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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-12

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-12
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ESTABLISHED 1854.

THE ALEXANDRIA. GAZETTE
PUBLISHED DAILY
ROBERT s.. BARRETT. President
and Gcaeral Manager.
HOWARD w. SMITH, Secretary aad
Treasurer.
The Alexandria Gazette Corporation
Gazette Building King Street
Entered at the puslolilce of Alex
apdris, Virginia 81 second class mat
Ter.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
A kniuht Of Ii. eart,r.

A knight OF the Garter dressed In the
regalia is an imposing sight he wears
& blue velvet mantle with a star en-
broidered on the left breast. His
trunk hose. stockings and shoes are
white, his hood and surcoat crimson
The garter. Of dark blue velvet edged
with gold and bearing the motto
-Honi soft qui nal y pense" c'Evn to
him who evn thinks'D. also In gold, is
buckled about the left leg below the
knee. The heavy golden collar consists
Of twenty-six pieces. each In the form
Of a garter. bearing the motto. and
from it hangs the est George" a
badge which represents St George on
horseback encountering the dragon.
The lesser George Il smaller badge
attached 10 blue ribbon worn over
the left shoulder. The star OF the order
consists Of eight points, within which
Is the cross Of St George. encircled by
the garter.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
REAL CONDITION
OFPANAMAC CANAL
Some New Factors n Hydral
lie Engineering.

THE impression got abroad that
the date Of the official opening
Of the Panama canal was
changed from March 8 to July
4, 1915, because It would be unwise TO
send the United States feet TO the Pa
cihc while conditions In Europe were
in 50 unsettled a condition This re
port carried a suggestion that the gov
eminent feared that an emergency
might arise. But Secretary Daniels has
publicly denied that there Is any basis
for this impression. He further assert
ed that the real reason for the post
ponement was the condition Of the
canal itself. This was carefully gone
over by President Wilson with Colonel
Goethals shortly. before the latter
sailed to resume his work at the canal.
Colonel Goethals said at the time that
II was impossible to state precisely just
then whether the canal would be
blocked as a result OF slides during
March or not. He said he hoped there
hO9Lu DC no AuANncE eAA4Co1 Del Nha| hC
could not guarantee a clear waterway.
The president asked Colonel Goethals
II July would be mors satisfactory
than March. He answered that II
would be much better and that he
would be relieved II July was chosen
As a result of this conference Presi-
dent Wilson decided that the ceremO-
MES should be postponed The presi-
dent viii go to the Panama exposition
by rain as soon as congress adJourns-
The exact date Of his departure, of
course. depends upon this contingency.
The slides at Culebra cut are stu the
sword of Damocles that causes fear
and unrest at Panama. New and more
powerful dredges than have been used
heretofore have been ordered and viii
soon be digging up the sides Of Gold
The broad ax., 1915-02-27

Professor Pickering Of the Harvard
astronomical observatory declares that
there = nothing less true than that the
moon Il without afr. water or Yegeta-
ton. There are certain large lunar
areas that darken toward lunar noon
ana fade out toward lunar sunset
They correspond IN some degree to the
90 called Marian seas. and Professor
Pickering uses the term fields" to de-
scribe these plains or slopes, which be
believes 10 BE- covered with vegetation.
He Is convinced that the dark fields to
be seen during the lunar summer do
not owe their blackness to shadow, for
you can see them at full moon when
shadows ara absolutely invisible The
blue-black color Of the fields and ca
mails, be argues, can therefore be owing
only to a discoloration OF the surface
that comes alike on slopes and levels
In the lunar summer, and that Is invis-
ible In the spring and autumn We
know Of no mineral that acts In that
manner. and the only possible expla-
nation seems to be that It Is the result
Of a covering Of vegetatiOn--Youth's
Companion.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
III. China Of Burma.

The Chins Of Burma are divided into
q large number Of clans, and a man
may not marry a woman Of his own
clan. but after the marriage ceremonies
are over the wife Is Initiated into her
husbands clan and has her wrists
wrapped round with cotton yarn as a
witness to all evfl spirits that she Is
under the guardianship OF the kun, or
ancestry. OF her husband The Chins
are afraid Of witches; but, as has been
the case with other peoples, they find
great difficulty In learning for certain
whether a given woman Is a witch or
not II they knew It they would GER
tainly drive the woman out OF the VII
lage and perhaps resort to further vio-
lence. Like the Burmese, they believe
that witches have the power by their
lncantations to introduce foreign mat
tiers into the bodies OF those whom
they hate and so to cause them to die.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
oussr..t Doll. b. th. World.

