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VOL. UXXXV
Federation Chiefs Clearing
Their Ranks of
' Radicals
REFLECT NEW SPIRIT
Arbitration Method in Coal Settle
ment Being Acclaimed as Prece
dent for Future Actipn.
* Washington, Dec. 18.?Develop
ments in Washington offer good evi
dence that the climax of the indust
rial disturbance that followed in th<?
wake of the waT is past.
Organized labor is cleaning1 its
house of the revolutionary rubbish
tha.'t accumulated during the hey
days of the war and the chaotic pe
riod of reconstruction that followed.
That is made unmistakably evident by
the spirit of the conference of na
tional and international Union heads
^meeting here this week. -
The meetings are beinj: held in se
cret, but the temper of the delegates
is possible of identification. They both
resent and fear the presence in their
ranks of radicals with revolutionary
tendencies, who are fundamentally op
posed to all American institutions, the
American Federation of* Labor includ
ed. The majority of the delegates look
upon the Federation of Labor as an
intensely American institution that
must stand or fall with the system of
government of which it is a constitu
ent part, and they are determined to
clear their organization of any para
sitic attachment of anarchy or Bol
shevism.
John Fitzpatrick and. William Z.
Fcaiter, leaders of the steel strike,
have resetted scant comfort from the
conference. It is true that they se
cured a vote favoring the continuance
of the strike, but they accomplished
this only by delaying the decision un
til 11 of the 24 members of the steel
committee had left ttfie city, and of
the remaining 13 two voted against
the resolution. ,<f
'Major George L. Berry,' internation
al president of the pressmen, express
ed what is bejieved to be yie majority
sentiment of the conference here when
he attacked the leaders' of the steel
strike and declared that they should
be driven from organized labor..
The federation is on record as in
dorsing the steel strike, but , it is
known that it took its stand move in
opposition to Judge Gary and his-re
fusal to recognize collective bargain
ing than irv full support of. either
strike or its leaders.
Offering further evidence of the
anti-Red spirit of the conference, Wil
liam H. Johnson, president of the In
ternational Association of Machinists,!
announced that his organization had
recently expelled- 100 men; in Detroit,
who were out of sympathy with the
American form of government.
"Wo have no objection to those who
believe in progress, by evolution," he
saiid, "but we have no room for those
who desire revolution."
In further evidence of the better-1
ment of relations and imminence cfj
a new an.l workable 'basis in the set- J
tlcment of disputes between employ
ers and employes, John L. Lewis, act-,
ingr president of the Mine Workers' |
Union and William E. Green, secre- j
tary and treasurer, arc acclaiming the!
accepted arbitration method of set-1
tfing the coal strike as a precedent for i
the handling of like situations in the
future and as the herald of a new!
era of industrial peace.
It is an open secret that the Na
tional Industrial Conference, now
meeting here in executive session, will
favor collective bargaining and seme
form of arbitration akin to that favor
ed by Lewis and Green. With the
Federation unions Cleaning: house and
favoring arbitration as a principle cf
strike settlement, and in national con
ference expected to recommend a pro
gram in harmony with the general
nature of the coal strike settlement,
those closely' in touch with the sittra
+inn WMeve "that the oeriod of re
construction chaos ntay be considered
as past. ~ *" ~
Grand Theatre tomorrow "m a tine e
and night, *dofl*t ~mi?s-seeing Frank
Keenan in "the Public defender." A
picture fov all.
ENTERTAIN FOR
' ; MISS MANSFIELD
A surprise "shower"' was given las-t
evening, at the residence of Mrs. 5.
Dexter Forbes in Cameron Street by
Mrs. Forbes and Mrs. H. A. Z'iegler,
in honor of Miss Esther Price Mans
field, -whose marriage to Mr. George
Edgar Petti tt takes place cn the 27th
inst. The home was artistically dec
orated with holiday greens. During
the evening Miss Esth?r Schmele, of
| Washington, impersonating Old St.
| Nicholas appeared witn a hu?e pack
and presented Miss Mansfield with a I
large number of well selected and I
beautiful gifts. After an interchange j
of social greeting the hostesses en-;
terlained the guests at a dainty and I
well prepared repast.
