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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28
VIRGINIA NEWS

!. Charles Plaugher, 45 years old, was
killed Tuesday near Hinton, Rocking
ham county, when he. was caught in
the betting of rock crusher he was
operating. One arm was torn from
his shoulder and his skull, nose, rib!
and hip were fractured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28

Mrs. Charlotte Payne Winston, q
years old, widows f j. II. Winston, {;
Bristol pioneer, died yesterday. She
was a cousin of Mrs. Norman Calf
of Washington. a grand-niece OF TIT
wife of President Madison. She wa
also a great granddaughter of Alex
ander Spottwood, Colonial Governo:
of Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28
CLASSIFIED ADS

WANTED-To rent, buy or build 4
store on King street between Roy
III and Columbus streets, State size
and price, Address a. T., Alcxan-
dria Gazette. 2G-w.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28

by the House o. Daegatss the Senate eoneu "a mag
tho
to the Constitution Virginia be and the same
General
Of members the House Delegates
with the provisions Of section hundred
said Constitution. namely:
Virginia. fcltysX
article four, which is n following words {" Q
Sec 46 The Assembly shall
the second succeeding the election the
the manner the General
shall
threeffths Of the nneE
extended period
ceeding held this
exceeding sixty days
any regular exceeding thirty days
the other adjourn
than three days majority OF the me
business
but adjourn from day to day. and snail have
such penalty each House prescribe.
Assembly shall meet in two years ou
members Delegates unless convened IN
Assembly than that With the
house. the
session exceeding thirty days Neither
adjourn another place.
not majority Of the members elected P
each house shall but smaller
and shall have to tome
members and under such
house prescribe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28
RESOLUTION proposing amendment TO section 90 Of l -
Virginia providing for publishing salh
certifying the the next General Assembly

RESOLUTION proposing amendment to section 30 Article -
Virginia and providing for publishing SAID
the next General Assembly
House Of DELEGATES the Senate Gon1r1ns
Constitution on Of n ygna se be an" the
election members of the House Of Dele
E Epys Of for article o1 ssa ' 81
Virginia, section fifty, article
Sec So No law bill origf
with the nie Of the other IN, eu
COMMITTEES of each house considered by s"e
CD its
(cj at length
yea been taken in each house npon lie
the members elected to each house. recorded nt
ton s only aet1nsn tn no one o % @ Of ms s
be adopted By either house either hGs
% from % 5 s G and ap d iHn or
either subdivision hs section may We dis
of fouraths OF the members yong IN Zach
aS S 1ns& y5n sec aSs 1i
debt or charge makes any appropriation
"ns or H Demand HPs Ga Sh5 Or
shall be affirmative vote the ma ma
nays
specifically shall be construed
a s Tne P Hn c @ hse Any the
p ass houses w shd u ely this
nsr n @ l } , a Sn nt 6ana
S n insert in d lieu s5 a se hs eseep by bin bill may og
approved rejected by the other he
amended by either with the concurrence of the other
No bill to its has
committee in reported; r.
which it originated prior its
therein; ~
house, and unless -
final
voting entered
which shall include at least
members each recorded in the at
: ''r
subdivision ID Of this
bill house be concured in By
adopted by either house either
of bill and
slider reported provided printing reading
a. cof this section
codfy the laws the State and in
provided further that
Office which creates
makes continues revve
public releases
State, which
poses continues shall be except by the a
all the members elected to house
by the and and the the members
journal law imposing
which REQUIRES reference
officer of house
presides sign
by both houses and duly enrolled mmed
done all other business being suspended the to
of the publicly the signing shall be
ere O Journal -.
hereby certify that the foregoing of amendments
proposed the Constitution and agreed by the General Assem-
bly, of Virginia session 1914 and the published
anc section 1856 Of the Constitution and act OF the General AS
sembly, approved February g. 1908.
-. = JOHN W. WILLIAMS"
Clerk House of Delegates of Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28

With II bullet holes in the intes.
tines of his stomach, George Brock.
colored, is alive at the Protestant
Hospital, in Norfolk, and physicians
state that he will probably recover.
Brock was brought to the hospital
Saturday night from Pleasant Ridge
Princess Anne counvy, where he had
been shot in the back with a pistol by
negro named Junius bright. The
bullet had entered the lower part OF
the mans back and penetrated the
stomach. In going through the stom-
ach it ploughed II holes in the mans
intestines.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28

After thorough investigation
Chief of Police Mitchell OF Newport
News. announced that the killing Of
young Walter Starmcr, aged sixteen
years old. who was shot on Sunday
night by his playmate. "Buddie" Mar
tin. seventeen, was accidental and no
arrest would be made. The cor0ner's
jury rendered verdict Of accidental
death. The principals and several
friends had been shooting ut targets
with q 22-calber rife. Young Mar
tin asked to be allowed to shoot the
rifle, and was handed the weapon with
the remark that there was nothing IN
it. After swapping it several times
it finally fired, the bullet taking effect
just under young Starmer's heart.
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AUTOMOBILE NOTICE.

