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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-21
Advice From Kindly Busy Body.

"Oh, my! Your house mas an QUOT
Of burning milk. Don't you know no"
to avoid that?" asked the +. B. B.
"I didn't think it was 50 terrible.
I'm sure. Everybody has accidents or
that kind" said the womss she was
visiting rather irritably.
1TeNowi alright. of course a doHt
mind it. my dear. but next time Jus!
sprinkle some salt on the stove az
once after the milk is spilled and you
will avoid that unpleasant odor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-21
GOVERNMENT BY COMMISSION

The passage of an act by the leg
islature which will give Virginia cities
the right to have commission form
of government will no doubt be fol-
lowed by several cities Of the tate
adopting this most modern form OF
municipal control. Their els no popu-
lar demand in Alexandria for change
in our present form Of government
but with the growth of the city and
the extension of the limits, city coun-
ell will become rather large and un-
wieldy body. Ir new wards are Gre
ated in the suburban districts to De
annexed and the same representation
is given as at present council VIII be
composed of either 80 or SO members.
Commenting on the government OF
Washington by congress the Satur-
day Evening Post says:
"The District of Columbia Appropri-
alton bill is up in the House. One IT.
en- appropriates three-hundred and
sixty dollars For maintenance OF
motor cycles that Washington's two
Elevator Inspector used in the dis
charge of their duties. This item pre-
cipiates an empaSsioncd debate-fill-
ing three and half columns of the
Record-during which gentleman
from Kentucky invites gentleman
from Illinois to accompany him out
side, presumably for the purpose OF
having his head PUNCHED.
Nobody seriously contends that nj
teen dollars month is too much fol
the maintenance of motor cycle; no
body disputes that the two nspec'
tors, by using motor cycles, can per
form work that would require three
without motor cycles. The object /:
that the inspectors will "wear out the
tires and other parts of the machine
on Sundays and Holidays, when mo-
engaged in public business"
That is how Uncle Sam runs hi'
national capital. Day after day ant
page after page of the Record are TAX
en- up with jangling over the differ
cnt items of the city's budget. Hun
dreds of cities have adopted the com
mission orm of government ant
found that small, select body cal
run The municipality much more eff
cfcntlS and economically than the old
fashioned council containing anywher
from a score to hundred members
Washington, however. is run by
council containing four-hundred ant
eighty three msmhers--a consider
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-21
ter results

| TWENTi-SECOND OF FEBRUARY
a month ago last Monday the peo'
pie in most parts of the United States
celebrated the anniversary OF the
Ei.tf1 OF Robert E. Lee. Tomorro"
they will honor the birth Of another
great Virginian-George Washing
ton. Twenty-seven years ago Senat-
or John w. Daniel delivered the ora
ton at the unwilling of the Washing
ton Monument in the capital city.
The silver-tongued orator on that oc-
casion was at his best. and he utter
ed many original thoughts in connec-
ton with the great man he euioglZed.
But it can be truthfully said the
half has never been told, and the
speakers at the banquet OF Alexan-
dria-Washington Lodge at Armory
Hall tomorrow night will doubtless
thrill their hearers with expressions
and references which will sink deep
into patriotic bosoms.
On this twenty-second day of Feb
ruary the main features in Alexandria
will be the visit TO Mount Vernon,
President Taft being one OF the par
~, the placing of wreaths upon the
tomb and the banquet of the lodge
over which Washington presided
in the days OF his flesh. In the olden
time the anniversary Of the birth of
Washington was AleXandrias gala
day. 1t was a general holiday, and
the entire community We'd in one way
or another in the general turnout. A
parade was the sine qua non OF the
occasion. and at its close Liberty
Hall was packed by people in whom
the spirit Of patriotism, like that
watched over by the vestal virgins,
was never allowed to burn low. The
Mount Vernon guards, time-honor-
ed Alexandria institution. played the
last act of the festivities at night
when they gave their annual ball.
The country which Washington turn
ed over to another generation. has
developed into one Of the greatest
nations of the earth. But it is now
polyglot in a measure, by reason OF
The stream OF immigration which is
ever flowing into it. The name OF
may not appeal to many
who know but little of our institu-
lions and our priceless heritage. But
to Virginians the name OF the great
and statesman is as
dear As it was over century ago,
when bells were being tollcd. minute
guns fired and people were reading
the account OF his death in The Ga
zcLtc, which appeared at. that time
with heavy black border around
each page.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-21
Praise for United States Army

