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Of Detroit. died yesterday at her HON. =,
West Eighty-sixth Street, after q short IN
ness; Services will be conducted at her late
residence under the direction Of the Fu.
neral Church, Broadway and Sixtysixth
Street.
MRS. EVALINA A. COLT, forty. wife a,
F B. Colt, electrical engineer and contractor
short illness at her home. 1865 Vyse Ave
nue.. the Bronx. Services will be conducted
tomorrow at the Funeral Church, Broad
way and Sixty-sixth Street
EDWARD LYMAN LEE. forty three, Tor
twenty years employed at the Brooklyn Post-
office and member of Colonel Astor Camp.
Spanish War Veterans. died on "wednesday
at his home in Brooklyn. He Ia survived
by his mother. brother and three sisters.
MRS. MAY VIRGINIA HARRINGTON
SULLIVAN. forty-four. wife of Edward J.
trct Railway Terminal, died on Wednesday
at her home in Queens. Besides her husband
she is survived by q sister and three broth
ers. one Of whom is in the government ser.
vice in the Panama Canal Zone.
EDMOND ALFRED BOURGEOIS. a de-
partment head for the Westchester Fire In
surance Company for twenty years died
Tuesday night of anemia- He is survived
by his wife. two children. his mother and
three sisters.
MRS. CAROLINE MILLS SCHUMAKER
BAKER, of Jas Joralemon Street. Brooklyn.
wife of Frederick c. Baker. drygoods
merchant. died on Wednesday. She was the
Schumacher. Her father for several terms
was Congressman. Besides her husband
che is survived by two sons. both veterans
of the war. and two sisters. Mrs. Nellie
Of the Court of Special Sessions. and Mrs
Ella Downs.
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L. F. Clarke Dies in Ceylon
Former Western Union Official
Was on Oriental Trip

Mail advices tell of the death in
Colombo. Ccvion, on February 7, Of
Thomas F. Clarke, who retired some
time ago from the Western Union
Telegraph Company, with which he
had been associated in an executive
capacity for forty years. He had been
travelling in the Orient with Mrs
Clarke. On the evening of February {?
he went to bed apparently in good
health, but died within few hours.
Mr. Clarke went with The Western
Union in 1871 and three years later
joined the forces of the Atlantic &
Pacific Company, being also secretary
OF the American Union Company from
1879 to 1881. Wien these two COM
panics were absorbed by the Western
Union he returned to the original COM
pany and rose to be assistant to Gen.
eral Manager Eckert. The next year
he was vicc-president and director, re-
firing soon after on pension.
In the early seventies Mr.. Clarke
was member Of the Wallack Club, the
leading amateur dramatic club Of this
city, and appeared in many Of it's per-
formances, scoring particularly in the
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HarbOr Mems
Strike Ties
UpFerries
Continued from page ono

