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fifteen SAVED FROM WAVES
WOMAN ABOARD VESSEL
DRIVEN ON THE ROCKS.
Two Barges Adrift in Lake Su-
perior Storm developed in
Forest Fire Smoke.

DETROIT, Mich, October pa Free
Press special from Houghton, Mich. says:
Fifteen men and one woman. comprfs-
ing the crews of the barges Selvin Mar
vim and Lizzie A. Law. were rescued yes
terday after a thrilling and perilous ex-
perience on Lake Superior. Cast adrift
Monday night in a storm when the tow
line which connected them with the
steamer Edward L. Hines parted, the
two barges, with their helpless people.
drifted all Monday night at the mercy
of the waves and early Tuesday were
swept on the rocks on the east shore of
Keeweenau peninsula, about ten miles
from Portage Entry. Unable. owing to
the dense forest fires smoke, to deter
mine where they were. the castaways
remained at the scene of the wreck UNI
til they were discovered yesterday and
taken on board the seamer Hines, which
had been searching for them.
The Marvin rode the storm fairly we'll.
and found a snug place in the rocks when
she drifted ashore. When located late
yesterday she was scuttled to prevent her
pounding on the rocks and being broken
difficulty in floating and repairing her.
But the Lizzie A. Law is reported a total
wreck. and her crew had a terrifying
experience as they drifted, tossing and
rolling In the mountainous sea with the
night made blacker by thick forest fire
SMOKE, and unable to tell what moment
they would be dashed to destruction on
the rocky coast. All Monday night the
waves washed high over the barge, and
as soon as the barge struck the rocks
she began to break to pieces. One of the
sailors then volunteered to carry a line
ashore in a small boat. His little craft
was swamped In the effort. but the sailor
managed to cling to the line and swim
with 1t through the surf to the land. The
people on board the Law, including one
destruction of their vessel until the Hines
found them and brought them to Hough-
ton. the crew of the stranded Marvin
being taken on board the Hines at the
same time.
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Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' prices are higher.
EGGS-Nearby fresh Virginia. 81;
west Virginia and southwest Virginia,
%; Tennessee. "a.
BuTTER-Creamery. .ancy. 29aa3O:
western hrsts. 2Ia2s: seconds. 2Sa24.
Process, fancy. 23a24: fair to good. lea
20. Store-packed. fresh. 15a16.
CHEESE. - New York state factory.
new. large. 14a14h.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES spring. per h.,
I2a14; hens per h.. 11a12: ROSTERS. per
H.. .: keats. per h.. 10; turkeys. hens.
per H.. 12a14: turkeys. toms, per h..
12a14; ducks. per h., 1Oa12
DRESSED POULTRY.-Hens. choice.
per ID, 12ha13: ROSTERS. per h.. o:
chickens. per h.. IA: ducks. per h..
VEGETABLES. - Potatoes. per bhl.,
No. l. 2.00a2. 25: per bu. 75as5: potatoes.
NO: = per Dbl. 10oa1.5o: sweet potatoes.
1925; cucumbers. per basket, rs;
onions. per Dbl. LIS; per bu.. Is: pep,
pers. per bbl. 100; cabbases, per Dbl.
1.oOa1.5O; per hundred. 4.OOa7 90; egg
plant. per Dbl. LOO; eggplant. dozen.
per basket. scars: per Dbl. 1.s5a2 90;
new beets. per bunch, 2a3; lettuce. per
basket. 75a1.25; tomatoes, per box, 1.OOa
LOO; radishes. per 100. 1.OOa1.25; green
corn. per doz.. 1Oa2O; celery. per bunch,
4oa6O; okra. per crate. 1.25a1.5O.
GREEN FRUITS Apples. per hh1..
loose, 1:25a3.00; per double-headed Dbl.
500; grape fruit. per crate. 3.ooa3. so;
peaches, per crate, 1.5Oa3.oO; per half,
bushel basket. 1.00a1.50; pears. per bbl..
2oOa5.oo; per basket. 5Oa2:OO: Keller
peass: per Dbl. 7sal.e5: Per blu; bog:
ounces. per Dbl. 4.ooa4.5O; per basket.
75as5: chestnuts, per h., 8: cranber-
ries. per bbl.. 8.00a9.O0; per box. 2.O0a
$50
HAY AND sTRAw.-Hay, western.
No. 1. 140oa14.50: No. 2. 12.0oa13 90;
mixed: 1I.ooa1s.oo Straw. rye, bundle,
1850; wheat. 600a6.50: oat straw. per
ton. S.00a9.0O.
SEEDS.-Alsike. per bu., ooOa1o. IS:
clover. per bu. 5.75aes5; timothy. per
W.. l.75a2.0O.
LIVE sTOCK.-Cattle. extra. per cwt.
$50: medium. per cwt.. 3.5oa4.00; ordi-
nary. per cwt.. 2:o0aa.00. Hogs. per
dunn: per h.. 5. Calves. choice. per
calves; grass. per h.. 4ka5.
BEEF CUTS.-Rtbs, No. l. per h.. II:
No, 2. IL; No. 8. 10 Rounds. No. /. per
lb.. 10; No. 2. 8: No. 3. 7. Loins. No 1,
per lb.. IA: No. 2. IL; No. 3. TO- Chucks
No. 1. per h.. 8; No. 2. Z: No 8. g.
WOOL AND HIDES.-Wool. washad
free Of burrs. per h.. 23a25: unwashed.
per h.. 20a21. Hides. greer. Yer lb.. 8;
dry. per h., 1Oa12. Sheep ,kins. green.
each. scars: dry. EACH 25a6O Calfskins
green. each. 1.25a1.4O. Dry flint hides
per h.. 12a13: dry sailed hides per Id.
1Oa12
GRAIN.-Wheat. per bu.. s4a9e Corn.
shelled. new. per bu.. 35a90: ear. Elsa
bu.. 63a6S: mixed. 62a64. Bran, per ton,
90 00a3O.OO. MiddlinEs, per ton, 80.0Os
1900.
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Seven Sisters in a Wedding Party.
From the Chicago News.

