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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-27
ALEXANDRIA PYTHIHAs.
Interesting Meeting of Oriental
Lodge Last Preparation
For Fiftieth Anniversary.

At a regular convention OF Oriental
Lodge. No. s, held last night the an
nuaI election OF officers resulted as
follows:
G G., J. NJ. Wiel; Y. c., j. T. Her
bert; Prelate, H. Friedlander; NJ. OF W.,
\. z. Maddox; X. OF L. and S.. Ernest
r. Boyer; NJ. OF F., w. \. Conway;
Nj. OF E., G. W. Bontz; NJ. at A., A..
J. Butcher; |. e.. NJ. L. Norris; o. g.,
L. +. Phillips; Trustees, NJ. r. Norr' ;
II. Friedlander aud a. J. Butcher,
Representative to Grand Lodge, a. }
Butcher; alternate, J. I. Herbert;
Lodge Deputy, J. I. Herbert. BY rirtne
OF the office as District Lecturer +. Il.
Boyer will represent tic ninth district
in the grand lodge which con veues III
Martiusgillc in May. 1912. The 50tl'
anniversary ofthe sPythiau order will
occur February 10Th, 1914. and at the
last convention of the grand lodge held
at Harrisonburg, Va. +. r. Boyer was
mate chairman OF the golden anniver'
sary committee be having offered q
resolution proposing state wide celc
bration Of the event.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-27

Previous to the atter's deposition
Chief Goods told substantially what is
related above, and said that when he
and Officer Campbell came upon Sea-
ton he was defiant and attempted to
discharge his pistol. Seaton was at
the shed at st. Elmo, at the viaduct Of
tie Washington and Ohio Railroad.
Chief Goods being unable to get at bis
pistol, told Officer Campbell TO shoot
at the footpaG. The officer did SO and
it wns supposed be had killed Scatop,
as he fell into the gulley on the oppo-
site side OF the electric railway track.
When the officers reached him he still
had his pistol pointed at them and was
eudeavoripg 10 discharge it, but the
weapon continued to hang lire.
Michael a. Lynch, special officer at
the Union passenger station, added
another chapter to the story, Early
in the night he had arrested q young
man for disorderly conduct on a Wash;
ineLon- Southern train and bad brought
the prisoner to the station house in \
cab. While Oh his return to the depot
and when lin front Of the Old Fair
Grounds on upper King street Seatou
stopped the vehicle and asked the
driver what would he his charge to
carry him to Washington. The driver
told him So At this juucture Lynch
testified that Seaton drew his pistol
and discharged it twice at him. The
special officer pulled his pistol and
promptly returned the fire. but the
footpad escaped injury and vanished.
Justice Cation asked the prisoner if
be desired to say anything. He de-
clined TO make sta.emcnt aud was
held for the grand jury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-27

Miss Helen Norris Cummings was
the hostess yesterday afternoon at a
most attractive card party at Lee Camp
Hall. The hall was beautifully deco
rated, particular feature being a
Christmas tree, from which, after the
games we're through, the guests drew
pretty favors.
Miss Thomas Talliferro assisted Miss
Cummings in receiving. Miss Collins
Jones. Miss Carol Leldbeater and
Miss Isabel Bowel punched.
Mrs. Cummings'-;gtsests-were Mrs.
George Uhler. Mrs Anderson Sum-
mers, Mrs. G. w. Wattlrs, Mrs. Louis
Scott, Mrs. w. a. Smoot. ir., Mrs.
VIM. r. Smoot, Mrs. A. d. Brockett,
Mrs. Richard Gibson, Mrs. G.. E.
Nicol; Mrs. Conking, Mrs. Brown,
Mrs. Gardner Boothe. Mrs. William
Boothe, Mrs. Edward kemper, Mrs. Is.
T. Board, Mrs. G. G. Leadbeater, Mrs.
G. G.. Garlin, Mrs. Elliott, Mrs. 7.
Marshall Jones, Mrs. Harry Beverly,
Mrs. Lewis Machen, Mrs. John NJ.
Johnson, Mrs Albert Bryan, Mrs.
Laurence Stablcr, Mrs. Stewart Jane
sou, Mrs. George French, Mrs. Robert
Barrett, Mrs. Bowie, Mrs. Smoot, Mrs.
Charles Smoot, Miss May Greene, Miss
Fannie Dixon Miss Marianne Nelson,
Miss Lisa Anderson. Miss Lila Barrett.
Miss George Frcnch, Miss Jean Brent,
Miss Pauline Nicol, Miss lula Nicol,
Miss Josie Robinson, Miss Minnie
Henderson, Miss Susie Fawcett, Miss
Katharine Uhlcr, Miss Nellie Uhler,
Miss Bousch. Miss Wattles, Miss Fir-
GINA Burka, Miss Clarence Snowdeu,
Miss Mary Snowden, Mrs. Edward
keppeI, Mrs. Robert Fuller and Miss
Margaret Hoge OF Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-27

