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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-24
FIRST TYPHUs WITH BATHS

New York, Aug. 24.-Suggestlons
that the League of Nations begin
warfare against typhus in Poland 81
sending steam and hygenlc bathing
apparatus into that country with 4
trained corps were mad" today Il?
Lieut. Col. Harry Plotz, unlted
States Army. who had charge OF
the delousing of United States troops
at debarkation and emoarkatlon CEN
tiers at the close of the war. Colone!
Plotz. who returned from Poland
and Central Europe last week an
nounced today that typhus is raging
there and in Southern Russia ana
unless checked will spread to otner
European countries and to America
The Pcles are incapable OF hano-
ling the epidemic, he said. many OF
their hospitals being without medical
supplies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-24
Stole Machine Valued at
S3,400 In Lima, O.,
Week Ago
CAPTURE MACHINE
Inability Of Men TO Pay Repair Bill
Led TO Arrest-Woman From
Washington, Pa, Alsu Held.

An eight passenger Oldsmcbl.e
stolen in Lima. o., last Monday was
captured in this city yesterday after
noon by Policemen Durrer and Pad
gctt who also took into custody
Two white men giving the names Of
Carl Karner aud Walter Wilhelm.
twenty-oHe and twenty years old re-
spectveiy and giving Lima, o., as
their home town.
Immediately following the arrest OF
he men Chief Of Police Goods wired
he authorities Of Cleveland, O., tell
ing ctem of the recovery of the ma
, h ne and last night he received a
telegram from Frank Smith. chief CT
police Cleveland, stating that g ma
hiue answering the description OF
he one recovered had been reported
missing frcm Lima.
According to the police the men aG-
mitted TIE theft Of the machine and
.old the police they would return to
Ohio without the formality Of ex-
tradition papers.
The men told the police that they
COX the machine in Lima last Nom
iay.jt I stated.
The arrest Of the men was brought
about through their Inability to pa
il0.T5 asiargcs III repail to the .aerz
Auto Z nirany, 81 nn,g$ street,
where tnc machine had been lett Sun
lay fer repairs. The men when they
iscerla.red the amount told the prop
.etor tF;cy wculd go to Washington
o secure the money. This aroused his
.uSp:c;cn and an investigation re-
ealcd that the car tag number had
cen cheEged. He notified the police
which resulted in their arrest at
King street hotel. 4 moman giving
he rsn.e of Rcah Reading. twenty
hree years old claiming Washing
on ra., as her home also is held. No
.hargc. however is made against her
md It j expected that she will be re-
eascd from custody upon the arrival
1cre &C he Ohio authorities. The ma
;irc : valued at SO 400.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-24
Local Parade
Firemen to March at $50 Tomorrow
Night

The only night parade of the con-
vention will be that of the local de-
partment. which will form promptly
at 9 o'clock tomorrow night on South
Fairfax street. The parade is schedul-
ed to move at go o'clock.
The parade will move north on Fair
fax street to King; west on King to
Patrick street, Patrick to Cameron
countemarch on Cameron street to
King, west on King to Payne, Payne
to Cameron. Cameron to King, King
to st. Asaph, st. Asaph to Prince
countermarch back to King, King to
Royal. Royal to Prince, Prince to
Fairfax and disband.
Eleven pieces of apparatus belong
ing to the local company will take
pan. in the parade and about 15t
men OF the three local companies
Hundreds Of automobiles and decorat,
ed floats will take part in the parade
Should the weather be against ths
showing of floats in the parade to-
morrow night. they will be giver
places in the line of parade Thursda!
afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-24
(Co, itinuct on Page Four
PICNIC 4 SUCCESS

Three boats totall,ng in the neigh,
borhcod Of 200 men. wCmcn and
children. attended the biz outing
held Jointly by the Henry X. Field
Bible Class. Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South and the j. r..
n. Curtin Baraca Bible Class of the
First Bartist Church to Marshall
Hall, Yesterday and general good
time was enjoyed by all.
The first boat. which left the city
at 1890 o'cIcck yesterday morning
was comfortably laden with pic
njckcrs while the 3 and ! o'clock
boats carried much larger numhers
Of peopla TO the little amusement
park. Everything possible was done
at the park to make the occasion
pleasant one for everybody. all OF
the various amusemcnts being open
and dancing being feature.
The Citizens Band, Of this city.
ACCOMPANIED the pleasure seekers
and furnished excellent music dur
ing the trip down the river and back
The tickets for the excursion were
sold bv the members Of the two
Bible Glasses. and every person Wis
ting the park yesterday reported a
royal good time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-24
EVIDENCE HAD BEEN DRUNK
Revenue Agents Find Upon Visit TO
Shin Here From Wet Portugal

