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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26
Miss Banton Is
Now Convinced
Lynchburg Resident Declares Tan
lac Did Everything Claimed
For It-Well and Happy

at is just wonderful the way
Tanlac has restored my health
and built me up. Why, l have
gained ten pounds, and am
feeling fine now" declared Miss
Louise Banton, of 23.03 Poplar
ST., Lynchburg, Va, recently.
"An attack of grippe left me
thin and pale and in a dread
fully weak, rundown condition,
so when my sister in Indiana
wrote me: BY all means, take
Tanlac, for l have seen some
wonderful results from it and
know you can get WELL lost no
time in following her advice.
81 had terrible attacks of in
digestion that kept me in an
agony of pain. | had no appe-
tite and could not eat much any
how on account of the indigestion,
and was so nervous | couldn't
sleep.
But since I've taken Tanlac,
/ have q hearty appetite. splendid
digestion, and am sleeping as
though I never had been nerv-
Gus. My faith in Tanlac is now
as strong as that of my sister,
Tanlac is for sale by all good
druggists. Over 35-million bot
ties sold.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26
Norfolk Church
Fire Loss S25O,OOO
Park Place Baptis t
Church Prey to Early
Morning Fire

Norfolk, Feb. 26.-Park Place
Baptist Church, one of the hand
soonest edifices in Norfolk, was
destroyed by fire early yesterday
morning. The loss is estimated
at approximately S25000O.
The blaze started in a wooden
building adjoining the church.
This building was used for Sun
day School purposes and as a
gymnasium for the boys of the
neighborhood. Two boys team
had staged a basketball game in
the gymnasium Saturday night,
and it is believed that part of
the equipment was left standing
near the furnace, igniting after
the place was closed. The fire
was discovered at 1910 o'clock.
At that time a fire was in pro-
gress in the downtown section,
where most of the city's fire ap-
paratus had been sent. Frank
l.. Robard. who discovered the
blaze at the church, spent ten
minutes trying to reach fire de-
partment headquarters over the
telephone.
Connection was delayed because
of the stream of inquiries from
citizens seeking to learn from
the operator at headquarters the
location of the fire down town.
Apparatus was withdrawn grad
ually from the downtown fire
and dispatched to the church,
which was in the outskirts of the
city.
The blaze had spread to the
auditorium when the firemen ar
rived and at LOG o'clock the ma
iestic dome crashed in.
The church was constructed af-
ter a Grecian design, with marble
Ionic pillars and a copper dome
In the downtown section Lewis
Drewery's clothing store Mi
lady's Shop and Silver's furnish
ing store were destroyed. Origin
of this fire has not been deter
mind.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26
XII KLUX AT FUNERAL

Hagerstown, Feb. 26-The ap-
pearance of Is white-robed and
masked men at the funeral Sat-
urday of w. B. Littleton, one of
the most prominent citizens of
the city and manager Of the
Antietam Paper Company here,
who died several days ago, caus-
ed a sensation here.
The white-robed figures appear
ed over the brow of a hill over
looking the grave into which Mr..
Littleton's body was being low
cred just as the knights Temp
lar, to which the deceased be-
longed, were completing their
ceremony. Marching in regular
formation to the grave, the fig:
ures surrounded it, made certain
signs, formed the letter K and
then entered several taxicabs,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26
One Killed, Two Hurt
In Chesterfield Wreck

Petersburg. Feb. 26.-One man
was killed and two others were
seriously injured in an automo-
bile wreck yesterday afternoon
in Chesterfield county on the
Richmond and Petersburg turn
pike, three miles from this city.
Lindsey Allen. aged about p
years, suffered a broken neck and
died at the Petersburg Hospital
shortly after the accident. His
home is said to have been in En-
poria, Greenv;lle coanty, Va
Arthur Hawkins and Harvey
Ford both Of Petersburg, and
each aged 20 years, were also
taken to the hospital. Hawkins,
it is feared. has a fractured skull,
while Ford received cuts about
the face, The accident occurred
when an automobile driven by a
party from Richmond and the
one occupied by the injured men
going in an opposite direction
eollided. The latter car was
thrown against pole and was
badly wrecked. The party in the
car from Richmond escaped I'M
injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26
MISCHIEvOUS BOYS