Don't throw. away your old tires
if mot worth repairing have ther,
made into reliners or. blowout patch
es We make en- att LEAHY'S tire
Hospital
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28

FOR RENT With board, very
large room in the Ramsay Annex.
2 unfurnished rooms near by,
rooms in my house, ST Cameron
street. Mrs. G.. w. Ramsay. 23-1t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28

John King, alias Sam Holland, serv-
INK one year in the State PcnitentiarY
for stealing a saddle, was pardoned
by Governor Stuart yesterday, and
turned over to Tennessee authorities
to answer;a charge of murder King
is alleged to have killed Tim Harnett
near Bearnstadt, Ky, month ago
and Marsh Wilson, near Yellow Creek
Tenn, in June, 1912. King stole 4
mule in Tennessee several weeks ago
and fled to Dickinson county, Virgin
ia where he was detected in the theft
of saddle. He was convicted and SEN
fenced to one year in prison. The
Tennessee authorities learned of his
whereabouts and issued requisitoin
for him.
Following complaint Of l.. Che
man, William Flanagan, alias
"Moon," colored. was arrested yester-
day in Richmond, charged with the
larceny of cash and checks amount
ing to nearly thousand dollars, from
the person of Cheman. Cheman
said he was walking south on Month
cello avenue. Tuesday, when Flanna-
gan, in passing spat on his trousers
just below the knee. as if by accident.
Mr.. Cheman stopped and the man be-
gan apologizing and wiping off his
trousers Mr.. Cheman noticed, he said,
that Flanagan did considerable more
wiping and apologizine than he
thought was necessary and hurried off
eastward OH Washington street. A few
minutes later Mr.. Cheman had oc-
casion to use his pocketbook. and
found that it was gone.
Judge Frank p. Christian, of Lynch
burg, sitting for Judge A. A. Camp
bell, in Wytheville County Circuit
Court, decided yesterday the case of
the Farmers Bank of Wythevillc
against J. c. and j. r. McGavock, in
volving nearly $4,000. The bank
secured judgment against the Nc |
Gavocks for $500 in February, 1896
The original writ was signed by the
deputy clerk of the court, while
the Constitution of Virginia requires
that the writ must be attested by the
clerk Upon this point Judge Christ |
ian. decided the case in favor of the
defendants. An appeal was noted.
The point is new one and if sus-
tanned, by the Supreme Court it will
make void many judgments obtained /
in the courts in Virginia.
Adequate facilities for the care Of
the feehleminded in this State will be !
asked of the Legislature at its next
session by committee of the Virginia
Medical Society convention, which will !
be appointed, according to a resolu-
tion which was unanimously passed at
E p
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28

FOR RENT-To 4 desirable tenant,
a large comfortable brick house, 10
rooms and bath, large yard GEN.
trail location. $500. Robert Elliott
Real Estate Agent, 127 S. Royal st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28

good settled white wo-
man, as housekeeper. A good home
for a settled woman. Apply after 6
o'clock, 416 Queen St. 25-2t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28

FOR SALE OR RENT - II room
brick house, fine lawn and garden,
brick garage, situated in Washing
ton Park. inquire at II. w. Wildt &
Son, LOG n. Royal ST., Alexandria,
Va. 2G-w.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28

LOST-Pcrsian kitten. maltese, with
light spots and white face Reward
if returned to Mrs. l.. S. Scott,
BraddOck Heights, 26-1t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28

WANTED-A girl as boOkkecper and
clerk in grocery store. Apply 800
n Patrick street. 2G-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28

.BURcHELL BOUQUET: COFFEE
Can now be bought at !: ~
BRAWNER BROTHERS STORE
At Csc a To-: I
Two. moving picture coupons will he
given with each lb. of this coffee. !
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28

FOR RENT-Nice flat, 3 rooms and
and bath, large yard, new range.
Hot water and gas. 12J S. Royal
street. $1,000. Robert Elliott, Real
Estate Agent, 1877 S. Royal, st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28

