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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10
FAIR ATTRACTS
P|CKP0CKETS
Rural Visitors Prey to
Crooks Who Relieve
Them of Money.
HIG Fl WAY ROBBERY.
II G H WAY ROBBERY.
Farmer Says Negro Knocked Him
Down One Man Loses Four
Quarts of Whiskey in Station.

Richmond, Va, Oct. 10.-Reports
of robberies by pickpockets and the
other thefts, which have been looked
for during fair week, increased last
night. Most of the visitors were visi-
tors from rural sections.
w. NJ. Ellis, G6 years old, farm
er of Wilson, n. c., went to police
headquarters last night shortly af-
ter o'clock and said that he had
been Knocked down and robbed of
S23 by negro at Fifth and Broad
streets at 80 o'clock At first FL
lis denied that he had been drinking.
but later said that he had taken one
dram"
Ellis said he had the money in a
wallet in his trousers pocket, that
the negro knocked him down, choked
him anGr tool; it from his pocket. He
exhibited badly cut thumb as re-
suit of the attack.
c. a. Miller, of Barton Heights, re-
ported to Traffic Policeman Sims that
his pocket was picked of a purse
containing SIS and papers while he
was aboard Ginter Park Car which
left First and Broad streets at $40
o'clock.
w. NJ. Long, of Pleasant Hill, Va,
said 4 piclspocket got his purse con-
tanning So while aboard the same car.
Neither could give any information
which is likely to lead to the arrest
Of the thief, as the police were con-
fdent the same man robbed Miller
and Long.
Crooks got busy in the vicinity Of
Elba Station. S. J. Sullivan, of Le-
land Station, Va, told Patrolman w.
f. Clark that his pocket was picked
of S3.10 and a railroad ticket while
he was waiting for a train.
S. J. Seymour, of Milford, Va, re-
ported that he was robbed of four
quarts of whiskey while. in the wait
ing room.
Mrs. r. S. Cardwel, of 900. East
Clay street. complained that jewe'
case containing six gold pins. two
watch fobs and other articles, all
valued at $40, had been stolen from
her home.
While he was on his way to the
fair grounds yesterday morning, L..
NJ. Nance, of Charles City county,
was robbed of So according to re-
port he made to the police.
Mr.. Nance was on a street car near
the entrance to the grounds when he
felt some one shoulder him. AS he
left the car he felt in his pockets to
see if he had his money safe and dis
covered his loss. He had taken the
precaution, however, to put money in
another pocket, so that the picSpock-
ct, got only small portion of what
he had brought with him.
C. L. Ligon, of 1014 Semmes Ave,
South Richmond, reported that he
was robbed of a gold watch valued at
500.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10
ANNIVERSARY SERVICES.

Rev. ]. r. Kirk, D D., of BaItI-
more, preached last night at the an
niversary exercises at the Method list
Protestant Church. Music was fur1''
ished by the choir Of the Second
Presbyterian Church. The exercises
will be concluded tonight when
the Rev. D l.. Greenfield, D D., OF
Westminster. Nd. will conduct the
services.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10

Madrid-President Poincare of
France refused to attend the gala
hull fight arranged in celebration 6
the Franco-Spanish festivities. He is
q noted lover Of animals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

William Craig, negro, tried to
enact the role of an all-around bad
man Yesterday on the river front and
as a result got in three fights before
the day was out. He was fined SO
in the police court this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10

Mrs Matilda Church. wife of Har-
old p Berkeley and daughter Of the
late C. B. Church. died at her home in
Washington yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10

Miss May Birkett, who has been
the guest of Miss Julia Lewis in Ma
nsssas, for the past two weeks, has
returned to her home in Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10
NOTICE.

