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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01
Charles Simms, of Fairfax
County, Missing Since
Yesterday.
BULLET IN HEART
Box Containing Five Cartridges and
Pistol Beside the Body-Inquest
Held By Justice Troth.

The body Of Charles Simms, alb 'ut
sixty years old, a farmer of Fairfax
county was found early this aftsr.
noon in the woods about two miles
below this city near the Dyke with a
bullet wound through his heart.
Beside the body was a Colts revel-
yer and five cartridges. The body
was found by a small colored boy Ilv-
ing in the neighborhood.
The Alexandria police department
was notified and Policemen Durrer,
Magner and Carlton Padgett went to
the scene and Justice Troth Of Far
fax county was notified. Justice
Troth held an inques: on the spot
and the jury gave verdict in at.
cordance with the circumstances ct
tending the case.
Simms lived about four miles
south of Alexandria beyond what -
known as the watering trough ard
was we'll known in Alexandria, es-
pecially among the farmers who at
tend the market her. The deceased is
survived by several children.
According to evidence obtained by
the authorities of Fairfax county it
is stated that a shot was heard in re
ne.ghborhood yesterday morning.
Simms had been missing since ttat
time. The body was brought to
Nheatlev's mortuary chapel and pre-.
pared for burial the funeral arrange
ments have not been completed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01
Julian Y. Williams Heads
Organization for Com
ing Year.
FAVOR NEW FORM
Say City Manager Plan Is Based On
Sound and Progressive Business
Principles.

The Kiwanis Club held its annual
election of officers this afternoon al
the weekly luncheon held in the
Westminster building. The election
resulted as follows:
President, J. Y. Williams; first
vice president, U. S. Lambert; sec
ond vice president, Randall Cation;
treasurer, Nelson Snyder; secretary,
Chas. F. Holder; directors, George Z.
Warfield, w A Moore, Jr f ' Reg
ister Claude Fletcher, Richard Glib
son
The club also adopted the follow
ing resolutions:
Whereas, the comparatively recent
ly developed city manager form OF
municipal government is based on
sound and progressive business prln-
ciples and has proven itself both
meritorious and economically as we'll
as efficiently superior to all other
forms heretofore in use, and
Whereas the citizens of the City of
Alexandria will at the forthcoming
election decide by popular vote upon
the adoption of the form of govern
ment to supercede the present form
and
Whereas. we believe that the
adoption of this form of government
will be progressive step in the sue
cessful career of our city.
Now, therefore, be it resolved:
That the Kiwani's Club of the city of
Alexandria by recorded unanimous
vote endorses this movement advo-
Gates it's unanimous adoption by the
citizens of Alexandria, and pledges
it's whole-hearted support to the City
Manager form of government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01
FINED 500
Man Who Made Trouble at Dance
Given Hearing

A colored man registered on the
police Llotter as William Riley. Of
Washington, who was alleged 10
have been implicated in the disorder
at Odd Fellows Hall colored, last
Monday night during the progreSs Of
a dance. was arraigned in the r
court today and fined 500 by -
yor Duncan.
On the night in question three p!.
tol shots were fired causing q stam-
pede among the crowd in the hall.
Testimony was introduced to the ef-
feet thai when the accused was re-
fused admittauce TO the hall he
made a threat that he would bring
in his gang" This was followed by
the appearance of several Washing
ton colored men ard fight followed
during which the pistol was dis
charged.
On Tuesday morning three other
colored mer who were at the hall
from Washington, were fined 500
each.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01
REPUBLICAN MEETING.
Candidate For Legislature Will Be
Nominated Tonight

The republican committees of this
city and Arlington county will hold a
Joint meeting at $50 o'clock tonight
in the rooms of the chamber of cons
merce for the purpose of nominating
a candidate for the state Legislature
t. represent this city and Arlington
county IN that body The candidate
the joint committee nominates vii
run in The election which will be he !.
next November.
The city republican committee at
a meeting held here several weeks
ago indorsed F. Clinton knight Of
this city for the Office and his narle
will be submitted at the joint meet
ing tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01
ANGEL OF JOBLESS
LIFTS VEIL
SEEKS BEAN CITYS
CONSCIENCE

