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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25
REV. G.. L. B. SMITH DEAD.
He Was Member of Virginia Con
! ference NJ. F.. Church South.

Richmond, Va, Feb. 25.--The Rev
ceorpe Edward Booker Smith, for
merly pastor Of Epworth and Fair
mount Methodist Churches in Rich
mond. lately holding charges in lslt
Of Wight, King and Queen and Acco'
mac counties, died suddenly yester'
dav at the home of Julian Fl. Layne
in Ginter Park, this city.
He was en- route TO Dinwiddie coun
ty and stopped here Tuesday to visit
friends.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

A special meeting of the Scottish
Rite bodies of Alexandria will be
held tomorrow night for the purpose
Of making arrangement for the trip
TO Harrisonburg, Va. on March 10th.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

The remains Of Robert f. Markell.
the Southern Railway fireman VINO
died at the Alexandria Hospital Tues
day as result OF an accident near
Bristow station Tuesday evening.
were sent 70 Warrcnton, Va, today
tor interment. Coroner Jones held
that an inquest was unnecessary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
Boy Makes Attack on Former Portu-
guesc Minister.

bu. -httoN" ~
guesc Minister.
Paris, Feb. 25.-A dispatch from
Madrid states that an attempt was
made last night to murder DR.. Al
Sonso Costa, former premier and
minister OF finance. and now leader
of the democratic party in Portugal!
The assault was made by Jose Fran
cisco Silva, d student, aged ID years.
As Senor Costa was boarding an eX-
press train to 20 10 Lisbon, Silva
approached him, drew a revolver. and
fired twice Both shots missed.
The boy was arrested. He declared
that no one had melted him to COM
nit the act.
Lisbon. PoHugal, Feb. 25.-The
Portuguese government has decided
to postpone the general elections
sine die, and it has ordered revision
o. the present census. This decision
is hard blow for DR.. Alfonso Costa
who, under the existing census, un-
doubtedly would have obtained a
majority vote because Of the enforced
~ voluntarily abstention from vo-
ting of the other pc ties, Posters
and manifestoes against the govern
ment and Premier Castro have made
heir appearance upon the walls Of
Lisbon, and number Of men caught
distributing these handbiIls have
been arrested
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25
LOCAL BREVITIES

Nine. Mountford will give one OF
her delightful and instructive lee
lures for the benefit OF the Red Cross
Fund at the Young Peoples Build
ing, Friday evening, March 18th.
The subject Of the lecture viii he
announced later.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25
APPEAL AWARDED II
IN TROLLING STOCK
Court of Appeals VIII t.e-
view Evidence in Case
Of Richmond
MAY PROVE TEST CASE
No Decision, it is Believed, Will Af-
feet the Final Disposition of tho
Controversy.

Richmond, Feb. 25--Two appeals
brought by the city of RichmonG
against the decision of the Stare
J Corporation Commission dividing and
apportioning the rolling stock tan
es among the counties through which
the railways pass. were awarded yes.
ter,ay by Judge James Keith, Of the
! State Supreme Court Of Appeals.
Evidence in both cases will be re-
! viewed by the Supreme Court, and
: if the demurrer OF the city be upheld
! they will be returned to the State i"r-
pora;ion Commission for a ceatI
! Ing.
; 1t IS possible, however that no de-
icision will have bearing upon Sic
Ultimate disposition of the question Is
the special session Of the Legislature
called to revise the tax laws mas IN
clu.iea in a new act the segregation
Of rolling stock tax to the State
Th5 appeal was awarded III 'he
case oc the Commonwealth Of Virginia
! brought at the relation of the City III
/ Richmond, against the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company &nG
against the Virginia Railway and
Power Company, both Of which have
their main offices here. The Legi.,a-
tuce of 1914 changed the law whrh
ga! !e 20 the cities in which the nome
Offices of railway companies are -
Gated all the assessments, so that t..a
taxes are divided among the counties
! through which the railways opel@.s.
Richmond and Petersburg petition
I'd the State Corporation ComnllSS'eil
70 hear them, by counsel, against l.e
enforcement Of the new law, ann !'@
, railway companies, who were aetNa.-
~ disinterested parties to the eau.
fled formal answers. Opposed to ias
counsel of the two cities and Of t'.s
railway companies came attorhts
for interested counties and the '*''
was Upheld. II was agreed, now.
aver. that it should not be enforce
until the state Supreme Court OF ~
peals had decided upon the quest'"'.
The final order of the State I"'-
poration Commission was made -
January p of this year, and dam"''
rcrs filed by the defendants IN ''.2
cause were sustained and the pet'ti0"@
of the TWO cities dismissed. SIX p't'
itions were fled with the conniiS5'''
against the Chesapeake and ONO
Railway Company, the souchf'"
Railway Company, the Richmoh"
fredericksburg and Potomac Rail
war Company, the Virginia Railway
ard Power Company, the Richmond
and Rappahannock River Railway
! Company, and the Richmond al"
Chesa peake Bay Railway Company.
Nv consent the petitions were
heard together along with similar pet
;,:ons filed by the city Of Petersburg
ooo;ns+ the Atlantic Coast Line Rati'
wav Company, and the Seaboard .a'r
lime Railway Company. Ii was also
orreeo that the petition Of Richmond
s"a;nsr the Chesapeake and Ono
Railway Company and against the
v;,cinia Railway and Power COMPANY
.bo,,d he held and considered as test
cases.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

