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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-24
WOMAN FATALLY HURT.
Run Down by Automobile and Dies
OH Operating Table.

Charlotte, N. c., April "a. - Miss
Annie King, young woman aged
%. was run over by an automobile
driven by J. L. Houston, in front OF
the Dilworth power station ycster-
day afternoon al 4:i0 o'clock and
died on the operating table at local
hospital, where she was taken immc-
diately after the accident. Her skull
was fractured, arm broken and she
was injured internally. 1t is said by
eyewiitnesses that the young woman
had just stepped from a street car
when she was struck by the machine,
which, it is alleged, was being driven
at high rate of speed. Houston was
arrested on the charge Of manslaugh-
ter and was admitted to bail in the
SUM of $4,000, pending preliminary
hearing to be held tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-24
4 JAIL DELIVERY.

Floyd, Va, April 24.-Flerry Smith
and Pied Underwood, who were in Jail
to answer ar indictment made at the
last .arm OF court against them for
.fclonious assault unon Mr.. O. A. Huff
a prominent merchant Of the cas-: end
OF this county, broke Jail yesterday
morning at o'clock and are at large,
BY some means they had secured
a iolt about sixteen inches long and
msaagod TO remove the bricks below
orc OF the windows with It. until an
opening large enough 10 admit them
making their escape, was made. Sher-
ir Harmon was Immediately rntifie!
ard pursuit was made by the sheriff
anI several citizens, Although fired at
they made good heir escape and have
not been apprchcndol.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-24
EWS or THE OLD DOMINION.
MANY ESCAPE DEATH.
Parents And Children Flee From
Burning Buildings.

Monterey, Va, April 25.-Two fam
lilies, including several children, mar,
rowly escaped being burned to dealt
in a fire which early Sunday morn,
ing swept part of the business section
of Darbin, Pocahontas county, W. Va.
a few miles from this place. The
families were asleep over two stores
when the flames broke out.
The flames for a while threatened
the entire business section and endan-
rered the lives of scores of families
Among the buildings burned were tbs
Eureka Hotel, the furnishing store Of
Shullman Brothers, the sores OF
Thomas Cummings and Kenna Rex,
road and Kisner's hall.
The fire originated in the Eurekc
Hotel ,snd is supposed to have beer
due to the explosion Of lamp. The
loss is, between $35, 900 and $4,000
partly covered by insurance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-24
White Man Wcds Negroes.

Washington, April 2i.-Thcodorc
Mason. white, and Manic Taylor.
col0rcd, were married Tuesday nigh!
by Rev. ". Westray. colored, I formcl
travelling evangelist. The groom is =
l;..:orcr. formerly OF Manassas, Va.
and is Of French Canadian descent.
he gave his age az p. The girl re
siG,d formerly at Norfolk, Va, and
she said she was 20 years old. Both
haze become residents Of Washington.
They did not make ihcir address
known to the coIored clergyman.
When The latter was asked for further
details Of the bridegroom and the GER
emony he said he had never met the
couple until they came to him Tues
day night and asked him to obtain Il
marriage license for them and e
marry them. Rev. Mr.. Wcstray said
he assured himself by close question
ing that the man was anxious to mar
~ the girl.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-24
FIRE RACES IN MOUNTAIN.
Men Battle to Protect Farm Houses
Much Timber Destroyed.

Winchester, Va, April 24.-Nearly
all The eastern side Of the Great North
Mountain in Frederick county is afire
and scores Of men were battling last
night with the flames, which are still
spreading on account Of the timber
and underground being dry.
was kept away from farm house;
by all-night work. Vast tracts Of wi
ualle timber have been burned. in
clu ing part of several thousand acre;
owr ed by the late Judge John HandleJ
Of Scranton, Pa. The fire was cause;
by Frank Clowser burning brush
While he was at dinner it spread rap
idly over the mountain. 1t is tonigh
advancing on Hampshire and adjoin
ing West Virginia counties.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-24
SHELLFISH MEN AT NORFOLK.
DR.. Stokes and w. II. Malibie Speak
Before National Association.

