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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-03-03

George Slater left last Thursday
for a visit with relatives in Colora-
do and from there he will go to So.
Dakota
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-03-03

Vern Cochran returned Saturday
from Anita after assisting his moth
er to pack a nd ship her house hold
goods to South Dakota.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-03-03

Miss Bessie WHITAKER has accept
ed position in the Extra school as
music instructor beginning Mon
day.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-03-03

Rev. Bell, wife and baby of At
lantic arrived Saturday to visit a
few days with relatives at the Ed
Delahoyde home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-03-03

Jim Meredith arrived here Satur-
day from Griswold and visited at
the home of his nephew, E. G. Clure
and with friends at the Bush home.
He returned to Griswold Monday,
where he will complete his arrange.
ments for shipping their household
goods to Idaho where he and his
wife will make their future home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
CARE Of BABY'S HEALTH
DIR. WOODWARD ISSUES ADVICE
TO WASHINGTON MOTHERS.
District Health Officer Has Prepared
Booklet for Free Distribution
in the City.

DR.. Woodward. the District health Of
nicer, stands today as the physician to
all the children in the city, as he has
just completed a simply worded book
let to go to all mothers, especially poor
mothers. telling them the safe and
during the summer. The title of the
booklet tells the whole story OF this
wholesome prescription. How to Keep
Your Baby Well"
The booklet will be sent to every
home along with the acknowledgment
of the announcement Of births. 1t will
be distributed to families by other
channels. also. such as the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society, and similar char
liable organizations. The booklet is the
ance Of committee appointed by the
Medical Society of the District of
Columbia, and of a committee from the
Washington Homeopathic Medical So
ciety.
The advice is grouped under headings.
The language is simple. Much stress
is laid on the facts that bowel trouble
is very dangerous to children, that
much care should be taken with milk,
and that it is much better to call
physician too early than too late The
booklet gives this hint:
IF you are unable to employ a ply
stefan. medical advice can be obtained
at any of the dispensaries of the Dis
trict by applying at the station house
of the precinct in which the baby lives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
ENGLISH STEAMER SAILS.
First in Many Years to Bring For
eign Cargo Direct to City.

The big English steaship Paul Paix,
the only vessel that has come to this city
in many years with a cargo direct from
European port completed the unload
ing Of her cargo OF scoria bricks yester-
day evening and sailed at daybreak this
morning for Philadelphia, where she will
load Oil in bulk for Calais, France. The
steamer has been ten days in port, and in
that time it is estimated that fully 10000
persons have visited her Yesterday was
her last day in port. and she had several
hundred visitors, almost a constant stream
going aboard the big snip and over her
from end to end. Capt. Anderson. her
master, hardly had time to attend to the
formalities necessary before his ship could
sail on account of the visitors he was
called upon to entertain. The officers of
the ship have been very courteous to all
who went aboard her and are much
pleased with their visit to he capital.
The ship will be taken down the river
and bay by Pilot John T. Barclay, who
came over from Baltimore yesterday for
the purpose. She will stop several hours
at Norfolk for bunker coal and will reach
Philadelphia Tuesday night or Wednes-
day morning. 1t is stated that several
other cargoes of scoria bricks are to be
brought here from Middlesborough, Eng
land, in the next twelve months
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
WAR ON THE HOUSE FLY.
City Councils and Health Officers
Taking Up the Fight.

The invitation to war against The house
fly which is being waged by the Amer
lean Civic Association Is meeting with
a wide response all over the country. A
great many cities, through their city
councils and health officers. are taking
up the fight and applications for informa-
ton and literature are being received
daily at the offices of the association
here. In response to one six-line para
graph that was printed in an American
periodical in May there was a flood Of
letters that reached 300 day at the
maximum. One application for informa-
ton came from Christiania. Sweden.
The moving picture films which We're
first shown at the District building here
and have been sent out over the moving
picture circuits of the country have
proved such an attraction that they have
been repeated in many localities. One
incident in this connection was
that in indianapolis the fly pictures were
at first censored out by the police, but
since then the board of health and many
physicians have protested. and have form
ed a movement to bring them back and
have special exhibitions and lectures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
CAPTAINS OF POLICE
TO BE TRANSFERRED
Number of Mounted Force to Be
Shifted-Chief's List Not
Ready Yet.

