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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
MARRIED THIS MORNING. PARDON IS REFUSED
Governor Declines TO intervene IN
Case of Calvin Johnson. of Alexan-
dria. Now in the .Penitentiary.

Governor Stuart yesterday refused
TO grant a number of petitions fol
rardons.
The petition OF Calvin Johnson
colored, for pardon was refused. John'
s.n IS. one of the negroes implicated
IN the celebrated murder trial II
Alexandria in 1909, in which he anc
Henry Smith, Richard Pines and
Eugene Dorsey we're accused of the
r,rder of al. artist. named Walter +
Schultz. Of Idaho Subsequently they
were convicted on the charge of mur-
der and sentenced to the electric
chair. Smith was executed, bat
Governor Mann committed the sent
cree of tn. other three to life I'M
rrisonmcnt, Johnson being one O
them.
Schultz'S body was found N The
snow near Roscmont station on the
morning of Sunday. March Z. 1909. \
wound in the left side of the neck,
about an inch and Il half wide. showed
that he had been murdered and the
body placed where found.
Smith. who had been suspected Of
the murder, was arrested on the
charge of having stolen watch, but
suspecting that the real charge
against him would be murder, he
made an alleged confession in which
he said Pines, Dorsey and Johnson mad
Schultz who was in Il dazed condition
in an alley on the north side Of
Cameron, street, between Fayctte AMI
Payne, early Saturday night. He
"yerrcd that Johnson, Dorsey and
himself, at the command Of Pines.
who was armed with a pistol, carried
Schultz to a lonely spot between the
electric ami steam railway tracks
rear Roscmont station, where Dorsey
stabbed him in the neck and subsc-
ucntly took his money FROM his
pockets. Smith later repudiated this
alleged confession. but his three COM
rsaions were unable to prove an alb.
on the Saturday night when the mar
der was committed. Smiths move
ments on the night OF the murder
we're suspicious. ana the quartcrnion
we're sentenced to the electric chair.
smith paid the full penalty of the law.
hut. as STAGED above. Governor Mann
committed the sentences Of the
ctEcrs to life Imprisonment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
.Alsace-l nrraIjnc.
and three,

With the French Armies. Nov. lI
! Some jlea Of the bhghfing efie:t-
which German domination has mad
Oh the inhabitants oil .Aisace anG
Lorraine, is apparent IN Tie Iac5.
that during the forEy-$iX years IN
which the two provinces have been
annexed to Germany, net q single IL
hab.tant mas ever attained even q
medium high rank in the Germsh
army.
Before the German annexation. ~,
SAGE and LORRAINE produced. in pro-
portion to the:r territorial size and
population. more great generals geni-
Uses than any country in Enropv. !.
During the wars Of the French ra-
public and Empire wnen the whole
atmos phere Of Europe was military
.Alsace and Lorraine contributed 20
less than SjNtytwo generals to thc
French armies. Stra$shurg a:one
gave fourteen. So many OF the5G
were ver:table military genluses that
the names of twenty eight of them
are carved on the Arch. Of Triumpa,
1T Paris amongst the names OF the
greatest generals l''rarcs has pro
duccd. !
They came from every AS: "E
pcople in the two PROVINCES. Gen.
erals like .hauenbourg ard iSercE
helm were If rhe nobility. keiier.
mann ard Kl+beI' came From the
hoUrgeo!sie.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
INCREASE IN WAGES
Washington Virginia Railway Com
pany to False Salaries Of its Em
ployecs December First.

