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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-22
Easy.

Whiner-"I have only one friend on
earth-my dog" Optimistic Adviser
why don't you get another dog?"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-22
Suooestion.

When modesty begins to boast
about itself it should also change
is name
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
Found Dead in Kitchen.

Toano, Va, May 2G.-John Hansen,
prominent farmer of this section,
was found dead on the floor of his
kitchen Saturday by Alfred Byrd, a
rural mail carrier. Byrd had noticed
that the Hansen mail box had not
been opened for several days and
came to the house to ascertain the
reason when he made the discovery.
Hansen, who was bachelor, was
Fffty-four years old, and is said to
have been worth about $4,000. lie
is native of Minnesota and, with
the exception of two nephews who
Five near Lightfoot, Va, all of his rel
atives live in Coke county of that
state.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
KILLED AT FURNACE.
Two Fatal Accidents Occur in Town
Within One Week.

Pulaski, Va, May 2G.Two-fatal
accidents have occurred here within
a week, Suck" Hurley, Sc years old,
being killed Friday afternoon by be-
ing caught beneath the shifting cars
lat the Dora Furnace, and Otis Gray,
13-year-old boy, losing his life as a
result of being whirled against the
feeling of Steers mill, after being
caught in a revolving shaft.
The boy died while being taken to
ia Roanoke Hospital Wednesday af-
ternoon. His funeral took place in
pulaski yesterday. His feet were lit
orally beaten from his body, which
was badly bruised and mang'ed.
Mr.. Hurley died within few minu-
ties after he was run over by the cars.
Both legs were cut off close to the
body and he succumbed to shock.
This is the second fatal accident at
the furnace within a week. Mr.
Hurley was a native of Tennessee. He
lis survived by a family.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
MEDAL FOR LITERARY WORK.
New Reward for Literary Skill at
University.

Charlottesville, Va, May 26,-Llte-
rary achievement by alumni of the
University of Virginia is to receive
a new reward. The Raven Society
will give medal annually, beginning
in June, 1914, to The alumnus who,
in the opinion Of a committee has
in the previous year published the
best work in the field Of literature.
The medal will be worth in money,
about s75. The committee, whose
award will be announced at finals in
June 1914, will consist Of Prof. Thos,
Walker Page, and Prof. Charles W.
Kent, of the University Of Virginia,
and Prof. Alces Fortier, of Tulane
University. The Raven Society en-
trusted the arrangements for provid-
ing for Ghis new honor to D. Hidden
Ramsey, Editor of College Topics;
DR.. James Bardin and DR.. S. ]. Nc
Lemore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
GIRL KILLED BY TRAIN.
Eleven Year-Old Girl Struck by
Southern Freight Train.

Charlottesville, Va, May 26.-Bes-
sic, the 11-year-old- daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Gibson, of
near Hickory Hill, this county, was
struck by northbound freight on
the Southern Railway and instantly
killed. The girl, who ha'd been SUBJ
ject to epileptic fits since her fail
from a window several years ago, gos
out of bed at an early hour in the
morning, and while her parents were
asleep left the house to go to the
home of her grandmother. Finding
the door of her grandmother's home
locked, the girl started to retrace her
steps. In crossing the track at Hick-
ory Hill station she was run down
and ground to pieces. Besides her
parents Bessie leaves seven sisters
and one brother.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
| i news OF THE OLD DOMINION.
RUN AS OPEN SHOPS.
Granite Cutters Strike in Richmond
Unchanged.

