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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19

HEARING AUGUST II.
Special Master Littlefield Will Take
Evidence at the State Capitol in
Richmond.

Richmond, June 19-Testimony IN
the Virginia West Virginia debt case
will be taken at the State Capltoi, IN
Richmond, on August II, the burden
of proof being on West Virginia, At
tornev General john Garland Pollard
returned from New York yesterday
after attending the preliminary hear
ing held in the offices of Charles T..
Littlefeld, former member of Con-
gress from Maine and now practl-
cling attorney in New York, named by
the United States Supreme Court at
Washington as Master in Chancery
in he original hearing of the case'
his report having been the basis Oh
the decision by the Supreme Court IN
favor of Virginia as regards the prln-
cipal Of the debt.
The case RAJ, been re-opened at the
request Of West Virginia, the point
now before the Master in Chancery
being the claim Of West Virginia for
certain offsets. The former proceed
ings established the amount of the
State debt properly chargeable against
West Virginia. West Virginia now
claims that the proceeds of those
bonds were used by the State in the
purchase of railroad socks mad in
other investments, in works of inter
nal improvement, which stocks, 1T is
claimed, were of actual vaue at the
time CT the separation of Virginia
and west Virginia. West Virginia
therefore, asks an accounting.
The hearing will be continued from
day to day, the prospect being for the
introduction of large amount Of tes-
imony.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19
4 Card to the Public. :

We have receiver complimentary
remarks from the many good clti-
zens of Alexandria for not decorat-
ing the front of our store with un-
slightly banners, which spoils the ap-
pearance of the business street, when
we opened the big sale now going
on.
We do not believe n putting up
great signs to make our house look
like so many alleged second class
houses. But We do believe in putting
up small signs in a legitimate way
anil mark prices of our goods down
when we run sale of this kind.
Oftentimes imitators put up the
signs but forget to make a downward
revision Of the prces.
We want to buili; our business rep
utation in Alexandria on honest meth
ods and according to our motto of
doing business. Like Abraham Lin
coin said. "You can fool part of the
people part of the time, but you can
not fool the people all of the time
We are in business to fool the people
at NO time. For that reason we do
not put out big banners. The prices
of Our goods speak for themselves
A customer who starts dealing with
!! US Will always be our customer. Oul
oood merchandise and low prices Wi!
nrove that we do not have to display
big banners to spoil the beauty OF
King street.
II is no use to talk, as we are
doing the business without the ban:
ner display ami we further promise
the residents of Alexandria that we
will never decorate with sale flags o.
banners. We ever will be ready t.
give good inducements of our stocE
Of merchandise to friends and pa
irons We will advise them not to b.
attracted by banners, but look 10
good merchandise and low prices
You will be sure to get that at A. L
J; Cohen's leading clothing house, Al
King street. en
Kirl;ly take notice on page 40
this issue of the Gazette and see tn
. big advertisement of bargains to b
secured at OUR store during the re
naming days of the sale and wher
we offersuc splendid values in men:
women's and chi!dren's wearing ap
parel.
Peoples Popular Price Store,
A. L. COHEN, Prop.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19
HELD UNDER MANN ACT
Federal Jury. ]. in, Roanoke 1ndiets
Men for White Slavery.

Roanoke, Va, June 10. = The
grand jury in the Federal Court here
brought in yesterday an indictment
charging violation of the Mann
White Slave act against J. L. Haw-
kins,, of, Galax, saif: to have been al
leader t.of religious sect. He is
charged with having transported
Emma Wilson, daughter Of Eli Will
son, of Low Gap, Va, from Galax
to Madison, N. c., for Immoral pur-
poses.
T. J. Hahn, of Salem, former su-
perintendent Of an overall factory
here, was indicted Wednesday on tbs
charge of clipping ITO Philadelphia
with Flossie Bryant, an empIoye Of
the factory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19
LANDING ARMS IN IRELAND.
Nationalist Volunteer Forces Receive
Rifles of Latest American
Pattern.

Dublin, Ireland, June 19.-Large
m,antities of rifles and ammunition
have been landed on the Coanemara
coast, Ireland, for the national vol
unteers.
The consignments are opposed to
have been brought by mysterious yes
sels which had been cruising along
the. coast for week past, but had re-
fused to reply to any signals.
The rifles are said to be of the lat
Test American pattern.
Torpedo boats have been ordered
to patrol the coast to prevent further
gun running.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19
Food Specialties.

