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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30
NEW YEAR. GERMAN
Brilliant Entertainment Of AIexan-
dria's Young SET at Elks Hall
Last Evening

| With an unusual number OF out of
town people present the New Years
German took place last night at the
Elks Home. The hall was attractively
decorated and an unusually beautiful
series of German figures we're led BY
Mr.. James Douglas snd Mr.. Julian
Burke. 4 buffet supper was served
at eleven o'clock. A special train left
for Washington ~ one O'Clock.
The chapSs7oa,'ssaf the occasion were:
Mrs. J. Johnson Downey, Mrs. Arthur
Snowden. Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett,
Mrs. w. B. Daingerheld, Mrs. George
Anderton. Miss Hoblitzell, Mrs. George
Uhler, Miss Cora Smoot, Mrs. Edward
Fawcett, Mrs. l.. NJ. Jones, Mrs. Lewis
Barley, Mrs. James Roberts. Those
dancing we're Captain and Mrs. ]. NJ.
Love, MIR. and Mrs. Lewis Machen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Willett. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Smoot, Mrs. Louis Scott,
Misses Esther Green, Julia Nicol,
Pauline Nicol, Anna Barley, George
French, Alice Anderton. Emily John
son, Esther Burke, Nellie Uhler, Mary
Phillips, Mary Snowden, Clarence
Snowden, Mildred Foster, Lisa Ander-
son, Kitty Barrett, Cora Jones, Mittie
Herbert. Alice Cbnn. Jean Brent,
Harriet Douglas, Beale Daingerfold,
Messrs. Francis Daingerheld. Dan Con-
rad, George Anderton, Hunt Roberts,
Harman Roberts, James Roberts,
John Stephenson, Henry 0. B. Cooper,
Edward fawcett, Phillip Dawson, Will
liam Gaines, ]. J.. Marye, Joseph
Richardson, Howard Smith, George
Brent, Madison Brown, Robley Brun-
back, Wallace Lindsey, Daingertield
Addison, Richard Chichester, Edmund
Hunter, Stuart Hunter, Milton Freuch,
Arthur Herbert, Taylor Burke, G.
Washington Lewis, Walter Foster,
Windsor Snowden, William Brooke,
Dr.. John Burke, DR.. Vivian Berry,
Miss Lantz, OF Los Angeles, CAL, Miss
Marianne Nelson, OF Bedford City,
Miss Charlotte England, OF Baltimore,
Miss. Edith Pleasanton, OF Philadelpbia,
Miss Furneval. Miss Parker, Miss
Alice Roberts, Miss Marie Williams, J,
Miss Eifis Yal,as. 3sfsg,s2fte e r.: ..,r nj i,
Hoge all OF v ashington. Mr..
E. R. Griffith, OF Baltimore, MIR. John
auney, OF Salt Lake City, Utah, Mr..
Brewster, OF Elizabeth City, N. j.,
Mr.. r. R. Farr, of Fairfax, DR.. Ben.
Iden, OF Manassas, Messrs. Mac Nina
tree, Willivm Miller, William Nailor;
Frank Addison, Joseph Addison, DR..
William Carr. U. S. A. and Lieut..
Thompson, L. S. A., OF Fort Washing
ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30
CHRISTMAS CANTATA.

The Methodist Protestant Church in
north Washington street, was crowded
TO its capacity last night. The Sunday
School gave Christmas Cantata Mine
Host, Santa Claus. The cast was
composed Of fifty. The church was
beautifully decorated, representing the
home Of Santa Claus. after n snow
storm. Handsome geld medals we're
presented to Misses Margaret Nails and
Carmen Bender and Master Louis De-
Moll for bringing scholars. Mr.. J. H.
Mimyer was presented with hand.
some cane and Rev c. ". kcrlin with
ten dollar gold piece. The commit
tee having the celebration in charge
we're composed OF Fl. Fl. Newton, K c,
Sullivan, j. Fl. Trimycr, J. F. Grigs,
Mrs. Mae Wright and Charles lett.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30
WANTS MEN FOR
THIRTY PLACES

