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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-31

Mrs. George Smell, 81, who had
been missing eight hours, was found
yesterday mired in swamp near
Roselle, N. j. A posse of searchers
came upon her just in time to save
her life. In crossing the marsh she
struck a quicksand and was drawn in
until helpless, unable even to cry on
for help.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-31
HOWARD w. SMITH, Secretary and
Treasurer.

Entered at the Postoffice Of Alex
andria, Virginia, as second class mat
ter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-31
PUBLISHED DAILY

By Alexandria Gazeupe corporation.
ROBERT S. BARRETT, President
and General Manager.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-31

The bodies of two negroes, James
Green, of South Carolina and one
unknown were brought to Petersburg
Sunday Both men were killed at
HONEYWELL while attempting to hold up
and rob another negro. A coroner's
iury acquitted the nergo who did the
shooting on the grounds of self-de-
tense.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-31

Stabbed in the stomach, Albert z .
Gill plumber of Washington, lies
at Emergency Hospital in serious
condition. He was attacked by three
white men at Four-and-a half and /
street southwest shortly after 10
O'clock last night. 1t is believed the
?otive of the attack was robbery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-31

Have your pain Beach
Suit cleaned and pressed
properly by G. NJ. SchWab,
tailor, 416 King St.
! make Palm Beach Suits
to order for $40 90 and style
you desire.
G.. NJ. SCHWAB
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-31
His Mysterious Profession

NeVa Gerber and Webster Campbell
in rafting good baseball comedy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-31
VIRGINIA NEWS

Newport News is winner In the
matter of making an increase IN Tie
real estate assessments for the year
1915. The comparison with last year
shows that values have jumped $685.
27O, that being the increase In the
lands for five years and the increase
IN the improvements for the last year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-31
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Surprise Theater
House Cool and Well Ventilated
TONIGHT
The Broken Coin

Featuring Grace Cunard and Francis
Ford.
Mysterious murder committed in
"Kitty's" room in the episode of
Room 22", one of the most thrilling
of the installments of this great seri-
al. Two parts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-31

Il Grabs in all styles at the Hotel
Rammel
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-03

have already begun this work, of re- mobilization.
 The population of the island is es- timated at 240,00o, Greeks and Turks. The chief towns are Nicosia, the cap- !tal, with 15,000 inhabitants, the larg- est city. and Limasol and Larnaca- Most ct the people gain Stheir liveli- hoods by agriculture. The methods employed are almost as ancient as are the traditions of the island, and the inhabitants are sturdily opposed to in novation. The olive. mulberry, grains, grapes and other fruits, oil seeds, cot ton end all sorts of vegetables are grown Irrigation works have been | undertaken for the reclamation of the soil, so fruitful of old, and many acres have been brought back under cultivation. In passing, it may be stated that the miles of Cyprus have found favor in all of Britain's wars since tEat waged against Russia in the Crimea-
 Cyprus does an annual trade of about $1,500,000. It Is handicapped iu the development of its commerce ow- ing to 9 want of natural harbors and to. an Eastern fatalism too thoroughly | learned to permit of much initiative Since the British occupation some energy has been brought into the lit- | tie land, put there still, remains a
 great deal to be. accomplished before a west-Europe commerce and business
 management can become indigenous ] Great Britain administers Cyprus ! through high commissioner, with the powers of colonial governor"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-03
MERIT. SYSTEM IN PUBLIC
 OFFICES GAINING GROUND.
Council of the National Civil Service
 Reform League So Reports.

