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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27
BOY LEAVES HOME.
Guy Francis Hurdle Missing Since
Last Monday Morning-May
Be in Alexandria.

Guy Francis Hurdle, thirteen years
old, is missing from his home on
Grant road, Washington, and the po-
lice have been asked to locate the
lad.
The boy left home last Friday
morning and has not been seen since
When he left home he wore a white
shirt, khaki pants, and new black
shoes, but no stockings.
He is described as A feet 9 inches
tall, weighs 95 pounds, fair complex
ion, blue eyes and very light hair. tie
has small scar above the right eye
and a newly healed cut on his right
thumb.
1t is believed that the boy may have
gone to visit relatives at nearby
points, in Maryland or Virginia or
possibly in Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27
VISIT TO THE ALMSHOUSE.

Tuesday afternoon number OF the
ladies of the w. C. T. U. went to the
CITY Almshouse, where Superlnten-
dent and Mrs. Sherwood gave all a
most cordial welcome. After pleas
ant intercourse in the parlor, all went
to the chapel where all the inmates
were gathered and Mrs. Frank Cary
conducted very interesting gospel
service-singing, prayers and scrip
ture reading. Mrs. Fred Matthews,
President of the Union, gave very
interesting address. A solo was rem
dered by Mrs. Cary. Refreshments OF
Ice Cream and Cake were generously
served to all. After many wishes 1or
them to come again, the ladies left.
Mr.. Harville of the Mt. Vernon LlV-
erv stable, furnished carriages for
the transportation of the visitors to
and from the Institution.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27
DISTURBING OF A NEST.
Men and Women Taken from City
Hotel on Charge of Improper
Conduct.

Officers Kern and Nicholson, while
the clouds were emptying themselves
on this city last night, went to the
old City Council and took William
Hansborough, Mary Kane, George
Simpson and Irene. Brown in charge
on the allegation of improper con-
duct.
When the case of Hansborough and
the Kane woman was called in the Po-
lice Court this morning it was contlnu
ed until tomorrow, the accused having
secured the services of counsel.
George Simpson and Irene Brown
were later brought to the bar. The
woman in her statement denied that
she was guilty of wrong doing and
that Simpson had procured the room
for her, and that she mended his
clothes and washed for him as COM
pensation for his outlay. The officers,
however, told a different story con-
corning the relations of the man and
the woman. The latter in rebuttal
said that Simpson called to see her
last night, and that the rain had pre-
vented him leaving at proper hour.
He had in the meantime fallen to
sleep on bed, and that later she sue
restorer. Justice Cation imposed
cumbed to exhausted natures sweet
fine of So each.
The old City Hotel is often sought
bv visitors to Alexandria, and they
gaze upon the historic structure
where George Washington is said to
have tipped the fantastic toe in his
early life. To what base usage must
we come at last.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27
BRYAN SAYS THE
I FIGHT IS HALF WON.
Commoner's Defiant Declaration in
Continuing His
Battle.
MINUS COAT, VEST AND COLLAR
Will Contend for Progressive Plat.
form and Progressive Candidate as
the Democracy of the Country.

Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore,
June 27.-"The fight is already half
won. There is nothing to say about
what is left. There have been and
there will be things happening, not
only every day, but every hour"
Surrounded by a crowd that JAM
med his room in his hotel, to suffo-
cation, William Jennings Bryan today
uttered the above defiant decoration
when asked to outline his plans for
continuing the fight on the Murphy
Sullivan-Taggart combination of con-
servatives who brought about his de-
feat for temporary chairmanship.
Bryan had been up since five O'Clock
He was without coat, vest or collar
and the Precipitation was running
down his face in streams. But he de-
clared he intended tighing throughout
the convention not only for the pro-
gressive platform but for the pro-
gressive candidate that he declared
the democracy of the country was eX-
pecting to have named.
A determined effort was made today
bv the Wilson men TO get Bryan tc
come out openly for the support OF
their candidate. He refused and call
ed attention to the fact that he IS in
structed by the Nebraska democracy
to vote for the nomination of Speaker
Champ Clark.
But that there is an understanding
between the Wilson leaders and the
Nebraskan is certain. Many OF the
latter's closest friends are openly
wearing Wilson buttons and there Is
always heart welcome at the Bryan
rooms for the Wilson boomers.
By some of the leaders it was re-
ported that Bryan discussed the plan
of certain progressives, who are IN
structed for Clark, to change their
votes before the roll call is announced
on either the first or second ballot, II
New York's 90 votes are cast fol
Clark. These delegates it is under
stood, say such action by New YORK
would be an admission that the
charge that Clark delt with Murphy
on the temporary craftsmanship in re-
turn for promises for support was
we'll founded. 1t is understood that
Brvan positively refused to express
anv opinion regarding the wisdom OF
such a place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27
WILL NOT LISTEN
TOCOMP PROM|SE.
Sentiment for AbrogatiOn of Two.
Thirds Ruling of the
Convention.
BUTTONHOLlNG DELEGATES
Motion May Be Made for Resembling
Ruling IF Clark Polls Majority of
Convention.

