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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-17

Forest fires occurred Saturday IN
the vicinity of Rcams, in Dinwiddic
Comfy which are reported to have
burned over wide area. The fires arc
reported to have caught from sparks
from sawmills which were famed into
flames by the high winds. There were
also fires in Prince George near Ccd-
~ Level, and in Chesterfield.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-17

VIRGINIA.:
In the Clerks Office Of the Corpora
ton Court of the City Of Alexandria,
on the 18th day of April 1916.
Kate Redmond,
VS. Trcspass on the case in AS
Sumpsit.
William O'Connor.
Nero.
The object of this suit is to at
tach and subject the funds and moneys
in the hands of Howard w. Smith,
general receiver Of the Corporation
Court Of the City Of Alexandria, Vir-
ginia, belonging to the defendant:
William O'Connor, to the payment Of
the bill and claim of Kate Redmond,
plaintiff, against the defendant, Will
liam O'Connor, for 1882. 90 for board
and lodging furnished by her to him
for three years at the rate of $l2
per month.
1t appearing by an affidavit filed
in this cause thar the defendant Will
liam O'Connor is nonresident Of
this State: 1t is Ordered. That said
defendant appear here within fifteen
days after due publication of this or
der, and do what is necessary to pro-
tect his interest in this suit. and that
q copy of this order be forthwith in
serted in the Alexandria Gazette Il
newspaper published in the City of
Alexandria, once a week for four sue
cessivc weeks, and posted at the front
door of the Court House of this city
ACopy Teste
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY, Clerk
Robinson Moncure, P. Q.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-17
SAMUEL Fl. LUNT, Auctioneer

SAMUEL Fl. LUNT, Auctloneer
By virtue of deed Of trust made
by Mahala Johnson to the undersign-
ed Trustee, bearing date on the Sth
day of July, 1915, and duly OF record
in the Land Records of the city OIL
Alexandria, Virginia, in Deed Book
No. IS, page 200, and at the request
OF the party thereby secured, default
having been made in the payment OF
the note secured in the said Decd o!
Trust the undersigned Trustee will
offer for sale at public auction, on
Saturday, the 22nd day Of April, l!l6,
at Twelve o'clock NJ, in front Of the
ROYAL Street entrance to the Mar
kct Building, all that lot CT ground,
with the improvements there on, i'll
the said City of Alexandria, and
bounded as follows, to-wit:--
Beginning on the cast side OF Pat
rick Street 50 feet 2 inches south OF
Princess Street, and running thence
south on Patrick street 10 feet; thence
east, parallel to Princess Street, lis
feet 6 inches TO an alley; thence
north, on said alley, 10 feet; and
thence west, in direct line, Is feet
6 inches to the beginning with the
right of way over the said alley and
all appurtcnanccs.
Terms of Sale Cash. Cost of con-
veyancing at the expense Of the pur'
chaser.
+. 3. TAYLOR, Trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-17
VIRGINIA NEWS

"
The annual session of the State
/ Council, Daughters Of America, wall
convene tomorrow morning in Muir
phys Hotel. Richmond, Among the
officers Of the State council are chair
man State judiciary, o. B. Hopkins,
Alexandria; and chairman State law
Mrs. Missouri Mansfield, Alexandria.
Forest fires in several counties IN
Virginia and North Carolina did dam,
aee estimated at many thousands oil
dollars Saturday night. At Wallace
ton, the fires destroyed valuable tim
her along the Dismal Swamp ana did
damage estimated at 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-17

G.. w. IIargrave, conductor on the
Fe,ndale Park line, Of the Virginia
Railway and Power Company, was
shot and severely wounded Saturday
night, by an unknown negro. Whllc
on the way to Ferndale Park Har-
grave had occasion 70 stop ms car
and nut off a negro because OF dis
orderly conduct and abusive language.
The conductor continued his trip to
the park, returned, and was making
another trip when, at short DIS
lance from the city, near the spot
where the negro had been put OIL inc
car was hailed as if for passenger
When the car stopped and the door
was swung open to admit the pass
enser, the negro who had been eject
ed, stepped in, and without word
aimed his pistol and shot Hargrave
in the breast. The negro then jumped
from the car and escaped in the dark
ness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-17
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Having qualified as Administrator
of the estate of the late Robert F.
Knox, all persons to whom said es-
tate is indebted are requested to send
me their accounts properly verified
for payment and all persons who are
indebted to the estate are requested
% make prompt settlement.
ROBERT r. KNOX, Jr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-17
Maryland, Delaware: and
Virginia Railway
Company

