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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-26

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Al a Corporation Cour; OF the city
OF alexandria. continued and held al
the Courthouse OF said City on Fri
day, November 22rd, 1917.
Present. Hon. Louis {. Barley
Judge.
1artin, Luther Sherman, Com
plainant. IS Estellc Dye Shsrmaf,
defendant. In Chancery.
An affidavit having Dcen dG!y
made. az required by law. that VI"
defendant is NONRESIDENT OF tn
state Of Virginia. and that she can
not be found within the jurisdiction
Of this State, and the Sergeant haT-
ing made a return upon the or!%iGa!
process or summons issued nerain
that the defendant j: II NONRESIDENT
If mis- bailiwick. and application fia"-
ING been duly made in writing TO t1e
Clerk of this Court for an order 81
publication against the said defen-
dart to appear and answer Il bill IN
chancery filed by the complainant
against the defendant for Il divorce
. mensa ct th0ro on the gTouTt. OF
wilful and voluntary deSertion ant.
abandonment for more than one year
:rior to the institution Of this suit,
and that at the expiration Of the
statutory period said divorce De mac:
absolute. and an order Of publication
having been duly granted by th"I
Clerk Of this Court, ii Is therefore
ordered that said defendant 90 aP'
Dear here within Il days after GGe
publication hereof to answer the suit
Of complainant against the defehA-
ant for a divorce 4 nlenSa 81 inc"
on the ground Of wilful and voIud- !
tary descrtion and abandonment Tor
more than one year prior 20 tne n:
stirution Of this suit, and said d.
.crcc TO he made absolute upon tn
expiration OF he statutory period.
1t IS further ordered that copy .!
this order be published once q week
for four successive weeks III fhe !.
Alexandria Gazette, a newspaper
published in Alexandria City. T'r-
cinia. and that copy " this o-d~r
be sent by registered mai ry the.
CLERK Of this Court to the last Know.
place of address. residence and aooG"
of defendant. to-wit: Washington, -
G.. as stated in the application for
his order Of publication which shall
be certified by the Clerk of this
Court. and mat copy be po0ted at /;
The trent door u. the Corr'hous~ p
This Court on or before the ne>. rule
day Of This court. +
Vim p. Woolls. F. Q.
\ Copy Teste:
NEWELL s. GREENAWAy. C,.rs.
2S3-4w.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Having committed suicide because
Of grief due to the absence OF hef
son, who is in the army, and because
81 the illness of her husband, Mrs.
Mary Ransome, aged 40 years, OF ELK
Hill, Goochland county. was fouho
hanging from hook in the WARDROBE
OF her home early Saturday morn
inc. 1t was believed that her mind
became unbalanced from broodlng
over troubles. The husband OF the
dead woman has been a sufferer from
paralysis for many years., and at the
tire his wife took her life, was III
n bed in !. room which adioined the
one in which she was found.
One of the most difficult problems
which has confronted the chief Of po-
lice of Danville and his officers for i
number of months Is receiving MS
close attention. He is looking TO.
frcm South Boston on November Il
teen ear-old girl, who came here
from South Boston on November y
in search of work and who has seem.
inFiy disappeared into thin air. leav-
ing no trace or clue of her where
abouts behind. No speculation has
been INDUCED in 50 far as To what
has become ~ her but her continued
absence is causing on little alarm to
fler father. T.. a. Jones. who lives al
Ro<horo. y. {.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-26
GIVE PHOTOGRAPHS
This Christmas.

