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WIIMIGfTO, N. C, THURSDAY MOBiaNG, NOVEMBER 23, 1916
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TIQNS TO PRESIDENT WILSON
ADAMSQN$-HOUiAW
UNCONSTITUTIONAL IS
JUDpE HOOK'S RULlkG
Makes It Plain His Deeision'is Not
Based Upon Mature Consider-1
ation of the Case.
WAS MADE ON EXPEDIENCY
Complied With Request ; of Coun -!
sel in Missouri, Oklahoma and
Gulf Railroad Suit.
GOES TO HIGHEST TRIBUNAL
Supreme Court Expected to Have
Evidence by Saturday.. ;
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 22.
The Adamson 8-hour law was held
unconstitutional' here today by
Juctee William C. Hook, in the
United States-District Court. The
jourt made it plain that the decis
ion was not based on: mature con
sideration of the merits of the case,
but on expediency desired by all
parties at interest because of
necessity of a final decision by the
Supreme Court -of ; the United
Btates before January next, when
the law goes into effect.
Gregory .Set Ball Rolling.
The legal moves in-: theprocess of
Eending the casedlrect to; the higjhest
court of the land were somewhat in
volved from the law points of view, but
the lawyers concerned rushed the ma$-;j
ter through with ,a speed -se
tiessed in courts of law. Just
lust -'whatl
action Attorney General Gregory would
take remained a closely guarded secret,
until yesterday, when Frank Hager
man, retained as special , counsel - to
represent the Federal "government in
the suit, suddenly set the ball rolling by
asking Judge Hook to instruct the re
ceiver for the Missouri, Oklahoma and
Gulf railroad, complainant in an in
junction suit, to joint with the defend
ant in proceedings which . would cur;
Eign the case on its merits to the Su
preme court. Today these events trans
pired in court by agreement:
ETents of the Day.
1-Counsel for the receivers asked
that their bill for an injunction be
rranted and the Adamson law be de
clared null and void. ....
2 Jlr. Hagerman for the government
aked the court to dismiss the bill and
declare the law constitutional. '
3 The court overruled Mr, Hagerman
and declared the law invalid.
i Preparation of a transcript of the
evidence for presentation to the Su
preme court was begun and it was ex
pected that the mails would deposit
copies in Washington' by Saturday.
5 Counsel for the receivers were in
structed to notify counsel for all rail
roads of the moves mafle here and to
wvite them to join in the case before
the Supreme court.
Additional Tent Case.
The present case, in view of Mr. Hag
erman. provides all of the factors' neces
sary for a test case, but it was said by
ames Dunlap, of the legal staff, of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. that
among lawyers there is some difference
opinion on this point. He sad tliat
n !me Quarters it was thought that
fernaps one or two additional test cas
ts should be brought to afford a wider
range of inqury and analysis. :
rn a iIii?souri, Oklahoma & Gulf rail
a is in the hands of a receiver and
e receiver could do . only as directed
y Judge Hook, who has the final say
the direction of the -road's affairs,
jr. Dunlap said that certain addition-
nne phases of the law might devel-
iVn a Case whre the complaint was
"dependent.
Santa Fe Case Today. .
case of the Santa Fe is schedul
The
es t- Cme up before Judge Pollock in
ne uued States District court. in Kan-
H to
was '
Jurt,, , V, . L as lo wnat ertect, u any,
nook s
decision umnH havA
on
case. Mr. T)iinia om
me
-... ii paiu
arrival tomorrow n4 hl aaanfiitaa
h ti-ld not predict what action would
he
Hagerman said that he
tdr nn
r?onn tit - . a i ;
Volviy, every question in-
Santa Fe and all other rail-
road?
tfst"t.0 seiiiea Dy toaay s
One ri,i. -
i me proceedings m
t'er "r,f I curt was the elimina
ta,'..", brotherhood chairmen of Kan-
Btate; JClenants to the action. United
niMn,'. r.;strict Attorney . Wilson re-
enly defendant.
