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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
HELP SAVE SOMETHING. WANTS BOARD OUSfED
High School Students Also Give Hint
Concerning Certain Teachers Yet
In School

The Gazette has been asked to
publish the following article by the
striking" students Of the City High
school:
In regard to the article appear
iny in your issue Of the 18th IN
s,ant having reference to the strike
Of the dissatisfied students Of Alex
andria High School. aS Il repreSeA-
tative of the strikers. ! wish to make
clear two points which have
been misunderstood. First. We
DO NOT want an entire new faculty:
and second. TIE point of dancil" III
our school, upon which it seems 80
much emphasis is being placed. is 10
uS OF minor Importance only. We DO
think however, and further demand
TIA; certain changes be made in the
faculty. Certain of the teachers ara
thoroughly capable. and we trust
-h;., these teachers realize that we
appreciate their capabilities. How
eyer. we walked out as evidence 81
what we think Of certain others.
and we further trust that they viii
from now on take the hint Of wnat
We think Of their capabilities and
impoSsihilitie>.
Nov. III regard to the point t
dancing in our school. Although az
stated above. this i secondary
one sc. ~ feel That wo are h1iTs!
denied . privilege that rightfulIv h"-
longs 20 Il. when "" are refused ne
re Of our Auditorium for soc }:
Functions at when dancing Is = :@
iu!ulgrd in. Certainly. every dance
has been sufficiently chaperoned. by
Epth parents and faculty and until
very recently these funct.ons have
been highly appreciated and enjoyed.
However. we cannot expect more
rom prcjudiced. BATCHELoR
schoo! board. In our opinion, these
differences cannot be rcmedicd unt!!
said Board has been ousted, with
several exceptions. and replaced by
progressive, living Board of pres
ent day vision in place Of the one
which can see only in the far-slght-
cd time of "WHEN | WAS 4 BOZ
Thanking you for the time anc
space which this may occupy, we are
united,
"STRIkERS.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
RATS 4 NATIONAL PERIL.
Annual Cost of Pests TO America
Placed at S20O.0O0. 900.

To what extent the rat pest has
become "a national liability, entail
ing the loss of more than S200,OO0.-
0G0 worth of foodstuffs and other
property in the United States every
year. is told with startling array
of facts in communications to the
National Geographical Society. de-
rived from a country wide surrey by
Edward W. Nelson, biologist.
House rats destroy annually hun
dreds of millions of dollars worth
Of foodstuti,s and other property, AMI
through the distribution of bubonc
plague and other diseases cause the
death of untold numbers of human
beings.
The common house frcqucntin-
rats are Of three Species-the brown
the black and roof rat. Ali are be-
lieved to be natives of Asia. whenc"
they have spread to most parts of
the world. In their relation to man
their habits are so familiar that they
may be included in one account. The
larger size. abundance. more general
distribution. and aggressive pre-
dominance of the brown rat. also
known as the Norway and wharf ra'
has led TO its being generally known
as the house rat.
The history of the brown rat Is
an extraordinary one. one unequeicH
by that of any other mammal. Il
wa. unknown in Europe unit! l12I.
when vast hortlcs of them swan the
Volra river. 4 year or two later II
arrived in England on ships from the
or;ort Since that time it has stcadi-
IL axtcnded its distribution by means
Of ships and other transportation
,ronries, and by migrations over
land until it shares with mankind
nearly all parts o: the earth from
Greenland to Patagonia and around
the globe.
Il i Il Struiy. fierce and cunning
,,inal with extraordinary fecun-
ditv These characteristics nave en-
abled it quickly to overrun and oc-
IS
cunv new territory, despite the never
ceasine warfare waged agalnS' II
bv man and the competition OF other
mammals. /:
The smaller black rat and ROOT
rat formerly existed in most pai'S
of the Old World They preceded ,the
brown rat also in America. but when
~. latter arrived were promptly re-
,,ucoJ bv it to secondary position
49, oxterminated. Black rass still eS-
;st in some parts of the Cniten
States. and roof rats are common
,.;th the brown rat in the mlder eli
,,o+o If the Southern States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
Inspired the Russians.

Charles j. Vopicka, American
minister to Roumania, has made sew
eral visits to the front recently ex-
horting the Russian soldiers to con-
tinue fighting. On one visit he spoke
to 10000 soldiers. There was a great
demonstration at the conclusion CT
the speech. the enthusiastic soldiers
carrying the minister about on their
shoulders. Every mention of Amer
lea was applauded vigorously.
A committee representing the
Ninth Russian Army has voted unan-
imously to continue fighting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
SOUTHERN METHODISTS.
NJoy.ment Started TO Abolish Time
Limit so That Pastors Need Not
BE Shifted.

