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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION.
Steamboat Trip to Virginia Points
Planned for Convention Here
April II.

Washington, March 9.-Delegates
TO the coming triennia! convention
of the General Society of the Sons
of the american Revolution, which
meets in this city April II, were an
nounced at a meeting of the board
of managers of the District branch'
Sons of the American Revolution,
held at the Southern building.
The delegates and guests will make
a steamboat trip from Washington
TO Yorktown, Hampton Roads, Nor
folk. Cape Henry and Old Point
Comfort. A complimentary drill and
review will be held at Fort Monroe
April is, and banquet VIII be
given by the General Society at the
'Chamberlin Hotel, ats O'Clock IN
the evening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09
STRICKEN ON STREET.
Mrs. Mary Rickard, of Luray, Va.
Dies of Heart Disease.

Stricken on King street with an
attack of heart trouble at s o'clock
Saturday night, Mrs. Mary Blanche
Rickard. of Luray, Va, was carried
into a nearby residence, where she
died a few minutes afterward.
Mrs. Rickard was walking with
Mrs. E. V. Grave, of 92S Duke
street, in whose home she was VS.
iting, when she complained OF Ill
ness. Mrs. Grove called cab. MIS-
Rickard collapsed and was carried
int5 nearby residence. DR.. NJ. D.
Delaney was summoned. A few
minutes after his arrival she died
Mrs. Rickard was forty-fve years
old and resident of Luray, va. She
came here a week ago and was Wis
itinp her son. Oswald Richard al
the home of Mrs. Grove. Her son
took charge of the body. Mrs. Rick
ard had for some time been subject
20 attacks of heart trouble. Besides
her husband, William 3. Rickard
she is survived by four sons ano
two daughters. The body was snip
ned to Luray for buria! this after
noon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Old and Well-known Residents
Pass Away.

Mrs. Catherine Virginia Warfield.
wife of Edgar Warfeld, Sr., who died
at her home, 21S South Fairfax St,
or Saturday night after long illness.
/ will be buried tcrorrow afternoon at
y o'clock. The services will be con-
Quoted by the Rev. j. w. Duffey. D.
3D., pastor of the Washington street
Methodist Church South. Mrs. War
field mas been for many years an act
i've worker in the church and was
deeply interested in charitable work
among the poor of the city. She was
80 years old, and was a daughter of
the late Josiah Batcheller. She is
survived by two sons, George z. War
fed. cashier Of the First National
Bank and E1gar Warfield, II.
Mrs. Mary Drusiila Allen widow of
William w. Allen, and daughter of the
late Jesse AM Sarah 'Skidmore, died
at her home, 202 North Columbus St.,
at $50 o'clock last night. Mrs. AL
len had been an invalid for several
years, but the immediate cause Of her
death was pneumonia. She is sur
v:ved by two sons, William Lewis AL
len and Ernest l.. Allen The funeral
will take place from her late resi-
dence Wednesday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock.
The body Of Lawrence F. Clark, a
well-known resident of this city. who
died at the Providence Hospital in
Washington, Saturday afternoon, has
been brought to the residence of n.
Z. Williamson, S12 Duke street frc'ri
which place the funeral will take place
Tuesday morning at $3.50 o'clock.
Mr.. Clark, who was 90 years cid.
was for number of years an employe
of the Hotel Rammel He was son
OF the late John T. Clark, of Washing
ton. and IS survived by brother, Jno.
Clark, of WASHINGTON.
The funeral of W. Lewis Creel took
place yesterday ::cternoon from the
residence l08. North Patrick street
Services were con!ucted by Rev. ".
F. Watson, pastor Of the First Bar
tist Church. and intorment was In
Bethel cemetery.
Mrs. Mary T. Lukens, widow 6
Courtney LuSeroS, ,I.::7,. yesterday al :
ternoon at her home at Braddock
Heights. Alexandria county, after a
long illness. She was seventy-nine
veais old and is survive by several
children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09
TAX COMMISSION
BILL IS PASSED
Governor Will Appoint
Three of Ten Members
of New State Body.
EQUAL RIGHTS BILL.
Measure, Which is Said to Have
Gained Strength, Liable to Come up
Today. !! q:

