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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-12

By vote of 228 to 60 the House
yesterday passed a bill prohibiting
the intermarriages of white per-
sons and negroes in the District
The bill is drastic in its provisions,
imposing both fine and imprison-
ment upon any white or negro who
violates the law and inflicting like
punishment upon any minister or
magistrate who performs such a
ceremony.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-12
NEWS OF THE DAY

Mrs. Jennie Duff and her five chill
dren, the eldest a, girl of eleven
were burned to death in their farm
house east of Ir6hton, Ohio, early
Sunday. John Duff, the father, and
his wife were awakened by the
fire. Mrs. Duff ran to the child
rem. who were sleeping upstairs
Duff rushed outside for a ladder. A
few moments later the roof col
lapsed, enveloping the mother and
children in flames.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-12
Sweater, Hat and Search
light Found Near Scene
Of Crime.
OFFER $1,000 REWARD
Woman in the Case-Interesting De-
vclopments Expected During The
Next Day or Two.

offered for the capture of the mur'
derers who shot and killed Nicholas
Coffinas and Isaac Waldrop anc
seriously wounded Mrs. Matte A
Hughes, better known as frankie
Harris" at the latter's home neal
Clark's Station, Alexandria county
on Sunday morning.
Governor Stuart of Virginia will
offer reward of $500. The county
supervision will offer at least $500
while relatives of the wounded wo-
man are expected tonight to an
nounce the offer of large reward
for the apprehension of the mur-
derer.
Mrs. Hughes, the only surviving
victim of the shooting is reported to-
day to be getting better at Sihley
Hospital, and her recovery is expect
ed, the surgeons state.
Valuable information as to the per-
petrators of the crime was obtained
from the woman for whom search
was instituted yesterday and who
was found living in house in the
northwest section of Washington.
This woman visited the Virginia
home Of the Hughes woman and
stayed there for nearly a month. She
left there several weeks ago. and
knows the visitors to the house init
nmtely. She gave the detectives a
collection of facts which they acknow
ledge throws an entirely different
light on the case.
A bloody sweater, hat, the
sweatband of which was near
the house where the tragedy oc-
cured early yesterday, and a search
light have been found.
The sweater is dark green. 1t
has blood spots on the arms and
chest. 1t was found by a colored
woman: named Pollard in road near
the Hughes home early Sunday
morning. The spot ..whEre the gar
ment was found is about quarter
of mile from the place where the
murders were. committed.
Earl Pollard, the Pollard woman's
son found the searchlight. 1t is of
the small type, usually referred to
as Burglars light" and was
found buried in the road short dis
tasce from the Hughes home. The
hat, green felt, was found near a
hickory tree; a short distance from
the house. The burglar to whom it
belonged had evidently torn the
sweatbandE out to preclude the pos
sibility of being tracked by the name
on the band, which ws that of a
New York clothier.
Leo Hughes, son of the woman
victim, contends that there is wo-
man in the case. He would not state
what he thought was the motive fol
the crime.
"I know the woman" She is ar
Italian" said young Hughes today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-12

Mrs. Annie F.. Leatherland has
sold to the Elks' Rest Association,
Incorporated, Il house and lot IN the
east side Of Henry street letween
Queen and Princess streets. 4 deed
OF conveyance was recorded :oday
III the office If the clerk OF the Cor
poration Court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-12

More than 2D, .tlexandrians last
night went to Warrington on two
special trains TO attend the perform
ancc at Polls Trcater. The affair
was under the auspices Of Martha
Washington Chapter No. ~. Order
of Eastern Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-12

Samaritan Rebecca Lodge, No
27. |. 0. 0. +. will meet tonight in
their hall al which time the officers
will be installed by the District Dep
uty president.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-12

LOST-A physicians satchei, cor
tanning surgical instruments. Be-
tween High School and Alexan-
lria Hospital, Please return to
Or. L. Powell, POI north Washing
ton street. >. 12-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-12

Advices received in London from
Athens say it is now reported in
the Greek capital that the plan to
have the Eighth Turkish army corps
proceed from Damascus to the Egyp-
tian frontier has been abandoned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-12

