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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

St. Mary's Episcopal Church at Co.
lonial Beach is nearing completion.
The architecture is of the most beauti-
full Gothic design. This church is a
memorial OF the late Rev. William G.
Latane.
Notice is given by NJ. R. Watts, steno-
grapher for the Court Of Appeals and
As such secretary to the state board OF
law examiners, that the next semi
annual examination OF applicants for
license to practice law in Virginia will
be held in Richmond on Wednesday
November 2.
Calling for statement Of the cost oil
reconstructing their lines on the basis
OF the present construction charges, in
Guiding every phase of road building
and maintenance from the cost of iron
rail spikes to the cost OF passenger sta
tons, circulars were sent out yesterday
to all the railroads OF Virginia by the
State Tax Commission. These circu-
lars are the first step in a physical val
uation OF the railroads which is being
made by the secretary Of the commits
sion.
Creditors in Norfolk yesterday filed
petition in bankruptcy against the
Dehaven-Dawson Hardware Company
and asked for the appointment Of re-
ceiyers. The liabilities OF the concern
are placed at $350,000 and the assets
at $3.50, 900. ]. Westmore Wilcox and
Christopher Burckard we're appointed
receivers. The petition was signed BY
A. j. Reach Company, the Lancaster
Trust Company, of Lancaster, Pa,
and the Pennington IN. j., National
Bank.
Mayor David G. Richardson, Of
Richmond, has expressed the desire to
be the passenger to fly with Ralph
tombstone, who is under contract to
carry a passenger in his Wright ma
chine during the aerial demonstrations
in Richmond in October. Friends are
protesting and Mrs. Richardson is also
said not TO favor her husbands flight.
The mayor, however, yesterday stated
that he would surely be the passenger
il he received the invitation.
The Census Bureau gave out yesterday
the population for two Virginia cities
Norfolk and Portsmouth. The popula.
ton of Norfolk is 67, 452 as compared
with 46 GOA in 1900 and 34.S71 in
1890. The increase from 1900 to 1915
therefore is 1896, or AL per cent. a
compared with an increase for the pre-
ceding decade OF 11,753 or 1877 PEE
cent. The population Of Portsmouth
shows an almost phenomenal increase
II is 33, 100 as compared with II, 427 il
1900 and 13, 26S in 1890. The increas'
from 1900 to 1910, therefore, is Is, rs;
or 90.5 per cent. as compared with al
increase for the preceding decade o
4,159, or 31.3 per cent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24
More Earthquake shocks.

Cleveland, O., Sept 24.-FatheI
Odenbach, OF St. Ignatius College OBJ
seryat3ry today reports t selsmo-
graph record OF two simultaneous
earthquakes in different quarters OF the
globe. We say it is the first time in
his observation that such a record has
been made.
The first quake began at 9:39:35,
and ended at 1928 last night. The
main disturbance occurred at 9:47 80.
He estimated the distance at 1900
miles. In the same record is traced
that of another fainter disturbance OF
the earth. which cannot be separated
for adalysis
Prescott, Ariz., Sept. 24.-No dam
age is reported today as the result OF
the slight earthquake shocks which
we're felt in various sections OF Arizona
late last night. Williams and Winslow
both report tremars lasting few sec
onds while dispatches from Kinsman
Jerome and Flagstaff also report light
disturbances which began at 9:08 p. IN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24
searchlng Dor Robbers.

Wytheyille, Va, Sept 24.-Blood-
hounds are being employed in an ef-
fort to trace four masked robbers who
this morning beat aud tortured Mrs.
Stuart Suthers into insensibiity follow
ing her refusal to tell them the hiding
place OF 800, which they afterwards
found and made off with.
The attack was made during the
absence OF Mr.. Suthers. The men,
who we're all white and all masked,
beat and burned Mrs. Suthers until she
lost consciousness. Then they ran
sacked the house finally finding tie
money, which was in $40 gold certifi
Gates sewed mp in mattress. The money
represented the savings OF life time
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24

FRANCIS CURTIss, editor of the repub-
lican book, has had his troubles keep
ing the campaign book free from allu-
sions to the unpleasantness existing be-
tween the two factions of the party
The book is divided into three general
chapters. The first tells Of the achieve
ments OF the party in the matter OF
legislation since its organization anC
boasts OF the accomplishments of the
last session in the matter Of new, con
structive legislation. The second chap
ter is devoted to the defense of the
present tariff law. The third chapter
details the efforts of the administration
In the direction of economy. In th'
book the story OF the recent Baihnger
Pinchot controversy has no place, bu
the democrats will play it up for al
that it is worth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24
HOT CONTEsTIN NORFOLK co.