No.folk, Va, April 24.-The open
irg session Of the fifth annual con-
ront:on of the National Association
or sShel!fsh Commissioners was held
!'.a-c yesterday. Questions Of vital i'm
portance to the oyster industry OF
Maryland and Virginia and other
states in which this industry is extern
sively carried on were considered.
DR.. J. Hyde Pratt, OF North Caro-
lima, president of the association, in
his opening address, declared that the
problems that have been and are still
confronting the shellfsh men should
be considered as State and not local
issues.
Virginia is one of the few South
Atlantic States That has taken de-
cided practical step looking toward
the conservation and perpetuat!on OF
her shellfish industry, and through the
conscientious work of her able COM
missioner, w. Mcdonald Lee, she has
reached the place where she can point
with pride to what the State IS ac-
complishing in the oyster industry"
Governor Mann was scheduled to
speak next, but was unable to attend.
DR.. George W. Field, chairman OF
the Commissioners Of Fisheries and
Game, of Massachusetts,, spoke on
"rhe Education Of the Consumer, "
and there were talks on the subjec5
of pollution by DR.. A. G. Freeman, OF
Virginia; and DR.. William Royal
Stokes, of Maryland, and w. H.Chcw,
| State Board of Health of New Jcr-
sey.
During the afternoon papers were
! submitted on "TaXation of Oyster
Bottoms by William II. Maltbie,
Shellfish commissioner, Maryland;
Charles r. Bacon, chief Of the Bu-
rcau Of Shellfshcries, New Jersey;
Commissioner Stubs, Of Louisiana;
John A. Craft, president Oyster COM
mission of Alabama; w. L. Harrigan.
| chairman Board Of Fisheries,of South
Carolina; Frederick L. Perry, chlei
clerk Board of Shellfsh commission
ers. of Connecticut, and Brayton A
Round, chief clerk Board of Shelfish
! Commissioners, Of Rhode Island.
A feature of today's session was an
address by Dr.. Carl L. Alsburg, OF
! New Jersey, successor to DR.. Wiley,
as head of the United States Pure
Ennd Bureau.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-24
REV. DIR. LLOYD'S CONDITION.

Big Stone Gap, Va, April 24.-The
Rev. DR.. John Lloyd, of Big Stone
Gap, archdcacon of the diocese OF
southwestern Virginia in the Episco-
pal Church, is seriously i'll as the
result of stroke of paralysis suffered
while attending convocation of
churches Monday night in Salem, Va.
DIR. Lloyd, who is SO years old, is
one Of the best known men in the
Episcopal Church circles of Virginia,
He has son, a missionary to China
and his brother, the Rev. Dr. Arthur
Selden Lloyd. of New York city, is
president Of the board Of missions OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church. At
tending physicians pronounce DR..
Lloyd's condition critical.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-24
|OODHOUNDS ON TRAIL.
d Store And Store at Taylors.
lille Entered by Thieves.

and, VIA, April 24.-Burglars
| into the store of Baughan L.
III here Tuesday and made away
bout 500 worth of goods of
|; descriptions. When one OF
|ners came to the building yes
morning to open for the days
IS, he found the rear door open,
been forced with a jimmy.
local authorities Immediately
Notified, and instructions were
Ito keep every one away from
IRE, as it was decided to send
veral bloodhounds from Rich
The dogs arrived here at 10
and at once were taken to the
bf the robbery. They picked
rail within a few minutes, but
Inning for a short distance, lost
1T this time word reached here
store at Taylorsville, about four
lway, had been entered in the
manner and goods of considera-
ue stolen. When the dogs failed
, up the lost scent, it was de-
O take them to Taylorsville, as
ought that both robberies were
tied by The same crooks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-24
WANTED To BUY a 5 or 6 :,

To BUY a or 6 room
sahouse on 2. to 4 acres of land, with
southouses; good fencing, and bear
ing orchard, good water on or very
near car line, fronting public road
from 5 to II miles of Washington,
give full description in first letter,
will pay cash. Ed. P. Mobley, CO.
lumbia, S. c., R. F. D. 3, Box l0a.
"a 1w.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-24
FORM SECRET SOCIETY
5 of America Organize State
Council in Virginia.

