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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
REWARDS HER WORK
Emperor of Japan Pays Honor
to Miss Mabel Boardman.
REGARD FOR HER LABOR
Confers Fifth Order of Crown" for
Service to Red Cross.
PRESIDENT TAFT NOTIFIED
Marquis Matsukati Takes Message
From His Ruler-First American
Woman So Honored.
REGARD FOR HER LABOR
PRESIDENT TAFT NOTIFIED

Marquis Matsukati. president ~ ths
japanese Red Cross today notified Prcsi-
dent Taft. head 81 the American Red
cross. that the Emperor 81 Japan has
conferred on Miss Mabel Buardman the
active spirit of the He'd cross and So,
rotary of the American Rod Cross 50
oiety. the DISTINGUISHES honor II IN.
Fifth Order OF Crown. The order esp
cially established for meritorious SERVICES
by women.
The emperor. the letter states regards
Miss Boardman one OF the great WON
Ell OF the world and has followed hei
work in the Red Cross with deep inter
est. The President was notably pleased
over the honor conferred upon Miss
Boardman, whom he holds in high
teen
Miss Boardman. who makes her home
in Washington with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs William J. Boardman. at 1901
+ street northwest. lis prominent
figure in the life of the National Cap
ital. where she is a leader in the social
world and has done much for local
charities as well for the National
Red Cross Society.
So far officials here are aware. this
is the first time an American woman has
been so honored by Japan.
Prominent at Red Cross Meeting.
Miss Boardman VIII have an important
part in the eighth annual meeting of tho
American National Red Cross. which is TO
be held at the New Willard Hotel next
Wednesday. President Taft head of the
nization. will attend the meeting
A melting OF the central committee rs
to be he'd at 9:n o'clock "Wednesday
morning. and the first session OF the gem
eral board will take place at 1890 O'Clock.
The program is as follows:
Activities of the District of Columbia
Chapter. address by Mrs. Theodore
North McLa ughln: Christmas Seals.
address by Charles l.. Magee.
secretary American Red Cross.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
HEARST FIRST WITNESS.
Editor Will Appear Before Clapp
Investigating Committee.

While William r. Hearst will be the
first witness when the Clapp campaign
contribution Investigating committee re-
sumes work at the Senate next week. it
is understood that he will have no evil
dence to present that has not been made
public.
Mr.. Hearst has made IL known that all
of the letters and documents in his pos
session relating to the campaign activities
Of John ID. Aichbold o fthe Standard Oil
Company have been published. He will
testify, however, before the Senate COM
mittee.
Victor Rosewater. who acted as chair
man of the republican national commit
tee, has asked permission to testify be-
fore the committee. lie will be heard
early in December.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
CALLED UPON FOR AID.
Chief of Fire Department Receives
Message From Virginia Suburb.

Chief Wagner of the fire department
this morning received a message asking
for the aid of the department at fire
near the Virginia end of the Highway
bridge He was tod that the Firenghtcr
probably would be of assistance. although
II was doubtful if the craft could cross
the flats and get near enough TO the
shore to be of service.
The fire chief was later told the fire
WAS I'm an unoccupied three-story building
owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. and that il probably would be
DESTROYED before firemen could reach the
scene As no other buildings were en-
dangered Chief Wagner did not comply
with the request for aid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
HAD NO CHAUFFEUR'S LICENSE
Colored Man Operating Auto Is
Placed Under Arrest.

When Policeman Hopkins or the third
precinct saw Andrew Carger. colorec,
driving an automobile along the street
shortly before noon today he realized 1t
was being operated by an amateur and
accordingly stopped Carger TO ascertain
IL he had a chauffeurs license. Carger
replied that he did not have such a IL
cense and he was placed under arrest.
Later on it developed he was driving
the automobile Of the minister from Chile.
senior Eduardo Suarez, who lives on Ver-
mont avenue The diplomat told the po-
lice Carger was employed as a furnace
man at his home and was not author
lied to operate the machine.
An additional charge Of taking prop
erty without the consent of the owner
accordingly was placed against the de-
fendaut. ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
VESSEL TOWED TO PORT.
Steamer George E. Warren, Having
Engine Trouble. Summons Help.

