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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12

The last fire attracted far greater
throng than the first blaze, owing 20
the fact that it was more accessible
than the other. A crowd estimated at
from 5000 to 10000 persons gathered
on the river front and witnessed the
blaze. Hundreds came over from Wash
ington in automobiles, motor bus lines
and electric cars to witness the flre.
Streets leading to the scene OF the
fire were packed with automobiles,
The tiremen today are being highly
praised for the successful manner IN
which they handled both fires. They
were assisted by number of former
firemeR and other volunteers.
Too much praise ecannot be given
the Firefighter for the splendid work
done at the fire at the warehouse of
the Mutual Ice Company.
While the blaze was in progress at
the ice company's warehouse an
other blaze was seen in the north
eastern section of the city. The fire
was an ark of James Deane and it
burned to the ground. No one was
aboard the ark at the time. This fire
also is supposed to have been of in
cendiary origin.
This fire gave rise to q report that
the plant of the Old Dominion Glass
Company was on fire. Officials Of the
company were soon at their plant
and were. kept busy answering tele-
phone calls of persons desiring to
know if the factory was on fire.
The air was full of rumors several
other fires being reported at points
along the river front and the authori-
ties were kept busy denying these
groundless reports.
That the fire was the work of fire.
bugs is the belief of the police, fire,
men and others. The authorities are
bending every effort to locate the
supposed fregubs and an investigation
was begun during the progress of the
fires.
At the shipyard there was watch
man and there was Waterman at
the Mutual Ice Company'S plant and
watchmen for the other buildings
in the neighborhood. None, however,
saw any trace Of the supposed incen-
daries. In addition marine guards do
duty at the naval torpedo station.
As a result of the two fires the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12
FIVE PHHADELPHIANS
SAVED IN SHORE SURF

Atlantic City. Sept IA nor.
easter of moderate force kicked vi
rough sea yesterday afternoon anG
gave life guards plenty to do in res:
sui:1g unwary bathers. Five Philadel,
phians were saved.
At South Carolina avenue, wher
the throng of bathers was the great,
est, Charles Clifford of 1865 Waltor
street, Philadelphia, figured in sen.
sational rescue when Guards Murray
and McCullorn went to his assistance
with a surf boat.
At the same point three other Phil
adelphians We're brought ashore by
the same guards. They were. Edward
Thumpton, George Dean and James
Coster. r. J. Richardson, also of Phil
adelphia, was brought in by Guards
Eble and Murray when he was caught
in the currents off Tennessee avenue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12
PRESIDENTS CAR is ORDERED
TO "SLOW-UP" ON THE PIKE

Magnolia, N. j., Sept. l1.-Presi-
lent Harding and his motor parry %:
heir way to the seashore last night
came very near being stopped on the
White Horse pike for speeding. There
were four automobile in the party
and they were running along the pike
at a good clip when Justice OF the
Peace William Jackson called to them
to "sIacken up"
Not until the fourth car had passe,
did Jackson detect that 1t was th'
Presidents party. Today Justice
Jackson said it would not have made
any difference who it was if the cars
had not slowed down he would have
halted them and invited all occupants
to his office. lie is sorry that he did
not do it any way 50 that he could
have greeted the President and vel
coined him to Magnolia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12

Mr.. Anderson. is the candi
date of the so-called lilly.
whites" This is merely a.
sop to Cerberus. A fact OF
dangerous significance to
the state under a possible
Republican control, lies in
the action of the recent Re
publican convention which
earnestly endorsed changes
in the electoral requirements
that would give the colored
vote the control of the Re-
publican party.
The Republicans are I'M
wontedly active this year IN
the Southern states. With a
federal executive and con-
gress in power they are
more prone than usual to
fond dreams and foolish Wis
ions. The great Democratic
party in Virginia must not
for a moment relax its pro-
verbal vigilance. It must be
up and doing as never be-
fore. Every true son OF Vlr.
,ginia owes it as a solemn
duty this year to cast his
vote at the polls, and over
whelmingly rebuke Republl-
can arrogance and pretentl.
business.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12

