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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-09
WHEN LOOKING FOR GAS LEAK
Some safety Rules Which May Do
Away With Necessity Of Engaging
Services Of Undertaken.

Here Is a set OF standard instruc-
lions for persons who notice gas in
their rooms:
II the smell Of gas is strong. FIRST
ventilate the room.
Then examine the keys to the FIX
lures, stove or other appliances. One
Of them may be partly open.
If fixture or connection ia broken
be sure your windows are raised;
then go to the nearest phone and no.
tify the gas company.
After notification try to putty up
the leak or close 1t with any substance
that will make an effective plug.
Never look for a leak with a match
or any flame, lantern or lamp.
II you find a person overcome by
the gas, throw up the windows, drag
the unconscious one to the open air
and then telephone a physician.
After telephoning the physician,
telephone the gas company and tell
OF the accident. Most companies now
own pulmotors. 1t Is an appliance for
pumping gas out of persons lungs
and injecting pure air in its stead.
This 10 an invaluable aid to the
doctor.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-09
SEASONS STYLES BY A MAN
No Wiring or Hoops, but Short, Full
Skirts Are Displayed for
i Approval.

Il was a mans collection OF models
l went to see this week, and undoubt-
eddy he knows how to dress women.
The exaggerated hips were not to be
found; the bones, the fiounces, the
stiffness with which some models are
being spoiled were not there; but
everywhere you saw short, full skirts,
with hips that showed a variety of
drapings. gatherings, pocketings and
plaitings and none of them was out
rageous. The tabernacle had short
basques and full skirts, with collars
OF different kinds, some lying fiat,
some standing up, some OF the Henri
ii pattern, some OF the Louis XIII.
There we're boleros with loose flowing
backs. there were 'dolmans" OF 1860,
loose floating things which came TO
the knees and which needed the sup
pie grace of young and beautiful
woman to make them possible.-From
o Paris Letter to the London Times.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-09
Smart Dressing Not az Difficult az II
Was Only a Few Short Years
Ago.

There was a time when II was far
more difficult to look smartly dressed
than Il is today. That was the time
when we wore separate belts, when
there was dress braid on our skirts,
when we wore separate neckwear. We
had to be careful that the braid on our
skirts didn't become ripped. to- hang
in loops of untidiness. We had TO see
TO II that the belt OF our skirt didn't
sag. We had to see to 1t that the
leather belt w wore exactly conceded
with the skirt belt. We had to see to
II that the ribbon or muslin collar we
wore exactly made connections with
the blouse beneath II. Yes, those were,
indeed, diffioult days.
Today neatness counts as much as
ever, but there are not so many pit
falls for the woman who would be
neat.
Neatness OF footgear counts more
than ever before. The shoes must be
spotlass, well polished and in good re-
pair Heels that slant are an outrage
on good dressing; moreover. they are
decidedly unhealthful.
II goes without saying that the hair
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-09
NEATNESS EASY TO ATTAIN

must be neat A hair net sometimes
produces a stifr effect, but that is bet
ter than sloppy one. So choose the
hair net in windy weather, and learn
to adjust II becomingly. This year.
when our milliners tell us to wear our
hats straight on the head, neither
tipped TO left or right, neat hair Is
more than ever essential.
Immaculate gloves count for much
IN producing smart appearance,
Soiled gloves. ripped gloves or worn
gloves are disgrace Nowadays, when
washable gloves can be bought at al
most any price, It is possible for every
body to have clean gloves. The cotton
ones. II clean, always look well-in,
finitely better than soiled kid ones.
And a stitch now and then will keep
gloves always we'll mended.
Then there is the handbag. In this
case, the more you pay. the better, for
an expensive handbag outwears two
cheaper ones, and looks better the last
day II is carried than the cheap one
does after the first few weeks.
There are little details. like the
handkerchief, which should always be
sheer and snow white, that count
quite as much as some. Of The. bigger
things in giving the impression OF
smartness which the modern woman
aims to attain.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-09

