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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
GATHERING OF JEWISH NOTA-
BLES.

Cincinnati, Jan. 20-Cincinnati is
witnessing the gathering of many no.
table Jews, who have come here to at
tend the XIII Biennial Council OF
the Union of American Hebrew Con-
eregations. The organization repre-
sents over 200 of the principal Jewish
congregations of the United States,
and is by far the most representative
organization of its kind. The after
noon was marked by the meeting of
the executive board.
The Union of American Hebrew
Congregations holds a council every
two wears to examine and pass upon
the work of it's various departments.
This particular meeting will be mark
e6 by the dedication of group OF
new buildings erected TO house the
Hebrew Union College.
The XIII Council will be opened
this evening by a religious service IN
the stately Rockdale Avenue Temple
Rabbi Abram Simon, of Washington,
will offer the invocation.
The sessions will be resumed tomor-
row morning at ten o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
POLICE CO uRr
Justice H. 3. Cation, Presiding.

The following cases were disposed
of this morning:
George Lancaster and Charles Dove,
charged with fighting were fined S.
each.
Frank Williams, charged with steal
ing a newspaper, was lined $500.
James Johnson, charged with dis
orderly conduct, forfeited mis- collater-
al by failing to appear.
James Diggs, colored charged with
assaulting Mamie Gray, had his case
continued.
Iheopilus Elliotet, charged with dis
orderly conduct, was fined SIS.
Fred Jones, colored, charged with
ga milling, was fined $50.
A white woman, charged with draw
ing a pistol on a young woman, was
fired S..
John Bryant, colored, charged with
lee ving the Jail, was returned to that
institution to serve the remainder of
his term.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS

Examinations announced by the To-
caf board of civil service. examiners,
to be held in this city in February,
follow. February SO surveyor, male,
age limit changed from twenty-one
years or over, February II, chief of
the department of medicine, male,
Philippine General Hospital, salary
$4,000 a year; junior chemist in radio
activity, male, salaries ranging from
81 ,0S0 to S1,440 year; aid, male, di-
vision Of graphic arts, National Mu-
scum, salary SIS a month; Photograph
er, male, salary from $72O to $S40 a
year; nautical expert, male, salary,
$1,000 a year; electrical assistant,
male, salary, $1,000.
March 1918 the commission will
hold an examination for the position
of assistant, men; teacher, men and
women, industrial 'leacher, men, Phil
lippine service, salaries ranging from
$1,000 to $4,000 a year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
CARDINAL MIDGETS ORGANIZE.

The Cardinal Midgets Basket Ball
team composed of Wilton Arlington,
James Hasson, Owen Crcegan, Louis
Hoy, Russell Travers, Frank Fegan,
Theron Hayden, Hollis. Nugent, James
PAGE, Charles Corbett, (Manager), E,
and George Dobson, (Captain), whose
average weight is eighy-fve pounds,
will play their first game next Satur-
day evening when they will play the
junior teams from Gonzaga College.
The Midgets are fast bunch Of lads
who have been coached by the stars
Of ihe Cardinals Basket Ball teams,
and no doubt will give good account
of themselves when they contest with
teams in their class.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
ANOTHER BLOW TO CITY
Plan to Abolish Custom House at
Alexandria and Make it Branch
of Washington Office

Troubles are generally dual, and
while the great majority of our people
are endeavoring TO reconcile them.
selves to Judge Gordon,s adverse de-
cision to the city in her claims to
adjoining territory, news comes that
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Curtis is considering plan to abol-
ish the custom house at, this port and
make it the tail to the Washington
house.
During the past week or ten days
considerable alarm has been caused in
Norfolk by the announcement that the
custom house of that port is about to
be consolidated with that of Newport
News and that the custom house at
Cape Charles City was to become an
adjunct of the Baltimore custom
house. II was surmised ait. the time
that this movement, which it was an
nounced, was to be general through
out the country, would, sooner or la
ter, cau:e trouble in Alexandria, and
that a movement towards consolida-
ting the Alexandria custom house
with that of Washington was likely.
Such a movement is now in prog
ress, and the Chamber of Commerce
has received letter from Hon. C. C.
C&rlin, Representative in Congress
from this district, asking that organi-
zation ITO take immediate steps to-
wards frustrating this design, if pdssi-
ble
A meeting of the board of directors
of the Chamber of Commerce was held
this morning and the matter referred
to the committee on rivers and naviga-
ition, and they will work early and late
towards retaining our custom house.
The committee consists of Messrs.
George S. French, chairman, w. A.
Slnoot, ISL, Henry K. Field, W. NJ.
Reardon and C. w. Wattles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
APPOINTED NATIONAL COUN-
CILOR.

