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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

Mr.. T. U. Rowley, who has been
engaged in business in this city for
the past seven or eight years, left
last night to make his future home
in Toledo, Ohio. Mrs. Rowley will
join her husband in about three weeks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

Reports that the Japanese govern
ment, through a Spanish agent, las
obtained a land concession of 10000
acres os the Atlatnic seaboard of Pan
ANA arc being investigated by Secret
Service agents of the United States
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Chicago police yesterday dis
covered a ghastly murder, and an
even more ghastly scene attending 1t.
In bare little room in East Twenty
fourth street they came upon the BODY
Of = woman, apparently not more than
10 years old. 1t was badly decomposed
and the head was almost severed from
the torso. She was identified as Cath
crime La Pelle. Crawling about the
corpse we're two little children in the
final stages of starvation. The police
declared the body had lain in the room
for days. Beside it was found d blood
one of the finest affairs ever wit
which the woman had been killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22
Bids Wanted For Coal and Wood

The undersigned will receive seal
ed bids for 200 tons Cumberland coal,
40 tons white ash coal and IL cords
wood, to be used in heating the Alex
andria city school buildings. Both coal
and wood to be delivered to the sew
eral buildings as ordered. Bids must
be received on or before August 20
1916. HARRY D. KIRK,
<.-rna Clerk School Board.
Alexandria, Aug. 16, 1916. l9o-7t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

A Joint meeting of the various COM
mittees having in charge the Gypsy
Smith evangelistic revivals to begin
here September 3, will be held tonight
at 8 o'clock in the Methodist Protes-
tant Church. to further discuss plans
for the campaign, Last night the nur-
.scry committee of ladies who vii.
have charge of the caring for of in
fants whose mothers are attending
the revival services completed plans,
holding a meeting for final arrange
ments in the Methodist Church South.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

A new report Of the death Of Villa
was received at Ell Paso, Tex. yes
tcrday by Andres Garcia, Mexican
consul. The report, emanatine from
San Geronimo, Chihuahua, said that
the bandit chieftain died Of Dlcod
poisoning resulting from his wounds
at Tallamantes, near Parral, on j2ly
9, and was buried near there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

The engagement of Miss Hilda
Estelle Wolf, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Julius Wolf, of this city, to Mr.
A. Milton Fine, of Baltimore, has
been announced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

Funeral services for the late
Thomas J. Mullen viii be held to-mor-
row morning at $50 o'clock from st.
Mary's Catholic Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

Addressing the biennial State COM
vention of the Ancient Order of Hi
berians in session at the McGill Cath
olic Union in Richmond, yesterday.
President John J. Blake, of Rich.
mond, criticized the national leaders
of the order, who, he charged, are
attempting to draw the organization
into politics.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

LOST - A small paper handbag,
marked with my name and Wash
ington address; So reward will be
. paid for its return to Gazette office
or 403 9th street, N. W., Wash
ington, Alex. J. Wedderburn. 1875. t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22
NEWS OF THE DAY

Eight persons were killed and more
than score were injured in an eXplo-
sion in d munitions plant at Drur'-
mondville, rear Montreal, Quebec.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

Genevive Estline has filed suit for
absolute divorce in the Circuit Court
against William G. Estline, alleging
desertion as grounds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

FOR RENT - Two nice furnished
rooms, with bath, private family;
gentlemen only, Apply to 2n S.
Royal street. l9o-tf'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

Washingtonian-f notice you have
a great many old residents in AleMan,
dria. People don't die over here very
often, do they?
Alexandrian-No, only once.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22
Alexandria City News Condensed

Captain Frank l.. Slaymaker
turned to his home in Rosemor -~n.
Riverton, Va, where he spent his va
cation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

Mrs. Harry Leefe and son, Charles,
OF Danville, Va, are visiting the for
,rer's $ter-mother, Mrs. ". 3. Dobie.
cn Wolfe street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

Frank F. Marbury is out again after
short j. ness which kept hira in tie
house for time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

Mr.. Lucian Moss, of Markham,
Fauouier county, who has been the
o,est of Mr.. Albert V. Bryan, at 903
Prince street for short stay has re-.
.ulned to his home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

