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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14

home to her in her own hour of tribu
Iulation and distress to emphasize the
eternal truth that the sins of nations,
as well as individuals, will surely find
them out.
But Germany cannot escape her
share of moral responsibility by point
ing an accusing finger at Great Brit
ain. She has shown since this war
began that she is ready to CUTLER
cd Herod, to do openly and unasham-
ed worse things thIn Great Britain
committed on a smaller scale, and
under plea of international necessity.
The state of mind which would justi-
fly the scornful disregard of Belgian
rights and which would defend the
murder of the women and children on
the Lustitania necessarily involves a
state of mind which defends the Ar
menian tragedy and glorifes the con-
duct of the Turkish ally Of Germany
and of the savage hordes which it has
let loose on the Armenians.
Germany is directly responsible for
this blacklist and most fearful chapter
in modern history, and she will have
to answer for it at the bar of human
and divine justice. She refuses to in
terfere; she contends that nothing
wrong is going on. She shows pre-
cisely the same spirit that she show
ed as to Belgium and as to the Lusi-
tania.
The mills of the gods grind slowly,
out Great Britain is finding that they
finally inffict crushing punishment up
on national criminals. Germany's turn
will come sooner or later, and she will
discover that the gods do not forget.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14
INITIATING
BLUEBEARp.

In the juvenile classic of "Blue'
beard we are told that the young
wife, after she had disobeyed her liege
lord, was allowed a few minutes in
which to say her prayers, while her
husband flourished Turkish sword
over her head. She managed 30
elongate her devotions until the ar
rival of her brothers. who rescued
her and killed her would-be murderer
Truth is often as strange as fiction,
as will seen from the following:
GAS her husband, Milton Cupp,
pressed the muzzle of a revolver
against her head, Mrs. Lucy Cupp:
knelt in the cellar of their home, in
Hoimesburg, Pa, early yesterday
morning and prayed for mercy, &C
cording to the story which the woman
afterward told at hearing before 2
magistrate. Her prayer was answer
ed for while Cupp gave a few more
minutes to prepare for death, her H.
year-old son, summoned a policeman.
The officer succeeded in disarming the
husband and landed him in the police
station after a struggle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14
DEFENSES OF
THE CHESAPEAKE.

In the plan of preparedness that
will be submitted to Congress will
appear an item of the widest impor-
lance to Baltimore, Norfolk. Washing
ton, Alexandria and to the country
at large. In the maneuvers OF the
American ships-of-war the past sum.
mer it was ascertained that the Chesa-
peakc Bay was start!ingly vulnerable
to the assaults of foe. This fact
has tended to stimulate the measures
for preparedness at the Capes.
Hence there is to be looked for rec
concentrations for Congress to make
appropriations for the construction CT
the long delayed fortifcat!on at the
mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. The
Cape Henry Notifications will supple
ment those OF Fort Monroe, The new
fort will hc equipped with guns
equal TO those OF the Panama Canal
These guns viii have ample range to
reach ships .; aasr enemy nation that
may seek TO cr,er The mouth of the
Bay. Thus aia2;s dcfeasc5 viii be
provided for N2TSois;;. Baltimore,
Washington and ''.xar,i~;a Three
years viii, be nc"rIci . ca-oa'etc tbs
extensive defenscs rs you'd maxi
tlo ChoSoocsEc crr H. $3.50 !
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14
CRUCIFIXION OF A NATION
Baltimore Sum.

