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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29
INTEREST IN MEETINGS
Gypsy Smith to Open Evangelistic
Meetings at Manassas On Sunday
Evening Next.

Manassas, Va, May 29-Manas-
sas is looking forward with interest
to the coming of Gypsy Smith, Jr.,
the evangelist VINO will begin a Sc
ries of meetings on Sunday
night (June 3rd), continuing
until July 1st, inclusive. the
meetings will be held in a tab
ernacle erected for his use on Grant
Avenue. The city of Alexandria, also
Charlottesville, Culpeper, and War
renton and Harrisonburg, where
Mr.. Smith has conducted meetings,
give unstinted approval to the man
ner and method of the evangelist's
work and have earnestly commend
ed him to the churches Of Virginia.
1t is expected that numbers of per-
sons from nearby towns will attend
the meetings.
The Gypsy Smith choir mas been
for the past month to be
in readiness for the coming of For
est Cole, the Gypsy Smith choir
leader. The present leader is
Charles R. Mcdonald, president of
the National Bank of Manassas and
Prince William county superintend-
snt of schools.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29
SHAME TO THIS COUNTRY.
Cost of Food in London 81 Per
Cent Lower Than in Washington,
Declares Traveller From England

Declares Traveller From England
The Washington Times of yester,
day contained the following article
giving a comparison between prices
charged for food in London, Eng
land. and in the city of Washington.
ton.
Do you know that right here III
Washington you are paying about
35 per cent more for food than you
would in London?
An American arrived in Wash
ington today from London, ard
brought with him menu from
SIMPSONS Grand Divan Tavern, or
the Strand, as the best argument hc
could find for a food dictatorship in
America
Compared with the menu OF the
average Washington hotel, the
prices were mild. Ana England
has been in the war three years,
while the United States hasn't rea-
lized that it is fighting. !:
Compares Some Prices
Here's the way the tourist start
ed to compare figures:
He went into well-known down
town hotel for luncheon today and
ordered julienne soup, roast beef, a
vegetable, pudding and coffee,
The waiter brought him q check loT
S205.
"Mhy this is preposterous," he
protested. "The same luncheon
would have cost me just S1.50 in
London, and London is on rationS'
Then he sat down and made a
comparison of London and Wash
ington prices, using menus from
restaurants of the same class. hcts
are some of the results:
In London julienne and tomato
soups cost 25. cents a portion; mere
80 cents. Other soups compare
proportionately in the price.
Wide Difference Shown
In London mushrooms cost 81
cents and here SIS. Onions are
cents a portion in LONDON and );
cents in Washington. Comparison
of other vegetables bring practical
ly the same results.
Lamb chops cost 80 cents here
and Y in London. Puddings, wn'cl
cost 80 cents here, are 8 cents Il
London. Jelly is e cents at Simp
sons. here it is 20 Fruits II
nearly 100 per cent higher than /
London. So are coffee and tea.
Many restrictions are placed OF
the appetite in London Men il
uniform are forbidden to orde
more than IS cents worth OF lur
cheon or s1.35 worth OF dinner. :
half pint of beer is all that any;n
is allowed to drink with one mea
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29
TO Raise WATER RATES?
Engineer Dickerman Here From
Richmond to Investigate if the
Water Company Shall Do So.

Consumers of water, and especially
the patrons of the Alexandria Water
Company, will be interested in
learning that Mr.. Judson C. Dicker-
man, engineer of the Virginia State
Corporation Commission of Rich
mond, is in the city today for the
purpose of making Investigations to
aid in fixing the rates for water to be
charged BY the Alexandria Water
Company to consumers.
1t is said that the Water
Company is now paying dividends at
the rate of twelve per cent but
that notwithstanding that fact it
recently made an application to the
State Corporation Commission for
permission to increase it's rates to
consumers from ten to thirty cents
per one thousand gallons, for the
first ten thousand gallons consumed,
with graduating scale for larger
quantities, down to minimum of
10 cents per thousand gallons.
The present fiat rate per year for
private dwellings, stores and offices,
with one connection in yard or
house, without hose connection,
ranges from $6 to $40; for each
water closet, So; bathtub, So; wash
basin, 81. It is proposed by the
Water Company, it is said, to raise
these rates to $12, S. and $3.50 re-
spectively.
Mr.. Dickerman's business here
today is to ascertain what should
be fair and proper rate, and he S
considering the application of the
consumers to reduce the rates as we'll
as the application of the Company
to increase them. For the purposes of
arriving at a proper basis Tor fix
ing the rates, Mr.. D.ckerman IS now
engaged in making an examination
of the books of the Company and
making valuation of its proper
ties.
Much interest is, very naturally,
being taken in the matter by the
consumers and the outcome of the
matter is anxiously awaited.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29
SPAIN IS AROUSED.
Resolutions Adopted at Mass Meeting
Urge Break With Germany.