New York, Dec. 30.-Theodore n.
Vail, president of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company an
nounced today that he had thirty po-
sitions in his concern which he would
gladly fill at salaries of between S10.-
900 and S25,000 year. if he could
only find men who could earn that
amount.
Vail declared that there was never
as many opportunities for advance
ment for young men as there are to-
day. Money is no object to the big
corporations" he said. "but there is
a scarcity of $4,000 a year men. 1t
seems easy to step into a place and
seemingly only supervise. Occasion
ally man can do this, but it is rare.
The great thing is to create big bus
mess situation-and there is no ques-
tion that the big situation will create
him accordingly.
THE lack of advancement for the
majority of men is due to their mis-
guided idea that they will be advanced
as the years go by. Long service
does not necessarily mean promotion
While it is commendable that a man
can stick to work that is given him
vet the man who occupies the first
place is the one who not only does
what he finds in the actual service
but rather improves on that service
makes it better, and creates a new
standard in that particular field"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30
ELOP|NG NoI,,..
IS iRbE5;ltss
Mrs. w. DeAtIey, of Washington,
Arrested in Company With an
Actor.
PRISONER IN STYLISH GARB.
Orders Sent From Washington to st.
Louis to Arrest oman--She Spends
Night in Jail

st. Louis, Mo-. Dec. 30.--Dressec
in II stylish, tailor-made suit and an
expensive sealskin coat. Mrs. I'm.
De Alley. wife of the proprietor OF
the, De Atley hotel, Washington, y.
c.. spent today in a cell at the po-
lice station, having been arrested III
the company OF Russell Hilliard, an
actor, last night, upon telegraphic
orders from Washington.
Mrs. De Alley admitted today that
she had eloped with Hilliard, but add
ed:
II thought it was all right because
my husband had Instituted divorce
against me
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30
THE MILLIONAIRE
PACKERS ON TRIAL.
Exhaustive Argument of District At
torney Wilkerson---Scath.
4 ing Arraignment.
HISTORY OF TRUST EXPOSED.
Intentions ofPackers Date Back to isoa
When Agreement Was Reached to
Form Monopoly.

Chicago, Dec. 30,-After four days
of testimony in the case OF the ten
millionaire packers on trial for Grim
inal conspiracy in restraint of trade,
before Federal Judge Carpenter,
United States District Attorney Will
lerson today contended that the
government has already proven that
the defendants planned to organize
a monopoly in the meat industry by
regulating supply, fixing prices and
putting competitors. out of business.
That such monopoly was finally
consummated in the formation OF the
National Packing Company will be the
next thing to prove, according to the
government. The ground work for
this proof has already been laid in
the testimony regarding the negotia-
tions leading up to the Incorporation
OF the National Company in 1903.
The testimony of Henry Veeder.
which will be resumed when court
re-convenes January End, has brought
out the intention Of the packers as
far back rs 1898, to reach an iron
clad monopoly agreement. In that
year, Veeder said, Gustavus Swift,
D. f. Hatwell, secretary of the Swift
company, and e. J.. Martin. repre-
senting Armour, directed him TO act
as secretary of series of meetings.
These conferences were designated
rs "P. O. Box 247" Six packers took
part. The country was divided into
shipping districts and reports re-
ceived regarding the business in each;
reports of all prices and shipments
were made to Veeder. In the con-
fereaces, the packers aEreed upon
the amount of business to be done in
the various districts by each; where
there were inequalities in prices, pro-
fits were divided and equalized.
Veeder admitted all these charges,
and surprised the government ques-
tioners by volunteering explanatory
statements. All this testimony was
given over to the objection of the
defense and is still to be ruled on
by Judge Carpenter. The defense
holds that this pool ''P. o. Box 247"
existed prior to the three-year peri
cd over which the indictments extend
and is therefore inadmissible. The
government secured its temporary ad-
mission on the promise to prove that
all acts of the packers from 1903
TO the time of the indictments consti-
tuted one continuous conspiracy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30
Wedding.

Baltimore, Md, Dec. S0.-Walter
W. Abell, for number OF years pub
Usher OF the Baltimore Sun, previous
to its purchase by Mr.. Charles H.
Grasty 10 1909, was married today to
Mrs. May J. Forbes Zell, divorced wife
OF George LEEDS Zell, now OF Nova
Scotia, who 10 October 1910, married
Ethlvn Maud Parfitt, OF Brooklyn,
four months after he had gotten a legal
separation at Renos, Nev., from bis
first wife in an uncontested suit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30
Morgan Leaves for Europe.