There IL less caddishness in tbs
United States army than Is to be
found In military forces elsewhere In
the world. In England the reservists
;afdGthe Eeemsnry2are; rather snubbed
81 the instruction camps and the ma
neuyers by the regulars: at San An
tonic ] saw no sight Of this.-Colum.
hian Magazine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-21
TwENTY-sECoND OF FEBRUARY

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-21

able part of whom feel induty bound TO
stick a finger in the pie. Five men,,
whose recommendations Congress
would ratify without division and
without debate, would give far bet
ter results.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-21

The House Of Delegates. in Rich
mond, yesterday passed the Byrd bill
which prohibits the employment OF
boys under sixteen years of age at
night While the law may be a good
ono, on general principals it will have
a most serious effect upon the glass
plants Of Alexandria, who are COM
PEELED to work night force a GER
tain seasons of the year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-21

KnoX's determination not to 20 to
Columbia would have been more effec-
tive had he come to that decision be-
fore he was asked to stay away.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27
GRAFT IS CHARGED AGAINST
HEAD OF INSANE HOSPITAL

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. 81
Graft and corruption, theft and
extravaganza, inhumanity and in
competence almost unparalleled
in the history of California, were
revealed today in the report of the
state board of control to Governor
Hiram Johnson as a result of its
investigation of the state hospital
for the insane at Napa..
Women SleeD on Floors.
|. That insane women slept ON the
floors and more than 100 unfor-
tunate male inmates were huddled
In a noisome garret under the
caves, under unsanitary condi-
tions, summarized as disgusting
while DR.. Elmer E. Stone, its
medical superintendent, revelled
in a palace with his friends on
money stolen from. the state, is
only one of the charges found by
the board to be true.
Stone to Resign.
Summarized, the report of the
board is that practically every di-
rector of the institution, from the
board of managers to its chef,
were either tainted with incom-
petence or with theft. The most
glaring example of the latter
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27

the readers of the Times in circu.
lating the petitions and urging
the registration of the voters in
order to have both petitions com
pleted in time SO that the recall
elections can be held April 2, at
the first regular spring election
The petitions against Mayor
Seymour will be more than hall
completed by the end of this week
and next week the petitions
against Weeks will he circulated
from the same headquarters.
II feel confident this can be
done with very little additional
expense, especially If large num-
ber of persons volunteer to get at
least fifty.
Positions for both recalls will
be found in the city hall, near the
registration office"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27
'MARSE. HENRY MAD, MAKES
THREATS AGAINST TlLLMAN

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 27.
Mad clear through, Col. Hen
~ Watterson, of Kentucky, who
IS confined to his hotel here with
carbuncle on his brow, today
reiterated to the United Press his
charges that adherents of Cover
nor Wilson of New Jersey had
asked him to raise money for Will
sons campaign for the democratic
presidential nomination. Col.
Waterson said:
my letters to and from Sena-
tor b. F. Tillman of South Caro-
lima are offered as proof of the
truth of my statement. If Till
man personally. calls upon me as
/ am confined to my bed and
cannot call upon him, / will furn-
ish proof not only that l had been
to raise money for
Wilson's campaign, but that / did
actually raise considerable
sum-"
Asked to name the contributors
to the fund, "Marse Henry"
shouted:
Not a Word.
"No, not word about that.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27
People Demand Recall
OF Weeks Says Martin

Herman Martin, who filed re-
call charges against Benz. j
Weeks, yesterday made the fol.
lowing statement to the Times:
The reports from all the So
licitors for names on the recall
petition against Mayor Seymour
were that the people, especially
the small taxpayers, wanted
Weeks recalled also.
"A number of taxpayers volun-
teered to circulate recall petitions
against Weeks, and some financial
aid was also promised.
Personally / have been in fav-
or of Weeks recall from the start,
but hoped that some other organ
ization or group of individuals
would take up the work.
At Regular Election.
81 want the cooperation of all
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27
WILL PROTECT.
HIM FROM DISMISSAL
IF WEEKS IS REMOVED, IT CAN ONLY BE BY
RESIGNATION OR THE RECALL HANDS
OF COMMISSION TEDDY CHARTER.

