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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29
CITY. COUNCIL CALLED
Will Consider Proposition Tonight to
Establish Ferry Service Between
Alexandria and Giesboro Point.

A Joint session Of the members OF
+be Board of Aldermen and City
Counci will be held this evening FOL
The purpose of considering the prop
osition to establish ferryboat ser
vice between this city and Giesboro
Point and to take action on a propo-
!. sition to be submitted by represen-
tatiyes from the Washington Steel
and Ordnance Company providing
for the same.
AS has heretofore been stated, the
Washington Steel and Ordnance
Company is anxious to locate severai
hundred employees of that plant IN
Alexandria, and in order to do SO It
will be necessary to operate ferry
steamer from this port to the. plant
ON the opposite side of the river, a
distance of three and one half miles
north of the King street wharf in
Alexandria.
The problem of transporting work
men from Alexandria to the Steel
Plant as well as to the Washington
navy yard has, for several years
been perplexing, especially so dur
;np the winter months. At present
some employees at the navy yard
make the round trip daily in automo-
biles. Most of the Alexandrians who
work at the Steel Plant use small
motor boats. These modes of trans
,ortation are unsatisfactory for va
rious reasons. The passengers are
cramped in the small cabins of the
boats, where it would be disastrous
TO have fires, and the exposure In
winter is not only trying but dam
rerous. Such conditions have result
ed in numbers of Alexandrians re-
moving to Washington or Congress
Heights, recently, in order to escape
the Inconvenience incident to trans
portation.
Up to few years ago ferry ser
vice was maintained between Alex
andria and Washington. 1t did not
receive the encouragement it should
and eventually the steamer had TO
be taken off the line. J i
Both boards Of the City Council
will meet tonight to consider prop
osition of the officials OF the steel
plant. who, it IS said are anxious to
place a steamer upon the route and
nav two-thirds of the expense OF
operating it if the city will, pay; the
other one third. After the number
of passengers shall have reached
five hundred, the line will be able TO
take care 'of':itself from financial
standpoint it is said.
It.iS believed that the number OF
men from Alexandria now employed
at the steel plant would be increased
to approximately five hundred WIN
in a short time after the ferryboat
is nut in service if the proposed plans
are carried out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29
TWO LITTLE AUTO VICTIMS.
One Killed and Another Seriously
Hurt While Playing in Street.

Hurt While Playing in Street.
Philadelphia, Aug. 29.-Motor ve-
hicles caused the death of one child
and the serious injury of another
yesterday afternoon. Boal accidents
occurred while the children were
playing in the street.
Annie Mitchell, 10 years old, was
knocked down by motor car driven
by Adam Berle, while she was play
ing with several small friends on
Twelfth street between Jefferson
and Oxford. The child, in pursuit. of
a playmate, ran directly in front of
the car
While playing at Marshall and
Brown streets. Louis Detwick, 2
years old. was run down by an auto.
mobile driven Nv Peter Haney. %
years old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29
THE LATE MISS ARNOLD
Funeral of Former AlexanGrian
Takes Place This Afternoon at Ivy
Hill Cemetery.


Takes Place This Afternoon at Ivy
Hill Cemetery.
AS mas been stated in the Gazette,
Miss Georgia A. Arnold, for many
years a teacher in the private and
public schools Of Baltimore, died sud-
denly early Monday morning at the
residence of her cousin, Mrs. John 2.
Potkey, of Glyndon, Md, to wnom
she was paying a visit. Miss Arnold,
up to few days ago, had apparent
ly enojyed the best of health. But a
short time ago she became slight,
indisposed, and Monday morning,
after getting out of bed, she was
heard to fall. When the people with
whom she was staying reached her,
she was dead. Miss Arnold was the
daughter of John A. and Elizabeth
Arnold, of Alexandria. Soon after
her graduation from school she be-
gan teaching, and for a number OF
years she had taught in several
places-the public schools of Balti-
more and Virginia being among
them. For the past two years she
has had charge of the instruction Of
the children of Harold E. West, at
his home on the Magothy. River.
The only near. relatives who. sur
vive Miss Arnold are nephew and
three nieces. These are Joseph w:
Monroe, chief Of telegraph of the
United States Weather Bureau; Mrs.
L. NJ. Thompkins. Miss Bessie Law
renee and Miss jeanette Williams, all
of Washington. D. C.
The funeral took place from the
residence of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Taylor Arnold, at Ivy Hill Cemetery.
The Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector Of
Grace Episcopal Church officiated,
The interment was in Ivy Hill Gene
terry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29
FRATERNAL VISIT.
Oriental Lodge of This City Will be
the Guests at Ballston on the llth

