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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
ton has been doing and is likely to:
do if the country, is not rescued from;

ZION mas Deeu QoilG anu ID itA' -
do if the country, is not rescued from
it.
AS an exchange suggests, I'M
spirit Of bumptiousness and under
an affliction Of megalomania the Re-
publicans decided to hold their con-
vention before that of the Democrats,
They had an idea that they had simp-
ly to dangle protective tariff be-
fore the eyes of the voters to STAN
pede the country. The cocksureness
was reflected in their decision to take
the aggressive in the matter OF con-
ventions. They are already exper-
fencing the embarrassment of their
folly.
Their whole stock of political capt.
tai is to attack the President and his
party, and yet they do not know what
that party's platform will be, and they
are not even assured of the identity
of the opposition candidate. Of
course, there is no doubt that the
President will be renominated, but
he hasn't been, and the Republicans
will be in the awkward position of at
lacking an Administration candidate
who is not yet in existence.
There are other and greater incon-
veniences resulting from the charac-
teristic assumption of the Republi-
can leaders that the country belongs
to them, that they are it's natural gov
errors, and that they must hold theil
convention first from force of habit.
The Progressives decided to con-
vene at the same time and place and
bulldoze, the Republican convention
into nominating the man who wreck
ed it four years ago. The RepubE-
can convention is caught between
the Progressiyes and the Democrats
And, besides that, the tariff issue
didn't pan out. The promise to raise
duties interests the country yer!
little. 1t is prosperous beyond pre-.
cedent. The soup house and the emp
ty dinner pail and all the Other
stage machinery and properties" Of
the Republican vaudeville managers
are useless. They have got to at
tack the President on his foreign
policy, and they do not know what
that is to be. If they have anything
to offer in its place they do not dare
tell what it is. After they have
shouted for "Americanism" they are
liable to find that the Democrats can
shout just as loud, and have the very
great advantage of position They
are the party that is in. And there
is the further embarrassment that
the country is not eager to get into
a war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
NO CAUSE
FOR ALARM

The description of conditions in
this city incident to. the prevalence
of cases of scarlet fever and throat
troubles, as published in yesterdays
Gazette, was read with expressions
Of relief by many who supposed AL
exandria was suffering from dam
gerous and rapidly spreading cpl
demic. A great majority of the COM
munity are indignant or grieved that
such reports should have gone broad
cast over the country. 1t has always
been the boast of our people that AL
exandria seldom suffers from scourg-
es which so often afflict other COM
munities. Our average death rate,
as can be seen by any one who will
take the trouble to examine our
Tombstone Book" that is the record
of deaths in this city during the past
third of century, has never during
that period exceeded the normal.
This book is compiled from the lists
of persons who die annually in our
city and the names are published at
the close of the year.A physician stat
ed last night that he, has no reason
to suppose that scarlet fever is more
prevalent in Alexandria now than it
was in last January. Unfortunately,
however, the cases now existing are
synchronous with a throat ailment
which has attacked number Of peo-
pie. This is strawberry season, 600,
and many persons cannot eat this
delicious fruit without paying the
pcnalty-that is suffering from what
is known as strawberry rash"
At every season sporadic cases of
scarlet fever exist in all commlnl'
ties. 1t is so in Alexandria. But, as
was stated yesterday, and which Is
corroboratcd by the city physicians
the cases are extremely mild, and
not of nature to cause apprehen-
Sion
Untold inconvenience has been
caused by the action Of the Board OF
Health in closing schools, places OF
amusement, ETC., but the serious side
to the affair is being experienced by
AleXandrians whose employment
comnels then, IN make daily trims to
Washington. People in the latter
city, after scanning alarming head
lines in their own papers, concern
ing alleged conditions in Alexandria.
are not wont tn mo"e too close to
people from this city. This has re-
suited not only in great inconven-
fence but pecun;ary loss ta many.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
Woman Roosevelt Advocate

