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ESTABLISHED 1784. Oldest. Daily Newspaper in tlje Hated 'States anil Best Advertis i Medium in Xorthftfn Virginia. VOL. CXXXV? No. 121 ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE WEDN Err this section?Unsettled and somewhat ecioH*'; tcniglit; to iruirrcw pr<ibnly fair. , j ESDAY, MAY 21, 1919. ... PRICE ONE CENT. 1100,000 BONOS ! FOR NEW SCHOOL Ordinance Presented to Common Council Last Night and Referred TO ASK FOR BIDS Many Increases in License Tax?Final Action of This Bill Tonight at Ad journed Meeting. An ordinance to provide for the is suing of $10b,000 bonds to be known as school and improvement bonds and for creating a sinking fund commis sion to look after the same was in troduced at a special meeting of the cormnoni council last night and refer red to the finance committee. The ordinance provides that bids be advertised for and that the bonds be issued in denominations of $1,000 each bearing date of July 1, 1919, anld bear interest lat the rate of five and one- quarter or five and one-half per cent, the rate of interesit to be deter mined by the finance committee; it also is provided thpt the successful bidder for the bends shall bear the ccst of engraving the same; that the bonds shafl be paid off at the rats of $3,000 a year beginning with 1922. [Funds from the sale of the bonds are to be used for the erection of a sehbol building for colored school children and also to meet other tem porary obligations. Sweeping increases were made by common council in the annual license for the fiscal year. Oomimencirtg June 1, 1919 and end ing May 31, 1920. n. some instances 100. per cent in creases are noted. Almost all lists of business are affected. Each sec tion was taken up and acted on in dependently by council. The new lic ense for moving picture houses is based on the seating capacity of the theaters as follows: $5 a week for those with 3C0 to 500 capacity; $8 a week for those with from 50 Oto 700; $10 a wee!; for those with from TOO to 1,000. Th.' old rate was $4 ^ week regardless of seating capacity. Other changes noted are: Barber shteps $15 flat with $2.50 for each chair in1 excess of one, and $5 for each bait h or shower operated in a barber ship; blcwling alleys and biHard rooms $25; public dance halls. S5 a night; nickel in the slio't or penny in the slot and picture machines, $5 to $10 for each machine; shoe shine par lore or street stands for that pur pose, $10 to $15; pressing and clean ing establishments, other than mer chant tailors, from $10 to $15; ban-1 ing money on household chatties, | wages, salary etc.. from $100 to $200 J anmuiaUy; contractors increased from $5 to $25 and $5 for each $5,000 ad ditional business done in excess of $10,000; architects from $5 to $25; tombstone dealers irom $15 to $20; Plunnbres and gas fitters from $15 to $25; fruit dealers from $15 to $25; printers and bookbinders from $10 to $20; photograph galleries from $15 to $25; operating steam laundries fom $25 to $50; hand laundries from $10 to $25; agents for laundries from $15 to $25; storage and empounding from $10 to $25; keeping a hack for hire, either one or two horse, from $5 to $10; horse and wagon for hire, from $3 to $5 and horse and cart, double team, from $5 to $8; bakery from $25 to $50; aud $5 for all ve hicles in excess cf one; selling coal oil from wagons in excess of four gallons from $2.r> to $100 and less than four gallons reduced from $10 to $15; etieh ice wagon $10 and each icin station $10; oyster dealers from $5 to $S. A number of other minor changes allso were made in the license bill. ?" ' ' Resolution appropriating: $1,400 for sewer on Wjthe street west of Al fred to Patrick'street was referred to the joint committee on streets and finance. At a late hour common-council had not completed the li<?en^e'Ordinance and another meeting "of- common council"^ 11 be held' feriij^Ht to com plete tfts &s?;r.: y The aldermert will me?t at $ o'clock Friday night to' act on the foregoing. j FOR CATHOLIC BOY SCOUTS : T Cardinal Gibbons Urges Spread of Citizenship Training. ?New York, May 21.?Formation of Catholic Boy Scout units in answer to President Wilson's call to spread the movement, was crged by Cardi nal Gibbons in a letter read here at a dinner to Lieut. Gen. Sir Robert S. S. Baden-Powell, chief scout and founder of the British Boy Scouts, and Lady Baden-Powell, chief of the British Girl Guides. Religion is the true basis of citi zenship, Cardinal Gibbons wrote, and the Boy Scout organization builds upc'i* the faith of the boy, exacting of him the faithful observance of all his religious duties. MI II EMM 1,1 III Naval Torpedo Assembling Concern Nearing Completion START WORK JULY 1st Now is the Time to Build?Predicted Coming of Plant Will Mark Big Building Era. Through reliable information re ceived