Eat oysters. Oyster week October
26 to 80, at Ramnlel's Cafe.
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FIVE PER CENT MONEY LOAN
ED anywhere. Long time. easy pay
mcnts. with prepayment privileges
You can buy, build, improve pro.
perty or lift mortgages. Write for
booklet. Empire Realty and Nor
tgage Company. 1917 Mutual
Building Richmond, Va. 2G-5t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28

When the Virginia Baptist General
Association, which includes all of tht
Baptists in the Stats, holds its annual
convention in Clarendon, November
Is to %, inclusive, it expects to have
two distinguished speakers-Presi.
dent Wilson and Secretary Of the
Navy Josephus Daniels-on the pro
gram. A committee went to Wash
ngton recently to extend an invita-
ton to the President and Secretary
A letter has been received from Mr.
Daniels. in which he made a positive
engagement to address the Baptists
Sunday afternoon, November 81, and
a letter from President Wilson indi.
Gated he would more than likely ap.
pear.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28

the meeting Of the convention yester-
day. The resolution was offered by
DR.. O. C. Wright, of Jarrett, follow
ing a paper on the subject by DR.. L.
T. Royster of Norfolk. The resolus
ton was seconded, but was later sup
planted by second resolution by Dr.
P. S. Schenck, Of NorfolkL: who moved
that before making an appeal to thu
General Assembly the committee
draft a definite plan for taking care
of the matter and then present this
plan to the Legislature.
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COMMONWEALTH or VIRGINIA
. -. -. .
OFFICE or
CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Proposed amendments the Constitution Of Virginia. agreed
to at session General Assembly 1914 and published
Of section 1876 OF the Constitution and approved February
1909
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to 49,
Of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-28

Adequate facilities for the care Of
the feebleminded in this State will be
asked of the Legislature at its next
session by committee of the Virginia
Medical Society convention, which will
be appointed, according to resolu-
tion which was unanimously passed at
Evening star., 1915-01-17
A Scheme That Worked.

eTr HE other evening ao"u, " I" 'iotn i'''ie
j was sitting in a BARRIERS 'h"lr
getting dolled up sald gov gov ~, -
sman when a friend OF mihf .,
rushing in. threw off his hat ana '"'t
dung himself in vacant "hair anu
cried to the barber standing hN:
Here. hurry up and give me l'En'-
ming shave. I've got To 'at'h '"','
gnt inst two minutes to spare. St"f
lively. now or I'll miss that IRAN
sure shot. ~.
..The barber busted himself At has
svfftest speed. and in snort tiin' ~:
hurryin.. friend was shaved ana gone
What was my surprise. therefore.
when that evening about half-Iast nine
O'Clock as WAS str"llinG :ib"u' IN,
foyer of a theater between the acts:
eaw that train-catchug friend of mine
leanina. leisurely against a pillar thcr'
smoking cigarette.
".Why thought yon had to leave
town ia q hurry this evening, "K-
claimed in surprise. GU were III
fervid rash at the barber shop
MY friend smiled.
There wasn't any train t" catch.
he answered but I don't suppose Hon
fun, understand the psH choloey OF the
barber | did want quick shave
wanted il just AS much ana JUST HS
quickly as though had been hurr! ii'E
to catch - train. for l WAS going "nl
to "A rather formal dinner party win
this theater attachment afterwar,i. ana
] was badly pressed for time wherein
to get shaved and rasScd-
Nov if | had told that barber fhat
! was invited to dinner and was in
hurry because | had small time to pre-
pare and didn't want to be late II
would have meant nothing at All 10
him. In his experience the matter of a
bachelor being five or ten minutes late
to a dinner has never been of any par
ticuIar importance. and hence it is be-
yond his comprehension that one should
need hurry to promptly fill any such
engagement through amy other motive
than bald hunger The fragrant breach
OF good manners. amounting almost I"
an insult to the hostess. involved in
being late to dinner is rs much beyond
his understanding as the problems Of
the fourth dimension.
But when / told him | WAS in
hurry to catch Il train that appealed I"
him. for some time in his life he's had
to hurry 10 catch one, ami just made il
by Ihe skin of his teeth-eVeryboh
las. Accordingly his memory of his own
feelings and his consequent liuI gina
tiOn of my preaicIm.ut cam. to nay
assistance and Spurred him You
noticed how that fellow hustled to &"t
over my face and how pleased with
himself he WAS because he had been SO
expeditions about il. didn't YOU
Evening star., 1915-01-17
Report Cenue-A
MsonOd Scho With Its six
MuchFe the Tower of the Green at
Where and Fright
Other Palace Into Notwithstanding He
Tells He Has HeadC