Maj. Sylvester has not had time to COM
plete the selection of police for transfer,
promotion or demotion, to be effective
July /.
He expects to have the list ready in the
near future. however. and will submit it
to the Commissioners for approval.
Several captains will probably be trans
ferred. There will be a shifting of a
number of the mounted force.
Several motor cycles will be added to
the department equipment. Two of them
are to be used by night inspectors. BIZ
cycle policemen will be given the ad-
ditional motor cycle mounts.
This addition, the superintendent says,
will give tire force better facilities for
keeping down the speeding of motor We
hlcies 1t will mean an addition of six
men TO the present small force
Detective George w. Weber of the
tenth precinct receives hearty commenda-
ton from Maj. Sylvester because of his
work in connection with the arrest of
Hamilton Scott Wimbush and the recov-
cry of the $4,000 worth of diamonds
stolen from the house of Mrs. Rebekah
Hornsby, 1715 l street. He may soon be
made member of the headquarters
force.
the Charles Manchester. was selected by
Maj. Sylvester to fill the position of en-
gfreer on the police boat Vigilant. O'DOn-
nell was highly recommended by his en-
ployers Herea fter there will be two en-
gineers for duty on the boat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
GETS HURT
PURSUED MAN THROWS CYCLE
IN HIS WAY.
Rufus Speaks Caught-Charged
With Theft of Automobile
Supplies and Clocks.

Two charges OF housebreaking were pre-
ferred against Rufus II. Speaks. a chauf-
feur, twenty-o lone years old. arrested yes
terday by Detective Embrey and Police
man Stringfellow OF the third precinct.
The policeman sprained his ankle while
in pursuit OF Speaks.
1t is charged that the defendant took
outer castings and inner tubes, valued at
1854, from the Buick garage, 102S Con-
necticut avenue. and a magnet, spark
plugs and two clocks. worth S125, from
the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
1926 Connecticut avenue. Thursday night.
The precinct detective and policeman
were out yesterday making an investiga-
ton of the robberies and obtained in
formation which led them to suspect that
Speaks knew something about them.
They were near New York avenue and
9th street shortly before noon when they
saw the young man enter a saloon.
Speaks saw the police were litter him.
He ran.
While being pursued Speaks threw a
Stringfellow. The policeman fell over II,
spraining his ankle. He did not give
up the chase, however.
Speaks was caught in a bicycle store.
where he sought a hiding place. He was
taken to the police station and locked up.
The policeman went to the Emergency
Hospital.
Later the police searched the room of
Speaks, in a 18th street boarding house.
and recovered practically all the missing
property He will be arraigned in the
Police Court tomorrow morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26

Willard. aged about four, and the dean
of the nursery.
Toys" echoed a little girl. who stop
ped playing with a newspaper picture.
Then they all trooped out on big
back porch. The box of toys was placed
in the middle and they went at it like
hungry little puppies going after their
food. And they were very well behaved
about it, too. They did not fight or
snatch or grab or cry. There wasn't
any need Of struggling, for there was
plenty for all. They just took those
toys and looked at them with the look
of little people who feel suddenly that an
intense longing has been, completely sat
isfed.
That heavy box of toys which took two
men to carry had the playthings of two
or three children in it. Just two or three,
mind, and yet the discards from those
more fortunate nurseries today are MAX
ing a whole mission nursery as happy
as happy can be.
Remember. there are hundreds of other
children who have not been given toys
yet. and the toy boxes of the rich chill
dren are filled to overlooking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
DEAN IS SWORN IN.
Takes Charge as Lieutenant Of Har-
Dor Police Precinct.

Russell Dean. who was promoted to
lieutenant of the harbOr precinct, sue
ceeding the late Lieut.. John r. Sutton.
was formally sworn in yesterday at police
headquarters. Maj. Sylvester told the new
official that he was given the promotion
because of his faithful application to BUSH
ness and because he was the best qualified
man in the department for the posi-
ton.
The chief of police explained to the
lieutenant what Is expected in the work
about the river front, calling attention
to the increased navigation, and espec-
tally to the motor boats to be looked
after
He complimented Lieut.. Dean upon his
knowledge of the river and the laws gov
erning navigation. Lieut. Dean was gwen
the barometer and thermometer presented
by Commissioner Johnston for use on the
Vigllant.
1t had been the intention of Maj. Syl-
vester to make the presentation to Lieut..
Sutton. The new lieutenant took charge
OF the precinct shortly after he was
sworn in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
CHAMPIONS VETERAN CLERKS.
Civic Betterment League Branch
Opposes Their Dismissal.

