Milestones: Dec. 1, 1930

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Died. Dr. Richard George Gottlob Moldenke, 66, consulting metallurgist to great corporations (Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp., Bethlehem Steel Corp., U. S. Pipe & Foundry Co., et al), onetime secretary & treasurer of the American Foundrymen's Association; after an operation; in Plainfield, N. J.

Died. Earle Perry Charlton, 67, vice president of F. W. Woolworth Co.; in Acoaxet, Mass.

Died. Charles Henry Markham, 69, onetime vice president and general manager of Southern Pacific Railroad, onetime president of Gulf Refining Co. and Gulf Pipe Line Co., onetime president, since 1926 board chairman, of Illinois Central Railroad; of a paralytic stroke; in Altadena, Calif.

Died. Hiram Weston Ricker, 73, developer (with his family) of Poland Springs, Maine health resort; of heart disease; in South Poland.

Died. Hussain, 76, onetime King of the Hejaz, father of King Faisal of Iraq and King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan; on the Island of Cyprus. In 1917, aided by Thomas Edward Lawrence, he revolted against Turkey, made himself King; in 1924 he was deposed by Iba Saud, driven into exile.

Died. Harry T. Ambrose, 84, board chairman and onetime president of American Book Co.; in Orange, N. J.

Died. Dame Mary Ann Dacomb Scharlieb, 85, first British woman to obtain M. D. and Master of Surgery degrees, pioneer medical worker for native women in India; of heart disease; in London.

Died. Edgar Van Etten, 87, onetime (1901-07) vice president of New York Central Railroad; in Sacramento, Calif.

* Still the world's record-holder in: 100-metres (10.4 sec.); 300-metres (33.2 sec).

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