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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT.
Citizens Band To Give Affair At
Friends Fairgrounds.

A free concert, to which the pub
lie is invited, will be given by the
Citizens Band at O'Clock tonight
at the Friends Fairgrounds on the
ncrth side Of Queen between Wash
inrton ami Columbus streets.
Inasi1uch as there is 10 way FOR
seating the audience all WHO have
camp stools are requested to bring
them along. The committee in
charge of the Fairgrounds reports
that a .r.rber of contributions nave
been received and soon they expect
TO have sufficient funds to have
pjavcrounds in every section of the
city. The contributions received
shortly will be acknowledged in these
columns. All are urged to help IN
this city.
At the band concert tonight eleven
numbers will be given and the band
will be ur der the direction OF 'mtlus
Hamper, director The program fol-
lows:
Marcl-"soldicr Boys" Mackie-
Boyer.
Sincerity" Barnard.
Fox Trot-"Frankie," Snyder.
serenade-"Moonbeams,' Huff.
March-"Amcrican Eagle" Boeh-
NE.
Overturc-"Magneta," Huff.
Waltz-"Down The Trail To Home
Sweet Home" Ball.
Marcl-"Garlas Du Corps"
Hall
March-"Our Favorite Rag" Huff.
March-"The New Colonial" Hall.
Finale-"The Star Spangled Ban
.ier."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22
HOWLING OF DOG SAVES
TWELVE LIVES IN FIRE

Ocean City, n. ]. July 22.-The
bowling Of a dog saved the lives CT
twelve perscns here today when fire
destroyed eight stores wit!t a loss OF
$40. eco. ncne Of which was covered
BY insurance.
The blaze Of Unknown origin swept
the two-story building in which the
Stores were located and gave f:remen
4 desperate battle to prevent 9ts
spreading tc other sections Of the city.
Occupants CT the blazing structure
fed 10 the street in their night cloth
es, The owner Of erie of the stores
was rescued by q policeman jus. las he
!apsed into unccnsc;cusness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22
Dies Suddenly
Father of H. OBJ. Cooper Expires at
Craig Spring, Va.

SsIas L. Cooper. q we'll known resi-
dent of Ca!psrer Va, died suddenly
at ) c'clcck Yesterday aftarnocN at
Craig Spring, Va, wttare he had gene
fer his health, according to word re-
ceived IN this city to-day. The decea's-
cd besides his wife Is survived by two
sens, Hcnry OBJ. Cooper, Ct this city
who lives In RcsemcGIt and Robert
Cocrar, OF Rccky Mount, n. c. The
body WEI be brought to CuIpeper for
buT:sl. The funeral arrangements have
not yet been COMPLETED
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22
BEQUEATHS ESTATE TO HER
THREE COUSINS

In THE circuit count fer this city
the Will of Mrs. Anriie NJ. Pelton,
dated June IA, 1915, has been admit
ted to probate TestaItrix leaves her
er1aire estate to her cousins, Mary
Blake Breed and Susan EthetinGe,
Lucy Breed and Annie Breed, share
an,d share alike. Mary Blake Breed is
manned rs executrix but she declined
TO qualify ard the court appointed
Gardner L. Bcdulle in her place with
the will annexed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22
20 OR MORE PERSONS, MOSTLY
CHILDREN DROWN WHILE
ON CHURCH PICNIC

HcGstcm, Texas, July 22.-Twenty
on more persons, MOSTLY children, were
drswned while bathing in the Gu,f
qlaar Palsc:os Taiia To-day, according
60 word received here last night.
AYl are said to have been delegates
to the Baptist Young Peoples Union
Convention at Palacios.
a message just recetved states that
15 bodies have been taken from the
Gulf and brought back to PaIacics.
The excura5crissts were I'M bathing
ard we're caught in a strong under
TOW ard swept out into deep WAFER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22
EXPRESS THANKS.
rs Little Ones, Guests Of 3. Y. P. u,
On River Outing.

