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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-08
MEANS TELLS HIS sfoRY.
accused Describes Death Of Mrs
!. King at Concord, n. H. :

accused Describes Death of Mrs.
King at Concord, n. H.
Courthouse Concord, N. c., Dec. 5.
Unaffected and without a trace OF
emotion, Castor B. Means Yesterday
oil the story of the death of Mrs.
Maude A. King, the woman ne Is
accused Of numbering.
He told Of the casual visit to
BlackYeI.ier spring at the request oil
DIS. King and Of her desire to take
firearms with her. He declared that
fter they had left the automobile
nj Alton Means and Captain BIng-
am the two ether members Of the
arty, had wandered away, he stood
nd talked with Mrs. King for i
hilc.
Means then sand that alter he lrai:
oadas, tho Colt automatic revolver
o started for the spring to set Il
brink. Mrs. King did not want 4
rink but as he passed the sycamore
'orkesI tree near which the woman
ell, he placed. the automatic revolver
the fork Of the tree. Turning
round he saw Mrs. King with the
.un in her hand. He told her TO put
back because it was dangerous.
according 10 his memory she had put
he gun down. he then stopped to
ct l drink when "hang!" the defend
mt !1rtwiected At this poin; Of tic
tory, cappins his hands together.
4 turned and saw Aiaudc fall" Later,
nc said he FASTENED to the womar'S
Size and she was "juSt crumplmS @p
NJ the rrouls, he then told ct the
,ffortS to revive her and the flnll
'ccisicn To bring her to the Concord
csrftal.
Means recital Of the killing Of Mrs.
King was clearly done. It. was with
,ut the air Of havado, which has
,ecn present during Ill o. the rest Of
II testimony.
There was decidedly tense feeling
when court closed last night and
c-ouhlc threatened.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-08
-iTY OPENS GROCERY STORE.
Winchester Distributes IoeG-hits
Among Deserving Poor.

Winchester. Va. Dec. H.~-.Niu-
chester opcDcd Yesterday lis new
.rorcry store in chc basement Of the
ity Hall with Il full Inc Of wartime
q, Jsturrs. aud clerks NJ" now scrr-
me- the trade" which is made Up
..holly Of people who have no cash
and rg ere It. Evcryth;r% il given
a,yav under the ircc,iun rf CITY
Manager Field. bat not until his
agents have personally Investigated
cach individual ease.
II is The intncLion t. do business
n, the ncw sirnd ::!l winter. anf ii,
tai: way car" for Inc deserving POOR.
!; S;.c:s Of Il Council cpmmitc" hand
Ing out cr,I;.i.: on merchants. Gnalcg
the .o!.l SrS;rnr, j, Has found many
!.o"r people used th"jr q i"rs for 'hc
:1rrchasc Ct such u%oricS rs eggs,
crcamcry butter. chn."In'c candy. anI
bnught tow re-! r..rc-.jti"s Now
n" ely IS ~;.;r% away inod<tG:,fS
~hjrn til" City Manage says. "Stic@
to h" ribs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-08
JEWISH FESTIVAL.
cys Of Alexandra to Observe TIL
Festival OF Lights Beginning To
morrow Night, Dec. Ninth.