The semi-monthly meeting Of the
City Council will be held tonight
II is probable that only matters a.
a general nature will be brcT.ht hc.
fore the boards.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-12
OCAL BREVITIES

The monthly meeting Of the
18th Virginia Regiment Chapter, U
n. c., will be held in Lee Camp Hall
tomorrow afternoon at ; p. m, i
inclement, at a04 Duke street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-12

A German seroplsne dropped a
bomb upon Mslo-les-Bsins, near
Dunkirk. yesterday, killing five chill
dren. -,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-12

LOST-Ring, with stone set. Re-
ward if returned to r. F. Down.
ham, King and Payne Streets. 1t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-12

There is work enough to keep
3,1OO employees Of the Washington
Navy Yard busy for eighteen
months, according to statements
made yesterday, and there is no
prospect Of let-up. The force ell
gagged is virtually the same as that
of this time last year, with plenty
of work in sight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-12

Loval Order of Moose Euchre and
dance Y. NJ. S. L. Hall Thursday
night 40 prizes. -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-12

China and Japan are on the verge
of diplomatic crisis. The Pekin
government has abolished the war
zone on the Shantung peninsula,
and this action is regarded by Japan
as an unfriendly act. Premier
Okumato yesterday summoned the
cabinet for a special session tomor-
row, at which China's action will
be discussed. Kiaachow is on the
Shantung peninsula, and the Japa-
nese government sees in China's
sudden and unexpected move an at
tempt to force the abandonment by
Japan of the town recently taken
from the Germans
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-12
Toilet Paper ? Rolls ..........
MILLIONS 5 and 10c Store
1926 King St.

$4,000 to loan on first NOR
tage on city property in
amounts from $500 up. Ap-
ply,
HOWARD w. SMITH
107 N. Fairfax St,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-12

Go to the Hotel Ranmel for the
best oysters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-12

Great Britain's preliminary reply
to the America note Of protest con-
cerning neutral commerce. while
gratifying in the concession it
makes, has in many respects failed
to satisfy the United States govern
ment. Officials confidently hone
that the second and complete an
swer from England will give the
specific information requested bv
the United States and clear up the
; uncertainties which, according to
the Washington Government, sur.
round the commerce of neutrals.
The Giornale D'Italia Of Rome
has published an interview with
the Persian Minister to Rome in tn,
course of which the diplomat said
Persia desired to remain neutra
throughout the war, but that it:
territory was being invaded b:
kurds and Turks. Persia had sent
an ultimatum to- Constantinople
the Minister, said, the result O
which was unknown rs yet. Tn,
telegraph is interrupted, and i
takes seven weeks for letter tt
/! travel from Teheran to Rome.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-12

Miss Marie Suydam, 80 years old,
daughter Of William D. Suydam, Of
Morsemere, N. j., committed suicide
at Rochester, N. Y, yesterday after
noon by cutting her throat with a
razor. She was found dying on the
floor OF a bathroom, She had been
staying at the home Of the Rev.
Edward NJ. Sandys, pastor of the
Free Methodist Church. Melancholy.
it is believed, led to her act.
The revolutionary movement in
Haiti headed by leaders of the gov.
ernment recently overturned by
President Theodore is apparently
finding support. Cape Haitien was
attacked January 7, and now reports
have been received that PLANES.
Guanaminthe, Fort Liberte, and
Trou. are up in arms. =
George Honan, As years old, for
twenty years q storm center for po-
litical and gambling rows, during
which he had received numerous
wounds, as we'll as made notches in
his gun handle, was shot and killed
yesterday by Robert Embleton. a
clerk, while Honan, in jealous rage,
was trying to force an entrance in
to a room occupied by Embleton and
Grace Frazier, woman of the un-
derworld. Before Honan fell vic
tim to Embleton's fire he shot and
mortally wounded the woman, of
whom both men were enamored.
She is at the point of death in hos
pital.
Great Britain's preliminary reply
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-11

