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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14
CALLS UPON TEMPLARs.
Rey. DR.. McKim Reminds OrderTof its.
Duty to Country: .,-*:i-

Rev. DR.. Randolph H. McKim, rec
tor of the Church Of the Epiphany,
Washington, called upon the Knights
Templar Of that city in his sermon
last night to support the President in
the solemn crisis" in which he de-
clared this country is facing. DR.. Nc
Kim preached at the Ascension day
services of the Knights Templar.
DR.. McKim urged members Of the
order to carry out their pledges Of
allegiance to their country, under all
circumstances. Patriotism, the speak
er said, should unite the entire people
in the present crisis.
Eve should love our country more
than ourselves" he declared. I'VE
are facing solemn crisis in our his
tory and all the forces of the country
must be rallied to meet it. Your or
der is one of the forces which should
prove an aid to its country. l urge
you to stand behind your President
and hold up his hand.
q ask you to love peace, but love
the honor of your country more than
peace. 1t may be that war will be
forced upon us. If so we must be
ready to defend our nation. When
we come to war the Knights Templar
should be ready for it. Your ritual
pledges you to be faithful soldiers
even unto death Apply this pledge
TO. your country and KEEP the honor
Of the United States unsullied. l be-
lieve in the power and resources of
this country. believe in it's deter
mination to do justice. When the
time comes that the resources of the
nation must be called upon its people
will stand united, and they will be
united for peace as for war"
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AUTOMOBILE NOTICE

Don't throw away your old tires
if not worth repairing have them
made into reliners or blowout patch
es We make EN- at LEARY'S tire
Hospital. OPP. Police Station.
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OFFICIAL

An ordinance fixing the curb grades
of Cameron St. from West st. to the
old Corporation line.
Be it ordained by the City Coun-
ell of Alexandria that the curb grad
es Of Cameron St. from West St.
to the Old Corporation line be and
are hereby established at elevations
above City datum Of mean low tide
as follows:
Section beginning at the West
curb line of West St., at elevation
% 20-100 feet thence westward an
ascending grade Of / per cent for a
distance of 230 feet, to elevation 81
$1,000 feet thence westward, a cur
we'd grade for 100 feet to elevation
80 O7-1OOO feet, thence westward a
descending grade of l $1,000 feet to
the old corporation line.
Section 2-This ordinance shall be
in force from and after its passage.
Passed the Common Council May
HOWARD w SMITH, President
Passed the Board of Aldermen, May
II, 1915
HERRY K. FIELD, President
Approved May Is, 1915,
THOMAS A. FISHER, Mayor
Teste: - -
Newell S. Greenaway, Acting Z. T.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14

FOR RENT-House, rooms and
bath, all modern improvements.
Apply ZIG north st. Asaph street.
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CRANDAL MACKEY
TIIOS. II. PATTERSON,
GARDNER L. BOOTHE

I.OST-On Friday evening, between
!: Elks' Hall, and hospital, en- route
Royal street, a grey hair comb in
laid With stones. The finder will
be rewarded if left at GOT Prince
street. S-3t,
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SAMUEL H LUNT, AUCTIoNEER


