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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27
FIEND BURNS woMAN's HAIR
Burglar, Failing to Find Money
off Her Tresses.

Dover, Del, Feb. 27.-To have her
Lair cut from her head and thrown
into the fire by masked burglar
demanding money was the harrow
ing experience of Mrs. Herbert
Hutchins, of near Hartley, on Satul
day night. while her husband was
away from home. The affair was
kept quiet in the hope of detecting
the guilty party, but yesterday the
Attorney Generals Office sets its de-
tectives to work.
Hearing knock at the door ano
thinking it her husband, Mr.:
Hutchins unlocked the door to be
confronted with man, we'll dressed
and with a mask over his face
Pointing revolver in her face, de-
manding money and telling her tina
her husband was in Hartlye wher
she threatened to cali him. ran
sacked the house for money. Find
ing none he cut off Mrs. Hutchins
hair and threw it into stove il
the room. When Hutchins returned
he foun3 hsi wife had tainted an,
st required three hours work to re
store her to consciousness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27
WILL VISIT VIRGINIA.
Sons of Revolution to Cruise to His
tOric Spots.

F.! Washington Feb. PA novelty
in convention proceedings is planned
for the regular triennial meeting
of the General Society, Sons of the
Revolution, which will be called - to
order on the wharf of the Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat Com
pany, on April IT,
This proceeding will only be an
incident to one of the most delight
full gatherings in the history of the
organization, as, under the rules of
the society, the meeting must be
held in Washington. Following
the formal organization of the con-
vention the delegates will go aboard
one Of the steamers of the company,
which has been chartered for the
occasion, and the remainder of the
proceedings will be held en- route to
The historic spots of Virginia.
Arriving at Yorktown Saturday
morning, the various points of in
terest in the vicinity will be visited,
after which the delegates will set
sail for Norfolk. Special trolley cars
will be in order at Norfolk to con-
vey the party to Cape Henry
Returning to Norfolk the coat
will leave at 3:3O o'clock Tor OLD
Point Comfort, where a compliment
tary drill and review will be tender
I'd the General Sociat-- and its
guests at Fort Monroe. A banquet
will be served at the Chamberlan
Hotel at o'clock, and at midnight
the boat will leave for Washington,
arriving about II o'clock Sunday
morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27
JAPS SMUGGLED INTO L. 5.
..Sort. Pedal" Order Blamed by Con-
gressman Hays.

Washington, Feb. 27.-Japanese are
being smuggled over the border IN as
treat numbers as. are Chinese or
Hindus. Roger O'Donnell, special A.
migration inspector yesterday tod the
House Immigration Committe. He &C.
clared a6 japanese had been deport-
od during the last six months for hav-
inc Illegally entered the country.
"That ought to put scarehead lines
into California papers for a year to
come" said Representative Moore, OF
Pennsylvania, who characterized the
insDector's remarks as an attempt to
eerror;ze the Pacific Coast"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27
Sufragist Leader Arrested.

Wilmington. Del, Feb. 27.- Miss
Mabel Vernon, Delaware chairman
of the Congressional Union, and a
prominent suffragist, was arreste't.
charged with not cleaning the snow
fro mthe pavement Of suffrage head
quarters here. The case will be
called in city court tomorrow, when
Miss Vernon will enter plea Of no:
guilty. Suffragists say sweeper
of trolley company threw the snow
,on the pavement after the janitor had
cleaned it off. Miss Vernon was re-
leased on her own recogniZance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27
SWANSON TAKES Up FIGHT.
Replies to Bristow's Attack on Parcel
Post System.

