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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-11-14
VOTE TOCOMMEND
COMMUNITY FUND
Central Labor Union Members
Hold Heated Discussion on
Merits of Campaign.
PREVIOUSLY RECOGNIZED

After a heated discussion the dele
gates TO the Central Labor Union
voted last night in favor of resolu-
ton commencing the Community
Chest. Paul Benjamin, representing
the Community Chest, told the dele
gates of the work previously done by
the chest and Of the plans for its fu-
tdre work.
Members opposing the adoption of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-11-14

cleared away, you will feel like a
new person.
Cascarets never sicken or cramp
you. Also splendid for constipated
children. 10 cents box, also Is and
so cent sizes. Any drug store.-Ad-
Vertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-11-14
|C)&
"CAsCARETs" TO CLEAN BOWELS
When Sick, Bilious, Headachy, Constipated, for
Sour Stomach Gases, Bad Breath Colds

Clean your bowels-then feel f1nei
When you feel sick, dizzy, upset,
bilious, when your head is dull or ach-
ing, or your stomach is sour or gassy,
just take one or two Cascarets.
AS soon as the bowels begin acting
and bowel poison and bowel gases are
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-11-14
By United Netos

CHICAGO. Nov. IA Hardware
manufacturers share the gloom of
prohibition advocates following the
election Of more wet" congressman
and see a portent of times not so good
H. De Joannis, director Of the West
ern division of the association OPP
posed to the prohibition amendment,
has declared.
The demand for stills following
passage of the Volstead act raised the
number of washboilers sold from
around 100000 a year to $4,000 last
year, according to De Joannis, and
all kinds Of pots, pans, kettles, bottles.
shoppers and similar utensils, not to
mention raisins, grapes, grains and
various vegetables, have been in cor
respondingly greater demand.
There are $4,000 stills in opera
ton in Chicago. Our figures show,
De Joannis told the United News,
"and it would be impossible to esti-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-11-14
DRYS HAVE FRIENDS
Hardware Makers Like Prohibition

mate how many there are all over the
United States. IN California they
are used as community affairs, being
passed around from house to house.
For $15 one can buy a complete
still set, and several companies are
now specializing on this new arrange
ment. All the parts are common
household articles, but when made so
they fit each other and are placed to-
gether, they make a still. Any one
can make his or her own with this
set, consisting Of an old-fashioned
cake pan with hole in the center,
"a boiler and a sauce pan.
Sooner or later Congress will
realize how easy this is, and what a
farce it makes Of prohibition"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-11-14
DRIVES INTO PORCH

An automobile was driven across
the lawn and lodged against the front
porch Of the home of II. Hamilton,
az N. Belmont Ave The driver Of
the car ran following the accident.
The certificate of title showed the car
was owned by r. NJ. Burchfeld, 542
N. Elder Ave.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-11-14
THIEF TAKES S19

Frank Davidson, 565 w. Thirty
First ST., reported burglar entered
his home last night and stole SIG.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-30
ROOMINC House
keep ERS IN
DIVORCE PROBE
Grand Jury Also to Hear
Testimony of Three
Attorneys
HOLD NIGHT SESSION
Jury Reconvened This Afternoon
Was in Session Until Nearly II
O'clock Last Night.

The grand jury that is engaged in
probing the divorce situation here
this afternoon and tonight will ex-
anime a number of rooming house
keepers at whose places a number
of persons who obtained divorces
here gave as their residence.
Among those summoned before the
Jury are Mrs. Mary L. Baggett, Mrs.
Stella Bensel, Robert Luckett. Mrs.
Mollie S Lowe, Sarah Green, Cecilia
Cole.
In addition the jury has asked to
have summoned today three attor-
neys among whom are Frank
Stuart, Robert Thomas, Oscar c.
Thomas, and in addition, V. Ward
Boswell is summoned.
The jury was in session last night
until shortly before II o'clock Ray
mond Neudecker, a Washington at
torney, was among those to testify
yesterday. he being at the night
session. The jury during the after
noon also heard testimony of At
torneys C. Keith Carlin and J. Ran
dali Cation. Members of the bar asso-
citation investigating committee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-30
TRAIN ATTACKED
BY STRIKERS At
HACERS 7 @ " n
Car Containing Men Re-
cruited For Shops Is
Target
ROCKS ARE HURLED
Big Four Officials Threaten to Take
Active Part In The Railroad Walk
out.

