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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22
ANTHONY CoMsTocK DEAD
Special Agent Of Society for Suppress
sion of Vice Victim of
Pneumonia


sion of Vice Victim Of
Pneumonia.
Summit, N. j. Sept. 22-Antkfny
iCenstock died here at his home yes
terday evening. His death was caused
by pneumonia, which developed a few
days ago during an illness in which
he had suffered from intermittent
fever for ten days.
Apparently realizing yesterday
morning that his end was near, he
summoned TO his bedside a stenogra-
pher frem the New York Offices of the
Society for the Suppression of Vice
and dictated to her memoranda having
to do with the continuation Of the
business Of the society of which he
was secretary and special agent for
many years.
Mr.. Comstock,. who was II years
old, was taken i'll while he was here
on his vacation in August. He re-
turned to work in New York, however,
nit again fell al and had to come
here. His wife, Mrs. Margaret Com
stock, and his daughter, Adele, were
with him when he died.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22
WEAKNESS OF
SUBMA RINE

It is intimated that Germany may
decline to put a stop to the use OF
the submarine method Of destroying
merchant ships without warning, be-
cause it is. impossible to attempt to
stop high-speed vessels and give time
for The removal of nop-combatants
"The danger for submarine in such
q course puts it out of the question
The st. Louis Post Dispatch in this
connection says:
Just so. Submarines have been sunk
with shots. They have been rammed
and run down Even the wrecking OF
the periscope may be the ruin of the
...tin sardine." Its safe course lies IL
expelling its torpedo and getting on,
Of sight beneath the waves. It might
be pointed cut that the crew of sub
marine is out to, fight. IT must expec
danger and. death if there is opposi
ton. To the unbiased observer II
looks like unseamanly cowardice t,
offer the plea that, because hives o.
fighting men on a submarine nigh
be lost, the only thing to do is to CIV,
the other side no chance, but to de
liver an unexpected blow and sneal
out of sight.
It Is said that the Dutch admiral
Won Tromp, upon being told that tn,
enemy had no amInunitien, Offered
to divide with them and even sup
ply them with spare masts, if the.
would come out and have fair fight
But that was in the good old day
ofsssaS ehiSalry - ):
sNAt any rate, the safety first plai
of submarine warfare is confession
Of weakness. If the submarine is t
stand the test of time and public opin
ion it must take some chances
~ -.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22
MR. BRYAN'S
PEACE IDEALS

In the course Of a speech delivered
at Boston Sunday, William Jennings
Bryan argued against national ar
mament, and among other things said
that no nation challenges America
now, but that "if any of the mad
men of Europe should challenge US
cur nation would be justified in saying
"No, we will not battle with you; we
have 1OO,OOO,OOO Of people to guard;
we have countless ideals to preserve,
and we will not go down and wallow
in the mud of war with YOU"
The Lynchburg News in comment
ing upon these utterances says:
This is but another way of saying
that no nation should ever fight for
what it conceives to be its just rights.
The trouble with Mr.. Bryan's view,
if practically applied, is that it is
likely at times to breed destructive
results; the. triumph of wrong over
right; the supremacy Of the mailed
fist as the dominating factor of the
world.
Surely if 1--WE have 1O0,OOO,000 peo-
pie to guard" we should have at hand
some means of guarding them-else
we are committed to shallow sophis-
try when assuming the guardianship.
Why should these people be guarded
at all?-against what does Mr. Bryan
think they should be guarded :?
Against foreign aggression, of course
against brutal disregard of the rights
CT their Republic. But, as we have
said, the very admission that there is
something to guard, implies the obi
cation of guarding with reasonable
degree of efficiency. Policemen walk
our streets day and night. Why? To
guard the public peace; to insure the
security of the life and property OF
the citizens. Moreover, we arm the
police force, so that its members may
be able to counter the violence Of
the lawless, by the use of violence in
defense and SO, too, that the crimi-
nal, knowing the police to be equip
ped with club and revolver, will for
that reason be the less disposed to
assume the risk attached to violent
or unlawful expedient. A nation
should likewise enjoy the benefit of
adequate police protection in the
shape of an army and navy-and
not only to insure domestic tranquil
ity, but to guard the people from for
.eign aggressions.
Let it be understood. however, that
we do not agree with the militaristic
school which is urging the construc-.
ton OF a heavy American armament.
We utterly dissent from the Roose-
velt ,clamor and the Roosevelt stand
ards in this relation. But it appears
to us, that the European war has
taught US the need Of a policy OF
conservative, .sensibly predicated ex-
pansion in military preparedness.
This not by way of standing army
but by encouraging additions to the
national guard by gradually build
ing up reserve forces in citizen SOL
derry. and by improving the eff
cheney of the navy. Excessive arma-
ment serves too much the purpose
of a war provocative.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22

