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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19
"NAu A FLAG TO YOUR PLOW."
Slogan Adopted by Georgia Farmers

Slogan Adopted by Georgia Farmers
in Urging Production of Larger
Crops.
Ocilla, Ga, April 19.-"Nail flag
to your plow and work for your coun-
try, as you would fight for her," is
the slogan adopted by farmers of
Ben Hill and Irwin counties. Prepa-
rations are under way by commit
tee of safety of the two counties to
furnish the flags, following a mass
meeting here at which South Georgia
farmers were urged to produce larger
food crops.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19

The Misses Broadus have returned
to their home in Queen street after
an absence of some months.
Mrs. William Randolph, OF Balti-
more, is a guest at the home of Mrs.
John T. Tackett. in south st. Asaph
street. Mrs. Randolph was frequently
the guest of relatives in this city
years ago, but this is her first visit
for sixty-fve years.
Miss Pearl Schwarzmann of this
city, is the first lady to join the
naval reserves. She has been made
a yeowoman of the third class and
assigned to work in the Identification
section of the bureau of navigation
in Washington.
A Victrola tea will bf given by
Mrs. NJ. Brownell Evans and sister
at their home. 115 South West street,
on Wednesday evening next, at 8
o'clock. for the benefit of the fund for
the colored ward in the rev AleXa..1
dria hospital building. It is hoped
that TIE colored people Of the city
will give it generous support.
The patriotic minstrel last night
given by Seminole Tribe of Red Men
for the benefit Of the Reliance Engine
Company was complete success. as
the crowded house attended by its
applause. The solos well splendidly
received and the end men kept the
audience amused from start to finish.
The performance will be repeated in
the Opera House tonight.
A Rosemont Unit of the National
Red Cross was organized on April
l3, with 33 present. The following
officers were elected: chairman, Mrs.
NJ. L. Homer; vice chairman, Mass
NJ. L. Whitall; secretary, Mrs.
Frank 2. Warwick; and treasurer,
Mrs. C. D. Hubbard, Business meet
ngs will be held the first Tuesday In
each month and the meetings for
work are held every Tuesday and
at the residence OF Mrs.
Frank B. Warwick, II Rosemont
Avenue.
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The Alexandria Chapter of the
American National Red Cross de-
sires to call attention to the
in today's issue
with regards to the laws enacted
bv Congress in 1905 govern
ing the Red Gross work. Those
or societies that have
official authority to work under the
name Of the Red Cross, other than
the local chapter that meets every
Wednesday and Friday morning in
the rooms over Burke nd Herberts
Bank, are guilds in the Southern
Methodist and Trinity Methodist
churches and Red Cross Unit in
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19

Mrs. Sarah f. Deeton, Of Washing
ton, D. c., is visiting her son, Franz
w. Deeton, in north Pitt street.
Mrs. Milton Alexander, Of Ian
caster, Pa, is the guest of her son-ln'
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Clar'
ence C. Leadbeater, at their home II
north Washington street.
The Junior German Club will not
meet this week but the afternoon of
Friday, April q will be the last meet
ing of the club previous to the May
Ball, Friday night, May :4th.
The sum of S1,SG7.29 was contrbu-
ted by the residents of this city for
the relief of the Armenians and Sy-
rians in Europe from October l, 1915,
to March 1st of this year, according
to the report just received here from
the relief committee in New York.
Andrew Jackson Masonic Lodge will
hold it's regular stated communica-
ton in the Masonic Temple this even
ing at which several surprises are to
be given the members, according to
an announcement made public this
morning.
There will be a musicale in the
Westminster building Friday evening,
April 9th, commencing at eight
o'clock. Among those taking part will
be Miss Lucy Graves. Miss Janet
Gronau, Miss Schwab, Miss Dickett,
and the quartet from st. Paul's
church. The public is cordially invited
to attend and help make the musicale
a success. The proceeds are for the
benefit of the local Salvation army
work.
The Retail Merchants association
held It's annual election Of officers last
night. S. w. Pitts was chosen presl-
dent; Nj. L. Dinwiddie, viee-presi-
dent; R. B. Washington, secretary
and treasurer. r. E. Knight, j. z.
Schwarzmann and R. B. Washington
were elected as delegates to the state
association to be held in Petersburg,
in June. Among other matters of in
terest to the city which received at
tention at the meeting was the clean
ing up of the public dumping grounds
at the head of King street and more
strict enforcement of existing laws
regarding certain houses of i'll fame
alleged to be conducted here in viola
tion of the city ordinances. Among
other questions brought up was the
Of a committee to see
about the re-establishing of the ferry
line across the Potomac to FoX's
ferry on the Maryland side, in order
to induce the farmers in that section
to dispose of their products in this
city. R. E. knight, S. W. Pitts and
NJ. l.. Dinwiddie was named as the.
Advertising Alexandria as
a place of residence was another sub
iect discussed, NJ. L. Dinwiddie being
named to take charge of it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19

