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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-02
SATURDAY EVENING. OCT. 2. 1909.

THIRTY Philadelphia physicians sS-
xsrted ON Thursday that they bad been
approached by manufacturers who use
benzoste of soda aud other preserVsiiVes
10 their products and asked to vote
against the passage Of q resolution con-
demniug the use of such articles In food
stufs, The statement caused senss-
tion at the 6ual meeting of the House OF
Delegates of the Medical Society OF the
state of Pennsylvania at the Bellevue
STAFFORD. As result President George
W. Wagner, of Youngstown, succeeded
in barring from the meeting fifteen
agents of the food manufacturers who
were present. The resolution was then
passed unanimously, and the recent
action of the American Medical Associa-
ton on the same question was Endorsed
These food and medicine Rdulterers
make so much money by selling their
poisoned stuffs that they stop at nothing
to prevent interference with their unlaW-
ful traffic.
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Sentenced To Jail.

New Haven, Conn, Oct. 2-HowaTd
Nesbit, who says be is a brother OF
Evelyn rhas, was found guilty in the
local po ice court today on the charge OF
attempt ug to obtain money under false
pretenses aud was sentenced TO sixty
days in is H. He took an appeal and his
bond was fixed at 5000.
William O'Keefe, local lawyer who
REPRESENTED Nesbit, was unable 10 secure
bond and # r time it looked ss though
the prisoner would have to go to jail,
pending a caring On his appeal. A
telegram VA received later, however,
from Eyelyi Thaw, stating that she
would have a bOndsmsn for her brother
by tonight.
Nesbit was arrested on Wednesday
afternoon vile, be was attempting to
sell what the pc ice say we're limitation
diamonds to g Gs Drge street pswu-broker.
He was held on a technical charge oil
idlenees uu.ii today when the more ser
ious charge was pIs ced against him.
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The Turf Scandals.

New York, Oct. 2.-When the sea led
indictments that we're returned by the
Kings county grand jury ia Brooklyn
are made public, it is believed today
that one of the biggest turf scandals In
years will be uncovered aud that several
millioDaires and high police officials will
he forced to stand trial.
Wild rumors as to The identity OF the
men indicted in the anti-gambling war
last plight FIJI the Brooklyn court house
today. but Assistant District Attorney
Elder, 10 charge of the race track pros
ecution, positively refuses to discuss the
indictments until they are made public
in court.
1t is also declared that some OF the
indictments which we're found we're de-
stroyed by the grand jury on the grounds
that 1t would be more harmful than ben
e6cial at this time to iudict the men
"higher up" Governor Hughes is
said to be taking an active interest In
the war instigsted 10 Brooklyn, and to
be keeping in close touch with every
movement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-02
News of the Day.

SnoN fell yesterday 10 considerable
quantity at Dundee, q village north Of
New York city.
Bishop and Mrs. Willism Paret, OF
Washington, will sail for Europe on
October 81, to be gone a year.
Mohammed Ali Mira, disposed shah
OF Persia, sailed yesterday from Augoli
on his way TO Russia, where be goes In
to exile.
With a total value OF 1929, 200, there
we're Is, 91S, S75 pieces of coin executed
at the mints of the United States during
September Almost 10000, 900 l cent
pieces were turned out.
While his young wife was fondling
her baby in an adjoining room, Osrl
Sweeney, twenty.eight years old, shot
and killed himself yesterday afternoon in
the diuiDg.room OF his home, 80 MssSa-
chusetts avenue, northwest Washington.
Mr.. w. Mosby Williams, a prominent
attorney, of Washington, died in that
city ye'tsrdsy. He was q native OF
Front Loyal, but went to Washington
when o boy. He was prominent
Mason and q member of the Virginia
Democratic Association, Of Washington.
President Remsem, Of Johns Hopkins
University, So president of the National
Academy of Sciences, has agreed to ap-
point q committee to pass upon the
North Pole controversy If Peary and
Cook will submit their records to the
Academy. Peary is willing but Cook Ia
not.
When the New York Court Of Appeals
resumes session next week 1t will be
asked to pass upon the question OF the
legality OF the commitment of Hsrry K.
Thsw to the MStteawsn State Hospital
and also whether oral betting Is a viO-
lation of the anti-rsce track gambling
laws.
Announcement was made at the
Treasury Department yesterday that
Robert S Person, auditor for the 10.
terror Department, had rendered bis
resignation, to take effect December /,
and that he would be succeeded by
Howard O. Shober, lieutenant governor
of South Dakota. Person lie from South
Dakota also, and bis resignation was
due to iactional differences among the
republicans Of bis state.
Unable Ito see the spirits face to
face" as be told his friends be logged
to do, Henry Hickman, aged 55, with a
wife aud several children, committed
suicide at his home at Evansville Ind.
Thursday, by shooting himself 10 the
head. he had been an ardent spiritual.
ist for years, and had attended many
sesnees in the hope Of seeing the spirits,
but always was disappointed. BE Ie-
Gently told friend that be believed the
wy to commiDgle with the spirits was
join them in the other world aud &C.
cordiugly he made all preparations and
carried out bis threat.
London newspapers have given up their
frantic effort to prove that a secret British
expedition discovered the Gorth Pole before
either DIR. Cook on Commander Peary reach
ed it.
The steamer Lorraine, inward bound from
New York, which broke her starbosrd shaft
on Thurs lay reached Havre today under her
own s.eam
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Virginia News.

