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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-08

Now for the menu. For break
fast we have oatmeal or corn mush
eggs on fried herring. coffee and
toast or battercakeS. For dinner we
have baked shoulder, hot for one
day and cold the next day; spaghetti
cooked with hamburg steak; lamb
curry with rice; baked Potomac bass,
salmon baked with bread crumbs.
Vegetables consist Of rice, baked
beans onions. fried apples tomatoes
or potatoc. The later we cook in Il
different way every day, boiled, cream
ed with cheese. baked or fried. Rice
cooked with tomatoes makes a
nourishiug dish and boiled rice or
fried rice makes change.
For supper we have tea or coffee.
eggs or something cold left from din
ner. baked apples. rice pudding or
cvaporated peaches.
own my home, six rooms. which
cost $4,000 twelve years ago. The
taxes insurance, water rent and re-
pairs. which ! cannot make myself,
cost SIS per annum; coal and wood
cost $40 per annum and gas $2S per
annum. These three items total $125
from which we deduct S72 per annum
for the rent of one room to 4 young
cost $1,000 twelve years ago. The
cost of the house $53 per annum.
The following is the resume OF our
expenses for one year:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-08

Food, 50 weeks at Sc, :. :, 1920
House expense :. ;, ;. - SO. 90
Allowance to wife for clothing for
herself and two children So
week 49,. :. :. l02 %
Clothing for self, 81 week :. :. so. 90
Medicine and doctors bills last
year ID. 20
Books and newspapers, ;. :. IS. rs
Church contribution, 20 cents
Week -. lO.AU
laundry, 80 cents week :. ..l5 60
Furniture and linen for house 16. 80
Lodge dues - 9.uu
.Amusements, car fares, etc 81
week :. :. 3Z.oo
Washing, Is cents week ;. 80. 90
TOTAL 80. :. $G9l so
My wages are SIS per week
total of $93G per annum. so | am
able to save about $50. 90 per month
or S240 per annum. A portion OF TINS
roes into an endowment life insur-
,nce policy which will mature iii less
than five years. ! am making ar
engagements now to purchase small
house near the one own, for $500.
II rents for $40 per month and l
hope to use the rental money so
that my wife can employ some one
a help her cook.
MECHANIC
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-08

erces 3 east $50 feet north g de-
crecs 25' east $50 feet north G6 de-
prccs So cast 1856 feet south ~ de-
crces 8 east Id feet to "C", thence
leaving the Run and passing q locust
stake on the south bank Of the Run
south 13 degrees 81 west 1850 feet
to CO., Il locust stake in the Mt.
Ida line; thence with said line north
9S degrees 9 west 1871 feet to the
beginning, containing 55.23 acres,
more or less; it being the same pro
pcrty which was conveyed to the SAID
Susan p. A. Calvert by Emory f..
Ilogc and Wife, By deed dated June
20, 1904, and recorded among the
land records Of Alexandria County,
Virginia in Deed Book 10, page $50:
FIFTH-All thai tract or parcel
If land bounded and described rs
follows, to wit:
BEGINNING ut a planted stone
monument where the cast line of
this land intersects the
south line of right Of way of the
Rluemont branch OF the Southern
Railway. thence with the east line Of
the same sonth 9 degrees 0G' west
1852 feet; thence north IS degrees
~ west SGG.2 feet TO planted
stone; thence north degrees 30' east
3Gh9.7 feet to Il planted stone on
the line OF said right Of way; thence
with the line of said right Of way
sorth r. degrees So east 1875 feet
to stone south r. degrees % east
$685. feet to stone south 70 de
grccs AZ east l99.G feet 20 Il stone;
and thence south IS degrees So east
1871 feet to the point OF beginning,
containing 800 acres, according to
the survey made by D. }. Howell: It
being the same property which was
conveyed to the said Susan P. A.
Calvert by Mary +. Danenho"cr, by
deed dated December s, 1901, ard
recorded among The land records Of
Alexandria County Virginia, in Liner
10, Folio SEQ.
This property Is about five miles
from Washington and about two
r.iles from Alexandria, and the
Eluemont branch Of the Southern
Railway Company (now the Grea!
Falls and Old Dominion Railway Coz
runs through the property.
1t is we'll located for purposes oil
subdivision n other building pun
pose,its we'll drained. and j.; one 81
the largest tracts offered for sale
in recent years in Alexandria COun-
ty. The above tract Of land will
first be offered for sale separately
and the highest bid for each tract
will be received. The entire tract
will then he offered as a whole, and
the property knocked down TO the
highest bidders.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH. Con
veyancing at the cost Of the pnr-
chaser or purchasers.
ANY one interested may call on
either of the undersigned Trustee
fo,. any information desired or for
an examination Of the map Of Alex
andria County showing the exact 10
cation Of the land.
c. r. NICOL
GARDNER L. BOOTHE ..
Trustees,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-08
ADAM A. WESCHLER, .Auctionecr
Washington, d. G..