Announcement has Just been made
aublic by the Virginia
Railway Company that it will Tolun-
tarlly raise the pay Of its employees
en- the first Of next month. This
will make inc third increase given to
It's men BY. this company within the
rast year, without REQUEST from them.
The notice sent 20 trammcn says:
On and after December |. 1917, until
further notice, trairmcn will receive
present wage scale plus bonus as fol-
lows: Those who have been in contin-
uous service less than one year. IS
cents per hour; second year. % cents
cents; third year, 80 cents; fourth and
fifth year. 81 cents: sixth an! seventh
year. 80 ceats: eighth, ninth and tenth
year. SO cents; over ten years, "a
Cents.
Employees other than tranmcn
are to receive eight per cent increase
over their present scale.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
l'-BnatS Game.

ro,don Nov. l3.-Naval and mill
,..rr avpnrts are today warning
,n,i,st taking a too optimistic we"
Of the inactivity of German Suhm'-
r;r.s during last week, when only
an, british vessel o. more than l.h9o
,o,s vas sunk. Five smaller craft
,core sent to the Bottom.
This falling off IN the number .,
.;,Linos the lowest mark fcachec
sirrc the campaign of ruthleSsnesS be-
o.u last February. by no means m
d;.,trs that the submarine has ceased
= ho , factor. is the opinion OF narai
experts.
Germany having failed to keep u
IFS submarine record is believed I" -
.,,tcr;nr her program in way tha'
,,. mean greater frightfulncss, than
..t prosecuted. This would be II
keening with the German method
uIich when one system proves IN
effective. turns to another.
There are some who are OF ths
nninion that Germany is concentrating
her Submarine forces FOR drlv'
,o,;nst American TRANSPORTS nsed II
sending men and supplies to France
nor1aps on the American coast.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
Crilly. .Wooils Nuptials Celebrated at
st. Mary's Church-Bridal Couple
20 to Florida and Cuba

The bctrothal of Miss Ida Elizabeth
Crilly, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J !.
n. Crilly, GOT Cameron street, and
Mr.. William Woolls, son of Mrs.
Elizabeth Woolls. of Potomac, Va,
and q we'll known attorney OF Alexan-
dria, was celebrated this morning at
ten O'clock ir ST. Marys church. Rev.
Father H. J. McKcef.'I, of Richmond,
Va, cousin of the bride, read the
service in the presence OF large
audience.
The floral decorations in the church
were Of white chrysanthemums. The
bride. attircd in "a rrown travelling
suit, with hat to matcn, and carrying
Il bouquet of brown chrysanthemums,
rct the bridegroom at the. altar, ac-
companicd by her sister, Miss Cert
rude Cr;lly. as bridesmaid. who wore
!. blue tailored suit with hat to
match. and carried an arm bouquet o.
blue chrysanthemums. Charles
Aubrey Callahan was the best man.
The bridal marches were played by
Miss Ella Hill, friend Of the bride.
and vocal solos were rendered by Mrs.
William Woolls, ST.. VINO sang Those.
Endcaring Charms" and Miss Rose
Cunningham, who sang. Promise
Ne" The lshers were Messrs. Phillip
and Anthony Crilly, hrothers of the
bride, Hunt Russell and Edmund
Ewycr. A reception and wedding
breakfast was served in the Crilly
home on Cameron street to about fifty
relatives and immediate friends. fol-
lowing the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. WcClls left for ;
honeymoon trip to Florida and CGba.
They will return to this city about
inc middle If next month, whore they
viii make their home in the Cameron
Apartments, it now being completed
and furnished.
Mrs. WooilS is well known in this
city. where she was reared and edu-
Gated. Shc graduated from st.
Mary'S.. Academy in 1910. Mr.,
Woolls is a graduate # tf'% Virginia
Military Institute, Lexingtoh,"Va., and
or Georgetown Law University.
The ncwiywcds are held in highest
esteem BY their many fricr,ls and
relatives. This was indicated by the
numerous wedding gifts which were
presented t. them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
JUMPS ERBOARD AT SEA
Miss 4. +. Davis. ON Way 10 Nir-
ginia From China. CrawlS Through
Port Hole tn Death.

