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ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA,
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SATURDAY. AUGUST 10. 1918 PRICE ONE CEN'K
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? CITY lfEWSW BRIEF
?f ? Andrew S. Hamersley has sold to
?loiley Lockett, a house and lot on
he north side of West street, between
^incess and Oronoco street.
Private' William E. Stiles has ar
ived safely overseas, according to
vord received by relatives in this
ity.
Master Henry Gale, of Wilmington,
'el., is visiting his cousin, Dallas
'oyton, in South Lee Street.
The regular Saturday night dance
f the Camp Community Club will
2 held at 8:30 o'clock a the Enlisted
Ion's Club.
Mrs. Laura Evelyn Bradley, Mrs.
ignes Marie Hampton and Master
:ichard Bradley Hampton, of Okla
oma City, Okla., were the guests of
ie Misses Rotchford this week.
The pastor, Rev. A. E. Spielman,
will preach at Trinity Methodist
Church tomorrow at 11 a. m. and 8
p. m. All evening services will be
omitted after tomorrow until further
notice. .. '
There will be no services in St.
Paul's P. E. Church tomorrow. The
Rev. C. C. Randolph, who was to have
conducted services, was struck by a
motorcycle near Fairfax, Va., and
while not seriously hurt, will be un
able to officiate.
At the Second Presbyterian Church |
tomorrow piorning, the Rev. Mr. Tow
ner, in charge of Y. M. C. A. work at
Camp Humphreys, will preach. Sun
day School in the Westminster build
ing, and at the Payne street Chapel
at 9:30 a. m.
The Yuneral of Lewis Peverill, a
resident of this city, who died in
Staunton, Va., took place at 3 o'clock
this afternoon from the Free Metho
dist Church. Burial was made in j
Pethel cemetery. The deceased wji
70 years old.
URGES WAR ON TURKEY . <
Defense Society Head Petitions Wil- <
son For Declaration.
New York, Aug. 10.?Charles Stew- i
art Davison, chairman.,of the board of.
trustees of the American Defense So
ciety, has sent to President Wilson
the following brief,! prepared by Henry
W. Jessup a well-known New York
lawyer,. pointing out why the United
States should declare war against
Turkey and Bulgaria immediately:
"The American Defense. Society
deems it expedient at this juncture to
make a statement very respectfully
urging the government to declare war
on-Bulgaria and Turkey. Unless this
is done American troops cannot be
placed at the disposal of the comman
der-in-chief of the allied forces to be
sent against nations with which we
are not at war. If American aid if
needed in any of these connections it
can only be afforded after a state of
war shall be declared to exist.
"Turkey's savage and brutal treat
ment of her oppressed peoples, has put
her outside the pale of civilized na
tions and the United States has just
cause for declaring war on Turkey.
She has paid no respect to the Ameri
can Flag and is reported to have de
stroyed American missionary prop
erty, including its hospital and dis
pensary. Prior to the news of this
occupation a cable was^* received
through' the State Department an
nouncing that further telegraphic in
formation might not be possible, that
the Turks were at the gate and that
all the missionaries had left except
two Americans, one a physician and
the other a minister, who stuck to
theii posts for the purpose of pre
serving the mission plant. The gov
ernment has not as yet received a sat
isfactory explanation for this outrage
from the Turkish government."
The American Defense Society also
-'u: thinks that the moral effect of a
'" Declaration of war will be important,
rnd it is urged that an expedition
bnded north of Jaffa could cut off the
troops now being sent to attack Gen.
Allenby in the Holy Land. "Only
when Turkey is defeated will she re
fcrm," says the chairman in closing.
ORCHESTRA: FROM HUMPHREY S
ENTERTAINS AT LAWN FETE
An orchestra of nine pieces from th?
5th Engineers' Training Camp. Camp
Humphreys, Va., last night ga^ se
lections at the lawn fete en en on
the lawn at the northwest corner of
Washington and Queen street bj, le
women of St. Mary's Catholic Church
It was composed of First Lieu .
Leon L. Hammitt, chaplain in charge;
Privates Edward Ash, William Ufevt,
Corp. Kublin, Privates William Fryer,
Mariano Izzo, Andrew Eugene, acting
sergeant, and Sidney Smith, represent
ing the chaplain.
The music was greatly enjoyed by
the large throng attending the af
fair. The lawn fete will end tonight.
PRICES INK MARKET
All Country Products Held at About
Former Quotations?Falling Off in
Attendants.
The market this morning was not
as well atended by country people
as last Saturday. The number of
buyers also showed a falling o .
