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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-22
COURT OF APPEALS

Richmond, Jan. 22-Cascs were ar
gucd yesterday in the Supreme Court
of Appeals as follows:
No. 32-General Accident, Fire and
Life Assurance Corporation VS.. Muir
ray. Argued by H. Randolph Hicks
for the appellant, and E. r. f. Wells
for the appellee and submitted.
No. 33-Joncs VS. Jones' Dismissed
agreed.
No. 34-Virginia Railway and Po-
wer Company VS.. Larkin. Dismissed
agreed.
No. 35-Traded places with No. 81.
No. 37-Haley, Chisholm and Morris
VS.. Trice's administrators. Argued by
u. Lawrence Groner for the appellant,
and by NJ. J. Fulton for appellee and
submitted.
No. 36-Taylor ct ais, VS., Board of
Supervisors. Decided January Is, 1916
Next cases to be called.
No. IS (SD-Tuncr VS.. South and
West Imp. Co.
No. 3S-Washington and Old Do
m'n'on Railway vs. Zcll's administra,
tor.
No. Ss-Pocahontas Guano Com
pany vs.. Collins Fass,. Co. ].
3! &: Court whist today I
I Old artificial teeth bought. Will
pay good prices, Call Saturday be-
tween en- and g p. III. 1n1 S. Pitt. I'm.
de. Msw orN t.e,fssss ..f.z
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-22
GRADES TO BE REMOVED

The third and fourth grades Of the
Washington school for boys at pre-
sent occupying a portion of the school
building on south Washington street
will be moved on Monday to the new
building of the Alexandria High
School. About 200 children will be
effected. The teachers of the grades
are Misses Leila Beattic, Virginia
EoXbury, Mary Gregg and Rose Cap
Ian.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-22
RELIEF FOR THE jews
Mass Meeting Planned For Next
wednesday Night in the Elks'
Auditorium.

Jewish women of Alexandria, rep
resenting the Council of Jewish Wo-
men and the two congregations in
this city, are preparing for. a mass
meeting to be held in the Elks' Au-
ditorium on next Wednesday night
at 8 o'clock for the purpose of con-
sidcring plans for the relief OF the
Jewish war sufferers and the raising
Of funds to be send abroad. Commit
tees, headed by Mrs. Charles Bend
helm and Mrs. Max E. Rosenfeld, are
actively at work in arousing interest
in the proposed gathering and it is
expected that there will be large
attendance.
The speakers of the evening will
be Hon. Claude A. Swanson, Junior
Senator from Virginia; Representa-
tive Charles C. Carlin, of this city,
the Rev. DR.. Abram Simon, of the
Eighth street Temple, Washington;
Miss Mabel Boardman, of the Amer.
lean Red Cross Society; the Rev. E.
y. Register, former presiding elder
of the Washington District, M. Z.
Church, South; Mrs. Kate Waller Bar
rctt, and the Rev. Louis Smet, pastor
of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
Charles Bendhcim will preside.
The Public is cordially invited.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-22
THE QUANTICO BOOM.

Two prominent local MERCHANTS
who got wind of the boom at Guam
tico carly last week, secured an OPP
ton upon 2G acres of lard one mile
from the town, also SO acres two
miles out. They arc watching dcvcl-
opmcnts closely and il the boom de-
vclops they will undoubtedly make
a handsome profit from their fore
sight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-22

the clerk of this Court to the last
known place of address, residence and
abode of defendant, to-wit: Green's
boro, North Caroline, as stated IN the
application of this order of publ
cation which shall be certified by the
clerk of this court, and that a copy
be posted at the front door of the
courthouse of this court on or before
the next rule day of this court.
A Copy Testc:
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY, Clerk.
Robinson Moncure, P. @.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-22
LOYAL TEMPERANCE LEGION

An invitation has been extended
to the children Of the city to Ga2t 81
the Second BAPTIST Church at o'ctocE
this afternoon to take rart -
the organization of junior ttanel:
of the Loyal Temperance Leg; %. H.s
Harry Wade is president of -ie
ganization.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-22
FINED FIFTY DOLLARS.

