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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-15
ENGAGEMENT WAS Joke
John Carter and Miss Kathleen
Anderson Explain Announce
ment to Friends.

John Carter, son Of the late Senator
Thomas H. Carter Of Montana, and Miss
Kathleen Anderson, daughter of Mrs. r.
H. Anderson of ITO Columbia road,
sprang a surprise on their friends in
Washington by announcing their engage
ment in the social columns of local news
papers yesterday and this morning.
When Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Anderson
read the announcements they were both
greatly surprised. Son and daughter were
promptly asked to explain. The young
people admitted that it was all Joke"
and the responsibility Of its appearance
was on themselves.
The announcement was the outcome of
a luncheon at the Willard, which Mr.. Car
ter was giving some OF his friends. He
asked Miss Anderson If she would attend
the Georgetown prom with him next
Friday evening. When she hesitated
about the propriety of attending an even
ing function Mr.. Carter CALAMITY said:
Now, il we were engaged you would go.
wouldn't your"
.'Why. yes. Of course" Miss Anderson
replied.
With this encouraging answer, Mr.. Car
ter suggested that they announce their
engagement. But it turned out to be
nothing more than a joke on the part of
the young people and they are said to be
heartily sorry for perpetrating 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-15
BABE IN MOTHERS ARMS
VICTIM OF STREET FIGHT
Stone Hurled at Pursuing Band
Crushes the Skull of
Infant.

NEW YORK, April 15.-Mrs James De
Lane of Lawn avenue, Ozone Park, re-
turned to her home last night with a
dead baby in her arms. The two-year-old
child had been killed by q stone thrown
by Frank c. Baker. twenty-five years old.
He is locked up in the Jamaica police sta
ton. charged with homicide.
Baker said he was walking in Ocean
avenue when he saw a dozen young men
coming toward him. One of them said
That's the fellow" Baker said he
started to run, turned after block. when
he came. to a pile of stones. He stopped
and began to hurl stones at his pursuers
Just then Mrs. DeLane, with her baby,
avenue.
Just then stone struck the baby on
the head. killing the boy instantly. The
mother screamed. Her cries brought sew
eral persons from the neighboring houses
That's the man. He has killed my
baby" she cried.
The crowd set upon Baker and beat him
with canes and umbrellas and with fists.
Baker begged for mercy, but the crowd
would not listen to him.
The reserves from Ozone Park police
station fought their way through the
crowd and rescued Baker.
IT did not do 1t purposely," he said.
It's all a horrible mistake. I'm just as
sorry as any one here. / wish had let
those fellows get me rather than have
this happen"
Baker could hardly walk when the pa
troll wagon arrived to take him to the
police station. Il feel deeply sorry for
that poor woman" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-15
PILED IN HEAP
AS Church FLOOR FALLS
Two Persons Killed and Fifty
Injured at Harrington
Park, N. J.

HARRINGTON. PARK, N. J., April Is.
Three hundred persons who gathered in
the half-fnished Church Of Our Lady of
Victory at O'Clock yesterday afternoon
were piled up several deep when the floor
suddenly gave way under them Two
were crushed to death and fifty were
more or less seriously injured. The dead
are Mrs Nicholas Ottigop. 4th avenue,
Westwood, forty-three years old, and Mrs
Fritz Elkhardt, Hillsdale, twenty-seven
years old.
The crowd had gathered chiefly from
neighboring parishes in New Jersey for
the purpose of laying the corner stone.
After this ceremony fifteen priests led a
procession around the structure and bless
ed the foundation Entering the church,
the priests gathered before a cross, about
five feet high and formed of two rough
boards, which marked the chancel Most
of those who had witnessed the ceremony
followed them into the church.
Father Borgan of Plainfield began to
preach. He had hardly completed his
first sentence when there was a puff of
dust along the wall on each side and the
floor was rent its entire length, SO that
it fell into two equal parts.
Crowd Is Wedged.
The broken ends OF the two sections fell
to the dirt basement. ten feet below, and
the 400 persons were wedged in a narrow
compass between the broken sections.
Piled along each side Of the church
were several thousand feet OF three-inch
yellow pine lumber. to be used IN finish
ing the flooring and interior Of the
church. When the floor caved in at the
center the piles Of lumber. which stood
Ave feet high. toppled over and slid upon
the struggling heap which filled up the
break from the basement almost to the
| floor level. This weight. added to the
was fatal to two Of the women at the
bottom Of the mass.
The crash and the screams OF the in
jpred we're heard by those waiting OUT
side the church. Those who ran IN by
the front entrance found that it was i'm
possible by that method to reach those
who were imprisoned, as they were I'M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-15
Priests Aid Rescue.

