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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-05
MR., FISHER REELECTED WILL TAKE TESTIMONY
Special Investigator of Corporation
j Commission to Hear Water
Consumers of Alexandria

-btf'
Charles NJ. Broun, a special lnves-
tigator of the State Corporation Com
mission, will arrive here tomorrow
and commence the taking of testimony
in the hearing of the water consum-
ers of Alexandria city and county
against the Alexandria Water 20. tor
the purpose OF securing lower rates
and a larger and better water sup
ply. The hearings will be held In
she Corporation court room commenc-
ing at ten o'clock tomorrow morning
The attorneys for the Water Com
i oany will be Col. Francis L. Smith
and Gardner L. Boothe and Howard
w. Smith and Walter U. Varney
Cor the consumers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-05
LITTLE BOY is KILLED
Francis Trux, Eight Years Old, Falls
In Front of Approaching
Automobile

A coronors jury met this afternoon
at 2 o'clock at Demaine's undertake
ing establishment for the purpose OF
inouiring into the death of Francis
Trux, who was killed by an automo-
bile yesterday afternoon at five
o'clock on King street between Alfred
and Columbus streets. The jury is
composed of G. N. Cradlin, A. S.
Doniphan, j. Fred Birrell, Philip
Heishley, Lorenzo Wolford and c.
a. Strauss. Eity Coroner T. NJ.
Jones is conducting the inquiry. The
jury viewed the body last night and
adjourned over until today.
The little TruX boy, who is s years
old and son of Mrs. Bessie NJ. TruX
and lived with his mother at lis S..
st. Asaph street, was run over by
the automobile of H. P. Wilson, of
Holm Hall, Fairfax county. which
was driven by Harry Shirley. The
boy was placed in the machine and a
record run made for the Alexandria
Hospital, but the child was dead when
{ that institution was reached. His
skull had been crushed.
Shirley went to headquarters and
gave himself up and is being held
pending the result of the coronor'>
inquest. According to his story the
/ machine was being operated at a
/ moderate speed when the boy ran il
front Of the car and slipped.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-05

Mrs. Robert H. Bartlett who has
been visiting her parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Peter Hoy, on Prince street will
leave for her home in Maryland Fri
lay.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-05

P. F. German City Tax Collector,
who has been seriously i'll for the
past two months is able to be out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-05
RESOLUTIONS

WHEREAS it has pleased All
Mighty God, in his infinite wisdom,
to take from us, within the brief
space of only a few days, two of our
most dependable and faithful mem
bers, Julian T. Burke and Capt Rob
ert F. Knox, who had been continu-
ously on the Vestry for many years.
the latter for half century and at
the time of his death Junior Warden:
and
WHEREAS, both Of our beloved
brethren were always deeply and af-
fectionately attached to st. Paul's
Church, and gladly responded to all
of the Church's calls upon them; and
WHEREAS, the Vcstry feel more
than usual sadness at their great
loss:
Be it, therefore, Resolved:
l. That there be spread upon our
minutes the above preamble and
these resolutions, though most feeb-
ly expressing our grief and pain at
the departure of our two dear friends.
2. That st. Paul's Church. its
Vcstry, and congregation have lost
two Of their most loyal and faithful
members and friends.
). That copy Of these resolutions
be sent to the families OF our dcccas-
cd brothers, and. published in the Al
cxandria Gazette and Southern
Churchman:
G.. Washington Lewis, Registrar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-05
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
MASSACHUSETTS BhEWEitlES
COMPANY.

Notice is hereby given that pur-
suant to the Bylaws of the Com
ranv the Annual Meeting Of the stock
holders of the Massachusetts Brew
cries Company will. be held at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, on Monday,
the gath day of April, 1916, at the
principal office of the Company, No.
i'll south Fairfax street, in Alcxan-
dria, Virginia.
1st. To elect board of nine dircc-
tors of the company.
2nd. To transact such other business
as may come before the meeting.
EDWARD RUHL, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-05
HEARING TOMORROW

