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The sun., 1916-10-15
1000 Others Strike,

Two thousand workmcn employed at
the Bayway plant Of the Standard Oil
Company. at Elizabeth. n. j.. are idle as
a result Of the strike by 600 OF their
number yesterday morning. At a meet
ing on Friday night Of about $50 Of the
workmen Sc voted In favor Of striking
Immediately. despite speeches by Will
Brennan. business agent OF the Interna-
tional Association Of Stationary Firemen,
advising the men not to strike at lea Ut
until they a presented demands to tho
oil company and had had such demands
turned down.
The sun., 1916-10-15
WORM DIGGER BY PROFESSION.
wife, Aceus1nG HIN In Court, says
He Makes % = Day.

Frank Miles. 81 Burdy street. Long
Island City. professional worm digger.
was arra!gned before Magistrate Miller
yesterday charged with dlsorderly con-
duct by his wife. Mrs. Carrie Miles.
What Is your occupation" inquired
the Magistrate OF the accused man.
II am a digger of worms. your
Honor" n Miles folded his arms and
leaned backward In dlgnified silence.
"a worm digger said the Magistrate
qu!zz.cally.
"Yes.' ventured Mrs. Miles. He digs
sand worms for bait and makes as high
as $3.50 and SO a day"
Miles acknowledged that his wife's
definition Of his profession was correct
and the Magistrate suspended sentence
and told Miles to go back to digging
worms.
The sun., 1916-10-15
SMASHES HIS WAY TO PRISON.
Prisoner, 90, spent ~ Years Hrhi,.
Bars and IL seized for Theft.

Henry Heller, who admits he has spe,,
80 OF his 81 years In prison for thet,
was a prisoner yesterday In the Bedford
avenue police court. Williamsburg tor
hurting a paving stone through Abraham
Berlin's clothing store window. ~
Broadway. Brooklyn. and stealing ,hres
coats.
II couldn't get a job anywhere" tina
old man told MAGISTRATE F'olwell NO.
body wanted me-. 1 vas too old, ,hey
said. I had to eat, so ! did this lob.
am glad I'm going back TO prison. War.
den Osborne always treated me wcll.'
Heller said he has no money. home
relatives nor friends. lie was held for
the Grand Jury on a charge OF burglary
The sun., 1916-10-15
AFTER ARMY GOODS TRADERS.
Government starts Campaign to
stop Sale of Equipment.

SAN Antonio. Tex. Oct. IA cam
paign to stop the sale Of army equip
ment has been started by officers OF the
Department of Justice. with the result
that several civilians arrested here were
out on bail to-day after hearings before
United States Commissioner Edwards.
The mere possession OF army hats,
shirts, uniforms. legglngs or shoes IL
prlma facie evidence OF the violation Of
the Federal statute prohibiting either
purchase or sale OF such articles, which
provides a maximum penalty Of two
years in Jail and 500 fine.
The sun., 1916-10-15

duration Of their further stay at the
border would seem fitting In order that
they may be able to adjust themselves
and their affairs accordingly.
They have responded and performed
so well every duty which thus far has
fallen TO their lot under your call that
II they cannot be returned at ar early
date they should at least be Informed II
possible. how much longer their services
may be required"
The sun., 1916-10-15
HURRICANE KILLED FORTY.
Destruction in virgin Islsnds
Greater Than Supposed.
Special Gable DespatcA to The sus.

Special Cable Despdfch to The SUS.
ST. THOMAS. Danish West Indies. Oct.
1.-THE loss of life In the recent hurri-
a n that swept the Virgin Islands. OF
which the Danish West Indies are a part,
vas greater than at first supposed.
Thirty-two were killed on the British
island Of Tortola INC eight on h Dam
lsh island Of ST. John.
Boats arriving from st. John and Tor
tola report that both islands are COM
pletely devastated. Practically every
house on the islands was wrecked. At
Tortola most Of the sailing boats were
and Some were thrown onto
high hills inland by the force Of the
storm.
The sun., 1916-10-15
ARRIETA RoUTS vuL1sTAs.
Disperses Force Near Jinenes and
Clears Mo Fiorido District.

