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| NEARBY STATE AND BUSINESS NEWS @Efb Hagfotgton 3ftetalfr SECTION TWO-PAGE 9. A WASHINGTON. D. C.. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 25, 1921. PAGE ^SECTION TWft | FIRE DESTROYS UNUSED DOWN-RIVER GLASS PLANT, ENTAILING HEAVY LOSS $50,000 FIRE LOSS AT IDLE FACTORY. IN ALEXANDRIA Belle Pre Glass Company Plant Is Reduced To Ashes. s IS PARTLY INSURED Prospective Purchaser Was to Have Seen Property Yesterday/ THK HERALD BUREAU. A. B. Doniphan. 727 Kin* Street. ALEXANDRIA. Va. Oct. 24.?The ?ielle Pre Glass Company's plant in the northwestern section of the city "was destroyed by fire of undeter mined origin at 5:45 o'clock this morning, entailing a loss estimated at $50,000. * The plant has not been used for Several years past. It was the propert yof the Old Dominion Glass | Company. In it was stored ma fftlnery. moulds. German clay, chemicals and other materials. j ? The Art was discovered by the watchman, Yancey Miller, on the vest side of the building, a ane ftory frame structure, about 30# by tOO feet. He dispatched a messen ger to turn in an alarm, but the building was doomed when the firemen arrived- Five streams were played on the burning building till About 11 o'clock this morning. Nothing remaps of the structure fcut a pile of ashes . The loss is wnly partially covered by insurance. ? Geor geH. Schwarzmann. trustee for the building, stated today that the owners expected a customer here today who contemplated buy fn gthe building for manufacturing purposes. William A. Smoot. president of the Chamber of Commerce, has warned the following committee to nd the mass meeting which will 1 e held tomorrow nhrht at 7:30 o'clock at Annandale Hall. Fairfax County, in the Interest of the con- 1 str.sction of a part of the Little River Turnpike: Col. J. Y. Will iams, Irvin Diener. O. II. Kirk. A. D. llrockett, Charles W. King. R. E. Knight. J. E W. Timberman.. Car- j roll Pierce. C. B- Swan. Robert 9. i Jones. Col. J II. Trlmycr. J. M Reed. Claude W. Fletcer and Capt j George H Evans. Gov. Westmoreland Davis. Repre. Tentative R. Walton and others i \v 11 (address the meeting. !n presence of a crowd which * rii Tjory hall, a Mardi Gras fies^% w ? opened tonight. It will he c?NA<Ved every night, ending J-\nvcml\ There are twenty '?booths special attrac tions will \ be given each night. There will dancing with music bv a jazz otchestra and vaude ville. Funds derived from the af fair will go to*Vd installation of a heating plant iif the armory. The bazaar is being ??n?<tet?'led under the management of 'the John W. Berry Company, of Washington. In the Police Court today Fred Gravenstein was hid for action of the grand Jury. At a parage it was claimed he rented a still was found by the police Saturday night. Gravenstein told the court he had subrented tlv place to a Washing ton pnan who told hrtm he proposed to engage in business as a huckster here. Gravenstein claimed that he X-RAY Examination for li of HEAD. LmrOS. fceart, itomach, liver. Kidneys, bono*. joints. cancer. tumort bladder. Oowels *r appendix as Men your own oyev. Our expert operator is a physician and surgeon. Consultation free DB WRIGHTS X-RAY PLAJIT 457 7th St. * W Your Taste ?is all important when ?e lecting your coffee. Kenny s "High Grade " Coffee 35c lb. May make Coffee Satisfaction a regular thing for you. C. D. Kenny Co. C36 Pa. Ave. If. W. (Mala 8M) 3rd Jt Pa. Ave. S. E. (Lincoln 033) We deliver to aay part of the elty Five Fair Maids Stricken Sore By Pitiful Plea Wail of Woe of Lonely Man Touches Tender Femihine Heart*. Five "loneaome* women have written Col. William A. Kroll, marriage li cense clerk at the courthouse, in re sponse to the published letter from a "lonesome" man asking assistance to And a wife. One of the women, who is employed in the Interior Department, states that she "would appreciate ft very much if you would send me the name ?ml address of the gentleman referred to. I am employed in the office dur ing the day and cannot cal lat your office to get it." Another, employed by the govern ment. writes that 'tfrom what the article said of him (the lonesome man). ? I think I would like to meet j him. I am under that age (35), and [ I was raised on a farm. I have been working in the city nearly two years. I like to go to cfcurch and Sunday school and try to live right. If he is interested in meeting me he can write me at the address given below.