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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-08
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VIRGINIA..

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In the Clerks Office of the C5rpo-
ratica Court of Tie City of Alcxan-
dr:a. on the 4th' day>cf April, 1921.
Mary G. Cannon, complainant vs..
A. Ernesi Cannon, defendant. In
ChancEry No. 1894.
MEMO.
Tnc object Of this suit is to OBTAIN
for tne complainant from the defend
ant an absolute divorce upon the
grouhl of wilrul and voluntary de-
sertion and abandonment for more
than three years prior 10 the inst!tu
ton OF this. suit, the right to resume
her maiden name, and for general re-
lief.
1t .npaarmg by an affidavit filed in
this cause that the defendant A.
Ernc.t |.annon is nonresident Of
this Stare 1t is Ord.-edi That said
defendants! appear here within ten
days after due publication of this or
der, arr do WHAT'S necessary to pro-
tcct his .dteres: in his suit.
MoNe,!, Smith and WooHs, P. Q.
\ Copy Tcstc.
MY ELL So .GREENAWAY,
81 Twp. -. Clerk.
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Haley, Mrs. Terry, Mrs. Sansbury,
Mrs. Hines, Mrs. Thie!e. Mrs.
Graham, Misses Z. Garrett, NJ.
Shuster. E. Chambers, g. Brooks
and q. kidwell, members of the
class; also Mrs. Rollins and Mrs.
Harding. Music, games and bountiful
refreshments enlivened by several
jolly ''tcasts", made up very enjoy
able evening, and before leaving
each ore wrote his name and adj
dress in the Little morocco address
booI: which had been presented to
MIR. and Mrs. Pippin with two
pounds Of "Nunnallys."
Mrs. Henry Srivey and daughters,
T.or;na md Louise, and Mrs. James
Harmon and daughter, Maria, re-
turced last Sunday TO their homes
m Del Ray. having spent very
pleasar: ten days in Atlanta, Ga.
Tie Jr. o. L. a. NJ, held a
regular meeting in Nj. Vernon
school house On Tuesday night; rou-
tine business only.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. V. Clayton en-
tertained some CT the little folks Of
their rcighborliood en- Wednesday
night, a a radioptican show at their
home On Washington Avenue, Au-
rora Hills.
Continued on Page Five)
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VIRGINIA.

VIRGINIA. -.
In the Clerks Office of the Ccspo,
ration Cour. Of the City Of Alexan-
dyia, on the 4th day of April, 1921.
~G2orgs- William McCarter, cam
plainart Us. Anna kce gan .McCAter,
In Ckancerv No. 1897.
MEMO.
Tne object CT this sui. IS to OBTAIN
fer the complainant en- absolute d.
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Mrs Ray Myers and little girls
were gcests Of Mrs. Leslie Myers,
at her rome on La Verne Avcn"e,
St. Elmo, on Monday.
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YIELDS IN EFFORT
TO AVERT STRIFE
fContinaed frop: Page One)

'nie.g, and the Government Therefore
cannot count on support from tins
cugrter. If transport breaks down
- GavefEsn Ell is expected to I2qul-
:::e:on trains and buses a4d LIZ vol
anteers to fiji, OF crews.
Thu rating IN the Scotland coal
ii.;.- took Gil 4 more serious aspect
Yesterday when hand grenades were
;hrrwn IN some Of the pits in an Ell
fo-t to Brighten the strikebreakers.
Located cases Of footing and wreck
;ng also were reported ard the
!;.otch miners generally are exhibit
icc. an ugly temper. The We!ch ex-
...emists are apparently on the verge
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-08
SPRING REDUCTION
IN PRICES ON COAL:

We are today reducing our prices on both An
thrace and Bituminous coal and will be glad to en-
ter orders for Spring delivery.
The mines claim their present prices are as low
as their cost of production will permit and that Ar
thracte coal will be higher by Fall.
The preparation and the quality Of the coal we
are now receiving is better than it has been for seV
eral years.
The freight is still high but there seems very lit
tie likelihood of reduction shortly
We have been able to reduce our cost of handling
and our trade gets The benefit Of this saving.
It is not possible for Us to know who ..ser this is
the best time to buy your winters cal, but we are
sure that reasonable tonnage .l nave to be mined
transported and delivered through the Spring ami
Summer months TO ayvtt. a CO.. shortage and high
prices next Fall and Winter
W. a. SMOOT & COMPANY, INC.
April l. 1921
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VIRGINIA.. il. /, Ill
II the Clerks Office Of the Corps
raticr Court of. the EityTof Alexan-
i?gia, IN the 4th day 9f April, 1921.
Vera i Simpson Miller, complain
ant, VS.. John G. Miller, defendant.
In Chancery No. 1906
NEIO -.
TIE object of this suit is to obtain
fer he complainant an absolute di-
vorce from the defendant on the
grounds of wilful and voluntary de-
.art:on and abandonment for more
than ;nlee years priors,to the insti-
tutor g this. suit. and for genera!
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LIVE NEWS
from
DEL RAY
MT. IDA.
ROSEMONT
BRADDOCK
ST. ELMO

