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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12
s'HOLY DAY
SOCIETY"

The parade of the Holy Name So
cieties of the Diocese Of Baltimore
in which 1900 Catholics of Balti,
more and other Maryland cities,
Washington and Alexandria march
ed for three hours last Sunday after
noon is still being lauded by Protest
ant ministers.
In addition to the words OF COM
nendation of Rev. DR.. R. Ii McKinl,
the Rev. John MacMurray, a pas
ter q the Union Methodist Episcopal
C!lulch, of Washington, eA:olled tic
", RI of the Holy Nama Society and
suggested the formation ny the Prot
csfant churches Of a sin,i!ar organi'a-
tinr 10 be called the Holy Day So
cicty.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12
MUST MAKE
SACRIFICES.

The woncn CT Sparta vino cut off
their hair II o-d2r to make bow
strings for so.d,cr5 is often alluded
to when fen;2ies have made sacri-
fees in times nf var. Tho women of
the south performed nnhlc work and
denied themselves ~ ccGaforts dur
ing the four yeas Cir! var. Thou
sands of women a-d children across
the water will be call; rnoa % make
sacrifices while :l12 :-.:casaa' ~ar IN
history is in progress,
A dispatch from northern Italy
says. Z (
wool, wool. wool! E"es;s's1''y here
is talking wool. Everybody is collect,
Ing all the old WOODEN gocd5 taey car
find in their homes and shirr-2g than
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

William Fenton Jacobs, of Lam
caster, who travelled for Baltimore,
Richmond and Norfolk business hous-
es, was drowned Saturday night while
crossing the Curritoman river at Mer-
ry Point. He was in a ferryboat with
his horse and buggy when the horse
became unruly and backed into the
river which at that place is from o
to 10 feet deep and about quarter
of a mile wide. Two men on the fer
ryboat attempted in vain to save the
man and horse. Others came to the
assistance Of the ferrymen and sue
ceeded in recovering the body about
half an hour after the accident oc-
CURED. The body was found sitting
upright still holding the reins. Mr..
Jacobs was 40 years old and was the
Youngest son of the late Rev. Will
liam Fenton Mercer Jacobs. His ia
Their at one time was rector of old
st. Johns Episcopal Church. Hamp-
ton. and later Of a church in Char
lesion, W. Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12
VIRGINIA NEWS

Junius Brown, a negro, was shot
and killed by some unidentified per-
son Saturday night on the Hickory
Road, in Chesterfield County, a short
distance from Ettrick.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12
NEWS OF THE DAY

Fifteen hundred Greeks sailed for
their fatherland from New York last
night aboard the steamer VlasilefS
Constantinos to enlist for active SER
vice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

Nineteen Turkish ships were sum-;
by two Russian torpedo boats last
Thursday off the coast of Anatolia.
Eighteen Of the ships were laden
with food supplies for the Turkish
army and the other carried NUM-
tons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

Postmaster General Burleston has
issued the following order: "Post-
masters are directed to treat as nor
mailable envelopes Or post cards,
bearing the words "Gott Strafc Eng
land" or a picture of the German es-
cutcheon with a red bolt labeled
"Lusitania," inscribed "The Blot That
Won't Come OFF, as being not only
unneutral but calculated TO reflect
upon: certain CLASSES Of persons"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

A large assemblage attended the
unveiEng ceremonies of the monu-
ment to John Tyler, tenth President
of the United States, in Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, today, among
whom were Governor Stuart, men,
bers of the United States Senate and
House of Representatives, members
of the Virginia General Assembly,
Mayor Ainslie and officials Of Rich
mond, together with many prominent
citizens. Mrs. William Mumford Ellis
the only surviving daughter of the
former President and distinguished
statesman unveiled the monument. A
brilliant military parade preceded
the ceremonies. The monument was
erected at cost of $4,000 appro-
priatcd Ivy Congress on August "a,
1912. on condition that the Hollywood
Cemetery Company assume the re-
spons;bility and care of the monu-
ment without further cost to the
United States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

The German potato crop, estimat-
ed at 60,O00,000 tons, is said to be
the largest in the history of the coun-
Try. The supply is so abundant that
Germany has withdrawn prohibition
against exporting potatoes to Swift
zerland.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

