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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-11
NEWS OF THE DAY

Tho mutinous outbreaks on the
German fleet upset the entire German
campaign against Russia, forcing |
the postponement, if not total aoah-
donment of a naval attack on Petfo-
grad and Helsingfors. Upsetting
Of the Huns laboriously laid budge'
of operations has lessened tension
considerably.
The Yangtse River rose ninety
two feet above it's ordinary level al
Chungking, China, on July z, aha
more than 100 feet above normal al
Wanhsien, according to a cable from
tho American consul at Chungkng'
received at the State Department.
Thousands Of people were drowned
the consul says, and thousands more
made homeless. Many cites ana
villages were destroyed and the crop
demaoe was enormous. The gov
eminent sustained the population loi
many days on rice rations.
Americas air armada will strike
Germany first. Confident prediction
.f the attack was made yesterday by
military experts, aviation experts oil
,he allied commissions here and men
working in conjunction with the Ar
cr,ft Board Of the Council OF Ma
tional Defense. 1t is the reply to
Germany's recent boast that she WIN
send \ fleet of battleships to TINS
country. American manufacturers
It was learned last night, have an
noupeed they stand ready to equip a
fleet of 1000 battleplanes of the
largest type and send them across the
Atlantic for Il big drive on Ge1many,s
fleet at the Kiel base.
Report, that a great sea battle was
imminent, while lacking Official CON
frmation yesterday brought u the
fact that America is represented n
European waters by a fleet vastly
greater than any citizen OF the United
States has suspected. One Of the
HIGHEST officials in the naval service
made the statement that America has
a fleet abroad which "composes prac-
tically every type of vessel Inc
general impression that only destroy
ers and patrol boats had been sent TO
European waters falls far short OF
TIE fact. 1t was declared that should
the German fleet emerge, as reports
say it is planning. a powerful Amer
lean squadron will be found cooper
atine with the British and French.
The railway strike in Argentina
has been practically settled. The
Argentine Embassy in Washington is
without news as to the international
situation in Buenos Aires.
Three men, charged with having
participated in a conspiracy to place
bombs on ships in New York were
arrested last night. Their arrest
is expected to reveal certain hitherto
unknown features Of the secret meet
ings held in New York by Capt.
Franz Won Rintelen, the German spy,
ard his associates. There we're
nine fire bombs on the LuSitania
when she left her dock m-~Alarchi
1915. according to the police, and
one of the men arrested is declareS
by the police to have placed tisa
bombs in the ship.
What is believed by the police to
have been ar attempt to blow up the
Philadelphia city hall was frustrated
early yesterday when a city smploye
discovered enough sticks of dynamite
al the southeast corner of the build
ing to shatter the edifice Of pieces.
The explosive. was found directly I'M
der the city controllers window, in
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-11
Washington Southern Ry.

Schedule in effect July 2, 1917.
For Washington and polnts north
daily sos, 1923, 1913; 1923, lO:45 q.
m. 1901, 1928, 2:30, Through tram
for New York, via p. K. R.) 5:l4,
5.53. 8:23, 1888 p. m. T.,
Saturdays only, Az p. m, and
Sundays only sos p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond ono
points south at 4:37. 1852 ClocaD and
SAT, a.. nj. 1916, 1929. 1892, SIT
llocaD 1902, 9:47 p. m. daily.
Accommodation for Quantico at
l1:18 a. m. daily and 2:15 P. m, sat
urdays. Night train Leaves l!:3o ?.
m. daily for stations Lorton to Fred
erlcksburg inclusive.
NOTE-Times Of arrival and DO.
parture and connections not 1uafan'
tec!.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-11
DISTRICT TO BE DRY.
No,. Official at Washington -Annouh-
ces he Will Enforce La" o'r'''''
o,d Make ViOlatorS Suffer.

ana MINK
w. Gwynn Gardiner, newly ap'
nointed by the president as comm's
sioner of the District Of Columbia Is
announcing, after taking the oath Ms
nolicies with respect to numerous
important matters affecting the wei
fare of the district, said:
"On the first of November the pro.
hihition law will become operative
here. That being the law, SEAL
cypend every energy to sec 1t en-
forced. The blind tiger must noe
open, but if it should it shall De
closed. If the 'bootlegger' starts
TO do business, he shall be pursued
beyond the limits of the district anu
brought back to answe: for whatever
ofcnse he may have committed"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-11
Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Washington Safe Deposit
Company, Incorporated, will be held
at the Office of the company, No.
Ill South Fairfax street, in the city
of Alexandria, State of Virginia, On
the sixth day of November, 1917, ut
II o'clock noon, for the purpose or
electing a board of directors for the
ensuing year, and for the transac-
ton of such other business as may
properly come before the said meet
ing.
JOHN C. SCHROEDER,
o43-12t. Asst. Sec'y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-11
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company.