when her cnlldren, SraHacHliuieii anu
great "grands," gathered at her
home on La Verne Avenue, st. Elmo,
to celebrate her seventy-eight birth
day, bringing the "party" with them
They were all there, also few
friends from Washington. In addl-
ton to gifts from the family, Mrs.
Vierkorn received from the ladies'
aid of Zion Lutheran Evangelical
Church, Washington, D. c., a beau
tifui fern, and from Mrs. William
Mgrche dainty bouquet Of fo:Ge:.
menots and sweet peas.
Mrs. c. Wendt and little daugh-
ter, from Brooklyn, n. Y, are
guests ci Mrs. John Shuster, in St.
Elmo.
Ny. John Hildebrand and neigh
Dor, Mr.. Clarence Haley, have
screened in the front porches o.
their homes on Clifford Avenua St.
Elmo, this week.
Mrs. w. Coates and daughter.
Edith, were guests Of. Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Yodng, INST Elmo, last Sum
day.
T..c "John A. Barker" mission
Estu2w5 -elass. of Del Ray !. Baptist
Church, has. completed Nthe SIS;
books ofathe course, and will start
the post era duats !, course %fof# six
books next week. I: The n1aRsbers Of
the class gave[a delis htfuP fHfle, spt4
prise party on Tuesday night, to
their leader. Mrs. Willis L. Wayts,
at Ter home in Del Ray. Those pres
ent were Mrs. Owen l.. Keys, Mrs.
W. Robinson, Mrs. W. C. Cameron.
Mrs. Charles, Adams, and Mrs. J.
W. Dameroa. Mrs. Wayts was
presented with a little gift from the
class; and there was social inter
course and dainty refreshments be
fore the members. separated to their
hons.
Mrs Ray Myers and little girls
were guests Of Mrs. Leslie Myers,
at her home on La Verne Avcn"e,
St. Elmo, on Monday.
Miss Annie V. Walters Recently
entertained q few. young friends in
formally al her home in Cottage
PaIn
Airs. William Norton Of Four
Mill Run, has found it necessary to
return to Takoma Park Hospital for
a few days treatment, and expects
soon to be quite well again.
The town council Of Potomac will
hole t.icir regular scmi-!nonthly
meclins: next Monday night at tho
scht CT house.
Tic freshman" class Ct the
George Mason High School, will en-
terrain the other classes and facult%
Of the high school at the schoo, to-
night.
At a recent meeting Of the ladies
"Ai." Of Del Ray Nj. E. Church,
held in the home Of Mrs. Georg?
Garrett. in st. Elmo, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
Year: Mrs. John r. Harding, prcsi-
dent; Mrs. Clarence S. Haley, vic"
president; Mrs. Il. Spiller, secretary
and Mrs. Henry Spivey, treasurer ]:
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Morris, of
Del Ray, had two little sons, and
last Friday they became the happy
parents Of d dear little daughter.
The recently elected officers Of the
FRESHMAN class" of George Mason
High School arr. president, Miss
Elizabeth Varncy; secretary, Narg-
aret Ford; treasurer, Annie Y. Wal
tiers, anc sergecnt at arms, Junius
Cobcan.
On Monday right the 'Yates
Class of Del Ray NJ. E. Sunday
Schcol gave Farewell" party to
Rev. ard Mrs. Walter w. Pippin,
IT., at their home with Mr.. J Kent
White in Braddock.. Those who at
tenGed We're Mrs. R. ]. Yates, |
teacher of the class, Mrs. Carr, Mrs,
|'l|liTEDnCTD1
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relief
Il. appearing by an affidavit filed
in tits CO use that the defendant John
G.. Miller, is "a nonresident of this
State: l. is Ordered, That said de-
PENDANT appear here within ten days
ofter dc publication IF this order.
ard 10 what is necessary to protect
his interest in this SUI.
Davis and Budwesky, p. @.
A Copy Testc.
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY,
S44wp. Clerk.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-18
IN COLORADO DEER
FEED WITH CATTLE
OPEN SEASON ON LIGHTER
ANIMALS AND CLOSED SEA-
SON ON LIONS is URGED.