Fish Day Tomorrow! Large roe
shad. buck shad, Potomac Bass, large
white perch, salt water crockers, roe
herring, Sanitary Fish Market, Stall
No. ?. City Market, Phone 1856. Open
until ).
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19

Bass. herring, white perch, salt
water crockers, buck and roe shad.
Get them of The Potomac Fish Com
pany, 100 north Royal street. 94-lt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19
What WILL HAPPEN WHEN DRAFT BECOMES Law

President to Designate Day Of Observation-Disclosures OF
all Males Between Ages of 19 and % to be Taken =
Arrest of Those Who Refuse to Enlst-1t is Estimated
that the 100000 Men Desired will be in Training Camps
by August 1st
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19

Garden and flower seeds, 1c pack
age Elliott's.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19

The regular weekly prayer meet
ing will be held in the Anne Lee
Memorial Home for the Aged at 3
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19
Alexandria CITY and Suburbs

Mrs. Alvin C. Gillum and little son
Master Alvin Gillum, are the guests
! of relatives in Remington, Va.
The regular weekly prayer meet
| ing will be held in the Anne Lee
Memorial Home for the Aged at =
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Final DEGREES of divorce has been
granted in the Corporation Court on
the ground of desertion to Rosa Gold
smith Rosenburg from David Rosen-
burg; Fannie Kabansky from Herman
Kabansky, and Helen L. Bickers from
Thomas NJ. Bickers.
James Cox, employed at the South
ern Railway yards, who resides a
short distance outside the city, re-
ports the theft of seventy-five fine
specimens of Rhode Island Red
chickens from his poultry yards. They
were stolen night before last.
An advertisement for house to
rent, published in the Gazette twice,
brought the advertiser twelve an
swers. And yet you will hear some
people say that it doesn't pay to adj
vertise. There are others who know
that it>does pay. Try the Gazette and
see for yourself.
The Alexandria Lodge, B. P. O. F.,
No. 75S, will give dance tomorrow
evening in the auditorium Of their
Home, in Prince street, for the bene-
fit of the Alexandria Light Infantry.
Throughout the country entertain
ments are being given and largely
patroniZed for the Soldier boys" and
Alexandria should not be behind
other cities. When an organization
like the Elks' opens its doors for
the benefit OF the local company the
kali should be filled to it's utmost ca
pacitv and its is hoped that Alexan-
dirans will turn out en- masse tomor-
row evening, showing their patrio-
otisrl in their support Of the Light
Infantry.
st. Paul's Bible Class met last night
in the parish hall of st. Paul's Church
and it was a most interesting event.
Mr.. Eugene 3. Taylor made an en-
cellent address on the Ten Command
ments from present day legal stand
point, as being the basis of civil law
in every civilized country of the
world. He compared the Jewish San
Hedrin in the Old Testament history
to the law making and governing bod
les of today. After the addresses
sandwiches ard coffee were served
and a very pleasant social meeting
closed the program. st. Pau!'s
class is made up of thoroughly IN
terested members and is doing excel
lent work.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19

Potomac shad and shad roe at RAM
mel's cafe
FISH
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19
CLANS
OYSTERS
]. BRILL, No. 2 King St

California privet for hedges, spec
ial this week 75c dozen. Eiiiott's.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19

