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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-02
STEAMERS,
POTOMAC & CHESAPEAKE
STEAMBOAT COMPANY,
SCHEDULE in EFFECT JUNE II, 100

DUAL NOuN AMI
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JUNE IL, 1909.
Steamers Leave Alexandria
SUNDAY, IT. ESDAY and THURSDAY
at $50 ., m. for landings from somenst
Beach 10 Wirts, including Poseys, Brents
and Upper Mschodoc Greek landings. Sun.
day trip to Nomini Creek landings in adj.
ton 10 above
MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY al $50
p. m. for landings az far as Ell GEWATER
and PARHAM'S POINT, including the Up
per hachodoc Creek, Wicomico river land.
ings and those in NomiBi Greek.
SATURDAY at $50 q. m. for landings as far
Is NOAINI. including Wicomico river land.
ings.
Steamer Estelle Randall gees as far As
Grinder wharf on every trip.
= Schedule subject TO tide and weather and b
change without notice.
REARDON 4 GRIMES, Agents.
Cameron Street Wharf
Call phone 60 iy2H
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LEGAL NOTICES.
NIRGINIA.-Ia the Clerks Office of the
Corporation Court of the City Of Alexan.
,iria, on the I'D day Of Hovemb r, 1909.
/ file NJ Porter

urlh, on the VI uay OF nOVemO 7, l5VJ'
Is. In chaucsry.
Albert H. Porter
Memo.-The object Of this suit is TO obtain
decree divorciDg the plaintiff from the de.
fen4snt, for the custody Of the infant children
and for general relief.
1t appearing BY an affidavit fled in this
cause that the defendant, Albert II Porter,
Is y nonresident Of this State: 1t is Or
dered, That said defendant appear hers with
in fifteen days after due publication Of this
order, and do what is necessary toprotect
his interests in this suit, and that q copy Of
this order be forthwith inserted in the Alexsn-
dris Gazette, a newspaper published in the
city of Alexandria, once a week for four cue.
cessiye weeks, and posted at the front door OF
the Court House of this city.
4 cOpy-TRsTE
NEWELL 8. GRE ENAWAY. Clerk,
Douglass Stuart, p.o. nova W4w.w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-02
AARYLAND, DELAWARE AND VIZ
GINA RAILWAY COMPANY,

SPRING SCHEDULE.
Steamers Of This Line Leave Alss sndda
on snd after May is, 1909,
Every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and
SATURDAY at 4:30 D. m.
FOB BALTIMORE AND ALL lib
USUAL RIVER LANDINGS,
Ozihnc and appointments unsxoallei.
Freight for Baltimore, Philadelphia an
Gew York solicited and handled with oars,
Through rates and bills Of lsding iEsusd.
$50. 5tsteroome, one wsy, s1.6O. Meals, Soc
REARDOH & CRIMES, Agents,
Foot Of Camayon afreak
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DIRECTORS

C. J. Rxey JohG Robinson Thomas Fannon, Leadbeat
enry K Field ey Baader, George French, H. M Norto
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07
More Rigid EXAM
inatioH Of Aliens

NEW YORK, June 5.--William WI.
liams. the new United States commits
sioner OF immigration at Ellis island
issued an official notice which goes
into effect today concerning a more
rigid examination OF aliens enterir <
the country at this port.
Il am of the opinion that we are
receiving too many low grade imni-
grants, who, In addition, insist on
settling in the congested portions of
our cities said Mr.. Williams In con-.
menting on the order Il shall do
all i can within the law to reduGe
their number, and hope by giving pup.
licity to the policy to be pursued in
the future at Ellis island that even
the embarkation of such Immigrants
may be prevented"
illustrating his contention of the
laxity of examination which has pre-.
vailed at Ellis Island. Commissioner
Williams mentioned the fact that his
inspectors had deported seyenty.dye
men, women and children on steam
ers leaving yesterday. Even heavier
deportations are expected during the
summer
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07
Winners OF. Times
Marathon Race

DENVER. June 1.-The Times Mar.
athon race this morning was won by
lex Barber of Grand Junction; time
:l1:20. He wins the Denver Times
gold medal and $50 bicycle. John
Dombeck. second. wins the Denver
Times silver medal and a $50 diamond
ring Rowell Lee. third wins s35
suit of clothing. Martin {. Blegebron,
fourth. wins s25 Eastman kodak. Bar
Der of Grand Junction also led at the
turn and so wins the $50 silver loving
cup.
With perfect stretch OF speedway
of the Fourteenth avenne field for the
first Rocky Mountain Marathon cycle
race got away promptly at 10 o'clock
on the crack of Starter Perkins gun.
The excitement, which has been grow.
ing FOR weeks over the cycle event.
reached the climax when the great
crowd began to gather In front of the
city hail TO watch the contestants for
the big race. No such gathering of
bicycle enthusiasts has been seen in
the west since the days of the century
runs on Decoration days a decade
ago.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07
Says Shooting
Was Accidental

