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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25
CONSTRUCTION STARTED o.
BABSEBALL COLLEGE

Los Angeles, Cal. Oct. 25.-Ground
has been broken at Burbank, a So,
burb, for AIDA School. which will
open its first term on January 10.
1t will be known as the Nationa:
College of Baseball
The purpose of the school is to
train young ball players in the fine
points of the game three months
being required to finish the course.
The instructors will be retired major
and minor league baseball PLAYERS,
and during the term the students
will devote regular periods to in
tensive baseball practice and instruc,
ton.
Active instructions will b,
Death Valley" jim Scott, Sam
Crawford. Frank (CspDyl Dillon,
George Ellis. Walter Boles, derry
Downs, Jess W. 0rndprf, and
George Wheeler. Frank l.. Chance,
former manager of the Chicago
Club of the National League, will
be corrected With the college in
an advisory capacity. @
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25
Concert and Lecture
For Near Fasteners

A lecture and concert will be
given in the main auditorium Of the
Trinity NJ. F. Church Friday even.
ing " at 3 o'clock for the benefit Of
the thousands who are starving in
the Near East. The pastor Of the
church. the Rev. DR. D. H. Martin
will deliver the lecture. using the
same lecture that made him so ponu-
lar on the ChautaUua circuit d,'r,pg
he past summe" The ttle or the
lec+rre will he. "Tho Spirit OF Amer
lea" In addition to tho lecture, the
concert. which will be tho real tea
ture Of the PROGRAM, VIII be given
rrder the direction of the Frmtv
choir but will have in its chorus and
on the various numbers the very
fines. of Alexandria's musical talent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25
FTREMEN BATTLE
FIRE ALL NIGHT
Shin "Atanthus' of Western Salvage Company Gutted
By Fire Which Started Early Last Night at
Virginia Ship Plant.
aMOJAVE" ESCAPES WITH SCORCHING
One Of the Most Stubborn Fires Ever Encountered by
Firemen-Will Not Interrupt Work of Salvaglng.
Loss $4,000 With No Insurance

: In the opinion Of the firemen the
fire had been smouldering for severa
hours in the engine or boiler room
of the ship before it broke out and
consequently had gained such grea'
headway that it was simply phySl'
cal impossibility for the tiremen &c
make any progress on the tire.
Bv daybreak today the ship was
resting on the bottom Of the river and
was filled with water fifty feet deep
Practically nothing remains OF inc
big ship which cost the government
about $1,O0O,O00 but the eharred re-
mains of the hull.
The Western Salvage Company ca7
ried no insurance on the boat. The
ship together with the MoJave ar
rived in Alexandria last Saturday
morning from Baltimore, having been
towed here by a big sea-going tug
The work of dismanteling the snip
was begun Monday morning
Officials of the company estimate
the loss to them in their salvage work
will be at least $4,000.
The Western Salvage Company sew
eral months ago purchased from the
United States Shipping board a TO-
tai of 226 wooden ships which were
used during the world war in the
Emergency Fleet Corporation freight
fleet. The two foregoing ships are
the first to arrive at this port to be
dismantled. The 226 ships cost the
government S300'000,000.
The local firemen were given much
praise for the able and courageous
manner in which they handled the
fire. Officials @ fthe Western Salvage
Company who arrived on the scene
early were loud in their praise for the
splendid work of the volunteers stat
ing that they handled the fire equally
as well as men trained in the big CIT
ties for ship fires.
No accidents were reported, al
though several of the firemen had
marrow escapes from falls on board
the ship and several received sprain-
ed ankles.
Leonard Ford, member of Colum-
bia Company No. 4, sustained slight
burns about the face while hgntlnS
the fire.
During the night and early morn
ing hours hot coffee and sandwiches
were furnished the fremen.
1t was stated by Mr. Barde last
night that the fire aboard the At
lantus will not in any way interfere
with the salvaging work which has
been begu. and that this work VIII
be cotinued without interruption.
The fire attracted crowd Of sew
eral thousand persons from every
section of the city. The crowd re-
NAMED until after II o'clock. BY
midnight practically the only per-
sons remaining on the scee were those
engaged in the task Of fighting the
fire.
Several of the mechanics employed
bv the Salvage company had chests
of valuable tools destroyed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25
Resigns In Body Last Night
To City Council for
Cooperation.
TO HAVE BOARD OF SIX
Action Taken By Board Following
Conference On Membership Reduc-
tion With Council-Action Praised
BY Mayor SmOot.

