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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
Fresh Air In winter Time.

The man who closes his windows in
cold weather to keep from taking cold
is the man above all men who is apt to
catch cold. At least this is the view
of the State department OF health, and
one which is being made slogan of
the department in this season of coughs
and colds.
Fresh air." says Commissioner
Williams, in statement given out to-
day, is as essential in cold weather rs
in hot weather and should never be
neglected by those who wish TO keep
in good health. One OF the best ways
in the world for person to catch cold
is to stay iu closed room, away from
the fresh air, and leave the room, and
go into the cold winter weather. The
all important thing is TO keep the body
warm, and this can best be done by
wearing ample clothing, rather than
by living in I close room. The win
dows should be left open in all weather
in this climate. OF course, 10 one
should sit or sleep in a draught, but
this, too, can readily be avoided.
1T is curious how ignorant or care
less some people are on this matter.
One OF our department officials was
passing through fashionable part Of
Richmond about midnight, recently,
and happened to notice = very large
apartment house He saw that no
windows were open in the front Of the
house, and, becoming curious, made a
complete circuit of the premises. He
found that not 4 single window in the
house was open to admit fresh air. II
is safe to say that these people not only
suffer from colds, but subject them
selves to The menace Of serious throat
and lung troubles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
The Missing Aviator.

Amsterdam, Dec. 24.-It was re-
ported here today that an aeroplane
supposed to be that OF Cecil Grace,
who was lost Thursday while attempt
ing return flight fromCalais to Dover,
was picked up in the North Sea near
Textile.
Textile is the southwestern most and
largest OF the Tristan Islands, forming
part Of the Dutch province OF North
Holland.
Grace was last seen by the coast
guardsmen on the Goodwin Sands, in
England, at 8 o'clock Thurday after.
noon. He had left Calais an hour
earlier, preparing 10 fly back across
the channel and into the interior Of
England. The guards saw him while
still five miles at sea, headed straight
for the land. They were alarmed to
note, however, that instead OF keeping
on his true course, he sweryed away to
the northeast and headed straight
for the North Sea.
The high bluffs on the Kentish coast,
it is thought, deceived the aviator, who
evidently thought they we're fog banks,
which he wished to avoid. The sky
was overcast and foggy, and it is en-
tirely probable Grace could not see the
land at all, though but short distance
aWay
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
How the Government is swIndled.

Washington. u. c., Dec. 24.-Des-
pite the fact that the government has
been swindled out of several million
dollars in customs drawbacks, by the
so called sugar trust" an assistant at
torney general at the Department OF
Justice today declared it practically
impossible to prosecute criminally with
any success. The government ex-
poets to recover much, il not all,
the money it has paid out in draw
backs, when no drawbacks were due.
Criminally. however, Assistant Attorn-
ey General Denison declares only the
most minor employees Of the American
Sugar Company can be convicted.
In this, the most recent OF the
governments cases against the sugar
trust, II evidence OF criminal intent on
the part of trust officials" thus far
gathered by special agents from the
Department OF Justice has been SC
slight that Assistant Attorney General
Denison declares indictments do not
now seem warranted. Civil action will
be taken, but that probably is all.
An honor system, in which the
government accepts, without question
the word of an exporter that drawbacks
are due, is all that the government
now has to- protect itself against
practical robbery on the million
dollar scale, according to trea.
sury officials, who declared to,
day, that it will be necessary to revise
the entire drawback code in order to
prohibit continuation OF such swind-
ling as is now charged to the sugar
trust" 1t is now possible for manu-
facturer to bring in an article from
Porto Rica, or Cuba, without payment
of duty, then export it, with the decla-
| ration that it came from some other
country, and collect refund from the
treasury. Such custom is said to
have been followed in the case OF sugar,
that article being brought in, duty free,
from Porto Rico, and then having been
exported as having come from Jamaica,
or Cuba.
In pursuing this course, which gov
eminent officials declare to be perjury,
with criminal intent. the heads OF the
American Sugar Company are said to
have protected themselves from prose-
cution byan elaborate checking system,
which, traced to its origin, will resolve
the guilt on minor employees working
Of tho docks These latter sion re-
gular printed slips declaring drawbacks
to be due on certain consignments.
These slips are endorsed up the line"
until they finally reach the officials,
who sign them. and send them to the
treasury without ever having seen the
consignments they refer to. 1t is there
fore possible for them to claim, govern
ment officials declare, that requests
for drawbacks were made in, good faith
so far as their own personal knowledge
was concerned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
Reported Railroad Accident.