MONEY TO LOAN-On first mortc-
gage in Alexandria and Rosemont.
Apply to Howard W.. Smith, 1O7
north Fairfax street. 1-12-t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19

Mrs. Alvin C. Gillum and little son,
Master Alvin Gillum, are the guests
of relatives in Remington, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19

Vegetable seeds, full of life, for
Your garden, 10c cup. Elliott's.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19

Final DEGREES of divorce has been
granted in the Corporation Court on
the ground of desertion to Rosa Gold
smith Rosenburg from David Rosen-
burg; Fannie kabansky from Herman
Kabansky, and Helen L. Bickers from
Thomas NJ. Bickers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19

Deviled Crabs, little neck clans and
clam cflowder at RammePs Cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19

Seminole Minstrel tonight, beneht
Eeiiance Engine company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19

Maryland spring chickens at Ram
mel's cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19

James Cox, employed at the South
ern Railway yards, who resides a
short distance outside the city, re-
ports the theft of seventy-five fine
specimens of Rhode Island Red
chickens from his poultry yards. They
were stolen night before last.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19
DON'T FORGET THAT MEETING

ROSenlOnt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19

The Junior German Club will not
meet this week but the afternoon Of
Friday, April q will be the last meet
ing of the club previous to the May
Ball, Friday night, May 4th.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19

Mrs. Sarah f. Deeton, Of Washing
ton, D. c., is visiting her son, Frank
w. Deeton, in north Pitt street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-19

Mrs. Milton Alexander, Of Lam
caster, Pa, is the guest of her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence C. Leadbeater, at their home in
north Washington street.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28

The Independent will endeavor to
give as accurate crop report as pos
sible. The outlook is not very encour-
aging. In this immediate vicinity,
we have not had a general rain this
season, only local showers having fall
len. This has frightened the pros
poets in certain localities but favorable
rains will be needed to produce much of
a crop anywhere in the northwestern
section Of the state. Frost did con-
sidera BILE damage, especially in the
low spots. The pastures are very short
and there will not be much of hay
crop. In the more favored localities,
farmers are anticipating about half a
crop, but are not certain of even this.
The feed question is going to be rather
serious from the present outlook.
There is still chance for flax crop,
and perhaps millet, corn and some
other of the later crops, which may
come along nicely under favorable
conditions.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
BRIEF STATE NEWS

At least 1000 people residing in the
Red river valley are cheating the state
by buying Minnesota automobile tags
Secretary of State Hall announced to.
day. Orders were issued authorizing
all border counties not to recognize
| Minnesota tags on North Dakota cars
Herbert C. Hoover declares that the
food gamblers have been robbing us al
the rate of fifty million dollars a
month for the past five months. Mr.
Hoover had better be careful or we
shall sic the Home Guards on him fo1
reasonable talk. Any man who ques-
tons the patriotism Of profit is dan
gerous Observation-Disclosures.
A verdict for the defendant was re-
turned by the jury in the libel action
of Captain B. Boyd against the Hills
boro Banner as a result of an elleged
libelous statement in the Banner con-
corning the disposition of funds of
Co. M of Hillsboro, which Captain
border.
Scott Gore, a prominent ranchman
from the southwestern part of McKen-
zie county, shot ten grey wolves last
week near his ranch. He collected a
state bounty of $107 on the hides. This
!, is the largest number of grey wolves
killed in that section of the state for
some years. They are rapidly disap-
pearing. Coyotes, however, are still
quite numerous. A trapper collected
a bounty on thirty-fve hides the other
day.
While driving from the ball game
home to Plaza, Andrew johnson was
taken by a sudden impulse to jump
from the auto in which he was riding,
sustaining a hurt to his back and a
slight conclusion of the brain. He
was taken to Parshall for medical
treatment, and taken to his home at
Plaza Monday. The car was going at
a thirty-mile clip when Johnson jump
ed, so that it is fortunate that he did
not break his neck. The man has
been ill and claimed he had no fecol-
lection of jumping from the car.
Twenty-eight gallons of whiskey
in three consignments of 7, 9 and II
gallons each were seized at Watford
City Wednesday by States Attorney
Geo. F. Shafer. The liquor will be
held pending submission Of proof that
it was brought into the state for law
full purposes. States Attorney Shafer
says there is a large quantity of
liquor of all kinds being shipped into
the county daily. Many of them are
unusually large shipments. It is not
believed, however, that these large
consignments were brought into the
state for direct sale or for Bookkeeping
purposes. Mr. Shafer is of the opin-
ion that many of them are pool or club
orders shipped to one Individual. If
this should be the case these individ-
uals are distributing agents and are
violators of the prohibition law.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28