light on. the fire -mlIicsrzfestrUyed the
ark-of James Deane, The woman. was
arraigned in the poiicsi court today
and after hearing the testimony of
several witnesses she was acquitted
by Justice Snow. vShe Hderied that
she made the statement attributed
by some one to her, Vg"Let the ark
burn According to the woman she
left the ark about 7 O'Clock Saturday
night two hours before the fire was
discovered. She said there was no
fire and neither were there any lights
on the ark at the time she left. She
stated that she felt confident the
blaze was the work Of firebugs.
Several clews furnished the police
regarding the other fires are being
run down and absolutely nothing will
be left undone to bring the parties
responsible for the fires to justice.
Several firemen and civilians re-
ceived slight burns and cuts, and
some suffered heat exhaustion as a
result of the fires. Probably the
most seriously injlred was L. H.
Taliafero driver fer the Washington
alexandra RAPID lTGLlSlL. SOHlpdILyJ
of ia South Fayette street. He
was injured at the fire at the Ice
Company's warehouse and sustained
sprained back and also injuries to
his nip. He was taken to the Alex
.andria Hospital and treated by Drs.
Arthur Snowden and S. B. Moore
and left the hospital yesterday morn
ing. He was compelled to use
clutches.
Dr.. c. C. Kress of the Alexan-
dria Naval Torpedo Station, treated
several persons for slight injuries at
the hospital at the Torpedo Station,
| NJ. J. OBrien, hospital apprentice,
! lad his face and shoulders burned
and his left wrist was sprained. He
was fighting the fire at the .snipyard
when the nozzle got away from HIM
it is stated.
Two other men who were. fighting
the fire at the ice companys' ware
house. were overcome by heat eX--
haustion and they also were treated
bv DIR. Kress. NJ. F. Padgett, a
rember of Fire Company Mo. >
sustained a bruised shoulder. He,
however, did not seek hospital treat,
ment. Many other firemen received
small burns and cuts but refused nos
pital aid.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12
LOSS S227,57O FIREBUGS SUS-
PECTED

Continued from page one)
brick structure was destroyed togcth-
er with several thousand feet of I'M
dressed lumber adjoining the ware
house.
The auxiliary mill contained a rip
saw, motor and planer. Mr.. Smoot
yesterday in looking over his plant
estimated that his damage will not
exceed $4,000 and the loss is covered
by insurance he stated.
The intensity of the heat at this ire
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12

electric service not only Of a; large
section of the city but, in the greater
part Of Arlington and Fairfax count
les was cut off. Owing to the inten-
sity of the heat the high voltage
main feeders of the electric company,
which ran directly past the scene of
the fire, were cut off in order to safe
guard the lives of the firemen at the
direction of the fire chief. Officials of
the Alexandria County Lighting Com
pany remained on the ground and SER
vice was reinstated as soon as it was
deemed possible to do so without haz-
ard to the lives of the tirelnen and
the crowds that had gathered to wit
ness the blaze. Considerable damage
was caused to the feeders of the cleo
trio company and the prompt reinstate
ment of the service was made possible
only through the rapid and efficient
services of the trouble" and patrol
men of the electric company.
Never before in the history of tn
fire department did the firemen have
to contend with two such serious
blazes at practically the same time.
In view of the fact that they handled
both fires in such an. excellent man
ner the citizens generally were loud
in their expressions of praise for
their splendid work, The local and
Washington tireplen were rendered
suppers by w. A. Smooc and Com
pany and the Mutual Ice Company.
The firm of Smoot and Company at
once donated SIS to the fire depart
ment which today was divided among
the three companies.
The members of the police and
fire department are thoroughly sat
:sfied that all three fires were of an
incendiary origin and an investiga-
ton was begun while they were in
progress. Mayor Duncan is co-ope
rating with the police in this work
and no stone will be left unturned to
rouri up the alleged firebugs. The
police declare that they have no
clews worth while up to the present
time.
A colored woman who lives in the
northeastern section of the city was
taken in custody yesterday by the
police to see if she could shed any
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12
TODAY'S
THOUGHT
ANDERSON'S SCREED

