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The herald., 1915-02-11
NEWSBOY KILLED.

The same block where three other
persons were injured similarly last
week, Johnnie lobe, fifteen year old
newsboy, was knocked down and in
jured fatally, Thursday night at South
Rampant and Canal streets, by swift
running automobile, the property of
Dr. c. jeff Miller, who was not in the
car at the time, however. The boy
died twenty minutes later, at the Char
ity hospital It's negro driver escaped
after the accident.
With Clarence Coulon and Jimmie
Ducote, newsboys, Johnnie lobe was
crossing Canal street from South
Rampant street, at l1:l5 o'clock, when
the high powered automobile came
swiftly into Canal street. Before the
boys noticed the approach of the car,
it was upon them. Ducote and Coulon
told the police the negro chauffeur did
not sound his horn Jobe's two COM
panions ran in front of the car, and
escaped injury. The unfortunat boy
stood bewildered, when he noticed the
automobile close upon him Before
he could decide whether to go forward
| or backward, the car knocked him
down. Its two front wheels passed
over him.
Unconscious, the boy was picked VI
| by Clarence Coulon, his friend, and
Harold Schrieffer, 1929 Tulane avenue
who witnessed the accident. The ne
gro driver stopped the automobile
when it passed over the boy. HI
assisted Coulon and Schrieffer to place
the boy into the car, and drove then
to Charity hospital. While Coulo1
and Schrieffer were carrying the in
jured lad into the hospital, the negr'
drove off.
Young lobe, who was the son o
Louise Delboss and the late Johl
lobe, was buried Saturday evenin
from the home of John Clement, 26
Elmira Ave.
The herald., 1915-02-11

Olivet branch of the Womans
Auxiliary are asked especially to
attend this reception and help Miss
Jannier get the Juniors recognized.
Mr.. Leon Garrati and Miss Jenny
Daily were quietly married at St.
Mary's Church at o'clock Tuesday
afternoon. Mr.. Roy Hicks was best
man and the bride was attended by
Miss Rose Castrogiovanni. The
young couple were the recipients of
many pretty presents, and are at
home to their friends.
Mrs. Charles o. Yalets, of Seguin
St., entertained at her home. Many
pleasing musical selections were rem
dered and dainty refreshments were
served. The decorations were vio-
let's and ferns. Those presnt were:
Mesdames Albert Short, VIM. F
Short, the Misses Mary Traub, Stella
Abribat, Marcie Johnson, Mabel
Muntz and Gladys Short; Messrs
Artie Muntz, Myles Donnelly, Roy
Reaney, Turner Morrison and Chas
o. Yalets.
The herald., 1915-02-11

GUEYMARD GETS
IMPORTANT POST
IN TEXAS & PACIFIC
Will Be State Agent in Charge Of I'M
migration Work for
Line.

