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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-22

Suddenly light came to me. you
haven't allowed for the different bull
let!'' l shouted.
Whose make? How many
grains?" He pulled a paper book
from his pocket and in a moment
we were both calculating.
Seven hundred and two yards, less
five inches" he said
How we measured back those few
PAGES! recolect the change in
Ellis5 look, the sneers. We halt
ed at the extreme angle of the rebuilt
cabin. My friend measured the
inches up the wall. We saw round
hole in the middle of a brick outside
the buffers spare room.
saw Ellis Tomlinson hurry into
the house, and, hardly yet under
standing what had occurred, 1 rush
ed after him. He slammed the door
and tried to bolt it, but l forced it
open. l was just too late. 1 heard a
shot and fall; saw the huddled
body of the murderer half in, half out
of the oak closet, and, behind it, the
rife on tripod, with the muzzle
pointing through the hole in the
brick
Ellis had planned too well. The
scheme, to which the negro con-
fessed, had been almost perfect, but
it had not reckoned with a woman's
faith. ...
Copyright by w. G.. Chanman.)
NNIU INIT EAT JEM
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
L. STUART WING.
Was Prominent IN Business and a.
. spOrtsnsan.

l.. Stuart Wing died suddenly ysster-
day a; his home . West Fo~rty-e'ghth
street, AGED II. b.. Wins was for wears
before his death vice-presidcNt OF the
tirm of Wing q Evans. dealers III chem
icals. He MAS born IN New York cry
and made nls home here and in : =
brook, Duchess county. where he had "A
iarg. stock farm and where he spent his
.
Mr.. Wins was an ardent follower OF
Golf. polo and horse racing. II" was I
member Of the Metropolitan Club. Rae
que, and Tennis, New York Yacht, Down
Town, Piping Rock, Turf and tlc'a'
Sleepy Hollow. Society of Colonial Wars.
American Jersey Cattle Club. New York
state Agricultural Society. American
Museum of Natural ~liistor! and the Ma
,ional Hunt ard Stesl'lechase ASsocIa'
! ton. The Right Wing club ~ Princeton
University was organized N honor OF
Mr.. Wing. who was prevented by III
ness from entering that college after he
had prepared To do sc.
After studying IN Switzcr!and ana
France Mr.. Wing returned TO the United
| states, and IN 1855 was married to
Bertha NJ. Hurlhut, who survives him
Mr.. Wing also left two sons, l.. stuart
! Jr. and :. Bryce Wing Nj. Wing was
the son OF the late John ID. Wig and
Adelaide ". Hinmar.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
WILLIAM LUXTON.
Widel, know NrwapHpcr Worker
victim Of Cancer.

William Luxtou died Yesterday OF can
Ger in his sixty-four;h year nj his home,
SO Vanderbilt street. Brooklyn. Tw"
married sons and one unmarried anu
two married daughters and one ur'nar-
ricd and his widow survive.
Mr.. L.uAtou came to this country from
Yorkshire. England. NJ the age Of II,
During his life In this country he was
connected with newspapers. At one time
he studied for the Law. but gave II ur to
become first a printer. then a reporter
and finally an editor. He WAS Oh the
staff of the Brooklyn Eagle, Cttiscn and
standard linton and was the founder
ard proprietor OF the West Side Chronicle,
His political exposes published in the
chronicle fastened the annexation of the
then town OF Flatbush TO brooklyn Re
Gently Mr.. Luxton had been working In
the proosroom OF THE SrS. Charles f..
LuXton, a cousin. is secretary Of The sun
Printing and Publishing Association,
The funeral viii he held tomorrow
evening from the home u he will he
buried In EycrRreeus Cemetery on sat
day,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
FASHION SHOW AT THE PLAZA
Junior An~ti-sufrage League I,
Aid Pfeparedness.

