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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-02
ARRESTED IN WARRENTON.

Robert Partridge was arrested in War
repton yesterday by Sheriff Hamilton
snd turned over ID Detective Mullins, Of
Washington, in whose charge he wss
last night carried to Washington to
answer charge of obtaining money uu-
der false pref noes. 1t is understood
that Partridge is charged with having
obtained a sum Of money for stock and
shares 10 a mining camp near Broad Run
Station, and upon the advice OF several
parties from whom he obtained sums of
money, the matter was looked into and
no mining camp or anything pertaining
to such on enterprise could be found or
located, whereupon the warrant was
sworn out against Psrtridge, which WAS
fol lowed by his arrest yesterday. He
VS. kelt in custody all day until the
evening train for Wsshin gton let.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-02
The Atlantic City shooting.

Atlantic City, N. j., Sept. Save
for the efforts Of the Thirty New YORK
and Philadelphia rewsmen, who are still
fishing for a solution of the boardwalk
mystery, the bottom is todsy out OF the
search for the would-be assassin oil
Charles G. Roberts, OF Baltimore, who
was shot week ago tonight while rid
ing in a wheel chair IN company with
Mrs. Williams. The police have ptsc'
tically passed up the case and unless
Roberts condition. which is reported
much more favorable today, should turn
for the worse, it Is probable that his as
sailant will never be apprehtnded.
Some Of the things that have not &C.
CURED 10 the police are SO follows:
What time did ROBBERS and Mrs.
Williams dine; were any liquors served
at the meal; did Roberts clothing show
that the shot had been fred at close
range; wss there bullet hole through
the crown OF his hat as reported; has any
effor. been made to trace toe revolver
has Jesse Jackson, the chsir pusher,
told all he conld tell if sweated; what
has become of Robeft' hat aud coat,
which sre not to be found now at police
headquarters, the hotel or the hospital
why was Mrs. Williams permitted tc
leave Atlantic City With tue case un'
solved and why is Jackson permitted to
ruuaW az if he desires :
Should any solution of the mystery
develop at auy future time it is believed
that it will emsnsts from Baltimore,
but as the police there have developed
the same brand OF ennui as effects lh'
local officers the probabilities are tina
the case will go uusolVed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-02
ANNOUNCEMENT.

desire to say to my friends and former
patrons that we want you 10 enjoy our en-
tertainments. We have selected the vacant
lot on the rners Of Peyton, Commerce and
Prince streets, as there is much room, and
we want all Of Alexandria TO come to the
show, which is free.
We will sell New Life and ether medicines
every night You may buy any Of our medi-
ein,s, We believe, at any drug store in the
city. At any rate we sell TO f. 8. Leadbeitsr
& Sons, who are our distributors for Alexan-
dria and Washington.
We have tore room and Office, 1872 Com
merce street. All are melted 10 call and see
us. Get one of our new books.
l.. R. BENNETT, NJ. D.,
II With Bennett Medicine Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-02
Fire Burning Out.

Ctr of Mexico, Sept AFTER
burning for 50 days and destroying
4, 900, 900 barrels of oil, worth a dollar
a barrel, the crest FIRE 10 the San Geron'
uimo oil fields is today reported extin.
guished. The six great centrifugal
pumps which exlinguished the fire by
throwing mud and gravel into the fam.
ing CRATER, we're stopped today. Had
these pumpsinot been brought to The
scene il Is probable that the entire field,
draining many miles of oil territory,
would have been destroyed. Oil is still
gushing from the we'll 10 which the FIRE
started, at the rate of 2, 900 barrels a day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-02

ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKSON, oil
New YORK, actlug under the state anu
trust law, has obtained court order lof
a hearing OF charges against the coal
carrying railroads of the stst'' to the ell
feet that they operate under an agree
ment amounting to virtual monopoly
so as to keep up prices on this staple
commodity. Officers Of the Lehigh Val
lsy. Lackawanna, Reading, Delaware
and Hudson, Ontario and various coal
companies bsye BEEN sumuoned o n X
answer. MIR. Jackson will ask for an
irianctiou sgain.t the continuance d
the agreement, which it is hoped may De
granted md made perpetual
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-02
ALExANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISERS.