Mr.. Frank Wyue WAS in Fredericks-
burg on Monday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-27
HIGHWAYMAN CAUGHT.
Bold Footpad Holds up Woman and
Cashier of Cafe. Chased and
Captured by Officers.

The quiet which prevailed IN this city
early last night was suddenly disturbed
about eight o'clock when the cashier IN
the Martha Washington Cafe, north
east corner King and Washington
streets, suddenly rushed into the street
and discharged pistol in a northerly
direction in which he alleged hold
up man had ran. Many people were
soon in the street eager to ascertain tue
cause OF the pistol. firing, and stimuli
taneously Chief OF Police Goods who
was close by, arrived on the scene. The
cashier Of the lunch room told the
chief a man had entered tho place and
at the point of pistol had robbed tue
till and made his escape. Chief Goods
started in the direction indicated by
the clerk, but after long search failed
to come up with Vie highwayman.
About ten o'clock, however, the Chief
and Officer Campbell, proceeded to the
neighborhood OF St. Elmo and found
the object OF their search hiding behind
a shed and took him in custody, not,
however, until the after the footpad bad
attempted to use his pistolion the chief.
The prisoner, who is young man,
named William P. Seaton, Of Washing
ton, it appears arrived in Alexandria
about o'clock, and at once set out Tor
north Lee street. Grace Ferguson, Il
resident OF that peighborhood, was
walking near her home when Scaton,
approached her, and pointing revol-
yer at her, commanded her to throw up
her hands. The Ferguson woman
screamed, and ran into house, aud
Seaton, frightened at her screams, ran
Ia M ria the river
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-27
SOCIAL AND Personal
Interesting News Notes About Peo-
pie Of Alexandria. Happenings
in Society.

Mr.. Lawrence Leadbeater is The
guest Of his mother, Mrs. Z. 5. Lead
beaten.
Mrs. Edward Marshall is the guest
OF DR.. and Mrs. Thomas Cochran.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Bode and
daughter. are the guest OF relatives ID
fredericksburg.
Miss Ruth Prettyman is in Harrison
burg on visit TO Mrs. Saylor D.
Myers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-27
WHIpPLER WANTS INVESTIGATION

Attorney Frederic Whippler repre-
senting residents OF Alexandria county,
yesterday requested that the rates and
capitalization Of the Washington-Vir-
ginia Railway Company be investlga-
ted at the hearing before Examiner
Pugh, Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. before whom testimony
was being taken in the complaint that
the company is not serving It's patrons
as it should.
Samuel ]. Macfarren, railroad man,
while testifying, Ssaid the road failed to
provide baggage cars, its employees al
low baby coaches to obstruct doorways,
and the cars are run out OF schedule
time.
Supt. Rich OF the road, and David
Rust. ir., OF Lloyds station, also testl.
ficd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-27

Perhaps you have some belated gifts
TO uake-or have some birthday pres
ert to purchase-if so, allow IFS to i'm
press upon you tue fact that heavy as our
Xmas trade was, our stocks are splendid.
ly complete for we have the latest crea-
tons in gold, silver. aud other precious
and semi-precious metals.
Our prices, as you doubtlessly know,
are very reasonable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-27

Mrs. Herbert w, Anderson is in
Richmond, TO attend the memorial
service in the Monumental Church.
While in Richmond Mrs. Anderson
will be the guest OF her niece, Mrs.
John M. Taylor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-27
Wood Given Long Life.

