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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-24
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
PREMIER CARRIER OF TIE
SOUTH
IN EEEECT MARCH |, 1916

y. B.-Following schedule figures
are published only rs information,
not guaranteed.
Trains leave Union Station, Alex
andria.
7:a7 A. NJ, Daily-Local between
Washington and Danvillc, delivers
connection daily except Sunday 1t
Orange 10 { and O., No. IO3 for Cor
donsvilic and Richmond.
SAT a NJ. Dnily--Local for llal-
risonburg and way stations. BaiTet
parlor:c car.
9:l7 A. NJ Daily-Mail tram,
coaches for Manassas, Warrenton,
Orange, Lynchburg, Greensboro ard
Charlotte.
1922 A. NJ. Daily-U. S. Fast
Mail stops only for passengers to
roints 1T which scheduled to STOP;
Go&chcs and Sleeping cars to Atlanta,
New Orleans. Birmingham. Sleeping
car Salisbury to AshSi!lc. Coaches
for Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Dan
vile, Greensboro, and Charlotte.
.:22 p. NJ. Daily-Local for Char
lottesville connecting at Calverton for
Warrcnton,.
4:52 p. NJ. Daily-Birmingham
Special. Sleeping ears between New
York, Atlanta, Admission, Birmingham,
and Augusta. Through first class
coaches between Washington, Allan
Ia and Birmingham. Dining car SER
vice. Tourist to California daily.
1902 p. M.--Local for Harrison.
burg and way Stations on Manassas
branch. Pullman Buffet parlorIcars.
1922 p. n Local for Warrenton.
7:17P NJ. Daiiy-Augusta Special.
Through train with sleeping cars to
Charlotte. Columbia, Aiken and Au-
eusta. Through Sleeping cars to Ash
vile. =. :.
1902 P. NJ. Daily-Washington
and Chattanooga Limited (via Lynch
burg) First class coaches and sleep
ing! cars to Roanoke, Knoxville, Chat
tanooga, Sleeper to New Orlear s,
Washington to Roanoke, Dining car
service j.
HOP r. NJ. Daily-New York .and
New Orleans Limited. All Pullman
train. Club and Observation cars TO
New Orleans. Dining ear service. 4.
4:27 A. NJ. .DaIly-MemphiS ,spes
rial, Sleeping cars and coaches for
Roanoke, Knoxville: Nashyiiles Chat
tanooGa, and Memphis Dining car
service. Washington sleeping cars
open 10 p. ms:
!" For detailed schedule figures, tickets
reservatlons,Setc apply to
SD SHELTON
Union ticket: agent, Alexandria, Va,
E; II. COAPMAN.. ,Vice-Pres., and
gen. Manager. t..
II. f. CARY, Genl Pass. a gent. ;
VIII: TAILOE, Pass. Traffic Mg..:
C, w. WEsTBURF, Gen: .Ageht.
.705: 18th Street, n. W. Washington,
D. C. - :, -,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-24

salves, and tapes, bandages, and
plasters that make corns pop-eyed,
have only made your corns grow
faster, just hold your heart a moment
and figure this: Put two drops Of
"Gets-It" on the corn. 1t dries at
once. You can put your shoes and
stockings on right over it. The corn
is doomed. It makes the corn come
off clear and clean. It's the new,
easy way. Nothing to stick &C press
on the corn, You can wsa SMALLER
shoes. You'll be a joy-walA.2. No
pain, no trouble. Accept no supstitu-
ties.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-24

