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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
TANGLED DIVORCE CASE
ENDS IN A DISMISSAL
Edward C. Howe, Formerly Of
Washington, Drops Charges When
Called in Contempt.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RENO. New. June 27.-The strangest
divorce fight recorded in Nevada courts
the courts ordering the case dismissed
and refusing to permit trial.
Edward c. Howe, who has been con-
nected with the interstate commerce
commission, is a real estate operator of
considerable means in Washington, D. c.
He married Louise Schmidt in New York
in 1909. They separated in August 1872.
Howe came here and filed a fifty-one-
page affidavit in divorce suit, embody-
ing accusations of a most sensational
nature, with all sorts of allegations OF
extreme cruelty and desertion. His VIE
responded with complete denials, and In
cross complaint alleged cruelty. physi-
cal abuse, desertion and non-support
Is Ordered to Pay.
Upon her attorneys motion the court
ordered Howe to pay $3.50 for his wife
legal expenses and for travelling here to
defend herself.
Howe failed to comply, pleading pow
erty and Illness. A court order for con-
tempt then was issued against him. HIS
wife came here, anyway, and upon heI
arrival discovered that her husband had
gone to California. leaving word he would
not press the charges against her IN the
face of the contempt order confronting
him, and being penniless and Ill. near
ing was set for yesterday. when the
wife's attorney moved that the case be
tried upon the defendants cross bill. or
that the plaintiffs affidavit containing
scurrilous charges attacking the wife's
character be stricken out, but the court
refused to do so.
Her attorney then announced ne would
confer with the district attorney with the
intention Of instituting further proceed
ings against Howe. Their charges, de-
malls and counter charges are Of most
serious nature.
The name Of Edward C. Howe does not
appear in the city directory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
MAY CALL FOR LEGISLATION.
Senator 0verman Believes Thanking
Privilege Should Be Abridged.

Senator Overman. chairman Of the SEN
ate lobby committee, to whom has been
sent the report Of inspectors Of the Post
Office Department charging that Truman
g. Palmer. secretary and treasurer of the
United States Beet Sugar Industry As
ISOLATION, was guilty Of a violation Of the
postal laws when he sent broadcast over
the country under the frank of Senator
Lodge Of Massachusetts, copies Of a
pamphlet entitled Sugar At Glance"
said last night that he would submit the
matter to the lobby committee in the
near future.
Senator Overman said that he thought
the matter would result in the enact
ment OF legislation limiting the amount
Of matter which may be sent out under
the frank allowed members of Congress,
and that this amount would be limited
also to the matter printed at the gov
eminent printing Office A great part OF
the copies Of Sugar At a Glance, -
which were franked out to people all oveI
the country. were not printed at the gov.
| eminent printing office at all. said Sena-
tor Overman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been repore-
ed to the health department during the
past twenty-four hours:
Thomas A. Ellis, "a years. 77Seth street
southeast.
Alice NJ Towers. SO years. 1874 ~
street southwest
Mary ]. Hedderman, SO years. s41 N
street southwest.
Bridget Cornell, 90 years, 1878 LIST street
southwest
James Parker. 80 years, Washington
Asylum Hospital.
Sarah E. Downey. n years, 1909 LIST
street northwest
John ]. beavers. day. 1919 K street
southeast.
James Godfrey, years, 270s K street
northwest
James H. williams, % years. No. 2 in
rear of 1915 K street northwest
James H. Gales, IS years. 1904 LIST
street northwest.
Morris Jones. 4 years. Q Kings court
northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
Births Reported.

The following births hAve<ben report
ed to the health department during the
past twenty-four hours:
Henry A. and Margaret @Denham. girl.
Louis and Fellah Weitz. girl
lido B. and Grace A. Waldecler. boy.
David H. and Lottie West, boyt
William and Katharine E sSchrum
girl. ..
Charles L and Nellie M. sayre. GIRL
Harry H. and Nell Lyddane, girl
William A. and Elizabeth Mudd. boy.
Lester and Katharine e Kendall girl.
Frederick J. and Cecilia ". Klotz, boy
William H. and Blanche Jewell, girl.
Frederick E. and Katharine E Hough.
ton. hoy.
Samuel E. and Emily E. Fisher. girl.
George and Agnes beavers. boy.
Harry and Mary C. Bickerton, boy.
Samuel and Daisy E. Sheppard. boy. .
William H. and Ella Jefferson, boy.
Noble and Susie NJ. Gillispie, boy.
William and Ida Branch, boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
STEEL BARGE DRIVEN ASHORE.
Freighter Hits Hartnell and Parts
Her Anchor Chains.