The steamer Uitonia eight days
out from Galveston, fimped into New
port News late Monday night for re-
pairs sith SO horses Of q cargo OF !
l5O, dead from the excessive heat
The Ultonia developed engine trouble
shortly after leaving Galveston snt
the tripgip,; the coast was made under
crest aihspltiss, Many Of the ;horses ,
which are consigned to the fren .a
soyerameat, Hete< suffering from tn
Atat and # il probable that the whole
cargo VIII have 70 :be up p s.se .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22

The ninety-frst session of Union
Theological Seminary in Richmond,
was inaugurated this afternoon when
Rev. Theron H. Rice, d. D., professor
of the English Bible, addressed the
assembled students in the chapel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22
VIRGINIA NEWS

The seven people Of Louisa County
Rho were brought to Richmond for
Pasteur treatment after they had
been bitten by small collie dog sup
posed to be mad, are improving.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22

Mayor Ainslie's first official act yes
terday was to sign the ordinance pas
,sed by the Richmond Council Monday
night repealing the anti-jitney law.
Jitneys are now free to operate at
will and about ,sepenty-fve cars viii
be put into service.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22
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- att LEAHY'S tire
Hospital
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22

John Gray Sigler of Portsmouth had
his right foot SO badly mashed at the
ankle when he was struck by AorfdH
Southern passenger train No. 3
bound for Norfolk to Raleigh, Monday
night, that the member had to be am
putated short tiNs later at st.
Nincent,s hospital.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22

The strike of 600 employees Of the
Seymore Conn, Manufacturing Com
pany, which has been in progress since
Saturday, was settled yesterday. The
men will work SO hours week and
receive 10 per cent. increase in wag-
es on the basis of so hours work. The
company, which is making war NUM-
ions, employs about 800 men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22

Seventy thousand prisoners of war
taken by the Russians on the front
south of Polesie in the last days Of
August and the beginning of Septenl-
Der already have been registered, and
it is expected this number will be in
creased when the final reports are
received.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22

Commanders of German submarines
have been given strict orders, it has
been give out authoritatiyely, that in
case Of doubt as to the intentions OF
liners, they are to take the safe course
and permit the ship to escape rather
than run the slightest-risk Of error.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22

Twelve of the tbirty-four letters
and documents said to have been
found in the possession of James +
j. Archibald when be was taken into
custody at Falmouth on August 80
were made public last night in Lon.
don. They include the now famous
letter from DR.. Dumba to the Aus
triaa minister of foreign affairs
Count Won Burian, which resulted IT
the request for the recall Of the Am
bassador. -Four letters were not given
to the public t"for obvious reasons. >
The remaining eighteen papers are
described as being of insufficient in:
terest to warrant publication"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22

Senator Foraker was operated on
yesterday in Cincinnati after an III
ness of several months, Physicians
last night announced that the opera
ton was entirely successful and that
the condition of the patient is satisfac-
tory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22

Premier Asquith announced in the
British Parliament yesterday that
there are 100000 men under arms
in the British army, not counting the
contingents from Canada, Australia,
and Asia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22

M. D. Thornton, of sCharlestown, an
employe of the Northern Virginia Pow
er Company was killed yesterday near
Charlestown, W. ", The accident oc-
cured while he was talking on priv
ate phone line to the power com,
pany's plant at Mliyile. Thornton was
with Robert Haoe, another employe,
and when he called for help Hooe
cut the line with an ak, but it was
too late. This makes the 6Hh person
who has been killed by the high ten
sion wires in the last year or two.
Thornton was about 80 years old and
is survived by his widow and two
children. He was q native Of Danville,
Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22
NEWS d THE DAY
Russian warships in the Black Sea
have sunk a German submarine.