sums were far too high. Johnston
oi bingham, chairman of the appro-
pria'lons committee. spoke in defense
"' ihe measure, stating that the fig
ures were trimmed to the last notch
ana that several reductions had been
made by the committee from the as
Inmates furnished by the educational
commission. The bill calls for an
preparations amounting to SS24.4gO
which includes $4,000 for the AL
pion Normal. and unless the senate
cuts out this item, that school will he
taken care of the coming two wears
years.
senator Bremen though new at the
work, Is rapidly becoming recognized
as man of good judgment and hon.
sst Intentions. The senator has tax.
en an active part in a number of de
bates on the floor OF the senate ant
is doing good committee work.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-11

claimed on October /, 1914. No
change has since been made in them,
and no change is likely to be made
until the constitutionality OF the law
has been passed on by the United
States supreme court. AS matter
OF fact, the law provides that all
changes in the regulations must be
considered for period of 80 days,
and then must be approved and sign
ed by the peresident before they be-
come effective. 1t is thus evident
that there is no possibility that the
prohibition of spring shooting will
be in any way modified this year.
The officials of the department
who are entrusted with the enforce
ment of the law are anxious that
these facts be impressed upon the
people because II is the intention to
investigate carefully all reports OF
violations made to the department
inspectors and wardens and to prose
cute all such violations in the fedora
courts. In this connection it is point
ed out that prosecutions may be in
stituted at any time within three
years of the offense.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-11

at $4,000 each and all were released,
their preliminary examination to be
held Wednesday, Feb. 10.
Horne waived examination and is
alleged TO have made a confession in
which he is said to have told the
county attorney that they saw a
chance to make some easy money and
thought that the bonds were bind
ing obligation on the part of the
county and that no inquiry would be
made concerning the holders of them
or the source from which they came
1t is believed by those closest &c
the men arrested that Duvall was the
prime mover in the matter and the
other accessories, but it is pointed
out that the law makes no distinction
between the principal and the acces
sories. The penalty is from 1 to /
years. The Shoshone bank is not i'm
plicated in the affair at all.-Sho
shone Democrat.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-11
HALEY MEN IN TROUBLE.

A HALEY dispatch to the Idaho
Statesman says: Thursday ID. II. Cur
tbs, president of the HALEY National |
Bank, w. f.. Horne, former county |
clerk and now chairman of the board
of county commissioners, and Mayor
Henry Plugoff We're arrested on the
charge of grand larceny, of appropri-
ating from Blaine county lS bonds
valued at $500 each. reissue of the
1920 year bonds sold in 1896 to take
up an old bond issue of Alturas
county.
The coupons and the bonds were
placed in the First National Bank of
HALEY for safe keeping and when
that bank sold to the HALEY National
bank they were transferred with the
other papers of the bank.
On Dec. Is, 1914, coupons totaling
s4l6O were presented to the county
treasurer and redeemed; then on
Jan. 8 or 9, 1915, s4995 more cou-
pons were presented, They came from
the First National Bank of Shoshone.
E. h. Johnson. the outgoing county
treasurer. turned the coupons over to
his successor Mrs, Anna l.. Reed,
with directions that she pay them.
Mrs. Reed hesitated and the board
E of county commissioners verbally in
structed her To pay them. Stin she
hesitated and upon her suggestion
County Attorney Proctor X, Perkins
| began to Investigate the matter anC
; found that the bonds came from the
l HALEY National bank in December
I we're then sent to the First Nationa
bank In Shoshope which in turn sen
them to the treasurer of Blaine coun
I ty for payment.
h Investigations by the county attor
t ney disclosed the fact that the band
t and coupons had been taken from tn
l. HALEY National bank by Mayor Plus
q hon, w. +. Horne and Louis n, pu
II vail. the latter deputy auditor and II
o corder of Blaine county, and by IN
l. vail sent to the Shoshone bank, an
m consequently warrants for their a
* rests were issued,
W In the mantime. however, II is a
to legged that ON January y, puvan le
h Hailey hurriedly for Twin Falls. l
IN said. to meet Raymond Guyor L
10 was traced to Chicago and from tn
o. time all trace of him has been lost.
o. The honds of the men We're place
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-11
Donn,ps SPRING BIRD SHOOTING