The big poicy of development being
carried out by the Texas and Pacific
under the vigorous direction of +. F.
Kearney, first vice-president, has
reached the cOmpany's immigration
department, and the announcement
was made Tuesday morning by Neal
VI. Leach, general traffic manager,
that f. p. Gueymard had been APP
pointed immigration agent for all the
state of Louisiana, with headquarters
in New Orleans.
This arrangement abOlishes the joint
immigration service of the Texas and
Pacific and the st. Louis Iron Mount
ain and Southern, and in the future
the roads will operate their depart
ments separately. T. c. Kimber, form
erly was immigration agent, acting for
both lines, and Mr.. Gueymard was his
assistant. Mr. Kimber will remain in
charge of the work for the st. Louis
Iron Mountain and Southern, and Mr..
Gueymard will have charge of the
Texas and Pacific's work in this state.
Mr.. Leach also announced the APP
pointment of F. ID. Rogers as INNER
CATION agent of the Texas and Pacific
in Texas. He will have headquarters
at Fort Worth.
Mr.. Gueymard does not assume
charge until March l, but yesterday
morning. as soon as his appointment
was confirmed, he entered upon the
| preliminary work of perfecting his
| department. and named S. +. Redfern
as his assistant. Mr.. Redfern is well
known in New Orleans, and was
United State immigration Agent in
| charge of the new station at Algiers
for several years.
There is no man in Southern deve-
| lopment better known than Mr.. Guey-
mard. He has been identified with
! immigration work since 1908 and has
| brought big returns to several impor-
tant railroad systems. He was Cath
Ollie priest and before entering immi-
grafton work was pastor of several
churches in the parishes and assistant
rector of the Church of the Holy Name
of Mary, under Father Larkin in Al,
giers. He obtained permission to leave
the ministry ito take up immigration
work, and was first engaged in peo
ping section in the Northwest with
Catholic families for the Chicago, Mil
waukee and ST. Paul railroad. He wa:
so successful in this venture thai
Vice-president Kerney several years
ago offered him a position doing gen
eral immigration work on the Louis
since then he has brought hundreds
ince then he has broungh hundreds
of desirable immigrants to Louisian;
and has promoted scientific farmin!
on all sections of the Texas and Pacifi
The herald., 1915-02-11
DIED

Baldor-On Sunday, February 9TH,
at 10:40 o'clock p. m, Mrs. Peter
Baldor, nee Euphenia Holcom, died,
Deceased, who was born in Lafouche
Parish, had lived here for many years.
She was one of our best known resi-
dents and for years run a CONNECTION
ary at the corner of Lavergne and Pat
terson SITS,
The funeral took place Monday
evening at 3 o'clock from her late
residence, 4O1 Patterson st. Inter
ment was in st. Bartholomew Gene
terry.
She was a member of the Catholic
Ladies' Benevolent Association.
ceres-On Friday at 10 o'clock a. m
Mrs. Miguel Ceres, nee Mary McGin'
mis-, died as the result of the burns
sustained Tuesday. February 2, when
while walking through the kitchen al
her home in Diana street, she trippeC
and fell with a lighted lamp, whlcf
exploded. burning her severely about
the body and head. She was % years
old and a native of Ireland, but hac
lived in Algiers for fifty years. Th'
funeral took place from the home o
her son-in-law, Savior Figarolo, No
4O2 Diana street, interment was in ST
Bartholomew cemetery.
Schefferstein-The body of JOSEPH
Schefferstein was found OIL the side
walk in Bouny st. between Pelical
Ave. and Alix ST., last Friday mornin
at $3.50 o'clock by Chas. Adams, a
engineer of the local fire department
Schefferstein was fifty-two years OLE
The funeral took place Friday ate
noon at 8 o'clock from the parlors
the Mothe Undertaking Co. lntermer
was in the McDonoghville cemeter.
The herald., 1915-02-11
ALEXANDRA MINSTRELS.

One of the most successful affairs
ever held in our district the staging
of which pleased a crowded house, was
the performance of the Minstrels
held under the auspices of the Alham-
bra Gymnastic Club on Monday night
in Pythian Hall.
The talent presented was quiet a
surprise to the big audience in at
tendance and the show in whole was
very good and entertaining. The
chorus was excellent. There was
general request that another minstrel
he started at once so as ~ give 1t
early after the Lenten season. After
the Minstrel performance which lasted
a little over one hour, was dancing
and more than two hundred young
folks enjoyed themselves until one
o'clock Tuesday morning. Refresh
ments were served in the dining room
and there was a general good time
prevailing during the evening.
All of the local boys were generally
applauded after each act, as well as
those from the city, who also toot
part.
Mrs. E. Forsythe, of SCI Bellevill'
ST., presented her husband with
baby girl last week.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
Luft, of 531 Seguin, was bright
ened by the arrival of baby boy a
their home.
Mrs. Robert Wilson, formerly o
Algiers, but now residing in New
Orleans, is quite i'll at her home.
The many friends of Mr.. I. i
Nolan, one of the engineers on tn
Morgan Line Steamship eel Mar
bound for Bremen, Germany, with
cargo of cotton, will be glad to lear
that after passing through the dan
gerous mine fields in the North Sea
arrived safely at Bremen a few day
ago.
The herald., 1915-02-11
AT THE NAVAL. STATION