Miss Laura smoot is the g'.est cf
Mrs George A. Wise ct their home ct
!Araby Farm. va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

Mr.. and Mrs. D. ". Staunton
have returned to their home in this
city after spending several weeks
with relatives at Warrenton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

An unexpected Democratic revolt IN
the Senate yesterday resulted in the
immigration bill being taken UP in de-
fance of the Democratic caucus and
opened the way to efforts to displace..
the revenue bill as unfinished business,
an action which might indefinitely
prolong the session of Congress. len
Democratic senators voted with the
solid Republican minority 20 -a"e up
the immigration bill upon motion
bv Senator Smith, Of Seutll Carolina.
chairman Of the immigration commit
tee. They were Ashurst, Beckham'
Chamberlain. Culberson, Hardwick,
Lane. Myers, Overman, Smith, OF
South Carolina and Fardaman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

Hard Shelled Crabs at the Ram
e.,i Cafe, Royal Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

There was conference yesterday
between Premier Zahle and the Lead
ers Of the SociaI;stic group in the
Danish Rigsdag which mas been op-
posing the sale Of the Danish West
Indies to the United States for S25,-
100000. The newspaper pagens Ny
peter quotes prominent Dane with
inside information. .'''-has follows:
Denmark, upon several occasions,
has been perilousIy near war since
the conflict in Europe began. Only
the highmindedness of certain great
power prevented a catastrophe. The
question of the West Indies became
urgent owing to the fear OF the
United States that some European
power might occupy the islands dur
ing the war"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

Alexandria, Aug. 16, 1916. l9O-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-22

Fair ard Continued warm to-
day and tomorrow; light,
southwest winds.
HiGh tides $50 a., nj. and
3:i9 p. m.
Sun rose5:26; Sun sets 6:54.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-08
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY PAPE

So Artie and me took the sine back
to the printing orfiss, being a little
empty room in Arties house, and on the
way back we passed Flatfoot the;
pleeceman, and Artie sed, Lets ask
Flatfoot r.
. And we went up to him and I sed,
Will you tell us how to spell pruens.
Wat do you think this is skool, sed
Flatfoot Not being cop with very
good disposishin, and Artie sed, Well
will you tell me witch is rite, pruens or
prunes.
1t won't be very good for the persin
I catch saying prunes on my beet,
that's all got to say, sed Flatfoot.
. We can ask your mothir, to, sed to
Artie. WITCH she wasent in wen we got
thare, so we asked Della, being thare
cook, and she sed, Sure it's pruens, eny
body that ses it amt is a ignorint dunn
my.
Proving pruens is proberly rite, but
we made anuthir sine jest the same
with prunes on it, on account of it Mr.,
Smit wunted it spelt rong, wat did we
care. And we took it GROUND to him
and he gave us eetch sents.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-08

ia. Capper had squared his account
at the Hotel Allees de Meilhan, for
the most part a bill for absinth frap-
pes, after dinner that night, and was
now enjoying the night life Of Mar
settles In anticipation, evidently, Of
carrying direct to the steamer with
him as his farewell from France all
of the bottled laughter of her peasant
girls he could accommodate. ..-
The harsh memories of how he had
been forced to drink the bitter lees Of
poverty during the lean months rode
Billy Capper hard, and this night he
wanted to fill all the starved cham
bers of his soul with the robust mu-
sic Of the grape So he drank with
a purpose and purposefully. That he
drank alone was a matter of choice
with Capper; he could have had pair
of dark eyes to CLINT over goblet in
to his had he wished-indeed, oppor-
tunities almost amounted to embar-
rassment. But to all advances from
the fair, Billy Capper returned mere
ly an impolite leer. He knew from
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-08
Value Of Soap

