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Evening star., 1923-08-26

Consult with drapery assistants, four experts TO
advise YOU selecting satisfactorily. Our large work
rooms have reputation for excellent work the modesty
of our prices is equally we'll known. You should make
selections once have your drapees readiness when
changing time arrives.
Evening star., 1923-08-26

Tuscan Weave Nets in exquisite designs, yard, 60c.
Colorfast Bungalow Nets, the newest novelty imltat
ing the hand-tied nets. so in. wide. Yard $1.25.
Window Shades should be ordered at
Expert Service. Satisfaction assured Phone Frank
lin 74OO-Branch Ill.
5O.n. VoIes, from Welngton-Perce. the famous
Congress Hall Fabrics, yard, $1O0.
36-n. Doube-faced Chenille Velours, in wonderful
colors, yard. $500.
Evening star., 1923-08-26

Sunfast Veours, exquisite qualities, $3.75
New Valance Cretonnes, unusually beautiful and in
teresting, yard, $l.OO.
5O-in Sunfast Silk Mixtures, will enchant you with
their charm. Yard. $500
Dainty Curtain Nets, to beautify your windows at
slightest cost Yard, 29c, 35c and 45c.
Bedford VoiIes, wonderful curtain materials in three
colors 40 in wide Yard, 65C.
Dainty Silk Weaves in lovely curtain nets, 80 in and
50 in wide Yard, $1.25 and $500.
English Silk Reps, new importations, so in wide
superb qualities, yard, $3.50.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
Richly Colored
New POrtiereS

DOuble-faCed Chenille
(Velour) POrtieres, in
new fall drapery colors,
21a yards long. Pair,
$I2.5O.
Silk and Chenille Por-
there's, in rich colors and
designs, including all de-
sirable drapery colors.
Pair, $16.95 and $18.o5.
Two-tone Velour Por=
there's, new effects, in
two-tone and solid col
ors, which may be had
in special sizes, too.
36x2Iz yds., sl9.9S
45x21, yds., S24.95
50x2K, yds., S29.95
(Embossed)
Evening star., 1923-08-26
Imported Irish Point
Curtains, $4.9S

Beautiful quality in these exquisite curtains i'll
a wide range of lovely patterns. A master value
at the low price
Evening star., 1923-08-26

New Sunfast Silk Fabrics, all 5On. wide in an
amazing choice of colors and designs; yard 81,
$780, $295 and $3.50. Taffeta effects and danlask
effects; every guaranteed absolutely sunfast.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-27
Given Six Hours
To Quit The City

"Get out Of town by o'clock
this afternoon otherwise you will
be subject to arrest lnder the
vagrancy acs5" was the sentence
imposed on James Lambert, col
ored. who was helo by the court
to answer a charge of attempting
to pass a worthless check for S28
on B. B. Ezrine. Lambert prom
ised to comply with the request
of Judge Duvall and left the
court apparently well pleased
with the decision, he having been
acquitted of the charge of at
tempting to pass worthless
check.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-27
Held For Investigation
In Case of Shooting

John Blandheim, colored, held
by the police for investigation
following the shooting of Mabel
Hawkins, colored, S04 North Hen
nv street, which occurred at the
woman's home Sunday night, was
ordered held in the police court
today by Judge Duvall pending
the outcome of the woman's In
iuries. The woman claims that
she accidentally shot herself. Al
ter the shooting Blandheim was
taken in custody by Sergt. Camp
bell and Policeman Thompson.
His bond was fixed at $500 and
in default of bond he was com
mitted to Jail. Al the hospita
today it was stated that tbs
Hawkins woman, who was shot il
the leg is improving.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-27
Committee Named by
Civic Bureau of
Chamber
SEEK BETTER ROADS
Committee Named to
Push Matter of I'M
provement of Roads to
Manufacturing Plants