The Mutual Ice Company has
experienced considerable difficulty
as the result of boys trespassing
on their property recently. Thurs
days some boys entered a stable
and badly cut a mule. They also
moved and damaged wagons and
committed other acts of vandal-
ism. Yesterday NJ. l.. Price wait
ed at the place and captured a
colored youth giving the name of
Stewart Johnson and his case was
continued for further investiga-
ton i. the police court today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26
Seek SabOt Hill School
Head on Grave Charge

Richmond, Feb. ga war
rant charging him with a serious
offense has been issued for the
arrest of Helen Bererand Allen
head of the Paul Gray Planta-
ton School, of Sabot, Goochlant
County, who was being sought by
Federal authorities today.
Frank Bane, State Welfare
Commissioner, announced Satur-
day afternoon that all children of
the school have been taken over
by the Stat. He said the school
no longr exists as an eleemosy-
nary institution. and urged that
contributions, both to the. Paul
Gray School, of Sabot, and the
Cowee Mountain School, of North
Carolina, be discontinued, The
Sabot school property is offered
for sale, according to informa-
ton received here, and the Co.
wee School was closed some
tim ago, it is reported.
According to Mr.. Bane' the Sa-
bot School was incorporated two
years ago as q benevolent insti-
tuition, and Allen conducted it as
a "children's home" He said
inspections by the
State Department of Welfare
were made at the school and that
"many irregularities involving
grave suspicious of immortality"
were responsible for the boards
action in closing the institution.
The warrant against Allen
charges him with violating the
Mann act. He is reported to
have left this city several days
ago for New York, since which
time no trace of him has been
found.
The board met in special ses-
sion and gin the light of all the
facts as presented" it was decid-
ed not to license the Paul Gray
Plantation School. The resolu-
ton was signed by S. C. Hatcher,
r. l.. Brewer, Jr., and Frank
Bane, commissioner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26

Return to Norfolk
Mrs. Lee Cox and daughter,
Miss Blair Lee Cox, who have
been the guests for the past few
DAVIS of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Lee San
ders. in North Alfred street, left
last night aboard the Midland
for their home in Norfolk.
Ea@
Leave For Richmond
Mr.. and Mrs. Garnet Mercer,
Miss Mamie May Mercer and Miss
Evelyn Gregory. who have been
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Roger
B. Adams. in Rosemont, left yes
terday for Richmond.
IS IS
Guests From Fredericksburg
Miss Catherine o. Parker and
Miss Lucy Lawson Houston, stu
dents at the Fredericksburg Nor
NAL School, who spent the week
end at their homes her, left last
night for school.
ga 2
Miss Bayliss Ill
Miss Catherine Bayliss, who
has been quite sick at her home
in Queen street for the past two
weeks. is able to be out again.
So 50
Visitors From Ashburn
Miss Dora Marcus and Miss
Dorothy Marcus. who have been
tho guests of Miss Frances Ire
nary on Lee street, have returned
to their home in Ashburn Vlr-
ginia.
Miss Warren Returns
Miss Anna Warren has return
ed to her home in Frankford,
Pa. after a visit to friends here.
g8E
Returns to Annapolis
Cadet Arthur Townshend has
returned to st. Johns Military
Academy, Annapolis, after spend
ing the weekend with the Rev.
DR.. and Mrs. Henry P. Hamill,
on North Washington street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26
kNaSOCIETY "A
x ~ ask.xs.. ..x,se&k

Guest in Manassas ~ -
Miss Daisy Crockett, was the
weekend guest of Mrs. Dorothy
Cornwell and family, in Manas-
sas.
&c q
Returns From BridgetOn
Mr.. Bert Stout has returned
to this city, after spending the
weekend with relatives and
friends in Bridgeton, n. j.
Out of Town Guests
Miss Naomi Massey entertain
ed friends from Quntico and
Washington on February 22nd.,
at her home on King street.
. e g
Mrs. Elliott COnvalescent
Mrs. Robert Elliott who has
been i'll with grippe, at her home
in Braddock, is convalescent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26
Petersburg Is Secured
For Payroll Bandit

