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The Washington herald., 1909-07-17
LIGHTNING STRIKES
WASHINGTON HOMES
Freak Storm WFeakS Dam
age in Center OF City.
SEVERAL RESIDENCES SUFFER
Hundreds of Trees Are blown Down
in Many Sections and Property Loss
Il Believed 20 he Several Thousand
DoIIars-Henvy Rain Accompanies
Winds-MaRy streets Flooded.

A freak rain, wind. and electric storm
invaded Washington shortly before
o'clock last rfsht uprooting hundreds Of
trees, fooding several portions Of the
city. UnroofZ- -seS. and causing dam
age amouni,ne to -lousands OF dollars
The storm c. tered IN that section from
Pennsylvania srsrue several blocks north
from the Csp.r7I 10 the City Post-office
Building II cat a Swath through the
southwest. q reports from the water
front show tEs -arm followed the
course Of Alexandra
northwest 20 tc sena, unds. thence
through the sa- west 10 the vicinity OF
judiciary Scuar,. where the greatest
damage result
Vivid flashes Of lightning followed BY
dcsfening thunder occurred with great
violence in the storm center
Lightning Strikes Houses.
Three houses al 80. 222 and 2ef New
Jersey avenue northwest occupied. re-
specdvely. by William Engel. Miss Ina
Reed, and William Williams. were struck
.by lightning and damaged TO the extent
OF about 5000
Tire house ct %. occupied By Miss Reed.
received the bfunt Of the bolt The rear
OF the buildirg was wrecked and the roof
torn or. admitting rain. which fell I'm tor
rents. The furniture in S-e house was
ruined
asiss Reed was IN a rear room on the
second floor when she was blinded by q
vivid fash and knocked % the floor.
Hardly had the roar OF thunder died
away before glass, plaster. and splintc-ed
wood fell Miss Reed said after the crash;
81 do not understand how / escaped with
my life
Houses on each side OF the Reed resi-
dence were damaged by The giant bolt
which tore away brick. window sills, tin
cutters. szylights. and Chimneys in the
rear Of the structures. The occupants
rar panic-stricken TO the street, where
they stood in the rain. dazed by the
awful fash
The roof OF a house az 81 indiana ave
nue. northwest was tom loose and hurled
t5 the street. a twisted. tangled mass OF
tin. The rain ceased falling shortly after.
and the interior OF the house vas not
badly damaged Trees in the vicinity
were torn from their roots and hured
across the roadway
Damage TO Trees.
The greatest damage TO trees. occurred
in judiciary Square and in the parking
around the Pension OElce Building
After The storm the park looked as
though o tropical typh0on had swept
across its area. Huge trees. several feet
in thickness ar the base. were literally
pulled from she ground BY the wind and
swept across large spaces OF ground Ike
tiny tWigs. Limbs were torn from the
trunks and carried far away. Shrubbery
was beaten 10 the ground by the rain or
uprooted-
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KILLED IN QUAKE.
Three Hundred Are Reported Dead
I'm Southern Greece.

Athens, July 6.-Details Of the earth
still lacking. The latest telegrams state
that 300 persons were killed or wounded.
y curious natural phenomenon IS reported
from various parts Of the country. where
the rivers and streams were col0red red.
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81 fo RalfInlore - 1rlnrn

Saturdays and Sundays via Ppnnsylvania
Railroad. Tickets g0Od returning until
sunday night. All regular trains. except
the Congressional Limited" d"
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Auction snIc a.an 4. N

On account Of the large collection Of
furniture. &c. 70 fbe sold to-day at
Weschier's. $50 Pa ave NV. IL will be
necessary 10 begin promptly at $50 a. M
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sl.2-i 20 Baltimore M Return
Via Baltimore & Ohio X. r. to-day a
tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-17
AMERICANS AT STATE BALL