Mrs. John Sweeney. 1879 Kenmore ave-
nue., and seven of her eight daughters
helped to make up a unique wedding pa r
ty Wednesday night when two of the
daughters-Miss Katherine and Miss
Alice-were married in ST. Mary of the
Lake Church to Thomas ]. Hyland and
Gerald Dunno respectively. Because Of
the close family resemblance between the
young women much facetious apprehen-
sion was expressed by spectators lest the
young brides-to-be experience embarrass-
mcnt at the altar.
The brides were attended by the twin
sister of Miss Katherine, Mrs Walter
Birmingham. while four other sisters fell
in line as bridesmaids. one sister being
ill., The bridesmaids were all similarly
attired.
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On. the lower part of the bracket is a
socket to receive the bottom of the bot
tie. At the top Is a sliding rod support
Ing bell-shaped cap. the latter sus-
pended on the curved portion of the rod.
This cap Is adapted to be depressed over
the mouth Of the milk bottle. and is held
In this posi-. ION by a spring lock, the ope-
ration being exactly similar to that en-
ployed to clamp a. paddock. An ordinary
key Is used to release the cap. when it is
desired to remove the bottle Of milk
When depositing the milk in the early
hours of the morning the milkman locks
the bottle In the holder. where 1t remains
until removed by some one possessing the
necessary key.
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FOR LOCKING MILK BOTTLE.
Prevents Mornings Milk Being
Stolen by Migrants or Others.

Every city and town is infested by, va
grants who steal the bottles containing
the mornings milk supply. Every house
holder has experienced the nuisance of
finding that the milk for breakfast has
disappeared and that another supply must
be obtained from the corner grocery. This
could not happen If the simple device for
locking the milk bottle shown here had
been used. 1t consists of bracket, which
is attached to any suitable support on the
porch. or adjacent to the doorway, where
it can readily be reached by the milkman
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Not q Safe Place.
From Youths Companion.