the Guests at BallstOn on the llth
ProximO.
Ernest R. Boyer, Grand Inner
G.ard of the Grand Lodge knights
of Pythias of Virginia, assisted by
P. c., A. J. Butcher, and Representa-
tive L. D. Sullivan, is arranging for
a visit of Oriental Lodge of this
city to Sir Launcelot Lodge at Balls
ton on Tuesday, September llth.
The members Of Oriental Lodge
will assemble at the Rathbone Me-
mortal Temple, 3l9 Cameron street,
at 700 p. m.. and be conveyed to
Ballston in automobiles.
Sir Launcelot Lodge was institut.
ed by Mr.. Boyer December 7th
1898, and is closely associated with
the membership of Oriental Lodge
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29
Alexandria City Schools

Permits to enter the city schools
will be issued during the week begin
ming September Ord, at Lee School
building, commencing at a. m. Per
mits for the High school, Lee school
and Washington school will be is
sued Monday and Tuesday. 60
Permits for the West End school
will be issued Wednesday at -Wes!
End school building.
Permits for the colorsd children
will be issued Thursday and Friday
Tax receipt must be- presented be-
fore permit is issued. ',ss's
a2a4-6t. GILBERT J,,COX, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29
SAUNDERS RESIGNS.
Gives up Seat i'll State Senate to Ac.
cept Nomination as Attorney Gen
eral.

cept Nomination as Attorney Cen
eral.
The resignation Of John +. Saun-
oers as State Senator for the Twen-
tyninth Senatorial District in order
to accept the nomination for At
torney General has paved the way
for what promises to be heated
contest to fill this vacancy. Cover
nor Stuart has already accepted the
RESIGNATION of Senator Saunders.
Present indications are that, al
though. only one man has as yet an
nounced his candidacy to represent
the twenty-ninth, several more will
soon be Forthcoming. Major }. ~
Stubbs has already announced MS
candidacy, and supporters of Francis
w. Smith, of King and Queen, are
urging tha. he enter the race.
Governor Stuart yesterday issued
writ to the sheriffs of the differ
ent counties composing the twenty,
ninth district, calling for a special
election to be held in that district
on the Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, 1917, which is
the date of the regular election
The counties composing the Twenty
ninth Senatorial District are Essex
Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex ant
King and Queen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29

Company VI tie
Home Guards will meet for drill at
the armory on south Royal street
tonight at 8 o'clock.
Prof. Forest Cole, VINO had charge
of the music at the camp meeting
at Benton Woods, Loudoun county,
which closed on Sunday evening, ar
rived in the city last night for brief
stay. Rev. Gypsy Smith, who preaeh-
ed at the various services, has re-
turned to his home in Connecticut.
The series of meetings which had
been arranged for him at Front
Royal to open within the next few
days have beer postponed on ac-
count of fear of infantile paraly-
sis in that part of the state.
Tomorrow being the second ami
versary of the death of the Rev.
Henry j. Cutler, who was, during
more than twenty years, the beloved
pastor of St. Mary's congregation, a
solemn requiem mass will be sung
in the church at 8 o'clock. The cele-
brant will be the Rev. Lawrence r.
Kelley, the deacon, Rev. Jos. Kelly,
the sub-deacon, Rev. M. Daily. After
the mass a tablet will be unveiled
in the church to the memory of the
Rev. Father Cutler. The address will
be delivered by the Rev. Louis Smet,
the present pastor of st. Mary's
church.
The mass meeting of citizens OF
he city which was scheduled to be
neld Friday night at 8 o'clock at
the Westminster Building under the
auspices of the Virginia State COM
mittee on camps activities Will be
held at the same date and hour at
the Young Peoples Building, ac-
cording to announcement made to-
day. The change was necessltated
5y the fact that the regular weekly
entertainment for soldiers encamped
i nthis vicinity is held in the West
Minister Building Friday nights, and
it was thought the two affairs would
conflict. Invitations to representa-
tiyes of various commercial, civic.
traterna and church organizations
have been mailed asking them to be
present at the meeting Friday night
md it is thought that a large crowd
will greet the state committee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29