One Of the important matters 90
come before the next General Con-
ference of the Methodist Church,
South, which meets in May. will be
the matter of removln" the time
limit for ministers 70 serve churcn.
Al this time the limit i four years,
and when a minister has served tnaT
sine in any church he must SeeH
other fields: that is. the presiding
bishop must send him 20 anothes
CONGREGATION. This rule has many
advantage in exchanging preachers
and giviny all churches chanre 10
ret the service of the best men III
the denomination.
II has disadvantages, aS' 1t beng
pointcd out in the columns ~ the
church papers. The organ OF inc
church IN this state has come out iot
N. elimination IF the time linz.
saving that the bishops would Sti'i
have the power to change minister's
as at present. but then in the case o.
y man being especially fitted 70 oha
CONGREGATION or engaged IN WORK
FOR which he displays SPECIAL fitness
he could and would be allowed "a
rem,in in an" place ior a lon%ef
term than four years.
MANY Of the ministers of tha
state are for the change, and while
there are churches that would not
nv The changing Of the tlme-honarea
rule have chance to obtain MN
ister that might he desired, others
could retain men whom they wan.
and not have to accept men wao are
not 50 popular as others. The change
would work both ways. Inc matter
k being watched with considerable
interest by the ministers and the
Iaymen-Richmond Journal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
STOLE FOR FRIENDS.
Treasurer and Tax Collector ,Jugglcd
Books so Delinquents Would Not
Suffer

Treasurer and Tax Collector Jugglcd
Books so Delinquents Would Not
Suffer.
IIyamuth. Mass, Oct. l. Ben
jamin C.. Reed. 6S years old, former
tax coleclr: and treasurer Of Whit
man, and widely known as Honest
Ren," yesterday began a two-year
term in the House of Correction after
pleading guilty yesterday to the lar
ceny of town funds amounting to
$4,000.
Reed made remarkable statement
to the court in pleading to the
charge.
al may have dcne wrong ! real
ize it now and am willing to take
my punishment" he said. Il did
the best | could Not one cent of
the $4,000 in my dcfalcation has
been appropriated to my own use.
hut rather to meet outstanding taxes.
which threatened to expose my own
peculiar style CT bookkeeping"
The old man related that at the
time of manipulating his accounts
business was dull in Whitman and
many of his friends were unable to
ray their taxes.
81 knew that if pressed many Of
them who owed taxes" he went on
lit meant the loss of hundreds o.
homes and the wiping out Of small
bank accounts. | collected money and
applied it to the accounts of those
who could not pay year after year.
and the two offices ! held made it
possible for me to transfer from one
account to the other. Part of my
salary also was used for this pur-
pose.
District Attorney Katzman admit
ted there was no evidence that Reed
Used the money in any other way
than he had stated. He had been in
office since 1903.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
LAST NIGHTS NEETNGiFINANCIAL STATEMENT
What Alexandria's Public Schools
Have Cost City During the Past
Ten Years.