In police court this morning George
Jackson, colorcd, who was arrested
Yesterday by Chief Goods and Ssr-
gcant Scott for having policy slips
in his possession was fined $50, An
appeal to the corporation court was
taken by Attorney Robinson Mon
cure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-22
MEMS MEETING

: AS has heretofore bee
Hon. Louis F. Post, assist
tary of Labor, will address
meeting III the Richmond
22:90 O'Clock tomorrow afte
subject !gill be Brother!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-22

of this order be
for four success
Rndiia Gazette
E,A1.lle,.xaadsiae
E cory. !: BE sent
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-05-26

Accident and Life Insurance compa-
~. It was a big building aud the
offices of the insurance company with
Ii were very gltttering aud very preten-
tious, but q black lettered sign coldly
announced that the company had just
passed Into the bands Of a receiver.
Mrs. Blake stacted back with a gasp
the kind OF dry sob which comes to
a woman only under the most poig-
nant distress. The insurance company
a failure. And all the little savings
of three years swept away. But this
was not the worst. How was the
Blake family to exist during the long
weeks ahead7 How were Jim's doc
tor bills to be PAID
A strong. CHEEKY voice spoke at Mrs.
Biake's shoulder. "ls there anything
I cal do for you. madam"
The little whlried to look
into a frankly smiling pair OF blue-gray
eyes set In q tanned. resolute face.
and Tom Larnigan. for the speaker
was he, removed his hat aud offered
his arm.
LET us 60 some place where I can
talk to you," he said quietly. Il have
an idea that your story Is only one OF
many which | have beard today. You
see, I am government special officer
Investigating just such frauds as l
strongly suspect the company is at
tempting to perpetrate now on an in
nocent public" He threw back the
lapel OF his coat and showed the little
silver star Of government authority.
Mrs. Blake unhesitatingly followed hts
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-05-26

s0A hls way b the yauit."
"Yss him ct inside. then, anA cae6
the door, was tho curt ansWoe.
"Close the door," echoed HaKwoQt
DULY.
Certainly. It ia equipped with al
time lock. OF course. You can say It,
was an accident. 1t will be hours be-
fore 1t can be opened again"
Roger Maxwell hung back the re-
ceiver and paced the floor, with his
face bathed in cold perspiration. 1t
would be deliberate murder. Maxwell
approached the vault, glanced stealth
lily W. his shoulder and then lurched
toward the heavy door. There was a
cIang OF metal and then a hoarse cry
OF dismay from the clerk at The nearby
desk, who sprang forward just In time
to catch Maxwell's Keeling form.
"For Gods sake, what have YOU
done, Mr.. Maxwell? Tom Larnigau il
inside".
st was an accident" stammered
stand there staring"
Hours later when three experts from
the safe concern opened the vault they
found the body Of Tom Larnigan
stretched on the floor. A physician.
who had been hastily summoned, knelt
over the form and shook his head sol
EMMY. Dead he said.
Meantime. the evening newspapers
on the streets were s%hrieking the lat
est sensational developments in tho
Larnigan case. and the story OF the
accident" in the Offices OF the insur-
ance company, which had resulted so
d!sastrously, Bruce Larnigan. conva-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-05-26
NINTH
The Insurance SWindlerS
Suggested by
JOE MITCHELL CHAPPLE. Author
af Heart Throbs."

CClDENVS at the Great East
err lumber mills were OF So
IA frequent occurrence that when
Big Jim Bake was felled TN
der a heavy. collapsing timber and
picked up for dead the affair did not
cause more than a passing ripple In
the affairs Or the great establishment.
The management Of the Great Eastern
has a habit Of smothering the news of
accidents when their employees were
the victims 1t was in the little white
cottage on Elm street. near the fac
tory yard. chat the tragedy struck
home The sadly smiling woman,
with the two chubby children c!inging
to her skirts, VITO greeted the .rItf
work man Seut ahead with the news IL
the accident. iahbed for a moment at
her eyes with 4 corner " her apron
and prepared TO receive the motion.eea
body in the automobile ambulance.
Jim" she cried. Jim, my Iim!"
The tired eyes in the white face
slowly opened.
AA1iA ION, nhi lila, l" ZIG iiSul
ance! 1t Will come in handy for Us
now"
She smiled braveiy back at him
The insurance.! How Hike the big, un
selfish nature OF Jim TO think ct the
Insurance and protection for her and
the Riddles first. And 80 at 10 o'clock
the next morning, when 1t became APP
parent hat Jim Blake vas doomed 70
a long siege in bri. IL indeed he were
to recover with his life, she put on her
best Sunday bonnet and shawl and
aaItingly asked her way 10 the big
brown stone building which housed the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-05-26

