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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15

uniiSult. So
i While this discussion was still going
! on a resolution came in from the
Beard of Aldermen granting the ba,
Zaar the use Of gas without cost, but
not donating gas stove, and council
finally decided to concur in the action
Of the Board of Aldermen.
A communication was received from
the Police Commissioners asking fol
conference with the committee or
fire an'''' police on the subject of in
staling a fire alarm and police cal
system, which was referred to the
committee on fire and police, and al
the urgent instance of Mr.. Marshall
the committee on finance was also in
cluded
A letter from the Colonial Danes of
Alexandria asking permission to place
d memorial tablet at the northwest
corner of the market building was re-
ferred to the committee on public
property.
The stunt of $500 was appropriated
for granolithic sidewalk on the north
side of Princess street between st.
Asaph and Pitt street.
Petitions for improvements referred
to street committee follow:
Vitrified brick on ST. Asaph street
between King and Prince streetss
vitrifed brick on st. Asaph street be-
tween Prince and Duke streets; petit
ton for gas main ana sewer on Com
nlerce street between Prince and
Duke streets, referred to light ard
street committees, respectively; peti-
ton of Jonah Bernheimer for shed in
rear of house on South Lee near
King street, REFERRED to street conf
mittee; resolution that street conf
mittee prepare ordinance for pavlns
with cobDleStone square on falr1aX
street, between Princess and Oronoco
streets, referred to street committee;
petition of r. E. Knight & Son, to
erect third story to their store build
ing, G23-625 King street, granted;
petition for vitriied brick roadway on
Fairfax street between Wilkes and
Gibbon streets, referred to street COM
mittee.
Councilman Williams served notice
shat at the next meeting of council he
would ask for joint session for the
purpose of electing police commits
sioner from the Second Vars the
term of Commissioner r. E. Knight
having expired.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15
CAPT. INCHS STATEMENT.
Commander of the V0IturnO Tells Of
liOrrGrS of Latest Sea Disaster.

Now York. Oct. -. - Captain
Francis Inch, whose steamer. the Vol
turno. was burned at sea with the loss
Of 1876 lives, told his story of the dis
astcr last night. 1t 5 Il plain Seaman's
tale. but n it. line by line. the horrors
of the disaster and the terrible ordeal
through which passengers and crew
passed are brought out all the rore
clearly. perhaps, berauSe Of the mark
ed drectneSs and simplicity with
wh"h the story is told.
From the beginning, where the out
break of the fire which spelled the
doom of the EoIturno is recorded, the
narrative runs with the apparent
omission Of any salient fact but ono
to the point where the blrzing ship
was ahandone>. the last remaining
passenger taken off and the captain
and what was left Of the crew board
cd the waiting kroonian,i Captain
inch. however, does not say what
caused the fire. reporting simply that
the chief office advised him at 600
o'clock on the morning Of October 9,
Of its existence below and that five
minutes later the flames had burst
through the forward matches and were
repiIly spreading.
Although all possible measures
were at once taken 10 sub ue tho,
blaze. tho captains story shows that
I it was even then too late 70 save the
watch below The men were trapped
! in the rorccaste and burned to death
there, their fellow sailors helpless TO
ali them.
Then came the explosions, which
wrecked part Of The midship section
! of the steamer. The situation was
plainly becoming desperate. The call
for help by wireless had gone out as
soon as the flames shot through the
( forward hatches. and the crew was do
( ing It's fighting best 70 stay the pro-
greys of the blaze until assistance
should come.
/! Captain Inch describes the launch
ing Of the Volturno'S boats and their
+! fate. and records the arrival one by
one of the rescue craft summoned b."
| the wireless operators, who worke !
until II o'clock at night, when the
flames had progressed so far that t
magazine on the bridge, containing
signal rockets and lights blew up, car
rying away the aerial apparatus and
compelling the wireless men to cease
their efforts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15

GREAT EXCITEMENT.
Police Pull Suffragette From Car
riage and Succeed in Saving Her
From Angry Mob.

