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New-York tribune., 1911-01-22
BARON PROVES A CONVICT
Daughter of General John Even
Sues to Annul Her Marriage.

TIE story Of a blighted romance that ne
gan in baronial dream castle in Germany
but soon shifted 70 the state prison IN
Trenton y. j. was told by Mrs VI. Louise
Won Koenitz before Justice Garretson. IN
the Supreme Court. Long Island City. yes
'erday. where she is suing 10 have her mar
riage annuIled. Gifts valued al between
5000 and $4,000 made by the bride To her
husband also figured in the testimony. The
man she had married turned out 10 he an
eT-convict and adventurer
ono Of three daughters Of the late Cen
eral John Even, Mrs. Won koenitz, with
her two sisters, Miss Caroline Even and
Miss Eliza Even. inherited about 100000,
and II was estimated that AT the time Of
her marriage Mrs Won Kocnitz had $3.50 OGo
In her own right in bonds and negotiable
securities. Mrs. Won Koenitz first met the
self-styled baron at gathering of the
Travel club in the Plaza Hotel I'm the
spring of 1902 and after a somewhat stormy
courtshiD. which her sisters tried N break
of. they were married on November 2S. 1919,
in the rectorv Of ST. Marks Episcopal
Church, Jersey City. nv the Rev. Dr. Fred
erick Mortimer. II was At this point that
mony began.
Mrs Won koenitz said that she discovered
that instead of belonging 10 an ennoDed
family Won" Koenitz was simply an adj
venturer. She learned he had served A
term ~ one years imprisonment in the
Essex County Jail y J.. for hlackmau
during the wears 1909 and 1914. and had
served term of two years for grand
larceny in Trenton. beginning in the wear
1896, and that instead ~ his portrait hang
ing on the walls of an ancestral castle in
Germany his photograph was in the
Rogues' Gallery.
Irving G. Bleam. clerk I'm the Trenton
prison, identified a photograph NJ "Von'
koenitz as that of a prisoner who had
served a term for grand larceny
Arthur c. Train. attorney for the wife
then introduced I'm evidence an alleged
| yreement dated New York. Nav r. 1903
In which Won Koenitz had entered into ar
agreement with a physician whereby the
physician was 10 take him to Toledo and
! Introduce him there among his friends
| The physician was 10 receive 10 per CEN
! of any settlement made by the parents o
the bride in the event Of marriage
Mrs Won Koenitz has summer home al
| Riverdale, Long Island. She went To Ions
| Island City yesterday i'm an automobile. and
left the court when her case had been pre
sented Justice Garretson reserved de-
cision
New-York tribune., 1911-01-22

half OF It's term. during which time nore
beneficial legislation has been enacted me
law than in the same period or any preV''
Gus Administrations and 49,,
whereas We believe that during tn9
neVt two years the benefits OF this Iesi.
lation will he more appreciated oy tne
people generally and the business Interests
OF tho country will experience an era OF
greater prosperity. and
" nereas. We believe this satisfactory
condition is due 10 the Quiet CONSERVATIVE
and effective work OF our honored Presi-
dent William Howard Taft: therefore. re "
Resolved, That We, the district commit
tee. being the officially elected representa-
tive~ OF the enrolled Republicans Of the l5d
Assembly District Of New York county,
desire 10 express our appreciation OF tne
present administration and be II further
Resolved. That we heartily tndorse " IL
lam Howard Taft for renomination for 0e
Presidency by the Republican National
Convention in 1912. and pledge him our ac-
tive support.
The 23d Is the first Assembly district in
the state to go on record fDr the rencmina-
ton Of President Taft
New-York tribune., 1911-01-22
GOVERNMENT IN SCHOOLS
City Club Speakers Tell How to
Train for Citizenship.