Seven SIMMER yisit5rI out Of party
OF 10 were drowned by the capsizlng Of
3d. foot sloop 10 Pepobscot bay, OF
Deer Isle, Me-, yesterday.
Secretary George Mclaughlin, OF the
New York Prison Commission, reports
that Harry K. Thaw is demorslizing the
Duchess county jail and should be taken
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-02

In an attempt 10 lynch negro who
had attacked a white girl while Oh her
Wsy to work 10 Cbicsgo yesterday, a
mob of nearly one thousand men msde
a charge on policeman, and would have
taken and hanged his prisoner but for
the timely srrivsl Of policemen from
other stations. Lypching is being quite
a paslime in Illinois.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-02

ArA conference of New York repuo-
leans at Oyster Bay yesterday, President
R oseyel. declared tl,t, in his opinion,
It was sb,olut " necessary to renomi-
nate Governor hughes, 10 this dec
larstiou Mr.. Roosevelt tscitly admits his
doubt as t, repuhlicsT succ's' in NJ"
York ncYt y NOR and also somer-
ats 90 MS previous declaration tast
ne would not interfere VITA New York
State politics.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-02

IFE awuer Of the New York Herald
ssy, no money will buy that paper; 0
few days since the owners declined an Of
fer of two million dollars for the Ne"
York Tribune; the controlling interest
in the London Times, it is said. recently
cost over million and half dollars
and it was announced yesterday that the
Minneapolis Journal has been purchased
for one million, two hundred thousand
dollars. Ifthis thing keeps up the first
thing we know somebody will be COM
iue around here and Offering million
dollars for the Alexandria Gazette.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-02

CHAIRMAN HITCHCOCK has been ask
ed to intervene to bring about harmony
between the warning republican factions
10 Illinois ard 10 heal tie split in the
ps,ty in that state. This does no, agree
with the boast d harmony among The re-
publicsns one sees so much about in the
republican papers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-02

D. W. PARRY, of Indianapolis ex'
president of the Association OF Manu-
f.cturrs and prominen. republican,
announces himself opposed to the post
log of prosperity placards" in factories
in behalf of Tslts election and against
business scares gotten up for political
effect. The republican leaders are re-
sorting to all sorts of tricks to cath the
unwsry, but 10 vain does the fowler
spread his net in sight Of the bril-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-02

The republicans have sgain carried
Vermont which is another csse OF The
Dutch taking Holland though this time
they did so by 5000 votes less than they
hld claimed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-02
Sultan of Morocco.

Paris, Sept. 2.-The action of France
aud Spain in refusing formal recogni-
ton of Mulsi Hafd IS sultan Of Morocco
is considered 10 diplomatic circles here
today as direct insult to Germany for
the lstter's activity in urging the powers
to recognize Mulsi as the lawful sue
cessor Of Abdul Azz G rmany's haste
in sending DR.. VssseI, the German con.
sui TO Tangier, to Fee for the purpose,
as France suspects, of having him frat
to win the favor OF the new sultan, hiss
aroused the ire OF both France and Spain
whose interests in Morocco are more
vital than those of any powers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-02
From Washington.

r.,pondenoe Of the Alexandria Gazette ,
Washington, Sept. ,
Secretary Metsslf after his ninety
eighth trip across the continent, today
resumed active control of the depart
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-02
Race Meet and Labor Day Celebration

Burke, Va, Sept. 7; low rates and special
train service Wis Southern Railway. Leave
Washington lilo q. m; pass Alexandria
II a. M, returning same day leave Burke
8 10 p. M. Round trip from Alexandria 60
cents. Also reduced IaIes to all communication
points in Virginia account Labor Day; dates
Of sale Sept. 5, 6, z; final limit, Sept 8, 1908.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-02

Ttsfic is tied up and it is known that
scores of French vessels we're crippled
by the storm which swept the French
coast yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-02
Avaiancheg.