morrow Night, Dec. Ninth.
Tomorrow Sunday evening, Dec
ember the nirth-according to tht
Hebrew Calendar, Kislev 25th-th'
Jewish people Of Alexandria as wei
IS those throughout the country
viii usher in the observance Of the
.ost- Mossic festival Of Hanukah, also
nowri as The Feast OF the Macca
ees and The Festival of Lights.
it commentaries the splendid hero
,m Of the Hasmcncan House Q,
lattathias, Of his son JUDAS, In
laccabee and his valiant brethren
aeir loyalty to the faith of the:
athcrs. and their victory over ANT
chus, King Of Syria, who had wasec
relentless war Of determination
painst the religion Of Israel. Othe
ulers and races had sought to dc
;orv the Jew, Antiochus was ben
N tho eradication Of Judaism. To &C
.mpIjsh this end the Temple va
aized and deiiled by the Syrian
osts: idols were set up in the sacrs
ripc dedicated 10 the worship o
he One God; the priesthood pro
med by the enforcement Of idolatr
ne practices, and the Israclites or
cred, under penalty of death, to boz
afore the idols Of the Syrians. u
er the Military leadership Of jude
Iac.abcc, the Israclites waScl nero
, warfare against their powerful
dversarjcs for tnc right to worShr
,od &c, or,ling 10 The dictates of tntl;
onscicncc After three years Of va
q, the same day, HisicT the 2ht:}
n which three years ncfcrc the SF
ian lido! had been placed in the TEN
lc-the I%racl;tcs celebrated n
nth of their religious freedom
,canscd the Temple which had beer
roraucd by the Syrinns, and rc"e
';cated it 20 The God of liberty ahc
light.
Uanukah is a Hebrew word mea"
ne rcdcdication. In temple and nom"
he scvcn-brarchcd candlcstIck i
!!ghtcd ard special prayers are =
,Yyi The suggestive symbolism
;cht, ever held in reverence by israr'
vasiously employed to express 'H'
a<sons Of the festival.
THO feast is associated wich
h.rming legend. 1t is said that we"
no Jewish heroes had reclaimed '''
arctuary from the !mhoIy tonri CT
no heather, y single cruise OF oil wa
'7Gnd. insufficient 20 suppl t'''
amos Of The Temple. sc: 1t suH'ceo
. fin II! The lan&rs Of the icmPr
'uriag the eight days Of lhe ce!e
,ration of The festival God neh
,evcr fails those who look +" HIM
or spiritual and moral illumination
In the Syrugc%. in addition 70 TIC
customary ritual. portions Of ne
'ir,t and Second Books OF tn" N'i'i-
>abccs tApocrypha) arc read. TRAIT
ION SAYS, &c n9mc Maccahcc Is &C.
.Ivcd from The initials Of the -four
hebrew cords which formed the I'a"
Ie cry Of thc Hebrew Patriots, VI ~
: I, and whic,, in English are r":"
cred. "Who is like unto Thee y
-Iod. among the mighty
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-08
The Alexandria Laundry, inc.

l2l0 Queen street, Alexandria.
!. +. Schwarzmann, Manager.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-08
CHARGED WITH THEFT
Prisoners Give Names as Mrs. Bessie
Butler and Mrs. Marion Stanford
Of Washington

Prisoners Give Names as Mrs. Bessie
Butler and Mrs. Marion Stanford
Of Washington.
Baltimore, Dec. S.-A woman who
.ivcs her name rs Mrs. Bessie Butler
rni Il companion who described her
,clr as Mrs. Marion Stanford, dauGIl+
.er Of Mrs. Butler. Of go A street
southeast, Washington, arrived IN
::aili,nrrc 1T 10 O'clock yesterday
morning and ut $50 O'Clock in the
2ft",mcnn were unprecedented by de-
sc.:..;,..s. Mother Az! daughter, IT
l.; alleges, Ind collected merchandise:
va::,ea ut %156.77 from several de-
?artment StnveS. :.
The women carried urge black
leather h3udl,agS and capaclous
ryrfS. Tkcy were Observed by i house
detective in ono Of the stores. who
Il once notified headquarters. Two
detectives. who we're assigned 10 the
case. arrested the two women aNd
COX them To Che Western station.
where they were held for "A prcliml-
nary herring today.
The alIrgci Mrs Butler is said to
conduct : Eoarjing house in Wash
irs!nr. aud her daughter is asssltc.'
u 'c the wi,c Of :: Southern ls:il-
w." employee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-08
Irons bombs on German Airdome.