Yesterday, as stated in the Gazette OF
that date, was a day of sensations in
Norfolk in connection with the investi-
CATION Of the Second district democratic
primary. Counsel who are looking
out for the interests Of voters in the
contest filed with the investigating
committee bill OF their findings in
the investigation, as did attorneys for
Representative Harry l.. Maynard, who
is contesting the nomination OF Will
liam A. Young, his opponent in the
primary. Young has until Tuesday to
file his reply and make any charges
before the committee which he may
see fit.
Counsel for both the voters and May
nard make allegations OF fraud and
other corrupt practices in the conduct
of the primary election. The seven at
torneys for the democratic voters con-
fined their charges mostly to the second
precinct OF the Second ward OF Norfolk
although the Halls Corner precinct in
Norfolk county came in for good
share OF attention. The Maynard forces
also fercely assaled the election in the
second precinct of the Second ward OF
Norfolk, and made Wholesale charges
OF corruption in Norfolk county. Both
the precincts gave Young overwhelm-
ing majorities. In the second precinct,
according to the returns, Young re-
ceiyed 500 votes to - for Maynard,
whereas yesterday.
the attorneys claim that they can
produce upward of so citizens who are
registered at the ward and who were
returned as voted, but are ready to
state on oath that they did not go
near the polls on election day. The
allegation is made that there are
many others who did not vote, but are
recorded rs having done so, and up
ward OF 100 others who did not vote
because they were not in the city or could
not have legally voted because they had
not paid their poll taxes. Counsel for
MAYNARD claim that there are several
hundred such in Norfolk county.
These charges implicate the demo-
cratic leaders OF Norfolk and Norfolk
county in practices which will very
probably result in grand jury inves-
legations, and which will likely mean
new primary election in the district
Young, in his reply, is expected to
make counter charges and handle with
out gloves the election in Portsmouth,
Maynard's home town, which gave
that candidate an abnormaly large vote
In the meantime, the counsel for May
nard and his friends will keep right
on deIving into the records Of the
primary for other evidence. Young
has an apparent primary majority
over Maynard Of 45, which would be
more han wiped out if but faction
of the charges already filed be sub
stantiated. But counsel for Young
are yet to be heard from, and it is
certain that they will spring some sur
prises.
It is the opinion OF well-informed
men that the primary must be inyall
dated by the democratic state central
committee. The district is stirred up
over the investigation as it has not
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
SATURDAY EVENING, SEPT.

SPEAKER CANNON attended the repub-
lican state convention in Springfield,
ILL.,, Yesterday and saw a platform
adopted meeting his tariff ideas, heard
addresses approving the work OF Con
gress and President Taft, put his arms
around many of his friends, smoked
cigars and delivered a speech. The
platform did not mention Mr.. Cannon
bv name. Senator Lorimer's name
was omitted as a starter and, after some
deliberation, in order that its absence
might not be too glaring, it was agreed
TO omit the names OF Senator Cullon
and Speaker Cannon. Mr.. Cannon
among other things said;
This is not time of war. Thank
God. it is the era Of peace in the coun'
try. 1t is the time for the republican
party in Illinois and all over the coun.
try to stand up and be counted.
pray God to help that great party keel
the republican faith whether we sue
coed or fail.
The republicans realize the fact tina
they are called upon to carry some
heavy loads in their coming race, an(
it is significant when the organization
feels obliged to ignore the names o
men who have been its prominent bed
fellows so long. Calling upon TIN
deity for help is suggestive OF chap
ter in the life Of Alexander Selkirk VIII
tells us band OF pirates, OF which h
was an unwilling member, offere'
up prayers for success before they at
tackled merchant vessel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24

