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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-03
First Class German
And June Ball

And June BAH
Two Of the most important social
events of the week will be The first
class german and the June ball the.
former to be held on Thursday night
from 8 to o'clock In the gymnasium,
Luce Hall and the latter on Friday
night lii the Navy Armorys Dahlgren
Hall from $50 to 1875
The class german. which. by the
way, Ii still called German, despite
the war and suggestion of the late
Kaiser, Is the most exclusive dance Of
the week. and none but first classmen
and their girl friends, Is allowed on
the floor Handsome fayors will be
provided. and there are some sur
prises to be sprung.
The 1920 class german IS expected
to ontclass all It's predecessors Girls
may wear any color except green
which does not harmonic with dec.
orations to be used. but none must
carry flowers Of wear flowers this
week to any social function at the
Naval Academy by request Of authori.
ties
Miss Lucy Redmond. teacher Of the
Eighth Grade. spent the weekend
with friends In baltimore.
Miss Harriet Scales. daughter of Adj
miral and Mrs. Scales, is expected 70
return home tomorrow from the Ca.
thedral school at Washington, where
she IS q student. and will be accompa-
nied by her cousin. Miss James Scales.
OF Richmond, Va
Another Little
Navy Girl
Commander Sherwood A Tafinder,
u. IS. NJ, and Mrs. Tafinder. are re.
ceiYing congratulations On the birth Of
a. listle daughter, Margaret BrowneH.
sgho made her bow yesterday TO this
mundane sphere. al the W0mans Hos
pifal. Baltimore. The new navy girl
tipped the scales 1t nine pounds.
Mother and daughter are doing nicely.
PROF William 81 Stevens, Mrs.
Stevens and sons lelt yesterday toI
their summer home at siasconset,
MASS. where they will spend the sum
mer and early autumn.
Mrs william Montrose Graham.
widow Of RrigadierCeneraI Graham.
u. s. A.. viii leave ncxt week for her
summer home. The Shelter a Hop
kinton. Mass TO spend the summer
she win be accompanied by her son.
ii. Law ana daughter. Prof and Mrs.
Carroll Storrs Alden, who will also
spend the summer there
Miss Baldwin and Miss Thomisy. 81
Norfolk, Va. are the hcse guests for
June Week OF Commander and Mrs.
Vernon Ill the Naval Academy
Mrs. Richard B. Spencer. and two
sons. OF pittsburg. Pa are visiting
har husbana's parensa NJ. szd MFs
Julian Spencer. Duke Of Gloucester
street.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-03
Lieutenant commander Pugll
no Wed Here


In the local court this morning
Clerk Woodward granted marriage
license on more than usual interest, to
Channcey b Pngh. lieut. commander.
q. s. Navy, and Miss Jessie Mildred
Croker. both of Galveston, Texas.
Lientenant-C Commander Pugh. arrived
here yesterday with his prospective
bri ne from their own home city. and
he Is returning To his alma mater
after an absence of several years. They
will Witness the festivities Of COM
mencement week at the Naval Acad-
envy and will be married here on sat
surday Lieutenant Commander Pugh
graduated from the Academy in the
class Of 1907 Miss Croker Isl a sister
tof Midshipman James Nj Croker d
member Of the graduating class. The
wedding will be quiet, owing 10 a re-
cent death in the family Of Miss Crock
er.
Miss Mary Murphy. Of Pittsburgh,
Els visiting Miss Jeanette Russell
Home Again
From Cuba
Mrs Carlos Y Cnsacks and her
daughters, Misses Georgfana and Mar
guerite. have returned IL their home
on king George street after havifs5
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-03

( 4 tsasS&ts tut
rev l1r HI VI Burgan, pastor
IN First III. III Church, left here
night fnr Philadelphia and New
aud will join his wife and her
Iler d Atlantic City
slny Field Clerk George p Carl
81 spending the week with his
fltsf al the estate, Kundquist
iii HE severn MIR Carlson RE-
ss3l his appointment on April 7th
ssh assigned as Secretary to the Nd
l.tni and Emergency Secretary TO the
commanding General, headquarters,
Hp Meade
me lsey Edgar Smith pastor OF
.tiyilry Baptist Church III Schenectady
who preached on Sunday ut
silify lark. w1tb Airs. silfith il
YIsalng Mrs Smiths sister Miss
afkson Murray Hill.
Major Alexander Randall q the
Medical Corps. American Expedition
i Forces, who with Mrs. Randall
n.is been visiting his mother, Mrs.
john Writ randall and his sister, Mrs.
Elliot BurwelI left yesterday for Phil.
aaellhia
Mr. Fred n 1srnndsn. 81 81. Louis,
Mo- was the week end guest Of Mrs.
iiagefs ii the residence Of The lat
ftf son inl Inv. Commander Wolcott
E Hall In the Naval Academy
Mrs. Woicott II Hall who has been
at Baltimore hospital for the PAST
fortnight. returned home last night.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-03