Steamers OF this Tine lenve Alexandria
Monday. Wednesday and Saturdays at
1870 p. NJ.
USUAL RIVER LANDINGS.
Cuisine and appointments unexceled.
Freight for Baltimore, Phlladelphia
and New York solicited and hnnGlsd
with :are Through rates and bilis n'
landing Issued.
Single fare to Baltimore. Ss.0e return
Trip, $500: state rooms one va. sloV
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-07-08
It's IL.LEGAL To
STORE ALCOHOL
DRY" La" Prohibits Keeping
It Fer Manufacturing
Purposes

Acr-:G = &C The Denver (Co!o.)
Time ;Ac .o.lowius article shows the
extreme u which the prohibitory law
may travel:
According to an opinion rendered
this n.;rGi9" by Assistant District At
torncy Pam McGoycrn any chemical
company which uses pure alcohol,
which is l-opt stored in the plant for
manufacturing purposes, is violating
the prohibition law. The decision was
made following a visit Of officers of
the Idaho Springs Medical Company,
with Offices in the Barclay block, to
ascertain whether they will have to
move out OF the state to continue the
manufacture Of their goods.
According to Mr.. McGovern, it is a
violation OF the prohibition law to
store alcohol in a building. In the
manufacture Of the chemicals put out
by the company alcohol is a necessary
ingredient. Mr.. McGOvern advised the
Officers 10 move their plant out of the
state. Officers Of the company are
Frank y. SpitZ, president; Mrs. NJ A.
Young, vice president; J. A. Bradley,
secretary and manager, and Mrs.
Frank y. Spit, treasurer.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-07-08

Just as we go to press, our gooc
friend Rev George S. Lawrence
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-07-08
FIND WHISKY BOTTLE IN
COLORADO STATE HOUSE
Broken Air Smells of Lquor-PubIic Official Shifts
Horrors!-Suspecs AntI-Sa|oon Lacquer Of Drink
ing But Honest Whose Was It2

Another of those states that went
dry last January /, is Colorado
Like Washington and all other prohi-
bitiOn states, Colorado is having
hard time trying to enforce the new
law. The following was taken from
the Denver Post:
1t happened right in the midst of
the administratiOn-und the very
nose of the prohibition governor sur
rounded by prohibition counselors.
Enter +. E. Mclaughlin, ant-salOon
Lacquer and chairman Of the state in
dustrial commission, at the private
door Of the governors office Arthur
Morrison, civil service commissioner,
is just emerging
Sniff Sniff, Sniff.
Simultaneously with their greetings.
the noses Of the two men lifted them
selves heavenward in a prolonged
sniff
"Whew" says Morrison. "Whered
you get it, friend? Lead me to it."
81 like that" rctorts Mclaughlin.
"Your breath is enough to knock a
man down"
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-07-08

Casualties were averted by the dis
covery that the source Of the aromatic
odor that filed the corridors of the
state house was a broken whisky bot
tie which lay in the midst Of the hall
way. The owner Of the bottle had
disappeared, but the booze-a whole
quart Of twas trickling in all d.
rections
Ali Sherlock Lynch.
The state pure food inspector, John
Lynch, was sent for Immediately to
do a Sherlock Holmes act. From the
broken bottle he was asked to dis
cover the owner
The broken bottle is considered sig
n1ficant inasmuch as q certain firm
in Denver which has been under sus-
picion for some time has made the
boast that it has delivered booze in
considerable quantities to the state
house. The deliveries are said to
have been made in a wagon marked
stationery which has been seen
standing in front of the state house,
early in the morning, several times.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-07-08

the population, within the given ago
units, who We're living in each state
m $40. Taking the country as
whole, however, the probable increase
IN population between 1910 and 1916
Nl!l approximately couut<y,niAucc the
rumoer OF alien whites. ..>,e. Jap.
aneSr. etc. included IN -. figures
Tor 1910, S" that these #sures may
be accepted as roughly representa-
tive OF the number OF male citizens
and prospective citizens IS to IS years
I'll age inclusive. in "acl state and
III the United States il: :JiG.
Total number OF males IS to As
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-07-08
HANDING 1T TO THE e. M. c..
jackson (AIiss.) News.l

, 5
Our esteemed morning contempOra.
ry is too moral to print liquor adver-
Using, yet we find in it's column this
morning an advertisement containing
eleven female figures wearing nothing
but their corsets-necks, busts and
limbs being totally naked One of
these days somebody is going to rub
the gold off the goldbrick, let the cat
out Of the bag, and spill a whole sack
OF beans over our r. NJ G..
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-07-08

