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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01

TO VOTE ON TUESDAY \ i.
Segregationists May Conccde Some
amendments Sought by Advocas@s
Of Commission Plan.

Richmond. Va, Feb. l-.ExacLly
;'ten working days are left TO the
special session Of the General As
sembIy in which to agree Upon 4
plan Of tax reform, to perfect the
machinery Of assessment and colec
ton which is to give life to the
method OF rather bulky calenda
crowded with local bills Of many
descriptions.
This is d program which accord
ing to hardened legislators, tbs
General Assembly will find it harG
10 complete III the short time tha-
remains. Members Of both houses
discussing the situation informally
last night in the hotel lohEieS, cX-
pressed deep concern over the gene
ial legislative situation although
each. when cornered, made the nre-
diction that there will he 10 adj
iournmert without the previous en-
actment Of more or less satlf"
factory tax reform program.
The fate of the Tax Commission
and the segregation bills III the
House Of Delegates will be terniin-
ed tomorrow afternoon. Roll cali OF
the bills will be had not later than
1:30 o'clock on that day.
Indications point to the eventual
passage Of Il tax measure that vii! bc
The Governors bill, with SOME Of The
b.sr features % the Tax Commission
measure incorporated IN il. II viii
he therefore. compromise nlei-
sure.
The spirit Of compromise NAs
manifested by obth of the contendNs'
elements in the General Assembi"
yesterday. II was in that spirit thad
both the segregationists and the ia%
Commission advocates in the Finu!H
voted 70 call a halt on what seer9ed
m interminable debate.
Speaker Cox had list Of pro-
badly fifteen members, who A@i
signified their desire to be accc.
ed the floor to speak on the hiiaf,
,,,l,en the leaders on the opposin%
sides got together before the morn
ing session and agreed that un!c
something was done to check the 90"
Of oratory and argument, the "ho.e
Of the third week would be consum-
,d before the bills reached roll cat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01

The eleven-hour and thirty-five
minute speech of Senator Smoot in
the Republican flibustcr against the
ship purchase bill cost the United
States government $225,000 in print
ing bills and stenographers' fees, ac-
cording to the estimate of Senator
Williams. Senator Williams esti-
mates that the speeches of the Re-
'pubicans in recent filibusters have
cost much more than $600,000. He
estimates that the speech Of Senator
Burton. which lasted more than IT,
hours, cost about $250,000. Accord
ing to Senator Williams, Senator
Lodges speech cost S15O,OO0, and
Senator Gallinger's $200,000
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01
THE FRISkE JUBILEE SINGERS

The following is the first part Of
the program of the entertainment
to be given tomorrow evening by
the Friske Jubilee Singers at the
Westminster Building.
Medley-Arranged by Paderewski
Old Kentucky Home--Mr. Rastus
JacksinG.
All Aboard for Dixie-Mr. Abe
Martin.
Kentucky Babe-LadieS' Chorus.
Laughing Song-Mr. LemueI
Short.
I'm Glad My Wife's in Europe
Mr.. Honey Boise.
Angel Gabriel-Miss Patti Black.
The High Cost Of Living-Mr.
Sambo BareboneS.
Mammy's Lullaby-Octette.
Tipperary-Chorus.
Has Anyone Seen Rover-Mr.
Dew Lockstader.
Racrime Dream-Mr. William
Bryan Jennings.
Interspersed between the songs
will be numerous up to date jokes by
the end men. Come and enjoy a
good laugh. Reserved cha'rS o'
sale n Wartield's drug store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01
FATHERS TERRIBLE DEED.
New Yorker Stays all But One of His
Family Yesterday

New York. Feb. 1.-Hernlan Auer-
bach. formerly q wealthy real estate
operator. yesterday shot and killed
al! but one Of his family as they
slept in their home in an exclusive
apartment house he once owned at
3S6-3SS Central Park West. He then
killed himself. The police believe he
was driven to desperation by an-
preaching poverty after having lived
lie of luxury.
The tragedy is remarkable because
of the weapon used. 1t was 4 re-
restinp rife loaded with Al callbre
dumdum bullets, to which was affixed
Maxim silencer The attachment
permitted the slayer-suiicdc TO move
from he'd to bed firing one death shot
after another with no sound louder
than the click of the weapon to warn
the next victim OF approaching
death.
His wife. Clare; his daughter, Be.
atrice. eighteen, and another daugh.
ter, Daisy. l6 we're killed His II yeal
old son, who slept in an adjoining
room. was the only one to escape
death. his father sparing him st
there might be some one TO notiGl
relatives and the police.
| Auerbach was ~ years old. liz
was the son of David Auerbach, of y
! Aueroach and Company, wealthy cal,
dy manufacturers. He had beeI
! married twice. the children he i,nlct
being the offspring of his frs
wife, who died about ten years age
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01
GROUND HOG AND HIS SHADOW
Weather Bureau Says Rodent WE!
Not Sec Reflection Tomorrow.

