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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-02
UNDECIDED ON BILLY SUNDAY
Richmond Ministers Hold Secret
Meeting, But Defer Action

Richmond. Va, Feb 2-The meet
ing of the Richmond Ministerial UNI
ion Yesterday to decide whether to
invite Billy Sunday to come here
and help drive sin out was held in
secret. newspaper men being barred:
The Rev. W. Russell Bowie, rec
tor OF St. Paul's Episcopal Church,
said a report given out concerning a
committee meeting created an i'm
nression OF too great unanimlty oil
opiuion on the part Of the committee
in favor of the Sunday invitation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-02
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as .Administra-
tor Of the estate of the late Hugh
L. stider, deceased, all persons in
debted to the estate are requested to
make prompt settlement and all
persons to whom the estate may be
indebted are requested to present
their claims properly authenticated
for settlement. The business and
stool, Of said Hugh L. Strider is for
sale and those interested will please
apply to the undersigned.
ROBERT w. CHALLENGER,
Administrator.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-02

The Republican forces that have
been fighting or several days and
nights to prevent Il vote being taken
on the substitute shipping bill as
approved by the democratic party
caucus received reinforcements late
yesterday by being joined by seven
Democrats. A little later the Senate
adjourned The democrats gathered
in caucus this morning to perfect
their plans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-02
Save I our
Trees

We have scientific tree
surgeons now working on
Elr. Robt. BalTctt's and Mr..
Jas. Cations trees, in this
city. Now is the season to
save your old and valuable
trees. Cur charges are with
in the reach Of all. Scienti-
fc training has enabled Us
to attain truly wonderful
results with diseased and
declining trees rs our many
friends testify. We will be
glad to call. diagnose your
case, prescribe rem ely, and
furnish estimate without
cost to you. Planting, prun-
ing, cavity treatment, and
spraying spccia!tics.
Washington Tree Expert 90.
1Ii7 <. 81, Wash, D {.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-02
Potomac and Chesapeake
Steamboat Company.

Effective January 9TH 1915
(Subiect to change without notice.
STEAMER FRED'k DE barry
Leaves Alexandria every day ex-
cept Monday at 9 a. m. for Grinders
and intermediate points, returning
leaves Grinders at 100 p. m.
STEAMER WAKEFIELD
Monday ana Wednesday leaves
Alexandria at 6 p. M. for Parham's
Point and intermediate landings.
Returning Tuesday and Thursday, ar
irving in Alexandria early Wednes'
day ard Friday mornings.
STEAMER WAKEFIELD
Saturday, leaves Alexandria at
900 4. NJ. for Wilts and interme-
diate landings. Returning Sunday:
arriving in Alexandria about $3.50
P. M.
Telephone No. So
ReardOn & Grimes, Agents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-02
2 DROPS OF "GET-IT"
OUT COMES THE CORN,

It's the Worlds Wonder; Never Fails
You'll make goo-goo eyes at your
feet, after you use "GET-IT," and
you'll find the places where those
hlankety coms used to be, just as
smooth as yOm cheek
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-02

FOR SALE-Seven small houses for
sale cheap in Alexandria Inquire
Of Z. NJ. r f n. No. ?, Box 81.
Alexandria, Va. 29-wk.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-21
OH! HUM! DUDLEY TAYLOR IS I
"EXAGGERATING" AGAIN

Dudley Taylor's trait of exaggera-
ton ran him amuck in Judge Wells
court today.
} This is the same Dud who reared
and ramped in the. waitress case and
who afterward went to Springfield to
try and show the state legislature
that women workers liked to work
long hours.
The commonest accusation that
has been made against him is that of
exaggeration. He was called to time
for this in both the waitress case
and the fight for lower hours for
women in Springfield.
Two union fathers were the object
of his wrath in Judge Wells court to-
day. He charged them with rioting.
When Atty VIM. H Guinea had
made a joke of bud for his riot"
charge, Judge Wells took fall out
of him. Then he threw the case out
of court.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-21
HOUSEHOLD HELPS