Every day in the year for Fortress
Monroe, Norfolk, Newport News and
points south via superb, powerful
steel palace steamers.
Through connections made at Nor
folk with steamers of the Old Domin-
ion Steamship Company for New
York and Merchants and Miners
Steamship for Boston.
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Richmond, Friday, October II

Richmond Tonight, Mary Miles Minter in
"CHARITY CASTLE'
A story Of ogres, princes and fairies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-11
Maryland, Delaware and
virginia Railway Co.

Steamers of this line leave Alex
andria every Monday, Wednesday,
and Saturday. at 4:45 p. m.
FOR BALTIMORE AND ALL THE
USUAL RIVER LANDINGS
Cuisine and appointments unexceIr
ed.
Freight for Baltimore, PhlIadel-
phia and New York solicited and
handled with care. Through rates
and bills of lading issued.
Single fare to Baltimore, 1923;
with return trip $3.50. State rooms
one way $500 and up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-11
BEACH & WOOD
Alexandria. Va.

Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Fish, Oysters, CLAIMS and Crabs.
Corner Of King and Union SITS. ..
Fish received daily from our nets and
prices lower than the lowest.
To be convinced give US a
= call.
Country orders solicited and promp-
tly attended to. Our terms-best re-
~ferences or money orders.
Bell 422 Both Phone Home 81
Washington telegraph., 1917-02-09

commissioners promptly cerUl'
fed this up as the sworn results
Of the election, without making
n canvasss of the vote
AS it was already apparant 10
the Washington partlsans thaU
gross fraud had been practiced IN
the election and notice of contest
was Immediately field and the
case was heard before ii. H.
B'Shers, then county Judge. Inc
attorneys representing the IN
terests of Washington, or rather
the interests of the people at
large, not having been allowed TO
see the poll books of the election
asked the county Judge for an or
der forcing the commissioners
TO shown the original poll books,
so they could better determine
the legal vote cast, but this was
denied them by the county court
The court, however, ordered IN
the duplicate poll books required
to be kept by the judges, but IN
the precincts where the poll
books were most earnestly de
sired. The judges made atfidayits
that they had been lost; the con
testants then made another APP
plication for the originals, which
was refused. They then went
before the circuit Judge and the
election commissioners were or
dered by the circuit Judge to cX-
hibit the originals, the coatestees
then went before the Supreme
Court in an effort to have the or
der of the circuit Judge set aside,
but the order of the circuit court
was sustained. Then it was the
bold bad robber held up" Elec-
ton Commissioner Davis and
took the poll books, at the end of
a broom stick or some other such
dangerous weapon. They then
proceeded with evidence and
proved all manner of fraud, but
B'Shers gave an opinion favor.
able to Hope and ordered the
records moved there. The
Washington attorneys then APP
pealcd the case to the circuit
Washington telegraph., 1917-02-09