The civic bureau Of the cham
Der of commerce at meeting
last night appointed commit
tee composed of Charles H. Cal
Ilahan, Mrs. Mary G. Powell Rev.
DR.. E. B. Jackson and Robert S.
Jones, the last named chairman,
to review the inscriptions pre-
pared which are to be placed on
the sixt5ca tablets which wRl
mark the points of historic inter-
est in the city. 1t is expected
that these tablets will be placed
in positions within the next 60
or 80 days.
The bureau elected Col. Ken
meth w. Ogden a director to the
chamber of commerce, to serve
for a period of two years.
The question Of improving
North Patrick and North Henry
streets, leading to the Fruit Grow
ers' Express and the question of
the improvement of North Fair
fax street, which is the road lead
ing to the plants of the Old Do
minion Glass Company, the Bry-
ant Fertilizer Company and
other industries in that section
was also taken I'D and discus
sed and committee composed OF
F. Clinton Knight, j. William
May, James Bayne, L. Ruben, F.
S. jackson and e. Page Waller
was named for the purpose of
bringing the latter to the atten-
ton of city council.
The proposed traffic ordinance
now pending before city council
was taken up and discussed by
the members of the bureau. An
other matter discussed was the
condition of certain lots in vari-
Gus parts of the city which are
filled with dried weeds and which
frequently are set on fire. Capt
George Fl. Evans, business mana
ger of the chamber of commerce,
was designated as committee
of one to take up this matter
with the city manager.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-27
l5Cth Birthday of Christ
Church Celebrated Today

Church will be marked by servi-
ces tonight at 8 o'clock. While
today is the actual birthday of
the church -heg anniversary will
be observed by formal services
on the second Sunday in March
Rev. DR.. James f. Freeman,
rector of the church Of the Epiph
any, in Washington, will preach
tonight, taking as his subject the
contrast between religious condi-
tions of today and those Of one
hundred and fifty years ago, and
the outlook for the future.
All Masons of the city are es-
pecially invited to attend this ser
vice. DR.. Freeman is himself a
prominent member Of the masonic
fraternity and it is particularly
fitting that he should speak at
the church Of George Washing
ton, the most noted Mason this
country has ever known. Every
Mason should feel an interest in
the church that was so closely
connected with Washington's re-
-ligious and fraternal life and
many will avail themselves Of
this opportunity to hear so distin-
guished Mason as DR.. Freeman
speak at this anniversary SER
vice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-27
Love Tangle is Blamed
For Mysterious Death
of New Yorker
DIES IN AUTO
Housekeeper and Former
Wife of Frederick
Schneider aid Police in
Search for Woman
(By United Press0

New York, Feb. pa woman
seen hurrying from the scene of
the tragedy was sought today by
police attempting to solve the
mysterious murder of Frederick
s. Schneider, 46, reputed mil
Iionaire contractor, whose body
with two bullet wounds in the
Lead, was found late yesterday
at the wheel of his closed auto
mobile on the lonely Sea View
Avenue road.
Two other women, one the wife
from whom Schneider had sep
arated and the other his house
keeper, who police said was
known by several persons as
"Mrs. Schneider" are assisting au
thorities in efforts to run down
the mystery woman" believed
to have been the murderess.
The housekeeper, Mrs. Anna
Buzzi, 80, was questioned by de
tectives for six hours during the
night. Afterward she was de-
tanned in the police station as l.
material witness.
In the meantime the police
probed deeper into the love af-
fairs of the dead man. They
learned, they said, that the for
mer husband of Mrs. Anna Buzz,
the housekeeper. had divorced her,
naming Schneider as correspondent
several years ago, Since thai
time she has been his housekeeu-
er, it was declared.
Mrs. Missie Schneider, the wife
had remained on friendly terms
with the contractor despite the
separation, police learned, fire,
quently visited his office and tooE
an interest in his affairs.
The body of Schneider wa,
found. one hand clasping the
wheel of his luxurious car, by
Nicholas Fuelner, a farmer liv.
ing near Clason Point. after the
latter had been attracted to the
scene by two shots and woman
running away. Fuelner called
the police and Patrolman Jane.
Doyle opened the car door. In.
side two chow dogs, inseparablC
companions and pets of Schneider
barked and Snarled in defanc.
as he sought to touch the deaC
man.
I The body, stocky and of ath
lletic build, was in the position
of one driving. While the on,
hand held the steering wheel the
other rested half way in Il pocko
and clutched a glove. On tn
floor lay revolver, two cham
bers fred. One wound was abov
the right ear and the other il
the back of the head.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-27
Morgan Makes Comics
sion and Leads Way
to Scene of Crime
MOB is ANGRY
Little Body Shows Signs
of Fiendish Beating
Murderer Signs Four
Page Confession
(By United Pressj

