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The Washington times., 1916-08-08
The standing Of league today is As

Smithsonian took four out Of five
matches from Labor-State In the De-
partmental Tennis League yesterday.
Three of them. however. went three
sets. Summary:
SMITHSONIAN. 4; LABoR-s L
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
EXCITING RUNAWAY, y
Horse Attached to Buggy Coiliaes
With Automobile and Street
Car

An exciting runaway took place
last night at $3.50 o'clock when
horse attached to buggy, owned os
R. M. Heth, of Oakley Farm, Fan
fax County, made a wild dash up
south Alfred street and down Alne
street. The horse had wandered from
the farm, six miles below Alexan.
dria and became frightened on Alfred
street and commenced to run.
Turning into King street, the run
down the street was made IN RECORD
time, and pedestrians and vehicles
were missed by narrow margins,
AT times the horse mounted the SIDE
walks forcing the people to run INTO
houses. Between Washington and ST.
Asaph street the vehicle collided with
on automobile and at King and Royal
ran into street car.
The journey was finally ended just
below Royal street where collision
took place with telegraph pole.
The horse was uninjured but the We
hicle was a total wreck.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
WINE AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Resolution Criticising President Viii.
son Coldly Received by Meth
odist Conference.

Saratoga Springs, N. Y, May A
The general conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church resumed its
session yesterday.
Criticism of President Wilson for
providing wine for guests at banquets
at the White House was expressed
in a resolution submitted to the gen.
eral conference, by Rev. James W.
Anderson, of Oregon, Mo.
The resolution was coldly received
by the 800 delegates, and was refer.
red to the committee on temperance
Although the resolution was offered
by DR.. Anderson as an individual, the
entire Missouri delegation supported
the action.
The resolution in part follow:
"Whereas, it has been reported
through the public press that our
President, the Hon. Woodrow Will
son, has restored the use of intoxicat-
ing liquors ,on State occasions at
White House functions, therefore,
"Be it resolved by the general con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, that we hereby express to the
Hon. Woodrow Wilson, President of
the United States, our keen disap-
pointment and regret for said action,
especially at time when the rulers
of other nations have taken such adj
vanced position with reference to in
toxicating liquors and when there is
such widespread growing sentiment
in our land in favor of total abstin-
ence from all alcoholic beverages; and
we, the delegates, representatives Of
more than four million members Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, here
by appeal to the President as a Chris
tian gentleman, to abolish the wine
cup from all functions over which he
has control, thereby setting worthy
example and keeping pace with the
forward movements and Christian SEN
timent of:the day. and. furthermore,
as the liquor beverage traffic has its
national organization. pays govern
ment revenue, so that for these and
other reasons it is national issue
we must urgently request the Presi-
dent to give his endorsement and
hearty support to the pending meas
ures looking toward nationwide pro-
hibition of the liquor beverage
traffic"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
LEADERS SHOT. TO DEATH
Last Act of the Drama of Easter
Republic" in Ireland

London. May 4-As the sun rose
over the high grim walls of the Tower
of London yesterday, it witnessed,
down in the historic execution court
the last act of the drama OF the
easter republic Of Ireland" played
to the tune of rifle bullets from four
successive firing squads that snuffed
out the lives of the four chief rebel
leaders, who, eight days ago, had
raised the curtain to let rebellion
play its piece of terrorism unconfin-
ed.
Patrick H, Pearse, the provision
al president of Ireland;" James Con.
molly, Commander and general OF
the Irish republican army" Thomas j
Clark and Thomas MacDonagh, court
martialed and convicted of treason,
were shot to death to pay the penal
ty of their Easter dream.
In cell not far away from the
scene of the execution sat Sir Roger
Easement, a prisoner in the Tower
awaiting trial for treason. The rifle
shots could be plainly heard in the
solitary prison room Of the traitor
knight who was arrested few days
before the rebellion broke out, while
attempting to land arms from Ger
man auxiliary on the Irish coast.
Shortly before Premier Asquith. in
opening the mornings session of Par
lament, had announced the fate of
the. four Sim Fein leaders, Angus
tin Birrell, chief secretary for Ire
land handed in his resignation.
Premier Asquith promptly accepte:!
it. Birrel explained he was laying
down his Office upon having beer as
sured that the insurrection had been
quelled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
MIRACLES DISCUSSED.
Annual Congress of Episcopal Churcl,
Opens in Norfolk.