Hope has cost the taxpayers of
the county about $1,000 addition
al expense for the two year period
they have been kept there.
In an effort to stop this unnec-
.essary expense to the county in
Cured by keeping the records at
Hope, petition was circulated
over the county some months ago
asking that County Judge Byers
cause the records to be moved
back to Washington and placed
in the court house, pending the
final outcome of the case. The
petition was circulated with hard
| ly any effort and was signed by
majority of the qualified voters
of the county. Judge Byers did
not act on tine petition immediate
lIy, but he passed it over several
times, hoping that the contest
case pending in the circuit court
would be disposed of, thereby
eliminating any necessity for ac.
ton on the petition. The contest
case was continued over from
time to time, however, and the
county Judge acted on the petition
the second Monday in January,
ordering the records removed to
the county court house at Wash
ington, which order was prompt
ly carried out by Sheriff Keel, as
sisted by interested citizens of
the county.
In making the order of removal
of the records, Judge Byers did
his whole duty as he saw it, and
also as a majority of the people of
Che county saw it. All who un-
derstand the status of the case
know that the county records
should never have been disturbed
in the first place until final dis
position of the case. 1t will be
remembered that the attorneys
for Hope stated from the stump,
and also in their literature, that
if removal should carry they
would see to it that the records
we're not moved until a new court
house. was built anb ready to re-
ceive them. If they had any re
gard whatever for their pledge to
the people they would even now
insist on their remaining here un-
til the case is disposed of, but
they violated their promise 10 the
\eople at first and they will do so
,Sgain.
1t is not known what will be the
outcome of the petition now be-
fore Judge Haynie, asking him to
not disturb the records until the
case is heard, but it is conceded
by all who give vent to a fair ex-
preston that Hope cannot posi-
bly, prove away the cloud that
hangs over her" to the satisfac.
ton of the courts, and there is
Washington telegraph., 1917-02-09

Some of the nations express
the Hope chat the United States
will not enter the war with
Germany. They seem to think it
will be better for them if the
Uuited States will continue to
manufacture munitions of war
for sale rather than her own use.
Washington telegraph., 1917-02-09
The COUNTY SEAT CASE

1t was quite surprise to the
great majority of the people of
the county when they learned of
the action of the Supreme Court
in setting aside the order of
County Judge Robert l.. Byers,
which resulted in the removal of
the county records from Hope to
Washington, that tribunal hold
ing that the order of removal
made by H. L. B'Shers, former
county Judge, was stillin forceand
would have to stand unless quash-
ed by the circuit judge. The ereason
for surprise at the decision was
that the people at large were
looking at the proposition from a
standpoint of justice and not so
much from technical viewpoint.
In deciding this phase of the case,
which is simply the location of
the county records until Hope is
given the opportunity of proving
that "outlandish" excess vote,
the court ruled that the matter
should have gone before the cir.
cult court instead of the county
court, as was done.
Far be it from us to attempt to
critisize the Supreme Court. for
the action they have taken in
this matter; rather, we will state
right here that we believe that
tribunal considered the case very
carefully and handed down an
opinion strictly in accordance
with the law, but there are times
when an injustice is worked even
under the operation of some of
our laws, and we believe this to
be such case.
On the 18th day of August,
1914, "a county seat election was
held in an effort to establish the
seat of government at Hope. At
the time two of the three election
missioners of the county
we're strong partisans of Hope,
and the first step taken in an eff
fort to steal the county seat was
to remove all the election judges,
whose time was not out, but who
had been appointed previous to
to this time without their qualifi-
cation on the removal issue being
passed on, replacing them
wherever possible, with men
favoring removal. This is con
trary to every right principal
and left the opposing interest
without representation at the
polls. 1t was plain from this
move what The little .Ouncl II re
moyalpoliticians intended to do
Orc of their leaders at the time
made the declaration that they
were going to have the county
seat if they had to steal it, and
from later developments this
man and his colleagues EFFICIENTLY
saw that they would have to do
this in order to- show Il majority
for removal.
When the election returns
were all in a majority of some
thing like 500 votes for removal
was shown on the face of the re.
turns. The two Hope election
Washington telegraph., 1917-02-09

