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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18
For Prevention Of Fires
and
Better Results from
Ranges and Stoves
Have your Chimneys
cleaned by the
Alexandria Chimney
Sweeper Co.
110 NORTH ROYAL STREET.
BELL PHONE $50.

Four persons of Toronto, Can, lost
tthc:r lives IN a fire which destroyed
Brcchcn HoGel early YESTERDAY and
for 2 time threatened to wipe oat
biz area Of the town. More than 90
guests fed in their night clothing.
Three children were tossed frc1'' win
dowg Of upper stories into blankets.
Tic ire spread 10 Eear-by residence,
but was controlled before it .v,st@ 90
further. The loss WIS $500
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18
At q Corporation Court OF the City Of
AlexaDdria continues and held at
I. the Court House of said City on
I Thursday, February 18th, 1914.
Present Hon. Louis G. Barley,
Judge.
Nelly Smith Kelly, Complainant.
James F. Kelly, defendant.
IN CHANCERY.

- I'm rGf1AISCGh1 ].
An affidavit having been duly maze,
as required by law, that the defend
ant is nonresident of the State of
Virginia and that he cannot be found
within the jurisdiction of this State,
and the sergeant having made a re-
turn upon the original process or
summons issued herein that the de-
PENDANT is nonresident Of his BALI
wick, and application having been
i 5uly made in open court for an order
T. of publication against said defendant
+ to appear and answer bill IN chan
Gerry filed by the complainant against
1.-The defendant for an absolute divorce
on the grounds of wilful desertion, and
abandonment for more than three
wears prior to the institution OF TINS
suit, and an order of publication nav
ling been duly granted IN open cou[t'
Ire is therefore ordered thai SAID de-
/ Pendants do appear here within 10
DAYS after due publication hereof
to answer the suit of complainant
Earainst the defendant for an absolute
I divorce on the grounds Of wilful ce-
sertion and aband 5g'ment for more
than three year pj.jcr to the instltu-
tion of this suit aaG % 90 what may
| be necessary to protcc, MS interest IN n
this suit. And it is further or l11';rS
that copy of this order be publish,
( ed once a week for four successive
weeks in the Alexandra Gazette'
a newspaper published in AlexanaI 10.
city. Va. and that copy be sent ny
Registered mail by the clerk 9rs, Of f. TINS ms
icourt to the last known place s Of ,'d
ant to-wit, 1928 7th street, northeast
washington D. c., as stated in the
Eapplication for this order Of p p. ga
/ ton. which shall be certified by the
clerk to this court and that a copy be
posted at the front door OF the court
fhouse of this court on or before inc
Rnext rule day of this court.
| A Copy-Teste: c,,,,.
NEWELL S. GREENAWA4, Clerk
Robinson Moncure, p. q.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18

miles as early as 1898, it was not until 1898 that
conversation coultt be had over long-dlstance CIR
cults.
= Of which as much as 90 miles was in Underground
cables. By 1906 underground talking distance
had increased to 80 miles. BY 1912 1t was pos
fsibe TO talk underground; from New York to
] Washington. SIZE
T. 1t was then that the construction of under
3 ground con3uits from Boston to WASHINGTON was .
determined upon,-not that it was expected to get I
a thorough underground talk between these !
places but in case of storm blizzard, to utilize
intermediate sections in connection with the .
overhead
,..>as,r :pxesens study and ncessant experimental
fion have produced results more remarkable still
we have peffecte: cables, apparatus and meth
DDS that: have: overcome obstacles heretofore re-
CARED as insaperable both to distance over
head and underground conversation
UNDERGROUND conversation is now possible be-
tween Boston ard Washington, four times the
length, of the longest European underground
line, This enabled the Bell system in. the recent
great storm, SO destructive on land and sea- TO
sniaintain communication for the public between
all the principal points on the Atlantic seapoaru'
Talcnhone communication is established between
New York ana Denver, is potentially possiole pe
tween all points in the United States, and by 1910
will be an accomplished fact between Ne" ofN
and San FRANCISCO. 4:
Tn OH use of methods or apparatus we are
committed to no one system. we OWL coii''o4
or have the right to use inventions necessary "
o,Sara+o any system recognized or accepted as the
most efficient. THE Bell System must always
rs,ornize, and n its selection must always be gov
erned by the necessities OF nato"a' se.'i,.' Wv"
~ con,nloy roorjrements, which is infinitely more
=. oyart;n,,. than local or limited service.
ETIoso acbievenents represent vast expenditures
If ,,orev an immense concentration of effort
,,.hiob have beeniustifed by results of irmeasure-
publ;c No local company UNI
: ;dod co,,Il bear the financial scientific DUR
e., his,,work. Such results are possible only
g. falizcd general staff, avoiding
s.a:..e,t Justification Of effort, working out prob
I is-,sls ,r,,,r,n "A ali. for the benefit Of al!
& IT, 1S,}aars of the Bell system recognized that
4.1onhn,a service as they saw it, was IN the
troados+ sense a public utility; that upon them
rested public obligation to give the OeSe poaSlD.
eo,-.;co at the most reasonable rates consistent
with risk investment and the continued improve
mont and maintenance Of its property
without this expenditure of millions ana con-
contraction of effort, the telephone art aS Il
coull not have been developer
what we have done in working out theSe gre
.otIo,.s in TIE past should be accepted as 8
Irnarartcc of what We will do IN the 1ue"it.
u''i '''''- THEO. N. VAIL, President
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18
11arrie White
Insurance
AND
Bonding
Now Permanently Located at
AIS Prince Street

