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ESTABLISHED 1784. ; fc * - * . if.- f .55 ' Oldest Daily Newspaper in "the United State9 and) Best Advertis ing Medium in Northern Virginia. ' I ? ? ? . , ; For ? this soction?Fair and probably ? tqjhojrrow | change in temperature. VOL. CXXXV?No. 146. ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1919. PRICE ONE CENT. BURNING STABLE SPECTACULAR BLAZE I . Four Horses Perish.?Fire Occurred Early This Morning . LOSS IS ABOUT $4,500 Stable Owned by Stuart J. Simpson. ?Two Small Frame Houses Also Damaged by Fire. Fire alt 12:20 o'clock last night testroyed a frame stable 54 by 70- be onging to Sbuant J. Simpson loca ed on the lot at the northeast cor- j ler of Alfred and Wilkes streeits nd four horses perished and two urtomobiles were desti*oyed and con iderlable; Stock in the stable! also rent up in the flames. The origin' f the fire has Aot been determined. Jin' addition two small frame ousela 811 and 809 Wilkes street, coupied by iJdfward Jones an<^ J. (undetl, both colored, were badly amage. The occupants ? of two other ouises directly east of these houses, Iso occupied by colored families, loved their effedts to places of ifety. Occupants of the two dam ged houses removed their effects, efore the fire got into them. Two of the horses that perished' ?ene the property of Mr. Simpson nd one belonged to Charles Gr'ay m and one; to Thomas Milton. One le automobiles belonged to Jack ugian and other to Mr. Si mips on. Mr. Simpson estimates that the ibail loss will be about $4500. His, tss is partially covered by insur hce. 1 The Maze was a spectacular one nd ilhiminated the western heav I In about an hour the fire depart r subdued the blaze. 8 fire attracit&l several thous persoms, many of whom had tared' for the nighit but upon seeing (? bfeze hurriedily dressed and went tihe fire. RECEPTION TONIGHT ill Honor Mothers?Prominent, Speakers on Program?Musical ; " to be Given JVo prominent ,?psakers , are iedul'ed .to. give addresses tonight itlhe reception which will be given: t 8- o'clock .tonight ' in :the W<fr; mfp Comimamity Hall in honor of i mothere Whose sons served the [{His. ^ (Erf.>ad(d3'taon to the speaking! rnus/Lteal program will be given Hie." speakers are Mrs. Kate Wal Barrett, who needs n<o' introduc m to an Alexandria audience. Mrs. rretfis the one of of the foremost men Speakers in 4 America today. Ilhe other speaker .on the program/ Mrs. Susie R. Rhodes of Washing 1.'; ?' ? ' ' " ' rhe mothers of every man who ."ved are ihfyited to this reception, e committee in charge of the pro am of arrangements expressed the pe that mothers whose sons served ring the war will attend. MRS. H. F. MORSE SPONSOR ill Christen Vanada Saturday Af-1 r ternoon. The VririgSnia Shipbuilding Corpora te wil'l at 2 o'clock Saturday after bn launch the Steamship Vanada. rs. H. F. Morse will be the sponsor wnediatefty following the lau neb s' a luncheon will be served in the mmissary department of the com !ny*s plant As heretofore stated in t)he Gazette ie ytardls will be thrown open to the iblic. All citizens are invited to rcend. It is expected that a b'g jowid will be on hand to see tl.e an&da take her mlaiden pllunge into ie river. All are urged to decorate honor of the event. IQUOR FACES SORRY PLIGHT, St. Louis, June 19.?Approximate r 8000,000- galons of whisky will be uip in St. Louis July 1, when the fctaonat prohibition law becomes ef ive, as a resulit of the announce t of railroads that alcoholic bev ages would. not be transported er that date, distillers announced y. One "distiller said he expect to have 100,0000 gallons of un Mvered whiskey on the first of month."" STRUCK BY POLICEMAN Arrest of Man at Fire Last Night Causes Excitement (Among the cases before the Po lice Court thriis morning "was that of Mi. R. Marshall, who was charged with disorderly conduct white the fire was raging last night. Officer Raymond Smith testified that he was cafled upon by the engineer of one of *t)he engines to take the man away, as he was annoying him. When the officer directed the alleged of fender to move awav, the latter brought on a colloquy which ended in the officer arresting him. Officer SnVirbh stated that the offender was drunk and1 that he seized him by the thrcatt, forcing him to use his baton. The prisoner, in his defense, de nied that he was drnuk, but admit ted thialt he had been drinking, and declared he did not take hold of the officer. He said he heard a thump ing in the engine and dre\v near tt> ascertain tihe cause, he being ac quainted with machinery. A num ber of witnesses were present in the in the interest of the accused. He was fined .