The social service committee of
the Salvation Army Of this city te-
sire to thank the Young Peoples
Union OF the First Baptist Church
for the great pleasure they gave the
children Of the Fairgrounds on South
Lee street as guests On their excur-
sion yesterday Sevevnty-five chill
dren and twelve adults were guests
of the union on the annual picnic to
Marshall Hall. The playground chill
dren were in charge Of Capt. Nc
Intyre. They greatly enjoyed the
days outing and they too desire to
thank the host and hcstesses.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22
MAN THOUGHT DEAD IS REVIV-
ED, TAKEN To JAIL

Buffalo. n. Y, JuIly 22.-After a
physician had pronounced Max Utco-
v;td. tl1irty-seven, of Bl'oc'aiyn, dead,
an ulsGertaiker revived him instead Of
embaTnlirg him and rushed him to a
hc,Epl1al.
As a result, UtcowJtz is in Jail here
today instaad of a cool grave, void Of
warr!es. Utcovitz was brought from
Rrccklyn by a detective on a warrant
The cororefr, says Utccv'5z, prcrounc-
Cd kim dead after ain automobile ac-
c:Gs.,i5, ard he was csi.t1ed away to an
urIertaker's establishment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22
Republicans Have Thirteen
at Meeting Last
Night
70 NOMINATE OTHERS
Candidates Named For Clerk Of Court
Commonwealth Attorney and Clerk
cf Gas.

Candidates were nominated by the
Republicans Of the city last night for
three offices. Action on nominating
candidates for other offices was de-
ferred till the latter part Of August.
The candidates nominated are as fol-
lows: For clerk Of the courts, Char
les Sto!cr; for commemorative at
torney, John Barton Phillips; for
clerk of the gas, Ferdinand De
Vaughn. All OF the nominations
were made by F. Clinton Knight, who
stated that the Republicans expected
to nominate candidates for other Of
fices the latter part of August.
Only thirteen persons attended the
meeting. The next meeting viii he
called by the chairman Of the corn
aittee. The meeting was presided
over by John L. Scharzmann, city
chairman and F. Clinton Knight was
secretary.
The Republicans nominee viii o2-
pose the Democratic nominees iii tic
general election which vii! be hel;:
in November.
After calling the meeting 70 order
Mr.. Schwarzmann made a sF:or7 adj
dress and among other things he
said the state OF Virginia receives
between eighteen end twenty million
dollars il revenue and that moss CT
the funds received goes to the $4,000
office holders for the two mi!ilor peo-
ple in the state. The state i.9 seid
should cut of about 35,00j Of the
office holders and give eight or ten
million more dollars saved - re-
suit to schools and roads. The speak
er asserted that Virginia sta:l: near
The bottom OF the column - eauca-
lion, being fortg-thirll state ont Of
he forty-eieht.
The speaker also declared that the
Feol:l licans here expect to have CO.
cuel Anderson, Repuhlica raminoe
for governor, address mas; meet.
irg here in the near f'i'ure.
On motion Of Mr.. knight tho pre-
v'ous campaign committee Wi: had
over and the chair appointed trc fol
lcwlng OF the finance committee: j.
4. Fcgborn, Thomas Ra;'r, Albert
days. Charles Downev, ! T. Quinn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22
FIREMEN'S OUTING.

