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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-23
PROFESSIONAL WITNESSES

1t seems from the recent report
OF the subcommittee OF the Bar
Association, that there has been
an unduly large number OF local
witnesses in the divorce proceed
ings instituted III Alexandria. One
witness testified in IA out Of SOI
cases; another in II cases; others
in p, IL and 9 each, respectively ;
while no less than thlrty-sever
resident witnesses testified as to
residence two or more times.
Our Court of Appeals has held
that the question OF residence is
one of intentionsF When a person
swears that he intends Alexandria
as a place of residence, and that it
is his bona ficle intention to remain
here indefinitely, it is a difficult
matter to confute him. Only by
proof Of acts inconsistent with
such intentions can this be done.
For instance, if the deponent act
ually spends no time in Alexan-
dria, or very little, or if he has a
residence elsewhere and a place OF
business, or if the facts tend to
show that his main purpose is to
secure a divorce, the bona fides OF
his residence is thereby I'M
peached. The suggested change i'll
the law, now in force here as a
rule Of court, provides for the APP
pointment OF a guardian ad Item,
that is, a guardian for the suit
only, whose duty ii is to enquire
into this very matter. This will
unquestionably so far towards a
remedy.
The witnesses as to residence in
Alexandria, while in number OF
instances keepers OF lodging and
boarding houses, have for the
most part been those with only d
room or two for rent. 1t would
seem that many Of them have Ca
tered to this divorce traffic that has
sprung up i'll our midst. They
have apparently not expected
their dodgers to occupy the room
rented, except inirequently, il at
all, and then only upon previous
notice OF the particular day or
night OF its use. SO long as 4
years rent has been paid i'll adj
vance, they seem to have been will
ing to testify under oath that their
ledger had resided with them con-
tinuously for one year and had
no present intention OF moving
away. Some have waited for Il
year to elapse from the date or
the first payment, while others
have not been so eNacting. and
have satisfied their conscience
with matter OF a few months or
even a few days. Bit the main
thing seems to have been the act
ual receipt OF years rental, cash
in hand. -
Some OF these professional
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lion dollars raised i'm the the first month
represents a vast number OF small
contributions, the'result is.remarkable.
These contributions, coming IN the
most part from persons Of very mod:
crate means, indicate the faith OF the
donors in the principles that Mr.. Will
son upheld and a desire to honor a
great American for the ideals Tor
which he stood.
."In the proportion of its quota
raised, North Carolina leads the coun-
try. Mrs. Josephus Daniels, the chair
man, reports that II per cent of the
amount assigned to the State has
been raised, and the contributions are
still coming in steadily.
Oklahoma and the District Of Co.
lumbia each of which ha sraised about
| two-thirds of its quota, stand second
and third. Eight other States have
| finished at least half their work. They
are Minnesota, Tennessee, Delaware,
Kentucky, Connecticut, New Jersey,
! Oregon and Wisconsin. And IN the
remaining States that have reported
/ the movement is progressing rapidly.
Delaware made the greatest per-
centage increase in the past week.
From a record of 80 per cent, that
State jumped to 60 per cent. Wiscon-
sin sent word through its chairman,
Karl Mathie, that about $4,000 has
been contributed there.
Nebraska .reporte dthat in Omaha
alone over a third Of that States
quota has been raised. j. Lionberger
Davis of st. Louis, telegraphed that
in that city and Kansas City Sl5,O0O
had been subscribed.
I'm point of actual money raised,
New York State is, of course, IN the
lead"
From Ohio it was reported that the
campaign is going well under the dl-
rcctlon Of Newton d. Baker, former
Secretary Of War, who has the as
sistauce of James NJ. Knox, Demo-
cratic presidential candidate in the
last election. In speaking Of the
work in his State, Mr.. Baker re-
ported:
! Il can't remember when there has
been anything like 1t. l don't recall
such a tribute from the people to one
OF their great leaders during his life
time. MIR Wilson will honor it the
more because the foundation is what
It is. 1t is not gift for him but q
foundation for public service awards"
In some cities in Ohio considerable
sums have been raised by Dollar
Days." when large numbers of small
contributors brought their free-wllt
offerings to the headquarters OF the
! committees.
| In Texas the work was reported as
going well, especially i'll certain coun-
ties. Governor Pat NJ. NetT Of that
State has endorsed the campaign.
Among the larger New York con-
tributors to the foundation in the past
twenty-four hours were Henry God
dard Leach, $500; John Crosby
Brown, 500; Mrs. August Lewis,
$500; DR.. and Mrs. Elmer a. Sheets,
500; Saul E. Rogers, 500; Thomas
+. Rush, 500; George A. Zazriskie,
500; Fred c. Ecker, 500; Josephine
". Kenney, 500; Barron Collier,
500; and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward j.
Cornish, 500.
New York Offices where contribu
tions are now being received are at
national headquarters, $50 Nassau
street, fifth floor; women's committee
headquarters, 1876 East.59thD street;
and Manhattan headquarters, II East
42nd street, room 5O4.
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For Greater Alexandria

