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NUMBER 803 ■* JVlV>_t__i. 9. V vrjiUO I'KR MONTH
REVOLUTIONISTS
DRIVEN AWAY BY
ROYALIST BANDS
SPANISH FORCES SUCCEED IN
SUPPRESSING DISORDER
TROOPS LOYAL TO KING ALFONSO
WIN OVER REBELS
Riots Are Said to Continue in Cata
lonia and Other Parts of Spain,
but Will Soon Be
Quieted
(By Associated Press.)
MADRID, July 29.—1t was officially
announced tonight tho cavalry at
Barcelona succeeded today in
driving into St. Martin square the prin
cipal bands of revolutionists against
whom the artillery opened tire, causing
great losses.
The survivors surrendered.
The official statement further says
it now remains only to overcome small
groups of revolutionists in the villages
near Barcelona.
Premier Maura announced tonight
this favorable report from Barcelona:
"Th« arrival .>< reinforcements," said
the. premier, "will permit the suppres
sion of the outbreak." •
Throughout the nay, however, ad
vices, Indicated the disturbances in
Catalonia were as serious us ever, al
though the government has succeeded
in getting troops through to certain of
the. disaffected points. The lines of
communication, which had bet cut
everywhere In' Catalonia, have In part
bgan repaired.
~ In Madrid and other cities there have
long been loud mutterlngs, and the se
rious situation in Morocco gave the
opportunity for a rising Of the revolu
tionists at Catalonia in protest against
the sending of other troops.
Recruiting System Is Odious
Tho recruiting system lias served to
increase the dissension of the people.
All Spaniards 20 years old must report
for military duty, but the rich usually
manage to bo excused. If In subse
quent drawings by lot, however, they
are unfortunate, they can buy exemp
tion for $300. Only the poor people,
therefore, servo.
When the war broke out in Morocco
the battalions with a nominal strength
of 859 men had only 200. Not only were
the reserves on Have recalled, but July
26 the next year's recruits were called
out.
' The soldiers Insist that the only fair
way is a compulsory service which
treats rich and poor alike.
"Besides," say the men, "they are
sending us like dogs to be killed In
Africa to please the bankers."
Spain tonight is rent by two fears—
the fate of the army in Morocco, and
the situation in the Mediterranean
provinces In Catalonia.
At the outskirts of Melllla the
Spanish anus leave' suffered a serious
.check. Three thousand soldiers have
cither been slain" or wounded, and the
Moorish hordes are lighting at the very
walls of the city itself.
News from Baraelona, the center of
the revolutionary outbreaks. is ex
ceedingly meager and unsatisfactory.
From Lisbon comes the report that
the revolutionists are using bombs and
that 100 persons were killed and 200
were wounded during the earlier, stages
of the conflicts.
Disquiet Slightly Appeased
Premier Maura's announcement that
the situation in Barcelona showed Im
provement, and word from Melllla that
the Moors were retreating from Mount
Uurugu, only slightly appeased the gen
eral disquiet. The Moor forces, how
ever, have been strenghtened by the
arrival of several thousand additional
tribesmen, and the official Judgment
that 75,000 Spanish troops are needed
at the front would indicate that the
Melllla army of Spain is In sore straits.
A Moorish army is marching on
Alhucemas and a warship has been
hurriedly dispatched from Melilla to
aid the garrison.
Insurrectionary outbreaks are report
ed from many points In Spain. At
Granollers two convents have been
burned, while at Sasa Delaselva the
civil guard was disarmed and impris
oned ln the barracks.
The revolutionists are active in
Llansa and Figueroa, wher the rail
roads have been torn up.
Financial institutions aro sending
their funds across the frontier.
The report that a provisional govern
ment has been established at Barce
loina. and that the governor had been
assassinated, Is unconfirmed, but ru
mors are persistent that Premier Maura
will resign and that a military dicta
torship will bo set up In Madrid.
SPANISH FORCES ARE
BEATEN IN BATTLE BY
MOORISH TRIBESMEN
MADRID, July 29.—Official dispatches
received here today admit the battle
between Moorish tribesmen and the
Spanish forces outside of Melllla was
a disastrous defeat. The Moors cut
off communications with the Spanish
outposts, and the main force of the
Spaniards was driven back under the
walls of the city where fighting con
tinued desperately.