Rescuers finally got to work from each
end of the basement, dragging forth
those who lay in the V-shaped trench,
which extended from one end of the
church to the other
The priests who had been standing at
some assistance, to scramble clear Of
and they turned in to help out the others
Even after the lumber had been lifted of
the work of rescue was slow. Nearly
every one in the heap was entangled with
the others, SO that great care had to be
taken to prevent breaking arms and legs
The open ground about the church be-
gan to take on the appearance Of q bat
tlefield after the rescue work was well
under way. The injured lay in groups,
attended by those who had escaped and
by the residents of Harrington Park, who
were soon gathered about the church
Blankets were brought out from houses.
Wounds were hastily bandaged and
brandy administered to the injured until
physicians arrived from neighboring vii
lagos.
The contractors who put up the church
are Naugle & Wisner of Park Ridge It
lis a ten-thousand-dollar wooden building
forty by sixty feet, with only the frame
and flooring completed so far. The floor,
which caved In, was upheld by temporary
supports.
It was stated that Father ]. J. Dele
hanty in charge of the Church of Our
Lady of Victory, had received assurances
from the contractor that the building was
safe enough for services to be held in it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-15
DICKENS SERVICE AT GRAVE.
Exercises at Resting Place Of Novel
lists Son.

NEW YORK. April 15-Over the grave
of Alfred Tennyson Dickens son Of the
novelist, service In memory Of the
father was held yesterday under the
auspices of the American Dickens
League. The plot in Trinity cemetery
had been given by the corporation of the
church, and is on a hillside close to the
gate at 18TH street aud Broadway. The
grave was decorated by Eowers from the
Dickens societies.
In the cold, uncertain weather at 3
O'Clock In the afternoon only q score of
persons attended. First Rev. Gustav N.
Hausmann, formerly rabbi of Temple
Ansche Chesed, read the Nineteenh and
Twenty-third Psalms then the Rev. Will
liam Carter of the Madison Avenue Re-
formed Church spoke eulogy of the two
Dickenses, following with prayer.
The group at the grave included Miss
Genevieve Kennedy. secretary; Robert
p Lewis. chairman of the Dickens
League. and Irving Hauser. Louis Silk,
Samuel Furstenburg, Abraham Goddard,
Mortimer Kaphan and Walter ? Lowen-
haupt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-15

fined to his. home here by illness for
the past three weeks, does not improve
very rapidly, and his friends are becoming
anxious about his condition. His physi-
clan. DR.. William d. Cawley, claims that
his illness is not very serious, but will
not discuss his case.
Ever since returning from Annapolis
last January ex-Gov. Crothers has been
unwell, but he was down to his Office
daily until about three weeks ago. His
trouble is said to be some stomach all
ment. For a number of years he has
suffered more or less from stomach
trouble, but the present attack is the
most serious he has ever experienced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-15
BALTIMORE TRIP PLANNED.
Marching Club Of Chicago Will Have
Special Train and Band.

CHICAGO. April 15.-Members Of the
Cook County Democracy Marching Club
made further arrangements for their at
tendance at the Baltimore Convention in
June at a meeting last night. Two hun
dred members will leave on the special
train, accompanied by q band. The club
will visit Cincinnati. Pittsburgh. New
York, Philadelphia, Atlantic City and
Washington before returning home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-15
BOY, SHOT, TO BE ARRAIGNED.
Joseph Marks and Alleged pal" Get
Hearing Tomorrow,

Joseph Marks, sixteen years old, who
was shot in the leg yesterday morning
by Policeman Miller Of the fourth pre-
cinct while he was running from the
saloon of Michael O'Donohue, 7th and I
streets southwest where a robbery had
been committed, will be arraigned in the
Juvenile Court tomorrow morning
William Hardy, who is not quite
seventeen years old, was arrested yes
terday and charged with having taken
part in the robbery. He also will be
taken before Judge De Lacy tomorrow.
The police say that both boys admit
having participated in the robbery
Hardy was arrested following the
sweating of Marks. The former gave
his address as 405 Huntoon place.
Marks home Is at 5623 Georgia avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-15
UP TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Problem Of the Unemployed Dis
cussed by Chicago Official.