Auction Sale of valuable tract of
land in the County Of Alexandria,
Virginia, near the northern limits of
the City of Alexandria Virginia.
PURSUANT to the terms of de-
cree rendered by the Circuit Court
Of the County of Alexandria, Virginia,
on the Goth day of April, 1915, in
the chancery cause ,of Elizabeth
Darling, Guardian etc., VS.. Lillian
F.. Darling, ct ais, therein depend
ing, the undersigned who by the
terms of said decree were appointed
Special Commissioners for the pur-
pose, will offer for sale at public au-
ction, on the premises, at 3 O'Clock
p. NJ, on TUESDAY, JUNE /, 1915
all that lot or parcel of land on the
Alexandria and Washington Turn
pike, near the north line of the COR
poration Of Alexandria, bounded as
follows:-
Beginning at the northwest cor
ner Of the lot conveyed by the exc
cutors OF A. C. Cazenove to John
Withers and running thence
with said Withers' line north 81 1-2
degrees east II ii poles to the said
Alexandria and Washington Turnpike.
thence with said Turnpike north "a
degrees west ~ l-2 poles, more Or
less, Ito he, line Of the lot assigned
to the heirs of Angus w .;&:McD Donald
by the Commissioners appointed by
the, Circuit Court of Atexar%ria Co.,
Virginia, in the chancery cause of
Funston VS.. Mcdonald; thence with
the said line south "a 1-2 degrees
west to the old "Georgetown Road;
thence south 1-2 degrees east with
the slid road to the beginning, con-
tanning five (5) acres, three (3) roods
and twenty four (24) perches, and
being Lot numbered one, assigned to
the heirs of David Funston by the
Commissioners : mentioned in the
above: mentioned suit, and confirmed
by degree Of the said Circuit Court
entered November 6 1879; the late
Selwood Darling having died seized
and possessed of said property.
i Terms of Sale:-One fourth cash
and the balance in 6, II, and Is.
months, the deferr$d payments to be
evidenced by the notes of the purcha-
ser, bearing interest at six per cent
per annum, and the title to be re-
tanned until. the purchase price is
paid in full, or at the option of the
purchaser all cash may be paid Con-
yeyancing at the cost of the pur-
chaser.
CRANDAL MACKEY
TIIOS. II. PATTERSON,
GARDNER L. BOOTHE
Special Commissioners of Sale.
I, George H. Rucker Clerk Of the
Circuit Court of the County of Alex
andria, Virginia, do hereby certify
that Gardner l.. Boothe, one of the
above mentioned, Special Commits
sioners of Sale has entered into bond
with approved security, in accordance
with the requirements of the above
mentioned decree.
GEORGE H. RUCKER,
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FOR RENT OR SALE-10 room
house with all modern improve
ments. Four acres of land and 4
fine orchard. This place is loca-
ted one mile west Of Alexandria.
Apply to J. G. Nash, SIG King St.
lit.
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FOR SALE OR RENT-House and
lot on highest location at Bar
croft, Va, three minutes walk from
w. & o. D., cars. Splendid well
water with pump. Will sell, rent
or exchange for any kind Of city
property j. T. MYERS, 300 South
Washington Street. 30-tf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-14

FOR RENT-Brick stable, three
stalls, concrete floor. Suitable for
garage near northwest corner st.
corner King and Payne streets, or
Asaph and Princess streets. Apply
Ali north Washington street. E..
E. Downham. loft.
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CLASSIFIED ADS

WlNTED-Position rs stenographer
by experienced young lady. Best
Of references. Address Miss II.
Care Of Alexandria Gazette Office.
1l-3t
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Mr.. r. F. Marbury, Acting chair
man, Street Committee, City Council
Alexandria, Virginia.
Dear Sir
In connection with conference
held with your committee yesterday
afternoon for the purpose of going
over the matter of grades for Came
ron Street, between West Street and
the original west boundary line OF
Alexandria City, wish to advise that
in accordance with such conference
It was understood that the street
committee has in mind two grades:
namely, Grade A., discussed as the
higher grade, being plus l per
cent for 900 feet west OF cenbr line
of West Street and thence minus
/. sc per cent to original city. line
and grade B., discussed as the lower
grade, being a straight grade between
West Street and New Street in Bag
gott's Subdivision.
This company also understands that
in accordance with Section 5, para
graph C. of the ordinance passed
| March 18th, 1907, that it is to grade
at its own expense, for the full width
of Cameron Street from West st.
westward to the line of Baggott's
property; the full width being from
building line to building line namely
&C feet.
Tn connection with this grading and
the above mentioned grade 3 we
wish to submit for your consideration
the following
First-In the event Of Grade A be,
ing established as the permanent
Grade for the extension of Cameron
Street. this Company will grade fo'
the full width of Comeron street,
from building line to building inc
namely &c feet and from west 81.
to the original city line, having or
the south building line a perpendl'
cular cutting of about feet. hut on
the north side will eXcavate mortimer
w from the north building line with
q slope. being foot vertical to IT,
horizontal. =,
second-That in the event OF
| Grade 3, being estaDllshea aH .'''
nermanent grade for the extension
of Cameron. Street this Company
Will grade for the full width OF Came
ron Street from building line to builc
ing line, namely &C feet, and rom
West Street to the original city me
with perpendicular cutting g: Of about
! ~ feet en- both building Ines. 'e
with reference to the above. we
request that for the purpose OF eN-
cavating properly the grade estan,
lished, a map and profile showing
approved levels and track alignment
ba furnished this company for then
We also wish to thank you anu
vour committee for the courtesy III
granting us conference in this mat
ter.
Very truly yours,
C. A. SINCLAIR
Westinghouse Ry. Chief Engineer
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-08-06
A Card

