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cause triumphant, as shown by the
other emblems of the statue, the visor
would be up, so as to permit, as in the
photograph, the display of a circle of
stars expressive of endless existence and
of heavenly BIRTH" And he also made
other suggestions.
The bringing to the country, nearly
hundred years ago, of the model Of the
Statue of Freedom, was an exciting and
an eventful journey. as may be judged
by what the late Charles E. Fairman
says in his "Art and Artists of the
Capitol of the United States Of Amer
ica." Says Mr.. Fairman:
THE bark containing the plaster
model of the Statue of Freedom sailed
from Leghorn, Italy. April 10, 1858,
bound for New York. On the 22d, hav-
ing sprung leak which continued with
more or less force until the 18th of May,
1t was decided to put into Gibraltar to
make the necessary repairs before pro-
ceeding farther on the voyage. Upon
arrival, the cargo. excepting the model,
was landed and stored, and the vessel
calked. Upon the completion of the
repairs, the vessel sailed thence on the
26th day of June for the port OF desti-
nation, New York.
Having encountered much stormy
weather, with heavy gales from the
northwest, from the date Of leaving Glib
raltar, the vessel was found on the 1st
of July to be leaking badly. The leak
gradually increased until the 18th, when,
finding the vessel to be taking water at
the rate Of II inches per hour, it was
resolved to tighten her by throwing
overheard part of the cargo. One hun
dred and seventeen bales Of rags and 48
cases of citron were jettisoned. On the
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Remember standing in line for cigar
cites and how glad you were to
pocket the strange-name brand?
Well, times have changed The news
today is: Cigarette price wars in many
cities, gradual disappearance of new
name" smokes, reduced profits or divi-
dends by some companies and drop in
tobacco prices
The National Association of Tobacco
Distributors said cigarette price wars
had been reported from almost every
State. Named as especially hot spots
were some in Ohio and the cities of
Rochester and Chicago.
In localities where there is a long
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BY John Clagett Proctor

