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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-01

men were in conflict, and that it was
the duty of the committee, for the best
interests of harmony in the party to
open the primary so as to permit the
entry of another candidate who would
represent the ideas for which Mr.
Snowden stood.
Mr. Bendheim's view of the Situa-
ton prevailed with the committee and
the primary date was postponed from
April 23, to Apri 30. Thomas A.
Fisher, a police commissioner from the
second ward and one of Alexandria S
most popular Young business men be-
came the candidate of the men who
had favored the election of Mr.. Snow
den.
With only seven days left for act
i've campaign work, and with his fol-
lowers crushed and disheartened by
the death of their former leader, Mr..
Fisher made one of the most remark
able campaigns that Virginia has ever
known. In the short space Of time he
was able to perfect magnificent
political organization, which was in
evidence at the polls yesterday, and
his support came from all classes OF
people.
The intire progressive" ticket, as it
was called, went down in the crushing
defeat In the first ward Frank c.
Spinks who was one of Mr.. Snowden's
and also one of Mr.. Fishers active lead
ers, although new man in the ward,
and pitted against two Of the oldest
men in council, led the ticket. He was
followed close by Harry Burke, while
Edward S. Leadbeater, one of the old
est men in council and chairman Of
the important committee on streets,
was defeated by large majority. j.
NJ. Hill, who is known far and wide as
! political leader was returned to the
Board of Aldermen by his admiring
Continued on Page FOur.)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-01

REPRESENTATIVE IS SELECTED
BY Next Year Men and Officials May
BE Able to Reach Agreement With
out Outside Aid.

New York, May 1.-Elated over the
| fact that their demands for increased
! wages are to be arbitrated, the COM
mittee of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers which has been here
for seven weeks preparing for i gen.
eral strike on the eastern roads to en-
force their demands, started for their
homes today.
Before leaving. they selected Pat
rick w. Morrisey, Of Chicago, head
of the Railroad Employees and IN
vestors Association, as their represen-
tative on the board. Morrisey was
formerly head of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen and is practical
railroad man of extended experience.
The railroads were expected to deslg-
nate their representative today and
they will then endeavor to select the
other three men who will make up the
board of arbitration.
The engineers and railway manag-
ers professed to be satisfied with the
agreement which will make the life
of the Arbitration Boards mandate
only one year. By this time, it was
asserted. conditions are likely to
change and the men and railroads may
be able 10 reach a new understanding
without outside assistance.
Before leaving town chief Stone of
the Engineers issued formal state
ment declaring he and his lieutenants
were well satisfied with the outcome
and especially pleased because the
danger OF a,strike has been aVerted. I
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-01
MRS. ASTOR ARRIVES.

New York, May Mrs. Ava VIII
ing !Astor, divorced wife OF John ia
cob Astor, who lost his life in the
Titanic disaster. with her daughter
Muriel, arrived here today on the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, and went
Immediately to the Hotel Gotham. 1t
was announced on her behalf that she
will not attend the funeral of her for
mer husband. She travelled under an
assumed name and few Of the passen-
gers on the big liner knew OF her
presence.
1t was stated by friends of the first
Mrs. Astor that she does not plan
permanent residence here, but that she
has come to comfort her son Vincent,
if possible, and also to see that the
rights of her daughter to her portion
OF the !Astor estate are safeguarded.
Mrs. !Astor declined to receive inter-
viewers on board the steamer and re-
mained aloof from everyone while
her baggage was being passed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-01
Entire Progressive Ticket is
Defeated in Every Ward in
City By Big Aaj0rities.
FISHERS SPEEDY CAMPAIGN
With Only a Week in
Which to Organize
His Forces Fisher
Cleans Up His
Opponent.