J.R. Preston, secretary of the Alex
andria Chamber of Commerce has been
appointed National Counciler to the
National Chamber of Commerce OF
the United States of America, which
is an organization composed Of most
of the commercial bodies throughout
the United States. The National Coun-
ci. will meet this afternoon at the New
Willard, Washington, D. c., when the
councillors, one from each commercial
organization, will arrange for the ses-
sions Of the national body which holds
its annual meeting in Washington the
2lst, End and 23rd, of this month.
The councillors will prepare a pro-
gram for this meeting, originate sub
jecas for discussion by the speakers
and make arrangements for selecting
the nominating committee to make
:nominations for the ,entire board OF
directors.
Julian. y. Williams has been ap-
pointed asdelegate from the alehah-
.dria Chamber of Commerce. y .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
STRIKE. BRINGS
FIERCE B|0T|NG
Nearly One Thousand En-
gage in Battle With Po-
lice in New York.
MANY ARE WOUNDED.
Police Reserves, Using Clubs, Charge
Struggling. Screaming Mass of Men,
Women and Children.

New York, Jan. 20.-Nearly one
thousand strikers and strike breakers
were engaged in fierce riot today ir
front of a factory on Spring street,
The trouble started when pickets post
ed by the striking garment workers
stopped three guards and five strike.
breakers coming out of the subway
station en- route to THE factory and
asked the strike breakers to go to
work.
A crowd of several hundred strikers
and. sympathizers gathered. The
guards Immediately attempted to club
their way through the crowd to the
factory. The strikers fought back,
Rcinforcements arrived from all sides
and when fifty strike breakers work
ing in the factory rushed out to res
cue their fellows the fighting became
determined and general.
A squad of police reserves charged
the struggling screaming mass of
men, women and children laying about
them with their clubs, and cracking
heads right and left. Eight strikers
were badly hurt and were sent to the
hospitals. Dozens of others received mi
nor bruises and cuts. A dozen arrests
were made.
The police are prepared for further
trouble now that the colder weather
has returned and the plight of the
strikers is becoming daily more despe-
rate The manufacturers in the gar
ment trade have begun to hire strike
breakers in large numbens, and this
has infammed the strikers and SYM
pathizers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
Charged With Murder.

Eaverhill, Mass, Jan. 20.-Follow-
ing the death early today of Joseph
H. Harris, striking snoe worker,
Charles A. Eaton, a strike breaker ac-
cuscd Of shooting Harris, was rear
raj, ned in court on a charge of muir
der. Harris is from Brooklyn, N. Y.
Eaton, following the shooting was az
res I'd and liberated on $4,000 bail
furnished by George w. Dobbins, of
the robbins and Wetherill firm where
a s.rike of United Shoe works is on.
He was re-arrested before day break
tod4y at the home of relatives in New
burvport.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
GENERAL LEES BIRTHDAY.

Rev. William j. Morton, rector of
Christ Church, yesterday morning, in
a sermon, paid glowing tribute to
Gen. R. E. Lee, the occasion being the
anniversary of General Lees birthday.
Among those attending were a number
of members of R. E. Lee Camp, Uni
ted Confederate Veterans NJ. D. Camp
Sons of Veterans, and others.
All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the annual banquet of R.
E. Lee Camp, United Confederate
Veterans, which will be held at Lee
Camp Hall tonight. 1t is expected
that he banquet will be attended by a
large assemblage of veterans and sons
Of veterans.
The banks of this city were closed
today in observance of Gen. Lees
birthday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
DEATH OF OLD RESIDENT.