Prices, in the main, were unchanged
and firm. t -
While there was a slump in the of
ferings, the supply met the demand
Prices of vegetables were as follows:
Potatoes 15 and 18c per quarter
peck; corn 30 and 40c per dozen; lima
beans 30 and 35 cents per quart; cab
bage 5c .up; tomatoes 15c per quarter
peck; cymlins 3c each; beets 6c per
bunch; string beans 20c per quarter
peck; cucumbers 2c each; carrots 5c
per bunch.
The supply of fruit was limited.
Cantaloupes two for 25c; apples 12c
per quarter peck; peaches 25c per
quarter peck.
Eggs were 50 an.l 55c per dozen,
and butter 50 and 55c per pound.
Chickens brought 50c per pound. ^
Tomatoes were selling at $1.50,
$1.75 and $2.00 per box.
AUSTRIA FEELS HUNGER
London, Aug. 10.?There is wide
spread discontent in the large Aus
trian towns by a recent rise of Hr'
,er cent in the price of bread, accord
i.g to an Exchange Telegraph dis
j,itch from Zurich today. The So
rialist party- in Austria has declared
hat it is impossible for the working
lasses to bear&his increjjs"?, and ne
gotiations have "been opened with the
government/over the situation. Meet
ngs of protest have been^h'eld in. the
populous working; class ^districts of,
Vienna, Prague and; Gratz.
Complications are, feared, the dis
patch adds-., Salzburg is declared ,to
have been--without'bread for the/last
eight days, while Dalmatia is reported
suffering from a "malady of hungoi
because of the. lack of food.
U. S. "BLACK DEVILS."
Huns Throw Down Rifles And Shout
"Kamerad" When They See-Colored
Face, Behind.Bayonet. , .. . ?
Washington, Aug. 10.?France has
her "Blue Devils"?fierce fighting
men. ?
America has he r "Black Devils,
fiercer fighting men.
The negro race has already proved
itself'in this war. Hundreds of Af
rican colonials serving in'the French
and British armies showed the Huns
how a black _ man can fight?but it
took the American nepro to put the
finishing touches on their education.
The result is that while a German
soldier might stand up and fight a
white soldier, he now flings <clown his
rifle and shouts "Kamerad. with all
his lung power when a negro ace
Shows behind an American bayonet
So furiously did they fight that
they earned a contemptuous but ap
preciative place in the German offic
ial reports of the defeat.
Two negro divisions?the Ninety
I second and the Ninety-third-are
known to be in action on the western
front.
Under the first draft there were
737,628 negro registrants, or nearly
8 per cent, of the country's total reg -
istration. Of this number 100,000
have been called to camp and the ma
jority of them are now at the front.
About 1,000 negroes, including 250
medical officers,* have been commis
sioned as captains, first lieutenants
and second lieutenants.
In addition to the fighting men
there Are 34 colored chaplains in the
S army, and 150 negroes with the negro
; branches of the Young Mens Christ
ian Association at the camps .n
1 America and in France.
MORDEK TRIAL MONDAY
James Davis, Colored, to Face Jury
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Monday in Corporation Court for
Slaying J. C. Shelhorse, Prohibition
Inspector, Which Occurred June 25.
James Davis, colored, charged with
shooting and killing J. C. Shelhorse, a
state prohibition inspector, will be
placed on trial for his life in the Cor
poration Court at 10 o'clock Monday
morning, Judge L. C. Barley presid
ing. A venire of sixteen has been
summoned from which to select a
'ury of twelve.
About fifteen witnesses have been
summoned. It is thought that the
case will occupy two days.
It is reported that self defense will
be the plea of the accused. It is un
derstood that he will claim that he
only fired his pistol when Shelhorse
was in *he act of drawing a pistol on
him.
The accused will be represented by
Attorney Robinson Moncure and Com
monwealth Attorney S. G. Brent will
conduct the prosecution.
The shooting took place aboard a
train just as it was entering Alexan
dria on the night of June 25. Shel
horse attempted to arrest Davis on
suspicion of violating the provisions
of the state prohibition law.
HUNS GREEDY FOR PREY
Sank Lightship and Steamer, Then
Started After Two Vessels
At Once
New York, Aug. 10.?The German
submarine which on Tuesday after
noon sunk the Diamond Shoals Light
ship and the American steamer Merak.
?vas last seen in pursuit of and shell
ing with two guns a lumber-laden
steam schooner and a tramp steam
ship of about 7,000 tons. This was
'earned yesterday on the arrival here
H the officers and <rrew of the de
itroyed Merak.
