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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-15
HOWARD FIELDS, Esq.
.AuctiOneer,


BY virtue Of deed of trust bear
ing date the 9th day of May, 1905,
and duly Of record in the land records
Of the County of Alexandria, Virginia.
in Deco Book No. 100, Page 56S, made
by Ashley II. Miner and others, to
the undersigned trustee. and being
thereunto requested by the legal
holder Of the note thereby secured
default having been made in the pay
ment of the same. the undersigned
trustee will offer fer sale, at public
auction on
SATURDAY. the 1st DAY of FEB
RUARY, 1913 .at 3 O'clock p. NJ.
in front Of the premises, all those two
parcels Of ground, lying and being in
the County of Alexandria. Virginia, ON
the sast side of Nj. Vernon Avenue,
to the north of Hume Schoolhouse,
and bounded as follows, to-wit:
First--Beginning 1t a point in the
center :of Mount Vernon Avenue,
9.S2 poles north Of tie north corner
Of Glover's lot, and running thence
S. II degrees Z. S5 poles; thence \.
n degrees E. IS poles thence n.
y degrees 20 E. Is poles; thence
ISL degrees w. Bis poles; thence n. n
degrees ". ~ poles to the center Of
Mount Vernon Avenue; and thence
along the center line Of said avenue
S. IS - degrees E. 9.S2 poles to the
beginning containing I'll acres.
Second: Beginning at point IN the
csntcr line of Mount Vernon Avenue
1864 poles north of GIover's lot, and
running thence S. IT degrees E. II
poles: thence n. 81 degrees E. 31.50
D0lcs: thence \. II degrees 20
e. II poles; thence S. 81 degrees W.
zoos poles; thence \. II degrees W.
| 63 pOlcs to the center in line of Mount
Vernon Avenue; and thence with The
said center line s. Is degrees 30
Z. O1S piles to the beginning; con-
tanning Ill acres.
| Terms Of Sale:-Cash; al cost OF
convcyancing at the expense of the
purchaser.
DOUGLASS STUART. Trustee.
J / / to Fcby l. inc.
VIRGINIA.
In the Clerks Office Of the Corpora
ton Court of the City Of Alexandria,
on the Goth day of December, 1912.
Florence Buckner Washington,
VS.. IN Chancery.
Augustus Washington.
Memo:
The object Of this suit is to obtain
for the complainant, Florence Buck
ner Washington, ali absolute divorce
| from the bonds Of matrimOny from the
defendant, Augustus Washington. on
the ground Of desertion and abandon
ment for more than 3 years; and that
complainant have custody and raising
of the infants Ida Washington and
Lillian Washington; resumption Of
maiden name; and for such further
and general relief as to equity is right.
! 1t appearing by an affidavit filed IN
! this cause that the defendant, Angus.
tus Washington, is nonresident OF
this State: 1t is Ordered, That SAID
denendant appear here within fifteen
! days after due publication OF this Or
! der, and do what is necessary TO pro-
tcct his interest in this suit, ana tnat
copy Of this order be forthwith IN
serted in the Alexandria Gazette a
newspaper published in the Clty OF
Alexandria. Virginia, once week loI
four successive weeks, and posted az
the front door Of the Court house o.
this city. u,.v
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY,
ACopy-Test.
| PohinSnr MoncrJrp T. 4.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-15

William Rockefeller, Standard Oli
millionaire, is not too sick to testify
briefly in the money trust inquiry.
This was the opinion given Today to
the Pujo committee by Dr.. c. W. Rich
ardson. the committees throat specl-
alist, who examined Rockefeller at
Miami, Florida, last Sunday. He
said long examination might be
dangerous.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-15

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No mess. You
don't have to make
a plaster. or bother
with a cloth.
S Wherever people
s try MUsTER0LE
{ once, they insist on
it always. Every
whera MISTER
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-15
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-01

We havs to hand it to the mem
bers of the Old Dominion Boat Club
They certainly know how to pull OF
q real live smoker.
That Battle-Royal was master
piece of dhe pugilistic art.
Well, anyhow, the Washington
team! knew it had been throu%h
baseball game yesterday. Al least
we think it was a bell-gan7e, al
though it developed into a seri o
vaudeville sketches before the Gon:
sounded.
If he don't like your bill he will 5loci
it,
AS a speaker he scars like a ro Ike:
In his counciman's place,
With his keen classic face,
The crowd points with pride to a
BrCckett.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-01
SATISFIED WITH
PRESENT OFFICIALS.

