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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-19
GREATER ALEXANDRIA
PLEA IS SUPPORTED
Witnesses in Annexation Suit
Testify to Congestion in
City Limits.

Accumulative evidence of the con-
gestion of Alexandria city. both as re-
CARDS home and industrial conditions.
was submitted by witnesses put upoa
the stand today by counsel for the
municipal corporation in the hearing
before Judge Bennett E. Gordon, sit
ting on the bench in Alexandria county
courthouse.
This was in support Of the plea for a
greater Alexandria, to be created by the
extension Of the city limits to embrace
Alexandria and Fairfax. That there are
practically no desirable residential sites
within the city limits and that factory
sites are even scarcer were declarations
made by NJ. B. Harlow. vice president of
the First National Bank Of Alexandria
city; George E. .Warfield, cashier of the
same bank. and Col. Alexander J. We'd
derburn. publisher of the Alexandria
Sunday Times. Mr.. Wedderburn stated
that he knows Of no more congested city
in the east, in respect to building con-
ditiOn.
City's Indebtedness Reduced.
Mr.. Harlow testified that he had been
twenty-four years treasurer of Alexan-
dria city prior to 1900, and that a debt
of 100000 had since been reduced by
the city to $4,000. This liability was
incurred, Mr.. Harlow said, through rail-
roads. canals and turnpike enterprises,
which had repaid about S6OO.OOO of the
debt, with a balance practically uncol-
lectable.
The expansion of Alexandria city in
ten years, both in business activity,
wealth and population, was described by
Col. Wedderburn. Census reports show,
he said, that Alexandria is the second
largest manufacturing city in Virginia.
Ex-Gov. A. j. Montague, as counsel for
Alexandria county, took prominent part
in the cross-examinatfon of Col. Wedder-
burn and other witnesses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-19
81 Coats. Special, $40.

A very special lot OF the new "a
length Coats, including a number
of designers samples in gray dag
Onals: navy, gray and brown
double-faced materials and our
special White Chinchilia Co
Braided Coat. All at.......... p-O
ODD LOT LADIES' HOSE. Sizes
9le and 10. Black gauze Isle.
Double garter top, heel, toe and
sole. Regular price, 35c pair.
Remnant price, ; PAIRS. 81 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-19
For Government Ownership.

More than 81, 100000 is now being ex-
pended to give city and rural patrons
daily mail at their doors without expense
to them. This has caused much COM
plant among the patrons in the smaller
cities and towns on account of the pres
ent schedule of box rents, and during the
last session of Congress a bill was intro
duced to allow free box rents in these
places.
Under the present plan of basing SAL
aries In the third and fourth class Offices
it is plain to be seen what penny postage
and free box rents would Go. 1t is COM
ing, and to prepare for 1t ] would rec
ommend that the government own all
post Office fixtures and that all Offices
be placed upon salary with no office
paying less than 500 per year, that the
pay be based upon the amount of mail
handled and 10 include the percentage on
box rents and postal savings business in
fourth-class Offices. that clerk hire be
based upon the poStmaSter'S salary. as
follows All offices paying less than 81. UD3
and having rural delivery, the allowance
shall be 10 per cent of the postmaster's
salary; from 81 COO to 81, 800, p per cent.
and from 81, 500 to and including 1900,
10 per cent of the pOstmasters salary.
Some three years and ten months ago
the league made 1t possible for civil
service to be extended to the fourteen
states north Of the Ohio and east of the
Mississippi rivers. The success of this
move has been pleasing to both the de-
partment and the public. and even the
serious and ofttimes fatal job of Sc
lecting some one from a dozen more
Of their friends to fill every little Office
in the country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-19
These Little Lots
OF Summer Garments

