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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
THREE TRAvELOCUES
REMAIN IN SERIES
About $4,000 Persons Have Heard
The Star-Roberson
Lectures.

Just three more travelogues-one to-
night and two tomorrow-remain in
The Star Robertson series at Convention
Hall. The three-week engagement of
Traveloguer Robertson closes as one of
the most successful of it's kind, and the
end will be regretted by hundreds of
Washingtonians who followed the re-
markable screen journeys from begin
ming to end and participated in every
one.
About $4,000 persons have attended
the travelogues. The Star has present
ed them merely as a matter Of good
will. receiving not one penny of the re-
ceipts. Advertising space has been
given free. The Star realizing that the
series could be possible at low prices
only by attracting great crowds.
10000 Children Attend.
The value of the travelogues from an
educational point of view was clearly
demonstrated this week, when the board
of education made arrangements by
which five matinees should be given
for school children. About 10000 chill
dren attended.
Although 2 large number of the sub
jects of Traveloguer Robertson had to
do with the nations at war, neverthe-
less the utmost neutrality was observed
In all that was said and shown. The
travelogues were presented with the
least possible cause for irritation.
The manner in which the mammoth
audiences were handled and the
been the cause of favorable comment.
Trayeloguer Robertson, too, has been
complimented on his work. In state
ment to The Star today he expressed
Washinetonians have taken in his offer
ings. Mr.. Robersons bookings take
him to the west from Washington, and
he expects to remain for eighteen
months on the Pacific coast.
Will Describe California.
The subject of tonight's traveIogue is
California and the Yosemite an Of
fering which viii be presented for the
first time. Mr.. Robertson has spent con-
siderable time and money to make this
particular travelogue, representing per-
haps the most beautiful place in the
United States. the most delightful aud
exquisitely beautiful in his collection.
Those who have been on the western
coast can appreciate the fund of ma
teFtai with whlch ne nad 10 work when
he set out to get this screen journey;
those who have never been in Califor-
mia cannot realize the world of color
and beauty which will be unfolded be-
fore their gaze tonight at the tray
eIoSue.
Last Two Travelogues.
The last two travelogues Sunday are
1.-THE Passion Play" at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon and The Allied Powers" at
s:i5 in the evening. The former will
be a compelling reproduction of the ia
nous play as enacted once every ten
years by the peasants in the quaint lit
tie town of Oberammergau, Bavaria.
The latter will be a combination of NJ.
Roberson's best motion pictures. and
still views of all the countries in arms
against Germany and Austria.
The usual admission prices will hold
for the last travelogues: 10 cents with
the coupon from the first page of The
Star and % cents for seat in the re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
MUST FACE THE CHARGE
Of CONTEMPT Of COURT
Attorneys c. NJ. Fulton and M. w.
Sullivan Accused of Tampering
With Jury.

Tampering with the grand jury is the
allegation made by United States At
torney Laskey against Michael W. Sui
livan and Greed NJ Fulton, members Of
the bar recently indicted for alleged
embezzlement of funds belonging to
clients. The prosecutor filed late yes
terday afternoon two petitions with
Chief Justice Covington alleging that
while the grand jury was considering
the charges against the lawyers visits
were made by the accused to the fore
man and to two other members of the
jury and attempts made to discuss with
the 'inquisitors" the merits of the
charges.
The chief justice issued rules against
Mr.. Sullivan and Mr.. Fulton to show
cause January why they should not
be punished for contempt of court for
alleged attempts to influence members
of the grand jury.
Allegations Against Sullivan.
In the petition against Sullivan the
prosecutor alleges that the lawyer No
vember 20 last visited Samuel G. Eb-
erly, foreman of the grand jury, at
the latter's apartment, in the Burling-
ton. and introduced the subject by re-
returned against him. The foreman
was much surprised to hear that Mr.
Sullivan was in receipt of such in
formation, as all actions of the grand
jury are supposed to be secret until an
Indictment is returned in open court.
Sullivan proceeded. according to the
district attorney. to tell the foreman
that he was innocent of the charge,
could be heard the grand jurors would
not indict.
The head Of the grand jury then told
his visitor that if he is innocent OF the
charges he had nothing TO fear at a
trial. To this, the petition states. MIR.
Sullivan responded: why, yes, / do.
If the grand jury returns an indct-
ment 1t will ruin me. A lawyer must
do one of two things-he must be hon
est or he must get out of business"
1t is also charged that Mr.. Sullivan
called on Edmund K. Fox. member of
the grand jury, at his business ad-
cuss the matter with the lawyer. tell
ing him that he had already cast his
vote on the proposition.
Fulton Charges.
Attorney Creed NJ. Fulton is charged
by the prosecutor with attempting to
influence zachariah Blackstone of
1401 H street northwest, also a MEM
Der of the grand jury. The juror took
the lawyer into his private office, ac-
cording to the petition of United States
Attorney Laskey. Mr.. Fulton then, 1t
is alleged. brought up the subject of
the allegations made against him. The
grand Juror told the lawyer that he
was not in position to discuss the
matter. The lawyer insisted, according
to the petition. and Mr.. Blackstone
brought the conversation to an end by
asking to be excused.
The petition states that before leay-
ing the merchant Mr.. Fulton told him
that he was perfectly right" in refus-
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19