DULUTH Mimi, June N.-After swing
ing at her anchors with huge seas
breaking over her. all afternoon, the
large steel barge George E Hartnell
owned by the Northwestern Transports
ton Company, was driven ashore her,
tonight
While attempting to aid the Hartnell
the frefghter Harvey II. Brown. owned
by the same company, swung her stern
against the bow of the Hartnell. crush
ing it above the water line and parting
the Hartnelrs anchor chains. The Brown
was badly damaged, but reached the In
ner harbor. The Hartnell then raced
for shore, several thousand persons
watching her strike.
Eleven persons are aboard the Hart
NELL but would not be removed, as tn.
boat is in no danger of breaking up. Nc
effort will be made to float her until aftel
the storm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28

deed fool enough to carry all my valua-
bles in that pocket. Up to this time 1t has
cost me $500 to carry my money and keys
there. and now it has cost me 81 Co.,"
We can stop payment on this
check" began the clerk, but the sena-
tor did not hear him.
Il had to make a special trip to In
dianapolis. costing $50. because l lost
my safety vault key out of this pocket"
continued the sorrowful Kern. Then I
lost $40 in bills and change out of it.
Now my pay check-almost s7oO-is gone,
too.
It'll teach me a lesson. though. I'll
buy purse and have a pocket for it
made in my underwear"
The clerk broke in here to assure the
disconsolate senator that payment on
the check could be stopped and new
voucher issued. Kern thanked him; the
voucher was issued and the money push
ed across the counter. The senator
pocketed 1t and wandered away.
Holy Moses!'' said the disbursing
clerk to his assistant Did you see
that?'
See WHAT"
Where Senator Kern put all that
money"
"Where'd he put it,"
I'm his right-hand. lower vest pocket, -
replied the disbursing clerk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
HEARD AND SEEN HERE AND THERE.
Bv Earl Goodwin.
another, and all listened as to the voice

another, and all listened as to the voice
of authority.
Lewis dropped the James because II
did not match his socks or his neckties.
explained Mr.. Kern. I'm fact, nothing In
the way of names except ollie" can
match the neckties worn by Lewis and
our mammoth friend from Kentucky.
Fortunately the latter rejoices in the
name of Ollie and that matches those
burlaps he wears around his neck. But
Lewis, with only James as front
name, had to drop 1t.
Mind you.' continued Kern. cunningly.
hes not going to go with only two
names for the rest of his life. No. sir,
he's looking about for a successor to the
one he dropped. If 1t matches his socks
it will have to be Percy and the only
name which will match his ties is 'Alger-
non.' 1 really think Lewis will have to
assume both names and in future he will
be known as Percy Algernon Hamilton
Lewis
So much for Mr.. Kern in a care-free
mood.
He left his auditors, well pleased with
his jokes and departed for the office of
the Senate disbursing clerk, there to cash
his monthly pay-check. He reached into
his right-hand. lower vest pocket. and
the check was not there.
Look in your other pockets suggested
the clerk.
No use," groaned Mr.. Kern. II am
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
NAVY BILL GOES THROUGH.
Appropriations Approved by Both
Houses of Congress.

The Senate agreed yesterday to the
conference report on the naval ap-
preparation bill The House already
had adopted the report and the bill will
now go to the President for his sigma
ture.
As finally passed the bill carries the
provision authorizing the President to
sell to a foreign nation. known to be
Greece. the two battleships. Idaho and
Mississippi, which are about ten years
old. with the understanding that the
funds derived from this sale shall be
used to build new dreadnought for
the United States Navy.
The appropriation for new dry
dock at the Norfolk navy yard and for
the naval station at Key West, Fla,
were stricken out of the bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
TALKS Of THE TEST
Of QUALIFIED VOTER
Miss Adams Says Inability to Read
and Write Should Not
Be Bar.

