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game with the Sixth Company. G. A..
c.. d. N. G., in tho cage In tho Van
Dyke armory.
Last evening q large number Of tho
tho members attended tho session Of
st. Johns Lodge, No. 2, A. r. 4 A. NJ.
At the close OF the meeting collation.
was served.
Tho members OF City Council have
until tomorrow evening to call n
special meeting In which to endeavor
to pass tho ordinance fixing taxes on
busses and jitneys ut $50 per year, over
Mayor Cramer's veto. In order TO
pass the ordinance over tho mayors 3
head 1t will require four votes.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
there will be a public auction OF the
personal property OF William Taylor
grocer, OF 406 Delaware street.
Mrs. Alfred Workman of Chestnut
street near Third Is spending several
weeks as the guest Of her daughter
in West Virginia.
Police officer William A. Palmer
who has been on three-day cunning
trip In the lower part OF Delaware
assumed his duties last evening.
Lillian Abbott, the 10-year- old
daughter Of Mrs. James Abbott OF
Fourth and Harmony streets, is con-
fined to her home with Illness.
The infant daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Eugene Pratt OF the River Road is
| i'll.
SIS or extra trousers with all suits
ordered before Xmas. M. Waldman,
tailor.--Adv.
See Brldgewater for jcwelry.--Adv
Get your Christmas and New Year
cards while the assortments arc larg'
at Brittingham's Rharmacy.--Adv.
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my WIFE WAS IN
TERRIBLE AGONY"
Wilmington Man Relates How
His Better Half Was Helped
by Plant Juice.

Many people think that because OF the
wonderful success that has attended the
use Of Plant Juice, the famous herbal
stomach medicine, in cases of stomach,
liver and kidney troubles, and allied ef-
fections, that it is for the treatment OF
these diseases only. This is not true. All
internal diseases-diseases OF the stom-
ach, bowels, liver, kidneys, rheumatism
and blood disorders, yield readily to
Plant Juice. It's field of usefulness has
been most thoroughly tested and state
nents from thousands Of grateful people
who have been rlieved from illness Of lorg
standing, go to prove this contention.
There is no question but what Plant
Juice is duplicating its success here ss in
other cities. Local people are daily testi-
flying IL signed statements what this great
reraedy has done for them. One OF The
NEST recent is that Of John Pauley, OF
No. 6l2 West Ninth street; popular ems
ploys OF a large local concern, who, has
many friends here and is we'll known ia
labor circles lie tells how his wife was re-
stored to health by Plant Juice as follows:
"Plant Juice has certainly done NY
wife q power Of good, for she has been &
sufferer for years with stomach trouble;
she could not digest her food and wac
bloated with gas and in terrible agony
after taking the least ,norsel Of food into
her stomach; she was subject to severe
headaches and had rheumatic pains all
through her body; her ankles were so
weak and swol en- that she could hardly
walk at times; all her joints were stiff
and core, but thanks to your Plant
Juice all this is chenged now. She is
able to &c all of htr housework, sleeps
fine ct night, and h as such a good appe-
lite she can eat anything she wants
end doe. not suffer any distress after
wards, she has no moro trouble with
rheumatism aad finds her nerves in
splendid condition. Seeing her great i'm.
proveIneni, am taking Plant Juice alsc
! ano il hes put Inc in fine condition. Plat
Juice certainly merits all the splendid
state.r erts which have been given for il
ard all glad TO give an endorsement fol
such fne medicine and | feel | car
honestly recornnand it to s.ayone."
PlgY. Juice 10 sold in Wilmington a
/ the Miller Drug Store, 404-49S Marke
lstreet. Fer ssle in New Castle by y
/ Challenger Z Sscg.; in Newport by G. Is
/ White; lii Ner@rs ~ W. Il. Brown.
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NEWS OF LAUREL.

