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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-20
WIFE NAMED EXECUTRIX.
c. E. Engels' Will Bequeaths Estate
to Her and Daughter.

The will Of Charles E. Engels, dated
July II. 1895, was filed today for probate.
He leaves his entire estate in equal
shares to his widow. Adolphine NJ. Eng
els, and his daughter, Helen r. Engels.
Mrs. Engels is named as executrix.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-20
POLITICS DAY BY DAY

molly of Detroit, in which he quotes an
interview with Edward Frensderf OF
Hudson. Woodrow Wilson's state cam
paign manager, and in which Frensderf
comedies to the Harmon forces complete
control of the delegation from the VOL
VERNE state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-20
"Houn' Dawgs" for Baltimore.

According to a dispatch from Tulsa,
Okla, a dozen genuine "houn' dawgs
are to be taken to the Baltimore conven-
ton by one hundred Clark boomers from
that town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-20

numbers about 100 members. all having
served the enlistment term with honor In
the German army, are: Herman Lechmer.
president: Frank Stoemer, vice president,
and Joseph Meyer, secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-20

Cumberland. Md.-The Order of For
esters Of America, Grand Court Of Mary
land. will open q three-1Ay session III
Cumberland, beginning Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-20
Do Not Delay

Moths don't wait-protect your furs
by putting them in our COLD DRY
AIR STORAGE, where they are safe
from moth, fire and theft. Phone
1900 Main and our wagons will call.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-20
MAI. SYLVESTER DENIES
CITY IS |NTEMPERATE
Criticises W. J. Hendricks Ut
terances Regarding Drink
ing in Capital.

The Jones-Works excise bill was advo-
Gated by w. J. Kendrfck, secretary to
Representative E. E. Holland OF Virginia,
in an address before the congregation OF
the Fifth Baptist Church last night as
the means of rescuing Washington from
drunkenness and debauchery among its
young people"
Mr.. Kendrick asserted that there is
more drunkenness among young men and
women in the National Capital than in
any city twice it's size anywhere in the
United States. The amount of liquor
consumed by young people in Washing
ton, he said. is enormous.
Several nights ago." he recited. II stood
on corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
one of its intersecting streets, and within
half an hour l saw several young men
and women who were drunk-young wom-
en- who should have been at home in
the safe care Of their parents, staggering
about the streets with men.
Dragged Into Sin.
AT another place 1 saw more than
thirty young couples go into place call
ed a beer garden 1 will not attempt
to form an estimate of the souls dragged
into sin and misery that night solely
through the drinking Of liquor.
1T seems to me that the good fathers
and mothers who have sons and daugh-
tiers who walk the streets of Washing
ton day and night should see that the
liquor traffic is one Of the great causes
which lead their children astray'
Albert Z. Shoemaker of Washington,
who preceded Mr.. Kendrick, declared him.
self heartily in favor Of the bill. He said
the best feature of it was the protection
of minors.
II guess that gentleman has not trav-
eled much,'' Maj. Richard Sylvester. su-
perintendent of police, remarked to q
Star reporter today, in referring to Mr..
Hendricks address.
Il have been in most of the large
cities,' the police chief added, and l am
prepared to state that the conditions In
this city are no worse than in many other
cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-20
Remarks Not justified,

