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Evening star., 1912-07-07
John Sherman browns
WHILE BATHING IN RIVER
Youth of Is Years Dives From
Scow and Fails to
Reappear.

John Sherman, sixteen years old. VINO
resided 1T 415 G street southwest and
who was employed as clerk In the store
OF D. N. walford. cutlery and sporting
goods dealer, at 900 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, was drowned in the Eastern
branch near the foot Of Sd street SOUTH
east last night shortly before 8 o'clock
Soon after he returned from work
Sherman and two companions, Ray
Smith, 7s3 9Th street southeast, ana Ed
ward Kline, s12 Virginia avenue south
east, went to the river for . swim.
His Fatal Plunge.
The young men had been at the river
front only a short time when Sherman
jumped from an old scow into the water,
went under and failed to return to the
surface. No one can explain the exact
cause of the fatality.
1t is said that there is deep water in
the branch where Sherman went down.
There is-an old icehouse near there and
bathers arc in the habit of swimming
near 1t. A number Of drownings have
occurred In that vicinity.
The police of the NTH and harbor pre-
cincts were notified and the crew OF the
police boat dragged for the body, recover
ing it shortly after 8 O'Clock. Coroner
hewitt gave permission for its removal
to an undertaking establishment. He
probably will give certificate OF acci-
dental death. Sherman's father died sew
eraI years ago, and his mother subse-
quently married Robert Sinclair.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
WATCHES RAILROAD CASE.
Department Of Justice Keeps Eye OF
Rutland Lines Absorption.

The Department of Justice will closely
watch the progress Of the negotiations
for the absorption of the Rutland rail-
road by the New York, New Haven and
Hartford. against which Justice Gerard
of the New York state supreme court
yesterday continued an injunction on the
ground that the merger would be In vio-
lation Of the Sherman antitrust law.
This action was taken on the applica-
tion Of the minority stockholders Of the
Rutland road
Should the case be thrown out upon
appeal to the appellate division Of the
state supreme court on the ground that
the Sherman law Is beyond the juris-
diction of a state court the federal gov
ornment may take up the matter, it is
said, If the Attorney General believes the
merger violates the antitrust statute.
The minority stockholders claim the
lines are practically parallel and COM
pettng. 1t was along that issue that the
famous Northern securities case was de-
cided by the Supreme Court of the
United States.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
TRAIN RUNS FIRE GANTLET.
Engineer Dashes Over Burning
Bridge Rather Than Be Late.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STANTON. Iowa. July 6.-The Burling-
ton railroads westbound fast mail train
made a spectacular dash across burn
ing bridge one mile west Of Stanton yes
terday afternoon and successfully ran the
gantlet Of an obstruction which tied up
the road for six hours. The engineer OF
the mail took the chance OF going through
the burning structure rather than permit
his train to be delayed The bridge, which
spans ravine about fifty feet deep. took
fire from a passing freight. Some time
later the fast mail came up. The engine
came to a stop and the crew went for
ward to reconnoiter. The mail clerks who
manned the eight postal cars of the train
refused to run the gantlet and instead
crossed the ravine on foot. Then the
train backed up, got good start, and
went across the bridge at such high speed
that the paint on the cars was not
scorched.
Trains arriving ten minutes later were
compelled to wait six hours before cross
ing.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
HORSE AIDS IN RESCUING
MAN FROM DROWNING
Fanny" Now Is the Heroine Of
South Beach, Staten
Island.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. July 6.-When A. w. Ap-
pleton, the owner of Camp Warren, on
South Beach. s. l.. took his gray mare
Fanny down to. the water for the usual
morning bath yesterday they had not
been splashing about long before the man
saw that some s1J9 feet off shore some
one was clingingg to an overturned row.
boat and making feeble signals Of dts
tress. Mr. Appleton lost no time In climb
ing on the mares back and whispering
to heS what the trouble was. She seemed
to agree with him that something would
have to be done Immediately and swan
off toward the overturned boat.
AS they drew near through the waves,
Mr.. Appleton saw that the man was all
but unconscious from exhaustion and
they had come none TOO soon. In a few
noments he had lifted the half-hmp
figure to the mares back and held him
there, while Fanny, swimming as she
never swan before, carried her double
burden ashore.
Under the miniStratiOn of the people in
Camp Estelle. the man was soon righted
and able to introduce himself as George
Richards, sales manager of the Asbestos
Rubber Company of America He had
been fishing. he said, and the choppy sea
was too much for him. Ills boat was
smacked so severely by one wave that
she overturned and he had been hanging
on for twenty minutes before Mr. Ample
ton and Fanny reached him. And Fam
ny today is the heroine of South Beach.
Evening star., 1912-07-07

