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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-17
FOSTER GETS OFFICE

Washington, April l7-President VIII
son today nominated Andre !. Foster,
of Lakeview, Oregon, as receiver Of
public moneys there.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-17

Shakespeare will have to get reputation before
Golden Gate park can be used for celebrating his ter
centenary When the committee in charge of the ceebra
ton called on Commissioner Lndley of the park with
request for its use he asked "Who this Shake
speare anyway? Lots of people never heard Of him.
And then he refused to allow the park to be used for that
purpose whats in name?" ALAS! poor Yorck~
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-17

It seems from the meager reports received from
General Pershng that the fight at Parra caused by
Mexicans attacking unamed soldiers who had entered
the town for the purpose Of buying provisions One sol
der was killed by the mob and when their comrades
came to their rescue and the mob stood its ground and
continued it's attack the soldiers cut loose and 40
Mexcans were killed 1t is claimed contrary to first re-
ports that of the Carranzsas took part in this row.
further than to force the Mexcans back which under the
circumstances was not hard Job
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-17
UNAPPRECIATIVE MAN

MY husband" sighed the weeping wife "has made a
ruin of my life. He does not to yearn or long for
Higher Things like Art and Song The sordd things to
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-17

What's the matter with Portland? With 846 votes
cast for preference for president not for Port
lands candidate Mr. Lockhart. "Try Portland first
seems to have about as much real meaning in that city
as "try other places first" do in them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-17

"The City of Portland" was successfully launched at
St. Helens Saturday She is the largest single decker
ever built and will carry 100000 feet of lumber Two
sister ships are under way This the kind of that
sounds good to all Oregonians? 1t is industry that
will make market for OregOns fine lumber and at the
of which is holding back the development of the state
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-17

The Capital boys the papers the
this you, getting the
paper you kindly poue the circulation this the only
whether the following instructions
Phone Main ST.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-17

1t becomes our somewhat painful duty to kill Villa
again We have no regrets for assassinating him two
dozen times in the past twenty MONTHS and apologies
to make for wOunding him every few weeks or marrying
him off occasionally The continued slaughterng of a
man. even Mexican bandit after he has been killed so
many times is what is getting nerves, and we
sincerely hope this is the last time will be compelled
to give him his coup de glotte" whatever that is
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-17

So far as registration for the primaries is concerned
tomorrow is the last day in the afternoon The books will
be kept open until o'clock This is positively the last
call.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-17

CHARLES H. FISHER,
Editor and Manager.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-11
CIVIL WAR LETTERS IN COURT.
May Decide Ownership Of Patrick
Walsh's RI2,OOO Estate.

Letters written on battlefelds by a
Union soldier I'm the civil war TO his sis
ter may decide a will case in the Sur
roRate's Court, The estate is that OF
Patrick Walsh. contractor, n died
in 1901 at 81 Fast Seventy-Nrst street,
lea vim property worth 10000.
Walsh left a will giving his entire
estate to his wife, Ellen McIntaggart
Walsh. but she died within six months,
before she had taken steps TO probate
her husbands will, Her husbands rela-
tives took posse ssion OF the property in
East Seventy-trst street and remained
in un%disputed control until recently,
when steps to probate Walsh's will were
taken in behalf OF William M~clntaggart
OF Annah. MacCann, Ireland, a sup
posed brother OF Mrs. Walsh. and a score
Of other alleged relatives OF Mrs. Walsh,
The probate proceeding has been con-
tested by Walsh'- brother and sister
and twenty-one other American relatives
OF Walsh. Counsel for the Walsh heirs
will OFFER In evidence "A score of letters
written to Mrs. Walsh by her brother.
James, on civil war battlefelds. In which
she Is addressed as Dear Sister" As
part OF their contention hat the claim
of the alleged Irish relatives Is not
genuine. they nave taken the testimony
Of william Mclntaggart by deposition
IN Ireland. lie testified that while he
had u brother James. the latter never
came TO America,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-11
ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

