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EARLY RED REPLY
TO POLAND seen
Advance OF Army Lends
Urgency To Question
OF Their Relations

LONDON, Jan. Is -tR- A Soviet
reply to Polish overtures toward
negotiations. for a complete settle.
ment of differences between Po-
land and Russian is expected with
in a short time because the speed
with which the Red Army contin-
ued to push westward lends urgen-
CIV to the question of Russian-Po
lish relations.
The policy proposed for examin-
alton OF all outstanding questions
with British and American medi-
alton was already under study at
the Kremlin. and affirmative an
swers appeared to hinge on wea-
Their Moscow would agree to deal
with the exiled government it has
previously criticized.
The Russians nigh insist on
the London cabinet takl-lg in rep
resentatives of the Moscow-spon-
sored union of Polish patriots. Mos
COW is also known to frown on
Gen. Kasimierz SosnkoWski, com
mander Of the Polish army.
Whether the Poles, who feel
they already have made major
concessions by offering to negoti-
ate for a big slice of their former
territory, would be willing to shake
up their cabinet to form a govern
ment acceptable to Moscow was
problematical
It surely would involve long, hot
Polish discussions, particularly
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A destroyer escort vessel bear
ing the name of Ensign Carl David
Peiffer-Wilmington Naval hero
killed in the Battle of Midway
is soon to be launched at the yards
of the Bethlehem-Hingham Ship
building company, near Boston,
the Navy department has advised
relatives of the youth here.
Ensign Peiffer's mother, Mrs.
Adelaide j. Peiffer, widow OF
Frank w. Peiffer, will sponsor the
vessel. Sheriff c. David Jones,
uncle of the hero, will be in the
local party attending the affair,
date of which will be announced
later.
Peiffer was graduate of New
Hanover High school, and the Uni
versity of North Carolina, Class OF
! 1910. A member of Phi Gamma
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They have captured $50. pris-
OnerS.
This advance Of the French
was a significant gain in what
appeared to be all encircling
movement toward the north
east fashioned by 1t. Gen.
Mark w. Clark to tighten the
task of American troops bat
tering frontally toward Cas-
sine.
A strong buttress for the
American right flank had been
formed by the success of the
French under Gen. Alphonse
JUN. Beating off five furious
counter-attacks, these troops
have spread out through Ger
man hill positions. The 15ss
army grouy reported late to-
day that Viticuso, just south
of Acquafondata, had been by
passed by the French, but it
was not known whether the
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: VII VI y 1V01
ositiions
Near
AUSTRALIANS GAIN
May Control Sio Mission !;
Marines Battling Up
Slopes OF Hill $50

ADVANCED ALLIED H E A D.
QUARTERS, NEW GUINEA, Sum
day, Jan. 16- (R japanese de-
tenders of Sio Mission, last enemy
base on northeast New Guilea's
Huon peninsula, appartnly are
pulling out as best they can before
the determined onslaught by Aus
tralian jungle veterans, Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's communique
indicated today.
Already, the Aussies may con-
troll the mission. Latest report,
covering fighting through Friday,
placed the Allied forces at the
outskirts of Sio and Macarthur S
spokesman indicated the enemy is
fighting rear-guard, delaying
action.
Trying To Escape
The Japanese, trapped between
the Australians and the American
invasion forces at Saidor to the
northwest, are trying to escape by
barges moving up the coast at
night and best indications are that
no determined enemy stand will
be made until the outer defenses
of Madang, 100 miles farther up
the coast. are reached.
Paraelleling the drive against
Sio is the American Marines
struggle to make strategic hill $50
on the western tip of New Brit
ain. The fall of this promontory,
named for it's altitude, is believed
imminent.
! Marines, which landed with the
invasion force at Cape Gloucester
Dec. 26, started the assault of hill
$50 last Tuesday and today's COM
munique said that fighting is in
tensified."
Powerful Defenses
The Japanese have built up a
powerful network OF pillboxes and
mortar positions around the crest
of the hill and Marines scrambling
up the steep, dripping slopes are
facing the worst fighting in the
world-worse than Guadalcanaf'
according to one Guadalcanal
veteran.
If the Marines gain control OF
the hill they will command the en-
tire bay defenses of the enemy Oh
the east flank of the Cape Glou-
cester beachhead. The most pow
erful Japanese forces are believ-
ed entrenched in the Bergen Bay
sector.
The air war was highlighted by
an 8O-ton strike against the deep
water Friedrich Karl Harbor mid
way between Madang and Alexis
hafen Friday. The harbor report
ed1y is a barge supply terminus.
Solomons-based planes harassed
enemy airfield in the Rabaul area
of New Britain and Australian
Beaufighters hit and possibly
sank a 1.200-ton japanese freight
er near Timor.
Six enemy planes under cover
of darkness raided our positions
at Munda. New Georgia, and Bara-
koma. Vella Lavella, causing
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Destroyer Escort Named
For Ensign Carl Peiffer

