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Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31
\ WILD MACHINE GUN
 POURS BULLETS HARTFORD

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Jan. 31.- Hundreds of lives were endangered and considerable property damage IT, suited in Hartford's older residence section this afternoon when a new machine gun, firing 500 bullets minute, got beyond the control Of testers at the proving ground of the Colt Company. No one was hurt, but the bullets pierced walls as far away as a mile from the factory and many persons narrowly escaped death.
 A shower of bullets struck and al- most penetrated one of the steel tanks of the Hartford City Gas Light Con- rany, about half mile from the gut. and scattered a group of workmen who were oiling the tanks ways and girder rollers The dents in the tank gre an eighth of an inch deep. An ether shower of the bullets struck St. Patrick's Church, stone edifice, and persons nearby picked up some of the battered bullets which had hit an iron fence.
 A crew of roofers working on a rev automobile building on the AllyE Street Way fled below when the mis- siles began to rattle on the roof and whistle" around their heads. The Colt factory is located in the southeastern section of Hartford, about a mile from the most distant point at which a bullet was reported. This was in the offie of Dr. Freder- lick T. Simpson, at 122 High Street, where bullet crashed through a win dow and then pierced two walls of the house.
 At fire house No. 6, which is very close to the Colt Works, the firemen heard a fusillade of shots, which hit the upper portions of the building and pierced the brick walls. The An drews & Peck Window and Sash Fac, tory was also hit. Several other buildings were reported to the police as having been struck.
 Formerly the Colt machine guns and revolvers were tested at range south of the factory buildings and running into the South Meadows, but since the plant has been doing it's unprecedented war business several additional ranges have been opened, one of which apparently points to- ward the section of the city which was bombarded today.
 Although the factory managers ac- knowledged to the police that there had been miscalcufation in the proving range. they were vague i'll explaining just how the gun became unmanageable.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31
A Statue That Never Was Built

Mount Athos, in Turkey, was the spot contemplated by sculptor for the most imposing monument that man had ever had. The sculptor Dinocrates offered to cut the huge mountain mass into the form of statue of Alexander which should hold a city in the left hand and in the right basin to re- ceive all the waters that flowed from the mountain.
 Alexander was much taken by the plan. but rejected it for the practical reason that there was not food enough in the district to feed the inhabitants of the proposed town. So the canal cut by Xerxes to enable the ships to es- cape sailing round the mountain re- mained the greatest enterprise ever achieved there.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31
A FAMILY ORCHESTRA.
Has Your Homo One, and, # It Has
 Does This Just Fit it7

Has Your Homo One, and, # It Has,
 Does This Just Fit 1t?
 When two people conduct an orches. tra there is plot material. If the two are knit by marriage ties the plot thick ems. Endicott and I conduct family orchestra, he at the piano, l playing second violin. know more about mu sic than does Endicott; he Is more mu- sical than I. I keep the time; he has the temperament. Temperament is more noble than time, but time, I shall always insist, has its place, perhaps nowhere more appropriately than in an orchestra. He at the piano can domi- nate the situation more neatly than l. In my position among the strings, how. ever, I can more readily organize a strike.
 The rest of the pieces are presided over by our children. young people of inf1exible spirit and chrOmatic moods. Sometimes We doubt whether we have our troupe under the rigid control which as parents we might expect to com mand. The conductivity of an Orches, tra. says our son Godfrey, varies with the distance of the blood relationship between artists and conductor. When the children were little we held the pleasant theory that family orchestra would draw Us all close together, stand ing always as symbol of our perfect harmony. That would be all right ii the harmony would only go to suit us all equally at the same time. AS it is our little band. in which observers find so touching picture of hearthside uni ty. suggests sometimes all the elements of guerrilla warfare.-Atlantic Monthly
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31
SHELDON WILL START
 NENANA AUTO SERVICE

