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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-27

The President prepared last night
to intervene with Federal troops to
halt tie warfare in the mining reg
ions of Colorado. He regards the
situation there second in Importance
only to the conditions in Mexico.
Troops probably will be dispatched
to the scene of the strike after a
conference at the White House. The
President arranged with Secretary
of War Garrison yesterday to take
this step. Governor Ammons, of
Colorado, telegraphed to the White
House yesterday that the warfare
had grown to such proportions that
the State troops now are helpless to
cope with it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-27
HIII.
d NEWS OF THE OLD DOMINION
HALTs LIQUOR ELECTION.
Supreme Court Takes Hand in Con-
troyersy in Tazewell County.

Richmond, April 27.-The Supreme
Court of Appeals of Virginia, by the
action of Judge Keith in granting
restraining order, holds that an
election in "dry" Graham, Tazewell
county, to determine whether or not
liquor is to be sold in the town IS
contrary to the State law. In the
face of this injunction, the local op-
ton election called by the wet forces
in Graham for May 2 will not De
held and the little Tazewell town
will remain in the dry column.
On March 26, 919, Judge Fulton
Kegley, of the Circuit Court OF
Tazewell county, issued an order au-
thorizing the sheriff of the county
to hold a local option election in
Graham on May 2, 1914, on the
strength of the petition filed with
the court by the wet forces. The Pc
tition was presented in due form,
contained the requisite number OF
registered voters, no opposition was
made by the dry element, and the
necessary order was issued and the
town placarded with notices OF the
election according to the laws OF
tho Commonwealth.
Counsel for the dry forces, how
ever appealed to the State Supreme
Court for an injunction to preevnt
the holding of the election on the
grounds that the State law forbids
the sale of liquor at any point within
Tazewell, Buchanan, Giles or Dick
enson counties, and that the order
issued by Judge Kegly is therefore
void.
This view, held Judge Keith, is
borne out by section 5S1 Of chapter
25 of the Code, end accordingly an
order was issued restraining the
sheriff of TazeweH county from car
rying out the order by Judge Keg-
lev for the calling of a local option
election.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-27
VIRGINIANS IN DANGER ZONE.
Winchester Men Were in Mexico City
When Last Heard From.

Winchester, Va, April 27.-Rela-
tives here are much concerned for the
safety of Eugene V. Weems and his
son Lawrence Weems, who are at the
head of a large American Sugar Co.,
which owns and operates a planta-
ton of 10000 acres in the State of
Vera Crux, Mexico. Mr.. Weems /,
his son have been on the plantation
for several lnbnths and they have
been heard from only at long inter
walls. Mrs. Weems received letter
yesterday that had been mailed by
her husband in Mexico City, on April
IA, in which it was stated that the
Virginians were trying to get out OF
that country.
Henry McVicar, of Winchester, who
has operated pottery near Mexico
city for a number of years, has not
been heard from for some time. His
plant was badly damagei when the
rebels shelled the city some months
ago, and he and his employees hae
many narrow escapes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-27
TAFT FoREsEEs LONG WAR.
Says 100000 U. S. Soldiers Will be-
Needed at Expense of $1,000
900 a Day.

Newport News, Va, April 81.
Comparing the people of Mexico
with the Filipinos before thee United
States took charge of the Philippine
Islands, William Howard Taft, for
mer president of the United States,
and now professor of law in Yale
University, in ar address before the
students of the Hampton Normal
School last week gave it as his opin-
ion that the United States will have
to send 100000 troops and spend
81, 100000 per day in the event that
war is finally declared by the United
States against Mexico.
The former president spoke for
nearly an hour on Mexican Prob
rlems' and he expressed the hope that
the Mexican situation would be set
tied without actual war being de-
clared by this country.
He declared that in the Phill-
ppine Islands this country found 1t
necessary to garrison more than
1919 army posts, and expressed the
opinion that similar conditions will
be found in Mexico. He naturally
had no fear of the outcome, but it
is the opinion of Mr.. Taft that the
United States will have to spend
several years in Mexico before with
drawing the troops after the army
is once sent into that country.
Mr.. Taft made no criticism of the
manner in which the present admin
istration is handling the Mexican
situation, but he was firmly of opin-
ion that this country is undertaking
a difficult problem in endeavoring to
tranquilize the Mexicans, which will
later have to be civilized by. our
country.
"War in Mexico" declared Mr..
Taft, "will mean real soldier work
and the work that will build char
acter with it."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-27
HARDING GETS TWO YEARS.
Commonwealth Bank Employe Plead
Guilty of Embezzling Funds.

