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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-27
SCHOOL HOUSE BURNS
snowden Building Practically Coli
sumed at an Early Hour This
Afternoon.

About one O'Clock this afternoon
fire was discovered in Snowden School
Building, used by colored children,
on Pitt ST., near Gibbon. The flames
shot up SO suddenly, thatth in
mates had but little time in which
70 make their exit. This, however,
was done without injury to any one,
and the fire department. having IN
the meantime reached the scene every
effort was made to check the flames
But the efforts of the firemen were
unavailing, to subdue the confiagra-
tion which had attained great head
way. and about all that could be done
was to confine the fire to the building
in which it originated. The structure
was practically destroyed. The origin
of the fire could not be learned.
This building was erected during
the civil war by the government, as
was also Hallowell Building, on the
corner of Alfred and Princess streets
1t was at first known as Seaton
Building, and sduring reconstruction
days was used by the First Ward Re-
publicans where they held their week
ly meetings. CoIorelt children were
tutored there at the same time. After
the adoption of the Underwood con-
stitution by the voters of Virginia
in 1869 and the Inauguration OF the
public school feature OF that instru-
ment two years later the city took
charge of both structures, and the
building destroyed this afternoon was
afterwards known as Snowden School,
while that on north Alfred street
was renamed Hallowell School, after
a well-known educator of this city
in ante war times.
The building destroyed today was
insured, and the City School Board
will hold a regular monthly meeting
next Monday night when steps will
be taken toward rebuilding it. In the
meantime temporary quarters will
be secured for the pupils of Snowden
School.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-27
POLITICAL FIGHTS
BREWING IN STATE.
Congressman Holland and
:. Jones Face Opposition
This Year
CARLIN is UNOPPOSED
State Senator Mapp, Supported by
Prohibitionists, May Be Jones's
Antagonist f!a:
CARLIN is UN0PPOsED

Washington, March 27.-One, and
probably two, of Virginias Represen-
tatives in the House will have op-
position in the Democratic Congress
ional primaries to be held in August
1t is not likely that any others will
have a fight on their hands for re-
nomination.
Representative Holland, of the Sec
ond district, already has contest on
his hands. He has three opponents
former Representative Harry l.. May
nard, Portsmouth; Col. George c. Ca
bell, Norfolk, and ]. Peter Holland
Norfolk and Southampton county.
Representative William A. Jones,
the dean of the House, who has serv-
ed more consecutive years in Cong
ress than any other member of the
House, likely will be opposed by
State Senator Mapp, Of Accomac,
the father of prohibition legislation
passed by the Virginia General AS
sembly. The Prohibitionists are be-
hind Mr.. Mapp, 1t appears that Mr.
Jones, although he voted for the Webb
nationwide prohibition amendment.
is not "dry' enough for the radi-
cal Prohibitionists.
Representative Montague, in the
Third district; Judge Watson. in the
Fourth; Judge Saunders,tin the Fifth;
Representative Glass. in the Sixth;
Representative Hay, in the Seventh;
Representative Carlin, in the Eigh-
tn, will be renominated without op-
position so far as present indications
appear 1t is not believed that DR..
S. T. A. Kent, of Halifax, who has
been urged as an opponent of Judge
Saunders, will enter the race.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-27
PREACHING MISSION
Services Under Auspices of Three
Episcopal Churches

A preaching mission under the aus
pices of the three Episcopal churches
of Alexandria and conducted by the
Rev. J. j. D. Hall of Philadelphia,
commenced this afternoon in Grace
Episcopal Church and will be con-
tinued afternoons at a o'clock and
evenings at s O'Clock throughout the
remainder of the week, and next Sun
day the schedule for the services be-
ing as follows: Tonight, Grace church,
morrow afternoon Grace Church
Wednesday, afternoon st. PauPs;
night, Grace; Thursday, afternoon,
Grace, night, Christ. Friday, after
noon, Christ, night st. PauPs; Sat
urday, afternoon, Grace, night, Grace;
Sunday, afternoon, Christ, night
Grace.
The Rev. DR.. Hall is superintend'
ent of the large rescue work OF the
Galilee Mission. He is preacher Of
great force. The Mission Hymnal vii
be used, and there will be question
box at the services.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-27
TAX DODGERS IMMUNE
Income Tax Payers Names VIII BE
Secret Record for Officers
of State.

Richmond March 27--Tax dodgers
have the strong arm of the law put
around them under the provisions or
a bill which has become a law.
1t has become the custom OF the
newspapers all over the State to PRINT
information regarding the work OF
the examiners of records, but hereat-
ter the lists OF such persons as make
returns of income will be held Sec
ret.
These people are to be put into a
class by themselves. On a speclai
book which will be under lock and key
at all times, the names will be for
the scrutiny of the officers. No one
save the officers Of the Common
wealth will known who is or is not
on that list.
The bill was presented in beth
branches of the observation-disclosures
and Mathews in the Senate and l.ccdy
and Shumate in the House. The bills
were identical, showing unanmlty on
the part of at least four members OF
the General Assembly, and recelv-
ing the support of the majority in
both branches.
The one thing that riled the delin-
quents was the fact that their affair
we're made known to the public.
that they had failed to make true,
honest and correct returns of their
belongings for purposes of taxation,
as numerous cases in all parts OF the
State bear testimony.
In future these reports will be for
the chosen few, not for the general
public, and dodgers can rest assured
that they will be given special con-
sideration, till some newspaper man
tests the question as to whether a
record of an officer in: privileged IN
one class and public property in an
other.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-27
NORFOLK HAS
s275,O00 FIRE
Five Story Progress Build
ing DESTROYED by Con
fagration
IN BUSINESS SECTION
Falling Walls and Wires Hamper
Firemen-Great Excitement While
Fire Ragged. A..