by the Chamber of Com merce the plans of those in charge tof the Naval Torpedo Assembling Plant in this city, call for having ?two hundred skilled mechanics em ployed at this plant by July 1 and (for the addition of 100 skilled me chanics per month until the numiber ?reaches 1,200. That building in Alexandria is a safe and logical investment of cap ital has already been evidenced by the breaking of ground for twenty - four new houses in North RossmOnt and the substantial growth of Alex- j an'diia's industries will doubtless in- : ?vite (both local and outside capital to ; building in Alexandria. It is predicted that we are just entering; a period that will mark the ?most vvcndenfufl building t*ra in the history of our city. Unsettled conditions due to read jiistment sim*e the armistice was signed havo delayed the starting of ?buildin'g project's that have long been under consideration, but now that conditions are more settled it is be lieved that many new building pro jects (will be started in Alexandria in the vety near future. MRS. MOORE WINS DIVORCE Decree Awarded From Prominent Auto Man in Fairfax Court. By a decree granted yesterday by Judge Samuel G. Brent in the circuit court for Fairfax county, Mrs. Alyce S. Moore was granted a divorce from her husband Lester D. Moore. The case was handled in the Fair fax court by Attorneys C. Vernon Ford, of Virginia, and Wilton J. Lam bert, of Washington, for Mrs. Moore, and Attorneys Walter C. Balderstor of Washington, and Wilson Farr. of Virginia, represented Mr. Moore. Th: decree entered by the court was final in its character. WHITE WAY PLANS Meeting to Discuss Illuminating King Street Friday The committee cn the White Way, composed of merchants on King street, appointed by the Civic Bu reau of the Chamber of Commerce, has arranged a conference in this city for next Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock, between representatives of the different publicj utilities having pole lines on King street to discuss definite plans for carrying out this project. All the public utilities involved have signified their willingness to co-operate in any way with the citi zens toward getting an up to date street lighting system on King street and at the meeting to be held on Friday it is hoped that details for carrying out the project will be definitely decided' ufpen.-. iv ? . : ? [;>Ux NOTICE " will not be responsible for '.any debts contracted by any one other than myself. * 119-3p. V. E. Byrne. Arrival of, Virginia Soldiers Gala Occasion at New port News GOVERNOR PRESENT Men Declare Capes Seemingly Ex tended Their Arms to Welcome Home Boys of the Old Dominion. Newport News, Va., May 21.? Virginia's own, the One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry, in which there are scores of Alexandrians, arrived: yesterday morning, and was accord ed the gratest welcome in the his tory of the city. Last night they were.resting at Camp Stuart. Today they took possession of the city. Thursday they will be the guest.* of Newport Ncavs at a great street Carnival, and Saturday morning they will leave for Richmond for a regi mental parade before going to Camp Lee to be mustered out of the ser vice. Virginians on the Matsonia, on which the troops came back, declare that the aim's of land at the Vir ginia capes reached out into the occr-n as if to embrace them when they sighted America early yester day morning. The transport steamed on in, Chesapeake Bay and thence into Hampton Roads. There the men were officially greeted by Govemo; Westmoreland Davis. Mayor Air.sine, of Richmond, Mayors of other Vir ginia cities and welcoming delega tions from all over the State. These delegations went out early yesterday morning on submarine chasers and tugs. Flying machines and balloons from the Hampton Roads naval base cir cled over the homing ship. The tugs and launches went as near as they dared. Oranges and cigarettes' hurtled through the air. Mothers exchanged greetings \v!lh their sons, and fierce rebel yell's rent the air. Few people were allowed on tha dock, the amy authorities exclud ing all rather than be charged with favoritism. One bv one the Virginia veterans, tried and true, filed down glmaplanks and look their places on ithe dock. Bands played and wives of some of the men who were cn the pier snatched a brief kiss as their .ioved one passed the space roped off ifor them. The troops were preceded by aa automobile truck laden with high roses. Little girls strewed the streets with these, the men crushing them ?into the pavement with their hob mailed shoes. Thousands of school children, bank ed on a bluff overlooking the lir.e of march, had formed the word ''Wel come," and each wore a dog.vo?d iblossom. ihe official flower of Vir ginia. The effect was a beautiful one, but disappeared as if by magic when the first of the troops appear ed. The children, despite the efforts of their toachors, leaped to their feet and yelled like mad, waving arms and flags. FUNERAL OF H. W. BRAGG Charlottesville, Va., May 21.?