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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
STAYS MOTHER
AND CHILDREN
Italian Farm Hand Murders and
Buries His Victims. Com
munity Excited.
HORRIBLE QUADRUPLE CRIME
Murderer Writei: "Italian Makes Sau-
sage Out of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Villain at Large.

Albany, n. Y, Dec. 14.--Scores o.
detectives and volunteers today are
searching for Ned Denig, an Italian
farm hand, suspected of having muir
dered Mrs. Ann Morner, rich widow
and her three children, Arthur, rs
Edith, 20, and Blanche, II.
Their bodies, horribly mutilated
with a hatchet, were found buried IN
a cow stable in the rear Of the Nor
ner farm house in Blooming Grove.
last night.
On a piano in the farm house the
police today found note scrubbed IN
poor Italian: Italian make sausage
out of Americans.
1t was believed the murder had
been committed for the purpose of
robbery, but the police today found
Mrs. Morner's purse containing 500
in money and several checks lying in
plain view.
The body Of Arthur Morner was
not found in the first search and was
uncovered several hours later. The
bodies of the mother and two daugh-
tiers were found close to each other
while the body of the son was buried
deeper than the others. The posi-
ton of the body of the son leads the
authorities to believe that he was
the first victim.
Little is known of Denig. He
applied for work at the farm in Aug
ust. He appeared sober and indus
trious and hardly any attention was
paid to him by neighbors. No one
remembers seeing him since Thurs
day night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
Carving Out Orders.

Cleveland, O., Dec. 14.-Carrying
out the dissolution order OF the
United States Supreme Court, the
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey.
through its Ohio offices, today is busIly
engaged in solving the probablem OF
disposing of its vast telegraph system.
In breaking up this system, which
had terminate in New York, Pittsburg,
Chicago, San Francisco, and all oil
centers, a dream of gigantic inde-
pendent telephone system to rival the
Bell Company is ended.
The plans was to use the Standards
telegraph liner for the independent
service and it was admitted that a
formidable rival to the Bell" could
be placed 10 the field. Now, however,
with the Standard planning to sever
all private telegraph connections such
an arrangement is impossible.
The Standards terminal offices in
Chicago, Pittsburg and other cities
will he abolished December 81. After
that the Standard will use commercial
wires for its interstate business, al
though each subsidiary company may
retain the private lines within its own
territory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
ARMY REVIEWED
BY KING GEORGE

Delhi, India. Dec. 14.-The flower
OF tho British army in India was re-
viewed today by King George. Moro
than 81 900 British and native regular
troops and native leVies marched past
the royal pavilion.
Gen. Sir Omoore Creagh, was in
command of the review which consist
ed OF three infantry divisions, three
cavalry brigades, 1000 volunteers aud
I 900 OF the imperial service troops or
representatives of the Priya tie Armies"
OF the native rulers.
Tommy Atkins was cheered as lus-
tily as the king and queen.
Following the review, the royal party
attended the army football final.
A state reception and inyestiture vac
also held Which Kaiser-I-Hind Medals
and decorations, such as the iesignla OF
the star OF India aud Indian empire
orders we're bestowed upon high officials
and native rulers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
PERSIA ABOUT
To BACK DOWN.
London Dispatches Say the Ameri-
can Treasurer General is to
be Dismissed.
PLAN TO IDEMNIFY RUSSIA.
Dispatches From Teheran Fail to Cdn-
firm the Reports Printed by the Lon
don Papers. Z

London, Dec. 14.-Special dispatch
es from st. Petersburg announce that
Persia has decided to dismiss w.
Morgan Shuster, the American treas
urer-general and to indemnify Rus
sia. Efforts to confirm the dispatch
es at Teheran failed. Doubt is ex-
pressed here that Persia has decided
upon such a course.
Washington, Dec. 14.-Official con-
frmation OF the reported resignation
W. Morgan Sbuster as treasurer of
Persia has not been received, it was
stated today at the State Department.
Great interest in the foreign dispatches
is taken by the State Department, but
nothing has been heard from Teheran.
Secretary Knox has not been asked
by Shuster's parents here or friends
to intercede for the American. Mrs,
Shuster, mother OF the Persian treas
urer has not heard from her son for
several days, but hopes the report is
true regarding his resignation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
PLACE FLOWERS ON TOMB.
Annual Pilgrimage to Mount Vernon
and Decoration Of Tomb of
Washington.

