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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-16

\ serious earthquake occurred
Yesterday in the prefecture Of AK
Ia, Island Of Hondo, Japan. A num-
Der Of persons in the city of Akita
were killed and many houses de-
stroye,l or damaged. In the village
of Kowakubi, which was ruined,
there were many casualties. The
disturbances badly damaged the
railroad and telegraph lines. The
volcano Asama- Yama, 30 miles
northwest of Tokyo, is in eruption.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-16

Hearing pistol shot shortly bs-
fore 10 o'clock last night, Frederick
Pritchard, 1924 Spring road north
west Washington, rushed upstairs
and found his wife, Stella Pritchard,
26 years old, lying in pool of blood
on the bedroom floor. There was a
bullet wound in the center of the
chest. Dr. T. II. Zinkham was sum-
moned and ordered the woman re-
moved to the Emergency Hospital,
where she died 45 minutes later
without regaining consciousness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-16

Rev. and Mrs. C. Clinton Bush, Of
libarlcStown, W. Va, and their party
have reached Central, Africa, ana
will establish q mission OF the Meth
odist Church South.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-16

At n Corporation Court Of the City
OF Alexan .ria continued and held
at the Court House of said city on
Saturday, February 7, 1914. Pres
ent, Hon Louis C. Barley, Judge.
Ordell Johnston,
VS..
Joseph Johnston.
IN CHANCERY
Upon application of the complain
ant stating specifically the last
known place of abode of the defend
ant, the Court on this TIN day Of
February, 1914, doth grant the fol-
lowing order Of publication.
The object Of this suit is to obtain
for the complainant a divorce from
the bonds of matrimory from
the defendant on the grounds
of wilful descrtion and aban-
comment FOR neriod. of more than
three years prior to the institution OF
this suit, and for general relief. Al
affidavit having been made and filed
that the defendant Joseph Johnston
has not been. found within the iur!s.
diction of the State of Virginia, and
is not a resident of the State; it Is
ordered, that he do appear here with
in fifteen: days after cue publication
and do what IS necessary 20 protect
his interest in this suit.
It is further ordered that 4 copy
Of this order of publication he pub
lished once a week for four success
i've weeks II tie Alexandria Gazette:
newspaper i,ablished in tiie City CT
Alexandria. Virginia; that q copy be
posted at the front door Of the court
House of ths said ely, on or before
The next succeeding rule day after
this order is enters land tina: copy
of the said oflc.' OF publication De
sant by registered mail by the l'erK
Of this Court. addresses; TO inc Sd q
nonresident d2fcnffant. at. baTF;HSs'
Washington. J. G., his last Known
place Of abode.
A Copy:Tcstc
NEWELL s. GRi5bNANAi, Clerk
Samuel G. BreLt, p, 4.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-16

IN CHANCERI.
This cause coming on to be heard
this End day Of March, 1914, upon the
application Of the complainant, stat
:ng specifically the last known place
of abo:c of the defendant, the court
on this 2nd day Of March, 1914, doth
grant the following order Of publlca-
ton process having been issued and
returned, not found, and the defendant
not being within the jurisdiction OF
this Court; The object Of this suit is
to obtain for the complainant d.
vorce from bed and boari from the
defendant OH the ground OF W!ttul
desertion and abandonment and for
general relief. An affidavit having
been made and filed that The defend
ant, George w. Thomas, has not been
founct within the jurisdiction Of the
State Of Virginia. ans: thst he Is a
non resident of said state, il is orfcrei
that he do appear here within fifteen
G5) days after due publication Oh
this order, and do what is necessary
70 protect his interests in this SUIT;
and it is further ordered that a COPY
of this order of publication be pun-
lishcd once week for four successive
weeks in the Alexam-ria Gazette, a
newspaper publishes in the city OF Al
eyandria Virginia; that a copy be
posted at the front door Of the Cours
House OF the said city on or before
the next succeeding rule day after
this order is entered, and that a copy
of the said order Of publication snali
he sent by registered mail by the
Clerk of this Court. addres5e;' to tn"
SAT-, nonresident defendant, at the
E Maryland. Delaware ard 'irgln,a
Railway Company, Washington D. G.,
his last known place Of abode.
A Copy:Teste-
NEWELL S. GREENAWAI,
Frederick P. Russell, p. q. Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-16
NEWS OF THE DAY

Miss Fanny L. Evans, daughter OF
United States Judge Walter Evans.
was killed yesterday morning by a
fall from the third floor of their
apartment III Louisville, KY. She
had been in poor health for some
time, and is supposed to fave gone
to the window for air, and had q
fainting spell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-16
Elizabeth M. Stopper Lehmann'
louis A. Leahmann, Defendant.
IN CHANCERY:

