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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
News Briefs.

Responding to a request from the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Rescue Hose
Company Of Volunteer Ffremen OF An
napolis, Nd, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson has
donated an embroidered handkerchief for
the bazaar to be held on August u.
Rev. Edmund Manages, for ten years
pastor of St Marks Lutheran Church,
Oakland, Md. has resigned. Rev. DR..
Manages has been in ill health. He is
veteran of the Union army
The first year Of the new form or gov
eminent under the city commissioner
Dian at Fredericksburg, Va. was COM
pleted Thursday and the results are
gratifying.
DR.. Anne Humphreys. formerly q MEM
Der of the faculty or FREDERICKSBURG
Wao State Normal School, will go to
China as a medical missionary.
The Ketoctin Association. composed OF
Baptist churches in Page, Rappahannock,
and Prince William counties,
Va, convened Thursday in the Big Spring
Church in Page county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
NOT GUILTY OF MURDER.
Miss Krill Acquitted Of Charge Of
Killing DR.. S. E. Iron.

UTICA. N. Y, August 16.-Afiss Dmma
p. Krill. the pretty nurse held for the
death Of DR.. Stanley e. Iron Of this city,
was discharged by City Judge O'Connor
last evening. The decision Of the court
was announced after a preliminary hear
ing lasting two days, in which night ses-
sions were held.
DR.. Iron was found dead at his home
In Blocker street, this city. the evening
Of June %. Miss Krill, who was known
as his wife, declared that he had been
seized with a convulsion; that he had
asked for some morphine and atropine
and that after giving it to him she hur-
rier out for assistance. The door closed
behind her, the spring lock snapped and
when neighbors broke the door down the
physician was found dead
After Miss krill had returned to her
home in Cornwall-on-the-Hu the
physicians stomach was sent to an ex-
pert, and as a result of his report to the
district attorney the nurse was arrested
August 3, charged with first-degree muir
der.
The court declared that the prosecution
had failed to prove, as charged, that
death was due to an overdose of NOR
phine. and because of this he could not
further hold the prisoner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
JURY EX0NERATES HIM.
Father Acquitted After Killing Man
Accused Of Attacking Daughter.

CHICAGO, August 16.-An enraged
father who took the law In his own
hands and killed the man the courts
had acquitted Of the charge Of attack
ing his thirteen-year-old daughter was
exonerated yesterday by a coroner's jury.
The verdict said that Edward Duprey
was laboring under a great mental
strain on account Of injury believed done
to his daughter by the deceased" when
he shot and killed Henry Gronimus, a
photographer.
Duprey was released from custody. His
two daughters, one eleven. the other.
thirteen, were the only witnesses before
the coroner's jury. They testified that
they had been attacked by Gronimus in
his stuoio. Duprey, a tailor. killed Gro
minus In front Of his home just after
he had been freed on the charge of as
saulting the elder daughter. Stella After
tho shooting Duprey disappeared. but
gave himself up to the police.
II knew they couldn't do anything to
you, papa exclaimed the older girl as
she embraced her father after announce
ment OF the verdict.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
TO START CELEBRATION
President Will Press Button in
White House for Chi
cago's Carnival.

CHICAGO, August 18.-By touching an
electric button in the White House
President Wilson will fire a cannon here
this afternoon which Is to announce the
beginning of the centennial celebration
Of Perry's victory on Lake Erie and OF
Chicagos second annual water carnival
Shortly afterward the Niagara, Com
modore Perry's restored flagship, will
sail into the harbor of Grant Park
with a consort Of the eight vessels which
compose the governments great lakes
fleet
Following the exchange Of official
courtesies, nine wooden war vessels
four bearing the American colors and
five flying the Union Neutrality-suspicious.
of the ships with which the battle Of
Lake Erie was fought. will take their po-
sitions and begin historical reproduc-
ton Of this fight.
The nine ships were built in Chicago
and equipped with trick masts and rig
gtng. They are manned by 400 actors.
Thirty negroes and Indians and forty
five sailors rehearsed their parts for two
weeks.
The battle will be a part of the pro-
gram every day next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
GROWTH IN HIS THROAT.
Man Dies in Hospital After Undergo.
ing Two Hundred Operations.