London, Dec. 24.-The Star has an
uuconfrmed report from Carlisle that
twenty tourists, bound for Scotland to
spend the Christmas holidays, have
been killed in wreck near that city to-
day. Other reports reaching here say
that only two were killed and 20
seriously injured. The cause of the
wreck has not yet been ascertained.
Tho latest fragmentary reports re-
ceived from Carlisle declare that an ex-
press train bound from London to
Glasgow, running at q high rate of
speed, collided with q pilot engine,
telescopiug the passenger cars. Later
reports indicate that two persons were
instantly killed and twenty seriously
injured, but that the wreckage caught
fire, burning alive eight of the persons
who had been pinioned in the debris.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
Attempted Suicide at a Telephone.

New York, Dec. 24.-John Rice,
whose parents are said to be wealthy,
suffered from remorse when his brother
in-law found him in the Chatham Club.
in Chinatown, early today. Calling on
the telephone young woman with
whom he was in love, Rice said: i
want you to listen to something"
Before anyone could interfere, he
drew q revolver and shot himself in the
face. Staggering back to the telephone,
he continued talking with the girl.
You heard me shoot myself, didn't
you Well, / told you would do it.
Now good bye to you and everyone
else." Then he fell unconscious.
Rice had hardly been placed in bed
in the Hudson Street Hospital, where
the physicians said he would recover,
when a taxicab brought up pretty
young woman. Rice would recover,
she exclaimed: "Ain't he the crazy
thing He's tried this three times be-
fore and he doesn't seem able to sue
ceed."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
Killed in a Collision.

Upper Sandusky, o., Dec. "a
Three trainmen and three passengers
we're killed, and a dozen other passen.
gers injured in a collision OF Pennsyl'
vania trains at Nevada, few miles
east of Upper Sandusky, early today
Train number As, q solid express,
from Chicago to New York, crushed
into train number Is, solid
Pullman en- route from Pittsburg tc
Chicago. Two engineers, one an extra,
in the locomotive drawing the express
train, were killed. The baggage man
and passengers killed or injured were
all on the Pullman tram.
The west bound track was blocked by
freight train, stalled by draw bar
which pulled out. The Pullman train
crossed over to the cast bound track,
short distance from signal tower
and then stopped, according to signals.
Tho express train should have been
halted. 1t was the duty OF the tower
man to hold it. Whether he did SO is
a question which railroad officials are
investigating.
The express train was running
through a snowstorm at the rate OF 81
miles an hour, when through the drlr'
ing fakes its fireman saw dimly the
headlights OF the Pullman trains loco
motive. Brakes we're applied but toe
late to prevent the smash.
The huge locomotive crumpled under
the impact of the collision. The first
Pullman on the passenger train was
wooden. Those behind were OF steel.
The wooden car buckled, the passen,
gers being crushed in their berths
The victims we're in this car. The pas
senger train was filled with persons 60
jnp to their homes for Christmas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
TO EAT maRYLAND,s BEST.