BLOCK ISLAND, r. l., November 20
The steamer George E. Warren, Portland
for New York, which broke down off
here last night, was lowed into Nara
gansett bay at dawn today by a tug.
When the Warren began sending up
her rockets last night it was thought that
she was on fire. Subsequently the steam
er Nantucket ran alongside and found
that there was engine trouble on board.
Wireless messages were then sent TO the
revenue cutter Acushnet and several tow
boats, and the Nantucket proceeded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
Legislation Needed.

The report remarks that no legislation
relating to public health in the District
was enacted by Congress during the year.
Among the laws asked by the Commits
sioners at the request of the department,
it is pointed out. were regulations for the
prevention of blindness IN newly born in
fants; regulations to prevent tuberculosis :;
amendments to the regulations to prevent
spread of scarlet fever. diphtheria, measles
and an amendment to the ordinance for
the better control of drainage fixtures and
pipes with respect to distractions and
leaks.
The report, which is comprehensive,
deals with every phase of the work of the
department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
Identified by Another Witness.
ONE DEAD, TEN INJURED.
Result of Two Auto Wrecks on the
Pacific Coast.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, November 90
One dead. one probably fatally injured
and nine less seriously hurt was the au-
tomobile record in this vicinity for last
night and early today.
Ralph Whitehouse of this city, a real
estate dealer, was instantly killed when
the machine he was driving collide1 with
an electric car. His two companions were
hurt. not SERIOUSLY.
At Long Beach Mrs. Rena Glenn was
probably fatally hurt and seven others in
jured in a collision between two automo-
biles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
Entitled to Special Mention.

Two features of the movements for the
diminution of the number of e>es in the
District of Columbia were, / believe. novel
and entitled to special mention. One was
the inauguration of a cleanup and an
educational campaign before the breeding
season Of the fly began.
The other was the stimulus that was
given to the killing of flies early in the
season. so as to prevent propagation by
the offering of prizes In the early months
of the year considerably in excess of
those given later. The effects on the
ny population of these movements can
not be stated here, as the year covered
by this report ended June 30. 1912, and
therefore no figures personal observa-
tons of value had been recorded when
the year closed. But as to the results
accomplished by city cleaning week there
can be no doubt. In order to interest
householders in the project and to in
form them how best to proceed circulars
OF information were sent to 10000 prem
ises and $1,000 clean city tags were
distributed.
Attention was given especially to the
placing of these tags in the hands of
school children to interest them in the
movement, and in 1908 cases these chill
dren subsequently reported that the
premises where they resided had been
cleaned Definite reports were received in
approximately 5000 cases of the clean
ing OF premises incident to the special
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
A Gilt Edge Investment

Good advertising is investment intended to win
your favorable opinion and confidence Advertising like
most other things regulated by the inevitable law of
compensation 1t can only pay dividends the advertiser
proportion to the benefits it affords his customers
Merchants who advertise in THE STAR have impor
tant, helpful money-saving news to communicate to
THE STARS readers.
If these merchants consider it good investment to
advertise all their important every reader
STAR should consider it good investment read these
important messages eosey ana constantly every day
ments in THE STAR This habit will keep you posted
what and desirable and enable you the
greatest value for every dollar you spend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29

West. New York city, into the park OPP
pOsite the entrance to the arsenal police
station. 1 strangled him and just es-
capped the officer who found him as l
came back few words here illegible).
Three times l have taken life: twelve
times have tried, and cannot help it,
Another card from Boston told of the
murder Of the Josephs boy and where
the body would be found. The police
followed the minute instructions on the
card and recovered the body in decom-
poSeu fragments.
Hickey will be formally arraigned Mon
day on the charge of murder in the first
degree.
Michael Kruck's Murder.
NEW YORK, November 29-The body
of Michael kruck, of the boys
Hickey confesses having murdered, was
found in an excavation in Central Park
the night of December 10, 1902. Death
had been due to strangulatiOn. His
father who is tailor, and his mother
are still living in this city. Suspicion
was directed toward Hickey at the
time, and he was picked up in Buffalo
in maudlin condition. In semi
delirious state he confessed to the muir
der, but when the effects of the liquor
wore off he repudiated the confession
and was subsequently released, owing
to lack of evidence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29