Richmond, May 2G.-The tempo
rary association which was organized
by ten local granite and marble deal
ers- and contractors to oppose the de-
manis Of the cutters for an icrease
in wages from $3.50 to ST per day, is
still resolved not to grant the de-
mand. The shops, as the result, are
being conducted on the "open" policy
The positions vacated by the cut
tiers when they struck May l, wher
their demands were first refuse,
have been held open for them at the
old wages and conditions but not ons
has gone 10 work. Some non-unior
men have come to Richmond and beer
placed in the positions and, after this
week, if the union men are not ready
to go back to work, all the position:
will be filed by outsiders.
The cutters, comprising ali those
tof local shops and nearby quarres
have caused cessation of business
in that line by their strike. The!
seen as positiveas the contractors II
their attitude and, if both sides re.
main firm, the coming of non-unior
men and the continuance Of either the
"open shop" or the non-union sys-
tenn ~here will result.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26

Richmond, May 26.-As result
of catching his foot in frog, John
Henry Gee, colore1, brakeman on
the Seaboard Air Line, was fatally
injured Saturday night in the
freight yards of the road in the
north end of the city.
At The time, he was engaged in
shifting cars. Both legs were severed
by the wheels as they passed over
him. and one of his arms was badly
mashed
He was rushed to Memorial Hos
pital in the city ambulance and sue
cumbed to his injuries shortly be-
fore midnight. He was about forty
years old. His home was at Thelma,
N. C. The accident occurred about
1870 o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
To Represent State Biologists.

Charlottesville, Va, May 26.-An-
nounccment is made by President I
C. White OF the Association of Amer
lean State Biologists, that Dr.. Thos
L. Watson, director of the Virginia
geological Survey, has been chosen
to represent the association at the
Fifth National Conservation Con-
gress, to be held in Washington No,
rvember Is to 20. This means that
the head of the Virginia survey will
all the state biologists Of
congress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
HOLD MAN FOR ASSAULT.
John Irving of Earlysville is Arrest
cd on Serious Charge.

Charlottesville, Va, May 90
tSheriff C. NJ. Thomas reached the
icity late Friday afternoon, bringing
with him John Irving, farmer OF
vicinity of Earlysville, Albermar!e
county, whom he had arrested on ]
charge Of assault.
1t is claimed that he committed the
crime on last Tueday against the
peron of little Leila Dovell, the thir'
teen-year-old daughter of Mr.. L. A
Dovell, of Earlysviile.
Irving was lodged in the county jai
in this place to await trial. He is
twenty-siy years old and comes OF Z
well-known family. He made no at
tempt 10 elude or resist arrest.
Negro Brakeman Killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
PAGE THREE.

order OF publication.
Z The object of this suit is to obtain
for the complainant divorce from
the bond of matriinony from the de-
.fendand on the ground of desertion
and abandonment for period OF
more than three years before the
bringing of this suit, the care and
custody of the infant child Of the
marriage, and for general relief, and
on affidavit having been filed that the
defendant, William 7. Powell, is not
a resident of the said State OF Vlr-
ginia, it is ordered that he do APP
pear here within fifteen days after
due publication and do what is neces-
sary to protect his interest In this
suit.
And it is further ordered that a
copy of said order of publication
be published once a week for four
successive weeks in the Alexandria
Gazette, a newspaper published in
the City of Alexandria, Virginia;
that copy be posted at the front
door of the Court House OF the SAID
CITY on or before the next succeed
ing rule day after this order is en-
tered and that @ copy of said order
Of publication shall be sent by regis
tered mail by the Clerk of this Court
addressed to the said nonresident
defendant, William T. Powell, at 739
Fairmont street, North West, Wash.
ington, D. c., his last known place OF
abode.
A copy:-Teste.
CHARLES BENDHEIM. p. q.
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26

