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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-06
AUTO HITS CYCLIsr.

William Lewanzowski. No. Isi
South Harrison street. was treated
at the Delaware Hospital yesterday for
injuries TO his back. sustained IN An
accident in an automobile driven BY
Adam Kowaleski. OF Maryland avs
nue. and Monroe streets. The in
iured man was riding a bicycle ~
Inc time
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-06

Cross have be-
come so vast plans
are under way TO
cut the United
States into tair-
teen divisions,
each 10 have n
head wlrO will be
for that division
what Henry p.
Dawson is for the
national organizs-
ton. These divl-
sional directors
will Rave full
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-06

ltCltQ 10 Cldlul
exemption fro m
selectlve service.
T his announce
ment comes from
Provost General
Crowder's office. A
much smaller per
cent. will be en-
empted.
Small towns IN
country regions
are expected 70
show a larger per-
centage Of men
willing 20 accept
service than big
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-06

Editors Note-Unele Harry will be
glad 20 answer Inquiries. either In this
column or by mall, provided letters
dress Of the persons writing. The cor
respondents' names will not appear In
the articles.
Copyright 1915 by The NJ g. syndicate
Philadelphia, Pa.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-06
BY gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON. D. C.-August s.
Nbout four out Of Ave men are ex-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-06
BY MILTON 5RoNNER.

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WASHINGTON, D. C.--August s.
War activities Of the reorEanized Red
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-06

over for fish breakfast the next morn
ing, Uncle Harry went home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10
MINISTER BEATS HIS WIFE.
Rev. J. 4. Strayer is Sent TO Denton
Jail for 30 Days.

Rev. J. 4. Strayer is Sent TO Denton
Jail for 30 Days.
fredericksburg, Nd, May 10.-Quite
sensation was caused here yester-
day when the Rev J. A. Strayer, a
retired minister, was arrested
charged with wife beating.
The charge was brought by his
son, the Rev. George Strayer, pastor
of church at Traford. Pa. who was
visiting his parents.
The elder Mr.. Strayer. who is an
aged but powerfully built man, adj
mitted the charge and was sentenced
to 30 days in Denton Jail by Mag
istrate Thomas S. Cox.
Mr.. Strayer began his ministry ir
Pennsylvania. was later engaged ir
evangelist work in the West. He ano
his wife purchased farm here
several years ago, where they have
lived since. :.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10
PIEDMONT CONVOCATION.
Interesting Sessions Held Yesterday
in ST. Paurs CHURCH in This City.

The members of the Piedmont
Convocation were the guests of the
st. Paul's Church branch, with Mrs.
NJ W. O'Brien, chairman, at their
annual meeting held yesterday III
the Norton Memorial Of that church,
which was 4 great success. Two Ses-
sions were held Holy Communion
was administered at II O'Clock by
the Rev. DR.. P. P. Phillips, followed
bv the morning business session. The
visitors were welcomed by the Rev.
Dr.. Phillips and the meetings were
presided over by the State presl-.
dent. Miss Louisa T. Davis. OF Lees
burg. with Mrs. Wallace + Rollins,
Convocation secrtary, under whose
careful attention the meeting was
made most interesting This session
was devoted to business of the diff
ferent branches of the 'convocaton
and the meeting adjourned at l:3O
o'clock
The afternoon session opened at
2:3O and the Rev. Mr.. Wellbourne,
recently returned from Japan, made
very interesting address upon the
work of the Episcopal church IN
Japan. A stirring appeal was made
by Miss Davis. the president, for
the enlargement of the branches and
deeper interest in the work.
An invitation was extended by
Grace church of this city for the
convccation to meet there next May.
after which the session adjourned,
everyone expressing themselves as
having enjoyed the day and being
greatly benefited by the meeting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10
RESPONDS TO A TOAST
Rev. DR.. j. L. Allison Attends Clos
ing Exercises of Union Theological
Seminary in Richmond.

