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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-28
MENINGITIS IS -
CAUSING ANXIETY
Disease Raging in Most
Malignant Form in
Blackwood, Va.
20 DEATHS REPORTED
Victims .Adults-Physicians Unable
to Check Spread Of Disease-State
Board of Health Notifiet.

Norton, Va, Jan. 2S--Following
an epidemic Of cerebrospinal menln-
gifts, which has broken out in Black
wood, a mining town four miles from
here, twenty deaths have occurred,
and several cases are under treat
ment.,
= The disease, which appears to be
in its most malignant form, is puz-
zlinG the physicians. who have been
working on the cases, and no treat
ment administered seems to check
the progress of the epidemic Re-
ports coming here say that the
mining camp Of the Blackwood Min
ing Company, at Blackwood, has suf-
fered most from the disease, and that
Pardee and Roaring Fork have been
visited.
The epidemic has been reported to
the State Board Of Health.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-28
SHIP AND CREW SAFE

New York. Jan. .2s.-The, italian
steamship Angelo Parodi, which was
lost from view of the revenue cut
ter Itasca yesterday in a fog and
was believed to have gone down
with her crew. of twenty-seven, reach
ed this port today in tow of the
Greek steamer Crios.
The Parodi, had been adrift since
January 10, when her supply of coal
was exhausted. For four days the
revenue cutter ltasca stood by and
endeavored to get line to the drift
ing ship. The Parodi's food supply
ran out and this increased the suf.
fering of the crew. Hig hesas pre-
vented the Itasca from aiding eithe,
the ship or those aboard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-28

An agreement was signed in
London yesterday for the loan OF
S25.OOG.O0 to Rcumania. The money
will he advanced by the Bank OF
England to the Bank Of Roumania
against Roumanian Treasury bills.
The loan is result of the visit 10
London Of the Roumanian Finance
Commission. It is understood that
Roumania will use the money for
the purchase of war materials. Rou-
mania is said to be watching close
" the concentration Of the Austro-
German forces in Transylvan!a:
which might be used either against
her or the Russians, who are adran-
cling through Bukowina.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-28
MERCHANT TAKES HIS LIFE
D. Moses. Lynchburg Department
Store Owner. Fires Bullet Into
Brain.

Lynchburg, Va. Jan. 25-Daniel
Moses, aged forty-siX years, presi-
dent of d. Moses d Co.. which opera
tes one of Lynchburg's largest and
most successful department stores,
committed suicide yesterday morning
in MS apartments at the CourViand g.
A revolver bullet entered his!right
temple. passed through the head and
buried itself in The wall.
The suicide is. the result Of i'll
health. for Mr.. Moses had been in a
highly nervous condition for several
months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-28
FREED OF BIGAMY CHARGE.
Virginia Authorities Do. Not Want
Charles Clark.

Justice Dean, at the Northeastern
Police Station, in Baltimore, yester-
day dismissed Charles Clark, who
was being held on bigamy charge
for the Virginia authorities.
Clark went through a marriage
ceremony in Alexandria, September,
1912, with Miss Irene Trimble, of
Baltimore. His first wife, Mrs. Rose
Holland Clark, of Baltimore, is still
alive, and has not been divorced from
him.
He told the magistrate he under
stood his first wife was dead when
he married Miss Trimble. Recently
he met Mrs. Clark. in Baltimore. In
the meantime Mrs. Trimble- Clark
had him hailed before the magistrate
on a charge Of non-support. The
existence of Mrs. Holland Clark was
then explained, the charge of non-
support was dimissed and Clark was
charged with bigamy.
CLARK" said Justice Dean, "we
have been in communication with
the Virginia authorities about your
case, and they have sent us two let
ters and telephone messages, and
they say they don't want you. There
is nothing for me to do except to
dismiss YOU"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-28
WARNS POTATO GROWERS.
Department of Agriculture Sees NO
Prospect of Higher Prices.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-ln announ-
eng yesterday that unusually large
stocks Of potatoes WeTs held on
January in the large potato-pro-
ducnc States. the Department oi
Agriculture warned Southern grow
ers. who. usually sell their spring
crops in competition with the stocks
carried over in the Northern States
to take natice of the situation.
PRICES are unusually low ard
therefore. may not decline further
the departments statement said
hut material advances in the next
few months cannot I've forecasted
from present supplies. The United
States seldom imports or exports
relatively large quantity Of pota-
toes. Therefore. the European wal
has 10 material direct bearing upon
the potato market Of the United
States
OF the marketable supply Of pota-
toes of the 1914 crop y per cent
remained in the hands of producers
or dealers on January !. This Is cs-
timated to he l66.S-6,000 bushels in
States which produced Is per cent
Of the United States crop.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-28
ANARCHY IN MEXICO.
Sudden Departure of Provisional
President Garga

