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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-02
BANK OFFICERS INDICTED
Charged With Making False State
ment Under Oath.

Charles G. Glover, president of the
Riggs National Bank, William J. Fla
ther. vice president, and Henry H.
Flather. cashier, were indicted yes
terday afternoon by the grand jury
in Washington for perjury. -Four in
dctments were returned to Justice
Mccoy in the Criminal Division of
the Supreme Court Of the District of
Columbia, he being the only justice
sitting. One charges the three financ-
iers jointly with making false state
ment under oath before notary pub
lie concerning a material issue in a
case pending in court. The other three
"true bills" make the like allegation
against each of the bankers individu-
ally, one only being named in each
indictment.
The charge of perjury is based on
an affidavit signed by Mr.. Glover and
the Flather brothers and filed at the
hearing last May before Justice Nc
Coy on the application of the Riggs
National Bank for an injunction
against the Treasury officials to pre-
vent the levying of a fine of $4,000
and other threatened daily penalties
for alleged failure to make certain re-
ports to the controller of the Treas
ury.
In the sworn statement the bani
officials denied that the bank had ever
bought or sold any stock through
Lewis Johnson & Co, and that the
bank had ever made 4 short sale Of
stocks. The statement was also made
that if any entries appearing on the
books Of the brokerage firm purport
ed to show such transaction such en-
tries were false.
Henry II. Flather, cashier of the
bank, rendered his resignation to the
board of directors of the bank Yes
terday, following indictments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-02
BLINDING FUMES
Germans Add Another Horror to
Modern Warfare

Paris, Oct. 2-To asphyxiatine
bombs and other devices hitherto UNI
known in civilized warfare, the Ger
mans have added another method of
tcrturing their enemies.
The latest device to add TO the hor-
rors Of the great war is bomb which
slinds ali who come within the range
Gf the fumes that it carries.
This projectile was introduced yes
.erday in the fighting in the trenches
newly won by the French in the
Champagne region.
There the French launched sur
prise attack and gained advanced and
important positions. There was the
Usual lull that precedes the counter
attack and then the men in the cap
tured trenches were subjected to a
bail fthe great new bombs.
AS the missiles landed the men, by
this time we'll acquainted with tbs
ierman method of attack, saw by the
color of the fumes released from the
combs that the onslaught was of a
new sort. AS the dense clouds rolled
upon them scores Of French soldier.
dropped their guns and fell back
stone blind
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-02
SUICIDE IN CEMETERY
Cotton Broker Ends His Life at Grave
of Former Fiancee.

Hastings-on-the- Hudson, n. Y. Oct
?-The body of Maxirliian Schmits,
son Of one of the foremost cotton
brokers of Germany. and himself
among the most popular young mem.
bers of New York Cotton Exchange
was found Thursday with bullet
through the heart on the grave Of
Mrs. Lucy A. Simonds in Mount Hops
Cemetery. At the top of the grave OF
the woman, who eight years ago was
engaged to be his wife, he had placed
a great bouquet of white carnations.
MaximiIian Schmitz. eight year:
ago met, in Berlin, Miss Lucy 4
Caskin. daughter Of Gen. Theodore
Clarke Caskin, of the Confederate
army. and a granddaughter of Gen
Pickett, on her mothers side The
Young woman was in Europe complet-
;ng her musical education. Her beauty
md charm made her popular in Ber-
lin society, and before the end of hel
stay she was engaged to Mr.. Schmitz.
Miss Caskin returned to this coun-
try, and after a time the engagement
with Mr.. Schmitz was broken. In 1907
she married G. Watson Simonds
whose family in South Carolina had
long been intimately associated with
her own. Mrs. Simonds died last Sep.
tember.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-02
CHARGES AGAINST MINISTER

New York, Oct. 2TMiss Lucille
Covington, through her attorney,
yesterday filed in the county clerks
office the complaint in her 100000
suit against the Rev John Wesley
Hill, well-known lecturer.
The complaint alleges that on July
~. 1910. DR.. Hill proposed marriage
to Miss Covington at Chicago, and at
"divers places and on divers occasions
thereafter.'
The complaint further states that
previous to the first proposal Of mar
riage Miss Covington received a large
income as manager of a lecture book
ing office, but that she resigned this
position at Or. Hills request.
Miss Covington alleges that DIR
Hill !'later refused and still refuses
to marry her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-02
"HOPEWELL SQUAD"
Governor and Chief Of Police COnsid-
cring Report.