limited STATES post Office A!eZ-
andria, Virginia, Office Of Custo.lan,
February %, !9l4. Sealed proposals
will be received at this buildins unti,
> o'clock =. NJ, March IS, 1914, and
then opened, for furnishing electric
current, gas, water, ice, miscellaneous
supplies, removing ashes ara ruD-
bish. and washing towels during the
Gscal year ending June 30, 1918:
Sealed proposals will also be received
until 2 O'Clock P. NJ, April 49, l0l4'
ard then opened, for - tons antnra-
city coal and ! cord WOO. The right
to reject any and all bids is reserved
bv the Treasury Department. WIN.
NJ Smith, Cuctodian. 2 &C o H 81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18

At Corporation Court Of the City
of Alexandria. ron' 'nue;l and held al
the Court H Of said city on
Thursday, jan. ID. 1914. Pres
ent, Hon. Lou c bagley, Judge.
Maude D. Mcfarland,
VS.. Complainant.
James Mcfarland, Defendant.
IN CHANCERY.
An affidavit having been duly
made. as required by law, that the de-
PENDANT is nonresident of the state
of Virginia, and that he cannot be
found within the jurisdiction of this
State, and the sergeant having made
q return upon the original process
of summons issued herewith that the
defendant is a non resident OF his
Lailiwick, and application having
been duly made in open court Tor an
order of publication against the dS,
icndant to appear an2t answer a blli
in chanccry filed by the complainant
against the defendant for an absolute
divorce on the ground of adultery.
And an order of publication having
been duly granted in open court, 1t Is
therefore ordered, that the said de-
PENDANT 30 appear here within fifteen
days after due publication hereof, to
answer the suit of complainant
against the defendant for an absolute
divorce on the ground of adultery;
and do what may be necessary to pro-
tect his interest in this suit. And II
is further ordered that copy OF this
order be published once a week Tor
four successive weeks, in the Alex
ar6ria Gazette, newspaper pub
lished in Alexandria, Va, and that
copy be sent by registered mail, by
the clerk of this court, to the last
known address, residence and abode
of defendant, to wit: No. $40 r. ST.,
N. W.. Washington, D. CT, as stat
ed in the application of this order Of
publication. which shall be certified
bv the clerk of this court, and that a
COPY be posted at the front 5oor of
the Court House of this Court, on or
before the next rule day of this
court.
A copy: Testc-
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY, Clerk.
c. E. Corgan, p. q.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18

Five priests have been slain by
rebels in the Mexican state of Tam
.aulipas since November Is last,
three are held for ransom, convent
has been burned, and cathedral
and smaller church looted, accord
ing to two Catholic priests, Father
Jose Moreno Madina and Father
Raymon Gonzales, who have arrived
at New Orleans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18
Telephone Achievements
Telephone The Creation of the Bell Company