at very little prices!
) SILK SUITS Were $50. $795
10 LINEN SUITS. Were $3.50 to
40 ................... .6N,
6 WHITE LINGERIE DRESSES.
Were $3.50 to SIS. 1895
10 COLORED AND WHITE LIN
GERIE DRESSES. Were s. and
6 WHITE SERGE COATS. Were
$50 and $500. s4&,
4 SILK COATS. Were $500 and
$500 Observation-Disclosures. So -
, SATIN COATS. Were $3.50 and
$1,000 ...................... 1895
LONG LINEN COATS. Were
$500 and $1,000. 81 %
) DOZEN DUTCH NECK LIN
GbRi T. WAISTS. Were 800 :o
3 DOZEN BLACK HEATHER
BLOOM PETTICOATS-wide en-
broidered founce. Were $500
and $3.50. .91c
$50 MESSALINE PETTICOATS
In brown. maize. tan and gray.
CHOICE -............ .sl.@
A PRETTY LACE BAG?
$500 and $500 LACE BAGS
Only a few left. Choice 80. 95c
THE LAST OF THE PARASOLS.
$500, $500 and $500 PONGEE
AND HAND EMBROIDERED
LINEN PARASOLS. .$195
CHILDREN'S s125 AND $50
PARASOLS. Choice. soc
THE GLOVE THAT WILL WASH!
KAYSER'S 6-BUTTON-LENGT
CHAMOISETTE-w hite and
chamois. color. Pair. SOC
Envelope Sale of Laces,
Trimmings and Braids!
These envelopes contain Shadow,
Venice, Ratine. Val and Filet
Laces in beautiful patterns
Beaded Bands. Medallions and
Oriental trimmings. Also Fine
Silk Braids i'm all widths and col
ors. These goods originally
ranged in price from 3Jc to $3.50
per yard. Each envelope contains
from " to Il yards. Sale prices.
25c to $500 PER ENVELOPE.
Envelope Sale of Silk Braids
in assorted widths and colors.
These goods are put up 3 to ID
yards to the envelope. Original
prices from &c to &c yard.
AT 15c PER ENVELOPE.
Fanny Metal Buttons
to be closed out far below cost:
ENTHUSIASTICALLY from 1Oc to 2Jc
dozen at. ....................Jc doZ.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY from soc to GDc
dozen at. Zoe doz.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY from Toe to 81
. dozen at. .25c doz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-19
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SALE
OF NEW
SERGE DRESSES!

We are going to make 1t worth
your while to buy, even if it is
warm. No charge for alteration.
and at $40 and $3.50 these dresses
would be good value.
THE FIRST is ALL-WOOL
SERGE, button and velvet trim
med. RobesDierre collar and bow;
colors are navy, black, S2 20
brown, cadet. Price. ...
THE SECOND IS MEMS WEAR
SERGE, button front, net yoke and
trimmed with fancy stitching Of
contrasting color; colors are
navy, black and brown C2 "a
diso .....'....'..-..-
HIGH QUALITY SER E
DRESS. skirt and waist trimmed
with wide fancy braid: sailor collar
and cuffs. trimmed with satin and
braid. Colors are navy, black
and taupe A $1,000 dress SII.5o
at .--.-...-.... ...-.-----..---
FINE FRENCH SERGE: open
front. satin trimmed: net yoke and
collar trimmed with satin and
crystal buttons: colors are navy,
black. copenhagen. An SJIcO
other $500 dress at.........
CORDUROY DRESS in navy
blue and black: sailor collar of
macrame lace, trimmed with satin
piping of self color. Spe- SI2.sO
$3.05 SKIRT SALE. ,
A big lot of Fancy Wooden and
Plain Color Corduroy Skirts-new
styles just received. Splen- S2O-
did $500 value. Special at o|o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-19
URGES PAY REVISION
Head of Postmasters' League
Cites Need Of Change.
PENNY POSTAGE FAVORED
Third and Fourth Class Offices Merit
Aid FirSt, However.
EIGHT HUNDRED IN SESSION
Representatives Of 1900 Of the
$1,000 Post omces at conven-
ton In Richmond.
PENNY POSTAGE FAVORED
EIGHT HUNDRED IN SESSION

RICHMOND. Va, September TO-
Penny postage, parcels post. postal saw
ings banks, rural delivery. the classified
ton OF fourth-ciass postmasters and
variety OF detailed technical topics were
UP for discussion before the National
League Of Postmasters Of the United
States when the body convened here at
10 am. in the Hotel Richmond audi
forum. More than 500 postmasters Of
the third and fourth class are In attend
ance, from every part Of the Union.
representing 1900 of the $1,000 post Of
fees in their classes.
A model post Office in the convention
hall is handling their mail.
Urges Readjustment of Pay.
A readjustment of the pay in the offices
Of the third and fourth class in keeping
with the present demands of the postal
service was urged by Charles c. Barry.
president of the league. in an address
delivered today. He said in part:
"Some very interesting figures may be
gathered by reviewing the last official
register. 1t shows that out of 1862 Of
fees of the fourth class 2o,S17 pay less
than 500 per year. The third district
has the largest number of this class, with
6,1SS, and out of the number 1905 pay
less than 500 per year. The eighth dis
trict makes the best showing, but even
in this 1873 pay less than 500 and 905
less than $780,
with the postal department carrying
its load Of franked matter from other de-
partments without credit. the showing
made by Postmaster General Hitchcock
and his assistants during the past two
years is remarkable. The placing of the
Post Office Department on self-sustain-
ing basis, no other department of the
government having yet reached that
stage. has already started an agitation
for 1-cent postage and free box rents;
but before this is established we would
like to see each department charged with
it's own expense and a readjustment Of
salaries and allowances. Congress alone
has the power to adjust this matter and
1 would suggest that a committe be Sc
lected, composed of members of Congress-.
department officials and postmasters of
the third and fourth class, to take up
this matter
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
BOLD YEGGS LOOT BANK.
Blew Open Vault and Take All the
Cash on Hand.