BALTIMORE, August 16.-After I'M
derRoing more than 200 operations dur
ing three years for tho removal of a
growth in his throat that interfered
with his breathing, George Mcdowell.
thirty-one years old, formerly of Spar
hamburg, s. c.. died at hospital here
while the surgeons were making q last
attAmpt to save his life.
For the past eighteen months Nc
Dowell breathed through q silver tube
inserted in his throat He had been I'M
der 30 many operations that he became
immune to the effects Of cocaine, and
the doctors were forced to use other
means Freezing was resorted to and
then chioroform to deaden the pain
when they worked on the growth. which
had bafiied every physician called into
The doctors know that 1T was a
muscular growth Of some sort. but can
mot tell what kind. It was such that
It contracted the mans windpipe and
at times all but closed it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
PRIZES FOR ESSAYS.
Closing Exercises Of Summer Indus
trial and Bible School.

The Summer Vacation Industrial and
Bible School Of the Alley Improvement
Association has just closed Its present
term after a successful season. This
school Is engaged in the work OF i'm
proving conditions in the alleys. by
teaching the children how they can
help themselves to better conditions.
There were 256 pupils enlisted in the
school this year.
The industrial exhibit OF work OF the
who attended the closing exercises.
Prizes were awarded for the best es-
saws upon kindness to dumb animals
ana also for department. promptness.
faithfulness in attendance ana neat
ness in appearance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
PRAISES WOMAN JURORS.
More Deliberate Than Men, Saws q
judge.

CHICAGO. August 16.-Women as
jurors are moro deliberate than men,
County Judge Owens announced today
in explaining a change In the proce-
dure OF hearing insanity cases. For
two successive weeks Judge Owens
has named women on Jury to con-
slider the cases Of women and children.
and several complaints that the women
have been too slow have reached him.
The man jurors, who decide all other
cases. asserted they were kept waiting
too long.
Judge Owens altered the system per-
hitting the women to sit last, and in
sisted that the change must not be
construed as reflection upon woman's
competency as a juror.
1T is just the REVERSE" asserted the
court. 1t demonstrates that women
are giving the thought needed in judg-
ing insane cases. The change will ex-
pedite the business of the court"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
WINS MT. BAKER MARATHON.
Paul Westerlund Scores Over Eigh'
Contestants in Annual Event.

BELLINGHAM, Wash, August 49,
Paul Westerlund OF California won the
annual Mount Baker marathon yester-
day. finishing the course in hours 33
minutes and 48 seconds.
Nine men entered the race. The
course was 100 miles long, but the con-
testants were carried in racing auto
mobiles to the foot of the trails and
back. The actual endurance contest
covered a course of thirty-one miles
up and down the mountain. which has
a height Of 1900 feet ID
Part of the race was run through a
blizzard which has been raging on the
mountain for seventy-two hours Sew
eral of the runners lost their way and
two were seriously injured through
falling into a crevasse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

Mrs. c. J. Blair to Loan Big Collec-
ton to Chicago Museum.

NEW YORK, August 16.-Mrs. Chauncey
J. Blair of Chicago, collector of tapes
tries, wood carvings, stone statuettes and
rare and antique furniture, has arrived
here on a steamer from France.
Mrs Blair is an invalid, and for many
years has been a resident Of Paris. where
she has created in her apartments a
museum. Her collection of antiques,
which she characterizes as the largest of
it's kind owned by any person west of
New York, she proposes to place provis-
ionally In the Chicago Museum.
Mrs. Blair brought part of the collec-
ton with her, and the rest is following
on another steamer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
WEALTHY MAN SUSPECTED.
Disappearance Of Fifteen Year-Old
Girl Basis Of CHARGES

LOS ANGELES. Cal. August 1.-two
arrests. with more promised. resulted
from the finding by the police late yes
terday Of Carol Mason. a fifteen-year-old
girl. who had been missing two weeks.
Henry w. Haskamp. a real estate dealer
here, and Robert Burton. a young sales
man. have been arrested on suspicion
pending tho fling Of charges Of delin-
quency. Haskamp is q man Of great
wealth.
Investigation resulting In charges that
the girl had been kidnapped and held cap
tive in a house In Hawthorne, a suburb.
was discredited In part by the girls own
story. told last night She declared she
had left homo willingly, according to the
police. and told Of an operation perform
ed by q physician.
Haskamp was arrested in his apart
ments. He refused to open q door for the
police and it was broken down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
BUILD TOWER OF LOGS.
Foresters Erect Structure lis Feet
High Without Hosting Apparatus.

