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The Washington herald., 1914-05-19
NOTED BRITISH ADMIRAL DIES

Tenterden, England, May 1s-Ad-
miral Sir Charles Carter Drury. F. r.
G. S., K. C. B., died today, aged sixtv-
three. He was born in New Bruns-
wick, Canada, and had a distinguished
career. He was flag captain to North
America and West Indies on board .be
Bellerophon from 1889 to 1892, and in
1886 was thanked by the foreign office
for his service in Crete. He received
many decorations from foreign gov
ernments.
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AMERICAN HELD PRISONER.

Taken Into Hshs ny aueSeoos
Bandits, Says Mormon Refugees.
sen, an American resident of Colonia
Juarez, Chihuahua. was made prisoner
by Quevedos bandits Sunday and taken
into the hills by them. according to
American Mormon arrivals.
The Quevedos are carrying out their
threat to stop the water supplies on the
Corralitos, Palomas, and San Pedro
ranches for the failure of the American
owners Of these properties to pay $4,000.
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through the pores and removes the
on uncertain remedies. Any druggist
has Calocide compound in stock or he
can get II in few hours from his
wholesale house. 1t is not patent
Medical Formula Co.. of Dayton, Ohio.
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feet in this for full fifteen
minutes, gently rubbing
the sore parts" The effect
is really wonderful. All
soreness goes Instantly;
the feet feel so good you
could sing for joy. Corns
and callouses can be peeled
right Off. 1t gives imme-
diate relief for sore bum
ions, sweaty. smelly and
aching feet. A twenty
five cent box of. Calocide il
said to be SUFFICIENT to cure
fhe worst feet II Uorks
The Washington herald., 1914-05-19
Sweaty Feet, Prompt Relief
Also Corns and Callouses

The following is absolutely the sur
est and quickest cure known to science
for all foot ailments. dissolve two
tablesooonfuls of Calocide compound
In a basin of warm water. Soak the
The Washington herald., 1914-05-19
Hours, 9 to 5:45

nous Confederate Cavalry leader. and
during the Spanish-American war field
commander of the volunteers in Cuba
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to the late Senator Clay. of Georgia. He
married a Miss Wheeler. daughter Of
the late Gen. Joseph Wheeler. the IA
The state herald., 1914-08-28
CHAPTER xxIx.-contInued.

The inquiry was drowned in a shrek
from several children in unison. They
scrambled to their feet, casting fear
full glances over their shoulders. The
man who had been lying behind the
bush had risen and was coming toward
them at a slouching amble. one foot
dragging slightly. His appearance, In
deed. was enough to cause panic. With
his savage face, set now in a grin, and
his tramp,like costume. he looked
fierce and animalllke. White and
black, the children fed like startled
rabbits, older ones dragging younger.
without backward look-all save
Hickey. who stood quite still. her wild
ening eyes fixed on him In a kind OF
blanched fascinated terror.
He came close to her, never taking
his eyes from hers. then put his heavy
grimy hand under her chin and turned
her twitching face upward. chuckling.
Amt afeard. d--n mel" he said
with admiration. Wouldn't skedaddle
with tn fine folks white-llvered young
'uns! Know who ! am, don't ye?"
"Greef King" Rickey's lips rather
formed than spoke the name.
Right An know you. too. Got
1es tn same look ez when ye wuzn't
no highern my knee. So ye amt al
tn Dome no mo-. eh7 Purkle an fine
Inning an a eddication. Ho-hol Coin
ter make ye another ladyess like the
sweet ducky.doyey that reecooed ye
from tn loyin' embrace o. yer fond
step.parient. eh7"
Rickey's small arm went suddenly
out and her fingers tore at his shirt
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sALlDA.euNNIsoN HIGHWAY.
Road Over coehetopa Pass to Open
New State Highway.

