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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-20

KENNEDY ASKS FAIR PLAY FOR
THE ORDINARY GUY
The same treatment for the poor
man who drinks too much and viO-
lates a city ordinance, or the wagon
driver who breaks a petty vehicle
law, or the youth who commits a
misdemeanor, as the rich automobile
driver gets, was asked by Aid. Ken
nedy at yesterdays council meeting
when he introduced an ordinance
which permitted the police to sum-
mon instead of arrest in all cases
where the offense is punishable only
by a fine.
The present laws allow rich auto
speeders who endanger the lives of
pedestrians to take little slip of pa
per, give the policeman their names
and appear in court at their leisure
for trial But if a man drinks TOGO
much or gets into a street braWl, he
is thrown into a cell unless his
friends hear about it and bail him
out.
Kennedy thinks the present law
also discriminates against the poor
who cannot afford to get bonds and
in favor of the rich, who could get
bail in a moments notice.
There are a lot of poor devils who
are thrown into filthy police station
cells daily to stay over night, and
often a week, awaiting trial on some
petty charge" declared Kennedy as
he asked that the ordinance go to
the judiciary committee for investi-
CATION and discussion. Rich Of
Tenders. who can get bail are only
summoned to court when they break
laws. Punishment is made very easy
for them That's unfair"
IT'S ANOTHER GEM MYSTERY
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-20

Neutrality-suspicious., Washing
ton Steel and Ordnance and Crucible
Steel Cos. get contracts for 1920
14-inch armOr piercing shells,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17
,,,,,,,1sarn EVERY AFTERNOON,
A POOR ADVERTISEMENT

Public dumps located at the en-
trance to a city are a mighty poor
advertisement for it, and when they
bappen to be filled full of TIN cans
waste paper, rubbish of all SORTS anu
stagnant water, they give the town a
black eye to the stranger Oef0fe A'
arrives inside of it.
. Do you happen to know Of any such
thing around Alexandria? If you 40
not, Just take stroll up to the head
of King street and look around. II
YOU do not see enough to justify the
claim that a cleanup campaign Is
needed here and needed badly, we
shall be inclined to believe that some
body's eyesight ought to be given
prompt attention.
AS a notwithstanding place,
alone, the spot should be cleared up
and cleaned out. Why not have 1t
done now, before the warm weather
gets here? The place is positive dis
grace to the city, and a person mas
only to hear the remarks made con-
corning it by passengers coming III
from Washington to convince them OF
what strangers think of it.
Is more than suggestion required
to remedy conditions of the character
referred to?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17
RECOVERING PLUMBER.

With the impending capture of Lens
one of the most valuable pieces OF
plumber seized by the German armies
will be recovered The Philadelphia
Record in referring to operations on
the western front says with the in
stinct for booty that marks the BAN
dts in premeditated attack on a
bank. the German armies made
straight for the iron and coal regions
of France before adequate French re-
sistance could be" organized. To get
these territories was one of the oD-
jects for which Germany forced the
war. The German writers nave been
insisting for years upon Germany'S
need of the French coal and iron dis
tricts. There would only be glory il
capturing Paris: there would be
money in Selling the mineral deposits;
With Lens in the hands Of the Brit
ish the chief coal centre of France
Will be recovered.
The German excuse for the invasion
of Belgium was that it offered the
easiest road to France. That is not
the true reason. The German and
Austrian artillery experts knew they
had guns that would destroy the Tort
resses of France as easily as those
of Belgium. The object of the inva-
sion was to plumber the mineral re-
gionS and the industrial establish
ments, and get hold Of the seaporIs.
For 20 years the German writer's have
been educating their nation TO ex-
rect the conquest of Belgium for the
sake of it's mineral and industrial re-
sources and its ports. The latter were
desired partly for their own sake, but
still more, as the Germans avowed
with pretense of disguise, because
they could. menace England from the
south side Of. the Channel.
L ne rail .I.lO fuIIlsilld iiio ii'tiS
CIR no military Importance; ":'e war
would be won or lost elsewhere. Nor
was it primarily to punish Ruman,a
for daring to join the allies. 1t was
to plunder Rumania OF oil and grant.
The imperial bandits looked east, west
and south. and selected the places
where there was the lareese amount
Of plumber and made directly fer them
On the part of the German Govern
n,ent this is war for ;ndemnities,
Ter money. The French indemnity of
1870 was more than the campaign
cost, and Germany expected to make
money. cash, gold, out. of this war
"lroN are> rich; we desire your goods.
s&sa Aired Kerr to George Bourbon
before this war, Eve talk Of it WAR
without emotion and calculate the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17