Philadelphia, Dec. 2.-The merit sys- tenn in public. offices continues to gam ground, according to the report of the council of the National Civil Service Reform league submitted at the open ing session here today of the 35th an- nual meeting of the organization. IF or over a third of century," the report stated, the merit system has been gainingg round, until it is now ready, with the aid of public opinion, to storm that mediavel entrenchment of the spells system built on the phrase By and with the advice and consent of the senate Confirmation by the senate of those officials who have nothing to do with the determination Of public pol icy blocks the steady progress of civil service reform.o
 The demolition of this system, the council stated, rests with public opin- fion.
 As a first step, the report recom' meuded the cooperation of commercia. bodies, labor unions and other busi- ness organizations in campaign which will shaye as its special purpose to secure legislation providing for the competitive classificatiOn of first. sec ond and third class postmasters. - The council reviewed the activities civil service reform and came, to the conclusion. that r-prosress has actually been made in a year repiete with hos tile attacks on social legislation.
 Cardinal Gibbons was elected an ad- ditional vice president of the league and Lewis H. Van Dusen of Philadel- phia was made member of the board of directors. All the present officers of the organization were reelected.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-03

s
 Hartford Conn.,. Dec Civilian +. Walker, paroled prisoner, did not leave the state prison at Wethersf1eld today Chilly weather and the approach or a snow storm, do not constitute the proper kind of a welcome for an aged man who has been sheltered inside prison walls for some seven years; and the foreboding weather conditions un-, doubtedIy influenced Judge John J. Coats of New Britain, Walkers broth er-in-law and his sponsor while on parole, in deferring the departure from the prison to a better and a brighter day Besides, there are numerous things to be done for Walker before he can again take his place in the world of men; there are clothes. to be bought, rooms to be, engaged and fur nished, and thousand other neces- saries to be secured before he can make the break from prison to free dom with any degree of comfort.
 Walker will probably leave the pris7 on Friday, or possibly Saturday. It all depends on the success of Judge Coats and his wife, who is Walkers sister, in perfecting their arrange ments. These arrangements at pres ent include plans for a trip somewhere, probably to a .milder climate in the south so that the aged man may have a chance to recuperate before return ing to his former home in New Bri- tain.
 Judge Coats and Mrs. Goats reached their decision not to take their rela- tive away from Wethersfeld, this fore noon, after a conference with him that lasted a little over an hour. Their
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-03
GREAT BRITAIN ACQUISITIONS
 AMERICAN STEAMER ROCKING
Without the Formality of Prize Court Proceedings-Washinston informed.

Washington, Dec. 2.-Oficial an nouncement that the American. steam ship Hooking had been requisitioned by the British government without the formality. of prize court proceedings was received by the state department late today in a despatch from Consul General Young at Halifax, where the ship has been detained since she was seized by a British warship while on the way from New York to Norfolk.
 This procedure will be vigorously contested by the United States govern ment as being illegal and in violation of recognized rights under. information al law. Officials of the department, who had been more or less skeptical regarding unofficial reports of the in tentions of Great Britain, expressed amazement when they learned that the Hooking actually had been requisition- ed. The United States, it was said, will demand that the ship be retained m prize court, on the charge that she is partly German-owned and that the prize court act promptly in the case.
 Confirmation of unofficial reports re- sarding the action in the Hooking case led officials here to believe that Great Britain will take over for it's own use other vessels of the fleet owned by the American Transatlantic company, if it has not done so already.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-03
WILLIAM F. WALKER A BROKEN MAN
aroled New Britain Bank Ebezzer Did Not Leave Prison at tWethers6ed Yesterday Because of Wntry Weather- Appeared Indifferent and Resumed His Occupation Printer While His Brother-n-Law and Sister Make Ar rangements for His Future.

talk with him was held in the clerks room of the prison office, and Warden Garner was called in to consult with them. Walker exhibited but little in- terest in the plans at his departure, he seems of a fatalistic turn of mind, ready for anything. that happens and unepthusiastic about it when it does happen.
 The prison band was rehearsing this morning when Walker was called to the prison office to meet his rela- tives, but Walker lifted his head not whit higher, quickened his step not bit, as he mechanically shuff1ed into the office to meet two of the remain ing few who are near and dear to him.
 There were few about the warden's office to see Walker pass again into the prison, to take up his work until all shall be in readiness for his de- parture. He went back to finish his work on the Record the little paper published every month at the prison. Until the. arrangements are completed for his release. Walker will continue at his old work, that of a printer. He had his dinner in the prison refec- tory this noon the same as he has had for the last seven years.
 Although Walkers departure from the prison was postponed, another pa rolled man, Saveggio Ricci, an Italian who has been serving a sentence of fromr7 to 15 years for manslaughter. left the prison this afternoon. Ricci was convicted in Litchfield county, in February, 1909, for. knif1ng one of a crowd of men who, he said, set upon him.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-03
SALTS IS FINE FOR
 KIDNEYS. QUIT MEAT
Flush the Kidneys at once when Back hurts or Bladder bothers
 Meat forms uriee acid.