The Frankfurter Zeitung reports
that a large British transport, from
Egypt for the Dandanelles, has been
sunk by a German submarine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22

Hard Shelled Grab at the Rammel
Hotel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22

That Germany secretly established
a submarine base on Guernsey Island
in the English Channel, and that
thirty supposed fishermen captured
there proved to enlisted men in the
German navy is the information
brought to New York by Frank S.
Ferr, of Ithaca, N. Y. "These fisher
men were caught setting cases of
petrol adrift for the submarines to
pick up" says Mr.. PER-.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22


James Smith, who is employed Ss
o contractor, who is laying the en-
tension to the sewerage system 10
Cape Charles, was arrested yester,
day ON warrant sworn out by De-
putty Sheriff Eshman, Of Snow Hill
Ma., charging him with the muir
der of Samuel Chatham, aged i76,
1whe was found at his home, near
Eden,Md, Sunday morning, August
Is. The aged mans body was found
in his front doorway, showing evi-
dence that he had been beaten to
death by a club. After investigation
il WAS plain that robbery was the mo.
tive, as Chatham always kept seve,
raj thousand dollars about his home
and the money could not be found
The old man was bachelor and lived
alone.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat COMPANY,

Every day in the year for Fort
Monroe, Norfolk. Newport News and
points south, via suberb powerful
steel palace steamers.
Through connections made at Nor
folk with steamers of the Old Domln-
ion Steamship Company for New
York and Merchants and Miners
Steamships for Boston.
General Ticket Office 720 18th st.
Bond Building, Washington. D. G.
Oyster Season open. Rammel Cafe.
Rammel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22

Police reserves In Jersey City were
called out last aight after freight
handlers on strike OF the Pennsy1yapis
railroad yards and sympathizers had
attacked police officers detsiled for
sey, are partly tied UP. The men quit
work, they said, because the railroads
reported. It was estimated yesterday
that 2,O0e freight hsndIers in Jersey
City were on strike. The terminals OF
all roads entering the city, with the
exception of the Central of New Jer.
poses Of 300 tons of dynamite she has
without running the gantaet Of Brit
refused to pay them25 cents an hour,
with a higher wage for overtime and
for work ON Sundays and holidays.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22

The will of the late Major Holmes
Conrad has been admitted to pro
bate in the Corporation Court Of Win
chester by Judge I. w Harrison.
The estate is valued at about s2l5,
600. His widow, Mrs. Georgia Bryan
Conrad, is named as executrix with
cut security. Major Conrad left prac
tically everything to his vide aurinf
her lifetime, and the estate is then, =
be divided among his children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22

Grabs in all styles at the Hotel
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22


Z nsGaty LISTED States Marshal, I.
j. Hurt and Rsiuty Collector Gsude
r. Reysssly report the capture and
dsstrsetisa 5estsxdsy Of prhsps the
largest illicit Aiatiling Plant eyer
found Jig Wise county: This plant was
located aesr Gpsbprn, snd had ap.
paEeBt|y been set ;up Ut the spot where
it was destroyed for many months.
1t Was equipped with some OF the
most modern and up-to-date appiianc-
cs and fixtures. The operators had
within the last few days erected q
seInnndiops stiH,house, on the waHs
Of nhich hung mirrors, combs and
brushes. The ws5ls were adorned with
pictures Of many public men and Wo-
men. :. IL
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22

Heavy Turkish re-enforcements are
Ibeing rushed to the Dardanelles in
response to urgent pleas from the
German commanders on the Galligoli
Peninsula. French warships are con-
,'tinuing their bombardment lot the
Turkish batteries on the Asiatic
coast. A German aeroplaRe descend
ed while flying over Bulgarian ter:
ritory. The machine was confscated
and the crew intetned.
Four hundred miners were entomb,
ed by an explosion yesterday in tbs
pithead OF the Exhall colliery, Eng
land. The explosion destroyed ths
cage apparatus and Instantly killed
ten men. Fire followed the explosion
making rescue work difficult the
celliery officials stated yesterday at
ternoon that all, but fifty men has
been rescued through cross SHAFT
and that it was believed the rest
would soon, be. taken cut. >.
NJ; Stephen tPanaretoff; the Bulgar:
ian Minister to the limited States an:
nounces that he has received q cable
! gram from his tGoverrment stating
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22