THAT the penalty Of old age should not
be dismissal from the government de-
partments of men and women who nave
given their best years to the service" Is
the opinion Of the East Washington
branch of the Civic Betterment League.
A resolution was adopted at recent
meeting of the organization protesting
against the elimination OF veteran en-
p,oyes whose only ofrense is that they
are growing Old
A committee, Of which George V Gray
son is chairman, was appointed to encour-
age the Identification of front and back
yards In the eastern section of the city.
A resolution was adopted requesting the
District Commissioners to take steps for
the improvement OF L'Enfant Circle at
the intersection of Pennsylvania and Min
nesota avenues. Randle Highlands. Col.
Arthur E. Randle was unanimously elect
ed an honorary member OF the branch and
will be requested to deliver an address on
the subject. The Improvement Perdu-
lum Is Swinging Eastward at a future
meeting Of the association
The branch voted to attend in a body
the proposed outing OF the Army and
Navy Union. an invitation having been
received from Commander Thomas A.
Green of Gen. William F. Barry Garrison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
BUSES OR COACHES
IN ROCK CREEK PARK
Line of Vehicles Suggested to Make
Beauty Spot More Accessible
to Visitors.

Owing to the failure of Congress to
pass the bill providing for the extern
zion of the lines of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company and the
Capital Traction Company through GER
tain parts Of Rock Creek Park, the sug-
gestion has been made that some enter
prising company or individual take up
the matter of operating lines of buses or
coaches through the picturesque reserva-
ton. II this can be done with nominal
fare 1t is the opinion OF leading citizens
that such a line would be a paying in
vestment.
Rock Creek Park is declared by travel
ers to be one of the prettiest natural
parks in the world from a scenic stand
point. and many people would avail
themselves of the opportunity for ram
bles through it's deep green woodlands.
over it's grassy and messy hills or into
the brook threaded ravines. the home of
the fern and trailing arbutus. were the
sible.
The bills providing for the extension
Of the railway lines into the reservation
are said to be sleeping In some COM
mittee room, and of course will not be
resurrected until next December. In the
meantime 1t is also proposed to have the
various organizations in the District get
busy and be prepared when the next
Congress conveneS to urge that the meas
ure be taken up and passed.
The District Commissioners led move
ment several months ago looking to the
Passage Of the bill, but it could not be
gotten before either the Senate or House.
Several citizens of West Washing ton
propose to begin the agitation Of this
matter with the view of getting all the
citizens associations. the board of Trade,
Chamber OF Commerce and other organ
izations in line before Congress assemblies.
Owing to the inaccessibility of the
beautiful park it is estimated that but
comparatively few citizens OF the District
have explored it's Businesses. Those who
have done so have been amply repaid by
the beauties of nature that We're spread
before them like a great natural piano.
rama.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
Efficient Departmental Veterans.
To the Editor of The Star


1 see that one Joseph w. Buck made
the startling statement to a COMPRESSION
al committee that there were 800 inefh-
cient employees in the patent Office. and
as many in the pension Office, drawing
pensions in the shape of salaries that
amount to $2.7Oo EACH
Think of it. 1000 clerks In two bureaus
in the Interior Department drawing sal
aries of s., 100 each--inef1icient ones. tool!
Suppose we look at the facts. 1 know
nothing Of the clerical force in the patent
office, but 1 have had twenty years ex-
perience in the pension office, most Of the
time as chief of division. 1t Is true
that quite number OF clerks In the
pension office have grown old in the serv-
ice. Most Of them are men who rallied
to the standard OF their country in their
youth, and bore it through many holly
contested field to final victory. AS they
were brave and honorable soldiers, they
are Industrious and efficient clerks. They
are of the stuff that men are made.
Knowing these men as l do, state the
actual truth when l say that there are
not a dozen men among them, nor a
dozen soldiers widows, who do not earn
the small stipend of $780, which most of
them are drawing as salaries. Consider
ing the splendid service performed by
these men as soldiers of the republic, 1t
makes ones blood boil with indignation
that so little appreciation Of their heroic
service is shown by many members Of
Congress. A man who would deliberately
advise setting one of these men out on
the street to starve has no love OF coun-
try 1 would rather be the soldier of
the Union dismissed on account Of age,
than to be the man who dismissed him.
would rather be the oldest among them,
than to be the man who denounced them
before q congressional committee.
G.. c. KNIFFIN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
RETURNED TO HER MOTHER.
Police Take Into Custody Girl Who
Escaped Guardian.