-W. Hunter Bragg, who sustained a frac tured skull from jumping off a mov ing train at Union Station last week, died from his injuries at a local hos pital and tfie funeral was hekl at noon Monday. He is survived by bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Bragg, of Covesville; one brother, E. W. Bragg, of Alexandria, and six sisters?Mrs. L?ttie Gregory, of Richmond; Mrs. Lila Witt, of New York city; Mrs. Florence Allen, of Crozet; Mrs. Rearl Hall, of Atlanta; Mrs. Blanche Grinstead, of Rich mond, and Mrs. Fannie Readdy," of Clifton Forge. "The Birth of a Nation", D. W. Griffith's great 12 reel production, Richmond, Monday, May 26. ' ? ? NOTICE ' Miss Virginia 'Macon Rice will be available 'in? Alexandria as -? pi.'.iio teacher. For terms and particulars ?ddress 814 North Caroline Avenue,; Southeast, Washing^., D Il9-4p. ' SELL DOUGHNUTS i : 1 - i Girls Engaged in Task For Salvation Army Drive. Put the dough in doughnuts. This is the slogan of a committee of high schtool girl& who started out this afternoon soliciting contributions for the Salvation army home service funvl. These young women are making a house to house canvass with real doughnuts, and are selling them for whatever is given in the interest of the nation wide campaign to raise $13,000,000 to help the Salvatior. Army. \ They will contin-ue their work un til the close of the week. It is also proposed to have a committee at the launching of the Betsy Bell at the plant of the Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation Saturday afternoon with doughnuts for sale. The business men's committee is still actively at work in the canvass. The total figures of the subscriptions rc received thus far have not yet been compiled. However, Alexandria hopes to raise, at least, $5,000 by the close of the campaign which will be Satur day night. PARADE TO MARK OPENING Big Krause Carnival Here For Week Beginning Monday?Prizes to be Given. Plans for the coming of the big Krause Greater Shows, which will bi shown in this city the week begin ning Monday next, are rapufly being completed by Frank Marshall, ad vance agent for the big carnival, who has been in Alexandria for some time past making all arrangements. As heretofore stated the Gazette, these big shows will exhibit at thr head of King street under the aus pices of the I. B. of B. I. S- B. and H of A. TShe affair will be form'ally opener: with a big street parade Monday night. The parade will start promptly at 2:15 o'clock from the corner of King and Lee streets and march.t the show grounds. At! business met in the city are invited to participatt and th'ose desiring floats, it is an nounced, may enter the parade. The management of these show, has arranged for a contest during th' week of its appearance here. It is pro posed to award a diamond run# to th most popular woman in the city am the one receiving the next highes. number of votes will be awarded : gold watch. Interest in this contesl is already aroused and many have signified their intention of enterin; the contest. The management of these show, has submitted the following namet of proposed entrants for the honors' Miss E. Burke, 415 South Le street; Mrs. L. Huntt, 415 South Pit: street; Miss L. Bartleltt, Wilkes stree Miss M. McCarthy. 405 South St Asaph street; Miss N. S. Bowen, Eas'. Rosemont; Miss Ruith E. Ballenger. Patrick and Cameron streets; Miss K. Williams, 521 South Alfred street: Miss J. Cooke, 209 Royal streets. EMBEZZLER IS SENTENCED Farmer Bristol Bank Cashier Sen{ to Prison for Term of Six Years Bristol, Va., May 21.?Former As sistant Cashier J. Cabel Scott, con fessed embezzler of approximately $50,000 of the funds of the First National Bank, of Bristol, Tonn. was yesterday sentenced in the Uni ted States District Court at Green ville, Tenn., to serve a term of six years in the Federal prison at At lanta, Ga. TRAIN JUMPS DOWN BANK New London, Conn., May 2l.r~ Three mail cars of train No. 5, from Boston to New London, went off the Shore Line tracks of the New Ha ven road and down a bank near Mystic th'is morning. According to a statement of rail road officials, no one was hurt. ?i- DIED McCUEN-?On-.Tuesday, May 20,191i at 12:45 p. m., at the Alexandria Hospital-, MARY E. McCUEN wif of John McCuen; 61 years old. Furw ral Thursday afternoon- set 4 o'clock from W5ieatidy's mortuary dhdpel ?'"