Madrid, May 29.-Resolutions
adopted at the great mass-meetlng
in favor of the Entente Allies held
in Madrid Sunday were presented to
the Spanish Minister of the Interior
yesterday. The resolutions were
to the effect that
"First-Spain should not remain
isolated in the European conflict.
"Second-Spain should change her
policy toward France and Great
Britain and their allies.
"Third-Following Germany's
breach of Spanish neutrality, Spain
should break diplomatic relations
with Germany and should accept
all the consequences of the action
which she is compelled to adopt for
the defense of her dignity"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29
Judge Garnett, of the Corporation
Commission Protests Withdrawal
of Steamer On Potomac River.

It was recently announced that
the Colonial Beach steamer st
Johns has been leased to the gov
ernment. and that excursions tC
that resort during the summer may
be omitted.
Another steamer, the Majestic
plying on the Potomac between
Washington, Alexandria and river
landings, has also been leased to
the government and the people of q
large section of the state partially
deprived of means of transporta-
ton, to say nothing of the thous-
ands of dollars worth of vegetables
and other freight that may spoil as
result. Judge T.. B. Garnett,
chairman of the state corporation
commission, has taken up the matter
with the national council of defense
and with the interstate commerce
commission.
Judge Garnett-peints out that
with the great shortage of food, and
the demand that commodities for
feeding the people may be handled
promptly. there is no reason why
this vessel should not be restored to
service. He has sent letter to the
interstate commerce commission and
to the national council Of defense,
in which he says: Information has
come to me that the steamer Majes-
tic, which plies between Washington,
D. c., and certain wharves on the
Virginia side of the Potomac river,
is to be taken off Of this route Tues
day, May 80.
'My information is that this boat
has been leased to the government,
and hence that she has been with
drawn from the Virginia waters Her
route includes number of points
in Westmoreland county, and furn-
ishes the only means of public trans
portation for five wharves in Nomini
creek and two or more in Lower
Machodoc. The corporation owning
this steamer is known as the Poto-
mac and Chesapeake Steamship Com
pany, of which Charles H. st. John,
Washington, D. c., is vice president
and general manager.
"This is the second instance since
April 1G that a public service cor
poration owning and operating
steamboats, in the waters of Virginia
has voluntarily leased it's boats to
the government. thus depriving itself
of its ability to carry out its public
functions. AS great part of Tide
water Virginia is dependent upon
transportation by steamboats,, there
being no railroads constructed there
in. cannot but view with alarm
the deplorable conditions which will
result if this kind of movement is
not checked"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29
OF TRAFFlCIoPPoSlTIoN ToDRAF7
Charged With Promoting Outlawry
in Virginia by Resisting Conscrip-
tion.