Revenue Agents Find Upon Visit TO
Ship Here From Wet Portugal
With clinking "dead men" sway
ing from the masthead Of their ship.
the "Quinnipiac," Yankee sailors just
arrived in port at Alexandria from
nrohibitionless Portugal welcomed a
launchful of revenue agents ycster-
dav afternoon and served coffee to
the men who were seeking evidence.
All liquor aboard had already been
looked upon the previous evening,
when il was still red, Regrets were
forgotten in the afternoons joke on
the government agents.
When the squad of sleuthS Int the
deck and informed their hosts Of
the intention of the visit cheers
changed to laughter
Liquor" shouted one of the crew.
"you should have been here last
night. but today" he sighed. and
produced an empty" And search
as they would there was nothing but
cmpt:es in view for the investigators.
All hands joined eagerly in the
search for mere liquor but the party
Of the night before had been thor
ough. not a drop was in sight. and
the happy crew and disappointed
detectives sat down for SUP o'cof-
fee and swappcd years for the af-
ternoon.
Tho steamer just arrived Sunday
night from Lisbon. Portugal, com
ing over emntv. 1t fame direct to
the Virginia shipbuilding Company
wards near Alexandria.
Word of the party aboard ship
Sunday night reached shore. and IN
turn was forwarded to officer OF
the Internal Revenue Department,
who gathered squad Of detectives
from headquarters and set out for
I the scene of activities ana camp
ness Yesterday noon.
One member of the crew contided
70 the officers that he had purchased
s24s worth of liquor at a cheap
price in lisbon, but even his private
supply was exhausted before tie
custom agents and revenue officers
! could board the steamer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-24
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES
AT WARD FI'NER AL

The funeral over the remains of
Paul f. Ward drew large crowd
the largest to attend a funeral here
for many years. The stores and
business houses were closei during
the tua ard everything came to q
staudstill through respect 70 the
Young hero who gave his life in =
foreign land for tho cause Of world
freedom.
1t WAS a beautiful and touch;n"
sccrc. The lives Of many were in
spired and helped by this occasion
which h~ourht fra3;ds togstf'er a',E'
enabled them 70 count nes the
numerous good qualities aud the
noble, unscFish character cf the
young man who had made the Su-
preme sacrifice.
A few minutes before 10 o'clock
Yesterday morning, friends began
fling into the Broad Street Metho-
dist Church. After the family and
relatives. came the soldiers in full
Uniform and then the Knights CT
Pyth:as all occupying the central
portion rf the spacious church audi
troium. Every seat was taken. many
stood during the hour and many
4 4 ,l,r
After the choir had rendered My
Country "Tis cf Thee" tn" pastor
Rev. T.. u. Thompson. read from
John. Chaptcr II. and then led the
congregation in an earnest. app"o-
pirate prayer.
MIR. Thompson commended the ac-
ton Of the government in making
appropratior for bringing the bodies
Of the dead heroes Of the wCrd wax
back hcme. II means much to the
home people to meet together and
nav the honor due the boys who have
crossed over tho river Mr.. Thomp-
sons tribute was beautiful and was
well received.
The closing scene was most I'M
pressive when the soldiers fired IN"
salute over the open grave. which
was followed by blowing taps by
the burler. Earl G. Davis. Ih"
floral tributes were profuse.
Amcng the out of town reont"
hero for the funeral were the fol-
lowing: Mr.. and Mrs ]. w. Ward
father and mother, Mrs. Wavcrly
Morrison and Miss Ruth Ward and
Master James Ward, sisters and
brother. al! formerly Of Alexandria
Virginia. now of Washington. d. c.
Statcsvile. y. C.. Landmark.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-24
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Mrs. Carroll D. Moore entertained
Monday afternoon from , to .
number of little folks in honor Of
her little daughter. Carols. third
party. Those present were Misses
Doris M-Kcmpy. Marguerite Zc!l,
Lillian Zeil, Jane Kidwell. Velma
Kidwcli. Catherine Ewald. Virginia
Ewald. Katherine Fletcher. Grace
Bender. Edna Evans, Ethel Daniels
Elizabeth Daniels. Dorothy Schwartz,
Julia Schwartz. EVELYN Moore. Cath
crime Hamilton, Mildred Brown,
Dorothy Wells. Frances Edwards,
Rebecca Herritt, Mariory Nixon
Winifred Peytcn, Masters Clement
Moore, Everett Murnhy. EDDIE
Nancy. Hugh Pevton. Paul Mount
George Mount, Lawrence Smith
Richard Smith. Bernard Ewald, Jas
Herritt. John Ford, Robert Arnold
Harvey Evans, Jack Klaus, Ra5ph
McKenney and Thomas Kidwell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-24
VICTORY MEDALS
The U. S. Army Recruiting Sta