" pdiNtl Aphs' A'"NN'' So
Not Sec Reflection Tomorrow.
The weather fOrecaster says snow
will prevail hereaboutS tomorrow
Ground Hog Day.. It. generally
happens that the little animal faces
sunshine when it energies, when it
hurries back to its alternating quar-
ters and remains there to sleep away
six weeks more Of wintry weather
This hallucination has eXiXsted in the
world from the dawn Of history. The
ground hog is not watched in other
countries, but skunks and other crea-
lures ere. while in some places 40 At
tention is paid 10 animals, but the
heavens. Should the aun shine on
The second Of February the German
farmers express disappointment, rs
they believe the spring viii ne ra-
tarded
Snow fell Saturday night, as had
been predicted by the Weather BIZ
rc:iu. and there were varieties Of
weather yesterday. Hail and rain
fel! at times, and by night the streets
wer" Glazed with ice, SO .nnch "a
ttat most people kept in their houses.
\ thick fog hung over this city
and vicinity at an early hour this
morning.
The steamer Southland, from Nor
folk, reached this port six hours late.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01
INSPECTION POSTPONED.

The sanitary school survey O.
Alexandria county. planned to be
conducted by the County Health
Board. under the direction Of Dr..
]. ". Flanagan, Of Richmond, has
been indefinitely postponed Oh ac-
count of Dir. Flannigan's serious a.
ness. DR.. Flanagan. who is we'll
known in this city, where he has de-
livercd several lectures on he<il
matters. was taken i'll at Ckari6ttcs-
vile last week and has been cor
pellet to @;:n up all work FOR thc
present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01
WHEAT BREAD FOR SICK ONLY
Germany Puts Strict Food Rcgu!a.
latiOnS Into Effect.

idiiDnS ilio Eject.
London, Feb. According to a
dispatch from Copenhagen 10000
men are working day and night on
the Notifications at Vienna.
Germany has inaugurated a gigan-
tic scheme Of food regulation.
The German bakers henceforth,
must reduce their daily output by %
per cent. The municipality OF Co.
logne has decided that the bakeries
will be allowed to supply wheat bread
to persons who are ILL., If it is found
that there is too much wheat in the
bread distributed sales will he al
lowed to be made only at drug stores
on the authority Of doctors prescrip-
tions.
Several German papers say that
the regulations are absolutely neces-
sary because the situation is much
more serious than the people
imagine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01

SOME SAVED BY SPEED
Liner With Five Hundred Passengers
and One With One Hundred Sue
cccd in Making Escape.

london, Feb. 1.-The toll taken by
the German submarine u u IN lIs
raid Saturday afternoon III the lrlsh
Sea in the vicinity Of Liverpool still
stands at three ships-the steamers
Ben Cruachen, Linda Blanche aho
the Kilcoan, the latter a small YES
sci of 45G tons. The crew of the
Kilcoan was landed today on the Isle
Of Man by Il coastwise steamer.
In addition, a German submarine
also has torpedoed two British steam
ers in the English channel near
Havre-the Tokomarn and the lcarla.
The Irish Sea raider easily made
her escape, and shipping interests,
confident that she has returned to
her base, ordered resumption Of
normal traffic today.
This underwater Emdcn is the
same vessel which last September
torpedoed in the North Sea the Brit
ish cruiser Pathfinder, with a loss OF
BAG lives and later destroyed two
British steamers off Havre.
Paris. Feb. 1.-Two British vessels
were torpedoed by German subma-
rine in addition to the Ben Cruachen
and the Linda Blanche, whose sink
ing was reported Saturday. This
was made known in the following Of
fetal statement given out here by
the Ministry o. Marine:
Tie British steamer Tck>tnara
has beer sunk by torpedo from a
German submarine. The English
vessel lcaria also was torpedoed III
the same locality. In the irish Sea
the English steamers Linda Blanche
and Ben Cruachen were torpcdoed.
''Hitherto the Germans. before at
tacking merchant vessel. always
allowed the crews sufficient time to
embark in the ships boats. That
custom has now been abandoned, Us
is shown b. the bombardment Of the
Admiral Ganthcume. which was filed
with Belgian women and children
refugees. The German marine has
decided to violate systematically in
ternational ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01
MACKEl RESISTS ALIBI.
Hughes Murder Case Taken From
County on Habeas Corpus Pro-
reedincs in New York City.

