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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14
Spring Cleaning.

Books and magazines are treated in the
same manner as are the piece bags and
old clothes, then the lady is ready for the
spring house cleaning. This she does by
rather a quick method also. She begins at
the cellar, from there she goes to the at
tic and works down. Now, she never dis
turbs her maid of all work. but has good
competent colored man who works under
her direction, and her household never
realizes what is going on. for nothing is
out Of it's usual running order. BY May 1
she is spic and span for the summer,
screens in, awnings up and the family are
fine and ut to take all the fun the season
throws in their way, not realizing that
they have actually passed through the
ordeal Of house cleaning without knowing
even that 1t was going on. With the linen
covers on the furniture and pillows, with
the useless stuff put out of the way,
where 1t does not havetto be busted, SO
much work is saved the housekeeper, and
it all looks so fresh and new in the fall
that 1t pays in every way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14
AN AFTERNOON TEA
PARTY WITH BRIDGE

A girl who wishes to give a card party,
game she chooses, can still entertain
them at the same time by asking them
in at the end Of the afternoon to have
players.
In spite of the fact that bridge has be-
come so enormously popular, there are
still some persons who do not know the
game. If the hostess wishes to have her
friends who do not play attend her
bridge party, she can add table of
euchre or hearts, substitute which Is
not at all uncommon. If she does not
care to do this. tea remains to her.
When guests are to be invited merely
to the latter. 1t is a little more friendly
to write them notes, rather than to bid
them orally, which is little too in
formal. They should be told that cards
are to be played. as to attempt to con-
ceal the fact would be useless and fool
iSh.
a note for such time may read:
My Dear Miss Jackson:
bridge to come in Saturday afternoon. the 18th.
about !, o'clock. to have tea with some others
who will be playing here that day: l hope very
''''D ''' " MARY ELLES ANDERSON.
Such g. note should be answered at
once.
When a hostess intends having extra
people to tea after bridge, she will do
well to get her game forward. Three
o'clock, or a quarter to three. is the
usual time for beginning, but when out
siders are expected 1t is better to have
bridge begin at haIf-past two. If the
rubbers are long in being played it delays
tea to SO late an hour that the time for
enjoying it passes. and when the cups are
handed the guests are anxious to get
through as quickly as possible.
MARGARET MIXTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14
PLEASANT AFTERNOONS
FOR THE CHILDREN

Bright girls and boys who know how
to use their invention and their fingers
never have the dismal dumps, such as
some young folks are subject to, when
| 1t rains or anything goes wrong. There
are too many good games and plays of
one kind or another which any one can
do for time to be wasted in abusing the
weather or ones luck.
Take clothespins, for instance. These
are always on hand. Ten cents buys a
| big bag Of them, and the amount of fun
that can be discovered in that bag is
simply surprising. Until you get the
pins spread out in front OF you on the
table and your wits to work you won't
even. realize a part of what they can be
made to do.
| OF course they make all kinds Of anus
ing dolls, puppets and figures if faces
are painted on them first and little caps
made for the round-top part. Tissue
paper is nice for making the costumes.
as one works SO quickly in 1t and there
is no sewing. Or any scraps OF goods
that are on hand can be used If there
is time for needlework.
| Lady dolls, negro dolls. infant dolls are
all possible. and there are some which
are even more original. For instance,
the pins can be dressed in blue, with
little sailor caps to represent jack tars.
Some windy day put a dozen so dressed
on the clotheSline and see how Sallantly
they ride the storm.
| For a game called pioneer times, when
the early settlers were so frequently
called upon to defend themselves against
the attacks OF the Indians, the pins can
| be tricked out in tissue paper (not faces
painted) to represent the Indian braves.
while more of them uncolored are used
to form the most amusing little log
| hnry a IRA
square. To make them. stick the pins
together where they fork and arrange
the long logs to form in a square cross
ing each other at the corners. The little
knobs at the top of the Pins keep them
from rolling off each other. When you
have built up the walls to the height de-
sired lay more logs made In the same
way across the top TO form the roof. Be
hind the loghouse walls the pioneers GAL
lantly combat the redskins.
! Another splendid game is menaserie.
| When this can be played out of doors the
pens for such beasties as elephants. deer,
| bison, ETC., are specially easy to MAKE
Stick four clothespins upright in the turf
so as to form a square and then run the
two cords around each post to form a
fence. Wind the top cord around the
knobby head and draw the bottom CO. d
through the forked part. Have as many
pens as you like, and for the animals
cut pictures of them from cardboard. For
the lion and tiger houses use cages made
Of four posts (clothespins) with strips of
dark colored paper pasted between them
to represent the bars.
| If you happen 10 come upon pictures
Of domestic animals instead of wild crea-
lures in your search cut these out and
stiffen them in the same way and have
farm instead The pens for the cattle
and horses are made with the four posts
(clothespins) and the cord. The barns
and other buildings Of the farm can be
made like the Lighthouses already de,
L 6o sv,voV tod
for trees and the idea carried out in
many other ways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14
Care of the Baby.