The city school board, composed OF
twelve members, resigned in a body
last night effective December l, the
resignation of the board being tender
ed to city coudcil, presided over by
Mayor William A. Smoot, following
conference on the question of reduc-
ing the membership of the board
There was a joint conference of
council and the members of the board,
the terms of five of the members hav.
ing already expired and council de-
ferred their election until the confer
ence could be held.
Letters were read to the members
of the school board from five or six
cities showing that few, if any cities
had as many members on the board
as has Alexandria. the average city
having from six to nine members.
After the matter had been thor
oughly gone into the school board
held a meeting in the council cham
Der and council retired and then coun-
ell reconvened and was presented
with the resignation Of the entire
board
1t was explained by President Smoot
today that the school board did this
in order that they NAV cooperate
with the council in redistricting the
city into two parts and have hereaf-
ter only six members on the school
board. Seven of the members whose
terms have not expired will send in
their designations individually in or
der that council may act on them as
such.
The election of six new school trus-
tees will be made by council between
now and December I. The board at
present is composed Of the following:
DR.. 6. B. Moore. chairman; Gilberc
!. Cox. clerk; DR.. Llewellyn Powell,
Thomas f. Dyson. Charles f. Dare,
James Bayne, Mrs. c. w. Wattles,
Edward s. Teadbeater, Ashby Rear
don, and c. F.. Tennesson, r. NJ. Col
vim and T. Calbert Perry.
City council will act on the resig-
nation at the next meeting of the
board which will be held November
.. An election of six school trustees
will he made by council before Decem-
Der |.
Mavor William A. Smoot in COM
menting on the action of the board in
the matter made the following state
The action Of the School Board
was fine example Of group OF ear
nest and able citizens putting the eff
cient management Of the most I'M
portant branch of their city's affairs
ahead of anv other consideration and
This should be understood and appre-
ciatod bv this entire comm'hitv.
.It is expected that the school board
of six. which will undoubtedly be Sc
Iec+od solely because Of their fitness
to handle this most important task
will continue and enlarge on the fine
work now beig done in ? wav to put
h,ovordria among the first cities OF
Virginia so far as educational adj
vantaqes are concerned"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25
Meeting of Directors of
Masonic Temple To Be
Held Saturday.
TO DECIDE ON MARBLE
Meeting at Willard Hotel After
Which Directors Will Inspect Work
and Hold Conference With Con-
tractors and Architects.

A meeting of the board of direc.
tors of the George Washington Ma
sonic National Memorial Association
will be held next Saturday at which
time a date for the laying of the
cornerstone of the $2,000,0O0 memoir
ial to George Washington the Mason.
will be fixed upon.
This committee composed of nine
members will meet at o'clock Sat
urday morning at the Willard Hotter
Washington. and view the various
public buildings in Washington, ar
ter which they will assemble at
George Washington Park where the
temple is to be erected and determine
the kind Of marble that will be used
for the structure The first fifteen
feet Of the temple will be of granite
for which the contract already has
been awarded.
At the meeting of the committee
at George Washington Park they will
view the progress Of the work and
also hold a conference with all Of
the contractors and architects for the
of the temple.
1t is proposed by the board Of di-
rectors TO have the work of erecting
the temple proceeded without any
and by the time the
fifteen feet of granite is erected, the
contractor who secures the contract
for the erection of the temple will
be ready to proceed with this work.
The board of directors is composed
of the following: Louis A. Watres,
Scranton, Pa; Charles H. Callahan,
MelY'u NJ Johnson, Bos-
ton, Mass; William H Daniels, Jer-
sey City, n. j.; Judge W. s. Farmer.
Syracuse \. Y; ". l. Stockwell
Fargo. n. D.; George l.. Schoonover,
Anamosa. Iowa; Harry G.. Noyes,
Gorham, New Hampshire; George M.
Napier, Atlanta, Ga
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25
CARSON CALLS ON PAUL FOR
FULL RETRACTION

