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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
PETITION FOR PARDON.

A petition bearing the endorsement
of Right Rev. John J. Keene, archbishop
OF Dubuque, lowe, and other men prom
ioeut 10 Official circles, asking President
Roosevelt to pardon Thomas j. Taylor.
has been located by Washington news
paper. Taylor has served fourteen
wears of 3 life sentence in the Atlantis
peuiteptiary for the murder OF bis wife
In Wsshiug,o1 on September IA, 1894.
The petition, supposed to be lost, wa'
refused by President Roosevelt when
presented to him on October &c, 1907
The names Of number Of Alexandrlsns
appear on the petition. Another Pc
titon for the pardon of Taylor has been
presented to President Tat After
Taylor had been convicted and sentenced
to be hanged, the president, on petition,
commuted the sentence to life imp 'ison-
meut, and Taylor was sent to the AL
bsny penitenlisry. 10 1907 President
Roosevelt was petitioned to pardon.
He declined TO interfere.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
Auto mobile Accidents.

Philadelphia, Aug. IA -One man
killed, a woman dying and another wo-
man critically injured and watched by
physicians constantly in the Womsn's
Homeopa bic bospitsl, and another man
40 badly irjdrtd it will be weeks before
he can recover, is the record OF a 10y
ride" 10 a borrowed automobile which
exploded 10 Fla rmOunt Pork early today
throwing eigh; occupants Of the car
hesdlong t. the graund.
New York, Aug. IA frederick
Decker, chauffeur had his brains dash
cd cut eeainsl tree on Riverside Drive
today Decker, rsciug with another
motor cyclist lost control Of b A machine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
DESCENDANTS OF sIGNERS.

The descendants ct the signers OF the
Declaration Of Independence will meet
In yorktown on Tuesday, October 10,
which day 10 the one hundred and TWEEN
ty-eighth anniversary OF the surrender Of
Lord CORVALLIS to Gen. George Wash
ington. The general meeting was de-
cided upon at the annual congress in
Philadelphia last July 4. DR.. Henry
Morris, of Philadelphia, president Of the
signers, mss Issued a notice to all mem
bers setting forth The reasons for this
meeting, the celebration Of the Yorktown
triumph. Rect nlly one of the commit
tee OF arrangements visited Yorktown
10 make preliminary plans. On his re-
turn he pissed through Richmond and
received sssuraoces from Governor Swan
son that the cooperation Of Virginia
would be gladly accorded to the enter
prise. The Virginia representative on
the board Of governors Is Peter V. ID.
Conway, Of Fredericksburg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
The Trouble with Crete.

Psris, Aug. II The French cruiser
Victor Hugo Left Toulon today for Ore
tsn waters to join the British biitleshiP
S slftsure and warships from Italy and
Russia and four protecting powers" OF
Crete.
The re-assembling Of a foreign naval
force at Crete is taken here to mean
that the Greek fl &, which the Creiaus
raised over their public buildings when
the powers Withdrew their troops recent
ly, 10 token Of their desire for annexa-
lion to Greece, will be hauled down even
If force Is necessary.
The ships OF the four powers will also
intercept any move against Crete by the
Turkish feet, which the French ambss-
sador at COustanlinople wires is OF the
island of CarpHthes, preparatory 10
making a demonstration.
Diplomatic circles here are manifesIly
perlurbed at the menscing developments
10 the dispute between Greece aud
Turkey regarding Crete.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
Catholic and Orange men Fight

Overton, Wales, Aug. IA "A bloody
riot between Catholics and OfaDgemen
occurred here today, 10 which hundreds
OF persons we're injured, many of them
fatally. The rioting. which started in
Liverpool aud that vicinity, spread here
To-day Catholics, led by q bsud, were
parsding through the streets when they
we're attacked by their enemies A
fierce battle ragged for long while
Police charged the fighters repeatedly,
using their clubs with great force Be-
fore the fighters we're sObdued several
hundred had been Injured. The hospI'
tails are filed With The wounded. The
baud OF the Catholics met the bitterett
onslaught of the OrangemeD, their IT.
strumeDts being taken away from them
and the musicians severely bta Ell up
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
n;o.d In Flve.cent Lunch Room:

Beverly, Mass, Aug. II According
10 Cecil Lyon, republican national COM
mi,teman from Texts, Beverly may be-
come popular because the president
makes his summer home there, but il
will never be known IS mecca for the
hungry. Lyon came here yesterday with
several members OF the cabinet 70 see the
president. Last Digbt the cabinet MEM
bers dined snmptuOusly with the prssi.
dent, bat Lyon after searching high aud
low for some place to dine, ate 10 a
five-cent lunch roam and was not at all
pleased with the menu or chef d'cuIslne.
"Beverly is about the worst place | ever
slruck." said Lyon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
Virginia News.