CarriZal Taught the American sol.
dIerS What they should have known
iong aSo-that the Mexican is not q
coward. Jose cannot shoot very we'll
ana tie is aJnninably lazy, but he
docs not run merely because someone
,nrcatonS him with death.-Chicago
NcWs.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-07-08
NO TIME TO WASTE.
Idaho Daily Statesman. I

Idaho Daily statesman
In sonic counties (Of Idaho) there
are SO many bootleggers that they are
contemplating wearing badges so as to
avoid ende&voring to sell booze to
Of time.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-07-08
KANSAS BOARD MEMBER
WHO SOLD KIDS LIQUOR
MUST SERVE SIXTY DAYS

The Topeka Capital, owned by
Governor Arthur Capper, which
void recently OF appalling condl-
lions in Kansas, resulting in young
girls being ruined and babies allow
ed to die through neglect Of their
parents, publishes the ensuing tale
of more doings in prohibition Kan
SaS:
John SOnefeldt, a member Of the
LearenwOrth school board and
president Of the Leavenworth
branch of the Miners Union, plead
ed guilty in the federal court here
to charge Of violating the federal
LIQUOR statutes. Judge John G. Pol
lock sentenced him to sixty days in
jail and assessed a fine of 5000.
SOncfeldt was indicted in Janu-
AIRY, 1915. but was not imprisoned
until last week. According to the
evidence Of the government, Son
cfcldt sold liquor to children at his
homo near the Soldiers Home, who
were sent to him by their parents.
In this way ne managed to avert
suspicion for d long time, as no sus-
picion was attached to the visits OF
the children
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-07-08

largest NlalI Order House O. its Kind IN
America. r.
All kinds Of Toilet Articles for sale.
Human Hair Goods Of the finest quality.
Our Hair Food and Skin Food never fail.
1t the trouble is with the hair, scalp or
skin, we have the remedy.
We guarantee a remedy to make ham
grow on bald spots and bare temples.
Send iOc. for sample and catalogue.
Send for our terms to agents. q
Address Mime. L. G. PARRISH.
IS Camden Street, Boston, Mass.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-07-08

we've 4 tot TO be proud OF America
on lhc fCh"ih OF July, bat nothing OF
Nhich were much prOudcr than our
volunteers AID regulars in this call
TO the bOrdHl baltimore Sun.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-07-08

It's Rev. Mrs. S. II. Norwood
now, but the Rev MI. will still be
the man III the church It's said a
certain Became is unsettled and NAV
slide into the SEA of malIimony.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-03
SAYS CAN DIE
STARTED FIRE

Final arguments in the arson
case in the superior court in
which Earl Waugh, "a, is
charged with setting fire to a
house at 702 South Fife street to
obtain the insurance, will be
made and the case will be in the
hands of the jury early today.
Attorney Cotton in his closing
address to the jury traced route
of the fires, which he claimed
originated in the pantry from a
candle left there by the defend
ant. He appealed to the jurors
for an acquittal. He said that
Waugh was on the threshold oil
life, with a sweetheart and a
mother, and asked the jury to
think twice before conyictlng
him.
w. e. Collier, aiding the state
in the prosecution and represent
ing the Continental Insurance
Co., in closing said the theory Of
fered by the defendant that the
fires had originated from a single
flame was absurd. He insisted
that seven separate and distinct
fires were kindled in the house.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-03
BIC FEATURES AT TACOMA MOVIES NEXT WEEK
Bessie BarriscaIe, Triangle
Star, Brings mot My Sister,

Beautiful Bessie Barriscale has
hosts of admirers in Tacoma. The
throngs that admired the opening
attraction at the Regent theater
remember her with pleasure for
the exceptional acting she did in
Bullets and Brown Eyes"
Not My Sister" is the title of
the photoplay produced under the
direction of Thomas II. Ince,
which opens at the Regent Sur
day for three days.
Playing opposite Bessie Barris-
Gale in this play as in Bullets
and Brown Eeyes," is William
Desmond.
Miss Barriscale has a part that
calls for depth of feeling, serious
ness of thought, and sincerity OF
purpose.
A good Triangle comedy will
be the added attraction, "The
Village Vamtire," with Fred
Mace.
Miss Barriscale is said to have
one of the best roles of her career
in Not My Sister,"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-03
DISCHARGED
COP WANTS
new trial

