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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16
SAMUEL H. LUNT, Auctioneer

By virtue of deed Ct trust made
by John T. Nails and wife, bear
ing date on the 9Th day of. March,
1912, and duly of record in the Land
Records of the City, Of, Alexandria,
Virginia, in Deed Book MOI 81, page
554, to the undersigned Trustee OF
The German iCo.Operative Building
Association Mo- 5 of Alexandra
Virginia, and by: the order OF the
Board of Directors thereof, default
having been made in the payment OF
the amount secured by the said deco
of trust, the said Trustees will offer
for sale on: SATURDAY, the 2Dth
day of MAY, 1916, at twelve o'clock
NJ, in front of the Royal Street Ell
trance to the Market Building in the
said City of Alexandria, all those two
lots of ground, with the improvements
thereon, in the said City of Alexan
dria, and bounded as follows, to-wit:
First: Beginning on the south side
Of King Street ~ feet L inch cast
of Alfred Street, and at the east line
of Gibson. and running, thence east
on King Street Is feet 10 inches;
thence south, parallel to !: Alfred
Street, 37,feet 5 inches; thence west
parallel to King Street, Is. feet 10
inches to !; Gibson's line; and thence
north, in a direct line, 81 feet 5 IN
ches to the beginning, with all appur-
tenances, and with the right to use
the partition wall between the house
on this: lot and the house adjoining
on the east.
Second: Beginning on the south
side of Prince Street Sc feet 5 in
ctes east of Henry Street, and rim.
ming thence south parallel to Henry
Street, 88 feet to an alley 16 feet
wide; thence west on said alley 81
feet;'+ thence north, in a direct line,
SO feet to-: Prince Street; and thence
east on Prince Street "a feet to the
beginning; with the right of way over
the said alley and all appurtenances.
Terms of Sale; Cash, Cost of con-
veyancing at the expense of the pur-
chaser.
JOHN D. NoRMoYLE,
P. N. BRADSHAW, -
Trustees,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16
2PIGE FOUR
coLoRED BOY BURNED
Victim of Mob Vengeance confesses
to Assault and Murder

Waco, Tex, May 16-With 1900
persons as witnesses, including womel
and children, Jesse Washington,
colored boy who confessed TO the as
saulting and murder of Mrs. Luc!
Fryar, seven miles south of here las:
Monday afternoon was taken IRON
the Fifth district court room short
" before noon yesterday and burned
to death on the pchlic square.
4: The burning came Immediately al
ter the boys trial had ended. Th'
Jury had returned a verdict OF guilty
giving him the death penalty. Thel
some one started the cry OF "ge
him" 1t was quickly taken up by al
of those from that part of the count.
where Mrs. Fryar was killed, am
Washington was then seized.
The mob at first seemed willing t.
hang Washington from the suspen
sion bridge, but a suggestion that he
be burned on the plaza met with in.
slant response. He was dragged t,
the city hall yard, where the chain
already around his neck, was throw
around him and the fire started.
After the verdict had been return
ed Washington said in a half-audibl'
whisper, "I'm sorry / done It,.
The rush to secure the prisone
came with such suddenness that OH
GERS, lawyers and newspaper mel
were swept off their feet, and the
victim was in the hands of the mo-
before any one could stop the proceed
ings.
Later in the day members OF tht
mob returned to the scene Of tho
burning, placing the charred body IL
sack and dragged it through tn:
principal streets behind an automo
bile to Robinson, where Mrs. Frya.
was killed, and what remained OF 1
was suspended from telephone poll
there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16
bout noon Yesterday in an automo-

about noon yesterday in an automo-
bile accident near GAINESVILLE, the
vicinity of West Point. He and a
party of friends were en- route to
Lester Manor, where they were to
dine in the home of Montague Pill
cher, The running-gear got out of
order, and the machine, running up
on a ditch bank, turned ever. The
other members Of the party jumped
and escaped with minor injuries. Mr..
Leigh's neck was broken. Mr.. Leigh
went to West Point several years ago
from King and Queen county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16
Washington Southern Ry.
Schedule in effect March 10, 1916

Schedule in effect March 10, 1916
For Washington and points north
daily ut 1888, sos, 1901 1916,
1928, 2:3O, Through train for New
York, via p. r. R) GIG, 1853, 1888
p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and
points south at 4:37, 1853, (local) and
1917 a. NJ. 1916, 1922, 1882, SIT
(locaD 6:57, 9:47, p. m. daily.
Accommodation for Fredericksburg
at 2:18 p. m. Saturdays and 11:18 a.
m. other days of week.
Local from Richmond arrives 6:07
p. m. week days and S:O7 p. m.
Sundays.
NOTE-Time of arrival and de-
parture and connections not guarans
teed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16