Richmond Va, March 9.-The
House Saturday by vote OF 81 to IL
passe4 House bill 4SS, with the Greg
ory amendment, providing for a tax
commission Of ten-four from the
House, three from the Senate and
three to be appointed at large by the
Governor.
Those voting against the passage
of the bill were: Clerent of Pittsyl-
vania; l. W.. Daniel, of MiddleseX;
Green, of Danville; Gordon, of Louisa;
Oliver, of Fairfax; Powell of Spottsyi-
ysnia; Stearnes, of Roanoke county:
Stubbs, of Gloucester; Toney, of
Richmond city; Walton, of Hanover,
and Speaker Cox, of Richmoni City.
An effort will be made to bring
the equal suffrage bill up for 4 vote
in the house today.
At the last session this measure re-
ceived thirteen votes. It's advocates
are this session claiming for it be-
tween fifteen and twenty votes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09

VOTE is EXPECTED.
Bill Championed by Number of Lobby
ists-Been Cause of Discussion Be-
tween Legislature and Others.

Richmond, March 9.-The Saund-
ers anti-vice bill was the special
order in the Senate for today.
This was accomplished Saturday
after one of the hottest fights wit
messed on the floor of that body.
Senator Mapp made a motion to
make the bill the special order, and
the question was stated. No OBJ
lection being made, it was submit
ted and agreed to. There was a roll
call on the proposition, and il had
begun when several senators quest
ioned the procedure.
Senat-"s Hart, Lesner, Cannon,
Featherston and others insisted that
they had not heard the proposition
and were under the impression that
the question was on suspending the
rules. They insisted that they had
not heard the presiding officer ask
if there was objection, or they
would have entered objection.
Senator Saunders and others
raised the point that the protest
camc too late, as the roll call was
pending and one member of the
Senate had been recorded.
The point of order was sustained,
and the roll call was then on the
proposition to take up the bill as
the special order. Tt
the bill the special 9
to by the following
Ayes-Senators Bl;
Cannon. Crockett, Early, Gayle,
Holt, Mapp, Paxton, Reyall, Saund-
ers, Sowdcr, Tavenner, Thornton.
Walker Watkins. Wendenburg and
Vests.
Noes-Senators Featherston, Gar
rett, Gravatt, Hart, Lesner, Monta-
que. Parr, Rinehart and Smith-lo.
Senator Cannon had voted No, but
changed to Aye. he theh iiaue
motion to reconsider the vote by
which the motion was adopted.
Senator Cannon then moved to re-
consider, which was followed by
motion by Senator Featherston TO
pass BY. This latter motion was de-
feated BY the following vote.
|, Yeas-Sena,or Brown, Cannon
Featherston, Harman, Hart, HOODS,
Lesncr, Paul, Rinehart, Rlson ana
! Thornton-1l.
Noes-Senators Blanks, Catron'
/ Crockett, Early, Edmondson, Gayle
Holt, Mapp, Moncure, Parr, Paxton
Royal, Saunders, sowder, TaVenner'
Walker and West-l7.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09
TABLET 70 LATE DIR. HOGE.
Former Alcxandrian Delivers Ad'
dress at dwelling.


