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The Washington herald., 1911-06-30
RITES FOR MIR. DUNKHoRsT.
Retired Merchant and Veteran Ottt-
zen TO BE Buried To-day.

Retired Merchant and Veteran Cttt-
zen to Be Buried To-day.
Funeral services for William Henry
Dunkhorst, for ffty-seven years a resi-
dent Of Washington and for years q to-
bacco merchant, who died Wednesday,
will be held at 2:30 o'clock this after
noon at his residence. 112S Eleventh street
northwest. Rev. Paul A. Menzel, pastor
Of Concordia Lutheran Church, Of which
Mr.. Dunkhorst was q member. will off,
ciate. Interment viii be in Prospect Hill
Cemetery
Mr.. Dunkhorst was born at Diepenau,
Hanover, Germany, May 81, 1889. In 1s4S
he came to this country with his parents
and located at Frederick, Nd. At the
age OF sixteen he removed to Washing
ton and entered the tobacco business
with Herman z. Gasch. now Of Gasch &
Birge, dealers in real estate. Two years
later Mr.. Dunkhorst entered business for
himself, establishing a tobacco store at
the northeast corner Of Seventh street
and New York avenue northwest, which
he managed until eight years ago. when
he retired. In 1857 Mr.. Dunkhorst mar
ried Miss Elizabeth Catherine Jacob. He
had four children, three of whom survive
Harry F. Dunkhorst, Mrs. ]. Louis VII
lige. and Miss Cathryn Dunkhorst, all Of
this city.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30
AEACosTTA.

The funeral of Edgar A. Field, tht
eIeyen-year-oid son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Albert NJ. Field, Of Morris Road. Ana
costa, who was drowned while in bath
ing with several of his companions Wed.
nesday afternoon In the Eastern Branch
win be held this afternoon from the Ana.
costa Baptist Church, Rev. Frank L
Bardens. pastor Of the church cficiating
Interment win be made in Congressional
Cemetery. Young Field had been Twins
in Anacostia for quite o long time. and
was q favorite among his playmates
As the guests Of the Ladies' Guild 81
Emmanuel Episcopal Church. the choiE
Of that church spent nenjoyable evening
last night IN the parish hall Of the church
following the final rehearsal until the
coming fall Williams scantisbury, jr., 1,
the present choirmaster. while Mrs Scan,
tlebury Is the organist
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30
LOCAL MENTION.
EXCURSIONS TO-DAY.

Norfolk and Washington Steamboat company',
steamers from foot Of Seventh street for Old Polni
Comfort and Norfolk daily at SIS p m
Steamer Charles Macalsster for Mount vsrnos
and MArhail Hall leaves Seventh street wharf At u
q. N. and go p ~. daily. except Sunday.
Steamer Queen Anne leaves Seventh strset whari
for Colonial Beach at q 10.
Steamer for New River View leaves Seventh street
wharf st 10 a. m. and p m daily.
Steamer st. Johns leaves Seventh street wharf
at p m. for forty-mile moonlight trip on Potomac
Cars from Fifteenth street and New York aFenas
every quarter hour for main entrance Zoo Park
Chevy Chase. and Kensington.
Washinatnn, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric
Railway operates sxtythrOe limited trains each day
between Washington and Baltimore. Iearing Eff
teenth street and New York avenue on the hour
and half hour. Also trains to Annapolis i've min.
ltes after the hour.
Cars from 18th and streets northeast direct 70
National Training School and Biadensburr.
Cnssapeake Beach train schedule n rairosd column
Take New York arenue tcoiumbia Line) street ear.
For additional information phone Lincoln le0.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30
ASKS COMMITTEE
FOR SUFFRAGE
John Boyle Writes Letter to
Chairman johnson.