Richmond, Oct. 2--Governor Stuart
and Chief of Police Werner are cOnSid-
ering reports made to them by Off
GERS Harry Sweet and Louis Bertucci,
of the "Hopewell squad which reveal
startling conditions at the guncotton
city, and which may lead to drastic
action on the part of the Common
wealth in connection with some who
have been supposed to enforce the law
at Hopewell.
Among the things reported by the
two officers are:
!. That men and women are locked
in the same cell at the Hopewell iai!
and kept there all night.
2. That quantities Of liquor are ship
ped into Hopcwell after dark.
p That the HopewclI magistrates
have dismissed or imposed only light
fines on many men against whom the
police claim to have proved charges
Of operating blind tigers.
4. That men convicted of carrying
coneealed weapons have been dismis-
Scd upon the payment of the costs in
tfe case. and that their weapons were
returned to them.
} That moral conditions are but
little improved. though violations
are not so public.
g. That many of the court records
| Of the magistrates are written with 4
pencil on loose pieces Of paper-not
in book--and that very little effort
is being made to keep the records
from being lost or stolen.
7. That prisoners sometimes "es-
capped" from court without being tried
OYSTER SEASON OPEN AT RAM
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-02
SOLDIER OF MISFORTUNE"
King Of H0bOeS Wants Government to
Place Rattleship at His Disposal

idCe stl liIS yiSl'O'd'
Washington, Oct. 2-''I was deeply
impressed with the Grand Army pa
rade. But those old soldiers are ear
ed for with pensions. How about the
soldiers of misfortune
1t was this question that Jeff na-
Wis, "King of the Hoboes' and COM
mander in chief Of the "Army of Mis-
fortune" called at the Office of Sec
retary Of the Navy Darlels and Secre-
tary of the Interior Lane this week.
The departments were closed. Asked
what ne wanted, Jeff offered the fol-
lowing:
"There are bunch Of old battle
ships that nobody would buy, lying
around the Philadelphia navy yard. |
want the Government to leave one OF
those where it is, put another down
in harbor off Florida, another two
or three in California harbors and
one off New York. Let my men live
on them, feeding themselves. To pay
for their room on the vessel, let them
do honest work in the various harbor
cities, or surrounding country.
"If Secretary Daniels won't do this
maybe Mr.. Lane will let us have some
land in Arkansas or Arizona, which
my men could reclaim. and then lei
the men have the land they worked
It's going to be hard winter for the
'Boes.' I am trying to- get them some.
thing to do"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-02
developments on the various 1fohtsf T
the statement says: @

developments on the various lfohts
the statement says: =
seMontors of the enemy bombafu-
ed the environs of Lombaertzyde ana
Middelkerke (Belgium) without result
cThe British did not attempt 20
make fresh attack yesterday. Our
counter-attacks north Of Loos MADE
further progress, in spite OF the en-
enmy's fierce resistance. A few pris-
oners, two machine guns and one NINE
thrower fell into our hands.
"Attempts of the French to gam
ground east Of Souchez, and aolah OF
Neuville failed. In Champagne the
enemy undertook an attack with !
strong forces east Of Auberiville, but
failed. All French attacks in the re-
gion northwest Of Massiges, IN when
detachments of troops belonging tc
seven different divisions participated,
were equally unsuccessful. The mum!
ber of prisoners taken thus far DUR
ing the attacks in Champagne has
been increased to 1O4 officers and \
019 men.
Successful mine explosions dam
agc/ the French positions ut Vau-
quois.
"French aviators dropped bombs on
Henin-Lietard (Pas de Calais, 16I
miles southeast Of Bethunc), killing.
eight French citizens. We suffered no
losses.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-02
STABS SLAYER OF BROTHER
impatient at Laws Delay. Youth At
tackS Man Oh Street.

Impatient at Laws Delay. Youth At
tacks Man on Street.
Philadelphia, Oct. 2-Attaching the
man who had killed his brother, hut
who still walked the streets free
man because of the laws delay, Ar:h-
ur Walls, Wednesday night stabbed
and seriously wounded Harry Carroll
The youth met the man or the street
and began to upbraid him. Carol!
treated him contemptuously and told
him to run home.
"Your political pull may keep yos
out of jail shouted Walls, 'but YOU
re going to be punished" He leapcd
at the man as he was entering his
home and plunged a penknife in his
back. Carroll was taken to the Poly
clinic Hospital and the youth was ar-
rested.
Last Christmas Day, Wallis br0the,
John Walls, was one of party cf
boys who threw snowballs at Carroll.
Carroll replied by hurling a monkey
wrench at the lads. 1t struck young
Walls on the head, killing him. Car
roll was arrested. but was admitted 70
bail ard his case had not yet been
reached. Friends of the slain youth
we're impatient at the laws delay in
prosecuting Carroll and this worked
on Arthur Walls imagination.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-02
MASONIC NOTICE

