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New-York tribune., 1922-09-05
Belgian Envoy Decorated

BRUSSELS, Sept. 4.-7King Albert
to-day conferred upon Baron Emil de
Cartier de Marchienne, Ambassador to
the United States, the grand cross of
of his services rendered at Washing
ton, especially during the recent con-
ference on armament and far Eastern
affairs.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-05
Weston, 81, ON 44O-NliIe Hike

BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 4.---Edward
Payson Weston, eighty -four-year- old
pedestrian, arrived at Bowmansville
mile walk from Buffalo to New York.
Weston was thirty-five minutes ahead
Of schedule. He expects to reach
Batavia, twenty-four miles from Bow
Evansville, tomorrow night.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-05

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Death and I'm Memoriam F9siees
may be ielcphoned 10 The Tribune
any time up 10 midnight for ir.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-12
HUGHES WARNS
AGAINST IN
NAVAL FORCES
Reduction of Personnel
Would Nullify Work OF
Arms Conference
WRITES TO MEMBER
Replying to Inquiry Secretary of State
Declares Proposal Would Prove
Most Injurious" to Nation

Washington, April 12.-Leaders OF
the movement seeking to defeat in the
House the Naval bill proposal Cutting
the enlisted personnel to $4,000 pre-
sented yesterday letter from Secre-
tary Hughes setting orth the view
that it would reduce the Ameri-
can Navy below the 5-5-3 ratio as tiX-
ed by the Arms Conference and prove
most injurious to the nations IN
terests.
The moment the Secretary's letter
was lead Representative Garrett, OF
Tennessee, the Democratic leader,
challenged the doctrine as laid down
in the first official utterance before
us" that Congress was bound to keep
the navy up to the mark stipulated by
treaty.
In a letter to Representative Rog-
ers, Republican, Massachusetts, who
had asked his opinion because of his
work as chairman of the Conference,
Mr.. Hughes said he had been advised
by the naval experts that the enlisted
strength as provided in the bill was
far below the number required to
maintain the navy on the basis con-
templated by the treaty.
While the debate on the bill con
tinued all day, opponents of the co.
OOO enlisted provisions were at work
rounding up promises to support an
amendment making the total 10000,
the number claimed to have been urged
by the President.
Chairman Kelly, in charge Of the
bill, stuck to his post throughout the
day, clashing often with members OPP
posing him, and particularly with Re
preventative Britten. Illinois, ranking
Republican of the Naval Committee.
Just as the House quit work for the
day there was presented petition for
woman's club of Reno urging re-
duction of armament. but most of the
women who packed the galleries at
tempted to applaud nearly every de-
mand on the floor for force bigger
than that fixed by the bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-12
EXTRA SESSION
is PREDICTION
Hundreds Attend Meeting
Legislature May Con-
vene by June

Richmond April l2.-Tnat the Gen
eral assembly will be in extra session
not later than June to pass on a bond
issue for highway construction, was
the general opinion around the Capt.
tol yesterday.
Probability of the Governor calling
the legislators back to adopt progress
sive road legislation was discussed
openly, and the need of additional
funds was stressed by practically
every delegation that appeared before
the State Higway Commission to
discuss the tentative ALLEGATION Of the
S., ,1O5, 900 available in 1922 for i'm
mediate road construction. Little
criticism was made the schedule
of work submitted by Commissioner
George p. Coleman, except the made
quacy of the funds allocated for par
ticular routes.
Hundreds of prominent men and
women were here to attend the meet
ing of the Highway Commission.
Among the visitors were score or
more of members of the General As
sembly, representing all sections of
! the State. From them it was gather
ed that sentiment is rapidly crystal
izing in favor of bonds even in those
sections that had been bitterly opposed
,, to a bond issue under the conditions
existing a year ago.
No time will be lost in calling the
special session after a sufficient num-
Der of legislators have been found to
pass the bond issue. The Senate at
the last session went on record for
bonds by a vote of 2l to 10, but OPP
position in the House prevented the
measure from coming to vote on
the question, making it difficult to
determine the exact strength for or
against. Since the need of the session
so many changes have been recorded
in favor Of the bonds that it is be-
lieved that the call will be made with
in few weeks at the latest.
The Highway Commission meeting
was largely attended. and practically
everybody was heard yesterday. In
order to give anv others an opportun.
ity to appear, the commission will sit
again today, as the session had beer
advertised as a two-day one. This
afternoon the commission will make
an inspection in the vicinity of Nor
folk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-12
west VIRGINIA
Mine SITUATION
NEARS CRISIS
Correspondent Declares Out
look For Union Was
Never Blacker
INJUNCTION DEFIED
Mine Leader Pays No Attention-Or-
der to Abandon Tent Colony May
Bring Affairs to Head