Mr.. John Boyle, the weIl-known finan-
cial correspondent of this city, and prom
inent for many years in Democratic poll
tics, has written letter to Chairman
johnson, Of the House District Commit
tee, asking that COMMITTEES to look into
the question OF restoring to District citi-
zens the right to have a voice in conduct
ing their own municipal affairs. Mr..
Boyle says that limited suffrage, with
educational or property qualifications. or
both, would be better than no vote at
all In his letter he says:
I'VE have population of 10000 Our
self-appointed common council, the Cham
Der OF Commerce, the upper branch, and
the Board OF Trade, the lower branch,
have jointly LOO members. Each member
represents his accrued annual dues to
date; nothing else. Chamber of Commerce
$40 per year and the Board of Trade 80
per year. Yet each body pretends to
speak for all the people Of this District
In matters Of legislation, when In point
Of fact they speak only for SO many
dollars, and even the dollars do not
chime in harmony. One body pulls one
way and the other body pulls another
way. They are always at skies and
sevens. And then there are numerous
citizens associations; the Anacostia As
sociation, the Brightwood Association,
the TennalIytown Association. and the
like In various sections of the DISTRICT
They are formed because they distruse the
two larger bodies, our self-constitutsd
common council
What We want. what the people want,
is to be given q voice In their govern
ment, local government, right here at
the Capital. ana not have q coterie of
men or coteries of men without any
authority beyond that given by an an
nual fee in self-constituted bodies, pre-
sumo to speak for the people Of this
District"
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30
SURVIVES RAZOR SLASH.
Aged Man Recovering from Myste'
EfOus Cutting.

FfOuB Cutting.
While shaving IN the Bedroom Of his
home near Falls Church, Va, yesterday
morning, Thomas h. Burke, seventy-1ve
years old. slashed his throat with q razor.
DR.. John P. smallwood, who attended
Burke. said last night that he would re-
cover.
The members Of Burke's family who
were in the house at the time he cut his
throat were unable to say whether he
had done It with suicidal intent.
His wife had Just left the room and left
her husband preparing to shave. She bad
reached the bottom Of the stairs when
she heard the fall Of a heavy object In
the room above. Rushing to her room
she found her husband lying on the floor.
the razor clasped In his hands. blood
pouring from a cash In his neck.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30
Came here to Be Married.

William K. Stallings, twenty-one years
old, and Miss Ethel Loveley. eighteen
years old. both Of Norfolk. Va, came to
Washington yesterday and were married
by Rev. Edwin T. Mowbray. pastor of
the McKendree Methodist Episcopal
Church. They will leave Washington
tonight for their home, having sent tele-
grams to their parents announcing the
marriage. Mrs. stallings has an aunt,
Mrs. J. C. Mann. living at s1s Twelfth
street northwest
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30
DR.. RUSSELL SENTENCED.

Fine Imposed for Failure to Report
Measles Cases.
For falling to report cases Of contagious
diseases TO the health department, as re-
quired by law, DR.. Murray A Russell was
yesterday fined s. by Judge G. &. Aukam,
of the Police Court, the defendant with
drawing his demand for a jury trial and
pleading guilty.
Sister Agnes. superior of st. AIMS Or
phanage. a co-defendant. did not appear
and was allowed to forfeit SZ5 collateral.
DR.. Russell said he had been called to
treat the measles cases, ana was under
the impression that the person in charge
OF the institution would report the cases.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30

Devising the remainder Of his estate
TO his widow. Annie Knox. and bequeath-
ing $S,eo5 each to his children, Alma
Knox and Vernon NJ. Knox, the viii of
George Vernon Knox, vice president of
the Knox Express Company, was filed
for probate yesterday. being dated Janu-
sry 20 1s11- Mrs. Knox is named as ex-
ecutrix.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30

The win Of Mrs. Maria T. Townsend,
dated July 4, 1910, was recorded >yester-
day. It requests that the body be ere
mated and the ashes be placed in a tin
box and buried in the grave OF her hus-
band, Llewellyn Townsend. The property
is left to an aunt. Ada Hobbie. and her
cousins, Fannie McClery and Marian
Bryan. The latter is named as executriL
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30
Tax penalty to Be Imposed.

Holders OF real and personal property
In the District who have not paid their
tax for 1911 must DO 50 to-day or be
penalized. The law provides that taxes
must be paid June with an added PEN
atty Of per cent month for each
month payment is deferred. Those who
wait until tomorrow win have to pay 2
per cent penalty.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30
Fine ResuIts from Collision.

Edward c. Hampton, motorman Of
the lie Droit Park line car. which collid-
ed with the auto patrol Of the Second
precinct on April % last. severely inJur-
ing several policemen, was yesterday
fined $50 by Judge Pugh, in Police Court.
for exceeding the speed limit Of six miles
an hour.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30
FOURTH FUND Is SHORT.
Lack of Interest I'm Celebration II
Disappointing.

