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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-31
No SCRAPPING OF NAVY,
DANIELS TELLS MlDDIES

Annapolis, Md. Jan. 31.-There
will be no scrsppins Of the navy, at
east in the near future. Secretary Of
he Navy Daniels told the regimen.
If midshipmen in an address last
night before the Young Mems Chris
ian Association at the Naval Acad
eny.
secretary Daniels urged the young
future officers rot to be alarmed at
taics that battlcships soon would be
'urplanted by si--fghting craft.
"There is greater need now than
ever before for big navy and a
strong navy. both on and under the
.;ea." Mr. Daniels said. !, "The navy
is to the Nation what the e'llt
stream is to the ocean. True, they
ire scDarte and distinct bodies. but
Zach is part CT the great whole. ;
~ have made a number Of trips
here" he said. 'Sbut this will be M
last. will be glad to retire from
public life and get back to the cdi'
oral chai" and brush IN in news
arcr writing. and there is no doubt
hat I Will have much to write
lbcut."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-31
Community Social
3. y. f.. u, in Charge of Social Held
Saturday Evening

SdfuIuaS 1INtlliS
The 3. Y. P. D., of the First Bap-
tist Church, was in charge Of the
community social Of the Y. NJ. c. A,
at the Westminster Building, Satur-
Day evening. The party was well at
tended and The moving pictures aud
games formed large part of the
evenings entertainment
Miss Sadie Pitts, chairman Of the
social committee of the B. Y. P. u,
was in charge Of the affair and had as
her assistants, Mrs. W. c. Jester,
Miss Josephine Williams and Miss
Cora Kennedy. The refreshments
were r.nch and waters and were
very much enjoyed By all. 1t has
heen noticed that the attendance at
the parties has. been increasing and
arrangements are being made to
ta&e care of this increased attend
ance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-31
Monday In Court
Jim /Barleycorn, Assault, fraif'c4
And Killing Pigeons Among
Cases Called

al will. impose sentence of thirty
days and suspend it said Justice
Snow after hearing the rather con-
Trajectory statements made in the
case Of John Hayes, colored, arrest
ei BY Policemen Thompson and Law
renee PadgeEt, changed by the wife
with assaulting and beating her. Her
story was to the effect that while
erdcavorin@ to cook chicken for
kcr better half's dinner yesterday ne
continually took the chicken off the
stove and finally struck her and
knocked her down.
Husband however, denied the storTi
Of assault and told the court what
an excellent lgasband he IS. pro.
vidng amply for his wife's needs.
4 white man, arrested by Police
men Lunsford and c. A. Padgett.
faced the deck shivering evidcnta!ly
rrcm the effect Of too much Jump
steady" He explained his situation
to the court and told rather pa-j
tnctic story Of his wife's death a few!
rlonths ago. A fine of s. was the;
courts verdict and he was given twol
days in which to come forward with
the coin.
-Four. white boys taken b. Police
nan Carlton Padgett alleged to have
been shooting and killing pigeons
Oh the Sabbath waited patiently =
the rail for trial. Finally when Their
time came they were terrily excited.
The count fixed their publishment ct
confinement at police headquarters
i'll supper time. Their rifle also was
ordered confiscated. The boys prom
ised to leave The pigeons alone in the
f;ture.
When trc name Of Elizabeth Pruitr,
.olored, charged with being drunk
ard disorderly. was called she faile,!
tc appear, enriching the Golfers OF
the city treasury so. She was ar
rested by Policemen Rawlett. Mag
nrr and Lawrence PadGett. Henry
Hammond, colored, charged with the
same offense, forfeited s. coliatersl.
lie was arrested Dv the same officers
One violator Of the traffic law was
fined Sd. He was arrested by I'o-
liceman Magner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-31
A Tragic. Duel
Columbian Players to Present Alusi-
cal Comedy Thursday and
Friday at Lyceum Hall