No man or woman who eats meat regularly can make a mistake by flush ing the kidneys occasionally, says a well-known authority. Meat forms uric acid which clogs the kid- ey pores so they sluggish1y filter or strain only part of the waste and poisons from the blood, then you get sick Nearly all rheumatism, headaches, liver trou- ble. nervousness, constipation, dizzi- ness, sleeplessness. bladder disorders come from sluggish kidneys.
 The moment you feel a dull ache in the Kidneys or your back hurts, or if the urine is cloudy, offensive, full of sediment. irregular of passage or at tended by a sensation of scalding, get about four ounces of lad Salts from any reliable pharmacy and take a tablespoonful in a glass of water be- fore breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts Is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia and has been used for genera tions to flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to activity, also to neutralize the acids in urine so it no longer causes irritation, thus ending bladder disorders.
 lad Salts is inexpensive and can not injure; makes a delightful effer- vescent lithia-water drink which all regular meat eaters should take now and then to keep the kidneys clean and the blood pure, thereby avoiding sert- ous kidney complications.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-03
NO STOMACH PAIN, GAS,INDIGEST|ON
 IN FIVE MINUTES
ONLY REAL STOMACH REGULATOR KNOWN.

Really does'' put bad stomachs in order-really does overcome indiges- ton, dyspepsia, gas heartburn and sourness in five minutes-that-just that-makes Pape's Diapepsin the largest selling stomach regulator in the world. If what you eat ferments into stubborn Jumps, you belch gas and eructate sour, undigested food and acid; head is dizzy and aches; breath foul; tongue coated; your in sides filled with bile and indigestible waste, remember the moment "Pape's Diapepsin" comes in contact with the stomach all such distress vanishes. It's truly astonishing-alm marvel ous, and the joy is it's harn1lessness.
 large fifty-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin will give you a hundred dollars worth of satisfaction or your druggist hands you your money back.
 It's worth it's weight in gold to men and women who can't get their stom- achs regulated. It belongs in your home-should always be kept handy in case of sick. sour. upset stomach during the day or at night It's the quickest, surest and most harmless stomach regulator in the world.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-03
STOMACH UPSET?
Get at the Real cause-Take pr.
 Edwarcis' Olive Tablets


 That's what thousands of stomach sufferers are doing now. Instead of taking tonics. or trying to patch up a poor digestion. they are attacking the real cause of the ailment-clogged liver and -disordered bowels.
 gDr. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse the liver in a soothing, healing way. When the liver and bowels are performing their natural functions. away goes in
 If you have a bad taste in your mouth, tongue coated, appetite poor, energy, troubled with undigested food, you should take Olive Tablets. the sub stitute for calomel.'
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are a purely vegetable compound mixed with olive oil. You will know. them by their olive color. They do the work without griping, cramps or pain
 Take one or two at bedtime for quick relief, so you can eat what you like. At 10c and -25c per box. All druggists. The Olive Tablet Company, Colum- bus, O.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-03
ADMINISTRATION NEW
 SHIPPING BILL DISCUSSED.
Was Subject of Conference of Officials at Washington Yesterday.


