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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30
HIGH SCHOOL. NOTES
Literary Society Holds First Annual
defamation Contes Last Night.

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The Literary Society Of the High
School held its first annual declama-
+;on contest last night at Westminster
hall. The hall was filled with pupils
and friends of the school, who were re-
naia many times over for their in
terest by the attractiveness of the
declsmations and speeches. The
speeches were:
.Ashby Bla,1en-"The Homes of the
People, by Henry w. Grady.
Miss Flora Glasgow-'Entertaining
Her Big Sisters Beau" by Bret Harte.
Waller Barrett-Patrick Henry's
Liberty Speech.
Elwin Brawner-Brutus' Grafton
from shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" +"
Francis E. Johnston-"The Destiny
of the Anglo-saxon.'
Otis sunderlin-"The Blessed Damo-
lrozer
Miss Mabel Henderson-"Crossing
the Bar, by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
Miss Ma;Ieline Martin = Lady
,Blancheis Soliloquy from Tennyson's
"The Princess
The, judges were Rev. DR.. W c..
Rell of tho Theological Seminary,
Rev. Phillips, and Justice Harry
B. Cation. The contest was Won by
the one who spoke with the greatest
ease of manner, with the greatest
amount of clearness, and had the best
;ielivery. The contest was very close
and very hard for the judges to Hn-
eide, but after a long consultation,
they returned with their report. The
declaimer who best filled all the above
points was Francis E. Johnston. He
will be awarded the handsome gold
declaimer's medal of the society. Mr..
Johnston was the one who won mid
winter preliminary contest of the So
ciety, and was sent to Richrona as
the representative of this High
School in the state Exclamation con-
test there. He has Exclaimed before
THE New South" by Henry W Grady,
Gray's "Elegy in Country Church
yard" Webster's Bunker Hill ad-
dress and "The Destiny Of the Anglo
Saxon"
il.i The speakers -.>r1';se, espac.a!
mention for their good delivery and
clearness of expression, and Mr.. Bla-
den and Mr.. Barrett, especially, de-
serve much credit for the ease with
which they spoke. In fact, all the te-
chalmers were worthy representatives
of the A. H. S. Literary Society.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30
Nine Hundred and Thirty
Four Persons Perished in
st. Lawrence.
TO TELL TALE.
Two Hundred and Thirty-Four Bodies
Are Recovered From River-Many
Were Killed in Berths.

Quebec, Canada, May 30.-lnvestiga-
ton of the collision of the great Can
adian Pacific liner Empress of Ire
land and the collier Storstadt, in the
St. Lawrence river, was begun at
Rimouski today by the coroner with a
view to fixing the responsibility for
the tragedy.
Only $50 bodies of the 934 persons
who are known to have perished have
been recovered according to wireless
dispatches received here this forenoon
from Rimouski. Nearly all of the
bodies are due to arrive here today on
the Lady Grey, government boat,
which picked them up at Father Point
and off Rimouski.
The Storstadt, badly crippled by the
crash in which the sank the giant
liner, arrived here early this morning
under her own steam. There were no
survivors aboard.
Official rports are to the effect that
there were 1867 persons aboard the
Empress yhen she was ramme1 by the
big collier ard that only 159 pass
engers and 237 members Of the crew
were save. There are in addition to
these thirty seven survivors at Rim
oski wha have yet to be classified.
Capt. Fl. F. Kendall, Of the Empress,
has not yet eiven a. ~comrlate story
! of the disaster, but it expsted that
he will tell detailed story today at
the inquest. In 4 partial statement
the captain of the Inflated lines is re-
! ported to have declared that the lights
Of the Storstdit were visible through
/ the haze.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30
Drowned While Bathing.