nickle watch, motor
movement and fob with two gold
seals. Monday night, between Tay-
lor's drug store and Columbus st.
on King. Reward if returned to
Gazette Office. 25-33tt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

The Dutch authorities yesterday
seized the merchant ship Hanna fol-
lowing the discovery of 5000 pounds
Of copper hidden among the cargo
of phosphates. 1t is charged that an
ATTEMPT was being made TO smuggle
the metal into Germany.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25
NEWS OF THE DAY

The Austrian government mas
taken over all stocks of rye, barley
corn and flour products. 1t will DIS
tribute bread through district or
ganizations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

The body Of Howard A. Morris, 80
years old, who died suddenly yester-
day al Staunton, Va. vas brought
here today and taken to Wheatley's
undertaking establishment. Mr.. Nor
ris lived at Riverton. Va, where he
operated stave factory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

Following her order restricting all
shipping in the Irish Sea and North
Channel as result Of the raids OF
German submarines and the. dlsas-
ters to British shipping, due to mines
sowet- by the Germans, the British
admiralty has taken further precau-
tions to protect English merchant
vessels. While the list Of disasters
piled high, today claiming the heav-
lest toll of victims yet in the bread
war;" the British admiralty was pre-
pairing to have all vessels bearing
foodstufs, ammunition or genera!
supplies to English or French ports
met 200 miles beyond the German
war zone by torpedo-boat destroyers
and conveyed to their destination.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

Figures were presented in the Brit
isb Parliament this afternoon show
ing that the price of bread is higher
in New York than in London or
Paris.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

Elijah Caudill and his wife, an
AGED wealthy couple, who lived alone
in their home in Morehead, KY.
were burned to death yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25
SCOTTISH RITE MASONS.

4 called meeting Of the Scottish
Rite bodies Of Alexandria Will be held
tomorrow night, Friday. February
26th, at 1870 o'clock for the purpose
of making final arrangements to &c
to Harrisonburg, Va.
25-2t. FRANK W. LATHAM, Secty
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

A double tragedy was enacted al
Arthur Durgin's sporting camp o.
Ellis Pond near the headwaters Of
the kennebec. early yesterday, when
Perley Hawes, ;Durgin's son-in-law
shot and killed Claude Bouchard and
then committed suicide. No reason
is known for the tragedy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

The funeral of Mrs. Ida V. Wal
lace, widow Of Robert A. Wallace,
took place this afternoon from Irin-
ity Methodist Church, and was CON
Quoted by the Rev. c. 4. Luttrc!i,
pastor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

President Wilson, speaking last
night at the Berea College meeting il
Memorial Continental Hall, Wash
ington, ridculed "the airs that high
society gives itself" and said: "Tht
world could dispense with high soci.
ETY. and never miss it; high society
IS for;those who. have stopped work
,and*no longer have anything import.
ant to do"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

