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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Committee on Streets to Meet Tonight
TO Discuss Plans for Early
Spring.

An extensive programme Of street
improvements to be undertaken dur
ing this year will be discussed at a
meeting of the street committee of
City Council which will De held to-
night at 1880 o'clock. During the
past year more than $4,000 for street
work has appropriated and ten blocks
of improved paving were laid, and it
is expected that as soon as the weather
permits its work will be started on
and an equal amount of new work.
The first street to be started will
be Royal street from Prince to Wilkes,
a distance of three blocks. The cost
OF his improvement will be $4,000
and this sum has already been paid in
to the city treasury by the Washing
ton-Virginia Railway as part pay
ment for the use of the street by their
cars. The block from Prince to Duke
will in all probability be paved with
vitrifed brick and the remaining two
blocks with tar macadam. The kind
of material to be used will be one OF
the things decided by the committee
tonight.
Other streets to be discussed tonight
are Cameron firm St. Asaph to Royal,
Pitt from King to Queen, ST. Asaph
from Queen to King, south Columbus
from King to Prince and Washington
street south of Duke. The committee
may also recommend that number OF
the outlying streets be paved with
cobble stone which are being taken up
from the streets in the central por-
ton of the city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27
DEATH OF MISS GRAHAM.
Young Woman Passes Away at Early
Hour This Morning After Pro-
tracted Illness.

Miss Alice NJ. Graham, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Graham, died
at her parents residence, 90S Prince
street, at an early hour this morning.
Miss Graham's health began to de-
Gle of friends and acquaintance. She
djtion recently had become critical.
The deceased was among the most
popular young women of Alexandra,
and the news of her decease, at the
portals of womanhood, will be read
with sincere regret by her large cir
Gle of frineds and acquaintances. She
was a faithful and consistent member
OF. the Second Presbyterian Church,
having been a teacher in the Sunday
school.
While we realize that time only can
blunt the edge of the terrible aff1ic-
ton which has overtaken those to
whom she was near and dear, the many
friends of the family express their
sincere sympathy with them while
gathered under the dark mantle, and
mingle their tears with those who are
mourning the loss of beloved men,
Der of the household. ,We.can only say
with the great poet,
Death.lies on her, like an untimely
frost,
Upon the sweethest flower of all the
field.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27
SECOND BEADING;
Of HOME RULE BILL
Foregone Conclusion That
House of Lords Will Re-
ject Bill.
BUTWILL BECOME LAW
Upper House of British Parliament
Packed-Lansdowne and CGadju-
tors Oppose Measure.

London, Jan. 27.-The Irish Home
Rule bill came up for second reading
and debate in the House of Lords this
afternoon. The measure was passed
in the Commons ten days ago with the
Overwhelming majority of 10 for
the government.
That the Lords would reject the
bill was certain, but it will be an i'm
potent rejection. Times have changed
since 1893, when the upper house was
able to force an election by throwing
out the Home Rule bill which the late
William E. Gladstone had put through
the Commons. 1t was the second
Home Rule bill that had been intro
duced under the veto act, Premier As
qu;th will merely have to get his pres
ent bill through the Commons three
times, and it will automatically become
a law, regardless of the Lords rejec-
tions.
The Asquith bill will be offered in
the next parliament which convenes in
February and agan next year, if the
Lords reject it a second time.
Regardless of the suffrageGtes ques-
tion in the Commons, the House of
Lords was packed at noon and the
galleries were packed. The full House
consists of 636 members and so well
k.d the Nlarqniees of Lansdowne and
the oppositin whips done their work
that more than $50 peers were in
their seats and it was expected that at
least 500 would be there to vote.
Determined to smash the bill by the
biggest possible ma ajority, Lansdowne
summed his follwers from the ut
te-most ends of the earth and scenes
similar to thse which marked the
famous budget debate of 1909 were
witnessed in Palace Yard. Time after
time the policemen on duty stopped
ard questioned peers whose faces were
unfamiliar, who are never seen in the
House except on state OCCASIONS, when
they can be recognized by their robes.
Age and infrmities make no differ
ence and the crowds of spectators had
repeated opportunities to cheer or jeer
according to whether their sympathies
were conservative or liberal as de-
crepit old aristocrats were helped
from their automobiles and carriages.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27
OPENING NIGHT.