One of the boldest bank robberies
that has occurred il North Carolina
in many day was enacted at Hells-
boro some time Friday night or
Saturday morning when yeggmen
slipped into town, forced an entrance
to the Bank of Orange, blew open
the vault with nitro-glycerine and
took from the institution between
$4,000 and $4,000 in gold and cur
rency.
The bank vault was swept practi-
eally clean the robbers leaving be-
hind only few $50 dollar bills and
some small silver. Bank papers
were not disturbed. The robbery
was discovered by the janitor Of the
building Saturday morning.
There is said to be no clue to the
robbery. 1t is believed that the yegg-
men came into town Thursday morn
ing about 1:30 o'clock from the di-
rection of Greensboro. A consider
able noise was heard in the direc-
ton Of bank at two O'Clock Satur-
day morning. No attention was Civ
en- the sound at the time, but it is
now believed that the noise was due
70 the explosion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
FAVOR WOODROW WILSON.
\ Poll Taken Of the State Democratic
Committee.

Governor Woodrow Wilson, Of
New Jersey, has a long lead among
South Carolina Democrats for the
Presidential nomination if pole of
the members of the Democratic ex-
ecutive committee, twenty-three OF
forty expressing their choice for the
New Jersey Governor is a correct in
.dex to public sentiment in this mat
ter.
Speaker Champ Clark is the choice
Of eight of the members, Congress
man Underwood two, and Governor
Harmon three, while three of the
members were for the most available
man and one declined to express any
opinion.
State Chairman Willie Jones is
for Governor Wilson, while Govern
or Blease was one Of the three who
expressed q choice for Harmon.
Judging by the poll of the commit
tee, there is practically no sentiment
for Harmon. Speaker Champ Clark
is Wilson's nearest competitor, but
Governor Wilson is overwhelmingly
the choice Of the committee.
United States Senator E. D. Smith
was proclaiming the virtues of Gov
ernor Wilson while busily shaking
hands with his many friends. Sena-
tor Tillman would not express
choice, but is known to be friendly
to the New Jersey man.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
LUNAT1C ATTACKS PHYSICIAN.
DIR. J. A. Faison, Of Bennettsville
Receives Severe Cuts.

A dispatch from Bennettsville to
tThe News and Courier says DR.. ]. A.
Faison was severly cut last night by
John White, crazy negro. About
II o'clock DR.. Faiscl received a
phone message to go to the planta-
ton of Mr.. Kenneth Matheson, about
six miles west of Bennettsville, to
see White, who was acting as a crazy
man. DR.. Faison fastened to answer
the call. In the meantime the negro
had escaped from those who had him
in custody. AS Dr.. Faison drove on
the dam at Egypt Mill the negro,
with sheet over him, jumped in
front Of the horse and seized the
lines, frightening the horse. It looked
like the horse would back the buggy
from the dam and the doctor got out.
The negro advanced and slashed the
doctors face with knife.
DR.. Faison grabbed the negro and
threw him down, but soon found that
the negro had two knives. Finally
the doctor succeeded in pinning both
Of the negro's hands down, but in
that position he could not take the
knives away from him. After about
fifteen minutes two negro men came
up and the lunatic was tied. Then
DR.. Faison found he was badly cut.
He hurried to Bennettsville and Drs.
Grassland and Kinney dressed his
wounds.
One ugly cash ran from just be-
hind the left ear to above the eye.
requiring ten stitches to close 1t.
Another one began just below the
temple and ran to near the middle
of the chin, requiring six or sevne
stitches. The right hand was also
badly cut. Dr.. Faison's remarkable
strength and personal attention to
his wounds alone prevented his bleed
ing to death. The negro was brought
to Jail covered with the blood Of Dr..
Faison.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
MEET IN CHARLESTON NEXT.
Col. E. J. Watson Elected a Vice
President OF Body.