Boston, Sept. 1.--Urbain j. Ledoux,
Boston's "Mr. Zero" the "angel" of
the iobless, cleared up today all the
seeming mystery about himself and
his rather startling undertaking of
feeding Boston's unemployed free of
charge. He submitted letters Of COM
mendation from such men as Edward
A. Filene, Edwin A. Mead and
David Starr Jordan among others.
81 have brought a founding to the
doorstep of Boston. What are you
going to do about it," Thus does
Ledoux explain his coming to Boston.
"In New York last winter" he says,
81 created bread line in order to
engineer it out of existence. | secur-
ed employment, provided food and
lodging for the men until they re-
ceived their first money and became
self-supporting. Before | gathered
the jobless together they had been
walking the streets, scattered, home
less, without friends or money and
with no place to find them.
81 got them in one place and forced
the city to realize their existence and
their need by the fact of collecting
them where the bread line could be
seen and the need of the men could
be made visible.
'Last week | came to Boston.
investigated conditions for four days
found men who had not eaten for
week, or for two or three days
They were on the verge of starvation
and suffering. Then, as is my habit
did the thing that was to be done
fed them and after that | secured
house which they could call their
own. where they could gather and
which would be evident to the COM
| munity,!
Human engineering is my special.
tv. There is more distress in New
/ York than in Boston as a result OF
the unemployment, but the public II
New York is more awakened to the
situation. There is need to awaker
/ the public here to the conditions.
want to fathom the depths of Bostor
hearts. l want to find the Bostor
conscience. l am testing it. | an
not discouraged. Every second mar
| meet here acknowledges that Bos-
ton is asleep to the unemployment
conditions, so there is hope.
Il will feed the unemployed II
/, Boston. but l shall not undertake tc
provide furniture for our church OF
the unemployed I expect the big
brothers to do that. A good Samari-
tan who would not give me his name
provided us with window shades to.
day. In New York it was not the
wealthy persons, but those of the mid,
die class VINO gave the furnishings.
Il have never accepted penny ir
my labors for the unemployed, nor dc
handle any funds. Let some one
| arise and assume the duty and lei
the funds go through any reliable
person or organization here. Am ]
wealthy? Yes, Pm richer than Rookie.
feller.or Carnegie; I've heart thai
beats for my fellowmen, and in the
hearts of my fellowmen there is a
place for me. Wealthy? When
started my first bread line I hac
$50 in my pocket and that breao
line has fed 50,00O."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01
End BAPTIST
Wins CONTEST
Miss Margaret Duncan To
Be First Lady" At
Picnic.
AFFAIR LABOR DAY
AFFAIR LABOR DAY
Picnic On Grounds of George Mason
High School-Standing of Schools
At Close.

Miss Margaret Duncan, Of the Sec
ond Baptist Sunday school, is to be
the first lady" of the Sunday school
picnic to be held by the Alexandria
Sunday schools at the George Mason
high school Labor Day. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. 3.
Duncan of Patrick and Queen streets.
Her position of honor comes to her
by many interesting routes. First by
virtue of the fact that the Second
Baptist Sunday school has, for the
second time, won the Alexandria
Sunday school attendance campaign
honors.
This Sunday school is reputation
for aggressiVeness most enylous
among the schools of the city. 1t is
faultlessly organized and every men,
Der believes it to be his or her per-
sonal responsibility to put through"
any undertaking that the church or
school attempts. This personal de-
votion will win any where and the
Second Baptist Sunday school is nam
ing the first lady" again as a result
of it.
George X. Bender, superintendent
of the Sunday school, asked that the
first lady be selected by the school
as a result of service ard Miss Dun
can easily won by a splendid margin.
She is a member of Mrs. j. A. HUI
fishs class and has brought in more
new members than any other student
of the school. The records Of the
school reveal the fact that she IS
practically perfect in her attendance
She is said to be most charming
little lady and is arranging to have
a retinue of maids and train bearers
to add to the effectiveness of the oc-
cason.
The first lady will be decorated i'm
mediately after the big picnic dinner
by Dr.. f. V. Register, president of the
Alexandria Pastors association. DR.
Register has the happy faculty of be.
ing able to do "all things well,
which will insure an interesting cere'
mony. The program of the picnic vii
follow and will be in the nature OF {;
review in honor of the first lady who
will be the guest Of the occasion.
The program has not been an
nounced yet, but it is known that
baseball will be one of the features
for the older folks, while an extensive
program is being arranged for the
little ones. The formal program vii
include the best talent in the city ant
will be worth going many miles tc
enjoy, the entertainment committed
announces.
The tennis court has been PLACED
at the disposal of the picnickers, who
are asked to use tennis shoes wher
playing. The court is in good shape
and the net will be up. Balls anr
rackets must be furnished by
players. Mr.. Wallace, of the Y. NJ
C. A., has loaned some of his camp
equipment consisting of hammocks
and swings which will doubtless
make glad the hearts of the little
ones.
The final standing of the Sunday
schools participating in the attend
ancc campaign is as follows:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01
LABOR DAY PICNIC.
Silver Moon Council Degree of Po-
cahoatas to go to Lorton'