FAIRBANKS, Jan. 31--In an at tempt to inaugurate an automobile stage line between Fairbanks and Ne mana, Robert Sheldon, the pioneer stage driver of the Interior trails, will leave town this morning for the new railroad town. He will be ac companied by one of his drivers. Foo Scanlon, and will take as passengers Hal Bailey and lazy Stein.
 MT. Sheldon does not expect to have much trouble in establishing the service but until he has been over the trail and thoroughly est.- mated the difficulties he will have to overcome, he will not announce any definite schedule. According to the reports of drivers of rigs now using this trail, it is in good condition, and there is not much rough ground % be gone over. However, there are about four miles this side of the Ohio roadhouse and about four miles be- yond the same place that are covered with niggerheads, and there has not been sufficient snow to cover them deep enough to make the travelling easy. MT. Sheldon will make the trip each way in a day at first, if he de- cides to establish the service. But later on, as the traffic increases, as it is figured it will do from now on, he will make the round trip every day.
 Several previous efforts have aeen made to establish a quick auto ser vice between the two towns during the past few months. but up to the present they have been unsuccessful. MT. Sheldon has a reputation, how ever, of being able to go anywhere horse can go, and has earned it ry bis remarkable success in keeping up an automobile connection with the coast over a period of three or four years. If he succeeds in opening up the new route it will not mean that he is abandoning his coast service. but that he is merely increasing his service, and will thus be able to han dle passengers from Chitina to Ne rama.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31
Dentist to Go to Sea.

BELLINGHAM, Jan. 31.-Dr. c. A. Darling, a resident of this city for 27 years and a practicing dentist for many years, has locked up his shop and will become master of the biigan- tine Harriet G., vessel owned by the State Navigation Company of which he is president. Dr. Daring will take the vessel March l for a trip to Honlulu with a cargo of iam- Der. He is an experienced navigator and has been keen yachtsmen for years. The Harriet G. is now home ward bound from Peru whither she took a lumber cargo from the milit here.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31
Equity and Economy.

Two men. strangers to each other; were seated together on the outside of a tramcar, and both filled their pipes simultaneously. One, however, struck his match first, and the other request ed that he might share the light. Hav- ing done so. he took from his pocket box of matches and handed one to his obliging ncighbOr. Tt is foolish, '' he said, ito stri'.e two when one will do, but I can't very we'll expect you to provide that one when l have some also. Let me pay! A mind of nice balance in equity as well as ecOnomy!- London Chronicle.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31
JUDGE PEEVED BECAUSE
 BLUE LAWS ARE ENFORCED

BISMARK, N. D., Jan. 31.-In- censed because he could purchase no paper last Sunday, Judge Robinson of the State supreme court, because of the strict enforcement of the blue laws, issued written order di- recting the sheriff and chief of police to permit drug stores, news and cigar stands to remain open. The prolrie- tors of most places, however, remain ed closed, and one poolroom owner who opened was arrested.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31
BLACK FRIDAYS.
First of Thsss Financial Tsrrers Came
 Ia London in 1746..

In London tn 1TSo..
 Several of the great financial panics of the past have conitnenced on a Fri day. and this has given rise to one of the pet superstitions of the stock ex changes and bourses of the world that the sixth day of the week is fraught with i'll omen for those en- gagged in financial operations.
 The original "Black Friday" occurred Dec. 6, 1745. in London. On that date tidings reached the metropolis that the pretender, Bonnie Prince Charlie, had reached Derby with his forces. Lon- doners immediately made preparations to fly from the city. and a panic pre- vailed. It was on that occasion that the Bank of England had its closest call in it's long history. The citizens were anxious to take their money with them, and the Bank of England was besieged by all army of depositors. The bank escaped bankr Iptcy only by the expedient of placing dummies in the line to impede genuine depositors and by paying bona fide depositors in small coins. thus consuming much time.
 The first Black Friday" of latter day financial history was in 1866 and was due to the failure of one of Lon. don's largest banking houses. Three years later Wall street had Black Friday" due to an attempt to engineer a corner in gold. The worst of all "Black Fridays was that of 1873 when on Friday. Sept. IS, it seemed that the whole financial structure of the new world had crumbled into ruins Exchange.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31
Vain Quests,

A little girl who was trying to tell a friend how absentminded her grandpa was said, "He walks around, thinking about nothing. and when he remem- bers it he then forgets that what he thought of was something entirely diff ferent from what he wanted to remem- Register.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31
Cauoht Both Mays.