An engineering feat that has called for
special commentator from Chief For
ester Graves was reported today to the
forest service from the Sitgreaves ma
tional forest in Arizona. A lookout tower.
built entirely of logs and thrusting Its
bulk lis feet in the air. was constructed
by forest rangers entirely without the aid
Of hosting apparatus The work was
accomplished entirely by unassisted man
muscle and pure strength.
Talk Of the wonders worked by the
ancient Egyptians In their pyramid con-
struction." said forest service official.
"Pharaoh's artisans didn't have very
much not possessed by the forest riders
Of your Uncle Sam
The timber for the construction of the
tower was procured on the spot. The
tower will be used in watching for the
outbreak of forest fires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
Shifts at Army Medical School.

Several changes have been ordered in
the faculty of the Army Medical School
in this city. Maj. Frederick F. Russell.
on duty at the school and also curator
Of the Army Medical Museum. has been
ordered to New York city for duty as at
tending surgeon in that city, to take eff
feet October Is. He will relieve Maj.
Eugene r. Whitmore, who Is ordered to
this city for duty as professor of military
and tropical medicine at the Army Medi-
cal School. Capt. Edward B. Vedder has
been relieved from duty at the Rockefel-
Ter Institute. New York city. and ordered
to this city for duty as assistant PROBES
sor In clinical microscopy and bacteri-
ology at the Army Medical School
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
DEAD FLIES PURCHASED.
Five Cents a Pint Given for Millions
in Harrisburg, Pa.

HARRISBURG. Pa, August 16.-Four
million dead house flies were bought at
the rate OF five cents a pint today by the
Harrisburg Civic Club. this being the
close of the swatting prize contest for
this season. The number is only frac-
ton Of those killed as result OF the
civic clubs campaign.
Ella Marie Kreidler won the first prize
Of 81 for the largest score. turning IN
741z pints, for which she got 1915 besides
her prize. Second prize OF 81 was won
by David Peters with q ptnts. More
than 21S pints Of flies were turned In.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
VISITED BY FRIENDS.
Young Woman Who Swallowed
Poison Still Patient in Hospital.

Friends OF the young woman who yes
terday morning registered at Fritz
Reuters Hotel as NJ. e. Kern Of Phila-
delphia and who later swallowed two
bichloride of mercury tablets and was
sent to Emergency Hospital called at
the hospital last night. They told the
police they knew her in this city as Miss
Barra Brooks. and the patient later told
the physicians she had resided here under
that name.
A sister Of the patient came here from
Atlantic City and visited her at the hos
pitaL Numerous other persons called.
The patient has not yet been discharged
from the hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
THIEVES GET $4,000 GEMS.
Substitute Bogus Bag for One Con
tanning Stock of Jewe1er

LONDON, August 16.-Jewelry worth
$4,000 was stolen from hotel in Liam
dudne, watering place In north Wales,
yesterday. The thieves escaped in an
automobile.
The gems were owned by a jeweler,
who exhibited them in a showcase at the
hotel. They were in charge of a girl
who brought them from a bank every
day in a bag. On arriving yesterday
she put the bag down for a moment on
the floor beside the case A man spoke
to her and she turned to answer A few
seconds later she found another bag
substituted for the one containing the
jewels. When she turned again to
where the man who had spoken to her
ha- been standing there was no one in
sight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
ANTITRUST SUIT FAILS.
Government Drops Charge Made
Against the Magazine Publishers.

NEW YORK, August 16-The federal
government has dropped its antitrust
suit against the Periodical Clearing
House, an organization that embraced
some of the principal magazines pub
ushed in the east. The suit. begun
here about two years ago, attracted
widespread attention because the govern
ment sought to prove that magazine
publishers, some of them active In
muck raLing'' the great industrial and
commercial combinations, were them
selves guilty Of combination In VIOLA
ton OF the Sherman law.
The United States court In this dis
trict decided in favor OF the publishers
nearly a month ago, but the news Of
the governments defeat did not become
generally known until today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
Fortune for Gen. Le Duo.