1t is gratifying to the community
10 realize that their state and city
officers, men who have held the po-
sitions for years are in every way &C
ceptablc to the people that they have
so faithfully servcd-so much so
that they will be allowed 10 be their
own successors. AS has beer stated
in the Gazette, the time for filling
applications for the coming primary
election expired last Saturday. At
that time only the present incum-
bents had signified their purpose to
offer themselves as candidates. Hence
they will have complete walkover.
The present city and state Off
GERS have long been in harness, and
that the community has perfect con-
fidencc in their ability and integri-
ty is best shown by the fact that they
have no competitors.
Fortunately Alexandria has no
issues which would-be public SER
wants could mount, and the people
are in no way disposed to try expe-
riments when they have all that could
be desired in their present courts-
Gus and faithful officials.
While there are more or less po-
litical turmoils in other cities. Alex
andria continues for years the same
public officials. There have, howev-
er, at long intervals been upheavals,
but everything soon settled down to
former conditions.
In 1876 the historical "pG9ato-
bug" ticket, the outcome of needless
agitation, was used at the polls. The
names of policemen, board Of health
overseer of the porohouse, in short
every office previously filled by the
people or the City Council appeared
on this document which was about
yard long.
The people soon became aired o.
this new departure, and the charte'
of the city was changed the mex
year, since which time normal con
ditions have prevailed.
1t is gratifying to know that tn
CITY is TO be spared on exciting pr
mary election, as the people are de
tcrmined to let we'll enough alon
by continuing the present officials j
their respective positions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-01
AN EASY TASK.

1t takes money to run d newspaper
What an exaggeration. What = WHO'D
per. It doesn't take any Money "
run a newspaper. 1t can run withoG!
money. 1t is not business venture.
| 1t is charitable institution, a begging
concern, highway robber. The new;-
paper is a child of the air, creature
of a dream. 1t can go on ard on cnd
on, when any other concern would be
| in the hands of the receiver ard wound
up with cobwebs in the windows.
1t takes wind to run a newspaper; 4.
takes gail to run newspaper. /; tak.@e
scintillating, acrobatic imagination,
half dozen white shirts ana rail-
road pass to run newspaper. Brt
money! Heavens to Betsy and SIX !lan&s
around. Who ever needed money 20
conduct newspaper? Kind words are
the medium Of exchange that 90 the
business for the editor-kinG words
and church social tickets. Wien You
sc ali editor with money, watch HIM.
He'll be paying his bills and disgracing
his profession. He likes swap.
Then when you die, after yoa nave
stood around for years and sne2red 2:
the editor and his little jim Crow pap
| er, be sure that you have your wife
| send in for three extra copies BY one
of your weeping children, and when
she reads the generous and touching
notice about you, forewarn her 20 neg,
lect to send the editor nine cents. Il
would overwheln him. Mona!T is 8
corrupting thing. The editor knows 1t
and what he wants is your hea:tfe.;
thanks; then he can thank the, printer:
and they thank grocers. Give Your jot
work to a travelling man and then as!
for half rates for church notices. &c
YOUR lodge letter heads and STATIONARY
: printed out of town and then food th'
e editor with beautiful thoughts il reso
n lutions of respect and cards of thanks
They make such spicy reading, an:
you are so proud OF our local pape
when you pick it up flied with tines
glowing mortuary articles.
But money-scorn the filthy tHlHG
i Don't let the pure innocent editor Know
e anything abou; it. Keep that for sor
# did tradespeople who charge for the'
3 wares. The Lord loves ci:eertv
Q giver. He takes care of the editor. Il!
o has q charter from the state to act :
Il doorniat for the community. lie ~:
i get out the paper somehow; and stan
: for the town and whoop it IN tor 20
"a when you run for office. Don: wo:T
Is about the editor-he'il get on, n
d Lord knows how-bUt somehow
Is Hastings-on-the-H Hudson. n. y, Ne"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-01

The Alexandria Gazette Corporation
Gazette Building King Street
ROBERT S. BARRETT, President
and General Manager.
howard w. SMITH, Secretary anc
Treasurer.
TERMS:-Daily, l year, $500
Six Months, $3.50. Three Months,
$1.25. One month, 43 cents. One week
10 cents.
Entered at the Postoffice of Alex
andria, Virginia as second-class mat
ter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-01
Hamilton & co.

