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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-08
PROSPEROUS CONDITIONS.
IN THE SOUTHLAND.

Returning well pleased with condi-
tons as found in the South, Robert
S. Mooney vice president of the Equi:-
able Mortgage and Trust Company OF
Baltimore, is back in that city from
an extended trip through several
Southern States.
"The South is undergoing wonder
full development" says Mr.. Mooney.
Splendid buildings are bing erected ii
many of the leading cities of the
South, and there are unmistakable ev-
licences of rapid expansion in other
lines.
Business seems to be excellent, ano
there is a good demand for money. \
feeling of optimism prevails all over
the South. The people have been en-
jcyng excellent Zines ard tiley Dc
not fear for the future. They believe
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-08

thu friends and relations of his youth,
who hal no. prospered in LIES
struggles as he had, YET to the end
remained his warmest friends and
admirers, and many of his happiest
moments were enjoyed in entertain
ing them in his beautiful home, sur
rounded by the luxuries, which
wealth afford, and in their memory
.acy will ever treasure him as oily
al friend. when prosperity and sue
cess had no. tainted with pride and
arrogance.
In his family John A. Marshall was
a devoted and loving husband and
father. and III he sacred precincts
of home surrounded by mother, wife
children, and grandchildren he en-
joyed true happiness, and in the love
which each bore for him, as result
Of his tenderness and care for them,
proved that those, who knew him
best loved him bsst. May that hap
py family circle, may that happy
home, which is foretaste of heaven,
be reunited in the regions beyond hu-
man ken, never TO be broken!
5.-That in the death of John A.
Marshall the City of Alexandria has
lost = NEST valuable and public spir-
tied citizen. and one who was ever
interested in every enterprise ina
ended to her development and
prosperity.
G-That in the death of John A.
Marshall each of the directors, OIL
.ers and employees of this bank have
lost a personal friend, whom we sim
cerely lament and mourn, and whose
genial presence in the bank with
happy and kind words of greeting ana
wise counsel we sorely miss;
Tina. . copy of these resolutions
be transmitted to ne family OF Mr..
John A. Marshall and that they be
spread On orr records, and publish
I'd in the Alexandria Gazette, and
;l1e Alexandra Daily News, as last
mo. memorial to his memory, and
IS a further mark of honor to his
memory, that the Alexandria Nation
al Bank building be draped in mourn
ing for The period Of thirty days.
A copy teste.
C. E. NICOL,
Prcst. Alex'a. Natl. Bank.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-08
that their prosperity rests on sure
foundation

that their prosperity rests on sure
foundation"
The rapid development OF the South
ern country is attracting the attention
iof the world. Some of the unfortunate
conditions which are chronic in other
sections fthe country are almost UNI
known south of Mason and Dixon's
line. It is seldom that serious labor
troubles occur in this part OF the
United States, the people generally
realizing the blessings they enjoy
and mingle cheerfully and pleas
antly with one another.
There is great contrast to conditions
nearly half a century ago, when the
men of the south returned to devasta-
ted homes and blackened chimneys, al
that was left of their former aoodes.
They went to work with a will and
demonstrated their manhood by rapid
ly rising superior to their difficulties.
They are now reaping the Legitimate
fruits of their labors.
Negroes were emacipated, their
fields trodden down and in some places
conditions which General Sheridan de-
clared he would bring about were in
evidence-crows might have carried
their rations over the ruins Of what
We're once smiling homes.
Blessings often come in disguise. J;
was so in south. Better homes have
succeeded those destroyed, finer and
more lucrative crops are raisel annu-
ally, and negroes, formerly the sine
qua non of plantation life, in many
cases lag superfus on the stage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-08
UNSETTLED CONDITIONS
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

