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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20


Fairfax street who has been spend
ing the past two weeks with friends
in Watson, Va, returned TO her home
yesterday morning.
A meeting of the military branch
of the local Red Cross was held in
the Chamber of Commerce rooms this
morning at ten o'clock. DR.. Edward
A. German presided.
A total of 225 men are now en-
ployed at the General Shipbuilding
Company's yards in this city and
sixty-fve more will arrive here to
go to work by Thursday of this week,
it is expected.
Friends of John T. Finnel will be
glad to learn that he is improving
after an operation performed by Dr.
George Tully Vaughn at the George
town University hospital. He ex-
poets to be able to return home with
in few days.
] Frank Car.in, who has been con-
nected with firm of the Carlin-Hul-
fish Company for the past twenty-five
years, has severed his connection
with the firm and is now located on
his farm at Arcturus, Virginia.
Judge J. K. NJ. Norton and Mrs.
Norton, who was Miss Francis Wiley
before her marriage number of
weeks ago, who have been spending
the time since their wedding at
Judge Norton,s farm in Fairfax
county, are taking an extended sea
trip at present to Boston and other
points.
William Carl Roland, of this city.
and Miss Lutte Ann Williamson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Wal
hanson, of Winchester, were mar
ried week ago at the parsonage OF
the United Brethren church in Win
chester by the Rev. George W.
Slower. The couple have come to this
city, where they will reside.
The prize Of 500 in gold, offered
by Hon. Charles {. Carln OF this
city, in the free-for-all handicap at
the Warrenton horse show or. Friday
last was won by Andrew and Hollo-
ways Blue Rock. a large crowd
was present at the show. including
many army officers from Washing
tor. :, Misses Harriet and Eliza
Douglas and Capt. James S. Douglas:
Jr., U. S. R., were among those pres
ent from this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20
YOUR OFFICE STATIONERY

is YOUR silent salesman. Have it
printed in an up-to-date way.
HARRY w. WADE
Printing and Publishing
ala King street. Phone &C.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20

NOTICE-On and after Monday, Au-
gust 20. 1917, the price for shaving
at. A.. HUMPHREYS barber shop.
1O7 north Royal street, will be
TEN CENTS. -
1Q7-ot Cse. eEt'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20

Miss Dorothy Knight of south
Fairfax street who has been spend
ing the past two weeks with friends
in Watson, Va, returned TO her home
yesterday morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20

A meeting of the military branch
of the local Red Cross was held in
the Chamber of Commerce rooms this
morning at ten o'clock. Dr.. Edward
A. German presided.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20

Mr.. Leon Warner, OF Fort Hunt
has gone to Milwaukee, Indiana, to
visit his parents for ten days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20

Miss Anne Lewis Jones has gone
to Woodberry Forest On a visit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20

A total Of 225 men are now en-
ployed at the General Shipbuilding
Company's yards in this city and
sixty-fve more will arrive here to
60 to work by Thursday of this week,
it is expected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20

Miss Rosa Sheffield of shipman,
Va. is visiting friends in this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20

Miss Mary McDermott and Miss
Naomi Schwarzmam have returned
from pleasant visit to friends in
Charlotte, n. G..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20

J Frank Car.in, who has been con-
nected with firm of the Carlin-Hul-
fish Company for the past twenty-five
years, has severed his connection
with the firm and is now located on
his farm at Arcturus, Virginia.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23
CHICAGO Which
FEEDS COUNTRY IS
FEELING EFFECTS
Sugar Jumped by Retailers
Without Advance by
Re6neries
CABBAGE YESTERDAY
Is CENTS Is TODAY II.
hilk Advanced IS Per Cent,
Prediction Prices Will
Be Higher