A BOUT a week ago I described
~ how to wash the face with q
4 = face-brush and hot water and
plenty. of soap. There is another
soap Treatment that is excellent for
blackheads, enlarged pores, rough
skin full Of eruptions.
Get a good soap, preferably q
liquid green soap, but II not, any
good, pure soap that will make
plenty of lather. Rub 1t around In
the hands until you have your
hands full Of the lather, then, hav-
ing first wet the face with hot
water to get the pores open, rub
the lather into the skin. A
Keep up the rubbing, with 9
rotary motion over the face, until
the lather Is pretty we'll worked into
the skin, and partially dry. Let
stay q minutA then rinse out with
hot water. It would be we'll II the
water ware hotter for tho rinsing
than the washing. in ordar to ensure
cleaning all the soap from the pores.
It Ia really hast 70 finish 2 treat
ment like this BY rubbing bit of
cold cream into tho skin, wiping off
all the surplus cream from the skin,
and busting 1t over with powder.
This is simply to be sure that all
the soap is rinsed out. IT 1t should
remain In, Of course It would
coarsen the pores and trritate tho
complexion. 1885,. ..
This treatment, II kept up faith
fully, will clear out the muddiest
compilation, smoothing the skin and
making it f1ne-grained; It will open
the, pores. clearing out the secre-
tons that make blackheads and PIN
pies; it will help draw up blood into
sallow eheeks, making them clear
toned and pretty.
Try this for couple Of months.
You will be surprised at the results.
Questions and Answers 3,
Nv chin and nose ara covered sozth black
heads. take them out, but they return.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-08
o o o . O o .

Alexander and Potts, Printers, being
me and my cuzzin Artie. Artie's name
coming ferst on account Of it being his
printing press, got a order frum Mr..
Smit yestidday, Mr.. Smit being the
butchir and the order being for a sine
saying on it, Today, Apples Is a half
peck, pruens IL pound.
Artie and me worked about 2 hours
printing sine without to mulch ink
on it, and then we took 1t Ground to
the butchir store and showed it to Mr..
Smit. and he looked at 1t and sed,
Nuthing doing, boys, nuthing doing
wy not, watts the mattir, sed Artie.
Watts the mattir, wy not sed.
You've went and spelled werd rong,
sed Mr. Smit, it awt to be prunes in
sted OF pruens, the sine is all rite out
side of that, but cant put a sine In
my window with pruens on it insted of
prunes, uthirwize like the sine ferst
rate
But nobody ever ses prunes, evvry,
body ses pruens, sed.
Sissiety peepil always say prunes,
sed Mr.. Smit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-08
STORY Xxx.
Sister saIlie's Doll.

l suppose some of you think / made
mistake about that verse Sister Sal
lie recited last night. Well, maybe
did, but you see it's very hard to gel
something to rhyme with Sallie and
think the baby squirrel did pretty
well to remember lolly-pOp-lally. You
just try it yourself and see how hard
| 1t is. Except, maybe, alley, but you
see there aren't any alleys in the
goods, so that wouldn't do.
That verse bothered Johnnie Bushy
tail a little bit, too, for he knew Sal
lie hadn't said the verse right, but
then the little baby squirrel was such
darling that he didn't want to find
fault with her
You can imagine how proud John
ME and Billie were to have a little
sister. oh, how they loved her! and
they used to steal in to look at heI
when she was asleep, and they made
up their minds that they would never
let anything hurt her. just as you boys
do to your own real sister. Isn't 1t
nice to have one? Nicer than any
thing in the world, think, except
maybe, to have little brother, or
maybe big brother, for that matter
or papa and mamma and a grand
pa and a grandma, and some uncles,
aunts and cousins.
Nov, boys,' said Mamma Bushy:
tail to Johnnie and Billie one day, Il
want you to take Sister Sallie out for
Ia walk Show her all around the
woods. take her over to grandma's
house and teach her how to jump
and leap about"
Come on, Sister Sallie!" cried
Johnnie, and he and Billie each took
hold of one Of her cute little paws
and led her along. 49,. -
They had lots of fun in the woods,
playing under the leaves, and, pretty
soon, they came to grandma's house,
where Jennie Chipmunk had just nm
|ished doing the dishes, and was sing
ing away as hard as she could sing.
"Well, we'll, whom have We here?''
cried grandma, for she had heard
about Sister Sallie, but had not seen
her.
SO Johnnie told how they had found
their little sister and grandma gave
them some slices of hot acorn bread
with wild cherry jam on it, and oh!
1 just wish I had piece now, 1t was
SO good.
Haven't you got doll to play
with?" asked Jennie Chipmunk, after
a while.
mo-" said Sister Sallie, II never
Had a doll"
Y What" cried Grandma Lghtfoot.
"Never had holl? oh, my goodness
me and a bag of marbles! That's too
bad. I wish l had a doll for you
Maybe Billie or Johnnie could
make her one," suggested Jennie
Chipmunk.
"To be sure!" exclaimed grandma.
Couldn't you, bOys?"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-08
CHILDREN EVENING STORY
o O . o o o o o 4
Boys never make dolls" said JohI

