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J. AUGUSTUS JOHNSON.
Former Consul, Whs Fsusd the
Hitsite stones In syria.

sovru ORANGE, n. J.. Fob. AS.
Augustus johnson. former American
Consul General at Beirut Syria, died to-
day at his home In Scotland road hs
was a years old.
Mr.. Johnson was born in Boston. He
entered the consular service In 1858 and
in 1897 was appointed Committeeman At
Beirut. He had ssrved previously a. spe-
ciaj commissioner to adjust difficulties
bstveau the American Consuls at Cypress
ana Jerusalem and the Turkish authori-
ties. In 1854 he procured the arrest and
execution Of tho death sentence on the
TUX who assassinated the Rev. Mr. COZ
fns. an American missionary. case
which WAS famous At the time President
Lincoln publicly thanked Mr.. johnson Tor
hts success In this undertaking
While he was In Syria Mr.. Johnson De-
came Interested In archaeological research,
and with the Rev. Samuel Jessup discov-
cred at Klamath the stones with the I'M
portan, Hittite inscriptions. While he was
At Beirut no was admitted TO the bar OF
the District OF Columbia and after re-
signing from the consular service he was
admitted 20 the New York bar and prac-
tised law In New York city. He was a
member Of the New England Society. Soci-
CIV Of Colonial Wars, Sors OF the Amsri.
car Revolution and the Union League and
Lawyers clubs.
Mr.. johnson 10 survived by his wife ana
two children.
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ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED.
Elise Francke, Priscilla Hull and
Lasra Asbi.seu BriAes 70 ne,


Mrs. Lindsiey Tappin Of les East Sew
enty-hrst street. announced yesterday the
engagement Of her daughter by a formsr
marriage. Miss Elise Huntington Franoke
to Reginald NJ. Banks Of this city. Miss
FransNs comes of families prominent for
many years in New York society. She ID
. granddaughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
X. Huntington and a great.granddaught sr
OF the late Daniel Huntington. a distin-
guished portrait painter OF his day and at
one time president Of the Nstional Acad.
envy OF Design. Through her maternal
grand mother she'is n collateral descendant
OF Warrington Irving. Miss Francke was
introduced to society a year ago. Mr..
Banks Is a son OF Mr.. And Mrs John H.
Banks Of IS Gramsrcy Park and 10
student at the Columbia School Of Mines.
The wedding will not take place before
another year.
Another engagement announced yester-
day is that Of Miss Priscilla Mullens Bull.
second daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Edgar
Bull Of - Grarnercy Park, to Leonard j..
Wysth Of this city. Miss Bull made her
debut In society q year ago and has been
prominent since that time. She passes the
summer with her parcnts At their country
place E1khorn. in Cameiot, n. T.. near
Poughkeepsie. Mr.. Wyeth In the son of
the late Leonard J. wyeth. He was grad
uated from Harvard In 1911. No date has
been mentioned for the wedding.
Mrs. John X. Robinson Of Northwey.
Greenwich. Conn. has announced the en-
gasement Of her daughter. Miss Laura
Robinson. TO William Alexander .-vans of
this city. Mrs. Robinson and her daugh-
ter usually pass the winter here 1T the
Gotham Mr.. Evans vas graduated from
Hobart College. He 10 member Of the
ST. Nicholas and the Ardsiey cluba. No
date has been set for the wedding.
The engagement has been announced OF
Mias Adele Randolph Taylor. daughter
Of Mr.. and Ars. Eugene Minor Taylor
Of Summit. ". j., to Lemuel Skidmore
Jr.. Of New York and Summit.
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WILLS AND APPRAISAIS.

