Show Violinist I H Hyes Ag Aged Dies yes o of Burns BurnsS S ST. ST LOUIS LOUI Mo c UP Walter UP-Walter Walter r Francis Is survived by his Ills beloved violins s. s one twenty In numb number l' l LIv LIv- I lv ln log alone In a 3 little third floor fluor room the tho a aged ed collector t the instruments instrument nt died from from burns suf- suf en he lie trIed to I t rt a a. a fire I with kerosene I Police Investigating found c violins some m of or which bear e r th the names dames of ot of Antonius Stradivarius Stradivarius' and Antonio Milo Among m g the collection n arc are some frankly on th their lr labels that they arc are copies D e Stradivarius labels do not bear bearr ear th the tho copy copy cop y design Two Tivo vo of ot these aro are dated 1733 1732 and one Is dated 1720 Thol n lab label l Is dated ed 1783 Tho The aged musician eked out v. v a u meager living by repairing violins and by giving Instruction to i occa pupIls at 25 cents a. a a lesson Francis Francis' I collection gave evidence that he had devoted much time to tho the construction of ot vl violins violin's Uns Un's of at o odd and acid unconventional sha shapes s apparently r I en ln JY in ah it experimental I l effort to produce instruments i would w old u C equal l rho Hl ho t ton tong n Quality known t to th the theom old om Among m ng his few papers some which Indicated that he lie had llad tried to patent pat nt his Ideas for lor Violin con construction As FrancIs died In In- le testate the public administrator r bas taken l possession OSS 1 of the violins of v I. I the tho old aid man and will wUl have bave an ex- ex expert t pert pert rt valuation placed on them I |