Denyer.-Constructi work on tho
new link in the Salida-Gunnison high
way leading over Cochetopa Pass Is
engineer of the forest service upon his
return to Denver headquarters. The
road crew at work on n strip eight and
half miles In length over the pass
is making excellent progress, and with
favorable weather conditions should
finish the road before winter sets in.
This new link, covering n distance Of
sixteen miles. is a cooperative pro-
ject between Saguache county and the
forest service, each party sharing
equally the cost Of construction. Work
was begun last year. at which time
three miles was put through. outside
OF the boundary of the Cochetopa for
est by the county commissioners, and
four and half miles was built inside
the forest under the supervision OF the
forest officers.
According to the road engineer. this
strip is double track roadbed and fol-
lows n natural water grade, on a
sou'heih eNPpSurS 'hioush INC ioicsis
thus eliminating any need for large
bridges. The average maximum grade
Is but six per cent, OF which there IS
not more than three miles in the ng-
gregate, the remaining portion OF the
road consisting OF easy grades. BY
reason of the low elevation. absence OF
steep grades. and the open country
through which it passes, It is expected
that the Cochetopa Pass road will
form one of the best and most Iav-
eled state highways across the CONT
mental divide.
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he is! But he's got Greet King to
reckon with yit!" He looked at her
balefully and shook her.
''Looka-yere." he said in kissing
voice. 'Ye remember me. I'm bad
one ter fool with. Yer nav foun' that
out, I reckon. Now yen promise me
yen tell nobody who yeve seen. I'm
only a tramp; dye hear7" He shook
her roughly.
Rickey's fingers and teeth were
clenched hard and she said no word.
He shook her again viciously, the
blood pouring into. his SCARED face.
"Ye snivelin' brat, ye!" he snarled.
III show yerl" He began to drag
her after him through the bushes. A
few yards and they we're on the brink
of the headlong ugly chasm of Lovers
Leap. She cast one desperate look
about her and shut her eyes. Catching
her about the waist he leaned over
and held her out In mld.alr, as II she
had been n kitten. "Ye amt seen me,
hev yer? Promise, or over ye go. Ye
won't look so pretty when ye're
layin' down there on them rocks!"
The child's face was paper-white
and she had begun to tremble like
leaf, but her eyes remained closed
"One-two-" he counted deliber.
ately.
Her eyes opened. She turned one
shuddering glance below then her
resolution broke. She clutched his
arm and broke into wild supplications.
Il promise, promisel" she cried. "oh,
don't let go! / promise!"
He set her on the solid ground and
released her, looking at her with
sneering laugh. Now wen see ef ye
belong here or up ter Hell's-Half.
Acre." he said. Fine folks keeps their
promises. I've heerd tell"
Hickey looked at him a moment
shaking; then she burst into passion
OF sobs and with her face averted ran
from him like deer through the
bushes.
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en- gwine make 'em cry en- cry" She
had forgotten the incident of that day.
when he had read her fortune. but
now the quavering prophecy came
back to her with shivering sense OF
reality. "Fo' dah's fab en- she ain
afeah'd, en- dah's watah en- she ain
afeah'd. Et's de thing whut eat de
ha'at outen de breas'-dat whut she
afeah'd Oft" II It were only fire and
water that threatened her!
She struck her hands together with
an inarticulate cry. She remembered
the laugh in Valiant's eyes as they had
planted the roses, the characteristic
gesture with which he tossed the wav-
Ing hair from his forehead-how she
had named the ducks and the pea.
cock and chosen the spots ;or his
flowers; and she smiled for such men,
ories, even In the stabbing knowledge
that these dear trivial things could
mean nothing to her in the future.
She tried to realize that he was gone
from her life. that he was the one
man on earth whom to marry would
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darling! Don't throw our love away
like this!"
His entreaties left her only whittier.
but unmoved. She shook her head.
gazing at him through great clear
tears that welled over and rolled down
her cheeks.
II can't fight" she said. II have no
strength left" She put out her hand
as she spoke and dropped 1t with a
little limp gesture that had In 1t tired
despair, finality and hopelessness. I.
caught at his heart more strongly than
any words. He felt warm gush OF
pity and tenderness.
He took her hand gently without
speaking. and pressed it hard against
his lips. 1t seemed to him very small
and cold
They passed together through the
wet bracken. his strong arm guiding
her over the uneven path, and cams
to the open In silence.
Don't come with me-" she said
then. and without backward glance,
went rapidly from him down the shin.
mering road.
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EFFICIENCY IN NEWS STYLE
Columns Of the Modern Journal Con
tain, II 10 Claimed. the Best Of
English Phraslng.