Everything is in readiness for the
orcning of the country social at Odd
Fellows Hall tonight, under the aus
plccs of the Decatur Club. Among
other attractions on exhibition at the
hall today Is the thorough bred collie
dor. which is attracting wide atten-
tjcn. The band Of gypsies who have
ressntly been camped near the
city have moved on, and the gypsy
fortune teller who had been engaged
for the social, has gone with the tribe,
but fortunately E. r. Boyer, chairman
of the committee, through a friend,
has secured the services of a little lady
from the land of rice and flowers, and
where the gypsy hut was to have been,
Is now TO be seen a beautiful Chinese
villa mad there Miss Pepita Shoe Will
tell of your past history, and your
future joys and sorrows Dancing
ono If the leading features begins at
s o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27
British Cabinet Decides to
Withdraw Woman's Fran
chise Bill.
SEARCH FOR BOMBS.
Militant Sufragettes Mobilize in Par
Lament Square-Trouble Expected
Tonight-Police Precautions.

London, Jan. 27.-The cabinet this
afternoon decided to withdraw the
franchise reform bill, thus ending the
hopes of the suffragette$ during this
parliament, according to the London
Evening News.
Following the announcement that
the government would withdraw the
bill, detectives searched the parlia-
ment building from cellar to roof for
lurking suffragettes or possible bombs.
With several thousand militant
suffragettss "mobilized" in the vici-
nifty of Parliament Square to see the
finish of the franchise reform bill,
Premier Asquith at noon hastily
called special cabinet meeting to
consider the situation.
1t was practically foregone con-
clusion that the votes for women
amendment to the bill would be side
tracked, but the method was in
doubt. 1t was reported the govern
ment was in doubt whether to allow
the House of Commons to vote on the
"Grey amendment this afternoon and
then withdraw the bill, or whether to
withdraw it before a division was
called.
Police precautions more thorough
than those that prevailed when the
Irish Home Rule Bill was under con-
: ~si6eration were today made. In pre-
paration for the franchise sitting.
Hundreds of policemen patrolle4
Westminster all day, and reserves
were called out from all nearby po-
lice stations. All leaves of absences
were suspended and it was planned by
late afternoon to have 1000 police
men and plain clothes men on duty
around the House of Parliament.
The police were fearful Of another
outbreak of violence tonight that
really would eclipse the letter-box,
telephone and fire alarm campaigns of
the suffragettes and make their win
dow-smashing crusade look like child's
play.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27
A. H. S. SWAMPS NJ. H. S.

On Saturday afternoon the basket
ball team of the Alexandria High
School rolled up A points, while their
opponents, Marshall High School,
were able to get but four. The High
School had the easiest kind Of walk
away as Marshall never had a chance.
and was always kept guessing by the
splendid passing of the High School.
The High School should have had
twice as many points, but failed to
put the ball in the basket on many
easy chances. Captain Wenzel made
eight baskets for his team. Russell
made both of MarshaH's baskets.
The line up and summary:
A. H. S. Wenzel, T. f., Curtin,
Howard, ]. f. Petit, Gurt;y, c., Raj
son, +. g., Sullivan, Poss, l.. G.
NJ. II. S. RUSSELL, r. f., Davis, |. f.,
E. Glazscock, c, Leach, \. G., r. Glas-
cock, |. G.
Goals from filed. Wenzel, (S), Cur
lin, (6), Petit, (4), Howard, (3), Rus
sell, (2). Goals foul, Curtin, (2). Ref
elee, Mr.. Blanton. Time of halves
20 minutes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27
TO RESIDENTS OF THE 9th.
DISTRICT.

