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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07
Forty-Two Have Ptomaine POISONING

NEW YORK. December 7.-F'orty-two
persons are today under the care Of hos
pital physicians in an East Side tenemene
district All are suffering from ptomains
poisoning said to be the result Of eatinR
tomato sauce from grocery on Stanton
street. The police obtained samples OF the
suspected sauce and are making an in
vestigation. The physicians think thar
none of the cases is likely to result Ia
tally.
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Don't Miss Them.

Prayers That Have Moved Men" Is the
title Of budget contributed by Ethel
Colson to our next Sunday Magazine.
And James Hay, jr.. supplies another
grist Of his National Topliners." start
ing of with characteristic handling Of
John Sharp Williams.
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ment at the public hearing on the water
rate question on December 2. the install
few years the inevitable day when the
water supply system will have to be in
creased anyhow. why not borrow the
funds to do SO. enlarge the supply as
meters will cost into a sinking fund to
meet loan?''
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CLAYTON BILL DIVIDES
COURT CONTEMPT CASES
Measure Gives Right Of Trial by
Jury for Indirect
Contempt.

Hearings were begun before the House
committee on the judiciary today on the
bill introduced by Representative Clay
ton Of Alabama, chairman of the COM
mittee, to define and punish contempts
of court.
The Clayton measure contemplates
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their work and the risk involved: do not
deny that there were those interested in
1t for financial benefit: but it is not right
nor fair nor consistent with the truth to
say that 1t was in any way Wall street
exploitation.
No Intentional Wrongdoing.
''Since our organization there has been
no intentional act on our part that would
show anything different than what have
stated as our purpose"
THE great success of the Carnegie
Steel Company brought about the organ
ization Of the steel corporation. The
Federal Steel Company. of which Mr.
Gary was the head. and In which ]. P.
Morgan was an important figure had de-
termined on greatly extending its opera
tons in order to compete with the Car
negie company.
Mr.. Carnegie then offered to sell to Mr..
Morgan" said Mr.. Gary. THE latter
was Immediately consulted by Mr.. Nor
gan. l told Mr.. Morgan that such a
plan would take the place Of raising the
large amount OF capital necessary to
finance the Federal Steel Company" said
Mr. Gary. The Federal company's d.
rectors agreed to the plan and Mr. Nor
gan undertook the formation Of the syn
dictate to finance the consolidation"
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URGES METER PLAN
Mr.. Bransom Says the Surplus
Will Install Them.
COMPLETE IN TEN YEARS
Figures in Support Of His Contention
Are Laid Before District
Commissioners.
COMPLETE IN TEN YEARS

Presenting statistics which, in his opin-
lon. show that the water service Of the
District can be metered out Of the funds
Of the water department in ten years
without taxpayers being called upon to
pay additional rates, w. s. Bransom OF
the Northeast Washington Citizens Asso-
citation. has brought the matter to the at
tention of the District Commissioners.
Mr.. BransOm was one of the citizens
representatives who appeared at public
water rates hearing given by the Commits
sioners December 2. His statistics were
taken from data secured from the water
department, and indicate, according to
his communication to the Commissioners,
that there is no necessity for an increase
in rates for purposes of meter1ng.
Will Consider Arguments.
The communication Of Mr.. Bransom will
be considered by the Commissioners at
the time they review the stenographic re-
port Of arguments presented at the hear
ing.
The communication shows a tabulated
set of figures which are said to be cleaned
from water department plat. Mr.. Bran
SONS figures say that in one year the
sand-dollar surplus at the present rates
and conditions; that the estimated cost
Of meters installed at present In one
year Is $10,35O, leaving net sur
plus Of $54,65O. There Is column
which shows the number Of meters that
can be installed each year out OF the net
surplus after d.ducting all cost Of upkeep
Of meters already installed. In the first
year this figure is set at 4,2O3.
The estimated surplus available in
creases $4,000 a year for ten years. in
600, after ten years the aggregate sur
pluses is $1,1OO.OOO. The estimated cost
of the upkeep of meters installed in
creases from $40. $50 to $50 in two
years to SIG. 4S5 in three years, and so on
up to $50 26O in the tenth year. and the
net surplus, after deducting the upkeep of
meters, is shown to be $1,000 in the
tenth year.
Can Install e3,O31 Meters.
The statement shows that In ten years
&C., 31 meters can be installed. which, with
5000 already installed. makes 1901 me-
tiers which can be installed in a ten-year
period according to Mr.. Grandson, with
out costing the taxpayers an additional
cent. If the present water rate Is retained
The statement concludes:
LAS the estimated number Of meters to
be installed by the end of q ten-year
period Is 75,O0O and the above figures
show that 1901 meters can be provided
in that time without additional cost,
where is the necessity for an increase Of
water rates for metering?
'.As, according to Maj Judson's state
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$500 Silk Petticoats-
Soft peau de cygne. which will not
pul1-not like messaline; all COL
ors; deep, beautiful fiounce. Also
our splendid Fringed Petticoat.
Best value in the CD 6NE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07
FLAMES sC0RCH JERSEY TOWN,
Business Houses Burned at Boonton,
With Loss of $4,000.