' TO
Wk; !,esi5A1WG' TEST ..CASE
!r?tOn, Nov. 22 Attnrn.v n
ral
c- t he-
lf th
important railroad systems
6i 1 .
j.'iu y were in '. conference aev-
rai fiours
LP
-trn v. . . ' miiea 10 agree on
vhich
one of the many rail-
. attacking the Adamson act
J" made
trv tv . f. 31 ta-a ana expeau-
.':ision oul'reme court for an early J
fcotj- 5 contitutionality.
rai!.-jr, p" A,torney General and the
Po'nt ,.f '.."lnsel declined t.name the
jtor.H ,,1Lasreement, but , it was un
thB PI,". that bth parties still ire of
(en !. a test' case should b '
onPage Two.
1:1 YARDS
TO
Norland Philadelphia Yards
to be" Equipped for Building
of Capital Ships.
$6,000,000.00 WILL BE SPENT
Department Considering Purchasing f
Jamestown Exposition-Tract for '
- . ATlatfon and - Submarine
' Training Schools.
. Washington, Nov. 22. The" Navy
yards at Norfolk and Philadelphia will
be enlarged to permit the construction
of capital-ships, it was formally an
nounced by the Navy Department to
day, and "it is understood that the Nor
folk yard virtually will be re-built.
In addition Rear Admiral Harris,
chief of the bureau of yards and docks,
today, told. the- House naval committee
that the department was considering
the T3UrCha.se of the .Ta.mfttnwn W.-rnn-
BE ENLARGED
thej-sition tract for the establishment of
ttviaiiyn -. ana suomarme training
schools. 14: is probable that the marine
barracks and some other military fea
ture of the Norfolk yard will be trans
ferred "if this, plan is carried out.
r To . Spend ?0.00O,O0O.
The announcement by the Navy De
partment said fhat the $6,(00,000 ap
propriated, by Congress last summer for
the enlargement of Navy yards wiU be
spent on the INo.rfpikv Philadelphia,
Charleston, BofetoW Bremerton and
w1' ,be equipped with slips for the.
consiruciion oi capnai snips; tne Bos
ton and Bremerton yards will be . en
larged to build and repair vessels not
exceeding 12.00 tons: and those at
Charleston andPortsmouth will be fit-,
ted for' handling gunboats, destroyers,
submarines and other smaller craft.
Just haw the appropriation will be di
vided has not been determined.
When the foregoing programme has
been completed the Navy will have four
plants capable of turning out battle
sliips, as the New York and Mare Isl
and yards already are so equipped.
New Project Dlscuased.
The $6,000,000 available immediately
represents, only a small part of the
money to be spent ultimately in devel
oping and enlarging the Navy's shore
stations.- Rear Admiral Harris told
the House committee that various new
plans were being held up pending a"
(Continued on Page Two.)
J.S.
WITH EMBEZZLEMENT
Fayetteyille Lawyer Placed on
' Trial in Superior Court.
Amount Involved is $6,800 of W. E.
v Brady Estate, Which Has Been
Made Good by the , Attor-
ney'a Bonding Company
,. (Special Star Telegram.)
" Fayetteville, N. C, Nov. 22. J.
Sprunt Newton, a well known attorney
of 4 this .city; was placed on trial in the
Superior court here today on a charge
of embezzlement from the estate .of
W. is. Brady. Newton is charged with
having, embezzled $6,800 while acting
as administrator for the estate. The
case -was unfinished at adjournment
this afternoon.
The principal witness who testified
today was Mrs. W. E. Brady, .formerly
of this city, now of Henderson, who"
was administratrix of her husband's
estate with ' Nfewton. She testified as
to the S8.800 alleged to have "been en
trusted to the defendant in three items
of $4,000, $1,800 and $1;000.
The $4;00O was borrowed by Newton
and his brother,' Alex Newton, before
Mr. Brady's death. The second Item
was -in- the- form -of- an $1,800 ; mortgage
which E. N. Williams, a negro busi
ness man of' this' city, swore he' can
celled with Newton. ' The $1,000 was
owed the estate by -Mrs. Nancy Bullard.
A. D. McKenzie, of Rowland, 'testi
fied that he ? bought the land subject
to the Bullard mortgage. . '
.'These amounts were recovered by
Mrs. Brady from Newton's bondsmen.
United Btates Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
R. J. Hester, register of deeds of Bla
den county, testified as - to the cancel
lation of' a mortgage -by Mr. Newton
In" that county. . '
Solicitor S. B. lacLean is assisted in
the :pr6secution" by Davis & Sandrock,
of-this city -Mr. Newton is represented
bv W. H. Pace, of Raleigh . Judge W.
p. Bynum, of Greensboro . Robinson &
Lyon anct D".