BUFFALO. n. y, November 29-J
Frank Hickey today made a complete
confession OF the murder of Joseph
Joseph. the seven-year-old Lackawanna
boy whose dismembered body was found
in a cesspool back of a saloon in Lack
awanna, and also admitted that he killed
Michael Kruck, a New York newsboy,
ten years ago. Death in both instances
was caused by strangulation.
Hickey attributes his crimes to the ex-
cessive use of liquor. When drunk, he
said. he was possessed of irresistible
mania for killing boys. He denied that
he had committed other similar crimes,
and said he was repentant for his deeds
and expected to pay the penalty.
Young Joseph disappeared the afternoon
of October II, 1911. His father. George
Joseph, a prominent merchant Of Lacka-
wanna, insisted from the start that the
boy had been kidnapped. and country
wide search was instituted.
The case at the time attracted wide
spread attention, as the father from time
to time received anonymous letters warn
ing him to discontinue the search on pain
OF having his son murdered.
Confession Begun on Train.
The confession was made to District At
loAHSy WcSAcy -. DQdlty anu SnleI OIL
Police GilsO of Lackawanna. 1t was be-
gun on the train that brought Hickey
from New York to Buffalo Wednesday
and was completed today. Hickey was ar
rested at a colony for inebriates at Whit
ing, N. j., November 10.
When arrested he denied all knowledge
of the crime. EXtradition papers were
prepared, and when the hearing was
about to be held before the New Jersey
authorities Hickey decided to go to Buff
falo without making contest. He was
taken to New York, where he was Ques-
toned by Inspector Faurot relative to
the Kruck murder, and it is said made at
that time many damaging admissions
Hickey's fondness for writing postal
cards to the police proved his undoing
Mailed Postal Cards.
He mailed cards from Boston and
New York, and their reproduction in a
newspaper led a friend Of Hickey's to
inform the police of his suspicious. The
order of arrest followed In one postal
from Boston the then unknown writer
wrote Of the Kruck murder as follows:
"wednesday night, December 10. 1902.
II enticed Michael Ricac Kruck a
newsboy at seth street and Central Park
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
A, G.. HMkstaf Dead.

NEW YORK, November "a. G.
Hackstaff. for many years secretary of
the Illinois Central Railroad Company
and latterly it's vice president. is dead at
his home here, after an illness of two
days.
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Resumes Hydro-Aero Trip South

CAIRO. Ill. November 29.-Tony jan
nus. who is flying from Omaha to New
Orleans. departed in his hydro-aero-
plane this morning for Columbus, KY
Owing to a high wind he kept his ma
chine near the water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
Wife Obtains Divorce Decree,

Mrs. May M. Van Auken was today
granted an absolute divorce from Earl j.
Van Auken. The decree was signed by
Justic. Barnard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
DEATHRATELOW
IN THE DISTRICT
Health Office Makes Annual
Report on Conditions Un-
der Its Observation.
POINTS TO THE RESULTS
OF STARS ANTI-FLY WAR
Credit Given, Also, to Movement for
City Cleanup.
ARGUES FOR OPEN-AIR SCHOOLS
DR.. Woodward Gives Statistics Re-
garding Diseases and Their
Causes and Outlines
Needed Legislation.
Credit Given, Also, to Movement for
City Cleanup.
ARGUES FOR 0PEN-AIR SCHOOLS