To the Voters of the Parish of Cald'
well:
Owing to the fact that the office OF
Tax Assessor of the Parish of Caldwell,
now pays more than ever before, regard
less of the two percent commission al
lowed, under Act No. 252 of the Acts
of 1910, on the assessment of special
schoo, tax for the year 1914, and as
the people of the Parish have seen tit,
or have been forced, for the past sew
eral years to levy these special taxes,
in order to carry on and maintain the
public schools of the Parish, see no
reason why the Tax Assessor should
demand this two percent, or S35l.6 6
per year, from the school children of
the Parish, whose parents are stralnlng
every effort to meet the payment OF
these taxes, in order to carry on this
good cause.
Now, therefore, if the people see hit
to elect me, as Tax Assessor Of the
Parish of Caldwell, / dohereby and by
this declaration, bind and obligate my
self to assess the special school tax OF
the Parish free of charge.
The remainder of my platform will
follow later. Respectfully,
w. A. MEREDITH.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-08-06
Notice for Publication

Department of the Interior, u.
S. Land Office at Baton Rouge
La. July, 3, 1915
Proof made under Act 6-6-l2.
Notice is hereby given that
John R. Alger, of Cotton Plant,
La, who, on Feb, "a, 1912, made
Homestead Entry No. 05554, for
the W IA of the ne "A Sec,
%, tp % n, 2 e, La, Mer., has
filed notice of intention to make
8 year proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, be-
fore the Clerk of Court, at Col
umbia, La, on the 18th day of
August 1915. Claimant names
as witnesses: Robert M. May,
Hey E. Estess, William D. Fish.
er, Trnest McClain, all of Cotton
Plant, La.
E. D. Gianelloni, Register.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-08-06
Notice for Publication

Department of the Interior-U.
S. Land Office at Baton Rouge
July 7 1915
Proof under law made under
which entry was made
Notice is hereby given that
Isaac D. Brooks, of Hardie, La.
who, on June s, 1910, made
Homestead Entry No. 03OS4 for
the e IL of the n W Ia and the
s W IA of the n W Ia of sec. 20,
tp Is n, r3 e, La, Mer,, has
filed notice of intention to make
five year proof, tie establish
claim to the land above describ-
ed, before the clerk of court, at
Columbia, La, on the goth day
of August, 1915.
Claimant names as witnesses;
Henry Morris, William Hewes,
Solomon Bales, Ruben R.
Knighten, all of Hardie, La.
E. D. Gianelloni, Register
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-08-06
Fifth Justice Court-Parish of
Caldwell-State of Louisiana.

Fifth Justice Court-Parish of
Caldwell-State of Louisiana.
Millsaps & Co., Ltd. VS. Mo-
j. w. Dortch
: By virture of a writ Of Fl ia is
sued in the above Untitled
suit and to me directed
| have seized and taken
into my possession and will off,
er for sale at public auction to
the last and highest bidder at
the principal front door of the
court house in the town of COL
umbia. La, between the hours
prescribed by law for judicial
sales on
SATURDAY Aug.21 1915
the following described property
to-wit: / bay mare, l bay mare
colt and l brindle cow and calf
seized as the property of the de-
PENDANT J. w. Dortch and will
be sold to satisfy said writ and
all cost in the above entitled
cause,
Terms Of sale, cash with the
benefit of appraisement.
w. E. GODFREY,
Sheriff Caldwell Parish, La.
Columbia, La, Aug, 3, 1915.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-08-06
Near Beer Nearer Beer Nearest Beer Sho Nu Beer and
Old Fashion Booze
Editor Watchman:

