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The Washington times., 1917-04-05
FINDS TWO WOMEN
DEADN HER FLAT
Steamship Stewardess, Return
ing From Trip, Discovers
Bodies on Beds.

NEW YORK, April 5.-when Mrs.
Mary Houghton. stewardess Of the
steamship Brazos, from Porto Rico,
which doeked yesterday, went to her
small flat, she was surprised to find
the door unlocked. She shares the
flat with Mrs. Anna Brooke, another
stewardess, but knew that the latter
had sailed Thursday.
Walking into her bed room Mrs.
Houghton saw q woman on the bed
and quickly realized she was dead.
Mrs. Houghton recognized her as Mrs.
Jennie Cartwell, wife OF a sailor.
How she came to be In the apartment
the tenant had no idea. Their ac-
quaintance had been slight.
Mrs. Houghton was starting out to
call a policeman when she glanced
over her shoulder into Mrs. Brooke's
room. A woman lay on that bed. She
Siegel. for several years a laundress
Mrs. Siegel, who was fifty. was a
friend of Mrs. Cartwer, who was
thirty-elght.
Gasped News to Blueeoat.
Mrs. Houghton ran out and found
Patrolman Natsauson.
1--WE just got home from a trip
and found a couple of women dead In
my flat" she gasped. 81 don't know
how they got there or how long
they've been there2
The policeman went to the apart
ment after he had phoned for a New
York Hospital ambulance. He was
making a preliminary examination
when DR.. Olcott arrived. The doctor
said he thought the women had died
Sunday.
Both women were fully dressed,
and, so far as DR.. Olcott could deter
mine, they bore no marks of violence.
1t was noticed that a gas jet in one
of the rooms was turned on. 1t got
its supply from n slot meter. But q
window between the rooms was down |
at the top and the women did not ap
pear to have died from gas.
They Had Been Drinking.
The investigators found several
empty whisky and beer bottles in
the room.
Inquiry showed that the women had
been seen In the nat house Saturday,
but no one remembered seeing them |
since. How they got into the apart |
ment Is a mystery. Mrs. Houghton IL /
confident that Mrs. Brooke did not in |
vite them. 1t Is possible, she thinks, |
that when Mrs. Brooke departed she |
failed to put the snap on the lock |
and that the women, calling and find- |
ing access easy, remained.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
PRESIDENT At THEATER
With Admiral erayson and Brother
in-Law Sees BeIaseo Performances.

President Wilson, accompanied by
Rear Admiral Cary Grayson ana
Alexander Hunter Gait, brother-in-
law OF Mrs. Wilson, occupied box
at the Belasco Theater last evening.
The Presidents daughter. Mrs. VIII
liam C. McAdoo, wife OF the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, and Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones have been atten-
tive visitors in the executive gallery
of the Senate for the war debates
there the past few days.
Miss Helen Taft will arrive In
Washington this evening to visit
Miss Sophie Johnston, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James Marion Johnston.
Congressman and Mrs. Charles Il.
Ward will entertain at a theater
party on Saturday evening, to be fol.
lowed by supper at their home In h
street.
Miss Clara Harmer, of Philadelphia,
who is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Reeside, will return home tomorrow.
This evening Miss Harmer will be
the honor guest at a theater party
which Mr.. and Mrs. Traylor of Phila-
delphia, will give. In the party Will
be Mr.. and Mrs. Reside, Harmer Rec
side, Mrs. Robert S. A. Dougherty, and
Mrs. ]. G. d. Knight.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
WINS 1O-YEAR FIGHT
FOR HER WIFEHOOD
Mrs. Robert Lee Fisher, Bro
ker's Spouse, Upheld by
Court Of Appeals,

ALBANY, April 5.-Mrs. Florence
e. Wheeler whitney Fisher has II
nally won her ten-year legal battle
to remain the wife OF Robert Lee
Fisher, a wealthy New York broker
The court OF appeals decided against
Fisher In his fourth divorce action
against her.
Besides these distinct proceedings
there were numerous motions for all!
mony and to have the case reopened,
brought by Mrs. Fisher on charges
OF conspiracy between her husband
and the alleged correspondent.
Charles A. Prince, one time friend OF
her husband.
Mrs. Fisher, who married Walter
Payne Whitney in 1900, when she
was sixteen, and divorced him a year
later, was made defendant In her Sec
ond husbands first suit In 1907 after
five years Of married life. Fisher,
who was then forty-six, obtained a
decree on February %, 1908, but on
March 3, 1909, Justice O'Gorman on
Mrs. Fishers application set aside the
decree. Mrs. Fisher called John J.
Haigney, vice president of the Riker-
Hegeman drug stores, to testify that
he had learned from Fisher that the
latter and Prince were in collusion
when Prince and Mrs. Fisher were
surprised in q hotel room.
Fisher, who told his wife he was
close friend OF Charles F. Murphy
and the late Timothy d. Sullivan, SUBJ
sequently obtained three retrials in
the lower courts, but was defeated
each time. He met with the same
fate every time the case went to the
appellate division. This last case,
which was begun in March, 1914, was
finally taken by him to the court of
appeals, a very rare procedure in d.
vorce actions. Mrs. Fisher through
Philip Carpenter, her counsel, obtain
ed s25 weekly alimony.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
MORE MEASLES HERE
Twenty-seven Additional Gases Re
ported to Health Office.