New York, Dec. 30.-J. 2. Morgan
sailed for Europe today on the White
Star liner Olympic. Morgan left
earlier than usual as he proposes TO
bring home with him some OF his for.
eigu art treasures aud desires to go to
London and Paris before proceeding to
Egypt, his ultimate destination. His
son. J. p. Morgan, ir., and Henry r.
Dawson, OF the Morgan firm. sa% him
off.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30
CHINA To EN- TER
UPON NEW ERA.
DR.. Sun Vat Sen Enthusiastic Over
Prospects of ---Dlnner in
His Honor.
ROYAL FAMILY LEAVE PEKIN.
Belief that National Convention will
Declare for Republic and Rally Suns
Election as President.

Shanghai, Dec. 30.--"China is
about to enter upon an era of pros
perity and contentment that she has
never enjoyed in all her long his
tory"
This was the statement today of
DR.. Sun Vat Sen, provisional presi-
dent of the new republic Of China.
The executive is enthusiastic over
the prospects OF peace. Messages are
pouring in upon him from all quar-
ters from people who are anxious to
pledge their support to the new gov
ernment. DR.. Sun has become quite
popular with the representatives OF
foreign governments and there is lit
tie doubt that the national conven-
ton, which is to be called soon, will
declare for republic and ratify the
election Of Dr.. Sun.
An agreement has been reached
with the imperialists for an armis-
tice until after a national convention
can be assembled.
1t is probable that the meeting will
be held here although some of the
revolutionists are insisting that Nam
kin, the provisional capital, is the
proper place.
A big dinner was given last night
IN honor OF the new president and DR..
WI Ting Fang. former minister to
Washington and rebel representative
in the peace conference. Practically
all Of the revolutionary leaders in
Shanghai were in attendance and
pledged themselves to support DR..
Sun. WI Ting Fang and Gen. HUI
ang Hsin, the former commander-in-
chief of the fnbel forces. who later
reiiiquis;IGt h:. positio.i to tieltofai
Iii Yuan Hung. are said TO be slated
for the two highest positions in the
New cabinet Dr. Sun said today:
There is no doubt in my mind
that the action of the provisional mil
itary assembly in electing me presi-
dent will be ratified by the National
Convention which undoubtedly will
declare for republic. am receiv-
ing offers of support from many prov
inces. Even the imperialists will
come over with us. Peace IS as
sured for China and there will be
hundred fold increase in business
within the next few months.
The work of placing the new gov
ernment on a solid basis will natural
ly be tedious but we will overcome
all obstacles"
Toxic, Dec. 30.-Members Of the
royal family are fleeing in disguise
from Pekin, according TO dispatch
from the Chinese capital today.
Prince Chun. the deposed regent, is
reported to have disguised himself as
coolie and fed with the seven-year-
old emperor. 1t is reported that he
will come TO Toxic.
The Dowager Empress has an
nounced that she will not leave the
palace until the revolutionists are
in possession of Pekin, but she is re-
ported TO have been deserted by the
majority of her kinsmen who believe
that they will be executed if they fall
into the hands of the republicans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30
POLICE COURT.
Justice H. B. Cation presiding.

Justice H. B. Cation presiding.J
The following cases were disposed OF
this morning:
James Kane, suspected OF being a
refugee from the Occoquan work
house, was held to await the action OF
the authorities OF that institution.
]. B. Walters, charged with robbin
cars, was held for the action of the
Alexandria county authorities.
John Minor. charged with disorderly
conduct, was dismissed.
John Giles, colored, charged with
taking an overcoat belonging to
Charles Gibson, was fined So.
Two young men, charged with fight
ing last Saturday afternoon, we're dis
missed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30
Freight House Burns.

= Wilmington, Del. Dec. 50.-The first
big fire in Wilmington for months and
in fact the first alarm since November
IS. early this morning gutted the big
freight house of the B. and o. r. R.,
entailing loss approximately at $40,-
600. The blaze was discovered by a
bridge tender on Market Street Bridge.
A general alarm was sent in. The
firemen were handicapped in their
work bv the intense cold. the ther.
mometer registering below the freezing
point.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30
THE Morse Case.

Washington, Dec. 30.-President TAFT
left Washington for New York and
philadelphia today without taking &C.
ton in the Morse case-without even
examnirg tue report Ct the board OF
army surgeons whom he sent to ex-
anime the banker. convict. The Presl-
dents plans for today included brief
stop at Philadelphia. and speech ut the
peare dinner in New York tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30
PERSONS
REPORTED KILLED.