! Washington Feb. 27-The Senate
gave itself over again yesterday to a
i.b;tter debate over the future Of the
/ parcel post, half dozen Senators
joining in the controversy that has
for three days stirred the Senate.
Senator Swanson, of Virginia, bore
the brunt of the fight in behalf of the
A. ministration and the parcel post
service as it has been developed by
Postmaster General Burleson and the
Interstate Commerce Commission. He
was supported by Senator Owens and
others.
For more than an hour Senator
Bristow continued his attack upon the
discrimination" of the present ser
vice. He followed the same lines of
! yesterday, insisting that. he was still
: friend Of the parcel post, but was
not friend of service that was as
indefensible as that evolved by the
Post Office Department.
In his reply Senator Swanson made
telling point when he declared that
the passage of the pen:ing amend
ment would legalize in fixed statute
the very discrimination against which
the Kansan inveighed.
"The Senator from Kansas" said
Senator Swanson, finds certain faults
with the present parcel post system.
He insists. for instance, that there are
determinations practiced This may
be true, and probably is true. but if
the amendment now proposed passes
the determinations against which he
raises his voice will be fixed and un-
changeable. The power of the Post
master-General to change the rules
ard rates will be withdrawn an'S the
inequalities and injustice that may
now exist will continue to exist"
The Virginian warned all interests
10 keep han5s off service that was
giving the satisfaction which the pres
ent parcel post system was giving.
He declared that the opinion of the
public was ovef fwhe!mingly behind
the acts Of the PoStmaster-Genera!
and the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and that il W. 2 dangerous
thing to trifle wath public opinion.
At the conclusion Of the debate this
afternoon it looked like the repealers
were defeated. It was state that
Senator Bankhead would propose a
substitute amendment toTorrow for
bidt'ing the Postmaster-CeHeral to
raise the weight limit to more than
50 pounds. but leaving other diScre-
tionary powers in his hands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27
TRIES SUICIDE IN CHURCH.
Woman Drains Bottle of Lye While
Appearing to Pray.

Wilmington, Del, Feb. 27.-hneel-
inp in St. Patrick's Catholic Churcn
Yesterday afternoon, apparently
nraying. Mrs. Helena Sweeney, OF
No I'LL French street, drained a
hottie of lye and fell unconscious
upon the floor Two school children
who had entered the church to pray,
found her and notified some persons
in the pastors hcfse. Mrs. swee-
ney was rushed to the Delaware
Hospital and, when revived several
hours later, said trouble she had re-
Gently caused her to drink the pols-
or. She will recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27
DR. WILEY AGAIN AiFATHER.

Washington, Feb. 27:-Dr. Harvey
W Wiley. fourer chief chemist, was
a proud papa again yesterday.
John Preston Wiley arrived yester-
day morning. He is a 1O-pound
voungster, and Dr.. Wiley, plain mat
ter-of-fact scientist that he is, couldn't
help telling his friends that he is the
greatest baby IN the work." sec
ond only to Harvey " Wiley, Jr.
who was born May is, 1912.
Mrs. Wiley and tthe Doctor, "nc
is 70 vears 81, were married in 1911
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27
HEARING. OF The
RED LIGHT BILL
Committee Of House of Dele
gates Postpones Con-
sideration.
ARGUE PRO AND CON,
Bill to Prohibit Shipment of Liquor
Amended 49, Anti-Gambling Bill
Meets With Favor.

Richmond, Va, Feb. 27.-Horrots o!
the red light and segregated district!
were presented to the senate commit
tee on general laws last night wher
the Saunders bill, which is copy oi
the "Kenyon bill" adopted by Con-
gress, was taken up for consideration
The question of hearing the matter
the time to be allotted to each side
caused a good deal OF debate
Thre were several plain talks, the
advocates of the proposition to aboi-
ish the segregated sections presenting
facts and arguments which created
considerable interest. There were
those, however, who opposed the mat
ter in every way, holding that segre-
cation is a solution of the problem,
and that to abolish that would be to
drive keepers of disreputable places
to all parts of the city.
There were two physicians VINO
spoke, both of this city-Dr. Lawrence
T. Price, opposing the bill as it is
drawn, and Dr. c. " Darlington, :e-
claring that the red light district is
the greatest menace 10 health and
morals that can be imagined.
The committee went into executive
session and decided to postpone action
till Friday night.
Consideration of the Mann Burl2an
an bill to prevent the shipment of
liquor into the state was had last
night. Senator Mapp, who h2, charge
of the bill, explained its provisions,
declaring that it's real purpose IS to
put the bootlegger ana speakeasy out
of business. He also declared that it
was for the purpose of protecting the
dry sections of the State
The bill allows the shipment of one
gallon of liquor to any one person
at one tire, ard no more. The buyer
has to pay cash when ordered, includ-
ing the freight charges.
The bill was amended so as to make
the amount Of liquor three gallons,
and to make it applicable and effect
i've when the state goes dry in 1916,
and made recommendation that it
be passed. a
Delegate John w. Stephenson last
night, appeare, before the Sen:tte
general laws committee and urged
the favorable report on the a
gambling bill. He was asked a great
many questions by Delegate Gregory
and others, who opposed the measure.
Mr.. Stephenson asked the committee
to make some report on the bill snd
to get it out of the committee.
The committee ordered the bill ia
vorably reported.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27
Clerks Tango in City Hall.