Investigations by the grand jary in
the Circuit Court Of Prince George
brought opt that liquor is being sold
st other points in Prince George Coup.
ty than Hopevsu. pisputsnta ss4sna
New Reheasia are the new points
which came within the grand 5urys
probe. Leo stsf, ssid to he q Bchem-
ian priest, WIS indicted for selling
intoxieants q. New bohemia, 9 settis-
ment IN the Norfolk and Western on
the opposite side Of the county from
HSpesEeN. -; -
Is. 81 ;|,,sssss EGG, s:
The Ynginiss pfpisaan.; Iiaaitsa Dsagh
sefs OF The Cont ederaey;' met ; IN an.
asN convention in Danyille last night
at the First Presbyterian Church. i
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22
gEEz7sHpRIKsG GAZETTE WEAallIEgsEE.ll

Maa sswSfsH SssHss satae sef sp
hsus issss tety speeches were hesfd'
/ nIls ace ae Sses ass % stssnd-
No. ssssiAe q sssins the dsls'
sAses slesifnd tes ~ llszssi1 Man
~ Il tas aef ets.ss
aes, where q Brilliant reception Sss
Sdd HE ssssjon tonight viii be
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-22

ae n eaEiiaa snly ~. AlARa1 z
.ttpreasryss armed na,,l slisy .
Aassssf 5eeli = % q 80 Nhal
aesse athaE as telaI u 1fpysl
TIT ~ ss - lefe ~
interest," ~ ~ nllntlis III prstsnltt
paslaap = sc Halhas- al
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-06
WOMEN FIGHTING KILENs

WOMEN FIGHTING KlLENS
A bitter fight is being waged
against Representative Hubert XII
lens, candidate for alderman in the
10Th ward, by the Women Wage Earn
ers' Citizenship league, according to
Sec'y Margaret O'Neill. Kilens voted
to delay action on the child labor bill
in Springfield.
An auto truck is touring the dis
trict, she says, bearing the following
sign:
Protect the health of your work.
ing women. Representative Kilens
says that the. working women in his
district do not want the eight-hour
day and voted to delay action on this
bill last Tuesday. Answer him at the
polls on Tuesday. A vote against XII
lens is a vote for shorter work day
for women"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-06

Binghamton, N. Y.-Fiarry Sieden-
burg, IA, shot and killed himself be-
cause parents locked up his new
Easter clothes to prevent him going
walking with sweetheart, Elsie
Fletcher, 10 -2zs4-zsa.s3as.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12
electric bills run higher than 50 a

electric bills run higher than 50 a
month 1t means s.3-cent electricity.
For hotels, restaurants and other
large consumers IL means from 3d.
cent 10 65-cent gas, depending upon
the approximate amount used.
Consumers are now paving virtually
81 for gas. The technical rate IS 81. 10.
but there is a d per cent discount al
lowed for payment within given time,
which makes the rate. in actual effect,
81, Under the new schedule the rate
will be technically ST, but the 10 per
cent discount will still be IN effect,
which will make the actual rate 90
cents.
The reduction in electricity charges
lis virtually s of a cent. with the dis
count increasing rapidly with the
amount Of electricity used As an ex-
ample. consumers whose bill is above
+ So will receive not only the Decent dis
count for cash, but will also receive
benefit of 2212 per cent discount
which will mean they will pay only
So cents for electricity.
Business houses. some saloons, no
tells, restaurants and other large con
sumers whose bill runs above $50
monthly will receive benefit Of d dis
count Of 50 1-3 per cent in addition te
the Decent discount for payment with
in a given time AS the amount in
creases, SO does the discount Upor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12
Rates Under New Plan.

