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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-23
Lynchburg Loses Suit.

Lynchburg, Va, Nov. 23.-The opin-
ion of the State Supreme Court of APP
peals, handed down Thursday, in Rich
mond in the case of the city of Lynch
burg AGAINST John NJ. Mitchell, in
which the judgment of the Circuit
Court of Amherst County is sustain
ed, means that the city will have to
provide for $4,000 damages and the
cost of the litigation in the Circuit
Court as we'll as the cost of the
appeal.
The suit was instituted at Amherst
courthouse several years ago by Mitch
el to recover $10GO0 damages for the
division of the water Of Pedlar river
from the power supply of mill be-
longing to the plaintiff by reason OF
the construction Of the gravity water
system dam ten miles above the mill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-23
Courthouse Burned.

Warm Springs, Va, Nov. 23.-Fire
early yesterday morning destroyed the
Bath County Court House, in which
Judge George K. Anderson was con
Quoting court, entailing loss to the
county of about $4,000. All of the
couny records were saved, as were
also the books, cash and securities Of
the Warm Springs Bank, which oc-
cupied part OF the court house. The
only loss to the bank was the destruc-
ton of furniture, which was insured.
James N. Douglas, president Of the
bank, has rented storeroom and
will reopen the bank Monday morning.
Judge Anderson will continue the SEES
sions of the Circuit Court in the Ma
sonic Hal! for the remainder of his
term.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-23
VERDICT IN ALLEN CASE.
Four More Indictments For Murder
Against Prisoner.

3 Wytheyille, Va, Nov. 23.-The jury
in the case of. the Commonwealth VS..
Sidna Allen returned verdict at l
o'clock yesterday of murder in the sec
ond degree, fixing the punishment at
Is years in the penitentiary.
: The verdict came as surprise, for
Judge Staples was about to adjourn
court for the noon hour when the
jury came in and reported that they
had agreed. The verdict was received
amid death-like silence.
! For moment the prisoner, Mrs.
Allen and Mrs. Edwards, sister of the
accused sat motionless. Then it dawn
ed on the silent three what verdict
meant, and the two women bowed
their heads on the prisoners shoulders
and cried bitterly. Sidna Aliens two
little girls, Pauline and Marguerite
did not appear to realize the position
of their father. The jury was then
DISCHARGED and court adjourned until
8 O'clock.
When it reconvened Judge Staples
announced that indictment No.2,charg
ing Sidna Allen with the murder OF
William NJ. Foster, the Comonwealth's
Attorney for Carroll county, who was
murdered by the Aliens when the
court was shot up March last,woulG
he set for trial December 2. Judge
Staples stated that the next jury
would be taken from a venire which
will be summoned from the northern
and eastern part of the State and
from different sections
The defense did not ask that the
verdict be set aside. There are four
more indictments pending against
Sidna Allen for numbering Sheriff
Webb, Juror Fowler, States Attorney
Foster and Miss Betty Ayers.
1t is a coincidence that Claude AL
lens first trial was for the killing OF
Judge Massie, and the verdict was 10
years, the same as Sidna's. On the
second trial Claude was tried for
killing States Attorney Foster and
this trial resulted in hung jury. The
third trial he was convicted Of murder
in the first degree and now awaits the
carrying out of the sentence in the
Virginia penitentiary.
The jury deliberated 20 hours be-
fore reporting its verdict. Wesley Ed
wards, nephew of the clan leader. who
was captured with him at Des MONIES,
Iowa, September ID, remains TO be
tried. The trial that ended with the
conviction of Allen began November
II, after the first jury summoned had
been dismissed by Judge Staples be-
cause juror had discussed the case
outside of the jury room.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-23
NEWS OF THE Old DOMINION.
70 REMOVE REMAINS.
Light Horse Harry TO Rest in Lex
ington.

