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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-03
FAsTs TO REDUCE WEIGHT.
Atlantic City Man Then Went to
Hospital for Treatment.

PHILADELPHIA, June 3.-John Wat
son of Atlantic City tasted forty-six days
in order to reduce his weight and then
tried TO enjoy a meal.
Yesterday Watson walked into detec-
tive headquarters and asked TO be sen,
to hospital. He had weighed 146 pounds
which. he thought. was too much. He
consulted doctors They told him to fast
he said He tasted. Yesterday he weigh
ed ia pounds, and felt he had accom-
plished enough. So he ate real meal.
Then he walked into headquarters, sick
and asked for assistance. He was sent
to the Philadelphia Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-03
VESTS ARE ABANDONED
BY HOUSE MEMBERS
Representatives, All But a
Very Few, Cast Aside
Dignity.

Looking down upon the House of
Representatives today from the gal
leries. the many tourists who gazed for
the first time upon the solons in action
saw that great majority of the law
makers had cast aside the ordinary
dignity of the legislative halls and
were without vests. In fact, Speaker
Clark cast his eyes over one of the
most completely invested bodies ever
viewed from the Speakers chair A
full membership seemed present, and
the dozen members who still clung to
that useless third garment were in the
hopeless minority.
Mann in Seersucker.
Taking yesterdays warmth as hint.
Minority Leader Mann appeared in his
seat today resplendent In tropical suit
of seersucker. weighing about three
ounces and being the color Of a fawn.
There was no vest attached to this suit.
Serene Payne. without a vest. looked as
comfortable as Representative Alexander
of Missouri, whose white shirt and long
white tie seemed to lower the tempera-
ture about him. Representative Burke of
Pennsylvania, always dressed in the top
notch of form and fashion. today ap-
peared in summer attire without a vest.
his coat and trousers being of fine light
gray. Representative Redfeld Of New
York. who SHE'D his hat into the vice
presidential ring last week, came to the
House office building with an extra collar
and an extra pair of detachable round
cuffs.
On the caring Side.
The leading member on the vest-wear-
ing side was Representative Mitchell Pal
mer of Pennsylvania, whose brand new
light gray clothes shone with sort OF
effulgence.
Representative Lobeck Of the District
committee was wearing vest, and sc
was Representative Oscar ]. Underwood
REPRESENTATIVE Burke of Wisconsin said
he didn't mind the vest he had on. and
neither did Representative Stanley. the
terror of the steel trust. Representative
Harrison of New York wore a vest. but
it was of snowy white. Other vest wear
ers today were Representatives Mccall,
Webb and Gardner Of Texas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-03
Troops Clash Fatal.

TORREON, Mexico, June "a clash
growing out of jealousies between the
regular troops and volunteers resulted
yesterday in the killing Of two men and
the woundinG of five others.
The demand of Gen. Campo. the rebel
commander. for the surrender of Torreon
and Lerdo is looked upon as a bluff. The
inha bitants exhibited Indifference toward
the threat. The usual Sunday night con-
cert was held.
Gen. Huerta is proceeding slowly and
meeting with no resistance.
MEXICO CITY, June 3-News has been
received here of the murder of Hugo Beel,
a German, at San Miguel. Durango prov
ince, Mexico. At the request of the Ger
man legation the Mexican government
has dispatched rurales to the scene of
the crime to rescue Beers family and
punish his murdererS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-03
Toll Of Million Expected.

That more than one million flies will
be killed this month is the prediction
OF DR.. Murray and officials of the
health office. Contestants who report
to the health office the locations of fly
breeding places will have their scores
considerably increased, as each report
of a nuisance that can be abated by
the health office will mean 500 ad-
ditional points to the credit of the
competitor.
Practically the entire city will be rep
resented in the distribution of prizes
at the close of the present campaign,
as eight district prizes are to be
awarded. These prizes will be of the
value of s. each, and will be in addi-
ton to the general prizes offered, the
total value of all the awards amount
ing to $50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-03
On the Vest-Wearing Side.
Mistaken for Fox, Shot Dead.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 3.-John
Couser, member of a fox hunting party
near Winchester, Tenn, yesterday wore a
pair of fox-colored trousers. William
RoraX. mistaking Couser in the undeT-
brush for the game, shot and killed him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-03
.L0R|MER IS IN CITY
Expected to Speak in His Own
Defense in Senate.
KERN TO OPEN THE FIGHT
Recent Polls Show Accused Hi.
noisan Is Eight Votes Short
of Majority.

