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Show Dispute a Cedar Coffin Bill. Grave I Opened by International Order Or-der to Disprove It. Austin, 'ro. At the instance of relatives in Italy, through tho Italian , consul at Washington nnd undor tho ! personal direction of Paul Costa, a well-to-do resident of this placo, the grave of Peter Pedro In tho cemetory horo was opened the othor day to determine de-termine whether or not tho casket In which he Is burled was made of codar. This Is a step In nn Investigation being be-ing made robuttlng tho foes charged by Georgo II. McDonnld, a local un-lertaker, un-lertaker, who was appointed ndmlnls-tfator ndmlnls-tfator of Pedro's estate. Podro was killed by tho cars on February 22, ISDO, and Undertaker McDonald burled the remains. Afterward, as administrator adminis-trator of Pedro's $1,500 estate, Mr. McDonald Mc-Donald Included nn Itom of $225 for a codar casket. Tho purpoeo of burying la a cedar enskot was that In tho ovont of his friends In after yoars desiring to remove re-move tho rcmnlns the coffin would be Intact. Tho relatives of Podro in Italy refused re-fused to allow the excessive charges, and ono "of tho Items specifically ob-Jectod ob-Jectod to was the charge for the codar coflln. Through tho Italian consul- Washington they directed an Invcsii-gation, Invcsii-gation, and Paul Costa of this place was engaged to conduct it. The grnvo of Pedro was opened and It Is now contended that Instead of being codar tho coflln Is of roaplo, and a demand is made for u reduction of $100 In Its price. |