Hagerstown, Nd, March 30.-Bat-
tered by rocks, and with a number
of strike breakers locked in the
baggage car, train No. 5, of the
Western Maryland Railroad. was vir-
tual!y held a prisoner until late
hour last night by strikers of the
railroad The sheriff of Washington
county, Judge Frank & Wagaman,
of the Washington County Circuit
the superintendent Of the Hagers-
town division of the railroad and the
representative Of the Federated Shop
Craft directing the strike, went into
conference to see what could be
done to relieve the situation. An
excited unruly crowd surrounds the
train.
Upon arrival of the train. 35 min
utes late. from Baltimore it was I'M
mediately surrounded by strikers
when it stopped at one of the Hag.,
erstown street crossings. The crowd
began hammering on the door of the
baggage car when it was found the
stsSkebreakers were locked in there.
Rocks were thrown and a window
of the car broken. The crowd swell
ed to large proportions and the af-
fair rapidly assumed aspects CT a
riot
In the confusion one of the strikers
! slipped behind the locomotive and
uncoupled it. When the engine
started again to pull into the station
the air hose broke and the crowd
pushed in so tightly that it prevent
/ ed efforts to recouple the train.
Hagerstown police, it is said, made
! little effort to disperse the crowd.
Superintendent A. NJ. Smith. of the
/ Hagerstown division, kept all rail
road detectives out Of the riot on the
grounds that the crowd was assem-
.biad on the street and not on rail
road property. He sent for Sheriff
Scott Kline. Of Washington county.
To Sheriff Kline, Thomas Car
roll who is directing the strike for
the Federated Shop Crafts. pro-
posed that if the baggage car was
unlocked and the men in it told why
they had been brought to HagerS-
town. the strikers would then allow
the train to proceed and the strike
breakers to go to work or not, as
they liked.
He said the men were locked in
the car in violation of the regula-
tons of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. and that they did not
! know the purpose for which they
Continued on page cight)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-30
SOON TOBUILD
A MODERN
BOAT CLU B
Plans and Specifications to
be Submitted April
Fifth
ARCHITECT HERE SOON
Club at Meeting Last Night Decided
TO Place AN Available Funds in
New Building

Plans for building new clubhouse
to take the place of its clubhouse re-
Gently DESTROYED by fire were discussed
last night at largely attended meet
ine of the Old Dominion Boat Club
held in the rooms Of the Chamber OF
Commerce.
The club decided to place all of its
available funds in the new clubhouse,
and decided to have it erected at the
King Street wharf property.
Il also was announced that an ar
chitcct will be here within the next
few days for the purpose OF gong
over the plans with the building com
mittee. The new structure will not
be a wooden one-this has been dcfl-
nitely determined upon.
II was announced that the plans and
specifications. together with an ap-
proyimate estimate of the cost OF the
construction of modern clubhouse
will be ready for submission at the
annual meeting Of the club, which IS
scheduled to takt place the night OF
April ; in the rooms of the CHAMBER
of Commerce. .,,,
The new clubhouse will be two sto,
ries. This club has just had its IRE
insurance adjusted and expects &c
have the funds in hand within tns
next few days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-30
GOV. TRLNkLE
wv - - .;e
OFFERS REWARD
FOR ASSAnANI
Attack on Woman Clerk at
Mclean is Taken
Up
NEW SUSPECT HELD
Wilson Farr, County Prosecutor
Scouts Any Possibility of Lynch
ing if Guilty Negro is Found.