Cream tomato soup will not curdle
if a teaspoon Of corn starch is mixed
with a salt spoon of soda before it is
added to the tomato mixture.
When scaling fish dip the fish mo-
ment in boiling water; they viii scale
much more easily.
81. n tho ramp teapot has a musty
Odor ill the pot with boiling water
and add teaspoon Of washing soda.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-21
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS

New York.-FiVe British Warships5
working in relays, conveyed White
Star liner Cymric for SO hours on
voyage from Liverpool to New York.
New York.-Geo. J. Gould has an
income of 100000 a year, said his
attorney, appearing in supreme court
in behalf of brother Howard to fore
close tax lien on latter's Fifth aV.
property.
Boone, la. - Officials say Arthur
Lumley, Is, Des Moines. has con-
fessed murder yesterday of wealthy
uncle, T. ]. Smalley, while he slept.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-21
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Second branch of Socialist party
will hold open air meeting tonight at
31st and Calumet. ]. w. Lafferty,
speaker.
The Friend of Peace will hold
peace conference Sept. and 6 at
Medinah Temple, Cass and Ohio sts.,
and Federal league ball park. Wants
universal peace.
Tenth Ward Branch Socialist party
will hold an open air meeting this
evening on the corner Marshfeld av.
and 18th st. Speakers: Samuel Block,
Morris Seskind and Henry Morris.
The first meeting of a group of
peace lovers at 1910 w. Madison st.
last night didn't materialize because
of a little squabble between the Of
ficeTs. A meeting has been called at
the same address for tomorrow night.
The plan of the organization is to
send wireless messages to the differ
ent warning countries in an effort to
bring about peace or arbitration.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-21

Allow to stand three hours, then bon
for ten minutes, wash and rinse thor
Oughly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
The Real Christmas Present

On the first Christmas men came
wondering to the manger-they of His
own house, the wise men, the shep-
herds.
Have we lost the wonder of Christ
mas? Is it as much to us like that
bag of gold at the-end Of the rainbow,
as it ought to be? Is it as nearly our
dearest, fondest wish springing into
strange realization before our eyes?
The church ought to be wonder
full place. Swift heartbeat, warm
glow, shine of face, beauty of life,
wonder, thrill, expectation burning to
fulfillment, peace deeper than the
sea, overcoming simply by lifting the
sphere of battle into the heavenlies-.
all these ought to abide in the church,
and be it's year-long Christmas pres
ent to the world.
The gift of life, the gift Of God,
the gift of the real self of our daring
dreams-all of the resources of in
finite love and infinite power blossom
ing into one shining, unbelievable
gift-this is what the church ought to
have for the world. 1t ought to ap-
proach it's mission with the same con-
fidence and the same overlooking of
pleasure that a parent has when he
gives the child the very darlingest
wish of all the year.
How cold we are! And how me-
chanical! What poor Christmas tree
we set for the world! What lean and
hating invitation we give! Come and
sew bags! Come and attend meeting!
Come and get ito work! Come and put
your name on our subscription list!
Oh, if we could only say, Come and
live. Come and see Come and wear
the luster! Come and feel the fire!
What poor things we are-we peo-
pie and we preachers. There is
precious little suggestion in us of ex-
plorations in the deep of sdeeps, of
climbings in the mystic heights.
Things have gone pale with us.
Wonder sits not in the soul and CLOVIS
through the window-panes. Life is
measured by the yard and the pound.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
SAID HO.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A traveller who has been as far east as
New York brings some strange and in
teresting news to the paper of his home
town back in Michigan He says that
the harbor of New York is filled with
seagoing sailing ships-a condition that
has not existed before for many a long
year.
The news is important and has been
commented on before. Owing to prevail
ing business conditions there is brisk
demand for bottoms and the steam
freighters are not numerous enough to
take care of it. All the railroad termi-
nails in the vicinity of New York are
congested with freight for the export
traffic. And SO the old windjammers are
coming back.
From where they lay gathering
barnacles at the rotting docks of almost
forgotten ports; from berths in tropical
waters that had threatened to be perma-
nent; creaking and rheumatic they have
spread their dingy wings and tapped la
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26

