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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-11
CLEMENCY FOR
CLAUDE ALLEN.

The Gazette has been one of the
fewp pares in the state that has stead
tasty refused to see anything what
soever in the Allen case by which
Governor Mann would be justified III
extending clemency to either Floyd
Allen or his son Claude. We have al
ways felt sympathy with the son be-
= cause he was no doubt Influenced By
his fathers actions and it a very poor
sort of a son who will not obey his
parents or go to their rescue when
they are engaged in a difficulty no
matter whether they were right or
wrong. If the Governor saw fit to
take this fact in consideration and
commute young Aliens sentence there
could be no criticism of his action ant
we honestly belive that sigh OF relief
would go up from even these who be-
lieve in the old Mosaic injunction, a.
well as those who see in the Allen case
a bold defiance of the law which
should be punished by the most severe
penalty the law permits.
But there is another phase Of the
situation. According to several in
huential papers throughout the state.
among whom are Richmond-Journal.
new evidence has been discovered
which, it is stated, will throw such I!
ligh,. on the whole Hillsville tragedy
that will mean an entire reversal Of
the generally accepted view of the
case. If this is true certainly time
should be given for the Aliens friends
to develop this testimony.
1t must be remembered that the Al.
lens have HAD but little time to get
their story before the public. From
the moment of the Hillsville crime
they were fugitives from justice and
since their capture have been closely
confined in Jail with no opportunity
to get their evidence in shape to pre-
sent to courts.
A. to Claude Allen we believe that
the action of the jury which tried him
will have some weight with the gov
ernor.
Every member Of the jury whicr
sentenced Claude Allen to fifteen year:
in the penitentiary has signed a peti.
ton begging the governor 10 spare
the young mans life.
Eleven memebres of the third jury.
Claude was tried three times, tn
second jury disagreeing-whi@i
sentenced him to death in the electri
chair, have signed similar docu
ment. The twelfth man Of the dealt
jury has written personal letter ask
ing for executive ciemency.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-11
THE WAR ON cucumsRRs.

In order not to arouse thu 5esent
ment OF those who advocate. cucum-
bers as a diet, it is just as wA, per
haps, that the department Of aSricul-
ture, in reprinting that valuable
brochure on Green Vegetables and
Their Uses" should deal with a-grave
question only in general terms, says
the Washington Post. Such mass OF
evidence has been produced during the
past few years tending to establish
the deadly nature OF the cucumber,
particularly in the case Of elderly peo-
pie who have asQuired the habit, that
the protagonists OF this treacherous
Ishmael Of the gardens have become
acutely sensitive. Efforts to reform
them only confirm them in their OBJ.
stinacy. After indicating the special
perils incident to the eating OF prod
uce which may have been contar1inat'
ed, the department merely hints dip
lomaticalIy that one must be espe-
cially careful in the matter of "vege-
tables that are to be eaten raw In
order to make the matter still clearer,
without giving offense, it is added that
thorough cooking destroys bacteria"
Coming from such a source, those
words are full of meaning. 1t is a no
tcrious fact that the cucumber is prac-
tically the only garden vegetable
which is never cooked. To bake OF
boil it would be a most effective way
of neutralizing its toxic juices, out
the very thought of cucumber pie, for
example, seems as incongruous as
fried sherbet. This in large part eX'
plains why it is that while the toad
stool claims it's thousands, the cucum'
Der Stays its tens of thousands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-11

Three of Cincinnati's leading eStab-
.ishments, as well as more than a
hundred Offices, were destroyed by
ire here last night, when the Gibson
Hotel, the Rendigs- Lothman Company,
/ department store, ", L. Douglass
Shoe Company, and the Offices Of the
Missouri Pacific Railroad were swept
completely by the flames, while the
TOP ten floors of the Union Trust
Building, a seventeen-story ireDroof
structure, were practically Quilted.
The loss is estimated at S690,000
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-11
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF vACT
l5LE FARM NEAR ALENAN-S


