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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07
AN ANCIENT ISSUE

Nca2y twenty-five centuries age
l,ng Ahasuerus became incensed
when defied by Vashti, his wife, He
sct her aside, and the Good Book
tells US she sent letters into all the
kings provinces, into every prov
iTce, according to the writing there,
Of, and to every people after their
language. that every man should
bear rule in his own house; and that
it should be published according to
the language of every people"
a lawyer of Norfolk recently pub
Eshed a book in which he alleged
that, according to present laws in
Virginia, control of house had
virtually passed from the husband
to the wife, the former having but
few rights left. 1t seems that hus
bands in other places are merely the
figure hfads of families.
Husbands and wives will find go
lace CT distress, as the case may be.
in the decision recently handed
down by the Domestic Relations
Court Of Cleveland, Ohio For IS
years the plaintiff wife and defend
ant husband had disagreed as tc
wac should open the pay envelope
on Saturday night. Husband, IS
years old, told the Judge that he
was willing, after deliberation, to
hand wife 81 years old, the I'M
cpcrcd envelope containing the
weekly fruits Of his labor. This the
court ruled should be done.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07
Communicated).
Editor Gazette:
Dear Sir:

Editor Gazette:
Dear Sir:
In an issue of your paper CT Au.
gust 1, 1919, in All article recount
ing the activities &c the colored
War Camp Community Service of
Ai.Sanaria covering a period OF six
months, The following extract is no
ted:
The Progressive Mothers Club at
the first regular meeting petitioned
:or a new public school for our
children and at the second meeting
petition was framai; and present.
ed. These plans were executed by
the joint effort of the Mothers Club
and the Parent Teachers Assocla-
ton. This petition went through
successfully at the first meeting of
the City Council. Work on the new
structure has begun TO the delight
CT parents, pupils, and teachers.
This statement is not only RI
d;culously erroneous and an abso-
lutte misrepresentation of the facts
in thc case. but is a reflection on
SCHOOL board, city council and the
colarcd citizenship of Alexandria.
+ is clearly apparent chat the
writer's knowledge of local condi-
ticns and the general situation is
sadly deficient.
FREELY stated tie facts are" as
follows:
For number of years the white
anu colored citizens Of Alexandra
had realized that the colored child
ren of our city were in need CT a
|, INC Tern school building. About
three years ago, shortly after the
partial destruction by fire CT one
IF the old frame buildings used for
hcys, the colorcd citizens of AlcXan'
dria, through an intelligent and
representative committee. framed .
petition fully setting forth our local
needs, sand presented it to school
board through the Superintendent
Of scho2ls...
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This petition received the unani-

This petition received the unanl-
nous lndQrsement Of board and IN
:dte course Of timeR was transmitted
to school committee of city council
and was accorded a consideration IN
that body equally as cordial. Fur
Their consideration by council and
beard was arrested on account OF
activities incident to war.
Following a return to peace, our
new and aggressive chairman OF
school board took UP the matter
again with the officials of council
in the early part of present year
and through numerous conferences
CT. these officials supported by the
evident interest that the coloreo
citizens themselves exhibited in ths
affair, a modern school building tol
| the colored children of Alexandria
became an assured fact.
The enlorea War Camp C0mmun
ity Service of Alexandria with it:
combined activities exerted about a:
much influence in bringing about
the erection Of new school build
ing in Alexandria fer colored chill
drcn as that exe!'ted by Julius Car
sar in bringing about the defeat OF
Germany and her Allies in the great
world war just tcrminatd.
1t is happy reflection to note
that the specific requests embodied
IN that petition Of three years age
viz: "the selection Of a new site witt
ample Fairgrounds, modern bricI
structure of sufficient size to &C
ccmmodate our boys and girls, WITT
an assembly room and rooms 10
our industrial departments" az!
fully complied with by board ani
council in the plans and specliica
r;Cns of new building.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07
FINANCIAL DEMAGOGUES
The country is about to be afflic