/Relatives and friends invited-to-at ?."T-tend (_* 121-lc ?T . "The "Birth of - a Nation", D. W Griffith's 'great' 12 -reel production, Richmond, Monday, May 26- : ?V. Meeting Tomorrow Mom ing at 11 o'clock at Cham ber of Commerce MANY ARE NOW HOME Every Organization Asked to Send Representatives to Complete Plans For Big Event. The meeting which has been called i by Carroll Pierce, president of the Chamber of Commerce, of the repre sentatives of all organizations in the city cf Alexandria, will be held to morrow morning at II o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce. News has already been received in this city of the safe arrival at New port News of the llGth Infantry to which the Alexandria National Guard belongs and it is expected that a large and enthoiastic meeting will be held tomorrow morning to make definite plans for an appropriate welcome to our returning boys. Every oganization in the city is invited to send repre sentatives to this meeting. The following letter received to day by Carroll Pierce, chairman of the local committee of arrangements, from E. H. Allen, Accotink shows th:* interest already being aroused in the home coming of our soldiers from cur neighbor in Accotink. Accotink, V'a. (Newington P. 0 May 20th, 1919. Mr. Carroll Pierce, President Chamber of Commerce. Alexandria, Va. Dear Sir: f note that you have called a meet ing 11 a. in. Thursday, May 22nd. to arrange for a suitable welcome to be accorded the soldier boys on their return. As the Daddy of one of these boys (H. O. AH en, A. L. I.) I sincere ly thank you for your effort in this crrection, and realizing that there will be some expense connected with th; affair I am permitting myself th? pleasure of enclosing my check for $10 which I hope you will use as you may see fit. ^ Were it not that I expect to be in Newport News this date I would at tend this meeting and offer my ser vices in any manner you could use me. Since a number of the boys of the A. L. I., came from this neighborhood v;e feel very much interested in this affacT and I as President of our Civic League offer the services of this com munity to make it a succcss. We h.av the most sincere reasons to lie grate ful to these boys and now let us show it, and don't forget that this meeting will permit the Mamas, Daddys etc., of these boys to forget the long lon'^ days of anxious waiting. Here is to sending this affair over the top. W? folks down this way shared in the | rears now let us share in the yells | ?nd if this old $10 don't make noise j enough let me know and I will be g!a'|j to yell again. Yours very truly, E. H. ALLEN. j NOW WITH ALEXANDRIA ALTO SUPPLY COMPANY H. E. Campbell who has been pleasing the automobile public of Alexandria with his snappy service an'd excellent tire repair work, has served his connections with Jester's Auto Supply Company, and has as sociated himself with the Alexandria Auto. Supply Company, located at the southeast corner of Washington and King streets, where he will be found in the future ready to give his many friends the same old snappy service and courteous treat ment as before. "The Birth of a Nation", D. W. Griffith's great 12 reel production, Richmond, Monday, May 26. ANNOUNCEMENT The Belvoir Hotel ?i Alexandria, Virginia ^ow under management of G. B. Ashby, formerly with "The Raleigh and The Powh-atan, Washington, D. C. ?will inaugurate at an early date Sup per dances,'9 to 12 p^.-m., Watch this paper for opening night. l20-4c CAPTURE TWO RUSS CITIES British Dreadnoughts Shell Bolshe vik Positions in Crimea. Copenhagen, May;* 21.?Lettish guards have. captured Riga and Dvinsk. the British bureau here an nounces. All Bolshevik commissar ies in those cities were said to have been shot. London, May 21.?"British dread noughts bombarded "ur positions at Kerch, 'in eastr.rn Crimea," an official wireless dispatch from Moscow re port?. Kerch is an important arihvay town about ten miles inland from the straits of that name, connecting the sea oi Azof and the Mediterran ean. ft is 1(50 miles east of Sebas tcpe.J. IP 111 NEXT SATURDAY Betsy Bell Will Glide Off Ways Promptly at 2 p. m. SEC. DANIELS TO SPEAK Mrs. C. H. Livingstone Will Christen Ship?Luncheon After Launching ?Trial Trip of Gunston Hall The Betsy Bell, the second of th freight ships built by the Virginr. Shipbuilding Corporation, will leave the ways in the yards in this city :vt 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon. An elaborate program has bee:, prepared for the launching. Secretary Daniels will make an address. Th freighter will be christened by Mr?. Colin H. Livinlgstone, wife of ti. president of the Virginia Shipbuiki in? Corporation. Prominent grsstc among them Governor Davis of Vir ginia, have, been invited. Luncheon will be served in the com missary for the guests at the launch ing next Saturday. On the salme day the Gunston Hal th-i first ship built by the corporator and the first large ship to be bur. he l'n the Potomac since the day- ? George Washington, will make iL dcck trial. The Gunston Ilall ws christened', by Mrs. Woodrow W!V and launched on February 27, la; ;. The Gunston Hall will make h': first trial trip down ihe Potomiu* c: Monday. . The Bwtsy Bell has dead tonnage of 0,-100 tons and will male a speed of ten and half knots v.hl loaded. The Betsy Boll rs more nearly com pleted than the Gunston HaF. wa :? whsn it was launched, so she \v:i! b: in the Potomac for outfitting a e om paratively short time before sa'lir.r to join the great American freight carrying fleet. The Gunston Ilall, which is no v.