The members of Silver Moon Coun
Gil No Is Degree Of Pocahontas will
&C or al ali day picnic on Labor Day
to the home Of Mrs. Thomas J. DaT!s
at Lortor. Members are requested to
meet at King and Royal streets at I
a. NJ, en- Labor Day where trucks
will convey the party to the picnic
grounds. 4 large number of the
n,embers will 60 and carry their bas-
kets and enjoy the outing. Many
novel out door games have been ar
ranged by the committee in charge
and good time is assured all.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01
S5,OOO,OOO IT, S. ORDER
FOR DIESEL MOTORS

Geneva, Sept. lit is announced
that the engineering firm of Sulzer,
at Interthur, has received an order
from the American Government for
5000 900 worth of Diesel Motors for
submarines. An order for l,25O,OOc
mounds for similar motors was re-
ceiyed a few weeks ago by the same
firm from the japanese Government.
The Sulzer firm makes q specially
of Diesel and large motors for sub
marines.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01
May Yet Save Discount.
Few More Days Grace Granted By
Tax Collector


The time for payment of the city
taxes for 1921 10 tax collector Cor
man and which he is authorized to
allow discount of per cent on
bills paid before September 2nd ex-
pires today Owing to delays in re-
ceiving the bills for collection MIR.
German was not able to notify many
persons. In addition to this his time
has been limited by persons paying
capitation taxes for school purposes.
In order that many persons who
could not he attended to when conf
ing TO his office reasonable time
will be allowed such persons by the
collector to save the discount, so we
are informed by Mr.. German.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01
Seminole's Warriors To,
night.
W;ll Scalp PalefaceS

The regular semi-monthly meeting
of Seminole Tribe will be held to-
night in the Alexandria National
Bank Building. Corner King and Roy.
al streets. The business session of the
tribe will start at 7:30 P. NJ. after
which the warriors degree will be
conferred on number of young hunt.
ers.
Plans will also be made for the
big convo.alion of the Knights of the
Tin-Panitles which will be held on
Wednesday. Septembr 21. at which
time the members of this branch of
the fraternity in Washington will
visit the local loft and bring along
a number of tramps to seek the mys-
terieS of the hay-loft.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01
FIRST SEAPLANE "RAlD
CARRIED OUT IN CHILE

Santiago, Chile, Sept: IA sea
plane raid" the first in Chile was
made yesterday from VALPARAISO to
Coauimbo, 200 miles away, with three
naval "short" seaplanes. One ar
rived at Coquimbo in three hours. Inc
two others extended the raid 10 miles
north of Coquimbo, where their gas
became exhausted. They ttoated un-
til supplied with fuel this morning.
An English instructor, Col. Ira
vers. commanded the seaplanes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01
POLICE COURT.