Richmond, March 9.-Tributes to
- man who dedicated his life's work
to Christ and humanity were PAID
Yesterday afternoon when tablet
in memory of the late Rev. Moses D..
Hoge was unveiled in the Church OF
the Covenant, by his grandson, Will
liam Aylett Hoge.
Prominent speakers. some OF
whom were engaged in this work
during the life of DR.. Hoge, and VINO
were connected with him, made
short addresses on the life's work OF
this grand Christian man, who ana
much for the cause for which ne
labored.
Short addresses, telling of the or
ra r;zation of the Church OF the
Church of Covenant forty years
aoo in the old John Minor Bolts
,,ouse on West Franklin street,
were delivered.
Dr. Hoge was man who reali"eu
.bo+ fhe work of the church could
hest be accomplished through the
work of the laymen, and to this emo
no Iabored, doing much work in TINS
direction outside of his work In the
church He was friend Of every
man whom he met on the street
svmnathetic, kind and generous, ne
iabored for the people of the city
Among those who spoke of the
h;storv Of the man, and the church
of which he was pastor, were Rev
nr Russell Cecil, Rev. DR.. j. CALVIN
s+ewa.t. and the Rev. DR.. James
Power Smith, Tazewell Fitzgerald
and r. H. Gilman.
pev DrJ. Calvin Stewart, native Oh
Alexandria. who succeeded DR.. hose
as pastor of the Second Presoy'et
ian Church, dwelt at length on 'n'
work which DR.. Hoge accompAsn.u'
ard spoke in feeling terms OF Inc
man himself. nres-
A large congregation was pres,
ont at the unyeiling, which teS'i"eo
to' 10 the high worth in which he was Wa,
held by the people of the city VIM
Lnew him during his me-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09
SHOOTS WIFE AND FRIEND.
Pistol Duel in Parlor Car With fa-
tai Result-Wife Shot in Face.

Mobile, Ala, March 9.-W. !.
Bright, a wealthy resident Of Men
denhal!, Miss, is dying at the State
Charity Hospital, while Mrs. Don
.Angelin. prominent socially, is suf-
faring from bullet wound in her
cheek, as result of pistol duel be-
tween Bright and the husband of the
woman in the chair car of railroad
train in the depot at MendenhaH
Saturday night.
Mrs. Angelin had year-old baby
in her arms, when she was shot by
her husband, but the child was not
injured. Don Angelin, who did the
shooting is in Jail. He was arrested
soon after the shooting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09
WEATHER THIS WEEK.
No Important Storms Are Charte'
IN Cross the Country.

to Cross the Country.
Hone for week of bracIng, sea
sopable weather, with generally fair
skies. is held out by the Weather
Bureau forecasters TO pfac1lca''g
every section of the storm battered
srow and ice covered country.
"No important storm is charted 10
cross the country during the week
said the bulletin "although DIS
turbance of moderate intensity VIII
prevail over the Middle West We'd
nesday or Thursday and the Eastern
States about Friday, the preclpita-
ton attending this disturbance VIII
be generally light and confined to
the Northern States.
"There/will be frosts at the begin
ming of the week in the Gulf and
South Atlantic States, except Cen
trail ard Southern Florida
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09
LAST WEEKS STORM
Does Great Damage in the Shenan'
doah Valley

Winchester, Va, March 9.--Belated
reports received from every s"ction
of Frederick county an the adjoin-
ing portion of Shenandoah, Clarke.
Berkeley and jefferson counties tell of
frightful havoc wrought by the hur-
ricane of the early part Of the week,
and they also show that the first mea-
gre reports, placing the property dam
age at about 100000, were by 10
means exaggerated. The storm came
from the west and hit the country
within radius Of twenty miles from
Winchester without moments warn
ing, and for more than eighteen hours
the velocity of the wind was between
seventy and seventy-fve miles an
aour Comparatively few} buildings
escaped without suffering some dam
age. The wire service was put out OF
commission rendering it well-nish
impossible to communicate with peo-
pie at a distance, ami the electric
light and power service was very IT.
regular. The storm was the most dis
,astrous of which there is any RECORD
in, the Shenandoah Valley.
The zero weather, it now develops.
killed a million of peach tree buds IN
the West Virginia border counties
principally those planted in low places,
but it is stated that the upland orch
ards escaped serious injury.
The killing Of those in the lowlands,
however.will be severe loss to farm
ers and others who have money this
ipveste:. A great many of the peach
trees in Frederick county have Ike
wise been damaged, but the peae'
crop here is of secondary eonsaoefa
tion,the apple being the eh'ef pro
,,uct, and those orchards were not IN
jured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09
ALLEGED NEW EVIDENCE.
I go NJ Franks Lawyers Say lm-
portant Facts Have Been pis-
covered.