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Anarchy and
terror grip Mexico City today, ac-
cording to reliable reports because
of the sudden. if not unexpected de-
parture Of Provisional President
Cara.
Frightened inhabitants are quit
ting the city, and isolated robberes
and some general looting have oc-
Cured.
Looming above all is the specter
of famine. Food prices, already alb
normal, have taken a sudden jump
to prohibitive figures. The needy
are suffering, and threatening rebel
lion.
AS predicted when Cara assumed
office, his rule is apparently doomed
to be sholt-lived, and he probably
will be succeeded within Il few day!
by Gen. Felipe Angeles.
Capture Of the city by Carranzists
forces under General Obregon, how
ever, was a possibility which Admini
. stration officials today secretly fear
ed. General Villa, however, was ex
pected to direct a speedy NOV
against such an attack.
. Mexico has had nine Presidents
in four years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-28
STATEMENT TO THE PUBLIC

The Robert Portner Brewing Company Alexandria Virginia
declared against employees taking posi-
@ oro n We now cps m the trade OF sss '
the most emphatic manner that alternative remained
ent with its self respect and its right these trade unions
to live up their contracts with the company
ton between the the Bot Brewers
Unions @ the of certain features res of the CON
committee from the made proposal concerning the
ter which a @ the @ in sos its s
ae @ and nd. as @ unofficial the s made mad 3 by the COM
to their Interpretation and would not entertain suggestion of
few days later the bolers and drivers members the
Brewery Workers Unions failed strike had
@ of the ss s E s firm ns w ffoa these a
eGns provided M in the most direct for
The arbitration clause is follows
amcably settled otherwise be submitted to
raon committee consisting Of two members OF the firm and
shall ony seec t " ffth msm5e impartial dsnessd
understood that pending such arbtr
on strike lockout to be nauguraed Or carried into
The employer having thus been taken compelled
large Quantities its product in imminent danger spelling
of this wholly unforeseen interruption of the processes Of
senng Brewery sought conference with
the firms representative which conference was held The firms
from the first there or honest difference of opinion
pute ey the merits of this
until the strikers had to work and mad agreed
that the matter dispute be aducated by arbitration as provided
in the contracts The reply Of this &c n Was that 1T the rse ]
condition that the the strikers wages for
striking To this illogical proposition
companys had but make and that
resong striking these employees had deliberately
with the firm in that each and all OF these
bound both parties thereto settle all disputes by
arbitration Up this the firm had felt that the ntenabe
position Unions stated the demands OF this
would abandoned day two the strikers would
reconsider acknowledge their mistake and return to work resolved
their with their employer But this was not be-
For three days waited and attempt was made to I'LL the
Then the Engineers and Firenen members of
called sympathetic strike
completely closing the plant While the employer considered
sympathetic completely lacking justification
Brewery Workers all confidence in the ultimate
the strikers lost until they failed to realize
the and its products meant the loss
Of their opportunity for employment. .
The company then determined to all relations with or
eanzed working repuae their contracts and obga
ons and their ends The Robert Portner
Ereping labor contracts agreements
and for the reasons will have While
ceedngy regret part in this with of
whom have been with for twenty
and move We i'll will whatsoever and shall be glad
hear of their obtaining employment We know that taking this
stem our motives action will doubtless be msrepresented to
those WHO have honored with their patronage but stand
every particular Of public statement and will be prepared
notice to substantiate in every respect to the satisfaction
of all responsible parties ,, ,,r,y,,,o co,p,ny
adyerisem
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-28
EMERGENCY CALL.
Needlework Guild of America Has
Branch in, Alexandria.

