Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-02-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Alvin Olson, demented man of
giant size. wrested the control of a
loromo.ive from a train crew at Iron
Mountain, Mich, Thursday, after a
terrific battle with the sheriff and
equities, he was torn from The throttle
before he succeeded in running the
engine to the main line. A passenger
train passed on the main track, near
the scene of the battle, a few minutes
after Olson was taken into custody.
Olson boarded the locomotive at a
switch, a short distance from Noun
ain. The train crew lurriedIy noti-
fed the sheriff. The latter officer was
severely kicked and beaten before he
succeeded in overpowering the would
be engineer.
Nathan B. Goff, judge of the Uni
ted States Circuit Court OF Appeals,
"a Republican, was elected United
State Senator in Charleston, W. Va,
yesterday afternoon by joint session
of the West Virginia Legislature to
succeed Clarence W. Watson, Demo-
ocratic incumbent. The election of
Judge Golf broke long deadlock,
and was made only after Two appeals
of Governor-elect Hatfield for harm
ony during a Republican caucus, and
the fact that vhs was the last day of
the present legislative session.
Seventeen thousand, three hundred
clothing workers are now on strike in
Philadelphia for increased pay and
better working conditions. Less than
1000 Of the workers in the trade re-
main at their machines. The tie-up
is the most complete in the history of
any general strike ever held in this
city.
The scout cruiser Salem has sue
ceeded in sending a message to the
naval wireless station at arlington,
Va, from a point 1900 miles distant,
according 10 announcement made at
the Navy Department yesterday af-
ternoon. The Salem is headed for
Gibraltar, and is exchanging radio mes
sages with the station IS she proceeds
across the Atlantic.
If the Liquor License Commission
ers proceed to reduce by half the
number Of licensed saloons in Balti
more, ci;y officials will make vigor-
Gus protest to Governor Goldsborough.
Such an act would mean that the city
would face a deficit of over half
million dollars, and necessitate the
raising OF next years tax rate by
about l6 cents.
Thousands of persons in Galicia,
the pooreS. of Austria's provinces, are
threatened with starvation. The bad
harvest has caused shortage of the
food supply of the peasartry in the
country districts, while in the towns
the war scare has brough; trade and
industry to a standstill. Factories
are closed and thousands of persons
are without employment. In Lemberg,
Cracow, Stanislau and other cities
the suffering is so general that the
communal authorities are distributing
bread and potatoes to the populace.
The municipal funds for this pupose
have become exhausted, however, and
deputation has arrived in Vienna to
appeal to the government for aid.
The president of the council of minis
tcrs has promised thar sufficient sup
port will be given to continue the
distribution of food.
DEATH OF AN ALEXANDRIA,.
Arthur Wall, once an attorney at
Birmingham, Ala, but for the last
is years retired from active life, died
Thursday night of pleurisy in Bali
! imore.
Mr.. Wall, who was in his sixty
fourth year, contracted severe cold
early in January, which quickly de-
veloped into pleurisy. Due to his adj
vanced years, he grew gradually