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The Washington herald., 1910-02-09

FREE4lAN-On Sunday, February 6, 1910
at go p. m. JOHN T FREEMAN, IL
the tiftieth year Of his age.
Funeral 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
from the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church. Fourth and 3 streets south
east
HENRY-On Monday, February Z, 1870
at Il ?. n. SAMUEL, beloved hus-
band Of Jennie Henry.
Funeral service at his late residence,
II Third street northeast Thursday,
February 10, al I ?. m Friends In
vited InteTment at Alexandria, Va.
alexandria and Baltimore papers
please eopy)
L-ANGLEY-On Tuesday, February s, 1910,
at his residence. $50 Il street south
west, JAMES II. LANGLEY, beloved
son Of Hannah Z. langley.
Funeral Thursday. February 10. at g e.
m. from St. D0minic's Church n
teTment private.
LANHARDT-On Monday, February =.
1910 at his residence, ChillUm avenue.
West Hyattsvilie, Nd. GEORGE
LANHARDT, aged eighty years.
Funeral from his late residence Thurs
day. February 10. at p. m. Relatives
and friends invited TO attend Inter
ment at Rock Creek Cemetery
LENMAN-On Monday, February :. 1910.
az $40 a. m. az her residence uUj
Twelfth street northwest, JENSETTE
RALSION, widow OF John T. Len
Funeral from her residence Thursday.
Feoruary 10 at ?. m. InteTment pri-
Fate- Please omit flowers
MOHLER-On Monday. February :. 1910,
HOMER S, beloved husband OF Fran
ces :. Mohler. aged siXty-three years
Funeral from his late residence. 742
Morton street northwest Thursday.
February 10. at p. m. Friends in
Vited to attend. Interment private.
NOWLlN-On Tuesday, February G 1870.
al Garfield Hospital, Dr.. HOMER z.
lnterment at Sharon. Tenn.
SHEID-On Monday, February Z. 1910 at
30 p. m, JOHN T. SHE'D. beloved
husband OF Margaret She'd, aged sew
enty-seven years
Funeral THURSDAY. February n s+ 2
2, m. from his late residence, 1879
Bladensburg road.
STETSON-On Monday. February : 1910.
az S.45 p: m. JOHN 7. STETSON.
In the eighty-thlrd year Of his age.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
SULLINAN-On Monday, February r.
I5-V al the home OF her sister, 4J3 "
street northeast, MARY SULLIVAN.
widow OF Patrick Sullivan.
Funeral from above residence. thence
70 81 Aloysius' Church where re
QUEEN mass will be said. Thu-sdav
morning February TO- at 3 O'Clock
Tor the repose Of her soul Relatives
ana ITlends are invited 70 attend. H.
terment at Mount Olivet Cemetery
VETERINARIAN Monday. February
I. 1910, az 425 y. m ELLA LOUISE
beloved wife Of William W. Werten-
baker, aged forty-nine wears.
N9Ilce or funeral later. Baltimore and
seattle papers please cOpy)
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DECLARES PEACE PERMANENT.
Representative Bhrchfeld Speaks
Before Council of Jewish Women.