{, The following is the emergency cal
which is being sent out by the Need
;awork Guild of America TO the
branches in the different cities of the
| Tinted States, including the branch
in this city.
To the directors and members oil
the Alexandria Branch;
AS a national organization for re-
lief. it is plainly our duty to near
our part, in the great worlds heip-
fulnesS. I'VE are fortunate in having
specific aim and object for our re-
lief and to be able to plan and carry
it out with the cooperation of our
Lvons-Francc Needlework Guild.
Mrs. Stewart, the founder of the
Guild in America. founded a
Needlework Guild in Lyons. which is
headed by the Mayor, and officered
by representative women. The
President is daughter Of a Presi-
dent of the Swiss Republic, and the
Secretary in All American who has
lived for fifteen years in Lyons.
There is strong body of Section
Presidents one is President Of the
Lyons Red Cross; two Sections are
formed of working girls, many OF
whom, through the closing of factor
les and shops, are now destitute.
Lyons has population of 6OO,OOO;
of these, probobaly 100000 were de-
pendent nn their daily wage.
The Needlework Guild Of America
proposes to open workrooms where
girls and women will be kept warm
through the day and be given mater
rial to make garments for the
wounded soldiers, and he paid the
war wage of twenty cents day. Be-
sides, we shall open workrooms FOR
Belgian mothers, where they can
bring their babies and be given ma
terials to make into garments for
themselves and their children. How
long these workrooms shall continue
and how many can be opened. de
pends upon the help of our members.
We are asking for money, instead Of
garments because we want to give
employment to The starving women.
and because, by buying material at
wholesale rates in America, we get
it at half price. This plan enables
us to help. 1st--the wounded sold
ierS; 2nd--destitute women in The
war country: 3rd--our OWL mills:
and 4th--our cotton growers. All
shipments will be made through the
American Red Cross. The work is
for all nations. The committee is
hoping for the earnest cooperation
of all. If you wish to have ! part in
this service, send ten cents. or as
much more as you care to give.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-28
SURPRISE THEATRE.

The Surprise tonight will render
six reels featuring all high class
stars. Vivian Rich and al st@r cast
in the american t:ro part feature,
"Rcfning Fires" with LoE Chanev
and Pauline Bush, in u Rex" TWO
part production. The Measure Of .
Man" All who visited the Surprise
last night were greatly pleased at
the five reel production, Life Shop
Window" with a packed house.
First show starts at Gas. second
show starts $50.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-28

Speaker Cox named Julien Gum,
of Henrico; s. H. Love, Of Lynchhurg;
and Graham 3. Hobson, Of Rich
nond, members of the School Text
book Investigation Committee. This
committee, with Senator Rison and
Cannon. will look into the alleged
discrimination in prices. against Nir,
ginia by the publishers Of school tex
books.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-28
NEWS OF THE DAY

Excess in expenditures over reve-
nues for the first seven months OF
the fiscal year ending June so, 1919,
is officially reported as S7O,75S,SIo'
as compared with deficit OF Sl9,-
526,5S0 for the same period last!
year Estimated deficit for full year
after income tax is paid SS0.O00,-
900. The cabinet will meet at the
Treasury Department TO consider the
situation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-28
FAyORs SEGREGATION BILL.
Committee Votes for Separate Street
Car Accommodations.

Washington, Jan. 2s.-The Clark
bill requiring street car companies
to provide separate accommodations
for the white and, negro races within
the District of Columbia was order
ed to be favorably reported to the
House from the committee on the
District of Columbia today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-28
yEToEs IMMIGRATIoN BILL.
Declares Literacy Test j:
Objectionable.

Washington, Jan. 28.-President
Wilson today vetoed the immigration
bill and sent special message to
Congress, declaring he disapproved
the measure because of the literacy
test in the bill
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-28