Richmond, May 80 Hobart Hare,
ten years old, of Bluefield, w. Va,
was drowned in the James river yes
terday afternoon at 415 o'clock, while
in bathing with friend. Able only
to swim few strokes, he found HIM
NNself beyond his depth and could
not swim the distance to shore nor
make way against the current. His
comrades watched him helplessly from
tine. shore, and then thoroughly
frightened, picked up his clothes
and fled the scene.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

Rimouski, Quebec, May 3O.-Slnk-
mo in 90 feet of water within ID min
utes after being rammed anlldships In
the upper reaches of the st. Lawrence
river early yesterday, the Canadian
Pacific liner Empress Of Ireland car
ried down with her more than 800
of her passengers ar.l crew. Of the
1867 persons on board the liner only
1873 are known to have been saved,
making the probable death list 934.
The total number Of persons on the
steamer, according to corrected official
lists prepared by the Canadian Pac:ti'
Railroad Company, was 1867, 81 OF
th0ri being first class, 153 second
class and TIA third-c!ass passengers,
while the officers and crew numbered
413.
According to the same source of in
formation, the checking up showed the
first class survivors to number 1O,those
of the second class 81.
Among the officers saved was Cap
tain Kendall. r. n. F., who jumped
overheard before the Empress of Ire
land went down and was picked up
half an hour later by one of the rescue
boats.
Looming up through the river mists,
as the Empress of Ireland was lying
to. waiting for the fog to lift or day
tn break,the Spenish collier Storsta5t
crashed, bow on, into the SIDE OF th:
big Canadian liner, striking her about
midway of her length and ripping hel
side open clear to the stern.
The crash occurred not far from the
shore off Father Point, $50 mile:
from Quebec, which the Empress oi
Ireland left Thursday afternoon bounc
for Liverpool, and 10 miles from thi
point on the st. Lawrence: In real
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30


Catholic Church-Mass Sunday at 7
o'clock; children's mass, O'Clock.
Sunday School $50. Late mass. and
sermon to:50. Baptism, $50. Sven-
ing service and benediction at q
Mass every Sunday morning at .
o'clock at Mt. Ida (st. Rita's chapei.)
Sunday school 2:90 p. m.
Christ Church.
Rev. William J. Morton, rector
Sunday school $50 a. m. Services al
II a. m., and 8 p. m.
Grace Church.
Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector. Ser
vices at II a. m., and 8 p. m. sunday
school $50 a. m.
st. Paul's Church.
Rev. P. P. Phillips, rector. Sunday
school 9:3O a. m. Services at ll:oO
a. m, and 8 p. m.
Second Presbyterian Church.
Rev. ]. l.. Allison, D. D., pastor
Sunday School, $3.50 a. M. Services
II a. M, and pm.
Lutheran Church.
Rev. C. F. Brandt, pastor. Services
at II q. m. Sunday school at 9:ot
a. mi.
methodist Episcopal Church South
Rev. J. w. Duffey, pastor. Sun
day school $50 a. m. Epworth Lea.
que services at 700 p. m. SerVlce
| and sermon II a. nh, and 500 p. m
Endeavor 7:45.
Methodist Protestant Church.
Rev. C. R. Strausburg, pastor
iservices at HOO a. M, and 7:3O p. m
Sunday School, $3.50 a. M, Christian
Endeavor 6:45.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. G. A. Luttrell, pastor. Sab
bath School, $50 a. m. Services at l
a. m., and S:eG p. m. Epworth Lea
que 6:30 p. m.
First Baptist Church.
Rev. w. F. Watson, pastor. Sun
dav school at $3.50 a. m. Services a
IL a. nl., and s p. m.
Second Baptist Church.
Rev. o. w. Triplett. pastor-Sel
vices at IL a. M, and 7:45 p. m. Sur
day school 9:30 a. m. Prayer sci
vices Wednesday evenings at ia
O'Clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30
Juniors Leading.

Only two more games, on the aver
age, remain to be played by each team
in the class team volley ball league
formed by the school several weeks
ago. The Junior team is ahead in the
race so far, but the Seniors and MIR.
Prettyman's "Tin Cans" are not far
behind The tail ender is still Col.
Ficklin's class of the first year, who
have lost eight straight, and won none.
The standing of the teams to date IS:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30
FUNERAL NOTICE.