Because he believed his wife was
writing letter to a rival, Samuel ].
Sims, wealthy farmer, of Merce:
county, KY, Is miles from Lexington,
Ky, seized a double-barreled shot
gun, ran to the drug store of Dr.. W.
Homer Debaun, a wealthy physician,
and shot DR.. Debaun as he leaned
over a show case talking to his niece
Is years old. The physician was ir-
stantly killed. Sims, after the ira
gcdy, hurried home got a revolver,
went to his barn, climbed on a box
tied rope around his neck, and fired
a shot into his head. Death soon en-
sued. The supposed letter Mrs. Sims
was writing was in reality Sun
day school lesson she was copying
for one Of their children, Of whom
there arc nine Sims became jcal-
Gus several weeks ago at what he
alleged was Dr.. Dcbaun's attention
to his wife.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

British casualties reported since
October amount to more than Il 200.
The weekend casualty list published
yesterday gives 200 officers and A.
300 men. This brings up the total
casualties published in the London
papers since the first of the month
to 9S1 officers and 2O,351 men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

: Complete mystery surrounds the
death of Ardelia Riley, a young girl
of Durham, N. G., who yesterday
morning srccumbed in the General
Hospital in Danville IS the result Of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

George Marshall Seddingcr, an en-
gineer of the Norfolk Fire Depart
ment died Sunday. MIR. Seddinger had
been with the department since the
first year of it's organization in 1872.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

swallowing seven grains of bichioride
Of mercury on October 2. Handsome,
still in her twentieth year and we'll
equipped for a life of service, she
declined at her last hour to say what
had prompted her to take her life,
despite the pleading of her twin SIS
ter who came to Danville with her
three weeks ago, and her fance, who
came from Durham to find her in
extrenlis. They maintain that the
girl accidentally took an overdose of
this poison.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

Governor Stuart has received Ger.
tilted copy of the resolution OF the
supervisors of Fairfax county regard
ing the disposition of the will of Mrs,
Martha Washington, in which 1t i;
asked that the document be returned
to the records of that county. 1t Il
believed that the papers will be pre-
scented to the General Assembly tor
such action as that body may deem
proper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

Lieut.. Walter R. Taiiaferro, sta
toned at the United States army
aviation corps schoo! at North Is
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

The La lara Cal, State Bank, was
entered by four yeggmen yesterday.
who blew open the vault and secul'-
ed $4,000. Two Of the robbers, who
made their getaway in a stolen rig,
were caught twelve miles from town,
but only few hundred dollars was
found on them. The other two mcn
escaped in an automobile.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

The Boston Red Sox won the third
game of the world baseball series in
Boston yesterday afternoon when
they defeated Philadelphia By the
score of to 1. The winning run was
made in the ninth inning when Duff
fy Lewis hit for two bases.
The paid attendance was 1890,
breaking all records. and the receipts
were S83,191. Today's game will be
played in Boston.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

An accident occurred on the Craig
Valley Branch of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad, Friday near Surber,
Va, between Oriskany and Eagle
Rock, and came near being fatal. The
engine and one coach Of the passen-
ger train which runs from Eagle
Rock to New Castle on its return trip
were derailed one mile east of Sur
Der. The train was at its highest rate
of speed, when the engine left the
track, carrying one car with it. The
engine plunged forward and ran about
100 yards after it left the track,
ploughing through mud and earth, and
then turned over on its left side. The
fireman and engineer were both on
it at the time and were buried be-
meath the wreck. No one else was hurt
as only one car left the track, and
that did not turn over, but the fire.
man and engineer were badly bruised.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

A committee representing the Con-
gressiona Union made an appoint
ment Yesterday with United States
Senator Thomas S. Martin for an
interview in Richmond this a1Fart
noon, when Virginia's Senior Senator
will outline his views on the suffrage
question, and especially on the Su-
san 3. Anthony amendment to the
Federal Constitution, which aims to
make suffrage compulsory with all
States whether adopted by the States
or not.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

Governor Henry C. Stuart is in
receipt of an interesting letter from
a Henrico County woman, aged thirty
four, who says she is the mother OF
ten children, announcing the arrival!
of triplets. She is DESTROYS of know
ing whether the State of Virginia
offers any reward for such proud
performance of the duties of mother
hood, and the chief executive, while
he wrote an appreciative and COM
mandatory reply, was forced to state
that this Commonwealth had not yet
made any provision for such awards.
The doting mother stated that the
father of the trio is an ardent Demo-
crat and supporter of Governor
Stuart, and that her mother before
her was Democrat. The trio weigh
ed thirteen and one-half pounds each.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