Richmond, Va, Nov. 23.-It is I'M
derstood that Hugh A. White. member
Of the last Legislature from Rock
bridge county has at last succeeded
in procuring the consent Of Mrs. Car
neeie, owned of Cumberland Island.
Ga. to give her written consent that
the state Legislative committee may
enter the premises Of Dungeness anc
remove the body of Light Horse
Harry, Lee, to Lexington, Va, for re,
interment by the side Of MS distln-
guished son, General Robert Edward
Lee.
a bill was introduced in the House
of Delegates last session by Mr.
white, providing that effort be made
or the part Of Virginia, members OF
the Lee family complying, to have
the body of Light Horse" Harry
Lee. of Colonial war fame, transferred
from it's present burial place in the
State Of Georgia, to Lexington. Va
The measure passed without opposi'
ton. but some protest was s7tsc.
ouently manifested by members OF the
Lee family
Mr. White states, however, that h
has procured consent of all members
al the Lee family to the third genera
TIN and that he will at once take
I'm the matter with the authorities G.
tie Washington and Lee University
IN whose chapel the body Of General
Robert L. Lee is inferred, and Wit
WI doubtless take lively intereS
in having the body Of the distinguish.
ed ancestor Of the South's creates
cf;eftain transferred from the soil o.
Georgia to be placed TO rest ny TIM
side of his nc less distinguished de&.
ccGdant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-23
Gets One Year.

Richmond, Va, Nov. Isl. B. Phil!
lips, the latest of the officials of the
True Reformers' bank to be tried as
a result of the collapse of the bank
pleaded guilty Thursday in the Hust-
ings court to a charge of the Common
wealth's attorney and present officers
of the new bank, was sentenced by
the court to one year in the peniten-
tiary. Phillips forged the name of
Saint Jones to 81 order for $40. There
were two other indictments against
him, but both were nolle prosecuted.
Reuben T. Hill, cashier Of the de-
funct bank. is still at large. though
a countrywide search for him has been
instituted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-23
RAILROADS.
Washington Southern Ry.

Washington Southern Ry.
Schedule in Effect Nov. 24th. 1912.
Trains leave Union Station:
For Washington and points north,
daily at sos 1923, 1871, and 1896 a.
m, 1901 lib, 2:3O Through train
for Norfolk via p R. r. 8:1S, 1913
p. m. Week days at GOT and GIG. p.
m, Sundays only 8:O7 p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond, and
points south at 4:37, 1853. Qocal) and
1902 a. m, 1916, 3:47, SIT Qocay
1927, 9:57, 1890 p. M, daily.
Accommodation for fredericksburg
at lib a. M, daily. On week days
this train runs through to Milford.
NOTE:-Times of arrival and de-
parture and connections not guaran-
teed.
W. P. TAYLOR, Traffic, Mgr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-23
Death cf Professor Blackwell

Warrenton, Va, Nov. 23.-Profes-
sor Edwin Stokes Blackwell. many
years professor of Bethel Military
Academy, died at his home near here
Thursday night. in the 63rd year Of
his age. Prof. Blackwell was native
of FauGuier county, and is survived
by a widow, who was Miss Leavel!,
of Culpepcr, and several children,
all Of Warrenton, except Mrs. H. c..
McClung, Of Washington, and Midship
man Joseph Blackwell, U. S. n.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-23
SOUTHERN is SUED.
Incompetency of Engineer Alleged to
Have Caused Death of Duffer.

Richmond, Va, Nov. 23.-Suit in the
sum of $4,000 was instituted Thurs
day in Hastings Court, Part H.. by
George Z. buffers administrator
against the Southern Railway Com
pany. The action is the result of the
death of Mr.. Duffer, who was run
down and killed by shifting engine
in the South Richmond yards of the
defendant company on April 10, 1912.
Smith & Gordon represented the
plaintiff. They asge in their decla-
ration, which was filed with the at
torney's memorandum, that Duffer,
who was employed as brakeman, on
the Southern Railway, in obedience
to orders and in the performance Of
his duties, visited a storehouSe for the
purpose of getting necessary supplies
for the run on which he was to leave
While walking down the track he was
overtaken by the shifter, which, they
allege, was in incompetent hands, the
engineer, Bass, being incapacitated
by reason of injuries and the state
of his health and nerves. The further
claim that the defendant company fail
ed to use due and proper care in the
operation of the engine, and did care
lessly and negligently fail to sound
the proper warning signals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-23
roaI Scarce in Richmond.

Richmond. Va, Nov. pa Goa
famine in Richmond is threatened as :
result OF strikes in the coal fields.
Deliveries of coal to the wholesale
and retail dealers are far behind, the
coal companies giving as the reasc'
fer their failure Of shipments the
strike troubles.
The supply Of coal for the heatTn.
OF the city hall. city jail, armorics.
schools and other municipal buildings.
is running low.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-23

Mr.. Merchant. advertising to get re-
suits requires considerable thought
ard careful planning. You can then
lock for profitable returns. Phone our
advertising department to suggest
campaign of advertising in the Ga
Zette-The kind that pays.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-23

Special rates by the week or month.
Inspection invitcd. Reference exchange
ed. a quiet family hotel, recommended
to ladies visiting New York City alone.
Upon request by letter or telephone
1855 Madison Square. a messenger viii
meet You ct the citation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-23

]. w. Copeland OF Dayton. OHIO.
purchased a bottle of Chamherla!n's
Cough Remedy for his hoy who had a
cold and before the bottle was all
nsed the boys cold was gone. Is that
not better than TO pay five dollar doc
tors bill? For sale by all dealers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-23
Irrigation Item.