Laurel, Dec. 15.--Mrs. Ada Williams
who had been spending the past two
weeks here with friends and relatives,
was called home to Camden. n. j.,
yeste day, by the serious illness of
her daughter.
Sidney Studley. Jr., who for the past
two months has been travelling in
North Carolina and South Carolina, is
here with his parents, Mr., and Mrs.
Sidney Studley.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Lee Wooten are
spending few days In Philadelphia.
The handsome new bungalow, which
is being built by Paul Kenney, on
Eighth street. is completed and ready
for occupancy. Mr.. Kenney expects
TO move into II next week.
Edgar Hill, who for the past year
had been IN Philadelphia hospital, re-
turred home this week. About a year
ago he was injured while working on
the new State Highway between
Laurel and Delmar and had to 20 TO
a hospital
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CONFESSED TO BURGLARY.

Laurel. Dec. l5.-At hearing be-
tore Magistrate Arthur S. Hearr, yes
,crday afternoon. Russell Wright, the
is-year-old youth who was arrested
~ Wilmington, Monday, while trying
90 dispose Of several hundred dollars
worth Of clothing which was stolen
from tho store OF Kitchens 4 Phillips,
In this town. Wednesday night week,
wns held under $1,000 bail for the
next term OF court, In February.
Captain w. j. CULLEN and Oscar
James Of this town furnished bail.
Tho young man confessed that he
broke into the store and that he had
no accomplices in the robbery. state
Detective Donoway. the local police
and Wright went TO his home In
Bethel. yesterday afternoon. and after
searching the house found more OF the
loot.
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RICHARDSON PARK.

Richardson Park. Dec. l5.-M-. and
Mrs. Fred Lang ot Elmhurst attended
the wedding Of Mrs. Lans'e brother.
George w. kipe, TO Miss Viola Seeds
NJ Newark, last night.
RIrs. Theodore Mace OF Elrnhurst is
visiting relatives In Perryvflle. Md.
Mira. X. /. HUT OF Ashley spent the
Weekend in Philadelphia.
Miss Ella Madeira Of Brownsville.
Pa. Is spending the winter with her
sister. Mrs. Harvey Matthews of Elm
hurst.
Harvey Jorin OF Richardson Park
In working In Trenton. n. j.
Charles y. Lowe OF Richardson
rark. who has been III for some time
10 recovering.
Levi Gordon OF Ashley is confined &c
his home with an attack OF stomach
trouble.
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NEWS Of 4 DAY
FROM THE STATE
Young Man at Laurel Admits
Committing Robbery and Is
Held for Court.
FARMERS At sEAFoRD
From Ever nv~n,.gs Correspondents.