Baltimore, Nd, June 27.-No COM
promise was the slogan today OF the
nrogressives in the Democratic Ma
tional Convention. With the ancient
and time-honored unit rule shattered
so far as the State of Ohio and all
others where delegates were chosen
in direct primaries are concerned, the
progressives were insisting that they
would yet show that this was a radi-
cal gathering both so far as the cam
didate and platform were concerned.
Today managers of the Speakers
campaign are again endeavorlng to
encourage sentiment to have abrogat-
ed the two-thirds rule, whereby no
candidate can be named unless he IS
the choice Of two-thirds of the dele
gates. They are buttonholing dele
gates and are telling them that, mas
much as the traditional unit rule has
gone by the board, the two-thirds
rule should follow. Some of the
Clark men were openly declaring that
if the Speaker polled a majority of
the delegates on the initial ballot
which it is expected will be taken to-
night, motion will be made to res
cind the two-t thirds rule.
The Clark men claimed that on such
a proposition they would have the
support of all of the followers of 9TH
er candidates with the exception OF
the Wilson men, But Dmocrats who
are in favor of no particular candi-
date say that if the Clark men try
this there will break about their heads
storm that will destroy their candi-
date. 1t is pointed out that the two
thirds rule was adopted to prevent
stampedes, or trading" of delegates,
and that the rank and file of the par
ty would bitterly resent any azroga-
ton Of it.
At 12:43 Chairman Parker called
the convention to order AS soon as
the prayer ended, the minority re-
port of the credentials committee,
dealing with the South Dakota con-
tess, was submitted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27
ACCIDENT To AN
EXCURSION BOAT.
Hull Badly Ripped Last Night in a
Collision With Tug
boat.
ONE MAN is DROWNED.
Seven Hundred Passengers Members
of Athletic Club and their Friends
Steamer Is Brought 10 Dock.
ONE MAN is DROWNED.

Calais, Maine, June 27.-One man
was drowned and 700 passengers ia
ken from the excursion steamer
Grand Manan early today when the
Grand Manan's hull was badly ripped
in collision with the tugboat York in
the St. Croix river, few miles be-
low here.
The tugs captain, James Carey, OF
Boston, who was in his cabin when
the boats crashed, went down with
his boat. The Grand Manan passen-
gers were members of the Thistle As
sociation and their friends, who had
come here on a moonlight excursion
from St. Stephens, N. B.
There was no panic among the pas
sengers of the Grand Manan, which
was brought to her dock in the lower
river Y:ith a great hole in her bow.
The cause of the accident is not
known.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27
WOMAN HORSEWHIPS NEIGH
BOR.

New York. June 27.-Mrs. Sophie
Tucker, 35, a widow, Camden, n. j.,
was arrested today charged with
Norsewhipping Henry Armstrong,
Camden neighbor in front OF the
Liberty street ferry house. She was
fined $40 which she paid from a huge
roll of bills and walked out of the
courtroom saying she was satisfied
Mrs Tucker told the magistrate that
about a month ago she and Arm
strong got into an argument about a
board walk. Later, she said, Arm
strong called her vile name.
81 rave him three days to retract
Mrs. Tucker said. "He didn't so fol
lowed him from Camden over to New
York and gave him horsewhlpplng'
Mrs. Tucker said she felt sure she
could get justice in the New York
courts but wasn't sure about it in the
New Jersey courts.
A crowd witnessed the horsewhip'
ping which continued until the hasty
arrival of a policeman. The lashes
struck Armstrong around the neck
and shoulders.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27
OVERTURNING OF TRAIN.