The country is about to be afflict-
cd with another set Of financial
demagogues. They first appeared
in the form Of Greenbackers, and
later in the form of Free Silverites.
Both Of these groups started with
the assumption that government
can create property and value by
flat, or by issuing paper notes or
other fosens of debt. Now come
the brotherhoods Of railway en-
ployccs, headed by men who are
evidently relics of the other two
groups, advocating the purchase Of
the railroads of the country by the
people, payment therefore to be
made in the form of bonds, which
are nothing but evidences of debt.
AS the New York Herald says,
'bcnds are good for nothing unless
money can be raised on them, and
the promoters of the Government
raihcad scheme expect to float these
bends and compel the capitalists
(wllo are she masses Of the hard
healed peopie) to accept the bonds
at par.
''Do the brothcrhoods think for
one moment that an issue of bonds
creates property that may be easily
exchanged for railroads? IF so the
overnment or the people might print
an endless quantity Of bonds and
notes and call them property az
wealth..
''The wild scheme Of the railroad
llothsrhoods Simply means a large
addition to the debts of the taxpay-
ers without the slights* increase in
The nations assets until the bonds
or the debts represented by them
are paid. Flat money and flat bonds
mean simply debts and liabilities, not
assets. The people cannot get rich
anil prosperous and cannot solve the
problem of high prices simply by in
creasins their debts"
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Adequate equipment of the in
,dustcial department. is matter of
sufficient interest and moment to
enlist the sympathy and cooperation
of every colored citizen and organi-
cation of Alexandria to the end that
ample funds should be provided
through a systematic campaign to
meet. all requirements.
The, Parent Teachers Association
and Mothers CLUB, previously re-
ferred to, are doing splendid work
in stimulating interest and promot-
| ing activities in this direction and
are deserving CT great credit for
their earnest efforts.
After all, there yet lies before us
q plenty of work from willing
!! hands, and, in the end, glory
enough for all.
Sincerely yours,
Colored Citizens
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07

Try the Gazette Classified column
or results.
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STRIKE TIES UP C. & O.
TAIN Movement West of Clifton
Forge Stopped

Huntington, w. Va, Aug. 7.-All
:cal traffic was suspended on the
Chesapeake and Ohio yesterday af-
ernoon as result of the shipments
tsikc. At the same time an order
vas issued from division -headquar-
ers here proclaiming an embargo
n allsclasses of freight ~ -
E. L. Book, division superintendent
the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
cad, officially announced last night
hat beginning today all passenger
IS well as fcright traffic on the
'hesapeake and Ohio Wetst OF Cliff
IN Forge would be discontinued.
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Mada1l1Nevada.
Gifted Palmist and CIairvoyant

She does not tell
things to please
you, but reads your
hand just as it in:
iicates, from the
cradle TO the grave;
tells every person
what steps in iift.
to take to better
themselves; what
part of the conf
try is best for tn IN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07

f! t Ills you how to become health;
remain SO; what business you are
adapted for when and whom you will
marry settles and eplains love affairs
and family troubles; reunites the sep,
; sra.eG Does everything seem to go
wrong and has fortune never smiled
upon you? Has your life been empty!
| DO rot despair as you can yet learn
the true road TO success and happiness
FOR both await you if you will only
knew how when and where to lind
.hcm which will be revealed to you:
She tells you what you have done and
what you are doing now and what You
are going to do All told without ask
ing a single question. She has helped
others, why not you?
No matter what may be your am
Diti2n, hope or fears, she guarantees
to help you. Arc you in trouble? d
.-ou find the one you have bestowed
YOUR trust and affection upon ac@lr
coo! and Indifferent toward you? She
WI remove all obstacles and til!
nov to win and hold the one yen
sire. She guarantees satisfaction Or nc
charge.
Reading Sf.00
Located COS King Street
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STRIKE IN SYMPATHY

Richmond, Va, Aug Shop work
ers employed by the locomotive works
yesterday walked out when. theirEam-
rloyers demanded that they repair IN
gines sent over from the Chesapeake
aud Ohio Railway because of the
strike of machinists on that road.
It is estimated that 200 shopmen
are cut.
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RUN BY THE BROTHERHOODs

The aim of the railway brother
hoods is perfectly clear.
The proposition, in few words, i:
to saddle upon the public the cost Of
taking over the roads, which are If
turn to be handed to the brother.
hooGs to run and exploit.
Thc public is to provide the money
amounting to many billions, for the
cHp1ess benefit of a class.-tPhila.
Gc,lhia Inquirer.
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II .N1'FFs e
FAMINEq OF GIRLS
Unparalleled ,Sho5taagge of Women
Workers in New York Causes
Big. Gain in Wages, -

New York, Aug, 7,-New York is
i'll the grip of an unparalleled short
age Ct women workers. Tens CT thou
sands CT jobs avail: trained and. IN
trained girls IN every conceivable
line of industry wages, are skyrocket-
ing and all sorts of inducements IN
the way of working conditions are be-
ing Offered by employers. Yet fas-
tories and large commercial con-
ms almost without exception re-
port that sufficient help is not TO be
had.
The herald., 1919-05-01
MAIL CARRIER is HURT WHEN
HIT BY MOTORCYCLE.