Paris Mcconnell, SO years old, re-
Gently partloned from the State pris-
on by Governor Stuart that he might
be with his family in his last hours,
died yesterday while pleading for his
children to be brought to him. The
children were wired for, but failed
to arrive. McConnell's aged father,
w. S. Mcconnell, Of Nickelsville,
Scott county, arrived five minutes too
late to see his son alive. Mcconnell
was sent to the penitentiary for kill
ing friend and neighbor named
Meade. He declared to the last that
he was intoxicated and unconscious
of having killed Meade.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16
RHEUMATISM

If you are troubled with chronic o,
muscular rheumatism give Chamber
lain's Liniment a trial. The relief
from pain which it affords is alone
worth many times its cost. Obtain
able everywhere.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16
CLASSIFIED ADS
LOST

LOST-May the 18th, small oval
shaped Masonic pin, (solid blue en-
amel, set with pearls), valued for
it's sacred associations. Return to
2l5 south Royal st. and receive
reward. lot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16
NOTICE.

All persons practising q profess
sion or conducting business requiring
a State license. are hereby given due
notice to make application for same
at Room 7, City Hall, on or before
the 18th of this month.
CHAS. H. CALLAHAN,
Commissioner of Revenue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16
Mr., WENT-AND CUT-IT
HERE'S Mr.. 'GETs-|T'
The New Plan Corn Cure That's as
Sure as the Rising Sun.

"Glad to meat you" says the razor
to the corn. "I'll bleed for you!" says
the corn to the razor. Rdzors and
corns love each other. Corns love to
be cut, picked, gouged, salved, plas-
tered and jerked out,-they grow
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16

WANTED Gardener or farm hand,
good opportunity for man or
family in a good house on farm
in Virginia. Box, K. X. lG-%t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16
FOR SALE

JUST RECEIVED-20 new round
extension tables S and 6 feet. Bed
room sets, 2 chiffoniers, half doz-
en- cane seat chairs, 40 high grade
straw hats, 20 trunks, assorted
sizes, 6 folding cots, open 4 feet
wide, l parlor set, l good cook
stove, grass mating rugs, sizes
l2x9, lOxS, 9x6, grass mating run
ners, yard wide, 3-4 yards wide,
step pads, small rugs. Mating rugs
straw mating, 40 yards Cocoa mat
tings yds. wide, Is yds fancy Co
Goa mating, 1-2 yd. wide, harness
of all kinds, also repairing harness.
Bernheimer and Company, 200
King Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16

LOST-2Small silver watch, mono
gram, E. A. S. Finder please re-
turn to 2ll South Washington st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16
VIRGINIA NEWS

Officer j. G.. Walker arrested Ben
wilkinson, colored in Richmond on a
charge of pouring gasoline on and.
setting freoto. Joshua Johnson, a me-:
gro, boy. The boy was not badly
burned,
{ Victor Sharitz, a well-known resi-
dent Of WytheYille, in attempting to
alight from a moving automobile,
near the Wytheville depot, yester-
day morning, was thrown on his head
and knocked unconscious. lie died in
the afternoon.
Two prisoners are dead and anoth-
err is wounded as a result of one
man lnutiny last night in the State
Prison at Nashville, Tenn. Jady Har-
.ris. who caused the trouble was shot
and killed after he had wounded TWO
other prisoners, one fatally, with
| rife snatched from a guard.
Grayson County's defense of the
proposal of its board of review to
cut in half the real estate assess
|ments returned by the commission
ers of the revenue is held to be I'M
tenable by Christopher B. Garnett,
executive assistant to the State Tax
Board, in a letter addressed by him
Yesterday to j. G. Davis, chairman
of the county's local boar of review.
A cloudburst late Saturday night
caused high water in Pittsylvanfa
county, which washed away milo
and half of the track of the Frank
lin and Pittsylvania Railway, seven
miles west of Gretna. A FIGURING mill
was badly damaged and many head OF
stock drowned, while hundreds OF
acres of farmland we're inundated.
The railway has suspended train ser
vice, but is sending the mails over
the road by hand cars.
The SEVENTEEN annual session oil
the Great Council OF Virginia of Red
Men, met today in Lynchburg, with
about 200 delegates in attendance. A
public session was held this morning
at the Hill City Masonic Assembly
Hall, at which time Mayor Jester,
w. T. Corwith, secretary OF the
Chamber of Commerce, and F. M.
lB. Varney, of the local councils, de-
l;..a,.ol nldroccoc nf 1rnlnnnn Ihr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16
WANTED