Twenty-seven additional cases OF
measles were reported to the Health
Department today, increasing the
number on record to 500.
The number OF other cases OF con,
tagIous diseases on record, accord,
ing to the report OF the Health De,
partment, Is as follows: Chickenpox,
1913: diphtheria, 1913; meningitis. 8:
scarlet fever, 81: tuberculosis, 2,334:
typhoid fever, 40; whooping cough,
1S4
The total number of deaths In the
District during the week ended
March 81 . was 1887 among the
white and GO among the colored popu
lation.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
FRENCH LIEUTENANT
TO GIVE LECTURE
Zinovi Pechkoff Will Address So
ciety Folk on Changes
in Russia"

Washington society is interested in
the lecture to be given by Lieut.. Ii
povi Pechkoff, of the French army,
who will talk OF "The Changes in
Russia" in the ballroom at Rausch-
er's, Saturday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock under the auspices of the
American Ambulance in Paris. There
will be no admission charges for the
lecture.
The patronesses are Mrs. Larz An
derson, Mrs. Blaine Beale, Miss Helen
a. Ernst, Mrs. William Corcoran
Eustis, Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs. A.
p. Gardner, Mrs. Charles Hamlin,
Mrs. Charles L. McCawley, Mrs. A. G.
McClintocb, Mrs. Medill Mccormick,
Mrs. ]. P. Morton, Mrs. Henry Mar
guard, Mrs. Frank Polk, Mrs. William
Phillips, Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt, and
Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt.
Lieutenant Pechkoff is. an adopted
son OF Maxim Gorky, the great Rus
sian novelist, and was born in 1884
on the Volga- in the city of Mimi
Novgorod, made famous by Its annual
fairs.
At the outbreak of the war he
was Al 4loAS chBdBco IN hleEdIy
work, and finding 1t impossible to
leave Immediately for Russia, he
went on the fourth day OF mobiliza-
tion to France and enlisted as a
private soldier in the historic French
Foreign Legion. He was with the
two first fighting battalions to be
sent out, and during the days of Sep
tember, 1914. he was fighting in the
trenches of Champagne. He was pro-
NOTED to lance corporal and then
corporal. 1t was not an idle time he
found in the trenches, for he went
forth in four bayonet charges, and
while leading one OF these, on May
0, 1915, he was severely wounded.
Miss Flynn to Wed.
Announcement is made today OF the
engagement of Miss Alice Harrington
Flynn, daughter OF Mrs. N. F. Flynn.
Of 1906 Vernon street, to Horace r.
Maher, son of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ ID.
Maher, of Roanoke, Va. The wedding
will take place at o'clock on April
IA, and will be followed by a recep-
tion at Rauscher's for the bridal
party and few close friends. Miss
Margaret Cannon will be maid Of
ence Mcdonnell and Miss Anne LOTUS.
of New York, will be bridesmaids.
Walter Msher, of Norfolk, will act as
best man for his brother. The ush-
ers have not yet been decided upon.
A number of entertainments are being
planned for the bride.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
BAKER FAVoRs MOVEMENT
Writes Approval to National Emer-
peney Food Gardens Commission.

Secretary OF War Baker has come
out in support of the gardening move
ment in Washington in a letter to the
National Emergency Food Garden
Commission of Washington. He
writes:
"This seems to me to be q real con
tribution to the. strength of the ma
tion, and, incidentally, teaches a veiu-
able, lesson OF thrift and OF value of
the soil, which it win be very good
for our people to learn in these times
Of stress and to practice in times OF
peace"
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

