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always been prominent IN shipbu!iding
work on the Chesapeake.
Among the vessels the yard has turn
ed out are the steamers Queene Anne,
Susquehanna and E&ston. all passenger
carrying boats The revenue cutter
Apache. stationed on the Chesapeake,
was also one of the products OF that
yard. The Queen Anne for several years
carried excursions to River View. and
was one OF the fastest and most popular
boats on the Potomac. She was sold to
parties In Philadelphia. and is now rIn-
ming on the Delaware river. The Sus-
quehanna and Easton are in service on
the Chesapeake.
It is stated that Capt. Howard Reeder
retiree from shipbuildnng to become the
active head OF q paint making concern.
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ZELAYA CASE DELAYED.
Arguments on Habeas Corpus Writ
Postponed Till Friday.

NEW YORK, December 1.-Arguments
OH the writ of habeas corpus obtained in
behalf of Gen. j. Santos Zelaya, ex-
president of Nicaragua, held In Jail here
on provisional warrant charging muir
der and other crimes" was adjourned to-
day until Friday next. The adjournment,
according to counsel for Zelaya, was
taken at the request of authorities at
Washington Extraction papers not hav-
ing arrived from Nicaragua. the prison
er'S examination in extradition proceed
ings to have been held today also was
adjourned until Friday.
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years and which had handled many thou
sand tons Of coal. most of which had
been sent In canal boats from this city
to indian Head.
In order to push the work on the new
plant the big supply OF coal for use at
Indian Head during the winter. both OH
the proving grounds and IN the power
plant. was hurried last fall to the Malta
woman creek storage sheds and before
the last boat had finished unloading men
were at work tearing the old wharf away.
The old plant took tweuty-four hours TO
unload two coal boats, but II 10 said the
unloading apparatus to be put in the new
pier will do the came work In less than
half that time.
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ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Work About Completed on
Mount Vernon Mansion.
COMMITTEE REPORT READY
Amendments to Constitution and By
Laws of Hospital May Be
Made.
Special Correspondence Of TIE Star.

Special Correspondence OF TIE Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. December !, 1919.
The work of repairing the roof of
Mount Vernon mansion with shingles
has been about completed. This is
tho first time in SiXty-two years that it
has been found necessary to reslinSle
this roof When the Mount Vernon
mansion was reShinGied siXty-two
years ago. among those who worked
on it was Amos t. Fisher. this city, u
veteran OF the Mexican war. Mr.. Fisher
last week visited Mount Vernon and
got on the roof and viewed with keen
interest tire work of the carpenters In
putting on new shingles in place of
those over which he labored. The work
This time is being done by Charles \.
Howard, local contractor. Mr.. Howard
predicts that the present shingles Will
last even longer than the ones which
he took off OF the historic building.
MI previous records for the issuing
OF marriage licenses in the history OF
the city were broken during the month
OF November, ScVentX-forr licenses be-
ing issued by y. >. Greenaway. clerk of
the corporation court OF this number
1ifty-six were to whites and eighteen
10 colored couples Many came from
Washington 10 have the nuptial knot
tied. The clerk also during the month
recorded forty-one deeds.
r. T. Lee camp. Confederate Veterans,
at its meeting tonight will appoint COM
n,ittees and outline plans for the ce1e-
bration of the anniversary or the birth
OF Gen. Lee.
city delivery mail service was in
ausurated today 1T the subdivision
known as RoseInont, vest of Alexandria.
Heretofore mail for this subdiviSio on has
been delivered by rural free delivery
carrier. Two deliveries will be made
1T this place daily. There will also be
two collections. The carrier assigned
TO this route is Z. Bittle. \ branch
post office was established today at the
northwest corner Of Payne and Cameron
streets.
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GOOD PROGRESS REPORTED.
Pier and Unloading Apparatus at
Indian Head to Be TimesSyer.