Jncensed at the interference by
Mister Cohen into the social affairs
.,c Monsieur lie Boer, a. tragic del
< nearly precipitatsd in the "Colum-
ban Revue of 1921" which will be
reduced on Thursday and Friday
nights of this week in the Lyceum.
The "Colum9ian Revue Of 1921" is 4
musical comedy and a tabloid OF
songs and is production that will
both please and anuse. The person
7el of the organization consists
,ntirely of local footlight enthusiasts
rho are making every effort possible
. produce a show that will not
,n!y be credit to themselves, but
something of which Alexandria can
yell feel proud.
The sceneries are particularly at
ractive, and, like the plot of the
how. was executed especially for the
production. The different song hits
md formations have been judged Dy
hose attending the rehearsals to be
something ct Ct the ordinary, and
no doubt the audiences will confirm
he impressions of those prejudging.
The performances will take place
n the Lyceum Hall on Thursday and
Friday nights of this week, and the
.irtain will rise pron'ptly at S:l5
o'clock. The orchestra accompani-
mcnt, necessarily an import
ant part Of musical comedy, is
'lnder the direction of Mr.. George J.
Jaeger. The orchestra, too, is an ex
i.sive Columbian organization, and
while not actually engaged in pro-
ressional work, acquits itself in Z
manner that well reflects profess
'icnal ability.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-31
Cotillon Club
Dance Saturday Night a Successful
Affair

The dance Of the Saturday Night
C,ti!!on Club was most enjoyable
affair, though not largely attended.
Music was by .:aTrWilliams' orches-
ira. and, during the evening refresh
men.s wsre:sefved:s .%
Among, those presesI were Mfai
lanes Sidney douglas. Mrs. Rathr T
bone Smith, Mrs: Charles NJ. sh@p-
ncrspn, Mr.. and Mrs. George S.
Ftci;ch, Mr.. and Mrs, William J.
BG;:othe, Mn. ard a1rs<W W. HoxtoA,
ajr. and Mrs. Arthur Herbert, Mr..
and NIrg. Herbert Oliver. Dr.. and
Mrs. Thomas 3. Cochran, Captain
William S. Miller. U. S. y, and Mrs.
Miller. Commander II. Y. M@kit-
trick. L 6. ~, and Mrs. McKittnck'
Nh. and Mrs. Keith Car'in, Mr. and
Mrs. Frcedric6 G.. Duva!l, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilmer joyce Waller, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles F. Holden, Mr., and
Mrs. spalding,. 3Tr. ard Mrs. d.
Mauchlin Nivcn. Miss hatehrnc c.
Waller, Miss Marie Gasson. Miss
Eliza X. Douglas. Miss Jean Roberts,
Miss Mary EIunt Roberts, Miss Eti1th
oldham. Miss joyce Graham. MISS
Abhie Hoxton, Miss Josephine Gregg,
Miss Eugania Griffith, Miss Mary
pcnrbe,ton Morcure. Miss Margaret
Noncurc, Miss Fortune Kirkpatrick
Miss Collins Jones, Miss RoseIia
Burke and Miss Blanche Stansbiry,
,iessrs. Randall Cation, Beaudr'c
Howell, Winslcw Randolph, overton
w Price. l.. II. Dudley, Brouse Burke
Wallace Lindsey, Richard NJ. Ehichss-
tor Cameron Roberts, Allen Roberts
Gardner l.. Rnothe, End. Carrol
Ashby, Richard Gibson, Or. Vi7aE
= Berry and Lieut.. Tasker, I. S. y
Among rhe cut of town guests were
Miss Lconey, Miss Jaret Brown, Mr.
pardoIrh Harper. 1Ir. Paul Cherry
ar Harvey Warwick. !dr. Temple
White and Mr.. Owen: Thompson. O
1TashiDnton Mr.. James W., Roberts
and Mr.. william Morrison, OF Baltl
| rsore, Mr.. Jeffrics, OF Richmond
Miss Ellen Mqncure- and Mr.. Louis
aEoncure. OF Fredericksburg. =. !.
The next dance of the club whE b'
/ Tuesday, February 3. :,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-31
Portner Will Case.
Supreme Ceur; Grants Writ of Err