The exact cause OF rheumatism IL un-
known, though IL 10 generally believed TO
be due to an excess Of uric acid IN the
blood. IL may be also said with equal
truth that no remedy has been found
which IL q SPECIFIC in all cases. In fact
the literature Of rheumatism shows that
there are but few drugs which have not
been given o trial. In the hands of one
Observer we md that q certain drug has
been used with the utmost satisfaction;
Others have found the same remedy 10
be a great disappointment. All physi-
clans however agree that every method
OF treatment 10 aided by the administra-
ton OF some remedy to relieve the pain
and quiet the nervous system and DR..
W. q. Schultze expresses the opinion of
thousands Of practitioners when he says
that anti-kamnia tablets should be RfVen
preference over all other remedies for
the relief Of the pain in all forms Of
rheumatism These tablets can be pur-
chased In any quantity. They are also
unsurpassed for headaches, neurnIRtaa
and all pain. AK Tor AK Tablets.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
OFFER dope" ON CHICKENS
Government Experts Volunteer to
Aid Washington Breeders.

II you intend to raise chickens in
the back yard for home consumption.
the general purpose breeds"-
Plymouth Rocks, wyandottes, Rhode
Island Reds. and orpingtons-are
good varieties, say poultry experts Of
the Department OF Agriculture.
These breeds are good layers and
make good table fowls. They hatch
their own eggs and brood their own
chickens.
Directions on keeping, housing. and
feeding will be given by the experts.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Hair Stain.
This preparation will
Instantly change nay.
streaked or faded hair
TO the softest and rich
est golden brown. medI-
um. dark brown or
black-just a. you wish.
Just comb or brush n
into your hair.
, Impossible Of detec-
'tion. will not rub or
wash OF. and needs
retouchlng only a. the
hair grows out.
Brownatone" hair
stain Is far superior
10 "dyes." and is alb
solutsly harmless In
every way.
Sold by all druggists
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
PLANS $1,000, 900 WAR FUND
Pennsylvania to Raise This Sum for
Preparedness.

HARRISBURG, Pa. April 5.-Seven
million dollars probably will be ap-
propriated for preparedness within
the next week by the Pennsylvania
legislature.
Legislators today will confer on a
plan of placing this sum at the dis
posal of a board consisting OF Cover
nor BrumbGugh, the fiscal officers,
and the legislative presiding officers.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

To the Editor of The Times:
Here is a dime for poor Dunk. a nickel
from me and one from my sister.
surely will miss him. / hope he gets a
pile OF nickels.
EDWIN AND HELEN MAY.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

800. II you are offered a substitute, save
"BrownatOne" direct from the rnaker.
Insist on "Brownatone' at your hairdress-
ers.
trial bottle and Interesting booklet will
be mailed for 10 cents Mention shade desIr.d
Address The Kenton PharmacaI Co. sIs
Scott St, Covington. Ky. For sale in Wash
ington by ODonnells Drug Stores People's
Drug Stores and other leading dealers .-Advt
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

A dime from an anonymous admirer Of
Dunk also has been received by The
times and placed in the memorial fund.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

To the Editor Of The Times:
! am sorry 10 hear Of Dunk's death.
Here is 10 cents to help get a memorial
for him. EARL DAWSON.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

At the cost OF q small Jar Of ordi-
nary cold cream one can prepare q
run quarter pint OF the most wonder
full lemon skin softener and complex
lon beautifier. by squeezing the juice
or two fresh lemons into a bottle con-
tanning three ounces of orchard
white. Care should be taken to strain
the juice through a 6ne cloth 50 no
lemon pulp gets in. then this lotion
VIII keep fresh for months. Every
woman knows that lemon juice Is
used to bleach and remove such blem-
fshes as freck1es. sallowness, and tan,
and Is the ideal skin. softener,
smoothener and beautiher.
Just try IT. Get three ounces OF
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the Frocer and make
up a quarter pint OF this sweetly
fragrant lemon lotion and massage
II daily into the face, neck. arms, and
hands 1t should naturally help to
vhNen. soften. freshen. and bring out
the roses and beauty Of any skin: II
is truly marvellous to smoother
rough, red hands--Advt.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
ONE MORE DAY FOR
MEMORIAL TO DUNK
Children Continue to Send in
Appreciations of Memory
Of Elephant.

week ago tomorrow the best
elephsne that ever lived in Wash
ington died. No pet that ever lived
at the zoo was as much loved as
was Old Dunk. On the day of his
death The Times addressed a little
letter to the children of Washing
ton, suggesting that they contribute
to a memorial for their dead pet.
Ever since then the letters and the
nickels have been coming in.
Tomorrow. one week after Dunk's
death, the fund will be closed, SO IL
there are any more little folk who
want to pay their tribute to Old
Dunk today and tomorrow are the
last opportunities.
Write a letter to The Times and
enclose your nickel, and send 1t today
or tomorrow.
Some Of the letters received today
follow:
To the Editor of The Times:
I am very sorry to hear that Dunk
is dead. / know / will miss him when
l go to the Zoo. I cannot realize that
1 will never see him again. Enclosed
you viii find 81 for a tablet in men,
ory of Dear old Dunk"
MARIE sLAvEN.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Arnold Robert
son have returned from their wedding
trip and Joined Mrs. Robertson's mother.
Mrs. Melville f. Ingalls, at the Lafay-
cite Mr.. and Mrs. Robertson were mar
ried on March "A. in St Johns Church.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

