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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-09
SHOT DOWN BY OFFICER
Murderer Slain After He Has Weld
ed Razor and Brandishes Bloody
Weapon.

Asheville, n. c., Sept. 9.-After
cutting and fatal wounding George
KuykenGoll with a rozor, near Mar
shall, Sunday, 7. r. Curry was shot
and instantly killed by Deputy Sher-
iff H. B. Barnes, while advancing on
the officer with the same bloody
weapon user on kuykendoll. Barnes
was in the Sandy Bottom district on
special business for a lumber COM
pany when he heard of the cutting
of Kuykendoll. He Immediately tried
to place Curry under arrest, and
when the latter started to attack him,
fired four shots, all of which took
effect. Barnes was given prelim-
mary hearing at Marshal today, and
placed under bond of $1,000 for his
appearance at court. He gave the
bond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-09
Dirrhoea Quickly Cured.

81 was taken with diarrhoea, and
Mr.. Yorks, the merchant, here, per
suaded me to try bottle of Cham
bcrlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. After taking one dose of it
| was cured. 1t also cured others that
I gave it to- writes NJ. <. Gebhart,
Oriole, Pa. This is not at all unusual.
An ordinary attack of diarrhoea can
almost invariably cured by one or
two doses of this remedy. For sale
by all dealers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-09

Entered at the Postohice of Alex
sndria, 7irginia as second-class mat
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-09
". A. johnson & Co.
Mother of Eighteen Children.

81 am the mother of eighteen chill
drcn and have the praise Of doing
more work than any young woman IN
my town." writes Mrs. G.. }. Martin
Boone Mill, Va. 81 suffered for I'VE
years with stomach trouble and could
not eat as much as biscuit without
suffering. [ have taken three bottles
of Chamberlain Tablets and am now
we'll woman and weigh 1853 pounds:
| can eat anything want to and
as much as ! want and feel better
than at any time in years. refer to
any one in Boone Mill or vicinity and:
they will vouch for what say"
Chamberlain's Tablets are for sale by
I'll dealers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-09
COWARD " SMITH, Secretary and
Treasurer.

rERMs:-Dsily, year; $500
Six Months, $3.50. Three Months,
s'.cs. One month, 4s cents. One week
o cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-09
PECK ZELL ACCIDENT.
Continued from page onc.)

of 900 yards. He blew again for
the station. He had never heard of
the state law which requires an en-
gineer to blow his wn;stlc contlnu-
ously when approaching Il crossing.
Under cross examination barley said
that he considered Ii miles an hour a
safe speed at that crossing. He had
frequently seen automobiles stand
ing on both sides of the track waiting
for the train to pass.
Lewis N. Smith, who has been en-
ployed as fremen on the road for the
past three weeks. without previous
railway experience, said that he saw
the automobile approaching anG
crash into the car He notified the
engineer about 80 seconds after he
crash. AS soon as the train stopped
he ran back TO where the bodies were
founa. He saw that ZclI was dead
and helped another man pull Peck
from underneath his burning car.
When taken out he was also dead.
Lee S. Crockett, conductor, did not
sec the accident. He said the train
was running IS miles an hour. He
heard the engineer blow for the
crossing and the station.
James w. King, of St. Elmo, AL
cxardria county, was an eye witness
to the accident. He heard the whis-
tic blow and saw the auto run into
the train. 1t was lifted four feet in
the air an5 thrown down short EN-
bankment.
George Hatton, brothcr-in-aw of
the witness, and James Rowe arrived
on the scene before the witness, and
Hatton pulled the body of Peck from
the debris. He said that it was fif-
teccn minutes before the crew came
back to the scene.
John Gary, of Del Ray, who was
on the jury, testified before being Sc
lectcd as a juryman he measured GER
tain distances, and the train r2n 500
feet before stopping, while the auto
mobile was hurled distance of 100
feet. DR.. Yates also testified as to
the distance Zcll's body was % feet
from the crossing. the car ninety feet
IN. Peck 100 feet, while the train
was about 100 feet from the cross
ing.
George A. llatton came up end saw
man burning under a burning au.
tomoblc. He said the fireman Of tho
train was starding in the middle oil
! the track and made no effort 20 gel
! the man out
The funerals of the two victims oJ
the accident were held this afternoon
Mr.. Peck was buried at > o'clock from
Sharon Chapel, Fairfax county, tht
services being conducted by Rev.
Edgar Carpenter, rector of Grace
Church. The Elk'S ritual was read a
the grave by George r. Cation. cs
teemcd leading knight Of Aexar.
ria Lodge OF Elks. Funeral ser
vices for Mr.. Zell took place from
his late residence, 205 north Payne
street and were conducted by Rev
P. ?. Phillips.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-09
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
PUBLISHED DAILY.

the Alexandria Gazette Corporation.
;azette Building - = King Street.
.nRERT s, BARRETT, President
and General Manager.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-09
RAILROAD COMPANY
DECLARED RESPONSIBLE.

