number of friends and acquaint
ances were present. <d .
The funeral wns mingled with pa
thetic scenes which brought tears to
the eyes of the large congregation.
Every sentence spoken and every strain
of music sung seemed mingled with
deep pathos, dwelling on the beautiful
child.
Rev. 8. A. Northrop, pastor of the
church, read the scripture lesson, fol
lowed by prayer offered by Rev. C. C.
Pierce. Key. A. 8. Phelps read a
scripture lesson from Psalm 146.
Mr. and Mrs. Baker, the blind singers,
sang aeveral selections. Mrs. Baker
of the Temple Baptist church, also sang
a selection.
Rev. Dr. Northrop'* Words
Rev. Dr. Northrop preached a short
Bermon from the words, "But Jchuh
said. Suffer little children to come unto
me, and forbid them not, for of such
is the kingdom of heaven." Matt. 19:14.
He said in part:
"This Is the golden text of the' be
loved little child now still In death.
Christ uttered these words In thu
spirit of love for the children. They
are very striking when we stand In the
pr«?»eiu-«> of life and death. We are
always glad to know that the children
are loved by him. The church has been
aroused from Us old lethargy «nd re
calved the children into the Sunday
schools and into the churches.
"With reference to the little blossom,
the spirit of which hns departed to Its
heavenly home, heaven would not be a
heaven without the children.
"Death Is no respecter of persons.
It has come to the home of the minister
of God, who weeps with those who
weep.
"The lesson to be derived from thin
great affliction is to do all we can to
prevent the thorns to appear among
the roses and to prepare our little dar
lings for their lives here and in the
hereafter."
Drs. Burdette and Henck
Rev. Robert J. Burdette dwelt upon
the beautiful death and character of
the little/ child. with pathos that
brought tears to the eyes of the congre
gation.
Key. R. A. Henck offered the closing
prayer, which was followed by the ben
ediction.
Following the service the friends
took the last fond look at the beloved
features, nnd the small casket wns
closed. Young women, clad in dainty
white, bore the casket to the white
hearse. Those who acted as pall bear
ers were: Misses Kvangellne Norvell,
Ida Crowell, Leila Dozier, Mabel Har
ris, Nellie Potts and Elizabeth Jones.
The interment whs at Hosedale ceme
tery, where a short, service was con
ducted.
GOATS AS BOON FOR POOR
Wealthy Chicago Woman Has Unique
Plan to Furnish Milk to the
Indigent
Special to ThP Horald.
CHICAGO, June 17.— T0 develop an
American milk goat that will be to
the poor and to the farmers what simi
lar animals are to the people of Swit
zerland and Kpnii'i, is the fad which
Mrs. Edward Roby of South Chicago is
pursuing. So far her work in this pio
neer industry has been recognized by
the agricultural department of the
United States, and federal agents hava
visited her goat farm.
She was prompted to embark* in this
unusual work by a desire to see the
Infants of poor people well nourished.
It Is her Idea to develop an American
goat that will give a superior quality
of milk and then to sell It at the cost
of production.
Mrs. Roby'B work goes even further.
She has experimented In caring for
the little animals, and she hopes to
give directions for sanitary housing
that will prevent contamination of the
milk..
It is held by some authorities that
goatß are immune from tuberculosis,
and there is no evidence In the hands
of the agricultural department to com
bat this theory. This, in Mrs. Itoby's
opinion, makes it more Important than
ever that the goat be developed here as
it in abroad, and become the poor man's
cow,
.She hopes In time to see the goat as
common in America as it is in Boine
foreign lands, where 75 per cent of the
families are said to use goat's milk.
Goats never have Jpeen bred in this
country us milk producers— the extent
of pasture lands encouraging the own
ership of cows, and the goat having
become a Joke. With the growth of
population and the limitation of pan
tuii's the goat is receiving more atten
tion.
Homelei* children received and placed
In homo, for adoption. Apply Roy. O.
V. Ric«, Superintendent Children*
Horn* society, *H Bradbury buUJlurf.
Los Ancelem.