Eben 0. McNair former president
of the Commonwealth Trust Company,
of Buffalo, and president OF the de-
funcu bank of Warsaw committed
suicide, Sunday. He had suffered re-
cent business reverses and was 70
have been tried for alleged viola
ton of the bankruptcy laws. The
Warsaw bank failed short time ago
He was free on $4,000 bail when
he killed himself, McNair. was e.
years old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

William Jennings Bryan Brown,
aged IS, came into Circuit Court II:
Winchester, with signed confession t.
the effect that he shot and Killed ms
iatns, John w. brown. lear their
ro: IL at Man, recea':r ana then our
ed his body under some leaves, where
il "; { found two weeks later Brown
waived a jury trial, whereupon Judge
T. w. Harrison sentenced him to the
penitentiary for life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

President Wilson in an address
before the Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution at their twenty-fifth
anniversary in Washington yester-
day attacked the Vocal" hyphenat-
ed American who so oily represents
the greater number Of our foreign
citizens" and called upon the women
of the organization to assist him and
the officers of the government in per-
suading Americans of foreign birth
to stand for america frstL" He
humorously told them to use the haz-
ing of public opinion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-12

land. Cal. fell 1900 feet into San
Diego Bay yesterday and was killed.
Taliaferro assembled from the army
hangers on North Island early today
and had been almost continuously in
the air, when about 11:30 o'clock his
machine suddenly became unmanage-
able and fell into San Diego Bay
about quarter of mile from shore.
The Monticellonian., 1915-08-26
U. $. MAY HELP
 COTTON GROWERS
SECRETARY M'RDoO TO DEPOSIT S30,o0o,oo0 IN FEDERAL RE
 SERVE BANKS.
RE-DISC0UNT COTTON LOANS
The Announcement Came at the Close Of Days Speculation in Official Circles IS to the Nature of the
 Steps to Be Taken.

Washington. - Treasury officials made public an announcement by Sec retary McAdoo that as a result of the allies action in putting cotton on the eontraband list he would. f necessary. deposit S30.000. GOO or more in gold in the federal reserve banks at Atlanta, Dallas and Richmond. to enable the reserve banks to re-discount loans on cotton secured by warehouse receipts made by national banks and state banks belonging to the federal reserve system.
 The gold would be deposited tempo rarily. at least, without interest charge. If it should appear that tho object could be accomplished with greater efficiency thereby, the depos- it's would be made directly with na- tienal banks that would agree to lend the money on cotton at q rate not to exceed per cent.
 Secretary McAdoo authorized the announcement from his summer home at North Haven. Me. It came at the close of day of speculation in off, eial circles as to the nature of steps which the entente powers have indi- cated they will take to uphold the cot ton market in the face of their contra band order.
The Monticellonian., 1915-08-26
ENGLAND PUTS BAN
 ON ALL U. s. COTTON
BRITISH PROPOSE TO INITIATE RELIEF MEASURES AT
 ONCE.

Iondon.-Cotton has been declared absolute contraband by Great Britain, according to a statement by the For efgn Office. The statement declares that the government proposes to mi tiate measures to relieve depression which might temporarily disturb the cotton market, because of the contra band order
 The announcement in part follows:
 His majesty's government has de- cfared cotton absolute ccntraband While the circumstances might have justified such action at an earlier pc Tied. his majesty's government is glad to think that local conditions of tho American interests likely to be affected are more favorable for such step than they were a year ago, and moreover his maiesty's government eontemplates initiation of measures 10 relieve as far as possible abnormal de pression which might temporarily dis tnrb market conditions.
 The declaration making cotton con traband is effective immediately. A royal proclamation concerning the subject was published in a supplement of the London Gazette. It is very brief
The Monticellonian., 1915-08-26