William E. Grady, an old and we'll
known citizen, died at the Alexandria
Hospital at an early hour this morn
ing. The deceased was &C years old
He leaves widow. so nand daugh-
ter.
Mr.. Grady was for many years en-
ployed in the Alexandria cemeteries
and for several years, up to 1895 was
a member of the police force of this
city. Since his retirement from the
pc:ice force he has been employed
in the street department.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
mo INAUGURAL BALL.
|. FOURTH Of MARCH
Chairman Eustice Will Com
ply With Wishes Of Pres
ident-Elect.
WILSON COMMENDED.
None of the Letters Received by Him
Criticise His Action in Eliminating
The Ball Feature.

Trenton, N. j., Jan. 20.-There vii
be no inaugural ball in connection
with Woodrow Wilson's induction to
office on March 4th.
Governor Wilson today gave out
the following telegram from Chair
man William E. Eustice of the inau,
gural committee which came for him
after he had left his Office here Fri
day evening:
"Your letter in reference to the
omission of the inaugural ball has not
reached me, but 1 hasten to assure
you of our desire to comply with your
wishes in every way"
Governor Wilson's mail this morn
ing contained letters from all part
of the country commencing him for
asking to have the ball eliminated.
None of the more than fifty letters
criticised him adversely, said his sec
retary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
France and Spain.

Madrid, Jan. 20.-The election of
the French premier, Raymond Poin-
care, to the presidency, may lead to
more friendly relation, perhaps even
a mild sort of alliance, between France
and Spain, it was believed in diplomat
il circles here today. Optinists look
for an "entente amicale" with a free
dom of latitude as is at present in
the "entente cordials" between France
and Great Britain.
Some months ago Premier Poincare
voiced desire for such an understand
ing, in view of the fact that Spain and
France were to be neighbors in Mo-
rocco as we'll as on the continent, and
his sentiment was echoed by Count de
Romanones, then prime minister of
Spain.
Spain threatened by revolution
that has for its goal, a republic, is
said to desire as many friends and
helpers as possible, and it is said, that
King Alfonso would welcome over
lures from the coming President Poin-
care
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
WEATHER THIS WEEK.

The week was to have been opened
with a cold wave over the Northwest
and Central West. according to the
bulletin issued by the Weather Bu-
reau yesterday. at will extend into
eastern Colorado, Kansas and the low
er Missouri and upper Mississippi
Valleys" says the bulletin, land tenn
ne. atures will also be low west OF the
Rocky Mountains. The cold wave will
extend eastward and southeastWard in
modified form, reaching the Atlantic
AMI East Gulf states about the mid
die of the week and continuing for a
day or two. There will be reaction
to nearly normal conditions over the
Northwest and extreme West after
Tuesday and over the Central West
after the middle of the week.
A disturbance now over the upper
Mississippi Valley and the Central
Plain States will move eastward at
tended by rains and SHOWS that will
reach the Atlantic States by Tuesday
or Tuesday night, and it will be fol-
lowed by generally fair weather for
a day or two. Another disturbance
will probably appear over the extreme
Northwest about the middle of the
week. 1t will be attended by local
SHOWS and rains to the eastward and
soatheastward, reaching the Eastern
States by the end of the week"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
EEAPPORTIONMENT LIKELY.
Numbers of Members of Council May
be Reduced to Accord With
Census.

The City Council of Alexandria will
be called upon at the next meeting
to lie held on January 28th, to consider
an ordinance fixing the number of
members of Council and reapportion-
ING them according to the population
in ;ach ward of the city. Council is
required to take this action under sec
ton 1015-B of the Code of Virginia
which provides that members of
Council should be reappoioned in the
year 1913 and every ten years after
wards. Authority is given under the
law to have a special census made Of
the city to find the number of inhabi-
tants in each ward or the last United
States census may be used.
In view of the disagreement be-
tween the two boards of council and
the split in the lower sboard between
two factions the suggestion has been
made that the number of members Of
Council should be reduced by one
half. 1t is claimed that the body will
be less unwildly and that the business
of the city would be better taken
care of by smaller number of men
who would be able to arrive at con-
clusions more quickly and satisfactor-
ilV.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
A COMPLAINT.