H. Bloch's store, at SIS King St.
will close Friday, P. NJ, until Sat-
urday, 6 P. NJ. Everything will be
fresh and delivered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10

Mrs. Oscar Lynn, of Alexandria,
has returned to her home after a
pleasant visit to relatives in New
Baltimore. Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Acting on charges of cruelty to
convicts, made against the Huxford
Orvin Naval Stores Co., Gov. Emmet
O'Neal, of Alabama, Cancelled
the contract for convict laEor held
by that firm for the last two years
The "a convicts in the stockade at
the camp at Atmore, Ala, were Or
dered removed to Mobile Jail. Priso-
ners at this camp maze affiGavits that
men were whipped to death in two
ard that many prisoners
were so badly beaten that they had
to lie down to eat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10

The schooner Columbia. loaded
with building material by W. A.
Smoot & Co., has sailed for Kin
sale.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10

More than 1000 shots were fred
and two men wounded in melee be-
tween Italians at the mining town of
Weaver, about 4 miles from Elkins,
W Va, Wednesday night, over who
should marry an Italian grl, who is
tie belle of the foreign quarter here
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10

Sheriff Lewis and deputies have
just left Lumberton, N. c., for Moss
Neck, 8 miles distant, to qpell an
incipient riot that started late yester-
day among 1000 or 5000 negroes
and Croatan Indians Of Robson
county, who had gathered at mill
pond picnicking and incidentally to
trap fish when the water from the
pond, covering several hundred ac-
res, had been drawn off by the own
ers. Three negroes are reported
dead, and an Indian deputy sheriff by
the name Of Lowrey seriously wound
ed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10

City Treasurer Thomas Robinson
is prepared to receive the State
taxes for the year 1913 at his Office
in the City Hall
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10

Halibut,>sea bass, rock fish, spots,
white perch, salt water tailors, trout
and cat fish on sale by Geo. E. Price
& Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10

Charles Sing, Il wealthy Chinese
was found murdered in
his home in Kansas City, Mo-, yes
terday. The head had been nearly
severed with butcher knife. In the
same room two years ago the boay OF
Sings American wife, Grace Kelly
Sing, was found with "a buffet in the
head The coroner pronounced IL
suicide. 1t is said Sings success in
business had aroused much jealousy
among other Chinese in the local
colony. A bank book showed bal
ance of $4,000 Sing also owned
much real estate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10

A tornado tore it's way through
Custer county, Neb., yesterday even
ing. striking Broken Bow u glanc-
ing blow and doing only minor dam
age. but wrecking many buildings,
and injuring 4 number Of persons
in the country districts. So far as
reported, no one was killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10

Returns from Worlds Series game.
at Rammel Cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10

Miss Bright Kelly, % years old, a
prominent society girl, of Covington.
Ky, was killed, and two other young
women and three men were injured
oarly yesterday, when the big tour
ing automobile in which they were
riding got beyond the control Of the
driver and turned turtle on the In
dian Hill road, near Madisonville.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10

Returns from Worlds Series games
at Rammel Cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10

Driven insane by The grim sur
roundings of her home IN the Queens
county, N. Y, Jail, for which she
rad been forced to leave her hand
some house in Astoria, Mrs. Julia
Schleth, wife Of the war&en, killed
her 4-year-old son. and shot herself
to death early yesterday. Mrs.
Schleth, who was the daughter Of a
wealthy florist, of Astoria, had lived
since her marriage in beautiful res
idence not far from the Jail. Five
months ago new rule of the depart
ment of charities and corrections
compelled the heads Of jails to live
within the Jail building.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-10

Claiming that she was married to
Charlemagne Tower, Jr, on June l.
l91l. in New Haven, Conn, Mrs
Georgeanna Tower, formerly Miss
Burdick, brought suit yesterday IN
Philadelphia against Charlemagnc
Tower, former Ambassador to Ger
many, for alleged alienation of her
husbands affections. The young wo-
man, who is now living in Phlladel-
phia, with her mother, Mrs. George
A. Burdick, declares that she does
not Gesire pecuniary damages SC
much as to compel recognition by
her husband and his family. She is
2S years old and formerly lived III
New Haven Young Tower is 26
and was a junior at iaie when she
met him. A desire that he secure
his diploma, she says, prevented an
earlier announcement of the mar
riage.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
TARIFF BILL CHANGES MADE
Features Objectionable to Foreign
Nations Are Eliminated by
.r.o Democrat.