No liner celebration
OF the holiday seasOn--
Can be conceived
Than a Family reunion.-
But 10 many
This is impossible
Under existing circumstance
Now the next best
Arrangement
Is to send -
Something Of a
nistirctively personal nature
Sen ething that BY reason ii
LIS very nature
Shall express your
Deepest regard
And shall stand for volt
70 the absent Che
Ard the one thing
Most cmirently appropriate
For sucI, gift
Is your Portrait
Nothing else is
0Eiiic % expressive
Sc PERSONAL
JAMESON PORTRAITS
Arc good
You know that
So why not
,;a';2 m appcintmcn1'--
TIE JAMESON SIT DO.
l25 King stree.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-26
JeWeley Dept.
Contributes a Few
Xmas Gifts

There are hundreds ana
hundreds Of pleasing remem
Dances in this small depart
ment on the first floor. un
fortunately We have room TO
mention only few.
Sterling Silver Handle Pie
Knives, Butter Knives, sugar
Shell, CreeSe Scoup, Colo
Meat and Pickle FORSYTH
nicely boxed. Each, 9oc'
Mahogany Candlesticks,
complete with shade, SOC.
Sterling Silver Deposit
Flower Vase: attractive DC
sign, soc
Baby Spoon and Bib hold
er, nicely boxed. Complete
IL soc.
Heavy Plated Baby Spoon
and Fork nicely boxed. COM
pletc, CSC.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-26
40 to z Per Cent
Investments

SO6-SOS Pendeton street. 2 six room frames Rents
for $500 each per month"; with water rents extra Price
$500 EACH
1907 Queen street, good Six frame dwelling
newly papered ard painted Always rented for slo per
month and water extra. Price $500 on easy terms.
12l3l2l512l7 Queen street. six room frames Rents
for $500 each water rent extra Price $500 each.
313-315 north St. Asaph street, eight room frame
dwellings, Rent for $25 per month Good location ana
l.: fine investment at $1,000 for both houses.
213-2l5-2l7 Peyton street, room frames hents fo1
81 60 each per month. Price $500 each
532 north Columbus street, ROOM frame sewer Tap
med Rents for $1,000 per month. Price $3.50.
72l-726 north Columbus street. 6 room frames l'it.
$1,000.
Store and dwelling 53l north Alfred street, corner
IPendleton Dwelling roors and bath Rents 1or 80
per month. Price $l,600
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I ION { & Get 10

at nigI1t. Et;n:. the ceIe ora
led Shivar Mineral Water Positively guar.
antccd Ev money-i,aclS offer. Tastes fine:
..cs:s iriiie Delivered anywhere by our
Alexandria Distributors, + 5. Harper, Inc
Phone them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-26

Young men anG
three young women, &c years or
more If age. Pleasant work, ga0c
pay. short hours. Apply to Pa!
Shoe Co.. Alexandria. 2S2-3C
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W'ANTED--Old False Teeth. Don't
matter if broken. | pay $2.OO to
$500 per set. Send b. parcel pos
and receive check by return mail.
t.. Mazer. 2007 S. Fifth Strett,
Philadelnhia. Pa. 2I3-l3!
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An Intelligent person may earn slDH
monthly corresponding for news
papers; SAC to $50 monthly in spare
tine; experience unnecessary; nc
canvassing; subjects suggested.
Send for particulars. National P:csf
Bureau, Room 1884. Buffalo, N.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-26
Classified Advertising

FOR SALE--Cozy two story frame
dwelling 80 north Patrick street
containing six rooms. and bath.
Sewer Tapped. Rents for $l2.Ga
per month. Price $4,000. Aap.E
10 John d. Normoyie. cor King and
Royal streets. 2S!-6t
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WANTED---A typist, no experience
in stenography necessary. Apply
10 J. f. NJ. care Gazette Office.
2Sl-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-26
BATTLE IN THE AIR.