been modified for some months TO he
ready for the conflict. 1t is over q
year since the Portuguese government
decided to cooperate with the allies
Whepever the step seemed: necessary.
While, Portugal has'bcen preparing Tor
Var if6r, spine: time; Internal aBolltical
caadstiohs shaEe' Delayed ,mattefs:=, y
peace party has made its strength felt
III, that republic. but with Gel2naaE's
declaration OF war party lines E'!ll' be
obaterptcd.} Z /; ~ -.
EoEtEg&r,k4s an:pilianne With ;G%t,ai
Britain dating from 1903 tGat requires
the Portuguese government To furnish
Great Britain with 1860 soldiers when
the latter is Ell war. While these troops
have not been put at the disposal Of
Great Britain in the European theateE
or w;.r. til" Portuguese have been co
operating with the troops Of the allies
in Africa.
While the peace strength OF the For.
tugucse army is only 10000. with S.1O5
more men in the colonial array. the
government has 230.C00. reserves anl
ST1,4IG available men for war pur-
poses. The navy Of the republic. how;
ever, IS one of the smallest in tic
world. 1t consists of one second class
cruiser, four third class cruisers, tif-
teen gunboatS. five destroyers, four tor
pedo boats and one submarine.
Most of these vessels arc Of an anti.
quated type. The Vasco da CANA. the
star ship Of the navy. has been in serv-
ice since 1878 1t cost 100000 and IS
Of 3,o3G tons displacement. 1t is equip
ped with two eight-inch guns, one six
inch, one twelve-poundcr and eight
three-pounders. The Vasco da CANA
has complement Of 80 officers and
men.
: Portugal, with the Azores and Ma
leira island. has population Of 5,9o7.-
9S5 and IN area of 35.400 square miles.
The population of the republics colo
NAL possessions in Africa is S.300,OU0
and these colonies have an area Of So
334 square miles. The colonies in Asia
have an area Of S.93:3' square miles and
4 population of 100000. Portuguese
Africa is made up Of Angola. the kon-
go, Guinea, East Africa ana some is
lands.
Many Portuguese have been bitter
toward Germany for many years. They
have felt that the kaiSerS government
has had designs on the Azores and An
COLA. The war party in the republic
has long been enthusiastic to enter the
contest on the side of the allies not
only on account of the treaty with
Great Britain, but on account OF the
long standing grievance against Ger
many.
The wealth Of Portugal is estimated
Mt $2,50U.0O00OO. The national! debt
amounts 10 SQ47. G03,0OG. The revenue
of tie country IS sSl,9660G0 q year.
with al additional yearly pcsHsnae o:
SIT. 1S6, 900 from the colonies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-24
NOTICE

The undersigned lines will on March
goth, 1916, at 1000 Il. m, apply. 10
the State Corporation Commission,
at Richmond, Va, for authority TO
make effective on and after May lst
1916, intcrlme passenger fares be-
tween points in Virginia rs set forth
in communication filed with the State
Corporation Commission December
Is, 1915.
Below will he found 4 memorandum
of the present and proposed 1afeS
between principal points involved amt
adjacent territory affected thereby:
From Danville, to Roanoke, VIA
Lyrchburg, present fare $50, pro-
posed fare $500; From Danvli!e. to
Roanoke. via Koehler, present fare
.. So. proposed fare $2.S5. tCorrcs-
bonding advances from Danville and
Chatham to stations on the n. ana
w. Railway west Of Roanoke, VIA
Lynchburg):
From Martinsvillc, To Basic, via.
Charlottesville. present fare $50.
proposed fare 81. 40. Corresponding
advance from Mart!nsville to stations
on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
between Charlottesville and Basc).
From Charlottesville, to Burkes-
vile, via Richmond, Present fare.
SO .O5 proposed fare So 80. From
Charlottesville, to Burkeville, Via
Lvnchburg, present fare So. 05. pro-
posed fare $3.50. Corresponding adj
vanccs between stations OH the ChcSa-
pcakc and Ohio railway, west OF
Charlottesville and east Of Clifton
Forge. ana stations on Southern Rail
way, Burkev:llc to Amelia, inclusive.
via Richmond. Corresponding advance
from stations on Southern Railway, in
Virginia north Of Lynchhur@ to
Burkevilie via Lynchburg).
From Richmond, to Burdette. via.
Jarratt, present fare 50. 20, proposed
fare 50 40. Corresponding advances
from stations on all lines north and
west of Richmond, applying via
Richmond).
From Charlottesville, to Petersburg,
via Lynchburg, present fare 50 .05,
proposed fare $500 Corresponding
advance from stations on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Ry. west Of Chariot
tesville and east Of Clifton Forge, to
stations. on Norfolk and Western Rail-
way, Farmville to Petersburg. inclu-
sivc, via Charlottesville and Lynch
burg. Corresponding advance from
stations on Southern Railway in Vir-
g:nia north Of Lynchburg to stations
on Norfolk and Western Railway,
Burkeville to Suffolk, inclusive. via
Lynchburg).
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. ;.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co.
Chesapeake and Ohia Railway Co.
Danv;lle and Western Railway Co.
Franklin and Pittsylvania Railroad
Richmond Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac r. R. Co.
Seaboard Air Line Railway Co.
Southern Railway Company;
The Vrginian Railway Company.
Washington Southern Railway Go: !
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-24
APPLE PUDDING NO.