Commonwealth !-ccorney Mackey,
Sheriff Barbour and Deputy Sheriff
Harry Palmer went to New York last
week to be present at habeas corpus
proceedings in the Hughes double
murder near Hume School. Counsel
for Michael Volidi and Spero de
Bono. the two Greeks, held there on
charge OF completely in the crime
had secured Il writ Of the New York
City Supreme Court TO be heard be-
fore Judge Irving Lehman. The Vlr-
pinia officials had notice that an ef-
rort would be made to prove an allbi
for the two men.
Mr.. Mackey iii preparation to re-
sist this move took with him witness
ses who saw the men in Alexandria
county on the night of The murders
and had ready citations of law show
ing that the whole proceeding was
contrary to establish legal prece-
dents.
The case came promptly to a hear
ing and Capt. Mackey presented de-
cisions of the District Of Columbia
Supreme Court and Of the United
States Supreme Court that procf Of
an alibi is not admissible to prevent
cytradition.. Judge Lehman held.
however, that there was no such de-
cision of the New York courts and
he would hear the evidence. NJ
Mackey asked for continuance in
the De Bono case and went to trial
of Nolidi.
Six witnesses, including the landlady
of Volidi's boarding house were in
troduced to show that the prisoner.
Volidi, was in New York City at the
time Of the tragedy at the old Sisson
home near Hume School. On the
other hand Mrs. Vincent Carter, Of
Clark Station. and Conductor Love
less, OF the Washington-NirglnIa
line, under oath identified Folidi az
the man they saw get off . ca" al
Clark's station in the evening just
before the murders. Judge Lehman
took the evidence under adviSement
and will render decision later.
If the decision should be adverse to
the county's claims, The case viii
probably be taken to thn Arp"l!ate
Division Of the New Ior;l CRY Su-
preme Court, and if necessary 10 the
State Court Of Appeals and finally TO
;hc United States Supreme Court.
The same course nay be followed by
Vo!idi's counsel on an unfavorable
result OF the hearing.
The Identification of De Bono is
uncertain. and if further evidence
against him should not develop he
will probably be released.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01
LOCAL BREVITIES

Arthur Herbert has reported to
the police that pres-t-lite tank was
stolen from his automobile while 1t
was standing in front Of his house
OH north Washington street Satur-
day night Thomas Carter reported
that seven chickens were stolen from
a coop in the rear Of his store on
King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01
NEWS OF THE DAY

Two British ships were torpedoed
yesterday in the English Channel. of
Havre, by a German submarine, con-
tinuing the raid started Friday or
British shipping by the sinking OF
three merchant vessels in the Irish
Sea. The steamers Toxic Maru and
Icaria are the latest victims Of the
submarine, The Toxic Maru was of
6,OS4 tons and carried Belgian relief
supplies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01
LABOR CASES CITED
Rcports Made TO Commissioner tha
Justice Cation Would not En-
force Law.

The Richmond Times Dispatch IN
its issue yesterday says:
inspectors of the State Depart
ment of Labor yesterday reported to
Commissioner of Labor Doherty the
results of the prosecution in Alex
andria number Of cases involing
violations of the State Labor Laws.
"Two Of these cases are OF un-
usual interest. In the case OF the
Old Dominion Glass Company, Inc,
the manager admitted working
children as young as fourteen years
Of age. Certificates were presented
from the parents Of the children
showing that they were under the
legal age The court, however, re-
fused to accept the managers plea
OF guilty or to accept as evidence
the certificates signed by the parents
and. greatly to the surprise Of the
officers of the Labor Department.,
continued the hearing until Febru-
ary 2, The company was charged
with violating that section of the
child labor law which prohibits
children under sixteen years Old
from being employed at night.
"Arother surprise for the prose
cutting officers was the disposition
made by the police justice of the case
Of the Robert Portner Brewing
Company. Ire charge was working
minors under twentyone years Old
Section s of the ten hour la" pro-
hibits the employing Of males ahc
females under twenty one III any
place where intoxicating liquors are
manufactured, bought, sold or pack
ed for shipment.
The manager pleaded guilty to ;
charge of violating this section, but
in the face of the plea, the justice
dismissed the case. with a reques
that athe boys be discharged iron
the employ of the brewery company.
The Gazette is not familiar Will
all the facts in the case. but we under
stand that the case against the Ol,
Dominion Glass Co. is to be nearc
tomorrow. In the case OF the Port
ner Brewery Co. Justice Catcn de
clared that he would not impose
fine in view of the conditions at tn
plant at present and the pronis
of the management that the la
would not be violated in future.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01
DOUBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE
Jealous Lover MOrtally Wounds
Sweetheart; Stays Her Friend