Mr Stringfleld, of Fayette-
vllle.
NEWTON
CHARGED
CAUFOllft
BE DEPRIVED OF
ELECTORAL VOTE?
s "
Secretary of State Threatens to
Withhold Certificates to 13
Presidential Electors
SLIGHT ERRORS ARE FOUND
Suph Action Would Cause Delay,
and Might Possibly Affect Mr.
Wilson's Election.
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"SUCH A PROPOSITION TOO
RIDICULOUS TO DISCUSS"
Fresno, Cal., Nov. 22. Chester H.
Rowell, chairman of the Republican
state central committee, in a state
ment tonight said:
"Whether there are such irregu
larities in the' returns as to justify
proceedings in tje .courts Is a mat
ter which the state committee will
have to detenyiira after- consulta
tion with Chairman Willcox and the
National . Committee in m New Y.ock.
But certainly the insignificant er
rors in two precincts discovered by
Secretary of State Jordan would not
justify him as an administrative of
ficer in 'permanently withholding
the certificates of election' of the
California electors and thereby de
priving California of its vote in the
electoral college. Such a proposi
tion is too ridiculous to discuss."
Sacramento, Cal., Nov-. 22. Secretary
of State Frank C. Jordan predicted
that unless certain mistakes and omis
sions discovered in returns of the election-
from Yuba, and Orange, counties
are, corrected ht will withhold the cer-
tors from California. -.
Should this be done there undoubted
ly will be delay If hot a serious sit
uation, possibly. affecting, the re-election
of President Wilson, since the elec
tion ..depends on, the votes.. of the 13
Presidential electors ..from California.
Following is the statement issued by
Jordan concerning the situation:
"Secretary Jordan's' Statement
"Under the provisions of Section 1313
of the political code, it is the duty of
the secretary of state to compare and
estimate the votes given for electors.
Such comparison and estimate is to be
made as soon as returns are received
from all the counties in the state.
"In Marysville precinct number three,
12 Democratic electors are credited
with 96: votes each,' but ' tbe votes re
ceived by Loren . A. Handley. Derao
( Continued on Pge Teh.)
PROFITS THE CAUSE OF
WAR SAYS HENRY FORD
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Take Out the Profits, and There
Will be No More War, He Says.
Sojourning at Asheville, the Automo
bile Maker Declares He Thinks
Wilson's Election Greatest
Event fn History.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Asheville, N. C, Nov. 22. "Take the
profits out of war and there will be no
more wars," and "The election of Prfea- j
ident Wilson is the most important
event tha't ever "happened , on earth,"
are two of the most significant state
ments made today by Henry Ford, who
is spending a rest period af Asheville.
Mr. Ford was interviewed while on a
hike from. Grove Park Inn to the post
office, a distance of two miles. . He is
an inveterate walker. 1 . .
"Profits are the cause of war," he
declared. .. " , - . ;
"Desire for profit and commercial'
greed are the direct causes of the great
war in Europe, where the people -are
now being exploited for. the benefit of
the interests as they have been in the
United States before the election of the
President.' I consider tnat the election
of Wilson" . is the most : important
event that, evef , occurred on earth."
he declared. ,
Asked if the statement was not pret
ty broad, Mr. Ford declared that it
could not be . too bbad. as the election
of Wilson means the dawn of a new'
day. He estimated that the interests
spent $75,000,000 to defeat' Mr. Wilson.
Mr. Ford says he expects to see some
changes In the cabinet. He declared
himself as opposed tb the naval build
ing programme.
"Efficiency ! will some day take the
place of these ships of war and great
standing "armies" 'he said; "and, I'be
lieye that American efficiency will ; re
sult in the Invention -or devices- that
will make war impossible." ".
Mr.'Ford,js greatly interested in ag
Coritinued' on Page Two.)"
EIR TO THRONE
I n b ill
WAS AT BED-SIDE
OF THE EMPEROR
Aged Ruler of Austria Passed
Away Peacefully, as Though
Sinking Into Sleep;-
GLOOM CAST OVER VIENNA
Francis-Joseph Was World's Old
est Monarch; His Life One
Continuous Tragedy.
Vienna, via London, Nov. 22.0- The
death of Emperor Francis Joseph last
night occurred at 9:05 o'clock. The end;
was peaceful, the aged monarch paas'r'
ing away as though sinking ihlo sleep.