Mrs. Exe-My servant girl has left me. She said I had so much company there was too much work to do. Mrs Wye-Thats singular. Mine has left me too. She said I had so little com pany it showed I had no social posi- dOn.-BostOn Transcript.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31
Not Yet.

Mrs. Bacon-Don't you think I'm en- titled to pension. John? MT. Bacon Why. no. A pension is something you ger after you are through fighting Yonkers Statesman.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31

One reason we are not successful is that we sidesteD' Opportunity aud shake hands with Temptation.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31

A new stock of Al Fruit Tablets Candy Kitchen. tf
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31

Fresh Box candy at Hunts Candy Kitchen. A new line opened. H
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31

Fresh candy ct ths, Rmporium.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31

Rexall! Rexall! Investigate Rex all products at the Owl Drug Store. tf
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31

Pictures and Panoramic Views make fine presents. Valdez Drug Go. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31

Anything in nugget and ivsry jew elry at va30ee Drag G..
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31

Just Received-the latest Popular
 Songs and Music. Valdez Drug Go. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31

: For good warm rooms try the St.
 Elias Hotel u
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31

CITY EMPRESS, Phone S2: ready to transfe. tat baggage for you. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31

Old-Fashioned Hoarhound Jumps at Hunts Candy Kitchen. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31

] Rexall! Rexall! Always gets first
 call by discriminating buyers wh' know that Rexall stands for superla- tive excellence. Owl Drug Store, eX- elusive agents. tf i Pure Fresh Drugs al the valdez
 Drug Store. tf 1 For fine Candies see our stock. Valdez Drug Go.
 A new line or heaters priced right,
 at Mead's. If Just received, a new line or Toilet Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co. Just Received-the latest Popular
 Songs and Music Valdez Drug Go. If CITY EXPRESS, Phone S2; ready to transfe. tat baggage for you. If 
 E For good warm rooms try the St. Elias Hotel 1T
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31

Rexall stand for par excellence, not alone in drugs, but every article sold
 under the name. The Owl Drug Store. 1T
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31

Just received, a new line or Toilet Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co.,
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-31

A new line Of heaters priced right, at Mead's. tf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-22

could we have raised a large army
for the present war on a voluntary
basis are referred by the Detroit
Free Press to the figures Just made
public BY Chairman Dent, of the
House Military Affairs Committee.
More than. 100000 volunteers
are already in the military service
of the United States. And when, to
this very substantial total, is added
the number of men who, had they not
been called upon under the draft,
would undoubtedly have offered their
services, it viii be realized by all ex-
cept those who wilfully ignore the
that the showing OF
our youth bears comparison with that
of the manhood of any other belll-
gerent country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-22
AERIAL TRANSPORTATION.

Alexandrians were on the LOOKOUT
this morning for the aeroplaheS
switch started from Langley fleia'
ns.r Norfolk, for Washington about
nine o'clock. The machines were
scheduled to make the run IN TWO
hours. during which time they were
m cover nearly two hundred miles
Tha n,.nes were on time when they
,rneared over Alexandria, about
steven o'clock. They passed at hlgh
altitude. about that pursued oy
flock of wild geese in early 1all "heh
en route to warmer cline.
The sight was thrilling and brought
many thoughts into the heads Oh
those witnessing the feat5' Motnef
Sb;nton it is supposed, foreto.d the
advent Of the automobile when she
wrote prophetic verses, IN one place
saving, Carriages without horses
shall go" etc, The aeroplane woul"
have been revelation to the Old "o-
man Had she seen in her visions an
airship, carrying passengers she
would doubtless have added the
words and ."And carriages through
the air shall GO
However. when Mother .Shipton
read, as most of us have. the story
of the geni carrying the Princess Oh
China then wife of Aladdin. to Africa
She little supposed thRt: such fcaStS
would ever be possible.
We live in wonderful age. Ia
the early history Of the Cnite"
State Presidents-elec were making
their way in stage coaches 10
Washington city in order to pass
Through the inaugural ceremonies
They. too little dreamed that Jour
pev to the national capital would
ever he made through the air.
In looking over an old print re-
Gently we struck paragraph Whic"
stated that a Presidents message naa
been sent from Washington to New
York in rorty-eight hours. The writer
thought this a great feat.
Several years ago the Wright Bros.
flew from Fort Myer to Alexandria
and return. This brought many per-
sons to Shooters Hill and vicinity.
The feats today, of course. surpassed
that of the pioneers of navigation of
the air. although their performance
was thrilling.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-22
FLAYS LA Fi4l4Ef1E.