The funeral of William Randolph
SpittIe will take place tomorrow af-
ternoon at a o'clock fotrt the chapel of
Wheatley's Undertaking Establish
ment, instead of 320 south Pitt ST.,
as previously announced Services
will be conducted by Rev. DR.. W. F.
Watson and Rev. J. l.. Allison.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

A dispatch from Tampico says Col
.A.dolpho Hinojosa, whose arrest OF the
paymaster of the gunboat Dolphin
brouph the Mexican situation to ,cri-
sis. has been executed by the rebels.
Hinoiosa was caught in the interior
bv two rebel officers, who ha3t sworn
to avenge the insult to the United
States. He was executed by double
firing squad. It was because OF the
arrest of the Dolphin's paymaster and
boat crew that Resr Admiral Mayo
demanded that the Mexican command.
er apologize and salute the flag. 6
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30
"Sophs" keening Cool.

The "Sophs" have an electric fan
installed in their class room now to
keep them cool during these hot days.
The rent of the fan was paid for by
the pupils. Miss Hoffman's room has
a fan now, too.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

Rev. w. B. stoddard, of Washing
ton, D. c. will preach tomorrow at
the Free Methodist Church, 424
South Lee Street, at II a. m. and at
,9 D. m. The public is cordially in
vited.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30
AT THE CHURCHES.

/ Services willibe held in sst. Pauls
Church tomorrow at II a. m. and 8.
d. m. There will also be a celebra-
tion of the. Holy Communion at 7.3O
a. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

teams will be published. There Is
prize out for the team that finishes
first in the league, and good-natured
rivalry among the teans is intense.
Meanwhile. the next few games Will
r'hcide who comes out first, second.
etc., in the race.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

At the First Baptist church tonnor-
row Rev. w. F. Watson, D. d., will
.nreach at II a. m. on "a Word on
Christian Union" His evening sub
iect will be evangelistic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30
pENTACOsTAL SERVICES.

Services in connection with the Day
If Pentecost will be held in the Jew
lsh Synagogue in this city tomorrow
at nine o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

At the German Emmanuel Lutheran
Church tomorrow the Holy Com
munion will be celebrated at II a. m.
There will be preparatory service
to this at 1920 a. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30
Commencement.

No plans for commencement have as
vet been announced but it is probable,
however, that the arrangements for
the event will be started next week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

A Cottage Prayer Meeting will be
held at TIT Gibbon Street Tuesday
evening, June End, at 7.3e o'clock un-
der the auspices of the Second Bap-
,tist Church. The services will be
conducted by H. E. Webb, Sr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30
FOR RENT.

Is Eight room and bath brick
house, all modern improve
ments, large side and back
yard. $500 per month.
Apply 107 N. Fairfax St.
HOWARD w. SMITH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

Rev. G. A. Luttrell, pastor of Trini-
ty Church, will preach two sermons
tomorrow. The subject for the l a. m
service is "The Persons Who made
The Pentecost Possible" His theme
for the evening service is "Where
the Lord brought David
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

Children's Day exercises Will be
held tomorrow morning in the Second
Presbyterian Sunday-School. The ex-
ercises will be held at the Westmlnls-
ter Building. The program will con-
sist of songs and recitations, by the
children and those connected with the
'Sunday-School. An offering will be
taken up for the Medical Missions IN
China. There will be preaching IN
the church at II a. m. and at 8 p. m.
by the pastor, Rev. John Lee Allison.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

LOST OR, 3sT'oLEN-From buggy
in front Of 2O7 Duke st. black hand
bag. conents of value to owner only
Reward if returned to 2o7 Duke
Ct T 30-1t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

Hard and soft shell crabs and the.
famous Cherystone clans at the RAM
mel's Cafe. HS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

LOST - On road between Alexan-
dria and Washington, bunch df !.
keys on. small chain. Reward II
returned to Gazette office % Ut.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

Col. John Williams Avirett, editor
AM proprietor of the Cumberland,
Nd, Evening Times, died suddenly
yesterday morning at his home. Rose
Hill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30
SUMNER HOURS AT LIBRARY.

