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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-16
Mr.. TUCKER.

H. st. George Tucker, candidate for
governor, made an exhaustive reply to
the question propounded to him by the
Anti-ssloon LEAGUE Of Virginia con Germ.
ing his relations to the cause Of temper
ance. Mr.. Tucker divides the com.
munication of the league into three
parts, answering each separately, the
irst consisting OF questions with refer.
ence to his present opinions and prob.
able official action with respect to Ger.
tain aspects of liquor legislation; the
second being in the nature OF an in
uuisition concerning his past attitude on
these matters; the third containing a
proposed legislative program on which
subject the league desires to know the
position Of the candidate.
Replying to the first Of these, Mr..
Tucker reiterstes his belief in the prin-
cipsls OF local option as the best method
of handling the liq1or question, and says
that he favoTs all proper legislation
which will tend to make this principle
eff, Give. Believing in the principle OF
local self government So the basis OF
democracy, he does not, he sage, favor
states vide prohibition, and calls atten-
ton to the fact thst in this matter be
agrees with what he understands to be
the policy of the Anti-saloon League.
He states, however, that il the people
desire to vote on such question and
the legislature should pass a bill provid-
ing for such vote, he would, If elected
governor, sigu the measure.
"The second psrt OF your letter." Mr..
Tucker continues, "you will pardon me
for saying, has au irquisitorial tone. l
do not feel that your Inquiries are made
in good faith. They spp' ar to have been
framed with the hope Of giving me some
embarrassment, or, failing this, Injecting
into the minds OF those who may later
see your questions, some doubt or hurt
ful suspicion concerning my past atti-
tude on these matters. 10 other words,
you appear 10 be intimstlpg charges
rather than seeking information. Hence,
though | am ready &C all times to lace
my record IS a private citizen and pub
lie servant, | decline to submit to cate
ehsing conducted in the spirit which
apparently cbarscterizes your inquiries"
Concerning the proposed legislative
program Mr.. Tucker says that these 10
quiries should more properly have been
addressed 10 candidates for election to
the legislature. he says he Is heartily
in favor of the strictest regulation OF the
liquor traffic, out that he refuses 10 COM
NIT himself without reservation to 80
elaborate ard extensive a program OF
legislation before even the bill for the
same has been drafted. He Gays that in
the main the proposed laws will meet
With bis approval,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-16
The Earthquake 10 Greece.

Athens, Greece, July 16 -Bslated re-
ports coming in from the Ellis Province,
10 southern Greece, indicate that the
loss of life from yesterdays earthquake
will far exceed the estimates placed In
earlier reports, which declared that only
twenty had persisted.
Late messengers who have managed to
reach some point from which they could
communicate with the outside world,
declare that the loss OF life was enormous
and that the figures when fully compiled
will be staggering.
Many villages in the province are in
ruins and their Inhabitants are buried
under their wrecked homes. Those who
survived are dying from hunger, for 1t Is
almost impossible to rush food and
clothing to them, owing to The impass-
able condition OF the mountain streams.
Amalis, little town near Olympia,
was totally destroyed and many of Its
inhabitants killed and Injured. Havari
also is in rutus, and at least twenty
bodies have already been taken from the
ruins there, while more than 100 of the
Injured lie under the ruins OF that viii
lace
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-16
TWO DROWNED.

A dispatch from Urbans, v o., says
two deaths and many injured is'the re-
suit OF the burning of a gasoline launch
10 the Rsppshannock river early yester.
day morning. The launch contained
pleasure party consisting OF thirty-two
people, including men and girls. Miss
Jeanette Dudley, OF West Point, leaped
overheard In her fright and was drown
ed. Clarence Gray, Of Saluda, went TO
the rescue OF the girl, aud lost his own
life in the attempt The other mem
bers OF the party, remained on the craft,
and was finally saved, although several
we're badly burned and Others half
drowned. The launch was conveying a
party of excursionists from Urbans to
IrviDgtop, consisting for the most part
of Ssluda people. Exactly how the
boat came to take FIRE is not known.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-16
EVELYN TESTIFIES AGAINST
THAW,