he was a professor of the Sorbonne,
and that his chemical discoveries had
startled the world. A strange man was
Monsieur Pei; so strange that he was
sent TO a lunatic asylum once and re-
NAMED there for year or two, after
which experience he resumed his
matchmaking and his chemical expert
ments.
1t was thirty odd years ago that a
woman named Elise Boehmer con-
scented to accept a situation as house
keeper in the Pei establishment. This
WAS just after the watchmaker's sec
ond wife and her mother had made a
sudden and mysterious exit from the
house The second wife and her moth
er were wretchedly i'll when this hap
pened, and they remained in the
neighborhood only long enough to re-
cuperate sufficiently to travel. They
were not communicative. The most
they. would say was that they thanked
God they had got away from that
house alive.
This circumstance increased the UNI
popularity OF Pei. What was going
on in his house, that two women
talk that way?
The friends of Elise Boehmer tried
to persuade her not 20 take the job,
II would be far better for her TO work
herself to death as charwoman than
to be associated in any way with a
man who certainly was in league with
the powers of darkness. But Elise
laughed at such advice. She had a
mind OF her own. The mystery OF the
Pei home attracted her. Moreover
she was big, strong woman, and the
matchmaker was thin and frail. and
II no attempted any funny rbuAiness
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-09

credited her death to the eating of
poisonous mushrooms. Investigation
showed that she had died OF poison.
This was bad enough, but worse was
to follow. Another doctor remembered
that he had treated Pers mother for
a similar complaint and she had died.
The mothers body was disinterred,
and experts decided that she had died
OF poison. 1t was soon made evident
that the inhuman wretch had killed
his own mother to get possession of
the little property she owned, which
he could not touch while she lived.
Then 1t was remembered that two
girls who had gone to work for Pei,
in 1872 and 1873, had disappeared and
were seen no more, after a short serv'
ice with him. There could be no
doubt that they had met the fate OF
Elise Boehmer, or something similar,
but no great effort was made to trace
the facts in these cases
!, Pei was tried at the Melun as
sizes, and distinguished French au'
thor who was there wrote OF the pris'
oner: Those eyes never looked
straight at anyone, that shriveled
mummy face surely never smiled, that
impenetrable mask had had no youth
The murderer was convicted, but
was only sentenced to transportation
for life, probably because OF grave
doubts as to his sanity.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-09
FASHION HINTS

There is nothing prettier or more
comfortable for the little girls chemi-
settle than white crepe de chine. e..
Checked taffeta makes pretty
trimming for a dress OF plain color.
Button trimming 10 In evidence on
suits and frocks.
Most utility coats are long enough
to almost cover the dress.
Entire dresses are made OF silk jer-
sey for outing wear.
Many of the new silk suits have
carefully fitted backs.
Mouse color is a soft and becoming
shade.
New silks are in large and striking
checks and daring stripes.
Flannel blazer Jackets are coming
into use for street wear with serge
skirts.
Many new evening dresses have
short pun sleeves.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-09

she would show him what was win,n.
Elise had been thrifty all the days
of her life, and had a neat little pack
age of francs put away for the rainy
day. No sooner had she begun work.
ing for Pei than he began borrowing
her money. He was engaged in an ex-
pertinent which would make him rich,
and everything she loaned him would
be repaid a hundredfold. After MAX
ing several loans she concluded that
the security was too shadowy, and she
refused to loosen up any more. Pei
glared at her with his wicked red
eyes and told her that she was read
ing her own death warrant.
For many hours after this Pels
furnace fire ragged furiously. Black
smoke belched from his chimney in
a steady stream, and at night a red
glare streamed from the chinks in
the window boarding II happened
that a young man of the neighborhood
confessed to curiosity as his chief
weakness. and his curiosity overcame
his fear to such an extent that he got
ladder. and quietly placed 1t against
Pel's boarded window: then he
climbed up and had a good view, over
the top of the boards, of the interior
of the house.
The neighbors waited at a distance,
marveling at the holiness of the young
man. and praying that he might return
alive. He did. He came back to
them and told them, in a sobbing
whisper that he had seen more than
he expected to see. Pei was stocking
his furnace furiously and anon throw
ing strange fuel into 1t. The young
man was sure that this fuel was frag-
ments of human body. Moreover,
there were prints of hands on the
wall, and these prints looked as
though they might be in blood.
Nothing was done until morning,
and then the officers went to the
house. Peps fire had gone out, and
there was a heap of white ashes in
the furnace. But there was plenty of
evidence that a great crime had been
committed, and that Elise Boehmer
had been destroyed. Pei was taken
to Jail, where he told one lie after
another, trying to explain the wom-
ans disappearance. Then there APP
peared at the police station a woman
who said that she had called at Pels
house to see Elise Boehmer. and had
found her alone and in commissions.
Elise evidently was dying. and the
woman hurried away. and kept what
she had seen to herself, so great was
her fear of the matchmaker. II was
then suspected that Pei had poisoned
Elise, and, after her death, dismem'
bered the body and burned 1t. This
proved to be the case, and the enorm
ity of the crime has given the red
eyed matchmaker conspicuous place
in the chronicle of bloody deeds.
While France was simmering with
excitement over this grotesque crime,
further revelations increased that ex.
element. Somebody remembered that
various women who had been so un-
| fortunate as to become associated
with Pei had died or disappeared sud
denly and mysteriously; and 1t was
| recalled that Pei often had boosted of
the discovery of poison which left
no traces. His first wife had died
some years before, and the doctor had
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-09
Washing Spats.