Victoria. Il. c., Nov. lj.--Miss Il.
=. Davis. homehounh from China,
who had been suffering mental de-
raugcmcnt, jumped overheard from
Canadian liner, November i, the
first day out of Yokohama, accord
ing 10 reports reaching here. ier
body was not recovered. Miss Davis
waS being taken to her home in Vir-
gina in care Of two nurses. She
cvadcd them and crawled through Il
por. hole to her death.
Richmond. Nov. 15.--MiSS Davis
was the daughter OF the late >. Jonr
Davis, Of the Southern Presbyterian
Mission in China, and after being:
educated in this country, made her
home with her father in Soochow un-
til the time of his death about one
wear ago. She had since been unccr
treatment in Shanghai. One brother
John Davis. in the United States con
sular service in Manchuria, survives
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
CHAMBERLAIN MURDER
Article Found Near Grave Believed
to Have Belonged to Accused.

Richmond. Va, Nov. l5.-Sensa.
tional evidence unearthed today by
Goochland county authorities weaves
"a tighter web about DR.. Asa W.
Chamberlain. under arrest here ac-
cused Of numbering on October % his
brother. Judge Albert P. Chamber
lain, at the lattcr.'s home in that
county.
The ofliiaIS refuse to dirulge just
what has been discovered. but de-
clare that i will be among the Com
monwcalth's most important evidence
when the doctor is placed on trial.
IF he denies ownership of the ar
ticle in question, the Commonwealth
is prepared to prove that it was his
property" declared Commonwealth
Attorney 4. X. Monterio. Should
he confess. h" will have a difficult
time expla n:ng to the jury tie close
proximity II the article and The post
role in which the slain lawyers dccap-
itatcd head was found.
Only Attorney Monte:ro. Sheriff
Massic and Albert Lee Chamberlain,
son of the dead man. it is said, are
jr possession OF the facts relative TO
the ncwly-discovered evidence
Letters received here today state
hat the twenty-year-old wife Of the
sgel physician and Miss Clara Cham
bcrla!n. daughter by former wife,
are en- route to Richmond To lend
heir aid in the defense OF the aged
ie 'cndant. Mrs. Chamberlain comes
from kearncy, Nch.. for which point
he left Goochland county folr hours
before the murder Of Judge Chamber
lain.
Miss ChamheIlain's home is in
Whcatland. Wyo. Another daughter
md Il son Of the doctor have rnfuscl
% give him aid. They have fostcred
II feeling toward their father for Il
Grmhcr % years, it is said. and the
iortcr himself is said 10 have refused
N several occasions 10 correspond
with them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
ATTACKS HIS WIFE
Lures His Wife. Then Shoots Her
And Tries Suicide.

Philadelphia. Nov. l3.--Aftcr l'r-
inc his wife To Il vacant lot. rlnic:
Murphy wounded her l'ur times w'th
fus;lade of revolver shots, ana
lc,cr attempted suicide hy sending
three bullets into his left breast. Inc!
we're found unconscious. few iee'
-apart. by the police, ard are IN Il
critical condition in II" University
Hospital.
Murphy and his wife, Anne. age"
;wentv-thr"c years. agreed to seP"-
,,.r about three months a""' an
A.. Nfurnhv has since lived u; =
hcrlr Of her mother, within q dark .
IN. lonely spot where the >aH"''"
occurred Murphy called at the
house last night and asked ms VIE
e accompany him for Il walk. lhlnk-
inc that he wished to discuss plans
for :; reconciliation. Mrs. Murphy
co,.r,ted The neighborS later hear
. number Of shots fired and notified
ihc police.
N;s, Marphy was ;ounA ~ith Il
h,IInt wound in her right shoulder
a,d another in her right arm. Her
,.;~ht wrist had been shattered by
t,,o other shots. Scarcely mere than
:, ward away lay her husband. with
blood running from three Wound:
above the heart. In his hand was
still clutchcd the revolver with wfich
,bc shots had been fired.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
Some Results Of the War.