At a, Corporation Court of the City
of Alexandria, held at the COURT house
of said city on Monday, May 49, 1913,
Present, Hon. Louis C. Barley, Judge.
Isaac L. Greiner, Complainant.
rts.8 vs.
Anna F. Knobler Greiner, Defendant
An affidavit having been duly made,
as required by law, that the defend
ant is a nonresident Of the State
of Virginia, and that she cannot be
found WITHIN the jurisdiction OF this
State, and the Sergeant having made
a return upon the original process
or summons issued herein that the
defendant is not resident Of his
bailiwick, and application having been
duly made in open court for an order
of publication against said defendant
TO appear and answer bill in chan
Gerry filed by the complainant against
The defendant for an absolute divorce
on the grounds of wllful desertlon
and abandonment for more than three
wears an order of publication hav-
ing been duly granted in open Court
it is therefore ordered that said de-
PENDANT do appear here within fifteen
days after due publication hereof
to answer the said suit of complain
ant against the defendant for an ab,
solute divorce on the grounds bt
wilful deser;ion and abandonment fol
more than three years, and to 90
what may be necessary to protect hel
interests in this suit. And it is fur
Their ordered that copy of this order
be published once week Tor 1oul
successive weeks in the Alexandra
Gazette, newspaper published II
Alexandria City. Va, and that copy
be sent by registered mail by
the Clerk of this Court to the last
known place of abode of defendant
to-wit: 1902 A St., S. E. Washington
IDEAS stated in the application for
this order of publication which shall
be certified by the Clerk, and that a
COPY be posted at the front door OF
the Court House of this court on OF
before the next rule day of this court
A copy:-Teste.
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY, Clerk
ROBINSON MONCURE, p. q.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
TAKES CASE TO HIGHER COURT
Appeals From Ruling Concerning
Taxation of Municipal Property.

Richmond May 26.-The State
Court of Appeals has granted a writ
of error in hecase of the Common
wea tn of Virginia against the city
of Richmond, appealed from the
Hus .ings Court of Richmond, in the
matter Of the states taxation of mu-
inicipal owned property, in which tho
city won victory in the lower court
The case now goes to the docket o!
the higher tribunal for argument al
1.-THE June term. The municipality, il
will be remembered, contended that
the Commonwealth had no right to
tax municipal-owned property which
is devoted to the common good, and
the lower court held with that view
The Richmond city property in
volvad in the proposed state taxation
is the First and Second markets, val,
iueS a; $373,000; the auditorium, 500
ZOO: the water works system, ST.
100000; the gas plants and system
S3,5C0,00OO. These properties arc
subjected to an aggregate tax for the
year 1912 of about S35,64050.
The Supreme Court has also grant,
ed & wris Of error in similar case o!
the Commonwealth against the Y.
NJ. c. A., of Lynchburg, which is ap-
pealed from the Corporation Court o.
that city. The litigation grew out o.
tine effort Of the state to tax property
belonging to that institution.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
VIRGINIA CHAIRMEN.
Flood, Glass, Hay And Jones Report
cd Agreed Upon Tentatively.

Washington, May 26.-Democratic
members of the ways and means
committee of the house it is asserted,
have agreed tentatively Upon num-
Der Of, the committees appointments
ITO which have been deferred because
of the pressure of business.
Most of the principal chairman
ships will be undisturbed but there
will be many changes in the member
ships.
House leaders have made tentative
selections for the chairmanships OF
which the following appear.
Banking and currency-G4ass, VIZ
ginia.
Foreign affairs-Flood, Virginia.
Military affairs-Hay, Virginia.
Insular affairs-Joncs, Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
Cough Medicine For Children.

Too much care cannot DE used in
selecting a cough medicine for chill
dren. It should be pleasant to take,
contain no harmful substance and
be most effectual. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy meets the reuire-
ments and is a favorite with the
mothers of young children every
where. For sale by all dealers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26

At Corporation Court OF the Clt3.
of Alexandria, Virginia. continued,
and held at the Court House OF sale
city ON Tuesday, April 18th, 1913.
Present. Hon. Louis c. Barley, judge
Alma E. Powell.
vs.. III Chahce'S
William T. Powell.
unon the application of the com
nlainaut stating specifically the las
known place of abode Of the defend q.
ont the Court on this Goth day OF
April, 1913, doth grant the following
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed

SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed
Proposals for Electric Hoists," will
be received at the Bureau of Yards
and Docks, Navy Department, Wash
ington, D. c., until II o'clock a. M,
June IA, 1913, and then and there
publicly opened, for furnishing and
installing three electric hoists at the
United States Naval Radio Station,
Radio, Virginia. Plans and speclti-
cations can be obtained on applica-
ton to the Bureau. VIM. M. SMITH,
Acting Chief of Bureau, May Z, 1918.
IL got.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
WOOD.
COKE.
COAL.