Members Of the Junior A~nti-Sufrage
League held a fashion show followed by
a dance last evening in the Plaza bali.
room. II was different from the ordi.
nary fashion show. as The young women
who acted az maniklns hold prominent
positions in New York Among them
were debutantes OF this season and
last. Thu financial results Of the eve-
ning's entertainment will be divided be-
tween the funds for national prepared
ness and anti suffrage work.
The stage was arranged Ia show OFT
the gowns to the best advantage and
the manikins appeared in most recent
costumes from the leading dressmakers
OF New York. They were headed by
Miss Edith Hilton. who portrayed Dame
Fashion" and each group was an
nounced by Miss Maria Lawrence Weth-
Grill. There were costumes suitable for
street wear, for outdoor sports. the
opera, dinners. dances and weddings.
Among those who displayed them were
Mrs. william s. Fairchild, Mrs. AL
fred Macy. the Misses Isabel Yeomans.
Dorothea Camp. Edith Riker. lula Pot
ter. Cornelia Woolley. Katharine kop-
per. Anna Sherman, Katharine l.. Hall,
Susanne and Margaret Warren, Lilly
Robertson. Ruth n Faith Hayden.
Geraldine Adse. Ethel Simmons, Elinor
Kendall, Katharine Satterlee. Garetta
Reboul. Carolyn Van Courtlandt. Vera
de Ropp and Frances Judson.
In one Of h scenes Miss Faith Hay
den and clay Bassett executed a dance.
After the fashion show there was gen.
eral dancing and supper.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
CARUS0 In 'PAGLIACCT
AT EXTRA MATINEE
..Haenscl und Grptel" Also on
Afternoon Bill at the
Metropolitan.

The extra matinee season Is in bloom
at the Metropolitan Opera House n in
the course of the afternoon and evening
Yesterday three operas were II AZ
the special matinee the Offering was
'Haenscl und Gre,el" and "Pagliacci,"
This is not a new combination y Il
has the merit OF affording auditors a
sharp. not to say violent. contrast in
styles az we'll as IN subject matter.
From the German version OF The Babes
In the Wood to the tense little tragedy
Of IN" Italian composer IL a leap In
deed. but Il is one which opera audiences
take with apparent eagerness.
The cast in the Hu,nperdinck work was
that which has been heard already this
season. Naturally the event" OF the
afternoon wa L~eoncavalio's creation
with Mr.. Caruso a. Cdnto. a role in
which he Is exceedingly popular to the
la st.ng regret Of lovers Of his earlier
lyric style. He vas associated yester-
day with Mr.. I've Luca az Tonic and
Nine. Cajatti as "a sadly depressing
Media. MIR. Hageman conducted "Haer-
eel und Gre,el' and Mr.. Bavagnoli the
Italian work.
In the evening II opera was Boro-
din's prince Igor with Mr.. Polacco
in the conductors chair and the cast
the sa me as before. The performances
was a repetition of It's predecessors. The
ballet, az usual. received much applause.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
PALM BEACH CURES SCOTT.
Mrs. ". n. Vanderbilt Among
Days Arrivals.

PALM BEACH, March Mrs. william
X. Vanderbilt. .Jr.. arrived here to-day
with a private car party that included
Angelica Brown. W. W. Hoffman. Will
lam Rhinelander Stuart and c. W. Han
ford. Harry Payne Whitney left to-day
by automobile for Miami to board his
yacht. He will 20 to Hsvans and then
Oh a fishing trip among the keys.
Otto Kahn Joined Robert Goe.et yes.
terday on an automobile trip in the
Everglades.
Magistrate Peter Barlow is back from
Havana and a weeks fishing at Long
Key. where Harry Black and Barklie
Henry have gone o n a yacht,
Harrison Higgins. son OF ex-iov. Hlg-
gins Of New York, has arrived with Mrs.
Higgins.
Antonio Scott. the Metropolitan tenor.
who came here to recover from a bad
cold. had II baked out OF him on the
beach, he says.
Nearly $4,000 was raised for the
American Amhulanc" Corps IN Paris AT
a fancy dress ball Monday night, In a
dancing competition there Adelaide
Jones, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Renja-
min Jones Of Pittsburg. won first prize.
dancing with Albert Dewey. Jr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
DENOUNCN BROTHER IN WILL


Or. Leonard Adair. who dice OF Feb
ruary "a last at 336 West l45th street,
left a trust fund Of 100000 to his widow,
Grace Adair. and divided the residue OF
che estate between his daughters. Helen
r. and Grace Adair. He gave $4,000
to three sisters. In explaining why he
left nothing TO his brother, John .Adair.
the testator said
'in prior willis ! made ample provl-
sion for my brother. John. but Ia this
will ] have purposely omitted making
any bcquest to him. for the reason that
in spite OF the fact that I have az all
times acted in a brotherly and kindly
manner and supported and maintained
him for year g~ratuitously, he has with
out cause and justification made false
and untrue statements respecting my
character and reputation. and has hern
In a measure responsible for the discord
In my home between my wife and my
self"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
BACHELORS GIVE
LEAP YEAR DANCE
Girls Select Their Floor and
Supper Partners at the
Vanderbilt.