proceeded to the Capitol grounds, with
martial music and flying colors, at
tended by an immense concourse of re-
joicing spectators
Washington, who attended the cere-
monies both as President and as
Mason, was honorefwith the chief place
in the procession, though the entire
exercises were under the exclusive con-
troll Of Joseph Clark. worshipful master
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were posted during the occupancy Of
Martin Van Buren, then Secretary of
State under President Jackson. SIM
liar "lookouts" on the White House
made possible system of wig-wagging
before the days of the telephone.
The story goes that Decatur paid
for the house with prize money won
in the wars with the Barbary pirates.
Decatur and his bride lived there little
more than year when he was brought
home mortally wounded from a duel
with Commodore Barron at Bladens-
burg.
1t had succession of masters after
Decatur's death-frst the French Min
lister to the United States, then the
Russian, then Henry Clay, Van Buren,
and other figures.
The Famous Blair House
Other than the White House. Blair
House on Pennsylvania avenue. is prob
ably the best known In Washington
today, however.
1t was bought by the Government in
1910 and has been used since as a
temporary home for distinguished
visitors ever since. President Prado of
Peru was its first official tenant. King
George of Greece. Foreign Commisar
Molotovv of Russia, Queen Wilhelmina
of Holland, King Peter of Yugoslavia
and President Truman have stayed
there.
Indeed, for more than 100 years
distinguished procession of tenants
have been crossing its threshold.
1t was a meeting place of President
Andrew Jackson's Kitchen cabinet" In
one of its rooms Col Robert E. Lee was
offered the command of the Union
Armies.
1t was built in 1924. In 1886, 1t was
bought by Francis Preston Blair, an ar
dent follower of President Jackson.
Blair came from Kentucky in 1880 and
founded the Globe, an administration
organ.
Blair-Lee House, which adjoins Blair
House, was the home of Admiral Samuel
Phillips Lee who married Betty Blair,
daughter Of Francis Preston Blair.
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following day 1873 bales of rags were
thrown overheard.
Finally, on the 9th Of July, the leak
having increased to 16 inches per hour,
1t was determined for safety to put into
Bermuda, at which port they arrived on
the 29th of July. Upon surveys held, the
vessel was condemned and sold. The
cargo, which had been landed and
stored, was finally forwarded to desti-
nation by vessel which had been char
tered and sent to Bermuda for that
purpose"
Crawford, the sculptor Of this statue.
died in 1857, the year before it was
shipped from Italy to this country, and
subsequently contract was let to Clark
Mills for casting it in bronze in his
foundry, which formerly stood at Mills
Station on the main line of the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad For his work in
casting the figure Mills was paid $4,000,
and for labor, iron work and copper, a
further amount of $10,996.82 was ex-
pended. For the model, Crawford was
paid $4,000, making the total for the
statue, as we see it today, 23,7s6.82.
The Plaster Model
1t has been questioned whether or not
the plaster model in the National Mu-
scum and the bronze statue surmount-
ing the Capitol are In appearance ident-
1cal. In speaking of the plaster model,
when it was transferred to the museum
in 1890, the late Edward Clark, architect
of the United States Capitol, said:
- It formerly stood in the Old
Hall of the Representatives, but was
taken apart and stored in the base
ment of the building. e"
According to the writer's personal
recollection when the model arrived at
the museum, 1t had been taken apart,
and was in number of sections-per-
hapS as many as eight. although the
bronze figure is said to contain only five
sections bolted together. It is quite
likely-and about the only conclusion
one. could come to--that these plaster
sections were used in making the sand
molds from which was cast the bronze
statue, and naturally, would necessarily
be identical. except, of course, as to
material Of composition.
At the museum, the parts were put
together by the late 1t r. Dix Bolles,
U. S. N, and Theodore Mills, son OF the
same Clark Mills who carried out Craw-
ford's design in metal Bolles did the
engineering work and Mills modelled in
the missing parts-for it was not by any
means in perfect condition after having
been stored In the basement Of the
Capitol for SO many years.
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OF Lodge No. IL of Annapolis, Md, act
ing as grand master.
OF course, beside the architects before
mentioned, who have played an outstand-
ing part in the building of the Capitol,
there were in order Charles Bulfinch,
Thomas Ustick Walter, Edward Clark,
Elliott Woods and the present incum-
bent, David Lynn.
MIR. Bulhnch succeeded Benjamin H.
Latrobe in 1917, and finished the recon-
struction of the original north and
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The house was built in 1918 for Com
modore Decatur of Old Ironsides and
MY country-may she ever .se right,
but, right or wrong, my country" fame.
Benjamin H. Latrobe, who worked on
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the design of the Capitol Building, was
the architect.
1t was the first private house bui1t
on the square after the White House.
In the roof are "lookouts" where slaves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-18
William F. Sands, II,
Veteran Diplomat
And Educator, Dies

william Franklin Sands, u, vet
eran diplomat and consulting pro-
fessor in the fields Of American his
tory and diplomacy at the School of
Foreign Service, Georgetown Uni
versity, died yesterday at Emergency
Hospital.
Mr.. Sands was born in Washing
ton, the son of James Hoban and
Mary Elizabeth Sands, and received
his. education in Feldkirch, Austria,
and at Georgetown University. He
was appointed second secretary at
the American Legation in Tokyo,
then was named Charge d'Affaires
at Seoul and later was an adviser
to the Emperor of Korea during
the critical period preceding the
Russo-Japapese war. Deported by
the japanese at the outbreak of that
war, he was sent by the State De-
partment as secretary of the EN-
bassy in Mexico and later as Min
lister to Guatemala.
Conducted Graduate Seminars.
Mr.. Sands became connected with
the School of Foreign Service in the
late 1920s as a professor of Ameri-
can history and diplomacy, and con-
Quoted seminars in these fields for
graduate students. He had been
on leave of absence the past several
years. A few months ago Mr.. Sands
was recalled from retirement by the
State Department to head its Ko-
rean educational development unit.
A leader in Catholic educat ton,
Mr.. Sands was head of the Newman
School in Lakewood, N. j., in 1894.
He was president of Catholics for
Korea, an organization of which
Cardinal Francis Spellman is honor
airy president, and was the Catholic
member of an inter-denomination
committee which investigated the
relation between the church and
state in Mexico in 1928
Author Of Books on Diplomacy.
Mr.. Sands was the author of I'm
diplomatic Memories" 1890 and
I"Our jungle Diplomacy" Q944.
Surviving are his widow, the for
mer Edith Gertrude Heating of
Philadelphia: four sons, 1t. Comdr
James Sands, U. S. N. r., William
F.. Sands, jr., San Francisco, Robert
j. Sands, Hagerstown, Md. and John
Heating Sands, Chapel Hill, N. c.: a
brother. Henry Meade Sands of Mi
ami, Fla. and two sisters, Mrs
Charles N. Harris of Washington
and Mother Mary Hilda, Overlook,
Pa
Requiem mass will be said at 10
m. tomorrow at St. Matthews Ca
thedral Burial will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-18
|Dr. Harry kefauver,
Head Of Veterans
1herapy Unit, Dies