I,pndGn. D"r. An aa-ficial state
n,.n; yaya ,lla; Er;tiSh airplancs EaYe
dom grca! dala9&r IL > hombard'
,runL oG thr Slarntpclhock HirdroHr.
The. also dropped bombs on tr'i"
iravi,:" there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20
Russian Attitude
Reassures France

Paris. May l9.-Thc feeling here is
somewhat relieved with respect TO the
Russian crisis owing to the formation
of the coalition ministry, which is con-
strued as tending TO stabilize the re-
sponsible governmental forces. The
text of the Cabinet declaration, while
not entirely satisfactory, is accepted as
showing that Russia wants joint in
stead of a separate peace. The Temps
says:
"The declaration fixes the attitude
new Russia intends to adopt concerning
the European war. While it proposes
the quick establishment of a joint
peace without annexations or indemni-
ties. vet the Provisional Government
engages itself TO reach an accord with
the Allies, and il affirms-this is an
essential point-that the defeat Of
Russia and her allies would constitute
the greatest misfortune, and that the
revolutionary army cannot permit the
Germans 10 infict reverse on the
Allies in the West and then turn round
and inhict a similar defeat on Russia in
the East.
1--WE can therefore conclude that the
Provisional Government does not con-
slider the eventuality Of separate
peace with the Central Empires; that
il considers Russia fully unified with
the general action of the Allies. and
that it's military effort will correspond
with that Of the Allies"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20
Moscow May
Become Capital
Of New Russia
Removal from Petrograd
Suggested to Get Rid
of Spies


Washington. May ia proposal 10
establish the Russian capital at Mos
COW is being seriously considered by
the new government of Russia. The
principal reasons for the proposed
change do not relate to the POSSIBLE
ity of the capture of Petrograd by
German forces. but are largely SEN
timental and political
Besides being the ancient seat OF
the Russian government. Moscow is in
the heart Of a purely Russian popula-
ton, comparatively free from foreign
elements. Petrograd is thought TO be
too cosmopolitan for the best inter
ests of the Russian nation and gov
eminent. especially when the govern
ment is a popular one, and Exposed to
intrigues of many sorts.
Radical changes already have been
necessitated by the destruction Of all
police records in Petrograd, which
contained the names of foreign and
native spies and of criminals of every
kind One of the principal Difficult
ties Of the Provisional Government
has been the presence in the city OF
these liberated criminals.
Petrograd. being on the outskirts
OF Russia, has been easily accessible
TO secret agents of several govern
ments. especially to Slav operatives
of the Central Empires. who. during
the revolutionary period and since,
have erected innumerable difficulties
before the new regime. With the re-
moval of the capital to Moscow. the
plan. it was said to-day, provides for
rigid restrictions on admission to the
city and the closS<t watch over every
alien.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20
Russian Socialist Press
Supports NetD Ministry

The Petrograd correspondent Of the
Jewish DAILY Forward" cablcd that
newspaper yesterday as follows:
THE whole Socialist press is cnthu-
siastic for the new ministry. With
very few exceptions of the Maximal-
lists. all unite in a declaration that the
programme Of the new ministry is a
big victory for democracy and for Rus
STA in her internal and external pol
icies.
MANY Socialists will also serve as
assistant ministers. The Socialist news
papers are warning against the agita-
tion for separate peace and against the
anti-Semitic agitation IN the south.
They say that both arc a hindrancc to
the unity of the revolution and threaten
the normal development Of the new or
der
The Rumanian Consul at Odessa has
declared that the Rumanian parliament
has already taken up the question of
abolishing all restrictions against the
Jews and granting them all civil and
political rights.
THE new Russian government is
planning a huge pension fund for old
revolutionists who have been freed
from prison and exile. They have al
ready been declared free from any
taxes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20
institutional Democrats
Ask a Warlike Russia