Let babies sleep in the open air IL you
would have them as strong as they may
be. Even in the coolest weather they
may have their daily nap out of doors
to their own benefit. 1t is merely a
question Of wrapping them sufficiently to
keep them warm.
But mothers who fear the effect of ex-
IRENE cold on their offspring will have
that element removed with the advent of
spring, and even though they live In the
heart Of the city, baby may still have
fresh. pure air to breathe while Sleep
ing.
In stormy weather, as well as sunny.
babies who live in cities should have
their maps before an open window. Un-
less the rain drives in there Is no danger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14

Butcher ties have q side-quarter OF
corded cloth. q patent leather vamp and
Q short heel foxing. In modified French
type. The tip u perforated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14
Timely Recipes.
Marrow Bones on Toast.

Have the bones sawed in rings an inch
Deep Cut slices of bread in circles, TRIM
ming off all the crust. Butter the slices on
each side. lay in a casserole Or roasting
pan and put a marrow bone In the center
of each slice of bread. Season the marrow
with a little salt and red pepper. Set in a
moderate oven and bake until marrow
and bread are light brown. Take the dish
from the oven and with a pancake turn
err lift each slice separately and lay on a
hot platter. Decorate with white paper
frilI about each marrow bone and serve
with marrow forks.
Marrow Balls to Serve With Soup.
Scrape the marrow from the bones and
If very cold as in winter. try out some
what. so as to make workable. Add to the
marrow one beaten egg and mix into a
smooth paste. Season with salt and pep
per. adding enough stale bread crumbs
that have been sifted to enable you to
roll the marrow into small balls about the
size Of a marble. Test their consistency
by dropping one into the boiling soup If
it holds together it is all right, but il it
falls apart few more crumbs are needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14
TOILETS.

TOILETS.
woodworth's Arbutus Talcum, 19c
box.
Cuticura Soap. 3 cakes for SOC.
Hudnut's Violet Sec Toilet Water.
75c bottle.
Hebe Complexion Soap. 3 cakes for
2jc
Lambert's Listerine, 4 OF. bot. 15c.
Physicians and Surgeons Soap. &c
cake.
Park & Tilfords Bay Rum, &c
bottle.
Lansburgh's Pure Almond Cold
Cream, DC.
Java Rice Face Powder, all tints.
&c box.
Lana Oil and Buttermilk Soap. 3
cakes for 21c.
Sozodont Tooth Powder and Paste,
16c.
Soft Washable Face Chamois. &c.
Hydrogen Peroxide, an antiseptic,
10c bottle.
Woodbury's Facial Soap and Cream,
15c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14

Put large pieces Of marrow in a sauce
pan of boiling sailed water, let them re.
main a moment. then drain off the water
through a very fine sieve. Take out the
marrow, put on slices Of toast. place in
the oven and cook five minutes. Sprinkle
with chopped parsley, salt and pepper and
serve very hot as an entree.
EMMA PADDOCK TELFORD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14

All ages from fifteen years wear halls
ornaments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14
Marrow Balls to Serve With Soup.
Beef Marrow Quenelies.

Put a half pound of marrow into a
basin with an equal quantity OF bread
crumbs. Add two tablespoonfuls Of flour
with salt and pepper to season and work
into a smooth paste with the yolks of six
eggs and the white of one. Take out a
little at a time, poach In boiling sailed
water. drain, trim around and serve
very hot, as a garnish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14
Flower toques are quite the thing.