GRAND JUNCTION. June D.
Grand Masbburn, living with his wife
al 33s Main street. is In critical con.
dition. the result of bullet wound
received early this morning during n
struggle which Mrs Masbburn main.
talns took place in their room when
each tried TO secure possession OF n
revolver.
According TO her story the shooting
was accidental. The bullet penetrate ed
Mashburn's chest and 1t is believed he
VIII die. The statement which Mash.
burn has made TO the doctors In ex-
planation of the affair, IL to the ef.
feet, that his wife, while temporarily
insane, tried to commit suicide, ana
to prevent her from doing this he
probably sacrificed his life.
His wife Is in a hysterical condition
and has repeatedly besought the po-
lice to arrest her She keeps saying,
Il shot him. ! am guilty She main
tnins, however, thai the shooting was
accidental.
No arrests have been made and
there probably win be none, ms the
chief concern OF the dying man is to
exonoraie his wife.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07
MACHINE
WOBBLED
Automobile Runs Wild
and Occupants Have
a Close Call

CHICAGO, June while the Jack.
son boulevard bridgo was being swung
last night TO permit passage OF a boat.
an automobile containing four per.
sons crashed through the safety chain
and sped on to the swinging struc-
ture. G. S. Wegener of Oak Park,
who was driving the car. lost control
of II, and at the east end of the struc.
ture coiiided with steel girder. Veg.
ener was thrown from the auto. which
swerved and ran into the north curb,
throwing other occupants to the street.
The injured We're Miss Mary Quinn, II
A. Russell of Los Angeles. Cal. and
C. s. Wegener.
But for the presence OF mind of
w ID. Haight, the night bridge ten
der, the automobile with It's occupants
would have gone into the river. From
The bridge house where he operates
the electric lever. Haight saw The ma
chine rush through the chain and from
the way the machine wobbled from
side to side he knew that II was he.
yond the control of the driver. He
stopped swinging the bridge and quick.
ly turned 1t back TO position. Had he
failed TO do this, the automobile must
have gone into the river over the
swinging structure
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07
HUSBANDS SUICIDE
PROsTRAIEs WIEE

NEW YORK, June 5.-When Mrs.
Isaac Moss, wife of the prominent
New York lawyer. received a wire
less message this morning confirming
the dispatch OF a few days ago that
her husband had committed suicide
by leaping overheard from the Steam.
ship Princess Alice In midocean, she
became Frustrated and physicians call.
ed to attend her. A daughter was
born TO her only two months Ego.
Mr.. Moss became a victim of melan.
cholia short time ago. and sailed
for Europe under the guardianship OF
a physician who intended to place him
In an institution abroad During the
first i've days of the voyage Mr.. Moss
was kept locked in his stateroom
but on the third night he escaped
and leaped overheard.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07
TAFT'S COLORADO
VT IS OFF
Continued Illness of His Wife causes Pres.
~
ident 10 Abandon Western Trip--May
Come West in the Fall

WASHINGTON. June 5.-The visit
of President Taft TO Colorado In Au
gust is off He may possibly go c
Colorado early in the fall when he
expects to make some sort of west
ern trip. The Illness of Mrs. Taft has
given the president great concern and
he has fully resolved finally to aban-
don his summer trip and not make the
journey until she recovered If Mrs
Taft's health is better by fall the pres
ident will visit the Alaskan Yukon ex
position and look in on Colorado going
or coming
The president called Senator Gug
senheim TO the White house last even
ing and expressed his regret over be-
ing Obliged to decline the many in
sitations extended him by Colorado
citizens and commercial bodies. He
ted Senator Guggenheim that ohy
aicians had decided Mrs. Taft's health
would not permit her taking west
ern journey and under the circum-
stance he did not care 10 take the
long arduous trip, but would remain
near his wife at Beverly. Mass, the
executives summer home.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07
Expects to Make
a Big Fortune

NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 5.-W. =.
Conger of McMinnville has found a
spot on top oi the Cumberland noun
tains in Sequat chic county, where the
stale prohibition law. effective July
|, cannot touch him, and he is now
having a saloon erected there. II Is
eighteen miles from McMinnville and
there is no school house within four
miles. Conger has leased all the land
for fou rmiies around in order TO pre-.
vent the erection OF school house
Ten Or twelve barrels Of whisky and
lot OF case goods are now at Nc
Minnyille awaiting transportation 10
Conger's saloon. A regular hack line
will be established by The enterpris
Ing saloonist, to furnish liquor to the
neigh boring towns. Az the Legislature
does not meet until 1911 he expects tc
make a fortune.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07
NEXT YEARS SCHOOL TEACHERS.