Fern to Maryland Shore.
Improved Highway to Fa1rtaS.
Greet White Way on KING Street.
Belgian Blocks replaced on Washing
tom Highaoay By asphalt.
North Alfred and Columbus Streets
improved to Washington Boulevard.
NeaU Public School.
Washington Boulevard made safe OF
AUDITING strips.
More Fairgrounds for the children.
Public Park.
Modern Y. N. C.. A. Building.
Reduction IN Gas Rates.
Reduction IN City Ta1es.
500 Houses or Apartments.
Municipal Pier
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-23
1922 TO BE RECORDED BREAKER
IN ROAD BUDDING.

Washington, Feb.-More than a bill
lion dollars will be spent on city
streets and rural highway construc-
tion in 1922, according to the latest
estimates Of highway engineers. OF
this, more than S6O0,000,000 will go
for rural highways and the balance
for city streets.
Because of the rapid increase in
the use of motcr vehicles, both for
passenger and freight transportation.
state highway engineers see an econ
omic fallacy in the tendency of some
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-23

witnesses; -as-is- natural III small
town, number several lawyers
their acquaintance. With
an eye to business they have ap-
parently suggested to these legal
friends that they had an idle room
or two, and if the latter had clients
who might be looking for a dornl-
cile in Alexandria, they would
appreciate any custom coming
their way. In town OF this size
it does not take long for it to be-
come known that Mrs. X, or Mrs.
Y, or Mrs. Z, keeps a roonlng
house" divorce seekers a spe-
cialty," and that the good lady is
not meticulous as to her require
lnents for residence. Persons
coming from Washington are
generally posted beforehand as to
the technical requirements of the
divorce law, and as they are SIM
pier and easier than i'll other
states, especially in the District OF
Columbia, they look for dolnlclles
where the required testimony will
be furnished with the roonl-one
wears rent in advance.
Having arranged this little mat
ter they have then, may be, con-
suited an Alexandria attorney
with the years rent receipt III
their hand. This then resolves
itself into whether or not their IN
tention is one Of good faith. And,
as stated, this is matter dlfhcult
to disprove.
There must be a remedy, how
ever, and we have no doubt it Will
be found.
SO much for the witnesses who
have been to blame for the mon
strous growth OF the divorce evil
in our midst.
The part played by the attor-
nevs will be discussed later. The
point made here IS that some OF
those who have been the loudeSt III
their outcry as to divorce in Al
cxandria are among the proiltecrs
in that very business.
There are some eighteen thou
sand people who claim Alexandria
as their home. Thus far at most
a dozen or two have been coll-
nccted with the procuring OF d.
vorccs here, if we except the
lodging house keepers who have
served Us witnesses i'll two or
more cases.
There is no doubt that one OF
the resultant effects of the world
war has been a general laNity as
to the marriage tie all over Ell
rope and the United States.
ThatAlexandria has been unduly
burdened with far more than her
share OF the seekers for release
from the bonds OF matrinony, is
due to her proximity to the ma
tons capital as we'll as the loose
ness of the Virginia divorce laws.
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THEODORE HARRIS, President.

FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES
Bryant, Griffith and Brunsons
225 Fifth Avenue, New York
Peoples Gas Bldg, Chicago.
2O1 Devonshire ST., Boston
COZ Grant Bldg, Atlanta. Ga.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-01
No Person Killed by Blast
That Terrified Chicago

Chicago, Feb. 25.-Chicago's knees
quit shaking and its hair settled
back on it's scalp today as 1t was
learned that the explosion that shook
almost the entire city and an area
for fifty miles around, was not an
outbreak of bomb throwers' terror
ism. The explosion resulted when
several tons of dynamite in the stone
crushing plant of the Consumers Co.,
at McCook, southwest of the city, let
go. Although the blast was one of
the most terrific ever felt in this
section, so far as has been learned,
no one was killed and only one man
injured. Damage will amount to
hundreds of thousands Of dollars.
1t was announced that thirty tons
of dynamite were stored in the pow
der house when the explosion occur
red. The buildings of the quarry were
blown to bits and rocks and tim
bers were scattered over radius Of
mile. Thousands Of windows were
smashed and hundreds Of buildings
in Chicago and surrounding territory
rocked with the force of the detona-
ton.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-01
Illinois Central System Says Service Is
Keynote in Handling Freight

of
regular
The Illinois leading
north from the
Mississippi and Tennessee loaded stations shipped
pa throughout the United States Canada
loads Vegetables
through the handled Illinois
from Baton North Solid Of
Through Council California
quality essential for welbg
supplies from relatively nearby of production and
is worthy
bureau n
able freight able furnish shippers of such
Of
Central System schedules will enable specialization forwarding the freight
peshabe freight merchandise
ties classified into solid trains and handled long distances minimizing
SMALL taking into consideration
found Immediately
in
possible, that already sustained
We continually adding equipment
traffic demands We 17OO locomotives and 1
$50
fr2OO
additional gondola and 1000 additional refrgeratos. r.
We striving constantly perfect all departments Of
the public andwe nytsh
public to call service, small large
Constructive criticism and suggestions invited
~ ----~x-~@r~~x%~-Y-~-,.-xgu} O. H.
= y President Illinois System
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-01
THREE HANGINGS ON ONE
ROPE IS SUFFICIENT
So Thinks Sheriff Sam Bagnen Of
Claiborne County-Refuses to
Loan Hemp.

Port Gibson, Miss.-Sheriff Sam
Bagnell, of Claiborne county, has re-
fused to loan to the sheriff of one
of the delta counties his rope and
straps used at the hanging of Jesse
Watts at Port Gibson several months
ago.
This develops an interesting SUI
perstition that prevails among off,
GERS who face the grewsome job of
executing the death penalty. Accord
ing to this superstition it is bad luck
to use the, same rope and straps more
that three times at hangings.
Last summer the rope and straps
were used at the Jesse Watts hang
ing. They were borrowed by Sheriff
Williams, of Kinds county, to be
used at the hanging of Jesse Jenkins,
slayer of John Lynch, county con-
vict farm guard. On last Saturday
the same rope and straps served at
the hanging of Willie Weathersby
negro, executed at Lexington for
the murder of his sister-in-law,
Three times is enough" says the
sheriff. Ordinarily I am not super
stitious, but rope used to put three
persons to death has performed Its
full duty and enough to be retired.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-01
66s cures Bilious Fever.
Girl Kills Assaulter
During Trial in Court

Waco, Tex, Feb. 24.-While a
crowded court room looked on in
horror, ]. S. Crosslin, on trial here
for criminal assault, was shot and
killed this morning by the girl whom
he is alleged to have wronged. The
shooting occurred shortly after Miss
Maizie Matthews, IT, the complain
ing witness, had taken the witness
stand to tell her story of the wrong.
Trembling and almost hysterical she
drew an automatic pistol from her
pocket and shot Crosslin three times.
He fell from his chair dead.
1t was Crosslin's second trial for
the alleged crime. At the first trial
he was convicted and sentenced to
nine years in prison, but the convic-
tion was reversed by the criminal
appeals court and new trial grant
ed
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-01
Million Packets OF
Flower Seeds Free

We believe In flowers around the
homes Of the South. Flowers brighten
up the home surroundings and give
pleasure and satisfaction to those who
have them.
We have filled more than a million
packets Of seeds, of beautiful yet
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There Is no obligation 70 buy any.
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The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-01
TWO KILLED THREE
HURT AT MIZE GAME
Occurrence Was Result of Mar
shaTs Attempt to Eject
Spectator from Field.