At a Corporation Court Of the City
Of Alexandria, continued and held at
the Court House of said City or
Wednesday, March 10Th, 1913
Present Hon. Louis G.. Barley,
Judge.
Valerous Ross
VS.. III Cnanceiy.
Anderson Ross.
Upon the application of the COM
plainant, stating specifically the last
known place of abode of defendant,
and process having been issued and
returned of the Sergeant's, showing
The defendant not being found within
The jurisdiction of the Court the court
on this 10Th day of March, 1913, doth
grant the following order of publ
cation:
The object of this suit is to obtain
for the complainant, divorce from
the bond Of matrimony from the de-
fendart, on the ground Of wiIful de-
scrti0n and abandonment, and for
general relief, and an affidavit
having been made ard filed that the
defendant, Anderson Ross is not a
resident of the State Of Virginia,
it os ordered that he do appear here
within fifteen days after due publica-
ton, and do what is necessary to
protect his interests in this suit.
And it is further ordered that a
copy of said order of publication be
published once a week for four sue
.essive weeks in the Alexandria Ga
zcttc, newspaper published in the
City of Alexandria, Virginia, that q
copy be posted at the front door Of
the court house Of said city on or
before the next succeeding rule day
after this order is entered and that a
COPY of order of said publication shall
be sent by registered mail by the
Clerk of this Court, addressed to the
said nonresident defendant at Rock
vile, Maryland, his last known place
of abode.
A copy Tezte:-
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY, Clerk.
SAMUEL G. BRENT, P. Q.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-01

been written, and who started on cru
sades, for the purpose of leading peo-
| pie to believe THAT We are living in ar
age when such a penalty for any crime
is brutal, obsolete and in no way ap-
plicable in the present day.
Such champions insist That capital
punishment is relic Of barbarisn,
and suggest that the laws Of Moses
not only provided for death sentence
upon such as committed murder, but
lit was also lilo be visited upon those
guilty of what would be termed mis-
demeanors in our time.
This may be so, but such enthusl-
asts seem to lose sight of the fact that
the death penalty for murder was IN
vogue several centuries before the law
was given from Mount Sinai.
Before the deluge we are TOLD "Vlo-
lence filed the EARTH" and it is signifi-
cant that as soon as Noah emerged
from the ark the command was given
from heaven, "Whoso sheddeth mans
bolod by man shall his blood he shed.
It is further stated in language which
cannot be misunderstood that the
Deity will hold man responsible for
failing to carry out this law the first
by the way, ever given to the human
race.
AT that time there was no Jew nor
Gentle, and the patriarch stooc! as the
representative of the entire human
race.
Four thousand years have elapsed
since the Creator enjoined this law
upon man, and there has been no time
in the subsequent history Of tn
planet when it would have been sale
to rescind it. That we are not living
in the Millennium must be apparent
to all observant people.
Funeral services in connection with
King George Of Greece were III prog
ress yesterday and bells are now toll
ing his requiem. A few days ago he
was slain in the streets of Salcnlka.
There have been times when thought
less representatives Of the people iii
certain states Of the union have
imagined they could get aionE with
out the gibbet and have re!ecated that
instrument to the owls and b2:s. In
most cases the terrible mistake wa"
soon apparent by the increased num-
Der of murders, and Ehat toe, OF the
most horrid nature.
In one state where the Legislature
had abolished capital punishment a
widow and a man she desired 20 marry
administered slow poison to : little
girl, daughter of the would-be-hriGe, III
order that the latter could marry the
man without any "incunhrance.'
When the facts of the case became
known the people clamored To- capita!
punishment for murderers in future.
Instead of abolishing this necessary
safeguard in Virginia, we has 5etter
let the present statute becon22 as a
law of the Modes and Persiars when
changeth not.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-01
WOULD ABOLISH
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

The miscarriage of the different
plans to enable the Aliens to escape
the just recompense of the reward OF
murder has rendered some VINO es-
poused their cause from the beginning
to launch movement intended tc
abol;s h punishment in Virginia for al
save one crime. Advocates of This un
wise movement have rushed to gar,
refs and brought cut old lances anc
helmets worn by misguided person:
wears AGO who strangely imagincc
themselves wiser than tina: which ha;
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-01
Owls Tonight
TICKLE APRIL.
Communicated.

