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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
DEMANDS REJECTED
Gompers Will Visit Chicago Saturday
and Deliver Address.

Chicago, Aug. 7.-Small hope Of
gaining any of the wage concessions
demanded of the surface and elevated
electric lines in Chicago was entertain
ed by officials of the unions who plan
ned to hold further conferences with
the magnates today.
In the conferences held this week,
the railway magnates have absolute
ly refused all the demands of the un-
ions. Today's meetings were expect
ed to result in the same refusal.
A big demonstration has been plan
ned for Saturday night at which SAM
uel Gompers, president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor is expected
to address the street car workers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07

IS ACUTE
3No Battleship" Faction Blamed-May
Push Through Bill for Two Without
Caucus
y,

Washington, August drought
face to face with first we'll developed
outbreak of insurgency" in the ranks
of the Democrats of the House, DEM
ocratic majority leaders were at their
wits ends today to devise means to
patch up the breach wrought in their
party by the failure of 1873 Congress-
men to attend the caucus which was
called to settle the battleship contro-
versy. 1t was admitted that there
is now a well defined insurgcnt fac
tion on the majority side as well as
on the minority side and that it will
have TO be reckoned with in all fu-
ture consideration of legislation.
The Democratic battleship i'm
broglio is made more acute by rea-
son Of the fact that all the recognized
Democratic leaders of the House now
favor an appropriation in the naval
bill for one battleship and are ready
to reach an agreement on that basis.
1t is believed that the two battleship
men would agree to one battleship,
and the no battleship men, among
them is Rep. Burnett of Alabama, are
generally blamed for the mixup.
The two battleship Democrats were
iubilant today, claiming the action of
the caucus would enable them to vote
with the Republicans for two bat
tleship appropriation. The Demo
cratic majority in The House is about
70, and it is claimed there are enough
Democrats to put through the two
battleship plan if the Republicans
vote solidly for it. These men say
they have the no-battleship men on
the run, and at any time the naval
conference report is called up in the
House they will vote for two battle
ships regardless of whether caucus
is held or not. They say it is now
up to the one battleship men to call
another caucus if the latter want the
controversy settled that way. They
believe they have done all that is nee
essary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
To NOTIFY WILSON
Of NOMINATION
Informality and Simplicity
Will Be the Order
Of the Day.
TO READ HIS SPEECH
Many Repair to Summer Capital to
Witness Ceremonies and Hear
James and Wilson Speak.
TO READ HIS SPEECH
Many Repair to Summer Capital to

Sea Girt, N. j., Aug. 7.-When the
Democratic notification committee,
headed by Senator elect Ollie James,
of Kentucky, and thanked by senators
congressman and governors today
gathered on the trampled lawn Of the
"Little White House to tell Governor
Woodrow Wilson that he was nomi-
mated for president by the Baltimore
convention a month ago, informality
and simplicity were the order of the
day. Governor Wilson had only the
vagucst idea of the proceedings of
the day and his lieutenants were equ-
ally uncertain as to actual plans but
nobody bothered about details.
1t was near one o'clock when the
main body of the notification commit
tee and distinguished visitors reached
Sea Girt, but long before that spec
tators began to invade the Summer
capital by train, by automobile and
afoot. About fifty members Of the
notification committee, Torty or more
national committeeman and many gov
ernors left New York at II o'clock.
Speaker Champ Clark and Congress
man Oscar Underwood were expected
to be present.
Three o'clock was the hour set for
the beginning of the ceremonies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
SUICIDES

Penning a long letter, in which he
severely upbraides himself for mis-
spent life, DR.. Samuel c. Hotchklss, OF
Washington, assistant surgeon in the
United States public health and marine
service, committed suicide yesterday
afternoon in a grove by taking an un-
known poison.
The writer declares:
~ have lied to and deceived pure
people.
81 have lived the life of hypo-
critic"
III health and continued worry from
overwork is given by friends of the
family as the cause for his act. The
theory is that, as physician, he reall-
zed that he could not longer stand the
strain, and took his life rather than
face possible insanity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
MACHINER YSOLD.