since the immigrant home was Incapable
OF training its children 10 be good citizens
and since the church touched so pitifllly
few Of the country's millions, said Lyman
Beecher Stowe. one Of the founders OF the
school Citizens Committee, al the third
Saturday luncheon OF the City club yester-
day afternoon, II was imperative that the
school should take up their work This
was the reason, he declared, for the cam
paign now being waged 10 induce the
schools of this city TO adopt the principles
Of pupil self-government.
There were various ways, explained Mr..
Stowe. of applying these principles 10 the
schools. The main purpose Of all OF them,
though. he held. was character develop
ment by allowing the pupils to participate
in their own affairs, thereby cultivating
the each for all" feeling so necessary in
our grown-up democracy.
DR. Oswald Schlocknow. principal Of Pub
New-York tribune., 1911-01-22
CLEANUP IN DAW|LLE
Mill Of Investigation to Beuin
Turning Out Grist Tomorrow.
SHERIFF FIGHT UNDER PROBE
Cost of Votes May Have Caused
Admitted Embezzlement of
Defeated Candidate.

Dauvlle. H., ian 2l.-When IL became
known to-day that two-thirds Of the grand
n,rv we're behind Foreman Isaac Woodward
IN demanding a rigid investigation of the
traffic in votes that has been a matter Of
public scandal Tor years in Danvine, those
politicians and precinct workers who were
inclined at first 70 scoff at the general de-
mand for a cleaning up began 10 he wor-
ried Hurried meetings were held between
politicians and those employed by them in
tho las. three elections TO discuss defensive
plans.
When the grand Jury raconvenes on Mon
dav r. is generally expected that sum
monses will he issued for every politician
and worker known 10 have been engaged in
rr,curing votes at the recent elections. Ac-
cording 70 Sheriff J. r Shepard. who was
elected IN November after hot brush with
II H. Whrlock. the former county treas
ursr now eing Investigated by the grand
i,,rv for cmhezzlinE county funds, no sum-
r,onses have been issued for this class OF
witnesses so far.
II is stated that some n tho most active
/ rCItfcal workers have forestslled possible
action by the grand jury by taking hur-
-ied trips across The Indiana line only hve
miles east Of this city.
/ Although considerable money was spen'
AZ the November election. a much greater
amount vas used in the primary last sum
nar. especially in the fight for Sheriff oe'
/ tween John ?. Shepard, Charles Knox,
y WhitIock and j. &. Morchouse. The
real fight was between Shepard and WHIT
/ lock. and II was the large expenditures
made by the latter that are supposed 4
have caused his populations in the county
reas,lrv and his retirement from the or
fee, A seIf-confessed embezzler Of SIoH.
That Whitlock will be indicted is indi'
Gated nv officials II also Is hoped that u
| brought back TO Danville he will tell what
/ became of the money stolen from the coun'
~. This. II is expected. will furnish valu'
able information concerning the purchase
of votes
CITY Attorney Frank Jones and Sheriff
Shepard denied tonight story sent from
Danville to-day that both had confessed
in the presence Of several persons TO hav'
. ing purchased votes.
1T is totally false" said Mr.. Jones. Il
have made no confession, or any state
ment whatever that might be construed as
one. II any story to that effect has been
sent out concerning me il was made out
Of whole cloth"
Sheriff Shepard echoed the denial Of the
city attorney.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-22
INSPECTORS TO CAPTAINS
Continued from first page.