Arrangements have been made be-
tween the Canadian and United States
governments whereby enlistments of
soldiers for the British army may be
made at the U. S. recruiting stations,
and vice versa. Inasmuch as approx
imately $4,000 young men came to the
United States from Canada about the
first of the year when the Canadian
registration started, large number
are availing themselves of the oppor-
tunity to enlist in this country. Can
adam soldiers between the ages of 18
and as may enlist and in the cases of
skilled workmen the age limit may be
extended to so years.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28

A coal dealer who ought to know
what he is talking about, urges the
Independent to place stress on the i'm
portance of the farmers and others
laying in their stock of Ignite coal as
early as possible. This fuel is retail
ing for four dollars ton in Minot
now, but is due for an advance of fifty
cents ton at an early date and by the
time snow flies, the dealer states that
it would not be surprising if the price
advanced to five dollars. Common la
Dor at the mines costs three dollars
a day, or fifty cents more than a year
ago. 1t costs more to mine the coal,
and then everything else has advanc-
ed. Where one has a basement or a
cellar, the coal will not slacken much
but it will not keep satisfactorily in a
small exposed shed. There's certain
to be shortage of cars and fuel of all
kinds should be laid in early.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
EFFECT OF WASHING EGGS.

Wasn1ng eggs fem0eVs the gelatin.
GUS covering which helps keep out all
and bacteria. A washed egg spoils
much faster than a dirty one that is
not washed. According to specialists
in the United States Department of
Agriculture, over five million eggs
spoil annually because they have been
washed or allowed to get wet. This
loss of eggs in storage is due to ex-
posture to rain, dew, dirt and sun in
stolen nests in the grass or fence cor
ners. Provide biddy with desirable
clean nest in clean chicken house
and this loss can be large eliminated
-Agr. Elk. Dept, N. D. Ayr. College
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28

There are poison beans in North
Dakota. Last week, the Independent
pu blished the story of how car load
of these beans had somehow been ship
ped into the country, escaping the no.
tice of the Inspector. DR.. Ladd was
set to work and found that some of the
beans had found their way to North
Dakota. A sample of the poison lima
beans, purchased by Mrs. Sprague,
food inspector at Grand Forks, was
sent to DR.. N. E. Hansen of the South
Dakota agricultural college. DR.. Han
sen, after examining them, stated
that they were the poison beans with
out question. The poisonous lima
looks like navy bean, except they are
a little larger and flatter. The bean
contains glucoside, which when acted
on by an alkali or an engine will set
free hydrocyanic acid, the most deadly
of poisons. Be careful of the beans
you buy or sell. None of the poison
beans have been canned 50 far as is
known.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28

a pile would go toward the stars to g
distance of 1,736 miles! And it woulC
take the United States mint, working
day and night, 224 years to coin the
dollars
At five dollars an acre, this vast
sum would pay for every acre of land
in the Continental United States
| Imagine, if you can, seven billions
of dollars in dollar "greenbacks," end
to end-they will go around the earth
at the equator nearly 81 times And
| it would take an express train, run
ming forty miles an hour, day and
night, continuously, for two and one
half years, to cover the distance!
Seven billions of dollars will buy
two pairs of good shoes for every man,
woman and child on earth today
Christian and pagan!
Had an express train started at the
dawn of the Christian era, going at
the rate of a mile minute, it would
today, nineteen centuries after Christ
was born, figuratively speaking, hard
ly have gotten out of the train sheds,
for it would only have gone one
seventh of the distance. And would
now, 1917, yet have over eleven thous-
and, four hundred years to complete
the journey of seven billion miles.
This loan bears interest of 81 %
and the interest is two hundred and
forty-five millions a year, nearly five
hundred dollars minute-just the
interest!
Once more: Suppose train made
up of Seven Billion passenger coaches,
the couplings or connections not be-
ing rigid, there is an interval of about
half second between the starting of
the engine and each attached car. Such
train would be 40 years, hours,
81 minutes and 20 seconds in starting!
That is, the last coach in the train
would not move until the engine would
have been moving, day and night, for
over 40 years! And if we allow six
inches for the slack between each
coach, the engine would have to go
662,878 miles, or over 26 times around
the earth before the last car would
move!
And, if the war lasts, this unthink-
able sum will be put into circulation
in this country within short time
and
THE WHEELS
OF TRADE
MUST HUM!
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
MEASURING A MAN.