After 60 hours from the time the fire
was discovered the blsze In the unfio-
ished tunnel at Lynchburg seemed to be
under control last night, though the
contractor in charge of the work would
not venture 10 ssy the fire was actually
out
O. W. Mccoy, United Sales deputy
marshal, was in Tsz9well yesterday with
eleven prisoners, returning from Big
Some Gap, where he took them several
days sgo to face charges before the
Federal court for moonshiniug and
bootleegiUg. OF the sixteen men, sll
pleaded guilty to the charges, aud with
one exception they were fined 800 aud
sentenced TO thirty days in jail al
Grundy the county seat of Buchanan
county in which The ofense was COM
mitted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
THE GENIUS.

President Taft spent yesterday evening
in discussing supervisors for the thir-
teenlh census to be commissioned 10 the
congressional districts and great cities
of the United States.
Charles NsgeT, secretary of commerce
aud labor laid the names OF the appll-
ante before the President, and Frsnk II
Hitchcock pos,msster-genersl, and ORGY.
nator f the "seam roller" stood behind
his chair. f. Dano Durand, recently
appointed director Of the census, was
present to give technical Information.
Political significance WAS given to the
appointments by the reference OF all the
contests to the president. In no case
where there was more than one candi-
date for the office did the director go far
Their toward the selection than the pres
entatiou of Information Gs to bis indorse-
ment and ability. Close contests were
settled by the president and Mr.. Hitch
cock. The turning down Of Mr.. Hitch
cocks politically inclined thumb dashed
the hopes Of several men who are am
bilious to direct the census work.
In laying DOT the democratic territory
in the SOU h the president Withdrew the
States of North Carolina, Tennessee,
Kentucky, Missouri and Oklahoma from
the 'Sjlid South" aud treated them as
republican.
Director Durand estimates the popu-
lation of the United States in 1910 at
100, 900, 900, and the cost of counting
that number OF persons at between $l2,-
600, 600 and $l4, 600, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
Fall of an AerOplane.

0ttaWs, Aug. 14.-Avistor McOurdy
announced today that it would be come
time before more experiments could be
made with his aeroplsDe Blddeck No. l,
which he has been trying out for the Ga
uacisn military forces. The second
trial fight was made last night at Camp
Petsws, the serOplsne rising to tbt
height of about 20 feet and flying nicely
for an eight Of mile when an acciden
to the motor caused it to fall heavily tC
the earth. McOurdy was uninjured,
but the machine was badly smashed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
News Of the Day.

The Department OF Agriculture has
discovered q successful means OF COM
batting blsck rot a disease which de-
sIroys grapes.
Too much attention to social duties
and too little to classwork resulted In tue
dropping Of nearly 100 young men from
the ranks Of the Uoiversily OF Chicago
yesterday.
The National Irrigation Congress at
Spokane, Wash, yesterday elected OH
GERS aud adopted resolution recon-
mending al appropriation OF $iO,OoO''
900 year for FIVE years for irrigatiou'
Mary Flynn, a domestic employed at
the home of Edward P. Robinson, su-
perintendent Of the Atlantic Machine
Works, East Boston, was burned 70
death at fire in his home there early
today.
YeVgmep wrecked the two sales OF the
First National Bank In Hope Valley
Z. /. today, using eleven charges oil miro
glycerine. They fed at once, taxing
with them only a small amount OF money
secured ss the result OF their raid.
Probably one of the most remarkable
labor demonstrations ever seen 10 Penn
sylvania occurred 10 Piltsburg, Pa, to-
day when 8, 900 strikers of the Pressed
Steel Oar Company, accompanied the
body of Steve Horvat, the first strike
victim from his home to the cemetery.
Horvst was shot and killed Thursday by
Major Smith, a negro, during riot
when pickets attempted to keep Smith
from going to work.
The Logansport, Ind., police declare
that they prevented the robbery early
today of the Adams Express Company
car in which 5000, 600 cash WAS being
shipped from Chicago to the First
National Bank Of Upton, Indiana.
Four roughly dressed strangers, over
heard talking OF a big shipment OF
money, were surprised along the Wabash
River within one hundred feet of where
the money would be transferred. They
fed when observed.
Scott Johnson, the alleged murderer,
who escaped from Sheriff Fl. G. Hsger,
of Cecil county, Maryland, by leaplng
from an express train near York, "a,
Thursday morning, was captured 10
miles from the latter city last night.
Johnson is charged with killing james
McAllsted. Soon after the crime be
fled to California. After several months
freedom he gave himself up, and WAS
being returned to Cecil county when he
| Jumped from the train.
Arguments were finished at the Sutton
hearing in Annapolis yesterday, Henry NJ
, Davis. attorney for the Suttons, intimating
| that Lieutenant Adams had guilty knoWl'
edge of the lieutenants death. The findings
of the court will be made public at Washing
ton.
Nine persons were badly jured and sew
eral more bruised yesterday when an eltc-
tric train from GlassbOro on the West Jer-
sey ard Sesshore Railroad crashed into the
bumper at the end Of the tracks in the Cam
den, N. j. terminal.
Utah democrats lost their only newspaper
when the Salt Lake Herald was sold TO re-
pu0licans yesterday
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
Ollie Harris Captured.