In accordance with custom, Alexan
dria and fredericksburg Masons today
paid respect to the memory OF George
Washington by placing wreaths upon
the tomb ofthe father of bis country at
Mount Vernon. Junior Warden, S.
". Pitts and Senior Deacon, c. B.
Swan, of Alexand ia.Washington
Lodge; Worshipful Master F. w. Lat
ham, Senior Warden 7. A. Fisher, and
Juhior Warden c. e. Outcalt, OF An
drew Jackson Lodge, and Worshipful
Master j. Shrivel Woods, ofFredericks-
burg, composed the party which left
this city at 1926 this afternoon. Wash
ington died one hundred and twelve
years ago today.
A wreath was also sent by the New
York Masons to be placed upon the
tomb.
This appropriate testimonial to the
illustrious Mason, statesmen and sold
ier has become unto the Alexandria
ann fredericksburg fraternity as a law
of the Medes aud Persians, and is an
ticipated with interest by all who par
take in the ceremony.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Now the battleship Maine was
blown up by all outside explosion of a
mine vas reported today to Congress
by President Taft in special message
transmitting the complete report OF the
board which inspected the wreck.
In his message he sent to both the
Senate and House, the president says
an outside explosion caused the dis
aster. He recites the organization OF the
Maine Board OF naval Off ;ers OF whicn
Admiral Vreeland was chairman and oil
which Col. NJ, Black, OF the army en-
gineer corps was member, which con.
veued at Havana, November 20.
The board finds" says stho presi.
dent, that the injuries to the bottom
of the Yains were. caused by the expio
sion OF charge of low form 6 ex
plosive to the ship on the part side
This resulted in ignitiug and exploding
the contents Of the 6.incb reserve mag
azine. including large quantity OF
black powder. The more or less COM
plete explosion OF the contents OF there
naming forward magazines followed.
The magazine explosion resulted in
the destruction OF the vessel -
Submission OF tie complete report
effectively quiets the report that a part
would be suppressed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
Christmas Gift from Convict.

Waupun, Wis, Dec. IA bit OF
the real Christmas spirit was exhibited
by aconvict in the Wisconsin State
Prison here today. when he asked
Warden Woodward to send so
OF his scant funds to make some
family happy on Christmas Day. The
warden sent the money to Chicago.
The prisoner, whose name caunot be
given, under the prison rules. asked
that the money be used for a Christ.
mas tree and a big dinner and presents
for the children"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
VIII Fight Retrial.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. l4.-Quotlng
the state law which says that twelve
men must be kept together from the
beginning OF case TO the end, counsel
for DR.. 3. Clark Hyde today announced
their intention OF fighting his retrial on
the ground that his lie had been placed
in jeopardy, and that, therefore, he
cannot be tried again for the same Of
Tense.
With FIVE days still remaining before
the formal dismissal of the Hyde jury
in case Juror Waldron, who climbed
over the transom at his room i'll the
Centropolis Hotel Monday and escaped,
docs not return-an order for retrlal
seems assured.
Judge Porteriield himself acting as a
sleuth, has been unable TO find the
slightest c!ew to Waldron's whereabouts
aud preparations are being made tc
drag the river in the hope of recover
ing his body, the police being OF the
opinion that the juror committed sui
eide because OF homesickne:s and busi
ness troubles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
Selecting jury For Packers.

Chicago, Dec. 14.-The monoton-
Gus process of choosing jury to try
the ten millionaire packers on charg-
es of criminal conspiracy in violation
of the Sherman Law continued to-
day. With only a dozen members
of the second venire still remaining,
it was believed that a third panel
would be necessary before the twelve
arbiters could be chosen.
Attorney Buckingham for the de-
tense injected the high cost of living
into his examination of possible jur-
ors today. He asked venireman Chas.
Pohlman, a farmer, whether in the
event of the issue Of increasing cost
of food being brought into the
case that Pohlman would be able to
render his decision purely on evil
dence. Pohlman said he could.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
Preparing For Municipal Store.