Chicago, June Conc of themost
belligerent pro-Roosevelt persons IN
Chicago is Mrs. C. H. Wharton, OF
Seattle, Wash. Mrs. Wharton has
stunned the Northwest for Roosevelt
more than once, and she organized
Roosevelt clubs among the women OF
scores of Northwestern towns.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

tails and almshuuses in Virginia. The
condition of the iails is described in
tbe reuort as immoral and barbar-
Gus It claims that in some places
white and black, male and female
prisoners are all confined together.
The report further declares that the
iails are so unsanitary they are
breeding places for infectious dis
eases The invitation to meet in Dan
vile next year was accepted.
AS the result of a shooting atfray
in the Vasburgan coffee house, on
Poythress street, Hopewell, Friday
night, Khachik Karabedian, the Ar
menian proprietor, is dead and Hak-
oh Ohanasain, fellow countryman'
is locked up charged with the mar-
der. Ohanasain had received a letter
apprising him of the fact that
number of his relatives and members
of his immediate family had been
massacred by the Turks. karabed-
ian owed him $500. He went to the
coffee house and found his debtor
with several friends at table drink
ing. In an excited manner ne de-
manded immediate payment of the
debt, saying he wanted the money to
pay his passage back to the old coun-
tidy. K2tabedian Informed ohana-
sian that the money could not be got
ten together for few days, when
the latter became incensed and drew
q revolver. He fired eight shots at
Karabedian, three of which took ef-
feet in the abdomen and back, from
the effects of which he died hall
hour later.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

ton in camps Of Germany's enemies.
"If the coming havest is only me-
dunn he said, "the starvation of
Germany through the British block
ade is out of the question"
Reports that Pope Benedict and
King Alfonso, of Spain, are jointly
striving to cooperate with President
Wilson'S effort in behalf of peace,
was denied at the Vatican yesterday.
1t was explained that the pontiff ap-
proves of any initiative intended to
hasten peace, but that he realizes
that the central powers are now will
ing to end the war because they hope
to gain real advantage from the
military situation, and thus to gain
peace on. favorable conditions. 1t
is expected the Pope will inform the
allies that he will refuse mediation,
especially on the part of President
Wilson, whose efforts for peace are
suspected here to be prompted by
considerations concerning his re-elec-
ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
a DRAWN
BATTLE.

1t is; impossible to tell yet wheth-
or part of the British fleet engag-
cd the wheleShigh seas&fleet 3o d, Ger ser
many. or whether the whole OF the
British main feet engaged a part OF
the German feet, and there are still
disputes as to the force in whose
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
REPUBLICAN
DILEMMA.

Usually the party IN power holds
it's convention On the earlier date.
There is. sound reason for this. 1t is
the duty of the p;:*ty in rover to
point with pride" to what it has
done and make its promises for the
future before the opposition views
with alarm what the Ad,.!nistra
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

The Republican National Commit
tee has seated Joseph P. Brady, of
the Third Virginia district as dele
gate to the National Convention at
Chicago over David A. Ferguson.
The latter Claims the district conven-
Sioa was packed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
VIRGINIA NEWS

The Virginia State Federation of
Labor opened it's 21st annual conven-
ton in Bristol, yesterday morning,
with more than 200 delegates in at
tendance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

Judgment for $1,000 against the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, in
favor of Claude L. Proffitt, brake
man, injured at the Gladstone yards,
in Nelson county, in 1912, was at
firmed yesterday by the Supreme
Court of the United States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
NEWS OF THE DAY

The destruction of an Austrian
freighter by an Italian torpedo boat
off the Dalmatian coast is officially
announced in Rome.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
PUBLISHED DAILY.