The time has come when men shall no
longer wage war among themselves" said
Representative Barchfeld, Of Pittsburg.
in an address before the Council OF Jewish
Women, al Eighth Street Temple yester-
day afternoon.
The legislator declared war IS a thing
OF the past. and the time is not far dis
tant when universal disarmament viii be
practical and no longer the dream OF
idealists. In the same breath he said
Germany, with her dreadnOughts and the
most powerful army in the world pre-
serves the peace of Europe single-handed.
and that II IS the duty Of the United
States 10 perform the same office in the
continents OF America.
He said President Taft's addresses in
temples of the Jewish faith marks the
end Of Ignorant and debased" prejudice
against the race. Mrs. Charles A. Gold
smith presided. In an appeal In behalf
Of the Jewish Foster Home, she an
nounced benefit for that institution Will
be held in the green room Of the Ontario
apartments on February .. 1.-THE para
mount duty Of a mother" was the subject
Of a paper by Mrs. I. GrOsner.
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and Mrs. William P Hall. Brig. Gen and
Mrs. Henry g. Sharp. Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Robert O'Reilly, Maj and Mrs. George
f. DOwney, Lieut.. Col and Mrs. Frederic
V. Abbott, Gen. William Crozier and his
sister. Mrs. John z. Reyburn; Col. and
Mrs. w. c. Langfitt and Miss Lengftt.
Gen. and Mrs. Aleshire and the Misses
Aleshire Mai and Mrs Jefferson r.
Kean. Maj. and Mrs. NJ. w. ireland. Maj
and MRS. Henry T. Birmingham, Mai and
Mrs. Guy L. Edie. Mai and Mrs. Henry
d. Todd. IT,, Lieut.. and Mrs. u. s. Grant,
Sd. all OF the army circle
Rear Admiral and Mrs. z. II. c. Leutze,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. wainwright,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Schroeder and
the Misses Schroeder, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Hemphill and Miss Hemphill. Rear
Admiral and Mrs Mason. Col. and Mrs.
Frank Lee Denny and Miss Denny Capt
and Mrs. Switzerland and the Misses
Switzerland. Capt and Mrs. Richard
Hooker. Commander and Mrs. w. r.
Gherardi.
Pay Director and Mrs. John r. Martin.
Pay Inspector and Mrs. Lawrence Heap,
the former Surgeon General and Mrs.
RiXey. the present Surgeon General and
Mrs. Charles Stokes. Lieut.. Col. and
Mrs. George Richards, the former Sur
geon General OF the Army and Mrs.
George VI. Sternberg. Col and Mrs. Rob
ert Craig. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Gheen
and Miss Gheen, Miss Adelaide Heath,
and Commander and Mrs. Irwin.
President stays Late.
The dancing kept up until near l
O'Clock, when the President bade good
by TO the departing guests. He remained
until late in the Red Parlor. chatting
with various friends. principally army
men Of intimate acquaintance He did
not dance until almost the last guest
had left the East Room, when he took
little spin with his niece. Miss Ander-
son. It is a noticeable fact that two
steps are fashionable. but when the real
ly good dancers 90 on the floor they IN
variably do a plain one. two, three waltz
such as was danced twenty-five years
ago.
The President. Gen. Bell. Postmaster
General Hitchcock, Mr. Robert Fitch
Shepherd. and Speaker Cannon dance re-
markably we'll, and always IN the leg1ti-
mate waltz style. Mr.. Hitchcock is one
OF the best Of the younger dancers, and
enjoyed the floor and the music in the
East Room last night. He will give a
dance Of HIS own during Easter week.
The East Room was attractive, with its
simple decorations Of pale pink carna-
tons and its real candles burning in the
French candelabra on the mantel-pleces.
The corridor was festOoned from end 20
end. and the doorWays draped with the
flags and pennants Of the army and navy.
complimentary 20 the guests OF honor.
giving It military and gala appearance
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Navy Orders.

Capt W. s. BENSON, detached duty chief Of stan.
United States Pacific feet, on California; to
home and wait orders
Lieut. Commander l. r, SARGENT detached duty
aid on stan of commandments United
States Pacific feet. on California: TO duty South
Dakota as ordnance officer
Lieut. E. S. JACKSON, detached duty South Da-
kOta; % home and wait orders.
Lieut.. r. 5. HOLMES. detached duty aid on star
q commander-in-chiei, United States PaciAc
feet, on California; to home and wait orders
Lieut.. l. COKE detached duty Salem; to duty
North Carolina.
Lieut. T. d. MCMILLAN detached duty aid on
staff of cJmmander-in-chief, United States Pa
cifc feet. California; TO home and wait
orders.
Ensign r. S. GALLOWAY detached duty North
Carolina; to temporary duty Lancaster. connec-
ton crew Of South Carolina aud duty on board
when commissioned
Midshipman s. COCHRAN. detached duty New
York; to duty Salem.
Midshlpman ". y. PORTER, orders Of January
1910. revoked: detached duty Connecticut and
resignation accepted to take effect February
2 1910
Surg Gen c. F. STOKES. appointed Surgeon
General United States navy and Chief Of the
Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery, NAVY DEPART
msnt, Washington, D. c.
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SHEDRANK POTASSIUM
Coroner Performs Autopsy on Mrs.
Daphne N. FLOYD.

Unable TO determine from the symp-
toms the means Mrs. Daphne NJ. Floyd
used for the purpose of ending her life
Monday night. Coroner hewitt yesterday
found It necessary to perform an au-
topsy.
This was done at Wright's undertaking
rooms. 1887 Tenth street. Examination
showed death was caused By cyanide OF
potassium.
Mrs. Floyd's husband. Henry b. Floyd,
Is said 10 have told Coroner hewitt that
he and his wife had had a slight misun-
Outstanding early In the evening. He
had later gone out TO attend 20 some
duties, and when he returned he was
greeted pleasantly.
Nothing was said to her husband by
Mrs Floyd to indicate she contemplated
self-destruction. She said she would re-
tire when she had finished reading a
book. It is said that she had displayed
evidences Of having suffered from melan-
cholia- Relatives assign no other cause
for her act
The Washington herald., 1910-02-09
HEALTH INSPECTOR
SAYS RETAIL GROCERS
NOT ALONE IN BOYCOTT