1.-The conditions in this city justify NO
such sweeping statement Some people
look for notoriety.''
Maj. Sylvester said he made an inspec-
ton yesterday of practically the entire
city and he found conditions to be excel.
lent
THE worst thing 1 saw he said, was
two boys playing on a vacant lot. l saw
nothing to indicate there was any drink
ing or disorder
Mai. Sylvester stated that there were
four arrests in the last police day of
twenty-four hours in which drinking
played part. Three of the arrests were
for intoxication and one was for intoxica-
ton and disorderly conduct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-20
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Town of Potomac May Obtain
Fire Protection.
CITIZENS TO HOLD MEETING
Purchase Of Engine to Be Con-
sidered-Police Court
News.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special correspondence or Inc Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 90. 1912.
A mass meeting of the citizens of the
town of Potomac. comprising Del Ray
and st. Elmo, Alexandria county, will
be held at Carpenters Hall, Del Rey, at
7:30 o'clock tonight for the purpose of
considering the proposition of purchas
ing fire engine for the town. The ques-
ton OF devising ways and means for the
purchase of the engine will also be con-
sidered
At the present time this town is with
out fire protection. The town is rapidly
building up. and the residents realize the
necessity for fire protection of some kind.
1t is said that the majority of the resi-
dents favor the purchase of an engine.
At the present time this city would be
called on in case of fire in the town, and
before the arrival of the local depart
ment great damage could be done, in view
Of the fact that the distance is so great.
Jailed for Flour Theft.
Six months in Jail was the sentence i'm
posed in the police court today in the
case of Charles Baltimore, colored,
charged with the larceny of six twelve
pound sacks Of -four from F. s. Harper
& Co. 1t was testified that Baltimore
was seen leaving the place, and, dropping
the plumber. he ran away. Baltimore will
be assigned to the state convict road
force.
A fine of SO each was imposed in the
cases Of Robert Webb and Charles Webb,
both colored, charged with violating the
lin crow" law. The men boarded an
electric train in Washington and after
the Virginia side was reached were re-
quested by Conductor Simpson to take a
rear seat. They refused, and it resulted
in their arrest.
Other cases disposed of follow: Maud
Brent, Florence Brent, Irene Price and
James Evans, all colored. disorderly con-
duct, forfeited SIS collateral each; Alice
Callahan. drunk and disorderly. returned
to Washington by order of the court;
George jackson and Pearl Jackson, both
colored, disorderly conduct and fighting,
the former fined S. and the latter ac-
quilted; Herbert Alexander, colored, as
sault on Mary Lawrence. colored, con-
tinued until tomorrow; Julia Diggs and
William Jones. colored, gambling. for
feited collateral; Nick Parker and Au-
brey Ford. colored, also charged with
gambling, continued until tomorrow;
Simpson Fairfax assault on Fed Majors,
colored, fined $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-20
Knights to JoiA Parade.

Members of Fitzgerald Council. No. 459
knights of Columbus met yesterday. fol-
lowing the late mass at ST Mary's Cath
Ole Church. at which time plans were
made for participating in the parade
which will be held in Washington June
in connection with the unwilling of the
Columbus memorial statue. The mem
bers adopted a blue uniform with white
sailor straw hats, white tie and gray
gloves. 1t is understood that about 1UU
members of the local council will partici-
pate in the parade.
Maj James e, King of the I'd Battalion,
LIST Infantry, Virginia militia: Arthur
Herbert, jr., and II. Noel Garner. first
and second lieutenants, respectively, of
the Alexandra Light Infantry, which is
Company g, this city. left yesterday to
attend. the military school OF instruction
in Winchester. which will be In session
during the week.
Capt. F. l.. Slaymaker Of the local COM
pany and Louis N. Duffey, second lieu
tenant on Mai. Kings staff, we're excused
from attending the school OF instruction,
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Funeral Of Miss Cox.

VINO QlcQ lHuTSOdy laSi, were HelO at j
o'clock yesterday afternoon from her
home. 918 King street. They were largely
attended. Services were conducted by
Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector of Grace
Protestant Episcopal Church, and Rev.
W. F. Watson, pastor Of the First Bap-
list Church. Burial was in Trinity
Methodist cemetery. Those serving As
pallbearers were Charles c. Poss, James
Callan, N. s. Greenaway, James F. Cox.
M B. Koonce, 8. w. Pitts.
The remains Of Miss Mamie L. Dienelt
eldest daughter Of Frederick and the
late Julius Dienelt, who died in Phila-
delphia October 16 last, were brought
here yesterday and buried in Ivy Hill
cemetery. Miss Dienelt was a former
resident Of this city.
Funeral services for George w.
O'Shaughnessy, who died Thursday al
the hospital, were held at o'clock yes
terday afternoon at st. James Catho-
lie Church, Falls Church. Burial was In
the cemetery at that place.
A meeting of the Retail Merchants AS
ISOLATION will be held at the rooms Of
the chamber Of commerce at O'Clock to-
morrow night, at which time a number
OF matters Of Importance will be up fol
consideration.
Walter u. Varney had his right cal
badly cut as a result of a fall Saturday
afternoon. Mr.. Varney was on a Wagon
which was conveying an engine to his
boat at the wharf. when the Wagon
struck rut. throwing him from his seal
to the ground. Several stitches had tc
be taken in his ear.
Rev. c. r. Strasburg, pastor of the
Methodist Protestant Church, is in Bal.
tfmore attending the general conference
of that church.
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Attend Special Service.