Delta fraternity, Ensign Peiffe1
played varsity football for four
years at Chapel Hill. When he
completed his schooling, he be.
came engaged in the tobacco bust.
ness with James S. Ficklen oil
Greenville.
The local youth entered the Nav.
al service in December, 1910. He
trained at Jacksonville and Miami
Fla, and was sent to the Pacific
on a carrier shortly after Pearl
Harbor.
| Among the honors for heroism
accumulated by the coura geous
young man were the Navy Cross,
with Presidential Citation, and the
Purple H ar awarded post
humously). He also held the de.
| Continued on Page Three; Col. A.
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Three Rail Unions Declare Pay Row
Settled, Strike Vote Not In Effect

conductors and the sWitchmens
union Of North America.
The agreement reached by the
three unions yesterday called for
an overall wage increase of nine
cents an hour and weeks vaca-
ton.
Meantime, a special presidential
board continued hearings on claims
for overtime benefits in the wage
dispute involving Is incorporating
unions with more than 1000, 000
clerical, mechanical and laboring
employees.
Highlight of the day-long hear
ing was the carriers presentation
of formula providing a nine to
10 cents an hour increase for the
incorporating employees as a
Continued on Page Five; Col. ~
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PERKINS SAYS WAR
jiJjD,}S REACH PEAK
Withholds Direct Comment
o. Proposed Civilian
Worker Draft

WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. - up -
SCI rotary of Labor Perkins ex-
.r'ssed he opinion today that war;
tilne employment has reached it's
peak and said the coming months
may bring a progressive decline
in the total number of workers
engaged in manufacturing. She
withheld direct comment on the
proposed civilian worker draft.
Miss Perkins emphasized at a
jress conference, however, that
overall employment may continue
at high levels due to expansion Of
construction now at a seasonal low,
and other non-nanufacturin ac-
tivities. .ManpoWer will continue to
be problem. she added, because
OF needs of the armed forces and
the necessity for shifting workers
from one type Of employment to
another.
Although declining to express a
general opinion on the ACCESSIBILITY
OF inadvisability of national serv-
ice legislation, which President
Roosevelt has asked, she agreed in
reply to question that this shift
might be facilitated by its enact
ment.
In response, to Mr.. Roosevelt's
request, the senate military COM
n1ittee will begin hearings Tues
cav on a national service act with
ISelretary of War Stimson as the
first witness. Stimson long has
advocated a law whereby men and
women could be drafted for work
IN essential industries, if neces-
sary.
ICa.. fs,,mcd nm Do M Eiuo. Col ~
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Boost In Vets
Mastering Out
Pay Is Sought
BLOC PUSHES DRIVE
Is Fighting For Discharge
Pay Scale Ranging From
$1O0 To $500
BY ALEX H. SINGLETON