The retail grocers Of the National Cap
ital are not the only food distributors
who work together in harmony for their
own good
Neither are they as inspiring 10 the
man higher up" as the man lower
down"-the ultimate consumer-for it was
testified yesterday by Food Inspector
Dodge. OF Health officer Woodward's
stan. that II a retail grocer buys direct
from farmer, the commission mer-
chants Immediately boycott him.
So It seems this same ultimate con-
sumer Is the only unfortunate in Wash
ington not able 10 take up the boycott
as an effective remedy whenever things
go wrong.
The most interesting feature OF the ses-
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WORD FROM ELBA.
Expedition Member Writes Of Prog
ress Down Nile.

DR.. Charles D. Walcott, secretary Of
the Smithsonian Institution, has received
a letter from Edmund Heller one OF the
members OF the African scientific ex-
petition under Col. Roosevelt. It is dated
from Native. Unganda. December II last.
and follows.
Native, Uganda. Dec. e. 1910.
Ny dear Mr.. Walcott: The expedition has Just
shipped from Nairobi the specimens secured from
Mount Kenia, the Northern Guaso NiiirO River,
and tbs Cues Nglshu plateau. This shipment con
ssts d foryeight barrels al skins in brine. twelve
large cases Of skulls and birds small mammals. and
alcoholic sTErimenA Among the skins in brine are
three elephants IN three sections and the other
two IN five each piece being packed In separate
barrel. II Is desirable that the elephant skins De
removed from the barrels and dried soon as cpn-
venient as there Is danger that they viii dislnte-
grate Il left in salt for many months.
At the present time va have accomplished four
days Of our safari through Uganda, and the colonel
has added several new buck to the collection en-
route Every one Of the party Is in good health.
and We anticipate good results and very interest
ing journey down the Nile Very sincerely yours
EDMUND HELLER
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
I. $. DEPT, q Agriculture. weather Prre,B

l. ;. Dept, q Ag1CuitUrc Weather Bureau
Washington. Tuesday. Feb. S l9IG-s n. m
\ change 20 considerably lower temperature vii
oyeTsqreal tie Lake region, the Ohio and Niss.s
slppl valleys and the Gulf States Wednesday art
the Eastern States THURSDAY.
The winds along the New England coast viii Z.
moderate 20 brisk south 70 south west. on the Mid
de and South Atlantic coasts. moderate south an.
southeast. on the East Gulf coast Ii-;t To moderate
variable, becoming brisk uortherly over western DOT
ton. on the West Gulf coast brisk and possibly hig.
eFF-
Steamers departing wednesday Tor European port
viii have moderate % brisk southerIy winds. bscn7n
i1s variable; unsettled weather and rain 20 ID.
Grand Banks
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RITES FOR SCHOOL TEACHER.
John T. Freeman VIII BE Buried AT
GlenwOOd To-day.

The funeral Of John T. Freeman. a
teacher IN Business High School. who
died Of typhoid fever, will take place this
afternoon at 2 o'clock from Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church. Services VIII be
conducted by the pastor. Rev Or. Paul
R. Hickok. Interment will be IN Glen
wood Cemetery.
Services at the grave will be under the
auspices OF Federal Lodge, No. !. A. +.
A NJ. in charge Of Worshipful Master
A. r. Severn. Pallbearers will be mem
bers Of the Federal Lodge and the Metro
politan Church
MISS Ruth Freeman, his daughter. who
has been critically I'll with typhoid con-
tinues 10 improve
The funeral Of Miss Jean Freeman, the
Oldest daughter, who was the first vic
tim OF the same disease, took place Mon
day afternoon.
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Street Car Hits Girl

While crossing the tracks in front OF
her home, 615 + street northeast, yester-
day. Theresa Hipkins. five years old, was
struck by a Capital Traction car. She
vas slightly hurt about the head. and
was taken to the Casualty Hospital in an
amhulanca.
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CANDIDATES NOMINATED.
Relief Corps Auxiliary Holds EIec-
tiOns Next Tuesday.

