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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-24
NEGRO TO DIE FOR ASSAULT.
Richard T. Quarles to Chair Dccembei
6th for Attacking Miss Rouse.

Found guilty of a criminal assault
on Miss Myrtle Rouse last spring near
Ashland, Richard T. Quarles, colo:ed,
was Saturday sentenced to die in the
electric chair on December 9Th BY
Judge Chichester at the Hanover
county courthouse. The condemned
man was brought to the Henrico com
ty jail Saturday Immediately after
sentence had been passed upon ;m,
The Hanover Jail being considered 200
insecure for such prisoner.
Quarles was arrested last June IN
Henrico county for holding up -'.iss
Maggie Robinson and her little no
Their on the Broad street road and -
acurate description o. Miss R0"a2S
In the meantime Eddie Cash, 2n9-3er
negro, was arrested on the en-" &c
of having committed the assault Oh
Miss Rouse, and he was part. y
identified by Miss Rouse as he: IS
sailant.
Circumstantial evidence scene" 20
identify Cash with the crime, a. It
would have been no easy matte 2r
him to have established his inno2c re,
as he had already been indicted by ne
grand jury on the incrimlnatory - I
dence which had thus far been ga, r.
ed against him, if the real culPri' "a
not been caught.
The circumstances of the assaG N
Miss Robinson by Quarles, how ::
being almost identical with those oil
the assault on Miss Rouse, arouse re
suspicious Of the Hanover autho-.-.es
and a party of officers of that c2...:.E
came over to the Henrico jail Wi: u
accurate description Of Miss / rs
assailant.
Their visit resulted in their t. Y
Ouarles back with them, and ne ''&s
held for the action of the grand =
Quarles was identified by boz ii
the young women. 1t was decid:'i o
stay the proceedings in Henrlco co..
ty against Quarles in order to '"
the graver charge in Remover c'..F
to be prosecuted against him.
The attack which Quarles mat" ~
Miss Rouse, was one Of unusual .. j
tality, and mob of incensed D., :
over citizens secured the count. II
the neighborhood of the scene 0 ,.e
crime for several days in the he. 'i
finding the negro, but failed t. -
cover the man. Miss Rouss was I
critical condition following the as T.
and for a time her recovery W.
SPARED of.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-24
PRICES THEN AND NOW.

Conversation in Philadelphia res
taurant Il day or two ago between
several diners was on the cost of !iv-
ing. An aged patriarchal looking man
broke into the conversation and told
some of his experiences.
eff I live until the last day of Sep
tcmber | will be 90 years old. | might
not look it, but it's a fact, all right,
for was born in this city in 1920. My
fathcrfwas what they called a sheep
butcher and have known him to come
home Dragging to mother OF having
sold his mutton for 6 - cents I
pound.
ave used to get the best cuts or
beef for levy (12 1~2 cents) pound.
Turnips were begging at 20 cents 4
bushei. Pork was as cheap as muS-
ton, and fish brought about a cents a
pound. Flour was sold by the hun
dred weight at about $l.2O.
1--WE owned our own house, three
story brick with a big yard. Neigh
bors renting similar houses PAID Slz
month rent, and thought they were
hpino robbed. Coal could be had tor
81 a ton. Butter of the best variety
cost from y to l6 cents pound. zig
.rs which now cost dime are no be:-
,ar Than the old 'sixers' we paid cant
sor and have never smoked ilVe-
center that was as good as the Oh"
time "half Spanish which we bought
two for$ a cent.
"a l:boring man worked for 81 4
day and lived well. The civil war
brought great change in the cost o.
living. Prior to the war there was Il
marked distinction between the r'1h
and the poor. The latter included al
classes. but the wealthy were to'o ny
the clothes they wore.
Nos, in this age, a slo-a,Ween
clerk dresses better than the ficheS'
mon knew back in the tlftleS.
have never advocated economy, but
confess there are great many Things
that could be dispensed with, ootH -
to clothes. eating and pleasure.
"As long as the people have niS:,
tastes. things are going to coni'i'"i'
high prices. This demand of peop'e
booms prices more than the TUs'S
do"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-24
lace of their landing, and the amount