Woodstock vent dry yesterday oy 8
majority OF 33 votes. Four years ago
wei majority of II was given. Two
years ego the drys won by l vote.
Mr.. Theodore reisel, one OF the
oldest and best-knt sitizsns of War
renton, suffered q stroke of paralysis at
bis home there today and il is feared he
will not recover.
The annual meeting of the Virginia
Branch Womsn's Auxiliary will be held
10 Grace church, BerryviIle, Wednesday
and Thursday, October q, aud %. Mrs.
Sarah Stuart of Alexandria Is president
While the body Of Albert Sherman,
% years old, who died Of typhoid fever
while on a visit to his uncle, Randolph
Himelright, at Mount Williams, Fred
erick county, was being placed in the
hesse, Miss Mary Himelright, sged Is
years, died Of the same disease. The
elder Himelrigbt is also Ill.
Edward l.. Hunter, for The past 10
years clerk of the court of King George
county, died Thursday night, at the
George Washington Hospital, 10 Wash
ington, after a brief illness. Mr.. Hunter
was q Confederate veteran, serving the
whole of the war in Company K, Tbir-
tieth Virginia Regiment. he was Go
years old.
The work of purgiDg the registration
books in certain precincts of Norfo TX
of pames which the Anti saloon League
charges are on them wrongfully was
commenced yesterday, Registrar 81. S.
Arlington, OF the Second precinct OF the
First ward, sitting to hesr evidence on
the subject. Little was accomplished,
and the main fight will be fought in the
courts.
Something of a sensation has been
caused by the discovery that the siork
came 10 the village ofSchool6eld, on the
suburbs Of Danville, Wednesday With
the circus which showed at Dauvilie
on that day and blessed five homes with
total of eight little fairies. Residents
Of the village are looking forward with
anxiety to another circus day on Octo-
Der 6.
An effort Is to be made to have the
Half. Moon sud Olermont, of the Hud-
son. Fulton celebration, brought to Nor.
folk for the convention OF the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association to be
held there from November II to 20, and
which will be attended by President
Taft. Vessels OF the German navy nov
in New York for the celebration will also
be invited to Norfolk. II is plsuned TO
have the Hslf.Moon and Oermont
brought down by way OF Philadelphia
and Baltimore.
Before Governor Swanson retires from
Office at the end of next January be will
name Judge Robert Z. Prentis, presi.
dent If the State Corporation Commits
sion, 10 succeed himself for a full term
of six years. The term does not begin
till March OF next year, but under the
constitution the governor is required to
make the appointment before February
l. Judge Prentis was appointed some
three years ago, to succeed Judge Bey-
erly I. CrumP, for long time The presi-
dent oil the court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-02
Beaten by Thugs.

New Y ok, Oct. 2.--It is stated ct
Bellevue Hospital today that Talbot
Muudy, until recently district commits
sloner o. Port FloreL ce, British East
Africa ould recover FRI IN the effects OF
q beatin z he received at the hands OF
thugs IL the notorious gas house district
on the East Side last night
His wife declared today to the police
that be was the divorced vile OF LORD
Roper Craven, and that she had mar
rIed D IuDdy few dOys before they re-
centIJ sailed from England.
Lat night two men called at their
spart ment on East Is street aud asked
for directions for finding some man, but
Mundy could not assist them. They
asked him to get drink and he did. 10
daik street he was black-j icked and
robbed of $500 One man has been az
rested on suspicion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-02
STRANGE SUICIDE.

