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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14
"sGcts.It' Ends Corn Pains. Its Sure
and Safe, tool"

it in lust a few seconds, without fuss
OF trouble. What's the use applying
salves that make toes raw and sore,
that make corns swell, bandages that
make it misery to walk. tape that stick
greasy ointment, and other contrap-
tons. Get rid of corns the easy way
Quick, simple, sure, new way. That's
common sense. Try "Gets-lt" can't
hurt,-the corn loosens. and comes
light off.-clean off.
"Gets-It" is sold at all druggists,
25c bottle, or sent direct by Z.
Lawrence and Co., Chicago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

Miss Marie Marshall, inmate of the
Easte I'm State Asylum for the In
sane at Williamsburg and multi-mil-
ionaire, is indebted to the city of Will
liamsburg to the extent of from $780,
600 to 100000 and to the State of
Virginia about $l75,OO0, II the figures
contained in the report made yestcr-
day by Examiner of Records Sydne?
Smith are verified.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14
ANNUAL MEETING

Notice:-The annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the Union Build
ing Company the election of officers
and directors and for transaction OF
such other business as may come be-
fore the meeting will be held at the
Company's office, 123 south Roya
Street. Alexandria. Va, Monday, the
Goth instant, at 1920 a. m.
LOUIS BEYER, JR.
Secretary.
NJ. NJ. PARKER,
President.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

Harry L. Maynard, for many years
representative in Congress from the
Second Virginia District, is being urg-
ed by many people to become a can
didate for the Democratic nomination
for 1916, and is seriously considering
the matter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

The Westmoreland Enquirer and
Colonial Beach Record, a newspaper
published at Colonial Beach, went in
to the hands of T. F. Mason, receiv-
er, some time ago and Mr.. Mason
will sell the plant at auction on Oct. 2
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

George E. Wise, was appointed yes
terday by Judge Richardson to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Com
monwealth's Attorney Minetree Folk
es, of Richmond, until a successor
to serve the remainder Of the lex
pired term is chosen at the Novem-
Der election.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

James j. Whelan, native of Bal
timore lost his life Sunday night by
being crushed to death by an engine
in the railroad yards at Petersburg,
He was employed as a hosting engin-
eer by the Du Pont de Memours Pow
der Company at Hopewell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14
NEWS OF THE DAY

Cardinal Gaspari, the papal secre-
tary of state, has sent 5000 to the
Calais hospital, with letter saying
that the Pope regrets that the pre-
sent condition of the Vatican finances
prevented his sending more.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14
VIRGINIA NEWS

Rev.. Martin Johnson, rector OF
st. .Luke's Episcopal Church, in Pow
hatan County, was stricken with pr
alysis in his pulpit Sunday morning,
and died in his home in the afternoon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

William E. Coleman, Warsaw, who
killed a young negro several weeks
ago, was adjudged insane by jury
in the Richmond County Court last
week, and, by order of Judge Chinn.
was sent to the Western State Hospi-
tai at Marion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

Increased recruiting, due to the re-
cent Zeppelin raids on England mas
added more than $4,000 soldiers to the
British army. It is probable that with
in week as many more will be en-
rolled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

most serious revolution Russia has
ever known--a revolution supported
by the army. This revolution it is
believed will come as soon as the war
is over.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

Sidna Allen, the leader of the Car
roll county gang who shot up the
Courthouse at Hillsville and who is
serving 35 years in the penitentiary
for thet murder of Judge Massie. was
received yesterday into the Methodist
Episcopal Church, after having been
baptised in the pool at the State
prison by the Rev. j. X. Jolliff, pas
tor of the Laurel Street Methodist
Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14
AUTOMOBILE NOTICE.