their lighters ana tugs, who immedi-
ately ordered that all employees work
ten and twelve hours. Maher says the
sale was not bona tide and that length
ening of the mems hours was IN viola
ton of contracts with the railroads,
providing for an eigh.-hour day. He
professed to see in this, the first step
of the railroads generally to deprive
the harbor workers of their eight
hour schedule.
A committee OF the employees con-
ferred with j. ]. Mantell, chairman OF
the Railroad General Managers Asso-
citation. and demanded that the men
be reinstated on the boats sold to Stew
art, on an eighthour schedule. M
Mantell replied that the vessels had
been sold and paid for and that the
Erie was in no position to dictate to
Mr.. Stewart on the conduct of the
boats. The union lcars, fearing that
this movement would be generally fol-
lowed up by similar transactions by
the other railroads, called a strike
against all of them.
400 Freight Handlers Go Out
The strikers of these three unions
were Joined in the walk-out by about
400 freight handlers employed on the
Jersey side of the Pennsylvania and
Erie terminals. Another 500 went OUT
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mission. embodied in the new contract,
the wages of miners were raised % per
cent ton. The operators, within the
same period, say the miners, raised the
price of coal at the mine S141 ton
and the soft coal retailers boosted
their prices S2.36 The workers are
greatly dissatisfied at seeing their %
per cent increase multiplied in this
manner, the union men asserted. They
demand a return to the period of nor
NAL profits
Leaders of the miners maintain that
the government made big mistake IN
lifting price control at this time, say
ing that by this action the government
played into the hands of the operators
and gave them an opportunity for
protiteering. The union leaders aver
that rs per cent of the nations coal
contracts are made about April and
the lifting of price restrictions at this
time. they say, when SO many buyers
are in the market, is sure to send
prices higher than ever before. The
mine leaders feel that the plan sub
mltted by them to the Federal bitumi-
nous commission is the one that should
have been adopted. The plan proposed
the continuation Of the. fixed govern
ment price of $2.95 ton until June l.
when the demand for coal is slight and
transportation facilities are at their
best
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in tho Jersey -CentraPs Communipaw
yards. They were getting as cents an
hour for ten-hour day and demand
rs cents an hour for an eight-hour day.
Following meeting of the railroad
managers last night, at which plans
FOR continuing the operation of ferry
boats and other railroad craft were
gone over, statement was issued in
which Mr.. Mantell declared that the
strike undoubtedly was designed to give
encouragement to the coastwise long
shoremen, who have been out for three
weeks, and to help the workers at the
piers of the United Fruit Company, who
have been attempting to enforce their
demand there for a ''closed snop."
we will make every effort to serve
the public" said Mr.. Mantell, "doing
our duty as we understand it, and being
falr and just to employee and patron
alike. We are not going out of busi-
ness in New York Harbor because the
railroads are attempting to carry out
their legal obligations as common car
rlers in towing United Fruit Company
floats. | am sure there are many men
who will refuse to contribute their as
sistance to a cause so unjust and un-
reasonable"
Thomas B. HeaIey, president of the
Marine Workers Affiliation, announced
that the question of having all the
10000 members of the International
Longshoremen's Association and work
ers in the repair shops of the Erie
Railroad at Jersey City and Newburgh.
n. Y, called out in sympathy, has been
taken up with Samuel Gompers. presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, in a communication addressed
to him yesterday. An effort to settle
the coastwise strike, now in its third
week will be made to-day at the con-
ference in Washington called by Sec
retary of Labor Wilson for 10 a. m.
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Obituary
Father George ]. Krim,
Jesuit Educator, Dies
President of Brooklyn College
Succumbs to Sudden Attack
Of Pneumonia

The Very Rev. George J. Krim, s. j.,
president of Brooklyn College and one
of the best known Catholic educators
in this state, died yesterday in St.
Mary's Hospital, Brooklyn, of double
pneumonia. He was taken i'll last Fri
day while assisting at the retreat for
men conducted last week under the
ity and was taken to the hospital. He
had been unconscious since o'clock
Wednesday afternoon.
At The bedside were Father Joseph
W. Diamond, a Jesuit priest OF this
city; Father A. S. Ferry, chaplain of
the hospital; Father Arthur J. McCaf-
ferry, Of the faculty of the Brooklyn
College, and twelve nuns, all attached
to the hospital.
Father krim was born in Boston
November I'd, 1870. He started his
formal preparation for admission to
the Jesuits August IA, 1888, at Ere der
ick, Md. He began his philosophical
studies at Woodstock, 3D.. in 1893. He
was made a professor of classics in ST.
Francis Xavier College in this city in
1898 and remained there for three
years. He was professor of literature
in the college department Of Fordham
University for two years.
Father krim returned to Woodstock
in 1903 to prepare for ordination to the
priesthood. He was ordained by Car
dinal Gibbons in 1906. From that time
on he held executive positions. He was
yice-p president of Fordham for time; {;
pastor OF st. Anne's Church in Buffalo
for three years and rector Of Canisius
College, Buffalo, for five years. He
then rested for time and was made
president of Brooklyn College January
10. 1919.
A low mass Of requiem will be con-
Quoted on Monday morning at the
Church of St. Ignatius, Rogers Avenue
Rockwell, Eastern provincial of the
Society of Jesus, will officiate.
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Billion Demand
Breaks Up Rail
Wage Parley
Executives Refuse to Con-
tinue Conference With
Unions Unless the Public
Is Given Representation
Now Goes to Labor Board
Pay Issue To Be Referred
to a Commission as Yet
Unnamed by wills son