OVER FENCES
THE CHASE LED
DOZEN SPEEDY JAPANESE
LAND ONE MEXICAN .
Enters a Boarding House on Bur-
glary Bent, and When Caught
Is Bound With Ropes
and Straps
' T. Moroano, a Mexican, was the cause
of a lively chase early yesterday which
finally ended in his capture by a dozen
excited Japanese
•Moreano entered a Japanese boarding
houso before daylight with the purpose
of burglary, according to his captors,
and had succeeded in getting some
trifles when the occupants of the room
became nroused.
Immediately a general alarm was
given and a dozen Japanese started
In pursuit of the fleeing man.
The chase led through dark alleys,
over boxes and barrels and back yard
fences and to the river bed.
The wiry little Japanese had more
endurance than the Mexican and finally
overtook him.
They sent a call to the police station
and two officers were sent to take the
man to the central station. When the
patrolmen arrived they found that tho
Japanese ' had bound the man with
enough ropes and straps to hold a wild
Texas steer.
Moreano is In the city jail booked on
a charge of burglary.
PRANKS OF A LOOSE BEAR
Scares St. Louis Folk, Hugs a Colored
Woman and Climbs a Pole Be
fore He Is Caught
Special to The Herald. '
ST. LOUIS, June 17.— A 400-pound
bear, two and a half years old, escaped
from his owner, Mike Kanter, a saloon
keeper, at 141 Franklin avenue, at mid
night last night.
Bob, the bear, is well known. He has
been petted and spoiled till he feels
that he is the real ruler of the district.
His home up to a few days ago was in
the back and of the saloon, and when
he was removed from there to a shed in
the rear by order of Excise Commis
sioner Mulvlhill, Bob resented the order
bitterly and began to show his first
symptoms of a temper. Last night the
longing tor company became too strong
for him. He broke hla chain, smashed
open the door of his shack and fled up
the street.
Through the throngs on the sidewalk
he dashed, head down, paws • waving,
eyes staring. Screams, shrieks ami
oaths filled the air. Policemen came
running from all sides, but none cared
to get In the way of bruin. Finally K a
stout colored woman blocked, his way",
though not Intentionally; she, did not
see Bob coming. He grabbed and
hugged her, and her startled ehrleks
curdled the blood of all who heard
them.. No one volunteered to go to her
assistance, v; ; ..
At this Juncture Bob's owner came
running up, and the bear, dropping the
woman, took refuge up a telegraph
pole. He refused to come down, and
Kanter started up the pole after him.
Bob's fear now became so great that
he lost his. hold on the pole and came
tumbling down, striking his master in
his flight and bearing him with him to
the ground.
Kanter was badly bruised by his fall,
but he grabbed Bob, administered some
well-merited chastisement before the
delighted crowd and dragged his thor
oughly cowed' and remorseful charge
back to the shed. . . -' ! . /<'•.- 4 "
TOWN BLAMES "WITCH"
Mob and Stab Pretty Woman on Her
Way to Mass at Bris.
to I, Conn.
Special to The Herald.
BRISTOL, Conn., June 17.—Witch
craft has come back after a lapse of 250
years, br else there are 400 badly mis
taken residents of this city. They con
stitute the Italian colony. In the last
two years not a single baby has conio
to .bless their homes, and_ the blame for
it is all credited to witchcraft. They
insist some spell has been cast over
thorn and they loudly demand redress.
Carmenclta Minetto, a pretty Sicilian
woman, who came' here two years
ago, has been branded as the witch.
The Italians harked back recently to
the date of her arrival here and re
called that since that day not a baby
has come to the colony. A we.ek ago
a committee went to the police and de
manded the woman's arrest as a witch.
But the police declined to make an ar
rest. The feeling against the woman
grew to such intensity today that the
Italians attacked her on her way to
mass. The police protected her then,
but when she ventured out again to
night she was set upon by a mob and
badly stubbed. She knows her assailant,
but refuses to give his name or make
a complaint. The woman has used herbs
in treating some of the Italians for
petty ailments, and now they think her
concoctions come straight from the
devil himself. ■ . ''
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