Buckingham Pnince scene Of
Unusual splendOr.
London. July ls.-The state ball at
Buckingham Palace tonight was note
worthy for the unusual splendo- OF the
dresses. uniforms, and Jewels worn. The
Americans attendi7g Included ]. Pierpont
Morgan. 1Tr. ard Mrs Burns, Mr. and
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt AIRS. Ogden
Mills, and the Countess OF Granard.
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uhLel CviliPells ......s... go on the
cars being constructed by the Pressed
Steel Car Company for the tunnel de-
clined even 10 try 10 enter the mill Yards.
and returned 10 New York. The notice
coming from Capt Marsh. Of the mount
ed constabulary that his men would be
expected to KIN with every saot here
after, and that the town was getting
tco hot for fun shooting. had its enaot
on the strikers to-day 20 a degree.
HRnd-tO-hnnd Fight.
While one body OF strikers was trying
to prevent the landing OF cots for strike
breakers in the mills On the river side
others were having a hand-to-hand fight
with guards trying 10 protect wagonloads
OF provisions being brought through to
the mills. The wagons were got through.
but badly used up.
The great row OF the day occurred
when the rumor got abroad that strike
breakers were being brought into the
town on the street cars From thar time
forth all street cars were stopped. and
the passengers. no matter who or what
the sex. we're compelled 70 get out and
walk. Men who were slow about giving
information about themselves were beaten.
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Warns His Party He Seeks
Real Revision.
GIVES OUT STATEMENT
Wants Free Hides. Oil, Coal,
and Iron Ore.
VOTES MUST BE GOTTEN

COnferees Promise to Meet Presi-
dents Wishes Should He Be Sue
cessful in Winning Over House
and Senate Members Now Aligned
Against Reduction in the Tariff.
Feels the Country's Call.
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Alabama Flooring, 81 Per 100 TT.
Frank Liobey 4 Co, 6Jh 81. and n. Y. aye.
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Every SATURDAY aHd Sunday. AL trains
both ways. both days. except Royal Lin
tied. City Offices, 14l7 6 ST. and GIG Pa ave
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Eeautifug Clusters for Funerals, 81.
Fresh flowers Blackstone. 18th and H
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Common Flooring, S1.75 Fer 100 II.
Frank LiDoey & Co., 6th 5 and y. Y.al
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HsrdvyGod Flooring. 81 Per Ioe Ft.
Frank Libbey & ca. 9Th St and y. i. ave.
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Georgia Pine Flooring. S2.75 Per 100 Ft.
Frank Libbey & Co. 6th ST and y Y ave
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We Make Speciality Of Flooring.
Frank Libbey & Co. 6th ST. and y. Y. ave.
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Georgia Pine Flooring, Edge Grain,
3 per 100 e. Libbey & CO.
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PrIcrS OF at Kinds eS I.uuabeR
Are much lover. L-bbeg 4 CO
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Popular Excursion suaG@y. .suIy Is
Baltimore & Ohio r. r.
81 10 Frederick. kccdysVille (AntfeJaul.
Hagerstown. and return Special train
leaves Washirgto- a. m returning
same day.
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Pittsburg. Jgly IA proposition COM
ing from 500 striking workmen. through
Sheriff A C. Gmbert, OF Pittsbu z. 70
President +. n. Honstott. Of the Pressed
Steel Car Company. was refused by the
latter tonight. who said there would be
no compromise; that ali the striking
workmen had already~been discharged.
and not one Of them would ever be re-
employed
President Honstott was most bitter in
his denunciation OF the strikers. He
declared that as soon as the authorities
restored peace, work at the mills would
be resumed in full
Ex-Coroner Joseph Armstrong, OF
Pittsburg. who has just gone out OF Of
fee. publishes an interview tonight in
which he declares his belief that the
pressed steel car plant kills on an av-
erage Of one man a day at its works;
that insufficient care has always been
exercised by those running the plant.
No public statement in years has caused
so much feeling as this one Of Armstrong
in describing how lightly has human life
been held here. This has been one Of
the grievances Of the men now striking.
that human life was the cheapest thing
inside the works.
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RiOting Is Resumed.

II was scarcely daybreak when rlotlng
was resumed at the McKees Rocks plants.
All night there had been held in two box
cars in the yards Of the plant twenty-five
alleged strike leaders arrested yesterday
in the different riots by the State con
stabulary.
Thousands CT strikers held all night
watch by the mill gates with clubs and
guns. announcing that they would not
permit the cars moved toward Pittsburg.
About daybreak Sheriff Gumbert person
ally mounted the cab Of a locomotive in
side the grounds and had it dropped quiet
ly against the two jail cars. The sherin
carried a riot gun.
A dozen State constables guarded the
cars. which We're suddenly hauled out OF
fhe wards. past the half-sleeping strikers
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Coatinued o. p S. ooIuma ,.
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DamnEe to Trees.

Continued on PAGE ,, Column 4.
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Continued on Page 1, Column G.
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baltimore and Return. sl.25.
HaItimore & Ohio r. r..