Order your coal before the advance
at lowest summer prices. Best quail.
ity, prompt delivery, and bottom
price. Phone 95. De WATCHESON
1O7, South Royal Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26

William NJ. Arnheim, a prominent
business man Of Tarboro, n. c., and
Mrs. Edna Morris, socially we'll
known, were killed and Mrs. Arm
helm dangerously hut yesterday
evening near Tarboro, when an au-
tomobile, in which party, consist
ing Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arnheim, Mr..
anC. Mrs. Morris and Mr.. Mathews
were riding, plunged into ditch
half filed with water.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26

A dislocatcd neck caused the death
Saturday in Calgary, Alberta, Of
Luther Mccarthy during his fight
with Arthur Pelkey.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26

Hard shell crabs at RammePs Cafe.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-11

lie about The Holy city, said it was
written as a coon song, and wasn't
sung in good society. If he hadn't
been a guest. guess Willie would
have murdered him."
"Oh, Jack! You won't let Willie
murder anybody, not even Berkeley,
while the people are here. will you 2
coaxed Miss Chaplin, anxiously.
What made you invite Berkeley
Fresno, anyhow" was the rejoinder
This is no gilded novelty to him. He
Is a Western man"
Miss Chaplin numbered her reasons
sagely. I'm the first place-Helen.
Then there had to be enough men to
20 around Last and best. he Is the
most adorable man l ever saw at a
| house party. He's an angel at break
fast, sings perfectly beautifully-you
know he was on the Stanford Glee
| Club"
"Humph!" Jack was unimpressed,
'If you roped him for Helen Blake to
brand, why have you sent for Wally
| Speed?"
well, you see, Berkeley and Helen
didn't quite hit it off. and Mr.. Speed
| is-a friend of Culver's." Miss Cha
pin blushed prettily.
"Oh, / see! l thought myself that
this affair had something to do with
you and Culver Covington. but
didn't know it had lapsed into sort
Of matrimonial roundup. Suppose
Miss Blake shouldn't care for Speed
after he gets here?"
"Oh, but she will! That's where
Berkeley Fresno comes in. When two
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-11
Eanaticism and Prouress.

Without fanaticism of certain
sort, progress would be impossible.
The minds Of men and women must be
surcharged with love Of cause. or
hatred Of a wrong, else they will not
put their all into the fighting. The
very origin of the word fanatic"
connotes absorption In a single idea.
for the word is derived from the Latin
'fanum" "a temple) and the "fanati-
GUS was supposed to be maddened by
the divinity whose fame he freQuented.
And it is quite certain that now. as Of
old, the motive power of every great
propaganda is essentially religious.
even though the leaders call them
selves agnostics or atheists. No abso.
lutely selfish or absolutely skeptical
person, can lead either the masses or
the classes. At the core Of the true
leaders being there must be an idea
to which he clings and to which he
will sacrifice all else with light heart.
Parnell was cold, but he loved Ireland
with an all-consuming passion; Will
liam III. was cold, but he loved Hol-
land with a devotion that knew no
bounds-New Orleans Times-Demo-
GRAFT
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-11
WILLING TO MAKE SACRIFICE
Darky Would Accept Offered Post,
Though He Admitted He Would
Lose Meat by Deal.

A Georgia planter was continually
missing hogs from his pen. His sus-
picion fell upon Daddy Stepney, an old
negro who lived near by. but he didn't
care to accuse the old man. There
fore he devised scheme to put him
on his honor.
Daddy Stepney," he said one day
after he had missed couple of fat
porkers. somebody's been stealing
hogs and / can't find out who it is.
The trouble is l haven't had anybody
to look after them. Now you live
pretty close by. Tell you what I'll do
If you'll take the job and be respon-
sible for those hogs I'll give you a
shoat every year just before KILN
time. Will you do it?'
Old Stepney scratched his wolly
head and thought long time. Then
he said:
Well, Marse Joe, ben livin' on
yo' folks Ian ever sence l wuz bohn
on l done wuk TO- yo' daddy an yo'
gran daddy an done sarve um true
an faithful. l know some scalawag's
ben a-stealin' dem hawgs an'-yes,
sub. l reckin I'll halter take dat Job
and look ater UNI TO- yo'-but I'm sho'
gwine to lose in meat by it,"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-11
Zones OF Silence.