Governor Harmon and Mr.. Champ
Clark will be among the principal
speakers at the democratic jubilee and
harmony dinner on Jackson Day at the
Fifth regiment armory in Baltimore.
The financial committee has had little
difficulty in obtaining subscriptions, but
the committee in charge ofthe gastrono-
mic feature has prodigious task. Col.
w. A. Boykin, chairman OF the commit
tee has figured out that he needs 1000
oysters, 1000 gallons OF soup, IS gal
Ions OF terrapin, 1900 pounds OF ca
pom, 500 canYasback ducks, As Smith
field hams, $3.50 worth OF celery, s75
worth of lettuce and 5000 cigars.
To serve the food properly 10000
pieces OF ware Will be used, and it will
require $1,000 to fix a kitchen in the
crmory so that the food can be cooked
as we'll as if there were only two guests
and black nanny" doing the
honors over kitchen range. Steam
ovens, gas ranges, and other applian-
ces will be installed and, including the
culinary artists, there will be 375 per-
sons employed. These will include
walters, oyster shuckers apd cooks as
sistants.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Anne Silcott, wife OF John Sill
colt, died at her home near Silcott
Springs Tuesday night last, aged fifty
eight years. One son survives her.
Mr.. Jas. w. MiIstead, IS years old,
died on Monday at the home OF his
daughter, Mrs M. L. Sisson, in Manas-
SIS.
The fourth annual meeting OF the
Virginia State Dairymen's Association
will be held in Roanoke, January, IL.
In connection with other features,
there will be held a dairy show, exhib-
iting apparatus OF Interest to dairymen.
As stated yesterday Governor Mann
has named Judge r. H. L. Chichester,
Of Stafford, as judge OF the Fifteenth
circuit, to succeed the late Judge John
E. Mason, Of Fredericksburg. There
we're three applicants for the appoint
ment-George P. Haw, OF Hanover;
Mr.. Ennis. OF Caroline, and Judge
Chichester.
The fourteenth annual report OF the
public printer of Virginia, presented
Yesterday afternoon, shows q total
amount expended in the past year of
$50, 116,1 an increase of Sl2,35O,6l
over that OF last year. This increase is
due in part to the session OF the general
assembly in 1910, and also to the crea-
ton OF many new state departments IN
thn laSt twplyn months
An attempt to assassinatc Ellis Reese,
son of Jacob Reese, a wealthy farmer
and fruit grower, was made Thursday
night near White Hall, Frederick
county. AS the young man was walk
ing along the roadway to the village
TO call on = friend bullet fired from
ambush entered his left arm. The
would-be assassin made his escape in
the dark without being recognized.
Several months ago similar attack
vas made on Reese, the bullet going
through his hat.
That Tony Jackson's head is bullet
proof was demonstrated Thursday
night in Winchester, when he was shot
by Rector Voolfolk, who was married
several days ago. Both are colored.
A crowd went to serenade Voolfolk and
his bride, and became so noisy that
Voolfolk whipped out revolver and
fired into the serenaderS. The 30.
calibre bullet struck Jackson's head,
made dent and bounced off, Hat
tened
Messrs. Davis 4 Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant, this
week, to citizens OF this state, OF the
following patents: J. A. Doarnbergcr,
OF Roanoke, steam-boiler; P. II. Har-
ner, OF Dooms, telephone cut-out; r.
W. Lomax, Of Lynchburg, apparatus
for delivering mail to moving cars T.
palents): l. l.. Park, OF Fairfax county,
towel-supply device; l.. Steelman, OF
Alexandria, glass-machine.
A man named Robertson, presum-
ably from Richmond, was probably
fatally injured at Main street station
at Charlottesville about noon yesterday.
The young man, it is alleged, WAS or
had been suffering from some mental
trouble and, accompanied by his
brother, reached Charlottesville from
the east on q Chesapeake and Ohio
train about 11:50 O'Clock yesterday
morning on his way to Moorc's Brook
Sanatorium. As the train was pulling
out Robertson got down on his knees
AMI attempted to crawl under the rear
truck Of the car. He was struck by the
truck box and received a severe wound
about the head. His skull is belieyed
to he fractured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Alexander D. Lannon, captain in
the Chicago Fire Department, injured
at the stockyards fire Thursday, died
late yesterday. This makes the official
list OF dead "a. The fire was not under
control until noon yesterday. At times
during Thursday night it looked as il
the blaze might get out OF bounds and
sweep the stockyards clean.
The records of American hustle are
to be found in the insane asylums.
THE crying need OF the present day, :
said DR.. M. Allen Starr in New York,
last night, in addressing the Academy
of Medicine, is realization that we
live too fast; that we work too hard;
that we strive too intensely; that we
feel too kecnly. Moderation, not excess,
leads to health. /"
John Kornego. Pole, who formerly
was employed by the Friedlander
Leather Remnants Company, on north
Bodine street, Philadelphia, in the
fire OF which plant on last Wednesday
night nearly q score of firemen lost
their lives, confessed yesterday to the
local police that he had fired the plant
in spirit of revenge because tho pro,
prietor OF the company had discharg
ed him and had refused to reinstate
him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
The HPadIOck fsill,D