Gov. George W. Hays now has un- der consideration a request from the State highway department asking that Ire issue a proclamation to allow the department to use money collected for automobile taxes to make preliminary road surveys, estimates and plans for the various counties The depart. ment at the request of the governor has furnished the governor with list of surveys already made by the de- partment and a list of requests for surveys that cannot be made because of lack Of finances. According to fig ures submitted to Governor Hays the department has made surveys for 4O8 miles of roadway and has requests for Al miles more. The department also has requests for bridge surveys and plans from Washington. Columbia, Fulton, Hot Spring, Pope and Little River Counties
The Monticellonian., 1915-08-26
ManYIives Are Lost

Galveston-A total of 256 known dead among residents of southeast Texas coast points and crews of wrecked craft of all kinds; s persons missing, many of whom are believed to have perished. and damage to crops. buildings. railroads. shipping. live stock and other property aggregating close to s50,000.000 was the toll taken by the hurricane which swept this sec tion. These figures were reached from careful compilation made of what are considered the most authen- tic reports of the loss of life and property received since the cessation of the storm.
The Monticellonian., 1915-08-26
MARSHAL WALLS
 MAY ENTER RACE
FRIENDS EXPECT ANNOUNCE. MENT OF CANDIDACY TO
 BE MADE SOON.
HAS BEENATTENDING RALLIES
Entrance Would Inject New Issues h to Campaign That Would Other wise Be Unconsidered-Was
 Manager For Robinson.
Little Rock

Iitue Rock. Judge A J. Walls of Lonoke Goun ty, United States marshal for the Eastern Arkansas District, has Tn formed his friends that he will let his intentions relative to his guberna- torial candidacy be known during the next two or three weeks.
 Judge Walls has attended a number of barbeeues and pienies during the past three or four weeks. appearing on the same platform with the avow= ed candidates for governor.
 His candidacy would very likely have an important bearing on the gu- bernatorial situation, as it would in ject one or two issues that would otherwise be eliminated if he were not L. candidate.
 Judge Walls was manager for Sena- tor Joe r Robinson during that gen tleman's gubernatorial campaign, and had charge of the senator's interests during the brief campaign for United States senator to succeed the late Jeff Davis.
The Monticellonian., 1915-08-26
PROPERTY LOSS RUNS INTO THE
 MILLiONS-DEATH LIST CROW ING-GALVESTON BEARS THE
 BRUNT-SEA WALL SAVES CITY
COTTON GROWERS SUFFER
 AN ENORMOUS CROP LOSS
Estimated That 25 Per Cent of the Crops of Central Texas Destroyed Many Place Loss at "Miiiions of Dolars"-oil Fields Suffered.

Galveston, Texas.-Stormswept and battered, with a loss of only s lives. Galveston emerged from one of the most severe storms known in the his tory of the Gulf of Mexico However. about 800 houses have been crushed and the island is covered with debris.
 The IA lost their lives in an at tempt to reach the Fremont Hotel during the height of the storm. Sev- eral thousand persons were quar- tered in that hotel
 One thousand feet of the sea wall has been washed out.
 The fire loss has been great
 Three bath houses and 400 resi- dences on the bay front were crushed The water made clean sweep along the boulevard
 The storm reached it's height when it's velocity was 92 miles.
 Martial law was declared. The mayor issued a statement that out side aid will not be needed.
 Those who attempt to estimate the financial loss the city has sustained say that it will equal that of the 1900 storm, which was estimated at S15.- 100000.
 For more than AS hours Galveston was wholly out of touch with the world, except for few feeble wireless messages which told but scraps of news.
 The loss of life along the Texas coast was estimated at 100 people. with several small towns to be heard from
 Property loss estimates were vague except in few instances Houston Texas City and Port Arthur advices gave fairly definite figures for those places, but most of the other towns reported in such phases as consider able" very heavy" and not yet es- timated"
 In addition there was an enormous loss to cotton growers, some esti- mates stating that 25 per cent of the crop of central Texas was destroyed. and placing the loss at millions of dollars" The oil fields suffered severe ly and 1t is probable it will take $50O,- 000 to replace destroyed derricks, re- cap unroofed tanks and repair dam aged machinery.
 That the death list did not ap- proach that of the storm of 1900 was due to two causes-the strength Of the Galveston sea wall and the haste with which residents of the coastal plains sought places of refuge as the result of warnings of the government
 Galveston Storm of 1900.
 Galveston, on September s, 1900 was the scene of the most terrible tragedy resulting from purely natural causes in the history of the American continent. A West Indian hurricane, lasting IS hours-the wind veering in every direction and reaching a maxi mum velocity estimated at 135 miles an hour-swept over the city.
The Monticellonian., 1915-08-26
TWO EDITORS IN
 PRETTY ROMANCE
j. C. RILEY OF WALNUT RIDGE AND MRS. S. |. STAN
 FIELD WE'D.
MET AT PRESS ASSOCIATION
Both Parties Prominent Locally and Are Well Known Over the State Press Club Members
 Present.