In no line of human endeavor has the inventive
brain of the scientist contributed more to the
worlds progress than by the creation of the art of
telephony, of which the Bel system is the embodi-
ment. 54,2 g.S<ss=
When the telephone was Dorm nothing anaio-
eors to telephone service as we nowEKnow it ex-
isteds There was no tradition to guide, no expe-
rience, to follow, b. sss3zs5s
The system, the apparatus, the metho.s- an en-
tire rev art had to be created. The art of cleo
trcal engineering did not exist. The Bell pion-
GERS. recognizing that success depended upon the
highest engineering and technical skill at once or
gan:zed an experimental and research department
which is now directed by staff Of oyeg 550 en-
gineers and Scientists, ifctadifg fornlef
CTS, postgraduate stu:ents, SCIENTIFIC invest
tors-the graduatesxpf over 70 universities. So:
From its foun5ation1the company has tcqntdp='
ous!v developed the art New ini44r eplents az
telephones, switchboards, lines saResst have fol-
lowed one another with Remarkable ,rapdity.: =
While each successive type of tus4 to thee
suparfcist observer suggested similarity, each
step in the evolution marked la decided improve:
ment These changes, this evolution; has not
only been continuous, but is continuing. Sub
stantially all of the plant now m. use, In
Guiding telephones, swDchoards, cables: and y
wires. has been constructet, renewed or recon- :
structed in the past 10 years.; ..IH
Particularly in switchboarss have the changes
been so radical that installation costing in the as
pregate of millions have frequently been discard
ed after only few years of:use III ~, =.
Since 1877 there have been introduced 50 types
and STYLES OF receivers .andi7s types and styles
Of transmitters. OF. the I20Oe,OG0 telephone re-
cevers and tfansmifters. ownedt by :aEthe ben
Company January T. 1914j;aone&ere1n pse PrJ9F s.;
to 1902 while the average age Is Iess than E[ys
years . " = - - 49,
Within 10 years we have expended for con-
structon and reconstruction an amount more
than eu.a to the present book va'ue OF our
entire plant.
y org rs nce& and underground. transmlss!o4
was the most formidable scientific problem co.!
fronting the telephone experts.
: THE retardng effect Of the earth on the tcio-
nhone current often impaired conversation
through one mile underground as much DIS
tbrormh 700 miles overhead. Overhead CONVEX
safion bal. its distinct limitations.
NJ nossibIe Improvement in the telephone
+rarc,oitter could of itself solve these diihcu'-
ties. 1+;vo
The solution was only found N the cumulative
effect Of improvements, great and small III WV
nhonc. transmittcr, line, cable s"itchDGSFo' 81"
oyerv other piece of apparatus or plant req0il :"
i, the transmission OF speech. ~.
While the limit Of commercial o'eFhe% ooo
ir,, had increased from strictly local to over loo0
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18

ye-not in half am hour--not n
ten ninutes-but in 5 seconds.
Just a. few drops Of that mild, sooth-
ing. cooling wash, the d. .. D. Pre-
5cription, the famous cure for Eczema,
and the itch is gone. Your burning skin
IS Instantly relieved and you have abb
ecluts perfection from all GUNNER skin
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18
Cooling Wash Stops That Itch

|; troubles. we can give you a gcoc s!ze
trial bottle Of the gennino 7, D. -
Prescription for only % cents.
Don't fail to try this famous remedy
for any kind OF summer skin trouble
we know D: D. D. wtll give ycu .nstsSs
relief.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18

A cyclonic gale swept over the
United Kingdom yesterday from
west to cast. The wind reached Il
velocity Of 70 miles an hour. A tug
foundcred in the Thames, with the
loss of five lives. The big Dutch
steamer Ncodwirk is disabled off the
Isle Of Wight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18

Of about 5000 members Of the Miss
cs and Children's Dressmaker's Union
Of New York, mostly women, who
were reported at the point of striking,
nearly 1000 left employment yes
tcrday. About 100 Of the smaller
manufacturers are affected. After
the walk-out the strikers had several
meetings at their union headquarters,
where the situation was discussed. No
disorder resulted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18

