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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17

reason they have no laboratory Is
that "a member of the board declaea
that a o that had been SET aside
for that purpose was too nice to DC
stained up with chemicals. Don !
you think you are too hard on the
children for thinking there is some
thing worse with the School Boar
if these two incidents represent the
views of that body? ! gran; YOU
there has been something disgrace
ful," but it is not so mucn the ac'
ton of a crowd of thoughtless child.
rem, as it was for a paper OF tic
mature age of your venerable snee'
to lose is temper and brew 50 large
Il tempest IN so small a teacup. Cheer
up. Mr.. Editor, the city has not
been dynam.ted. Our children arc
not anarchists, or any Of the horrible
things you saw in your nightmare,
but good clean, healthy kids. act.
ing, in spite of their Hlgh scaoo!
dignity, in a very k:diike way. lhelf
representative at the meeting last
night. publicly acknowledged ina;
they had done some things that they
should not have done. so ! think !:
is time to wipe the slate and get u
fresh start, with all of US pulling TO-
gether for the best schools that we
can possibly get.
j H. Bitter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
MOVE OVER"

Move over. You hard-hittin' sons u
King George.
Move over! You heroes OF France.
Make room for the legionS OF Old
Uncle Sam.
We've been waitin' two years Cor
the chance.
In spirit we've been by your size
right along.
Cause we never were keen for the
Hun.
Now we've joined, We'll keep scrap
pin with you to the end.
And back up your play with Il gun
Hey. Little ole Belgium. we'll take
the right flank!
Well get back your homeland 10:
you,
For the Star Spangled Banner IN
glory shall wave,
Backed by Il million or two.
Put it there, brother Serb: you're a
hard fightin' kid.
Will we muss up the Buigars a
hit?
Come on. brother Russian; let's jam
the line hard.
And show Kaiser Bill he amt II,
All right now. Together. lets end
/. the thing quick.
Fix bayoncts. The Boche don't
like steel.
W-,'H help YOU to finish the thing
now we're here,
And show them our Army Is real
Kenneth MacI)ougal, in the Read
ing Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
10 to Il Per Cent
investments

SO6-S0S Pendleton street, 2 six room frames. Rents
for $500 each per month, with water rents extra. Price
$500 each.
1907 Queen street, good six room frame dwelling,
newly papered and painted. Always rented for $40 per
month and water extra. Price 5000 on easy terms.
1213-l215-1217 Queen street, 3 six room frames. Rents
for $500 each water rent extra. Price $500 each.
313-315 north St. Asaph street, 2 eight room frame
Rent for S25 per month. Good location and
Ia fine investment at 1000 for both houses.
2l3-2l5-217 Peyton street, 4 room frames. Rents fol
each per month. Price $500 each.
532 north Columbus street, s room frame, sewer tap.
Iped. Rents for $1,000 per month. Price $l,250.
724-726 north Columbus street, 6 room frames. Price
81, 800.
Store and dwelling 53l north Alfred street, corner
Dwelling s rooms and bath. Rents for SIG
per month. Price $1,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
Juggling FOR PEACE.

~. or the reasons advanced by
n,ners in the United States tor inc
,ar carnan move is that the leu
-o,s.,rc seeking to gain as much
+c,pitorv as possible at the points OF
hast resistance in order>to trade III
,,eace conference. This finds sup
rcrt from the I.cNdon dispatches.
From thence comes the theory thaI
Germany is bent upon creatin" Il new
Belgium upon the shores Of the Gun
~ Finland. a. d basis for retirement
from Belgium.
This could he Il prcwa" Juggling
uf territory ami the design of which
would be to remove the pr.nclpal
cause for war upon the part OF Eng
land. TIE contest on the west front
i: becoming unbearahle for the Ger
= ans and they might well give up
Belgium for the sake of gaining much
more territory and being placed in
! position to menace Petrograd. They
might even rcckon-yroundleSsly-cn
the impatience Of the Allies with
Russia to gain permiSSive "ccupanc,
Of the new territory. upon the ground
of giving up Belgium.
The p!ottcrs might even eontem-
nlntc an endeavor to eliminate th@
French and English claims, provided
t>auce would consent to Il later nd
jiustment of its Alsace and I."rra;Ho
demands. and then look TO the UIa.trd
States 10 be satisfied with ..ome half
hearted political reforms in Ger
many.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
EFFECTS OF WAR TAX.

