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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-29
.ets to be laid off and the grade:

s+raats to be laid off and the grades
established.
A complete denial is made OF the
RIGHT of the corporation commission
to change the regulat ton of the COM
panv in reference to the collection
of water rents in advance.
The same position is taken in re-
ference to the rates charged by the
COMPANY but statement is attach
ed showing the rsscs in 375 cities
of the United States and it is
claimed that the rates of the Alex
andria Water Company are as low
if not lower than the average rate
charged by al the privately owned
companies in the United States.
It is declared that Alexandria city
enioys the free use of water for hre
protection and in. other localities
where the water ~ furnished by a
privately owned company charge Is
made for this service,
Declaration is made that the rates
throughout the city are uniform ana
that no determinations are made.
In reference to the charge that
the earnings of the company are
beyond fair return upon the invest
ment the company answers that while
if is true the affairs have been
managed in an economical manner
and that the company is prosperous,
that no dividends were declared for
many years after its incorporation
The company has on hand a cash
balance of less than $1,000 and has
Floating debt of S225,OOO bearing in
terest at the rate Of five percent.
In answer to the charge that the
company has purchased real estate
in excess of the amount to which 1t
is entitled by the charter it is stated
that the only land purchased has been
for reservoirs, storage sheds, etc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-29

The city fathers were in session
about an hour last night. Most of the
business was of a general nature,
which wal be found in the Official
proceedings.
s Board of Aldermen.
Six Aldermen were present last
night But little new business came
before the board.
President Field introduced reso-
luton. which was referred to- the
committee on light, providing for
placing incandescent lights in Fay
. cite alley, at its intersection with
Lee and Union streets.
The committee on light reported
adversely on resolution introduced
by Mr.. Brockett in the Common Coun-
Gil providing for the erection of an
arc light at the intersection OF Cam
eron and Washington streets. Messrs
Fitzgerald and Brill stated that it
would cost $75 year to maintain the
light, while there were now two gas
lights at the intersection. Besides
people owning property in the local
ity had protested against the erec-
ton of poles, which would be indis-
nensable should Council order an arc
light for the intersection.
Mr.. Ballcnger suggested that a
new contract. would soon be made
with the Alexandria County Lighting
Company, and moved that the reso-
luton be recommittcd to the commit
tee.
This was favored by Mr.. Wilkins,
but opposed by Messrs. Fitzgerald
and Brill. Upon a vote being taken
the motion was lost by the following
vote: Ayes, Messrs. sallenger, Wllk-
ins and Mr.. Presidents. Noes,
Messrs. Brill, Robinson and Fitzger-
aid The report of the committee was
then adopted.
The Aldermen conrrrred in the ac>
ton of the Common Council upon all
papers sent in. i. -.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-29
COMMON COUNCIL.

The Common Council disposed Of
q number of matters which have
been before the body for some time,
final action being taken on the Or
dance to set aside $4,000 for pub
lie improvements in the newly annex
ed territory which is equal to II per
cent. of the value of the real estate
in the district at the time the an
nexation was made, as we'll as the
ordinance providing for the issuance
of $4,000 annexation bonds to pro-
vide the funds for this purpose.
The only furry in last nights pro-
ccedings was caused by the reading
of a letter from Mrs. Margaret v.
Prettyman, of 122 north Pitt street.
asking that the Duncan Stables, at
Cameron and Pitt streets, be pro-
hibitcd from keekping wagons ana car
riaccs standing in front OF thelr
premises and using the streets Tor
hitiching and unhitching their teams
Councilman Brumback stated that
there was already sufficient law on
the subject, and SAID that all that
was needed was to have the matter
referred to the proper officials to see
that the law is carried out. he
moved that the communication be
laid on the table. The remainder OF
council did not agree with him, and
his motion was defeated.
A resolution by Councilman Bryan
that the matter be referred to the
committee nstreetS and general
laws was passed.
The placing of signs at the stree'
corners to denote the names OF tne
streets, subject that has been hang
ing fire in city council for more thar
a third of a century was brought t
head last night, when the stree
committee reported on. resolution
to have the work done. The com
mittee stated that it would cost S146.
so to have the streets in the centra
portion of the cit ylabeled and $40!
for all the streets of the city. Th
majority of council favored the frs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-29
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED
Prohibition and Woman Suffrage SIDE
tracked by Committee