The L. S. S. Olympia vii aFrive at
New Orleans on the 18th to take part
in the Mardi Gras celebration. The
Olympia was formerly a Flag ship OF
Admiral Dewey and is known all over
the service as a ship of the first of her
class. he sailed from Charleston on
the 4th and is now somewhere in the
Gulf.
The Heredia, of the United Fruit
Company's Lines, was locked on the
5th and unlocked on the Sth. While
in dock this ship had her bottom
scraped and painted and tail shaft
repaired.
On the 18th the Parismina will go in
dock for about three days for practi-
cally the same work as was done on
the Heredia
Furniture has been ordered for the
new dispensary building, and it is ex-
pected that this building will soon be
in readiness to handle any cases that
may develop at the station. This
building has long been an eye-sore to
visitors because of it's half completed
condition it having been started and
half finished before the station closed
in 1911.
Quarters B. are now being fitted up
for occupancy by DR.. Baker, who will
move in as soon as the work is com
pleted.
Work will soon be commenced on
the fitting out of Quarters c. for Capt
DYER of the Marine Corps, and also or
the Marine quarters for Lieut.. Schmidt
Electrician c. E. Evans who has
been on duty at the Radio Sattion
u has been transferred to the Amphitrlte
Under the supervision OF Mr.
Thomas S. Shaw the thousands of ap
pilcations that have been received
are being checked up and complied 81
that notices of examination etc. cal
be sent out.
The secretary of the Navy has al
: thorized the temporary appointment o
, a copyist for duty in the lndustris
? Department. This employe will be az
n pointed from the local Register.
Mr.. Harold l.. Hoyt who Will be r.
membered by residents of Algiers, ma
;. been temporary transferred from u
4 Navy Yard at Puget Sound, Wash. IL
i duty at the New Orleans station. NJ
,. Hoyt will be more than welcomed
the authorities at the Station becau
he is so thoroughly familiar with u
y work to be undertaken, having been
4 the lob when the Station was first p
D in commission.
d Naval Constructor Wright, and en-
It CARPENTER Burke are the two busle
A.. men to be found in Algers. Mr.. Wris
Il is overloaded with the work OF orga
+ zation being undertaken for the est'
usbment of the Industrial DEPARTING
The herald., 1915-02-11
PERSONALS

pn Pete Pressler, of Bouny st.
| wsering with a carbuncle. She is
kur attended by her family physi-
IN, Dr.. Rupp.
4 Nuntz, of Bermuda St., will be
r,iusted shortly from a business
|a1sse In the city.
N. and Mrs. A. Gantheaux, of
NJ Homer St., are receiving congrat-
lhtios on the arrival of a baby boy.
ne Junior Auxiliary, of Mt. Oil
u Sunday School will entertain its
Hnbers and friends at an informal
nspton, Saturday afternoon, Feb
nary 18th, from 2 to 4 p. m. in the
xaday School room. All members
'rs earnestly urged to be there as
Us d the occasion to meet and get
i1aainted with your new leader,
he jannier, from TrGity church.
&ki nable interested worker and
u 0liyet branch is very fortunate
. securing her. Refreshments will
= served. Members of the Mt.
The herald., 1915-02-11

This work is new to the Navy being
a consolidation of what was formerly
the Hull and Machinery Divisions,
and the Public Works Department
Chief Carpenter Burke has about all
one man can attend to in handling the
bookings at the Sattion. Mr.. Burke is
considered an expert at this work hav-
ing had many years experience at diff
ferent Navy Yards over the country.
The herald., 1915-02-11
PERSONALS
ND OTHERWISE

