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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18
Tobacco Factory Burned.

Bedford City, Ian. 1S.-Fire yestcr-
day afternoon destroyed the large leal
tobacco factory Of Clark 4 Co., to-
gether with q large quantity OF leaf TO-
bacco which was ready for shipment tc
foreign countries, entaiIing q loss esti'
mated at between $4,000 and $773, 900.
The fire originated in the Trying
room on the third floor, and the in
flammable material burned liercely,
the flames being rapidly communicate!
from floor to floor until the entire
structure was ablaze. Machinery fall,
ing with heavy crashes caused the
walls to collapse. Firemen kept the
flames from spreading TO the large
plant for manufacturing nearby. also
owned BY the Clark Company. The
destroyed building was the largest and
best arranged leaf factory in this sec.
ton and was equipped with all modern
appliances.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18
~Ai.L FOR REPUBLICAN CON
~ GRliSS IONAL DISTRICT CON
Alexandria. Va. Jan. 10. i!

Alexandria, Va. Jan. 10. 1919.
To the Republican Electors of the Hth
Congressional District of Virginia:
Responding 10 the call of The Rcpuli-
lean National Committee and in ar-
cor6lancc with The Party plan of organ
iZaiinu, lie District Committee hereby
directs that n Congressional Convention
Ia he held in the City Of Alexandria.
Va. on The 18th day of February, lHl".
NJ | o'clock -. m. for rlrciin@ Two dele
gates anh two alternatcS 10 The National
Cunvf ntiou 10 hr held 1T Chicago. Ill,
June l~th. 1917: selecting one PicsiGen-
lial tie"lur. 4 lnemhcr Of tho State Exc
culivc Committee. nominating Il candi-
date for Congress. selecting five MEM
bcrS OF the STATE Committee. and q
chairman Of the Congressional! District
Committee.
Said District Convention shall consist
Of one delegate for earh twenty five votes
east for governor in 1907. For each dele
gate elected 10 this convention, All alter
nate shall he chosen Ia serve in cas-. of
the absence OF the delegate. The mum
her of delegates and :ltcrnatcs Ia be
selected Ivy each county and city "f the
Congressional District is shown below:
delegates AllrrnatrS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18
NEWS OF THE OLD DOMINION
RIVER BILL PREPARED.
Provisions of -Purposed Law, Regn
Iating Fishing, Clustering and
Grabbing.

Annapolis, Nd, Jan. Sin accord
ance with the agreement entered into
by the representatives OF the states Of
Maryland and Virginia. Senator Frere
has prepared bill which contains
these provisions bearing on The catch
ing of oysters, fish and crabs in the Po-
tomac river.
Only persons who have been resi-
dents OF MARYLAND or Virginia for II
months are permitted to catch oysters,
fish or crabs in the Potomac. A non
resident violating this provision is sub
iect to fine OF $500. A vessel or net
used is forfeited to the state.
The taking :of oysters with scoop.
scrape or dredge between March ID and
November ] i, prohibited. longing is
prohibited between April % and Sep
TENDER Is, and no person is permitted
to have in his possession any oysters
taken from the Potomac below
straight line drawn from the north
point Of the month OF Upper Machodor
Greek in King George county, Va, TO
lower Cedar Point. in Charles county,
Md. between April - and September
%. The penalty is 4 fine OF not less
than $50 nor more than $500 for each
offensa, and the FORGETTING Of the vessel
10 thr state.
The Gull provision fixes the minimum
size OF the oysters , = inches in length.
A cargo containing > per cent or more
OF Gull oysters shall subject the captain
to n fire OF not less than $40 nor more
than 5000. or confinrmcnt in jail not
less than 80 days nor more than SIX
months. Where tongs are used the
fine is Just half the above amount and
the Imprisonment half the time. This
provision applies TO the forbidden
yates.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18
Death Of Gustav ErIebus.

Norfolk, Jan. lS.-Gustav Friebns,
1889 n street northwest, who served
for nearly A. years as . government
architect, died IN this city yesterday at
the residence OF his son, G. $. Friebus,
AGED 60 wears. Mr.. Friebus, native
IT Germany, was employed by the gov
srnment as craftsman during the
civil war. He assisted 10 the drawing
of plans OF the present State, War and
Nav building, and directing under
Cen Thomas L. Casey, the completion
ri the Washington Monument. He
was later architect OF the Indian Blu
reau at Washington, in which capacity
he served until 1910.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18
BIC FIRE IN RICHMOND
Supply Plant Burns. Loss OF S275,'
600 Covered by In
SuraHce.