notified. After Holmes climbed into
the room and made his gruesome dis
covery he notified police headquarters.
and Detective Sergeant Pratt and as
sistants were quickly on the scene in
vestigating.
Holmes also called for the ambulance
from Freedmen's Hospital, which re-
sponded with DIR. E. F. Tyson in
charge. The physician pronounced the
women dead from gas poisoning.
Although the Wehrkamps have been
residents Of the city for many years. little
is known about them here. Their neigh
bors in the apartment said that they did
not know them except as speaking ac-
quaintances. The women, though unusu-
ally quiet, were not considered eccentric.
They often went out together and made
many trips to Baltimore. Recently, how
ever. they have stayed in the apartment,
but it is thought that this was because
of the illness of the mother. Both mother
and daughter were i'll much of the time,
but their complaints. according to the at
tending physicians, would not cause any
form of dementia.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
LAY PLANS FOR ELKS.
Officers and Committees Prepared
For Grand Lodge Sessions.

PORTLAND. Greg. July 6-Grand
Lodge officers and members Of commit
tees are working hard today preparing for
the opening session Monday of the Grand
Lodge of the Benevolent Protective Order
Elks.
After a thorough discussion of the SUBJ
ject. the national home committee, 1t
was learned today. probably will refer
back to the Grand Lodge the question Of
the proposed construction of new Elks
home This is interpreted as a recon-
mendation that the Grand Lodge defer
the construction of the LONE. The COM
rnittee on preservation of elk, it is said,
will make a strong recommendation for
federal protection of the animal.
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CLUBW0MEN CONFER.
New Officers of Federation Meet
With Outgoing Officials.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 6-The new Of
ficers and directors of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs held two meet
ings here today to discuss with the out
going officials subjects pertaining to the
work of the organization and to effect
temporary organization preliminary to the
first regular meeting OF the board. which
fs to he held this fall at a date to be fixed
later and at point to be designated by
the new president.
Mrs. Pennybacker of Texas. the new
executive, presided at both meetings and
also at the session of the council which
was held during the day. There will be
no changes in the personnel of the vari-
Gus departments until after the fat meet
ing. Mrs Pennebacker requested the ON
GERS and directors and the heads of de-
partments to submit all suggestions in
writing to her.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
NEPHEW CANNOT EXPLAIN.
Ernest ]. Knabe, Jr., Had Not Heard
From Aunt for Two Years.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. July 6.-Ernest J..
Knabe. jr, of the knabe Brothers Com
pany, who lives here, said last night that
Mrs. Mary e. Wehrkamp was his aunt,
and that he had not seen her for about
eight years.
''Tne last time heard of her was about
two years ago, when l received a letter
from her concerning a matter which I
cannot recall at this time.
Il think a mistake must have been
made In the statement that her daughter,
Miss Katherine Wehrkamp, in a letter
addressed to my wife, announced her in
tention of ending her life. Mrs Knabe
had no acquaintance with the mother and
daughter. and has never received any
letter from her. l can throw no light on
the cause of the suicide. for, as 1 say,
have had no knowledge Of Mrs. Wehr-
kamps affairs in recent years.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
LEADING LADY IS VICTOR.
Power Boat Wins Big Event in Mis-.
sissippi Valley Regatta.

DAVENPORT, Iowa, July 6.-The ffth
annual regatta of the Mississippi Valley
Power Boat Association closed today with
Leading Lady. owned by w. p. Cleveland
Of Galeua. ILL.,, winning the nve-mile
handicap race for boats in the speed
fhampionship classes The time NAas
Haa3S Wigwag II. with 8 minutes
handicap. was second.
The five-mile handicap for small boats
was won by Borem Jeric, owned by Theo-
dore Thompson of La Crosse, Wis Time,
3o.51 4-5. Water Witch. owned by A.
cylinder craft. was won by Spitzbub.
owned by Joseph Kelso, Bellevue, Iowa.
Time, 23.O4H. Scion, owned by Harry
Cooley, Davenport, was second.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
FUNERAL OF ]. E. LUCKETT.
Railway Manager, Native of Wash.
ington, Dies in Georgia.

