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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-27
NOTICE

Having qualified as Executrix OF
the Estate of Virginia Chauncey de-
ceased, all persons to whom said es-
tate is indebted are requested to pre-
sent their accounts properly certl-
fled for payment, and all persons in
debted to said estate are requested
to make prompt settlement of said
Indebtedness.
GRACE C. .PAFF,.
10 N. Columbus Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-27
VIRGINIA NEWS

VIM. Drew, negro employed at the
lumber camp of the Virginia Box
and Lumber Co., near Disputanto was
murdered in one Of the company's
shacks Sunday night. Willis Wilson,
who made his escape is charged with
the murder.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collec-
tor o. T.. Wood, of Lynchburg, Fri
day evening, with the assistance OF
two possemen, destroyed an illicit
distillery in Pittsylvania county, 10
miles from Hurts. The still had a
capacity of 100 gallons, but was not
in commission at the time OF its
Miss Polly Payne, 20 years old,
from Broad Run, Fauquier county,
swallowed three tablets Of bichlo-
ride of mercury. Friday night IN
Harrisonburg, with the avoWed IN
tention of killing herself. The young
woman resisted efforts of physicians
to give her emetics and to use a
stomach pump. When told that she
could not live a week, she replied:
81 am happy in the thought that !
am going to die" Physicians say
there is no hope for her. The cause
of her rash act is unknown.
DR.. Thomas Almond Ashby, auth
or. teacher and surgeon and for many
years a potent factor in medical
affairs of Maryland, died early yes
terday morning in Baltimore. The
deceased was born near Front Royal
Va. Nov. 10, 1S47. He was the son
of Thomas Newton and Elizabeth
Almond Ashby, He came Of an old
English family and was descend
ant, of Col. John Ashby, friend OF
Washington. and, Capt. Nathaniel
Ashby, also of Revolutionary fame.
He was a relative of Gen. Turner
Ashby of the Southern Confederacy.
Bringing with him a wedding ring,
Kenneth D. Taliaferro, aged Is, son
of R. NJ. Taliaferro, general agent
for the Norfolk and Western Rail
way al Lynchburg, went to Charlott-
esville Saturday with the intention
of marrying Miss Bertha Pfeister, OF
Amherst. a student at the University
of Virginia summer school. He had
planned to elope to Washington on
the early morning train yesterday.
The Young lady 10 years old, went
to Union Station yesterday, but de-
clined to leave with Taliferro, in
sisting that he should return to Am
herst and secure the consent of her
parents to the union. Desperate at
a further postponement, the young
man declared his intention Of ending
his life, and straightway went to his
hotel, lessthan a block distance and
fired a bullet through his brain, dying
five hours later.
Is
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-27
SUMMER SCHOOL.

A six weeks summer session of
school for those desiring work in the
grammar grades and high school
sourses will be conducted in the
Lee School building by C A Burrus,
principal of the Washington School
beginning about the. last week Gin
July. Those interested please ad-
dress, Box 365, city post office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-27
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-l914 Ford car, for sale
Immediately. Greatest baragin OF
the season, Address Box R, Care
of Gazette.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-27

LOST First Baptist S S 5-year
Pin, Sunday, June 25, Reward if
returned to 4l0 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-27
CLASSIFIED ADS
LOST

LOST-A lavalliere yesterday after
terday afternoon on Queen street
between Alfred and Washington,
or on Washington between Queen
and Pendleton. Reward if returned
to 232 north Alfred street. 23-3t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-27
FOR RENT

FOR RENT - 6 room and bath,
brick hous, water, large pantry, in
good condition, $500. Apply 635
South Fairfax street. 22-3t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-24
100000 WOMEN VOTERS
ARE ARDENTLY WOOED
BY BOTH BIG PARTIES
Republicans and Democrats U.s.
ing Every Device to Capture
Suffrage Ballot in
Twelve States
EACH CLAIMS ADVANTAGE
BY CARL d. GROAT