From the number of letters which
they have received ON the subject
recently, officials of the department
believe that sportsmen may uninten-
TALLY violate the provisions of the
Federal migratory bird law, which II
Is the purpose of the government TO
enforce rigidly, Under the proVi-
s,ons of this law no waterfowl can
~, shot IN the northern or breeding
Ezone after january 10. except In New
dorsey. where the season extends to
February l. In most of the south
Torn or wintering zone the season
lloses Feb. |. but extends to Feb l0
| in Florida. Georgia, and South caro-
lima. These regulations were pro
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-11

1t was with utmost difficulty the
ceeded in getting revelant answers to |
their questions from Carey Act En- |
gineer Burkett, called as witness |
Tuesday, and in one instance Repre-
chairman to compel witness to ans
wer his question.
Engineer Burkett, according to his
testimony. is "a years of age and at
sity studying engineering for peri
cd OF two years prior to the time of
his employment by the state on its
irrigation projects, and his expert
ence along irrigation lines was most
ly received in state service.
The questioning of the committee
was along lines that would tend to
place the blame for the failure of the
Carey Act projects, notable among
which are the Big Lost River and the
King Hin.
The witness testified that he had
accompanied State Engineer King
when the examination was made that
caused the condemnation of the
Mackay dam, which report stated
that every principle of location and
construction had been violated. that
, there was "A better dam site near by
| which should have been used. Mr..
, Randall asked the witness If he con
t. CURED with his chief in this report
I and MIR Murkett refused to answer
r necessitating the chairmans insist
$ ence ON an answer, with the aiterna
tive of being placed in contempt. The
5 witness then answered mo"
= 1t developed that the engineering
a denartmcnt of the state did not dc
e any surveying or ascertain on its owl
n initiative the feasibility of proposed
t. Irritation projects. but would almos
e invariably depend upon the dat
and maps supplied by the promoter
|. and that unless especially reQueste
Pc by the state land board, did not est
II mate the cost of construction. MI
rs Burkett stated that usually the fnf
Id cost of construction would exceed tn
n estimate from 80 to so per cent
N The engineering department. a
at cording to the testimony, seems
Id have taken the stand that, If promo
e. ers are willing to spend their mon'
is ON projects, depending ON their ow
data as to the feasibility of Il
It scheme. it is not the business of Il
IL engineering department to invest
te gate any further than the plans su
y mitted by the promoter.
tn The committee intends asking Z
d further legislation on the matter
or water filings, as the law now permi
,le fihng for more water than the strea
supplies and is a probable source
al future litigation. Statesman.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-11
No More Rural Routes.

From the tone OF dispatch sent
out from Washington. there is very
little reason to expect that any addi-
tional rural mail routes will be es-
tablshed for the present at least.
The postohice department is noti-
flying senators and congressman gen
orally that no more rural free deliv-
cry routes and no more star routes
will be established by the govern
ment until there is decided i'm
provement in the state of the nation
al finances. All recommendations
for the establishment OF new service
are being filed away for future con
sideration. except in few cases
where great emergency has beer
shown,
While the postofhce department
refuses to authorize the expansion o
extension of the rural and star rout
service. il contends that the posta
service is now self-sustaining. an
under this administration a dehei
has been turned into a surplus. NeN
ertheless the postmaster general II
Inmates TO his congressional caller
that the most rigid economy must /
practiced. and in many Instances n
residents of the rural districts mu
put up With the Inadequate serVi'
until such time as the treasury Wi
permit OF the establishment of ne
routes and ths, iperease of service {
routes NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is now inte
mi.sss,sSIs .ss,ss.ygsl, lllSSlNrl ~.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-11

\ three-year-old steer was recently
slaughtered over on the North side.
arised by some farmer in the Hager-
man valley. which reighed just a ton.
The animal was slaughtered at Good
ing and was kept ON display there for
a few days and then sold to a retail
meat concern in Pocatello. which
paid Slss for II. where IL is now be-
ing cut up and sold TO the meat eaters
OF the Gate City. Reports state that
II was never fed any grain, and at the
time IL was killed was about three
years old, 1t is believed that 1t Is the
largest steer for its age ever raised
in the state,
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-11
a BEAUTIFUL SIGHT.
Ice Formations ON Blue Lakes Grades
Attract Attention.