$5. DEBT FUND TO COURT Virginia Commission Will Ask Tri bunal to Distribute Money The Virginia Debt Commission is about to call upon the courts of the State to make arrangements for the distribution of the $13,500,000 which West Virginia has paid over to Vir ginia as the former's part of the old Virginia Sbate debt, and which be longs in part to Virginia and in part' to individual credfitors. This action has been found neces sary by the Virginia commission, that fne courts might share with it the re sponsibility for the proper distribu tion of the assets. The? commission might have proceeded upon its own motion and authority to make set tlement ;but preferred to have the courts assist. To this end a motion has been made in the Virginia Circuit Court at Rich mond calling upon the court to as sume jurisdiction over the ?13,500, 000 now in the custody of the Debt Commission, to appoint a master to pass upon al/1 claims and to arrange through the commission for the set tlement of all proper claims. West Virginia has paid over the en tire amount of the judgment against her. A total of 1.087,000 in cash has been handed to. tihe debt, commission, and the remainder, which is in bonds, will be delivered ais soon as the securi ties can ,be .printed, signed awl re corded. The transaction has been con cluded 50 far as the two States are concerned, except the.mirfor detail of delivering * the bonds and taking up tihe noteis given in place of the bonds. W&enuthe money finally was paid over the deibt commission found itsel'f confronted with a number of perplex ing questions, the most important of which was the distribution of the vasl sum of money. There was no fixed rule to guide the commission in the miatter, and that body-finally turned to the United States. Supreme Court with a formal motion that this tri bunal superintend the distribution. But the Supreme Court declined, on the grounkl that it had no jurisdic tion. It contended that the lawsuit be ween the two States haveing been ad judicated and the litigation formally closed, it was not the part of the court to tell Virginia how she must (Distribute the money which came to her as a result of the judgment. Meantime, none of the money in possession of the debt commission I wffll be paid out. In fact the commis sion, it was learned today, is in much douityt -as to the claims of the credi tors. That body does not know, for etxample how much of the moneyl shoiild go to the State of Virginia it-i self and hew much to the individual creditors. DIED On Wednesday. June 18, 1919, at 1:20 P. M., at the Alexandria Hos pital, JAMES S. JEFFRIES, aged forty-rtiwo years. Funeral Friday, June 20, at 4 P. M., from his late residence, 323 North Pitt street. Relatives and friends invited to at *-amrt 146-lp. DIED?Thursday morning June 19; 'at ''Malvern,"" her home on Semi nary HiH; Fairfax County, MRS. MOLLIE HOWARD CLEVELAND, wife of Ailbert H. Cleveland. Fun eral services Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at Ivy Hill Cemetery. [146-lp. i MS REPEAL flf THE LUXURY TAX \ r Retail Merchants' Associa tion Hold Meeting in 1 Richmond MEET HERE NEXT YEAR Alexandrians Honored in Selection of Officers.?Urge "Bad Check" Law and Endorse Extra Session. i Repeal of the so-called luxury tax and constiuiction of a merchant -marine fitting the present and future needs of the nation were among the resolu tion's adopted yesterday by the Retail Merchants' Association of Virginia in convention in Richmond. Ca'lliing of the Assembly into spocial session for the passage of measures pertaiining to good roads in the State was commended by the convention in a