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Show ill! OF WOMAN MAY BEEXHUMED Rumors of Plan to Disinter the Former Mrs. Henry M. Flagler Continue. WILMINGTON, N. C, Sept. 21. Marked Interest continued here today In reports of a plan to disinter the body of Mrs. Robert W. Bingham, formerly for-merly Mrs. Henry M. Flagler, who was buried in Oakdale cemetery here on July 31, after her death In Louisville, Ky. Health authorities persisted in their refusal to confirm or deny rumors rum-ors that a permit to exhume the body had been obtained by the family so that an autopsy might be performed to determine definitely the cause of death. Tho grave is guarded by the superintendent super-intendent of the cemetery and his force during the day and at night by constables so thore is no likelihood of it being disturbed without due authority. au-thority. It Is said the family Intends to have an autopsy performed to set at rest rumors which have been In cir culation as to the cause of death. Al- '!HE-t though Mrs. Bingham's relatives pro- j re 1 posed to contest the codicil to the will -vLt In which she left $5,000,000 to her sec- g& 1 ond husband, friends of the family VM? here say the proposed action is not jr. ft 1 prompted by any desire to obtain a i ffi . larger portion of the estate. I oo f Btv |