WASHINGTON, April 1.-Wage nego-
tiations between the conference COM
mittees representing the railroads and
the unions wcre broken off tonight
when the railroad representatives. de-
clincd to continue consideration of de-
mands which have been estimated to
total $1,000, 100000, unless the public
was given a voice in the proceedings.
Under the provisions of the transpor-
tation act, the wage controversy now
will be referred to the Railroad Labor
Board, which is yet to be appointed by
President Wilson. The law provides
for three representatives of the public
on this board
Winters Statement
+. T. Whittier, chairman Of the rail
way executives conference committee,
announced the decision in q statement
which said the two sides were in dis
agreement as to the provisions of the
transportation act. The union repre-
sontatives were said to hold that the
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considerations to which they were en-
titled.
1t is next set forth that within brief
period after the death Of the old Tam
many chieftain's first wife, Elizabeth
R. Croker, the defendant, Bula E.
Croker, became acquainted with him,
and that prior to 1913, Bula f. Croker
had resided in Oklahoma, having been
born there about 1880 or 1881, and was
there known as Bula Edmonson. The
complaint continues: shortly prior 20
1915, and about the year 1912 or 1913,
the said Bula f. Croker became resi-
dent of New York City; that during the
course Of the acquaintance between
them the said defendant, Bula L. Crok-
er, realizing that the said Richard
Croker, sr., was man of wealth, sought
to ingratate herself into mis- affection,
and falsely represented to the sal.
Richard Croker. sr., that she was then
of the age Of twenty-three years, and
was of royal Indian blood, and that
she was a direct descendant of Chief
Sequoyah, the greatest man of the In
dian tribe of Cherokes, and falsely rep
resented to him that she was woman
of culture, refinement and good reputa-
ton.
Won Croker's Confidence
"And by reason of charm and smooth
manner. ingratiating ways. seductive
methods and her subtitle devices and de-
ceit, she quickly worked herself into
the confidence, love and affection of
the said Richard Croker. sr, who,
through lack of mentality and by rea-
son of her undue influence, believed
such false repre- entations and preten-
sions, and soon became helpless in her
tolls"
Of the marriage in this city on No
velnbcr 26. 1914, the complaint says:
The said Bula +. Croker persuaded
and inveiged the said Richard Croker
sr, Notwithstanding the difference in
ages and the unsuitability of a mar
riage between them and her knowledge
of his feeble mind and impaired physi-
cal condition, to marry her; that such
scheming and connivance were per
petrated by the defendant with the
intent of securing and defrauding the
said Richard Croker ST., OF q large
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27% Increase
lnPay Fails to
Satisfy Miners
>'Never Will Be Peace So
Long as Operators Con-
tinue to Exact Excess
PrOfits.' Saws Leader
us. Policy Called Mistake
Little Gain in Production
Predicted as Result of
Agreement Reached Here

While the new agreement signed bv
the representatives of the btuminous
miners and operators will serve to
avert the threatened strike in the
bituminous coal fields, representatives
Of the miners declared yesterday that
it would not bring peace in the soft
coal industry. This, the miners de-
clared, is due to the insistencc of the
operators upon excessive profits. A
one of the miners representatives
put it.:
"There never will be peace so long
as the operators continue to exact ex-
cess profits by taking advantage of
every wage increase to raise prices In
disproportion to the increases grant
ed"
President Wilson's Coal Commission
recently granted the soft coal miners
q ~ per cent wage advance
THE great trouble said another Of
the miners representatives, 'is that
the operators refuse to 60 back to the
pre-war days of legitimate profits.
They insist on continuing the practice
OF exacting enormous profits, and as
long as they do this the miners will
not be satisfied. An increase of 40
cents ton would cover the added 81
per cent in wages granted Any sum
over that figure is so much extra
profit"
Say Profits Have Grown
In support of their contention repre-
sentatives of the miners submitted the
following figures: They contend that
since 1913 and before the increase
granted by the Presidents Coal Com
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Husband Is Sane,
Says Mrs. Croker
Declares She Believes
Sons Want to Kill Father
With Litigation y orry
EA1c'cl Dispatch 10 Tie Yrihnnn