Philadelphia, Feb. 27 - The
body of little six-year-old Lilliar
Gilmore, victim of a fiendish kid
napper, vas found frozen in Mes
haminy Creek, near Croydon, Pa
last midnight.
Wylie Morgan, self confessed
abductor, will be formally charg.
ed with murder today, authori-
ties said.
A crowd of several thousand
persons gathered around the po-
lice station when word of the
confession was spread, and shout,
ed threats of violence against
the prisoner.
The station, in the heart of the
Kensington mill section, was put
under extra guard, and armed men
filled the dOorways, standing off
the mob.
Lets go in and get him." sew
eral members of the mob urged,
but cooler heads prevailed.
After the body Of the girl had
been removed from the police sta
ton to her home the crowd dis
persed.
The. body of the little girl was
found after Morgan confessed to
the crime. He guided the police
to the creek where he had thrown
the body and cried, "there she is,
I killed her" police said.
Five men, holding lanterns high
so that they might peer into the
darkness, recovered the body from
the icy water. The little girls
body showed signs Of terrible
beating. A superficial eyamina-
ton revealed her jaw broken in
five places, her arms, hands and
legs were cut. Police believe Nor
gan had beat Lillian in the face
until she died.
News of Morgan's confession
and the finding of he body
spread rapidly through thenorth-
east section of Philadelphia where
the Gilmore family lives ana
when the murderer was returned
to the police station, the mob to-
tailed 500 men, women and chill
dren. Cries of lynch him" and
"kill him" were heard. Twenty
policemen armed with sawed OFF
| tshotguns and rifles guarded the
prisoner during the night to pre-
vent the angry crowd from
storming the station.
Morgan, according to the po.
lice, invited Dorothy, five and
Lillian Gilmore, 6, to take an
automobile ride Saturday after
noon. Later Dorothy wandered
home and told about the p'o
killing Lillian and casting her
body on the ice.
A city wide search for the muir
derer began. Morgan was arrest
ed on suspicion and after 35
hours of constant grilling, CO..
fessed. He led five policemen to
where he had thrown the body
He raised wrist, and said.
there pointing to a dark OBJ
/ ject on the ice about % feet
from the shore.
/ Morgan signed a four page
confession. Cringing and pal
he was taken to a ceii anc a po
liceman stationed to guard him.
Throughout the night he constan+
I ly cried for cigarettes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-27

site of fl0urlshlng industry
where, under the old regime, a
small army of bonded souls, toiled
perhaps, from the rising to the
setting of the sun. No one seems
to know just when, or by whom,
the quarry was first opened as a
commercial enterprise, or by
whom it was operated, or when.
or for what cause work was final
ly suspended. This will be the
pleasant task for the historian
to unravel, and it ought not to be
difficult. Certain it is from even
q cursory examination Of the pre-
misses that a large force of COM
mon labor was employed, and
that the quarry must have been
worked for least a century, or
perhaps, much longer. In some
places great, deep, corridors have
been dug through solid rock, evil
dently with no other implements
than the old fashioned hammer
and chisel. In a few instances
these corridors have completely
separated great blocks from the
mother ledge, and there they re-
main tremendous obelisks - to
20 feet square and from 20 to
% feet high furrowed with moss
covered marks of the crude imple-
ments of that day. The ledge of
building material extends over
an area of several hundred acres,
and according 20 biologists has
an average depth cf ever one hun
dred feet. One of the curiosities
of interest to the writer (who is
in no way connected with the en-
terprise) was a well fivY or six
feet in diameter, and said to be
sixty two feet deep chiseled by
hand through the solid rock. This
freak is near the center of the
island quarry, and is in the midst
of a group of rooms, which the
writer supposed to be the re-
mains of offices and quarters for
the laborers. About two miles
up the creek from the upper
quarry, which is near Coles
Landing" is, or was, located the
colonial hamlet of Aqua, found
ed in 1880. 1t was one of the
first points established for the
inspection of tabacco on the up
per Potomac. In the burial
ground of this old hamlet can be
found the tomb of Lady Balti-
more. and several other promin-
ent personages of that time, and
some of the old slabs and sarca-
phica in the graveyard erected
of this stone date back to as early
as 1897. A little over a mile be-
yond is "a located Aqua
church, one of the most beauti
full and interesting little churches
of the colonial days. 1t was
erected in 1853 upon, or near the
site of former house of wor-
ship by the Rev. John Moncure,
its first pastor, and founder Of
the House of Moncure" in Nir-I
ginia. The remains of the Rev.
Moncure are inferred under the
chancel, and nearby on the wall is
bronze tablet very clearly ex-
pressing the veneration of his
Continued on page siX)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-27
Exhibitors To
Hold Meeting
Plans Will be Completed
at Meeting Tomor-
row Night