Resolutions urging the appropria-
ton by congress of $4,000 annual
y until the completion Of the Pana-
ma cana! and s5,00O,0:v annually
thereafter for land reclamation and
other purposes, and calling for an
immediate conference in Washing
ton Of the executive committee and
officers Of the National Drainage
congress, We're unanimously adopt
ed at New Orleans Friday night by
the delegates of the thirty-three
States and four foreign countries at
tending the National Drainage con-
gress. which adjourned Friday night.
The congress elected Former Gov
David r. Francis of Missouri as pres
ident: Edmund T. Perkins, Illinois,
first president; E. J. Watson OF
South Sarolina, Col. ". C. Gorgas,
I. $. A. Bernard Baker, Maryland,
and Edward Wisner OF Louisiana,
Eice presidents. Charleston was Sc
lected as the place OF the next meet
ing. January. 1913.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
PECULIAR AUTO ACCIDENT.
Lexington Woman Struck by DriT-
erless Car.

The Lexington correspondent of
The State says Miss Lula Taylor,
aged about twenty, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Jerod Taylor, suffered Sc
we're injuries late Monday afternoon
in a peculiar automobile accident
The young woman was out driving
with E. Sloan Crout and his brother
when the party met some friends in a
buggy. Sloan Crout, the owner OF
the car, stopped the machine, forget
ting to put it out Of low gear, and
went to the buggy to talk with his
friends.
His brother and the young woman,
neither Of whom were familiar with
the working of the machine, jokingly
said that they were going to crank
up the car, and both got out, stand
ing in front Of the machine. The
young man turned the crank, and in
an instant the machine started hurl-
ing him to the ground. The machine
passed over the girls body and dash
ed along down the road alone, finally
turning across the woods and crash
ing into large tree. Here it stop
ped. Some parts being smashed.
The young man escaped with only
slight injury, but the young woman
suffered a severe shock, a broken
collar bone, several bruises about the
body, and possibly internal injuries.
She was carried to her home in a
buggy, and the family physician, Dr..
f. P. Derrick Of Lexington, was cum
moned. DR.. Derrick stated Tuesday
that while she was suffering intense
pain he hopes she would soon re-
cover.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
TEDDY and CHAMP WIN
DEFEAT TAFT AND WILSON IN
ILLINOIS PRIMARY.
Former President and House Speak.
er Beat Their Opponents by Two
to One in Preferential Votes.

Winners in the Illinois 6referen~
tai, advisory and direct primary
elections Tuesday, as indicated by
sufficient returns to warrant predic-
ton, are as follows:
For President. Champ Clark, DEM
ocrat; Theodore Roosevelt, Republi~
can.
For United States Senator, L y.
Sherman, Republican; J.. H. Lewis,
Democrat.
For Governor, Charles S. Deneen,
Republican; Edward F. Dunno, DEM
ocrat.
Col. RooseVelt's State managers
claimed his majority over President
Taft as from 100000 to 10000. Re-
turns indicate his vote was nearly
bre to two for that for Taft. Pres
idential delegates were not named
on the ballots and will be elected
by Congressional districts and at
large, the effect Of today's vote be-
ing only to serve as guide to party
officials, as indicating party feeling.
Roosevelt carried the home ward
cf Congressman William B. Nckin-
ley, Taft's campaign manager, in
Champaign; he was successful in the
18th Congressional district, where
Col. Frank E. Smith, the Taft State
manager, lives, and in former Speak
er Joseph G. Cannon's home, the city
OF Danville, Roosevelt polled 1,S44
to Taft's 1927.
Senator LaFollette polled q small
vote. In Cook County, where 1t ap'
peared heaviest, the Wisconsin Sen
ator had an apparent vote Of IA, $40
where Roosevelt's apparent vote was
S6,144 and that Of TAFT 52,o64.
While Col. Roosevelt's lead in Cook
County was on basis OF approx
mately Of to- over TAFT, returns
from out in the State indicate he rar
stronger there, in places as high as
to 1, bringing the estimated average
to to 2.
Champ Clark candidacy met jus
the opposite results. IN Chicago HI:
apparent majority, based on more
than three-fourth Of the total mum
Der of precincts, was above $1,000
or on a proportion Of about to
over Wilson. In the State precinct
his lead was in a proportion Of abou
S to 5, making the general proper
ton as indicated in returns at mid
night about two to one
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17