IF you cannot find what you want
at the city market, go to J. M
Pcttit's. on King street, next to Sur
prise Theatre. On sale tomorrow,
large spring chickens, string beans.
green peas, cucumbers, lettuce, green
peppers., green corn, watermeions
guaranteed ripe; cantaboupes, guar
teed sweet; extra fancy jamaica ba-
nanas and Holm Hall butter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19

eliminating romance that has in
trested the social sets of New York,
Chicago, and Washington, Miss Helen
Morton, Chicago heiress and noted
horsewoman, and Roger Bayly, OF
Virginia were quietly married Tues
day afternoon at Geneva Falls, I'll.
The bride is a daughter of Mark
Morton, a millionaire, a granddaugh-
ter of the late J. Stirling Morton,
and niece of the late Paul Morton,
former Secreary of the Navy. Mark
Morton, who tried and failed several
weeks ago to prevent his daughter
from visiting at the home of her be-
trothed, smilingly gave them his
blessing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19

The greatest conflagration in the
history of Glasgow swept the water
front yesterday, doing damage esti-
mated at $$2,5OO,OOO. The fire broke
out upon the Kingstown docks on the
banks of the Clyde, and soon the
enormous docks, with their freight
sheds and thousands of tons of freight
were destroyed. Half dozen ships,
which were. moored alongside the
docks, caught fire, and several were
burned to the waters edge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19
TWO HUNDRED ENTOMBED.
Many Coal Miners Trapped in Burn
ing Colliery.

Hege, Belgium, June 19.+Two hun
dred coal miners were entombed IN
the Vieile Marihaye collliery. near
mere when fire broke out today. Two
hundred Of their comrades escaped
when the alarm was given.
The fire was still raging this alter
noon and every effort was being made
to rescue the miners left in the pits
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19
ACCEPTS POSITION.

The Rev. William Cabell Bdown, D.
D., of Brazil, has accepted his cleo
tion to the Office of Bishop Coadjutor
Of the Diocese of Virginia.
This announcement was received
this morning in a cablegram from Dr.
Brown to the Rev. William j. Morton
chairman of the committee appointed
to notify DR.. Brown of his election
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19
FELL FROM TRAIN.

James L. Taylor, of Fairfax county,
fell from an electric train on KING
street, near Royal, this afternoon and
his left knee was painfully injured.
The train had stopped and MIR. Taylor
attempted to step from it as it started
to move again. He was attended by
DR.. Jones, and later left for his home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19
One. Legged Beggar Has $4,000.

New York, June 19.-Joseph Vono,
a one-legged prisoner, found begging
for pennies. told a pitiful story to
Magistrate Simms, in night court.
The court sent out Probation Officer
Coffey to investigate. Coffey brought
Vono back. Said Coffey:
ale has a finely furnished apart
ment at 42 West End Avenue, and the
three bank books | found showed ne
had $4,000 on deposit"
Vono was sent to the workhouse for
fifteen days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19
MEDIATION UNCERTAIN.
Plan to Bring About Peace in Mexico
Said to be About to Fail.