r. F. Knox, auctioneer, sold at noon
today on the premises the outfit of
the mill recently operated by Peter
Lawrence, on the Strand, between
Queen and Princess streets. The ma
chincry was purchased by Henry
Baader & Sons and R. H. Wattles, Of
this city; FRANKIE & Sons, of Balti-
more, and Eisenstein & Ullman, of
Washington. The horse, harness and
wagon were purchased by II. l..
Strider The sale was in pursuance
of an order of the United States Dis
trict Court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
THROWS RQ05EV WELT
UPON THE SCREEN
Nomination Of Former Pres
ident at Chicago by Comp
troller Pendergast.
I" A NATIONAL ASSET
Speaker Lauds Leader of New Party
as the Natural Head of the Progress
sives of the Nation.
I" A NATIONAL ASSET "
Speaker Lauds Leader of New Party

Chicago, Aug. 7.-Placing Col
Roosevelt in nomination for the
presidency, Comptroller William A
Prendergast, of New York, among
other things said;
"This great gathering owes its
being to mighty protest against
those who have poisoned the wells OF
the democracy. While appreciatine
the stupendous task before it, the pro-
gressive party declines to accept the
cynical doctrine of Napoleon that God
is on the side Of the heaviest battal-
ions and processes it's sublime faith
in the teaching of Abraham Lincoln
in that right makes mighty.
"My candidate is more than citi-
zen: he is national asset. In this
momentous period of political doubt
there is no man who presents such
credentials as his. This candidate
has success written on every page
of his official career He has fought
the most vicious forces in American
life and conquered them. He surren-
dered the presidency in the hope that
other hands would prosecute success.
fully what he did not have time to
finish. That test has been treated
with intermittent loyalty and largely
left undone.
"He represents the most striking and
eventful civic career in American his
tory. He is one whose originality of
thought and directness of action
have made him a unique figure in
history. None other has
rendered such distinguished public
service. This man has touched every
duty with conscientious service, and
established a reputation that has chal-
lenged the applause of the public.
"He is the natural leader Of the
progressive movement today. He is
one of the original progressives of
the nation. His devotion to its inter-
est has made a complete and generous
to the cup of its achieve
ments."
Gov. Hiram Johnson, of California,
entered the convention today as an
odds-on favorite for vice president.
Another important question put be-
fore the delegates today by the
Rules Committee was that of christ
ening the new party.
The committee unanimously recon-
mended progressive" dropping the
word national from the title.
To conclude nominations without a
single roll call, was an unique, harm
onious possibility when the delegates
met today. Roosevelt's nomination
bv acclamation would be followed, it
was thought, by a viva voce vote
choosing Governor Johnson as his
running mate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
KANSAS ELECTION
Republican Progrcssives Sween State.
Senatorial Race Uncertain.

Topeka, Kans., Aug 7.-Incomplete
returns early today indicate that the
republican progressives swept Kan
aas in the primaries yesterday. The
eight presidential electors pledged to
Col. Roosevelt were nominated by safe
majorities. The nomination of Ar
thur Teapper, publisher of the Topeka
Capital, and candidate for governor is
conceded.
Incomplete returns indicate that
Congressman X. P. Campbell, sup
porter of President Taft, has been de-
feated for denomination by II. NJ.
GRAY, progressive.
George H. Hodges is leader for the
democratic gubernatoria nomina-
tion.
The result in the race for the Uni
ted States senatorship between Gov.
Stubs and Senator Curtis was sill
in doube early today. 1t appeared
that Gov. Stubbs had received Il popn-
lar majority, but whether he carried a
majority Of the congressional dis
tricts is yet in doubt. The Ear wes-
tern districts were still to be heard
from.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
ASKS EASIER ADMISSION.

Hampton, Va, Aug. THE intro
duction of resolution suggesting I'M
portant changes in the examination
for admission to the bar and lightly
criticizing the Virginia Board OF Law
Examiners for the severe examination
exacted of the young men who took
the last examination in Roanoke, by
Archer w. Patterson, of Richmond
featured the opening session OF the
twenty-fourth annual convention Oh
The Virginia Bar Association IN Ho-
tel Chamberlain Old Point TINS
morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
Agree to Conference Report.