resolution. W. H. Schwa rzchi Id was re-elccted president of the organization. J. H. Kaufman, treasurer, an'd W. A. Clark, Jr., both of Richmond were re-elected and other officers named as follows: R. E. Knigh't, of Alexandria, first vice-president. W. H. WfJfcox, Petersburg, second vice president. The following directors were chosen: Leopold Ruben of Alexandria (also vice president for the 8th Congres sional district.) Raphael Levy, Richmond; H. Carl Poschen, Richmond; W. T. Ryan, Richmond; Daviid Pender, Norfolk; M. Umtetaditer, Norfolk; Mosby Ryland. Lynchburg; Ediward Eigenbrun. Petersburg. Change of date for the annual con vention from June to February was decided upon by the delegates, Alex andria was elected as the next meet ing place, the date for the convention to be fixed by a committee name>l for tha purpose. One of the efforts of the asso ciation wfll be devoted to the pass age of a bad check law by the regu lar Assembly next January. Yesterday's session closed at 0 o'clock, the convention having been confined to a sinlgle day. ACT IS REPEALED Blsth Houses Vo\> to Sot Clocks Back Last Sunday in October The daylight savTng law was re pealed by an overwhelming vote in both houses of Congress yesterday. In the Senate the vote on repeal was 55 to 6, and <in the House it was 233 to 122, five members vot ing present. The repeal, if approved by the President, will become effective on the last Sunday in October. At 2 o'clock in the morning of that day the hands of the clocks in the United States, which were moved forward one hour in April, will be set back. Senator La Follc?te fathered the repeal measure in the Senate, By the vote of 46 to 2 he obtained per mission to suspend the rules so as to make the measure in order as a rider to the Agricultural Appropria tion bill. On final passage, Senators Calder, Frelinghuysen, Newberry, Page, Phipps and Robinson voted against repeal. In sponsoring the repeal amend ment, Senator La Follette said that the law had been passed as a part of the war time legislation and that it never had been voted upon by the' people. He said that inasmuch as the people of the country had been given no opportunity to say whether they were wilding to ac cept the burdens which the measure imposed it was desirable to have it repealed. NOTICE An important meeting of Troop No. 2 Boy Scouts of America will be held at the Lyceum Hall, on Duke street tnight at 7:00 o'clock. AH Scouts" must be present. By order of i R. L. CARNE. Scoutmaster. : ? - ( > , Our In-Built Auto Tire Repairs, outlast the casing Alexandria Auto Supply, Work done when promised Alexandria Auto Suppty Co., 104 Sooth Washington Street. DEATH OF ALEXANDRIAN George W. Dearborn, son of the late Captain George W. Dearborn, of this city, died in Amherst, Va., lasit night. The deceased resided in Alexandria up to the time of enter ing manhood, when he became ag ent at Amherst for the Southern Raihvay Company, a position he held for about half a century. In point of service he was one of the eldest agents .pf the road. Mr Dearborn had many acquaintances in* this city, to which he made periodic cal visits. JAMES S. JEFFRIES DIES James S. Jeffries, forty-two years old, died yesterday afternoon at the Alexandria Hospital following an op eration for appendicitis. He was a machinist and was employed at the Southern Railway shops in this city. He is survived by his wife. The body was taken to his late residence, 323 North PitJt Street from whence the funeral will take place at 4 o'clock: tomorrow afternoon. LOSES LIFE WHILE 1ATHING IN RIVER J. H. Pullen, Shipyard Em ployee Seized With Cramps Last Night BODY IS RECOVERED Happened on Maryland Side of River. ?Pullers Body Recovered by Po lice Boat. J. H. Pullen, nineteen years old. who was employed at the plant of. the Virginia Shipbuilding Corpora tion, was drowned white bathing on the opposite side of the r'vev yesterday afternoon. Pull en was with several compan ions at the time. He was seen to go down and not come up ag,^ain. His ctmipaniosn made futile efforts to re over the body. It is learned that he was seized w:th cramps. The Alexandria polic? were noti fied and the Washington harbor po lice boat came to th" spot and r?? (.