Don't throw away your old tires
if not worth repairing have them
made into relincrs or blowout patch
es. We make EN- att LEAHY'S tire
Hospital
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

A new Republican, party has been
formed in Amherst, with H. L. Page
as chairman and Edward M. Wright.
secretary. The object of this party is
to exclude all Of the negro vote and
be made up entirely of white people.
There seems to be considerable activ-
ity among the leaders.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

The annual meeting of the stock
holders and directors of the Harris
and Shafer Co.. will be held at the
office of the company, 1913 south Roya
st., Alexandria, Va, at 2:3O p. m.
Thursday, September 80, 1915.
By order of the President.
E. A. HARRIS, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14
FOR SALE

Three adjoining lots, best location
George Washington Park. All
three for 3oUo
Four five room frame dwellings,
rent $500 each per month. All
four Tor 49,. ....... pow
E. J. FLEMING,
119 S. Fairfax st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

Christopher Malone a white man
about sixty-fve years of age, was kill
ed Sunday night near his home III up
per York County, not far from Light
foot. There was a deep wound in the
head, which apparently caused in
slant death. A bloody hammer, with
which the crime was committed, was
found near the body. The last person
seen with Malone was a distant re-
lative. John Malone. 1t is alleged
that the two men had been quarrel
ing during the day. No arrest has
been made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14
classified Ads

FOR RENT Three story Brick
House No COS Princess St. Hot
and cold water, bath and all mod
ern convenience. Possession gwen
September 9Th. Apply All N.
Washington St. or to E. E. Down
ham.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

During a quarrel over the division
of loot secured in the robbery OF the
Farmers and Mechanics Bank al
Sioux City, Iowa, one of the robbers
was killed yesterday. The dead man
was identified as one of the rob-
bers by Robert Tritz, assistant cash
ier of the bank, who had been over
powered and locked in vault. The
robbers got 1915.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company.

Every day in the year for Fort
Monroe, Norfolk, Newport News and
points SOUTH, via suberb powerful
steel palace steamers.
Through connections made at Nor
folk with steamers of the Old Domln-
ion Steamship Company for New
York and Merchants and Miners
Steamships for Boston.
General, Ticket; Office ,72o 18th ST.
Bond Building, Washington. D. c.
trl IN A1evandrie visit the Hute!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

Herbert r. Limburg, representing
Mrs. Lucille S. Frank, yesterday ap-
reared before Justice Cohalan IN
New YorI; and objected to exhibition
of "The History of the Frank Case,
upon moving picture curtains. The
Frank family is opposed to the pic
lures, irrespective of whether or not
thew are truthful or false" he said.
Gin another way the Frank family
intends to demonstrate that Leo was
innocent of the crime for which ne
was tried"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

Anxiety for the safety of the l.
1854 passengers on board the Fabre
liner SAINT Anna was dispelled late
Yesterday afternoon, when D. Fl. f.
Jones, general manager of James
Elwell and Company. agent for the
line in New York, received the fol-
lowing wireless from Capt Francis
Pavy, master of the SAINT Anna:
Fire in hold No. 2 extinguished. All
safe. Proceeding Azores escorted by
steamer Ancona"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

Dr.. Constantin Thedor D,imba, the
Austrian Ambassador. has asked Ba-
ron Won Burian, the Austrian-Hunga-
rian minister of foreign affairs, to
comply with the request of this gov
eminent for his recall. DR.. Dumha
asked that he be recalled con leave
of absence" The Ambassador, who
il now at Lenox, Mass, transmitted
his request through Count Won Bern
storff. the German Ambassador.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

Children skating on the smooth
pavement in the residential districts
of Richmond is not against the law D..
There is nothing in the city charter
nor in the ordinances that prohibits
boys and girls from gliding up and
down the street on skates or on GO
cycles. Nor is there likely to be any
change in the city charter nor the H.
PRODUCTION of an ordinance placing a
ban on the pastime. That was the
unanimous 'lopinion of the Admins
trative Board when complaint reach
ed the board from a property owner,
protesting against the noise made by
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, verl-
f;es the statement that German and
Austrian agents in this country had
been defeated in their efforts to fos-
ter a strike among the longshoremen
en- the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
The agents were defeated by Presi-
dent T. V. O'Connor, of the lnterna-
tional Longshoremcn's Association
and his lieutenants.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