A called meeting of Andrew Jack
SON Lodge. No. 100, A. F. and A. NJ.
will he held in Masonic Temple, Sun
day. October 3rd. at 9:30 q m. for
the purpose of attending the funeral
of our late brother John B. Padgett.
BY order of the Worshipful master.
J. f. ALEXANDER. Secy 1-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-02
JAPS BUILD RUSSIAN SHIPS
Big Order Is Given for Passenger
Steamers

Tokyo. Oct. Special advices from
Petrograd give Importance to the an
lounccmcnt that the Russian Trade
ard Navigation Company Of Odessa
has decided to give japanese shipbu,ll
ing yards its first big order 70" tho
construction Of several large passen-
ger steamers. The Russian ministry
If trade and industry thoroughly an
proves the decision of the company Us
he beginning of an economical ap-
prochmcnt between Russia and Japan
which promises to have a great .fu-
turc.
At the outset there will be order
ed eig!'! lirst-class ships for the Cri-
mca- Caucasus line. after which the
company has in view an order for Il
second group Of steamers for its for
eign service on lines which before the
war were in the hands of the Germans
Heretofore there have been no steam.
ers Of japanese construction among
the vessels of the Russian merchant
marine.
At the present time several repre-
sentatives of japanese yards are in
Odessa, where, together with Russian
engineers, they are drafting plans
for the vessels and conditions to be
observed in construction. Several cap
tains Of the Russian company have
also been ordered to visit Japan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-02
ALEXANDRIA HOSPITAL

A meeting Of the trustees of the
Hospital will be held in
The room fthe Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday, October 9TH at p. m. AS
this is an important meeting a full
attendance is requested.
l-3t. ARTHUR HERBERT. jr..
Secretary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-02

Partly cloudy tonight; Sun
day fair; gentle west winds,
becoming variable.
High tide 1T 2:09 q. m. and
2:45 p. m.
Sun rose at 9:O6 Sun Set 5:42
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-07
SALT PUT TO VARIED USES
invaluable to Mankind Though as a
condiment II Should Be En-.
ployed sparlnsly.

II food is tasteless without salt, It Is
ruined with TOO: much, Unappetizins
cooking Is often due to gness%ork.
A level teaspoonful Of salt is sufficient
for a quart OF soup. tauce, or vege-
tables. 2; " rs ~ ~
Salt used once day. is an excellent
dentrifrlce, tending to keep off tar.
tar. It is said to ,retard receding
gums.
A half teaspoonful Of salt added to
u cup OF hot water-which many per-
sons take each morning-will make it
palatablc.
Do not gargle with salt water.
Throat specialists consider It injuri-
Gus to the tender mucous membrane
OF the nose.
Salt water rots the hair, SO never
fail to rinse with fresh water after
sea bathing.
To set color in wash materials and
embroidery cottons soak them in
strong salt water.
An excellent tonic for nervous PEG.
Pile is to take salt rubs twice a day.
AS sea salt dissolves slowly, some of
1t can be kept in solution in a glass
jar to be ready when needed.
When a child is inclined to bow
legs or to have weak back, rub it
night and morning with strong salt
water.
A faded carpet is freshened II
wiped of with wet cloth wrung from
strong salt water. Sprinkle floor with
dampened salt and sweep we'll.
Bad dyspepsia can DO helped by dis.
solving pinches OF salt on the tongue
after eating, or when there is sense
Of oppression.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-07
PICTURES OF KITCHEN
sresen. Day Cooks Like to See Fu.
turs Working Place Before They
Engage Themselves.

"a phase Of the servant girl ques-
Ion that was new to me was sprung
The other day when l called at an
employment agency to hire cook"
laid the nervous woman. "a prepos.
sessing looking girl was brought for.
ward for an Interview. Her first ques.
lion was: Have you any pictures Of
your kitchen?
Il said l had none.
ut is always best to bring thcm,'
,aid the girl loftily. 1t saves time
Ind trouble, for with them to look at
4 cook can see at a glance the posi-.
lion OF the sink, the tubs, the range,
and the cupboards, and can tell Il the
place will suit her.
While l was adjusting my mind to,
that phase Of the proposition another
woman with a wider experience than
mine plped up that she had brought
ylewr OF her Kitchen. From that min.
ute l was cut of 1t as far as that par.
!icular cook was concerned. The pic.
lures met her approval, and the other
woman hired her on the spot. Iasked
the manager II 1t was the custom for
honseksepers to produce views OF
their hume when hiring servants.
THE custom is not yet universal
he said, but 1t is growing. In one
sense the girl is right; 1t does save
time and trouble"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-07
0ilIa1ndEGas