< vered the bodv shortly after If* o'clock and it was brought here an.) taken to Whe'atley's chaiiel. The deceased roome'I at Oil South Fairfax street, an*! nis home was 117 Prospect street, Baltimore. VvTien the body was recovered it H2s taken to f! o Alexandria Ho? p?tal and the pulmotor was usee' without effect, the body having besr ir. the water no Ioi<. 16 OF FAMILY KILLED Thirteen sons kilied on "the fiekl of battle, (three discharged with grave injuries, one woun:led four different times, the father and one daurlter summar'y shot by thi Cfrrni-ns for proir,; to I.*lie to rele V. ate the centenma. anniversary of a relative, and another daughter kil led by a German shell at Dunkirk is the record of the family of M. Yan hee, a French farmer of Re'min<rhe near Yprcs. M. Vanhee had children, 2 sons and 14 daughters, all of whom were living when the war broke out. One of his sons was valet to Pope Pius X; he returned to FYance tc ftg'hit and was wounded in each of four different engagements. On? of the sons lest both legs, another re turned from the front blind and deaf and another underwent the trepan ning operation. GORE TOSSED FROM AUTO Sioux Falls, S. D-. June 19.? Senator Thomas P. Gore, of Okla homa, was injured late yesterday afternoon when an automobile in which 'he was rushing: from Mitchell to Sioux Falls overturned, throw ing the Seantor out onto the ground His shulder was badly bruised but '?he suffered no internal injuries. The Oklahoma Senator was hast-' ening ? to Sioux Falls, to catch a train for Washington, when the ac cident occurred. A front wheel of the automobile caught in a rut over balancing the ear. Senator Gore plans to corrtinue^ to Washington: to ? morrow. Reception Given Last Night at Masonic Temple in - Honor of Men S. W. PITTS PRESIDES Addresses by Four Congressmen.? Musical Program Given.?War Camp Songs Sung by Audience. The Masons of this city last night were hosts to all men who served the colors during the war The affair took the form of a reception and during the evening a musical program Was given by local talent and the occasion was enlivened with music furnished by an orchestra. The reception was attended by a large gathering of men, many of whom had seim service abroad. S. W. Pitts chairman of the enter taining committee, presided over the exercises. The meeting was an open one and it was not necessary to be a Mason to attend. Duping the course of the evening addresses of a patriotic nature were delivered by Representative C. E. Randall, Wisconsin; J. G. M'onahan, Wisconsin; Clement Brumbaugh, Ohio and Andrew Jackson Montague of Virginia. lihose attending during the evening siang camp sonigs and afterward re freshments were served. The affair was concluded about 11 o'clock. This is the second reception given during the past two weeks by the Masonic fraternity of this city in honor of the inert who served tihc colors. TEUTONS FACE FATE Revolt And Rfot Flai'e up at Weimar ?Insurgents Suppressed Weintar, June 19.?Revolt and riot flared up yesterday just as the national assemlbly was settling down to debate whether Germany's an ^swer to the revised peace treaty shou'ld be "yes" or ."no." The Spartacans, who had waited' and carefully prepared for this, Germany's ''darkest hour," to seize the reins of government and sign with tongue in check, made a des perate coup and lost, (but not until after a ibloody street battle. Quiet and order are restored, but fresh 'attacks are looked for. A half hundred 'prisoners recent ly released from military prisons, where they had been confined for Spartacan and Communist agitation, marched on the castle at dawn, dis armed the sentinels, and were about to rush in to "arrest" the whole ministry. ( Warned by premature shots, a strong force of government troops inside sprang .to arms and admin istered a smashing reception to the attackcrs, driving them into the street, where the battle was fought to a finish. Several of 'the Spartacans were captured and will be shot. Indignation continues to sweep the land, and if the present national mood continues, the German people