top tray full OF white, dry human bones
and the. boys signet ring among them:
The strange death OF the first King
of Prussia shows how hrm was MS
belief in the White Lady.
For second wife he was about to take
a Princess of Nassau, but it was broken
off because he insisted that the train
of her wedding gown should be carried
by her own mother. proud re1gn1ng
princess Finally he espoused Sophia
Louisa of Mccklenburg, who had no
mother Her train was borne by six
countesses and six mixed pr,ncesses.
mantle AS wife she was jealous and
violent, and one afternoon before din
ner when she suspected the countess
of Wurtemburg of being in the kings
study, she suddenly quit the maid who
was powdering her hair. and, with the
sheet around her shoulders, ran down
the corridor and smashed IN the glass
door of the royal study. The king was
alone. sleeping in his armchair. He
woke with a start. choked, sputtered
and fell in a At. face to face with the
apparition in the blood stained pow
dering sheet-the queen having cut her
hands with broken glass The maids
cleaned her up while the king was
being brought to.
i've seen the White Lady," he cried.
II am lost man." Nor would he be-
facts He went down with fever and
actually died the next day. His face
had an expression of indescribable
horror.
Frederick William, his successor. saw
the White Lady of spring morning
while drinking a great bowl of Weiss
beer. He coughed, set the bowl down
and said simply: I'VE must be going"
He died that night of alcoholic de-
generacy.
The great Frederick. friend of Vol
taire.. laughed at the White Lady. One
night he and Voltaire went to hunt
her with candelabras, and, for sport, IN
a lost corner Of the 500 silent rooms.
the king disappeared at a turning of
Evening star., 1915-01-17

tell each Efohenzollern prince; Your
time has come.
still others tell a version. We-lnSplr-
ing. cloudy, vaporous with German
metaphysics. The iron maiden VINO ao.
sorbed 50 many humans in the tower OF
the green hat, statue of iron and WOOD,
without a soul and hollow. came. in course
of time. to have d kind of elemental spirit
of her own. composite Of the souls OF VIC
Tins tortured in her.
Many princes who beheld her never told
In the night she stood beside their bed
in the old castle. In camp they say across
AN evening fog the prince would see vague
outlines OF d well known room and a
white figure gliding. The next day the
prince died. Such kept their own counsel
or just limited: "I have seen bad sight -
None have told much.
Simple functionaries, humble Wallets,
dare not ask her explanations. Impalpa-
BILE. she glides past them. saluting with a
grave inclination trembling palace guards
or wenches waxing floors at cock crow.
Once a saucy page perceived her-it was
in the days of Elector John Sigismund,
father-in-law of Gustavus Adolphus The
pert youth approached her flung his arm
round her waist and asked Fair mask,
where goest?" The White Lady did not
seem shocked. did not answer. but, in
passing through his arms like fog, she
tapped him in the forehead with a large
key, the key with which she opens the
500 doors of the Schoss.
The elector died next day at 6 AS pm,
but the saucy page lived on. to tell his tale
a hundred times. Only his complexion,
which was previously ruddy. began to
turn white like marble, and his manly fea-
lures took the ethereal. unearthly beauty
of IL girl not long for earth He grew will
lowy and slender. his footsteps made no
noise and he took to wearing a beautiful
white velvet cloak, which he said that he
found" And when the maids met him
in the twilight they shrieked THE White
Lady :" One day he was seen no more.
Forcing open his trunk, they found the
Evening star., 1915-01-17
COMMANDER MIsTIN LEAVING THE BaTILESHIP
FI.lI

the lovers of the sport, who would find
rare excitement in the craft that could
sail in either element, the AIR or the
water.
tors III doing SomerSaultS and lnVer-
sions are not foolish They are not
dangerous 10 the skilled aviator i'll Il
properly made aeroplane. There Is no
excuse for faulty constructoh' ana
onlv men who have the courage and
nerve to handle the 'pl:tnr under All
circumstances are fit TO become pllotS.
.Pe"oud, the first m.tn /" loop-the-
loop, that he might master the StnS1-
tion OF handling an inverted car, haa
himself suspended in air head down,
and thus practiced handling the con-
trolls of the plane until he knew thit
Evening star., 1915-01-17