Washington, June 25.-Provisions
for inspecting books of foreign mer-
chants, the five per cent. discount on
imports in American ships and other
features OF the tariff to which many
foreign nations objected, were elm
mated in the revised sections of the
bill reported by the finance committee
Democrats. g. "a 49,
The income tax feature was revised
to exempt any portion of mutual life
insurance premiums actually rexurned
to policyholders as dividends This
change is believed to meet the objec-
tions against the former provision.
Another amendmspt would empow-
eF the president to Suspend duties or
assess higher ones against nations dis
eliminating against the United States
In commerce. ".-f
Another proposes a commission to
recommend later legislation on tariff
administration.
The income tax general exemption
was cut from $4,000 to $4,000, plus
$1,000 for married man with de-
pendent wife or a married woman
with dependent husband, and $500
additional for minor child living
with and dependent upon taxable
parent, with certain detailed pro-
visions
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
AMONG THE CHURCHES
Items of Interest Cleaned From
Pulpit and Sanctuary.

Members of the local Seventh Day
Adventist church had their hearts
cheered when they heard of the re-
markable growth of their denomina-
ton, as contained in a report sent
out from the world conference OF
Seventh.day Adventists, which was
held in Washington, d. c. The re-
port was sent to G. o. Darland, an Off
Ger of the local organization, and
gives the growth of the body during
the past fifty years, from May 81, 1868
to the 23rd day of the month this
year. ne report says:
Beginning in obscurity, year by
ear has witnessed continual progress,
forward in eighty-six countries,
where it is making adherents and to
which laborers have been sent, where
missions have opened, conferences or
ganized and schools, printing plants
and sanitariums set in operation and
doing their appointed work.
Instead of handful Of believers,
with a few facilities, there is now a
body of believers numbering ll4,206,
with many and varied facilities for
proclaiming the message. Among
these are the excellent training
schools for the preparation of laborers
and it is gratifying TO know that the
work of these schools, so well sup
plemented by other UNCONVENTIONAL
institutions, has been so effective
that today there is one active evan
gelistic laborer for every twenty-five
members in the denomination, and in
Guiding the laborers in the de-
nominational institutions there is one
laborer for every twelve members.
THE year 1912 realized the largest
amount OF funds ever raised by the
denomination, as well as the highest
amount per capita. The amount con.
tributed for all purposes was 2,702.-
099.02, and the amount per capita
was $23.66. The per capita contribu-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
BALL FOR ELDERLY DANCERS
Paris Has institution That is Said
to Have Led to Many Mar
rlaees.

Paris.-We have all known the
balls blancs" for young lads and
lasses, the balls roses" for young
couples, balls d'apaches." balls par.
fumes" and all sorts Of other freak
balls, but the bal muir" is novelty.
This has been invented by chart
table hostess for the great parterre
OF wallfiowers. for men and women
who have long lowered over the
forty" line. yet still desperately
claim its neighborhood. or for those
who heroically have said good by to
dancing before.
The name OF bal muir" is not q
very fiattering one and probably this
category OF choreographic fetes win
soon come to be known by the more
poetic title OF bal de St Martin.
referring to the legendary summer
afterglow known as the Etc de st.
Martin The first one was a great
success, and in the two months fol-
lowing II led TO no fewer than thirty
seven marriages, In one of these the
bridegroom was seventy eight and the
bride sixty-two.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
ROAD NEWS.

Mt. Ayr has oiled the streets
around the public square.
Missouri Valley will oil several
miles of roads this year.
The town of Denison has purchas
ed an oil tractor for the purpose OF
grading and dragging their streets.
w. G. Blrdsa.. has been given a
contract for constructing a concrete
road on the sand hill near Perry at
SOC yard which includes grading as
well as paving.
Clinton county is making arrange
ments to built an eighteen foot
gravel road from one side of the
county to the other on the Trans,
Continental Highway.
Verne Russell of Abel was chosen
president OF the River to River Road
Association at their recent meeting to
succeed Lafe Young, ST., who will be
out OF the state most of the year.
The Great White Way Association
will hole big picnic in July and ar,
rangements for same have been left
to Don p. Mcclure of Oskaloosa. II
will probably be held east OF Dee
Moines at Pella or Oskaloosa.
Supt. Hodge of the Hooking Goa
Co.has agreed to have his teams haul
cinders and dump them on the road
when they come to Abba for supplies
II the road officials will drain the
highways and give some assistance
The town OF Jefferson will oil most
OF the main streets again this year
Last year they had bad weather and
did not secure satisfactory results
but are going to try 1t again with
every assurance that 1t win be q
great benetit.
A bill providing that any part OF
the dragging fund not used for that
purpose could be returned to the gen
erai township fund for use In purchas
Ing road machinery. was published
signed and generally accepted as q
law until the discovery was made thai
the bill had been defeated In the Sen
ate and presented to the Governor fol
- signature By mistake.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
THE FIRST CEMENT ROAD
IOWA.

