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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-11

made by him in a speech last week re-
latiug 10 purchases made by mem
hers from the House stationery room.
SENATE
Met al noon and recessed at 5:2O p.
m. until noon today.
Debate for more than three hours
in executive session the eligibility OF
Senator Smoot and Representative
Burton 10 BE- members Of the allied
debt commission but reached no vote.
Senator Caravan DomocraD, Ar
kansas, working along new line OF
attack on the administration, failed
IN another effort to call for reasons
for the recent dismissal Of division
chiefs Of the bureau of engraving and
printing.
Senator Ball laid before the Senate
the findings of the grand jury in the
Knickcrhockcr theatre disaster. re-
commencing that Congress approp-
riate for a larger staff for the build
ing insnection department and revise
the building code. particularly IN con-
noction with types Of large buildings.
AnnnTfI = fFrbluklII TU'lIsJf SA ~
Chairman Mclean. of the banking
committee. directing that committee to
investigate the administration of the
Federal reserve system and the office
Of the comptroller Of the currency.
Tho action was taken with view to
n1eoting recent Democratic criticism
Of the Federal reserve systems man.
ap,mcnt.
Passed the Spencer bill providing
the same Longevity pay for reserve
qrd national guard officers who served
in the world wa" as that enjoyed by
rc"1Ilar army officers.
Tho Cnromcrre committee favOrablv
rcportod the Edge bin creating Joint
congressional committee to investigate
an1 nrepare' propcr legislation defn-
ir~ trade asSociations and their rights
uSder the law
Serator Ste-lino from the judiciary
committed which investigated the
"rod raids" in 1920. acquitted former
Attorney Conceal Palmer and the De-
o2rtment Of Justice of charoos ot
""surnation of rower." Senator Welsh
Temporary. Nontarq submitted a
minority report. in which he accused
Senator Storlino Of excessive zeal
in generating Palmer and his agents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-11
R. {. KNIGHT p.
HEADS CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
J. T. Preston Reelected Sec
retary-Treasurer For
18th Consecutive Year
PLAN ACTIVE YEAR
Harry Hammond. Vice President and
Can't. G II. Evans. Business Man
ager-WiIl Name Committees Later

The board of directors of the cham
her of commerce at meeting yester-
dav afternoon in the rooms Of that
organization elected Robert f. knight
president to serve for the ensuing
wear. Harry Hammond was elected
vice president; Capt. Geo. II. Evans
was reelected business manager and
for the sixteenth consecutive year j.
r. Preston was reelected secretary
and treasurer. In point Of service Mr..
Preston is the dean of the secretaries
of the chamber Of commerce in the
state of Virginia and today he Is the
receipient Of congratulations on his
reelection.
President Knight will within the
next few days name the various COM
mittees TO serve for the ensuing year
and a definite program of action FOR
various activities planned for the conr-
ING wear will be mapped out and the
orqarization will concentrate its eff
for.s to secure the things that are
proposed.
Cant. c. Keith Carlin. in charge Of
the drive for the Young Mems Christ
ian Association building fund, and
State Secretary Lee appeared before
the directors and urged their co-opera-
tion in the coming drive in May and
they were given assurances that
everything possible would be done by
the chamber as a whole and by its in
dividual members to make the drive a
success.
The chamber rendered the use of
its rooms to the women who will serve
luncheon each day at the chamber
during the progress of the drive. Con-
siderable routine business also was
disposed of.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-11
FIGHT over Bic
OR LITTLE NAVY
NOW IN House
President MarShals H Il S
Forces in Opposition to
Proposed Cuts
CALLS 1T LAME DUCK"
Roosevelt So Names Bill-Tughes
Will Come to Support of ACminis-
traton in Note Today.