Mclean, Va, March 30.-Governor
Trinl;le. of Virginia. has offered to
double any reward offered by county
authorities for the capture OF the as
sailant of Miss Agnes Hawkins. Com
monwealth Attorney Farr, who talked
with the governor by long distance
Yesterday, made that announcement
last night. County officials are expect
ed to fix the reward tomorrow.
Richard, alias "Reds" Jackson, ne
gro suspect who was arrested on
Aqueduct Bridge this morning, is be-
ing held by Washington police for
Virginia authorities. Extraditlon pa
pers to remove the man to Fairfax
County will be filed at once. Jackson
has not been charged with the crime.
He will be extradted on charge Of
breaking into the home of K. A. San
ders, of Fairfax County.
Virginia authorities have been try
ing to locate Jackson since the day OF
the crime. Negroes who hye in the
vicinity of the Hawkins farm claim to
have seen Jackson in that vicinity the
afternoon of the attack. He was em-
ploycd on a neighboring farm until
two DAYS before the assault. When
paid off Jackson said he was going to
Baltimore.
A shovel. said to have been identi-
fled as belonging to Jackson's former
employer, has been found in feed
bin OF the barn in which the attack
was made. Jackson is said 10 have
been seen with shovel on the day o.
the assault.
Commonwealth Attorney Wilson
Farr stated tonight that three diser-
ent parties have reported ,eeeing &n
unidentified negro near the hawkins
| farm last Thursday.
! Magistrate Laughlin, of Fairfax
| County. questioned Jackson today, but
was not able to clear up his move
ments Thursday night. Jackson claims
to have gone to Rosslyn to look for z
lob that afternoon. He returned tc
Washington that night, he says. and
, slept in wagon in "Foggy Bottom.
He could not tell where the wagon
, was
| w non luhcll llllp 'ual''s, '''N'H''.
told Policeman r. L. Hannah. who
made the arrest, that he was going to
Chain Bridge to get job.
County officials tonight d!scredited
statements that any attempt would
,, be made to lynch the prisoner II
event of confession.
"Thc people Of Fairfax County
have too much confidence in the au-
thor:tics to attempt this kind of ac-
ton" Commonwealth Attorney Farr
! declared tonight.
"Pcrsietcnt tan; o. lvnrhIng is a
blot on the county and a hirdranct
to authorities in talking with roiorcd
Presidents. I'm to the present we have
! had snlrndid rn-Orc-ation from tho
rolored nopulatior in our search fn,'
the guilty man. Talk Of lynchlnr Is
discouraginr to authorities as we'll a.
direct affrnnt to the colorcd naopl'
uho have helped us in the search. II
the man is caucht Justice will bo ad.
minstercd without the aid of lynch
! law"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-30
MURDER TRIAL.
BEF0RECOUR7
Case of Walter Johnson,
Colored, In Pro-
greSS
Johnson Shot and Killed Chas. Ferris,
Colored. October % and Also
Fatally Wounded Elmer Ferris

The trial of Walter Johnson. col
ored, charged with shooting and IA
tally wounding Charles Ferris, col
ored. which occurred October 2s
1921, was begun today in the corno-
ration court before a jury. Judge
Robinson Moncure presiding. A
Jury was quickly obtained and the
examination of witnesses for the
state was begun. There also are two
more indictments pending against
johnson, one being for the fatal
shooting and killing of Elmer Fer
rs. brother of Charles Ferris, both
being shot at the same time.
The prisoner is represented by
Attorney Charles Henry Smith and
the prosecution is bein" conducted
by Commonwealth's Attorney How
ard w. Smith assisted by Attorney
c. Ashbv Bladen.
The jury is composed of !. !
Hanratty. F. S. Jackson. Josenh r
Bowie, Charles 7 Blunt. John J
Haley. Virgil T Balm. Robert Elliott
John P. McDermott. George T. Bur-
rouohs, Claude HAYNES, Warren NJ
Pcake, Charles E. Haynes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-30
HOUSE

Met at noon and adjourned at
4:35 p. m.. until noon today
Passed without roll call the army
bill, carrying a total Of approx
mately S2SS,O00, 900, and directing
that by July l next the enlisted
strength of the army shall be re-
duced to $4,000 men and the num-
ber of officers decreased to 1000.
Passed the Senate joint resolution
authorizing a % year extension for
payment BY. Austria for the S25 .000.-
600 worth Of flour purchased through
the grain corporation.
Opponents of too radical reduction
in the navy. started movement to
prevent the proposed limit Of 65,-
600 enlisted personnel for. mex,
years navy, and have centered
forces on proposal by Mr. McAr-
thur of Oregon. for a maximum
strength of $4,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-30
IN CONGRESS
YESTERDAY
SENATE
SENATE