Three justices of Fairfax county
Magistrates, John H. Broders, Frank
Troth and Arthur Kirby, are to con-
ductc hearing at the Rammel Ho-
tel tomorrow in the cases of Miss
and Herbert H. Connor, both
of Franconia, who have charged each
other with assault.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-05
Present Incumbent of Mayors Office
Receives 50 Majority Over
James NJ. Duncan

after a days contest at the polls:
the like of which Alexandria has not
seen for many years, Mayor Thomas
A. Fisher, was renominated yester-
day for mayor by the narrow mar
naig of SO votes. The campaign which
had been simmering for the three
months since the candidates announc-
ed themselves grew in enthusiasm
within few hours preceding the cleo
ton and the greatest activity on the
part of the candidates and their
friends marked the. waning moments
of the campaign. Not until the votes
were counted was there any lndlca-
ton of how the town had gore, a
large vest pocket vote having been
cast.
Mayor Fisher carried Two wards,
the second and the fourth, the hrst
ward was tie and the third went for
Duncan, by majority of 8. The vote
in the wards was as follows: First,
Fisher 1854, Duncan 1874; Second, Fish
er 2O3, Duncan 1856; Third, Fisher
1919, Dunihn POT; Fourth Fisher 2oo,
Duncan 1873. Total, Fisher 1853, Dun
can 710.
! Owing to being defective number
of votes were thrown out and the
total vote was in excess of 1900 which
is a very heavy vote for Democrat
! ic primary, the total registration OF
the city being less than 1900.
i The greatest excitement prevailed
throughout the city as the vote was
being canvassed. The polls closed at
6:25 and it was nearly s o'clock when
! the first returns were received from
the fourth ward, giving Fisher a
majorit yof 20 votes.A half hour lat
er the third ward reported that Dun
| cans majority was s cutting Fish
| er's lead down to II. The interest
| grew when the judges of the first
ward announced that the vote was
/ a tie, each candidate receiving 164
! votes. This still left Fisher lead OF
! 12 which was increased to 50 when
F: the second ward was heard from.
! The primary is equivalent to an
| election and Mayor Fisher will have
no opposition in the general election
which will be held on June 18th. His
| new term, which begins Septemhci
! LIST, is for four years.
| In the second ward in race for
! councilmanic honors' in which Henry
X. Field, R. D. Brumback, and Je-
rome Kaufman, were the contestants
/ the first two were winners, the vote
being as follows: Field, 2l2; Brum-
back, 1879; Kaufman, 1871 Mr.. Brum-
back now represents the second ward
in council and Mr. Field, who is presi-
! dent of the board of aldermen has
recently moved into the second ward.
Members of council chosen in the
| three wards without opposition were
as follows: Board, of aldermen, First
! ward, F. F. Marbury; Second, W.
w. Ballenger; Third, ]. T. Har-
rison; Fourth, J. B. Fitzgerald; Com
mon council, First, H. W. Smith, and
Taylor Burke; Third, A. j. Pohl and
! H. R. Burke; Fourth, Albert Bryan
and Clinton S. Ballenger.
! The commissioners of election will
meet tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock
: at the office of the clerk of the COR
poration court and canvass the bal
lots.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-05
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-05
Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia Railway
Company

Steamers rf this INC 1"7Te Alexandria
NonGay. Wednesday aud Saturdays al
30 r. NJ
For BALTIMORE AID ALL TIE
TSUNI.3 RiTER LaNDiN;:S.
;,uis;r,e and appointments ulexccilcd.
Freight for Baltimore. Phlladelphta
ard New Yurk solicited ana handled
with ;:arc Through rates and bills OF
!andiI,g Esued
Single fare TO Baltimore. a5 IN return
a.: II ~, sI4.= ts:L's i:.- 5e
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-05
DEATH NOTICE.

DIED-Suddenly Tuesday, April 9Th.
1916. FRANCIS TRUX, the eight
year old son of Mrs. Bessie NJ.
TruX. Funeral at q o'clock to-
morrow Thursday from Us south
St. Asaph Street. =.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-05
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10th-11th, F Il q Streets
WASHINGTON. D. 6.
Travelling Goods Special

We feature these values in Bags and Trunks because know
thew excel the PRICES You urged to inspect them
A SPECIAL COWHIDE BAG AT S3.9S.
This bag cowhde leathecoered frame; oe pNe'
II and inchsi A limited number only at TINS price,
RI ENAMEL AUTO OR TRAVELLING CASES S45O
Good GRADE black with leather corners eah
STRAINS and brass lock- lining removable tray "a ~ and 20
inches The value at the price
w ARDROBE STEAMER TRUNKS $1,000
Trunks which also be used as
or weekend trunk udy that will withstand the
hardest Very convenient inside
AN unusually high quality hunk for $1,000
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
WEAKNESSO OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD
IS POINTED OUT
Testimony Given Before the
Senate Foreign Affairs
Committee on State Mill
tia Organizations.