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15-tR-
bipartisan bloc rallied today be
hind a drive to increase service
mems mastering out pay above
pending proposals as legislation at.
fecting those in the armed service
took top priority or the congres.
sional work sheet.
Why be niggardly," unmarked
spokesman for group fighting
for a discharge pay scale ranging
from 500 to $500. The senate
passed a measure for $20O-S5O0
scale while the House Military
committee recommended a range
Of sl0O-S30C.
With a showdown on the issue
scheduled for Monday, Lenke de-
clared that he would oppose any
''trickery" limiting debate or floor
amendments. and said that the
subject should be given at least
two days consideration by the
house
100000 Discharged
We've got billions for everyone
else he said. and now with
more than 100000 already dis
n charged from the armed forces.
4 : think that we should give them
enough to tide them over the
period Of readjustment to civilian
life
simultaneously, Omar B. Ketch-
am of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars opposed the senate's must
ering-out pay bill on the ground
it might be used as an argument
against other compensation claims
of returning veterans.
Ketcham, appearing before a
4 senate subcommittee Of veterans
i legislation, said the grant was too
large to be .ccepted merely as
j mastering out pay and argued
I that, because Of its size, it might
4 jeopardize future chances for a
service bonus or other adjusted
compensation.
He recommended that service
men and women be continued on
/ military payrolls for six months
& after they are discharged SO they
& Ian receive government pay while
& Continued on Page Three; Col. y
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CATHCART PRAISES
PAPER COLLECTION
National Campaign Official
Says Wilmington Is
Doing Great Job

"People of Wilmington are do
ing a great job collecting critically
needed waste paper Tom Cath
cart, member of the executive
committee of the Victory Waste
Paper campaign, said yesterday
in telegram to r. B. Page, pub
Usher of the Star-News.
Cathcart called the collection
of 5000 pounds during the recent
campaign here a splendid achiev
ment.'
"Citizens can be proud of con
tributions they are making to sue
cess of the war in their about de
termination to supply critically
needed paper" the telegram said
fCOntnued ON Page Five: Col, 4
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RUSSIANS KILL 1000 MAZIS
ATTEMPTING TO HALT DRIVE
FROM UKRAINE INTO RLIlNAMZA
French Troops Battle Two Miles
Into Germans Casino Defenses

village actually was occupied.
yesterday the German ra-
dio said the Nazis had with
drawn from Acquafondata.)
South and southwest of Cas-
sino American troops pressed
farther into the belt of forti-
fications which German pris-
oners refer to as the Gustav
line. Their advance was made
on Mt. Trocchio, last big ply
steal obstacle on the road to
Casino, now less than four
miles away.
Allied aviation was active,
striking enemy supply dumps
and communications ahead Of
the Fifth army and raiding
into Yugoslavia. American
Fortresses and LiberatOrs with
fighter escort made a heavy
attack on the Mostar, Yugo-
!Cn,,finnoJ - Do~o CoDor, fol
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BY IVES GALLAGHER

BY YVES GALLAGHER
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Algiers, Jan. 15-tR-French
troops staging a comeback on
the battlefields of Europe have
fought at least two miles for
ward into the left flank of lie
German Notifications in Italy
guarding Casino, capturing
Acquafondata and three high
points near it, Allied head
quarters announced today.
The hamlet of Acquafondata
lies seven miles northeast of
Casino. American troops
stand less than four miles
southeast of Casino.
Attacking necessarily in
their Appenine offensive, the
French have in the past three
days advanced from two to
five miles against stiff oppo-
sition and over some of the
toughest country in Europe.
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Fourth War Bond Drive
To Open Here Tuesday
Celler Declares |Drys
Working Like Beavers

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15-H
Saying that "the nation had
better take heed" representa-
tive Cellar (D-NY) declared
today that ''the drys are work.
ing like beavers" to bring back
prohibition.
A member of the house judi
ciary committee, the New
Yorker said that he had been
counting noses," OH the COM
mittee and declared that "un-
less the RICH! thinking people
of the nation bestir themselves
and make their influence felt"
the committee might approve
a bill to restore prohibition for
the duration of the war.
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Man, FORECAST
! tjon0 n u. CAROLINA: Rain, in. east por-
wjtb s SNOW IN west portion ending Sunday
ton,in, vanishing cloudiness in afternoon;
eui,a 'ueo cool, partly cloudy and not
md warner. '"AoaS 'iHsiN'' Ni0heaS '"'l
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eastern Standard Timel