Good progress is being made. accord
ing to report. on the new coal pier the
naval authorities are having erected at
the Indian Head proving grounds on the
Mattawonian creek side OF the reserva-
ton and convenient to the big smokeless
powder plant. The pier and coal-han-
ding sheds are being constructed Of steel
and concrete and Will be modern in ali
respects. The improvement takes the
place of wooden coal-handling plant
that had been III service for eight or ten
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the Senate from 10 o'clock In the morn
Ing until IL o'clock at night In order to
hurry along the currency bill caused the
lobby committee to change its plans.
II expect" said Senator Overman. that
the currency bill will be passed before
Christmas. There seems to be a disposi.
ton among the republicans to let the bill
90 through without undue delay. Con-
gress will take a Christmas recess OF
week or ten days IL the bill is passed be-
fore Christmas day, I think"
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LOBBY HEARING DEFERRED.
Not to Be Resumed Until Currency
Bill Is Disposed Of.

Senator Overman. chairman Of the Sen
ate lobby investigation committee, an
nounced today that the committee would
not resume hearings in the lobby investi-
cation until after the currency bill had
been disposed of. 1t had been the inten
ton of the committee to begin its hear.
ings again tomorrow morning and to COM
plete the investigation as quickly as pos
sible. The decision Of the democratic
caucus. however, to hold daily sessions of
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ESTABLISHED IN 1912.
Reeder Shipyard in Baltimore Pur-
chased by McIntyre & Henderson.

Mcintyre & Hendersn. owners of the
Chesapeake marine railway at Baltimore.
have purchased the old Reeder shipyard.
on the south side OF Baltimore harbor.
and viii conduct II in future in connec-
ton with Chesapeake yard. Reeder's Is
one of the older shipbuiIding plants.
having been established in 1872. 1t has
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PLANS FOR EXPECTING
THE HANDLING OF MAILS
Parcel Post Matter to Be Separately
Sacked. Routed and Forwarded
From Terminal Offices.

To prevent the; great volume Of parcel
post matter from hampcrinS the handling
of the letter mail, the Post Office De-
partment has designated certain terminal
offices Of railway mall routes into which
the parcel post matter from the railway
post offices ccntering there may be de-
liyered TO be routed, separately sacked
and sent, 10 their destinations in baggage
cars. This will relieve the postal clerks
and prevent the overcrowding of the rail-
way post Offices in which the letter mail
is routed and. sacked for delivery to the
offices of its address
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Roof Garden Also Planned.

The arrangement of the fifth floor will
be particularly interesting. Here will
be located a cafeteria, forty-three by
fifty-four feet in size which will be
exposed to light and air on three sides.
Adjoining it will be a restaurant. TWEEN
ty-nine by forty feet, with a kitchen
twenty three by twenty-seven feet.
The remainder of the floor will be
devoted TO complete laundry and
servants dining and bedrooms. The
seating capacity Of the cafeteria will
be about 30. Provision has been made
for large roof garden, which can be
reached by stairways and also by ele-
vators.
The jury which passed on the plans
submitted was composed OF Don Bar
Der of New York, architect for the
y. ". c. a. building III New York city;
Nathan G. Wyeth, architect. Of this city;
Louis a. Simon of the office Of the
supervising architect Of the Treasury
Department: Miss Blanche Query
executive secretary of the national Y.
W. G. \. board. and Miss Grace Lin
coin Temple, interior decorator of this
CITY
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Foot Ball Players Ankle Fractured.

James Spaulding. sixteen years old.
suffered fracture of his right ankle yes
terday afternoon while playing foot bail
on a lot near 9Th and c streets south
west The injured boy, whose homo is
at 1890 LIST street southwest. was taken 10
Emergency Hospital.
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Early Action Promised.