been the custom among former COM
missioners. ANY orders affecting inspec-
tion districts have been sent out over
the regular police wires. and because OF
this IT was rumored that trouble was
in store for the rulers Of the police dis
.tricts. When yesterdays order. Special
order No Il. was sent out. therefore,
ii raised a rumpus among the members
Of the force.
INSPECTION District Abolished.
The 14th Inspection District. com
posed Of Bridge squads A. and G. was
abolished Yesterday by General order ..
These squads will hereafter be banded
with tho Traffic Squad in the 18TH DIS
trict Inspector Murtha will continue
temporarily in command Of the bridge
squad until its amalgamation WIN 'ne
0aHic Squad can he arranged lnspec-
tor John DAILY. now in charge OF tue -u
District, win temporarily command l'e
81 District, until successor !" ny
ClusHy has been appointed.
owing to the abolition Of the lf'n D's
trict. Murthas staff has been "luelS
separated. Lieutenant Mcclure goes u
desk duty i'm the 172d Precinct brooN
lvn. With headquarters at Ocean PARK
way and Lawrence avenue; sergeant
Quinn to Bridge G. Nilllamsou'
Bridge. and several patrolmen are Trans
ferred 70 other precincts.
The hand Of Deputy commission,
Driscoll is seen in the clause IN Specldi
order No. Il affecting the bicycle SQUAD
Thirty-five Of the bicycle men nave oeei'
assigned to pound the pavements IN OUT.
lying precincts This move Is resarueu
in the light Of a personal action on 'he
part Of Mr.. Driscoll who became dls-
pleased with the patrolmen during the
recent strike of express drivers. Inc
transfer Of the bicycle men yesterday
leaves only ten of the original seventy
four whose work displeased Mr.. Driscou'
These will he dsmounted as soon as sub
stitutes for their places can be found.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-22
REAL MONEY ON TAX ROLLS
President Purdy Explains Decrease in
Levy on Personal Property.

President Purdy Of the Tax Department
gave out statement Yesterday showing
how the tentative personal assessments had
been decreased this year, although the real
estate assess1ents were increased by many
millions. The tentative personal assessment
rolls total up S55,S57Ss5, "a compared with
ST. 266, 5i6,l59 last year, a decrease OF N2-
sss, 773.
"A few years ago only half the levy on
personal property was collected" said Mr
Purdy. "and city accounts were disorssn-
lied by the enormous arrears OF uncollect-
ible personal taxes. For several years
greater care has been exercised 10 make
an assessment roll which would represent
real money"
New-York tribune., 1911-01-22
PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR TAFT
Twenty-third Assembly District
Committee Out for Him.

Following the resolutions passed by the
Republican County Committee on Thurs
day night indorsing President Taft for re-
nomination in 1912. the district committee
OF the sd Assembly District organization
passed similar resolutions ar meeting last
night The meeting was called as the re-
suit Of a motion made by Collin n. Wood
ward, OF the Republican county executive
committee and chairman OF the district
committee. at the meeting on Thursday.
f. f. Eilert offered the following resolu-
ton. which was adopted at last nights
meeting;
Whereas, The present national administra- a
,ion has practically completed the first
New-York tribune., 1911-01-22
SCHOOL GIRLS ACCUSE MEN
Fourteen Pupils Charged with Way
wardness at Chelsea. Mass

Boston Jan. H.-An address by Fred D.
smith Of Chicago. regarding morality
among pupils of high school age, delivered
IN that city Thursday night. was recalled
to-day, when fourteen girls. ranging in age
from twelve 10 sixteen years, were taken
lnto the Chelsea Juvenile Court on charges
OF Delng WayWard children. Two men, six
ty-1ve and sixty-seven years old. respec-
lively are under arrest, charged with stat
utory crime, and the police assert thar
many other men are involved
The disclosures are alleged 70 have baav,
made 70 a truant officer by high school
girls, who had repeatedly absented them
selves from sessions and frequented lodging
houses, where II is asserted they met elder
" men. The court will consider what 70 do
with the children next Wednesday.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-22
ABE HuMMeL GOES ABROAD.

Abe Hummel. the lawyer. who served
term in prison for subornation ~ per
Jury in connection with the Dodge Morse
divorce case. left this city yesterday for
England on the White Star liner Adriatio
He was accompanied by his sister and de-
clared that he was going away for rest.
Wherever he went in his old haunts here
he said he was too much in the spotlight.
He announced positively that he was not
Going away for good.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-22

lie school 1Os. Brooklyn. whose school was
one Of the first in the city 10 put in prac-
tice student disagreement. said: the
problem OF pupil sef-government is the
problem of the ages, the duty of the In,
dividual in society II this government
Of ours ia to endure as a social democracy
IL must be solved"
Jane Brownlee told something OF the
work Of her Toronto school Among others
present were George l.. Record OF New
Jersey; Commissioner Stover, George Ten
nant, president Of the New Jersey Board
Of Education. and Commissioner Z. j..
Tederle.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-22
ALIENIsTs EXAMINE ROBIN.