Geneva, Sept. 2 Heavy loss of life
and the greatest destruction of several
villages are reported today from the
Swi,s Tyrolese frontiers where an unex-
pscted lhaw has precipitated terrific ava
lanches aud floods. Between 30 and
40 persons are known to have letn
killed and number Of parties who were
climbing the Alps are missing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-02

The Market.
Georgetown D. c., Sept. g. Wheat SO-si'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-02

= .. E-Important meeting OF ALVA
4 . AERIE. No. 81, WEDNESDAY, Sep
TENDER End, p. m, Alexandria Bank Build.
ing. BY order Of w. p.
sspl Il J. Il. WEST, Secretary,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-02

not, but an efectusl dsmper has been
placed on this plan by Col. John Walker,
commander-in-chief of the Department
of the Potomac, who declared thst
Washington would not take the meet
ing, though it would De more thsu
pleased to have 1t at any other time.
Salt Lake City will probably get 1t.
Because she confessed that she set
fire to the Central Hotel, Des
MoiDes, Iowa, in which thirty
guests were sleeping, who barely
escaped with their lives, Julia Moon,
IS years old, WAS barely saved from
lynchipg yesterday. When it became
known that the girl had confessed, q
crowd Of angry citizens gathered and
offered violence to the girl. To save
her life the sheriff spirited her away to
Clayton. The girl charged that Will
liam South, owner of the hotel, insti-
gated her act, as he wanted the insur-
auce. South and his wife are under at
rest.
An unusual series OF accidents &C.
Cured last week at the new $50, 900 coal
chute being constructed by a Ohicsgo
firm for the Southern Railway at Pei
ham, n. O. Four men at work on the
structure we're injured during the cour'e
of four hours, all from entirely different
mishsps. Finley Joseph, slPerintend-
ems OF the force, wss painfully scalded
from escaping steam. A few minutes
lstsr, his son. Stanley Joseph, fell from
the top Of scsffold, distance OF Tor y
feet, and was badly injured. Harry
Joseph another son, had four-penny
usil stuck through bis foot. George
| Morris wal struck by a missile from a
torpedo, which was exploded on the
railway track by passing train. All
Of the victims we're temporarily disabled.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-05

READ THE DEMOCRAT FOR ALI
 THE SPORTING NEWS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-05
MAssaGING THE HEART.
One of the Wonderful Miracles of
 Modern Surgery.

It was in 1896 that the world was
 startled by the report of case of sue,
 cessful stitching of wound ia a
 mans heart. By 1902 the operation
 had been frequently attempted, and of the known cases there were nearly 40 per cent of recoveries. The per centage is slightly higher in the lat. est tabulation. So rooted is our be- lief that the heart is the most yulner- able organ of the body that we find it hard to believe that 1t can besoperatcd on successfully. Yet the percentage of recoveries almost equals that of recoveries for bullet wounds in the abdomen. An injury to the most vital organ is. with modern surgery. no longer necessarily fatal, says writ CT on the Miracles of Modern Sur gery," in the May issue of the New Broadway Magazine.
 Perhaps the most marvellous case on record is that of a patient brought in with a bullet wound in such a place that the missile must have reach- ed the heart. The man still breathed but there was scarcely any pulse. He was operated upon at once and as soon as the heart was exposed q jet of blood twenty inches high spurted from the wound. This was immelI- ately stitched up. stopping the loss of blood. But where was the bullet: Cautiously the heart was lifted up. There was no sign that the bullet had gone through it. It must have lodged in the heart itself. An. the surgeon can feel it plainly in the wall oppos- itc the wound. Tg leave 1t there means death. Quickly the heart is trussed up half out of the body and with infinite caution an incision is made. But how to get out the bulle; The surgeon dare not use forceps for fear of pushing the bullet back into the cavity Of the heart. Very gently and carefully he pluches the heart bc- tween his thumb and forefinger and in a moment the missile drops out. The wound was stitched up and the cav- ity closed and tho patient made com plete recOvcry-
 Handling the beating heart does not seem e wonderfui as causing it to beat again after C has actuaIls stopped. This was done In several eases where a wound in the heart was Icing stitched. and only after pro- lonCed massage wss the organ indurei to beat again But the modern sur gesR has gone even further Tn cases where the heart had collapsed from ehlOroform during an operation. ks wiIl nct hesitate Co make an opening ta rraeh the oTxau hy enc of shrre unutes and aTply dircct mzszgr to is with his hand
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-05
Tickets From Newspapers.