The twentieth century has not
dawncd under conditions many desire
and which it was supposed by SOME
would be marked by tranquility and
contentment. The FESTIVE conditions
of she world is becoming more pro-
nounced daily, and the headlines OF
papers announcing horrors here and
there are growing more numerous
daily.
In our own country red flags,
bringing to mind the reign of terror
in France, are conspicuously display
ed, and that, too, on public build
inss, as was the case in Liverpool,
Ohio, aday or Two ago.
Another man was ruthlessly MUIR
dcred in the streets of New York yes
terday-the fifth in four days. AS
usual, The assassin escaped.
Women are in mans boots, III Eng
land, and their alleged high-handed
acts are taxing Scotland Yard for
all it is worth.
Anarchists have had the holdnesS
to attempt to prevent the King OF
Spain from visiting the President OF
France, and photo to assassinate
the former has been unearthed. EX-
traordinary precautions are DerEa
taken to prevent the Car of Russia
from being murdered during his com
ing visit to Berlin
In addition 20 the unfortunate con
ditions referred to above, labor riots
are chronic in many places through
on the country.
Discomfort with governments CT a
sorts is growing rapidly in the world
1t is a sad sign of the times.
The younger generation, whicf
will soon be called upon to take :heH
fathers places, are being impregnat
cd with the dreams of socialists ana
in many cases the red banner of an
archv appeals more to them than th'
stars and stripes. Who can tell wha
perilous E:mes may face the worlt
in the near future?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-08
BENEFITTING
THE PEOPLE.

Typewriter manufacturers in their
protest against the removal of the
80 per cent duty, which the Under
wood bill does remove, make an as
founding admission.
They say that if the existing duty
is taken off "the American market
will soon be flooded with cheap ma
chimes from Germany and Eng
land"
Well, now, wouldn't that be great.
In that event., every man of moderate
means in the land could own al. indi-
vidual typewriter without mortgage
ing his binthright to pay for it.
And so with everything else under
our monopoly tariff.
The removal of the Ubiquitous i'm
port tax Of thirty per cent might
possibly knock out the typewriter
monopoly, but that, and other knock
outs like il, are just what the people
of this county have been compelled
to asouiesce in by the inexoroole and
inhuman explorations Of the protec:-
ed interests, which cannot get the
idea into their heads that the Under
wood Iariff reduction bill is based on
the scientific purpose to benefit :he
masses of the people of the c'untry,
even if the monopolists, having bi@d
the people to the bore, will have now
either to play fair or pull up stakes,
A similar argument is being at
tempted 10 be made by certain news
papers as to the effect of the income
tax, which one of them says will
work a hardship upon deceEi: citi-
zens Of large means"
The Baltimore Sun answers this
very neatly:
"The high tariff is the worst sort
of tax, because it is was!eful, cos :
ly and productive Of great inc:denta!
evils. The poor man pays an utter
ly disproportiorate part of it, be-
cause the tax applies 70 everything
he eats and drinks and wears.
eff some one must be disclirt-
ated against, should Il not be the ricf
man rather than the poor man? Par
ticularly as the rich man c:n pay
the tax and not miss it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-08
Summer prices on Coal.
See list on page 4.
VIM. II. PECK.
Look to YourIPlumbing.

You know what happens in mousse
in which the plumbing is in poor con-
dtion-everybcdy in the house is
liable to contract typhoid or some
other fever. The digestive organs
perform the same functions in the
human body as the plumbing does
for the house, and they should be
kept in first-class condition all the
time. II you have any trouble with
your digestion take Chambsrlain's
tablets and you are eeFtaln to get
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-08
FOR SALE.


We are authorized sell beautiful threestory brick residence NO.
South Fairfax streetdoue porch rear side yard also ~ ~
could easily be con-
vered into garage double parors closets pantry water ana gas
large splendid ndton; attractive dlning room WIZ"
with and hot and cold waer
rooms on Aoo and ag bath on second 1o rooms Va
third floor large large cear under front
connections; beautiful hall ana
handsome stairway This large double house.
av built and splendid codion and convenient to electric car
This large arranged that could more easily De co
of the city, and desn
M located for this purpose reasonable and easy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-08
Wanted to Borrow.