Perth Amboy, n. j., FEB. 27.-Ton-
going by city employees during Office
hours has so irterfered with their
municipal duties that Mayor Bert
Garretson has announced he would
make an investigation and stop the
dancing. The tangoers used the
council room and district court cham
Der TO practice the new steps.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27
Murphy Refuses to Talk.

New York, Feb. 27.-Charles +
Murphy declined to make any COM
rnent on a statement by Richard Gro
l,er TO the effect that he should retire
as leader of Tammany Hall. Asked
If he had reai Croker's. latest de-
nand for his retirement. Murphy
no o,ded in the affirmative and said:
81 have nothing to say. That's
past-water over the dam-and re-
ruuires no conir ent.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27

Deserted on what was to have
been her wedding day, Miss ANNE
Myrtle Kelley, of Eastport, near
Annapolis, Nd, is in precarlous
condition at the home OF her par
ents. The wedding was to nave
taken place Tuesday. Invitations
had been issued, guests had assemb-
led, and the minister, Rev, W. +.
Miller. pastor of Eastpolt Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, was on
hand. Joseph Williams bridegroom
to-be, failed to put in an appearance
however. Miss Kelley grew nerv-
Gus. and finally tainted. Friends
pacifed her as much as possible, but
as fast as she was revived from one
spell she lapsed into another faint,
and has been in a semi-conscious
condition ever since. Her condition
is regarded as grave.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27
Prefers Poison to Knife.

New York, Feb. 27.-"i preferre
poison to the surdgeon's knife ex-
planned Dora Teppe, seventeen, who
swallowed match heads when told
she must undergo an operation for
appniicitis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27
NEW QUAR- RTERS FOR.
LAW DEP PARTNENT
Movement to Erect Three
New Government Build
ings in Washington.
WILL COST $3,OO0,OOO.
Congressman Clark Opens Project
New Structures Will be Placed OIL
Mall on Pennsylvania Avenue.

man Frank Clark Of Florida, has in
troduce,l in the House a bill providing
! S3,00O,C0O for the construction OF the
Department of Justice building in ac-
cordance with plan projected for
three great Fe Seral structures on the
i south side of Pennsylvania Avenue,
! bordering upon the Mall
Secretary of Commerce Redfield
has urged the need for more spacious
quarters and asked that immediate
steps be taken for the erection of its
new home.
! Tic :,~plrtment of State is the only
one Of tire three departments inclu,-
ed in the proposed plan which has
shown no disposition to push it, pos
s.bly because as the state building is
10 be located farther from street rail
way facilities than the other build
ings, it's officials are inclined to give
more thought to the details.
In 1910 the public buildings act aU-
thor;zed the preparation of prelirin-
ary plans and sketches for three
buildings, to be utilized, respectively,
by the Departments Of State, Justice.
and Commerce and Labor.
Immediately the supervi
tect of the Treasury and
ants, and took up the task.
oletcd it within a year.
pon. the whole project wa
holed.
Before anything can be dete. ...~,
upon definitely with regard to the
commerce building, Congress must de-
eide whether it will house both the
Dep: rtment of Commerce and that of
Labor in the same structure.
Even if the Department of Com
merce is given ont of the buildings
alone It will require the largest Of
the three. Present estimates fix the
REQUIRED sum for this edifice at 3d.
100000. Secretary Redfield desires to
house all of the bureaus embraced i'll
his department, with the single excep-
ton of the Bureau of Standards,
which, to preclude disturbance Of the
instruments used. has been located
away from electrical influences.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27

Two alarms yesterday afternoon
called out the greater part of the
fire apparatus in the central part Of
Washington to fight fire that re-
suited in between $4,000 and $780,
coo damage to the plant Of the
Home Ice Company at Twelfth and
Y streets northwest. More than 4
ton of ammonia, used in the manu-
facture, was stored in large tanks
near the burning building. This, the
iremen said, was enough to have
spread destruction for BLOCKS had
the blaze reached the tanks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27

WANTS CHECK WHEEL.
Speaker Alleges Funds Derived From
Taxpayers Are Utilized Without
Authority of General Assembly.