chine Gun Battalion Is visiting his
brother. Amos WiIhide and family 81
Dean street
Surgeon Robert WEIGH. d S. . is
on leave which he is spending With hia
parents. IN and MR.. MilI:am selImais
Nelch. Duke u Gloucester street
sFedding Ii
Formally Announced
Mr. and Mrs John Leais haze
sent carda formally announcing ihe
marriage Of their daughter iIrs MARY
Dell Lewis Thomas Ia SIR Arturo Fe.
nandez The cereinony took place III
SATURDAY May ST, III Annape lis PROT
and Mrs Feinandez viii be d, home
after October Il IL Duke q Giou
cestcr street
Mrs Maiey is al her cottage AZ
Arundel -oD the Say for The week
The Misses Harris, Of Washin Ton.
are spending the week q their atirac-
tive cottage a Arundel-on the I3ay
Mr. and Mrs William T Harder have
received word OF the safe arrival Of
their son. Second Class Boatswain's
Mate Robert q Barber ut Inverness,
Scotland, where he IS d patient al a
hospital, suffering from q mashed foot.
Young Barber writes the first per-
son he saw WAS Irving Farrell, Of An
napolis. and he frequently sees young
NOVEL;, OF West street, who Is also al
Inverness Young Barber was one 81
Maryland's 500 whose names are en-
graved on the tablet III the State
House. the first 70 volunteer IN the
navy when war was declared
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-03

Miss Mary Murphy. Of Pittsburgh,
is visiting Miss Jeanette Russell
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-03

The Misses Harris, 81 Washing Ton,
are spending the week a their attrac-
tive cottage All Arundel on he I3ay
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-03
Wedding Ii
kormalIy ARnoancea

Mrs Maiey is al her cottage AZ
Arundel on the Bay for The week
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-03

Surgeon Robert WEIGH s. III
on Leave which he is spending With his
Parents. pr and Mrs William sselIman
Nelch. Duke 81 Gloucester street
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-03

Paul s Wtihidc az the 5IIth M i
chine Gun Battalion IS visiting his
brother Amos WiIhIde and family 81
Dean street
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-03

Mics Baldwin and Miss Thomiey of
Norfolk. Va. are the ho Be guests for
June week Of Commander and Mrs.
Vernon at the Naval Academy
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-03

Mrs. Richard B. spencer, and two
sons Of pittsburg. Pa, are visiting
har husbands parents, Ms. and Hrs
Julian Spencer, Duke Of Gloucester
street
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-03

Miss Harriet Scales daughter of Adj
nsfral and Mrs Scales. is expected to
return home tomorrow from the Ca.
tlledral School at Washington, where
she Is q student, and will be accompa-
nied by her cousin Miss James Scales,
Of Richmond. Va
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08
SIX MONTHS IN JAIL
Var Drought Law Held Constitution
s: al in Case of New York
+. Saloon Owner

New York, Aug. S.-HoId!nG the
var time prohibition law constitu-
, ional, Judge Wilson, in the Federal
District Court, Tuesday, sentenced
'ohn H. Voegc, proprietor of the
aoon at Franklin and Center SITS,
which has been known for years as
Tom Foley's;" to six months I'M
,risonment and fined him $1,000 for
;elling a glass OF what the govern
ment contends was whisky. This IS
The first jail sentence imposed in the
New York district for violation of
ne prohibition law.
Immediately after sentence was
imposed Judge Wilson granted 10
days stay for the preparation OF
appeal papers and paroled Voege in
the custody of his counsel, Robert
Moore. A test will be made Of the
case and an appeal filed.
Voege was apprehcnedd by agents
of the Department of Justice. Pas
1uale Pigniuolo testified he ordered
whisky from Voege and that when
the bar bottle was placed before him
he poured some CT the contncts into
a phial. The Government operative
said he did not taste the liquor, but
it smelled like whisky.
A Government chemist testified he
had examined the liquid turned over
TO him by Pignuiuolo and found il
contained alcohol.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08
WHITE. MEN QUIT
Thousands Refuse to Work With Ne
groas in Packing Plants
- in Chicago

