Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-07-12
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

The mystery in tbs death OF James
F. Petit, whose financial difficulties
came to light in Chicago Monday night,
was probed further yesterday when in
terestrd insurance officials asked
Deputy Coroner Conrad + Waukegan,
for rcopening OF the inquest and
post mortcm examination TO deter
mine whether death was from drown
ing rs vas reported, or some other
cause.
Officers OF Johnston county, n. c..
arc Investigating the deaths near
Princeton, OF Arthur Percival, a young
farmer, and his wife, whose charred
bodies we're found in the ashes Of their
home yesterday morning. 1t Is gem
c:aliy believed that they we're robbed
and murdered, and that their s!ayers
then fired the house to conceal the
crime.
A revision OF the Anglo-Japancsc
alliance is REGARDED Is the inevitable
outcome Of the Anglo.American ar
bitration treaty. 1t is reported that
Great Britain proposed 10 modify the
cl ,use providing Tor mutual assistance
in the event OF war, making the pro-
vision inappllcab!e in the event that
either party to the alliance IS lighting
nation with whom the other has con-
cluded 4 general arbitration treaty. 1t
is understood that japan readily
agreed to this proposition, and it is
said that tie readiness OF The Japanese
government to accept the suggestion
was due to its entire confidence that
Japan you'll never be at war with
either the United States or England.
Will McGriff, negro, who shot and
killed Will Washington, white man,
and wounded two Other men, was
taken from officers at Baconlon, Ga.
and Killed by 4 mob.
The French flagship Duchay!a sailed
from Gibraltar for Morocco last night
O dcrs to the ship are supposed 10
have been sent because Germany has
dispatched the cruiser Vinela to join
the Berlin at Agadir.
A milk famine is threatened ia
Washington, according to daifymen,
unless rain in appreciabIe quantity
comes to frcshen the pastures Of Mary
land. Virginia. and nearby states from
which the capital draws lis supply.
Fields are dried up by the drought.
and milk production has fallen off 50
per cent in less than three weeks.
Shortage in supply will mean raise
in selling tie price in the District
A. moving picture machine, SIT up
to make a lin Of The thrilling rescue Of
youug woman from the waters Of q
lake in the Fox Hills section OF Staten
Island, n. j., yesterday afternoon, re-
corded instead the actual drowning OF
tbs actOr-rcscurr and the saving OF
herself by the young woman. The
actor who was drowned was Albert
Brighton, aged 80 years.
Save the girl, fellows; don't try for
me" were the final words OF Edward
George Burke. Of Philadelphia, and
graduate last June in the United
States naval hospital service, late yes.
lrrlay afternoon when he died max
ing 4 brave fight TO save his cousin,
Miss Adelaide Mccarthy. daughter OF
Mayor O'NciIl Of Auburn, n. y,
after the couple had been capsilcd
from their canoe in 4 hurricane that
came suddenly unon the Oswaco lake.
| Burke and Miss O'Neill we're drowned.
IInke Smith will 20 to the United
States Senate to fill cut The uncXpircd
term nf The lalc Senator A. S. Clay
A total OF l27 votes was cast for Gov
crnor Smith Of Georgia, yesterday in
the two Houses Of the General As.
scmbly, baIlo!ing separately, A vote
Of 115 is necessary to elect on joint
ballot. His friends declare that the
vote will be virtually unanimous at
the joint session tomorrow.