Editor Waterman:
Recently We have had a numb
err of visitors to our town. Some
are we'll known and highly re-
spected citizens of this and sur
rounding parishes. Others are
strangers, and all have found a
warm welcome among US. There
is one of these strangers CT
however that a certain class Of
Columbia citizens are becoming
tired of his company. You know
there is such a thing that a fell
low wearing his welcome out. :"
The truth is the better element
of our citizenship did not in
vlte this stranger here, speak
OF him as stranger. Well, if he
is not a stranger he came to US
this time with a new dress on so
as to make it hard to recognize
him. This time lie has a little
legal fringe on his garment.
But he is easily seen, and locat-
ed by all those who are hunt
ing for trouble" The good
book tells US that "wheresoever
the carcass is there the eagles
will be gathered together You
know a carcass looks bad, smells
bad and likewise tastes bad to
all except the eagles" The
Gag les beholdeth it anG verify
doth smell it from afar, and in
his mad rush he doth swoop
down upon it as soon as possible
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-08-06

nous governmental disaster that
has ever befell the people OF
any state. V O. tie then
for yourself IS, your
children, your grand children
and your great grand children,
for the constitution as it will be
written, whether it be good OF
whether it be bad will outlive
you and them, as the constitution
of the United States which was
written a hundred and twenty
eight years ago, has outlived
four generations of the patriotic
men who wrote it.
Vote for the protection of your
property against spoliation at
the hands of political heelers
and grafters. Vote against put
ting into the hands of a set of
men who you know will dispoll
you, the power to write a constr
tutiCn under which you must eX-
list or struggle for existence for
generations to come. For the
sake of common humanity, men,
don't neglect your duty, don't
fail to vote, for every ballot
counts, and every one not cast,
counts in favor of the enemies
of the people, and will bring d.
saster, humiliation and grief to
you and yours for untold ages.
Don't set down at home like a
squaw on election day. and then
after the yoke of oppression has
been fastened about your neck,
begin to howl and paw the air
like a wild VIOLIN a steel trap.
For such ones there will be and
should be no sympathy. 1t is,
or will be on the 31st of August,
up to you to pass your own po-
litical death sentence or to pro-
nounce the benediction of free
dom and liberty upon yourselves
and your poSterity.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-08-06

Supreme Court of Texas which
has three persons to litigate
before it, where Louisiana has
but one, and five dollars to pay
the expense with where louisa.
ma has but one, is it not a strik.
ing absurdity to say that the
membership of the Louisiana Su
preme Court must be increased
from five to- seven judges? Yet
some of the members Of the Lou
isiana Probe Commission have
had the hardihood to say tina;
the membership of our Supreme
Court should be increased to ten
Judges, while all of the office
holding delegates to the propos-
ed convention from a sense of
extreme modesty have said and
are still saying that they are
willing to split the difference and
make it seven. We hope and
believe that the voters of Lou.
isiana will, like their Texas
neighbors, sit down hard on
this proposition to create new
judgeships to provide places for
political lawyers. If the con.
stitutional convention is called
by popular vote on the 3lst of
August, it will be in order for
the people to call the attention
of the convention to the Texas
case which we have just cited.
and if they will take the trouble
to investigate, they will, no
doubt, be able to find a way out
without any increase-yea, thew
will certainly find a way to de-
crease rather than increase the
membership of that court.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-08-06

least other hungry eagles get
there first and devour the putri-
flying mass.
We do not know whether this
aforesaid stranger" means any
harm by coming to our hitherto
"DRY" community. It might
be a case Of ignorance and in
nocense. But if so his ignorance
seems to be working a hardship
on the good people of the town.
From what | can hear | believe
a large majority of our people
would thank this stranger" if
he would light a shuck." 1t
looks like we will have to insti-
tute a process of fumigation in
selfdefense. We understand
that the parish of Tangipahoa.
tried and convicted this same
stranger and imposed a fine
OF $1,000 or leave the parish, and
We are reliably informed that he
chose the latter as being the
best thing to do. Strange e.
nough, that more drunkenness has
been observed since the appear
ance of this fellow. WHY? Mr..
Editor what have you to say a.
bout this matter? am inform
ed that you and your paper stand
for that which is for the best in
terest of the morals and bust
ness of the community.
OBSERVER.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-08-06
Subscribe for The
Watchman, only
one dollar a year.