II IN seldom that good word 10
said in aoadon 70 circles for what IL
termed "nowap. Jor English" meaning
tho terne. trcnehant style In which tho
best Journalistic arc In tho habit OF os,
pressing themselves, Tho College OF
Journalism. however. recognizes the
value OF this style. and Prof r. w.
Hickman. n woll.known educators.
says;
with all i,s faults I stlll believe In
tho nowa style m tho most efficient
style OF this modern day OF presenting
information through tho written word.
II has been hammered out In tho heat
and strcsa OF newspaper work To NEE,
tho demands OF tho millions for some.
thing 10 compel their attention. inter.
out them and give them information
In tho quickest. oleareat way possible g
There IL much truth In this. but not
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band. Don't you." she burst In n
paroIytm OF passion: don't you even
speak her namei II you do. III kin
youl"
SO fierce was her leap that he fell
back a step In sheer surprise. Then
ho laughed loudly. why. ye little
spittin' wile-oatl" he grinnod.
lie leaned suddenly. grippod her
wrist and covering her mouth tightly
with his palm. dragged her bohind a
olump Of dogwood bushes, A heavy
step was coming along the wood.path.
He held her motionless and brenthleHs
in this cruel grip till the pedestrian
had passed, II was Major Bristow. his
spruce white hat on the back Of his
head. his unaullled waiatcoat dApplod
with tho leafshhdowu lie stepped
out briHkly toward Damory court.
swinging his stick. all unconscious OF
Oh. nerco scrutiny bent on him from
behind tho doFwooda
Greet KinE did not withdraw his
hand till tho Ht.ps had died In tho die.
tanoe. When he did. he olenchod his
nst and shook Il In tho air. There
b, Eocsl" ho said with bitter hatred.
Yer noble friend that sent mo up
nor sir yenb e break my heart on
% rooh-p1si Oh. he's a top-notchsr.
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be to strike to the heart her love
and loyalty to her mother. and she
said this over and over to herself in
varying phrases:
You can't! No matter how much
you love him. you can't! His father
deliberately ruined your mothers life
your own mother! It's bad enough
TO love him-you can't help that But
you can help marrying him. You
would hate yourself. You can never
kiss him again. or feel his arms around
you. You can't touch his hand. You
mustn't even see him. Not II II breaks
your heart-as your mothers heart
was brokenl"
She had turned into an unbeaten
way that ambled from the road
through track OF tall oaks and pines,
scarce more than bridle.path. wind.
Ing aimlessly through bracken-strewn
depths so dense that even the wild.
roses had not found them. In her
childish hurts she had always fed to
the companionship OF the trees. She
had known them every one-the black.
gum and pale dogwood and gnaried
hickory. the prickly.balled ''putton.
wood" the lowly mulberry and the
majestic red oak and walnut. They
had seemed friendly and plying coun.
selors. standing about her with arms
intertwined. Now. with the rain weep
ing In soughing gusts through them.
they offered her no comfort. She sud.
denly threw herself face down on the
soaked moss,
"oh. Cod" sho cried, Il love him
SO. And | had only that one evening.
IL doesn't seem Just II | could only
have him. and suffer some other way
He's suffering. too. and II isn't our
fault We neither OF us harmed any.
onel He isn't responsible for what
his father did-why. he hardly knew
himi oh. God. why must II be so
hard for us? Millions OF other people
love each other and nothing separates
them like thisl"
Shirley's warm breath made n little
fog against tho starcyed moss. She
was scarcely conscious OF her wet and
ellnging clothing. and the soaked
strands OF her hair She was 80
wrapped In her dosolation that she no
longer heard tho sound OF tho perp.-
ycring rain and tho wet swishlng OF
tho bushes parting now to n hurried
step that fell olmoat without sound on
tho rpongy forest soil. She started
up suddenly TO see Valiant before her.
He was In somewhat battered
walking suit OF brown khaki. with n
leather belt and felt hat whose brim.
utiff with the wet. was curved down
viHorviso over his brow. In an In.
stant he had drawn hor upright. and
they stood. looking Mt each other.
dronched and trembling
How can your" he said with a
roughnces that sounded akin TO anger
Here In this ntrocioua woatbcr--like
thlsi" ho laid hand on her arm.
You're wet through"
II don't mind tho fain," she an,
sworcd. drawing away. yet feeling
with n guilty thrill tho maaterfulpc cal
OF his tonc. aa we'll as it's real concern
I'm often wet"
Hin gaso searched hcr face. feature
by feature. noting her palior. tho bluc
black shadows beneath hor eyes. the
caught breath. uneven liz. a child,
from crying. iie s,ill held her hands
In his
The state herald., 1914-08-28
CHAPTER XXX.
Tho EVENING of an Old Score.

