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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15
Old Landmark on River Front Be
tween Gibbon and Franklin Street
Will Soon Change Hands.

In the CiE Ecuit Court for the citI
last week in the case Of Mary Y
.Agnew. administrative, rs. Marine
Railway and Coal Co.. Inc. ct ais.
a decree was entered appointing
John NJ. Johnson. Gardner l.. Boothe
Harry 4. Cation and Douglas!
Stuart. special commissioners of .a!c
to sell the property and plant of the
Marine Railway and Coal Company
at either public or private sale.
Until the sale and confirmation OF
said plant, Harry b. Cation is ap.
pointed receiver of said plant and
all assets.
The matter is referred to G.
Wa. ellington Lewis, commissioner il
chancerv of the Circuit Court. whc
shall make report as to the real and
personal property held by said
Corporation. its debts. etc.
1t has been reported during the
past few months that capitalists
from other cites have had their
ewes on the Alexandria shipyard
and that it is the desire of the
wouId-be owners to greatly improve
its facilities, which they will take
contracts for the construction "l
boats for the United States. This, "a
far. has beer handicapped by the
property being in litigation. The
cou.t having ordered sale OF the
plant. many speculationS are IN the
air as it. future history.
The Marine Railway and 'oai
Company has for many years hal
charge of the property. The origin
of the railway goes back Frocap'?
for three fourths of century, Il
having been constructed by a COM
panv shortly before Alexandra pass
81 from the jurisdiction OF the us
trict of Columbia to Virginia. 1t was
leased many years ago by the late
Henry Thompson. and Nathanle'
Goodhand. 1t was then known "a IN"
CLOVER shipyard" IL distinguish II
from that operated hy the late
Robert Hunter at the foot Of "''Kcs
strrct Mr.. Thompson died III I"""
and Mr.. Goodhand a few years 'ater
or shortly after the close Of the '''
VII war. and in 1878 another com.
p,ny was formed which purchaSe"
the property and improved 1t ny con-
strIcting new way, etc. Sever"
,.ryn schooners were built there "
thc wears that followed.
The purchase of the shlpySrd 'S
c,pi,alists and its utilization aS "
construction point for the govern
mear will add immcasuraoly I" '''
commercial Importance OF AleNa"=
dria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15
FIGHTS OFF 4 NEGRO.
fourteen Year Old Helen Suits. or
Rosslyn. Va. Saves Herself FROM
HE Attack

Fourteen Year Old Helen Suits. OF
Rosslyn, Va. Saves Herself FROM
His Attack.
Miss Helen Suits. the ii year OLD
,isuyhter OF j. Suits, captain of the
ouard at the Bureau of Engraving
und Printing, Washington, bravery
fought off negro Il few days ago
when he seized her and tried to drag
nor into the woods in Alexandra
county. The story of the attempted
assault was made public yesterday
it having been kept quiet with the
hope of capturing the negro.
Miss Suits was going to her nome
near Rosslyn. about 4 O'Clock, wher
she saw the negro following her. Sht
ouickened her pace, but ne overtook
her. grabbed her by the throat ant
tried to drag her into the woods
The girl fought. screamed and resist
ed until an automobile was heart
in the distance when the negro dis
appeared into the woods.
The girls father and Sherlt'
Fields. of Alexandria county have
searched the countryside for the ne
gro, but have not been able to fine
man answering the description
given by Miss Suits.
This is the third attempt of ne
groes to assault white women. il
Alexandria county during the pas
two months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15
Mayor Fisher Directs Chief OF Police
TO Take Immediate Measures to
CompeI Owners to Procure License.

