Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-07


on the Pacific coast is expressed in
the report of the Home Missions COM
mittee at the federal council of the
Churches of Christ submitted at Chi
cago yesterday. Zone of the most
startling facts, confirmed by investi-
cation is that Buddhism in Seattle,
San Francisco and Los Angeles is ag-
gressively propagating itself from
these centers," says the report. "Bud-
dhist temples have been erected in
which cultured priests administer the
rites and ceremonies Of their religion,
and through a series of lectures are
reaching large numbers of Americans,
especially women. Christianity is
thus being put on the defensive, and
is graphing in the struggle with relig
ions and cults of the orient. Recently
thousands of Hindus have come to the
United States. Next to nothing is
being done for them by our churches"
The town of Vale del Brazo, in
the State of Mexico, was practically
destroyed yesterday by Zapata rebels
under the command of Genovevo de
Lao, because the inhabitants refused
to deliver over to them 19 young
uyonoan residents
81 protest against this hanging in
the name Of Christ, who said thou
shalt not kill This feverishly voiced
objection failed to save the life of
Willie Luis, Chinese at San Quentin,
CAL, yesterday, for guards forced the
speaker, Charles NJ. P. Christensen,
of the nti-Capi!al
Punishment League to his seat among
the witnesses and the trap was sprung
Luis murdered his stepmother. He be-
lieved his father was neglecting his
first wife, Willie's mother, who lived
in China.
Mrs. Adam Hess, Al year sold, of
Blooming Grove township, Pike coun-
ty, Pa, was killed in her home Thurs
day by being shot through the head
by her daughter, II years old. Mrs.
Hess was seated at table in the
kitchen. The girl climbed on lounge
and took down "a loaded rife suspend
ed from the wall. Her mother spoke
to her about the danger of handling
firearms. While Mrs. Hess was speak,
ing the girl discharged the rife acci-
dentally. The bullet struck Mrs. Hess:
in the mouth, passing through the
neck, causing instant death. The
frightened girl and her 9-year-
sister ran out of the house, and after
hiding in the woods for time went
to the home of John Kleinhans, post
master at Blooming Grove, and told
him their mother had shot herself.
Later, it is said, the girl confessed she
had killed her mother.
Jonathan Scott Hartley, sculptor Of
the Daguerre monument in Washing
ton and of monuments and statues IN
many other cities, died of appendi-
citis, yesterday at his home in New
York, aged 67 years.
With three ribs broken, his face and
body badly bruised and lacerated, and
a possibility of losing the sight OF the
left eye, the Rev. John T. Coolahan,
pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church,
at Rockville, Md, is at Casualty Hos
pital, Washington, as the result of
an automobile accident which occurred
somewhere between here and Balti-
more last Thursday afternoon. Ply
sicians at the hospital stated last
night that the priest will probably be
| there several weeks. Much mystery
apparently surrounds the accident. No
corroborative version could be OBJ
tanned
A strange case of juvenile perver-
sity has just come to light in Buenos
Aires, Argentina. A boy, 16 years
old, has been arrested, accused of the
murder of baby. He confessed moi
only to this, but to ten other similar
crimes. He declared, "Since the age
of 9 or 10 I have had an irrestible lus
to see the agony of children Hi:
parents are Italians. HI: father is
workman and his brothers are homes
people.