The Merak, when attacked, the offi
'ers said, was about three miles north
)f the lightship, and the work of her
destruction was interrupted long
mough for the submarine to disable
?vith gunfire the light vessel's wire
ess apparatus. After the Merak had
been sunk by bombs, the U-boat turned
full attention to the lightship and sent
ier to the bottom. This work had-fno
^ooner been completed when the lum-'
ber schooler and the tramp hove into
;igfht and' the submarine put after
.heni, and so close were they, together
hat the Germans were able to fire on
both ..vessels at the same time using
tuns mounted fore and aft on the sub:
Tiersible's deck. Five hours later as
he boats containing the Merak's crew
were approaching the Noi'th Carolina
;oast the men could still hear cannon
ading indicating the sinking of the
'.wo-ships had not been completed or
;hat the submarine was engaged with
;ome other craft. / .
An Atlantic.Port, Aug. 10? Officers
)f a. lumber.-laden steamer arriving
'-.ere yesterday reported that last Fri
day while off Cape Hatteras, their
vessels was chased for half an hour by
i German submarine. No shots wer.
fired. and so far as they knew the
U-boat discharged no torpedoes. Th<
drip escaped harm taking a ziz-zag
ourse and putting on full steam.
REV. M. J. A HERN DEAD.
Former Assistant Pastor of St. Mary's
Church Here.
Newport News, Va., Aug. 10.?
When the Old Bay Line steamer ar
rived at Old Point yesterday morn- j
ing, Rev. A. J- Ahem, chaplain at
Old Point Comfort College, was
found dead in his stateroom.
Father Ahern left a week or ten
days ago for Baltimore on his vaca
tion, and when he left Baltimore on
his return he was apparently in the
best of health. Yesterday morning
when the bell boy called him for Old
Point he could get no response. The
door to the stateroom was forced and
it was found that, the priest was
dead. Death is thought to have been
due to heart trouble.
Father Ahern wai- f'fty-one years
old and a nat:vt; of Winchester,
He was widely .known throughout the
state. His body was sent to Norfolk.
Father Ahern for several years
was assistant pastor of St. Mary's
Catholic Church here and had a hdst
of friends among Protestants as well
as Catholics all of whom will be
grieved to hear of his death.
LOQUACIOUS NEGRO
I Forced Hi* Way. jnt0 House Where
I t
a Tragedy Had Occurred.
/
Early last night while the residents
aver the tragedy which had occurred
jf North Payne street were excited
on that thoroughfare, a young colored
man of the faith curist sect forced
his way into the house of sorrow
and attempted to take charge of the
situation. He talked loud and fast, I
drowning the voices of others, until a
policeman ordered him to desist and
ieave the premises. This he refused to
do, and eventually the policeman was
compelled to force him into an auto
mobile and take him to the station
house, where he was charged with dis
orderly conduct. As soon as he reach
ed the desk it was apparent that he
had a bad case of cacoethes loquendi,
or a propensity to play upon the
mouth organ. He talked fast and furi
ous, sometimes in appeals to the po
lice justice and then in threats of
what was likely to occur should he be
locked up.
Several months ago this negro had
been fined $50 for carrying a pistol,
and itj was deemed prudent to search
him. The contents of his pockets
would have filled a half-peck meas
ure. He carried three pocketbooks, !
each -of which contained money
amounting in all to $215. Roots and
horse chestnuts, the latter an infalli
ble remedy for keeping rheumatism
r.way when carried in the pockets,
were also taken from him, as well as
i paper-bound book which contained
advertisements of books on fortune
?clling, etc. Among his effects was a
medal which showed that the darkey
is a member of the "Don't Worry
Club."
He kept his tongue going with his
voice pitched to a high key, and was
incessant in asking the amount of
'<ond necessary for his release. He
was told he would be kept until this
morning, as there was reason to sus
??c-c thim of lunacy.
After having remained in the lock
up some time he fell a.?leep from ex
haustion, and when brought before
?ho police court this inorning he was
:r>um until asked questions. Two
'awyers, a doctor and his wife ap
ioared in his behalf. It was at first |
determined to let n commission dc
lunatico inquirendo decide his case.
1 ut his counsel assured the court that
!ie would be quiet and orderly in the
future, and after paying a fine of S?
C<v* disorderly conduct the prisoner
was released.
SIXTEEN YEARS OLD BIT
DODOES Sl'BS FIVE TIMES.