Huge interest is being manifested
in the proposed excursion of the Co.
lumbia Fire Company to Marshall
Hall July &c, 1921. Kenneth n. Gil
pin, candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor purchased 30 tickets and re-
turned same to the Fire Company
with the request that they be given
to some charitable organization
where they can be used.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22
ATTEMPT TO HUG GIRL IN AUTO
MOBILE LEADS TO FATAL
CRASH

Pittsburgh, July 22.-When James
Murray, 50 tried to put his arm
around a young woman who was rid
ing with him ccntrdi cf the big auto
mobile he was driving went gIimmer-
;rrs, amid in a head-cn collision one man
was killed and five other passengers
in the two cars were injured. Murray
who is undar an1rest, suffered a frac
turel skull and leg and internal IN
iu,':es. He may die. Tile victim! w&s
J. F. Mccoy, 81, of Minneapolis, MINI.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22
Accident Cases

Joseph Hutchinson, five years cd,
of 105 Nolith FayGtUe street, brought
to THE Alexandria irrapital last night
suffering from burns received aeci-
dantally while at 1.-The home OF his par
eres,
Carl #. Hanel, ten years cid, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hanel, is q pat:ert
at the hospital suffering from two
blIcken arms and a fractured CcIg. He
sustained tiis injunGels as the rcslft CT
a fail flicm q porch ait house r!ieat'
his hcnle
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22
FUEL COMPANY GRANTED CHAR
TER BY STATE COMMITS
SION

The State Corporation Commission
has enanted a char!ter to the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Fuel Company
Incorporated, this city, the objects of
wilb;ch are ito engage in a gareral coal
business. There are 500 shares ard no
common shares. Officers and :mccrpora
tCys are: L. A. Snead president; +. A.
Wlimer;. vice praalderls and treasurer;
H. NJ. Fe1tber. All of the officers are CT
Washington. Leo P. Harlow is named
.als local attorney.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22
Bread Destroyed
1000 Leaves Burned When Trucl
Catches Fire

LaGsburg, Va, July 22.-Two thou
send lcaves ,of bread were destroyed
and A. Davis, a rcute man employed
by the Corby Bakery Company branch
u; AteNal95r;a, 1g:srwowly escaped IN
jury when the large rloaor truck
which he was driving was destroyed
by flames resitiittss...g from an eSp.o-
SION in the gasoline tank, at Basleys
crGssrcad, near here yesterday DAVIS
was thrown from the machine by the
force Of the explosion but was arirl-
ju~et.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22
XII KLUX KHAN PROBE IS Or
DERED IN SOUTH

Dallas, Tex, July ga sweeping
Investigation of THE activities Of the
Knights Of the Ku Nlux Khan in Tex
as and OlaTafrona has been ordered by
Cal. Joseph Simmons, of Atlanta, Ga,
in,per:sl wizard eff the order and the
G4.gir.aaor of the present organiza-
5iou.
This information was contained IN
4 telegram signed by Colonel SIM
mons received here to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22
SIXTEEN ARE INJURED

Scranton, Pa. July 22.-SNdeen
persons were injured, five seriously
when three cars coGIded en- the rcisr
coaster at Northern Electric park here
yesterday.
The accident occurred when the first
car failed to make 5ne incline a fter a
step dip.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22
OCEAN CITY STORES BURN
BOARDWALK SUFFERS

Ocean City, y. J., July 22.-Nine
stores were destroyed by fire dis
covered shortly after 8 a. m. today.
Sections ot the boardwalk nearby
were destroyed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22

as your husband a good provider,
Dinah?"
"Yessum, he's a good providah all
right, but Use allus skeered dat mig
gah's gwine er git caught at it.
0. Z. r. Bulletin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22

"What would you suggest for our
literary club to read?" asked Mrs.
Ftubduh.
"a good cookbook" responded
her brutal Observation-Disclosures City
Journal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22

Johnny-"The camel car, CD eight
days without water"
Freddy-"So could I if ms wo1'd
let me.-Harper's Bazaar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22

Weather-Fair today and TO-
morrow; no change in tempera-
ture; moderate northeast and
east winds.
High Tide Tomorrow, 1O.1l a. m,
and 1908 p. m.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05
. Cyclone Miller Granted
Partial Custody of Son
Major May Push Own Baby Car
riage ON Saturdays, Sundays
and Holidays

