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Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-06

Passengers on Steamsrs from San
Domingo, report that the insurgents
are gaining ground every day and that
it viii result shortly in a general up
rising.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03

SIX HUNDRED PRESSMEN OUT.
Members of Union Allege Publishers
Are Endeavoring to Run Offices as
Open ShOps-Printers in Sympathy.

Chicago, May 3.-An injunction was
issued today by IIrdge Burke order
ing the union wagon drivers not to
interfere with men who were employ
ed in driving distributing wagons fol
the Chicago Tribune and other news
papers, against whom strike OF
pressmen and drivers is on. Early to
day, several wagons driven by non
union men were stopped near News
paper Row and bundles of papers were
torn up. The publishers said arrests
will be demanded.
All members of local No. 16, Inter
national Typographical Union employ
ed on Chicago newspapers were or
dered to quit work pending a confer
ence between committee of the print
ers and representatives of the pub
fishing organization. At noon none
of the papers against whom the press
men and distributing wagon drivers
are striking had published editions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03
DEATH AROUSES SUSPICION
Andrew LomaX Arrested When Young
Colored Woman from Washington
Dies.

A young colored woman named De-
liza Todd died about two o'clock this
morning at l110 Princess street under
circumstances which led the police to
make an investigation. According to
Lomaxs' story he was in church about
half-past eleven o'clock last night
when Eimore Turner, accompanied by
several colored women, came to the
church and told him the Todd woman
was seriously iii. He says he went to
the house with Turner and the women
and about 2 o'clock the sick woman
died. DR.. Hopkins was summoned,
but the woman was dead when he ar,
rived.
Lomax admitted being with the de-
ceased last Sunday. The remains
were removed to w. Demaine & Sons
undertaking establishment where an
INQUEST will be held at 8 O'Clock TO-
night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03
CHARGE ENGLAND
WITH OPIUM CURSE
DR.. Yum Vat Sen Lays Odium of the
Trade at Door of Great
Britain.
GROWTH RESUMED IN CHINA
ImplOreS British Anti-Opium Leagues
to Put Forth Every Effort to Have
Drug Stamped Out.

Shanghai. May 3.-The RESPONSE
bilty for the continuation of the Opt
um curse in the world was today plac-
ed by Dr. Sun Vat Sen squarely 1t
the door of the British government.
Stung 5y the implication contained
in cabled criticism from England that
opium production has been resumed,
on an extensive scale in China. the
former provisional president, and
revolutionary leader, sent cable to
England today admitting the truth Of
the report. He stated. however, that
if it was not for the British market
especially in India. where the govern
ment pays a large part Of its ex
penseS with the money paid into the
treasury through the imposition Of an
importation tax on opium, this could
not be tIae.
Until England absolutely prohih-
it's the sale of opium in her posses
sions, this curse cannot be stamped
out" said Sun Vat Sens cable. He
implored British anti-opium leagues
to put forth every effort to have the
Government do so.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03
SUIT AGAINST WHITE STAR co.

Papers in the first suit for damages
brought by relative Of a Titanic
victim were filed in the Federal Dis
trict court in New York yesterday.
The suit in admiralty, is brought by
Mrs. Louise Robins, widow of Vic
tor Robins, John Jacob ASt0r'S valet.
and is that in which the testimony OF
J. Bruce lsmay and officers of the
sunken steamer is desired. 1t charges
negligence on the part Of the Ocean
ic Steam Navigation Company. ana
asks for $40, 900 damages and costs.
in the libel it is charged that the
steamship company on April IA last,
tanic. so wrongfully conducted itself
and 50 misbchavcd in the management
sof the steamship Titanic that although
the gross negligence. default. unskil-
fulness and wrongful acts Of the res
pundent, it's respective agents and
cmpIoves. the said steamship Titanic
was caused to collide with and strike
upon or against an iceberg upon the
hiyh seas. "reSulting in Victor Robins
DEATH"
The complaint alleges that the OWL
crs Of the steamship were Negligent:
first, because the Titanic had been
warned that she was in the vicinity
S'of iccbergs, and in spite of the warn
ing was going at a speed of more than
20 knots when the collision occurred;
second, that proper precautions were
not taken after the lookout saw the
iceberg; third, that the liner was be-
ing operated by a new and untrled
crew; fourth, that there was not
sufficient number Of lifeboatS: fifth.
that after the collision the lifeboatS
were not properly manned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

