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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13
jones' PT. LIGHTHOUSE
Old Landmark About to Pass Away
And Fog Bell Placed on. Its Site.

As will be seen elsewhere in the
! Gazette, Navy Department oftlclals
declare that the lighthouse on
Joness Point, in the present boun-
daries of the city of Alexandria, has
outlived its day of usefulness. 1t IS
recommended that the lighthouse be
abolished and fog bell placed upon
its site.
After the old Baptising Cove, be-
tween Franklin and South streets,
had been reclaimed in 1911 it was
suggested by the Navy Department
that the Jones Point light was use
less. owing to the reformation OF
the shore line. The head officials of
the department now say that it is
unnecessary, and it is likely that
their purposes will eventually be car
ried out
Up to about sixty years ago TO
light was shown at Jones Point. Dur
ing the administration of President
Buchanan it was decided to place
one there, as it was regarded as
dangerous place at night. The light
house was soon erected ana
placed in operation. The late Geo.
Dceton was the first keeper, but he
remained hut a short time il the
position. and was succeeded ny
Keeper Gcisendaffer, who remained
in charge until his death, which oc-
Cured shortly after the beginning
of the civil war. He was succeeded
by the late Benjamin Greenwood,
wl,o held the position of keeper for
about third Of century. After his
death Frank F. wilkins was ap-
pointed keeper. and he is now IN
charge.
Up to the latter part of the six
lies a small frame house stood on the
present site of the lighthouse. A few
years previous ropewaik extend
ed the entire length of the point.
The latter was demolished when the
old Manassas Gap Railroad Com
panv raised the ground four feet. the
company announcing that it was its
purpose to- extend the track to the
roint and make Of it coal depot
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13
BETTER BOUYS- AND LIGHTS

Estimate OF $95.5O0 for Improving
Aids to Navigation Submitted to
House.
Increased traffic on the Potomac
river, due entirely to enlarged naval
and military stations, has necessi-
tated better system of bouyS and
lights, and an estimate of e$95, 900
for improving the aids to navigation
on the upper Potomac. has been sub
mitted to the House by Oscar T.
Crosby, acting Secretary of the
Treasury. The request is indorsed
by Secretary of the Navy Daniels
and Acting Secretary Sweet of the
Department of Commerce.
Secretary Daniels says:
..During the war there will be an
increase in the. activities of both
the Navy and the Army III and about
Hampton roads. The travel upon the
Potomac river will be correspond
ingly increased. The upper part OF
the Potomac river, from Maryland
point to Washington, is not we'll
lighted. 1t is important, in view OF
the increased night movement that
this lighting should be improved as
promptly as possible"
: Acting Secretary Sweet says:
"The Potomac river from Mary
land point to Washington, about
forty nautical miles, is now lighted
only by four gas bouys, five minor
l;qbts and one lighthouse. The gas
honJs are of low candlepower and
ore of necessity removed from sta
ZION for several months in the win
+er on account Of ice conditions. The
minor lights are all fixed white OF
red lights of low candelpoWer' TO-
Gated ON wharves or on timber struc
lures, which are liable to destruc'
tion by ice in winter. Jones POM
7;nh+ station is of little use on ac'
oo,,n+ of changes in shore line a
this point. The light should be relo
oa+ad and supplemented with a fog
s;onal. It is proposed tc establish
s;S sets of flashing acety
iene. single lights and to re
n1oce fifteen of the present spa,
bo,,vs bv tall nun bouys more readi
!, licked. up at, night. The five mino
,;abts above mentioned may the'
he discontinued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13
no. 25S SHOOTS HIMSELF
Young Farmer. Drawing First Num-
her, Fled to Woods.

Covington, La, Sept. 13.-William
Bradley, a young farmer, one of the
Number 25S men" in the selectivc
draft who fed to the woods and
swamps of St. Tammany Parish last
Friday armed with two rifles and a
quantity of ammunition to escape
heine drafted. was found dead early
Yesterday with bullet from his own
rife through the heart. The authori-
tie; are convinced he shot himself.
Bradley was a member or a re-
lieious sect opposed to war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13
Important Notice.