The following have been elected
teachers In the Durango schools for
the ensuing year:
High School-E, !. Myers. principal;
t s. Parsons. science; NJ Il. Skaggs,
commercial branches; Miss Julia u.
Lawsing, English: Miss Susan NJ.
Lough, history. Miss Helen Arnold,
Latin; Miss Josephine Mousley. mod.
crn languages.
Grades-Mrs. Ida Wales, Miss Ro.
lena Fickel. Miss Alice Knight, Miss
Milton kayanaugh. Miss Anna NJ. Pick
ering. Miss Jennie Sullivan. Miss Min.
ME v. Lauenstein, Miss Florence Sala-
bar. Miss Mary Schattinger. Miss Net.
tie Fades, Miss Bertha Biggs, Miss
ella SchafraDka. Mrs. Georgia Briggs,
Miss X. Ellen Gillmor, Mrs. Grace
Bishop, Miss Mamie Todd. Miss Mar
Earet Kroeger. Miss Abbie McNicho.
las. Miss Lillian ID. Lookabeil.
Misc Marie SENEGAL, supervisor oi
music and drawing.
Mr.. A. f. Carr. supervisor OF man
ual training.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07

AS we go 10 press the news comes
to MS from all over the valley that
the heaviest frui, crop this section
has ever seen is now hanging on the
trees. This will give goodIy momen,
t'im 10 the rapid advancement being
made here. and put many dollars In
the pockets of growers. as the failure
of fruit in other states will make the
price remunerative Improved methods
of packing are demanded, however.
and diiigent inquiry should be made
by each grower. as poor packing will
make difference of 30 cents per box
on his put.-Cortez Journal
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07
WANTS DIVORCE FROM
BIG THEATRICAL MANAGER

RENO, New, June 5.-Margaret IL
lington, the actress wife OF Daniel
frohman, the theatrical manager is in
the city, supposedly to establish a res.
idence necessary to secure a divorce
Mrs. Frohman arrived unannounced
and succeeded in keeping her presence
secret up today. She win allege
incompatability as ground for di
vorce. In announcing her estrange
ment from her husband she declared
IL was due to The fact that she prefer.
red domestic life to the stage aud
that her hearts desire was to raise
children and darn socks.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07

Failure TO obey said notice will invoke
the penalty Of the law.
A lengthy discussion of sidewalk
grades was introduced by Alderman
Nelson which included the rights and
powers OF the street and alley com.
mittee. a resolution which provided
FOR the change of grade on Fourth
avenue. between Fourth and Finh
streets was the result,
Lumber bids were read and the con.
tract duly awarded to the durango
Flaming Min & Lumber company.
No action was taken on printing
bids.
On motion the street supervisor wos
instructed to repair the waste ditch.
said repairs not to exceed the sum OF
800.
: The selling OF part of the old hose
was laid over till next meeting.
The health committee was INSTRUCT.
cd To dispose of beds and dishes used
for scarlet fever patients.
w. w. Bay was awarded the Con.
tract FOR mine run coal
The motion was carried to have tho
council chairs wired and glued.
The dandelion question came up for
discussion. Council decided that theae
hnwelcome flowers are taking posses.
sion of the city parks.
A motion was made that the pre.
vious minutes be reconsidered and or
dinances No. AL and 472 be declared
adopted, being so ordered by the
mayor. the council having nlready An,
proved samc. s-.
The city clerk nsked for instructions
In regard to allowing officers and 9th
ers TO take papers from his office.
Matter was referred to clerk and city
attorney.
The band committee reported that
they had conferred with the Durango
bnnd, and recommended that the sum
OF 1900 be paid the band For this
the latter agreed to furnish four con.
cents per month. two of these being
ON Sundays and two evening concerts,
for term of three months. II was
moved and carried that 5000 be appro
pfiated for these concers.
A motion WAS passed that Fl. 8 But.
Ter be compelled 10 remove the burn.
ed building within twelve days.
The tires were ordered reset on
the street dump wagon.
A bill of John Warner was laid
over ill July meeting.
Ordinance No. 474. which has to
do with cement sidewalks in North
Durango and penalties therefore. pass
ed the first reading.
The council adjourned at If:35.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07
SAN JUAN COUNTY MINES.