In view of some statements tna'
are being made in regard to tne
chean operation of Alexandria S
school system. which statements are
calculated to cast discredit upon the
civ the following comparative fg'
nres in regard to the cost Of the
oneration of the public school system
of the city for the past ten years
will prove of interest:
1908 -O9-Appropriated for the
maintenance Of public schools, s24,-
082.40.
loO9-lO-Appropriated for the
maintenance of public schools, S23,,
141.35.
le1O-ll-Approp.iated for the
maintenance of public schools, S29,-
O07.O2.
19ll-12-Appropriated Tor the
maintenance of public schools. $24.-
704.23.
1912-l3-Appropriated for tie
maintenance Of public schools, S2S,-
077.23.
l9l3-14-Appropriated for the
maintenance of public schools, $780,
264.l7.
l9l4-l5-Appropriated for the
maintenance of public schools, S33,-
922.S3.
19l5-lG-Apprcpriated for the
maintenance of public schools, SAL
232.00.
1916-17-Appropriated for the
maintenance of public schools, 40
94S.29.
In addition to the foregoing, IA
the wears of 10000, there was APP
propriated and expended for the
building of the Lee School, $49'-
10000.
In the year l9l5-l6 there was ap-
propriated and expended in addition
to the foregoing for the purchase OF
ground and the erection of the new
high school building, $5S,500.OO.
The number of children taking ad-
vantage of the public free school
system of Alexandria, and the num-
Der of teachers employed during the
same period may likewise prove Of
interest.
190S-09-Number of pupils, l12l,
number of teachers employed. %.
19O9-1O-Number OF pupils, I'LL.
number of teachers employed. %.
1910-11-Number of pupils, 1893,
number of teachers employed, %.
l911-12-Numbe OF pupils, 1927,
number of teachers employed. 25.
19l2-13-Number of pupils. l46s
number of teachers employed, %.
1913-14-- Number of puprs, 1873,
number of teachers employed, 80.
1914-15.-Number of pupils, 1865
number of teachers employed. 50
9l5-16-Number OF pupils. 1887
number of teachers employed, ii.
. 19l6-17.-Number of pupils, 2073
number of teachers employed. IA.
These figures do not include the
colored schools. for which there have
been employed an average of tea
teachers per annum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
ANOTHER REMINDER
Favorite Alexandria Dish Reaches !hc
Gazette Office AT Lunch Time.

Nearly half Il century ago JOSE
Billings published an almanac which
was designed aS "A parody on Poor
Richard, Almnnac." edited by Ben
jamin Franklin. On the margin OF
each month dates Of famous lnven-
tions and occurrences were mcntI"nej
by the philosopher Josh Billing $
production he. too. had marginal ref
crcnccs. in one of which he alleged
clam SOUP was discovered in n certain
year.
Had the humoriSt been an AleXan-
drian, ne would have fixed some date
in his almanac for the discovery Of
fried oysters. and while he could not
have yivcn the credit for the dlScOv-
cry to our friend. Charley thinner
man, he would have said he * an apt
scholar in the school of Samuel Ten
neSSon. who. in his day enpoycd the
reputation Of cXccilinT all others N
the preparation Of this inviting dish.
VI" Zimmerman is now located y;
100 north Royal street. where many
20 when they desire Il dish Of old
Alexandria fried oysters. He sent a
bountiful supply to this Office today
at lunch time which wa> greatly
enjoyed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
BUY S5.OOO.0OO WORTH.
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company Take Generous Supply
OF Liberty Bonds.

The American Telephone and
Tel, graph Company and its Asso-
ciated Companies, forming the Bel:
System, announce subscription, IN
behalf CT themselves and their arl-
ployees, for $5,OOO,0OO of the Second
Liberty Loan.
This subscription is to be al:ot-
ted to localities. or sections OF the
country, as nearly as may be. in
proportion to the quotas assigned ~
the Treasury Department to the rar
ious Federal Reserve Districts, so
that each such District will get
credit for its proportionate snare Of
the total sum. The actual suoscrip-
tions will be made in each locality by
the Associated Company operating
in s2ch locality.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
GAME SEASON APPROACHING

Hunters Take to the Fields FIRST OF
Noyember-New Law Reported
Satisfactory.
With the approach of the open sea-
son for hunting November lst and re-
rorts. from all sections that nlrds
are plentiful this year, recalls TO
mind the operations of the new game
law made by the last legislature
which requires all shooters to have a
license to hunt, except on his own
farm. The general consensus OF
opinion is that the law has worked
we'll for the protection Of game, keep
ing the pot hunter off the farmers
lands and the irresponsible man who
will not take out a license from
shooting. Of course there have
heen violations of the law. but on the
whole for the fist year it has worked
satisfactorily!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
Enroll in the Ranks of the Food Con-
servationists- Campaign TO Start
Next Monday.