A strange tragedy occurred Thursday
night at the Money Theater, Paris,
where there has been playing lately q
drama entitled Papa La Vertu." Lions
are introduced in the play, and the role
Of lion tanner has been filed by young
man BY the name of Garden Bsilloud.
Bailloud, for the past two years, has
been living with young woman known
as Josephine Ripoche. Being convinced
that their frequent qusrrels would con-
tinue, the young woman decided to kill
herself Thursday night.
She bid herself behind the scenes,
where the lion cage WAS kept. Suddenly
fierce cries we're heard, aud the tbeater
employees who hurried to the spot were
terrified to see the woman pressed
against the cage by lion. The lion
had caught the womau's throat with his
claws and had torn it open. She died
almost instantly.
The play continued. Physicians were
summoned as soon IS possible, but they
could do nothing except to try to console
Bailloud.
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missionary Movement.

Richmond. Va, Oct. 2.-GHat prep.
sratious are being made in Rlchmoto
Tor the entertainment of st least l 600
delegates from sill over this stste who
will attend the First State Convention
Of the Layman's Missionary Movement
in Virginia.
This will take place here from Saturday.
Oct. %, to Tuesday Oc,. 26, inclusive;
The object of this convention, soo
lhirty-nlne similar conventions to De
held in other large Giles later ds,e
is the esaDgelizstion Of the wholesome,
10 this generation. W. d. Duke
Treasurer of the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg & Potomac Railroad, and COM
mitIees of prominent Richmond lsymen
will visit Norfolk, Portsmouth, New
port News, Danville, Lynchburg, Roa-
roke, Alexandria, Fredericksburg.
rs aunton aud Petersburg, and will
sneak ON the movement. This commit
tee will start out Oct. 8, and be in
Roanoke that night aud will visit Inc
other cities 10 turn.
The HrCHeStauL CDutCuoe III 'DO"S $780,
will be asked to appoint committees Of
ia epty FIVE to visit the surrounding
smaller town and country churches and
have these appoint delegates to this con-
ference ss we'll IS committee to visit the
homes of everybody In the community,
see each resident personally and have
tbsm tend the lavman's meetings 10
the nes rest churches. Nothing so large
has ever been attempted before in the
Protestant denomination. F. A. Blown,
formerly, of Norfolk, is in charge OF the
work in this city and state. 10 addl'
ton to the visiting Of the people in
their homes, the neWsps psrs through
out the country are being enlisted in
the movement. The publicity depart
meut of this csmpgo is in charge o.
W. E Seal of Richmond, Chairman o.
the publicity committee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-02
sks ago for tho oampechee fishing

weeks ago for tho Oampechee fishing
grounds.
Medical Director Christopher l. Gle
borne, who was retired in 1899 with the
rank of rear admiral, who died at
his Washington hons today, was
born in Scotland 10 1888.
All of the bids received recently BY
the Isthmian Canal Commission for pur-
Chase of scrap iron on the Isthmus was
rejected by Secretary Dickinson upon
recommendation of Col. Goethsls IS be-
log too low. Most Of this scrap iron ia
made up Of old French machinery which
wss abandoned when work was stopped
on the canal. 1t 10 appraised ny ofticisIs
of the commission at about 81 600, GOO.
It is probable that sumo other method OF
disposing OF this large amount will be
found. 1t is believed that better prices
can be obtained at New York where 1t
may be sent as ballast for the Panama
railroad steamers.
A detailed report on the reception OF
DR.. Cook in Copenhagen was received
by mail today at the Safe Department
from Maurice Francis Egsn. DR.. Egan
referred to the reception OF DR.. Cook by
the king aud roval family and his sp-
pearance before2 500 people in the great
ball of the Concert Bslsis for the Royal
Geographical Society. The lecture, DIR.
Egan says, seemed to satisfy the audi
ence bat DR.. Cook was evidently deter
mined to keep all important information
for future use. On this occasion DR..
Cook received the gold medal of the
Royal Geographical Society and the next
day was granted the highest honor con-
ferred by the University of Copenhagen,
the honorary degree OF doctor oil phi
losophy.
The condition of Mrs. Matte Smith,
of ZIG New York avenue, who last
night took a dose Of poison In mistake
for headache tablets, is reported i'm
proved this morning by the doctors at
the Emergency Hospital.
Fire In the upper floor OF the Mnnsey
Building early this morning caused sew
eral hundred dollars damage.
The Abner. Drury Brewing Company
bave purchased the Central Building, at
the northwest corner of Ninth street and
Pennsylvania avenue. The price is IN.
derstood to have been about $3.50, 900.
One hundred and fifty surgeons of the mill
tary and marine hospital service Of the Unit
ed States and fourteen other countries Of the
world will gather in Washington on Monday
to discuss problems relating to their profes-
sion at the eighteenth annual meeting OF the
Association Of Military Surgeons Of the Unit
Ell States. The Army, Navy and Marine
Hospital Service will be Represented by their
experts England has sent Sir Alfred Keogh
director Of the Royal Army Medical Service
and Italy, Japan, Mexico, Canada, China
The Netherlands, France and Austria will
he representa-. Hygienic and other prob
lens such as the tse-tse fly, gunshot wounds,
the suppression Of the Potomac malaria, will
he discussed. Receptions will be given by
the surgeon general ofthe army and the Davv.
DR.. Rixey, president Of the association, and
General TOrney.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-02