The skirts of some Of the newest tai
lored frocks are narrow and nOticeably
longer: SO long that they almost touch
the ground In walking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14

Tulle frills, pleated. edge the short
sleeves Of thin summer frocks, and pleat-
ed tulle frills finish also the bottoms OF
the skirts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
ITALIANS WOULD
end WAR QUICKLY
TURKEY MUST ACCEPT PEACE OR
LOSE MORE TERRITORY,
SAYS ITALY'S CABINET.

Chiasso. Switzerland, Nov. With
view to bringing the war with Tur-
key quickly to an end, the Italian cab
met decided that the porte must eth
er accept peace Immediately or lose
more territory. This means that more
of Turkeys valuable land possessions
in the Mediterranean will be seized un-
less she submits to her fate.
This decision was reached at a
series of secret conferences on Mon
day, between Rear Admiral Aubrey
and members of the cabinet. Aubrey
arrived in Rome suddenly and secret
ly Monday morning. Lengthy inter
views with the premier and the min
listers of war, navy and foreign affairs
followed. Definite arrangements were
made for sending the Italian fleet into
action against Turkeys Mediterranean
possessions.
1t is understood that plans will be
set into action as soon as the Marquis
di San Giulano, minister of foreign
affairs, can reach the necessary under
standing with the interested powers
1t is expected that Italy will continue
to spare the Albanian coast In order
to avoid complications along the Adria-
tic and in the Balkan states.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
SO FIGHTING
SHIPS IN Line
GREATEST MOBILIZATION OF BAT
TLEsHiPs IN NAvY's HIS
TORY SEEN.

New York, Nov. 1.-Ninety-nine
fighting ships groomed for the first
formal event Of the greatest mobiliza.
ton IN the history of the United
States navy, inspection by Secretary
George Won l.. Meyer, swung at anchor
IN the Hudson river this morning In a
gray line seven miles long.
Only three torpedo boats, the Bar
ney, Tingley and Craw were missing
from the list Of 102 vessels ordered to
the mobilization, and the fleet as it
stood included every battleship now In
commission in the United States navy,
twenty-four in all, every one in fight
ing trim.
Early risers saw ship after ship
take form as the mist lifted, then at
8 o'clock a signal flashed on the Con-
necticut and every craft in line burst
into rainbow colors from stem to
stern. 1t was the first order of the
day preparatory to the inspection OF
the afternoon.
One day ahead of President Taft who
will review the fleet as it passes out
to sea tomorrow afternoon before diss
persing Secretary Meyer had the first
honor of seeing the greatest array of
warships ever assembled in American
waters. The presidential yacht May
flower, selected to carry Mr.. Meyer
and his guests, including members Of
the senate and house committee on
naval affairs, was anchored off West
.Twenty-third street
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
ROBERTS FAVORS
PRESIDENT TAFT
Director Of the Miit Tells Des Mones
Ad Men That official viii Have
a Press Agent Some Time.

Des Moines. Nov. 1.-The time will
come when the president OF the United
States will have a trained and salaried
publicity agent" declared George Rob-
erts, director of the mint, in an ad-
dress before the Des Moines Ad Mems
club last night.
Mr.. Roberts eulogized President
Taft, expressing confidence that the
chief executive would be renominated
and reelected next year. He declared
that Taft was misunderstood through
out the middle west and that factional-
ism in the republican party was re-
sponsible for 1t.
when prosperity came back to the
country after McKinley's first cleo
ton" said Mr.. Roberts, "the demo-
cratic party almost disappeared as a
factor in affairs, and naturally all
political controversy developed within
the republican party
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
WRENCH MAY Be
CLUE TO CRIME
TOOL FOUND ON PORCH OF MRS.
JORpAN'S HOME EXAMINED;
WOMAN STILL LIVING