Chicago, Aug. SIM. F. Wegener,
financial secretary of the Stock
'Iards Labor Council, declared that
i75O white employees had walked
ut at the different packing plants
at noon, and that the number was
rrowing hourly.
The men, he said, had quietly left
heir places, refusing to work with
egroes under police protection, but
hat no violence had been reported
/ Officials of the Stock Yards Labor
,ouncil announced. yesterday that
the return of the negro workmer
night result in a general strike
The white men, it is, said, objected to
he negroes largely because a ma,
iority of them were not members OF
the union. The white men also
oonplained that white workers were
searched for weapons and that ne
orocs were not. The union member:
also objected to the presence OF
State troops and police in the. plants
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08
HALT TRAFFIC IN NEW YORK
Brooklyn Railway Transit Company
Suspends Service After Day
If Violence

New York, Aug. S.-Service on all
lines of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company, surface, elevated and sub
way, was discontinued at 9 o'clock
last night to be resumed at ) o'clock
this morning. The reason as
signed by the company for the
company for the abandonment of
service during the night, was mad
cquacy of police protection.
Service on all Of the lines
throughout the day was desuitory
and many attacks were made on
cars, many of the nonstriking
motormen and conductors being
beaten. Scores of arrests were
made, and the rclice courts were
kept busy all day. One man was
and boy was shot, in one
of the riotous demonstrations. The
disorder was not"confnsd to any
one section of the city, but was
reported from all quarters at differ
ent times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08
VOTE TO RETURN TO WORK

Atlanta, Aug. S.-Thc first break
in the strike of railroad shopmen in
the Southeast came late yesterday
when 1900 employees of the Norfoll
and Western Railroad shops az Rca-
noke, Va, voted to return to worf
tomorrow and await results of the
vote on a general strike order.
In the meantime, railroads gener-
ally in the Southeast were working
under suspension of freight traffic
except in perishable goods ard food
stuffs or human consumpt'on.
Passenger trains generally were
running on schedule time, but Pull
man sleeping cars had been clinina-
ted from certain trains. So far as
could be ascertained the embargo
had not had serious consequences as
yet.
The Mayor of Atlanta. after con-
fcrring with local representatives
of oil beginning tomorrow, except u
the companies, announced today
that gasoline would be sold only by
permit cases of public utilities, ply
sicians, hospitals, and ether neccs-
sarv businesses. 1t also was annom-
ced that rules regulating distribu-
ton of coal, ice and foot ;would BE-
.ssucd if necessary.
No other changes in tie strike
sitdation were reported ,e;ther (. by
Sttc. railroad; administration pr the
union leaders. =
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08
Will Have Complete Record
of Activities of All
Who Served
SOON TO START WORK
Will Be History of Parts Played by
Alexandrians During War and Also
Record CT Each Church.

The American Woman's Legion held
a meeting last night in thefWar Camp
Community Hall which was presided
over by Mrs. T. C. Howard, VICE
president, in the absence of the presi
dent, Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett.
In addition to the regular program
some excellent suggestions were made
for the benefit of the community
which it is announced will be started
at once.
Miss Helen Norris Cummings, who
has been commissioned by the gov
ernor to compile the nationa. mate
rial for a history of Alexandria citi::
zans during the war period, present
ed this tmatt,r before the meeting
With the request that |. the organiza-
ton take it up and through commit
tees perfec., the plan: I
1t is proposed to. obtain an accu-
rate account of the part taken by all
AlexaEdrians. both men and women
who were enlisted in any branch of
the service and the part they took
together with complete record OF
their work and laso recor,l of the
work done by each church and orgari-
zation. ri.
1t was unanimously decided to un-
dcrtake the work and it will nc
started at once
At the next meeting of this or
y&nization which viii De held Au-
-rst 21, it is hon~h That Mary New
me nbers will enroll
At this meeting the names of al
members of the committee WI, hc
"c.,d.
Following the meetinr>, refresh
ments were servc1
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08
LEAVES GHAMBER.0F
COMMERCE SEPT.Hl
R. Stuart Roger Resigns as
Business Manager Of
Organization
CAPT. EVANS CHOSEN,
MIR. Roger Will Go With Walton Con-
struction Company and Will be Gen
eraI Manager of Firm. :