Rockville, Md, Aug. l4-Ollie O.
Harris, charged " tn attacking bis aunt,
Mrs. Clara Harris. 10 a cornield, early
in lhe week, was cap ured todsy under
pile of clothing 10 closet 10 one OF
the rooms OF bis fsther's house at Travi'
lab, abou, ten miles from Rockville, BY
Sheriff Mullicau AID deputy Hewitt, OF
Montgomery COS MT.
The youthful prisoner, who made no
re,is,srcs, was br ugbt here in closed
carrisge aud is new in The R'ckvl'le
Jail. Az get be bss made no statement
Il connection With the charge against
bin. Il is said that the father OF young
HAIRS betrased the hid ng place of his
son to the shtr There is much ex'
citement sud ak o! iynchlDg, but the
sheriff says he is fully able to protect bis
prisoner from any violence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
Anarchists Arrested.

Stockholm, Aug. 14-NearIy q score
Of persons, suspected of beirg impli-
Gated 10 a plot Of anarchists to commit
dynamite outrsges under cover of the
strike confusion, we're arrested ttday and
thrown into prison.
A magazine filled with dynamite was
found aud plaus Of the plot were discov-
cred 10 a room occupied BY several Of
the suspects.
The greatest inconvenience resulting
from the strike now is the depredations
committed by bands Of strikers. These
have inler'ered with the telegraph and
telephone service by the cutting OF wires.
Windows 10 nearly hundred stores and
factories we're broken BY strikers last
NIGHT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
plunged Through Cor Window.

New York, Aug. l4.-Arrested rs q
burglar in spite of his pose that he Was
a wealthy Spectator, William O'Brien
plunged through a window of fast fly
ing Third avenue elevated train today
and was fatally injured. Two detec-
tives grssped him by the ankles as he
plunged through the window and held
him that way while his head bumped
along the ties, close to the deadly third
rail, for near block, when passenger
6uslly pulled the emergency cord and
OBrien was dragged back into the train.
His head was literally battered into a
pulp. O'Briep, taultltssly dressed and
having plenty of money, took an spsrt'
ment In the B'onx. A neighbor in the
came building last night saw O'Brien
robbing his fiat. Policemen, when sum
moned, found O'Brien asleep in bis OVID
room, bat found there complete burg.
lars kit, together with great mass OF
stolen goods. They started with o Brien
to a box station when he leaped from
the train,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
BIG CAMP MEETING.

The annual encsmpment Of the Lou
dOun Camp Meeting Association began
10 Benton's woods, near Leighton, yes.
terday aod will continue until Aug. 25.
The religious services this year will BE-
under the direction Of the Rev. G. orge
I. Tyler, presiding elder Of the Win.
chester district, Baltimore Conference,
Methodist Episcopal Church. South,
assisted by the Rev. John B. Andrews,
prominent southern evangelist The
Rsvs. J. W. Duffy, J. P. Stump, J. d.
Light and other well.known ministers Of
the conference will be present.
Tuesday, Aug. a, will be known as
"Old Soldiers Day." which usually
brings a crowd of 10000. The Rev.
DR.. II. E. Johnson, OF the First Msiho-
dist Church, of Charlottesville, will
preach the annual sermon to the old
veterans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
The Schumacher murder.

