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The Washington herald., 1914-07-14
EIGHT-HOUR LAW Is
ATTACKED In COURT
Basil B. Earnshaw Brings Test Suit to
Restrain Enforcement of Statute
Against Hotel.

A suit TO test the constitutionaiity OF
the elght-hour law for women was be-
gun yesterday in the District supreme
Court by Basil B. Earnshsw. q stock
holder in the Congress Hall Hotel Com
pany. The District Commissioners are
named as defendants, and the court Is
asked to restrain them from enforcing
the new law against the hotel company.
The plaintiff, through Attorney A. 5.
worthington, contends that Congress has
no power to prohibit the employment OF
women In hotels and restaurants for
more than eight hours in any one DAY,
because the right Of contract involved In
such employment is a right OF property,
and that the enforcement Of such law
would amount TO taking property with
out due process Of law.
It is alleged that the act discrtminates
against hotels and restaurants In favor
OF boarding houses, apartment houses,
clubs and private residences.
Sarah Hampstead, housekeeper for the
METROPOLITAN Hotel. and Tovnley A. Nc
Kee, manager for the Southern Hotel
Company, both Of whom are CHARGED
with having violated the eight-hour law
for women, demanded Jury trials In the
Police Court
The Washington herald., 1914-07-14
BUSY ANACOSTIANS LAY
FOR D. E. BILL PASSAGE
Improvement Work to Be Begun In
mediately Upon Adoption of
Appropriation.

Al the July meeting Of the Public I'm
provensnt Association OF Congress
Heights last night the legislative COM
mittee was urged to do all in its power
to have work on the improvements to
the streets In the suburb begun Is early
as possible after the District bill passed
Congress, provided the items remained
in the bill. Eight Of the most important
streets In the suburb will be improved.
The question Of establishing an ener-
Eency hospital In that section OF the
District east Of the Anacostia River was
given further consideration and all oi
the other civic bodies were urged 70 in
dorse the movement Additional street
lights are desired in the suburb. W
W. Price. president. appointed the stand
ing committees.
Anacostia Chapter, No. L, Royal Arch
Masons. met last evening. Eugene z
Thompson. high priest. conducted the
meeting.
Anacostia automobilists are extremely
put ,out over the action during the past
several days Of the Maryland authorities
in stopping the machines and demanding
that the operators license card be pro-
duced. The authorities In every section
Of the State adjoining this part OF the
District seem to have been instructed &C
stop every one and demand the license
and upon failure to produce 1t to impose
a heavy fne. The owners of the machine.
feel that this action Is unreasonable anc
have suggested that some steps be taker
to prevent IL.
The Hillside Citizens Association las
evening discussed the passage Of a bill
which would give the Commissioners au
thority to purchase all Of the highway
In that section. Additional street lights
FIRE alarm stations, and sidewalks wer'
urged
The Washington herald., 1914-07-14
In the District Courts.

The grand Jury yesterday returned an
indictment against Frank A Ctucci
charged with having forged the name OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad to
check for S225, 900, which had been handed
him by mistake.
Ciucci aroused suspicion by depositins
the check in a Washington bank. He was
arrested by Central Once detectives be-
fore he had drawn any cash upon the
check. He Is in jail and will be arraigned
TO plead in a few days.
Alexander ]. Adams, formerly a butler
for Col George Barnett, Of the United
States Marine Corps, was indicted on the
charge of grand larceny. II is alleged
that he absconded to New York with
valuables belonging to his employer and
that after having disposed Of about half
Of them he sent the remainder back TO
the owner.
Charged with breaking open his
mothers trunk and stealing therefrom
$50, Chester Cochrane also was indicted.
Eight charges of housebreaking and
larceny are contained in an indictment
| returned against william Coleman, Will
| lam Gray, and William Lawson Ten
others were indicted as follows: Henry
| williams second ofiense, petty larceny;
| Duke Bell, violation SOS B District Code;
William KInley, assault with a dangerous
weapon and with intent to commit rob-
berry; Oliver TolsOn. second ofense, petty
| larceny; Percy Brown, violation section
s9S B Of the District Code; Simon Jones
and Albert B. Cook, housebreaking and
larceny; Henry Miles, depreciation OF pri'
yate property; AlphonZo Logan, assault
with intent to kill and with a dangerous
| weapon; William W. Ryan, nonsuppor'
I Of wife.
Lee J. Lowman, dealer in women's ap
parel at 402 Seventh street northwest
was sued in bankruptcy in the Dfstric
Supreme Court by three creditors, who's
claims total S2,2s2.1s. The creditors anc
| their claims are Louis Stecher, Of Phila
delphia, Pa, 81. .240os: Alexander B. Cohn
Of the same city. H.o4slS, and Abraham
/ D. Prince, OF this city, s. Attorney
Darr, Peyser & Taylor represent tn
creditors. 1t is alleged in the petition
THAT the defendant recently admitted hi
| inability to pay these claims.
Two wills were filed for probate yes
4 terday. That of Alexander Stewar
leaves all his real and personal estat
to his daughter Elenora- while all tn
| income from his property Is 10 90 10 nj
! widow, Mary N, for life. The will o
| Richard Driscoll gives all to his sister
/ Bridget Parker. with directions to spent
/ 800 for masses for the repose OF his soul
l Seven 10y riders were released upoI
/ their personal bonds Of 800 each b.
Justice Anderson in Criminal Court No.
yesterday. They were Aubrey W. Stevens
Randolph Rolls, Elwood Rolls, William
Goddard, Herbert Ruff, John Ais an
George Bowie. James Walker, colored
the eighth. plead guilty and was remand
ed for sentence
The Washington herald., 1914-07-14

