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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31
SCOUTS TO RAISE FUNDS.
Will Assist Boys Who Have Lost Par,
ents in Western Floods.

Scout Masters Of several Western
cities have sent letters to Scout Com.
missioner Harry W. Rudd, asking aid
for the homeless Boy Scouts in the
flood districts, left without parents, OF
home. The writer in one of his letters
to Mr.. Rudd, states hat the Boy
Scouts did good work, leaving their
own homes to help others to safety
only to return ard find their owr
homes carried away by the food. The
money will be rised to help these boys
and it is earnestly desired by Scouts
of this city that everyone will help in
this work The Scouts will in the next
day or so have tickets for sale whicj,
will entitIe the holder to a voice In
the disposition Of morris rocker, do
mated to the Boy Scouts of this city
by NJ. Ruben e. Sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31
SPECIAL TERM OF U. S. COURT.

A special term of the United States
District Court for the eastern district
of Virginia will be opened late this al
ternoon by Judge Edmund Waddill,
Jr., of Richmond, for the purpose OF
hearing of the case Of the United
States against Theodore Johnson for
violation of the statutes in relation t.
trespass on United States property
The government contends that por'
ton of house erected by Johnson Is
on the Ft. Myer: reservation. The
case has been in the court for several
wears and the evidence is largely tech
nical. Johnson is represented by At
torney James B. Clements and the
governments case will be presented oI
District Attorney Groner, OF Norfolk
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31
ILLINOIS TOWN is,
N0W.DQ0MED
Women and Children Of
Shawneetown are ORR
dered to Hills.
LEVEES STILL HOLD.
Gruesome Work of Recovering Bodies
In Ohio-Cities are Mcrgues-
s4,O0O,OO0 Loss in Hamilton

st. Louis, Ma, March 31.-A Ions
distance phone message received
from Shawneetown, Ill.,, on the Ohit
river said that the town was doomed
J that the men and children had al
been ordered to the hills and tha
practically all of them had been re-
moved at that hour. The girls man.
ming the telephone exchange were or
dered out of the building, as thi:
message was being sent.
CART, Ill., March 81 $3.50 AMI
At this hour the ievees were still
holding and wire communication with
the outside world was maintained
The local forecaster said that the
Ohio river would probably reach a
higher mark than during the big
food last spring. The seventh mi
litia regiment of Chicago and Naval
Reserves are expected here on spe-
cial train at noon To-Day.
Hamilton, O., March 31.-SixtIy
bodies recovered and property dam
age aggregating $4,000,000 was the
result here today of the flood de-
struction here. Sixty bodies have
been recovered. Many more were
found today. The number that went
down the river with the flood cannot
be estimated. Business houses are
being cleaned. Subscriptions were
opened today toward fund of $780,
OGO to loan small property owners at
low interest. Utmost precautions to
guard against disease are being
taken. All water is being boiled.
The water mains were opened today.
Electric lights will be turned on to-
nigfht Pontoon bridges are replac-
ing structures swept away. The city
hall is still in use as morgue.
Columbus, O., March 31.-At 1880
o'clock today there were sixty-four
bodies, three of which had not been
identified, in the Columbus morgue.
The waters in Central Ohio have re-
ceded and the battle against the mud
and slime residue deposited in the
flood districts was in full swing.
Governor Cox said that the situa-
ton was "well in hand" and that
kilograms and telephone messageA
received indicated that communica-
ton by rail and wire was being gen.
erally restored. Burial of the flood
victims was in progress today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31

Morgan's collapse was today attrib-
uted to the strain incident upon his
appearance last winter before the Pu-
10 "Money Trust" Committee in Wash
ineton according to the statement TO-
dav of DR.. M. Allen Starr the New
York nerve specialist who is attending
the financier.
Dnring the day messengers from
Kino Victor Emanuel, Pope flus and
Tho british German and Greek embas,
sizes called at the Grand Hotel to in
ouire after Morgan's health.
At the hour when Morgan's pulse
was 14O and temperature lO4, his res,
nination was As, and the doctors sane
his death might be matter OF only
hours.
Morpan's death was directly due tt
lack of nourishment. From last sun
dav the doctors couk not inauce TN
patient to eat because of the lack 0.
functional vitality in the nerve centers
The refusal of throat muscles 70 u'
their duty made it impossible for Nor
gan 10 swallow. The doctors resrte'
to feeding by injection, but expresses
the fear that such liquid food as cou,'
be administered in that way "oui'
not keep him up long.
Late last night it was dlscoVere
that Morgan was not assinilahng eve
the liquid diet and then the doctor
knew it was but matter of hours un
til death. He had no illness and sui
fered no pain but wasted away simpi
because his body was Incapable G
nourishing itself by reason of the iir
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31
CARDINAL LAY
CLIMBERS TO-DAY
Alexandria Team to Meet
Clark Griffith's Near
Champions.
INTEREST is SHOWN.
Thousands of School Children Are
Guests of Washington Manager at
Concrete Coliseum This Afternoon.