Washington, April 1.-THE fight to
determine whether President Harding
or the House Appropriation Commit
tee shall fix the naval policy of the
United States broke over Congress
yesterday. ,
Involved whether the country shall
support a navy of $1,000 personnel to
cost S233 ,224 900 for the next fiscal
year, as proposed by the House APP
propriation Committee, or a navy
more plentifully manned and better
provided with shore stations and
wards to cost some $3.50, 100000, with
a personnel of between 10000 and
100000. as urged by the executive
branch of the Government.
President Harding has warned
against reducing the naval force be-
low 10000. and Secretary Edwin Den
bv has asked for $4,000. The House
Appropriations bill as it emerged
from committee into the heat OF bit
ter debate today has reduced the de
partment's estimate, which was ap-
proved by the Budget Bureau, by Sl93,
100000. and puts the personnel at
$1,000.
While the House prepared to con
tinue its debate until probably the
latter part of this week until vote
is taken, the Administration was mar
ehaling its guns for defense of what
10 declares is needed for the treaty
navy under the agreements OF the
Conference of Limitation of Arma-
ment.
Theodore Roosevelt, Assistant Sec
retarv of the Navy. turned broad
side against the House bill in fiery
address tonight before the National
Press Club. He asked for 10000 men.
Manifesting a facility, remindful OF
his distinguished father, for turning
catchy phrases. he put the meat Of his
arguments into these opening SEN
tences: #tkt =
THE passage of the Naval bilt as
reported by the House. Appropriations
Continued on Page 3) 4
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-11
ROAD FIGURES
WIDELY DIFFER
State Auditor and Good
Roads Association Can
not Get Together
Controversy Grows Warmer, While
Figures Are Millions Of Dollars
Apart

Richmond. Va, April l1.-There IS
a wide difference between the esti-
mates of funds for better highways
for the State submitted by Auditor
Moore and the figures complied by
the Virginia Coed Roads Association
The difference in round figures, il
SS,00O,0OO.
Mr.. Moore has been State Auditor
for q number of wears, and his re-
cord for . thorough understanding Of
the business and the finances of the
State has been recognized by the leg
iSlature in many sessions He is an
advocate of good road. is for building
them, but he is opposed to a bond
issue for this purpose He contends
that there are now. or will be
ample funds for the purpose, and be-
lieves that the money that would go
to pay interest can be used for road
building proper.
He says there is in sight more than
SS,000,000 per year for roads. while
the figures compiled by the Virginia
Good Roads Association show only
about Si,O0O.0O0 for that purpose
Each side quotes figures to sustain
its contention.
Reports from various parts Of the
State on the subject Of Il bond issue
are conflicting The reports vary.
even from the same counties. The
good roads advocates are working t.
convince the legislature that ther>
has been change Of sentiment, and
there is reason 70 believe that this
is a fact. Certainly there was never
a better argument for good roads
than has been made for the benefit Of
the country people during the last
four months. The condition Of the
roads has been about as bad as could
well be imagined, and they have
been slowly improving since winter
broke.
It has been suggested from several
sources that the governor should call
the legislature in special session in
June to deal with the subject Of a
bond issue and the passage Of .
bill placing a tax on gasoline, bu;
there are no signs at this time that
such action is contemplated
One of the reasons for decreasing
the funds for State roads has been
the action Of the Legislature in hav-
ing the funds .h5iJed to take care OF
the roads ia the counties The cities.
which pay the bulk of the taxes,
have little voice in the matter other
than to put up the money. The coun-
ties want to build their own count!.
sioads pld to have these kept IN
Iorder. and then TO- have the State
build tho trunk lines. With the d.
'viding &c the funds, this is impossi-
bic unless there IS a bond issue for
a specific purpose.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-11
DATA ON RELY
Case RECEIVED
IN WASHINGTON
Porto Rico Governor Took
Money Without Scruple,
Says Grand Jury
SECRETARY INVOLVED
Public Funds Utilized-Part of Cash
Repaid to Island Treasury After
Probe Started il is Said.