Norfolk, March 27-Fire early yes
terday morning destroyed the five
story Progress Building, at the foot
of Water street, in the heart OF the
wholesale district, of the city entaill-
ing a loss of $275,0O0, covered by IN
surance.
The structure, on- of the hand
soonest in the city, and used during
the jamestown Exposition as hotel,
was occupied on the ground floor by
Libby, McNeill and Libby, packers
and Bramble & Schrivener, snip
chambers. Both establishments were
among the largest Of the kind IN the
city. The four floors, were oc-
cupied by Joseph Kliess Sons, pants
manufacturers, and other loft ten
ants. The building occupied an en-
tire square. Only two Of the walls
were standing today.
The fremen were hampcred III
their work by the falling walls ana
feed wires of the local power conf
pany. Libby. McNeill and Libby, were
heaviest losers outside Of the owners
Of the building. Their coldstorage
plant and stock valued at over Soo,-
600 were swept away. Drambie
Schrivener's loss was estimated ut
$4,000. The Kl:css establishment
which occupied three floors, repre-
sented an investment of about Sl5,-
{ 09e: The, building is estimated 70
have been worth fully $l25,Ooo. The
other losses were small.
For an hour after the discovery of
the fire it looked as if the entire wat
er front about the bay line wharves
would go. Falling walls crushed IN
mart of the storage plant OIL inc
Hosters Brewing Company plant,
causing damage to the amount OF
about $4,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-27
RECEPTION TO MACkEf

A committee of Cherrydale citizens
composed of Supervisor Robert l..
Walker and others are arranging a
reception to be given to Crandall
Mackey at the Alexandria County
Court House on April 18th. at S
o'clock, in appreciation Of his twelve
years of service as commonwealth
attorney. Congressman Charles c..
Carlin and other prominent speakers
are expected to take part in the pro-
gram.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-27

alexandria that the Baltimore con,
ference m m Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, was organized. Exer-
cises commemorating the seml-ceh-
tennial of this event were held m
Washington Street Church yesterday
afternoon.
The Rev DR.. E. v. REGISTER, re.
tired, of this city, whose father, the
late Rev. Samuel REGISTER, was one
Of the prominent members of the con,
ference Of so years ago presided ana
delivered brief address. The Rev.
DR.. C. D. Bulla, of Nashville, Tenn,
led in prayer and NJ. L. Dinwlddle
sang a solo.
A feature of the celebration was the
presence and short addresses of four
of the ten living members present
when the reunion became effective IN
Alexandria in 1866. The principal adj
dress was made by Rev. William v.
Tudor, of Washington, who spoke on
recollections of fifty years ago. He
also paid a tribute to an historical
paper which had just been read by
DR.. Carlton D. Harris, editor OF the
Baltimore Southern Methodist. The
speaker also took occasion to euloglze
Rev. E. v. REGISTER, who presided.
Other veterans who were present
in 1866 and who made short address
ses this afternoon were: Rev. Isaac
w, Canter, Baltimore; Rev. j. R. Van
Horne, Woodstock, Va, and Rev. John
A. Kern, Ashland, Va.
The others who are living but who
were unable to attend include Bishop
A. w. Wilson, Baltimore; E. Gregloe,
Sheppardstown, w Va, A. P. Bouclc
Stanley, Va, William Hedges, Mar.
tinsburg, w. Va; Benjamin F. Hall,
Waynesboro, Va, and j. P. Maxwell,
Stanley, Va.
The celebration was opened with ar
address by Rev. Dr.. REGISTER, who de-
clared the day was one of gladnt 5.
He referred to the trying days when
the conference was split and to the
reunion in 1866.
He then introduced Rev. Carlton D.
Harris, editor of the Baltimore South
ern Methodist, who read an interest
ing historical paper giving a sketch
of the Baltimore conference. in which
he said accuracy above all other
things had been striven for in its
preparation.
= After. the Bishop had announced
his appointments the work of the
conference was brought to a close,
and thus terminated one of the most
Interesting apd iMsiring religious
meetings in the history of AleXan-
dria. The preachers and those ac-
companying them began to leave for
their homes tonight, but most OF
them will remain here until tonlor-
row. The members of the confer
ence express themselves as highly
pleased with their visit to this city
and are loud in their praises of the
old Virginia hospitality extended in
Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-27
Very truly yours,
HENRY C. STUART,

