The Washington times., 1922-06-10
c. B. BARHAM, OF
Los ANGELES, IS
DEAD IN LONDON
Demise Of Newspaper Pub
Usher Followed Throat oper-
alton Forty-eight Hours.
Ry Upiversal Service.

LONDON, June 10.-Heart. failure
induced by trouble in the coronary
artery caused the death Of Guy
Brinton Barham. newspaper pub
Usher of Los Angeles. yesterday.
according to a post-mortem exam
lnation. Death followed forty eight
hours after an operation for the
removal Of gland.
Mr.. Barham with Mrs. Barham
and their young daughter was a
member of the William Randolph
Hearst party now touring Europe.
When MI. Barham reached London.
Ma" 81, he complained Of tonsu
trouble and consulted DR.. Philip
Franklin. q well known throat spe-
cialist OF Harley street. DR.. Frank.
| lin was formerly a Californian and
an old friend Of Mr.. Barham.
After several days treatment and
examinat ton, Barham went to the
nursing home at the beginning Of
this week and an operation was
/ deemed necessary by Sir Kenneth
Goadby, eminent bacteriologist; DR..
Donald Armour, Haley street sur
geon, and DIR. Franklin.
The operation was performed
! w ny III 0L oiiN
was Of a severe character. Gland.
ular growth in the patients neck
was found 10 be developing rapidly,
threatening to pierce the slender
wall of the carotid artery.
Specialists regarded the operation
as q complete success and at 9:45
yesterday morning, when they Wis
tied his bedside, they were entirely
satisfied with the condition Of the
patient, who was in good spirits
and able to take nourishment.
Ten minutes after they had left
the room TO attend another case in
the same hospital, Mr.. Barham
collapsed and died.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Hearst had left
for Paris Wednesday and the news
was Immediately conveyed to them
by telephone.
The body will be embalmed and
taken TO America on the Olympic.
leaving next Wednesday.
! Mrs. Barham and her daughter
will accompany the body.
Mrs. Barham received numerous
messages OF sympathy from friends
/ in America, France and England.
! Among the friends assisting her is
Manly L. Redfield. vice president OF
! the Goss Printing Company Of Chi.
cago. who visited Mr.. Barham
shortly before his death.
California In Mourning.
LOS ANGELES. June 1o.-cali-
/ fornia is in mourning today, follow
! ing the sudden death in London OF
Guy Brinton Barham. president OF
the Los Angeles Evening Herald
! Publishing Company, and one OF
the pioneers in the upbuilding OF
/ the southern part of the State.
| The States foremost citizens sent
; his brother, DR.. Frank F. Barham,
publisher of the Evening Herald.
scores of messages of sympathy.
coincidence and respect.
Civic and business organizations
met and adopted resolutions eulo-
gizing Mr.. Barham in the highest
terms for his untiring efforts for
the advancement OF CALIFORNIA; in.
terests. Persons from all walks OF
life sent messages OF coincidence
and respect to DR.. Barham.
To Be Buried at Home.
The body will he brought here
for burial. Arrangements for Mr..
Barham's funeral will be announced
later. Messages from London to
| DR.. Barnham said the widow. Mrs.
Marie B. Barham. and their daugh-
ter. Millicent. who were in Mr.. and
Mrs. William Randolph Hearst's
party. will sail for New York Sat
urday.
Guy Brinton Barham was born
March 81, 1853. at the Dalles. Ore-
gon. He became publisher Of the
Evening Herald when it was placed
I ft-l1
paper, November 2. 1911. and in
Los Angeles Evening Herald Pub
fishing Company.
Mr.. Barham leaves three broth
ers. Frank F.. Harry and Bert. His
father was Richard M. Barham and
his mother Martha Medora Arnold
Barham. He was married at De-
troit Mich. August 4, 1908, to Miss
Marie Humphreys.
Was a Postal Clerk.
Mr.. Barha,n's parents moved to
Watsonville. Cal, in 1855, then TO
Anaheim. Cal. in 1873 He became
resident Of Los Angeles in 1882,
At the age of Swenty-one he became
railway postz< Clerk In 1888 he
became deputy collector of tn" In.
, ternal revenue service at Los
Angeles. He resigned his Govern
ment position IN 1890 to go into
the custom house and internal reve.
nue. brokerage business for himself
In 1895 and 1925 Mr. Barham was
police commissioner in Los Angel a
and from 1892 to ,s96 he was pr 6,
ident ~ the boas1i Of bank CON.
missioners OF California.
Mr. Barham was one Of the most
| ronular and best-knoUn MN
California, and his success in build.
ing up the Los Angeles Herald has
been remarkable.