Met at noon and recessed at p. M.
until II o'clock today.
Ratified the five power naval
disarmament treaty by vote of "a
to J., the single negative being. cast
by Seantor France (Republlcan):
Maryland.
Ratified the poison gas and sub
marine treaty by vote Of IL to D.
The Chinese policy treaty wa:
then made the unfinished business,
with the treaty relating to Chinese
tariffs the next and last to be col-
sidered. y
Senator Borah. in supporting thu
naval disarmament pact. said he re.
earded it "as the beginning, and
only the beginning, of the -Iork OF
disarmament.
Referring to the authorship of the
movement which had come into the
discussion, Senator Borah said the
real author was public opinion, and
without the sustained power of pub
lie opinion the treaty would accom-
plish little in the way of bringing
the world toward disarmament.
The creation of an american bat
Of cotton" and the operation of
cotton exchanges" will be investiga-
ted by the Federal Trade Commits
sion under a resolution by Senator
Dial, Of South Carolina, adopted by
the Senate.
The crcatino Of an "Amcrican bat
tie monument commission" To erect
suitable memorials in France IN
commemoration of the services OF
the American expcditionary forces
is provided for in bill introduced
by Senator Lodge. ;,
AS an amendment TO the agricul-
tural appropriation bill Senator
Swanson. of Virginia. proposed an
appropriation Of $l,000,0O0 for the
acquisition Of forest lands at head
waters of navigahle streams.
The agricultural appropriations
committee voted to strike from the
supply bill the annual item ior the
purchase of free seeds for members
of Congress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-30
XIV AN[ANS
HEAR ADDRESS
BY VISITORS
DIR. Ballou, Head of D. g.,
Schools and E. W. Miner
Speakers
TEACHERS ARE GUESTS
]. Y. Williams Resigns as President
TO Elect Successor April the
Thirteenth

Supt. Ballou of the public shoots OF
the District of Columbia and +. W.
Miner, the latter district CONNER
cial representative of the Western
Union Telengraph Company. this al
ternoon were the speakers at the
weekly luncheon of the Klwanis
Club held in the Westminster build
ing which was attended by q large
gathering of members. =
Among the invited guests were 10
of the teachers who are on the pro-
gram for talks at the annua! con-
ference of the Virginia State Teach
ers' Association of District H.
Julian Y. Williams, president OF
the club, rendered his resi- gnation
as such owing to the fact that re-
Gently he was elected governor OF the
Capital District of the klwanian;s
embracing Delaware, Maryland
District of Columbia and Virginia.
Nomination were made for the va
cancy and Mr.. Williams will con-
tinue to serve till his successor IL
elected which will be April l3.
Announcement was made of the
return to Alexandria Of Rev. Dr.. r.
Y. REGISTER. as pastor Of the NJ +
Church South. and qualification wa:
EXPRESSED at his return and he VIII
continue as one of the charlalns oi
the club.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-30
THREE SPEAKERS
AT LABOR MEET
Western Starr Airs Views
on "The Power of
Monopoly"
Mrs. Ellen ID. Mcgow and II. J.. Brun-
son Also Tell What They Think
of Present Day Conditions

Western Starr spoke on The
Power of Monopoly" before pub
lie meeting Of labor under the aus
pices of the International ASSocia-
ton Of MachinistS. Alexandria
Lodge No. 1896, held last night in
the Young Peoples Building. Mo-
nopoIy he said is created BY law.
The high cost of living he declared
puzzled There are he said only
two ways to create wealth, one being
by law and the other by monopoly.
and he added there are two items
subject to monopoly, one being nc
surface. of the earth and the other
credit. The monopoly of credit ne
asserted is the chief monopoly. Tn"
first step to destroy the root Of mo-
nopoly he said is to have the gov
ernment 90 into the banking busl-
ness itself. All evil he declared
flows from the pervcrsion Of the
powers of the government and until
the people grapple with its infiu-
ence he said it would continue.
Mrs. Ellen d. Megow. Of Chicago
took for his subject, CHS Majesty
the American Citizen" The peo-
pie she asserted had suffered long
enough and ought to clean up and
she urged getting together.
II. L. Brunson. Of St. Louis. grand
lodge representative Of the Internal
Association Of Machinists. made 4
short address in which he declared
in his opening remarks that he was
dissatisfied with the present order
of things.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-30
NONINEESF0RM
ORGANIZATION
W. Albert Smoot Chairman
and Miss Lucy Graves
Secretary
Five to Run For Council-Names OF
Those Selected to be Announced
at Mass Meeting