PUBLISHED DAILY.
By Alexandria Gazette Corporation.
BIT King Street
ROBERT s. BARRETT. President
and General Manager.
HOWARD w. SMITH, Secretary and
Treasurer.
Entered at the Postofice of Alexan-
dria, Virginia as second class matter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

A northbound Southern freight
train was derailed Friday night at
Dry Fork and the train, as it was
leaving the rails, demolished the tel
egraph tower and injured the opera
or. No one on the train was injured.
It is thought the wreck was the re-
suit of a broken rail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

Five women were injured, three
of them fatally, and ten houses and
a church demolishec wnen a cyclone
struck Grove, a small village near
Natchez, Miss.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

A dispatch from Zurich says that
members of the German Landsturm,
class of 1917, who are living abroad,
have been ordered to return home i'm
mediately.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

Civilians in Germany must eat
no meat for the next eight weeks,
Herr Adolph Honf Batecki sGeEmanys
new food DICTATOR now holding one
of the most important posts in the
empire, says. This regulation, should
cause no alarm in Germany, no Ella
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06


announced in Rome.
A dispatch from Zurich says that
members of the German Landsturm,
class of 1917, who are living abroad,
have been ordered to return home I'M
mediately.
Five women were injured, three
of them fatally, and ten houses and
a church demolishec wnen a cyclone
struck Grove, small village neal
Natchez, Miss.
Colliding with an automobile truck
of the Gas and Electric Company, in
Baltimore Thomas L. F. Taylor, 26
years old, motorcyclist, sustained
injuries which resulted in his death
half an hour after the accident,
Rev. Endrew c.. Engelhardt,
priest in the Catholic Church, of Bal
timore, and for nine years assistant
pastor of Holy Gross Church, East
West street, died yesterday after
noon in St. Joseph's Hospital, fol-
lowing an operation for appendicitis.
James Bowers, of Owingo Mills,
was killed yesterday when he jump
ed from Pennsylvania Railroad
freight train entering the Virginia
avenue yards, Washington Bowers,
according to the police, was stealing
ride into the city and was trying
to leave the train when killed.
A crowd of a dozen intoxicated
'.Hill Billies' Sunday shot up a lit
tie country church on Leatherwood
creek. in the mountains near Jack.
son, KY, One man was killed and
score of others, including many wo-
men members of the congregation,
were injured in pitched battle
which followed.
The engagement of Prince Chris
tophoros, member Of the relgnlng
family of Greece, to Mrs. William
B. Leeds, widow of the American TIN
plate millionaire, is reported, The
prince, who is now in London, is e
wears old. 1t is said the engagement
is against the wishes of his family.
President Wilson has examined
the draft of the Democratic natlona
platform and given it his approval.
Practically all the planks the ad-
ministration desires to be adopted
have been completed. The platforms
features will be "peace, plenty, and
preparedness. Prosperity under the
Democratic administration will be at
trihuted to party policies, and it VIII
be denied that credit belongs to the
war.
Pope Benedict has caused the Is
suance of an edict forbidding any
society under parochial jurisdiction
from giving any entertainment where
there is dancing. The congregations
of the Roman Cathoiic parishes OF
New York were surprised yesterday
by this action, and the workers who
| have used the annual balls as CHIEF
means of raising society funds were
confronted with a problem of finding
[ a substitute entertainment.
| In the seclusion of the Nationa
Cathedral School lawn, Washington
/ where he was presenting an American
flag to the honor graduates, justice
Charles E. Hughes yesterday MADE
his first public address since the open
ing of the preconvention campaign
| He told the young women graduate
that the flag: meant America first, al
undivided allegiance and nation unit
ed and equal to its tasks.
! Civilians in Germany must ca
+! no meat for the next eight weeks
Herr Adolf phi aronf Batecki Germany
;inew food dictator. now holding ON
'sof the most important posts in tn
empire, says. This regulation, shout
cause no alarm in Germany, no Ella
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

feature 3of the closing days
session Of the Episcopal Council at
Staunton was the sensational report
made by the Sccial Welfare Com
mission, attackir tbs con5.tion Of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