A meeting Of all the exhibitors
and others interested in the Great
er Alexandria Trade Exhibit vii
be held at 8 o'clock tomorrow
night at the rooms of the cham.
Der of commerce. The exhibit il
to be held at the armory Marci
1915 inclusive.
A meeting of the exhibitors wa:
held yesterday afternoon in the
~ooms of the chamber of com
merce and practically everything
completed for the affair which
promises to be one of the best
ever put on by the local mer.
chants. There will be thirty-one
exhibits.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-27
|Borah Reserves His
| Opinion Until Con-
gress Goes Home
WAS ONLY FOR SHOW
No Action is Expected on
The Plan When Con-
gress Re-convenes
Next December.
1ay United Press)

Washington, Feb. 27.-With-
put the slightest prospect OF ac-
ton at this time, the senate
foreign relations committee today
met to consider President Hard
|ing's request that the senate ap-
Iprove American adhesion to the
permanent court of international
iustice, created under the lea
que OF nations.
Committee members, like the
|senate at large, declined to take
seriously Mr.. Harding's request
that action be taken at this ses-
sion, which now has but four
more days to run. The president
did not expect action now, but
asked for u to please Secretary
Hughes, senators believed.
In fact, the senate believes Mr..
Hughes and Elihu Root were re
sponsible for the submission OF
the plan, and that President Hard
ing threw it into the senate thus
late i'm the session largely be-
cause of the insistence of Hughes
that something ought to be done
before congress adjourned to
show the country that the ad-
ministration has a foreign policy.
This somewhat cynical view of
the administration proceeding
is not peculiar to critics of the
proposed plan nor to democra-
tic senators. One of those closest
to the president predicted to-
day that when congress meets
again next December, nothing
further will be heard of the pro-
posed He said it is soothing
syrup" for the country, to keep
people from getting excited by
proposals put out by Senator
Borah and other volunteer as
sistants to the administration in
the framing of a foreign policy.
Having studied the suggested
reservations of Secretary Hughes
the senate today was beginning
to express its individual views
on the whole idea. Democratic
opinion, which was expected
strongly to support the admins
tration because the plan appeared
a step towards League of Ma
tions membership, was about
evenly divided. Many democrats
openly doubted the administra-
tion's good faith in making the
proposal. and said that it was
not enough to amount to any
thing in the way of helping the
world back to normal.
Were it possible to get the
proposal before the senate this
session, one of the first amend
ments that would be offered
would be the covenant of the lea
que of nations. The turn the de-
bate would then take is obvious
Senator Borah, Idaho, has thus
far declined to comment on the
proposal. Borah will discuss il
fully after congress quits.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-27
Large Stone-Cutting Plant
Employing 200 Mechanics
Is To Locate In Alexandria
Abandoned For More Than Century, Aqua Greek
Quarres Will be Reopened-Agnew Ship
yard Purchased by Capitalists for
Stone Cutting Plant