Members Of Old Dominion Command
cry. No. II. Knights Templar. yester-
day afternoon attended special Ascen-
sion day services. held at Grace P. e.
Church. A special sermon was preach
ed by Rev. Edgar Carpenter. rector.
About seventy-fve members attended.
all attired In their regalia. They
marched from their asylum In a body
to the church, and looked very at
tractive.
At the closing of the annual state
convention of the Travellers Protective
Association in Suffolk, Va, Saturday.
the following Alexandrians were hon
ored by election: j. Y. Williams
member of the board Of directors; A.
D. Brockett, chairman of the railroad
committee. and A. d. Brockett and o.
H. Kirk. delegates from Post F to the
national convention, which will be
held in Peoria, ILL.,. next month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-17
INFANTIIE PARALYSIS.

While the number of cases OF
infantile paralysis in 1911 was not
nearly as large as that in 1910
yet the collected statistics show
that the disease was widely dis
tributed throughout the United
States. The number of reported
cases in 1910 was 5.S61, with $50
deaths; in 1911, 1881 cases with
440 deaths. These figures are taken
from the reports of the states in
which the disease was reportable
and from printed bulletins of some
other states.
The report compiled by the bu
reau of the census from the regi
stration area shows that the mum
Der of deaths for 1910 was 1859
The data, however, are incomplete,
and therefore the number of cases
was undoubtedly considerably larg,
er than these figures indicate. The
deaths are probably more complete
ly reported than the total number
of cases.
These figures, however, bear out
our previous knowledge that the
disease has alternate active and
more or less Quiescent periods ow'
ing to lack of susceptible individu-
ais or to the attenuation Of the
infection. Both cases probably op-
crate. The Journal of the American
Medical Association urges an ex-
tension of the registration area to
all of the states and the securing
of complete reports, which would
no doubt greatly increase the mum
Der of reported cases and would
give valuable aid in the study OF
the disease.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-17
NEED OF COOPERATION.

1t has been generally understood
that Southern Minnesota has been
at all times Disseminated against in
the matter of railroad rates in ia
vor of the twin cities, says The New
Ulm Review. The first concrete eX'
ample of such unjust discrimination
was brought home forcibly to us
last week when the request of the
Southern Minnesota Better Develop
ment league for homeseekers' rates
to this section of the state with
stop-over privileges, was fatty de-
MED by the Western Passenger as
ISOLATION. There is no reason why
homeseekers to Southern Minnesota
should be forced to go to the cities
to have their return tickets validat
ed. To put it mildly, this practice
is ubiquitous and should be stopped
The only effective way to put an
end to this injustice is for the farm
ing communities and municipalities
to work together, to cooperate fol
a common end and then good re
suits will speedily follow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-17
The NEGLIGENT VOTER.

One of the arguments used against
letting women vote is that they
wouldn't use the privilege. That
notion has been pretty well ex,
ploded by the experience of states
which have removed the last re-
striction on the ballot-that OF sex
The women there seem to vote
about as regularly and as intelli'
gently as the men But men are IN
no position to use this argument,
even il there were anything in IT,
The Duluth Herald declares tha'
a lot of them are supremacy neg
ligent about the priceless privilege
of the ballot They seem to forget
that their fathers bled and died to
get it, and they remain Indifferent
tn public affairs and neglect to vote
while selfish interests are herdlne
their ignorant and corrupt voters
to the polls. From recent speech
by Howard Elliott, president of the
Northern Pacific, we extract some
figures that are little short oil
dismaying.
In 1900, according to the census
there we're in this country potential
voters-males of the voting age-tc
the number of 21,929,S19 There
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-17
EBERHART NAMES COMMITTEES
Men Who Will Interest Selves in
Products Exposition.

Governor Eberhart has named 4
committee of fifteen business men to
see that Minnesota makes a proper
showing at the Northwestern Prod.
ucts exposition in Minneapolis in No
vember. u...
H. J. MaXfield, state immigration
agent, heads the committee. Other
members are d. M. Neill, president
of the State Federation of CONNER.
cial clubs; F. Weyerhaeuser, Eli S.
Warner, Dean A. F. Woods, c. w
Glotfelter, T. 3. Walker, Dan Wal
lace, Jr, G. p. Craig and L.. B. Ar
mold of Duluth; Clifford Willis, Min
neapolis; C. B. Waddell, A. G. Wedge
of Bemidji, Dan Shaw, Thief River
Falls, and Curtis l.. Mosher. .'i!
Minneapolis and st. Paul business
men have bought about 1900 square
feet in the heart of the exposition
for the state exhibit The south Da.
kota exhibit will be opposite and the
big exhibit from North Dakota near
the Minnesota exhibit
Chairman MaXfield will call the
committee together soon to discuss
ways and means of collecting the
exhibit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-17
SCENIC ASSOCIATION FORMED
Another Move Is Made in Interest OF
Good Roads,