The U. S. Army Recruiting Sta
tion, recently opened at 624 King
street, is now prepared to give in
formation as to the necessary pro-
cedure to obtain "Victory Medals
and Lapel Buttons" for service
during the war. All who are en-
titled to these are cordially invited
to call at the office at any time dur
ing the day or evening up to $50
p. M. for full information.
1t is required that discharge GER
tifcates be brought to the office for
verification of service. etc. Men
who happen not to have their dis
charges, may obtain the necessary
information as to how to have the
medal sent to them as eXpeditlousiv
aS possible.
The Victory Media" and Lapel
Button" are issued to al! men who
were in the service between April
6. 1917, and November II. 1918,
whether they had overseas service
or not Special clasps and stars
are given for engagements. etc. All
these details will be explained by
the sergeant in charge at the Alex
andria Recruiting Station.
The foregoing applies to army
and cx-army men, but. men who were
in other branches may obtain infor-
nation that will lead to speedy
delivery of medals, etc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-24
Woman Loses $4,000 Riding in Auto'

Ha.c"stnwn. Nd. Aug 24.-Mrs.
Jennie N. Syrner. near Philadelphia,
reported to Traffic Officer Baughman
today that she had ost $4,000 on
The state road between HagerstowT
and Clear Springs. The money was
N travelling bag which fell from
the tender Of the automobile in which
she was riding.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-24
PROGRAM
For Firemen's Convention in
Brief

Tuesday-Lights turned on at
$50 p. M, followed by a band
concert in front of Chief Ogden's
Office.
Wednesday-Business session
at 10 a. m. in the auditorium OF
the Elks' Home. Bail game be-
tween Baptists and Methodists
at 4.3O p. m. Band concert at
$50 o. m., in front f Young
Peoples Building, followed by
parade of local fire apparatus at
$50 p. M.
Thursday-Visitors go to Ar
Eington, Washington and other
points in motor vehicles and big
parade at 4.30 p. M.
Friday. Reel races beginning
at 10 a. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-24
JEWS AGITATE FOR SEAT
IN LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Paris, Aug. 24.-The committee
of Jewish delegations meeting mere r,
announced Yesterday that it VIII
wage campaign to obtain a seat IN
the league of nations for repreSeti-
tatives of the Jewish people. ! II.
committee on which are represei'eeo
the Jews OF nearly every country
in the world also saiG that IL was
prepared to launch world via.
movement among jews in support o.
the league.
Plans are being perfected by the
committee for the election of JEWS I
national councils early next winter
in all countries where Jews live
From these councils It is PROPOSED
to create a new committee of Jew
ish delegations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-24
REMOVAL

The office of the German Co-Opera-
tive Building Association No. 5, is
moved to 526 King street.
JUSTUS SCHNEIDER,
197-6c Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-24

TEACHER OF EXPREssIoN-Will
open classes Monday, September
Goth. those interested address Box
1000. Gazette Office. 190-14p
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-24
HAPPENINGS ABOUT
CITY TOLD IN BRIEF

Master Louis DeMoll, Jr., is sick
at his home in North st. Asaph
street.
DR.. and Mrs. R. Lee wilkins have
returned from visit to Piney Point,
Va.
Miss Marie Fleet and Mrs. T. F.
Gaines are visiting friends in Rich
mond and Manchester, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Schloman and
son. Frederick, have returned from
Pen Mar, Pa, where they spent the
past week
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick H. Bart
lett have returned from Colonial
Beach, where they spent the past
ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c.. Lamond and
two sons, Clyde and Slater Lamond,
have returned from ten days visit
at Colonial Beach.
Miss Nellie Se.den Uhier has &c
turned from Virginia Beach, where
she was the guest of Mrs. Beverly
D. Tucker.
Mrs. Elmore B. Gray, wife OF
Captain Gray, U. S. A., Of Camp
Eustis, is the guest of Miss Kathrln.
G.. Uhier and Miss Nellie Uhler, at
their home in North Washington
street.
Jimmy Alexander, the Cardinals
young star, put himself in good with
the fans in Washington yesterday
by holding the Champion Shops
team, composed chiefly Of Rex play
ers to five Scattered hits. pitching
for Treasury in the post season Sc
ries now in progress in Washington.
Being returned winner by the score
of 5 to 2.
Announcement has been made OF |
the marriage last Thursday in
Blacksburg, Va, of Mr.. William G.
Harris, associate chemist at the
State experimental station, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, to Mrs. Char
lotte Mathews Moore. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev, William
L. Byrd. The bride was given in
marriage by her brother, Mr.. Will
liam Mathews, while the groom had
as his best man, his brother. Mr..
Alexander Harris, of Knoxville. Tenn
Mr.. Harris is the youngest son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Harris, of Rose
mont.
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Miss Nellie Se.den Uhier has &c
turned from Virginia Beach, where
she was the guest of Mrs. Beverly
D. Tucker.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-24

Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Lamond and
two sons, Clyde and Slater Lamond,
have returned from a ten days visit
at Colonial Beach,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-24

Mrs. Elmore B. Gray, wife OF
Captain Gray, U. S. A., of Camp
Eustis, is the guest of Miss Kathrin.
G.. UhIer and Miss Nellie Uhler, at
their home in North Washington
street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick H. Bart
lett have returned from Colonial
Beach, where they spent the past
ten days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-24

Mr.. and Mrs. w. Schloman and
son, Frederick, have returned from
Pen Mar, Pa, where they spent the
past week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-24

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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-04
)NGRESS BALKS AT YANK BONUSES
South Bend ELkS to
Celebrate Burning
of Mortgage Tonight

Plans for the '.rnotgage burning
at the E'ks' temple on ". Colfax
av. tonight have been completed.
and the festivities will begin at Z
o'clock.
When the torch is applied to the
piece Of paper that once represent
ed an indebtedness Of $4,000 to-
night members Of South Bend
lCIge, 235, Benevolent and Protec-
tive order Of Elks OF the United
states OF America, VIII watch the
symbol Of that indebtedness go up
in smoke and will be brought to
the realization that today the South
Bend lodge owns a 100000 home
on which there is no debt.
Tonight Is 20 be made a gala oc-
casion in Elkdom in this city in
celebration OF the event. Ellss and
their wives and sweethearts and
mothers are to be present IT the
mortgage burning, which will be
held in the Elks' temple There will
be refreshments and entertainment.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-04
FARMERS FROM 26
STATES ORGANIZE

CHICAGO. March 3.-The Amer
lean Farm Bureau Federation was
organized Wednesday at a meeting
of Representatives from 2S states
farmers bureaus. J. p. Howard of
Clemons, Ia, was elected president,
and s. L. Strivings. Of CASTLE. y. Y,
vice president.
objects OF the federation, it was
announced, are 10 cOrrelate and
strengthen the individual state farm
bureaus and similar organizations in
national body 10 promote. protect
and represent the business, eco
nomic. social and educational in
terests Of the farmers and 20 de-
Velop agriculture.
Membership Of the federation
was placed at 10000 Il was an p
nounced that 100000 had been re
ceived - membership dues from
the state bureaus.
Thomas L. Wilson. president of
the Institute OF American Meat
Packers. addressed the farmers to-
ddy and pledged the support OF that
organization 30 the federation
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-04
MAKE FINAL PLEA
FOR N. Y. RADICALS
Morris Hillquit Sums Up Case
of Suspended Assembly
Members.

ALBANY, y. Y, March 3.-Morris
Hillquit summing UP in a five hour
speech Wednesday in defense OF the
five suspended socialist assembly
men who have been under investi-
cation for the past seven weeks,
told the assembly judiciary commit
tee it had no right TO impose upon
these men qualifications for office
not demanded by the constitution.
Dcnounccs Sweet.
Declaring that the whole proceed
ing against his clients was "a part
OF the national hysteria against rad
icahsm," Mr.. Hillquit denounced
Speaker Thaddeus c. sweet. iniator
of the custer movement. He as
serted the action of the speaker
"over stepped the limit" and said
'it IS absolutely inconceivable that
In times Of normal, rational condi-
tions. any such proceeding would
have been undertaken"
Mr.. Hillquit demanded that the
judiciary committee frame a report
recommending the seating OF the
five socialists and completed his
summing up with a warning that if
the assemb blymen we're unseated
that stain upon democracy Will
never be washed off, never be re-
moved"
Charges Irrelevant.
"The precedent once created" he
asserted. "will work towards the un-
doing Of the entire constitutional,
representative system so labOriously
built up and upheld in this country"
Defense counsel declared that
many OF the charges, and much of
the evidence before the committee
were irrelevant to the issues involv-
ed and that they "are outside and
beyond the scope OF the commit
tee"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-04
INDIANA CHURCH
CONFERENCE ENDS