Harry K. Ths8's pretty little wife.
formerly the chorus girl Evelyn Nesbit,
Weut on the stand at White Plains, NJ
yesterday and gave damaging testimony
sgainst him. 1t was the strongest point
scored so far by the state 10 its fight to
Keep Thsw in the asylum for the crimi-
usl insane at Matteawsn. He demands
his release through hsbess corpus proce.
dure on the ground that he is a sane
man. When yesterdays session was
concluded adjournment was taken until
July &c.
For three days the state has been trying
10 bring out that TbaW threatened his
Wife's life on one Of her visits to MatIea-
wan as tending to chow his irratiOnally.
Blocked at frat by objections, which were
sustained by the court, Thsw's attorney
at last failed to show that the alleged
conversation at Mslteawan was conf
Dental as between man and wife, aud
when Evelyn Thsw took the witness
cL air yesterday afternoon her lips we're
uDsealed. Aud she related, as II 10 fear,
what Thsw' lawyer has sought NEST to
keep back-his alleged threat to tske
her life il be we're released from the
asylum.
"When | get out OF here, | suppose
I'll have to shoot you next" were the
words that the wife quoted Harry Thsw
sa having once said on the occasion OF
one OF her visits TO him while be Tss @
prisoner in the asylum.
That Thsw was not insane whea lie
killed Stanford White on the roof gar
den at Madison Square, 10 New York,
wss the startling piece of information
volunteered yesterday by Evelyn. Shs
told the court that Thaw had coDfided
TO her that he was "gunniDg for bis
man" for two days before the killing,
and that once he missed him by only
two minutes.
Before leaving White Plains for New
York yesterday evening Evelyn Thaw
discussed her testimony.
"If the Thsw family had done the
right thing by me, would never have
taken the stand to testify against my
husband" If had not been compelled
/ would never have testified against Mr..
Thaw. But when my husband cut ny
allowance to $40 week and 5000 8
month he left me with many debts on
my hands. used my allowance to clear
eff my debts. Ny studio costs s95 &
month and | have to buy fo1d and
clothes and the money get is not moro
THAI enough to get along on.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-16
Burning Motor Boat,

New York, July l6.-Fire today de-
stroyed the forty-foot yacht, Shamrock,
flagship Of the New Jersey Yacht Club,
while the yacht was cruising In Newark
bay. There were eleven men on the
boat ct the time OF the fire. Five SWAN
ashore and six we're rescued by spassing
launch. The FIRE followed So explosion,
aud The gasoline tank, which SOON
caught FIRE, caused the flames to spread
rapidly. The Shamrock Was burned to
the waters edge. One of the several
men was Percy Lempke, wealthy resi-
dent of Bayonns, owner of the Sham
rock and commodore OF the New Jersey
Yacht Club.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-16
Granted n Divorce.

Trenton, N. J., July, Is Vice
Chancellor Leaning has granted a d.
yorce to Claude w. shiuu, of Riverton,
from his wife, Ms. Frances RippeD-
berger Shinu, 10 the suit in which The
husband charged his wife with commit.
ting statutory oGeuse in Riverton, and
in various houses of i'll fame in Philadel-
phis.
Mrs. Shinu fled q counter charge,
that her husband urged her to give her
self to a life of shame to aid him In rails
ing $500 so he could matriculste at q
theological school and prepare himself
for ordination rs an Episcopal minister.
Mrs. Shinn who is minor in her an
sser, denied any wrong doing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-16
Narrow Escape from Peasants.

Lucerne Switzerland, July 16-An at
temp. has been made to lynch Alfred q. Van
der6ilt IA ussnacht. little village in the
A lbs, and only the fact that he was 10 fast
racing ar q red Vanderbilt from serious in
Jury, and possible death. While motoring
from Venice toward Lucerne, by |ay Of the
Gothard Pass, Vanderbilt, in bis French
racing car, arrived At S nscht, where he
halted TO ask for further directions before con-
tinuing his tip TO Lucerne. Owing to the
large number Of automobile &C, idents, in
wh ch peasants have be IN j. jured by speed
log automobiles. the peasants are in hostile
state Of mind toward reckless drivers. SEEING
that Vanderbilt was driving one of the fast
cars the p ssents surrounded the automobile
aud muttered tire is to burn il. They start
ed toward the ar, determined 10 destroy it.
Vanderbilt leap d aboard mis- machine and
scorcbed away, amid regular hsil of stones
and other mis- lies He was not injured. Ar
irving at Lucerne, Vanderbilt reported the
matter to the police authorities, who have in.
stituted a rigorous investigation, and several
arrests have already been made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-16
COMMUNICATED.
THE TYPHOID FLY AND THE
POLLUTION OF SrBEAvS