Niagara Fails, Ontario, June 49,
Failure of the mediation plan to in
sure peace in Mexico was believed al
most certainty today.
The American and Mexican dele
gates are irreconsilaoly divided on
the personnel of the proposed pro-
visional government.
The faint hope yet remaining is
that the mediators themselves may be
able to pick Mexican for the Presi-
dency agreeable to boEh factions-and
this would involve al least reces-
sion on the part of either the Ameri-
can or Mexican delegates.
The reserve with which the Mexi
cans here have suddenly surrounded
themselves indicates their belief in
the failure of mediation. The del
egates no longer riAgie with the
crowds in the hoe! !o0l."s. they
stick close to the rooms.
The positive stand by the American
representatives that a constitutlonalist
mus be named to head the Mexican
government is met by the equally firm
declaration by the Huertistas that the
federal government in Mexico cannot
acquiesce.
The mediation meetings may end
today-unless there is a backing
down by one or the other sides.
Washington, June 19.-Unless the
Huertista commissioners at Niagara
Falls recede, mediation is at an end.
1t is frankly stated here without quail
ification that the Unite'l States has
given its last word.
Either Huerta retires voluntarily
in favor of a provisional govern
ment dominated by the cosntitutions-
alist or the United States will openly
aid the rebels. There will be no in
vasion by United States troops, but
as soon as mediation publicly col
lapses, the embargo on arms from
the north will Ibe again lifted in
! favor of the constitutionalists.
There will be no discrimination
against Huerta other than that Vera
/ Cruz will continue to be held against
him and he will have to purchase any
munitions he needs abroad and ge
them in through some other port.
Mexican affairs were again sub
/! iec of discussion at the Cabine
Injecting. Secretary Bryan was still ;
believer that, at the last moment th'
Huertista ENJOYS will recede from
their position ard accept a pro
visional president with strong con
st:tutionalist leanings.
He bases this belief in the knowi
edge tha tthe A. 3. c. rnediators f1av
men of their own choosing to sug
gest and among them some tina
would be acceptable to Carranza
Villa and the other constitutionalIs
leaders. He thinks in the final analy
sis the Huertista representatives Wi
be willing to accept pressure fror
the mediators and accept men 20
their choice rather than to perm
the mediation plan to be abandone
| anA then have Huerta driven frol
b, power by constitutionalist guns.
! Other members of he Cabine
i were not so sanguine. They expet
EHuerta to stay in Mexico City an
fight to the last against his foe:
ar:i fear that if this does resul
complications must arise that wi
draw the United States into til
fighting against its will.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19
ISLANDS VANISHING.
Waves Eating Away Little Bodies oil
Land.

Three islands of Chesapeake Bay,
one of them containing a prosperous
little community, are disappearing
under the waters of the bay, accord
ing to investigators of the Fedora!
Geological Survey. The islands, known
as Tilghman, Sharp and James, are
on the eastern shore of the bay around
the mouth of the Choptark river
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19

Mrs. Nellie Heppert, supreme finance
keeper of the Order of Lady Maca-
bees, paid an official visit to the Alex
andria Hive this afternoon and wit
messed the comforting of the degree of
the order upon a class Of ten candi-
dates.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19
:. Revolt in Venezuela.

Willemsted, Curacao, June 19.-Re-
newed rebel activity is reorted IN
the northwest of Venezuela. Genera
Jose Hernandez is reorted to be head
ing the rebels. 's'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19
Favor New Bridge.

Washington, June 19.-The District
Commissioners today sent to Congress
favorable report on the bill of Rep
resentative Carlin of Virginia, pro
vidine for the construction of a
bridge across the Potomac river to re-
place the Aqueduct bridge, at cost
to exceed S1.500,00O.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19
FATAL DOSE OF QUININE.
Dose of Forty Grains Causes Man to
Fall in Commissions.

Baltimore, June 19.-Wi!liam i.
'Stcpher,s. of 1876 Grecnmouat avenue,
who took forty grains of Quinine to
cure a cold and Immediately became
dangerously i'll, died later in St. Jo-
MIsieprice
seph's Hospital.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19
Ladies, take notice and

Ladies, take notice and
read carefully. Marshall
will have on sale Saturday,
June 20, 45 pairs Tan Pumps
and Oxfords, price, $3.50
and s4.OO, for 95 cents; sizes
4 IL to 4, B, C and D width.
Children's style, 2 to 6, 35
,cents. Misses Slippers,
|black and tan, $500 values,
for 95 cents.
|, C. B. MARSHALL,
422 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19
NEWS OF THE DAY 1]..A

A new altitude record for an aero
plane carrying clever. persons was
established at St.Petersburg yester-
day by Aviator sikorski, who ascend
ed 6,515 feet with ten passengers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19
LOCAL BREYITIES.
WHY A FORD? Because the owner
knows. it serves every purpose the
best at the lowest cost.