The College Equal Suffrage League
will serve tea to its members and
friends on Saturday from 4 to at
the suffrage headquarters, 1926 Rhode
Island avenue. Miss Stiles will re-
ceinve for the league. and Mrs. Pyle
will be at the tea table.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Miss Mary Johnston, OF Louisville,
KY, accompanied by Mrs. George
Hoadley, of Cincinnati, has arrived in
Washington for a spring visit and is
stopping at the Shoreham.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Mrs. Semour Lowman. Miss Gratia
Lowman, Miss Fannie Lowman, and
Miss Lulu Smith, of Elmira, n. Y,
will be the guests OF their cousin,
Mrs. Ellis Logan. 1858 Irving street,
for the Easter holidays.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Col. and Mrs. w. s. Cameron, of
jamestown. N. Y, and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H Cameron, OF milwaukee,, who
have been spending the winter in
Florida, arrived in Washington yes
terday and are at the Willard for a
visit before continuing their journey
TO their homes.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Secretary and Mrs. Daniels will have
their son, Worth Bagley Daniels, with
them next week for the Easter hoIi-
days. He will arrive on Sunday.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
"BrOwnatOne"
Tints Your Hair
In a Minute
Preferred to Slow Acting Dyes.

The Straightest road and the shortest Gu,
to the certainty Of an attractive and beauti-
full appearance Is the use Of ''BrownAtone''
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
Home From Florida.

Capt. W. A. McNulty has returned
from Miami, Fla.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
Ne Editor of THE Times:

To the Editor of The Times:
I am sending cents toward thu
memorial of dear old Dunk. 7 woulC
always go to see him when / wen
to the Zoo. LOUISE MASON.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
NEW BELGIAN ENVOY
DUE TOMORROW
E. de Cartier de Marchienne
Now En- Route From Post
in China.

z. de Cartier de Marchienne, the
newly appointed minister to this
country from Belgium will reach
Washington tomorrow. He is en-
route from San Francisco, having
come from China, where he served as
minister
Emmanuel Havenith, the retiring
minister, and Mime. Havenith plan to
leave Washington at the end OF the
month for Havre, France, where the
Belgian government is located.
Tokichi Tanaka, counselor OF the
Japanese embassy, is at the Plaza Ho-
tel, in New York. He was at the din
ner in the state dining room at the
Plaza last evening given by Chonsuke
Yada, the japanese consul general of
New York.
Mrs. A. NJ. Dulles, who was visiting
her brother-in-law and sister, the Sec
retsry of State and Mrs. Lansing, re-
turned to her home in Auburn. n. Y,
yesterday.
The Swiss Minister and Mime. Ritter
will be hosts at dinner on April IL.
y
Dinner Hosts Tomorrow.
Charles HamIin; of the Federal Re-
serve Board, and Mrs. Hamlin will en-
tertain at dinner on Tuesday evening.
Edward Hamlin Everett left Wash
ington yesterday for New York, where
he is stopping at the Waldorf-As-
toria He was accompanied by Miss
Anne H. Everett, his daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome N. Bonaparte
are making an indefinite stay at the
Ritz-Carlton, in New York.
r. J. H. Won Engelken, president of
the Farm Loan Bank, in Columbia,
6. CT formerlysdirector of the mint
Joined Mrs. Won Engelken at theff
home, VfngoH- -the-St. Johns, near
East Palatka, Fla, yesterday, to pass
the Easter holidays. He will address
the bankers convention in st. Igna-
titus on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy Rogers, Of New
York, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Won
Engelken in Florida. Mrs. Won En-
Gelken will return to Columbia next
week with her husband, after which
abe will return to Washington.
=
Cleveland Visitors Here.
Mrs. S. ]. Dickman and Miss E.
pickman, OF Cleveland, while in Wash
tngton, are at the Shoreham.
Mrs. Edith Smith has returned home
after spending some time in New
York.
-
Mrs. George c. Squires, OF st. Paul.
arrived yesterday in Washington and
will be at the Powhatan until after
the congress of the d. A. R., which
will open on April 16.
Miss Lucy Lee Perrin is making an
Indefinite stay at White Sulphur
Springs.
The Rev. F. Ward Denys, who has
been in New York for several days,
will return today.
Mrs. D. o. wickham. of New York. |
who for many years has spent the win
tiers in the South. is now at the Willard
on her way home.
Alexander Britton had guests lunching
with him informally at the Shoreham
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Mrs. George L. Kicker, OF Kansas
City, Is in Washington for an indefi
mite stay, and is at the Shoreham
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