Seretta Mcmahon, sixteen years old,
was taken in custody yesterday afternoon
by Detectives Howes and Messer of the
first precinct as an alleged fugitive from
the board of children's guardians. Three
days ago Mrs. Haines Of Anacostia COM
planned that the child had left her home
without permission and asked that she
be apprehended.
Yesterday the officers found Seretta at
the home of her mother. She had become
tired of her home in Anacostia. The
mother. the detectives found, had an ex-
cellent horne and was able to care for
her daughter. but they had to take her
and turn her over to an agent of the
board of children's guardians.
1t is said that Seretta was turned over
to the board temporarily at a time when
her mother was financially unable to
properly care for her. Things have
changed since then and the girl may be
restored to her mother during the COM
ing week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
WANTED TO END HIS life
SCOLDS BECAUSE HE WAS RES
CUED FROM RIVER.
Discharged Soldier Had Slashed His
Throat With Knife Before
Jumping Overheard.

Had it not been for George Raum
and Samuel Kidd, both of Half street
southwest, Hagbart Martensen, formerly
of Norway, probably would be lying in
the morgue instead OF in Casualty Hos
pital. Raum and Kidd rescued Marten-
sen from the river at the foot of Half
street yesterday afternoon, bit instead
of thanking them Martensen intimated
that they had spoiled a carefully planned
attempt at suicide.
Jumping overheard was only one of the
attempts which Martensen made to bring
his life to close Before he took the
plunge he had severed the arteries Of
his left arm and in addition he had cut
his throat. In spite OF it all he will not
die from his self-infiicted wounds. ac-
cording to the surgeons at the hospital
After Martensen had been made comfort
able at the hospital one of the first re-
marks he made was:
II wanted to die, and 1 don't see why
those two fellows couldn't let me alone"
Was Discharged Soldier.
Martensen has been in America about
thirty years. He enlisted In the army
almost as soon as he landed here, and
remained in the ranks until about seven
years ago, when he received his discharge
at Fort Bayard, N. M, as he was found
to be afflicted with tuberculosis. He is
now forty-nine years old and not in
robust condition, by any means.
Martensen took long time to get
sufficient nerve to make triple at
tempt yesterday afternoon He wandered
along the water front for half an hour.
Several people noticed him, and said after
ward that he appeared to be looking for
an opportunity to do something and
escape detection. Finally he took knife
from his pocket. opened the blade and
began jabbing at hts throat. Then he
slit the arteries OF his left arm, and as
a final effort to end his life he jumped
into the water.
The river is deep at the foot Of Half
street, and it would be an easy matter to
drown there. Raum and Kidd, who
eventually pulled Martensen back to the
shore, are both good swimmers. and when
they saw what was going on they
plunged head first AS soon as they
had Martensen on land they did what
they could to stop the blood from flowing
and called the ambulance from Casualty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
RECOVERING FROM WOUND.
Girl Who Attempted Suicide Now
Glad She Didn't Succeed.

Rebecca BardroY. seventeen wears old
who attempted suicide In the woods near
her home at Glen Echo about three
weeks ago by shooting herself through
the body. has about recovered from the
effects Of the wound. She Is still under
treatment at Georgetown University Hos
pitai. however, although she will prob
ably not remain there much longer.
The day she shot herself because of
her love for motorman she was re-
ported to have said she would mako a
success the next time she made an effort
20 take her life. She has changed her
mind since then. She is now glad she
did not succeed in sending the bullet
through her heart Had it not been for
her younger sister following her and spn-
moning assistance without delay, IL /,
thought, her life would not have been
saved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
NOBODY WANTS TO BE
MORGUEMASTER'S AID
Job Of Moving Dead Bodies at $500
Year Appears to Go
Begging.