colliet;s recently printed a bitter ex-
coriation of Senator La folietIe.
Among other things it said conduct
in the Senate is the conduct OF man
WIN has abandoned ideals of pubic
Good and is swayed by a wounded
auotism and morose and dangerous
envy. His outlook on human life ana
human motives is cynical, and his sus-
picions amount almost to form VI
nolitical paranoia. He sees nothing
Glorious in war for human freedom;
nothing sublime in the integrity OF
the American people in this CRISIS:
nothing horrible in the villainies OF the
German Government; nothing uaen-
l,rahIe in the murder OF American
citizens: nothing inconsistent with his
character as Senator OF the united
States m Joining his efforts with those
of the paid agents of Berlin Dy
teaching class hatred. So far as II is
possible to discern the objects OF
MIND so twisted he seems intent upon
at;np a Jacob!n "mountain" in the
Senate; but, Judging by his progress
sn far, Il will never amount To more
than an insignificant nodlue around
an insignificant nucleus and Will COM
memorate solely his own unSeemiy
exhibition. of rancor and disappointed
personal ambition at moment when
the people of this country. of all
shades cr political opinion and all de
srees of personal fortune. have made
the greatest sacrifices and are ready
10 make the greatest i'm behalf OF
he future safety Of the republic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-22
co TO THE BOTTOM Of III.

In his astounding message to his
government. the former German AM
bassador Rernstortf-whon now comes
in for his showing up by the State
Department that appears to have ac-
cumulated all the secret evidence
marplat in the AmericaS-aSked for
a fund ito influence Congress, as he
had done on former occasions" Dur
ing the brainstorm of pro-German
expressions and activities that pre-
coded the entrance Of the United
States into the war. the period Of
Boy-Ed and his fellow-conspirators
against tale government and people
of friendly country, the placid
Bernstorff kept flecking from himself
the dust nt' suspicion for completely.
When he lvas finally asked to 90
home. there was strong suspicion
that the State Department knew
much more than it was telling about
the retiring Count. 1t Is now begin
ming to disclose some things from
the private accumulation for a new
life of the late German Ambassador
to the United States
The Baltimore American In com,
mentr@ upon BernStorff's true ma
ture says in passing over this fresh
depth of trickery and depravity to
which Germany had sunk in the en-
listing of its diplomatic agents in In
trirue against the United States. It
will suffice to come to "thuSe form
er occasions" If the government
agents and the State Department
know che persons formerly influenced
with German money, 1t is their duty
to make their names known and to
take steps for criminal prosecution.
Such sycophants of the Kaiser should
be treated TO the full punishment
tina: their irfamy deserves. Congress
mast make a thorough investigation
S. IT, ,mates, As it stands, every
mem:5e~Sof' me House and Senate is
included il the cloud of suspicion
Ga3. 4ca. Lbs representatives. CT the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-22
CHARGED WITH MURDER.