Chicago, Feb. 23,-Food prices con
tinued their steady upward trend to-
day Prices, which yesterday were
considered prohibitive, at the opening
of the markets today showed no indica.
tion of declining or even stoppino in
their sky rocketing.
Conditions in the crowded tenement
districts and among the poorer classes,
described as serious, for the past week
are regarded as critical Charitable or
ganzations report acute suffering. Urp.
ent relief measures are being taken by
city officials and charitable institu-
tions.
Rabbits and fish, eonfiseated bv
game wardens, are being distributed
among the needy.
The reports of relief workers, gather
ed together last night and TODAY, show
mat Chleago's poor are facing one of
the most critical food famines in the
city $ history. The food scarcity in IT,
self is not so evident, but exorbitant
prices make it practically prohibitiye.
- | visited eight families, u one report
reads.
>, They are living on oatmeal alone.
This forms breakfast, dinner and sup
per. Sugar and milk are unknown -
Mother of family of three lives on
two bananas per day." reads another
report.
Rice, oatmeal and beans are the chief
articles Of diet of the poor Many fam
1les have not tasted sugar or milk for
weeks. Scores of eases of malnutrition
have been reported to city hospitals.
A tour of the market today revealed
the following conditions. They w..f be
accumulated by night, dealers declare,
Potatoes-Retailed yesterday at S5
cents to 81 per peck. Today thew are
ST. to $l.O5. Will go higher before
night
Sugar-Retailed yesterday at EIGHT
cents per poud, the day before at 7 2.
cents. Today at 1-2 to cents.
Cabbage-Retailed yesterday at 13 to
10 cents; today at II cents. Will 90
higher.
Milk-Representatives of producers
association with "a membership of I2.500s
at conference here last night raised
price OF summer milk from $1. 1.55 to So. .l2
per hundred to begin April /. Means
IL cent milk.
Sweet potatoes, apples, onions, car
rots, citrus fruits and all vegetables
stronger and firm''
Eggs - Wholesale price yesterday
reached A 1-2 cents. Retail, SO to 60
cents. Dealers predict higher quota
tions today.
Gheese-mcrease from to cents
per pound wholesale.
Beef, pork, poultry-All slightly high
ef on wholesale market. Retailers shift.
ing burden to housewives.
Today the Chicago grain market, the
largest in the world, was practically sus-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23

pended, owing to the railroads inabil-
ity to move grain. Grain operators
and elevator men, at conference, urged
government seizure of trunk lines until
the present crisis is broken.
Three of Chicago's s largest grain
users, among them the Corn Products
kefinlng company threaten TO close
their doors for lack of raw material.
Two large mills at Gary, Ind, are run
ming on a two day supply. Elevators
have padlocked their doors.
Several conferences of officials, gov
ernment investigators, manufacturers
and board of trade members are sched-
uled for today. Thus far they have
been powerless to remedy the situation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23
HUSBAND AND
Jane Phelps
THE ARRIVALS

with people because its guiding spirit
had departed.
Clifford left Immediately after the
services. Morton lowering, who had
come on also left thst day, but not
until he had had a long talk with
Elsie.
hona and Curtain were to stay at
the old home until after the will
was read and certain necessary affairs
attended to. All the, servants had to
be looked after if Elsie were to 90
home with me, the house closed. all
but the kitchen wing which we would
leave in charge of the old house
keeper
Elsie made no objections when i
told her that it was mother : wish
she should 60 north with me; neither
did she show any particular pleasure.
She, like myself and Zona, was roo
utterly crushed by Dur loss to feel
interest in anything.
When the will had been read we
found that mother had done as she
told me. After each servant had
been remembered, a few friends left
memeatoes Of her friendship, the re-
mainder of the not inconsiderable
fortune father left was to be evenly
divided between the three Of us. She
wished the cid home kept by one of
US; and all the servants who wished
TO remain she advised us to keen.
We fingered on in the old place for
two or three weeks longer Then Elsie,
Mandy, Edith and myself started
back north where once more / knew
my old problems would be waiting for
me-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23
CHAPTER CIV.