St. Paul. Mimi, Dec. 80 Twenty
passengers are reported killed in
wrecl; OF the Oregonian, the Great
Northern crack coast train two miles
east OF Sharon. n. D., at 1915 today.
TIE train is said to have gone over a
l5.foot embaukment and the cars are
burning. The bodies still in the train
are rapidly being consumed by fire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30
La EoIIette,s Crusade.

Dayton, O., Dec. S0.-Having swept
across Ohio from its most eastern city,
Youngstown. and then down through
seven counties to Dayton yesterday,
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette entered
President Tatt's home county and city
today, He will sneak this afternoon
snd tonight at Hamilton and Cincinnati.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30

Nearly 1000 persons we're vsccinated
yesterday in the Italian quarter OF
Philadelphia after case OF smallpox
had been discovered. An entire square
was roped off, and $50 policemen
stood guard. while score OF
doctors yaccinated the people,
Four cases we're found among Italians
in West Philadelphia a few days ago,
and several hundred persons there we're
compelled to undergo vaccination.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30

A 24-hour battle, in which the Turk
ish troops defeatedthe Italian force,
killing hall OF it in the riot, is de-
scribed in an official message from
Constantinople made public at the
Turkish Embassy in Washington last
night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.

William Marconi, who has just re-
turned to Rome from T:ipoli, said that
while there he accidentally made dis
covery, which Is Of the greatest lmpor-
tance. During some experiments on
the desert, which we took the oppor-
tunity to make" he said, we were sur-
prised and gratifed to find that wireless
messages could be sent with absolute
security over the desert without the
usual masts. Instead OF poles, wire i
laid on the sand in the direction ~
which the message is to be sent. It
goes. and is received without anv inters
ruption exactly, the same as though
The usual system were employed.
What for years has been famlliarly
known as death crossing" at Ridge
field Park, Hackensack, \. J., claimed
two more victims yesterday evening,
when the Continental Linrited cypress
train en- the West Shoe Railroad hurled
-4itt tti,-,-..1i,,a:.s!9s+ s+-ialrtis
and William Fl. Sutherland, who llvcd
in that town and who were walking on
the track when struck.
Immediately after he had been SEN
tencei to death by Judge John A.
Evans for killing his friend, Frank
Beck, last September, Frank Maley,
between Sobs in criminal court ln Pitts
burg yesterday confessed that he mad
ambushcd Beck in 4 lonely road IN
Moon Run township. and shot him five
times, at the instlgation OF Mrs. Beck,
who, he said, planned the crime and
offered him $500 OF her husbands say
ings for doing it. 1t was necessary for
deputy sheriffs to carry him back to
his cell.
When passing through the woods on
his way home Thursday night Ray
mond Wochner, eighteen years old,
was attacked by huge gray owl near
Egg Harbor, n. J. WoChner was so
completely taken aback that the bird
made several vicious jabs at him before
he got stick and beat the owl into
submission. With wings spread the
bird measures almost three and a half
feet across.
Ecuador is drifting toward three
cornered revolution rs a result OF the
sudden death OF President Estrada on
December %.
Four children Of August Mazz'o
we're burned to death last night in
fire which destroyed Mazzio's home at
Cleveland. The mother aud one daush-
ter we're SO seriously burned that 1t IS
feared that they will die.
Corrected official advices arriving at
Madrid from Melilla, Morocco, show
the Spanish losses in the battle with
the Riaian tribesmen in Morocco on
December 81 to have been more severe
than at first reported, There were I
officers aud 81 soldiers killed and Is
officers and 90 soldiers wounded.
The killed include the colonel OF the
Melilla regiment and three captains.
The captain general Of Mel!lia reports
that heavy Riffian reinforccments are
arriving from the interior, and that
there is evary indication that Spain
will be CO 1frunted with a serious mil
itary proposition with the Moroccan
tribesmen.
Tie drowning OF three men who
left their homes at Westport Mass,
Thursday afternoon to go duck hunt
ing on great Island in the Westport
river, became known yesterday. \
searching party found their boat, float
ing bottom up. 1t is supposed that III
the high winds the boat became un-
manageable and was capslzed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30
LABOR LEADERS
INDICTED.