Continued on Page ., Column p.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20

called to Scion, last Monday, to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Austin Hun
newell.
Miss Emma Clark is working for
Mrs. Della Dean.
Mrs. Joseph Gallant, who has been
sick with throat trouble is better so
as to be around again.
Miss Lula Adams, who is teaching
in North Arson was at home over
Sunday.
Mr.. Meader of Scion was in town
last Sunday calling on friends.
Miss Mary Dean of Waterville was
in town last Saturday and Sunday,
and while here called on her aunt,
Mrs. Elizabeth Hunnewell, who has
been sick for long time.
Mr.. Alonzo Noyes, who has been
working in Starks for Mr.. Frank Pad :
ham returned home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mott French and chill
dren of Scion were in town last Sun
day to see Mrs. French's mother,
Mrs. Sarah Mantor, who is i'll quite
poor health.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20
HINCkLEY.

Arthur @. Totman was home over
Sunday.
Mrs. James Lord of Skowhegan was
a caller at B. b. Dinsmore's Thursday.
j. B. Mulhern began his duties as
cook for the Boom crew Monday.
Walter Cottle is cookee again this
year.
Miss Ethel Varney visited her
friend, Miss Lula Adams, in Madison
over Sunday.
Several ladies from this place at
tended the Basket meeting at the
Baptist church in Waterville, Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Tracy of Clinton
visited friends In town, Saturday and
Sunday, returning home, Monday
morning.
Mr.. H. B. Watson, who has been III
the past two weeks Is not gaining 80
fast as his friends wish.
Walter E. Palmer, who felIthrough
an open trap door about two weeks
ago and was badly shaken up, Is feel
ing quite we'll again.
Mrs. John E. Conner, who has been
at DIR. Emerson's hospital In Boston
for several weeks is on the gain. She
Is now visiting relatives In Spring
fold, Mass.
The game OF base ball between the
Good Wills and the Lawrence High,
Saturday afternoon resulted In favor
OF the Goods Wills.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20
CANAAN.

Mrs. Robinson has broken up house,
keeping and is going to Haverhill to
visit her son, Leon.
May Cole and friend, Mrs. Titcomb
of Skowhegan, were in town, Wednes-
day evening.
Mrs. s. A. Treworgy will deliver
the Memorial address at Clinton,
Monday, May 31st.
Next Thursday evening, Canaan
Grange will admit several to mem
bership. Supper will be served.
Mrs. Lewis of Mass, is visiting her
son, DR.. w. ]. Lewis.
Eddie johnson, who made his
home here several years ago, is visit
ing in town.
Shellie Harris drove to Waterville,
Saturday morning, returning Satur-
day evening, accompanied by her
mother, who had been passing the
week with friends in Waterville.
Mrs. Jennie Bean and daughter
Grace, drove from Skowhegan, Sat-
urday, returning Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Maxfeld and
Mrs. T. J. Moody were in Waterville,
Thursday.
Mrs. Charles Salisbury is In Show
hogan visiting her daughter, Mrs. Eu-
gene Keene. - a.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Harris drove to
Fairfield on Saturday. Mr.. Harris
returned Sunday. Mrs. Harris will
visit with friends in Oakland before
her return.
Mrs. Lena Alexander and three
children of Richmond, are visiting
relatives in town.
Mrs. Augusta Packard is in Pitts
field, the guest of her sister.
Irwin Davis of Palmyra was in town
recently.
Mrs. Fred futile and child was the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. L. w. Shean,
on Tuesday.
Miss Eva Goodwin, accompanied by
her friends, Miss May Cole and Mrs.
Titcomb of Skowhegan, visited her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Laforest Good
win on Sunday.
Frank Tatro returned from days
fishing at Lake George on Tuesday,
with a handsome string OF salmon.
They were beauties.
Omar Furber was In town Sunday,
returning to Skowhegan, Sunday
evening accompanied by Mrs. Furber
and little son, who came to Canaan,
Saturday, for a visit with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isiah Crowell, at
Brooks.
Perley Gowen and Miss Fidella Fow-
Ter are home from Brunswick on a
vacation.
Canaan will observe Saturday, May
29th, as Memorial day. Comrades
and Sons of Veterans are requested
to meet at Town hall at 1890 O'Clock
sharp and participate. Russell Post
No. SO and all ex-soldiers are cor
daily invited. Memorial sermon at
church at IL O'Clock a. m. Sunday,
May %.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20
SOlITH SOLON.