Beginning with Monday June 1st
the Alexandria Library will discon-
!tinue the afternoon hours and will
open in the morning on Monday,
"Wednesday ana Friday ilNa J."V 20
11.3O also Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday night from 7.30 to $50.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

Following the discovery of short
age of approximately 100000 in the
accounts of the First National Bank
If Amesterdala-I- n. Y, special agents
If the department Of justice have ar
ested Eugene X. Oppenheim and
Howard J. Rogers in the Office of
Oppenheim & Co. The prisoners are
charged with making false entries in
he books of the bank and similar
charges were lodged against other per-
sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

WHY A FORD?-Because you get
world wide service.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30
NEWS OF THE DAY

Champ Clark, speaker Of the House,
look the place Of President Wilson
1t the Memorial Day exercises in Ar
ington National Cemetery today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

Philip NJ. Knox is visiting relatives
at The Plains.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

John D. Rockefeller, Jr., is denounc-
ed as another claimant" to tlvlne
right" in an editorial by Samuel Com
pers in the American Federationist.
The Supreme Court is criticised for
its decision in the Gompers-Mitchell
Morrison contempt case. and the
Democratic party is warned" to ex-
empt labor unions from prosecution
under the Sherman antitrust law.
Mr.. Gompers declares that Mr.. Rookie
Teller "will learn that human right
and justice are greater than his con-
ception of individual freedom Mr.
Rockefeller has been rapidly educating
public opinion by his arbitrary policy
and his cynical disregard of human
eist. z. S. Leadbeater & Sons, are
vivid lessons the nation will not soon
forget"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

Hard and Soft Shell Crabs at Ram
meps Cafe daily.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

Polygamy no longer is practised by
Mormons in Utah, Senator Sutherland
told the Senate yesterday, after the
reading of a petition from West Dur
ham. n. C, presented by Senator Over
man protesting against it. "Poly-
eany,' said Senator Sutherland, "has
been absolutely abandoned in Utah
and has not been practiced for many
years. There are still some old peo-
ple who entered the relation rany
wears ago who still maintain their
households. l am sure that if the
question were submitted to a vote OF
the Mormon people they would never
decide to return to polygamy."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

Charles n. Chase, former financial
secretary of the Young Mems Christi
an Association. who recently pleaded
guilty to the grand jury indictment
;harging him with embeZZling more
than $4,000 Of the association furis,
was sentenced yesterday by Justice
COULD, in Criminal Court No. l. in
WASHINGTON to two years and six
months i'll the Federal penitentiary at
Leavenworth, Kan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-30

DR.. Julius Martinson, a physician,
and Donald G. Tomlinson, young ar
chitect, were lodged in the Tonbs
prison, New York, yesterday, to
await the result into the pitiable teath
of Mrs. Connie May Tomlinson, a
bride of nine days, who expired in the
Lying-in Hospital Thursday night af-
ter an alleged illegal operation. The
physician is being held for the opera
ton and the young husband of "act-
ing in concert"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01
THE CoLLAPsB OF MEDIATION.

Mediation in Mexico was one of the conceptions OF
Secretary Bryan The idea would probably never have
occurred to any other in his official position, for
the nature of the Mexican troubles forbade it to
with any familiarity with Mexican history and affairs.
Our governments issue with Huerta the sole
reason for the taking of Vera Cruz 1t simply con-
cerned the demanded salute to the flag. That was
imperative if the honor and prestige of this nation
and of our navy were to be upheld. And that issue
could not be submitted to mediation. So the Niagara
conference was made to deal with the internal affairs
of Mexico The flag incident dropped out of sight.
But mediation lacked the thing to justify it.
the of the principal parties in interest namely
Carranza and Villa, and got it. There never was
the least color of hope that the Consttutonalists
would take any part in the conference for they would
have nothing to gain and everything to lose. Nor
would they submit the great for which they
shedding their blood to any foreign tribunal Without
Constitutionas representation the conference proved
farce and it passes into history piece of diplo
matte folly
The marvel is that for weeks Mr.. Bryan should
have given out assurances at Washington that this
unique conference was proceeding favorably and
would accomplish its object, when, in fact, from the
beginning to the end there nothing done and
nothing that could be effected in the way of agree
ment in Mexico. Mr. Bryans statements had no basis
whatever, the sequel proves, and if he believed
what he said his belief lacked ordinary
But it has needed this absurd incident to show the
utter unftness Mr. Bryan direct the nations for
eign affairs, truth painfully evident to his most
ardent partisans.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01