]. Edwin Luckett, formerly of Wash
ington, died of typhoid fever at Atlanta.
Ga, Thursday. after an Illness Of three
weeks. For q number Of years he had
been general manager of the Tallulah
Falls Railroad Company and had his
headquarters at Cornelia, Ga.
Mr.. Luckett had q number Of friends
in Washington. formerly having been en-
ployed by the Southern railway here
His first position with the TaIlulah Falls
Raiiroad Company was as chief clerk to
the superintendent, Capt. j. A. Dodson.
whom he later succeeded as general man
ager.
Mr.. Luckett made an excellent record
in his work In Georgia. and it was under
stood at the time Of his death that the
Southern railway. which controls the
Tallulah road. had slated him for a pro-
motion. He was born In Washington in
1875, and married Miss Anna Hart OF this
city seventeen years ago. His parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ely Luckett, 643 9th
street northeast, and he leaves two
daughters, Katherine and Anna.
Funeral services will be held at the
home Of his parents here tomorrow
morning ats O'Clock
Evening star., 1912-07-07
GUARDsMEN PITCH CAMP.
Carolina and Tennessee Regiments
Prepare for Maneuvers.

ANNISTON, Ala. July 6.-Several regi-
ments Of the National Guard from North
Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee
arrived at Camp Pettus today to partici-
pate In the army maneuvers. Despite a
drenehing rain, which continued intermit-
tently throughout the day. tent pitching
and camp building were gotten well under
way
Regular army life was inaugurated and
the first orders were issued by Col. Van
Orsdale who today assumed command OF
all the camps
Throngs of visitors mingled with the
soldiers at the camp during the day and
arrangements have been made to convey
large crowds to the site tomorrow.
Indications are that the regular maneu-
vers will be deferred until Monday In
order to allow ample time in which to
complete the equipment OF the camp.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
BADLY CUT IN QUARREL.
Edward Boardley, Colored, May Lose
Use Of Arm.

Edward BoardIey. colored, who lives
in the rear of 30f7 NJ street, may lose
the use Of his left arm as result of
cuts he received in an alteration with
another colored man on X street be-
tween 27th and 2sth streets. He was
cut with a razor on the back and on
the left shoulder; and as the shoulder
stab severed the nerves running into
the arm serious consequences are
feared His injuries were dressed at
the Emergency Hospital
The police we're furnished with the
name and description of his assailant
and started q hunt for him last night.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT.
Machine Slips Over Twenty-Foot
Embankment.

WAYNESBURG, Pa, July 6-One per-
son was killed and three seriously injured
in an automobile accident at Biacksville.
ON the Pennsylvania-Wes Virginia state
line. tonight. at about 1O:30 o'clock. The
machine slipped over a twenty-foot en-
bankment turning a somersault.
Richard Ewart, aged fifty. of Waynes-
burg, was killed, and Alfred Delaney.
thirty-five. OF Waynesburg: Thomas Are
ford, aged twenty-five, of Khedive. and
Joseph Webster, aged eighteen, OF
Waynesburg, were injured. Physicians
do not believe Delaney can live through
the night
Evening star., 1912-07-07
CHIID's SKULL FRACTURED.
Four-Year-Old Max Tender Runs
Into an Automobile.

Max Tender. four years old, OF 9O6 D
street northwest. at 7:3O o'clock last
night, In attempting to cross 9th street
near D street corthwesL ran into the
rear of an automobile owned by the
Bowies Motor Sales Company. driven by
w. H. Kessler of the Astoria apartment
house, and received a fracture OF the
skull
The child was picked up insenshle by
kessler and rushed to the Emergency
Hospital. Later he was removed TO the
Children's Hospital. At late hour last
night the physicians stated they did not
think the injury would prove fatal.
Witnesses to the accident say Kessler
was blaIpeless in the matter.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
A. A. LAWRENCE DEAD.
Was Leader in the Cotton Manufac.
turing Industry.

BOSTON, July 6.-Amory A. Lawrence.
long one iof the leaders in the cotton
manufacturing industry. In America, died
at his home here today. He was BROTH
er OF Bishop William Lawrence of the
Episcopal diocese of Massachusetts.
Mr.. Lawrence was an oyerseer of Har-
ward. President OF the Ipswich mills and
the Salmon Falls Manufacturing Company
and director OF several railway. indus
trial and financial companies. as wen as
a trustee of various Charitable institu-
tions.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
POSTAL RECEIPTS INCREASE.
Washington Office Takes in $3.50,
925.67 in June.