Yeast--'He's spent a fortune. VOC
know, on Irrigation" Crimsonbeak-
Ia that SO? Land or throat ?"-Yon.
kers Statesman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-23
ESTABLISHED 1862.
Burke & Herbert

Modernly equipped for banking in
its various branches.
Depostes received subject to check
at sight. Collections made on all
points.
High-grade investment securities
bought and sold.
Letters of Credit and Foreign Ex-
change furnished.
Safe Deposit Boxes or rent.
A Savings Department in which in
crest ailowc1 On deposits.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-23
THE SEASONS CHEER

Fragrant, "tangy,' 'appetizing, cool
as the north breeze, animating and in
MIGRATING.
Ever open a bottle of our beer and
notice the pop-zip-whish-fizz as
the stopper came off? Nothing fiat or
stale about it. It's full lsnap and
life-just bubbling over with quality.
Horbrau Beer is indeed the seasons
luxury. not, however, a luxury in
point of price. Happily, this bever-
age is within the reach of all. All
drink it, rich and poor alike.
Call for it OF let us serve you.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-23

Special low prices on Furniture,
lace curtains, comforts, blankets, bed
spreads, etc. Easy payments, if de-
sired.
z. E WEBB, 921 King Street.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-12
TRAIN PURSUED BY sToRK
Baby Born at Pennsylvania Station
Soon After Mother Arrives.

A bouncing baby girl weighing eight and
a half pounds was born in the Pennsyi-
vania Station yesterday evening. Her
roother, Mrs Christina Rehil. accompanied
by her husband, Henry and friend, had
tust arrived on a train from New Brpns-
wick, n. J., where they live at No. l2t
Eastern avenue.
Mrs Rehil was taken TO the woren's
waiting room where she was attended by
Dr. Bauman Of the emergency hospital of
the station, and later an ambulance re-
moved mother and daughter TO Bellevue
Hospital. Both were said TO be doing
riceiy.
SUNDAYS NEW-YoRK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in tho United States
for $3.50 year.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-12
HE PROSECUTED 14,7O2.
WiCkersham Describes Work OF
His Department for 1911.
SPEAKS AT NEW ROCHELLE
Justice Should Tread with a
Leaden Heel, but Strike with
an Iron Hand, He Says.

Two thousand persons from various sec
tions Of Westchester County and Mannat-
tan listened to an address which George w.
Wickersham. Attorney General of the
United States, delivered yesterday after
noon under the auspices OF the New Ro-
chelle Peoples Forum, during which ne
praised the Taft administration and told OF
the prosecutions OF illegal combinations.
His subject was THE Administration or
Federal Justice" The presiding officer was
William Church Osborn, of Garrison, N. y,
and the audience crowded the New Ro-
chelle Theatre.
Mr.. Wickersham declared that during the
year 1911 his department had completed
l4.702 criminal prosecutions.
80 long as men believe" said Mr.. Wick
er3ham. "either that they can violate the
law without detection or that they can
escape the penalty of such violation, they
will only obey the law so far as 1t seems
to be to their advantage; ard where the
penalty for violation OF law is by fine
merely, they will obey 1t only If the fine is
larger than the profit to be realized by vfo-
lating IT, and where there Is a reasonable
certainty that they will be compelled to
pay the fine" Introducing his subject, Mr..
Wickersham said:
Our dial system OF government is almost
the desrair of foreign students. Looked a.
from the outside. II seems incomprehehslpI9
that two governments administering laws
emansting from different sources Dut op,
erative upon the same inqt iduals, shou.a
eAist without perpetual contuslon aau tar
moil In the early days OF the nation, statS
laws and regulations governed the aHalrs
Of most men. and the federal government
New-York tribune., 1912-02-12
TYRONE POWER RESCUED
Ploughs Dig Out Train After 36
Hours Imprisonment.