A vast army of refugees, number
ing hundreds of thousands of home
less men, women, and children, are
fleeing from the government of Grod-
70. Poland, it is stated in official
dispatches from Minsk yesterday,
Thousands are fleeing toward the rail-
way junction of Baranowitsch, nine
ty miles southeast of GlBdno. The
wanderers are without food and are
compelled to sleep at night in the rain
without shelter There is much SICK
ness and many are dying from hunger
and exposure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

Baw Young, also known as Ne
Hok Yeung, a Chinese laundryman, OF
Greenfield, Mass, has murdered three
of his countrymen. His first victim
was his business partner. Ong Zen,
shom he killed at their laundry In
Greenfield early Sunday. Several
hours later he arrived in Spring
field and shot and killed WI Shee
Chang, proprietor of restaurant on
Hampden street, and Ng Hong son
of another restaurant proprietor. Baw
Young confessed to the three crimes
The failure OF, the three men to as,
.sists him financially lin defFasing the
expenses of a trial for violating the
immigration laws was given as the
motive.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

When in Alexandria visit the Hote!
Rammel.
Evening journal., 1915-09-24
BULGARIAN MOBILIZATION
IS CLUB over Allies
BY The United Press.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 24.-If the
sentiments expressed at the Bulgarian
embassy today upon the return of
Minister Panareton from New York
are In accord with the Bulgarian
governments sentiments. that coun-
try's mobilization is simply a club TO
be used in final effort to force the
Allies to persuade Serbia and Greece
to cede Macedonia to Bulgaria. II was
stated that Bulgaria Il was stated
that Bulgaria's mobilization does not
at all indicate that Bulgaria viii Join
the Teutonic Allies. The diplomatic
representatives Of the Quadruple Al
lance in Greece, Serbia. Roumania
and Italy. it was pointed out. are still
working to bring about an agreement
satisfactory to Bulgaria. It was en-
phatically denied that the mobiliza-
ton indicated that Bulgaria had de-
livered an ultimatum to the Allies.
One explanation made was that II
would require ten days for the mo.
bilization TO be completed and thai
by then the outcome of the pending
and final negotiations will be known
Regardless Of the side on which Bul
garia fights it is desirable 10 be full,
prepared when the decision is made
SAID one member of the embassy.
Evening journal., 1915-09-24

walk the floor. | could not lie down or
sit still sometimes for day and a night
at a time. / was nervous, and had very
little appetite, no ambition, melancholy,
and often felt as though / had not a
friend in the world. After / had tried
most every female remedy without sue
cess, my mother-in-law advised me to
take Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. I did so and gained in
strength every day. have now no trou-
bic in any way and highly praise your
medicine II advertises itself. Mrs.
S. I. HURLEY, Eldon, Missouri.
Remember, the remedy which did
this was Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. For sale everywhere.
It has helped thousands of women
who have been troubled with dispace-
ments, inflammation, liberation. tumors,
irregularities, periodic pains. backache,
that bearing down feeling, indigestion,
and nervous prostration, after all other
means have failed. Why don't you try
it? Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass.
Evening journal., 1915-09-24
MIDVALE STEEL CO.
Goes TO new owners
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 24-The
Midvale Steel Company was formally
turned over to new owners today All
arrangements for the sale to interests
whose identity is kept secret. were
made last night. The selling price
is reported TO amount to approximate
ly $19,000,000.
In financial circles today. the sale
strengthened the belief gigantic
combine of Independent steel COM
panies Is about to be formed Though
much secrecy Is maintained over the
Midvale company's new owners II is
generally belived they are either the
J. p. Morgan or Charles M. Schwab
interests.
Formation Of the new steel COM
bine TO complete against the United
States Steel Corporation was the
chief topic Of discussion today among
financiers The steady sale OF large
blocks Of Cambria Steel during the
past week is taken TO indicate Cambria
Is also passing into new hands. II
is believed the same interests who
purchase Midvale are buying up the
Cambria holdings and will form a
new company that would be the
nucleus Of the new steel combine.
Evening journal., 1915-09-24
FALL IS HERE! BE
CHEERFUL-IF YOU Can
Coal Bin TO be Filled and
Christmas is Coming;
. Weather is Nice
FROST IN THE AIR
SHARPENS APPETITES
Fall is here