The closing exercises of Union
Theological Seminary in Richmond
were held yesterday, at which time
a large class graduated.
The most intssesting features Of
the day were the annual alumni class
reunion meeting and the banquet
which followed:
DR.. T. Cary Johnson, of the semin-
ary, presided.
Rev. DR.. Jno Lee Allison, pastor
of the Second Presbyterian Church
of this city, responded to the toast on
behalf of his class, and took as
theme the minister, Il spiritual leader.
The seminary is located in Ginter
Park, fine suburban section Of Rich
mond, and includes a group of ten
splendid buildings.
Announcement of a 100000 gift to
the seminary was made by the board
of trustees, the gift being made on
condition that the seminary raise
like amount by the end Of this year.
1t was further announced that $780,
600 of the needed amount has already
been subscribed by friends of the
school, and that the remainder will
be solicited within a short time.
DR.. W. w. Moore, president of the
seminary, explained the details and
conditions Of the gift. He stated
that the name of the person who
made the donation could not be made
public further than the money had
been offered by "a lady of means"
The money is to be used, with the
amounts to be secured by subscrip-
ton, to carry out plan that the
seminary authorities have had in
mind for several years Of erecting
and equipping an expert Sunday
school training department on the
seminary campus.
When the balance of the needed
100000 has been raised model
Sunday school building will be erect
ed, which will be the ''last word in
structures Of its kind. It's or%aniza-
ton will consist of standard depart
ments. and it will be endowed with
a share of the funds raised. Sixty
thousand dollars of the second $780,
600 will be used to endow profess
sorship of pedagogy and Sunday
school work in Richmond, and the
remaining $4,000 will be used for
the general needs of the seminary.
The building will cost $4,000 for
construction, and $4,000 will be
spent on equipment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10
Large Tract of Land in Dinwiddie
County This State for the Purpose.

Large Tract of Land in Dinwiddie
County This State for the Purpose.
John S. Parsons, Commissioner,
State Department of Game and In
land Fisheries, today signed up a
lease on six-hundred-acre tract Of
land ideally adapted for game pro
pagation purposes. This land has
been secured as a result of the CO.
operation of the Norfolk & Western
Railway Company.
The land is located in Dinwidd;e
county within mile of Ford Station
on the Norfolk & Western Railway.
1t lies in section ideally adapted for
the purpose; is intersected with num-
erous streams; well timbered, and
with a good growth of cover that will
furnish feed and protection for the
game installed thereon. The property
will be securely fenced and quarters
erected for the game-keeper immedi-
ately.
Later on pheasant, quail and other
wild fowl will be introduced, and it
is confidently expected that within a
wear or two we will have established
here in middle Virginia, easily ac-
cessible to sportsmcn throughout the
State, a sanctuary where game can
be protected and its abundant pro-
pagation assured. This is one of the
concrete plans that are, being worked
out for the benefit of Virginia sports
men who have contributed to this
fund through the: hunting licenses
issued to sportsmen this year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10
HOW WOMEN CAN HELP
What Many of Them are Doing iii
England TO Aid in Winning the

What Many of Them are Doing III
England TO Aid in Winning the
War.
There is a day set aside as "Moth-
er's day" in this country, but now
every day is mothers day, says the
bulletin sent out by the National En-
ergercy Food Garden Commission of
Washington, which is cooperating
with the newspapers in an endeavor
TO increase the number of food gar
dens in this country.
A woman does not have to wear
a nurses uniform to serve her coun-
try. the bulletin today continues for
she can do Just as great service right
in her home. Remember if an ounce
of edible food is thrown away in each
of tie twenty million homes in this
land that means Il waste of one MIL
lion three. hundred pounds.
The figures are staggering. 1t tax
es the labor of many to reproduce this
waste, To offset this the mother or
housewife should plan balanced and
economical menus. Everything must
be utilized. Nothing nutritious
should be thrown away.
Women of England have turned
nobly to the tasks put them since
that country has been at war. Ac-
cording to Major Spender Clay who is
in this country with the British War
Commission; the women Of England
are winning the war. He says ne
knows Young women who have never
as much as braided their own hair,
having been reared amid wealth, and
refinement, who now cooks in con-
centration camps, others who are dis
pensinr rations to the soldiers IN
training at home with economic 9c-
curacv demanded by the government
So the women of this country can
! help the United States and for that
reason the National Emergency Food
Garden Commission directs attention
today to the terrible loss by waste
There need be no h!steria, no scrimp'
ing, but just sane judicious econom!
whereby much can be saved and nc
one the loser in the way of not hav'
ing enough to eat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10
ODD FELLOWS 10y AL
Twenty-Seven Thousand Members of
the Organization in Virginia Pledge
Themselves.

