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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-18

iNtttl III { ItlN>.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. *. Getty of North
Fifth street returned his mornins
from Minneapolis whore they have en-
toyed a delightful tcn days Visit as
guests at the homes Of friends and
relatives.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-18
Mr.. Rradc., Mother Cominc.

Manager Art Rcade Of the Hotel Da-
rotah. is looking forward With pleas
ure TO a holiday visit from his moth
or. Mrs. Mary Fl. Reade. vino will ar
rive this evening from Minneapolis
and remain until after Christmas. MIR.
R"adc's brother. Dec Reade. chief
clerk III the Great Northern hotel in
Devils Lake. will Join his mother and
brother for Christmas day and will he
entertained at the iDacutah.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-18
L. c. r. Annual i,c5r,;ary ..

h% the local council of The L. {. I.
rs the dat" for their annual ball and
tho function will he one Of the elabo-
rate pre-lcn1en social vents. S. *.
Strong is chairman of The committee
in charge and preparations arc al
ready in prOgrcSs.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-18

Mrs. W. \. Gordon Here.
Mrs. w. A. Gordon, n orner estim-
able resident Of this city hut now re-
siding at Valley City. visited here over
Sunday as the delightful guest Of MIR.
and Mrs. H. l.. Withheld Of Reeves ave-
nue.. She left today noon to return to
her home,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-18
Have Guests from Fargo.

To Have Guests from Fargo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Finley U. Cameron will
entertain as delightful guests at their
Reeves avenue home on Christmas day
Mrs. Careron's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
+. +. Grant of Fargo. They will ar
rive the latter part of this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-24
DISCUSS $4,000 DONATION.
Gift to Convention Hall Fund b!
ROYAL Arcanum Favored.

Kismet Council of the Royal Arcanum,
at a meeting last night. instructed its
delegate to the Grand Council of the Dis
trict Of Columbia to advocate subscrip-
ton of $4,000 by the Royal Arcanum to
the George Washington Memorial Con-
vention Hall fund 1t is expected that
other councils in the District will take
similar action.
1t was announced today that a meeting
of the executive committee of the finance
committee In charge of raising the George
Washington Memorial fund would be held
in the Office OF Charles j. Bell. at the
American Security and Trust Company,
April 8. at 3:45 o'clock, to receive reports
from each member In regard to the trans
fer OF subscriptions from the old audi
forum list to the George Washington
Memorial fund.
A meeting of the finance committee the
conventions committee of the Chamber of
Commerce and the committees from other
organizations In the District appointed to
cooperate in the raising of the fund will
be held April 4. when the announcement
will be made of the amount of funds In
hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-24
EDWIN WAlzA RECLUSE,
CHARITY ONLY PLEASURE
Hermit Druggist Who ELM
mated Himself From Society
Thirty Years Ago.

NEW YORK, March A.-Edwin Walk
was buried yesterday in Calvary GENE
terry. and the secret Of the many mys-
teries of his life was buried with him.
But If. ever the transition from life to
death is a shorter step for one man than
another, 1t was a shorter step for this
strange hermit Of the city, this recluse
in the midst Of the human swarm, who
might have been said to have buried him.
self thirty years ago in his little drug
store at No. 40 Grand street.
Through all those thirty years, SO far
as any person knows, he never passed
the doorway of his shop until his body
was carried out on the way to the grave.
Around him the great city spread and
grew without his cognizance. The march
of events went past him unregarded. The
trolleys at his door, the subway rumbling
near were mysteries Of which he some
times spoke but never saw.
Adored by the People.
And yet there was no bitterness in him.
II he had made himself an exile from
society. he was friend of all the afflict-
ed. Charity seemed to be his only pleas
ure. The neighborhood adored him as
1.-THE good apothecary." He would fill a
prescription for poor man for half price
If he could pay, for nothing If he could
not. Every evening a line of poor. be-
draggled fellows formed at his door and
received money to get lodgings.
But in spite Of this generosity, a fas-
cinating feature of his strange story is
that his little store is believed to be to-
day the hiding place of fortune. His
sister, Miss Mary Walz of No. 173 East
I'd street. who was the only one to follow
his coffin to the grave, will have the
place searched Immediately.
He never spent money save in charity.
so far as any one knew. And he never
went to a bank. He would not allow his
clerk ever to go behind counter. When
the article asked for was In the main
store the clerk could get it. If it was be-
hind the counter Mr.. Walz went for it
himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-24
BRANDS PENSION LAWS
AS GIGANTIC FARCE
Dr.. c. A. Veditz Also Says De-
serving, Starving Veteran
Idea Is Nonsense.