PALM BEACH, Fla, April !. -
The question Of the sanity of Rich
ard Croker is not likely to be passed
upon by court for two or three weeks.
Judge +. b. Donnell. who issued the
injunction yesterday at the instance
OF Howard Croker. a son. restraining
Mrs. Croker from disposing on any
property and restraining the banks Of
this country from honoriNg her checks
or allowing her access to safe deposit
boxes. is j'l. II. L. Bussey, Mr. Gro
ker's Palm Beach lawyer, says he viii
need about two weeks to get ready for
the argument.
II can only believe that Richard and
Howard Croker want my husbands S
lite,' said Mrs. Croker tonight. Last
spring they served us as we were about
to board the steamer in New York for
Ireland. where they know he is always
most comfortable in summer, and now
they serve US here just as we were
about to leave again for ireland. They
do this because they know he can't
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DEATHS

AZEvEDO-Celso. on March 30 Services
THE FUNERAL CHURCH Frank f.
Campbell), Broadway, 66th St. Saturday,
2p.m.
Fov Bandler, beloved daughter of Robert
Bandler OF Owego, N. y, and SITTER of
Harry S. William A., Lawrence =. and
F. Hazel Bandler and Lillian B. Emeps.
Funeral services at Owego on Saturday,
April 3. at II a.
BARNERT-.Joel Barnert. Intermert at
Cypress Hills Cemetery Beth Diem Fields
West End Synagogue, April >, at Il
o'clock.
BARRows- Roosevelt Hospital on
Hackensack. n. J.
BIARDOT-Octave at his home. in Haris.
France. in his SD year, after a lingering
illness.
BORGES-August. Funeral April 3. $3.50
ST. Johns Cemetery =
BUCKLEY-Harry A. Buckley Funeral
April 3, from $50 9th ave, at : p. m.
BYRNES-James husband Of the late Mary
L. Byrnes. Funeral from 101 East Tre-
mont ave. April 8, at 10 a. m. lnterment
St. Kaymonds.
CALDWELL-Juia Valentine, wife Of the
late s. Milbank Caldwell. of Hartsdale,
N. T.: at the Post-Graduatee Hospital ;
April l. Funeral services at the home of
Dr.. Z. NJ. Foote. 119 East 10th ST.. Satur-
day, April 8, at / a.. m. for relatives aud
intimate friends.
CAMPION Margaret Bowden Campon
wife of Edward Campion. Funeral Sat
urday, at II m, from 22iS Hughes
COLT-Evalena A.. April /. Services THE
FUNERAL CHuRcH Campbell Bdildngl,
CROSs-Mary Anne Lilly. Funeral April
lnterment at st. Johns Cemetery.
Queens. N. Y.
CRYER-Lillan May Funeral at 74S Ridge
St, on April 8, at 2 80 p. =
DINGMAN-Frieda II. Dingman Funeral
at the Church of the Rcdeemer. Warner
ave, Jersey City, April 3. at 3 p. m.
George x. Dodge. Funeral service, at
Friends Meeting House. Manhasset N y.
or Friday, April >, at 3 ,. m.
observation-disclosures Dritschel Fu-
neral I at - Jones St Jersey. City. on
Cemetery. Saturday at 9 80 a. m. :
DURLACHER-Mrs Sophie Funeral from
1242 Madison ave, April ,, 10 a. m =
FAY-James Fay. Funeral from 169 East
Goth St, April g. at 10 a. m. Interment
Calvary Cemetery
FERNIEEmma. Funeral from oo3 West
1o6th st. Friday, m. :
FLEET-W William H.. husband Of Nellie
shepard Funeral at Dcmarest Baptist
Church, Dcmarest. n. j.. April f. at so :
FON-Dela Fox. Funeral from 151 West
Tooth st, April ?. , p. IN.
FROEHLICH- Bellina. on March 81 Serv.
ices THE FUNERAL CHURCH Campbell
Bujlding). Broadway. at Goth St, on
Friday, April 2. at a. m. Paris papers
please copy.
GARDNER-Josep on Marcl, 81. Services
THE FUNERAL CHURCH Drank +.
Campbell). Broadway, Goth St. Friday,
a
HAMMoND-At Beacon, ". y. April l..
l92o, Laura Anthony, wife Of Benjamin
Hammond. Services will be held from hs,.
late home. % Park av. Beacon, N. Y. on
Friday evening, April >. at s o'clock
Prayers will be said Greenwood Union
Cemetery Rye. n. y, on Saturday, April
3. at 3 80 p. m.
HARDING-Eva Hcnncn widow of J. Morris
Harding. at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Dave II. Morris. 10 Enst 10th st.. New
York. Funeral Friday. Interment in
Philadelphia.
HARTMAN-Mary X, wife of the late John
Hartman. Funeral Friday. . p. m. In
terment Woodlawn Cemetery
HESL1N-Michae. Funeral from 2513 ST.
ave, Friday ut p. IN.