nd Va, April 24.-The first
,dncil of Virginia of The
Sof America, the Womcn's
of The Junior Order Of the
lerican Mechanics, was or
ere yesterday by the election
lowing officers:
In. Mansfield, Alexandria,
councillor; Mrs. Eva Nc
mond, councillor; Miss Bes-
Fredericksburg, vice-coun-
Anna G. Nicholson, Fred
secretary; Miss Nellie NJ.
Richmond, conductor; Mrs.
Z, warden; Mrs. F. E. Per-
Sentinel, and Miss Mary
X, outside sentinel.
lional representatives are
mansfield, Mrs. Eva Nc
s.Fannie Inge and Miss Mel
ward.
informal reception held last
Murphy's Hotel as a prellm-
tGhe organizations meeting
addresses were made by a
# local and visiting mem
rs. Eva McGrew, of this
irman of the entertainments
| e, presided. The speakers
Junior Past National Coun-
+. Marie J. Connor, of Balti-
kional councillor, Mrs. NJ. L.
! Nashville, Tenn; Albert S.
of Cincinnati, of the Bene-
rtment of the Daughters of
Z: National Warden, Miss An
olsin, Of Fredericksburg, and
V L. Johnson, of Baltimore.
now State Council, now or
will assume jurisdiction over
teen councils now located in
Their affairs nave been d.
Y the national council, which
nnually in different cities of
lntry. The Daughters of
is the Woman's Auxiliary of
Tor Order United American
cs, and admits members of
n order ito its membership.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-24

WANTED.-Two capable ladies In
Alexandria to handle sale of a
household article. Attractive prop
osition. Apply the Gushing Com
pany, Room 8, 1888 H street, N. W.,
Washington, D. c. l2-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-24

WANTED-Men and Boys to learn
Automobile business. Practical
course in our shops. Cheap tuition;
good positions for graduates. Caro-
lima Auto School, Charlotte, N. c.
16 I'm
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-24
classified Column n! i. ..
An Economical and Efficient
Method of Making Your
Wants Known.

lines or less, one. time Csc; 2
times 4Oe; 8 times, soc; 1. week S1.OO;
one month, $500.
Death, wedding and funeral notices
soc per insertion.
Memorial, cards of thanks, resolu-
tons, SOC per inch.
Legal advertisements, Soc per inch
1st insertion: 25c per inch each in.
ditional .insertion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-24

FOR RENT.-Two large light office
rooms, water and toilet. N. E. COR.
Fairfax and Prince. Would also do
for small business Inquire 12s
S. Fairfax street, Alexandria, Va.
&c 2wks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-24
SWAN BROS
King and Pitt St,
A Word A bout Our
improvements


The extensive improvements how
being made to our establishment,
both interior and exterior, is being
done as eypeditiopsly as possible,
with no inconvenience or interruption
to business whatever. These i'm
provcmen,s will now soon be COM
pietcd at which time we hope to give
to Alexandria bigger and better
department store whose motto is and
will always be merchandise of quality,
good servicc-moderate prices, and
Your money cheerfui!y refunded at
any time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-24

BOARDING.-Large desirable rooms
on second floor, electric lights, mod
ern improvements, good table
board. Terms reasonable. 22O N.
Columbus street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-24

LOST.-Watch aud fob at foot Of
Duke and Union street, Franklin
movement; P. o. H. on back, Indian
head on fob. Finder return to
Herfurth's, 1912 King street and
receive reward. 10
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-24

WANT TO RENT-House not less
than six rooms, with modern inp-
provements, not over $500 month,
First Ward preferred. Address Per-
manent, care Gazette. " st
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-24

h soft shell crabs, now, at RAM
the first of the season.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-24

h Dust, luc a can. Elliott's.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20

mense benefit to the New York OF future
years
The Commissioner hopes that this cam
paign Will be the means OF effectlng a
reform not merely In the attitude and
habits OF the public but in the methods
employed by the city I'm removing refuse
matter.
IL l. his belief that all refuse matter OF
every description should be removed by
the Street Cleaning Department.
At present the courts have ruled. this
excess matter need not be handled by the
Street Cleaning Department As result.
il is left entirely TO the initiative OF prop
erty owners or renters. and the laws re-
quiring them to keep their places SAM
tary are very difficult OF enforcement
Striking proof OF the moral effect Of
having a city official take the lead In such
a cleanup movement was displayed at
the very outset, while the preliminary In
spectlons were being made.
Many householders In the inspected dis
tricts. as soon az the inspectors had
made their rounds. proceeded without
further notice to throw all accumulations
of rubbish into the streets. II became
necessary to send official notice to these
people TO await official order before clean
Ing up.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20
Continued from fourth page.