CHIHUAHUA CITY. Mexico. Oct. 10,
via FL Paso Junction. Oct. 1A.-Car-
ranza forces under Gen. Arrieta of the
Jimenez. Chihauhau. garrison. engaged
a bandit force southwest Of Jiminez,
killing a number Of h bandits. taking
several prisoners and capturing horses
and ammunition, says a report made
by Gen. Arrieta to Gen. Jacinto b. Tre-
to-day. The command Of Gen.
Arrieta also has cleared the Rio Florido
district. southwest Of Jimenez. Of
bandits.
villa IL forcing men to Join his COM
mand under threat Of burning their
families unles they comply with his
demand. a document which has been
received at Gen. Trevino's headquarters
and signed by villa shows.
Gen. Trevino, IL making every prepa-
ration for another attack upon the
Villa ,orccs. The hills near the city
are being intreDched and cannon placed
on tho higher points.
The sun., 1916-10-15
NEW ORDERS FOR MEx1CANs.


ATLANTIC CITY. n. J., Oct. 14.-Luis
Cabrera. chairman OF tho Mexican Com
mission. went to Philadelphia to-day. for
the purpose. II Is said. Of meeting Am
bassador Designate A~rredondo. who has
Just. returned from Mexico city after
an audience with Gen. Carranza. It Is
expected that when the Mexican Com
missioners meet the American mem
bers of the Mexican-American Joint
Commission tomorrow they may. have
fresh instructions
There doesn't appear to be any evil
dence OF an. early settlement Of the
border controversy. The American Com
missioners are still confident they will
persuade the Mexlcans to agree with
them.
The sun., 1916-10-15
BAYONNE STRIKERS
DESERTED BY 1000
Borax Workers Agree to Com
promise and Return to
Jobs Tomorrow.
BIG MEETING FOR OTHERS
City Officials Plan Open Air
Gathering Tuesday to
Bring Peace.

Bayonne. where $500 employees Of
the Standard Oil and Pacific Coast boz
rax companies are on strike, and s.ioo
other workers are Idle because of the
shutting down Of five plants as a re-
suit Of the walkouts, was quiet again
yesterday. Cr to nightfall not a shot
had been fired. and. AVE for the large
number Of men In the streets. the town
presented a normal appearance.
The meeting Of Standard OIL strikers
set for yesterday afternoon. at which
II had been arranged that the strikers
should vote on a proposal to return to
work. was called of by the city authors
ties. who feared that the time was not
yet quite ripe for such an aasemblage.
The police have not forgotten that. fol-
lowing a day free from disorder In the
last strike. came n in which six men
were killed.
The strikers are to meet al 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning, however. Henry
Wilson. Commissioner Of Public Safety.
granted permission last night. after dis
cussing the situation with George N.
Melcher and Louis IRanowski, spokes-
men for a committee OF eleven repre-
sentins each Of h departments whose
men are on strike. The strike leaders
sought permission also to hold n parade
tomorrow. but this proposal was ta-
bo6ed by the Commissioner
1ncendiary Remarks Barred.
The meeting will be held In Mydosh's
Hall. the strikers headquarters. The
ENJOYS promised that none but actual
employees Of the Standard oil Company
will make addresses. Interpreters will
be present to zee that no lncendiary
remarks are made-the speeches will be
In Polish and Italian-and a strong
detachment Of police will be on hand
to prevent disorder.
Meanwhile the city officials Of Bay
onne talked last night OF calling q meet
Ing Of all the Standard oil employees
In the town. non-strikers as we'll as
strikers. probably for Tuesday. in case
the men now voluntarily idle do not
vote to resume work. II this meeting
Is held 1t will be an open air gathering
on the nats--the meadows at Twenty
first street and Avenue F-and Mayor
Garvin and others will advise the men
to return to work.
Commissioner Wilson yesterday quoted
Superintendent George b. Hennessey Of
the Standard OIL plant as promising to
employ all the strikers at their old
wages II they will return to work ut
once. Strike leaders refused to discuss
this proposition. but 1t was apparent II
was not received with great favor.
The Standard will make no attempt to
reopen Its plant tomorrow. II was re-
ported yesterday that II the strike con.
tinues work will not be resumed by the
non-strikers before the middle OF the
week Ut the earliest
The sun., 1916-10-15
Compromise ~ 1000 Men.