Washington. April IA long
story Of alleged appropriation of pub
lie money for private use, without
ycruples or justification" is told in a
COPY received here yesterday of the re-
cent grand jury presentment returned
in Porto Rico agaisnt Gov +. Mont
RELY; his secretary, John Hull, and
Auditor W. l.. Kessinger.
I'm asking the prosecuting attorney
t. prepare indictments against the
three officials the grand jury charged
that they all gave their approval OF
numerous irregular treasury disburse-
ments for the Governors recent trip
ID Washington. for an inaugural tour
through the island and Cor other pur-
poses. 1t also is alleged in the Jury's
findings that public money was pald
out and charged against purchases
for the Executive Mansion IN cases
where the jury is convinced that the
material mentioned was mot pur-
chased for official use
In the ease of the inaugural tour,
the trip to Washington and smaller
items. the iurV's report says, the mon
eN advanced 10 NTONcIINl h'llH 'S ~
ditor Kessinger was paid over on
warrant which stated that the sums
disbursed were due the several pay
cos" and which required no Subse-
qucnt accounting.
At other times, it was charged in
the evidence before the jury, the Gov
ernor drew divers sums from the
Treasury on similar warrants and
through simple letters signed by Sec
etary Hull
Much of the money. it is added, was
paid back to the Porto Rican Govern
ment by the Governor after the grand
Jury investigation began. The report
says the first knowledge Of a surplus
from the $1,000 advanced FOR the
Washington trip was wher the Gov
etnor appeared before the jury and
"pulied out Of his pocket $1,000 which
he stated was left over"
The Governor is said to have eX-.
plaincd that he had not returned the
surplus sooner because he was waiting
for complete record Of his expenses
during the trip.
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Mrs. Martha E. Mason Dies

Mrs. Martha f. Mason, siXty-nine
years old, died at o'clock yeterday
afternoon at her residence, 103 North
Fairfax street, after long illness.
The deceased was the widow Of Rob
ert T Mason, an da daughter Of the
late Alfred and Mark Cook Saun-
ders She is survived by the follow
ing children: Mrs Frank Steiner,
this city. Robert II. Mason. Wash
ington, Mrs William Rudd, this city
and Alfred s. Mason. this city.
Her funeral will take place at 3
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from her
late residence. Services will be con-
ducted by Rev. DR. +. +. Jackson,
pastor Of the First Baptist Church,
anu burial will be in the Methodist
Episcopal cemetery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-11
THINKS WOMAN
shot Was His
MISSING Wife
Washington Chauffeur Sure
Supposed Mrs. Herbert
BrysOn Deserted Him
HAD PREMONITION
Bruce f. Haines Tells Police He Heard
His Wife Calling TO Him Across
Space For Aid

Washington. April 11-Puzzled, as
he said. over a premonition coming
to him during the night that his
wife was in urgent need Of him
Bruce F. HaincS. chauffeur for q
Washington real estate company,
arose yesterday to read an account
of the killing at Huntingdon. Pa,
of a woman he is sure is his wife
The account told of the killing by
DR.. Herbert Bryson, formerly of
Washington, of woman described
in press dispatches as his wife
Haines after reading the accounts
of the killing went to police head
quarters and told officers there tha.
the Mrs Bryson mentioned in the
dispatches could have been none
other than Mrs. Helen Kirby Haines,
his wife. who had left him about .
year and a half ago without a di-
vorce and without leaving word as to
where she was going.
Last night, although | know it
may sound peculiar" ne told the
police. Il felt that Helen needed me.
| could hear her calling to me across
space. 1t seemed as though she
were calling TO me for help "
Haines said his wife left him in
August, 1920. and except for a post
card sent her mother the following
Christmas and later transmitted TO
him he had heard nothing directly
from her. Haines said that he learn
ed shortly after his wife left. how
ever, that she was with Dr.. BrySon,
with whom she had become acquaint-
ed during the course of professional
services performed by the physic-
ian.
Mrs Elizabeth Bryson. mother of
DR.. Bryson, who was rather promi-
nent, in Washington, said today that
she had no knowledge that her son
was married and said he had left
Washington to recover his health
affected by shell shock and being
gassed during the World War.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-11
COURT ENJOINS
". VA. STRIKERS
Union Activities Among Non
Organized Coal Miners
Are Limited
Tent Camps Not to be Maintained At
ter 30 Days-LabOr Counsel
Announces Appeal

Charleston, w. Va, April 1l.-Nine
union members and officers were
forbidden to interfere with free
competition among men working III
the coal industry in West Virginia
and tent colonies of strikers in
Mingo county were not to be main
tained after 30 days in a temporary
Injunction issued by Judge George
W McClintic in United States Dis
trict Court here yesterday.
The injunction, addressed to varl-
Gus international and district II Of
ficers of the United Mine Workers
of America and to all officials and
members of that organization, was
issued, on the petition of the Border
land Coal Company and 62 other
West Virginia and Kentucky opera
tors
Harold w. Houston, general cOun'
sci for the United Mine Workers in
this State, announced that the case
would be carried to the United
States Circuit Court at Richmond.
Six specific groups of acts were
forbidden in the temporary injunc-
ton. The first forbade the union
organization or members from doing
anything to unduly limit the rights
of the plaintiff companies to employ
non union labor or to restrain rights
of the companies or their employees
of voluntarily contracting with each
other. 1t also enojined the union men
from particularly the acts insurrec'
ton. murder, violence, intimidation,
threats and other unlawful acts set
out in the bill, which reviewed the
history of mine labor controversies
in this State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-11