| R. Stuart Roger, who since Janu
ary / last has been business manager
of the Chamber of Commerce, has
resigned effective January and tbs
board of directors of that organiza-
ton at meeting held yesterday af-
ternoon elected Capt. George H. Evans
of this city, as business manager t2
succeed Mr.. Royer. Mr.. Roger sue
ceeded Julian Y. Williams as busi-
ness manager, Mr.. Williams having re
signed.
Mr.. Roger rendered his resignation
to take effect September on July %.
The first public announcement of Mr..
Rogers resignation was made yes
terday afternoon following the meet
ing of the directors.
Mr.. Roger has accepted a position
with the Walton Construction Conl-
pany railroad contractors, with ofli-
ces in Roanoke and Bluefield. w. Va.
The foregoing concern together with
Mr.. Royer will form new company
and engage in highway construction
work in Virginia, North Carolina and
Maryland and Mr.. Royer will become
general manager.
Fir six years Mr.. Roger was bust
ness manager Of the city of Fred
aricksburg, Va, and at the outbreak
of the war served as army engineer
and after being mustered out of scr-
vice came to Alexandria.
Capt. Evans for the many y@"":s
past has been employed in the treas'l-
rers office of the Southern Railway
Company. At the outbreak Of the war
he was commissioned as captain in
the @. NJ. c. and served overseas.
Since his return he has represent ed
private interests with an office ! n
Washington.
Announcement Of the selection of
Capt. Evans for the position was "e-
ceived with general satisfaction. The
many friends of Mr.. @Royer will $:.
gret:to hear of his departure.
While in the city Mr.. Royer won
for himself a host of friends, and
under his direction the Chamber of
Commerce prospered. He carries with
him the best wishes of a host of now
ty made friends. All Of whom wish
him success in his new field of en-
deavor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08
HINES TO DEAL WITH HEADS
Washington Terminal Workers Must
Return, as Well as 10000 Who
Quit in Chicago, and Other
Cities

President Wilson last night or
dered Rail Director Hines to take
Up and reconsider on their merits
the demands of railway shopmen
without waiting for action by Con-
gross.
This is expected to avert all pos
$ibility of an Immediate nationwide
strike of 100000 shopmen, provided
10000 members Of the union in
Washington, Chicago and other cities
return to work pending negotiations.
These men walked out without wait
ing to learn the result of national
strike vote now being taken.
The order also is expected to quiet
The situation with regard to wage
demands of. $4,000 members of the
brotherhood of Railway Frainasen
md 1000. members of the; Order of
Railway Conductors, who alsoS are
,l.eattning nation wide waiMuts.
!. The President made 5its clear,
.;,owcv er, ,that Hines is to Sefusesto
eopen' nsgotiations with the shonnien
:ntiI the 10000 unauthorized strik-
rs return to work. ].
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08
CRUSHED TO DEATH

Luray, Va, Aug. 8.-An unknown
man was instantly killed by train No
on the Norfolk and Western rail
way, one mile north OF Vesuvius
Rockbridge county yesterday morn
zig about daylight. 1t is not knov'r
whether the man had fell to sleep
while sitting on the track Or whether
ne was run down by the train. He
was horribly mangled, his head be-
ing severed from his body. Frag-
a,ents also of the latter being scat
tered along the track for hundred
yards.
The engineer of the train that kill
ID the man did not know that he had
truck any object until he saw the
.ody hurled under the wheels.
From papers foun'! on the man i
: believed that he was of foreign
extraction. He had one dollar and
weaty cents on his person.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08
Alfred Schethe Electrocutet
at Virginia Shipbuilding
Plant Yesterday
NO INQUEST HELD
Schethe Was Working on Betsy Bell
at Time He Met Death-PuImote
Used Without Effect.

Alfred Schethe, about twenty-years
old, who was employed as a Lahore,
at the plant of the Virginia Ship
building Corporation was electrocut2d
while at work at the company's plant
yesterday afternoon.
Schethe was at work on the Betsy
Bell, on which ship the finishing
touches are being put on, when ha
came in contact with a live wire it IS
supposed. The heavily charged wir:
Immediately put him to death. DR.. r
A. Wood the company's physician
was summoned and used the pulmot0g
without effect.
The body was removed to Demaine' s
undertaking chapel. An inquest was
leemed unnecessary. The deceased
was native of Rochester, n. Y, and
had been employed at the company's
Diart for several months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08
R. F. Downham followed. He told