The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
of Virginia concluded its annual meet
ing in Bristol last night. The grand
officers chosen yesterday We're:
E. P. Turner, Richmond, grand
secretary.
Bell o. Ferguson, Richmond grand
treasurer.
DR.. ]. Sherer, of Marion, grand
chaplain.
Col. Park P. Deans, of Windsor; !;
o. V. Hanger, of Amherst, grand re-
representatives..
c. B. Fox, Of Roanoke; P. NJ.
Bradshaw, Alexandria, and Mrs.
Daisy Jones, Norfolk, trustees of the
orphanage.
The Grand Lodge pledged the 81
500 Odd Fellows of Virginia to the
loyal support of the Government in
the present war and every lodge is
directed to display the American flag
at every meeting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10
ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY.
List of New Books Which Have re
Gently. Been Secured.

List of:New Books Which Have Re-
Gently Been Secured.
The following list of new books
have recently been placed in the
Alexandria Library:
Jerry-Arthur S. Pier.
:. Mag Pye-Baroness Won Hutten.
Limpy-William Johnston.
The Dark Tower-Phyllis Bottome.
The White People-Francis H.
Burnett.
The Tigers Coat-Elizabeth De-
Jeans. ;
Undertow-Kathleen Morris.
Aurora The Magniticent-Gertrude
Hall.
Regiment of Women--Clemence
Dane.
A Gilded Vanity-Richard Dehan
Lilla-Mrs. Belloc Lowndes.
The Girls at His BiIlett-Berta
Ruck.
The Lifted Veil-Basil King.
Emma-Jane Austen.
The Rulers of the South--(Sicily
Calabra- -Malta) F. Marion Crawford
Twice, Born Men-Harold ,Begbie
The Old China Book-N. Hudson
Moore.
France Under the Reuublic-Jear
C. BRAGG.
The Things Men Fight For-H
H. Powers.
Materials and Methods of Fiction
Clayton Hamilton.
Vignettes from F'inland-A. M
Give Bagley.
Life of Clara Barton-Percy II
Epler.
Eleven of these books were give
by two kind friends of the library
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10
VAWTER IS ACQUITTED
Jury at Christiansburg, Va, Re-
quire but One Ballot to Arrive at
Decision.

Christianshurg, Va, May 10-Chas
E. Vawter, former professor at Vir
ginia Polytechnic Institute, was ac
Quilted last night by jury in thu
Montgomery County Circuit Court O.
the murder of Stockton Heth, Jr.
The scene that followed the an
nouncement of the verdict was an at
fecting one. Deputy Clerk Trig Wal
ters had not finished repeating th'
jury's decision when Professor Faw
ter jumped from his chair and clasp
ed his mother in his arms. The agac
woman shouted, "Oh, glory!"
Attorney R. L. Jordan, of Rad:
ford, one of Vawter's counsel and the
only lawyer in the room, with a fer.
vent "Thank God!" sank into his
chair and wept.
The formalities> that followed were
simple. Judge w. W. Moffett thank
ed the jurors for their attention and
advised them not to discuss the ver-
dict, as they might lay themselves
open to criticism from persons who
did not agree with them.
Professor Vawter received the con-
gratulations of the newspaper men
and in turn shook hands with every
member of the jury and expressed
his gratitude for their decision.
One of the reporters phoned the
news to Mrs. Vawter, who was wait
ing in her home at Blacksburg, She
became almost hysterical and said
she could make no statement, but
must run and tell little Rachel and
Charlie that Daddy" was coming
home-a free man.
One of the jurors said that but one
ballot was taken and that either one
of the theories of the defense would
have been sufficient to have secured
an acquittal at their hands-self-de-
fense or the unwritten law.
Professor Vawter issued the fol-.
lowing statement:
81 thank the jury for their verdict,
of which I have felt sure from the
first. greatly regret the whole sad
affair and the sorrow caused.
"The injustice done Mrs. Vawter
by the prosecution and the press IS
the one blot upon the whole affair.
While l am blameless of Stockton
Heth's death, I realize that 1 have
been guilty of weakness when ]
should have been strong.
"The future stares me darkly in the
face, but with Gods help l shall en-
deaver to. build somewhere a happy
and wholesome home for my children
and my wife
"My immediate plans are to rest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10
CONFEREES KILL +. L. PLAN.
Eliminate Amendment for Volunteer
Divisions.