The dollies played with by little Mo-
hammedan children are sadly unique.
They are not allowed any features and
are. in fact. little more than mere bun
dies Of rags rolled up. Mrs Penny in
Southern India" recali3 the reason for
this deficiency. The Hoslems believe
that any human figure that Is made by
man win receive life at the last day
and win reproach Its maker for having
brought It into existence without hav-
ing the power to endow It with human
and spiritual privileges. One feels that
the prophet might have compromised q
little when It came TO dolls. especially
In view Of what was later to happen.
When British rupees were first cir
culated IN India the figure Of the SOW
ereign IN relief was regarded with dis
trust. Fortunately for the peace Of the
merchant the eye was 50 small as TO
be almost invisible. Through this loop
hole the followers Of the prophet found
a way Of escape from the difficulty, de-
Gliding that no harm would come IN the
use Of the money.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27

boW Wsrshlps communlcats.
Every batfieship ut eea has ifs wire
les Installation adjusted 90 that It can
send and receive signals and messages
70 other squadrons at sea or "a haFbor
and 20 stations ashore. For the pur-
pose Of obtaining information as to the
Whsreabout OF the enemy and guarding
against surprises wireless telegraphy
q, Of course. Invaluable. says the Wire
lsss World A great number Of cruisers
are sent out ahead and spread a num-
Der Of miles acrosA The duty Of these
ships Is to keep q thorough lookout and
report TO the ship In the battle feet
looking out on their particular wave
length This ship in turn reports by
semaphore or Morse lamp to the adj
m1ral OF the battle beet The cruisers
are sometimes assisted By torpedo boat
destroyers. Now, II thirty Of these
ships ara used Il VIII be readily seen
that the area Of their vision Is enor-
nous. and Il would be almost impOs-
sible for a ieet 10 pass unobserved.
Immediately any Of the ships sight the
enemy's squadron they would report at
once by wireless, stating the number
OF ships sighted, with their speed, Iati-
tude and longitude. etc. The admiral
would then give his orders. also by
wireless.-Pearson's Weekly.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
Poor Gas

Some men were riding in the smoker
end Of Pullman car recently when
one OF them referred In a rather un-
complimentary way to the gas supply
that was dished up In his home town
~Yours may be bad enough" rehee-
lively commented a party named
Jones, ''but I want to say right here
that we have the worst gas Of any
town In the United States"
That is saying whole lot" return
ed the hst speaker do you really
mean it7"
you just bet hundred that mean
itT was the vigorous rejOinder os
Jones Every morning when we go
to cook breakfast we have to pour
kerosene on the gas TO start the IRE in
the gas stove" Philadelphia Tele-
graph. :
The broad ax., 1915-02-27

First Balloon Ascension In Ameriea.
The first balloon ascension IN Amer.
Tea took place In Philadelphia On Jan.
8, 1913. The aeronaut was a French
man named Blanchard. he secured the
yard Of the Walnut street prison as
the place from which to make the
ascent Among the many distinguished
persons present was George Washing
ton, then president Of the United
States Tie start was made 1905
O'Clock, and as the balloon began to
ascend the aeronaut waved the United
States flag and the tricoIor OF France.
The voyage lasted forty-six minutes,
during which the balloon Travelled
fifteen miles, descending a little to the
eastward Of Cooper's Ferry, n J.
Blanchard returned to the city about
$50 IN the evening. and Immediately
paid his respects to President Wash
ington. Following this ascension, dur
the year be made q number OF others.
but owing to lack Of public support
and insufficient funds OF his own, he
returned to France sadly disappoint-
ed at his success In merica--Philadel=
phia Press.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
THE FAMOUS L1BKRTx BILL

the hanging weight Of more than a ton
had helped to widen the tiny lateral
crack until # formed a serious menace
30 the relics safety. The weight CT
hanging metal below the crack had
gradually pulled the bronze apart un-
der the stress and vibrations. Then
jacks were placed beneath It and the
stress was relieved and the progress Of
the crack was stopped
But despite these remedial measures
q good many patriotic societies In Penn
syiyania, as well as citizens generally,
have serious objections 70 any risk be
ing taken with the bell, and they have
voiced their protests publicly and
through extensive Decentralization.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
Family Fun,