Richmond, Va, jan, l6.-FIre,
which started at G o'clock last night
and burned liercely for more than five
bours. DESTROYED the wholesale bnild'
ers' supply plant OF Binswanger &
Company at Sixth and Byrd streets.
entailing an estimated loss Of 1926, 900
covered by insurance.
The fire was insignificant when dis
covered, and a still alarm was turned
in. Responding fireman turned in a
general alarm, and when Fire Chiel
Joynes arrived he sounded the three
sizes, which brought out every fire
fighting apparatus in the city, except
the ones held for the emergency. By
superhuman work the iremen kept
the lire confined to the one five story
building, which was gutte'l from cellar
TO roof.
The Binswanger plant was one oil
the largest OF its kind 10 the South,
making specially OF plate glass aud
builders supplies, giving employment
to large namber OF men and women.
The fire was discovered just few
minutes after the plant had been closed
down for the day.
Dense smoke prevented the firemen
from locating the fire and when the
flames burst out the great quantity
of innammable material fell ready
prey, which made the interior yer.
table furnace, driving the firemen
from their positions OF vantage and
making their fight hazardous one.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18
Washington Southern Ry
Schedule in effect Januory /, 1911

Schedule in effect Januory 7, 1911.
Trains leave Union Station for Wash.
lngton and points north daily at dS o.
and i SO p. m: week daysat COZ and GIG
y. m; Sundays only, 81 o. p. IN.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and
points south at 4 81, IS tlocal and 10 q
q. M, IL Is, 427, SGT aJcaD 81. II
Q 81 p. m. daily; and 4 90 p. m. week
days.
Accomm odation rol Fredericksburg at
II IS a. M, daily. On week days this
train runs through to Milford.
NoTE.-Time oiarrivals and departures
and connections not guaranteed.
". z. TAYLOR, Traffic Manager.
Richmond. Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS.
RAILROADS.
Southern Railway.
PREMIER CARRIER OF THEsOTT

Southern Railway.
PREMIER CARRIER OF THEsoITH.
l rains leave Union Station. alexandra.
II effect Jan. =, 1872
N. B.-FolloWing schedule figur es pub
shed only as information, and are not
guaranteed.
"a? 4. M.-Daily local between Wash
iprton and Danvilie delivers conncc
ton daily except Sunday ut Orange to
e. & o. No. Il5 for Gordonsyille amt
Richmond.
SAT A. M.-Daily-Local for Harrison
burg and way stations.
9l7 A. M.-Daily-iJ. 8. Fast Mail.
Stops only for passengers Tor points south
which scheduled TO stop. First class
coaches; sleeping cars TO Birmingham
and drawing room sleeping cars TO Ne"
Orleans. Dining car service.
Hat A. M.-Dailv-Ma train. Coaches
for Manassas Charlottesville, Lynchburg,
Danvilie and Greensboro. Sleeping cars
Greensboro to Atlanta.
Alt p. M.-Week !ys-Limited 10
Warrenton, Charlottesville and Harri
sonburg.
49, p. M.-DaiIy-plrullngl lam spec
ial. Sleeping ears between New York,
ptlanta, Admission birmingham
Through tirst-class .uaunes between
Washington, Atlanta and birmingham
Dining ca service. tuuIisl ~ California
Eve times weekly.
352P. M.-Week days-ulmltea Tor Har
risonburg and way stations on Manassas
branch. Pullman buffet parlor car.
5:12 2. M.-Daily-Local for Warren
ton.
G37 P. M.-Tbe Southern's Southeast
ern Limited for Asheville. Column
bia, Charleston, AIKEN. Augusta, Say
annah and JacKsongiiie. Through Pull
man drawing room, sleeping ears.
Coaches. Dining cars
1927 2. M.-Daily-Washinglc ana
Chattanooga Limited .{via IJncnrurgJ'
First-class coach and sleeping ears &c
Roanoke, Knoxville and Chattanooga
Sleeper to New Orleans, Washington 10
Roanoke. Dining car service.
llO2 =. NJ .paily-New York, Atlanta
and New Orleans Limited. All Pullman
train, club and observation cars TO New
Orleans Sleeping cars to Asheyille,
Atlanta, Macon and New Orleans. Sleep
ing cars to Charlotte. Dining car service.
4:27 A. M.-Daily-Memphis special.
Sleeping cars and coaches tor Roanoke,
Knoxville, Nashville, Chattanooga and
Memphis. Dining car service. wash
ington sleeping cars open 1000 r. NJ.
through tra!nS from Inc souIh tIiti ' Q
at Alexandria 6:l3 and 6",s, S:3G and 10 %
L. m, 2.l3, 7.2S, 1913 and Hiss z. NJ.
daily. Ilarrisonburg ll.%s A: NJ. week
days and S.5S p. NJ. Daily. From Char
louisville ut 9.33 A. NJ.
TRAINS ON RLUEAIONT BRANCH.
Leave Alexandria wv. & y. Stationl
week days at So a NJ, g. 30 and "a 30
p. NJ. for rtuemoLt; 6:33 p. NJ. week
days for LeesbUrg; 4:45 p. NJ. daily for
Bluemont. 9:23 A. NJ. local, on Sun
days only for Bluemont.
For detailed schedule figures tickets,
Pullman reservation, etc, apply To
WILLIAM G. LEllEW,
Union Ticket Agent, Alexandra, Va.
J.. ii. COAPMAN, Vice Pres tSGen. Mgr
5. II. HARDWICk, Pass Trrf. Mgr.
II. +. CARY. General Passenger Agent.
l.. S. BROWN, General Agent,
Washington, d. G..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18
aleyantlria City