Wincheter, Va. Oct. GA W
B. Carson, president Of the Carson
Lime Company, Of Riverton, and
also a member of the Democratic
committee for the Seventh Virginia
District. is out in a letter to State
Senator Paul, Harrisonburg. Republi-
can candidate for Congress in onposi-
ton to Representative r. W. Harrl-
son, Winchester, demanding that
Paul retract a statement he is al,
legged to have made in a political
sDeech at Front Roval on October
20. to the effect that Mr. Carson
had sDent q great deal of time in
Washington in an effort to secure
tariff protection for lime and lime
products.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25

ton of the United States IN the
league.
Until the United States gets IN
the league is crippled and unable 10 20
serve the people. 1t will like authority
and mower Therefore the object of
any government must be to include all
nations therein so as to OBTAIN ell
udring peace, ., .c...o.
Working with the United STATES
ought to be the chief purpose OF any
government. We have more IN com
mon with the United States than any
land. Our ideals approximate eaGn
other. If we work together thaI Is
the best guarantee of a Just and iaSL-
ing peace. The United states Is d
great country whose friendship Is
most important
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25
GEORGE WAS WISE.
ny Tnited Press.)

London. Oct. 26.-George William,
son, 80, entered a public house and
ordered a pint of ale. He had, in all
twenty-four pints. Then he went out
to the nearest cop and gave himself
no rs a drunk "Id better get it over
quiet like" he told the Bobbie," and
save the trouble of being arrested
The magistrate let him off with dol
lar fine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25
FOUGHT FOR U. S.; NOT
CITIZEN.

Denver, Colo, Oct. Zo.-FOT 90
wears Robert Hozelwood, rs, has
lived in the United States. He fought
in the Union army in the Civil War,
After the war he settled down ana
became a prosperous merchant,
served on iuries and enjoyed all cit
izen's right and privileges.
ish subject. So was his wife, 6S,
whom he married years ago. She
was a native of America, but took
the citizenship Of her husband.
The HazelwoodS recently applied
for citizenship papers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25
DESTROYER ARRIVES

The United States Destroyer Num-
Der 1O2. anohored off the Cameron
street wharf shortly after 3 O'Clock
this afternoon.
The boat was brought to be used
in connection with Naval Day cele-
.bration Friday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25

This opinion is based on the Su-
preme Court decision Of May -, al
tentlon to which has been extensively
directed. In that ruling the court said
in effect that the Volstead law bar' I'd
the sale or transportation of liquor
generally in any part of the territory
of the United States. Unless the
Volstead law makes specific excep-
tions to this rule, then the !aw must
be interpreted strictly for what it
means to do, that is, to prevent the
sale or transportation Of intoxicating
liquor in any part of the United
States. The Volstead law does, Of
course, make specific exceptions in
certain instances for the sale and
transportation of Intoxicating bever-
ages for sacramental and mediciaal
purposes and the court held that if
the law intended to except other
kinds Of transportation and sale, it
would have said so.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25
Ship Owners To
Be Disappointed
Plea for Injunction Is FOrdoomed Is
Opinion of Well Informed Men.
Decision Likely To BE Upheld.
OPv Isaac Gregg

Washington, Oct. 25-Appeal OF
the representatives of foreign ship
owners from the decision of Judge
Learned Hand of New York denying
them an injunction to prevent the
government from carrying into effect
its regulations preventing ;he bring
ing of liquor into the United St1,os is
foredoomed to failure, according to
the opinion of well informed men here
who have been following the liquor
situation.
Unless there is a change in the laws
of the United States, particularly the
Volstead law, there is hardly posi-
bic chance of the sale of liquor on
American ships or the bringing OF
liquor into the country by foreign
ships.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25
RAISES PUMPKIN VINE MEAS
URING S03 FEET

Fredericksburg. Va, Oct rs
Wharton Aylor, farmer in charge Of
F. P. Smiths Hill Top Farm, in
Madison County, has raised the
prize pumpkin vine of the season,
this vine measuring SOB feet, by
actual measurement, and producing
fourteen pumpkins, the aggregate
weight of which was 25S pounds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25
COX TO SPEAK NOV. | .,>.r,,,,
IN "FIGHTING NINTH

Winchester, Va. Oct. 25-FoTmer pn.
Governor James n. Cox, OF ONO no:
Democratic presidential candidate IN n
1920 will speak at Bristol Va at : :
p. m . November /, in behalf Of. the
candidacy Of George c. Peery. Demo
cratic candidate for Congress from
the Ninth District. according to
telegram received today from Nallon> j,,
al Democratic Committee headlua:>
ters in Washington by State Chail, .,,
man H. F. Byrd. The latter also l %ll'
visit the Ninth District again 8 0eior'
election day and confer with Demo-
cratic leaders.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25
R. K. SMITH DEAD.