Washington, Aug. by a vote of
80 to 10, the Senate today agreed to
the conference report on the so-called
Budget BILL" containing the provis-
ion aboishing the Commerce Court,
but distributing the judges now on
that bench to various circuit courts,
and the amendment Of the civil SER
vice law to make it only seven year
periods for government employees.
The conference measure has not
yet been adopted by the House. Pres
ident Taft may veto it, as he did a
somewhat similar measure in June.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
Sufragettes Sentenced.

Dublin, Aug. 7.--Mrs. Mary Leigh
and Miss Gladys Evans, suffragettes
were sentenced today to five years
penal servitude each Cor attempting
to burn the Theatre Royal here July
18 to prevent Premier Asquith from
speaking there the evening afterward.
Miss Mary Baker was sentenced to
seven months Prisonment as an ac-
complice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
BAR CONDEMNS ACT.

Richmond, Va, Aug. Tn a SER
ious of carefully worded and conser-
vative resolutions, "regret" is ex-
pressed by large number of mem
bers of the bar of Richmond at the
action of Governor Mann in appointing
Judge for the Hastings Court with
out awaiting the expression of the
wishes of the bar of the city, and Gre
gret" is also expressed at the action
ofMayor D. C. Richardson in agreeing
to accept the appointment under such
circumstances.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
TRUST co. HEARING.

Walter C. Foster, WHO has been ap-
pointed special commissioner to set
lie the accounts of the receivers Of the
Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Cor
noration has issued notice that he
will commence the examination at 109
North Fairfax street on August 22nd,
ar 10 o'clock. The notice is addressed
to the receivers and directors OF the
corporatio nand to J. G. Hiden, guard
ian of C. j. RiXey.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
KANSAS ELECTION

Topeka, Kans., Aug. 6.-W!th the
weather fair and cool a record break
ing vote is expected in the state wide
primaries today. The contest between
the Taft and Roosevelt electors on the
Republican tickets will be selected
through direct vote from the people
Complete state tickets will be named
T.. the Democrats, Republicans and
Socialists.
A United States Senator and Con-
orossman will be dominated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
INCREASED FACILITIES

J. T. Preston, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce announces that
the facilities of the bureau of credits
and collections of. the Chamber of
Commerce have been increased and the
system perfected so that they are now
prepared to handle any number of
claims. Arrangements have been
made so that the chamber is repre-
sented by attorneys in every town.and
city in the United States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
HUGE TOMATOES.

Mr.. John Nc Williams brought to
this Office today three tomatoes which
weighed four and a half pounds.
They were raised by Mr.. Nc Williams
on his farm in Fairfax county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
Civil Service Examinations.

The following examinations are an
nounced by the Civil Service Commits
sion 70 be held in Alexandria Septem-
her 4th Assistant Dairyman (but-
ter making, market milk investiga,
tions, dairy farming); dental inferno,
government hospital for the insane.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
Police e Court
q. H. Thompson, presiding.)

"Bootsie" Pye, colored, charged
with disorderly conduct, was fined S5.
Jennie Payne, colored, charged with
disorderly conduct, was sent to the
workhouse for 30 days.
Annie Lee, charged with disorder
ly conduct, was dismissed.
A white woman, charged with mo-
Testing neighbo's chicken, was dis
missed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
RUSH FOR STOCK.

Special to the Gazette.
Richmond, Aug. when the Sub
scription books of the. Richmond Trust
and Savings Company were opened to-
day there was rush for the stock.
The capital was placed at one million
dollars, and in three hours half mil
lion more than authorized had been
subscribed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
COUNCILMAN QUALITIES.

Councilman F. C. Spinks, who was
elected a member of the Common
Council from the First ward last June,
qualified before the clerk of the Cor
poration Court today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07

Every girl figures on playing the
star part in a wedding some day.
Give a man the little he wants
here below and he'll kick himself be-
cause he didn't ask for more.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
MARRIED.

