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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16
FOR CTRFEW LAW
Police Commissioners Ask City Coun-
Gil to Adopt Such Ordinance

A resolution was passed at the
meeting of the board of Police Com
nnissioners last night asking that a
curfew law De put in effect in Alex
andria.
Commissioner knight called atten-
,cion to the fact that number of
young boys are roaming the streets
at night, some of whom are believ-
ed to be doing more or less petty
thieving and possibly acting as
scouts for older thieves. He very
properly urged the passage of
curfew law in order to break up such
gangs. and the board unanimously
adopted a resolution requesting the
Common Council to pass an ordinance
TO that effect.
Mayor Fisher presided and all Of
the police commissioners were pres
ent.
Chief Goods reported that 90 cases
had been brought up in police court
for various offenses since the last
meeting Of the board, and Mayor
Fisher and tie commissioners COM
plimented the police department fol
the prompt and energetic manner ir
which the laws were being enforced
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16
sen BAR IN CIVIL SERVICE

Washington, D. c., Nov. l6-A
protest against alleged discrimina-
ton against women in filing civil
service position was sent to the White
House yesterday by the National
Board of the American Woman Stuff
rage Association. The preamble to a
resolution adopted by the board as
serts that among 120 appointments
and 50 transfers in War Department
in two month only one woman was
included.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16
AWAITING BIDS
Danger in Carrying Out Big Navy
Program

=
Washington, Nov. 16--Secreatry
# the Navy Daniels conferred yes
:erday with representatives Of the
principal shipbuilding companies in
n effort to eradicate the difficulties
Which stand in the way fthe great
shiphuilding program approved at
he last session CT Congress. The
Department has advertised for bids
on 1 battleships, scout cruisers,
> submarines and 16 destroyers but
hus far the only bids which have
been received are for four scout
cruisers, which were submitted by
he Seattle Construction and Dry
dock Company.
The Department feels that. unless
he shipbuilding companies can be
prevailed upon to alter their attitude
toward the contracts advertised in
accordance with the Naval .Appro-
7riation bill, grave danger exists Of
delay in carrying out the bigger
navy program laid down by Congress.
In today's conference Secretary
Daniels expressed the disappoint-
nent Of the Department at the fail
1re of the shipbuilders to submit bids
on the Governments program and
called upon them to aid him in work
ing out practical solution of the
dangerous problem which has arisen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16
ARRIVAL OF cold WAVE
Cold Northwest Winds Cause Rapid
Decline in Mercury in Thermometer
Last Night.

The entire country is in the grip
Of a cold wave that extends as far
South as the Gulf States. Snow Is
reported all along the western slope
of the Appalachian Mountains. Inc
temperature has gone below the
freezing point in many parts OF the
South.
Richmond reported snow yester-
day as did also Baltimore, Philadel-
phia and New York. While the air
was penetrating and the heavens
overcast, there was but a bare sus-
picion of snow in Alexandria, only a
few flakes having been seen floating
lazily to the earth.
While this section experienced the
first real winter weather Of the sea-
son yesterday it. was far better off
than other cities, both north, east
and south.
Towards the close OF yesterday
clearing conditions were in evidence.
and early in the night the giants of
the north sent forth blasts upon
their conch shells, which in a short
time brought the mercury down 10
the freezing point. While the blasts
were heavy, the wind did not reach
an alarming velocity, and its force
diminished somewhat during the
night.
The temperature this morning was
lower than at any time during the
present fall. 1t was, in fact, wintry
weather, and overcoats were in evil
dence everywhere.
The weather prognosticators tells
us present conditions will continue
during the next few days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16
PAGE LAIRD NUPT|ALS |AlL OVER The STATE
Events of Interest in Various Sec.
tions Of Virginia Told in Short
Paragraphs. ::