The place to take the measure of a
man is not the market place nor the
amen corner, but at his own freside,
says an exchange:
There he lays his mask aside and
you may learn whether he is an imp
or an angel, hero or humbug-we care
not what the world says of him
whether it crown him with jewels or
pelt him with bad eggs-we care never
copper what his reputation may be.
If his babies dread his homecoming
and his better half swallows her heart
every time she asks him for five dol
lar bill, he's fraud of the first water,
even though he prays night and morn
till he is black in the face and bowls
hallelujah until he shakes the eternal
hills.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28

The sanity little city of Grand
Forks, which never fails to give Minot
a black eye, is the home of five of the
most depraved young beasts the state
has ever known. In another column,
the revolving story of their attack on
respectable Larimore girl, is told.
It is copied from the Grand Forks
Herald, which was compelled to pub
lish the story two weeks after the af-
fair happened. Owing to the fact that
the young men are members of some
of the most prominent families of
Grand Forks, the Herald evidently did
not like to give the facts, but public
opinion compelled it to shed the light
of publicity. Guess Grand Forks will
keep pretty busy washing it's own
dirty clothes for awhile.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
Worse and Worse.

There is story in connection with a
certain paper which tells how it re-
ferred to two learned gentlemen as
"bibulous old flies" instead Of "biblo-
philes." Next morning the editor re-
ceived a very wrathful protest. In his
correction and apology, however, he
said something about "the learned gen
tlemen are too fastidious." To the
editors horror the printer again dis
tinguished himself, and the statement
appeared "the learned gentlemen are
two fast idiots"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28

HOW MUCH is 81, ooo, 900, 900 ?

HOW MUCH IS $1,000, 900, 900?
The Congress has passed and our
President has signed bill authorizing
the expenditure of Seven Billions of
Dollars! And this. if the war lasts
through another winter, is only a
starter!
Such a vast sum, most Of it to be
spent in the next half year, could not
but stimulate business in every direc-
ton.
Seven Billions Of Dollars! Seven
Thousand Millions, Seven Million
Thousands! Think of this, and most
of it to be spent in the next few
months, and every dollar here at home
not a dollar, most likely, will leave
our country! 1t is the purpose to loan
about half of this money to our Allies
extend to them this amount of credit
to buy merchandise of various sorts,
and the other half to be spent at home
at home by our own Government-also
in the consumption of similar COM
modities.
$7OOO,OOO, 100000! Behold that
string of ciphers. There are so many
eleven of them-that they mean but
little unless reduced to more familiar
objects. 1t may be of interest-it can
do none Of us any harm-to look into
and try to comprehend what Seven
Billions of Dollars really means.
Twenty times the cost of the Pana-
ma canal! Three hundred and fifty
times the cost of the biggest battle
ship afloat! Eight times the assessed
valuation of the City of St. Louis!
There are more dollars in Seven
Billions than there are seconds in 222
years! Since the signing of the Dec
laration of Independence, July 4th,
l776, to date, there are only IL Bill
lion Seconds.
Seven billions of dollars stacked in
tons and would load down nearly 1000
cars, each with $4,000 pounds, and
make solid train thirteen miles long!
Let US look at it in time, or in dis
lance.
Seven billion minutes is 1878
years, hours and 81 minutes.
Imagine seven billions of miles! A
rifle bullet has speed of about half
a mile a second, yet at this great We
1ocity it would require exactly 444
years to cover the distance.
Seven billions of dollars stacked in