Petersburg, Feb. 26.-Major
John Otey Walker, Director of
Public Safety, stated yesterday
afternoon that there were no
new developments in the robbry
of tn Seward Trunk and Bag
Company's vault early yesterday
morning when six masked rob-
bers cracked the safe and stole
between $4,000 and $10'500. No
arrests had been made up to this
afternoon.
While the police appear to be
working ain the dark" MAJOR Wal
ker intimated that an arrest
jwould be made within the next
"a hours, possibly of some out Of
town persons. This. however, is
were speculation among these out
side of the police department.
The police pay little, if any at
tention to reports coming into
headquarters as they are Of the
opinion that the right men are
now being Swallowed and will be
arrested in due eime. When Cap
tain Thurston, chief of police, of
Hopewell. denied last night there
was any truth in the report that
some of the empty envelopes
from the cracked safe had been
found in or near Hopewell. Some
on started a report that several
of the erllty pay envelopes had
been found on the Hopewell
Road and that the robbers had
been seen headed that way.
Another report became known
this morning that the robbers
had taken $4,000, instead of
$4,000 or s1O,500 as first report
ed, but Hatcher Seward, secre-
tary and treasurer of the com
pany, could not be seen to verify
or deny the report.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26
Alexandrian to Speak
At Roanoke Club Meet

Roanoke, Feb. PA conven-
ton of the Southwest District OF
the Virginia Federation Of Wom-
ems Clubs will be held here
March 10 and IA. according to
the secretary of the civics divis-
ion. Mrs. z. V. White. Some Of
the well known speakers and
civic workers who will be here
are: Mrs. Henry Lockwood OF
Clarendon, Va, president of the
State Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs; Mrs. Henry Parker
of Newport News, a director in
the general federation; Miss
Helen Norris Cummings, a mem
Der of general federation board;
Miss Mary Anderson, Washing
ton, D. c., Bureau of Labor, wo-
mems department.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26
n ) ~ - -
|Well-Dressed Man
Robs Mail Train
Made For Bandit
Who Robbed Richest
5 Train

INV The uttca kTeSNp
New York, Feb. 26.-The un-
derworld of New York was search
ed TODAY for a we'll dressed ban
dit who late yesterday in the
crowded Grand Central Terminal
staged a daring robbery of the
Worlds Richest mail train"
Shortly after the train, known
as U. s. Mail Train Number 50
been opened under armed guard,
pulled in from Chicago and had
Edward Coyne, trackwalker saw
the immediately dressed man
walking along the tracks short
distance away! dragged a mail
sack.
Coyne's shouts attracted the
guard and ten or more of them
dashed in pursuit. The robber
dropped the mail sack and one
package but made his escape
with another package through a
tunnel that contained several live
electric wires.
Postofice officials, who declared
they could not estimate the value
of the package stolen until a
check ~ is made. said they be-
lieved the bandit boarded the
trainA in some manner at AL
bany. Contents of the mail bag
and package dropped by the ban
dit were valued at hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26
Fire In American
Embassy In Germany
,By The United Pressl

Berlin, Feb. 26.-Fire broke
out in the American Embassy
today.
Slight damage was done to the
second floor, where Ambassador
and Mrs. Houghton make their
home.
Excited crowds gathered out
side the embassy and police lines
had to be established as four fire
companies tough: the blaze.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26
DIED

GASSER-On February %, 1923,
at the home Of her parents,
1907 Grove Avenue Richmond.
Va, Anna Appich Gasser
daughter Of Charlotte Appich
Gasser and Max e.. Gasser
aged one year. 49-ic
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26

Absinthe, the most harmful and
even fatal intoxicant, is made
from blue-green oil obtained
from artemesia absinthium, a
member of the NORWOOD family.
1t was first used by the French
only as flavor for other bever-
ages.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26

Every family in Buenos Aires
is to have the privilege of hav-
ing at least one opera each sea-
son free of charge at the new
municipal opera house erected uu-
der the supervision of the gov
eminent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26

When the Burmase man mar
ries, he hands over all jewelry
and ornaments to his wife. Indeed
the mans wealth may be reck-
oned by the amount of decora-
tons his wife wears.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26
NEW YORK SPRING