Ok October 6 Apple Day is to be Oh
carved at the Alaska Yukon-P Pacific ex-
position 10 Seattle. That Washington
is great apple state will be we'll adver-
tised on Apple Day. Visitors will have
an inkling of this as soon as they enter
the grounds. At the head the Cascades
and directly in front of the exposition
monument pyramid of apples, messur'
ing at its base eight feet square and MS
jig to height Of thirty feet, will be
erected Add besides, Apple Day badges
to he number Of thirty thousand wi ! &c
2 ven away. The apple gro"ing counties
OF be state have given several carloaos
o prize fruit to be distributed free.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-02
TOdsy's Telegraphic News
sp.uIards Psnued In by the MOor'

Spanlards Penned In by the Moors.
Madrid, via Hendsye, Oct 2 With
the entire Spanish force 10 Morocco
penned up almost helplfssly in the
Melills peninsuls, and ali Spain howl.
ing flor cts alton OF hostilities, the
wsr Office TO-DAY accepted the situation IS
desperate and $4,000 additional troops
we're ordered to Morocco The frat de-
tachuents OF the reipforcemenls. the
queens regiment of larcers, is embark
ing todsy.
Thst the Spanish reverses following
the abandon ment OF Mount Guguru to
the Moors, have left The rebels 10 con-
troll of the situation, is the general
belief here today, althouE BIT the greatest
care Is exercised by the officials to pre-
vent The publication of news from the
front The low line of bills that skirts
the Melilla peninsula, blocking it of
from the main land Is now held by
the Moors who made an advance all
along the line following the Spanish
retirement after the death OF General
VlcsrIs aud the defamation of his 200
followers.
The civil authorities are doing their
best to cope with the situation here. They
fear that the ordering Of further rein
forcements to Morocco, when it becomes
public, will be the spark that will inasme
the whole country and precipitste the
uprising which they are struggling to
avoid
Premier Msurs is today practically
willing to admit that the situation ia
beyond his control aud to consent to the
formation OF military dictatorship,
With General Weyler at its head. The
war office 10 doing Its best to have this
course followed, Jas With Wiyler in con-
troll they believe tba. they could sOon
end the Moroccan war.
London, Oct. king Edward IL
going to satisfy himself by personal
observations just what political coudi
tions in Spain and Portugal really are,
and despite the utmost endeavors OF his
advisors, has determined TO visit The
Iberiau peninsula, probably next spring
England has large interests in both
Spain and Portugal. Spanish govern
ment securities are largely held here.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-02
IN A DILEMMA,

A resident Of Washington, who has
been compelled to send away rooster
which it was alleged, shocked certain
people of over.sensitive natures by
by Growing 10 the early morn. hes rush
ed in print with a complaint. Among
other things be says:
81 have parrot, which, under the
musical instruction of the rooster, / was
forced by the laws of the District OF
of Columbia to send away, has learned
10 crow even more loudly and in the
same fierce strain. This parrot also
swesrs most Auently, and bis profanity
Is couched in the German, Spanish, snd
English Languages. l have neighhors
of each OF these nstionalities, some Of
whom, particularly German gentle
man, object most sirenuously TO the
parrots profanity, while others claim
that should be required to get slgner
because OF the parrots Growing so loudly
and Professionally. There is no regula.
ton requiring me to get signers to keep
a parrot, yet this bird of mine can make
rooster take back seat when it comes
to loud, long, and persistent growing
There is no regulation permitting the
arrest of parrot tor the fluent use OF
profanity, ana know not what to do. "
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-02
Sulfragettss Ip.atItnta Suit.