Major "Cyclone" Miller may take his
baby son out IN the perambulator on
days when the weather is favorable and
may have the custody of the child
every Saturday from to o'clock,
every Sunday from 8 to 10 o'clock and
every holiday from to 12 O'clock, ac-
cording to the privileges which were
accorded him by Justice Faber in the
Queens County Supreme Court.
Major Miller. whose wife was re-
Gently denied legal separation from
him, had applied for permission to d.
vide the possession of the child equally
with his wife. For such privileges as
the court granted, the major must pay
$40 week to his wife, to go, toward the
child's maintenance.
Mrs. Miller, who lives In Richmond
Hill, brought separation proceedings
because of letters written to Major
Miller by young Englishwoman, who
was one of large company Of mem
bers of the Women's Army Auxiliary
Corps under the officer in France The
major, during the trial, said he was q
devoted husband, and that he was so
happy on hearing of the arrival of his
son that he was dubbed Happy Old
Man" in camp.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05
Wealthy Sixty-Year-Old
Widower Sued by Singer
Miss Edith S. Kenny Seeks
$250,OOO From I'll. S. Wilcox.
Alleging Breach of Promise

Henry s. Wilcox, sixty-year-
widower, who is chairman of the board
o. directors of the Troy Laundry Ma
ch5nery Company, was sued in the Su-
preme Court yesterday for $250.00o
damages for alleged breach of promise
The plaintiff in the action is Miss
Edith S. Kenny, also known rs Edith
5. Kingman, concert singer whose
home is in Boston.
Miss Kenny fixed as the time of the
defendants alleged promise of mar
riage September 20, 1918, at an apart
ment at SIT West 113th Street. She
alleged that in anticipation of making
her his wife, Mr.. Wilcox gave her
large sums of money, thus enabling her
TO live upon scale commensurate with
his wealth.
Miss Kenny complained that, relying.
on the promise of Mr.. Wilcox and per-
suaded by him, she adopted q mode of
living which she expected to maintain
when she became the vile of the de-
fendant. She alleged that in the spring
OF 1919, the widower tcld her he had
made q will la which ne had left her
third Of his estate. A date for the
marriage had been agreed upon, ac-
col ding TO the plaintiff, but Mr.. Wilcox
failed to make good his alleged prom
isc within reasonable time. Miss
Kenny said she remains willing to
marry the defendant.
George v. Wilcox, brother of the
said yesterday that the suit
and the alleged promise Of his
brother to marry Miss Kenny were
news to him. Mr.. Wilcox said the de-
fendant knew Miss Kenny, but he had
never heard that he Thought Of marry
ing her,
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05
Offers to Get Double House
To Settle Trouble With Wife

DR.. Oscar G. Reeve. whose wife.
Grace Fisher Reeve, instituted habeas
corpus proceedings in the Supreme
Court in White Plains, N. Y, to obtain
the custody of their daughter, Delora,
testified there yesterday that ie his
wife would consent he would take
double house in Gi!rar { :.
his mother lives. and Mrs. Reeve could
occupy half of it and he the other half.
sharing the custody ofthe child be-
tween them. I'd,
He asserted that Mrs. Reeve was
subject to violent nervous attacks
which rendered her unfit to be the sole
guardian Of her daughter. The hear
ing will be continued Monday.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05