New York: A sudden breath
of sprinetime filed New Yo''.
parks with Strollers and even
sent thousands to the beachcs.
where the first bathing suit Of
the year were paraded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26

The best education in the world
is that got by struggling to op-
tain a living-Wcndell Phillips.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26

Sept. 8, 1888, treaty of peace be-
tween England and United States
signed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26

Deafness is more; common in
,old than in warm climates,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26
Are Cold to Plan Ad-
vansed by President
Harding
CANVASS MEMBERS
Administration Realizes
That it is Under Def
mite Pledge to Create
World Peace Pact

Washington, Feb. 26.-Presi-
dent Harding has little hope that
the senate will sanction his pro-
posal fer American membership
on the permanent court of inter
national justice, established un-
der the auspices of the league of
nations.
This was learned today from
careful canvass of members of
the senate foreign relations COM
mittee, and administration lead
ers. Opposition to the proposal is
general. and it was held extreme
ly doubtful that the committee
would report it to the senate.
Most of the democratic sena-
tors oppose the proposal because
they believe the United States
should get into the league with
both feet, or stay out" Many
republicans are against lit be-
cause they feel it is a departure
from the policy of avoiding in
volvement in European affairs,
despite the assurances to the
contrary by Secretary of State
Hughes.
Mr.. Harding believes sanction
of his proposal doubtful even be-
fore he submitted it to the SEN
ate. He decided however, to place
it before the country for the
purpose Of securing an express
sion of public opinion. 1t will go
a thorough airing between
March a. when the present ses-
sion concludes, and early in De-
ember, when the new session con-
venes. Mr.. Harding believes the
country will swing to his view
and serve notice in unmistakable
terms on the senate to enact the
proposal.
Six days of the present session
remain. Senator Lodge, chair
man of the foreign relations COM
mittee, is expected to place the
proposal before It Tuesday or
Wednesday,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26

Washington, Feb. 26.-TEe
Harding Administration full:
realizes it is under most def
mite pledge to create an "associa-
tor of nations" to take the place
for the United States of the
League of Nations, and an effort
will be made to accomplish such
step towards world peace.
This important statement was
made to the United States today
by one of the highest authorities
of the American Government, re-
garding President Hardings re-
quest of the Senate for authori-
cation to have the United States
represented officially in the world
court established by the League
of Nations, but with reservations
guarding this country from any
connection with the League itself
No further premises, however,
are being made as yet by this
Government as to the "associa-
ton of nations" At the present
time, there does not even exist
any very definite place for such
an association, this authority in
dicatd. He said that the policy
of the Administrator was to take
up and settle one important
thing at a time.
Consequently, the Administra.
ton does not claim that Anne
rican participation in the Court
I is the Association of nations
that President Harding is pledged
to that is to come later, neither
may American entrance into the
Court be taken to indicate that
such larger questions menacine
world peace. as the Ruhr fight
between France and Germany
will be brought before that body
for settlement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-26
Blackheaded
PiInpleSQuit
WithS.S.S.
Why?Pimple-Poison CoesWhenRed-
Blood-Cells increased S. S. S.
Builds These Red-Blood Cells.

You can be sure OF this. nature has no
substitute for red blood-cells Pimple-
poison can't live in the red ri:ers OF
your blood as long as there are enough
rich red blood-cells in 1t. More red
Evening star., 1923-07-28
HT SUBSIDIARIES
.OF D0LL|NGS FIRM
Applications for Receivership
@for Two Branches to Be
= Heard in Ohio Today.
sg the Associated Press.