place of their landing, and the amount
of wages they can earn.
There is no doubt of the great dis
anpointment that is met by many OF
these foreigners who settle in the ter
ritory above described. Many Of then
suffer from the climatic conditions OF
the North and Middle West, and tn.y
soon find that the apparently alluling
wage is consumed in the cost OF llv-
ng to which they are subjected.
A fair percentage OF these imni-
grants would go to the fields Of the
South if they were acquainted with
the conditions that obtain in the
great territory south Of the Potomac.
The climatic conditions the advantages
of life living on the farms, and the op-
pcrtunities of acquiring property II
the South are unknown to the great
horde Of immigrants who crowd the
tenements of the cities and barely man
age to exist on their earnings rearing
their families in squalor and distress.
An immigration station at Norfolk
would be boon to the entire Soutn.
Already the great agricultural ianaS
of the South are wasting under the in
sufficient and unreliable negro labor to
which it has looked for years, and the
hope of the farmer Of the South mas
set toward the importation OF LABOR.
that in contentment will till the soil,
and find homes amid surroundings that
are profitable and enduring.
Steps have already been taken look
ing to the establihment by Congress
of an immigration station at this port
No people are more vitality Interested
than those of the South in the iAiiuX
of desirable immigrants to supply the
demand for laborers in the agricul-
tural territory. With the next Con-
eress the matter should be pushed tn
satisfactory conclusion. An lmml-
grafton station should be establlhad at
this port.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-24
The Strand, Our Boulevard.
(Conlmunicatcd.)

Is it possible that it is lmp1 '''.@
to have a few improvements me- u
: point in our city called the'Stra Is.
When YOU speak Of it to Cit i
thero he tells you it is private %
ortv | notice this, if any one us
property AUDITING in this part "a:
section tries to close it in ne is ID
ioctcd to all manner of abuse ma
criticism, ard perhaps law STIFF
this is private property it is !'.."s
abused terribly by the public. .'e
thing we know, it's the gangW".
the Norfolk Steamboat Company I'D
il is the only means of access 'e
steamer Charles McAlcster. It Z
route you use to get to some g. !
river steamers. 1t is the only Wa r
colored population can get to C
steamer "Angel." Now if ali h IS
private, what is public? The !" =
Mr. Editor, the place called &c
STRAND" is as much OF the city ! T
81; any boulevard we have.
From the first of May to tbs i
Of September it is a pleasure for IN
rich and poor to meander down b. ie
classic Potomac and enjoy the b &c
which arc first hand from the er
and free from the germs whlch I'll
be gathered after traversing our y
IF there is no law than can Pc II
the city to improve this boule.-d.
then we are in quandry. But At
is good for the goose should be Or
the gander. If we can improve C,:.A-
eron street from Royal street to 1T
without knowledge of reward, we n
tainl can help a portion of our e.ty
which is benefit to every Interest
II.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-24
At the Academy.

Just as chic and saucy as ever III
Washington, The Girl in the L@%!,
came to the Academy last night and
will continue to hover near the speed
limit for the remainder Of the week,
provided our local Anthony ComstocNs
enter no protests.
But it would be mistake to con5lo-
er the play seriously. 1t is simply a
typical farce of the boulevards, scmc-
what. though not entirely, eXpuTgated
by StaHiSiaus STANCE, and localized 70
New York's White Way. With the
basis OF fun being the escapades Of a
gay banker, his son, and his nephew,
who steal out for an evening with &C
tresses, bottles, and birds, and the
consequent lies entailed in diverting
the suspicious of their respective FEM
mine relations it might frankly be
said that "The Girl in the Taxi" hasn't
any morals whatever. It is immoral
rather than immoral, and being con-
structed for laughing purposes only
Il succeeds III that intention. Ger
tainlv there is not dull moment. The
dialogue sparkles. the action is riot
,uslv swift, and the whole Is interpre
ted by capital company.
Al H. Woods has mounted the play
in a manner far superior to most at
fractions on the popular-Price clrc9S
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-24
WHERE IMMIGRANTS GO.

The Gazette has several times REFER
rcd to the ned of an immigrant Sta-
ton at Norfolk and harti!y endorses
articles which the Norfolk Ledger
Dispatch is publishing in reference %
this subject. In a recent issue the DIS
patch say that about L per cent o.
the immigrants who land in this cour-
try settle north Of the Potomac ana
Ohio rivers and east OF the MissisGl-
rpi. according to & recent report Of the
Census Bureau.
A vast majority of these imml-
grants are unskillled laborcrs and thei!
only choice Of occupations lies in the
readiness with which they can obtau'
employment in close proximity TO tAi
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-24

There will be warm fgt for the
Presidency this year between Pro-
crcssive Democrat and 4 Progressive
Republican. But what matters that
If YOU can get Progressive Pair OF
Shoes at Cost at Marshalls. 7tf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-24
II. F. KNOX, Auctioneer.
Auction Sale OF
Valuable REM EstHtc I'm the City of
Alexandria. Virginia. to Settle ;.
nn Estate.

