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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-22
An Umbrella Is a Good
Gift
Gift
For the Last,aIinute Purchase

hardly go when YOU give umbrella because
that is what everybody needs at time or another
Womens Umbrellas in aneXeeent assortment union
saffet covers silk cases and big range handles select
from; among them sterling silver styles and baeite trim
med handles The umbrellas the sterling silver
trimmed styles chiefly looking umbrella at the price
$500.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-22
EEYEIdPED IN FLAMES.
Horrible Death of Aged Woman d
Her Flat in South Richmond.

Richmond, Dec. 22.--Hcrrib!y
burned, when flaming oil from an
overturned oil stove ignited her clcta-
Ing, Mrs. Emma Lupra, OF 25o5 De-
catur Street, vas found dead in the
hallway of the lower fat where she
lived shortly after noon Thursday
Mrs. Luppa, who was sererty-nlne
years Of age, was apparently attempt
ing to fill the oil stove when 1t uI'-
set. Two othor pcrsoa,s-iS. q. Cum
Dor and Gwenie Wonlac--werc on
the second floor Of the house OF the
time the accident occurred, but knew
nothing of the misfortune until they
heard groan> IL the hallway. WncD
her clothing caught. thc aged woman
ran into the hail and fell 10 the floor
overcome.
Mrs. Luppa was burned over the
entire body, and every particle o.
clothing destroyed. She died hefor=
medical attention could be given.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-22
LIQUOR FOR MOTHER
Henrico Man Returning Homc From
North Plead. Ignorance of Law.

i;icilmcnd. Dec. 80 .-Chargcd with
yig!2ti.as tle state prohibition ia'r
by bringing more than o"2 quart q
whisky into Vir:;IriS. Joan slali.
forty-t;wo y2ara Old, Wa; N i2o'lc@
court, Tllufaiay, Inc case going over
until December, p: % do was caught 81.
Ella railway station laSt night with
two 1tlart3 IF whisky 31lA o1ls quart
of r-ino. He saiJ that he had beeil
living IN Philadelphia TO! (lvc years
aid, while aware Of tie fact that
Virginia fa5 gone dry ne thought It
was permissible to bring IN as m'ch
whisky rs one pleased.
lie said that he was bringing the
two ouarts to his mother, who has
been ill a.bcd at her home III Henrico
county fer several weeks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-22
RAILROAD. TO QUIT
Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Line
Asks tc be Dissolved.

Richmond. Va, Dec. - ALI
ether Virginia railway. the Richmond
and Chesapeake Bay line, in which,
Frank JAY GoI,ld, Of New YORK., IS
reported to have bccn II principal
stockhodcr, is to discontinue opera
tons, a. petition asking foG It's ;isSo-
l;.tion iiav.rs been filled with the
STATIC corporation commission yes
tcr]ay. The Underwater and Western
Railroad, which extended from Chcs-
ter to Farmvil!e. vas only recently
dissolved. The Gould interests con-
troll electric railway properties I'll
Richmond. Petersburg and Norfolk.
The Richmond and Chesapeake Bay
Railway, which extends from hero to
Ashland. when built was believed 10
be a link IN > chain Of electric lines
which would soon extend from Klcn-
Irolt1 10 Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-22
Short on Ability.

\ certain negro lad had been
brought into a Virginia police couf'
for the fifth time charged with steal,
ing chickens. Tic magistrate deter
mined to appeal 10 the boys father.
See here" said his honor, "ths
boy Of yours has been in this court
SO many times charged with chicken
stealing that I'm quite tired OF seeing
him here
y don't blame you, jedgc,' sail
the parent, IAN Is tired of scein' him
here as you is.
Then why don't you teacl, Tin
how to act? Show him the right pay
and lie won't be coming here."
Il has showed linn de right way,
said the father, but ne jest dom
seem to have no talent for learning
hcm. ledge, and lie always gels
caught"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-22

Z. - ~. = i
surrounding the taking Of dose q
.aconite by Dr.. Lsnnuel j.. johnson
whose l9-year-oid wife was poisoned
here Saturday night, when she took
a. capsule which she stated 70 FRIENDS
was 'quinine;
From Wilson Detective Wiley will
proceed to Middlesex, the homo of the
young dentist, where it is said DR..
Johnson had not announced i:s.mar-
rage to Miss Knight, which took
place here, three months ago. and
that he was engaged TO young wo-
nan there.
DR.. Johnson is in a Wilson hos
pital, but probably will recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-22
EVERY TRAIN SEARCHED.
Numerous Arrests i'll Richmond 10
Transporting Liquor.