In comparison with the Armenian
horrors, the rape of Belgium and the
assassination of the noncombatants OF
the Ldsitania seem insignificant. A
whole people are being exterminated
in Armenia, and exterminated in the
most fendish way that human sava-
cry could suggest.
If the Armenians were permitted to
die together and at once, their fate
would be far less cruel. But they are
subjected to slow torture of body
and mind which adds the agony of
prolonged despair to the ordinary
pangs of death. Vast multitudes driv-
en- from their devastated homes like
so many cattle into strange regions:
many Of them perishing by the way
of hunger, fatigue and hardship; faith
ers, brothers, sons, slaughtered be-
fore the eyes of their families; child
rem taken from their mothers and sold
into slavery; young women outraged
and murdered or consigned to the
harems of the followers of the Proph-
et-this is the indescribable picture
on which the world IS gazing in this
twentieth century of civilization and
Christianity.
The mind and spirit sicken at the
spectacle. History with all its abomi
nations does not record moral out
rage more appalling, more soul-shak-
ing, more inhuman, A vast pilgrim
age of martyrs is taking place in Ar
menia personally conducted by the
earthly representatives of his satanic
majesty. A whole nation, wearing a
crown of thorns and bearing a cross
of intolerable weight, is following the
sorrowful road to Calvary of shame
and anguish. Armenia is dying for its
religious convictions because Tor
generations it has held fast TO its
faith. because it has refused to bow
the knee to Oriental religious despo'
tism.
Who, in the final analysis, is respon'
sible for his super-satanic diaboiism
Ir the past Great Britain. which tol
her own interests has protected and
maintained at Constantinople the poW
er in Europe which represented moi
only medieval barbarism. but re-
ligion of violence and brutality; whicf
against the protest of her own con-
science and the pitiful cries Of mil
Inns of the oppressed refused to ailo"
civilized intervention and control Of
a menace to modern civilization, anc
which kept. .kennelcd in the old East,
ern Roman capital national blood
hound to hold "the balance Of power
and to guard for her the gateway tc
the East. Her crimes are now coming
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14
NO HOPE
FOR PARDON.

| In refusing a pardon to NJ. L. Bel
cher. convicted in Danville OF sell
ing liquor illegally, Governor Stuart
made it plain that in no case where
a man is convicted of violating the
State LIQUOR law will executive Gle
mency be extended. He made an IN
dorsement to that effect on Belcher'S
application. Belcher was convicted and
given thirty days in Jail III addition
to a fine of $50. Sentenced was sus'
pended until application could he MADE
to the Governor for pardon.
The above should receive the close
attention of certain parties who per-
sist in violating the Byrd law. Such
will be found in every community.
and when cases are clearly proven
against them they take appeals, and
when the appellate court sustain the
lower tribunal they appeal to the
Governor for relief. Governor Stuart
has made himself sufficiently plain,
and the case of the violator of the law
IN Danviile should be warning to
others.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14
PUBLISHED. DAILY
ENDORSED BY
A BIBLE CLASS.

Harris Hart, of Roanoke, candidate
for Superintendent of Public lnstruc'
ton of Virginia, has been endorsed
officially in a series of formal reso-
lutions by the Bible class of the First
Baptist Church Sunday school OF
which he is the teacher. The Clifton
Forge Review objects to this, 1t seems
to think that the pledge given by the
class to work as an organization and
individually to promote !Ir. Harris
election is dangerous approach to
the intrusion of the Church into poll
tics and kind of combination of
Church and State.
The Richmond Journal takes issue
with the: Clifton Forge Review, and
says:
Our esteemed contemporary seems
to US to be illogical. Why should not
the Bible class of the First Baptist
Church declare Mr.. Harris candidacy
to represent great moral issue? Mr..
Hart is Sunday school teacher. Per-
haps, no one of his opponents occu-
pies similar position. Therefore, it
is the sworn and bounden duty Of all
Christian people to rally to Hart.
Why, then, should the Clifton Forge
Review, or anybody else, object to
seeing a congregation, or a section of
it, or an entire denomination, line up
behind an individual candidate?
Many, if not most, of our Churches in
Virginia are in politics to their necks.
The time when the clergy will name
all our officials and shape all ouI
policies, put the seal of their sanction
on one than and blightirg anathe-
ma on another, may not be far away.
In fact, we seem to be pretty close
to it..
We never have believed in the
union Of churches and state, and men,
bers of certain religious denomina-
tions which have in bygone years
been in confederacy with politics sec
the impracticability of it now.
Every man, whether he be church
member or no, has the privilege to
support the candidate who appeals
to him most, but the church to at
tempt tc run a community has al
ways proven failure.
We read of the tailors of Tooley
street, London, starting Il petition
with the words, eve, the people of
England" A Bible class, it would
seem, is equally as small an element
in the body polite.
The Journal dreams a time is near
when it will be necessary for all Of
fcials to have a clearical seal. We
smile now when we read of the Preto-
rian Guard assuming the power to
confirm or reject candidates suggest
cd by the Roman Senate for En-
peror. Are we to have economically
attired guards in the latter days?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14