Charleston. w. Va, April t2.-
With many thoughtful persons ag-
hast at the injunction issued by
Judge George W. McClintic, of the
United States District Court here,
with the union admitting that its
back is to the wall, the outlook for
the United Mine Workers in West
Virginia never looked blacker, the
general situation never more sinister
The Injunction not molly forbade
violence and disorders, as is usually
the case with strike injunctiOns but
specifically enjoined any effort on
the part Of the United Mine Work
ers to increase their membership or
10 do anything that would create a
"labor monopoly" that had for its
object unreasonable increases in
wages
Furthermore, it categorically or
dered the United Mine Workers to
disperse the tent colonies maintained
in Mingo county since last year,
when thousands of union miners
were evicted from company owned
houses. The injunction Is declared
TO be the most drastic ever known
in the history of court action in
labor eases.
When asked today how the court
proposed to 90 about enforcing it,
and what it proposed TO do if the
Mingo tent colonies are not eXacua-
ted, Judge McClintic refused to dis
cuss it in any particular. Deputy
United States marshals. however,
are now at work in Mingo and Ra-
leigh counties serving copies of the
injunction on the score or more de-
PENDANTS named therein.
Indication of the consequences it
may have, however, is furnished by
statements made today by c Frank
Kenney. president of District No. n,
United Mine Workers. In effect,
Kenney threw down the gauntlet to
the United States Court. injunction
and all He said fatly that in so
far as the injunction infringed on
the constitutional rights of the
United Mine Workers. he would pay
no attention to it. He said further
that he would make no effort to dis
perse the Mingo tent colonies
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-12
DROPS LAMP
HOUSE BURNED
Mrs. E. D. Skaters Place at
Lloyds Lane Destroyed
Last Night
Blaze From Lamp Ignites Draperies-
And Entire Contents Destroyed
Occupants Escape

The accidental dropping of a ker-
osene lamp while crossing room in
her home shortly after Z o'clock last
night resulted in the total destruc-
ton of the frame dwelling house oc-
cupied by Ms f. D. Shafe', Lloyds
Lane. north of this city. together
with its contents. Mrs. Shafer and
her children escaped injury. The
flames from the lamp set fire to
some draperies in the house and in a
few minutes the entire house. a
frame structure, was in flames. The
fire department was notified and
Columbia Company No 4 responded
and worked one hour and twenty
minutes on the fire before subduing
They succeeded in saving the ad-
Joining house The house was owned
bv Grant Forbes. Mrs. Shafer car
ried only small amount of insur-
ance. Mrs Shafer and her children
spent the night at the residence OF
her sister. Mrs. Grant Forbes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-12
LEGION BANQUET
ON APRIL Fl
Alexandria Post Of Ameri-
can Legion Expects Many
Distinguished Guests
All Ex-Seryice Men May Attend
Whether Members or NOt-W0-
mems Auxiliary Guests

Alexandria Post No. %, American
Legion, will give banquet at the
Westminster Building Friday eve
ming, April 2l. at p. m.
The ladies of the American Legion
Auxiliary, the Home Coming Week
committee. which welcomed the boys
home from the war, the Department
Commander, Major Hanord McNider,
will be guests of the Post.
All ex-service men, whether mem
bers of the American Legion Or not.
are eligible for this banquet. Tickets
will be sold at 81 each, which will ad-
nit the holder and lady.
1t is estimated that at least 200
people will attend this banquet, and
a number of prominent speakers will
deliver addresses. This is the first
occasion of the kind to be held by
the Legion since the formation of this
Post. and it is the intention of the
committee in charge to make it a
memorial occasion.
Tickets NAV he secured from Clyde
B. Lanham. J Randall Cation. Nelson
T. Snyder. Gilbert J. Cox, E. c, Gibbs,
at Mount 3ernop or c. NJ. Shepperson
at the Gazette office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-12
SENATE