MAJoR-GIN. GEoRGR LEWIS GrLi101D,
U. g. A., retired. who died on September
81 last. left "A total estate OF s220.b61 30
his wife. Rhobia McMsster Gillespie. He
had securities worth 32i6.s3+, OF which
s2Ic,7os was the value OF 1.4i2 shares Of
was insured for $4,000 In the Army Nu-
tual Aid Association. The appraisal shows
that he had 100 shares OF tho Phil sheri-
dan Mining Company. which are worth
less.
WILLIAM r. CREAANp. who owned the
william y. Crerand Company. publisher
of tho Cloak Journal. and who died on
April 10, 1910, left total estate OF $780,
500 He gave $4,000 TO his sister. Mary
Catherine Crerand. and a trust fund OF
$40. 900 to his brother Philip and left the
rest OF the estate 10 his wife. Margaret
Crerand. The executor appraised Mr..
Crerand'r interest IN his business at S9S,-
900, but the transfer tax appraiser fxed
the value at sl2i,297 In spite OF the fact
that the Cloak Journal lost money After
Mr.. Crerand died and has since been dis
continued. He had bank deposits OF Slls.-
9s2.
GERRrT !. W. VAN SLiSoERLANpT, who
died on October 30, 1912. left ees.t%s "a
his wife. Margsret Van SlinGer,andt
LUCIA J. Mkias, who died on April 90
1919, left 3364. 09s. OF which S92.e2s each
went to her sons. Ferris J, and walter
Meigs. and $50. 96s each TO her daughters
Lucia L. NJ. Birnie and Frances l. n
Lyford.
HANNAH BEAR. who died on September
II. 1914. left slG+,sis. Of which esS.027
went to her son Joseph and 1s3.77S to hsI
daughter, Florence Bear Vogsl.
AARON 0oLpsrKiN, a basket manufao-
turer. who died on November -. 1919
left S22,ss1 to his brother. sister and two
half brothers.
RoBxsr II. HOWARD. who died On April
20, 1913. left S2s.292 to his father. Franoi'
Howard.
STEPHEN A. HAraHr. who died on Apri
so, 1912. left &i6,s7o TO his wife. son and
daughter.
MARIA l.. RIpApocK. who died At High
lands. N. j.. on Juno 7. 1914. left S7s.csl
u her cousins, Victor n. y. Walker
Thomas w. Mclean, Il. Elisabeth Pescot
and Charles A. Mclean.
WILLIAM J, WELLS, who died on May
II, 1918. ana was a member Of tho rsa
| estate Arm OF James N. Wells's Sons. lef
! Sa2Ssb to his wife. Carrie II. Wells.
EDWARD y. ApIDANCy. who died on Jul,
| 49, 1910. left s679,bs+. OF this amour
he inherited S202.t37 as the sole heir o
| his aunt. Louise Il. st!llwell He lief
Ssb,l 27 to his cousin. Helen Adriancs. ant
! SsO.4S7 each 10 the following cousins
! Charles Adrisnce. Sarah Jane Whitney
Elisabeth w. Ashley, Eugsnia Fasis
Arnold and Mary. James and Gsors'
Adriance
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PUTNAM GR1swoLD's FUNERAL.
Cloak, GIFT Of Kaiser william
Draped over the Conn.

run.rei .ervices for Putnam Gr,swo,d
The singer were held yesterday at the
proadwov rabernacla The mournerS in
r,udad many singera nron,nen, in ,he on
cratic world Nearly ali tine nrincipals
and ,bosa in tho choruses AT the Metro
nolI,an and Century opera houses wcre
nrsa.,rt rha Carman nlavers Of the r.
VIM place. Tb.a,rr at,rpdcd IN a bo(iv
Raron Won Iersper. a military attsche
of Tho r.erman t,nhasev IN Washtnrton.
haa r,w as tho nersonai REPRESENTATIVES,
~ tho C;e~man Empervr of vbom Mr..
Cr,swo,d was sneciai fsvorite He
hrouyht a wreath ns the personal tribute
~ ~. K,,ss, An .rm,ns cloat a 1,f,
,,o,,, rrnn.rnr ,y,,Ii,m which M c,y,s.
"a -, -, ~ 81. ~ Ein, uo,k In
.,rr,.,a, "a Isoida " Uas DRAINED over
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Had Notable Military Career
Before Becoming Canada's
GovernOr-General.
LIFE THRICE ATTEMPTED
Bombs Thrown at Him in India
Failed in Their Purpose-Heir
Is Viscount Melgund.