London, Oct Is -SuffragetteS to-
day attacked the carriage in which
King George and Queen Mary were
on their way to st. James Palace to
attend the wedding of Prince Arthur
of Connaught and the Duchess of
Fife
One woman. bnlder than the rest,
jumped on the Sicp Of the Kings car
riage and attempted to throw peti-
ton into the vahicle. Police dragged
her way and mad difficulty in saving
her from an angry mob.
Csc us votes for women shout
ed ~. suffragette, as she clune to
the ,nnviu- carriage with one foot on
the step.
Size thrust the petition within the
carriage. but policeman grabbed
her before she could drop it.
Other militants succeeded in throw
ing copies of the Sutfragette into the
carriages in which the Queen Mother
Alexandra and tie Queen of Norway
were riding
A huge crowd followed the sutfra-
gcttc who attacked the Kings car.
riage, as she was dragged to the
nearest police station. and several at
tcmpts were made to mob her. but
the police succeeded in driving off the
hostile throng.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15
THE TRIAL OF MRS. EATON.
Suspected Woman Refuses to Ac-
company Jury to Family Home


company Jury to Family Home
Plymouth, Mass, Oct. l5.-The
twelve men who will try Mrs. Jennie
Eaton on the charge of numbering
her husband, Rear Admiral Joseph
Eaton, by administration Of poison
were taken to the Eaton home in AS
sinippi today.
Mrs. Eaton waived her right to ac-
company the jurors on their trip OF
inspection. The trial was in prog
ress today and the defendant should
be present, but she planned to re-
main in Plymouth.
When the twelve jurymen flee
from the hotel in which their apart
ments have 0een boarded off, and ap'
peared in court today, the indlct'
ment against Mrs. Eaton was reaC
and the prosecution at once requested
permission to take the jury over the
ground which will be covered during
the trial. This will probably NEAR
that the taking of evidence in tn.
court here will begin tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15
WILL PURCHASE PARSONAGE
Home for Presiding Elder in This
Civ

Home for Presiding Elder in This
City.
The quarterly conference OF the
Methodist Church. Fredericksburg,
was held at the church Monday night,
being presided over by DR.. D. H,
Kern, presiding elder of the Alexan-
dria district, and attended by the
official board of the church:
A resolution was adopted endorsing
the movement for the purchase of a
district parsonage in Alexandria for
the presiding elder of the Alexandria
district.
W. L. Brannan left Fredericksburg
Tuesday morning for Alexandria to
investigate various property, with a
view of purchasing a district par
sonagc for the presiding elder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15

Cardiff, Wales, Oct. 15.-Rescuers
in the Universal colliery today got in
touch with group of twenty nine
living miners. whom they hope to
save. The men were entombed in a
far gallery where the explosions
deadly after-damp failed to pentrate.
They told the rescuers that fifteen
other men, in a nearly chamber, were
believed TO be dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15
NOTICE.

The mains of the Alexandria Water
Company will be flushed on Wednes-
day anl Thursday beginning at T a.
m. Users of water are requested 10
supply themselves with the necessary
GEO. UHLER, Secty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15
PREPARING FOR BAZAAR.
Decorating of ArmOry For Next
Weeks Event Commenced

Work was commenced yesterday by
the ladies' committee having in charge
the bazaar for the benefit of Alexan-
dria Hospital. to decorate the armory
for the big event which opens Mon
day. The walls and rafters are being
covered with American flags and the
entire building will be gay with bunt-
ing and colors.
The booths are being erected
cor5ing to we'll devised plan and the
lighting effects will be excellent.
The ladies are working hard to
make the bazaar success and indi-
cations are that they will meet with
hearty support from the people of
the city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15
CORPORATION COURT.

The Corporation Court was occs-
pied today with number of small
cases removed from justices of the
peace. The trial of John Arlington,
charged with maintaining nuisance,
appealed from the police court,
where Arlington was fined $50, was
set for trial for next Friday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15
Presidents Report Shows
Million and Quarter
Increase.
DIRECTORS ELECTED.