week. A mob from 800 to l,OOO
formed about midnight and moved to-
ward the entrance of the city jail,
many of them with handkerehlefs tied
across their faces. There they were
met by the drawn bayonets of the
Monticello guard, the local military
company, which had been put on
guard at the jail early in the even
ing. At this juncture Mayor Haden
and Judge Archie D. Dabney appear
ed The crowd at once began to scat
ter and by o'clock the street IN
front of the Jail was practically
cleared
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17
REVISING OF THE CODE.
Bids are Asked on Printing Report
For Submission to General AS,
sembly.
senbly.

After more than three years Oh ex-
acting labor, the Commission on Re-
vision of the Code has practically
completed the task assigned to it by
the General Assembly of 1914, and
bids are being invited by Davis Bot
tom, State Superintendent of Print
ling, for the printing Of the report Oh
the revisers to be submitted to the
next Legislature for its final approval
The bids are returnable April %.
The publishing of the newly revls-
ed Code of Virginia will make avail
able for the use of public officials and
Ilawvers the first completely revised
icompilation of the State laws since
the State-published Code OF 1851
Since then there have been private
codes, the most widely-known among
them, Pollard's Code, now in generai
use, but the State itself has NOT
brought out new edition OF It's laws
in thirty years.
| In this period there crept In man?
/ imperfections and contradictions IN
the mass of legislation that has peeh
enacted through the years. The Leg
islature of 1914, addressed Itself serl-
ously to the task of bringing Inc
laws down to date by creating COM
mission of three members TO revise
and codify them, appropriatlng S4o'
| 900 for the purpose. Governor Stuart
appointed as members Of the commits
sion Samuel l.. Anderson, OF KEN
mond; Judge Frank B. Hutton, OF
Alexandria county and Martin (.
Burks;. of Lexington, since appointed
member of the Supreme Court
! bench.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17
PLUGGING OF THE GERMAN
EAGLE.
permit.

! It must be calling to the proud no
benzollerns to be kept on the go by
the British and the French, whose
soldierly abilities they looked upon
with contempt less than three years
ago. The war on the western front IS
now one-sided affair, the Teutons
retreating before the victorious al
lies with the loss Of thousands OF
prisoners and hundreds of guns.
For many years Germany imagined
herself, from military standpoint, TO
he invincible. For half century or
more this hallucination has been IN
stilled into the simple Teuton heart,
and in 1914, when the Kaiser preclpl-
tated the present war it was the pur-
pose of the Germans to. conduct a
campaign of frightfuness, so that in
the future no nation would have the
temerity to cross swords with them.
It must be CALLING to Teutonic pride
to see the German eagle losing feath-
ers all the time, and that, too, from
the thrusts of its heretofore despised
foe. The proud bird is screening,
not with eagerness for the fray, but
in terror, and in its last extremity
the house of Hohcnzollern is beckon-
ing to heretofore despised socialists
to bring the war to a close before the
nation shall be PROSTATE and bleed
ing at the feet of her conquerors.
The time is. not far distant when
"Germania Guarding the Rhine" will
not be a sentiment, but grim contest
to keep back the French and British
armies which are showing themselves
superior to the much overrated Hind
enburg.
One Of the Washington papers TO-
dav in referring to the German losses
on, the western front during the past
few days says:
All pretense that the developments
along the western front were fore.
seen by the German general staff and
are in fact a part of the insciutabie
plans of Field Marshall Hindenbur2
is made ridiculous by the British and
French victories. After a thorough
death spray of steel the French army
yesterday rushed forward and took
10000 prisoners, besides guns or var
ious calibers and mass of material.
This cash in Hindenburg's line, fol,
lowing so quickly upon the British
thrust which ripped $4,000 men from
the enemy, not counting dead and dis
abled, is evidence that the allied Of
fensive is on with overwhelming
strength.
Germany is utilizing every moment
during this critical period by trying
to make separate peace with Russia,
Through Austria, Germany is max
ing overtures to the socialist element
of Russia in the hope OF bringing
about a cessation of hostilities on tie
eastern front. Germany is standing
with her back to the wall, facing q
superior force. and unless she car
summon greater strength than she
has ever displayed heretofore she will
lie beaten. TIE reverseS she Is now
undergoing may so demoraiiZe the
army as to bring about sudden and
irretrievable disaster.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17