Wl1EinlT uIllS I'll more tHdH S5uV, LOT III |
stance, there Is a discount Of IS per
cent.
Rates Under New Plan.
Rates On gas. as specified by the
agreement. 10 90 into effect Jan. /. in
Rock Island, Moline. East Moline and
silvis. are as follows
Up To and including 10000 feet a
month-sf with a l0-cent cash dis
count, making the actual net rate 80
cents. Tie great bulk Of consumers
viii come under this rate. Their actual
net rate is now ST.
50.oo0 to 100000 feet Il MONTHS
cents. 10-cent cash discount actual net
rate S. cents
100000 TO 10000 feet a month-a0
cents, Decent cash discount, actual net
rate SO cents,
! 10000 to 100000 feet a months
cents. 10-eent cash discount, actual net
rate rs cents.
/ 100000 10 100000 feet month 50
lcents, 10-cent cash discount, actual net
/ rate 10 cents
j 2580oo to 35o,000-7S cents. 1o-cent
cash discount, actual net rate IS
cents,
$4,000 to $50 ,000-76 cents. Decent
cash discount. actual net rate 66 cents.
$4,000 and more-75 cents, Decent
cash discount, actual net rate So cents.
According to the agreement, also.
after Jan / 1916, electric light rate
] by meter shall be IL a kilowatt hour,
subject to the following discounts:
Gross monthly bills 80 and less-715
per cent, making actual net rate 10
cents
Gross monthly bills between SO and
$30-221a per cent, making actual net
rate So. Tie majority of consumers
will be affected by the two foregoing
rates.
f, Gross monthly bills between $40 and
F., $100-$3 10 per cent
Gross monthly bills between $l00
and $250-45 per cent.
! Gross monthly bills between $3.50
and 5000 per cent.
Gross monthly bills more than $500
-~55 per cent
| a cash discount on the foregoing
will be allowed if bills are paid at the
Office Of the company on or before ten
days after the date of the bill,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12
PERSONAL POINTS

J. ]. Armstrong of Chicago, son of
the founder Of the railway mali serv-
ice and former chief clerk in the
service. was caller at the Rock Is
Iand postofflce yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. e {. Riess Of New
York City, are in the city the guests
of the formers brother, A. ]. Riess.
2506 Eighth and a half avenue, enroute
to San Francisco. Mr.. Riess is one Of
the old time druggists of this city, hav-
ing learned his trade under f. Brunert.
whose drug store was in the Harper
house block,
Mrs. f. F. Bartholomew, I'll Thirty
fourth street, leaves tomorrow morn
ing for Washington, D. G., going as d
member ct the Illinois state committee
Of the Woman's National Defense
league, which organization convenes in
that city Monday. Mrs. Bartholomew
will visit in eastern cities before her
return home
! E. W. Lindbeck left for Lawrence.
Kans., last night to attend the funeral
of his uncle John A. Nelson, held to-
day. Mr.. Nelson was in the city during
September visiting at the home of his
niece, Mrs. L. Fl. Johnson. 4419 Eighth
avenue. also visiting relatives and
friends at Kewanee and Bishop Hill,
Illinois.
/ L. NJ, Allen Of Chicago, passenger
traffic manager of the Rock Island
lines. visited in the city today
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Walter O'MalIey and
,son, Walter Clement, have returned to
Rock Island after a weeks visit with
relatives and friends at Dixon, and
Sterling, Ill, and Clinton, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12
(1tty]RlI0f}

Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
For express, cali William Trefz.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Independent Express & Storage.
r. l. ISL
Woman's Exhange, Mrs. n. P. Tuck
er, chairman Phone, r. l. 1887 before
~ d. m.
A patent has Just been granted at
Washington to Mike Mtnrz Of Rock Is
land on an oiling device,
A meeting of the Rock Island Base
ball association has been called for
this evening at the office of L. l..
Hance. in the Safety building. Steps
TO incorporate the association under
the state law will be taken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12
Mrs. yelie Donates Ambulance.

Mrs, w L, Velie Of Moline today
announced that she had donated, as a
be placed in the service Of the Amer
lean Red Cross on European battle
fields Mrs, VeIie does not know to
what service the ambulance will be
assigned. as its use is to be determined
by the officials of the Red Cross, Her
interest in Red Cross work alone
prompted her gift, Mrs. Yelie says
Body Of the ambulance is being made
at Sterling. where a company is max
ing q large number of ambulances for
use in Europe The motor is being
made by the Veiie Motor company at
its Moline plant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12
REDUCED RATE ON
PRICESFOR LIGHT
OFFERED 1 CITIES
Peoples Power Company Submits New
schedule to Rock Island Moline.
East Moline, SlIYis.
COUNCILS ARE CONSIDERING
fBi in Gas charge insures % Cent
tias Ter Those Taking Dis
cunHt.

Z reduction in gas and electricity
charges viii be made in Rock Island,
Moline East Moline and Silyis. effec-
tive San /, 1915, by the Peoples
Power company. The new schedules
lage been submitted 10 the four city
councils None of the councils has
acted on the new schedule as yet.
The reduction means in reality so
rent gas for The quad cities. and 10
rent electricity. For consumers whose