Babies are born about as they are else
where. but they lie rather oftener. And
for the christening or the burial the
minister or the rabbi or the priest comes.
For the founders learned too. In their
long study of human kind. that at such
times men and women need larger COM
fort than work or play or knowledge
and the founders care little in what words
that comfort is spoken or through what
ceremonial IL is displayed
Then. Of course. there is school. Most
OF the girls at Bedford are young. All
are more than sixteen and less than thlr-
", and the average age is about twenty
one A large proportion OF them are
women OF the streets, most OF them, In
fact. of recent years But others have
been sent there for drunkenness, petty
larceny and the like. All, however, are
girls who have had very little education.
Only n handful have ever completed the
grammar school grades. and one or two
have been In high school or normal
school Also. there Is. unfortunately,
rather large number OF girls who are pos
itively deficient mentally. who never
should have been sent 10 Bedford. 80
there are classes. graded roughly, TO sep
arate the more advanced scholars from
the rest and in the hour-and -a-half study
periods the girls learn the common school
subjects. with some emphasis laid on
American history. and often they learn a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20
BEDFORD REFORMATORY FACES CRISIS

they so is not very important 10 readers
Of The Tribune-though it might be cruel
ly important 10 the girls themselves. A
great many of them however. get places
on farms and most Of them do well there.
Ii is the others, the hopeless. inefficient.
weak-mindej residue. who are not fit
even for parole, who bring the most dis
couragement to the friends Of the insti-
tuition. For them release from Bedford
is only a little better than a release from
prison. 1t IS these for whom the new
psychological laboratory has been estab-
lished. to give a hint whether they should
be committed to institutions for the fee
BILE minded or otherwise disposed Of II
is these girls who in the present over
crowded condition Of the place make
the heaviest handicap which the officers
have Il overcome. For the working staff
Of the institution, too, as well as the
buildings, has been overburdened.
Unless relief is prompt and plentiful.
the uplifting efficacy will be squeezed
out of Bedford as the life is squeezed
out Of an overloaded car spring by the
sheer weight of the loads.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20

often begin to suffer. The previously
good digestion is many times spoiled In
the second summer with impure milk and
the children die. 1t Is still true IN spite
OF all the efforts which have been put
forth along the line of reducing infant
mortality that one child in every five dies
before IL Is a year old. We want to I'M
nross upon the mothers by illustration
wherein they fail to carry out certain
basic principles.
or 10 the intention, through the CO
ororotion Of the Milk Committee and its
Committee on Infant Mortality, TO extend
the shows into every section OF the city.
We propose to have n travelling outnt'
consisting of scales, measuring callpers'
tame measures, record blanks, tables ana
charts etc and take 1t throughout great
o., Noy York Prizes will be offered based
on pbvsical approximation to normality
as exnressed In size, shape, proportion OF
,,or,hors IN each other. condition. dispo-
si,ior ard anpearance. just as II the
~. n.oro some other animal exhibited
at an animal show. Amohs 'iie o"a' .
will be one showing the proper proper
tions of n physically perfect BABY.
.In this way we will reach large groups
~ ,,,o,hors everywhere. Each mother VIII
become a demonstrating centre Tor she
is going to tell the lady upstairs and
the lady downstairs what she mas
learned The perplexed mother adopts
man times the advice Of 1.-The lady up
s,oirsn Kew realize the power of these
little neIghbOrhood centres in passing on
traditions customs and practices. The
show will supplement the work OF the
min, s,a,,ons. because these are primarily
IooL,ro after nutritional disorders. We
are going 10 stimulate interest IN ,ne
ehua .Aish nerhaps. the mother cOnsld-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20
Continued from third page.