Delegates shall he elected according
Ia the party plan Of organization and
credentials iof ,thr delegates AMI alter
mates signed by The permanent chair
man and secretary of the convention or
mass meeting and cotlntersigncd 10y liz"
county or city cliairOan shall bc sent 10
J. w. Gregg. Purccllville. Va. Secrc-
tary of the Congressional District Com
III itte".
Please remember that county and
civ committees are TO he selected al
the county and city convention or mass
meetings.
BY direction OF the Congressional Dis
lrict Committee.
H.F. DODGE. Chairman.
J. W. GREGG. Secretary.
jan 1lt4l
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18
S,orehouse ANA Dwelling Burn.

Leesburg, Va, Jam lS.-The store,
house and dwelling, with their con
tents, belonging to Ham Rose, at Ma,
hala's store, four miles from Leesburg,
were destroyed ly lire Tuesday morn.
ing. Mr.. Bose and his family barely
escaped with THAR lives.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18

There has been still more fighting in the
streets OF Assuncion, the capital OF Far
ssuay, between the adherents OF Press'
dent Liherato, Roiss, and the revolu-
tionaries. Many were killed on both
sides. The insurgents, however are
still in control OF the situation, and all
attempts by the government troops to
rescne President Roias, who has been .
prisoner in their hands since Monday.
have proved unsuccessful.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18
Scholar With a Record.

Fredericksburg, Va, Jan. lS.-E.
Carter Honey. of this city, is member
OF the Baptist Sunday School and has
missed attending only one Sunday in
46 wears. On that Sunday his mother
was dead. He has been known to get
IN from sick bed and go to Sunday
school, go back home and return to
bed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18
Broom Factory Destroyed.

Harrisonburg. Va, Jan. 1S.-Fire
OF unknown origin destroyed George
Caricoies broom iactary near Sanger
vile, the loss being $400. Mr.. Carl
COLE entered the burning building to
save some valnables and had Just
crossed the threshold on his return
when the roof fell-in with crash.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18
Explosion Of. Ranges.

Lynchburg. Va, Jan. IS.--During
the recent cold weather no less than so
kitchen ranges have exploded by reason
OF having fire kindled in them with
the water backs or pipes leading to
them frozen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18

It is not the quality Of the meat, but
the cheerfulness OF the guests that
makes the feast. It is the quality Of
tue shoe that p!eases the guest. 1t is
sold at Marshall's.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18
ESTABLISHED 1852.
6urke & Herbert

mooe-n.y equipped for banking in
:ts various branches:
Deposites received subject to check at
sight. Collections made on al! points.
High-grade investment secHr'ties
bought and sold.
Letters Of Credit and Foreign E1.
change furnished.
safe Deposit Boxes for rent.
A Savings Department I'M which In
terest is allowed on deposits.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18

Do you know that fully nine out
OF every ten cases Of rheumatism are
due To cold or damp. or chronic rhcl-
maliSm. and require no internal treat
mcmf Whatever? Apply Chamber
lain's l.inimcnt freely and sec how
quickly il gives relief. For sale by
w. +. Creighton and Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18

When buying cough medicine for
children bear in mind that Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is most effoctnal
for colds. Group and whooping cough
and that it contains no harmful drre
For sale by W. +. Creighton and
Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat CO.

