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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22
FIRE COMPANY ELECTS.
Annual Meeting of the Reliance En-
CINE Company Held Last Night.

The annual meeting of the Relinace
Engine Company No. 5, was held last
night and the following officers elect
ed: L. E.. Uhler, president; j. Sidney
Douglas. 1st. vice-perseident; w. p
Taylor, 2nd. e-president; H. B. Ar
mold, treasurer; Frank Glasgow, Sec
rotary; Eugene Rogers, assistant sec
rotary; A. T. Sullivan, recorder; W.
H. Bontz, ST., W. H. Bon,z, jr., and
John Schofeld, executive committee;
A. D. Grimes, captain, X. w. Ogden,
1st. lieutenant; w. NJ. Glasgow, End.
lieutenant; Conrad Schwab, comman-
der of hose.
A committee was appointed to ar
range for an oyster roast which Will
be given in honor of the two other ac-
tive companies the chief of the de-
rsrtment and the fire committee of
City Council.
The annual report showed the COM
pany to be in a fourishing condition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22
JANUARY AND MAY BLEND
Cold Wave to be Followed by More
Mild Weather During the Pres
ent Week.

The freak weather of the present
winter, in this section of the country,
has brought forth many observations
from oldest inhabitants, the season, so
far, having been remarkable for the
absence of exceedingly cold weather.
Warm and unreasonable conditions
have prevailed at times ince the 2lst
of December, when, according to the
almanac, winter began. After the
prevalence of southern zephyrs for a
few days the wind has changed to
the northwest, when cool waves have
succeeded the soft and warm temper
ature. The wind, however, soon turned
again towards the south, bringing rep
e.itions of former meteorological con-
ditions.
A big, round moon floated last night
ing a cloudless sky, suggestive OF
ghosts walks. The air was cool, but
not uncomfortably cold. The weather
today has again been mild and spring.
/ like. Buebirds, and robins have ap.
peared in Baltimore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22
SMALLPOX CASE.

DR.. Hardesty, of the Health Depart
ment of the District of Columbia, ac-
companied by DR.. R. j. Corbett, health
officer of Alexandria county, and Dr..
+. ]. Yates, of Del Ray, appeared at
the Potomac Railway yards yesterday
and vaccinated all of the clerks en-
ployed at the transfer to prevent a
spread of smallpox a clerk having
been discovered suffering from he
disease. Again last night other clerks,
employed on the night shift, were vac
cinated by DR.. Yates, bringing the
total up to seventy vaccinated.
The employees of the transfer, who
live in Washington, were vaccinated by
DR.. Harde<ty, and those living in Viz
ginia were vaccinated by Drs. Corbett
and Yates.
DR.. Yates fumigated the place..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22
QUERIES FOR Tlx-PAYERs
Blanks Received From Richmond BY
Commissioners of the Revenue
Callahan.

Commissioner of the :. Revenue,
Charles H. Callahan, has received the
personal property interrogatorles
which the law requires to be submit
ted to every taxable subject OF the
commonwealth, answers to which must
be made under oath. AS there was
some friction last year concerning the
returns made 70 the commissioner OF
The revenue, the amount of properly,
income, ETC., taxed by the state Will
doubtless show an increase this year.
The constitution and the law require
all assessments of personal property
must be a.. fair market value on Feb
ruary 1st of each year and the COM
missioner shall begin, annually, on
February list, to take list of persons
and property.
Taxpayer is required to furnish
list of all property, money credits or
other subjects of taxation, and the
value thereof.
The taxpayer shall forfeit not less
than $50. nor more than $1,000, Tor
failure to furnish sworn answers to
interrogatories and will be fined, not
less than $50, nor more than 500, II
| he refuse to exhibit to the commI:s-
Toner of the revenue or his duiy quail
! fed deputy, the property mentioned IN
the answers to the interrogator1es.
A taxpayer who renders false
list of personal property must be pro-
ceeded against by the attorney for
commonwealth, trial to be by jury, and
| if verdict be rendered establishing a
false list, the court shall render Judg-
ment for double the amount of the
taxes, for the costs, and for S., fee for
the attorney for the Commonwealth
and the court shall direct the treasur-
er of the county or city, upon 10 days
notice, to sell, for cash, the property
of the taxpayer.
The commissioner of the revenue
must call on every person in his dis
trict to furnish list of property, etc.
The commissioner, or His Guiy quail
fled deputy, to apply in person to OBJ
tain answers to interrogatoriea; and
lii necessary, in order to obtain the
answers the commissioner shall APP
ply at least three times for such an
swerS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22
Yirpinian Endorsed by Labor.