100
An affidavit having been duly mace,
as required by law, that the a e ~
is a. nonresident OF the pay VI
Virginia, and that he cannot De d9uha
within the jurisdiction. OF thls oCase,
and the Sergeant having maze a re-
tnrn upon the original process or
simmons issued herein that the de-
PENDANT is a nonresident of his BALI
wick. and the application and motion
having been duly made in open court
an this 18th day of January, 1914,
for an order of publication against
said defendant to appear and answer
= hill in chancery filed by the COM
nlainant against the defendant for an
pphsoI1te divorce on the grounds of
wilful desertion and abandonnent 1of
more than three years. anu order 0!
publication having been duly granted
in open court. :, :,
Il is therefore ordered that SAID
! Defendant do appear here within
ffteen DAYS after due publication
hereof to answer the suit OF COM
plainant against the defendant fol
an absolute divorce on grounds
of wilful desertion and abandonment
for more than three years, and to d.
what may be necessary to protect HI:
| interest in this suit. And it Is fur
Their ordered that copy OF this or
der be published once
week for four successive weeks in the
Alexandria Gazette, newspaper pub
lished in Alexandria City, Va, ant
that copy be sent by. registered
mai! by the Clerk of this court x
| the last known place of abode OF de
PENDANT to-wit, No. 412 9Th street
n. w. Washington, D. c., as STAGED Il
the application for this order of pub
LEGATION which shall be certified b!
the clerk to this court and that
COPY be posted at the front doc
of the Court House Of this Court OF
or before the next rule day of TIL
court.
A Copy, Teste:
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY,
Robinson Moncure, p. q. Clerk.
Fried Oysters at Rammel's Cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-16

I At q Corporation Court of the City
7 Of Alexandria, continued and held at
| the Court House of the said city, on
/ Wednesday, January Il, 1914.
h Present, Hon. Louis e. barley,
I Judge.
Bessie BYRD Mo&. crooks,
i Complainant
! US.
I Howard Fl. MosSbrooks, defendant,
] IN CHANCERY.
Upon the application Of the CON-
plai:rant, Bessie Byrd Mossbrooks,
! stating specifically the last known
place of abode of the defendant,
Howard II. Mosbrooks, the Court on
the 23rd day of January, 1914, dotn
grant the following oraer OF puollca-
ION:
The object of this suit is to obtain
decree of divorce from the bed and
ard for the complainant from the
PENDANT on the ground of wilful
;ertion and abandonment and Tor
neral relief, and on affidavit hay
inr been made and filed that the de-
PENDANT. Howard H. MossbrooEs, has
not been found within the jurisdiction
of the State of Virginia, and that ne
is not a resident of the said state, 1t
is ordered that lie do appear here
within fifteen days after due, pub
LEGATION of this order and 60 what IS
necessary to protect his interest IN
this suit.
And it is further ordered that a
COPY of said order of publication be
published once week for four sue
cessivc weeks in the Alexandria Ga
zettee, a newspaper published in the
city lof Alexandria, Virginia.. that
a copy be posted at the front door OF
the Court House of said city on or be-
fore the next succeeding rule day al
ter this or6er is entered and that a
COPY of said order of publication
shall be sent by registered mail by
the clerk of this court addressed to
the said nonresident defendant,
Howard w. Mossbrooks to his last
known place of residence at Clyde
New York.
A copy-Teste: :,
NEWELL S .GREENAWAY, Clerk
Frederick p. Russell, p. q.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-16

There was serious riot yesterday
in the Dominican Church, winch Is
situated in the quarter occupied ny
Moabit workmen in Berlin. Two
thousand Poles, who demanded tnat
their children who attended tne
Sunday school be taught IN Pollsh'
invaded the church with their little
ones. The latter, at the dlrectioh
of their parents, rushed to the al
tar. chattering in Polish. Ihelr
parents joined in the pandemonlum'
hooted the priests, and shouted
"Judas." Eighty policemen had a
hard task clearing the church. Inc
women were violent. They chung &c
the rews, threw themselves on the
floor, and struggled like militant
suffrapettes. They had To be forcl'
bly dragged into the street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-16

Norfolf Fried Oysters at the Ram
mels Cafe. ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-16

Z Pulpit utterances favoring a new
trial for Leo NJ. Frank, under sent
,ence OF death for the murder OF
Mary Phagan, 14-year-oa reDploye
Of pencil factory, of which Frank
was superintendent, were made IN
several Atlanta churches yesterday
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-16