R. F. Downham followed. He told
of receiving a check from Mrs,
Stanton when the latter failed to
have money in the bank to meet the
same. $ili
Several other witnesses followed,
but their testimony cast no new
light on the tragedy.
Robert James Snead, Jr.. took the
stand. Witness said he resided in
Rosemont; had lived there three
years; Mrs, Stanton lives next door
to him; had known Jesse Rolph since
Christmas; deceased had purchased
am Odds cars when he had another
auto; Rolph was friendly of spirit;
was calculated to make friends; de-
MED that Rolph met Mrs. Stanton
in his house; he was never at his
home when females were present;
Mrs. Stanton was introduced to
Rolph on the .30th of March at a
birthday party in the neighiborhood;
his fannily's relations with Mr.. and,
Mrs. Stanton and their children had
been pleasant until the beginning of
the alleged intercourse between Mrs.
Stanton and Rolph; Mr.. Snead did
not use intoxicants; always spoke
we'll of Mr.. Stanton; denied all allie
cations against Mrs. Snead, espec-
tally the insinuations that Mrs.
Stanton had been led astray by Mrs. |
Snead; witness always sylnpathized
with Stanton, who was often treated
with disregard by the iatter's wife.
Snead was on the stand when
this report closed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08
THE AMERICAN LEGION
POST Will Be Organized Tonight
Will be Composed of Men Who
Served Colors.

| The American Legion, a pest of
which is to be formed at the war
lamp Community Club House, Prince
:! md Royal streets, this evening at s
SAclock is an organization for all men
Who have been in the army, navy 81
marine corps, during the war. and
ave been honorably discharged. 1t Is
primarily, an enlisted mems assoc'a'
ion and regardless Of rank in the pas
II are on the same basis IN IT,
American Legion.
The men who have already slgnot
he charter, which is TO be closed to
light after the meeting, are repro
sentative Of about all arms of IN
ervice, and it is hoped that ther
\ vill be large number present thi
'vening to start the local post, in,
way that every one will be glad t
4 ee. .,o,
/ The presence of the men from tn
suburbs is heartily desired, as i
fthat of the ME in the city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08
THE FOOD PROBLEM
President Wilson to Appear Before
Congress This Afternoon

President Wilson to Appear Before
Congress This Afternoon
Four o'clock this afternoon is the
hour set for the appearance of
President Wilson before joint s"s-
sion of the Houses cf Congress.
The President will ask immcdi-
ate passage of legislation dealing
with both food problems and a
growing spirit of industrial unrest
that now is sweeping the United
States. it was learned last night,
Then. leaving to Congress the
problem of equipping the govern
ment with weapons to deal with the
present crisis, the President will re-
turn to the White House to resume
personal charge of the executive
program framed by him and his ad-
visers to curb >profiteer;ng and
boarding cf foods. and to redure
living costs.
Within three weeks the first steE
towards prosecution of big meat
packers will be taken in Chicago
when indictments will be asked O
the grand jury. District Attorney
Clyne yesterday discussed the stel
With the President.
This is only one part of the gen
eral executive program to bette,
living conditions, undertaken at th'
Presidents direction.
Another step was put in full
swing early yesterday, when NOR
than 1000 agents and employees O
the Department Of Justice began
nation wide hunt for evidence
against profiteers and price goug
ers. go
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08
REALTY SALES :
Deeds of Convey and For Six Pieces
of Property


of Property
Deeds of transfer for the following.
pieces of property, today, were placc.l
E7n! record in the office of the; clerk
If the corporation. court. W., Fitz-
hugh :Eickhni jr.;;. to- Mrs: Evelyn W.
Watkins, house and LOTS in block A
section /, Rosenlont; Mrs. Julia H.
Nbner and husband to Mrs. Ruth c.
ftschelhcrn, house and@lot PIT North
Patrick Street Mrs. Mary H. Butts to
i'.ucien NJ. Manley, house and lot 4lS
North Columbus street; C. S. Taylor
!3urke, special commissioner to the
rustees of Meade P. E. Church, lot
IN the west side of Alfred betw" IN
Queen and Princess streets; William
l.. Chauncey to Thos Chauncey IL
crest in two lots of ground On west
ide of Alfred between Duke and
Wolfe streets and also interest j:
marble yard and interest in lot OF
Wilkes street near the cemetery
IToseph C. Haskins to C. C. Hollan,
house and lot on the east side of S.
'.saph between Wilkes and GibDo:
streets.