The Methodist Protestant Sunday
School will hold its annual picnic at
the Colllingwood Club grounds on next
Tuesday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19

Premier Asquith has capitulated to
the suffragettes. He has consented to
receive a deputation of East End
Working Women in Downing street
tomorrow morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19

J. E. Shafer, of Pttsburg, wsas
killed yesterday at the Crows Nest,
a dangerous point on the National
Pike. Shafer misunderstood the sig
nal: of the man at the bend and ac-
cidentally drove his car against the
cliff. The car, driven by J. D. Kerr,
of Richmond, Va, skidGej and
dashed into the crowd along the
course. :, David I, Davis was !, knocked
down and suffered a broken leg. DR..
Joseph Van Kirk, Of Elizabeth, Pa,
became so excited he was stricken
with apoplexy and died within an
hour.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19

1t is officially stated in St. Peters
burg that the wreck of the postal
train at Tschudnow while preceding
the imperial train bearing the En-
peror and the Imperial family from
Kishiney to St. Petersburg was due to
a defect in the locomotive. The re-
port that the accident was brought
about by an attempt on the members
of the Russian imperial family was
officially declared unfounded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19

Hard Shell Crabs at Jacob Brills, foot
of King street. l9-Zt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19

c. w. Burke, one OF. the detectives
employed by attorneys for Leo NJ.
Frank, yesterday was indicted by the
Fulton county, Ga, grand jury on a
charge of attempted subordinatlon OF
perjury. Burke is accused of having
attempted to persuade Nellie Fergu-
son, one Of the witnesses against
Frank in his trial for the murder of
Many Phagan, to change her testi-
mony. The attdn!pt is alleged to
have been made in connection with
Franks effort to secure a new trial.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19

China is. on the eve of another rev.
olution. Every day word reaches
Shanghai of new uprisings, and a
private dispatch to the British lega-
tion states that 10000 Chinese from
the Straits Settlements are OH their
way to Swatow, together with an
army of 10000 other rebelious Chi
nese, and will try to overthrow the
authority of President Yuan Shi kai
in southern China.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19

Theodore Roosevelt before leaving
Southampton yesterday, is reported
as saying he will accept the Pro-
gressive nomination for the Presi-
dency, because he is convincea the
country is in a most unhealthy state,
and the majority of the men of the
nation want him to cure it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19

Hard and Soft shel Crabs at the RAM
mel Cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-19
WEATHER REPORT.

Unsettled tonight and Satur-
day; probably occasional show
ers; and continued cooler.
High tide 4:41 a. M and 5:21
p. M,
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23
SOURCE OF FOREST FIRES.

Exhaustive inquiry has established
the fact that lightning ranks next to
railroads as source of forest fires
Forest officers say that the increasing
care with fire in the part of the rail-
roads and the public generally tends
to make lightning the largest single
contributing cause.
This statement represents change
OF view from that held less than a dec
ade ago in this country, when forest
journals gravely argued whether light
ming caused forest fires, though it was
known that trees were the objects
most often struck. Trees are said to
be oftenest struck simply because they
are SO numerous, and extending up
ward they shorten the distance be-
tween the ground and the clouds; fur
ther, their branches in the air and
roots well into the earth invite cleo
trtcal discharges.
While certain trees are said to in
vite lightning, and others to be i'm
mune from stroke, 1t seems to be
fact that any kind of tree will be
struck, and the most numerous tree
species in any locality is the one most
likely to suffer
Other things being equal. lightning
seeks the tallest tree, or an isolated
tree, or one on high ground. A deep
rooted tree is better conductor than
shallow rooted one, and a tree full
of sap, or wet with rain, is of course a
better conductor than dry one.
Lightning sets fires by igniting the
tree itself, particularly when 1t Is
dead, or partly decayed and punky. or
by igniting the dry humus or duff at
its base. The forest soil, when dried
out, ignites readily, because 1t is made
of partly decayed twigs and leaves
and it can hold smoldering fire for
considerable period. 1t is probable
that most of the lightning-set fires
start in the duff.
In the mountains of southern Cali
fornia, Arizona, and New Mexico there
are likely to be each year number of
electrical disturbances known as dry
thunder storms" They come at the
end of the long dry season, and being
unaccompanled by rain are very like.
ly to start many serious fires. For
this reason the forest service has to
keep up it's maximum fire fighting
strength in those regions until the
| rains are fully established. In the
plans and organization for fire fight,
ing the service aims particularly to
catch these unpreventable lightning.
set fires at the time they start.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23
POST OFFICE EMPLOYEES.

