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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-29
MARTIN O'BRIEN DEAD;
GUARD AT WHITE HOUSE
Policeman Had Been Stationed at
Executive Mansion Many
Years.

Funeral services for Policeman Martin
O'Brien. who had been stationed at the
White House for the past eighteen years,
will be held in ST. Stephens Catholic
Church on Pennsylvania avenue north
west Monday morning at 8 o'clock. The
interment will be in Arlington cemetery.
\ detachment of thirty policemen from
No. 3 station will serve as a guard at
the cemetery.
Mr.. O'Brien died at his residence, $50
New Hampshire avenue, after an illness
covering several months. Heart trouble
was the cause of his demise. The de-
ceased~ came originally from Brooklyn,
and was fifty-eight years of age.
AT the age Of twenty he enlisted in the
army and was assigned to the cavalry
branch and participated in many of the
engagements with Indians in Arizona
and New Mexico during the trouble
some days of the eighties in those sec
tons.
He was a sergeant when he left the
army and shortly thereafter came to this
city and was appointed to the police
force. When CoXey's army was
marching on Washington the deceased
was assigned to the White House. For
five years he paced in front of the man.
sion and then was assigned to duty on
the inside until on May % he was COM
PEELED to relinquish his work on account
of illness. Many at the White House to-
day expressed regret for the policemans
demise.
Mrs. O'Brien and two sisters of the
deceased are the surviving relatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-29
CLERGYMAN HAS COLLAPSE
UNCONSCIOUS WHEN FOUND
Rev. Albert n. Zimmerman Suffers
Nervous Breakdown and Is
Hurried to Hospital.

Rev. Albert II. Zimermmann suffered a
severe nervous breakdown today about
noon while in the pastors study at the
Western Presbyterian Church, IL street
northwest.
Dr. Zimmerman has been supplying
the pulpit during the temporary absence
of the pastor of the church, and it is
thought he was preparing his sermon for
tomorrow when he fell to the floor.
When found by the janitor he was I'M
conscious. He was hurried to the Emer-
gency Hospital DR.. Lewis of the hospi-
tai staff administering first aid treat
ment.
Soon after he reached the hospital DR..
Seneca b. Baih. DIR. Zimmermann's family
physician, was summoned. He found
the patient was in a serious condition.
DR. Zimmerman is member of the
Maryland Methodist Episcopal confer
ence and has been regarded as one of the
most brilliant ministers in the confer
ence He was member of the Laytons-
vile circuit and has been pastor of a
church in Cumberland.
Recently DR.. zimmerman. who has
no particular charge, has been on lee
ture tour. He and his wife have been
living at 1908 Girard street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-29
Health Department Poster.

The health department today furnished
is taking in the campaign. 1t placed on
exhibition a homemade "swatter' and a
large poster showing how the fly spreads
disease.
The poster is entitled Your worst enc
my-the common fly" Under the drawing
OF the insect is the admonition to swat
him"
The swatter' is made by attaching a
small piece of ordinary wire screening to
the end of a stick. 1t is simple device
but is recommended as being effective.
The ''swatter," so far, has received the
highest recommendation of any of the
means being employed in the campaign
to destroy the fly. According to young
Burdette, who leads the contestants ne
has killed more flies by this method than
any other. Burdette is at the head of
an army OF twenty-five "swatters' al
the Industrial Home School.
'.It is just such things as this testi-
monial Of the effectiveness of the swat
ter said DIR. Murray today, that makes
q campaign like this valuable. outside OF
the immediate results 1t produces In de-
stroying the insects. We will learn many
lessons that will be Of value to people
in other cities who doubtless eventually
will wage such a war as We are engaged
in"
All of the contestants who wish to learr
more about how to conduct q successful
war on the pests will find DR.. Murray 9
willing adviser. Already he has received
calls at the healthe department from Q
number Of the crusaders and he takes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-29