l.. E. Lookabill of Roanoke, Va.
we'll known in Alexandria, has been
Endorsed by the Central Trades and
Labor Council of that city for the po-
sition of fourth assistant postmaster
general under the incoming Democrat
ic administration. The action was TAX
en- at recent meeting of the council,
there being no dissenting votes. Mr..
LookabiH is an employing printer OF
Roanoke, a member of the Topographic
cal union and a lifelong Democrat.
Graz
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22
REBUILING PIER.
SWerS.

Walter Roberts has started the
rebuilding of his pier between King
and Prince streets. New cribbing logs
are being placed in position and new
fender piles will be driven. The Glib
bling will be filed, and it is stated that
the timber portion of the structure
will be strengthened and redockad.
This pier, until the building of the
new pier at the foot Of Cameron
street, was the landing place of all the
steamers to and from the lower river
and also of most of the excursion
boats in the summer months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22

Following on the heels of the i'm
parchment Of Judge Robert w. Arch
bald, Senator Pomerene, of Ohio, this
afternoon introduced q joint resolu-
ton proposing a constitutions! amend
ment that Congress may provide for
other causes of impeachment than
those now provided for, and othsf
methods for the trial OF all civil
officers except the President, VICE
president and supreme court mem
bers
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22
Assortment.

Those expecting guests and visitors inauguration housekeep
who will transents during the event. Will
Toilet Sets ana Oda
pieces This morning has number of new and e
een placed display thus need delay Tor
fear Of obtaining The wares are
the white the decorated
To wishing color
ame bedroom decoration especially pleasing
At ss75 and the Values Especially Fine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.

The 3-year-old daughter of Gertie
Knigh, colored, living at 927 First
street, was burned to death yesterday
afternoon during the temporary alb
sence> of her mother. The clothing of
the child became ignited while play
ing with box of matches.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22
SERVICE IMPROVED.

As result of conferences held be-
tween the committee Of the Chamber
of Commerce and the Washington and
Old Dominion Railway, the service on
that road is said to be greatly I'M
proved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22

Mr.. James E. Legg, who was seri-
ously injured by a runaway horse sew
eral weeks ago and who had been at
the Alexandria Hospital, is able to be
out again.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22
TO ELECT LIEUTENANT.

The Alexandria Light Infantry, cffi-
cially known ais. Company G., 1st. reg
iment, Virginia volunteers, will hold
a meeting on next Monday night for
the purpose of electing a. second lieu
tenant of the company. The position
has been vacant for some time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22

Shamokin, Pa. = Condemned to
death for the murder of a companion,
Frederick Nye, IS, smiled broadly, put
out his hands handcuffed, and thanked
the Judge for the sentence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22

Mr.. and Mrs. T. T. Weston VIII en-
terrain at cards this evening at their
home, 224 south Washington street,
in honor of Mrs. Charles c. Greene, OF
Laurel, Del, who is the guest OF W.T.
and Mrs. Henry O'Bannon Cooper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22

For RENT.-Two large light Office
rooms. water and toilet. N. E. cor.
Fairfax and Prince. Would also do
for small business Inquire 12e
S. Fairfax street, Alexandria, Va
rs 2Wks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22
SOCIAL AND Personal
interesting News Notes About People
Of Alexandria Happenings
in Society.

Mr.. ]. H. Grillbortzer. who has oeen
confined at home by lines for seVerai
days, is slightly better today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22

r vour children are subject to at
t,cks of Group watch for the FIRST
SUMMONS hoarscness. Give Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy as soon as
the child becames hoarse and the at
tack may be warded off. For sale by
all dealers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22

Miss Blanche Stansbury is the guest
of Miss Susie Yates in FredencKs-
burg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22

Rev. C. R. Strausburg, pastor OF the
Methodist Protestant Church, le1t To-
day for Wilmington, Del, to. visit MS
family, who have been spending the
holidays there. He will return nome
with his family Saturday next.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22