Isuograd. May 10. The Central
ssrit;ee Of the Constitutional Demo
.us party issued to-day the follow
manifesto regarding the new Rus
Ia Cabinet:
"a spite OF the difficult position
saleh has arisen for It's representa-
'es remaining in the government
committee is Of the opinion that
80 great danger threatening the
.--hny imposes on these members
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20

complete abnegstion and unlimited
sacrifice. Approving the energetic
defence by Professor Paul y. Miliu-
koff Of the international obligations
of Russia. the Constitutional Demo-
cratic party declares that il will only
be able now as before TO place its
confidence in policy based on
close and insepsrable union with our
Allies and directed toward safeguard
ing the rights, dignity and vital IN
terestS Of Russia. This is why the
party urges its representatives in the
ney Cabinet strictly 10 watch over a
complete maintenance Of the above
mentioned nrincinles.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-26

power" gun Is capable Of a linear
velocity Of 1000 feet per second, or the
sending Of $500 projectiles per min
ute.
1t Is owing to the stupendity of ac-
complishment claimed for the POW.
err gun that War Department ex-
perts here have been so deliberate in
their examination Of the invention
as to have already consumed nearly a
year toward this end, and not even
yet seeing their way clear for its uh-
Innate production for possibly anoth-
er year or SO.
Mr.. Rice, however. confidently be
lieves that such delay would be wan
ton waste Of time, and that should
they begin the production of his guns
within thirty days, a quantity of his
guns could soon be speeding "oyer
there" where their presence would be
soon Justified by remarkable devasta-
tion.
Would Form Corporation,
1t Is the hope Of Mr.. Rice that an
organization OF patriotic financiers
VIII become interested in his "pow-
er" gun and form a corporation for
its production.
He has already written President
wilson, and had personal inter-
view with Secretary Of War Baker.
both Of whom have Indirectly evi.
denced that they would ultimately
adopt his gun.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-26
CLAIMS POWER" GUN Will fire $3.50
SHOTS A minute; PRESIDENT INTERESTED
in INVENTION OF PACIFIC COAST MAN
+. L. Rice Is Designer of New Engine of Death
which May Be Adopted for Use of
American Army

Sure and speedy victory for Amer
lea and her allies is the conviction
Of E. L. Rice, inventor, should the
War Department hasten final COM
mendation on and manufacture of his
new power" gun. which, he be-
lieves, Is destined to revolutionize
small-arm fighting.
Mr.. Rice, who comes from Spokane,
Wash. has been perfecting his new
gun for the past three years, until
now he has practically convinced not
only many Of the War Departments
ordnance officers, but also Secretary
Of War Baker that in 1t may lie one
Of the most startling and wonderful.
discoveries of the war.
To gain an inkling of the almost
uncanny possibilities Of his power"
gun. 1t need only be stated that Mr..
Rice claims for It such capabilities
as the following:
The power" gun. fourteen inches in
size, needs only one-tenth Of the num-
ber OF men to man it as the powder
gun.
It needs only one pound of gasoline
to feed 1t, as against ten pounds of
powder.
And its engine will weigh only
IL. .O0oth as much as the engine of the
powder gun
Yet:
In the words of the official re-
port, 1t is admitted that Mr.. Rice's
The Washington herald., 1917-10-26
GERMANS START DRIVE.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

brought down by French pilots during
the night. This unusual number OF
aerial victories is explained In some
military quarters as Indicating that
the Germans have sent up a powerful
air feet to screen their movements,
possibly to hide signs of a new
strategic retreat" to the immediate
approaches of Laon. Nevertheless
French aviators and patrols have
noticed such signs and the news OF
retirement on a wide front would
surprise no one.
One front dispatch says the Teutons
are razing villages and levelling
every work OF military Importance,
creating barrenness similar to that
left in the wake of their famous
Somme retreat
Two bombs were thrown on Nancy
by German flyers last night. There
were no victims.
Violent artillery action prevails on
the Verdun front.
British Reputse Attack.
Indications that the new retreat may
take in the entire present front from
the North Sea to the Swiss border
80 0-ofoNShNS lut
front. The town of Menin, on the
famous road of that name. and one
OF the chief objectives of Sir Douglas
Haig's recent drives, is beink evacu-
ated by the ciyilian population, these
reports state.
The British in the last twenty-four
hours continued consolidating their
latest gains and repulsed completely
German attack south of Houthulst
wood.
oHcial announcement came from
Petrograd' today that Kronstadt, the
big naval base which protects the
capital, is being abandoned by its
civilian population by order of the
war office. This indicates that the Rus
sian high command expects the Ger
mans to push their recent successes
~ the Baltic and try a naval drive
into the Gulf of Finland,
'The Petrograd war Office. today re-
ported the German retirement north
OF the Dwina front, announced yes
terday In the official Berlin report
The Washington herald., 1917-10-26
GIRLS! MAKEA
BEAUTY LOTION
WITH LEMONS

