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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Major General Guerro has rendered
his resignation rs commander-in-chief
Of the Cuban army.
The pay roll at the Norfolk and
Western shops at Roanoke yesterday
amounted to STA 900, which is $50, 900
less than that of November,
Theodore Anderson, after drifting
six days without food on 4 derelict,
recently swan to shore on the west coast
OF Australia.
DR.. Guy /. Hunter, OF Baltimore.
was elected vice president Of the South
ern Surgical and genealogical Asso-
citation at Nashville, Tenn, yesterday.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the
nomination Of Judge Van Devantcr and
James r. Lamar to be associate Just
ices OF the Supreme Court.
Mrs. E. H. Hartman yesterday
gave 100000 to Yale University to
endow a chair in the Forest School as
memorial to hor husband.
The Brazilian government has sent
the sailors who took part in the recent
mutinies at Rio de Janeiro, to remote
states, where they will be employed
in building highways ana railroads.
A large masonry monument is to be
erected at Point Lookout, Md, by the
United States government i'll memory
OF 8, 394 Confederate soldiers and sailors
who died in northern prisons during
the civil war and are now buried in
that vicinity.
Eight men lost their lives in the
mine disaster at Tacoma. Wise county.
on Wednesday, and two came cut alive,
having broken an air pipe and escaped
the gas.
1t is stated that the 1910 reasseSs-
ment of real estate in Virginia will
show all approximate gain over 1900.
The present value OF real property in
Virginia is about $500, 000,0 900.
Dir. Edwin A. Alderman, president
OF the University of Virginia, has gone
to Atlantic City, where he will spend Z
few days before going to the Caribbean
Sea OH q cruise for his health.
Judge Aiken, OF the Corporation
Court OF Danvillc, yesterday issued
rules against five saloon keepers Of that
city ordering them to appear before
court Monday to show cause why their
license should not be revoked. The
saloon men were recently indicted By
the grand jury on charge Of selling
liquor to drunken people.
The governor Of Virginia and Mrs.
Mann went to Washington yesterday
for the dinner given by the president
and Mrs. Taft ut the White House last
evening, in compliment to the cabinet.
They were guests Of Senator and Mrs.
Swanson at their home on Sixteenth
street, and will return TO Richmond
today They were among the guests
last night at the dance given by Mrs.
Moran in honor Of Miss Helen Tail.
Before leaving Washington today Cover
nor andMrs. Mann visited the new Office
buildings OF the Senate and House, and
took luncheon at the Capitol withScna-
tor and Mrs. Swanson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-16

ITIkG!EIA.-In the Clerks Office OF
the Corporation Court Of the City oil
Alexandria, on the 18th day Of Novem-
Der. 1910.
Frances i. Gutridge vs.. James r. Gut
ridge. In chancery.
Memo. The object Of this suit Is to OBJ
tain for the complainant an absolute di-
vorcc from the defendant on the ground
OF wilful dcsertion and abandonment for
4 period Of more than three years before
the bringingof this suit, and for gene
raj relief
1t appearing by an affidavit filed in this
cause that the defendant, James r. Gut
ridge, is nonresident OF this State
It is Ordered, That said defendant ap
pear here within fifteen days after due
publication Of this order, and dc what is
necessary to protect his interest in this
suit. and that copy of this order be
forthwith inserted IN the Alexandria
Gazette. newspaper published in the
City of Alexandria, once week for four
successive weeks, and posted ut tho front
door Of the Court House Of this city
A copy-TEsTE
NEWELL s, GREENAWAY, Clerk.
Fred'k. P, Russell, p, 9, noy29 w4W-tp
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-16

Tie Sulloway pension bill which
would increase the pension appropria-
ton upwards OF $50, 900, 900 annually
was yesterday agreed upon by the House
committee on invalid pensions, rs was
stated in the Gazette's Washington cor
rcspondencc of that day. OF course
this will be used against any bill look
ing to the reduction OF the tariff. The
civil war ended forty-five years ago, but
the pension roll increasesiregardless OF
time. Most Of the money goes to the
north, but the south pays large part
If it. WOE to the vanquished
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-16
Fire in a Factory Building.