Mt Pleasant, Nov. Mrs. J. B.
Jordan, the victim of murderous as
sault on Tuesday is still unconscious.
No new arrests have been made.
An iron wrench found on the back
porch of the Jordan home is being ex-
amined by the officers for blood stains.
Attending physicians say her skull
is fractured above the ear, where she
appears to have been struck by a
blunt instrument. There also is bad
cash over the right eye which required
five stitches to close. Her other eye
is blackened as though it had been
struck by fist.
There. are four children, the two
eldest being scholarship students at
Iowa Wesleyan college.
That Mrs Jordan is a victim of the
same person who committed the depre-
dations in Colorado Springs, Mon
mouth, ILL.,, and Ellsworth, Kas, is the
belief which prevails here today The
circumstances connected with the Mt.
Pleasant crime are similar to those in
the previous cases.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
WIDOW is GUARDED
TOPREVENT SUICIDE
Mrs. Louise VermiIya, Chicagoan Held
on Suspicion Of Crimes, Under
Guard at Home.

Chicago, Nov. Mrs. Louise Yer
milya, the widow taken In custody
last night pending the examination OF
the organs Of Arthur Bissonnette and
who may be asked to explain the
deaths OF nine other persons, Is being
closely guarded today for fear that
she may end her life. After being
taken to the police station she be-
came so i'll last night that Captain
Harding had her removed to her home
but left two men to guard her con-
stantly
DR.. Jos. Springer announced that all
Of the parts he had examined We're In
good condition except the liver and in
testines. These, he said, had green
ish tint which might have been caused
by arsenic.
In an examination of Mrs. Vermilya's
record to substantiate her explanation
Of the many deaths of persons who
had been associated with her, the POI
lice learned that one time when she
was in court, Mrs. Vermilya showed
strange mentality and that she had
been charged with perjury. 1t is this
fact, 1t Is said, that convinced the po-
lice they were warranted In holding
her.
Mrs. Mary Mystock, formerly a
roomer at the home of Mrs. Verinilya.
gave the police additional information
today regarding the death of Richard
T. Smith, railroad conductor who
died at Mrs. Vermilyas home at the
time she was roomer there.
She said that last February Mrs.
Vermilya and Smith were gone for
three days after which they returned
and both said they had been married.
From the time Of their return they
lived together as man and wife, said
Mrs. Maystock
Mrs. Vermilya had previously told
the police that Smith was merely q
boarder at her home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
SAYS ACQUITTAL
URGED THE MURDER
County Attorney Believes Mrs. XII
duff Was Influenced BY Muenter y
Case; coroner's Jury Says Murder.

Davenport, Nov. County Attorney
Fred Vollmer believes that the verdict
of acquittal Friday night in the case
of Rudolph Brandenburg, charged with
killing his stepfather, Claus Muenter,
influenced Mrs Annie Kilduff to take
the life of her husband. John Kilduff.
Mrs. Kilduff admitted to the county
attorney that she had heard of the
verdict before the shooting Monday,
but refused to admit that 1t had in
fluenced her action She said, how
ever that she had contemplated the
shooting for three weeks.
At the inquest last night Sergeant
Frank Lew of the Davenport police
force testified that Mrs. Kilduff claim
ed when she gave herself up that her
husband had accused her of unfafth-
fulness. The coroner's jury charged
Mrs. Kilduff with the murder and a
preliminary hearing will be held Sat
urday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
Bandits. HOLD
UP TRAIN. BLOW
EXP PRESS SAFE
Southern Robbers Frighten-
ed Away Before Job IS
Complete and Only Mail
is Reported Missing.