Richmond, Dec. 22.-Thc Hici-
mend, Fredericksburg and Potomac j.
rccoming 4 "hard r5ad 10 travel
Cor the bcotIcggrr. The federal gov
c.nn:eut, the department Of pT'"i-
;,ition Of Virginia, and v!gllant io>a!
officials all along the line propose t
mare that popular artery Of traTc!
even more difficult Tor the gentry
.rI;ic:, has -cr months used j. IS thc
principal channel hy which 10 bring
intoxicating liquors into CHS com
mouwcalth contrary to law.
Commissioner OF Prohibition j..
Sidney Pctcrs yesterday announced
that every train on that line will DC
searched and every important station
manned to the cnj that this railroad
shall nc, be used by lcalc.s !! con-
;raband liquor 10 dcDauch the state
and null:ly its prohibition Law.
The $3.50 train from Washington
Thursday afternoon yic,dc;. =. rich
harvest for The Officers, one white
nan and fi"c negroes being gathered
irto the tolls with large conSlgnmcEtS
ol bottled Christmas cheer in their
La"rasc and concealed ucovt their
HcrsOnS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-22
NO WATER FOR STREETS.
Dansillc ThoroughfaTcs Must 60
Dirty Because Coal Shortage Makes
Water Expensive.

DaalvilIc, Va. Dec. 229.--DanYl,!o
will so dirty this Christmas is Ihe
result Of IN economic measure. Inc
city engineer has forbidden the street
srccpiliy force to use fire hose n
flushing the. streets TO remove INC
mud and accumulation Of dirt follow
ing the snowfall.
Half y days use If the ire nose
on tho strccts would mean TIC es-
cape of thousands OF gallons Of va
ter from the reservoir More H,attz
would have to be pymped to the Dig
basin. and this would me:n increased
coal consumption.
| Christmas shoppers are hoping y
Twill rain soon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-22
BANK ROgBERiES.
Bold Thieves Secure Thousands Of
Dollars in Three States.

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 22-Bandit.;
held up and robbed the East 1854
street branch of the Garfield Savings
Bank yesterday afternoon and C.
capped with $500 in money. III:
robbers, numbering eight or ter,
walked into the bank and covered
the seven men and three women
clerks with reviewers, scooped UP all
the money in sight and after iirang
several shots in the air, presumably
to frighten off pursuerS, escaped II
an automobile. The driver Of thc
bandit automobile was captured b.
the police an hour after the robbery.
Minneapolis, Dec. 22.-Three MAST
cd bandits yesterday entered the Poo
Piles State bank in the downtown
district, locked President j. P. Ern-
stcr and two employees in vault, selz-
cd $500 in cash, stepped out TO the
curb where two unsuspecting police
men stood chatting, and escaped II
on automobile.
Chicago, Dec. 22.-Three men
said to be notorious former convicts
-weru arrested here early today, and
although tho police maintain great
secrecy, they arc said to DO held IN
connection with the robbery Of the
Summit, Ill.,, State bank, whore close
to $4,000 was stolen. No intimati0r
as 10 who they are, or when Or
where they were arrested, world hs
given out.
Marquette, Mich, Dec. 22.-GeorGr
Arsal, rural mail carrier, last night
Identified Henry Holstcil,, all employe
of ire Boston American mine at u
or;.c, rs the man who heid him u7
and shot him yesterday when nc &c.
fused TO turn over 3 small pouch cor
taif,ine $4,000, tho, mines pay roll.
EIolstein was arrested in tho woods
with $500, and the rest Of the money
was found hidden near tho scene %
:hc holdup.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-22
NEWS Of the OLD DOMINION
DESERTER TO BE SHOT.
Condemned Man Was Recently Ar
rested in Bristol.