Mrs. Louis Barley entertained the
Afternoon Auction Bridge Club yes
terday. The club members present
were Mrs. William Boothe, Mrs. C..E
Nicol, Miss Rose Macdonald, Mrs
Marshall Jones, Mrs. D. J. Howell,
Mrs. w. 3. Smoot, Mrs. w. A Smoot
Jr.. Mrs. George Uhler, Mrs. Louis
Scott. Mrs. John Foster was guest
at the club.
The Ladies Aid Society of Meade
Chapel, P. E. Church, wish to thank
the public for their patronage and sup
port in the feast of the Seven Tables
given at Odd Fellows Hall, South Col
umbus street, Friday evening, April
2Gth. Proceeds amounted to Stops.
the Auditorium of the Elks Home, the
Jolly Boy Minstrels from Washington
will give performance under the
auspices of Silver Moon Council No.
26, Degree or Pocahontas.
On last Wednesday night in their
tempee in. the Knights of Pythias Cas-
tie, on North Pitt street, Silver Moon
Council No. 2G, D. of P, held most
delightful social session, at which time
there was splendid attendance on the
part of the membership present and
also quite a good number from the
Tribe of Red Men and the pale face
world. 1t was a very enjoyable occas
ion; music, song and speeches being
indulged in, after which refreshments
were served.
The schooner Recator, loaded with
lumber by w. A. Smoot & Co., has
sailed for Colonial Beach.
The initiatory degree will be con-
ferred at the meeting tonight Of Po-
tomac Lodge of Odd Fellows.
Canton Alexandria held meeting
last night when three candidates were
initiated. There was also a drill in
uniform.
DR.. G. T. Klipstein has sold ten
houses to r. j. Groves. Three are stu
ated on Fairfax street between Wilkes
and Gibbon, and seven on Alfred and
Montgomery streets.
The Corporation Court today was
occupied in the trial of the case of
Spencer Heath, whn trades rs the
American Propeller Company, VS.. the
Emerson Engine Company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03
AUCTION SALES TOMORROW.

Mr. Samuel II. Lunt. Auctloneer,
will offer for sale tomorrow at l.
o'clock. in front of the Royal street
entrance to the Market Building, the
lot OF ground with improvements
thereon. on the southeast corner oi
Prince and Lee streets: also a lot
of ground on Prince street, east OF the
above: also two houses and lots. Nos.
72I and 726 jefferson street; ais"
houses Nos. 72O and 722, Jefferson
street.
Mr.. Lunt will also offer for sale NJ
the same time and place, tract OF
land with the improvements thereon
and the appurtenances thereto belong
ing. located in Mount Vernon dis
trict. Fairfax county.
A description of the tract will be
found in the advertisement in the Ga
Zctte.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03
coRNERsToNELAYING.
Bishop of Virginia Will Preside
Bishop Of West Virginia to
Deliver Address.

On next Tuesday at 8 p. M, the cor
nerstone of thenew ST. James church
at the corner of Franklin, and Birch
streets, Richmond, will be laid with
purely religious ceremony.
The Bishop of Virginia will preside
and conduct the service, and the BIZ
shop of West Virginia will make the
address.
ST. James congregation was organ
lied by election of vestry and rector
in 1887, just three-quarters of CEN
tury ago. DR.. Adam Emple, its first
rector, took charge in. 1897.
The church has only had five rec
tors in its entire seventy-five years
of existence, and three of these have
covered seventy years Of that time.
St. James has had many assistants
in it's parish work. Some have en-
tered into rest. They were Henry A.
Wise, DR.. Dashiell, later rector of St.
Marks, and Preston Nash, later rec
tor of Christ, church, Richmond. Those
living are Bishop Peterkin, of West
Virginia; Bishop Gibson of Virginia;
Bishop Winchester Of Arkansas; DR..
George Dame, of Baltimore; DR.. Lee
of Charlottesville, Va; Rev. DR.. Wall
of Berryville, Va; DR.. Sutton of the
diocese of Easton;ea3d Rev. Mr.. Nor
ton, of Christ church, Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03
NJ. F. CHURCH CONFERENCE.
Speculation Concerning Election OF
Bishops-Secretary Wilson
Censured.

