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Reserves Rescue policeman.

Three men were arrested last night
M n result Of a raid upon the homo Of
ratrolman NJ. J. Leary of the East
f%itty-first street police station, who
lives in 90 East 1Slst street with his
brother. \ loyal PETERBOROUGH ernDloyee.
Almost every night since tho strike
The sun., 1916-09-18
Csst IL 100000 a Nay.

ION the basis Of 5000 guards and 500
motormen the cost per day for the
twelve days Of tho strike is $1s,50O. or
q total Of $4,000;
The sun., 1916-09-18

That would BE- the worst blow ever
delivered to labor. Labor Organisations
lose their purpose II they make agree
msnts and DO not live uUIto them"
Regarding the rumored threats OF On
organised labor attack On h Morgan
interests. MT. shonts sooffed at the idea.
"Morsan would only lose about . per
csnt.-a bankers interest,"" he. said.
Labor would lose the % per cent"
The sun., 1916-09-18
REPORT OF
welfare Work in 101S.1O18 ne.
seribsd By President.

sefibed By President.
President T. p. shonts Of the Inter-
borough Rapid Transit Company. in his
annual report TO the stockholders for
the year ending June 90. 1910. to he
issued Tuesday. will say concerning
the additional steps taken BY the COM
pany during the year in welfare work
among the employees:
"A pension system was i~naugurated
on January 2. 1915. embracing all en-
plcyees who have attained the age Of
10 years and who have been in the
service not less than twenty-five years.
A. we'll as those who have been in the
service for twenty-five years or more
and have become physically and per-
mansntiy disabled.
''The allowance 10 computed on the
time Of service. with a minimum Of $50
per month. At the present time there
ara twsnty.six employees carried on the
pension roll.
Employ es Borrow 920,9Al.
THE loan fund which was estab-
lished In 1914 to aid employees who re-
Qu.re assistance by reason Of sickness
or other misfortunss has proven very
beneficial. During the year there were
s07 loans made. agtregating s90,24450.
Of which amount there II outstanding
at the present time less than 1900.
As special efforts are made In all cases
To repay these loans on time the losses
SO far have been negligible.
I'm addition to the school Of instruc-
ton for employees In the train service.
which Is a regular part OF their trans
portation education. you company has
established and IL conducting free tech
meal schools for employees OF the cleo
tricai and steam power departments
Of your service. with the object Of Inn
determining their ftness for promotion.
These schools have proven mutue .ly
beneficial and rave enabled the oom.
pany TO make promotions based upon
competitive examinations. thus securing
the most competent men for the posi-.
lions to be Allied. In addition. they
serve - an incentive for better work
and closer application to duties. as en-
ploysss are thus given opportunities for
advancement to higher positions which
they would not otherwise obtain.
Company Pays Militianea.
During the recent Mexican crisis,
when the National Guard was called
out for military duty. your directors
AIRED that until further notios the
wages Dr. salaries OF all employees then
members If the National Guard Of the
State Of New York. who responded Ia
the cali Of the President Of the United
States for active military service. would
be Continued and that upon the termina.
ten Of said service such employees
would be Selnstatsd. 20 far a. possible
In their former positions.
They aiso authorised ths continus.
ton Of Wags0 for four weeks OF an
employees Who desired 20 attend the
Piattsburg military training camp OF
to 70 on the 1915 summer naval cruise. :
The sun., 1916-09-18
BLOCKS A WALKOUT
BY .LONGSHOREMEN


