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THE STTXDAY OKERONTAN. PORTXAXT5, JUNE G, 1915.
PRACTICAL TRAINING TO BE ADDED FEATURE .OF
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
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President Bushnell Announces Courses to Prepare Students for Development of South American Trade or to Earn Livelihood in Industries Effort
to Be Made to Increase Percentage of Young Men Who Have College Education and Are Ready for Business Life.
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Club House. (12 GraniUtand and Athletic Field.
) T a. dinner g'lven at the- Unlver
J sity Club last Thursday night by
the . officers of Pacific Univer
sity of Forest Grove It was announced
that the college proposes to 3evelop,
in the near future, a system of prac
tical courses designed to train young
men and women who are' Interested In
entering commercial and industrial, oc
cupations, particularly with develop
ing South American trade; and at the
same time the courses are designed to
assist students to m&ke their way
tfarough collegre.
President Bushnell said that the
average college is still one-sided and
narrow in the training- which it of
fers, and maintained that any institu
tion to be truly a. liberal arts college
must train the three sides of human
nature, the hand, the head and the
heart. He contended that when Ameri
cans take democracy seriously they
will require colleges to offer training
in clear-thinking about the funda
mental Bocial relationships in busi
ness, politics, religion and art. and at
the same time will make the course
broad enough to meet the practical
needs of many more than the 1 or 2
per cent who now attend college.
Vlnltln President Speaka.
The dinner was given particularly
to hear an address by M. J. Fenenga,
ex-president of Northla-nd College,
Wisconsin, who has recently moved to
Oregon and who for 15 years operated
in the East a. system of combined stu
dent employments and applied science
training, which it is proposed to in
augurate at Pacific University.
In introducing the speaker President
Bushnell referred to the equipment and
record of the college as a substantial
basis on which to develop the proposed
work. He said:
"The college represents today build
ings and equipment worth $200,000; a
campus of 31 acres of heavily wooded
GERMAN-AMERICAN HOLDS GERMANY
JUSTIFIED IN SINKING LUSITANIA
Americans and English Blamed by Nebraskan Writer for Ocean Tragedy, Contention Being That Commander of
Submarine Acted as Became Patriotic Officer Inhumanity Is Denied.
BT REV. GEORGE ALLEKBACH, UN
COLS, NliB.
THE following article on the Lusi
tania tragedy is printed at the re
quest of several German-American
citizens:
When the news came that this giant
trans-Atlantic liner had been sunk by
a German submarine, I. for one, became
almost dizzy with horror and I noticed
the same state of mind in every German-American
I spoke to. Of course
this was the only subject we could
speak on at the time. We were cheered
greatly, however, when in connection
with that first news, it was also stated
that probably all on board had been
saved. But when Saturday the awful
announcement came that more than
two-thirds of the 1900 on board had
perished, we all felt that, whatever the
provocation, the commander of a Ger
man submarine had gone too far and
that this act would prove a boomerang
to react harmfully, perhaps fatally,
against Germany.
It is but natural that a cry of hor
ror should .go up, not only from this
land but from the whole world, at the
magnitude of this new sea tragedy.
And surely we German-Americans de
plore it more sincerely than our other
fellow citizens because it was done by
a German submarine. And may we not
on that account be allowed ' to say
something on this matter in the Anglo-American
papers, or would the
Anglo-American only be allowed to
express themselves? Since when has
it become the practice in America to
allow only one side to a controversy
to be heard? Is it not fair to give
both sides an impartial hearing, es
pecially since features of this tragedy
and details have now become known
which have been overlooked so far in
the discussion in the Anglo-American
press, but the consideration of which
would seem necessary if we desire to
form an intelligent opinion and give a
fair and just verdict of this whole war
so far.
Three Countries Implicated.
I would like to present in as few
words as possible the German, the
English and the American share In
this tragedy, for. as a matter of fact,
all three had a share in it. so that it is
really an international tragedy in
cause as well as effect, and it is most
unfair to blame only one nation for it.