Newark, n. j., Dec. 16.-Fanncd by
= high gale, spectacular fire threat
cned with total destruction the four
story brick factory building belonging
to Joseph S. Mundy at 1928 Prospect
street this morning. The total loss was
from $50, 900 to $50, 600
The firemen, after hard battle that
necessitated two alarms subdued the
flames. but not until several thousand
dollars worth OF Christmas novelties
had been deftroyed.
The greatest loss was sustained by A..
F. Meisselbach and Brothers, occu-
pants OF the top floor, and others.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-16

THE Munyon Homeopathic Remedy
Company was on "Wednesday fined
5000 10y Judge Mcpherson il the
United States DiStric, Court in Phiia-
delphia after it had pleaded guilty Of
three charges OF misbranding and mis-
stating the curative qualities OF il
blood remedies. The preparations
misbranded were Munyon's Asthma
Cure, Munyon's Special Liquid Blood
Cure and Munyon's Blood Cure. DR..
Reddeman. one of the governments
chemists, testified that he had analysed
the three preparations and found that
the substances in the Asthma Cure
were nothing but cane sugar and {
faint semblance of alcolol. Thus i
will be seen that DR.. Munyon has beer.
humbuging the people with his rene,
flies for years past
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-16
SWAN BROS.
KING AND PITT STREETS.
Useful
Xmas
Presents Il
= or Ladies

Bureau Scaris, each 25c, soc, Csc and
81 40
Pillow Shams, each 25c, Soc, CSC and
$1.39.
sideboard Scarfs, each soc, Csc, $50
and 1.98.
Lunch Cloths, each SOC, 9Sc, Il 80,
$1.99, So. so ant S2G8.
Tablecloths, with do1;~ Napkins to
match, tho set, $3.50, $3.yG. $500
Ladies Fancy Collars. in boxes, each
15c, 25c, SOC, SOC and 75c.
Writing Paper in holiday boxes, eacl.
Zoe, 15c, 25c, 39c, SOC, 75c, 81, $50,
S1.98 and 1926.
japanese China, from l0c to $500.
Ladies Fancy Belts, each 25c, SOC,
75c and sl.00.
Ruching, neatly boxed, each 25c and
49c.
Belt Buckles, each 25c 502, 75c and
S1.00.
Leather Handbags, each CSC to $500.
Leather Music Rolls, each CSC and 81. 4e.
White Tablccloths, each 93c to $500.
Dinner Napkins, doz. $1.00 to So. 90.
Hand made Doilies, each 25c, Soc, SOC.
Cushion Pillows, each 39c, 49c and SOC.
Fancy Tablecoyers, each CSC to $3.50
White Aprons, each l5c, Csc, 35c and
SOC.
Bingham Aprons, each 25c. 35c and SOC.
Red TablecoVers, each 49c to $3.50.
Knit Fascinators, each 25c to $50.
Fancy Open Bags, each Soc, SOC I1c
and S1.00.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-16
Prefers Electrocution to Life Imprison-
menf.

Columbus, o., Dec. 1G.-Harry
Fravel, of Barberton, Ohio, murderer,
asked to see the electric chair when he
arrived at the penitentiary today to
serve a life sentence. He said he pre-
ferred the electric chair to life in,pri-
sonment and had hoped to be sentenced
to death. Frarel killed his wife, at
tempted to kill his mother-in-law, and
shot himself after be was arrested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-16
Fire DELAYS EnneraI.