will resign to invasion and receiver ship rather than permit acceptance. German finance appears to be for acceptance. Its chief organ, the Frankfurter Zeitung, says it is the only thing Oermanv can do. It is a question, however, how far the financial interests can influence the government, which stands virtually as one man against signature. Schneidemann and other officials who have thus far expressed them selves pointed out that the only thing that holds the government back from sending a prompt "no" to Paris was the consideration of the chaos that might befall Germany if the peace is refused. SANITARY FISH MARKET will have on sale tomorrow and balance of week; Boston mackcrel, large but terfish, sea bass, bay mackerel, Jer i sey trout, crab meat, dams and some snapping turtles. City Market, Stall No. 2, Phone 735. Open till 5 ! P. M. 145-2p: Advertise your wants in the Ga zette Want Column ] TWO BOYS KILLED One Struck by Trolley Car: Other Meets Death Under Truck Philadelphia, Jrnle 19.?Two boys were instantly kilted yesterday, one; by a trolley car, the second afteii being thrown beneath a heavy mo-, tor truck. In each instance the bodies of both were badly mangled., The tragedies occurred in the north-! em section of the city. , Shovlty after nocn. while 10 year, old Thomas Alineda was returning, from school to his hme? at 281?,' East Elkhard street, he was struck, by a trolley car at Richmond and EMchart streets, almost directly in, front of his home. Dragged beneath the front fender, his body was swiftly drawn ur.der the front wheels of the car. The crew, with the aid of a jack, lifted the wheels and thc-n placed the un conscious .form of the boy in a pas sing automobile. 'He was pronounced dead at the Northeast Hospital. The second fatality occurred when a motor truck owned by Beiger Brothers, of Sefcond and Arch Sts.; ran down Samuel Hanlon, 9 years eld, of Chew and Church lane. The youth was playing upon a small bi cycle in the street in front of his home when struck by the machine. He died while being taken to the Ge'rmantown Hospital. Two men are under arrest in connection with the accidents. MRS. HARVEY HEXSHAW EN TERTAINS Affair Given Tuesday in Honor Mrs. Anna N. Rogers At her attractive cottage near jViuVnt Vernon, M1"*' narvey Ilen shaw errl^'t-" Tuesday afternoon and evening the Senior Young Peo ple's Missionary Society of the M. E. Church South, in honor of Mrs. Anna N. Rogers, honorary president of the organizatin1, who left this city Wednesday for Greenwich, N. Y., to be gone several months. Teed bi ver ages were served during the after noon cn the spacious lawn, with it? beautiful bed1? of pansies an'd nas turticrms, and on the shady rambler grown verarMa. Vases of spvinf fiowers also adorned the porch from which a white gravel path leads t' an especially attractive bed, wit.l tall red lilies forming the af ter surrounded by several rows n matched and graded geraniums, an bordered by drawf scalet sage. iSupper was served at the svnsc' ?hour in the dining room, where the lonig table was set for twenty plate c The large centerpiece was of whit* bride roses, with streamers of old blue ribbed forming festoons to Or \vory candlesticks. Old blue candle with shades to match and ivory tint ed china with old blue decoration' c.'.rnied out the color scheme. The golden light of the smnset reflet tine in'to the room created a most charm ing effect. CANADIANS MOB POLICE Unrest Am<1ng Trdops Delaye ir Satlfng for Homo Culminates in Tragedy London, -June If).?Unrest an:onp Canadian soldiers in England, be cause of continued postponement o' homeward sailings, culminated Tuesday night in an attack by -100 Canadians on the Epsom police sta tion. Several policemen were wound ed, one so seriously, that he died this morning. The purpose of the attack was to release a Canadian soldier -who had been arrested. To avoid further trouble the po lice rdeased another Canadian During the last few days there has been trouble in the Canadian camp at Whitley, where the sodiers burned huts and did othor damag according to report??. There is much syjnipathv here for the Canadians, who have rope'atodly been