** Another, whose address is given as general delivery, writes that "I haven't been in Washington very long, but long enough to be lonesome. Would ?Ike to make the acquaintance of a nice hnorable gentleman, not a flirt, one that would appreciate a good woman and companion. I want a man i not over 45 or 50 that has a good position and can care for a wife, one that would make a good husband. 1 have a position here in Washington and have a very coomfortable little home, but you know it is not quite complete?would like to see someone else around. If you can assist me would be very glad and thank you, too." Another of the "lonesome' won|pn writes: "I am from the country might suit him. I am only 2? and I know I will make any good man a good wife as I am olnesome and this man and I may suit each other. I am sorry I cannot And time so I could come and see you but as I do not know very much of the town will write and do hope that this letter will be appreciated and that I am the lucky one." This woman gives her address as Foxhall Heights. D. C. The fifth woman, who also resides in the suburbs, asks ?'will you please send me the address of the man who advertised for assistance. I would like some further particulars as to appearance, height, etc." The "lonesome man'' describes him self as a good man, a church mem ber and a man who does not drink, smoke or chew or do anything else bad. He wants a wife under 35 and wants her right away. . had not used the place for several months. Funeral services for George W. Henderson were held this af trnoon at his residence In Rose mont. The Rev. W. J. {Norton. D. D. rector of Christ T Episcopal Church officiated. Burial was in Bethel Cemetery. The League of Women Voters tomorrow night will hold a meet ing in the rooms of the chamber o f commerce, when officers will be elcted to serve for the ensuing year. Services were held in . the Del Ray Baptist Church tonight inci dent to the installation of the Rev. R. A. McKay as pastor. The Rev. Dr. E. B. /ackson, D. D., pastor of the First Baptist Church gave aji address. A business meeting of the pa rent-teachers' association will be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in Lee School^ Building. Scrim* and MarquUeftw Curtain goods in white, ecru, or floral designs, 9c a yard. Marquisettes. 19c a yd. Scotch Madras, 35c a yd. Ready Made Curtains. UPHOLSTERY AND KOVBLTT SUPPLY STOKE 911 7th St. Mala 241!) MUST SELL THE ?OPPORTUNITY? To buy this beautiful (detached) modern home that is built for comfort?containing 9 rooms, large cellar and attic, tile bath,' hot-water heat, electricity, large porch, awnings, full screened, slate roof, garage, chicken house, fruits, grapes, cement walks, lot 50x125, hedge around entire lot? Owner's CfiAAA Good Price tWWIIO Term* See Owaer for Inaprctlon. 5514 Sherrier Place Northwest The most important thing to consider in the purchase of a used car is the responsibility of the seller. Our stock of ujed cars com prises standard, popular makes only? And are conditioned to give reliable, uninterrupted service before leaving our establish ment. Used Cars Honest Values 1917 Buick Touring. 