Guilty of Embedding Funds.
Richmond, April 27.-John H.
Harding, formerly employed in the
bankrupt Commonwealth bank, was
sentenced to two years in the pen
itentiary Friday after he had
pleaded guilty to the embezzlement
of S7OO belonging to the bank.
Although the term of his sentence
will begin from the time Judge D. C.
Richardson pronounced it. Harding
will not be taken to the penitentiary
until he had appeared as witness
in civil case.
Harding was represented in court
by l.. o. Wendenburg. He appeared
detected. He is a smooth shaver
Young man, with a pale weak face
and hay-colored hair. From time to
time he wiped the tears from his
eyes and altogether presented pita-
bic, forlorn appearance. Two ladies
one of them his mother, sat near
Harding and his attorney. The elder
woman was in black and wore
veil. Both were visibly affected and
when sentence was passed the
mother sobbed aloud.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-27
TO ACT IN sTUART's STEAD.
Fletcher Will Take Part in Presen,
tation of Houdon Statue.

Richmond, April 27.-state sena-
tor George Latham Fletcher OF hau-
ouier county, has been CHOSEN oy
Governor Stuart as his personal rep
resentative on the commission Whicn
is to go to England to present %
King George the reproduction OF
Houdon's statue of Washington on
behaF of the Commonwealth of Viz
ginia. Senator Fletcher has accept
ed the designation. The other
members of the commission are:
Lieutenant- Governor J.. Taylor Ely
son. Speaker Edwin P. Cox, of the
House of. Delegates, and Clerk of the
House John w. Williams.
Definite plans for the presentation
of the statue will not be made by
the comission is now awaiting SINH
lar re-acceptance of the gift is sup
plimented by a formal document.
While the offer was pending in the
General Assembly, the State Depart
ment made cable inquiry through
Ambassador Page as to whether or
not such gift would be acceptable
to the British government. The
ambassador replied by cable that the
government would look upon such a
gift with deep appreciation.
When the General Assembly adj
iourned, Governor Stuart addressed
a formal communication to the Brit
ish government, through the State
Department, making the tender OF
Washington's statue in appropriate
STYLE. The commission is now await
ing similar reply from England be-
fore proceeding with its plans for
the presentation. There is not the
slightest doubt that the offer will
be accepted, although the proposal
to erect the historic bronze in West
minister Abbey provoked criticisms
from section of the British press.
The Governor is expecting daily
to receive England's written accept
ance of the gift through the State
, Department. in such formal com
munications there is involved GER
tain amount of red tape, which &C.
counts for the delay in the trans
mission of the documents. AS soon
as the acceptance is received, the
commission will meet and place the
order, for The reproduction of the
statue. The molds of the statue
are already owned by the State,
having been made at the time that
Virginia placed a reproduction of the
celebrated marble in the Hail of
Fame in Washington. The casting
of the reproduction will be only a
matter of few weeks.
Lieutenant Governor Ellyson,
Speaker Cox and Clerk Williams
have intimated their intention OF
personally occupying their places on
the commission which is to accom-
pany the statue to England and turn
it over to the British government.
The act creating the commission
provides that these officials, or such
persons as they may designate in
their place, shall make the presenta-
ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-27
CONFEDERATE VETERANS REUNION.
JACKSONVILLE, FL ORIDA

Tickets on sale May 8, 4, 5, 9Th and 7th, good re-
turning to reach destination prior to midnight Way
l5th 1914. ;. ~ .:.7-.4
Extension NAV be obtained by deposit OF ticket
with Special agent 81 East Forsythe St., Jackson
vile, Fla, not later than May IS, 1914 upon pay
ment of fee of SOC. nap"
Stopovers allowed in both directons ,ess,,r<, =
Side-trps from Jacksonville at'Very low rates to-
all Florida, Georgia and Alabama points by apply
ing Atlantic Coast Line Ticket ONCE 100 WesI pay
street Jacksonville Fla Tickets sale May 9th to
10th limited to June End, 1914
A splendid chance to visit Florida at unusually low
rates Three trains daily, 3.22 ?. NJ 9:57 ?. NJ,
4:37 A.. M. Daily.
For any information, address
GEO. P JAMES, D. P. Agent. -.
14O6 New York Ave. Washington, D. G..
ATLANTIC COAST LINE.
STANDARD Railroad Of the South.)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-27
NEWS OF THE DAY