Court Of Fairfax County, Virginia, G
tered 1T the November term, 1872.
the; ehang"ry cause therein dependlf
of j. 5. CO!lurd. in his own right, ct
complainant, against j.; r. Allisd
sheriff administrator etc; and otheI
uctenaantS. the undersigned Specj
commissioners OF sale We're therein q
dered 10 expose to sale at public aT
tcn In front Of the Royal street q
City Of ;tlcXandrta, Va, decedent, vi
GINA Coliard's portion. being Lot Nd
of. the Groveton Farm containi5
about City acres OF good land, at SUI
time and after such advertisement
seemed to them proper. but at a pFh
of not less than $50 per acre.
Therefore in pursuance OF. said
cree the. undersigned Special Comm
sioners OF sale viii expose TO sale 81
fifty acres of land. at price not 4
than $50 per acre, on SATURDAY, JAH
UARY 1ltll. 1913, in front of the RC4
kET HOUSE, ALEXANDRIA,. VA,
ing bounded and described as follow
Lot No. ] Of GrOvcton, Beginning t.
~, "iI the centre of the County I'd
where the line of Henderson or
SmOot tract crosses the same. g.
thence with said line South 50 1-2
grees East TO Il stone, a corner OF q
ton: thence with the Clifton line NoEd
u 1-2 degrees East 1915 chains =
corner OF I.o: No. ?; thence with f.
line Of the same North 6S IL deSr
West 2f.S0 chains to the azores
County road; and thence with the af -
said County road to the beginning, r.
tanning fifty acres. more or less, 81
land being well wooded and in conv
lent driving distance OF Aiexan(
City, Va.
Terms. M cash. or one-third C
and the balance in two equal ins e.
mcn;s at six and twelve months, q
TO be at the cost of the I
chascrs.
ROBINSON MONCU
THOMAS r. KE
Special Commissioners OF
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-11

There could be no better medicine
than Chamberlain's Cough Kennedy. Ny
children were all sick with whoopiag
cough one OF them was Ia bed. had 4
high FEVER and was coughing up blood.
Our doctor gave them Cnambcriain':
Coug, Remedy and the first dose easel
them and three bottles cured them,
saws Mrs. f. ~ Donaldson. of Leying-
ton, Miss. For sale by all dealers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-11

A letter received by Governor
Woodrow Wilson Of New jersey,
President elect of the United States,
threatening him with death unies he
paid $4,000 yesterday led to the az
rest by Federal officials of three wood
choppers, living in log huts al Fort
Mine, an iron mining settlement adj
joining the town of Wharton, in Nor
ris county, N. j.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-11

Ten tons of molten waste poured Oh
the Stag dump Of the American Smel-
ter at Salt Lake City engulfed William
Bruce, laborer. Bruce, who was
oenniless, went to sleep on the warm
Stag at the foot of the dump Monday
night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-11

The bodies of A. L. Tilseth aad his
wife, who left Hudson, Wis, late Sun
day night Tor their home at Lakeland
and were to cross the St. Croix river
on skates, were found late Monday
night by searchers who had covered
the river for many miles up and down
stream. They were in the channel of
the river, and the woman's. body was
clasped in her husbands arms. A
strand of the woman'a hair frozen to
the ice kept the bodies from becoming
lost. Mr.. and Mrs. Tilseth skatcd 70
Hudson Sunday night to visit Mrs.
Tilseth's parents. They left here for
home about 8 o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Efforts on the part of State Comp
troller William Sohmer, to obtain from
General Daniel E. Sickles, U. S. A.,
retired, an accounting for certain
funds paid to him by the State Of New
York as chairman of the New York
monuments commission having been
unsuccessful, the comptroller has
placed the matter in the hands OF At
torney General Carmody. The AMOUNT
unaccounted for, according 20 the
comptroller, is $29, 246.44.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-11
TO REDUCE SOUTH'S
REPRESENTATION.

The elimination of the power held
by the Southern States in Republican
national conventions is one thing upon
which both ORGANIZATION and Progress
sive republicans appear to be agreed.
Action along this line is demanded as
orc of the conditions upon which the
party can be reorganized. Senator
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-11

Christiania-For the first time nee
the establishment of the Noble FCin-
dation there will be no Noble Pe2ce
Prize this year. the Norwegian con-
mittee holding that no person las
merited the honor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-11
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
PUBLISHED DAILY.
PAGE FOUR

. AAEAfA1NORSlft o<1I1A|A = -'
PUBLISHED DAILY.
The Alexandria Gazette Corporation.
Gazette Building King Street,
ROBERT S. BARRETT, President.
and General Manager.
HOWARD W. SMITH, Secretary and
Treasurer.
TERMS:-Daily, year, $500
Six Months, $3.50. Three Months,
sl.25. One month, 43 cents. One week
10 cents.
Entered at the. Postoffice of Alex
andria, Virginia as second-class mat
ter.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
BOB TtiAYER'S SPORTING GOSSIP
."EVERY KNOCK is A BOOST

and the women's singles. Some of the
oest women players in the city are to
meet on the courts at Chevy Chase.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
AUTOMOBILE CLUB
IS PREPARING FOR
SOC|AB|L|TY RUN
Board Of Governors Meets
Tonight to Complete
Arrangements.
BY HARRY WARD.