AS WAS stated in the Gazette OF
that day the great feat of crossing the
snow-capped Alpine barrier between
Switzerland and Italy in a heavier
than-air machine was accomplished
yesterday by George Chavez, the young
Peruvian aviator. The hero OF the
exploit, however, lies a hospital badly
injured as the result Of an accident
that occurred just as he had completed
the most arduous and nerve racking
portion OF a task he had set out to
accomplish a flight from Brig, in
Switzerland, across the Alps to Milan,
in It.ily, in all distance of about 10
miles. Both his legs are broken, his
left thigh is fractured, and his body is
badly confused. The accident oc-
cured as Chavez was endeayoring tn
make a landing at DomOdoSsala.
Fifty miles away and over country
that has none OF the hazards of the
Alps lay Milan, the goal Chavez was
seeking in an endeavor to win prize
OF $40, 900 offered by the Italian Ayia-
ton Society for the flight. Chavez
had lost the race. The bold aviator,
however, had accomplished in an hour
or 80 a feat that tested the military
genius OF Napoleon for several weeks.
Chevez announced today that ne will
make no further attempts to fly across
the Alps.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24
To Attempt to Break Record.

Boston, Sept. 24.-Attempts to break
the worlds speed record by going 20
miles an hour in a Bleriot aeroplane
and also to exceed the altitude reached
by George Chavez, the Alpine flyer,
we're two of the students carded foi
this afternoons exhibition by Ora
hame-White, the English sky man, on
the Harvard aviation grounds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24
Verdict Returned.

New York, Sept 24.-F ollowingia
threat on the part Of Judge Mart Il
that he would lock the jury up over
Sunday if it failed to return verdict
in the case OF George E. Redell, Charles
N. Wardell, and Charles E. Drew,
former government weighers accused
of accepting brides from importers,
quickly arrived at verdict. They
found Rebel not guilty, and Wardell
and Drew guilty OF overt acts in ac-
cepting $50 as pay for uuderweighing.
They will be sentenced on November q.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24
Suicide of a salesman.

Philadelphia, Sept. 24.-Homesick
for his native land, and longing for the
companionship OF brothers and sisters,
Carl Scheller, 19-year-old son of pro-
lessor of the University OF Vienn,
TO-DAY committed suicide by inhaling
gas in a boarding house. Scheller
came to this country about year ago
and had been employed as a salesman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24
cardinal in st. LouIs.

st. Louis, Sept. 24.-CardiDal Van
nutelll, representative Of the pope at
the Eucharistic Congress in Montreal,
arrived in st. Louis today from Omaha.
accompanied by Archbishop Glennon.
Laymen stood uncovered in the rain
while Archbishop Giennon interpreted
the cardinals first utterance: Saluta-
tons and blessings for the people OF st.
Louis. -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24

WHY should sober minded citizens
who are i'm their homes and safe IN bed
by 10 O'Clock at night pay lighting
taxes for others who, being OF a Iovlal
turn of mind, prefer to stay IN cafes
clubs or bars until midnight and do
not return home until the early hours
OF fine morning? In Germany this
ouestion has now been answered. To
the village OF Zarkau, near Glogau, IN
Silesia, must be given the honor OF
installing system ofautomatic electric
lighting for the streets. The electric
lights burn every night from the out
skirts of Glogau through the village
OF Zarkau until 10 O'Clock at mu-
tual cost to the community in general
Then they are switched out. At each
end OF this stretch, on an iron pillar,
stands a small iron cupboard lighted
by a tiny electric light. Those per
sons who are out after 10 O'Clock wish
ing to have their way lighted must in
sert lO-pefnnig piece into a slot in
the side Of the iron cupboard. Then
the nine lamps placed along this
stretch burst forth into a twelve minute
life, thus enabling the passenger to
find his way in lightness to his house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24
KILLED BY IRATE HUSBAND.
Echo of Christian Massacres in Ar
menia-Husband Follows Alleged
Murderers to this Country-killsO One
and MORALLY Wounds Another.