While the wal tax on liquors
benefits a number of the dealers
and especially those who cater 10
Ia class able to pay the higher prices
charged, it hits the small dispenser
land hits him hard.
Whisky. which is generally be-
ilieyed to bear the brunt OF the our
Eden, is not any more, if as much al
fected. as beer. Of which little az
lcount has been taken. Every brewery
is feeling the effects of the tax. Inc
imposition Of $3.50 on every barre'
sold has compelled the m~anufactur-
ers to advance the price of a barrel
to So. As Il result the retailer :
forced to either reduce the size OF
the glass or charge more per drin'.'
The former plan has been generally
jadopted and consequently less IS be-
ing sold.
! Cheap bottled beer that sold at hVe
cents has jumped to double thaU
jpricc. the better grades bringing
form IL to 20 cents. Growers. unt'i
recently dispensed at six cents q
mint, now bring ten cents ana mueh
Iof this is foam. As a result 'he
brewers are selling much less th'h
formerly. and to that extent '"e''
output has decreased.
Scotch whisky is selling IN some
cities at 80 cents Il drink.
The loss of business will. 1t IS
feared by the brewers, compei man!
of the smaller saloons, whose prlh-
~'cinal asset was their beer trade q
abandon the field when the license
,ar;od ome around. These can no
longer depend upon the backing o.
The brewers. but must 60 1t alone
They cannot expect to do anything
wifi, whisky. the cost OF when
threatens to be %prohibitive, and the!
sell very few soft drinks.
II would appear. therefore, INA
the war tax has done more to les
son the sale of liquor than have the
efforts of the prohibition'sts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
WHAT 4 LIBERTY BOND is

While the following IS intended as
school talk in d n~eighborlng clcy'
it may prove enlishtening to oE"er
neonle at a time when the govern
ment is engaged in floating a second
series of Liberty Bonds.
In these unusual times many OF Us
must learn much about which we
have in the past known very little.
Money and banks and stocks an"
bonds have seemed very difficult ana
intricate matters understood only ~
those people whose special business
If is to know about them. Actually
thew are easy to understand aller
inst a few very simple explanations.
Since a second issue OF Liberty
Bonds i, now being sold II i import
ant to understand just what tneSe
bonds are. A bend is simply a prom
80 70 nav a certain amount Of money.
When \ railroad needs money, one
NOV n yet il is to borrow from
recnle who have it to lend. Or
course. no one persCM can lena Il rail-
road the large amounts 1t needs. 50
The railroad borrows from 4 num-
her of different people, giving I"
rach enc o: them a promise to repay
The money at some later date and also
20 pay each year a certain amoHhe
as interest. These promises are
bonds.
Governments also need large sums
If money. some of which they get
by taxing us. but part of which IS
secured by borrowing from anyone
who has money to lend. For tAiS
none the Government gives its
bonds or promises to repay later with
interest every year in tie meantime.
This is called selling bonds. The
Government sells them and those who
lend tie money buy them. Buying
bends is merely lending money.
The bonds now being sold are called
Liberty" Bonds because Il Govern
mcnt needs great SumS Of money to
carry on the war against Germany.
President Wilson has said we are
fighting TO make The world safe for
democracy" and Mir. McAdoo, Sccrc.
ta-y Of the Treasury al the United
States. has accordingly called these
bonds the Liberty Lear.
These bonds or notes al eur Gov
eminent. are OF different amounts,
ranging from $50 20 $l00.ho0. 50 both
rich people and poor people cam buy
them. Also they pay 1 per cent
interest. Anyone who buys Il 800
bond will receive So a year interest
and receive back his 500 III the date
when due. whick is in 1912.
A $50 bond pays 81 a year interest
and d $500 bond 500 Il year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
CONSERVATION OF FOOD.