% him ana told him that Judge Wright
waa much worked up over the incident
ana '.hs (couidl told me that he nan
investigated the case and had come 60 the
conclusion that there was no criminal
intent on Anbrose's part
Refused Stay OF Executien.
Attorney David told Of murder case
in which Judge Wright had refused =
A appeal from the District suprems
Court to the Court Of Appeals. Under
cross-examination he admitted that X ne
had prepared his appeal with reasonanis
ceIerity there. would have been no neeo
for a stay Of execution. The condemned
man had been granted two trials, one
before Judge Gould and second oetore
Judge Wright. both resulting In con-
vletion Of murder In the first degrss.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-14
THEY LIKE THE ST. JOHNS.

The church and club excursions given
last night for the forty-mlle moon
light trip on the St Johns proved a big
success. The large steamer carried a
capacity crowd. The excursionists danced
the tango and tvo-step on the entire trip-
The ST. Johns will make its regular
trips to Colonial Beach every day this
week at y a. m, and Saturday at 2:D
D. m. Thursday will be Elks' day At the
beach. There will be music and dancing
on the boat. The large over-the-sea
pavilion is nightly the mecca OF those
who nnd pleasure in the latest dances
The Washington herald., 1914-07-14
LYONS COMPLETES NEW MARCH

Maurice F. Lyons, who recently re-
signed as secretary to William J. Harris,
Director OF the Census, has completed
the march which he originally intended
should be played on the occasion Of the
inau guration of President Wilson. When
William F. McCombs was i'll in 1872, Mr..
Lyons. who was his secretary, often
journeyed to the chairman's villa at
Larchmont and performed for him. II
was there that he received the inspira-
ton for the march. but was unable 70
complete II owing to illness. The
Annapolis Middies' will shortly be given
by the bands in and about Washington.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-14
THREE DROWN IN SURF.

BsImsr, N. J., July 1S-Three members
q the summer colony here; Mr.. and
Mrs Bnswer. and Mrs. Morton. were
sdrowned while bathing in the ocean this
afternoon. Brewer lost his life trying
10 save the two women. They were
caught in an undertow.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-14
GOING, GOING, COMET
II. d. CIafiin Peremptory sale L,
Proving successfuI.

New York, July 1S-The FIRST session Of
the II B. Clafiin Company peremptory
sale was very successful. full volume
OF business was transacted at prices
ixed by the receiver MANAGEMENT The
bargains were In convered and white
goods and general merchandise. Liberal
concessions were made in these lines
with a result Of a radical reduction In
stock.
The sale 10 likely to continue for two
weeks longer. Buyers are expected from
the Pacific Coast and from AL disriout-
lng centers q the country,
The Washington herald., 1914-07-14
WHITE FATHER NEEDLESS.
Indians Ask President for Old Priv
IIeEes and Are Refused.

A delegation Of eight Cherokee Indians
IL in Washington TO plead for rights
which. they say. have been taken from
them. Yesterday they called on Presi'
dent Wilson and asked his permission to
live their old life on their reservation In
Oklahoma. They were told that this
would be against the Indian policy OF
the country. q
Several Of the Indians will speak al
Calvary Baptist Church Thursday night
on the policy OF the United States gov
ernment toward them. The party con-
The Washington herald., 1914-07-14
PHI MU SIGMA TO CAMP.