Atlanta, Ga, March 9.--EVlaehce
was made public here yesterday
which attorneys for Leo NJ. FRANK
sentenced to be hanged April II Tor
the murder here Of Mary Phagan, a
factory girl, in April of last year.
claim has placed the case IN an en-
tireiy new light.
Franks lawyers asserted that inc!
are in possession of proof that the
mysterious "murder notes winch
figured so prominently in the trial
of the factory superintendent were
written in the basement OF the fac-
tory, where they were found near
the body Of the murdered girl, and
not in Franks office, as claimed by
the prosecution.
James Conley, colored sweeper at
factory and chief witness against
Frank, testified that he wrote the
notes at the instance of the convict
ed man, and at his dictation. Conley
said on the witness stand that Frank
took an order pad from the desk, and
handing it to the colored man, told
him to write the notes thereon. This,
Conley testified, he did.
II now is claimed by the defense
that examination Of the murder
notes" shows that they were writ
ten on an order blank which had
been used nearly four years before
the murder, by a former master
mechanic at the pencil factory, who
left that Institution in 1912. The Sig
nature of this man, Fl. F. Becker, 1t
is asserted, appears in carbon tra-
cerv on the paper, together with
the almost obliterated record of the
orders serial number.
Franks lawyers say they have
traced this order and identified it. In
support of their contention that the
notes were written in the factory
basement they declared that Beck
er's Office was on a different floor
from Franks and was cleaned out
when he left the factory, and all
papers were taken TO the basement.
1t would be highly unlikely, they
:$s3xsi;:...edd, that Frank would rave had
an oil-soaked and discarded order.
pad on his desk
Another point which it was claim
ed supported this theory was that
that the order blanks in use at the
factory at the time of the murder
bore the date line obi" while that
on which the murder notes were
written was dated 900.
New York, March 9.-William J.
Burns returned to New York today,
caying that he had several ends of
the case Of Leo Frank to develop
l.e1e.
81 am not at liberty to say what
| have found out" said Mr.. Burns.
81 shall work in New York for
couple of days. There are several
important phases of this unusual
case to be developed here. When |
return to Atlanta ! shall have some
thing to say
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09
INJUNCTION CASE ARGUED.
Manassas Bond Issue Will be Decd
ed by Judge Barley on the 18th
Instant.

The Corporation Court, Judge
Barley, was occupied today in hear
ing arguments in the case Of J A.
Morgan, VS.. the Town Council Of
Manassas ct al The plaintiff is en-
deavoring to restrain the defend
ants from issuing $4,000 bonds for
the purpose Of installing an electric
light plant, water works and sewer
age, and to prevent the sale Of said
Lords to the Hanchett Bond Com
pany of Chicago.
The case was removed from the
Circuit Court of Prince William to
( the Corporation Court of Alexandria
Judge Thornton being interested II
the case.
After hearing arguments in the
case, Judge Barley continued it un
til the 10th instant, when, ne an
nounced, he would deliver decree
|. Thomas H.. Lyon, of Prince vii
o.
liam, zand G. 2. gNicol, q this 2.f city
represent. the defendants in the case
BRYAN Gordon, Sof Manassas, pialn
tiff. and Mr.. Lyon the bond com cr
pany. /,
Ia5.The case of the Commonwealth all
IS, Hugh strider, charged with lar
cany, will oe called tomorrow.
IN the Circuit Court for the cit
today R. H. Cox, sergeaptt.a was ap
pointed administrator OF Reuoe
Payne. ..,s -.
Norfolt. Fried Oysters at the Ram
!.no!'s CAFE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09