Bankruptcy Sale of the Assets of the
Washington Florists Company. In
cOrporatcd. Including Real and
Personal Property.
BY virtue Of an order of the Sup
rene Court Of the District Of Column
lila, holding a Bankruptcy Court in
re the Washington Florists Co., Inc.
Bankrupt No. 1922. the undMsign-
ed trustees will sell by public auc-
ton OH Friday the ~ tn day of
March 1915 at 10 o'clock \ NJ. at
premises No 14OS II St, N. W.,
Washington, D. c., Florists Sup
plies, Ice Box, Mirrors, Counters,
Flower Pots, Baskets, Wire Frames.
Roxes. Ribbon. Plants. Fixtures, 2
Ford and Cadillac Delivery Wagons
Office Equipment, Open Accounts.
Etc.
ALSO. Three Mules, Horse, Wa
CONS. Carts, Harness, Glass Flower
Pots. Tools, and Implements, locat-
ed at No. SIS South Patrick Street,
Alexandria, Va.
ALSO, Lot at intersection Of Fay
cite Street, Alexandria, Va. (EX-
tcndcd) with Green Lane, So feet by
50 feet deep, improved by frame
dwelling being the same property
which was conveyed to the Washing
ten Florists Company. corporation.
by Frank e. Roat, by deed dated
May 9th 1912, and recorded among
the land records Of Fairfax County
Va. in Liber NJ, No. 7, page 4O3.
The real and personal property
located at Alexandria Va. can be in
Spected there any time prior to sale
but will be offered for sale at pre-
misses no. 1903 H st, \. W. Wash
ington, D. c.
For further information apply te
undersigned.
TERMS: CASH.
CHARLES F. DIGGS, Trustee.
Colorado Building,
Washington, D. c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-08
MECHANIC
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.
Cour.Ycar.Old Girl Lost Her Life in
Destructive Blaze.

Norfolk. March Sire completely
wrecked the two-story frame building
at l3O1-l303 Queen streets, corner OF
Armstrong. Saturday night. One life
vas lost in the blaze, that Of Dorothy
Saks, four years old. daughter of
Samuel Saks, who conducted Il groc-
cry on the ground floor OF the struc-
ture, and had his living apartments
on the second floor. The fire is be-
leved to have had its origin from IN
exploded lamp.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-08
keep LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-K You Know DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets

The accrct Of keeping young is to
feel yniIIIa:--.Iu Il" this You must watch
your liver and huw"!S--tn": - no ncCd
Of having - ::t!.u& cnmDivN!n!i--dark
rings unurr yocr ":c%--pinDlc.;--:l bill
innS look III ?uur Itcc--au.l eyes with
80 sparkle.
Your doctor viii tell you ninety per
cent Of al sickness cOiI'cS from inactive
bowels and liver.
Dr.. Edwards. 4 wrlifnnwn physician in
Ohio, perfected Il vc"ctahle compound
mixed with nlv': Oil 90 act on tIit; liver and
bowels. which he gave to has patients for
years.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets. the substi.
tutc for calomci, are gentle IN their action.
yet always effective.
They bring about that cxuberance Of
spirit. that natural bunyancy which should
be enjoyed by everyone. by ton!ng up the
liver and clearing the system Of impurities.
You will know DR.. Edwards Olive Tab
lets by their olive color. l0c and 2Sc per
box. All druggists.
The Olive Tablet Company, Columbus. Q.
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WIFE DEAD IN CUPBOARD.

Grccnport, n. y, March S.-The
mystery of the disappearance Of Mrs.
Henry Grill, after her husband shot
himself last Thursday was solved at
his funeral Saturday by 4 pallbearer,
who found her body in the recesses of
4 dark closet in their home.
The conclusion of the police was
that Grill killed her in the closet
when she fled there for protection,
and then shot himself jealousy of
another man was given as Grilli's
motive for the deed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-08

FURNITURE FOR SALE-One
early English dining room suit. Acon-
sisting of one extension table. six
chairs, one buffet, one china closet,
one serving table. All nearly new.
and in splendid condition. Price
500 cash. Address Box A Gazette
Office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-08
LoWmcosT OF LIVING.
Editor Alexandria Gazette:

Despite the war in Europe and al
legged scarcity of food in the United
States the cost Of living in Alexan-
dria fails to show any sensational
increases In fact a comparison OF
my expenditures for the past ten or
twelve years shows small decrease
at present although sugar and flour
are somewhat higher. On the other
;, hand canned goods are much lower
and meats are not rs high rs they
were q year ago.
For the information of your read
ers will give you some figures in
reference to my living expenses and
would like to see how they compare
with other residents Of Alexandria.
My family consist Of myself. wife and
Two children, one boy Of ten years
and the other a girl Of six years. |
try to give them quantity OF good
wholesome food, with q great varie-
ty. do practically all of my shop
ping in Alexandria but some of the
items buy from chain grocery stores
in Washington when ] find ! can ef-
feet a saving. Both my wife and my
self read all the grocery and clothing
advertisements and when we see q
bargain advertised we take advan-
tage of it. Of course we buy for
cash and in large quantities when we
can save money. When apples are
cheap we buy several barrels, and
every spring we salt thousand her
ring.
For instance our expenses for the
Evening journal., 1915-01-08
RELIEF BUREAU TO
ASK employers TO
HIRE THROUGH IT

So many persons are applying for
work to the Hone Relief Committee at
the headquarters in the Clayton House,
that the committee has decided to re-
quest the manufacturers, merchants and
employers generally throughout the city
to engage men for work through the
employment bureau. By this method il
is hoped that many men who are sincere
in a desire to get work and earn money
10 support their families will get places.
The bureau has large list Of men and
women anxious to secure employment,
and believes IL can help employers and
the needy ones, should manufacturers,
merchants or other employers cooperate
with the bureau.
One day this week the bureau gave
out eighty bundles of sewing to women
anxious to do that kind of work, and
also had two hundred men TO apply for
some kind of employment TO enable
them to aid their families
Evening journal., 1915-01-08
WILMINCTONIAN killed
BY FALL FROM BRIDGE

Word was received in this city to-
dav that Thomas H. Sewell, a former
Wilmingtonian, had died in Waco
Texas, yesterday as a result OF a
fall. He was a bridge builder, ana
fell from a structure on which he had
been working.
Mr.. sewell is a brother-in-law OF
william Lyons, Jr., deputy register
of Wills. Word of the death was re-
ceived in a telegram received by Mr..
Lyons and James T. Chandler, under.
taker. Mr.. Sewell left Wilmington
several years ago to supervise bridge
construction in different parts of the
country. His body will be brought to
Wilmington for interment
When he left Wilmington he was in
the employ of the Edge Moor Bridge
Company, but later went with another
concern in Memphis, Tenn. He is sur
vived by a widow, two sons and q
daughter One of his sons is now on
the battleship Minnesota, at League
Island Navy Yard.
Evening journal., 1915-01-08
CRUISER DRESDEN
AGAIN RAIDS SHIPPING
By The United Boz.

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-That not only
the German cruiser Dresden, which
escaped the battle of the Falklands,
when the remainder of Admiral Won
Specs squadron was destroyed by
the British, is raiding commerce in
the Pacific but that it has a consort
was confirmed here today. Captain
A. c. Norris and eight officers of the
British freighter Charcas, who reach
ed here today from Colon on the
fruit steamer Carrillo told of the loss
of their vessel. She was sunk by
the former North German Lloyd
steamer Prinz Eitel Friedrich off the
Chilean coast on December 5. Cap
tain Norris, his wife and their daugh-
ter Margaret, fourteen months old,
were landed at Papudo Port, Chile,
after seeing their vessel sunk by the
German converted cruiser. All hands
we're given haif an hour to get their
effects before the Charcas was sent
to the bottom.
Evening journal., 1915-01-08
CITY PHYSICIAN
ORDINANCE PASSES
Only Two Votes Recorded
Against Measure To
Aid Needy Poor
CHARITIES KEEP
UP OPPOSITION