Ten chapters OF the Phi Mu Sigma
Fraternity Of this city will open the
annual summer camp next Monday. IL
will be 4ocated near the first lock Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, just over
the District line The camp will re-
main open until August ].
The Washington herald., 1914-07-14

Although unable TO leave her bed
Mrs. W J. Parker. at her home in Mer-
riden. Ct. heard every word Of the cere-
mony Of her sons marriage in New
London. A telephone wire with a meg
aphons attachment was arranged be-
tween the two houses
The Washington herald., 1914-07-14
THREE HURT IN $4,000 FIRE.

Detroit. Mich, July 12-Thres nremen
were injured, one fatally. in FIRE which
broke out early today In the Stevens
box factory. in the manufacturing dis
trtct.
The FIRE was still burning at a. m,
but was under control. The loss was
sSoo.co0
The Washington herald., 1914-07-14
ATTACK WRIGHT'S
COURT RULINGS
Lawyers Make Complaints to
Subcommittee Probing
Charges.
d. W. BAKER CITES CASE
Former District Attorney Says Wright
Would Make Writ Rsturnsbls
onS TO Himself.
D. W. BAKER CITES CASE

The Mccoy suboommittes investigating
charles against Justice Daniel Thew
Wright, Of the District supreme Court,
spent yesterday listening 20 complaints
against rulings made by Judge Wrlght
in the past.
Daniel w. Baker, former United States
attorney, testified that In signing a
writ OF habsas corpus for man IN.
.prisoned for eoutsmpt Judge Wrlght hsd
refused To make the writ returhahle 70
any other Justice than himself, claiming
that no other court could rule In cases
where he was concerned. The contempt
consisted in addressing the jury in q case
in which he was interested while the jury
was going from the courtroom TO its
hotel. Cross-exanined by Attorney Darl.
tneton for Judge Wright, Mr.. Baker saic
that the Justices Of the District supreme
Court are coordinate in power.
Amhrose's Name Again.
The name Of William z. Ambrose
again entered the record in connection
with q case where Judge Wright was
said 10 have manifested direct interest,"
in a grand Jury charge against the locsi
attorney. While Nj Baker was District
Attorney Ambrose held certain ieweiFy
stolen by his client and refused 70 turr
II over 10 Baker on the ground THAI u
would be a violation of professional con
fidenee.
Baker presented the case to the grant
jury, but Justice Gould, he testified cam
The Washington herald., 1914-07-14
DILLON VERY MUCH ALIVE.

Philadelphia, July 1S.-Believed dead by
his wife and family, Luke Dillon, the
Irish patriot, was reunited with his
family yesterday after having served
fourteen years in prison in Kingston.
Ontario, where he was sentenced to life
Imprisonment on the charge OF havine
attempted to Dynamite the Weilanc
Canal.
In 1900 Dillon nysteriously disappeared
from Philadelphia- His children were
raised In the belief he was dead. His
reelase from prison was obtained through
the efforts Of Matthew Cummings. OF
Neponset. Mass, formerly national pres
ident Of the Ancient Order OF Hibernians-
The Washington herald., 1914-07-14

sists OF George W. Smith. Tom Tanner.
Jim Oldheld, Rev. Ben Oldheld, Lacy
scuggin. Jesse Starr. Joe Fox. and Susie
Saunders.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-14

Bermuda sold $4,000 pounds Of onion
seed last year to the unitod States
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-03-05
Votes to
Bug Plant

P18iue du Sac Las voted to purchase
the lighting plant in the village.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-03-05
Metz LGTe
Should be
.M or rim q c 4

Merrlmack, Wis, February 25 To
the haitor. / noticed recently in
your SD silly Ne VS., that you believed
tat NIertimsck should be the name
fJr the lake thai Will be formed above
the dam at Prairie du Sac.
I sgree with you that it should be
named Merrimac Lake, (MerTimac
spelled without k.) | will give yon
my yesson Why.
The river by It's name is Wisconsin
river.
The meaning OF Wisconsin, wis
kon SIM is a wild, rushing, channel
and by putting up the dam it will
sto . the rushing and we will have still
a stream left in this lake and should
name it "Msrrimsc" an Indian
name (Merr' re-mak) meaning swift
water. Walton ssid swift refers to tie
current of a stream. Swift water
would be "the curreot of stream Of
water''. l believe that the News
made q good choice and should stands
Yours Tru ly,
e E Kirchstein.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-03-05
The SIGN OF The Cross
Miss Wilmer Presents
Popular Drama at Con-
gregational Church.