-
LONDON. FEB 2s.-Ths Earl Of Mimic.
sosmeray vtesroy Of India. died to-day.
He had been seriously III for some time.
He vas g years old.
Gilbert John Murray Kynynmond Elliot,
fourth Earl Of Mimic, was born on July ?.
1877. He was educated at Eton and Trim
ity College. Cambridge. and was appointed
TO ths Scots Guards In 1857.
He served with the Turkish army In
1877. In the Afghan war In 1879 and was
private secretary to Lord Roberts at
| the Cape in 1891. He took part in the
Egyptian campaign as volunteer In
1851 and the following year became mill
tary secretary TO the Marquis OF Lans-
downe. then Governor-0enera1 Of Canada
He held this post for two years and theu
became chief Of stan In the Northwest
Canada rebellion Of 1883. From 1888 TO
| 1904 he was Governor General Of Canada
and from 1905 10 1910 WAS viceroy Of
| INDIA He was Lord Rector Of Edin-
burgh University. His holdings comprised
aNou, $4,000 acres.
As Governor General OF Canada he vas
| forced by his home Government into
| position which some Canadians re-
| sentsd ~ subvevaive TO their rights OF
| self government In India he succeeded
Lord Cursor He quickly became popular
through u looscning OF the strict ofhciai
fornaiity which Lord Cursor had enforced.
The Countess. Who vas Mary, daughter
! Of Gen. Charles Gray. and her daughter.
| Lady Eileen Elliott, visited Newport In
1908 while the Earl Wa aovernor-Generai
OF Canada
An attempt WAS made on the Earl's life
near Calcutta In February 1909. when
a bomb was thrown The assassins had
miscaleulated their time and no one was
injured Two more bombs were thrown
at him IN the latter part OF the same
year. but again he escaped.
Two sons and three daughters survive.
His eldest son and the heir to the earl
dom II viscount Melgund. born February
l1s, 1891, . Second Lieutenant In the Scots
Guarda
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WEDDINGS.
TAoaas-PsPkins.

PLAINTIFF, N. j.. Feb. 3s.-Miss Mary
A. u. Perkins. daughter OF Mrs. Edward
N. Perkins. formerly Of this city, and now
OF New York. and Thomas II. Thomas
of Dayton, Ohio, we're married at At.
Stephens Episcopal Church In this city
to-day by the Rev. w. &c. L. Ward, the
rector. assisted by the Rev. Prescott
Evarts OF windsor. VT. uncle Of the bride.
Miss Elisabeth Evaru OF Windsor. VT. n
cousin Of the bride, was the bridesmaid.
washington, and the ushsrs were Louis A.
Perkins Of Newport n. l.. and Charles c.
Perkins, brothers OF the bride. and Wal
ter G. OakmAn, Jr.. Of New York. The
bride 10 granddaughter Of the late
United States Senator William NJ. Evarts
Of New York, The bridegroom was srad-
uatsd from Harvard In 1905 and for a
time wss an instructor there. Since then
ne has been IN art critic Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas viii live In Flosencs. Italy.
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DIED.