Mr.. Eugene Taylor left today fol
Natural Bridge Virginia.
Professor Rollins, Of Seminary
Hill, returned today from States
vile N. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mills, of West End
Duke street, left today for, Richmond
to visit friends.
Secretary Preston of the Chamber
of Commerce and Mrs. Preston will
go down the river today to the vi,
entity of Fort Foote where they will
spend a week camping out.
There will be a called meeting
of the Alexandria Red Cross tomor-
row morning at ten o'clock at the
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce
to take action regarding the contri.
button for the Alexandria Light In.
fantry.
The members Of the Alexandria
Draft Board are busily engaged to-
day going over the papers of the
physical examinations of the men
brought before them on the second
call.
The steamer Charles Manchester
carried large crowds of Elks and
their friends who went on the ex-
cursion down the Potomac to Mar
shall Hall at ten o'clock this morning
and at half-past two this afternoon
1t is expected that another large
delegation will go down from the
city this evening at seven o'clock.
Mrs. Susie Elizabeth Nichols, wife
of Francis L. Nichols, died yester.
day afternoon at her home, 1900
Duke street. The deceased was a
daughter of the late Abner and
Sarah C. Iden, and is survived by nel
husband and several children. Hel
remains were shipped from De-
maines mortuary chapel today to
De!aplane, Va, for interment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29
Marriage Notice.

Married-August 2S, 1917, at Falls
Church, Va, by the't Rev. Father
Rooney, William Alton Nash, of
Alexandria county, and Miss Mabel
Cleveland, of Bancroft, Virginia. -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29

Sergeant VIM. Lawrence Arnold
who is detailed with the Quarter
master Department at Newport
News, Va, spens the week end with
his mother, Mrs. James Brooke Ar
mold, 222 north Patrick street.
The funeral of the late Thomas F
Jacobs, who died at an early hour
last Sunday morning, took place from
the residence on south Lee street this
afternoon. The services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. A. E. Spielman
pastor of Trinity NJ. E. Church
At the First Presbyterian church
tonight at 7:45 there will be a preach
ing service conducted by Evangelist
F. f. Gibson. His subject will be-
1.-THE Trial of Faith" All are well
come. The blue song books are being
used and everyone is invited to take
them to the service and join in the
singing.
The following named gentlemen
will act as pallbearers at the funeral
Of the late Captain John BecKham
which will take place tomorrow,
Thursday afternoon, at four o'clock
ut his late residence, 9l3 Prince
street: j. w. Bolin, w. R. Smith.
T. w. Robinson, D. H. Appich. W.
H. Mcknight and G. w. Ramsay.
The interment will be in st. Paul's
cemetery.
Capt. Henry Schneider, the Wash
ngton police officer who has been
summoned to appear before a. spec
al police trial board tomorrow
,morning to answer charges of con-
duct prejudicial to the good order
and reputation of the police depart
ment, in attempting to obtain a set
Element "out Of court" in the case OF
Edward Ellison, South Washington
Junk dealer, who is accused by the
Alexandria county authorities with
larceny, has engaged F. C. L. Mon
cure to represent him at the hear.
ing in Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29
DON'T FAIL TO SEE PRIZE DRILL
10 be Given by The Alexandria Light
Infantry-Prize to be Awarded to

Best Drilled Man.
There will be something doing
every minute on the day of the eX-
cursion to be given by the Alexan-
dria Lodge of Elks, No. 758. We'd
nesday. August 90, 1917, TO Marshall
Hall, Md. There will be prize races
for the children, prize drill of. men
of the Alexandria Light Infantry,
prize dances, water melon contest
and souvenirs for all. The boat Will
leave Washington 10 a. M, '2:30 and
$50 D. m. Alexandria at 1880 a; m.
and, 3 and { p. 1n., from Cameron
street wharf. Make your plans to go
2O3-3t. go
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29

There will be no delivery of mails
at the city postoffice on September
3, Labor Day. Collections will be
made in the afternoon over the en-
tire city. The main office will be
closed all day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29
Notice Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
.hol,ers of the Arlington Brewing
Snnnany will be held at the Office
- The company, Rosslyn. Va, on
Tuesday September II, 1917, at 10
a,olock a. M, .faa6the purpose of
say saay NJ ght8 before
feretary,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Gibson have
returned from Atlantic City.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29
Confederate Veterans