To the Editor of The Times:
This 5 cents is for Dunk's memorial
MARY BUTTERFIELD.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

DR.. Carl Paul Huebscher. secretary Of
the Swiss legation. and Mime. Hueb-
scher. will close their apartment which
they have occupied at the st. Nicholas.
on May l, and will take possession Of
the residence. Is Melrose street. Chevy
Chase, Nd, which they have leased for
the summer. Nine. Huebscher has left
TO spend Easter with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kelsey Schoepf.
in Cincinnati. DIR. Huebscher expects
to Join Nine. Huebscher for a short
visit and return to Washington with
her.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
Cards Out For Luncheon.

Mrs. Ellis Logan, 1858 Irving street,
will give a luncheon Easter Monday at
o'clock to the Women's Bible Class
No. 3. Calvary Baptist Sunday School.
of which she is the teacher. followed by
an address on The Gospel OF St. John"
by Miss Catherine Pebbles. professor Of
literature and Bible History. az Miss
Wells Preparatory School, Bryn Mawr.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
Cleveland Visitors Here.

Mrs. S. ]. Dickman and Miss E.
pickman, OF Cleveland, while in Wash
tngton, are at the Shoreham.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
To the Editor of The Times:

TO the EDITOR OF Tne Times.
Inclosed you will find 10 cents for
a memorial to Dunk. from two old ad-
mirers. We are grown up children
now. but mapy's the time have we fed
peanuts to dear old Dunk" and we
wish to extend bur heartfelt sympathy
to Mr.. Baker.
''ME AND HIM"
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
To the Editor of The Times:

To the Editor of The Times:
Although ] am supposed to be
grown up. I am sending my little
contribution for the dear old Dunk
tablet. have always lived near the
Zoo, but in recent years 1 have not
visited there very much. But when
1 did go always went to see Dunk.
Dunk seemed like an old friend or
one OF the family. really. The Zoo
will not be the same since he is gone,
I know. e r. A @.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Ny Dear Dunk:
I am so sorry that shall never see
you at the Zoo agein. 1 send 10 cents
for a memorial to dear old Dunk.
am q little girl seven years old.
ATALA MARY LAMAR
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Mrs. Edith Smith has returned home
after spending some time in New
York.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Edward Hamlin Everett left Wash
ington yesterday for New York, where
he is stopping at the Waldorf-As-
toria- He was accompanied by Miss
Anne H. Everett, his daughter.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Mrs. George c. Squires, OF st. Paul.
arrived yesterday in Washington and
will be at the Powhatan until after
the congress of the D. A. R., which
will open on April 16.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
Dinner Hosts Tomorrow.

Charles HamIin; of the Federal Re
serve Board, and Mrs. Hamlin will en-
tertain at dinner on Tuesday evening.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome N. Bonaparte
are making an indefinite stay at the
Ritz-Carlton, in New York.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-02
1917 TO BE ACTIVE
YEAR FOR ATHLETES

New York. Jan. IAN active year
Amateur Athletic union is forecast in
1917 in a statement issued here today
by +. w. Ruben. secretary treasurer
of the organization.
THE various district associations
report an increase in the number of
and competition will result Mr.. Ru-
bien said The indoor national cham
pionships take place in New York
March Il and the best athletes in the
country will compete. The outdoor
national all around championship and
relay championships viii take place at
ST. Louis in September and increased
interest in that section of the country
is looked for. ST. Louis plans to make
the championships the equal of any
held heretofore and owing to it's CEN
trail location it will be possible for
athletes from any part of the country
to take the trip in a few days.
International boxing will take place
as the result of an invitation from the
Scandinavian countries and it is like
ly that the winners of the national
boxing championships to be held at
Boston in March will be selected to
represent the country.
The small team of track athletes
consisting of Meredith, Loomis, Simp-
son, Murray and Ward made a very
faNora BILE impreSSiOn abroad and an
other team will be sent to represent
America this summer if it is found
impossible for the scandinavian ath-
letes TO leave their countries on ac-
count of military duty. These couu-
tries deserve great credit for their in
luative in inviting our prominent ath-
ieteS to visit them and our boys APP
| preciate the splendid reception accord
| ed them abroad.