For the first time in the history
of Alexandria a local baseball team
VIII meet the Washington team of
the American League, and as re-
suit, thousands of Alsxandrians jour
neyed to the Capttl City this after
noon to encourage the home boys.
The team selected to represent
Alexandria is the Cardinal Athletic
Club, an organization composed Of
well known young men of this city.
The game is the result of the ban
quet given this winter to Clark Grif
fifth stated that he would give the
team. During the banquet Mr.. Grif
fifth tina. ID that he would give the
Cardinals a game, and allow them
half Of the receipts. Furthermore
he would extend an Invitation to all
the school children of AleXandrike
to be present as his guests.
As result of the invitations the
public schools had only one session
today and thousands Of youngsters
iou.neyed to Washington TO witness
the contest.
Tie game was called at 3 o'clock,
and Mayor Thomas 4. Fisher, who
has taken great deal of interest in
the contest betwene the Cardinals
and the Climbers, tossed the first ball
across the plate.
II many respects it will be the
mos. uniTie engagement Of III eXhi-
biti9n series. and while the Alexan-
dria boys are not cverconfident of
vic; ory, they are hopeful Of al least
making a better showing than the
team from Philadelphia which put
in The last two days of last week
here
Manager Crump has had his Alex
anQrians at practice for about three
weeks. and yhilc the first lineup has
not been definitely decided upon, the
nine will be picked from. the follow
ing: Astrykc, Miller, Hayden, Nu-
gent, Corl, Brown, Trenary, Mlm-
ply, Williams, Capt. Cockrel!, Me-
Bride. Jones. beavers, Burgcndine,
Cox, Bayne, German, Wells, Risden,
Owens, Howard, Hicks. Douglas,
Frank CockrelI and B. Brown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31
NEW DOG LAW.
Will Soon be Made ts
Establish a FOunc.

1t is generally supposed the doc
pound will be constructed at the city
Gas works, where unlicensed and own
erless CANNES will be confined. After a
certain time, should no one appear to
reclaim the animals, they{wilI De de-
s:roved It is said they will be put 20
death by gas.
As was stated SatGray, the new Ia"
is now in force. nd according to is
nrovisions muzzles are required on all
animals of the canine species which
are allowed to run at large within the
city limits.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31
activity of the nervous system.
knowledge Of the real conditit

: :
4 knowledge Of the real condition OF
! Morgan was as much of a surprise to
persons in the Grand Hotel as to tht
outside world. After he came here
tfrom Naples on his recent return from
I Egypt, the banker was so hedged
about with secrecy and as relatives SC
blandly assured inquirers that all the
NEEDED was absolute rest to restore
him TO health again after the attack
of acute indigestion, that the public
was led to believe that he was suffer-
ing from nothing more serious than n
nervous breakdown.
All attempts at concea;ment failed
when Prof Bastianelli, the eminent
Rome, specialist; Dr.. G.. Il. Dixon,
Morgan's physician and DR.. NJ. Allen
Starr, the New York nerve specialist
summoned Saturday night from Nap
les, held hasty consultation yester-
day afternoon and then issued for
NAL bulletin, telling of Morgan's real
condition.
]. Pierpont Morgan was born at
Hartford, Conn.,, April II, 1887. He
differed from many of the other finan-
ciers that have made history in that
he was the son ia rich man, Junius
S. Morgan, who was banker before
him. At q he entered his fathers
bank and after learning the business
from the ground up, he was sent to
New York as his fathers agent. Ill
1871 he allied himself with the power
full banking firm of Drexel & Co., Of
Philadelphia, and in 1895 the house of
Morgan and Company was formed. 1t
was not a corporation but a partner
ship and in it were eleven partners,
all specialists in their line. 1t made
End unmade railroad ard industrial
corporations, created banks and trust
companies and in very few instances
did failure overwhelm any interest
that bore the Morgan o. X.
His control was his personality.
Morgan was man Of tremendous
passions. He ruled. Those who dis
puted that rule had to fight. And few
who fought survived. His influence
was almost uncanny. Wise men bought
and sold stocks blindly on the Morgan
say-so. He fought union labor when
ever that issue was raised IN any con-
cern he was interested in.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31
j. ?. MORGAN DIES .
I'iI IN ROME TODAY
Great American Financier
Had Been in a Comatose
Condition.
END WAS PEACEFUL,
Expires While Surrounded by His
Daughter, son-in-Law and Others
of Party Accompanying Hin.