Colliding with an automobile truck
of the Gas and Electric Company, IN
Baltimore Thomas L. F. Taylor, 2t
years old, motorcyclist, sustained
injuries which resulted in his death
half an hour after the accident,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

Delegates from throughout the
State were yesterday in attendance
at the annual convention of the pub
lie school superintendent, which
formally convened this morning IN
the auditorium of the chamber OF
commerce, in Richmond, with {. b.
Bowry, of Amelia, presiding as tenn
porary chairman. The sessions will
last for three days. Discussion of
important matters pertaining to
school work and its Improvement oc-
cupied practically all of the morning
session. Prominent among the sub
jects considered was the prevention
of Irregularities in the conduct of
the state teachers examination and
the standardization of one and two
room schools.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

Two were seriously injured when
a motorcycle carrying three passen-
gers and proceeding up Main street
in Richmond ran full force into the
sidewalk at 21st and Main streets,
yesterday morning. Charles Flood,
about 81 years of age, OF >Henrlco
county, and Archie Lucord, OF the
Mechanicsville turnpike, about 80
years old, are the injured. Their in
iuries consist of possible internal in
iuries and severe external bruises
They were taken to the Grace Hos
pital, where their condition is re-
garded as serious.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

Rev. Endrew C. Engelhardt,
priest in the Catholic Church, of Bal
timore, and for nine years assistant
pastor of Holy Gross Church, East
West street, died yesterday after
noon in St. Joseph's Hospital, fol-
lowing an operation for appendicitis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

A man who engaged accommoda-
tons at j. H. McClintic's hotel in
Baltimore several days ago under
the name of r. w. Leight, of Balti-
more, was found in his room yester-
day morning with his throat cut and
an omen razor in his hand, says dis
patch from Hot Springs, The cause
of the suicide is unknown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

The engagement of Prince Chris
tophoros, a member of the reignlng
family of Greece, to Mrs. William
B. Leeds, widow of the American tin
plate millionaire, is reported, The
prince, who is now in London, IS e
wears old. 1t is said the engagement
is against the wishes of his family.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

James Bowers, of Owingo Mills,
was killed yesterday when he jump
ed from a Pennsylvania Railroad
freight train entering the Virginia
avenue yards, Washington. Bowers,
according to the police, was stealing
ride into the city and was trying
To leave the train when killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

A crowd of dozen intoxicated
'.Hill Billies' Sunday shot up a lit
tie country church on Leatherwood
creek, in the mountains near Jack
son. XIV, One man was killed and a
score of others, including many wo-
men members of the congregation,
were injured in pitched battle
which followed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

Mrs. Margaret Sipe, of Grottoes,
who sent poisoned candy to the Miss
es Kyger, confessed when her case
was called Saturday and threw her
self on the mercy OF the court. Judge
T. N. Hass Of the Circuit Court Of
Harrisonburg, sentenced her to five
years in the pcnitentiary. Eyes, but
I did not mean to do it, replied the
woman, VIXEN asked whether she
wanted to plead gu:;;.y. Mrs. Slpe Is
now So years old and by good be-
havior will be set free when she is
So years old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

Five children, three boys and two
girls, are i'll near Lacey Spring in
the neighborhood Of Harrisonburg,
from poisoning. They ate mint grow
ing in a field where poison had been
put on potato vines to kill bugs.
They are children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Cootes, Little Lillian Cootes
4 years old is dangerously i'll and
may not recover.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-06
ANYTHING WOULD
BEBEITER Than
PRESENT regime
w. Fahnestock, New York
Banker, Bitter in Attack on
Wilson; DisIikes Roosevelt