White spats are only permissible as
long as they are really white. To
have them look like new again when
they have become soiled, the broad
cloth variety can be washed. Use
warm water and good white soap.
Wash well, rinse, and don't wiring out.
Let them hang perfectly wet, and az
ter a few hours they will be dry,
smooth, and ready to wear.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-09
Their Way.

my wife's bills have a queer way
OF doing"
How do you mean?". ~
The more she contracts them the
more they expand-@..
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-09
DESTROYING Bad Euqs.

Millions OF bad eggs are seized every
year in London. and the way they arr
destroyed is to tip them cut OF their
cases and run q steam roller over
them.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-09
NEW LINES MADE NECESSARY BY
4 THE WIDE SKIRTS.
Design for Combination Garment That
viii Be Found to Meet all Re-
qulrements Of Fashlon-suo-
gestIons for Trimming.

With the incoming OF wide skirts
and new bodice lines comes a neces.
sity for new lines in underskirt and
corset cover, and this design furnishes
the sort of combination garment that
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-09

meets the requirements of both. The
broad band that does not come up to
the arms, which furnishes all the bod
Ice of many evening frocks, and with
a strap across the shoulder to hold II
in place. can be worn over this type
Of corset cover, where the jeweled or
Evening star., 1916-01-14
KENYON & MACFARLAND
Attorneys.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF CO.
lumbia. Holding Probate Court.-Estate Of
Matilda Coke Stevenson. deceased.-No 221I0
Administration Docket 5o-AppIication having
been made herein for letters of adninistrat tios
on said estate by George E. Patterson, TO be
issued to the American Security and Trust Com
pany. corporation. Of the city Of Washington.
District of Columbia: and Herman E. Gasch. it
is ordered this 10Th day of December. AID. 1918.
that Nina r. Zevefy. Betty Kellogg, Marion
Kefauver and Richard Evans, next OF kin. and
all others concerned. appear in said court on
Monday. the 9TH day of February. AID. 1916. at
10 o'clock am. to show cause why such appli-
cation should not be granted. Let notice hereof
be published in the Washington Law Re
porter and The Evening star once in each OF
three successive weeks before the return day
herein mentioned. the first publication to be NOT
less than thirty days before said return day.
WALTER I. Mccoy. Justice. (Seal.l Attest:
JAMES TANNER, Register Of Wills for the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Clerk of the Probate Court.
Io11i to-
Evening star., 1916-01-14
OF LONG DURATION.
Misty. Foggy Weather on the Po-
tomac Makes a Record.