BOONTON. N. J.. December Mime
stores and two hotels on Main street, in
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61.OO Children's Hats,
INVITES LAW ACTION
CONTINUED From First Page)

produce them, it was not overcapital-
lied"
Senator Pomerene asked whether the
steel trust had been formed as the result
of a financial combination or TO meet the
necessities of the trade.
1T was not a Wall street exploitation"
was the emphatic reply The leading
and controlling motive was to form cor
poration for business purposes OF real and
substanGal benefit to the countrys bust
ness. not inimical to any one I do not
deny that the syndicate that financed the
combination realized a large profit for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07

Evening Scarfs for Christmas.
In crepe de chine and silk tissue;
lowered designs. in pink. blue and
lavender. Special. $3.50
Liberty Silk and Crepe de Chine
THE NEW SHADOW LACE
SCARFS-All silk. in all evening
shades. Special $3.50
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HANDKERCHIEFS

HANDKERCHIEFS = Most
beau
tiful assortments of Pure Linen
Lace-trimmed and Hand-embroid-
cred Handkerchiefs. at .12kc
THE FINER GRADES, at Csc and
SOC, include and-embroidered mi
tial Handkerchiefs. for men and
women: almost endless variety of
embroidered and lace-trimmed eff
fects.
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Laces and Trimmings
Quarterly Clearance

Ioc, CSC, soc, SI.oo the yd.
Former prices. csc to $500 yard
For the last days Of the sale
many pieces from the csc table now
at 10c; pieces from the soc table.
now at Csc. All the $3.50 table,
were up to $500 yard, now at sl.00.
Buy for the future.
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MOTHER A WITNESS
Mrs. AIInutt Tells How Her Son
Killed His Sister.
HERSELF FELLED BY CLUB
Slain Woman, She Says, Had Always
Taken Brothers Part.
PRISONER WEEPS AT STORY
Breaks Down Completely When
Mother Takes Stand to Testify
Against Him.
Special DISPATCH to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, December Z, 1911.
Dramatic In the extreme was the scene
in the criminal court here today when
Richard ". Allnutt. on trial for the muir
der Of his sister, Mrs. Valera w. Veirs,
at tho family home, Jacksonville. March
IA, was confronted by his mother, who
appeared as q principal witness for the
prosecution. Mrs. Allnutt, who is eighty
two years old, entered the courtroom
supported on the arm Of DR.. Charles II.
Waters Of Brdghtwood, a lifelong friend
Of the family. During the time she was
giving her testimony Mrs Allnutt was
carefully watched by the physician. and
he found It necessary to give her stimu-
Iants that she might bear up under the
ordeal.
Mother and son exchanged only one
glance during the hour in which she was
on the stand Their eyes met as Mrs. ALI
mutt took her seat and then the prisoner
broke down completely. and with his head
in his hands sobbed convulsively as he
listened to the damaging statements
upon which the state rests much of tits
reliance in proving the case. which may
send him to tho gallows.
Devoted to Her Brother.
In opening her testimony, Mrs. Allnutt
described many Of the intimate little de-
tails which entered into the family rela-
tons, and In speaking Of the attitude of
her murdered daughter toward the
brother who slew her, Mrs. Allnutt declar-
ed that Mrs. Viers always had been de-
voted to her brother; that she seemed to
him more like a mother than q sister.
and that she always took his side in any
little controversy.
In croes-examination, when the defense
sought to show by her testimony that
Richard Alnutt was Of unsound mind.
Mrs. Allnutt made tho positive assertion:
There's nothing the matter with Dicks
mind. He's all right In that way"
Describing the occurrences the morning
Of the murder, Mrs. Allnutt said her son
Richard left home quite early and went
into Jacksonville, but he returned an hour
later. In the room at the time were Mrs.
Viers, Miss Jane Rawlings, who lived
with the family, and herself. Richard
Allnutt preached the question Of bringing
his wife to the family home. and of TAX
ing the front Of the house for his living
apartments To that request Mrs Allnutt
said she replied:
II do not see how can let you do
that, Richard. because We have not the
room to spare"
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Hand Bags
New shapes; perfectly made;
smart, good looking Ga
bags %N
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and a remarkably beautiful as
sortment Of Side Fri1ls. in shadow
laces and nets. Embroidered Muslin
and Net Collars, and Silk Collar
novelties, especially suitable for
gifts Regularly $500 to $3.50. at
half price .............-........$l to $40
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Umbrellas