4. HERE APRIL IS
Miss Schwed Field Secretary
Under Auspices of Ma
r tiOnal Foundation

BESIDES giving addresses and enter
tainmentS at its own home in Wash
ington. which pleasures were shared
by the Alexandria centers, the Nation
al Foundation has offered to send a
very gifted lecturer to Alexandria to
speak before the three local cent,rs
Announcement to this effect was
made today by Miss Helen y Cum
miags. Miss Schwed. Field Secre-
tary for the National Association
for Constitutional Government. ad-
dressed the National Foundation
Headquarters about one week ago
end produced a most favorable I'M
preston. The Lee Camp Hall ha>
been secured for Tuesday April 18th,
at 800 p. m and Miss Schwed viii
tell of some of the methods syste
matically employed on the part of
the Bolsheviki to undermine the con-
stitution of the L. S. and none
more persistently and successfully
pursued than what is known as
Parlor Bolsheviki where society wo-
men have been induced to lend their
private homes and gathered their
IG1CQlS 10 near SptdhCi9 NH'Nt II NdN
object was to project disloyaltv TO
the United States government Nee /
less to say these society women in
many instances had no idea they
were but tools in the hands of these
agents of Bolsheviki but so serious
has this become that this National
Association for Constitutional Gov
ernment is taking means to correct it.
Miss Schwed will present a most in
tercstiug subject in most interest
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-11

The Alexandria Ministerial Asso,
citation met in the Sunday SchOo
room of the NJ. F.. Church South al
10 o'clock this morning, and received
a committee of the Y. NJ. {. A, con-
sisting of State Secretary NJ. W. Lee
General Secretary Kirk f Wal
lace, c.. c. Carlin, George h
Warfield, Mayor James NJ. Duncan
and General Chairman c. Keith Cariln
Short addresses We're made by mem
bers of the committee, outlining the
work of the Association, and asking
the active assistance and cooperation
of the Ministerial Association. These
addresses were replied to by Rev. Or
Eugene =. Jackson, pastor OF the
First Baptist Church. and Rev. Dr..
r. V. REGISTER, pastor of the VI. T..
Church South.
As a result of the conference, the
following resolution was adopted Dy
the Ministerial Association
RESOLVED, that we cordially en-
dorse the work of the Young Mems
Christian Association rs proposed IN
Alexandria, and we regard it as an
invaluable asset TO the physical, IN
telleetual and moral forces in the city,
and an. efficient cooperative agency
of the Church in building up the
Kingdom of God
The Ministerial Association also
passed a resolution empowering the
president to appoint a special advls-
ory committee from their body to CO.
operate i'm every possible way with
the board of directors of the Y. NJ.
C. A., in the future development and
control Of the organization.
The members of the campaign COM
lnittee asked also for the privilege of
presenting the matter of the pro
posed new building to the various
churches of the city, merely as mat
ter of publicity and to elicit the IN
terest of the Christian forces Of the
community. This request was also
granted and many of the ministers
also expressed their willingness to
either preach a sermon on the work
of the "Y" or to endorse the state
ment that might be made by the lay
man presenting the matter in their
churches.
Those interested in the movement
are meeting this AFTERNOON in the
Chamber of Commerce to- determine
fully upon future plans and are IN
session as we 90 to press.
The people are daily becoming more
interested i'm this work, and 1t looks
now as if what seemed impossible a
few weeks ago may be accomplished,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-11
SPREAD OF THE
Miners STRIKE
AMAzES owners
Even Organizers Are Sur
prised at WalkOut in
Vicinity of Brownsville
FEARFUL OF VIOLENCE
Watchers Fear Trouble But Operators
Are Confident Strike viii End
When Union Agents Leave.
FEARFUL OF VIOLENCE