Boys never make dolls" said John.
ME.
Maybe they do for their little sis.
ters," whispered Billie, who always
thought twice before he spoke once.
"I'd like doll very much" sighed
Sister Sallie. ~ never had one, new,
er. What is it like? Do you eat it?'
"Oh, oh. oh!' cried Jennie Chip,
munk with a laugh. Eat a doll!
Who ever heard of such a thing! No,
my darling, you play with doll, just
as boys play with marbles and kites
and" I'D
Bows and arrows finished Billie
quickly. do you remember how we
played soldier, Jennie"
Indeed I do" she answered. But
now you must make Sister Sallie q
doll"
ooh, I should just love to have a
DOLL" said the little baby squirrel, and
then Billie and Johnnie made up their
minds they would get her one, no mat
! ter what it cost. But grandma, who
knew boys were not very wise when
1t came to dolls, Whispered to them
how to make one.
So, frisking their big tails, Johnnie
and Billie ran down the tree, leaving
Sister Sallie with grandma. The two
boy squirrels went to a cornfleld they
knew of, and searching around, found
a corncob, with all the kernels off.
"This will d." said Johnnie, but
just as he was carrying it away
what should happen but that big
rat ran out from q hole and cried;
Here! Where are you going with
my corncobN Yes, sir, that's just
the way he called, as Cross as cross
could be. Oh, yes, indeed.
IT you please" said Billie, I'VE
want to make doll for our4tttle Sis
ter Sallie." w.. -, .~ev
ooh, that's all right Them spoke
the rat, no SO cross this time, and he
combed his whiskers with his left
forepaw. run along with 1t, then,
and come and see me sometime"
So Johnnie and Billie ran of with
the corncob. Then they got some
pieces of wood, gnawing them with
their sharp teeth, and made arms and
legs. They made eyes from some
dried huckleberries, and drew a nose,
mouth and ears with burned stick.
Then they dressed the doll in leaves,
tying them on with bits Of grass, and
pretty soon they had the incest corn
cob doll you can imagine.
"Oh, how perfectly scrumptious
lovely" exclaimed Sister Sallie when
she saw it, and she Rugged 1t close in
her arms. Then she kissed Billie and
Johnnie for being so kind to her, but
they said it was nothing And they
told about the rat, and Sister Sallie
thought they were very brave, in
deed. as, Of course, they we're. Then
the boy squirrels and their new little
sister ran home and the next day
little Sallie had quite an adventure,
as you shall hear tomorrow night, If
the stars are out.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-08

This" she answered quickly.
Captain Woodhouse-the real Wood
house, you knows to be transferred
from his present post at Wady Halfa,
on the Nile, to Gibraltar-transfer is
to be announced in the regular way
within week. As q member Of the
signal service he will have access to
the signal tower on the Rock when he
takes his new post, and that as you
know, will be very important"
VERY Important" Woodhouse
echoed dryly.> 49,
"This Woodhouse arrives In Alex
andria to await the steamer from
Suez to Glib. He has no friends there
that much we know. Three men OF
the Wilhelmstrasse are waiting there,
whose business it is to see that the
real Woodhouse does not take the
boat for Glib. They expect man
from Berlin to come to them, bearing
a number from the Wilhelmstrasse-
the man who is to impersOnate Wood
house and as such take his place in
the garrison on the Rock. There are
two others of the W11helmstrasse at
Gibraltar already; they, too, are Gag
erly awaiting the arrival Of Wood
house from Alexandria. Capper, with
a number, will start from Berlin Tor
Alexandria. CappeH will never arrive
in Alexandria You will"
with number-the number ex'
pected?" the man asked.
III you are clever en- route-yes."
she answered, with smile. Wine,
remember, is Billy Capper's best
friend-and worst enemy
"Then will hear from you as to
the time and route Of departure TOT
Alexandria ?"
ITO the very hour, yes, And, now.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-08
on to Alexandria to do the real work "
"Good good" Woodhouse agreed.