Eliminate Amendment for VolI.:teer
Divisions.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt will not
be permitted to oraginze division
of volunteers and accompany them
to France. This much discussed
question was practically settled to-
day when the conferees on the con-
scription bill reached an agreement
and eliminated the amendment pro-
viding for the organization OF voi''n-
teer divisions.
Because of the insistence of the
War Department and the Admins
tration against the Roosevelt prop
osition the majority Of the House
conferees stood out against all pleas
to permit the Roosevelt amendments
to remain in the bill. The Senate
conferees finally yielded and th'
amendment was thrown out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10
THE MAY DAY PAGEANT.
Votes Being Cast for Uncle Sam and
Miss Columbia by Public School
PupilS.

Votes Peing Cast for Uncle Sam and
Miss Columbia by Public School
Pupils.
Who will be the lucky boy to take
the part of Uncle Sam and which of
the handsome young maidens will
be chosen to represent Miss Colum-
bia in the May day pageant, is the
question which interests the eighteen
hundred pupils of the city schools
who are to take part in the affair on
Friday of next week The voting
contest will close Saturday of this
week and the ballot boxes will be
open all that day. The votes cast
yesterday in the various schools
brought out the following leaders in
the race. who were given ballots as
here published:
Uncle Sam: Norman Lawler, Al;
Richard Wright, 30; Bernard Yates,
20; Joseph Haflett, 1G: Jack Howard,
Is.
For Miss Columbia: Rose Mar
ply, 141; Susie Simms, l25; Dorothy
Steele, los, Beulah Sullivan, So;
Eunce Ayers, %
The pageant is expected to he Of
a highly interesting character and
much interest is being taken in it
by all the schools.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10
SHORT CUT COSTS LIFE
Express Runs Down Machinist Hur
rying to Boarding House.

Chester, Pa, May To- Trespass-
ing on the Pennsylvania Railroad
near Thurlow station, in taking a
short cut to his boarding house, Fred
erick Anderson, aged 56, was instant
ly killed yesterday afternoon by a
southbound express, Both arms and
q leg were cut off and his head was
split. Identification was established
hy General Chemical timecard. He
had worked two weeks as machlnlst
at the Claymont plant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10

Mrs. Lorenzo Lewis, of Braddock
Heights, is the guest Of relatives III
Berryville.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Kemp L. Lambeth
are the guests OF relatives in Char
lottesville.
Mrs. Alexander E. Slaymaker left
yesterday to visit her cousin, Miss
Lottie Larmond, at her home in
Richmond.
Miss Laura Mcclure sllison left
yesterday for Johnson City, Tenn,
to visit her brother-in-law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank 4. Moses.
Mrs. Catherine A. Burreil, aged
q years, daughter of R. G. Burnett,
of this city, died Tuesday, May Sth,
at her home in Philadelphia. The
funeral will be from st. Mary's
Church, Alexandria. tomorrow, Fri
day. at $50 4. m.
Mr.. Wesley Pecfllam, of the Wash
ington Players, was the guest OF
friends in Alexandria yesterday and
overlooking the opera house where
his company will present the "PoliTe
Vaudeville" tomorrow night for the
benefit cf the free night school fund.
The board Of lady managers of
the Alexandria Hospital held a
largely attended meeting this morn
ine at ten O'Clock. Reports received
regarding the new hospital building
were to the effect that the work was
progressing satisfactorily. The most
pressing need, just now is the COM
pletion Of the rooms in the nurses
home, for which any and all contrl-
buttons will be sincerely welcomed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10
WAR on CATS.
Thousands Throughout the Country
That Ought to be Killed Because
Thcy Are NuisanccS.

That Ought to be Killed Because
They Are Nuisances.
The alley cats must 20. At least
the future looks dark for them be-
cause good garden planters all over
the country, alarmed By the de,
strUc.ion done to their garden crops
by them have united TO make war
on the 25.000.000 or more alley cats
in the United States.
The evils of the vagrant cat as a
dissemination of disease, destroyer OF
Young fowl and birds. is not to be
compared with the amount OF harm
the pest is doing to the gardens, IL
reports coming to the National
Emergency Food Garden Commission
21O Maryland Building. are to be
taken as a criticion.
Cities and towns are combating
with the cat scourge in many ways,
In some towns cat-catchers have
been employed, and they are finding
a fertile field to work in say, letters
to the Commission. Other counties
and towns are offering bounties FOR
the pests.
Destruction caused by cats to the
food gardens is enormous. The pest
does the greatest damage at night,
He kills many birds that would II
they lived kill insects that destroy
crops valued at millions. Bulletin
No. ? of the department of agricul-
turc of the State of Massachusetts,
bv Edward II. Forbush deals extern
sively on this subject.
It is a well established fact that
cities are over run by vagrant cats
many of them finding precariouS
living by visiting dumps" and
garbage cans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10
PREVENTING AUTO ACCIDENTS
Southern Railway Clerk Puts Forth
New Idea Which he Thinks Will