81. Resis-Mrs, Henry osler, Toronto,
Canada.
Waldorf. Astoria-Mr, and Mrs. Daniel
ratum. Glen Cove. y. T..
Wolcott-Mrs. Isaac II, Dixon, Mrs
Charles Prick. Baltimore,
Cisridxe-William n James. ChicaEo; j,
r. oakley, Toronto. ont.
Colling wood-Mrs. +. nth Albany,
y. v: Mrs. o X. Fitch. Binghamton. y.
Plaza ana Mrs, Peter u, Gerry.
Washington. ID. e.; Mrs. Frederick Nelson,
Mrs. Hollis II, Hunnewell. Wellesley. Mass,
savoy-Mr. and Mrs. Walter Watson.
Portland. ore Mr.. and Mrs. George Jeiner,
Cleveland. Ohio: Mr.. and Mrs. e. =. Hol-
land. Chicago,
MeAlpin-,Mr, ANA Mrs, r . ArmGrus,sr,
M M"se'"t tnuH.. Pa Mr. "''% and Mrs. csrin
Bennett. Washington, D., 4.
KnIckerbocker-Mr. and Mrs q, l.. COZ,
Salt Lake CITY; Mr., and Mrs. NJ, H. Casey,
scranton; Capt. R. de Aquino, Rio de
Jansiro; Mr.. and Mrs, NJ. II. Robinson,
Providence, II. l,
Gothum-Mr. and Mrs. !, g Brennan
Ottawa. Canada; Mr.. and Mrs. r. ], Robin
son, Philadelphia Mr.. and MrS Alfred \
Brewster. Cleveland. Mr.. and Mrs. ~, >
Babbi,t. Philadelphia.
Bitmore-Miss Josephine Hartman. Chi,
;axo; Mr. S.d Mr1 Mor Gna " Davis
Henry Cooke, Honolulu; +. Allen whitney
Cleveland; Mr.. and Mrs. O.. r. Jarvis, Rut'
land, VI
vanderbiit-Mr, and Mrs. James NJ
New Orleans; Sir Hugh Suther
OF the Chamber OF Commerce OF the United
dsnre, Mr., and Mrs. Hoyt ". Gale. Clevs
land Robert Isnerts, Enst Moriches, l., ]
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-11
IGOR SUNG
THE SECOND time
Monday Night Subscribers
Listen to New Russian
Opera.
GETS APPLAUSE

Borodin's opera "Prince Igor had its
second performance at tho Metropolitan
Opera House last evening. when the
Monday night subscribers heard It for
the first time.
The vogue Of Russian music in New
York At the moment 10 worthy OF con
alteration. T~schaikowsky may perhaps
be omitted from the view, since he has
long been with US n tho symphonies
have perhaps lost some of their point for
many hearers, but the Schola Cantorum
10 preparing to present a programme OF
music Of the Russian people, some or
winch found its way into h latest con
cert OF the Russian cathedral choir
Rachmaninov's Island Of the Dead was
played on Saturday by the Boston or
chestra. Boris Godunov continues to hold
is place In the Metropolitan repertoire
and Stravinsky's first symphony Will
shortly be given by the Russian Sym
phony Orchestra Meanwhile me ballet
10 on It's way n we shall hear Russian
music and $50 Russian dancers.
The "Pique Dame Of Tschalkowsky
wal presented at the Metropolitan. but
made no lasting impression. 1t wanted
that direct and forceful expression OF
the Russian character which gave
Boris" It's success and which Is to be
found In n smaller degree In prince
Igor The failure OF Borodin TO draw
In sharp outlines the characters OF his
Prince and Princess 10 the mort note
worthy defect In this new Russian opera
on the other hand. the choral numbers
and the ballet have much OF the char
acterization wanting in the d~elineation
OF these two chief roles. II the opera
holds It's place, IL will be chiefly through
its expression OF the feelings OF Rus
SLAMS and Orientals who mingled their
influences with the later development OF
the people of the great empire.
The performance OF last evening was
attended by an audience of good size
but there was room for more. The cast,
OF course. vas unchanged. but the audi
ence narrowly escaped a change Of
opera. Nine. Aida. who sings Jaros.
idrna, was suffering from "A cold. and
, IA IL not been for her great reluctance
! to break her record OF never falling L
appear when announced. she would no
| nave sung. In the circumstances sh,
acquitted herself well.
Mr.. Amato repeated his admirable I'm
~personation Of Prince Igor. and Mr.
D!dur again acted and SAM with ex
cellent art as Prince Gdiitskp, The otheI
members of the cast discharged thei'
duties efficiently,
The singing OF the chorus Is a proml
nent feature in this opera. for as II
Boris the chorus has an !mportan
role. Thc ballet scene in the Turks
ca mn was effective as before and tn
dancing called forth much applause
Giorgio Polacco conducted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-11
FINE AUDIENCE PRESENT
Monday >isht and Russian opera
Draw Large Attendance.