Portland, Ore, Dec. IA new
Oregon idea was born here today with
the taking of preliminary steps to-
wards municipal store. The City
Council authorized Mayor Rushright
to appoint committee of business
men to conduct a series of cooper
ative shops where the profits would
be distributed among the sharehold-
ers--the public.
The plan is to sell stock in the
concern at $25 a share, with the pro-
yiso that no individual may own more
than one share. Stockh holders share
profits and purchasers will have re-
Quoted from their bills part of the
stores earnings.
If the plan succeeds here it will
be established in other Oregon cities
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
INVESTIGATING
DYNAMITE PLOTS

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 14.-Work-
ing on a theory that John J. Nc
Namara was the contact point be-
tween an inside circle" and corps
of dynamiters that turned on cur
rent of destruction from coast to
coast, the United States government
today began the presentation of evil
dence to Federal grand jury which
is expected to return indictments
against the higher ups"
Strict secrecy marked the delib-
erations of the jury. No one, out
side of the government officials, and
witnesses, was allowed to approach
nearer than three hundred feet OF
the jury room.
Questioning Of the witnesses was in
the hands of United States District
Attorney Charles W. Miller and his
assistant, Clarence Nichols. 1t was
expected but little would be done at
today's session Of the jury, other
than to acquaint the members with
the general outline of the case which
will be laid before them.
Detective William J. Burns is eX-
pected to be among the first witness
es called. Walter Drew and ]. A. G.
Badorf, of the National Erectors' AS
sociation, are also said to be sched-
uled to testify early in the probe.
Officials of the International Associ-
alton of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers are expected to testify later.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
SUPERSTITION.

People who have dread of the
number thirteen have another OBJ
ject lesson upon which to ponder.
After the First Presbyterian church
at Cumberland, Md, had filled with
guests and the professional had been
played the Rev. Dr.. James E. Moffatt,
the pastor, announced that the we'd
ding of George Bayard Clifton, of
Baltimore, and Miss Marion Amick,
daughter of Arthur Hammond Amick,
prominent business man of Cum
berland, had been postponed be-
cause Of the sudden illness Of the
bridegroom and of the bride-elect's S
mother. They collapsed simultan-
eously at the Amick home.
Late last night it was stated that
the marriage would be performed
before morning if Mr. Clifton re-
covers sufficiently to answer the
questions. The wedding was to have
been in defiance of the superstition
of thirteen" The couple met, be-
came engaged, and planned to be
married on the thirteenth day of the
month.
In the house decorative scheme
"13" predominated, and the pre-
nuptial parties were made up Of 13
persons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
The House of Mystery.

New York, Dec. 14.-Hundreds o
art critics today passed through The
House OF Mystery" and viewed with
longing eyes the treasures set up there
by the late Charles T. Yerkes, for hi;
ward Miss Emile Grigsby. the former
Kentucky beauty who has taken ur bel
1esidence in London.
The exhibition was to permit pros
pective purchasers to look over the can
vases, antique furniture aud rare
TAPESTRIES that adorn the mansion. The
sale, it is said, will begin in January
and it is believed the furnishing will
bring several hundred thousand dollars.
Critics declare there are few, if any
private homes in America containing
more rare art exhibits.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
THE BR|CEV|LLE
MINE HORROR.
Town .Surrenders to Despair. Hope
of Rescue Abandoned...6l
Bodies Found. !.
FIVE FIRES RAGE IN MINE
Stories of Victims Written ON Mine
Walls-..WeH, Boyt, Guess the Jig
is up With us"

Briceville, Tenn, Dec. 14.-Brice
vile today surrendered entirely t
despair, for Sam Miller and his foul
helpers, who had left messages on the
walls of the Cross Mountain Mine
passages as they fed from the dread
ed black damp, have been found
dead.
AS Miller, who knew the mine bet
ter than anyone else, succumbed, it is
now held impossible thct anyone else
escaped.
: Even the government rescuers are
doubtful whether any more living
men will be found.
Five fires are raging in the mines
Since last Saturday Miller and his
party had been cropping their way
seeking fresh air and running away
from the fatal afterdamp.
The story of their wanderings is
told in part on the walls of the mine
in Sans own hand. Miller and four
men made a compact to stick togeth-
er, going on and on in search of the
open air until their food was gone
Then Sam wrote on the wall: "Well
boys, guess the jig's up"
Early today a rescuer stumbled
over a body. His lantern showed
four more bodies lying beside it. He
recognized Sam Miller and next tc
him lay his boy Emmett. Their
clothes were searched for farewell
notes, but none were found.
It is now believed the total death
list will not greatly exceed 100. In
cluding the bodies recovered the to-
tai known dead is 81 and at least 40
more are believed to be inside.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
Christmas Cargo.