In connection with the killing Ct a
policeman i'm a primary election row
on Tuesday last, Mayor Smith,
Councilman and police lieutenant of
Philadelphia have been arrested on
the charge of conspiracy to commit
mrrder.
A contemporary suggests that i
they are really guilty Of the charge
i, is hoped that their political influ-
cncc will not be strong enough t.
shield them.
Philadelphia needs something Scnsa-
tional of this sort to make its people
realize the hideousness of its political
corruption The conviction of a
high official or one of the high polit-
ical bosses. if justified. would do
more to discourage political knave1y
than all the sermons ever preached
against it.
OF course. the cry will he made
that these arrests are but campaign
lodges to affect the issue Of the COM
ing election. or that they have been
brought about by political enemies
Of the Mayor and the other officials
concerned. Perhaps they may be. 1t
il to he hoped, however, that the
prosecution has sufficient vigor and a
sufficient public sentiment back of it
to insure thorough investigation
that will bring out all the facts The
pGhlic benefit would he comparatively
slight if the gunman who actually
fired the shot should he punished and
those who employed him allowed to
90 scot-free.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-22
ONLY THE ONE WAY.

1t is Suggeste! that Germany ir
its reply t. the pope's proposals or
in any peace move that it may make
cannot stop the war chariot short Of
the destination toward which it Is
moving. The United States wants
peace above al things else. And the
world wants peace. But until the
world has been made safe. for demo-
cracy by guarantees other than the
words of the Hohenzollerns there
can be no peace. Germany has not
as yet indicated single concession
and it has not indicated ii single spe-
cfc thing to which it would agree,
save only conference looking to-
ward peace.
The one obstacle in the path of
peace is the Kaiser and his junker
supporters. The efforts is being made
To poison the Reichstag against the
President because he has arraigned
so bitterly the existing form of Ger
man government. The movement is
part of the preparation for the next
curtain call Of Germany in which it
will enact another scene in the drama
of its own diplomatic stupidity and
machinery and insincerity The
United States is entirely tranquil.
If the German people want peace
they have only to push their own re-
forms to conclusion and effect the
virtual elimination of the dynasty
of autocracy. Otherwise the Ameri-
can war chariot moves on.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-22
AUCTION SALE OF IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE IN THE CITY
OF ALEXANDRIA. VA.

By virue of deed Of trust dated
the sixth day of December, 1916, and
recorded in Liber 65, folio $40 of the
land records of Alexandria City to
the undersigned trustees, default
having been made in payment of one
of the notes secured by said deed
of trust, the undersigned trustees,
at the request of the holder of said
note, will offer for sale at public auc-
ton, in front of the Royal street en-
trance to the market building. in the
city of Alexandria, on SATURDAY,
the 9th day of October. 1917. at
twelve o'clock noon, the following
property. to-wit:
All those two lots of ground IN
the City of Alexandria. Virginia,
with the improvements thereon, ce-
scribed as follows:
First: Beginning at port on the
East side of Patrick Street, 2u3 feet,
~ inches south of Duke street.
running thense south on Patrick
street Is feet. IA inches; thence
east parallel with Duke street l23
feet. inches to an alley; thence
north parallel with Patrick street -
feet ! IA inches; thence west paral-
lei with Duke street 123 feet.
inches to the beginning, being known
as 800 south Patrick street.
Second: Beginning on the east
side of Patrick street 223 feet. 4 81
inches South of Duke street, and run
ming thence south ION Patrick street
ii feet. 10 inches; thence east paral-
lei with Duke street 123 feet, )
inches to an alley; and thence north
with Patrick street ii feet. 10
inches: thence west parallel with
Duke street 123 feet 5 inches to the
beginning; being, known as 322 south
Patrick street.
Terms of sale, cash. conveyancing
at the cost Of purchas ser.
C. KEITH CARLIN,
HOWARD W. SMITH,
226-td. Trustees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-22
Bow Drowned in Well.

Frederick Md, Sept. 22.-Falling
from timber which overhung a COW
cred well, Robert Lee Kemp, the
car old s?n of Clarence Kemp. near
Frederick. yesterday morning plunged
through the rotten well covering in
TO q we'll 40 feet deep and filled with
10 feet of water and was drowned
The mother heard the: child scream as
he went into the well and ran to his
assistance with a rope. The young
ster, by his own strength and the
exertic2 C his mother, was drawn to