fractional politics have broken out
again in the State Federation OF La
Dor, and while that organization Is
considerably split up over the naming
of Labor Commissioner, the execu-
tive committee, consisting of seven
men, have endorsed James B. Doher-
ty for reappointment. This action was
taken Tuesday evening, in Richmond
and is said to have been unanimous
The committee directed that suit fo1
settlement of accounts be brought
against Howard T. Colvin, the prln-
cipal opponent of Mr.. Doherty, dur
ing his term as secretary of the fed
Grafton and as editor of the Union
News. and also suits against two for
mer officers of the federation. The re-
solutions OF the committee are very
cordial in the endorsements of Me-.
Doherty's administration, the paper
having been presented to the Govern
or following the adjournment Of tie
meeting. Richmond JournaD.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14

After giving the crew time to get
off, a British submarine dynamited
the German steamship Walter Leo
nard in the Baltic Tuesday, Other
German craft destroyed by British
undersea boats in the same waters
in the past few days were the steam
ships Nicomedia, Gutrune, Germania,
Lulea and an unidentified steam YES
sci.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14

ed away since hostile fleet sailed
into Chesapeake Bay and proceeded
up the Potomac to Alexandria and
Washington. With the defenses con-
templated at Cape Henry such move
ment will be impossible in the fu-
ture.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14

A Zeppelin raid occurred yesterday
evening over the London area. "A num-
Der of inccndiary bombs were drop
ped The material damage was small
The few fires were quickly extingui-
shed by the fire brigade. No public
buildings were injured. So far as re-
ported. the casualties were two wo-
men and six men killed and thirty
four injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14

James Croxton, a Confederate vet
eran, residing near Hague, committed
suicide yesterday afternoon by jump
ing from the bridge at Nomini Fer
ry into Nomini Creek. No cause is as
signed for the deed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14

w. z. Ennis commemorative at
torney for Caroline County and Demo
cratic nominee for the next House o.
Delegates, died yesterday in Rich
mond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14

"Boys, here's the last onc!" facing
a group of acquaintance at the
Mades Hotel bar, Washington, Ralph
Hornback, chauffeur, smiled and
drained his glass. He stepped back.
A revolver was fired and Eornbacb
was seen sinking to the floor holding
a pistol. He had shot himself in the
right breast. He was taken to Pro-
violence Hospital in precaricus con-
dtion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14

The League of Virginia Municipali-
ties closed it's tenth annual conven'
ton yesterday in Fredericksburg, at,
ter selecting Clifton Forge, as the
meeting place next year and clectlne
the following officers: A. B. Davis
Clifton Forge, prcsi>ent; c. E. Harkir
Portsmouth, first vice president; Ed
ward P. Fuller, Richmond, second
vice president; T. J.. Twyman, Madi-
son, third vice president; and l.. G.
Brinson, Portsmouth, secretary and
treasurer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14

At the annual meeting in Lynch
burg, Monday of the board of trustees
of the Odd Fellows Orphan Home,
Hill Montague, of Richmond, was re-
elected president and all other officers
were also reelected as was the execu-
tive committee, The resignation OF
Mr.. Lucy AGREE as superintendent tc
take effect January 1st. was accepted
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14
NEWS OF THE DAY

A Bulgarian division was almost
annihilated in fierce battle near
Kraguyevatz. Serbia, says dispatch
from Bucharest, dated Tuesday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14

Russia has been receiving NUM-
tions of war from Japan at an ave
rage rate of twenty trainloads day
for more than three months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14

To cope with the traffic congestion
around Petersburg, due to the DrI
Pont activity at Hopewell, the Nor.
folk and Western Railroad has Great.
cd the position of assistant superln-
tendent for its Norfolk division, anc
Samuel Nicholson, who has been trair
master, has been promoted to the new
position, with headquarters at Peters
burg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14