Lowell. Mass, Sept. 24.7Fleeing
TO this country for safety from muir
der charged against them in far off
Armenia. in the recent Christian mas
sacres in that country, Mohammed
Ahmad and Ahmad Noory today I'M
expectedly found a Nemesis in the
husband Of the woman they we're ac-
cused of numbering.
Ahmad lies dead from bullet from
the revolver of the avenging husband
and Noory is in the hospital, fatally
injured by another bullet from the
same weapon.
Bogos Matsukian, the assassin, is in
jaiI. He seems to be the only one OF
the local colony OF Armenians that
seems at all composed as result OF
the vendetta that bad its bloody cul-
mination on the steps Of the postofice
in the very heart OF the city.
They killed her; | killed them.
1t is well. / am glad.
Uttering this bit OF Armenian fatal
ism Matsukian calmly lighted ciga-
rette in the county jail and related the
story Of the murder Of his wife, whom
he had left in Armenia while be came
TO America to make new home for
his family.
81 knew both men in Armenia"
Matsukian said. They visited at my
house and we're supposed to be friends
OF my family. During the recent
massacres | received word that Ahmad
and Noory maltreated and finally kill
ed my wife My information was re-
liable and / swore then that il | ever
came across the men, their lives would
pay the penalty. Luckily for my
plans, they came right to this city, not
knowing was here. They got what
they deserved, and the authorities can
do what they wish with me. am
satisfied. My honor has been avenged. "
Matsukian showed absolutely no
sign of remorse, as he calmly told his
story. Noory, in one Of his conscious
moments, denied that he and Ahmad
had killed Mrs Matsukian.
"Matsukian tried to borrow money
of us, and when we refused him he
shot u.s." was his explanation OF the
attack.
When Matsukian was informed OF
this, he merely smiled and lighted
another cigarette.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24
Six Killed In Automobile Accident.

New Orleans, Sept "a. Three young
girls and three men were killed today
when an automobile in making short
curve turned completely over and
landed in the New Basin Canal, fifteen
feet below the roadway. Thomas Boet-
Ter, owner OF the machine, Joseph
Freedman, perfumery drummer, and
an unidentified man and three giTL
members of the Queen Of the Moulin
Rouge" Company are dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24
VIII Make no More Attempts.

Domodossola, Sept. 24.-Unnerved
by the fearful accident to his fellow
aviator, George Chavez, after making
an epochal aeroplane flight over the
Alps Henry Weymann, the American
who tried four times to clear the Sim
plon Pass in his biplane, announced
today that he would make no more at
tennis 10 hy oyer the Alps.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24
Oldest Communicant Dead.

Marietta, Georgia, September, "a
The oldest communicate OF the
Episcopal church in America, Mrs
Frances Leonard Cleveland, died here
today at the age of ninety-four. She
was descended from Miles Standish and
Priscilla Alden. Her father left Har-
ward TO join in the American Rev
CLINTON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24

Interrupted in the act OF robbing a
store at Alta Pass, ILL.,, today, "A man
who from papers found on him is be-
Iieved to be Roy Brooks, OF Balloon,
Ills, an alleged deserter from the army
engaged in a running pistol battle with
a posse OF citizens and when surround
ed, committed suicide.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24

With an artery in the right wrist
severed and a handkerchief knotted
about his neck, the body OF Russell
RoId. a wealthy real estate broker OF
Rogers Park, H., was found under a
bridge over the Chicago river at Chi
cago today. The police have not de
term,ned whether he was murdered or
committed suicide.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24
DT ED

Friday, September BIRD MARY ,daugh-
ter of the late VIM. II. and Ann b. irwin,
ofAlexandria, Virginia. Funeral from heI
late residence, I75s Church street, north
west Washington, d. c., Monday, Sep
.ember 18th, at twelve o'clock m. Inter
ment privatei
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24

Secretary TO the president c. ID. Nor
ton, today in Cincinnati, announced thai
the United States Railway Securitie'
Commission created by the railroad bill
passed by the last congress. had agree
upon ID. +. Griswold, of the firm of How
land. Murray and Prentice, of New York
as its secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24
sERENo e. PAYNE RENOMINATED