Catherine Wilson, a suffragette,
was arrested in the lobby of the
British House of Commons last
night. She was dressed in male at
tire, and had a dog whip in her
sleeve. 1t is supposed that she was
waiting to attack members of the
government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18

eHt, HON LOUIS \. Ddlley, JuuPc'
Ordell Johnston,
vs..
Joseph Johnston.
IN CHANCERY
Upon application of the complain
ant stating specifically the last
known place Of abode of the defend
ant, the Court on this 7th day Of
February, 1914, doth grant the fol-
lowing order of publication.
The object of this suit is to obtain
for the complainant divorce from
the bonds of matrimony from
the defendant on the grounds
of wilful descrtion and aban-
donment for period Of more than
three years prior to the institution OF
this suit, and for general rellct. All
affidavit having been made and flied
that the defendant Joseph Johnston,
has not beer found within the iur!s.
diction of the State of Virginia, and
is not 4 resident Of the State; it Is
ordcrcd., that he do appear here with
in fifteen days after due publication
and do what is necessary 70 protect
his interest in this suit:
1t is further ordered that a copy
Of this order OF publication be pub
lished once week for four success
i've weeks in the Alexandria Gazette,
newspaper i'lblished in tie City CT
alexandria, Virginia; that q copy DC
posted at the front door of the court
House Of TIE said city, on or before
The next succeeding rule day after
his order is entcre! and that a copy
Of the said orde:. OF publication be
sent by registered m2ii by the Clerk
Of this Court, addressed 70 the sad
nonresident defendant. at Barracks
Washington, J. G.. his last Known
place Of abode.
A Copy:Teste-
NEWELL S. GREENANAY, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18

Nine coaches belonging TO the Mid
land Railway were burned by suf-
fragettc arson squad early yester-
day at Kings Norton, six miles from
Birmingham, England.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18
Howard H. Mossbrooks, defendant,
9 - I'M CHANCERY.

Upon the application of the CON-
plaiaant, Bessie Byrd Mossbrooks,
Stating specifically the last known
place of abode of the defendant,
Howard II. Mosbrooks, the Court on
the e3rd day of January, 1914, doth
.rant the following or3er Of pubilca-
ton:
, The object of this suit is to obtain
: eli--rce Of divorce from the bed and
board for the complainant from the
;.eferdant on the ground of Wlltul
assertion and abandonment and Tor
general relief, and on affidavit hav-
inr been made and filed that the de-
feaJant, Howard H. Mossbrooks, has
rot been found within the jurisdiction
ri tie State of Virginia, and that ne
* not a resident of the said state, it
is ordered that lie do appear here
within fifteen days after due pub
LEGATION of this order and Go what IS
necessary to protect his interest in
this suit.
And it is further ordered that a
COPY of said order Of publication be
published once week for four sue
cessive weeks in the Alexandria Ga
aettee, a newspaper published IN the
city lof Alexandria, Virginia; that
a copy be posted at the front door OF
the Court House of said city on or be-
fore the next succeeding rule day al
ter this orSer is entered and that a
COPY of said order Of publication
shall be sent by registered mail BY
the clerk of this court addressed to
the said nonresident defendant,
Howard w. Mossbrooks to his last
known place of residence at Clyde,
New York.
NEWELL S .GREENAWAY, Clerk.
Frederick P. Russell, p. q.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18

: d.. James Devon, prison commits
sioner for Scotland, when attacked
yesterday By an irate militant SUI
rragettce armed with dog whip,
too: the law in his own hands and
knocked his assailant down with a
well aimed left hand blow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18
Plain Truth That's Worth Money.

I IdIH IIutT 1HII TTOrt:r ~.
Using Foley's Honey ant. Tar for
cough and cold is just practical COM
mon sense. 1t is exactly made to
stop cough and check u cold and It
prevents lagrlppe, bronchitis o. pneu-
monia. T. F. Monahan, MonomIe,
Wis, says: 81 am exposed t. all
kinds of weather am I find Foicy's
Honey and Tar Compougd always
fixes me up in good shape when |
catch cold or E:we bad cough, l
recommend It glaGly." Refuse sub
stitutcs. Sold by Z. S. Leadbcate'
{: Sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18

Steame: hard shell crabs al Ram
mel Cafe daily.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18
NEWS OF THE DAY
Conte Tarquin Caselia, a leading
member of italian society, shot him
self Monday on his mothers grave
in cemetery at Florence.

z In sireport to the War Depart
ment, in Washington, ,Adjutant
General Forbes, of the National
Guard of Californiay~:has given .of-
fetal cognizance to".an~ alleged. plan
Of General KelleXss unemployed
army to3:seize' the Federal zarsenalzat
Rock Island, ILL.,, III order toIeauip
100000 men for a revolution against
the government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18