CHICAGO. April 15.-James Mullonbach,
former head of the municipal lodging
house and now superintendent OF the
United Charities OF Chicago. told the
members Of the Women's Trade Union
League last night that the question of
unemployment would eventually have TO
be solved by the federal government.
After careful study of the class and
character of the patrons of the municipal
lodging house." he said, Il found that
less than 1 per cent are Migrants. The
great majority are migratory laborers.'
The speaker deplored the fact that
there is no scientific information in this
country regarding the definite volume and
nature Of unemployed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-15
HOW TO OWN THE EARTH.
Theme Discussed by Pastor Of Second
Baptist Church.

"How to Own the Earth" was the
theme discussed at the evening service at
the Second Baptist Church, 4th street and
Virginia avenue southeast. by the pastor,
Rev. Hinson Vernon Hewlett, yesterday.
A feature Of the service was music
rendered by the Peerless Male Quartet.
consisting of Clarence Holden Sorrell,
Henry Sorreil, Walter Sorreu and Benja-
min 8. King.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-15
Michael Winter Held Insane.

Michael Winter, who was arrested Sat
urday at the White House when he called
and insisted that he should be accorded
an interview with the President, has been
reported by physicians at the Washing
ton Asylum Hospital to be insane He
Is under treatment there and probably
will be sent to the Government Hospital
for the Insane later in the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-15
G. N. Caldwell Sues for Divorce.

Proceedings for absolute divorce were
Instituted today by Charles N. Caldwell
against May B. Caldwell. They were mar
ried at Martinsburg, w. Va, March 1,
1909. and separated last November. Mis-
conduct is alleged and q correspondent
named Attorney William B. Reilly ap-
pears for the husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-15
Taken Ill on Street Car.

Howard Landon Of As street north
west was taken i'll this morning while a
passenger on a 14th street car. He was
removed from the car at Thomas Circle
and conveyed to the Emergency Hos
pital. His condition was not serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-15
DIR. b|DDLE IN FIGHT
FOR HONOR OF NAVY
Antagonist, Whose Wife Sees
Encounter in Hotel, Now in
Doctors Care. !;

PHILADELPHIA, April 15.-Dispatches
from Santa Barbara. CAL, last night con-
tanned the information that DR.. Clement
Biddle, q member Of the Biddle family Of
this city, who came into the ltmelight
several years ago though his marriage
to an actress, has left there hurriedly,
aftersa fist fight with Charles Fox, mil
lionaire lumber dealer of Grand Rapids.
Mich. The fight took place in the lobby
of the Potter Hotel last Friday.
Mr.. Fox Is under the care of physicians.
DR., Biddle Immediately after the battle.
left the hotel and announced his inten-
ton Of returning to Philadelphia.
Trouble between the men started over
a remark by Mr.. Fox. rejecting on the
conduct of naval affairs. Mrs. Fox was
standing at her husbands side, but, not
withstanding this, DR.. Biddle angrily de-
clared that the remark was lie. At
that both men rushed to the veranda OF
the hotel. where several blows were struck
Face Covered With Blood.
Hotel employees interfered and assisted
Fox to his feet. His face was covered
with blood and his eyes were closed. 1t
is believed he would have received q
severe beating had not DR.. Biddle been
led to his room.
When Mrs. Fox saw her husbands con.
dition she became hysterical. Later she
accompanied him to the home of a friend,
where medical aid was obtained. There
was great commotion in the hotel, and
the news that DR.. Biddle and Mr.. Fox
had fought on the veranda spread SO
rapidly among the fashionable friends OF
the former that he declared that he
would leave Immediately.
Dr. Biddle is a member OF the Jniver-
sity, the Rittenhouse and Philadelphia
Country clubs. He Is a retired naval
surgeon and q graduate OF Jefferson
Medical College. He entered the naval
service in June. 1873. and had the honor
Of conveying Gen. Grant and his party
of the Taku forts. China, by, way Of
Nagasaki and Kobe to Yokohama He
received the Santiago medal because Of
heroism In the Spanish-American war.
In April. 1907. he was appointed feet sur.
geon at the Asiatic station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-15

Lynchburg. Wa deed OF assignment
for creditors has been recorded in the
circuit court of Campbell county. at Rust
burg. by the Consolidated Furniture
Company, Inc. to A. Il. Percy, George +.
Caskie and w. II Gould trustees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-15
Ex-G0v. CRoTHERs I'LL.
Condition Is Causing His Friends q
Deal Of Anxiety.