A member of the 10th company,
coast artillery, tainted at the corner
of King and Royal streets about 8
O'Clock last night and was painfully
injured when the back of his head
struck the grano!ithic sidewalk. He
was carried into Creighton's drug
store and attended by DR.. Walter A.
Warfeld. The man declined TO give
his name
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09
DISASTROUS FIRE.
IN A CLUB HOUSE
Conflagration Blamed on
Robbers at Work in Boat
mems Bank.
LEAP FROM WINDOWS.
Flames From Wrecked Building
Spread to Adjoining Property
For:y-Five Persons Missing.

st. Louis, March with forty
five persons unaccounted for, three
known to be dead and score in
jured fire that destroyed the seven
story building CT the Missouri Ath-
letic Club in the Boatman's Bank
building, was sweeping to adjoining
buildings this morning and any en-
act estimate Of the number Of dead
was out of question.
Prominent business men and pro-
fessional men, trapped in their beds
by sudden burst of flame that fol-
lowed a deafening explosion, groped
their way TO windows and hurled
themselves to the pavement.
Two mangled bodies were picked
up, a third man was known to have
perished in his room. but with thlr-
ty streams Of hose playing on the
ruins, fremcn, re-enforced by scores
of policemen, were unable to get
within forty yards of the great pile
of white hot debris that marked the
spot where the athletic club and
bank once stood.
The flames shot through the
seven-story building with amazing
rapidity and only guests living on
the lower floors escaped. Those on
the upper floors rushedd panic
stricaen 20 the windows, shot appeal
iur glanses at the little knots of
mortified watchers far below, and
leaped
Some of the jumpers crawled, bad
" njy.,cd. to the street and were
hurried away in ambulances. Groans
of others were heard for scarcely a
minute. when a succession of deaf
enine crashes drowned out their
cries.
The heavy roof, crumbling under
ths attack of flames, collapsed at
2.l5 .. m. and fresh crashes an
1ounced that one floor after another
had given war, a portion of the side
walls tumbIeA down upor the great
niIe of bri:k and stone.
Following two distinct explosions
in the bank, flames burst forth SIM
ultaneously in several floors gain
ing headway in the large dining
room or the third floor, which was
deserted at that time.
Scores Of terrified men rushed to
+bc windows. calling for help, but
thew were forced Sack into the
fIame-blistered corridors groplng
b]indly for air and life.
With descent cut off on the Fourth
street escapes, many jumped to the
roof of s..1 St. Louis Seed Company
., tho west, sustaining injuries.
Others hastily constructed life line
of hed clothing and twenty escaped
by that manner.
The east wall of the building
which included the bank on the To-
wor floor. fell in, hurying the vaults
of the Boatman's Bank, which, ac-
cordinr to a statement of the bank
osic;als TODAY, contained s1,S49F49
in currency and s27,464 in specie !:
Assistant Fire Chief Rucker SAID ne
thought the explosions in the BANK
we're caused by safe blowers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09

~ accordance with the laws OF 'ne
s+ata ~. Of Virginia, T will sell at pub.
lie auction, to the highest o,a0ef n1 ,o,, a.
=, - ndria Virginia, March 81, 1914,
:. ~ o'clock, A. NJ, one car LOAD OF
az, a. nsigned to Piedmont construc-
'' can,nanv for freight, storage
and and other charges. Terms, cash
anu =. F. F. TIGER. agent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09
DIED.