That the ability to read and write Is
not q test by which voters should quail
ify was pointed out by Miss Jane Ad-
dams Of Hull House, Chicago, in an ad-
dress at the Raleigh Hotel last evening
under the auspices Of the Washington
Woman Suffrage Council. Remember"
said Miss Adams. people settled i'm
portant questions long before they could
read or write
She made this statement in depreciation
of the fear sometimes expressed that the
vote of ignorant foreign women would
be harmful. She related a number of
instances In which women unable to read
or write had voted with intelligence.
Need Of Ballot by Women.
She declared that so far as she has
women has disturbed no homes and has
upset no domestic felicity. She traced
the development of the need for the
ballot by the women. declaring that
many things of a very domestic nature
had suddenly been drawn into politics
Without the vote. she said. women had
no way Of carrying out these things
and they were often placed in the hands
of persons who cared nothing about
them.
Speaking Of the change between
present-day conditions and those OF
the past. Miss Adams asserted that
lin the old days the women used to
give luncheons and dinners and begged
politicians to come. Sometimes they
graciously did come. Now the poll
ticians invite the women to dinners
and luncheons and the change is real
ly an agreeable one"
George Fitch's Humorous Address.
George Fitch. the humorist, declared
that woman would give q soul and
morals to politics. His address was
largely humorous. being on the subject
of how His Vote was Extracted"
| Mrs Desha Breckenridge spoke briefly,
telling of the suffragists' visit to Con-
gress yesterday. Mrs. Glenna Smith
Tinntn presided Mr.. Fitch was intro
| duced by George OdeI. newspaper
man Of Illinois.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
George Fitch's Humorous Address.
FAST LAUNCH ABOUT READY.
Duty Will Be to Enforce Naviga.
tion Laws in New York Harbor.

violators of the navigation laws in
New York harbor and vicinity had bet
ter take warning and start at once to
reform before the new and speedy in
spection launch of the revenue cutter
service reaches that port and goes into
commission. The new launch has just
been completed at the Arundel Cove.
Md, depot Of the service and while
she has not been given an official trial
trip, she has several times been taken
out for limbering-up trials, and she has
shown exceptionally good speed.
A day or two ago while on a run on
the Patapsco river she easily ran away
from speed launches reputed to make
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
LAST DYNAMITER m PRISON.
Frank J. Higgins Reports to Warden
at Leavenwurth.

LNAvmewORTH. Kan, Tune 27.-
Frank J. Higgins OF Boston. the last
OF the man convicted In the dynamite
United States penitentiary. reported to
the warden today to begin his two
year sentsnoA
All the ironworkers are at work on
the new coll houses Frank NJ. Ryan
of Chicago. former head of the inter
national union, who Is ffty-eight years
old. has been given light work as
sisting the foreman in charge of IN.
job. It had been planned to make
Ryan clerk. but he expressed a de
sire to be- with his companions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28

sci was built at Arundel Cove, and her
gasoline engine installed there, and the
officers of the service at this city are
much interested in her performance.
taken to New York, and will be used
to inspect pleasure craft and other ves-
sells to see that they are equipped AZ
the law requires. and that they use
Her work Will BE- along the same
lines as that of the DepMtment Of
Commerce Inspection launch Tarragon.
which frequently visits this city to in
sells. It is stated to be the intention
Of the Treasury Department officials to
build a number Of these launches at
Arundel Cove for inspection service at
other Atlantic coast ports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
NO LET-UP IN FILIBUsTER.
Senators Continue Effort to Defeat
Rivers and Harbors Bill,

Continued evidence to the effect that
q we'll organized hlibuster against the
rivers and harbors appropriation was to
be carried on In the Senate was given
yesterday when Senator Simmons of
North Carolina. in charge of the bill.
attempted to get the measure before the
Senate at the close of morning business
Immediately several republican MEM
bers. including Senators Burton and
Bristow. were on their feet demanding
that the actual reading of the long bill
be continued where it was left on yes
terday, despite the request Of Senator
Simmons that the further reading Of the
measure be dispensed with.
The senators opposing the bill hold that
It is a ''pork-barrel measure" and not
framed along scientific lines but merely
for local interests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
CONFIRMS SAMUEL MCGOWAN.
Made Paymaster General in Navy by
Senate's Action.