The public seems to have little idcs
Of the very grave impor .sacs which The
study of insect life has assumed as
factor 10 the health and prosp rity OIL
community. Only durins toe last I'VE
or sir years ba' the biological s'gnit-
ieancs of the relationship OF insects %
transmitting agents OF dsesse 10 msa
add domestic animals, been realized q
fully established.
Ore OF the most familiar OF tnr native
insects which undoubtedly is deadly
transmitting sgent OF disfase, he the COM
mon house 6y, tr "typbo.d hs." The
part which tn iasact plays In tie
tranamissiou OF zsu ic diseases Is due
to the peculiar babil it hes OF feeding or
aligh'ing on human txcrels, decompos-
| ing matter, etc.
The great danger to public health
caused by the presence 10 large num-
bers OF the house dy Ia due to that To-
sects ino1dInate love Of humus and de-
composing matter. These insects, to
quote DR.. Veeder, nay In few minutes
'loid themselves with objections from
typhoid or dysenteric patient, not as
yet sick enough to be in hospital or
under observation, and carry the poison
go taken up into the midst OF the food
and water ready for use at the next
mesl." With this fact established ADD
recognized not only by the medical
profession bat also by many of the laity,
il seems almost incompreheusible tina.
The pollution of "dooa's Run" by
sewage Is being permitted without
even protest. 1t is true that the
statutes OF Virginia are not all that
might be desired for the prevention OF
the pollution OF inland waters but the
common Law would seem to cover such
a case IS this. Cooley says ''lhe gene
raj right OF every riparian owner is to
have the stream come tc him 10 lite
natural state and parity" 10 this case
it seems not only the right OF the city
but the duty to demand, for IS they
have jurisdiction over the land which
borders the stream "they have q right
to the natural stream as flwing through
the land 10 it's natural state, as an Incl
dent TO the right of the land on which
the water course flows" and the polu.
tiou OF the stream in question Is being
done without permission of the city, such
permission never having been asked.
Recent investigations indicate con-
clnsively that pollution is not necessarily
carried Of, the very swiftness of the cur
rent often forcing the suspended ma tr
into eddies along the shore where il
forms breeding place for flies, and
where they often have access to infected
human txcreia. 1t is tue that ces
pools, to which Hes have access, no 81
always be a possible source Of infection
for fies travel from filth to food carrying
the germs of disease, but the city Il
making an effort to abate this insanitarI
condition aud why should another con
diion be allowed to arise which may il
time become a menace to the heal
and prosperity OF the community.
Those who may feel that this cOndi
ton is only 'sentmentally objection
: able" are referred to the report of DR.
Daoiel Jackson. "Poluion OF New
York hsrbor as a menace to health b,
the dissemination of intestinal disease
through the agency of the common
house ay." E.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-16
Serious Conditions 10 Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Pa, July l6.-"5boot to
kill, If any man reaches for gnD; firing
over mems head docs not stop these
riotings; maybe q few bullets will"
This, in .blOoded effect, is The
order under which the heavily armed
and determined members OF the state
coustabulary are working this morning
at the plant OF the Pressed Steel Oar
Company where 5000 men are on strike
which has already been marked by
bloody rIoting, and which promises to be
far more bloody before the day 10 over.
Strike sympathizars announced that If
the company attempts to evict the
strikers families from their homes on
The company's property, they will resist
TO the foish using whatever force will
be necessary.
At $50 this morning no attempt bad
been made by the company to resume
operations. A crowd of 1000 people is
now gathered around the big mills, and
any attempt to start the machinery will
undoubtedly be followed by blOodshed.
A report is current this morning that
the rioters have hundreds OF gallons Of
gasoline stored away and will fire the
plant before they will allow 1t to resume
operations.
Pittsburq, Pa. July l6 After three
cbjs OF guerilla warfare, pitched battles,
and slmos! continuous rioting between the
striking employees Of the pressed S'eel
Oar Company, and The slate constab'
airy, and deputy sherifIs, toe wOrkms
have decided, temporarily, at least, tc
sbidon the bludgeon brickbat, for the
more ,ceful method of arbitration. Al
mass meeting on India Mound the
strikers Aoally decided to name COM
mittee of Is OF their number to present
their grievances to the officials Of the
company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-16
Probable Strike.