The action Of the. coroner's jury
which investigated the cause of the
death of w. H. Peck and Ernest Zell
lat Hume's Crossing last Sunday
morning was no surprise to all who
had carefully considered the circum-
stances in connection with that
frightful horror. The testimony in
the case shower that the surface
crossing at that point is regarded
with anxiety by those in charge of
automobiles and vehicles,as they are
often seen on both sides Of the rail
way track awaiting the passage Of
trains. People unacquanted with the
geography of the road arc liable to
run on the rails before they can see
them or arc aware of the danger.
The fact that there is an incline
on the southern side adds to the dam
ger Of north bound vehicles.
A full account of the proceedings
Of the coroner's jury will be found on
the first page Of the Gazette. Its
perusal will convince all fair-mir'icd
people that the verdict Of the jury
needs no revision.
1t is an old saying that it is use
less to lock the stable door after the
horse is gone. Already three lives
have been snuffed out. Action look
ing to the elimination Of this dan
gerous crossing should have been
taken months ago when the AlcXan-
dria Automobile Association called
attention TO this menace. It seems.
however, that some serious: result of
representation is ncedful in many
cases before any decided action fol-
lows.
In this connection it may be states
that dangerous conditions exist in
other places as we'll as Hume'S Cross
ing, and while the Washington and
Old Douinion Railway Company has
been declared remiss in maintaining
such a man and animal trap, the au-
thorities should see that other dan
gerous places are guarded in The fu,
turc. : 'isH y
Telegraph Crossing, almost on the
confines, of Alexandria, and over ;
which people living in Fairfax county
south Of. this city, are compelled t.
pass, contains number Of: railway
. tracks Trains arc passing at. this
point night arl day, some going gu
and others coming in. It is tru'
Waterman is on duty during the
day, but he does not entirely elimln
ate danger when trains are runnlnt
in both directions. Besides there Il
70. watchman at this. place at night
Some time ago movement wa
started towards bringing about safe
conditions at this much used cross
ing: 1t has almost died out and vii
doubtless cease to cause interest unit
Alexandris is startled;by horror a
serious al; that of last Sum,ay morn
ing while the church bells were ring
ing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-09

Bishop E. f. Holt, Of the Method
ist Episcopal Church South, urged
ministers attending the Missouri con-
ference of that church at st. Charles,
Mo-, yesterday to refrain from tobac-
co and characterized the total alb
scnce from the plant as one of the
distinguishing marks of gentle
man. While he was speaking several
preachers were smoking on the lawn
in front Of the church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-09
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The next session opens Wcdnc> LAY,
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J. D. EGGLESTON,
write for Catalogue. Pre- lent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-09
ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders and directors of the Harris &
Shafer Co., will be held at the office
Of the company, 125 South Royal St,
Alexandria, Va, at 2:30 P. NJ,
Thursday, September 25, 1913.
By order of the President.
E. A. HARRIS Secty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-09
COURT RAPS
BEFuDDLED JURY.

[ a high-browed Cumberland county
Pa, jury: earned caustic reprimane
from Judge Sadler yesterday by find
ing Charles Yiengst guilty of assault
and battery apd recommending thai
the prosecutors, Misses Ella and Der
tie Miller, pay the costs of prosecu'
ton. The august jurors double timed
to their consultation room after the
court had read their title clearly and
forthwith reversed their solemn adj
judication.
/ Attorneys We're paralyzed with ais
constituent when they heard the YER
dict which came from unusually high
class jurors.
There has for many years been =
growing antipathy in the United
States to the jury system, many per-
sons suggesting that it would be more
satisfactory were cases tried in banc
by three judges, men who have a clear
of law and equity, which is
not always apparent with some jur-
ols.
Shortly after the close of the Civil
war the Ease of man charged with a
was committed to a
jury in neighboring county in Tir-
ginia. To the surprise OF the court,
the jury soon e-entered the room
when the foreman announced that the
jury had agreed and by bringing in
verdict of murder in the first degree.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-09
FOR SALE.
An Excep ionally WellConstructed and 4Atsfac-
tive Residence