The Senate late yesterday afternoon
confirmed the nomination Of Samuel
MCGOWAN to be paymaster general and
chief of the bureau Of supplies and
accounts. with the rank Of rear ad-
miral in the navy.
The nomination was sent to the Sem
ate only yesterday by the President
and quick action OF the Senate in con-
firming Paymester General MCGOWAN
Is taken as a distinct compliment to
him.
The new paymaster general has a large
circle of friends in Washington, hav.
ing been stationed here at different
times in the past
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
Seek More Milk With Music.

RICHMOND. Va, June 27.-Thomas J.
strauch. chief of the dairy division OF
the Richmond board of health. is giving
official countenance to an experiment
designed to tease more and creamier milk
from cows by draining them while soft
toned monographs ripple forth hesitation
waltzes Local dairymen are said to
have borrowed the idea from George
Ronsoc of Port Jervis. N. Y. They say
the cows seem to masticate moro thor
oughly when the one-step Is played.
County Treasurer Guillian Of Auburn.
Neb. received a request from a May
wood man for q statement of his per-
sonal taxes for 1888. because his con-
science was troubling him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28

at the White House. He went from a
ffty-cent engagement to the President 8
music room with the same stoical air
that the elder Gill trudged back and forth
to the glass works while making money
enough to pay his board and hang on like
a bulldog to that election contest.
That's why many of the men in the
House voted for Gill. They knew about
the glass works. the mortgaged home and
the boy playing at so cents a throw in
moving pictures theaters. That's why
that $1,000 looked like the pot Of gold
at the end of the rainbow to the elder
Gill.
There are two stories circulating In
Washington about Senator Kern. They
must be divided because the first deals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
NOW

Today the 90, 900
deaf-mHtes IN the
United States have
recourse b more
than 100 Institutions
At which education
Of Heaf-mutes IL
made Q specially.
The pioueer college
at Washington, how
ever. eth remains
the only college In
the world for deaf.
muteA Its name u
now 'Vallasdet Col.
lege" having been
changed TO psrpetu-
ate the memory Of
Thomas II. Gallau-
det, the pioneer. II
Il now located on q
100-acre c . N D as
known as Kendall
Green. On this COM
mencement thirteen
professors make up
the faculty that 10
fnstructing the III
students OF both
sexes. The gradu-
ates from this coli
lege, as well az
those Of the public
and private deaf
mute schools of the
country. are earning
their livelihood in
more than 100 diff
ferent trades. pro-
fessions, industries
and lines OF bust
ness. There are
scores of deaf-mute
ministers aud in
structors in all
states of the onion.
One is practicing as
q lawyer before the
United States SUI
preme Court. A deaf
mute conducted the
defense ia a famous
murder case In O
New York court.
Several vutes are
acting as editors and
reporters on maya
zines and newspaper
stahs: some are
earning excellent sal
aries and commits
sions as travelling
statesmen and insur-
ance agents: one has
achieved fame as r
sculptor. while an
other is capably FILL
ing the position as
bank cashier. They
have entered the
ranks Of profession
al athletics-one be-
came famous as a
star base ball pitch
er In a major
league.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
Pol Plancon MAY Recover.

PARIS June 27.-Pol Plancon. noted
opera singer. who has been Ill for
some weeks, was slightly better to-
day.
NJ Plancon Is suffering from general
debility and during the last few days
has shown symptoms of weakness.
which caused anxiety. The attending
physicians said today. however. they
had not given UP hope for his recovery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
Bar for Negro as Army officer.

Representative Park of Georgia yes
terday introduced a bill to make II I'M
lawful for negroes to be designated,
elected or appointed as commissioned
or non-commissioned officers of the
army or navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28

Roland Wallaces Newsstand. 92S 9th
st., Is Star want ad branch. The penny
a-day household wants are forwarded to
Rooms, Help and Situations Wanted, Lost
and Found and For Sale Miscellaneous
are all cent-a-word-a-day ads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
British Steamer Goes Ashore,

CONCEPTION. chiie. June 27.-The
British steamer Dorothy. from Anto-
fagasta. June %. for New York. has
gone ashore in Arauco bay, near here.
The bottom OF the vessel is badly dam
aged and she Lies in a critical posi-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28

with the Indiana hero in gay and care
free mood, while the second represents
him stricken with the hardest sort OF
luck.
The first one concerns Mr.. Kern's re-
mark when he heard that his sensational
colleague, James Hamilton Lewis Of IL
nnois, had dropped his first name. Every
body was expressing wonder over the de-
duction but Mr.. Kern dismissed these
speculadons with a wave Of the hand.
He spoke as one bewhiskered man about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28

