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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-28
WHITTIER ARE WE DRIFTING?

We are told that ain the last days
pcrHous to times will come" and OBJ
servation in different parts Of the
world suggestive. Anarchy often
raises it's horrid head, and scenes are
being enacted in all civilized coun-
tries which show that low is being OPP
emily defed, that time has come when
law officers who perform their con-
scicntious duty in certain cases take
their lives in their own hands. Recent
ly while court in neighboring
state was endeavoring to secure
Jury in order to try men, who haVe'
it is alleged, fortified their lives ov
crime. talesman attempted to eVade
the responsibility Of serving on the
iurv. He was asked for his reason
for declining his services to the COM
monwealth when he acknowledged lie
was afraid to perform his duty as one
of the twelve, as he would ever after
wards be kept in dread Of having MS
home dynamited and his family Killed
Danger of death, by dynamite oui-
let or poison,it is said,dogs the 1901
steps of every man connected with
the Roscnthal case since the convlc-
tion of Charles Becker for muroer III
If assassination have been received
New York. 1t is learned that threats
not only by District Attorney WHIT
man and John F. Mcintyre, the lead
ers of the prosecution and DEFENSE
Init NV Justice Golf, Of the Supreme
Court and even the most insignificant
witnesses. 90,
skull-decorated letters, intlmldating
te,eerams, loudly voiced threats, over
the telephone, and even vllllanouS
looks on the streets are OF daily 0c-
currence. -. &c
Just before the jury returned It's
berdict of death, the venerable Justice
Golf received the most pointed 'nfea''
over his private telephone the mum
nov Of which is revealed to but Se"'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-28
fer,4ant Of fasad:, Tie hIontenegrins

fgg,t5nt Of food Tie hlontenegrins
easE in the siege cut soffl every source
Of food supply leading to the city and
for four days the inhabitants and de-
tending soldiers have been subsisting
on famine rations. Bread is sold at
So a, loaf and other food is high 4
proportion, Several companies OF
Turkish troops. looted the homes OF
all the Christians within the city in
search of food ;.
Adrianople, cut off from the man
Turkish Army at Demotiloa1 near the
point of starvation, still withholds'its
formal surrender to the Bulgarians
tonight and in so doing is daring COM
plete destruction. f.s
The Bulgarians are ,bombardins
the city from every point Of the COM
pass. Every outpost has been taken
and Bulgarian troops are within the
outer city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-28
Fire in Rhetoric Town.

somerville, N. j., Oct. 28.-The his
toric old town of Milestone, today suff-
cred it biggest fire since the revolu-
tionary days when the British burned
half of the settlement. The flames
swept through the business portion
of the village wiping Oh; 1alf of the
section. The arrival of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad wrecker engine and the
Somerville fire department saved the
town from complete destruction. The
loss is estimated at S150,00o.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-28
Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Washington Safe Deposit Com
pany, Incorporated, will be held at
the office of the Company, No. 123, S.
Royal street, in the City of Alexan-
dria, State of Virginia, on the Fifth
day of November, 1912, at II o'clock,
NJ, for the purpose of clecting a
Board of Directors for the ensuing
year, and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before the said meeting.
GEO. C. HENNING, Secy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-28
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

Nesw York-"I'm the man that put
the key in whisky" boasted Edward
Kane to John Mann. TO porve it he
drank quart of whiskey at one pull.
Mann, who oct he couldn't is under az
rest, for Kane is dead.
Marietta, O.-Samuel Babson, n,
shot and killed his wife, Diantha, n,
after drinking hard cider.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-28

TERMS:-Daily, year, $500
Six Months, $3.50. Three Months,
SIPS. One month, 43 cents. One week
10 cents.
Entered at the Postoffice of Alex
andria, Virginia as second-class mat
ter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-28
Scholars Celebrated German Liver
Regulator. -.


It a positive cure for constipation,
Indigestion, Sick Headache, BAD
Breath, Heartburn, Jaundice and all
Bilious ailments
Sick headache, but cry Of dis
tress to warn you of more disorders
somewhere in the body. The cause is
nearly always some gastro-intestln&l
disturbance. Clean out stomach and
bowels with Scholars Celebrated Ger
man Liver Regulator and the Head
ache, Neuralgia, insomnia, ETC., will
not only pass entirely away,but will
not recur. Much more could be said
in its favor, but judge for yourself.
You can depend on it absolutely. Price
soc.
Your druggist has it or you can ret
it at E. S. Leadbeater & Sons, Dis ri.
butors,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-28
Republican War Chest.