High Balls are refreshing and delicious whes
n q Red Top Rye-A%wislii s;. !: sne''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19

James L. Fitch, for many years prorli-
nent in the business, civil and philan-
thropic life of Washington, died at Haver-
ford, Pa, yesterday. The funeral serv-
ices will be held at the Church of the
Covenant. which church Mr.. Fitch aided
In founding, Monday afternoon at 80
o'clock, Rev. DR.. Charles Wood officiat
Ing. Interment in Oak Hill cemetery will
follow. The honorary pallbearers will be
Charles ]. Bell, Henry B. f. mcfarland,
Charles D. Walcott, Admiral John c.
Watson, Gen John NJ. Wilson, Theodore
W. Noyes, George W. Brown. Judge
Stanton ]. Peelle. John W. Foster.
Frederic L. Moore, David Jayne Hill and
William J. Flather.
Mr.. Fitch was born in the state of New
York June -. 1884. After an excellent
schooling and service in the Canadian
customs at Clifton, Canada, he came to
Washington, D. c., more than fifty years
ago and engaged in business, founding
the firm of Fitch. Fox Brown. the
firm OF Bell & Co., private bankers and
the Mutual Protection Fire Insurance
Company. and took an active part in the
organization of the American Security
and Trust Company, of which he has been
a director from the first.
His Interest," in Nations Capital.
nc tOOh uteP interest In tlle al
fairs Of the National Capital, and with
IN ten years after he made his resi-
dence here he became one of its lead
ing citizens. As a member of the ia
nous committee of one hundred he
worked with Alexander r. Shepherd
and other civic leaders in bringing
Washington up out of it's backward
condition and setting it upon the road
IN IL
Washington planned-a model capital
in all the constructive work of the
period between 1870 and 1874, which
made the beginnings of the beautiful
Washington Of today, and in all the
negotions with Congress which, be-
tween 1874 and 1873. brought about the
organization Of the present form of
government and the adoption of the
organic act" of 1878 with its provi
sion for the payment of appropriations
Tor the development of the National
Capital and the maintenance of it's
municipal service half from District
revenues and half from the United
States Treasury, which made all its
progress possible. he had an important
:. TT.
Under the new form of government
ne was always regarded as a vigilant
and useful citizen. taking his fun
snare of civic duties. not only i'm the
board OF Trade and other civic organi-
atoms but in the philanthropic work
u the city. notably in the reform
sehooi, now the National Training
school for Boys. for which ne served
t"E many years as trustee under the ap-
ointment of successive Presidents of
me United States. This institution.
-" recognized as one Of the best in
Tie country, owes much of its success
- ms wise and untiring efforts. Mr.
itcii was offered place on the board
u education OF the District of Column
'ia nut felt obliged to decline He
never sought office and always dis
outraged any suggestion of a political
appointment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
TO SEND MORE SURGEONS
Two Americans to Go to Russia and
One to Austria, Says the
Red Cross.

The Star will receive. aelEnowl-
edge and transmit to the Amevt.
ca1 He'd Cross contPibuti0ns from
the public toward the work to -
oadeRtaken by that orGanlzation
In connection with the war
abfoaa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
Contributions Acknowledged.
CAPITAL WOMAN HEADS
BATTLE FRONT HOSPITAL
DR.. Sophie A. Nordhoff-Jung Hopes
War Will End in Few
Months.

Washington woman is establishing
large American Red Cross hospital
near the battle front of the German
and allied forces, in the vicinity of
Metz. for sick and wounded soldiers
whose conditions are too serious to
permit their transfer to asylums more
removed from the scenes of the con-
f1ict.
DR.. Sophie A. Nordhoff-Jung. in
charge Of the Red Cross hospital at
Munich. has undertaken this work, and
according to advices to the Red Cross
headquarters here is probably now in
the field. A professor of surgery from
Munich and his staff had volunteered
to go with her.
DR.. Nordhoff-Jung is we'll known in
Washington. having had u large prac-
tice here for twenty years. She is a
member of the board of directors of
Columbia Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
Crowded Into Residences.