Among those in the death chamber at
Schoenbrunn- Castle was the .heir-apparent,
Archduke Charles Franci3
Joseph.
Shortly after midday there, was an
appreciable rise in the emperor's:: tem
perature. Although the emperor, had
been about early to attend to afate du
ties and had eaten a lieht meal, it wai
evident after two 'oclock that a crisis
was approaching. About 6 o'clock-in
the evening, the attending physicians
were almost ready to abandon hope,i the
emperor lapsing "slowly into uncon
sciousness." " 'i -
Developed Pneumonia ";
The emperor had been suffering from
a bronchial inflammation . bu. pneu-,
monia developed and suddenly' reached
a critical stage and from 6 o'clock-on
his chances of surviving glw slim
mer Baron Burian, foreign Minister;
and also minister of the imperial and;
royal household, was - summMed.H
lft the sick chamber a llttjafter
o'clock,, but hardly had retisita' ot'
announced. '
The death of Francis - Joseph was
known to but few people. in Vienna last
night, but rumors which had been- 'in
circulation during the day cast a gloom
over the city.
Comment, In the newspapers, voiced
regret that the emperor had not been
spared long enough to see the end of
the war, which, according to the ac
cepted view here, nobody regretted
more than he. as he never tired of as
suring his intimates.
Life a Cdntlnnoua Tragedy.
With Emperor' Francis Joseph pass
es the world's oldest monarch, a, man
whose life was one continuous tragedy,
which was to end In the greatest trage
dy of all time the present war. Fran
cis Joseph was really beloved by his
people who comprised half a "score of
races. They found in him .the cement
which held together the state structure
of Austria-Hungary.
To the very "last the emperor, who
hadno conception of the value of mon
ey spent prodigious sums in charity,
never overlooking any of the many old
men and women who used to come to
Schoenbrunn Park to receive' alms.' De
spite his tendency to spend lavishly, the
emperor was exceedingly painstaking
in making a note of alms, for Instance;
on any" scrap of paper he had about him.
He was in the constant company In la
ter years of a little group of old
friends who addressed him familiarly.
Great Capacity for "Work,
The emperor had a prodigious capac
ity for work, rising generally at 4
O'clock in the morning and taking up
various reports. During the progress
of the war, he took the keenest inter
est in the fortunes of his own and the
allied armies with never-tiring zeal. He
declared it was a bitter disappointment
that he was not allowed by reason of
his age and the solicitation of his en
tourage to lead his troopsi himself.
The helr-apparent, Archduke Charles
Francis Joseph, assumed th guidance
of state affairs automatically tonight.
It is not likely that festivities of any
kind will usher in his reign, certainly
not through the war.
HEIR TO THE AUSTRIAN
THRONE MARRIED ITALIAN
Rome, Nov. 22. In connection with
the death of Emperor Francis Joseph
attention is being called in Italy to
the fact that Archduke Charles Fran
cis, heir to the Austrian throne, is mar
ried ,to an Italian. She was Princess
ZIta, of Parma, and was brought up in
Italy.
PRESIDENT WILSON SENDS
MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE
Washington, Nov. 22.- President Wil
son today sent the following message
of condolence to Emperor Karl Franz
Joseph, of Austria-Hungary, upon re
ceipt of word of the death of the late
Emperor Francis Joseph:
"I beg of your majesty and the Im
perial and royal family to accept the
sincerest sympathy of Mrs. Wilson and
myself in the, great loss which you
have sustained in. the death of your
illustrious uncle for whom I enter
tained sentiments of 'high esteem and
regard. I also extend to your majesty
the condolepce of the government and
the people of the United States and
convey to. you: my best wishes for your
personal" well-being and prosperity."
The President address the new ruler
as "His Majesty Karl Franz Joseph,
Emperor of Austria; King of Bohemia
and Apostolic King of Hungary."
At the same time Secretary Lansing
instructed Ambassador Penfield at
Vienna , to extend on , behalf ' of the
President, government and people of
(Continued on. Page Ten.)
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LINER BRITANNIC, SERVING
AS ALLIED ISPL SHIP,
SUNK IN THE AEGEAN SEA
More Than One Thousand Sick and Wounded British Men Are Said to
Have Been Aboard, Most of Whom Are Believed to Have Been
Saved Either Struck a- Mine or Was Torpedoed on Tues
day Ship Belonged to White Star Line.