Roanoke, Va, May 30.-William
Velon Mccoy, sixty-fve years OF
age and second cousin Of the FAM
Gus McCoys of Hatfeld-McCoy fame,
and his partner, General" J. W.
Phipps. arrested at st. Paul, Va,
by the department of justice, Arthur
J. Devlin, are lodged in the Roa-
noke city Jail on charge of "sedl-
tious conspiracy against the govern
ment of the United States -
Plans are in the possession of the
department that show that Mccoy
and Phipps had secured three hum
dred mouintaineer followers who
signed an oath that they would defy
the conscription act, and schemes
were on foot to blow up the bridges,
banks, kill the revenue agents and
large land owners and apportion the
money, land and personal belongings
of their victims among themselves.
Tie mountaineers pledged them
selves to full obedience of their
superiors and stated that they would
suffer their heads to be severed from
their bodies before they would give
in to their enemies.
Mr.. Devlin had been working on
the case for three weeks, ever since
information was received that old
man Mccoy was quietly going around
the mountain and enlisting the noun
taineers in a cause that he was
championing. The arrests were
made upon orders issued by the at
torney general. The penalty for the
crime that the two men are charged
with is in war time punishable by
death. Other arrests are expected
to be made any time, as the depart
ment is in possession of the names
that were affixed to the oath the
men signed. The oath is taken al
most word for word from that used
by the Quantrell geurilla band which
operated in Kansas and Missouri
during the Confederate war and to
which Frank and Jesse James be-
longed.
The oath signed by the three hum
dred mountaineers is as follows: "ln
the name of God, the Great Supreme,
here under the black arch of heavens
evading symbol, pledge and conse-
crate my body and limbs to devote
my life to obedience to my super
iors, that no peril shall deter from
executing their orders. that | will
submit to every possible means of
my power for the determination of
our enemies and big free holders,
and before violating a single clause
or implied pledge of this obligation
I will permit the separation of my
head and body to be dealt out to me
wien due, amen"
Declaration of war had already
been issued in the conspiracy as
follows: "Declaration of war--thei
country is ours and all therein. We
ONLY have to come together and de-
mand it. The big land owners. the
spectators and 'Revenuers' shall be
no more known. There will be no
fight We have already learned that.
Get ready.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29
SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.
Pupils of HallowelI School Give
Pleasing Program

Pleasing Program
The patriotic entertainment given
at the Odd Fellows Hall Friday
night, by the pupils Of Hallowell
public school, was a decided success.
The program consisted of welcome
song by girls from the first and
second grades, accompanied by the
Columbian Orchestra, under the
leadership of Professor Sylvester
Thomas, flag drill by little girls
of the second, grade, and the Star
Spangled Banner in pantomime. The
patnomime was a beautiful and in
spiring number Richard H.
Brooks sang the air, the orchestra
accompanying. while thirteen girls
from the grammar grades, in the
glare of red lights, performed the
pantomimes.
Just before the patomime was
rendered. H. T. White, principal of
Hallowell school, gave short his
tory of the Star Spangled Banner,
telling of the conditions which in
spired Francis Scott Key to write
the song which has since become
Americas national air.
The affair was under the manage
ment of the teachers of Hallowell
school, assisted by the teachers OF
Snowden school. The proceeds are
for the benft of the piano and in
dustrial fund of the Hallowell school.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29

For the first time in nine years
the Protestant Episcopal Council Of
the Diocese of Southern Virginia
met today in Danville. Bishop A. NJ.
Randolph. of Norfolk, presided and
administered Holy Communion to the
delegates. The celebration of the
twenty-ffth anniversary of the estab-
lishment of the Diocese of Southern
Virginia will be held Wednesday
night
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29
Auction Sale.

I will offer for sale. or Saturday
morning, June End, at ten o'colcK' at
S19 King street. Alexandra. a
large lot Of tableware, bric-a-brac,
pictures, morris chairs, secretary,
one French bronze clock, also fancy
dock. parlor ornaments, large lot
of lace curtains and numerous other
articles including a number of pieces
of furniture. @ s., g
12s-4t. Samuel H. Lunt, Auctioneer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29
AMERICANS IN FRANCE.
British War Office Puts Out State
ment Inspiring Allies With Pros
pect of Great Aid.