According to the older steamboat men
on the Potomac. the recent misty. foggy
weather just over remained longer than
any similar weather in the vicinity at
this season of the year in several years
Not only was it misty in the early morn
ing. but the fogs lasted all day. effectu-
ally tying up navigation, except for steam
ers on regular runs, and they were often
delayed
-. Tuesday and Wednesday the fog was
SO thick along the lower river and bay
that channel marks could not be picked
up. On the up trip from Norfolk We'd
nesday night the steamers bound here
and to Baltimore were forced to anchor
for several hours. and as consequence
were late in reaching port. the steamer
Southland not arriving here yesterday
until about IL am.
With the coming of northwest winds
and cold, frosty weather danger OF heavy
fogs are over, for the time being. River
men are looking for the coming Of cold
weather within the next forty-eight hours
sufficient to make good, heavy ice.
Evening star., 1916-01-14
CONRAD H. SYME and JAMES FRAN
CTS SMITH, Attorneys.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
of Columbia. Holding a District Court.-In
streets northeast to the taking line OF the Ana
costa parkway.-District Court No. l107.-No-
the District of Columbia pursuant to a certain
provision OF the act of Congress, approved March
T. 1913. entitled An act making appropriate tions
for the expenses of the government OF the Dis
trict of Columbia. for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fourteen. aud for
open extend or widen any street. avenue road
or highway to conform with the plan of the
cities OF Washington and Georgetown adopted
under the act OF Congress approved March .
1893. as amended by the act OF Congress approved
June IS. 1898. by condemns tion under the pro-
visions of subchapter one of chapter fifteen OF
filed petition in this court praying the con
demna'ion On Of the land necessary for the widen
northeast to the taking line of the Auacosta
parkway. in the District of Columbia. as show
on plat or map filed with the said petition. as
five judicious. experienced, dsinterested men. who
shall he freehoders within the District Of Co
lumbia, not relatd to any person interested in
this proceeding. and not in the service or en-
pioyment OF the District Of Columbia or OF the
United United States be summoned by the rnited
assess the damages each owner of land to be
taken may sustain by reason OF said widening Of
Columbia. and the condemnation OF the land
necessary for the purposes thereof and to assess
az DtneHts RESULTING tnere1rom the entire amount
Of said damages. including the expenses OF this
proceeding; upon any lands which the jury may
find will be benefited as provided for in and
by the aforesaid act Of Congress. It IS by the
court. ;his sth day OF January. AID. 1916. or
dered that all persons having any interest in
this proceeding be. and they hereby warned
and commanded to appear in this court on or
before, the 4th day CT February. AID. 1915. at
10 O'Clock a M, and continue in attendance until
the court shall have made its final order .rI tlfy-
ing and confirming the award of damages and the
assessment of benefits of the jury TO be en-
paneled and sworn herein; and 1t is further
ordered that a copy OF this notice and order he
published twice a. week for three successive
weeks in The Washington Evening Star. the
Washington Herald and the Washington Timps
newspapers published in the said District, com
mencing at least twenty days before the said
4th day of February. AID. 1915. II is further
ordered that copy of this notice and order be
served by the United States marshal. or his
deputies. upon each OF the owners of the fee Of
the land to be condemned herein and upon the
tenants and occupants of the same as may be
found by the said marshal his deputies with
in the District Of Columbia before the said 4th
day OF February. AID. 1915. By the court
F. L. SIDDoNs Justice; Seal, A true copy
Test: !. Il. YOUNG. Clerk. BY +. E. Gun
NINGHAM, Asst Clerk jalO141I2l242
Evening star., 1916-01-14
w. II. WAHLY. Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF co
Inmhia Holding Probate Court.-No. 22e59
Adn,jnistration.-This is to give notice that the
subscriber OF the District OF Columbia. has OBJ
t.iurJ from the Probate Court Of the District Of
Columbia letters of administration on the estate
of Arthur f. Wood. late of the District OF Co
inmhin deceased. All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby warned to eN-
hibit the same. with the vouchers thereof, legal
iy authenticated, to the subscriber. on or before
the 29th day of December. AID. 1915: otherwise
they may by law be excluded from all benefit
Of said estate. Given under my hand this 18th
day Of December, 1915. JOHN H. WOOD. 512
sfI st. Sc (Seal) Attest: JAMES TANNER
Register Of Wills for the District Of Columbia,
Clerk Of the Probate Court. de31 ,Ja7,H
Evening star., 1916-01-14
GEO. FRANCIS WILLIAMS, Attorney.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
of Columbia.-Samuel Hart, plaintiff. the
unknown heirs at law and devisees OF Alfred
Beall. deceased: Of IIriah Beai. deceased and Of
Elizabeth Lee. horn Beall deceased defendants.-
No. 1854. in Eauity.-The object of this suit is
to obtain decree declaring plaintiffs title to
the north ~ feet 81 inches front New Jersey
avenue by depth of lot IL in square $50. situated
in the city of Washington, District of Columbia.
10 be complete and perfect by adverse possession
and enjonins the defendants from asserting any
title or claim to said land. On motion OF the
plaintiff II is this 31st day of December. 1918,
ordered that the defendants cause their appear
ance TO be entered herein on before the first
rule day occurring month after the date OF
this order. good cause for fixing that period
having been shown: otherwise this cause will be
proceeded with as In case of default. Provided.
this order be published three times before the
end of said period of month in The Evening
Star and the Washington Law Reporter. This
order is in addition to order of publicati n
passed herein November |. 1915, and extends
the time for appearance of all defendants TO the
rule day above referred TO-. which rule day will
occur on the LIST day Of February, 1916. By the
court: THos. II; ANDERSON; Justice. tseal.i
F +. tJiNNINt,HAM, Asst, Clerk da,2l iaI IA
Evening star., 1916-01-14
FRANK STETsON. Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF, THE DISTRICT OF CO.
lumhia Holding Probate Court:-No. 2i2sI. Ad-
ministration. n.Ths is 10 give notice that the sub
scriber. which was by the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia granted letters testament.
AIRY the estate of Elizabeth Key Birdsong
deceased has with the approval of the Supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia holding a
Probate Court. appointed Monday. the oath day
of January. 1916. at 10 o'clock a. m. the time.
and said court room as the place. for making
the courts direction and control. when and
where all creditors and persons entitled to dis
tributive shares or legaeies. the residue or
parts thereof. notified to attend. in person or
by agent attorney duly authorized. with their
claims against the estate properly vouched.
Given under my hand this Both day OF Decem-
her. 1915: NATIONAL SAVINGS AND TRUST
COMPANY. BY FRANK STETSON. Attorney.
Wills for the District of Columbia. Clerk Of the
prollate Court. dell ia1 Ia
Evening star., 1916-01-14
FUTURE DAYS.
ADAM A. wEsCHLER, AUcTIoNEER.