10 Eastern Standard Time).
MY Z. S. Weather Bureau)
|endjnee sociological data for the "a hours
''5V p. M, yesterday.
Ian TEMPERATURE
R7:36' ns am IS, 1880 am, so, 1870 pm, 81,
|NormnnsiII -, Minimum -, Mean -
I.2o HUMIDITY
1:3o mn an IS, 1880 am, 96, 1880 pm, SO,
Tot,, PRECIPITATION
|Sis S 40 ior the "a hours ending 1880 pm,
p.I? MI since the first of the month,
\ F,o,. TIDES FOR TO-DAY
a. sOi1 me Tide Tables published by
Coast and Geodetic Survey)
ENilminr.. High--LoW
''s'oh --------------- :42a s:52a
niasonbou 2:00p 9:26r
eloonirtiisse ~ am, Sunset, SGT pm
Can lI;l1 pm, Moonset, 1853 am
VILE rear River stage at Fayette-
." Jan. Is, at a. M, IA feet.
'0'''Aued on Page Two; Col. 81
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-22

took J., - Sanford and JcrfgirS. who
dvClGed - trT - cash the check. The
check : alleged 10 have been cuShcd
last Tuesday.
Sanford and JvtferrS were held
undS" $500 bond each iuv the June
term ui court. and Mary Jane Alex
"u.;vr und"r u bond OF $500.
john Bah. culu.cd. WAS tried :or
being drunk ua . public street. lie
Was sentenced tu 30 days. suspended
"a'" paymvn, .ui five dollars and
costs.
Lawrence Il. Harris. culOrcd. WIS
tried Ton operating Il motor vrhicl,.
"u he public streets uf Henderson
With improper brakes. His sentence
a.! 30 days WIS suspended upon pav-
men, ~ Cd fine ut $40 and costs uf
court. I"u he $ not to operate the
ctr again Untl ne brakes are :ixed
Leroy Hood. culurrC. Was tried un
- similar charge OF driving a car
without brakes ana with unpru,r
lights. His sentence Na> also >u>-
pended upon payment of tine -!
SO ..nu costs O. court. and condition
ih-' G, "a, operate the car ,mt.l the
brakes .ni lights axe repaired
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-22

in me community and was : mem
Der of the Brooks,on Presbyterian
churcE.
lie MAS born IN Vance county. the
son -! John ANA Ella pcgram.
lie Is survived 10y his Wife. Mrs.
Hattie prgrum: three brothers.
Lewis. Walter H.. and Willie c., all
uf Henderson: three sisters. Mrs.
Hattie StailiugS. Mrs. MOllic
Hughes. and Mrs. Annie Falkncr. of
Henderson: and i number ul nicccs
and ucphcwS.
PallDcarcrS for the funeral Scrv-
ices were: Active. ElmuS Pcgram,
Ru1crt pCGiTIm. Henry S,allings.
Herbert PrGrIm. s. Il. H"ghcS. and
Wayne Pcgram. Honorary. Wood
row bartholomew. Frank Vaughan,
Nelson Vaughan. Willie Fleming,
Norman Ra!nvS. Richard Buchan,
Joe Mabry. Howard Anderson. Nor
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-22
THE HENDERSON N CO. DISPATCH MONDAY MAY % 1914

fenced I" ~ir mGn,hs In uh, roads
suspended upon paymcn, OF fine
OF So and costs Of court and prO-
Nided The defendant not be convicted
OF Violating any criminal LAM in
Vance county Tor the next TWO years
William Hood Murphy. colored
colored. tried Tor possession uf uon
taN-pald whisky. WAS sentenced To
SIN months on the roads. suspended
upon payment of a fine ui $40 and
costs. and not 10 be convicted o! vio-
latins any criminal llW III Vance
county for two years.
Matthew Davis. colOrcd. WAS tried
Tor issuing Il worthless check. Pray
eE Tor Judgment Was continued upon
payment of costs and provided he
pay iHto the clerks office $50 Ia.
the check i'll question.
lOG HeipS--Blv lnG, S1orcI
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-22
FUNERAL. HELD FOR
CHARLES E. PEGRAM
CUkcSbury Man. 20. Died SUNDAY
After Brief Illness: Was Ma
tive uf Vance County