New York, Oct. 2S.-Charles z.
Taft's contribution of $4,000 to the
New York headquarters and $4,000 to
the Chicago headquarters is the great
est 50, far made to the Republican
campaign fund. Francis /. Leland:
of New York, with $4,000 is second
and Andrew Carnegie, with $4,000,
is third according to the figures made
public at headquarters today.
The banking firm of ]. p. Morgan
& Co.. contributed $4,000; Lars An
derson and William Nelson Cromwell.
persona friends OF President Taft,
each gave $4,000; the Union League
Club OF Philadelphia, gave two con-
tributions of $4,000 each
The total amount received by Treas
urer George r Sheldon. was sass :22l.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-28
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
PJIRLISHED 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, 1912-10-28
Searchic For Murderer.

Sheboygan, Wis, Oct. 2S.-Officers
are searching the surrounding country
today in an effort to find Alvin Rochr,
%, a young farmer, charged with
shooting and killing Phillip j. OFT,
as. prominent and wealthy farmer,
Mrs. OFT, AZ, and Fred Haul, so, IA
Their of Mrs. OFT, on the OFT home
one and one half miles south of Ply
mouth, near here, late last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-28
.f3Mss !. NOTICE.

The Board Of directors Of s1e Chr.
Heurichf Brewing Co., at it meeting
Of Oct. 18th, 1912, declared a dividend
of twelve (12) per cent on the Capital
stock of the Company, payable on
and ;afterFOct. 81, 1872 at the branch
office of the company corner 18th &
Water streets, in the City of Wash
ington, D. C. The books Of the COM
pany for the transfer of stock will
be closed from October 8, 1912 to No
vember l, 1912. IS
,21-3t .CHAS MEYER, Secy.
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Notice of Annual Meeting of Stock.
1tt- holders


The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the University Club Build
ing Co., Inc, will be held on the 18th
day of November, 1912, at II o'clock
A. M, at the principal Office of the
Company, in the State of Virginia,
119 South Fairfax Street, Alexandria,
Virginia, for the purpose of electing
a Board of Directors and receiving
and acting upon the reports of the Of
ficers, and for the transaction pf
such other bushes sas may properly
come before the meeting.
Dated the 18th day of October, 1912.
MYRON NJ. PARKER, Pres.
C. F. SNYDER, Secty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-28

If you have young children You have
perhaps noticed that disorders of the
stomach are their most common Hii-
mcnt To correct this you WIFI fnd
Chambcrlain's Stomach and Liver Lb-
let's excellent. They are easy :nd
pleasant to take and mild and gentle
in effect. For sale by all dealers
The Washington times., 1912-08-23
Senator Cores Family
Returns From Stay in
Asbury Park.

Mrs. Gore, wife Of Senator Thomas
Gore, OF Oklahoma, and their two chill
dren have returned to Washington from
Asbury Park and New York, where
they spent the last two months. On
Monday Mrs. Gore expects to join Sem
ator Gore, who is now in Chicago, in
New York for a few days
#
Senator Joseph l.. Bristow OF Kansas,
and Mrs. Bristow expect to close their
residence In Garfield street tomorrow.
and leave Washington for their home
in Salina.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron NJ. Parker. ac-
companied by their son, Myron NJ. Par
Parker, will start from Washington
Sunday morning for motor car trip to
Maine. They will spend some time in
Poland Springs.
DR.. Joseph II. Bryan will return to
Washington about September from
New London, Conn.,. where he has been
spending a part Of the summer. His
sisters, the Misses Bryan, are touring
in Alaska with a party of friends.
-.;.-
Mr.. and Mrs! Sam Gassenheimer. OF
Harvard street, left yesterday for a trip
to Norfolk and New York by sea.
+ -
Mr.. and Mrs Sigmund Kaufman and
family have returned from stay Of
several weeks at Pen Mar, Pa.
s.
Miss Cele Rosenau and Miss Rose
Stern, who have been spending several
days as the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
kerngood have returned to their home
In Fredrick, Md.
Mars. Jake Sanger. who has been
spending the past fortnight in Atlantic
City. has returned to her home. on u
street: Miss Jennie Sanger. who accom-
panied her, Is spending several weeks
In Baltimore, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rueben ottenheimer.
d
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon and son, Herbert
Simon, of Monticello, Fla, are the
guests OF Mrs Simon's sister, Mrs. Lew
Kann. OF Park road:
Il
Mr., and Mrs. Henry Strauss and
daughter, Miss Edna Strauss, who have
been spending the past fortnight at
Braddock Heights Md. have returned
to their home in Winchester.
Mrs. Sydney Alexander has returned
to her home. on Lamont street, from
weeks stay in New. York city.
-t--
MRS. Jullan BfyldWskl and son, Julian
Brylawski, jr., who have been spending
the past month at Lewiston. Md, re-
turned today TO their home, on Calvert
street.
+
Miss Rena Garner and brother, Stan
ley Garner. who have been spending
several days as the guests of relatives,
have returned to their home, in New
port News, Va.
-.i-
"a roll
Levi, jr., have returned 10 their home,
In the Ashley, from a stay OF several
weeks at Hotel Lewiston, Lewiston,
Md.
The Washington times., 1912-08-23

