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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-15
TENNIS CHAMPION
WILL WE'D HEIRESS

San FRANCISCO, May 15.-The en
gagement of Malcolm Douglas Whitman,
the former tennis champion of world
renown, and Miss Jennie Adeline Croker,
the San Francisco heiress. has been an
bounced, The wedding will take place IN
June, Mr.. Whitman, who is now a
prominent attorney,at-law in New York,
won several tennis titles, among which
were the Middle States championship, the
New York State championship and the
Longwood cup.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-15
WEREN'T FOR THE GIRLS

BUCYRUs, o., May 15.-In the State
constitutional convention at Columbus is
a delegate from this section who, a story
runs, arose in his committee recently to
oppose a bill that he thought represented
an expenditure for the personal decora-
ton of the girls employed on stenographic
work by the convention. The bill was for
s27 for typewriter ribbons. Its opponents
flow Of language was shut oil only when
a colleague ierked him by the coattails
to whisper the information that machines.
not girls, wore the ribbons.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-15
n o BUDGET INCREASED

HOBOKEN, May 15.-The budget esti-
mates of the Hoboken Board of Eduea-
ton have been completed and are ready
for their acceptance or revision by the
Board of School Estimate. The final state
ment will be considered by the latter
board today.
The total amount of the budget ibis
year will be $432, 765. 81, as against $427,-
$50 6 granted the Taylor board last year.
This is 81, 81 higher than the budget
of last year, but the total amount act
ually needed will be reduced by deduct
ing the $40. 900 balance now on hand.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-15
SHIP IN SECOND SMASH

SAN FRANCISCO. May 15.-The steam
schooner San Pedro, bound for Eureka,
ran down the wooden sailing schooner
Mayfiower. bound for the Coquilfe River,
Oregon. five miles northwest of Point
Reyes. The Mayfiower was towed into
port yesterday by the San Pedro with her
decks under water.
A collision with the San Pedro caused
the sinking Of the steamer Columbia off
Shelter Cove, on he Mendocino coast,
July %, 1907, when eighty7six lives were
lost.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-15
STRlNDBERo, NOVELIST DIES

STOCKHOLM. Sweden. May 15.-rhe
long known fatal illness of Auguste
Strindberg ended yesterday in the death
of the playwright and novelist, who suf-
fered from cancer.
His end had been hourly expected for
several days. since the attending physi-
clans last week announced the nature
of the disease.
~strindberg had been living in retire
ment for some time.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-15
MARBLE COMPANY FAILS

NEW YORK. May 15.-The Dover
White Marble Co. of seS Fifth avenue. in
a voluntary petition signed by Joseph ].
O'Donohue, the yice-president, filed yes
terday in the United St1tes District
Court, gives liabilities of 1904, 925. II and
assets of 1852, 116.2 S.
The assets include the quarry of the
company located at Dover. Duchess
County, ~. Y, valued at $500, 900, and
m~ortgaged to cover a bond issue of 81, 000,-
900.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-15
DROPS DEAD IN GARDEN

DOVER, May 15.-While working in mis-
garden William Sexton, 60 years old, of
Mt. Hope, was stricken with apoplexy
aud died before assistance arrived.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-15
TO FIX EXECUTION DATE

JERSEY CITY, May 15-Common Pleas
Justice John A. Blair today Will fix
the date for the execution of Joseph
K~wiathowski, the man who killed his wife
in their. apartments in Henderson street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-19

votes, but it does not appear to pc GER,
tain that all the New eYrk delegates
who voted for Mr.. Root WI support
Mr.. Taft. There have been rumors
of detection, and it has been sup
posed that they may bring Judge
Hughes forward. The New York po-
itician is usually practical man, and
he does not wish to run any risk OF
turning the enormous Federal patro-
mage in his state over to the Demo
cratic party, which already has the
state patronage and that of New York
city. If Mr.. Barnes, the Republican
leader, and his followers should con-
clude that Mr.. Taft should not be ell
ected, it would not take them long to
go to a candidate who in their opinion
is stronger. All these considerations
tend to make the prophets cautious
in their predictions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-19
THE SEASON FOR LIGHTNING.