ticularly those men who haul coal to the
steamship docks. Is reported to be TAX
ing a vote OF the strike question. II
was said by Secretary W. Flanagan
Of h Eccentric Firemsn's Union that
he expects the stationary hremen en-
ployed in the power houses TO strike
some time this week.
Machinists, Vote Known To-day.
T.. J. Deering. business agent Of the
International Association Of Machinists.
said that he would announce to-day the
result of a vote on the question Of Q
sympathetic strike in the inechaaiool
departments Of the transit systems.
Strike Leader Fitzgerald received q lit
Ito setback yesterday in the announce
ment Of the committee Of car men In
Richmond that those men would not join
the sympathetic strike. While the car
mems committee has not obtained all
the demands made upon the Richmond
Light and Railroad Company. 1t has
agreed to arbitrate the demands.
with the subway and elevated systems
running normally yesterday and a
marked increase In the number OF
green cars" In operation, Leader Fitz-
gerald last night issued a hot statement
passing tho lie TO President Shonts and
General Manager Hediey Of tho Inter
borough system and Of the New York
Railways Company.
This strike will not bs won BY the
traction interests declared Fitzgerald.
They certainly will not win II by feed
Ing to the public false statistics and
false information. II Is time to nail their
f~alsehoods 20 the public ~signboard With
the truth that al, who ride nay read.
"False" Passenger Traaas.
"1t 10 false. In the hrst place. that
the cars are carrying more passengers
than ever. that IL. the surface cars.
Everybody knows that IL false. for not
a car has been run after Z O'Clock ut
night since the strike started twelve days
ago. II Ia equally false that the sub
way traffic Is 'supernormal' That IL
a Shonts-ltediey invention which turns
on them.
"lt 1t we're a fact that the subway
traffic IL '~supernormal.' a. they call It.
then would II not he condemnation by
| the traction gang Itself Of tho normal
conditions against which the public has
protested for years In vain.
"If they can have 'supern6rmal' on
| ditlons In the subway during n strike
why cannot they have better service con
ditions when there Is no strike The
fact is that II Is not true. TO- the Inter-
boT'iGi NdUuot ~ tHo Sucu ~ opSi tlt
their cars.
1.-The figures furnished ~ The traction
crowd are so pSlpably false that the
public must DO laughing heartily as they
! read-tor those who ride do read. II H.
true thai the surface lines IN Oheens.
Richmond M W~estchester arc badly
crtppled-nearly az badly ~ Nr. Whit
ridges decrer!t lines and Mrs. Shonts's
better than over lines
Big Damage Claims Pile Cp.
Tho InterborouShS deesptions fail "a
deceive. Subway and y train. are fire.
auentlv stalled By reason Of accidents
The damage claims accumulated since
the strike bsaan, twelve days ago. ex.
coed ~. ooo .eo0 and they IRE stiil accu'
mulatinG.
1.-THE union 10 crushed said Shon's
IN his effort to stamp out union'sm HI
has brousht about tho loss Of lives ant
injuries TO innocent passengers due I,
The sun., 1916-09-18
FOUND SLAIN IN VACANT LOT
Cord Wrapped Around Youtb's
Neck and skull Crushed.

Six blocks from the nearest house. 4,
the midst of a plot owned by thu .Ns,,-
estate. at 1920 street and Cromwell ave-.
nue., The Eronx. the body OF Igna'z Va,
ovitx. IL years old. OF IS3 East loo,
street, "a found yesterday. a c,,t
tightly wound five times around tho rc
and the skull crushed. Tho bod, Va.
identified by a letter. written 10 "A Non,e
which Yanovitz had not mailed.
The ground showed ma Indications OF d,
struggle. and the theory of the police q.
that Yanovitz was killed somewhere 81, ,
and his body carried there. Thrc. yo,, &,
men who live near Yanovitz's homo We.
arrested and questioned.
The sun., 1916-09-18

tyalnmsn and the public knows II we'll.
LESS than 10 per cent. Of the surface
eofs = HaahAttan, The Bronx, Queens
and WND4aAester were operated yester-
day ~ ts-lay and no surface cars are
operoeol et niGht.
New, how much has this effort to
cruah the unien cost the traction inter-
estsf The railroads boosted they had
between o,oeo and 1000 strike breakers
camped In their barns before they locked
out their employees. Boss Strike Break
ers waddell and Bcrghof received 81 a
guards and conductors.
The sun., 1916-09-18

ers will begin to realise this soon. Fig
urins that 5000 men are out. the loss Of
each man IL - . day. A total Of $4,000
Is being lost every day In wage Even
professional men find IL hard under
present economic conditions to make
ends meet. The striking carmen will be
forced to seek other employment in the
near future when they feel the pinch of
actual want"
Final opportunity FOR men Of the New
York Railways Company to regain their
positions will be closed this week.
The sun., 1916-09-18
CAR RIOTERS FLEE
A LONE POLICEMAN
Fifteen Strikers Stone Motor
man; Copper Shoots and
Captures Four.