tracked Dy SOiilWiltee
Washington, March 29-The House
judiciary committee yesterday wrote
the words indefinitely postponed" on
it's records with respect to national
prohibition and woman suffrage. The
action means the defeat of these is
sues in the House, at least for the
present session of Congress. The vote
was 10 to 9, with two members alb
sent.
With the advocates both of prohi-
btion and suffrage valnly endeavor-
ing to get separate votes on their
respective resolutions, the meeting of
the committee developed into a spirit
ed affair. By shrewd parliamentary
move, the anti-woman suffrage COM
mitteemen, led by Representative
Charles C. Carlin, of Virginia, sue
ceeded in linking the resolutions and
forced a single vote on the two issues
The committee met in executive
session, but it is understood that
Chairman Webb author of the ma
tional prohibition bill. felt compelled
to vote against his own measure be.
cause it had been coupled with the
suffrage resolution.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-29
MOST GIGANTIC
WAGE STRUGGLE.
Railroad Men Throughout
Country Will Strike
Tomorrow
WANT INCREASED PAY
Threats of Nationwide Walkout
Said to Have Been Made if Demands
of Men Are Rejected

/ Washington, D. c., March 29--Be-
tween nine and four o'clock on Thurs
day. March 30th, in cities dotting the
map in every part of the United
States, including such widely sepa-
rated points as Boston, New York,
Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Dem
ver New Orleans, Atlanta, Savan-
tnah, Cincinnati. and st. Louis, IN
fact in every city on which a railroad
large or small has headquarters, the
first act will be staged in Il move
syent which uShers in the most glgan
tic wage struggle which the indus
trial world has yet seen and which
may precipitate the most colossal
i7strike which any country has expert
enced. Committees representing the
engineers firemen, conductors and
trainmen's BrotherhoodS will present
demands for increased wages which
the railways say they cannot grant
while threats to resort to Il nation
wide strike if necessary to enforce
their demands have been made by
spokesmen for the Brothcrhoods and
have been credited to some Of their
leaders.
While committees are presenting
the demands to the Southern Rail-
way ut Washington, to the Seaboard
Air line at Norfolk. and % the Attain
tic Coast Line at Wilmington. SINH
lar committees will be presenting
them to the Louisville and Nashville
at Louisville. the Central Of Georgia
at Savannah, the Florida East Coast
at St. Augustine, the Mobile and Ohio
at Mobile, and to other railways o.
the Southeastern territory 1T their
general Offices.
The Brotherhoods are asking for
increased wages by demanding that
the eight-hour basis be adopted for
computing the pay for Il days work
and that time and a half be paid for
overtime. This would increase the
hourly rate and would also increase
the amount of time Of which over
time would have to be paid, so that
man now being paid 81 90 for
day of ten hours would have to he
paid So 80 for the same work. The
demands apply to all men in road
freight, yard, and hosting service.
Passenger employees are not includ-
cd as their pay is already based on
day of less than eight hours.
Railway officials point out that
there is nothing in the demands 10
! limit the number Of hours man
may work and say that the move
ment is merely for increased wages
| for those classes of railway employees
who already receive the highest pay.
receiving 2S per cent of the wages
paid out by the railways. though con-
stituting only Is per cent of the rail-
way employees.
Under their agreements with the
Brotherhoods. the railways must reply
20 the demands before the eXpiratlon
Of thirty days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-29
ALLIES CONFERENCE
Affirm Community Of Views and dunity
of Action.