We arc just entering this ,2pri.
c:ous month. and we do net NOV
whether we are glad or sorry III:
name is derived from the Latin VERT
ito opcn," because April is srGpos,
Cd 10 open the buds, feat, 10" yer.
reserved sometimes for May il: thi;
peculiar climate. April to Us is akin
or bears a strong resemblance Il
Mr.. Job Trotter in Pickwick Pc >ers
who could always conjure up 1 loco
Of tesrs at the very shortest no.
ice. One moment it smiles !ad ant
", the next it is weeping Dit erly
April is lovsd by hat dealers @nC UNI.
5rella merders. These sudden 1ow-
els Of tears spoil new hats az! ! .c2s
state the purchasa of u1.bI las
Malice loving youths make Zoe O.
the credulous on the first de OF
this delightful month but April Aer-
self keeps it up 10 the very la: t. a
genial sunshine tempts your fal'n III
low shoes new coat and hat; il YOU
are of the masculine gender, CT IL
silk and satirs and huge bonnet
if CT the feminine, and you stray
away from the places Of shelter Ii q
state Of the most verdant confs-i
dencc. when 10, Of = sudden-in
stantly as it were--the sky is OVER
cast and down pours the binding
rain IN another deluge. Just wher
you are dripping wet, when YOU
paraphernalia is thoroughly saturat
ed. away whisks the clouds and tn
sun laughs out in your face again
1t is no consolation for you to retiec
that
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-01
SMILES.
By The Second Ward Bard.

q
SWAT THE FLY.
AS goes by each Spring-like day,
In YOUR work or in your play,
One real task please don't delay,
Swat the fly.
Kill one now, million then
Won't be born to poster men,
Every day kill nine or ten,
Swat the fly.
Never let your wrath appease,
Faithful swatters you should seize,
Wade in fy-gore to your knees,
Swat the fly.
Weeks from now twill be too late,
You should start this very date,
Kill the pests that we all hate,
Swat the fly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-01

Now that the shad and herring
have come up the river, will Dave
Hulish?
# a majority Of our state officer;
were to die, how would Governor
William Hodges Mann the ship o
state?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-01

All Fools Day comes once year,
But the fools are ever here,
Life would truly seem less drear,
IF the fools came once a year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-01

One should be exceptionally careful
inst NOW about taking cold, and when
a cold is contracted get rid OF it as
c,;cEjv as possible. 10 accomplish
tb;s WI, will find Chamberiain's Cough
Remedy excellent. It is not only
nron7pt and etectual but IS pleasant
md -aFo IN take, and has Q reputation
u forSy years back Of it. Fol- sale by
all dealers,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-01
z!g5 !ss'zsg. "a;

GEORGE H. HAYDEN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-01
{" Anril showers

EN!I! SNUWeTs
Bring forth May flowers.
vol do not wish to sacrifice all you
wear for their development. You
would put W 1vith few flowers less
Gor dry walk. Bua such is April
ard your only remedy is to grin arc
bear il.
GEORGE H. HAYDEN.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13

The Sleeping Princess" the pretty lit.
tie fairy play recently published by The
Washington Herald, had a popular run, q
II its production by many different
troupes of boys and girls can. be SO called.
One Of these interesting presentations ID
thus described by Miss Alma p. Edison,
of 300 Sixteenth Street Northwest. who
was given the title and duties Of stage
manager by the actors:
? Several young people between the ages
of twelve and fourteen presented The
Herald's charming fairy play. The Sleep
ing Princess This play was given at
the Mount Pleasant home of one Of the
performers on the evening Of June 8. BY
the following cast: Princess Rosalind.
Louise Clark; Prince Ronald. Roger
Gates; the Queen. Phebe Gates; the King,
Lydia Server; Viola, the good fairy,
Marianne Clark: Spindleshanks. the bad
fairy, Louise Clark, Phebe Gates; cour-
tier, Edgar May; landlady. marianne
Clark. Assistant stage managers Donaid
Gates and Lee Hardesty.
These six clever young people, with
Q slight editing of lines and doubling OF
some roles, presented the play very sue
.cessfully to a highly appreciative audi
ence of parents and friends. Two settings
were used, the throne room for acts 1.
II, and w, and a very good setting for
the inn in act III. In the throne room
high-backed arm chairs. draped with
portiers made splendid thrones. dainty
crib-basket held the baby Princess "a
blonde dolly, and cheval mirror added
splendor to the scene.
I'm the inn the room was in darkness.
save for light from a candle placed in an
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13
MARKSMEN WANTED
FOR RIFLE SHOOTING
National Association Needs Sharp.
shooters to Compete in Worlds
Championship Match.