Athens, Nov. - 22, (via London) The
White Star Line steamship Brittanic;
serving as a hospital ship for wounded
f soldiers of the Entente Allies, has been
torpedoed and sunk, according to an
official announcement made here today.
The Brlttanic was sunk off the Is
land of Kea (Keos, southeast of Attica
in . the-Aegean). She carried 1.00Q
British sick and wounded men. ' The
Brlttanic was equipped with, 36 life
boats and the loss, of life incident to
the. sinking is supposed to have been
small." q
LONDON REPORTS THERE
WERE OVER 1,100 SURVIVORS
London, Nov. 22. The hospital ship
Brjtannic was sunk by a mine or tor
pedo yesterday morning in the Aegean
sea, according to an official statement
issued here, today. It is stated there
wre 1,106 survivors, of whom 28 were
injured.
NO AMERICAN RED CROSS
MEMBERS BELIEVED ABOARD
London, Nov. 22. Officials of the Am
erican Red Cross said here tonight that
so far as they knew no members of
that organization were on board the
Britannic when she was sunk.
The liner Britannic, whic hbelonged
to the fleet of the White Star Line be
fore the war, is the third vessel of the
larger type of ocean liners to be lost
since the building of giant passenger
carrying ships for trans-Atlantic trade
began. The first was the Titanic, sunk
on her maiden trip to New York by
strikirfg an iceberg. Then came the
sinking of the Cunard Line steamer
Lusltania by a torpedo off the Irish
coast.
Maritime records show there are now
left six of the big vessels registering
over 31,000 which were plying the At
lantic before the war or were at that
time about ready for service. Of those
six, two are owied by Germans, the
Vaterland and the Imperator. The
others are the Cunard liners Aquatania
andf'Mauretania, the White Star Liner
Olympic and the Satendam, built in
England for the Holland-America Line
and recently reported as having been
taken over by the British government.
!Nohe of these ships is now in th
regular trars-Atlantjc trade, either
having been laid up or dlverte'd to hos
pital and transport service.
According to officials of the White
Star Line the Britannic was built with
the idea of carrying approximately 3,000
passengers. She was the largest ves
sel Of the White Star fleet afloat. Built
in ,4914 at ""Belfast she was of 47,500
tons and was 852 feet long, $4 feet
beam!' and 59 feet deep.. Late In Novem
ber,'. 1915, it was reported that the' Brit
DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION.
annic was being fitted out for the Dar-
danelles service, as a hospital ,vhip.
DAILY NEWS' CORRESPONDENT
SAYS SHIP WAS TORPEDOED
" London, Nov. 22. The Daily News'
Athens correspondent-sends the follow
ing concerning the sinking of the
Britannic:
"The Britannic was torpedoed at 8
o'clock in the morning and sank near
shore fifty-five minutes later. She was
going to Saloniki but had no wounded
on boar.d.
-, "Her complement Included 121. nurs
es and 390 officers and men of the army
medical corps. Twenty-five of the in
jured from the steamer are now in the
Russian hospitals while others are
aboard allied, warships.
"The islanders of Zea saw the vessel
sinking and the victims struggling in
the waves and promptly responded to
the appeals for help and an Anglo
French squadron from Pireau's, com
prised of destroyers and auxiliaries,
immediately went to the scene.
"The injuriea of some of those on
board are very severe, especially the
occupants of two boats which were
caught by the propellers of the steam
er. The women of .Zea tore up their
clothing to bandage the injured.
"The Britannic had 3,000 beds which
had been prepared for the reception of
sick and wounded an hour prior to the
torpedoing." .
The smallness ofhe loss of life on
board of the Britannic is believed here
to have been due to the steamer's mag
nificent life saving equipment. She had
a double bottom over five feet deep,
divided in a large number of compart
ments and this system extended well
above her water line.
The ship carried 48 of the largest
sized life boats ever fitted to an ocean
liner, two of them being equipped with
powerful engines. They were arranged
in groups of fourrieaving a large space
for the marshalling of passengers in
case of disaster. The davits were
bull ton a new principle, so that the
boats could be launched electrically on
an even keel even if the ship were bad
ly listing. It was also possible to
launch all the "boat from one side If
necessary.