LOUISIANA SUGAR
Consumers Made to Pay 24 Cents a
Pcund for Cane Product
Wilmington, Del., Dec. 18.?
Large quantities of Louisiana su- j
gar has arrived in Wilmington and j
is being sold at from 22 to 24 cents !
a pound retail. The local dealers;
are criticising the government for j
allowing this sugar to come through I
at the price and declared that there j
is no reason why such a high price !
should be allowed for this sugar
which they declare is inferior to the
Cuban sugar.
It is asserted that to allow this
sugar to come through at this time
nicely assists the Louisiana refin
ers in taking advantage of the pres
ent market and that it is unfair to
confine the retailer to a price of 12 j
cents a poupd or under for the Cu- 1
ban sugar and allow this to be sold
for 22 to 24 cents a pound. In
the beginning a considerable num
ber of people bought the new sugar
at the high price but now there ap
pears to be a tendency to refuse to
do so and to held off until the Cu- J
ban sugar again comes in insuffi
cient quantities to supply the de
mand. So long as the present scar
city continues, however, there are
some people unfortunately, who will
pany any price for sugar in order i
to fret it.
; i
\500 CARS OF COAL HELD UP
Richmond, Va., Dec 18.?''There
is far more coal being1 mined in
southwest Virginia than the rail
roads can' handle or'bring away,"
said A. G*. - Lucas, State mine in
spector, r.yho is here making up his
report of inspection. "When I was
at Appalachianthere were 500 cars
loaded with coal that the company
had been unable to get the railroad
to take away. This number of cars
loaded .with coal is increasing ev
ery day. The same conditions ob
tain at Tom's Creek, St. Charles,
Keckc-e, Tmboden and other places.
"The miners are getting out more
coal i'han ever before, ' and it is
being alloAved to accumulate in
quantities that makes ooe feel that
something should be done to re
lieve conditions."
THE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
The annual meeting: of the shave
holders of this bank will be held at
the banking house. January, 13th.
1920. between the hours of 12 noon
and 1 p. m., for the election of di
rectors for the ensuing year and for
the transaction of such other busi
ness as may properly be brought
before the meeting.
294-30t M, L. Dinwiddie, Cashier
Norfolk salt water Oysters and
Hampton Bar clams Jacob Brill,
foot of Kin;; Street... 227-tf
DIED
GIBBS?On Wednesday, December
16. 1919. at the Alexandria Hos
pital. J. 'Norman Gibbs, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles E. Gibbs. of Mt,
Vernon, Fairfax County, Va. Fu
neral at 2 p. m., Fridal. Decem
ber 19. frcm Wheatley's mortuary
chapel. 300-lt
McCUEN*?After a long: and painful
illness. Alice, wife of George Mc
Cuen, and sister of Mrs. Benja
min Posey and Mrs. E. D.
Sterne. Funeral from the lat
ter's residence, 460 H street. S.
i W.. Washington. D. C.. Friday
morning at 10:30 o'clock. 300-lp
REAR DON-?On Thursday, Dccenv
J ber 18. 1019, at his residence. 805
Prince street, William M- Rear
don; aged 81 years. Funeral from
his late resia?nce" Saturday. De
1 cemticf-20, at 2 p. m. 300-2p
Seven Elected by Alexandria
Real Estate and Mort
gage Corporation 1
WORK TO START SOON
Purpose of Concern is to Erect Homes
For Employees of Alexandria Na
val Torpedo Station.
The stockholders of the Alexan
dria Real Estate and Mortgage Cor
poration, which concern was recent
ly chartered by the State Corpora
tion Commission-, held a largely at
tended meeting last night in the
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce
at which time directors were chosen {
They are as follows: W. A. Smoot,
W. P. Woolls, Jaylor Burke. Geo.
E. Warfield, B. Weil, Robert S.
Jones, and Carroll Pierce.
The purpose of this corporation is
to erect homes in this city for the
employees of the Naval Torpedo
Station here.
