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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-30

NIRGINIA.-In the Clerks Office of the
Y Corporation Court of the city Of Alexan'
dria, on the 21st day Of July, 1908.
John II. Lloyd, trading under the firm name
of The Bryant Electric Company, plaintiff
vs.. b. F. w. Bryant, defendant Assump
sit.
Memo. The object of this suit is to recover
Of the defendant the sum Of S72.26, balance
due and owing said defendant. q Q
1t appearing by an affidavit fled in this
cause that the defendant, b. f. w. Bryant, il
q nonresident of this State 1t is Ordered
That said defendant appear here within fifteen
days after due publication of this order; and
do what is ecessary 10 protect his interests
in this suit, and that a copy of this order be
forthwith inserted in the Alexandria Gazette,
a newspaper published in the city Of AleIan-
dria, once week for four successive weeks,
and posted at the front door of the Court
House of this city.
A copy-TRsTE.
NEWELL s. GREENAWAY, Clerk.
Oliver and Brumback, p. 2.
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In chancery.
John b. Faulkner.

Memo. The object Of this suit is TO obtain
an absolute divorce for the complainant from
the defendant and TO obtain the custody Of
the infant children of the parties of this suit,
William Joseph Faulkner and Mamie Edna
Faulkner for the complainant, and for such
further relief a. 10 equity shall seem meet.
II appearing by an affidavit filed in this cause
that the defendant, John q. Faulkner, 10 q
non resident Of this State tits Ordered, That
said defendant appear here within fifteen days
after due publication Of this order, and do
what is necessary 10 protect his interests In
this suit, and that copy Of this order be
forthwith inserted in the Alexandria Gazette,
a newspaper published in the city of Alexan-
dris, once week for four successive weeks
and posted at the front door OF the Court
House OF this city.
A copy-TRsTE.
NEWELL y. GREENAWAY, Clerk.
Robinson Moncure. Z. O. jy2l W4wtG
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NIPGINIA.-Tn the Clerks Office of the
CO. poration Court Of the city Of Alexsn.
dria, on the 23rd day Of July, 1908.
City Council Of Alexandria, which sues for
itself and for such other lien creditors as
may come into, take part in, and
share the expense Of this suit, vs..
William H. Zimmerman, and - thinner
man, his wife; Alfred Zimmerman, Carrie
Noonen and Patrick Noonen, her husband;
Thomss Zimmerman, Ida A. Zimmerman,
Robert E. Zimmerman, Frank W. Zimme
man, infant; George zimmerman, infant,
and Idabell Zimmerman, infant. IN chan
Gerry.
Memo. The object ofthis suit is TO subject
the following property, in the city Of AleIsn'
dris, Va, viz Beginning at the point Of the
intersection Of Duke and Commerce streets
and running thence eS twardly with Duke
street to the southwest corner Of the brick
house standing about 80 feet from the point
OF intersection Of said Duke aud Commerce
streets; thence eastwaidly with Duke street
y feet inches; thence at right angles with
Duke street to Commerce street and thence
souihwestwardly with Commerce street to the
place Of beginning. to the payment OF the
lien of the City Council Of Alexandria there
on for taxes, and all other liens.
II appearing by an affidavit filed in this
cause that the defendants, William II. Tim
merman and - Zimermsn, his wife; Alfred
Zimmerman, Carrie Noonen and Patrick
Noonen, her husband, and Thomas thinner
mon are non residents Of this State II is Or
dered, That said defendants appear here with
in fifteen days after due publication Of this
order, and do what is necessary to protect
their interests in this suit, snd that copy o.
this order be forthwith inserted in the Alexan
dria Gazette, q newspaper published in the
city OF Alexandria, once week for four su, :
cessiye weeks, and posted ct the front door Of
The Court House Of this city.
A copy-TRsTE
NEWELL 8. GREENAwAY, Clerk.
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The San Francisco call., 1908-05-08
THE ARITHMETIC OF DESPAIR