the lead in the contest again today after
having been replaced yesterday by Cora
Briscoe. told The Star reporter this morn
ing he has found sugar most tempting
bait for the winged pests. Young Bur-
dette employs eight or nine traps in his
warfare Of determination against the con-
veyers of disease germs. The traps, all
made by his own hands consist of wire
screening. surmounted by conical cap
CT the same material. The bottom is of
wood with a hole some three inches in
diameter in the center. The bait is
placed in the trap on the upper surface
of the wooden base. The trap is raised
from the table or other support about two
inches by small wooden blocks. The
flies crawl under the contrivance and
through the hole into the trap. The
lower portion of the trap is covered with
black cloth and the flies, after gorging
themselves on the daineies. climb upward
toward the light into the cone. The in
sects are destroyed by immersion in boil
ing hot water and are later dried in the
sun.
Burdette, VINO is one Of scores of boys
chartered at the Industrial Home School.
has his traps placed in groceries and
meat stores in Georgetown, and the pro-
prietors of these esta blishments say he
has succeeded in reducing the fly popu-
lation of the vicinity to a minimum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-29

With grand total of 1o,SO0 insects de-
stroyed, Layton II. Burdette went back
into first place today in The Stars fly
DISCRIMINATING campaign.
He now has lead over his closest
competitor of 21.00. Edwin N GUIDE
advanced from fourth to second place.
while Cora Briscoe. who yesterday led
the contestants, dropped into fourth po-
sition.
Yesterdays slaughter was the heaviest
OF any day since the two-week campaign
began The number of flies delivered at
the health department was in the neigh
borhood of half million. The total num-
Der destroyed since Monday is estimated
to be a million and half.
Os result of the evidences of increas-
ed activity on the part OF the children
engaged in the fight the Associated Char
tiles yesterday decided to open an addi-
tional receiving station. This will be at
1722 @ street northwest
The new station will make seven in all
that have been opened. Several children
yesterday went there with boxes, and it
was decided to make the Office a regular
receiving point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-29
FIGHT BEGINS IN COURT
OVER 100000 ESTATE
Baltimore Heirs of William
Hughes Deny the Claims by
Heirs of Mrs. Hughes.

An estate of 500, 900, left by Mrs Mary
Lucinda Hughes OF Georgetown, who cled
in July, 1909 is the subject of contest in
a suit filed in the District Supreme Court
TODAY by Baltimore heirs Of her husband,
the late William Hughes. pioneer George
town citizen, who died in 1879 Mr.
Hughes heirs deny that his wife's heirs
have any right to share in the property,
claiming the entire estate for division be-
tween themselves to the utter exclusion
of relatives Of Mrs. Hughes. They ask
to have Mr.. Hughes will construed.
In. the petition of Mr.. Hughes heirs.
filed by Attorneys A. L. Newmyer and
LYON 4, Lyon. IT is declared that Hughes
intended to give his widow only life
estate in his property, but that her heirs
now claim the entire estate as their own.
seeking to deprive his relatives or all
right or interest therein.
The family quarrel is intensified by the
attitude of Mrs. Hughes heirs. 1t is said.
who as strongly assert their own eXclu-
sive claim to the fortune.
In their petition Mr.. Hughes heirs de-
clare that he often expressed his inten-
ton of providing adequately for his rela-
tiyes. They assert that the relations be-
tween Hughes and members of his family
were most harmonious. and that he never
intended their disinheritance by giving
his property to his widows folks
Claims of Mrs. Hughes Heirs.
Mrs. Hughes died without leaving a
will and her heirs claim the estate by
reversion, asserting that Hughes will ex-
pressly gives his widow the entire prop
erty absolutely in fee simple.
J. Albert Hughes Of Baltimore. Will
liam J. Hughes of Newport News and
the following other Baltimore heirs OF
Hughes are plaintiffs In the suit:
Mari L. Hiss, Margaret c. Bourn, Mar
tina J. Hughes, Annie H. Schant. Sarah
and Matilda Chapman. Mollie Young. Will
liam McWhirter and family A. Elizabeth
Johnson and Mary ]. Cross. Mrs. Mary
G. Thompson of Relay, Nd, and Mrs.
sarah F. Garrison and Henry NJ. Gall
and family Of Baltimore are the defend-
ants, the only heirs of Mrs. Hughes. Mrs.
Garrison 10 also administrative of the es.
tate and has its custody and control.
Cash amounting to $4,000 is said to be
In the hands OF Mrs. Garrison. Mr..
Hughes heirs also declare she has much
stocks and bonds still listed In the name
of Hughes and not transferred to his
widow -,.-..1 -
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BEATT|E WANTS TRIAL
IN SOME OTHER COUNTY
Believes Conviction of His
Guilt Prevails Too Largely
in Chesterfield.