The Evening Of an Old Score.
Observation-Disclosures Bristow's
ivory.headed camphor-wood stick
thumped on the great door OF Damory
court. The sound had n tang of impa
tience, for he had used the knocker
more than once without result. Now
he strobe to the end of the porch
and raised his voice In a stentorian
below that brought Uncle jefferson
shuffiing around the path from the
kitchens with all the whites of his
eyes showing.
You dog-gone lazy rascal" thun.
dered the major. What do you mean.
sab. by keeping a gentleman cooling
his heels on the doorstep like tax.
collector? Where's your master?"
'Fo' de Lawd. Major. All ain seen
Mars John sence dis mawnin' Staht
out aftah breakfas' en- he nevah
showed up ergin ct all. Yo' reck'n
whut de mattah. suh?" he added anx
iously. 'Peahs lax sumpin' preyin'
on he mind. Dom seem er bit hesef
lately"
"H-m.m!" The major looked thought
full Isn't he well?"
mo. sub. Ain ct no morn er hum
min-buhd desc las few days. Jes'
hangs eroun' lonesome lax Don
laugh no mo-. don sing no mo- Ain
play de pianny sence de day aftah de
ball Me en- Daph moght1y pestered
bout him."
"Pshaw!" said the major. Touch
of spring fever. rackon. Aunt Daph
feeds him too we'll. Give him less
fried chicken and more ash-cake and
buttermllk. Make him some juleps."
The old negro shook his head.
"Moghty neah use up all DAT mint.
bald All foun'." he said. but ain do
no good. Majah. Abs sho' 'feahed
sumpin' gwineter happen"
"Nonsense!" the major smiled
What fool ideas got under your wool
nowl Been seeing Mad Anthony
again. I'll bet a dollar"
Uncle Jefferson swallowed once or
twice with seeming difficulty and
turned the gravel with his toe. Oats
So" he said gloomily. "Ah done soc
de old man de yuddah day bout ct
Ant'y. he know! He see trouble er.
comm en- trouble ergwine Dat same
night de hossshoe drop OMEN de
stable do. .en dis vc'y mawnin' er
buhd done ay inter dc house. Das'
er mighty bad hoodoo, or mighty bad
hoodoo!"
"shucksl" said the major. You're
as loony as old Anthony. with your
internal signe. n your Mars Johns
been out all day reckon hen tui q
up before long. I'll walt for him n
while" He started IN. but paused on
the threshold. Did you say-ah. =
that mint was all gone. unc' Janer
sonr
cTo BE coNTISuEDJ
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SYNOPSIS.

suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor
poration. which his father founded and
which was the principal source of his
wealth, had failed. He voluntarily turns
over his private fortune to the receiver
for the corporation. His entire remaining
possessions consist of an old motor car. a
lected estate In Virginia. On the way to
Damory court he meets Shirley Dand-
ridge, an authenticated beauty. and de-
ssss that ss Is Soing to Ee yrsns Pans
ridge, and Major Brlstow exchange rem.
tniscences during which It is revealed
that the major Valiants father. and n
hand OF Mrs, cambridge In her youth.
Sassoon and Valiant fought n duel on her
account in which the former was killed
Valiant finds Damory court, overgrown
rehabilitate the place. Valiant saves
Shirley from the bite OF snake. which
bites him. Knowing the deadliness OF the
wound and saves his life. Valiant learns
for the first time that his father left VIZ
gfnia on account OF a duel In which Doc
tor southall and Majer Bristow acted & as
become good friends. Mrs. cambridge
fsints when she mosts Valiant for the
first time Valiant discovers that he has
a fortune In old walnut trees. The yearly
tournament a survival OF the jousting OF
feudal times, Is held at Damory court. AT
the last moment Valiant takes the place
OF one of the knights. who is sick, and
enters the lists. He wins and chooses
Shirley Dandridgs as queen of beauty to
the dlsmay of Katherine Fargo. n former
sweetheart who is visiting In Virginia.
The tournament ball at Damory court
draws the elite OF the countryside. Shir-
ley crowned by Valiant us queen OF
beauty. Valiant tells Shirley OF his love
and they become engaged. Katherine
Fargo, determining not TO give up Vail
ant without a struggle, points out TO Shir-
ley how terrible II would be for the wom-
an who caused the duel TO meet Valiant,
who looks so much like his father. Shir-
ley uncertain, but feeling that her moth
er was IN love with the victim OF Vail
ants pistol, breaks the engagement
The state herald., 1914-08-28

all the truth. So-callcd newspaper
English has left It's indellblo mark on
tho literature and especially tho DC.
tion OF our tines. Tho most success.
ful stories nre those told In tho few.
est words. The old-fashioncd flowing
periods. which produced verbal melody
instead OF recording facts. havo lost
their charm for novel readers. whose
eager brains are anxious TO absorb the
tale rather than linger over -nns
writing"
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$4,000, 900 in Emergency Cash.

San Francisco.-S Sixteen million dol
lars in the new emergency currency,
authorized by the Vreeland-Aldrich
act, Is now in the subtreasury here.
and more will arrive. Applications to
date total only s3,SOo,O0O. and William
j. McGee, assistant United States
treasurer here, said that the Pacific
coast seems to be in such sound finan-
cial condition that he does not expect
much further demand.
The state herald., 1914-08-28
Mammoth Cave on Cave Creek.

One of the scenic resources of Ari.
zona of which little is known is the
mammoth cave on Gave creek in the
Chiricahua mountains northeast o.
Douglas. 1t is only a few miles
from the border land automobile
road and with a little effort can
be made great attraction for
that highway. 1t is said this
cavern has never been fully explored
and is believed to be as large and in
all probability equally as interesting
as the Mammoth cave OF Kentucky.
The state herald., 1914-08-28
CHAPTER XXX.
In the Rain.