The spokesman Of the Re-
publican party in Virginia,
Henry w. Anderson, has
spoken quite at large in his
Lexington address. In fact,
it takes up more than a page
in the Richmond papers OF
the 9Th instant. AS d paid
advertisement its value IS
open to serious doubt. AS to
it's value as a political screed,
however, there can be no o
doubt whatever. Fully hall
of it is. devoted to those gllt-
tering political generalitles
to which no one can object.
They belong to no one party,
to no particular time, and
were as opposite a hundred
years ago as they are today,
or as they will be a hundred
years hence. Their proper
place is in a Fourth-of- July
GRAFTON at a barbecue, where
the speaker is naturally ex-
nected to have a Strangle-
hold on. the Eagles tail
feathers: andqLssS:s, make him
scream at pleasure. The re
ferences to Washington, JET
ferson, Lee and Jackson
might be touching from
other lips and on another
occasion. But uttered in a
stump speech in Virginia by
the Republican candidate
for governor, they are more
grotesque than otherwise.
The attacks on the Demo-
cratic party are, of course,
to be expected. But in SO
far as they relate to an al
legged machine-control, to
party manipulation, or to an
averred office holding bu-
reaucracy = they rebound
with ten-fold force on the
Republican party. Z h e
notorious and almost disre-
putable attempts of Post
master-General Will Hayes
at the present time, using
the United States mails for
partisan publicity, to estab-
lish the Republican machine
at every crossroads post-of-
flee, are forcible reminders
of the weak and incongruous
position taken by Mr.. An
derSon.
The speakers attack on
Virginia's tax laws likewise
fails of Judgment, as does his
criticism of our educational
status. Trinkle and Tucker,
both, covered these points
fully and effectively in their
campaign speeches. That
both systems can be and will
be improved during the next
administration, goes with
out saying. Nothing Of hui
man fundamentally is per-
feet. The Democratic party
fundamentally recogn 5
this fact and can be relied
upon to keep the paths of
progress and reform with
far more certainty than the
Republicans, whose very
principles are reactionary
and regressive in all their
tendencies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12

Entered OF .he Postofficc OF AlcSondrio'
VIRGINIA, as second class mutter
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-16
CHANGE OCCURS IN
SOCCER LEADERSHIP
Defeat Of Wilmington Friends
by Germantown Friends Puts
Penn Charter on Top
SCORE IS 5 GOALS TO O

4 clcan.Sla fever evidently has be-
sCigcd the teams turned out bv Coarn
Smith. Of The Germantown Friends
School this season. First tho football
eleven wadcd through difficult season
without single reverse. nnd now the
soccer team. which is maGc MP Of five
members of the undcfcntrh football
eleven. T. on rs way to mako the sea
son an uudrfcatcd ono.
NcNcrlnl afternoon. playing on its
home iod. the soccer team matched its
wits with Wilmiugtou Friends. which
team has held tn" lead in tho private
schools lcagu" since the start "f tir
SpnSOn
When the smoke of tho battle hnd
cleared away. or. in other words. after
the hours play. the t"am from Della
ware had been ouNcd from the league
lead. and tho third straight victory nf
the S"nSon was hung up by CoaCa
Smiths hoys. by II 30 score.
Penn Charter. bv defeating the
Friends Select in tho tinaI minutc Of
their game by one goal. now is rest
ing in first place, holding ono point
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-16