RICHMOND, Va, July 29.-It is semi
officially announced that Henry NJ. Smith
and Hill Carter, attorneys for Henry {.
Beattie. jr., charged with the murder OF
his young wife on the Midlothian turn
pike, will ask for a change of venue to
another county. So general is the beheI
in Chesterfield county that their client is
guilty that it is said they do not believe
an impartial jury can be obtained.
1t is generally believed that insanity
will enter into the plea Of the defense.
but the state will strongly combat this.
Beattie stoutly maintains that his wife
was shot by a highwayman and in re-
counting the incidents connected with the
tragedy seems perfectly rational.
Heard Woman's Scream.
The detectives have given out state
ment purporting to have come from
man who lives near the scene Of the trag-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-29
Fridays Big Record.

When the wagons of the Merchants
Transfer and Storage Company delivered
the fly boxes at the District building
yesterday il was evident that the biggest
DAYS slaughter since the two-Week cam
paign began was about to be recorded.
The extent of the killing, however, was
not realized until the boxes were opened.
Many of them We're entirely filled. while
the majority were more than half filled
with the dead insects.
The drivers of the transfer company de-
posted the boxes in the health Office with
evidences of great personal satisfaction
They have gotten interested in the cru
SADIE and show almost as much pleasure
as DIR. Murray himself when there is an
Increase in any days destruction of the
pests
George p. Killian was pleased over the
decision 10 open new receiving station
"a 1122 q street northwest and an
hounced that he would have a supply
of boxes there by the opening hour this
morning. Mr.. killian has more than
made good his promise to turn out the
boxes as fast as the children fill them
with flies
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Total in prizes

Contest opened Monday. July p.
and will close at IL am. Saturday,
August ).
Entrants must be children under
sixteen years OF age
Flies must be delivered, after be-
ing killed, between the hours OF 10
and IL a m ar any one of the fol-
lowing seven stations OF the Asso-
ciated Charities: Georgetown, Cen
trail. Southwest. Northeast, South
est. West End and Northern. The
stations will not be open Sunday,
July 20, and no flies will be receiv-
ed that day.
Specially made boxes in which
the flies must be delivered have
been provided, free of cost, by the
George p killian Manufacturing
Company of Az Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest. and can be had
upon application at any Of the
above-naned stations.
The names, ages and addresses of
the contestants must be carefully
written on the boxes.
The flies will be collected daily
and taken to the District building.
where they will be counted under
the supervision of DIR. Arthur l..
Murray of the health department.
4 separate card for each contest
ant will be kept on file at the
health department., which will show
the daily progress made IN the
campaign.
Flies caught on sticky paper can
not be counted, but they may be
caught in traps, 'sWatted' or
poisoned and exterminated by
drowning, the use OF sulphur
fumes or other means.
Results of the contest and Win
ners of prizes will be announced in
The Sunday Star, August 6.
bers of their families are not eligi-
BILE to the contest for the prizes.
Where Flies Must Be Deliv-
cred.
Flies must be delivered at one of
the following Associated Charities
stations not later than II o'clock
am. every day the campaign is on
except Sunday, July 30:
Georgetown. $40 o street,
Central, 923 II street northwest
Southwest, ILL Az street south
west.
Northeast, go II street north
east.
Southeast. $40 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast.
Northern, 701 Rhode Island ave-
hue northwest
West End. 1872 G street north
west
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-29
Western Miners Oppose Merger.