Inc strike movement lost some ground
Yesterday. when the 1000 employees of
the Pacific Coast BOrax Company. who
quit work early in the week, agreed to
compromise with the company's officials
ana promised to return to work to-mor-
row. Like the Standard OIL strikers, they
mad demanded a wage increase Of 20 per
rent. to men receiving So a day or more.
and 30 per cent. to those receiving less
than that amount Under the new sched-
ule these workmen are to receive in.
creases OF IN and IAN per cent, re-
spectively.
The strikers circular misrepresented
conditions at the Standards Bayway
plant at Elisabeth In the statement that
1000 men had gone out. Only 1900 men
are employed Mt those works. Six hum
dred struck early yesterday morning and
less than "A hundred Joined their ranks
before noon. To prevent any possible
violence the company closed down the
plant. The men made no demands and
struck In sympathy with the Bayonne
strikers. Tho Bayway plant Is used
largely for storage purposes.
Mayor Pierre T.. Garven Of Bayonne
was elated last night over the peaceful
conditions which have prevailed durins
the last few days. He was particular ly
pleased because the police department
has handled the situation alone. All OF
the s~eventy-five special policemen are
residents Of Bayonne. for whose good
character prominent citizens Of the town
had vouched
A slight skirmish between a group OF
strikers n six policemen was the only
sign Of disorder during the day. The po.
licemen were guarding supply wagons OF
the Standard company when a few rocks
were hurled at the vehicles. No shot
were fired n no damage was done.
The sun., 1916-10-15
SAYS MEXICO WILL
Be PACIFIED SOON
ArredOndo, Back From Capt.
tai, Tells Of Reconstruction
Now Proceeding.
~"LEGALTSTA" MOVE VAIN
Carranza Envoy Declares New
Revolt Has No Chance
Of Success.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-Eliseo Are
dondo, Mexican Ambassador Designate,
told here to-day for the fret time Of
his recent visit to Mexico city to con-
fer with Gen. Carranza. The Ambas-
sador II convinced that the exchange
Of Views which took place will contribute
materially toward bringing about a bet
ter understanding between the two Gov
efnments.
Conditions in Mexico show steady i'm
provement. Mr.. Arrcdondo said, despite
the destructive effects OF the revolution.
Economic, military N civic reforms
are pushed as rapidly az possible. he
said, adding that published reports Of
suffering among the natives because OF
hunger were greatly exaggerated. the
Government having received complaints
on that score only from localities where
bandits were operating. confscating
foodstuYs and other property.
= ." found the Carranxa Government
better consolidated and stronger in every
way" the Ambassador said, than It has
been at any time since II was estab-
lished. Normal agricultural pursuits
are being taken up by the people, ami
the corn crop this ear exceeds any
other within twenty years"
CONFIRMS New Revolt Report.
The Ambassador said there was no
question: that . rLegaiista' movement
had been started 10 overthrow his Gov
eminent.
"In Mexico city. however," he said.
officials are not worried because OF
the 'Leealistas : they are wholly occupied
with preparations for the Presidential
elortfopas IN ha hold In Eahrsayv"
. Mr.. Arredondo described the Lega-
lista movement as another attempt on
the part OF anti-Carranxa Interests to
injure President Wilson's prospects for
reelection.
'"rhey believe that II Mr.. Hughes Ia
elected" the Ambassador said, they will
have another opportunity to present
their case to the United States and seek
assistance for 1t from the American
people"
Mr.. A-redondo said that in making
that statement he did not intend to re-
fleet upon the Republican party or Its
policy toward Mexico In any way. ex-
pressing confidence that II the party
were brought into power by the Sovem-
Der elections II would be Just in its deal
ings with the Carranza Government.
The Ambassador expressed his belief
that the American-Mexican Joint COM
mission meeting az Atlantic CAY would
find n solution for the difficulties between
the two Governments. He had received
no reports from the commission. ne said.
since his return. but added that those
tranmltted to Mexico city during MS
stay there indicated hat an agreement
could be reached. and Gen. Carranza
confidently expected It.
Ontlaxra GA~L1uw rr,.s
The sun., 1916-10-15