Iowa has one stretch of cement
road that has been in use for two
years and was one of the first built
in this part Of the country. This
stretch Of road Is just out of Eddyviile
and was particularly bad quarter
mile OF deep sand.
For fifty years the people Of the
community had fought through the
sand with from quarter to a half
load and never succeeded in better
ing conditions in any way until the
summer OF 1911 when request was
sent to the state highway commits
sion for an engineer to make a sur.
vey of the road and give his opinion
as to the best method of remedying
the trouble.
From this survey complete plans
and specifications were prepared by
the commission, ready for submisr
sion to contractors. ~
The method of financing shows the
real spirit OF cooperation. The
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
Episcopal Church,

Services at st. James Episcopal
church will go on without Interrupt
ton. Next Sunday there will be lay
services and ON Sunday, July 6, Rev.
Thomas Horton, of Grace Church,
at Boone, will come down to conduct
services and celebrate the Holy Eu-
charist Following that the vestry
will likely be able to secure the SER
vices for week or two of Rev. W. Err
nest Stockley, of Columbus, Indiana,
who is coming into Iowa to spend his
vacation with relatives at Lone Tree
Rev. Freeman, the new rector, will
be here by Sept. lst, at the latest,
and may be able to make arrange.
ments to come sooner. In this way
the church work will be kept up in
good shape. r.'. @1
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
MABEL {. ALLEN GETS $1,000
Comfortable Share in Money Property
Goes to Woman Who 10 Legal
y Dead. -.

Boston.-By an agreement between
the parties. Mabel e. Allen of Brook
Ign. who was declared 10 be legally
dead by the Massachusetts supreme
court and the United States Supreme
court, comes into possession of a fund
that the Suffolk county probate
court decided should go to other per.
sons because, as was represented to
Judge Grant of that tribunal no trace
years and she was believed to be dead.
This case had its origin many years
ago when the estate of Jonathan Mer-
ry, one of the old-time Boston mar
chants, was settled. After his death
the administrators received several
thousand dollars, Mr.. Merrys share
of the French spoilation claims.
The administrators proceeded to dis
tribute the money among Mr.. Merry's
heirs and to close up the accounts
At that time an attempt was made to
find Miss Allen, who was a grand
daughter This effort resulted In evil
dence before Judge Grant to the eff
feet that Miss Allen had been dead for
several years. Acting under the abb
sentee statute the Judge decreed that
Miss Allen was dead. George X. Blinn
was appointed receiver to hold her
share and await further developments.
1t was then that letter carrier in
Brooklyn met Miss Allen and told her
Of the case. She later appeared in
court, established her identity, and
Judge Grant revoked the decree he
had made. The amount that will be
paid to her under the settlement is
about $4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS Gov
EMINENT AID FOR BOONE
AND STORY COUNTIES.

E. J. Jones, agent of the u. s. OF
fee of Public Roads, completed a con
tract June first with Boone and Story
counties which makes the $4,000
government aid apportioned to the
state OF Iowa available for the work
on the Trans-C Continental Highway
through those two counties. Boone
gets $4,000 OF this fund and Story
$4,000, each putting up twice the
amount received making a total OF
$4,000 to be expended on fifty miles
OF highway In addition to this sum
$1,000 has been donated for the work
Iowa is the seventh state to secure the
5000 offered to each state on con
dition that they use 1t with $4,000
OF their own money for improving
fifty consecutive miles of post roads
The other states which have closed
contracts are Alabama, Maryland
Oregon, Maine. Vermont and Con
neeticut.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
CONGRESSIONAL DoiNGs.

