Mr. Drew was appearing with his
wife in the play "Keep Her Smiling"
in Detroit last week when he 'became
ill. Against the advice of physicians
he insisted upon being brought to his
home 'in this city, and
his condition
gradually grew worse. The cause of
death was given by his physician as
uremia, due to nephritis. Mr. Drew,
who was a native of New York, was
54 years old.
Mr. Drew was an adopted brother
of John Drew, the actor. He was
educated in the University of Pennsyl
vania, but left that institution before
graduation to go on the stage. After
a successful career as a comedian in
the spoken drama on the vaudeville
stage, Mr. Drew entered the motion
picture field and there repeated his
successes.
A son, Sidney Rankin Drew, was
killed in aerial combat in France.
BY
AY COME HER!
Representative of Big Con
cern Negotiating for Pur
chase of Local Plant.
A representative of the Ward Bak
ing Co. of Mew York .one of the larg
est concerns of its kind in the coun
try, has been in this city for several
days negotiating for the purchase of
of one of the local bakeries, it was
learned today. He has not yet suc
ceeded in completing a deal as the
largest baking firms seem reluctant
to sell.
It is said that the anxiety of the
Ward Co. to buy a local plant is due
to the fact that its business in this
city has decreased recently and it is
thought that conditions would im
prove if a branch could be located
here. The falling off of the Ward
business in Bridgeport and vicinity
is said by local bakers to be due to
the "Buy at Home" campaign which
is being conducted by local merchants.
