Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-12-30
an agreement anu WHO aase been in
the service Of the company at least

an agreement ana WHO aave been IN
the service Of the company at least
lone year. The advance, hswever, does
not apply to any employee whose
salary has been increased since
January l, 1916, and APPLIES only to
lnon-organized labor.
|. Two patrol wagons md hired
vehicle were required Wednesday TO
take quantity of liq,or from the
Second Police Station in Richmond
Ito Police Court to be used as evil
dence against Atlas IGiannini and
August Dinelli, of 1876 North Sixth
Street, charged with sorlng ardent
spirits with intent to s.ll the same.
| Police Court examination was walV.
ed by the defendants md the cases
were transferred to tie Hustlngs
lCourt. The consignment If liquor con-
tanned 1876 quarts of wine, twelve
quarts of brandy, six Quarts OF bit
tiers, fifteen quarts of distilled IL
oucrs. fifty-one gallons of wine and
thirty-two gallons of CIDER.
The body of DR.. Lilbnrn Wallace
Spconcr, a retired druggist of Char
lottesvillc. was found il a room Al
the Victor Hotel, Seventh and u
streets northwest, Washington, late
last night. Mr.. Spooner vas 90 years
old and came from a family wellE
known throughout Virginia. He Was
INC rhcr Of George Il. Spooner'
formerly pastor of the Broad Street
Methodist Church in Richmond. IL
Is believed death was caused by heart
disease.
! Lieut.. Rynum, who is serving over
seas with the Canadian Mounted
Rifles and whose home is IN hich-
mond, is reported wounded IN the
overnight casualty list
Elisha Kean kanghopc, ~ years
old, son of Chiswcll D. Langhorne:
Of Nlirador, Albemarle county dieo
suddenly yesterday morning in hos
ni4al at Birmingham, Al. He was i
brother. of Mrs. Charles Dana Glib
90, Mrs. Waldorf Aston, MIS-
PHYLLIS Brooks and Mrs. Faul mp
Ms famous as the beautiful Lang
horne sisters and William Langhorl'c'
All kinds Of schemes Of blockade
running" arc being employed TO get
li,mor into "dry" Virginia, IN defiance
30 it's prohibition laws. but Ihicl
;Iritncr. Of Bcrryvi!lc, telie"cs he mas
/! urcarthcd the latest mclh'd Inc
Chief vas tipped off the otter "aj
that = certain WayhinGtonian ~ou'd
land at Berryville with more man
quart OF whisky. the maximum al
l-,rc1 i-y !rw He madam ''ivH'ti;ra-
,;,n Of the Tip" and discovered that
thc man brought in big supply Oh
liuuor in hct-watcr bag strapped
10 his stomach. Visitors at Be"ryTiile
with biz waist linz, had better
keep sharp eye OH for Chief tc't-
ncr in the future.
7. G. Shaner, Il mgrchanI OF
I,yochburg. wrote President Wilson
advising him that his sixteenth baby
was born on the day the President
vas reelected and asking the Prcsl-
dent to name the baby. In response
to this request President Wilson
wrote Mr.. Shaacr suggesting the
name Thomas Jefferson for the
child.
The Richmond FcGc"al Reserve
Bank directors Yesterday declared a
6 Der cent. dividend for the Ecr!od
, from January !. 1915, TO November J.,
1916.
Dcclarine: that he stole 1853 from
tic safe Of Gha w. T. Grant Conf
pany, inc, Of Norfolk, OH December
&c. with view Of having suspicion
fall on the manager, r. A. Godsoc,
Charles H. Gvubb, 81 years old, first
assistant manager, of a local 25-ccnt
store, has made full confession Of
the crime. Grubb. said that he burn
ed the money, I'll Of which was in
paper currency, in the CRATE in his
room.
The bans 81 I.:Tchhur@ will pay
cut more than :;2@,03O nc%t week III