some - ,he Young bachelors who
have been frequently entertained AZ the
darces ~ the winter acted as hosts last
night in the Della Eobbia room Of the
Vanderbilt. giving what they styled a
Junior bachelors leap year dance" The
chaperons included Mrs. John l.. Alex
andre, Mrs. Drcxcl Dahlgren. Mrs.
Charles Aston Bris,ed, Mrs. W. Person
hamilton, Mrs, Henry l.. Coe and Mrs.
George Evans Turnurc.
The hosts included john Van Schaick
H~loodgo"d. Coles j. zoe. Henry Rogers
benjamin. William Brucc-B-own. George
T. de N@u. Richard smith Emme,.
Murray Hoffman. Kingsley kuhnhard,.
edmund W. Nash. Augusta l.. Noel.
William Walter Phelps, Charles MICA.
Pyle. william Remscn. sidney Dillon
Ripley, Charles q. Shaw. Richard W.
Stevenson. Jr. Henry :. Sturgis. Regi-
maid +. Townsend. Francis VI Watrous,
Philip Cusachs, Beverly Duer, John King
Hodge,. John Flavel Hubbard. Edwin
ID. Morgan, 1r. ~Stlnhupe W. Nixon.
Dwight PARTRIDGE. Theodore II Potter.
Newton Rae. Henry II. Ripley. Philip
Jah'tS Is"pScN'l inlIlp IL Snt'NpOI.
Evans Sraulding. William H.. Taller and
George Evans Turnu,e. Jr.
Numerous leap year features were in
troduced and the invitations 10 dance
were given by the girls instead of the
men, they also choosing their suppe
partners. While supper was being served
there was dancing ~ the space between
the tables,
Among the g.r.s present were the
Misses Alma de Gcrsdo'fr. Anna Alex
andre, Katharine lie Berkeley Parsons,
Lucy Lord, Gertrude Mai, lIclcu Flake.
~Symphorosa and Grace Rrstcd, Rita
Nozzle, Helen Cr-cscr. Katharine.
Madeleine and Clrlca Dahlsren. Marie
Johnson. Helen Byrnc. Aileen Sedgwick.
Kathleen Macy. Frodrr!cka Rull, SarUh
l.ark!n, Frances ihker. Mary Francke.
Ruth Cutting, Eleanor Green. Helene
MofIett. Beatrice Pratt, Resale Blood
good. Margaret Erha-t, corne!ia Nc
Louchlin, Isabel Stettirius, Edith Beaver
Webb. Emile Ford. Louise Trevor,
Violet King. Noemi Townsend. Esther
Auchincloss, Geraldine Aiec, Margaret
Luce, Phyllis McVickar, C!vllisc Alex
andre, Gretchen Damrosch. Margaret
French. Elizabeth McV.5kar, Catherine
Colt. Dorothy Nor ~, Sarah renrose,
Marion Tiffany, Priscilla BARTLETT. Adri-
cnne Iscl.n, Resale Zoe, olivia Erdmarn
and Nieva Fisher.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
EDDY BROWNS RECITAL.
Young American ViOlintst Has
Large Audience At AeOlian Hall.

Eddy Brown. American vlollnist. who
had already been heard several times in
the course of the current season, gave
another recital yesterday afternoon in
.Acolian Hall. His programme began
with Handel's sonata in u. II Ia he
fashion among violinists now to play
Handel, whose music for their instru-
ment Was comparatively neglected here
till Mr.. kreisler disclosed anew It's un-
questioned beauties,
Bruch's scotch Fantasia" followed. In
his composition young Mr.. Brown put
forth the most excellent qualities Of his
art. which is distinguished for technical
finish and for a GOODNESS OF poise some-
times creating n wish for deeper search-
ings. Hut this youth plays very we'll in
deed. II 1t is impossible yet TO discover
the reasons for the German enthusiasm.
II is not at all difficult to find other
ground for enjoyment.
After the Bruch number Mr.. Brown
played the andante and allegro from
Bach's sonata in ID major. Cottenet's
Meditation" Saar's "Gavotte Inter
mezzo,' Chopin's u minor nocturne and
S~arasate's Caprice Basque" The au-
dience was of good size.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
Plays and Players.