Albany, Feb. 1.-THE train carrying
Tyrone Power and his theatrical company
and forty other passengers. which was
stalled in the snow on the New York Cen
tral Railroad ten miles east of Oswego.
was released at noon to-day after having
been held thirty-six hours Two big ro-
tary snowploughs which were sent TO the
rescue Of the imprisoned passengers were
forced to tunnel through huge drifts. and
later the roof Of the tunnel was knocked
in and the snow removed. Never before
in railroad history in this state. the officials
say, have such conditions existed
Steam was kept UP In the boiler Of the
engine by shovelling snow into IT, and food
was obtained from a hotel about a mile
away, so that the passengers were kept
fairly comfortable during their long wait
Two other passenger trains which had
been stalled at Red Creek, west Of Oswego,
were shovelled out last night after having
been detained twenty-four hours
A trainload OF hogs. bound from Chicago
TO Boston, which had been shipped in open
cars, became stalled In a drift west OF
Syracuse and many of them were frozen
to death. An attempt was made TO un-
load the animals at Syracuse when the
train reached there. but there was no place
to shelter them, and they were forced to
go on. The trainmen report that the
squealing Of the suffering hogs was pitiful.
Although the weather moderated some
what to-day trains from the West were
several hours late Many railroad men are
reported i'll as a result Of exposure during
the last few days.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-12
POLICE FEED STARVING MAN
Later Send Him to Hospital, After Ee
Collapses in Station.

After he had had less than an hours
fitful sleep in the doorway Of tenement
house in Rivington street during the pre-
vous forty-eight hours. and had crouched
on a bench in City Hall Park during the
early hours OF the morning. when the tenn
pefature was below zero, blue faced. tat
tered man, having no home or occupation,
staggered into the Elizabeth street station
late yesterday afternoon.
When Lieutenant Hourrigan looked up
the man was swaying. He pressed but
ton beneath his desk and Patrolman Kelly.
running from the reserve room, caught the
emacIated, chilled form as It collapsed.
The stranger was wrapped In warm blan-
kets. Half an ho~r later he said:
Il am Greco Corkney. | am thirty-five
years old. have neither employment nor
o home. For the last week | have been
tramping the streets. There is not a bit OF
warmth left in my body-I am chilled"
He said he had not eaten for two days.
A hat was passed by 'one of the reserve
patrolmen and a handful OF silver coins
were put In pocket OF the mans tattered
coat. Warm milk and food were brought
in. He ate ravenously. Later, as he was
about TO leave the station, he collapsed. An
ambulance was called from Bellevue Hos
p!tal and Corkney was taken to that insti-
tuition.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-12
CHESAPEAKE BAY CLOSED
Ice in Tributary Rivers Thicker than
in Thirty Years.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Baltimore Feb. 11.-Navigation in Chesa-
peake Bay and the Potomac, Susquehanna,
Chester and other rivers, as well as Tan
gier Sound, is blocked by ice. Not in thirty
years have the ice conditions been so bad,
and the two iceboats are unable to keep
the channels open. Two Norfolk steamers
and a Boston liner got in to-day, but no
Bay liners were able to get out.
Ice practically sealed up Baltimores In
ner harbor to-day, and with no boats NOV
ing It is feared that by tomorrow Ice will
have formed to such an extent that even
the heaviest vessels will be unable to make
port. Each hour finds the ice increasing
in thickness, and there is no relief in
sight
The losses to the oyster trade and pack
ing interests in the last month by the
ficeze-up is estimated at more than $780,
900. All the oystering feet Of thousand
or more boats is tied up, and the packing
houses closed, throwing thousands OF per-
sons out OF employment and causing much
distress among the families OF the fisher
men.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-12
ICE PACK -IMPRIS0NS BOATS
Many in Distress off Cape Cod
Gresham Rescues Two

Chatham, Mass. Feb. 1.-THE ice mack
off this coast to-day held up a small feet
OF schooners, tugs and barges. which were
forced 70 anchor northwest Of Handkerchief
Shoals Lightship. One three masted schoon-
er displayed her colors union down. but no
lfesaving crews could make their way
through the ice foes to go to her aid. Sew
eral other schoorers were in dangerous DO
sitions though they hoisted no distress sig
mails.
The revenue cutter Gresham towed two
disabled schooners. the Annie X. Lewis.
HobokeE for Duxbury. Mass. and the
Rhoda Holmes. Staten Island for Rockland,
Me-, into the harbor AT Provincetown. Both
were picked up Off Chatham practically
helpless. 1t is expected that Captain Win
ram, OF the Gresham, will start out again
tonight or tomorrow to lend aid TO other
vessels.
Two four masted schooners were caught
in the Ice south Of Nantucket to-day and
ono was stranded for an hour on Bass Rip.
but was released by the tide At sundown
both vessels were in deep water. but still
imprisoned in the ice. They had all sails
set and appeared 10 be working out before
a strong northerly wind The ice on Nam
tucket Shoals Is reported TO be drifting
rapidly
New-York tribune., 1912-02-12
and its laws actually affected but few. and
exceptionally