London, Oct. 2..-Declaring that Il
constitutes q tech nicsl assault to force a
person to eat wien the person does not
want to eat, the suffrsgettes Ia day swore
out warrsnts for Home Secretary Glad
stone, and t'he officials of Biz mingham
prison, WHO to break the "hunger
strike OF several suffrageite prisoners,
fed them with stomach pumps. The
suffrsgettes plan to force their liberation
by starving themselves i'll had up to that
time succeeded, and the success Of the
prison authorities In l,reaking the strike
has aroused The woml 30.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-02
The Minnesota's Crew Wins.

!. New York, Oct. 2.-The twelve
barred cutter crew of the bsttleship
Minnesota today wrested the BatIenberg
racing cup from the bsttleship Louisis' "a
10 an exciting race over threeJ nile
course 90 the Hudson, where the utter.
national battleship feet is ancbore d. The
twelve-Osred cutter Of the Brit .sh war.
ship Drake finished bad thu I'd in The
three boat race. To-day wa the fifth
race for the trophy which a, given tc
the enlisted men of the Att intlc feet by
the crews of the cruisers Y "a. visited the
United States 10 1895, nder command
of Prince Louis, OF BattS Iberg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-02

POSTMASTER BARNES, of WSsh
ton. is endesvoring TO find some metboc
of restricting the use of the general de
liyery window and toenforce the delivery
O. etters to the local addresses ofpatrons
IL 80 far as may be possible. II Is be-
II we'd that the unrestricted privilege Of
tn general delivery window tends 10
corrupt Young women, who thus carry
on clsndestine correspondence. In
Philadelphia, Chicago and Pittsburg e.
forts are being made to put a stop to
this as far az possible.
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grOm w ashingtOn.
feoussrondencs Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Oct 2,

fnorrssuondencs Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Oct. 2,
Formal orders we're issued to the YES
sci Of The Atlantic feet Today to dispense
for the home ports IS soon as The Hud-
son Fulton festivities have been con-
cluded. This means that the big ships
will leave New York about Monday or
Tuesday 10 scatter along the Atlantic
coast from Boston 10 Hampton Roads
Here the bosts will be placed IN the
hands Of the constructors IN order that
the fleets Of the recent strenuous target
and bAtue practice may be Obliteraied.
They will Iemsin at the yards for several
weeks. In the meantime the general
board 10 Washington will map out plans
for the winter cruise.
Secretary OF War Dickinson left
Washington today for his home at Belle
Mead, Nashville, IS 8 result OF Iele'
gram announcing that his son had SUI
tered another attack similar to the one
which called the secretary to his bed.
side several weeks ago. Although there
is DO immediate danger, Secretary
d ckinson is apprehensive over bis sons
condition. 1t is probable that be will
not return to Washington before joining
President Taft at ST. Louis to accom-
Paoy him on bis tup down the river.
Tue reported seizure of the American
6shirg schooner Caldwell h Oolt BY 8
Mex csn guUbost was confirmed today
10 despslches to The Stste Department.
No details OF the seizure were gwen. The
schooner sailed from Pensacola few
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-02
Disastrous Fire.

Niagara Falls, N. Y, Oct. "A
number of men and women we're over
come by smoke in $4,000 FIRE which
early today destroyed the Allen block, a
three-story structure in the busiu ess dis
trict. For time 1t vas feared rancb Of
the town would be destroyed, snd Buffalo
was asked for aid, but before it could sr.
rive the local 6remen bad the blaze IN
der control. Sixty people lived 10 The
upper floors Of the building and tn 6;e-
men had to carry out several OF the N un-
conscious from the smoke.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-02
Preventing LynchIng.

Columbus, Miss, Oct. 2.-The Low.
dens country jail here is being guarded
By a company Of state troops, armed
with loaded rifes and fixed bayonets, TO
prsyeut the possible lyucbing of John
and Tom Belts, two negroes, who have
been indicted for The murder OF j. M.
Smith, a millionaire planter, whose mu-
lated body vas found on his pIautstion.
Fiery talk Waq heard on the streets here
last night and Governor Nash ordered
mt the troOps as q precaution.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-02
Woman Attacked.

New York, Oct. 2.-While half the
entire detective TO- zee was searching for
The ASSISTANTS CT Muudy, Mrs Mary
SENIOR, a widv of thirty, living at
Twenty-eight q rect and Second avenue,
New York, " as attacked last night by
three men ear her home and beaten
Her clothinI was torn to shreds, her
hair was p Llled out by the roots and
when shs' essted, one of her ASSISTANTS
fastened ! lis teeth in her thumb and bit
II of, She may not recover.