Joseph Robin was taken from his cell
in the Tombs 70 the District Attorneys
Office Yesterday and subjected 70 another
examination by alienists The examina-
ton lasted nearly three hours. Or. Allan
McLane Hamilton, Dr.. Smith Ely Jeniffe
and DR. William A White, head ~ the
Government Hospital for the Insane, at
Washington. were present in the interest Of
rhe District Attorney. Dr. Austin Flint ap-
nearnd for Robin.
The Harrison times., 1911-08-12
. 1(j1ONHl7 HOV DfJkH5H
EEHHS OSZfN REHCH
.RRhHzNI hlHZE7. .CE55P00L
I'M LH>E9 UTRDCf
N. b/H5HH.HZEP

Take Pittsburg, where, rs we
have seen, the typhoid rate was
127 per 100000 population. Pitts
burg is a city with a population
in excess of 350,000 Hence its
annual death roll from typhoid
must have amounted to 3B times
127, or something like 444. At
$4,000 a life, this death roll will
cost Pittsburgh $2,664,0O0 a year,
or $26,64O,OO0 every decade. And
the loss to the entire country fig
uring the typhoid deaths at 10000,
reaches the astounding total Of
$120,000,000 a year, or $1,200,OOO,-
900 every decade.
This estimate, however, is with.
out question too conservative,
Mr.. Allen Hazen, an eminent
American engineer, says in his
book, Clean Water and How to
Get It." that the reduction in the
number Of deaths in five cities,
brought about through water purt-
flcation, amounted to 44O. I'M
proved general sanitary condi-
tions, he says, were responsible
for 1877 of the 44O decrease. The
typhoid reduction amounted to
only II. The reduction in the
number of deaths from other
causes amounted to 232-three
times the typhoid reduction. If
this ratio of deaths due to water
holds good generally, then our ty-
phoid deaths are only small part
Of the deaths due to bad water.
The Harrison times., 1911-08-12

sons died; in Lowell
1872 out of $50; in
Lawrence "a out Of
141, OF 514 cases
in New Haven 73
resulted fatally.
B u t Ter had Sc
deaths and 1870
cases. In Scranton
there were Ill
deaths and LIS
cases; in Cleveland
472 deaths and
" 40 aaz
The Harrison times., 1911-08-12

is a string Of goodsized
towns-Plymouth, Wilkes
Barre, Wyoming, Blooms
burg, Nanticoke, ard others,
all of which empty sewage
into the river, and a number
of which take their drinking
water direct from the river,
Wilkes-Barre does, and its
pumping station is on an
island in the river. When
the stream overhows, as it
does every spring, the pump
we'll Is flooded with the foul
est of water-the rolled river
flow containing suspended
sewage and the reeking, sui.
phurOuS waste of coal mines
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-10
UNREST IN IT1AL1
Increase of 40 Per Cent. in Cost OF
Living-RevOIution May Come

Rome May 10-"Dear food demon
STATIONS are becoming Very serious
in Rome. Hardly a day passes with
out one Or more of them and many
are on a tremendous scale. They are
also growing more violent. Clashes
between the demonstrators and the
police occur frequently and INDICATE
are that serious riots are likely 10 re-
suit soon. Conditions are more Or less
the same throughout Italy but in
Rome where prices are at their high
est. they are worst.
1t is a fact that following a 80
per cent, rise in the cost of living in
the last five years. the recently inau-
gurated Italian jubilee celebration has
sent prices in the capital up another
20 per cent. To meet these higher
prices there has been an average in
crease in wages in the same five years
of only ) per cent.
At a recent mass meeting in pro-
test against the present situation. res
olutions were adopted attributing the
difficulty to the parasitic life of the
idle rich on the products of labor. to
trusts, to DrotectiOniSt food taxes and
to the monopoly of vast areas of land
by owners who refuse to permit its
cultivation but insist on holding it
merely for its increasing market
value.
There is growing conviction all
ove,. the country that, unless the gov
eminent speedily remedies matters. it
will not be long before there is a
revolution in Italy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-10
Medical Inspection
c in Local Schools by
DR.. Florence Sherman
Board of Health Has Many Mat
ters Before it at Spring
Session