First, then, as to the German share
in it. There can be no doubt in the
mind of anyone that the German gov
ernment did not want to destroy those
non-combatant passengers, women and
children, but only the ship, which was
loaded with all kinds of contraband of
war against Germany. To mention but
one item which was admitted - by the
Collector of the Port of New York. Dud
ley llalone. in his report to President
Wilson, there was on board this
ship on this trip a cargo of over 4000
cases of cartridges enough ammuni
tion. I have been assured, to destroy an
army of 50.000 men. Only the ship and
this cargo was to be destroyed, and
not the passengers. This Is borne out
by the following facts:
First, there was a special official
warning published by the German em
bassy at Washington in 40 leading pa
pers of this country, telling them that
if they Balled op. an enemy's ship
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land; with five main buildings, in
cluding some of the best college build
ings in the Pacific Northwest; an en
dowment of $260,000; a high standard
of work recognized as first-class by.
the United States bureau of education;
a creditable history of more than 60
years and a student body of 225. now
rapidly increasing, there having been
an increase of H per cent in the fresh
man class the past year.
Standards Are Pointed Out.
"A liberal arts college should rep
resent the organized effort of society
to give to all of its young people such
a thorough training as to fit them to
judge Intelligently about the "great
modern social relationships of life in
business, art, religion, politics, etc, and
to enter sympathetically and helpfully
into these relationships.
"It is the determined purpose of the
faculty of Pacific University to retain
and emphasize still more the thorough
cultural training about the funda
mentals of life that has distinguished
Pacific University in the past. It is
our purpose to give proper attention
particularly to religion and morals, as
the larger state institutions find them
selves restrained from doing.
"But it is also our policy to recog
nize the necessary place in a democ
racy of the practical point of view,
and to endeavor to keep the theoreti
cal work closely in touch with the
practical so as to Interest and instruct
the largest range of students possible.
The time Is coming when we in
America shall feel it a disgrace that
only one or two per cent of the popu
lation ever go through college.
"The theory of the liberal arts col
lege is that it offers the culture which
all persons in a democracy should
have. And the small percentage of
persons availing themselves of it is
due not merely to the poverty of the
masses and their inability to pay for
an education, but is due also to the
through the German submarine war
zone, around the British Isles, they
would be in danger of their life. This
warning was published about a week
before the ship sailed. If Germany
had wanted to destroy passengers,
either enemy or neutral, surely that
warning would not have been given.
Everyone must admit that. This warn
ing was given even though it endan
gered the plan to destroy that cargo
of death for the sole reason that the
passengers might be spared if possible,
even if the war cargo should reach its
destination and help to destroy the
German army. Is it not, therefore,
most unjust and malicious to caU the
torpedoing of this cargo an act of
brutal piracy? No pirates were ever
known to be so careful and considerate
of human life as to give such a warn
ing. Germans Declared Humane.
Second This ship was known to be
well provided with airtight compart
ments. Even the ship company was
firmly convinced that the ship could
not be sunk so suddenly by a number
of torpedoes as to endanger the lives
of the passengers. Why, then, should
the Germans think that all on board
would be destroyed if the ship -were
torpedoed? Of course it was possible
that some might be destroyed and it
was the humane desire to prevent even
that that the official warning was
given.
Third There can be no doubt that
the ship was torpedoed so near the
shore intentionally, in the hope and
expectation that even if enough help
did not come in time to save all, the
passengers could be landed on the
shore, which was In pain sight from
the ship, as testified by officers, pas
sengers and crew. Doe not this prove
how anxious the Germans were to give
the passengers every chance to escape,
consonant with necessary war meas
ures of destroying that shipload of
war supplies to their enemies?
Fourth Captain Turner, the English
commander of the ship, ought to be a
reliable witness, ought he not? He is
reported as having said in the prelim
inary hearing at Liverpool that only
one torpedo was shot at his ship,
which struck it pretty far forward.
and that his ship would not have been
sunk by that shot suddenly, that the
airtight compartments would have
kept it afloat until help came or till it
could have been beached on the shore.
If immediately after the shot a pow
erful exposlon had not taken place in
the hold of the ship, that seemed to
tear the bottom out of it and caused
it to sink in a few minutes.
Submarine's Departure Explained.