The second number Of the Lyceum
course was given by Miss Sarah Mil
dred Wilmer at the Congregational
church Wednesday evening. The
house was we'll filled. Reverend Ray,
who introduced the speaker, among
other things said that the choice Of
the selection for the evening had been
LIFT to Miss Wilmer and that she had
CHOSEN the "Sign of the Cross" as the
strongest number ia her repertoire.
TIE setting of the production, Rome
at the time of Nero, was vivified to
to the audience by Miss WiIlmer's
costume, which resembled the dra
peries in which classic women are
always pictured The theme of the play
is the persecution of the early Chris
tians, Marcus, one of Caesars projects
and Mercia, a @ 1rlstisn girl, being
the important characters. The play as
interpreted by Miss Wilmer was a
finished production, remarkable fea-
ture being the manner in which she
submerged her own personality in hel
impersonstions of the many members
of the cast. Miss Wilmer has a hne
stage presence. magnetism, wonder
full voice and all the techeDical arts or
the actress at her finger ends. The
audience sat as if spell bound during
the entire performance and, as it were,
only awakened when Miss Wilmer
left the stage and the entertainm
was at an end.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-03-05

when it freezes think
that the strawberry could be rlpened
here every month in the year. The
cost of living should be low here for
much for the table may be taken from
the garden every day In the year and
the ex pense for necessary clothing in
this climate is very little. The soil
aoout Collegeport is rich, deep and
free from stone. Much of it is black
muck with little grit and a garden or
farm tool once shsrpened is sharp for
it's lifetime Vegetables need not be
very carefully cleaned before serving
upon the sable for the teeth are not
likely to detect any Of this smooth soil
with which they might come in coz
tact. Though the BLACK, glmb0 sol isl
hard TO work it produces so abund 'nt-
ly as TO pay we'll for all work put up
on it. But the soil is not all Of this
kind. There is much that is a MIX
ture Of sand muck. Some prefer this
for certain purposes All that this
section needs is Industry and good
business uetbofs % make it produce
abandant'y and provi lie for man the
necessarie5 and lpxlrles of life as fully
end easily as he might get them by
farming and gardening most anywhere
else in our land. To think t0at you
can get something for nothing because
OF the highly colored statements made
by some land agents is to think h<sCily
and unwtsely ana to repent at IeasuFe.
You must work and thick, here AS
where, or step down and ou5.
P.H. CFO3SMAN.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-03-05
DIES IN OSAGF, IOWA
Baraboo Conduc-
tor Taken After Laong
Illness.

Engineer p MicAaud has received
nojica of the death of Thomas Mccoy
at Usage, lowe. Some years ago be
was IL jured AMI never fully recovered.
Wnen a youth MIR Mccoy took 10
raiIry8ding at his home at Portage
where he had a position on the old
Chicago, Milwsuaee q s.. Paul rail
way. Letter be came 20 Rar80oo and
was with the Chicago & N0rthwe stern
as conductor forty yesrs ago. During
tie IasS years Of his rervic. he was
with the Great Western and made his
home at Usage. His w,fe died about
two years ego. There sre two daugh-
ters, one of whom is married. He was
aged about 20 years.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-03-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Robert Waldenmeyer
HulC q Erdm an

HoO2rC Waldenmeyer
HulCa Erdman
This agreement Of marriage, made
and entered into this "A h day of Feb
ruRry, A. d, 1914, at the City of Port
age, County of Columbia, and State OF
Wisconsin,, by and between Mr.. Rob-
ert Waldenmeyer and Miss Hulda
Ertman, both Of said Portage, Wis
consiu.
WHEREAS, It is the desire of the
parties heres0 TO intermarry, there be-
ing no lawful impediment or objection
to such msriage; the said Robert
WaIdenmeyer being a railway en-
ploye, I years Of ege, forIerly mar
ried and for more than one year di-
vorced and beJng thg son OF VIM. Wal-
1erneyer, who was burn In GImany
and 6is mothers maiden name being
Margaret Bgers, who was also born in
Germany; ana tine said HuldR Erdman
being a housekeeper "A years of age,
and the daughter Of August Erdman,
VINO was born in Germany and her
m2ther's name be ng Augusta Berger,
who was also borU in Germany;
WITH ES5ETH, Tn s2id Robert
Waldenmeyer and the SAID HuldA
Erdman have agreed and by these
present do agree TO take, and hereby,
in the presence of the witnesses whose
names are hereto eff xed, d0 take e8cn
other, respectively. for husband and
wife, tie said Robert Waldenmeyer
hereby ergeging to love, cherish and
protect the said 8ulda Erdman iu sick
ness and in health; and that, f0rsaking
all other women, be will provide for
and support her in all things as the
laws Of the state require, so long as
they both do live; and the said Hulda
Erdm an hereby engaging to love and
cherish the said Robert Waldenmeyer
in sickness and in health, and that for
saking all other men she will provide
for and assist him and treat him in all
things as the laws of the state require
so long as they both 90 live.
Witness, our hands and seals this
Oath day of February, A. D.
ROBERT WALDENMEYER
BULDA ERDMAN
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-03-05
Columbia County Lake Dries
Up and T6en Fills Witt
Water Until quite Deep

