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

It is the hope of the members OF
the Senate Finance Committee to be
able to complete hearings on the tax
revision measure in time to report out
bill to the Senate when Congress-
reconvenes after the recess of Con-
gress is over. There is very little
hope that a Republican tariff bill
will be placed upon the statute books
before next year as it is the plan OF
the Republican leaders to let tariff
revision await until the tax problem
is settled. Senator Smoot, of Utah, is
going to make every effort to have
the Finance Committee include in any
program for tax legislation his plan
for sales tax If it is not adopted by
the committee Senator Smoot will
then offer it as amendment to the bill
when it reaches the Senate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12
PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT
Royal Arcanum To Give Affair To-
morrow Night In Young
Peoples Building

As has heretofore been announced
through the columns of this paper,
Alexandria Council Royal Arcanum,
will tomorrow evening at the Young
Peoples Building give public en-
tertainment of mu:c end song. The
officers of the Grand Council both OF
Virginia and the District of Columbia
VIII be the guest Of the local council
The Citizens Band will be one Of the
attractive features and they will play
4 number Of selections in front of
the building before the entertainment
Some of the best local talent, both Of
this city and Washington, will par
ticipate. The public is cordially IN
vited, and there will be no tickets OF
admission required or collection
taken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12
THREE SMALL FIRES

The gasoline tank of an Indian mo-
torcvcle took fire at GAS o'clock last
night while the driver was on Mount
Vernon avenue north of Union Sta
ton, and the machine was consider
ably damaged. No. 8 engine re-
sponded and subdued the flames with
chemicals.
A small fire at the residence OF Mrs.
]. NJ. Jacobs, 71s Queen street, caused
an alarm. A child in the house, 1t Is
reported, set fire to a bed. The flames
were subdued with a chemical eXtin-
guisher before any material damage
was done.
The department. at 4 o'clock Satur-
day afternoon, was called out Tor a
small fire on the river front. The
blaze had been extinguished when the
fire department arrived
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12
Formal Charge for Death
of Miss Virginia Rappe
Today.
is KEPT IN PRISON
Dead Woman Told Nurse Comedian
Had Injured Reinstatement Given
Out by Police.

San Francisco, Sept. 12.-Roscoe
"Fatty" Arbuckle is held without
bail in connection with the death OF
Miss Virginia Rappe, film actress
Miss Rappe was removed from
Arbuckle's suite in the Saint Fran.
CHS Hotel last Monday afternoon
suffering agony. She died after
lingering for days under treatment
for alcoholism. Her death now
proves to have been due to an in
ternai rupture which caused peri.
tonitis.
Arbuckle is not held on a warrant
which could not be made out legally
Sunday The police said they were
holding Arbucckle "for taking a
human life while in the act of COM
uniting or attempting to commit a
lenoy."
Mrs. Jean Jemeson a nurse, who
was with Miss Rape during her last
hours, in a statement swore that
Miss Rappe, suffering great pain.
kept moaning that Arbuckle had in
jured her.
at wouldn't be right for me to
pay for all this when it was Ros-
GOES fault +" Miss Rape moaned to
the nurse, according to Mrs. Jane
son.
Mrs. Jameson said that Miss
Rappe in her dying moments re-
peatedly requested her to "get Ros-
coe; he is responsible for all this.
The nurse said Miss Rappe meant
her to summon Arbuckle to her bed
side. not to "get" him in the sense
Yesterday afternoon Arbuckle' 5
counsel permitted him only to deny
the charges altogether.
The police gave out the following
names as participants in the party
in Arubuckle's suite last Mcnday;
Roscoe Arbuckle, Miss Virginia
Rappe Ira G.. Fort Lotus, New
York wardrobe salesman; Miss
Alice Blake, a San Francisco cafe
entertainer; Mrs. b. NJ. Delmonte,
of Los Angeles. friend of Miss
Rappe; Lowell Sherman of Los
Angeles, friend Of Arbucckle;
Fred Fishbeck. Of Los Angeles mo-
tion picture director: Al Semnacher,
manager of Miss R3'i:p"; Miss Zey
Pvvron a San Fral.c 30 show girl.
All Of these people have now
made afidavits. Some disagree on
some INCIDENTS. ;,
Liquor was served, the afIidavits
agree on this. Miss Pyvron and
Mrs. Delmonte in affidavits, swear
that thew heard Miss Rappe. moan
ing and rushed to get into Ar
buckles room to aid her. They
found the door bolted. Finally:
thew declare, Arbuckle emerged, and
they rushed in past him to find Miss
Rappe almost without clothing her
costume torn to shreds and strewn
about the rccm. ;,
"I am dying! I am dying" the
Young actress was moaning, they
assert. They plunged her into a
cold bath. This had no beneficial
effect. A doctor was called.
The autopsy surgeons reported
officially that Miss Rappe died from
the effects Of an internal rupture,
adding that the girls physical con
dition might have contributed to
the tragedy. DR.. William Ophl;s
one of the surgeons. declared the
injury to have beol due to natural
causes.
"There was absolutely no evidence
of a criminal assault" DR.. Ophuls
stated,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12
WASHINGTON
DAYBY DAY
(From Our Special Corresrondent.)