Vincent dc Lusa, % years old, and
his brother. Tony, q years, were ar
rested yesterday in Kansas City
charged with the murder last August
in Brooklyn, N. Y, Of Frank and AT
gust Piconc rivals OF the Lusas II
the fruit business. According to the
police. the brothers confessed having
killed the Phones in revenge because
the Phones had slugged the Lusa
brothers father.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14

The nineteenth Virginia State Con
ference of the Daughters of the Am.
erican Revolution began yesterday al
Staunton, There are As delegates ano
number of visitors present. A re-
ception was rendered the delegates
Tuesday night at Stuart Hall and 9TH
err entertainments are being planned
among which are a reception at the
Country Club rendered by the ]. E.
B. Stuart Chapter Of the Daughters
of the Confederacy and an automobile
ride.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14
VIRGINIA NEWS

The eleventh annual meeting of tht
Synod Of Virginia is being held II
Lynchburg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14

The moving picture show and seve-
raj other modern methods Of attrac-
ting congregations have received the
formal approval of the New York
Conference of the Methodist Church.
at it's first annual church efficiency
meeting Tuesday the conference in
dorsed moving picture performances
in churches Or church buildings, brass
bands or orchestras to attract the
public, ard gymnasiums in connac-
ton with the churches.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14

was hanging ne :fsend- IL was
charged with G. 'oits, and when
the boy grasped it he was hurled
several feet. Another brother was
about to lift up the wire to pass un-
der it when he was pushed away by
his sister, who realized the danger.
Five hundred and fifty-one postmas-
tiers sitting around banquet tables il
the big ballroom of the Raleigh Ho-
tel. Washington, next Thursday night
will pick up 551 telephone receivers
at signal and listen to an address
transmitted by direct wire across the
continent from the Panama-Paclhc
exposition at San Francisco. This will
be one of the unique features of the
annua, convention of the National
Association of Postmasters of First
and Second Class, October 1928. The
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company has finished arrangements
to have one telephone at the plate of
each diner.
Mrs. Edward E. Cook was assault
ed in her home in Hagerstown, Md,
Tuesday night by an unidentified man
who, after struggle, jumped out Of
a window and escaped. Mrs. Cook had
spent the evening with a neighbor:
Mrs. George Koon, and when she went
home she went to her room to retire
Her husband, who is employed by the
Western Maryland Railway, was not
at home. After she had retired mar
crawled from under the bed and blew
out the light. She jumped out of bed
and was grabbed by the man, who
told her he would kill her if she made
an Query. She struggled with hel
assailant. however, and finally broke
away and screamed for help.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14

The 14-year-oid son OF John Smith
of Great Cacapon four miles west
of Berkeley Springs, w. Va, was ele-
trocuted this week in the woods while
gathering chestnpts. In crossing the
right of way: of the West Virginia
Northern Power Company, he came in
contact with a wire which. it is stat
ed, had come loose from the pole and
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14

Revolution has it is said, broken
out in Guatemala. Fighting is in pro-
gress in the states of San Marcos.
Huchuetenago, and Peten, and it is
said an army Of LOO men. command
ed by exilcd Guatemalans, has crossed
the River Suchiate from the Mexican
state of Chiapas. The revolutionary
army in the field in the state Of San
Marcos is said to be under the COM
mand Of Gen. Isidor Valdez, a pro-
mincnt Guatemalen engineer, who
was exiled by President Estrada
Cabrera several years ago
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-14
Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia Railway
Company

Steamers Of this line leave. A1exandria
Monday. Wednesday and Saturdays a.
4:3n p. u.
FOR RtLPEMOUE AND ALL THE
CSUfL RIVER LANDINGS.
Cuisine and appointments une1ceI1ed.
Freight for Baltimore. Philadelphia
and New York solicited and handleS
with care. Through rates and bills Of
landing Issued.
Single fare to Baltimore. $500 return,
trip, $500: state coou1s ere way $50
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-10-30