Los Angeles, CAL, Dec. 30. olaf
Tveitmoe and Antone Johanssen OF
San Francisco both prominent officials
OF the California Federation OF Labor
and J. E. Munsey of Salt Lake City
we're indicted today by the federal
grand jury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30
Said Dead Husband was Cho king Her

Said Dead Husband was Choking Her.
New York, Dec. 30.-Sufferlng
from the hallucination that her hus-
band, who has been dead for six months
had returned to earth and was choking
her. a woman who said she was Mrs.
Helen Rockford, 95 years of age, OF
4O3 Passaic sven ue, Harrison, n. j.,
staggered into the arms Of Policeman
Koenig early today at Madison avenue
and 1O5th street. Mrs. Rockford was
crying for help and beseecbed Koenie
to take her to some place here the
phantom could not reach her.
She was taken to Bellevue Hospital.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30
Howard Wisnels Paulson. a squa

Howard Wisnels Paulson, a squaw
man, living two miles betow the ln-
dian post on the Chippewa river, rea:
MiIwaukce, on "Wednesday shot his
wife, Josephine Cloud, a squaw, and
her mother, Mrs. Omakawat. He vent
in search of his father-in-law and,
failing to find him, returned and shot
himself. The one-year-oId daughter
was frozen TO death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30
Trust Company Closes Doors.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec.30. The Amer
ican Union Trust Company failed to
open its doors for business today. The
state banking officials are in charge.
The company is one OF the newest
financial institutions in the state. being
less than year old. 1t has paid up
capital OF 100000 and about 5000
depositors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30

Do YOU know that fully nine out
of every ten cases OF rheumatism are
simply rheumatism OF the muscles
due TO cold or damp. or chrome rheu-
matism, and require no interna! treat
ment whatever? Apply Chamber
lain's Liniment freely and see how
quickly it gives relief. For sale by
". F. Creighton and Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30

A DyERTISER having we'll located,
IN comfortable house with all conve-
piences, desires married couple for
boarders, also two or three gentlemen
for boarders. Address Box y, Post
Office, dec 80 st
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30

r OST.-Friday night at Eiks' Hall or
l. on Prince street. between Royal
and Washington, Tortolscshelt Cfoid
Mounted COMB. Finder ewill please
rcturn TO Gazette Office,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30
Halifax y
br, . Giey-iatIe :
origin early today os.
Edward Hotel, the lars

origin early today os. ~"
Edward Hotel, the larsS
chased 15O guests ana,
scurryins to the streets III tn.
clothes and then spread 10 The
st. Croix Paper Company warehouses
and four tenements adjoining.
In the few minutes that the hoiri
guests and occupants OF the tenemeni%
were kept in the streets after tteein%
from the flames they suffered intense
~ from cold. The temperature was
about l5 degrees above zero. \
score OF women and children are in
local hospitals threatened with pneu-
monia as a result Of exposure.
The loss at the hotel including the
building is placed at 500. .000. part
ly covered by insurance. Owners Of
l.2 tenements put the loss at $50.
900. The paper company's loss is
.variously estimated al between $780,
600 and $150,000
The paper company is a quarter of
nile from the hotel Great burning
embers were torn from the hotel roof
and thrown through the windows Of
the warehouses. which blaZed up
quickly. Before firemen from here
and Dartmouth City, and 200 sailors
from the Canadian cruiser Niobe.
who were fighting the blaze. encased
in ice. could divide their attack. the
warehouse and hotel were both
doomed.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-28
CAUCUS FAILS TO SELECT.

ALBANY, March 23.--The demo cratic caucus failed to select 6 canci date for United States senator
Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-28
LONG AND SHORT HAUL
 QUESTION UP AGAIN
Shippers Insist on Greater Charge for Long Than
 for Short Services

WASHINGTON. D C., March 27.- An attack on the constitutionality of the Fourth section of the inter state commerce get. the !ohg and short haul provision. was made today befo-s {. commission in cons 4era tion of he Inter Rocky mo 1ntain rate cases.
 Attorneys for shippers assert that if the commission did not issue an order providing that the charge for a longer haul should be greater than any shorter haul, they would carry the matter to congress and insist upon the enactment of a provision that would give the comission no dis cretiOn or power in the matter.
 The commission, as a purely ad ministrative body. has no power to pets upon the oonaitutionality of any part Of the act. It simply enfor ces the law as it finds it on the stat ute books, leaving the courts to deter mine any constitutionaI questions that arise.