Manassas, Va, Jan. 3l.-A writ Of
error and s1persedeas was issuel
Saturday by the Supreme Court o;
Virginia in the will case of Paul V,
Pertre-, son, and one of the heirs OF
the late Robert Portner, -cf Manas.
sas. The case was first tried in the
Prince William Circuit Court at Ma
rassas IL July, 1920, when verdict
was returned in favor of Mrs. Will
liam P: Meredith, Of Chevy Chase, D.
c., who, together with her daughter
and colored servant, were named
'banefciaries in the will, to the ex-
clasion Of all other members of the
family.
The trial lasted ninteen days, and
the record in the case makes per-
haps the largest volume the court.
has had to deal with. Paul Portner
had several sisters and brothers.
among them being Mrs. H. D. Flood
Oscar C. Portner, Mrs. Palmer Der
BY, of Washington; A. 0. Portner,
of Baltimore and Washington, and
Mrs. Edna Hume. of New York.
The estate involved in the will is
valued at $250,0O0 and includes the
interest in the Annaburg Farms, at
Manassas; the Portner Apartments
ct Washington. and the Alexandria
Feed and Milling Corporation at
Alexandria. According to the evi-
t,ence in the trial an agreement had
been entered into to abide by the viii
Of their father affecting the interest
in the estate Of the unmarried men,
bcrs Of the family, which at Their
death should revert to the Surviving
members. It is expected that the
case will be reviewed by the Su-
preme Court in March.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-31
Hospital Staff
Three New Members Added to Staff
Of Alexandria Institution

Three New Members Added to Staff
Of Alexandria Institution
The board Of trustees of the Alex
andiia Hospital at meeting held Fri
day at tina. institution elected a medi-
cal staff to serve at that institution
Three new members were added to
the hospital staff. They are Drs- 0.
A. Rytler, F. NJ. D:llsrd and H. A.
Lstane. The staff selected follows:
DIS. ND. Delaney and S. B. Moore
surgeons; Drs. George T. KLipstein
and LIeweHyn Powell, physicians. Drs.
Hugh Mcclure and W NJ Smith.
consulsants; DR., H: Il. Latane, patho.
,logist; Dr.. Q. A. Ryder, X-Ray opera
tor: DR.. F. NJ. Di1at "a, eye, ear, nose
ard threat specialist; DR. R. j. Yates
snaesThetist.
| Shortly an X>Rsy machine will BIZ
instsised at tie hospital and It alst
IS prnposet TO shortly irs::sfl a mod
era laboratory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-31
READING PROVES BIG
AMUSEMENT PATRON

Reading, Pa, Jan. Slower c.
6G0.oo0 admissions at theatres and
other amusement places were paid
for by Reading people in the past
year. internal revenue officers reports
here disclose. The fetal was 81 $50, 900
On soda water, soft drinks and non
:,lrohohc cereal drinks they paid ST.
100000, On ice cream their sSpeu6-
tares were nearly a full million dol:
lars The war tax on all combined was
Sd2.+4Sl9, Including taxes en- jew
elry and canaS, thestotal spent on the
two hitter it=rss o.ing about s, $780,
oto.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-31