Monday night and the new Russian
opera "Pr!nce Igor" brought out a fine
audience last night.
Or and Mrs. \. Hamilton Rice u
Mir. and Mrs. charles Sabin were with
Henry n HoNt.
MIR. and Mrs. Philip W Livermore.
Mi. and Mrs. howard G Gushing and
MIR. aud Mrs. l,eonari NJ Thomas we're
in Nj Macl,ay's box.
Miss pirsmo-e OF Kentucky. a famous
cross-countrV rider though an nctoys-
marian, was with Mrs. Douglas RobInSru
In Robert Goeltt's box
Mir. and Mrs. Sarnuel \. Tucker and
Mrs. Pauline Riggs were ri'h Mr.. and
Mrs. John :. Rogers
Mr.. and Mrs. LuCius IL Wilmerding
and J. Coleman prayton were with Mr..
and Mrs. Luther Kountze and Miss Kath-
crime Miller was with Mr.. and Mrs. Vim
cent Aston.
Mr.. and Mrs George Henry Warreu's
guests were Nj. and Mrs. Prescott Law
renee, and with Mrs. John Jacob Aston
were Miss Force and Miss Marjorie
Curtis.
Mr.. and Mrs John Magee and Mr.. and
Mrs, William T.. Whitehouse were win
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clews.
r. Mcneil Bacon and Miss Pauline
Bacon were with Mr.. and Mys. August
Belmont. Mr. and Mrs. charles de
Loosely Oelrichs were with Mr. and Mrs.
Archer NJ Huntington.
Mr.. and Mrs, Newbolt lie Roy Edgar
and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Maynard
were with MIR and Mrs. Orme Wilson.
Among others in the audience were
Mr.. aud Mrs. W. Goadhy I.oew. Mr.. and
Mrs. oliver q Jennings, Nj and Mrs, hus-
sell "A Hoadley. Jr. Mr.. and Mrs. Good
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-11
CARUSO AND ELMAN
HEARD AT WALDORF
Large Audience Applauds
Noted SOlOists at the Bagby
Musical Morning.
TENOR Is IN GOOD VOICE