Mrs. John BOudreaux of Louisa, La.
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Robichaux
of Elmira Ave.
Algiers is pround to boast of two
graduates from the Normal School this
term Misses Cornelia Murphy and
Monte BOylan both very bright talen-
ted young ladies. We hope that both
these young ladies will soon be launch
ed out in the field of labor for which
they have so valiantly striven, and
that their future will be for them one
of decided success in life.
The kindergarten Mothers Club will
meet tomorrow afternoon at 3 O'Clock
p. m, at Belleville annex.
Little Lorraine Barbour was operated
on Tuesday at Turo Infirmary for the
| removal of adenoids.
Theo Boberg and daughter, Mrs
Heidleman of Cleveland, Ohio, will be
the Carnival guests of Capt and Mrs.
c. II. Hoke of BAL Delaronde street
Jos. A. Lennox has gone to Baton
| Rouge, La, to superintend the con-
struction of the Peabody Teachers
College building, which is to be built
on the Louisiana State University
campus.
| Geo. G.. Brunssann has been elect
| nI nd taly Of
81, w. o. w.
While attending the parade of the
Eagle Eye Social club, an organiza-
ton of negroes, Sunday afternoon in
Newton street, between Belleville
street and Elmira avenue, Mounted
Patrolman VIM. j. Brown lost his
regulation police revolver, which
probably slipped from his holster
when his horse reared. The police
are endeavoring to learn who picked
up the weapon.
| A charge of allowing cattle to
roam at large was preferred before
Recorder Golf Monday against a ne.
gro named Cy Jackson, who claimed
horse that was impounded from
Delaronde and Olivier street Sunday
morning.
While at work Thursday morning al
s o'clock at the Dunbar packing plant
at the head of Diana street, Joseph
Schroeder, "a years old, laborer, was
painfully injured about the head wher
a piece of iron fell on him. He was
taken to the hospital in the patro
wagon. Schroeder lives at sos Homer
street.
Recorder Golf fined three dairymel
who appeared before him Friday oil
, charges of violating board of healtl
regulations. J. p. CaZeaux was com
PEELED to pay $40 for having in hi
possession milk below the standar,
and $3.50 for having water in his pos
session while Paul Camus and VIM. ]
Cuny were fined So each for havin
water in their possession. p. Carus
was fined s. Saturday on the charg
of having water in his possession.
DR.. and Mrs. M. y. Carey an
, daughter left Sunday for Port Al
thur, Tex, to visit her sister, Mr.:
: Arthur Wolff, who has been seriou:
i'll for tn past month.
Mrs. Alice Gisch, of New York,
visiting her daughter, Mrs. l.. F. Giscl
with whom she will remain throug
the Carnival period, after which sh
will go to San Francisco to visit he
son, Bernard Gisch.
| Mrs. George Montgomery, of Blu
wood, is the guest of Mrs. c. A. Bo
den.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Demuth and CHI
dren left Saturday for Panama to r
i side
The herald., 1915-02-11
Getting Up.

When you find an unwillingness to
rise in the morning, make this short
speech to yourself: Il am getting up
now to do the business Of man; and
am I out of humor for going about
that which I was made for? -.
Was I then designed for nothing but
TO doze and batten beneath the coun'
terpane,"-Marcus Aurelius. ,-,-~=
The herald., 1915-02-11
His Interpretation Of Natures Law.