Belle Paine, Mimi, May 13-The
Minnesota Valley Scenic association
was organized Friday. William Mall
gren of St Peter was elected presi-
dent and Frank Werrick of Belle
Plaine, secretary. Other officers VIII
be elected at another meeting.
While the purpose of the associa-
ton is to build a boulevard connect
ing Lyndale avenue, Minneapolis,
with ST. Peter, Mimi, the ultimate
Termination of the road VIII be Aber-
deem, S. ID. The boulevard will run
through Mankato, New Ulm, Sleepy
Eye, Redwood Falls, and otner cities.
A board of directors were elected
from the first three counties through
which this highway will run as fol
lows: A. E. Schroeder. Shakopee;
G.. II. Casey, Jordan; ]. Effertz, Belle
PLANE; William Koepp, Blakeley; o.
]. Parker, LIE Sueur; j. Johnson, St
Peter; J. H. Moore, New Prague.
The scenic organization is to work
in harmony with the several county
organizations for the building of
continuous boulevard from the twin
cities to Aberdeen, making one OF
the most beautiful automobile roads
in the west.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-17
DIED WHILE READING ALOUD
Mrs. luisa Hunt Succumbed Sud-
denly Yesterday Afternoon.
From Mondays Daily. i"..


Mrs. Luisa Hunt died very sud
denly yesterday afternoon at the
home of her brotherin-law, B. D..
Pay. She had been reading aloud
and apparently was in her usual
health, when she stopped suddenly
and death came Immediately.
Mrs. Hunt was born in Gibson,
Penn, in November, 1885, her maid
en- name being Luisa Roper. She
was married in December, 1892, to
Lucius o. Hunt of Lake Crystal.
Mrs. Hunt was a sister Of the late
Mrs. B. d. Pay and for the past
eight years lived at the. Pay home
here, her husband having died in
1896. Besides Mr.. Pay and his
family, Mrs. Hunt leaves two step
sons, w. S. Hunt and H. l.. Hunt
of Lake Crystal, and one stepdauSh-
ter Mrs. Messick of Eagle Grove,
Iowa.
The funeral services will be held
at the Pay home at 1870 Wednes-
day morning and the services at
Lake Crystal will be held at the
home of w. S. Hunt at 100 in the
afternoon. The interment will be
at Lake Crystal Rev. p. X. Edwards
of the Episcopal church, of which
Mrs. Hunt was a member, will have
charge of the services here and at
Lake Crystal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-17
STORM RAISED At ST. PETER
Postmaster c. n. Miller Made the
Taft Men Very Sore.

St Peter, Mimi, May H.-Charges
of personal activity in politics are
to be lodged against H. C.. Miller
postmaster of ST. Peter, according to
reports circulated yesterday morn,
ing. They arise from Saturday S
bitter fight between the Taft and
Roosevelt forces for the control of
the Nicollet county convention. Post,
master Miller is editor of The st.
Peter Free Press and president of
the Minnesota Editorial association.
He is an ardent supporter of Con-
gresham C. H. Davis.
When Congressman Davis was in
Minnesota a few weeks ago he au-
thorized an interview in which he
predicted that Roosevelt would carry
the Third congressional district. This
was interpreted by Taft supporters
in Nicollet county as promise to
deliver the county and led to the
revolt at the primaries. On Saturday
it is said that Postmaster Miller
made a personal canvass in the in
terests of Colonel Roosevelt. The ire
of the Taft adherents has been
raised in consequence and they as
sert charges will be laid before the
postal authorities.
In the city the fight for Taft
was made by former State Senator
C. A. Johnson and ]. A. Loehl, edi-
tor of The st. Peter Tribune.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-17
SHERIFF WARD TO GO WEST
He Must Leave Fairmont Because of
Health Condition.