Sweetheart; Stays Her Friend.
Toledo, Ohio, Feb. l.--0nc woman
was shot to death. another probably
mortally wounded and the jealous as
sailant Of both committed suicide in
an apartment house here yesterday
afternoon. The tragedy was the re-
suit of lovers quarrel.
The dead: Miss Esther Williams,
%: Robert G. Smith, i37.
The dying: Mrs. Ollie Dupoy Sible
-, who conducted the apartment.
Mrs. Sihe rejected The attentions
of Smith, who accused Miss Williams
of using her influence to turn his
sweetheart agains him. Smith kill
led Miss Williams with the charge
from a shotgun, fred .3S-calibre re-
volver at the woman he loved and
then turned the pistol upon himself
ending his own life.
When Two policemen crowded into
the living room where the deed oc,
Cured they saw the dead body OF
Miss Williams seated in a rocking
chair. Mrs. Sible, with a bullet hole
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01
JUDGE ANDERSON'S TALK.
Inspiring Address Before Mems Meet
ing Yesterday.

IHS JCSttIuds.
Despite the inclemcnt weather a
number Of men attended the mems
meeting at the Westminster Building
# the Second Presbyterian Church
yesterday afternoon and heard an in
spring address by Judge j. Robert
Anderson, Of the Department Of JUS
tice, Washington. The speaker was
introduced by the Hon James r..
Cation. ssa@
His subject was the "The Measure
of Man." and for an hour Judge
Anderson held his audience in close
attention. He declared that the
measure Of Il man was not his ability,
his strength, his Drawn Of his brain,
but his soul and the njsasuring stick
was the Bible. He said that the FIVE
"M's" Of modern business were
Money. Machinery. Material, Mer-
chanGisc and Men. The first four
were easy to secure but the latter
was difficult as the world was crying
for more consecrated men who were
willing to do their share Of the
worlds work.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01

Arthur Tyler was taken before
Justice kerby hy Game Warden
Payne in Fairfax county last week
to answer the charge Of disorderly
conduct at the Dyke. He was fined
S5 and in addition $2.70 costs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01

in her face below the eye. was
crouched on the floor moaning hys-
terically into the mouth piece Of a
telephone. In an adjoining bedroom
Smith was lying on the floor dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01

Officer Garvcy today arrested Muir
ray Johnson, colored, at the instance
Of Adelaide Day, colored, who alleges
that Johnson led her astray under d
promise OF marriage
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our most sim
cere thanks to our friends for their
kindly expressions of sympathy
during our recent bereavement.
Mrs. 4. 3 Hopkins and Family.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01

The organization in Washington
on Saturday of a nationwide league
by German-Americans and Irish
Americans to exert political infiu-
ence on problems rel ating to the war
has caused widespread comment. The
calling into being Of this league by
representatives Of German-American
civic bodies and others was recog-
niZcd at once as very formidable
factor in the approaching Presiden-
tial primaries in the 1916 campaign.
While the avowed purpose OF the
league is to insure the spirit of neu-
trality by the United States, most
Of the things which it want done
would operate, it is said, to the ad-
vantage Of Germany in the present
crisis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01

LOST-White Bull Dog on January
the 18th, with gray spot over
eye. Answering to the name OF
Nell. Reward if returned 10 sol
Duke street. f-3t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01

Troops, with fixed bayonets, had
to be called out in Rome Yesterday
to re-estahlish order at a meeting,
which had been organized by sena-
tors. members of the chamber CT
deputies. and other prominent per-
sons, with the purpose Of forwarding
movement in favor Of Italy main
tanning neutrality in the war. A
large number of persons, mostly re-
publicans, who are against the main
tenance of neutrality, gathered at the
entrance to the hall, and, in spite of
the efforts Of the police. attacked the
neutralists. Deputy Bruno RelmoNta,
leader Of the neutraliSts, had his ears
boxed and some onc spat in his face.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01