WASHINGTON, Feb. t.--pressure fell
Friday in the Pacific states. the West
plateau trgion and the Eastern and South
ern states. except New England and Il
cor tinued low over all other regions Dis
turbances were central Friday night over
Oregon. north Texas, Lake Huron and off
the south Atlantic coast.
Cloudy, unsettled weather prevailed FRI
day over much Of the country and snow
fell in portions of the Northwest snow
and rail- rain In the region Of the great lakes
and middle Mississippi valleys and In the
Pacih, states from central California
The temperature was somewhat higher
Friday In the south and east states, ex-
cept along the north Atlantic coast. white
and the Rocky Mountain region.
The Indications are for snow or rain in
north New Engiand. north New York and
tho region Of the great lakes. and rain
elsewhere in the states east OF the Mis-
s!.sippt River except the Florida penin-
su!a Saturday. followed BY generally fair
the great lakes. whore there will be snow
furries.
Miid temperature will continue east OF
sasurday but colder Weather Will oseq
night or Sunday.
District Foreeasts.-Eastern New York,
in northern portion to-day; tomorrow
cloudy and colder.
Northern New England, snow or ralr
. Southern New England. rain and some
what warmer to-day; tomorrow cloudy
Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey ana
Delaware. rain to-day to-aiorroM eloau
and colder. -
:. Western pennsyivania and Western New
YORK. rain to-day; tomorrow snow aurries
H $40 81 ra -.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05
Bedtime Stories
Peter Tells Spooky the Screech Owl All About 1t
BY Thornton w. Burgess
One purpose of your tongue yoM'U find
Is to relieve a troubled Mind
Peter Rabbit

Somehow, whom you have something
on YOUR mind, something you cannot
understand, or something that troubles
you, or something that you feel you
must believe, yet somehow cannot be-
lieve, it is relief to just tell some
one else about 1t, even though he
may not be able to help you or to un-
derstand any better than you do.
After Peter Rabbit popped out Of
ner Of the Old Orchard in such hurry
he knew that the wisest thing for him
to do would be to 60 home to the dear
Old Briar-patch. But he didn't go. No,
sir, he didn't 60. He didn't even start.
Somehow he couldn't leave the far cor
ner OF the Old Orchard.
Peters curiosity had been quite sat
isfed for the time being when he had
discovered that Jimmy Skunk, or Mrs.
Skunk, or whoever it was down there
in that house, was not such sound
sleeper as Johnny Chuck. His one
thought had been to get out of that
house as fast as ever he could, and he
had done just that thing. When he
from the doorstep he had turned and
looked back. No one had followed him.
There wasn't sign of anybody down
that long hall Peter waited and waited,
but no one appeared.
Once more curiosity took possession
of Peter Rabbit There was mys-
terry in that house Of Jimmy Skunk's.
If he hadn't been down In there and dis
covered it for himself he couldn't and
wouldn't have believed it. But ne had
been down in there and discovered 1t
and ne had to believe it. But even
though he had to believe It, he couldn't
understand it. And somehow he couldn't
leave the far corner Of the Old Orchard.
because he hoped that something would
happen that would explain that mys-
terry.
Late that afternoon, when it was be-
ginning to grow dusk, Peter sat staring
at the doorway to Jimmy Skunk's
house, as IL he thought that b. sit
ting long enough and staring hard
enough ne might understand that mys-
terry. A voice startled him.
"Are you planning to sit there all
night, Peter?b asked the voice. 1t came
from the next apple tree.
Peter turned startled eyes that way.
There in the opening to a hollow in
the trunk of the tree sat little Spooky
the Screech Owl, blinking sleepily, his
feathers fiuffed out until he looked a
great deal bigger than he really was.
"What are you so interested in jim
my Skunk's house for? You look as II
you never had seen 1t before." con-
tinued Spooky.
Il never have sssa bsssrs anything
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05
Surrogate Calls
Priests Brother
"A Common Thief
Judge Cohalan Intimases He
Will Remove Julian f.
Strzeiecki as Administra-
tor of Clergyman's Estate