Washington Sept. 12-Democrats
in Washington at this time are watch
ing with keen interest the outcome Of
the Senatorial contest in New Mexi-
co, They are hoping to put the state
back into the Democratic column and
with this end in view are turning
some of their biggest political guns
upon the commonwealth. Senator
Bursum, the Republican incumbent is
a candidate for reelection while
Judge Hanna is the Democratic op-
ponent for the Senatorship. The bat
tie is being fought out mainly on ma
tional issues and if the Democrats
are successful such victory will
prove a body blow to the present Re-
publican administration. Prominent
spell binders of both parties will be
heard in the campaign and the result
will be watched with deep concern.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12
EASTERN STAR
TO RECEIVE RUTH
CHAPTER

Cherrydale, Va. Sept. 12.-Ruth
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.
OF Washington will visit Arlington
Chapter here tonight at the monthly
meeting in Fireme7's Hall. No de-
gree work is cheduled, but an elabo
rate mrsHal and literary program
has been arranged.
Walter T. Weaver, county super
visor from this district, is still con-
fined to home as result of injured
hip and will be unable to attend
the monthly meeting of the board
at the courthouse tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12
CITIZENS TO ENTER PROTEST
AGAINST NEGLECT OF
ROADS

Ballston, Va. Sept. l2.-President
Kcndrick of the Citizens" Associa-
ton has called mass meeting to
be held in the Junior Order Hall
Tuesday night to protect against the
condition of roads in this vicinity,
particularly the highway from Wash
ipgton to Fails Church which passes
through this town. a..
It IS proposed TO select large
committee to take, up the matter and
endeavor TO obtain. some action be-
fore the coming winter, It is claim
Cd that road work is. being, done on
the northern and southern ends Of
the county while the center contain
ing half the population, is being neg
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12
Expect Continuous Session

It is expected that the Sixty-Sev-
enth Congress will set a new record
for continuous sessions. The program
before the Congress when it returns
on September q is huge and some of
the prominent leaders of both houses
are beginning to realize that the
Congress convened by President Hard
ing on April II last, with the excep-
tion of one or two short intervals
will remain in practically continuous
session until it expires by limitation
on March 4, 1928.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12
LAD SUSTAINS FRACTURED
LEG WHEN HIT BY AUTO

Leslie Ale, nine-year-old son Of the
late Clarence Ale of 81 North St.
Asaph street had his leg broken this
morning while crossing King street
near st. Asaph street. The boy wa,
taken to the Alexandria Hospital by
Dr.. Charles H. Merryman of Bradley
Hills. Md. and the injured member re-
set bv Drs. Delaney and Moore. The
police investigated the case and de-
clare that the lad ran into the ma
chine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
Addresses Made Last Night al
Monthly Meeting.


The September meeting of the ST.
Mary's Church Holy Name Society
was held in the Lyceum Hall last
night. Addresses for the good of the
society were made by Rev. Lawrence
F. Kelly, Rev. Michael Molloy, late of
Castlebas, County Mayo, Ireland, now
an assistant pastor of st. Mary's
Catholic Church, this city; Presiden:
J. Fl. McDonough, William A. De
Vaughan, Carl Rothman and Thomas
f. Dyson.
Members of the Holy Name Society
received Holy Communion at the Z
o'clock mass Sunday morning. Prep
arations are being made for the en-
tertainment Of the members during
the coming winter meetings.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12
o ALEXANDRIA, VA, MONDAY sEIIEMBER u
LOSS$227, ,750-F FIREBUCS SUSPE PEC''rED
STATE NEWS