In Washington, on Wednesday, Au-
gust 7, 1912, by Rev. James II. Tay-
lor pastor of the Central Presbyter-
ian Church, Mr.. J. Robert Tomlin
and Miss Helena G. Waters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07

Charles D. Hilles, chairman of the
Republican National Committee
started the actual campaign at head
Republican National committee,
quarters in New York yesterday. Mr..
Hilles declared that the fight is be-
tween the Republican principles and
those of the Democrats, and referred
to the new party movement as repre-
senting a personal Distraction" de-
claring that "from its very nature it
must be transient"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07

A charter has been granterd the
Howard Lumber Company, Inc, of
The officers are Josiah
Howard, president, Emporium, Pa;
C. w. S. Howard, vice president,
Williamsport, Pa; w IL Howard,
secretary, Emporium, Pa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07

There is considerable interest in
Alexandria being shown in the
election in the Sixth Congressional
district, of Virginia tomorrow, where
Congressman Carter Glass is op-
posed by former State Senator Don
P. Halsey and City Sergeant T. R.
Tilett, of Roanoke.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07

Mr.. Magruder Dent, formerly of
this city, but now travelling passen-
ger agent of the Southern Railway
in Boston passed through Alexandria
last night from Birmingham, Ala,
where he has been located for seve-
raj weeks, enroute to his headquar-
ters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07

Hard shelled crabs at Jacob Briii S
Restaurant. foot of King street TO-
night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07

and improvements. It was said that
the mortagage Of the building is
ST. 100000. On roll call this ordi-
nance was passed by vote of IL to
none.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07

A confession that he murdered Ma
omi Eta Mitchell, a 14.year-old girl,
at North Carmel, Me-, on the night of
July "a, was made yesterday after
noon by J. Sherman Gray. Gray
said he had enticed the girl into the
woods. When she resisted him he
tied her hands behind her back and
cut her throat with his jackknife.
Gray declared he wanted to be con-
fined in an insane asylum, and de-
sired to tell the whole truth and get
as light sentence as possible.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07

The chamber of commerce of AL
exandria, with 50 members, has been
elected to membership in the cham
ber of commerce of the United States
of America.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07

Suspended Imply from the end Of a
rope, tied to second story bannister,
the dead body of Winfield w. Hopkins
81 years old, of Washington, D. c.,
was discovered late yesterday after
noon by his mother and sixteen yea
old sister as they entered their nome.
Worry over illness, which kept him an
invalid at home, and forced his mother
and young sister to work to support
themselves and him, is believed by his
family to have been the cause of sui
eide.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07

During the remainder of the week
George E. Price Co., will have for
sale in market salt water tailors, sea
bass, rockfish and trout.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07

The future of the Panama Canal
will rest in the hands of a "one-man
government" through the decision of
the Senate yesterday to support a
plan already indorsed by the House
of Representatives. BY vote of 43
to IA, it adopted provision giving
the President control of all affairs at
Panama, with power to appoint a
governor to complete, govern and
operate" the canal and canal-zone.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07

News was received yesterday at
Lexington, KY, that Mark Ilderton,
well-known citizen of Boyd county,
was shot and killed by his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Greene Kimbler, near Ash
land, KY. Ilderton and his wife had
separated, she going to the home Of
Kimbler house, and, it is said, threat
ened to do harm to the entire family.
Mrs. Kimbler finally grabbed a shot
gun and shot Ilderton three times,
death being almost instantaneous.
Mrs. Kimbler was arrested, but was
exonerated by coroner's jury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
Sarepta Lodge of Odd Fellows
meets tonight for degree work.

There will be a called meeting of
the w. C. T. U. held at 213 north
Fairfax street this evening to pre-
pare for camp meeting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07

A meeting of the finance committee
of Alexandria Council Royal Arcan-
um, will be held in the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07

John Entwistle has purchased from
Mrs. Hannah Blouse the latter's
property on upper King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
Local vitie S

A meeting of the board of mana
gers of the Children's: Home will be
held tomorrow evening at 1890 o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07
N e VS. Of tn e D a y

Another bomb exploded yesterday
on lower Third avenue, New York,
in the heart of district in which
there is nest of East Side gamb-
ling houses. Like most of the other
bombs that had gone before it, this
one the police attribute to some gamb-
ling feud. 1t was planted in the
basement of fve-story tenement at
81 Third avenue. Windows were
shattered, but nobody was injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07