Fifteen strikers throwing stones and
bottles at . street . motorman At
F1ftieth street and Eighth avenue yes
terday were confronted suddenly by
Patrolman wertheimer Of the West
Forty-sevnth street police station.
Tho fifteen retrsated without delay.
but wertheimer drew his revolver n
started to IRE into the air. At h hrst
report one man halted and surrendered.
at the second another quit and soon there
were four prisoners for wertheimer.
Other patrolmsn turned up TO help him
with the prisoners.
Taken before Magistrate Meouade
later In the day. the four were held In
5000 bail each for examination to-day.
They gave their names ~ Thomas Kelly
ductor Conrad DERRICK Of SO Tenth
avenue. . motorman !: cornslius Sullivan.
motOrman, and his brother John. a con-
ductor. OF 1e3 West sixty-seventh
street.
The complainant against them was
Thomas Canfeld Of go West Fffty-first
street, motorman OF an Eighth avenue
car. who asserted that the prisoners.
with others. waited outside the barn FOR
Aitt ~ obpteh "'h 80
bombarded him.
Most Of the disorder at this stage Of
the strike comes from the mon most
actively interested. Strike sympathizers
arc becoming less and less willing to run
the risk Of a workhouse term.
Charles McNally. an elevated railroad
guard, was arrested on the Sixth ave.
nue. IT. etation at Forty-second street
and charged with disorderly conduct
He jeereo at motormen and guards who
kent on the Job and created . disturb
ance.
Reports Of stone throwing were fire.
auent. hut few arrests were made on thot
score. The temptation to take q crack
ut a ear grow less with me- realisation
that 1t may cost $40 or ten days. Els-
waited trains. especially those on tho
Ninth avenue line, are stu liable TO at.
tack. but tho persistent bombardmsnt
that opened the strike 10 lacking now.
adays.
william Conway. . conductor. OF SS1
81. AIMS avenue. arrested on Saturday
night charged with throwing . brick
through the window Of q Lexington I'VE.
nue. surface car. was sent 10 Biackwell's
Island for sixty days by Magistrate Nc.
Quade.
Reserves Rescue Tolioeaaa.
Three men were arrested last night
NJ n result of a raid upon he homo Of
ratrolman NJ. ]. Leary of the East
fltty-first street police station, who
lives in so East 1Slst street with his
brother. \ loyal PETERBOROUGH ernDloyee
Almost every night since tho strike
The sun., 1916-09-18

ION the basis Of 1000 guards and 500
motormcn the cost per day for the
twelve DAYS of tho strike is SIs,5OO, or
a total of S222.0Oo;
Foon AT inc rste OF " per day per ....oo
nound trip transportation for ha,f ~
the mon at $50 each ..,...... 5000
Cost oi cot, ana incidents Tor A.
My" beadousr,s,: Hats, peiron; 100
Newspaper advertising .........- 10000
va oon No, .ry WA''"sys COMPANY ,Io ann
Third Avenue system. $4,000 per ....oo
Second Ayenu. system, ia'ooo ner '"'
day $1,000
ourens lines owned by lntsrboro. .,...
'"''VV per so.oVo
Total loss 10 companies in IA
.ei.oaf,o 600
10" Uu"hC asre rom ,ncon-
theatres &C. u days. $500 900
per day ............ S7.eoo.ooo
ualn 20 shaursnr, motor car .,....
" '-''"'' pr nay WV
u thihk THIS estimate or the damage
resulting from this strike which Shonts.
Hedley. WhitridRe and their associates
nave forced on the men Is rnther under
than over the actual figures.'
Az the strikers h~eadquArters IN the
Continental last night II . said that
t~wenty-sevcn more guards n motornen
employed on ~ subway had been won
over TO the upSon In the course ~ the
Gay frnes, Ssoehm SAID that patroltnen
e.evated had beaten strikers and had
stand ~ rns',t,rnirm .,r,a, s."er.y,..
lie announcsa ia ,.n',,a slot, $500
sio,er Weeds Il Win IT,, y.
erie vancss sr,Ins, na,ro,m.r "
shonrs C~rs,,c,... E,~,..
"hen Mr.. Shonts read a copy or
f'theeraius statement concerning the
co. OF tne s'r,ke 70 the traction mag
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-06