We are authorized to sell that very desirable
story bay window brick residence No. 800 Cameron
Street-9 rooms pantry, Closets attractive Dath,
large cellar, double porches furnace heat sewer eve
connections, gas and other improvements , ms
is one of the best built homes in the city, southery
exposure centrally located and in fine residential
section, just one square north of King street and
one hundred yards west of Christ Church. This
is very desirable home and price reasonable. For
further particulars call to see
MONROE & MARBURY. Il
307 King Street Bell Phone 444'
Exclusive Selling Agents
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-25
WORST FLOOD IN HISTORY OF
INDIANA RENDERS TENS OF
THOUSANDS HOMELESS GREAT
LOSS OF LIFE FEARED.
THOUSANDS MAR00NED
RAILROADS AND INDUSTRIES
OVER WIDE AREA OF INDIANA
AND OHIO SUSPENDED-CALL
FOR AID ON ALL SIDES.
(By Associated PreSs.)

COLUMBUS, o., March PA report
has been received at the state capitol
building here that forty lives have been
lost so far in the Dayton floods State
Adjutant General Wood has ordered the
railroad bridge over the Big Mama
river at Dayton to be blown up with dy-
Mantle 1t is reported that tons of de
bris on the water already had swept
away the steel and concrete bridge at
Main street, Dayton.
The early reports of fifteen hundred
drowned at Dayton were denied at noon.
when the telephone wires worked into
Dayton for few minutes. The water at
noon was seven feet deep OH Main street
and fourteen feet deep in many sections
surrounding Dayton. The breaking of
the reservoir at Laramie, fifty miles
above Dayton, is believed to have caused
the flood.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-25
SNOW FALLS IN
WRECKED CITY
THREE INCHES FELL LAST NIGHT.
STILL FALLING-MARCH BLIZ-
ZARD SWEEPING DOWN FROM
THE WEST
WOMEN TUG AT HEAVY BEAMS
TRYING TO FIND LOST chill
DREN - CHILDREN SHINER BY
RUINED HOMES.
(By Associated PreSS.)

OMAHA, Neb., March 25.-Snow to-
day added misery to the tornado calam-
ity. Three inches fell during the night,
and it is still falling today, with reports
of March blizzard sweei%ng toward
Omaha from the West.
The dead and injured still lie under
the debris. Some people think one hun
dred bodies are still unrecOvered, but
city officials say this is exaggerated.
Governor MOorehcad after inspect
ing the storm destruction said, This is
my conception of hell"
Women today tugged at heavy beams
hoping to find lost children or husbands
Weeping children shivered as they stood
blanket-wrapped in snow unable to help.
Men gruffiy cheercd their women folk.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-25
AMUSEMENT BILL
IN SENATE
SENATE REFUSED TO ACCEPT
AMENDMENT ALLOWING BASE
BALL ON SUNDAY. DEFEAT
EXEMPTION OF MOVIES.
GIBSON INSURANCE BILL PASSED
SENATE. REPEALS PRESENT
STATE INSURANCE BOARD LAW,
FOR INSURANCE COMMISSION.
Especial STAFF Correspondent.

AUSTIN Tex, March 25.-The Latti
more anti-Sunday amusement bill occu-
pied the attention of the Senate today.
AS the bill came up for consideration,
Sunday baseball was exempted from its
provisions but an amendment was to-
day adopted by vote of 10 to IL includ-
ing baseball in the list of amusements
that are prohibited Should the bill pass
finally in that shape there will be no
more Sunday baseball.
1t is now said that it was the enemies
of the bill that had the amendment
adopted in order that it will kill the
entire bill
An amendment was also defeated
which sought to exempt Sunday moving
pictures.
The senate today passed finally the Glib
son insurance bill which repeals the
present state insurance board law and
creates state insurance commission.
the commission to fix and enforce all in
Surance rates. An amendment was adOpt-
ed invoking the maximum system of
rates and prohibits insurance companies
from charging a higher rate that the
maximum, but permits them to make a
lower rate, but without discrimination
in the same classes and localities.
The senate also passed the Hudspeth-
Paulus bill which unconditionallv re-
pealS the present state insurance board
law. These measures now go to the house
Cor action.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-25
GARNER SECURES
ONION DUTY
ORIGINAL DRAFT OF TARIFF BILL
CONTAINED PROVISION FOR
FREE ONIONS - GARNER Sc
CURES TWENTY CENT DUTY.
OFFICE OF SOLICITOR GENERAL
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OF
FERED TO T. w. GREGORY OF
TEXAS, BUT DECLINED.
(Special STAFF COrrespondentD