At the cost of a small jar Of or
dinary cold cream one can prepare a
full quarter pint of the most won
derful lemon skin softener and COM
plexion beautifier, by squeezing the
juice Of two fresh lemons into bottle
containing three ounces of orchard
white. Care should be taken to
strain the juice through a fine cloth
50 no lemon pulp gets in, then this
lotion will keep fresh for months.
Every woman knows that lemon
juice is used to bleach and sremove
such blemishes as sallowness, freck-
les and tan, and Is the ideal skin
softener, smoothener and beautifier.
Just try 1t! Get three ounces of or
chard white at any pharmacy and two
lemons from the grocer and make up
a quarter pint Of this sweetly fragrant
lemon lotion and massage it daily into
the face, neck, arms and hands. II
naturally should help to soften, fresh
en-, bleach and bring out the roses and
beauty OF any skin. II Is wonderful
to smoother rough, red hands.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-26
HOOVER Is TOLD HOW new YORK
FOOD GOUGERS ARE HOLDING UP
MILK NEEDED During WAR CRISIS
Brokers Blamed for High Prices of Condensed
Product Required for Belgian Babes
and Sick Soldiers Abroad.

"A few days ago I had q personal
interview with the president of one
of the largest milk condensers In the
United States, ] was unable to pur-
chase any of his product. for the
reason that he had made contracts
for his entire supply and could ac-
cept no future orders.
"He stated that his present price,
which Included the usual brokerage
that In allowed to brokers and mid
dlemen throughout the country, was
81 a case. He seemed to be per-
fectly satisfied with that price and his
profit, which was only normal.
AT the same time this milk was
being offered in New York for from
IS to ss.75 case by some brokers.
In the price they had paid-s7 a case
they really paid less than 81 a case
because their commission was in
cluded. showing they had advanced
their price from about 81 to 50 q case.
Tells Of Another Case.
Here Is another instance that
stands out prominently In my esti-
nation:
Acertain concern offered through
their authorized agent 10000 cases of
evaporated milk at IS a case, also
stating that the goods were ready
for immediate delivery, being at that
time in New York warehouse. Upon
accepting this offer. through their
agent I was informed that they
would be unable to sell at this price
and the best they could do was s6.25
case. There was no reason for
this advance. as the goods were out
OF the packers hands and already In
the warehouse.
There Is plenty Of milk in the
country and plenty to be had. but
under the prevailing system 1t 10 al
most impossible to get 1t at what
would be a fair price to consumer
and also give the broker his profit.
Brokers Acting Unfairly.
This has all given me the i'm
preston that a great many of the
brokers are not acting fair in the
handling of these foodstuffs. This
not only forces up the cost to the ul-
Innate consumer. but creates the i'm
preston in the mind OF the general
public that there is great scarcity OF
these commodities when in reality
such is not the case.
THE customary brokerage allowed
by all packers and producers (and
admitted by the government to be
fair). Is from one to three per cent
and taking into consideration tina;
they assume no responsibility as tC
financing or handling. this makes +
pretty clear that they are receivinr
profits of from twenty-five to nearly
forty per cent.
The packers themselves are not
getting any such profit, always trav-
cling close. depending on the vol
ume Of business to show the desired
financial results"
The Washington herald., 1917-10-26
ASK TRUCKERS
TO COOPERATE
Police Appeal to Have
Them Abide by Districts
Traffic Regulations.