Following some discussion, City
Council last night passed the ordi-
nance creating the position of City
Physician and the measure was sent
to Mayor Harrison w. Howell for ap-
proval. The measure was so amend
"a thar applicants for the position
may come from any section of the
state. and the salary viii be $1,000,
instead Of $500 a year. After the
amended ordinance had been read
President White said he desired TO In
form Council that he had received a
letter from the Associated Charities,
protesting against the election Of such
n city official. This letter President
White said he had left at his home
Councilman Slower, father Of the
ordinances. replied that he was sorry
the letter was not read. as he de-
sired 10 answer It. Mr.. StOver said
that while he was not opposed to the
Associated Charities. he said that II
their arguments against the proposed
law were no better than the service
they had given the needy in the past
three weeks. the opposition did not
amount to much. Colonel Stover theI
related how he had obtained work foi
a man with a family of five children,
but before the man could secure his
wages, he was compelled to ask the
Associated Charities for help. the
Charities Csienei Stever said gaye
the man fifty cents with which to buy
food. Colonel Stover added THAT
may be system, but it does not fill
stomachs. and / do not say that with
any unkind feelings"
Councilman Haney said he knew Of
applicants who applied for help at the
Associated Charities and were asked
who their forefathers were. This he
declared was not right, as no one ap-
piled for help unless they needed IT,.
Many people. Councilman Haney said,
would rather starve than apply to the
Charities for assistance
AT this point President White said
he had no defense to offer for the
Associated Charities. as he held a
report OF the work that had been
done by them. That they had done good
work, he said, was apparent to all.
Colonel Stover said he did not OPP
pose the work of the association in
general He said the city physician
plan is only an experiment, and il
II means the saving Of one life, that
It will have been justified. He de-
clared he could not understand how
intelligent people could oppose such
a measure. but that as soon as such
"a thing Is started. the cry is always
raised that it is to create a place
for someone He deied anyone 20
show that this IS the case in this
He said case has been called 10
his attention affecting one Of those
who has been loudest in opposing the
city physician ordinance. A woman
Evening journal., 1915-01-08

had a sick child and she called this
physician several times. The doctor
always answered the telephone him
self Finally the woman called IN
another doctor. This was about 4
o'clock in the afternoon. AT II
O'Clock that night the physician
whom the woman had several times
begged to come to see her child, ar
rived at the house and became
unified" when he learned another
doctor had been called in. The next
day the child died. The doctor who
had been called first. he said, went
% the woman and demanded that
he be paid for his call late the night
before. Colonel Stove said there
are half a dozen similar cases in
volving the same doctor and there,
he said, is all the noise against the
city physician ordinance
Councilman McGoldrick thought
Council should have control over th'
city physician, and Councilman McGold
rick thought the better plan would be
TO let each Councilman engage the fam.
/ ilv physician when people are IN wanl
and can't pay the doctors fees. Coun
Gilman Hopkins thought there should b'
four such physicians MS the work VIII D'
too much for one man. Councilm"
Zimmerman thought Council should ap
point The physician.
Colonel Stover answered all the ar
guments advanced against the act h
recalled that the city spends $1,000
year TO doctor up the old trees am
that there has never been a protest, ye
when IT comes TO spending a few nun
dred dollars for the care of the sicl
poor. a great protest is offered.
The ordinance was finally passed witt
Councilman Zimmerman and Mcl)ei
mott voting against IT,
Evening journal., 1915-01-08
FROM MICHIGAN TO BE
BURIED AT OLD SWEDES.

Mrs. Margaret Rhine aged 50 years,
widow of Charles +. Rhine, and a
former resident Of this city, who died
on Wednesday, in Kalamazoo, Michi-
gan. will be buried in Old Swedes
Cemetery. Funeral services will be
held from the residence of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Elmer Barney, No. $50 East
Fourth street, on Sunday afternoon, at
1 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1915-01-08
DIVORCED; NOW She
HAS TWO HUSBANDS
Continued from First Page.

llOu liol oEDs
the ground of adultery. This being the
case, Mr.. Salisbury wanted to know
why the decree nisi could not stand.
In deciding the point Judge Conrad
said that when a party to divorce
case obtains a decree nisi the decree
holds for one year and that if the
party marries before the decree ex-
pires, he or she is violating the di-
vorce law of the State. 1t having
been shown that Mrs. Sem had mar
ried before the expiration Of the de-
cree granted her, the court ordered
the decree vacated.
Argument was next taken up on a
rule for alimony expenses for Mrs. Sem
in the suit in which she sued for di-
vorce. The decree nisi was granted on
May and the petition for alimony ex-
penses was not filed until May Is. Wal
ter j. Willis, for Sem. argued that the
case had been prosecuted without an
allowance for the wife, and he did not
think alimony should be allowed
There had been another petition for
alimOny expenses filed by Mrs. Sem, but
it was dated prior to the commencement
of the suit for a divorce. This was OBJ
jected to by Mr. Willis last May, and
the court later had the second petition
filed fourteen days after the decree nisi
was granted.
The court records showed the first pc
tition was dismissed, but the court then
granted Mr.. Salisbury the right to file
the second petition.
Mr.. Willis argued that the court could
not grant a saving clause to Mr.. Sauls-
bury when the decree nisi had been
granted. He dwelt on the right of the
court to let Mr.. Salisbury antedate the
petition. The court reserved its decision
Mrs. Sem married Harry Wurtle. bet.
ter known as Harry Baker, pugilist, ii
Evening journal., 1915-01-08
TRAVELS IN EUROPE.