To pay off mortgage now
due, I want to borrow $4,000
on my three-story brick
building which l paid $4,000
for. Loan wanted for three
years. Interest at six per
cent to be paid senli-annu~
ally.
Address Real Estate. care
Gazette.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-08
I.
SMILES.
By The Second Ward Bard.
SMILES.
THE POSTWAR.

The postman is busy guy,
Three times a day he saunters by
And carries letters early noon and
late,
Sometimes his coming makes US
smile
And other times we'd run a mile
And hide, if we could but escape our
fate.
He brings US divers kinds of mail,
In rain or shine he does not fail,
But whistles as he goes upon his
way,
For what cares he, the happy wight,
He doesn't lose his sleep at night
Because of what he's brought US
through the day.
He brings us news of friends Of old
The ones who value us as gold,
And these are gifts we're grateful tc
receive,
He brings us word of those We love
Who meier forget, wher'er they
rove,
The ones whom we can alway. rus.
and believe.
He brings Us notes from sweethearts
true
On scented paper, pink and blue,
That SCI our hearts afre with nap
piness,
But then, alas, he brings US BIZ
Tha. fill Gus lives with woes end ills
And give US hours Of grief and bit
terness.
But just the SAME, the po5tn:an's
trade
Brings more of sunshine tran a..
shade,
His work is typical OF human life.
For, while we feel the sting of late:
Our joys are truly far more 81 Eat:
And days of psace outnumber nose
of strife.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-08
$4,000

10 the woman who sends the best
name for our new southern magazine
Five of the most prominent women
in the States of Kentucky, Tennessee,
Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia,
will be the judges.
The magazine will be woman,s
magazine in every sense Of the word,
containing all Of the best features OF
the magazines for women, including
good fiction and up-to-date household
departments and in addition will
give expression to the sentiment that
women deserve and should have a
better place in the order Of cIvlliza'
ton than now accorded her.
CONDITIONS:
Fifty cents for years subscrp'
tiou must accompany your sugges-
tio,, for a name. For further par
ticulars and interesting agents pro-
position write.
WOMAN'S PUBLISHING co.
NASHVILLE, TENN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-08
SHOT FATAL TO BOY.
Young Thoms Kane is Dead And HIS
assailant is Still at Large.
Prest. Alex'a. Natl. Bank

Assailant is Still at Large.
Philadelphia, ay S.-Thomas Kane
= wears old, of No. 246G Mcmpiia ST.,
Tho was shot through the back by
strange man on Monday night, while
Walking along the Port Richmond
,~anch of the Reading Railway, died
yesterday in st. Luke's Hospital. lie
was conscious up to within q few
minutes of his death. Two suspects
arrested by the police were brought
20 TIE hospital for him to identify,
but he declared that neither OF them
was the man who had shot him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-08
Maryland Delaware and VII.
GINA RiIVay Company.
SATURDAY &c 1870 p. m.

SATURDAY &c $3.50 p. m.
FOR BALTIMORE AND ALL TIL
USU al RIVER LANDINGS.
Steamers of this. lire leave Alesan
.dria on and after May Is. 1870.
Livery MONDAY. WEDNESDAY an
Cuisine and appointments unexce.-i+
Freight for Baltimore, Philadell
and New York solicited and handled
with care. Through rates and bills Of
fading issued.
Single fare to Baltimore, $3.50; re
turn trip, $3.50: s.ater9oms, one way
$3.50. Meals, 80 cents.
REARDCN & GRIMES, AGENTS.
Fool Of Can ION street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-08

You can easily discover the ns:tur-
al-born pessimists in community at
this season of the year They az : al
ways roofing against the home cam
We are afraid the boys are los
ing their spirit. We haven't learc
a single word about the figh; for
she postmasership in a month.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-08

Back in the box goes the Oh fel:
hat,
Well need him when fall ,'inds
blow,
Meanwhile wei shine up t. last
YEARS straw,
Then out for a stroll We'll e.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-08
A Little Thought

will bring you big returns Wnen
comes to using your money for neces-
sites. THINK before you by and
reason this way: WHERE car find
the BEST GROCERIES az LOWEST
PRICES.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-08
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
PUBLISHED DAILY.
FACE FOUR.