The fight over Senator Lorimer's cleo
ton will come up in the Senate tomorrow
when Senator Kern, leading the forces
which seek to unseat the Illinois senator
will make the first speech in what prom
ises to be at least a two-week debate
The majority of the members of the
investigating committee have reported
that the charge that Mr. Lorimer's elec
ton was brought about by bribery anG
corruption has not been proved. Senator
Dillingham;, chairman of the committee
viii lead the defense and support the con
tention that the Senate. having once ex
onerated him, cannot try him again or
practically the same charges.
To Speak in Own Defense.
Senator Lea of Tennessee, Senator
Kenyon of Iowa and others are expected
to speake against Mr.. Lormer and man,
will speak for him. Senator Lorimer viii
be in his seat and expects to speak in hi.
own defense.
Senator LOrimer arrived here today
from Chicago. He declined to answer di
rectly when asked if he had any inten
ton OF resigning, and when asked about
the reported poll of the Senate. which Ii
said to be against him, replied he knew
nothing of it. The senator refused te
discuss his plans further than to say he
expected to speak in his defense.
Polls Unfavorable to Him.
Recent polls taken in the Senate on the
Lorimer case have not tended to show
that the blonde boss is gaining. and il
now appears that he will not get more
than forty votes. A majority of the Sen
ate with it's ninety-f1ve sitting members
is forty-eight; and therefore the Illinois
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-03

flies with which to begin his scoring this
month.
1t is more than likely that the co-opera-
tive plan followed by the Industrial
Home School children will be adopted by
other contestants in the June campaign.
The practicability of this plan has been
established. although Lawrence Fitz-
gerald. who made the second highest
score In the contest that just closed. car
rted on warfare against the insects
Sing1e-handed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-03
Swatters Have Eats"

Just to keep the club members in good
spirits and to enliven discussion of the
fly question, the executive committee of
the club had special meeting Saturday
night, al which refreshments were served
The eats also were bought on credit
and consisted of ice cream and cake
Members of the executive committee are
George Harvey, Thomas Noonan, Ray
mond Weldon, Horace Harwood, Lillian
Gray and Luella Estep.
Various subcommittees have been ap-
pointed TO facilitate the work of the body.
The committee on swatterS will be one
of the busiest at first as 1t will be neces-
sary TO increase the number of weapons
materially. The treasurers purchase of
screen was 200 square feet, and it is
thought that this will not be too much
when all of the club members are in
action.
When the club gets into full operation
it's membership will number close to 100
boys and girls. Many of these, however,
will be very young children. and not
much will be expected of them. Even the
smallest seem greatly interestin in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-03
Half Million for Post Office.

itaf a million dollars is recommended
Tor the final appropriation for the new
post office building, which will form one
- the beauties OF the new Washington"
and which viii cost s35OO,ooo.
Rock Creek Park will receive an ap-
preparation of sloo.uco II the bill is pass
Cd, for the construction OF walks and
roads. The bill specifics that $4,000
should be expended for the erection of a
powlder bridge across Rock creek to re-
place the present log bridge on the line Of
the roadway from Adams Mill road and
cathedral avenue.
instead Of the fine arts commission
and others being responsible for the plans
81 bridges in the park, the committee
provides that the municipal architect of
tae District of Columbia shall do the
work
In the appropriation for headstones to
be used in marking hitherto unmarked
graves OF soldiers the two words and
Confederate have been inserted into the
bill. as further bond between the north
and south The graves of southern sol
diers will be identified and marked if the
bii passes. at the expense OF the federal
government. The committee also recon-
mends that hereafter eX-Confederate sol
diers who die in Washington or In the
ncighborhood OF the National Capital
shall be buried in Arlington cemetery AT
the expense OF the government, which has
a stipulated limit of cost for such burials
\ certificate from Camp No. Ill, L.. c. "
of the District OF Columbia. is required
under the terms of the bill before ad-
mission to Arlington shall be obtained for
such ex-ConfederateS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-03
Potomac Park River Front.