ST. PAUL. Mimi. August 16-Wlth the
announcement that he was beneficiary to
the amount Of 100000 under the viii OF
Mrs. Julia Loriliard ButterfleM Of New
York. Gen. William lie Duo. ninety years
old. Of Hastings. Mimi, ascends from
poverty to position Of affiuence. The
late Gen. Butterfleld and Gen. LIE Due
were close friends. Gen. Le Duo served
In the civil war. He was commissioner
Of agriculture under President Hayes.
Recently he applied for a pension, and 6y
a special act Of Congress obtained $40 q
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
DECLARES WHITMAN
JOINED MOB IN CAFE
Mayor Gaynor Issues Another
Caustic Criticism of Gotham
District Attorney.

NEW YORK, August 16.-Mayor Gay
nor issued another caustic statement yes
terday afternoon criticising District At
torney Whitman for siding against the
police In the / o'clock curfew crusade
on the restaurants.
1.-THE district attorney" says the state
ment. 'instigated this open and forcible
resistance to the police. On Wednesday
night he went to Healy's with a retinue
Of trained and brilliant writer's to write
him up and Of iashiight photographers
to take his picture in heroic attitude;
and at 1 o'clock in the morning Joined
a mob which had been collected by con-
cert to forcibly resist the police In doing
their plain duty.
"If he thought the way the police were
enforcing the law was not legal II was
his official duty to SO advise the mayor
or the police commissioner. Instead. the
police find him in the midst OF and sid
ing with q disorderly crowd.
II do not work as mayor through press
agents and writer's, who can be easily
obtained to falsify and puff. I have
gone on, trying to leave this city and
this government some better when I quit
at the end OF my term. now call on
decent people OF this city to see to II
that the police are not thwarted In this
matter by the nasty and the vicious
and the all-night gluttons and jewellers.
Let me add that upon full inquiry I
find that the police used no unnecessary
force, but they acted with patience, dis
erection, and even forbearance."
Indorse Gaynor's denomination.
A few hours after Mayor Gaynor had
given out a statement criticising District
Attorney Whitman for siding against the
police In their efforts to enforce the
mayors curfew order at Thomas Healy &
restaurant the democratic union met at
Healy's last night and Endorsed Mr.. Gay
nor for q denomination for mayor on an
Independent ticket.
The action of the organization in select
ing as it's meeting place the restaurant
where recent police activity has caused
a breach between the mayor and the
prosecutor caused considerable amuse-
ment.
Sponsors for the nomination professed
that the incident was an accident
The statement of the mayor, who
charged Mr.. Whitman with having insti.
gated open resistance to the police. was
| characterized by the prosecutor as lab.
surd."
1.-The mayor is wrong on his facts and
| wrong on his law" was his comment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
CLAYTON IN THE RACE.
Candidate for Senate Regardless of
Action on Recent Appointment.

Representative Henry B. Clayton, who
was appointed to the United States Sem
ate by Gov. O'Neal of Alabama, to sue
coed the late Senator Johnston. will be
candidate for the upper house in 1914,
regardless of whether the Senate accepts
his appointment at the present time.
Representative Clayton announced in his
office today that his commission from
the governor would not be presented
formally to the Senate until next Monday
or Tuesday.
In the meantime Representative Clay
ton will consult. his friends as to the
best course of defending the validity of
his appointment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
Chinese College Men to Meet.

ITHACA, n. Y, August 1.-THE Cor
nell University trustees have donated to
the Cornell Chinese Club the use of Sage
College as headquarters for LOO delegates
to the annual intercollegiate Chinese con-
ference to beheld here August 81 to %.
The conference will be the first large
gathering of oriental college men that
has been been held at Cornell. Repre-
sentatives from all the eastern univer-
sites and collegs are expected to attend.
A track meet, social events, several en-
tertainments and a debate are included in
the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
SCHOONERs RACE INTO PORT.
Six Vessels Arrive at Charleston
After Fighting Head Winds.

CHARLESTON. s. c., August 16.-Six
schooners. five laden with coal and one
with cement. raced into Charleston har-
Dor yesterday afternoon after being de-
layed for several days by head winds
The Frank B. Withersbee, from New
port News; the Edith Cummins, from
Philadelphia; the Frank E. Swain, from
Newport News; the Warren Adams and
the Vanlear Black. from Philadelphia,
with coal, and the Alexander w. Robert
son. from New York. with cement
formed the fleet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
GIRL STRIKERS ARRESTED.
Seven on Picket Duty in St. Louis
Held as Disturbers.