1t will be a great convenience to
persons residing in the neighborhood
of Royal and Wilkes streets, patrons
of the Washington Virginia Electric
cars, if some form of shelter were
provided by the Railway Company at
that corner. Some complaints have
been made that persons waiting for
-tte cars at that corner are compelled
tn stand unprotected in the rain, as
there is no form of shelter near Royal
and Wilkes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
Trouble in Japan.

Toxic, Jan. 20.-Political revolution
was threatened. in Japan today when
Count Taro katsur, the new premier,
scarcely well seated in the saddle, de-
clared that he would at once form a
new party and take aggressive steps
to combat the Seisyukai the present
dominant party in the empire.
AS one, result of the premier's dec
!aration, the early resignation of his
cabinet is threatened, and the dissolu-
ton of the Japanese Diet is a posi-
hility. >r.q - = ~, a- ii
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
To Fly Across Desert.

Paris, Jan. 20.-An aeroplane en-
route 1,425 miles long over the Sa-
hara Desert in Africa is being planned
to improve the transportation and
mail facilities of that part of the
world. It was learned today. Lieut..
Col :Etienne, of the French army, Is
leaving out the proposed route, which
will start at Biskra, oasis in Algeria
and extend to Tinnbuctoc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
Gifts to Catholic Church.

Statistics just issued show that the
Catholic Church in the United States
received during the year 1912 personal
contributions aggregating S5Oo,ooo,-
900. One member of the Hebrew
Church, Max Pam, millionaire, not
only established school of journal
ism at Notre Dame University, 1ndi-
ana, but also gave $4,000 to the Cath
olic University for chair of antiso-
cialist studies.
Secretary of State Philander G.
Knox gave $500 to ST. Regis Home, in
Pittsburgh. Archbishop Ireland re-
Gently received check for 100000
from J. ]. Hill, founder of st. PauPs
Seminary, to be used for that institu-
ton. His daughter, Miss Clara Hill,
of St. Paul, gave $4,000 to the Wis
itation Sisters. Mrs William X. Van
derbilt, jr., donated Catholic day
home for children in San Francisco at
a cost of 100000. Mrs. Thomas F.
RYAN recently gave the Sisters OF the
Holy Child Jesus property worth over
s25O,OOO. Her husband made the
largest donation the Catholic Church
has ever received in this country ST.
100000 for the Church OF St. Jean
Baptiste. Thel ate Michael Cudahyls
executors gave $4,000 to the Apostol-
ic Mission House. at: the Catholic On-
iversity. ,.-,:,.,.,, 2ri ...;,.z ,i>
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20

Rev. H. Percy Silver lacked two
bishopric votes of enough to confirm
his appointment as bishop, coadjutor
of Kansas, it was announced in St.
Louis yesterday by Rev. Daniel S.
Tuttle, presiding bishop of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church of America,
and the diocese of Kansas may now
call the election null and proceed to
4 new choice. Of the SO bishops cano-
nically entitled to vote, As sent con-
cents and 32 nonconsents. so consents
were necessary to confirm the selec-
ion. The objection of the bishops to
DR.. Silver is said to have been that he
had been divorced from his wife.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
Fatally Injured by Maniac.