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law contemplates an agreement be-
tween the railroads and the employees
prior to any opportunity for partici pa
tion by the representatives of the
public
The railroad committeeman held that
such an agreement might be reached,
but they did not believe that "Congress
ever contemplated that a controversy
involving so great an addition to trans
pcrtation cost and in which the public
is therefore so vitality interested should
be disposed of by direct negotistion."
Mr.. Winters statement said in part:
"The representatives of the railroads
take the position that they could not
assume the, responsibility of adding
such a burden to the costs of trans
portation, which are necessarily borne
by the public, without the full knowl-
cdge and consent Of the public, through
its representatives and that they must,
therefore, decline the requests and let
the entire matter be disposed of as
provided in the transportation act.
"This means that the controversy
must be submitted to the railroad labor
board. to be appointed by the Prcsi-
dent, in accordance with the terms of
the law, on which the public will have
three representatives, the employees
three and the railroad magnates three.
1--WE invited the committee repre-
senting the employees to join with us
in the formation of a committee to pre-
pare data on the various aspects OF the
subject, VII ch we feel must ultimately
be presented to the labor board in any
event, with view to eXpediting the dis
position of this difficult problem.
"They declined to join with US in the
formation Of such committee. They
have announced their intention of ap-
pealing to the Labor Board"
At the office Of B. NJ. Jewell, chair
man of the Railway Employees Confer
cnce, it was said the unions had no
comment to make on the rupture of
the wage negotiations, but that Mr..
jewell might make statement to-mor-
row.
Nominations for the tripartite board
have been made by both railroad man
agements and the unions, but President
Wilson has given no indication as to
when he will appoint the members.
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drawn large portions thereof and for
warded the same out Of the jurisdic-
tRn and beyond the reach of the
process Of this state"
1t is asked that a master be appoint
cd to inquire into the mental condition
Of Mr.. Croker; that a committee other
than the wife be appointed to act as
the custodian of the estate of Mr.
Croker. as a person Of unsound mind;
that such committee be authorized to
care tor his person and estate under
the direction of the court, pending the
determination of the action, and until
such time as guardian shall have been
appointed.
known Along Broadway
Besides alleging that the second Mrs
Croker, before her marriage. was "a
well known character along Broadway
and was a familiar figure in Broadway
resorts" Richard Croker ir.'s affidavit
describes the various efforts made by
the Croker children to induce their
father not to marry again.
"My fathers decision to marry again
came as SURPRISE" says Richard jr.,
first. because the marriage was fixed
to take place within about three days
to woman he had known but six
weeks; secondly, because it would take
place within six weeks of my mothers
funeral; thirdly, we learned Of the
marriage about three days from the
time it took place from friend by
whom my father sent US the news"
AS an indication Of the manner in
which Mrs. Croker transacts business,
Howard Croker, in his affidavit, says
that on March "a last he saw Mrs.
Croker come out of the postoffice at
Palm Beach and tear up a piece Of
paper. On putting the pieces together
he asserts, he found it to be an order
for $1,000. "Deponent verify believes
that for some purpose or other the
defendant is destroying important rec
ords of her financial transactions, >"
says the affidavit.
He also asserts that although on two
occasions his, father was seriously i'll
Mrs: Croker failed to report the fact
10 the children.
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ENGAGEMENTS