North Bergen, n. j., Dec. 16.-The
funeral Of Belle Thompson, the daugh-
ter OF William Thompson, ir., which
was TO have been held today, has been
postponed until tomorrow because Of a
fire in the Thompson home which last
night partially DESTROYED the coffin and
reached the body.
The burning coffin was reacoed by
members of the Excelsior Hose Com
pany A lamp held near lace cur
tain started the blaze.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-16
SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
SENATE

The Senate today passed. a bill ap-
propriating SO, 900 for the erection Of
n, statue ut Abingdon, Va, to Con.
VIM. Campbell and his comrates. Gen.
Campbell and his force wiped out one
wing Of the British army at the battle
OF Kings Mountain and FASTENED the
surrender of CORVALLIS.
Senator Bristow, started today the
fourth day of his flibustcr against the
French spoiiation allowances in the
omnibus claims bill. He has no hope
of defeating the measure but desires
that the matter should be fully cx-
planned and understood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-16
THE YOUNGEST BISHOP.

Rev. Edward Arthur Temple, for
merly OF Front Royal, Va, and for the
last five years rector Of St. Paul's Prot
testant Episcopal church in Waco,
Tex, was yesterday consecrated bishop
of the north Texas missionary diocese,
which includes the Panhandle region.
The Rev. Mr. Temple is 40 years old,
and is the youngest bishop in bis
church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-16
Intimation that the Western Unior

Intimation that the Western Union
Telegraph Company as corporation
will be proceeded against as the result
Of the big federal raid in Chicago on
the Offices of the Capital Investment
Company, called by department of jus
tice officials, the last big bucketshop
combine in the country, were given
today by the officials engaged in round
ing up those members OF the concern
who have not yet ksaa arrested,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-16
Schooner Ashore.

Nantucket, Mass, Dec. 1G.-Tho
schooner Thomas C. Garland. OF Ports
mouth, N. H., bound for Boston, early
today was driven ashore on Great Point
here, and was abandoned by her crew
who we're taken off in the breecles
buoy by the life savers. The vessel
probably will be total loss.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-16
Hunting Fatalities.

Boston, Dec 16.-State game war
dens and bereaved families counted the
cost of life today, of the winters hunt
ing season in New England, closed last
midnight, and found that IS persons
had been killed i'll hunting accidents.
81 were Killed last year and % the year
before.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-16

DO the right thing if you have Nasal
Catarrh. Get Ely's Cream Balm at once.
Don't touch the catarrh powders and
snuds, for-they contain cocaine. Ely's
Cream Balm releases the secretions that
infame the nasal passages and the throat,
merely dry up the secretions and leave
you no better than you were. Ina word
Ely's Cream Balm is a real remedy, not
delusion. All druggists, 80 cents, or
mailed by Ely Bros, IS Warren Street,
New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-16
Five Men Drowned.

Harwich, Egg, Dec. 16.-Fiye of the
crew OF the naval tender Elm were
drowned today in collision between
the tender and submarine. The Elm
was sunk and the submarine seriously
damaged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-16
HOUSE.

i: An open attack upon Secretary Of
the Navy Meyer by Mr.. Fitzgerald to-
day, opened the consideration in the
House OF the legislative, executive and
iudicial-bill. General debate was linz
tied to ono hour and Fitzgerald occu-
pied the entire democratic allotment OF
time in opposing thepolicy of Secretary
Meyer in trying to discredit the prac-
tice OF building battcships in navy
yards under the eight hour law.
While Fitzgerald was attacking Meyer
on the Aopr of the House the secretary
was appearing before the House COM
mittee on naval affairs in support of
his request.
General debate on the legislative,
executive, and judicirl appropriation
bill was begun.
The urgency deficiency bill, carrying
4 total of $40, 900, was reported by
the House appropriation committee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-16

The department OF justice has an
nounced that prosecution Of the electric
trust, considered by officials the most
important suit ever brought under the
Sherman law, would be begun before
January /,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-16
DIED..

On Wednesday. December. Il, 1910. 1T
his residence, Ilu1 Queen street, at 2:45
a. M, WILLIAM J. LYNCH, in the end
year of his age. Funeral from st. Mary's
Catholic Church tomorrow Saturday at
93Q a, N,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-16

No terms have been agreed upon by
China and the American syndicate for
the proposed loan OF $50, GOO, 900, the
final trouble being in the selection OF a
financial adviser for the empire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-16

damaged
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-23
SUMMER NpCKWEAR.

