Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-01-23 | Page 1 | Congressman of California Dies

Congressman of California Dies I WASHINGTON Jan 23 United I Press The Press The house of representatives represents represents- tives s today adjourned out of re respect respect respect re- re for the memory of Representative Representative Representative John E. E Raker Rake Democrat California who died last night WASHINGTON Jan 23 United Press Representative Press Representative John E. E Rai Ra Raker e California died at his home here last night He had been ill since five weeks ago when he was I operated on for a stomach abscess Funeral arrangements will not be completed until word is received from California He was 62 years old and a Democrat Raker represented the Second California district composed of sixteen counties along the backbone of the northern Sierra Nevada mountains He was first elected to congress in 1910 and served continuously con until his death weatherIng weatherIng weathering weather weather- ing all political storms in which his state w went nt Republican