Madrid, Dec. pit developed to
day that the paddock bill" passed
Yesterday in the Cortcs hy vote OF
10S to 20, is the forerunncr OF q more
sweeping anti-church measure that
Premier Canalejas hopes TO push
through early next year.
In explaining the absence from the
bill OF provisions demanded by the
progressives, Canalejas said today:
1t was necessary first TO clear the
road for a more complete measure "
This statement is accepted rs the gage
OF battle by the Carlists, clercals and
other government opponents. They
are hurrcdly preparing for furious
resistance TO the premicr's programme.
They say they will inauguratc an open
and armed revolt before submitting to
the premier's proposals.
Owing to the overwhelming vote b.
which Yesterdays bill was passed, the
premier is being criticized by many of
his own party for not putting through
the whole reform while he bad the
vote, )" and his opponents off their
guard. The bill as passed contained
only fraction OF the anti-clcrical pro-
gramme. Itprohibits the strengthen
ing OF the church's power, but falls far
short of the progressives demands in
remedying the alleged existing abuses
by the church, such as the evasion OF
taxes.
Canelajas's theory, according to the
government leaders, is that it will be
wiser to effect the contemplated re-
forms by gradual stages in the hope Of
thus avoiding an uprising by the cleri-
ra1s
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
another CHARGE AGAINST the Bottle.

New York, Dec. 24.-The whiskcy
bottle is wearing black eye today,
medically speaking, az the result Of
the attack on it as the cause OF nc St
OF the present day insanity, by DR..
Albert Warren Ferris, president OF the
New York state commission la lunacy.
DR.. Ferris addressed the commit ee On
metal hygiene Of the State Charities
Aid Association and what he said about
whiskey IS sure to fill the temperance
crusaders with delight.
According to DR.. Ferris one person
in every 279 in New York state is
crazy, not just eccentric, but plum
loony." And the tirst great cause, /"
he declared" is alcohol. The next
most important cause IS sowing wild
oats. Cut out these two, live in the
country as much as possible and you
will never go crazy" Other noted
aiienists supported DIR. Ferris contens
tons. q
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CON-
GRESG

President Taft has accepted the joint
Invitation of the governors OF all the
southern states to address the Southern
Commercial Congress in Atlanta,
March 10th, 1911. His subject will be
" A Greater Nation through a greater
South. /"
William G. McAdoo, the tunnel
builder of New York, formerly OF
Georgia, has notified the executive
committee OF the Southern Commercial
Congress that he will be present at the
session OF the Congress in Atlanta,
March, 1911. He will speak on some
phase OF southern transportation.
Director ]. A. Holmes, Of the bureau
OF mines, will be chairman of the Sec
ton devoted to mines and mining dur
ing the Congress Mr.. Holmes IS
native Of South Carolina.
Arthur NJ. Harris, OF the firm OF
n. w. Harris & Co., bankers, OF New
York, will address the Congress on
The Field for Southern Bqnds,1'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
Engiand's Turkey Dinnor

London, Dec. "a -Englishmen will
tomorrow eat 81 10000 worth Of tur-
keys, according to careful estimates
made public today. Another 5000
600 will go into the plum pudding
budget, for there will be one on nearly
every table in England and still another
1000, 900 has been spent on nIistletoe
and other Christmas decorations.
This means that Englshmcn will
undergo tax Of nearly $50, 900, 600 for
Christmas aside from the much larger
sum spent on presents.
Nearly 400, 900 plum pnddings have
been exported to The sons and daugh-
tiers OF England in foreign chimes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
Six Persons Killed b. Coal Gas.

Kenton, o.. Dec. 24.-Six persons
were killed by gas fumes early today
in 4 room in the Lintz building. The
victims are Clark Latham, aged 80,
and his wife; Harry Newcomb, aged
%; Miss Bailey, aged p; William
Kennedy, aged so, and Kcnncdy's son,
Pearl, aged 24.
The tragedy was discovered today
when man went TO call the Kennedy S
to 60 to work. They had room in
the front part OF the block The other
four were found in an adjoining room
The pipe Of a gas stove in the room had
been disconnected. Empty liquor bot
ties lay about.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
Auto sled.