19*8 Chandler Dispatch 1919 Willy-Knight Touring 1920 Ford Coupe >1919 Big Six Studebaker Touring Studebaker Light Six Demon strator. (3)i5 To COMMERCIAL AUTO & SUPPLY CO. 817-19 14th St N. W. F. P. Walsh Tells Senate Committee of Plot Against Labor. The United Mine Worker* of America will endeavor to prove be fore a Senate investigating commit tee that responsibility for the West Virginia mine war rests with the United States Steel Corporation and the banking house of J. P. Morgan and Company. ffrank P. Walsh, attorney for the union, made the charge yesterday, with others, and said it could b? proved by the testimony of credit able witnesses. "We shall prove that* what "has been going on In West lVrglnla has ben part of a definite purpose formed by the United States Steel Corporation and # backed by the banking house of *J. P. Morgan and Company to check the gains that labor made during the war," said Walsh. # Lived Partly on Charity. "Before the war three-fourths of our common laborers were not making wages sufficient to feed their families and permit them to live decently. They and the!? fam ilies were dependent half the time 011 charity. A large number of them succeeded tduring the war In attaining a living wage, which the Steel Corporation and Its allied In terests are now seeking to wring from them." Walsh said it would be shown that the Steel Corporation is the largest owner of- mines In West Virginia, and that back of the fipht "is the protection not of property, but of profits Wrung from laborers in other States as well." Widows Ready to Testify. Mrs. "Sid" Hatfield and Mrs. "Ed." Chambers, wives of two men killed in McDowell County, were In the committee room when Walsh charged that their husbands were shot down by the "hired assassin" of the Steel Corporation. Theil* testimony, he declared, would prove this. Walsh's charge provoked a heated denial from- Taylor Vinson, counsel for the operators. He said an at tempt was being made to befog the issue, and that men are not denied constitutional rights. "Hatfield and Chambers were, sbot down In cold blood." said Walsh. "They were killed as part of a campaign of conspiracy and murder." Irgfi Right to Orgaatse. Philip Murray, vice president of the United Mine Workers, pre sented a definite plan for the set tlement of the West Virginia con troversy, which he said guaranteed to both miners and employers their "fundamental rights." Murray's plan involved a guar antee to the union* of "the right* to organise and bargain collec lectlvely through representatives of their own choosing." It Is this question of 'organisation that was primarily responsible for the recent battles in Logan County. What Congress Did Yesterday. SENATE. Proceed lags of October 24. Met at 11 o'clock and recessed at 7?4? p. m. until 11 o'clock today. Tax bill debate reached such spreadlag proportion* that Repub licans agreed on night session to night and contlaupus session from 10 o'clock tomorrow morning aad to supply a quorum In order to de feat apparent filibuster tactics on the part of the Democrats. Senators Walsh of Massachusetts! Reed, Ashurst, Heflln. Watson and other Democrats occupied much off the day, drawing acrimonious rep robation from Senators Watsoa, Mc Cormlck, Penrose and other Repub licans ffor "futility." William E. Crow sworn la as Sen ator from Pennsylvania, succeeding the late Senator Knox. Favorable report ordered by Ju diciary Committee on bill amending the law Incorporating the District Medical Society. Frank P. Walsh, eouasel ffor the United Mine Workers off Amer ica and other union representatives were heffore the special Senate commltte investigating the Mlago strike war, Walsh blaming the Bethlehem Steel Corporation aad J. P. Morsraa and Company for the troubles. The Maauffaetures Committee con sidered the bill to provide ffor a Metric system* the Haiti special In vestigation waa resumed, the In terstate Commerce Committee took up the Capper truth-ln-fabrlc bill and the District Joint Committee heard evtdeaee la the school laves tlgatlon. Bills Introduced. Smoot, vtah?To exchange cer tain lands within the Wasatch Na tional forest, Vtah. Wadsworth, New York?Author ising the President to dlapose off certain arms and ammunition seised on the Mexlcaa border. HOUSE. Met at 12 noon, adjourned at 6 p. m. until noon today. Alter an all-day seaslon the Houae passed the Fordney foreign loan refunding bill by a vote off 109 to 117. Bllla Introduced. Mr. Llnthlcum?'To direct the Secretary off War to grant the mac off Fort McHenry to the mayor aad city council off Baltimore. Mr. I" pshaw?Extending peaaloa benefits to Confederate soldiers, sailors aad marlaes aad to tbe widows of Confederate veteraas durlag the remainder off their Uvea. House Ceauafttee 'Meetings Today. Naval Affairs, State marlae schools, 10i30, opca. Post office. postal aavlngs ayateaa, 10i30, executive. Ralea, rale for Braslllaa resolu tion authorlstag the United States to participate la aa lateraattoaal exposition to he held at iio de Jaaerlo la 1022. 