Rome, March 31.-By Henry Wood
Rome correspondent of the United
Press: j. Pierpont Morgan the great
American financier, died at the Crane
Hotel here today, the actual time Of
his demise being given as 1E:O5 p. m
Announcement Of the death was no.
made to the awaiting newspaper mer
for some time after the enc came, tho
information being held up until priv
ate cables could be sent to the London
and New York houses of the Morgan
firm.
The end came peacefully, while Nor
gan was stiIl UNCONSCIOUS. Herbert
l.. Satterlee, Mrs. Satterlee, daughter
of the fnancier, Prof. Bastianelli, Drs'
Starr and Dixon and other members OF
the Morgan party were at the bedside,
but for hours before his death the
banker gave no sign of consciousness.
Morgan passed the night in coma
tose state, and at the Grand Hotel
early today Herbert L. satterlee, the
aged financier's son-in-law, admitted
that the bankers condition was in
creasingly critical.
When Prof. Giuseppe and Drs. M.
Allen Starr and G. A. Dixon, vetoed
the plan of the Satterlees to remove
Morgan to London, fearing the expos
ure attendant Upon crossing the chan
mel, Satterlee then proposed to take
his father-in-lsw TO Paris today, nut
that too, was abandoned. The physlc-
ians said that any exposure OF Nor
gan might prove fatal.
His strength was perceptibly lessen
ed today and the doctors discovered
that his system failed to asslmllate
even the liquid food administered oy
injection.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31
TEMPERATURE FOR THE WEEK.

Temperatures above the season aV-
eraee over most of the country with
predictions generally below normal in
the North and near normal in the
South, probably will prevail during the
coming week, according ito the Wealth
er Bureaus weekly bulletin.
"No pronounced cold wave will cross
the country uring the week." the bu!-
letin predicts. Frequent rains are
probable on the Pacific Coast as tal
south as Northern California. Disturb
ance central Sunday morning IN the
northwest will move eastward aronG
the northern border and cause unset
tied weather and local rains at the
beginning of the week in the region
east of the Mississippi river"
Another disturbance will appear II
the Far west Tuesday, cross the Mid
die West Wednesday and the Eastern
States Thursday or Friday. This dis
, turbance will be attended by genera
rains and be followed by change to
cooler weather."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31
FREE METHODIST CHURCH.

The district quarterly meeting was
one of more than ordinary interest.
II resulted in the conversion Of some
nersons. Rev. and Mrs. D. j. Santlmcr,
hove consented to remain and continue
the revival services every night to
Thursday inclusive. The services may
be continued longer. All are cordially
invited to attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31
FINED FIFTY DOLLARS.
officers Make Descent Upon Alleged
Speakeasy Yesterday afternoon.