Paris. March 29-The following off,
cial statement was given out yester-
day afternoon at the conclusion of
the conference of representatives ot
the eight allied powers.
Before separating, the allies cor
ference unanimously voted the fol-
lowing:
"First-The representatives of the
allies, at their meeting in Paris:
March 81 and %, affirm the complete
community of views and solidarity of
the allies. They confirm all the mea-
sures taken to bring about unity OF
action and unity of battle front.
"By this they mean at one and
the same time unity of military ac-
ton, assured by an agreement con-
cluded between the general staffs; uni
ty of economic action, whereof this
conference has regulated the organl-
Zation and unity of action.
"Second-The allied governments
decide to place in practice in the eco
nomic domain their solidarity of views
as interests. They charge the econo-
mic conference which will be held
shortly in Paris with proposing mea-.
sures aimed at bringing about this
solidarity. i kge
"Third-With view to reinforc-
ing and unifying the economic action
to be exercised in order to prevent
the revictualing of the enemy, the con-
ference decides to set up in Paris a
permanent committee upon which all
the allies will be represented.
"Fourth-The conference decides:
a. To pursue the organization un-
dertaken in London of an internatlon-
al central bureau for freights.
"2. To proceed in common and with
the shortest delay to seeking practl-
cal means to employ for equitably
distributing among the allied nations
the charges resulting from maritime
transports and to stop the rise in
freights.
Extraordinary precautions were
taken to prevent any news OF the
real deliberations from leaking out
in the second session Of the grand al
lied council of war opened at the
foreign office this morning. The frs
session of the economic conference
was held this afternoon.
1t is expected that the economic
and special conference will last the
greater part Of the week.
All phases of the war have been
sidered-tinancial. political. re-
sources and military operations.
The fact that Japan and Portugal
were called in at the last moment and
both have representatives present m
dicates that the delegates have beca
| looking far into the future in thei"
deliberations.
1t is believed that the question Of
financing Portugal has been consider
ed.
Berlin, March, 29-Tentative terms
of peace are being discussed for the
first time by the allies at the war con-
ferences now in session in Paris, ac-
cording to information from Swiss
sources today.
In spite of officially inspired ar,
ticles appearing in the English and
French newspapers the allies are Sc
riously considering means of bringing
the war to an early end.
Berlin expects no peace hits from
allied sources until the allies make
their expected attempt to break tn'
German front in the west.
The Anglo French offensive w;ll b'
launched late in April or May. it !:
believed here, and will be follow et
by caltain defeat and the beginning
of informal negotiations for peace,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-29

small pocket book con-
tanning small change and key.
Owner can obtain same by calling
at this Office and paying for ad-
vertisement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-29
NOTICE TO. GAS
CONSUMERS


Gas bills for quarter end
ing March l, 1916, having
been delivered, this is to
notify all gas consumers
that all bills paid on or be-
fore April l, 1916, will be
entitled to a discount Of 80
cents per 1000 cubic feet.
After that date no discount
will be allowed and all de-
inquents will be required to
make an early settlement
By order of Committee ON
Light,
vYyarT I'M
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-29
LOCAL BREVITIES

Attention is directed to the notice
of John p. Waller, Clerk of Gas. A
discount of 30 cents on each loOo
cubic feet of gas used will be allowed
on all bills paid by April lst.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-29

STORE FOR RENT-Suitable for any
kind of small business. SIS 90 per
month. Call 921 King Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-29

Funeral services for GEORGE II.
rravcrs tcok place tt.is Afternoon at
8 o'clock from the home OF his
mother. Mrs. Margaret Travers. f2-'
north Patrick street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-29

The work of rebuilding the plain
inr mill of !Aitcheson and Bro. "''"h
was destroyed by fire several months
ago has commenced. The Contract
h,s been awarded to G. w. Jones and
it is expected that the mill Building
vii be ready for occupancy in three
weeks time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-29

The monthly meeting of R. E. Lee
Camp, Confederae Veterans will be
held Monday night at which time Off
GERS will be elected and arrange
ments made for the annual Memorial
day exercises which will be held May
oath.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-29

Post F. of the Travellers Prctec'
tive Association of this city has en-
dorsed Daniel V. Sales, Of LyncE-
burg, formerly resident of this city
as national president of that orGanl-
ZatiOn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-29

Alexandria city delegates who left
last night for Roanoke to attend the
state Republican convention which
convened in that city this morning
were John u. Schwarzman, city
chairman; J. A. Eggborn, Captain
Fountain Beatty, D. E. Robey nd
Thomas Bayne.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-29
Opposes Granting Privileges
to Postal Telegraph
Gable Co.
DELINQUENT IN TAXES
Corporation Claims Immunity From
License, and Suggests That Case
Be Tried in Court

The city fathers were in session
about an hour last night. Most of the
business was of a general nature,
which wal be found in the official
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-29

Partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday; slightly warmer
Thursday. Gentle. TO moderate
north 10 northeast winds,
High Sde. 4::12 a. m. and 4:4S
p. M,
Evening journal., 1916-01-01
OLTyET CHURCH SERVICES.