Richmond Oct. 15.-Agricultural
and industrial development in the
territory it traverses, and marked IN
creases in passenger traffic are given
prominent place in the nineteenth an
nual report of President Finley, OF
the Southern Railway, as factors con-
tributing to the good showing made
by the financial statement for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1913.
The report was submitted yester-
day at the annual meeting of the
stockholders held in the company's
principal Office in this city. First
Vice President A. B Andrews, of
Raleigh, presided. The annual report
for the fiscal year ending juno 30
i1913, was approved and the following
were elected directors of the third
class for terms of three years: Geo.
F. Baker, Jr., Adrian lselin, Charles
Lanier and Edmund D. Randolph.
Net operating revenues for the fs-
cal year were $20, ,255, ,566.65-an in
crease of S377,255.3+ over the net op-
Grating revenues for the fiscal year
preceding Gross revenues increased
over those of the preceding year
$4,939,161 Operating expenses
increased $4,5776S7.16, of which in
Grease 57.14 per cent. or more than
one-half, was in maintenance OF
property; 1928 per cent in transpor'
tsytion; 7.G2 per cent in development
of traffic, and 1876 per cent in admin
istration expenses. Approximately
376S per cent of the increase in the
cost of transportation was due tt
higher wage schedules
"The passenger traffic of the com.
pany,' reports President Finley
"has shown gratifying increase
during the year the increase
/: in revenues therefrom being ST.,
: 2S0,67S.07. An important factor
bringing this about is the geograph
ical location Of the system with ref
erence to the currents of CONNER
cial travel and to the summer ant
winter resorts of the Southeast.
Increasing numbers of conven
! tions, reunions, religious assemble!
and similar gatherings are being
held at points on the company
lines, and in connection with the re
!licious assemblies there is in prog
ress noteworthy development O
community life in the summer re
sort regions in the mountainous ter
ritory served by the company, result
ing in Il substantial increase in trave
over its lines
President Finley reports optimis
tically upon the vast agricultural an
industrial development in the min
Southeastern States traversed by tn
company's lines-the percentage o
the increase being much higher tina
is shown for any other group o
older States. He notes the wide
diversifcation in farming and tn
Increased attention to live stock.
The advantage of the terrltor
along the company's lines for diver
sifed manufacturing have led t
continual development during tn
year." says Mr. Finley. especial al
tention is being given to the loca
ton of industries which use as the
raw materials the products of prim
ary manufacturing and to attractin
to the Southeast industries whic
| have not heretofore been largely de
veloped in that section"
-O
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15
ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY
Interesting Meeting Last Night
+; New Books Added to Library