London, May 29.-An official
statement says that, counting the
Americans serving in the British
and French armies and the addi-
tional units ordered to France, there
will shortly be 100000 Americans in
France.
The statement says $500 war air.
planes will be constructed and 5000
aviators trained in the United States
this year.
The official statement was issued
by the British War Office, today,
with the object Of showing Amerf-
cas- complete participation in the
war and its ability to give immediate
powerful aid 1t refers to the draft
bill which will give an army of y
100000 men and says there are
prospects of the greatest success
for the loan, of which S75O,O0O,OOC
,lready has been advanced to the
entente allies.
Tie statement declares that flotll-
las Of destroyers are cooperating
with the entente allies in the subma'
rine zone, that one army division, q
force of marines and nine regiments
of engineers have been ordered tc
France. and that 10000 doctors anc
many nurses have been ordered tt
! England, hundreds of these having
already arrived.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett arrived
home today from Atlanta, Ga.

Among those in the officers re-
serve training camp at Fort Sheri-
dan, ILL.,, is H O.. Pattison, of Peoria,
ILL.,, son-in-law of Dr.. and Mrs. ".
D. Hudson, of this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29
LAUGH AT U-BOAT DEFENSE.

Germany Says Lloyd Georges
Boast of Curb is Empty Words.
Amsterdam, May 29.-The speech
of Premier Lloyd George last week
in which, he said ;, German subma-
rines were being combatted, success
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29

The Allison W. C. T. u, will hold
their meeting in the Children's Home
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30. The
flower mission will be deferred and
arrangements made at the meeting
tomorrow to provide for it at a fu-
ture date.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29

The funeral of Thompson Wilburn
was held at Wheatley's Chapel yes
terday, the Rev. VIM. J. Morton, rec
tor of Christ Church, officiating.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29
Postoffice Closed Tomorrow

The city postoffice will be closed
all day tomorrow decoration Day.
and there will be no deliveries made
by either city or rural carriers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29

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from Atlanta, Ga.
| Mrs. J. R. Prettyman left for he7
home in Spencer, n. c., today afte,
visit to friends in this city.
An address will be delivered before
| Judge Louis C. Barley's Bible Glass
at Christ Church on Sunday morning
| next by Gypsy Smith, Jr., who viii
go from here to Manassas that day
to open series of evangelistic SER
vices there in the evening which are
to continue until July first.
Mayor Fisher has sent to the reg
istrars in the four wards of the city
.Alexandria's allotment of 2,546
cards to be used in registering those
eligible to serve in the army whose
names will be recorded on registra-
ton day, June 5th. All arrangements
for expediting the work as rapidly
as possible are now completed.
The Alexandria Branch of the
Red Cross now has three work days.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday cf
each week the members meet in
their work rooms over Burke
and Herbert's Bank, and the first
two days are given to work on hos
pital supplies, hospital garments
etc, while on the last named day
the workers devote their time to
surgical dressings. The garden
party Saturday evening at the
home of Mrs. Mauchlin Niven, on
Braddock Heights, will be Tor the
benefit of the refreshment corps.
At this time Mrs. Larz Anderson
will serve coffee from her field
kitchen. Miss Annie Lewis Jones,
who is an attache Of the Washing
ton office of the American Red
Cross is to be thanked for securing
Mrs. Anderson's attendance with
this most interesting Kitchen.
The entertainment tonight at the
home of Miss Kathrin Griffith Uhler,
12l north Washington street, prom
ises to be most delightful affair.
The proceeds will be used towards
the salary fund for the school nurse
The entertainments under the aus
pices of the Cameron Club always
present an excellent program and
most enjoyable evening is assured
those who attend. The school nurse
does untold good among the scholars
and any affair for the benefit of her
salary fund should receive the hearty
CO. operation of the community. The
program for this evening has been
arranged with unusual care and
some of the best musical and liter
arv talent of Washington and Alex
andria will render selections. All
members of the Cameron Club are
especially urged to attend and the
public generally will be cordially
welcomed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29

Hail fell for few minutes yester-
day afternoon. The stones were as
large as marbles, and caused no
damage
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29

Mrs. ]. r. Prettyman left for her
home in Spencer, N. c., today after
a visit to friends in this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29
Alexandria City and Suburbs

Mrs. Harry Fry and Mrs. James
Goods left today for Charlottesville.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29

The Willard w. C. T. U. will hold
their regular meeting tomorrow af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock, in Trinity NJ.
E. Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29