Silverton Miner.
The shipments for the month of May
showed very healthy condition of the
mining industry in the county and
had it not been for the unfortunate
fire at the Gold King, would have
of May in previous years. The ship
ments of crude ore have only begun
for this year and by another month
will form very considerable portion
of the total of ore sent out from The
camp. In the following table $50 tons
are crude and the balance concen-
tfates:
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07

yolved in financial difficulties follow.
ing the expensive improvements inau-
surated when the mill and tram were
built. The mine is amply equipped,
being provided with electric HOSTS ;. am.
pie mine buildings. tram connecting
mine and mill, 200 ton mill equipped
with all the latest appliances includ
ing electric zinc separators. The 10.
cation is advantageous, being directly
on the line of the Silverton railroad
The mine is known TO contain large
bodies of ore, which although OF not
particularly high grade. will pay well
for concentrates Mr.. Ross with his
accustomed energy will push devel,
opment and attempt as quickly as pos
sible to get the mine on paying
basis.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07
Denver Syndicate
Buys Railroad

DENVER, June 5.-A deal has Just
been consummated involving 1926, 900.
whereby the ownership OF the Argen.
tine Central railroad passes from +
J. Wilcox. its builder. to syndicate
of Denver business men and capital
lists. The syndicate is composed OF
Governor Shafroth. Mayor Speer, w
w. Booth. X. II. Malone, A. J. Wood
ruff and other prominent Denver men
whose names are not given out.
With the purchase OF the Argentin,
Central the, new owners proprose :,
extend the railroad from It's presen
terminus to Mount Mcclelland to the
summit Of Gray's peak, making It thc
highest railroad In operation 10 tn,
world.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07
CITY COUNCIL

The city fathers mel last night In
adjourned session With all aldermen
present, except Alderman Turner. and
Mayor Goodman presiding.
Finance copujttee reported thai
they had gone oyes sewer district No.
2. had looked into the condition OF
streets and alleys aud had Mr.. Lotus
word to remove rock from the sewer
trench. The motion was then carried
that the $1,000 dua Sir. LOTUS on
sewer district No, 2 be paid. and
bonds issued for the sapeA A rcso
luton was also PASSED authorizing
the treasurer to pay se,e25 on Mr., Lof
tns' bonds for work done on sewer
district No. as soos AZ said bonds
are received.
City officers were instructed Il
serve notice on property owners tha
all old toilsta must - apaA away with
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07

Durango and Silverton merchants
should not overlook the fact that we
have creamery that is turning out as
found anywhere. and 1t is to the mu-
tual interest of all these towns to
throw us their trade. The more OF
such industries we build up here the
sooner will we get the transportation
facilities that we an need 80 much
Let us help ourselves by helping each
ther.--Farmington Times Hustler
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07

We wish TO thank the Durango Her
aid for calling attention to the fact
That because the affairs Of this dis.
Irict were undergoing a legal inyesti.
cation II In no way detracts from the
fertility OF the soil and Of the CON-
pletensss Of our water supply, And
this is true. No section In the west
offers a more desirable place In which
to locate than the great Montssurua
valley with its matchIess soil. Hers y
great abundance OF water. ane Iands
at price thar can be reached BY ths
! poor man. In fact just the place To
send your friends who desire I Ioca-
ton, This rich valley viii bear ne
closest investixation. -Cortes Journai,
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07
MR.. JUSSERAND
ENTERS PROTEST
Says Country that Produces a Pastem and
Leads the World in Sciences Cannot
be Termed Decadent Nation