London, July l6.-T'he proposition
as to whether the million mine workers
of England will 60 out on strike In sup
port Of the Scottish miners, who are
striking because OF reduction in wages
Of sixpence 8 day, will be put to the
English miners TO decide by the ballot.
This course was decided upon today by
the miners confederation Of Great Bti-
tain, after a poIOUged and stormy meet
ing. The bslotiog will not be COM
pleted before July 28
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-16
RIOTING IN PITISBURG.

Yesterday was another day OF blood.
shed and riotiDg at the plants Of the
Pressed Steel Oar Company Ia Pitts
burg, Pa, where 5000 men are on
strike. The foreign element, which
comprises the main body Of the strikers,
wtre incensed when confronted yester-
day morning With the uniforms of the
mountain state constables, aud it was
not long until they had thrown them.
selves htadloug at the throsts of the
minions OF the law. The battle was long
and bloody.
Backed by 800 deputy sheriff, trned
W tn riot guns, and by about 500 special
officers, srmed to the teeth, the state
consta 5ulary OF Pennsy lVania at noon
yesterday began one of the worst 6ghlS
Of Its career. Back and forth across the
town they fought, riding down strikers
everywhere, shouting one occasionally
but always in pursuit of the alleged
riDgleaders, who, when caught, were
hastily bandcufIed and chained to the
nearest pillar while the fight and the
chase continued. Six alleged strike
leaders are locked up.
The Ohio Valley Hospital ia foil to
OVERLOOKING.
twenty-five prisoners OF the cOnstablei
are guarded in box cars.
Between 25, 900 and 10000 workmen
coal miners, tin and sheet plate
workers, and men 10 various steel
crsfts-were on strike yesterday through
out western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohic
and West Virginia. A msjDrity of thu
idle men are in the Pittsburg district,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-16
MINISTER FIGHTS BURGLAR.

mlNJOl En- FlOQlO DOh0LAh.
Rev. W. Il. H. Joyce, pastor Of
Trinity Methodist Church, which Is To-
Gated in the fashionable quarter of Roa-
noke, had q desperate struggle with a
burglar 10 the church yesterday.
The stranger vent TO the ministers
house and ask for the church keys, say
log he had been sent to do some work.
Lister, when Mr.. Joyce tried to gain en-.
trance to his study In the church, be
found the door locked. He climbed in
window and was met by the burglar.
The men cinched and engaged In
haud.to-hand struggle.
Finally, the burglar managed to get
possession Of batchtt and aimed q blow
With the weapon at the preachers head.
Mr.. Joyce caught the lick on bis wrist,
and finally wrenched the Ratchet from
the burglar. The latter then drew a
large knife and threatened to kill the
minister. The preacher defended him
sell with the Ratchet and forced the
burglar 10 retreat backward.
When the burglar reached door, be
quickly unlocked ii and dashed out. Mr..
Joyce chased the fleeing man several
blOckp, bat he finally escaped.
A pocke.bOok dropped BY the burglar
contained a card bearing the words "Dsn
Rice, aged 22." There is no such name
in the city directory" Rev. Mr.. Joyce
is an athlete OF powerful build. His
antagonist was q large man. Neither
was seriously hurt in the fight. The
burglar had rlhed some desk drawers In
search for money.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-16
KilIsd Bull tilnnonotamus.