On West Fork river. Union district.
Harrison county, the Hope Natural Gas
Company has drilled No. 1 on the G. W.
Morrison farm through the Gordon sand.
and has show for 10 or ,s.barrel
pumper: On Paint Creek. Cabin Creek
district, Kanawha county, the United
Fuel Gas Company has recovered the
tools lost In It's important test on the
Paint Creek Coal and Land company's
tract. located three and one-half miles
east of the Columbus Producing Com
pnny's production on the Richards Coal
Company's tract. The wei had been put
down TO depth OF 2,195 feet when the
tools were struck. Barring accidents, tho
10 days.
In the Weir sand development on FALL
Ing Rock creek. Big Sandy district. Ka-
nawha county, the Falling Rock Camel
Coal Company has drilled No. SO on It's
owI property Into the Weir sand, and has
a show for n s5-harreI producer. No. 50
on the same tract is drilling. and will be
due TO get the sand this week.
In the old Squaw sand field on Blue
creek. Elk district, Kanawha county, the
Ohio Fuel OIL Company has shot It's No.
= on the C. T. Woods farm, and increased
It's production from one to seven barrels.
In the same district the W. S. Edwards
OIL Company has given its No. 3 on the
Lewis G. Myers farm another shot and
brought It's production UP from one to
i've barrels. The South Penn Oh Com
pany gave Its Nc. 3 on the Albert Myers
farm shot In the Squaw sand, and In
creased Its production from one to seven
barrels a day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-07
IS NO EXCEPTION
Fairmont People Come Out as Frankly
Here as Elsewhere.

Fairmont people publicly recon.
mend Doan's Kidney Pills. This pa.
per is publishing Fairmont cases from
week to week. 1t is the same every.
where. Home testimony in home pa.
pers. Doan's are praised in thirt,
thousand signed statements, published
in 5000 communities. Fairmont PEG.
Pile are no exception. Here's a Fair.
mont statement.
Lewis F. Enlow, railroad fireman,
Chicago ST., Fairmont, says: 81 SUI.
fered a great deal from kidney trou
BILE and rheuamtic pains. The kidney
secretions contained sediment. Often
the secretions passed too frequently
and caused much pain. Pains through
the small of my back made 1t hard
for me to stoop or lift. Doan's Kidney
Pills strengthened by back and kid.
neys and removed tho pains"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Enlow had. Foster.Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. y.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-07
Latest In House BUILDING.

spanners and screwdrivers ava the
only tools required in up'to.date house
building. This latest development in
an important craft comes. as might be
expected, from the United States, says
London Tit:Bits. Blocks OF concrete
cement are cast according to the de-
sired pattern, with wire spiral pas.
sage through the cet:rr'. When ready
for erection steel 70 are passed
through the center al the castings,
and the whole bolted .ogether over a
wooden frame. The work of building
or d!smartlIng house so constructor
Is stated to be simrle IN the extreme.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-07
No Steel Pens In Tropics.

Tho ordinary stel pens used in tenn.
perate climates. particularly those
used in the United States, are not
adaptable 10 the tropics on accou;S OF
rrsting. This is especially true dur.
ing the rainy season and at seaports.
Bronze or brass pens. or those coated
with bronze. do not seem to be thus
affected. Ink deteriorates very quickly
in tropical climates and often has the
consistency OF gum. On the ordinary
steel pens this aids the rust and Is
hard to wipe of II left for shor,
time. With the bronze or brass PEI
or with pen coated with bronze the
coated ink is easily wiped or burnt
on.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-07
WycIlFe,s prayera.

Among recent sales Of relics and
crrlos in London was that Of wycliffe's
Prayers OF the Bible" Of the date OF
1927 or thereabout. 1.-THE rare old
black letter Of this work puts t." says
the noted authority on curios, ]. F.
Blncker, Eat once among the scarcest
examples of old "Flete strete' print.
ing. The noble cid divine died in 1894.
shortly after he had completed his
translation Of the Bible into English.
These prayers were imprinted Just
about tho time when the first English
Bible was published by Tyndale in the
years 1526.1s32. The six parts realized
ESQ. though copy Of each of the
first four parts sold some time ago for
s4oo."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-07
DESTROYING Weed, ID Ponds.