IIE despang arithmetic of Stone implicitly and even
gladly accepted by the Chronicle the only sunshine
the political situation does make much headway against
the cloud that and befogs the Organization is
really General Stone who speaks voice that
the obedieny heel at the sound
The regulars will have "a majority of one the Cen
era and two one echoes the obdent Chronicle make
well assorted amyerrn Stone, Parker Hatton Darge and
the Chronicle.
There need quarrel figures General Stone but
his attention and the attention of invited to the
significant fact that the backbone of the machine past conven-
has been the delegations from the big The oganza-
able handle these by of push politics. because
people neglected primaries frightened
by ougs The primary law and the awakening public
opinion the and urging of The Call other inde-
pendent newspapers has stopped that The power machine
cities broken and upset Mr. Herrn ditch with
the Chronicle moaning by the waysde
The country delegations whether elected appointed
generally been decent taken by and large As politicians they
regulations maintain Their neghbors know
records quite different big city delegations
picked up These have nothing everything
gain crooked politics Ref owned Francisco
Cruz convention and traded
$4,000 This the San Francisco delegation for
The country politician keen the game the
he gain He doubt go
conventions perhaps he looking
Quite unlike the wretced OF the machine delegations
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-08
THE FEE HUNGRY CONSTABLE

D ISTRICT ATTORNEY BROWN of Alameda county directs
the constable anachronism wholly of
y touch with system of government and responsible
to any higher official The constabulary of California
fact within government, and the result of
its responsibility grave abuses have grown up To quote
Mr.. Brown:
apparently
will think
will be
Who constable
action commit through tedious and uncertain
civil action?
they when they when they please and they
should
earnestly
special
collection and and that will all
Something said columns recently
of San Diego deivrance from the
clutches of eating constabes in that bawic who had organ
the business of aestng amps onses
work the treasury for fees and mileage The combination
includes the local of the who share profits with
the constabes the payers San Diego
singular this experience The business worked
county of the San Francisco where there
constabes
need be supposed that this combination will be easily
of business 1t all the country districts and nearly
all the It's influence in politics large, the end
its defeat is only question of publicity
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-08
The Insiider ]
Relates why there is no danger of struggle
for precedence between the talented wives
of the governor of state and mayor OF city

>HOUGH some of the writer's will have
it that there is a struggle for precedence
between Governor Gillett's wife ano
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-08
The Garter and Thistle

OF the several orders which the king
is pleased to confer from time to time
on public men none is more coveted
than that of the garter and the thistle
The legend of the garter is connected
with a certain countess OF Salisbury.
who. while dancing with Edward II
at "a court ball, had the misfortune to
lose her garter. How much truth there
is In the story it is difficult to say But
at any rate it is not more unlikely than
the legend which is supposed to have
given rise to the institution of the
order of the thistle. According to old
chronicles.-a party of Danes landed one
night on the coast, and at once set out
to attack a Scotch garrison. For miles
they walked, barefooted, noiseiessly,
and undiscovered, until. when within a
few hundred yards Of the enemy, one
Of their number trod on thistle which
made him cry out with pain. The
Scotch were aroused. they seized their
arms, and falling upon the Danes, de-
feated them with terrible loss. Such is
the origin of the two orders. AS re-
CARDS the garter, 1t was originally only
conferred on Christian monarchs,
though of late the sultan OF Turkey
and the shah of Persia have both been
given this much coveted decoration.
which. by the way. is the one order
that the ameer OF Afghanistan is most
anxious to possess.-London Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-08

had been unsuccessful. The banks of
Amsterdam, with the exception of the
Amsterdamsche bank. which during the
height of the crisis declined to advance
any money on diamond paper or dia-
mond collateral. are now advancing all
that is required at to Az per cent
Those taking a pessimistic view of
the situation regarded the closing down
of the polishing factories and the
throwing out Of employment of 1000
to 5000 polishers with considerable
anxiety. They contended that these
workers would start to polish on their
own account, and as the brokers had
no control over them they would sell
their product at price considerably
below the market value. This, in effect,
did take place to some extent, and there
are now about 1000 workmen polishing
diamonds on their own account and
selling them at reduced prices, but it is
said that they are for the most part
rose diamonds; and, as they are only
able to turn out at most 1000 <carats
per week this quantity is not liable to
have any effect on the market
The whole question, however, as to
whether the price of diamonds is to be
kept up is altogether dependent upon
what action may be taken by the
Rough Diamond syndicate OF London.
controlling the output of the De Beers
company and the Premier mine COM
pany, which represents about 95 per
cent of the worlds diamond production.
This syndicate. in correction with the
De Beers and the Premier mine, has
given to the diamond people OF AM
sterdam and Antwerp a solemn assur-
ance that under no circumstances will
they reduce the prices of rough dia-
monds, and as they are vitality inter
ested IN keeping the prices up there is
every reason to believe that this as
surance will be strictly adhered to. 1t
Is not to be denied that the diamond
brokers of Amsterdam are at present
loaded with diamonds, and If the Rough
syndicate should reduce the prices of
the rough diamond a great calamity
will be brought not only upon them
selves, but upon the brokers who
would be forced to sacrifice their
stocks. At present. for mutual pro-
lection, the strong are carrying the
weak, but should the price of the un-
polished diamond be reduced there
would be rush to cover and the dis
aster to the trade would be very great
Consular Trade Report
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-08
The Smart Set