Orange. Va, Oct. 25-The funeral
services for r. X. Smith, New York
and Virginia tobacco merchant, who
died ar hiy count, nome here yester-
dav. will be held at Marion, y. C.,
Smiths old home tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25
JURY GETS BERGEN CASE

Hackensack, y. j., Oct. % - The
case Of the three persons charged
with the murder Of Handsome Jack"
Bergen, motion picture stunt actor
went to the jury this afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25
SECOND RACE TODAY

Gloucester, Mass. Oct. 25.-Capt.
CLAYTON Morrissey, of the Glouceste>
fishing chooner, Henry Ford, has
once more changed his mind, and
early indications TODAY were that the
Ford will meet the Canadian fisher
man Blue Nose in second race to-
day for the North Atlantic fishing
t.eet championship
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25

Chicago:-Wynn Paget, II year
old high school boy, liked Mrs. Dor
othy Weiss, 40. better than her daugh
ter. Murial, i. The Liking re-
suited in = divorce for Weiss.
Chicago Marrow Main Street
IDEAS" OF her husband won a divorce
for Mrs. Doris z. Faulkner. She
c.simed her husband objected TO her
appearing In cabaret clad in one
piece bathing suit
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25

Gro,s Point. Ill:-Bankrupted BY
he advent Of a Volsteadism, Cross
Point had advertised its city hall for
sale.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25
Bible Thought for Today

A If Ye Abide-If We abide in
MSkwsMe, and My words abide in
SX YOU. We shall ask what We
~ will. and it shall be done unto
yOu.-John Is: I.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25

The case in question was one af-
fecting the right to ship liquor through
the United States, under sea, for the
sale in another country. Manifestly
this is TRANSFORMATION in international
commerce, now in interstate commerce
but the court held that inasmuch a.
the Volstead law did not specifically
EXCEPT such shipments, they must be
REGARDED as under the ban.
There is no question but that the
Supreme Court intends to give a strict
Interpretation to the Volstead act for
only one case out of dozens that have
come before it has il r~tsf against
the contention Of the government.
This was in the case of a man who had
whiskev in bond. bought before the
oct went into effect, which the man
desired 10 remove to his hotel. which
was his home, for his personal use.
In all other cases, and there have
been scores of them, the government
has won either in the lower or in the
high court ad it NAV be said that the
Interpretation of the Volstead act
given by the Supreme Court justifies
the beast of tNe trainers of the act
that when they drafted their law they
made it air tight from almost every
conceivable standpoint and made J,
impossible to find a loophole in Ii.
Chances being contaminated in the
Volstead law by the administration
do not. so far as can be learned here
apply to the shin liquor situation as
T. affects New York The chances
are contemplated as result OF the
showing that abolition of the bring
ING of liquor into such places as Porto
Rico. Haiti. the Philippines and other
island possessions and protectorates
of the United States would practlcal-
" ruin the commerce Of the ISLANDS.
No move is on foot TO amend the
law with REGARD to ships entering mar
bors in continental United States win
the possible exception of liquor intend
ed for members Of the crews OF flr-
eipn ships. In their various talKS
with the State Department on the IL
ouor subject. diplomatic representa-
tives If Great Britain. France. Italy
and other nations have never contend
ed that this government has not The
right to prevent their ships from
bringing 1iquor into the United
States. althouoh they have contend
ed for the RIGHT of the shlns to carry
liquor for consumtion Of the crews.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25

London, Oct. 25.-The unionist
cabinet of Premier Bonar Law was
sworn in this afternoon, the members
receiving the seal of office. This
marks the end of the coalition govern
ment of Lloyd George which has been
in power for six years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-25
ESTABLISHED 1874

Oldest Daily Newspaper in the
United States and Best Advertls-
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Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-01-07