On the books of Troop 2 of Ridgc
ficld Park, N. J., he is down as.Ten
derfoot Scout Richard N. J. Murphy,
says William Heyliger in August
Boy's Life. But it is now .months
since he has attended a troop meet
ing, and he says himself that he does
not know when he will find time . to
take his second class tests. For Scout
Murphy has joined Uncle Sam's
troop. His hiking ground is the At
lantic Ocean, ajid he's engaged in the
perilous business of carrying food
across to the Allies in defiance of the
U-boats.
"Been across often?" I asked him.
"Seven times," he answered.
"Any fights?"
"Five."
"And?"
Dick Murphy gave his slow smile.
"There's two U-boats will never
trouble a ship again," he said.
He is sixteen past?just a slip of a ,
boy, with a twinkle of adventure in ,
his eyes. Only yesterday, it seems, i
he and 1 were sharing the same dog- j
tent on the .overnight hikes of Troop
2. And now he is a veteran of ser
vice.- He has stood his watch through
the anxious, .spray-flung honrs of the
night.. He has heard the guns of war
speak, and has felt the thrill and the
tension of battle. Yet,- when he comes
home for a few days at the end of
each dangerous trip, he is the same
old Scout Murphy?passionately, fond
of ice cream sodas, ready for a frolic
and a laugh, while his tarnished ten
derfoot pin all the while fastened on
the inside of his brass-fouttoned coat
that proclaims him a cadet of the
American merchant marine.
. Notice Elks.
A regular meeting of Alexandria
Lodge-No. 758, B. P. 0. Elks will be
held on Monday evening, August 32, at
S p. m. j
Work A. A. Paul,
i8Q.it Exalted Ruler.
BELT CLEWJN MURDER
May Lead to Liberation of Lou Hall
Held By Fairfax County Authorities
on Suspicion of the Crime. Stranger
May Have Committed Crime.
The belt, that was used to kill 15
year-old Eva Roy, at Burke Station.
Va., Tuesday, after she was attacked ^
at a lonely spot near her home, may
free Lou Hall, a married man, now in ;
jail, suspected of the crfrne, and nia\ j
leaj to the capture of the real culprit |
if Hall is innocent, as he prctefts.
The belt is too small to have been
worn by Hall, and did not belong to
the little girl, according to her father.
The belt, which had been identified
as only one that a woman would
wear, was used by the slayer to hold
the girl to the tree !n the standing
position in which she was found. It
was imbedded so tightly in the child s
neck that it could not be unhooked,
but had to be cut.
Peter Roy, father of the girl, de
nied yesterday that the belt ever
formed part of his daughter's ward- j
robe. Hall, who is confined in the;
Fairfax county jail to await the ac-:
tion of the September term of the j
grand jury, also denies that the belt j
ever was his, and the fact that it,
would be impossible for a man of ^
Hall's build to wear such a belt seems j
to prove his contention.
Sheriff J. R. Allison, of Fairfax,
county, who arrested Hall, began a j.
search of Mrs. Hall's wardrobe late
last night to see if the belt matched
:mv of her clothes. It is the identity
of the owner of this belt cn which .
the mystery's solution depends.
Hall is being held without bail. He j
is vehement in his protests of inno- J
L'encc. and the threats of the co-untrj,
side are beginning to turn into words ,
nf encouragement. The evidenc* is j
so purely circumstantial that al> >'U0j
more than willing to give the benefit
of the doubt to the prisoner, until!
more conclusive evidence is produced, i
Sheriff Alison is working also on j
the theory that a stranger passing \
through that py rt of the country ;
might have committed the crime, and
this contention partly is borne on' ;
by the fact that a prisoner had \
escaped from Occoquan only a few
lays before, and was reported passing j
through the woods near Burke Sta- j
ticn. The case was complicated fur- j
thereby the issuance of a warrant for
the arKest of Wilbur Wooster, a 17- j
vear-old r-egro' youth, charging him
with an attack on a negro girl, j
?Vhether 'this arrest would have any .
bearing on the Roy murder could not j
be- learned 'ast night.