Little Rock j. C Riley, editor of the Blade at Walnut Ridge, and Mrs. Sallie I. Stan field. editor and publisher of the Cleveland County Herald at Rison. and one Of the prominent members of the Arkansas Press Association, were married in Little Rock by Rev John Van Lear, pastor of the First Presby. terian Church Mrs Adah Roussan of 0seeola, another prominent member Of the Arkansas Press Association, was one of the attendants at the cere- mony. MT. Riley first met Mrs. Stan field at the annual meeting of the press association here in Little Rock in May. 1914.
 Tine out-of-town guests were: Mrs. NJ. E. Atwood. New Edinburg. pr. G. l. Petty. Memphis; Mrs. J. |. Sum crow. Biaon Mrs Adah L. Roussan, 0seeola; Miss Catherine Stanfeld. Rison. and FauntlefoY Stanfeld. Mem bers of the Little Rock Press Club, many of whom were present. sent the bride huge bouquet of American Beauty roses.
The Monticellonian., 1915-08-26

At meeting of the Little Rock Central Trades and Labor Council the committee appointed to arrange the program of the statewide labor cele- hration to be he'd in Little Rock Sep tember 6 submitted it's report MT j. II. Beerstecher will deliver the address of welcome and T. H. Wilson Gf Pine Bluff will respond
 During the afternoon addresses will be delivered by State Auditor NJ r Dickinson. State Senator C (. Calvert ot Fort Smith. E. L. Mckinley, deputy state labor commissioner, and Alder man Ben D. Brickhouse of Little Rock
 The parade. which is expected to be one of the largest ever witnessed ia this section, will take place at 10:3o o'clock in the morning.
The Monticellonian., 1915-08-26

The great possibilities of low priced Arkansas lands for grain production have been effectively proved by re suits at tic railroad demonstration farm at Hope with both wheat and eats during the past year The wheat yields averaged 29 bushels per acre and oats 64 bushels per acre A test field put in for comparison of Fulgrun cats and winter turf oats showed a yield of TT bushels per acre of the Fulgrum oats and 9t bushels per acre of the winter turf oats Other fields Of winter turf oats yielded, respective. ly, S6 bushels per acre. TO bushels per acre, 64 bushels per acre. The lowest yield Was Il bushels per acre. The demonstration farm was started at this place three years ago on a piece of land that had been in cotton over 10 years and which was practically worn out
The Monticellonian., 1915-08-26
Frye Case to Commission.

to Germany's last note on the sinking of the American sailing ship, William F. Frye, made public here by the State Department, accepts the propo- sal that damages be fixed by a mixed commission, and that the disputed treaty provisions be submitted to ar bitration at The Hague, but calls on Germany for a statement, meanwhile. as to whether she intends to conduct her future naval operations in accord ance with her interpretation of the Prussian-American treaty, or those of the United States.
The Monticellonian., 1915-08-26

Marooned for 24 hours h the top ot tree after their boat had capsized near Cane Island, a shor, distance from Cotter, NJ. F Truby and P E. Carter of Independence. Kan, swam nearly a mile to the shore and arrived in Cotter The two men were floating down the river in a houseboat. when the boat struck log in the middle of the river and capstzed After strug gle they succeeded in reaching an ts- land and climbed a tree. where they remained for 24 hours They were fortunate to have enough uot line with them to tie themselves to the tree. and by this means were enabled to get little sleep. They kept them selves warm by climbing up and oown the tree
The Monticellonian., 1915-08-26
Several Lives Lost in Storm.

St. Louis.-The Meramec River. lined on either side with thousands of pleasure resorts, club houses and summer cottages, went several miles out of it's banks, swept away most of the buildings and increasing to 20. 1t is reported, the number of lives lost in St Louis county as a result of tho flood which followed the recent rain storm here.