LOVELAND, Co1o.-Protection for
the mountain lion and wide-open,
year round season on deer, to save
hay and cattle, would be law in Col
orado if Lawrence Neville, prominent
rancher near here, could revise the
statutes.
Another advocate of slaughter of
the innocent deer is Louis Papa, an
Indian, who declares deer are so tame
in the Thompson river canyon region
that they mingle with the cattle and
consume the hay intended for steers.
Papa gained considerable publicity
and the indignant protests of Colorado
sportsmen recently when he voiced his
kill-every- deer-sentiments.
Mountain lions, according to New
lille, will not kill cattle, sheep or hors-
es, provided they can find venison.
By establishing a closed season on
mountain lions and an open one on
deer, hunters could take advantage OF
the law, start drive on deer and help
the stock men and ranchmen thereby.
He declares is would result in the
saving of thousands of dollars to Col.
orado ranchmen.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-18
SKYSCRAPER FOUND
4 " RESEARCH PARTY
ASTON. 'ICTURE BUILT
BY AMERl~ NDIANS. IT
CONTAINS H. 30 ROOMS.

BALTIMORE, Md.-The discov-
cry of stone apartment" building
forty-hve stories high and containing
1000 rooms, believed to have been the
home of now extinct tribe of Amer
lean Indians, will be announced at a
meeting of the Archaeological Insti-
tute of America at Johns Hopkins
university.
The apartment" was uncovered
with group of towns representing
an ancient civilization in the midst
of the southwestern deserts. 1t was
unearthed by the school of American
Research conducted at Santa Fe, N.
M, by the Institute It will be de-
scribed by Edgar L. Hewitt, director
of the school, at the meeting of the
institute held in conjunction with the
American biological Association and
Maya society.
Several thousand persons may have
lived in the newly discovered build
ing, which Mr.. Hewitt believes was
the center of community life in its
district.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-18
WIDE COMMENT ON
SMITHS SPEECHES
GEORGIA SENATOR REMARKS
HAVE ATTRACTED WIDE
ATTENTION.

ATLANTA.-Hon. Hoke Smith,
Georgia's senior senator, has delivered
two speeches in the national senate
recently which have been widely
commented upon-one on war finance
board and the other on the co-opera-
tive marketing of farm products.
The senator's plea to revive the war
finance board, which was done by
congress and when the president We
toed it passed it over his veto, was
regarded in business circles here as
one of the ablest and strongest ex-
positions of the subject that was ever
delivered by a national lawmaker'
Equally as strong and convincing, ac-
cording to reports; was the senator 5
speech on cooperative marketing OF
farm products.
Copies of both speeches were or,
dered printed by the senate body, and
many friends of he Georgia senator
who received them were enabled to
read the detailed proceedings OF the
session at which the important sub
iects were under consideration.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-18
TERRIBLE MISERY
EXISTS IN PETROGRAD
RAVAGES OF HUNGER, EPI-
DEMIC AND COLD. BELIEV-
ED CITY WILL PERISH.