New York, Dec. IA Wireless mes
sages today ordered great heaps o.
stores to be piled up on the Cunard
line pier. to be placed aboard the giant
Lusitania tomorrow when the Christ
mas ship" pokes her nose into hel
dock and begins the record breaking
task OF unloading and loading in day
and halt.
The Lusitania will dock tomorrow
morning at $50. She must sail again
Saturday afternoon at 4, bearing
Christmas voyages and presents back
to England, the last ship to leave these
shores that will reach England in time
for the holidays. She is due at Liver
pool Thursday Dec. 81.
Huge barges, bearing 5000 tons oil
coal, will, the instant the Lustania is
made fast, fild her Eunkers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
". T. D. STOKES
CONDITION GRAVE.
Millionaire Hotel Man Kept Alive on
Stimulants. Result of
Operation.
LIFE HANGING BY THREAD
Victim OF Assault by Lillian Graham
and Ethel Conrad not Expected to APP
pear Against Them.

New York, Dec. 14.-lt was re-
ported in the office of the District
Attorney that William Earl Dodge
Stokes, millionaire hotel owner, Is
dying in his apartments at the Ho-
| tel Ansonia. He passed an unusual
ly bad night and today, it was said
his life was hanging by a thread,
Information regarding Stokes condi-
ton was refused at his apartments.
Stokes, who was operated on last
Tuesday night for abcess of the kid
ney, is said to have sunk rapidly dur
ing last night, and it was necessary
to give him stimulants to keep him
alive. He is said to have rallied
slightly today, but it is known. that
he is in serious condition. The
last statement of his physicians, CIV
en- out last night, admitted that he
was dangerously i'll. Today no in
formation was forthcoming.
In the Criminal Court building to-
day, it was said that Mrs. Stella
Singleton, sister of Lillian Graham,
was suffering from nervous prostra-
ton and was not able to stand the
strain of the witness box in the trial
of Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad
for shooting Stokes legs.
Before the trial opened, it was ex-
pected the defense would call one or
two unimportant witnesses, and that
all the addresses would be made to-
day, the case going to the jury to-
morrow morning.
Summing up the case of Lillian
Graham and Ethel Conrad, show
girls who shot W. e. D. Stokes, mil
lionaire hotel proprietor, was eN-
pected to begin this afternoon, with
the prospect that the case would go
TO the jury tomorrow morning.
1t was said at the Ansonia today
that Stokes was still in a serious con-
dition, though his physicians were
confident of his recovery.
As soon as court opened, Attorney
Jordan, representing the girls, an
nounced that the defense was
through.
Assistant District Attorney Buck
ner then called Police Inspector Rus
sell, who repeated the story the
girls told him on the day Of their ar
rest. 1t did not differ materially from
the story they told on the witness
stand, except that they made no men
ton of Stokes having taken pistol
from Miss Graham and firing two
shots.
The state then closed and Attor-
ney Robert NJ. Moore, for the defense,
moved the dismission Of the lndict-
ment on the ground that the defense
had not been permitted to complete
its cross-examination of Stokes, be-
cause of his illness. This was denied.
Moore then made the closing ad-
dress for the defense.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
SEARCHING FOR
MURDERER

Winston-SaIem, n. c., Dec. a.
Armed posses today are pursuing two
masked men who murdered Charles
Dixon and his wife in their home at
Fallstou. Cleveland county. A lynch
ing is sure to follow the capture OF the
men.
Dixon, who is relative Of Thomas
Duon, the author playwright, was call
ed tc his barn by masked men, who cut
his throat. Returning to the house
thea cut Mrs. Dixon,s throat and left
her for dead. Then they ransacked
the house, but found only $50.
Mrs. Dixon was able to give an accu-
rate description Of The men before she
died,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
0sCE0LA TRIBE ELECTS.
Annual Meeting Of Red Men. Elec-
ton of Officers. Will be In
stalled in January.