DR.. Harry J. Kefauver, 81, chief Of
the occupational and physiotherapy
section Of the Veterans Administra-
ton, died yesterday at his home in
Urbana, Md.
Dr. Kefauyer joined the War Risk
Insurance Bureau, which later be-
came the Veterans Administration,
in 1919 and worked with the early
vocational training program and
later in the physiotherapy section.
DR.. Kefauver was graduate Of
the old Maryland Agricultural COL
lege and received his Phi. D. degree
at George Washington University.
He had been a member of the Boys
High School faculty in Frederick,
Nd. for 20 years when he joined
the Army as first lieutenant dur
ing the World War He held the
same rank in the National Guard.
DR.. Kefauver was elected to the
Maryland House of Delegates IN
1908 and served one term.
Active In fraternal orders, he was
a Mason and a member of the Sons
of the American Revolution. He
also was a member Of the American
Occupa tional Therapy Association.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Miriam Evans Kefauver, and a son,
Evans Brown Kefauver, Raleigh,
N. C.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. Thursday at All Saints
Episcopal Church, Frederick. Burial
will be private.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-18

University of Illinois in 1899.
He was traverse man with the
United States Geological Survey in
1899 and later became engaged in
the construction business until 1924
He was then a partner in Lawrence
Stern & Co., investment bankers,
and represented the firm in Europe
particularly in Germany, from 1928
to 1888.
He went with the RFC in 1885
and until last September, when he
became president and director OF
the RFC Mortgage Corp, he was
vice president and director of the
Defense Homes Corp.
He was a member of Sigma Chi
Fraternity and of the Episcopalian
Church.
Survivors are his widow. Mrs. Lora
Wright Williams; a daughter, Mrs
Thomas E. Covel of Alexandria, and
a son, Robert Wright Williams OF
Newark, N. J.
Funeral services will be held at
Christ Episcopal Church, Alexan-
dria, at pm. tomorrow. Burial
will be at Urbana, Ill.
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Joseph Dawson, Sc, Dies;
1912 indianapolis Winner
BY tho Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, June 18.-Jo-
seph Dawson, Sc, winner of the
5O0-mile national sweepstakes auto
race at indianapolis in 1912, dropped
dead yesterday.
Mr.. Dawson, for many years zone
director of the Philadelphia district
for the American Automobile Associ-
alton, was stricken en- route to the
city after an inspection of the Lang
horne pa Speedway where 100
mile championship is set for June 80.
Mr.. Dawson won the 1912 speed
way classic in hours 81 minutes
6 seconds with Teddy Tetzlaff fin
ishing second. The veteran Ralph
De Palmer led to the last lap but
his car broke down. Mr.. De Palma
and his mechanic pushed the dis
abled Mercedes around to the finish
line but Mr. Dawson, six laps back
due to engine trouble-had roared
to victory for first prize of $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-18
Damon Runyon Divorced
On Grounds Of Desenion
BY the Assoeiofed Press

