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LEFT DAUDET 273 DAVENPORT has written some historical sketches, as a "History of the Royalist Conspiracies in the South During the Revolution"; "History of the Emigration." "The Trag- edies and Comedies of History" (1912). DAUDET, L^ON", a French author, lorn in 1867 and was educated at the Lycee Louis le Gi'and. He studied medi- cine for ten years, and in 1894 took up literature, since writing many novels and articles, these last chiefly in the "Fi- garo," "Gaulois," "Soleil" "Le Libre Parole." In 1908 he founded with some friends the royalist journal, "I'Action Frangaise." He is a member of the Academie Goncourt. His works include: "Hoeres"; "Les Idees en marche"; "Le Voyage de Shakspeare"; "Suzanne"; "L'Avant guerre"; ''Hors du Joug AUe- mand"; "Le Coeur et I'absence." DAUGHERTY, HARRY M., an Amer- ican public official, born at Washington Court House, Ohio, in 1860. He attended public schools and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan. For a short time he was en- gaged in newspaper work. His chief in- terest, however, was in politics, and he soon became prominent in the political circles of Ohio. He served in the Ohio State Legislature for several terms. He was a wari<i friend of Warren G. Hard- ing, and became the latter's campaigii manager and adviser in many of the campaigns in which he was engaged, in- cluding the pre-convention campaign and the campaign for election in 1920. He was appointed Attorney General by Pres- ident Harding and assumed office on March 4, 1921. DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLU- TION, a patriotic society of women in the United States, organized in 1891. Eligibility to membership is restricted to "women who are lineal descendants of an ancestor who was a military or naval or marine officer, soldier, sailor, or marine, in actual service under the authority of any of the 13 Colonies or States, or of the Continental Congress, and remained always loyal to such authority, or de- scendants of one who signed the Dec- laration of Independence, or of one who as a member of the Continental Con- gress or of the Congi'ess of any of the Colonies or States, or as an official ap- pointed by or under the authority of any such representative bodies, actually as- sisted in the est*tt»lishment of American independence by service rendered during the War of the Revolution, becoming thereby liable to conviction of treason against the government of Great Britain, but remaining always loyal to the au- thority of the Colonies or States." There are numerous subordinate State organi- zations. DAVENANT, WILLIAM, an Eng- lish poet and playwright; born at Oxford in February, 1606. A story was current in his lifetime that he was an illegiti- mate son of Shakespeare. He wrote many plays and poems, but none possess- ing any distinguished merit; he succeed- ed Ben Jf/iison as poet-laureate of England, however. He attempted epic composition in "Gondibert" and an opera, "The Siege of Rhodes." He died April 7, 1668. DAVENPORT, a city and co'.nty-seat of Scott CO., la.; on the Mississippi river and the Rock Island, the Chicago, Mil- waukee and St. Paul, the Burlington and Northern, the Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern, and other railroads, and the Hennepin canal; 18-3 miles S. W. of Chicago. It is connected with Rock Island, 111., by a railroad and carriage bridge built by the United States Gov- ernment at a cost of $1,200,000. Daven- port is the great grain depot of the upper Mississippi. Area, 8 square miles. Davenport is an important manufac- turing center, and is situated in the heart of extensive bituminous coal fields. The chief articles of manufacture are carpets, locomotives, steel cars, carriages, agricul- tural implements, flour, lumber, cigars and cigarettes, and foundry and machine shop products. The Government arsenal at Rock Island is opposite the city. The city is connected by passenger and freight steamers with all important lake ports. In 1919 there were 2 National banks. The city is built at the foot of a semi- circular range of hills, is well laid out, and is handsome architecturally. The streets are lighted by gas and electricity and the principal ones are traversed by electric cars. The notable buildings include the county buildings. City Hall, Iowa Or- phans' Home, the Academy of Natural Science, Mercy and St. Luke's Hospitals, and the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans', Old Ladies', and Old Men's Homes. The city has an excellent school system, the im- maculate Conception Academy, St. Am^ brose Academy, Griswold College, and St. Katherine's Hall. . History. — Davenport was founded m 1835 and incorporated as a city in 1851. Pop. (1910) 43,028; (1920) 56,727. DAVENPORT, EDWARD LOOMIS, an American actor; born in Boston, Mass., in 181B. He made his first ap- pearance at the Lion Theater, Provi- dence, R. I., when 22 years old. After a season at the Bowery Theater, New York, he appeared at the Walnut Street