Martinton, ILL.,, June 27.-Engineer
J. Kendrick was killed early today
when his engine, pulling the Dixie
flyer, for Jacksonville, Fla, from
Chicago, overturned mile north of
here. The entire train of eight cars
left the rails but the mail cars and
three Pullmans remained upright and
none of the passengers were injured,
The railroad officials of the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois were unable to-
day to find the cause of the train be-
ing derailed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27
ROOSEVELT AND NEW PARTY.
Progressive Leaders Hold Conference
in New York.

Progressive Leaders 1OiQ IohleFeiSe
in New York.
New York, June 27.-Following Col.
Roosevelt's decoration at Oyster Bay
that he personally would lead the
new progressive party, and that no
compromise leader would be accept
able to him, Senator Dixon today held
conferences at the Hotel Manhattan,
with progressive leaders from several
states. During the day there was to
be a conference in the Senator's rooms
participated in by George W. Perkins,
Comptroller Prendergast, Frank A.
Munsey and others.
Senator Dixon said that plans for
the formal organization were under
way, but he would not make state
ment or comment on Col. Roosevelt's
assertion that he accepted the Orches-
ira Hall nomination in good faith, and
had no intention of abdicating in ia
vor Of any other progressive leader.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27
SEMINOLE TRIBE.

Following are the names of those
elected last night to serve the ensuing
six months term as chiefs of Semln-
ole ribe, Improved Order of Red Men;
Sachem, E. L. Finlls; Senior Saga
more, A. D. Grimes; Junior Sycamore,
C. C. Brawner; Prophet, R. c. Sulll-
van; Chief of Records, F. D. Sullivan;
Keeper of Wampum, R: S. Luckett;
Collector of Wampum, N. L. William
son; Keeper of the Council House,
A. T. Sullivan; Trustee, R. c. Sulll-
van
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27
Elks Dramatic Club Excursion.

Several hundred excursionists of
this city went to Colonial Beach today
with the Elks Dramatic Club, but
MANY others who had tickets re-
mained at home on account of the
threatening weather.
The music and dancing on the boat
was under the direction of Col. ChaS
b. Marshall, chairman Of the EiNs
Dancing committee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27
COPIOUS RAINS.

The sultry and threatening weatn-
er of yesterday brought heavy ram
falls last night. About nine O'Clock
dark clouds covered the heavens, ana
thunder and lightning and rain FOL
lowed There were heavy showers at
intervals during the night. Ram mas
fallen at times today.
About this time last year a pro-
tracted drought was causing anxiety
in This section of the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK.

At a meeting of the Board Of Dlrec-
tors. held this day, semi-annual div
idend of six per cent was deciared'
pavable on and after July lst, l9lZ'
Dividend checks will be mailed to
shareholders of record June 30, 1917.
I'd RICHARD NJ. GREEN, Cashier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27
HARMON HAS NOT WITHDRAWN

Governor Says His Name VIII be
Presented to Convention.
Columbus, Ohio, June 27.-"l pos
itively have not withdrawn from the
presidential race. My name will be
presented at Baltimore declared
Gov. Harmon here today.
Harmon refused to say whether ne
would support whatever candidate is
nominated and he was non-committal
an the report that some of his dele
gates were flocking to the Clark stan
dard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27
SPECIAL REELS OF MOTION
PICTURES,
And Musical Entertainment. Beneht
Confederate Arlington Monument,
Opera House,

LOST DOG:-Black cocker spaniel.
Short smooth coat, turning a httie
gray around the mouth. Wore tan
collar with nickle plate, bearing name
"Trotter." Reward for return 10 quo
Prince street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27
NEWS OF THE DAY

Capt. Herbert O. Williams, U. S.
A., stationed at the War College, in
the commissary department, Washing
ton, ran over and killed an unidenti-
fled man in front of the Public Libra
ry last evening at $3.50 o'clock. Up
to late hour last evening the police
were unable to identify the victim Of
the tragedy He was about 80 years
of age, 6 feet tall, and weighed about
225 pounds, and had gray mus
tache. In his pockets was $lO5.l3, a
small metal matchbox, small lady's
gold hunting case watch, the case
number being 679S93 and the number
of the works 454S344, some chewing
gum and u pocket knife.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27