ELKToN, Nd, April 15.-Former Gov
Austin L. Crothers, who has been con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-15
Lord s. Taylor

der several tons of lumber, and were
impeded by the struggles of others in
their efforts to escape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-15

She raised her eyes
Your obedience to your husband is
most touching" he said.
1T is true, / suppose she went an
that we have f1irted. l looked upon 1t
as the means to an end. The end came
1 played my cards quite ruthlessly, /
gathered in the reward. 1 got your letter.
/ handed it to my husband. Your career
was finished. my husbands begun"
This is most interesting" julien NUT
tered.
rs it?" she answered II suppose It
should have been an hour Of triumph
with me. 1t simply isn't. I have come
to place in my life which 1 don't un-
derstand. When told myself that n was
over, that had f1irted with YOU. that
had won your friendship and your conf
dence. betrayed you. ruined you for a
peerage. and that my husband should
take Office. I should surely have been
satisfied! 1t was for that had worked
1 gave my husband the letter and
watched him walk of in triumph. Since
then / have not been myself. I have
other end possible to this?"
Once more she raised her eyes. Julien
came step nearer to her. They were
standing now face to face.
..All of a sudden she murmured -,
looked back and I saw the way 1 have
| lived and the way l am living and the
life that spreads itself out before me.
saw myself a peeresS. / saw myself re.
celVing my HUSBAND guests, l saw tn,
qualification of all those ambitions which
| have seemed to me so wonderful. And
| locked the door and / shrieked. and Il
seemed to me that there was q new thins
| and new thought in my life. l hav,
| done you a hideous wrong, Julien. Their,
| is only one way 1 can set it right Their
| Is only one moment In which 1t can b.
done and that moment Is now. Tomor
row / shall be back again. For this on,
| hour / see the truth. l am q very ricf
woman, Julien. My husbands future, in
deed, is largely bound up with my wealth
Remember that in all I have done I hav,
been his agent. He hates you, has hatet
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-16
BREAKS 4 COLD,
NEEDS No HELP.
Papes Cold Compound
Cures Colds and Grippe
in n Few Hours.

II is n positive fact that a dose Of
Fape's Cold Compound. taken every
two hours until three consecutive doses
are taken, will end the Grippe and brrak
up the most severe cold. either in the
head, chest, back. stomach. limbs or
any part Of the body.
II promptly relieves the most mis-.
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nose stuffed up. feverishness. sneezine.
sore throat, running Of the nose, mucous
catarrhal discharges. soreness. stiffness
and rheumatic ,winges.
Take this wonderful Compound a.
directed. with the knowledge that there
is nothing else in the world which will
cure your cold or end Grippe misery A.
promptly and without any other assist
ancc or bad after-effccts az a a5-cept
package Of Papc's Cold Compound,
which any druggist can supply--acccpt
no substitute no quinine.
Belongs in every home. Tastes nice -
acts gently.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-16
SHOT At FOR REBUKING
MAN WHO HIT HIS GIRL,
Young Man Holds Revolver While
His ASsailant Fires Five
Times.

Thomas W Leonard. Twenty-Five. o.
No. 3iS East Forty-sixth s.ve;. had
taken his bes. sirl TO dance md WIS
telling her eoodby In I've ves,ibuie Of
her home. No 81 East Fortlr.n street.
early to-day when Louis Wrl'schko.
twcnty-seven, who lives at the address,
entered the vestlbuie.
wraischko syung dor ~ It struck
the young woman. Leonard roouSrd
him. 4 minute later Wratschko re.
turned and invited Leonard into the
street TO settle the matter" Leonard
went. and wratschko drew a revolver.
Leonard seized II by the barrel and man
aged TO hold II up while Wratschko
pulled the trigger Ave times.
Policemen Burden and Olsen OF the
East Thirty-nfth street station hea I'd
the shots and arrested Wratschko after
a struggle. They charged him with at.
tempted felonious assault and carryins
q revolver concealed, Leonard refused
to tell the name OF his best girl"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-16
WAGNER'S WAR REPORTS
DISCREDlTED BY EXPERTS
Try Associated Pres. J