Osceola Tribe. No. l. Red Men, al
its annual meeting last night elected
the following officers to serve for the
ensuing year: Joseph B. Ewald, sach'
EN-; W. T. Helms, senior sycamore
Fl. Gala, junior sycamore; Francis
Downham. collector of wampum;
Fred Klaus, sr., keeper Of wampum;
Charles Nagel, chief OF records; A. D.
Deeton. prophet; Ell. Callan, trustee
A. D. Deeton, prophet Ell. Callan,
trustee; A. D. Deeton delegate to Great
Council which meets here next July.
These officers will be installed at the
first meeting in January, by Deputy
Grand Sacher A. J. Butcher.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
Example of 22 boy champion corn

Example OF % boy champion corn
growers of the south we're cited today
by President Taft to southern farmers.
The president received the boys and
told him when the south learned the
lesson first their success in growing
corn it will not have to depend on 10
cent cotton. The president expressed
great surprise to learn that the boys
grew corn at from 10 to l3 cents a
buslel. Representative Gordon Lee
and Professors Knapp and Martin pre-
sented the boy corngrowers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
CHINESE CRUISER
JOINS REBELS.

Shanghai, Dec. 14.-Arriving here
today with large quantity OF ammu-
nition after visiting America and Great
Britain, the cruiser Hal Chi immedl-
ately went over to the revolutlouists.
The commander had evidanlly planned
to join the rebel forces before he left
England. He purchased large quanti-
ties OF guns and ammunition, giving
out the impression that it vas for use
by the impelialists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14

As was stated in the Gazette, Princess
Louise Victoria, princess royal OF Great
Britain and ireland ard sister OF King
George Y. and her daughtres had a
thrilling experience yesterday when the
peninsular and oriental steamship
Delhi, on which they were voyaglng
to Egypt, struck the reefs off Cape
Spartel, the northwest extremity OF
Africa. While being taken ashore by
the long boat of the British armored
cruiser Duke OF Edinbu. gh, they we're
thrown into the water by the capsizIng
Of the boat, one OF the princess daugh-
ters having narrow escape from
drowning. She was rescued by 4
sailor and carried to land with the
others, all suffering severely from the
bitter cold.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
Fatal Accident to Authoress.

London, Dec. IA, Mrs. Arthur
Stannard, the famous English au.
thoress, died today as the result OF in
iuries suffered last June in an elevator
accident. Mrs. Stannard wrote score
of books on army life, under the name
of John Strange Winter. She was %
wears old and is survived by her hus
band, a son and three daughters. 49,.
Ruskin once referred to her as Ihe
author to whom we owe the most I'M
ished and faithful rendering ever yet
gwen OF the character OF the British
Soldier"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
Destructive Fire.

Newark, n. j., Dec. IA $50, 900
fire today destroyed the plant OF the
New Jersey Adamaut Manufacturing
Company in East Newark. Adozen fire.
men had narrow escape the north wall OF
the building collapsed. The falling walls
threw down electric feed wires and the
town was plunged into darkness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
ABDUL HAMID
CRITICALLY ILL

Berlin, Dec. 14.-Abdul Hamid is
critically i'll and little hope is held
out for him, according to dispatch
from Constantinople. The ex-sultan' S
condition became so serious today
that he was removed from his pris-
on at Salonika to Constantinople.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
MP HANTZMoN IMPROVING.

II. NJ. Hantzmon formerly superin-
teudent OF gas OF Alexandria aud now
occupying similar position with the
Charlottesville gas works is slowly re-
covering from a serious accident which
occurred in Charlottesville ten days
ago. While experimenting the erection
Of new retorts he was overcome by gas
fumes and barely escaped with his life,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14

The Sulzer resolution denouncing the
treaty OF 1882 between the United
States and Russia, passed by the House
Yesterday, was received by the Senate
today. 1t was referred to the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations.
Senator Culberson Dem. Texas
urged early action on the resolution.
He said it must become perfected lesls
lstion before the Holiday recess or the
treaty could not be terminated before
December 81, 1913. He insisted thai
It be considered before ADJOURNMENT
next Thursday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-14
Attempt to Rob n Bank.

Petersburg, H., Dec. 14.-Four rob-
bers early today attempted to rob the
Baugher Bank at Fancy Prairie, near
here. Two charges of dynamite failed
to open the vault. The robbers es-
capped after running battle with citi-
zeus. The robbers escaped along the
Chicago and Alton tracks and posses
are in pursuit.