given dates for homeward sail ings, only to be told that further postponement was necessary owing to strikers or dockwrkers at Liver pool and- other ponts, or to lack f transports. The unrest has not been confined to the Canadians. There also have been protests by Australians and New Zealanders. Some Scottish units, composed of veterans recently held a demonstration against being sent back to France while men who had not seen active service remain ed in England or were tiemobijized. J * ' . ? ' it Price and Cook will, have on sale ; tomorrow and balance of the week; halibufc, sea bass, mackerel, butter j fish, croakers, fresh haddock, Jersey | trout, flo<uiiders. 146-lp. HAPPENINGS ABOUT OITYTOLD IN BfllEF Mrs. Harvey Wiliams is quite sick at the Alexandria Hospital. Miss Mae StonneH, is visiting Mrs. B. B. Yates at Warrenton> Va. The many little friends of Miss Charlotte Inez Booth will regret to hear that she is quite sick at the Alexandria. Hospital. Warren Zimmerman, was badly burnt about the shoulders, while work ! ir.g at the fire, which destroyed the staples of Stuart J. Simpson. Mr. and Mrs. Haynes have received word that therir son Raymond C. Hay- s. nes has arrived safely from overseas and is now at Camp Stuart, Va. St. Mary's Dramatic Club iast night presented a faitee comedy entitled "The Jonaih" at the Lyceum Hall. Funds are for the Cardinal Athletic Club uwfform fund. The regular weekly prayer meet ing at the Ann Lee Memorial will bo ehld tomorrow at 3 p. m. This is an non-denominationa) meeting, and all are invited to attend. Tb' .sum of $547.41 was contribu te' ay the employes of the Virginia ohipbu'lding Corporation to tho Wcflcome Home Commits.?. A man jcrity of the employes at the yarla gave something toward the celebra tion. George Weaver, charged with shoot ing Daniel Lewis at the plant of the Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation on the 5th instant, was declared guilty by a jury in the Corporation Court last night. He was sentenced to serve sixty days in jail. On account of the launching at the ?shipyard Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock the banks of this city will be open from 5 until 6.0 o'clock tomor row evening in order that the em ployes at the yards may hava theirs checks cashed. The banks, however, will close at noon Saturday. Mi's. Molfie Howard Cleveland, wife of Albeit H. Cleveland died today at her home on Seminary Hill. Her fun 'eral will be held at 11 o'clock Satur day at Semi-nary Hill Ivy Hill ceme tery. There will be no service at the house. She is survived by a son, her husband and son, Archie Cleveland. Diplomas of graduation last night were conferred on a class of ten at the annual commencement exercises of Mount Vernon avenue school, Del Ray, Alexandria County. During the evening an address was delivered by Mr. Councillor of Washington. ^ musical and literary program was given in connection with the exercises. Boyd M. Smith, a native of Alex andria, is on a visit to his old home. He wias a member of thof late John S. Mosby's ccynmand during the war between the states. Some memibers of Mosby's command favor Freder icksfbuarg as the plaetf for the nexit reunion. Others are anx ius to have the reunion at Fairfax" Ccunt-hcuse. Announcement is made of the mar riage of Mr. Allen Y. Cogan, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Cogan, thus city and Miss Margaret Dahlke of Buffalo, N. Y., which occurred June If?, in Norfolk. The ceremony was performed by Rev. S. A. Donahoe, of the Cnumberland Street M. E. Church The bridegroom only recently return ed from overseas where he served with the University of Virginia Base Hospital Unit. POTOMAC FISH COMPANY will have on sale tomorrow and balance of week; Jersey trout, Jersey but terfish, rock, sea bass, catfish, carp, steak halibut, steiak codfish, white perch, fresh mackerel, crab meat, clams, and green snapping turtles. Chas. H. Zimmerman, Proprietor. Phone 198. 145-2p. MARRIED At Norfolk, Virginia, June 16, Al k-n. Y. Cogan, this city and MargareJ A. Dahlke, of Buffalo, N. Y-, by the _ Rev. S.' A. Donahoe of Cumbrian*! ' Streert: M. E. Church. 246-lp. 1