Anything would be better than the
present administration. have no
sympathy with Wilson, but would
rather see Taft in the presidential
chair again, than T. r. ! don't like
Hughes because he is so much .
theorist.
doSs nm Ass~fis Is ssst
President, hut i should like to see the
nation guided BY master mind, such
b nan as M. Root. Thfg is nothing
ths matter with the Unitet Etates that
.bfaitS csn,tsfixkiE tsW 81
This Is the opinion on the political
Iout1Po q se4 * Milii5 I, Es6a s. ssi
tidhkl Hal a NeFf Tbh4 itEe Welt
efn Union Telegraph s0Oinpahyy the
Lackawanna Railroad and head OF
Fahnestock & Co. He Is visiting in
Honolulu for 8 month. having arrived
last Tuesday on the. Matsonia, and be
declares the climate here marvellous
Mr.. Fahnestock is staying at the
Pleasanton. Mrs. Fahnestock and q
friend are with him.
The noted New Yorker Is strongly In
favor Of national preparedness and
in an interview expressed very decided
views ON that subject.
Use Quickest Way.
Turning from the scene Of Euro
pean desolation to the United States,
it would seem that the government OF
country that had by good fortune
been saved from all this destruction
Would endeayor In the quickest pos
sible way to prepare for any emer-
gency that might arrive he says.
mo government that is not so pre-
pared can feel secure now. This.
brings us sQuarely to the question,
have we q government or have we
not |? II fear we have none. Let US
suppose, however, lust for q moment,
that we have q government. By gov
eminent j mean real executive and
a Congress Of intelligent men.
what would they do? In the first
place, the President would surround
himself with men of Intelligence who
would command public respect and
taen there would be real heads to the
departments.
I'm like manner Congress would say,
Having been blessed by Providence
beyond all other nations we. viii sink
sll our petty jealousies; we will give
nothing to rivers and harbors, public
buildings. pork barrels and other gen.
orally unnecessary things until our
country Is prepared for any emer-
gency. The greater the need the
greater the first outlay.
Wake Up, or Too Late?
Mr.. Fahnestock. speaking Of the ma
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-06
Second Carload
Of Bandoges IS
On S. S. Ventura
Oceanic Liner Taking Surgical
Dressings to Sydney for
Wounded Soldiers

Mute reminder Of the horrors Of
var. carload OF surgical. dressings
and bandaees. the second to pass
through here within the last month on
Oceanic boats. Is In the hold OF the
Oceanic liner Ventura today. con-
signed 70 Australia.
The dressings will be used % bind
the wounds Of thousands OF Australian
soldiers who have been eeok sbaIk to
Sydney and AIelhohrne fron ne 6,fod-
soaked wastes OF Gallipoll peninsula
and Amaze Cove.
On the Sierra, which stopped here
February IA, was the first carload Of
dressings. shipped to San Francisco
from the/laboratories d Johnso1 d
Johnson and eonsignsd e Aus,sali9
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-06
TO KEEP
PR0BINGOF
RECRUIT PLOT

Although he admitted he was some
what put out over the accusation, Mar
shall ]. j. Smiddy today laughed quite
merrily when asked to affirm or deny
q purported statement by Byron e.
Noble, treasurer Of N. s. Sachs Dry
Goods Company, That he had attempt
ed to secure professional bondsmen as
surety for NJ Seligsen after the latter
had been arrested In connection with
the so-called "war plot
Il nave never telephoned to any
bondsmen for anyone since / have
been III office, and least Of all to Ldo-
mel Hart or zee zap" the marshal
said. fiftss4-a g
Noble, in his puroorted statement
says that he had been told by District
Attorney Horace w: Vaughan that he
had better not go on Seligsen's bond,
and that the marshal then telephoned
to Hart and zee zap.
i while the commissioners hearing
was in progress the marshal adds.
81 telephoned for no bondsmen In be-
half Of Seligsen. II Noble made that
statement, he misrepresented the
facts.
District Attorney Vaughan today de-
MED that he had told Noble not to go
on Seligsen's bond. Attorney George
A. Davis, counsel for Seligsen, said
that he was the one who secured the
bondsmen.
Although Jack Gordon. Tom Cork.
hfll and j. Ward deny that anyone at
tempted to recruit them for service
with the Allies. the federal officials