Herbert Collins, %, a mail carrier
of 416 North Prier street, is in the
Charity Hospital suffering from Sc
we're internal injuries which he sus-
tanned in an accident in Algiers early
Tuesday morning. Physicians were
uncertain as to the extent of his in
juries which are, however, regarded
dangerous.
Collins attempted to cross the street
at Verret and Opelousas avenue when
he was run down by a motorcycle OPP
Grated by Thomas Nolan. electrician
employed by the government. Collins
was thrown heavily to the pavement.
mourning internal injuries and brain
conclusion. His mail was scattered
over the street. 1t was collected and
turned over to Ben Schaefer, mail
carrier of the lower coast. Nolan, who
lives at 1919 South Liberty street,
was not arrested, the police learning
from witnesses that he blew his horn
but Collins apparently did not hear
it.
The herald., 1919-05-01
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TO
INITIATE BIG CLASS.

All preparations have been com
pleted for the initiation ceremonies
to be held by Santa Maria Council
1924 tonight. A class of more than
100 members will be initiated.
All candidates and members are re
quested to report at the X. Of c. Home
on Alix and Olivier Streets no later
than o'clock p. m, where a process
sion will form and march through
the principal streets of Algiers, cele
brating the honor of the first Knights
of Columbus initiation to be held in
Algiers. After parading the streets
the members and candidates will pro
coed to the Holy Name of Mary
Church. where they will attend ser
vices; thence to the Holy Name OF
Mary Hall, where the exemplificatior
of the three degrees will be held.
| A large delegation from New Or
| leans Council No. 1714 and from
Gretna Council will be present.
The herald., 1919-05-01
SEVENTEEN ANNIVERSARY.

On Thursday. April oath, 1919. Ora
Lodge No. Rebecca's entertained
Columbus Lodge No. "a, Odd Fellows
at the residence of Mrs. Wagner in
Gretna, it being the anniversary Of
their 10th year. The following toast
was rendered.
Here's to Columbus No. "a, they are
faithful honest men.
Who have on this anniversary
reached three score years and ten,
The ones who met in years gone by,
and they the work begun
Have passed into the great beyond
they have left you one by one
The good work still continues by
the ever faithful few
When at each meeting they gather
to plan the work they do
When Ora No. is in trouble OF
distress
Columbus No. "a is their refuge
and they will always do their best
| We welcome you on your birthday
and may you ever be
Faithful to the triple link, and it
motto F. L. T.
The herald., 1919-05-01

NINETEENTH
Anniversary

On Tuesday, April %, a most en-
jOyable time was spent at the home
Oh Mr.. and Mrs. William Hildebrand,
the occasion being the nineteenth an
niversary of the birth of their daugh-
ter, Vera. The young hostess was
charm!ngly dressed in pink wolfe.
She received many beautiful and APP
propriate presents.
The parior was tastefully decorated
in pink roses and pink and green
crepe paper. The other rooms were
decorated in red. white and blue, and
the yard was decorated in Japanese
torchlights and Japanese umbrellas
with small colored electric lights.
Dancing and singing were INDUCED
in until very late hour Music was
furnished by Misses Carrie and Ber-
ma dine IIildebrand, Mildred Haus-
knecht, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Clancy, Messrs.
William J Hildebrand and Fort
meyer. Dainty refreshments we're
served. Those present were Misses
Vera and Bernadine Hildebrand,
Katie Noneye. Frances, Ethel and
Helen Covell. Alma, Carrie Mildred
and Rita Hildebrand. Mildred and
Verna Hausknecht, Annie Golf, Mel
triss RobiChaux, Gwendolyn Clancy,
Daisy Schroeder Josephine FOlse,
Messrs. William j. Hildebrand Bur
nett and James Clancy. Theodore
NIussachia, Charles and Philip Hoz,
Robert Smith. Morris Robichaux,
Robert Clearinghouse, William Don
ner. Magnus Harper. Louis Hinde-
lang. John Jackson, Payne Crowley,
Henry VOneye and FOrtmeyer; Mr..
and Mrs. William Hildebrand, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Hildebrand, Mr. and
Mrs. A. S. Covell. Mr. and Mrs. John
HUM, Mr. and Mrs. August HUM,
Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Hildebrand
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Milan, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Golf, Mr.. and Mrs L. Serria.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. V Hymel, Mr. and
Mrs. NJ. NJ Clancy. Jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hupperich, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Kopp, Mr.. and Mrs. D. Jean
| treau. Mrs. John Golf and Mr. VIII
| liam Spencer.
| The following children were pres
ent: Elvera HUM, Madeline Spencer,
John, Lillian, Irving. Wilfred and
| Harold Hum, Lillian, Ethel, Charles
and John Hildebrand, Helen May and
| Roland Hymel, Orien Hupperich,
Betty May Kopp, Camille Clancy.
Lillian, Rene, Vallery and Alvin
Jeanfreau and Walter Graham.
The herald., 1919-05-01
SCHOOL NOTES
BELIENILI,E NOTES,