BUTTE, Mont, July 29.-By vote of
200 to 81 the Western Federation of Min
ers yesterday defeated resolution ia
voring the surrender of the charter Of
the western federation and as whole GO
ing into the United Mine Workers or
ganization.
President Mover declared that vote
for that resolution would be a vote to
disband the federation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-29
SOLDIERS COMING HOME.
Fort Myer Troops From Texas Due
at Post Tomorrow Night.

MOBILE. Ala, July 29.-F'ive special
trains carrying 1000 United States troops
from San Antonio. Tex, to Fort Myer,
passed through Mobile today.
The Fort Myer companies Will reach
their post tomorrow night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-29
IS FIRST "SWATTER"
Burdette Boy Again Leader of
Stars Fly-Fighters.
BIG KILLING YESTERDAY
Total Casualties for the Day Close
to Half a Million.
SEVENTH STATION IS OPENED
Additional Headquarters in North
west Necessary to Accommodate
Swelling Ranks of "Swatters.
SEVENTH STATION IS OPENED
Leaders in The Stars
Fly Campaign.

Layton II. Burdette, twelve years
old, of 252o Connecticut avenue,
70,SOO flies
Edwin y. GUIDE, twelve years old,
OF Gudemont, AnacoStia,
40 800 flies.
Bessie y. Fillius, thirteen years
old, of $40 18th street southeast,
5000 flies
Cora Briscoe. twelve years old,
of rs II street northwest,
46,400 flies
Lawrence Fitzgerald, ten years
old, of 404 Rhode Island avenue.
1900 flies
Edna Davis, fourteen years old,
of sos I street northwest,
2I,2Go flies
Total score of six highest con-
testantS. 27S 100 flies.
Gain of six contestants over yes
terday's score, $3.50 flies.
Total number of flies destroyed
since beginning of campaign, more
than million and half.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-29
REGULARS IN SENATE
TO ABD|CATE ON WOOL
Willing Democrats and Insur'
uents Shall Serve on Confer
enCe Committee.

Tie interesting spectacle is likely to
be presented of the regular republican
organization in the Senate absolutely
abdicating its privilege and turning over
to Senator La Toilette and the democrats
entire control of the conference commit
tee on the wool bill.
1t was stated today upon authority that
this is likely to be the program OF the
regulars 1t will be an unprecedented po-
litical occurrence, but is said to be war
ranted by the circumstances of the pres
ent remarkable situation In the United
States Senate.
the wool bill will probably be composed
of two democrats Bailey and Simmons
are suggested and Senator La Toilette,
representing the progressive repuplcans'
and thus no regular republican would be
upon the committee.
Regulars in Minority.
The reason advanced for this procedure
is that the conference committee should
represent the elements in the Senate
regulars were hopelessly in the mi
nority, and as the bill was passed by a
combination of democrats and progress
sives, it is claimed that the conference
committee should be made up entirely OF
men in sympathy with the vote cast for
the bill.
The result will be that the point confer
ence committee of the two houses will
show a safe and pronounced majority in
favor of lower rates on WOOL. 1t VIII then
only be necessary for the parties to the
conference to agree upon the specific
rates. Having control in the House and
a majority in the Senate through the
combination, il will be entirely feasible to
pass bill embodying the wishes OF the
majority.
One suggestion advanced in explanation
of the willingness of the regulars to ac-
quesce in this program-the main reason
being that 1t is in the power OF the Sem
ate combination to enforce It's that the
bill finally presented to the Senate should
conform TO the spirit Of the combination
by which the Senate bill was passed.
Think It Good Politics.
Underlying that suggestion is the feel
ing that it is better politics for the bill
to go to the President as straightout
democratic insurgent measure. 1t Is
claimed that the President II ne desires
to veto the bill, will find his hand
that the bill was framed In the main by
democrats and lat it is not repub-
lican measure IN any appreciable sense.
Chairman Underwood OF the House
committee on ways and means TO-DAY
gave formal expression to the fact pub
lished yesterday in The Star that the
Senate bin in its present form is not ac-
ceptable to the House.
"The House OF Representatives Is abso-
lutely opposed to the wool tariff bill as
it passed the Senate" said Mr.. Under.
wood. There is no possibility Of that
bill being agreed to by the two houses
of Congress. AS to what the outcome
of a conferences will be, II we have o
conference, I cannot say. The House
bin was written after considerable con-
cessions had been made to both sides.
and the members who supLortc.i II are
not disposed to change It In any Inn.
portant features"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-29