That the unusually good health con-
ditions and the decreased mortality
rate in the District of Columbia durin g
the past year have been due directly
to the "city cleanup week and the
swat the-fly campaign of The Star is
a statement in the report of the health
department of the District of Columbia
made to the Commissioners today by
DR.. W. c. Woodward, health officer.
The report shows that the death rate
in the District for white and colored
residents shows marked reduction
from the 1911 death rate. while the
general health of the people is shown,
by the statistics of the department, to
have been better during the year COW
cred in todays report than it was dur
ing the preceding year. DIR. Wood
ward, in his report gives credit for
these improved conditions to The Star,
to which, he declares, the inception of
the city cleanup and the anti-fy cru
SADIE was directly due.
The population of the District on which
the. figures contained in the report are
based Is given at 3J4,O19. of which 235, S44
are white and 9S.115 colored The num-
Der of deaths during the year was ), l39
white persons, rate of 14.61 per 1000
and o.564 colored. a rate of 2612. The
average annual death rate from 1906 to
June, 1911, was 1905 for white and 2I.1
for colored BY these figures it is seen
that there is a materially lower rate this
year for both races.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29

thing we wear-that which warns from
without and that which susta1ns from
within-all we have and all that we want.
are controlled by combinations built up
in defiance of this great and drastic
statute We are now living under
regime of artificial values Competition
IN the true sense Of the term, that Is,
rivalry between equals, is as lnehcfent
and powerless in fixing prices as Con-
eress and the courts have been in fixing
he fr1lSfS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29

A charter has been issued at Cu1nber-
land. MO. to the Jersey Mountain Or
chard Company of Ridgedale. Hampshire
county. W. Va, to own orchards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
President Taft to Preside.

Second session, pm, President Tart,
presiding-Report by central committee,
Maj. Gen George w. Davis, L. s. a. (re-
tired. chairman: relief following the
wreck of the Titanic, w. Frank Persons.
in charge for Red Cross emergency relief
committee. New York; Mississippi flood
relief &. NJ. Hubbard. St Louis:
Ernest H. Bcknell national director;
West Virginia flood relief, James +.
jackson, in charge for Red Cross emer-.
gency relief committee, Cleveland; re~
lief problems of the Balkan war. Miss
Mabel T. Boardlnan. plans and progress
of the rural nursing service, Miss Fannie
+. Clement, superintendent Red Cross
rural nursing service: plans for the or
ganization of women's classes in first
aid and home nursing. Miss Marion Oil
we're lection of officers: - pm. reception
to delegates. Miss Mabel I. Boardman.
1901 L street northwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
Argues for Open-Air Schools.

1t is recommended in the report that
the District of Columbia have more open
air schools. 1t is pointed out that a COM
parative examination of the pupils of the
Bake School (open air. and those of an
ordinary school showed that the pupils
of the Blake gained more in weight and
height and development generally than
their indoor competitors.
The report also states that the number
of pupils of the Blake School absent be-
cause of illness was less in proportion
than at the other schools.
The Importance of cleanliness of milk
cans is pointed out, and the report says
that examinations by inspectors show
that more care than is now being taken
is necessary as safeguard against ty-
phoid and other bacilli.
Many of the cans left by the city dairy
men to be taken back to the farms are
said to be ''reeking with bacteria"
The milk situation is summarized as
follows:
Manifestly the number of bacteria
in the milk supply of the District is
excessive. and colon bacilli occur with
altogether too great frequency The
high bacterial counts of what our deal
ers sell pasteuriZed milk and the
frequency of the occurrence of colon
bacilli in it are particularly diScredit-
able, since with intelligence and energy
it is absolutely within the power of any
of milk and the vending of it to prevent
with practical certainty both of these
conditions. The fact that this can be
done is demonstrated by the presence
right here in the District of one plant
that does it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29

Report of war relief board-Brig. Gen
George III. Torney, surgeon general, L. =
A.. chairman; Maj Charles Lynch, L. =.
A. chairman committee on first aid Miss
Jane A. Delano, chairman national COM
mittee OF Red Cross nursing service
Report of national relief board-Ermest p
ternationaI relief boa rd-Huntington Will
son. assistant secretary of state, chair
man. Meeting OF board OF incorporators.
1890 p. III. Luncheon served To delegates,
1 D.m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
Proper Solution the Problem.