Characterizing tho pension laws of the
United States as a gigantic farce. 80 far
as federal economics are concerned. that
is nurtured by a false sentiment reaching
from one end of the country to the other.
DR.. G. A. Veditz, member Of the tariff
board and professor of sociology Of the
George Washington University. placed
himself on record at the weekly educa-
tional lecture last night before the local
chapter of the American Institute of
Banking as favor1ng immediate retrench-
ment Of the pension funds.
THE $4,S15, OOO,O c0 paid out in pensions
since the first pension law was enacted
is nearly one-half the total amount ex-
pended for the maintenance of the army
and navy and the cost of all wars this
country has been engaged In declared
DR.. Veditz. 1.-THE figures are astounding.
For every case Of a deserving veteran
men that have really smelt powder and
know the sting of an enemy'S bullet-there
are probably five drawing pension money
from generous, amiable Uncle Sam who
never Soiled q uniform or rammed home
a cartridge. 1t is this class OF veterans
the country is carrying on its pension
rolls and burdening the country with
millions Of dollars annually for pocket
pittances."
Calls Idea Nonsense.
This deserving, starving, INDECENT vet
eran idea is nonsense and bosh. It is
political capital. In the last speech OF
Speaker Cannon, favoring an increase in
the pension rolls, he painted a picture of
pitiful, distressing need among thousands
of old men who defended the country in
it's direst hours Of troubles. Even the
statuary in the Capitol building wept
with sympathy. AS a matter OF fact, not
10 per cent Of those thousands OF old
men ever knew what a battlefield looked
like. Federal pensions need an imme-
date and thorough investigation and a
patriotic. sensible legislator who will IN
troduce bill demanding their reduction
to a sane and sensible basis
DR.. Veditz's reference to the federal
pension system came during the course
of a lecture on public revenues. He men
toned the pension laws in connection
with en- enumeration of federal sources
of revenues and expenditures. The ma
jor portion of his lecture was devoted to
an explanation of direct and indirect tax
alton. the latter being preferable for
raising public revenues, he declared, as
it tended to distribute the burden Of tax
alton more equitably. A large audience,
including a number Of local bank off,
Gals, heard the lecture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-24
NEWS Of ROCKVILLE
AND THE COUNTY
Grand Jury Hears Testimony
Regarding Tragedy at All
mutt Home Last Week.
,ecial Correspondents Of The star.

ROCKVILLE, Md, March "a, 1911.
The greater part Of yesterday was de-
voted by the grand jury here to inquiry
into the circumstances surrounding the
killing Of Mrs. Valera Veirs and the as
sault upon Mrs. Margaret q. Allnutt and
Miss Jane Rawlings in the Allnutt home
at Jacksonville Tuesday morning OF last
week. The examination Of witnesses was
finished yesterday afternoon. and 1t is
understood that a vote on the case will
be- taken today. Among those who teS-
titled In the case before the grand jury
yesterday were Lawrence Ailnutt, brother
Of Richard Allnutt, and his nephew. Smith
Allnutt. The prisoners mother and Miss
they been they would have been unable
to appear because of their injuries.
Morton Stewart and William Miles,
young negro residents OF Gaithersburg,
are In Jail here charged with breaking
into Il building belonging to Charles c.
Crawford Of Gaithersburg and helping
themselves TO a quantity OF cider and
other things. They were arrested by
Sheriff Welt and Deputy Sheriff Cisseil.
Upon receiving information Of the
sell took the sherin's recently pur-
chased bloodhounds up to Gaithe sburg
to "try them out" The animals car
ried a trail from the building that had
been entered to the house where Stew
art and Miles live, and refused to go
farther. On the strength Of the action
of the dogs Sheriff Welt placed the
negroes under arrest, but 1t is said
that other evidence against the men
has since been obtained. A large por-
tion Of the population Of Gaithersburg
participated in the man hunt.
The following are among the cases
disposed Of in the circuit court, which
has been in session here several days:
William Knabe & Co. agt. Allen b.
Hayward. Judgment for SITS: John T.
Reed agt. Richard d. Hawkins, judg-
ment for $129.5O; Alabama Lumber
Company agt. Oscar L. Johnson. dis
missed: James a. Flynn agt. Howard
Van johnson, dismissed: George w. b.
Bartlett agt. Thomas J. Brown. judg
ment for $40.22; William e. Welt agt.
William L. Lewis. settled and OF; ].
Collision White agt. Clinton Hawkins,
dismissed. each party to pay own costs:
Henry r, Soper agt. Clinton Hawkins,
dismissed. each party to pay own costs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-24
ORDEAL OF FORTyD DAYS
CAUSES WOMAN'S DEATH
Husbands Will Provided That
She Should Prevent His
Burial Alive.

