1903-04 Volume 28 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

430 THB SCROLL.The lyrics in "The Isle of Illusia," the comic opera producedby Columbia students this year, were written by R. C.Gaige, New York Delta, '03; and the leading female character,"Princess Naughty Naught," was acted by J. S. Buhler,New York Delta, '04. Three members of Pennsylvania Zetawere in the cast of "Alice in Anotherland," the comic operaproduced by the Mask and Wig club of the University ofPennsylvania this year—B. H. Ludlow, '04, in the doublerole of Dr. Spurious" and Constant Knox;" R. C. Bortle,'05, as "Alice Ben Bolt;" and .\. R. Ludlow, '06, as "TheYoung Whirlwind."Armin Harms is now with the Velardena Mining andSmelting Company, Velardena, Durango, Mexico.RICHARD HENRY LITTLE.The capture by the Russians of Richard Henry Little, IllinoisEpsilon, '95, war correspondent in the Far East for theChicago Daily News, has again brought to the attention ofthe American public the achievements of this widely knownnewspaper man and loyal Phi.Brother Little and Mr. Edward Washburn, another representativeof the News, together with their two Japanese servantsand their Japanese crew, were placed under arrest onApril 2, when they steamed into Newchwang on their pressdispatch boat, the Bawan. The Russians were incensed atthe presence of the Japanese, and, as the local status of thewar correspondents had not been arranged, the Russiansplaced the entire outfit under surveillance. The predicamentof Brother Little brought an appeal to the state departmentat Washington from Mr. Victor F. Lawson, proprietor ofthe News. Through United States Consul Miller an orderfor the release of Brother Little was secured from GeneralKuropatkin, of the Russian forces, on the understandingthat the press boat would at once leave the port.This is only one of many exciting experiences that havefallen to the lot of Brother Little, while on the firing line indifferent parts of the world. At Havana, where he was acorrespondent of the Chicago Tribune at the close of the SpanishAmerican hostilities, he was taken dangerously ill withyellow fever, and it was only through the interference of PresidentMcKinley that the authorities were prevented fromremoving him to the yellow fever camp; and thus his life was