AS the bell spealed for the signal for
the procession to enter Holy Trinity
German Catholic Church in Pitts
burgh, at 10 o'clocq yesterday morning
for the silver anniversary of the ordi-
nation of the three priests, the Rev.
Dionysius Frincis Best, superior-ge'l-
eral of the Carmelite Or1er of the
United States and Canada, one of the
celebrants, dropped deaf, Of heart
trouble,as he stood within arms reach
of his brother, the Rev. Phillip A.
Best. The procession was forming in
the rectory Father Best, his brother
and the Rev. Berthold Lauzau, who
were ordained in a class % years ago,
were ready to march to the church.
The first peals barely had sounded
when, without complaint or warning,
the priest reeled and dropped to t
floor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-27
DEATH OF REV. DIR. HENSON
Former Virginia Divine Passes
Away in Chicago.

Richmond, April 27.-The death
of Rev. Poindexter. S. Henson, D. D.,
a famous Baptist Divine, formerly
from Virginia, is reported from Chi
caro.
DR.. Henson was born in Fluvanna
county, Virginia, December Z, 1881.
Several years ago DR.. Henson
made the commencement address at
Richmond College While in this
section he paid a special visit to his
old home in Fluvannia. He was a
man of rare and rich gifts as a
speaker and writer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-27
TWO MEN SHOT TO DEATH.

Lynchburg, Va, April 27.-Last
night at 10 o'clock at Lynches, %
miles south of Lynchburg, Samuel
Douglas and Frank Hicks white
men, were shot and killed by a ne
gro named Bernard Moore, who es-
capped.
The police here were asked to
look out for the slayer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-27
DEATH OF R. N. FISHBURNE.
Roanoke's Richest Man Expires
Suddenly,

Roanoke, Va, April 27.-Reuben
H. Fishburne, the wealthiest man
in this city,, died suddenly yesterday
at his home. He was native of
Franklin county, seventy-nine years
years old, and for many years had
been a power in the. development of
Roanoke. He served in the civil
war, in the Twenty-seventh Battal-
ion, Virginia Cavalry. He leaves a
son and two brothers. p -. r..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-27

Seven white men and boys were
shot as the result Of a quarrel over
a crap game yesterday afternoon
near the Western Maryland Railway
bridge over the Potomac in South
Cumberland, Nd. A man, who said
he was Edgar Nudge, a Western
Maryland Railway roundhouse en-
ploye, is locked up charged with the
shooting. Nudge is said to have
had fight with a man named Powell
and was severely pummeled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-27

1t is reportel2 in Rome that next
week the Sacred Congregation of the
Sacrament will begin the hearing of
an application which Manuel of Por
tugal and his wife are both making to
the Vatican for the annullment of
marriage. The fact that the applica
lions have been made: has. been kept
extremely quiet, at the special wish
of thei Kaiser, who, as head of the
House of Hohenzillern, has insisted
that there be no public scandal. At the
Kaiser's special request, the Vatican
arranged that. the matter should come
before the Congregation of the Sac
rament instead of before the Tribun-
al of the Rota, as it is impossible that
details be kept secret = in the
Rota, where the evidence and
the findings of the court
have to be published. Manuel is 25
years old. On September a, last year.
at Signraringen, he marriel Princess
Augustaine of Hohenzollern, who was
born in 1890.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-06
3psafened I3y Fit of Race.

Tn Diehf's Life of Beethoven is the great composers own story of how he became deaf:
 "I was writing an opera. had to deal with a very tIresome and capri cious tenor. had already written two great ariss to the same words, neither of which pleased him, and also a third which he did not care for the first time he tried it, although he took it away with him. was thanking heaven I had done with him and had begun to settle myself to something else which [ had laid aside had hardly worked at 1t half an hour before I heard a knock at the door, which I recognized as that of my tenor
 "I sprang up from my table in such a rage that as the man came into the room flung myself upon the floor, as they do on the stage there he threw up his arms and gesticuIated in illus traf1on), @but I fell upon my hands. When got up I found was deaf, and from that moment have remained so. The doctor said injured the nerve"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-06
Pnnctuation Marka.