Thu, effects Of he war have been
,.rr for.ibly brought nome TO IN"
management of the Gazette during tne
mas, few months. Owing to the faca
,h.r The railroads and express INES
bsv. been so badly congcsted Win
freight it has been almost imposSlots
to get either paper or ink With "nica
% issue this newspaper. 4 shipment
,r ink that ought TO have arrived
ION DAYS ago, but did not, necesSIeatea
L,hc using Of poorer quality, "h'2R
accounts for the bad condition IN
which the paper has been printed 1oE
the past ten days. 4 supply was Oh 10
tained today which ii is hoped WIZ
rbviate further difficulty along that
! line.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
GERMANS DESERVING
"Republic" is Password Given by
Teutons Who viii Join Fight for
Democratizing of Empire.

Washington, Nov. 10. =" Renublic"
a. their password. hundreds Of Ger
man troops are surrendering volun-
Tarily on the west front, the Ameri-
can Government IS SenlI-o1.ficially in
formed.
These surremjers are the result OF
the French governments follow UP"
campaign since President Wilson'S
democratic Germany" appeals were
srowerei over the German lines from
allied airplanes.
Those surrendering DO 50 with the
understanding that they are to be
treated, not as an enemy prisoner,
but be permitted n work for u Ger.
man republic
The advocates Of republic Of
Germany sail report to the
American Government. who are con
<!ucting a brilliant campaign from;
the secretary Of neutral neighbor
state. are distributing among Ger
man armies this important informa-
ton;
Let republic be your password
ITO the comrades on the west
tront. We have secIre,. rhe issue Of
the following general order TO the
French army:
Whoever >urrenders himself and
gives the password Republic will
not be treated as an enemy prisoner
of war.
:" If he desires he will be permitted
TO work with US and with our coun
trymen in the same cause. FOR the
freedom Of Germany
According To a semi-officia1 sourc"
today hundreds o;' German troops
have accepted this invitation. They
70 over To rhe French side IN twos
and threeS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
FIRST DRAFT Is CLOSED.
Governor Issue General Statement as
to Reopening of Exemption Claims

Governor Issue General Statement as
to Reopening of Exemption Claims
The following statement was -
sued at the Office of Governor Stuar1
last night:
Kindly announce for the informa
ton Of the public that the time mas
now arrived for bringing the first
draf. to Il close. and that in the opin-
ion OF the Provost Marshal ample
time has elapsed for the adjustment
of conditions which made the rcopc1-
inc of exemption claims desirable.
All cases heretofore rcopened TO-
reconsideration by local and d!str.tt
boards are hereby closed and must
be decided in accordance with Torn-
ar decision. By further order Of the
provost t-marshal- general. persons al
rrady ;nGu.ted into the military ser
v;ce who claim they have not had Il
full and fair hearing or nave not hau
full and fair opportunity to be heard
bv a local or district board or who
claim that the board has exceeded
its jurisdiction or substantially V;o-
lated the selcctive service law, me-!
apply to the commanding officer ct
the mobilization camn within seven
dav after his arrival at camp. to D.
discharged under the provisions OF
paragraph l39. army regulations,
and if the commanding officer sees
fit to do so. ne will take the matter
up for consideration.
when a man has been sc:2ctcd
for service. but has not yet been sent
to camp. his claim for .reopen:Ag ne
rasc will not he considered unless ms
application is fled with the adJutan'-
general of the State by November
% "HENRH C. STUART,
"Govcrnor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
.s-~----m+H----------a--- --.-
WAR SAVING CERTIFICATES
Investment Will be- as Simple a4
Purchase Of Postage Stamps.