Six armed men early yesterday
went to North Side Hotel in Chr
cago knocked down the proprietor,
and at the point of revolvers forced
Miss Margaret Miller, "a years old,
to accompany them. D. Evanoff,
proprietor of the hotel, told the po-
lice the men entered the hotel and
demanded to see the girl. When
,Evanoff refused to allow them to go
to her room he said the men knocked
him down. At the point of their
revolvers they awoke the young We
man and forced her through rear
exit into waiting automobile.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18

Mrs. Elsie Whalen Goelet, promi-
nent in society circles Of New York,
and Newport, was granted divorce
yesterday from Robert Goelet on
the ground of extreme cruelty. BY
mutual agreement, the terms OF
which were not made public, both
are to have custody of their elder
son, Ogden, aged 6. The mother is
20 keep Peter, aged 2 years, their
only other child, until he is 6 years
old, when she is to share the custody
of the child with the father. Neither
Mr.. nor Mrs. Goelet was in court,
AID the suit was uncontested. All
,thc testimony was by dispositions.
which were read in tones so low, as
to be barely audible.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18

A young woman singer aSsaC1ltel
Victor Agagneur, vice-presisent OF
the French Chamber of Deputies, as
he was about to open parliament yes
terday. Much excitement was caused
by the attack, owing to its happening
so soon after the assassination of
Castor Calmette, e:itor of Figaro
NJ. Agagneur who is deputy from the
'Rhone Department, was entering the
parliament hall for the session, which
was just ready to open, when the at
tack occurred. His assailant was az
crested, but wss later set at liberty.
The motive for her action Sid not oe-
come known. NJ. Agagncur later pre-
sided calmly over the session of the
chamber. { q,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18

Orc trainman was killed an four
others were hurt, probably fatally,
when a freight engine on the Bsatl-
more and Ohio Railroad jumped the
track and crashed into the West
Washington Station, early yesterday
lat Washington Pa. The injured are
hurt so badly that it is not believed
they will live. J.E. K;ngeley, of Ben
wood, W. Va, was killed instantly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18

At a Corporation Court of the City
of Alexandria, continued and held at
the Court House of the said city, on
Wednesday, January q, 1914.
Present, Hon. Louis c. Barley
Judge.
Bessie Byrd Mossbrooks,
GGn1Dlanand
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18

When you buy Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound because just a lew
loses stop the cough and heals the
cold, one bottle lasts a long time,
and the last 'tose is as good as the
first. Mrs. SIS 20 Van Buren, St,
Kingston, N T., says: "Father had
lagrippe and his cough was some
thing terrible and he could not sleep.
Foley's Honey and Tar not oily
stoppc!l his coughing, but it brought
back my Voice to me after severe
case Of bronchitis and laryngltls.
2 6 Leadbeater 6 Sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18

At a Corporation Court Of the City
Of Alexandria continued and held
at the Court House Of said city on
Saturday, February 7, d9l4. Pres
ent, Hon Louis c. Barley, Judge.
Ordell Johnston,
vs..
Joseph Johnston.
IN NCFRT
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-18

A Copy:Teste-
NEWELL S. G2EENANAY, Clerk.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-10-24
SOME FINE PECANs

There is a little box OF pecan nuts
on display in the Office of the Com
merciad Bank that is worth seeing.
The nuts have been cracked with q
patent cracker that removes half the
she'll without breaking the fruit. leay-
ing the kernel practically Intact The
nuts are then covered with parafine
paper which is air-tight but transpar-
emit Mr.. Davenport, of Bellev1ew
brought the NUTS to the bank. They
are of the large paper-sheil variety
and as fine as one could wish to see
afr. Davenport has 100 acres III pc.
can trees. now coming into bearing
and is prepared to market his croT
with some care and system.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-10-24

since they first begun and had now
a very acceptable article and uhai
they impressed the board OF gov
.ernors as being Industrious and en-
thusiastie.
Mr. Meffer explained the propo-
sition made TO the OcaIla. men, and
the board moved chat the matter .e
referred to ahe board Of governors
for action.
The board then adjourned to meet
Wednesday, evening, November IL.