has offered cup TO the champion for
three consecutive seasons.
Wilmington Friends came. to this city
with n clean slate yesterday afternoon.
AZ half time the score was 90.
However, with the start Of the second
half n change came over the Friends
team and after two minutes Mcbride
the inside right, retrieved the ball from
a scrimmagc IN the Wilmington terri
tory and. timing his shot booted the
tail 50 clcvCrly that Goalkccper War
dcnburg. of tho Delaware team. just
missed the rigskin and II bounded into
the net.
After two more minutes Of play, Me-
Bride. receiving perfect pass from
hthCrton. again booted tho bail into the
net.
Ghc bail from then on was mostly in
tho DclawarcnnS territory, although no
score wns made until about fifteen min
utcS Of the half had been over. when
hthcrton headed the ball into the ner
on Il corner kick.
Atherton again camc into play and
registered tho fourth goal from corner
kick. with but two minutes left, Ath-
crton got the bail at midticld and car
riCd IL down to within : yards of the
net and then. timing his shot. once more
booted the fifth and final goal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-16
PENN MAY MEET NAVY
ON GRIDRON IN 1922
Twenty-SiN Games on
Penn Quintet'S List

The University Cf Pennsylvania bnS-
kctbnll team. Intercollegiate champions
for the last three years. will play
twenty six games this season, seven Of
them on foreign floors. All the old
fuvOritcS arc on the schedule and soy
crnl now ones.
Syracuse. which was absent last
season. will he ulaycd on tho Orange
rcurt this season and the Army at
Wc,t Point. The other branch of the
service. the Navy. will engage Captain
Graves five on the Wrigntmnn Hall
floor on January *. West Virginia
is another now team on the schedule.
Il IS also listed to play hero.
The complete schedule iollows:
DccMmhrr =. plrt,nsor rolczo At home.
hmp,: l+m- tryMu' q, h"u", lGth. Syracuse
Jnnusry :. NIu.n 'vo Al ho,rs; ltth. PITTS.
ldtS at 10 H,; I'm. rHo .; .o.',.. "a r.'-
lrh g.. h"v": -. Z. Co'uuNl. ut rurde -jth.
h.uw r." 1t ho'a.. "Sth. Saw a. HON"
'ih uar, 3 S..',us, - homr: tul.
pr'rceton vt bone - Na,t Nl-"in.o at
l'ue, llIh. r0rnuN a. ithaca, iItr.
lrra""'l" a. home. lSih O'l"t'rrulh ~ Han
, rcr: ".l E'!'. t h,'N' '4'l "uuprl: 18th.
Co.vn'htn uJ hn.1n.
MarcH I,.T'cs at ~" 'l"'en' g.. c",n,ll
n,r'"'ou'h -, h9nc 1S;N. Princeton at
homo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-16

The Blaine E.. C., a fifteen .seve nteon.year-
old trave.n team. would like TO hear from
teams Of the came C9iiber. Eugcn Lows.
2o23 North Thirty.second street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-16
Private School Standing
in Soccer Competition

advantage over tho Wilmington Friends
School. aud Gcrlnnntown Friends Is
right on the iattCr's heels, with six
points to its credit.
\ Great Record
Germantown Friends has captured
the private schools league championship
for the last three seasons. Dur
ing this timc II has rlay~i TWEEN
ty.sevCn league contests and has not
dropped single game. This is a great
record.
In 1918 ;hc team first won the
league championship and got possession
of one leg on the cup offered by Tlav-
crf0rd College to the winner Of tho
league. The following year the team
repeated amt. therefore. came in pos
session Of the second leg.
Last year the most difficult which
q. +. encountered in it's great playing
for the cup. Ilnvcrford School put un
hard battlc, but again tho German.
town players came through and won
the cup permanently. It now resides
In the Friends gymnasium.
This year the Ilavcrford College again
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-16

