The Washington times., 1922-11-18
WIFE bEATER IN
THREAT To Do
It AGAIN
Alesa sandria Man Not Tanned by
Fine Of $50 and Sixty
Day Sentence.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. Nov. ia
I'll do II again az soon as l get
out OF Jail" Richard Keith, colored,
arraigned on a charge OF wife.beat.
ing. told Judge A. r. Nichols, In po-
lice court. today. when the latter
sentenced him to pay a fine OF $50
and serve sixty days in Jail.
keith's wife testified that her
husband beat her over the heal
with the metal revolving part OF the
family victrola. and the police also
introduced In evidence knife with
"a blade four inches long. besides a
milestone. with which. the police
said. Keith kept the weapon sharp.
ened In case OF emergency.
The committee appointed TO revise
the publication, Greater Alexan.
dria." viii meet at tho Chamber OF
Commerce. Monday afternoon. at 3
o'clock. In the evening the new no
tel committee will hold a meeting.
The drive by the chamber to OBJ.
tain funds 10 repair the numerous
tablets OF the city designating his
toric points Of interest resulting In
raising $500. co..
A telephone pay station and booth
was installed la the city postoffice
today.
Plans are being completed Tor the
observance of educational week
here. December 3 to s, In which the
chamber OF commerce will cooper.
ate with the American Legion.
Arrangements were completed TO.
day between the Washington and
Old Dominion railway and the Blue
Line Transit Company to make con.
nections at Bluemont, 10 that pas
sengers and freight can be trans
ferred to Bcrryville and winchester.
IN the past Il has been necessary
for Alexandrians TO make the trip
to Winchester via Washington and
Harpers Ferry. Under the new ar
rangement. the trip will require but
four hours, It is expected.
Six wooden ships lie at anchor at
the docks OF the Western Marine
und Salvage Company being dis
mantled. They are the Anoka.
Majove. Hoosac. Alanthus. Brent.
wood. and Oyaka. These ships were
all brought to the docks i'll perfect
working condition and are now be-
ing torn to pieces. Two huge NOV
able dericks are kept busy at work
and a large force Of men 10 used
TO keep the plant In operation. The
ships are dismantled by first taking
half OF the engine house off. This
makes room for the men to get at
the machinery and this Is loosened
and then hoisted out Of the ships
hold. The poop deck is next re-
moved. the steering gear taken out
and the rudder taken from under
the ship as 1t becomes loosened
lrou the steering gear.
Every bit Of movable material
that is removed before the wreck
ing Is begun in order that II will
not be injured when the dericks
tear out the decks of the ship.
All the. material from the ship is
laid in a big pile and then the
sorting out OF the things begins.
The pipe fittings and pipes are
sorted out and hauled away. the
pieces Of sheet metal are put In
storage houses-
The reclaiming then begins and
every pieces that Is taken from the
ship is gone over. Broken parts
are fixed up and the good parts
are all painted over and sold for
commercial use. 1t takes approx
mately seven days for the company
to dismantle one ship Several OF
the ships are now nearing the end
and two more ships are expected
at the docks Of the company the
first part OF next week.