Cases disposed Of today in the po-
Ice court, Mayor Duncan presiding
follow: A man arrested by Police
nan Durrer for violating the speed
law. acquitted; a man arrested by
Policeman Talbot for violating the
traffic law forfeited So collateral; a
man arrested by Policeman Magner
for failing to have city automobile
license, had his case continued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01
CANTON TONIGHT

Plans for its autumn and win.er
work will be mapped out tonight at
2 meeting of Alexandria Canton 1$sd
Fellows. This organization pracu-
cally discontinued its work durlng
the summer months and it IS expected
tat there will be large attendance
at the meeting tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01
ELECT POLICEMAN
Henry, Sisson Chosen BY Commission.
ers TO Fill Vacancy

IU NNNHfS.
The board of police commissioners
at a called meeting held last night in
the Office of Mayor Duncan elected
Henry Sisson a member of the po-
lice force to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Policeman T.
Douglas Lursford, There were ten
applicants for the position and two
were put in nomination and on the
first ballot the vote was two 10 two
and the mayor voted breaking the
tie and electing Mr.. Sisson.
Mr.. Sisson formerly served on the
police force and up TO the present
time held position as conductor on
the Washington-Firginia Railway.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01

Petersburg.-The board Of directors
of the local Chamber of Commerce
will recommend to the City Council
that it repeal two sections of the city
code which prohibits the shifting OF
freight in railroad yards between the
hours of 10 p. m. and & a. m. The
ordinances were passed in 1906, but
have never been enforced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01
STATE NEWS

Danville. unusual fatality took
place here yesterday when Jennie
Baldwin, a negress, As years OF age
was drowned in a cesspool on her
premises. The woman was subject
to fits of epilepsy and was constant
ly watched by her relatives.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01

The Gazette correspondent was in
formed at the State Department to-
day that recognition Of Mexico by the
government Of the United States is
drawing to a point of fulfillment. II
the reports from Mexico to the ef-
feet that the Supreme Court of that
country has decided to recognize the
validity of American claims to oil
fields and other industries in the Re-
public to the South of us are correct,
the great stumbling block in the way
of recognition of Mexico is pushed
aside.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01
WASHINGTON
DAYBY DAY

(From Our Special Correspondent.)
Washington, Sept. 1.-The Mary
land delegation in Congress IS going
to make determined fight when that
body reassembles after the recess to
prevent the abandonment of Indian
Head as a proving ground for small
arms for the Navy.
SO determined are they that the
grounds shall not be transferred TO
Dahlgren on the Virginia side of the
Potomac River that it was announced
today that Representative Sydney L.
Mudd the Maryland member on the
Naval Affairs Committee will intro
duce resolution to stop any further
appropriations for the Dahlgren prov
ing grounds. In the meantime, how
ever, the Navy Department is paying
no attention to the protests of the
Maryland delegation but is going
ahead with its plans to move from
Indian Head all proving activities,
leaving at the Maryland plant only
the equipment for the manufacture
of smokeless powder. Dahlgren seems
certain to be the winner in the con-
test now raging.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01

Lynchburg-There are reasons
here for the belief that the govern
ment has it's eyes on Edgewood farm,
located just outside the city, for a
landing field for planes from Lang
lev field. The field has for some time
been used by a local air service cor
poration and, it is claimed, it is an
ideal place for such uses.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01

Winchester.-A crowd of approxi-
mately 5000 people from many Sec
tions of Virginia, West Virginia and
other states swarmed into the viii
lage of Gore and its env1rons yester-
day for the annual picnic of Gore
Camp, Modern Woodmen of America.
The managers counted on larger at
tendance, but the size of the crowd
amazed them, and fleets of motor
trucks were sent here at top speed
for additional foodstuffs, on which
the camp made good profit. The
main attractions were concerts by Nc
Ilwee's Concert Band, Keyser, ". Va.
tropshooting, in which R. T. Jones, of
Winchester, led; and baseball games.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01

The disposition over the Island of
zap question seems at hand. Recent
exchanges between this government
and Japan, coupled with informal c0n-
versations between Secretary Of Ste
Hughes and Baron Shidehara, ia 1.,l-
csc Ambassador, have resulted IT,
formation of Il tentative agreemt 4"
which will no doubt result in the III.
tcrnationalization Of this much-dis-
puted but little known island of the
South Pacific Ocean. What the United
States has been contending for and
which the government of Japan fail
ed to recognize has been the right Of
this country to cable landing on the
Island Of zap. Japan claimed she was
the sole possessor of this territory re-
sulting from the World War. The
United States thought otherwise and
now it appears that our demands,
couched in diplomatic language, are
to be met by the Mikado's govern
ment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01