That newspapers are constantly left on the seats in railway trains nobody with the slightest power of observation need be told. On the other hand, few people would suppose that, these discarded papers could prove of any value to the company controlling the line. But this is es- sentially the age of utilization of waste products and great corporations are quick to own any labor or money saying device.
 Probably the strangest development In this direction would appear to be that now prevailing in, Belgium. Upon the government railway systems newspapers left in tue train the pro- nerty of the nation, to be used by 1t for the manufacture of railway tickets The papers are carefully collected and sent to the head depot. where they are reduced to pulp and a special va
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-05
PRESIDENTS FIRST NAMES.
For the Most Part They Have Ap-
 pealed to the Popular Mind.

How much of a political asset is a fortunate Christian name If Mir Tafts first name were Reginald would
 he be as popular candidate as he is? How would Algernon Bryan ap- peal to the democratic party? There
 are of course no comparative statis-
 ties by which to prove the case one
 way of the other, but a glance back
 through the pages of national political
 history shows that in general men
 who have realized their ambition by receiving presidential nomination at the hands of q great party have had names that appeal to the popular mind. They have been names either distinctly racial with which all were familiar from childhood, or like Ulysses, Zachary and Grover, names that attract by their very oddity.
 Present indications are that. the president elected this fall will be the third William to occupy the White House. This name, though one of the most frequent among English speak ing people has been elected to the presidency only in connection with the elder Harrison and Mckinley, James, a name equally typical among people of English ancestry, has been borne to the White House by five men and John by three. These three names John, James and William, are the only ones that are repeated in the iIst of twenty-five men elected to the presidency. President Johnson became chief executive thirty-six years after Jackson's election. repeat ing the name Andrew, but his ascen- sion was accidental President Ar thurs first name perhaps came near est the tabooed class, and he. too, was an accident. For the rest, such names as George. Thomas, Martin, Willard, Franklin and Rutherford roll majest- ically from the tongue.
 The same predominance of giving names of the sterner sort is found among men chosen presidential can- but who were defeated. They too, possessed names that needed neither apology nor explanation. 1t is probably true that familiarity with a name robs it of oddity, but 1t is dIf- ticult to conceive of a president or even a presidential candidate with any one of a dozen weak or mirth- names. - Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-05
THE MUSTARD PEST.
How the Farmers Get Rid of a Plague
 That Has Cost Millions.

Do results justify the tremendous expenditure of money and eHort Ioi adapting science to the ends of agfl' culture?" asks writer in Outing and follows the question with this definite answer: A
 Wild mustard has been and + yet the curse of the farmers neld The old method of dealing With the pest was two fold to summer fallow plough and harrow the infested aeld for a season then when the crop was planted for the next year, if the mus tard still grew, to have the children wander through the field pluckins out the weed by the roots.t
 This was a waste of time and grain, for the little plantlets of oats or barley were trampled down or de- rooted for every mustard plant pulled up. The new scientific method is tc use no seed that is not guaranteed; if necessary certificated and inspect ed But what of the field already ih- fected? And what of fields infected by other weeds quite as noxious as mustard?
 Tt was in the spring of 1906 that the American Steel and Wire Co call ed attention of the agricultural ex- perts to a by-product of their, iron and steel manufactory, an iron sulI phate solution, which seemed to de- stroy weeds without injuring grain The chemists of the company confer red with the agronomy experts. The iron sulphate was diluted in water.
 The remedy did not always act the same. It was found that it would not work early in the morning dur ing the dew or after rain, for the simple reason that moisture diluted 1t too much. Finally a suitable spraying machine was obtained from Germany and the iron sulphate was applied about the third week in June when mustard was in the third leaf and previous to bloom, and the grain plantlets not yet high in the blade.
 What was the result? The weed was wilted up and burnt as if by fire The grain blade remained a little blackened but unhurt, for new shoots came on in fresh growth.
 Now in many western states the oat crop represents a yearly yield to the farmer of from twenty to thirty million dollars. Half that destroyed by mustard represented loss of ten to fifteen millions. ,<.e,
 That amount is practically saved to the farmers pocket by the discoV- cry of the iron sulphate solution Multiply that amount by the dozen or more states that are great oat growers and the importance of the discovery can be realized
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-05
FORESTS OF KOREA.
Will Be Protected From Future De-
 yastation.