In one Of the most crushing defeats
ever administered in Alexandria poll
tics, Albert D. Rrockett, candidate fol
Mayor and the entire Progressive tick.
ct, which he headed, went down in the
storm that swept Thomas A. Fisher
and his friends to victory in yeSter-
days election. Not even Mr.. Fishers
most sanguine supporters ever figured
on a majority of over 200 votes, yet
when the ballots were counted last
night he had carried every ward in
the city of Alexandria, winning by
the staggering total Of three hundred
and six majority.
The campaign which closed yester-
day from many view points was the
most sensational that Alexandria has
ever known. For more than two
years Mr.. Brockett has had the may
orally bee buzzing in his bonnet, and
during this time has been asSiduously
perfecting an organization which was
said to have had no equal in this COM
munity. Last November he resigned
his office as president of the Chamber
Of Cpmmesce. to devote his entire
time to the furthering of his ambition.
In January the late Hubert Snowdea,
president of the Common Council, and
one of AleXandria'S most distinguish
ed citizens entered thae race and COM
menced an active campaign. The re-
suit of the contest between Mr.. Brock
ett and Mr.. Snowden is too we'll known
to be repeated. Several days previ-
ous to The primary, which was first
arranged for April 90, Mr.. Snowden'S
death placed an end to his earthly am
bitions and left Mr.. Brockett the sole
candidate. For several days Mr..
Snowden's friends, stunned by the
death of their leader, were thorough
ly disorganized and seemingly at sea.
!, was first thought that the best
thing to do was to give Mr.. Brockett
the nomination without any contest,
and this view first prevailed among
the members of. the City Democratic
committee who have complete juris-
diction over the primaries of Alexan
dria. Charles Bendheim, chairman of
the committee, however, realized the
fact that the great majority of the
Democrats in Alexandria were oppoS-
ed to the principles for which Mr..
prockett stood. He felt that in the
coming election methods more than
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-01
NJ. E. CHURCH CONFERENCE.
Three Thousand from All Parts OF
World Gather in Mime.
apOlis.

Minneapolis, Mimi, May l.-Three
thousand Methodists, representing
practically every country in the world
stood and sang "All Hail the Power
of Jesus Name" today as the opening
of the general conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church.
The opening session was Of a for
NAL character, including prayers by
Bishops Burt and Warne, and Scrip
ture readings by Rev. Andrew Gill
lies, of Minneapolis, and W. E. Carpen-
ter, Brazil, Ind.,; Bishop Henry War
rem presided.
Rev. J. B. Hingeley, of Chicago, was
reelected secretary without opposi-
ton. This afternoon will be devoted
to the work of the standing commit
tee which have been preparing re-
ports on the various lines of church
activity.
The general conference will be in
session throughout May. Laymen are
demanding that they be given more
authority and more opportunity for
activity in managing and promoting
the interests of the denomination. A
union of the three branches Of the
Methodist church will also be discuss
ed These are the Methodist Episcopal
church and the Methodist Episcopal
church South. The union has long
been proposed, but is believed to be
at hand. An effort to restore the
limited pastorate term is also IN
prospect at this conference.
Due to the growth OF the organiZa-
ton and the advancing age of some
of the present incumbents, move
ment is under way to increase the
number of bishops. There are no"
20 regular bishops and eight auxiliary
bishops. Only 1s Of the bishops are
active. 1t is proposed that from four
to eight new bishops be appointed
and though the campaign for these
positions are not as yet begun, the!
promise to be one of the most inter-
csting feature of the conference
Former Vice President c. W. Fair
banks of indianapolis is attending the
conference, but not in an Official cap
acity.
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Postal Amendment.

Washington. April %0--By vote
of 122 to 80, the House committee
OF the Whole today passed an amend
ment 10 the Post Office Appropriation
bill providing a system Of compensa-
tion which the government shall pay
for the use of post roads in rural dis
tricts throughout the country. OPP
ponen,s OF the measure said that il
will cost the government sl".00O.-
600 a year. while it's advocates main
tain that it will cost only 81 900, 900.
a year The general plan OF the bill
is to provide federal aid for good
roads.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-01
VICTIMS OF FLOOD.

With the ravageS of a new food on
the Ohio and upper Mississippi COM
ing steadily on. the monumental eff
forts which the War Department has
been making to protect the levees and
allay suffering, will have to be re-
doubled to prevent untold disaster and
prevent thousands from starving.
More money. amounting to hundreds
of thousands of dollars, in addition to
the Sl,500,000 more to repair the le-
wees, is needed by the War Depart
ment. which is feeding 100000 per-
sons day.
The commissary's department.
which is giving out food supplies to
the thousands whose farms are under
water has spent S236,000. Brig.
Gen. Henry e. Sharpe, comm'sSary
general, needs about S500.O0O more
for the continuance Of this work. Con-
press has not yet taken action IN con-
nection with this relief work, but 1t is
understood that the War Department
will be reimbursed for it's outlay Of
funds.
The Mississippi river has again
passed the food stage at Cairo, ILL.,,
and water is flowing over lowlands,
which only last week shed the waters
of the most disastrous food within
memory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-01
DIR. William NJ. Smith Elected PreSi.
dent of Virginia State Board
of Health
HIGH HONOR TO ALEXANDRlAN
One of the Most Important Positions
in the State Goes to Popular Alex
andria Physician.