There are now employed number
Of processes whereby wood can be so
altered IN character that 1t becomes
almost fireproof, and is no longer liza
BILE to dry rot or any of the disinte-
grations that come under the head OF
decay.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-27

NJ. d. File has been appoint Il post
master at Potomac, Alexandria
county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-27

Lieut.. Commander and Ms. James
Reid and two children, Kitty and
James, OF Tue Plains" are the guests
OF Mrs. Reds parents Captain and
Mrs. +. 4. Knox.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-27

Mrs. S. +. Slaymaker and daughter
Miss Elizabeth SIaymaker, OF 415 south
Pitt street, are spending the holidays
with Mr.. and Mrs. George Milburn
Whitney. at Harrisburg, Penna.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-27

Mr.. Conrad johnson who spent the
holidays with his pareuts, Mr.. and Mrs.
Johu NJ. johnson has returned to Rich
moud.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-27

Prof. Harry C. Fink, OF the Baltl'
more Polytechnic Institute, is visiting
Mr.. Stewart Brown, on north Royal
street, who is student at that college.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-06
Early Morning Fire
Destroys Wooden
Package Plant

Fire completely destroyed the wooden
package plant owned by c. ?. Norwel
at ESQ Martha at 2 o'clock Thursday
morning, causing a loss Of about $1,000
partly covered by insurance. The fire IL
thought to have been started by tramps
The coal sheds Of the Partridge Shelley
Thompson company across the tracks
were damaged to the extent OF $500
The wooden package plant was a two
story frame structure about 100 feet
square. There we're two smaller add
tional buildings close by which we're also
destroyed, Twenty wood working ma
chimes were destroyed as was a large
quantity Of finished work ready for ship
ment
The plant was owned and operated up
to a year ago by the Wooden Package
Manufacturing company. The plant failed
and has been closed during the summer
and has been in the hands of Mir. Spaul-
ding Of the Merchants National bank
who was the receiver. About a month
ago he sold the plant to c. P. Norwell,
who has been running II since.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-06
CHILD'S HEAD SOLID
MASS OF HUAOR
It Was Awful. Cried Continually.
Had to Hold and Watch Him
to Keep Him from Scratching.
Suffering Was Dreadful,
Had not Used Half a Set of Cuticura
Remedies Before Head was Clear
and Free from Eczema.

"I think the Cuticura Remedies are
the best remedies for eczema / have
ever heard Of My mother had child
who had a rash on its head when IL was
real young. Doctor called IL baby rash.
He gave us medicine, but IL did no
good. In a few days the head was a
solid mass, a running sore. 1t was
awful, the child cried continually. We
had to hold him and watch him Ito
keep himl from scratching the sore.
His suffering was dreadful. At last We
remembered Cuticura Remedies. We
got q dollar bottle Of Cutlcura Resell
vent, q box Of Cuticura Ointment, and
a bar Of Cuticura Soap. We gave the
Resolvent as directed, washed the head
with the Cuticura Soap, and applied
the Cuticura Ointment. We had not
used half before the child's head was
clear and free from eczema, and Il has
never come back again. His head was
healthy and he had beautiful head Of
hair. think the Cuticura Ointment
very good for the hair. It makes the
hair grow and prevents falling hair"
(Signed) Mrs. Francis Lund, Plain City,
Utah, Sept. 10, 1910.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are for
sale throughout the world, but to those
who have suffered much, lost hcpe and
are without faith in any treatno~s.At. q
liberal sample Of each with 32-p. book
let on the skin will be mailed free, on
application. Address Potter Drug 4
Chem. Corp, Dept. lab, Boston
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-06
NEW GAS LAMPS ARRIVE,
TO BE INSTALLED SOON