New: York, JAM 20.--A . M. Clark,
convalescent patient in the Smith
Infirmarysin Tomkinsville, Staten Is
land, attempted to escape from the
window of, the dormitory early today.
When caught by. John Donovan, a
nurse, he turned on the: attendant and
cut his throat win a razor: Donovan
is reported;t be ,dying..>-:-7 81 5;<.
|, CLARK was finally oyerpowered and
placed in a restraint. y77q 7q:f,t, = = }.-a
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mrs. John c. Shives, aged 25, was
drowned in Potomac river at dam No.
6, above Hancock, Md, Saturday night
while attempting to cross the stream
in 12-foot skiff with her father-in-
law, Jacob Shives, aged about so. The
skiff was swept over the dam into the
whirling waters below. Shives sue
ceeded in saving himself, but he was
injured, probably fatally, by coming
in contact with rocks and stones. He
also suffered from exposure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20

In the Corporation Court today fl
nal decree for divorce was entered
in the case of Cecilia Speaks Dade VS..
Casey Dade, by which the plaintiff
YVES granted divorce from the defen-
dant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20

In the Corporation Court today a
verdict for the defendant was render
ed in the case of w. B., Doak VS.. W. c.
Baggett. The defendant had pur-
chased steer which was not deliver
ed on the day specified.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20

AT a fire believed to be of incendiary
origin in a frame tenement house at
Elizabeth, N. j., yesterday woman
and her two children were trapped on
the third floor and burned to death.
mortally, by jumping from third
story window.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20

Tie announcement in Saturdays
Gazette to the effect that Mrs. Henry
O'Ranon Cooper would give luncheon
al her residence in this city today was
incorrect.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20

FOR SALE-Valuable property on
King street, must be Sold at Once.
Fine location for; moving picture
show Or mercantile business, three
story building. with large front
room on first floor. Investigate
VIM. r. FoGLE, Bristow, Va. 20 81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20

Eerlin.-Emula:ing his imperial
fathers example the crown prince of
Germany has taken up the study Of
oriental archaeology and has become
an enthusiast.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20

A lone robber rifed the mail car of
Southern Railway passenger train No.
IL near Riverside, Ala, early yester-
day and escaped with what are said
TO be valuable registered packages.
Only one mail clerk was in the car, E.
l.. Cragmen, whom the robber cowed
with a revolver. Officers who returned
to Birmingham last night from the
scene of today'S robbery of southern
railway passenger train, said they
knew the robbers name and had him
located.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20

Catherine, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Reece Cation, died at her
parents residence on South Lee street,
this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20

Miss Mamie Wilson, for twenty
years an employe of the Treasury De-
2arment, is returning to Washington
from Rome, happy in her faith that
disease pronounced incurable by ply
sicians has been banished from her by
the touch of Piux X, according to a
cable dispatch from Rome.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20

John Belts, aged 40 year., was shot
and instantly killed yesterday morn
;ng at Milford, Del, by George Smith,
who resides at the Belts house.
Smiths mother, who kept house for
Belts, was being choked by the latter
when George, the woman's 1S-year-
old son, secured a pistol and pointing
the weapon at Belts said: off you
don't release mother, I'll kill you on
thes pot" Belts released his mother,
but !sprang upon the boy, trying to
get possession of the pistol. In the
wrangle Smith shot three times. One
of the shots struck his sister in the
side and the other his brother in the
wrist. Seeing what had occurred,
Belts began to release the boy, but
when the opportunity presumed Smith
fired the fatal shot, which struck
Belts over the heart. Smith is in Jail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20

The Turkish government has de-
cided to convene the National As
sembly on Tuesday in order to take
the Balkan situation under considera-
ion. A serious quarrel occurred re-
gently on the Turkish warships in the
Dardanelles between some of the off,
GERS who were anxious to fight the
Greeks and others who considered that
the Turkish fleet was no match for the
enemy. Blows were exchanged, and
before the quarrel was settled Is Off
GERS were wounded. The trouble arose
through the circulation of a manifesto
signed "The Women Of Turkey" sug-
gesting that the forts should sink
the Turkish warships, whose poor
apirited officers always fled at the ap-
proach of the Greek fleet. 1t was be-
cause of this slur that the Hamidich
made it's adventurous cruise to Syra.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
! LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Willard w. c. T. u; ;will meet
tomorrow afternoon at, three o'clock
at TIA King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20

HOUSEKEEPER WANTED.-Onky
two in family, father and son. Ap-
ply between 5 and s p. M, at 4l0
Queen street. 20 2t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20

Steamed Oysters l. atsE Hammers
Cafe.