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March %
When the rough draft on the tariff re-
vision bill was brought before the com
mittee it provided for free onoins.
Through Representative Garner's eff
forts duty Of 20 cents, one-half the
present rate, was voted.
Scores of letters are coming to him
from truck raisers in the fifteenth dis
trict on this subject, but Garner says
the matter has been disposed of by the
house ways and means committee and
communications should now be address
ed to Texas senator's as the bill will sub
sequently 90 to the senate
Representative Garner is advocating a
graduated income tax and expects to win
with it against a starlight income tax.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-25
APRIL 18TH
FESTIVAL DAY
MERCHANTS PREPARE TO ENTER
TAIN VALLEY VISITORS AND
WILL ALSO OFFER THEM MANY
VERY ATTRACTIVE BARGAINS.
ONE-WAY FARE FROM BRANCH
POINTS - EVERY ONE INVITED.
ALL WILL BE WELL REPAID FOR
COMING.

The Merchants Trade League of
Brownsville is busy making arrange
ments for the first Spring Festival, to
be held, on Tuesday April Is, and to last
one day. Among the features of the day
will be grand musical concerts by a
Mexican band, besides drill and other
interesting events which will be ar
ranged as the day approaches. The plan
is for the purpose of bringing in visitors
from points up the Valley, and the out
look is that large crowd may be ex-
pected.
A telegram received this morning by
Secretary l.. A. Whitney of the Cham
Der of Commerce from Cy w. Strain, gen
eral passenger agent for the Frisco,
stated that a one-way fare would be al
lowed from all points on the branch line,
with the exception of San BenitO and
Harlingen, the fare from the former be-
ing 75 cents for the round trip and one
dollar from Harlingen for the round
trip. A first class train will be run,
leaving Mission at o'clock in the
morning and arriving at Brownsville
about 10. Leaving Brownsville about 10
o'clock at night, after spending a day
in this city, the return train will reach
the fartherest point, Mission, about 1
o'clock.
Some twenty merchants have joined in
the movement to promote travel to
Brownsville from other Valley points at
\ least once month Every month diff
ferent ideas for entertaining the visi-
tors will be arranged. The merchants
themselves will offer many special bar
gains from their stocks as inducements
I to the buying public-tO Brownsville
people as well as to visitOrs-and the
day will in various ways be one with lib
eral trading inducements.
! In other words, Brownsville and its
merchants want to become better ac-
quainted with the people who live up
the Valley and the cooperative move is
being arranged for the purpose of fur
\ thering that desire.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-25
Especial to The Herald J

OMAHA. Ncb.. March 25.-Two
inches of snow this morning is making
the rescue of storm victims difficult A
careful check of the bodies taken to the
undertaking establishments shows 110
dead in Omaha. The search will pro
ceed today, as not more than onefifth of
the wrecked homes have been touched
yet.
The storm demolished sixteen hundred
and siXty-nine homes. The relief com
mittee figures included churches, schools
and private institutions. The property
loss is ten millions. The loss in Western
Iowa, Council Bluffs and Omaha. is
eleven million. Two thousand one hun
dred and seventy-nine homeless are be
ing cared for at the relief stations: two
hundred and sixty-three are reported
destitute. Food and clothing are being
supplied by the relief station authorities
who say that every victim will be pro
yided necessities.
Plans for rebuilding are already un-
der way. Probably corporation will
be formed to furnish money to rebuild
homes on easy terms.
Fourteen unidentified bodies and two
more bodies have been found at RalstOn
suburb. Scores Of funerals were held
today, and others will continue for
days. The scenes attending these
funerals are the most trying of the en-
tire catastrophe. Fourteen hours after
the storm, when firemen moving the de
bris Of the Diamond moving picture
theatre, they uncovered a live negro
named John Brown He fled terror
stricken when released.
The known dead in Omaha and vicin
ity number 40; at Council Bluffs l.
Ralston z; DesOlo ,; Vutan, Neb Is
Weston, Iowa, >; Gilliat, Iowa. >; ROcl
/ Bluffs, Iowa, l. Logan. Iowa, ,; Glen
wood Iowa, 5; Berlin, Neb., z; Mcgla
Iowa, 3; DedetOwn. Iowa, .; total 40.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-25
WEATHER FORECAST.