! About four years aga, when mad
dog scare started in Virginia, ami
after several persons had been bit
ten by suspicious ours in Rosemont,
the City Council passed an ordinance
providing that all dogs allowed TO
run at large in this city should be
muzzled During the year 1913 a
number of owners of dogs VINO
neglected to muzzle the ours Or deiled
the law were reported by the police
and fined. Others who had neglect
ed to procure licenses were made to
pay the penalty. But few dellh-
ouents have been reported OF iate'
and Mayor Fisher, as will be seen
/ below, is determined to have the law
enforced. While the law compelling
owners to muzzle dogs IS more
honored in its breach than It's oo-
servance, many owners OF CANNES
seem disposed to treat the license
law with contempt also the following
ara Navor's Fishers instruction to
Chief Goods:
Office of the Mayor. October j.
1917. H.
Charles T. Goods, Chief of Ponce
Sir:
On September 22nd.. last | mott
fed by publication in the A'eSah
dria Gazette those who owned o'
harbored dogs. that they would
have until October 5th, 1917 to com'
) forward and pay the license on same
as after that date drastic measure:
would be used to apprehcnd ant
punish delinquents. During the TIM
which has elapsed since that notice
only thirty-fve (35D license hav'
been issued. The total number Is
sued to date being 495. Ten year
apo there was issued in the old cor
poration limits 740 to $50 each year
and last year, although many cs
caped, $50 license were issued. re
copniZe that there is some difficult.
, in reaching those who PERSISTENT:
, evade this tax. but the hundreds, b!
comparative figures which hav
mentioned indicate a large .numbe
of slackers or great reduction II
dogs.
, Section . of the General !lcenS
: Law l9l7-1S reads as follows:
Section two THAT no person shai
own, keep or harbor dog with
the City of Alexandria during tn
9 year commencing on the 1st., da
4 of June 1917, and ending on the Bis
, day of May 1918, without first oh
tanning a license and pay the ia
imposed thereupon of One Dolla
: and Fifty Cents 81 so for each dos
50 owned, kept or harbored. under
penalty Of fine of not less tina
two dollar (s2.00). nor more tina
five dollars (S500) and each day
failure to obtain said license AM
pay the said tax imposed thereo
shall constitute a separate viola
}, tion of this Section"
You will see that the minimum Q
maximum fine is discretionary wit
the Police Justice. and the fine doe
not relieve the delinquent from tn
payment of the license. You will II
form the Sergeants and the private
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15
STRIKE IN HIGH SCHOOL
Most of Four-Year Graduates Leave
Building This Morning After
Stating Grievances.

CITY Superintendent OF schools W..
Il. Sweenev went to the high. school
building about ten o'clock this morn
ing for the purpose of introducing
the new teachers. e. 7. Ryan, teacn-
er of English in the High School, 1t
will he remembered, sent his resig-
nation to the City School Board last
Thursday night and it was accepted.
On Saturday night the pupils met
for the purpose of bidding him fare
we'll. Superintendent Sweeney Mlc
had been invited, announced that the
a.hool would be opened this morning
as usual.
A recess was declared at 1880
this morning, and after the eXplra-
tion of this intermission 1t was
noticed that only three pupils out OF
twenty-six of the four-year grades
re-entered the building. 1t was Sur-
missed that the absentees had taken
umbrage at something that had been
done by the school officials, and up
on looking about the room the fol-
lowing was found upon one OF the
desks:
We want a better faculty, and no
the cheap teachers that you oraS
upon being able to obtain,
We want chemical laboratory
as we are unable to get credit fo'
chemistry on. entering college.
We want a chance in our scnool
and not be compelled to go OUTSIDE
| to seek entertainment.
We want a DECENT School Board
Later in the morning the strikers
gathered around the building ant
hooted, when two policemen appear
ed and dispersed them.
The youngsters it is stated, VII
not be readmitted to the school b!
the City Superintendent.
The third paragraph in the abov'
is significant. 1t evidently refers L
the action of the School Board il
forbidding the use of the auditorium
at the High school building for dane
ing purposes.
After leaving the school buldln!
the crowd of scholars, numbern:
about sixty-fve or more, came
down King street. Two of them VII
were marching at the head of tn
bunch carried a large placard, whlc
they held up in the air. on whic
were printed the words: I'VE want
Decent School Board" Much shout
ing was done by them apparent
for the purpose Of attracting th'
attention of the people.
On their return back up tn
street they entered the Richmon
theater for the purpose of holdln
meeting but were not allowed Z
it is stated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15
STORAGE INCREASES.
Eighty Per Cent. More Beef III
Stock Than One Year Ago.