The committee of Is nominated at
mass melting Monday night, held in
the auditorium of the Elks' Home for
the purpose of selecting five persons
to enter the race for City Council in
the election which will be held juno
13, held their first meeting last night
An organization was effected with the
selection of w. Albert Smoot as chair
man and Miss Lucy Graves as serre'
tary.
1t was decided to hold another meet
ing next week for the purpose of nom
mating the five. 1t was, however
stated today that there will be no pub
lie announcement made of the noml'
nees until a public mass meeting is
held. which probably will be within
the next two weeks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-30
Alexandria Advertised

News reaches The Gazette from
Richmond, where DR.. Jackson's "Ro-
nance OF Historic Alexandria" is pub
lished. that the United Daughters of
the Confederacy. at their State con-
vention in Alabama this spring, are
to use DR.. Jackson's book in the eX-
ercises at the meeting. Also that the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, likewise, at their State conven-
tion in Missouri this year, have voted
to use the same work as a textbook
at the convention. Flatteringordcrs
are coming in. and the "Romance of
Historic Alexandria" promises to
reach many editions in the near fu-
ture. This is very gratifying to DR..
Jackson's friends, and is most ef-
fective advertisement for Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-30
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
(From Our Special CorrespondentJ

Washington, March 3o.-Polities BY
radio. That's the latest, Ionign'
Senator Harry S. New, OF lnalalla'
and former Senator Albert J. Bever-
idge, opponents for the Republican
senatorial nomination in Indiana Ia
will conduct joint debate, Beverage e
being in Indianapolis and New III III
Washington. Beveridge will address
a meeting of women in Tomiinsoh
Hall. indianapolis, and New Wlii ad-
dress the same meeting via radio from
the navy plant at Arlington.
The meeting had originally oeen a
arranged by friends of Beveridge, out
thew finally decided to invite New.
The senator could not attend, because
he was needed in Washington to vote
on the treaties. SO the arrangements
for the rdio debate were concluded
News speech will be started at Ar
lincton at 10 o'clock. Not only ind'-
ana. but the whole nation may thus
listen to an old-fashioned Indiana po-
l;tical debate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-30
Mrs. J. Frank Dyson
Dies This Morning

Mrs. Anna NJ. Dyson, wife of Mr..
]. Frank Dyson, died at $50 o'clock
this morning at her residence, 1904
Prince street. after "A lingering illness.
The deceased was 10 years OF age
and her maiden name was Miss Anna
Margaret Shirley. Besides her hus-
band she is survived by two sons,
LlcwcIlyn F. Dyson and c. Fletcher
Dyson. Mrs. Dyson also leaves Two
brothers and a sister, Dr.. c. B. Shlr-
lev. of Weiser. Idaho, and Edward M.
Shirley. of Washington, and Mrs.
Frank Berger. of Washington.
Her funeral will :ake place at 8
o'clock Saturday afternoon from her
late residence. Services will be con-
Quoted bv Rev. DR.. D. H. Martin,
pastor of Trinity NJ. f. Church, as
sisted bv Rev. Edgar CARPENTER, rec
tor of Grace Episcopal Church, and
burial will be in Ivy Hill Cemetery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-30
Chamber of Commerce
Annual Meeting Tomorrow Night
Reports to be Made

The chamber OF commerce will
hold its annual meeting at s O'Clock
tomorrow night in the rooms OF that
organization. At this meeting four
directors will be chosen and inter
csting reports on the activities dur
ing the past year will be submitted.
All members of this organization are
invited to attend
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-30

State Board of Health. Richmond, Va.
Address-Mr. H. NJ. McManeway,
President Virginia School for the
Deaf and Blind, Staunton, Va.
5 P. II. to $3.50 P. NJ. Erecutire Ses-
sion and Report of Committees
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-30

Cats paw" is one who is the evi!
tool of another, and springs from the
tale of the monkey that induced the
cat to pull chestnuts from the fire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-30

Cats sleep is feigned slumber, like
that of a cat watching mouse.