At called meeting of the Virginia
State Board of Health, held in Rich
mond on yesterday, DR.. w. NJ. Smith,
Of this city was unanimously elected
president of the Board to fill the va
cancy caused by the recent death of
DR.. Rawley w. Martin of Lynchburg.
Dr.. Smiths election to this position
came as a pleasant surprise both to
himself and to his many friends in
this city and throughout the state, as
he was not Il candidate for the posi-
tion, but it was rendered to him by the
whole board and without opposition.
Governor Mann when advised of Dr..
Smiths election, expressed his appro-
baton of the action of the Board and
said that the State Board of Health
was the most important and best con-
stituted board of which he had the ap-
pointment and that he proposed to
keep it so during his administration.
The board was created in 1908, un-
der the administration of Governor
Swanson and DR.. Smith was appoint
ed member at that time. His en-
thusiasm, activity and persistent lab
or soon brought him prominent place
in its councils, and the action of the
Board on Yesterday was we'll merit
ed mark of it's appreciation of his un-
tiring efforts. The Board of Health
is the official head of the Health De-
partment of the state and has absolute
control anu management OF the Health
Commissioners Office and the various
bureaus into which the department is
divided.
Dr.. Smith was born in Winchester,
Va, and received his academic edu-
cation in Virginia and Maryland. He
graduated in medicine from the Uni
versity of Maryland in 1880, and then
took post graduate course in Berlin,
Vienna and London, and upon his re-
turn to America, began the practice
oh his profession in this city, in 1881.
He served in the Spanish-American
war as surgeon of the Third Virginia
Regiment with the rank Of major. He
is surgeon for the Southern Railway
Company, the Washington Southern
Railway Company and Potomac Yards
He is an active member of a number
of social and business organizations
in this city, and chairman of the city
School Board. His genial disposition
and ready friendship makes him one
of the most popular men in Alexan-
dria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-01
ALEXANDRIA HOSPITAL.

The Board of Managers Of the AL
exandria Hospital wishes to make an
announcement with reference to the
Annual Report, of which few copies
have been sent out.
Owing to errors and the omissions
of list of donations the copies are
incomplete, and a complete and cor
rect list will be ready for delivery in
a few days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-01
SECURING JURY
FOR ALLEN GANG
Examination of Witnesses In Hills.
vile Murders to Begin This
Week
FLOYD ALLEN AND WIFE WEEP.
Two Hundred Witnesses from Carroll
County Summoned-Conrtroom Is
Again Densely Packed.

Wytheville, Va. May With "A
talesmen in the tentative jury al
ready selected, and two wanting before
the exercising of challenges can be-
gin, the trial of Floyd Allen for his
part in the murders in the Hillsville
court room, was temporarily halted
this afternoon to permit summoning
of additional veniremen.
Two Of the fourteen so far selected
are farmers, the remainder are coun-
try merchants.
Wythevile, Va, May With a
new venire on hand and seven jurors
tentatively seated, subject to later
"weeding out" process, the indica-
tions were today that the actual exam
ination Of witnesses in the case
against Floyd Allen, for his part in
the Hillsville murders, would he begun
ny lHe emu OF Llle week.
The only bar to expedition in the
trial is the difficulty OF securing all
the 200 witnesses from Carroll county,
the seat of the crime. Floyd Allen is
being tried for the murder of Prose
cutor Foster, although he was in
dicted for the killing of the five men
in Judge MaSsie's courtroom on March
IA.
Trial Judge Staples indicated to-
day that since the trials of the six
defendants are to be held separately,
that he will do everything possible to
expedite the hearings. He has al
ready intimated to counsel on both
sides that in their conduct of the case
they must avoid dilatory tactics.
Seven Of the veniremen already
seated. will probably be included in
the completed jury, it was believed
today. Frank Highley, one of those
temporarily seated yesterday. was to-
day excused from service, the queS-
zion Of his eligibility as a juror being
questioned by the prosecution.
Court formally opened at $50
Floyd Allen, the defendant, was car
ried into court. his wounded leg still
wrapped in bandageS The court room
was literally packed with spectators.
The original venire was exhausted
in half an hour, only Y one new juror, J.
3. Harman, being secured. Court
then recessed until new venre
could be regularly brought into the
courtroom.
Under the Virginia procedure, six
teen jurymen will be selected before
either side begins the process of elm
ination.
A pathtic incident occurred during
the tedious wait for veniremen. Mrs.
Floyd Allen, wife OF the prisoner, en-
tered the courtroom heavily veiIed.
She took her seat beside her husband,
leaned over and threw hr arms around
his Shoulders, and then broke down.
weeping quietly. Even the stolid de-
fendant could not master his emotion
! and sobbed audibly at his wife's car
eSSeS.
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Death Of Thomas E.. Dawson.