Every day in the year for Fort Men
roe, Norfolk, Newport News and point.
south, via gu perb, powerful steel palace
steamers.
Leave Washington, 6.45 p. n.
Leave Alexandria 100 p. m.
Arrive TT. Monroes 7.O0a. II.
Arrive Norfolk 500 4. m.
Arrive Portsmouth 500 4. II.
Leave Portsmouth $40 p. II.
Leave Norfolk G.00p m.
Leave F.. Monroe 100 p. m.
Arrive Alexandria GO a. m.
Arrive Washington 100 4. m
9 ThroIgh connections made at Norio,-
with steamers Of the Old Dominic,
Steamship Company for New York aud
MSrchants' and Miners Steamships for
Boston.
General Ticket Office, 10 18th ST. ~
Bond Building, Washington. d. g.
Phone Main 1870.
Seventh street wharf. Phone Main 81 ~
Alexandria wharf foot OF Prince street
". Fl. CALLAHAN
april ~ General Passenger Agent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18
FOR MOUNT VERNON.

Leave Alexandria for Mount Venom,
week days, At IS, Sc, IS, S5l, 10 -.
IL Is a. M, II Is, y, %, 3 30, 4 40, } -,
S 30, I IS, S so, 9 30, ~ 50 and II 50 p. N.
Sundays-7 90, s 30, 8 80, 10 30, II 30 a.
M, l. &c, 30. , 20, 8 80, %, 8 30. 3 30, -.
e46 aud 10 1S pm.
The Republican journal., 1912-05-23
THE TITANIC.

She was the most tremendous thing
ever put upon the seas. A city peopled
her decks; it took mine to feed her
mighty engines; her walls were the walls
Of fortress. She was vast without and
abysmal within. She lowered mighty,
impregnable, resistless. She was the
product of the wondrous human brain
and the mighty human energies. To find
fitting name for such as her they went
to the prlmordial deities, to the offspring
of Uranus and &c. She was the Titanic.
She Jared upon the western ocean. She
came upon a floating bit of ice. Dead
and helpless it drifted aimlessly. No
human brain devised it; no human hand
guided it in the way it should 60. 1t
drifted before the monsters bows. The
monster rushed on. There was impact.
Then, S. o. S. -help--save us. The
marvellous wireless reverted to the ele-
mental and screamed for help. The
gilded saloons, the barren Storage, and
even the black stoke holds, the very
vitals of the giant, spewed up their city
of people. Here's a ten-million dollar
ship going to the bottom and only the
tiny. cockboats small and as fir il as
the fishermen used on Galilee-to take us
voyaging. We're afraid of the water
and we're pitifully helpless in it. S. 0.
S.. Save the human livesl
So the greatest floating thing that
humanity could create crumpled and
failed, opposed to floating fragment Of
CONCEALED mois ture. In spite OF all the
strength and the learning of the ages
what is the power of man?
She was the Titanic.
The Republican journal., 1912-05-23
AN INTERESTING DOCUMENT.
State Officials Who Were Total Abstainers

Among the interesting documents pre-
served in the Maine State library, State
House at Augusta is book containing
autograph signatures of members of the
Legislatures of 1912 and 1S43, and State
officials, to pledge of total abstinence
from the use of all Intoxicating liquors
as beverage. The list for 1912 includes
six members of the executive council, II
senators, and 159 members of the house,
which then had a membership of 1879,
and several of the heads of departments.
Among.the signers were: Atwood Leven-
saler, Thomaston, member of council;
Senators Virgil D. Paris, Buckfield, an ex-
Congressman; R. H. Brigham, Castine;
John Otis, Hallowell, afterwards in Con-
gress; Charles Andrew Turner, speaker
of the house; Representatives John G.
Knowlton, Liberty: Ebenezer Otis, St.
George; Joseph Miller, Lincolnville; Isaac
Reed, Edgecomb; William Thomas, Vim
alhaven; Amos Allen, Bluehill; Thomas
c. Greenlaw. Bristol; David Dunn, Po-
land, afterwards president of the Sen
ate; Benjamin White, Montville; Mat
thias Ulmer, Appleton; Hiram Chapman,
mum Rose, Islesboro; Herman Stevens,
lnO1ldSlOu, w lllldul D. ITeeu, Deef Isle
Israel Washhurn, Jr., Orono, afterwards
Governor. Other names were added by
the members of the Legislature of 1913,
including-Bed Fales, Thomaston; John
j. Perry, Oxford, afterwards Congress
man; James C. Madigan, Newcastle;
James Crockett, Vinalhaven; Jesse Page,
Camden. That was years before pro-
hibition was ever thought of. Wonde,
how many signatures to such pledge
could be obtained among the lawmakers
and public men of today?
The Republican journal., 1912-05-23
A FRANK ADMISSION.
What Democratic Editor Says of Gov.
Plaisted.