The American Red Cross headquar-
tiers is in receipt of j letter from DIR.
Nordhoff-Jung in which she says that
the French, English and German
wounded are now crowded into private
residences and other asylums at
Munich. All the hospitals are said to
be filed with patients from the armies
along the southern German border.
Referring to the Red Cross hospital
at Munich, the letter says:
Thanks to the generous help from
headquarters we are free from want
for the next five or six months. God
grant that this frightful war may be
over by that time"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-18
GREGG HAWK COMPELLED
TO GO OUT OF MEXICO

Gregg Hawk, an Abilene boy in
the employ of the Standard Oil
company, was one of those affected
by the recent order Of the United
States government for all Ameri-
cans to leave Mexico, according TO
word received by Abilene friends.
Hawk was at Tuxpem, near Tampi-
co, when American occupation be-
gan, and remained as long as posi-
BILE,
With his wife and children he
boarded a torpedo boat, bound for
the east. The ocean was rough,
however, and his wife and one Of
the children became sick, compeIl-
ing him to land at Galveston.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-18
TWO HUNDRED HOBOES
RIDE U. p. FREIGHT

A general exodus of transient har
vest labor followed the rains oi
this week. Harvest has been check
ed and there will be no employment
until the sun shines. The majority
of the hoboes went west.
A freight train on the Union Pa
cific this morning, bound west, car
ried two hundred hoboes. They
swarmed all over the train, and the
crowd was augmented by twenty
five or so more before the train
pulled out of Abilene, several Of
whom we're Abilene young men.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-18

came so nervous with handling
china and other things OF fragile
nature that she wished to return tc
Brewers and 30 arranged with the
girl who had taken her place al
the latter store to trade positions.
Since that time she had seemed hap
py in her work, and the Duckwall
family had noticed this and Mrs.
Duckwall Lad remarked that she
believed Miss Pherson would not be
discouraged any more.
"shs had seemed happy until just
recently, for the most part" L. A.
Duckwall says. Then of late moth
er had noticed that she was nervous
and worried, seemingly without
cause, and had fits OF dependency
when she acted in an unusual man
ner." Mrs. Duckwall said that Miss
Pherson's sister, Mrs. Beegey, had
wished her to come to Idaho for a
visit, and only Wednesday night
before had said that she intended to
ask her employers about It. Nothing
of this was said to Mr.. Brewer. Miss
Pherson had been to the Union Pa
cific station to ask about ticket
to Idaho, and had told her friends
that she expected to have a vacation
soon.
The deceased was a member OF
the Lutheran church and an active
worker. She was about 40 years old
and had lived here many years.
When the fire bell rang and the
whistle was blown this morning, the
whole town was aroused, although
many persons we're ignorant Of the
'eason for the alarm, as the disap-
had not been generally
loised about yesterday afternoon
md last night. Everywhere over
own the searching parties went
and children lined the
treets and a spirit of tense excite
nent gripped the town.
Three Sisters Survive IL
Coroner Wageman lives across ]
he street from Duckwalls. When he e
rent to the Duckwall home he was ]
old that the premises nearby had
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-18
FRIENDS FLOWERS PAY
TRIBUTE TO MISS PHERSON

A ADrivate funeral service for Miss
Louetla Pherson was held at the
home Of Mrs. S. e, Duckwall Sun
day afternoon at 4 o'clock. Only the
immediate relatives and a few init
mate friends attended. The Rev.
w. H.. Schrock was in charge. Bur-
ial wash Abilene cemetery. At the
grave. the members of the Lutheran
Sunday school class of which the
deceased was the teacher, strewed
flowers on the casket. The pail
bearers we're ]. e. Brewer, c. s.
Brewer, A. L. Duckwall, G. e. Duck
wall, H. E. Ackers and c. A. Case.
Many friends sent beautiful floral
tributes.
Mrs. Henry Moyle of Shawnee,
Okla, and Mrs. C. G. Reiber Of
Junction City, sisters of the deceas-
ed, and Mrs. Reiber's son, went to
Junction City this afternoon. Mrs.
Moyle will spend a few days there.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-18
WOMAN WHO SEEKS
DIVORCE WAS WED HERE