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Four million
women's votes aren't to be sneezed at this
presidential year.
The two big parties admitted this frankly
today and said they're turning every pos
sible attention TO wooing the suffragists'
ballots.
Each side claimed the majority of the
women would be for them, but each was
just as frank in admitting that It's hard
to tag women voters and that therell be
much Independent voting.
AS the Republican women's branch put II,
The women will not vote as their hus-
bands. brothers and sweethearts do"
The Democratic camp said, Suffrage will
not be determining factor Women will
reason for themselves and vote as they see
fit though we believe they will see that
Wilson is their best hope"
They are very earnest folk-these women
campaigners. A few around headquarters
of both parties looked as though this hunt
for tho elusive vote might be a fad, but for
the most part they had their coats on and
were hustling
Both sides are making a big drive on
strictly economic questions. arguing that
what Affects men also affects women
Workers at Hughes headquarters were
busily engaged mailing out list OF ques.
tions for women to ponder. involving large.
iy matters Of higher living costs, tariff
and the like. Their circular suggested
that on strictly womens and chIldren's
matters. the q. o. p. had been the more
favorable.
Around the corner near the Grand Cen.
trail Station. the Democratic women were
just as busy mailing out literature 20 prove
that tho children's bureau, the commisslor
on Industrial relations, the child labor bill
and even the Federal Reserve act and rura
credits measure are big arguments why
Wilson should have the womens vote.
The States where women vote ars
| ton, California. oregon, Arizona, Kansas
Illinois. Montana and Nevada.
| Illinois leads with about 100000 votes
while the whole registration totals abou
100000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-24
TWO NEGROES SHOT
IN RIOT, ONE DYING
Guard on Coal Wagon Knocked
Senseless in Fusillade of
Missiles

Two negroes were shot, private de-
tective was knocked unconscious with
brick and several men were injured by
flying milk bottles and other missiles dur
ing riot at Tenth street and Girard ave-
nue. among strikers of the George b. New
ton Coal Company today
Frank Edwards. negro, 2347 Orkney
street. is expected TO die from a bullet
wound in the abdomen inflicted by a priv
ate detective employed by the coal COM
pany TO guard one OF its wagons. He is
in st. Joseph's Hospital.
Clarence Barrett negro. 2H2 North
Fifteenth street, was taken TO the wom-
ans Homeopathic Hospital after he had
been shot through the left ankle.
Walter Lee, private detective, 2442 North
Fifteenth street, is also in st. Josephs Hos
pital He has wound on the top of the
head. where a brick hurled by a striker
struck him.
The riot started when a coal wagon,
driven by strikebreaker passed crowd
OF strikers and strike sympathizers at Tenth
street and Girard avenue The crowd threw
bricks at the driver. Two detectives. EN-.
ployed by the coal company to follow the
wagon. attempted to stop the crowd. The
strikers turned upon the detectives throw
ing milk bottles, tomatoes and bricks. The
detectives drew pistols and began firing.
Bradshaw Brown, 1928 North Alder
street, was caught as he attempted to
escape when Policeman Hunter arrived on
the scene. Arraigned soon afterward be-
fore Magistrate Call Brown was SEN
fenced to thirty days in jail
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-24
HUGHES PLANS VOLLEY
INTO DEMOCRATS FOR
HYPHEN ALLEGATIONS
May Reply in Queens Tonight to
Charges of Collusion--Wiil-
cox Turns Accusation
Upon Opponents
BETS 1919 ON C. o. P. MAN