Soap and water is not yet used as
vi should be, declares DR.. Florence
sherman, the medical inspector of
schools in a report she presented to
The Health Board last evening in con-
5ection with her work. She added
that while all schools We're represented
10 have been scrubbed during the Eas-
der holidays it was hard to believe
81 from an inspection of the condi-
tions
At the meeting last evening the
Board of Health, acting on the advice
OF City Attorney Cullinan, voted to
entrust the matter of purchasing
glasses for pupils unable to obtain
p Them otherwise, to the president of the
board, DR. G.. ". Osborn. who assured
the members that it would not be nee
esSary TO expend more than 500 in
This way The city attorney instruct
ed the board that the sum could be
Z taken from the appropriation for clinic
work
a report was received from the four
special inspectors on back yards. So
far the four inspectors visited 1889
yards. and of that number 6,647i were
clean and 1892 were not clean. Of
q the number of yards inspected there
Were found $500 bins and garbage
cans. and there were 1883 yards that
did not have them. The inspectors
distributed the proper circulars to
meet the cases.
The public clinics will be started
shis week at the Board Of Health's
clinical department on the upper faoor
of the Police and Charities building
The following is the order of the
clinics:
Thursday, May IL, between and 8
o'clock in the afternoon, clinic for the
ear. nose and throat, by DR.. H. E.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-10
AUTO FATALITY WAS AN
ACCIDENT SAYS CORONER

No blame is attached by Coroner
Clifford b. Wilson to Thaddeus c..
Belts. driver of the automobile which
was wrecked in Norwalk on the night
of April 27. resulting in the death OF
Mary Ellen Scott, one of its occu-
pants.
The coroner finds that Belts, A. B.
Wardwell. Warren eager. Miss Scott
and Miss Mona F. Raleigh were re-
turning from a dance at Lockwood's
hall While travelling at speed not
exceeding Is miles an hour, the right
front spring Of the car broke. letting
the body down and putting the steer
ing apparatus out of commission.
The car hit a telegraph pole and turn
ed over Miss Scott's skull was frac-
tured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-10
Miss HATTIE L. SrEINBAcH.

Smyth.
Friday. May Il, between and in
the afternoon, clinic on the skin, by
DIR. George ODER.
Tuesday May IT, between 2 and 8
i'm the afternoon clinic on the eye. by
DR.. D. c. DeWoife.
1t will be a matter of interest for
the physicians of the city to know
that the Board of Health have arrang-
ed with certain drug stores in the city
to keep q stock of culture tubes, slides,
etc. required in the immediate treat
ment of diphtheria cases. Should a
doctor require them during the night
or when the office of the Board of
Health is closed they may get them at
the following drug stores:
North End, at Leverty's drug store
at 1863 Main street.
South End, at Testers pharmacy,
4S7 Broad street.
West End, at Wright's pharmacy at
1898 State street.
East End. at Nichols pharmacy at
1874 Stratford avenue.
In center of city. at Damtoft &
Meyers. druggists 80 estate street.
In center on East Side, at Hamil-
toms pharmacy at 727 East Main
street
The board extended a vote of thanks
to Dr. p A Garneau, who has cared
for the teeth of many children unable
to secure dental attention in the reg
ular way.
In order to clear up any possibility
of misunderstanding and to make the
position of the board clear. the fol-
lowing diseases were formally declar-
ed to be contagious and therefore in
the class that must be reported to the
Board of Health: Diphther1a, MEM
branous Group scarlet fever, measles.
variola, cerebro-spinal fever, typhoid
fever. typhus fever, chicken pox, cry
sipelas. whooping cough. pulmonary
tuberculosis. and infantile paralysis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-10
BRIDGEPORTs WATER WORKS
Hartford TineS.0