NEW ORLEANS. La, March %
\ Tonight, unsettled, showers and
: thunderStOrms; colder; Wednesday,
X fair, colder, moderate to brisk
X northerly winds.
\ The weather bureau this morning
\ at II O'CLOCK issued continued
X storm Warning for the Louisiana
x and Texas coasts. A low pressure
< area existed over the Lower Rio
x Grande Valley moving to the
Z nOrthcastward and causing brisk to
= high southerly shifting to north
: westerly winds on the Texas coast
\ today and tonight, and brisk south
* erly winds on the Louisiana coast.
X
X X X TX X X X X Y X X X
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-25
WATER SEVEN FEET DEEP.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 25.-Gov-
ernor Cox was in direct communication
with Dayton shortly before o'clock
The young woman telephone operator
there said she was the last one left in
the exchange and said that as she was
talking to him the Leonard building, op-
posite the city hall had just collapsed
with many persons i'll it. Many other
buildings she said had collapsed. The
business section Of the city she said was
seven feet in water.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-25
THREE VET0ES
IN ONE DAY
GOVERNOR COLQUITT REFUSED
TO SIGN RAILROAD HOSPITAL
BILL-GIVES UNORGANIZED LA
BOR NO CHOICE OF DIRECTORS.
VETOED BILL GIVING CERTAIN
RIGHTS TO BUYERS OF SCHOOL
LAND - ALSO BILL FIXING
COUNTY ATTORNEYS SALARIES.
(Spccial Staf Correspondent J

AUSTIN, Texas. March 25.-The gov
ernor yesterday afternoon sent a mes
sage to the senate in which he vetoed
the railroad hospital bill, which was one
of the labor measures. The governor
points out that on March 10 he called the
attention of the legislature to certain
objections he had to the measure and
suggested that the bill be recalled and
the objections eliminated. The bill was
not recalled. and he accordingly dis
approved. One of the main objections
the governor had to the measure is that
it gave no voice to the unOrganizcd class
of employees in the selection Of directors
for such hospital.
The governor also vetoed the senate
bill by Senator Hudspcth, which author
lied the owner of school lands that was
bought for actual settlement to sell,
after one year, to another purchaser 40
acres and of One-SiXteenth of a section
or multiple thereof The governor says
he does not believe that this bill is for
the public welfare.
He also disapproved the house bill by
DOdson which authorized the commits
sioncrs' court to pay eX-oficio salaries
to county attorneys, in addition to fees
received. The governor points out that
the attorney general has held that the
legislature has no power to authorize
the fixing of salaries for county officers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-25
BIG RESERVOIR BROKE I
(By Associated PrcSS.)

AKRON, Ohio. March 25.-The big
state reservoir south of Akron has brOk-
en-. Men are spreading the warning to
nearby residents who are fleeing for their
ened with flood
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-25
LEvEE BROKE
(By Associated PresS.)

tDy hSSOCuttu ftSS.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. The SciOto river
levee here broke this morning causing
many small buildings to collapse before
the rush of waters. All persons in the
low parts of the city are ordered to high
ground All the trains today have been
anulled. 1t is impossible to reach that
city by auto buggy or wire. The last re
ports said the Miami river was flooding
Dayton five feet deep
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-25
DETECTIVE SENTENCED
(Rn ASSOci0tcd PreSS.l

DALLAS, Texas, March 25.-Eigh-
teen years Imprisonment today was
given to former City Detective q. w.
Bryce, who accidentally killed nine year
old Annie Schwartz recently, while
shooting at woman on down town
Dallas street.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-25
GREGORY OFFERED PLACE.

1t was announced at the white house
yesterday afternoon that T. w. Gregory
of Texas has been offered and declined
the place of solicitor general of the de
partment of Justice This is very i'm
pOrtant position, ranking next to at
tOrney general.