The members of R. E. Lee Camp
Confederate Veterans, are notified
to meet and attend the funeral OF
their late comrade John Beckham,
from his residence, No. 9l3 Prince
street, tomorrow, Thursday after
noon at 4 o'clock, in uniform. By or
der Lieut-Commander. 4,..i,a.. i
Edgar Warfeld, Adiutant
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29

will not be responsible for. debts
made after August 26 only by my.
self '> g RICHARD MUNSE.
,2O5.3t. e..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29
Alexandria City and Suburbs

!. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bendheim
left today for New York. City.
DR.. Hugh Mcclure has returned
from Scarboro Beach, Maine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29

Company 4 of the Alexandra
Home Guards will meet for drill at
the armory on south Royal street
tonight at 8 o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29

Mr.. Eugene Taylor left today for
Natural Bridge Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29

If yon want to reach the
people il, the hcmes II Aleyaa-
sdsia and its suburbs place,
Your announcements / in the
Gazette. If your goods and
prices are right you will get
/; the customers. tS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29

Professor Rollins, Of Seminary
Hill, returned today from States
vile n. c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29

Secretary Preston of the Chamber
of Commerce and Mrs. Preston will
go down the river today to the vi
entity of Fort Foote where they will
spend week camping out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Mills, of West End,
Duke street, left today for, Richmond
to visit friends.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-27
NOTICE OF INCREASED RATE ON LETTERS, POSTAL
 AND POST CARDS

It IS of the utmost importance that every patron of the postal service ba- come familiar with the increased rate of postage provided for letters, posta, and post cards by the war revenue act Failure to prepay the proper amount of postage will delay the dispatch and delivery of mail, cause confusion. an. noyance and inconvenience and impose upon the postal service unnecessary labor and expense.
 The increased rate becomes effective November 2, 1917.
 A letter mailed at this office and ad- dressed to any other post office in the United States, will be subject to a rate of postage of three cents an ounce or fraction thereof.
 A letter mailed at this office to be delivered in the city, on a rural route from this office or on a star route be- fore it reaches another postoffice, will be subject to a rate of postage of two cents an ounce or fraction thereof.
 Postal and post cards will be subject to rate of postage at two cents to all points of delivery.
 The ordinary postage stamp will be used for the increased postage. Do not use revenue stamps for they will not be accepted as postage.
 John A. Marr, Postmaster
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-27
"GO TO SUNDAY SCHOOL" DAY.

Tomorrow is GO to Sunday School" day in the M. F. church South, and the Sunday school in Prescott will ob- 'serve the occasion with a special pro- gram of information and an effort to secure the largest attendance at Sun day school that has ever assembled in our city.
 The committees for the day are as follows:
 Invitation-H. B. Mckenzie. w. D. Burdine, H. o. Giles, Mrs. c. B. An drews and Miss Alpha Morrison.
 Arrangements-W. P Murrah, Miss Sadie Griswold, Miss Alvearne Gee, Mrs. Gertrude Moncrief, and Mrs. J.. H. Crow.
 Welcome-J. H. Crow, Mrs. c. C.. Calhoun, Mrs. Geo. F. Cress, Mrs. C.. L. Green, M. L. Moore and Miss Lula Beth Gee.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-27
THE JENNIE HOWELL
 MISSIONARY SOCIETY

The Jennie Howell Missionary So- ciety will meet with Miss Elizabeth Hamby on Monday, Oct. 29th, at 7;3O p. m. The devotional service and the business meeting will be conducted by the president, MT. Harold Thorburn, after which will be given the program on Training Schools in Foreign Lands" Leader, Miss Estalene John son.
 "Lambuth Memorial" Japan, Miss Mildred Walthal
 Alice Cobb Bible School" Korea, Miss Sarah Cummings.
 Duet, by Misses Lula Beth Gee and Nancy Wilson.
 Hayes Wilkins Bible School" China Miss Ruth Yancey.
 "A Travel Letter From the Orient" Miss Elva Bush.
 Poem, "Obedience," Miss Anna Lee McMillian.
 Query; Why do believe in foreign missions?
 Benedction.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-27