low. 40. FOO coon noPE ROAD soGTH-
JOINING sH AM hSo II EH1fAS TIE REAR fgnh 4aEksof
corded in Lber No; s7os. folio 4os ct SEQ. Of
the undersigned trustees. viii sell at public
THEE TIE EIGHTgENTH TEE II % DAY OF JASuAaY. Ab
1915. AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM. the following
esang % ans e ss e Of
bia. and designated as and being lots 10 to 10
inclusive. in Frederick F. Repetti's subdivision
Repetti's subdiyision recorded in County Book
triet Of Columbia: also parts Of the tract of
land called Chichester and described In two
parcel: as follows PA Parcel Imsesinning at ,eo
feet wide). said point being southeast corner
of Hood and Batcbelder's subdivision of part Of
Chichester. as per plat recorded in County Book
T. page ILL., In the surveyors ONCE for the said
District and running thence with the eastern line
% minutes east so7 feet thence leaving
said eastern line and running south 46 degrees
"a minutes east a. s. thence south 90 degrees 30
northern line of Good Hope road or Harrison
street .6o feet wide,. thence running with said
70 feet to the place Of beginning. Parcel 3
Beginning at point in the eastern line OF
block in Hood and Batchelder. trustees: addi-
tion to Anacostia. as per plat recorded I'm County
Book T. page III. in said surveyors office, said
point Of beginning being the most nOrtherly corner
Of said part Of said tract conveyed to Cassandra
Ifnger by deed recorded In Iiber 1877. foll..
3S Of the land records of said District and rum
ming thence along said eastern line of said block
j south % degrees 45 minutes west 1870 feet
to the northwest corner of part OF said tract
conveyed to Grace B. LinSer by deed recorded in
Iiber 1864 folio 100. of said land records;
thence running along northern line thereof south
46 degrees "a minutes east 47.55 feet TO the
northeast corner Of said parcel. thence running
north 20 degrees 30 minutes east l5I.42 feet
to the northern line of the part of said tract
conveyed to said Cassandra Linger by deed
corded in Liner 1927. folio 3s aforesaid. and
running thence along a portion of said northern
line north 81 degrees 13 minutes west 1928 feet
TO the place Of beginning. together with the i'm
provements thereon
Terms Of sale: One third cash. balance in
and two years, with interest at six per centum
per annun, payable semi annually from day of
snIe. secured by deed of trust upon the prop
erty sold or ali cash. at the option of the pur-
chaser. deposit of 5000 required at time of
sale. All conveyancing. recording. revenue
stamps and notarial fees at the cost Of the pur-
chaser Terms of sne to be complied with
within fifteen days from day Of sale otherwise
the trustees reserve the right to resell the prop
erty at the risk and cost of the defaulting pur-
chaser. after five days advertisement OF such
resaIe in some newspaper published in the city
Of Washington, D. G.
ERNEST l.. SCHMIDT.
GEORGE N. EAfAIERiCH.
ia1-d&ds.eSSu Trustees.