Kenneth S. Patton, eldest son Of
John S. Patton. librarian at the Uni
versity OF Virginia, has been assign
ed TO the consulate Of Calais, France,
Since his appointment to the consul
ar service about eight years ago Mr.
Patton has held positions at Mar
sei!les. Rome, Lisbon, Cognac and La
Rochelle. He recently was assigned
to service with the consul general at
Paris. during the pressure CT bus'-
ness at that Office.
Molly Elliot Seawell, author Of
widely read historical ronances ana
stories for boys, died yesterday in
Washington. aged sc. Miss Seawell
was native Of Gloucester county.
and was a grandniece Of President
John Tyler. She mad been resident
of Washington since childhood. Miss
Seawe.l was pronounced anti-suf-
fragist. Her home in Washington
was the meeting place of some Of the
most eminent writers in the country.
and in later years acquired the dig
nitv of salon.
OF those who took the Rhoades
scholarship examinations, held ct the
University of Virginia on October 9
and J, two University OF Virginia
students passed Saccessfully--Arth.
ur Kyle Davis, jr., Of Petersburg;
and William I.anier Allen, Of War
trace, Tenn. The other successful
candidate is William P. Nickel, of
Glade Springs, Va. A date now is be-
ing arranged for meeting Of the
committee of selection and as soon
as this committee comes to decis-
ion the successful candidate will he
notified Of his appointment. The
chairman Of the committee is DR..
Edwin A. Alderman, president Of
the university.
IS. W. George, a prominent farmer
aud landowner, Of Loudoun county,
and head of the firm of S. W. George
and Co., of Brunswick, Md, was in
stantly killed; s. Fl. Bennett, OF the
same firm, probably fatally injured,
and Mrs. Bennett and Miss Dora
George, daughter Of Mr.. George.
seriously hurt, when the auto IN
which they were travelling was STRUCK
and demolished by an express train
on the Washington and Old Dominion
Railroad at Paeonian Springs, yes
terday evening. The three injured
persons are now in the hospital at
Leesburg. 1t is reported that they
we're travelling with all the curtains
in the car, drawn which were needed
as protection against the cold
wind. This made it difficult for Mr.
Bennett. who was driving the car.
to see or hear approaching trains
1t the crossing and he had driven
the car onto the tracks before ne
knew that any train was near.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

and Mrs. W. Cosby Bell, Rev. Dr..
ard Mrs. Bergman Green, Rev. DIR.
and Mrs. W. Roilings, and Rev. DR..
ard Mrs. Samuel A. Wallis, of the
Virginia Theological Seminary, Mr..
and Mrs. A. Felix DUPONT, Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip D. LARD, Mr.. and Mrs,
w. P. Okie, Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb
Stabler, and Rev. and Mrs. William
H. Laird, of Wilmington, Del. Mr..
and Mrs. F. G. Okie, and Mr.. and
Mrs. E. L. Durham, of BerTyn, Pa,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

Extracts from Dutch, French and
Belgian newspapers were given ont
by the Overseas News Agency in
Berlin yesterday showing the wide
spread idleness in Belgium. One
Belgian paper placed the number of
idle working men at 100000 saying
they refused to work because they
preferred TO live off the relief money.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

Right Reverend William Cabell
Brown. Bishop Coadjutor of Fir-
ginia. confirmed class of thirty in
Grace Protestant Episcopal Church
last night. Last Sunday "a were con-
frmed in st. Paul's church, Tues
day evening 50 in Christ Church and
last night. 30 in Grace church. MAX
ing total Of "ninty nine" in the
three Episcopal Churches. Bishop
Brown was the house guest of the
Rev. and Mrs. Edgar Carpenter, in
the Rectory,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16
Alexandria City and Suburbs

The Right Rev. Beverley Dand-
ridge Tucker and Mrs. Tucker, who
have been the guests of the Rev. DR..
and Mrs. w. Cosby Bell, at the Semi
nary, left today to return to their
home in ,Lynchburg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

A women's prayer meeting will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock
in the Anne Lee Memorial Home.
The Gypsy Smith hymn books will
1e used. All are requested to bring
them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to John john
son of Charlottesville, and Violet
Williams of Alexandria and to Ar
drew C. Anderson, OF Alexandria,
ard Dollic F. Talbot, Of Washing
ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

Edward H. Brown, who recently
had his left leg broken in three
places by the kick of mule, is still
in the Alexandria Hospital, where
he Will remain during the next two
weeks. He is being attended by Dr..
Powell. {. ;x
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16
FISH DAY TOMORROW