They had been having q quarrel, and
after Mrs. ellison had spoken the last
word, as usual. she felt that perhaps
she had overdone the matter and, pick.
ing up the evening paper. began 10
read little items from It
-oh, Henry" she laughed, ISN'T this
funny9 Here Is a man advertising for
q silent partner with $1,000"
Funny" growled ellison. Yes; it's
terribly funny. II he'd married. you
he'd have been darned glad to get a
silent partner even II she didn't have q
ent"-Philadelphia Record
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
A stnn.h.nn. .n.nd

Friar's Heel is the name given to a
large stone at Stonehenge. England
An interesting tale surrounds the plac-
ing Of this stone In its present up
right position Il Is related that Geof-
frey Of Monmouth said that the devil
bought some stones Of an old woman
in Ireland, wrapped them up In withies
and took them TO Salisbury plain Be
fore he got to Mount ANDRE the withies
broke and one Of the stones fell into
the Avon; the rest were carried to the
plain. After the hend had fixed them
IN the ground be cried out. mo man
VIII ever end out how these stones
came here" A friar replied, THAT'S
more than thee C. tell" whereupon
the 1end threw on OF the stones at
him and struck him on the heel. The
stone stuck in the ground and Il said
to remain there to the present hour.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
A RamarknhI. pr.dletinn-

Manasseh Cutler OF Massachusetts,, In
a circular in 1857 booming" the set
Element which the New Euglanders
were about to plant on the Ohio at the
mouth Of the Muskingum, declared that
"the current down the Ohio and the
Mississippi" for produce and merchan-
disc Of all sorts would one day BE
more crowded than any other streams
on earth" which was a remarkable
prediction considering that it was
made twenty years before Fulton's
Clermont was launched in the Hudson.
which was the first steamboat In the
world ever put in successful operation.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27

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STEAMSHIP AScoS AT CULEBRA CUT.
hill. which slipped into the Cuiebra cut
and thus reduced its depth very con
siderably.
In the accompanying illustration the
steamer AneOn is passing through the
canal at the summit OF the isthmus d.
vide. where the treacherous slides are
making 50 much trouble. The impress
sion given by the picture Is that the
canal is open full width. As a matter
OF fact. however. twenty feet below
the surface OF the water, shown In the
illustration. the rocks and earth have
upheaved In places so that only a mar
row channel remains for ships draw
ing thirty feet or more. This condition
OF the canal. Colonel Goethals said be-
fore bis recent departure for the canal
zone. be hoped to remedy by June.
A picture OF any section Of the nine
mile Culebra cut, the subject Of the
slides, would give the same wrong Inn
preston Of the waterways real condi-
don But the new and powerful
dredges are expected to increase the
depth OF the canal 20 the intended
forty feet and to widen the ship chan
mel to 800 feet as originally planned
A new factor In hydraulic engineer
ing has been developed as the result Of
the operation OF the Panama canal
None Of the distinguished engineers
who participated IN designing the great
waterway ever took into account the
peculiar conditions that might arise
and affect navigation as a result Of the
sudden mixture Of large quantities OF
mesh and salt water. Yet Il has been
found that an important element OF
delay In the passage Of vessels through
the canal Is caused by the discharge
into the great locks. already flIled with
salt water from the oceans at either
end. Of the perfectly fresh water which
mis- the prism Of the canal and Is SUD
piled from the Chagres and other Eiv-
ers.
The result OF the sudden mixture OF
the waters when the lock valves are
opened Is the creation OF heavy cur.
rents. which continue until the fresh
water has thoroughly permeafed the
heavier salt water. and these currents
sweeping back and forth through the
locks >te apt to dash about and seri-
ousiy in1ure any vessel xithin unless
she b securely held ana carefully han.
dad. When making the nrst nIghr
lockage recently the steamship Limars |
vas held n the lower chamber Of Mira
nofes lock Tor nfteen minutes Waifine |
FOR these currents 10 snoslde.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
Comprehensive Advice.