SOUTH SoLoN.
Percy jackson has bought the old
Shattuck place and will move on 1t III
few days.
Cecil Keene has rented the Ella
Jewett place. He intends to plant
spuds quite extensively.
Frank Mansfield of Camden has
been visiting his cousin, w. o. Paul,
the last week.
There were some men around last
week buying old furniture. They
bought a clock for 500, of Nathan
Davis and some other things.
w. o. Paul who has been on the siek
list the past month, is gaining slowly
L. C. Jewett was laid up a week
with lame knee, is better.
Carroll Head bought a horse OF
Geo. McCollor, the other day. IL Is
light one for driving purposes.
Luther Hunnewell has sold the lum
Der on his home lot to the Bascome
Bros.
School No. has formed a league,
and called the school house, Long
fellow, They held sociable there
last Friday evening, and collected
$500. Pie, cake and ice cream sold.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20
DEATHS.

Augusta-May 49, Mrs. Mary Partridge,
aged about 70 years.
Starks-May 3, Mrs. II. l.. Taylor, aged SO
years, 10 months and q days
Madison--May 49, John o. Ward, aged 50
years.
Skowhegan-May 10, Joseph Tantish, aged
o5 years.
Mainstream-May s, Margaret Wing aged
about 81 years.
Paimyra-Neil o. Roake, aged 80 years.
No. Anson-May 10, Mrs. Susan Benjamin,
aged 70 years.
Watervllle-May 10, Mrs. Paulina Hutch
ms, aged 81 years.
MadIson-May IL, Mrs. Jane Savage.
Boston-Aprll Is, Mark Manley, aged So
years.
Skowhegan-May II, Mrs. Eldora Clark,
aged SO years.
Skowhegan-May 10, Austin b. White,
aged 66 years.
Athens-May 2, Mrs. Mary Kimball, aged
60 years
Smithfleld-May 49, Miss Gladys Morrow,
aged y years
Madison-May IS, Mrs. Sarah Savage, aged
10 years.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20

the opening exercises and secretary's
report the following program was
carried out: Roll call; incidents IN
the lives of noted men and women;
singing by school. "America;" recita-
ton, Opal Boston; recitation, Cora
Cooley; duet, Carolyn Barker and
Vera Bickwith, Mrs. Cora Goodwin,
accompanist; paper by Elsie Moody,
a freshman, "What | would do If l
were a senior;n paper by Carolyn
Barker, a senior, "What would do If
were freshman" question for de-
bate, "Resolved that there is too
much red tape to grad uation," dis
putants, Edgar Fox and Harold Batch :
er, Affirmative, Arthur Bush aud
Charles Forbus, negative, decided IN
negative.
The baecalaureate address to the
senior class will be delivered by Rev.
John Landfoot, Sunday morning,
May %.
Ray Tibbetts was surprised with
good bye party, Thursday evening,
May 10. Prof. Baird, in behalf of the
school, presented him with nice
bible. Ice cream, cake and other re-
freshments were served and pleas
ant social evening passed, all wishing
him bon royage on his western trip.
G. A. r. NOTES.
The VIM. Morgan Post are planning
for the usual Memorial day exercises.
Sunday, May 80. the Memorial SER
mon will be delivered by the Baptist
pastor, Rev. H. Mitchell of Water
vile. Monday, May 31st, dinner will
be served early, price 25 cents to all,
except guests and workers. Immedi-
ately following dinner they will march
to the church where the address will
be given by Hon. A. s. Burke of
Bingham. From the church they will
march to the cemetery and decorate
the graves.
Probably one of the finest monu-
ments erected in Somerset county is
the new production from the works
of E. w. Marble of Skowhegan, re-
Gently placed upon the lot of Level
Ign Stinchfield in our village ceme-
terry. 1t has Quincy granite die and
is surmounted by beautiful marble
statue, representing "Memory."
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20
SCION.