Already stock amounting to $110,
000 has been subscribed to the
project by some of the leading busi
ness and professional men of the
city, a total of 75 having subscribed
to shares of $1,000 or more cf the
stock.
The shareholders it is understood
will further increase the capital
stock of the corporation by all winfj
these desiring tr take Va smaller
amount 'come in. The ^minimum
will be Si00. . '.
When the canvassers for the
proposition first mad? their rounds
they learned that many were willing j
to subscribe for $500 worth of stock
who could not take $1,000 an;l there I
are many, others who are anxious
to go in for a smaller amount.
It is the purpose of this organiza
tion to start the, work of building
houses at 3h early date. The con
tract may soon be awarded and work
of constructing 100 modern homes
begun. This corporation will erect
other houses from time to time as
the occasion may require.
The meeting last night was at
tended by ail of the subscribers to
the stock.
1NGOMAR THEATRE
Frank Keenan in "Brothers Divid
ed" at the Ingomar Theatre tonight,
is the feature attraction, and after
you see it you will airree that it is
Frank Keenan's best. lie plays a re
markable dual role of br.Jihers that
have differing hearts tixi minds."
Its' a drama of American homes.
Old Matthew King was a crab if
ever there was one. He dominated
the town. He hated every', hincr
and everybody. All Hie ".omen
and children who worked for him
feared him and their j'o'k. The men i
were loafers?the town was a mud
h.?l'.
The picture overflows wi'h de
lightful human touchs of sunshine;
of laughter; music, tears and flow
ers. The cast is a splend'd <t.c.
Gertrude Andrews wrpte the .-lory,
and Mr. Keenan himself directed it.
ORDER FRATERNAL AMERICANS
Alexandria, Council. Order Fnt-'r
r.al American, will hold its semi
monthly meeting th's evening. At this
time the annual election of officers
will take place. Also a large number
of candidates will receive the degrees
of the Order, who were unable to be
present at the Class mitiatron he!-:! or.
December 4th. It is expected there will
be a large turn cut of the brother
hood ti> greet the newly, initiates.
Grand Theatre tomorrow matinee
and night, don't miss seeing Frank
Keenan in "The Public Defender." A
i picture for all.
MARRIED?Miss Dorothy Burke-tt
and Gordon E. Jones. Monday,
December 15th. by the Rev. Mr.
Wallace, in Baltimore, Md. 'J00-lp
NOTICE
The annual meeting of the di
i rectors cf the Alexandria Iron
Works will be held at the "office.
Rcyal and Wilkes street," January
' 1st. 1920. at 9 a. id'. '
By order of the President.
, 299-12t. A. S. Mankin, Secty.
POLICEMAN CHOSEN
Board of Commissioners Receive
Report of Chief Coods?88
Arrests In Mon^h
Douglas Lunsford, a former mem
ber of the police force; last night
was elected a member of that force
by the board of police commission
ers to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of John! W. Kerns.
There were five applications read
to the board. Only four of the ap
plicants, however, appeared before
the board. The election of Mr.
Lunsford was made <fn the first
ballot. ?
Chief Goods submitted his month
ly report which showed' that during
the past month 88 persons were ar
rested. Of this number speed vio
lators headed the list with twenty
for that offense. There were eight
each for violating traffic law, drunk
on the street, and gambling. For
violating the prohibition law two
arrests were mane and three were
charged with putting out counter
feit money.
cum REVUE
BOOKED NEXT WEEK
"Revue of 1919" Scheduled
For Four Night at the
Opera House
LOCAL STARS IN CAST
Several Novel Acts, New Scenery and
Costumes to Make up First Pro
duction of Community's Service
The ''Revue of 1010", the first
show to l<e produced hy the Alexan
Iri'a Community Service, will mak? its
debut Monday night at the Opera
Mouse, when the first performance
//ill be given.
The show will be put on four nights.
Dec. 22, -23, 25vand 2<? % , of tb?
mon.h. The curtain will go up at 8.15
sharp, and a good two houra of fun
ind music is promised Alexnmlriars
who are fortunate enough to sccure
tickets for the performances.
Among the. local stars who are tak
ing part in the Revue will ge four !