Old Aunt Hepsy Garside never had seen
a moving picture show before. She gazed
in speechless wonder at the magic con-
trivance by which messenger boys were
made to move with breakneck speed,
BARRIERS to shave their customers in less
than minute and heavy policemen to
dash along the street at a rate never at
tanned by a living specimen. either on or
of duty.
1t was all real to her. She could not
doubt the evidence of her senses. All
those things were taking place exactly as
depicted.
Presently an automobile came in sight
in the far background. moving directly
toward the audience at the rate of at
least a mile a minute. Just a ca
tastrophe seemed inevitable 1t Swerved
aside, passed on and disappeared.
Aunt Hepsy could stand it no longer.
Hastily grasping the hand of her little
niece she rose and started swiftly for the
door.
Come along Minervy!" she said. 1T
amt safe to stay here any longer! That
thing didn't miss me more than two feet!"
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LIVERPOOL Grain Prices.
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. October 22-The cotton
market opened steady at an advance of
Las points and active months sold 4 to
points higher during the first few min
utes on overnight buying orders and COW
ering as a result of higher cables and
wet weather in the western belt There
was heavy realizing at the advance. but
offerings were very well absorbed and the
market was steady during the middle of
the morning. with export interests buying
the middle months and prices only a
point or two off from the best Trading
was active and quite general.
Futures opened steady. October. 9.13:
December. s.s6: January. SIS; March.
s-6s: May. SIS: July. s.5l: August. s-45
asked.
noon on the forecast for wet and cold
weather in Texas and Oklahoma, and
prices ruled about 6 to II points net
higher.
Spot quiet: middling uplands. 9:s5: mid
ding gulf $50.
Estimated receipts at the ports today.
$1,000 bales. against 44.213 last week and
Al So last year For the week. 400 600
bales. against 81 900 last week and :24.-
go last year; Today's receipts at New
year, and at Houston. 1927 bales.
against 1885 last year.
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
LIVERPOOL, October 22.-Closing: Cot
ton-Spot in increased demand: prices I'M
changed to points lower; American mid
ding. fair. SAB: good middling, 5.O7: mid
ding, 495: low middling. Alb: good ordi-
nary. Az: ordinary. 3.S2. The sales OF
the day were 5000 bales. of which 800
were for speculation and export. and in
Al
bales. all American. Futures opened
steady and closed steady. October, 4. So:
October and November. 40; November
and December. 1851; December and Jam
uary. 4.64; January and February, aga:
February and March. 4.63: March and
April. 4.62: April and May. Ace; May and
-rIune. 461h: June and July. 46I1s; July
and August. 4.591a.
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Money at $50
LOANED ON DC REAL ESTATE.
Heiskell & McLeran,
no3O-tf 1908 81 It
1403 81 at.

growths of the annular rings. They
then counted the number of rings with
in the inch space on each block and
registered the total in ink thereon.
Then they counted these totals on all
the samples of each of the several kinds
of timber submitted and in the usual
way thus ascertained the average num-
Der of years required for each kind OF
tree to grow one inch. An inch grown
on one side represented. OF course, two
inches growth to the tree.
They submitted the count. process
and result to UNREASONABLE scientific
authority. Their general conclusion
was that 1t takes from four to i've
years for a tree to increase one inch
in diameter. Hickory trees varied from
4.S7 years to J.S3 years. according 90
their location east or west of the ALLIE
ghanies. Oak required 4.6S years for
the inch, ash 4.91 and poplar four
years.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular CALL II O'Clock noon-Washing
ton Gas AZ: 500 at 3d. 500 at 90:
Capital Traction s.. $500 at lie, $1,000 at
Capital Traction. 10 at 1901. 20 at 1904, 20
at 1903.
Washington Rwy. and Elec pfd., Is at S3X,
25 at S3N so at 1874. :
Mersenthaler Linotype, 10 at 2o31s. at
203M. 10 at 2031s.
American National Bank. at 1sl. 10 at 1sl.
tnion 10 Trust ~ 1,. at ~ 70 at li4 70 At
at Has. 1 at l15
U. s. Trust. / At 81. 10 at 81, 10 at 81.
Firemen's Insurance, rs at 1871.
After call-Mergenthaler Linotype 10 at 2O3h.
Union Trust 5 ut lI4%
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Family Of Centenarians.
From the London Standard.