CHESTER, Pa. March 24.-Forty visits
to the vault where lay her husbands
body, visits made on successive days. as
decreed in the husbands WILL to assure
that he would not be buried alive, SO
distressed Mrs. Mary Abbott that she
died last evening. She had paid her last
visit to the temporary tomb. The hus-
band, Henry Abbott, was then buried
and the widow. an invalid, weakened by
the torments endured for forty days, col
lapsed.
She was taken home angMsh-stricken,
soon fell into commissions and died.
Abbott, who was retired hotel pro-
prietor, died six weeks ago, leaving $15v,-
600 to his widow. with the terrifying pro-
viso that she faithfully observed. Mrs
Abbott stood the ordeal fairly well until
two weeks ago. Every day she went to
the vault and gazed upon that still face
Her Nerves Give Way.
Gradually the strain preyed upon her
nerves. Friends noticed yesterday that
she was suffering agonies Of mind Yes
terday when she left the vault after her
last look at her husbands features she
almost tainted. BY apparent effort she
bore the ordeal of the burial rites, Then
came the fatal collapse
Mr.. Abbott's wishes are explained as
follows: For the last quarter of a centu ~
he had been a director Of the Chester
Rural Cemetery Company and took an
active interest in the corporation. About
ten years ago he was In the burial
grounds when the body Of man was
disinterred for removal. The coffin was
opened in his presence and he was hor-
rifed on seeing that the body was lying
face down.
Arouses His Fears.
The man was buried alive!" gasped
the director. The cemetery superintendent
explained that the body had evidently
been jostled out Of the natural position
while the coffin was being carried to the
hearse or grave. but Mr.. Abbott would
not be convinced.
TIL see that this does not happen In
my case" were the parting words of Mr..
Abbott to the superintendent. and that
day he sent for his lawyer and directed
that his will contain a codicil preventing
his burial for forty days after death. He
died on a ferryboat between Philadelphia
and Camden.
Mrs. Abbott was a second wife. She was
fifty years old. Her husbands estate now
reverts to children by his first wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-24
Declines to Delay Deportation.

Assistant Secretary Gable OK the De-
psrtment Of Commerce and Labor has
declined to stay the deportation of Mrs
Ray Nasanow and her five children, now
held at Ellis Island. New York lawyers
claiming to have new evidence were told
to present it to Commissioner of Immi-
grafton Williams at New York.
Three OF the Nasanow children are deaf
mutes The father. Joseph Nasanow,
lives In Philadelphia. The family are
Russian Jews, who immigrated by way
Of London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-24
We Get Results
Peculiarities Of Light.

QUICKLY SELLING REAL ESTATE.
BOSS q PHELPS incl. 80 18th NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-24
Romance in His Life.

Some of the neighbors remember that
when Walz came to the drug store as a
clerk, many years ago, he paid ardent
court to a charming girl who lived in
old Greenwich village. But the romance
ended abruptly.
He was found dead last Monday morn
ing in the back room on the bed which
he had fashioned atop pile of old boxes
Heart disease was the cause.
1t was not known that he had any rel
atives then, but when two Sisters Of Char
ity called to collect the weekly offering
which he gave them they said they knew
of his sister and her address, She has
visited him several times each year, and
always just before Easter she has brought
to him message from another sister,
who is q nun in Aberdeen. Wash. and
who wrote annually to ask If he had per-
formed his Easter duties.
Write and tell her it is all right" he
would always say. But 1t was well known
that he never went out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-24

There are lot Of things about light
that most people do not know. How
many know, for instance. that the suns
light presses against the earth with a
force of 10000 tons? That. notwithstand-
ing that most houses are lighted by cleo
tricity or gas. or. at least. with kerosene,
the sale of tallow candles is steadily in
creasing? That Of the total energy given
to make q candlelight only 2 per cent is
actually transformed into light? That
light can be obtained from loaf sugar.
That light exerts the greatest influence
In destroying doors. rs OF flowers? These
are some Of the Interesting things to be
found in our next Sunday Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-24
Arouses His Fears.