! jackson, Miss, Feb. 25. - Two
men are dead and two men and one
woman are wounded as the result of
a gun fight which came at the end
of a basketball game in Mize, Smith
county, Friday.
According to the reports received
here, the dead are Warren Ashley,
35-year-old citizen of Mize, and Wal
ter Sullivan, 80 years old, farmer
residing near Mize. The wounded are
Town Marshal Albert Lack and Mrs.
Warren Ashley, wife of one of the
dead men.
Further reports received here are
that Dolphus Yelverton, a young man
of Taylorsville High school also was
wounded in the shooting. He was
removed to a hospital in Laurel,
being seriously wounded in the chest.
TRIES TO EJECT INTRUDER.
Ashley is said to have entered the
basketball court when the referee
called the game because of an alter
cation over a point of play. Mar
shall Lack had ordered that no one
come on the court and undertook to
remove Ashley who drew his pistol
and began firing at the officer. Lack
returned the fire with his pistol and
both men emptied their revolvers.
Ashley died in three minutes, shot
through the head.
At the same moment Walter Sui
livan was found dead nearly rs
yards away, having been killed by
a stray shot from one of the wea-
pons. Lack received wounds in the
leg and side which were not consid-
cred dangerous.
Mrs. Ashley was with her husband
and was wounded in the leg. None
of the killed or wounded were con-
cerned in the game except as specta-
tors, say the reports.
ASHLEY REPORTED DRINKING
Ashley is reported to have been
drinking. 1t was said he was betting
on the game.
The game was played between the
team of the Smith County A. H. S.,
located at Mize, and the visitors from
the Magee High School. A squabble
arose over a technicality which oc-
CURED while the Magee team was
leading. This alteration caused the
calling of the game by the referee
but there was no sign Of violence a
mong players or officials of the game.
Ac nj nd bot
bering nearly 800, were leaving the
court, Ashley resisted the efforts of
the marshal to keep him off the court
and drew his revolver. Judge Hughes
of the Circuit court of Smith county,
was one of the spectators and seized
Ashley in an effort to disarm him,
but was unable to prevent him firing
every bullet in his revolver.
GOES ON COURT SECOND TIME.
During the progress of the game
it is said that Ashley went on the
playing court and started row. He
was quieted for the time being, but
as soon as the game was over he "a
gain went on the court and became
abusive. Marshal Lack attempted to
remove him, when, it is said, Ashley
pulled his gun and began shooting.
The marshal returned the fire and
Ashley was shot several times and
died within three minutes. Lack
was hit twice.
After the shooting was over, it was
discovered that Sullivan, who was
some distance away had been hit by
one of the stray bullets and instant
ly killed. Mrs. Ashley was shot in
the leg and was only slightly wound
ed.
Ashley was generally considered
good citizen. Sullivan was farmer,
married, and is survived by his wi
dow and one child.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-01
eee cures Chills and Fever.
Woman Actress Gave
Taylor Murder sigma!

Detroit, Feb. 25. - A movie ac-
tTess of the Hollywood colony not
only was implicated in the murder
of VIM. D. Taylor, flm director, but
actually gave the signal to waiting
gunmen that Taylor was alone and
could be killed with safety, accord
ing to the story told by Harry M.
Fields, to authorities in the county
Jail today. He said that the actress
hired him and three others, includ-
ing a Chinaman, a woman, and a
gunman Of Los Angeles to kill Tay-
lor, paying them $1,000 each. The
actress was madly jealous Of atten-
tions paid to another movie star by
Taylor and plotted his death, Fields
said.
The actress went to Taylor's bum
galow, Fields declared. and he and
the others waited in a machine near
by. She appeared shortly afterward
and waved bag of candy as sig
nal that Taylor was alone.
The Chinaman and other gunmen
then entered and shot Taylor, while
Fields and the woman remained in
the machine. he said.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-01
Smith vindicated.

Prof. w. H. Smith --"Corn-Ciub"
Smith-former president of the A. &
M. College has been vindicated by
the committee appointed to investi-
gate charges made by the Governor
in his biennial message.
The excess of expenditures over
appropriations is attributed in the
report to the fact that in 1918 the
college was converted into Stud
ent Officers Training Camp, and it
was Imperative that indebtedness
be incurred in order to properly
maintain this organization. espec-
tally when an influenza epidemic de-
veloped. and at one time more than
1900 cases were under treatment.
The college was even required to pay
the railroad fare of men sent to the
training camp, new buildings had to
be erected and $4,000 worth Of fur
niture purchased. The total Of the
alleged deficit is about $4,000, and
bill for Its payment is now pend
ing.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-01
Boy Scouts Meeting at City Hall
Thursday Night.