The Belleyille School children are
very successful in their home gar
dens and crops. Little Miss Gladys
Legendre. OF Belleville St, brought
to the school five pounds of snap
beans last Tuesday that We're gath
cred from the crop that she had
planted. This child is only l. years
old and raised these beans in her
own yard, on 3-five feet rows.
Miss Averill's room has already
gathered twelve ounces of green peas
from their home garden. Little Miss
Elizabeth Watts brought in a prize
head of lettuce. The first Grade
A, Miss Judlin's room brought in
a bunch of radish, remarkable for
uniformity as we'll as eXcellency, dur
ing the past week.
Miss \. NJ. Harte, principal Of the
school, is indeed very proud of this
showing by the school
The herald., 1919-05-01
ST. MARGARETs DAUGHTERS.

A special meeting of the James H.
Blenk Memorial Circle st. Margaret's
daughters will take place in the Pres
bytery parlor, Saturday, May 8. at
1870.
All members are earnestly requested
to be present.
The object Of this meeting is to
name committees and formulate plans
for the May party which will take
place Thursday, May %, 1919.
The roll, consists of 1870 members.
both active and passive members pay
ing 10 cents per month.
The work of this Circle is to main
tain a home where working girls can
find rest and recreation during the
summer months.
If both active and passive members
would come forward and lend a help
ing hand the Circle would be able
to carry on this noble work in a
manner worthy of the Algiers people,
therefore a prompt and large at
tendance is urged.
The herald., 1919-05-01
TWO MESSENGER BOYS ARE
HELD ON THEFT
CHARGE

Charged with breaking and entering
and with grand larceny, two boys, the
police said Tuesday night, admitted
they were responsible for a number
of thefts during the last few months.
They are John Newcomb, IS, 934
TerpsichOre street, and Edward l..
Tilton, Il, 156 Pelican avenue, Algiers.
Both boys are employed by the West
ern Union, Newcomb as a messenger
and Tilton as file clerk. Charles
Benedetto, "a years of age, 1906 Cleve-
land avenue, employed in the supply
department of the Western Union
was arrested on the charge of buying
stolen property, and knowing it to be
stolen.
The boys Tuesday night confessed
breaking into the store of A. Vittul
and Company, 307 ST. Charles street;
the Clapp shoe store, PA St. Charles
street, and the tailor shop of Franz
Retsiro, at the same address.
The Vittur store is in the building
adjoining the Western Union office
The boys explained they gained en-
trance from the roof of their Owl
building. Newcomb, they said, KEEP
guard while Tilton broke a hole il
the wall. The first of the breaks il
the Vittur store occurred about Christ
mas. Since then there have bee
several others. A pistol taken from
the store and pawned by Newcom
gave the police the clue that led t
the boys arrest. The store and tn
tailor shop were entered only a fey
nights ago. At that time 500 wort
of shoes were stolen and clothing an
cloth valued at several hundred do
lars.
The herald., 1919-05-01
CAPTAIN WALLACE III. HEBERT.

Death claimed Capt. Wallace H.
Hebert this week after an illness of
several months. Capt Hebert was
one of the best known pilots in our
section of the country. For many
years, he has been in charge of the
local ferries; his last employment
being with the Union Ferry Co.. at
the Third District.
Capt Hebert was born in Baton
Rouge sixty-two years ago. but had
resided here for many years. He is
survived by his wife, who was Miss
Elizabeth Wood and by three sons
and by two daughters. He was a
member of Crescent Lodge No. 3
Knights of Pythias and of SITS. John
Lodge, No. 1913, F & A NJ. The
funeral took place Sunday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock from his late resi-
dence, 204 Delaronde Street. Inter
ment was in McDonoghville Gene
terry.
The herald., 1919-05-01
McDO\OGH ,.

On last Friday, the penny party
was held. Quite a large number OF
parents and friends came and helped
to make the affair the splendid sue
cess that it was. The amount OF
$500 was realized.
On next Wednesday, the annual
school picnic will be held at City
Park. The usual large number OF
pupils and teachers is expected, and
all parents and interested friends are
invited. We hope it to be as en-
Joyable as the many annual picnics
We have had before.
The herald., 1919-05-01
JOHNSON COMPANY
LAUNCH DOGOLIA
First Of Six Tugs for L. 5. Shipping
Board Goes Into Water.