Met at noon and recessed at 5:45
p. m. until noon today.
From the finance committee Chair
man McCumber reported the perma-
nent tariff bill and gave notice that
he would not call it up before April
20. Party leaders fixed so days as u
conservative estimate of the time that
will be required to pass the bill.
Treasury experts estimated the av-
erage rates to be slightly higher than
the average rates in the Payne-A ID
rich tariff act and that they will yield
revenue Of between 1890, 900 and
$3.50, 100000.
Senator Mccormick (Republican)
Illinois, chairman of the senatorial
campaign committee, in q brief speech
challenged Democratic leaders to
"show their colorS" on the stand taker
by James +. Cox. former Democrat
presidential candidate, for continu-
ance of the campaign 10 have the
United States enter the league Of ma
tionS.
Senator Borah Republican). Idaho,
said he would give no aid in making
the league a party issue and express
cd the belief there were Republicans
who favored it.
Crtcizing the additional Judges bill
passed last week, Senator Watson
Democrat), Georgia. said the Anti
saloon league boasted it was I'm con-
troll Of Congress and said it was now
attempting to gain control Of the Judi
ciarv.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was under consideration as the unfin-
ished business, but no headwav was
made because Of political speeches.
The allied debt-refunding commits
sion was formally completed yester-
day afternoon when the Senate. after
several hours of legal discussion. con-
firmed by vote of ~ TO % the nom
nations of Senator Smoot, Of Utah,
and Representative Burton. Of Ohio,
to be members Of that body. J. II
Elliott. Of Texas: Wallace Hanger,
Of the District of Columbia, and A. O..
Wharton. of Missouri, were confirmed
rs members of the railroad labor
board and Edward +. McGlachlin, Ir..
to be a major general in the army.
William Henry Hay and Edmund
Wittenmeyer were promoted to be
brigader generals in the army
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-12
DAUCHERTY And
WEEKS ASSALLED
IN THE HOUSE
Cabinet Members Are Bit
terly Attacked by john
son and Woodruff
IMPROPER CONDUCT
Threaten Impeachment of Attorney
General-Secretary of War is Ac-
cused of Fraud in Sales of Surplus

Washington, April 12.-Charges OF
neglect Of duty against two Cabinet
officers were made in the House yes
terday by Representative Royal john
son. South aDkOta, and Roy Wood
ruff. Michigan, both Republicans and
ex-service men.
Mr. Woodruff alleged that Attor-
ney-Generai Daugherty has failed to
prosecute contractors who defrauded
the Government during the war. as
shown by recent Investigations by
Congress, and that unless Mr.. Daugh-
erty soon took action he, Woodruff,
would consider him guilty of malfea
sance in Office and move his impeach-
ment."
Representative Woodruff offered a
resolution to investigate anew all Of
the war contracts of the Wer Depart
ment and of the Alien Property Gus
todian.
Representative Johnson charged
that the firm of Hornblower & Weeks
had underwritten the sale OF the Bosch
Magnetic Company, made after the
armistice and this firm had been voted
1000 shares o. stock, worth at the
sale value, which is only one-fourth
of real value, $420,000. The sale, he
said, was made by A. Mitchell Pal
mer and Francis p. Garvan to an-eX-
convict who paid only 81, 4,l50,00O FOR
assets worth more than SS,0OO,dOO.
Turning to the acts of Mr.. Weeks
as Secretary of War Representative
Johnson assailed his administration,
saying the report of Mr. Weeks on the
sale of surplus property of the army
'is the most fraudulent, misleading
and criminally deceitful document ev-
er submitted to the Congress"
Attorney General Daugherty, who
went to indianapolis last week in the
hope of bringing about termination
of the soft coal strike, had not return
ed to Washington tonight, and it was
stated at the Department of Justlre
that no statement would be made on
the developments in Congress until
, his return.
The charges by Representative
Johnson, which dealt more specifically
with the handling of excess army
property by Secretary Weeks were not
laid before the House until after the
War Department had closed for the
day.
Specifically Representative Wood
ruff charged that $9,000,O0O is owed
to the United States by the Lincoln
Motor Company of Detroit, which e.
Gently was sold to nenry Ford lor
5000, 900 in a bankruptcy proceed
ing, and that S19,000,000 was over
paid to airplane contractors. yet steps
have not been taken by the Depart
mant of Justice to force the repay
ment to the Government of these
large sums.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-12
CLAIMS BRIBERY
IN STIL.LMAN
DIVORCE CASE
Witness Swears He Refused
$4,000 to Testify Against
Bankers Wife
WOMAN REPEATS
Parents of Fred Beauvais Indian
Guide Refute Testimony as to Mrs.
Stllman's Alleged Misconduct.