"The Marked Woman" at the Sur
prise tonight in five parts, and :
keystone comedy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

The Allison W. {. T. y. will meet
tonight ut the Children': Home ~
7:30 o'clock. All members are urged
to he present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

Halibut, Salmon, Founders. Pike,
Butter Fish, Haddock, and Trout, will
be on sale the balance of the week.
George f. Price and Company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

Richmond, Feb. 25---For Governor
John Garland Pollard, Attorney
General J. Taylor Ellyson, Lieutenant
Governor; Richard Evelyn Byrd,
United States District Attorney for
the Western District of Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25
successor.

successor
Mr.. Tucker is now in Boston, where
he is engaged in the publication OF a
hook on which ne has been working
for some years, dealing with the
treaty-making power Of the United
States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

Go to the Rammel Hotel FOR the best
oysters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

The first tangible result in Wash
ington Of the sinking of the Ameri-
can steamships Evelyn and Carlb ir
the mine area of the North Sea wa.
the action Of the Bureau of Wan
Risk Insurance yesterday in decid
ing upon the temporary suspension
of insurance on ships bound fol
North European ports. This decis-
ion followed conference by Presi-
dent Wilson with Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo and Assistant Sec
reary of, the Treasury Peters at the
White House. The decision reached
was that there should be an immed,
late horizontal increase in the rates
on risks in the zone of war. Pend
ing a meeting of the advisory in
| Surance board to fix new rates nt
policies will be issued on such risks
The Cathedral of Notre Dame a
Rheims is now a wreck. 1t is sal,
that only one tower of the cathedra
remains standing. Thousands Of in
habitants are hiding in cellars ant
behind barricaded walls. Shells wer
falling on all sections.
Unwilling to abandon his l6 yea
old daughter Mabel, who was partl.
| paralyzed, William H. Stutzman. 1
years old, with two other member
of his family, a son and daughter
died with her in flames which de
stroyed their home in East St. Loui:
H.. yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

Richard P. Stegler, Il German, was
arrested by the Federal authorize;
in New York yesterday charged with
obtaining a passport as an American
citizen under q false name and upor
false pretenses. He was committed
to the Tombs. Gustav Cook, of Ho-
boken, was arrested charged with
being implicated in the conspiracy.
By these arrests the Department OF
Justice, believes it has established the
existence Of a long suspected plot to
equip German citizens with American
passports and send them to England
as spies. The facts will be submit
ted to President Wilson for such dis
position as he sees fit. Stegler haG
indicated his allegiance to this coun-
try by taking out first naturalization
papers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

On and after March 1st, 1915,
will not be responsible for any debts
contracted by my wife except upon
my written order.
23-3t. OSCAR G. MILLER.
For the best fried oysters go to the
Hotel Ranlmel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

Go to the Hotel Ranlnel for the oest
oysters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

For Lieutenant-Governor Judge
Martin Williams, of Giles, floor lead
er of the House Of Delegates.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25

High tides 4:30 a. m. and E5G
p. III.
Sun rises 6:3s; Sun sets $50
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-30
AN ATHLETIC INOyATION

The "Pathfnders" Of Johnson High
School have done some excellent work
during the last three years in keeping
up the Sterling Section Of the "Long
Trail This year the usual trip to
Lake Sterling is to be taken, but with
a few novelties attached. On Satur-
day, Oct. End, Stowe High School is
TO meet Johnson in a "forest athletic
meet" on the shores Of this wild noun
tain lake. The meet will consist of
contests in camp pitching, fire build
ing, cross-eountry and relay races,
high jump, etc, in short, a track meet
changed and adapted for the woods.
johnson will take a team of about
20 men, and will spend several days in
the mountains in preparation. Off
GERS Of the Green Mountain Club have
consented to act as officials and enter
tainment will be provided them at the
two school camps.
This is pioneer step on the part
Of these two schools to adapt the nat
ural advantages Of the mountains of
Vermont to the athletics Of her secon-
dary schools. We believe that we
have followed too blindly the schools
Of other communities in the matter Of
athletics, and that we have missed a
great opportunity for adapting sports
Of our own that are better and far
more distinctive. The parties are to
be well equipped with photographers
and II is expected that pictures Of this
unique carnival will create no little in
terest. Various forms Of entertain
men will be given by the two schools
al the camps on Friday and Saturday
evenings, and as this is primarily a |
thing TO boost" the mountains, all
lovers CT mountains are cordially in
gited.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-30