The variety is extensive Other
umbrellas especially suitable for
gifts ..................$3 to $3.50
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Not only is more building done to- day than ever before, but the general problem of building construction is itself more complex and more difficult now than it ever was. The reasons for this are not far to seek The rapid advance of the American people in general prosperity, the growth of in- dividual fortunes, the evolution of new structural materials and of new me- chanical and chemical processes of treatment, the invention of new and easy methods of construction, the rise of the factory system, the drift of population to the cities, the groupin g of families in apartment buildings and tenements in crowded industrial centers, the increasing insistence on absolutely sanitary and fireproof con- struction-all these have not only brought about a prodgious amount of new building, but have enormously complicated the building problem. The specializing of occupations, too, has had it's effect. In former days the mason built the foundation and chim- ney, and put up the walls of brick or
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Helen DWeIIe Jenkins.

banker, who had perfected an under ground" route for smuggling in jew | els and other valuables.
 The more that is known of the ac tivities of Helen Dwelle Jenkins, the fascinating East side girl for whom two financiers of wide reputation ran the risk of jail by smuggling into the country, it is alleged, $300,00C worth of gems, the more remarkable does the woman appear. That she was able to twine men of affairs, and slender fingers and obtain for the ask ing vast sums, which she spent with lavish hand, is becoming more and more apparent.
 That Helen Dwelle has been able through some strange gift, to play upon the hearts of men as a musician plays a harp, is not only proved by her own statements but by the police and private detectives with whom she has come in contact. Once under her spell they gave with a freedom that suggested hypnotic influence, and not once until the game was played bit too far with Nathan Allen, the multi millionaire leather merchant of Keno sha, Wis, did one of the "angels" rebel, Mrs. Jenkins admits Allen spent $500,000 on her inside of Is months
 Mrs. Jenkins maiden name was Helen Fuld and at the age of fourteen she married a man named Dwelle and for some time they lived happily in Detroit. Then her husband went to New Orleans and she obtained di- vorce. It was Collins of Memphis. Tenn, who is mixed up in her case who gave her the name of Mrs. Jen- kins. He was a friend of her family and about the time she had obtained her divorce was reading book telling of the adventures of the Widow Jen kins. In a facetious way he began calling her Mrs. Jenkins and it was under that name that she was intro duced to Allen, who himself assumed the name Jenkins. He installed her in a palatial residence in Chicago and in 1909 made an European tour with her. Collins was with them most of the time and it was while they were in London that &e New Yorker i'm parted the information how the GUS toms service at New York might be evaded-
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USE OF THE FRONT PORCH
As Long as There Are Daughters to Be Courted Parents Will Give
 Up Veranda.