Richmond, Va, Feb. 27-More than
$150,G00 of money raised from the
| taxpayers of this state every yrar,
is utilized by departments and boards
of the State as they see fit, without
any regulation or control by the Cen
eral Assembly, and without any item
of the expenditures appearing in the
annual appropriation bill, accorsing
to statement made to the House of
Delegates by Aubrey G. Weaver, Of
Warren county, chairman of the
House Finance Committee. These
boards, said Mr.. Weaver, fix salaries
as they please, regulate their own ex-
penses, ant spend money to suit them
selves, entirely without authority
from the General Assembly, so long
as they do not exceed the total re-
ceiptS from the special taxes levied
for their benefit. In some instances
INV balance at the end Of the year
reverts to the general fund, thus talk
ing away any incentive to be eco
romical. while in other cases the
fund continues, REGARDLESS of its size
or of the needs of the department,
as special deposit for It's use am
bereft.
: Mr.. Weaver read from a statement
Of Auditor of Public Accounts {. Lee
Moore to show that the State Depart
ment CT Agriculture and Immigration
received last year frGn the special
fertilizer tax $77,514.46, which it ex-
pended absolutely without any super
vision or control Of the General As
sembly. and as an item entirely y in ad-
dition TO tie amounts provided tor
that department in the appropriation
act: that the State Dairy and Food de-
Dartrnent receivei last year from
special tax on four wills $1S,423.lS;
the Bureau of Insurance, S24,496.54,
from a special tax on insurance COM
panics. and the Bureau of Banking
80 .205 from tax on banks. In ad-
diticn. the State Library, the Military
Board and other departments of the
State have funds derived directly
from special levies or taxes, over
which the General Assembly has no
supervision, and which may be eX-
pended as these boards see fit.
Mr.. Weaver made it clear that his
committee would seek to inaugurate
a system by which the reports
woulG show every dollar paid to the
State IN taxes. and by which the gen
ersl appropriation bill as adopted by
The General Assembly would show ev-
erv dollar authorized to be expend-
ed from the public purse for any pur-
nose whatsoever. He recited IN
stances where boards having special
funds at their disposal had come be-
fore the Legislative Appropriations
Committees and asked allowances.
When turned Gown because their pro-
iects were considered unnecessary or
eytravagant by those set to guard the
nubIic funds. these boards had laugh
ed IN their sleeves at the General AS
sembly. snapped their fingers at the
committees on Appropriations, and
proceeded to carry out their pro-
iects from their own funds derived
from special taxes paid directly to
them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27

HUERTA TAKES BOYS.
Two Hundred Farmers Sons Between
Twelve and Fourteen, Found in a
Camp-Mothers Weeping.