One carload Of the new gas lamps that
the city will install have arrived, and
as soon as Superintendent Scott Of the
street lighting service can arrange his
forces he will commence replacing the
old lamps with the new ones.
In the car that came Thursday there
were about 400 lamps. Two more car
loads are expected within few days,
which will bring the number up to lao
This Is the number Of gas lamps now in
use on the streets.
The new lamps cost $3.50 each (. o. b.,
and then there is a governor for each
lamp. They cost 80 cents each. The
freight is so cents per lamp and the cost
of installing is going to bring the aggre-
gate cost up to about $3.50. The new
lamps are more ornamental than the old
ones, and 1t is claimed that they will
give more light. The old lamps will be
in the nature of a dead horse unless the
city can sell them to some smaller city
that is about to put in a gas plant, which
is not considered likely at this time.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-06
new QUARTERS ARE CHOSEN
Commercial Club Will Occupy Top
Floor of Woodmen Building.
TEN.YEAR LEASE IS TAKEN
Annual Rental VIII he S1I,SOo and
Club IL Given Option of Renew
ing Lease at Expiration
of Ten Years,

The long-sustained negotiations to
secure more eommodous and desirable
quarters for the Commercial club came
to an end Thursday when the offer Of
the woodmen OF the World was &C
oepted. The club will take the seven
teenth and eighteenth floors OF the build
ing when it is completed. The lease will
run for a period of ten years at an an
nual rental of Su,5oO and the club is
given the option Of renewal at the eX-
piration OF the lease
The action carrying the acceptance of
the Woodmen offer was taken at the
noon luncheon of the Commercial club s
executive committee, on the recommends
ton OF the location comittee which Is
composed of w. NJ. Burgess, chairman;
Edgar Allen. David Cole. Thomas Fry.
G. L. Haverstick and F. w. Judson.
Represented at the conference were j. c.
Root. J. L. Fitzgerald and w. a. Frazer
of the woodmen OF the World.
In speaking of the action regarding the
new quarters. Chairman Burgess said:
In all of the discussion over the loca-
ton of the club there never has been q
location offered or considered that met
with more unanimous approval OF the
membership at large When II was an
nounced at the beginning Of the year
that the Woodmen deal had been closed
there was not a dissenting voice and II
is expected now that every member will
take hold OF the proposition of meeting
the new conditions that the location Of
the club in these new and expensive
quarters involve"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-06
PRINTER-PREACHER is
STILL AWAY FROM HOME

W. A. Black, the printer-preacher,
25lO Capitol avenue, who mysteriously
disappeared from his home Tuesday
morning with over 500 in his pockets
had not returned at noon Thursday. The
police have been notified of the dis
appearance and are keeping a lookout
for the man.
Black left his home Tuesday morning
as usual at $50. He kissed his wife
goodby and apparently was in the best
Of spirits and left for his office the
Omaha Printing company, where 1t was
his duty to open up every morning.
The first news of his disappearance
came about when his wife went down
town at 10 o'clock to tell him he was
to go to Blair and preach during the
month OF october. She was then in
formed that he had not been to the
office all morning. No cause for his
disappearance can be given by his wife,
other than foul play or temporary
insanity.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-06
REGIMENT OF SOLDIERS
TRIES TO BOARD ONE CAR

Fifteen hundred Nebraska militiamen
attempted TO board one street car at
camp John H. Mickey at six o'clock
Wednesday evening in order TO reach
Omaha for the electric parade. The
conductor and the motorman pleaded in
vain for order. With yells and songs
the guardsmen clambered into the car,
hung to the sides and a dozen made
their way to the top where they re-
NAMED for the "trip although the danger
OF the act was carefully explained by
the conductor. About five hundred
walked from the Twenty-seventh street
station 20 Fort Crook, where they
boarded the cars which were passing
through the crowd at Twenty
at full speed. Several extra cars were
put in service as soon as the street car
company was notified OF the congestion,
and in the space OF three or four hours
the guardEmen had been transported to
the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-06
Enter Omaha Milk
in Milwaukee Tests