From Ever rv~nt.g's Correspondents.
scaforu, yec. 1.-THE annual Farm
ers' Week, ws.!eh has always In the
ppat heen held at Isswark. VIII be held
the week beginning Janu&-y so. at
HcAsord, according to Dean c. A. Nc
Cue of the University OF Delaware,
who was here this week confcrrinG
with n committee composed OF Brooks
l.. Ross, Robert j. Allen. Charles j.
Elrey, Samuel y. Stein and Thomas
". Rxwlins, in regard to holding this
svcnt at Scaford.
The sessions for the men VIII be
hold In the New Theatre and the ees-
sicus Tor women will take place in the
Acorn Club rooms.
Monday and Tuesday Of tho week OF
January 30 will be devoted TO soils
and soil fertility. including the use OF
lime. wednesday morning VIII be de-
voted TO cantaloupe culture, includ-
ing the grading and marketing or the
melons. and Wednesday afternoon
there win be a Joint meeting OF men
and women at the New Theatre foI
discussion OF poultry.
The Shawnee Girls Club OF Mnforr
viii stags n demonstration on sewing
during the week. Thursday there vii
he "A discussion on sweet potatoes. Or
Friday the fruit growing problems OF
the state will be taken up.
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CECIL COUATY NOTES.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Elkton. Nd, Dec. 15.-Ths Cecil
county grand jury adjourned, yester-
Day. afted being in session since Mon
Gay. A bomb was. thrown into the
sporting element of, this section when
they found an indictment against
Howard Brown of Chesapeake City,
charged with gambling in making
bets on horse racing.
Samuel J. Reeder, for many years
North Easts most prominent mer-
chant, died. Tuesday, at his home In
that town, after several weeks ILL
ness. aged 7S years. Four children
| survive him--Robert c. Reeder,
cashier of the North East National
Bank; Morton Il. Reeder, who sue
ceeded his father In the business at
North East: Miss Emma Reeder, at
home. and Ida, wife Of Merton Clark
Of Washington. Funeral will take
place tomorrow.
Cecil County School Board has ap-
pointed Miss Marion Il. Lipscomb of
Annapolis, Nd, an assistant at Elk
ton high school.
Miss Sarah r. Miller has rendered
her resignation, effective January l.
/ rs principal of Leslie school. and Miss
! Anna Logan of Oak Grove has been
sp'3ointed to tho vacancy.
! O. II. Mcdonald, who recently pur-
chased the Scotten farm, near North
/ East, has rented the property and will
sren6 the winter In Florida.
Mis-. Jeanette Ehrhardt OF Los An
r-siaa Calf who had hecn amending
several weeks with her uncle, Jacob
j. Mirstsr, IN Elltton. has gone to New
York City, where shc will spend tho
winter.
Under tho auspices Of the Junior
Red Cross, Cho Cho, .he health clown
will visit. Cecil county on Saturday
and give entertainments at Perry
Fc,nt, Ncrth East and Elkton.
Tho sanual treat to the inmates oi
ths county almshousc will be giver
on Thursday next. Tho trustees vii
2resent Zach inmate with new cloth
ing, candies, fruits. tobacco, &C., TO b'
followed by turkey dinner.
Chief 81 Police and Mrs. George
Potts will entertain the Patriotic Lit
erary Club at their home on Yves
Main street. Elkton. this evening.
Paul c. Peters Of Washington wa
indicted by the Cecil county gran,
Jury on z charge Of procuring a mar
risge license for a girl under age.
DIR, William G. Jack OF Port Deposi
, has filed application with the nev
; Boarc of County Commissioners 70
: appointment as county health officer.
=
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MYSTERY UNsOLyRD.

Dover Dec. 15.--The location Of the
two or three occupants OF the I. L.
Benjamin, Sedan automobile, stolen
from salisbury, Md, Sunday night,
has not as yet been ascertained by
the police force. 1t Is the belief that
the men are still in this locality in
hiding.
Tho owner OF the car sent a man
here, yesterday, to take it back to
Salisbury, which he did, the engine
apparently not being seriously in
jured. The top and sides of the car
were badly damaged. all glass broken
and one OF the seats torn from its
place.
The car shows plain evidence that
the men were trapped in the machine
and cut themselves out through the
top.
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GIVEN FINE RECEPTION.

Seaford, Dec. 1s.--Miss Gladys WILL
liams, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. David
II. Williams, OF near Bridgeville, and
Arthur Truitt, Of near Cannon. were
married at the Methodist Protestant
parsonage at Cannon, Saturday eve
ming at o'clock. by the Rev. John
Townsend. They motored 20 Seaford,
where they were rendered a reception
at the home OF the brides aunt, Mrs.
Jennie d. Graham, a bountifui COLA
ton being served.
The bride was becomingly dressed
in a dark blue suit with hat and
gloves 10 match and carried American
Beauty roses.
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MORE BIe SUSSEX HOGS.

scaford. Dec. l5.-W. NJ. Tull, r Sea-
ford farmer. holds the record so FAR
IN raising hogs, having killed. yester-
day, three exceptionally fine porkers
which were only one year old. The
three weighed .56l pounds. the heavi-
eet b6i pounds. and the other two
500 each.
Thomas II. Stack of West Seaford.
nlso bu,chered two fine hogs. yester-
day, weighing above 1000 pounds.
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NEWARK CHORAL CLUB.