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June 81
Ambassador Jusserand, Mayor Taylor
and about 1000 members of the local
French colony who attended the re.
ception TO Ambassador and Nine. Jus.
serand last night, entered vigorous
protests TO the statements made by
President David Starr Jordan of Stan.
ford university In recent speech al
Bryn Mawr college that France was n
decaden' nation. Alr. Iusserand said /:
The nation that can produce a
Pasteur. thar leads the world In sci.
ehces, that first developed the subma.
rine and that ranks first in the nayI.
gatioh of the air cannot by any stress
OF circumstances termed q dncndent
race"
telegram read to the asRembluga
by NJ. Dupas. president of the Federal
ed French societies. eongrntulating
him upon his protest againM Mr.. Jor
dams remarks, sent TO Professor "a.
c'en Folct of Iisyn Mawr. The entire
audience arose when asked 10 endor4c
the message 10 foulet. The telegram
was as follows:
The French colony Of San Fran.
cisco. assembled tonight $500 strong,
under the protecting folda of the stars
aud stripes and iricolor. on the oc-
casion OF the visit 10 San Fran,is,o
of the ambassador Of France. sends
Its wnrmest congratulations to Prof.
Lucien Fonlet who protested with 20
much dignity against the insults ad.
dressed to The French nation.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07
ROOSEVELT AND PARTY
OFF TO CROSS DESERT

KIJABE, British East Africa, June 3.
The Roosevelt expedition left here
at ] O'Clock today for the Sotik dis
trict. Between Kijabe and the OBJ
jective point there Is a waterless tract
that will take two days and half 10
traverse. The water for the expedi-
lion VIII be carried in OK wagons. Mr.
Roosevelt inspected Kijabe mission
and afterward had luncheon with forty
missionaries and their wives.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07
AMERICAN CONSUL TO ENG
LAND FINDS SOME FAULT

LONDON. June 1.-The resignation
of H. j. Wynne. American consui gen.
eral here, is only partly due to politi.
cal considerations. For personal and
domestic reasons he is not CORY that
he is returning TO the United States.
The English climate does not shit
his wifes health and his children are
becoming too English to suit the views
of a good American.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07
Young Russian
Committed Suicide

NEW YORK. June 5.--LouIs NIL
grow, young Russian, committed sui
eide after receiving note from st.
Petersburg that his sweetheart, Lelka
Rainovltch, had been sentenced to 81.
IBERIA for life. AIilgrow and the girl
had been involved in a revolutionary
movement and he had fled to this
country. A few weeks ago he mailed
her money to come here and join him.
When this money was returned to him
yesterday. there came with II official
notice that the girl. who Is only ~
years Of age. had been sent to 81
IBERIA few days before the money
reached Russia. Milgrow left note
reading: MY soul is dead; why
should my hody liver
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07

c. S. Bailey. the live Aztec mer,
chant, drove down from his town Fri.
day TO meet with the directors of the
Pennington Fruit Growers associa.
tion. He estimates that we will have
the biggest fruit crop we have ever
had, and that our peach crop in the
county viii rench 100000 boxes. Bal.
ley has been active In the fruit busi.
ness fer the past several years. Is n
man of conservative judgment and we
would as soon accept his estimate ms
any man in the county. Mr.. Bailey
accompanied him ON the trip down
here.-Farmington Times-Hustler.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Tom Walsh says Taft Is coming to
Colorado to acauaini himself with the
needs of this state.
Mrs. Ida Wells Barnett, at the negro
conference In New York, declares that
1884 negroes have been lynched in
The past quarter OF a century.
Senator Lodges declaration that the
Republican party promised no tariff
reduction the leaders still seek favor
for their bill by urging that 1t is a
revision downward"
States Attorney Wayman, In an al
dress before the Traffic club al Chi.
cago following Its luncheon at thu
Great Northern hotel. formally inar.
snrated campaign by which he seeks
to raise a secret fund OF from $4,000
To $4,000 for the avowed purpose oil
driving crime out of Cook county"
A woman may take up all the time
she can get OF clerk In a shoe store
Then, after she has tried on all the
shoes in the store and bought sin
glS pair, she may return them and gci
her money back II they pinch her feel
when she gets home, This was tn.
decision handed down Wednesday D,
Municipal Judge Gemtniii OF Chicago
The supreme cpurt Thursday denied
an application for supereedeas Ii
what II known as the Nederland loca
option case. Nederiand voted dry las
spring. After the election the saioor
people maintained that the petition
for the submission OF the Local option
question was uoi properly lled. The.
asked The court TO restrain the count.
clerk from certifying out the ioca
option election results. This the cour
refused to do. They then appealed Il
the snreme court for supercedea
but the application was denied.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07
much to one who has had experience.

AL Newman, who is doing the plas.
tering work on the new Brown hotel
building, was at Durango part of last
week. looking after sme work which
he Is doing at that place MIR, New
man has purchased lots In Coffn's ad
dition and contemplates the erection
OF handsome cottage. The building
win be of concrete blocks. which he
will mould with his own machines.
Cortez Herald