The receipts Of the Washington post
office for the month Of June, amounting
to s13O. 81. were an increase Of 4.74
per cent over those Of June, 1911.
They were made up as follows: Sale Of
stamped paper, $124.15S.99: secopd-class
postage. Sc, 2e7 SO; third-class postage paid
In money, $33420: box rent $64 20: sale
Of waste material, $lS92: surplus derived
from sale Of stamped paper In fractional
lots, $500.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
AUTO SMASHED, COUPLE HURT.
Engine Backs into Machine at Rail.
y way Crossing.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md, July 6-An auto
mobile accident occurred early yester-
day at the, Harrison street crossing of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. resulting in
the injury of two persons. The machine
had been hired from the Pullman garage.
with j. T. Pollock as chauffeur. While
crossing the tracks a. shifting engine
backed into the machine. A couple oc-
the Hotel Imperial as ~ r Keefer and
wife, Mckeesport, Pa" were thrown
out. Mrs. iKeefer's arm was much
bruised and her clothing badly torn.
The couple left later in the morning.
after Mrs. Keefer had sent out to friend
in the city for some clothing. The auto
mobile was left In an almost worthless
condition. The engine was smashed and
knocked in, and the front wheels were
torn OF.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
Policeman Held as Slayer.

MANkATO. Minn., July 6.-The county
attorney today issued a complaint against
Policeman Charles PoIlei of the local
force. charging manslaughter In the first
degree in connection with the shooting
Wednesday of Hubert Haack. who was
placed under arrest by Pollei and at
tempted to escape. Poliei is in Jail at ST.
Peter, where he was taken Wednesday
night to escape local mob.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
DEATH LIST IN WRECK
At L|GON|ER REACHES Is
Two of the Injured, Now in
Hospital, Are Not Ex-
pected to Live.

LIGoNIER, Pa. July g. Twenty-six
dead and thirty injured are the revised
figures of the casualties resulting from
the wreck Friday of freight train and a
passenger train of the Ligonier Valley
railroad near this place. Although the
death list is placed at twenty-six. two of
the injured, now confined in the Latrobe
Hospital, are not expected to live.
A double wrecking crew is at the scene
of the wreck, removing debris from the
tracks. which have been completely
blocked since the disaster occurred.
The last body was recovered from the
wreck today. 1t was that OF a child. Just
few minutes before the recovery Of this
body the workmen removed from the
wreckage the bodies of Mrs. Nettie Gray,
aged twenty mine. of Wilpen, Pa, and
her adopted son. Roy. The foster-mother
had the little fellow clasped in her arms
when found.
Two of the injured died today They
are Walter Serena. aged twenty-five, teller
of the McKeesport National Bank, and
John Overton, aged seven, of Wilpen.
Additions to Death List.
The following names were added today
Louise Rhoddy. aged eight, Of Ligonier
Mrs. Nettie Gray. aged twenty mine. of
Wilpen.
Roy G. Gray. her SON..
Frank Holtzman. aged fifty, Of Wilpen.
John Blush. aged forty-two. Of Wilpen.
Vessel kmizalOka, aged thirty eight, of
Wilpen.
Mrs. Philip Hallow. aged thirty-fve. Of
Wilpen.
George Yerocco, aged thirty-five. Of
Ligonier.
One of those most affected by the wreck
of the Ligonier Valley railroad. Mr..
Senft's granddaughter, Mary Ellen
Peters. aged three, is among the serious
ly injured.
A representative Of the state railroad
commission will arrive here Monday to
conduct an investigation. At the same
time the coroner. H. A. McMurray Of
Greensburg, will begin an inquest.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
RESULT OF A FREAK BET.
One Man Dead and Another Gets Six
Months in Prison.
lablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
BERLIN, July 6.-Americans who
are thinking of freak bets on the
presidential election should take warn
ing from the fate OF q restaurant
keeper in Barmen- Elberfeld this week.
He has just been sentenced to six
months in the penitentiary for selling
to a letter carrier a gallon of whisky.
which the latter undertook to consume
within a specified number of minutes
in order to win S5 bet.
The letter carrier imbibed the whisky
and the restaurant keeper later de-
posted him for the night in a wagon
in a barnyard.
The postman was found frozen to
death the next morning.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
Burns Result in Death.
'peciai Dispatsh to The Star.

Special Dispatsh to The Star.
ROMNEY. w. Va. July 6--Miss Lucy
Brooke, daughter OF Rev. DIR. Francis ]
Brooke, pastor OF the PRESBYTERIAN
Church. Romney, w. Va, who was burn
ed by the explosion of an alcohoy lamp
died after twenty-four hours of suffering.
The burns extended practically over her
body. Miss Brooke was twenty years old
Her sister, Mrs. Sloss, and brother.
Frank ]. Brooke. arrived from St Louis
for the funeral.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
Would Be Beneficial.
SHOT IN THIGH BY WIFE.
John Jenkins, Colored, Wounded
During Examination of Musket.