Dutch collars, quite deliberately made,
are also finished with clusters OF such
loops and flowers worn in lieu of a
regulation tie. One of these collars.
which is a little out of the. ordinary.
Is possibly two inches deep, and of
handsomely embroidered linen. Around
the linen portion is a border of Irish
lace, outlined in turn by a narrow
linen edge. With this a cluster of green
loops is worn, says Harper's Bazaar.
A fancy exists, too. for large, rather
stiff neck bows of red, green. black or
blue surah, edged with Persian flower
ed material, or tipped with it. The
bow itself is six or seven inches wide.
and narrow, and it is crossed with a
stin little bar in the centre and at
tached by means of a patent pin in
the back. Some of the neck frills are
given a neck rim of velvet or of taffeta,
which is continued In fiat ends or a.
made cluster of loops on the order of
the bands just described.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-23

thought of a future of loneliness and
or social ostracism. 1t is better to go
without the pretty clothes now. without
the Jewels, the good times, than to have
some day the finger of scorn pointed
toward you
To think perhaps when you let go of
your ideal of womanly purity and dig
nifty that you can square things by
saying, The. serpent beguiled me-"
The serpent may be your employer. a
man in your office, the head of your
department, or some fellow clerk. But
you have yet to learn that two wrong
acts never make a right one. The fact
that another has sinned will not make
your punishment lighter, says the
writer in the Philadelphia Press.
Does this sound very much like a SER
mon, and are 0 blaming me for treat
ing such an unpleasant subject? Please
believe that l would not, had not the
imperative need of the discussion beer
forced upon me. All around me girls
are saying. How can help it?' as
If they had been sucked IN by the
malestrom of modern conditions, and
were powerless to prevent a catas-
trophe. No girl is helpless who has a
home to go to. a father and a mother.
who will protect her if she seeks their
aid. 1t is the headstrong girl, who
trusts too much in her own Judgment.
who suffers most. Wilful to the last,
she refuses to believe that harm can
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-23
tcont,nued from yesterday,

He Interrupted himself with a shor,
laugh, and then asked her an absurd
question. Can you imagine a sea Of
thick moiasses? If you can. try rt
think what It would be like in a storm,
and then you will know how waite,
storms seem to me, who lives in the sir
Those waves In the sky, when they're
angry, shoot you aloft for a mile, whirl-
ing, and then drop you again, as - off
the edge of a precipice, with nothing
nothing at all, out sheer acancy be-
meath your wings. 1t blows so hard
some times that even the a1batross OF
frigate-bird can't lie up, hope-to
against 1t. They have to turn and scud
and give-the storm It's Will with them,
just like the lesser fowl. I had to dc
that once. and it is the only time in my
life that l have ever felt an overmas-
tering terror"
She looked at him curiously. And,
yet. you must have faced death a thou
sand times" she hazarded.
1T wasn't the prospect of death that
frightened me- he answered thought
fully. 1T was just plain panic-just
the intrinsic terror of the Titan himself,
who seemed to be drunk and heaving
the world about. That doesn't sound
very sensible; perhaps you understand
the thing 1 mean"
She did not answer, but sat fol
awhile, thoughtfully silent, her chin on
her knees, her arms embracing them,
and her eyes focused no nearer than on
the patch of dusky orange at the
horizon.
How long have you lived like this? %
she asked abruptly.
Really lived? Only three months or
so. l spent the better part OF five years
learning to fly"
And you have flown all over the
world?'
"All over this most deserted patch of
it."
There was another silence. Then she
said: And what a contempt you must
have for us-for us, poor wingless crea-
lures, who m cross a little fissure
In a rock or a bit of open water with
out such toilsome labor. Yes, that must
be the feeling-contempt; it could
hardly be pity"
"If that's true he rejoined quickly,
its only poetic justice. I've only
achieved toward the world the feeling
which the world held for me-.
The words were spoken harshly.
abruptly, as if his memory had just
tasted something intolerably bitter.
The manner of the words, no
less than the sense of them, star
tied her, and she checked a movement to
turn and look into his face. Instead,
she tried to recall 1t as 1t had looked
when she had first too confronting
him, before the twilight had faded.
1t was a strange face, as she remem-
bered it, but this, she reflected, was
probably due to the incongruous effect
of his deeply tanned skin with his very
light. sun-bleached hair. A sensitive
face, finely chiseled. almost beautiful
and young. but with ar inexplicabio
stamp of premature & upon it. Ii
had not struck her at all as a tragic
face, and yet the meaning of those last
words OF his, uttered as they were, had
been tragic enough.
Eat least you rave a magnificent re-
venge.' was all she said, and Their
there was another silence. She her
self was trying to think Of something
to say, for she realized that his con-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-23
A Widow s Boy