+. 2 tabespoonfuls of butter. q cep-!.
:. full OF sugar. ! egg yolks. lemWy.t
!. Juice and grated rind; 6 tart green:
T. apples. 4 egg whites. cinnamon or.
!. nutmeg. /,
!. crsaIn butter and sugar Stir In
I. welf;beaten yolEs OF eggs, Juice and
:. grated: rind o! lemon ard six ap-
Ft'pies. grated fine, Stir IN the whites
= of egg. well beaten. Season with
:. Ncinnamqn orsnnunes. Bake Serve.
: e0!Na.:}s; -"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-24
PLAYS Golf While, Portugal Pre-
paFes For War.
LAND SIDES WITH ALLIES,
Former Ruler Apparently Is Not Wo"'
ried Over Course Republic Is Pursu-
ins-Germa5y Has Formally De-
clared War on Portugal, Although !
State of War Has Existed.

Jondou.--Wllie former King Manuel
Of Portugal is playing golf and taking
life easy IN England, the little republic
OF Portugal, once his domain. is com
pleting preparations for war on the
side of the allies. Germany has for.
nally declared war on Portugal, al
though Il state of war has practically
existed between the two countries
since the German troops invaded
Portuguese Africa in 1911.
Soon after this invasion Portugal
sent re.enforcemeniS to her African
possessions, and there have been a
number Of clashes between the Ger
man and Portugal colonial troops.
The total war strength OF The Forth
guese army is 100000 men. 1t is est.
mated that fully 100000 soldiers have
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-24
!lWHY SWEAR DEAR?
USE "GETS-ITS'"
FOR C0RNS"
Simplest Corn Cure in the World-No
Pain, No Fuss, New, Sure way.

When corns make you almost "die
with your boots on" when you've
soaked them and picked them and
sliced thera. when , corn-swelling
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-24
FIELD AMI G0,

Lumber of Ill kinds, Singing,
Laths, Sash, Doors, Blinds, Stair
Work, and Building Material of
every description, Lime, Cement
and Plaster.
ESTIMATES FURNISHED
Office. lis N. Union Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-24

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-31
WILL WILSON, TOO,
VETO ALIEN BILL
Three Presidents Have
Knocked Out LiteraCy Test
for immigrants.

vNsIuNGTuN. Ibfrh 80 Tho nsh'
fV.InH ibr house imwigr i.N ili ur.
s.f'ir. Nsisii. exclusion and 8 Ui.ts,y
''s 'nf 'Nu HIuIticn ~ ,I.na was rd.
lis, transferred to tho s,rptr although
is T1ssHr. ih.rr is fully expected III
"rri tu tbr asurtr following iis utasp,
., lnr NpHr' late ,sstctdn, Do, vote "
U. FOB
I..,r pf. aii,ui1 iurmiWr 800 NN.
Hu ha,u ,"iuvd siulst 300. N,,BUsy
obi Wrr.. f,ai uful IaIun. HHb attempts
tt Ulsa th. measure nNy. ih, .frsldrus
upl veto NpIr blvn1t nilrl n nr, hous,
uf ~, other
White ihr president hHH NOT Whd,
known M- intentions WrufUssntatit tr
Uurr,ii 1u'hur ~ ih, niil pui chairman
of "a, lwuirn'iur rnwmliiy, Hrii.is
ihHi NJ be- aHuuH Veto in' measure II
.ir Do. rrHsH,u uIrr Ma hylU
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-31