From the New York World.
One of the suffragists who addressed
the republican national committee at it's
Washington meeting pretended to be the
representative of 100000 votes, and told
the committee that I'VE women have balm
for your wounds. We have enough votes
to carry the presidential election for any
party which is quick enough to swing into
action for the Susan B. Anthony amend
ment."
A woman correspondent of the Tribune,
in describing this interesting meeting re-
ported that the applause of the commit
tee was simply too sweet We should
think it might have been. Indeed, We can
think of nothing simply sweeter than
the applause with which William Barnes
and Reed Smoot, for example, would
greet an offer of 100000 votes to be de-
livered without cent of cost in consid-
GRAFTON of republican support for an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States.
If the suffragists are astonished that
the committee went no further than APP
plause when this proposal of bargain and
barter was made, he must ascribe its in
difference to the inherent cynicism of
the masculine mind. When it comes to
blanket offer of 100000 votes or 10000
votes. the members of national COM
mittee represent the noble old state of
Missouri and have to be shown.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
Muscle Shoals

The Age-Herald's Muscle Shoals
section, which is part Of today S
issue. will be read with more than
ordinary zest throughout the state.
Every page of it is informative and the
facts set forth will arouse renewed in
terest in the great Muscle Shoals i'm
provement project
Senator Morgan, with his unerring
imagination, realized the splendid
possibilities Of the Tennessee river
in its course through Alabama and
made the forecast that the day would
come when the power at the Shoals
would be utilized for the greatest in
dustrial development the state had
ever known"
The war department will recommend
an appropriation of $18,000,000 for the
Muscle Shoals improvement and the
day is not far distant when the unde-
yeloped power will be realized. This
project is not only of vast Importance
to Alabama, but it is of national i'm
portance as we'll.
I-auderdale and Colbert counties,
which will be directly benefited by the
development of the water power Of
Muscle Shoals, are already enjoying a
high degree of prosperity, but after the
power is duly harnessed Florence,
Sheffield and Tuscumbia will make
such industrial strides as will place
them in the very front rank of pro-
gressive cities. In general way those
three cities are widely known for their
thrift and public spirit, but today's
survey will prove revelation to thou
sands who have not kept up with their
recent progress.
Read every line in the Muscle Shoals
section for every line is we'll worth
while
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
HOTEL LOBBIEs
Regarding the Grippe

~ notice that Birmingham has been
afflicted with an epidemic of grippe. .
said II. G. Wilson, as he shivered vio-
lently, but this cold weather will GER
tainly put the skates under it, One rea-
son why so many people had the grippe
was because they were deceived by the
warm weather and took libertie5
with it.
Il am especially glad to see this
cold snap, but 1t is certainly chilly.
1 got up early this morning to make
fire for the kids and / nearly froze.
Later in the morning, to satisfy my
own curiosity, / called up the weather
bureau to find what the temperature
was, and discovered to my astonish-
ment that it was only 3S, six degrees
above freezing. The warm weather of
the last few weeks has not fitted us
for cold weather and, coming on sud-
denly it seems much colder than it
really is. One good thing, the cold
weather will speedily nip in the bud
the epidemic of grippe
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
Iron and Cotton

Early in the fall iron and cotton were
running neck and neck race, so to
speak, for high prices. The statistical
position of both manifestation and cot
ton-justifies very high price levels,
say, $40 iron and zoe cotton.
After cotton had kept pace with iron
for time, it tagged, but there is
hardly a doubt but that it will soar
upward again in the New Year.
The iron market has continued up
ward without break Pig metal is
now selling for SIG on No. 2 foundry
basis, and will probably be quoted at
$1S or 500 by the list of January
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
The Amendment Election Tomorrow

