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Show oo FUNERAL FOR SEN. DAVIS Will Be Held Sunday With Burial at Rus-sellville, Rus-sellville, Ark. Little Rock, Ark.. Jan. - Definite arrangements tor tbe funeral di I nn-ed nn-ed States Senator lefi Davis bad not , be. n completed this morning, but it : i is probable that the sen Ices will take1 I place next Sunday and that his body I I w ill be placed in the tamily burial j , plot at RuBsellville. Senator Davis died suddenly at I 12:36 O'COCk thl morning of heart; failure, the culmination of an UlnesH t several mouths. However, his con- ditlon apparently was improving, and yesterdav he was at bin office the greatei pari Ol the cla The death of Senatoi Davis on the I eve of the ratification of his re-eiei tlon by the legislature creates I P6 culiar political situation in Arkansas, and while no authoritative statement has heen made. II Is possible a Spe-i Spe-i ,ai primary will be called to iele : a successor for the full term beginning Man h i as an alternative H Is sug gi ated that the legislature would have power to name the new senate Dr Donaghey, who will retire from office Januarj 13, and Congressman VY. A. Uldlicld had tentativ.c.y an- )i iiwrn i jf 17 10 nounced they would he candidates for the United States senate two years hence to succeed Senator .lames P. Clark. Senator Davs once held the office of attorney general of Arkansas Mr Davis was horn in Litth River County. Arkun.sas. In 1862 and was educated at Russellville Ark., and at Vanderbilt university He was admitted admit-ted to the har at the age of 1ft years. Senator Dav8 complained -of feeline badly early In the evening, but the 1 family physician, who was called did i not regard bis condition as serious t midnight Hip senatoi called to his son, who was In an adjoining room, that he was ill and to summon a physician phy-sician A dot lor arrived half an hour later. As he entered the room Senator Paris Pa-ris fell back on bis bed and was dead when the physician reached him Up I to th.. time he called his son Senator Sena-tor Davis had apparently slept soundly. sound-ly. Senator Davis, when be returned home from Washington for the holi- days seemed in his usual health, and ! yesterday was on the streets During his last political campaign 1 in September there was general comment com-ment on the fact that Senator Davis Da-vis did not use the vigorous methods j that charat.terlred his earlier cam-I cam-I palgns Senator Davts is survived by a widow and seven children The oldest old-est son, Wallace, aged 24 has been associated with the senator in his law office His eldest daughter, Miss Bessie Bes-sie acted as his private secretary. His other children. .lanie. Jeff lr , lua. Lucille and I. owls, are students Senator Davis was twice married. |