A correspondent writes in to ask of what use is the front porch in sum- mer to the parents of a marriageable daughter. About the same use as the front parlor is in winter time. Father and mother may be quietly sitting on the front veranda, enjoying the beau ties of the sunset or the moonrise. when down the street they observe Percy's handsome figure approaching Recognizing the cuffs on the bottom of his trousers and the red, white and blue band on his $5 Panama, they know at once that 1t Is all up with their evening, and they might as well put out the milk bottle and go to bed As Percy stops a few seconds to take last inhale and throw his cigarette butt away, ma says:
 Come, pa, we must go in now"
 Picking up the newspapers, and fathers tobacco box, she calls out:
 Florence, your young man is con- Ing!" and with that father is led un- willingly to the kitchen, where he is allowed to finish his pipeful before re- tiring
 Dear reader, the front porch. the front parlor, the best chairs, the pork tenderloin and the choice cut of steak are things all parents are expected to pay for and then step aside while oth- er peoples sons enjoy them. So long as there are daughters they will be courted, and so long as they are being courted, pa and ma will continue to give up the front parlor and the front porch and retire early.-Edward A Guest, in Detroit Free Press.
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stone where these materials were used; and the carpenter did the rest. But nowadays every detail of a build ing, from the roof ridge to the cellar drain, is the function of some special class of tradesman, each dependent more or less on every other class of operative whose handiwork enters into the completed structure.
 Notwithstanding all this progress, there has as yet been developed no type of building which can be recog- nized in it's architectural style as truly and distinctively an American national type. To my mind, one of the most hopeful signs bearing prom ise of future results in this direction is found in the presented drift of pop ulation from our cities to suburban life. This is bound to prove a factor of immense influence in the education of public and private architectural taste, and as progressive citizens we ought to do all we can to foster it.
 What we designate as the "city life," as distinguished from the "coun- try life" of the colonial period with its farms and plantations, is an evolu- tion since the Civil war, and an ac- compartment of the great industrial development that has marked our na- tional progress since the close of that historic struggle. People made their money in the cities, and, knowing no
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Clergy and Longevity.

Dr. Casper, German physician. has been studying the death rates in various occupations, and his ra. searches show that the clergy appear to have the best chance of life. for of those who attain the ago allotted to man-namely, three score years and ten, clergymen show AZ per cent. The other occupations Dr. Casper gives in the following order: :Agriculturists, 40 per cent; the trading class and workmen, 35 per cent; soldiers
 32 per cent; lawyers. 2e per cent; actors and other profes. sionals. 2S per cent; teachers, 27 per cent; and doctors, 24 per cent. A Paris contemporary, impressed with the high rate of mortality among medical men. observes: Those who know, or are supposed to know, the art of healing do not, apparently, un- derstand how to take care of them. eelves as well as they do of others"
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CUSTOMS FRAUD IN
 PORT OF NEW YORK
CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY AND A METROPOLITAN BANKER IN-
 VoLVED IN SCANDAL.
WOMAN HAS AMAZING CAREER
Diamond Smuggling Case Shows How Helen DweIle Jenkins "Trimmed" a Millionaire for ,o0o-UncIe Sam After Several Rich Men.

New York.-The developments in the vast smuggling plot which was disclosed when Collector Loeb through Detective Richard Parr, acted in the cases of Nathan Allen and John R. Collins. the millionaires charged with failing to declare $3OO,OOO worth of jewels belonging to Mrs. Helen Dwelle Jenkins, indicate that the half has not been told.
 A couple of years ago there was a robbery in a New York hotel and fol lowing it young woman, Mrs. J. w Jenkins, reported to the police that $300,O00 worth of jewelry had been stolen. A little later she said that the valuables had been recovered through private detective agency. The GUS toms authorities, who endeaVor to keep posted concerning every large dia- mond collection in the country had never heard of the Jenkins collection and suspicious that some of the valu- ables might have been imported with out having paid duty to Uncle Sam, started an investigation. The result is that information discriminating Ma than Allen, wealthy leather manu facturer of Kenosha, Wis, and John R. Collins, a millionaire coal man of Nashville, Tenn, has been placed in the hands of United States District Attorney Henry S. Wise and will be brought to the attention of the next federal grand jury. Allen was inti- mate with Mrs. Jenkins and while in Europe with her and accompanied by Collins bought her many thousand dol lars worth of valuables which paid no duty. It was while Investigating this case that Richard Parr unearthed the other conspiracy and the jewel smuggling affair that was first known as the Jenkins case, then as the Jen- kins-Allen case, and as the Jenkins Allen-Collins case, is now said to have been really inspired by a New York
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Floor Plan.