Copper sulphate Is often used for
destroying the scum.llke weeds in
ponds. But precautions must be ia.
ken. for unless the right proportion of
sulphate Is used any fish which may
be In the pond will be injured. The
proportion Of copper sulphate used in
the ponds at Kew Gardens is one part
to from 10000 to 100000 parts OF
water. sulphate OF copper in a pull
vcrized state Is placed in porous bag
and dragged through the water until
dissolved. The water in st. James's
Park. London, It might be mentioned.
has for two summers been kept free
from scum by this naturalization
Mall.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-07
Deeds Filled.

William S. Martin and Opal E. Mar.
tin. his wife, to Maud NJ. Martin, wife
OF G. c. Martin, one.fourth interest in
real estate and gas interests; consid'
Grafton, 800.
Laura B Stewart and Roy H. Stew
art to Anna P.,McNichols and Thomas
McNichols, three lots in Warrington
consideration, one dollar and other
consideration.
Clarence D. Robinson and Lizzie NJ
Robinson TO George ". Fluharty, lot
in Fox addition to Pennington; con,
sideration, one dollar.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-07
B.S..GAN' DEPEND
T00IMUCR on THE
SUBMARINE BOAT
e Only Weapon of Opper-
lItunity, Says Naval
Expert.
eYtFRANKLlN D. ROOSEVELT.
BARGAIN day has arrived!

BARGAIN udy Ado uilNShs
So say a great many worthy citi-
tens who, reading of the advent Oh
submarines in naval warfare, have
Jumped with delight to the conclusion
That the day OF the costly battleships
has gone by and that for the price
81 q couple Of dreadnaughts we can
protect every fiarbor on the coast with
Inc new miracle-working undersea
craft. Imagination, and lack OF the
true facts, have run away with us.
Nowithe submarine Is not new in.
yertion, though It is still an imperfect
one. We have had submersible yes.
sels In our feet for dozen years or
more. and our naval officers have
recognized the merits Of the weapon
and the place 1t occupies in war. We
have built, building and authorized 10
Of them and we have greatly i'm
proved their type, but the navy has,
liter careful study, realized that they
have their Limitations. In the first
place they are primarily surface
boats; they are run by oil engines
which must be stopped when they
submerge and then they are driven
81 low.powered electric engines which
have very slight endurance.
Practically speaking, they can run
underlwaterifor only few hours, and
they cannot see unless the periscope
isfaboye the water. This means that
i submarine, or some part of her, is
visible whenever she makes an at
tack. AS a result many devices have
BEEN inaugurated to destroy her. The
aefoplaneY can see her far below the
surface, theme can trap her, the mine
explode her, and most effectively OF
iii. de small, fast patrol boats, mount
I'M single gun, and watching every
paft Of the surface in the field OF op.
erations can sink her with a single
shot when she comes up to attack or
% racharge her batteries. For she
must come up iif she is to continue TO
Thus Il Is that the submarine has
become merely one Of the many weap.
ons used at sea. She Is, like the dc.
stroyer, weapon Of opportunity. II
the chance comes, II the conditions
are right she can make her attempt
to torpedo an enemy ship.
For naval purposes the submarines
have been divided into two types, the
smaller, OF about 500 tons. for coast
defense. the larger, OF 1000 tons or
more, for cruising in company with
the battleship feet. 1t is believed
that we should have about $50 OF the
coast defense type for the immediate
protection Of the principal points
along our shores and our outlying pos.
sessions. We have 73 Of these small.
Ell boats built or building. and believe
that the newer, vessels will prove as
reliable as can be expected OF any
ship which goes below the surface.
In addition we are building three Of
much larger size, intended to have
Ereater speed, better sea.going quail.
ties and q greater radius Of action.
To give up the sea.going feet and
to substitute for them submarines
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-07
FINANCE, OIL, Gas AND PRODUCE
Moul York

NEW YORK. Oct a. Another house,
cleaning IN the war stocks resulted In a
snarp break 10 those issues yesterday.
general list hit the stafldard rails and
fnduetrials displayed a relatively strong
tone throughout the.smash AZ one time
the extreme declines In the war stocks
RANGED from 5 to 1871 points. the maxi
mum drop ibeins In Cruclble Steel.
Tho large amount OF buying orders that
aceumulated IN the commisspn houses
before the opening Offset the compulsory
selling 70 d degree at the beginning OF
trsdlns. 70 that Initial prices were irregu-