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Show uy TOO BUSY TO DIE JUST YET CblcagCyAprll 24, Pr D. K. Pearson, Pear-son, aged philanthropist, has given to small colleges In tho United States a fortune of betweou $5,000,000 and" 57.-000,000, 57.-000,000, Is critically 111 at his home In IlinBdale with pneumonia. Dr. Pearson was attacked three days ago with the illness and according accord-ing to his physicians his condition is considered alarming Only two weeks ago he eeloorated his 92nd birthday At that timo ho was in good health and said that he would live to be 100 years old lie sold that he did not have time to die. as ho was too bus watching his "children," as he calls the colleges he has aided. |