Meat orders will go up on the bills
of fare in Washington restaurants,
and quick lunch houses September l..
There will be no advance in the price
of vegetables, fruit, and other trim
mings. The portcrhouse steak,
which has been sold for 80 cents, will
be raised to 65; sirloin, from 40 to %
cents the order, and the cheap small
steak from 25 to 80 cents. An estl-
mate based on retail quotations
shows that $3.50 daily is Approximate
" the cost of food to a family OF
four in Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07

Col. Gibbons Gray Cornwell, OF the
Sixth regiment, National Guard OF
Pennsylvania and prominent lawyer
of West Chester, committed suicide
last night on train on which he was
returning from New York to his home
town to face charges of approplatlng
three bonds, valued at $1,000 each' be-
longing to trust estate. Sitting be-
side the constable who accompanied
him as the train approached west
Philadelphia station, he leaned over
the seat in front where he had placed
a dress suit case. Pretending to be
sleeping, he quietly opened the bag
gage and drew out silver mounted
revolver. Before the constable was
aware of what he was doing ne had
placed the weapon in his mouth and
shot himself through the head. 1t had
been estimated that the amount OF
trust funds Col. Cornwell would have
been called upon to account for VIII
reach S150,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-07

morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-04
PROPOSE TO BUILD
ELECTRIC RAILWAY
Promoters Of Shenandoah Valley Company Make
Application for Chart rSpeaker byrd
Confident # Solid democratic Dele
patio, trCm Virpi ia.

Especial - Tue TtmsS-Dispakch1
Wdnchsster, Va. November 3.--Apph-
cation has been made BY the promoters
Of the Shenandoah valley RAILWAY
Company 70 the secretary OF State OF
West Virginia. At Charleston. for arti-
cles Of Incorporation and charter.
The application states that the com
pany proposes 10 build . traction AAe
from AArunsburg, w. Va. southwark
through Berkeley County. Of which
Aartinsburg II the seat. and through
Frederick County. Va. to Winchester.
and also to Charleston and Shepherds
town. Jefferson County. w. va. An
other route L. to be from Martinsburg
TO Q pe.nG near Wdlliamsport. Nd. on
the Potomac River. whore 1t u the IN
tentivn 20 mako . connection with the
Hagerstown. Frederick electric line.
The central ONCE Of the company II In
MArtinsburg. The capital stock Is
$500, 600. and the shares are to be d.
vided into the denomination OF 500
each. The incorporators are Frank =.
Wilson. John w. Stewart, 8 n. Meyers,
Sac Sena4or Gray SILVER. DIR. James
w. Mc6herry and Attorney Clarence e.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-04

Pollard & Bagby.
Real Estate AuctioneAg4
TRUSTEES AucrDoN sAxn

TRUSTEES AUCTION aAx1
TWO DETACHED HOUSES OF ~
WE ST SIDE OF BUCHANAN
STREET. BETWEEN WASk1Ice0TO1g
AND WILLIAMS STREETS: ALSO
A SMALL STORE PROP3RxL
BEING KNOWN as nos looe.1e1e
INVESTMENT PROPERTY.
In execution Of deed Of trust, An1uG
April IS. 1906. and recorded in -
clerks once Of the Richmond Ch1n-
Gerry Court. D. B. 1873. page II -
fault having been made In the 49,
ment Of portion Of the debt tAeeeen
secured. ! will sell ct auction, eA -
premises. on saa
THURSDAY. NovEaBER {.
at 5 o'clock r. n.
the above mentioned property O.
Of the houses contains about ssvea
feet front by q good depth.
This property will make 1p1on1t4
Investment proposition. and win pro-
ably 70 At q sacrifice.
TERMS: Enough In cash to Pay 90
Of sale and any taxes that may be 6ue:
one note for $1.400, subject 30 cre41e
Of 5000. and ono Of SIS. the rqeiduo
upon credit payments at one and I've
years after date. deferred payments u
bear interest at So and to be secured
by deed Of trust: or all cash, - 80
option Of the purchaser.
n R POLLARD IN.
N. B.-If different terms from .A60v6
should be desired. they can b -
ranged BY seeing the auctfoneeT2