Serene f. Payne was unanimously
nominated for a fourteenth consecutive
term by the republicans Of the Thirty
first congressional district at Lyons, N.
Y, yesterday Resolutions adroitly
worded we're adopted, indorsing the adj
ministration Of President Taft, con-
graduating Representative Payne upon
his Congressional record and tariff bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24
EIy's Cream Balm has been tried ard

not found wanting in thousands OF homes
ali over the country. 1t has won place
in the family medicine closet among the
reliable household remedies where it is
kept at hand for use in treating cold in
the head just as soon as some member
of the household begins the preliminary
sneeZing or snuffiing. 1t gives imme-
date relief and day or two's treatment
will nut stop to a cold which might, if
not checked, become chronic and run
into bad case Of catarrh,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24
LANSbURGH & BRO.
42O-42o Seventh Street.
WASHINGTON. D. C.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF the
Il stockholders of the WASHING
TON BREWERY COMPANY will be
held at the Office Of the company, Rooms
and 2, Alexandra National Bank Build
ing, Alexandra, Virginia, on MONDAY,
October 3, 1910, at 3 o clock y. IN.
sep2i til s. ENRICH, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24

In wreck today on the Indiana
traction line near Upton, Ind, eight
persons are reported killed.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-16
Webb c. Ball Evolved System Which Results il
Railroad Men Carrying Accurate Timekeepers.

of life and death Of which he was uncon-
scious. There were several stations be-
tween Eiyria and Kipton. but the en-
gineer pounded slowly along in the be-
lief that he had time to spare. Leaving
Oberlin he supposed he had seven minutes
in which TO reach the meeting point. OF
course. he had only three minutes. Had
the conductor looked at his own watch, he
could have prevented the accident.
The trains came together at Kipton, the
fast mail at full speed and the accommo-
dation under brakes. because it was near
ing the station. The engineers of both
trains were killed, and the dead bodies OF
nine clerks were taken from the kindling
wood and broken iron of the postal cars.
The railroad sustained a heavy loss in
property and large quantity of mail mat
ter was either lost or destroyed. There was
an official inquiry into the wreck. and the
coroner of Lorain County summoned me as
a witness-as expert in watches. might
say. The case was finally carried into the
United States court at Toledo, and went
there several times to testify.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-16
MADE OF SAND AND sAwDusT.

DIR. Acheson's first discovery was car
borundum. which product he gave to the
world in March. 1891. He was then liv-
ing and working in Monongahela City,
Penn. where he used a dynamo Of an elec-
trio light plant TO carry on his expert
mcnts. The furnace he used was wholly
new, while the raw materials were sand.
coke and sawdust. Just what warrant he
had for thinking these crude ingredients
might have various OF their qualities
merged into a product that would be use
full to the world is not known, but he
combined the raw materials in such a
way under the operation OF his electric
furnace that when he opened the furnace
for investigation he found minute par
ucles of a very hard substance.
He recognized that it would make an ideal
abrasive, and with the worlds production
at that time In a small vial in his waist
coat pocket he hurried of to New York.
where he sold it at 80 cents carat. or
about $50 in all, and with the proceeds he
purchased a microscope to assist him in
the further study OF the material. To-day
the production of carborundum amounts to
about ten million pounds a year, which
sells at about 10 cents a pound, whereas
New-York tribune., 1910-01-16
MANY LIVES SACRIFICED BECAUSE OF FAULTY WATCHES

Then the officers OF the road fired him and
sent for me. Several years ago forty pas
sengers were killed on one of the biggest
railways in the country. 1t was a case
where the watches of the engineers and
conductors did not agree, and all were
wrong, l guess. l was called by telegraph
10 organize the line.
AN assistant whom I sent over the road
as telegraph operator in search of sit
uation learned that the clock at the operat-
ing headquarters was forty-five years old
Indeed, the clocks at telegraph stations and
signal towers up aid down the line and on
ali the branches We're absolutely impossible
for the purposes intended. The watches of
the conductors and engineers We're almost
as bad. / threw away the clocks and con-
demned the watches. and If orders are
oheyed there will be no more collisions on
that particular road The accident also
cost the lite of the general manager Of the
company. He died soon afterward of
broken heart.
mo one will ever know" Mr., Ball con-
tinued, "how many people have been killed
because of worthless watches. In the old
days, when watches went by bitches and
jerks and there was no attempt at time in
spection, the causes of accidents were COW
cred up or denied altogeth her, and the pub
lie had TO be satisfied with nothing more
definite than its own guessing Only re-
Gently several persons were killed in a
collision because the engineer was running
his train by a watch borrowed that morn
ing from a female member of his house
hold