lIVlPs
Green D. Poole, clerk in the South
ern Railway System depot at Taylors,
S. c., claims to have made sub
stantial contribution to the movement
for the conservation of human life
through the invention of a device
which he thinks will positively pre-
vent accidents to automobiles. at
grade crossings. The working of the
attachment is simple and is explained
by Inventor Poole as follows:
"While the car is running IS miles
per hour white bulb shows on the
radiator, at 25 miles 8. green bulb
appears, at 40 a red bulb, and when
the driver begins to bat 'em out
around 60 per- a music box under the
seat begins to play Nearer My God
to Theen" \
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10
Notice

Having disposed of our entire stock
of groceries, at 1923 King street, we
desire to thank our patrons for Their
liberal patronage during the past
years.
All parties having claims against
Carter Brothers, please present them
here at once, and all those Indebted
to us will please call and settle.
Carter Brothers, 1923 King ST.,
yav 10. 1917 112-1t,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10
DEADLY WRECKS IN MEXICO.
Derailment Kills IA Persons and
Bandits 80 More

Derailment Nils Ia PERSONS anu
Bandits 80 More.
Laredo, Tex, May 1O.-The first
train from Mexico since Saturday to-
day brought news of a wreck near
Queretaro Sunday in which Id; per
sons were killed and several score in
iured A derailment caused the wreck
Passengers on today's train said
it was reliably reported that 80 SOL
diers were killed and 40 injured when
bandits blew up train May 6, near
Carneros. The bandits were attempt
ing to obtain $4,000 said to have
been carried in the express car. The
train carried an escort of 300 soldiers
Among the passengers, it was said
was the wife of General Francisco
Murgul-ia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10

| Four sacks of flour were stolen
from the grocery store Of 7. F.
Burroughs & Son, $40 Cameron
street, on Tuesday night. No clues
were left as to the identity of the
thief.
Stuart Draper, Il boy eleven years
old, this morning confessed to en-
tering Sweeney's grocery store, cor
ner of Henry and Duke streets, on
Tuesday night, and stealing Soy.
| 1t is also believed that he may have
gained entrance into Michael Sull;-
vans grocery the same night and got
So. so. He has been brought into po-
lice court several times recently
charged with minor offenses, and it
is expected that he will be sent to the
reform school.
The Red Cross work is receiving
most encouraging support, yet they
urge all who are interested to attend
the meeting and assist in the work
being done for the Military Relief
Association of the Red Cross. This
local branch of the Red Cross special
ICES in hospital supplies and they
meet every Wednesday and Friday
from 10 a. m. to p. m. in the rooms
loaned by Burke and Herbert's Bank,
over that institution, and cordially
invite the assistance of the communi-
ty in work, supplies or contributions.
Mrs. T. Marshall Jones is chair
man of the committee and is assisted
by number of subcommittee and
the work is handled in most thor
ough manner, each committee doing
it's part and the entire chapter work
ing in unison.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10
HINDENBURG SEES VICTORY

Berlin Paper Quotes Him as Pre-
dieting Success in Was.
Amsterdam, May TO- Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg is again pre-
dieting victory, according to the Ber,
lin Tageblatt. The paper quotes the
Field marshal as saying, in reply tc
an address from the Saxon seconc
chamber:
"The soldier spirit, whic h is always
cultivated by the All-highest Wa'
Lord, has again proved its strength
If the home army also holds on ther
we are certain of victory
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10

Under the proposed added taxation
which the administration war reve-
nue. bill carries; the per capita tax
of every woman, man, and child IN
the United States will he advanced
to S33 per annum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10
Guests at Rosemont.

Mrs. William n. Smith has as her
guests at her home in Rosemont, Miss
Willie Wood, of Rappahannock, Miss
MYRTLE Bowersette, of Marshall, and
Miss Alleen Brooking, of Orange, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-10
EX-SENATOR FORAKER DEAD

Was Twice Ohio Governor and
Years in Senate.
Word has reached Washington OF
the death in Cincinnati today OF for
mer United States Senator Joseph 8
Foraker. He was seventy-one years
old, and was native of Rainsboro,
Ohio.
Joseph Benson Foraker was a
member of the, Senate from 1891 to
1909.