+ Montreal, April 1l.-Armand Page,
/ Frercn Canadian. yesterday testified
! in The trial Of the Stillman divorce
lease .hat he was offered $4,000 to tes-
/ tify that he witnessed misconduct be-
tween Mrs. Annie L. Stillman and
| Fred Beauvais.
One of his neighbors, Shef Simand,
testified that he overheard an offer OF
I 81. .O0N for such testimony by two men
vino later testified in behalf of Mr.
Stilman.
Page declared that he spurned the
offer, and his wife Mary Page, who
said she overheard conversation be-
tween her husband and j. Albert La
/ fontairc. station agent at La Tuque,
! Quebec, either in June or July, 1871,
corroborated the testimony. The de
fense charged that Lafontaine acted
as an agent for Mr.. Stlllman.
Beauviss' father, Il full-booded In
dian. and his mother, who was born
lin Kentuok. Of al Irish father and
am English mother, came to the de-
fense of tnei; son and Mrs. Stillman
| today. Their testimony was offered to
controvert the statements OF George
Adams ard Ferdinand Page, who pre-
viously had said that they looked
Through windows at the StilIman sum-
mer lodge near Grande Anse, Quebec,
and saw Mrs. Stillman and Beauvias
in compromising positions.
| These two witnesses previously tes-
tjhed they saw sucn misconduct every
morning for Is days during June and
July, 1919. Today's witnesses said
Mrs. Stilman was at the lodge only
three DAYS during that period. They
Ialso testified that there were no cur
tainS on the windows and no scattoid-
/ ing at the front of the house. Adams
and Ferdinand Page said they had
stood upon the scaffolding and lifted
the curtains in the guides bedroom.
To reach Montreal the Beauvais
party toiled three days. breaking the
! ice which coated the rails of an aban-
doned railroad. on which they drove
their speed car to the line leading to
! this city. Their testimony regarding
the curtains and the scaffolding was
| similar TO that Of Pierre Grenler and
! Raoul Dupre. carpenters, who also
were summonded to the stand today.
The fact that Mr. Stillman accom-
panied Mrs. Stillman on one of her
vacations in the Quebec woods was
recorded while Mrs Beauvias was tes-
tifving.
Mrs. Beauvias was cross s-eXamined
/ for more than an hour by Col. William
Rand. Of New York. She told him
she had never talked with Fred con-
cerning the charge against him and
I Mrs. Stillman. The cross-examina-
tion Of her husband was postponed.
The hearing today continued until
almost o'clock tonight and it was an
nounced that a NIGHT session would
be held Tomorrow in the hope of COM
/ pleting the Canadian testimony by
/ THURSDAY night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-12
IN CONGRESS
YESTERDAY
HOUSE

Met at noon and adjourned at 5:15
o. m. noon today.
Representative Rogers. of MasSach-
usetts. laid before the House letter
from Secretary Hughes setting forth
the view that the enlisted personnel
provided for in the naval bill reported
by the appropriations committee
would reduce the American navy be-
low the 5-5-3 ratio fixed by the arms
conference and prove most injur
ious" to the nations interest.
Democratic Leader Garrett "chal-
lenged the doctrine as laid down in
the first official utterance before US"
that Congress was bound to keep the
navy up to the mark stipulated by the
treaty
Mr.. Gallivan DemocraN, Massach-
usetts. one of the active leaders for
an adequate navy, enlivened the de-
bate by attacking what he described
as an effort to scrap the real navy to
make room for a prohibition navy un-
der command Of Admiral" Haynes.
Women packed the galleries
throughout the day and attempted
to applaud every demand on the floor
for force bigger han that fixed by
the bill.
Mr.. Gallivan DemocraO. Massach-
usetts the sole Democrat on the COM
mittee to sign the minority report,
said he stood without apology with
the Republican administration in be-
half of the best navy the United
States was permitted to maintain
under the arms conference agree
ment."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-12
THE CRUCIFIXION
Thirty Five Voices in Choir At ST
PaulS Give Cautata