Petersburg.-Injured last night
when a stream from high power,
ed hose struck him in the face while
fighting a fire in a Sycamore street
shoe store that for time threaten
ed an entire block of the business sec
ton. Captain Herbert Hardy, of
the Halifax street fire company, to-
day was resting we'll at his home.
Physicians have expressed hope that
they may be able to save the sight
of his eyes, although both are badly
injured. Damage to the shoe store is
about $4,000, fully covered by in
surance. The origin Of the fire is
undetermined, but it started in a
small room on the ground floor of
the three-story building.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01

Ashland.-Randolph- Macon college
has secured DR.. Joseph Boyd Haley
as professor of Greek for the coming
session. He will arrive in few days
from Elberton, Ga, to begin his work
here. DR.. Haley is an a. B. of Emory
university, 1916; fellow in Greek
and Latin, Emory university, 1916
II, and NJ. A., 1917; university fell
low in Greek, University of Wiscon-
sin, 1917-1S, and M. A., 1918; appoint
ed Charles Kendall Adams fellow In
Greek, University of Wisconsin, for
19ls-19, but resigned to enter army;
Charles Kendall Adams fellow ir
Greek, University of Wisconsin, 1919
81, and Ph. D., 1921; taught in
Emory University summer school
1917; lecturer in the classics, Uni
versity of Wisconsin, summer, 1921;
member of the Classical Association
of the Middle West and South.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01

It's all lie. That is the report cir
culated that "Uncle Joe" Cannon will
not become a candidate for reelection.
Uncle Joe" who is in his 66th year is
just about as active as member Of
Congress thirty years his junior. r.
respective of politics, and "Joe" Can
non is a Southerner by birth, North
Carolina laying claim to him, all hope
that he will be spared many more
years of life in the political world.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01

Norfolk.-Traffic representatives
of commercial organizations and big
industries from several Virginia cities
are comforting at the Chamber of
Commerce today on certain rate re-
adjustments affecting Virginia cities.
The adjustments being considered arc
between Eastern cities and Virginia
cities, between Eastern cities and the
Carolinas, and between Virginia cities
and the Southeast. The purpose Of
the conference is to secure coordina-
ton of effort among Virginia COM
mercial traffic men, in order that the
States interests may be taken care
of in the best manner possible.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01
ESTABLISHED 1854

Oldest Daily Newspaper in the
United States and Best Advertis.
ing Medium in Northern Virginia
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01

President Harding has before him
for decision the question as to what
shall be done with the S400,000,0G0
worth of German property seized by
the United States and now in pos
session of Col. Thomas ". Miller,
Alien Property Custodian. Col. Mil
Ter has recommended that no part or
parcel of this property be returned to
the original owners until after COM
pletc satisfaction has been made by
Germany and Austria to Americans
who suffered through loss Of life and
property as the result of German acti-
vities prior to the declaration of war
between the United States and the
Kaiser. Such claims include those
arising out of the sinking of the Lusi-
tania by German submarines, which
resulted in the loss of life of many
Americans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01

Official Washington awaits with
deep interest the effect of President
Harding's proclamation calling all
rioters in the West Virginia coal
fields back to their homes and tell
ing them they must obey law and or
der or otherwise the federal govern
ment will intervene. These rioters
were given until noon today to COM
ply with the terms of the proclama-
ton. Up to one o'clock this afternoon,
the Gazette correspondent was in
formed that martial law had not been
declared and there We're evidences
that the rioters were submitting to
the terms of President Harding's pro-
clamation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01

Lynchburg.-The tobacco crop IN
this section is being cut, the cutting
being in full blast now and reports
are that smaller though much bet
ter crop will be cured this year than
was the case last year. No primlngs
will be saved this year as there is
no market for them. The local ware
houses reopen Thursday but no to-
bacco is expected on the breaks for
at least month yet, as it is yet to
be cured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01

For this section-Partly cloudy
and rot so warm today; tomorrow
fair; gentle variable winds
High tide tomorrow-6:26 a. m,
ard 6:5l p. E,.