With Enrico Csruso Of the Metropoii-
tan Opera House and Mischa Eiman.
violiniet, a. ~soloists Mr.. Bagby's musical
morning y%eaaerday. held a. usual In the
grand ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria,
attracted a large and enthusiastic
audience.
Mr.. Caruso was in splendid voice and
was most generous with his onss. He
sang sur TIA Bouche' and "Deslr' by
Gabrielle sibelia. INSPIRES MOI. by
Gounod. NAL d. Amore'' and "Povera
Pulcinella" by A. Buszi-P eccia. With
a violin obligato of Mr.. Elman he sans
la Procession by Cesar Frank.
Mr.. Elman played two movements
from Lalo's symphony Espasnole' and
compositions by Chopin. beethoven.
Schubert and sarasate. Salvatore Fucito
and Walter Golde were at the piano and
David Nick. Williams was al the orEan.
Among those In the audience were
Mr.. and Mrs. Karrick Riggs. Mrs. Fred
erick W. Vanderbilt. Mrs. william II.
Sands, Mrs. John r. Drexel, Miss Alice
Drexel. Mrs. w. Curtis Demorest. Mrs.
Clemence {. Moore. Mrs. McCoskry Butt.
Mas Margaret Remsen. Miss Louise
eric Foster Carey. Miss Madeleine
Carey. Mrs. Thomas II. Howard. Miss
Elisabeth Howard. Mn. J.. Laurens Van
Allen. James J. Van Allen, Mrs. Henry
Waters Taft. Robert Grier Monroe. Mrs.
Frederic Nelson, Mrs. Reginald c. Van
derbilt, Gen. Horace Porter. Mrs.
Charles Dana Gibson. Mrs. George II.
Bend. Mrs. Henry Phippe. sidney Dillon
Ripley. Nine. Louise Edvina, Mrs. c..
oliver Iselin. Mr.. n Mrs. Orme Wilson.
Baroness Won Andre and Robert Van
C~ourtlandt.
Among others present were Mrs.
Adrian Iselin, Mrs. Charles II. Alex
ander. Mrs. George G.. De Witt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Aston Bristed. Maurice
Roche. Mrs. edward la Montague. Miss
Dolly La Montague, L. De Peyster Liv-
ingston. Mrs. Ira Barrows. Mrs. j. Fred
Tams. Mrs. Paul u. Cravath. Miss Vera
Cravath. Mrs, Charles Deveilo Lathrop.
Mrs. Benjamin Brewster. Miss Marie
La Montague. Miss Amy Baker. Mrs.
John b. Swift. Mrs. Hilborns L. ROose-
Welt. Mrs. Robert II. Hatch. Mrs. Alfred
Chaplin. Mrs. Sherman Flint. Miss
Maria Lawrence wetherill. Miss Louise
Iselin. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. johnson.
Mrs. Frederick II. Belts. Mrs. Howard
Carroll. Mrs. Louis Livingston Seaman,
Miss Maud Leland. Mrs. Warren Delano.
Mrs. Fairfax s. Landstreet. Miss Eleanor
Hewitt Green. Miss Lily Lawlor, Mrs
Townsend Morgan. Miss Marie Louise
Rodewaid. Mrs. Edmund lie Roy Dow.
Mrs. Henry Scott Rokenbaugh. Mrs.
Henry L. Smelling. Mrs. Philip w. Liver
more. Mrs. II. Henry Knowlton. Mrs.
Gustave Walker. Baroness Raoul de
GrafY enried. Mrs. Albert Flake and Brew
ster Reamey.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-11
IN HONOR OF BRDE.T0.BE.
Theatre Party and Dance for Miss
Lillian Palmer.

Nr and Mrs. William T. Thompson
So" q theatre party last night. followed
b. Il dance and supper at the ST. Regis.
fDr Mis-, Lillian Palmer. whose engage
mort 10 Henry G. Steers was announced
fr.rutly They first took their guests
20 SEQ "Katinka." at the Forty-fourth
street. Theatre.
Among the guests were Mr.. n Mrs.
George - Hopkins, Jr. Mr.. and Mrs.
CAREY Hartman. the Misses Margaret
Thompson, Josephine Bedle, Prudence
S'erry, Maude O'Brien. Jeanette Blake.
fr-drriCd Bull, Ada Norfieet. Anna and
Frances Ballard, Madge Lesher, Eunice
'.ipp Marie DE Milt Jordan, Janet
g. CORY. Katherine Hall, Adeleine Hotch-
hiss and Mary Gilbert William Leith'
J.. cdcr.c Cunningham, Thomas Ennis.
y. ~odprc Schutzc, Henry Sibley. Warren
I'"ud, Edwin White. Howard Major
Homer Aldrlch. Rush Este, Kirby Green,
frederic and Tyler Bronson, Henry Hall
lU.pbar Adams, Norman Hickman, Perry
hI'. ard David Smyth. Harris Hotch.
+" " MaCNeil Rodewald, Jr.. a
a'N rhayer I~acacci, Thomas Jordan
IiOhard keogh and Andre Lord.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-11
FRANK H. DODD DIES .
OF HEART DISEASE.
Senior Member Of Publishing
House Succumbs TO Stroke
Following Grip Attack. ,