Fifth Now what was the cause of
that explosion? It has been asserted
by Anglo-Americans that this explo
sion was caused by the bursting of one
of the boilers or even several. But I
have seen no such statement from
either the officers or the crew or from
the passengers of the ship. On the con
trary, the statement was repeatedly
made that this explosion, besides tear
lng the ship, also filled it with asphyx
iatlng gases. What does that indicate?
That could not have been caused by
bursting boilers nor yet by the tor
pedo. Never, to my knowledge, in all
the torpedoing of ships that has been
Coins on la the English, waters since
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fact that higher education Is still so
poorly adapted to their needs that it
does not sufficiently Interest them. We
propose to give at Pacific University
an opportunity, both through courses
of applied science and through means
of self-support, for all classes of young
people to fit themselves to be citizens
of a republic.
Rural Colleges" Differ.
"Whether It be proper for a college
drawing its student body largely from
a city to adopt an exclusive policy
limiting its training largely to those
with a strictly intellectual Interest,
this certainly should not be the policy
of a college drawing Its students from
rural and suburban districts which
recognize the presence and impor
tance of interests other than those of
the intellectual in life. Pacific Uni
versity proposed to train young men
and women in the fundamentals, not
only for the professional man, but also
for the housewife, the farmer, the me
chanic and the business man."
In support of this policy of combin
ing self-help and practical training
with the college course. President
Bushnell referred to the successful
work along these lines now being done
In the University of Cincinnati; Yank
ton College, South Dakota; Park Col
lege, Missouri; Northland College,
Wisconsin, and other institutions.
"In carrying out this policy we de
sire, first of all, to recognize the new
important relations between the
United States and the Spanish-American
republics of South America," he
continued. "To that end, we plan, at
the earliest practical moment, to estab
lish a department of Spanish and South
American relations which shall not
only teach the Spanish language, but
shall take up Instruction in the com
merce, business and social practices of
our South American neighbors, with a
view to developing at Forest Grove a
center of training for young men and
February 18 has it been asserted that
asphyxiating gases were noticed in
connection with any of them. The more
plausible explanation, therefore, would
seem to be that some powerful explo
sives must have "been set loose in the
hold of the ship that were intended for
the empty shells on board and that it
was these explosives that did the fear
ful damage. Surely then, taking all
this into acccourrt, the Germans cannot
be blamed alone for this heartrending
tragedy.
Sixth Some German-Americans have
blamed the commander of the sub
marine rather severely for making off
so heartlessly after he had shot the
ship, for not staying and trying to save
some of the passengers. But they for
get that he knew, the call for help
would be given by wireless and that
in a very short time a whole fleet of
all kinds of craft would be on the scene
to do all that was necessary. And that
if he and his ship were caught there,
even If they were saving all they could,
he and his companions would be de
stroyed without mercy as the U-29 had
been destroyed by English ships while
engaged in the humane work of saving
drowning englishmen. NTo. that is a
very unreasonable thing to expect of
the commander of a submarine, under
such circumstances. Besides, as stated,
he had no reason whatever to think
that the ship would go down with so
many on board.
So far I have tried to give the Ger
man side of this horror of the sea in
an Unprejudiced way, but may I not be
allowed to also give the English side
of it. as I see it and others, even Anglo
Americans? 1 shall try to be equally
fair and unprejudiced.
Blame Attributed t England.
Must we not condemn the ship com
pany also for taking such a cargo on
board a passenger ship? They knew
that as far as the cargo was concerned
it was a bold challenge to the German
submarines to destroy it, and that to
destroy such a cargo no country in the
world, not even the enemy countries of
Germany, could in fairness find any
fault. But even if there had been no
submarine attack to fear, is it not
wrong, perhaps not legally, but moral
ly wrong, ' because criminally reckless,
to load such a dangerous cargo on a
passenger ship filled with women and
children to sail across the Atlantic
with its often very violent storms; a
cargo that would not be permitted to
be stored in a city because of the dan
ger it involves? No crty would allow
even a powder magazine within its
borders, how much less a magazine of
such powerful explosives as are used
in the modern shells for which the
empties were carried on board, as the
collector of the port of New York testi
fies. Very few papers have dared to
point to this right now.