Punctuation by means of stops and points, so as to indicate the meaning Of sentences and assist the reader to a proper enunciation, is aseribed origd- nally to Aristophanes, a grammarian' of Alexandria, Egypt. who lived in the third century B. c. Whatever his sys- tenn may have been, it was subsequent. ly neglected and forgotten, but was re- introduced by Charlemagne, the vari- ous stops and symbols being designed by Warnefried and Aleuin-s The pres ent system of punctuation was intro duced in the latter part of the fifteenth century by AIdus Manutius, vene- tian printer, who was responsible for onr full stop, colon, semicolon, comma, marks of interrogation and exc,amaz ton, parenthesfs and dash hyphen. apostrophe and quotation marks. These were subsequently copied by other printers until their use became universal. Most ancient languages were innocent of. any system of pune tuatton-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-06
Tommve Hobby.

The following happened in a Man chester school the other day. The teacher had been speaking Of unique and valuable collections of objects of art and interest and spoke of the fabu- Ious wealth that had been expended by some of the collectors on their pc uIiar hobbies
 Thinking to obtain some idea of the characters of the members of his class in this direction, he asked them what Ghey thought they would like to collect if they had plenty of money.
 Up went the hand Of boy who was not noted for particular briEliance-in fact, answers from him were very scarce on any subject So this oppor- tunity was seized by the teacher.
 Well, Tommy, and what would you col1ectg
 Rents. sir" was the prompt reply
 The lesson was changed and that teacher is recovering from the shock- London Tit-Bits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-06
rh. Wonderful Aphias

The aphis is in one way the most startling of all forms of insect life, for, although the females can and do lay eggs, it's usual method of increase is by a sort of budding process, the young growing on the bodies of the parent exactly as brussels sprouts grow out of the stalks of the plant The old pro duce young at the rate of twenty-five day. and as the young are at once ma ture each can produce its twenty five on the following day It positively
 rightens one to work this muidplica- tion out to a conclusion, for it means this: Supposing that the aphide could increase and multiply without interfer- ence, the twenty-ffth generation would be a number too long to quote here Put down 1 and follow it with twen- weight naughts and you will be with in few millions of it
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-06
J.paneee Birttdsv Feas4s.

In Japan no notice is taken of the actual anniversary of a birth. but ey- cry one adds a year to his or her age on the SeEubun,. movable festival which occurs either late in January of at the beginning of February. Thus child is said to be a year old that is fD it's first year directly it is born. and on the following Setsubun 1t will be two. although in fact it may be only a few days old. The feast is not kept in any marked manner, except that akemeshi (rice boiled with small red beans which give 1t a red color) is eaten, and in the evening parched beans are scattered about the room from a square rice measure to the cry of f'Fuku ga ouchi. Oni ga sotot'-eGood fortune within: Out with the demonsr' Every one is supposed 10 eat the number of beans corresponding with his age and one over for luck. Friends and acquaint- ances also congratulate each other with words of good omen and good fortune. -Argonaut
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-06
NEWSY NOTES OF NEWTOWR
Happenings of Interest to Farmer Readers Told by Our Special Correspondent.
Especial to the Farmer.)