I
! The October meeting Of the Alex
andria Library Association was held
yesterday at 700 Duke street.
Reports of the year show the lib
rary to be in a most satisfactory
condition The management would
like to call attention to the reading
room which is absolutely free, and is
open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days from 3 to p. m. and Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays, I to p.
m. In the reading room can be found
current fiction and periodicals and
papers and many books of reference.
The Aviator Boys Series, The Mo-
torboat Series and The Boy Scouts
Series, will aid III making the reading
room attractive to the boys and the
librarian will gladly welcome any
readers who care to take advantage
!, of this opportunity.
The following books have been
purchased and put in circulation.
Peggy In The Rain-Ralph Henry
Barbour.
: Isobel-James Oliver Curwood.
The Road of Living Men-Will
Lexington Comfort.
The Wings of Pride-Louise Ken
nedy Mabie
"Lo, Michael!"-Grace L. Hill
Leitz.
The Scarlet Riders-Bertha Runkle.
What's His Name? George Barr
McCutcheon.
The Open Window. Temple
Thurston.
The Motor Boys on the Border
Clarence Young.
Castle Craneycrow-George Barr
McCutcheon.
Polly of Lady Gay Cottage-Emma
c. Dowd
El Dorado-Baroness Orczy.
! The Lane of Content-Edith Bar
nard Delano.
The Kings Blue Rband-Beth FL
lis.
, The Knave of iamonds-Ethel N.
Dell.
! The Fringe of the De3crt--R S.
MacNanIara.
Parrot and Io.,-fiaroIa Mac
Grath.
! Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone-G.
Harvey Ralphson.
; Frank on Gunboat-Harry Cast
lemon
! Laddie-Gene Stratton Porter.
The Catfish-Charles Marriott.
Ezfolliots of Redmarley-L. Allen
Harker.
The Iron Trail-Rex Beach.
The Lady and the Pirate-Emerson
Hough.
: o Pioneers! Villa Sibert Gather.
: Dawn O'Hara--Edna Ferber.
The Turning of Griggsby-Irving
Bachelor.
Books presented by friend to the
library.
Translated from the German by
Mrs. A l.. Wister).
Erlach Court, Hilda, Why Did He
Not Die? Banwed And Blessed. A
Family Feud, Castle Hohenwald, Too
Rich.
Fiametta-Wiliiam Wetmore Story.
! An Utter Failure-Mirian Coles
) Harris.
The Giants Robe-F. Austey.
Jack Honer-Mary Spear Tier.
nan.
At the Sign of the White Swan
!, Olivia L. Wilson.
, Feet of Clay-Amelia E. Barr.
: Ards Clarerden-Frank r Stock.
| ton.
Life of Victor Hugo-Frank T
: Marzials.
; The Bucholz Family-Julius stin.
de.
Zoe, Anonymous, and Washington
: the Man and the Mason--presentet
, by the author, Charles H. Callahan
: Subscription prices-For one year
: one book. S150, two books, $500.
For six months, one book, Sl.00
+ two books, $3.50.
For three months, one book, 81
: cents, two books, IS cents.
h For one month. one book, .;
: cents, two books, 35 cents.
Lee Camp Hall, SOC Prince street
-0-.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15
NOTICE OF EXECUTRIX.

Having qualified as eSecutrix of
the last will and testament of BEN
f. eBAGGETT, deceased. all
persons indebted to his estate are
requested to make prompt settlement
and all persons to whom said estate
is indebted are requested to present
their accounts to the undersigned
properly certified for payment.
SARAH NJ. BAGGETT,
1872 King Street.
Alexandria, Virginia. 14-10d
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15

: The City Council was in session
Z ,out an hour last night. The Dusi-
.5 Ss transacted was, in the mi.Sl, OF
7 - general nature. The Common
Council concurred in the action Of the
Board of Aldermen 1T recent meet
lalg and passed the resolution provld-
kg for Il loan Of $4,000 to meet the
llrrent expenses of the city until the
Rose Of the fiscal year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Anna c. Lee. alleging habitual
drunkenness and cruelty against her
husband, Phillip l.. Lee. yesterday
filed suit in Washington for u limited
divorce. They were married in Alex
anhria Fen. II. 1912.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15

Judge Louis G. Barley. of the Cor
poration Court of this city. will hold
court for Judge J. b I. Thornton at
Manassas tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15

Eat oysters October goth to 25th
OYSTER week. Rammel Cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15

Eat oysters October 2Otlr to s5th
Oystsr week. Rammsl Cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15

The alarm of fire shortly before
ten O'Clock this morning was caused
by the explosion of gasoline stove
in house on the north side of Dake
street, near Patrick The flames
were subdued by an cXtinguiSher be
fore any serious damage resulted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15

The Woman'S Foreign Missionary
Society of Trinity NJ. +. Church will
meet Thursday afternoon at two
thirty o'clock in the lecture room
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15

The Allison w {. I. L. vii! hold
its regular meeting tomorrow after
noon at :; o'clock at the Children'S
Home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15

The Board of Managers o. the
Chi.:ren's Home will meet tomorrow
night at 7:30 o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15

Eat oysters October Goth to 25th
OYSTER week. Rammel Cafe.
Chariton courier., 1913-01-17
To Cut the Corners

1t is said that a party of
autoist and others in this city
and Salisbury have raised a jack
pot to be used in cutting the
sharp corners at the Allega and
Wood corners in the Keytesville-
Salisbury roads. Both these
turns are dangerous ones fol
vehicles of all kinds. 1t is saiG
that the residue of the fund, il
any, will be devoted to use neal
Brunswick to buy a strip of land
about a quarter of a mile long
east of that place and south o.
the Wabash road, to keep thu
road south of the Wabash anc
eliminate two dangerous rail
road crossings.
Chariton courier., 1913-01-17
Killed the Show