With a full chorus Of thirty-fve
voices under the direction Of its Or
ganist and leader. Mr.. Sherman Z
Fowler the Choir of Sc Pauls' p. +.
Church rendered last night the beau
tiful and inspiring cantata the Cruel
fixion by Sir. John Stainer to a con-
grepation that filed the church almost
to its capacity and with much ev
preston Of religious fervOr ~ is
seldom accomplished by Church
Choir.
The choir's work was full and Show-
ed wonderful expression and Sympa-
thy Of the composers great thought
and inspiration.
The solo mart BEING all written for
the male voices gave Stephen Field the
Choir's tenor full opportunity to re-
veal his resonant and sweet voice
which showed to advantage. The Bass
parts as sung by Arthur II. Bryant
and William II. Clark were master
fully rendered In the quartet "God
so Loved the World" the soprano Mrs.
PAY W. Fowkes and he alto Mrs.
Sherman z. Fowler delighted their
hearers.
During the offertory Merrill Beagle
rendered violin solo of remarkable
clearness Of note and beauty Of ex-
nrpSsj0n.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-12
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
From oar special Correspondent

From oar special Correspondent
Washington, April 12.-Whiie the
United States Civil Service Commls-
sion has Just completed an investiga-
tion into the qualifications of the var
ious candidates who took the eXami-
nation for postmaster at Alexandra
last December, it was stated at the
Commission today that it will prooa-
blv be a week more before any re-
port can be prepared and the three
names of the highest candidates certi-
fed to the Postoffice Department from
whom the selection as postmaster to
succeed DR.. Smith viii probably be
made.
The office in Alexandria is giving
both Chairman Crupper of the Repub-
liran State Committee and Represen-
tative Bascom Slemp, the Republican
dictator in appointments in Virginia
no end of trouble. 1t is one Of the
most remunerative offices in the GIT
of the Republican organization. Ana
vet. neither Slemp nor Crupper has
made up his mind as to the most avail
able man for the place.
Eve want young and vigorous
Republican as postmaster at AleXan-
dria," said Representative Slemp 10
the Gazette correspondent yesterday
after a visit to the White House. I'VE
want man who will take an interest
in the party in his city and give to the
potrons of the Office as well a salts
factory administration in every re-
spect. While | am depending to a
large extent upon the judgement OF
Mr.. Crupper in the selection OF a
postmaster at Alexandria, | realize
that it may take a combination OF et-
fort before the right man is found who
will meet all the requirements. DO
not look for any announcement oil q
postmaster at Alexandria before a
week or ten days at least
The Republican tariff bill when
has been reported to the Senate makes
horizontal increases over most OF the
rates contained in the measure as
passed by the House. The increase
were usually large, running some
times as nigh as 100 per cent.
The greatest increases were IN the
metals, agricultural. cotton and wool
schedules. Rates in all of these
schedules were literally boosted to the
skies at the request of the manufac-
turing interests of the East, the agri,
cultural interests of the West Tnd
middle West, and the Cotton interests
of the South.
Here is the schedule, number seven,
which will interest the American
housewife with the changes made by
the Senate;
Cattle. so cents a hundred pounds
duty added; beef and veal, increased
Continued ON Page -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-12
Holy Week Services
At st. Mary's Church

Holy Thursday. Mass at 3 A. NJ;
followed bv procession from 1870 to
$50 p. VI. the HOLY Hour Of Adora-
tion with sermon by the Rev. Louis
Smet
Good Friday, Reading of the Pas
sion and veneration Of the cross at
3 a. m. followed bv procession and
the Mass Of the Prnsonifcation-
3 p. NJ. and at 730 ?. NJ. Stations Of
the Cross and Veneration Of the Cross.
Holy Saturday, 7 A. VI. blessing
of tho Bantisma Font the Mass at
& :. VI. confessions from 3 P. H.
Eastor Sunday, Masses at 7. 8, and
II A. VI.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-12
To Name Candidates

The committee of fifteen designa-
ted recently az a mass meeting for
the purpose of nominating five can
didates for city council who will run
in the election which will be held
June 13 will hold meeting tonight
in the rooms of the chamber OF
commerce. It is expected that a,
this meeting they will complete their
ticket. Names Of those selected by
the committee will be formally an
nounced at a public mass meeting to
be held which probably will be next
week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-12
LADIES' NIGHT
Rear Admiral BertOn to Deliver Ad-
dress at X. {. Celebration

The local council of the Knights Of
Columbus at its meeting this even
ing will elect delegates to the State
Convention. The council is looking
forward with great interest to the
Ladies' Night celebration that viii
be given April oath. at which cele-
bration Rear Admiral William ,
Benson. l.. s. y. will be the prinei--
nal sneaker Of the evening. Admiral
Benson is one of the leading mem
hers of the order in the United
States. and Fitzgerald Council is
particularly fortunate in getting this
distinguished naval officer to be the
principal speaker at the Ladies
Night affair.