Minneapolis, Mimi, May 3.-Over-
shadowing all other questions that
are before the general conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal church is
the speculation upon how many bi-
shops of the church will be chosen
and who they will be. Much quiet el'
ectioneering has been going on.
Sentiment favors the election Of ac-
tive ministers to fill the high posi-
tions in the church. This attitude
Of the delegates is believed to be ben
citing the prospects Of c. 3. Mitchell!
Chicago and c. R. Locke, Los Angel
es. Large followings have developed
in the last few days for Fl. G. Stuntz
New York; D. c. Downey, Brooklyn;
and c. r. Havighurst, of Marion. o..
Voicing the sentiment of the col
ored delegates DR.. c. NJ. Shumfert
from the South, made an eloquent ap-
peal for the election of colored bl'
shop.
Minneapolis, Mimi, May 3.-Be,
cause Secretary of Agriculture Will
son presided at the lnternationa
Brewers convention, the Methodist
General Conference today adopted
resolution censuring him and advising
all Methodists to withdraw their sup
port from him and from other Off
cials of the government who encour
aged his service for the brewers.
The resolution was introduced by
Missouri delegate and created ;
storm, since it recited that Presiden
Taft and Secretary of State Knox hat
both been appealed to in an effort tt
prevent Wilson presiding, but hat
done nothing 1t was pointed out ol
speakers that in this form the re
ceiption was direct slap at Taft, Du
/ the anti-brewers element carried th'
day, and the resolution was adopted
amid cheers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03
ARGUMENTS MAY
BEGIN TOMORROW
Witnesses, so Far, Not Shaken by
Characterization of
Counsel
PROSECUTION WILL SOON REST
Defence Carefully Guards Plans for
Combating Conspiracy Charge
May FIace Crime on Fugitives.

Wytheville, Va, May 3.--Floyd AL
lens defense against the States de-
mand that he pay the death penalty
for participation in the Hillsvile muir
ders will probably be begun tomor-
row, according to indications today.
The prosecution only had six or seven
witnesses to testify when court open
ed today, to complete their direct pre-
sentation of evidence. Because near
~ all of those held by the Common
wealth are ready to testify to the
same facts, with but little additional
information, and since the witnesses
so far examined have not been shak-
en- under 'cross-eXamination, Prosecut-
or Wysor does not feel it is necessary
further to strengthen his case. de
will hold witnesses for rebuttal.
The defense has so far carefully
guarded it's plans for combating the
conspiracy" charge developed against
Floyd Allen by the Comonwealth's at
torneys. Attorney Willis today, how
ever, intimated that his side expected
to show that Commonwealth's Attor-
ney Foster for whose murder Floyd
Allen is charged, was shot down by
Sidna Allen or Wesley Edwards-the
only two members Of the Allen gang
still at liberty.
Floyd Allen appears completely
broken by the bitter denunciations
heaped upon him by the Common
wealth's attorneys, and the hostile
trend of the evidence yesterday. As
special concession to the prisoner,
Judge Staples has permitted Mrs. Al
len, his faithful wife, to sit at the
prisoners side throughout the trial.
She was waiting for her husband with
a wan smile when he was carried i'll
to the courtroom today.
Three witnesses called by prosecut-
OF Visor developed new points, Dul
were unshaken on testimony that the
Aliens started the hreing.
Wyiheville, Va, May 3.-HoW
Floyd Allen boaster of having got
that d. scoundrel" just after the
courtroom at Hillsville ran red with
the blood of Judge Massie and five
other officers and spectators, was told
to the jury today by II. c. Gilmer, "a
lawyer of Pulaski who saw the de-
fendant in the courthouse yard.
The prosecution by severa! witness
es today strengthened its contention
that there was a deliberate plot
among the Aliens to murder all con-
ccrned in Floyd Aliens prosecution.
Sidney Towe testified that Allen had
boasted to him that "he would make
the biggest hole in the courthouse
that ever had been made
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03
STREET IMPROVEMENT THAT
WILL BENEFIT.
Communicated