Toward the building of macadam road
along the river front of Potomac Park.
east Of the railroad embankment, the
committee reports necessity for $4,000.
This is one OF the new items which make
FOR an increase in the care of buildings
and grounds in Washington. Another
is new appropriation of $500 for
the grading Of Seaton Park. bordering 9Th
street northwest. The committee stipu-
lates that no money shall be spent for
lContinued on Fourth Page)
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SWATT|NG SQUAD
ISSUES CHALLENGE
Burdette's Fly Killing Club
Seeks Contest With
Others.
TO WAGE BITTER WAR
ON INSECTS IN JUNE
Hopes to Have Slain 100000 Pests
Hopes to Have Slain 100000 Pests
by End of Month.
MARK TRICE WORKING HARD
Turns in $4,000 to DR.. Murray at
the Health Office as Result
of Three Days
Work.

The Industrial Home School
-Anti-Fly Club hereby challenges
any club or organization of boys
or girls for fy-killing contest
during the month of June or for
the entire summer, the rules OF
The Stars Anti-Fly Contest to
govern the competition between
clubs.
LAYTON II. BURDETTE,
d..
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Only a Short Session.

The convention will adjourn immediate
ly after the temporary organization to
allow the committees to meet. The COM
mittees will report early tomorrow morn
ing or tonight, dependent upon the time
set for a second meeting.
One of the big questions before the con-
ventlon Is whether a state ticket shall
be selected at this time or whether the
convention shall select only the six dele
gates to the national convention, and
then recess until after the Chicago con-
vention to select a state ticket. Either
plan can be followed under the provisions
OF the call issued by the state central
committee.
Fight Over Committee Control.
In the district fight, which will be
settled this afternoon, Taft supporters
claim control OF the first. second,
third. fourth sixth, seventh, fifteenth.
sixteenth, seventeenth, twentieth and
twenty-first. This would give them a
bare majority of the new state cen
trail committee and committees on Gre
dentials, resolutions and organizat ion.
Walter Brown, Roosevelt manager.
however. does not admit that the Taft
people will control these districts. The
uninstructed Cleveland delegation Of
fifty-three is the prize for which both
groups are now struggling.
Former Representative Ralph d. Cole
of Findlay, who has been Taft work
er, has announced the withdrawal of
his candidacy for the nomination for
the new congressman-a large. This
leaves Z. l.. Lampson Of Ashtabula,
Frank w Woods of Medina, delegates
to the constitutional convention; c. 2.
Galbreath, secretary OF the conven-
ton, and Robert p. Scott of Cadiz as
contenders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-03
Foreigners Flee Chihuahua.

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, June 3.-Out of
normal foreign population of at least
300 this city contains exactly 1O6 for
eisn residents today. OF the 1000 Ameri-
cans who ordinarily live here only thity-
five men and twelve women remain. An
official census issued today shows that
fear of an attack on the rebel city by the
advancing federals has practically de-
populated the town.
Thirty thousand people inhabit Chihua-
hua in time of peace, but today less than
10000 are here, and the exodus is daily
growing larger
Besides the Americans there are
twenty-six British subjects and thirty
three Germans Though an attack by
the main federal column under Gen.
Huerta is believed to be several days
off. the possibility of flank movement
by Gems. Villa and Rabago, who are
reported coming from Parral, south
east of Chihuahua, with cavalry, has
alarmed the population
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-03
Ribbons to Be Given.

AT the end of each month the roll of
honor will be read and the boy and girl
with the highest number killed will be
awarded a gold ribbon. The next ten
boys and five girls will receive blue rib
hons the next ten and Ave red ribbons
and the third ten and five white ribbons
The boys in the school outnumtered the
girls two to one.
The secretary of the club is now In
correspondence with firms to get bids on
swat the fly buttons" which will be
used to pin the ribbons on the victorious.
yyaarers of the ribbons for June, who
qualified with their May records, are
cold George Harvey-record. lOU6 flies
and Rosa Tarrant. 800 fles; biue, Ed.
ward Carey, Thomas Noonan, RAYMOND
O'Meara. Francis Carey; & Samuel C9errs
George Condoraa and Joseph Petrilio. and
the following girls: Lillian Guy, Emma
Andrews Elizabeth Kendrick, Eva Hol-
ndee and Elsie Connor.
Young Trice Sets Pace.
Thirty-two thousand flies destroyed is
the record OF Mark Trice for the first
three days of The Stars June anti-f1y
campaign
Young Trice has the best REGARD of the
crusade to date and the other contestants
are going to find 1t a difficult matter ia
make a better showing that he is expect
ed to by the end of the month This
competitor won fourth place in the May
contest and he is out for a better record
in June.
Layton Burdette has not made his ap
pearance in the present thirty-da cam
paign. but his army OF "swatters' is hare
at work and DIR. Murray expects tha
when. Burdette appears at the campaign
head@ @larters in room of the Municipa
building he will have several thousaus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-03
WEATHER.

Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday, with moderate south
westerly winds.
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Plan Stand at Bachimba.

Present plans of the rebel leaders
call for a stand at Bachimba, forty
six miles south of here. in the noun
tain passes along the Mexican Central
railroad.
1t is believed that the government
troops Will not be able for some time
70 reconstruct the, burned bridges to
transport their artillery, and the rebels
hope through the ,lull to get enough
ammunition TO give the federal forces
a battle at Bachimba
There is little ammunition in the
rebel army today-not enough at any
time for big engagement-but the
rebel leaders claim they are getting
supplies rapidly and will be we'll
equipped when the fighting is resumed
at Bachimba.
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Engraving Bureau Appropriation.

final appropriation OF $4,000 is rec
commended for the new building of the
bureau Of engraving and printing. The
limit of cost OF this building is set at
S1.3U,U ,UDu. and most of that has been ap-
propriated and a contract let for the
work. i total OF S.}U0o is recommend
I'd for vaults for the new buildings, $50, 900
Tor new power plant, and the state
iGsnt is made that four of the present
boilers are antiquated and unsafe at an
operating pressure OF more than eighty
rounds.
In appropriatinS for the bureau of en-
craving and printing the committee
wants the House TO give the Secretary
of the Treasury the authority 10 displace
hand presses and use power presses in
tie bureau. BY law hand presses are
now used III printing checks backs and
unts OF United States bonds and paper
money. Under the appropriation commit
tee scheme II the Secretary wants to
make this change, which has been long
fought ~ the printers, he can do so, but
the bill requires that he can remove in
one year only one-tifth Of the total num-
Der ot hand presses required to produce
lie estimated quantity OF work He may
a4so have the authority TO put motors
on hand roller presses but they Will
always be cons sidered hand roller presses
IL the sight of the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-03
ROSA TARRANT,
Secretary.

The above challenge has been issued
by the newly formed club Of the Indus
trial Home School through it's president
Layton Burdette winner OF The Star $
ant-fiy contest for May.
I'VE are going after flies in earnest this
month" said Layton last night, "and we
hope that some of the boys and girls in
the city who think they know how to
kill flies will form a club and make us
hustle My club probably will only use
the 'swatters, but If necessary we will
use traps and other means of killing flies
by the wholesale. We have killed as
many as 10000 flies out here in single
day. and by the end Of June we will have
at least 100000 registered with DR.. Muir
ray at the District health office. If June
is a warm month, with little rain, we
VIII have twice that number. We want
some competition. We would like to
have classes in any Of the public schools
work against us, or the boys and girls in
various neighborhoods. We are not par
ticular and only ask that clubs follow
the rules of the contest as run by The
Star
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All Not Over Sixteen Eligible.

In The Star contest any boy girl
not over sixteen years of age is eligible.
and sticky fly paper is the only method
of killing the insects that is barred.
The Home School Club is organized on
a business basis and started work Sat
urday. AS 1t was holiday the boys and
girls had much time to give to the kill
ing of flies and started the month with a
large number recorded.
Raymond O'Meara has been elected
treasurer of the club and the SO won by
Burdette in the May contest will be the
first deposit to the account of the or
ganiZation. All business will be con-
Quoted by the children alone. Already
the treasurer has bought nearly S5 worth
of wire screen to make swatters As
The Star prize will not be paid over to
Burdette until tomorrow, the club had to
ask for credit which it readily received
as a Georgetown merchant thought that
any organization that demolished hun
dreds of thousands of flies in a month
was businesslike enough to have small
credit extended to it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-03