In line with the Navy Tenn football
Talk it was announced this morning that
the annual straw hat day gam" on
Franklin Fi"'d would find the Middi"S
and not Princeton rs the party Of rho
second part. The Naval Aradem% au'
thoriticS hnvc given permission to the
diamond stars for the trip.
Princeton will BE- played "a: 'cr IN tho
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-16
KAY0ULA PLAYS FLElSHER
Downtowners Seek New Start After
Losinq Two Straiuht

Manager Petcy KilpatricK, OF the
Kayoula Catholic Club, will make new
start this evening after losing two
hard games last week, one to the Orig
inal Ccltics and the other TO Rook-
wood.
Tonight Flcisher's Ynrners make their
initial appearance in 81. Anthony's Au-
ditorium, Twenty third aud Carpenter
streets. The larnera will line mp with
OConnrll and Gallagher, forwards !;
Fossett. center; Atherholt and O'Con-
nell. guards.
The home team will depend on Ray
Livingston and Stevenson. forwards :;
Reagan. center; Fitzpatrick and Diet
rick. guards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-16

Boston. Nov 10 Eddie Shevlln, Of th'
RuXhury district. rrgaiucd the New Eng
land welt'rwright titlr whom he won 2 ten
round decision bout from Mikc Morley, OF
tor NJ Dartmouth College.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-16
In nformal Negotiations
Have Been Going On for
Some Time, 'Tis Said.
To Hold December Prdc.
tice
DRILL FOR CORNELL

70 this c'tv next season for II football
game and that tho Contrst Is noNsl
bility. comes the word thnt informal
gatherings have bcCn held Of LAT" IN an
effort to bring the Naval Academy I"
this city for game.
II has been unnfli i.lly stated that
meetinga have hccn held for some time
with the end in vicw "t having !n'
MiJdies and tho Rcd and Ruc got TO-
retber for u football game. Tue pro-
poanl Is said to hc the Sane as thht on
which the Academy and Princeton
worked Gurinz the last two years
home AMI away game
One offi.ial on the University who
reduestcd that his nam" b" "Itnh'II
stated that the meetings may c"ntlh"'
and that thc"c Is pos"ihi'itN 'hat
contract will b" ronNumm"t"d hctWecn
the two instituU0n9 starting next sea-
son.
How tho Navy and icntr" arc p', Pow
70 be taken ou the schedule lS S"in'',i.',.;
that the gridiron officials arc SKIP sR"p''rr", w.
about. pcnN state |. Whh'"t ~ nav
Alumni Association "f Penn ara hnH
COT n nlorc during 1870. Swarthm"I'
a certain 10 S.nl ar, a. NrC I'artmou'"'
pittshu,cN. Lafayette and Cornell.
Ir,L fac Narg and Ccntrc odd'd
Tho RcJ ur1 Rjrc wo,h horr, az
tiobt.Jrwc yrhciD'C hn' '"o''" y;
one Of Nc strongest Gre 0r'"n,g.u
Ju ra'ica" iootbnN '"H". ''rFr
,rovlI rot he an easy HH"c +" mc
list and ,'crd mHk" - nr''$S"," w.
Pear to tcrc o." NJ TIC hn'" '''''""
tn thC ht,:orV Of the institutions
The followers or Penn expect tA" lt'.
~, ., team lNN'
year with tnls yrar'S freshman ''ray"
and thrrc- crnrthS of the present ,E:,,I T",'
sitv squad back in the University; WV
tbiv scuod ps y uuricus and NJ lrnSt
hundred cthcr candidates rN''f''G w,
coaches look for much better "''N'"
than Penn has had for the past wv"
years.
To Hold Drills In December
c,och Ici>mon announced This morn
ing th,, Ir would hold December pra''
+ce drills on Franklin Yield II tnr
n.c,thnr rcrmits. 1T il my pIhn'
soid tho Il cad coach. 30 get out on
FronkIin Fic'd when the present season
&c over n,l tho students wh" have played
football before coming 10 the nlN'rS"H
hut who FOR one reason or another nave
not come out for the different teams
'.In addition also hope 10 have IN"
present freshman squad work "ut '"'
4 courlc OF weeks 50 that will have IN
opnortunty to 500 wha' they nave !"
tSis ray con start next season with a
n,,,cb hettcr llea Of the caliber of the
mon 7 Shall have 10 work with Than any
previous time.
81 have already sent out over hun
dred letter, to men in the different
schools OF the University requesting
then, TO come and soc me =" that | can
and out what i kccping them of FrNnh-
lin Field. II j. too bad that over
hundrcL men N.o uu.,',i un,,iI a. rr"hro
p'"nrm o,ort rtr ,beIr rolIoec ,cnm. am
coi',o w. frI ort thn rcason nnd remedy
q ;F :, :. at nj, no.sjhic, =
IJcIsmum Wns asked what his schedule
,.o,'IL he Jrring DrcC ,nbcr and bc stated
viii nmnhos,s thpt he meant to run the
aonoL tLrnurh tho whole rsuInut e
Snotbou
~ I =
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-04