The Independence League Of the Wom-
ans Relief Corps. auxiliary 10 the G.. a.
R, last night nominated candidates FOR
Offices in the auxiliary as follows.
President, Mrs. Marion Lewis: vice
presidents. Mrs. Corinne Strickland and
Mrs. Esther Wyman; treasurer, Mrs.
Gertrude Morgan; chaplain. Mrs. Emma
Harlow members OF the executive board.
Mrs Margaret Brodt, Mrs. Lucinda. Cru
Der. Mrs. Nettie Kruger, Mrs. Rose Nos
key and Mrs. Nora Reinburg: delegates
at-!arge. Miss Cora I. Smith, and alter
nate. Mrs. Olive Raymond: delegate.
Miss Marie Smith, and alternate, Mrs.
Pratt
The auxiliary Will hold the elections in
G. A. R. Hall on February Is.
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kUto Driver Not to Blame.

Stepping in front of a moving auto last
night at Seventh street and Florida ave-
nue. northwest, Melvin Coleman, a negro,
twenty-seven years old. Of 7o2 Barry place
northwest, was knocked down and bruised
on the knee, The wound was treated and
Coleman taken home In the auto. The
operator of the car was exonerated.
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WAR CLERK PASSES AWAY.
Homer f. NOwIin, of sharon, Tenn.
Victim OF Pcritonitis,

Homer z. Nowlin. Of the War Depart
ment, died at the Garfield Hospital late
last night, after an Illness Of more than
q month. Death was due to peritonitis
The body will be taken TO his former
home, Sharon, Tenn, for burial.
DR.. NowIn was born in Sharon in 1859,
Since he came TO this city he has been
residing at 9J7 y street northwest.
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RECEPTION FOR AERO LEADER
Local Body to Arrange for Coming
of c. L. Bishop.

Cortlandt Field Bishop. president OF
the Aero Club of America. will arrive
here next Monday from New York, At
the home Of Charles J. Bell. chairman
Of the Washington Aviation Meet Com
mittee, q meeting Will be held tonight TO
arrange a reception In his honor.
President Bishop will inspect the avail
able sites for the proposed aviation con-
veution and discuss the facilities offered
here for such q gathering, Delegations
from Baltimore, and representatives Of
the Washington Chamber Of Commerce
and Board OF Trade will attend the
meeting tonight
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Body TO Remain Longer.

The removal of the body or Ambas-
sador Nabuco from the vault in Oak Hill
Cemetery has been postponed from Feb
ruaTy Is to February z in order 10 await
the arrival of the Brazilian cruiser Minas
Garses, en- route from England, in Hamp-
ton Roads.
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CHURCH SUPPER A SUCCESS
Large Attendance at Annual st. 10.
Seph's in ArmorY.

Stphs IN ArmOry.
Many attended the supper and dance
given by the St Joseph Church last night
in Rifles ArmOry in G street.
Beginning at I o'clock, parish!oners
crowded around the supper table and
waited their turn TO dine. Il was not
before midnight the last table was
served.
Acrobatic feats were performed by
William Cox, and a song and dance by
Mrs. Elizabeth Rose. A banjo and guitar
duet by Mrs. Ferbershaw and Mr.. Lloyd,
was feature Of the evening programme.
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Local Temperature

Midnight, a; 2 a m, d: 4 a. n, d: 8 g. n. Z;
g. n. D; ID a m. 81; y noon 20. > D. H.. Is.
Z p N, 10; p. H., 49, ?. n, 50; 10 D IL. s..
Maximum, IS minimum, a
Relative humidity-S a. H., q; p n. 81. s p,
m, 81 Rainfall IS ?. n. 10 S p. M, trace Hours
Of sunshine, 81. Per cent Of possible sunshine. IS
Temperature same date last year-NIaximum. Is
minimum, 80
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Row Struck by Auto,

While playing in the street yesterday
afternoon Charles Carter. six years old,
Of 500 D street northwest. was struck by
an auto driven by William H. Hill. or
Takoma Park. The child escaped with q
slight injury about the head. His wound
was treated at Emergency Hospital.
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Gen. Wood Improxed.

Baltimore, Nd, Feb. Seen. Leonard
Wood was reported at the Johns Hopkins
Hospital tonight to be making good prog
ress. He sat up for some time this
evening and read the newspapers.
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SENATE WILL ACT
ON COST OF LIVING
RESOLUTION TODAY.