Norfolk.-The sixth meeting of the
Hampton Roads Port Commission, the
body created by the Virginia Cen
eral Assembly to make an lnvestlga-
ton of the states ports will be held
at Norton on September -, and al
Bristol, September IA. The commls.
sion has made no announcement OF
the phase of its investigation which ii
proposes to consider at this meeting.
However, it is expected that particr'
lar attention will be given to the coal
mining and cattle raising sections as
they are related to Virginia's COM
merce.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12

Hopewell.-A census of the unem,
ployed in Hopewell and vicinity has
been completed by the local chapter
of the Red Cross and now the chap
ter will take steps to secure the men
and women named on the lists e.n-
ployment, in this way anticipating
and, in a measure, preventing priva-
tions and suffering in the community
during the winter months. Complete
lists of the unemployed in the COM
munity will be given to the heads OF
the industries here and whenever
vacancy or opening occurs, some one
named on the list will be employed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12
7wo Big Structures
Reduced By Flames
AT PLANTS OF VIRGINIA SHIP
RITTIDING CORPORATION AND MUTUAL ICE
COMPAN DESTROYED SATURDAY NIGHT.
THIRD BLAZE is ARK ON RIVER

Fires an Hour Apart-Entire Water Front Threatened
Fortunately Little Wind Was Blowing at Iime-Both
Fires Subdued by Midnight Firefghter Helps at Blaze
at Mutual Ice Company's Plant-Search for Supposed
Incendiaries Is o-Several Volunteers Slightly Injured
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12

Pulaski.-Before an audience whici,
made up in interested attention what
it lacked in size, State Superintendent,
of Schools Harris Hart Wednesday
light outlined tn ambitions of the
national and state public school aus
thorities. Owing to conflicting gath
erings of various kinds, the meeting
did not open until about 9 o'clock but
the high school auditorium contained
a very representative group Of Puias.
kians. Mr.. Hart was introduced by
Prof. Elliott, who took occasion to
thank the faithful few" for their
presence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12

Charlottesville-The committee in
charge of the unveiling of the monu-
ment to Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson and
the reunion of the Virginia Grand
Camp of Confederate Veterans and
Sons of Veterans here October IS. 19
and 20, have received word that the
jackson statue has been shipped. The
derrick to be used to put the pedestal
in place has been here for several
weeks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12


further asserted that he has recanted
nothing in his Denver statement.
Galax.-Republicans of the Fifth
Congressional district of Virginia, IN
convention here, nominated t. l.. Felts
of Cliff View, Va, as candidate tc
succeed the late Congressman Rorel
A. James of DaEyille. Mr.. Felts was
opposed by j. D. Basset Of Bassett
Va, and won on the second ballot.
The nominee has served his county IT.
the Virginia House of Delegates
where he has been identified with
many progressive movements in the
interest of the people of his section
He is one of the managers of the
Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency, arc
is widely known throughout the state
Salem.-With the addition OF sew
eral departments, with corresponding
increase in the faculty, and with moro
than fourteen thousand dollars spent
in improving and renovating build
ings, Roanoke College has practically
completed preparations for receiving
one of the largest freshman classes.
of its history, registration OF more
than one hundred on September L
when the college opens it, sixty-ninth
session. An attendance of more thar
200 students is expected.
Lynchburg -Virginian hunters are
being advised by authorities in this
section of the state that the killing
of bull lbats is a violation of the fed
eral migratory law, as we'll as the
state law and that the federal fine
is up to $500 for each case.
Pulaski-Bonds and an undeter.
mined amount of cash were stolen
last night, when robbers blew oper
the vault of the Bank of Draper, sit
uated in the little town of Draper,
four miles from here. Later it Va.
said the loss amounted to $4,000
Lynchburg.-George Law, Irwin
Holt and julius Talley, all white men.
we're convicted Wednesday afternoon
in Amherst county before Squire
Shelton on charge of throwing rocks
from a passing train and striking d
negro trackman on the Southern rail
way, the sentence being six months
in iail ard S25 fine each. The trial
was also held :or the action of the
Amherst grand jury on the charge
of breaking and robbing a car near
Monroe in August. Southern railway
detectives rounded up members Of the
gang in Danville, this state, and Ruff
fin, n. c., after working about three
weeks on the case.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12
ESTABLISHED 1884