T1nplate imports into the United States
fell from 135. OOO.OO0 pounds in 1902 to
100000 pounds in 1912, while the GUAM
tity exported increased from $780, 900
pounds in 1902 to 49,, 900 900 pounds in
1912.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
THEN

Fifty -

Fly Nax1 aEo
today he hrst COL
lege In the world to
offer collegiate sdu-
cation with honorarH
degrees to deaf
mutes was publicly
inaugurated In this
city. 1t was on This
same day that the
degree Of master Of
arts was conferred
upon the deaf and
dumb American art
tst, John Caflin.
This was To drst
degree conferred By
the college, and u
said to be the nrst
granted to q deEf-
mute in the worldN
history. 1t bore tho
signature Of Abrn-
ham lincoln, the ex-
ohcio patron Of the
college, according to
tho act Of Congress
which estabiished the
institution. The col
lego was given the
name Of the Ma
tional Deaf Mute
College. +" It pos
sessed two little
brick buildings, mel
their Of which had
cost more than
50. 900. Ono was
built by an appro-
priation from Con-
gress, and the other
at the expense Of
Amos Kendall. who
seven years before
had founded the Co
lumbiR Institution
for the Deaf and
Dumb. out Of which
the college grew.
Among the speakers
Of the day was the
twenty-seven-year-oid
college president, DR..
Edward Miner Cal
laudet. He was the
son OF Thomas II.
Gallaudet, who was
the founder of the
education Of deaf
mutes in America.
The college opened
with seven students.
lone fully matricu-
lated and six pre-
paratory. The fac
ulty consisted of one
professor besides the
college president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28

In a high flight trial few days ago.
at Friedrichshafen, the new naval
Zeppelin XIII reached a height of
10,250 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28

Philadelphia Is about to spend more
than $1,000 900 on ~rade crossing elm
nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28

There are 461. sos goats and 6ss, $50
horses and mules in Chile.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-08
FRANCHISES GRANTED BY
COUNCIL VOTED poWN

Platte. S. D., Jan. Sat a special
electlon held here the voters for the
urst tim exercised their rights under
me referendum amendment to the state
constitution n voted directly upon
ene adoption or rejection of two sep
arate franchises granting two COM
pahles the right to install and operate
an electric light system for a period OF
20 years: Both franchises were de-
teaIed, thus leaving the electric light
FRANCHISE question for Platte in the
same position it was last spring before
.ne CITY council tool action in the mat
9 franchise to both companies. The
mayo vetoed both franchises and they
.hen were passed by the council over
ele veto. The voters then took a hand
and fled a petition asking that the two
Iranchises be submitted to them for
approval or rejection. The council re-
FUSED to call a special election for the
purpose, when the case was carried
to Judge Trip, Of the state circuit
court, who issued a mandamus COM
pellng the city auditor to call the
special election which has Just been
held.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-08
DAKOTA'S AID TRAIN
IS A DECIDED HIT;
WILL Be CONTINUED
Novel Manner of Showing Prod
ucts and Boosting Popula-
ton Wins Approval.

Pierre. S. D.. Jan. 6.--Immigration
commissioner MacCaffree, in Pierre
sor the political convention today, re-
ports that the car advertising of South
Dakota products, now travelling
through Iowa, Will be on the road until
spring, or until farmers being their
spring work, though when the project
was undertaken it was planned to con-
tinue the trip but so days.
The unusual enthusiasm with which
The advertising Is being received in
iowa has caused this change of plans,
and the letters received in the office
at Pierre, from Interested parties ask
ing for information about South
Dakota possibilities and inducements
TO immigrants has encouraged the
commissioners to believe thai his car
or advertising with it's products and
motlon pictures of South Dakota
scenes. displayed in each town Is the
pest scheme yet hit upon for increasing
me population of this state. The North
western railway is furnishing the car
ana Its transportation. Two men are
out with it besides MacCaffree, who
VIII remain with it the rest Of the win
Ter.