Mrs. Pamela Friday. who died at
Quedgeley. near Gloucester. at the age
Of 1O2 years. leaves forty-seven grand
children and fity-seven great-grandchil-
dren. u
Her father lived to be more than 100.
her paternal grandparents were both cen.
tenarians and her eldest brother was in
his Tooth year when he died.
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THE BALTIMORE MARKETS


Special Dispatch to The Star.
Firmer; spot contract. l.o2sai. OH; spot No. ?
red western; loa1ssl .o6; October, i.o&Sal ON:
November LOCAL osAi December. losKal ;oaH:
bushels; southern BY sample. s5ass; southern
c6RNSFirmer: year s7as7A: January. eexa
81; receipts. $3.50 bushels; new southern white
corn. 6Ja72.
OATS-Easier; No. white. 521ka53: No. 2
white. 51a52; No. mixed. 5la5i5; receipts,
20, 12S bushels.
RYE-Dull; No 2 western export s3aS3lx: re-
ceipts II. 405 bushels; exports, i7,i43 bushels.
HAY-Steady.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-very quiet: steam IA
Liverpool, per bushel. IND November: Cork fcr
orders, per quarter. p Sd November. ~
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THE FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON, October 22-The weekly
statement Of the Bank Of England shows
the following changes:
Total reserve, increased, s270. 900; circu-
lation, decreased. s165 600; bullion,
increased, R105. 1853; other securities, in
creased, 100000; other deposits. de-
creased. 9622.O 600; public deposits. increas-
ed. 24S5. 600: notes reserve. increased,
f116.OOO; government securities, decreas-
ed. 100000.
liability this week is $40 per cent; last
week it was 51.O3 per cent.
The rate Of discount of the Bank of
England remained unchanged today at
American eagles. 7es eAd Gold bars,
It's IND.
PARIS. October 22.-The weekly state
ment of the Bank of France shows the
following changes:
Notes in circulation. decreased, $685.
600 francs.
Treasury deposits, increased, 57,45O,OO0
francs.
General deposits, increased, 2o,35o, 900
francs.
Gold in hand, increased, 1880, 900
francs.
Silver in hand. increased. 2o75,ooo
Bills discounted, decreased, $500, 900
francs.
Advances. decreased, 12,15OOOO francs
Closing-Three per cent rentes, 50 francs
55 centimes for the account.
Exchange on London. % francs 1O1k
confines for checks.
BERLIN. October 22.-Exchange on
London. 20 marks 42h pfennigs for
checks.
The rate of discount for short hills :.
per cent and for three months bills is
~ per cent.
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RULE FOR TREE GROWTH.
One Inch in Four Years Is the Swift.
est Known.


From the Chicago Tribune.
An inch in four years is the swiftest
growth known in the race Of The trees
Farmers and fruit growers are said to
have no reliable unit rule to govern
them in knowing how long 1T takes for
a tree to grow an inch, but some car
riage makers have found out.
They asked about forty OF the couu-
try's prominent vehicle and wheel man.
Cf6cturers drawing their stock from
territory where hickory, white oak
ash and tulip trees grow to select and
express to them short cross sections of
these woods from the odds and ends
about their shops. These were to be
selected for the average width OF
growth. and the.size of each block was
to be about on9 inch icngthwise. one
inch across and fourth Of an inch
thick.
They examined these blocks carefully
and marked on each block a one-inch
space across the average size Of
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Beech Lumber
From Arboriculture.