Red Bank, n. j., Dec. 24.-An auto.
sled that is a real success is the latest
attraction on the ice OF the Shrewsbury
river. Fred Waters, an ice yachtman,
built the sled, which is nine feet long,
weighs 200 pounds and is equipped
with 10 horsepower air cooled engine.
There are two runners in front and
back OF the sled, with small wheel in
the centre, on which are 16 steel spikes.
This wheel, driving across the surface
of the ice, furnishes the motive power.
The sled has covered 80 miles an hour
easily, aud with certain changes that
are contemplated, Waters expects to
make 60 miles an hour.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
Bark Wrecked.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 24.-Thc Nor
wegian bark Speero, bound from Bahia
to New York went ashore off Cape E;,t,
teras early today. Her master. Captain
Bosyigand, and crew OF twelve men
were taken off in the breecllcs buoy by
the live saving crews at Dura"d and
Creeds Hill stations.
The Speero was first sighted in dis
tress about 4 o'clock in the morning,
and went ashore shortly afterward.
She carried only ballast. a heavy sea
will probably break her up in her
present position. She is leaking
RAPIDLY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
Sale. of Christmas Stamps.

New York, Dec. o4.-Up-to-date
charity, conducted on the most modern
scientific business methods, is a com.
plete success according to Frank H.
Mann, secretary of the committee on
the prevention of tuberculosis Of the
charity organization, in charge OF sale
OF the Red Cross Christmas stamps in
New York city.
More than $4,000 will be netted in
New York city alone this year from the
sale of these stamps. It is estimated
that more than million dollars will
be the grand total from the entire
United States,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24

A YEAR and half ago Senator
Lodge said the consumer was myth.
But as the myths materialized in Mas
sachusetts to such an extent as to elect
democrat to be governor, Mr.. Lodge
has helped on his myth theory. A
myth that can and will vote must not
b, treated with disrespect. Mr.. Lodge
now protests that he is in favor OF
reciprocity with Canada, permanent
tariff commission and revision of the
tariff by schedules. Since the Journey
OF st. Paul to Damascus, says the Phila,
d.lphia Record, there have been lev
sach sudden conversions as the grea;
= =
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
Strikers Sent to Jail,

Denver, Colo, Dec. 24.-Sixteen
strikers from Lafayette, Colo, members
of the United Mine Workers OF Ameri-
ca, today began to serve jail terms OF
one year each for contempt OF court.
The miners were sentenced yester-
day after the court had found them
guilty of disobeying an order restrain
ing them from interfering with the
Northern Coal and Coke Company, in
the opening of its mines, or from
threatening non-union employees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
Murphy Breaks His Arm.

Chicago, Dec. 2-l.-Charles w. Muir
ply, president Of the Chicago Cubs
today has a broken arm rs his Christ
mas present. Murphy, who has beer
growing very heavy lately, slipped
while out for 4 walk near his home
and fractured the large bone of his
right arm Just above the wrist. Today
he went to the Westside hospital and
had the break set.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
Eour Men Killed,

Beckley, w. Va, Dec. 24.-Fonr
men are dead as the result of an acct
dent in the shaft of the New River Co
lieries Company at Ecclcs, W. Va. a
bucket, in which the men, ali en-
ployees OF the bravo Contracting Com
pany, were riding, overturned throwing
the men five hundred feet down to the
bottom OF the shaft. All met instant
death and the bodies were horribly
crushed and mangled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
A GREATER SUNDAY sun.

The Baltimore Sun has determined to
publish aSunday newspaper divided up
into many classified sections, with color
comics, stories. sports. social happen
ings and. in fact, the whole thing that
goes with the Sunday entertainer Of to-
day. The first issue with the new fea-
lures will appear January /. The Sun
will doubtless do the thing thoroughly.
rs Is its habit. The comics will include
Happy HOolig1n. Buster Brown. the
katzeujammcrs and other well-known
laugh-Inaking characters. Some papers
rely upon the colorcd funny sheet and
some upon the finely printed and illus
trated magazine supplement. The Sun
is going TO have both,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24
vending Denied New T'rial.

Louisville, Ky, Dec. 24.-Criminal
Judge Gregory today refused to grant
new trial to Joseph Vending con-
victed slayer of little Alma Kellner.
Vending is alleged to have killed the
girl, burned the body in the furnace
OF the church OF which he was janitor
and that to have buried the charre1
parts in the church basement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-24

Standing on Il flower banked plat
form erected near the famous Lotte' S
fountain, in the heart OF San Francisco
Luisa Tetrazzini, the grand opera prima
donna. will celebrate Christmas eve by
singing Etonight in the open air
before thousands bearing roses which
they will shower ON the song
bird. Intense interest was shown
today by the poorer classes who
who will be given an opportunity to
hear the diva.