The increased tax proposition to
pave the streets of our city&can new
er be accomplished as whole, not
withstanding that under the l3st as
sessment many persons hav4 hap their
tax increased to the tunes of. ONE
HUNDRED PER CENT. Under the
present plan all of the streets VIII not
be paved during the life time, of the
present generation, and posAiblS an
other one to come. Who, so lar, have
derived the entire benefits from! the
present street improvement$ The
property owners along the streets
that have been improved. aFho Is
paying the bill? The whole NBepple
The organic law of Virginia gives the
cities the right to pave the STREETS
and the abutting property owneE She
sidewalks. but with no funds aY aRple
to do the whole of this work! Hher
and how can it ever be accomplished
Let US have some new legislaTon
the kind that will require and de- enc
the property owner to pave tp Sthe
middle of the street in front ofltheil
property, and to give such poison:
reasonable time to pay tor th!
same. What will follow this improve
ment? Immediate benefits. lncfeas
ed value in property to several 4me
the cost of the street improvements
and while the streets are belngInn
proved, let the city out of the raN
enue derived from the new assess
ment install suitable and sanl4ar.
sewer service throughout the toITr
Under this proposition it is true Tn
individual pays his share OF the Hm
provement, but he gets the immSd'
ate benefit, but under the presfn
plan he pays by the way OF taxatf
for improving some other street
gets nothing. If the street lmproX
ments are made on individual pa
ment there will be no reason 1orA
now assessment every five years, az
tho neople can then justly ask fork
reduction in taxation and we tn /
NAV become a manufacturing city IL
5 get back the business we once e
q joyed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03
MONUMENT TO SERVANTS

Richmond, May 5.--The week of
MAY 20 to % has been set apart for
the colored people in this city in which
10 hold a rally to raise 100000 for the
erection of a monument to the faith
full colored servants of Richmond.
TO give stimulus to the rally mass
meeting of the colored people was held
this afternoon at o'clock, at which
an address was made by Governor
Mann. This is the first Of series
of mass meetings which will precede
the rally week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03
FuGITIvEs SURROUNDED

Blueheld, Va, May 3.-Sidna Allen
and Wesley Edwards, the two men,
bers of the Allen gang still at large,
have been surrounded by Baldwin
Felts detectives in mountain gap,
eighteen miles from Hillsville, accord
ing to word brought here today. Lead
ers of the posse sent urgent word here
for reinforcements to this town ano
to Mt. Airy, N. C. They said that
the outlaws capturs was imminent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03
NEWS OF THE DAY

A surgical operation has just been
found necessary to recover lot of
teaspoons which disappeared one at
a time from a ward of the Eastern
Maine Insane Hospital, in Bangor.
When the mystery was solved by the
discovery that one of the patients was
swallowing the missing articles, doc
tors w. c. Mason and f. B. Sanger
recovered from the mans stomach
nineteen teaspoons. Seventeen OF
them belonged to the hospital and
two had presumably been swallowed
before the man was committed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03
THAW'S APPLICATION.

White Plains, N. Y. May 2.-The
trial of Harry X Thaw's application
for his release from Matteawan Asy-
! lum on the grounds that he has re-
covered his sanity will take place on
June 3 here. After listening to argu-
ment today on. Thaw's ltquest that the
case be passed on by / jury, Justice
Keogh reserved decision and announc-
ed that he would pass ON the question
either Saturday or Monday.
Meanwhile he fixed the date for the
hearing of the entire matter as June
3rd.
Thaw was represented today by
Clarence J. Shearn, while the State
was represented by Deputy Attorney
General Kellogg and former District
Attorney Jerome ofs.&s#s fSS, who
has been retained as Speciatsfounsei,
The shearing was marked by lively
clashes between Shearne and Jerome,
the latter insisting that trial by jury
of the issues involved. would be "use-
less and illegal" while. Shearn insisted
that the common law made it mandat-
ory that jury trial be given "where
mans life and liberty" were at
stake.
Justice Keogh announced that he
would limit the number' of alienists
to be called to four on each side.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03
NJ. F. CHURCH CONFERENCE

Charging that the doctrines Of the
church are "discredited by the gainsay
ing world, drunk with vain philosophl-
es and stated with gluttonous indul-
gencies,' the episcopal address, signed
bv Is American and.six foreign bish-
obs, which was read in the quadren-
NAL conference of the Methodist EplS
copal church at Minneapolis, Minn.,
Yesterday scored church methods now
in use. The bishops report created
a sensation. 1t asserted that the gain
in church membership during the past
year was less than two per cent.
Another allegation was that the
church press was being used as a free
forum by the promoters of dissatis-
faction. a supplemental report will
be read today.
"ln the past year the church has
made net gain of $1,000 new mem
bers, which is less than two per cent
This was the outcome of whole
years activities and the outlay OF
many millions of dollars he said
"a fair calculation reveals the astounc
ing fact that probably not less thar
so 900 members disappeared from the
rolls by reckless use of dropping
process"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03
Sunday School Baseball Teams Pla,

The Grace church Sunday school
ball team defeated the Baptist Sun
day school boys by the score of to
6 in well-played game yesterday
evening. The batteries were as fol-
lows:
For the winners, Curtain, Holland,
Howard.
For the losers, Bowman, Coleman
and Remington. The umpire was Mr.
Risdon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03
MORE BODIES FOUND