The Spanish killed and wounded
number almost 3000, which takes no
account of the men at the advance
posts, who evidently have been aban
doned to their fate.
Melllla Is full of wounded.
Tho extent of the disaster is plainly
apparent from General Marina's dis
patch jas given out "at tho war office
today.) He says: '
| "July 27, the Moors cut. the railroads,
severing communication with - out
posts.' Our batteries shelled the Moors
but the advance posts were endan
gered and they had to be abandoned.
The situation tit Melllla is grave, des
pite the desperate bravery of the
troops who are now lighting under
the walls of the" city. . . _•_._■;_
"Our losses in the engagement were
General Plntos, a colonel, two lieu
tenant colonels, five captains and
many officers and subalterns and
about 1000 men. The wounded
number at least 1500, including
many officers. The hippodrome Is
full of wounded soldiers. Two gen
erals were mortally wounded."
Great Battle Is Fought
That a great battle had been fought
between the Spanish troops and the
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KING ALFONSO XIII AND QUEEN VICTORIA OF SPAIN
RATTLESNAKE'S VICTIM
SUFFERS AGONY UNTIL
DEATH RELIEVES HIM
SAN DIEGO, C«l„ July 29.—Ly
ing on the burning desert sands
near Calexico, suffering untold tor
tures from the poisonous bite of a
rattlesnake, unable to get either
water or assistance to alleviate his
awful agony until death came as a
relief, was the fate that befell a
man believed to have been Joseph
Stahl, a hotel man of this city, word
of which was received here today.
In the description mailed here of
the man found and buried by the
Calexico authorities, Mrs. Stahl is
positive she recognizes the victim
as her husband, who left here some
days ago en route to Calexico. It
is supposed Stahl was bitten while
crossing the desert and being unable
to proceed afterward suffered a
horrible death.
Two Vessels Wrecked
CUXHAVEN. July 29.—A heavy
storm is raging in the north sea. The
Hamburg schooner Hans and a Dutch
sailing vessel, name unidentified, have
been wrecked near Neuwerk. The Ger
man schooner Margarete was towed
into this port today In a sinking con
dition.
Last Survivor of Fremont Party Dead
DENVER, July 29.—The body of
Molden Bledsoe, said to be the last
survivor of General Fremont's first ex
pedition to California, was found last
night lodged in a fly gate to the Arch
er lake canal in this city. It is believed
he committed suicide.
THE NEWS SUMMARY
-FORECAST
For Los Angeles and vicinity: Fair
Friday, with fog In the morning; light
north wind, changing to south. Maxi
mum temperature yesterday, 77 de.
grees, minimum, 53 degrees. •
LOCAL
Steams and fcocomoblle matched for $5000
tor 300-mile race.
Ethel Mitchell, sister of man who hilled
Cecil Thayer, Bent to Whlttler by Judge
Wilbur.
City Attorney Hewitt la ordered to leave
his offices ln the Copp building and return to
the city hall.
Mrs. James O. Hunter of 1:157 Do Long street
attempts suicide by taking morphine.
Policeman Patrick Horris arrested (en charge
of being Intoxicated wlill. on duty.
Spiritualist meeting at Burbank hall raided
by police; four persons are arrested.
Advisory board on good roads stands by Its
colors and declares for no compromise.
COAST
Government grants perpetual rights for
water In Lake Tahoe region in return for
control of waters of Truckee river.
Man bitten by rattlesnake suffers untold
torture on desert near Oalexloo, Cal.", until
death relieves him of his agony.
Only 9500 persons out of (00,000 applicants
will have chance to file on homesteads in
drawing to take place at Coeur d' Alene, Idaho.
Seattle fair management offers $25,000 prize
between French Aviator Blerlot and American
Wright brothers for aeroplane race.
Ten armed men seize- 1500-acre tract of
Packard ranch near T.ompoc.
Barge turns turtle and one man Is drowned
at Vallejo, Cal.
EASTERN "...
Receiver for sugar company at Philadelphia
advises (jourt to accept $700,000 as settlement of
litigation brought by company against
American Refining company.