 Washington. Dec. 2.-The new ad- ministration shipping bill. which would create a board tocontrol deep water traffic and provide for construction of merchant vessels designed for use as naval auXiliaries, was the subject of a conference tonight attended by Secretaries McAdoo and Redfieid, Sen ator Fletcher and Representative. AL eXander. chairman of the congressional merchant marine committee. Solicitor Thurman of the department of com merce and Comnandant Bertho1 ofathe coast guard. s39 s#
 Neither Senator Fletcher nor Repre- sentative Alexander had seen the draft prepared by the two cabinet of- fcers and the conference was called largely for the purpose of explaining 10 them the differences between the present bill an cthe one which was de- feated in the senate last year.
 Another conference will be held probably next week.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-03

greatest width is 50 miles. while its average width is more than 35 miles. A great part of the island is taken up by two mountain ranges, one of which fills much of the southern and central part, and the other of which stretches along the northern coast.
 "The coast of Asia Minor lies 46 miles to the north, and that of Syria between 50 and 55 miles to the east. Although nominally a possession of the Ottoman Empire up until the out break of hostilities between the Turks and the Allies, Cyprus has been ad- ministSred by Great Britain since 1873. and now forms an integral part of the British Empire. English occu- patton has done much to improve the conditions of health on the island, as tt has been a stimulus to the com merci1 development.
 ''The mountains of the island are wild and beautiful, and upon their sides the forests are still growing that were famed and prized in early Egyp- tian times. They also s contain the mines of copper, celebrated among the The higest altitude is attained by Mount Troodes, with a summit 6406 feet above sea level.
 "A wide valley runs, east and west, through the central part of the island. This valley is about 50 miles long, with a breadth varying from 10 to 20 miles. The mountain ranges on either side send their waters to the valley through intermittent torrents. Much of this lowland is uncultivated, though in the northern parts grain Is grown. The soil of the whole val ley is good, and there is no reason why the uncertain water supply might not he supplemented, bringing all of the land under cultivation. In the days when western civilization was in it's swaddling clothes. Cyprus was widely known for its impossible for ests, which not only clothed the sides and summits of its mountains with thick, dark masses of green, but which ley between with such an interlacing sturdy tangle of trees and underbrush, that it was difficult to clear the land for. cultivation.
 "The wonderful forests of the land l however in the more than 1000 of | exploitation that have passed over Them have been almost entirely cut faway These forests built the ships of Egypt, of Greek Syrian rulers, of Asia | Minor cities, and of Turks, and all ! that remains of their once much-her- aided glory are the pine growths on the mountains. Today the whole cen- | tral plain is bare and treeless, and with the extinction of the forests many disadvantages of climate have come upon the island, so that Cyprus of the present is not the bright home | for man so bravely praised by the | Greeks of classic times. It is, never | theless, a valuable land, and much of ] it's former splendor could be brought back to it by the proper administra-
 ton and development. The English
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-03

ferred with President Wilson before launching his movement to end the European war gave some of the am bassadors and ministers here the inn pression that the Washington govern ment might have some connection with it. It became known tonight that since publication of the plans of the party the state department has been receiv- ing inquiries, most of them of an in formal nature, through the embassies and legations here of the European powers. Secretary Lansing has promptly explained that the party would carry no credentials from the state department and did not differ from any other body of Americans travelling in Europe.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-03
CYPRUS ONE OF THE
 MEDITERRANEAN BIG ISLAND
Only Two Others That Are Larger or More lmPortant-None More Gov eted.
Special to The Bulletin.)

Washington, D. C., Dec. 2.-"Cyprus is one of the most important islands in the Mediterranean" says a bulletin given out today by the National Geo. graphic Society, which describes Eng lands reported offer to the Greeks for their aid in the world-war. There are just two islands in the broad in- land sea larger than Cyprus, and these are Sicily and Sardinia. There are few islands in the world more rich in historical associations, and none, probably more coveted by a power full neighbors.
 "Tho island lies in the mouth of a pocket formed by Asia Minor and Syria at the northeastern end of the Mediterranean, being equally distant from the mainland to the north and to the east. It has an area of 3584 square miles or is as large as the states of Delaware and Rhode Island combined. Its greatest length is Al miles and its
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-03
sERV-Us MINCE MEAT