Washington, May Thomas c.
Dawson. resident diplomatic agent at
the State Department, VINO played
prominent part as "pacitier" in keep
ing peace among I.atin-American ma.
tons. died here early today. He had
been in poor health Tor number OF
months.
Dawson was born at Hudson. Wis,
.IuIy 80. $50. He served in several
county Offices in Iowa prior to entering
the diplomatic services.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-01
Will Get Half and Probably More
of the Massachusetts
Delegates.
CLARK DEMOCRATIC CHOICE
Roosevelt Men Believed to Have Sit,
uation in Hand in Harrisburg
PenrOse Said to Be in Minority.

Boston, Mass, May l.-Returns up
to s o'clock this morning tend to show
that Theodore will get at least l9 of
the 36 delegates to the Republican
National convention at Chicago and
that when two districts still not def
nately heard from are in Roosevelt
may go to Chicago with % and Presi-
dent Taft with Ii delegates.
President Taft's preferential ma
jorty over Roosevelt was 5000, but
this was small comfort to Taft head
quarters in view of the fact that the
Taft delegates at large, headed by
United States Senator w. Murray
Crane, and all pledged for Taft were
beaten, 1876 to 64,l66.
Brockton, Mass, Mayl.-The official
canvass in the city's vote in the presi-
Dental primaries was completed at
$50 o'clock this morning. Col Roose-
welt carried each of the seven wards,
the total vote of the city being:
Roosevelt, 2l43; Taft 1853. The Roose
welt delegates carried the city. The
vote: Roosevelt delegates--E. T..
Keeth 296l; Warren A. Swift 2S77.
Taft delegates-H. A. Keith, 11l5;
w. O. Loscom, ll6S.
Champ Clark, was Democrat
choice, 779 to l29 for Wilson.
Harrisburg, Pa, May l.-While
Senator Penrose had not admitted an
OUT and out defeat and was still hop
ing to put up strong fight for leader
ship indications prior to the opening
of the Republican State Convention
here today that the Roosevelt men
had the situation well in hand.
1t was practically assured that Will
liam Flynn, of Pittsburgh, who led
the ColoneIS fl ght in the recent pri-
maries for national delegate would be
chosen national committeeman.
Penrose and Taft adherents or
the component parts of Pennsylvania's
erstwhile machine, it is said, will make
no attempt to defeat the election OF
the - elegateS-at-large to the Chi
cago convention, making the state
practically solid for Roosevelt. The
fpht will be over state offices. The
Roosevelt men held a caucus last night
and drew up the draft of a platform
and slate for the nominations for au-
ditor general, state treasures and con-
gresSmen-at-l large.
Jacksonville, Fla, May with the
returns from the interior and south
ern part of the state coming in slowly
it was apparent on their face today
that the Democratic delegates to the
Baltimore convention will cast their
vote for Oscar Underwood at least
on the initial ballots. In the cities
Underwood defeated Gov. Woodrow
Wilson more than three to one while
in the towns he ran ahead although
not in so large a ratio. The ballots
was complicated and the count very
slow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-01
CROSS CONTINENT
FUNERAL CORTEGE,
Remains of John Jacob AStor Placed
in the Private Car
Oceanic.
STRAUS' BODY IN EXPRESS CAR
Those VINO Went Down With. the Ti-
tanic May Never Return To the Sur
face Of the Ocean.