poW.--ou February 40. 1910. Aimsr e.. BE-
loved husband Of Hattie T. Dew, aged
- ysass
Services Stephen Msrrt.ts Chapel IA
Eighth avenue. near rwenty-nrst street.
Monday evening. 1:B.
EMO. John Chester. suddenly. on Psbsu-
sry - Of bronchial pneumonia, II bis
dxty-sventh year. ~ his residsnos, %
East Fifty seventh street
Notice Of funeral hereafter. Forslsn ana
Canadian papers please copy.
GRIFFIN,--At her residence. IN this city. on
the 2th day OF February. 1914. In the
eighty third year OF her age. Emily E..
widow Of Samuel p, Grimm. U. o. ~.
OF Savannah. Ga. and daughter Of the
late Henry and rhsodorins del Campo
Edsy.
Funeral sssvisss 81 o. stephen's Church,
sisty ninth street. near Breadway. Oh
Sunday. March I. ~ l,Se o'clock 10 he
afternoon. IntsYmsnt private.
HAWEs.-JoAn DsoahAna. a. his homA In
Aontcisis. ~. j.. Saturday aftasnson.
February -. u he ssvsstisth year q
his aga
Services at his late residence. % Lsvsiyn
road. roesdAy. March .. on arrival Of
train leaving Hoboksn via Lack Awanna
X. r. 2iss p, n. Arrive Montciair s;sS.
JARvD-In Rtdgsweod. ". j.. Saturday,
February a. isit. Ralph T.. con Of Ella
Z JAsvia aged - ysars.
Funeral services Monday. March .. 1914.
At $50 p. r.. st his ises ssst6seeA
~ Kennslworth place. Ridgswood N. J.
JoHNsON.-At South Orange. ~. j.. Ysb-
rua,y 81. 1910. ,. Augustus Jehnsea.
aged ~ ysara
Funeral serviees will Re held at his late
residence. eco Scotland road, Monday.
March .. At p. II.
MOTT EY-On EahruAFy ~ Al prNahy,
tsriAn Hospital. Jsmes believed husbAnA
of Grace Arnold.
Funeral services will be held 81 the
Church Of the TrAnsnsuration. East
Twenty ninth street, ~ ! O'Clock sus-
day, March !. Intsrmsat a. the con-
vsnisnos OF the family,
REYNOLDS a. Emily Augusta
Van Buren,. widow Of DR. james Baaks
RsynoidA at her residence. EAss
Eishty-sishth street
Funeral services at the late res,dsacs
Monday. March :. at 1880 A. ~.
SrII.Es --Ksvhsrine Stewart. beloved wife
OF the Rev, Chester silica LonasA
England.
Notice of fsnsrsi hsrssftss.
| THOMPsON.--On Friday. February a..
Maurice J. Thompson husband OF
Elisabeth Baintsu Thompson. aged -
| years
Services ., his late residence. 90, Park
street. Hachsnsack. N. j. on Monday.
March 2. At 3N p ~ Intsrmsnt
private Train leaves jersey City vie
! Erie for Central avenue at Ia
VAN DYk.-At Paterson. on February ~,
1914 Marcia A.. wife Of Francis C.
Van Dyk
| Funeral ssrvtces on Monday, March ..
at her late residence 3s7 Broadway,
Paterson. At ?'3o p NJ Intsrmsnt at
convenience Of family Kindly omit
flowers
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CABLES CARPENTER
Composer Of cullen" Sends Mes
sage Of Thanks 90 singers Here.

MIR. Ga,ti- Casazza Of the Metropolitan
Opera Company yesterday evening re-
ceived the following cablegram from the
composer OF Julien.
Thanks a thousand braves TO Caruso.
to Farrsr. To Giily, 10 Polacco. to Speck
To Setti TO all the splendid interpreters
you have given me and TO the dear public
already SO kind to Louise What regrets
feel 90 be 40 far away
with affection,
"GvsTAvn CHARPENTIRR"
GiorRlo Polacco, who conducted the
opera, also received a cablegram from Mr.
Carpenter. saying
Dear friend. l embrace you for your
good news and for your splendid onopera-
ton"
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william Gunther Gardner. formerly
British Vice-Consul at Buenos AyreA and
Mrs. Gardner viii sail for Copenhagen
on the Frsdesik VIII. Mr.. Gardner has
recently been appointed to the consular
service in Denmark
Nrs. Harold W. Simpson gave . recsp-
ton yesterday afternoon at her homo.
6ol West 10th street, for Mrs. Horace
De Lisssr of this city. Among those who
assisted Mrs. Simpson In receiving were
Mrs. NJ. Parish Watson. Mrs. Frank De r.
WELLER. Mira James H. Hays. Jr., Mrs
Jules Brsuchard, Mrs. William ID. Reed
Miss Dorothy Davis and Miss Katherine
Fulton.
Mrs. Marion McMiliin will give . small
dance at Sherry's on April H.
There WAS a meeting Of the FIN do
gemaine Club last night In the oranSery
Of the Hotel Astor. Among tho patronesses
of the club are Mrs. 4. Clarkson Potter,
Mrs. J. Gordon Douglas. Countess del
Sierra, Mrs. Lorillard Spencer. Mrs. Regi-
Maid Vanderbilt, Mrs n Pierrepont
Perry Mrs Arthur Carroll, Mr.. Gris-
void 4. Thompson and Mrs. A. Stewart
Walker.
There will be an extra meeting OF the
Tuesday Night Dancing Glass at Sherry's
on April H.
The wedding Of Miss Marjorie Salmon,
daughter of Justice and Mrs. Arthur
Salmon of 147 JOralemOn street, Brook
lyn, 10 Capt George HaverEal Redfern
OF the Royal Garrison Artillery will take
olacs at the home Of the brides parents
ON April ~. Capt. Redfern 10 stationed
In Bermuda, where he will make his
home with his bride.
Mrs. Wendell Endicott. Miss Catherine
Colburn and Miss Helen Stetson OF
BOSTON are At the Biltmore before leaving
for Pain Beach. where they will remain
until April
| In At the Plaza for q brief visit.
In the ballroom Of the Plaza last night
the Dramatic Society OF the College Of
New Rochelle presented the play Mary
stuart" by Johann Won Schiller. trans
lated by Lewis Winsfeld. Miss Winifrsd
Demarest, Miss Dorothy Hume and Mia
Frances Fleming are the omcers OF thu
society.
Dinners were given last night by Mrs
Henry Clews, Mrs J. Todhunter Thomp
son ana Mrs. A. Murray Young.
The Russian Ambassador and Nine
Bakhmeteff will arrive from Washington
Tomorrow and will b. 1t the Rits-Carl
ton for few days
Mrs Lee Thomas, who has been II
washington for . few wseks. Will return
70 her apartment In the Rits-Carlton OF
Mrs. Benjamin Nicoii will give
Ivn0hson on March IS At her homo
il East Fiftisth street for the Drama
Iossus of America.
0ov. and Hrs Martin II. 6iynn are .
49, vnnls6e11l
~ - ". Dsurks cocksan CAV
1o0loG - ~ Sau Ma
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In New York To-day.