The Amendment Election Tomorrow
The qualified electors of Alabama
are called upon to vote tomorrow on
the Birmingham tax amendment; are
called upon to say whether or not Bir-
mingham shall have the right to in
crease its tax rate.
AS only Birmingham will be af-
fected by this measure it is reason
able to assume that the vote outside
the city will be virtually unanimous
in favor of the amendment. Inside
the city a decisive majority for the
amendment is naturally expected.
Of all the elections held in recent
years none has been of such vital
concern to Birmingham as this, which
is to determine the principle of home
rule for the city in the matter of taxa
ton
A vote for the amendment will not
increase the tax rate. 1t will be SIM
ply an expression in favor of giving
the people the right to vote on this
question later on. If the amendment
is ratified, the city commission will
be authorized to submit tax increase
proposition to the people on or after
October /, 1916.
1t is possible, though not probable,
that by next fall the city's revenues
will be sufficient for the proper adj
ministration of the municipal gov
eminent. Birmingham's present tax
rate of 81 on the hundred is lower
than that of any city in this country
of the 100000 class. This low rate
accounts for Birmingham's financial
straits today. With the amendment
ratified the people will have the right
to advance the rate to $1.50 on the
hundred, and such rate would be
lower than that prevailing in many
prosperous cities.
But the only thing to be kept in
mind tomorrow is the duty which
every voter owes to the city to cast
ballot in favor of the amendment.
A large city vote will be indicative
of a vigorous civic sentiment. Let's
roll up a big vote and big majority.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
FATE. THE LESTER


Arthur Guiterman in THE Laughing
Muse
The planets are bells on his motley,
He fleers at the stars in their state,
He banters the sun burning hotly-
The Jester whose nickname is Fate.
The lanterns that kindle their rays
with
The comets, are food for his'mirth;
But, oh, how he laughs as he plays with
His mad little bauble, the earth!
He looks on the atomies crowding
The face of our pitiful ball;
His form in the nebulae shrouding,
He chuckles unnoted of all.
The valorous puppets that chatter
Superbly of little and great
A flip of his finger would shatter
The dreams of these Masters Of
Fate"
He laughs at their strivings and RACES
And losses the murmurant sphere
To howl through the zodiac-stages
That measure the groove of a year.
He laughs as he trips up the maddest
Who scramble for power and place,
But laughs with the brayest and glad
dest-
Fate's comrades. who laugh in his
face.
Who laugh at themselves and their
troubles
Whatever the beaker they quaff;
Who. laughing at Vanity's bubbles,
Forget not to love as they laugh
Who laugh in the teeth of disaster,
Yet hope through the darkness to
find
A road past the stars to a Master
OF Fate in the vastness behind.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
THE ALL-AROUND Dog
From January Outing.

FROM January outing.
Here is the case of a dog made to
order for a very definite purpose-and
meeting all the specifications. The Aire-
dale as a breed is only little over half
century old. Yorkshire was his birth
place. AS to the work that the new dog
was expected to do, there were foxes
and badgers in the hills, offers in the
streams, and hares in the fields and
woods This meant that the all-around
dog must have courage, a keen nose,
strength Of legs and Jaw, and must be
equally at home in the water and on
land.
The breed found it's way to this coun-
try in the middle eighties and soon
caught on among the fanciers despite
the cry that no terrier should run above
20 pounds.
His habit of working for his living
has kept the Airedale from becoming
too much the toy of the shows and
has given him many opportunities to
show his worth the farm and in
hunting. He has the terHer willingness
to tackle anything without regard to
size or teeth. One thing the Airedale
demands is room. For that reason he
is not an ideal house dog. He is at his
best in the country with plenty of ell
bow room and work enough to keep
him interested in life
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
"MARsE HENRY'S. RECIPE