such az adenoids. narrow chest, fiat foot
or curvature of the spine. These condi-
tions might have been detected earlier
and corrected in the formative period. 1t
is more difficult TO remedy them after
children have reached the school age.
"The dangerous period for children is
the one following weaving. Breast-fed
children among the poorer classes do not
suffer before weaving, except In excep-
tional instances. from lack OF food or
undertaking, but they do suffer after this
time from badly prepared and badly bal
anced dietGries.
"rhe other day a mother at clinic
exclaimed with great pride. as II she was
doing a highly mertorious thing: why,
40 everything for the child "a youngster
sayen wears old, which had been sent by
a scbool physician). / give 1t three PEN
n,es a day to buy what 1t wants to-
"r could not afford to give my children
three pennies said.
"Sbe looked at me in astonishment, Tor
soo,,ed TO her TO be a person OF finan-
cial capacity much superior 10 her OWL
Why? she asked.
"It would make them sick.
.,rhs children. particularly Of foreign
.rontoge are in the habit Of eating be-
- ,neals. They are permitted to have
go tea and even beer. These articles
form part OF their die'' all,
"a valuable feature Of the shows VIII
r. reformation mothers will gain re-
s,.r tho causes OF the ailments of their
children. In the first year mo,hers are
usually able TO breast-feed 'heir oap,es'
then nature passes on the TASK Oh p,an
n,ng the meals to the mother. Inc pap'es
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20
IMPLEMENTS OF WAR.

Men. horses and wagons. as well as
necessary implements, are obtainaDie
through the Department of Street Clean
Ing. Final disposition has also been con-
s,dered. and a large number OF barges
will be required to dispose Of the extra
amount of material removed. These are
also obtainable al the present uihe'
whereas later on in the season 1t VIII be
very difficult to get sufficient transporta-
ton for this purpose.
II is the purpose Of the department 10
clean up by streets, the removal takihs
niace from house to house or all waste
material. The cooperation OF the dlfter-
ont civic organizations has been sohclteu
nv DIR. I.ederle, who approves OF the plan
% organize the different societies into
committees, there being FORMED cen
trail committee at the headquarters Vi
the Department of Health, which VIII De
tho controlling committee. under Dr. NJ
p Mcmillan, assistant sanitary superih-
tendent OF the Department or Health
AS regards the cooperation when can
be lent by the Department OF boucauoi
the Health Department would extehu IN
formation and literature by means OF the
school children OF New YORK. ana "ouiu
interest them in the general movement
Lectures arc being given by the inspect
ors of the division of child hygiene or the
recruitment OF Health throughout the
schools of the city in order to familiarize
the students and elders with the ne
cessity of general cleanup"
In conducting clean-ups the United
states government has learned by expert
enoe that mortality reduction has been
:, direct relation to the amount OF such
work done. and the resulting reducuon
in the death rate is manifested within
few months after the conclusion of such
campaigns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20
TRUE PRAISE.

1.-THE horror, in this money grabbing
age. that is expressed at the bare thought
that Dr. friedman desires TO patent and
monopolize his consumption remedy-this
horror speaks well for the doctors"
The speaker was Bishop Lambuth, OF
Nashville. lie continued:
Doctors are a fine set OF men. once
said to the little son Of Nashville doc
tor:
lis your father at homer?
NO said the little fellow; no. sir;
he's out
Where can ! find him, do you know?
well said the little fellow. 1 guess
vou'd better look for some place where
folks are sick or hurt. ! don't know just
where he is. but he's helping some
whore? "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20
NEW YORK BABIES TO RECEIVE PRIZES

ers 10 be we'll, the child which is not
likely to have the attention II ought to
have Just because 1t is believed to he
all right. In other words, we will be
starting early to make physically good
citizens and suffragettes.
That the show will stimulate this in
terest and accomplish this end is dem
onstrated by the fact that there were
more than one hundred and forty entries
from all parts OF Manhattan between
East 4th street and West 18th street. One
American mother. proud Of her baby,
came from Winfield. in the outskirts Of
the city, bringing her child. 1t was ex-
amined and found, 10 the mothers sur
prise, to be far from perfect. In order
TO make the results as effective as posi-
bic we shall send TO the mother OF each
rejected baby letter telling why 1t was
rejected, the defects discovered and adj
vice as to what to do such as change In
diet. correctional exercise ETC."
The plan of the Committee on Reduc-
ton of Infant Mortality for the educa-
ton OF parents and securing data for the
establishment of a standard for babies
by means of baby contests. which was
worked out by DR. Pisek, provides for
uniform score card and the division of
children into three classes--those under
one year Of age, those from one to three
years and those between three and five.
1t is also proposed that the children be
classified by race. as the standard of one
race may not be the standard of an
other. The committee expects TO arrange
for contests all over the city, and letters
have been received from Baltimore and
elsewhere. asking for the committees
score card The adoption of this card
will provide uniform definite information
regarding thousands OF babies.