Here is an utterance from the
Bridgeport Farmer-Abstruse at first
sight, but really written in spirit
of irony 1t follows an allusion to the
way in which Hartford and other cit
les are looking for additional water
supplies. and it reads:
Bridgeport is not required to devote
any attention to these problems. since
the water supply is in private hands.
Neither is Bridgeport bothered with
the care of such valuable properties
as the sister cities have built UP for
themselves, nor with the collection of
water rates at a greatly reduced fig
ure from her people. Fortunate in
deed is city which has citizens able
and willing to relieve it of so arduous
a task, even for some trihing emolu-
ments of a few hundred thousands a
year.
The sting of which remark is in it's
tail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-10
WEDNESDAY, AFTERNOON
MUSICAL CLUB ELECTION

At the Stratfeld, this afternoon. the
Wednesday Afternoon Musical Club
viii hold its annual meeting and cleo
ton of officers
The present vice president. Mrs.
Jonathan Godfrey, having served her
three-year term will be advanced TO
the Office of president, according to the
custom of the club
The members will vote today upon
proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition, giving the club two vice pres
idents instead of one
The nominating committee which
will make its report this afternoon
comprises Mrs. Robert W. Wheeler
Mrs. John A Kingman, and Mrs John
A. Rushing, Jr.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-10
CROWDED HOUSE SEES SECOND
NIGHT OF 1.-THE MARRIAGE CAME

ting situations and few STIRRING dra-
matte moments which are handled by
the excellent cast in finished style.
The attendance at the performances
given thus far are by ar the largest
ever enjoyed by a closing pro AUCTION,
and the advance sale Of seats for the
remaining performances is such as
to predict capacity 5u;iness. There
are yet unsold q, number y choice
seats especially for the matinee per-
formanceS, but in order to secure the
same it would be advisa. Die 20 make
an immediate call at the box office.
Juliet? is certainly Inahing one of the
biggest hits OF any vaudeville feature
ac- that has ever played Bridgeport
Ralph Kellard has proven TO Dc one
o. the n2ost pleasing leading mon Nlr.
Sperry has yet presented. while the
cast of Bridgeport's "a [or:..Is have &C
Quilted themselves with honor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-10

II is the consensus of opinion among
those who have been fortunate enough
to witness 1.-The Marriage Came the
latest effort from the pen of Bridge
ports prolific writer and producer.
Robert NJ. Sperry. that this is easily
the best thing he has ever done, and
is meeting with the success, as far
las attendances go, that it deserves.
\ The play is one of those brilliant.
sparkling, satirical comedies. with
touch &C pathos now and then TO Off
set the others. The story as unfold
ed by the plot is . finely constructed
one and is very original in idea.
While ii Is heavy enough to austain
the story, 1t is not too much SO and
rs constructed merely for laughing
purposes The dialogue S of the wit
Ity and snappy order AMI is brilliant
tir its repartee.
There are number OF Side-Spllt-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-10
UNCLE JOE CANNON
EXPECTS TO LIVE TO
BE $50 YEARS OLD.
Especial from United Press.

Washington, May 1O.-"Uncle joe
Cannon, aged as years and three
days, today announced that he ex-
poets to live to be $50 "just like Edi-
son." last night he showed several
hundred employing autographs what
the terpschorean muse lost when he
took up politics. Tripping to the
center of the banquet hall he did 4
real cakewalk and finished with a
high class imitation of a poney bal
let.
Without pausing for breath he then
delivered q one man hammer and
anvil chorus against Canadian recip-
rocity and woman's suffrage The
former, he said, was a menace The
latter, he declared. would never re-
ceiVe his support until women went
to war