Halifax, n. s., May 1.-The van cf
the funeral procession which is to ex
tend across the entire continent. start
ed at S:45 o'clock today when the I.
! c. K. Express left for the west. Weep
| ing relatives and friends of the Titan
ic victims arrived at the depot more
than an hour before the time for de-
parture and waited impatiently to be-
gin the journey home.
The body of John Jacob .AStor, mil
lionaire New Yorker who went to his
doom while returning from the honey
moon trip with his young bride, wes
placed in the private car oceanic last
night. Through the long hours of the
night Vincent Astor. his chief heir,
sat weeping beside the caSket.
lsidor StrauS' body was placed in an
express car along with several others.
1t is in charge of Norris Rothschld,
Of Philadelphia. Rothschild has hop-
ed that the body of Mrs. Straus. who
refused to leave her husband even aft
er she realized that it meant death.
would he among the unidentified forms
brought in, but he was disappointed
Little hope was hello out that her body
had been picked up by the Nina and
he decided to accompany Straus' body
home.
The work OF embalming proceeded
rapidly durin" the night and today.
Arrangements have been completed
to run a number Of special cars out
Iof Halifax tonight. Ii was believed
today that by tomorrow night nearly
I'LL Of the identified bodies would be-
ready for shipment.
Halifax, n. s., May l.-None Of the
bodies that went down with the i'll
fated Titanic will ever come to the
surface again. according to Captain
l.ardner who commanded the death
ship Mackay- Bennett.
IL am confident said Captain Lard
ncr today, that the bodies we picked
up were those of the persons who
either leaped from the vessel or were
swept from the deck as she plunged
beneath the surface. The Titanic is
resting on the bottom of the ocean,
two miles deep. The pressure of the
water is so great that none Of the
human forms, even though they are
cncaSed in lifebeltS should come to
the surface, even if they should be
freed from the wreckage.
1T is unlikely that many of those
the water doubtless carried hundreds
Of the victims down the companion
waves. matches and skylights. Every
one thrown into the water without 4
life preServer would have been suck
ed down instantly by the tremendous
rush Of waters tn such depth that
they would never come back to the
! surface.
"When the Minia steamS into Hall
fax ! believe she will have on board
! the last of the bodies that will ever
be reclaimed from the Titanic
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NOTICE no TAX PAYERS.

respectfully request that all VINO
have NOT returned their tax iist. VIII
do 81 nj once The law requires that
these lists b. made out. properly Ger
titled and returned to the Com MISSION
-r whether the income ol 'ne ,iA
MAYER exceeds Two Thousand Dollars
or not ana the Commissioner il cont
ptlled To fil- with the Grand Jury a
certified list OF all who do not make
proper returns.
CHAS. H. CALLAHAN.
Commissioner of Revenue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-01

Don't miss the JOLLY BOY MIN
STRELS, Monday night, in Elks' hall.
25c. Ml-td
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-01

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet at the Ch:ldren's Home
tomorrow evening 1t so O'Clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-01

The east winds which prevailed this
week have caused high tides in the
river.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-01

NOTiCE:-Would like 70 mum. i.
cat. with SnIr. one who knew that
Gruryr W Hutciins went 10 the M.X-
lean War" Address T.. II. HUTCH IN =
1UuT e STREET. S. W. Washington. ~.
Nl-3t.
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RE..p WANTED:-Tw4 experienced
n,cl;.rs rnr the Grocery business. M
others need apply. \. LlNpSEi s Co.
Inc. Ml-h
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-01
Principal Anderson Resigns.

Mr.. w. A. Anderson. the prin-
cipal of the high school of this
city, has rendered his resigna-
ton to DR.. w. NJ. Smith, chair
man of the City School Board.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-01

Several dogs have been poisoned dur
ing the past few days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-01

See the JOLLY BOY MINSTRELS
Elks Hall, Monday night. Zoe.
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WEATHER REPORT.

Fair. warmer tonight; Thursday un-
settled, light winds. becoming soura-
erl. y
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SIN AND TIDE TABLE.
Sun rises al 5:I3 sun sets AT 1901.
High ide tomorrow-S:33 a. m. ana
a:hS p. m.