NEW YORK, oct. 9t.--charies r.
Hughes. speaking In Queens borough to-
night. probably will have something TO say
about the hyphen charge. The candidate
himself was silent today, but those close
to him suggested he might reply to the
Democratic allegations.
The Democratic National Committee con-
tInued It's hyphen drive against the Republic
can nominee The latest installment In the
series concerning the admitted conference
between Hughes and the American lnde-
pendence Conference linked the name OF
Supreme Court Justice Cohalan, OF TINS
city, as with the hyphen organization. IL
named him as a speaker 20 the "conferees
and said he had urged getting IN touch
with Republican leaders more closely.
The Democratic contention Is that
Hughes altered anti-Ally attacks subSe-
quent to his conference with the 1ndepend-
ence group. At one point. the Democratic
document says, his nttark on Wilson'S
surrender to force" In the eight-hour law
was regarded as strong. but not wholly
satisfactory.
Answering this. Chairman Wilcox, of the
Republican National Committee, reiterated
his statement that Hughes had made the
organization no pledges and had entered
into no agreement or deal
Wilcox charged that the Democrats were
seeking hyphen favor The Hughes talk
with the Independence organization and the
American rights committee was at the
solicitation OF the organization, he said
while he asserted the Democrats had sought
council with hyphens The Republican
chairman charged the Democrats had
franked out n speech translated into Ger
man. as made by Representative Lieb. OF
Indiana.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-24
SELECT JURY TO TRY
CHORUS GIRL s SLAYER
Wilson Ashbridge on Trial in
Camden for Killing Eliza
beth Dunbar

Wilson Ashbridge was placed on trial
today before Justice Garrison, OF the New
Jersey Supreme Court in Camden, for the
murder OF Elizabeth Dunbar Up to the
noon recess the jury had not been COM
pleted, many OF the talesnen examined
pleading positive opinions as TO the guilt
of the defendant. The prisoner himself sat
unmoved after pleading not guilty to the
Indictment which charged willful, feonious
and premeditated murder of the former
chorus girl.
The court room was crowded during the
opening proceedings. Many women were
present in the galleries and In the back
OF the room. Ashbrdges father and sister
sat near him. The prisoner wore blue
serge suit, with plaid tie, soft collar and
gold stickpin. He sat with head bowed
but betrayed no interest In the progress
of the trial
The first talesman called was accepted and
became foreman OF the jury. He is Thomas
10. Schules, of Gloucester. Five succeeding
talesmen were objected TO by Prosecutor
Kraft or by Charles A. Wolverton, counsel
for Ashbridge. Then John H. Watson. of
401 North Ninth street, Camden. was ac-
cepted. Eighteen men were examined be-
fore five more Jurors were selected. By this
time recess for LUNCHEON was taken with
the jury bow untitled.
In addition to those named, the Jurors
are Edward j. Adams, of harrington John
Allen, l2l7 Dupont street, Camden; James
McClain, OF Gloucester; Freeholder Fred
erick w. Gercke, 619 Pine street, and Rich
ard Devine 532 Penn street
Ashbridge and George d. Thompson slew
Isaac Hibbs and wounded Joseph Ellis.
keepers OF the Camden County jail, where
cambridge was prisoner after he had
killed the young actress. AshbrIdge was
captured in Chester day after the Jail de-
livery and his accomplce was apprehended
In Boston about a month ago.
Ashbridge may never be tried for the
second homicide. He IL said to have con-
fessed the first. The defendants counsel
appointed by the Court, is the author of a
new law, under which the jury can, at its
discretion, recommend life Imprisonment In
stead of capital punishment. Ashbridgc
will be the first defendant who may profit
by the new act
The Dunbar murder occurred on the
night of January 22 at Ninth and Market
streets, Camden. Mrs. Ashbridge had Wis
tied the chorus girl and begged her to
leave Ashbridge For the sake Of the
mans two children and her own little girl
she agreed.
Accompanied by her father and other
members OF the family she was on her way
| to Sicklersville. Ashbridge met her on the
| street and was about to strike her when
| a pedestrian interfered. A few minutes
| later. In the presence Of her father. he
| fired a shot at her.
| Thompson. who is n lawyer, will be
| tried for the shooting of the Jail keepers
| on Thursday. Ashbridge was a machinist
| and is twenty-one years old.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-24
MEXICANS SCURR7|
NORTH AS SBANDIS|
STRIKE CHIHUAHIII|
Refugees Tell of Contiun.,
Villa Victories at Car
rama Post
TR EvINo LACKS FoRcs,