~ , Columbia La, July 6. 1915
To the Honorable President and Members
of the Police Jury:
We your finance committee beg leave to report that we
have examined the settlement wee the Tax Collector and Par
ish Treasurer and find the We have checked the
follows: ~ w.
General fund, overdrawn $199223
Ward special road, oyerdrawnl 335
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-08-06


I There have been several en-
jeyable socials given the past
week, but none was more enjoy
able than the tea given last Fri
day by Miss Bessie Walker at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. P.
Walkers where only a few met.
These present were:Misses Kate
Bradford, Virginia Oreor, Elga
Bean, of Clarks, Annie Bel
Swift, Katie and Bessie Walker,
MIR. and Mrs. S. P. Walker:
Messrs A. Bradford, of Clarks,
Joe Wright Swift, ]. B. Fluitt.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-08-06
Food for Thought

The Waterman has heretofore
commented on the proposed plan
of increasing the membership of
the Supreme Court from five to
seven judges as recommended
by the Probe Commission, and
as contended for by the office
holding politicians of the state.
The contention is and has been
that the five judges who now
compose the Supreme Court can
not do the work that the court
is called on to do, and as a con-
sequence, there are now pend
ing on the docket of
that court, cases which
can not be reached and decided
for a year and a half. 1t is
known to every lawyer in the
state who practices before the
Supreme Court, that the judges
do not work more than three
hours per day, when they could
as easily work six hours. And
as previously pointed out by
The Waterman if they would do
this, and work six hours per day
for ten months in the year in
stead of three hours per day for
nine months in the year, they
could keep up with the docket
and have some time for play.
H. H. White of Alexandria, La,
who is one of the best lawyers
in the state has said that all that
is needed to relieve the condi-
ton of the docket of the Su-
preme Court is a little more
work on the part of the judges.
The State of Texas which has
three times the population of
Louisiana and five times its
wealth, has a Supreme Court
composed of but three Judges
and yet there is no complaint by
Texas litigants that their cases
are NOT promptly heard in the
Supreme Court. 1t is true that
[quite recently certain lawyer
politicians in Texas conceived
the idea of increasing the mem
bership of the Supreme Court to
five judges, for the purpose, no
doubt, Of making jobs for GER
tain members of their own set;
and they accordingly caused to
be submitted to the voters the
proposition to so amend the con-
stitution as to have the Supreme
Court composed of five judges in
stead of three. But this propo-
sition met with such determined
opposition from the Governor of
the State and other patriotic Of
ficials and citizens that it was
overwhelmingly defeated at the
polls. It's opponents taking the
position as we do here, that the
trouble with the court in the dis
position of cases was not, and is
not due to a lack of judges but
to the lax judicial procedure and
unnecessary delay, that with a
little change of method and a lit
tie more work on the part of the
judges, the court would have no
difficulty in catching up with its
docket. This question was SUBJ
mitted to the Texas voters on
the Oath of July and the result
showed that where there was
one in favor of the proposition,
there were two against it. Then
if there is no necessity for an in
crease of the membership of the
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-08-06

Just as we 60 to press the sad
news reaches us that MIR. Moses
Blake, Of Ola, met with a trap-
ic death in Arkansas where he
had just gone to practice his
chosen profession. He is the son
of Mr.. Andrew Blake, postmast-
er at OLA, and a brother-in-law
OF DR.. Adams and Mr.. Smith
Butler of this place. He is of
one OF the most substantial most
highly respected families in this
part of the state.