WANTED-:Antique square and up
right pianos, Hugo Worch, No. ITO
G-street, Washington, D. c. lStf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16

WANTED-An Old Line Life In
surance Company now doing
splendid business in this city de-
sires the services of two good cam
vassing agents to sell Industrial
and ordinary insurance Good
contract. A guaranteed salary
after ability to produce is shown.
Apply Ill South Royal Street lG-@t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16

sixth annual session of the Degree OF
Pocahontas was in session at the same
time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-16

r. J. Leigh was killed instantly
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-10
To Ask Congress
To "Investiga ate"
Paralysis Epidemic

international News Service:
WASHINGTON. July Coon
gress Will be asked 10 take steps to
provide effective federal aid to com
bat the widespread epidemic of in
fantile paralysis. and to prevent fu-
ture epidemics. Conferences of ad-
ministration leaders today discussed
various forms OF legislative action
funds for field work or experiments
that will prevent the spread OF the
dread disease. and if possible evolve
a certain cure for the ailmenr
Rep. b. p. Harrison Of Mississippi.
one of the administration leaders in
the house went over the situation
with Dr.. William Rucker and other
officials of the public health service,
as we'll as with other congressional
leaders He will ask congressional
legislation 10 determine what steps
the federal government can take that
will best meet the problem.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-10
French Capture
German Trenches
Near Champagne
In-ornntI0nal NeWs ServIoe

International News Service:
PARIS. July 10.-While continu-
ing their successes on the Somme
river front the French have extend
ed their offensive 10 the Champagne
district where 500 Yards Of German
trenches were captured in a storm
attack last night.
Announcement OF the French gain
in the Champagne was made today
by the French war Office in its OFF,
cial cOmmunique.
There was no infantry action
north Of the Somme during the
night on that part OF the line held
by the French.
South Of the Somme in the sector
OF Baleux the French captured
German trenches and made $50
prisoners
The new French positions around
Biaches, one mile west Of Peronne,
which were captured from the Ger
mans on Sunday are being strongly
organized.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-10
William Heinrich Back Home,
Claims to Remember Nothing
Oils Whereabouts For Month

from "A blank stage TO my home and
family. From that time on my brain
began to work in its proper manner
and l began TO realize my situation.
"a few days later Emmett Doran.
brother of Jack Doan, met me and
asked me 10 work for him in his
plum bling work. l worked for him
for a few days when suddenly my
thoughts of home became SO strong
that / had to quit and I then re-
turned home"
Nh Heinrich's plans for the fu-
tUre are not known. lie VIII take
his family for an outing for the re-
mainder OF July at Eagle lake and
after that he is not certain as to
what he viii do.
Since Mr.. Heinrich's return,
some persons interested in the case
have been inclined 10 discredit the
theory which placed the cause OF his
disappearance as a complete lapse
Ct mentality.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-10
liam Heinrich is home.

William Heinrich is home.
After an absence from the city
of five weeks, William Heinrich,
employment supervisor Of the South
Bend pOstoffice, returned TO his
home at sos s. Eddy st, late Satur-
day evening.
On being asked by the reporter
Monday morning as 70 his trip and
its cause he was unable to account
for his absence. saying that from
the time he left Jack Doran al the
corner OF Washington av. and Main
St. at 1855 o'clock, June 1. until
more than a week ago. he knows
nothing Of his wherea bouts.
ION the fourth Of July" he said.
II was going down Center st i'm
Toledo. o., wandering around, seem
ingly without any destination in
view. when an old South Bend
friend came up behind me and be-
gan talking 10 me Of my home ih
South Bend. which turned my mind
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-10
F UNE RAL SERVICE
FOR 7. {. HOWARD
ON WEDNESDAY
Distinguished JuriSt Dies at
Hospital Following Opera
ton For Poisoning.