Purchase Of Postage Stamps.
Investment in Wa rSaving Ger
iiraucS will be as simple aS the pur.
base Of postage stamps urGer a
Jan annouaced Thursday h. See
.ct..ry Mc.Aioo for the nationwide
certificate sales campaign Hhich &c
All inaagur;,tc on Monday, Decen:-
.,cr :. with the assistance of the War
Sa.!ngS >'Gommittcc. which ne 'las
created:
Any person may invest anfonn;s
.s small as - cents. at a time a
oost-otlicc. banks Of trust Companies.
i: most railroad stations. stores ane:
f:n..cr!cs and at many other public
$larcs where accredited persons " Il
act as authorized selling agents. After
h. sales begin. the certificates may .s
par.slasac ut any time. At the aye
az, 1918 selling price, such invest
,n.nts in certificates will yield I PEE
rc.t interest compounded quar;eriy
The certificates will bs dated Jan.
la,y |. 1923, or iivc years after date
In. entire wealth and security OF sae
United States is behind them.
.',.c tax exemption provisions VI
,hc.c certificates, particularly rom
IL standpoint Of the purchaser 81
smaller amounts, makes the invest
acnt attractive. No person may pur'
chase at one time more than S1o:
worth, or hold AT one time more ;;la'
%i 600 worth Of these certificates.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
WARNS OF ENEMY PLOTS
Dcpartmcnt o. Justice Discovers At
tempts to Destroy Cleveland

Plants.
Cleveland. No. l5.-Sevcral at
tcmpts have been made within the
last week, it became known Asi
nioht TO destroy large Cleveland
concerns which manufacture or store
clothing and foodstuffs.
More than 100 such concerns n
the city and vicinity have been warn
el by the Department of Justice
that such attempts may he expected
in connection with carefully pan
ned plots of German and Industrial
Workers of the World origin. They
have been asked to have their plants
carefully guarded and to exercise
GREAT care to hire only loyal EN-
ployes.
Federal operatives here already
have arrested four men suspected O
having connection with the actlvi'
ties of enemy agents. Other arrest;
are expected.
The enemy activities in Clevelaii'
arc linked up BY Federal officials VIII
the recent fires in the Kansas Cit!
stock yards and at the Baltimore
docks
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
\ Daughter of Maryland al the
Richmond Tonight.

Mss Ed'.a Goodrich interests even
,ha least emotional spectators in her
Mutual drgma. "A Daughter OF
.laryland." ut The Richmond Theatre
tonight. which is Il pretty southern
story. full Of the, little mannerlSns
and prcttincSses that 20 to make up
southern plantation atmosphere.
The yonng star fits into this atmoa-
pherc perfectly and makes " a Daugh'
ter of Maryland" oAe Of the Inost
charming Its Of picture drama eX-
fant. There are a delightful love
tory ami climax of intense eltec'
lIvcnesS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
There were no session Of the Police
Court this morning.

"Savcd. Saved" the title of the solo
sang at the Methodist Church South
last night, by Kenneth Baggett, was
the theme o. the sermon by the Rev
f. V. REGISTER AZ the service which
followed. The text was taken from
Acts 1925, concerning Judas. In the
course Of his remarks the pastor said
that Judas fell from the heights un-
I'll the depths of hell received him;
that in the midst o. the twentieth
century. even here in Alexandria,
tragedies are happening. and that
Christians are responsible for leading
their friends and reighbors TO hell.
He said that the work Of leading
ncOple to Christ does not all rest with
:rd on the ministers, and that there
.,rc men in Alexandria more guilty in
the sight of God than was Judas.
He did not have a christian mother,
the Sunday school or other advanta
Ges of the present day. The speaker
said that when Judas fell he was
thinking Of temporal kingdom. that
he is the picture If the man who goes
INTO the church for business purposes
ard that there are some people in the
city Of Alexandria who are making
The church grating scheme because
they want he rcspectability.' Is it
any wonder that some of the church
n.cmhorS hnrkSlidp ?" he asked
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
Tension .tbates.

London. Nov. l5.-Tension over
the proposed Supreme luter-Ai!icd
War Council. whi.h nearly brought
on cabinet crisis, had abated some
what today. but the pohcial situa'
ton is still threatening.
There may be remarkable de-
yelopments before the end OF tae
wear was the prediction made TO-
day by the parliamentary coTTespon
dent of the Chronicle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
Y NJ. G.. 4. W.sR WORK
Leading Business Men of the Conn-
trv Interested in the Campaign to
Helm the Soldiers.