While Mayor Bchrman. members of
tn United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet CORPORATION and
hundreds of Orleanians looked on. the
hull OF the Dogolia. recently complet.
ed tug of the United States Shipping
Board, slid from the ways in the hull
yard OF the Johnson Iron Works. Scott
and Bayou ST. John, into the water
at go p. N. Tuesday
This marked the launching of the
first tuSbOat hull for the United States
Shipping Board to be completed by
the Johnson Iron Works. Following
an address by Mayor Behrman
IN which he congratulated the John
son Iron Works for the pleas
ant relationship existing between il
and the wOrkmen, Miss Bessie John
son, daughter of Warren Johnson.
secretary and treasurer of the COM
Pany, smashed a bottle of American
champagne over the boat and christ
ened it DogOlia.
The name DOgOlia had been given
! the tug by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. who
| has the naming of all the Emergency
! Fleet Corporation ships.
The launching was entirely infor.
nal. Hundreds of people on both
banks of the bayou cheered as the
hull Slid into the water. W. p. Mel
son, district supervisor of the United
| States Shipping Board Emergency
! Fleet Corporation; A. b. Haley. dis
/ trict officer, and w. NJ Mitchell.
senior hull inspector. occupied places
of honor at the launching.
Work on the hull of the Doglia was
started about the middle of last Dc
tober and was completed recently
The tug is to be used i'll harbor serv-
ice by the Shipping Board and is the
first of six tugbOat hulls being built
by the Johnson Company. 1t is eX-
/ pected that the engine and other
equipment soon will be installed and
the tugbOat will be in service by
July.
The keel of the second of the five
remaining tugbOats already has been
laid, and within the next few weeks
the hull will be launched. Three hun
dred and fifty men are employed in
the hull yard of the Johnson Iron
Works on Bayou St. John and $50
men are employed in the Algiers yard
of the company.
Following the launching everyone
was invited to the cafeteria, where
refreshments were served.
The herald., 1919-05-01
LIE. NIBAU FOR CONSTABLE.

In the election soon to be held in
our district for minor Offices l.. E..
Imbau will be a candidate for con-
stable, to succeed the late George
Kobolt, who resigned this Office short
ly before his death. Mr. Imbau is at
present our pound keeper, and he
states he will be able to better look
after the duties Of pound keeper in
his capacity as constable, which will
keep him on the streets much of the
time. Mr. Imbau resides at Oil Val
lette Street.
The herald., 1919-05-01
MAYORS NIECES TO BE OVER
SEAS WORKERS.

The Mayors two nieces, Misses
Agnes and Margaret Collins, are 60
ing to France within the next few
weeks to engage in Red Cross can
teen work. They have received orders
to report to Washington for training
and instructions and will leave in a
few days. Mayor Behrman said We'd
nesday. They will work together.
The herald., 1919-05-01
HIT WITH BAT.

Standing too close behind his
cousin, who was at the bat in a base
ball game, August Woolverton, II,
of 93S Vallette street, son of Police
man j. Woolverton. was struck over
the left eye with the bat welded by
William WOolverton, Is, of the
same address.
Young WoOlverton was sent to the
Charity Hospital, where his injury
was bandaged.
The herald., 1919-05-01
CAPTAIN STANLEY BEHRMAN
RETURNS.

Captain William Stanley Behrman,
son of the mayor, who has been over
seas for more than sixteen months,
arrived in New Orleans at 1890 a. nj.
Tuesday.
Captain Behrman was commission
ed a first lieutenant in the first Of
ficers' training camp at Little Rock.
He was promoted to a captaincy in
the quartermaster corps just as he
was about to sail for France last
year.
The herald., 1919-05-01
LOCAL BOYS HERE MONDAY:

Among those who arrived with troops
from overseas" last Monday were
the following from our town: Augustin
Gerrets, Jefferson Gsrrets, Peter
Clement, Alexander Sperier, P. Bush
Roy Reaney, CASTOR M. Canton, Chas.
Krogh, George Cassagne, Louis Nc
Cormack, Thos. Torres, Owen Lind
quist, Treadaway and Jos. c. Galanti.
If there are any names omitted, ii
is not the fault of The Herald, as an
effort has been made to obtain all
names. However, we will gladly pub
lish any names that are furnished us
next week.
The herald., 1919-05-01
BODY RECOVERED.

The body of Theodore E. Perrin,
AZ, of loo Deslonde street, in the
city, who was drowned just outside
of the Naval station wharf, when his
skiff was hit by a steam launch
April IL, was found floating 60 miles
below the city. The body was
brought to New Orleans by the U.
S. lighthouse tender Davey and turn
ed over to relatives.