Amusements
When the name of Cecil B. De Mille J
is coupled with a production it insurer j
above all artistry. The man who pro- j
rluced "Joan the Woman," "The Worn- j
un God Forgot." ? "The Whispering j
Chorus,"; "Old "Wives for New," etc.,|
scarcely needs an introduction to film
patrons. And at the Richmond Thea
ter tonight his latest effort will be
shown. It is "We Can't Have Every
thing," based upon Rupert Hughes' j
?elebrated novel. The theme of the |
picture deals with the problems of
marriage and divorce in modern so-,
cjety and'its development is prolific
jf unusually captivating situations
which are of compelling interest. The
entire production is one of great now-:
er, exceeding in point. This is prac
tically an all-star production, all of the
players appearing therein being en
titled to stellar honors. These include
luch distinguished players as Kathlyr
Williams. Elliott Dexter. Wanda Haw j
lev. Sylvia Breamer. Thurston Hall j
Raymond Hatton. Tully Marshall. Syl- j
via Ashton. Charles Ogle and Theo-;
dove Roberts.
SURPRISE?At the Surprise to- ?
night Mary Miles Minter will be seer j
in "The C.host of Rosa Taylor." Billy :
Rhodes will be shown as an extra j
attraction in a Strand Comedy.
A NEW VENTURE.
Harry Fleischmann, former pro
; prietor of the Hotel Fleischman, this
city, and recently connected with the
1 Raleigh Hotel, Washington, today
!' opened an up-to-date delicatessen at
j 320 King street. Mr. Fleischmann
j -as had many years experience as a
j iterer and his friends are quite sure
j hat his new venture will meet with
| ,e suces that it deserves.
f
C. E. GAMBLE DISMISSED
FROM ARMY AWAITING
EXECUTION FOR MURDER
Private Charles E. Gamble of the
154th Depot Brigade, who has be?n
sentenced to die in October, in con
nection 7.ith the murder of John P.
Wenes, a government printing office
employe, was discharged from the
Army yesterday to remove a possible
obstacle to the carrying out of the
sentence.
Werres was murdered on a road in
Alexandria county, Va. Private Robt.
Newman, another soidier, and Mrs.
Catherine Burges:, of Laurel, Md..
who were with Gamble the night of
'he murder, are awaiting trial in the
Alexandria county courthouse.
BDNS STILL RETREAT
More Than 17,000 Prisoners And 201)
Guns Taken by Allies?British in
Railway Center of Rosieres.
London, Aug. 10.?American troops j
nre participating in the PicarJy <
1 rive, the British war cffice announced |
today.
Co-operating with the British they
took all their objectives, including
Morlancourt, where the Germans had
nade their stiffest resistance an I
held up the left wing of the allied
.'rive.
Montdidier is threatened from the i
southeastward by the new French
thrust.
More than 21,000 prisoners have
)een taken.
The British and French drive Ins
>een extended to a front of more
han thirty miles from the Ancre
?iver to south of Montdidier.
Paris, Aug. 10. (12:10 p. m.)?
Suddenly attacking south of Montdi
lier, French troops have practically
surrounded the city, the French of
"icial communique indicated today.
The new attack was made on the
hrec-mile front between Ayencourt
ind L? Fretov, the French penctra
in<; four miles northeastward to Fav
n-olles, three miles directly east of
Uontdidier. They took 2,000 prison
ers.
In *his thrust the villages of Rub
's, ourt and Assainvillers were cap
ured.
Fighting throughout yesterday
evening and last night, the French
ib-o continue;! their pressure south
ward toward Montdidier. advancing
ncre than a mile and taking Davens
ourt. four miles north of the city.
"French troops, operating on the
?igiit of the British, continued their
irogress yesterday evening and last
light," the. comnuinique .said.
"We progressed eastward of Arvii
ers and took Davonscourt.
Paris, Aug. 10.?American - troops
iiavc captured the village of Fismette.
>n the north bank of the Vesle river,
i short distance northwest ?>f Fis
?ncs. With the village they took 100
prisoners.
London, Aug. 10.?An unconfirmed
:eport reaching I^ondon says the Brit
ish troons are now in Rosieres, the
junction point of the north anil south
railroad line midway between Montdi
dier and Albert.
Canadian troops have capture!
Warvillers. about two and a half
miles south of Rosieres, while the
French have taken Arvillers, to the
southwest of Yvr.rvillers and seven
miles from Rove. The Germans re
captured Chipilly, north of the
twoWar-Somme.cap -i O.. dorr hor
So mine, by a strong counter-attack
today.
London. Aug. 10.?More than 17.
000 prisoners have been captured by
the Allies in the Somme drive up to
noon yesterday according to advices
yestenl.iy afternoon.
More than 200 guns also hnve been
taken.
The Canadians, the advices state,
have taken the town of Beaufort, two
and a half miles southwest of Rosie
res.
Tin* Australians are lighting fur
ther north, alon^r the Somme.