Surrogate Cohalan yesterday init
mated that he would remove Julian r.
Strzslecki as administrator Of the
estate Of his brother, the Rev. John
Strzelecki, for twenty-five years pastor
Of st. Stanislaus Polish Roman Catho-
lie Church, at 101 Seventh Street.
II feel should not hesitate about
removing this man." said Surrogate
Cohalan. "He is common thief and
the administrator of another thief. He
appealing to the Appellate Division
from decision Of this court"
The Strzelecki matter, already II
court several times, came before the
Surrogate @on a motion by G. W. Sin
mott, attorney for Archbishop Hayes,
to have Strzelecki removed as admin.
istrator of his brothers estate. The
brother of the dead clergyman whose
large property is the subject of the
court proceedings appealed from DC
cision of Surrogate Cohalan confirming
the report of referee, who held that
the $4,000 fortune built UP by Father
Strzelecki represented funds of the
church that he had misappropriatcd.
Strzelecki was unfit to act as admin
istrator of his brothers estate. Stree
lecki acted as bookkseper for the
church Of which his brother was the
pastor. Mr.. Sinnott called the atten-
ton of the court to some testimony
taken before the referee in the pro-
ceeding Of Archbishop Hayes to get
back the property for the church. This
testimony showed that Strzelecki
charged to the "church cleaning ac-
count" bills for liquors, wines, cigars
and automobile hire.
Some bills for meats, vegetabIea and
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05

to be running around at night. It Ii
too wicked--too wicked" she replied.
Have you, during your work hera,
noticed anything wrong with women 8
clothing?"
Miss schelhorn threw up both hands
and replied, "Can there be any good In
a fourteen-year-old girl wearing short
skirts, alone in this wicked city7 I have
never been in q theater hut / have
entire world Is degraded and 1t is up
to us to do what we can to reform It.
the task Is hopeless--hopeless.
sour literature may help some, some
people read it and others say NO, you
are for the blue law, we don't want
your paper
eve go into saloons with our papers;
sometimes we sell them and sometimes
we don't" va
Miss Schelhorn admitted that bust
ness ness was not 80 good in the dry" sa-
of yesteryear.
I'VE only want to be let alone" she
continued, "We were sent here by
Overseer Voliva to do this work and
we will remain here as long as he
wants us to do So"
"Do you think that blue Sunday
law should be passed?" was the next
question. .sN
Anything that causes the Lords
Day to be kept should be passed." she
replied. "It is better to keep a blue
law than go to hell" ~
"Do you think that newspapers
should be printed on Sunday?"
GAIL newspapers are devils Bibles"
she responded.
Miss schclhorn could not say
whether Voliva intended visit TO New
York or whether more disciples were
to be sent here. She said that no
change in plans had been made and
that the work originally mapped out
for reforming New York, would be car
ria
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05
Zion Sisters Say Ne,o York
Is Too Bad for Redemption
City Is Wicked and Getting Worse, Is Verdict;
Haven't Seen Night Life; Didn't Dare Go Out;
Cite Silk Stockings, Short Skirts and ssHootch''

"Take your choice, keep the Lords
Day or 60 to hell. New York is be-
yond al! redemption, and added to that
the bad are getting worse"
Such is the verdict Of the two sisters
from Zion City, who dropped In a
couple Of weeks ago to salvage the city
from sin and to reform the wicked.
Silk stockings. short skirts, "hooch"
and Immoral shows are but few of
the examples cited by tho pair.
The two sisters were found in the
rooming house from which they "dis-
appeared" two days ago. Last Wednes-
day reporters who called at 14s West
Forty Street were informed that
the two women had departed and had
left no forwarding address. Yesterday
afternoon 1t was learned that they
we're still there and had induced their
landlady to spread the story of their
disappearance" to avoid publicity
Much distress was shown yesterday
by Miss Belle Schelhorn, one of the
sisters, when q reporter confronted
her.
why can't we 60 about our work In
peace?" she exclaimed. "We merely
want to distribute our Leaves of Heal
Ing and do what we can to salvage
from sin those who need it," she said.
do you find New York as sinful as
you expected" she was asked.
more SO. New York is beyond all
redemption and the bad are getting
worse. There ia no hope" she mourn-
fully replied, looking ceilingward
through her steel-rimmed glasses.
What do you think of New York's
right life Z" was the next query.
II do not know anything about New
York's night life. This city is no
place for one woman or two women