Again, did not the officers of the
ship manifest a criminal indifference
for the safety of the passengers by
not having enough life belts on board
to go round, or if they had, by not see
ing to it that all the passengers were
provided? Repeatedly we read In the
harrowing details that men gallantly
surrendered . their life belts to women
and childrbn because these could not
get them. The submarine was sighted
some time before the attack, and about
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10 Heating: Plant. (11) Boy
women interested in entering this im
portant field of work. The matter has
already been 'taken up with the
Director-General of the Pan-American
Union at Washington, D. C. and has
his' approval. The professor in charge
may possibly be from South America,
and the department may afford free
scholarships for South American stu
dents as well as students of our own
country.
Students to Be Employed.
"Ir connection with the proposed ap
plied science courses and manual
training, we desire to give a large
number of students immediate employ
ment. Last year we could have started
50 more boys in college if we could
have provided some means of self-support.
We can do this to the best ad
vantage by work on permanent im
provements on the campusj in the con
struction of grades, concrete walks,
landscape gardening, market gardens
and a central heating plant, among
other things.
"A further development of this plan
contemplates the establishment of a
system of trade shops on the campus,
for the double purpose of teaching the
fundamentals of manual training and
the construction of marketable goods
to help in the support of the students
employed. Such shops may Include the
work of printing, bookbinding, furni
ture making, broom making, concrete
block construction, gardening, etc. The
proper development of this plan- would
contemplate some work by students
themselves in construction of build
ings, funds for purchase of materials
alnd labor, endowment for proper and
adequate maintenance and instruction,
and, perhaps, also a boys' dormitory
and new science hall. The college is
fortunate in having the opportunity of
securing at this time the services of
President Fenenga for organizing and
directing this important work, as soon
as funds may be provided to start it."
20 minutes afterward the ship went
down. That would have been ample
time to provide all. The most of those
who were rescued were saved by life
belts. If all had been provided, surely
the mortality list would not have been
so staggering. Perhaps not even a
hundred would have been lost. There
appears to have been no storm at the
time.
Misuse of Flag Cited.
But, again,, was it not wrong for the
English government to permit passen
ger ships to carry such cargoes? Why
was England quietly acquiescing in this
dangerous traffic? Dangerous to non
combatants; dangerous to women and
children. How many such cargoes tnat
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Like gipsy bards of old, four hikers, who will sleep in the "great
outdoors," and eat whatever they can earn, leave this morning for
Arizona, over the Pacific Highway. They are Mrs. Maud Prescott,
129B East Eighteenth street North, her daughter, Dorothy, and her
two sons, Steadman and John.
Theirs is not a mere pleasure "hike," but a trip that they know will
be a benefit to Mrs. Prescott's health. Dorothy and John will sing
their way. as both have done before, but all would rather "go hay-,
ing" or pick berries. They are starting with only o. Their first
long stop will be San Francisco, for a visit to the fair.
passenger ship carried to the. English
and French, armies in the death.' grapple
with German armies we know not. but
the Germans knew. It was one of the
fastest ships afloat, and no doubt it had
been kept busy during all the war mas
querading as a passenger ship, but
really a Warship of the most destruc
tive kind. Can you blame the Germans
for deciding that it was time to destroy
it? I do not want to be unfair, but
does it not seem that after England had
been stopped from abusing our flag -to
shield its contraband of war. it used
our citizens, women and children for
this purpose. Xo you think our- Gov
ernment would have consented to that
If we were engaged in war and our pas
senger ship companies would combine
passenger and contraband traffic
through a war zone of the enemy?
And while this thought is in my
mind, what would our country ' have
done not only if in England's place,
but in Germany's let me ask? We, too,
have submarines,, have we not? And
we have them for use in' war, have we
not? Now. tell me, what would an
American' submarine commander have
done under such circumstances? Im
agine, if you can, the United States
placed as Germany is now placed at
tacked from the west and the east
by armies gathered from 10 nations,
even by savages of every shape and
hue from the ends of the earth, and so
fighting desperately for her very life.