Final arrangements for the socia-
bility run of the Automobile Club of
Washington, May IS, will be made at
q meeting tonight of the board OF
governors of the organization. Great
interest has been manifested in the
event by the motorists of this city and
the indications are a. record breaking
entry list will mark the contest AS
the conditions of the run call for
machines to cover the route as near
to the secret time set by some dis
tinguished person as possible, the
time being well within the speed
limits, drivers of electrics are eligible
and 1t is expected a score or more Of
them will face the starter a week
from next Saturday.
The start will be made from a point
near the Capitol and the contestants
Will drive out the Conduit road to
Cabin John Bridge. returning to the
clubs country home on Georgia av-
| enue, the finish point.
A number of handsome prizes have
been offered. Capt. Rudolph Jose and
Lieut.. Gardner Orme will have charge
of the run and will be assisted by
various members of the club.
| With the praises of Speaker Champ
| Congress, and Logan Waller Page, d.
/ rector of the office of public roads,
| ringing in their ears, Harvey Herrick
and Chester Lawrence. the ocean-to-
ocean pathfinders left Washington to-
, day on the final lap Of their great run
| from the Pacific to the Atlantic, which
will end Wednesday in New York. The
dust-covered motorists were accorded n
great reception at the Capitol, Speaker
| Clark stating he was in favor Of the
] project to lay out a great automobile
route between New York and San Fran
| cisco.
When the trail blazers reach New
! York they will make a report on the
| trip, which will include accurate mileage
| between cities and towns along tho
route, measurements of all grades over
| 10 per cent, and records of all attitudes
| above 800 feet. Observations have been
made of the geological conditions OF
the various States along the route for
| future reference.
With its arrival in Washington the
car covered 2,S45 miles Of road between
! Los Angeles and this city over a route
officially adopted by the Ocean-to-Ocean
Highway Association Of California,
Arizona, New Mexico. and by the Ma
tional Old Trails Ocean-to- Ocean High
way Association.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
AMATEUR TEAMS TO
MARK TINE OUT Of
RESPECT TO H|ETT
Meeting of Commission
Scheduled for Next Fri
day Evening.

Out Of respect to George 8. Hiett, late
member of the Sherwood team. in the
Sunday School League, who died as a
result of being hit on the head during
a game on Saturday, all amateur games
for tomorrow nave been postponed.
President Robert II. Young, of the
amateur commission, obtained the votes
of the board of directors, and all games
have been called off as a result. The
officials OF the Sunday School League
at a meeting decided to call off all
games for that circuit during the week.
Consequently the diamond at Four
teenth and A streets northeast will be
idle for the next six days.
Hietts death is the most fatal acci-
dent of the season. although there have
been a number Of other disasters which
sprained ankles. The Sunday School
League has been particularly unfortu-
nate in having to bear the brunt Of
the greatest number Of misfortunes
The amateurs will no doubt be more
careful from now on in order to protect
themselves. 1t Is generally regretted
by the players and followers OF the
game that the season, advanced Just
beyond the first week, has seen so many
injuries. Hope Is expressed on all sides
that no repetition of the fatalities will
occur.
The amateur commission will hold a
meeting on Friday night. and while no
advance information Is given out, II is
expected that a number of interesting
things will develop
rAlT W ASuINGTnN q G TEArI-r
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
Reece and Montana
Meet Wednesday Night

Another good match has been pre-
pared for Washington wrestling fans by
Manager Peck, of the Gayety Theater,
Louis Montana and Jack Reece to meet
at the Ninth street playhouse on We'd
nesday night. after the regular per-
formance.
Montana is well known to mat follow
ers of the National Capital, and few
fans but what have the highest opinion
of his work as a wrestler Jack Reece
will be remembered as having met Joe
ing been defeated in the first and third
falls. Montana and Reece are better
matched In every way as their weight
and style of work are more suited than
that of Turner and Reece
Gus Pappas, of Manchester Is In
Washington seeking an engagement with
Joe Turner. The latter Is away on
two-weeks' wrestling tour, but II is
thought that Manager King will accept
RAppas in behalf of Turner.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
CROSS COUNTRY AND
MEMORIAL ATHLETES
SLIGHTLY INJURED
Runners Take Practice
Trips Over Roads
..-~ on Sunday.
MUCH is EXPECTED
OF JOHNNY BOLAC
Washington Marathoners Believe
They Can Guido Elphin-
stone, of Baltimore.