Norfolk, Va, May 1.-The mirac-
ulous as essential to the gospel" was
the topic at the opening session OF
the third annual congress Of the
Episcopal Church in the United
States here last night. The principal
point of discussion was whether mir
acles are an essential and integral
part of the Christian religion. Sew
eral definitions of miracle, similar
in construction, but different in the
development they received, were pre-
sented by the various speakers, The
session was opened by Bishop A. NJ.
Randolph, of the diocese of Southern
Virginia who asked the congress to
"pray for the spirit of unity
The essayist last night was Rev.
George C. Foley, D. D., of the Phila-
delphia Divinity School, He said that
miracles were simply the revelation
Oh The ulSlIie Will, dllu tHc llehtulei 90
ton of powers of a spiritual nature.
DR.. Foakes-Jackson, dean of Jesus
College. Cambridge, followed DR..
Foley, in place of Rev. Kirsopp Lake,
of the Harvard Divinity School, who
was unable to attend on account of
illness in his family. DR.. Jackson,
spoke of the three great miracles as
being the virgin birth of Jesus, the
feeding of the 5000 and the resurrec-
tion of Jesus.
Prof. w. NJ. Urban. of the faculty
of Trinity College, Hartford, Conn.,
was followed by a number of volun-
teer speakers. Professor Urban said
that the continuance of the life OF
Christianity seemed to be independent
of signs and wonders and that even
the miracles of the gospel seemed to
be sinking in more and more into the
background in spiritual teachings.
Il
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
NEW COMMISSION FIRM
Whitestone and Clarke Open Busi.
ness Today in G0ldsmith's
Old Stand.

Alexandria has brand new firm
today one that promises to fill long
felt want in the community-an up.
to-date firm of commission merchants
The firm opened business this morn.
ing in the store formerly occupied
by Emanuel Goldsmith, at the corner
of King and Lee streets.
Composing the firm are R. P.
Whitestone, R. Dan Clark and L. l..
Whitestone, R. P. Whitestone is a
we'll known and popular resident CT
Alexandria as he is the senior part
ner of the firm of Whitestone and
tRammel, proprietors Of the Hotel
Rammel. He was formerly from
Culpeper and has wide acquaintan-
ship among the residents of the coun-
ties near Alexandria, R. D. Clark
and L. L. Whitestone are from Gull
pepper, Va, where the have had a
hing exerience in the commission
business.
The firm will make speciality of
handling poultry, butter; eggs, fruit,
grains, vegetables and live stock and
solicits the shipment of all county pro-
duce.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
If Not Found Insane, Sir
Roger Will Be Hanged
For Treason
WILL USE SILK ROPE
Rank and File of Irish Rebels Will
Be Dealt With Leniently-Red-
mond Makes Plea

London. May A. Sir Roger Case
ment will be brought to trial in a
few days on the charge of high tfea-
son, it is announced following the
execution of rebel leaders yesterday
morning.
Baron Reading lord chief justice
of England will preside. Unless Sir
Roger escapes death sentence because
he is found to be insane he will be
hanged with a silken rope-a "prlvil-
ege' accorded condemned members of
the nobility by ancient custom.
The rank and file of the Irish reb-
els will be deaf with leniently, it
is stated.
Sir Edward Carson, Ulster leader,
and John Redmond, leader of the Irish
natonalists, have joined in an appeal
to the government for mercy. 1t is
believed the majorit yof the Sim
Feiners will be given light sentences
and that few will be deported.
A Dublin. dispatch to the Evening
News today reports that in the Dub
lin hospitals alone the bodies of 1873
victims of the seven days rebellion
have been counted. These include six
ty-six soldiers and I'D rebels and civ
ilians. The Dublin morguc holds
about 300 more bodies, some of them
mangled beyond recognition.
Mr.. Redmond said that the whole
business in Ireland had been to him
a misery and q heartbreak. He paid
warm tribute to Mr.. Birrell. He felt
that he himself had incurred some
of the blame which Mr.. Birrell had
laid at his own door. The National
ist leader had concurred in the view
that the danger of an outbreak was
not real one, and perhaps what he
had said in conversation might have
influenced Mr.. Birrell..
While approving the vigorous quell-
ing of the rebellion, Mr.. Redmond
begged the government not to show
undue hardness to ''the great mass
of unfortunate dnpes involved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
POLICE BOARD USURPERS