The season for thunder and light
ming has come again, which brings
anxiety to many who finch at the
flashes and are appalled, by the claps
An authority on the subject, D. C.
Shafer, states that lightning is not
half as dangerous as going out of tho
house on an icy morning, walking
down stairs, or hundred Other
things we do every day without a
thought of personal harm. More peo-
pie arc killed each year by falling
building materials, more die from
fright than are killed by lightning
The United States Census Bureau
shows only 1863 people killed by light
ming in the entire country during one
year, and only thirty of these people
we're killed in the cities. Heat and
the sun killed 1853 during the same
year; 203 died from cold and freez'
ing, and 1896 were drowned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-19
SOUTHERN IMMIGRANT STATION

Representative Holland, of Suffolk,
has INTRODUCED bill in Congress pro-
viding for an appropriation of $780,
600 for the purpose of establishing an
immigrant station at Norfolk and this
bill should be supported by all the com
mercial organizations in the south and
middle west.
1t is not deemed necessary to say
much regarding these organizations
throughout Virginia and North Caro-
lima since it must be patent to them
that they can by so doing materially
serve the interest of the common
wealth. The question is by no means
local one nor is interest in the mat
ter confined to any one state.
We agre with the Norfolk Ledger
Dispatch that Hampton Roads is the
natural port for the states mentioned
and many others around them which
are penetrated by the various railway
lines having tidewater terminals IN
Norfolk. A very large proportion OF
the immigrants who shall land there
when provision shall be made for their
doing so, certainly would find homes
in the states mentioned and add to
their population and wealth.
The people of these states probably
know from experience that few I'M
migrants who have landed at ports
north of Norfolk come within then
borders, but upon the contrary have
been routed to the far west or north
west. This highly important move
ment must be endorsed by those in in
terest or it will fail. 1t is too much
to expect the effort Of the people
representatives in Congress to do this
work alone, or to be able to encompaS
it unless they shall have the support
of the people directly in interest ane
these shall show their desire that the
thing shall be done and also add II
making it clear that it ought to b'
done
The people of the Great West have
worked to get their vacant lands PEG
pied and wealth and prosperity have
come to them. Let it be said again
however, that they have worked.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-19
TO CITY TAX pAYERs-NoTICE.

COLLECTORS OFFICE. June II. 1912
Notice is hereby given that the taT
bills for 1912 are now in the hands OF
the collector. The attention OF all par
ties Interested is respectively called To
the following extracts from the rev
cnue bill Of that year:
":Tpon all bills paid in full by the
first day Of July. 1912. the said collcc.
tor of taxes shall allow Il discount OF
i've per cent. and on all bills paid IN
full by the first day Of Scptcmh.r 1912.
the said collector of taxes shall allow
a discount Of three per cent. ana an
bills not paid in full on or before the
first day Of December. 1872, snail be
returned delinquent. and there shall b.
ASSESSED and collected upon the nnpal"
portion of said bills q penalty OF nVc
Der cent. and on all bills remaining
Unpaid on the first day. OF June 1913
damages 1T the rate OF six per cent
per annum shall pc paid" >,
Tax payers arc requested To- call
and pay at once in order to avoid IN"
rush and crowd usually present on IN"
last days in which the discount is al
lowed.
Bring a list to make sure you get
bills for all your property. as the col
lccior will not be Responsible Or allow
the discount after the time fixed by
law. ,r,,x
Collector of City Taxes.
Je17toJly1cd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-19
PROPOSALS.

Proposals will be received at
the otIic. OF the City Engineer
until twelve o'clock noon. Satur :
day. June 18th. for furnishing tie City
Council OF Alexandria with SAND en-,
Grrs Portland cement. granite curp
stone. vitriiied block. and coal tar MI :
or, and for grading. concretirE; sci
ting curb, hauling material. ana las
ing a ritrItied brick road way or H"S SE:
north side of Cameron street.
The right is reserved TO reject any
and ali proposals. and to accept suct
nropGsals or parts OF proposals as ma:
be to the best interests OF the Sn!
Council OF AleXandria.
Snecitications and particulars can y,
naj al the Office Of the City Englneer
''s'' ''' e. S. LEADBEATEE:
Chairman Com. on Streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-19