Announcement ha sheen received Oh
the marriage of Mr.. Robert Knox
Moncure, son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. +.
Moncure, of Fredericksburg, to MISS
Elizabeth Tackett Brannin, OF Thom-
asville, Ga, on Jauary 18th. The BRIDE
has relatives in this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22

Mrs. Unduch of Baltimore, is the
guest of her mother and father, MIR.
and Mrs. Lycurgus E. Uhler, at
their residence, 321 south Washington
street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22

The exit Kats" met yesterday al
ternoon with Miss Mary Snowden, al
her home on King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22

Miss Esther Burke entertained the
Auction Bridge Club of which she is
"a member last evening at her home
on Prince street. Those present were
Misses Sophia Tackett, Emily Johnon,
Esther Green, Alice Anderton, Chris
tina Kemper, Messrs. William Brooke,
Stanley Blan!on, George Anderton,
Julian Burke, Walter Foster and. Be-
auderic Howell.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-05
INJURY CAME IN
SLEEP TO THIS MAN
Popular Telegraph Operator
Discusses Plant Juice
and Its Benefits.

Vim. Clark, a popular and we'll
known telegrapher living at 1907
Franklin Avenue, Houston, Texas,
talked as follows:
My trouble was catarrh and when
1 see a catarrhal sufferer I feel like
stopping him on the street and telling
him what Plant Juice did for me
From catarrh in the head my case ad-
vanced to catarrh in the stomach and
bowels. did not realize that hawking
and splitting when awake could not
continue when 1 was asleep and that
then the poisonous matter would pass
into the stomach. My bowels and
stomach got so bad I thought that 1
must have blood poison. I took the
strongest kinds of mineral medicines
and got no better; in fact 1 was getting
worse. 1 read of the cures Plant Juice
was making and started taking it. 1t
was a case of Improvement from the
start. I know what you mean by Plant
Juice being taken up by the circulation.
1t has gone to the diseased parts and by
its wonderful power healed them. My
stomach and bowels are surely in fine
condition now and I am glad to rec
commend Plant Juice"
Plant Juice has already established
a firm hold in Texas, and is restoring
and revitalizing thousands of citizens
in all walks of life. Call today at
Kelly & Pollard's drug store and get
a bottle.-Advertisem
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-05
VISIT FEDERAL TRENCHES:
TWO RUN AND ONE IS JAILED

Ignorant of international boundaries,
political conditions OF the prOclivitv of
the Mexican federal soldier to shoot
upon the slightest prOvocation, three in
nOcent Italians wandered across the river
at the union station Monday afternoon,
thinking they were crossing a broad road.
The immigrants had arrived in the morn
ing from New York and were en- route
to Santa Cruz, Calf, to work in the
vineyards.
When they crossed near the union sta
ton the sons of Italy walked boldly
into the trenches. a federal soldier
challenged them in a strange tongue,
they started to run and the soldier fired.
A bullet passed through the coat of one
of the Italians and the second Italian
reached the American side. The third
surrendered and was taken to the Mexi-
can Jail. W. R. Martin. superintendent
of the union station. interested himself
in the case and reported it to the federal
barracks in Juarez. Attorney Guillermo
POrras, legal adviser to Gen. Francisco
Castro and mayor Guillermo Cruz, OBJ
tanned the release of the prisoner and
he returned to the American side at 5
o'clock.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-05