Of the men on the Texas"
At last, on a steep grade below
Ringgold, with Chattanooga almost
in sight, the wood and water Of the
General gave out, and the raiders
took to the woods. In the next two
weeks all were captured, Andrews
being hanged June 7 in Atlanta,
where the Georgian Terrace now
stands. Seven others were subse-
quently executed, the remainder eth
er escaping or being exchanged.
Mitchels movement from Huntsville
was failure, due to the delay of An
drews.
Because of the failure Chattanooga
was not taken for months, not until
Sherman made his memorable
March to the Sea-" The little en-
gine which did such valiant work
for the state and the south contin-
ued Its daily run through The noun
Ltains of north Georgia until super
seded by more powerful models
when it was relegated to the scrap
heap.
The William r. Smith" and the
"Yonah" finished their days az sta
rionary engine and as junk. The
General was finally rescued from
the scrap heap and mounted in the
station in Chattanooga. The TEX
as, the queer little gengine which
was the pride of the state at one
time, and which was the instru-
ment used to save the confedeTacy
at a most critical period is now in
Grant park, esposed to the wind and
the weather A movement 70 prop
erly house it in the new cyclorama
building has been started.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
True Remedy for Such Evils.

Some people are using the recent
riot in Rock Island as an argument
against popular rule. Such an argu-
ment, if l. can be considered one, is
supremely foolish. One may just as
well argue against cities having may
ors and city councils because the
mayor OF the same above mentioned
city seems TO be unfit for his position.
The real remedy for an occasional
riot is not to be found in depriring
people Of their right, but in putting
the responsibility Of government di-
rectly upon them. And the wav to
remedy moral and official delinquen-
cies in chief executives is by calling
them strictly TO account, and in
choosing fit men to Office. The peo-
PIE may be excused for elec;ing bad
man to Office before he is known, but
after his true character is revealed
they deserve every thing that comes
to them if they reelect them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
GIVEN RHAME'S PLACE
GOVERNOR APPOINTS H, W.
FRASER BANK EXAMINER.
B. J. Rhame, Who Was Dismissed,
VIII Refuse to Give Up Office and
Matters May Go to Court.

Matters May 20 TO court.
Hugh Wilson Fraser Of George
town was Monday appointed State
bank examiner by the Governor to
take the place Of B. J. Rhame, who
was recently dismissed. Fraser is
cashier OF the Peoples Bank Of
Georgetown and has accepted the ap-
pointment. The bold required is
SIS, 1000.
The following letter was sent Mon
day to the secretary Of state from
the Governors Office: "The Govern
or has this day appointed Hugh Will
son Fraser bank examiner to fill the
unexpired term Of 3. ]. Rhame, re
moved from Office. Mr.. Fraser's ad-
dress is Georgetown"
The appointment of Mr.. Fraser
brings about an interesting situation,
as Mr.. Rhame, when the order Of re-
moval was issued, stated that he
would not give up the Office except
upon the order of the court. 1t is un-
derstood that Mr.. Rhame has en-
ployed W. F. Stevenson Of Cheraw to
defend his case.
The matter will very probably be
heard by the supreme court at the
April term. Mr.. Fraser did not make
formal demand upon Mr.. Rhame
Monday for the books and papers OF
the State bank examiners Office.
Mr.. Rhame was appointed by Gov
Ansel on December 21, 1910, to FIJI
out the unexpired term OF Giles l.
Wilson, who resigned to accept po.
sition as national bank examiner. Mr
Wilson was appointed State bank ex'
aminer for term Of four years, ono
his term would have expired In 1914
The act creating the Office OF State
bank examiner provides that the gov
ernor may advise with the executive
committee Of the South Caroline
Bankers association. No announce
ment was made as to whether tht
executive committee was consulted
with reference to the appointment O.
Mr.. Fraser.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
Murderer Cheats Gallows.

At Colum bus, Ca, Jas. Jefferson,
who shot foPliceman Merchaute
while resisting arrest se"eral months
ago and was to have been hanged
Friday. committed suicide in his cell
early Friday. He took poison short
ly after midnight, dying early Fri
day morning in spite of the efforts of
several doctors. 1t is unknown where
he obtained the drug.