selves to the study of music and Ian
guages.
DR.. and Mrs. A A. Mcintyre and
Nine. Maurice BOndeaux have returned
to their Palo Alto home from Pacific
Grove. where they have spent the last
fortnight taking in the feet festivities
Mrs. c. A. Frost Of Mill Valley is en-
tertaining Miss Ford OF Washington.
D. c.
had as her guest for the week end Miss
Ina Raiford Of this city
Mrs Percy Raymond of Stockton and
her young son STANFORD ire spending
a few days in the city as the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs Rufus Steele.
of San Francisco are guests OF Miss
Alice Hart at the Hart residence in
Throckmorton avenue. Mill Valley.
Mrs John Spencer and her daughter
Alice are again in San Rafael after an
absence Of some months
Mrs John E. Walden and Miss Adair
Walden of Napa are guests of friends
in San Francisco for the fleet gayeties.
Before the Greenway dance this
evening several dinners will be given,
most Of them taking place in the Fair
mont hotel. DR.. Tevis will entertain 20
guests and the Joseph TObins have bid
den 40 friends to a large dinner party.
The Misses Morrison. Governor and Mrs.
Gillett and the Francis Carolans will
entertain at dinner. as viii the Edgar
Peixottos. the Frederick Kohls and
George Cameron. Mrs. Eleanor Martin
VIII give a dinner in her own home.
Mrs. George P. Rixford has for her
guests during fleet week" Miss May
belle Byrd and B. c. Byrd of PalO Alto,
Miss Mary Brady Of San Mateo. Mrs
George Hudson. Miss Alice Hudson and
Miss Claire Hudson OF Niles and
Ralph Burton OF Oakland Fhe young
ladies' will be guests at many OF the
large affairs in honor OF the officers
and ladies of the feet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur K Lee gave a
dinner party at the ST. Francis hotel
Wednesday night, after which hosts and
guests attended the dance and reception
TO the officers OF the feet The dinner
guests We're Pay Inspector and Mrs. u
W. Reynolds, Mr.. and Mrs Dudlev
Dean and Paymaster ]. Kerr.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-08

THE single objection the proposed
of bonds municipal improvements that interest
high Those who make this objection know
that the price and which bonds be sold regu
lated by the competition of the money market This city tried
sell bonds 81 and failed find purchasers Some bonds
OF that sold the 81 per when
market for interest lower than they have
been years past The unissued bonds that lie the treasury
offered for sale repeatedly and bids could be had After
effort abandoned The who object to the cent
ignore this experience mention only conspiracy OF bank
er 1t scarcely worth while say that the money
regulated that Money flows inevitably the place where
gets the best and nothing The that
bankers conspre is merely appeal ignorance
Now San Francisco single in this experience The
great city New York compelled
exactly That city virtually unlimited
credit found itself unable sell bonds than Az per
interest Nobody will pretend that there was
conspiracy OF bankers" to hold up New York. .
Let suppose thn for the sake OF argument that there
such conspiracy What going do about it, 1t has
been proved by experience Francisco
sell bonds the 81 New York took obvious
and raised the The Of municipal improvements
in that city nearly imperative and pressing
San Francisco Shall them wait until these mythical bankers
grow weary of their Conspiracy?
This conspiracy bugaboo argument addressed
It raises absurd ghost with pumpkin head visionary
invented for the occasion 1t vicious because aims
the progress of the city If successful would deprive thou
sands OF workngmen of good jobs
Let take the other end of this reasoning and suppose again
for the sake OF that be had San Fran
bonds than per
the will be par will premium
That premium will the city treasury the
PAYERS The thing is as broad as it is long The price of money IS
regulated by imaginary conpracies
The Call nobody prophet
will be the ruling price of money during the coming wear or two
years The figure fixed because reasonably
certain that could sell bonds at that figure The H per
abandoned because experience had shown city
could find purchasers at that rate the time of its
highest prosperity.
issuing municipal bonds slow at best If
call for bonds bearing than per
would probably find itself against the experience with
sheaf of unsod and useless bonds the vaults the
thing do But before failure could
be demonstrated by trial something like five would
elapsed and the rehabilitation Oh the would have
back in that The fixed avoid
disastrous contingency and with the certainty that the
offering money lower that condition adjust
itself in the premium.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-08