Rock fish, white perch, Jersey
trout. winter shad and lake trout
Large oysters. 25c qt. Sanitary Fish
Market, Stall No. 2, City Market
Phone No. 735. 259-1t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

Hiss Helen Norris Cummings is
The guest of Mrs. Sanderson, State
president Of the Maryland Fedora
zion of Women'S Clubs, at her home
in Frederick, Maryland, while an
honor guest of the Council Meeting
Of that state.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

In the Circuit Court for the city
in vacation today in the case OF
Sarah H. Baker VS.. Henry Alexan-
der Baker a decree a mensa ct thoro
was entered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

Mr.. and Mrs. W. +. Colds
worthy and children, Miss Ruth
Goldsworthy and Master W. F.
Goldsworthy, of Winsiow. Arizona.
are the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. R
". Goldsworthy, at their home III
Rosemont.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

The members OF the Westminster
Club are requested 10 meet this even
ing in the office Of F. L. Slaymaker,
at go o'clock to make arrangements
TO participate in the parade in Wash
:ngton tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

If you can sell jewellery on the
easy payment plan. I want you. Sal
ary and commission. Address Geo.
Fl Railing, IA. King street. 269-3t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

Chief Goods of the police depart
rnent reports the arrests of IL per-
sons for drunkenness since the new
prohibition law went into effect,
November 1st. Eleven have been
charged with violating the provisions
Of the new law by drinking in public
places and having more liquor than
the law allows. The policemen are
to be congratulated in their efforts to
enforce the new statute.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

Norfolk Oysters at the Rammel
Cafe, n. Royal Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

Norfolk Oysters at the Rammel
Cafe, North Royal Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

Cold weather has appeared. also
Charlie Tyler's stove
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

Norfolk Oysters at the Rammel
Cafe. North Royal Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

Genuine Lynpharen Bay Oysters.
On half she'll. steamed or in measure.
Jacob Brill foot of King St. 246-tf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

At the wedding yesterday after
noon, at ) o'clock, in Concordia Luth-
eran Church, Washington, of Miss
anita Helena Heitmuller and Mr..
Eugene Martin Foster, Miss Kathryn
Brill, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Brill. Of this cirv, sang 80,
Promise Me-"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

The first meeting Of the music
section of the Cameron Club was
held yesterday afternoon with Mrs.
Frank T. King, at her home in
Prince street. German music and
composers and the national airs were
selected for study yesterday. The
Cameron Club announces that meet
ing, to which all members of the club
are urged to be present. will be held
Friday evening, at s o'clock at the
residence Of Miss Helen Norris Cum
mings, COG Cameron street. At this
meeting Dr.. Llewellyn Powell will
speak on the work of the district
school nurse and the nurse, Miss
Mary Monroe, will be present andi
rive an outline Of her work.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

Norfolk Oysters at the Rimmel
Cafe. North Royal Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

Norfolk Oysters at the Ramnsl
esfe North Royal Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

The John y. Lawler Company has
been Incorporated by certificate filed
with the recorder of deeds of the
District of Columbia The company
expects to engage in the rcctify-
ing, manufacture, distilling and sale
IF alcoholic liquors. The capital
stock is placed at $4,000. The in
corporators are Lewis Murdock ana
Joseph Edward of Washington and
John n. Lawler Of Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

Tomorrow evening at the Young
Peoples Building OIL Washington
street, Mr.. w. E. Edgin Of Wash
ington will deliver an address on
''Why Young Men go Wrong-or, a
Study of Crime and its Causes. "
Mr.. Edgin will deal with the prob
lens of liquor, illiteracy and unem-
ployment. He is said to be a speaker
of experience. forceful and direct.
An invitation is given 10 all to at
tend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-29
POINDEXTER FLAWS Will SON
Tacoma May Extend It's City Limits
Do Their Own Thinking