oiivet Presbyterian Church, Fourth
and Broome streets, the Rev. J. c.
Lane, pastor, is joining in the Lyon
evangelistic campaign, and will wor-
ship in the tabernacle morning and
evening tomorrow. The Sunday school
will meet in the church at the usual
hour. After tomorrow services will
be held in the church each Sunday
morning except Budget Sunday and
the last Sunday Of the tabernacle
meetings.
Evening journal., 1916-01-01

ity originally derived from Papacy aud
from Protestantism.
christ's Kingdom Still Future.
All intelligent people, Catholics and
Protestants, now perceive that a serious
mistake was made-that the kingdoms
of this world never were kingdoms Of
Christ, and that the name Christendom
-Christ's KingdOm-hss been misap-
piled to them. 1t is surely applied very
inappropriately to the warning Euro
pean nations, now seeking to blow each
other of the face of the earth. More
over, the Apostle declares that "if any
have not the Spirit of Christ. he is none
of His and tells MS that the Spirit 81
Christ is manifested in meekness. gen
tleness, patience, long suffering, broth
erly kindness, love.-Romans $50; Gala
tians, 5;22-23.
We are sure that in all the warning
nations there are .intly people, who
manifest the spirit of Christ; but we
are equally sure that the warning king
doms themselves do not manifest that
spirit, and are "none of His" On the
contrary. they manifest what the Apos-
tie STYLES works of the flesh and of the
evil-anger malice, hatred, envy, strife
bitterness. Bible stHdents are convinced
that the great European war is the be
ginning of that great trouble which this
Bible calls "Armageddon," and which
will prepare mankind for Christ's King
dom.-Haggai 2.1.
$50 Come in Like Manner"
Bible students notice the exact word
ing Of the Scriptures more carefully nov
than formerly. The statement tha
Jesus would so come in like manner al
the disciples saw Him 90 into Heavel
has been generally taken to mean tha
/ He would return a human being Thi
Evening journal., 1916-01-01
ST. PAUL,s SERVICES.

Owing to the Lyon campaign St
Pauls NJ. E, Church will be closed to-
morrow. except for Sunday school, at
2 o'clock. At the Sunday school the
new orchestra of seven pieces will
lead the music, and some of the
Christmas music will be repeated
The board of trustees will meet on
Monday evening at 7.30 o'clock and
the official board at o'clock.
The Sunday school board will meet
on next Thursday evening at 6.45
o'clock at the residence of the secre-
tary. william H. Smalley. No. 410
West Twenty-third street. so as to be
able to attend the tabernacle services
at 7.30 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1916-01-01

would contradict the statement that lle
was put to death in flesh, but made alive
in spirit. Il Peter 3;lS.) IL would also
contradict His declaration, "Yet a little
while. and the world seeth Me no more
but We shall sec Me."-John l4;l9; y
John 3;2
The entire tenor of Scripture is TO the
effect that it was not the Divine inten-l
tion that Jesus should remain ileshlyl
being forever, but that He took this
earthly condition for the suffering OF
death Adam was human being; and
in order to redeem Adam and his race
Jesus had to be a perfect human being
-"holy, harmless, undeiiled separate
from sinners" But that He did not keep
this lower condition is fully asserted by
St. Paul who declares, Wherefore also
God hath highly exalted Him, and hath
given Him a name above every name.
The exalted Jesus is a Spirit Being OF
the very highest order-"the Divine ma
ture." Philippians 2:9-lO.
During the forty days after His res
direction, Jesus appeared and disap-
peared some ten or eleven times. Our
lesson tells us that during these visits
He instructed His disciples. These
manifestations We're for the purpose OF
demonstrating unquestiouably to His
! disciples the fact that lie was no longer
! dead. and that none of the different bod
les in which He appeared was His spir-
itual body.
1t should be carefully noted that tho
angels did not say "Comc in like form
\ Our Lord departed in feshly body
which would enable the disciples to sec
\ Him ascend. His manner Of going wa
4 quiet, secret known only to His disci
\ pies. He will so come in like manner
5 unknown TO the world.
Evening journal., 1916-01-01
Mr.. BERRY TO ADDRESS
VESTS MEMS CLASS

At West Presbyterian Church,
Eighth and Washington streets, the
regular morning and evening SER
vices will be omitted tomorrow that
the congregations may unite in the
union evangellstic meetings at the
Tabernacle
All departments Of the Bible school
will meet at the regular hour, A spe-
cial meeting viii be held in the church
auditorium at the same hour under
tho auspices Of the mems class when
tho Hon. William II. Berry, collector
oil the port of Philadelphia, will de-
liver an address Mrs. Myrtle Hunter
Cox. soprano of Philadelphia, will
sing at this service. II will be a
meeting for men only.
The C. E. Society viii meet at $50
o'clock with the Misses Josephine Os-
horne and Mabel Yearsley as leaders.
Evening journal., 1916-01-01
CENTRAL CHURCH SERVICES.