AZ Il Corporation Court OF the City
Of Alexandria continued and held
at the court house Of said city on
Monday, March 2, 1914. Present,
Hon. Louis c. Barley, Judge.
Ethel r. Thomas
VS..
George W. Thomas.
IN CHA NCERT
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-16

Al a Corporation Court of the elty
of Alexandria, continued and heiG AZ
the court house Of said city on ~
da-. January 18th, 1914, Present
Hon: Louis C. Barley, Judge.
- Complainant.
hotb M Steamer Lehman,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-16

J. C. De Putron, p. q.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-07-15
HOW BALLOONS TAKE FIRE IRE.
Reasoning Of French Expert Trans-
iatsd for lts Readers BY the
Literary Digest.

The way in which balloons are
made at present 10 well calculated to
produce electric sparks. says a writer
In Cosmos. ~abstracting an article in
L'Industrie Electrtque. And as cleo,
trio sparks are perhaps the best
means for. setting fire to the infam-
mable gas with which balloons are
filed, the expediency Of reform in
their manufacture would appear OBJ.
vious. We read:
According to statistics, most Of the
balloon 9ires are due to electricSsparks,
All experiments to- avoid the danger
:ofI ire should have to do with the CON
sstitntion Of these fabrics. The en-
:yelopes that are currently used are i'm
pregnated with rubber and may easily
be charged with electricity BY fric-
ton. II rubber-coated fabric be,
rubbed on q metal-aluminum. for in
stance-the metal is chargedsfpositive-
~ and the fabric negatively. The
charge assumed by the envelope per
sists even after several contacts with
the ground, and this condition may
he observed for several hours, In.
Illumination by sparks II no longer TO
IS feared when the superficial and
sectional conductivities are both good.
!. /. The best fabric At present.
from this point OF view. ID gold-beat-
er's Observation-Disclosures made for The
Literary Digest &
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-07-15
TAIL PROVED GOOD EVIDENCE.
Fitted In Its Proper Place e Proved
coneluslvsly Who Was the Owner
Of Disputed Pet.

Two, inches Of the severed tail Of .
dog was responsible for restoring FL
Japonis, Q white bull pup. to his mis-
tress, Margarita Valdespino Of Fl Paso.
Tex, recently. She was the plaintiff
In aisequestration suit fled in Judge
Nj Clintock's court.
Here's our evidence in the case
your honor. a. said the attorney repre-
ssntinE the plaintiff, unwrapping asec-
ton Of the tall, Of aIdog and handing
It :tolJudge McClintock
."The court hnds." said Judge. No
sClintock, holding:the severed member
aloft, that this IL : part OF I dogs
tail. The question to be decided -
what dog belongs to 1T"
TO 81 Japonis!s exclaimed the
plaintiff. 4
In order to give him the Appearances
Of ealsthoroughbred two inches had:
been clipped from the animals tall.
The severed part had been preservedy
Judge, Nj Clintock scratched his head.
TN order to decide this question"
he said. ~ believe We ought TO -
that the tail nts the dog" The q.
.torney passed the Judge the bull pup.
1T Just. fts." said the Judge. apply;
Ing the severed part Of the tail "a: that
which was left on the dog. II hold
that the plaintiff has produced conclu-
sive proof as to sownership."
ON hL. AASET
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-07-15
MILITANT SUHFRAGE176M HAS COST
GREAT BRITAIN ;450Q,000 TO DATE
in England Undoubtedly Are Rapidly Merging to the
Point Where a Bitter and Merciless War Will Be Waged--"Let
Them Die" Is Becoming Slogan Of %Englshmen Regard
ing Imprisoned Women Who Refuse to Eat. ~

ter q factory girl Of remarkable char.
sacter, were arrested.
In these days OF wholesale arrests.
forcible feelings, ambulances, :hatchets
and f1rebrands,, this statement does not
sound startling. But It shocked Eng.
land at the time. Intelligent English.
men knew the Pankhurst family, their
intelligence, refinement and ability.
The brick seemed to take effect.
Mrs. Pankhurst then conceived her
militant plan. She resolved to press
her advantage. She said once that she
was helped to her decision by the ad-
vice Of Sir Henry .Campbell.Banner-
man. premier before Asquith: "You
will never win by quiet means. You
must poster and irritate "a
To perfect the organization OF her
militant force. Mn. Pankhurst sought
and obtained an interview with Gen.
sBramwell Booth, commander Of the
Salvation Army, and invited his advice
on the ordering OF the great under
taking. n a
The general counseled Mrs. Pank,
hurst to adopt q plan Of military or
ganization on lines largely similar to
that OF the army At her request he
wrote out such explanation OF the sys-
tenn as seemed adapted to her needs
and advised her that as commanding
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-07-15
Smart Reply.