The bend in the Perrine grade,
where the waters of the coulee make
the two hundred foot drop over the
roadway presents a beautiful sight
to those who have the energy to make
the trip down the grades. The water
falling over in the thin stream has
frozen into immense icicles, hanging &
down in long columns of a hundred
feet or more while the roadway and
the ravine are filled with mammoth
ice mounds of pure white reaching Z
upward toward the suspended ice
columns. While more or less ice
forms at this point every year, never
before has there been such gigantic
formations as at present, cutting of
all travel upon the grades.-TwiI
Falls Times.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-11
NEW SEED LAW PROPOSED.


House bill No. 1856 just out of the
hands of the printers, is the proposed
new seed law by the Committee on
Agriculture and Horticulture.
As proposed in said bill. larger
of nOxious weed seeds would
be added to those now prohibited by
the present law which seed dealers |
already find it hard To comply with |
and with which they are making an |
earnest effort to live up TO.
Section three OF this bill reads as
follows, using the common name
rather than the botanical one for the
weed seeds in question:
The seeds OF mustard, quack
grass. Canadian thistle. wild oats,
dodder. corn cookie. bracketed plan
tain. plantain. perennial SOW thistle,
Russian thistle. prickley lettuce, curl
ed dock bull thistle. sheep sorrel and
band weed are hereby defined as noX-
ious weed seeds. No person shall
import. sell. oner or expose for sale
within this state for seeding purposes
in this state any agricultural seeds
defined in section one OF this act con
tanning greater amount or proper
tion than one seed OF any or all of
said noXious weed seeds. To ten
thousand seeds of the variety of ag-
ricultural seed offered or exposed for
sale"
section 10 OF the same bill includes
Irnost of the above named weed seeds
but adds buckthorn. COW cookie and
sour dock
Should such law be placed ON
the statute books of this state il can
readily be seen by any person AT all
posted with reference to conditions
ON the North Side tract at least that
no seed or very small per cent
could he grown here that would b,
salablc in this state Since farming
VAS first started in this section Rus
Sian thistle. sour dock and lambs
quarter have been very plentiful owe
the tract and any of these weeds arr
comparatively unharmful. Small
mustard is also plentiful but can b.
removed 10y proper screening Will
the other three named seeds canno
be perfectly removed from clover q
at least not we'll enough to pass thi
proposed law
out of large number of test
made by the Idaho Agricultural EN
pertinent station this season for
' local seed house. but one samp
would have passed under this ne
' requirement. All of the samples e'
= ccpt three were seeds grown ON IL
u rract.
u Some of the provisions of the hi
- especially those relating to the d
= structions of weeds each year ON ra
- roads. highways. bitches and tarn
= arc highly commendable and wou
= do much good but until some SUE
' provision is made for the destru'u'
= of weeds that we now have ana IN
!" are not positively harmful II wou
II be better to let the present law I
= main at least with regard to the see
that may properly he sold in ldah"'
Should this bin become law
y necessarily means that but little 81
" able seed can be grown in this sta
and consequently Eastern seed o'
IN ers who buy millions of dollars wor
u of Idaho seed each year would hai
~ ly be expected to pay top prices
at kIdaho grown seed that is not sala'
* in the state in which II is grown
Ut Every Idaho seed grower ana de
1" or should acQuaint himself with
~ provisions of this bin and after ca
I'M full consideration express his wis
ne and opinion of the same to his pro
" representatives at Boise.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-11

statewide prohibition IN i'i"'
seems to be quite an assured ia''
s,nee the house on Monday IN COM
mittee of the whole recommenueu
tho massage of the bill. Their" mems
onlv one dissenting vote east
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-11

Governor Alexander ON Mono"S
anrointcd George T.. steele. OF Voe"r
.d'Nlene. as insurance commissioners
- sncceed E. f, Nalkenhers' W"V
sont I'm his resignation some ''"'
ago.