Washington, Oct. 15.-Etghty per
cent. more frozen beef was in stock
on October ! than a year ago. ke-
ports from 293 storages to the Br-
reau of Markets, made public, showed
holdings of 137,S06,56l pounds.
Stocks of cured beef amounted to
32,644,559 pounds on the same date,
an increase of 46.4 per cent, while
a decrease of 50 per cent. in the
amount of lamb and mutton in stor-
age was shown. the stock totallng
3,221,234 pounds. Small decreases
also were reported for dry salt and
picked pork and lard, but frozen pork
increased y per cent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15

of the Police Force to serve warrants
mon all offenders to appear IN tne
Police Court, as requests and Sug-
ppstions are not noticed and appear
Intellectual.
I have communicated at length. Post
this letter in Police Headquarters and
call those subject to your orders at
tention to it. 1t is to be construed "a
an order.
THOMAS 4. FISHER. Mayor
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15
'SHlPYARD TO Be SOLD NEARLY 5000 IN Line
The Annual Sunday School Parade
Brings Out Large Crowds in City
Yesterday Afternoon.

The Sabbath schools of the city of
! Alexandria and its suburbs made :.
!, highly creditabe showing in the an
nual parade given hy them yester-
day afternoon. The weather condi-
tions were ideal and large crowds of
! people were out to see the num-
.lreds of teachers and scholars n
I line.
The procession started shortly
! after three o'clock from Prince
street and proceeded over the route
as previously announced, led by
platoon of police in charge of chief
marshal Chas f. Pierpoint and Sergt.
Wilmer Scott. Following them came
! the Twelfth Field Artillery band Of
the st. A-aph Military camp and the
schools. Each of the schools was deS-
| icnated by different color and
MANY Of the scholars carried Unit2h
States flags AS well which lent aG-
ditiona Leauty to the scene. Larger
faws borne by the men we're inter
spersed through the column whl:h
helped to give it Il patriotic charac-
ter which was also good 10 see as
well as other banners with Scriptura'
quotations. The Indian Guard band
assisted in furnishing music at the
, head Of Christ Episcopa! Sunday
. school.
rirst honors for the number in line
WAS claimed by the First Baptist
Sunday school which had a totai .,
G05, while the Methodist Episcopal
church South came. next with 6o-.
! This showed an increase Of l02 over
last wear for the Baptist school ana
III for the MethodiSts.
The other schools. in point or
numbers. were n follows: CHRIST
! Episcopal. 27l; Second PrcSbyter'an'
300 Methodist Protestant. Isl; -.
pauls P. f l-5; Second Baptist.
=. III: Trinity NJ. f.. l6S; Grace ?. r.,
~; Del Ray Methodist, 70; Payn+
: Street Presbyterian Mission. IS; del
Ray Baptist, 80.
! The procession was made up III
the following order: Platoon Of po-
Ice; flags cf the United States, OF
| tae State Of Virginia and church
| flags, followed by the Twelfth Ar
| tilIcry band. Del Ray Methodist
! Episcopal South. Del Ray BaptlSts'
Grace 7. f.. Methodist Protestant,
! Second Presbyterian. the latter car
! twenty-ei-Ft of its members had re-
spondpI to the cal t" the coIors,
PAYNE Street Presbyterian Mission,
rv;nr = banner setting forth that
First Baptist and Baraca Bible Class,
/ Indian Guard band leading lmman-
uaI Bible Clars Of Christ p. r., and
NJ. f. South. Wesley Bible Class OF
| the NJ. +. Sout..,, Second BAPTIST
Trinity NJ. f.. and ST. Pau!s Fps
| cupal.
! The total number III line. by ac-
tual count, Of scholars and teachers
wa 2,Sl3. although ii IS stated thae
nearly hundred more joined IN the
parade after the count had peen
made.
Al the close of the parade mass
meetings were held. in the First bap-
tiSt st. Paul's Episcopal and TRINITY
Methodist Churches at which the Rev.
II. j. Stewart. Rev . Dr. +. h. HaF-
din and H. s. Omnhundro OF Wash
inyton. gave addresses.
Among the striking. boileS of men
. in the parade was the baraca hioie
: class Of the First Baptist church
, which had ll2 members in line. tach
enc wore patriotic hat and carried
an umbrella bearing the National col
ors of red. white and blue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15
Death Notice.