Some twenty years ago Crystal
lake in Columbia county was 8 beau.
tiful sheet of water and then began to
rec 7e year by year sunttl all of the
wafer disappeared. Grass grew over
the lake bottom end heavy crop of
grass was harvested. Osher crops
were grown aud gathered on portions
of the land. According to the Lodi
Ea1erprise the basin has been filling
for the past two years and during the
p asst month w. IL. Church, Fl. G..
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-03-05
SEEKING GOLD IN
FAR FROZEN NORTH
Mrs. Frances M. Earl Back
From Interior of Distant
Alaska.
PERILS OF LONG TRIP
Did Not Find Much Yellow
Metal at the End of the
Rainbow.
PERILS Of LONG TRIP

Mrs. Frances M. Earl Of Alaska is q
guest at the home of her sister, Mrs.
John Arnott, 228 Fifth avenue, and
brings back with her some thrilling
experiences and accounts of hardships
endured in the far frozen north. It has
been 10 years since she visited her rela-
tives in Menomonie and Baraboo and
has in all spent IL years in Alaska.
The last experience of Mrs. Earl was
from Iditirod to the new gold diggings
near Johnson City. She went from
Iditirod to Fairbanks and from there
for long distance up the Tauana
river. Mrs. Earl was the first woman
TO shoot the White Horse rapids in
Alaska and says that the experience
on the boat, the Florence :, was even
more exciting. The ticket cost 5000
md the charge for freight was from
5000 to $500 q ton. TIE boat was not
OF the best and the owners were not
responsible. Sometimes it vas neces-
sary TO pull the boat up the stream,
where the water was swift, by means
of q cable and in doing so tae cable
often broke, the ''Di yger head" was
pulled off and To add to the troub e the
"m0nkey rudder" was carried away.
sometimes the b0at was at the mercy
OF the current, ice filled the wheel, dry
fuel was not available anu food was
not of the test. At one time part of
the boat was burned in the engine in
getting up the rapids. O4ce a. DULL
moose was sn2t ana af5er shat S182e
was moose meat three times a day
onli a | became siok a me sight Of il.
Long Trip to Diggings
It required 30 days to make sha boat
trip and all were thankful TO forsake
the frall craft at the landing. The craft
mad received rough usage on the yoy-
age.
From the landing it was 250 miles
to The digglngs. White men and
indians had to be hired, the charge
at one place being six cents 8 pound
or 35 miles. AT Tanna Crossing
there is a Presbyterian mission
anu it was relief to be
there. The 0iggings were reached
about the fl st of December and here
a StaV of some 18vs was made Labor
there is $40 a day and food OF all kinds
except wild meat is worth 81 90 a
pound. The gold is located several
miles from Johnson City and it is
worth ones life to reach the place.
There is a canyon to traverse, "Hole
ia the Wall" to go through and steep
climb up an icy glacier. Fuel there is
worth $50 cord and there is not much
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{ R .;,' J
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The free garden seeds given
by ]. Briggs & Co., of Baraboo
TO all who pay $1.25 on this
paper, are very fine this year.
The seed are put up in much
larger packages than usual and
those who desire them should
order now. Select the seed
you want from the list below
and mail with $1.25 to this
office at once. The paper will
be sent for one year and you
will have the seed free. No
seed given after March is.
Order now.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-03-05
WE'D BY COMMON
LAW At PORTAGE
Miss Hulda Erdman and
Robert Waldenmeyer
Sign Document.
Then BECOMES A RECORD
They Spurn the Doctors
and Ministers in Their
Union.
THEN BECOMES A RECORD

The first common law marriage has
taken place at Portage. The affidavit
was made by County Judge A. f. Kel-
Iogg and was recorded by Register
of Deeds George w. Morrison.
In the eyes of the law this contract is
just as binding as If he had taken
medical Determination and the ceremony
had been performed by magistrate or
minister, although many do not care
for the common law program. The
agreement, not including the sworn
statement of the judge, reads as fol
lows:
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Continued On Last Psss.1
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-03-05
Automobile Sh0W At Madison

Madison's third annual Automobile
show will be held In the Capital City
on Tuesday and Wednesday, March
10 and IL, under the auspices of the
Madison Autombile Dealers associa-
ton. 1t is advertised to be the big
gest, best brainiest show ever held.