LEDERER-POLANSkY and Mrs.
Jacob Polanskv. of 270 Riverside Drive.
announce the cngagem of their daugh-
ter. Miss Sally Polansky, to Mr. Sidney
NJ. Lederer of this city.
POSEN-TELL-At a dinner and dance
given at Hotel Astor, Sunday evening,
DR.. and Mrs. Julian E. Tell, of New
York, announced the engagement Of their
only daughter Miss Vera Tell, to Dr.
Daniel Posen, OF this city. =
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HENRY w. CLARKE

PROVIDENCE, R. l.. April 1.-Henry
W. Clarke, said to have been the oldest
public school teacher, in point of
service, in New England, died last
night at his home in Newport. Mr.
Clarke, who was in his ninety first
and at Newport for tifty-two years at
the time of his retirement in 1911.
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part of David Garrick in the play Of
that name.
LIEUTENANT BARToLuCCI-DUNDAs

BALTIMORE. April 1.-Lieutenant
Bartolucci-Dundas, Assistant Naval At
tache Of the Italian Embassy at Wash
ington, died to-day at Johns Hopkins
Hospital. He was a descendant of a
noble family of Italy, and served in the
World War with distinction, having
been decorated for valor in submarine
operations in the Adriatic. He was en-
gagged to Miss Manuella Slaverias, niece
of the Italian Ambassador to Argen-
tina. The wedding was to have taken
place this month.
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Compton's Successor Named

Henry w. Buxton. of 81 West Elev-
enth Street, member of the Manhat-
tan Naval Post of the American Legion,
was elected last night to succeed
George Brokaw Compton, who resigned
as chairman of the county committee
in protest against the demand for a
bonus. Mr. Compton's resignation
takes effect April 10.
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DIR. WILLIAM MARTIN

SAN FRANCISCO, April DIR. Will
lam Martin, seventy-one, medical in
spector Of the United States Navy (re-
tired), and we'll known for his work in
combating yellow fever in Florida and
Louisiana, died here to-day.
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BIRTHS

SPIRO-Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Spro tnee
WinkeD. 64S West 160th St. daughter,
on March 80 at DR.. Bruno's Sanitarium.
VICKERS-To Mr.. and Mrs. George Vickers,
Englewood, N. j., a daughter, born March
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MARRIAGES

FRfED-MEYERASH- and Mrs. Louis
Meyerash wish to announce the marriage
Of their daughter Rose to Mr.. Samuel
Fried, March so.
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Senator Knox Reeains Health

WASHINGTON, April 1.-Senator
Knox. Republican. Of Pennsylvania, who
has been i'll for several weeks with
laryngitis. returned to-day to the SEN
ate.
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OCEAN VIEW MAUSOLEUM

In Cemetery Beautiful. Greater New York.
Compiste-ready for occupancy. Crypts
ana inches for sale. Booklet and pArticu.
lars sent on reauest. N. Y. Community
Maueoleum Construcltcn Co., No. SOS Tinse
Building. N. Y. Tel 7rl BRYANT
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IN MEMORIAM

CRAFT In loving memory Of Georgetta
Craft April ,. 1919.
ITO live in hearts we leave behind
l. not TO die"