ana It's laws actually affected but few. ana
eXceptionally
ana the Intimacy of our dealings with our
1elloW citizens In many states have brought
the 1ederal government more and more
into contact with an increasingly large pios
portion or our people, and II becomes OF
more vital Importance than ever before
that every citizen should have clear un.
derstandtne OF the scope and limitations y
the NATIONAL government, the laws enacLsa
In the exercise OF Its constitutional poW-
ers, and the manner OF their enforcement
After reviewing in detail the various
kinds OF prosecutions for violations OF the
federal laws with which his department
had been concerned. Mr.. Wickersnam said:
Without rejecting upon any other. may
say that, under the present adminlstra-
ton, the effort OF the Department OF JUS
tice has been carefully and imparually 10
the federal statutes which have beer
brought to its attention. A small force OF
competent investigators. selected enilrely
on merit and without regard to political
ir fuence, fas been engaged in the work
Of investigation and detection or crime;
This force numbers about one hunored
mer-nearly half Of whom are lawyers.
some twenty expert accountants, and the
remainder keen, alert. intelligent Observers.
To the thoroUghn SIS Of investigation Whlcn
is carried on by these men before prose-
cntiOn is Instituted is creatly que tne ldrSc
proportion Of convictions resulting from
Thus, Of the 14,7oa criminal rrosecutio,ss
terminated during the fiscal year 1911. 3,3sS
resulted in conviction, 4.439 In pleas or
guilty, and 3.615 were dismissed ny the
for one reason or anotner.
The speaker explained that the work OF
his department comprehended the invest-
CATION and detection of crime, sometimes
without and sometimes with the aid OF
grand jury, sometimes with and sometimes
without the aid of hearing before COM
missioner. Then he continued:
The administration OF justice compre-
hends the investigation and detection OF
crime sometimes without and sometimes
with TIE aid Of a grand Jury: sometimes
with and sometimes without the aid OF
hearing before a commissioner.
Upon indictment found by grand jury,
after technical objections. such as demur-
rers or pleas. are disposed of, In case the
defendant shall rot admit his guilt and
piead, accepting such reralty as the court
may impose, there IS trial by jury and,
II convicted, sentence, and possibly ap-
peal TO the Court of Appeals and some
times 10 the Supreme Court. followed by
tho enforcement Of the sentence in case
Of conviction, payment OF fine or serving
of n term Of impriscrment, subject 10 the
mitigating circumstances OF parole or par
don.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-12
END OF COLD SPELL NEAR
Weather Map Heralds Coming OF
Moderate Temperatures.

washington, Feb. 1.-THE most severe
s,d prctracted cold spell Of many years
probably will be broken this week. ana
the unusual winter. which has partially
paralyzed transportation on land and sea-
taken many lives and caused untold suf-
fering in all parts of the country VIII
give way to more seasonable temperatures.
observers of the Weather Bureau do not
promise there will be no more ceid waves
this winter, but they predict that the next
week or ten days will be the forerunner
of a spell of moderate weather.
Lake Superior, greatest OF the Great
Lakes, is reported frozen over from shore
to shore, somethng never heretofore re-
corded In the present month the mercury
at Sault Ste Marie has touched 81 deSreeS
below. rf Northfeld, VT, 26 below, while
in San Francisco 1t has never been colder
than i6 degrees above.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-12

:. Throughout this whole procedure, from
the inyes tigation OF complaint or sugses.
the law, the effort has been TO bear i,
mind the fact that justice should tread
with a Ieaden heel hut strike with an lroa
hand II is easy to injure the character
OF citizen BY clamorous invective IN
newspaper statement, but justice requires
the production of evidence before court
and jury, the demonstration Of facts. and
the relentless but passionless imposition Of
Denalty
New-York tribune., 1912-02-12
TO CROSS GREAT LAKE IN AUTO.

Port Arthur, Ont, Feb. 1l.--Attemptlng I'm
an automobile 10 cross Lake Superior on
the ice, with Duluth as his destination, D.
Bourea, OF Port Artkdr. left here yester-
day. The distance Bourea proposes to cover
Is l96 miles.