Mr.. and Mrs Sidney Baker of Corn
vile were in town Saturday and sun
day, the guests of Mr.. Will Stuart and
other friends.
Mr.. Estabrook of Skowhegan is In
town putting galvanized roof on te
Mrs. F. A. Vittum's house.
MIR. Blossom, travelling agent foi
the Eddy Plough Co. of Auburn wa'
in town Tuesday.
Mr.. Leslie Lombard went to Bing-
ham Sunday where he will work foi
the present.
Mrs. VIM. Moore of North Arson is
in town a few days the guest Of Mrs
Dudley Healey.
DR.. .. +. Greene has new auto
mobile.
Mr.. Lewis Whipple of Waterville
was In town Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mariner Irvine went
to Skowhegan the last of the week.
Mrs. L. F. McIntire spent the day
Tuesday on Smith Hill.
Mrs. Elias Smith returned from 8
number of weeks stay with her son
Filler, in Winchester, Mass, Saturday
evening. Mrs. Smith reports her son
as gaining after long illness.
Mr.. Leslie Clark has his stable ur
and boarded.
Rev. John " llson is in Portland
this week attending the Laymen't
Association.
The funeral services of Mrs. Bean
who passed away Friday at the home
OF her daughter Mrs. Chester Grant
occurred Monday morning with the
interment in the Bingham cemetery
Charles Blackwell OF the firm OF
Blackwell & Edwards was in town de,
lIvering furniture Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland French and
little daughter went to Harmony Sat
urday evening, returning Monday
evening
MFR. A. w. Rowell returned Satur'
day evening from number Of days
trip to towns east OF Scion. While
away Mr.. Rowell sold his team, re-
turning by train.
Scion Base Ball team played witt
the Bingham boys Saturday at Bing
ham with a score in favor of the lat
ter.
Quite number of good sized trout
have been caught from Fall Brooh
lately.
Ernest Paul went down river Mon
day morning.
Ed Scott OF North Arson is in towr
finishing up the work for the Electric
Light Co.
Aston Rowell went to work on the
corn factory Wednesday morning.
Fred Curtis is having his chimney
put up. Mr.. Wright Cram and Elmer
Jones are doing the work.
Miss Evelyn Fogg of Cornville Is il
town, the guest Of her sister, Mrs
l.. l.. Patterson.
Mrs. Leeman Pierce of The Forks
Is In town visiting her sisters, Mrs
Warren Tozier and Mrs. Grover
Knights.
Mrs. Fred Lombard and daughter
Matte, is in Richmond visiting hel
father, David Roach.
Grover Knight has moved into the
rent vacated by Fred Lombard.
Mrs. J. l.. Greene, who has been IL
town the past ten days, went to NORTH
Cornville TO visit friends. From there
she will go to Winthrop on her way
TO Portland.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20
NORTH EAST CoRNvILLE

Mrs. Florence Taylor, much i'm
proved in health, Is passing a few
days In the home Of Ralph Dodge,
Cornville Center, where her husband
Is employed.
George WEIGH and his mother went
to Lewiston last week, for few days
visit.
Rose Cooley returned from Ed Tay-
lor's May 2, and went to Skowhegan
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Nettie Woodbury. of Pittsfield
came TO town Saturday to bring her
mother, Mrs. Margaret Starbird, for a
few days visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Eta Berry
Mrs. Andrew Johnson returned the
first of the month from visit to her
old home in New York, her first visit
since coming here three years ago.
She reports a pleasant time but seems
none the less contented with her
farm home here.
Mrs. Sarah Bowman is passing a
few days with her daughter, Mrs. B.
F. Judkins at her new home near the
town house.
Mrs. VIM. Roth, who was a sufferer
from rheumatism before her visit in
Buffalo. is much improved since her
return, Apr. 8.
Mr.. Philip Kinsmore, the Oldest res
ident here, was quite sick last week
but is now nearly recovered. Though
ninety years old, he has been in very
good health all winter until this at
tack which seemed like threatened
pneumonia.
Mr.. Kent has nearly completed his
work of saving shingles at his mill
here and will soon be ready for a job
elsewhere.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20
Another Flowing Well at Jackman.

Scribner & Brown who are conduct
ing well drilling operations in the
Moose River region have opened the
second flowing well in that locality.
1t was drilled for John E. Wilson. 1t
is SO feet deep and the water flows
four feet above the surface. AS pre-
viously noted in connection with the
first flowing we'll opened at Jackman
by this firm, such wells are very rare.
1t is probable that there are not over
ten in the whole state. Mr.. Wilson
would have been content with good
well, from which the water had to be
pumped in the ordinary manner and
is highly elated at his present pros
pect of a constant supply, without
pumping, and in volume beyond any
use he can possibly have for it.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20
PisHoN'S FERRY

But little farming has been done In
this locality as yet, on account OF the
wet weather.
Work on the boom commenced
about week ago, and thus far the
logs are running slow.
Isaac Lincoln of East Bridgewater,
Mass, is visiting relatives here.
Relatives and friends numbering 20
or more passed Saturday evening
with Mrs. L. J. Mitchell to meet her
brother, Ruel F. Ames Of Stockton,
Cal, who is visiting her, Mr.. Ames
expects to start on his return trip
soon.
The Larkin Soap Club met with
Mrs. Jennie Wardwell, on Thursday
of last week. The next meeting will
be with Mrs. NJ. d. Holt.
A. h. Swift and wife are In Massa-
chusetts where he went recently fol-
medical aid. He Is reported to be
slowly improving In health.