Before the close of the present year, it
is estimated there Will be A terminal
post oinces that Will thus handle the par
Gel post malls. This number will be in
creased to 81 within the first few months
of the new year and 1t is planned to bring
the total number of such Offices up TO
$50 before the close of 1914
The experiment is Il new idea. but SINH
lar in design to that adopted some time
ago by the department for handling GER
tain magazines by freight instead of in
the railway postal cars.
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RYAN CHOSEN AGAIN.
Will Continue to Represent Plate
Printers in Central Union.

z. j. Ryan again will in the coming
year represent Plate Printers Local
Union, No. 2, in the Central Labor
Union of this city. Mr. Ryan, who for
a number of years past has represented
Union No. in the central labor body.
was yesterday. reelected TO the honor
at q meeting of the union held in
Typographical Temple.
Mr.. Ryan has long been active in ad-
vancing the" principles of the work
mems compensation act and recently
secured Commissioner Newman's ap-
prevail to have the benefits of the act
extended to District employees. The
matter has been taken up with the leg
islative committee of the Chamber of
Commerce and Congress will be asked
to give the District employees the bene-
fits OF the measure
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Chicken Thief Sentenced.

For stealing ten chickens belonging to
Addie Lovings. colored. John wilson, col
ored, alias Sick Boy was sentenced in
tie police court today TO serve six
months in Jail subject TO the state con-
Wet road force. Wilson has served one
term in the penitentiary ard only Il lit
tic more than 4 week ago was released
from jail where he completed sentence
Tor larceny.
Wilson admitted the theft and said he
h.td = companion with him.. The theft &C.
rrlred Saturday afternoon. and the heads
81 seven of the chickens were cut off
with knife and thrown in the yard,
while the three other chickens were
elrrieid away alive
Plans for the poultry show which will
'e held here for three days beginning De-
ccmber 80 will be outlined at a meeting
- the members OF the Poultry Associa-
sion OF Northern Virginia which wi be
aeld at 80 O'Clock tonight at the office
s. Harrie White. Others interested in
the proposed show are also invited to be
present.
The question of organizing a bartenders'
Union III this city was discussed at a
meeting of a number of bartenders yes
terday afternoon at McBurney's Hall.
Definite action on the matter, however,
vas deferred until December A. when
another meeting will be held at the same
place, at which time Ii is expected a per-
manent organization will be formed
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The sales OF loosc-leaf tobacco at
Lynchburg. Va, during the past week az
gregated l.o63. 100 pounds. the breaks be-
ing the heaviest OF the season.
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To Guarantee Competition.


Ttird-ro prevent competition in
manufacture, making, TRANSPORTATION,
sale or purchase of merchandise, produce
or commodities or to prevent competition
in aids 10 commerce..
Fourth--To fix at any standard or fig
ure. whereby it's price to the public shall
be in any manner controlled or estab-
lished any article or commodity Of mer-
chandise, produce or commerce intended
for sale. use, or consumption in the
United States.
F'ifth-To make, or enter into, Or exc
cute. or carry out any contract, obliga-
tion, or agreement Of any kind or de-
scription> by which they shall bind or
have bound themselves not to sell. dis
pose of, or transport any article or
commodity. or article Of trade, use; or
to regulate the price.
Penalty for Violation.
Heavy fine and Imprisonment is fixed
for personal guilt. The bill contains the
following exemption:
That nothing in said act is intended.
nor shall any provision thereof here
after be enforced. SO as to apply to
members Of organizations or associations
not for profit and without capital, or to
agricultural products, or live stock, III
the hands of the producer or raisers.'
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Shippers estimate that more than 10000
turkeys were shipped from Harrison burg.
Va, for Thanksgiving dinners in New
York and Philadelphia. In weight this
makes a quarter of million pounds.
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Exterior to Be of Colonial
Type With All Floors and
Trimmings of Hardwood.
AUDITORIUM ARRANGED FOR
SEATING CAPACITY OF $50
Swimming Pool With Glass Roof
Affording Direct Sunlight
to Be a Feature.