The figure of 17.000 prisoners taken
embraces the number that had b?en
accounted. Of these the French re
ported that they hati taken more
than 1,000, while the. British total at
noon was more than 13,000. The
French have been doingr good work to
day on the south of the new drive
and prcbably have viar.y addi
tional prisoners there.
With the British Army ij( France,
Aug. 10.?It is reported that a Ger
man divisional general has been cap
tured in the drive.
P soners rounded up by the British
cavalry divisions ;<re coming back
raA'ly.
' Miss Helen Barnhouse. 18 Years Old,
Shot And Killed Her Father Last
Night Followbg an Attack by Dead
j Man on Her Mother. Inquest Wed
nesday Night.
Enraged at the action o^* her father,
Sidney J. Barnhouse, about fifty years
i old, a locomotive engineer, in attack
ing her mother, Mrs. Cora Barn
house, their daughter, Miss Helen E.
Barnhouse, eighteen years old, early
last night picked up the father's pistol
from a dresser in the bedroom and
: shot her father through the head.
Barnhouse lived less tnan half an hour
j after the shooting. The tragedy was
! enacted at the family residence, 426
North Payne Street.
Immediately after the shooting Dr.
Hugh McGuire was summoned and
an ambulance called. Barnhouse,
however, expired a few minutes after
the arrival of the physician.
The body of Barnhouse was removed
to Demaine's mortuary chapel and
Coroner T. M. Jones summoned a jury
which met at 11 o'clock last night.
The jury after viewing the body ad
journed over until 8:30 o'clock Wed
nesday night, when testimony will be
heard.
The jury is composed of James Fos
ter, Thomas M. Dunbarr, E. J. Flem
ing, Maurice Wilkins, James McFad
den, Thomas Chauncey.
Mrs. Barnhouse accompanied her
daughter to police headquarters at 10
o'clock last night and Justice Thomp
son at a special session of court, after
hearing the statements of mother
and daughter, continued the hearing
for ten days and released the young
woman in the custody of her mother.
Miss Barnhouse collapsed after the
shooting. i
They were accompanied to the sta
tion house by Sergt. Roberts and Po
liceman Gill.
The only statement made to the
?ourt by the young woman as she sat
in a chair with her left hand to her
forehead, was "I don't know what I
was doing. I just shot him because he
attacked mother."
Mrs. Barnhouse testified that her
husband got such spells when.he was
Irinking. For the past twelve years
she said she had been trying to keep
hings quiet. ? She added that her
laughter who did the shooting for the
oast three months,'since she .left the
lospital where she was treated for
peritonitis, had nervous anil hysteri
cal spells. . v \
According to Mrs.; Bar.nhonsev her
husband at i o'clock last night began t
scolding. Frances, their 12-year-old
daughter.' The child was crying and
;ho spoke to him about it. Barnhouse
then turned en her she said and
?based her upstairs and attempted to \
?/rab her at the landing on the-second
floor while in the hallway. At this
juncture the daughter., who had just
come from the bathroom," grabbed
Barnhouse's pistol from a dresser in
the adoi.ujng room and fired the fatal
shot.
Barnhouse fell like a stone as the
shot rang out.
Barnhouse was employed as a loco
motive engineer by the Washington
Southern Railway Company and for
several vears past had been in charge
of a yard engine at the Potomac rail
road yards. ? ? ?
In addition to his wife he is sur
vived by three daughters as. follows:
Misses Cora, Helen E.. and Frances.
?Barnhouse came to Alexandria more
than twenty years ago from Mary
land. ami had lived here ever since,
fie owned his own home where the
tragedy occurred.
CiirRCH WILL CHANGE HOURS.
On account of the cextreme heat it
! has been thought best to change the
i hour of the people's open air service
in Christ Church yard from o to ,
o'clock, and the organ recital will be
held at 0:30 instead of at 4:30.
The Rev. Wallace E. Rollins
of the Theological Seminary, wil
preach at both the eleven and seven
o'clock services tomorrow. Dr. Rol
lins is considered one of the aole>
preachers in this section of the coun
try.
The Men's Bible Class will meet m
the church at 9:30, with Judge Louis
C Barlev, as leader. The Sunday
School wiil meet at 9:30 in the Parish
Hall' th^ lesson will be on Christian
worship." John W. Herndon will be
} t.fte leader at the- morning prayer,
i -At the organ recital, which will he
heki in the church immediately after
the open air.service, selections will
be rendered by Mrs. Lennon and solos
will be sung by, Master Lyman Mc
Creary,