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. six masked
men held up west bound Rock Island
passenger train No. 43, known as int
Arkansas Oklahoma express, midway
between Memphis and Hurlburt, Ark,
early today, ransacked mail pouches
and fired seven nitrogycerline caps In
to the local safe Of the express car,
which not only tore away the safe
doors but wrecked the car. The ban
dts were frightened away when
switch engine, searching for the over
due train, appeared from HurlburL
The robberies boarded the train when
it slowed down near Hurlburt eleven
miles from Memphis. Intimidating the
engine crew by a display of weapons,
the men forced the engineer to back
the train several miles, then the ex-
press and mail cars were cut from the
coaches and hauled a short distance.
where the half completed robbery was
executed. In the meantime other
members of the train crew as we'll as
express messengers and mail clerks
were brought to submission by the
robbers.
Wrong Safe Blown Open.
When the detached cars were
brought to standstill one robber be-
gan gathering registered mail and an
other set the charge OF explosive in
the safe, while others stood guard over
the train crew and the passenger
coaches. The robber having charge
of the express car selected the larger
OF two safes for his attack. This one,
1t happened, contained only the less
valuable packages.
When the charge was fired the ends
and sides Of the car were splintered
and the entire front Of the safe blown
away. Just at this point In the holdup
the switch engine steamed into sight
and the robbers took to their heels
With only what they could hastily grab
as reward for their daring. 1t 10
believed what they got was of COM
Earatively little value.
Says Robbers Got Only Mail.
Chicago, Nov. If. O. Melcher,
vice president Of the Rock Island
road, said that so far as he could
learn, the robbers got nothing but the
registered mail; that the safe blown
open was practically empty. All the
valuables were In the small safe in the
combination car. which was not at
tackled. The safe that was blown open
contained nothing Of value.
The passengers were not molested,
except the ones who ventnred too
close. These were warned by rifle
shots.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
CARROLL WRIGHT
FUNERAL TODAY
Tribute Is Paid to the Memory Of Well
Known Railroad Attorney in Funeral
Services in Des Moines.

Des Moines, Nov. 1.-The funeral Of
Carroll Wright, counsel for the Chi
cago, Rock Island G. Pacific Railroad
Co., took place at his residence here
this afternoon. Prominent attorneys
and business men from various cities
of the state attended. The service
was conducted by the Rev. Everett
Dean Martin, of the Unitarian church.
Among the honorary pallbearers
were Former Governor Frank D.Jack-
son, Judge Horace E. Deemer OF the
state supreme court, Judge Smith Nc
Pherson, j. L. Parrish Robert Sloane,
Jas. Hume, D. E. Edmundson and Clin-
ton Nourse.
President Nudge of the Rock Island
and party of officials attended the
funeral
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
JOB HARTMAN
IS NOMINATED
M,NAMARA LAWYER SHOWS
STRENGTH in Los ANGELES
MUNICIPAL PRIMARY

Los Angeles, Cal. Nov With the
probable exception of City Attorney
John w. Shenk, good governmen. .ll
league candidate for reelection, yes
terday's primary resulted IN no elec-
tion Although the record total or more
than 45.OOO votes was cast, the prl-
mary nroyed only an elimination con-
tast to reduce the ticket from ninety
nine candidates to twenty for the flnai
struggle Of the question OF Whetner
Los Angeles shall have soclallst olly
administration during the next t"o
years.
The final election is set for Decem-
ber S. when Job Hartman, one OF tne
lawyers in the defense or the NY
Namara brothers, and socialist candi-
date for mayor, again will contest Win
George Alexander, the present lncunl-
bent.
The great question that CONFRONTED
noliticaI workers today was what Will
the women do? The newly enfran-
chised citizens can muster Votlng
strength nearly equal to the men. Ad-
mittedIy they hold the balance, o.
power. With but few unimportant
precincts yet remaining to be totaiied
the the vote on mayoralty candidates
stood: Hartman, 1874; Alexander
15,493, a plurality in favor or stne
socialist candidate of 2, 49,. 1t was es-
timated that Hartman would increase
this lead and finish the count about
5000 votes ahead Of Alexander.
Rising from voting strength OF q
paltry 1000 few months ago to l5,ooo
or more yet the socialist showing IN
the primary was regarded as amazing.
In the last election Mayor Alexander
received an overwhelming majority.
Little effort has been made to ac-
count for the result Of the primary, be-
yond the statement of campaign man
ayers and newspaper editors that the
socialistic showing was manifesto
tion of general political unrest and i'm
patience locally with regard to affalrs
connected with the 23,O0o,OoO
aoueduct now nearing completion and
municipal harbor, light and power rail-
road projects.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
ROCK ISLAND VOTES
DOWN SALOON RAISE

Rock Island. ILL.,, Nov, AT a spec
$500 to $1,000 per annum was defeated
2 to /.
Three proposals permitting the sale
of an independent telephone company
to the Central Union, Bell Co., to
grant a franchise to an Automatic
Telephone Co., and to increase the sa-
loon license to $1,000 a year were all
defeated here yesterday in a special
election nv large maiorities.