JAY 7. Hurlbut, farmer, and
Oliver Furman, justice of the peace
at Furman, n. Y, were killed yester-
day when their automobile was
struck by New York Central ex-
press train at crossing in Pentield,
east of Rochester.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-30
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York, Oct n.-MLJFEED-fnactire and
steady on spring; spring bran IN !oopouDd sacks
nT5azm. to arrive; standard middlinS. to AZ
rive 55; red-doE to arrive. u Da9o; winter
wheat, in loopound sacks. to arrive. nma3.5
aty bran. In bulk. zoo: oil meal. ssoseu PEI
ton
FLoUR-steady: fair demand Kansas strsirhts,
to arrive. In car lcts 55a5yD; new spring patents
for November to January, 5Da5.0; new tprins
clears LTa5oo; new soft straishts. to srrive. tga
SO All quotations are sack bass in whole
sale lots
RYE FLoUR-Fm; stocks are light Good r.
choice new for October to November Il quoted Al
55os6oo. In sack&
OORNA1EAI-InactIre and steady; offering In
creaSnr Kfln-dried for export. ASSN, In acks
coarse meal In bags lBal9.
BUCKwHEAT FI0UR-Frm. moderlts dealing
Choice Is quoted at zToa2 30 in bu1
HAY-Receipts. los tons; strong. good to ehodot
scarce and wanted. Quote: SewGop. prime
timothy. L4o; No timothy. I.nal-5; No. I Laa
Ii; No. ). Iooal-M.
sTRAw-Reoeipts. % tons; Arm. inquiry mao
tive No rye. 70 centa
PORK-Steady; demand moderate. Mos. H.Va
ITO; family, 1.ooa3.oo; clear. AsoaE.@
BEEF-Stesdy; moderate dealinEs. Packet. 10
$50; family, IasAIs5o; extra India mes. Ao1
$50: mes. n.7zlS0.
LARDLFrm; moderate businesL Prime West
ern. s5; refined continent io.D; South American
70 50: refined Brazilian. In kegs. u-0; beef stesrne
II cents; lard stsarine. quiet. at lok eenta
The Washington herald., 1915-10-30
CHANGE TRADING INCREASES.
Quotations Irregular-No Marked
Changes in Price Levels.

The volume of trading increased on the
Washington Stock Exchange yesterday
without any marked changes In price
levels. Quotations were slightly irregular.
total Of 5000 worth of Washington
Railway and Electric per cent bonds
sold on a scale-down from 50 "a to 80 IL
A 1900 Capital Traction s was disposed
Of at los Ia
The bid on Capital Traction stock
advanced from IS Is to 81 after nifty
five shares OF the stock had been sold
ut the latter figure Fifty shares OF Wash
ington Railway and Electric common
stock were disposed Of at 50 IL, after
which an odd lot OF nine shares brought
So 80
The bid on MergenthaIer Linotype
stock dropped a point to ~. Bids were
made, however, for options on Lanston
Monotype, and one offer of IS was made
for 100 shares. Five shares of Railway
preferred brought g, twenty-five shares
Of Washington Gas disposed OF at u IA;
$40 shares of American Graphophone
stock preferred sold at lo2, and five
shares Of Washington Market brought
II L.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-30
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKETS.

Ghicaso. Oct 2-Foreirners cut . wide r~ath
in the wheat markets at Chicago and Wfnnipes
today. Great Britain bought wheat freely In these
markets a. did also France and Italy.
For several days past the buying power IN wheat
has aEain asserted itself. II Is said that the
matter OF small supplies in the importing nations
this information would cause higher prices herr.
Il Is also reported that the reported slow move
ment Of wheat out Of farmer' hands IN the United
Kingdom Is due 70 the fact that the harvest has
proved disappointing both In quantity and quality
and that these conditions exist IN other countries
notably Italy and Russia. There Is little hops
Of the Russian wheat coming out until the Is
over.
turn would have been much greater but for profit
taking Sentiment less beHrsh at the close
than during any previous day Of the week Ths
more conservative houses in the trade advising
side. 1t is conceded that enormous quantities
Of wheat have been purchased by foreigners In
both the United States and Canada and that the
wheat receiTed at Winnipeg Of late was to Ill
contracts made some time ago
The trade in cash wheat was comparatively small
today. only 5000 bushels being taken By millers
and upwards Of 100000 bushels at tae seaboard
Of which goodly part MGnitOoa-
The Modem Miller IN its crop outlook viii say
tomorrow that while much wheat shows green IN
the fields the standard il not I'd to normal and
the acreage will be short that the hreshing IN the
Western winter wheat States is Progressing but
that supplies Of good grain are being absorbed by
miIIers and receipts are not fully up to require
ments.
Corn finished with gains Of Ha&c, the strength
largely IN sympathy with wheat. There was buying
BY cash concerns. beIeTed to be against export
sales. the sezboard reporting 80 900 bushels Of
sold to % abroad The bulIsh views held By
Argentine holders with very high ocean freight
rates from that country to Europe has caused buyes
from latter countries to look more to American
corn. Local cash sales were 5000 bushels.
Corn was strong and scored advances Of 70 for
December and hc for May. There was good de-
mand for the former from cash interests veil
active covering by shorts. the latter becuming
alarmed because Of the continued poor rading.
Shipping sales Of oats here were 1000 bushels
while the seabozrd reported 100000 bushels sold
for export
Provisions made substantial glins as . result q
buying Of nearby product By packGs and shorts
and Of January by insestol The grain strength
also helped the market ofetnrs were light
The Washington herald., 1915-10-30
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, Oct. 2.-Oan MONEY opened 1t IL
per cent. high per cent. low IL per esnt. last
per cent, ruling rate ~ pr cent. rsusvsh II
PEI cent.
Demand for tins lceonmodation b IN The main
conferred industrial loans 1t pr cent above
the r1tes for mixed mcneg. Thsre u some in
qutry for six months MIXED money, and II n e1-
pected that the present activity In railroad shares
continues business In this department Of the MIR
bet viii show considerable expansion.
Rates for mixed loans are 2za3 per CENT for
hrty days and per cent for ninety days. four.
Eve and si1 months
Prime commercial paper continues In excellent
demand. but the supply 10 sill far behind not
withstAnding that the growing revival In business
is putting q greater volume Of offerings On the
market. Locally, purchases are being nads at
AK per cent and in the country 1t ~ p1
cent The few acceptances that appear In the
open market are passing at al lis peT cant.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-30
NEW YORK CURB MARKET.