RS <the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, July 2S.-Applica-
tfpns for receivership for two more sub
salaries of the r. l.. Dolings Company,
one a large southern land development
ptoject and the other a cement COM
pahy, are to be heard in common pleas
cosrt here today.
Another land development company,
the Florida Farms and Industries Com
pany, capitalized at 100000 600, and in
which Ohioans are said to have invested
1886. 600. passed into receivers hands
yesterday, with the appointment of
Paul A. De Long of Columbus and Rob-
ert' Lee Downing of Green Cove Springs,
Fla. by Common Pleas Judge Rogers.
The applications to come before the
court today are for the North Carolina
Farms Company. also capitalized at
$1,000, 900, and in which, il is said, peo-
PIE. of this state have invested 81 900, :
600, and the Phoenix Cement Company
OF Columbus, Birmingham, Ala and
NaZareth, Pa.
M Fears insolvency..
application for receivership for the
latter company was filed by Lenna
S6adrack. who alleged that plants of
the company had been operated and
managed improperly and that receiv-
erShip is necessary to prevent the COM
pany from becoming insolvent. No
statement of assets or liabilities was
given
within the last few weeks fifteen
companies have been named in court
actions as subsidiaries of the Dollings
company. Requests for appointment Of
RECEIVERS for all but four of them have
been filed and appointments have been
made for all but two of them, the two
which will be heard in court today
Evening star., 1923-07-28
REAL ESTATE SALES
AGGREGATE 100000
Firm Reports anssctions in
Mount Pleasant and Elsewhere
in Northwest Section.

Sales in Mount Pleasant. Sixteenth
tions aggregating about 100000 were
reported by Quinter. Thomas & Co., as
follows:
No. 1912 Ingraham street was sold
to Stephen H. Takes for Shannon &
Luchs. The house is one of the new
homes recently built by the latter
firm. The consideration was said to
have been $4,000.
The firm also has sold for Gustav
Loehler to J. A. Weinberg the de-
tached brick residence 1903 Montague
street. The house contains ten
rooms. The consideration was re-
ported as being $4,000.
No. 5S5S goth street. which Is one
of the homes recently completed in
Chevy Chase Park, D. c., has been
sold for the Durfee- KnoxGrey Com
pany to William F. Tucker. who will
occupy the place as his home. This
is a detached residence containing
eight rooms. two baths, situated on
a lot 60x137.5 feet. The considera-
tion was S17.500.
No 3I06 Mount Pleasant street has
been sold for ]. II. Johnson, jr., to
Mrs; lmogsne Houghton. This is a
rooms and two baths. The consid-
Grafton was said to have been
$4,000.
No. 1917 Holmead place has been
sold to Mrs NJ. NJ. Maher for Samuel
Goodman. This is semi detached
house. with two-car garage, the lot
having about fifty-fve feet frontage
on Holmead place. The house con-
tains about twelve rooms and two
baths. Mrs. Maher will occupy the
place as a home. The consideration
was said to have been $4,000.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
CLAIMS $4,000 IN SUIT.

Harriette r. Dyer yesterday sued
S. Kann Sons Co., for $35,00O dam
ages in the District Supreme Court.
Miss Dyer was employed by the COM
pany and while riding in an eleva-
claims to have suffered serious injury
She was about to alight from the lift,
she tells the court, when the elevator
was allowed to move upward and
she was precipitated to the floor of
the store. resulting in her injury. She
is represented by Attorneys Cromelin
& Laws.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
WILL DELAY THE MAILS,

sSEW YORK. July 2S-Foreign
mails will be delayed in their arrival
here until next Wednesday. due to the
fact that westbound liners are delay
ing their trips so as to arrive here in
time to land the immigrants aboard
at.the opening of the August quotas
Mails placed aboard the steamships
Franconia and Majestic July 81 and
29. respectively. will arrive here at
about the same time.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
PSYCHOLOGY LECTURES,
Miss Jewell to Speak at Meridian
Mansions

Two free lectures on psychology as
pertaining to religion are to be de-
livered by Miss Alice Jewell tomor-
row at the Meridian Mansions. 24OO
18th street. Her subject at 3 pm. will
be Evolution of Religion" and at
pm. The Eightfold Path of the
Master"
Miss Jewell is to give series of
free lectures at the same place daily
at and s pm. on Psychology" Her
subjects Monday will be. How to
Live on Twenty-four Hours a Day"
Evening star., 1923-07-28
KEYMEN ASK RAISE.

CHICAGO. July 28.-The Order Of
Railroad Telegraphers has filed a sub
mission with the United States Railroad
Labor Board requesting an increase In
the rate OF pay for telegraphers on the
Seaboard Air Line railroad.