Portsmouth, Va, May 4-City At.
torney Happier has given an opinion
to Mayor Hope, in response to the
latter's request, in which he holds
that the board of police commissioners
went beyond it's rights when it took
from Major Broughton, chief of the
police department, the power to as
sign men of the police department to
certain duties.
A couple of months ago the police
commissioners took virtually the en-
tire management of the police depart
ment into its own hands, and re-
arranged the assignment of the force
Mayor Hope opposed the action
and recently asked the city attorne!
for an opinion as to the rights OF tht
police commissioners to take the
course they did.
City Attorney Happier holds in eft
feet that the police comissioners ar
a legislative body, and the chief o
police is the executive officer of tn
commissioners The board can not de
prive him of the power necessary t
carry out the rules and regulation
of the police department, and the as
signment of the police force to dut
lis held to belong to the chief OF pc
lice exclusively. He is the prope
person to carry into effect the regl
lations and orders of the police CON
mission. The commission has no rigf
to carry its orders into effect itself
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
GRAND LODGE ODD FELLOWS.
Delegates Will Leave Here Saturday
and Sunday for Lynchburg.

Members of the Canton Patriarchs
Militant, will hold a meeting tonight
at Odd Fellows Hall and make ar
rangements for attending the meeting
of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows,
of Virginia, which will be held in
Lynchburg, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The members OF the Canton will
confer the Decoration of Chivalry on
a Class Monday night.
Most of the delegates from the
lodges here will leave Saturday and
Sunday nights for Lynchburg. 1t
is expected that there will be a
large number of members from this
city who will attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
SEMINOLE TRIBE No. 81
Improved Order Red Men Again on
The Warpath.

On next Thursday evening, at {
o'clock, Seminole Tribe, Improved Or
der of Red Men, will confer the de-
grees of the order on large class OF
pale faces. On the evening of the
25th in the Hill Memorial. their an
nual banquet will be served. On the
18th of this month in Lynchburg the
state Great Council will hold its an
nual session. Those who are expect.
ed to attend from here are Great
Junior Sycamore, Roger c. Sullivan
Past Sachems, H. H. Newton ant
A. ]. Butcher.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
MEMBERS OF ALNA AERlE F. o.
F.. AND THEIR LADIES.

All members and their ladies will
kindly take notice of postponement of
Alexandria Ladies Night at the Spring
Festival of Washington Lodge, No.
1875, from Monday May lst., to Thurs
day May 4th., A special train will
leave Prince and Royal streets at 1885
Alexandria ladies and their escorts
will be guests of the Ladies Auxil-
iary of Washington at banquet.
w. L. RAMMEL, Chairman,
Entertainment Committee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
LADIES NIGHT

The Holy Name Society of St.
Marys Catholic Church will give its
first ladies' night celebration, May
18th. in the Young Mems Sodality
Lyceum Hall. The members Of the
organization and their friends are
invited to be present. The program
includes musical and literary numbers
which will be given by Washington
and local talent. :
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
Scott and obregon Said to
Have Reached an
Agreement
JOIN IN BANDIT HUNT
Conditions Are Improving-Ameri'
cans Win Aid in Restoring Con.
fidence in Country