A full line of toilet waters, face powders, cold creams, extracts and other toilet requisites at Buchanan Drug Store. Phone 67.
 Mrs. Joe R. Hamilton, who is in Texarkana, is rapidly recovering from recent operation and her many friends in Prescott will be glad to learn that she will return home next week.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-27
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
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How many Slackers have we here?
 If you want it in hurry, phone 67, Buchanan Drug Store.
 E. Delaughter of Boughton, spent a short time in the city this afternoon attending to business.
 If you don't get your paper every afternoon and are sure that your neighbor has not borrowed it, call PAP and we will send you one.
 r. P. Bomar, formerly of Blevins, now a seaman in the U. s. navy, was in our city yesterday. MT. Bomar brought his wife here to make her home while he finishes his term in the navy. He was until his enlistment in the navy, editor of the Blevins News at Blevins, Ark.-Sifhting Herald. Philadelphia.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-27
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

J. C. Williams, pastor.
 Sunday school 10 a. m.
 Preaching at II, subject "The Bible and Patriotism" At conclusion of the sermon the food directions of the government will be explained and in augurated. Every patriotic Christian is expected to come to the help of the government in this time of need.
 Preaching at 7:30 p. m., subject "Peace Taken from the Earth"
 Everybody invited to attend all of these services.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-27
Go to church tomorrow.

Children smile when they take
 Foley's Honey and Tar 1st. It tastes good.
 End. It makes them feel good.
 Ii will turn a feverish, keaul. couah. ing child into happily smiiine one. Because - It puts healing. soothmg coating on feversh. in6amed, tickling throat. IL helps snuffles and stuffy. wheezy breathing. IL stops coughs quickly, and it wards off croup. It contains no opiates. does no, up. set delicate stomach, and the last drop in the botae is just as good ss the first. Try if
 WESTERLY DRUG STORE
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-27
THE WEATHER
Saturday unsettled, probably rain; Sunday fair and colder.

Sam T. White is shipping a car load of fine hogs and goats to northern and eastern markets today.
 FOR SALE-Remingttn Typewriter No, 10 and a gentleman's bicycle. Call Mrs. James Barry, phone PIG. 27-2t
 James Harris of Little Rock, con- nected with the Citizens Building and Loan Association of that city, was working in interest of his company here yesterday and today.
 The first person in Prescott to re- ceive their bond under the second Liberty Loan was ". K. Buchanan, who was on hand as soon as they ar rived Fred Powell was the second Mir. Fletcher Logan has moved here with his family from Prescott and will make this their future home. Mir. Logan has entered the employ of the Red Cross Drug Store. We welcome them as citizens among us.-Gurdon Times.
 4040 bales of cotton have been mar keted in Prescott by wagon this sea- son, the Farmers Union warehouse having weighed 254O bales and Wal ler's warehouse 1900. Short cotton is selling here today for 27 1-2 cents and seed is bringing $1.25 per bushel.
 R. F. Auten of Collinsville, Okla, spent today in Prescott looking at some farms with a view to locating here. He has $3,500 stock of mer- chandise which he wants to trade for a good farm. Mir. Auten is very favor ably impressed with Prescott and her people.
 Rev. J. A. Parker, pastor of the Methodist church, left this morning for Magnolia, where he will spend Icopule of days in interest of Hender- son-Brown College. Dr. Workman of Philadelphia, will preach at the Meth odist church tomorrow morning and evening.
 Will your name appear on the Honor Roll of Liberty Bond purchas- CTS? The governmen will issue such a list and send it broadcast over the country. You are probably able to buy bond and yet you have failed. Maybe you will never regret it, or maybe you will.
 The traffic officers are having some little trouble enforcing the new traf- tic ordinance but after a driver is properly directed he will follow the new directions to the best of his abil- ity-that is, any one wishing to abide by the law. Some will have to be ar rested and fined a few times before they realize that the law was made for them. Some of the countrymen who trade in Prescott are finding the traffic law rather inconvenient. but after they once see the advantages gained by it they will do their utmost to go in the straight and narrow path.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-27
METHODIST CHURCH

Dr. ]. M. Workman, president of Henderson-Brown College, will fill the pulpit at both hours tomorrow. He is an interesting preacher. Everybody invited to hear him at both hours.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-27
NOTICE

Effective today the new traffic ordl- nance will be enforced. October 25, 1917.
 RANDOLPH ?. HAMBY,
 Mayor.