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE -
CENTRAL POWERS .DEPART
London, Nov. 22. The ministers rep
resenting the Central Powers at Ath
ens together with their staffs left to
day for.Kavala on the Greek steamer
Mykala, says a Reuter dispatch from
Athens under today's date.
The steamer flew at the main mast
the National flags of the, diplomats on
board. The departure of the ministers
adds ; the dispatch, was without Incident.
CONVEYS TO HIM
BEST WISHES FOB
SUGCESSFULTERM
Says Delay in Conceding the Eleo
tion Was Due to Closeness of
California Vote.
STATEMENT BY MR. WILLCOX
Says He Has Been Informed That
Complete Returns From Cali
fornia Show No Change.
Lakewood, N. J., Ncv. 22. Charles
E. Hughes tonight sent to President
Wilson a telegram congratulating him
upon his re-election. In his telegram
Mr. Hughes said:
"Because of the closeness of the vote,
I have awaited the official count in
California, and now that it has been
completed permit me to extend to you
my congratulations upon your re-election.
I desire also to express my best
wishes for a successful administration."
WILLCOX LEARNS VOTE IN
CALIFORNIA S UNCHANGED
New York, Nov. 22. William R.
Willcox, chairman of the Republican
National Committee, tonight issued the
following statement in reference to
Rr. Hughes' telegram to President Wil
son: "Having conferred by telephone dur
ing the day- and late this afternoon
w-ith the Republican state committee
and the Republican National' Commit
teeman, in California, 1 am informed,
that the official canvass of ths.vote has
been so nearly . completed that no
change will result from the tew pre
cincts not-counted in the returns tnus
far compiled,.' . -
''This means' that th majority: of the
Wilson electors in California ranges
from about 1,200 to 8,800 votes and that
this is the final result of the canvasa
for which we have been- waiting. So
far as any re-count is concerned, the
National Committee Is not advised that
there are sufficient grounds to call for
such an application."
MR. WILSON AT A THEATRE
WHEN THE TELEGRAM CAME
Washington, Nov. 22. President
Wilsbn was at a theatre with Mrs. Wil
son when the telegram from Mr. Hughe
reached the White House, and did ndt
know of it until he -returned. There
was no comment. Some of the hun
dreds of messages of congratulation
received during the past ten day6 and
withheld from publication until Mr.
Hughes should be heard from, probably
will be given out tomorrow.
i
LDERS OF LARGE WAGERS
BEGIN TO PAY THEM OFF.
New York, Nov. '22. Holders of some
of the largest wagers made In Wall
Street on the Presidential election be
gan paying the bets off today on the
assumption that there now was no
doubt President Wilson had been elect
ed. Estimates of the total sum wagered
in the financial district range from $3,'
000,000 to $5,000,000. Probably half
was pajd within a week after election,
but it was said few who placed money
on Hughes still Insist their bets not
be paid until President Wilson's elec
tion is officially conceded.
JACK LONDON, THE AUTHOR,
DIES OF UREMIC POISONING
Found Unconciou on Hi Ranch at
Glen Elen, .Cal., Yesterday Morning
Santa Rosa, Cal., Nov. 22. Jack Lon
don, the author, died at his Glen Ellen,
Cal., ranch near here at 7:45 o'clock
tonight a victim of uremic poisoning.
London was taken ill last night and
was found unconscious early today by
a servant who went to his room to
awaken him.
His condition at first alarmed his
sister, Mrs. Eliza Shepard, who sum-,
moned physicians from this city. It
was at first believed that the author
was a victim of ptomaine poisoning,
but later it developed he was suffer
ing a severe form of urema. Dr. J.
Wilson Shields, of San Francisco, a
close friend of the writer, was sum
moned during the day and declared
that the patient's condition was se
rious. 1
From the time London was found
this morning he did not regain con
sciousness. About midday he seemed
to rally but later suffered a relapse and
sank rapidly until .the end came.
Besides his sister, Mrs. Shepard, Lon
don Is survived by a daughter, who i
a student at the University of -California;
his mother, who lives In Oak
dale, Cal., and his wife, Charmion Lon
don. Mrs. London was with her hus
band when death came. -
London would have been 41 years old
on January 12.
Mr. and Mrs. London recently re
turned from a sojourn of several
months in the Hawaiian Islands and
have been living on their Glen Ellen
ranch, one of the most elaborately
equipped in northern California.
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