Oldest Daily Newspaper in the
d United States ard Best Advertis-
ing Medium in Northern Virginia
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-12

Richmond.-Dr. Wilmarth Amos
Hadley, who is to be placed on trisl
here next month on the charge
having murdered his wife Mr.. Sue
Tinsley Hadley, nearly three years
ago, has admitted to Richmond news
paper men that he did not repudiate
the confession made in Denver ant
added that the newspapers there
gave him "a raw deal" He said hf
hoped the Richmond newspaper
would at least be fair to him. He
further asserted that he has recanted
nothing in his Denver statement.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-09-22
SAYS WAR l:ELP-D RELIGION
Big Fight Made Soldiers Better Men,
is Assertion Male by Man Who
Know Them.

The American soldier came out OF
the war with more religion than he
went in, according TO Rev. Henry Rus
sell Talbot, canon OF the National
cathedral ut Washington, who arises
TO defend the doughboy from the libel
that the war ruined him."
HE is better man for having been
in the army" asserts the canon, refer
ring to the veteran. the Stars and
Stripes states.
Canon Talbot was senior chaplain OF
the First division of the American ex-
peditlonary forces. In a cOmmunica-
ton to national headquarters Of the
American Legion at Indianapolis he
admits the American, as he saw him
in France, was ''uncommonly tlmld In
the exercise Of his religion. He was
frightened at his own religious shadow
or he might have been grossly ignor-
ant Of the content and practice Of his
religion.
But as the First divisions senior
chaplain, the canon was In charge of
all the private belongings of the 1,SoO
Americans killed in the ten days fight
ing In the Argonne, and In nine out OF
every ten of the mems kits found
crucifix, scapular, prayerbook or tesla
ment. And In those days" Canon
Talbot writes, the First division was
not carrying anything 1t did not deem
essential
There was a kind OF collectiyisnI
which outruns the ordinary standards
of honesty" declares the canon. but
underneath there was implicit, If not
explicit, reverence for the Son Of
Man"
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-09-22
TO PROTECT SACRED SNUFF
Reason Given for the High Bench Be-
hind Which Supreme Court Judges
Have Their Seats.

The Federal Supreme court Is ceie-
brating its centenary OF the hlSh
bench" Originally the justices sat
behind n long bench on the floor OF the
court--on level with the lawyers
who tried their cases before them.
This straight desk had set into 1t Il
snuff box opposite each Justices seaf.
Henry Clay was arguing a case before
the court. During pause In his argu'
ment one of the Justices reached for
ward, took pinch of snuff and settled
back TO weigh the more carefully the
reasoning presented. In his next
pause Mr.. Clay reached over and with
a THANK you" took pinch himself.
The court was indignant. That after.
noon they met to decide what could be
done to preclude the possibility OF a
second breach OF the etiquette of the
court" and decided to have bench
made of such height that no mere
practitioner could reach their pet snuff.
Since then they have sat behind the
high bench that Is In use today.-New
York Tribune.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-09-22
REVEAL THEIR ARMY TRAINING
Ex-Serviee Men lnstinctiveiy Line Up
When a Crowd Is Waiting to
Be Served.

Army training still manlfests Itself
In civilian life, and former soldiers
automatically fall into line when they
must wait TO be served. In the army
the men spent great deal of their
time waiting in line for mess, drawing
stuff from the supply sergeant and Il
dozen other purposes.
The old ariny training revealed it.
self strongly during the recent hot
spell at the Brooklyn Central Y. NJ.
G. A., when apparently most Of the
10000 members sought TO take advan-
tage of the swimming pool. Crowds
of young men stnrIned the locker
rooms each evening. The eX-service
men set the example by lining up and
taking their turns To reach the gate.
As each elevator dlSembarked its load
the former soldiers automatically went
TO the rear. Younger men who had
not had this training and sought to
edge in far up the line were promptly
pulled out and sent to their station.
No ex-service man who mas stood in
line 10 draw pair Of socks or get a
mess kit full of "slum" will permit
anyone to get ah"H,i OF him.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-09-22
English Wesleyan Body Receives 90.
of Robe That Belonged to Found.
err of Methodism.