ably going to furnish great new market for
the produce of local ranches AND FOR ALL
CIVILIAN LABOR IN THE COUNTY,
And this average working man knows further
that when his labor is in keen demand his wages
are going to soar
He has seen the inverse of that proposition
demonstrated to his pain III the lean years that
are just past He observed when the pOpula-
ton of Tacoma shrank somewhat, as it did, that
his wages shrank, and that, too, he only worked
a fraction of the time even at the reduced scale.
This average working man, l repeat is too
shrewd to let any organization do his economic
thinking for him. He is too shrewd to be fooled
by any shOlt-sighted view of things.
TO fear that the coming of this great new pop
ulation is going to be detrment to the people
already here, is stupid stand pattism.
Nobody but an uninteligent, timid person
fears progress
Your average Pierce county working man is
neither unintelligent nor timid
He is going to vote for bigger buster com
munity, a community that will furnish him and
his children greater opportunities than they now
possess.
What becomes of the discharged soldiers
in editorial four.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-29
Farm Life Not
Rosy for Wife
She Complains

Troubles of married life on a
farm were barred in Judge Cliff
ford's court Friday in the trial of
the divorce suit brought by Mar
garet Ruddick against her hus-
band, Thomas. They have lived
on farm near Roy.
Once while in a rage, declared
Mrs. Ruddick, her husband kicked
over milk pail and stove it in,
threw a pan of corn bread from
the stove to the floor, then chok-
ed her.
Another time when he struck
her, she said, she grabbed a mop
handle for defense, and he took it
from her and struck her with it.
She declared that while in i'll
health after the birth of their
child, she had TO milk the COWS,
tend garden and pump water for
the stock. She said he wouldn't
give her money for any little
nick nacks" such as women en-
Joy, and that if he gave her "A dol
lar, he would exact an accounting
for every penny.
She asks for the custody of
their 5-year-old daughter, the veg
etables and canned fruit on the
farm and a horse named Pet"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-29

There are yelled rumors of Sc
I cret policies affecting the vital in
terests of the country which the
president will commit us to with
out consulting us.
There is even debate of pub
lie men as to the ultimate extreme
limits of the constitutional pow
ers of the president to set aside
the Monroe doctrine for instance;
TO enter into league of peace or.
agree to do SO; or TO commit tho
country to that policy without the
advice and consent of the senate.
Open Air Great Disinfectant.
What is more important Is that
these great movements are taken
without the advice and consent of
public opinion, which IT. supposed
to be the governing factor in, q
democracy such as this.
1T is far better that secret d.
plomacy, insofar as vital policies
are concerned, should be done
away with forever.
Sunlight and the open air are
the great disinfectants in the
world and would tend to a whole
some conduct of our foreign af-
| fairs"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-29
INCREASE
AFFECTS
TACOMA

Notice of Tacoma's share in the
salary raises and eight-hour day
established by the Standard Oil
Co. of California has been re-
ceived by H. G. Richardson, local
district sales manager, and en-
ployes have been notified that
effective Jan. l they will receive
a per cent increase for all en-
ployes now getting less than 49,
600 a year and Is per cent for
all those getting over $4,000.
Those receiving less than 3d.
900 were given a 10 per cent
raise last June, so that both
classes have now been raised
equally.
I'VE shall have to put on more
men," said Richardson, Friday,
Ito keep up the work with an
eight-hour day
The extra expenditure necessi-
tated by wage increases and
shorter hours in the company's
plants on the coast will amount
to $1,000,000, IL is estimated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-29
PUGILlST
ASKS FOR
End TRIAL

Guilty" was the verdict of the
federal jury Friday morning in
the case of TEX Vernon (Myron
d. Kilgore) and his wife. charged
under the Mann act with having
brought Dolly Howard from Cali
fornia to Aberdeen for immoral
purposes.
Attorneys for the young prize
fighter and his wife moved i'm
mediately for a new trial, on the
ground that two witnesses whose
testimony was important failed to
arrive until after the trial was
closed.
Sentence will not be pronounced
until after the motion has been
argued, which will be within a
week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-29
s SENATOR
s G. O f IS
seer ECY