A man cant work or fight to the
best advantage on an empty Stom-
ach. Embargoes against shipment 81
food supplies by Allies ana neu;rals
are putting Germany in the hunger
class.
The cutting off of food supplies To
the foe is made possible by inter
national action. but the ;ncrea .al
of food supplies for our Allies de
penls largely on the food economy
practiced in every American house
hold and this conservation campaign
is inaugurated to bring the neceSslt!
of stri,t economy in food consump-
ton home to every American family.
The boy you cheered when ne
marched away may stand knee-deep
in trench mud: may face poison Gas
and deadly flame; he may en':ure all
the terrors of modern war. That's
his bit. and if called upon he will
do it.
Your bit is to save SomethIn%-a
slice of bread; an ounce or coffee 81
\ bit Of meat 10y economizing III
every meal. All this surplus MOI
taken by the American people VIII
positively be available for shipment
10 our own boys and the Allies wn"
are fighting with US.
Wheat is perhaps the most vital
necessity among the food Stuils:
therefore. let corn meal made h''"
rornbreal. mullins and battercaEes
..upplant wheathread at least one
meal day; endeavor to nave al
least one meatless day and if posi-
hlc two each week: eat more Tc"e-
tables ami fruit n they are perish
able products and are healthier th;;
a heavy meat diet. Don't keep un-
necessary pets. especially an unncc-
essarv number Of cats ANA dogs
which have 70 he fed with 1904 thas
can be generally used for human CON
sumption.
There must he more than war mu-
r.tions in the hands we stretch across
the sea. Dcmocracy's cause must
be fed as well aS armed!
Every loyal American should be
plaI to lend his aid. encouragement
and cooperation t6 this movement to
insure food economy here at home,
The campaign will extend from the
Federal Food Commissioners De
rartmcu, at Washington through
every state county. district and town
ship. giving an opportunity to every
family t. do its 1T by complying
with the pledge card. wearing tn"
badge and displaying the membership
certificate in its window.
Ii is = badge Of loyalty patriotism
and love Of country requiring only Il
reasonable amount Of Sc!f-sacrltlce
tor Il uSt cause.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
WORLD SERIES MONEY.

Total Attendance of People 186,654-
Total Cash Received S425.87S.
The fact that the Chicago White
Sox won the world series Of base
ball games is not the only interest
ing feature connected with the con-
test. The total attendance for the
six games was 1864 Receipts,
S425,S7S. National commissions
share, SAP, $3.50. Each clubs share,
S115 5,20O.S1. Players share, $685. $685.
5S.
The White Sox will divide s91,-
1876, while the Giants players will
divide Sol 1,155.43.
The White Sox will receive S3,-
929,72 each, provided the players
are given equal amounts. The Giants
will receive S2,O3s.59 each.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
SIX MONTHS IN WORkHOuSE
Suffragettes Are Given Heaviest
Penalty Yet Imposed for Picketing


Six months each in the workhouse.
the heaviest sentence ever imposed
ON white house suffrage pickets. was
Yesterday imposed on four by Judge
Mullowney in police court of Wash
ington. Declaring the woman party
will not recognize any Law III the
making of which women do not par
ticipate. the suffragettes dcmonStra-
ton will be held in front of the
White house November |. The four
who chose to 90 tn Occoquan work
house in preference to paying so
fine each were Miss Rose Winslow.
New York; Miss Kate Heffelfinger.
Shamokin. Pa. !; Miss Minnie Hennes-
sew. Hartford, Conn. and Miss
Maude Jameson. Norfolk Va. The
heavy sentence was imposed on the
recommendation Of Assistant Pros
ecutor Ringgold Hart in view of a
suspended sentence on Il previous
picketing offense by the quartette
and because Miss Jameson in an adj
dress to the bench said: 1--WE are not
amenabc to the rules of this court.
We do not recognize this court, and
Furthermore. will not recognize any
law in which women have not part
in the making"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
Will Receive Masonic Honor

Mr. Percy f. Cliff, Of this city. has
hoo, honored by being seiected by
the Supreme Council of the Scottish
p;.o Nasons for the Southern Dis
.r;ct 70 receive the thirty-third de-
cree of that order.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
Young Peoples Building Filled With
Those Desiring to Hear School
; Conditions Discussed.