The Senate viii in all probability pass
a resolution to-day authorizing an In
vestigation by a select committee into the
cost OF living. a conference Of the Re-
publican members OF the Finance Com
mittee, which was attended also by Sena-
tors EIkins, Crane. and Kean. was held
yesterday morning. At which the form Of
the resolution was agreed on.
When the Senate met the resolution was
reported from the Finance Committee by
Senator McCumber. OF North Dakota
While the resolution followed the lines
Of Senator Elkin's resolution, which was
the only one pending before the Finance
Committee, II embodies some OF the fea-
lures OF Senator McCumber's resolution
and includes a part Of Senator Lodges.
The resolution will bear the name Of
Senator ElkIns as author. Il was re
ported by Senator McCumber. and It is
generally understood that Senator Lodge
will be chairman of the committee that
VIII conduct the investigation. IN this
arrangement the conflicting interests rep
resented by three resolutions on the same
subject were brought into harmonious ac-
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Ocean Stenmahins.

New York. Feb. s-Anived: ICELAND. from Ant
werp. January Q,
Arrived out Minneapolis. al London.
Sailed from foreign ports: George Washington
from Bremen; BarbaTroeSa, from Gibraltar.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

COMFORTABLY TO DUE WRITTEN REQUEST
in that behalf a special meeting q the stock
holders q the PrUylieut Relief Association Of Wash
iugton ID. @. IS hereby called. 70 be held al ths
oaics Of the Association No. 6l7 street northwest,
30 TIE city q Washington, District a Columbia. g
the hour q 80 O'Clock .. n on FRIDAY, REQ
rusrv ls 1910 for the election Of q Board o. Di-
rgctOYs Of the Association fUT tie current year snd
f1r the transaction Of such other business Of tie
Association as may lawfully be transacted at
SPECIAL meeting thereof. JOHN BROSNAN,
{slSYr President
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Tide Table

Today-High tide. rs a. m. and s. 2 N. ; low
tide. l45 a. m. and 50 D m
TomoTow-High tide. so a m and So p. m.
low tide, 2.A a. N. and 2s9 2. m
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EIIzins on Committee,

Il is expected Senators Elzins and Nc
Cumber will be appointed members Of the
investigating committee.
After the resolution had been reported
to the Senate by Mr.. NIcCumber he asked
that It be referred TO the Committee 10
Audit and Control the Contingent Ex-
penses, 10 which the other two resolu-
tons on the subject have been previously
referred
Within a few minutes the resolution had
been reported back 20 the Senate in ex-
actly the same form that It came from
the Finance Committee. Present con-
sideration was asked for Il, but Senator
Stone. Of Missouri. objected. saying he de-
sired 10 look over the text, and, there
fore. insisted that Il go over for a day
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Condition of che Water.

Special 10 The Washington HeTad
Harpers Ferry. W. Va. Feb. s-Potomac clear
and Shenandoah cloudy
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Temperatures an Other Citie.

Temperatures in other cities. together with the
amount Of rainfall FOR the twelve hours ended at
p m. yesterday are as follows:
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ARCANUM BALL GIVEN.
Large Crowd Makes Ksmet Council
Celebration IA Success.

Celebration Success.
More than forty couples last night at
tended the eighth annual dance Of Kismet
Council, Royal Arcanum, at Royal Ar
canum Hall. The executive committee in
charge Of arrangements was composed OF
the following: Arthur E. Cook, chairman;
c. F, Moberly, I. s. Childs, T. NJ. Hayes.
II. G. Brinkley, N. Spanier, John Daniels,
J. Reding, and J. r. Cook.
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DIED

FREEMAN-On Sunday, February 6, 1910,
at go p. m. JOHN T FREEMAN, IL
the fftieth year Of his age.
Funeral o'clock Wednesday afternoon
from the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church. Fourth and 3 streets south
east
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-13
DAVENPORT

Tavern Destroyed by Flre.-The well
known road house at Green Tree,
known as the tavern, was totally de-
stroyed by fire yesterday. The cause
OF the confiagration is not known. Not
only the tavern, but the barn and out
houses were destroyed by the blaze,
which started in some manner in the
barn Fred Flindt was the proprietor
of the tavern and his loss is partially
covered by insurance.
Bar Convention Called.-Judge P. B.
Wolfe, chairman of the bar committee
of the Seventh judicial district, has is
sued a call for the district convention
to be held at the court house in Dav-
export at 1870 o'clock in the afternoon
of June 2. The purpose of the con-
vention is to nominate four judges to
be voted for at the election to be held
IN October Each county in the dis
trict will be entitled to six delegates.
erik, committeeman of the Scott coun-
ty bar, have called the county bar con-
vention for o'clock on the afternoon
of May 81. The purpose of this con-
vention will be to nominate six dele
gates to the district convention.
o.
Mr.. Marks Body in America May %.
"A cablegram has been received from
Lou Marks, stating that the body of
his father, M. L. Marks, who died in
Florence, will not arrive in New York
until May %, and will be in Davenport
a few days later. Lou Marks will ar