Washington. Jan. 22.-Six months
training would be required to fit the
National Guard organizations of the
various states for opposition to a for
eign foe according to high army off
GERS who testified at the senate foreign
affairs committee this afternoon.
General Mills. member of the army
staff who has general supervision over
state militia organizations. declared
their main weakness was their cleo
ton of officers. From a collective
standpoint they were faulty, too. be-
cause there are AS different organiza-
tions instead of one.
Maintaining that preparedness means
standing military force, Brgadier
General Macomb of the war college,
minimiZed the usefulness of the mill
tia and demanded standing army of
$4,000 abroad and 14S,000 at home. He
advocated stronger coast defenses for
a number of New England harbors,
the mouth of Delaware bay, the Cali
fornia coast and Willapa, Grays' Har-
Dor and Puget Sound harbors in the
northwest. Not only should stronger
Notifications be provided for these
points, he said, but a mobile standing
army should be kept within convenient
distance.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
ITALY Tires OF
WAR And PEACE
TALK IS HEARD
Socialist Demonstrations
Take Place in Florence,
Milan, Naples and Other
Cities of Kingdom.

Geneva, Jan. 22.-The anti-w war move
ment has gained great impetus in Italy
in the last few days as the result of the
crushing of Montenegro and the appar-
ent defeat of Italian aspirations in the
Adriatic, according to advices received
here today.
Travellers from Italy report Socialist
demonstrations in Florence, Milan,
Naples and other cities against contin-
uation of the war. Supporters of ex-
Premier Giolitu have joined in the
movement Several radical Socialists
have limited at revolution unless the
Italian king moves for peace before tire
arrival of spring.
Italian officials attribute these dem
onstartions to the work of German
agents and have warned several So
cialist leaders against a repetition of
their fiery utterances 1t is now be-
lieved in Rome that Prince Won Buelow,
former ambassador to Rome spent sew
eral weeks in Switzerland not in the
interests of a general peace movement,
as was reported, but to foment trouble
in Italy.
Conduct Of Gioitti Denounced.
Oiubldlo are equally DllltI III uc-
nouncing the conduct of Giolitti. The
former premier went into retirement
when Italy declared war The govern
ment supporters say he has not
emerged to lead the anti-war factions,
hoping thereby to overthrow the Sa-
landra ministry and form a new cab
met.
The Socialists are making the most
of the new war taxes which have i'm
posed a heavy burden on the poor. In
recent speeches they Italian casualties
have totaled more than 100000 without
any important victories by the Italian
armies and that the Austrian navy
roams The Adriatic almost at will. Pre-
mier Salandra, according to advices
from Rome, has been compelled to
visit several cities and make public
reply to the charges of the anti-war
speakers.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
(!:..f!.tfXB1.I0!;.G2..

The Boise Ministerial association
will meet Monday morning at 80 at
the Y. NJ c. A.
The Pond a 'Rey club will give an
other of its popular dances at the
Moose han next Friday night. Light
refreshments will be served.
Joe Stoltz. who has been connected
with the Falk Mercantile company for
the past three years. has taken the
position as salesman for the Packard
garage.
A motion to tax the cost bill In tbs
case of the Boise Development com
pany versus Boise City was argued
yesterday before Judge C. P. Mccarthy
and was taken under Amusement
Monday marks the opening of the
second semester of the city schools.
All children who wish to begin the
second term should be at school Mon
day morning. Only those who will be
six years of age by April l will be per-
mitted to enroll.
Miss Charlotte Bergh, who sang at
the White Cross school house two
weeks ago. has again been engaged by
the White Cross Mothers circle to give
another entertainment on the evening
of Jan 26 at 80 o'clock. Miss Bergh
will be assisted by her sisters.
Judge Mccarthy yesterday afternoon
granted Ethel May Griffin a divorce
from Louis A. Griffin on the grounds
of support and cruelty. They
were married in Boise April 8, 1912.
The plaintiff was given the custody of
their minor child which she tastif1ed
she was obliged to work in a store to
support.
James L. Montgomery yesterday Sc
cured legal separation from his wife,
Stella NJ. Montgomery. on the grounds
of desertion. The plaintiff testified
that his wife felt he was not giving
her as good a time as she should have
and that she went out frequently with
other men and finally left him alto
gether. They formerly lived in North
Dakota and Minnesota.
The Royal Highlanders will meet
Tuesday night at 1880 o'clock at the G.
A. r. hall. All members and pros
pective members are urged to be pres
ent. A membership contest has been
put on by the local castle with Fair
Lady Chapman and Clansman Purvis
as captains. The deputies, Fair Lady
Moore and Clansman Beach will as
sist the captains in every possible
manner. The contest gives promise of
being one of the liveliest events pulled
off in the lodge for some time and is
already creating much interest A So
cial time is enjoyed every meeting
night.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
The Weather.

