Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-06-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Charged with killing the infant chi

NEWS OE IHE IA 4.
Charged with killing the infant child
.. her daughter. Nora Murreil, at
Thomas, w. Va, Mrs. O'Day, OF that
town, was lodged in Jail at Parsons,
". Va, Tuesday night. She is held
for the action OF the grand jury. Mrs.
.O'Day is about 60 years old. The
infant was born May so, and shortly
after its birth, it is charged, the grand.
mother took it from its mother and
carried it from the room. Later the
dead body OF the child was found
under the stable on the premises. The
face OF the child was tightly bandaged
and shoestrings were drawn about Its
neck. In the meantime the mother OF
the child fed.
Grace Dexter Bryan. second daughter
OF w. J. BRYAN was married yesterday
evening to Richard Lewis Hargreaves,
a wholesale grocer Of Lincoln, Neb.
The wedding took place at Falrvlew
and the ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Harry F. Huntington, OF
Crete, who has officiated at the wed
dinga OF the other Bryan children. MIR.
BRYAN met his daughter under an arch
at the foot of the stairway and accom-
panied her to the altar. w. j. Bryan.
ir., OF Tucson, Ariz., was best man;
Miss Lilly Tyler, OF Virginia, and Miss
Helen Scwind, Of Lincoln, bridesmaids,
and the groom's sister, Mrs. w. ).
Stein, nation of honor. Mr.. Hargreaves
and Miss Bryan have been sweethearts
from their school days.
Representatives OF America potash
interests in Berlin yesterday served
the owners OF independent German
potash mines with the formal notice
that they will refuse to accept deliveries
of potash subject to the payment OF a
super-contingent tax. After an agree
ment regarding contracts was reached
between the American and the German
potash syndicate, May IS, Negotiations
were opened with the independents,
and those contracts with the Americans
are responsible for the present German
potash law. The German contractors
insist that the American firms are re-
sponsble for the tax. The Americans
action yesterday indicates that the
negotiations have failed and the
Germans probably will bring suit
against the Americans in the United
States courts to enforce the tax.
A plan to raise 81, 900, 900 endow-
ment for Trinity College, Durham,
n. c., with announcement of Sl6O,oeo
gifts Of thu Duke brothers-James Il.
aud B. N.-swept the college com
n encement visitors yesterday as Jacob
R,is closed his memorable address to
the baccaaureates. j. B. Duke con
tributes 500, 900 for another dormItory
and Benjamin Duke joins him in
500, 900 investment in college campus
lands, B. y. Duke also gave $40, 600
for campus improvements. The in
stitution now more highly endowed
than any other southern college, has
the largest campus. The endowment
plan came through the two state
conferences, whereby the Methodist
denomination gives 5000, 600 and the
Dukes the remainder. Their munlfi-
cences now reach $4,000, 900.
The Swiss aviator, Tadeoli. while
monoplaning yesterday at Lausanne,
had trouble with his machine when
2 1000 feet in the air. The machine
turned two somersaults, each time
uuseating the aviator, but he managed
to climb back and get control of the
craft When within 800 feet of the
ground the motor suddenly stopped
and the monoplane fell. Tadeoi drop
ned to the earth unhurt The machine
passed beyond him, and was wrecked.