Berr.ie Hamilton, Doc Sutton, Gcr
ion Phillips, Raymond Rogers, llarvy'
tfinken, Johnny Arnold, Carrol".
(Iantzmanr, Center Hayden, Vernon
Webster, Bill Roland. Frank Cockre!!.
Rosy Hayden, Tatbot Haslilt, Johnny
'iergin and Mr. Cornell. There wiH
ilso be a bevy of local girls assisting.
Minstrelsy of 1010 will be the oper.
ng number, and will be followed in
apid ^rder by six real sure fire acts.
ncludi ng a transformation number
vhich is sure to be a success.
As a finale. "Hickville," will be
staged. and this act is without :
loubt one of the best ever produce'1
'or the big time.
George Welker is in charge of thv
stage, with Gordon Phillips director
m l Doc Sutton assisting. Raymond
Rogers is in charge of the music.
Tickets for the four nights will b.
placed on sale tomorrow morning a!
'.he usual places. Several surprises
have been arranged, and are sure tr
ilense Alexandrians. Invitations have
">een received to stage the show ir
Washington, Camp Humphreys an:1
'?Yeder.'cksburg.
CHRISTMAS GIFT
One of the most sensible Xma.
wfts is a pair of army shoos which
"an be purchased at one half original
cost at sale now going on 120 North
Fairfax Street. Open evenings til! S
o'clock. 200-4t
5 Shopping Days
Till Christmas
Ill M. REARDON
| DIESATA6EOF81
Had Been Engaged in Ice
1 Business For 30 '
Years
?
PRESIDENT OF MUTUAL
For Many Years Was Steamboat
Agent Here?Funeral Services at 2
O'clock Saturday Afternoon.
William Matthew Reardon, eighty
i one years old, president of the Mu- !
! tual Ice Company, Inc.. died at j
| 12:45 o'clock this niornin.tr at his j
I residence, 805 Prince street. Mr. j
Reardon had been in failing health j
for some time past, although his j
i condition did not become serious un
| til a few days ago.
The deceased besides his wife,
Mrs. Nora Reardon, is survived by
the following children. 0. Ash by
Reardon. Miss Corinne Reardon,
John Underwood Reardon and Miss
Lucy Virginia Reardon.
The deceased was born in Alexan
dria and for about thirty years had
been engaged in the ice business.
For a number of years he was i
identified with the firm of F. A.
Reed and Company, dealers in na
tural ice and upon the death of Mr.
Reed engaged in that business for
himself. Mr. Reardon also at the
time was agent for a number of
Baltimore and other river steamers.
In 1001 when the Mutual Ice
Company was organized he became
head of that concern with which he
was actively identified at the time
of his death. j
Mr. Reanlon was a member of
Andrew Jackson Lodge of Masons.
Mount Vernon Chapter. No. 14,
Royal Arch Masons, Old Dominion
Commandcr.v, Knights < Templar and
Acca Temple, Mystic ^hrine.
His funeral will talce place at 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon from his j
late residence. Services will be J
conducted by Rev. Dr. E. V. Reg- |
ester, pastor of the M. E. Church j
South, and burial will be in the j
Presbyterian cemetery.
SAD NEWS FOR CHICAC.OANS
Two Theatres Advance New Year's
Eve Prices lo $11
Chicago. Doe. 18.?Two leading
Chicago theatres yesterday announ
I ed an increase in the price of seats
for the New Year's Eve perform
ances from $3.30 to $11, including
war tax. The others will raise ad
missions for that night from S3.30
to $6.30.
GOLDMAN'S NOTICE
New York, Dec. 18.?Harry
Weinberger, counsc-1 for Emma Cold
man, who announced that she would
waive her right to appeal from the
deportation order sending her back
to Russia with Alexander Berkman
and some SO other Russian ..radicals,
forwarded to Attorney General
Palmer last night formal notice of
! her action.
. FISII DAY TOMORROW! Potomac
i bass, Spanish mackerel, large yel
j low perch, steak pollock, fresh had
! dock, lake trout, select Hampton
; Bar and Potomac River oysters.