Rochester, N. Y, Aug. IA -Another
witness, whose story may prove valuable
in running down the slayer of pretty H..
year old Auns Schumacher, a week ago,
appeared today in The person OF Mrs
Aupa Merkel. She says she saw the
girl taking with the man in whose COM
pauy Anna Schumacher left her sisters
grave the day OF the killing, She says
the man stood behind the girl as she
worked at the grave, and when she
turned away he walked with her. She
has furnished The police with good de-
scriptiOn. With this exception the forts
of the police have resulted In practically
no clue to the murderer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
Dynmite Cartridges In Coal Buakers

Sheruess, England, Aug. IA AL
though the admiralty officers are seeking
to suppress the facts, it became known
today that a terrible naval accident was
narrowly sverted by the discovery Of
dyusmite cartridges mixed 10 the coal In
the bunkers of the bsttleships Lord Nell
son snd Victorious, which we're coaling
preTa atory to sailing from here 10 join
the fl ct to which they are attached. AS
result Of the discovery, every piece OF
coal on both the ships has been taken out
of the bunkers and sent back on shore,
where 1t will be carefully examined be-
fore being returned 10 the mammoth war
vessels. The admiralty fears that the
dynmite was really put into the coal
bunktrs by an anarchist, In The hope u
would be thrown under the bOilefs RA
cause q terrible accident.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14

A CENTRAL csbbsgs-cooking plant 10
which al the ill.smeIliDg boiling OF the
fsyorite vegetable can be conducted
without srousiUg the ire of neighbors is
the latest proposal Of Councilman Riddle
at Atlantic City Eho fsthered the baby
coach tax, which was killed by oPpoSi'
ton of doting parents. Mr.. Riddle iu-
sists that the complaints made by
dEellers 10 hotels and apartment houses
over the odor of cooking cabbage are
fully warranted ADD proposes that the
city establish central cabbage cooking
plant somewhere on The salt meadows
where sll the cabbage consumed in the
resort can be boiled. "People sll over
town are complaining OF the odor oil
cooking cabbage" he declares. "Some
of the more radical claim that their ap-
petites fore pate de foie gras and delicate
chops are ruined by the smell of pleblan
cabbage, and my proposal to have a mu-
niciral cabbage cooling plant appears to
be perfectly feasible" This may be sll
right, but trouble might arise IS to the
ownership Of each particular head Of
cabbspe in the -pOurri.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14

THE legislatures OF Georgia and Oon-
nec.Icut have left the responsibility OF
rsdfying or rejecting the proposed in
come tax amendment 10 their success
sors. 1t is claimed by many that the
voters of every state should have g
chance to pass on the questions involv-
ed. The legislatures which are to act
on the amendment will be chosen with
full knowledge on the part of the public
that they are to discharge that special
aud highly important duty. 1t was
remarked by the leading members Of the
Georgia legislature that the state might
need to impose an income tax itself at
some future time, and a federal tax
would prove a hindrsnce to the carrying
out of the state policy thus fore
shadowed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
Lost Again.

Chicago, Aug. 14.-RaYmoud Will
iams, the champion lost boy of the
world is lost again and the usual "mis-
siog message" has been issued to the
police who are today trying to locate
him. Although only nine years old
the boy has been lost seventy seven
times and the police have been so &C
cus'omed to him being lost, it is no
longer necessary for the mother to leave
a description. "Pm sure he hasn't run
away of his own record" said the
mother today, when she reported his
last disappearance, "for when | got
him tack two weeks ago, he promised
he would never leave sgain."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
Victim OF a Shark.

Pensscols, Fla, Aug. he. r.
Gregg fell from fishing schooner OPP
posite Pensacola yesterday. When
comrades lowered a boat and nesrsd
where be wss swimming they saw a
monster shark seize and drag the body
out OF sight, nnd saw the water redden
80 the body was torn. This Is The 6rsi
time iu 20 years that shark was
known to have attacked human being
10 Pensacola bay.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
FOUGHT OVER ELECTION.

As result Of the recent democratic
primary, 10 which both Clyde w. Saun-
ders and w. P. Lssmen WAS defeated
for reelection IS members of the Rich
mond city committee, Leaman and Adon
A. Yoder, the publisher OF the Idea,
which is given some credit for the de-
feat OF the politicians, engaged In a
fit fight on the stree. yesterday alter
noou. The politician is said to have re-
sented certain statements made Dy
Yoder in bis publication. Yoder aP.
peared at the First police station ball
an hour after the alteration and sWore
out warrant against Leaman,
charging him with assault. Yoder bore
no marks Of the conflict except aslightly
inflaned eye and a red cheek. He is
said, however, TO have made good use
of his feet after Lssmau attacked him.
As a matter of fact, Yoder admits that
he rsu, saying that Leaman was too
husky q man for him to fight.
Lesmsu, when asked about the al
tersation, said that he stopped Ioder
aud asked him for an explanation Of
certain publications which he had made
concerning him (Leamau). Yoder re-
fused to give Lesman any satisfaction
and, according to LesmsD, he then
struck Yoder in the face, "After this
Yorde ran up Franklin street, and l
followed him, but could not catch him."
said Leaman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
To Maat In the Air