too large to be accommodated in the
theater Mr.. Bryan will be asked to ad-
dress the overf1or from the balcony of
the opera house
James II. Ogden, attorney, and resident
Of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, will preside. The Rev. w. F. Farm
er, pastor of the Broadway Methodist
Church, will offer the opening prayer.
The Rev. F. W. Griffith of the Third
Christian Church will read the scripture
lesson, and the Rev. George S. Henninger
OF the East Tenth Street Methodist
Church will pronounce the benediction.
The Y. NJ c. A. orchestra will begin
thirty minutes concert when the doors
are opened at o'clock. L. A. Won Staden
is the director The Masonic male quar-
tette, which has sung at the season g
first meeting for seventeen years, will
sing ITO Arms! To Arms" A. H. God
ard, general secretary Of the Y. n. c. A,
who has charge of the meeting, will di-
rect the singing of the great male chorus
Boys under IS will also have the op-
portunity of hearing Mr.. Bryan next Sun
day. The commoner has consented to
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-04

Arrangements have just been completed
for the annual meeting, at which more
than one hundred fifty agents from many
counties in the State will attend to hear
discussions of various phases of the in
surance business. One 70 the subjects
that will be under discussion is that re-
lating to the proposed establishment Of
uniform agents qualifications laws in all
States.
The Indianapolis Association OF 1nsur-
ance Agents will be host at luncheon
to the out-State agents in the Riley room
of the hotel the day of the meeting. Off
GERS of the State association, in addition
to President Riggsbee are q. N. Aber-
nathy of South Bend, vice president, and
F. NJ. Presnal of Marion, secretary treas
urer,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-04
BRYAN TOSPEAK
! SUNDAY AT BIG
" MEETING
Noted Orator to Deliver His
Lecture where Are the
Nine

The mems big meeting viii open Sun
day afternoon at the English opera house.
when William Jennings Bryan will de-
liver his address, ''Where are the Nine. p"
This talk is said by those who have
heard 1t TO outrank his great lecture,
1.-THE Prince of Peace" which attracted
widespread attention some years ago.
This will be Mr.. Bryan's first appearance
at the big meeting in several years and
the managers of the meeting are antici-
pating big audiences. If the crowd is
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-04
STATE INSURANCE
MEN MEET NOV. II
Local Agents to Be Hosts to
Outside Guests.

Insurance commissioners from several
States and officers of the National Associ-
alton of Insurance Agents are to speak
before the annual meeting of the Indiana
Association of Insurance Agents at the
ClaypooI hotel Thursday, Nov. II, accord
ing to announcement by A. L. Riggsbee
of the insurance department of the
Fletcher Savings and Trust Company
president Of the State association.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-04

speak to them in the Y. NJ C. A. audi
torium at 2 O'clock
The big meetings are open to men
only. No admission is charged. During
the seventeen years of it's history nearly
400, 900 people have attended and speak
ers of world fame have addressed them.