r TATURE made It very hard or us to keep from babying my son All
IN his early years he as a high strung little emiinvand. During that
- ' time I tried not Ito let the boy feel himself too important. 1 tried never
. let him know that all M life a centred in HIS or that I worried over
him. I always assumed thai his indsposion WI slight and such as any
other child might have n n condition did n OF us mention nerves. If
anything apppyed him when he was n M condition to bear tn excitement
the cause Of his irritation raj unobtrusvey removed We never discussed
in his hearing his lack If appetite.
AS he gradually grew into nor normal boyhood, there vas ON change in
our relationship. The chfd vas ever shy and retiring n wanted to stay al
raj near m 10 " a writer in Earpers Bazaar Now, 1 fairly pushed him
into the arms Of the feners" Many mothers make IN undue fuss overd de-
Gliding with whom their boys shall associate 1 let m v son, for thu most part,
make hso W choice I made him understand that trusted he would not be-
After paying twothirds of his college expenses, m boy is 10 taking
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-23

WHEN Eve ate the apple her excuse
was, THE serpent beguiled me
and I did eat" and ever since women
nave been making the same apology.
L IND that the girl who works. the
W~age-earner, the want-to-en1oy-the-
world girl is prone to justify her weak
nesses by the statement 1T is not nv
fault-modern conditions bring tempta-
tons. l am not protected like the girl
IN the home. l earn such meagre
wages that I nno keep body and soul
tosether-and II my soul suffers it is
not my fault" All arguments are met,
stubbornly, with a repetition of that
excuse, ut is not my fault"
A woma said to me yesterday: How
can girls help going wrong when they
are paid SO poorly? They crave lnxu-
ries and want to be like other girls. No
one wishes, more than 1, that all girls
should have the pleasant things of life,
but If this softness and ease comes at
the expense of their strength of char
acter, or of their purity, her 1 say that
they are to blame. The girl who tries
to Justify herself should always ask the
question, rs there m road l can travel
which will keep me out of the mire of
vice and degradation?"
We all know that there are young
women who come to the cities from
homes where they are thoroughly pro-
tected. The girls have absolutely no
excuse for trying to supplement- their
small earnings by ill-gotten gains
which shall provide for their luxuries.
Let them return, rather, to the father
and mother who love them.
If. however. a girl Is not willing to go
back to monotony, and Graves the ex-
element of city life, she should ask
herself this question, What is the end?
When youth is gone and beauty what
them 1t is better to nave only two
meagre meals a day than to face the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-23
The Summer Girls Veil

X MULTIPLY the hats OF any sunme girl by six and YOU cal tell ap-
proxinatdy how many wells she has purchased, Tor to be chic the
= &ce covering ~ be fresh and guIess IL holes and a. nearly as
possible match the rim of the hat about which it is wound.
This rule. however, should lot be 90 literally followed in h case If pale
green mauve or blue hat nce eve a nimy net in any Of these shades would
lend q bilious enect to the complexion.
On the contrary, With oe of the fashionable dark red straws or fancy
braids a matching veil Is advisable, a that coor more than other pro-
tMts the cuucle from sun and wind burn and becomes almost any woman
save a noridfaced Titan blonde.
Fortunately for those girls who object to freakish wells, black meshes arr
exceedingly fashionable this summer and are won for all purposes W
motoring and yachting