John Jenkins, colored, living at Oxon
Hill, Md. was accidentally shot In the
thigh last night by his wife. Hattie Jen-
kins. The bullet broke one of the leg
bones and 1t Is feared only the amputa-
tion OF the limb Will save his life
Mrs. Jenkins was examining an old
musket when it was accidentally dis
charged. Jenkins was brought in a wagon
from his Maryland home to Congress
Heights and was removed from there 20
the Casualty hospital in an ambulance.
Evening star., 1912-07-07

Bernard A. Spellbring, president and
business agent OF Moving Picture Machine
Operators Union, No. "a, Of this city, has
Just left for Peoria. ILL.,. where the 1912
convention of the International Alliance
Of Theatrical Stage Employees viii be held
this week
BY the time Mr.. Spellbrinx returns the
District union will be installed u. Its new
permanent headquarters. on the third
hoor of the Gayety The&ter building.
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CLAIMED BY DEATH
,tContinued from First Pase.)
institution of. what became Howard !

institution Of what became Howard Uni
versity. They were married in 1871.
They had three children, lie Droict
Barber, who. died several years ago;
Mrs. Vance, who has made her home
during her widowhood with her
mother, and Mrs. Davis, wife Of a
Washington merchant. There are two
grandchildren, Irene Davis, about four
teen years Of age, and Julia Louise
Langdon Barber, jr.
Mrs. BARRIERS brother, Andrew Lang
don, living in Buffalo, Is a bank presi-
dent and active in local affairs.
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Seriously Hurt in Auto Accident.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md. July 6.-Mrs.
Shuck, wife Of George Shuck. clerk to
the county commissioners at Bedford, Is
reported in dying condition from .
fractured skull. She was riding In an
automobile, which skidded and went over
an embankment. Her head struck rock
and the TOP of the machine crushed her.
Evening star., 1912-07-07

MOLINE. H., July 6.-Boys diving I'm
the Y. NJ. c. A. swimming pool here to-
day found the body of George Beckey, in
seven feet of water. The body had APP
parently been I'm the pool fifteen hours.
No one had seen Beckey near the pool
and the circumstances of the drowning
are unknown.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
Once Lived in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Md. July 6-For several
years prior to 1905 Mrs. and Miss Wehr-
Eamp lived at 2016 Park avenue this
city. Gustav A. Schlens, father-in-law
Of William knabe, who lives on Fred
erick avenue near Athol avenue, stated
this evening that although he frequently
heard his son-inIlaw and e. Knabe talk
ing of Mrs. Wehrkamp and her daughter,
he did not know them we'll personally.
Mrs. Knabe's mothers name before
she was married was Beck" said Mr..
Schlens tonight, 'as was Mrs Wehr-
kamps before her marriage. They were
sisters. l know little of their history. I
do know, however. that they lived here
for some time. some years ago, but
never visited them -
Evening star., 1912-07-07

1t has been tentatively arranged that
two aeroplanes and four officers. with
the regular detail Of enlisted men and
mechanics. will be detailed to attend the
army maneuvers August 8. Aeroplanes
have taken part in all the big European
maneuvors for the last two years ana
their service has been 30 satisfactory
that they are considered Indispensable
They have the effect In sham battles of
largely discounting strategy. as they
make all the movements and locations
OF each side known to the other
Evening star., 1912-07-07
Always Paid Grocery Bills.

George e. Tucker. a groceryman, with
whom the women had traded since liv-
ing in the apartment. told of numerous
attempts the daughter had made to bor-
row money In small amounts. He said
that he had small monthly accounts with
them, and that they invariably were late
in making payments, but always set
tied, claiming each time that they We're
waiting for check from Knabe, prob
ably VIII Knabe at Cincinnati or Nor
wood. 1t also was said that the women
had borrowed money from a colored
expFessman
The furnishings in the apartment. such
as had not been pavned, were fine, and
a casual observer would have thought
that the Wehrkamps lived In ease. The
room In which the women died however.
was q picture Of disorder Not only were
clothes spread carelessly over the room,
but the dresser drawers were disarranged.
Numerous letters were found. but none
told anything Of the recipients and most
were signed simply with the given names.
Although it was discovered shortly
after 8 O'Clock yesterday morning
that gas was escaping In the apart
ment,. the police were not notified OF
the case until nearly noon. W. c.
Barnhart told the Janitor OF the es-
Gaping gas in the building.
The janitor traced the odor to the
Wehrkamp rooms. and not being able
to get In telephoned to the real estate
dealers who have charge OF the rent
ing Of the apartments.