he could work it with certainty in in
verted flight. Having acquired CON
fidence in that respect the rest was
easy. And so 1t is with his followers:
their ability to do these show exer-
cises with certainty of success gives
them unlimited confidence in them
selves to handle aeroplane in al
most any emergency that may arise II
Mt 4 sufficient altitude.
The chief attempts so far to attain
a practical sea aeroplane have been
governmental. and none. even OF the
nations now at war, has anNW here near
n sufficient number to meet their needs
and to demonstrate their real Ell
fciency. If the tineiSenau and Scharn-
horst now at the bottom of the sea,
had been equipped with aeroplancs
which could have taken flight either
from the deck or the water. there is
no reason why they should not have
secuted the waters around the Faik-
land Islands and seen the full force of
the British feet. and thus the German
admiral could at least for the time
have avoided the action.
AN ordinary aeroplane would today
have a practical scouting range OF LOO
miles from its mother ship as II center,
and could find its way back to the
base. Th. ideal sea aeroplane should
have high speed and a scouting radl US
of 900 miles and surplus of bombs:
be protected by arnor and equipped
with arms. compass and instruments
for giving the angle of the macplne.
its altitude and its speed and means
for signaling by radio or otherwise.
and should be able to float in rough II
sea and rise from the surface in any
thing short of storm.
Such a machine would, AS "A scout.
he of inestima BILE service. In the span
ish- American war il could easily have
run along the coast of Cuba. located
Evening star., 1915-01-17
A BURGESS FLYING BOAT IN SHOP.

Hence it is deemed best to give a large
part of the construction to such con-
Germs. since it insures to the govern
men1 the benefit of their inventive
ability.
The aeroplane for general use has
been = land machine: that is. although
it may fly over the water. IT starts from
solid EARTH and once IN air cannot
aligi; except upoi! land.
But to he of value to y fleet. the
plane must start either from the water
or from tho deck of the ship. aud on its
return alight either on shipboard or
upon the water, whore it may h" picked
up by the ship. II corcrd 10 make u
landing ou The water AMY from the
ship, the avia tors md the plane VIII
be lost unless thc body pr :" devised
that ii viii float. and then They VIII re-
main in great dang ar unless the plane
be "a BILE. after repair. TO arise from the
water III continued hight.
1T is always the spectacular that
arouses public interest. Wilbur
Wright's first flights, although only IL
little way off the ground. his subse-
quent trip around the Statue of Liberty
and the feet at the Futon-H Hudson
celebration, the amazing dash of
Bleriot across the English channel
ana the auddclouS StuHlA VI "Piiai9'
loop-the-loops and inverted machines
cause the thrills and catch the imasi-
nation, but the beholders seldom look
to the practical things, like motors,
properly designed wings. control lev
ers or stabiliZers that preserve the
balance if the hand of the aviator or
the mechanism should fail.
But when the public is Interested
and governments spend money for 4
machine that Will produce these re-
sults an interest is stimulated in the
makers and inventors to produce the
best designs. They want some OF tht
money as Well as the glory. Hence,
while it will be folly to order Il lafs"
uunber of machines as soon as funds
may be available. the mere announce
ment that the department is ready to
order as soon as satisfactory
machine can be attained VIII excite an
interest in the manufactures and IN
Evening star., 1915-01-17

the fleet in Santiago bay and given am
pie warning.
1T is safe to say that. if the English
blockadng fleet had an ample supply
of sea aeroplaneS. so that each vessel
had TWO or more on guard about 1t, the
danger from submarines or mines
would be greatly reduced. especially in
clear weather. The officers and men
W ould not be under The constant strain
of dread that they might at any mo-
ment he blown into air. and. being
forewarned of the presence OF these
submarine" weapons of attack. would
feel that they had Il far chance M
the fight.
From the aviators' point OF View a
mine or amy other opaqu" obJect Is
plainly visible to Il great deuth below
Evening star., 1915-01-17
CAPT. MARK l.. BRISTOL. L. 5. ".
Chief of office of navy aerOnautcs.


are alike in q military sense-that is,
each is used for scouting or observa-
tion purposes. for dropping bombs
where they will do the most harm and
attacking hostile flying machine or
squadron of them.
"A sea aeroplane must take flight
from the water. and its body be con-
structed like a boat. or glider, so that
at rest 1t will float, and in starting
will skim or glide over the water until
it has sufficient speed or force to rise
from the surface on its wings.
This is accomplished easily when the
water is smooth: but SO far no flying
machine has proved able to leave the
water when it is quite rough. The toss