1.-The law of nature" didactically
stated the professor, addressing the
members Of the Sit and Argue club.
informally assembled on the porch OF
the tavern, "is that certain amount
of work is necessary to produce GER
tain amount of good Of any kind what
ever" That's SOL" agreed ]. Fuller
Gloom, the chronic carper. IF you
want relief from itching you must
scratch for it."-Kansas City Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-26
GREEK CABINET RESIGNS
Country May Join Entente Powers
Immediately

Rome. Oct. 2G--The Zalmis cabinet
It Athens has resigned rumors reach
I'd here say. If true it is taken as
meaning the Greek war party 5
triumph, and that Greece will join
he allies Immediately. ThefGreek le-
cation has no information, however.
London. Oct. ga diplomatic
break between Greece and the allies
is hinted at by the Central News to-
lay as a possible, if allied operations
N the Balkans are interfered with
by the Greeks Interpretation of their
neutrality and by the attitude that
their treay with Serbia does not re-
Guire them to come to the Serbs a!t
against Bulgaria.
+ Berlin (via Sayville wireless), Oct
.26-Attempted popular demonstra,
lions Yesterday to force Roumanla
into the war on the side of the quad
ruple entente failed completely, an;
the allies Roumanian friends arr
l,deeply depressed, Bucharest advice;
said today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-26
SANITATION MEETING.
Alexandria County Wants HeaIrh
Officer to Devote His Altehtlon i.
to Sanitary Matters.

A sanitation meeting was held at
he Alexandria Court house last night
Among the speakers were Represen-
tative c.. G.. Carlin, DR.. William !.
Woodward of the Washington health
,fIice, Surgeon l.. L. Lumsden, II
charge of rural sanitation for the
United States public health service
and R. P. Hough, superintendent ol
construction at Fort Myer.
A sanitary survey of Alexandra
county was proposed by DIR. Hugh
Collins. president of the citizens as
sociation at Fort Myer Heights, sly
month ago. 1t was sent with approx
al to the County Civic Federation
and by that central body to the coun-
ty health board with recommendation
that the survey be requested by the
tate board Of health. This moTe-
ment is progressing and at the same
time the county health board, Drs. II.
C. Corbett, Ralph Quick and A. Z.
Yates. is asking the supervisors to
employ a county health officer at .
salary which will enable him to give
his whole time to the work.
Mr.. Carlin spoke on the general
subject of sanitation, DIR. Woodward
on "Relations of the District and
Alexandria County" Dr.. Lumsden or
NECESSITY of Sanitary ProhylaN.s,
and Mr.. Hough read q paper on Con
struction and Operation of the Septic
Tank"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-26
A GENUINE FIRE EATER.

The show appearing at the Opera
House, the first part of this week
proved to be a contrast to the musi-
cal comedy of last week. The most
sensational act was that OF Mil
ana" the champion fre-eater ana
sword swallower. The audience held
their breath and deathlike silence
reigned while the performer accomp-
lished these seemingly impossible
feats. After eating fire to his own
satisfaction, and swallowing several
of the smaller swords, he selects five
of his largest swords and swallows
them all at once. 1t was this that
won him the worlds championship at
Mexico City, "Milana" will give
twenty-five dollars to any one who
brings him sword Or knife nc car
not swallow.
The Management of the Opera House
announces that there will be prize
dance together with the regular sho"
Wednesday night. All local dancers
are invited to enter the contest.
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however, which crossed the llloukst,
north of the town Of that name. with
drew in the face of superior Rus
sian army.
1t is also claimed by the Germans
that Russian attacks in the lake dis
trict south of Dvinsk were repuised
and that the Austrians have broken
through the Russian lines over a
front of more than four kilometres
q - miles, west of Komanow.
The German campaign in Court
land is being interfered with by :Bri-
tish and Russian submarines, which
have also stopped mercantile traffic
to the Baltic ports, and one of which
has sunk the PrinZ Adalbert, the sixth
armored cruiser lost by Germany
since the commencement OF the war,
the others being the BIuecher. Scharn-
horst, Gniesenau. Yorck and Fried
rich Karl.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-26
SHOOTS BOYS EYE OUT.
Boy of 10, Playing Indian. Fatally
Wounds Little Brother.