To the retail trade Of Alexandria:
You are cordially invited to at
tend a meeting of the Retail Mer-
chants Association to be held at the
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce
tonipht at half-past seven O'Clock.
This is an invitation to every retail
merchant of the city. regardless OF
whether he is a member of this as
sociation or not, as matters of some
imnortance to the retail trade Will
be discussed. A full attendance Is
urgently requested. =
Retail Merchants Association OF
Alexandria, Virginia, Samuel W.
Pitts. President.
220-lt. ;.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13
AMERICAN FLYERS WIN.
Vanuuish German Machines in Sharp
Engagements.


Paris, Sept. l3.-Word reached
Paris late last night that Corporal
Courtney Campbell, .Jr., Of Chicago,
H.. flying with the French Squad
l.il!a. No. 90, had vanquiShcd two
German machines in aerial engage
ments.
It was also reported that Corpora
Walter Lowell. OF Boston, Mass. a
member of the Lafayette Squadron,
brought down his third victim on
count of the aerial operations:
The Lafayette pilots were engaged
with an enemy formation of equal
strength. Pilots of squadron 10
lowering nearby. refraining from in
tervening out Of sportsmansh!p. but
fresh batch of German aircraft
appeared and attacked the
Americans. The aviators Of Sd> :
ron Go then hastened up and helped
to drive off the Germans. 1t was
during this brush that Corpora!
Campbell bagged his two Germans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13
INDUSTRIAL EXEMPTION.
Appeals Coming in a Rush to the
President.


Washington, Sept. l3.-More than
1000 claims for army exemption on
the ground that the claimant is indis-
pensable to a war industry. appealed
to tile President, the final judge OF
such cases, were on file today at the
office OF Provost Marshal General
Crowder, and others are coming Iii.
Preliminary examination is being
made by General Crowder, on whose
final recommendation the President
probably will act. The General laid
emphasis today on the fact that only
industrial exemption claims may he
appealed to the President from dis
trict boards. and that personal hear
ings before the authorities acting for
the President will not he given. Evi-
dence will be limited to that already
presented To district boards, and it
will avail claimants nothing to en-
ploy attorneys or other agents t"
press their pleas.
Pending final decision by the Presi-
dent TIE men claiming industrial cx-
emption are subject to military duty,
although in many cases district
boards have granted temporary dis
charges or have recommended to To-
cal boards that such men he included
in the last quotas sent to camp.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13
MANEATER CAPTURED
Hatchet- fin Shark Taken in a Net
i'm Tangicr Sound.

Crisfeld,. MI, Sept. l3.--A man.
eating shark of the hatchet-fn varl-
ETY. was captured yesterday By Capt.
Thomas, Fletcher Thomas and Ern-
est Evans, Of the sloop Swan. IN
Captain Thomas fish pond in ran
gier Sound and brought 10 Chris
field. The big fish mad evidently been
caught in the net some time before
T. was found, as it was about eN
hauste;i and was killed with little dlf-
iiculty.
The nets were badly damaged.
The shark was S 1-2 feet long. meas
urcd 22 inches across its back ana
weighed about 300 pounds. It's mouth
was nine inches wide.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13
Schedule Change = Harrisonburg
. Branch.

Southern Railway announces ef-
fective with last train leaving Wash
ineton 1:45 p. m. Saturday. Sept.
15th discontinuance Of its No. 123
on Saturdays at l:45 p. m. and ar
irving Harrisonburg 8:lO p. m., train
No. q after that date leaving Wash
iugton Daily Except Sunday at 3:4F
y. M, instead of daily except Sat
urday and Sunday, as at present.
220-4t. - -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13
Russians Defeat German.

Petrograd, Sept. 13.-Russian troops
are fighting desperately and success
fully against the German on the
north front. despite the near civil
war between Korniloff and Kerensky.
Today's official report declared:
On the north front, our advanced
parties. in desperate fighting, occu-
pied .Massiof. south of Lake Plandoa,
and are fortifying on the Schkeroten-
Silumujo line.
The statement said that no reports
had been received from the Rouman-
ian and southwestern fronts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13