AT last the question of all men be-
ing essentially equal, has been given
a scientific basis by the experiments
of two graduate students working In
the educational department at Wis
consin University. They have arrived
at a Modification of the so-called
Binet- Simon tests, to weigh the con-
tents of the brain, and determine
persons intelligence.
Two astonishing conclusions are
drawn from their work, in that city
children invariably surpass country
children, and that any group of chill
dren for any area usually have the
same grade of intelligence.
This means that equal opportunity
would develop them into remarkably
similar adults, and that our present
organizations of society stunts the
MINUS Ut the many, and feeds the
minds of the specially favored.
1t also has great possibilities in ap-
plication to mental detectives, and
used in the testimony of a witness at
a criminal trial, would indicate the
value of the persons intelligence.
This system was applied in Chi
Cages new psychopathic laboratory
by DIR. Hickson, of that city, and he
CO0IlTfQc0 lIlt D5llCl lilfil IL PCA cNhN'
of the criminals appearing before the
municipal courts were mentally de-
fective.
Herbert Overlook. aged eighteen,
convicted of stealing auto tires, was
first examined. He was classified as
psychophhic, having been found TO
be supnormal in will power and judg-
ment. His power of attention was
weak. Such a person could be easily
led to commit crime, and is not
fully responsible for his acts.
Hotz and Paul, the university men
making the comparison, experimental
mainly with school children in the
city and country. Their operations
| in Deerfield aroused a storm OF an
| tagonism due to the Deerfield News
which published an infiammatory edi-
| torial
They summon the school schildrer
from thet schools--and they were the
| little ones-by grades. Secrecy was
| their main purpose, for the children
were Astrictly enjoined to tell but one
man In town. From the bits that die
| leak out it was inferred that 1t was
some kind of test, mental or psychi-
cal, or else some sort of treatment
The little son of Village Marsha
| Munson was the first to be treated
Quite a number Of the children were
examined or treated, whatever II
was, but many took flight to Their
| homes.
When Paul and Hotz returned to
complete the test they were quickly
apprised of the feeling against them
and departed before the angry town
people had time to gather.
In a great many cases grown men
and women have not gone higher thar
ten nr twelve years in mental age
In the case of children the tests in
dictated other things besides mental
age-they indicate the general voca-
ton for which the child is best suit
ed. and thus give color to President
Elipt's view that tbs time is at hand
whsn.-paaple vi atad ~.fron1
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01
SHOULD FACE THE PROHIBITION QUESTION.

Whether there shall be vote in the House of
Representatives on amendment to the Constitu-
ton for nationwide prohibition depends the rules
committee which is expected to report rule before
July 5 in favor of consideration of resolution for
such amendment. The prospect of the House coming
to vote the question has spread CONSERVATION
among the Northern and Western members, and it
is freely predicted that there will be many absentees
when the resolution is voted upon. They don't want
to go record
But the question should be met, and without
delay The resolution to be passed must have a
two-thirds vote. Most of the Southern Democrats
favor the resolution but the great majority of North
crn members opposed. The prohibition sentiment
never did hurt Democratic candidates in Northern
States and why should it do so now?
Except iIfzthe South and account of the blacks,
the sentiment has had growth in years. But
cowardice in the makeup many of the congress-
men and they want to dodge a vote. They are
afraid of shadow This session of Congress should
not be adjourned without vote to settle the
prohibition question. Democratic House should
say where it stands any question.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01
Swat the Sparrow

followed Mr.. Barbour's example until
sparrows were Introduced in all Sec
tions. At that time the sparrow was
supposed to free the shade trees of
caterpillars, and this they refused
to do.
For many years the sparrow was
unknown except in the towns, and 1t
gained the name of town bird" But
in later years 1t has spread all over
the country. until now 1t is probably
a greater nuisance on the farm than
in the city. The sparrow's habit of
living always near settlements and
In sheltered places makes 1t a most
prolific bird 1t is almost independent
of the seasons in breeding. 1t helps
to spread disease by building nests
upon or near houses. Building on
houses is especially menace to
health in the country, where people
catch water from the roof to fill their,
cisterns. The nests are of such conf
struction that they are likely harborsl
for various sorts of vermin and
germs.
Long before the demise of Mr.. Bar
bour he regretted introducing the
sparrow in this part of the country.
but they multiplied so greatly that all
hope of discriminating had passed.
Paterson Call