On Friday evening. January 10, the
Rev. Charles l.. Candee will deliver
an illustrated lecture entitled
Travels in Europe" in the Chapel Of
Westminster Church. Mr.. Candee de-
livered this lecture before the mems
society of Westminster Church short
ly after his return from abroad last
fall, where he had been travelling
when the war in Europe broke out
It proved intensely interesting at that
time, and he has been requested to
repeat this lecture under the auspices
of the Sunday school,
Evening journal., 1915-01-08
PANDEMONIUM IN PIT
when wheat PRICES SOAR
By The United Press.

by The United Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. s.-Wheat today con-
tinued its sensational jump to new high
price records. May options opened to-
day at l.30 "a, or Is cents bushel
higher than yesterdays close. a wave
of buying enthusiasm following reports
of immense cash sales was given as the
reason for the continued rise which to-
day set the third new high price record
for the crop and exceeded wheat prices
for many years. Other grains followed
wheat in the climb upward.
There was even a bigger jump at the
opening in July wheat. The opening Of
si.26 per bushel on July wheat futures
was a rise of l 5-S cents over night.
Again there was pandemonium in the
pit The scene was even more excited
and Kaleidoscope than when the sea-
sons high record of Sl.32 per bushel was
reached and passed earlier in the week.
Evening journal., 1915-01-08
ENGLAND Fears new
RAID BY ZEPPELINS
BY the United Press .

BY the united PreSS-
LONDON, Jan. S.-Further evidence
that a German raid. probably by Yep
pelins and German aeroplanes, is ex-
pected, was shown today when it be-
known that Lord ROseberry, accord
ing, in his official capacity as Lord
Lieutenant of Midlothian, had issued
instructions to the population re-
garding their action in case of a Ger
man hostile movement Civilians are
sternly urged to refrain from any hos
tile action, but to remain quietly in
their homes and let the regular sol
diers do the fighting Other orders,
including the mobilization of the
Home Guard are also included.
It is explained in an accompanying
statement that these precautions are
intended to get the district into a state
of complete preparedness and do not
Indicate that an attack is considered
imminent.
Evening journal., 1915-01-08
HENRY c. ROLLER PASSES AWAY.

Henry c. Roller, aged 76 years, a
well known German-American resi-
dent, who for many years conducted a
bakery, died yesterday He was a
member of the Liberty Fire Company
and of Columbia Lodge and Delaware
Lodge, ID. o. II. His funeral will be
held from the home of Henry w.
Grotz, No. 22S West Twenty-third
street, on Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock, with interment in Riverview
cemetery.
Evening journal., 1915-01-08
French CAIN new
GROUND IN NIGHT FIGHT
Continue from First Page.

yiously rejected. Only those actually
unable to shoot a rife are now ex-
empt. And even men partially dis
abled have been drafted into service
to act as a sort of home guard. There
is a pitiful lack of war materials.
Some Of the troops are armed only
with the old-fashioned single shot
Wondl rifles. Few have bayonets or
entrenching tools. Uniforms are i'll
fitting and many show by their wear
that they already have been used by
troops at the front. No secret is made
of the fact that uniforms and equip
ment gathered on the battlefelds Of
Galicia have been brought back and
are now being distributed to the
troops.
Evening journal., 1915-01-08
WARNER COMPANY DIVIDEND.

The regular quarterly dividend of
/ ga per cent. on the first and second
preferred capital stock of the Charles
Wpner Company, of Delaware, has been
declared. This dividend is payable
January 2S to stockholders of record
January !. Dividend checks will be
mailed. The quarterly dividend of one
half per cent on common stock is now
being paid.
Evening journal., 1915-01-08
STOCK MARKET.
By The United Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. s.-The market
opened active and strong today with a
greater breadth of trading than ON re-
cent days The attendance on the floor
was large.
A tremendous gain in sales was shown
in the first hour over the figures for the
same time yesterday. Today's sales up
to II o'clock were 0l ,247 shares, as com
pared to 30,745 yesterday. Missouri
Pacific and Rock Island bonds were the
weak features the former selling down
to 3-s, a new low record.
Evening journal., 1915-01-08
ATLAS POWDER BONDS.

The Atlas Powder Company's transfer
books for its S3,OOO,OOO per cent. in
come bonds will be closed from January
0 to February ?, inclusive, for the pay
ment ON February l of the regular semi
annual interest of 3 per cent. These
the old DUPONT Powder Company. The
Guaranty Trust Company of New York
is trustee under the indenture covering
the securities.