The captain OF q certain troopship
conveying a British cavalry regiment
to the cape was noted for his wit, and
at every opportunity that offered he
'loosed his shafts Of humor, to the
chagrin and embarrassment OF their
targets. Sooner or later the singer
gets stung. however, and this chronic
pun,artist was no exception to the
rule.
On one occasion, when about two
days out from port. he approached
. group Of soldiers who were swab-
bling the forward deck. and, singing
out q big, raw-boned Irish recruit who
was experiencing his first taste OF
sailors life. he gravely asked:
"Can you steer the mainmast down
the f%orecastle stairs? =.
Quick as q fash came the reply:
yes, sor. I can, II you will stand
below and coil 1t up"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-07-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Pethick Lawrence, whose
wealth had been q great aid, left Mrs.
Pankhurst. They parted friends and
with perfect 3frankness on both sides.
AT this time Mrs. Pankhurst said:
"We have been grossly betrayed by
the government, and that warrants
militancy. II 10 our only weapon.
Alarmist rumors are a1oat to the Of
feet that we intend to make attacks
upon human life. To that we give an
absolute and Incorporating denial"
But six months later the pig.headed
methods Of British of1cialdom had
caused her view to change. Follow
ing her conviction IN Old Bailey and.
her sentence to three years penal SER
5yitude, Mrs. Pankhurst said april IL.
1913): Human life Is now In peril:
for We have resolved NO longer to r
s,pect It, and trouble Of all sorts must
be faced" q
In her speech to the Judge and jury.
she has furnished the motto for her
suRragettes: = deliberately broke the
Law, not Historically, not emotionally.
Out LOT RD0S &AUS 6o1lOu0d HuA QOD0s W.
cause I believe It 10 the only way"
II the only way, now that the de-
struction Of $3.50. 900 worth OF prop
erty has been without effect, actual -
bellion with firearms?
II the Obstetrics have their way. with
the English government, BY means Of
volunteers. drilling and g%un-running.
the women militants may follow the
same course. They quote freely Sir
Edward Carson's bold admittance that
his course Of action 10 illegal. The
Orangeman. they say has substituted
for the brick between the eye OF the
transport worker and the militant, the
st~eel-jacketed bullet which cuts. short
argument Mrs. Pankhurst said re-
Gently:
"The women of England are in full
revolt. We are In active rebellion. We
are in q state OF revolution and war ID
never agreeable. expect to die for
the cause" .
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-07-15
.N.6D,W

Militancy, few seem to remember.
has been the feature Of but small
percentage Of the y~earsEof Mrs. Pank-
.hurst's public career In the cause OF
ballots for women; audit has been the
plan OF attack Of q much smaller per
centage OF the years through which
her family have struggled TO put WON
en- on q political equality with g
Her father and mother we're strong
suffrage advocates and workers for
many decades before the present cele-
brated leader was old enough to mount
q stump. Other relativeSsof forgotten
days also Spurred Mrs. Pankhurst to
her life work. She married . London,
barr3ster. who was throughout his ca
reer devoted to the women's cause.
Only many years after his death did
Mrs. Pankhurst and her three daugh-
ters startle the world with their appeal
to force.
II was the endless delays withSwhich
the English government met them. the
.wfleS Of constitutional subtleties. the
trickery;t the broken promises. the be-
lief that they might lose wen with
clear majority for them in the, houses
OF parliament, which finally caused
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-07-15
whimsical Prisoner.

a prisoners remarkable dow Of
words caused great amusement at
Dublin sessions recently. a laboreF
was charged with stealing : pair OF
boots. $.3
.Byi what stretch OF imagination or
BY what inane processes OF reasoning
can o assume that stole the
boots? he asked.
Addressing the court later. he said:
II have always testified with the
utmost ardor and fervor OF my soul
my high admiration for the courage.
discipline, and exalted Integrity and
inspiring. honesty OF the Dublin po-
lice. I had some pious and artistic
pictures when arrested, and offered
them to the police-sergeant for his
edincation. I would serve 10000
years In Jail rather than knuckle
down to the whimsical and fantastic
charge" y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-07-15
Path Of the kakapo.