Ell Pas0, May 4.-AWericah aiu III
rehabilitating Mexico is expected to
follow ratification Of the "El Paso
peace paet.n
War Minister Obregon and Chief
of Staff Scott, were silent today
awaiting advices from their respec-
tive governments, but developments
more than military matters were
treated in Tuesdays momentous IL
hour conference.
Authorities here believed the OIL
cial statement will show that chief
among the matters agreed upon is
the gradual retirement of the Amell-
can punitive expedition from Mexico
the movement expected to extend
over sixty days.
Ell Paso, Texas, May 4-Gen.
Gabriel Gavira, military commander
of Juarez, sent q message yesterday
afternoon to all his commanders in
the field informing them that the
conference between General Obregon
and General Scott was progressing in
n way satisfactory to the Constitu-
tionalist cause and that he believed
he would be able in short time to
announce its conclusion in an ami
cable manner. satisfactory to both
governments and the people thereof.
The sentative agreement, said to
have Seen reached between Major
General Scott and General Obrcgon
was generally understood to provide
for gradual retirement Of the Am
erican forces in Mexico.
Mexico City, May 4-Gen Carranza
received report from Gen. Obregon
late last night covering the tenta-
tive agreement between himself and
Gen. Scott. Obregon asks Carranza
to sanction the proposed agreement,
and it is expected here that the first
chief will do so at once. Ratification
by the United States government also
is confidently expected. Government
officials here predict that the Am
erican troops will be out of Mexico
within 80 days.
A text of the agreement drawn ur
by Gems. Obregon and Scott, was
received here.
It contains the following para
graphs:
l. The American troops are to ad
vance no farther south than certain
point to be agreed upon.
3. The withdrawal of the American
troops is to commence as soon as dc
facto forces take up Villa pursuit
8. The flanks of the retiring army
will be permitted to spread out to Ger
tain agreed distances east and west
and to clean up the country as they
fall back.
4. The last American troops are to
be out of Mexico on an agreed date
5. The Mexican government is to
station garrisons along the border
the number of troops so stationed te
be agreed upon-so as to avoid amp
possibility of a recurrence OF th'
columbus incident.
6. The pursuit of Villa by constl
tutionalists is to continue until III
shall have been captured or killed.
The correspondent of the 1nterna
tional News Service is in position
to state that the Carranza govern
ment is agreeable to the foregoing
which is now being considered by tn
representatives of Mexico and tht
the United States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
LANSING MoNoTYPE MEETING

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Lanston Monotype Co
was held at noon today in the Elks
Auditorium.
The following directors were reject
ed: ]. Sellers Bancroft, s. Theo. C.
Camp, j. Maury Dove, Halliburton
Fales, William J. Father, William H
Goadbv, H. C. Hallenbeck, Adrian
H. Larkin, J. G.. Maben, W. Usher
Parsons and Arthur Thomson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
Capture One Hundred Pri-
soners and Four Ma
chine Guns
ARTILLERY COMBATs
Austrians and Italians Still Engaged
In Hard Fighting With no Impor.
tant Changes

Paris, May 4.-French troops last
night extended and consolidated the
gains they made in yesterdays fight
ing on Dead Mans Hill. northwest of
Verdun, it was officially announced
today.
The French positions were improved
while violent bombardment was go.
ing on in the whole region west Of
the Meuse, from Avocourt to Cum.
ieres. The war Office reported that
German losses were heavy in yester-
days fighting on the Dead Mans
Hill sector.
No fighting of great Importance is
reported from any of the battle fronts
On the sector Of lie Mort Homme
northeast of Verdun, the French have
taken additional German positions ir
brilliant executed attack, and cap
tured in the operation about hun.
dred prisoners and four machine CUR
On the remainder of the front il
France and Belgium, nothing but ar.
tillery duels have been in progress.
In the Adamello sector of the Aus.
tro-Italian front the Austrians anc
Italians are still engaged in the hare
fighting that has been in progress foI
several days, but with no importan;
changes in positions reported.
A German aeroplane has dropped
bombs on Deal. England. Some ma.
terial damage was done, but only one
man is reported to have been injured
The aeroplane escaped.
Thirty-six casualties resulted from
the Zeppelin raid on Tuesday night OF
the northeast coast of England an6
southeast coast of Scotland.
The House of Commons, amid lout
cheering, has passed the first read
ing of the governments bill calling
for immediate general military com
pulsion for the duration of the war.
Paris, May A German attack il
the Argonne, near Harazee, was re
pulsed with serious losses for the as
sailants, the War Office announces.
In the Verdun region Tuesday night
there was heavy fighting with artil
lery.
Berlin, May 4-The following an.
nouncement was issued yesterday b!
German army headquarters:
western front: North of Dixmudt
our detachments succeeded by a sur.
prise attack in entering the Belgian
line, and took several dozen soldiers
prisoners.
"In the Four-de- Paris sector oul
patrols reached the second French
line and returned after capturing sew
eral prisoners.
"The situation remains unchanged
in the Meuse (Verdun) sector. First
Lieutenant Won Althaus shot down
his sixth enemy aeroplane above the
Caillette wood. Another French aero
plane was brought down in a com.
bat in the air south of Thiaumont.
Antiaircraft guns brought down two
more aeroplanes south of Talou ridge
and fifth plane was destroyed by
machine-gun fire near Hardaumont
-O-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
FIRE AT QUANTICO