Package condensed mince meat is made up today of the best quality of dried fruit and other items which can be found, all of which are found in the United States with the exception of spices and entrants. The study of packing condensed mince meat has ex- tended over a period of 100 years and today is as near it's perfection as we can possibly conceive. The sanitation in the factories in which it is packed is beyond reproach as the competition today in these lines necessitates the guarding of the most minute detail of the business. The apples used are of the best grade of. New York State, where in our opinion is grown the best favored apple known. The raisins used are of the best quality seeded variety. No expense is con- sidered in procuring the very highest grade of spices, and sugar, as we all know, is always sugar, the different grades merely representing the differ ent ffavors or different granulation re- quired for different purposes. Every particle of fruit or any other article used in the manufacture of mince meat is thoroughly cleaned and manipulated by people trained to know what should and should not be used and in this manner the article comes to the house. wife cleaner by far than she could possibly take the same articles in her own kitchen, regardless of how clean it may be, and make up the filler for her mince pie. The old idea of dirt being prevalent in quantity is today disputed by the greatest authorities on food products. The meat used in mince meat is of the choicest and to- day the same corn-beef which you and I would use on our table is what is being used in Serv-us Mince Meat. There are very few pies made which can be used as handily by the house. wife as mince meat for all it requires is a little water and being heated for ten minutes and it is ready for the crust and then the table and she may without fear of loss carry three; or four packages of mince meat in her pantry, having it ready at any time for the chance occurrence of uneXpect- ed company and it will be good dessert free from dirt It is our thorough belief that, a mince meat pie made from condensed nince meat is about as cheap dessert as can be prepared and yet as good.
 For Smany years mince meat was considered a winter dish. Each year for the last ten our factory has had to increase it's capacity during the summer months until today it runs every day of the year with a regular force of helpers. We ship goods to every part of the country the entire year This of course means a great increase in the use of these goods over when mince meat was eaten only in the winter months which means an in- creased sale over the former winter consumption.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-03
AMERICAN sLooP ACADEMY
 IS SAFE AT BALBOA. Members Of Crew Tell Stories of Hardships-YeIIow Fever Aboard.

Panama. Dec. 2.-The American sloop yacht Academy, which had been sought for some time by British and ficials, put into Balboa this Inorning g and is now iE quarantine owing to the fact that recently there were several deaths on beard while the yacht was in the harbor of Buena Ventura, Colom- bia.
 The Academy came here consigned to the American consul in the canal zone but as there is no such official the customs officers of the zone took charge of her. The crew, according to the quarantine officers, tell a story of much hardship owing to yellow fever on board and lack of success in a mining venture in ChHe on which the vessel is said to have sailed from San Francisco.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-03
AUTHORITY
 OF LOUISIANA GOVERNOR.
To Proclaim Martial Law-Petition
 For Madamus Filed.

New Orleans, Dec. 2.-The right of Governor Hall to proclaim martial law in Jefferson Parish, across the river from the city, was attacked in a peti- tion for mandamus flied in the state supreme court today by attorneys for a land company. Martial law went into effect yesterday and today Dis trict Judge F1eury at Grana, the Par ish seat, declined to proceed with the trial of a suit in which the land com- pany was plaintiff, holding that under martial law he was without authority. . The martial law decress followed raids by the militia on several alleged gambling resorts in the parish where, the governor declares, local authori- ties have failed to enforce the law.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-03
''Those corns Come Right. of, Clear AS .
 Whistle, by Usins 'Gets-Id'"

the new waJ. L-.s.e 9 -sStS-it mas become the corn remedy Of America, the biggest selling corn remedy in the rem ember that toe-eating salve you tried, that sticky tape, that toe done with knives, razors and scissors ? Well, now, forget them all. No more fussing, no more pain. Whenever you use simple, easy "Gets-It the corn is doomed. sure. So is every callous, wart or bunion. Never cut corns or callouses, it makes them grow that much faster and increases the danger of blood poison. No cutting is neces- sary by using "Gets-It." Use 1t tonight ard end your corny existence.
 "Gets-It" is sold by all druggists, 25c a bottle. or sent direct by E. Law ence 6 Co.,. Chicago.