Cashier of bank at Tipton, luel.. whose
brother Is alleged tee have defaulted from in
stitution, tenders his resignation.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth at Cincinnati in
terested ln aeronautics and daughter of Roose
velt is promised flight by Aero club manage
ment. / . , ''
Wrights' test of speed of aeroplane, which
was to have taken place Thursday at Wash
ington, Is postponed until today by reason
of high wind. ...
General .Worthington dies at Washington of
cerebral hemorrhage.
Thaw, who Is on trial for his sanity, faces
District Attorney Jerome and Is said to have
won his point. ■ • -
Much discussed tariff bill Is ready for
passage by both house and senate.
Charles l<Vohman announces an ambitious
outline for next season on theatrical Stage,
FOREIGN
Paris police break up Reeled of swindlers who
defraud accident Insurance companies In
clever fashion.
Prince George of Servla at dinner party
shoots earrings from head of hostess on dare.
Plerieel of Paris pleased with Invitation 'to
race with Wright brothers at Seattle fair for
prize of $25,000.
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1909.
ARREST DRIVER
OF CORNELL CAR
CHAUFFEUR FISHER FOUND IN
MOJAVE
Man Who Drove Automobile That
Killed Mrs. Dora Feller Appre.
hended by Detectives and
Led to Confess
Carl Fisher, a chauffeur who ran
over and killed Mrs. Dora 'Feller, '38
years old, in front of her home at 841
San Pedro street, the night of July 15,
and for whom the police have been
searching for the past week, was ar
rested by Detective George Home at
Mojave yesterday, brought to Los An
geles last night and locked up ln the
city Jail on a charge of manslaughter.
The accused declared to the police be
would have reported the accident the
day following, but was persuaded by
his employer, Fred A. Cornell, to keep
quiet.
Cornell, who owned the automobile
that struck the aged woman; was ar
rested several days after the accident
as an accessory after the fact to a
charge of manslaughter, because the
police claim he made no effort to re
port the matter to police headquarters
and did all in his power to prevent the
authorities from learning the Identity
of the driver of the car. He subse
quently was released on bail. .
Cornell was taken Into custody in
his garage at 1158 South Main street.
The arrest was made by Patrolman
Grant McCart, who at the time failed
to make inquiries for Fisher, who WAS
in the garage at the time, and was paid
oft by Cornell before the lattter was
taken to the police station. Fisher
then left tho place and nothing was
heard of him until he was located and
arrested at Mojave yesterday.
Acting on information received at po
lice headquarters Detective^ George
Home went tg the desert town yester
day morning. He found Fisher sitting
on the front porch of a boarding house
reading a magazine.
Detective Makes- Arrest
The officer called to Fisher, but the
latter did not answer to his name.
Home then told the lad he had met
him in Los Angeles and after a short
conversation Fisher admitted his iden
tity and was placed under arrest.
_. Fisher was brought to Los Angeles,
arriving he»e at 8:05 o'clock last night.
Chief Dlshman met them at River sta
tion and while waiting for the patrol
wagon, placed under arrest A. John
son, a brother-in-law of Fisher, who
attempted to communicate with the
prisoner by making signals and whis
pering.
Johnson was closely questioned by
the detectives and after being given a
severe lecture on his action in Inter
fering with the police was allowed
to go.
Fisher was taken into the office of
Chief Dishman, where, in the presence
of the chief, Detective Home and Dep
uty District Attorney G. Ray Horton
lie made a , complete confession. He
blamed Cornell for persuading him not
to report the matter to the police and
surrender himself, as he stated he in
tended to do the day following the
accident.
According to his story to the police
last night Fisher was in the garage
when Cornell was placed under arrest.
The latter paid him his week's salary
and then remarked. "I am under ar
rest." When the officers took Cornell
away Fisher hurried out the rear door,
went, to River station and boarded a
freight train. . ■""
"I got into a box car and rode to
Acton, a small station on the Southern
Pacific," said Fisher to the police. "I
got off the train there and -waited for
another train and rode to Mojave, ar
riving there Sunday.
Tells of Accident
"I tried to get employment as a
chauffeur, as there are a number of
motor cars there, that run between th. _
desert town and the camps on the
Jawbone, section of the aqueduct. I
was ' unsuccessful and remained there
and kept a close watch on every train."