The design for the new home of the
T. W. &. A. TO be erected at the south
east corner OF 18th and / streets north
west, was made public today by the
committee having In charge the plans
for the erection OF the structure. The
design is the work of Dom x DeIninS.
architects. ana was selected at the con
clusion of a competition IN which six
local architectural firms participated
Minor changes in the building plan may
be made before tho erection of the struc-
tUre is started, Il is said
The building VIII have a frontage on
18th street of ninety-seyen feet and on l
street of us feet. The exterior will be
of the colonial type OF architecture,
chosen OH account Of its refinement, sim
plicity and adaptability. The building
will be of buff-coiored brick, trimmed
with gray terra Gotta, with u limestone
base. All OF the floors and trimmings
will be of hardwood and tile and mosaic
" i'll DC used in appropriate places.
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Hospital Committee to Report.

The report of the committee on amend
ments to the constitution and bylaws Of
the Alexandria Hospital will be received
- the board of trustees of that institu-
ton at meeting which will be held at
20 O'Clock tonight at the rooms OF the
chamber Of commerce.
Plans for starting a campaign 10 raise
$4,000 for the erection of new building
for this institution will be mapped out by
z committee appointed for that purpose
which viii hold q meeting one night this
week.
The slogan adopted by the committee in
charge, according TO q prospectus just
issued and shortly TO be distributed broad
east in the city, is a new hospital. bet
Ter equipment and facilities with which
= labor for suffering humanity
The funeral of airs. Emily c. Davis
tool. place al IL o'clock this morning
from her late home Gl1 Prince street
Services We're conducted ~ Rev. Edgar
Carpenter, rector OF Grace Episcopal
Church, ard Rev Dr.. John Lee Allison.
aston of the Second Presbyterian
hGFch. Burial was III Bethel cemetery
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Huge Fireplace Near Entrance.

The main entrance will be on the 18th
street side. An attractive entrance hall
Will lead into spacious lobby. which Will
be thanked with reception and office
rooms. feature Of the looby Will be {.
huge fireplace directly in front OF the IN
trance. II will set back iii Il recess and
will be fianked on either side by broad
benches. On either side of Il hallway which
will extend along the I street side of the
building will be located Office rooms and
a large room for the general secretary.
At the east end of the building an audi
torium having total seating capacity
OF about $50 persons will be located. The
stage will be large and ample dressing
rooms will adjoln it The gallery VIII
have a seating capacity of about 100
The auditorium will be arranged so If
can be cut off from the remainder Of the
building. 1t will be slightly elevated
above the level of the main floor and will
be made accessible by a large entrance
on the l street side of the building BS
reason of a large open court in the center
of the building the auditorium will be
exposed on three sides 10 light and air.
Swimming Pool in Basement.
In the basement will be located a
swimming pool. 81 by "a feet in size.
1t will be at the base of the open light
court and will be covered with a glass
The pool will be finished in tile and
adjoining it will be large locker and
dressing room, and also a shower bath
room. At the east end of the basement
and directly beneath the auditorium
will be a gymnasium. As by % feet,
which Will be exposed on three sides
to light and air. 1t will be encircled
by gallery on which provision Will
be made for i running track Along
the I street side will be three bowling
alleys. The remainder of the base
ment will be devoted TO storage and
workroomS, furnace room and janitor S
quarters, with private entrance
The second floor of the building will
be devoted to class and club rooms. two
large dressmaking rooms, room in
which domestic science will be taught
and a demonstrating dining room adj
joining. There will be an emergency
suite of three rooms and bath and a
n?atrons room on this floor. The third
and fourth floors will be devoted to
bedrooms, of which there will be about
eighty-five
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Fancy Box Paper, box
IoxI2; 48 sheets and 48 en-
velopes; regular soc DC
value. Each. S0S
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BUILD WALKS
OUTSIDE Of THE
USUAL LIMITS
If NEW ORDINANCE is ADOPTED
BOARD OF WORKS MUST CAUSE
THEIR CONSTRUCTION ON Pc.
TiTIoN.