Ell fAso. Tex. Oct a,--,,.....
reIusees fleeing from .Chthnss.4 q
streamed into Juarez durlnr ~ W., c1
early carry today. bringing further n,tn ~
"nIs's presence outside the ca,,.spv'n Z
Inese refugees declare the v,n.s-, ~
on the western side OF the oitr N
on the northern Mexican can,t., an si'>1
at any moment. '''@' y sx1<'&
About midnight 400 res,a.n
huahua City arrived in Jusrss y ~
ualn brought the family of ce,..s, 49, =
VINO, Carranza commander. Th,s - ~
ago. o"1 : ~
IN one car were thirty r,r4. A..
OF tne most prominent families 4, .ss''1
tai. Many OF the refugees cross.s !. ~ >+'
american side of the border 81
had left because they feared YIN. 4
again enter chihuahua City. so... as r'1&
General Trevino win evacuate ~ .e''H@
The refugees brought confirnss,,e s ey
defeat suffered by de facto ,,s. $500 y ~
troops in the two-day battle rr,s''1 r,.ss'nn1
saturday at Falomas. ~
While hunting caches or .r,,.,.-...
oenuy near Nsmiduipa. villa r,cr,'a
the santa Ana ranch, a Hear, sl'
according to arrivals at Juarer '''''4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-24
MRS. t. H. FISH TO WED
viii Become Bride of Charles e. Nor
gan, Sd, at Portland, Me.

The marriage OF Mrs Theresa Hamilton
Fish, daughter OF John Thackaray Fish. Of
FallsIngton, 70 Charles r Morgan, Sd, Of
Philadelphia viii take place next Saturday
in Portland. Me. Only immediate relatives
and few intimate friends win attend the
ceremony.
Mrs. Fish formerly lived in this city. She
was divorced from her frst husband nve
years ago and since then has lived with her
father In Fallsington. As Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles u. Morgan, the parents OF the
bridegroom-to-bes win remain In Maine for
several weeks. II was decided to have the
wedding In that State. Mr.. and Mrs Nor
gan live at SAT Church lane. Germantown.
Mr.. Morgan's mother was Miss Lille Mer-
rick. OF Philadelphia. He Is member OF
the firm Of Morgan. Lewis Bockius. Of
which his father IL senior partner. Morris
Bockius. one Of his partners win serve a.
best man.
Charles u. Morgan. I'd. is prominent So
claiy. He was graduated from Harvard.
GLASS OF 1898. and the Law School Of the
University Of Pennsylvania, cless OF 1901,
He Il a member OF the Rittenhouse Union
League. Huntington Valley Country. Ger
mantown Cricket, and Metropolitan Club. Of
New York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-24
REPUBLICANS PLAN PEP
AND PYROTECHNICS FOR
WIND-UP OF CAMPAIGN
Grand Rally at Academy Of
Music Will Close Series Of
Demonstrations in
Various Wards
LEADERS CONFER TODAY