Peoples Institute, lecture on William
Lloyd Garrison by DIR. Charles p. FAG-
mani, Cooper Union. s r. NJ.
Meeting Of the unemployed. Manhattan
Lyceum. &c East Fourth street. \ p. NJ.
Conference Of Spiritualists, Tuxedo
Building. Sixty-ninth street and Lexing-
ton avenue. 3 p. NJ.
Dinner to John Philip Sousa. Salma-
gundl Club r. NJ.
Lecture by Emma Goldman on The
American Drama" Berkeley Theatre,
r. NJ
German Association for Culture. Leo
ture by Otto Sattler. Rumford Hall. sc
East Forty-nrst street. $3.50 p. NJ.
City Orchestra concert. Washingtnr
Irving High School. 30 Irving place
3:l6 p. N.
Eiectron Society. meeting. ITS Eas,
Broadway. 2:2O p. NJ
Knights Of Columbus. dinner. Hotel A.
tor, p. n
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SOUTH NoRwALK, Conn. Feb. as
Miss Cornelia r. Baird. head OF Baird's
Institute which she founded in 1882. died
here to-day of grip. Miss Baird had grad
uated many thousands of young women.
many of whom have since become promi-
nent in the country's life. The funeral
is TO be held here on Monday next and in
terment will follow in New Haven.
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WALTER ROGERS FURNEss.
Son Of Late DR.. Horace Howard Fur
ness L. Dead.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 2s-Walter Rogers
Furness, an architect and son OF the late
DR.. Horace Howard Furness, the snake
speartan scholar, died yesterday IN ,ne
Media Hospital from Brisht's disease. He
had been III quite a long Time but after
the death OF his wife In January his con-
dition became steadily worse. Mr.. Fur
ness was 50 years old.
He was a member OF the Racquet, Rit-
tsniouse, Merton Cricket ana Phha-
delphia Country clubs. He married
daughter OF the late Col. John CHRISTIAN
Built. Mr.. Furness 10 survived by Two
children, Mrs. Wit Thompson OF Ap'hs-
Ton pa. and Fairman Rogers Furness,
third secnetaray Of the United states EN-
bassy At ST. Petsrsburg
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DP. John ID. Halves.

MoNrm.AIa. N. j.. Feb 2s.-pr. John H.
Halves, 10 years old. died Of heart diseas Ne
thI, evening at his homo on Llcwellyn road
He was born In New York city and he
practissd dentistry there for nfty years
sn,ceedins TO the practice OF his father.
Or. George r. Halves. He had ofiices at
Slb Madison avenue For the past thirty
seven Year, he had lived In Montclai!.
DR.. HAYES was for many years an active
member of the Msndelssohn Gles Club OF
New York. He belonged to the Lauren
tian Club Of Canada and the MontcIalr
COLI Club and tho MontclAir Club. He
In survived BY his wife. two daughters.
Mrs. HllAnd Porter and Miss Florence
HAYES OF Montclair. and ono son. j.
LanRdou HAWeo.
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Unrestricted Sale
Antique Furniture
AT THE
Anderson Galleries
Madison Avrn NC at Fortieh 81.