Every boy of IL years to Is years
should attend the meeting at the
City Hall Thursday night, March 2,
at 7:15 p. m.
The fathers and mothers of the
boys are urged to attend. Several of
the leading citizens will make short
talks on Boy Life in Brookhaven. R.
B. Wall will give an outline sys-
temized plan and program for boys
work in Brookhaven and Lincoln
county. The boys from the county
are also invited and will at all times
have access to the equipment and a
cordial welcome to take part in all
the proposed activities.
The head of every family that have
boys between the above mentioned
ages should be there in order to
learn what Is being undertaken for
the good of your boy and what will
be expected and required of him.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-01
Three Aged Sons VIII Bury Father
Who Died at 104.

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 24.-John
F. Franklin, 70; George C. Franklin,
70; and DR.. J. H. Franklin, "a, came
to Nashville today to make ar
rangements for the funeral of their
father, John Franklin, who died at
his home near Bowling Green, at the
age of 104. Franklin died suddenly
after working on his farm all day.
Forty-five grandchildren are a.
mong Rranklin's survivors. In ad-
dition he leaves one great grand
child, four sons, more than 70 years
old and four other children whose
ages are beyond the half-century
mark. H. B. Franklin, eldest Of the
sons, could not be located. He drift
ed from the family when only 81
according to one of his brothers.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-01
NATCHEZ LEADER
BACKS PIPE LINE
Bill Would Provide Right of
Eminent Domain to
Builders.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 25.-J. N.
Campbell, president of the Natchez
Chamber of Commerce, has been here
several days in the interest of a bill
authorizing the construction of a
pipe line to bring oil and gas from
the Louisiana fields to Natchez and
thence to Jackson and other places
over the southern part of the state,
and granting any such pipe line COM
panies the right of eminent domain.
The bill is short, but it has stirred
up good deal of interest, as 1t is
stated that strong capital is behind
the movement. 1t is as follows:-
Section /. Be 1t enacted by the
state of Mississippi, that all compa-
nies, or associations or persons, in
corporated or organized for the pur-
pose of building or constructing pipe
lines and appliances for the convey
ing and distribution of oil or gas,
are hereby empowered to exercise
the right of eminent domain in the
manner now provided by law, to
build and construct the said pipe
lines and appliances along or across
highways, streets, waters, railroads,
canals, and public lands, above or
below the ground, but not in man
ner to be dangerous to person or pro-
perty, not to interfere with the COM
non use of such roads, streets, wa
ters, railroads, canals and public
lands.
The board of supervisors of any
county and the authorities of any
city, town or village through which
any such line may pass, shall have
he power to regulate, within their
espective limits, the manner in
which such lines and appliances
shall be constructed and maintained
and all such companies or associa-
tions shall be responsible in dam
ages for any injuries caused by such
construction OF, use thereof.
Section 2. That this act shall take
effect and be in force from and af-
ter its passage.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-01
YOUNG MAN SHOT
IN ROW OVER BET
Wrestling Match Marred By
Clash at BOgalusa ArmOry
-KentwOOd Man Held.

Bogalusa, La, Feb. 25.-In a clash
at the armory of the Louisiana Ma
tional Guard company here Friday
night between Sam Gulotta, 23 years
old, of Bogalusa, and ]. e. B. Braun
dinger, 25 of Kentwood, Gulotta was
shot probably fatally. Braundinger
and companion. w. T. Bates, also
of Kentwood, were jailed, pending
the outcome of Gulotta's injuries.
Three hundred persons, including
number of women, had gathered
at the armory to witness a wrestling
match between Stranger" Herman
of Chicago, and Joe Cutrer, of Kent
wood. A large number Of Cutrer's
admirers had come over from Kent
wood and there was much specula-
tion on the result of the contest
which was to be refereed by Carlyle
Voss, formerly of Tulane University's
wrestling team.
Just before the grapplers were
called together, and while a wager
was being arranged between Gulotta
and Braundinger the latter young
men became involved in dispute
and hot words were exchanged. Gu
lotta struck Braundinger and alse
attempted to attack him with knife
according to Braundinger. The lat
ter whipped out pistol and shot
Gulotta twice in the body, then at
tempted to escape. Policeman Wood
captured him as he tried to get thru
window, and Bates was also taken
in tow. Gulotta was rushed to the
Sullivan memorial Hospital.
The shooting caused much excite
ment but as soon as the spectators
were quieted the match was started
Cutrer won in straight falls, the
first being in .25 minutes. 40 seconds
and the second fall in S2 minutes, 10
seconds.