The next regular meeting of the
Epiphany Circle, of the R. c. Church,
will be held at the home of Mrs.
John Reynolds, Lawton avenue, next
Monday evening.
The Halloween Masque and Dance
of the Trinity Episcopal Church
Choir held in the Guild Hall on
Thursday evening last was delight
full occasion. The decorations of the
hall and the costumes of the dane
ers were very charming.
Remember the High School Dance
at the Lawton avenue auditorium
next Friday evening. Come and
show that you believe in your high
school. Free gallery for onlookers.
Admission thirty-five cents, includ-
ing refreshment.
Remember the Sunday School hal
loween party at Trinity Episcopal
Church Guild Hall tonight. All are
cordially invited.
Tuesday is election day. Show that
you are for America First, by vot-
ing. For once, vote the full voting
strength of your borough, 300 strong
and more. Polls open fourteen
hours, seven to nine.
The new borough tax rate for
Cliffside Park is $2.95. The rate for
neighbor Fairview is 1918, new
high record.
The annual fair of Grace Episcopal
Mission, Grand View, this week, has
met with the usual success. The gen.
eral and fancy articles table was in
charge of Mrs. Philip Richards, and
Mrs. Charles Gerlach; the food and
household table was presided over by
Mrs. Schonberg; and the confection-
airy table by Mrs. Meredith and Mrs.
Lyons.
The fair ended Friday evening
with dance.
Seymour Sears, the Grantwood
political savant was down Cor up) to
Palisade this week giving folks the
glad hand.
The last Republican Club meeting
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-10-30

and stay there: it will be abreast of
the times and will capture the
nation!
therefore hope that our present
legislative and county ticket in Ber-
gen County will call out to the polls
the last man in the Republican ranks
on election day to secure an over
whelming victory. The legislative
ticket and the Freebooter ticket are
worthy of our undivided and en-
thusiastic support. If the Republican
ticket wins, from top to bottom, a
new period will open for the people
of Bergen County. We shall then,
l believe, have county government
to which we may truthfully point
with pride" :.
Our local borough government
needs an overhauling, accompanied by
deordorizing and disinfecting, and
the sooner Doctor Kerwein acts on
the job the better.
With my renewed thanks for your
cordial invitation,
Yours very sincerely,
E. Yancey Cohen
Mr.. Kirby, Of Palisade, made a
short address, saying he was for re-
form and low taxes. He would work
for this end and said that low taxes
could be effected, regardless of what
others said to the contrary. He felt
that Mr.. Kerwein would win, and we
would have lower taxes.
Fire Chief Woods made a short
talk, also, saying he had faith in the
ticket and that ha would do hic hoct
On election day.
Charles T. Logan made a few
pointed remarks, saying that he felt
the greatest confidence in Mr.. Ker-
vein, and thought the attacks upon
him were not warranted. Mr.. Ker-
vein had lived in Fort Lee many
years, and had given no man the
right to say he was not straight, or
incapacitated Mayor White had
twice alluded to the fact that Mr..
Kerwein had to go to an "out of
town paper" for his publicity. He
was glad to have been able to serve
Mr.. Kerwein in giving expression to
his views on the issues, and to de-
fend himself against a lot of unjust
attacks. Mayor White might have
Will UcCCcI grave aLu SOOu CdoCS
have gotten Fort Lee editor for the
Sentinel, instead Of man from "out
of town." who had come up here to
brow beat and traduce one of the
best citizens of Fort Lee. Mr.. Logan
was given a cordial reception and
loud applause, besides many hand
shakes for his defense of Mr.. Ker-
vein, whom he characterized as a
man fit for the office, and who had as
good record as any man in the
borough.
Mr.. Kerwein was next called on
and made one of his best speeches
He was loudly acclaimed by the
crowd in wild applause, and pro-
ceeded under great difficulty, owing
to the fact that the people insisted
on giving him the glad hand. He
pledged himself to many reforms
but said lower taxation was his
slogan. That was what the people
craved, and they were going to get
it. He told several amusing anec-
dotes, all pertinent to the occasion
and when he sat down, the applause
was long continued.
Mr.. Erico Franchi, Cy. Prosch,
Mr.. Galouchi, Mr.. Moore, and others
made short talks. During the even
ing there was music and singing by
the Elite Cabaret Band, of Fort
Lee, and it was greatly enjoyed.