Naiysshs, British East Africa. July 16.
by native runner from Camp SsigosOi.-
At a most unexpected time Dol.
Roosevelt last evening added to his
African game bag, the bull hippoptamUs
which he has been anxious to fad since
the beginning of the hunt Col. Roose-
welt was practically alone when he en-
countered the hippo, one Of the Target
shot in Lake Naivasha territory for many
years. His nesting with the snimsl
was extremely hazardous. Col. Roose-
welt WAS 10 launch when he espied the
animal. he gave the wheel Of the launch
to one Of the natives who accompanied
him, and fred three shots at the hippo
at shot range. The animal continued
to advance after the 6rst two shot,. The
third shot was fatsl. The killing of the
bull hippo on Wednesday, leaves only
calf to De secured to complete the bag for
which the party visited the Attendbor-
ough estate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-16
EARTHQUAKE IN GREECE.

A dispatch to a London news bureau
from Athens Gays that violent earth
quake has occurred in southern Greece,
resulting 10 considerable loss Of life aud
damage to property. Twenty persons
are reported dead and 100 injured in one
village, and three other villages suffered
heavily. The dispatch adds that when
the details are learned 1t is likely that
the casualty list will be greatly In
creased
A dispatch from Athens says an earth.
quake has occurred 10 the province OF
Ellis, the capital Of which is Pyrgos.
Several villages we're destroyed and
many people persisted. The material
loss ia heavy,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-16

FROM all indications Judge Mann's
chances of being governor, if he ever had
auy. are on the wsne, and it is just as
well that 1t should be so. The people OF
Virginia, that is the rank and file OF
them. want frank and sincere men in
Office and recent developments do not
show that the judge comes under this
category. His letters 10 General Malone
written over twenty years ego, but only
recently published, show plainly, SIS
stated on Wednesday that during re-
adiuster times he was running with the
hares and hunting with the hounds,
making General Malone believe that he
was heartily supporting him, whereas,
with bis vote he was doing just the con-
trary. A few years ago Judge Mann was
recognized as among the leading temper
aucs advocates 10 the state, and was be-
ing fought by nearly ever liquor man
and interest Virginia. Now, for
some reason not made plain, he is being
supported by many Of these same men
and interests Notwithstanding the fact
that he is the svowed candidate of the
auti-sslOon party in the state. The
Judge declares that he has made no
dicktr or promise and in person, proba-
bly, be has not, but no sane man will Re-
lieve that some one or ones in authority
have not made these dickers or promises
for him for otherwite the present politi-
cal condition 10 the state would not ex-
ist. Now it is as plsin as daylight that
should Judge Mann be elected governor
he would have to ''go back on" either
the temperance or the liquor people aud
the letters referred to above show that he
is just as apt to do one as the Other-Or
both, 80 that it would rebound to the in
terest of Judge Mann.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-16
Chicago Wheat Market.

Chicago, July, 10 Wheat today
continued on the toboggan, which 1t hit
suddenly yesterday. Right at the start
it dropped to 1,2l, bot recovered and
hovcred sbOu! l.22 and fractions.
James A, Patten Is credited today
with having unloaded $500. 900 bushels
of July wheat at the high figures which
prevailed yesterday and to have cleaned
up nearly 5000, 900. Today he was
huvi1Q,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-16

SOME friction has arisen between the
White House and the Capitol, Presi-
Taft, it is said, ressntipg the effort Of the
leaders to induce him to con-
sent to the defeat OF the corporation tax
amendment. All he has to do Is to give
the "stsndpstters' dose Of their own
medicine and they will come right
down. But will he Go 90?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-16
ALMOST PERFECT.

ETquisitely beautiful in appea rance.
brilliant and rich In tone, responsive to
the touch and as durable as any piano
can be made are the Weaver pianos,
w. /. Whitson, Sole agent, oII-oI3
King Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-16

will be again-though he threatened to
run as an independent when bis coz
stItuents wearied of him and turued him
down some wears ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-16

JUST as might have been expected
Mr.. Charles Fl. Grosvenor, the former
republican ststisticisn of the House, is
out With a statement in which he says
that the tariff schedules have not been
Increased over the Dingley Law. Mr..
Grosvenor should keep out. he is not
a member oil the House noW-snd never