4 FTER having covered nearly 500
n miles in the MesilIa and Rincon
4 Il valleys, C. J. Blanchard, chief
statistician of the United States rec
lamatiOn service, arrived in Ell Paso
on the Santa Fe train from Elephant
Butte, Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
Mr.. Blanchard will spend Wednesday
visiting the lower valley. On Thurs
day he will address the members OF
the chamber of commerce at their
luncheon. Thursday night he VIII
leave FL PasO for Phoenix. where he
will spend one week looking over the
Salt River project. He will then go
to San Francisco, where he viii meet
Franklin 2. Lane, secretary Of the IN
terror, and with him will make a tour
of Nevada Utah and Colorado.
With Mr.. Blanchard were: 4. L.
Cobb, z. T. White and l. L. Mundy,
who made the trip to the dam Monday,
Walter Pack, photographer for the
reclamation service, H A Shaw and
c A Brann, who made the whole
weeks trip up through the valleys. W.
W. Whitehead and Earl Patterson
left the party for their homes, the for
mer Ell Paso and the latter Las cruces
in their automobiles Tuesday L Clapp,
president of the Elephant Butte water
Users association left the party at
Rincon and continued on to his home
at Hatch. while r E. Bassett, fmmi-
grafton secretary of this same asso-
citation left the party at Las cruces.
Into Butte Junction On Motor Car.
The run into Butte Junction from
the dam was made on a motor car
which made the u mile trip in 40
minutes one cylinder of the machine
having got out of order necessitat-
ing pushing the car up the hill at the
stone quarry
Monday was spent looking over the
dam, the party going down into the
pit and also inspecting the stone quar-
~ and other points of interest about
the project
Three Make Bucket Trip.
During the afternoon L Clapp,
Earl Patterson and c. A Brann made
the trip from the bottom of the hole
up to the towers on the aerial tram
way in one of the buckets used for
hosting small stone and gaveL There
was nothing sensational about the
ride, save that it was a rise of ESQ feet
in a perpendicular line, much Ike the
rising of an elevator commonly used
for carrying passengers from one
floor to another in modern buildings
When the top was reached, the cables
pulled the bucket over to the towers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-05
RECLAMATION PARTY Returns AFTER
TRAVELLING 300 MILES IN VALLEYS
Lower Valley To Be Visited After Days Rest in FL
Paso; Statistician Blanchard to Go to Salt River
Valley; Work at Elephant Butte Dam
Proves Interesting.

and there the passengers alighted-
Persons employed on the dam fire.
quently ride up in these buckets, but
very few of them ride down, as there
is an element of danger to the latter
journey and the officials do not like
the men to make the trip
Dam 800 Feet High.
The maximum height of the dam is
500 feet. a trench about u feet wide
has been drilled p feet below the level
of the dam for the purpose of supply
ing a core wall. The pouring of con-
crete into this ditch, which has been
drilled in solid rock, will be started
Wednesday. Pipes, four inches in diam
eter and eight feet apart are being
sunk into this masonry. At the bot
tom they are perforated and, when
the dam is completed, fine cement
known as grOuting, will be poured into
them and percOlate into the wall,
closing up any cracks that there may
be.
Pouring the Bottom.
The bottom OF the dam is to be 200
feet wide and already --13,O0 cubic
yards of concrete have been poured
since work was started on June 8.
Large boulders are sunk into this con-
crete at various intervals in order to
save concrete They will not be al
lowed to touch but are nearly as
strong as the solid concrete and are
much more economical. No concrete
was poured Monday because the rock
crusher was out of order, a piece OF
timber having got caught in the ele-
vatOr machinery
The gates of the dam will be oper-
ated by hydraulic power and the flume
will consist Of 10 pipes, each five feet
in diameter. The material of which
they will be constructed has not been
definitely settled though concrete has
proved most satisfactory in other
places.
Workers Number 500.
At present there are 1900 persons
residing at the dam and about 500 of
these are workers. There will be sew
eral hundred more in a month or two.
All concessions are operated by the
government and the prices at the
commissary are cost, plus 10 percent,
which just about pays the cost of
operation under present conditions,
though with a larger force at work
It is believed that a profit will be real
lied.
Good progress is being made on the
work, but it will be much faster within
a month or two, when the concrete has
reached the level of the river bed. Il
now being 50 feet below.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-05
BANDITS ROB pearson co. OFFICIAL,
AFTER BEATING AND ABUSING HIM
Cut His Throat With a Knife to Make Him Open the
Company Safe Beat and Kick Him While He Is
Tied-Attempt to Dro Him After Forcing
Him to Give Up the Money.