lescing from the injuries. which for a
time had threatened an untimely
death. crumpIed the paper convu!sive-
ly. The scoundreist' he Kissed. The
murIeroUs scoEndreLs.' There was no
doubt in hts mind as to the cause Of
the tragedy and its purpose. But I'll
have them yet. III hound each one
TO hts grave or prison il It needs tho
remainder Of my life to do it,
Had any Que Deer fatei to look in on
Roger Maxwell at that momen the
spectacle presented by the usually
spruce. dignitied looking Insurance
president would have been a shock.
la weli. hudJied over bis desk, was
seeking. as a last resort TO ease his
conscience Of its burden. by telling
the truth 70 q lead man. whose lips
could never open against him In real
life SEnmoning . messenger the
president directed the boy to carry the
envelope % the Larnisan home 1t
was not until then that Roger Maxwell
prepared to leave his office.
At tile l-arliG3n cottage the occu
pants wAre clustered in the living
room. listening with bated breath for
the rumble III the street which should
announce the arrival OF the black wag-
on with the body OF the sou and broth.
err. But hour succeeded hour without
the expected sound Bruce was or
he oint Of persuading bis mother to
retire when a hurried step sounded
outside. the front door was dung open,
and Bruce was facing hts brother Tom.
Tom grinned at the others stare and
dung his arms over bis mothers shout
ders. 1T takes a hard knock to kil
"A IArnigan." be chuckled. Suspend
ed animation. old mao. | looked dead
enough. but the doctor suspected the
true hcts and managed to bring me
around in his Office A halt hour
later Tom was summoned to the door
by a peal OF the bell. A messenger
boy extended a long envelope. 1t was
the confession OF Roger Maxwell-the
confession that had never been meant
for living eyes. Tom caught hts hat
from the rack and let himself softly
out OF the front door, He was deter
mined il possible to keep the confess
sion from Bruce-Bruce who would
give his life to avoid giving Dorothy
Maxwell pain
Roger Maxwell. In his library at mid
night, started to his feet with q cry
that was almost q shrek. Tom Larni-
gan stood before him. Go away" be
moaned. Go away" Slowly, accus-
ingly, Tom extended the sheets OF
Mdkweilts confession. Maxwell rum
pied to tho flone. Tom darted to his
side just a. DorOthy entered the
Il fear your father Ia very Ill" he
said gently. Better call q doctor"
But but bow Dorothy STAN
mered.
4 win explain ali later" said Tom
evasively.
The early morning newspapers car
ried the news Of the ~apoplectic seizure
Of Roger Maxwell and announced that
his life was despaired OF. Bruce hur-
ried to the Maxwell home. Dorothy
met him with a sad shake Of her pret-
t. blond head as he sought to take her
IN his arms.
"Not now" she said. m~0t1oning him
away.
without a word Bruce turned and
made his way back to To street. HDW
va 1t Ill to end?
Lgpisods Ne. 70 * ~sskl !,
- @&#B@& #s&%###@#&M%
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-05-26
Each Episode Suggested by a Prominent Author
Sterilization by HUGH WEIR and JOE BRANDT
Produced by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Copyright 1885,. " the Universal Film Manufacturing companyl
SYNOPSIS.

Dudley Larnigan. district attorney. be-
cause OF his fight on the vice and liquor
trusts. is killed by an agent Of a secret
society. the committee OF fifteen. The
fight is continued by his son. Bruce. who
Is elected district attorney. and by an
other son. Tom. Bruce is IN love with
Dorothy Maxwell. whose father is head Of
the insurance trust.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-05-26

CCiDENTS at the Great East
cru lumber mills were OF So
frequent occurrence hat when
Big Jim Bake was felled uu-
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-11-18
MESSENGER BOYS WIN.