Maurice and Florence Walton will dance
=, me Palace Theatre next week The
Dolly Sisters have been retained for
another week.
The Washington square Players will
present their fourth programme OF the
d. There Will he four one act plays.
children" by Guy Bolton and Tom
carlton. The Age Of Reason" by Cecil
DORIAN. The Magical city, by Zoe
Atkins. and THE Farce Of Master Pierre
'attiin'' by an unnamed author,
klaw 4 Erlanger announce that Elsie
Ferguson In the Hall Caine Play. Mar
gar~t schiller" VIII he transferred to Tho
Empire Theatre on March 20. followins
IN" run Of Maude Adams, The continued
success II Margaret schiller at the New
Amsterdam made It necessary to secure
another theatre since arrangements entered
into las, fall with Sir Herbert Tree cal
on March II. +,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
NOTES OF THE SOCIAL WORLD

Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Vanderbilt Hol-
Inns of lslip. l.. J., are at the Gotham
for a brief stay.
Mrs. Frederick Esler will give a dance
at her home, ~ East Forty-ninth street,
on Wednesday for her son. l.emist fSler.
Mrs. Alfred Wagstaff. Jr.. will give
n reception this evening at the Colony
Club for members of the Authors
league of America.
The wedding OF Miss Margaret A.
Mackay, daughter OF the late DR., Bar
marc Mackay. to the Very Rev, Fred
erick Warren Beekman OF South Bethle-
hem. Pa, will take place this afternoon
in the Church Of the Heavenly Rest.
There will be a small reception at
Sherry's.
The second Of two dinner dances orr
panizcd by Miss Florence James too
place last night I'm the spanish room
OF the Holland House. Among those at
the dinner were Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
Hartman, Miss Matilda pilot, Mrs.
Henry S, Fleming. Mrs, Paul c.. The
baud, Miss Cornelia Lydon, Richard
Lydon, Charles G. James, Mrs. Walter
Benedict and Mr.. and Mrs. John G.
Coleman, Jr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
JUDGE ". &. WERNER
DEAD AT AGE OF 81
Served Is Years on New York
Appeals Bench After Rise
From Poverty.
NJ BY ROOSEVELT

ROCHESTER,. y. y, March l.-Associ-
ate Judge william L. Werner OF the
Court Of Appeals died here early to-
day following an illness OF several
months. After an operation last week
he failed rapidly.
Judge Werner had sat on the Court
Of Appeals bench for sixteen years. He
was born In Buffalo April 10. 1855. At
the age Of IL, an orphan. he was thrown
upon his own resources. He was advised
to learn a trade and obtained a Job as
a moulder's apprentice In the foundry
| Of Jewett 4 Root. The future jurist saw
that his constitution was not rugged
| enough for such a laborious task 40 he
left the foundry and went to work for a
| farmer. doing chores for his board and
| clothes and attending district school IN
the winter.
A year later he returned To buffalo
| and obtained a position with the stamp
! ing works OF Sidney & Sheyard. attend
| ing "a business college In the evening.
| Three years later he went to work Tor
the wholesale grocery house OF holzDorn
& Iamy az a bookkceper. In 1877 he
moved 10 Rochester and began to study
Law In the Office Of ex-State Fish Com
missioner W. X. Bowman. and In the
next year entered the law office or the
late Dennis G.. Geaiy. In 1850. after
serving as clerk OF the Municipal Court.
Judge Werner formed a partnership with
Henry J. Hetzel. and the new hrTn soon
become prominent.
The young lawyers name was sus-
Rested for special County Judge In 1884.
when the convention took place ne was
nominated upon the first ballot. On
election day he received 1000 more votes
than his Democratic opponent, AleNan-
der =. Butts, who a year before had
come within 100 votes OF election as
District Attorney. In 1887 Judge Wer-
ner was reelected and In 1883 ooth the
Democratic and Republican county con-
" ntions nominated him for the regular
place as County Judge. He was accorded
the signal honor Of unanimous election.
When Justice Macomber Of the SUI
pren,e court died Judge Werner was
pu. forward as a 1T successor. Vie was
Iromina;ed and easily elected. His work
on the SUPREME court bench caused
Col. Roosevelt. then Governor. 10 nam"
him as a Judge OF the Court OF Appeals
After his elevation TO the bench Judg"
Werner. although strongly Repuoilcan
in party principles. took no active part
IN politics. In 1900 he was elected 10
the Court of Appeals for the full, term
OF fourteen years. He ran against Judge
willard Bartlett for Chief Judge o! the
lCourt in 1919 hut was defeated. t"i.
Roosevelt, who had placed Judge Wer-
Ter upon the bench OF the highest comrt
In the state. opposed him In this cam,
pa!gn because the Judge had ~denouncen
the Colonel's plan for Judicial recall
col. Roosevelt's opposition was power
full enough to defeat Judge Werner HIS
term would have expired in 1918.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
GIDEON NoRvILLE CALEB.
Was Formerly General Agent Of
\. v. Lire Insurance Go.