After having been abandoned
for more than a century the old
stone quarry on Aqua Creek has
been purchased by a group OF
capitalists and will be reopened
shortly employing more than 200
skilled mechanics in the old
Agnew Shipyard in this city
which has also been purchased
for use in connection with fit
ting the material for the market.
The stone will be transported
here aboard barges. Richmond
Washington and New York capt.
talists are said to be interested
in the project.
Orders have already been plac-
ed for two travelling cranes and
barges.
Large contracts for future de-
livery, it is said, have already
been made.
From the early part of the 18TH
down to the middle of the 10Th
century, one of the largest stone
quarries in Virginia was operat-
ed on the upper reaches of Aqua
Creek, in Stafford County. From
the bold rocky hills, which in
some places fall abruptly to the
waters edge, and particularly
from what was known as Rock
Rimmon' where the original
wharf now stands, was excavat-
ed By slave labor, thousands of
tons OF what was and is still
considered fine quality of build
ing material, known then as Vir-
ginia granite. Snecimens of this
Stone can be seen in most OF
the colonial structures that have
escaped the ravages of time and
war, and remain as distinct types
of an almost forgotten era. The
steps, copings and cornices of
old churches and private dwell
ings, the abutments for mill
dams, and in many instances the
mill buildings, were constructed
and trimmed out of this material,
and time, the best criterion, has
amply attested its durability and
strength, if no other proof of its
good qualities were available.
But perhaps the most convlnc-
ing evidence of its superior quail
ity can be found in the old, or
central, portion of the United
States capitol; the first section
of the Treasury Department; the
old Patent and Post Office de-
partment buildings on 7th street,
were, with many other of the
first public buildings in Wash
ington erected from blocks cut
from stone lodges on Aqua Creek
and have stood, unimpaired, the
wearing elements Of nature for
over a century and a quarter. A
visit to this mammoth relic will
prove of deep interest, not only
to the experienced stone mason
and builder, but to the layman as
well. Here is evidence Of a great
abandoned industry, With old
gnarled trees, two ahd three
feet in diameter growing thickly
in and around the deep excava-
tions from which the stone was
taken. A primeval forest has in
the lapse of time covered the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-27
SERIOUS Consideration Is
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His Eyes Are
Getting Older
UNITED Pressl
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= Washington, Feb. 81
!. President Harding left the
+ white House early this
= morning before the cabinet
= meeting and visited a spe-
= cialist to have a change made
= in his glasses for the first
= time in four years. 1t was
:. said at the White House that
:. the president was ha ying no
: trouble with his eyes, but
= was making this visit in or
= der to have an adjustment
:. made to conform with the
: natural change in his VII
= sion.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-27
Silver Moon Council, De-
gree Of Pocohontas
Two Years Old
1875 GUESTS ATTEND
Flowers Presented Visit
ing Chiefs-Addresses
and Musical Program
Given in Grace Parish

Silver Moon Council No. IL De-
gree of Pocahontas, Improved
Order Red Men celebrated its
second anniversary last night with
banquet in auditorium of Grace
church parish hall. The hall was
decorated beautifully with colors
of the counil, purple and white. A
large horseshoe with the emblem
of the order and a large silver
moon lighted by electric lights
with a large "2" in the center
was dropped over the table of
invited guests.
Covers was arringed for 125
members and each chair was oc-
cupied. Marvin Hudson, chair
man of the good of order COM
mittee was toastmaster.
The following program was car
ried out:
America; invocation. DR.. Edgar
Carpenter; violin solo, Alvin
Friedlander; piano duet, Misses
Edna McCauley and Elva Wal
ters; reading, Miss Mary Davis ;
vocal solo, James Madison; mono
-logues George NJ Reynolds; musi-
cal sketch, Silver Moons Kitchen
Band; addresses, Great Sachem,
Roscoe f. Hughes, Richmond,
Past Great Pocahontas, Del
la c. Cherry Norfolk; Alice
Thomas, Norfolk; Deputy
Great Sachem, Henry R. Padgett;
Past Sachem. Thomas NJ. Jones,
Jr.; Ezra L. HaYes, Rev. Edgar
Carpenter; Past Sachem a. }.
Butcher; Past Pocaknntas, Mabel
Roop and Chairman Board of
Appeals A. J. Butcher.
Baskets of flowers were pre-
sented the visiting great chiefs
Mrs. Della C. Cherry and Miss
Alice Thomas Of Norfolk, and a
watch charm was presented the
Great Sachem. Presentation
speeches were made by Henry +.
Padgett, Ezra L. Halves and
Thos. NJ. Jones, Jr.
Henry R. Padgett and Mrs.
Della c.. CherrJ instituted the
council on Monday, February 81,
1921, with a membership Of 40,
and in their remarks they each
congratulated the council on the
fine work that had been accomp-
lished during the past 2 great
suns and of the large increase in
membership. Today the coun-
Gil has reached the point where
it is numbered with the largest
in the Great Council of Virginia.
The menu consisted of Chicken
salad, hot rolls, olives, pickles,
celery, salted peanuts, mints, ice
cream, cakes and coffee. Favors
were at the plates and each en-
joyed the presents which they
contained.
The Silver Moon Kitchen Band
was recently organized and made
its first public appearance at the
entertainment, the band has a
membership of 80 and each plays
music on some article that is
used in the kitchen. The Good of
Order Committee served tho ban
quet and much credit is due to
the work of those who served on
this committee. At a late hour
the meeting closed and ali ad-
journed to their private tepees
after an enjoyable evening.