Newark, Dec. 1.-THE Newark
Choral Club has been organized and
the following officers elected: l.. IL.
Voet. president; Mrs. j. PeArce Cam
Nlce-president; r.. e. Harris secretary
and treasurer. Miss Nellie Wilson will
he Acoompanist and Miss Wilcox lead
or.
The club is planning TO give a CON-
rnuni,y celebration on the lawn OF The
Knoll. the home OF DIR. and Mrs. Walter
Hull,hen. Christmas eve.
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TO SPEAK AT DOVER.

Dover. Dec. 15.---Rev. ]. W. r.. Sum-
walt. pastor OF Grace NJ. u. Church.
Wilmington, will address meeting of
tho mon and boys OF Wesley M. e.
Church, this town, tomorrow evening,
and assist IN the organization OF a
Brotherhood for Wesley NJ. e. Church
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Relieve Piles
With Pyramid
Yoa Arc Ovesjoyed to Find Such
Relief from Pain and Distress
When You Use Pyramid Pile
SuppositoFies. Send for
Free Trial

Yes, Pyramid Pile Suppoaitories
are simply wonderful TO ease pain,
relieve itching. allay that aggra-
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Warm, comfortable rooms are offer
cd for rent in the classified ad section
today-Adv.
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Delaware. now Of Philadelphia. was
= local visitor this week.
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waiting sense of pressure and enable
you to rest and sleep with comfort.
The fact that almost every drug
Eist In tho U. S. and Canada carries
Pyramid in stock at so cents a box
shows how highly these SUPPOSE
tories are regarded. Take no SUBJ
stftute. You can try them free by
tending your name and ADDRESS 10
Pyramid Drug Co. Gil Pyramid
Bldg. Marshall. Mich.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-11
Nearly Million
Idle i'm France;
Crisis Impends
Cabinet Considering Means
to Take to Find Work
for Constantly Increasing
Ranks of Jobless Persons
Commerce Embarrassed
Government Plans Expansive
Public Works Pending Re-
adjustment Of Conditions

PARIS, Jan. 10.-The French Cabi-
net is considering seriously what may
be done to supply work for more than
half million of the nations mechanics
and laborers who are out of employ
ment, and thus to remedy situation
which is intensifyng trade embarrass-
ments and threatening further large
additions to the list of the unemployed
The number of persons out of work
in France was believed to have been
at the end of the year from 100000
to 100000. and the number has since
increased until it is now variously esti-
mated at from 100000 to 100000.
The working up of leftover army
material into civilian clothing is one
of the solutions proposed 1t also
has been suggested that great many
of the idle may be utilized in complet-
ing the demolition of the old wall Of
Paris and in building some 1000 homes
for large families on the space made
available where the demolition process
has already been effected, while in
tensified reconstruction work in North
ern France might keep a great many
more persons occupied.
Inc Cabinet also IS considering the
feasibility of opening up public works
Of considerable Importance arN of put
ting the waterways and railroads in
perfect condition.
These temporary measures are not
considered sufficient In industrial cir
cles. where considerable anxiety is ex-
pressed regarding situation arising
from the war and still rejecting war
conditions two years after the armis-
tice.
AS for the employers, they are hesi
tating to accumulate manufactured
stocks in the face of the apparent de-
termination of the consumers to alb
stain from buying until the long-ex-
pected wave of lower prices material
ICES and hence they are unable to keep
their mechanics and laborers at work
The middlemen. holding huge stocks
of merchandise, are still clinging to
the idea that the time for lower prices
has not arrived.
This situation is having its effect
upon the wholesale and the retail
trade, and many clerks are being laid
off on account of the lack of business.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-11
Wade Case Expected to
Reach Jury Thursday
Mother and Children of Mrs.
Mott Contradict Testimony of
Alleged Confederates
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Jan. 10-The
weekend recess in the trial of Elwood
B. Wade, charged with the murder of
George B. Mott, with whose wife he
was infatuated, will end tomorrow and
it is believed that the case will be in
the hands of the jury by Thursday
The youthful defendants attorneys
have refused 20 say whether he will
take the stand. His only defense has
been insanity.
The testimony of Johnston and
Rooney, who said that Mrs. No,t had
engaged them to help Wade give a
beating to her husband and that she
had helped keep them awake while they
were lying in wait for him, was chal-
lenged to-day by Mrs. Motifs mother.
Mrs. Matilda Hutchins, sevcnty-two
years old.
81 was in that house every night
from May until the day before the
crime" she said. 81 never went to
bed until Ethel was about to 20. |
would have seen Johnston had he come
there. have never yet seen him and
wouldn't know him if he stood before
me now. And this man Rooney, who
says he waited in the house to attack
George, never was he at the house be-
fore the murderI"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-11
Children Culmer Than Nurses
When Turks Shelled Orphanage
omen Almost in Mysteries, Doctors Not Much Bet
ter. but Little Ones Manageable, Heroine Writes;
America Mentioned, Protection Given at Once