Only One sBROMO QUININE~
That lie LAXATIVE BROMO QUINISE. Look to-
the signature OF f. ". GROVE Used the Wosi6
eyer - Cure . Cold u One Day. 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-24

'sThe Fighters" by c. Hapsburg Liebe
twelfth entry I'm our prize story compe.
tttion, in our next Sunday Magazine
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-08-18
How 1t w 0rk~.

some Of our local property owners
being in need Of cash during these
ulict times. find it difficult to raise
money by mortgage on their hold
ing>. Persons who have money hes
tate to accept the security because
they feel that the City Council, or
the oAicial promoter, may consider
il cXpedient for his, their or its in
tcrcStS. to make an assessment for
so-calicd improvements that will cut
under the mortgage security. where
fore the loan is not made
1t is often the case. the owner does
not know the true reason why he
fails to get the money, because men
are SO constituted they conceal the
real reason and give another For
Illustration, man goes to his neigh
Dor TO borrow a sum Of money. the
would-bc borrower has apparently
good security to offer for the loan,
bnt the neighbOr pats him of 10y
telling him be has his money loaned
out or that he has none just then,
while at the same time the owner of
the money. under nominal conditions,
would have been glad to make the
loan, but lacks confidence, not know
ing how soon an assessment may be
made which will prejudice his rights.
The owner finds himself in an I'M
pleasant situation; has grocery Spills
to meet and other debts to pay, Of
fers his property for sale at a re
duced price, would-be purchasers
feel like the money-lender, buyers
are few and far between. The or
binary man or woman does not like
to incur Indebtedness which cannot
be paid The merchant must collect
his bills or he will be unable TO con-
duct his business. The situation
is very unfortunate which the STAND
ARD often predicted would occur,
though we never pretended to be a
prophet or the son of a prophet.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-08-18

ENGLAND is facing one of the most
gigantic clashes between capital and
organized labor in the history of
that or any other government, in
Guiding seven thousand lockers, all
transport workers. railroad and
steamboat men. Dispatches of Mon
day state that the situation had
taken on almost the aspect of civil
var. Disobeying & command to dis
perse, the strikers charged upon the
soldiers. who were compelled to fire
bali-cartridges. Many persons were
struck by bullets, and when the
strikers wavered, the soldiers charged
with fixed bayonets. The situation
for tame was almost that of civil
waf. The End is not yet. A late re-
port places the number in revolt at
80, 900.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-08-18

HIGH Cost OF DYING IN SEATTLE
The Undertakers' Association of
King county are taking Judge Gay.
of the Superior Court. to task, for
his criticisms OF their methods in
probate proceedings. 1t seems in
one estate matter the assets amount
ed to $500 and the undertaken ac-
count was $3.50. The Judge refused
to allow the bill, and fixed the amount
at S75. hence the trouble. The STAND
ARD hears frequently about the high
cost of living; how about the high
cost OF dying? In Paris the remains
of poor people are cremated at the
sum of three dollars for each individ-
ual case.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-08-18
Washington Will Exhibit.