Disappointing.
George w. White, president Of the Ma
tional Metropolitan Bank and treasurer OF
the Safe and sane" Fourth Of July fund,
stated yesterday that because citizens
Of the District seem to have lost interest
in the public celebration, this years DEM
onstration will probably be the last one.
Although the fund lacks 500 to defray
all expenses Of the celebration, no money
was received yesterday.
The Commissioners, through the police
department, have distributed several
thousand safe and sane proclamations,
which warn against the use OF explosives
without permit.
The special committee In charge Of dec
orations has sent out a circular letter,
asking that all citizens display the ma
tionaT colors before their residences and
places OF business.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30
Released On PersonaI Doaa

Being the sole means OF support Of
three small children, Rachel Moore, q
young colored woman. Of springman,s
Court southwest was yesterday released
on personal bonds IN the Police Court.
she was arraigned on charge Of selling
liQuor On Sunday without 3 license
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30
BENEFIT E1curnion To-day.

The benefit excursion Of the Capital
Traction Employees Relief Association to
Marshall Han VIII be given to-day. There
win be two baseball games and other
athletic events. which win furnish con-
tinuous programme Of amusement.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30
Infant Mortality Decrcnsed.

The report Of the health department
for the last week, issued yesterday.
shows decrease in infant mortality Of
nearly 80 per cent compared with the
corresponding week OF last year.
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ordered to pay AIsmony.

John McIlvain was yesterday. ordered.
b. Judge Pueh. Of the Police Court. ID
pay &.B week for the support Of his
wife, Christina MeIivain. NcIlvain was
eher6sd with nonsupport
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30
TnE Law I'm Force Augu.t 1.

So great has been the demand for We
hicle tags and so much delay has been
experienced in the receipt Of consign-
ments that the date OF the strict en-
forcement of the law has been post
poned until August /.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30
Mrs. slye Given q Dfvorce.

Justice Gould yesterday granted a al
vorce to Mrs. Elizabeth slye from Rob
ert ". slye. a motorman. They were
married IN lssi and have two children.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30

Tilford Moot's case is puzzlin'
tn doctors. He eats we'll an sleeps
we'll but don't want t spend any
thing.
A "Don't-worry-anybuddy Club
would be fine thing.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30

Your Carpets WIN BE Cleaned Rixht
II Conger, 25d and N. Y ava, gets the
job. Thorough methods and mothproofnF
included IN regular cost OF cleaning. Fire
proof storage. Phone W. ~ for wagon.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30

sGocd Cheer, for Your aAf Home.D
Finest wines, liquors & beers. Deliveries
TIL u 2. m. J. 7. Crowley. So 18th. Tel. 2ell
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30

Maryland, los Pa. ave. MOO 5;6 nv, NV
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30
Mrs. TOwnsend's VIII Filed.

Order Floral Emblems OF ShafHer,
18th and I. Artistic designs; reasonable
The Washington herald., 1911-06-30

Re4al Cafe. sos Eleyentk e. NV.
Real home dinner. Sc. so e G
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-02-17
QUICK REPAIR OF RAlLRAOD

The big double washout or tie
Salt Lake was repaired and the line
opened for traffic in just two
weeks time. a remarkable piece of
work considering the extent of the
damage. done by the flood. The
first washout occurred Tuesday,
January 4th and before repair work
was more than fairly under way
the following Tuesday-a second
fl COD ca ne down tie canyon Great
ing more havoc than the first On
Tuesday, just a week later, through
trains were started from both ends
of the line.
The rapid work was made
possible by the presence of the high
line constructor forces in the can
yon and the material aviable from
the same source Usually more
time is consumed in getting men
and material on the ground than in
making repairs .-Clark County
Review.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-02-17
WANT MORE SALARIES

The bills to amend the Act
segregating the officers of Elko
county r bills to provide the
recorders Office with a recording
clerk at a salary of $1,000 a year
and to raise the salary of the
county treasurer to 50, 900 per
year. We have therefore, said
that the present salary of the
county treasurer seems too low for
the responsibility be ras. So far
as an extra deputy in the recorders
Office is concerned. there seems to
be a difference of opinion. Some
who r well posted on the work
of that Office claim that two men
a easily do the work, while other
claim that they cannot. If the
taxpayers want one or both of these
bill beaten, they should make their
wishes known to the Elko county
delegation.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-02-17
JOHNSON'S PROUDEST DAY

Several Kansas men OF promin.
ence were the other night discus sing
the proudest day of my life"
That is an old subject, but when
you get a successful man warn ed
up to it you ear hear some interest
ing stories.
After they got through. one Of
them said: II have always liked
the answer that Governor John a.
johnson is said to have made to
that question. | think it was the
finest answer ever made"
What was il" they asked.
The proudest day of my life ="
johnson said in reply to that
question. was when | took my first
weeks wages home and said:
Mother you do not need to wash
any more"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-02-17
SHORTY HARRIS
FINDS TUNGSTEN