Brownsville, Pa, April IL
Miners continued to walk from the
mouth of the nOn-unlOn mines in the
lower C0nnellsville regions and into
the ranks of union workers yesterday.
They began to leave in the upper
region, their beginning spurred by
u corps of organizers of the United
Mine Workers and the spur is likely
to bring the same results up here as
it has brought down here.
The strike is spreanding faster than
even the Union organizers had antici-
pated and so fast that the operators
are frankly amazed. 1t closed three
big mines near Brownsville today
the three Oliver shafts Of the Frick
Coke Company-and shut down four
smaller mines. 1t decreased produc-
ton today in at least four others by
80 per cent.
1t is a strike that is apparently
without aim, so far as the miners
themselves are concerned, for they
have so many different aims that 1t
does not seem any one can be ach!ev-
ed through single organization. 1t
is a strike, too, the end of which can
not be seen just now, except so far
as one can estimate when the pinch"
will come-the pinch of hunger and
privation,
1t is a quiet orderly strike, but old
timers up here, particularly those old
timers who remember the long siege
which the late H. c. Frick withstood
from the unions in 1894, an event still
referred to in the ConnellSville region
as the terrible time of '94"- are
watching other signs. They are wait
ing for that harbinger of disorder and
violence in all previous mine strikes
the first election OF a striking min
Continued on Page ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-11
ADJOURNS TILL
MONDAY APL. "a
Grand Jury Probing Divorce
Situation to Hear More
Testimony
Expected Work of Formulating IFS
Report viii be Started Soon
Afterward

The grand jury that is engaged in
probing the divorce situation here
late yesterday afternoon adjourne.
till 10 o'clock the morning Of April
n. 1t was announced by the jury
men that they desire to hear severa'
additional witnesses and they also
desire to have the stenographic rec
ord of the case completed before they
actually begin the work of preparing
the report they will submit to
Judge Robinson Moncure. The report
will it is stated, make about 1,lOO
typewritten pages. There was an in.
formal discussion yesterday after
noon about the manner in which the
jury would proceed with making IT.
report.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-11
Shot While on Bus

Wickey Jackson, colored, at 1880
this morning was shot in the LEFT
shoulder while aboard 4 bus enror.e
to Alexandria. The shooting took
place as the bus passed Arlington
Junction. Several companions Of
Jacksons brought him to the Alexand-
dria Hospital where his wound was
dressed by DR.. NJ. D. Delaney. His
condition is not serious. The case
was investigated by Police Sergt. VIII
kinson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-11
OhiOans Give Harding
Virgin Wool Suit

Washington. April 11.--President
Harding was presented today with
suit made from virgin wool by rep
resentatives Of the Ohio Farm Bu-
reau Federation.
The suit. the representatives SAID,
demonstrates the value Of the Truth
in Fabrics bill now before Congress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-11
FIREMEN'S FUND

The three volunteer fire companies
of the city are endeavoring to raise
the sum Of $4,000. and they report
the receipt Of the following donations
to tho fremen's fund: Julius Wolf
So: DR. NJ. d. Delaney, SO; {. I.
Smoot and Sors Company. 500; Rob
ert s Jones, SIS. .,t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-11

81 do wish in the interest of this
country of ours there were more men
like Yourself in Congress. This whole
movement is wrong and is simply pro-
NOTED by an element of the American
Legion and fostered by number OF
politicians who are looking after their
political fences at home as nobody eX-
cept this element of the American
Legion wants this legislation. 1t IS
very strange that even the politicians
should not see the unwisdom Of foS-
tering it. If the President and his
body insist on it, ! do hope the Demo-
Gratis will oppose it. | believe It vii!
be a wise political policy to do so,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-11

were issued. The taxpayers, OF course
have got to pay the bonus and this
whatever the method that eventually
may be adopted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-11

and that the young men of Alexan-
dria may have an up-to-date \. NJ.
c. A. building, which will include
gymnasium and swimming pool
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-11
Ministerial Association
Endorses Y.M.C.A. Plans
Unqualified Approval Given to Plans This
Morning by Ministers Represent
ing The Alexandria Churches
UNANIMOUSLY PASS RESOLUTION

Committee Representing The Y. NJ c. A. is Received by
the Ministerial Association and After Outlining tne
Plans Find the Ministers in Hearty Accord With Them
Meeting of Those Interested is Being Held This
Afternoon at Chamber of Commerce.