| Korea, the Hermet Kingdom, is
 waking up to the necessity of protect
 ing its remaining forests and replant- I ing denuded tracts on important watersheds. Japan is furnishing the
 inspiration and part of the money
 which will produce the change rom
 the old order of things to the new.
 A school for training Korean foresters
 has already been put in operation.
 The two governments drew up . cooperative agreement last spring
 and outlined plan for the wise use
 of the forests in the Yalu and Tumen
 valleys and as result a national forest policy for Korea has been de- veloped. The new Korean forest laws
 are similar to those of Japan, accord ing to United States Consul-General Thomas Summons of Seoul
 Although Korean forests have been exploited and neglected. and the coun- try has suffered severely from drought, floods, and erosion, the denudation is less serious than in neighboring prov inees of China. One Of the first measures to be taken up will bc the preservation of such wooded trncts as yet remain. In order to ,lO this, the government has tsken all forests under it's care, whether they are pub llcly or privately owned. The owners will not bc deprived of their property without compensation. but the govern ment will regulate the cutting of tim Der. and in certain cases may pro hibit all cutting On tracts which ought to remain timbered. "to prevent foods, droughts. landslides. and to preserve unimpaired the scenic attractivencss Of places of public resort All own CTS of timberlaTi and all lease holders are required to report to the govern ment their holdings in order that the property may be listed and cared for. Failure to report within a year sub jects the forest to forfeiture.
 The forested area of Korea Is about 2.500.OOo acres which is only one tenth of the land on which forests ought Co be growing. Extensive tim berel tracts remain in the northern part of the country on the water. Of the Yalu and Tumen rivers. and IrBl- Der operations are earned on In the mountain districts But In the agri- cultural sections of the country wood is very scarce and the fuel problem is serious. Coal and other mines have been opened bY Americans. and one of the most pressing needs is rlm- Der for use in and about the mines. In that country. as elsewhere. large quantities of timber arc neeessary in developing mining property. sni t Is noteworthy that country as back ! ward indHstrisIly ss Korea can put into practice the principle that the en- y sure way of getting timber is to grow it
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-05

Does Monday morning find your kitch en like Turkish bath and steam Altering into every roomf If you enjoy the odor of boiling clothes, well and good. If you don't, then use Fels-Naptha soap. Fels-Naptha will cleanse your clothes in cold or lukewarm water-no boiling-in half the time 1t takes by the old-fashioned way. Hard-rubbing and all the other disagreeable features of wash-day done away with.
 Use 1t according to directions on the red and green wrapper.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-05

Save money ana get the Evening democrat and three monthly maga. zines by paying subscription in. ad. vance. The price of paper and three magazines, nameIy, the Evening Democrat, Spare Moments. Dress. making at Home. and The Mothers Magazine. all for 42 cents a month. This is not choice of the three mag. azines, remember, but the whole combination for 12 cents a month.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-05
Anty Drudse's Washing Test.

Anty Drldge- This basket of clothes was boiled and rubbed the old-fashioned way but ten times vet the fibre has been weakened that they're full of holes The other basket was washed the same number of times the Fels-Naptha way and there is not break in fabric as strong apparently as when 1t came off the loom"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-05
riety of cardboard for ticket purnose,

riety of cardboard for ticket purposes is prepared.
 Some idea of the amount of raw material readily available to the rail Way authorities from this source may be gathered from the fact that the ac- emulation of discarded newspapers upon the whole network of govern ment railways aggregates about TOO pounds per day, representing over 100 tons per annum. The saving from this source alone, which is no mean one, can readily be calculated.