MRS. MARY DRUSILDA ALLEN
widow of w. W Allen. and daughter
Of the late jesse and Sarah Skid
~ ore, in the 83rd year of her age,
Funeral from her lste residence, 202
y. Columbus street. Wednesday af-
ternoon. at 4:30. Friends invited.
Gazette, Star, Post.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09

Pierson Fl. Bristow, of Washing
ton, yesterday afternoon delivered
an address before mems meeting
neld in the Westminster Building of
the Second Presbyterian Church. A
large crowd attended
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09
rtxoo burned to Death.

c,.rksburc. w. Va. March q
r,rea nsrsons we're burned to death
aarl,. TO-DAY when fire DESTROYED the
ITove building in Market street,
md adjoining structures.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09

TEXAS MUST ANSWER.
President Will Ask Governor Col
quit For Explanation Of Rangers
Invasion of Mexico.

Laredo, Tex, March ga troop
of Texas Rangers, led by Captain J.
J. Saunders, made a dash across the
international border into Mexico
late Saturday night, disinterred the
body of Clementa Vergara, the Tex
as ranchman whose fate for weeks
had been the subject of insistent in
qu;ry and conflicting answer, and
then galloped back again with the
mutilated corpse to Texas soil.
The American had been mutilated
and tortured after he was seized
by the Mexican federals. He was
snot twice through the head and
once through the neck, his skull was
crushed as by blow from a rifle
butt, and the charred fingers of the
eft hand indicated barbarous cruel
y.
The presence Of United States
Consul Garrett al locality con.
venien. for receiving the body of
the murdered ranchMan has started
speculation as to how far he was
prepared for the invasion.
Feeling here is intense. The re-
covery of the body was officially re-
ported to Governor Colquitt in q
telse telegram.
The Rangers stand ready to re-
peat this performance in the event
Of another killing of an: American
near the line. Reprimands from
Washington will not be needed.
Nothing short of the thorough pa
troi by United States troops of the
entire border will prevent these
Rangers from taking the law into
their hands in the future.
Washington, March 9.--The Texas
authorities must assume responsibility
FOR Saturday nights sensational raid
into Mexican territory by armed rang
crs. Unless Governor Colquitt voiun-
teers an immediate and satisfactory
report, President Wilson will person
ally ask for it by wire. He ratle this
plain to callers today.
Tie object Of the raid, the recovery
of the body of Clemento Vergara
which hai Eeen buried at HldaIgo,
Mexico after he was tortured and
slain by Mexican tederals, will not be
: consi cred by the administration. That
was merely the elimination of a cir
cumstance that may prove decidedly
dangerous. If Texan rangers carry
ing arms invaded Mexico in direct
opposition to the warnings OF the Ma
tional government it may be neces-
saw for the National Government not
only officially to disavow this act. but
also sharply to rebuke those who per-
mitted it.
There will be no hasty action by
iPresi: ent Wilson. He made 1t PLAN
! TODAY that full and complete inquiry
| has already been instituted and that
until it EMS no statement will be
Forthcoming from either himself OF
frcr. Secretary of State Bryan that
will deal with the merits Of this new
complication.
the President, with more thar
usual vigor, denied that this govern
ment had any advance Information
concerning the raid. Reports thai
Consul Garret twas cognizant Of the
man were not creditei by the Pres
ident.
Every effort has been made by TIT
administration, the President told nj:
callers. to prevent any invasion of an
kind of Mexico by ar7ne;' Americans
The administration had taken up tn
yerrara case with the Huerta govern
vent having been slain by federals.
rrLrJr N-0TJCE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09
DEATH NOTICE.

; MRS. CATHARINE V. WAX
FIELD, wife of Edgar Warfeld, Sr.,
died at her home, 21S south Fairfax
street. Saturday. March 7th, at Il
o'clock midnight. Funeral from
residence. Tuesday, March 10th, at
200 D. m. Interment private.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Corporation Commission has
granted a charter to the Mutual Real
ty Corporation, of Alexandria, Va.
Capital: $1,000 to- $4,000. H. Noel
Garner. president, Alexandria Va;
W. H. Luckett, secretary, Alexandria,
W,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-09

Special Lenten services were held
last night at the Emmanuel Luther
an Church and large congregation
attended. They will be held every
Sunday night during Lent.