The Republican campaign in Philadel-
phia will not be permitted TO drone mutely
along to eliminate in a quiet election"
The last hours are to abound in pyrotech-
MICS, both verbal and explosive, while no
ward in the city is to be overlooked in
the schedule Of meetings being prepared
by the Republican city committee for the
final fortnight of the campaign.
A grand rally and mass-meeting in the
Academy OF Music will be the chief feature
OF the campaigns closing days. The exact
date has not been announced, but Friday,
November 3. probably wiz be selected.
Among the local speakers will be Governor
Brumbaugh ana Mayor Smith. The Re
publican National Committee has promised
to furnish several campaign orators Of
countrywide celebrity an spell-binders,
while the details and general plans will
be worked out at meeting OF the Re-
publican city committee to be held today
at Eleventh and Chestnut streets.
The committee and the ward leaders
generally have decided that the campaign,
while progressing favorably, Is too quiet
pep and ginger" would have a salubrious
effect upon the Republican voters, not only
IN this city and State. but In more debat-
able grounds. They plan a series OF nightly
rallies so arranged thai one shall be held
In each OF the forty-eight wards. One OF
the largest OF the sectional meetings Is to
take place in the Broadway Theater Broad
street and Snyder avenue. In the heart Of
the Ware stronghold.
These ward meetings will begin late this
week. Each ward committee has been
called TO meet on Friday night at which
ing the voters In every division and for a
tentative schedule OF ward meetings 80 that
the city committee may assign the chief
speakers TO the best advantage.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-24
0. HENRY'S GENIUS GRvx'
BEHIND PRISON Wall,
Biographer Tells For First TN.
Full Story of Writers
Conviction

NEW YORK, Oct. 2t.-lTbe 1.,. u.,.
sydney Porter, known under the ~ 49,
OF .. Henry as one Of the rreatsss ~
story writers OF the generation. servsa ,,-'-
years and three months In the s,ass ~.
tentiary at Columbus, Ohio. for erh..1. 4
ment While there he met the nrIr,,,f :
Jimmie Valentine and several othsr ~,
acters and types that he utilised !, u.
writings that immortallzed his rar,. ~,
or the o. Henry stories were writes 4.
ing the authors Imprisonment and -.
sent out for publication through fr,srs
New Orleans
Through Professor C. Alphonso su,A !,
tne University OF Virginia, the stigma ~.
romor placed on the authors memors /.
cleared away and removed, six years ,n~
rorter oeath. The complete story II O
Henry's trial and imprisonment u,n i
given in the o. Henry biographv "a ~ e,
lished next Friday by Doubledav p.s. Z
Co., and will be referred to by profc.-
smith today in his address on o Ht.y
at Chickering Hall.
o. Henry, in January, 1891. WA =.
pointed teller of the First National ~
OF Austin, Texas.
Ihe concern was carelessly nnanzfed a.
positors being allowed to 20 behind n.
counter and take cash, leaving fne,norans,
or, sometimes, forgetting TO do "a D.
Henry resigned i'm December. 1siy. IA
went to San Antonio, later Joining the ~
OF the Houston Daily Post. conducsrr
column of verses and paragraphs
From this position o. Henry was ~
moned to Austin on charges OF ember<
ment, S5b4.4s on October 10, 1894: slln
on November ~, 1894. and s29sSo "a 4. +
vember IL, 1895. The latter date wa =
sequent to his resignation from the w.
Instead Of going to Austin for trial "a
maintaining his Innocence, O. Henry In n
train at Hampstead. went to New or41
and thence by fruit steamer to Tnuat|
Honduras Here he met AL Jennnu q
fugitive train robber, whom he Joined u d
trip around the entire South American calf
He refused to join the Jennings broihes .
projected robbery Of a general stor, ~
bank, but returned to Texas In Ftbru4ff
1897, he learned that his wife formff1
Miss Athol Estes, whom he had married d
1887, was dangerously III in Austin He A.
cided to go there and give himself 70 u
arrived February s. and went free On ha<
until the next Federal Court term. His -
died July rs, 1897.
The defect in the indictment AZ 70 d,'1
went undetected and o. Henry was -
victed, and on March rs, 1888. was <r
fenced to FIVE years Imprisonment =
entered the pentitentiary April Is. lsss 81
came out July "a, 1901, commutation r.
good behavior lessening the term
In the penitentiary o. Henry made ff'e14
and gathered material for his stories -
worked as a drug clerk. and Jimmie ~
nors. an associate on this job. vas
original Jimmie Valentine, hero Of "a ~
trieve Reformation" out OF the nrA ~
stories that o. Henry sent to Ainsleet -
| in prison seven were accepted. hs
| book. still in existence, shows that f~e
| of his best-known stories belong
| days of his prison career
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-24
ELECTRICITY SHOWN
AS BOON TO SURGERY