Il e probable that seldom has better
advice been given than In the follow
ing condensed rules: Drink less. breathe
more; eat less. chew more; ride less.
walk more; clothe less, battle more:
worry less. work more; waste less.
give more; write less, read more: talk
les, think more: preach less. practice
more. To follow these q to strive for
better health. further popularity and
greater success
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
Ths Eir.t London Directory.

The great family Of Smith. Brown,
Jones and Robinson had not spread 50
far over London when the first direc.
tory was published as IT has now. Only
eighteen Smiths, ten Browns. nine
Joneses and four Robinsons figure In
fl, the Cooks. Halls. Hills ano Kings
being almost as numerous. There were
then but FIVE London banker, or ~goid-
smiths that keep running cash." as the
directory describes them - Richard
Blanchard & Child, at the Marygold. In
Fleet street; Mr.. Coggs, In the Strand
at the Kings Head; Benjamin Hinton,
at the Flower de Luce, in Lombard
street; James Herriott. at the Naked
Boy, in Fleet street, and James John
son. at the Three Flower de Luces, In
Lombard street-London Graphic.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
EXPOSITION
WANTS LIBERTY BELL
Mich Opposition 10 MuVIng
Relic Across Continent


San Francisco Is renewing Cts efforts
TO secure the famous Liberty ben from
the old statehonse In Philadelphia 50
that II may lie an interesting and his
toric attraction at the Panama exposi-
tion. Recently Mayor Rolph OF San
Francisco and President Moore OF the
exposition sent kilograms TO Mayor
Blankenburg Of Philadelphia urging
that the bell be sent to San Francisco.
The mayor Of Philadelphia is in favor
Of sending the bell 10 San Francisco.
but q great deal Of opposition has de
yeloped owing to the condition Of the
bell Itself and the fear that 1t might
be further damaged by the journey
across the continent
For long time the old bell hung
suspended from its ancient beam. and
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
ATonuue Twister.

Do you read by sight or soundl Do
yOu skim the sense or pronounce the
words as you got Inaudibly, but con-
seiously2 There are many readers who
read By the ear. and when this writer
had written the sentence about Wick
there was an election therel-~Wlck Is
rich IN Pictish reIics"-he leaned back
and tried to whisper II. thinking Of the
next Wick Is rich in Pictish relics {"
Say It three times quickly-London
Maj
The broad ax., 1915-02-27

Enxurious Military Asroplanss.
ne German arrow type o. dying ma
chine can compare with nothing 50
much as an automobile de luxe. says
an English journal Il has the strength.
the perfection. the reliability, the safe
u Of q superb notorcdr. And It has
the luxury. On TIE dashboard before
the plot In addition 20 bis control
gears, there Is a nest OF drawers con
tanning. among other things, q vac.
uum flask, chocolate cubes wrapped
against the damp IN tin fol-, small
bottle Of brandy in case the aviator
should become faint, a petrol sponge
for wiping the goggles, revolver bold
er, dispatch case with shsrpened pen
els Of different eolors, 50 that the dis
positions OF the eDemyis troops can be
more adequately marked, a map board
and maps. Moreover, the exhaust pipe
Of the engine passes under the door
boards, 50 that the pilot. who must con-
stantly keep his feet at an angle on the
pedals, may have them warmed
throughout the flight The hier. too.
sits in comfortably upholstered club
chair.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
BETROTHAL PIAYspIr
IN WAR DIPLOMACY
Uulgarla and ROunanIa hA
United BY Royal Marian

The most beautiful Young min.
PoUpe, tne golden haired Elizabets !,
t h",.n.sS VINO has been reported Z '
oerothed to almost every sS.a =
young prince, is finally to b,T. Si =
future settled in a marriage e
Crown Prince Boris Of BuIgSrio Va
two fathers, King Ferdinand :, ! u
mania, who succeeded IN the :, AOe
last October. and Car Fanii,, eS'a
Bulgaria, reigning prince FOR ' t- q
seven years, are arranging q w.. ~.
state on Roumanian soil VIII, !, y
foreign ministers will diseusg I'm, us'
and treaties while the fathers n 49,. !.
the Forthcoming marriage.
Prince Boris reached tweuuu.
years last January, while Pr. 80
The broad ax., 1915-02-27