constituent parts, etc. II also con-
tains 50-page article concerning the
Vermont corn crop, discussing its
seeding, soil, harvesting and feeding.
II further contains list OF free fed
eral and state publication on varieties,
breeding OF seed corn, corn cultiva-
ton, corn farm management, insect
and other pests, silos, shrinkage in the
crib, corn judging, composition Of
corn silage, corn fodder, corn pro-
ducts for cows, horses, swine and man,
and. finally, Of school lessons on corn.
No. 1870 is the annual fertilizer bull
letin. II displays the analysis of 173
brands, reviews the trade for the year
and discusses the economic principles
governing choice and purchase. 1t
also contains 20-page article on
crop rotation, the advantages derived
from and the requirements Of rota-
tion, and gives commercial examples,
general directions and suggestions
concerning this system Of crop man
agement.
Either or both Of these bulletins are
free for the asking. A postal card ad-
dressed to the Vermont Agricultural
Experiment Station, Burlington, Yer
mont, stating desires is sufficient.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-30
HOW EDITORS GET RICH

A great many persons have wonder
ed how editors all get rich so quickly
with such small effort. One of them
who has grown rich has at last told
the secret Of it, He outlines it as fol-
lows:
Nursery firm will send US 25-cent
rosebud for only S. worth Of advertis-
ing.
"For running a six-ineh advertise
ment for one year we can get gross
Of pills.
about onedozen firms are wanting
to give US shares Of gold mines for
advertising.
For $40 worth Of advertising and
s25 cash we can own bicycle. The
wheel sells at just s12.
"A fellow out West wants us TO run
a lot Of advertising for him for
nothing, and il it bring him results he
may become a customer.
"For running sl2 worth Of locals we
can get two tickets admitting US 10
circus in the city and pay our own
fare on the railroad.
Gun firm wants us 10 run sl9 worth
Of advertising and then send $40 in
exchange for a shotgun. Such gun
would retail at about s6."--Exchange.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-30
BUY OUT THIS CONCERN
Howe Scale Company to Absorb Auto
matte Scale Maker

Rutland, September 23--The Howe
Scale Company of this city has pur-
chased the business and equipment of
the Winters-Coleman Company, man
ufacturers Of the Sonander automatic
scale, at Springfield, O., and will
transfer the business to this city,
greatly increasing the capacity of the
automatic department of the Rutland
plant. The Winters Coleman concern,
which has existed for more than 10
years, has had an opportunity to put
its buildings to other uses to good ad-
vantage and for this reason has dis
posed of its scale making equipment
The patents, patterns, jigs and 9th
er paraphernalia of the Springfield
concern, as we'll as the correspond
ence, will be sent to this city, two car
loads Of machinery being already en-
route to Vermont. The Howe Scale
Company will devote the upper floor
of their new building, which is 200x40
feet in dimensions, to the manufacture
of automatic scales, setting up the
newly purchased machinery there. The
increase in capacity will naturally
mean larger force Of employees in
this branch of scale making and the
local company expects to develop the
business so that it will be one of the
phases of the industry.
Automatic scales have been made in
Rutland for long time, but they are
Of different type than those which
have been turned out at Springfield.
Carl B. Hinsman, vice-president,
and Mr.. sonander of the Howe Scale
were in Springfield few
days ago to close the contract for
taking over this department Of the
Coleman business. Accord
ing to Ex-Governor Mead the general
business of the Howe Scale Company
is in a healthy condition, the volume
being much greater than year ago.
1t has been his aim to push regular
ines and not branch out into the man.
Ifacture Of articles foreign to the
scale BUSINESS, believing that any
Doom which might result for short
time from manufacture of war ma
.erial would be more than overbalanc-
ID by slump which is bound to come
when the conflict in Europe closes and
demand for munitions is over.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-30
GIVE BRONZE TO NORWICH
Boston Alumni Present 5000 Trophy
for Company Workmanship