MIAMI, Fla, June 18.-Damon
Runyon, the columnist and short
story writer, has been divorced by
his wife, the former Patrice Del
Grande, in Key West, it was learned
last night.
The Miami Herald said the decree
was granted the former actress
whom Mr.. Runyon married IA years
ago after the death of his first
wife, on grounds of desertion.
Mrs. Runyon said he desired to
live alone" and left their Miami
Beach home on Hibiscus Island in
1899 and went to Hollywood. She
charged that she visited him there
but he was cold and Indifferent"
She said Mr.. Runyon moved tc
New York in 1914 and she visited
him there, In hope that he would
change his mind about leaving her
The decree noted that a financial
settlement was reached out Of court
Mr.. Runyon is 81. Mrs. Runyon 40
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1n Mrnturiant
GATELY. ELIZABETH. !

GATELY. ELIZABETH. In loving and
sacred memory Of my dear mother, ELIZA
BETH GATELY, who departed this life
three years ago today. June IS. 1913.
My memory Of you is a beautiful thing
I will treasure through the years;
Your dear face is ever before me
sos 1oHN soq rR "a III poa HE
greenwich. ALICE MAE. In sad but
loving memory Of dear wife and mother.
ALICE MAE GREENWELL, who left us one
year ago today. June Is, 1915.
Some may think you are forgotten,
Though on earth you are no more;
But in memory you are with US
AS you always were before.
Nothing but memories as We journey on,
None knows the depths Of our deep regret,
Iy We remsmpsr when others t3rge,
MAE, NELLIE AND RUTH.
ssmsmbrance q my devoted wife. EFFIE
CECILIA a II VIE psssed v ayay
JOHNSON. SARAH A. A token of love
m ana SARAH & my whe e
me so suddenly four years ago today, June
Her life was earnest. her actions kind.
A generous hand and an active mind
Anxious TO please, loathe TO on end,
HEB o, LOVING DAUGHTER, CORA KING
KooNCE. MINNIE E.; WILSON, MIN
little niece. MINNIE E. KooNCE, and our
sister, MINNIE B. WILSON who left us
June Q, 1928, and June Is, 1919, re-
spectively.
Death separates. but also unites.
LAURA AND MARGARET.
REYNOLDS. PVT. ALFRED c. DUTCH.
ALFRED G. DUTCH REYNOLDS, who
passed away two years ago today, June
To my darling Dutch:
Dear Dutch. in Heaven, God bless you
today.
/ who loved you miss you sadly
AS it dewns another year;
In my lonely hours of musing
Thoughts of you are ever near.
All day I've been thinking,
Thinking Just of you,
OF times we had together
And the things we used to do.
And I've felt lonely feeling
AS I chased the tears away.
And this little wish comes stealing,
That today were yesterday.
YOUR DEVOTED WIFE, MARGARET A.
RITTER. JOHN C. L. In loving remem-
brance Of JOHN C. L. RITTER. who died
''''' " THE FAMILY.
SMITH, ALICE DOUGLASS. In sad but
loving remembrance of our dear aunt and
sister, ALICE DOUGLASS SMITH. who
died one year ago today. June Is, i945.
Sad and sudden was the call
For one 50 dearly loved by all;
A bitter grief. a shock severe.
II was to part with one so dear.
To think you couldn't say eood-by
Before you closed your eyes;
You did your best,
o God, grant you eternal rest
HER NIECE, HnDA 1. WEBB, AND THE
FAMILY
WEST. POCAHONTAS HENRIETTA In
loving memory of a devoted wife and
mother. POCAHONTAS HENRIETTA
WEST, who passed away June Is, 1915
HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-18
Inquest in Death Leaps
will Be Held Friday