Washington will show from l1n, 600
20 "A quarter Of a million people big
oNa.bit Of her products At the land
-u-w 1t, St Pau, ON December Eth
10 t'c 23d
Duv. Hay has received word from
tire r'.corS Of the Northwestern De
lr.opmcnt League that the business
lnt, rests Of II. Paul, Minneapolis and
DU4jh have agreed to a deal where
al Ills State vii. be furnished cNhib-
IL space without cost at the land show
which. given under auspices OF the
league, IS the only one in the country
which is not private enterprise. and
viii be managed in such way as to
furnish space for official exhibits.
At a cost Of ten thousand dollars
tie business interests Of the three
Minnesota cities have bought from
the league $500 square feet of pre-
icrred space at the show. Each Of
the seven States will have a space Of
hliy feet long and ten feet wide for
their official exhibit.
The Governor has been asked to
confer with officers of the league in
sLis State and secure the interest of
those necessary to put in an exhibit
which will be 4 credit to the State.
Under this plan no one community
or city will have an advantage over
others in the State. Any city, coun-
ty or land company, desiring to make
an Independent exhibit, will be able
to secure q limited amount of space
near the State exhibit, on rcasOna-
BILE terms, but it is the desire of the
league officers for this State that the
best effort possible be made in the
name Of the State, as it is from such
an exhibit that results are to be OBJ
tanned.
The seven States which are to be
Titus represented are, Washington,
Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North and
South Dakota and Minnesota. No
other States will have exhibits, and
Canadian exhibits will be barred, the
whole idea of the show being an
exhibition of the seven States for the
benefit of the seven States alone"
| Washington officers of the league
are, Rufus Wilson of Seattle and Den.
mis- w. King of Wenatchee. Inquir.
les about the Washington exhibi,
should be addressed to them, while
information about the show and space
therein should be made to Will A.
} Campbell, st. Paul. MINI.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-08-18

Ice FOR HEATING. The expedient
of coating cars with ice in shipment
of fruit from the Sound to the north
ern market is one of the oddities OF
modern civilization. II the tempera-
ture goes below u certain point the
perishable articles will be, riiined,
but it has been found that this con-
tingency can be avertcd 10y covering
the cars with ice, which is easily
done by turning the stream from 4
hose upon it, which soon freezes and
leave the car cnveloped in CLASSY
glittering blanket OF ice. 1t is prop
erly named blanket, for it pre-
vents radiation of warmth from the
interior of the vehicle, ice being a
non conductor.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-08-18

y TERRIBLE storm of dust pre-
vailed at Walla Walla, Tuesday,
which obscurcd the sun, and com
Prllcd the suspension of work fol' ~
minute, from the darkness, the cleo
tric light service being placed out Of
service. Part Of the top Of the
freight depot and round house were
blown off, trees FRUSTRATED, signs
destroyed and other damage done.
Nike Donnelly. a life-tcrmcr ii worl;
in the pcnitcntiary jutc-miII. rushed
TO a ladder and climbed over the
wall, with guards and bIoodhounds
after him.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-08-18

THE DIFFERENCE. - William lib
bell. an expert horSe-trainer, re-
covered verdict against the South
ern Pacific Railroad Co. for $4,000
which was recently confirmed by the
Supreme Court OF California, and il
when paid. principal and interest,
amounted to $92. 1875. The plant
if was run down by freight train,
lost both arms and one of his lower
limbs. II he had been q common
labOrer he wouldn't have recovered
any such amount and he might have
been nOn-suited on some technical
ground.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-08-18

OK the 9th inst. at 10 O'Clock at
at night score of contestants start
ed out from Bellingham on race to
scale Mt. Baker and return. The
start was made from the curb in
front of the Chamber of Commerce
of that city. A fast train took some
of the contestants far rs was posi-
BILE and others went in automobiles
to the foothills. Amateurs and pro-
fessionalS went in the contest for
purses and cups offered by the Mt.
Baker Club. 1t is said to be the
greatest mountain-c climbing contest
ever staged in America. The spec
ial trains run was 40 miles, whence
its contestants will climb 1919 miles
to the summit, 1000 feet above the
sea- The summit Of the mountain is
1913 miles by airline from the Cham
Der of Commerce rooms, and the
record has stood hitherto at "a hours.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-08-18

A CLUB of thirty boys and girls OF
the Denver agricultural high school
are to visit Washington on the first
of September, under direction OF
Commissioner of Education Thomas,
of the Southern Commercial Con
gress. 1t is known as the Washing
ton Club, and organized in order that
the work of the school session in ag-
riculture and home-making might
be continued during the vacation.
Each boy and girl. under explicit in
structions and careful supervision, is
expected to earn enough money to
pay share OF expenses of the trip.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-08-18

WHAT NEXT?-Thc rink owners of
Prescott. Arizona, refused admission
To L. 5. army officers in uniform.
Vow it is proposed that President
Taft and Attorney General Wicker
sham prosecute thcowners for not
showing the proper respect for the
government uniform. Mrs Cathe-
rnc Caller, the President OF the So
cicty organized for the purpose of
maintaining dignity and respect for
the official uniform, is the leading
spirit in the prosecution.