rr3f:t." The first thing was to grab
6 neral and industrial wealth in ad-
acent countries, and the next was TO
rob the conquered countries OF money.
The acquisitions made upon Belgian
cities are like nothing since the Mid
die Ages. No nation in the modern
world could have done anything OF
the sort, except Germany, which
wages war for the money that can be
made out of it.
The process of recovering the plum
der has begun. In the end there Will
be restitution, and it will be as COM
plete as the circumstances ana the
condition of the German people Will
permit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Aniappropriation of S3,0OO,,OoO 10y
the acquisition of land and equipment
for affect operating base Atsli9anpton
Roads, Etotbe ilamediatea 4: 2 e
was fetcoralame nstea ta%Goneress yes
terdav B Secretary daniels Sa;::'S;:sz.
Lack Of leadership was probably
all that prevented the lynching early
Yesterday morning in Charlottesville
of Hampton Cosby and Robert Jones.
both colored, charged with the muir
der of Extra Policeman Meredith A.
Thomas On Thursday night of last
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Nine. Sarah Bernhard; lies dan
gerously i'll in Mount Sinai Hospital
New York. At the age of Y, the
venerable tragedienne faces a second
operation after passing the allotted
span OF life. Her fate rests in the
hands of six of the country's greatest
specialists.
Cable advices received in Wall
street by Frank D. Hall and Co., wal
risk insurance brokers, state that
Lloyds are offering odds of 10 to l
that the war will not end before Au-
gust /; 5 to that it will last until
September. l, and to l that the
conflict will not cease before October
IS.
A new, 25 per cent reduction in the
Prussian bread ration has caused
much excitement among the people
The Vorwaerts, the German social
list organ, announces that as result
of conference at Gotha, new So
cialist party has been formed by
socialists opposed to the Philip Sche-
idemann party The new party will
be known as the independent social
ist democratic party of Germany
The presidents of the central eXecu.
tive are Hugo Haase and George Led
ebour. The policy of the new party
is described as fundamental Hopposi-
ton to the prevailing government
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17

system, its war policy and to the pro-
government policy of the normal So
cialist party. Socialists to the num-
Der of 14s participated at the con-
ference at oGtha, including fifteen
members of the reichstag.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17

All persons reoiirirr State Ic-
ense are hereby given due notice that
such license must he obtained on or
before the first day of May and as
the Local Board OF Review will meet
or the 2lst. inst. TO review license re-
turns merchants must file rrnper-y
certified lists Of purchases with the
Commissioner of Revenue not later
than the Goth. To facilitate this work
the Commissioner of Revenue viii
be in his Office Room /. City Hall,
from seven to Inine. every. evening.
Cameron street entrance.
BY ORDER of the Local Board of Re-
view, Chas. H. Callahan.
S7-6t. Commissioner
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17

ANYONE desiring the services of a
good white woman for housework
are asked to communicate with
Captain Young of the Salvation
Armv G2-lt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17
THE STANDARD FASHION CO..

THE STANDARD FASHION CO.:
representative, Miss Ruth NJ. Davis,
Of New York. will be at our store for
the next three days to demonstrate
STANDARD PATTERNS. Also to
offer the public the special offer on
the DESIGNER for the next twelve
months. She would also like to en-
plov for the next week, six ladies' to
assist her. p. L. KNIGHT & SONS,
GDi-G22 King street 92-tf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17

It is the conclusion Of this Journal
that after two months. it is plain that
the protest purpose behind Germany's
intensified ruthlessness has failed. for
the shortening of the war, through
the speedy starvation OF England, is
not in sight" and while million tons
of British shipping q month was the
stipulated minimum, the U-boats have
failed TO scare million in two
month Literary DIGEST.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17