The Washington Cross Country Club
and the Memorial Athletic Club, the
teams having the bulk of the entries
from Washington slated to compete for
the team championship in the annual
Times-News lntercity Marathon race. to
be held on Saturday from Laurel to
Baltimore, report a number of minor
injuries to their runners.
Both teams, accompanied by several
members of other clubs and unattached
runners, took spins over the road yes
terday in preparation for the race on
Saturday. Attendants accompanied the
runners along the route, and gave prac.
tically the same attention to them that
will be allowed on the day Of the race:
The Washington c. c. c. has two OF
its star men on the hospital list although
they are expected to get into the right
who was one of the five to obtain the
team trophy last year. is reported as
having strained ankle. John Stowell,
% who takes an active interest Int In the club hiS
that Scofeld turned his ankle while on
the road. The youngster is expected to
be In shape by Saturday. Warner Cur
ley is another who has been somewhat
under the weather for the past few
, days. He Is expected to round into his
proper form by Saturday.
-, Curley, according to reports, was fly
ing up hill and down dale when his
will be sadly missed II they are not in
proper condition on Saturday. John J.
Campbell, the sturdy runner of the Me-
mortal club, reports a bad knee. Camp
bell, who was the first Washington man
to cross the line last year and who fin
isAed in fourth position, Is without
doubt one of the fastest of the local
runners, and is looked upon as being a
probable winner of the classic event on
Saturday.
Johny Bolac, of the Washington
Cross Country Club, is another who Is
expected to show the Baltimore men the
way into the Munsey building on Satur-
day. Bolac, with other members of the
club, has been showing exceptional
speed, combined with necessary endur-
ance, in the workouts. and Is regarded
! by many as standing the best chance
against the Baltimore men.
The entry Of Elphinstone in the race
is not striking fear in the hearts Of
the Washington runners. While Elphin-
stone Is known to be one of the best in
4 this section of the country, Washington
marathoners say they are by no means
sure that he can repeat his victory of
last year. According to Washington
runnets. Elphinstone will be forced to
set a much faster pace than that which
carried him across the line a winner
last year.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
Washington Team Plays
New York u. S. Outfit

NEW YORK, May 6.-George
Brownies Washington United States
League team will meet Jordan's men
in the second game of the series this
afternoon at Bronx Oval
Billy Jordan is doing all in his power
to strengthen his combination. Jordan
announced last night that he had added
Cy Slocum, promising young pitcher
to his hurting corps. Slocum was tried
out by Connie Mack last season. and
was sent to the York team, of the Tri-
State League. Slocum was pitching
great ball for the McNulty Brothers
team of this city when Mack grabbed
him.
Jordan also has signed Hand. a
catcher, who formerly was with the
Scranton team. of the New York State
League. The manager of the BronXmen
also said he is dickering for a crack
outfielder. and expects to land him in
a day or two. Jordan says that before
he gets through he will have a team
that will please the fans of the Bronx.
He entered the league much later than
his colleagues. and had only few days
in which to recruit his nine.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
EngliShman Makes New
Fifteen-Mile Record

NEW YORK. May GA new world 8
record of IS minutes Is seconds for a
fifteen-mile race stands to the credit of
A. E. Wood the English ten-mile cham
pion. today. as a result of his winning
against the stars Of the distance world
In a race yesterday. Wood clipped /
minute Is As seconds from Appleton's
old mark.
william Queal. Of Alexandria Bay, N.
Y. finished second. about 700 yards be-
hind. Al Shrubb, OF England, was third,
and Ted Crooks. of Fall River, Mass,
fourth. Henry st. Yves. of France.
quit at ten miles and among the others
who did not finish were John Svanberg.
Of Sweden. and H. Bruce, of Pittsburgh.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06

"Shorty" Hughes making good.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
Match Hinges on
Division of Profits

NEW YORK, MAY GA match be-
tMe'n Mike Gibbons. of st. Paul and
hinged today on JUST how much Burns
manager, George Mcdonald, was will
ing ~ let Gibbons have for his end No
trouble Is expected over the weight
question. as each man Is ready to make
las pounds 1T 8 o'clock
Tine Garden 4. e. will let the fighters
divide half Of the gate money, and
there VIII be moving pictures If the
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
Amateurs will honor Htett.