1G EState.
rendered by the Corporation Court
of the City of Alexandria. Virginia. on
the 10th day of September, 1912, in
the Chancery cause therein de-
pending entitled. Robert e.
his wife Complainants. vs. William II
p, Kelly. ct ais, Defendants. the un-
dersigned. who, by the terms of said
decree was appointed Il Special Com
missioner for the purpose will offer
for sale at public auction. III the Royal
inc, in the CITY of Alexandria, Virgil
MIA Mt ~ o'clock Noon, on Saturday
| september 2Sth, 1912, the following
real estate in the City of Alexandria,
Virginia
buildings. and Improvements thereon.
known as Nos. GA and go S. Patrick
sirect. situated on the east side OF Pat
lick street between Franklin and Glib
bon streets. and bounded as follows:
Beginning at 4 point on the east
side OF Patrick street 176 feet inch
es north of Franklin street, and run
ming thence south OF Patrick street
~ Fl. 7-inchcs thence east parallel with
Franklin street l23 feet inches:
thence north parallel with Patrick
street So feet inches: and thence
,Sest In a straight line 123 feet in
second: IN unilnproved lot oC
ground adjoining the above dcscrib-
ed property on the north, and bounded
rs follows:
rick street 176 feet inches south of
Gibbon street, and running thence
north on Patrick street 10 feet; thence
cast parallel with Gibbon street lU5
feet ) inches TO n court 90 feet wide;
;h.nce south on said court and parall-
tti,.l n.l far
thence west parallel with Gibbon
street. 103 feet inches to the he
~ining. together with the use OF said
court and of an alley from Patrick
street to said court.
Third: That lot Of ground with the
buildings and improvements th@hcron,
known as No. 2lO $. Lee street, bound
ed as follows
BEGINNING on the east side Of Lee
street 70 feet / IL inches north Of the
middle of the square between Prince
and Duke st"ccts.and at the middle OF
the partition between the house on
said lot and the house adjoinin" on
the north, and running thence south
on Lee street IL feet IL inch 10 the
middle Of the partition between the
nousn on this lot and the house adj
joiniu:. on the south; thence east par
allcI TO Prince street 100 feet thence
north parallel TO Lee St, ~ It. lin.
and thence west in direct line l3o
feet to the point OF t!ie oeN Ms SUI SUI
iect TO an alley 10 feet wide across
the extreme rear of said lot, and with
all rights and appurtcnances to the
same belonging.
TERMS of SALE:-Onc-third cash,
and the balance in six and twelve
months. the deferred payments to be
evidenced by the notes OF the purch-
asar or purchasers, bearing interest
at the rate of six per cent per, an
MN, and title to be retained until the
purchase money is paid or, at the OPP
ton Of the purchaser or purchasers
all cash may be paid.
C0nveyancing at the cost Of the pur-
chaser OF purchasers
GARDNER L. BOOTllE
Special Commissioner, or Sale
7. Newell S Grccnaway. Clerk o! the
Cornoration Court OF the City OF Alex
= Il hLrLAL. I.L.rilfN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-24
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
PUBLISHED DAILY.

The Alexandria Gazette Corporation
Gazette Building King Street.
ROBERT S. BARRETT, President.
and General Manager.
HOWARD w. SMITH, Secretary and
Treasurer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-24

TERMS:-Daily, l year, $500
Six Months, $3.50. Three Months,
1925. One month, 43 cents. One week
10 cents.
Entered at the Postoflice of Alex
andria, Virginia as second-class mat
ter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-24
.,vI.u,, u, LINT. Auritonccr.