The monthly meeting Of r. h. Lee
Comp Of Confederate Veterans VIII
be held tonight in Lee Camp nan
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-06
Rev. f. B. Jackson VIII Assume
Pastorate of First Baptist Church
In This iCity.

The Rev. E.. B. Jackson, ID, pas
tor of the Baptist Church at Warren
ton. Va. has accepted the call to the
pastorate Of the First Baptist Church
here. TO succeed the Rev. ". r. Wat
son. DID,, now located in Harrison
burg. Va, 4 letter from Dr. Jack
son to Melvin ?. Pitts, clerk OF the
church, accepting the call was read
to the congregation at yesterday
mornings service. 1t is expected
that DR.. Jackson will arrive hare
within the next few days to complete
his arrangements for coming to this
city. His first sermon as pastor here
will be preached on March 18th.
j The congregation o. the First bap-
! list Church are gratified at DR.. Jack
sons decision to come to Alexandra
+; The call was extended TO him seVera!
j weeks ago and since that time nj:
/! congregation at Warrenton nave
made every effort to induce nm &c
remain in that place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-06
PUBLIC SALE OF MULES UNDER
DEED OF TRUST

Under and by virtue OF two deeds
# trust from j. W. Devers to T..
= Nicol. Trustee, the first deed OF
rust being dated the 1st. day OF Ma?
9l5, and recorded in the Clerks Of
ice OF Alexandria County, Virginia,
II May eth. 1915, and the other
Ices! Of trust being dated the 9th day
y .I.!y. 1915. and recorded July LIE
:9l5. the undersigned c. E. Ncol
trustee. will offer for sale 1T pub
< auction in. front of Duncan's liv-
,ry Stable. Corner of Cameron ana
Pitt Streets on WEDNESDAY,
MARCH IS. 1916, AZ 500 P. NJ, i!
niles. These mules are valuable an
re in good working ordc:. and car
used adyantagcously by anyone de-
;jine mules 10 work on roads, fa"!,ls.
!. any other kind of wo:!l.
Terms Of Sale: CASH.
Any intending purchaser can II
sect sid mules. ut Duncan's t'yet:
Stables. Come OF Cameron and PGt
streets. Alexandria Virginia, 1T any
s.r.2 Y.;o" to TIC day IF sale.
G. j.. NICOL. Trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-06
NOTICE