Gideon Norville Caleb. who retired
from active business in New York three
years ago, died Of cancer yesterday Al
III. General Memorial Hospital. Central
Park West and Io6th street. after an
illness OF about a year. during which he
took radium treatments, Mr.. Caleb was
born in Dover. Del. siNty-nine years ago
and BEGAN his business career immedi-
a,ely a; the close Of his military SER
vice in Company Il Of the First Della
ware Regiment in 1862.
lie was witt the old Harlan n Ho'-
lingsworth Shipbuild!ng Company. ard
! .ater with the New York Life Insurance
Company a. general agent. Thirty years
ago he WAS connected with the Schenec-
,aiy Locomotive Works and recently he
was vice-pps.d.nt Of the Dittcndorf
Axle Company at 30 Church street.
lie married Miss Floy ,.mde OF Utica,
y. Y. whom he survived II" leaves n
brother. W. :, Ca.eb Of 80 West lost
street, New York. Tn" funeral will
take place in ltics OF Friday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
RECITAL AT SPEYER 0 M
kreisler to play for BeneAt of 81.
Mary's Hospital.

A violin recital for the benefit Of st,
Mary's Free Hospital for Children will
be given by Fritz krcisler at the home
Of Mrs. James Speyer. 1858 Fifth ave-
nue., on the afternoon of March 20. II
will BIZ the first time that Mrs. Speyer's
house has been used for such a purpose
and the recital will take place In tho
ballroom.
Tickets at Sc zach may be secured
from Mrs, Speyer Dr. from members Of
the committee comprising Mines. WILL
lam Alexander. Charles W. Hardness.
John Alexandra, David Heller. George
r.. Bliss. W. Warner Hoppin, Jr,. ].
Nelson Borland, Richard Irwin. Charles
! II. Marshall, George p. Cammann. Lewis
c.. Morris. -. Crawford Clark. Henry
w. Munroe. Cornelius e. Cuyler, George
Il. Post. T.. Grand D'Hauteville. j. Hop
kins Smith. Robert l.. Fowler. Jr.. Frank
X. Sturgis. Forsyth Wickes. J. Horace
Harding and NJ. Orme Wilson, Miss
Doris Francklyn and Miss Mabel Gerry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
HENRY w. POPE.
Was Telegraph operator with
Thomas 4. Edison In 1862.

BEL.rRosE, l.. l.. March l-Iicnry W.
Pope, VINO worked as Il telegraph opera
to-. With Thomas 4. Edison IN 1862. died
AT his home here last night, aged 81
years.
Mr.. Pope was born a. Grea, Barring
ton. Mass. Al tho age Of II he became
a telegraph operator at Great Barring
ton, after having served in u lih. ca
pacity in Bostun N 1862. with MIR. Ed
son AT his side doing similar work. II"
y. ,ained an affection for and close
Friendship with the inventor during Al!
the following years.
IN 1864 MIR. Pope had charge OF ~.
telegraph wire between Washington and
New York. and was in close touch with
many prominent officials, soldiers and
rul,ticiaus. II. lalmed the honor of
having installed tho first telephone IN
New York city and the FIRST electric
light in Brooklyu.
The tunera, Will he held AT the resi-
dcucc tomorrow afternoon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
1000 AT FORDHAM PROM"
First Of Several Entertainments
for College Anniversary