The Alexandria Gazette Corporation.
Gazette Building King Street.
ROBERT S. BARRETT, President.
and General Manager.
HOWARD W. SMITH, Secretary and
Treasurer.
TERMS.-Daily, / year, $500
Six Months, $3.50. Three Months,
s1.25. 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, 1913-05-08

FOR RENT-4O9 West STREET, 6 rooms
and bath. Apply to VIM. II.
Peck 81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-08

Thai brick residence No 42o north "as
street cheerful also reception hall with open
ghng xtures IN kchsn Deau
ful hardwood stairway and back porch ETC. interior IN
order This one of and desirable homes IN tne ~
beautiful residential
three squares f King street. and where property
apdy advancing alley and is located on M
o 26 - bv 1870 feet alley the bargain at the price
nova asked.
For particulars regarding property, call to
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-08

Hard Shell crabs at RammeFs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-08
7. M. PETIT

10 mig 81.
The Illinois Senate yesterday pass
cd the Nagill Woman Suffrage bill:
the vote being ayes, 20, nays 10. Inc
bill gives women the right to vote on
ali statutory offices. 1t now goes to
the House.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-18
Value OF IMPORTS
RAPIDLY INCREASES
WORKS OF ART IN PAST YEAR
WORTH FIFTY MILLION
DOLLARS ALONE.

WASHINGTON, May 17.--Accord-
Ing to a statement of Secretary of
Commerce William c. Redfield, the
total value of the imports of those
articles known as luXuries, such as
art works, precious stones, laces,
feathers, perfumeres, cigars, wines
and the like for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1913. will be greater
than ever before, judging from the
figures for the nine months ended
with March, 1913.
The value of art works imported
during the first nine months of the
current fiscal year is over so million
dollars, as compared with less than
80 million for the corresponding
months of last year and about 20
million in the same months of 1911
and 1910. This is a new high rec
ord. Importations of diamonds and
other precious stones amounted to
about 35 million dollars this year, as
against 80 million in each of the two
preceding years. This total has been
exceeded only in 1910 when the inn
portations were abnormally large by
reason of the very light importations
.of 1908 and 1909. Laces, embroid
cries, and other articles of this class
show a total for the nine months
amounting to about SO million dol
lars, slightly less than for the cores
pondng months of 1912, but more
than in 1911. Wines imported amount
ed to about I Il million dollars, an
in crease of about half million dol
lars over last year. Imports of feath-
ers, natural and artificial, reached
912 million dollars this year. as
against u million last year, ostrich
feathers alone showing gain of
about million dollars
Some striking increases are shown
by comparison of the value of the
imports of articles of this general
class for the first nine months of this
year with the imports for the cor
responding period OF 1900. OF art
works, the imports in the first nine
months of the fiscal year 1900 We're
valued at but little over million
dollars, as compared with so million
in 1913. The chief increase in this
class has occurred since the enact
ment Of the existing law which
placed art works twenty years old
and over upon the free list Dia-
monds and other precious stones for
1900 show a total importation of but
II million dollars value. compared !
with 35 million for this year, and
cotton laces. embroiderles, etc, " |
million dollars value in 1900 against |
80 million for 1913.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-18
MAY increase THE
SAN DE|C0 EXPOSITION
DEMANDS FOR SPACE PROVE
LARGER THAN FIRST
ESTIMATED.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, May 17.-SC
much greater has been the demand
for space and exhibit room at tho
San Diego 1915 Exposition than was
apprehended by the city when the
project was first launched, that Pres
ident d. c. Collier and the board of
exposition directors have asked the
city to vote an additional million
dollar bond issue, and the measure
is warmly seconded by the city coun-
ell and the entire population.
1t has been found NECESSARY 10
erect eight additional buildings, be-
sides the ten first planned by the di-
roctors, in addition to which an i'm
monse stadium is to be constructed
/ in Balboa park, capable Of accommo-
dating the largest conventions and
other gatherings.
The San Diego 1915 Exposition,
I which 1t was at first thought would
! be largely an affair of the southwest.
has grown 50 in favor with eastern
states and foreign countries that its
scope has broadened to world-mag-
nitude in u few brief months. and
San Diego will not hesitate to pour
all the money necessary into the pro-
ject to make 1t worthy of all the
world expects of it as a host in 1915.
President ID. c. Collier is now in
Washington to urge upon congress
the adWsability of approprating ST.
0O0, 900 for national participation in
the exposition. At the time San
Francisco opposed New Orleans in
the contention for the 1915 eXposi-
ton site the northern city pledged
itself not to seek government aid If
recognized as the celebration city at
the opening of the Panama Canal,
and when San Francisco recently
asked congress to make an appro-
priation for exposition participation,
the request was refused in view of
the former pledge. San Diego feels
that It has a perfect right to seek and
receive government support for its
1915 exposition, as It has never bound
Itself by any pledge or promise to
the contrary, and the substantial in
terest being taken in the exposition
by so many states and foreign ma
lions MAKES lHtTtdStu magnitude not
oily advisable but necessary.
Much of tho popularity Of The San
Diego 1915 Exposition IL attributed
to the plan of President Collier to
dischard the archaic world-fair
theme Of products and usher In the
new and more far-reaching plan OF
showing the processes by which the
nrodtptu pntna ipto bpinp
The old plan consist merely Of
showing a colossal aggregation y
products, which. while they may fill
the spectator with awe at their vast
ness, teach him nothing as to their
hosiery or production. The old plan
contains practically nothing Of edu
cational value.
President Golfers plan. which will
be followed Just as cloely as possible
at the San Diego 1915 Exposition.
will show the process OF production
of each country's exhibit. with It's
native workers. in a reproduction of
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-18
VIII Break All Records at
Indianapolis Track This Year