Washington, June 25.-The
senate was not inasession.
The house met at noon.
Representative Fitzgerald de-
liversd speech in opposition to
the proposed budget system.
Postponed action on the Fow-
Ter resolution appropriating $4,-
900 for expenses of District of
Columbia veterans, to Gettys-
burg celebration.
Chairman Clayton of the judi
ciary committee announced that
the committee would hold hear
ings on the McNab charges
against the department of JUS
tice.
Passed the Harrison bill plsc
ing a prohibitive tax on opium
used for smoking. I, ... y
Adjourned until Thursday
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
Autonobilists Ask Opinion.

Des Moines, June 25.-The attor-
ney generals Office has been asked to
give an opinion on whether a chief
of police is authorized to arrest a mo-
tor car driver who has receipt for
a metal number plate, but cannot get
a plate because the state supply is ex.
hausted The law prohibits the driv-
ing OF an automobile without having
two metal number plates attached
The request for the opinion comes
from Iowa Falls, where Police Chief
Carlin is giving owners Of new auto
mobiles considerable trouble. II is
probable that no opinion will be Civ
en- as il is a question for the courts
TO decide. The secretary Of state has
ordered more number plates, but the
factory has delayed the delivery OF
them,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26

lions during the closing year of each
.of the five decades since this work
was organized have been as follows:
First decade, $3.50; second decade,
1854; third, $l1.59; fourth, $11.01;
fifth, $23.66. The total amount of
funs raised by the denomination for
all lines of work since this cause was
organized fifty years ago, amount to
the sum of $25,718,6s2.56 OF this
amount $2O,2OO,7O522 was raised in
the United States, or 1884 per cent.
and $5,517,977.34 was raised outside
this country, or alag per cent"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
Church Struck by LIGHTNING.

Des Moines, June 25.-Twenty-six
young people practicing for an enter
tainment TO be given Thursday even
ing at the Easton Place Methodist
Episcopal church had the fright Of
their lives when lightning struck the
church during the heavy rain storm
early last night. All were slightly
daZed but none was injured. One
young woman, whose name was not
learned, tainted in the rush for the
doors, but was soon restored 10 con,
seriousness. The structure was burn,
ed TO the, ground in a few minutes
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
FIGHTING the Flies

Chef Quick is putting up a new
kind OF screen door at his market
place. No. EOS High avenue west. II
is a double screen door protection
against flies. The insects, swarming
in the yestibule, had easy access TO
the shop when the screen door was
opened. The yestibule has been
screened in and a second screen
door on the inside offers double pro-
testion
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
Teacher Claims Ace Record.

Miss Anna Packer, who is teaching
at normal school which is now in pro
gress at Mt. Pleasant, is probably the
Oldest and has had more experience
in teaching than anyone else in the
state of Iowa. She is about 70 years
old and last fall celebrated her fifth,
eth anniversary as teacher. All OF
these years she has taught in Henry
county alone and is now in the Salem
High school
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
,rai,r,s Wife Wants Divorce

Iowa City, June 25!-After being
sued by the state for alleged illegal
practice of medicine, Deerfoot, the
Indian doctor of Iowa City. is now be-
fore the court again, this time on
charge preferred by his wife, Mrs
Francis B. Kirk. She alleges cruelty
and infidelity, and, claiming that he
has patent medicine business worth
$500 a month, asks $500 temporary al,
imony, $4,000 permanent alimony, and
an injunction to prevent the defend
ant from entering her home.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
kius DAUGHTER and Suicides.

Sidney. June 25.-George Gudgel,
who lived four miles south Of Farra-
gut, shot and killed his 6-year-old
daughter, Hazel, then killed himself.
GudgeIs wife left him several months
ago and recently started divorce pro-
ceedings. She alleged that he had a
violent temper and often upbraided
her and threatened TO commit suicide.
They were married in 1897 and had
three children. They were we'll of
financial
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26

The Sioux City Rotary Club has de
cIded to raise fund OF $4,000 and
ask the Omaha Rotary Club to raise
a similar amount to be offered for the
best road connecting the two cities
$4,000 will be given the best road
ami 5000 to the one On the opposite
side q ne river.