Shirley stood looking out at the
rain. 1t was falling in no steady
downpour which held forth promise
OF ending. but with gentle constancy
that gave the hills look OF sudden
discomfort and made disconsolate
miry pools by the roadside. The
clouds were not too thick, however, to
let through dismal gray brightness
that shone on the foliage and touched
with glistening lines OF high.light the
draggled tufts OF the soaked blue.
grass. Now and then. across the drip
ping nelds. fraying skeins OF mist wan.
dered. TO lie curdled In the flooded
hollows where. here and there, cattle
stood lowing at intervals In a mourn.
full key.
The indoors had become impossible
to her She was sick OF trying to
read. sick OF the endless pacings and
purposeless invention OF needless
tasks. She wanted movement. the
cobwebby mist about her knees, the
wet rain In her face She ran upstairs
and came down clad in close scarlet
Jersey. with leather galters and soft
hat
Emmaline saw her thus accoutered
with disapproyal. "Lawdy. mercy,
chile!" she urged; you amt goin'
out7 It's rainin' cats en- dawgsl"
I'm neither sugar nor salt. Emma
line" responded Shirley listlessly.
dragging on her rain-coat. and the
walk will do me good"
On the sopping lawn she glanced
up at her mothers window Since the
night OF the ball her own panging self.
consciousness had overlaid the fine
and sensitive association between
them. She had been full OF horrible
feeling that her face must betray her
and the cause OF her loss OF spirits
be guessed.
Her mother. had. In fact. been
troubled by this. but was far from
guessing the truth. A somewhat long
lndisposltion had followed her flrst
sight Of Valiant. and shs had no,
witnessed the tournament She had
hung upon Shirley's description OF II,
however, with nm excited interest that
the other was later to translate In
tho light OF her own discovery. II the
thought had ritted to her that fate
might hold something deeper than
friendship In Shirloys acquaintance
with Valiant. II had been OF the
vaguost His choice OF her as Queen
OF Beauty had seemed natural hom.
age TO that swift and unfiinching act
OF hers which had saved his life.
There was In her mind more OBJ.
yious explanation OF shirleys altered
domoanor. Perhaps It's Chilly Luak. 4"
she Ind said TO herself Have they
had n foolish quarrel. l wondcr7 All.
vol. In her own umo she will tell
me-"
There was some relief TO Shiriey'r
ovcrchhrEod feelings In tho very dis,
comfort OF the drenehed weather; the
sucking pull Of tho wet clay on her
boots and tho fiirt OF tho drops on her
checks and hair She thrust her dog.
skin gloves into her pocket and hold
her arms outstrotohod 10 L., tho wind
blow through hor nngcrr. Tho moia.
ture cluDg in damp wrcnthA TO her
hair and rolled IN great drops down
her coat M sho went.
Tho widest, most secluded walks
had always drawn her most and she
inptinctivcly chose one OF these today.
II wat tho road whereon sapstted Mad
An,honY's whitewashed cabin. "Dah's
! Or man rwine look in dom eros, bonsy.
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VIII Lee,ur, In Amsrloa.

Coloatin Domblon. whose booka on.
deavor to prove that tho plays attrib-
utod TO Shakespeare wcro written by
Lord Rutland, will some to this ooun.
try TO lecture on his theory. iio IL n
deputy and professor OF literature At
Brussels university.
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eravedioeers in German Army.

Brussels.-The German army is tho
only one engaged in the European
war having special corps OF grave
the field. The grave-digging corps
was formed during the FrancoPrus-
sian war in 1870. All German soldiers
wear around their necks a label bear
ing their name, rank and regiment.
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Asks Little Of Himself.

"oadnon Ia man whose diatin guish.
inG trait In selfapproyal,"
Il understand now why every BODY
says hs IL sAay 70 please"
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Good is no good. but II It be spend;
God giveth good for no other end
Spencer.
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Continuous Performance.

Corn on the cob
Is haply here,
And so | grin
From ear to ear.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-06-06
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCE
MENT.

The Commencement Exercises
of the New Iberia High School
took place last night at the Elks
Theatre with one of. the largest
and most enthusiastic audiences
in attendance to witness the in
teresting program arranged by
the Faculty of the High School
which was as follows:
Inv ocation -. Rev. R. R. Diggs
Presentation of the Glass. &C. M.
Bahon. Principal of High School
Commencement Address. =. DR.
Pierce Butler, Tulane Univers.
ity.
Song School Quartetfe
Presentation Of Diplomas Louis
A. Valet, Supt. Of Schools.
Farwell Song ............ Glass
Benediction Rev. J. M. Langlois
Those who received diplomas
were Misses Muriel M. Anglers,
Mildred Blumenthal, Yvonnc
Drevfus. Elizabeth Forgey, Norah
M. Hebert, Vivian R. King, Mary
Eta Murray, Theda B. Murray
Carrie Morse Pharr, Margaret
Weeks, Benjamin Dulany, Owen
Mcmahon.