lis, such rs its ideal shipping facili-
ties ana interurban lines, The speed
way has been the greatest advertise
ment for Indianapolis the city has
ever had.
This speed battle-ground contains
1928 acres the grounds viii accom-
modate 100000 people there are
parking spaces for $1,000 automo-
biles. the turns of the track are
banked sixteen feet and have a radius
of 1900 feet, $500, 600 brick were
required to pave the track, and there
are orty-one buildings within the en-
closure.
Tho prize money for the winner OF
the 5OO-mile race is divided into ten
prizes. the first being 100000.
Following are the cars that fin
ished In the first 5OO-mie race in
1911. in order as they finished:
Marmon. Lozier, Fiat, Mercedes,
Marmon. Simplex. National, Amplex
Knox. Jackson, Stut2 and Mercer,
There were twenty eight other cars
entered, but only the first twelve
We're counted. Last year the cars
that finished and the order in which
they crossed the tape at the conclus-
ion OF 500 miles OF running were:
National. Fiat, Mercer, Stutz. Sch
acht, Stutz, White, Lozler, National,
Knox.
only the first ten were counted last
year.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-18

to make big increase in her army, II
is of interest to note the economic
upon n typical peasant family This
aspect OF Germanys military bureau
has been made the subject OF inyesti-
cation, and from reports on nearly
1000 peasants families in Bavaria, II
Is seen that every soldier costs his
family at least $23S during the two
years Of service in the army. As the
pay OF the men does not suffice for
their needs, their parents have TO send
them money and gifts that average
about s36 a year Besides this, the
peasant must hire farm laborer as
a substitute for his son. which means
a further expense Of 500. These fig
ures appear all the mores erious when
II is remembered that over half of the
families included In the investigation
furnished the country at least four
soldiers each. while the number went
cases are by no cans rare. one peas
as high as eight or nine, in some
families.
A striking feature Of the situation
Is the virtual ruin of some small
farms by the removal OF the young
men to do their term OF service. Such
ant who supplied five soldiers wrote
II should have been CAD to send few
OF the INTO school, but am spending
all my money on the army" Another
owner of three acres Of land and him
self a far laborer for part of his
time, said: my property. small
enough already, was ruined by mill
tary duty" He had sent four sons
into the army.