Among the Alexandrians who at
tended the wedding of Miss Ella Lee
Dowdell to Mr.. Alfred H. Morl, at
Farlee. Va, last evening were MI.
and Mrs. Carroll Pierce, Mrs. George
E Pickett, Mr.. and Mrs. W. +. r
Reid Miss Grace Reid, and Mr.. Geo.
G.. Pickett. Mrs. Mori is extremely
popular, and is we'll known here.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

BERTHE Gaines, for number OF
wears employed in the family Of Mrs
Kate Waller Barrett, died early yes
terday morning of pneumonia. Hell
funeral will take place tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27

After a frantic search for five days
for his 13-year-old son, Guy Hurdle,
of Washington, who vanished last
Friday, James w. Hurdle, the father.
last evening found the dead body of
the little fellow hanging from the limb
of tree in a lonesome thicket at the
side of Albemarle road northwest, op-
posite small stream known as Soap
stone branch. The police say the boy
carried out a threat to end his life
made to his parents early Friday
morning, and for which they allege
he was scolded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27

Hard shell Crabs at DRE"s to-
night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27

Hard shell Crabs at DREW'S TO-
night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27

Fifteen-year-old Osia Plumlee, pur-
sued from the home in which she had
been a guest, by Mrs. Fred Parker,
who was at once the girls hostess,
cousin and wife of the man with whom
it is said the girl was eloping, was ov-
ertaken. shot and instantly killed near
Hastand, Ky.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27

"Nellie Bly," in private life Mrs. Ell
izabeth C. Seaman, one time noted
traveller and newspaper woman, and
now owner of the bankrupt lronclad
Manufacturing Company, of Brook
lvn. was sentenced by United States
Judge Mayer, in Brooklyn yesterday,
to a term of twenty days in Jail and
to pay a fine of $4,000. A stay was
granted to July /. Mrs. Seaman was
found guilty of contempt of court IN
connection with a creditors inquiry
begun after a federal judge in Brook
lvn declared the Ironclad Manutactur-
ing Company bankrupt.
J. A. Bowman, of Bridgewater, Pa,
a wife beater, was taken from Police
man Baker last Tuesday night as
thew were leaving the office of JUS
tice of the peace by 35 masked men,
dressed in women's clothes, and led
to the ball park, where Bowman was
stripped of his clothing and whipped.
After the whipping he was warned
that his next offense would bring the
finishing" job. Bowman had been
arrested on his wife's complaint.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-27

Unsettled tonight and Friday; cooler
tonight: moderate northeast and east
winds
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-18
SLAYER OF NIXON
 IN PULASKI JAIL
Marshal Roberts and Deputy bt Bigel0W Await Trial On First
 Degree Charge.

Little Rock, Feb. 17.-Fse the pur pose of safe-keeping Jeff Roberts former marshal of BigeloW, and his deputy, E. A. Draper, indicted by u, Perry county grand jury on a firsi degree murder charge for the killing of Constable J. F. Nixon durins Christmas week, have been brcug'l to Little Rock and are now in GUS tody in the Pulaski County jail awaiting trial.
 The date for the final trial has heen postponed until the August torn of Perry county circuit court. 4 the preliminary hearing before Ju4 tice Kisner December 2S, T. Havi Nixon, prosecuting Mtorney for t'a' Eleventh judicial districs who was | nephew of the forme,. constable. z sisted in the prosecution, and Rob erts was bound over to await the ac ton of the grand jury. The indicf ments recently returned included Draper in the charge as an accessof on the first degree charge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-18
NO DYSPEPSIA OR
 STOMACH DISTRESS
Settles Your out-of-order StomaeH and Ends All Indigestion in Five
 Minutes.