FORECAST FOR BOISE AND W.
CINITY-Rain or snow today.
YESTERDAYS WEATHER HERE
Highest temperature, "A; lowest
tempera ture %; mean temperature. SO.
Total precipitation for the "a hours
ending at p. M, .03 of an inch.
CONDITIONS-Two areas OF low
atmospheric pressure are shown on
the map. one covering the extreme
northeast and the other the extreme
northwest. while the central, middle
western and southern states are oc-
cupied by a great high pressure field.
Precipitation has occurred on the
north Pacific coast, extending as far
south as San Francisco, and has been
general also over a belt reaching from
the lower Mississippi valley to the
north Atlantic coast. The following
heavy precipitation is reported New
Orleans. $50; Red Bluff, Cal, 1.2O:
Knoxville. Tenn. la. Tatoosh Island
Wash, 10; Seattle, 1856. Severe cold
prevails in western Canada and is
reaching southwark into the plains
states, but In the east and south the
is abnormally high.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
HEARINC|NPOWER
CASE At WALLACE
Jess B. Hawley Returns
From Strenuous Trip to
North Idaho.

Jess B. Hawley arrived home yester-
day after a trip to Idaho Falls, Butte
and Wallace on legal business. He
had a strenuous trip to Butte, his
train having been tied up for two days
in Beaver canyon by a blizzard which
blocked the track. At Wallace, Mr..
Hawley took part in the hearing of
the Washington Water Power company
against the Montana & Thompson Falls
Power companies and the Federal Min
ing company which was held before the
public utilities commission, sitting at
Wallace Mr. Hawley was one of the
attorneys for the power companies. He
states the hearing occupied day and
half, the question involved being
whether or not the mining companies
can continue taking power from Mon
tana companies without all or some of
them getting permission from the
commission by means of a certificate
of convenience and necessity. The
Washington company insists that this
must be done, declared Mr.. Hawley,
while the mining companies insist that
they are not public service corporations
and can secure their own power for
their own lines without requiring a
permit from the commission. The
power company stated Mr.. Hawley, de-
lives power from 10 feet inside the
Montana line and does not own any
Of the property or lines in Idaho. The
power company also insists that the
commission cannot in any way pre-
vent power being transmitted from
another state into Idaho as that would
be an interference with inter state
commerce and would therefore be pro-
hibited by the United States consti-
tuition.
The amount involved is several hum
dred thousand dollars a year and the
mining companies save approximately
$4,000 a year by getting power from
Montana as compared with former ar
rangements with the Washington
Water Power company.
The attorneys in the case are to
submit briefs within 40 days after
which the commission will consider its
decision.
Mr.. Hawley reports that the northern
country is very prosperous, but that
Idaho Falls is equally as prosperous
as the good mining towns of Butte
and Wallace.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
TOHONOR MfNORYOF
NARTYRED PRESIDENT

The seventy third anniversary of the
birth of William Mckinley is to be eel
ebrated at the Soldiers Home Jan. 20
at 1880 o'clock. Governor NJ. AleXan
der, George R. Barker. secretary of
state. and Joseph Peterson, attorney
general. will make addresses on the
life and character of this illustrious
American. The exercises will be under
the auspices of the Ladies of the G. A.
R. The public is invited to attend and
especially the members of the G. A. r..
w. r. c., Sons of Veterans and mem
bers of the Ohio society.
The corner stone of the foundation
of the patriotic orders is to teach pa
triotism and love of country and tho
members feel that it cannot be done
more effectively than by eulogizing and
keeping green the memory of the great
men of this country.
Patriotic instrumental and vocal mu-
sic viii be rendered. 1t is requested
that all who attend wear a red or pink
carnation, William McKinley's favorite
flower.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
Liners COLLIDE
OFF THE COAST
OF new JERSEY
Mallory Liner Brazos and
the Coastwise Transports
ton Company's Steamer
Suffolk in Collision.