OCIETY at San Mateo has re-
turned to an old fashioned
means OF enjoyment. and Is ind-
ing pleasure and spending long
delightful days in picnic style. The
hostess Of one OF these affairs supplies
a bountiful basket luncheon and gives
her guests directions for reaching the
their way to the spot as pIeases them
best. riding, driving. motoring or walk
ing The favorite spots for these coun-
try club picnics are near the beautiful
Spring Valley and Pilarcitos lakes,
back of San Mateo and Burlingame.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen T. Spencer and
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. c. McGilvray have
where they spent several days of last
week.
Miss Gladys Rule has been the guest
of Miss Gladys Tuttle of Mil Valley
for few days. The Tuttie home in
Corte MADEIRA avenue was to have been
the scene of many pleasant affairs this
summer, but the death of Miss Tuttle's
father recently has prevented all plans
for gayety-
The links of the Bohemian club.
which are dated for May IS. are await
ed with a good deal of surmise as to
the nature Of the entertainment. They
are styled Days Of 49," and the talent
is TO be drawn from members of the
club. They will take place in large
tent on the lot opposite the clubhouse
on Post and Leavenworth and jolly
time is promised the officers of the
fleet who have been invited
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Roberts will en-
tertain a large house party at their
beautiful country home in Palo Alto for
the week end. The guest of honor on
Saturday evening will be Commander
Ernest F-iedricks OF the gunboat Law
renee Among the invited guests are
the sisters of Commander Friedricks.
Miss Pauline Friedricks Of Mills coll
lege and Mrs. r. NJ Roberts Of Marys-
vile.
Mrs. c. H. Gilbert and the Misses
Ruth and winlfred Gilbert left Palo
Alto yesterday for Europe. where they
intend remaining a year. A few weeks
will be spent In Montreal and then
they will sail on the Kensington. Much
of their time abroad will be spent in
Munich and Dresden. where the two
charming daughters will devote them
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-08
Answers to Qaaries

CHILE CON CARNE-House Keeper.
City. How is chile con carne, the
Mexican dish, prepared?
The following is given as recipe,
the ingredients to be reduced accord
ing to the quantity desired: Beef neck.
Is pounds; chile pods. pounds; camono
seed, half a teacup; ornego, one-quarter
teacup; chile capines or Spanish pep
pers. one-quarter teacup; garlic. one
tea9up; claret. one bottle; water, three
gallons; kidney beans, one can. Boil
the meat In two gallons of water, skim
carefully when nearly done, chop the
meat into pieces the size of a grape or
smaller. fry In about two pounds OF
beef suet. cut the same size. Boil the
chile pods until the rims can be re-
moved or peeled. Remove the rim and
seeds, then run through fine sieve.
Chop the garlic and the Spanish peppers
very fine and cook thoroughly in some
of the water in which the meat was
boiled. Add chile pods and meat alto
gether. Tie oregno and camino seeds in
small cheese cloth bags and put in with
the meat. Then put all in the water
in which the meat was cooked, and
cook for two or three hours. Then
thicken with brown flour. Remove from
the fire and add the claret- Keep well
stirred. Cook beans separate an add.
AN ESTATE-Subscribe Oakland.
Cal. How is the estate OF one who
dies without making a will distrib-
uted In California?
If the decedent leave a surviving
wife or husband and only one child or
the lawful issue of one child, the
property IS divided In equal shares
between the survivor and the child; IL
there are two or more children, then
q third goes to the survivor and the
other two-thirds to the children equal
ly. This department has not the space
to give the Jaw on this subject You
will find 1t in the civil code. para
graph 1886. to be seen in the free pub
lie library in your city.
SQUARE FEET-Reader. City How
can 1 convince an individual that there
is a difference between four feet square
and four square feet?
Draw on piece of paper four one
inch squares (reducing feet to fnches),
| in such a manner that the four make
perfect square. Then draw a square
/ four inches long and he will see the
! difference at a glance. The four square
inches will make two-inch square.
while the four-inch square will con-
tain sixteen square inches.
ACROSS THE CONTINENT Sub
scriber,- Petaluma, Cal. Who was the
actress that walked from San francisco
to New York? Did she make the jour
ney alone?
Zoe Gayton. She left San Francisco
August 2T, 1890, on wager that she
| could not walk to New York in 226
days. She reached New York March 2S.
1891. 13 days sooner than the wager
specified. She was accompanied by w.
]. Marshall, her manager, and J.. L.
Price.
| BARNUMS MUSEUM-W. B.. City.
When was Barnum's American museum
Ann street and Broadway, New York,
! burned?
| In 1865.
| AUTUMN LEAvES-B. o. K, City.
Who wrote Autumn Leaves?
A book with that title was written
hv Mary A AgneS Tucker in the afrhfiea
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-08
Netherlands Diamond Trade Hard Hit by The 1907 Crisis