There would not be a case of indi-
 gestion here if r5adors who are sub, ject to Stomach trouble knew ,he tre- mendous anti-ferment and digestive
 virtue contained in Diap psin. Fhis harmless preparation will digest q heavy meal without the slightest fus OF discomfort, and relieve the sourest acid stomach i'll five minutes, besides overcoming all foul, Nauseous odore from the breath.
 Ask your pharmacist to show yaH the formula, plainly printed on each 50-cent case of Pape's Diaps psin, thef you will readily understand why this promptly cures Indigestion and re moves such symptoms as Heartburn feeling life a lump of lead in the stomach, Belehing of Gas and Erueta. tions of undigested foe@, water brash Nausea, Headache, Billiousness and
 many other bad symptoms; and, Ut sides, your stomach, liver and intes tines clean and fresh
 If your Stomach is sour and full 0 gas, or your food doesn't digest, aaf your meals don't seem to fit, why not get a 50-c6n nt case from your druggi' and make life worth living? Absolute relief from Stomach misery and per- feet digestion of anything you eat is sure to follow five minutes after, and besides, one 50-ctnt case is sufficient to cure a whole family of sueG trouble.
 Surely, a harmless, inexpensive prep aration like Pape's Diapepsin, which will always ether at daytime or dur ing night, relieve your stomach misery and digest your meals, is about as handy and valuable a thing as you could have in the hause.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-18
The Vcta7l Line leads every time VO'TAN COFFEE
 VOTAN TEA
 Each best oG its kind
Exclusive Agents:

filled into thla banquet hall. There was a wonderful floral display fo- cused in a bower of American Beauty roses that eAJznded f.om the floor to the lofty ceiling and spreading fra grant profUsa2n over generous space. In the center of this bower a huge electric Gridiron, the brilliant radiance of wiich encompassad the newly inttalled president of the club 'eLouis Gafhe, who handled the dinner with ability, and President Taft, who laughed heartily, added tlJ the en- jeyment of the guests with his happy speech.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-18

Dick Knox left yesterday afternoon for Hot Springs where he will sa- journ for several days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-18
CR|D|RQN CLUB
 HOST FOR NOTAbLES Annual Jokefeast Pulled Off at New Willard in Wash
 ington-Taft Laughs. 'eUNK4.E JOE" THERE
"UNKY.E JOE" THERE
Presidential Aspirants Perforated By Bullets From Friendly Army of
 Newspaper Men.

Washington, Feb. 17-Every Pres idential candidate was target and the memberl1 of tala Gridiron club Wera the sharpshooters ala the Gridiron ban- quet tonight at the New Willard Hotel
 How the bullets Whistled! And every once in "a while there came a heavy shell that ploughed it's way right through tile ranks of the would be nominees
 It was a merry war. Nobody was seriously hurt and inasmuch as there was much laughter and no tears it was the kind of war that President Taft, ardent advocate of peace, heart fly enjoyed. The few scattering shots RoHsevelt1a name was quite frequent ly mentioned. D ven Henry Wauterson ill far off Florida, probably heard the detonatfons to the burlesque court of honor and wondered who had pulled a gun. And Harmon and Wilson and Champ Clark and all Iuhe rest of the Presidential bunch were not forgotten
 It was in the very nature of things with much political excitement in the air that ehe skits and comedies and songl ard shafts of wit which en- liVened the evening should have all ce.tcred around the approaching cam. raign.
 The PrssidenJ of the United tates lleaded t,sis lists.cf guests and the Brit isti, German and Russian ambassador ;G..sse Ey tirsis presence all intern,3tion al dignity to the event. Speaker CIar! was thel.e together with eXSpeake, Cannon, whose attendance at Grid iron function is as certain as deati and taxes. Cabinet officers, senator and representatives, Army and4.Nav. officers, distinguished men from ever, part of the country were present.
 Ding-a-ling! Thla dinner bel sounded after l.r,e guests had spent a plea2ant half hour in the large re ception room of the hotel and thel the gathering, numbering ever 200
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-18
SEWER DISTRICT NO. 15.
(SOuth Plum Street,

The tax books for the collection oi special assessment upon the real prop erty in Sewer District No. 15, iE the city of Pine Bluff have been plac- ed in my hands.
 All owners of real property lying in the District are required to pay their asse ssments to me within thirty days from this date. If such payment is not made, action will be commenc ed at the end of that time for the CO.,. lection of such assessment and for legal penalties and costs.
 Given under ny hand this 24th day of Januray, 1912.
 A. G. RUSSELL, City Collector. Office City fall, 9 a. m. to 12 m.
 1 "A 26t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-18
WHlTELAw REID AMBASSADOR TO GREAT BRITAIN.

American diplomat represented his ENn with
 VI residence of
 finest of the of the capital His At both of Their of London society MT Reid principal Tribune and has crowned notable service 
 ambassador o