Hg&e British Missing.
London, Nov. 2G.-SiX German air
planes were brought down in air bat
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-26

FOR RENTAL 200 Prince str@ee,
furnished rooms with all conve1-
fences, reasonable. 2o3-3t.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-19

The Helmick Foundry are running
their engine with gas though the gas
Is very unsatisfactory. They had to
stop the gas on two furnaces. They
ire now installing an airway so that
they can burn coal and coke in the fur
races efficiently. Motor fans were In
stalled a few months ago.
The Wall Plaster Company keep a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-19
m Tie
FRONT ROW
HEApLiHERs TONIGHT
Musical Comedy
Photoplays
ADpEp ATTRACTIONS

Observation-Disclosures picture.
Nelson-Comedy.
Dfxie-Kem Bates Comedy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-19
OH A1a.,e,
INDUSTRIAL
FAIRMONT

The glass house ct sixth street was
closed a week during the cold snap.
II is now running all but the finishing
room. About fourteen shops are turn.
ing out work. Last night they started
working night turn. The work at this
factory is all hand made. The gas
shortage in the city has caused the
Monongah Glass Company much loss
in time and money. Only the factories
ct sixth and seventh street are run.
ming. The seventh street plant make
machine ware entirely and can turn
cut thirty glasses q minute. There
sre two electrically run presses here
ard two at Twelfth street. The new
factory when completed will have eight
When the glass factory here closes
down employees are not paid and as
a consequence number Of them secure
employment elsewhere. The foreman
at one Of the plants in the city said this
morning that number Of girls had
found work downtown.
At Twelfth street new boiler house
Las just been erected holding two
| boilers. The house is forty.eight by
twenty-nine feet. The boilers are to
bs fired with coal. In the same location
the four story warehouse and one story
factory being built by the Terro Con.
crete Construction Company, Cincin.
tati. Ohio. have been commenced and
it is expected will be completed by
May list. These two buildings are
being built for the. Nfonongah Glass
Company ond will he model buildings
Of the best class and are to be ride
lof reinforced concrete. One particu-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-19

o. l4ensy Heads Nelson Bill.
Lovers OF o. Henry should irejoice
at the General Film Company's pres.
eutation of the film version of 1.-THE
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-19

Defeat of the City, at the Nelson to.
day. None of the atmosphere or
vivid humaness and appeal has been
lost. The director has made full use
Of the splendid screen material and
has presented a well-developed story,
capitally acted and finely staged. In
addition there is the added enjoy
ment of the subtitles which have
been transferred from breezy passages
in the tale. Justice has been done to
o. Henry in this picture-and 1t is
not every novelist who obtains justice
in adoption to the screen.
The story concerns the career Of
a young country boy who came to
the city to conquer-and did. He also
marries "a daughter Of the old bur.
gher's-high and cool and inacces.
sible." At her request he takes her
to the home of his parents out on the
farm. While there the pent up desire
to live in the simple way finds express
sion and he becomes a boy, bolster
ous-and he fears, in his wife's eyes
vulgar. But he is happy@"and the
! city was far away" Then comes the
o. Henry unexpected ending. The
proud wife Is about to pass sentence
on his behavior and as he waits she
says: II thought I married gentle
man, but find l have married-some.
thing better-a man."
Agnes Eyre, is beautiful and
charming Alicia, giving just the right
! touch of pride and reserve. ]. Frank
| Gordon Is manly Robert Walmsley,
and others who gave good support in
minor roles are Frank Chapman, Mrs.
Fisher and Frank Heath.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-19
Double Bill Al Hipp Tomorrow.

Tho Camp Shelby pictures which
will be shown exclusively in this city
at the Hiopodrome theatre tomorrow
and Friday are instructive as we'll as
entertaining. They will give a Dot
OF information about the way Uncle
Sam is making fighting men out of
our boys from this state, they will
take you from one end Of the big can
torment to the other, giving you a
birds-eye view from n distance, as
we'll as closeup views OF many OF
the companies and principal officers,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-19

Blacksmith ana shop In connsctiol
with their work nok. The Valley Hcll
beat Is still at their wharf being unahi,
Il, move ON account OF the Ice. The h1l'
came I'm to deliver q cargo OF sewe3
ripe to the Wall Plaster Company 4
week ago last Friday. The 7 vailed
Bell brought the pipe from Pittshure1
and the Old Reliable brought It Is
Pittsburg from Wellsburg. The boz
will take back about 800, tons Of cpf
from the Clarksburg Fuel Company 70,
the Duquenne Light Compony. AZ
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-19
I4Poen,. Is Deadly Weapens /"