The strikers were In q much better
mood last night h earlier In the day.
During the afternoon they were incensed
by the arrest OF five men who had been
distributing circulars IN the streets.
These dodgers were printed In English,
The sun., 1916-10-15
Outlaws Seeking Terms.

A soon ~ this Is accomplished" MI,
Arredondo said. 1.-THE bandits and other
interests who now are striving to UNDER
mine the Caranza Government Will be
compelled to cease their operations. Al
ready Inquiries are being made by out
law leaders who desire to learn when
len. Carranza will give them amnesty.
and other indications that they realised
the futility OF their opposition are being
received"
The sun., 1916-10-15

The Polish version added the line,
I'VE are getting great assistance from
Bayway." One OF the circulars fell into
the hands Of City Recorder William
Cain. who Immediately ordered the ar.
rest OF the distributors. Cain feared the
publication might have a tendency to
incite some Of the strikers to unlawful
acts.
Michael Robach. one of the strike
leaders. protested against the arrests but
voluntarily accompanied policemen to a
printing shop and revoked the order for
circulars. The strikers In.
sisted that Gains action wal unwar.
ranted and without justification In law
and The Recorder released the prisoners
last night.
The sun., 1916-10-15

Polish and italian. That part in Eng
fish read:
The sun., 1916-10-15
THE ROOM
AND WHAT IT MEANS

HE very same idea which in
spired the makers of the glori-
Gus time-mellowed old furniture
that lends so subtle a charm
to the paneled rooms of the
The sun., 1916-10-15
FELLOW WORKERS.,
Tv CTnuKE TO IN.

Walt your committees decision. He
In a peaceable manner. DO not con-
gregate on the streets and corners,
1000 workers Of Standard OIL Co. OF
Strike COMMITTEE.
The sun., 1916-10-15
The Governors Letter.

The Governors letter was dated Sep
TENDER 20. lie wrote in part:
II am sure you will not mistake the
spirit in which I inquire II 1t Is not
possible for some announcement to be
made as To the farther duration of the
service OF the NATIONAL Guard in Fed
eral service at the border.
'The organisations from this State
still In service. a~ggregating over 10000
men, are In large part composed OF men
with business interests and obligations
or holding positions whose interests and
tho interests of those dependent upon
them not only have been but are suffer-
ing and will continue to suffer IN lncreas-
ing degree the longer their detachment
from their civic pursuits Is continued.
"They have now been abselt three
months In the Federal rfrvice. and the
emergency which seemed to max neces-
hary their being called into the national
service would seem to have passed. That
emergency. or rather the occasion for
their being called. was defined In your
call OF June l6, 1916. TO be the pos
sibility Of aggression from Mexico and
the protection Of .onr frontier In other
words. they e called by you In the
exercise of your constitutions power u
call out tho militia to repel invaslon.
The sun., 1916-10-15
National Intsr-rt Supreme.