Several birds make regular paths to
and from their resorts. Those OF the
Antarctic penguins : noted By all
explorers in their region. Very mo-
ticeable are those in the haunts Of the
kakapo, the large, rock-dwelling. bur
,row-nesting owl-like parrot Of the
mountains, OF New Zealand. They
beat down regular paths along the
spurs and ridges where they abound,
SO that . person might be excused for
surprising they we're meant for human
feet. It is along these avenues that
the birds 10 to and fro on their noe
turnal rambles; and as they march
they snip OF and perhaps eat every
,protruding spear Of grass or weed,
keeping the path perfectly clean.
When the path is buried in snow they
still follow it on the surface and soon
beat down q track.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-07-15

5oficer she must insist that her general
orders should be implicitly obeyed.
Those who failed to do 10 must leave.
With this idea In mind Mrs. Pank-
hurst sent out . circular announcing
that the union would be formed on
military lines, that the Sonicers must
be obeyed and the commanding onicer
supreme. All who objected to such
form Of government were asked to
Withdraw. A number did withdraw.
among them Mrs. Despard and Lady
Cook (Tennessee Clalin). The Wom-
ems Social and Political union attempt
ed nothing soldierly in costume.
though the colors-white. violet and
ygreen-are displayed In sucha way on
the dress Of every member that they
have almost attained the dignity OF q
uniform. @s
For almost eight years now the
iWomen's Social and Political union
has fought. 1t was some time before
the women could bring themselves to.
do any great damage. Letter boxes
were destroyed by the process Of
pouring vitriol into them or dropping
lighted matches through the: openings.
Golf green's we're attacked. Annoy
ances Of all sorts were practised.
Az time went on the extent of the
outrages increased. Larger and nner
structures were put to the torch. Mrs.
Pankhuret was arrested (about ten
times In ALL and at each arrest the
vindictiveness Of her followers became
deeper. 4zt s$
They had their medals OF honor.
Hundreds who had been arrested and
subjected to torture. perhaps deserved,
in jail wore proudly the insignia OF
their suffering on their breasts.
Then came the first martyr. Emily
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-07-15

and. lying In the mud and mire, col
lapsed. s% s4 n
This is pretty serious" grumblsd
Tim. Il hope youn see to the dam
age.
"Doubly over, my man" promised
the fare. "Ah!n he exclaimed joyful
". looking within the vehicle"Aida
1t Is I, We have escaped" and he
FASTENED over some explanations. II
will be back al soon as I get my
charge to the town Just beyond here"
he assured Tim and half supporting
his companion he disappeared amid
the darkness:
H'mn!" commented Tim lugubrious-,
5ly tho end hasEcome for the old lay
out. T. guess."1 > IA
1t was about an hour later when
Tim, anxiously stroking poor Ready
who appeared to be at his last! gasp,
was startled by the appearance of
two men. They were breathless from
running andSh q minute or two Tim
knew that they were on2the trail Of
his recent fare. They looked inside.
the vehicle. Then they began to ques-.
ton him as to the direction his pas
sengers had gone, ss'JSs
Sturdy Tim gave them no satisfacT7
ton and they tried to force him TO-
speak. He beat OF one. Of his -,
sailants. The other seizing stone
was about to lay him out, when Ready
STAGGERED. to his; feet With q quick
nip he seized the mans arm between
his powerful Jaws. There was ..
.crunching sound. curdling yell and
then the two baf1ed fellows sneaksd
away. "
Daylight was dawning as . welcome,
figure appeared upon the bleak spot
on the prairie. There was q happy
relieved look In the face OF the young
man. 49,
! well, my man" he hailed cheerily.
thought l was going to forget you.
I've had lots to do-among other
things getting married to the young
lady you have helped out Of the hands
Of scheming cruel relations"
why, 81. : romance" intimateed I
Tim. $ y
.We1I nigh tragedy. said the
young man seriously. They had
Sdrugged her to spirit her away. but I
got ahead OF them. Now she II safe.
Dear! Dear! q wreck. indeed, isn't
I'll. ] s@
Yes, the old hack will never run
again-nor Ready, much" observed
Tim.
The stranger asked afew quest.ons.s
Then he became Interested and
pressed his inquiries still further.
q see your mind his OF an electric
cab, he observed finally. We'll, old
Readysdeserves retirement. I'll settle
the bill for the new layout, uniform
and all" Nj $sS
That Is why. arrayed in q spick and
span suit and proud owner OF the
2nobbiest cab In the city, Tim Downeys
does a thriving business asa popular
'up-to-date chauffeur. I
Copyright. 1911. BY W. O. Chapman.)
SO RRSs1 ~ NJ teflg FrNE[Z