LONDON.-M. Armande. native
Of Petrograd, gives in the Riga Rund-
shau the following appalling picture
of conditions in his native city:
For three years a comparatively
good harvest has benefited the bolshe-
Wiki. but now catastrophe is facing
Russia. The harvest has been fail
ure; famine is stalking through the
country. The collapse of the railways
following that of the waterways trans
portation system has prevented inn
ports from reaching the city. The mis-
cry of the inhabitants, exposed to the
frightful cold, has reached its apex
and the mortality is terrible.
"These words are no eXaggeration
matters have actually gone SO far that
Russia's former capital is nearing its
end. The entire population of soviet
Russia has been reduced 10 per cent,
that of the towns 40 per cent, Moscow
IS and Petrograd 20.
Famine and cold have been re-
sponsible for terrible ravages. In Pet
rograd the wooden pavements have
been burned, wooden houses torn
down and the planks sawed up for
fire wood, stone houses are falling into
decay, bridges are in dangerous
in fact not only the inhabi-
tants of the once magnificent imperial
city but the devastated and neglect
ed buildings themselves are drifting
toward ruin.
Everywhere one sees ruin, dirt,
decay. The people have no clothing
save that made from rope, and while
at one time their food consisted OF
horse and dog flesh, today there are
no animals left in the city. Epidemics
rage unchecked; typhus, scurvy and
other diseases are playing their part.
THE terrible business of the de-
struction of the weakest by the less
weak is now beginning. Friends, fam
lily connections, enemies are being de-
nounced, sold or betrayed. Domicil-
larry visits, arrests and revenge are de-
stroying the weaker vessels, while the
stronger, by using what strength re-
mains to them are able as members
Of the Gorochovaja (spy organization
to keep their heads above water for
the time.
ITO save themselves from hunger
Or death all inhabitants of the city are
ready to stoop to any debaseness or
deception"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-18
FATE OF TARIFF IN
HANDS OF DEMOCRATS
THE MINORITY MEMBERS ARE
NUMEROUS ENOUGH TO KILL
BILL BY FILLIBUSTER.
SUCH ACTION EXPECTED
Will Pass If Comes to Vote, and Will
SUCH ACTION EXPECTED
Will Pass If Comes to Vote, and Will
Be Vetoed by Wilson. Fight to At
tach immigration Measure Regard
ed as Move to Obstruct Vote.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The fate
of the emergency tariff bill for duties
on agricultural products, SO far as
congressional action is concerned, rests
with the democratic side of the SEN
ate. If the senate democrats, led by
Senator Underwood, hllibuster they
can prevent the passage OF the bill.
This is conceded by republican lead
ers. On the other hand, if the dem
ocrats should allow the bill to come
to a vote, it will pass, and in that event
will go to the president, who will, it
is generally assumed, veto 1t.
Indications continue that enough
democratic senators will fllibuster
against the bill to block its passage.
While there has been some talk in
the cloak rooms lately that no fill
buster will be attempted leaders on
the republican side say they expect
one.
Senator Thomas, of Colorado, prom
inent among the democratic leaders,
has already avowed his purpose to
press the bill to shut off immigration
as an amendment to the tariff bill. In
as much as the immigration bill is
much trontverted and is sure to cause
much debate, such an effort on the
part of Senator Thomas will tend to
consume time and help along any Ell
fort to fllibuster against the tariff
measure. Many of the republicans who
are for high tariff duties are against
the immigration bill.
Not Cinched by Penrose.
Recently, when Senator Penrose,
chairman of the fanance committee,
faced about suddenly and said he was
in favor of protection on agricultural
products it was thought in some
quarters that this meant the passage
of the bill AS a matter of fact, the
about-face of Senator Penrose has not
essentially changed the situation. The
bill will be reported by the senate II
nance committee at an early date. Ii
would have been reported even against
the opposition of Senator Penrose
who was not long in finding this out
after he returned to Washington.
But the question of passage i'll the
senate itself rests with the democrats
who are hostile to the bill They are
! in position of advantage for the rea
son that the republican leaders, in
Guiding President-elect Harding, are
intent on passing the appropriation
bills by the end of this session, March
4th. They do not at present intend
to~allow anything else to get in the
way of adoption of the appropriation
measures. The first of these bills will
soon be before the senate, and once a
procession of money bills begins to
move from the committees there will
be a general disposition to sidetrack
other business.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-18
DRY PROPOSE TO END
LIQUOR |MPORTAT|ONs
THEY WOULD ALSO PROHIBIT
ITS MANUFACTURE FOR
ANY PURPOSE.
REVOCATION OF PERMITS