A special grand Jury IN the cor
poration court at 10 o'clock this al
ternoon returned true bills in the
cases of Lambert Bergman, John
iNye and George L. Clark for malie-
;ous burning in connection with three
fires Of incendiary origin that have
occurred here recently.
Robert S. jones was foreman of the
jury.
When the report was made 70 court
there were about a dozen f;remen
present.
Robert S. Jones tod the court that
the jury recommended mercy for the
men against whom they had just re-
turned the indictments. being Of the
opinion that the men did not realize
the seriousness Of the offense.
In connection with the fires the
jury returned three indictments
against Bergman, two against Nye
and one against Clark.
The jury also recommended that
then there is any talk Of lncendiary
fires around fire engine houses in
tine future the paid employees shall
make report of the talk at once and
unless they do they shall be subject
to dismissal.
Tie jury in their report set forth
that the fire department Of the city
of Alexandria is fundamentally sound
and praised the work done oy that
department.
The jury also set forth in their re-
pert that they felt confident that
there was no maliciousness on the
part OF the three men and as above
stated! that .they did not zGealize the
seriousness q. The offshse.s1 q
1t was further, rcrcrarnended by th,.
Jury that the city council be- infornn-
ed of any buildings regarded as usl-
safe or fire menace and that steps
SO taken looking to their removal.
The jury was thanked by Judge
Mcncure for their work ard dis
charged.
The work Of investigating the cases
was begun by the grand jury at 10
o'clock. Several witnesses were cali
Cd 70 testify before the jury, includ-
ing the fire chief and others. AT about
1.30 o'clock the jury took recess for
luncheon and reassemb.ed at 2.3o
o'clock this afternoon.
The grand jury is composed Of W
Albert Smsot. T. Clifton Howard, K
S. Jones, E. E. I,awler. A. II. Thomas
Thomas C Hoy and Wallace Lindsey
The. three fires under investigation
were small bfazes, being quickly sub
duea by the fire department. two
were on January 9 an alarm at 9.3l
o'clock at night being the burning q
an unoccupied house on BIO "olf'
| street, the property Of Mrs. George
Hepburn.
The same night at l0:l4 o'clock FRI
was discovered in the old Ha4owe!
pubic school building for coaored girl
located on the east side Of Atret
street between Princess and Oronoc'
streE. Beth bfazes were soon exo'n
gu;shed by the efficient work Of tn'
fire department.
! The third fire. on January ~ wa
caused by the burning Of a pile c. log
| n the court bounded By Prince. Duke
Patrick and Henry street. This TO-
was extirgu:shed before much dam
age was done
immediately following the two frs
named fire Fire Chief Ogden otfere
a reward of $50 for capture and con
viction of the parties guilty OF start
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-31
RECOMMENDS MERCY FOR MEN
Three Recent Small Blazes in City is Thoroughly Aired
Before Jury-Young Men Taken in Custody Yester-
day Morning in Connection With Fires-lury Also
Recommends to Council Removal of Buildings Re-
garded as Fire Menace

ing the fires.
The fire chief was thoroughly con-
v;nccd that these fires were CT incen-
iary origin.
Mayor J. NJ. Duncan today comment
ing on the case said his attention was
first directed to the fires by what
he read in Saturdays Gazette. He SAID
he At once took up the matter with
the Fire Chief Kenneth w. Ogden.
A conference was held yesterday
by Mayor Duncan with Fire Chief
Ogden. Judge Robinson Moncure and
Colnmonwealth's attorney Howard ".
Smith. and Chief Of Pclice Goods.
Following the conference the ar
rest Of the men was decided upon and
short time afterward they were
taken in custody by Policeman Mag
ner.
The men were interviewed and sIo-
sauuentiy It was determined to hold a
grand jury today.
Fire Ch:ef Ogden Sad that ne. be-
came convinced tie fires in question
were Of incendiary origin. He detect
ed che odor of kerosene at some OF
! the places he said. Immediately ne
he says he begun an investigation,
He further stated that he was some
what surprised when he learned the
work was done by members of The
Reliance Fire Company.
The fire chief took the matter up
with one CT the men alleged to have
been implicated early last week and
he gave the chief the names Of two
others alleged to be implicated.
! Cases Of three men were taken up
] by the Reliance Fire Company and
an :invest !ga .ion held last week. was
! oesun BY a special committee COM
posed of J. Sid Douglas, Claude W.
Fletcher and Harry sPa,isett, a: the
! Reliance Fire Company's house. Ehs
reSsu.t was that the three members
were suspended by the company.
! The three men discussed the case
today at police headquarters and ad-
! mitted being implicated in the fires.
They Said they just fired the pace
in a spirit of fun. According to the
men all Of the places they fired were
unoccup:ed ard their chief idea was
simply to see the fire apparatus run
Excitcmert and action one declared
il is what they wanted and spirit
Of r;va:ry to see which company would
arrive first, also entered into It. Al!
! three Of the men after firing the
places said that they would respond
with their company TO the alarms anc
| l9elp sutdue the fires. Two of tht
men took responsibility for two Of tbs
fires and one took the responsible!
for a fire single handed.
The men did not appear in the least
perturbed over the situation and ap
parent.y do not realize the gravity Of
the offense.
Members cf the various fire com
par;es in the city have done splendid
work in the past and all Of the fire
men, regardless Of companies. toda!
expressed themselves as sorry tina
the men in question should have re
sorted to such means to have'the com
paries make a run.
Alexandria has a splendid lot o
volunteer and paid firemen and al
have worked hard to make the dc
pal1ment first class in every respec
and there is no pace in Virginia rhs
has better or more efficient set c
firefigi4ters than has the city Of Alex
andr!a.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-31