Funeral >rTN ices Mere held today
fOr Charles ElmuS Pcgram, aged 69.
who died al his home III the CokcS-
bury community Sunday al 3:55 Il,
M. following Il very brir, Illness.
Services were conducted al Brooks
ton Presbyterian church by Rev. }.
). kcnniSom. the pastor, assisted by
Rev. I. W. Lee. pastor of CukcSbury
Methodist churcn. ri -four O'Clock.
lutcrmCnt was in CokcSbury Meth
OdlSt church cemetery.
MIR. PrCram had been very active
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-22
Liquor Cases
Tried Before
The Recorder

S,Nrral cases oil possession OF non-
;aN-paId whisky Tor purposes of sale
We're t!rd i'll recorders cour, TODAY
Able Williams. colorcd. was tried
tor pu>ScSSins home brew for the
purpose OF sale. He WAS given a fine
OF $40 and made /" pay cour, costs.
Jamv., Hicks culurcd. MAS tried for
POSSESSION -! non taX-paid whisky
tor purpose al sale He WAS sem
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-22
BETTER PASTURES N w,u

Raleigh. May 22-Faccd viii
continuing shortage of rccds,u,rS a.
their cattle. Wake County dai,ymma., m
and beef cattle growers are oiwi,,,
serious attention 10 the buildina ~:
more and better pastures uvrr r,a
county. reports Lloyd T. Weeks r,r,',
agent ni the State College Ex,cnS;o,'
Service. The caitlemcn say that u.,"'
lures supply feed and save Labor ~
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-22

man Harris. Henry Hight. View.
Moss, John d. Rose. Dr.. \. p, Nnn:
comb, Raymond Newman. Jim Ne,.
man. and Lewis Rcavis. '''"-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-22

Scientists calculate the dates n.
many Of the worlds prehistoric mo,
py studying the fossils y,
each era.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-22
TO THE MEN
AND WOMEN
OF The
ARMED FORCES
And Their
FAMILIES IN
NORTH
CAROLINA

American fNrCu
kundr9 po nllmpawI Iehr
Iod tk job complete Gu
forces o enL
Ifr"phH
il ue cii
d
h edu uvhenV Victory
gtnns mcoft
almost ever home
i nlu prucfuf fWE OLnrtnn
providing and making
t a O omrt in
will effort
l boys now vem urcnmhy.
i who has the mHmmd
nwIo oIns sEedn
o anno
in favm mgNcFan man in Cherry
o
o is n nan Oh nFranclm
h thoughts and SEPARATIONS
ten Quito
Oo North CaOlra
the One
Fry Nsevedd dscomty
g returning vdran ndfek
pacAe
in
The Interest Of Our Service Men And Women We Ask Your Vote For CHERRY
fGegsCr nv eouny
NOTEMajo Cherry Will Speak On Statewide Radio Hooup
Thursday Night From 1890 1l:3O O'clock and the Public Invited To Hear Him.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-22

l0% Hclps-I5lsy lOES More!
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-22

l0% He,ps--Buv lnG s1oreI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-28
Mrs. Johnson Speaks
Al Girl Scout Conference