Wellington attended ball on the
evening preceding the battle Of Wa
terloo,, and while Ney was sleeping
upon his arms, having deferred oc-
cupying Quartre Bras until the fol-
lowing day, the allies were entrench-
ing themselves at that stronghold,
which compelled Napoleon to alter
his plans of battle. Yesterday while
Rooseveit's sun was passing into par
tial eclipse, President Taft was en-
joying himself at baseball match
The eclipse of the rough rider may be-
come total today.
When Roosevelt left New York for
Chicago a few days ago, some limo
cent boys were playing on the side of
a railway .embankment. While dig
ging they unconsciously loosened a
large stone which rolled down on the
track. Fortunately, the engineer OF
the train saw the obstruction and
brought the train to stop before any
serious damage resulted. This incl
dent was an evil omen, and it cast
the shadow of the shepherd boy with
the five smooth stones from the
brook, one of which was to Stay the
champion of Gath.
When the former President reach
ed Chicago he found Taft delegates
were being seated in nearly all con-
tested cases, and, Notwithstanding
his bombastic expressions to the eff
feet that if the people wanted the
sword, he and his henchmen were
ready, when vote was finally reached
on the election of temporary chair
man Root, an anti-Roosevelt man, was
selected. The indications are that the
rough rider will leave Chicago sad
der, and, it is hoped, a wiser man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-19
r, F.. KNOX. AuctIOnccr.

BY virtue OF decree rendered at the
May Term of the Circuit Court for ne
City of Alexandria. Virginia, IN tnc
chanccry cause of +. F. Marbury Ct
ais. VS. The Mercantile Railway bu,Ih
ing & Loan Association. the under.
signed RECEIVER will offer for sale. at
sHTHRDAY. THE ETH PAY OF
JUNE. 1912. At II O'CLOCK NJ.
trance an t'I 10 the h, Market building. the
civ civ of Alexandria, Virginia. to Wit
FIRST:-All that lot of ground. WIN
improvements thereon, beSlnnInS d.
and Prince streets. az fixed by the
center stone in Fairfax and Prince
streets. and the map in the CITY En-
sinecrs ONCE. and running thI M
inches: THENCE northwardly 81 feet &
inches TO Il point - feet inches
from the east building line OF Fair
fax street: thence wcStwardIE' uaral-
northwarlly 10 feet inches to a POM
is feet 3 inches from the east building
line OF Fairfax street and ~ feet rom
Prince street: wcstwardly Is lcrt !:
inches to n point "a feet inches IRON
Fairfax street aud As feet 10 inches
from FRINGE street; thence southwark
is. parallel to Fairfax street irrt
thence wrstwardly 81 feet inches !"
Fairfax street: and thence SOUTHWARK
iy. along Fairfax street. iS feet IL
inches to the beginning: excepting
however. from the above property the
following described lot
Beginning at "a point on inc east
side OF Fairfax street. 25 feet inemGs
north OF Prince street. and ruhnin.
thence northwardly. on Fairfax street
IS fcet inches to the linz Of NJ th Sd RfSn
;b.nr na'| caS war3liv' parallel to Prince
fsi.Ie along 3S the line Of the said }. X
NJ Norton. 81 feet 8 inches; tncnc'
sout hwardIy 6 feet 6 inches; thence
wcstwurdly foot lOE inches -, 10 a
point 32 feet ~ inches cast OF fatr'
FAX street: thence suuthwardly. par
alIcl to Fairfax street. ]! feet lU men
rs: and thence westfardly parallel u
Prince street 80 feet 7N$ inches to the
puint OF beginning.
Above sale postponed until WE'D.
NESDAf. JUNE 81, l9l2: At same n"ur
TERMS OF SALE:-Cash: cost OF
convcyancinE at the expense OF th'
'u' DOUGLAS STUART.
odtd Receiver.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-19
PROPOSALS.

Proposals will be received at
the uitc. of the Guy Eng M
DAY. june 3nth for furnishing the CITY
GniI,cll of Alexandria with sand. en-
icrs. Portland cement. granite cufp'
,r,i,in,Is filler, and for grading. con-
cr"tiug. setting curb. dressing old
rurb. hauling material. and laying 4
nitumifous stone road way with VIII
fed brick cutters from the horeH s'" ",
OF Duke street to the south sue VI
The right is reserved to reject any
and ali proposals. and to accept sucu
proposals or parts of proposals as W. ;
he To the best interests OF the CIT!
Council of Alexandria :.
Specifications and particulars can ;,,,. u,
had al the Office of the City E.nGinccT
E. : LEADBEATEE.
Chairman Com. on Streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-19
PASSING OF ROOSEVELT.