On the ground that the civil
service jury was prejudiced and
had not given him a fair, impair
tial trial, former Policeman JOS
eph M. Cochran yesterday after
noon made formal demand upon
City Attorney U. e. Harmon for
a re-trial. His act sets a new
precedent among city employees.
81 believe that the civil service
jury was prejudiced and never in
tended to give me a fair trial., "
said Cochran today. at is not
the position on the police depart
ment that l am fighting for. But
/ want to keep my reputation
clean. The evidence against me
at the recent hearing was not
based on facts.
81 am innocent of the charges
and want to prove it,
Although the new civil service
law does not provide for re-
trial of an employe who has been
convicted for misconduct, City At
torney Harmon has ruled that the
question of a re-trial was up to
the jury that heard the original
trial.
Cochran was discharged by
Commissioner Petit on charges
of misconduct.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-03
RIGHT OF MAYOR To
GUST EVANS ARGUED

Judge John S. Jurey of Seat
tie, today took under advisement
the case brought against Mayor
Fawcett by Police Judge Evans
to force the mayor to explain why
the temporary restraining order
prohibiting him from interfering
with Evans in the fulfillment of
his duties should not be made
permanent.
City Attorney Harmon, repre-
senting the mayor, argued that
the mayor had a legal right to re-
move Evans from office on the
grounds that in an appointive po-
sition. the appointee had rights
to remove for just cause.
He claimed that there was no
law as to how an officer such as
Evans could be removed.
1 "The office of police justice is
clearly an appointive one," Har-
mon argued. There is nothing
mentioned as to length of office
tenure or fixed term. This is
left entirely to the discretion OF
the appointive power.
Maurice Langhorne represent
ed Evans and argued that as far
as he could determine the mayor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-03
CIPSIES RENT
Ian D; TO STAY

After Sheriff Longmire and
Peter Stenso. his trusty subordi-
nate, had taken all the trouble
to travel out to the Speedway
and put the clamps on the band
of motor gipsies, it was learned
today the colony had leased a
tract Of land on the edge of the
city and will fasten themselves
on the city.
Numerous complaints from
autoists led the officers to the
Speedway, where it was found
the gipsies were conducting a
wholesale begging business, 1t is
claimed. They were warned to
leave. Instead they leased some
property near South Tacoma and
will remain indefinitely.
Unless further complaints are
made, they will be allowed to live
in peace.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-03
LEGAL NOTICES.

coma, to pay the salaries and COM
pensation of officers aud employees
of said city for the last half of the
month of May, 1916, including the
compensation Of employees discharg
ed during that time.
WHEREAS. the City Controller OF
the City OF Tacoma, has submitted
claims for salaries and compensa-
ton of officers and employees OF the
City of Tacoma for the last hall
of the month of May. 1916, In
THEREFORE,,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
Section !. That there be and Is
Hereby appropriated and transfer
red the sum of $32.076.1S from the
lseveral funds of the City of Taco
ma, to the May Salary Fund, &c
pay the salaries and compensation
of officers and employees OF sale
city for the last half of the month
of May, 1916, including the com.
pensation of employees discharged
during that time.
Section 2. That there be and "a
hereby appropriated and transfer
red to said May Salary Fund
from the several funds Of the Cit,
of Tacoma the sum of $32,O7S.ls
to-wit:
From the General Fund ..s1s,2s9.ss
From the Light Fund -. 6,639.it
From the Water Fund -. 4,s27.S5
From the Dock Dept. Fund 3l3.5t
From the Library Fund. 1,sT5.fi
Total ... $500. ..s32.07s1s
Section 8. Tnat the proper offl.
GERS be authorized TO draw war
rants on said funds for the amount
of s32,076.1s.
Section 4. An emergency exists
and this ordinance shall take ef
feet Immediately after publication
Passed June 3, 1916.
A. v. FAwcETT.
Mayor.
Attest: w. d. NICKEUS.
City Clerk.
June 3, 1916.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-03

CHICAGO, June 3.-While the
republican national committee
was hearing contests over the
fifth Oklahoma district, A. D..
Wood. regular delegate from the
fifth district, died today.
COMMUNICATIONS took an
active hand in the pre-eonvention
fight against Roosevelt today.
Barnes, Penrose and Crane were
bombarded with kilograms asking
them to prevent the nomination
of the colonel.
Favorite sons hoped the
Roosevelt-H Hughes situation would
develop a deadlock.
Delegates now here frankly
stated that thus far Roosevelt is
leading the field. Gossip along
candidates row indicated that big
business is supporting Roosevelt
and opposing Hughes.
Radical progressives want to
meet Wednesday and name
Roosevelt candidate, then wait
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-03
LEGAL NOTICES.