The pledge of the Girl Scout 'te
be sister to every other Girl Scout
as one of the organizations objec.
tives in promoting a better postwar
world was emphasized by Mrs
ONeal johnson, chairman OF the
regional area conference, Cir
Scouts-Trustees of Tomorrow" al
its opening session today.
Mrs. johnson outlined the nationa
objectives of Girl Scouting as sci
forth at the Cleveland conference
last October, and Mrs. Ronald Leslie
regional director, supervised indi.
vidual discussion groups in talkins
over methods of adapting the pro.
gram to individual communities
Mrs. w. Fairfield Peterson, vic,
president Of the regional committee
presided.
Mark McClosky, director of com.
munity war service, Federal Securit,
Agency, will address the dinner
meeting OF the group tonight, a,
which Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke
former national president of Cir
Scouts, will preside.
The conference is being held a
Barker Hall, YWCA, and will con.
tinue through tomorrow afternoon
The Washington Girl Scout Council
is hostess for the conference area
which includes Arlington, Prince
Georges County, Alexandria, Mont.
gomery County, Washington, Balti.
more, Anne Arundel County anc
Annapolis,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-28
Stassen's Chances Fair
In Wisconsin, Ball Saws

BY the Associated Press,
MILWAUKEE, Mar. Ex-senator
Ball, Republican, of Minnesota said
Yesterday he believed the chances of
1t. Comdr. Harold E. Stassen. former
Minnesota Governor, were fair" in
the Wisconsin primary April 4 to
elect presidential nominating dele
gates to the Republican National
Convention.
1 think 1t will be split up." SEN
ator Ball told press conference
Senator Ball also said he be-
lleved Comdr. Stassen had a good
chance of winning in the Nebraska
presidential preference primary
April II, where only Comdr. Stassen
and Wendell L. Willkie are contend
ing.
When reporters asked Senator
BAH for comment on Mr.. Willkie s
statement last week that he could
not tell whether Comdr. Stassen
was candidate or not and that any
candidate who did not discuss the
issues with the voters should with
draw, Senator Ball said II think
Stassen's statement was perfectly
clear, and we're still campaieninp :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-28
Mayfair Gardens Sale
Ito Go on as Planned

The Mayfair Gardens, 594-unit
colored housing project on Kenil-
worth avenue NE, remained sched-
uled for a foreclosure sale at pm.
today, after Justice T. Alan Colds
borough of District Court refused to
reconsider his action of last Friday
in denying petition for reorgani-
zation.
The petition was filed by three
creditors-the Kenilworth Co., build
ers; Joseph c. Heinrich of New York
and Eastland Gardens, Inc.-who
claimed the Mayfair Gardens owes
them a total Of nearly 100000.
Immediately after Justice Colds
borough refused to reconsider his
dismissal of the petition to reor-
ganize, attorneys for the creditors
filed notice in District Court that
they would appeal the case in the
Court of Appeals.
Attorney Robert H. McNeill, who
with Attorney Hewitt Griggs Rob-
Tertson represents the creditors, said
that if the Court of Appeals allows
reorganization that the sale would
be voided automatically.
Request for sale of the property
has been made by the Irving Trust
Co. of New York, which holds the
first deed Of trust for $2,478,0 900 and
is said to have paid out more than
81, 100000 in construction advances
Daniel Partridge III is attorney for
the bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-28
Cakes Personal Estate
Valued al S11,968,952

BY the Associated Press.
NASSAU, Bahamas. Mar. 2S.-Sir
Harry Cakes left a personal estate
of f2,992,23 (about Sill ,968,952). 1t
was learned here when the final
tabulation on the property was filed
with the registrar of the Bahamas
Supreme Court yesterday.
The estate was estimated at $780,
100000 at the time of Sir Harry's
death last July, when he was found
bludgeoned to death and mis- body
set afire in his palatial home here.
The Bahamas law taxes only the
personal estate, including bank de-
posits, jewelry, pictures. furniture
and books, and trustees paid the
Bahamas treasury per cent death
duties amounting to ESQ 1854 (about
s239,416).
Alfred de Marigny, husband of the
nobleman's eldest daughter, Nancy,
was tried on a charge of murder IN
Sir Harry's death but was acquitted.