Funeral services for the Hon. Tim
othy Edward Howard, Laetare med
aIist. statesman. schloar, and one OF
South Bends most DISTINGUISHED
citizens. who died Sunday night at
10 o'clock following an operation for
uremic poisoning, will be held We'd
nesday morning at o'clock from
1t. Josephs Catholic church, the
Rev. P. J. Carroll. c. s. c.. officiat-
ing Burial Will be IN Cedar Grove
cemetery. The body may De view
ed from > o'clock Tuesday until the
hour OF the funeral.
Judge Howard was eX-judge OF
the supreme court Of Indiana. past
commander OF Auten Post. No. s, g..
4. r. city and county attorney.
author. historian, poet and lately In
structor of law at the University of
Notre Dame.
The distinguished iurist was to
have given an address before the
state bar association meeting az La
fayette. Wednesday. together with
Samuel l. Parker and Stuart Mac
Kibbin Judge Howard was TO have
gone 20 Lafayette. The trip has
been abandoned by the two other
lawyers.
Mem beers of the ST. Joseph County
Bar association. OF which Judge
Howard was a member. Will meet
Tuesday TO make arrangements for
offending the funeral. Memorial
exercises. i'm all likelihood. Will be
held Friday i'm circuit court room.
Three weeks ago, on June Il. af-
ter having fully completed the work
Of his large law class at NOtre Dame,
ne was taken mn an was at once
taken 10 St Joseoh's hospital. Four
DAYS later ne underwent an opera
ton. from the effects of which he
has since striven with the waning
vitality Of years 10 recover. Early
last evening it was learned that he
could not survive the night, and at
10 o'clock he succumbed.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
IT. F.. Howard. III Cedar ST.. a
brother. Frank A., of Detroit. Mich.
and seven children. Miss Mary J. OF
Chicago and Miss Genevieve of Ann
Arbor. Mich. Mrs. a. =. Perley. 101
". Madison st: Mrs. w. l. Benitz.
724 Cedar ST. John a. Howard. 715
South Bend av.; Edward \. Howard.
Wheeling. ". Va. and George A.
Howard. living at the family home.
ia Cedar 81.
All of the members OF his family
residing i'm the city were at his bed
side when he died Until ali OF his
children have been notified no def
mite funeral arrangements will be
made
Timothy +. Howard was born
near Ann Arbor. Mich. on Jan -.
ISa1. HIS parents were both OF Eng
CONTINUED ON PAGE TwOl
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-10
DEATH BREAKS Up
CAMP INC PARTY
Ivan Sundin Dies of Heart
Failure While Fishing
at Twin Lakes.

Death invaded the camping party
o. Ace Kruger and friends at Twin
Lake sunday afternoon. when Ivan
Sundin. 1920 w ColfaN av.. a guest.
over the Weekend. was seized with
heart failure and died. Sundin was
fishing IN The rear of a boat. when
suddenly ne threw up his arms. and
fell into the lake. His body was re-
covered about 20 minutes later by
Joseph Fergus. one of the camping
party.
The South Bend boys at the lake
were Buster Baker. Fred DUmpkc.
Steven LevendoWski. Edward Cook
and Kruger and Fergus Immedi-
ately after the accident. the body was
taken TO Plymouth where il was
prepared for burial. Ii was brought
90 South Bend Monday The camp
ers. after the accident. returned 10
South Bend without finishing their
vacation.
Sundin was 30 years old and was
born i'm Sweden. Feb. @. 1887. COM
ing tc South Bend when he was
SIX months old. He was employed
al the Studebaker factory. he is
survived boy his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Olsen and four sisters.
Airs. Oscar Anderson. Mrs. William
Putt Miss Elizabeth Olsen. and Miss
Julia olsen lie was a member OF
Harmony camp. No. 2N. W. 3D. W
The funeral services will be held
from the home but complete ar
engagements have not set been mesa
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-10
GERMANS ATTACK
BLOCKADE STATUS
Will Try to Force NeutraIS to
Admit Illegally of Brit
aims Declaration.
InternatIonaI - .ervIee:

International News service:
BALTIMORE. Nd. July TO-
The success Of the German super
submarine Deutschland is 70 be the
basis for a diplomatic struggle by
Germany TO force neutral countries
TO admit the iIlegaHty of the Brit
ish blockade OF the ports Of the cen
trail allies. r. Haniel Won Hahn
hansen. first counsellor the German
EN- bassy arrived in Baltimore today
TO take charge Of the diplomatic
developments following the arrival
Of the Deutschland lie stated the
German position thus
The arrival of the submarine
mercha ntmau Deutschland and the
reported plan for sending 10 this
country from Germany Will prove
that the pretended British-F'rench
blockade Of German ports is
broken"
CousellOr van Haimhausen ~
once got ia touch with the officials
OF the submarine line and with
Capt. Paul Koenig OF the SUBJ
marine. He said that he would keep
Am bassador Won BernstorT inform
ed as 10 the development Of the
situation here and would handle
any diplomatic business that might
De necessary.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-10
TIL SERVE THE nation, NOT
MONEYNEN," WILSON TELLS
WORLD statesmen CONGRESS