The Boston Norwich Alumni Associ-
alton has presented to the university a
handsome 5000 bronze trophy which
is to be put in perpetual competition
for workmanship between the four
companies of the Northfeld institu-
ton.
The piece chosen for the trophy is
Madrassi's Defense of His Country"
a sculpture nearly three feet in height,
which presents the figure of man
holding aloft a daggar, the primitive
weapon, and striding forward to con-
quest over the pieces Of ruined can
non. The trophy is Of solid bronze
with a greenish tinge, mounted on a
green marble base.
The alumni chose this subject for
their gift to their alma mater because
they believe it typifies, in way, one
Of the principles on which the univer-
sty stands--that it equips its boys for
the fullest duties of either war or
peace, which ever may be their part.
For while Norwich, because of the
marked efficiency Of its military com
panies, is commonly known as the
West Point Of New England" it also
conducts scientific courses of college
grade.
The trophy is to be put into the
hands Of Acting President Nelson l..
Sheldon, Lieut.. Ralph M. Parker, U.
5. A., commandant at the university,
and President Charles w. Pierce Of
the Alumni Association for them TO
determine what the conditions Of com
petition shall be. For the first few
years the competition will probably be
confined TO the four companies Of the
college, but later it may be opened to
outside national guard companies Of
the State.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-30

with a girth of i6 feet. The tallest
tree found is yellow poplar in North
Carolina, which is 1893 feet high and
has a circumference of "a feet 6 inches,
The value Of the contest lies in its
contribution Of new information as to
maximum growth attained by deeidu-
Gus species and the localities in which
the different species seem to grow
best. The relative sizes Of the conf
ferrous species are fairly well estab-
lished, the Big tree Of California, for
example, being the largest in the
world; but information on the size
attained by deciduous trees in this
country has been very incomplete.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-30

Daniel Austin of Pittsford will OBJ
serve his Tooth birthday anniversary
December 18th, should he live until
that time, and his splendid physical
and mental condition is evidence that
unless sudden illness should come
upon him he will be in fine shape for
that anniversary. Mr.. Austin, who
was born in Swanton, looks not a day
over rs, and even now enjoys the
sports Of younger men, motoring
about the country to quite an extent
and walking a mile or more whenever
he feels like it. He is much interested
in the European war and national pol
itics.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-30

G. P. Greenslade Of Lyndonville, has
trained his pumpkin vies over trellis
and the big yellow globes hang from
the roof, being so heavy that they
have to be tied firmly to hold them ia
place.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-30
STATE NEWS

The contracts for new open ce-
ment dam at Highgate has been
awarded to the H. Cummings COM
pany Of Woodsville, N. H., and work
has already begun,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-30

The little son of Ashley Farr Of
Lincoln, was badly injured Monday
when he fell from q load Of grain and
the entire weight Of 5000 pounds
passed over his body. tr
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-30

The 10-year-old son Of Frank I'M
derwood Of South Wallingford, climb
ed into a litter carrier p exhibition
at the South Wallingford fair, We'd
nesday, and that set the automatic
dumping apparatus in motion, and the
boy was dumped out He fell Is feet
and both bones Of his left arm were
broken.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-30

Mike Alfred, one Of Burlington's
best known newsboys, won the ninth
prize of $100 in a national contest
conducted by the Curtis Publishing
Company. The contestants were
judged by the number of points re-
ceived from the sale OF various Curtis
publications, young Alfred selling ov-
er 800 copies of the Country Gentle
man Of one issue.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-30
THE VT. EXPERIMENT STA.
BULLETINS IS9 AND 100

No. 189 deals with the inspection Of
feeds, their analysis,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-30

Leon, 8-year-old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Geraw of st. Albans, died
on Wednesday from septic poisoning
caused by infection from stone bruises
which he suffered while going bare
footed during the summer.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-30

The potato crops in Plymouth are
poor this year, both in quantity and
quality.