The food conservation campaign
now in progress is designed solely
to help win the war, says an an
nouncoment of the publicity commit.
tee fer Virginia.
Every Virginia family * expected
to perform its part III this mighty
enterprise 10 conserve FOOD. ANA
therby help TO insure the defeat of
the enemy.
This i all right. and due nee.
should be taken TO the committees
recommendations. But right here:
shouldn't soldiers themselves he "a
careful IT, prevent waste and con-
>"rvc food as housckeepers?? There
Is but one answer to this query. Our
Lord ard Master afte" having MIRA
c,iuusiv fe,i a multitude commanded
that the remnants be gathered. an"
that nothing can he wasted.
\ man who resides in Alexandria
county was here today, and among
his observations w:lile talking to ac-
aUaintances he said much food is
wantonly wasted at one Of the camps
near this ely. He said bread. enough
~ serd a nerd Of hogs is being cast
OF; IN g&rba"e daily, and that other
edible articles meet a similar fate.
During our civil war men in the
armies II the south were AZ one
time feeding upon corr or anything
they coild get. At that time provt-
Stems were going to waste in federal
camps ari III transports.
Occasionally a box of hard tack
would be seen floating. down the
I 'tara2c cir this city. and at other
-i~es Sa%ss containing sides o. ga
-" cnrlI also be seen in the rive".
/. ISL 1862 the rig Perry We
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17

rat forth their best efforts to secure
these urgently needed workers. While
examinations are now held weekly in
$50 cities, the Commission states that
arrangements will be made to have
an examination held at any accessible
p1..ce where a small class Of apph-
cants can be secured. The entrance
salaries range from $1,000 to $1,000
q year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting of the stakeholder;
of The Washington Safe Deposit
Company. Incorporated. will he helj
at the office of the company, No.
III South I'airfa% s're:t. in the city
Of Alexandria, State o '::ginia, Oh
the sixth day Of .iovemb r. ISL. at
II o'clock noon, for the p! pos =
electing a board of directors for y
ensuing year, and fer the transac-
ton of such other business as may
properly come before the said meet
inc.
JOHN c. SCHROEDER.
243-12t. Asst. Sec'v
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17

stationed in the river between the
shipyard and Jones's Point. Once a
week corned beef and boiled rice
were served the men. On such Gays
It was a common occurrence to throw
about half a buShel Of this cereai
into the river which fish fed upon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
A WORD TO GERMAN PEOPLE
(Review of ReviewS.)

This is not the war of the Ger
man people. but Of the Prussian au-
tccracy. Let the German people set
np a government of their own, and
shen let that government either,fight
or make peace. A revolutionary
movement IN Germany would proba-
bly, he the most wholesome thing ii
moier:. history. although there ;
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
WANT TEN THOUSAND.
Departments at Washington in Need
Of Stenographcrs and Type*fiters.

Washington. Oct. lI.-Now that
Uncle Sam has the Young men OF the
country in training for military SER
wee. he finds that he needs 10000
typewriter operators and stcnogra-
Pliers and typcwritcrs. both men and
women for the Departments at
Washington. The Civil Service Com
mission has notified all Of its 1000
koards of examiners that they should
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
Notice.

Having administered on the cs-
tate Of the late George Everett Toy.
all persons having claims agaiuS:
same are requested TO present them
to me. fully certified. and all indeht-
ed to said estate are asked 10 MAKE
prompt settlement.
CATHERINE Y. MILLER.
Administrators.
S27 Wolfe street, Alexandria. Va.
247-l0t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
Notice of Annual Meeting of Stock.
holders.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders % Union Building Co.. Inc.
will be held on the 10Th day of Oct.
1917, at II o'clock, a. M. 1T the
principa! Office of the company, in
the State Of Virginia. 10 Souti,
Fairfax street. Alexandria. Virginia,
for the purpose of electing a board
of directors and receiving and act
ing upon the reports of the officers.
and for the transaction Of such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting. Dated the iG
day Of Oct. 1917.
LOUIS BEYER, il. Secretary.
2.4-12t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
CHEAPER FLOUR IN OHIO.