Details OF the shooting ail'ray III
which General Francisco Villa, chief
Of the army Of the north, was wouad-
ed. reveal the fact that the bullet
inflicting the single wound he re-
ceived was stray missile fred dur
irg a duel between two Of Villas
staff officers. The bullet struck Villa
near the heart. inflicting slight
flesh wound The injury is not seri.
GUS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01

School Tablets 2 for &c
A;ton's ) and 10c Store, 1926 King
Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01

FOR SALE-Wili sell upright piano
cheap for quick buyer. Apply Gl7
North Columbus street. l-"t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01

Norfolk Oysters Daily at the Hotel
Rammel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01

A Copenhagen dispatch to The Lon
don Central News quotes a private
letter from Berlin as saying that the
situation in Lodz is tending rapidly
toward catastrophe. Bread now is
,urobtainabie as far as the general
population is concerned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-01

A slight indisposition as a result
Of severe weather in northern France
has compelled the kaiser to return to
Berlin. His entry was secret and
unobserved. He is suffering from
chill. The emperor will consult his
medica! adviser concerning his
throat. which has given him much
trouble. Those who have heard the
emperor speak lately say that his
voice is scarcely audible.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-17
Light Up on Christmas Eve.

Some residents of Boston received
the following announcement daintily
printed in old English a few days be
fore a recent Christmas
ITO All Whom 1t May Concern
Greeting: We again bespeak your good
will and assistance in adding to the
cheer of Christmas eve by placing light
ed candles in the windows of your
houses between 6 aud 10 at night to
the end that the hearts of pnsSersby
may be gladdened and that the day Of
good will and glad tidings may he fit
tingly commemorated"
The response was more general than
was expected. Scarcely Il house of
those to whom the appeal was address
ed but had its candles arranged long
before the hour appointed and prompt
ly at o'clock lighted up in flare Of
Christmas light The effect of good
Christmas cheer and of welcome to the
coming festival was charming The
custom will he observed hereafter
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-17
RED CROSS SEAL FIGURES.
225, 100000 Holiday Stickers Already
Distributed In United States.

OISITIOutCQ III OnIISC 0CdCeS.
Few people have any conception OF
the magnitude of the Red Cross Christ.
mas Seal Campaign. Here are a few
figures that will show what Il gigantic
movement this is. Already 225.OOO,OO6
seals have been printed and practically
that entire number distributed to
agents in every state and territory of
the Union from Alaska in the North to
the Canal Zone in the South and from
Porto Rico in the East to Hawaii in the
West Advertising circulars, posters.
cards, etc, to the number Of several
million have also been distributed. Not
less than 100000 personal letters ask
ing people to buy seals have been sent
out. 1t is estimated that the army of
workers, nearly all of whom are vol.
unteers. engaged in selling the seals
numbers we'll over 100000. The adver-
tising and publicity donated to the
campaign amounts to several hundred
thousand dollars. Every effort is being
put forth to sell 75,OOO.OOO seals, or less
than one for every man. woman and
child in the United States. This will
Llean $75O.OOO for the anti-tuberculosis
campaign in the United States, and
particularly all of the 1000 anti -tuber-
culosis associations of the country de-
rive their support from Red Cross Seals.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-17
Old Fashioned Christmas.

The backlog's flame has died away;
The embers into ashes drift.
Outside the SHOWS are eddying, gray,
And piling fast In many rift
White robed is now the cedar tree
Where once the catbird nightly sang.
And from the caves by two and three
The icicles like arrows hang.
rhe shadows on the somber wall
Fit. cross and dance amid the gloom,
And streaks of ghostly color fall
In changing hues about the room.
The spiders in the corners dim
Within their webs the closer cling,
And from the mantel's oaken rim
A pair Of chil1ren's stockings swing.
Ger field and forest. lane and road
Fast and still faster swirl the SHOWS.
And in the barn loft snugly slowed
4 drowsy rooster wakes and crows.
The ciocl; strikes twelve, and midnight
wanes.
While winter skies stretch cold and
dr..ar
Frost flowers blossom on the panes.
The SHOWS float by and disappear.
And then across the rooftree swells,
Borne by the winds that fall and rise.
A sound Of many hurrying bells.
A sound that GIBBS and peals and dies,
And next adown the chimney creeps
The children's saint in all the lands,
And, true to all the trysts he keeps.
White bearded on the hearthstone stands
Ernest McGaffey in Ladies' Home Com.
panion.