Ben Weeks can defy the city commission to fire
him. @
The Times had hoped that the city could kick
this ont of office without having to go to an
election on him. l4
1t can't be DONE it seems.
Probably it's just as well, anyhow The people
elected Weeks. It's up to them to fire him.
-Four members can discharge the fifth member,
the city charter reads. t
But they can only do it after public hearing.
Weeks can demand to berepresented by counsel.
If dismissed, he can appeal to the courts. The
matter will be fought out in the superior court. If
Weeks loses again, he can go tp the supreme court
Weeks can, by hook and crook, hang onto his
job---with its salary, etc.fo{ year and half or
two years The complex court system will protect
him in his job. ~
So it's up to the people ef
If the Weeks recall should be put through, it
ought to go quick, to gein the regular elec-
tion of April2. ''}7
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27
Prowler Works
On Proctor

A man was seen prowlfhg
around the home of Public Morals
Officer Jurish, SOC South Proctor,
last night. He looked in at the
windows and then went to the
door, claiming he was selling
candy receipts. He seemed to be
about half blind.
About half an hour after S. e.
Thompson, returning from the
boosters meeting at Olympia, saw
man standing in front of the
house. AS soon as Mr.. Thomp-
son approached the man left. The
front door was found open and
Nhe lights were burning. Mrs.
Thompson was out at the theater
at the time. Nothing was found
missing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27
MEYER COHEN
CONVICTED
AGAIN

Convicted for the second time
of embezzling 5000 from the
Moose lodge, Meyer Cohen, NOV
ing picture man, is out today on
5000 bond.
Cohen has asked for a third
trial. The alleged showing to the
jury by Deputy Prosecutor Nolte
of a picture purporting to be Co
hen in prison stripes will be one
of the grounds for a. motion.
'If third trial is refused
said Cohen today, 81 am going
to appeal to the supreme court.
I'm not going to be dead till I'm
buried"
The case went to the jury at 5
o'clock. The verdict was reached
at 8.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27
TacomaFor
lis Captured

John Harcourt. alias John
King, was arrested in San Fran
Bcisco yesterday at the request of
the Seattle police. He is believ-
ed to be the man who passed so
many forged checks in Tacoma
about a year ago. He passed one
at the Donnelly hotel and also
tried to pass one at Lewis Broth
|ers. He used the same King on
checks at both places.
Harcourt or Kings system was
to get a number of blank checks
and stamp them with the name OF
la fictitious or real business house,
stamp them with hactigraph and
then fill the checks out and forge
1.-THE nam
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27
WAR AVERTED
BY BOATS
!. RELEASE

ROME, JJn. 27.-PossibiIity
of clash between Italy and
France was averted here this aft
ernopn when the foreign office an
notlnced that the French vessel
Tavignano, seized in Tripolitan
waters, had been released. II was
explained that the Italian authori-
ties thought the Tavignano car
ried contraband of war but this
was .disproved when the vessel
was searched.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27
Stole Shoes
While In Jail

Neil Doherty was arrested last
night by Detectives Geary and
Milone for stealing a pair of
shoes from one of the other in
mates of the city jail. Doherty
was arrested some time ago for
being drunk. He was released
and when he left he either took
by mistake or stole pair of
shoes belonging to one of the 9TH
er men. He returned the shoes
and was released this morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27

charge Is Dr.. Stone, who Is per-
mitted. to resign on February /.
Admits Embezzlement.
Stone has admitted embezzle.
.ment of more than $1,10Q-how
much more the books Of the in
stitution are in such a state that
it may never he determined--and,
to clear his skirts. has Offered to
refund $4,000 to the state. This
offer, the report says, was refused.
Whether criminal prosecution is
to come in his case is not stated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27

Do you think | would give details
when l propose to submit all the
proof to a court of honor. That
is as far as / am going now. We
will see what comes later"
Senator Tillman declined to
commen on the affair, saying:
my part in the incident is clos
ed"
Wilson Reticent.
81 have nothing to say about
that matter" said Governor Will
son to the reporters, "and it is a
waste of time to ask about it."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27