Under the provisions of an ordinance
introduced by Alderman Concannon
and read for the first time at the reg
ular meeting OF the city council last
night, whenever the owners or more
than one-haIf of the abutting property
for any given distance. not less than
one block. on any street outside of the
sidewalk limit ask the board of public
works to require walks TO be built in
such territory, it shall be the duty of
the board to cause such walks to be
constructed.
The ordinance, which was referred
TO the general ordinances committee,
Is as follows:
Section !. That whenever the own
ers of more than one-haif OF the abutt-
ing property for any given distance,
not less than one block. on any street,
outside of the present sidewalk limits,
shall request the board of public works
to require sidewalks to be constructed
on any such street for the distance
represented by the frontage Of the
abutting property as shown by the Pc
tion OF the owners of more than half
thereof, 1t shall be the duty of said
board of public works to cause such
sidewalks to be constructed in accord
ance with existing ordinances by the
owners of the abutting property, and
in the event the owners of the prop
erty shall fail to construct any such
sidewalk in front of their property
abutting said portion of street, within
thirty days after being notified by the
board of works to do so, said board
shall proceed to have such sidewalk
constructed at the costs of the respec-
tive abutting property owners. the
same as IL said portion Of street were
within the existing sidewalk limits
The ordinance Is effective imme
dately upon its passage and approval
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PRIMARIES To
Be CALLEOSAYS
THE Chairman
NOTHING TO PREVENT THE
WHITE DEMOCRATS NOMINAL
ING THEIR CANDIDATES FOR
CITY COMMISSIONERS.

Democratic primaries. participated
In only by white democrats of the city
OF Pensacola, will be held this SUM
mer for the purpose of nominating
candidates for city commissioners.
Chairman W. Chipley Jones, Of the
city executive committee, Is authority
for this statement, and a meeting OF
that committee will be held this morn
ing to prepare the call.
THE primaries will be held and can
didates nominated" said Mr.. Jones
last night. There is absolutely moth
ing to prevent such primaries and we
will nominate these candidates under
the same primary law that we have
nominated candidates for other city
offices.
A report was in circulation in Pensa-
cola yesterday that the primaries
would not be held, but this was ab'
soluteIy without foundation.
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about $40 federaIs each. At interior
towns ale still smaller garrisens, all
OF which combined could not make a
fierce, the tourists estimate, to enter
NoFInefn ssrora. Nearly every pro-
I'm ss.se 1l1si1ts 70 Gust rne-sTusr-Sss
soldiery from the limits of the states.
DECISIVE ENGAGEMENT.
Two thousand followers of Venus
t:ano Carransa rebel governor OF Goa
hula, are surrounded N the vicinity
of Lampazoa, Nuevo Leon. by 1000
federal troops, according to q state
ment from the war department today
A decisive enga cement is expected
within a few hours.
Generals ALBERT, Blazquez. Anaya
and Davaa, in command Of the fedora
forces, arrived in the outskirts OF Lam
pasos early today. They are not Ger
tain thai -+Carranza Is with his fol
lowers.
dozen train troops left Mexico
City for the north this morning. MOS
of the troops went in the direction o
Sonora They included many detacn
ments of the auxiliary branches OF tn
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washington, March 12.-Secretary
william B. Wilson of the new depart
ment of labor is daughter made man.
Impossible" you shrek. "1ou
mean a self made man."
"Quite possible" one retorts firmly.
He is both a self-made man and a
aughter- made
So far as he has been National
representative William B. Wilson
secretary OF the Mine Workers union,
William B. Wilson. and several other
successful and important kinds of a
William B. Wilson. he is seif-made. u
ever man was. On the other hand
so far as he Is secretary OF the de-
lartment OF labor and members OF the
first democratic cabinet the country has