According to reports which reached
here this morning there was disas-
trous fire at Quantico last night. The
stores of !Abels and Brawner, with
their contents, were destroyed. Three
horses were burned to death. Dyna-
mite was used to stop theflames and
all the windows in the vicinity were
blown out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
PRINCIPAL RESIGNS

Miss E. Gilliss has resigned her
position with Steward Business Col
lege, Washington, D. c., where she
acted as principal of the shorthand
department for more than two years
Miss Gilliss has placed number OF
expert stenographers in various Off
ces and her leaving is deeply regret
ted by the faculty and pupils.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04

The Common. Council of Petersburg
on Tuesday night suspended the rules
and unanimously voted an appropria-
tion Of $500 to A.. P. Hill, Camp Of
Confederate Veterans to defray the
expenses of the members of the camp
in attending the reunion at Birming-
ham, Ala.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
EAGLES MAY FETE TONIGHT

At the May fete being given in
Washington by Washington Lodge
of Eagles tonight will be known as
alexandria Ladies' Night" and a
large number of ladies of this city
will attend. They will leave here il
a special train at 1886 o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
MOOSE TO ATTEND BANQUEE

A delegation of members Of Viz
rinia Lodge Of Moose mas arrangcc
to 90 to Washington tonight to at
tend banquet which will be given
bv Washington Lodge Of that city. 4
special train will leave the corner
of Royal and Prince street at 1888
o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
SOCIALIST CANDIDATE

Announcement is made that Frank
f. Manning, of Cherrydale.. AlexaH-
dria county, will oppose Represen-
tative Charles C. Carlin Of this
city for Congress from the Eighth
District. Mr.. Manning will run a.
the candidate of the Socialist party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04

Funeral services for Mrs. Rebecca
Dove, wife Of Levi Dove, were held
this afternoon from her home, 42s
south Lee street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
: MONEY TO LOAN
HOWARD w. SMITH

1O7 N. Fairfax st. :.
In any amount from $1,000
to $4,000. Immediately
available.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
NOTICE
Attention l. O. O. NJ

Attention l.. o. o. NJ.
Virginia Lodge No. 1916, Loyal
Order of Moose, will attend the Ban
quet Of Columbia Lodge, No. l2b
Thursday evening, May 4th. A spec
ial train will leave Prince and Royal
streets at 1885. .,
j. H. HARRINGTON, Chairman
Entertainment Committee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04

In police court this morning Wal
ter Bradshaw, a riverhan, was fined
$50 for carrying a concealed weapon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
LOCAL BREiV'I'TlI5Eis;' q

Edgar r. Petit, former Alex
andrian, died in Washington this
week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04

In the Circuit Court of the city
today in the case Of John Blake Cor
don VS.. the Southern Hydraulic Con-
struction Company, Inc, a decree
was entered for the hearing of the
case by the Judge in vacation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04

In the Corporation Court today the
case of Millic Grigsby ct al. VS.. Ell
mira Pace was deferred to w. P.
Woods, Special Commissioner, for re-
port.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04

Martha Washington Candies. Fresh
every day, at P O. Cockey's 525 King.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
I. .,W,EATHER , REPORT

Unsettled and cooler tonight;
friday TAI, and warmer Gen
tie to moderate shifting winds.
High tide 9::22 a. m. and 9:54
p. m.
Sun rose 4:59. Sun sets 6:54.