= A~AA ~
The following morning we received a
message from Zona.
Start Immediately, love to mother
zona." And another from Clifford
saying:
"Will come tomorrow. Have i'm.
portant business, if Mrs. Sutton i'm.
proves, wire so win not start. Cliff.
ford.''
Now as look back across the years
I see that Clifford's message was a
perfectly normal and sensible one for
q business man to send; especially in
view of the fact that he had only SO
lately spent so much time with us.
But at the time it increased the bit
terness / felt toward him that he
could hesitate a moment. Zona hadn't
] thought, not caring to be fair
enough to recognize the difference.
Mother showed no improvement so
did not wire him. Zona came be-
fore mother became unconscious.
'My babyi" she whispered as Zona
bent over her She knew Curtain
also and again told him that she
trusted him to be good to Zona. We
never knew whether she recognized
Clifford or not She passed away a
few moments after he came.
GOD - ACRE
I can scarcely write Of that sad
time even after the lapse Of years.
We laid dear mother to rest beside
father in the quaint old ehurchyard
where all the Sutton's had been
buried. Then we returned to the
empty house; empty although filled
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23
OUR DISTINGUISHED ROBBERS

. 1t was Pope who sad Mans inhumanity to man
makes countless thousands mourn" Or if he didn't say
it, did, something like it; and he said it be-
fore man had perfected that modern gang of highway
robbers known as trusts The food riots in this coun-
try and in its metropolis at that show the effects of the
system The pirates of former years robbed and plum
dered few Ships and the world waged war and eX-
terminated them. The robber bands Of few centuries
ago who held up travellers and made little better than
honest wages doing have been driven from every
civilized country. In their place have gangs of organ
lied robbers who would not accept gift the patry
their distinguished forbea1s the pirates and rob-
bers aforesaid considered rich plumber The sugar trust
with head quarters in New York City with the
pendture of few dollars for telegraph tolls raise the
price of sugar over night dip its spoon into every cup Of
coffee ea slip its fingers into every cake sweet
meat and along with the small boy lick its tongue around
The candy held in his sticky fingers They do this and
turn millions of dollars into their Golfers, without taking
any risk OF personal injury did the robbers OF old
Standard Oil can say to gasoline, go up, and it goes
while the millions it earns by its arbitrary Decree
in ickng rivulets from every nook and corner
of the country swelling into vast stream as it nears the
great maestro New York City where it is sucked down
and disappears.
The clothing trust can make two suits of clothes grow
from the wool that only suced for one BEFORE and the
leather trust make walk straight and step lightly
IN shoes for which must pay it whatsoever price 1t
demands while the paving trusts stand in and make eye
the walking cost double what should The hog that is
sent Chicago be assassnated by his brethren brings
eghor ten cents pound and sent out to the consumer
in 30 cent bacon or ham.
So it goes through the whole list The great Amer
lean consumer is held up and robbed scientifically and
satisfactorily to the robber at every turn Water and
food; warmth and light; fuel and ce every thing that
and protects from heat cod all that salts
fes hunger all that contributes to pleasure COM
FORT everything but the air breathe cornered and
controlled by these gangs of modern pirates of the bust
ness world.
Is there remedy? The answer is yes, two of them.
One is socialism which necessity has forced in large
gnornn nn thn nf
necessity Of another kind is forcing in America
The other is anarchy. There is third remedy, but sol
far it has seemed poweress has not been tried and
that is vigorous prosecution Of the trusts and punish
ment that will fit their crmes-f such be found.
This has been STILL the hope Of the people and
fit not applied when these trusts have their hands
the throats of the whole country, when they have
placed food beyond th reach of the toer then all hope
from that be abandoned and the country cam
select from the two remedies remaining that which will
most quickly bring relief
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23
THE WELCOME

When Clifford left he asked me TO
wire him when started and he vo,,ld
meet me. But for some unaecountable
reason then, l decided not to. but "a
the train steamed north I knew that
! mad not wired him because | wished
70 catch him unawares. | had fought
against the practical acceptance of
chfford g women friends, vet ALWAYS
there lurked the desire to know mare
OF them; more of his relations with
them.
l had been forced to sacrifice many.
most of my ideas since I married
Chfford Hammond; l had seen nv il.
iusions slip from me one by one until
# any were left / was unconscious of
them.
Elsie had been very quiet ever x;rea
we left home. But noticed that she
frequently read letter she had re-
ceayed the day we left, and that shs
maiied one, rather the porter did for
her at one of our stops. | asked Ha
questions, yet I wished she would eos-
tide in me. I was positive the letter
was seat to Morton Leverinr. Satur.
day | felt the STRINGS Of my Jealous
nature even as regarded this man whs
was nothing to me in any sense. l real
~ was delighted that he had turned
20 Elsie, who loved him. | had liked
him, and the fact that he had valued
me, and wanted me flatteFed me. Per
haps was . bit piqaed tha4 he was
50 quickly conseled, evea though it
we're by Elsie.
Tom0rrow>-Tssose md
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23
AGED GATE KEEPER DEAD