said 10 have acted or thair own init!a
tive in their attempt 10 canture the
tvo men. ,l-
So far az is knowu mere the Amer
iesn Occupation Army authorities
have RECEIVED no official instructions
rsgari,rr the ease and tlra detectives
ARE still in:Ebes+bach:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-31
Eirginia's Oldest Bible Discovered
in Home at Luray

Luray, Va, Jan. 31.-N. H. Prince,
If Luray has perhaps the oldest
Bible that has ever been seen in this
part of the country. The Bible is
printed in Dutch, and there are mons
now living here who are able TO
translate it. According to an in
scliptMn on the ftvleaf, i. is the
"criginal translation Of Martin
Luther, 1925"
Thcogh dinlnled by ago the boox
is still in a fine state of preserva
ton The Bible originally was the
property of Daniel Sluss, Of Fred
erick County, Va, whose widow was
"a native of Page county. Mr.. Prince
has refused fabulous offers for the
bible.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-31
BERGpOLL'S PURSUERS
FREE LANCE

Coblenz, Jan. 3tS-Carl Her and
Frank Zirrmer, the alleged Aznsrlc2H
detectives who recently attempted to
L;dnap Grover c. Brgduh, .Anaerissa
drsst eysdar, and Isaac ScseAer, :hls
chauffevr, in EbeUbach, Baden, .are
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-31
NAVY sENTRY KILLS OFFICER

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 31.-Liert. Tay-
or, naval medical officer. vas shot
md instantly killed last night by :
sentry at the naval operating base
when it is alleged, he disregarded an
order to halt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-31

, Why should yeu use Lightning
Motor Fuclee Ste Pasr 9 today.
eSs-1e::
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-31
PUT CLASS INTO YOUR PRINTING

by the use of our service
Precede ard follow up your statesmen
with
GOOD PRINTING
Get our estimate before sending work
out CT the city
HARRY w. WADE,
3l3 King St. Phone 60
2e3.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-31
FOR SALE AND RENT

FOR SALE AND RENT !
King Street Business Properties and
Offices.
City and Suburban Residences.
ehone 500, Morris Horncr. sl2 King
Street. 22-6c
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anTa.
The Washington times., 1921-03-27