Newtown, July 6-An the bells of Sandy Hook rangsoutathe glad refrain at midnight of thes glorious Fourth and young America had the usual bon fires and illurninatfons in accordance with the prophetic e,svtsion Of John Adams But in Newtown center the Inhabitants were disappointed in hear, ing only the mellow toned bell of Trim ity, for from the belfry of the Congre- rational church .tCurfeW did. not ring that night" It seems the officers of. both churches had decided to put stop this year to this practice which has grown offensivee to them in later years, although among these stern repgessers of youthful patriotism now. are not a few who had climbed dcwn, coal chutes. and ascended dusty wind ing stairs for the be1fFyr4 rope in the same patriotic way not so many years. ago. This year the Congregat ttona1 church trustees hired Bailim F. H. Canon to watch Inside the church while they took refuge in secure re- treats to watch. When the patriots sought admission in the usual way. the majesty of the law said them nay Leaving a part of their forces in the front. others tried to gain entrance by the rear door. but the, bat1in ap- peared there and threatened the first one who put his face inside with con- d1Gn punishment Then consul ting the trembling church officers in hiding he made this proposition sCEi6r 1T the disturhers withdrew he would himself ring the bell for one-haf hour. The 1 crowd rejected this concession with scorn. and crossed the street to Trim | ity church. So the Congregafdonal
 bell did not ring that night for the
 first time within the memory of the
 generations living. In Trinity church
 the assistant sexton. Harold Ray. met
 the first attempt to enter with the news that the church officers would
 not permit the bell to ring that night.
 Proceeding to the rear of the church a basement window was pushed open and soonsthe tranpling of a haIe-dozer pairs Of feet were heard ascending ra 4 the pulpit floor. Then the courage of the home defender oo7ed out ot him. Hastily unlocking a front side door he left the building and took
 to his heels for home The rope was tied up but in a. few minutes it was Euntangled and the old bell rang mel lodiously for Just one=haaf hour. The crowd then gathered outside and put into practice the tacties of Upton I Sinclair against the oil king, Roc xefeI- Ter at TarrytoSvr They formed a funeral party and marched and coun- Itermarched for two hours past the home of a prominent borroughite who Is said to be responsible for the de ipT<vatlon Of their iInnemorfaI prfvi- Iiege Of ringing the Congregational ber
 to usher in independence day. while all hands sang a Iugubrious rlfzerert over the decadence of American senti-
 nent ip 9 few of the residents of New
 town street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-06
CITY OF BRIDGEPORT
 SEWER PROPOSALS

PROPOSALS will be received by the Paving and Sewer Commission Of the City of Bridgeport, at the office of it's Secretary, Room 22, City Hall, said City, until Tuesday evening. July 14, 1914 at o'clock, for the construc- ton of sewers on sundry streets in said City, as per profles and specin- cations at the office of Alfred H. Ter " C,Ifv Engineer, to whom all appli- cations can be addressed
 The approximate length and sizes of such contemplated sewees are as follows:
 About four thousand (4.ooo) feet in sizes ranging from tWenty-four (240 inches to forty-two CAD inches in diameter.
 About six thousand (6,090) feet ranging from ten a(1o0 inches to twen- fv 12o0 inches in diameter.
 The Commission reserves the right to reject any, or all proposals
 THE PAVING AND SEWER
 COMMISSION
 By. Bnard keaing, Secretary.
 Pc b%
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-06
uses end Value of Timber.

In or1er to know what a tract of timber is worth it is necessary to know the value of the products. Not only. should tbe general uses of the different kinds of wood be known, but careful attention should be given to any spe- cial use for given kinds or sizes Of trees which may result in increased value. The market for wood lot tim Der is chiefly for ties, poles, drewood. posts. piles, rails, lumber and very ire Auently in the round for pulp wood. hcid factories and box nanufa cturers, while special kinds, such as fine white oak, ash. second growth hickory, cher ry, etc, have large number of special uses, such as in the vehicle industrys furniture making, etc It is again urged that owners should be particular to inquire into their special markets both for the different kinds of timber and for the most profitable form into which given sized trees may be work cd By taking advantage of this they can very frequently double the price received for their products.-R. Rosen- bIutA in American Forestry.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-06
POLICE SEEK MAN WHOM
 THEY HELPED TO ESCAPE

New York. July s--Mfchael Mur- pnv. is years old. the only member of the group Of free speech ss1tators who escaped with his life from the fatal explosion on Saturday morning that wrecked the tenement al 1928 Lexington avenue, is being sought by every policeman and detective in New Yrk as the one person most likely to know the real story of what occur rcd in the little flat
 Murphy disappeared after being in the hands Of the police before they were aware of the identity of the vic- nms of the explosion He visited a nearby police station, was given clothes to replace his ovvns which were torn to bits and then dropped out of aght
 Just what charge could be placed aga1nsE Murphy the police say they do not know but it is believed he might be induced to throw some light on the cause of the explosion and per haps explain why alarm clocks and other things used in the making of bombs were kept in the Berger apart ments-