Halifax, n. S., May 3.--A wireless
message from the steamer Nina to
the White Star line today stated that
the bodies of two more of the Titanic
victims had ben recovered from the
sea. They were those of Joseph Fin.
ney, rubber merchant of Liverpool
and Thomas Mullin, steward. Capt
De Car rtetst said nothing futtheu
about returning to Halifax so it i
assumed that he will arrive here Mo
day rs he reported yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03

The Sabas of Constantinople pub
fishes dispatch from Tunis stating
that the Italian battleship Re Um-
berto has been driven on the rocks
by a storm near Zuarin and sunk. A
subsequent dispatch said that the Re
Umberto was blown on a rocky reef
while covering the landing of Italian
troops off Zuarin. She was damaged
below the water line and soon went
down. She is said to have carried Il
crew Of more than 400 men and it is
feared all were lost.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03

Three Italian women were gathering
greens on farm at Kingmont, near
Fairmont, w. Va, yesterday when
Jennings Christ, owner of the farm,
became enraged because they were on
his land and shot them. Christ was
held for the grand ury. He claims
that the gun he used was j very small
one. The women's wounds are not
serious.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03
Reception TO Papal Delegate.

Hoboken, n. J., May 3.-With all
of the ceremony due his exalted sta
ton. Archbishop Giovanni Bonzano
the new papal delegate to the United
States, was welcomed on his arriva
here today on the steamer koenle
Albert. by a delegation of clergy anC
laiety.
Cardinal Farley was represented by
Mgrs. Hayes and Lavelle, and with
them we're Archbishop Prendergast
of Philadelphia; Archbishop McCourt
and Mgr. Serritti of Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03

Because he believed his love fol
Flossie Carr, an lS-year-old miss, OF
Atlanta, Ga, who is in the city. was
unrequitted, Raymond Rapley CheSh-
ire, % years old, recently employed in
the Patent Office and son of Rapley
Cheshire, formerly a well-known news
paper man of Washington, shot him
self yesterday afternoon about four
o'clock while seated on bench IN
Franklin park. His wound was not
serious.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03

Homer Davenport, one Of the most
famous of Americas cartooniSts, died
in New York at the age of forty-five.
He had been i'll only five days. Mr..
Davenport was born in Silverton' Or
egon in March, 1867, and was reared
on a farm. He never attended an art
school, but early in life showed great
ability as an artist. After being in
turn a jockey, 4 railroad fireman, and
a clown in a circus, he was given en-
ployment on the San Francisco Ex-
aminer. He was brought to New
York in 1895 for the Hearst newspa-
per:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS

Tomorrow, May 4, will be the last
day on which can receive taxes so
as to entitle voters to participate in
the presidential election Of November
7th, 1912.
THOMAS W. ROBINSON
!Adv-l. treasurer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03
NOTICE.

A stated communication of Mount
Vernon r. A. Chapel No. IA Will be
held in the Tabernacle, Friday even
ing, May 80, 1912, at 8 p. m.
A. G.. UHLER,
Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03

>NrED:-F'our neat trp"''L -. ~
,.,rnr men To- ,!isfribur" samples. sal
ary Sl.5o per day. apply ShtlrnaS far
morning at $50 "cl":k: r"hn! ~.
.n.l, The Quaker. oats Company
care of Duncan's Livery stables. 40
PIN street 49,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03

Lieut.. Ray Straith Mcdonald. I'm
tied States Navy, died in Brooklyn
hospital last night as the result OF a
fractured skull sustained in fall
from trolley car. Lieut.. Mcdonald
who was stopping with his bride at a
Brooklyn hotel, attempted to board a
car at the Brooklyn end Of the bridge
when his foot slipped and he was hurl-
ed against an elevated railroad pill
lar. He was taken Immediately to a
hospital, but died shortly afterward.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03

Earl Stone, breakman on train
running between Chicago and ILbcr,
tyville. on Wednesday night held IN
his hands an old shoe box containing
sos 900 without being aware of Its
contents. The box had been left or
the train at Morton Grove by Herbert
Schoenberg. Before the train depart
ed Schoenberg dashed into the car
and asked Stone if he had seen the boz
Il was handed to Schoenherg, who ex'
pIaincd to the breakman that it con
tanned money for starting new bank
Stone was rewarded With one dollar
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-03

Hard Shell Crabs at Drew's to-
night. "-''