Now what are we going TO do about
this situation? Are we going 10 hug the
deluSion or practice the deception of the
last twenty years? Under what theory of
statesmansh p or morals do we permit a
corporation to continue 10 enjoy part OF
the sovereign power of the state, after it
has become a Vtolator of the law? Under
what theory do we permit a corporation
TO occupy the channels of interstate
trade which has been convicted of
crime? Why do we permit one corpora
ton engaged in interstate trade TO buy
up and hold the stock of another corpora
ton? Why do we permit corporations
organized with as high as seven hundred
millions of dollars of watered stock to
put il out 10 the public? Why, in short,
do we permit these creatures which we
have created and marvelously endowed
to dictate and direct the policy of their
creator? Why should Il corporation en-
gage1 in Interstate commerce be per-
United to enter the channels of inter
STATE trade until it has came under the
supervision of such a commission Will
determine the regularity and honesty OF
its stock issue?
'-Two-thir1s of the trust question is
wrapped up in a proper consideration. sI
powers of the corporation. And in deal
ing with this feature of ii no legitimate
business need suffer one particle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
Fish Wharf Insanitary.

Inc iCPOil III OuSHoul 10 OptiiiiSlit, TIC
severest criticism being on the fish wharf
at 18th and Water streets southwest The
wharf is characterized as 1.-The most in
sanitary establishment in the District of
Columbia for the preparation of food for
sale
1t is pointed out that the wharf and
some of the public markets owned and
controlled by the District government
ARE far from being patterns for the pri-
vate manufacturer and vendor of food to
initiate"
A more liberal appropriation for the
construction and maintenance of the
wharf and the public markets belonging
to the District is asked.
DIR. Woodward in his report calls es-
pecial attention to the unusually good
health conditions in the District last
spring. The report says:
Classed as Important.
'"rhe relation of the house fly 20 the
transmission of disease gave rise to two
interesting and important movements. be-
ginning in the spring of 1912, while these
movements were in form and organiZa ton
distinct. yet they were in fact closely re-
lated and aimed at the same end-a
dimnution in the number of flies in the
District of Columbia.
''One was crusade directly against the
direct crusade, by attack on the flies
breeding places.
The connecting link between these
movements was the educational work, ac-
compished in part by Offering prizes to
school children for the best essays on
the Life History of the Fly and on the
House Fly in Its Relation to Disease
The credit for the inception of these
movements belongs to The Evening Star,
which March ~, 1912, made a public
call for "a week of city cleaning and
which lent its columns freely to the pro-
motion of the cause.
The swat-the-f1y crusade con-
Quoted at the expense of the same news
paper, and the prizes for the best essays
written by school children on the topics
stated above came from the same source.
THE District Commissioners, the health
officers and other officers of the District
government and various civic bodies and
public-spirited citizens cO-operated, and
city-cleaning' week became an official
function through a proclamation of the
Commissioners. issued April g. 1912, des-
ignating the week beginning Monday
April 10, by that name
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What the Popular Vote Shows.

There has been so much sidestepping
and ducking this question that the people
are doubtful of every one and of all
parties. An analysis of the popular vote
shows that the party now coming into
power by no means holds the confidence
OF majority of the voters of the coun-
try. My desire to see these questions
settled leads me 10 hope, however, that
through proper dealing with these ques-
tons it Will ultimately possess that con-
fidence. But if it does not then the party
which does will secure and hold that
confidence
IF some man comes forward as Lin
coin did in his bloomington speech with
a simple but comprehensive, fearless, fair
and statesman-like plan TO deal with
these problems our new industrial life
demands. he will not need to worry about
organization. He viii not need to sit up
nights worrying about the bosses. The
American people will take care Of both
propositions.
This is my idea of reorganization