The Kansas City Times COM
pliments the folks at Columbia,
Mo. for dealing the knockout to
"The Girl from Rector's"
company which disbanded at Mo-
berly after the Columbia au-
dience had moved out, first NOV
ed to disgust by its salacious-
ness. This only goes to prove
that the mind of those in the
provinces is not quite so debaseo
as that of the theater-goers in
the cities. This show was known
to have a strong scent, ever
in Chicago and it was claimed
to be expurgated before reach
ing Missouri. 1t must have bee,
pretty rank in its original stat'
but then, anything goes in Chi
cago, Just so it brings in a littl'
of the ''kale."
Chariton courier., 1913-01-17
WITH CATTLE MEN
No Heavy Cattle Feeding
Here-More Silos

w. D. Place of Mendon, Mo-,
who is feeding several carloads
of cattle, says that feed of all
kinds is plentiful, and corn is
worth around 38 cents a bushel.
Some cattle feeding is being
done this winter" Mr.. Place
said. But there is not so many
cattle being fed as formerly, as
that has always been quite a
feeding center"
D. H. Baxter of Norborne,
Mo-, who has been in looking
the cattle situation over, reports
that some cattle feeding is being
done in that section of Carroll
county this winter. 1t has
been an especially favorable fall
for cattle feeding as well as fol
gathering the corn," Mr.. Baxter
said. Farmers are we'll along
with their work now, and about
all the corn is in cribs. Corn is
selling around 40 cents a bushel.
Burt Cock of Clinton, Mo-,
says there has been a good dea.
of silo talk indulged in in that
part of Henry county. Severa
silos were built there this year,
but l believe that next yeal
will see a great many more put
up" said he. Cheaper feed i!
what the farmer is looking fol
now, and the silo seems to bt
the solution of this problem.
Chariton courier., 1913-01-17
Big Advertising Campaign

The Curtis Publishing Compa-
ny, which publishes the Satur-
day Evening Post and the Coun-
try Gentleman, among other pub
lications, has been conducting a
huge concentrated advertising
campaign for the Country Cen
tleman" the past week. Stimuli
taneously in hundreds of papers
there has appeared an ad dis
playing the merits Of the publi-
cation advertised. The Post
itself now has a circulation of
Just under two millions weekly
and advertising space costs
thousands of dollars a page. The
Post is the best value in reading
matter published for the money
or anything like it. 1t is inde-
pendent in editorial attitude thus
lending strength to it's editorial
utterances. The Curtis Publish
ling Co. has maintained the STAN
dard of its publications and is
spending lavishly in pushing a
good thing along. 1t believes in
advertising and doing so regard
less Of price. The company
shows progress in its own view
of advertising. When one fignres
that in the little town of Keytes-
vile the Curtis people spent
from fifteen to twenty dollars in
one week, the cost viii be showr
to come high.
Chariton courier., 1913-01-17
More SiIos

The use of the silo not only for
feeding milch cows but feeders
as well, has come into vogue
quite extensively, being much
used by cattle feeders in Okla
homa and Texas. The sllo is to
be seen everywhere and it is go
ing to help, adjust the matter of
feeding cattle for the market
as we'll as other purposes. There
are not so many silos in
use in Missouri as there should
be. They permit the fattening
of cattle on silage during the
drouth periods and also tend
to cheaper feed. An Oklahoma
man had success with 400 cattle
he feed from silage mixed with
some cottonseed meal and a little
corn. Great is the silo.
Chariton courier., 1913-01-17
CANDIDATES FOR
Township Offices.

We are authorized to announce
Frank Staples for the office of
Township Collector, subject to
the action of the at the township
election March 25.
B. M. (Miller) Gardner an
nounces himself a candidate for
Township Collector at the March
election.
Ira Nix announces himself a
candidate for the office of town
ship collector at the election to
be held March 25.