shining as brightly as the night he
fore where the voice came from. and
ne walked over to Mr.. Rabbits house.
Well, we'll" he said: what are you
doing in there?9
oh this Is my new home" said Mr..
Rabbit and IL IL had not been for
you l should not have IL. I am given
ana am tne nice green things ! can eat
thank you enough"
Mr.: Fox was not sure at first wheth
ef Mr.. Rabbit really meant all this or
not but when he told him that in the
winter he was to have a house in tie
Darn and not have to worry about his
winter supplies Mr.. Fox began to
mink he had really done Mr.. Rabbit
Kindness, and he wondered how he
could make him pay for 1t, and that
was Just what Mr.. Rabbit wanted
MIN to think.
There is only one thing for which [
am sorry, said Mr.. Rabbit. II could
had only left my door open; that is
the only. part of this nice place that l
40 not like; / am locked in"
Perhaps ! can let you out" said MIR.
FOX, and IL you can show me where I
can get nice goose for tomorrow's
getting you this nice home"
so Mr. Fox tugged away at the door
-
while the door was opened, and MIR.
Rabbit ran out.
Now show me where the goose is
that you spoke off, said Mr. Fox, who
never did anything for nothing.
IT Is all by chance that / know"
said Mr.. Rabbit, who was becoming as
sly as ever Mr.: Fox had been. II saw
the farmer with fat goose under his
never think to look here and while |
watched him he went in this direc-
ton" and MIR. Rabbit led the way to
where the cistern was.
walt and let me look.It was here I
saw the farmer stop" Mr.. Rabbit
stepped very cautiously on the board
and crossed to the other end, Yes,
down and get her," and he moved the
board a little.
Mr.. Fox was so intent on getting a
tat goose for tomorTow's dinner that
he did not stop to look, but walked on
the board and leaned over. Quick as a
thought Mr.. Rabbit tipped the board
and down went Mr.. Fox to the bottom
of the cistern. -.
Mr.. Rabbit did not stop to make any
remarks, hut ran for home as fast ss
he could, and although the sun was
Just coming up over the hill he did no;
stop Tor vegetables; he was too glad
to be free once more.
u will be very careful not to be
fooled by the moonlight again." he
said. and the next time anyone wants
TO show me the. incest vegetables to be
found I'll remember my adventure with
Mr.. Fox. ! wonder how he likes his
new homer he said as he scurried
into his burrow.
The next day when the farmer wer;
TO finish his cistern he was very much
surprised TO find Mr.. Fox looking III,
at him.
so you were the fellow that made
all the trouble the other night" nc
Of h. III,
wonder II you let him escape" -,
or course, the farmer took good care
that Mr.. Fox did not have a chance to
disturb lis henhouse again, but thera
should not be surprised If you hear,
more about another one some time
Tomorrows story-"The Wish"
The Washington times., 1912-08-23
ASKS POLICE TO FIND
"HELEN" AND $4,000
Wealthy Man, Over Sixty, Loses
His Companion and
Wallet.