~ virtue Of Il decree entered u!
the clancery cause of Frank kobc!'
rs c H. Eohry. ct ais. pending IN the
Corporation Court Of the Guy OF ALcN-
andria. Virginia. the undersiEnrI C"i ~
missioner vii! Oh Saturday. october y:
100 IL o'clock NJ. in front ni
tho ROYAL street entrance of the market
house. cxpoSe for sale the :o!io"ihE
described real state. situate IN the CT!
Of kIcyandria and described as tel
lows: ,. 10
tween King and Prince streets be,
sriuing al the intersection Of the "aSt
.iI, If Lee street with the SoG.h
i'd, of Wales Alley and running thence
ans; ON said alley ~ feet more OF
Inss. thence soUth parallel WIN L"c
street 81 feet ] IL Inches. i"ehSSS
wrst parallel with PRINCE street -
f,rt more or less To Lee slft,t',
thence north on Lee street %
! l." inches To the beginning,
I-no1 the following tcrms'--C!.'-
third cash and residue on i,!'.,,C-
six 90 and twrlvctl 2jm"hthS' c Hiurt,S
~ -. No rurcrasrrs promissorE notes,
,,,.,riin,r interest at the rate OF SIN
NV. c,I,t.,ucr annum; and the ute 80
w., .otoiumd until the purchase piIC' -
~ "a -, ru1i ni. tn" purchaser ma! ~
oniinn anticipate tn" deferred pa
"'''t eSi,i,EI. c. BRENT CommissI@n.%nr.
well :. Circcnaway, Clerk OF 90,
,-a,.,,r,tinu Court Of the CltE 81 M
.,nl,i., Virrinia do hereby c"ft,IH Ill., 80.
cr,,,nj . Ercnt has given 'ac hni'' ,t g.,
,."nuirnd nv the decree eh'etS" !"
cause. ccTEEE AWAY
IL
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-24

Virtue may be its own reward oaI
vice isn't always its own punishment
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-24

Many man VINO knows his place i;
unable to keep it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-24

N,rfolk Oysters fried at RamE.@fs
Cafe.
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"Sei " :. tpnTER 7, ROOTFE.
Special Commissioners or Sa'

Special Commissioner or Sale
7 Newell 5. Grccnaway, Clerk o! the
Cornoration Court OF the City of Alex
andr!a. Virginia. do hereby certify,
that Gardner l.. Boothe has entered
into bond with approved security, IN
accordance with the requirements OF
IN. above mentioned decree
NEWELL s. GREENAWAI,
Sept. 10 d. ClcFh'
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OYSTER season open at kammel $
Cafe.
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WOOD.
COKE.

COAL. Iohn. ,,,
Order your coal before the advance
at lowest summer prices. Best quail
itv. prompt delivery, and bottom
,,r;.o Phone %. De WATCHESON,
lO7, South Royal Street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-24
Alexandria National Bank

Under Control of United States Government.
President; w. B. Smo vcepresident j. A Mar
vpcdnt Smith, vicepreiden and cashier L. Perry as
stan cashier.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-15

and Roosevelt lines; that man IS TO
be supported or opposed because he
is for Taft or for Roosevelt as .he
case may be- That simply means that
the Republican Is to be defeated and
that faction - to be preferred to party
This is most absurd. and should be
peremptorily rebuked. Men may align
themselves for Taft or Roosevelt for
the presidency. hut for county auditor
or sheriff or other office it Is simply
ridiculous. and the men who push tho
controversy to that limf, care might
little for the Republican party
If a Roosevelt man cannot be "a
candidate for county office without
having the Taft men fighting him, or
ie a Taft man cannes be a candidate
without the Roosevelt men seeking
Ills overthrow, the Republican party
might as well disband, throw up the
sponge. and let the Democrats have Il
all.-Ohio state Journal
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-15
TESTIMONY OF
LILLIAN COE
In the Case Against DR.. Nc
Farland at Pittsburg Re
sumed Today.

Pittsburg. Pa, March 15.--Careworn
by the death of her sister ana the III
ness of her mother and herself, scarce
~ able TO leave a SEX bed, Miss LII
Ian Coo today resumed her testimony
In the trial of the Rev. DR. W. d.
Mcfarland. white-haired United Pres
byterian minister. The aged preacher
educator, Is charged with causing the
death of Elsie Dodds Coe, his former
pretty secretary, by means OF, crlm-
inal operation
The tail. slim girl, whose paleness
was accentuated by her mourning
garb. spoke so family that the dis
u{ct attorney was compelled to ask
her to repeat her answers TO his ques-
tions time and again. She told OF
IDr. McFarlands visits to the Coe
home and the almost chlld-like trust
her dead sister had IN the accused
minister.
Although the Mcfarland and Coe
families were the best Of friends and
Intimate before the tragedy of Elsle's
death, the sister yesterday and today
carefully kept her glance turned away
from the Mcfarland group, husband
and wife, who sat hand-ln-hand all
through the trial.
The venerable minister sat calm and
dignifled throughout the low recital of
the black -robed figure on the stand,
but Mrs. Mcfarland wept often
The TRIAL was subject to frequent
interruption by Attorney Castle for
the defense, who is taking advantage
of every technicality available. Un-
successful efforts were made TO pre-
went the Introduction as evidence Of
the ante-mortem statement Of the dead
girl, in which the minister is accused
directly of performing the operations.
While the aged minister Is lighting
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-15
THE CHURCH
Continued from Page rour