the commission what be- knows about tho
fuse contracts
W. k,ir produced vhut he -1ii vas
1n agreement nude b, Sir \lrSaudcr
Irrifw. chairman of the ah,ll ,ummlt',"
With tnt's Americans hy which the, di
,idrd ii.uNu.uI Hs commissions from
pfult. iu by mad, ur nm order fuf fuses
which hpd been promised them hN the
committee Under the terms NJ thi.
alleged agreement Mr kytr said " y
iuHhum Wbr 10 receive ii1i ono. v W
ilus.i,k " bridgeport Conn ,2io.On
and T. u Caldwell ~ New Nork. $3.50 .oou
iir charged that the profits were divided
ten dsls before N, order Wps obtained
Recent order. for munitions placed With
th, american Ammunition uomp,n, aud
the International Arms and Iusv com,
piul tntailcd t2s .bn0 .0uO
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-31

hccr taken IN Colorado Wyoming. Orr-
ron california T.Nas Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts kHn-0s. " Houn. okla
homr nni WashIngtun y e. The pru-
,'~I,nEs IN l-itrnw VIII he re-
uup'iou " the hearing held there re-
GENTLY VI. Allen Hii h,., rhufflAy
t.WUf
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-31
GERMANS peaueRees oveesvLep

san FRANCISCO. Match II Judge
Maurice r UoolInr o,rrfuled Thursday
demurrer. tn the bomb plot indictments
against Franz Rom, German consul gen-
,rnl. Hnrnn = " vnn Setback. vice con-
sui, nbfon George Wilholm van Rrinrkrn
NJ the Gcfmtr army. identified with ths
consulate and four others The ulins
mean. that pil viii have to 20 10 trial
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-31
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CAPTURED $3.50
TON STEAMSHIP


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16
CAPT. QUnLIAN ON RIGHT.

power to move this submerged wire
through the sea. the average speed OF
the drag being about q mile and hair
per hour. Notwithstanding this, As
many as fifteen shoal spots and rocks
are sometimes found in one day.
When the drag strikes rock the
place is marked and another surveying
party develops the area about II. A
buoy or float of some kind is then an
chored there to show the danger and
new record is made on the chart.
Up to the present between one-third
and one-half of the main channels OF
southeastern Alaska have been explored
by the wire drag. The work will be
prosecuted steadily and as fast as the
appropriations by Congress will war
rant
Most of the vessels in the coast sur
vey service in Alaska are only Mt for
the scrap heap. Secretary Redfeld has
rightly called them .,unseaworthy old
tubs They are without wireless
equipment, deficient in modern appli-
ances. and some are SO poor that they
can be safely used only in protected
waters. The Macarthur. to which have
referred. is over forty years old. She
has been nicknamed the Chinese Shoe"
on account of her shape. She is only
twenty feet wide and 100 feet long, and
her speed is about seven miles an hour.
She has to use steam launch for her
surveying work. but it is so frail that
she cannot hoist it on board.
The Gedney and the Endeavor are in
the same class with the Macarthur
They have no electricity and no con-
densing and refrigerating plants. The
accommodations for the men and ofii-
GERS are bad. The Endeavor was used
in the civil war as Confederate gun
boat. The Gedney was constructed in
1875 on the Atlantic coast. and she
came around South America to Alaska
thirty-five years ago. She Is !4o feet
long and tCenty-four feet wide She
is now charting the waters about the
Prince of Wales Island.
The Patterson. which aided in rescu-
ing the wrecked steamer Tahoma. is
making surveys in the neighborhood OF
the Shumagin Islands, and the Yukon
is the ship of which I wrote as survey.
ing the Kuskokwim river. She was buiit
in Nome by Capt. Pratt eighteen years
ago, and was used in surveying the,
Yukon. She has also surveyed about
Kodiak Island and Cook inlet
The Taku, which was originally built
to be used in making surveys at the
mouth of the Yukon. is now laid up in
Prince William sound. as she is too
small to make the trip farther south.
She is only seventy-five feet long. Her
captain is G. T. Rude, who has been
long in Alaska. The captain of the
Yukon is r. r. Lukens.
As to the wire drag parties there are
two of them. One is under Capt. Dan
iels. whose boat. the Equator, l have
described The other party is COM
manded by Capt. l.. o. Colbert, who has
the King and Wing, a power boat that
rescued the survivors of the karluk.
the Canadian arctic exploring snip.
Can't Colbert has been working this
sea son in the vicinity of Point Baker.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16