New York-The messenger boys en-
ployed by the telegraph companies and
the messenger service of the city struck
for more pay and better regulation OF
working hours. After being on strike
for three days the companies were COM
PEELED to make a settlement with the
boys There were about two thousand
involved in the strike. The boys had
formed a union and it was through their
representative and the State mediators
that settlement was finally reached and
they returned to work. The new condi-
tons follow:
Boys who formerly received less than
2 cents per message shall receive cents ;
boys formerly receiving , cents will here
after receive 21a cents a message er-
rand service which formerly paid 10
cents in the future will pay Is cents;
messengers who work ten hours a day
will get an hour off for lunch mes
sengers in night service will get a day
off every second week. Mr., Skelton
said the increase in pay amounts TO %
per cent.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-11-18
HUGHES DEFEAT
BLASTS HOPES

New Nork-That the railroads hoped
for some way out of making the Adam
son law effective in event of Hughes
election is the belief of railroad broth
erhood men.
Some of them declared secretly that
yesterdays conference over operation OF
the law was called solely because Presi-
dent Wilson was reelected. On the 9TH
er hand. they charged the railroads had
hoped for change in the law if Hughes
were successful.
Conference failed of any agreement
on operation of the law, and it was un-
certain today whether the session would
be resumed.
The brotherhood men, as we'll as the
rail chiefs confessed they weren't quite
sure of what they have in the law, but
the union men appeared confident the
employers will meet their demands and
avoid strike in January
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-11-18
PREPARING FOR BATTLE.

Boston, Mass.-The formation of the
State Building Trades Council of Massa-
chusetts, which was initiated early in the
week, is preparedness move to resist
the attack that it is expected will be made
by the State Metal Trades Association
of New England employers. This asso-
citation is charged with having been es-
pecially active in the several flights that
have been made by the trades compos-
ing the metal industry to secure the eight
hour day during the last year. Building
trades representatives were present
from Boston, Worcester, New Bedford
Lynn, Brockton and Fitchburg, Arthur
M. Huddle, of Boston, was elected pres
ident and Walter f. Reed, of Worcester
secretary-treasurer. The object of the
new organization, as announced, is "to
unite TO fight the non-union shop move
ment of the employers and to unionize
all products entering into the construc-
ton of buildings and labor employed on
the same 1t is believed that a coali
ton will attempt to be formed between
the metal trades employers and the con-
tractors engaged in the building industry.
In case such action should be attempted
the building trades unions want to be
prepared to meet it with solid, COM
pact BODY
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-11-18
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.

New York.-Presiden E. E. Baker,
of the Retail Clerks International Pro-
tective Association, who has been in the
city conducting an aggressive campaign
of organization, reports good success.
He reformed a new union in Gonkers.
During his stay in the city he reports
the addition of 1,5O0 members to the ten
unions here and also the winning of a
number of strikes. The hours of work
have been reduced ~ hours five days
in the week and two on Saturday as a
result of the work already done, and
it is expected that further reductions
will follow. Wage increases are re-
ported to have been won of $4 and $5
per week.
President Barker said that he had re-
ceived word from headquarters at La
fayette, Ind, that twenty-five charters
had been granted by the International
to new unions in different parts of the
country during the month of October.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-11-18
BUSINESS REPORTS
ON ITS PROSPERITY

w. c. Culkin'. executive secretary OF
the Chamber OF commerce, in report
on the business condition OF Cincin-
natl for the month of October, based on
reports of 200 large business houses,
shows business is hourishing
Sixty-eight per cent of the 200 re-
ported manufacturing is above normal !;
53 per cent that export conditions are
above normal; 73 per cent, wholesale
and jobbing above normal So per cent,
retail business above normal; so per
cent collections in Cincinnati above nor
NAL; IS per cent, collections in other
places normal; IS per cent unskilled la
Dor and skilled labor supply Short 81
per cent real estate sales and value:
normal; S4 per cent, new buildings nor
NAL
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-11-18
HOW THEIR PROFITS INCREASE.

observation-disclosures from 124 out
of 1S5 railways whose revenues exceed
$l,O00,000, issued by the Interstate Com
merce Commission, show that their net
revenue from railway operations for Sep
tember ran up TO S246, ,55S,2 ,236, an in
crease of more than $4O,OOO,0 GOO over Sep
tember of last year.
A complete report for July shows that
all the roads of $1,OOO,OOO revenue or
more had a net revenue from railway
operation of $1O7, ,55S, ,OO5, a $50, 100000
increase over the previous July. The
complete total railway operating rcvcn-
ues were $500 2917,S17 and total railway
operating expenses, $795, ,369,s12
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-11-18
REFUSED TO WORK OVERTIME.