Berlin, Aug. IA meeting 10 the
air between Count Zeppelin and Ofville
Wright is today being planned by Ger
man sernaunts as one Of the features
of Wrighrs forthcoming visit to B'r
!in to give a series of aeroplsne flights.
Wright is expected in Berlin the latter
part OF The month, by which time Count
Zeppelin will have completed his newest
airship, the 81 ppelin ILL.," It isplan-
ned to have the count SSH his ship from
Friedeichshafen and for Wright to fly out
to meet him. Tue prospect of such B
spectacle has aroused tremendous enthu-
siasm 10 aeronauiic circles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14

"To say the Weaver Piano gives salts
faction is expressing my opinion very
delicately. II affords ne the greatest
pleasure to recommend the Weaver
Piano to any intending purchaser. -
]. c. Barr, NJ. D., Mars, Pa. THE
doctor visited the different wsrerooms
In Pittsburg and investigated the ques-
ton thoroughly before placing his
order for a Weaver Piano.
w. Whitson, Sole Agent, 6II.6I3
King Street, Alexandria
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
Killed bv an Explosion.

IT. Petersburg, Aug. l4.-An ex-
plosiou which occurred today in the en-
CINE room of a submarine vessel which
was pulled up on to the docks 10 the
Nevs river killed two persons and in
jured 40 bystauders, many of them
fatally. The cause Of the accident has
not been learned. There are two theo-
ries, one that it was the work OF sDsr-
chists and the other that Vapor from the
gasoline engines exploded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
Another "GoId Rush"

Bnlswayo, British South Africa, Aug.
One of the biggest "gold rushes" 10 the
history of south Africa Is DOW teipg
made to the AbercOrn district. in the ex-
treme north of Rho1esis. Tales of the
big discovery there have excited the
country for hundreds of miles, and en-
giueers aud prospectors are pouring into
the district. Thousands of claims have
already been s!aked out, Including q
number by representatives of the Ooneo-
lidated Gold Fields Of South Africa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
Tunnel Fire Under Control,

Lynchburg, Vs., Aug. II After
having destroyed practically all of the In
terror construction, the fire in the South
ern RaiIsay tunnel under the city was
controlled today. Four hugh boilers are
sending steam into the portion of the
tunnel which remains standing. This
section Is about 100 feet long, aud 1t hiss
been sealed up at both ends. An esti-
mate of the loss is impossible, The fire
has burned steadily since Wednesday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
Shnt hY an italian.

Charleston. s. O., Aug. l4.-Oaptain
Jones Townsend Of the coasIiOg schooner
Josephine, one of the best known coast.
ing mariners on the Southern Atlantic
Sesbosrd, was fatally shot to-day 10 sn
alteration with Paul ArelSnJ, an
Italian deck haud. Arelano got away,
bnt Eaa lser arrested and identified by
Captain Io6nsend as his ssssilaut.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
Rain ana Electrical Storm,

Chicago, Aug. IA severe 'iectrl'
cal and rain storm struck Chicago early
today aud considerable damage resulted
Downtown Easements and streets were
flooded with water from several inches to
a foot deep and telephone aud telegraph
wires were pulled down by the rains.
The police aud iremen telephone sys-
TENS were damaged. The rain WAS the
hsaviesl in many wears.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-14
ThIsTLEs AND DANDRUfF.
Az Interesting Parallel and Valuable
Deduction ThgTefrom.

Cutting down thistles no more relic 'es the
land ofthistles than does securing the scalp
cure dandrufi. In each case permanent relleI
can only come from Graduating permanently
he cause. y germ that plows up the sshlp N
searching for Inc hair root where II saps me
vitality, causes dandruf, falling halr' end
badness. II you kill that germ, yonI nave
no dandruf bat luIufiint suit Il halr'
Newbros Herpicide is the only ~ pre- az
lion IN the world that cures dandruli ana tail-
ing hair by killing the germ, Destroy the
cause, you remove the effect"
Sold by Ernest l.. Allen & Co., agent,
two sizes, Zoe and 100. Send lOc IN stamps,
for sample to The Herpicide Co, Detroit
Mich, llS