better, lived in them. A great change, however, has taken place within the past few years. First the very rich man, then the ambitious and inteli- gent member of the artisan or me- chanic class, and lastly the profes- sional or salaried employee of mod crate means, has been moving to the country, and going as far into the country as he could go and still get daily to his business. The suburbs of New York city, for example, a gener ation ago, were almost exclusively the residences eS s few as tue wealthier men engaged in business in that city. but they are now increasing in popu- lation faster than the metropolis itself The same tendency is seen around all cities in the east, many in the west. and some in the south
 It is far less difficult to own your.
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own home than most people imagine. From S10O to $500 saved up, depend ing of the cost of the house, is suffi- cient to secure from a building and loan association or reliable real es- tate man, contract for the building of your home and delivery of deed to you after a certain portion of the price has been paid. The rest is like paying rent-no harder, but infinitely more satisfactory. as each payment nets the purchaser something
 A cozy little five-room cottage, which can be built under favorable conditions of location and labor for from $1,5O0 to s1,750, is illustrated in the perspective view and f1oor-plan shown herewith. It is 30 feet wide by 40 feet long. The spacious front porch, with it's cobblestone piers, is an i'm portant factor in the ornamental scheme, and will prove great attrac- tion when the household duties per init of the family gathering there to rest and enjoy the fresh air. Leaving the veranda, we enter the spacious liv- ing room with its fireplace and man. tel f1anked with bookcases. The din ing room, on the right side of the house, is well lighted by windows on front and side, as well as by the light coming through the cased doorway connecting it with the living room. Back of the living room are two bed room, each with its own good-sized closet and opening into passageway which also gives access to the bath
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When Accidents Surely Happen.

When Accidents Surely Happen.
 Applicant-I understand you offer insurance for all sorts of queer pur- poses?
 The Manager-Why, yes, we en- deayor to cover most of the reason able chances.
 The Applicant-Well, then, I'd like to have you insure me against getting my name in the papers when I'm out joy riding with a bunch of chorus girls and an accident happens!
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A Prophecy.

Dick was out in his machine with Madge and got very sentimental. Madge told me she was never so mad in all her life"
 "Why?"
 Because he told her he felt he was nearing the turning point in his life, and just as she was expecting pro- posal, the machine turned turtle"
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At Her Worst.

Did you ever see the young wom- an you are going to marry in the morning when she wasn't dressed for company" asked the inquisitive mar ried man.
 No; but I've seen her at their summer cottage. and I'm sure she never could look worse than that" was the reply.
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MT. William A. Ra6foro will answer d -stions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building, for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. IFS West Jackson boulevard, Chicago, H., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
Holbrook argus., 1911-08-22
The Easier Way.

First Burglar-Stungl
 Second Burglar job WI cleared up on the inside. .. First Burglar-We'll have to staI a bank ourselves, old pal The thin Is done differently now.
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On the Day of the Game.

Couldn't you tell the ballet master you want to get off because you have lost your grandmother? asked one coryphee.
 'No," replied the other. Grand mother saw him first and told him she wanted to attend my funeral"
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The Unexpected.

Shame! Here's a story of a New York messenger boy who found cer- tiied check for $5,0OO and got dollar reward for returning itI What do you think of that for contemptible small ness?"
 'I think the dollar was worth a good deal more to the boy than the check"
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Same ThInu,

Gloomy Individual-Have you any prussic acid?
 Waitress-Good gracious, no!
 Gloomy Individual-Then bring me one of your steak and kidney piesl- London Opinion.
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Over the Border.

How does the war go? Which side has the advantage now?"
 Things are still rather evenly bal anced. The regulars and the revolu- tonists have each gained recruit. l"