Governor and Commander Chief.
With the Governors letter, of
which the foregoing is copy, there
were enclosed the papers of the COM
manding officers Of the four batter
les, showing the readiness of their
commands for immediate service; the
endorsement of the several papers by
Major T. NJ. Wortham commanding
the battalion, and the endorsement
of Adjutant- General w. w. Sales.
The sending of these communica-
tions to President Wilson enables the
President and the regular army au-
thorities to dispatch the Virginia ar
tillery to any point in or out of the
United States. Without such volun-
teering on the part of State troops,
the military laws of the nation do
not permit the ordering Of such troops
outside of the United States.
Realizing the military law was such
that their commands could not be
called upon to go outside of the coun.
try unless they were willing and be-
ieving that the men might like the
opportunity of joining in the chase
of Villa, the commanding officers ask
ed their batteries how many would
volunteer for such service Almost
to man in all four of the batteries
they responded favorably:
1t was within two days after. the
raiding of Columbus, n NJ, by Villa
and his bands that Captain Myers,
of the Richmond Howitzers, put the
question to the local battery, Every
man present volunteered, and Capt.
Myers so informed President Wilson
Immediately after the Richmond
Howitzers signified their readiness
other batteries of the Virginia Field
Artillery followed in so expressing
themselves. The four organizations
of the battalion are the Norfolk Light
Artillery Blues, Grimes Battery, Of
Portsmouth; the recently mustered in
Hampton Battery and the Richmond
HowitZers. In these commands there
are about 500 office-s and men, all
we'll trained and many of them ex-
pert marksmen.
The field guns are of the most mod
ern type, each being capable of throw
ing twenty-one projectiles a minute.
the guns are of almost the same type
as the French 75's, which are proving
very effective on the field in France
against the heavier and slower 42-cen.
timeter guns of the Germans. The
Virginia Field Artillery has on sew.
eral occasions proven its capabilit!
for rapid movement, .nd the battalIor
is rated by officers of the Unitet
States regular army as one of tho
most efficient of all the Nationa
Guard organizations in the severa
States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-27
SAYS SHE WAS NOT JEALOUS

Lexington, Ky, March 27-Ella
Monroe, in Jail ad Elizabethtown
awaiting trial Tuesday for the mur-
der of Ella Gregory, her rival for the
affections of Clarence Quigglns, OF
Abingdon, Ill.,, has broken her ST.
lence long enough to tell of her friend
ship with Quiggins.
"We had been going together, and
about a year and a half ago we each
promised the other not to go with
any one else," she said.
81 kept my part of the agreement
Clarence came here about Christmas
and | used to meet him at a neigh
boris because my brother didn't like
him. would just as soon Clarence
had gone with Ella Gregory as any
| other girl. l just wanted him to keep
his promise to me as did to him.
Clarence and l expected to get mar
ried, but now all this has come up
and l don't suppose we will"
Miss Monroe continued: at is not
my fault Ella Gregory and | were
not friends. The last two times
spoke to her she did not speak to me
l might not have liked Ella Gregory
but I had no wish to cause her death
and did not kill her. can prove
where I was every minute. )"
Miss Monroe is relying largely OF
testimony of her 6-year-old niece
| Cozie Moore. who says she was with
her the afternoon of the shooting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-27

competent male steno-
grapher and typewriter operator.
Apply Room l, top floor, Southern
Railway Building. 90S Prince st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-27

. The United States transport
.rMsrss with government exhibits
from the Panama Pacific Exposition
passed up the river at noon today en-
route to Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-27
VIRGINIA TROOPS READY.
Official Papers of Several Batteries
Offering for Service Are Sent
Z to President Wilson.
His Excellency, the President,
Washington, D. c.:

Sir,-I beg to enclose you herewith
papers expressive of the readiness of
the First Battalion, Field Artillery,
Virginia Volunteers, to go into ac-
tive service within or without the
confines of the United States. feel
that the action Of this organization
should be recognized and encourag-
ed to the extent of forwarding you
these papers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-27

The fifteenth and eighteenth de-
erees of Scottish Rite Masons will be
conferred in full form tonight at 1870
O'Clock upon class of twenty candi-
dates.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-27
BREVITIEs

Mrs. Mamie Earnest and Mrs. sa-
rah Spence who have been visiting
theit brother, Mr.. D. c.. Dickert,
have returned to their homes in At
lanta, Ga.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-27
BOY PUTS BULLET IN HEART.

BOY PUTS BULLET IN HEANI
Philadelphia, March 27.-Believing
his life blighted when he was reject
ed at the United States Army recruit
ing station on Arch street, where he
had attempted to enist, Earl c.
illegal, II years old, of Gearfeld,
Pa. returned to his room in hotel
on Chestnut street, Friday, and shot
himself through the. heart. His body
was found a few moments later by
a bellboy, who heard the fatal shot
and forced an entrance to the room.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-27

Oysters In All Styles At The RAM
mel Cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-27

Oysters in All Styles at the Ram
mel Cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-27

Martha Washington Candies, Fresh
every day, at o. Cockey's 525 King.
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TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1916-12-16
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