Central Presbyterian Church, King
street below Eighth, will unite in the
Lyon Eyangelistic campaign. which
will hold its first meeting tomorrow
morning in the tabernacle. The Sun
day School will meet at the usual
hour, IL o'clock noon, in the Sunday
School room. The Women's Mission
ary Society will hold Its monthly meet
ing on Tuesday afternoon, January 4,
at 3 o'clock. with a short prayer SER
vice, beginning at 2.3O o'clock. The
Sacrament of the Lords Supper will
be observed in this church on next
Sunday morning.
Evening journal., 1916-01-01
RAPTISTs IN TNION sERYICE.

On account of the pastor and con-
gregation of Delaware Avenue Bap-
tist Church cooperating with Dr.
Milford II. Lyon in his evangel-
istic campaign here, starting on Sun
day morning. no preaching service
will be held in that church on Sun.
day morning or evening. Christian
Fndeavor meetings viii also be omit
ted for the day. There will, however,
be a short session of Sunday school
from 2 o'clock The members of the
church. together with the officers,
have been preparing for this campaign
for the past two months. A large
number of cottage prayer meetings
have been held in the homes of the
members preliminary to the revival
campaign.
Evening journal., 1916-01-01
NEW YEAR
RESOLUTIONS
Written for EVENING JOURNAL
By JAMES 7. CROzIER.

New Year Resolutions came into my
head
This morning before l got out Of my
bed,
And l said to myself, when you get
back from town
Just hunt up some paper and write
them all down.
will treat all men kindly; engage
in no fight
Go to church on a Sunday and try to
act right,
And all the Commandments I'll try
hard to keep,
will listen TO preaching and not go
to sleep.
cannot be neutral in spiritual things.
l must be on the right side or get
what it brings;
I'll act like a gentleman, not like a
churl.
Have smile for all persons IT, they
be q girl.
l will not use whiskey OF any such
booze,
But ice cream or candy I'll never
refuse
I'll try to be honest and pay what
owe
If I've got the spondulicks that people
call dough.
| viii smile at all children when /
pass them by,
Should l fail to do this / fear some
would cry.
All these | shall try to keep till the
year ends.
BY doing SO shall make many more
friends.
Evening journal., 1916-01-01
RrCIrLAn sERyICEs HIRE.

Regular services will be held in
First Nj. p. Church tomorrow and
throughout the Lyon tabernacle cam
paign. Glass meeting at $3.50 o'clock
will be led by Charles w. Robinson.
The morning sermon subject will be:
what We Owe 10 God" The Chris
tian Endeavor meeting will be led by
the pastor. The evening preaching
sermon will be: 1--WE Go This Way
But Once"
Evening journal., 1916-01-01
No PREACHING AT GRACE.

Grace Church will be closed both
morning and evening tomorrow. The
congregations will attend the services
at the tabernacle The Sunday School
will meet at o'clock. The Mems
Bible class will hold its session in the
church auditorium at the same hour.
The mid-week service on Wednesday
evening. will be merged into the taber-
nacle services.
Evening journal., 1916-01-01
NO PREACHING AT EAsTLAKE.

AS one Of the cooperating churches
in the Lyon Evangelistic campaign,
both the morning and evening Sunday
services of Eastlake Presbyterian
Church, will be held tomorrow. in the
tabernacle. corner Eighteenth and
Washington streets.
The Sunday School and the pastors
Bible class viii meets as usual, at >
o'clock at the church The new off,
GERS Of the school will be installed by
the pastor.
Evening journal., 1916-01-01
HILLCRESr SERVICES.

In Hllcrest NJ. r.. Church. the Rev.
r. II. Harding, pastor, services for
Sunday will he as follows; Sunday
school at o'clock; Epworth League
at 6.45 o'clock; preaching at $50
o'clock
Cottage prayer meeting Will be held
on Tuesday evening at 7.30 o'clock. at
the home of Mrs. Hiram Cloud