! Condemned man was Recently Ar
rested in Bristol.
Bristol, Va, Dec 22.-Louis Dewitt
who was arrested in this city sew
eral weeks ago as q deserter frcir
Company F, has been court-nartiat
ed and will be shot this week. Hug.
Dishman, another alleged deserter
arrested by Tennessee officers with
Dewitt, was sentenced 10 ten year;
confinement. Both men came here
from Camp Sewer, S. c, where theis
company is stationed.
Dewitt and Dishman enlisted heTn
last summer in Company F, ilnme-
diately after the unit was organized.
Dewitt claimed to be from South
Africa and said he participated III
the Bocr war. He was arrested in
Bristol, Va, FOR carrying concealed
weapons and was placed under police
surveillance for some time after. This
WIS before his enlistment.
Several weeks ago Dewitt and
Dishman returned to Bristol. Neither
could. SHOW their furlough papers Or
orders for transportation and consc-
quently wore arrested. When arrested
Dewitt cursed the United States and
said he never intended TO fight for
this country when nc enlisted. He was
in the Uniform Of United States sol
der at the time. He told the officers
that he would return to kill them at
some time and that ne had previous
" killed chief of police IN another
,ity. The night after their arrest De-,
Witt and Dishman attempted to break
Jail by saving through the bars and
a stiff fight ensucd when the officers
entered the Jail to relieve them ct
their saws.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-22
BRIDE DIES By POISON.

Husband ..lsc Tries 10 Ewj His Life
Ivy Taking Drug.
Richmond, Va, Dec. 22.--Dc.cc-
tive Sergeant John I. Wiley wen.
10 Wilson, y. c.. last ni"i:t, where
he will investigate t!'v circumstance
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-22
SWAN BROS
King and Pitt Streets Alexandria, virgins

Store open tonight and Monday night
USEFUL AND PRACTICAL GIFT THINGS FOR
MEN.
Gloves Ties, nandkercniefs, Collars,
Hosiery Underwear Suspenders Col
lar Boxes, Bath Robes, Pajamas,
Night Robes Gloves, Maf-
s,ers, Shirts Rain Goats, Suit Cases,
Trunk and Travelling Bags.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-22
AID OF CHURCHES ASKED.

administrator Byrd Suggests e
Ministers That Union Services IL
| Held.
Richmond, Dec, 22-The ceal situa'
aon has become 50 acute that every
means for saving the much-needed
fuel is being brought into use SC
that the State will not altogether be
without coal. All the agencies and
organizations in Virginia arr Co
operating with the State fuel adj
ministrator for the purpose Of con.
serving coal. The latest plan suggest
cd for further fuel conservation IS
that the churches conduct their even
ing services together.
Rev. George Kemper, president
OF the Richmond Ministerial Union,
stated yesterday that "lf the State
fuel administrator so desires. end
viii SO request, | will call q meeting
Of the Richmond Ministerial Unica
for Monday and take UP the matter
of having union night services III or
der to conser-r the fuel SUPPLY"
OLD DO.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
ENCOURAGE LOCATION OF INDUSTRIES