An inquest into the deaths of Mrs.
Dorothy Mahoney and Arthur D.
Millison at the La Fayette Hotel last
Wednesday will be held at IL am.
Friday.
The inquest, originally scheduled
for tomorrow, will pool all available
evidence and information in the
hands of authorities in a final at
tempt to determine whether Mrs.
Mahoney. 26, jumped or fell from
the window of ninth-fioor room
she and Millison occupied. Half an
hour later Millison followed his COM
panion out the window after first
slashing his wrist with razor blade,
investigators said.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
will attempt to learn Friday whether
Mrs. Mahoney was dead before she
fell seven stories or whether she
leaped in a suicide pact with Mil
lison.
Millison was buried yesterday.
Services for Mrs. Mahoney were
postponed indefinitely pending the
expected return from Germany of
her husband, Capt. Haynes Ma
honey,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-18
Glover Park Group Votes
Garden Contest Exhibit

A garden exhibit, featuring pro-
duce from Victory gardens at Forty
second and Edmonston streets NV,
will be sponsored by the Glover
Park Citizens Association later this
summer, the group decided last
night after hearing John w. Click
chairman of the Glover Park Com
munity Garden Association.
The exact date and time of the
exhibit is to be decided by a COM
mittee headed by Leo v. Robbins
and including Mr.. Click, Mrs. Aline
Williams, director of Stoddert School
Playground: James S. McMullen and
Thurmon Mitchell. The association
appropriated s25 for prizes
Mr.. McMullen was appointed
chairman of a nominating commit
tee to report in October, when the
election Of officers will be held The
committee also includes Mrs. Cecilia
N. Alderton, Sheldon w. Fairchild.
H. E. Juenemann, w. P. Newton and
Mr. Robbins.
Herman c. Ingram, president,
conducted the meeting, last of the
season. which was held in the Ben
jamin Stoddert School. Thirty ninth
and Calvert streets NV.
Now is the time to start backing
unv,r fv,<.,r> hv k,sv aud L~IAs.-
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Max J. Kramer, sc,
Hotel Owner, Dies

Max j. Kramer. 68, VINO. with his
wife, Mrs. Maria Kramer. owned
and operated the Roosevelt Hotel
here and several New York hotels
died Yesterday at the Hotel Edison,
New York, one of the buildings he
constructed and operated.
Builders of hotels, theaters and
apartment houses, Mr.. Kramer. as
head of Max j. Kramer g. Sons,
Inc, operated the Edison, Lincoln,
Monterey and Greystone Hotels in
New York as we'll as the Roosevelt
here.
Among the New York buildings
he constructed were the Empire
Trust Building. the James Nc
Cutcheon Co. Building, the Forrest
Theater and the Westbury Hotel
Mr.. Kramer was a native OF Po-
land and left home at the age of
IA to come to the United States.
A carpenter, he got his first job with
the help of a policeman, who awak-
ened him as he was sleeping on
a park bench. The job paid S. a
week. After a few years he had
progressed enough to undertake the
building of two tenements in New
York. It has been estimated that
he built more than 500 tenements
and apartment buildings on New
Yorks East Side.
Besides his widow, he is survived
by two sons, Milton J. and Nathan
Kramer, and a grandson, all OF
whom live at the Edison Hotel.
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1n Mrntnrtant