When will the discoveries of new
riches Of unexpected values to
mankind-cease in the desert
country. Apparently never until
research has found more than
ample compensation for the heat
and superficial ]burrcnness Of the
whole arid region-whcn Nature
in her generous bounty had more
than eyened things up.
The latest discovery is the find.
ing of a big body Of tungsten orc
by no less a parsonage than
Shorty" Harris. the dIscovcrrr of
the BuIlfrog district.
Shorty has just returned from a
prospecting trip Of two months
duration. He has been prospect
ing at about 10 miles southwest Of
Rhyolitc, in the Wingatn Pass
section. In Wingatc Pass. where
Death Valley Scotty claimed his
very rich mine was located, Shorty
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-02-17

has some very promising gold
prospects.
But il was at n APPOINT about Is
miles from there that this lest
prospecting party found the
tungsten. 1t seems that it was
Shorty, the unusual prospcctor.
who cvcr drinks of the liquors that
incbriatc, but who ever has a
nose and an eye for the float and
the groupings carrying precious
metals that made the discovery.
after other members Of the party
had passed over the same surface
and saw nothing. Shorty following
did see, and chipping from n ten
foot blowout showed fresh
fractures of rock containing hat
which the party pronounced TO
be tungsten.
One Of the party was n metalIur.
gist and had some tungsten from
lyanpah, and comparison showed
II to be identical with the new find.
Generous samples were sent out
for thorough tests.
Shorty got back here night be.
fore last, and has not had time to
hear from the samples sent out.
lie is firm in belief that hc has
made a discovery Of a rich and
lody Of tungsten, and that
worries will soon be at an end.
This find was made twelve miles
from Hidden Syringe, which /,
tn" nearest water supply now
At II place fifteen miles from the
tungsten deposit Shorty discovered
immense groupings of a vein which
yields rich silver ore. Assays
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-02-17
LUCIDLY EXPRESSED

An old Penns ylvania German
living in the m ountains had a hard
three hours dusty walk to ac-
complish one morning and ne rose
very early to make his start. He
had gone but a little ay v hen he
was overtaken by an automobile
which was probably the FIST that
had passed along that way. The
driver picked up the old nan and
they were to his destintion in about
20 minutes.
"Danks so much awfully nit
de ride. If l mad known myself to
be here already two hours in front
of de clock yet ] vud be at home
fast asleep already to start unless
knew you vud not have picked
me up since
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-02-17
WHERE EARS GROW SHARP

a French balloonist has recorded
the c~lrarness with which sounds
coming from the surface Of the
ground car be heard at a high
altitude. Al the height Of 5000
feet the ringing of horses hoofs
on a hari road was clearly audible.
At 1000 feet the splashing sound
made by ducks in a pond was heard.
The barking Of dogs and the
Growing Of cocks could be hear / at
seven or eight thousand feet.
Ties" sounds penetrated through a
white floor Of cloud that hid the
eartN from sight, says Harpefs
Weekly. In the perfect silence Of
the air the investigator was
startled by what seemed stcalthy
footsteps close Mt hand. 1t was
ascertained that this noise was
caused by the stretching of the
ropes and the yielding of the silk
ms the balloon continued to expand.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-02-17
ASKS STATES TO KILL HIM

The Rev. Thomas McKinsey OF
Battle Creek, Mich, has written to
the Governors of New York, New
Jersey. West Virginia and Ohio
asking them to have him put to
death in the electric chair.
McKinsey is So years old and has
been blind fom birth. He over
came his infirmity suffi GENTLY to
become a minister but Of late
years his powers have failed and he
has had no pastorate. He had a
fine voice and made a living sing.
ing in the streets until that failed.
Since then he has sold trinkets
but his profits have been small.
In his letters to the Governors he
says:
Il am rot and seemingly can
not be profitably employed there
TO re | cannot consistently have ii
home and a wife. must live in
the poor house am ong lunatics
idiots brokendown drunkards and
vagabonds where all | can do is to
eat unpalatable food and wear
coarse clothes where there will be
an end to aspiration, and where
will be slowly murdered. Surely
under such circumstances. it is the
duty of the State to take my life in
the most painless way possible. |
have the misfortune to live in a
state where they will not even
execute criminals. Therefore, !
hope the Governor of some State
where they e]lectrocute people will
permit my life to. be taken in that
painless way. New York Times.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-02-17
GAMBLING IN NEVADA