Imagine the American submarine com
mander has orders to sink, if he can.
any ship that is known.' to carry con
traband of war to his country's ene
mies. Suppose he learned that the
enemy is using passenger ships for
this purpose and that the passengers
are willing to be so used, notwithstand
ing the friendly- warning of- hiscoun
try. Suddenly there comes in sight
such a 6hip. It is the vessel which
has fraudently used a neutral flag to
escape with such a cargo and that it
has crowed over the feat. He knows
it Is one of the fastest ships afloat;
he knows it has orders to ram him on
6ight; he has every reason to believe
that it is again carrying cargo of
death against hiscountry; he has rea
son to believe that it is armed. Now,
tell me, what would an American com
mander of a submarine do under these
circumstances.
Submarine Act 'Lauded.
Oh! If he saw those passengers on
that ship he might well pause, he
might well shrink from the awful task
imposed on him by the exigencies of
war, by the foul, play of his enemies
by rising passengers and the foolbard
iness of the passengers to trust their
lives to such a ship and sailing with
it right through the battlefield of the
sea?. Yes, his duty would wring his
heart, but he. would have to obey or
ders. If he allowed sentiment, or if
you prefer, consideration of humanity
to Influence him to let that ship go
by with such a cargo of death against
his country, he would be courtmar
tialed as a traitor to his country. But,
you know that an American com
mander would not prove a traitor to
his country. No, he would do his duty
as that German commander did. in the
hope that ample provision had been
made on board to save the passengers.
Another feature of the tragedy show
ing England's guilty share in it is
pointed out by United States naval of
ficers, and that is this: England had
made no provision to protect that Eng
lish passenger ship, carrying 2000
precious human lives through the war
zone and loaded with that contraband
which made it the duty of a German
submarine to destroy it. Why did not
some warships, -torpedo-boat or de
stroyers convoy this ship through the
danger zone? Surely England has
enough of them. Hven in the British
Parliament Asqulth .was asked this
question. And what did he say? He
declared that the government was not
in a position to provide protection to
merchant . ships, that these must take
care of themselves. Our naval officers,
however, point out that England has
quite a number of warships assigned to
the pretty useless task of watching our
ports after all the German ships have
disappeared from the sea. These war
ships could be better employed convoy
ing such ships as the Lusitanla. But
apparently England does not want to
risk her warships no matter how many
lives, how many women and children
are lost,
American Share SIawn.
Tes, we, too, we Americans, have a
share in the guilt of this tragedy, not
only Anglo-Americans, but German
Americans, for there are quite a num
ber of German names among the victims
and the survivors. It is true, it is right
and humane to sympathize with those
who went down unwittingly to a sud
den and tragic death, and to mourn
with those who are weeping for loved
ones. But should this sympathy pre
vent us from considering the grave
crisis our whole country is in because
of the guilt of those who went know
ingly with a full realization of what
could be expected by them out of this
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turn of the hand and our country may
be engulfed in war. Laboring- nipht
and day since last Aug-ust, President
Wilson has given the best that is in
him to prevent war between this coun
try and the belligerents of Europe. So
far he has steered safely the ship of
state through th etroubled waters. But
now in the twinkling of an eye his
plan threatens to miscarry. Tell me,
are not many, perhaps most of those to
blame for this crisis who ridiculed the
kindly warning of the German govern
ment and went on an enemy ship carry
ing such a cargo through the war zone?
Was not their trip a dare to Germany?
They had no business doing something
of that nature in such serious condi
tions. They could know that danger,
not only to their own lives, but to the
lives of thousands, perhaps hundreds of
thousands of their Innocent country
men, might result from their dare.
There were any number of vessels
ready to sail under a neutral flag with
no such cargo, insuring safety, but
they foolishly preferred to brave the
danger, that they might boxjJt of it aft
erwards. No citizen of the United
States has a right to do that. And if
any more continue to do so, they will
be simply throwing stones in the path
way of President Wilson in his efforts
to preserve peace to our country. Sure
ly no thinking loyal citizen ought to do
that.
Unneutral Phase Asserted.