Mrs. Lou Middleton in petition for
Salina, says that her husband, Will
liam S. Middleton deserted here in
March, this year, and since then has
contributed nothing to her support
They were married in Abilene March
10, 1895. There are household goods
in Salina to the value of $50 and
Mrs. Middleton asks sole possession
of these.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-18
WHEAT NEEDS SUN
BEATEN DOWN STALKS WILL
RISE, FARMERS SAY
Heat and Warmth will Restore the
Fields to Their Former Con-
ditiOn and Prevent Loss

Dickinson county's wheat needs
sunshine and warmth. Two or
three clear, hot days will bring the
wheat back to the condition it was
in before the heavy rains Of this
week, farmers say. Hundreds of
acres were beaten down by the rain,
but the greater part of this will rise
when the sun shines. Additional
heavy rains will ruin much of the
hard wheat beyond hope of recov-
cry. May wheat, rye and oats will
rise, farmers believe.
1t Is possible that some of the
wheat will have to be cut with a
mower, against the down wheat,
running the mower idly back to
the end of the field. Harvest cannot
until the sun shines.
The loss from delay and in actual
wheat will be offset to a great ex-
ent by immense benefit received by
orn and pastures. Farmers say
hat corn will stand a thirty days
lrouth without injury, and predict
bumper crop.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-18

been searched and that the build
ings on the ]. w. Howe property
were locked. This aroused his sus'
picion and he tried the door TO an
outbuilding and then peered through
crack In the building.
The deceased Is survived by three
sisters; Mrs. C. @. Reiber Of juno
tion cityi Mrs. Henry (Anna) Moyle,
shHwneA Ok; Mrs. Frank (Mabell
Beegsy, jackson, Idaho. Mrs. Rel
Der arrived this morning with her
SOM ssThe other sisters have been
notified.
Al soon as his mother told him
that Miss Pherson had left the
stor hut had not been home. @. e.
Due All went to the railroad sta
tio14 DO learn IL the woman had TAX
en- lrain from the city. No efforts
we're Sspared to locate the woman
but{ BY the time the search was
begun death in cruel form probably
had come.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-18
NEWLAND ARRESTS BEGGS,
- BEGGS BRINGS, A SUIT

John Beggs, a farmer living
northeast of town, was arrested
yesterday afternoon on the com
plant of s. B. Newland. Newland
charges that Beggs threatened to
kill him, and asks peace bond.
The case was called in Judge
Quinns court yesterday, and con-
tinued until July 26. The trouble
between the two men arose over n
question OF drainage on their farms,
which lie next to each other.
This morning Beggs filed suit
against Newland in the district
court, asking for a perpetual injunc-
tion to restrain Newland from erect
ing any dam or dixie to alter the
natural flow of the surface water,
and $500 for alleged damage toI
crops caused by a dixie now in ex-
stence.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-18
NEAR CARLTON
BEGIN HARVESTING AGAIN

Carlton, June 16.-Wheat har-
vest began again this afternoon on
many of the farms in the south half
Of the county, and binders are able
to get all the wheat with little diff
Guilty. Only in the low places is the
wheat down and most Of this is be-
ing cut without trouble. Farmers
near here say the rain was of great
benefit to corn and pasturage. and
that this far offsets any damage to
the wheat A little less rain fell
here than at other places in the
county.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-18
fFrOm Fridays paily.I

Hard rains and high wind lai,
low Thousands OF acres OF wheat II
Dickinson county early this morning
but although harvest Will be delaye,
for two or three days no alarming
damage is expected. The rain wal
heavy in Dickinson county and ex
tended west almost to the Colorado
line and east as far as the state
line and north as far as the Nebras-
ka state line. The fall In Abilene
was 3-4 inches but the hard wind
that drove down the rain made the
fall seem greater than II was.
Mud Creek rose 15 feet within a
few hours and this morning at 10
o'clock was higher than II has been
for eight years. The water this
morning was only three feet from
the bridge, and a muddy torrent,
bank full. looked ugly, and showed
that the country to the north Of
Abilene was deluged last night and
this morning. The Smoky is up
several feet
Mud Creek is falling this after
noon. It reached it's highest stage
at 10:45 o'clock this morning and
at that time was 10 inches from the
girder on the Union Pacific railroad
bridge. At noon the creek had gone
down three inches.
Water is standing several inches
deep in many fields on the bottoms.
bitches along the road in every d.
-ection out of Abilene are bank full.
large amount of cut alfalfa was
IN the ground when the storm came.
Most Of the wheat Is laid to the
Iouth and will straighten up with
unshine and wind from the south.
n some instances the wheat is badly
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-18
PHIL JOHNSTON BACK
TO THE KANSAS JOB