NOTICE OF HEARING OF APPLI-
CATION FOR a FRANCHISE.
To ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
That the Board of County Com
missioners of Pierce County
Washington, has fixed Friday the
18th day of July, A. ID. 1916 for the
hearing upon the application of the
PACIFIC TRACTION COMPANY, a
corporation organized and incor-
porated under the laws of the State
of Maine, for a franchise to con-
struct, operate, and maintain
railroad of which the motive power
will be electricity, or any other
power other than steam, and to con-
struct, 4 '-tntain and operate trans
mission ltnes for the transmission
poles, wires, switches, turnouts. and
other appurtenances, as may be
necessary or convenient for rail-
way and transmission purposes,
along the Steilacoom Boulevard,
more particularly described as fol-
lows:
From a point at or near the east
line of the John Van Buskirk ID.
l.. c.. in Sec. 33, T. 20 N. II. II.
W. NJ said point being the end OF
the present tracks OF the Pacific
Traction Company near the West
ern Washington Hospital for the
Insane, to the city limits OF the
Town of Steilacoom.
Said hearing will be had on said
day at the hour of eleven o'clock
A. NJ, or as soon thereafter as the
same can be heard, at the office
of the County Commissioners In
the Court House In Tacoma, Pierce
County, Washington.
This Notice Is given pursuant to
an order OF the Board of County
Commissioners entered on the 25th
day of May, A. ID. 1915.
THOS. N. MORRIS,
County Auditor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-03
DECLARES
OLD SAVOY
DANGEROUS

Although contractors finished
work this week of tearing down
the upper walls of the old Savoy
hotel, 18th and Broadway, Build
ing Inspector Scott Snyder today
declared that the building would
again become a menace, and that
the demolition job had been poor
ly done.
The Broadway wall of the old
building still stands four stories
high, with little to protect it from
collapsing into the street. The
rear wall stands three stories
high. Both side walls have been
torn almost completely down.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-03
LEGAL NOTICES

IN THE MATTER OF THE ASSESS
MENT AND ASSESSMENT ROLL
FOR THE COST AND EXPENSE
OF THE IMPROVEMENT IN LO-
CAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
NO. 963 IN THE CITY OF TACO
MA.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that there was
filed in my office on the 31st day
of May, 1916, the assessment
roll for the payment of the cost
and expense of the above designat-
ed local improvement, being the
assessment roll for Local Improve
ment District No. 963 showing the
amount assessed against each lot
and parcel of land in said local i'm
provement district for the payment
of the cost and expense of said i'm
provement, In pursuance of Ordi.
nance No. 1916 of the City of Ia
coma, entitled:
IAN ordinance providing for the
Improvement of G Street from South
45th Street to South 46th Street"
And that said assessment roll IL
open for inspection by all persons
interested therein
And notice is further given that
the Council of said City has fixed
Wednesday the 21st day of June.
1916, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, as the
fore 1t, and that all persons who
may desire to object to said assess.
ment roll are required to make
their objections In writing and file
the same with me at or prior to
9:30 A.. NJ, on the date above men,
toned, at my office in the City Hall;
and that on said date or at such
time as the hearing may be contin-
ued to, the Council will sit as a
board of equalization for the pur-
pose of considering said assessment
roll, and will consider all objec-
lions made thereto. or any part
thereof. and will correct. revise,
raise, lower, change or modify said
roll or any part thereof. or set
aside said roll and order said
assessment to be made de novo as
to 1t shall appear just and equita-
BILE, and then proceed to confirm
the same by ordinance.
Dated at City Hall, May 81. 1915.
W. ID. NICK US,
City Clerk.
June 1-z-3-5-6, 1915.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-03

With prospects of fair weather
tomorrow, officials of the Taco
ma Speedway predicted a record
breaking crowd for the postponed
Memorial day races.
Tomorrow program will be-
gin at 2 o'clock, and will consist
of seven events. The same gen.
eral program will be carried out
as was planned for Tuesday.
There will be 80 and a 20
mile race, with several profess
sional racers entered. These in
clude Plysses Aubrey of Tacoma
, Ernest Schneider of North YaEi-
ma, Jim Parsons and P. j. Erd-
man of Seattle.
Women racers will take part in
a driving contest about the track
and a backing contest.
Herbert Munter, aviator, will
race Parsons Stutz, and will at,
tempt an altitude record. There
will also be a grand parade and