The annual Fordham University
prom was held las; night in the Bit
more and was the first Of several en-
tertainments arranged in celebration OF
he colleges seventy-ifth anniversary.
Two hundred women prominent In
Roman Catholic circles were patron
esses. and the prom was the largest and
most successful thai Fordham has ever
held. Cardinal Farley was honorary
chairman of the reception committee.
Nearly 1000 persons attended.
Among the patronesses were Countess
I.eaiy. Mrs. Martin II. Glynn. Mrs. Nor
gan J. O'Brien, Mrs. Bird $. Coler. Mrs
Nicholas +. Brady. Mrs. Robert T.. Wag-
ner. Mrs. Peter Mcdonnell. Mrs. Walter
Burke. Mrs. Jacob Rupert, Mss. Joseph
MulQueen and Mrs. Thomas Mulry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
SLAIN WIFE LEFT $l62, l52.
Mrs. BOOcOck Owed HiOS,IO7, Sa
Children Get R2@,OSS Each.

Mrs. Adele Il. Boocock, wife of How
ard Boocock, treasurer of the Astor
Trust Company. who killed her on March
90 last and then committed suicide. left
an estate appraised yesterday at s1Sc.-
1872. but she owed Sl05.l97 to the Ma
tiOnal city Bank. She had securities
worth sli2.al2 deposited as collateral.
Mrs. Roorock owned jeweiry worth
$l0,+39. including a pearl necklace worth
$4,000, pearl and diamond bracelet worth
$4,000 and diamond and platinum mesh
bag valued at $1,000. Her estate was
divided between her SON. Kenyon. and
daughter, Mary. who received s22.03S
each.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED.

The engagement of Miss Katherine s
Curtiss, daughter Of Mr.. II Mrs. w
II. Curtiss, 936 West End avenue. and
Charles Prescott Berdell. Jr,. of &c IT.
wing place, Summit, has been announced
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence IIoller OF
New burgh. y. Y, have announced the
engagement Of their daughter. Miss
Annie Holler, to Emil Bellweg OF
Railway.
The engagement of Miss Dorothy
Wells. a member Of the faculty OF Wei
lesley College, Wellesley. Mass, to Phi
lctus H.. Holt OF 20 Oak Ridge avenue,
summit, was announced yesterday. The
wedding will take place In June.
Howard Henderson, a son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Henderson ~ Hackensack,
has announced his engagement to Miss
MAJ Craze Of San Diego, Cal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
ABBEY TOMB FOR JAMESi
Asquith FRNOrs Oncr-Eam iIy said
10 Prefer chelsea Old Church.

l."*D"N. March 1.-The Manchester
Guardian states that both Premier As.
qu!th and the Dean of Westminster ABB
hey are in favor OF bufring Henry
James. the novelist. who died on Mon
day. in Westminster Abbey. but the
family prefer TO have the service in the
Chelsea Old Church.
The neWsps per adds that a formal ~
fer Of interment in the Abbey should BE-
made In order that the authorities may
thus show the nations appreciation Of
the writer.
Several other ~newspapers also print
articles in favor OF interring the novelist
In the burial place OF England's great.
est men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
WILLS AND

Francis J.. ogden, who dicd August ~.
1914. In surrey. England. left an estate
Of es9s.5L5 to his wife and two children.
garet ". c, Ogden, lie had forty parcels
Of Manhattal real estate. appraised at
3si3.s67.
Sel!g Iittman, a real estate dealer who
died October 20 last, left 4lOs,6t5. lie
gave only u to his wife. Henrietta, Lit
man. bu, divided the remainder OF the
estate among his children. Sarah Morris
and Julia ittma daughters; Isidor and
Herman, sons. and Gertrude and Lillian
Morris. Kranddaughters.
william T.. webb. who died Angus, 10
last and was vtce-preSident Of the DIR,
goods Arm Of James H.. Dunbar & Co, lef,
e7?.o5? to his wife. Juliet He'll Webb. and
two daughters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
Oliver ID. NunrOe.

EosTuN. March l-EX-Mayur Oliver
Il Munroe If Me.rosc, aged 80. for many
years "a writer on financial and textile
subjects. died to-day OF asthmatic trouble
AT Mclrose Highlands, He was grad
uated from Hrown in 1873 and for ten
wears was financial editor Of the proyi-
dence Jopruo'. In 1890 he came 10 Ros-
ton and was editor of the cotton and
Wool Reporter UP to tNe years ago
when he retired.