5000 extra copies of the Gazette
are being mailed out to resi-
dents of the 9Th Congressional
District including Alexandria,
Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun,
Louisa, Prince William, Orange,
, Stafford,and King George coun
+: ties. In order that you may be-
come better acquainted with the
Gazette, the oldest daily news
paper in the United States, and
also at the same time know
something of the splendid op-
portunitiets offered by Alexan-
dria merchants.
We would be glad to have you
numbered among our regular
subscribers and we will send
you the Gazette every day for
three months on receipt of
$1.00.
The next few months will be
important ones in the history
of the United States for dur
ing that time the policies of the
country will be determined by
the Democratic party. You
should be familiar with the
situation as it presents itself
day by day in CONGRESS, and no
paper that circulates in this
section will give you the in
formation in such an impartial
and fair manner.
The Gazette covers the local
and national field thorough
ly. With the complete service
of the United Press, and its
own correspondents located in
Washington, Richmond and 9TH
T important centers the Ga
zette gives all the important
news Of the day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27

The Union. of Lima, Peru, in an
alarming editorial, declares that war
seems inevitable between Peru and
Bolivia. This conclusion is drawn
from Bolivia's recent warlike%prepa-
rations and the expressions of Gen.
Ismael Monies, Bolivian Ambassador,
and other Bolivian officers in Paris.
Bolivia's ambition is said to be port
en- the Pacific.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27
Explosion in Paris.

Paris. Jan. 27.--A ter rifle dyna-
mit explosion, attributed by the po-
lice to discharged workmen, today
da mayed many houses in the south
o,n part of Paris and wrecked the
Rue de Severes, but nobody was hurt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27
\ CHANCE FOR MEN.

BY an unusual Advertising
agreement just made by the Ga
::ettee with one Of the largest
firms in the United States We
are able to offer to the men cf
Alexandria a splendid opportu-
nity osccurc a complete safety
Yazor outfit for the sum Of 85
cents and six coupons clipped
from the Gazette. The set con-
sists Of the following:
One Silver plated Razorholder.
One Holder for Sharpening.
blades.
Six Sharp blades.
One fine Strop.
One box strOp dressing.
The outfit compares favor
2bIy with the $500 outfits sold
1t stores. 1t cannot be purch-
sed anywhere in Alexandria.
To obtain this outfit clip six
consecutive coupons from the
Gazette and present at the Office
with S5 cents and the razor will
&c delivered. If you desire it
sent by mail add five cents for
postage. If not now a sub=crib-
CT to the Gazettee the paper
i'll be delivered to you for one
3:.eek so that yo uca nobtain the
six coupons, for 10 cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27
RETURNED FROM NEW YORK.

RE.URNED FROM NEW YORK.
C:to 3. Hopkins, president of the
Grin Furniture Company, has just
refined from New York city where
he ed been in attendance at the New
Yol; Furniture Exposition which is
II ssion in that city. The lateot and
mo-. move! styles in new furniture are
exk oited yearly ut his exposition.
Flu. !iture buyers from all parts of the
Tn cd States attending to get ideas
and purchase furniture. Mr. Hopkins
staj d he has purchased lot Of new
furniture from samples on display a.
this exposition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27

A one horse delivery wagon of the
Adams Express Company got away
from the driver at 6:15 this morning
and it was Two hours before it was re-
covered. The horse had simply wand
cred away and had sequestered him
self in an alley to get out Of the rain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27

After the weekly drill of the Alex
andria Light Infantry at the Armory
tonight, a business meeting of the
company will be held for the purpose
of electing a second lieutenant to fill
vacancy in that Office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27
NOTICE.

A called communication of AleXan-
dria Washington Lodge No. % A. r. &
A. NJ, will be held in the Temple
Tuesday. January 28th, 1880 p. m Tor
work.
By order of W. NJ.
A. G.. UHLER, Secty. ~ "
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27

The furniture in the judges room Of
the United States court advertised for
sale a few days ago has been disposed
Of. The ice cooler and carpet were
purchased by Henry Baader, while the
lounge was bought by VIM. Carter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27

Declaring that men who smoke Gig
arettes are "no good" during sermon
IN Pueblo, Col. last night, Capt. James
Thompson, of the Salvation Army,
aroused the ire of husky young man
in his audience and he promptly chas-
tised the speaker. Miles Young, %
years old, whitfield cloud of smoke in
The speakers face. Instantly there
was a quarrel and when bystanders
joined in the fracas the police charged
the crowd and made half a dozen ar
rests, the Salvation Army captain, bad
ly used up, being one of the prisoners.
Young's shirt was torn off, but
Thompson got the worst of the beat
ing. Thompson had a reputation as
boxer in Chicago before going to
Pueblo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27