ALLEN, OWEN b. In loving memory Of
my dear husband. OWEN B. ALLEN. who
1941.
Today my heart is heavy,
My thoughts are all of you:
On. now ! miss you. dearie.
None but God can see.
Some say time heals an aching heart.
But, no, it is not true:
Five long years have passed away ,
And my heart still aches for you
HIS DEVOTED WIFE. HANNAH ALLEN.
BROWN. BELLE sPRIGGs. In sad but
Belle Of s Ga5 ssvo .So m sDps
IS, 1915.
Your life was unselfsh. for your children
you lived,
We do not forget you. nor do we intend
We think Of you daily and will to the end
YOUR CHILDREN.
COATES. WILLIAM r. In sad but Low.
t Ing Of our c aesE husband sn and f.
HIS LOVING WIFE MAMIE coATEs
AND DAUGHTER. VIVIAN GRAY.
CRAWFORD, ADELLA RAwLES. In sac
but loving remembrance Of our dear wife
R4WGEs cR d sssnam %ho entered a9E ins
eternal rest three years ago today. Jun.
Is. 1913.
Peaceful be, thy rest. dear mother.
In life We loved you dearly,
In death We do the same.
In our hearts you memory fingers,
Always tender. fond and true;
There is not a day, dear mother.
That we do not think of you.
If all this world were ours to eive,
We'd give. it, yes. and more
To see the face OF our dear mother
Come smiling through the door.
loving memory of our dear husband dadd,
and grandfather, GEORGE E. DONALD
SON, who passed away one year ago today
June is, 1945.
do not need this special day
To bring you to my mind,
The DAYS I do not think of you
Are few and hard to md.
You told me you were going to die.
But. oh, l didn't think it,
Until ! stood by your side
And watched you slowly sinking.
What happy home we once enjoyed
When we were together,
But, oh. how changed it all is now
Since YOU have gone forever.
HIS DEVOTED WIFE, MARY.
Peaceful be thy rest. dear dad.
IT'S sweet to breathe thy name;
In life. we, loved you dearly.
In death We do the same.
In our hearts your memory fingers,
Always tender, fond and true;
There is not day. dear dad
That We do not think OF you.
II all this world were ours to give,
We'd give it. yes, and more
To see the face of our dear dad
Come smiling through the door.
HIS LOVING CHILDREN, DAUGHTER-IN
LAW AND SON-IN-LAW.
God took YOU away, dear Poppy,
We don't have you any more.
But we love YOU dearly, Poppy.
AS we always did before.
HIS LOVING GRANDCHILDREN. PATSEY
KEETY, BUDDY AND DONNY.
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Henry Father Dies;
Banker and Broker
For 50 Years Here

Henry Hepburn Father, 70, widely
known in the financial district
here, died yesterday at his home,
1906 o street NV. He had been in
i'll health for some time.
Mr. Father had been associated
with banking and brokerage firms
here for almost so years. He was
last with the Washington Office OF
Laidlaw g. Co., New York Stock
Exchange firm, which he joined in
1912.
Previously, he had been cashier OF
the Riggs Bank for about 80 years
He resigned from the bank to open
his own brokerage firm and later
was with w. B. Hibbs 81 Co. for Is
years before becoming associated
with the Laidlaw firm.
Born in Phoenix, Baltimore Coun-
ty, Md, Mr.. Father was the son OF
Sarah Chew Hepburn and Alfred
Father. He was graduated from
Columbian College, now George
Washington University Law School
and was a member Of the District
bar.
He was a member of the University
Club.
Owned Tulip Hill.
Mr.. Father formerly owned Tulip
Hill. one of Maryland most famous
estates not far from Upper Marlboro
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Mary Rebecca Father; daughter
Mrs. William H. Flammer of Bronx
Vile, N. Y; sister, Mrs. George
H. Felt. and two brothers, Colin
E. E., former police captain, and
Edwin D. Father, all of Washington
His late brother, William J. Father,
was one-time vice president of Riggs
Bank
Funeral services will be held at
2:3O pm. tomorrow at his residence,
with DR.. Frederick Brown Harris,
pastor of Foundry Methodist
Church, officiating Private buria
will be in Rock Creek Cemetery.
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Egypt Refuge Urged
For Jerusalem Mufti
By tho Associoted Pres,

CAIRO, June 18.-Deputy Mo-
named Ally Nosier today proposed in
the Egyptian Parliament that Egypt
give refuge to the Grand Mufti of
Jerusalem, who disappeared recently
from his place of exile in France.
THE Palestine case is extremely
important to all Arabs and it is
necessary for the Palestine leader
to be protected" Ally Nosier declared.
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a1ter a long Ill
ness. He lived
at 2645 Fort
Scott drive. Ar
lington, Va.
He was born
in Minneapolis,
Mimi, on Sep
TENDER 20, 1878,
the son of Rob-
ert S. and Isabel
S. Williams. He
studied at Le-
high University
and received his
B. S. degree IN
architectural en-