ut is furthest from my thought or
Intention to raise any question whigh
may embarrass you In any way or az.
feet any negotiations under way for
the adjustment Of the perp4exing Me.i-
can probtslp. spd Of doorse your as
surance dst IL is not ,eaJuistcnt with
the national interest 10 return then.
and that the conditions which required
you to call them In the frs, instance
sun continue must be satisfying TO me
ana to @
"but sA.txA-1sAhas isAaA the great
majority OF these men have been and
are now 80 seriously affected by their
personal service that some announce.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-26
POLICE COURT

(Justice L. H. Thompson presidlng)
The following cases were disposed
of this morning:
A white man, charge with being
disorderly, was dismissed, the charge
having been withdrawn.
A white man, charged with drunk
en- and disorderly conduct, forfeited
his collateral by failing to appear.
Two white boys, charged with dis
charging pistols within the city limits,
were dismissed with an admonltion.
William Kintheloe, charged with
being drunk and disorderly, was held
until preparations can be made 10
send him out of the city.
Joseph Kemp, coored, charged with
drunken and disorderly conduct, and
with assaulting his wife, was fined
$40.
John Ryan, charged with being
drunk and disorderly, was fined So.
R. F. Wilson, charged with taking
ST from the person of Benjamin Rob
crtson. was held for the action of the
grand jury.
Moses Morton, colored. charged
with drunken and disorderly conduct,
was fined S5.
Carnie Nails, charged with being
drunk and sleeping in doorway, was
fined S..
Two white men were arraigned fol
allowing horses to run at large within
the corporate limits. One was fined
50 and the other Sd.
Elmore Samuels, colored, charged
with having two unlicensed dogs upor
his premises, was assessed 81.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-26
CRUELTY TO HIS WIFE
Drunken Negro Causes Considerable
Excitement in the Northwest
Last Night.

A negro named Joseph Kemp was
in the Police Court yesterday morning
to answer the charge of drunken and
disorderly conduct. His only answer
to the statement of the officer was
that he "was full of whiskey". He was
fined SIS, which he paid. At late
hour last night Officer Campbell and
Reed had their attention attracted by
disorderly procedures IN the north
western section of the city, and upon
reaching tire scene OF The disturbance
they found Kemp again upon the ram
mage. His wife was the object of his
vengeance, and he had literally stood
the unfortunate woman upon her head,
to the disgust Of the entire neighbor-
hood which had been aroused by the
iprocedu.rte. The officers rescued the
~,an from her husband and place'i
the latter under arrest.
Kemp was arraigned in the Police
Court this morning to answer two
charges-drunken and disorderly con
duct and assault upon his wife. lie
made no answer to the allegation, but
stood in the dock as mute as the
Sphinx of Egypt. The court express
ed regret that there is no whipping
post law for such offenders in Vir-
ginia, and imposed a fine of $40, So
for each offense. He failed to pay the
assessments and will be sent to Jail
for forty days, subject to conscriD-
ton upon the public roads.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-26
WOMAN SHOOTS OFFICER

Capt. Edgar j. Spratling, OF
company, Fifth regiment, national
guard of Georgia, was shot and kill
ed yesterday in his tent at the State
mobilization camp near -aacon, Ca
Mrs. H. C. Adams. an Atlanta wo-
man. who, according to officers at the
camp. accused the guardsman cap
tain of having acted wrongly toward
her. At the Bibb county jail last night
Mrs. Adams asserted in the presence
of county officials that Capt. Sprat-
ling, who in private life was phy-
sician, had caused her to shoot him
by attentions paid to her while she
was in his office in Atlanta for treat
ment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-26
Press Onward in Somme Re-
rion, Advancing in Del
vile Wood.
rs 2 MILES OF COMBLES
French Successfully Withstand At
tacks on Newly-Won Positions Near
Maurepas. .i.