The first letter from Miss Frances
Anderson, who was the hero ~ of the
Armenian town of Kars when it was
captured by the Turks in October, was
received yesterday oy her sister. Mrs.
Henry Thacher, l72 East Sevvnty-frst
Street.
betty will tell you," letter from
Miss Anderson read chow one Ameri-
can had his clothes taken. 1t became
quite the usual thing to see men
IN underwear walking about the
streets, but never had~even my watch
taken and | prided myself on wearing
my silver bracelet right through the
looting."
The two Anderson sisters received
the Croix de Guerre 70. their work
during the war with the American Red
Coss at Chalons and then enlisted FOR
work with the Near East Relief Com
mission.
The following sections Of the letter
describe the capture Of Kars:
Nurses Panic-Stricken
1--WE saw the soldiers running The
nurses, doctors and childre.. became
nic-stricken. go them busy piling
mattresses in the window and putting
the cnlldren fat OF. the foo. One
woman was killed by the bullets that
began to come in through the win
dows, not fired at ts in particular, but
dangerous, just the same. 1t was noon
and thought we were in for a long
wait, SO | managed to get the cooks in
a building directly in our rear, and
protected by our walls from the bull
lets, and they sent over bread and SOUP
New-York tribune., 1921-01-11
Bedtime Stories
The End of the Race
by Thornton w. Burgess
VINO runs a race his ve1y best
10 6tndly Fate mast ieave the rest.
Peter Rahh

Jumper the Hare, racing for his life,
was terribly frightened. OF course
Wouldn't you be terribly frightened
II you knew that only your legs and
your wits could save your life? So
Jumper was terribly frightened as he
made the best possible use of his long
legs, bounding over the snow through
the Green Forest with Whitley the
Snowy Owl following on swift, silent
wings and swooplng down at him at
every chance
But frightened as he was Jumper
dldn forget to use his wits. He knew
that his legs alone couldn't save him.
The great broad wings Of Whitley were
quite as good as Jumpers long legs.
they we're even better, for they would
aot tire as quickly. SO Jumper de-
Fended on his wits as much as on his
.egs. He lodged around trees. You
know Jumper is famous dodeer. That
IS why he prefers the Green Forest.
especially that part of it where there
are young trees growing close to-
gcther. 1t is wonderful how he can
dodge in and out and around and about
among them.
Peter Rabbit, watching that race for
life, was so excited it was all he could
90 to keep from dancing up and down.
Ilc dld venture to sit up straight so
as to see better. THAT fellow has no
business down here" nuttered Peter
as ne watched Whitley swoop and lust
miss Jumper. "lIc belongs way up in
the Far North. 1t must be hard win.
ter up there TO bring him down here.
Ana don't see what he is doing over
mere IN the Green Forest. The last
.'me he was down here he didn't gel
far from the Big River. He likes open
country best. 1t must be that he lust
happened over here and caught sipht
Of Jumper. oh, dear, | do hope JumDer
w'l hnd safe hiding place! II would
be dreadful 10 have anything hupncn
tt Cousin Jumper! Oh h h."
That last exclamation was caused nv
a swift swoop by Whitley. For Just a
second Peter could see only Whitley
Ills broad wings hid Jumper complete
ly. 1t looked as if this time he had
caught Jumper. Then white form
shot out to one side. 1t was Jumpe-
Just IN the very nick Of time he had
lodged. Whitey's great wings brushed
The snow. With wonderful qucjsncss
NJ had turned and was after Jumper
again.
and NON Peter saw auch running us
i'H Fd never aeen before Jumper was
neAded for "A little thickct Of small
hroii 'rh trees crowded 50 ciexc to-
TetGpf that once beneath their spread.
ing branches he would be safe. But il
New-York tribune., 1921-01-11