The undersigned lines viii Oh MAR
9th, 1916. at 1000 a. m, apply to
ne State Corporation Commission,
/ 1t Richmond, Va, for authority TO
aake effective on and after May list
9l6. uterine passenger fares be
wccn points in Virginia rs set forth
n communication filed with the Stat
Corporation Commission December
-. 1915.
Below will be found u memorandum
# the present and proposed fares
between principal points involved ard
adjacent territory affected thereby:
From Danville, to Roanoke. via
f.ynchburg. present fare $235. pro-
,oscd fare So 90; From Danvi!le. to
2oanoke, via kochlcr, present fare
32.35, proposed fare s.. So. Torres
;onding advances from DanviIle anG
Chatham to stations on the i. ana
Y. Railway west Of Roanoke. va
i.ynchburgl.
From Martinsv.lle, to Basic. via.
Charlottesville. present fare SO IS.
1ropcscd fare 81 40. Corresponding
advance from Martinsvil!e 20 stations
on the Chesapeake and Chic Railway
between Charlottesville and Basic.
From Charlottesville, TO BurEe5-
vile, via Richmond, Present fare.
60 % proposed fare S3.39. From
Charlottesville. to Burkeville, via
Lynchburg, present fare So %, PRO
2cacd fare So 80. Corresponding ad-
-ancos between stations on the Chcsa-
neuke and Ohio railway. west OF
Charlottesville and east Of Clifton
Forge. and stations on Southern Rail
way. Burkev'lle to Amelia. inclusive.
ia Richmond. Corresponding advance
from stations on Southern Railway n
Virginia north Of LwHchburg 10
3u,kcvillc via Lynchburg).
From Richmond, 10 Bu'dcttc. via
.Tarratt. present fare 81. 20, proposed
are So 10. Corresponding advances
from stations on all lines north and
west Of Richmond, applying via
Richmord)
From Charlottesville, to Petarsbrr",
ia Lynch6ur@, present fare SO Go,
proposed fare $40. corresponding
adrancc from stations on the Chcsa-
pcaie and Ohio Ry. west of Chariot
tesvi!ic and east of Clifton Forge. to
stations on Norfolk and Western Rail
way, Tarn1villc to Petersburg. inclu-
aive, via Charlottesville and Lynch
burg. Corresponding advance from
stations on Southern Railway in Viz
g.nia north of Lynchhurg TO stations
on Norfolk and Western Railway.
3urkevillc to Suffolk, inclusive. via
Lvnchburg).
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co.
Chesapeake and Ohia Railway Go.
Danville and Western Railway Co. !
franklin and Pittsylvania Railroad
Richmond Fredericksburg and Pc
Conac r. r. Co.
Seahoard Air Line Railway Co.
Southern Railway Company.
The Virginian Railway Company.
Washington Southern Railway Co. |!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-06

Two Hungarians, who left Poca-
hontas Saturday n:a-:lt. to walk 70
Biuestone Junction, were held up by
'l;chwaymen at the tunnel and rob
cd. One of them Andrew Shook, was
;hct and killed. The highwaymen. VINO
we're said to be ncgroe. 'aadc their
rscapc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-06
pastor ACCEPTS CALIfSOClAL AND PERSONAL Ar
.Actor and Actress Taken to New
York to Answer Charge of OBJ
tanning JewIery From Firm


Selma Pine, an actress who has
been playing 1T the alexandria OPP
era House for the past week, and her
husband, Hal Pine, an actor. were
taken TO New York this morning by
Detective Sergeant William a. Muir
phv. of the New York detective force,
and W. II. Wall, detective employ
g: By R. H. Macy G Co, where the
Young woman will be charged wish
obtaining jewelry valued at S249 from
the Macy firm.
The young couple were arrested
Saturday and spent two nights ana
a day at the police station. The CIR!
admits that she obtained the jewelry
by means of forged charge orders
and cxonorates her husband who. she
declares had no knowledge OF how
! the jcwelry came into her possess
ion. She worked at Macy's for severa!
weeks prior to Christmas, quitting
on Christmas eve when the articles,
diamond ring. scarf pin and 4
vest watch chain were taken.
The articles were found on Pine
by the detectives Saturday. They
we're accompanied to this city by
Daisy Fitzpatrick and Sadie King,
two employees Of Mays. The two
girls identified Selma Pine as the
Young woman who rad secured en-
,lovment at Mays under the name
Of Selma Pollard" and for whom
he detectives have been looking Tor
tlic past two months.
Mrs. Pine IS an Australian and was
married to Mr. Pine in Chicago. She
,Ld her husband have been on the
stage forssome time. They had a
streak of bad luck fast winter and
. few weeks before Christmas had to
.craratc. her husband going to Stand
ford, Conn. 10 accept IN engagement
and she tool; \ position as saiesWo-
man at Mays at salary OF 81 4
week.
According to her story she WAS ap-
prochcd ny an elderly woman shortly
after getting work at Nacy's who
syucccsted that shs forge the sigma
lures of persons having charge ac-
counts ri Mays 20 charge slips
md pocket the goods. She hcsitat"d
for some time but finally on Christ
mas pvs tool; the three Deiccs Of
icwelry which were found on her
husband. She said that after taking
The icwclry the woman informed her
shat tl,c detectives had found out
about it and that she had better leave
town.
Mrs. Pine declared that her hrs-
band was entirely innocent and did
not know that she mad stolen the
goods.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-06