Prices Range Around SII 30 in Small
Lots.
Toledo, Ohio, Oct. lT.-By order
Of Mark Mennell. National Mil! Al
ministrator Tor the Ohio Valley, With
headquarters here. flour prices IN this
district have been reduced 40 cents :;
barrel. New prices on best grades
wholesale now are Sill IN quarter
barrel packages and Sl1.3O IN one
eighth barrel sacks. Miller's profits
are limited by The Mill AdminiStra-
ton and the reduction was required
when il was a~scertained that the
miIler's margins were too high.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
Classified Advertising

An intelligent person may earn Sl00
monthly corresponding for news
papers: $40 to $50 monthly in spare
time; experience unnecessary; no
canvassing; subjects suggested.
Send for particulars. National Press
Bureau, Room 1924. Buffalo. N. 7.
11S-tf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
NOTICES
of Dissolution o. Corporation.

Notice of Dissolution o. Corporation.
Whereas the Directors Of The
Capitol Park Hotel Company. Inc,
at ii meeting hcli on the 9TH day
Of October, 1917, passed resolutions
locking to the dissolution Of SAID
Hotel Company and the winding up
of the business of said Company.
Now therefore by direction of the
Board OF Director, Il meeting OF
the Stockholders and all others in
tareSted in said Company, has been
called for October 24rh. 1911. 1T one
o'clock. =. VI. at No. ~ Souta
Fairfax Street. Alexandria, Nir-
ginia. to consider and vote upon said
resolutions and all other matters
which may be presented to said
meeting.
FRANK C.. HENRY, president.
Atte>t:--Edward l.. IIillyer, So y.
247-l3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
Notice.

Having been appointed adminiscra-
trix Of the estate of the late Ancj
Douglas, all persons having claims
them. properly certified. and all
those indebted to the estate are re-
gucsted to settle their accounts
promptly.
MRS. MARY DOUGLAS.
Administrative.
2jT-I0t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Will De nlthStu w SlNc
space TO any person who desires to
make comment upon matters Of gen
cral interest to tile public. Writers
will OF COURSE be responsible for theiI
Uttcraur"s. AS a guarantee OF good
taiLh. the name and address of thu
writer VI any article submitted foi
ruh.ication will he required In each
Decentralization Gazette.
Editor Gazette:
i cannot let your editorial of tine
fifteenth. regarding the strike OF
the High School scholars. pass un-
challenged. | do not approve of tneil
action in striking; but for you t.
mpar their action with that Of
the |. w. w. is to insult the inteIlI-
genre of your readers. Your PROD
yality Of adjectiveS. such as dis
graceful "unwarrantcd,' "anarch,-
%istic." etc. sound too much like the
remarks Of Il man whose thumb mas
been caught in the door jam; while
vour threat to eXcommunlca;e any
"so-called christian who had the
tamcritv to attend the meeting Of
protest against the conditions in the
schools, is worthy of the junior part
ner in the Justly celebrated firm Of
"Gott and Me-" Our schools are IN
grave danger today. Owing to a5-
normal conditions our teachers are
leaving. and if something is not dong
at once. the schools will suffer an
injury that it will take years 20 re-
nair. And when such u condition eN-
lists it is no time to split nairs as 10
Inst now the protest shall he made.
| know that the school board is pow
er!esS to increase salaries till Coun-
ell shall have appropriated the
money. hut | am reliably informed
that Mr.. RYAN was told by a mem
Der Of the hoard that they could get
plenty Of teachers for less money
than they were paying him. If thai
represents the ideas Of the schoo!
board, then | say God help .AleNar-
dria. For if cheapness. instead of
ability. is to be the determining fac.
tor in selecting teachers. a condition
has arisen which merits some of the
.adiectives with which YOU lambaste
the students. You use a column o.
your paper to pour vitrioi on the
strikers. and when you say you nave
"only the kindliest feelings towards
them" What is that quotation a0ou;
consistency and a jewell One of the
complaints Of the strikers was tnai
they have no chemical laboratory.
and as a consequence they get no
credits for chemistry when they go
TO college. This is a Serious ma;ter:
and have heard it stated that thd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17

FOR SALE-Cozy brick dwelling
1870" Prince street, containing six
rooms and bath. Rents for 81 pc.
month. Price $1,000. Reasonable
terms. John d. Normoyle, Coz.
King and Royal streets. Bell phone
5sl. 2Il-5.t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17