Good, good!' Woodhouse agreed.
"The Wilhelmstrasse will give him
a number, and send him on this mis-
sion on my recommendation; I had
that assurance before ever I met the
fellow tonight. They-the big peo-
,ple-know little Capper's reputation,
and. as a matter of fact, I think they
are convinced he's little less dan
gerous working for the Wilhelm
strasse than against it. At Malta the
arrest-the firing squad at dawn
and the English are convinced they've
nipped something big In the bud,
whereas they've only put out Of the
way a dangerous little weasel who's
ready to bite any hand that feeds
him"
Warehouses; level galnce never left
the ewes of the woman called Louisa;
II was alert, appraising.
But if there should be some slip
up at Malta" he interjected. III
somehow this Capper should get
through to Alexandria, wouldn't that
make it somewhat embarrassing for
me"
mot at all, my dear Woodhouse,"
she caught him up, with a little pat
ON his hand. His instructions will
be only to report to So-and-So at AL.
exandria: he will not have the slight
est notion what work he is to do
there. You can slip In unsupported
by the English and the trick will be
turned" ...s. ...,. 49,
For minute Woodhouse sat watch
ing the cavortings Of a dancer on the
stage. Finally he put a question ju.
diciously:
THE whole scheme, then, is"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-08

beforetime that he was his one best
companion when the wine began to
warm him. So he squared himself to
his pleasure with an abandoned rak-
ishness expressed in the set of his
thin shoulders and the forward droop
of his head.
Woodhouse, who watched, noted
only one popularity in Capper's con.
duct: The drinker nursed his stick.
a plain, crook-handled malacca, with
a tenderness almost maternal. It new
er left his hands. Once when Capper
dropped it and the waiter made to
prop the stick against nearby chair.
the little spy leaped to his feet and
snatched the cane away with a growl.
Thereafter he propped his chin on
the handle, only removing his guard
when he had to tip his head back for
another draft Of champagne.
(To be continued)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-08

dear friend"
Interruption came suddenly from
the stage The manager, In shirt
sleeves and with hair wildly rumpled
over his eyes, came prancing out from
the wings. He held up pudgy hand
to check the orchestra. Hundreds
about the tables rose In gust OF ex-
element, of questioning wonder.
"Herren!" The stage managers bel
low carried to the farthest arches of
the Winter Garden. News just pub
lished by the general staff: Russia
has mobilized five divisions on the
frontier of East Prussia and Galicia!"
Not sound save the sharp catching
of breath over all the acre of tables.
Then the stage manager nodded to the
orchestra leader, and in q fury the
brass mouths began to bray Men
climbed on table tops, women stood
on chairs and all-all sang IN tremen-
dous chorus:
Deutschland, Deutschland ueber
alles!"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09
NOT A PAINT SHOP

is this a pasntshop?" asked a
comrade from Snohomish, who drop.
ped in one day last week to have a
chat. We explained that the head.
quarters is not paint-shop YET.
But it looks as if it would be before
long. This is a result of Comrade
Crosby's work in the preparations for
the Kirkpatrick meeting to be held in
the Everett Theatre, March 26th.
There are to be twelve of them in all.
One would need to see these signs to
be able to appreciate Comrade Cros-
bys skill with the brush. So it is no
wonder that when the matter of this
part of the advertising came up for
discussion, the committee in charge
said with one accord, Let George do
it." And George did.