Many of those passengers on the Lu-
sltania were going to Europe to deliver
orders of war supplies to the enemies of
Germany, while others went to get new
contracts. All this was known to Ger
many. Let us also give this our con
sideration when passing judgment. One
more thought In conclusion. I surely
do not desire to be unfair to our Pres
ident. He has indeed a hard task and
he Is doing his duty as he sees it for
all of us. But must not this thought
also come to our minds: As the Presi
dent warned Americans to come out of
Mexico when the war there began, be
cause they had no right for the sake of
their private interest to involve their
whole country in war, so we would wish
that these foolishly, yea criminally,
bold and daring Americans might also
be warned and frowned upon by the
President. ' Then if they ignore his
warning the President would not be
compelled to adopt measures that might
be dangerous to the country.
But, whatever the outcome, we can
trust our President that the responsi
bility for this tragedy will be fixed and
the necessary action taken in due time.
Let us be true American citizens and
assist him, not hinder him, nor throw
stones in his path, in his herculean task
of preserving peace to our country in
these trying times. Let us not get to
wrangling among ourselves. Let us not
rock the boat. It could go down as
suddenly as did the Lusitanla if we
have an explosion on the inside. We
German-Americans especially need to
remember this. As we have been loyal
to our country irr the past, these United
States, I mean, so let us be now.
17-YEAR LOCUST EXPECTED
Agriculture Department Gives Warn
ing on Appearance of Cicada.
A warning against the cicada, com
monly known as the 17-year locust, ex
pected to appear in various parts of
the East and Middle West in June, has
just been issued by the office of in
formation. United States Department of
Agriculture. They appear in great
swarms that naturally cause fears ae
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to the safety of trees and shrubbery
which they attack.
By reason of the peculiar habits oC
the cicada, its appearance can be fore- '
told by scientists versed in entomology.
This swarm, which is predicted to
spread throughout many parts of the
country, made its last appearance in,
189S. The insect covers chiefly many
portions of the United States from the
Mississippi Valley eastward.
The information is given that trees
sprayed with Bordeaux mixture or a
lime wash generally are avoided by
the cicada. The most reliable means
of protecting young orchards and
nurseries is by collecting the insects,
in the early morning from the trees
when they are less active, and this
work must be continued each day If
damage Is to be minimized. Trees re
quire a number of years, frequently, to
recover from the injury inflicted upon
them.
BEAUTY SPOTS GARNISHED
Eugene Prepares to Make City At
tractive for Expected Visitors.
EUGENE, Or, June 5. (Special.)
Preparatory for the arrival of 50 trains
bearing 13,000 Shriners, expected July
16, and scores of other exposition
travelers, the Commercial Club promo
tion board has taken steps to rebuild
the lighting system in the west depot
park, thus making more attractive the
beauty spot surrounding the Eugene
station.
The wires will be laid in new, self
draining conduits, built under the
granite walks to avoid tearing up the
lawn, and the ornamental lamp posts
will be set in concrete poles, to make
repairs possible.
All the lights in the electrical foun
tain at the station will be replaced and
the fountain repainted. The Improve
ments will cost several hundred dol-"
lars.
BERRIES BRING $40 TON
Big Yield Near Vancouver Sold to
Oregon Packing- Company.
VANCOUVER, Wash., June 5. (Spe
cial.) Gooseberries for 16.000 goose
berry pies were raised by C. M. Strat
ton on his farm near Walnut Grove this
year and he sold the crop for $40 a
ton. Mr. Stratton planted 2300 bushes
on about two acres of ground and the
bushes are a year old now. The pick
ers received 10 cents a pail, large candy
pails being used.
Mr. Stratton disposed of the goose
berries to the Oregon Packing Com
pany. He is of the opinion the bashes
will have a larger yield next year.
Albany Plans Big tly Campaign.
ALBANY. Or., June 6. (Special.)
With the hope of making Albany an.
absolutely flyless city, local people are
planning an anti-fly campaign which,
is expected to prove more successful
than last year's effective campaign. It
is proposed not only to "swat the
fly," but to induce every resident of
the city to provide his home with traps
or other fly-killing devices. Efforts
will be made also to eradicate breed
ing places. The Albany Commercial
Club has named a special committee to
direct the fly-killing crusade. It . is
composed of Dr. C. V. Littler, Dr.
W. H. Davis, Dr. M. H. Ellis, F. 1L
French and. F, G. Franklin.