ED up with rifles, marched to
the edge of town. beaten over
4 Il the head and attacked with a
big knife, and later taken to the
company office and forced to open the
vaults after his throat had been
slashed. was the experience of Clarence
II Cooper acting superintendent of the
Pearson, Chin. plant of the Pearson
company The news of the hold up
was brought to Ell Paso Monday after
noon by courier.
The hold up occurred last Thursday
and was done by six MeXicans who
are thought to be residents of Pearson,
who started out to do a little journey
men robbery. Cooper has been in
charge of the Pearson plant since Su-
perlntendent Peek left for Ell PaSo and
he was at the officers house in Pear
son alone at the time that the attack
upon him was made. At $3.50 Thursday
night, Cooper was in a hammock on the
front porch of the house when man
walked down the path toward him.
As he was expecting one of the men
he did not notice the visitor closely
until the man walked up to him and
poked a rifle into his face. At the
same time two others arose from the
side of the walk and covered him
with a rifle and a pistol They ordered
Cooper to go with them and were
Joined by two others who had been
waiting at the gate for them They
searched Cooper but did not find an
automatic 3S pistol which he had
slipped up his sleeve when the first
man approached him. They gagged
and bound the American but failed to
locate the gun which he had in his
sleeve. The bandits then marched him
up the hill and back of the old hospital
at Pearson. where they told him that
he must produce $4,000.
Bent on Robbery.
Cooper told them that he had no
money and they answered that he was
the "jefe" there and that the company
had money and they would kill him II
he did not produce the amount they
asked for. He refused.
The men then conferred among them
selves and two of the party left going
in the direction of the town They re-
turned and left a second time Shortly
after, two more of the men left, leaving
Cooper under guard of two MeXicans.
Cooper decided that his time for using
his artillery had come and, he slipped
it out of his sleeve and cooked it. but
the gun missed fire and only snapped
One of the two men made a lunSe at
him with a wicked looking knife and
Cooper had a hard fight with him to
prevent the man from SlaShlng him
with it The second guard struck the
American on the back of the head af-
ter Cooper had Knocked the knife out
OF the first mans hand and had batted
him with his revolver. which was lost
during the mixup.
Loses CONSCIOUSNESS.
The blow on his head caused Cooper
to lose consciousness for a few min
utes and when he awakened, three OF
the men were sitting on his body and
they tied him with ropes.
They then took turns kicking, beat
ing and abusing him He was then
taken south to the water tank, then
back along the railroad and they kept
him there a, long time in the shadow
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-05

of some machinery. which had been
stored there. Two of the men were
gone and Cooper understood that they
were waiting for the Waterman to
leave the office building. They then
approached the office from the direc-
ton OF the pond. One of the men
went to the north end and the other
to the south end of the office to
watch for the Waterman. The window
of the cashiers office was then forced
and the man crawled in. The back
door was then opened and Cooper and
his captors were taken into the Of
flee They pulled down the window
blinds. guarded the doors and took
Cooper to the vault, one holding a big
knife to his throat while they or
dered him to work the combination
The Robbery.
Cooper thinking that the greater
part of the money was hidden opened
the cash drawer containing $500 IN
silver. This was taken and they de-
manded more, as they thought there
were large amounts in the safe They
told Cooper that they knew large
amounts had been brought from the
store daily and the wanted It. TO
emphasize the demand, the man with
the knife dragged it across COOper's
throat and drew blood They told him
that they would kill him in ten min
uteS if he did not produce the money
They added that they would search
the big vault for money and If they
found any more they would kill Cooper.
more threats and more throat cutting.
The AIeNicans tore open the files and
threw them on the floor. They dis
covered two bundles of bills making
q total of $1,000, Mexican currency,
which they took from the safe. After
searching the vault, they walked
Cooper along the railroad track by the
pond when one of the men fell into an
excavation in the railroad track, two
others fell over him in the darkness
and when the rear three ran up Cooper
started 70 run and escaped He sue
ceeded in rubbing the gag off of his
mouth and the rope off of his hands
and went back to the officers house.
Castillo Makes Investigation.
The hOldup was reported to Maxine
Castillo, commanding a bunch of ban
dts in the town of Pearson. and he sent
some of his men TO investigate He
disclaimed any part he or his men had
in the affair and the Pearson company
believes that the work was done by
local MaXiCanS in Pearson, many OF
whom are armed with rifles. Castillo
gave Cooper an order to carry and use
a revolver and gave him orders 10
shoot anyone who entered his house
COOper was badly beaten about the
head and body but was not seriously
injured, although it is thought that
the MeXicans were preparing to make
way with him near the pond ana
throw his body into it when he es-
capped.
Mormon HoIduP.
In addition to the treatment of
Cooper, the bandits under Castillo held
up G. Duthe a Mormon, who is en-
plOyed as engineer at Pearson, and
demanded $500. Castillo promised to
investigate this affair. His men are
taking everything they want out of the
company store at Pearson and the
bandits are reported to be desperate
for money