CAMDEN, \, J.. Aug. 23.--John N.
Schmidt, a wealthy furniture manu-
facturer OF this city, who is sixty
two years old, has asked the police
to find Helen Roy, twenty-five years
old, whom he accuses of taking $4,000
from him.
He is watching all the piers in New
York. accompanied by Philadelphia
detectives, because they believe the
young woman Is bound for her home
in Germany.
Several months ago Helen Roy went
to Schmidts store and selected enough
furniture to fit up an apartment. He
was smitten by her brunette charms
and later called on her. He took her
to ocean City last Friday and then
they went to Philadelphia and had
dinner at a Chestnut street cafe.
Schmidt had occasion to remove his
coat and after he put 1t on again he
found that his wallet containing $4,000
which he had taken along for the
expenses of his summer outing was
gone. And Helen had disappeared,
too,
The Washington times., 1912-08-23
FOR TIMES WOMEN WHO WANT TO KNOW
What Is Seen in The Shops
BY THE SHOPPER.

has caused demand for especially
small-sized and compact furniture of all
kinds. To say that some of the models
are cunning" is no exaggeration. At
the corner of Seventh and I streets
northwest, there IS a house-furnishing
store where refrigerators of all sizes are
TO be had at very reasonable prices
The smaller ones, however. are the
most attractive and are the easiest to
keep clean
Thirty-five pounds capacity refrigera-
tors range from $6S5. up. Some are
marked dollar lower than the above
named price. A forty-five pound capac-
ity refrigerator is 1926, or s7.65 accord
Ing to the make. All of these have hard
wood hnish, enamel lining, and superior
drainage facilities
For 6e cents a yard remnants of suit
ings and broadcloths that have been
selling up to s2.25 yard are for sale
at dry goods store in Seventh street
THESE goods come in all colors, mix
lures, and black. and are from SO to Sc
inches wide. The remnants come i'm
pieces of from 2la to 512 yards 1t does
not take more than two or three yards
to make one-plece gown of this wide
material and an opera cape of some of
the fine broadcloths can be evolved out
OF very short pattern. This bargain Is
for today, only.
If the house requires new mating. il
might be well to visit a store in Seventh
street. near X, where there is a special
sale of mating remnants and odd rolls,
which are being sold at the uniform
price of 10 cents a yard. Plain, and in
handsome carpet designs of green, red,
blue, and tan, off rolls contain 40 yards
each, and there are many shorter rem
nants for small rooms. halls and stair
ways. This mating is strong and we'll
made, and all of the goods offered has
a wire edge, which prevents fraying
The Washington times., 1912-08-23
This Is Anniversary
Of Dukes Assassination

This is the anniversary of the day in
1878 when George Villiers, Duke of
Buckingham, was assassinated by John
FELTON,. The murder was one of the
turning points of English history. The
State of Franklin, afterward Tennessee,
was formed on August %, 1884 and on
this day In 1893 the British captured
Pondicherry,. the capital of French India,
for the third time in thirty years.
Perry's squadron sailed from Sandus-
ky for Put-In-Bay on this day in 1913,
and the treaty of peace between Aus
tria and Prussia was signed at Prague
on August 20, 1866. The Northern Paci-
fic railroad was completed to the coast
on this day in 1888, and the United
mission met at Quebec on August %,
1885 President Taft addressed the q.
A. r. national encampment at Roohes-
ter, n. Y, one year ago today.
The Washington times., 1912-08-23
snyopsis of Previous Chapters.

A brsss-bound box of Oriental workmanship
has lain in the window OF a pawnbroker' 5
for over a year: One day sailor. John
Lindsay, enters the store and tries to buy II.
The pawnbrsker refuses to let him have II at
the price Lindsay can pay, and the sailor
summons policeman. claiming the box TO
be his. and pointing to the initials on It, ~.
L. as proof.
The policeman demands time before en-
forcing Lindsay's claims. They turn to leave
the store. and encounter a Hindoo, who has
recognized Lindsay from the street. The
Hindoo takes the sailor to his rooms, and
tells him that the box got to the pawnbrok-
er's by reason of the murder OF its possessor,
who. with Lindsay and the Hindoo, was part
owner. .-' ......... s r
The Hindoo unfolds a plan TO murder the
broker, This is carried out, and they return
10 La1 Dass' quarters with the box, The
Hindoo presses a secret spring. a drawer
opens, and a magnificent necklace OF sixty
three diamonds is exposed.
Overcome by greed, Lindsay kills the Hin
doc, seizes the box and makes for the moors,
finding shelter in lonely hut. whcIs he
falls asleep. An escaping convict also finds
shelter there and kills Lindsay to get his
clothes, finding In them the diamonds which
Lindsay had placed In little bag. He con-
tinues his flight. but is surrounded by the
officers OF the law. Dropping the diamonds
into a deep fissure in a boulder, he staggers,
throws up his hands and. falls dead.
The Washington times., 1912-08-23
Mrs Champ Clark to Visit Several
Weeks at Her Home in Missouri
Edward Mclean Wins
Honors at Horse Show