Fairmont, May 14.-E. e. Ward,
for fourteen years sheriff of Mar
tin county, is advised by physicians
that his wife's health demands a
change of climate. Mrs. Ward is
at present in Washington, near Ia
coma, and Mr.. Ward is making plans
to move to that country shortly aft
er the beginning of next year. 1t is
possible Mrs. Ward will return to
Fairmont this summer for a visit,
not to be protracted over month.
Mr.. Ward has proven himself a
veritable Sherlock Holmes in the
pursuit of criminals and has been
the hero of several captures and
arrests in which it was demonstrate
ed that he knew no such word
as fear. He is quiet and unosten-
tatious in manner, and will long be
remembered in Martin county for
his fidelity to duty and his uner-
ring judgment in the detection of
crime. There will be general regret
that circumstances which can not
be avoided take him out of the
county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-17
WALKING IN THE KITCHEN.

C.. r. Barnes, who writes on farm
TOPICS in such a delightful and tas-
cinating manner. makes a plea for
the farmers wife. He says: "A
walk of twelve feet and back, across
uving-room or kitchen, twenty-five
times repeated, makes mile. he
heated thus often every day in the
year-as happens with hundreds OF
farmers wives-it equals journey
of 365 miles in length and in the
strain it puts on the woman
strength and energies. Furthermore
it is seldom that the woman ira
verses the distance empty-handed;
she carries pals of water or MILK
loads of dishes, baskets of supplies,
often the baby. Surprising her aV-
erage load on these short trip to be
only ten pounds, it amount in a
wear to over forty tons. When to
these indoor journeys is added the
frequent trip to the distant we'll
still too often demanded, even IN
the presence of cheap methods lot
supplying running water in kitchen
and bath-the wonder is that the
wife and mother lasts as long as
she does. Why not, where such
avoidable journeys are endured, try
a. little planning and Encouragement
almost always prcticable-whlch
may reduce the indoor travel to one
half or even one-Quai'ter the present
amount? Why not, above all things,
at once set about bringing the we'll
water into the house?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-17
Vernon Center

Mr.. Howe of old town is on the
sick list.
Will Dennison was in Mankato
Monday on business.
Mr.. Jamison of Sioux City spent
Monday with his brother in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Dennison and
children spent Sunday with Amboy
friends.
Mrs. Emma Bahma of Lake Crys-
tai is guest of Mrs. Fred Keitzer
this week.
Grandpa Barnes returned Sunday
morning from his winters sojourn
in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Meade of Am
boy spent Sunday at the G.. G..
Meade home.
Frank Forkumbach, the Mapleton
shoe man, was calling on his Vernon
friends Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cornish re-
turned to their home in Minneapo-
lis Friday afternoon.
Harold Bowen, who had his foot
badly cut in the disc, is able to get
around by the use of crutches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jamison of Correc-
! tionville, Iowa, were called here
Thursday by the serious illness of
| their son.
Mrs. Myrtle Porter of Mankato
spent couple of days the last of
the week with her parents, i. r.
Lowell and wife.
A. f. Quimby is up from Mankato
this week endeavOring to put the
mill in shape SO as to begin grind
ing by the 18th of July.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Keitzer cele-
brated their twentieth wedding an
niversary last Saturday. About sew
enty-five relatives and friends were
present to enjoy the festivities.
Mrs. Hiram Brown and daughter,
Miss Edna, who have been living in
Washington for several years, will
arrive here next Tuesday to spend
the summer with the formers chill
dren.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Keitzer have
the sympathy of all in the loss of
their youngest child. The funeral
was held at the home Tuesday after
noon. Interment in the Willow
Creek cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Thurston,
Mrs. Ezra Gates and the Misses
Made Way, Liza Wilson, and Lucy
Gates of Garden City were in town
Sunday, making the trip in the for
mer's Overland car.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-17
DIED EN- ROUTE TO HOSPITAL
August Krachke of Ocheyedan, Iowa,
Victim of Heart Failure.
From MONDAYS Dajty


August Krachke, a single man liv
ing on farm at Ocheyedan, Iowa
died i'm the baggage room at the
union depot yesterday afternoon
about SIS. He was on his way to
Rochester, where he intended to
have an operation performed for
stomach trouble. He was accompa.
MED by his physician, DIR. ID. G.
Lass.
Mr. Krachke arrived in Mankato
yesterday afternoon on Omaha train
No. and transferred to the North
western which left here at 5:14.
However, teh train had gone but a
short distance, when Kracbke suffer
ed fainting spell, and it was
thought best to bring him back to
Mankato The train was backed up
to the station, and krachke carried
into the baggage room where he
expired few minutes later.
Deceased was about thirty years
old and single. The remains were
brought back to his home in Iowa
for burial.