! SANITARY FISH MARKET, City
! market, phone 735. Open until li
j p. m. J, II. Robinson, proprie
j tor. SOO-lp
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
I The annual meeting of the stock
j holders of this bank w ill be held at
i the banking house. Tuesday, Janu
? ary 13th. 1020. between the hours
I of eleven o'clock a. m.. and twelve
j o'clock noon, for the election of di
rectors for the c-nsu:ng year, and
the transaction of such other busi
ness as may be propei ly brought
before the meeting.
George E. W??*field. Cashier.
20.1-30 fc
f"
FAST DRIVING
? . V , '
v. Ah up to the minute store- is
JESTER'S
The home of the Exide giant i?
JESTER'S
Th>? General has bis headquarters at
JESTER'S
300-lc. King and Patrick Sts.
THE MEXICAN SITUATION
i. :
: Senator Fall Says Caijranza Has
I A pa in Shown His.. Contempt
For the Unite^ States
\ The defiance of the United State?
' hy the Mexican Government in der
| clining to relinquish the legal prof
! ceedinfjs against William O. Jen
kins, United States consular agent**
was met without comment at the
State Department yesterday, be
yond a brief statement from officials
that the text of th<? note had not yet,
been received, although it had been
delivered to the American Embas-i
sy at Mexico City.
But the diplomatic silence which
hung over the State- Department was
not apparent at the Capitol, where
Senator Fall, of New Mexico, chair
i man of the committee which had
| been investigating the Mexican sit
uation. declared that the note was;
merely another evidence of Carran-,
za's contempt for the United State?;
Government,, and in keeping: with
the indignities which he has heaped'
upon this country.
It is also likely that the adminis
tration will again retreat from the:
stand taken against Carranza. the
Senator sairl. and once more back,
off, roll its eyes upward and wash;
its hand of the Mexican situation!
with the proclamation of ''peace on
earth, pood will to bandits."
LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS j
The usual number of letters ad-'
dressed to Santa Claus* are being:
received through the mail at the;
postoffice. Some are addressed to!
him at the North Pole and others;
are simply addressed "Toyland."
All of the writers enumerate their'
wants for Christmas.
Judging from some of the wants;
of the little ones they have not fig-'
yrcd out that Santa has had any
trouble with old High Cost of Liv
ing.
CLARK BOOM STARTED
New York, Dec. IS.?''ermrnept
headquarters will he established
here in the interests of the candi
dacy of Champ Clark, former speak
er of the House of Rep'V.ser.tatiye.s
for the Democratic nomination for
President. Julius J. Binder clurir
man of a local committpp, announce!
yesterday.
Similar committees will be esta'->
lished throughout the country, he
said.
SPORTS 1
A meeting of the Alexandria C:f>
basketball league will be held tonight
at the community center/at 8'-v>'clock
Teams will present their-" list of-pi?;
ere, and the forfeit money at t,
nights meeting;. Those Cailin#r to pu.
in an appearance will not be granted
franchises.
The league season will start Mon
day night, December '2&th. "at th?
Armory Hall, when the Virginia Ath ,
letic Club meets the five from th? nth
Engineers, Camp Humphrey. Game?
will be staged every Monday and
Friday night at the Armory. j
The Dreadnoughts are in f.sirl? |
.food shape for their big sramo Sun I
?Jay with the Rex club in Washing-;
cn. Coach Crouch has been working i
rard with his charges and the nu
ire confident of being able to brin .
'vick the championship to Alexandra
Preparations to take care of a r
.?ortl crowd are being made at unic
league park. Trucks have been s:
jurcd which will carry the roc tor.
from Alexandria .direct to the par'
;n Washington, ard brinjc them bac'
after the jame.
Tomorrow, the Gazette' will preset,
i i comparative analysis of the riv::
teams.
The Victors defeated the flig'
School Midgets at Basketball at th
ommunity center. 20 to ?5. Sterlin.
Hall starred for the winners whi!
Skeeter Houston played well for th
losers.
The Lvceum basketball team will
pray the Camp Humphreys Officer.
team tomorrow night at the Camp
The team will leave the community
center promptly at G-30 o'clock, and
manager Whcatly requests all mem
bers of the team to report promptly
i at that hcur. Th*; will be the firs.:
I ?ame of the season for the crnck H
l eal aggregation.