1TO country of Europe has been
~ | relatively affected so disad-
vantageously by the financial
= crisis in the United States as the
Netherlands. largely on account of the
total suspension of the diamond trade.
In 1905 the exports of polished dia-
monds from the Netherlands to the
United States amounted to s9,197,S43;
in 1906 the exports were s11,633,352.
The year 1907 opened auspiciously and
under most favorable conditions for
the trade, and it was then thought
that the number of diamonds that
would be exported to the United States
would be far in excess of any previous
year, but in the month of July the
American buyers began to reduce their
purchases, and as the financial crisis
in the United States became more
acute the orders from America ceased
entirely, and from the middle of
August up to the end of the year the
entire shipment of diamonds through
this Office did not exceed $4,000, and
the total exports for the year
amounted to only $7,452,604, as against
$1I633,352 for the calendar year 1906.
In sympathy with the American mar
ket the other markets of the world
became affected, but not to the extent
anticipated. and while the business was
not as good as in previous years the
decrease was not of such extent to
cause alarm, and considerable satis-
faction was found in the fact that
China and Japan had during the past
year commenced to import large guam
titles of the cheaper grades of goods.
One danger the diamond people had
to contend against and wich constituted
source of anxiety was the fear that
the United States. their principal GUS
toner, having ceased to purchase, the
price of diamonds, according to the
law of supply and demand. would be
considerably reduced, but fortunately
for them the business was in exceeding
ly strong hands, and tacit agreement
was entered into to sell mo diamonds
under the prevailing market price,
which agreement has so far been ad-
hered to. This is evidenced by the
statement Of an American buyer at the
Amsterdam consulate some time age
that he had come prepared to buy $780,
900 worth of diamonds provided he
could get them for 80 forms ($12.06)
per carat below the market value, but
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-08

AUTUMN LEAvES-B. o. x, City.
Who wrote Autumn Leaves?
A book with that title was written
by Mary Agnes Tucker in the eighties
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-08
Young VioIinist
Is H0n0red abroad

Young VioHnist Kathleen Parow' year Old Wonnis'
=, -, who career began this city, concetized
- HoHoicd 7oiodu Their
thus sgnihed their
Princess
of Westminster Lord
Strathco LordD Countess Bathurst
synd
which suggested in
of which would
And think little Kathleen used
to at Press clubs ladies jinks for nothing
Maud of fond OF Kathleen
abroad Prof Auer
of
appeared
without asking for his She
had vinist the
Henry of young
ro
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-08
ne from the cities the country politician watches the signs

used from the cities the country politician watches the
OF the times He going tie with rotten and failing
with looking He will understand the meaning
of the primary election that show the defeat of the regulars
every field where the conflict vote. The
does not knowingly put his head under the
This why that the ridiculous figures General
Stone offer example of the arithmetic of despair He the
whstlng graveyard while his courage
fingers. whistles dog
to heel