At first Fisher was reluctant to dis
cuss the details of the accident, but
finally told his story. He said:
"Cornell told me to get the auto
ready and take Mrs. Cornell and Mrs.
Frank Rogers to see the parade. I left
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SAN PEDRO HARBOR-IV
Why the Business Men of Los Angeles Will Be
Compelled to Use San Pedro Harbor to the Full
est Extent in Order to Extend Their Business
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' W\\ URING the past twenty years Los Angeles has grown from a city of less than
DURING to a city of more than 300,000 population grown today, in the opinion of
50,000 tn a city of more than 300,000 population and is today, in the opinion of
J[J many, the largest center of population on the Pacific coast. It is certainly the
second largest center of wealth and commerce on this coast, and with the ad
vantages which it now has. coupled with those that are sure to come with the comple
tion of the Panama Canal, it should within a few years attain, and forever hold, the po
sition of first in population, first in commerce and first in wealth on the west coast of
the United States.
. The business enterprises of Los Angeles have grown with the growth of the city
until today many millions of dollars are invested in wholesale and retail businesses of all
kinds that are carried on by wealthy firms and corporations. Manufacturing in various
lines has also begun and is developing rapidly.
The men who have invested their money, intelligence and energy in these various
business -enterprises have constantly striven to extend the territory subject to the com
merce of the city. They have invaded and occupied Arizona, New Mexico, a large part
of Nevada and all that part of California where they have been given anything like an
even break on freight rates by the railroads.
This has all been done notwithstanding the fact that our merchants have practi
cally had no advantage of water competition in handling their freights.
During all this period of growth until the recent opening of the Tehuantepec railroad
they have had to compete with San Francisco, whose port accommodating deep draft
ocean-going vessels has enabled it to get a good deal of its freight from European and
Atlantic ports at cheap water rates instead of being compelled to pay the excessive trans
continental railroad rates with which the business men of _L?s Angeles, on account of
the lack of this water transportation, have been burdened.
Also the business men of Los Angeles have year by year seen the trade of Mexico
and Central and South America opened to San Francisco by the vessels of the Pacific
Mail Steamship company, a Southern Pacific corporation, closed to them because that
corporation has refused to land its vessels at the port of Los Angeles for the purpose of
permitting our merchants to do business with the countries lying south of us.
They have also been unable to participate in the growing commerce with the Ha
waiian islands and the Orient, which has been opened to San Francisco, on account of
the lack of ocean transportation facilities from our port.
The great future commerce of any port of the Pacific coast lies in three directions:
Firstln distributing and gathering commerce throughout such portion of the
western slope of the continent, meaning thereby the territory lying west of the Rocky
mountains, as the railroad lines centering at such port will enable it to reach. This com
merce will consist of articles sent from the eastern ports of the United States and Europe
to the west slope and sent from this coast to those ports and Europe.
Second—With the Pacific coast of Mexico, Central and South America; and
Third With China, Japan and the other countries of the Orient whose gateways are
the great ports of Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki, Shanghai and Hongkong/through which
flow the commerce and trade of more than half a billion human beings.
The wide-awake business men of Los Angeles have for years been alive to the fact
that they must develop commerce along these three lines if they expect the trade of their
individual enterprises, and of their city as a whole, to reach its normal and proper growth.
They have heretofore been denied the opportunity of entering, upon equal terms, any one
of these great fields of trade on account of the lack of ocean transportation necessary to
properly serve or reach them.
It was with the idea of opening to their enterprises and to their city these fruitful
fields of commerce that they began twenty years ago to agitate for the improvement of
San Pedro harbor to an extent which would admit of its accommodating deep draft vessels
engaged in the ocean carrying trade. , ,
When the matter of obtaining a deep-water harbor at San Pedro was first agitated,
little significance was attached to the possibility of an isthmian canal. It is true that the
project of the construction of a canal across Lhe isthmus by the national government had
been discussed for many years, but it required the energy and initiative of the great
president who has just laid down the cares of office to remove this project from the posi
tion of an irridescent dream to that of a shortly-to-be-realized actuality.
Now that a large part of the work upon this great international road of commerce has
been done, and its completion within the next five years is assured, it has assumed the po
sition, in the minds of all students of transportation, of the principal factor in the creation
and development of the commerce which San Pedro harbor will attract.