General Pershing says that nc Is
depending on. the work Of the Young
Mems Christian .Asso cation 20 d
very large extent to protect tht
United States soldiers against the
dangers of immortality III France
which is more fearful than tn,
wounds of shot and shell.
President Wilson recognizes the
value Of the work which the asSorla-
tim is doing and sanctions II most
heartily. The mone.S De:n% raise
in Virginia and the other states VIII
I,e spent under the direction ii well
known business men Of the natI"'
who will see that It is cNpcnde! "isS-
r. Attend the meeting at the k.lk*
Home tonight at $ o'clock and near
the issues discussed
Mr.. l.. 4. Crossett VINO has re-
Gently returned from the Western bat
! tic line IN France says:
when Our American soldiers tlfSi
arrived in the little French village
where they are quartcrcd. on provision
had been made fer their entertainment
in many places there was not store
where they might purchase anything
In many places there was not a store
where they might purchase anything
ard facilities for- any amusement
were altogether lacking. The only
Ting they could buy was the w.n'
stored in every house holders cellar
There has been great change since
the Association has come. Hulld
irrs. has been erected with full equip
mcnt in all these villages.
! As hundreds of thousands Of ou
bcvs will follow those who have gone
+. ahead to France and probably othc
Euttle fields, every one at hom" shoult
remember those who have cast them
! selves on 'orcign shores TO risk thcl
lives to destroy the mammoth mill
t.rv machine which threatens tn
liberty of al! the people Of the world
IF German; wins in Europe how ca
| America escape.
We cannot withhold anything aS ia
as in our power lies to send some com
fort to our boys, which can only b
furnished through the Young Men
Christian Association war work. The
will often % lonely, often longing 70
home. even in despair How muc
then il will mean to them to hav
these home like Y. NJ. c. \ bulk
ings to which they may resort. If "
leave our boys without such aid Il
this, in their moments of freedor
where they vii! 60 they will find cv
On every hand beckoning to them mos
erticingly. Let us guard them a
we can and comfort them all we cal
end in no ether way can it be don
except through the Young Men
Christian Association war work.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
DANCES HERSELF TO DEATH

Mrs. Red rrmahawk. Wife of Slayer
of Sitting Bull. Joins in Indian Gel
ebration.
Fort Yates, \. D., Nov. 15.-Mrs.
Red Tomahawk. wife Of the Indian po-
l.ceman who is said to have killed
The famous Sioux chief, Sitting Ball,
danced herself TO death on the Stand
ing Rock Indian reservation, near
Cannon Ball. according to word re-
ceived here Reports indicate that
Mrs. Tomahawk. about sixty years of
age, participated in an Indian dance
list Sunday night and ovcreXerted
herself.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
Tab on Short Sellers {.

New York. Nov. l5.-Short sellers
:, rho stock exchange came under
closer supervision today The board
or GOVERNORS announced rules requlr-
ing each member to make daily re.
nort of all transactions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15

The Potomac Fish Company will
have on sale tomorrow and Saturday
black sea bass, Potomac bass. yellow
perch, Jersey trout. white trout. cat
fish, GELS. salt water oysters, fried
oysters and nice goldfish balls. VII
be open on Sunday, beginning Nov
18th. C. II. Zimmerman.
2T4-1t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
MASS MEETING
Senator Moses +. Clapp 10 Speak ir
Interest cf Y. VI. G. \. War Fund
at POttcr~ Hill

A mass meeting ir the interest OF
the Young Mems Christian Association
war fund will be held in the Potter'S
Hill High school building on Sunday
evening next. November 18th, at 7:30
The meeting has been called by Dr..
W. P. Caton and Louis Hertle, dis
trict chail7ren. and vii! he addressed
by Senator Moses Clapp The pub
lie is earnestly requested to attend
especially the parents and friends OF
the soldie. boys from FairfaS
county.