edy on the Midlothian turnpike. but they
refused to divulge the name of the wit
ness. In his statement the man is quoted
as saying:
II heard the sudden scream of a wom-
an, a woman in the agony of abject ter
ror. then the quick report of gun.
heard the honking of an automobile, after
that there was unbroken silence. l ran
to the door and looked out. The night
was dark / could see nothing. The next
morning I was told that a murder had
been committed
A neighbor of the witness. it is said.
also makes oath to having heard the
July IS.
Gets Worthless Check.
A check for $1,000 received by Beulah
Binford at the Henrico county Jail yes
terday threw her into transports of de-
light.
For a moment she forgot that the
amount represented bail for her freedom
the fresh air and gay life that she has
pinned for since her confinement week
ago-and she confded to Sheriff Kent
that she wanted him to cash the check
and spend s2.75 for canary bird, so she
could have some cheer in her cell.
Drawn on a local bank and signed
George Washington the check was
presented to the bank by Sheriff Kent.
The cashier smiled and said: The In
dorsement of Thomas jefferson is neces-
sary to make that check good
When told that the check was no good
Miss Binford was downcast for mo-
ment, then smilngly said:
Il just couldn't remember that fell
low, anyway Guess he has the money
all right, if he'd only sign his right
name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-29
EIGHTEEN CONGRESSMAN
TO ATTEND CONFERENCE

Eighteen members Of Congress have
signified their intention of attending the
interparliamentary conference--in the in
terest of world peace-which will take
place in Rome, Italy, October ), and ).
Representative Richard Bartholdt of Mis-
souri,, president Of the arbitration group
in the United States Congress, and chair
man of the delegation which will go to
the conference from this country, has
just returned to Washington from st.
Louis, and today made public the names
of the senators and representatives who
will go to Italy. They are Senator'S Bur-
ton of Ohio, Owen of Oklahoma and
Newlands OF Nevada, and Representatives
Bartholdt of Missouri. Richardson Of
Alabama Raker of California, Kent Of
California, Slayden of Texas, Martin of
South Dakota, Esch of Wisconsin, Levy
of New York Mckinley of Illinois, Sharp
of Ohio, STEVENSON Of Minnesota, Ste
phens of Texas, Plumley of Maine and
Goldfogel of New York. Others who have
signified a desire to attend the conference
and who may take the trip are Senator
John Sharp Williams of Mississippi and
Representatives Bates Of Pennsylvania,
Fairchild of New York, Ferris of Okla
homa, Campbell of Kansas. Davis of
West Virginia and former Representative
Keifer of Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-29
WRECK KILLS EIGHT
Fourteen Others Are Hurt in a
Head-On Collision.
MEET IN BINDING STORM
Misunderstanding Of Orders Said to
Have Been Responsible for
Accident.

GRINDSTONE, Me-, July 29.-Eight
persons are dead and fourteen serious
ly injured as the result of a head on
collision which occurred at the Bangor
and Aroostook railroad station here
shortly before o'clock last night. The
trains We're a special of three light
coaches containing about $50 excursion
lists and a regular passenger express.
Five of the dead were passengers on
the excursion train. The other three
included the two firemen and the en-
gineer of the special The five passen-
gers killed and all of the injured were
in the smoking car, directly behind the
engine of the excursion train. Both
trains were moving slowly at the time,
one of them just pulling out of the sta
ton. and the other slowing down for a
siding where the trains were to have
passed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-29

Albert Himmler died shortly after mid
night Thursday at the home Of his
mother, Mrs Mary Himmler, at Cuinber-
land, Md. He was thirty-one years old.