In considering the commercial significance of the Panama canal as it relates to San
Pedro harbor, the subject naturally assumes three phases:..
First—The commerce which will come through the canal from the Atlantic coast for
distribution on the western slope, and, conversely, will flow from the western slope
through the canal to the Atlantic coast.
Second— foreign commerce which will come from European ports through the
canal for distribution on the western slope and which will, conversely, flow from the
western slope through the canal to Europe.
Third—The commerce between the Orient and the western slope which may be
handled by lines of vessels passing through the canal between European and Oriental
ports and which may find one or more ports of call upon the Pacific coast.
The significance of the first class of this commerce has been to some extent fore
shadowed to Los Angeles business men by the opening of the Tehuantepec railroad.
There are today merchants in Los Angeles who are having much of their freight from
Atlantic ports shipped via the Tehuantepec railroad, and although this necessitates a car
riage by water from the eastern ports to the Tehuantepec railroad; a handling of the
freight at the eastern terminus of that railroad; a transportation over its line; a second
handling from the railroad to the cars at the Pacific terminus of the railroad, and a
transportation by water ' from that terminus to the port of Los Angeles,;
much of this freight is now being handled at 25% or less of the rate which it would cost
to transport it by rail from its point of origin on the Atlantic coast to Los Angeles.
When the Panama canal is completed so that this freight can be carried by water,
the whole distance, it will undoubtedly be carried for much less than the rate now paid via
the Tehuantepec railroad. It is certain that the completion of the Panama canal will wit
ness the installation of lines of fast, moderate draft steamers between Atlantic and Pa
cific ports. . 2 , . . ,-„ .
These steamers will doubtless find ports of call at the Central American and Mexican
ports as well as at the Pacific ports of the United States.
By virture of their speed, they should be able to transport freight between the At
lantic and Pacific ports in as good time as is now made by the transcontinental railroads.
Indeed,, there is no doubt that this freight will be transported in much better time than
the transcontinental railroads are able to handle it in periods of freight congestion such
as occurred during the year 1007. , ..... , . ,
Just exactly what the difference in rates will be upon this freight as compared with
the rates paid at present, it is impossible to say ; but that it will be very great is shown by
the statement made some time ago by a business man of Los Angeles who imports large
ly from Europe that he was able to bring goods from Antwerp by water and land them
at San Pedro for a less freight charge than it would cost him to ship the same goods from
San Francisco to Los Angeles. v -
There is no question that much of this freight will be handled at 20% and 25% of the
present cost of transporting the same freight between Atlantic and Pacific ports by rail,
and some of it as low as 10% of the present cost. \
When this day arrives, the western port which combines the advantages of nearness
to the Panama canal and to the track of vessels engaged in European and Oriental com
merce passing through that canal, with the command of the best railroad facilities for
gathering and distributing the commerce of the Pacific slope, will be marked by destiny as
The greatest western center of commerce and wealth.
To what extent the harbor of Wilmington and San Pedro, which the city of Los An
geles is now seeking the opportunity to spend its means and energy in developing, com
mands these advantages will be discussed in succeeding articles.
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SPOOK ARTISTS
NIPPED IN MIDST
OP BIG SEANCE
CHILD MEDIUM CAUGHT IN ACT
BY THE POLICE
TWO WOMEN AND TWO MEN ARE
ARRESTED
Audience of 200 Shrieks About "Out.
rage" as Child's So.Called Spirit
Hand Is Caught In That of
Plain Clothes Man
PERHAPS Hamlet did not sco his
father's ghost, but was the victim
of .1 fake Spiritualistic manifesta
tion. Such Is the opinion of two of
Chief Dish-nan's men, who, titter wit
nessing a thrilling half hour of weird
spirit performances, calmly grabbed a
ghost, and now the city jail is filled
with real spooks.
About 200 gullible specimens of hu
manity who were passing a thrilling
and hair-raising half hour last night
at Burbank hall had their illusions
sadly shatter! when at the most spec
tacular part of the- performance an ap
parent convert grabbed the spirit hand
of a curtain-enshrouded spook and In
a courtly manner announced that "Tha
house Is pinched; please remain quiet
and orderly."