Ed Wray. st. Louis expert, declares
the Nationals are strictly a Walter
johnson team" Ed has yet to see Kid
Foster, Dan Moeller Dutch Schaefer,
Bob Groom, and a few other gentlemen
who come to the fore now and then.
Perhaps after the Browns visit the
Capital and go away again friend Wray
may be little more exact in his
knowledge.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
Neal Balls bonehead play.

IIughey Jennings has bought Bill
I'ailey. the Browns southpaw failure.
Nothing shows more the desperate situa-
ton of the Tigers. A year ago they
had young pitchers who could win
C nsistcntly, and Cobb and Crawford
were hitting the ball hard. TEis season
the pitchers are weak. and Crawford
has yet 10 begin to find the ball. So
uughey's troubles are many.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
Team and Individual
Batting Averages

Team batting-Chicago.
Team fielding Washington.
Team baserunning-Detro
Team sacrificing-Chicago.
Team slugging-Chicago.
Team observation-disclosures.
Team double plays-Cleveland.
Individual batting-Lajoie.
Individual slugging-Lajoie.
Individual baserunning-Crawfo
Individual saCrificing-Barry.
Tdividual rungetter - Speaker-Jack-
sIPi Pit sheT-HslL ;-.-----...
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
Kopsky's Record Assures
Him Place on Olympic

NEW YOPK. Nav BY winning the
l5O-mle tryout Olympic bicycle race
yesterday at record speed for the dis
tance. Joseph q. Kopsky, Of the Gen.
,ury Road Club, practically assured
himself of a place on the Olympic team.
The final tryout comes on May %. Kop-
sSy's time was S:5:N 3-5.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
Marty O'Toole loses a game.

Day after tomorrow. George Browns
senators are to open up at Union
League Park. 1t Is to be hoped that
the nelc Is to receive more attention in
the matter OF improvements. The pond
In left field at present contains enough
water to float the whole United States
League. Prospective fans will appreciate
any changes in the grandstand.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
Chevy Chase tennis today.

Central and Western are carded to
battle in the title series for the high
school championship tomorrow after
noon. Central will be without the serv-
ices Of Mess, and King in all proba-
bility will be shifted behind the bat.
Just such changes throughout the sea-
son have robbed Central of many
chances to show its best form.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
In Philadelphia TODAY.

Neal Balls exhibition OF clinging TO
the curvelet as Ping Bodte raced Tor
the plate adds to the difficulties OF
tumbling the White Sox from their
leading position in the scramble for ;he
1912 gonfalon. However. trouble Is
ahead OF the Sox when thev meet the
Nationals, Athletics. ard Red Sox In 4
row. I look to see them drop back.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
Ty Cobb decides victory.

Though the Cincinnati Reds are lead
ing the National League race, the
Giants are maintaining their hold on
second place, and are ever ready to
rush to the fore whenever the Reds
waiver, II only for a moment. Once the
Giants take the lead. the struggle in
Lynch's league will resolve itself into a
scrap for second place.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
Pimlico card is spicy.

The Chevy Chase tennis tourney is
bound to attract attention. 1t is the
first of the District events and is closed
to members of the club. Many good
matches will no doubt result in the
mems singles, scratch, and handicap
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-04
JUDGE HAMILTON
rs. ON CONVICT LABOR

Keokuk, jan a. That the plan for
the improvement of 1owa's penal in.
situations will be defective, if pro.
vision is not made for part of the
prisoners earnings to be turned over
to their families, Is the opinion OF
Judge w. S. Hamilton of the district
court of Lee county
Contract labor is not everything
it should be, in my estimation" he
said; "but as long as we have, it, a
part of the money earned by each con-
vict should 60 toward the support of
his family, which in many cases, is
left almost destitute by the husband g
imprisonment
Judge Hamilton's idea is one that
never has been tackled in actual prac-
tice. The need of such provision is
really great. in his opinion. and it is
only a question of time, he thinks,
until it will become customary for all
prisoners in warehouses; and peniten-
tiaries to support their wives and
children on the outside.