them, enough to move kings and queens like pieces
on chessboard. he had everything but LOVE.
But he had no love. And in the estimation of the
race which he belonged he is nothing but cold fact
Burns the Scotch ploughman whose verses were writ
ten inspired by love Of his fellow creatures love Of the
poor and the humble, is ten times as great in the
esteem that is worth while Napoleon the conqueror
or Alexander the world ruler
Napoleon lies in glorious state under the great
dome in Paris. And Rousseau, who paved the way
for Napoleon with his ideas lies in his humble grave
on the Island of Pines, and is thousand times
greater than Napoleon for love of human beings
was strong within him.
"And If beSfosc all my goods to feed the
poor, and if gipe my body to be burned but haoe
not love, it proftefh me nothing"
There is cold power, cold eloquence, and there is
ICE COLD charity How powerfully st. Paul puts
it in those few words Give everything to the poor.
Give your body to be burned from PRIDE, ostenta-
ton, desire for admiration, and it profits you nothing,
unless your acts caused by love of those to whom
you give love of those to whom you sacrifice your life
Vaingloriously waving his sword famous hero
jumped his horse into the river and died. saying zone
must die like a brave man" He did it, but "it
profted him nothing He was doing it for himself,
not for others.
How admirably st. Paul sets forth the qualities
of love- 1t sufereth long, and is kind
Those six words bring before you the mother,
when her child is born the long suffering, the pas
sonate love- and kindness bestowed upon the helpless
creature for whom the suffering has been endured.
Of all pictures of love and devotion that the world
presents, none equals that of the poor mother pale
and weak receiving her child in her arms Upon that
picture the Christian religion is founded.
What man NOT inspired, could have analysed
The Washington times., 1921-03-27

Last week was discussed on this page
ENVY, the most harmful, destructive thing in
the world Mr.. McCays cartoon, powerful in
its simplicity, deals to-day with the GREAT
EST thing in the world, the foundation of hap
piness, the cause of progress in the past, and
the hope of the future, THE LOVE OF ONE
CREATURE FOR ANOTHER.
The Washington times., 1921-03-27

loves Ingredients, establishing what Drummond
calls "the spectrum Of love-"
"L0ve suferefh long, and is kind.
LoUe erUiefh not.
Love vaunteth not itself, is not pufed up.
Doth not beltaUe itself unseenly.
Seekefh not its O1un.
Is not pr0U0ked.
Takefh not account of epiI
Rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoic-
eth 1cith the TRUTH"
Every man, fortunately born, need but look upon
his own mother recall her memory and all of those
qualities he sees in her. Love is the greatest thing in
the world. And because women have it, and bestow
It, each day and hour upon their children this human
race gradually is rising above savagery and brutality
toward civilization.
How unimportant all other things are and how
magn1fcenty St. Paul puts that truth before you in
the most powerful short sermon ever preached.
Whether there be prophecies, thew shall be
. done ascay. Whether there be tongues, they
shall cease; sohefher there be kno4cledge, it shall
be done a1Cay
And every man, age or sickness comes on
knows how everything dwindles and vanishes in i'm
porance except love- If the eyes of the DID, the sick
or the poor can look into face filed with love, they
are comforted, and if not, there is no comfort.
"Whefher there be knozcledqe, it shall be
done auUay"
yesterday are the rubbish Of to-day. The wise man
Of the last century today would be the sport of chill
dren But the love of a million years ago is alive
today and the same as the love of to-day.
LOVE and JUSTICE are brother and sister
Justice rules the world rules all space and time with
laws that never change And love makes life bear
able, worth while and beautiful.
All things will fade, the sun that warns us, the
earth that carries U.s. these bodies that come and CO.
But abide "EAITH, HOPE, LOVE, these three; but
the greatest of these is LOVE"
There are million theories, million kinds of
knowledge, million ambitions and plans endless
schemes for making the world and its inhabitants
better But all of these schemes that are worth while
could be put in four letters -"LOVE"
Love would stop war, it would stop poverty, it
would end the selfshness that exploits instead OF
helping.
And since in the end only FAITH, HOPE and
LOVE will abide, we know that civilization and hap
piness on earth will ultimately be realized.
The Washington times., 1921-03-27

Mr.. McCays picture of Love walking un-
harmed among the lions expresses properly the
power of the greatest human emotion. 1t con-
quers savagery, overcomes hatred, ennobles all
that it touches.
"Beloved, let us love one another; for love
is of God; and every one that Ioveth is born of
God, and knoweth God"