Burlington-lowa capitalists to
build large ice plant and cold stor-
age warehouse here.
Rock Island r. r. has signed con-
tracts for 200 freight cars and IL
locomotives.
Denver banks dlsburse 100000
In Christmas savings.
Colorado rail rates on farm. gar
den and range shipments reduced
10 per cent.
Denver L Rio Grande Western to
improve Alamosa- Durango line.
Rico-The Mount Pleasant Min.
ing Co to continue development
work thru the winter.
Rico-rhs Dolores Silver Mines
Co making regular shipment Of ore.
National mine body refuses to
back Colorado coal strike.
Denver packing houses show that
As~os SOsss uos0 sueSceoou AVS p0t
cent since 1915.
Elmer Dover. former Pacific
Coast manager Of large utilities. has
been appointed assistant secretary
OF the treasury BY President Har-
ding. Mr.. Dover has recently re-
turned from . mission TO Mexico
and recommended prompt recogni-
tion Of the Obregon government.
The Denver mint has operated this
year on bullion valued At 32s.
92s.333.
Coal mines at Crested Butte who
went out on sympathetic strike have
asked Colorado Fuel 4 Iron Co. I.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-01-07
RESOLUTION

WHEREAS. the all high provi.
dence has seen tit to call our be.
loved Sister, Martin Loretta Mon.
roe, from her labors here ON earth
to her reward In that Celestial
Chapter above. IN memory Of her
most amiable virtues and her most
devoted character and in commemo.
ration of our bereavement In her
loss, which will be felt by her rel.
atives and the host Of friends as
we'll ~ by the members Of Bethlem
Chapter No. Sc, Order Of the Eas.
ern Star. Monte Vista. Colorado.
NOW. THEREFORE,, BE 1T RE.
SOLVED that . copy of this Resolu-
tion be forwarded to the family OF
our deceased sister. and that . copy
be transcribed in the records Of the
Chapter.
LOLA L. LILLEY.
FLORENCE l. KINNISON,
MANLIUS T. HANCOCK.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-01-07

reopen mines ut . 80 per cen,
wage reduction.
GeorEetown-Gilpi Development
Co. opens vein Of high grade ore In
Capitol mine. ~
The Cameo Coal Co. operating
near Rifle has contract 20 deliver
500 tons Of coal per day to the d.
4 r. G. w. railroad. 100 men EN-
ployed.
Pueblo-Colorado Fuel 4 Iron
Co to increase force At steel plan,
to $500 men within the next two
weeks.
Colorado sprinss-Antlsrs Hotel
Co.. Co. TO 10 build sa a is'-ear T.ras' to
Total coal production for IL
months this year 10 S.3SS.lss toaa
. decrease Of 2.77s.Sll tons from
same period last year.
b Abeyta-Anchor Drilling Co. to
spud in first test well on le.eoe
acre lease.
Trinidad-rhs Elk Basin OIL 4
Gas Co. scauFes drilling rights On
10000 acres In eastern Las Animas
county.
Deita-Over $4,000 tons Of susas
beets were harvested In this section
this year with an average sugar
content Of l6 per cent.
Delts-Contract let for $4,000
armory.
La Plata l0-inch streak oi
$?50.000 ore has been opened Il
the Ten Brock mine.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-01-07
HONEY PHILOSOPHY FOR 1872

Comrade Debs is out Of jail, pardon
ed, but Comrade Bill Smith-many Com
rade Bill Smiths-who went to France to
defend America and her honor, il still in
Jail somewhere or other for an infraction
of an army rule. Comrade Debs advised
American disgrace; advised soldiers to be
Benedict Arnolds, but he is free. Comrade
Bill Smith offered his life to his country
and took the supreme risk Of humanity,
but he is still in prison. This may not be-
very "homey filosophy" but it certainly is
honey Indignation. We wonder how long
this discrimination against patriotic heroes
and in favor of traitors will last.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-01-07
PROBABLY TRUE

An old crow sat on cornfield fence,
and shouted his raucus cry; His remarks
were stupid, and void of sense,-even as
you or /.
But there he sat, as black as your hat,
and footed his harsh bazoo; That old fool
bird jes' had to be heard,-even as l or
you.
For all l know, that blamed old crow,
as he squawked in his fiendish glee, was
teasin' his folks with his harmless jokes,
AS you and me!
So, here's to the bird that's bound to
be heard, no matter how crude his gem;
let others inspect, approve or reject.-its
matter that's up to them.
YOUR OWN UNCLE JOHN.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-01-07

ideas Of morality and living on the people
around them.
The only restraining influence Is the
large Irish population Of New York. Say
what you will of Tammany Hall and its
galaxy of bold Irish politicians. the abso-
Lutte fact is that it is they who are keeping
the metropolis from being turned over,
body and soul, to these strange, unwashed,
un-American elements from the less civil
lized sections of Europe.