Continued from Page One ~
Ernest LaPlace, of Philadelphia. said that
nifty per cent OF the deaths following op-
erations were not due to faulty operating
by the surgeon but resulted from the neglect
and delay OF the patiepk He performed
an operation for gall stone, and said the
time was approaching when the gall bladder
would be entirely removed just as the appen-
dix is taken out in case of disease He
said II Is being commonly recognized that
tho gall bladder 10 not a necessary organ.
DOCTOR MAYo's CHARGE
Blame for failure to prevent disease was
placed squarely upon the shoulders OF the
medical profession by DIR. Charles II. Mayo,
the famous surgeon. before the opening
meeting OF the surgeons at the Bellevue
Stratford last night Physicians should
teach the public preyentives, he declared.
The 1900 delegates from an parts OF the
continent began theb second day of clinical
observation In twenty-thrss hospitals today.
where Philadelphia surgeons operated for
variety Of diseases. Many new methods
OF treating disease with the knife were
demonstrated
In Doctor Mayo's arraignment OF the
medical profession for Its laxity, he said;
We have lived to see the time when
all the great diseases of the world are
under control 20 the extent that their
etiology Is known. Where the world
was once decimated by plaques, all
these COnditlOnb we now unucfbNhnut
and as medical men we quite fail TO
do our duty in not causing the public
TO take the proper available prevent
ives.
In this country more than 100000
died last year OF preventable diseases.
The cause goes In many cases TO the
lack OF individual efforts Of the medical
men living in those communities where
they occurred IL Is our fault There
10 no reason why the laity should be
educated from the advertising columns
Of newspapers
WILL MASTER PLAGUE
Or. Mayo predicted that infantiie parai'
ysis would be mastered. and within very
short time. IL has been established. he
said, that Il Is y bacteria caused disease
He declared that chronic diseases are ths
ones which bother humanity most at the
present time. although fatal In only smal
| percentage OF the cases. Rather than death
the surgeon said. they caused morbidity ol
| life.
Surgeons journsyed here for the congress
| from Enow-mantled Alaska 20 great col
| leagues from tropical Porto Rico and Cuba
| Bleak Saskatchewan and other canadiaf
| provinces Of the far Northwest sent repre-
ssntativss 70 hail others from jamaica and
| the islands Of the southern seas. Even tn,
| Philippines were represented In the gather
\ lnG together with Iatin-Ameficans who had
| Travelled thousands Of miles 10 partioipate
| The conference II ackpowlCdked 70 be the
| greatest EstherlnE of the medical minds Il
he history Of ths profession On tnis oon'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-24
THREE STATES JOIN
TO SOLVE PROBLEM


provai, TO call the conference together
and proceed until II elects It's own ofioers
think this would be the dignified thing
70 do and / should like you to go there As
my representative under the circumstances.
III you DO attend this meeting, / should
like TO have you state clearly that II ls the
judgment OF the administration here that
we have no power whatever 70 iix the price
Of any commodity In this Commonwealth,
that the ultimate resulting price 10 the
consumer must be governed BY the laws
Of supply and demand that our whole pur-
pose IN calling this conference together is
70 ask the party In interest TO sit down
like mon with open minds and honest in
tentions 10 work out q serious food prob
lam for the people OF this COMMONWEALTH
and 20 arrive &C conclusions that are Just
and fair 20 every party IN Interest With
eut any discrimination In favor OF any in
tereet Whatsoever.
III We maintain that stand and simply
uae our good of1css TO bring these people
ko<ether In order that they may work out
their own problem. surely we have accom-
DIinhed something worth while. and be-
1oud that ! doubt whether the Common
9oaleh ~ this time has any authority 20 go.-