Beech lumber has the lowest market
value Of any American wood. Lumber
men pay - thousand feet as against $35
for oak. 1t Is useful in the mines for
ties. posts, stringers and rails and In
buildings for studding. rafters, joists
etc. and should be used at home, reserv-
ing more valuable trees for important
use and for SALE
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Liverpool Cotton Prices.

The Southern railway sent a train Of
twenty-five camp cars and $50 negroes to
the new double-trackins south of Lynch
burg. Va, and hurrying the work to COM
pletion Is on in earnest.
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CHICAGO. October 22.-An advance of
nearly Id in the price Of wheat at Liver
pool impaired strong tone to the loca'
market at the opening. initial quotations
showing gains Of ssak to y compared
with the previous close. December opened
at 99a4 to 991s and advanced to 10Oa1O01A.
December corn opened unchanged to *
higher at 63ss to 63% and advanced to
ga. a631s
December oats opened N to 4 higher at
47a4 to 477s, and for a time held within
the opening range.
Provisions were easy. Prices at the
start were unchanged to IA lower.
Liverpool Grain Prices.
LIVERPOOL. October 22.-Closing:
Vheat-Spot. dull: No. 2 red western win
ter. Is 7%d; futures firm; December. Is
sssd March. Is esd: May, Is SD. Corn
Spot, steady: American mixed, IS nd;
futures. quiet; December. IS rs; January.
5s AID.
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The World of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. B. Hiobs & Co., bank
ers and brokers. Hibbs building. members
New York Stock Exchange. Washington
Stock Exchange and Chicago Board of
Trade
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The report Of the Mergenthaler Com
pany for the year ended September 80,
1908. shows an increase in the surplus of
s777 600. making the total surplus reported
81. $50 go
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baf NIvet etea0y. S4Nd per ounce.
Money, Y per cent.
The rate Of dscount in the open market for
short bills In ] 1-16a1N per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
three month bills 10 per cent.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-19
MAN OFFERS TO GIVE
LITTLE WAIF A HOME

Marjorie Miller. aged four. is an un-
fortunate little watt. Her parents are
divorced The father has remarriei
and Mariorie's step-mother doesn't
want her. Her own mother left Mar
jorie with Mr.. and Mrs. Yost. OF No.
LIS Roosevelt-ave.. when she de.
parted recently for the east. with in
structions 10 turn her over TO an aunt.
But the aunt wouldn't take her, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Yost have seven children
OF their own. so they have asked the
police TO find home for the little girl.
Nearly dozen people called In po-
lice headquarters Saturday morning
Offering TO adopt the little girl. The
police. however. have no authority to
give her out for adoption. The child
is not we'll and has been sent to hos
pital. Later. If her parents do not
claim her, she can be adopted.
The ladies' of the Delray branch OF
the Forrest Presbyterian church have
become interested in the little girl
and a collection will be taken u2 in
her behalf
The Detroit times., 1908-12-19
David II. shaw has started suit In the
circuit court 10 hive the oyyners hip
LIVELY SQUABBLE OVER
COMMITTEE PLACES

With the openingf OF the Legislature
only a couple Of weeks away, the
statesmen who will represent Wayhc
county in the senate and house OF rep
resentatives are still uncertain as TO
where they are TO land. Lieut. Gov.
Kelley is proving rather reticent about
the senate appointments, but II Is I'M
derstood that they will be given out
where they will do the most good for a
certain governorship boom. Senator
John ID. MacKay. of the Third district,
is said to have been showed aside in
favor OF Senator Fred c. Wetmore, 81
Cadillac. for chairman OF the senate
judiciary committee.
Speaker-to-be Colin Campbell will be
In Detroit soon to try to settle the
sQuabbles among Representatives over
places. Just what will be done with
Guy l.. Miller. now that Charles Flow
ers IS sure Of the craftsmanship OF the
Judiciary committee. is one problem.
G.. Joseph Unsoeld wants TO get on the
education committee, inasmuch as he
is interested In getting physical train.
ing in all the schools of the state. d.
z. Curtiss may be made chairman OF
the committee on state affairs. while
sheridan J. Colby is slated for the
committee on elections.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-19
BRO. ALIENS BUNS
WILL Be TURNED
OUT JAN. 15
MISSION TO- REmooELEp FOR
USE OF BUSINESS HOUSE, AND
4oo UNFoRTuNArEs WILL BE
y HOMELESS.