The Aimones, we'll known for many
wear, 10 the Decorative Trade and
their clientele. having decided to dis
continue their downtown Galleries and
move up town, have instructed the
Ande,.on Galleries to sell without re-
se,ve or restriction the entire collection
of Antiques, Objects Of AT. and for.
e;en Models collected during the last
twenty six years by
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Raimondo E. Aimone

The Collection. which is we'll Known
to BUYERS of decorative art objects OF
the highest class, includes Antique
English, French. and Italian furniture
of superior quality: fne French Sutes
covered with Aubusson Tapestries;
Mirrors, Torcheres. Sconees, Antique
Chests. Venetian Lanterns and Antique
Andirons, Marbles. Bronses. and rare
Tapestries. The Collection vdli be on
Public Exhibition from Saturday,
March 7th 70 TO S o'clock each day.. to
the unrestricted sale in Six Afternoon
Sessions. beginning Monday. Mafch
10Th. at 80 O'Clock each afternoon.
Other Important Announcements Later
Anderson Galleries
Anderson Auction COMPANY
MeeropoIisan Art Association
Mr.. DANIEL II. KENNfDf. Auenooeer'
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DEAN STONE SEEMS IMPROVED.
Apparently Gsiaisg 0rOuaa After
Relapse of Thursday.

ENoLE WOOD. N. j.. Feb 2s.--At the
home OF Dean Harlan r. Stone Of the
Columbia University Law School II was
said this evening that his Illness has
taken q favorable turn. He suffered .
relapse on Thursday and his temperature
rose to 104. His family were encour-
aged by his apparently improved condi-
tion tonight.
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weather ~ wistsr Resorts.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, FEB. 2e.-Temper-
ature so : cloudy,
BsLLEAiR, Fla. Feb. ae,-Temperature,
II cloudy.
ture. A.
OLD PoInr, Va, Feb. 2s.--Temperature
50 clear.
GALVESTON. Tsx,. Feb. 2s,--Tempera,
turs, So ; clear.
AsMEvILLs, ". c.. Feb. 2s.--Tempera.
turs. -.
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WE five bog face powdsI with jar o. Magic
compisxisn, A. L. RIDDLE. Dept. X. Bur.
ltnGton. APk.
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zUHELpA-Stni love you. Address me
care my employer, FATIMA
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ChaY1es y. Baker.

Charles r. Baker one Of tho oldest
msmbsrs Of TIE Masonic order In New
York State, died yesterday at his home,
az Madison avenue Flushing, Queens.
whore he had lived for nifty wears, He
was born eighty six years ago In New
York city. For fifty years he was MON.
Der Of Cornucopia Lodge Of Masons, and
during that tinpe missed only two meet
inga In lsAS ne married Miss Ann
French Of Nov York. Mr.. Baker Is sur
vived by four sons and ono daughter.
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Meeting WI Ne Held.

When that letter reached members Of
the league yesterday morning the tele-
phone wires began to buss. The charges
we're discussed over the wire and there
were gatherings OF artists to talk them
over. Nothing In years had happened to
stir the members. Tho members OF the
various committees said they we're ready
for a meeting and would insist that one
should be called TO thresh out the matter
thoroughly.
Herbert Adams said yestsrday that he
wished to make one point clear In regard
to the principles that governed the jury
on sculpture In making 10 award. THE
medal for sculpture" he asserted, mas
always been awarded not merely Tor The
work of an artist exhibited At any ore
lime. but for distinguished pas: achieve
yn4nt ~ well. Never when ] have been
Dz1nsAho jiky has the prise been awarded
- DnU&oS a. the c0mmittee"
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LONDON. Ysb. 2s.-Ths Earl Of Mimic
fosMeray vtosroy Of India. died to-day
He had been seriously III for some time
He was g years old