Farewell. a long farewell. to all III!
greatness l,o an, (
This is the state of man. today ne puts
forth ,,rrou
The tender, leaves of hope-tomorro"
blossoms. , ,I,;cL
And bears his blushing honors th'cN
The third day Genes frost killing
And when he thinks. good easy man
full surely ,;,s hi,
And then he falls as | do.
Theodore Roosevelt seems to nave
rushed to the front once too often
He can now solace himself with tn
soliloquy of the late Horace Greeley
Fame is a vapor; popularlt!
an accident: riches take wings;
the only earthly certainty is OBJ
Ivion; no man can foresee what
a day may bring forth, while
those who cheer today Will OF
ten curse tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-19
RAPID GROWTH IN OUR EN-
PORTS TO SOUTH AMERICA.

Exports to South America have
shown a phenomenal gain in the fis-
cal year which ends with the present
month. Prior to 1911 the total value
of exports to South America had
never reached $1OO,0O0,0O0. In 1911
the total was, speaking in round
terms, $1O9, 100000, and in the current
fiscal year which ends with the pre-
sent month, seems likely to be about
S135 100000 having more than daubled
since 1905.
Argentina is the country showing
by far the largest gain in our exports
to South America. The figures now
available in the bureau of statistics OF
the department of commerce and labor
Indicate that the total exports to Ar
gentina for the complete fiscal year
will amount to about S55,OOO,OOO,
against S23,500,O00 in 1905, having
thus considerably more than doubled
in the period in question. To Brazil
the total exports for the fiscal year
will exceed S3O,Q00,OOO in value,
against 100000, in 1905, an even
larger percentage of gain than in the
case of Argentina. To Chile the total
for the year will amount to about
SIS, 100000, against S5,500,00O in 1908,
also a gain of nearly 200 percent. 10
Uruguay the figures of exports for
the fiscal year which ends with the
present month will aggregate about
s7,OOO,OOO in value, against little
less than S2,00O,OO0 in 1905.
This increase in exports TO South
America, while occurring in a large
number of articles, is especially not
able in lumber, leather, mineral oils
and railway materials. For example
the exports of lumber to Argentina IN
the ten months ending with April last
amounted to S5,75O,000 in value
against 100000 in the correspond,
ing months of last year, and those tc
other South America over S3,000,OoO
against about 100000 in the CORES
ponding period of the preceding year
Illuminating oil exported to Argen
tina in the ten months in question
amounted to about 24,000,OOO gallons
against about 100000 in the CORES
ponding months year ago, and lubrl
eating oil over 100000 gallons
against less than 100000 in the same
months of last year. Glazed kid leath
er exported to Argentina IN the tel
months of 1912 amounted to over 81,
100000 in value, against $4,000 II
the preceding year. Automobiles ex
, ported to South America as who'll
amounted in the ten months IN ques
ton to sl,500,000 in value, agains
s6ss, 900 in the corresponding month
of the preceding year.
The total value of exports from tn
United States to South America as
whole was, ten years ago. in the tlscs
year 1902, sss.oo0,oeo Five year
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-19
THE CHICAGO SITUATION

While Taft undoubtedly secured a
victory at Chicago yesterday when
pives him a strong advantage IN tne
fpht which will undoubtedly take
Mace tomorrow when the nomination
is made is as yet too early to pre-
dict the certainty of his nomination.
The election of Senator Root over NC
Govern by majority of 5o votes IN
dicates that Mr. Roosevelt is not IN
control of the situation.
The Cummins and LaFollette votes
were divided, making it plain that they
were not under the Roosevelt influence
II was significant that the negro dele
gates from the south, notwlthstand-
ing the missionary work of Mr.. KooSe'
velt's friends, voted with few except
ions for Mr.. Root.
While this first division is most en-
couraging to Mr.. Taft, it does not con-
c,ude the matter. Some of the votes
Mr.. Root received came from the Cum
Minis delegates and few from Mr
IaFollette's following. 1t must alst
be recalled that the vote was taker
on the temporary roll as made out oA
the National committee by methods
denounced by Mr.. Roosevelt as thet
and fraud. 1t is possible, but no
likely, that the convention will reyls'
the list of members.
There also seems to be some doub
as to the attitude of the great delega
ton from New York. On the vote to
temporary chairman IS of the 90 dele
/ gates from that state voted for Nc
Govern, indicating that they will sup
mort Mir. Roosevelt. Mr.. Root got =
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-19
MIR. BYRD'S RETIREMENT.