Il is learned that one Of the i"rg-
st dynamite plants in the United
States will be erected on the 1crH
River. near Williamsburg, by /. /.
IN pont de Nemours & Co.,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-06
Bows APPEAR N UNIFORMS.
Students CT Alexandria High School
Den Natty Gray Attire.

This boys Of the Alexandria High
school are now attircd in their natty
cray uniforms which we're donncd for
The first time this morning. The uni
forms are to be worn at school scs-
sions as we'll as at drill periods. They
age OF Confederate gray with black
braid with cap to match. The drills
Of the new corps are being held Mon
day. Wednesday and Friday after
Moons. 1t is expected that the names
af the officers OF the two companies
will be announced in few days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-06

DR.. George T. Klipstein has sold
10 Mrs. Nellie G. Wood house and
lot on the north side of Prince street
between Henry and Fayette streets
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-06
RETIRED MERCHANT
AGE rs WAS BROKEN
IN HEALTH: NOW
BETTER
Treated by -Four Doctors,
Lived on Liquid Diet,
Condition Growing
Worse. Dreco Makes
Life Happy

Il have taken three bottles of Dire
90 and it has given me more relief
han the four different doctors who
.eatcd me, and all the medicine I've
/; fought during the many years I've
been suffering from rheumatism,
aims in the back ard limbs, bilious
>cg2. nervous. and could ncv sleep.
constipation and generally run down"
aid Mr.. Geo. SchlcIf, Of 9l9 J street
northwest, in his signed statement.
Gont:nun ny, ne says: "For many
ears | owned bakery, but retired
from business long time ago. | have
suffered I; great deal and spent many
= dollar trying to regain my health.
IS the years passed ] grew worse
It'd livel practically on liquid diet.
was badly constipated and my
/: omach was all to pieces. Everything
eat disagreed with me, formed gas
end gave ne heartburn. One day my
laughter brought home bottle OF
Drcco, but | refused to take any OF
(. as ! had taken so much medicine
without bcrefit, SO she returned it and
got her money back. Later on l was
herring so much about what it was
ding, asked her to go back and
get another bottle. and now | am
on my fourth one and am feeling
better than in many day. All M
.:ouDes are greatly Improved. After
I'll | believe the old-tirrc root and
herb medicines arc the best. It has
made life happy for me again and
Gladly recommend Drcco" Sold By
Z. l.. Allen and Co. at 500 bot
lie.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-06

Arrangements have been made by
the Alexandria Assembly for It's last
dance before the !entcn season to De
given tomorrow night in the auditor
iunr of the Elks' Home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-06

]. W. May, president Of the Chant
her of Commerce. accompanied by
CITY Councilman a. D. Crockett
will 90 to Leesbure today to attend
, banquet to be given tonight by the
Icesburg Chamber of Commerce
Mrs. William Campbell Of Charl-
as Town. West Virginia, is visiting
Mrs. Robert ES. Barrett, on Duke
street. Mr.. Campbell has just bsen
appointed TO position on the Fed
eral Trades Board and has gone west
III business for his department.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-06
SENATOR yARDMAN SPEAKS.

Before an audience Of men and
under the auspices ii the Laymen 5
League. Senator j. X. Vardman de-
:ivered an address at the Richmond
Theatre Yesterday afternoon. he
took for his subject present day prob
l;ms. The speaker was introduced
Nv Police Justice Harry &. Cation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-06

Miss Hope Robins. Of Washington
is visiting Mrs. H. Noel Garner, on
north Columbus street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-06
interesting News Notes About People
of AIexandria-HappeRings
Ia Society.

The Junior Assembly gave dance
at the Elks' Auditorium on Saturday
night.