Of Modernism as being inlmical to the
heel interests of the church Think
of that Can you conservative min
listers see why we workers avoid the
church.
What we want is church whose
ministers will take a lead in every
movement that makes for progress,
national uplift and higher standards
Cf living. We don't want a church
that stands aroof from the great,
struggling mass of trust-ridden and
eNploited workers for a square deal
and better conditions of living, and
concerns itself solely with spiritual
things and the preparation for am
other world. The church need not
80 into AgaHtlcs, but IL could Z and
should fight wrongs and abuses and
boost worthy reforms. Christ might
ily concerned himself with the things
Of this world. lie went into the
Temple and scburged the money
chargers. and if He were on eaith to-
day He wouldsgo into Our u. S. Sem
ate and scourge the foul scented
bunch of trust laclSeys that voted for
Lorlmdr's retention in the. Senate
Lorimor. for whose seat the corpora
tions paid one hundredsthousandedol-
lars Let .he church get out OF IT.
dry, lifeless, doctrinal rut Let II be
the church of the worker as well as
the shirker Let the tlme-servlng
ministers who dope out specially pre-
pared serqnons for the benefit Of the
rich in their front pews, read up on
economies, gCl acquainted with the
definition or that word Justice and
then preach the teachings OF Chrl \,
Let the ministers from fashionable
churches take some OF our wretched
Industrial slaves from the work shops
and some of cur, yes God forbid, our
white slaves from stockades and vice
dens of Marion or elsewhere into the
pulpit. and let their congregations see
Just what effect our present Industrial
system and money madness has upon
these poor creatures. and what evil
Il works, and what dire sufferings IL
brings. to millions of our brothers
and sisters. whose cause 1t Is a duty
Of the church of today to champion
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-15

10 6he bitter end. Let the church cut
loose from its dry rot conservatism.
Let it fight for the cause Of progress
sive democracv. Let 90 fight graft
and corruption, grafters and corrup-
tionists, eten If they are sitting In the
front pcws and are the chief pillars
OF the church. Let It be the rock OF
ages, round which the oppressed of
the earth can rally and receive com
foiR, supp )rt. succor and substantial
aid and assistance as well as spiritual
ministration let the church wage
war against visible hells on earth. as
we'll as against the invisible hells of
eternity. Directly the people find
that the church Is alive and militant;
that the Christ Spirit is Inspiring
everyone of it's members, and that it
is determined to give humanity. not
emily heaven hereafter, but a foretaste
Of heaven here on earth Then we
sha'n't have It said by any one. that
the church Is EMPTY and the dance
hall full; that the devil Is on the job
in 80 saloons and 5 or more houses OF
prostitution In Marion nighk and day.
| while the churches are open for an
hour or two each week, instead It will
be the church full and the dance hall,
saloon and Ibrothel empty The devil
Will be routed and righteousness tri-
| umphlnt. Poor humanity has all IT
can do 10 get bread and meat enough
TO sustain life, 1t Is the bread-and-
butter question that concerns man
kind today. With food, clothing and
shelter assured. then mankind VIII
have a chance to look after his spir-
Fual needs Let the church see, as
it has It in its power to see that Gods
| bounty Is properly distributed, and
not hogged by a few human swine
l.who think they own the earth, which
God says IS His and its fullness there
Of. with Nhe bread-and-butter ques-
rion solved and the bodily wants OF
mankind attended to, then men VIII
have a chance to grow spiritually
| II Is not the fault of the people that
,llhe church Is empty 1t is the fauit
Of the church It must grieve Christ
In Heaven to see the Indifferent atti-
tude of the church toward the poor
and oppressed OF the earth today
Lei Marion churches lead In THAT cam
paign for justice and right.
j. p. o.
.I... aaNH HiNN \
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-15
NImtinY NJ LINCOLN.

Lincoln. Neb.. March 14.-In a mu-
tiny az the Nebraska state peniten-
tiary four miles south of this city, this
afternoon Warden Delahunty AMI
three guards wece killed. The details
are not yet available An outbreak
has been brewing for some months
Several weeks ago Albert Prince, a
negro life convict. stabbed Deputy
Warden Davis TO death in abe prison
chapel when benedictlon was being
pronounced at the sunday morning
services.