10s30, open. Rivera aad . Harbors?Hearlag, WIFE OF TWO MEN GETS SIX MONTHS Second Husband Indignant at ; Complaint of His Pre decessor. One woman was sentenced to jail j ! and two men were held for the , grand Jury by Judge McMahon In j' Police Court yesterday. J Mary E. Cook, colored, of 2624 K street northwest, was sent to jail for si xmonths on a charge growing out of her having too many husbands. Thomas Cook, hufcband No. 1, swore out the war rant. William J. Smith, husband - No. 2, was indignant when Cook > testified against the woman, who was originally accused of taking up her abode with him without legal possession. The woman de clined to explain her reason for entering into the alleged bigamous marriage. Fred Teneyck, colored, was held for the grand jury under $1,500 bond on a charge of housebreaking and larceny in connection with the alleged forcible entry into the resi dence of the Rev. John C. Geale, at 3514 O street northwest, on October 2 and the theft of about >20. Detective B. C. Kuehling in vestigated the case and made the arrest. Benjamin Parrotty, colored, of 1736 Sixth street northwest, was held for the grand jury under $1,000 , bond on a charge of joyriding In connection with the use of an au tomobile belonging to K. Halla, of 1725 Corcoran street northwest, on October 23 last. Hall said that he entrusted his car to Parrotty to place in a garage for the winter. Policeman James P. Miller claimed to have arrested the colored man with the car two weeks after the owner had sent it to storage. WOMAN OF 83 TAKES FIRST TRAIN RIDE MARLINTON, W. Va.. Oct. 24.? Mrs. Elizabeth Eagle, aged 83, wife of Charles Eagle, formerly of Lo belia. after spending the summer with her daughter, Mrs. A. W. Hill, here, took her first train ride a few days ago on their way to their new home recently purchased in Greenbrier County by her gon, John Eagle. Randolph-Macon Girl Suddenly Drops Dead LYNCHBURG. Va., Oct 24 ?Miss Mary Lewis, sophomore at Randolph Macon Woman's College, who drop ped dead there late Saturday night, was a daughter of J. H. Lewis, of Farmville, and a sister of Miss Eliz abeth Lewis, who graduated with the class of '21 from the same Institu tion. Miss Lewis, with two friends, was on her way to a fraternity house to be initiated and Just after reply ing to a question, fell dead. Heart disease was the trouble. She had been excused from gymnasium work on account of her heart. The body was taken yesterday afternoon to Farmville for burial. SUES FOR $50,000 FOR DEATH OF SON George N. DeGutre, administrator of the estate of his son. Melvin De Gvifre. filed suit yesterday in the Dis trict Supreme Court against the Washington Terminal Company to re cover $50,000 damages for the death of his son, under the employer's lia bility act. Through Attorneys Newmyer and King. DeGuIre alleges that on April 16 last his son. aged IT, who was employed as an apprentice electrical inspector, was Knocked from the Platform of a Pullman caf while performing his duties and run over and died from hK*"lnJurlea. pollatloa of navigable wafers, dtlr-j ?atlea from Hew Jersey, 10, apea.1 Pablle Lasla, calendar, lOuTO, ex ecutive. ^ Watii" ?'"S MEDICAL SOCIETY BILL ORDERED OUT ? The Senate Judiciary Committee ordered a favorable report yester day on the Prance bill amending an act providing for incorporation of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia. The amendment reads: "That Drs. George Wythe Cook. William Gerry