The Russian provisional Govern
ment has decided to abolish capital
punishment Probably Nicholas feels
a little better now.-Charleston News
and Courier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17

a German navy officer said the 9TH
CT day that God has called Us by
name;" Now. we're curious to know
by what name!--Atlanta Constitution.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17

LOST = On Wilkes street, between
Henry street and graveyard, ladies
watch and chain. Reward if return
ed to $50 south Henry St. 92-1t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17

FOR RENT A desirable house, s
rooms and bath, side porch, large
side yard, for further particulars,
apply to 3l5 north Columbus st.
92-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17

LOST-On the $50 electric train out
of Washington; Saturday, April Is a
pair Of lady's black kid gloves, pur-
chased at Garfnkle's. Finder please
return to Alp King streets 9l-2t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17
Classified Advertising

l HAVE MONEY TO LOAN - to-
Railroadmen and Housekeepers in
small or large amounts. Address
P. o. Box 1872, Alexandria, Va, TO-
24t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17

WANTED old False Teeth. Don't
matter if broken. pay one to ten
dollars per set Send by parcel post
and receive check by return mail.
/. MAZER, 20O7 S. 5th St. Phila-
delphia, Pa. S3.l2t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17

FOUND-Two boats, owner may have
same by applying at N. & w: S.
B. Co., and paying for this adver-
tisement. 9l-2ft
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17

FOR SALE-Will sell cheap small
porcelain lined refrigerator; Used
only four months. Apply Apart
ment No. Ala Duke st. So
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17
Opinions of the Press

Hindenburg seems to be rather
overriding the strategy of retreat -
Chicago Daily News
= :;
f. Our advice to the HohenzoiIerns
and HapSburgs is to take out insur-
ance against unemployment--Da!laS
News.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-17

GIRLS WANTED-To sew on cleo
trio power sewing machines. Steady
work and good pay. Apply BIT
King street, second floor Gazette
building. oI-bt.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-21
EXAMINE APPLICANTS
-, FOR TRAINING CAMP
CePtntn A. L. Fuller Detailed for This
s.sLs-- Duty, Relieving Colonel
- ,N''-'f Shipton.
rhe examination @

81. The examination OF applicants for
admission to the second officers train
! inS camp at Fort Myer viii be con-
Quoted by Captain a. l.. Fuller. who
( has Just been detailed by the War De-
) partment TO relieve Lieutenant-Col-
f-onel Shipton of this work. according
I 70 information received yesterday by
Captain Alexander Forward. secretary
ITO Governor Stuart, who is at the head
!. OF tho Virginia Division OF the mil
%ttary training camps associations of
tho United States
%: It ts expected that Captain Fuller
will arrive in Richmond next week for
!; q personal inspection of the cand-
!. dates Offices for him in the Fed
- eral Building have been secured hy
MI Forward. and applicants will hc
Instructed at what time TO appear be-
fore the examining officer
- MT: Forward was advised yesterday
by Captain Fuller that II would be i'm
possible for him to visit Lexington fo.
the purpose Of holding an inspection
of7-the applicants from that section.
stas was first planned. Captain Fuller
4 AZ lonnced. however. that those can
~TBiates for the camp would be in
anpected at Lynchburs, b, he was IN.
{. able to say when he expected TO reach
!. that city. All applicants will be ad-
!. ylsed as TO the date Of the inspection.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-21
MCGUIRE SUCCEEDS MAYO
ON STAFF OF GORGAS
Richmond Surgeon Goes to wnnhinE-
ton TO Serve rs Aide TO Surgeon
General.