Frank H. Dodd. senior member %
Dodd. Mead 4 Co. publishers. died sud-
denly early yesterday morning In his
home. 338 West Seventy-seventh street,
of heart trouble. which followed an at-
tack Of grip.
MIR. Dodd was born In Bloomfield. N.
j.. April 10. 1874, and received his edu-.
cation in Bloomfield Academy. He started
his publishing career In the employ Of
his father. N. W. Dodd. who had
founded "a publishing business In 1888.
In 1870 MIR. Dodd formed with Edward
=. Mead the firm OF Dodd. Mead q Co..
of which he was the active head At the
time Of his death.
In 1895 MIR. Dodd established the
Bookmdn. and In 1902 published the
New International Encyclopedia. He
was president OF the Riverside AAeocia-
ton. trustee Of the Greenwich Savings
ban and the New York Kinderwarten.
He had been president Of the American
Publishers Association and he WAS .
member Of the New York Chamber OF
Commerce, the Century and City clubs
and the National Club Of London. In
1869 he ina rried Miss Martha Hieq
Parker. who survives him. He leaves
three daughters and a son
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-11
NOTES OF THE SOCIAL WORLD.

Frederick II. Baldwin will leave New
York tomorrow for Santa Barbara. Cal.
where he will remain until the end of
March.
Mrs. Samuel Rlker will give a dance
tonight at the Colony club for Miss
Frances T, Riker INC Miss Consta nee
ChappelI. A dinner In advance of the
dance will be given at the club by Mrs,
cha les Aston Brisfed.
Under the auspices OF the Ladies
Auxiliary Of the Lying-in Hospital a
black and white ball will be given at
Sherry's tonight for the benefit Of the
hoxpital. All those who attend are ex-
pected to wear costumes OF black and
white, or Of black or white, and some
interesting features will be presented,
The ball will he opened by a snowflake
rayotte danced by young women Of
society. and after that there will be
dancing In both bathrooms. A dinner
10 precede the hall will be given In
the Della Robbia room Of the Vanderbilt
the proceeds going to the hospital fund
Tn executive committee Of the ball In
cludes Mrs. w. Pierson Hamilton, Mrs
Louis Leeds Stanton. Mrs. James Mar
koe and Mrs, Charles Steele,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-11
LEFT S1OO, HUSBAND
CONTESTS WIFE'S WILL
Bulk Of Mrs. HpatOn's Estate
Went to Secretary, Her
"Truest Friend"

Surrogate Cohaian and a jury began
taking testimony yesterday in the con-
test Of the will Of Mrs. Jeanne Hamilton
Heaton. who died June IL. 1915, leaving
the bulk OF her estate 20 her best and
truest friend Jacob Howard Cropley.
formerly OF Marb,ehead, Mass. and now
Of III West Seventy-nfth street. who
was Mrs. Heaton's secretary.
The contestants are the decedent's
husband. Charles A. licaton OF New
Haven, Conn. who il "A member ~ the
Calumet club In this city. n her
niece, Gwendolyn kuhne Of the Hotel
Essex. who ailege that the will was
executed a. the result OF undue In
fiuence. Mrs. Heaton left only 500 TO
her husband and gave IL each to her
niece and an aunt.
James W. Prendergast, counsel for
the contestants. in outlining his case
said that the decedent married Heaton
In 1897. They tool several trips to
Europe. but never settled down 10 a
rxed home" The lawyer said Mrs.
Heaton irst met Cropley In May. 1914,
when he was attendant in a hospital
where Mr.. Heaton was being treated
Cropley left the hospital when Mr..
Heaton did and became Mrs. Heaton's
secretary. The will was executed De-
cember II, 1914. while Mrs. iieaton
was living in a boarding house at l2a
West Seventy-sccond street. engaged
for her by Cropley. The lawyer alleged
that Cropley was always about her
with the purpose of inducing her 10
make n will OF this sort"
Annie Il. Blake, "A trained nurse. who
witnessed the will, was the first witness
called for the contestants. She had
nursed Mrs. Heaton at the Iiotel Savoy
on September -. 1914. and cared for
her in Neu York and in Florida until
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-11
MR.. SEEDLINGS RECITAL.
Piano Mssic by Granaaos Interests
Audience.