all shapes and sizes. The islands are
really the tops of mountains half lost
in the waters They rise in spires and
cathedrals, some of which are thou
sands of feet above the water and 9TH
ers hidden beneath it. lying there con-
cealed and ready to rip open the huils
of ships as the iceberg ripped the Ii
tanic.
The extent of the Alaska coast. with
it's wndings. surpasses that of the
United States proper 1t is greater
than that of all our states on the Pa
cfic from Puget sound to the bound
AIRY of Mexico, added to that of our
states on the Atlantic. including the
gulf. All told, it is more than $4,000
miles long, or longer than the distance
around the world at the equator, and
in proportion to its length it has per-
haps more dangers than any other
coast line on earth. -
Nevertheless, not one-half of it has
yet been sounded by the coast survey
vessels. and more than half of the
general coast line is not marked by
lights or by any aids o0avigation. AS
to the rivers, there is not light or
mark on the great winding Yukon ex-
cept at it's mouth, and it is the same of
it's many navigable tributaries. 1t was
only last year that the Department of
Commerce opened up the navigable
channel of the Kuskokwim. That river
is the second in size of the rivers of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16

past the censor. for things were told
there that-but hush! The old place
was just a bit disdainful of Arranged
don. Its venerable walls and battle
ments seemed to ones fancy to shrug
their shoulders ever so slightly as who
would say. Yes, yes. but we have seen
many such. and here we stand today"
Nor is this through lack of thrilling ex-
periences in the present struggle. for
the tower, bursting with seasoned
troops and others in active training, has
been far from escaping wars alarums
Every Zeppelin that has visited London
has flown close to 1t, and, on Tower
bridge, nearby. there is mounted the
biggest anti-aircraft gun in the coun-
try-at least it was the biggest when
Sir Percy Scott took over the air de-
Tense of the metropolis.
On the night of the last Zeppelin raid
that gun was fired until it was almost
red hot. and IT is practically certain
that 1t at least winged one of the hos
tile aircraft" as the Official statements
call them. What things were heard
about the towers part In that last
raid. But even now the censor may be
posing his blue pepall. SO it must be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16

In some parts of this area the waters
have been tested at every few feet and
you can tell the exact depth over which
your ship has to sail. In other places
the soundings are far apart, it having
been taken for granted that there was
no Change in the bed of the ocean be-
tween them. This does very. well for
the smooth parts of the sea bottom, but
it does not do for much of the waters
of Alaska. In the Panhandle, where
now am. the islands are really half
submerged mountains. and the ships
sail in and out above the needle tip
PEI ped peaks of great mountain chain
These mountains have spires and
cathedrals of rock, and in places there
are rocky obelsks that rise to the
height of the Washington Monument or
higher. When such a shaft comes out
on an island it Is covered with green
and is delight to the eye of the tour
list. When 1t rises from the bed Of the
ocean and it's peak is still concealed be-
low the surface, 1t is the terror of the
navigator. 1t Is then one of the dead
y swords of old Father Neptune. ready
and waiting to cut the heart outof any
ship that comes in it's path. These
rocks are often of such a small area
that they escape the soundings of the
coast survey. They can be detected
only by the wire drag. which. sweeping
along at given depth, is sure to strike
against them if they rise above the
height at which it is gagged.
The first wire-drag vessel used in
American waters began it's work about
ten years ago on our Atlantic coast,
and the government surveyors have
been working here ever since. In this
time they have discovered more than
5000 rocks with less water over them
than shown by the charts, and about
1000 of those are dangerous to navi-
cation. All were in waters that had
been previously charted by the coast
survey.
Here in Alaska a large number of
pinnacle rocks have been unearthed by
the wire drag. Capt. John A. Daniels,
the engineer with whom I went out this
morning, has located twenty-one great
stone spires along forty-two miles of
this channel and right in the course of
the steamers One of these rocks is of