Richard Evelyn Byrd is one of the
strong-the very strong men of the
state, and his proposed retirement
from active politics will be a heavy
loss to the public life of Virginia, says
the Richmond Times Dispatch.
By inheritance, tradition, training
and association, in short, in the real
sense of that ludicrously abused and
misunderstood term, by education i,
Mr.. Byrd is and has always been in
tensely Virginian in every sentiment
of his mind and every fibre of his
body.
His education, like that of most men
whose education is of any real and
abiding value and usefulness to the
public life of their people, began some
hundreds of years ago long before
the foundations of the capitol at
were laid, and before the existence OF
the great republic were even dream
ed of.
Thoroughly practical, however, and
keenly alive to the varying needs of
modern life and political conditions,
his alert and vigorous intellect has
been quick to grasp new thought, new
problems, new economic and political
devices, adopting, celebrating and ap-
plying that which was sound and
good, but promptly recognizing and
throwing aside with contempt those
hoary-headed and discreditcd old
political nostrums that from time to
time have plagued and misled the
world for countless centuries, but
which sprightly but ephemeral Lead
and less than Observation-Disclosures
ically seize upon, dress up in new
guise, and put forth as new brand,
new discoveries of their own, cack-
ling the while, as though they had
laid an egg, and calling upon all the
world to listen, to wonder and to be-
licvc.
Such false prophets of exploded
dispcnsations have little power to
move such men as Byrd and therein
lie their great value and usefulness
to their people. They have singular
capacity to penetrate, masquerade
and lay bare humbug and false pre-
tense.
Such a man rcpccts truth, and the
teachers of truth, he also respects
the modest who are willing to learn,
hut he has only contempt for the lg-
norant pretcnder who would impud-
emily teach others, and he has SIN
pular and useful capacity for strip
ping off the thin, chautauquan veneer
with which naked ignorance is often
temporarily concealed. Mr.. Byrd has
ever been an essentially practical man.
and has rarely been dcluded or ms
led by humbug or pretcnse and quite
as rarely has he willingly permitted
others to be so misled.
But this is not all. Mr.. Byrds con-
structive work while he has been IN
public life has been immense. Nat
uraly taking his place in the front
rank when he entered the house, his
energy, capacity and courage specify
made him commanding figure. he
was promptly moved up to the speak
cr's chair, which he has filled with an
ability unsurpassed.
Mr.. Byrd retires from politics. pu''
whether he likes or intends it or not
he will return. He is far from beng
ALWAYS right, we have not lntre-
ouentIy pointed out how he was very
wrong, but he is always strong, Wig
orous and able. The state has neco
Of such men as Richard Evelyn Byrd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-19
A national maritime strike through

A national maritime strike through
out France, in sympathy with the sea-
mems strike at Havre, will go into
effect today, according to M. Batallle
a laborite, who said that the strike
order had been sent to all ports and
that lockers and transport workers
will join in the walkout. Bataillc is
affiliated with the Seamen's Fedora
ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-19

A sprained ankle may as rule be
cured in from three 70 four days by
APPLYING Chamherlain,s Liniment and
observing the directions Win eacH o4t-
tie. For sale by all dealers.-Aoyt.
There is no real need of anyone DE-
ing troubled with constipation. nam
herlain's Tablets will cause an agree
able movement of the bowels without
any unpleasant effect. Give them q
trial. For sale by all deslers.-AnVt'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-19

ago, in the fiscal year 1907, it WAS
sS2 100000, and in the current year,
as indicated above, will probably be
about s135,OOO,OOO, an increase of
more than $50 percent in the decade,
and of more than so percent in the last
five years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-19

HOWARD w. SMl.A, Secretary and
Treasurer.
TERMS:-Daily, year, $500,
Six months, $3.50. Three months,
s1.25. One month, 4a 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, 1912-06-19

ROBERT S. BARRETT. Presiden
and General Manager.
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ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE,
PUBLISHED DAILY. -

The Alexandria Gazette Corporsttoe
Gazette Bldg, King street
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