Fall is here.
1t was given hearty handshake to-
day by General Humidity. and put Cen
cral Humidity, who was ON the job so
persistently last week, on the run
Fan "brcezod in" at l0lG o'clock last
night, at a good gait. and showed a
tendency to stick around. Il sounded
the death knell OF Meaky mosquitoes
and routed their brother bugs, who
haunted bedrooms and front porchcs
most of the summer.
"Scat,' said fall; and they seated"
Il drove out the blues and aroused
hope within the breast of the persistent
heat and the thermometer for weeks
past. And now he can wade into buck
wheat cakes and sausage, pumpkin pi,
and turkey, too, if he has a good appe
tite and job. The yellowed leave.
which fringe wooded lanes aud suburban
streets iluttercd frotiully 10 the ground
and many OF them, still with dropping
heads, viii soon form the background ol
merry wedding parties week or tw,
hence, and then pass away as quietly
as they burst forth in their springtim,
greenness.
FAN brings many forgetful hus-
bands down to the coal bin for the
first time in months 10 find il bare
and detected and there Is soon a
tingling Of telephones and the rattle
OF wagon wheels. Worst OF all il
arouses the memories Of Young Amer
lea, who is an expert mathematician
when Il comes to figuring the exact
number Of days until Christmas.
And what with new hats. and new
shoes and coats and theatre tickets,
one cannot forget that fall is here
with a vengeance.
So look after that holiday bank and
bear in mind that IT'S only 90 days TO
December 25. And between that there
is Halloween and Thanksgiving. and
no end of Sundays which bring Wis
itors with autumnal clothes and ap-
petites Yes. fan is here. and you
have TO stand for a.
But remember that the air Is free
and there are no zeppelins TO drop
bombs on You when you stroll
through the country and drink IN the
ozone of the free United States
Evening journal., 1915-09-24
MISS vernon COURIER FOR
WOMEN OF The NATION"

Miss Mabel Vernon Of this city. one
OF the leading Congressional Union
workers in the country, who has been
doing suffrage work in various states
throughout the west. is now on her
way east travelling as courier i'm an
automobile to announce the COM
ing OF the Women of the Nation" to
Washington for the big December
demonstration. Mrs. Sarah Bard
Field and Mrs. Francis Jolliffe. two
accomplished young suffragists are
following Miss Vernon in another
machine. The presentation of suf-
frage petition $4,000 feet long and
containing 100000 names will be one
of the features Of the big demonstra-
tion at the nations capital in Decem-
Der.
Evening journal., 1915-09-24
ADAM. THE first MAN."
Calls AT White House