I, have gone on a motoring TIP TO Ne"
jersey to be away for Several days
Rev. DR., E. B. Jackson, pastor OF
the First Baptist Church of this city,
returned home yesterday from Lou
doun county where he has been in
attendance at evangelistic meetings.
All ladies who have donated cakes
to the Martha Washington Chapter
OF the Eastern Star for the cake sale
to be held at Brawner's store, Satur-
day of this week, are requested to
send them as early as possible Sat
urday morning. The proceeds will be
for the room at the Alexandria Hos
pital.
The regular weekly entertainment
for the soldiers and sailors stationed
in this vicinity will be given this
evening in the Young Mems Sodality
Lyceum. Several new features will
be included in the program among
which will be sketch by the st.
Mary's dramatic club. The public
is invited to be present.
The Alexandria city and county
exemption board today added the fol-
lowing names of drafted men to the
list OF those whom it has certified to
as qualified Cor war service who will
be called in the order in which: their
names appear: Irwin A. Tennyson,
John w. browns, Arthur c. Morgan,
Guy w. Ferguson, William Washing
ton, Nick Callus and Depcw P. Chaun-
cey.
The chairman of the knitting COM
mittee of the Alexandria Red Cross
has called meeting to be held at
the Chamber of Commerce on Fri
day night. at eight o'clock, and would
like to meet all ladies who would be
willing to knit for the soldiers. Not
only members of the Red Cross, but
especially the relatives. and friends
Of Company G, and also those of the
drafted men. Sweaters mufflers he'll
NETS, trench caps, wristlets and socks
are needed at once.
The funeral service of Mrs. Fuller,
wife of Mr.. z. Fuller, master me-
chanic of the Washington Division,
Southern Railway Company, were held
Tuesday afternoon at $50 at her late
residence. No. 923 King street The
remains were escorted to the Union
station by the employees Of the Alex
andria shops and offices, in twenty
automobiles, and shipped to Salisbury,
North Carolina. on train No. 81, where
the burial will take place at $3.50 p,
m, today (Thursday.) The floral
offerings were numerous and beauti-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13
Notice Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the STOCK"
holders and directors of the Harris
& Schafer Co., will be held at the
office of Mr.. Gardner l.. Bootne'
Alexandria National Bank Building,
Alexandria, Virginia, on Thursday:
september 27, 1917, at 2:So P. NJ
By order of the President,
E. A. HARRIS
Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13
AuSTRIANS TRY AND FAIL
Futile Effort to Drive the Italians
From Positions.

Rome. Sept. l3.-The Austr'@ns
Yesterday made an extremely deSper-
at, effort to drive the Italians from
the positions they occupy along the
crest of Monte San Gabrielle, north
east Of Gcrizia. The battle lasted from
dawn until nearly noon when the
Austrians defeated in the struggle
gave up the effort. the War Once
announced today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13
Notice.

The training schoof of the National
Stomach Hospital offers thfee-year
course of nursing to girls between
the ages of eighteen and: thirtyfve.
Application blanks furnished ion re-
quest. Apply to Superintendent of
Nurses, 1914 N. 18th ST.. Phila., Pa.
2l4-Tt.. i
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13
Berlin Admits Defeat.

Berlin, September l3.-Undc"
strong Russian pressure, German
cavalry on the Riga-W Wendon road,
withdrew from Mortizberg and
Neukaipen, the official war office
statement declared today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13
Home Today.

Corporation Counsel H. Noel Gar
ner, who has been in Providence
Hospital, Washington, for several
weeks recovering from appendicitis
returned to his home this afternoon.
Have your carpets cleaned before
laying them for the winter. Call or
phone M. RUBEN and SONS.
220-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13
Of Interest to Confederate Veterans

Grand Commander Marquis Jones,
Of the Grand Camp of Confederate
Veterans of Virginia, has notified ali
state camps that the annual Grand
Camp at Petersburg, October 1926,
will be for business only. In ccmsidera-
tion of the congested condition Of
Petersburg, due to the nearby canton
metn, Camp Lee, there will be no pa
rade or entertainment and no alter
nate or sponsors will he received. :.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13
Notice.

There will be regular meeting Of
Washington Memorial Lodge of Per-
fection No. Z, Friday, September IA,
1917. at 7.30 p. m. Petitions for Octo-
Der class, will be received and acted
upon. All members and visitors are
requested to be present.
w. S. CONNELLY,
Venerable Master.
+. w. Latham. .Sec'y.
2l8 At.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13
WAR CREDITS APPROVED.

Senate Finnace Committee Adds
Few Minor Changes to Bill Passed
by llGuse.
Washington, Sept. 13.-Unanimous
approval Of the huge war credits bill.
passed last week by the House,
was voted late yesterday by the Sen
ate finance committee after it had
added several minor amendments.
The committee acted after but two
days consideration.
Today the measure will be pre-
sented to the Senate to lie over un-
der the rules until Friday. 1t is ex-
pected to pass, with little discussion,
not later than Saturday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13
Notice of Redemption of Bonds.