ST. LOUIS, August 18-Seven striking
girl skirtmakers were arrested in front
Of a clothing manufacturing establish
ment here yesterday on a charge of dis
turbing the peace. The girls were on
picket duty.
These were the first arrests In the
garmenworkers strike. which went into
effect Wednesday. The girls denied that
they had done anything to merit arrest.
They were released on bond. They
charged at police headquarters that q
policeman said to them when they went
on picket duty: You are going to be
treated just like You would be In Russia
You'll be tortured and have your tongue
cut out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
PLANNING FOR FOOD SHOW.
Exhibition Under Auspices Of Retail
Grocers' Protective Association.

Perry p. Patrick. secretary of the Re-
tail Grocers' Protective Association, left
Washington last night for a trip among
the manufacturers of food stuffs in Phil
adelphia, Buffalo, Cleveland. New York
and other points. to close up tentative
contracts for space at the fifth national
food show and industrial exhibition, to
be held at Convention Hall. November 3
to Is. inclusive. under the auspices Of
the local association. 1t is declared that
fully 80 per cent OF the exhibit space has
already been contracted for.
contract for the erection Of booths
has been let to Marshall Ray of New
York. The show Is to be run under the
personal supervision of the officers Of the
Retail Grocers' Protective Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
RULING RESCINDED.
No Transportation of Infected Per
sons Through American Territory.

me bureau OF immigration has rescind-
cd It's recent ruling permitting steamship
companies to transport hookworm victims
through American territory to Mexico
under proper sanitary precautions. 1t is
declared that the steamship companies
have taken undue and unwarranted adj
vantage of the regulations, and here
after Chinese immigrants en- route to
Mexico who appear at an American port
with hookworm or other infections or
contagious disease In the future will be
deported Immediately upon their arrival
Seventy-four Chinese hookworm pa
tents, now retained in San Francisco.
Will be allowed to go to Mexico, however.
II an immigration inspector is permitted
to accompany them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
Of GR0TTO
WITH BISHOP IN CHARGE
Ceremonies at Franciscan
Monastery, BrookFand, Yes
terday Afternoon.

The "Grotto Of Lourdes," modelled after
the famous shrine in France before which
thousands have knelt, was dedicated at
the Franciscan Monastery at Brookland
yesterday afternoon. with Rt. Rev.
Charles Warren Currier. recently made
Bishop of Matanzas. Cuba, officiating.
The grotto is located a short distance
from the monastery buildings.
The Franciscans and clergy from
Washington in attendance chanted the
compline at the opening of the service
in the main auditorium Of the monastery,
following which the procession to the
grotto was taken up. The sermon was
preached by Rev. Godfrey Hunt OF the
monastery.
Blessed Sacrament Follows.
The "Litany Of Loretto" was sung by
the community. after which the process
sion to the church was begun, and upon
arrival Bishop Currier OBLIGATED at the
benediction of the blessed sacrament.
The occasion marked the closing serv-
ice of the day set aside by the Roman
Catholic Church in honor of the assump-
ton Of the Blessed Virgin Mary, another
special service having been held at 8
o'clock in the morning. when high mass
was celebrated by Rev. Godfrey Schill-
ing. assisted by the members of the
community.
The grotto. dedicated during the day,
was erected in honor Of the Virgin, and
Is declared to be a remarkable repro
duction Of the French shrine at Lourdes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
HOUSES STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Severe Electric Storm Sweeps Over
Wisconsin.

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, August 16-Ten
buildings were struck by lightning in less
than two hours yesterday when the
severest electric storm Of the year swept
over the eastern portion Of Wisconsin.
While no loss Of life has been reported
the loss will reach thousands Of dollars.
Telephone and telegraph communication
with cities IN the interior Of the state
are gone.
Oshkosh reported twenty-seven houses
struck by lightning. One Of the fire
engines was struck by lightning while re-
spending to an alarm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
Authorizes Bridge at Beaufort.

Representative Byrnes of South Caro-
lima has introduced bill to authorize
the city of Beaufort to construct, main
tain and operate a bridge and approaches
across Beaufort river in Beaufort county.
The bill was referred to the interstate
commerce committee.