Principal honors at the Bar Harbor
horse show yesterday went to Edward
b. Mclean, who scored a total of six
teen blue ribbons, including both har-
ness championships.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mclean drove against
each other twice during the after
noon with honors even. Mr. Mclean
turned the tables on his wife in the
hackney class over yesterdays Vie
tory, but in the championship class,
she defeated him. The championships
for harness horses went 10 Mr. Nc
Leans Ringing Bells and Pride OF
Prides. respectively.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. ir,
are spending the week end at Newport
at the New cliffs.
Capt. A. w. Bjornstad, u. s. A., and
Mrs. Bjornstad. will sail from New
York tomorrow on the Prinz Fried
rich Wilhelm of the North German
Lloyd line for Europe.
Miss Faith Simpkins. daughter NJ
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Simpkins, who
made her debut in Washington two
seasons ago, will be among the
bridesmaids at the marriage Of her
cousin, Miss, Elizabeth Gorham Bacon,
daughter OF DR.. and Mrs. Gorham Ba-
con, of New York, and DR.. Truman
Laurence Saunders, also of New York
The marriage will take place on Sep
home of DR.. and Mrs. Bacon, at Var
mouthport, Mass.
Miss Elizabeth Hickey and Miss
Ethel Hickey, who have spent the
Canada and along the Pacific coast,
have returned to Washington.
-. II.
Senator and Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge.
w hn ho hnnn
In New York, have gone to their home
In Boston.
Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ Thompson
are entertaining Rear Admiral willard
II. Brownson, u. s. N, retired, at their
country home at Southampton, l.. l.
-. :.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt spent yes
of Mrs. John F. Archbold. who enter
tanned at luncheon in honor of her
guest.
The charge d'affaires Of Germany.
Hantel Won Haimhausen, entertained
at luncheon yesterday at the summer
embassy at Newport
-.f-
Mrs. Hunt Slater entertained several
hundred guests at a reception at Bowl
ing Green. her summer home, at Bar
Harbor, yesterday, in honor Of the Rus
sian Amba ssador and Nine Bakhmeteff
who are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
b. Mclean.
/. s.
A military wedding took place at
Plttsfieid, Mass, yesterday afternoon
when Miss. Frances Richards Newcomb,
daughter of Col. and Mrs. Warren Put
nam Newcomb. u. s. A.. became the
wife of Lieut.. Donald Armstrong, L. s.
A, of Fort Williams. Maine.
|. The ceremony took place in a foral
arbor built on the lawn at Westover
the summer home OF the Newcombs
the Rev. Thomas w. Nickerson, of
Pittsfield, and the Rev. Edmund Banks
Smith, of Governors Island, N. Y, Of
ficiating.
After the ceremony Lieutenant and
Mrs, Armstrong received before a
boulder in the garden draped with an
American flag. II
The Washington times., 1912-08-23

out looking about last night and I
SAID TO myself III just open the door
and let those hens and the rooster out
SO they can enjoy the moonlight"
story, but Mr. Rabbit thought he could
fool the rooster with It, and he really
was ashamed now that he had found
out how ungrateful Mr.. Fox had been.
one side and then the other, and then
he said: Are you sure you were only
prompted by your interest in us. 1t
looked to me very much like one of
sly Mr.. Fox's tricks, and that he used
you to help him. Now. what did he
And that was where Mr.. Rabbit made
his mistake. He answered: He prom
ised to show me where the incest veg
etables grow"
II thought So" said the rooster:
"and now you can stay in there and
think over what you did and how
much gratitude that fox has in him. I
waV going to help YOU to get out, but,
as I thought at first, you deserve to be
kept a prisoner" and he few down
TO think over how well he had caught
him in a wrong story.
This made Mr.. Rabbit more anxious
than ever to get even with Mr.. Fox,
he saw the farmer doing something
which gave hun an idea; he was Dig
ging a cistern. and when he left it at
night he laid a board over IT,
keep awake, but he did, and after a
while he saw Mr.. Fox coming very
cautiously toward the henhouse.
mir. Fox, Mr.. Fox" he called. softly.
Mr.. Fox stopned and looked about
then Mr.. Rabbit called again: Mr..
This time Mr.. Fox came out in the
dim moonlight for the moon was not