Grand Theatre tomorrow matinee
and night, don't miss, -seeing Frank
Keenan in "The Public Defender." A
picture for alL
HAPPENINGS ABOUT
i CITT TOLO IN BRIEF
!
}
? W. D. Hudson, formerly of this city
but now of Newport. News, Va.. rs on
a short visit ix> his old homo.
Mrs. THlie Bayliss of No nth Payne
street and Mrs. Lula Smith are visit
ing in Philadelphia and Bridg-eton, X.
J.
Manager Edwards of the* Shuberi:
Garrick Theater-of Washington is con
templating opening* a branch ticket
office in Alexandria.
I Mrs. L. Wiiber Reid acknowled
ges this donation for the Alexandria
Hospital from a dear little girl. Miss
Eleanora Dyson. $1.
It is reported, that the govern
ment expects to shortly open an
office in this city for the sale of in
ternal revenue stamps.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington yesterday to Lawrence
C. Craig, of Alexandria, and Anna
A. Jackson, of Warrenton. Va,
In the Circuit Court for this city,
Judge S. C.. Brent presiding-, Mrs.
Mollie F. Coflin was appointed ad
ministratrix of the estate of John
W. Coflin.
Miss Dorothy Burkett. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Burketfc,
ind Cordon B. Jones, both of this
city, were married Monday in Bal
timore. by the Rev. Mr. Wallace.
Mrs. II. P. Hutchinson and little
daughter,- Dorothy, have returned
to their home in Monroe, Va., after
* visit to her brother and1 sister
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bibb.
Mrs. Alice McCuen, wife of Geo.
McCuen, a former resident, died in
Washington ami her funeral will
?.ake place at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow
norning from the residence of her
;ister, Mrs. E. D. Sterw?. 460 H
street, south-west, Washington.
Howard W. Smith, special com
'nissioner, has sold to T. C. Hoy
'louse and lot :500 Duke street, and
P. C. Hoy conveys same property
o Mrs. Maggie Mellon. Miss Loula
Smoot has sold to Carroll Pierce,
Trustee, lot 12. block 23; section. 3,
Roseniont. V '.v;
| A Community Dance will be held
I Saturady nipht at community cen
er, Princ? and Royal Streets. As on
y a limited number of couples can be
iceommodated, those desiring tickets
ire requested to secure them at once
*rom the Center. Raymond Rogers'
Community Orchestra will furnish
:he mnsic.
The order of Moose tonight will
stive a dance in Odd Fellows' Hall
to which all members of the order
nr.d their friends are invited. Spe
?ial music has been arranged far
'ho affair and it is expected that
there will be a large gathering of
?nembers of the order and their
friends in attendance.
A rehearsal of the "Revae of
? 910" show troupe, will be held to
morrow night at 7.30 o'clock at the
Community Center, and every merri
er of the troupe must be on hand.
. Ti-ose failing to put in an appearance*
>?H }>e dropped from the show li-si.
The fol leaving men are requested to
-eptort at 7 o'clock: Ilinken, Roland,
Hamilton. Arnold, Center Haydeti.
Ifcrrcl Hantzmann, Bufrk Thuritron.
Vernon Webster and Johny Bergin. ?
; The Alexandria students from the
i University of Virginia who are to
j jjper.d the Christmas holidays at
j their homes, a number of who?
i arrived last night, are Lawrence
j G. Fawcett, Johnson McGuire,
| Edwin Graham, Alvin Priedlander,
Hugh Marsh, Charles C. Carlin,
Jr., C. Waller Barrett, Everett
Pohl, Robert E. Knight, Jr., Brooke
Howard. Thomas Kelly, Herbert
O'Meara, James M. Duncan, Jr.,
Edgar Dare, Harry Howard, Charles
Sullivan, William Biake, Charles
Bruce Morton and Albert Bryan.
N'OTItfE '
The- roller skating rink at. Avowry
Hall will be closed until further No
tice . 300-lc