PRISONERS
TORTURED

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
THEN TSIN, Jan. 27.-An un.
successful attempt was made here
today to assassinate Chang Huao
Use. The bomb which was hurled
at his feet failed to explode for a
few seconds, permitting the i'm.
tended victim to escape. The
bomb thrower escaped.
General Liang ri was a former
cpmmandant. of the imperial
guards.
Both Liang's legs were broken
by the bomb and the right was
amputated later. He is near
death from the shock. The bomb
killed its throweP.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 27.-Furious
at the report that Yuan Shi Kai
has permitted Sun Vat Sen to be
recognized as president of China
until the throne has abdicated
and peace restored, the Manchu
princes unanimously today have
offered reward of $4,000 for
Yuan's assassination.
PEKIN, Jan. 27.-Seizing' 81
prominent republican leaders at
Mukden, imperialists today sub
jected the prisoners to kideous
tortures before finally putting
them to death. Revolutionists
have sworn retaliation and the
atrocities, it is feared here, Will
cause another series of horrors
such as were enacted at Hankow
and Nanking.
Families of the victims, both
women and children, were forced
to witness the sufferings of their
fathers, husbands and brothers.
Several women went mad.
The imperialists dismembered
the bodies of living prisoners un-
til only the heads and torsos of
the victims were left and from
the unconscious bodies they Their
pulled out the tongues, sliced off
the ears and noses and finally end
ed the victims sufferings by de-
capitation.
The bodies were thrown into n
pyre and then cremated.
Imperialists threaten to con-
tinue the slaughter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27
HAZARD
DEFENSE:
|SbEGUN
(By United Press Leased Wire y

(By United Press Leased Wire. y
PORT ORCHARD, Jan. 27.---
Five witnesses were called for
the defense this morning in the
murder trial of Dr. Linda b. Haz-
zard, the fast cure specialist,
charged with starving to death
Claire Williamson.
The fifth witness, Miss Nellie
Sherman, who was employed as
a nurse by DR.. Hazard is still
on the stand. DR.. Z. Weldon
Young testified that a certificate
was issued that year to DR.. Haz-
zard to practice osteopathy and
fasting, only upon an order Of
| the court.
William Borthwick, deputy corr
oner, identified the body that he
brought to Seattle as the same
which was later shown to Miss
Margaret Conway. as that OF
Claire Williamson. The purport-
ed body of Claire had been re-
moved from Olalla to Finney
Creek, one and one half miles
away, when Borthwick viewed 1t.
w. II. Onsted, owner of thf
launch which carried the body
from the creek to Seattle, ex-
planned that 1t was removed from
Olalla by wagon so that II would
not interfere with his schedule
PORT ORCHARD, Jan. 27.-
Judge John Is. YalSey is thorough
|ly investigating charges that thl
defense or its agents attempted td
bribe one of the witnesses. Yess
tertIay afternoon the Judge took
a recess to further look into tho
charges and 1t is expected that ar.
rests will be made.
1t is reported that the state has
direct evidence that some person
connected with the defense aps
preached one of the states prin-
cipaI witnesses with offers OF "any
price you may name" not to tell
her complete story. When these
charges are fully investigated and
made public u great sensation is
promised, IL Is reported.
PORT ORCHARD, Jan. az
The defense in the murder trial
Iof DR.. Linda B. Hazard, the Sc.
attic woman fast specialist. charg-
ed with criminally starving to
death Claire. williamson, began
this morning. There Will be no
might sessions, the Ill health OF
DR.. Hazard being assigned as an
excuse.
At the conclusion of the states
case yesterday afternoon Attorney
G. W.. Gregory for the defense
asked for an instructed verdict OF
.acquittal on the. ground that the
state had failed to prove first de-
gree murder. The jury was with
drawn during the argument,
which was to the effect that 1t had
not been shown that Mrs. Hazard
had withheld food from Miss WILL
iamson sufficient to sustain life
and that further that she did not
withhold any food against Claire's
will.
Judge Yakey denied the motion
without hearing any argument
from. the state.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27
ALL IN THE COURSE.
Of A DAYS NEWS