The National Rifle Association OF
America is securing the country for mer
TO compose the team to represent the
United States in the international rife
shooting championship of the world
match to be held August Is to September
9 at Camp Perry, Ohio. in connection
with the Perry's Victory Centennial Cele-
bration.
The winning team in this match will
be awarded a silver trophy donated by
the Argentine Republic and 1900 in gold
the match being the premier event al
Camp Perry, for which all teams will
put forth their best efforts.
The competitors will shoot at decimal
ring target from a distance of 32s yards
with a free" rife, each marksman firing
forty shots standing, forty kneeling. and
forty prone. Switzerland has won fifteen
of the sixteen contests which have been
held. and because of the unusual con-
ditions of the match, rife experts in this
country fear the United States team Will
have little chance to win.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13
Children Cleperly Present
The Sleeping Princess

old brass candlestick on the table, and
for a spotlight from q stereoptican lantern
operated by one Of the assistant stage
managers. Old blue dishes. quaint Ger
man stems and mission oak screen and
chairs helped make the atmosphere q
thoroughly old-fashioned one.
"As for the costuming. 1t was simply
wonderful! The Kings costume was
stunning-a revised Santa Claus suit and
black clippers with big buckles and red
rosettes.
Miss Lydia Server. In real life q
dainty young woman. was a most manly
King, and brought added force to the
words II any one uses a spindle now,
then on with his head Is my kingly vow,
by fourishing q sword said to have be-
longed to that bold. pad pirate, Capt.
Kelly, a sword still showing the stains
from the blood of some luckless victim
Of the blood thirsty captain.
"Phebe Gates, in gold crown, robes Of
lace. and long blue train, made . hand
some and stately Queen. and sang sweet
ly the lullaby In the first act. She and
the King acted up to each other beauti-
fully, and were very amusing where they
fight over the mirror.
Louise Clark was a pretty and effec-
tive Princess and looked charming in
flowing white gown and long. floating
white head-dress as she lay asleep on
the canopied couch awaiting the kiss Of
the Prince. The room darkened and Q
spotlight on the Princess made a lovely
tableau Of this pose Her scene with the
Prince was well played. and as Spindle
shanks In act I Miss Clark delivered the
spiteful prophecy in a thrilling manner.
Marianne Clark was q dear little Viola,
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13
THIS IS WASHINGTON'S
Second DRY SUNDAY
Lid Is on Tighter Than Ever-Attor-
ney Keane Believes New Law Only
Is Effective with New License.
FRIENDS" HOUSES BARRED

This is Washingtons second dry Sun.
day. The city will be sealed tight-so
tight that II will be impossible to pry
the lid open for even one finger Of good
liquor.
Last midnight the saloons were closed
and their doors will remain barred until
the hour of seven tomorrow morning
1t will be impossible for a thirsty citi.
zen to play the old hotel game. The
price of meal today will not entitle
the patron to a keg of beer and a cellar
OF wine. as it did few weeks ago. No
liquor at all shall be sold. says the law;
and the law will be observed.
1t will be extremely dangerous for any
OF the local clubmen to try out the
locker system. Although there is a diff
ference of opinion as to the meaning
of the law with respect to this time
honored practice, many contend that the
law says no.
Last Sunday various groups Of thirsty
citizens tried to evade the law by meet
ing at friends house. where on tho
night before a bountiful supply of liquor
had been laid in. This community-con-
sumption plan is open violation Of the
law. says Judge Pugh, of the Police
Court, and the police today will keep
their eyes open for humble residences
that seem to be frequented by unusually
large numbers of friends"
Attorney Michael J. Keane, who rep
resents-'s number of the local liquor
dealers, contends that many of the pro-
visions of the new excise law do not
become effective until November ! next.
Paragraph l3 reads: ANY person. COM
pany- co-partnership. corporation, or
club. having obtained a license under
this section, who shall violate any Of
its provisions" shall be subject to GER
tain fines and other penalties.
Mr.. Keane argues that all of the liquor
establishments now in existence are
operating under licenses issued under
the old law. and that, hence, the new
law cannot affect these places of BUSH
ness until the new licenses are issued.