The District of Columbia Paper
Manufacturing Company hereby
givesn notice that it has called for
redemption and will pay, on October
2.,l9I7. all of its outstanding Cou-
non Bonds of the issue of April =.
1910 and particularly Bond number
ed forty-three (43). The principal
and interest of said bonds Will be
paid at the office Of the American
Security and Trust Company. corner
Pennsylvania Avenue and Fifteenth
Street, Northwest, Washington, u.
c.
D. A. SMITH. -.
Secretary and Treasurer.
219-1oE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13
Alexandria City and Suburbs

The Samaritan Rebecca,Lodge No.
! 81, /. 0. O. F.. will hold special
meeting at Mrs. Mansfield, SIT
King street, at 1890 O'Clock tonight.
AS a result of more than yesr's
work by the Fort Hunt Road Asso-
citation, work has been started on the
Fort Hunt road. Concrete culverts
are to be built, the road is to be
Strengthened and heavy gravel
surface will be laij. The work will
be done under the direction of George
Dorr. of Accotink. It's completion
will add three more miles to the
rapidly growing number of improv-
ed ,oadways in Fairfax county. The
road extends from what is known
as the river road, south of the Hunt
ING Creek bridge, to Fort Hunt. 1t
is expected that about $4,000 will
be expended on the three miles.
E. C. Van Auken, representative
Of the International Association of
Machinists of indianapolis, Indiana,
gave a very earnest address last
night in the rooms of the Chamber
of Commerce to the men who came
here Tuesday to work for the Wash
ington Steel and Ordnance Company.
Among other things which he said
to the men were these: 1.-TWO weeks
before ! saw you men |, as the rep
resentative of the International AS
sociation of Machinists. was working
on this proposition Of the Washing
ton Steel and Ordnance Company IN
order to see whether the association
could recommend it to you or not.
came here and hired out at the plant
and worked week to see how they
treated their employees and at the
end of that time returned to lndlanap.
oils, made my report, and you are
here. I want to say to you men that
the Washington Steel and Ordnance
Company is all right, and it will treat |
YOU men right Today have spent
some time in talking with the husl-
ness men and citizens of Alexandria
and from. what I have learned of its !
people | can recommend them
YOU. You are working here ona goot
proposition and you will have good
town to live in and fine people to
live and associate with. In brie:,
will say that you have first class
proposition all around. and | want to
see every one of you remain here. 1t
will be a good place in which to live
and make your homes" Nh. Van
Auken gave the men other practical |
advice which they listened to atten
lively. Mr. Van Auken is a, Spanish |
war veteran and also served two years
in Uncle Sans navy. He has son
in the army at present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13

returned home from Baltimore.
Master Herbert Sublette, after
spending the past two months with
his grandparents at Shipman, Vir-
! ginia, has returned to his home, 428
North Fayette street.
Friends in this city of John Dain-
gerfeld Addison, son of Mr.. Thomas
D. Addison, of Fairfax Station, W.
ginia, viii be pleased to leam that
he has been commissioned first
lieutenant of infantry and assigned to
duty with the United States transport
service. Lieutenant Addison has re
ported for duty at Newport News.
Virginia.
Mrs. Ruth May Howard, wife of
Bernard Howard, died at her home
near the Theological Seminary, last
night. The deceased was about 81
years old and leaves little boy
about fourteen months old, besides
her husband and other relatives. She
was the daughter of Thomas Davis.
The funeral will be held tomorrow.
Fitzgerald Council No. 459,
Knights of Columbus, of this city,
elected the following officers last
night: VIM. P. Wools, grand knight.
C. T. Hellmuth, deputy grand knight;
NJ. f. Greene, chancellor; c. NJ. Len
non. financial secretary; F T. Quinn,
recorder; T. E. Dyson, advocate; A,
A. Lucas, warden; Alphnso Lucas,
inside guard; Thomas Murphy, out
side guard; Edward Duncan, trustee,
and Rev. L. F. Kelly, chaplain.
Ten Alexandrians left on the 9:l7
train to Charlottesville this morning
for the University Of Virginia. The
old n1en going back werezclarence j.
Robinson, Albert V. Bryan, c. Bruce
Morton, James NJ. Duncan. Jr., Bar
ton Phillips and T. Tupper Barrett.
Alexandrians leaving this morning to
enter the first year class were: X.
Johnson Mcclure, Gardner l.. Boothe,
I'd. Lawrence Fawcett, and c. Waller
Barrett. All will be academic stu
dents, except Bryan and Phillips
who will begin law, and Duncan, who
IS studying engineering. Robinson,
Morton and Mcclure are taking pre-
medical work in the academic depart
mprt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13