WASHINGTON. Sept. Eft am
Adam of the Garden OF Eden. the first
man in the world" said a caller az the
White House.
Glad to meet you" said Policeman
Gus Schraeder. who was on duty
near the main entrance to the build
ing, Lets take a walk"
The caller. who later gave his name
as Adam Morris. his age as 81 years
and his address as Tulare, Cal. ac-
companied the policeman and was
SURPRISED when he arrived at the
Washington Asylum. where he is be-
ing detained for observation as TO his
mental condition.
The Californian said:
Il came to see the President 10 tell
him how he could rid the world of
sim"
Evening journal., 1915-09-24
PREPARING FOR CARNIyAL.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY, Del. Sent "a
AT joint meeting of the carnival
committee of the Board of Trade and
committee Of the fire company last
night, provisions were made for a
number of committees to assist in
arranging the carnival. to be hello the
week beginning October 25.
Harry c. Price. n. W. Wilkinson
and Or. Philip c. Southard were an
pointed a committee to confer with
the Century Club to secure their CO.
operation
r l.. Cofer was appointed marshal.
Harry c. Price and W. B. Jester
were named to confer with mer-
chants interested in securing booths,
etc.
DR.. Philip c. Southard was ap-
pointed to make arrangements for
Waterways Day. Howard Money was
appointed advertising manager. F. X.
Irons and John Holiday were an
pointed to lay out plots for booths
etc.
Evening journal., 1915-09-24
FOUR CONCERTS BY ORCHEsTRA

The Philadelphia Orchestra. eighty
five solo and orchestral players Of
first rank Leopold Stokowski. con-
ductor, will give four concerts in
Wilmington. ar The Playhouse, on
the evenings Of November 10, Decem-
Der 13, January II and February II.
The solo portion OF the program OF
the first concert will be unique in that
It will present two artists who are
probably the greatest masters Of their
instruments now in America; Daniel
Maquarre. flute, and Marcel Tabuteau.
Oboe. This is the latter's first year
with this organization. He was for
merly first oboe for the Metropolitan
Opera, New York. and has just re-
turned TO America after service in
the French army.
Evening journal., 1915-09-24
FIVE KILLrD IN TRAM WRECK
Bv lho IniLol prr.I

BY The United Press.
OMAHA. Nob. Seui 24-Five train
men were instantly killed. another was
fatally injured and several other
trainmen and a score Of passengers
were slightly injured today when a
southbound Missouri Pacific passen-
ger train going forty miles an hour
crashed head-on into a northbcund
freight near Oreaopolis. An eXplo-
sion of one OF the engines followed
the crash and fired the piled-up cars.
A misunderstanding Of orders is said
to have caused the wreck
Evening journal., 1915-09-24
Grand JURY MAY QUIZ
ABOUT BRIDGE WORK

There was a report current in the
New Castle County Court today that
Attorney-General Wolcott would send
before the grand jury this afternoon q
number OF Witnesses regarding inn
provements made ON the Washington
street bridge.
Recently Mr. Wolcolt Quizzed the
members Of the Levy Court relative TO
the improvements ON the bridge and
learned that the Levy Court had Or
dered work done in excess OF $500,
without advertising for bids. as re-
quirod by law. Following the quizz,
MIR. Burris. bridge committee chair
man, said he did not know that the
court had violated the law in failing
TO ask for bids on the work
Evening journal., 1915-09-24
At THE MAJESTIC.

Betty Nansen. as Floria. in "The
Song Of Hate at the Majestic today.
has TO carry almost single-handed
some Of the tensest situations. and the
strength Of her acting never falters.
With Arthur Hoops. who plays skill
fully as the sinister Baron Scarpio.
pair is formed which practically
makes the success of the production.
The settings and photography are
good throughout; and even without
the special music issued with il bv
the Fox company THE Song OF Hate"
stands out strikingly among the
more melodramatic and modern So
ciety photo-plays.
Evening journal., 1915-09-24
ONLY half BILLION
LOAN IS PRODABL|
By dc united Prel

BY The United Pres.
NEW YORK. Sept 24.-The Anglo
French loan is today nearer the ina
stage than is officially admitted. Thi.
was asserted today by financief
who mas played an important par|
In the discussions since the arrival oI
the financial commissioners
Two important points in the Loaf
are now understood to be decided on
One is the amount will not excec,
half a billion dollars.
The other is that Russia will no
officially be signer Of the agree
ment.
Another informal conferencep 4
scheduled for today 1t is expects.
New York bankers viii attend thil
meeting.