Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-07-26
NEWS OF THE JAY

loss on the new crop uOutuS, VIZ
principal object OF attack by the bear
side, amounted to 40 points, or 81
bale. August, in which all that is
left OF the old crop interest is centered,
lost so points, or sl.50a bale. The
decline was caused by heavy short
selling which hardly let up for a
minute.
The aeroplane piloted by NJ. Slus-
arenkos in the St. Petersburg-to- Mos
COW race fell near Tsarskoe-Seln yes
terday. The airman's passenger. NJ.
Shimansky. was killed. and Slusaren-
kos was badly injured, both legs being
broken.
Easton, Nd, was visited Monday
evening by heavy wind storm aud
rain. Considerable damage was done.
Buildings we're unroofed and blown
down. while the corn and tomato crop
suffered. The wind picked up oyster
shells from pile put beside the county
road preparatory to repairs aud sent
them whistling through the air
Billy Sunday, the baseball evangelist,
who is conducting q series OF meetings
1T Winona Lake. Ind. has m:,'i,. =
careful calculation rs TO the savings Of
souls in large cities, and he rates IN
dianapnlis as the highest of any ci'y in
the country. 1t cost $500 TO save
one soul in indianapolis, he laid.
In New York city the cost is Solo,
in Boston S.l50, in Denver 1928, in
Chicago 1895. in New Orleans SIS, in
Atlanta So The figures, he explain
ed, were made by taking the amount
given for the maintenance OF churches
and the number of accessloDs To the
churches, and making a simple division.
Democratic senators held con.
ference last night from s u'Clock until
IL so in an effort to reach some def
mite conclusion that would point the
way 10 wool revision ut this session.
No program was arranged and no
conclusions reached. Another con
ference will be held tonight.
Bobby" Leach, 40 years old, of
Niagara Falls, Ontario, yesterday after
noon went over the Horseshoe Falls in
Il barrel and still lives. Though he
was severely battered and bruised in
the drop Of l5S feet over the brink OF
the cataract. he sustained only superb
caI injuries. and tonight is able 10 be
about his house.
A typhoon ccntering over Tokyo
and Ioholrama reached its height al
3 o'clock this morning. Widespread
damage has been done in the lower
districts Of the city, which a.e flooded.
and from 80 TO 100 persons are missing.
1t is feared that n great number OF
fishing and other vessel, have Geen
lost.
Commenting On the Franco German
negotiations growing ont OF the Mnr6c.
can situation, the Ech" dc Paris says
that France will not allow herself
to be inundated by Germany.
Should the Paris report that Germany
has called 400 900 reserves to the
colurs hc confirmed France IN certain 10
adopt = similar measure, the papers
says.
Suddenly confronted with the TACT
that their priest is 4 married man, and
that his wife OF four years is The young
woman who has been keeping house
for him all that time, The congregation
Of tho First Independent Polish Catho-
lie Church, Baltimore. is in state OF
great excitement The Independent
Polish Catholic Church is not un Ter
the jurisdiction Of the church OF Rome.
In the democratic convention ut Lin
coin, Neb., yesterday everything was
subverted to harmony, al effort OF one
delegate to take straw vote" on a
presidential candidate being hoYled
down. ". ]. Bryan was not mentioned
in the platform, nor were his policies
brought forward.
Lillian Graham, OF the singing and
dancing team OF Graham and Conrad
that won theatrical engagement at
Hammerstein'S, New York, by shoot
ing w. E. D. Stokes, and who dropped
ont OF sight last Saturday night, was
found Yesterday afternoon at Pough
keepsie. Miss Graham told Chief OF
Police Charles ATcCabe that she had
been kidnapped, and that her dread
full experience had left her so bewildered
that she did not think about coming
back to New York or telegraphing her
friends. She declared man had
thrown bag over her head in New
York, thrown her into IN auto, where
in was another woman. and that the
next thing she remembered was leay-
lug the train at Pougkeepsie.
Women sympathizers joined in the
riotng yesterday in the strike" OF the
peddlers against the snti-noise ordi-
nance, which prevents them from
shouting their wares OH the streets
OF Chicago Three persons were
seriously injured and scores
were attacked in riots which
occurred in every section Of the city.
Wagons owned by peddlers who re-
fused to join the strikers were over
turned, the contents dumped into the
streets and the owners were made u
target for fuSillade OF stones thrown
by women. With eggs as weapons, q
crowd ct women attacked = squad OF
policemen and put them to flight.
Grant Slavin, aged 40 years, COM
mitted i criminal assault upon the To-
vear-old daughter Of DR.. Lambert, OF
Arborvale, Pocahontas county, GO
miles southeast OF Elkins, W. Va,
early yesterday morning. Slavin was