Zones Of silence such as that dis
covered in the Alps have been known
to scientists for a long time Some
years ago a committee conducted a
series of experiments in the English
channel with the loudest and most
ear piercing sirens. whistles and boot
ers they could procure. 1t was found
that sometimes on the clearest and
quietest day a sound was unaccounta.
bly, inaudible at short distance This
demonstrated conclusively the exis.
tence of soundless zones and incident.
ally suggested an explanation Of Ger.
tain ocean disasters.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-11

workmen upstairs" So he went up,
stairs and said:
Here, you chaps, is a cask of beer
for you"
A few hours later he vent to the
place where the men were working.
Nobody said anything about the beer;
so. finally. not being able to bear it
any longer, he said:
Here. you chaps, what did you
think of that beer?"
One of the men replied:
"Oh, it suited"
How do you mean. it suited?"
Well" said the man, eff it had been
any better we shouldn't have had it.
and if it had been any worse we
couldn't have drunk it; SO it suited"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-11

ter. followed by his companions. 4
don't see how folks can be SO dam
funny" he gasped.
Its natural to 'em, like warts" said
Willie: they're born with it, the
same as | was born to shoot straight
with either hand, and the same as
Mex was born to throw rope. He
don't know how he does 1t. and neither
do I. Some folks can say funny things.
some can sing, like Missus Melby;
some can run foot-races, like that Cen
tipede cook
Carara breathed an eloquent Mex
lean oath.
DO you reckon he fixed that race
with Humpy Joe?" inquired Slower.
Names Skinner" Willie observed.
ct sounds bad"
I'm sorry Humpy left us so sud-
den," said Still Bill. Wed ought to
have questioned him. If we only had
proof that the race was crooked"
"You can SO gamble it was crooked"
the little man averred. Them Cent?
pede fellers never done nothin' on the
square. They got Hump Joe, and fixed
it for him to lose so they could get
that talkin' machine. That's why he
pulled out"
I'D hate to think it," said the fore
man, gloomily; then after a moment.
during which the only sound was that
of the mufIied hoof- beats: We'll, what
we gOin' to do about 1t ?"
"Humph! I've laid awake nights
fgurin' that out l reckon we'll just
have to git another foot-racer and beat
Skinner. He amt the fastest in the
world"
THAT takes coin. We're broke"
"Mebbe Mr.. Chaplin would lend a
helpin' hand"
Hes sore on foot-racin'. Says it dis
turbs us and upsets our equilibrium.
Carara fetched a deep sigh.
Its YER bad ting, Senior. I don
feel no worse wen my gran mother
die"
The three men loped onward through
the darkness, weighted heavily with
disappointment.
Affairs at the Flying Heart Ranch
were not all to Jack Chapin's liking
Ever since that memorable foot-race
more than a month before, gloom
| had brooded over the place which
even the presence of two Smith Col
lege girls, not to mention that Of Mr.
Fresno. was unable to dissipate. The
cowb boys moped about like melancholy
shades, and neglected their work to
discuss the disgrace that had fallen
| upon them. It was a task to get any
of them out in the morning, several
had quit, the rest were quarreling
among themselves. and the bunk
house had already been the scene OF
more than one encounter. altogether
too sanguinary to have originated
from such a trivial cause as q foot.
race.
The master Of the ranch sought his
sister Jean. to tell her frankly what
was on his mind. -
See here. Sis" he began. II don't
want to cast a cloud over your little
house-party, but l think you'd better
keep your friends away from my
men,"
why, what is the matter?" she de.
manded.
Things are at a pretty high ten.
sion just now, and the boys have had
two or three rows among themselves
Yesterday Fresno tried to kid Will