Mexico may be called the smokers
paradise. There Is plenty OF good,
cheap tobacco In that country, where
the leaf grows freely. Furthermore,
no tax Is levied upon Il. One may buy
in Mexico a cigar, every bit as good as
the average ten cent brand In this
country, for a sum equivalent to two
and q half cents Of our money. Ciga-
rettes are cheap In proportion To pro
tect the domestic article Mexico levies
a prohibitiye tax upon imported to
baceo, 30 that no Mexican thinks OF
buying an American cigar. The labor
ing classes are able TO buy two boxes
Of cigarettes, containing ten each, for
two and a half cents In our money.
The tobacco In these Il the sun dried
natural leaf and OF coarse grade, with
coarse paper wrappings. The market
Is abundantly supplied also with olga
rettes Of high grade tobacco IN the best
paper wrappIngs. For the most part
the Mexican takes hfs tobacco IN the
form OF cigarettes--New York Tribune.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
Dresses and Flowers.

II you have had a waist or q light
dress stained by wearing a bunch Of
flowers you win appreciate how much
trouble might be saved by owning a
ehamofs case to cover the stem. Make
this by stitching into shape a piece Of
ehamois the desired size. Into this
case may be slipped the stems Of any
short stemmed flowers. and then they
may be carried or worn without stain
ing waist glove or goWn.-Exchange.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
Old Newspansrs.

Old newspapers form the basis OF
most Of the boxes jn vhles. goods are
Kept IN the Furnishings stores. When
ground into pulp and treated with GER
tain chemicals they furnish an ideal
material for the pasteboard used In
the cheapest as wen as the more en-
penztYe grades Of boxes.-Arg0naut-
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
AN ANTARCTIC MASK.

Explorer, Subjected to Billiards, Has
His Face Ineassd by Ice.
The picture at the top is not one Of
an oyster, however much It may re-
semble that edible biTalve. II con-
ceals, strange 10 say, the face Of a
man who has been exposed to an ant
arctic blizzard. The face Of the man.
Meteorologist Madigan Of Sir Douglas
Mawson's antarctic expedition, ap-
pears just below the reproduction of
his ice incrusted face. The Ice was
carefully scraped OF at the winter
quarters OF the expedition where a
thawing temperature vas possible
In order to take IDS observations
Madigan had to ascend a plateau and
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
n wouIJ H.la

A facerOus bishop went to preach a
charity sermon a short time ago IN a
church The rector said:
Il am grieved that you should have
to come on such a windy day."
The bishop replied: Tut, tut, my
hiend Didn't I come to raise the
windr-Wiseonsin State Journal
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
TWO PICTURES or lrADIoAN. BIuoRH AID
AFLR REMOVAL on IcE

TWO R1cEUKEs or nLADIaAE, BIwoRH AND
ABLD RK1foEkL on 1cB
there set up his scientific instruments.
Going I'D the steep icy sides Of the hfI
was comparatively easy. foF the TIE
mepdous wind helped him MP It was
descending against the force OF the
wind that was dificult and trying.
Oftm Madignn would have to stand at
an angle Of forty-dve degrees IN the
descent Tor the attraction OF eravita-
ton was b ID means an onset 70 TIE
terrific wind The descent bad 10 be
accomplished b. sheer force. ana Of
Ten the wind was 80 utterly cold fhas
4adIgen.s face would becoma incrust-
e wilA - ns = shown Il TIE ms
lrafion
The broad ax., 1915-02-27

Elizabeth will be twenty-One next Sep
TENDER. Both We're born in the eOUE
tries to which their German faths1
went In search Of thrones, and boa
have been carefully reared to under
stand the Balkan peoples and TO SD
pathize with them in their Aspirations
for recognition in European pOi11
affairs. They are both products q
the transplanted Teutonic and AnsE
Saxon royalty which has gone to rls
the Slav races of the Balkans, and nF
combine In themselves the intelhgeaS
cultivation and traditions Of westsn
European civilization with the ann
tons and patriotism Of the SAYS i
eastern Europe.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27

Chicago Is q greater raIlroad center
than New YORK., or any other place on
earth As railroad terminal the
Windy City bears the palm over all
the world and WIN probably continue
70 do 30 for a long time to come
New York American
The broad ax., 1915-02-27

-Ah. what a difference there is.s re-
marked the eynic YEARLY, between
c0urtship and marriagel courtship Is
made up Of soft nothings-marriage OF
hard factE-
And he broke the worlds record Tor
q sigh.-New York Times.