Four hundred people who live in
the Will Allen mission and the Con-
tinental hotel, on Cadillac-sq., are
awaiting With distress the march OF
improvement as instanced in the re-
modelling OF these buildings for the
Shredder Paint 4 Glass Co. These
lodging places shelter the class of peo-
pie who have very little TO pay for
board and room and the finding OF
new homes is serious problem To
them.
Il have 400 orphans who will be
kicked out into the gutter on Jan. 10.
freindless, ragged. some OF them. and
almost penniless," says VIII Allen.
disconsolately.
This came as great surprise 10
us and will be a misfortune 10 the
poor fellows In these two places. III
we had known about il in time nov
quarters might have been secured, but
we had an idea that all was to- go on
as IL had been Promises have been
broken. that is all that | can say.
The past summer was a bad one
for the men who live In my place.
They have very little money Many
vi thVAh now ifNu INiO III oNNCios
years and they do not know where
to go now. We put several thousand
dollars worth Of improvements into
the place when we took II five years
ago and that Is an entire loss as things
are.
There are many places where build
ings are suitable, but where they do
not want the unfortunates that form
the greater part OF the residents In
this mission. am sorry for these
poor fellows. but I do not know what
can do for them az yet. | would take
them all into my own house II
could--but, unfortunately, 1t is too
small by far"
There is a possibility that the build
ing now occupied by the paint and
glass company will be turned over to
Mayor Thompson. who has control OF
the buildings now occupied by the
mission and hotel, and that Brother
Will Allen can take his flock there.
The Allen mission shelters only men
while the Continental hotel takes In
married couples who require a cheap
lodging place.
Brother Allen took us N as he did
others" says Mayor Thompson. He
was going TO take care q. the poor
and needy, and ! understand that any
one who did not have his dime wa;
not taken care of. He ha a pretty
good thing of IL and must have made
81 500 to 5000 a year.
at seems that his dodgers are par
ticular about where they stay and
must be on Woodward-ave. or Cadil-
lac-sq. Jefferson-ave. would not do for
them. We rented that building for
$40 n month, after II had been idle for
a good many years. and gave him six
months rent free. That l. all there
is TO IT,"
The Detroit times., 1908-12-19
TAKES LIFE ON
STEPS OF HOME
ROBERT oAwsoNs SUICIDE SAID
TO HAVE FOLLOWED QUARREL
WITH WIFE.

Robert Dawson, aged 35. n laborer.
formerly employed on ID. u. r. con-
struction gang. was found dead on
the steps of his home. No. 243 Ma
comb-st., al 1870 Friday night. Be-
side him lay an empty carbolic acii
bottle. and Coroner Bennett who was
called. Is satisfied that Dawson took
his own life.
The body was discovered by ABE"
Schubot. OF No. 235 St. Aubin-ave. He
thought the man was drunk. and mott
fed n policeman, and the East End
ambulance was called. Then IL was
found that Dawson was dead. and the
body was sent 20 the county morgue.
Dawson had been working In Port
Huron recently, but returned 10 De
troit. and Friday evening at 1880 call.
cd at his home 10 change his clothes
He told his family that he was going
TO work At that time he appeared
to have been drinking.
Mrs. Dawson, who was formerly a
Mrs. Davenport is the mother OF five
grown, children. and some years. older
than her husband. The step-children
say the couple got along well together
but Coroner Bennett learned they had
quarreled recently. and Mrs. Dawson
is alleged TO have told her husband
to go away. The couple had been mar
ried but q short time.