New York, Oct. 26.-Hearing a shot
as he passed house in East SiX-
teenth street Sunday night. Patrol
man Terry Smith, Went in, and on the
third floor, found Angelo Rinaudo, ~
years old, crying and holding upon his
lap his baby brothcr Antonio. aged
2. The elder boy was holding Il piece
of cloth over the right eye Of the
younger.
"Him got sore eye," was the first
explanation Angelo offered. But
when the policeman found that the
boys eye had been shot out the bro
ther confessed that he had found a
pistol on the street and, playing, Gin
dians," with Antonio in bed, had ac-
cidentally discharged the weapon. The
bullet had lodged in the back Of the
child's brain, and he probably Will die
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wanted TO stay at home and Vocaily
fight the battles on the street corners
far from the sound of the cannon ;
roar. Handley's honesty was never I'M
pugned, but his activities aroused
strong antagonisms. So bitter was
popular feeling at times that threats
were made to lynch MIN, and on one
occasion the fury of the people leu 10
his being stoned on the streets OF
Scranton. He was frequently denoun-
ced as "copperhead," the eplthet ap-
piled to Confederate sympathizers IN
the North.
This proud lawyer, with the blood
of Irish Kings in his veins, had that
Spartan courage which enabled h'm
to face his enemies and command their
respect, which was shown by his cleo
tion some years later to the place as
President of the Lackawanna county
court. Handley, however, never for-
got the insults, though he continued
to live among the people.
Judge Handley accumulated small
amount of money, which he invested
in Lackawanna ccunty lands. Later
these lands were found to contain
anthracite coal, which formed the
basis for his princely fortune. he
then bought city property and his
wealth increased.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-26
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
OF STOCKHOLDERS.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the University Club Build
ing Company of Washington. D. c..
Incorporated. will be held on the 18th
day of November 1915, at IL o'clock
A. NJ, at the principal office of the
Company, in the state of Virginia 1l9
south Fairfax street, Alexandria, VIr-
rinia.. for the purpose Of eiecting a
board Iof directors and receiving and
acting upon the reports of the officers
and for the transaction of such 9TH
or business as may properly come be-
fore the meeting.
Dated the 18th day Of October 1915.
RALPH P. BARNARD,
Secretary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-26
FORNEY PLEADS GUILTY
Young Lawyer Charged With Muir
der0usly Assauiting His
Father-in-Law

Pittsburgh, Oct. 26-Thomas G. For
ncy, indicted in connection with an
attack upon his fatherin-law. I.
Franklin Schneider, Of Washington,
D. c., millionaire architect. iii a
hotel here last June, yesterday plead
ed guilty to fclonious assault and
battery and conspiracy and made no
defense to charge of entering a
building to commit felony. He was
remanded to Jail and will be sentenc-
ed after II. c. Carlisle and Will
liam Bowers, talso of Washington.
have been tried on similar charges.
George McIIenry, another of the al
legged conspirators, has pleaded guilty
and is in jail awaiting final disposl-
ton of the other prisoners.
Thomas G.. Forney. young at
torney. something over a year az"
married Miss Florence Schneider, ~
years old the only daughter of I.
Franklin Schneider, Miss Schneider
was of striking beauty and highly ac-
complishcd.
During family condolences Schnel-
Ter remarked in the presence of For
ney that he would within the next few
lays, come in. possession pf $I3y1oO
from life insurance policy Of the
twenty year plan. This statement.
Schneider said, greatly interested For
ney. Schneider explained that he did
not know just exactly whore he could
prufitabIy invest that amount at that
time. as he had other funds that he
was seeking an Investment for, Later
Schneider said that he was called to
Pittsburgh to straightcn out &hc
financial end of the United Candy
Company, which he had financed and
the headquarters of which were in
Pittsburgh. This announcement, Sch
neider said. was made in the presence
OF Forney
Inc day previous 10 'oc''i'e!''er ,
departure for Pittsburgh Forney said
is said to have lett Washington tell
{ ing his wife that he was Gale" ava!
on business ana that during MS an-
Sence he would visit his home III ONO.