There are 219,910 employees in post
offices of the United States, according
to figures Just compiled by the post
office department The compilation
of these figures is in line with the
general inventory and stock-taking of
the department ordered by Postmas.
ter General Burleson some time ago.
These figures do not include depart.
ment employees or those in the service
at large.
There are in all 5S.o21 postmasters
-454 first-class, 1896 second-class,
36,O53 third-class and 49.598 fourth.
class.
There are 116,415 clerks and as.
sistant postmasters. including 35.54e
clerks in first and second-class offices,
1852 assistant postmasters. 4.707
clerks in contract stations, 10,sOC
clerks in third-class offices and g..
900 clerks In fourth-class offices. In
addition there are 1854 watchmen
messengers and laborers, and 45.474
city letter carriers.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23
MRS. FAIRcHILD UP ON BUSINESS MATTERS

Mrs. Fairchild having for years been
familiar with every detail of her hus-
bands business interests and having
played an important part in their de-
velopment. He advises and consults
with her on all business matters and
does not hesitate to say that he values
her sagacity and her judgment as
highly as those Of any man of his ac-
quaintance.
Before her marriage Mrs. Fairchild
was Josephine Mills Sherman, niece
of the late Joseph G. Mills of New
York. She comes of family which
has produced some notably efficient
persons, the late d. o. Mills and Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid being members of the
same family.
Executive and business ability In a
woman are usually arguments for
woman suffrage. Yet with true wom-
anly inconsistence, Mrs. Fairchild is
anti-suffrage In her sympathies. She
believes a woman's influence will in
no wise be strengthened by the right
of franchise. and that woman's sphere.
even with the limitations implied in
the old-fashioned phrase, is full of un-
developed opportunities for all wom-
ankind.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23

the gentle influence of her hopes and
sympathies. Her interests center in
the administration of her household
eight children, and, like most girls
reared in big households. she had
taken a course of home instruction
in domestic science before she put
or long frocks. She learned food
values. judicious marketing and prin-
ciples of household efficiency from
her mother
Before her marriage Mrs. Ansberry
was Miss Nellie Kettenrtng of Ohio.
Like her husband she was born and
reared in the town of Defiance. This
place. still sometimes called Fort
Defiance, Is rich In historic associa-
tions, having been an important fort
during the Revolutionary war. and in
command of Gen. Anthony Wayne
throughout much of those troublous
times. At the old fort picturesque
spot overlooking the junction of the
Maumee and Anglaise rivers. Car
aegie library now stands. To the lit
tie town of Defiance both Representa-
tive and Mrs. Ansberry are devotedly
loyal They always speak of it with
that affection which every man and
woman SO fortunate as to have been
born and reared in a small town feel
for its intimate ties and friendships.
Mrs. Ansberry is regarded as one
of the handsomest women in the con-
gressional set. She has what too
many women of the present day lack,
a superb physique and superabundant
health. She is fond of outdoor life
and sports. and she has. too, the nor
NAL woman's love of social life.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23
REPORT ON PATENTS
Official Document Shows Inven-
tors Increased Activities.
Uncle Sans Patent Office Is Prac-
tlcaIly the Only Branch of the
Government Which Is Entire
ly SeIf-Sustaining.

Washington.-Nin fourteen will
be a banner year in the history of
American invention If the business Of
the Uaited States patent office con-
tinues at its present rate of increase
In a special report prepared for Pat
ent Commissioner Thomas Ewing the
other day much interesting informa-
tion is made public AS is generally
known, the United States patent Of
flee is practically the only branch OF
the government which is entirely self
sustaining. its income received from
patent and trade mark fees and sales
of printed copies of patents amount
ing each year to more than the total
expenditures for running the office.
The report made to Commissioner
Ewing showed that on the second
Thursday OF April the office had total
receipts of more than $4,000, the
largest for any single day since the
government began to grant patents
in 1886. There have been days, Of
course-Mondays or on the day fol-
lowing a holiday, when two days re-
ceipts we're counted as one-when
this amount has been exceeded but
business for Thursday, April 8,
reached the high record for a single
days receipts. The report shows that
the patent Office receipts for the first
three months of this year were nearly
$566,000, against less than $4,000
for last year. March business was
the largest of any of the three months,
through the year. If this proves to
be the case the total amount of cash
receipts for the year would be far in
excess of the record business for 1912,
when the total income was $2.11S,000.