* al most ready to sail the seas, has '?ecr. assigned to the Barber Stean-.:hin Company, with Captain Hart as he: skipper. . The laying of the keel of the B:-ts.. Bell was not marked by any sp cis* ceremony, but work on it progri ;sc' rapidiy, and it will be ready fc; launching next Saturday. Ship No. 3 the Vanada, corporatior official said today, will be ready fc: launching in about, three W3eks and ship No. 4, the Chan'ccok, wii* follcw about three weeks or a month after that. All ships built by th corporation are of the same freight! type. 1 At present ten ships in all arc be ing constructed by the corporation Four are on the ways, one, the Gun ton Hall, is at the outfitting r.wk and five are on the skids. BOLSHEVIK! PUSH DRIVE ON kolchak Paris, May 21.?The Bolshevik; are concentrating the major portion of their military force against Ad miral Kolchak, and a great battle is in progress east of Koiga, according to a wireless message sent out by the Bolshevik foreign office. The Bolsheviki admit retirements 'Jn the Archangel, Murmansk, and Daras fronts in a wireless dispatch to Bela Kun, Hungarian Soviet lead er, but add that "a counter-offen | sive has now begun with favorable I results. HAPPENINGS ABOUT HIT! TOLD IN BRIEF Mrs. Annie Ratcliffe is visiting her daughter-in-law in Winchester, Va. Mrs. William Roland and daugh ter are visiting Mrs. Roland's mother in Winchester, Va. There will be a caller! meeting of the Columbia Steam Fire Engine Com pany tonight at 8 o'clock. All mem bers are requested to attend. James A. Lamm who has been with the A. E. F., for the past nine months, has arrived safely on this side and is now at Cape May, N. J., waiting to be mustered out. Elliott Hoffman, who recently re turned from overseas, will at 8 o'clock tonight relate some of his experiences on the battlefield at the prayer meeting of the First Baptist Church. Mess Sergt. W. C. Robinson has arrived from overseas and is now at ?Camp Stuart according to a tele gram received today by his brother, ?J. Harvey Robinson. Sergt. Robin sen has been overseas since last June. The Willard W. C. T. U., will ob* serve flower mission day tomorrow at Trinity M. E. Church. Members and friends are urged to be present at that church at 10:30 o'clock and till who can are requested to bring flowers. Miss Kate E. Burke, a former resddent of this city, died at her res idence in Washington, D. C., early yesterday morning. The body will be brought here tomorrow and in terment will be in St. Mary's cem etery. Samuel Bernard DeVaughan, son of | -Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. DeVauprhan, a memlber of the 29th Division, ?lKJth Infantry, who for the past J eighteen months has been overseas, j has arrived at Camp Stuart and ex I pects to be mustered out shortly. Miss Nellie Gheen, of 212 Queen street, while roller skating yesterday afternoon on lower Queen street was j kriocked down by a bier auto delivery truck and had both feet badly mash ed. She was rushed to the Alexandria Hospital and treated by Dr. M. D. Delaney. D. E. Bayliss, contractor, has just installed a typhoon cooling system in. the Grand Theater on the roof of that establishment. The system consists of a six foot electric fan with two and one-half horsepower motor. This will be used in cooling this theatre through out the summer months. Mrs. James E. Nagel of 417 South Lee street received word yesterday that her husband Corp. Nagel had ar rived at Newport News. Corp. Nagel has been in France for the past eleven months with the 110th Infan try. He is n?w at Camp Stuart and is expected home shortly. Corporal T. RutTedge Webster, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Webster, 122(3 Prince street, has arrived safely from overseas and is now at Camp Stuart, Newport News. He expects to be mustered out of service shortly. His mother has ju^t received a telegram from her son notifying of her of his arrival. IN MEMORIAM In sad but loving remembrance of dear mother. MRS. KATHERINE BRADLEY, who departed this life one year ago today, May 21, 1918. Dear mother no one knows how we missed you Since you wont away, Though you are gone, You are not forgotten, And your place can never be filled, For we will keep your memory cherished. Until our hearts in death are stilled. By her devoted family. 121-lp. NOTICE , I will no fcbe responsible for any . debts contracted in my name or by any person other than myself. I21-3p. Samuel E. Wade. V. . S ?