Morgan. John B. Nich ols, William P. Carr, E. Y. Davidson. Philip S. Roy. A. I*. Stavely, Henry C. Macatee, E. G. Sibert. J. Russell V'wbrycke, Jr.; A. W. Bos well. Charles S. White. J. A. Gannon. D. S. Lamb and Virgil B. Jackson and aucu other persons as they may associate with themselves constitute a body corporate of the District of Colum bia for promoting and disseminating medical and surgical knowledge and for no other purpose." It is also provided that the society be empowered to own, mortgage and convey property. One of the objects of the amendment, it is said, is to increase the present $6,000 in come limit of the company, which has recently constructed a J 125.000 building. THREE COUPLES WED IN ROCKVILLE ROCKVILLE. Md.. Oct 24.??Miss Henrietta Cohen and LeRoy A. Wise, both of * Washington, were married here thi? evening the Rev. P. Rowland Wagner, as were Miss Mar garet V. Turner, of Takoma Park, Md., and Raymond M. Clark, of Ken sington. The Rev. John R. Henderson, pas tor of the Presbyterian church, offi ciated at the marriage here today of Miss Alberta K. Thomas, of Wash ington. and Francis P. Ketner, of Riverdale, Md. Mrs. Mary Drumheller Dies. LYNCHBURG. Va., Oct. 24.?Mrs. Mary Drumheller, aged 37, wife of J. W. Drumheller, died Saturday at her home at Monroe after three years' illness. Her husband and these chfU dren survive: Louise. Edna, Ran dolph and Jack. Her brothers and sisters are: Mrs. OUie Harlow and John H. Gay. of Charlottesville; D. H. Gay. of Charleston, W. Va.; Au brey Gay, Huntington, W. Va.; Will iam Gay. of Roanoke, and Hamp ton Gay. of this city. Men and women frpm all orer the world ? re pour in* Into Parts to retame their stndien in art. ^ Infant, Hurled From Auto Into Creek, Is Unhurt .LORTON. Va.. Oct. 24.?The 7 month-old baby of Mn. E. Stoddard, of South Weymouth. Mass., was hurled from her automobile Into a creek near here Saturday night, a distance of about twenty feet, and recovered from the creek uninjured. The ghild was oating when pulled to shore. The recovery of the child A-as made by D. Clark, uncle of the child, and John Meeks. the latter of this city. The accident was caused when the machine driven by Stoddard swerved from the road on a curve I and collided with a tree. In the machine were Mr. Clark, who was driving the machine; his sister. Mrs. Stoddard, and Mrs. S. D. Morash. Mrs. Stoddard sustained a sprained ; ankle. The others escaped with j bruises and contusions. The party I were en route to Florida. REFUSED TO STRIKE; HOUSE IS BLOWN LP CUMBERLAND. Md.. Oct. 24.?The i house of Richard Zimmerman, of Gar rett, was blown up during the ab ] sence of himself and family, the re j suiting fire reducing the building to I ashes, causing a loss of $3,000. He | did not take seriously an anonymous letter tha\ unless he ceased work | at the Merrill mine he would be ex j pelled from the union and his home : would be destroyed. Although a mem j ber of the union, he refused to quit J work when a strike was called at the Merrill mines. . DIES OF INJURIES RECEIVED IN FALL HOCKVILLE. Md.. Oct. 24.?As a result of injuries sustained on Sat urday. when he fell from a building in Baltimore while engaged in elec trical work. Cecil C. Gaither. aged 43, son of Mrs. Jane Gaither and the late William Gaither. of this vicinity, died yesterday afternoon. He is survived by his wife. The fu neral will take place at the home of his mother, near Rockville. Use Our Car . While We Paint Yours We furnish you a car at accost not to exceed the amount you pay to operate C your own car and give you a paint job equal to, if not bet ter than, the original. Semmes Motor Company 613GSt. N.W. Phone Main 6660 \ VETERANS OF DIXIE IN REUNION TODAY Thirty-second Annual En campment Opens in Chattanooga. (Special to The Washington Herald.) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Oct. 24.? ; j Hundreds of Confederate veterans, i with handsftmely-gowned sponsors. maids and matrons of honor, are | thronging the hotel* of thi8 city , j tonight. in preparation for the 1 ? thirty-second annual reunion of ! t!ie United Confederate Veterans. J which opens here tomorrow morning: Numerous receptions and enter tainments in their honor are being held throughout the city tonight. Every train arriving during the day ha sadded to the throngs of veterans and visitors. The city is bright with flacs of the Nation and of old Dixie, and officials and clti sens are vying with each other in welcoming these first citizens of the South. ' The business sessions of the vet- ' crans' association will open at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Dr. J. \V. Bachman. of this city, chaplain general of the United Confederate Veterans, will deliver the invoca tion. followed by addresses of wel come by Gov. A. A. Taylor, on be half of the State: Mayor A. W. Chambliss for the city and Ed Bass, one of the city commissioners, on behalf of the local Sons of Veterans; foremr United States Senator J. B. Frater, on behalf of the Tennessee veterans: reading of reports by Gen. K. M. Van Zandt .of San Antonio. Tex., commanding general, and A, B. Booth, of New Orleas, adjutant gen eral, and other officers of the as sociation. m Jurors Drawn For Montgomery. Circuit Court ROCKVIUjr, Md Oct 2< w.dge Edward Peter hu drawn the following to serve aa jurors at the N"oven>ber term of the Circuit Court for this county, which renvenss here Monday. November 14: Laytonsville district?Walter T. Allnutt, Charles F. Windham and William D. Bell. Clarksburg?Charles E. Thomn ,on- 'WlUie W. Proce and William E. Lewis. ?,???le*TlU*?Charles V. vnilard. i T" Ort?U?. Gorman Butler and Edward Darby. Rockvllle?-B. David Steinberg. Leonard L. Nicholson. Jr.. Benry A. Dawson. Eurene W. Ciasell. Elijah T. Bean and Harry C. DeMuth. Colesvllle?Richard A. BatSon Charles E. Lechlider. sr., Frank P. Cheney and George W. Edwards Darnestown?Arthur W. Unthl cum. Mllford OITutt and Wllliaa A. Jones. Bethesda ? Robert W. Of apt. Henry Latterner and Jerry R. Pugh Olney?G. Lewis Myers, Fraoic , J. Downey. Josiah J. Hutton and Wttl- . lam P. Jpnes. ? Galthersburg?C. Scott Dut*11. William M Lewi?. Benjamla O. Woodward and Jobn W. Caae. Potomac?Mason k Havener, grH Joseph H. Bodlne and Robert I*. Saunders. Bamesvllle?Charles T. Broaits. Richard T. White and Clagatt *C. Hilton. i , Damascus ? Zaccheus WoodMd James E. Duvall and Franklitf Gus Wheaton?Robert T. Ray. Arthur W. Stonestreet. Edward W n|T?x. feld. Albert F. McKeever and Al fred C. Warthen. ? OLDEST BAY STATE WOMAN VOTER DIES BOSTON, Msps.. Oct. 24.?Miss An nie Stone, 103, the oldest woman voter in Massachusetts, if not In the United States, and a personal friend of President Hardin* and Viae President Coolidge. died at _ .the Mount Pleasant Home, in Roxbpvy* Sunday morning. She had beea.^N only a week, a cold developing into pneumonia. Less than two wadke ago she celebrated her \0ld birthflfcy. <>n that occasion she danced for atr guests and wrote a poem. Z President Harding thanked ha?> in a personal letter for voting for hfw and Vice President Coolfdge sen tiler an autographed photograph aoT a copy Of his book. "Have Faith In Massachusetts.** ^ HARVARD OFFERSt, AID TO RAILROADS CAMBRIDGE. Mum.. Oct. 24 --In case the threatened railroad strlfc becomes a reality, a large nunbe of Harvard students will offer 3><-l services as strikebreakers. Ban ning Thursday. classes will be held at Cambridge which will enable U? students to grasp rapidly the ut dei ? lying principles of general rail'wau work. Tells of Famous Women In Catholic History The Rev. Ignatius Smith. O. P. Ph. D.. gave the second lecture Sun day night in a series at the Catholc Community Center at *01 E street northwest under the auspices of the K. of C. Evening School, speaking on the famous Catholic women in history who have played prominent parts In politics and government. Father Ignatius dwelt mainly on the lives and works of Catherine of Sienna: Isabela of Spain; Elisabeth : of Hungary, and Joan of Arc. 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