Phil W. Johnston is back on his
old job as travelling passenger agent
of the Rock Island with headquar-
ters at Topeka. He held that posi-
tion until year ago when he was
transferred to Denver. J. F. Rid
die, travelling passenger agent at
Topeka, takes the Denver position.
Mr.. Johnston has wide acquaint-
anceship over the state.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-18
Watched Dickinson Wheat Ripel

Watched Dickinson Wheat Ripen
John Benedict, an old resident Of
Horton, who stopped over in To-
peka a few hours last night, is par
ticularly pleased with the crop pros
pect of 1914. Mr.. Benedict had been
visiting his daughter in Enterprise
and was returning to his home in
Horton. He has observed the wheat
in Dickinson and other counties and
says that in his thirty years resi-
denee in Kansas he never saw a
better prospect for a bumper wheat
crop.-TOpeka Capital
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-18
County Visited by
Heavy DoWnpour

tangled and matted and the harvest
ers viii experience some difficulty
when the cutting begins again.
@. L. Brown Of the United Tele-
phone company said this morning
that wires we're down over the coun-
~ but that the situation was not at
all sefiOua Lightning in a few places
put the wires out OF commission.
The block signals on the Union
Pacific were disabled by lightning
and the night train crews had to
flag along the division for many
miles.
The storm south of town was not
quite so severe, reports indicate.
David Sheets was in Abilene from
Newbern township and said that the
fall was two inches, and some wheat
down but no damage done. West of
Abilene the rain was between three
and four inches.
Talmage, June 15.-Five inches
of rain fell here last night and this
and all the streams are
swollen. The two story house Of
John Baer, IL miles north of abb
lene, was struck by lightning Sunday
night and the chimney demolished
and the house slightly damaged
otherwise. A large barn OF Oscar
on the old Hislop farm
was struck by lightning and burned
about 12 o'clock last
night. There was some little feed
but no stock in the barn. Everything
was taken from the barn except the
'eed. -.
The wheat is down here, but for
he most part will not be damaged
Harvesting will be delay
ID until the latter part of the week.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-18
Kills Eight
Horses for Farmer

eight horses were all that Mr.. Joyce
had and the loss, coming at this
time of the year with harvest on, is
particularly heavy.
1t is reported also that severe
hail storm swept Industry and that
vicinity last night and that some
damage was done.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-18
MRS. GEORGE HAYNES
MOTHER BURNED FATALLY

Mrs. George Haynes left Sunday
for her former home in Indiana,
called by the death Of her mother.
A telegram to Mrs. Haynes said
that her mother had been burned
to death. No particulars were given.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-18

Lighting last night killed eight
horses belonging to Peter Joyce of
Industry, was the report which
reached Abilene today. The horses,
it is believed, were in a barn dur
ing the storm. This afternoon the
telephone wires were down and no
further word could be received. The
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-18
Lou PherSOn Dies
by Drinking Poison
rrom Fridays paily.l

The body Of Miss Louella PhersoI
was found at o'clock this morning
by Coroner d. s. Wagaman in ar
outhouse at the rear of the residence
on East Seventh street owned by J
w. Howe. Beside the body was an
empty bottle which had contained
chloroform, and an aluminium cup
containing a few drops of chloro-
form. Dependency impelled the wo-
man to suicide by swallowing the
poison. She had been missing since
1880 o'clock Thursday morning,
and the discovery of the dead body
ended systematic search of the
town which had been begun at z
o'clock this morning. The place
where the body was found adjoins
the home Of Mrs. s. e. Duckwall,
10 East Seventh, where Miss Pher-
SON lived. Searchers had been about
the premises but had found the
barn, a shed and the house locked
and upon trying the door OF the
clubhouse had found it locked also,
and had stopped the search there.
Mr.. Wagaman discovered the body
when he looked through a crack in
the building. A siding was taken
off and entrance effected. An in
quest will not be necessary the cor
oner says.
Miss Pherson became respondent
at times, and of late the moods of
Encouragement had been more fre-
Quent Mrs. s. e. Duckwall says.
Since her mother died two years ago
this month, Miss Pherson had be-
come despondent easily and in these
moods her actions were very un-
usual. Occasionally when she would
read in the paper of death, she
would remark about why couldn't it
be she, as she had no one dependent
upon her. Just the last week or two
she had worried more than was
usual.