Suspecting that liquor was being
sold or disposed in house on Uile west
side of Payne street, between Came.
ron and Queen streets Chief Goods
Sergts. Belts and Scott, and Police
men holland and Kerns yesterday al.
ternoon surrounded the place and en-
tered. Six negro men were found
within. Robert Ashby was locked III
on a charge of selling liquor on Sun
day and without license, and the others
were cited to appear as witnesses. The
police took possession of crate of
beer and a small quantity of whisky
and gin.
.Ashby was brought before the Po-
lice Court this morning.
Most of the colored men found IN
the place were called upon to give tes-
timony. One acknowledged that Ash
by gave him beer yesterday morning,
and the accused corroborated his
statement.
Ashby was accordingly fined $50 for
dispensing liquor on Sunday in viola
ton of the laws of the state.
The other witnesses when asked to
explain cheir presence in the place
gave sundry reasons for having been
enclosed in the net laid by the officers.
Some said they were on their way to
Arlington, others for Washington, and
that they merely dropped in to pass
tthe time while waiting Tor trains.
Three darkeys caught in the place al
legged that they were or their way to
church, and stopped to make friendly
calls.
The above brings to mind case IN
the Police Court many years ago. A
white man had been arrested on the
charge of keeping his saloon open on
Sunday. About a dozen white men
who were in the place when the Off
GERS entered were cited to appear as
witnesses. Upon being called upon to
testify it was impossible 10 get anyone
of the party to acknowledge ne had
procured liquor, and when asked to ex-
plain their presence in the saloon on
Sunday morning, they gave sundry
reasons. Two or three alleged they
had called to shave the proprietor, as
many oilers affirmed that they served
him with milk and the remainder told
the court they were in the habit of
making friendly calls upon the accused
on the first day of the week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31
OFFICERS INSTALLED.
District Deputy Andrew Oehmanr

District Deputy Andrew Oehmann,
of Washington, yesterday afternoon
installed the following officers of
O'Kane Council, No. 434, Catholic Be-
nevolent Legion, of this city; John D.
Normoyle, president; William Des-
mond, vice president; Francis I.
Quinn, secretary; Robert L. Wenzel,
treasurer; NJ. J. Mcfarland, collector;
Michael Creegan, marshall; James Ro.
che, chancellor, and Sylvester Breen
Michael Igoe, and John G. Eberhart.
sr., trustees. The exercises took place
in The hall in the Alexandria National
Bank building.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Winsome girls, at a meeting Of
the Oliver Iron and steel mill strik-
ers in Labor Hall yesterday after
noon promised to use hugs and
kisses on men who attempt to re-
turn to work today. William n.
Trautman, organizer for the Indus
trial Workers of the World, called
for volunteers at the meeting, and
instantly all but one of the 100 girls
present offered to dispense caresses.
Trautman said he wanted the
prettiest girls among the strikers to
appear at the gates of the plant at
dawn this morning and crush up and
hug and kiss any striker who can
not otherwise be persuaded from
returning to work"
Playing with matches while he was
i'll in bed, 4-year-old Andrew Cobles-
kie Jr., yesterday set fire to his bed
in Philadelphia and burned to death.
ONLY the fact that members of the
family happened in the child's room
a few minutes after he struck the
matches prevented the spread OF the
flames through other parts OF the
house.
Two sons of Webb Snyder, of
Boone, Watauga county, N. c., have
been indicted by the county grand
Jury on the charge of having muir
dered their father, who was shot to
death last fall. The young men, it
is stated, were arraigned before a
| magistrate last fall, when they were
given their freedom upon the claim
that they shot in self-defense. They
contended that their father shot first,
and one chamber of his revolver is
said to have been empty. Another
son, 13 years old, is said to have stat
ed that he fired his fathers revolver
and he pointed out the tree in which
the bullet had buried itself. With
this information the commemorative
; attorney had the young men indlct'
ed. One of them was arrested bur
the other is said to have escaped.
i More than a score of passenger:
on the New York Central railroad:
| N. Y. special bound from Buffalo
to New Yorw had narrow escapes
from drowning in their berths earl!
| Yesterday when the train left th'
rails at Yost's New York, and Ev'
), Pullman cars went cvrashing dowl
. banks of the Mohawk river and IN
to the turbulent and swollen stream
: A dozen or more passengers suffer
ed painful injuries, but none serious
: from flying glass.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31
THE CASE OF J. Y, WILLIAMS.

The record in the case Of Julian Y.
Williams, a member of Council from
the Second ward, who, was recently re-
moved from his seat by jury in the
Corporation Court, has; been completed
and Attorney Gardner /. Boothe IS
preparing to take it before the various
members of the Supreme Court Of Ap-
peals to secure writ Of error and su-
percedeas. ss.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31

MANY ARE PRESENT.
No Marked Reaction Followed in
London When Death of the Money
King Was Announced.