Died. at Johns Hopkins hospital
Baltimore, Md. on Sunday, October
l4th. Minnie Maud. wife Of Joseph
4. Kaiser, and daughter of Dora
r. and the late James Pitt Forrest
Funeral from her late home b3 r.
street, S. E., Washington, d. I. In
terment in Presbyterian Cemetery
Alexandria, Va. Notice OF funeral
later, -A.~-i-.-.--
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15

Rev Charles Chance. country
preacher. was convicted by jury
in, colduitt county. Ga. superior
court rc,. attempted assault on a IA
year old girl. and Immediately y sent
creed by Judge Thomas to serve siX-
teen wears IN the penitentiarv.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15

The chairman Of the knitting COM
mittee of the Red Cross has received
a large consignment of wool and
would like all knitters to come and
oct some at the Alexandria Water
Company's Office on St. Asaph
street. Winter will soon be here
and the soldiers need the knitted
articles to make them comfortable
The room will he open Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 9:3O to 1880 a. m.
In another column will be found a
marriage notice announcing the we'd
ding of very highly esteemed
couple. Mr.. and Mrs. James E.
Alexander, of 122 North Alfred
street. this city. who, as the notice
states, were married fifty years ago
today The wedding ceremony oc-
CURED at S o'clock in the evening at
Gravel Hall, the home of The brides
parents, on North Fairfax street.
Mrs. Alexander's maiden name was
Mary Elizabeth keli. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac. kell. She is a
granddaughter of John d. Fl. Harri-
son and grtat granddaughter Of Will
liam Carlin. Her ancestors first
settled here in 1852. Mr.. Alexander,
who came here from Pennsylvania,
has been an employe of the Navy
Department in Washington for the
mast 81 years, and has always enjoyed
the reputation of being cne of .Alexan-
drisi's most respected citizens. Hosts
of friends will join the Gazette in
sincere congratulations upon their
golden wedding anniversary and wish
for them many more years CT happy
married life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15
Alexandria City and Suburbs

Miss Mary Brown and Mis-
Mary Smith retained this morning
from Burke'S Station.
COMPANY c of the Alexandrla
home guards will meet for drill TO-
right at s o'clock at the armory.
Mrs. Phillip B. Peyton. of Brad
cock Heights. who has been very III
is said to be recovering.
Mr.. George Riker and two daugh-
tiers. Mrs. =. f.. Waters and Miss
Grace Riker. have gone to Canada
and other places in western New
York state for weeks visit.
Mr.. j. H. Rice had as his guests
Yesterday Messrs. Joe Black. Robert
Shil!ers, John Roehm, Henry Zimm
end Ivan Heistland o, York. Pa.
who came here by motor. They were
entertained at an oyster r'ns' in Mr..
Ricc's Rathskeler.
The members of Clan Mackay of
the Second Presbyterian Church will
meet in the Westminster building. to-
night at 7:30. as has been their Gus
tom for the past few weeks. to do
their Bit in the way of making
trench candles for the soldiers. The
Clan will meet every Monday evening
until further notice. for this purpose,
and cordially invite all young ladies
over the age OF sixteen years. who
would care to help in this work, to
meet with them. The meetings 50
far have been very successful and
those who have availed themselves Of
this opportunity to help our boys
in this way have thoroughly enjoye
them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15
Marriage Notice.

In Alexandria. Va. October ID,
1857. by the Rev. william +. Nun
sew. James F.. Alexander and Miss
Nary Elizabeth keI!. both of Aloxan-
urla
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15

Mr. and Mrs. j. j. Hardin and
children of Duke street extended, left
today for Culpeper for a visit among
friends.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15

John l.. Chalk and j. B. Wedding,
Cl' Bel Alton, Nd, were the week end
guests of Officer Julian Rawlett. on
north Pitt street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15

Dr.. Hugh Mcclure returned today
from Richmond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15


daughter have gone to Bel Alton, Nd,
where they are the guests of her
parents.
r. J. Fannon has received cable
notifying him of the safe arrival in
France, OF his son, Francis H. Fan
non, who is field clerk in the Signal
Corps, United State" EXpeditionary
forces.
There will be a called meeting Of
the Parents and Teachers Associa-
ton tomorrow evening at s o'clock
in the Young Peoples Building to
consider conditions in the High
School. A full attendance of the
fathers as we'll as the mothers. is
requested.
Canton Alexandria No. /, Pat
riarchs Militant, l. 0. 0. F, will
send large delegation in full dress
uniform, under command of Capt. ".
L. Martin, Lieut.. G.. R. Gaines and
Ensign Grafton Trenary, will go TO
Baltimore on Wednesday to attend
nations rally call" to be held in
the Lyric Theater A class OF 1000
candidates will be initiated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15