If the residents OF the city or
Alexandria as whole would evince
as much interest in its affairs as
was shown by those in attendance
at the meeting of the Parent Teach
crs Association held in the Young
Peoples building last night, they
would possibly learn more about the
city and its institutions and thereby
be able to keep in closer touch with
its affairs.
Mrs. VIM. j. Morton, president Of
the association, presided and prayer
. was offered by Rev. f. V. Reg
ester. After stating the object
Of the meeting Mrs. Morton said
very frankly that she did mot
approve of the manner in which the
students of the High school had left
the building on Monday In the course
Of her remarks she took occasion to say
that she thought the business men
OF Alexandria, in attempting to get
industries here like the armor and
steel plants are "grasping at the
shadow and letting the substance go.
Continuing she said "Get behind the
public schools and make them 60
She thought that the schools should
be made frst-class and that the
school board should get broader
vision.
At the close of her remarks Mrs.
Morton asked one of the students,
Willard Blewett, to give their side of
the case, which he did, handing out
compliments CD in various direc-
tons. not forgetting this newspaper.
lie stated as one of the reasons why
the students went on strike that
they thought it the only way to call
attention to the conditions existing.
Mrs. Morton called upon various
others to speak. Among those res
pontIing were DR.. J H. Bitter, Rev.
F.. 3. Jackson, Rev. E. Y. Register,
c. w. O'Meara, Carroll Pierce OF
the school board, Principal S. A.
Wood Of the High school, j. Harry
Rice, Harry D. Kirk, B. Abramson
and Howard W. Smith, president of
the city council. Mr.. Smith confined
himself mostly to the financial
condition of the city as showing why
more was not being done for the
schools, and stated that the city
council was entirely willing to spend
all the money for the public schools
that the taxpayers would furnish.
He referred particularly to the
amount of cash expended for the
schools during the past ten years,
and questioned if any other similar
community in the state of Virginia
had done better, considering the debt
Of $sOO,OOO which the City is
carrying and upon which it has 70
pay taxes. He said that in the past
ten wears about $4,000 had been
spent for school buildings and that
the entire revenues of the city per
wear were a little less than 100000
of which about $4,000 Is required
to pay the running expenses Of the
schools.
A committee was appointed to
confer with the school authorities IN
order to have the students. reinstated
in the school. Mrs. Morton named
as such committee G. W. o'Meara'
Ashby Bladen and DR.. J. II. Bitter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
SCOLDED. HE ENDS HIS IIFE
Boy Hangs Himself When Mother
! Corrects Him for Tearing New

f1GS IldupS fllHScl w hCH spOtuSi
COrrects Him for Tearing New
Clothes.
Pottsville. Pa. Oct. l7.-Because
his mother scolded him for tearing
a new suit of clothes. Albert Popelin-
ski. aged eight. of New Philadelphia
rear here, committed suicide. His
mother scoded the boy and he ran out
of the house, saying: "IAl hang my
self. Then in company with three
ether boys and two girls he left for
the woods near his home He told
them to hide and he would show them
q new trick: His playmates found
Albert hanging from the limb of 4
tree with rope around his neck. A
rumber of people went to the scene
and discovered the child hanging
from the tree. his neck broken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
Go TO Baltimore Today.

Some forty or more DAD feilo"S
of Alexandria went to baltimore this
> oftennoon to be present at the ma
tfonal rally to be held in that city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
OYSTER Supper.

An oyster supper will he gwen a.
The Westminster building on Thursday
NIGHT of this week for The henef'l
Of the Girls Club. There Will os-
rood music as well "a 4 gCof- sup
per and the admission Wi! be "n'>
35 cents. All are cordially invited.
24S-2t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17

Eight year old Wilbur Upley was
li,lcd Yesterday evening shortly after
: o'clock by being run over by an
INTO truck, driven by Davis l.. Jones,
youth of eighteen years. within
s;cht of the home in Richmond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17

Friends and acquaintances of Miss
Lillian Allen will he glad to know
that she is able to be out again after
undergoing an operation in the Prov
Gence Hospital in Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17

Edmund Joseph Kan. son of VIM.
Rain, who was injured while playing
football with the Bricrvliie Hlgh
School team. died Tuesday in Mcmor-
ial Hospital in Winchester.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17

Alva Aerie. Fraternal Order Of
Eagles, will hold meeting tonight
al their lodge room, ITO south Royal
street. at 8 o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17

C.. Keith Carlin ct al. trustees
have scld to Charles T.. Blunt houses
30 and 322 south Pitt street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17

Salt Water and Potomac Oysters.
7, Brill. No. 9. King street. Phone
aO7J.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17

Mrs. II. p. C. Mayo left today for
visit to friends and relatives n
Richmond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17

". NJ. Glasgow and Corporal Al
ger, of the Ordnance department at
Camp Lee. Petersburg, spent Sle
wcek end with Mr. Glasgows !not.cr
on south Royal street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17

Miss Efie Roberts is the guest OF
friends in New York city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-17
Masonic Called Meeting.

4 called meeting Of Alexandria
Washington Lodge No. -. 4. +. and
a. NJ. will be held at the Masonic
Temple on Wednesday. Oct. u. 1917,
at 7:3O p. IN. for work. BY order Of
the W. NJ.
A. G.. uHLER, Sec'y.
24S-2t.