A companion and supposed pal of
the spirit world enthusiasts Immedi
ately appeared at the side of the court
ly captor of the ghostly performer, and
twee shields Hashed together in tho
electric lights of the stage, while two
plain clothes men proceeded to garner
in a few prisoners under the charge of
conducting a Spiritualistic seance with
out a license, and engaging and hiring
a minor child contrary to the statutes.
Ghost Present at Start
The meeting which ended so disas
trously to its promoters and landed
them in the police station had all the
appearance of being the "real not
dope." So well prepared for the occa
sion was the child medium and marvel
that the lights were not turned down,
but she was placed, bound in a chair,
before a black curtain background,
behind which the spirits cut up in a
most scandalous manner.
The ghost of a person referred to as
Carterpresumably the celebrated de
tective, Nick Carter—was cutting high
Jinks behind the curtain, playing on
harps, writing notes and passing water
through the curtain, when the unpre
tentious living sleuths employed by
Mr. Dlshman put an end to his pranks.
After several people,' who were palp
ably "fixed" or members of the crowd
of Spiritualistic promoters, had gained
the stage and taken harps, notes, an!
other things from the ghostly hands
of Carter, Detectlv Bert R. Parker
finally succeeded In getting up. on the
stage, although many attempts were
made to keep only the known loyal
pals in the foreground.
Parker assumed the air of a simple
convert and trudged bashfully up to
the curtain, while Detective Frank
Mack slipped behind In such a man
ner as to lead all to believe that he was
enthralled by the strange spectacle.
Harp Received Bashfully
Bashfully Parker received tho harp
and passed it back slowly enough to
give his companion time to be near the
scene of action. As Mack got within
a few feet, Parker extended the harp
to return it to Carter. The mystic hand
rose above the curtain. In a flash
Parker grabbed it. Mack pushed back
the curtain which enshrouded the
child medium, and the girl spook as
sistant was lifted clear out of her
chair by the detective .
The shade of the marvelous Nick
Carter vanished and left, strange to
say, only the hand of a little girl with
in the officer's grasp. Parker released
the child's hand in order not to break
the frail little arm, and while the
business-like, detective announced his
mission, a noisy and threatening crowd
surrounded him.
The ''real bugs" of the gathering
were loud in their denunciation of
what they termed "an impious and
. wicked outrage" and they argued to
show that the reason why the offcer
did not lift the hand and arm clear
out beyond the curtain was because
"the spirit hand had demateriallzed
itself and slipped away."
Spook Artists Arrested
However, tho spook-chasing sleuths
could not see the matter In that light,
and, after letting the victims of their
own hallucinations depart, they re
moved and booked those whom they are
convinced are the promoters of the
affair.
At the central police station R. A.
Dean, Mrs. R. A. Dean, E. R. Nor
cross and Mrs. E. R. Norcross were
all booked under the charge of operat
ing a Spiritualistic seance without a
license, and Mrs. Dean was booked
under the additional charge of en
gaging and permitting a minor child
to take part in a stage performance of
a nature calculated to ho injurious to
the best interests, health and genera)
well being of th." child.
All of those booked are well known
in this world as being right-hand
chums of those In the spook world, and
Mr. and Mrs. Norcross are the par
ents of Helena NorcrOSS, tho child
medium.
Helena is apparently not more than
11 or 12 years of age. and is a sweet
faced little girl-whose youth and in
nocent demeanor are calculated to have
a strong effect upon tho skeptical.
However, lt appears that Helena Is
not as Innocent its she looks, and, from
the discovery made by.the police de
tectives, she has been well drilled and
trained by her parents, and may pos
sible bo double-jointed.
The meeting opened with some musi
cal selections, which. If they had boon
chosen to frighten away mortals, could
never have been more effective. It is
evident that spirits do not have their
musical ears very well cultivated, for
if they had they would not have
been found within ten miles of Bur
bank hall.
Real Atrocity Perpetraterf
One horrible atrocity was perpetrated
by a fat man who sang, or rather
sputtered, faintly, through some
verses of what was possibly a senti
mental song. It might have been a.
funeral dirge, or even a comic song,
for anything that the audience could
learn. If there Is any spirit in the
world of darkness who lias a worse*
voice than the stout performer. It Is
certain that he is not in the angel
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