ton TO Serve rs Aide TO Surgeon
General.
DR.. Stuart Mcclure, eminent surgeon
of Richmond and son Of Dr. Hunter
Mcclure. who served with fame through
the War Between the States, as sur
geon OF Jacksons army corps, assumed
his duties with the War Department
yesterday as a member OF the staff OF
SUPERINTENDENT Gorsas, with the rank
OF major. Or. Mcclure left this city
Thursday night. his departure coming
as a surprise to Richmonders.
Or. Mcclure succeeds DIR. William J.
Mayo. the famous surgeon of Roches-
ter. Mimi, as director of the surgical
division of the medical department.
He will remain in Washington for a
period of two weeks. after which he
will return 10 Richmond to undertake
other war work
AT the end OF the two weeks period
Or. Mcclure Will he succeeded by some
other surgeon. From every section of
the United states medical men are be-
ing summoned 10 Washington for con-
ferences with army officers that they
may render ali the assistance posi-
BILE in laying plans for health work
in the new national army.
The second prominent Richmond
physition to leave the city was Dr.
Robert c. Bryan. lie left Richmond
al noon yesterday for conference
with medical men in Washington pre-
an extensive scale. From Washington,
Or. Bryan will go to Maine to visit
his wife and will return 20 Richmond
next week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-21
Deepest Interest
IS Shown in Draft
CROWDS Form around Bulletin
Boards and Stockholders
Tiekeys.

Just as the day was truly history
making in the annals of the United
States with the drawing of lots for
those VINO Will make up this country's
new national army. so was there the
most intense interest throughout the
city yesterday in the slow but un-
ceasing drawing of figures. Probably
because OF the congestion by the gath
erihS or so many people in narrow
connnes. the greatest enthusiasm was
displayed in the downtown section. in
brokers' offices. I'm banks and other
semi pubic institutions. There was no
less interest, however. in the residen-
tial sections, as will be attested by the
number OF telephone calls made to
newspaper Offices
Long before the first editions of the
newspapers. there were excited little
groups OF men gathering in the down
town section. Promptly at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday morning the first gellatinc
capsule was drawn in Washington. and
In Few seconds all the preliminaries,
including the making of motion pic
lures of the occasion. were over. Then
inc telegraph wires to all sections of
the country began to hum. Newspaper
workers. entrusted with the duty Of
informing America of the numbers
Drawn. started making their lists OF
names from the selected figures.
Before carly editions were made-up
and reached the streets. stockholders
wires were carrying the first numbers
drawn, and these were being circu-
lated from mouth to mouth on the
street until interest reached its climax
when the first batch of numbers were
hnally announced. From a few mo-
ments after the drawing began until
after midnight this morning the tele-
phones in newspaper Offices were con-
tlnually besieged with anxious queries
on the draft. 1t was practically i'm
possible, however. because Of the enor-
nifty of the undertaking, to answer
such calls since the numbers and names
were being tabulatcd as rapidly as the
figures were received. The final lists
were not completed until long after
midnight. but within few minutes
after the last number had been receiv-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-21
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
A. J. DrumheiIa 1. Fined S:5 for Speed
tnG-Other Cnses
Heard.

Fifty-three dollars was collected in
Police Court yesterday from those
who failed to heed various and sundry
traffic ordinances. Justice Crutch-
applying the remedy" Speeders and
the rest OF like gentry have con-
tributed literally in Police Court this
week as the result of an intensive cam
paiGn wased by police officers to en-
force the traffic laws
A. j. Drumhella was fined S25 for
exceeding the speed limit yesterday
and 81 fines were levied on the fol-
lowing: a. NJ. Adams. Charles Muir
ray, II. D. Madison. H. c. Rector, ].
j. Hughes. E. A. Tucker. W. S. Lloyd,
II. a. Mayo. D. Supple. Robert SAN
derson. c. ]. Baker, C. B. Valentine.
Charles Baker and G. S. Van Pelt
\ rule was issued for c. w. Baker
and charge against l.. Crowell dis
missed at the request of the complain
ing officer
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-21
CHAPLAlN'S CAR STOLEN
Automobile of Rev. w. j. AIfriend
Second Infantry. Ia Complete
~ Wrecked

or interest to members of the Sec
ond Regiment. Virginia Infantry. is
the fact that their chaplain, Rev. w.
j. Aifriend. who in private life is rec
tor OF Christ Episcopal Church. Big
stone Gap. and the assistant to Rev.
Ernest A. Rich, Archdeacon of South
west Virginia, had his automobile
stolen at Norton. a prominent point
in the coal fields of the southwestern
part of the State. several nights ago.
Inc car was taken by the thieves to
steep bank above the Norton Coal
Company's tipple on the road between
Norton and Wise Courthouse, and
completely wrecked. Norton is twenty
miles from Big Stone Gap No clue
Is ohtainable relative to the Identity
OF the thieves nor their purpose in
car.