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 8
The state conference OF the inter
church world movement. attended
by approximately 1000 ministers OF
Indiana. representing { grctically all
protestant denominations. adoptes a
declaration OF principle" prai5ing
the work OF the movement at the
closing session wednesday nisht.
The conference has been in session
since Monday.
The declaration" adopted tonight
states that il is the earnest desire
OF the delegates Ito help in the bet
terment OF the human race by
teaching. healing and advancing So
cial and industrial justice" Con-
Guiding the resolution says:
We believe that the hand OF God
has been working in and through
the inter-church world movement
We pray that its leaders may ever
walk So humoly before God and
seek so earnestly the guidance OF
the Holy Spirit that the movement
may continue TO serve the kingdom
ot Cod"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-04
URGES BETTER CARE
OF CHILDREN'S TEETH

Teeth. Their Care and Correc-
ton" was the subject Of an address
delivered by Lander IT. Writ. Or
thodontist. at a meeting OF the prin-
cipaIs and supervisors Of the pub
lie schools held wednesday after
noon at the school administration
building.
Tie spoke OF the vital need OF
good teeth, and told OF the part
they played in raking the organs Il
the body function properly he de-
clared that most If the stomach
troubles Of the present day are due
10 the improper care Of the teeth.
ana suggested that an 0rthodouLic
clinic be established 20 eliminate
that phase OF Hl health among
school children. The board took the
suggestion under advlscmeut.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-04
COTTON MANUFACTURERS
DEFENDS L. S. PACKERS

WASHINGTON, March Com
ing to the defense Of the packers
after numerous other witnesses had
urged regulation of the industry.
Edward ]. Veern. a cotton mill op-
orator OF Moultrie. Ga, told the
house agriculture committee Wed
nesday that Swift and company,
one OF the big five" by bringing in
thoroughbred livestock and poultry.
had been eth biggest single factor
In the agricultural Development Of
southern Georgia.
Neeren denied the charges Of the
federal trade commission that Swift
and company u order 10 suppress
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-04
THREE KILLED IN
NEW JERSEY CRASH
Two Engineers and One Fire
Man Die When Trains
Meet Head On.

ELIZABETH, N. J., March g.
Two engineers and fireman were
killed and a dozen persons were in
jured late Wednesday when the
Hampton express of the Central
railroad OF New Jersey crashed into
a work train at Elizabethport and
the engines blew up.
Debris was hurled high into the
air as the trains came together and
many OF the injured were struck by
wreckage os they stood on the sta
ton platform. Then great clouds Of
steam shot up as the boilers burst.
One car of the work train was over
turned, an express coach was badly
crushed and the tracks were torn
up for many yards.
Panic EnsueS.
Panic ensued. Reports Of a dozen
killed and scores injured travelled
far and wide and a call for ambu-
lances was telephoned 10 neighbor-
ing cities Then railroad employees
plunged into the work of examining
the wreckage and compiling an ac-
curate casualty list.
The dead are:
Herman Hand of Dunellen, Y. J.,
engineer Of the work train.
J. J. Bargley. DUnellen, y. j.
fireman Of the work train.
W II. Fells. engineer of the eX-
press.
Fells was buried beneath the
wreckage and schwartz, his fire
man. was hurled over the telephone
wires by the force OF the explosion.
1t required two hours OF hard work
to release the body of the engineer.
Railroad officials tonight were un-
able to fix responsibility for the ac-
cident.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-04
I2f VERMONT TOWNS
VOTE VET: LARGEST
~ SEVENTEEN YEARS

RUTLAND Vt, March 3.-Com-
pIetc returns from l. out of II
counties i'm this state on the result of
Yesterdays town meeting showed to-
night 124 towns had voted wet -
the highest number in the history
uf the state. The missing counties
0erc Essex and Grand Isle.
The wet" vote. however. was not
.Npected TO be greatly increased by
the returns from these missing
counties
The largest wet" vote heretofore
was in 1903. the first year Of local
option. when % OF the 24S towns
u the state voted for license. The
next year the number dropped 10
forty and dwindled steadily in sue
coeding years 20 about 10 in 1908,
rut jumped again 20 90 lest year.
The vote has only a theoretical sig
rificance because or the operation
OF the federal prohibition amend
ment