London, Aug. 26. = While the
French were withstanding heavy Ger
man counter-attacks yesterday on the
positions newly won in the vicinity
of Maurepas, the British were push
ing their lines forward near Delville
Wood, several hundred yards being
gained. according to the official state
ment issued here.
The Germans have made new as
sault on the French line at the top Oh
the famous salient of st. Mihiel, but
have been repulsed after footing IN
French trenches, according to to-
NIGHTS French War Office statement.
The complete occupation OF Maure-
mas brings the French and the Eng
lish advanced lines on the Somme
within two miles of Combles, the ad-
vance on which is greatly aided by
this forward movement. Maurepas
formed one of the principal support
ing points between the Somme and
the highway from Albert to Bapaume
and also was an important strategic
base by reason of its situation on
plateau dominating the region toward
the south.
The Germans have placed on the
line against the French between
! 3andeceurt and Clery. the fifth div,s-
ION of Bavarian reserves and the flrsc
division of the Prussian guards. This
guard division is commanded in person
ry Prince Eitel Frederick, second son
of the German Emperor, and took
part in the fighting at Maurepas.
Guillemont, where the English have
made progress, is being defended by
the Kaiser Wilhelm III Regiment OF
Wuerttemberg.
Berlin, Aug. 26.-The. capture o.
Maurepas, on the Somme front, by the
French is recorded in the officia! an
no9ncement of yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-26
SENT TO THE GRAND JURY.
R. F. Wilson Allege dto Have TAX.
en- ST From Person of Benjamin
Robertson,

Some excitement was caused at the
lower end of King street last night by
the loud talk Of several men, a charge
having been made that d man named
BENJAMIN Robertson had had his pock-
ct picked of a poclsetbook containing
seven dollars. Sergeant Scott and
Officer Campbell soon appeared and
arrested man named +. F. Wilson,
upon charges preferred by two young
men, Alexandrians, who alleged Will
son had taken Robertson money.
The case came hefJfS the Police
I Court this morning, when the evidence
substantially, was as follows: Robert
son said he was in the neighborhood
in an intoxicated condition, and was
unable to say who had obtained hi:;
money. He said he had perfect faith
in Wilson and was satisfied he in
tended returning the money after ne
(Pobertson) became sober.
Two young men, however, told stof'
les which controverted this assump-
ton. They stated that Wilson, be-
fore the money had been missed, al
legged that some person had robbed
the drunken man. The two young men
made indignant denial of particlpa-
tion in such an act, and began to turn
! their pockets inside-out in order to
prove their assertions. They suggest
ed that Wilson do the same, and he
turned all the pockets of his garments
except one. He thrust his hand into
that pocket and withdrew a card
saying, "Ycu see this is all in this
pocket" The young men, however,
/ insisted that he turn it inside-out, al
! so, which Wilson refused to do, wher
the two men took hold of him and de-
clared they intended satisfying then
selves Of his honesty. before allowing
him to leave the scene. One of the
young men in the tussle ran his hand
in the inside pocket of Wilson's coat
and brought out the pocketbook with
its contents.
: Wilson in his voluntary statemea,
to the court alleged that he had no in
tention of keeping Robertson's mon
ey, but would have returned it.
The accused was held for the actor
of the grand jury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-26
ALEXANDRIA BAR ASSOCIATION
Takes Action Upon Death of Coloa'
eI Francis T.. Smith.

At a meeting of the Bar Association
of the city of Alexandria held this
morning at II o'clock, called to take
action on the death of Col. Francis
r, Smith, John NJ. Johnson, presided
sc chairman and C. Keith Carlin, as
secretary.
On motion of Honorable G. c..
Carlin. it was decided that the mem
hers of the Bar attend the funeral in
a body. and that they meet at the
Court House on Monday afternoon
next at 2::30 p. m. proceeding from
there to attend the services.
On motion, Judge j. K. NJ. Norton
Robinson. Moncure and Hon. G. G.
Carlin, were named.as members of the
committee to prepare suitable reso'
lutions of respect. G. Keith Car!ir
and Walter C. Foster were appoint
cd as committee to select suitable
foral tribute.
On motion duly carried Hon. c.
C. Carlin, Judge Barley and John N,
johnson were selected to deliver
eulogies upon the deceased at thu
next regular Court day.