Omitted Press Leased wire.)
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Dec.
29.-Three L. \. senators to-
day denounced the recent
handling of this country's in
ternational affairs as rever-
sion to secret diplomacy.
They declared that not
only have recent matters been
hcdged with secrecy rs far
as the public is concerned
hut that even the senate for
eign relations committee has
not been given opportunity
To know what is going on"
The senators who thus voice,
disapproval of this government
methods in handling the country
foreign affairs. are Poindexter o
Washington, Weeks of Massachu
sets and Sutherland of Utah.
My understanding is that tn,
present administration has declar
ed itself an ardent foe to secre
said PoindeXter.
Practice the Reverse.
In practice, however. it ha
shown itself past master in tn
art OF mystery and concealment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-29
BY THE EDITOR

am aware that many enthusiastic supporters
OF the army post project are somewhat concern
ed because the central labor council has seen fit
to go on record in opposition.
AS one who is whOle-heartedly FOR bringing
the army headquarters to Pierce county, l am
more inclined to welcome the labor councils de-
cisiOn.
For know, in the first place, that the action
does not represent the general opinion of Taco
ma labor; it simply represents the opinion of the
majority of the small number of delegates who
make up the central council.
Then too, this opposition, or any other such
opposition, will serve valuable purpose in stir
ring the community to the need of VOTING.
The enterprise is entitled to receive the consid-
Grafton of every citizen in the county, not of the
few hundred who usually constitute the elector-
ate at special election
The average working man in Pierce county, be
he farmer or city resident, can see beyond the
end of his nose.
He can understand that if $4,000 non produc-
ing, heavily consuming, men are located in our
county on land now valueless so far as actual
production is concerned, their coming is newt
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-29
MAYOR
FAvO RS
CAR TO
POINT!

Annexation by the city of
Tacoma OF the tideflats all
the way back to the east side
hill, and extension of the
municipal street car line to
Browns point, was suggested
by Mayor Fawcett to the
council Friday.
Fawcett declared that the tide
flats manufacturing district,
which promises to expand greatly
in the next few years, will expect
adequate fire protection, and that
this protection cannot be granted
unless the district is taken inside
the city limits.
The mayors suggestion was
made after announcement of a
joint meeting of the city and
county commissioners late Friday
to consider the application OF
Frank G. Ross for a franchise to
lay water mains on the tideflats.
Against Franchise.
The city does not want such a
franchise granted, because the
flats will all be inside city boun-
diaries in a short time, and the
water department would be forced
later either to compete with a
private concern or to buy outright
the Ross property.
Il am strongly in favor of TAX
ing in the flats, then extending
the municipal car line to Browns
point. The South Tacoma fran
chise of the T. r. e p. Co. ex-
pires in 1917, and l favor mu-
nicipal line from Browns point to
South Tacoma. 1t would be the
biggest moneymaker in the coun-
try" said the mayor today.
Il have already notified Man.
ager Bean that because of his
action in trying to throw out all
protective parts of present fran
chises / would fight any petition
for a renewal of his South Taco
ma franchise.
Petition to Be Circulated.
1.-THE city should build its
tideflats line clear across the
flats, giving transportation to all
persons working in the new ship
yards and other factories, then
should go on to Browns point,
where the summer colony is"
The city council agreed heart
fly with Mayor Fawcett.
A petition asking annexation to
the city will shortly be circulated
among owners of tideflats prop
erty, 1t was reported.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-29
Army Weekly
to Boost Post

The u. S. Army Weekly, of Sc
attic. has arranged to devote its
edition of Jan. to a boost for
the proposed American lake army
post.
Articles by Raymond Allen, edi-
tor: Mayor Fawcett, Stephen APP
pleby and others will set forth the
details of the project.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-29
HOT SHOT AT TOM

administration into disrepute, as
decent and patriotic citizen, you
should be defending it.
Don't try to besmirch this ad-
ministration by senseless generali-
ties. If you have any proof
(Which l doubt from the manner
of your statement) come immedi-
ately to Washington to confer
with me.
IF you have any facts (Which
| cannot think from your meth
ods) lay them before me and they
shall have the consideration due
them. You should now accent
my invitation and produce the
goods.
Put up or shut up.
Cease slandering and libelling
congress and public officials or
make good on your charges"