An important meeting of Alexandria
Lodge of Ellls will be held tonight in
their home on Prince street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27

The Willard w. c. T. U. will meet
tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock
at TIA Queen street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Capt. Patrick McNally, of the Phil
ippine Scouts, and seven of his men
have been killed in a fight with Moros.
The Southern Society of Washing
ION will hold it's annual meeting next
Friday evening at the Confederate
Memorial Hall, 1922 Vermont Avenue
northwest, Washington. Officers will
be elected and plans made for the an
nual dinner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.

1t is reported that large numbers OF
herring and shad are being caught in
draft nets at Reedville, Va, the fish
are mostly shipped 70 Baltimore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27

In the Corporation Court today a
final decree was entered in the case Of
Legh w. Reid VS.. the Eureka Manga
nese Company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27

EeeoH ~ doIS e!sPuuxelv u! usqA
Rammel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27

The lifeless body of Ia young 1tal-
ian woman, with bullet in her brain,
one in her stomach and another in her
right thigh, was found in an open field
in Colonic, Albany county, N. Y, Sat-
urday morning. The woman was later
identified as Mrs. Antonio Spano, a
resident of Watervilet Her husband,
who was seen with her Saturday night
when they started out for a walk, is
missing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27

When in Alexandria Stop at hotel
Ramel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27

There will be an important meeting
of st. Mary's Alumnae 'at the Acad-
envy tonight at 1870 to make final ar
rar gements for the euchre which will
be given by that organization Thurs
day evening in the Young Mems So
daily Lyceum Hall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27

-[r. Harry Rice was taken to The
Al. xandria Hospital yesterday where
an operation was performed today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27

A Barcelona dispatch to the Paris
Parisien reports an attempt to as
sassinate Archduke Louis Salvador, of
Tuscany. While the archduke was
walking in the grounds of his estate
at Miramir, in the Balearic Islands, a
workman employed on the estate
fred at him several times with re-
volver. One Of the bullets grazed the
archduke and severely wounded gov
erness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27

Steamed Oysters at RammePs Cafe
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27

nlr. L. II. Kell. an old and we'll
kn.wn citizen, was stricken with para
lysis today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27

The charity ball to be given this
evening at the New Willard in Wash
ington for the benefit of the Southern
Relief Society will be the largest and
most brilliant dance of the season un-
less all signs fail The President and
Mrs. Taft have accepted the invita-
tions of the committee to attend and
will occupy box which has been ar
ranged for them. Miss Mamie Ran
dolph Heth, president of the Southern
Relief Society, will receive the guests,
and will have assisting her Mrs. White
wfe of the Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court; Mrs. William Corcoran
Eustis, Miss Mary Gusts Lee, Mrs.
Claude Swanson, Mrs. Lindsay LomaX,
Mrs. Marcus Wright, Mrs. Scott, Mrs.
Horton and Mrs. Oscar Underwood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27

The body of John Paul Jones, the
Father of the American Navy" af-
ter resting for more than a century
in a foreign country, was yesterday
consigned to its final resting place in
the crypt of the Naval Academy chap
ei at Annapolis, Nd.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-07
MINISTERS LEAVE
To Attend Annual Meeting OF West
Virginia Methodist Episcopal
Church in 6uckhannon.

The sixty-seventh annual session OF
the West Virginia conference con-
venes in the First Methodist Episco-
pal church in Buckhannon today. The
majority OF the ministers from Wheel
ing and adjoining towns will be in at
tendance. many leaving this city nas,
night and others will leave this
morning TO be present at the opening
services. The morning session will
open at O'Clock this morning. VITA
examinations In Sunday school de-
partment work and again this afte-.
noon at . o'clock. The examinations
viii be in charge OF Mr.. James f..
Bird. chairman of the department. Mr..
l. p. Resseger will preside at the
evening meeting. which Will be called
at 7:3O O'Clock. At this meeting an
address Of welcome will be delivered
by Dr. A. b. Riker. formerly of this
city.
The sessions Wednesday will be
considerably longer. as more work is
outlined on the program 20 be taken
up. The conference will continue
throughout the week.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-07
PROGRESSIVES
County Committee Meets and Com.
pletes Plans for Big Rally This
Evening In Auditorium.