'7---7-7-~0-"~N"-N~~~~
court, asking that Judgment of
the lower court be suspended
and the records kept at Wash
ington until the case could be re-
viewed by the higher courts
Judge Haynie refused to restrain
the order of the county court in
the matter of moving the records
stating that was purely a local
matter and within the discre-
ton of the county Judge.
The Hope delegation did not
dare show those famous poll
books, possibly because they
were too repulsive, so they APP
pealed from Judge Haynie's de-
cision and asked the Supreme
Court to say they did not have to
show them. The Supreme Court,
however, did not take that view
and handed down an opinion to
the effect that the contestants
could not be denied the privilege
of seeing them. In their desper-I
alton they went back to the Sa4
preme Court and asked them to-
admit that they had made an in
correct ruling, but this relief, "
of course, was not given.
Following the confirmation of
the decision in regard to the poll
books, the attorneys for the con.
testants served notice on the
election commissioners that they
would be in Hope the following
morning to take a look at the poll
books. What happened after that
is well known to almost every
citizen of Arkansas, as well as to
many outside the state. The two
Hope commissioners, in company
with private citizen or two"
took those sacred" poll books
out of the ballot box and one of
them stuck them under his arm
and paraded the streets during
the wee hours of the night until,
according to his story, he was
held up and robbed.
In the trial of the case in the
circuit court, on appeal from the
county court, the court found
that from the evidence the town
ship in which Hope is located con.
tanned only 1,299 legal voters,
while the returns as certified in
by the two Hope commissioners
showed 2,244 votes for removal
in Hope. This court sustained
the Judgment of the lower court
in declaring that removal had
carried. but was reversed on ap-
peal to the Supreme Court, which
ruled the evidence of fraud was
sufficient to throw out the vote of
the township, which would result
in the county seat remaining at
Washington unless the Hope vote
could be reinstated by the re-
moyal of the cloud hanging over
it because of the excess vote.
The opinion in which the Hope
vote was thrown out was handed |
down last spring, and, in the
meantime, the taxpayers of the |
county have had to pay a big rem
tai for use of the back end of a |
warehouse at Hope, which has
proven very inadequate and in
convenient for the transaction of |
the business of the county. In
fact, maintaining the records at
Washington telegraph., 1917-02-09

1t has been intimated in some
quarters that the bone dry bill"
is rather hard onthc old soldiers,
but we predict the OLD soldiers
will stand it as well as the rest
of 'em.
Washington telegraph., 1917-02-09

The owners of German mer-
chant vessels in American ports
evidently think there is little
chance in reaching home ports,
or some of them would make the
attempt --
Washington telegraph., 1917-02-09

The U-boats are still busy at
the sport of blowing up shipping
in the game of war. Who can last
the longest?
Washington telegraph., 1917-02-09

no doubt in the world but that
they will lose in the final hearing
of the contest case, which is to
come TO trial in April.
Washington telegraph., 1917-02-09

If there is war, the Imperial
German government will be re-
sponsible, and held responsible
by the world.
Washington telegraph., 1917-02-09

This is one busy legislature;
the time is so much longer be-
tween drinks.
Washington telegraph., 1917-02-09

1t is a serious thing for nations
to sever diplomatic relations, but
does not necessarily mean war.
Washington telegraph., 1917-02-09
WHAT TO DO FOR BAD
COLDS

If you want a cough medicine
that gives quick and sure action
in healing colds, coughs or Group,
get Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t
heals inhamed membranes in
throat, chest or bronchial tubes;
breaks up tight coughs, loosens
phlegm, makes breathing easier,
stops tickling in throat. Con
tians no opiates.
Sold here at Gold S Cash Store.
Washington telegraph., 1917-02-09

No war yet, and there will be
none if it can be avoided.
Washington telegraph., 1917-02-09

The boys have come marching
home from the border.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-15
Celebrated oaehejors.

Handel. Reynolds, Turner. Sir Isaac
Newton and Cavendish were among
the men ulustrious in art or science
who remained bachelors. ~
Among authors We have Pope, Gold.
smith. Lamb aud Macaulay.s Tho fee
BILE health OF the wasp Of. Twicken-
ham, stood no doubt In the way of
his marrying. Goldsmith had not the
Same excuse. but In his case 1t was
quite as well that he passed through
life as Z bachelor. A single man who
habitually spends twice IS much as
he has 10 never likely to make . wise
and prudent husband.
Lamb, 9that frail, good man." as
Wordsworth, calls him, was a bachelor
not from ieeW but from affection.
The singular 1Syaltys with which he
devoted hiIhSelf to his sister in circum-
stances ofmelancholy interest prevent.
ed his marrying girl whom. It ap.
pears; he truly loved. Lord Macaulay
rested content with the loving sympa-
thy Of htassAsterss Hannah. the wife Of
Sir Charl Trevelyan. whose children
were to Inn tsthis own
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-15
Patriotism and RsI;aion.