MINNEAP0LIS-Zero weather
still has the Northwest in a firm
grip, and the mercury is as low
as 32 below. Grand Forks, N. d.,
reported the maximum low tenn
perature. At Winnipeg, Man, II
is "a below, and at Devils Lake
80 below.
:. TABRIZ, Persia-Notices have
been posted here that the Per
slams and Armenians must sur
render their arms within a fort
night or be attacked by the Rus
SLAMS.
NEW YORK;. w. Morgan'e
collection of art treasures will be
brought to New York from the
Victoria and Albert museum in
London. He wishes to centralise
his collection, and for that reason
alone is withdrawing them from
England.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. = John
Mitchell, former president of the
United Mine workers Of America,
must either resign his member
ship in the National Civic FEEDERS
alton or quit the miners organi.
zation. This must was made cer-
tain today when the miners
adopted the constitutional provi-
sion that no member of the Civic
Federation can belong to the min
ers' organization.
REDWOOD CITY, Cal. =
Frightened by a train, a COW
dashed past Mrs. August Grimen.
stein, a rope about Its neck
caught her dress and she was
thrown to the ground with such
violence that she died from con
cusslon of the brain. She is sur.
vived by six children.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27
Read That
Pink Sheet

pink Sheet" is the street o'clock
Sunday contains hot from the
O viii from rid and field
to that established
ball have been traded all about the
Sheet the
q plete sporting edition in Taco
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27
Union Painters
Make Charge.

Union painters in Tacoma who
have homes and are taxpayers are
complaining bitterly against the
management of the Comm ercial
club.
1t is said by union men that but
one Tacoma man is at work on
the new Tacoma building and that
out of town painters have been
brought in while the Tacoma
workmen are allowed to walk the
streets out of employment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27

Gent-temen: Before the notorious
'Bi He
inmitabe Prof.
prof" is talking which is perfectly natural
here-ah, the right sits Doc Hawkins He looks
He just born that
performance will Committee Truth the
again.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27

Anna Held is coming to Tacoma
tomorrow night.
You could have guessed that
much If you had seen the lineup
in front of the Tacoma theater
this morning. 1t began before
daylight and the line reached
across the street, and lasted all
morning. There will be an IS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27

WEATHER FORECAST.
Occasional rain tonight; Sun
day fair.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-27

(By United Press Leased Wire. J
PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 81
Blood spots on bed clothing and
on the floor of room 6 in the
Chinese lodging house at 1O7
North Fourth street settles be-
yond all doubt that Seid Bing, the
Chinese whose body was found in
trunk in Fsattle Wednesday
was murdered in Portland. The
discovery was made by Detective
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-20
NAMING OF NEGRO
TO BOARD UPHELD
Belts Says Former Mayor Of
Atlantic City Acted With
in Authority.
[FrOm a star correspondent. ]

STATE HOUSE. TRENTON. Aug.
20.-Thes appointment of James F.
Bourne, a negro druggist, to the AT
iantle City Board of Education by
former Mayor Harry Bacharach was
sustained today by J.. Brognard
Belts, assistant commissioner of edu-
cation, who recently heard the an
peal In the case. Bourne was an
pointed to the board by Mavor
Bacharach at 10 a. m. on july is.
as the new commission adfninistra-
ton was organized, and took over
all the city affairs and offices at
noon on the same day. The appoint
ment of the negro met with ire
mendous opposition, and the Attain
tic City authorities opposed to the
mayor attempted to set it aside on
the ground that the appointment of
new members of the school board
could not be made until next Febru-
airy, when the school board year ex.
pires, and also on the ground that
commission government took effect
in Atlantic City>at midnight on July
15, and therefore the mayor had no
power to make the appointment.
In sustaining the appointment. AS
sistant Commissioner Belts rules
that the act of 1912, providing for
the appointment of nine members of
the school board instead of seven
members, took effect Immediately.
and that. therefore, there were two
vacancies in the Atlantic City board
which the mayor was authorized to
fill and of which he did fill by
the naming of Bourne.
On the other objection, Mr.. Belts
holds that under the commission
government act the terms of office
under the old city government did
not expire until the new commission
organized, which was at noon, and
SO on this point also the mayor was
legally qualified to make the appoint
ment.