In some less developed countries, and
tell them what it is they want,
whether they really do or not. you
cannot do business with them.
Barrier of Tastes.
The great barrier i'm this world,
have some times thought is not
the barrier Of people. but the barrier
OF taste. Certain classes of society
End certain other classes distasteful
10 them. This then, my friends. is
the simple message l bring you.
Lift your eyes To the horizon Of bust
ness. DO not look too close at the
little processes with which yor are
concerned. but let your thoughts
and your imaginations run abroad
throughout the entire world and
with the inspiration OK the thought
that YOU are an American and are
meant TO carry liberty and justice
and the principles OF humanity Wher-
ever you 90. Go ont and sell goods
that viii make the world more COM
forta BILE and more happy; convert
them TO the principles OF America"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-10
BRITISH CAPTURE
WOODS AFTER 48
HOUR STRUGGLE
Terrific Battle RACES Around
TrOneS Forest on the
SOmme River.
International News Service

international News Service.
LONDON. July ia desperate
battle of as hours duration has
ragged around Trones woods with
German and British troops engaged,
il was announced IN an official war
office report issueo at noon.
The British captured the wood.
which is about seven miles south
west OF Bapaume on the Somme
river front and had 20 Withstand
furious coUnter-attacks. but held or.
At one time the Germans had sue
ceeded in penetrating the English
trenches. but were driven out The
Germans lost enormous numbers OF
men.
The text of the official report fol-
lows:
During the past IS hours the
severest lighting has centered
around Trones wood. This wood is
triangular in shape. measuring 400
yards north and south with a south
ern base about 400 yards wide The
Germans had erected strong defens-
es, with trenches and barbed wire
ENGAGEMENTS.
Capture southern End.
ION the morning of July 8, after
heavy bonn bardment. we succeed
ed in capturing the southern end of
the wood and subsequently, extended
the position northward. repulsing
determined counter-attacks with
heavy losses for the enemy.
''On Sunday two more massed
cOunter-attacks against the wood
were crushed by our artillery
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-10
SHOWERS AID DOCTORS.

international News Service.
NV YORK, July 10.-ShOwers
and cool weather helped the author
tiles today in their war on infantile
paralysis and he health officials
stated that if the improved weather
conditions continued a marked bet
terment in the epidemic situation
might be expected
While the health department con-
tinues its efforts TO curb the disease
itself and also run down hundreds
or "abOrtive' cases that have not
been reported. but are nevertheless
2 source OF great danger. other bu-
reaus OF the municipal government
are forcing the city's residents %
follow rules that viii work FOR san
itary Improvement
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-10
GERMANS SINK EIGHT
OF BRITAIN'S TRAVELLERS

Internal ional News Service
BERLIN (via Sayville wireless D..
July 1O.-Eight British trawlers
were sunk in the North sea between
July and 6. according TO a report
made by the admiralty today. They
were Queen Bee. Anil Anderson.
Peep ODay WatchfuL Nancy HUI
man. Petuana. Carl Bezzey and
Newark Castle. The Queen Bee.
Watchful and Petuana were shelled
when they tried 10 escape.
The British steamers captured by
the Germans are now lying AT Zee
brugge.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-10
AGED NEGRO SHOOTS
OFFICER ARRESTlNG HIM
-nLernaLIonaI 80 serrIce

IIIIV-L I'lIII''IasII Wv = IT To-
PERU. Ind. July 10.-John New
man. 60. town marshall AT Converse.
was in critical condition today as
the result of being shot by Nelson
Byes, 20, colored. who is in jail here.
Newman attempted To arrest Byes
last night because he was Quarrelling
with his relatives.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-10
Collector Of Customs Ryan at Baltimore For
mally Accords Subsea Vessel Status Of
Merchantmen But Washington
Will Go Slowly.
BRINGS VALUABLE CARGO OF DYES AND DRUGS

WASHIN CITC)N. July Secy Navy
Roosevelt and Capt Harry Mel HueS of The naval college
left for Baltimore today to investigate the status OF the German
SupeT-Submarine Deutschland Capt HueS expert
report department will depend
the ruling he made whether the submarine shall he Caei
a peaceful merchantmen a warShip.
BALTIMORE Md July IO.Colecor Customs Ryan today
formally gave the German Super-Submarne Deutschland The
status OF merchantmen Customs inspectors sent aboard The
sci examine its cargo reported their chief that all the
principally dyeStufS permitted he imported
this country. They said they found armament board