What a Democratic Editor Bays OF 1OV.
Plaisted.
The question of notification, in fact
the question of encouraging an open and
wholesale violation of our prohibitory
law on the part of officials high in the
councils of the State, has become so
generally known that people of both
political parties throughout the State
are openly expressing their disgust at
the whole program.
The writer in conversation with one of
the Democratic editors in the State
few days ago, accidentally or otherwise
touched upon the attitude of Governor
Plaisted concerning the liquor question.
The Democratic editor suddenly gave ex-
preston to his indignation and began to
pass compliments to the chief executive
whom he had labored arduously to elect.
and we will say frankly that we never
have heard man of any party or creed
express more pronounced disapproval of
Governor Plaisted's rum record than did
this editor who had striven to elect him.
He said, "When we were working to
elect Fred Plaisted governor of Maine,
if we had right to expect anything it
was that he would, if elected, enforce
the prohibitory law in this State as it
never was enforced before or die in
the attempt otis a subject" said
he "that we don't like to talk about,
especially to you Republicans, but
you can imagine how we feel when we
see such actions as are going on in
Lewiston and many other sections of
the State and realize that these actions
are encouraged and backed by our
Governor. He Furthermore said:
''We haven't lost confidence in all of
the men of our party; there are men,
who, if they said they would enforce
the law would enforce it, and we would
like to support one of them this year
but it was not so to be, SO we must
grin and bear it and suppose the most
of US are Democrats enough to vote
for Fred again even though he has dis
graced u.s. We ventured this question
to our Brother Editor: "How do you &C
count for the shift of front on The part
of Governor Plaisted and his closest ad-
visers?" He replied, cit must be one
of two things; either it is true, as you
Republicans say, that the liquor inter-
ests have bought this rum program by
the payment of fabulous price or Mr.
Plaisted has decided in his mind that the
rum element of this State is in the ma
jorlty and that by catering to them he
can WIN" This from a Democratic
newspaper man, man whom we have
known for years as man who dislikes
to close his eyes always to the faults of
his party, but who in the main works
vigorously for its success at the polls,
will show how the best blood of the party
feels toward the officials whom they
have elected only to have disgrace and
shame brought back upon the party and
the State. Oxford County Record
The Republican journal., 1912-05-23
THE STORMY JANE.

On Isle au Haut-on Isle au Haut,
BaWl of blast and Stat of snow!
And grandsr hearin' the thundrous rote
Growls prayer for all afioat,
And he mumbles, "Miles and miles of chain
Are out tonight from the Stormy Jane
Brig she was, and as able thing
AS tuned the shrouds for the winds to sing.
But the ablest is under the DEVILS thumb
When skipper takes sight thro' kag O. rum
With ou'east..wind she thrashed her way
Up seas hot foot from Chesapeake Bay.
And the mate he knowed and the crew they
knowed
She was luggin' too much Of canvas load.
But still he told 'em to crack her on
Her drunken skipper, Old Club-fo John
Then Jack Frost opened his feather tick,
And down it came all stifiin' thick
They smet the land and they begged, did they,
He'd anchor in soundn's till break O day
But kag O. rum walked the quarter deck,
And kag O rum don't fear no wreck.
Sc he drove her on thro' the slashin' snow,
Batter and shatter on Isle au Haut-
A dozen lives on his old black soul,
And widders and orphans and bells to toll!
All on account of kag O. rum
Refusin' to anchor till dawn had come
You'll hear him plain when the storm is on,
Roarin' an workin old Club foot John,
Stumpin' around his windlass there
Where the snow whirls thick in the off shore
air;
Clankln an endless anchor chain
Into the peak of the Stormy Jane"
This, grands'r hears in the shrieking gale
AS he mumbles again the ancient tale,
And he says, "In all of his roarin' life
To man or neighbor kin, or wife,
Never Christmas gift he gave,
Never Christmas greetin', save
Cuff or curse; but though he's gone
There's duty left to Club-foot John.
And we who hear him on Christmas Eve
At his bitter task, we ali believe
He's sent to tell US, as best he can,
There's things that are due to our fellow-m man.
Better be kind, and better be square,
And remember that rum is the DEVILS snare
Set for the man who forgets that he
Needs all his wits when he fights the sea.
And out of our presents on Christmas ewes
The best is the one that Old John leaves,
Bringin' it thro' the storm and snow
For the good of the men of Isle au Haul.
HOLMAN F. DAY.
From kin O'Ktaadn."