New York, March 81. - Market
opened Hurried with fractional loss
es and intsnse excitement on the
floor but there was no indication of
serious losses.
Warned by the alarming news in
the morning papers of Sunday and
today, the largest representation of
the membership of the Stock ex-
changes seen on the floor in years,
was present at 10 o'clock today for
the opening.
U. S. Steel opeed with a sale of
4,500 shares at prices from 81 to
81 IA, and the latter price predom-
mated and marking a decline but
three-quarters over the close of Sat
urday. Southern Railway opened
with a decline of from one-quarter
, to an eighth, but rallied quickly,
while Reading, which showed a de-
cline of one point, the heaviest re-
corded at the opening, recovered the
full point within two minutes of the
opening. l.. & N.generally regard
ed as Morgan stock, showed an
initial gain on the opening Of one
and-a-q quarter, the initial figure be-
ing -thirty-seven-an d-a-half.
Union Pacific which closed on Sat-
urday at 152 3-4, opened at Isl 1-2,
but Immediately recorded to a level
we'll
,Nag York. March 31.-Morning
paper stories predicting the death Of
!. Pierpont Morgan, attracted a large
crowd to the side walks before the
dingy old bank building at the corn
er of Broad street 1t was a quiet
crowd which evinced litEe eGcite7
ment and the only effect noticeable
when shortly after nine o'clock a
bulletin announcing the death of
the American fnancier. was pasted,
was momentary hush.
1t was the concensus of opinion
among a number of the leaders in the
street among the crowd, that the an
nouncemert would have no serious
effect on the market owing to the
careful plants that have been under
way for several weeks to meet just
such a contingency.
The dead fnancier was regarded
as the real ruler of the American
kingdom of finance.
London, March Sit was evident
at the opening of the London mar
ket, that the possibilities of J. P.
Morgan's death had been effectually
discounted. While the Morgan issues
opened a trife weak and with frac-
tional losses, there were early dis
coveries and it was evident that the
expected announcement of the Amer
lean financier's death, would not be
accompanied by any reaction.
The decline in American stocks at
the opening ranged from one quarter
to three quarters of a point without
any real pressure, and mining stocks
actually showed an improvement.
Paris, March 31.-News of J. P
Morgan's death today in Rome reached
Paris by way of New York. The re-
port was heard on the Bourse shortly
before closing this afternoon and ap-
parently had no effect on stocks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31
FUNERAL.

Tie funeral of the late Thomas
Houston Walker took place yesterday
afternoon from the residence; 2lO Duke
street. The services were, conducted
by Rev. G.. r. Strausbure,i pastor Of
Methodist Protestant Church, and
the pallbearers were Messrs. Thomas
Arnold, Ed Arnold, Carl Mander,
George May, William Bradley and
William Power. ..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31

Columbus, Ohio-Money Is needed
Immediately for the relief of the Ohio
food sufferers, Newspapers advices
say already s1,250;0OG has been sub
scribed for this purpose.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31

Members Of Friendship Council, No.
%, Daughters of Liberty, will go to
Washington tomorrow night to at
tend the 2Sth anniversary Of Hope
Council.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31
phi1adalnhia -Eifteer

Philadelphia.-Fifteen cents for
each bath they take is paid by a big
firm here to its seven hundred en-
ployed as cheap insurance against
sickness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31

Preparations for the installation of
officers of Alexandria Lodge of Elks,
next Monday night will be made at a
meeting to be held in their home on
Prince street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31

The Willard Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held to-
morrow {Tuesday. )afternoon, at 3
o'clock at No. 7l5 Queen street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31

The alarm of fire between seven and
eight o'clock this morning was caused
by burning chimney of a house or
the southest corner OF Queen and St.
Asaph streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31

Eve dollars have been added to
the amount collected in the Second
Presbyterian Church for the sufferers
last Friday night, making $3.50.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

There Is a decided current in the
river, caused by the rains last week,
and considerable drift wood is passing
this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31
To The Democratic Voters
of Alexandria:

Your attention is called to
the fact that your poll taxes
must be paid on or before
May 3rd, 1918, in order that
you may vote in the general
election on November 4th,
and the primaries prior to
that date.
City Democratic Committee.
.CHAS. BENDHEIM,
Chairman.
R. T. COOK, Secretary.
Steamed Hard Shell Grabs daily
at Rammel's Cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-31

. i !: ** =
1t is estimated that Nor (
ean's one-man power was as
follows:
= Morgan's own
!" companies .S6,l33, 4oLOOO
3 Morgan's affiliated
companies -. 2,752,995,0OO
g Morgan's banking
& interests ..... l,0UO,GOO,OOO
Morgan's partners
q holdings ..... 3UO,oOO,OOO
T. . I. r y