Salt Water and Potomac Oysters.
J. Brill. No. ., King street. Phone
207J.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15

Company { of the Alexandra
home guards will meet for drill TO-
right at s o'clock at the armory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15

Mrs. Phillip B. Peyton. OF Brad
dock Heights. who has been very ILL.,
is said to be recovering.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15

II you want to reach the
people in the homes in AlexaH-
dria and its suburbs place
your announcements in the
Gazette. If your goods and
prices are right you will gel
the customers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15

Miss Mary Brown and Miss
Mary Smith retained this morning
from Burke's Station.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15

The following proclamation Treasury and the immediate
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-08-10
RESULT OF PRIMARY

In the democratic primary election
held on July 2S, 1917, the following
candidates for their respective offices
having received the greatest number
of votes cast in said primary are each
and all hereby declared to be the
democratic nominees, to-wit:-
For Sheriff.. B. Drake.
For Trustee-E. C. King.
For Register-W. S. Lea.
For County Court Clerk-W. 7.
Davis.
The resolution calling said primary
election also directed that if there
should be only one candidate on July
IS, 1917, for any of the officers en-
braced in the call for said primary,
that such candidate should be declared
the nominee for such office and that it
would be unnecessary for said candi-
date to run further in said primary,
and B. L. Capell being the only candi-
date on said date for the Office Of Cir
cult court clerk, and F. R. Ogilvie be-
ing the only candidate on said date for
county superintendent of public in
struction, each is therefore hereby de-
clared the democratic nominee for the
said respective Offices.
VIM. KINNEY, Chairman.
]. 7. GRAY, JR., Secretary.
Democratic Executive Committee of
Haywood County, Tennessee.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-08-10

here are two crops essential to the life
OF human beings that the United
States can and will produce in abun-
dance. These crops are cotton and
corn.
tennessee, as a state, grows both
OF these crops. The acreage in corn
this year has been greatly increased.
In some instances it has been almost
doubled, and in many communities it
has been increased at least % per cent.
Cotton acreage has not been reduced.
and more effort is being given to the
production of cotton this year than ev-
er before, because more people have
seen the Importance of sound agricul-
ture in their counties.
England, at the beginning of the
war, depended for her strength upon
her wealth, which she thought was to
be found in the money that she pos
sessed. She thought wrongly. The
United States will do well to look to
a more substantial form of wealth,
the wealth that can be multiplied by
consistent effort, the production of sta
pie crops.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-08-10

Mayor N. B. Keathley was named
Tuesday to represent the government
in claims for exemption of discharge
from military service. He is authoriz-
ed by the federal government to OBJ
tain all information from any source
regarding exemptions. He is ordered
to appeal all cases to the district
boards where exemptions or discharge
have been granted because of depend
encies. He is also instructed to ap-
peal all cases of physical disability, as
he may think proper. He has been
drafted for this work and his duty is
to see to it that Uncle Sam gets a
square deal in the matter of exemp-
tions. Following is the letter of noti.
,fcation received Wednesday morning
by Mr.. Keathley.
IN. B. Keathley, Brownsville, Tenn:
By direction of the president you are
designated to represent the govern
ment in claims for exemption or dis
charges coming before the Local board
in your county and to receive informa-
tion from the public that might cause
anyone to believe that exemption or
discharges granted by the local board
is not in the interest Of the nation
and it is desired that the public bring
to your attention such cases. You are
hereby authorized and directed to ap-
peal all cases from the local boards
to the district board wherein exemp-
tion or discharge have been granted
on account of dependency. You will
also appeal cases of physical disabii-
ity as you see proper This is vital
and important. You are hereby Great
ed a notary public for the purpose of
administering oaths to such persons
as necessary to take their testimony
under the law. You are as effective
ly drafted for this work as are regis
tered men for military service, and you
are required to serve. Signify your
acceptance Immediately by telegraph.
Get in touch with your local board and
secure rules and regulations from
them. RYE, Governor.