Dairy Inspector Bessie will ship twenty
quarts of Omaha milk Friday to Mil
waukee, where it will go into competition
with milk from all over the United
States. This shipment was secured from
five OF the diaries located in the vicinity
Of Omaha, each furnishing four quarts.
The occasion for sending milk TO Mil
waukee arises by reason of the fact that
at this time, in that city, the Interna-
tional Association OF Dairymen is in ses-
sion The purpose is to show that the
Omaha milk is of a high class and at the
same time try and secure some of the
prizes.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-06
Officers Believe
Cohn Yarn Faxed
by Wild Reporter

The police unanimously discredit the
story circulated 10 the effect that Mark
Houver, a Sioux City farmer. is here
to unrsvel the secret Of the Herman
Cohn murder which occurred on March
%. According TO the account Houver
Is lifelong friend Of Detective F1em-
ing and thar he would appear at the
police station to reveal the identity Of
the murderer, who, he is reported TO
have said, stayed at the Houver home
following the murder.
All yesterday a storm OF calls came
TO headquarters asking II there was
any truth in the story. Relatives OF
the murdered man and his friends kept
the police busy making denisls,
Concerning this lifelong friend Detect
i've Fleming says: Il do not know any
man by the name Of Mark Houver,
nor has anyone called to see me regard
ing the Cohn murder / would gladly
see anyone who could clear UP the
case, and I will investigate. but do
not think anything will come Of Il. /
was in the station last night when this
Houver. II there is such a man, is said
to have been looking for me, and /
was not told that anyone wished to
see me"
Captain Savage does not take stock
in the story, and Captain Dempsey
laughs at the idea. Sergeant Madsen
says the whole thing is Joke worked
off on an unsuspecting person
at is an absolute lie, the whole story, A"
said Savage. There was no founda-
ton for 1t whatever and by writing
such yarn the reporter has made
considerable trouble both for the rela-
tives Of the Cohn family, their friends
and also for the police"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-06
WILL OF MRS. HIMEBAUGH
is FILED FOR PROBATE

Financial aid in the sum of about
$4,000 would have come to the House
of Hope and other charitable institu-
tions Of Rev. Charles w. Savage and
to the Young Women's Christian asso-
citation from the estate of the late Mrs.
Annette c. Himebough If she had sur
vived her sister, Mrs. Carrie Coomes,
of Wood River, Neb.. and her daughter,
Mrs. o. c. Redick, Of Omaha. AS it is,
the entire estate. valued approximately
at $4,000, goes to the two women,
under the will
Mrs. Himebaugh's will was filed for
probate in couaty court Thursday On
request of Mrs. o. c. Redick, named as
executrix in the will, o. c. Redick was
made executor.
Mrs. Coomes receives 5000 worth of
Union Stock Yards company stock. Mrs.
Redick receives the remainder of the
Yived her mother her share would have
gone half and half to the Savage insti-
tutions and the Young women's Chris
tan association. If Mrs. IEimebaugh
had survived both Mrs. Redick and
Mrs. Coomes the entire estate would
have gone TO the Savage institutions
and the association.
The heirs at law are Mrs. Redick,
Mrs. Coomes. and two brothers, Charles
S. Johnson OF Omaha and Alba l..
Johnson Of Ogden, Utah. No bequests
for the two brothers is made in Mrs.
Himebaughs will.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-06
SOLOMON'S WISDOM IS CITED
Ateresting Argument Made in Dis
pute Over Two Children.
MOTHER IS REFUSED CUSTODY
Dorothy and Helen Sanders Are
Given Into the Possession of
Their Aunts, According
to Judges Ruling.