Appeals to have those present safe
guard themselves from street acci-
dents by abiding by the Districts s
trafic regulations and to have them
cooperate to their fullest extent with
the police department in their efforts
to do away with traffic offenders were
made last night by Maj. Raymond
w. Pullman, superintendent of police.
and Albert ]. Headley, who, with
Sergt. William 8. Shelby, is in charge
of the Districts traffic squad, at a
meeting of the Truck Owners Asso-
citation Of the District in the rooms
Of the Chamber OF Commerce.
Maj. Pullman made a twenty min
utes talk along the general line OF
washington's critical traffic situation.
and Headley explained the details OF
the regulations and the ways in which
the many violations OF the rules are
occurring every day In the city can
be averted.
Albert D. V. Burr. president OF the
association. and also president of
Burr Brothers Coal Company, Incor-
porated. presided at the meeting.
which was attended by both truck
owners and drivers. Burr spoke on
the trafhc crisis and also invited
others present to talk. Most of those
present gave their views of the ques-
tion. After the meeting copies of the
traffic rules we're distributed to all.
Two seriousIy Hurt.
Two persons were seriously injured
and many others slightly hurt in
street crashes yesterday and last
night.
Fourteen-year-old Ernest Jones, of
go Third street southwest, was knock
ed down and run over yesterday
morning at New Jersey avenue and NJ
street southeast by a wagon of the
District Sewer Department. DIR. A.
McGruder Mcdonald at the Casualty
Hospital stated last night that it was
first thought that the boy had in
tern@l injuries but that later examina-
tion proved that he had only a bad
laceration on his left thigh.
Although badly hurt on the spine
Perry Sherouse, aged S. of Al NJ
street northwest, is expected to live,
according to statements made last
'ight by DR.. Mcpherson Crichton. OF
the Homeopathic Hospital. Sherouse
wcs injured yesterday afternoon while
riding a motorcycle south on Sixth
street. at L street northwest when he
colhded with a tow rope which was
being used by one automobile pulling
another. The machines were going
west and the rope stretched across
Sixth street. according to the police.
o James Raba, aged II, of Buena
Vista. Md, who was driving the from:
machine, was arrested and is being
held at the Second precinct pending
the outcome of Sherouse's injuries.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-26
MILLIONAIRE MARRIES NURSE

syracuse. N. Y. Oct. 25.-Georse w.
Watts, millionaire, Of Durham, N. C.,
and Miss Sarah ". Baker, Of syra-
cuse, N. Y, were married here TODAY.
The bride was a trained nurse in
Johns Hopkins Hospital. She first
met the wealthy finarcier as a nurse
in his home when she cared for his
first wife in her illness. The first
Mrs. Watts died in 1915.
The courtship lasted over a year.
The bridegroom is a business asso-
ciate Of B. N. Duke. wealthy to-
oacconist, and the second largest tax
payer in North Carolina.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-26
RUB ON SPRAINS,
PAINS, SWELLING
Don't Suffer! Relief Comes the
Moment You Apply st.
Jacobs OIL"

Don't stay crippled, Rub this sootn-
ing, penetrating oil right into the
sprain, ache, or strain, and out comes
pain. soreness, stiffness and swelling.
Nothing else penetrates, heals and
strengthens the injured muscles,
nerves, tendons, and ligaments so
promptly. 1t doesn't burn or discolor
the skin and cannot cause injury.
Don't suffer! Get a small trial bottle
from any drug store now-linlber up,
Rub the misery right out. A moment
after "St. Jacobs OiI'' is applied you
cannot feel the slightest pain or sore
ness, and you can go about your reg
ular duties.
st Jacobs oil' conquers pain. 1t
mas been used effectively for sprains,
strains, soreness ad stiffness for 80
years.-six gold medal awsrds.-Adv.