FL Paso, Tex, Feb. 27.-George
c. Carothers, special representative
of the American Department Of
State, left here today for Chihua.
hua, to make personal investiga-
ton into the execution Of William
S. Benton, Englishman, and to en-
deavor to locate his body. He was
not accompanied by Charles Alexan-
der Spencer Perceval. British vice
consul at Galveston, who arrived in
FL Paso last night, with instruc-
tionS he would not divulge. Nor
did any relative of Benton accom-
pany him.
There is a report here that Caro-
theirs carried with him for presenta-
tion to Gen. Francisco Villa, consti,
tutionalist leader, an ultimatum de-
manding that unless Berton's body
produced and shown to the Ameri-
can representatives within twenty
four hours drastic measures will be
resorted to.
Carothers declined TO discuss his
instructions or to indicate whether
they embodied such an ultimatum.
He did not go by train, using as a
means OF, location an automobile
with fianged wheels, which he is
driving over the tracks of the Mex
ican Central Railroad.
Mexico City, feG. 27.--An ex-
ample Of how General Huerta re-
cruits his federal army was furnish
ed today, when a detachment of
soldiers suddenly surrounded the
Mexico City market place and draft
ed 200 farmer boys, who, with their
were attending the provis-
ion carts. Amid the cries of the
boys, most Of whom were not more
than twelve and fourteen years old,
ard the frantic efforts of the weep
ing women to rescue them, the "re-
cruits' we're dragged off TO places of
where they will be kept
under guard until Huerta can herd
them into box cars and send them
out to one of his armies.
The ccnscription of the children
was an appalling sight to onlookers
who were unused to Huerta's ways.
One moment the market place was a
peaceful rural scene, and the next
it was scene of widest
confusion. The sudden appearance Of
tie soldiers threw the women and
children into panic. The soldiers
roughly seized every boy in the
place, and beat those who resisted.
One thousand federal troops were
rushed from Mexico City today to
the defense of Manzanillo, on the
west coast, when it was reported
that the rebels, with the captured
gunboat Tampico, were about to
lombard that port. War Office re-
ports today said that the renegade
gunboat, operated by its regular
crew, who deserted to the rebels, IS
terrorizing the entire Pacific coast
of Mexico. The rebel attack on Ma
zatian continued today.
The story that Heurta refused the
United States permission to send
an embassy guard to the capital
soon died. 1t was started by Mexl-
cans. and not confirmed. Charge
C'Shaughnessy knew nothing about
il.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27
ChanIer Asks More Funds.

New York, Feb. PIT can't live
cru less than $4,000 year" John A.
Chanler, of who's Loony Now" f"
fame told the court in asking that
l,:s s17. 900 allowance be insaeased.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27
NEWS. OF THE. DAY

Hundreds Of unemployed working
women and girls will lead the pro
cession Of unemployed men that Will
descend on the National Capital Ap-
Ri Is, under command Of General,
Jacob S. Coxey.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27

LOST-Mileage book c. & W. c. KY
contains 500 miles. Lost Febru-
ary 25. Reward if returned to
this Office. zI-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27

"Gyp the Blood" Lefty Louie"
"N-hitey" Lewis, "Dago Frank, four
gunner. convictei with Police Lieut..
Charles Becker for the murder Of
Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, IN
New York, will be eIectrocuted dur
ing The week beginning April 13. The
date was fixed by the Court Of APP
peals today when the judges signed
the four death warrants.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27

Get pair Of so cent shoes, worth
s4.0O. Marshall's 42z King street
Last chance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27

The double suicide of Miss Aman-
aa Nugent and her brother-ln-law'
Harry Hooter. after they had been
found together by her father. K. NJ
Nugent, at Bob. La, II miles from
Alexandria. was investigated by a
coroner's jury. which returned a
verdict setting forth the details OF
the tragedy. Nugent testified that
while he and his son were graphing
with Hooter they heard a shot IN
Miss Nugent's room, and found she
| had shot herself with small rifle.
Hooter fled , miles TO the home of
Judge Moffett. where ne obtained a
shotgun with which he killed him
self. Hooter leaves q wife and
child.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27

A number Of houses We're destroy
ed by a huge meteorite, which des-
cended yesterday in the village OF
Jendkovitzy, in the Polish province
of Kieloe. The meteorite emitted
sulphurous fumes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27

Fresh Oysters daily at
the. Ran1n1N Cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27

A dispatch from Masonville, n.
T.. says Mrs. Mary Butts. former
housekeeper for Jacob Oswell. who
died recently, found secreted in the
cellar in tin cans $4,000 in gold and
bills. Oswell was distrustful OF
banks. The money has been turned
over TO his estate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27

At last twelve men were Killed
and eight others fatally injured yes
terday in an explosion which de-
stroved an extensive aniline dye
factory in Rummelsburg. 4 suburb
Of Berlin. There were 400 employees
in the building at the time of the
explosion, which was heard al over
Berlin. The fremen were unable TO
enter the buildings, owing to the
noisonous fumes, and it was not pos
sible to ascertain the full extent OF
the disaster.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-27
WEATHER REPORT

Fair Tonight Snow or Rain
Saturday and Warmer.
High Tides: DAT A. NJ, and
1910 P. NJ.
Sun rises 6:34, sun sets 5:52.