FOR SALE-Bay horse. 50;
guaranteed to work anywhere. II.
NJ. StruAcr. 30 G;bbon street.
2.iT-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17

WANTED-Twenty-fvc girls %
learn winding, doubling and SPIN
mig, wages $500 per week while
learning, advanced in a few weeks.
Steady work guaranteed. Apply
at Klors Silk Mill. Pitt and Wilkes
street. Alexandria. 2l6-oW'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17

WANTED-llan for an CID time life
insurance Company ~ collector
ard solicitor; good salary ami on
%portunity open for advancement.
Address Insurance. care Gazette
Office. 2iI-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17

WANTED-Old False Teeth. Don't
matter Il broken. | pay 500 10
$500 per set. Send by parcel
post ANA receive check by return
mail. l.. Maze. 2DD7 S. Fifth
street. Philadelphia. Pa. 2l4-iS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17

WANTED-To buy Il davenport.
Reply to y. Il. G.. care Gazette
247-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17

rOR SALE-Largc. modern hot air
furnace. One Goa! range. One gas
range; all in good condition. ii. J..
Horncr. Gl2 King street. Phone
No. 2G9. 2li-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17

Entered at the Postofice ut Aiexah-
aria. Virginia as second class matter
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-21
RICHMOND MERCHANTS
REGISTER COMP. Al 7
Claims Their Business Was Hampered
by Activities of the Revenue
Agents Here.

Several local grocers and other deal
ers in oleomargarine have registered a
protest with Collector of Internal
Revenue r, c. l.. Moncure charging
that their wagons are held UP on the
street by agents of the Revenue De-
partment and that their business has
been interfered with BY such activi-
ties. The merchants declare that If
the matter is not satisfactorily ad-
justed they viii go to Washington and
air their grievances before the Con-
gressmen and the head of the Revenue
Department
Nineteen merchants have been re
Gently charged with violating the oleo-
margarine law, Most of these were
charged with improperly stamping
packages. while one man was accused
Of selling IL In wholesale quantities
without taking out a Wholesale Ii
cense. A retailer must sell oleomar-
garine in packages weighing not more
than ten pounds in order to remain
within the law
The revenue men declare that they
have in no way interfered with legiti-
mate business. and have been merely
enforcing the strict letter of the Fed
eral statute regarding the sale OF this
preparation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-21
OUTLOOK IMPROVES
+ FOR DEBT SETTLEMENT
Virginia Oflicials Hopeful for ADJUST
ment Now that Governor Hatfield
Has Sent In Message on Subject.

Information that Governor Hat
field. OF West Virginia. acting on the
suggestion of the Virginia Debt Com
mission, has laid before the 14egisla-
tare OF West Virginia the matter OF
the debt of s12,o00,000 which the
Supreme Court of the United States
has declared due Virginia with inter-
est, and asked the General Asse mbly
10 arrange satisfactory settlement.
has made officials here hope that the
question will be disposed of IN the
near future. Governor Hatfield sent
a special message TO the Legislature
on Friday, asking that q Just settle
ment be made.
1t is believed that n petition VIII
he made to the Supreme Court Of the
United states by West Virginia, re-
questing that tribunal to reconsider
the amount of interest to be paid.
The principal covers West NirRinia's
share Of the original debt Of the
mother state of Virginia The matter
has been in the courts for a number
of years, and has been consistently
fought by West Virginia. Some time
ago the United States Supreme Court
gave Judgment and ordered payment.
Following the opinion, and no eff
fort being made by West Virginia to
discharge the debt, the Virginia Debt
Commission applied to the supreme
Court, asking that a levy he placed
on the properties of West Virginia.
in order that the amount due NAV
be paid The court replied that it
would await action by the LEGISLATURE
of that State before taking a final
step.
The matter of enforcing payment
by West Virginia creates a situation
never before encountered in the his
tory of the nation. Nowhere has the
Supreme Court found a precedent
which 1t could follow in forcing a
sovereign state to pay debt
It is the custom of the worli. when
one sovereign State fails to make
proper settlements with another. to
resort TO war to enforce claims. and
for this reason there was no Guiding
precedent in the worlds history for
the Supreme Court to follow in this
case