At a meeting a. the Progressive.
county committee held last evening
final arrangements for tho big r7Uv
10 be held this evening iu the Market
auditorium were completed Tho
meeting win Do tho formal opsniu,, 0f
the Progressive camua.rn IN ohio
county and party leaders oxtasct q.
large crowd 20 turn ont. a short pro.
cession will Doe "a feature. starting ,.
the Mcclure hotel. headed hy mo War.
wood band and marching 10 tho md
torium
Hon. James u Garfield. OF CI.va.
land Will De- tho principal speaker -
~" evening BE viii arrive in tho
city this afternoon and Will Do rr.t
az fhr train by members az tho o,r,
mitt'e and escorted 20 ia room i,
W." NrLure 10 wa- planned fo t,,.
him slpak in several of Tho afirfri,.
towns while here. bur This WA. r.rr.f
Impossible because of bu.ir,.. ,.,+
iers which WIN cain him away i,r,r..
aiateIr following tho m.efinr
AZ tho meeting lrst MIGHT fl. ,,,.
Mite" decided f0 have rHuri.r ...,.
r"-"rF"d Goo Tho balcony FOR n. homo.
m or ladies Nho desire fs attend ,f..
Il''''lhg This ls done fYr tho la..
NJ NJ those who believe boz fb. p.o
Fres'iv"'s platform favor.rr woman
suffrage
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-07
BALLOT STEAL
GOES THROUGH
BIPARTISAN BALLOT COMMITS.
SloNSRS IN BROOKE COUNTY
CARRY OUT SCHEME.
Place Progressive Ticket In RepubIi-
can Column-WilI Bring Man
dsmus Proceedings.

In spite OF the ruling OF Secretary
OF State Reed that no change should
be made in the positions OF tickets
on the official ballot the bipartisan
ballot commissioners of Brooke coun-
". al a meeting yesterday morning at
Wellsburg decided TO place the Pro
gressiVe ticket in the extreme right
hand column. the place always occu-
pied by the Republican ticket.
This defiance OF the ruling OF the
secretary OF state Is unheard OF In
the annals OF political history and
cannot be allowed to stand.
Steps win be taken at once 10 COM
pei the board by mandamus proceed
ings 20 rescind its action and place
the Republican ticket where Il be-
longs. This action demonstrates lust
how far partisan politics will be car
ried 10 accomplish purpose. The
ballot commissioners IL made up OF
two Democrats and one Progressive
and the only object of the move is 20
deceive some careless or Ignorant
voters through the transportation of
tickets. This savors much of the high
grade politics OF which the Progress
sive candidate for congress seems so
fond.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-07
Obituary
nns. LOUISA ROBINSON.

The remains OF Mrs. Louisa J. Robin
son will arrive this morning at s:as
over the Pan Handle road from wilkins
burg. where she died Saturday morninE.
Following an attack of pieura pneu-
monia- The body Will be taken 20 81
lsuke's Z. r. church. where funeral ser
Vices will be held Following services
the body VIII be Inferred In Greenwood
cemetery.
Mrs. Robinson was well known IN
this city and united with the church
when quite young. She was born IN
THIS city and spent her early life here
Mr.. Robinson was a wholesale merchant
IN this city for some time. but after
he becae manager OF the West Virginia
Glass Factory at Martins Ferry he
removed his family to Tiltonville,
where they resided until hts death. %
years ago. After his death the widow
removed TO Wheeling where che lived
at the McLurre Hotel until Is years
ago. when she moved to Pittsburgh
Deceased ~ survived by two sons.
both OF whom live IN Pittsburgh. She
was possessed with a pleasing demeanor
which won her the respect and regard
OF all who knew her. She will no
doubt be missed by a great number OF
people who were pleased To call them
selves her friends.