For three successive mornings Commits
sioner Rudolph has greeted the newspa-
per men. who get to the District building
with the mornings mail. with the remark
that it seems to him that every unen-
ployed man ard woman in the United
States is after a job under the District
government. and that he does not know
how they all expect to be placed.
In making these remarks the Commits
sioner evidently has overlooked the fact
that all Of these applicants are carefully
and consistently sidestepping one of the
real delicate jobs. and one which is actu-
ally seeking a man for its fulfllment.
This dainty little occupation is the as
sistance TO be rendered, by some am
bilious soul. to the mOrguemaster The
job consists In helping take dead bodies
from where they are and putting them
somewhere else. 1t may be from the
scene of death to the morgue wagon, or
from the wagon to the catacombs In the
morgue. or something like that. At odd
moments the assistant to the morgue-
master could divert himself by feeding
the morgue's horse.
The District hopes to get a real live as
sistant to handle dead bodies for $500 a
year. He must be quick and active, dis
Greet and diplomatic. Coroner hewitt
says he does not want any fresh young
IeHOW SMOKING cigarettes dTQuIU QlS
morgue wagon, neither does he want any
one who looks on alcohol as a food. He
is afraid that some time this assistant
might take too much Of this food into his
system and come to with a nice case OF
jim-ja and be too nervous to handle
the morgues stock In trade.
The morgue job is quite sociable one
any one who has been witness at a
cOroner's inquest can assert. There is a
nice little room there where witnesses are
irnDrisoned awaiting their enc II Is a
place where people who look on the
morgue as clubhouse congregate and
regale witnesses with stale tobacco, stale
jokes. stale conversation and stale COM
plexions, In spite OF the fact that water is
so near and soap is SO cheap. The as
sistant morguemaster could sit In thai
room almost constantly. except when dis
turbed by his duties. and keep in touch
with the outside world in that way.
And yet no one has appeared who wants
the Job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
Baltimore and Ohio K. r,

LEAVE UNION STATION,
ROYAL Blue LINE.
TO PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK.
NEW TERMINAL. ODD STREET. NEW YORK
- am. Diner. Pullman Parlor Car.
1900 an S-hour train. Broiler Parior Gar.
$500 an Pullman Broiler Psrlor Car.
I'll 90 am. Diner and Pullman Parlor Car.
Il pm. Diner and Pullman Parlor Car
s3.00 pm. Royal Limited" All Pullman, ~.
400 pm. Coaches TO Philadelphia.
800 pm. Diner and Observation Parlor Car.
800 pm. Coaches TO New York.
"l2.15 MT. Sleepers to New York.
s2.62 am. Sleepers TO Phila. and New York.
ATLANTIC CITY, t7.oo. 900. fil.0o an.
TO BALTIMORE
EVERY HOUR on THE HOUR.
Week days. 100 a. m. and HOO PM
1882, 800. 1870. 100. 'I.2o. 800 $50.
300. 80. 1000. .I1.0o am. ZOO noon.
1900. t4.45. 300. 1908. $40. 1900. so
700. 800, 1900. 1000. 1898. 'll3o. 'i2.ls
night.
CHICAGO. s122. $3.50 pm.
CINCINNATI. ST. LOUIS and LOUISVILLE.
PTTTsBURG t's.l0 am. '1.22. '9.lo pm.
s12. 30 night sleeper ready 1000 PM.
CLEVELAND. s9.1o pm.
COLUMBUS, $50 pm.
WHEELING. 80 10 m. $50 pm.
CUMBERLAND. Queen City Special. .3 10 D. m.
FREDERICK. 1870. 1910. $3.50 an. $3.50.
HAGERSrOWN. 1910 an. 1900 pm.
sDaiIy Except Sunday. sSundays only.
TEL EPHONES at al OF the following ticket
oniees: l4l7 G St NV. Main 1891: ale Penn
Ticket once. Main 1880; Information Bureau.
Main 1850.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
MAKING CITIES BEAUTIFUL.
Real Estate Men Decide There Is
Much Thew Can Do.

Richard B. Watrous. secretary Of the
American Civic Association. returned to
Washington yesterday from a trip to
Minneapolis. where he addressed the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate Elk
changes on How the Real Estate Man
Can ,Beautify His City. There was a
large gathering of real estate men from
AL over the country, and they agreed
that it was possible by employing not
only competent engineers, but landscape
arcnitect as well. to do practical work
In making new additions to cities beauti-
full.
1t was agreed that while the financial
returns from this style OF subdivision
might not be as quick as by the present
method, the returns in the end would
be larger. This attitude Of the conven-
ton was embodied in a resolution.