Carrying out the democratic policy of
reducing expenditures, the committee on
appropriations of the House reported the
sundry civil bill today, showing cut of
So, ,06O, "a under the appropriat tions for
the present year. In all. the bill pro-
vides for expenditures of S10?.5I. ALI. 40.
Half of the reductions affect the Panama
Canal Zone.
Thousands of dollars are appropriated
for activities and care of institutions in
Washington. The government OF the Dis
trict of Columbia is greatly affected by
the bill. which orders that from the reve-
nues of the District the sum OF S169 Js6. %
shall be paid back to the United States
Treasury. This money is TO cover the
cost of maintaining ind gent patients at
The Government Hospital for the Insane.
Dr. White, superintendent of the hospital,
appeared before the appropriations COM
mittee and told the members that from
1881 TO 1911 the hospital had been sup
porting District patients and in no year
had tie District ever paid their bills in
full. The total of the hospital bill is just
twice the amount the District will have
10 pay back, the computation giving fun
credit to the half-and-half principle of
appropriation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-03

Secretary William Hayward of the
national committee received one new
contest yesterday. II was another list
of delegates at large from Florida.
which makes three sets chosen at
large from that state. two Taft delega-
tions and one Roosevelt
The following list of 230 contests has
been prepared by the clerks Yin the Of
ice OF the secretary OF the national
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lConunued on Fourth Page.l
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-12-26
Calumet Guarantees Baking Economy

Have you ever stopped to think
Just what economy" in baking
really means? Some folks seem
to have the idea that saving a
little on the cost Of the materials
the flour, eggs, etc. lis econo-
my Others arc of the opinion
that they have been economical
wher they buy the low priced
baking powder, and save lOc to
25c. But both are wrong. For
the real economy-the economy
that counts-consists in doing
away with the failures that so
often waste far more than is
saved in buying low pric ed ma
terials.
And that beyond doubt is
the reason that Calumet Baking
Powder is the favorite Of mil
lions of cooks. 1t absolutely
prevents failures and guaran-
tees success-which in the end,
is the same thing as economy
Calumet is unfailing--it makes
every baking good-more tasty,
more delicious, more evenly
raised simply because it is not
only pure and wholesome itself
but so uniform in quality that
you can always depend upon it.
Two World Pure Food Expo
sitions at Chicago in 1907
and the other at Paris, France,
in 1912-have officially pronounc-
ed Calumet the best baking pow
der made.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-12-26

NSea sAamfal p,ot exist. b~s@wea
liver All to~eis - gsss-- Assstes. hs
F~sesses - Aet take OF NtHss Ne. Lite
Pills .n3 eel aeN sAase of year svs~
tena. fhws s~asiy aagei Ftshs settoa
90 ths gianfvsA. hvvf xnA he~w,s aad
fxsteFs var heai,a aa1 az saed fs~l.
trs. ~ az " ~s~th~Fre'.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-12-26
Hollands Magazine-always a

Hollands Magazine-always a
good magazine-has done her
self proud on her Christmas
number this year. With % pag-
es of the cleverest of stories,
special illu strated articles, and
it's ten regularly conducted de-
partments-all breathing the
glorious Christmas spirit IL
stands head and shoulders above
any other magazine of its class
in America. Every true South
erner should read Holland 8
Magazine. Not alone because 1t
is a southern magazine, but be-
cause you get more for your
dollar than you canget anywhere
We club with Farm and Ranch
and Hollands Magazine.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-12-26
How to Bankrupt the Doctors

prominent New York doctor says,
"lf il were not for the thin stockings
and thin soled shoes worn by women
the doctors would be bankrupt. !"
When you contract cold do not wait
for 1t to develop into pneumonia. but
treat 1t at once, Chamberlain Cough
Remedy is intended especially for
coughs and colds and has won wide
reputation by its cures of these dis
eases. 1t is most etfectual and is
pleasant and safe to take. For ssleby
all dealers.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-12-26
Spraiued Back

>ptalned back and sore muscles
throw on their soreness when Hunts
Lightning OH is applied. For relels-
ing .rair If any Kind there j. nothing
better and those people who have tried
u Ter Neuralgia aud Rheumatism are
loud in It's praise. koF sire cats
Hant's Lightning osl i especially nne
a. Il takes Away the inHsmsiion ~ni
causes rapid healing. ~ snt ~ bot