Willamna, Ore, Feb. %. William
Baxter, pioneer Of the Willamette
valley, and for so years a resident of
the Little Nestucca at Dolph. died
Wednesday last, ana the remains were
brought out last Friday by son, Pc.
Ter, and buried in the family lot IN Sa,
lem, The trip to Willamina was made
by team, and the rest Of the way TO
Salem By automobile.
Mr.. Baxter had toll gate at nolph
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST
Advertised February %. 1917

NJ u tTotU tUTUdTy 70, ITIT.
Adams, Mr.. D. c.; Barton, Hon. ],
$; Bennett, Mr. w. L.; Bacon, J. T.;
Barry, t. E.; Bush, Mill Lillian; Brown,
Mrs. j. D.; Danforth, Mr.. j. R.; En-.
burn, Miss R.; Fray, Mr.. James E.;
Gilner, Mr., w F.; Gray, Mr.. Warren;
Hanks, Mr.. Robert; Hansen, Mr.. Edw.
t.; Hawley, Mr.. Gean; Howard. Mr..
S. G.; Hunt, Mrs. E. A.; James, Mr.. s.
NJ; Kenney, Mr.. NJ. j.; Kinney, Mr..
Ralph; Kraus, Mr., Andrew; La Cross,
James; Nelson, Mrs. G. v. Peate, Miss
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23
- Editorial Page of The Capital Journal -

Stories come from Europe of the wretched denizens
Of certain countries subssting herbs and grass Yet
while awaking sympathies for these unfortunates,
some other fellow is telling how much more healthy
and happy would all be if we abured meat and lived
upon strictly vegetarian diet It may suit some folks
but the Nebuchadnezzar stunt appealed strongly
to the balance of his family to most folks since Still
he said to have lived pasture seven years. but un-
fortunately the sacred pages silent to whether he
took on fat on that diet
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23

With prices at the present altitude the back to the
farm" movement should begin with rush. A man with
an acre OF beaverdam land could start bank in year
two The trouble with that proposition is that these
prices entirely fictitious and will soon get back to
normal We fancy they will, Kelleher has sometimes
said take "a step in the right direction after Henry
gets at work investigating the and the causers
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23

until short tie ago. He went into
the country in the early days, took up
a government claim and developed one
Of the finest farms in Hllamook
county,
Mr.. Baxter leaves two daughters,
Mrs, P. =. Frazier, Of California: Mrs
Margaret Meador. Of nolph, and three
sons, w. e. Peter, and George His
wife died some years ago.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23
LIFE IS SHORT

The span of life is much too brief, the years
too fast are jumping; we're in the sere and
yellow leaf before we've started humping.
But yesterday, it seems to me, and pastry
| was making; and now I'm old as can be,
my bent limbs feebly shaking. But yester-
day | went to school and scrapped with
vulgar fractions; and now old age begins
to cool my zeal for useful actions. If Il
could live five hundred years, my funeral
would find me household word in all the
snheres---a name I'd leave behind me. But
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23

Figures given out by the Lord of the British admiralty
show the loss of ships since the renewed activity of the
submarines is increased only about so per over that
before it began Another statement made by him is that
eight million and nine million and half tons of ex
plosives have been moved across the channel up to
October last, with only trifng losses.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23

The countrys oil sources said to be about half
hausted but they will last until John D. has secured
overit and if he view the situation calmly the balance
of us should not lose sleep over it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23

The legislature having the six per cent limitation
hanging it remained inside the law but used every
dollar available What would have cost the state if
that six per law had not been placed the statutes
No one can the question: but that the would
have been large is shown by the cutting and sashng the
the limits.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23