Ernest Sohellins. pianist. rave a re-
cital yesterday afternoon In Aeolian
Hall. His programme was one of inter-
est and we'll planned variety. il began
with the great fantasia In c major OF
Schumann. after which came some OF
those picturesque n haracteristic
compositions which Enrique Granados,
the Spanish writer. has grouped under
the title of "Goyescas." the name also
imposed upon his opera soon to be pro-
duced here. These piano pieces are su9-
gested. as is the opera. by the art works
Of the famous Spanish painter Goya.
The titles OF the three heard yesterday
are c oquio en- la Reja," "El Fan
dango de Csndil' and La Maja y ell
Ru!senor.' Disouisltions on the "maJo''
and ''maja' may he deferred till the
opera shows them IN action. The piano
sketches were enjoyed by the audience
and with good reason.
The change to LISTS b minor sonata
which followed was marked. The pro-
gramme was completed 10y Choptn's noe
turne. opus %. No. 2. three mazurkas
and the A fiat ~polonaise. Mr.. Seedlings
art has advanced in the direction OF
breadth and illumination. His per-
Torrance OF the Schumann number
showed appreciation and no small ability
20 convey the significance of the work
TO the hearer. The audience was large.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-11
PAID AT SALE
FOR SHELLEY LETTER
Gives lnkling Of Daily and
Nightly Life Of Byron
at His Home.

An Interesting and important original
letter by shelley, TIA. poet, was sold
yesterday "a the Anderson Galleries from
the John 8oyd Thacher collection.
George II. Smith paid 'i.i>1 fog 1t. the
leading heur" OF u. session.
The letter was written IN 1874 TO
Shelley's intimate friend, the we'll Known
writer Thomas Love Peacock. and y
gives d graphic sketch uf Lord Byron.
whom u" was then visiting IN Rav.nna.
l. praises uurescrN. ily the Countess
GuiccioIi and the iu"il Of Don Juan.
which WAS then being written. and the
Attn canto OF which Byron had just
read aloud 10 ia
The following passage gives a picture
OF the ]renuous home lite OF ne poet
Lord Byron gets Up a; = | get up.
quite contrary to my usual custom. but
one mus; sleep or die like Southey's sea
snake IN Kehama, at IL. After break
fast We sit talking I'll s. From 6 Ill,
s We gallon through the pine forests
which divide I.tNcnud from the sea We
then come home and din and s.. up
gotsipins til 6 IN the morning. don't
suppose this will Nil me In y week or a
fortnight. but | shall not Try 1t any
longer"
Mr.. Smith secured the most important
items in the sale, and in addition to the
Shelley letter he paid soII for No. 1909.
a letter Of sir Thomas Lucy. ihe original
of Shakespeare's Justice shallow"
Sl52 for No, s22, n Sir Isaac Newton
letter. SS2 FOR a letter Of Alexander
Pope, SO Tor No. 93s, a manuscript by
Allan Ramsay. author OF the Gentle
shepherd and Saj for No, $40. a LEI
ter by Richardson, the author OF
"Clarissa Harlowe.'
The second highest bidder in the com
petition for the Shelley-Byron letter was
DR.. A. $ W, Rosenhach of Philadelphia.
The total for the afternoon was
s $685. SO. Tho sale concludes this after.
noon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-11
GAIL BORDEN WEEDS AGAIN.
Takes widow, Buyer for store, as
Hia Bride At Christmas.

Gail Borden. whose father founded
he milk company that bears his lame.
was married just before Christmas to
Mrs. Margaret II. Coutant, widow of
charles A. Coutant. Before her mar
riage to Mr.. Coutant she was a buyer
lu a Pittsburg department store which
Mr.. coutant managed.
Reports vary as to where the mar
rage tool place. some saying II was
IN san Francisco. some In Chicago.
Lewis NJ. Borden. vice-president OF A.
Jaeckel d Co., furriers at 3s4 Fifth
avenue, and a brother Of Gail Borden,
said he knew of the marriage. but had
not heard from his brother in months
Mr.. Eorden's first wife. Mrs. Helen
Walk Borden OF Los Angeles, divorced
HIM IN December. 1914. Her daughter,
Ramona. 20. has twice disappeared,
Mr. Borden 10 i5, his wife about five
Years younger. Her $4,000 inheritance
from Mr.. Coutant dwindled to $4,000
through litigation, and lately she had
to earn her living. this time as buyer
iu a San Francisco department store
sne met Mr.. Borden while on buying
trips here.