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Col Henry Watterson and Mrs. Wat
terson have celebrated their golden we'd
ding, and the dean of American Journal
lists, soldier, statesman and lover of his
fellow men generally, with the possible
exception of few folks in Europe, has
been the recipient of warm and merited
congratulations. These voiced not only
the good will of friends, natural under
the circumstances, but the admiration of
many who know the colonel only by repu
tation, but are none the less his admirers
1t is not only a half centurdy of welded
life that "Marse Henry celebrates. but
the completion of 80 years of active par
ticipation in the affairs of his country
which has always been of a vigorous sort,
which never left doubt of where he stood
which has shown him generally entertain
ing, much to be admired and always
worthy of respect.
No man can have lived al long as Colo
mel Watterson, and life so active and of
varied opportunities for observation, and
not have formed opinions worthy of at
tention So his recipe for welded happi-
ness may be commenced TO InOSe ABOUT
to enter the married state, to those al
ready married, but with many years ahead
of them, even to those who have travelled
much of the way together The Louisville
editor has direct simple manner of say
ing things when he wills. Here is his
counsel gained from the half century of
experience:
'There is no secret about happiness in
married life. Mrs. Watterson has always
let me alone and l have let her alone.
When she saw l needed help she asked
me how she could aid me, and did it..
When she was not exactly satisfied about
anything, just asked her if I could help
her. That's all. a
Simplifled into what might not be an in
appropriate slogan for the married folks
who would have their years together, be
they five of So happy years, it might
read: Don't fuss" And far be it to
infer that all the fussng is by the party
of the second part.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
A Modern QuixOte

Although it is announced that the
Ford peace crusade will be continued
under the auspices of the Woman's
International Peace association, Mr..
Fords detection practically termi-
mates his ambitious plan to carry
peace to war-stricken Europe. The
failure Of his crusade is more over
whelming than his hardest critics ven
tured to predict and the Detroit man.
ufacturer, after having received
world wide publicity, and after having
thrown half a million dollars or more
at the elusive peace dove, returns
home ostensibly i'll in body, unques-@
tionably sick at heart. 1t passes
understanding how any man who
has shown Mr.. Fords acumen
in business could embark upon
such foolish venture, with
out any definite plan in view and
with nothing to depend upon for car
rying it out but money and enthusi-
asm. Money can make war, but
couldn't stop it in hundred years,
with conditions as they are at present
in Europe.
Shortly after the Oscar ii left New
York with the Ford party dissentions
were reported and the news was re-
ceived with chortles of unholy glee by
the knowing ones who had predicted
that the crusade would come to
naught. This was in itself bad be-
ginning and an i'll omen for the sue
cess of the undertaking. Then came
the frigid reception abroad and Mr..
Ford, chagrined and Inundated, sud-
denly became ell" and left his com
panions without warning, it is said,
although he was thoughtful enough
to provide more funds for carrying
on the work, which he himself realized
had failed utterly.
A great deal has been said for and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26

against Mr.. Ford, since he leaped into
the limelight as an apostle of peace.
Considerably more was said against
him than for him, and while he has
been subjected to unmerciful ridicule
and even his sincerity has been ques-
toned, the sort Of advertising he has
received has been decidedly unfavor
able and humiliating, so that it is
quite likely that he was in earnest
when he brought down on his devoted
head the ribaldries which have helped
to make his expedition such pitiable
fiasco.
Meanwhile the redoubtable Madame
Schwimmer, who got Henry "off his
trolley" has a great deal to answer
for.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
IMPRACTICARLE.

''These oriental dancing shows exhibit
the girls in front of the tent before the
performance begins
That's a good idea. The prospective
patron can then decide whether or not he
wants to see the show"
Exactly. Why don't the musical come
dies do that?"
ut wouldn't work. The average theatre
patron considers it his inalienable right
to arrive after the performance begins
seem to be the proper thing to go to the
polls on December 81 and vote for what
that city wants
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
Republican Activity

81 voted for Mr.. Taft in 1912, but
after his crushing defeat L had felt
little interest in politics until now"
said S. ID. Larkin of Chicago. "Phe re-
publicans are getting together and II
they will only nominate a strong man
Hughes is my choice-we will see a
very lively campaign in 1912.
president Wilson is going to be a
hard man to beat but I believe the
G. o. p. will give him a great run.
81 believe Colonel Roosevelt would
support Justice Hughes. If the pro-
gressives and the standpat republicans
unite on Hughes the great jurist will
simply have to accept the nomination.