LONDON, Nov 1s.-Utter discredit Is
now thrown BY military experts In Eng
land on the reports published in Vienna
papers of the movements and opera tons
OF the Bulgarian and other armies In
the field The reputation OF Lieut.. wag-
ner of the Reichspost. which wen. up
like q rocket when he was claiming to
be the only correspondent witnessing
tire battles. has now fallen like a stone.
The English newspapers express the
opinion that the Viennesc war corre-
spondent has been used knowingly or In
nocently by the Bulgarian stan to send
reports OF movements of the Bulgarian
armies for the purpose OF misleading
the Turks. The great battle which he
declared had been fought nearly a fort
night ago at the line OF Chatalja wllen
the losses were declared by him to have
exceeded those at Lule Burgas never oc-
Cured
One correspondent with tho bulgarian
headquarters declares that Lieut.. wag-
ner was at headquarters most Of the
time during the battle Of Kirk kilisseh,
which he claimed to have Witnessed
and he would have had to ride 20 miles
In two days II he had seen IT,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-16

born in Ireland, Pleaded guilty Of as
ssult Beat his wife. First oftense
Penltentiary one month.
William Gregory. thiriy-three years
old. negro, pleaded guilty assault First
ofsense Penltentlary one year.
Albert Hamilton. thlrty-two years old
pleaded guilty burglary FIst onense
Penitentiary one year.
Lawrence Msttson. thirty years old
born IN sweden, pleaded guilty grand
larceny. Dishonest servant. First 81.
Tense Penitentiary one year.
Jonas Herr. for;y-nlne years old born
IN Hungary pleaded guilty forgery.
FORGED cheok for q. Second orense.
state prison seven years.
sidney Noah, twenty years old, plead id
guilty forgery. Forged his mothers
name TO check for S6W First oTeuse
Emlra reformatory.
Percy Lee, sixteen years old. negro,
pleaded guilty assaultlng girl. First Of
Tense. Elmlra reformatory.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-16
PRISONERS
SENTENCED BY JUDGES
IN GENERAL SESSIONS
Severe Punishment Given to
Some and First Offenders
Get Their Freedom.

Fifteen prison men and women.
cont icted OF varlons crimes In the Court
OF General Sessions. were disposed OF by
penalties imposed were:
~ JUDGE MuLouEEN.
Daniel O'Hay. twen:y-three years old.
Convicted attempted murder. shot at
man he held up. Three prior convic-
lions for misdemeanors. State prison
not less than six years or more than
twenty -four years and six months
~ JUDGE MALONE.
Frank Grimm. eighteen years old. re-
gro. tried and convicted assault. First
ofYense. Jury recommended mercy. Eli
mira Reformatory.
~ JUDGE GRAIN.
Charles Kirschenbaum. seventeen years
old. Tried and convicted of grand lar
ceny. stole fifteen rolls OF cloth from In
front of store on West Twenty-fourth
street. First onense. Elmira Refor,na-
tory.
~ JUDGE SWAMI.
Joseph Lipschutz. seventeen years
old. pleaded guilty attempted grand
larceny. Broke into drug store at No.
1856 Amsterdam avenue First ofrense.
Elmira Reformatory.
Frank Smith. twenty-six years old.
negro, pleaded guilty unlawful entry.
First offense. ION account Of the good
reputation OF defendant and his con-
tinued employment sentence sus-
pended"
William Woods. twenty-five years
old. born in Ireland. Pleaded guilty
grand larceny. Stole gold watch from
woman on street Second offense. State
Prison Ave years.
~ JUDGE FOSTER.
white Deer. thirty-six years old. In
dian, pleaded guilty unlawfully carry
ing o knife. Claims used knife in show
business. First ofrense. Sentence sus-
pended.
Hannah Mcfarland. twenty years old,
negress. pleaded guilty grand larceny.
Stole two diamond rings from EN-
ployer. First ofrense Bedford Re-
formatory.
James O'Grady. thirty-six years old.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-16
Building of the Home
as a Matter of EcOnOn,u

Long Islands Most Exfen.
size Builder and Deuel.
oper Of Reside tia |
Sections Tells Why the
Future will Create Inn
mense New Wealth in
Metropolitan Land.