Draw q little circle around your per.
sonality and it will include your fam.
lily; draw Z larger circle and it will in
clude your friends: still larger circle
takes in your fellow countrymen; the
last and largest circle Of I'LL embraces
all humanity. As the circle enlarges
the objects Of our love increase in num-
Der and the, intensity Of our, love nat
urally diminishes. We are not bound
to all mankind a. strongly or as ten
derby as we are to our fellow country
men. We are not bound to do for ali
our .countrymen ~ much as we are
bound to do for our neighbors next
door or on the next street or In, the
next township. Our highest human Oh.
legation is to those Of our own house
hold. The supreme duty VIC owe to
One, and One alone, ''Thou shalt love
the Lord thy Christian Herald.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-15
street illumination.

:"Illluminating engineers are nov
turning all their energies toward q sys.
tenn for the proper distribution Of
street lighting" writes Walter II. How.
ell In Good Health. '.Fhey have unan.
imously agreed that the best light IL
that from q globe that Ia dense enough
not to reveal the form of the actual
light within, but to give the effect Of
light streaming forth from the globe"
The reason for this is that street
lamps are necessarily against dark
background, and the amount Of glare
upon the eyes depends to great de-
gree upon the background against
which the light is seen. An electric
light, unshaded, against q dark velvet
wall covering, for instance, will bt
found much more trying to the eyes
than would the same light with q white
wall paper behind it..
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-15
Women a. Fortune sc.ldsrs.

women ~ y 0PV0nO 0G1S0Or&
l observe and you will notice that
Notwithstanding the great incursion Of
women of late years into one or an
other department of business they are
not Of much account as fortune build
ers. Some Of them earn or make a
good deal Of money, but they seldom
get rich by their own exertions. and
nearly all the rich women have inher-
tied fortunes from men. Moreover, the
women who are most successful as
money makers are not, ID rule, the
most successful as women. The wom-
en- seem to be consecrated sex, tou
valuable to be employed in mere IuOu-
ey getting. Vast numbers of them es;rn
q living, sometimes q good one. and
have to, but few Of them get ricE. 1t
Is common for young man to start
out deliberately to accumulate q far
tune. 1t Is very uncommon for young
woman to do so. She Is much more
likely to accumulate a young man.
q. 8. Martin in Atlantic. .,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-15
Gold Filled.

A gold filled tooth and your gold
filed watch case may be said to be
inversely analogous-that Is to say.
your gold filled tooth has more or less
Of the tooth structure of enamel on
the outside with gold on core filing
the center. Your gold filed watch case
consists of two sheets Of gold. having
between each sheet some baser metal
to which the gold Is soldered. As to
the gold In the case, it may be Of any
2flneness and any thickness com1nensu-
rate with the term gold filed" A
jeweler will tell you that 10 carat
gold IL not gold, having too great an
.admixture Of baser metals Many per-
sons have the idea that the gold filed
case i1an lmalgam Of the.k instead
of sandwich" OF gold treated in tho
inside with the. base Smetals.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-15
Muaic of thu Spheras.

1t is to Pythagoras, it is said, that
we owe the word philosopher" says
a bulletin Of the National Geographic
society. Being asked on one occasion
of what branch Of knowledge he was
a master he replied that he was SIM
ply a philosopher, lover OF wisdom.
His doctrine Of the transmigration OF
souls is supposed to have been the out
growth of his early years spent In
studying the mysteries Of Egypt. 1t
lis to this sage also that we are indebt-
led for the idea of 1.-The music of the
Spheres" for as a corollary to bis the
.sory of the solar system, which, by the
away, antedated Copernicus by 1000
years, he imagined that the heavenly
spheres by their swift motion through
space produced musical notes which
We're too beautiful to be heard by cal
lOus human ears.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-15
The Name Of Arizona.

Arizona, probably @Arizonac in its
original form. was the native and prob.
ably Pima name of the place-Of hill,
LEY, stream or some other local fea.
rure-just south Of the modern bound
AIRY, in the mountains still SO called, on
the headwaters of the stream flowing
past Saric, where the famous Planchas
de Plata mine was discovered In the
middle of the eighteenth century, the
name being first known to the Span
iards in that connection and being ap-
piled to the mining camp or real de
minas. The aboriginal meaning of the
term is not known. The name should
probably be written and pronounced
Arisona, as our English sound of 2
does not occur in Spanish Fl. Ban.
croft, History of the Pacific States"