was quite a distance away. Would h..
be able to make it? Would he? One
instant Peter was sure he would md
the next he was sure he wouldn't. r..
held his breath And with all his
raight he hoped Jumper would reach
taat place Of safety. If wishes could
have given Jumper greater speed
Peters wishes would have given it to
him. ~
Whitley the Spowy Owl saw lust
"hat Jumper was trying for and he
u u 'msel1 dld his very best in the way Of
hying. he was hungry. He was very
hungry. He couldn't recall ever bein,
m'hgtler ~. than he was right then And
there in front of him was a splendid
u.hner, the finest kind Of dinner. But
II Jumper reached that thlcket Of
lung nefnlock trees he, Whitley, would
havc to look elsewhere FOR dinner
ira he didn't know where to look. for
these were hard times.
Jumper was within one long jump Of
that little thickct. Whit, W rhot for
ward and down with his great claws
reaching for Jumper From where
feter sat 1T looked as If this time he
surely would catch Jumper. con.
dear!' cried Peter And then Whitley
turned suddenly and alightcd on u
stump on the very edge Of that little
thicket and glared down tryir To scc
under those protecting branches
Jumper was safc! II was tho end of
the race.
Copyright. 1874. by 7 W. nurgc~,D
The next story: Peter Brcxthes
Freely ut Taatu
New-York tribune., 1921-01-11
Hotel Is Sued for
$25O,00O in Death
OF Major Murtaugh
Also Name Druggists in Case;
Charge Army Man and
Politician Drank Roach
Salt for Rochelle Salts

Patrick Murtaugh. as executor of the
estate of Major John F. Murtaugh,
former State Senator from Elmira and
long Democratic leader, filed suit
in the Supreme Court yesterday
against the Ansonia Hotel Corporation
and other defendants asking S25O,0OO
damages for the death of Major
Murta gh, which, it is alleged, was
caused by taking dos. of "roach
salts in mistake for Rochelle salts.
The other defendants in the action
are Henry S. Bosnot, druggist,
Schieffelin & Co. and the Barrett
Chemical Company, referred to as the
manufacturers and distributors of
drugs. Major Murtaugh died Decem-
Der l, 1918. He was at that time at
tached to the Advocate Generals De-
partment of the army. 1t is alleged
in the suit that on that day he sent
bell boy Of the Hotel Ansonia for
Rochelle Salts and that the hotel en-
ployee brought the guest container
labeled roach salt" Not noticing
the | bel, Major Murtaugh, under the
impression that the box contained the
sal he called for, drank of it's con-
tents. 1t was a deadly poison, it is
alleged, and the former politician met
what Il the complaint is described as
horrible death"
Mr.. Murtaugh, the plaintiff, says in
his complaint that the defendant hotel
was negligent in sending to his room a
deadly poison instead of the harmless
remedy he had asked for, while the
other defendants, it is alleged, were
negligent in failing to mark on the
container the fact that it's contents
were deadly poison. The plaintiff
also says the negligence of the dis
food, drug and insecticide act.
An affidavit accompanying the COM
plant says that efforts by Sheriff Knott
to locate Boisnot, the druggist, to
serve him have been unsuccessful, and
1T is believed that he is living in Sum-
nit, N. j. Therefore an attachment
has been obtained here against his
property as nonresident At the
time of his death MAYOR Murtaugh was
awaiting his release from the army
He left four MINOR children