y.v York OF. 2Jrnding On the outside So
cz-rities market today vas less active than IN thu
previous session. but prices were 1t higher levels
Sharp gains were scored IN the recent market
leader. owing 70 The buying for outside e well
q. Professional Account Midvale Steel and Ordnsnce
was the active feature and showed . RECOVERY OF
more than 3 points from the close q yesterday.
Copper shares were among the days market lead
en- and the dealings In these constitute large
majority Of the days busdness Braden Copper sold
up to q new high Level for the movement. and the
deslinr were larger than have been reported In
some time. Chill Copper was again active and
red Ann .t or near the high price Of yesterday.
FSrst National Copper. because Of the usual Law
son .ppearance In The advertising columns Of the
oaper. ras r.ronser and more active. The low
prieed shares ree sctf,. but irregular.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-30
COMMERCE AND FINANCE

price seemed to reassure admirers of the
copper that the upward movement In
those shares which several times had
died In Its infancy is really under way
this time. A marking up Of one-eighth
Of q cent a pound in the price Of the
metal also helped materially.
Railway earnings made public showed
substantial increases over a year ago.
the Philadelphia and Reading reporting
a gain In surplus of $50, So: the On
tario and Western a gain of s5,46i. and
the Western Maryland an increase of
s14o.7sS. Erie's September statement ID
expected to be announced tomorrow or
Monday and to show q gain of approx
mately 500, 900 in net. New York Gem
trails statement. expected early next
week, will. according to insiders. show
q substantial increase IN net.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-30

New York, Oct. 9.-Dun's review Of
trade for the week tomorrow will say:
Not only Is there no step backward In
general business, but each week the
pendulum OF progress swings over q
wider area and confidence Is further
strengthened. Recent vagaries OF the
weather have not been conducive to the
best results in retail distribution, yet
substantial gains are nevertheless ap-
parent in this direction
The forward movement gathers mo-
mentum in spite Of various opposing IN
fiuences such as the instability Of for
eIgn exchange, the congestion Of freight
at terminal points and continued dis
sension in the ranks of labor. and. while
expansion Is still most pronounced In
war order lines. on the whole conditions
and prospects are much less checkered
and irregular than formerly.
Few discordant notes mar the good
reports from leading center and trades,
and since popular impressions largely
control events, the notable Improvement
In sentiment has an important bearing
upon the future trend of affairs.
mo one now doubts that the brighter
day has definitely dawned and the change
of spirit finds expression In the launch
ing Of many deferred undertakings,
while more new enterprises are being
started than for several years past In
stead Of the marked hesitancy and eau
ton previously manifest, large projects
are conceived and carried into effect In
q manner that attests the increased con-
hdence pervading the commercial world.
Striking features in the situation are
becoming 30 numerous that II Is not
easy to single out any one development
as being Of overshadowing significance.
To talk Of new high records is once more
the custom and, though thu. field In which
such results are attained Is yet limited,
It IL a sign of the times that present
achievements are considered as some
thing natural and quite to be expected.
The phenomenal returns Of export trade
never before n,atched IN the history
Of the country-illustrate the remarkable
magnitude and urgency Of the European
demands and explain why gold Is flow
ing here 10 fast that the facilities for
handling the metal are overtaxed."