Among the last acts of the legislature was the passing
of bill placing all measures the ballot that were sub
mitted by it to the people to be voted at special cleo
on to be held June fourth 1t looks as though we are
have red hot campaign over the bonding ISSUE as un
doubtedy there will be strong opposition to it as we'll as
determined effort to make it success
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23

The Oregonian made bulls eye when it suggested
that Portland should not only build ships for others but
some for herself She should load them too with Oregon
products and send the Oregon made goods the Oregon
grown products to the markets Of the world in Oregon
made ships. 1t was pertinent question it asked rs
Portland no match for Christiana in enterprise"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23

The loss of ships in the danger zone has steadily de-
creased from the start of the submarine activity
Whether this is due to increased British activity grow
ing scarcity of submarines is the puzzng question Eng
land is not making any loud claims but is geefuly hint
ing that she is rapidly eliminating the dangerous divers
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23
SHIP ORLEANS
CONTINUED from page one.l

Tucker. OF her crew of 80 men, 33 are
Americans. She carried contrabrand.
In her cargo were automobile trucks
and parts, contrabrand under the Ger
man Interpretation.
The Oreleans only recently came un-
der American registry. Heretofore she
had been an Argentine vessel. Her
sailing was delayed while papers trans
ferring her to this port were made out.
The Orleans did not conform to Ger
man instructions for American ships.
The American flag flew from her mast
and she had the Stars and Stripes paint
ed on her sides. Otherwise there was
nothing to distinguish her.
The Oriental Navigation company
declared when the Orleans left that il
would continue to operate its ships
across the Atlantic, ignoring the right
of Germany to prescribe danger zone.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23

just when getting wse in shape to cut much clover
his works get bulky and he dies and his is
Man lives youthful of years. in which he's merely
growing; score, before he disappears, in which he's
merely going The years in which he puts up grass
but feeting thirty; fate takes him from his taskaas
that fate should act so dirty And yet it's useless to
pine halt in endeavor let's try to make job as
fine as though we lived forever.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23

making bread would not work here With potatoes at
four cents pound and wheat at only about two and
half cents, it may be we will have to the plan
and mix good wheat -four with mashed potatoes
reduce the cost.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23

The size of the cranberry box fixed by law but
none of those teeth sharpening gobues of concen
trated acdity grown in this vicinity refuse to
mention what that size is With sugar at nine cents the
simple mention of cranberries is soul disturbing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23

very common advertisement in the newspapers of
the country reads Dodge Brothers Motor Car" This
good advice but why not also suggest lodging sisters
ear and mothers and all others?
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23

s.; Peterson, Mr.; Redford, NJ. ";
Romano, Mr.. Johnnie; Savage, Jim;
shultz, Miss Ada (2); Shreeve, Mr.. D.
g.; Slode, Mr.. E. F.; Smith, J. A., Esp;
Sullivan, Mra, Deborah; Stout, Miss
Mayme; Taylor, 0. w; Thompson, Mrs.
Frank; Turner, Mrs. Carrie.
AUGUST HUCKESTE1N.
Postmaster.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23

With onions at Is cents and mburger cheese at 20 the
latter may be the cheaper breath perfumer less
of it will go considerably further.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-17
TrAEICO RATION FOR ARMY.
r. hc Supplied by Government If Is
Per Cent Want il.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE Score
tar of War may decide TO make to-
bacco a part of the official ration Of
he army. He has declared that II
- Per cent of the men in the ri"nks
want tobacco. he will direct that this
lie included in the ration and that
It be supplied and paid for by the
Government instead of by the men or
their friends.
This assurance ha,; been given to
REPRESENTATIVE Kichcloe, of Kentucky.
'rho represents q tohacco-Gr0wlnr
district. 1t is Of equal interest, how
ever. 10 Maryland, Virginia. North
Carolina and Other states whi:h pro-
lice :Icat quantities IF this product.
Secretary Baker did not indicate
how hr would proceed in determining
if TIC necessary rs per cent of his
men ,yisll tobacco He probably VIII
ind SONG means Of taking poll
however