King solomons method Of determining
which OF two wives was the mother of
child in controversy was the basis OF
arguments of Attorneys A. S. Richie and
Alvin johnson before County Judge Les
lie Wednesday afternoon. Dorothy and
Helen sandberg. two little daughters Of
the late George sandberg, being the
children in dispute. Mrs. George :.
Lovett Of Minneapolis mother of the
children. and Mrs c. j. Johnson and Miss
Ellen sandberg, aunts and guardians,
were the disputants Judge Leslie ruled
in favor of Mrs. johnson and Miss Sand
berg.
An opinion Of Willis D. Oldham, demo
cratic candidate for supreme Judge, re-
gardng the wisdom of Solomon also was
brought into the discussion and thor
oughly picked to pieces.
When Mr.. Sandberg fell i'll several years
ago the mother surrendered the children
to her husbands sisters. After Sand
berg's death she married Lovett. Re
Gently she started her county court &C
ton to recover custody of the children.
According to Judge Leslies ruling the
testimony indicated that the guardians
Of the children are better able to care
for them than Mr.. and Mrs. Lovett would
be.
In one of his characteristic speeches
Richie, representing Mrs. Lovett pleaded
that her little ones be returned to her.
He mounted to lofty oratorical heights
and dwelt upon the beauties of mother
hood and childhood, Mother he said, Is
the most beautiful and sacred word in
every language.
Mr.. johnson, representing the guard
ians, produced Bible as a lawyer
would produce a law book and read the
entire case in which Solomon made his
famous decision. He declared II not a
case in point, as it merely was dis
pute between two women of questionable
repute over the parentage. In this case,
he said, the parentage is admitted and
the sole question is, what, in the cir
cumstances, Is better for the children?
He declared Mr.. Richie and former
Commissioner Oldham in error when
they sought TO compare the quarrel
between two women as to parentage of
a child with a contest to determine
whether two children are better off with
their mother or with their aunts.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-06
Hotels Overlooked
by Visiting Crowds

Pool tables served as beds for nearly
twenty tired visitors Wednesday night in
one Of the large hotels. and in every hotel
in tho city extra waiting rooms, writing
parlors and halls were filled with cots
for visitors who were unable to find
other accommodations. All Of the room
ing houses were full and the hotels were
forced to use every possible foot of space
for sleeping quarters. All Of the larger
hotels hired special watchmen to look
after the sleepers.
The majority Of the visitors remained
in the city for the week to attend the
military parade and the coronation ball
Friday night, and long waiting lists for
rooms are in the possession of all of the
hotel clerks in the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-06
Demos Will Abandon
Their Omaha Office

The state democratic headquarters
which have been maintained at the Pax
ton hotel as an auxiliary to the general
headquarters at Columbus, are to be
abandoned.
After Friday night the democratic
headquarters on the second floor of the
Paxton will be dark. Already the work
of packing has begun. The expense OF
maintenance is not justified, is given as
the reason for shutting up shop, so far as
Omaha is concerned.
, At democratic headquarters Thursday
among the callers we're Fred Ashton Of
Grand Island, who once upon a time
came within twenty-seven votes of beat
ing Norris. republican, for congress, and
w. H. Green of Creighton, who last fall
was a candidate for lieutenant governor
on the democratic ticket, but who fell
by the wayside.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-06
MAN WHO KILLS SELF SAID
TO HAVE BEEN DELIRIOUS

Alva P. Wetzel was delirious and in no
condition 10 be left unguarded when he
was taken to the Omaha General hospi-
tai, suffering with typhoid fever, last
February according TO testimony given
before the jury in Judge sutton's court
Thursday by Mrs. Fannie F. Wetzel, the
widow, in her $4,000 damage action
against the hospital. She charges the
hospital authorities and nurses negli-
gently left her husband alone and he
jumped out Of a window to his death.
Mrs. Flora Ferguson. mother of Mrs.
Wetzsl, corroborated her daughters tes-
timony.