There is evidentlylsome gambling
going on in Carson City and it
ought to be stopped if the follow
ng conversation overheard by an
Appeal reporter Immediately after
the adjournment of the District
Court Friday is true:
list Deposition in the State Bank
& Trust Co: What kind of a game
are they playing up there"
I'd Deposition: az think they are
playing poker for the Jack pot"
Sd Deposition: Either that or
freeze out.
9TH Deposition: IF they were
playing with theirown money the
game wouldn't last so long
Carson Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-02-17
WHAT THE COWBOY LEARNED

The cowboy stepped up to a new
clergyman once a stroke a at
Yale and said:
'Parson, you don't have enough
fun. Take a drink. The minister
declined.
We'll, he said PEARSON, you must
have some fun. Here's a faro
layout. Take a hand in the game.
The minister declined" ."Parson
said the cowboy, you'll die If you
don't have some fun,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-02-17


And he knocked the parsons hat
off and hit him a whack on the
ear. The old athletic spirit arose;
the science of 25 years ago was
aroused. blow landed on the jaw
of the COW boy that sent him to
the street. The parson walked over
picked him up and busted the side
of the house with hi~. AS the
ambulance was carrying the cow
boy off, he raised his head feebly
and said:
"Parson what did you fool me
Tor you are chuck full of fun"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-02-17

from it have not yet been received.
The ore shows bromide Of silver.
argcntifCrous galcna and black
metal.
This place too seems a long way
from water, but with precious
metals in abundance. water will be
provided, and the country properly
developed. -RhyOlite Herald.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-02-17
PROPOSED LAWS

AT Tuesdays session of the leeis-
lature twenty nine bills, good. bad
and Indifferent were introduced.
Eighteen of these made their ap-
p%earance in the assembly and eleven
in the senate. Following is the
list:
Bill No. 10l, by Arnold, pertain
ing to fire taxes and the collections
thereof.
Bill No. 104, by Froelich, povid-
ing for the collection of taxes on
requests, etc, being an inheritance
tax measure.
Bill No LOG, an act concerning
banking, providing penalties there
for. making all directors. partners
or owners of banks liable to i'm
prisonment for from ten years to
life for the o payment of deposits
one year after demand, which shall
be prima facie evidence of guilt.
Bill No. los, by Stickncy Of Lyon,
consolidating the counties of
Storey, Douglas and Ormsby into
the single county of Ormsby. Tn is
is a Lyon county move against the
counties named. to keep their
hands off of Lyon county territory.
Bill No. 100. by the Washoe
delegation. creating a fund of
$500 for a state fair at Reno.
Bill No. Ill, by Meder. regulat.
ing the operation of motor vehicles
on the public highway, a speed
measure"
Bill No. i12, by Piercy of Tono-
pah, providing penalties for ~reciev-
ing compensation for securing
employment or discharging
employees. This is aimed at shift
bosses to prevent them from
receiving a part of a miners salary.
Bill No. Ia. by Schmidt, Great
ing a public service commission.
Bill No lis, by Merritt, pro-
viding a fund of $500 to be APP
propriated from the state for the
payment of five-eights of l per
cent per pond to sugar manu-
f%acturers operating in the state
from Nevada raised beets. This
is a bonus to sugar beet growers.
Bill No. III, by Mcintosh, pro-
hibiting any sheriff or deputy sheriff
from owning or having any interest
in any saloon or liquor Business.
To take effect imm ediately.
Bill No. lis. by Schilling.
provides damages and penalty for
polltion of streams by refuse from
tailings from cyanide plants, etc.
Washoe, Douglas, Lyon, and
Mineral counties, introduced bills
for the issue of coun ty bounds for
current expenses and rebuilding
and furnishing county buildings,
roads, bridges, etc.
In the same senate a hill was
introduced authorizing the governor
to offer a reward for the
murderers Of cattlemen.
Bill No. SO, by judiciary COM
m%ittee, was introduced. II is the
criminal practice act of 100
sections compiled by the code COM
mission.
BIZ No. Sd, by Hefreruan, and
bill No. Sc, by Coryell, recognizes
school district systems.
Bill No. So, by Coryell. provides
for an appropriation for con.
struction Of a state road and
creating a lnarJ ~ ,nn...I I