The Wesleyan Methodist CUmmrNioT
has just received from one Of its lead
Ing laymen gown that belonged I,
the founder Of Methodist. according
to the London Daily News. John Yves
ley died IN 1871, 50 dat the garment
Is more than 100 years old.
Time has, OF course, lett its marks
upon RE gown. Some parts are dis
colOreL and others are worn and
patched. The material is heavy, and
upon it, worked i'll black, are flowers
and prancing horses. As the great
preacher was little man, the gown
must have hung about his heels.
1t is claimed that the gown was a
preaching gown, but it is very dis
similar to the ecclesiastical garment
that, according TO authentic records,
John Wesley wore in the pulpit. This
one possesses an ordinary sleeve and,
generally speaking, it seems to accord
with the style Of black study-gown.
The donor Of the gown has also pre-
sentcd pair of slippers belonging 10
Wesley. These are i'll good condition,
and are of the kind that he would
wear in his study.
Wesley, of course, travelled through
out Great Britain and Ireland in all
weathers on his preaching tours, and
1t was suggested that he wore this
heavy gown as a protection against
atmospheric conditions.
The Wesley museum contains a
large number of interesting relics OF
John and Charles Wesley. 1t possesses
the study chair of John, and presently,
as a gift from the donor of the gown,
Charles Wesleys study chair will be
placed there.
A large proportion of the visitors to
the museum come from the overseas
dominiOns and the United States,
where the interest in all that relates
to the early history Of MethOdism is
very keen.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-09-22
BLACKBIRD IN THRUSH'S NEST
Correspondent of Scottish Newspaper
Calls Attention to Remarkable In
cident He Has Observed.

Last week ! discovered I'm the Ivy
on II sunk wall in my garden a nest
which had all the characteristics of n
rhrush's nest, with plastered lining
only, and which contained two eggs.
pale blue with small black spOts-the
eggs of a song thrush. writes a CORE
spOndent. Later on | noticed Il bird
sitting on the nest. Only the head
was visible, but it appeared to me
that the bird was a hen blackbird and
not a thrush. 1t was some days be-
fore / found the bird of the nest,
when on looking in, l discovered that
the plaStered lining of the nest had
been slightly covered with dried
grasses, and that the nest coBta!ucd
four blackblrds eggs-bluish green
with notified ends. The two thruSh'S
eggs had disappeared. They could not
q found at the foot of the wall below
the nest, but there was found on Il
green above the wall the broken egg
of a song thrush. When | discovered
the nest part of its outer wall was
slightly torn, as II cat had climbed
up the ivy and endeuvored To claw out
the bird then sitting. Is it possible
that the thrush may have been scared
away and the nest taken over by
blackbIrd and adapted to her require
ments? None OF my friends. verSed
similar Case..-Edinburgh Scotsman.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-09-22
VARYING STRENGTH of SunIIaht.

There is practically no such thing
as overlighting, writes J. II. Kurlan'
der, In describing for the General Sci
ence Quarterly a series Of tests made
by the lighting service department of
the Edison lamp works. He adds: IN
vestigatlon Of places which are said to
he overlighted will usually show that,
If anything, they are glaringiy under
lighted"
These tests showed that sunlight in
an open field measures S,Oo0-foot can"
die power (Which means that it gives
the illumination that would be given
by 5000 candles a foot distanD. Sun
light In a street between buildings
measures 3.000-foot candles. Shadow
in a street between buildings measures
800: under a tree in the open, 800. The
light on an office desk next to a south
window has an intensity OF 110-font
candles; one ten feet in, 20. and one
IS feet in, 80. At inside benches be-
tween two exposures only 20.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-09-22
Memorial for Baxter poas.

1T the summer home Of Governor
Baxter Of Maine on Mackworth island
Casco bay, are buried all the dog:
owned by him which have died sinc'
1887. says a Boston dispatch TO the
New York Times. The governor Is nov
having made bronze tablet, givinS
the names and record Of these animals
This will rest on the face Of biz
granite bowlder. around which the
dogs have been buried.
The dogs were all of the same fam
lily and strain OF Irish settlers. The
first and great grandmother was Glen
cora, given to the governor in 1887 b,
his father the late James p. Baxter
of Portland, Me.
The governor has raised about sew
cnty-five of these dogs, and while hi
has sold a few, most of those he has
not kept have been given to friends.