Do we want industries people
geraIdf If So here are few vital points o consider
The live town always the lookout add industry
its list
Industries make work attracts workers. and of work
the town is built
manufacturing plant added your a positive
addition TO the earning capacity OF every citizen the
that in encouraging industries you only periodically
fortunes
We have so-caled men who were satisfied
with the population of their more peo-
pie didn't want any trade didn't any money
Those dead and didn't know itbut the community
DID know
The that makes to attract men and in
duses will GET them Its facilities may be limited wealth
not be great its situation may advantageous But
LIVE PUBLIC SPRan appreciation of every added asset
the feature that the intelligent business man who is
seeking location.
No manufacturer to conduct business dead town
Il matters that the may worth of his
goods The atmosphere OF the dead like blanket
his business
The with pep with ginger hustle nects the same
qualities into business within its envons Shewd
men know this, and hunt for just such towns
II we would grow show that we WANT
growth And offer INDUCEMENTS.
For instance
We want to land manufacturing plant We go after
managers spuate site donated We donate
We the plant
Now did the donation of the site secure that plant IT DID
NOT That the smallest consideration SPIRIT that
PROMPTED the donation the that did the pulling
fhc managers the enterprise locate in community
where that spirit ruled They could afford pay site but
there of determining whether the community really
WANTED their enterprise located in its midst.
And thus ID goes and
ahe bonus the the exemption from taxes
that the real drawing in locating enterprises that are
iC aid IA building up and developing community,
the SPIRIT BEHIND these actions the BROAD
and JUST by CITIZENS of communtya view
hat RECOGNIZES the VALUE of the enterprise sought that
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
CITY COUNCIL
HOLDS MEETING

City council made record last
Monday, every member being present
at the mid-monthly meeting, fire.
quently considered of not enough inn
portance to attend. Besides NUM-
Der of minor matters, which were dis
posed of in hurry, the report Of the
joint building committee from the
Board of Education and City Coun-
Gil made its written report about the
condition of the new school buildings
and caused considerable oratory to be
turned loose. A number of apparent
substitutions of matera- were report
ed by this committee and several I'M
authorized changes that appear to
have been made by the contractors
brought up the question of inspection.
A motion was made by ]. c. Brewer
and seconded by Nose Mccall to
have the architect make an inspec-
! ton and report to the council, was
finally passed.
Contractor Cal Austin explained
several alleged changes in the con-
struction.
/ The bill posting license of $500 was
objected to by the Posting company,
who allege that their entire business
in the city last year amounted to less
| than $1,000, making the amount of
$500 license appear to be entirely out
of proportion to its value The mat
ter was referred to the license COM
mittee.
An application for the use of the al
ley east of the Standard Oil company
plant was requested by that company
and the matter referred to the street
and alley committee for report to the
next session OF the Council.
The photograph of Clerk David
Paulk was in fine condition and the
minutes will no doubt become an in
teresting document for future genera
tions.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
Georgia Chapel News

Messrs. Jack Cooper and Percy
Ashurst spent Saturday and Sunday
with the latter's uncIe and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Monroe Bost, near Osier-
field.
Mr. Jimmie Mccall attended Sun
day School at Crisp Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. X. tshurst of near
Pine Level, spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. L. E.
Ashurst and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Larkin Gaff and fam
lily spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. i. Stokes and family near Fitz-
gerald.
1t looks like we will be drawn into
war with Germany or Mexico in spite
of all our President can do. How
ever. there is way. we feel sure, of
diverting it. War is the feast of vul-
lures and the waste of life. Where
there is war, there must be injustice
on one side or the other, or both.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
FOR MORE EFFICIENCY IN RURAL SCHOOLS

The value of rural schools the community and great
orance the development of the country receiving
sua interest OF late by the press well the leading organize
IONS making for civic development Over in Alabama the
of Education for the resigned his position respond
ne call OF Montgomery county smaller salary than
In commenting upon this action Savannah New
says:
William f. Feagin state superintendent of education in
Alabama has resigned to become county superintendent at
Montgomery 1t was not Of giving up big job that
had almost to accept little permanencc for
Mr. teagns term state superintendent would have
tended to 1910 he does regard his new lob as
little 1t is his belief that "the possibilities the
hce OF county superintendent such call forth
best IN any man. In explanation of the offer Mr. Feagn
the head of the Montgomery county board said
his associates had been acuaed solely desire to find
the best man in the state for the position"
The Montgomery Advertiser properly describes the ac-
lion of the county board hint challenge to the
other counties of the Montgomery county of course
is considerably above the average wealth educational
advantages The superintendency in many Alabama
ties naturally would have been offered state supern-
tenden in vain but many counesand this goes for Geor-
gia, toohould be reminded that the office one which
should be looked upon political prize though
1t has unfortunately been regarded to large extent in
the past.
The county superintendent should be professional
educator not professional politician In his acceptance
OF the Montgomery commission and as to his
conception OF the office he will FILL mi Feagn shows fit
ting appreciation OF his duties "In my opinion he
says the position of county superintendent affords the
hnest opportunity educational system for real
and leadership The who accepts the office in any
other spirit should be displaced by the county supposed
to serve as quickly as the circumstances permit.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
SEVENTEEN GOOD SUBJECTS
FOR SCHOOL PRIZES