Hail fell for few minutes yester.
day afternoon. The stones were as
large as marbles, and caused no
damage.
The Willard w. C. T. U. will hold
their regular meeting tomorrow af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock, in Trinity NJ.
E. Church.
There were seven cases before the
Police Court this morning. They
were misdemeanors, and none nf a
serious nature.
Mrs. Ida E. Harris, of Baltimore,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mr. Luther
H. Thompson, at their home in
south Fairfax street.
Mrs. r. w. Herfurth, who has been
at the Alexandria Hospital for the
past three weeks, during which time
she underwent an operation per-
formed by DR.. Moore, has recovered
sufficiently to be removed to her
home.
Arrangements have about been
completed for the subscription
dance at the Old Dominion Poat
Club house Saturday evening, under
the direction of the Ladies Auxil-
iary of boat club, and the affair will
be one of the most important social
events Of the early summer season.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Walter, of
Fort Worth, Texas, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Angelo, at
their home, 102 north Washington
street. Mr. Walter is mnaager of
the Woolworth Stores at Fort Worth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter made the trip
from their home by auton. obile.
The funeral services of Captain
Wm. B. Smithers were largely at
tended yesterday afternoon at ?
o'clock. They were held from the
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
the Rev. E. V. REGISTER, pastor of
the church, officiating. The de-
ceased had been connected with the
Southern Railway for over a third
of a century and was one of the most
popular passenger conductors in. the
service. His pallbearers were made
up of conductors and the honorary
pallbearers were the stewards of
the church. The Old Dominion
Commandery, Knights Templars,
served as an escort and the services
at the grave were in charge of the
Masonic order.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29

Deyiled Crabs, little neck clans and
clam chowder at Rammel's Cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29

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flower mission will be deferred and
arrangements made at the meeting
tomorrow to provide for it at fu-
ture date.
Funeral services for Mrs. Minerva
Clark, who was former resident of
this city, and died in Washington,
were held at Wheatley's Chapel
yesterday. Rev. E. V. REGISTER,
pastor of the Methodist Church
South, officiated.
William B. Wilson, formerly of
this city, died at his home in Olean,
N. Y, on May 14th, in the 49rd
year of his age. His wife was for
merly Miss Florence L. Ewing.
The funeral was held at the resi-
dence of his mother, Mrs. Margaret
Wilson, 312 Lorenz Avenue, Pitts
burg, Pa.
A final decree of divorce has been
granted in Circuit Court on the
ground of desertion to Libbe Kid
well from Linwood Kidwell Three
other suits, on the same grounds,
have been entered the same court.
They are: Edith Croft Bolts against
Henry d. Bolts; Beatrice Williams
against Herbert Williams, and Mary
E. Williams against Francis f. Will
Jams.
The marriage of Miss Nellie Rey-
nolds Robertson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Fairfax Robertson, of
Washington, formerly of AleXan-
dria. to Mr.. Samuel Alexander
Moore, of Greenville, S. c., will take
place at o'clock on the evening of
June 9, in the apartment of the
bride elects parents at the Wyom-
ing. The marriage will be attended
only by relatives and a few init
mate friends. Miss Robertson's
twin sister, Miss Mary Robertson
will be maid of honor, and Miss Fran
ces Robertson. another sister,
bridesmaid Mr.. Moore will have
as his best man Mr. David Wyatt
Aiken Neville, of Clinton, S. c., and
Mr.. Lynn Robertson, cousin of the
bride. will be groomsman. Little
Miss Katherine Leadbeater, of Alex
andria. and Master William Robert
son, of Greenville. S. c., will be rib
bon bearers. After a wedding jour
ney Mr.. Moore and his bride will
be at home in Greenville, South
Carolina.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29

Maryland spring chicken at Ram
mel's cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29

H. A. Stewart arrived home today
from Atlanta, Ga.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29

Fish. CLAIMS, Oysters, Crabs, at
Phone 307J. j. BRILL No. King St
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29

There were seven cases before the
Police Court this morning. They
were misdemeanors, and none nf 4 4
serious nature.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-29

Mrs. Ida E. Harris, of Baltimore,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mr. Luther
H. Thompson, at their home in
south Fairfax street.