Norfolk Na.-The craftsmen employ
ed in the navy refused to work overtime.
They had been workin" seven hours a
day. They were requested to work three
additional hours at the same rate of pay
received for the seven hours. The men
objected to pursuing such course and
when the seven-hour limit had been
reached ceased work The manager in
charge reduced wages 80 per cent when
he learned of the action OF the men.
When that became known the men re-
fused to return to work. The matter
was then referred, as the manager said,
to the Secretary of the Navy Depart
ment Negotiations followed and in a
short time the trouble was adjusted by
Naval Constructor Watt agreeing to con-
cede the just demands of the craftsmen.
While the dispute was pending the ma
chinists notified Mr. Watt that they
would refuse to handle any blue prints
drawn by new men while the dispute was
pending.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-11-18
FIRED FOR JOINING A UNION.

Birmingham, Ala.-The bakery work
rrs organized a union with a charter from
the Bakers and Confectionery Workers
international union, and among those
composing the new body were some en-
p1oves of the American Baking company,
which also operates bakeries in the cities
of Jacksonville Fla: Atlanta, Ga, and
Chattanooga, Tenn. There are no unions
in the three last-named cities. All en-
ployes of the American Baking company
were discharged as soon as the manage
ment was made aware OF their member
ship in the union.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-11-18

Shall an industry which already en-
ploys its men twelve hours per day in
jobs which require great physical en-
durance be permitted to work these men
seven days per week throughout the en-
tire year?
This in substance is the question which
the State Industrial Commission of New
York has been called upon to determine
The Lackawanna Steel Company-ju Just
outside of Buffalo, and employing 1000
men-has asked for exemption from the
one-day' y's-rest-in-seven law. 1t desires
the Commission to legalize its present
unlawful practice of employing its men
continuously. The final disposition of
this matter is of importance not only to
the men employed in the steel plant, but
to every workingman throughout the
country.
No objection is made to continuous
operations in such departments as are
of necessity run continuously because of
technical reasons we protest against
the men being worked continuously.
The company insists that the machin-
cry in its plant be repaired at stated in
tervals and that its furnaces must be re-
lined once every seven days. This, the
company declares, requires the contin-
uous services of its men. Do not these
men also require rehabilitation and re-
creation? Isn't a man worth more than
machine?
A man who works seven days per week
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-11-18
EIGHT-HOUR DAY.

San Francisco.-The Standard Oil
Company of California voluntarily
granted an eight-hour work-day to all
refinery pipe line and producing de-
partmcnt employees. There will be no
change in wages.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-30

mean by stray or b currents.
lie had seized the lantern and wa.
eagerly following up and down the line
~ the water pipe. Al last be- stoyped
with a To- exclamation. at a point where
A. electric light wire supplying the
tened lrtuusplruoIsly 10 the trunk OF a
Tree which served as "a support for the
%irr Nas another wire which led down
from Do ana was buried lu the ground.
craig turned up the SOFT earth AS fast
A. o." could. until he reached tho ~ al
.Hi7 point. There was the buried wire
wound several times around 10.
A. quickly and AS neatly as Dee could
he inserted e. connection b.fv...u no
severed ends Of the pipe 20 rssfUr. tha
~" or water Co fhe houses. turned on
,h" water and covered Up the holes h.
i' Jug lH'u h. A~uwraprel the pack
age which We had tIEEed about an day.
fihI n r. narrow path between tho
.u7h's which Ted fp The point where the
wire had tapped the electric light feed
h' placed in 1 shallow hole IN the
ground a. peculiar apparatus.
As nearly ne I could make DO out. %
consisted OF two fH' platforms between
which. covered over and projected. was
o. SUP ~ paper which moved Onward
l'iuaf"i hF 'l'gkwprk. and pressed on
over lightly with dirt. so that. unless
amy "n" had boon looking for o.. o. would
n,. 'r De- noticed
IT, was late when vn reached The city
again huf Kennedy had .u. NOR. piece
If work. and that dssufNs1 900 me All
ih' way down on th" train h' bad been
NrfIuE and rewriting something
walter n' said. Hs fhs train pulled
INTO ih' station. y want that published
Zoo tomorrow payers
looked over Do had written
I' was ono ~ The most sensational afu.
rIs. ! have ever ftfhnr.I beginning
--latest nf fFs victims .f fhs n
'l.'n.r ~ whole families loo Str1tfsId.
.rn'rfnruf. b. Miss Isabel T.arrv.
who's. father. Randall TsHrt. H..H r..r