Certain Medicinal Preparations Doom
ed If Their Program Carries, Say
Prohibition Does Not Now Pro-
hibit as Intended by Act.
WASHINGTON, d. Cit was
learned today from an authoritative
source that the dry forces of the coun-
try, convinced that prohibition as now
administered does not prohibit, and
that drastic measures must be resort
ed to if the Volstead act is to be made
an effective enactment, have fixed up
on a program more far-reaching than
any hitherto proposed against the lille
gal manufacture and sale of liquor.
Diplomats Aimed At.
1t is the purpose of the drys to de-
mand of congress legislation and mon
ey which will make prohibition literal
ly effective, first by stopping all inn
portations into this country of bev-
erage liquors, regardless of the use
for which it is intended, for a period
of perhaps five years.
This heads the list of prohibition re-
forms now about to be undertaken and
obviously it hits first of all at foreign
diplomats and others Of the privileged
class who have continued to bring
spurious liquors into the United States
notwithstanding the eighteenth amend
ment and the Volstead act.
Secondly, it is proposed that steps
be urged to put an end to all manu-
facture OF whisky in this country, for
whatever purpose, until the existing
supply is reduced to a specified num-
Der of thousands of gallons.
THRIFT is hoped to bring about
the revocation of all existing whole
sale permits to sell alcoholic liquors.
There are approximately 5000 such
There are forecasts of early develop
ments on this proposal.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are to be
prepared for tightening the whole re-
tail permit system.
Fifth-Active operations are to be
initiated looking toward the extensive
weeding-out of the existing enforce
ment field forces in many states, par
ticularly New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, hundreds of agents to
be replaced by new ones. Affidavits
are said already to have been SUBMIT
ed dealing with alleged ofenses by
prohibition enforcement agents in
some states, and others will follow.
Crusade Against Medicines.
Sixth--A crusade against the con-
tinued sale of certain medicinal prep
arations which contain alcohol is to-
be started. Evidence will be submitted
to show they are being sold for bev-
erage purposes, some of them by the
drink at saloon bars.
With regard to the last suggestion
effort is to be directed toward the
point of insistence that the medicine
in such products shall be increased, in
proportion to the alcohol contained,
until the preparation is made practical
ly unfit for beverage use.
1t is declared that influential dry
sentiment is organizing to vitalize the
above tentative program.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-18
MORE THAN HALF OF
POPULATION IN CITIES
URBAN MAJORITY is SHOWN
FOR FIRST TIME IN HIS
TORY. STATES FIGURES.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-For first
time in the country's history more
than half of the population OF the
continental United States is living in
urban territory. Persons living in
cities and towns of more than $500
when the 1920 census was taken num-
bered 54,318,032, the census bureau
announced today, while those living
in rural territory numbered $780,
The population of the cities and
towns in 1920 showed gain of SO
per cent over that in 1920 and was
51.4 per cent of the total population
of the country. The proportion of
urban population is larger than in
1910 in all but three states-Colorado,
Montana and Wyoming-the largest
increase being that for Michigan
from Az in 1920 to OIL per cent in
1920. Texas, Indiana, Ohio, Florida
and Oklahoma also show considerable
gain in the proportion of population
living in urban territory
Colorado, Montana and Wyoming
lost in urban population during the
decade, but the bureau said this was
due to the fact that in each state by
far the larger part of the total increase
was in the population living in rural
territory-65.6 per cent for Colorado
III per cent for Montana and 708
per cent for Wyoming.
The urban and rural population of
Georgia is 1859 and 2,167,973.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-18
NATIVES ATE MARINES
AT BLOODY FEAST
CANNIBALS OF HAITI PRAC-
TICED TERRIBLE RELIGIOUS
RITES. YOUNG GIRLS SLAIN.

At least three American marines, as
we'll as scores of native girls and chill
dren, have been killed and eaten by
cannibals in Haiti within the last IA
months, according to detailed testi-
mony taken by the naval board of in
curry The savagery, which is practic-
ed in the name of new and terrible
religion that has originated among the
rowing tribes of the hill country, has
struck terror to the hearts of the ma
tive Haitian police and has caused
grave concern to the American ma
rines in the island.
The sacrifice. of three children at a
terrible ceremony known as moon
feast" was described in detail by
Lieut.. Cukels at the trial of Cadeus
Bellegarde, a Caco high priest, charg-
ed with having killed and eaten them.
A book giving full details, of the cere-
mony was captured by Cukels when
he arrested Bellegarde. Natives who
attended the ceremony said that Bel
legarde cut the throat of each little
victim. drew the blood into bowl in
which he washed his face and hands.
Marines Caught and Eaten.
Of the marines known to have been
the victims of the cannibals one, Pri-
vate Clarence E. Morris, of Squadron
E, First division, marine aviation
forces. was completely devoured. Ma
tives surrounded him when his aero
plane became disabled, killed him and
then the canniba1s went through their
ritual, eating all the flesh. Rescuing
parties found the bones, his leather
helmet and his machine gun and am
fnunition.
The body of Sergt Lawrence Muth,
the second victim, was cruelty mutilat-
ed and the cannibals feasted on the
heart and brains. The official records
show that the body was stripped, mu-
ti1ated, and, while the victim was yet
conscious, his head was chopped OFT
with machette. The brain was taken
out and the priest told his followers
to rub it on their rifles for it would
make their rifle bullets hit whatever
was aimed at The brains and heart
were then eaten, the leaders telling
the cannibals that such action would
give them the wisdom OF the white
men and make them safe from the
white mems bullets.
The third victim, Private Harry
Lawrence, was captured in clash be-
tween a patrol of marines and band
OF Cacos, among whom the new relig-
ion has taken the most violent form
in the eating of whites. No trace OF
him was ever found, although author
tiles have recently come into posses
sion of evidence indicating he was put
to death and sacrificed at a cannibal1s-
tic feast.
Bel1egarde, the priest awaiting SEN
tence for killing three native children,
is said to have written BLACK Bible,
which contains a complete ritual for
the eating and torture of humans. The
children, according to naval authori-
ties, were slain and their bodies drawn
and CHARTERED and eaten by Bellegarde
and his band. Scores of young girls,
are said to have been sacrificed by
Be1legarde at such feasts.