In every scboo, District :, 4ho
co..h +4oo
;obhor;po h,e;nas ,an sho,,1d ;o;.
- o4er;ro cries ,e,ti,ar oaah :.
hooks viii do, - n,,n,,s ,nho d;a4;.a
,,;.h 4,,ox,aot,.a. -
.for4 p,;.ae ,;uh4 - -,
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hos+ rocord -
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pood;as
cnoal.;ra
poa,,.nst;a
coa,no.;t;o,
4t.ar1o.
naaortn,a,4
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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
Waters Left BY the psguus.

The Desert de Carlitte, in the Pyre-
noes. close on 10000 feet above the
sea, contains no less than sixty lakes
of varying sizes. These. according 70
local tradition, were left at the time
Of the flood. When the waters sub
sided it appears that Noah and his
family landed on the Puy de Prigue
one of the highest peaks in the dis
trict Convincing proof of the truth OF
this tradition is found in an iron rim
70 which, the peasants declare, tn,
'rk was mc0red when the landing WA
,tfecte1
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
DO NOT FOLLOW
COTTON WITH COTTON

The practice Of following cotton
with cotton is considered poor farm.
ing practice, but in weevil territory
it is considered dangerous to the crop.
The College Of Agriculture is urging
through county agents and others that
the farmer be persuaded as far as
possible to use cotton fields for other
crops and put the cotton where it did
not grow the previous year.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21

There have been wars which were
little more than trials of strength be-
tweer friendly nations, and in which
the injustice was not to each other,
but to the God who gave them life.
But in malignant war there is in
justice of ignobler kind at once to
God and man, which must be stemm-
ed for both their sakes. Let us hope
and pray that we won't be drawn in
to war which can only bring misery
and leave nothing but anarchy and
confusion and distress in the end.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
Sponge Growth.

Fragments of sponge transported to
another locality heal in about three
months, when they again begin to
grow. Irregular bits soon become
spherical and rapidly increase in size.
adding twenty-five times their own
value In the course of four or five
years. The growth is. of course. slow,
especially during the frs year, main
ly because Of the necessity for heaEng
the wound caused by the tearing of
Of the fragment from the main body
for transplanting.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
CALF CLUBS OF GEORGIA.

A movement has been launched by
the Department of Animal Husbandry
of the Georgia State College of Agri-
culture to organize calf clubs. To
make it possible for as many to be-
long to the clubs as possible, the con-
tent that will first be promoted will
be on feeding grade calves. The
boys showing the best records of
handling and feeding for a given pc
Rod will win prizes. Exhibitions are
to be made at county, state and other
important fairs in the state.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21

Mr.. E. L. Shervey has arrived from
Jacksonville to direct high-class
home talent play to be given under
the auspices of the Parent-Teachers'
Association on March 9TH at the
Grand Opera House. The play is
called The Wishing Ring" and will
be presented by the young society
folks and large number of school
children.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
Anirfa For fla RaAR.

MIS-. L. and Mrs. D. are adjoining
neighbors in a suburb near New York.
Each had just finished hanging out her
weeks wash.
81 declare" remarked Mrs. L. as she
hung up the last sock. ''to look at ali
those stockings one would think that
washed for centipede." =
Me, too" returned Mrs. D. "Juss
look at those shirss. christian Herald