Tell the readers of the Gazette
what you want through a Gazette
want ad. It viii get results for you
while you wait.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13

Mrs. H. E. Davenport, of Boston,
Mass, and Mrs. B. w. Brandau, Of
Baltimore, are the guests of Mrs. j.
X. Sparrow. Mrs. Sparrow has just
returned home from Baltimore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13
WE HANDLE

crush" orders of printing with
speed and accuracy.
HARRY w. WADE ="
Printing and Publishing
313 King street. Phone 6O.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13

Mrs. w. P. Taylor Of Richmond, is
in town called here by the death OF
her sister, Miss Marbury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13

Salt Water and Potomac Oysters.
Rrill. No. 2, King street Phone
sO7J.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13

Mr.. R. r. Gillingham and sisters
have gone on motoring trip to New
Jersey to be away for Several days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13

Rev. DR., E. B. Jackson, pastor of
the First Baptist Church of this city,
returned home yesterday from Lou
doun county where he has been in
attendance at evangelistic meetings.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13

Master Herbert Sublette, after
spending the past two months with
his grandparents at ShipnIan, Vir-
ginia, has returned to his home, 428
North Fayette street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13

The Samaritan Rebecca,Lodge No.
81, !. 0. 0. F.. will hold specia!
meeting at Mrs. !. Mansfield, 5l7
King street, at 1890 O'Clock tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-13

Tf you want to reach the
people in the homes in Alexan-
dria and its suburbs place
your announcements in the
Gazette. If your. goods and
prices are right you will get
the customers. y! F.fi
The public ledger., 1917-02-09
MENACE OF JAPANESE COMPETITION

Not day that this country is not appriscd OF the wo
der strides Japan making industrial development due to u
amount of capital which has poured into that count
through the sale OF supplies and to the fact that Japan SCI
in for her opportunities while Europe is in death gappe Unit
Commercial Aache w. Downs has published staem
the effect that Japan has become rival OF the United States
supplying hardware to Austria The United States onsus in Chi
have repeatedly called attention to the gradual displacement
that country of American goods by those manufactured
Japan Last year Japan imported billion pounds OF raw cot
She purchased her first pndes from and has copied them
the thousands her cotton goods industry developed Ralph Ode
of the department of recently reported that while
export trade in cotton goods China had dropped to onerd of
what it formerly that of Japan had increased ninefold
Inquiry made last gear of governor general Harrison as 10
the for the shortage of Philippine hemp in the American
ke 1t developed that Japan had been heavy buyer in the h
pines She is buying sheep in Australia and with view OF ai
her wool and making cloth She has her the great
deposits of China be sheltered in the mills of hiroshima She
importing large quantities Of Argentine hides.
That Japan should develop industries markets
perfectly natural That American producers may ultimately be
PEELED renqush their hold the Asac Oceanic markets
products certain But the losses which may ista
exports those quarters the globe pale nsgncance when
compared with the certainty of Japanese encroacmen do
nestle market if duty sufficiently protective speedily
adopted During the first eight months of the year Japan
exports twice the value of those during the first egh
months of 1913 The American Economist recently published
phamp showing paid japanese industries taken
official japanese They ranged from IL cents day in the
of children So cents day for In addition this japan
subsidies many her chief industries policy which would
tolerated in this country japanese othiers this co
they take home made
and returned to the lucrative business
developed making basebas Japan for market And p
is acting her carrier in her trade with well wit
other nations She marking up freight for all the traffic wi
stand and giving preference space facilities to her goods
referendum could be held this country today on the
question of protection free trade the former would wn The
fact that in the deuf tariff the party power departed o
its traditional policy indicates that the pressure which brougt
to bear from all sections of the country overthrow free We
must have revision of the tariff and that revision upward
And when the time revise industrial development
Japan and the ptance wage paid Oriental labor
deepest consideration.