New York, Jan. 22.-The Mallory lin
er Brazos, under charter to the Porto
Rican line and bound from New York
for San Juan, Porto Rico. with nearly
200 passengers colided with the
steamer Suffolk of the Coastwise
Transportation company of Boston. off
Barnegat, N. j.. late this afternoon
The collision occurred in the fog. The
Suffolk, according to Captain Barstow
of the Brazos, rammed the Mallory
liner on the starboard side abaft
amidships. damaging her slightly
above the water line and tearing away
a part of her superstructure. The
Brazos put back to New York, tonight
but expects to sail on Monday, officers
of the line indicated.
Passengers on the BraZos said that
the Suffolk, a 4719 ton vessel pulled
away and disappeared in the fog, APP
parently uninjured. The Suffolk was
believed to be bound for Boston.
The Brazos carried III passengers.
and Il crew of about 1870.
1--WE were about 10 miles off Seaport
and 90 miles off shore when the suf-
fork hit u.s." said Captain Barstow.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
WOMAN JUMPS FROM
FOURTH STORY WINDOW
TO CROWDED Street

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 22.-Pursued by
a store detective, who sought her ar
rest on shop lifting charge, Mrs.
Naomi Holder, prominent in society
and club circles here, late today jump
ed from a fourth story window of a
downtown department store to the
crowded pavement below.
At the city receiving hospital where
she was taken, physicians found that
nearly every bone in her body had been
broken. Death was a matter of only
few hours, they said.
Despite her injuries. Mrs. Holder re-
NAMED conscious, but refused to max e
any statement either to detectives or
to her husband. who is a real estate
operator here.
Holder declared that Ill health, he
believed, had driven his wife temper
arily insane
Mrs. Holders fatal plunge was taken
at a time when the streets were crowd =
ed with home bound pedestrians and
there was a near panic in the street
among the hundreds who saw her leap
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
DEATH TOLL FROM
STORM IS UNKNOWN

Los Angeles. Jan. 22.-Floods d.
ninished to the proportion of creeks
here this afternoon, while $50 men at
so different points labored to repair
broken highways, railroads moved
stalled trains. and refugees returned
to their homes. The exact number
killed by the siX-day storm may he
never known. Three more were added
to the probable list today when it be-
came positive an aged Mexican wo-
man and her two children had fallen,
with their cabin, into the Santa Ana
river torrents. The fate of many who
were in the mountains during the dis
turbance may never be definitely
learned.
Les Angeles was still cut off from
San Diego by rail this afternoon, but
automobile busses were attempting the
journey. As the waters receded il was
seen that estimates of more than 3d.
100000 damages we're hardly extrava-
giant. In some places the topography
of the country has been changed and
rich ranches partly ruined by rivers
cutting new channels through them to
the sea.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
POISONING CAUSE
OF THE DEATH OF
COOLING YOUTH
Samples of Food Eaten by
Floyd Henderson Are Re
ceived by State Bacteriolo-
gist for Analysis.

The tragic death of Floyd Hender-
son, Is years old, resident of Good
ing, from some mysterious poisoning
and the bringing back from the brink
of the grave of his sister, Velma, aged
10, has been called to the attention
of State Bacteriologist Laubaugh, who
yesterday received samples of the food
eaten by both the young man and his
sister the night before the former died
and is making an analysis of them.
Within a week he expects to be able
to determine whether the young man
died from ptomaine poison or some
thing else. Ptomaine poisoning is diff
ficult to analyze, but every effort will
be made TO discover it, II possible.
Floyd Henderson and his sister re-
tired as usual last Sunday night ap-
parently in the best of health. The
next morning their mother heard
groans coming from the bed chamber
of the young woman. Upon investiga-
ton she found she was in great pain
and unconscious The frightened
mother rushed TO the room of her son.
intending to awaken him and hurry
him off for a doctor. What was her
horror to discover her son dead The
body was still warm and life had been
extinct but a short time.
There were two physicians sum
moned. They managed to administer
restorative treatment to the young
woman and restore her to conscious
ness. The physicians announced that
had she not been discovered when she
was within q short time she. too,
would have died.
An investigation disclosed the fam
lily on Sunday night had eaten sau-
sage and before retiring had also eaten
some chocolates. None of the other
members of the family was sick.
however, nor do they recall suffering
pain of any kind. What adds to the
mystery is the statement of the young
woman that she cannot remember hav-
ing been taken i'll and knew nothing
about being so until she came out of
her comotose state. The position of
her brother indicated he sank into
peaceful sleep and did not suffer
| Samples of all the food were taken
and forwarded to the state bacteriolo-
gist with the request that an invest-
cation be made and the foods care
fully analysed to discover any posi-
| BILE poison.