Two rival Autograph hangers have
been INDUCING in merry war for
the possession OF coveted window
spaces. The last big drive in the cam.
ipaign for supremacy is launched thf.
morning In the shape Of a poem. We
could think Of no more deadly missile
'if we wanted to kill off rival than
to break forth in this wise:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-19
scLosE. UPS.

Helen Ferguson and group Of
other Essanay girls attended box
party in the Chicago Princess the.
atre recently. the guests Of the man.
agement as reward for the girls
COED work IN soliciting for the Red
Cross National Theatre Day Benefit,
December z.
Louise Fazenda, the empress OF
mirth. again comes into prominence
with 1.-The Kitchen Lady" to be re.
leased by Paramount January 18th
This lis a Paramount Mack Sennett
comedy Of the screaming variety. II
parodies social customs and paints
the woes of the downtown servant
girl in ludicrous hues. Miss Fazenda
is thoroughly at home in this char
acter, for she possesses the burlesque
ability to a marked degree, SO neces'
sary for the rendition Of this sort
of type.
my boy friends in Decatur, Hin
OILS will think I'm the luckiest guy
in the WORLD" exclaimed Russell Nc.
Dermott, the six.year-old boy actor
supporting Mary McAlister in Essan
avs Sadie Goes To Heaven" In this
picture Russell is given the honor
of kissing little Mary on the cheek.
Dave Heilman Is now managing
LeGrande Sisters Greater Musical
Comedy Company Of IS people. The
show is put out by Sherman Kelly
the same producer Dave has beer
working for all season. The company
has been playing Beaver Dam, Wis.
for several weeks and will close there
on the twenty.fourth and tour the
northwest.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-19
Mayine Elliot. picture Repeats.

The Princess is continuing the
showing of Fighting odds.' the
big Goldwyn production . in which
Maxine Elliott is starred. The story
is a screen adoption of "Under SEN
tence." by Irwin Cobb and Roi Cooper
Megrue and was reviewed in this
column yesterday when the picture
was given its initial showing here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-19
q rAuR1cp rouRNtuR. VIII

Il. RAURIcE ToURNEUR, who IS
mi filming the big Maeterlinck
~ spectacle, 1.-THE Blue Bird" at
the Famous Players.Lasky studios in
Fort Lee, N. j., for Aircraft, has been
greatly perturbed over the scarcity
of sugar. In the play the ordinary
commodies OF life rae personified, and
Charles Craig. a we'll known screen
actor; impersonates Sugar. His make
up contains considerable sugar. as he
breaks Oft pieces or his hands and
feeds the children who are In quest
Of the Blue Bird. Noting the covetous
} glances Of the army Of property boys
working on the big production, Tour
neur. Is taking no chances and every
might Craig's makeup is safely locked
up in the studio safe.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-19

larry Interesting feature Of the new
factory lies In the fact that the win
dows are to be very wide providing
on unusually good light
Men working on the buildings are
housed and fed by the Company in
the old Barracks building which has
been remodeled inside and made into
very comfortable quarters. Bunks
have been built-double tiers-to &C.
ccmodate forty.four men. Extra cots
will accommodate sixty men. A man and
his wife and another helper are attend.
ing to cooking and other camp mat.
tiers. AS a proof OF good food and plen.
ty OF It, story is being tod about one
ct the men who is said to have eaten
seventeen wheat cakes at breakfast the
other morning. After Christmas many
r.ore laborers' are expected-most Of
them coming from Cincinnati-the
home office Of the Ferro Construction
Company who keep in touch with a
great deal OF the skilled labor.
Below the glass house at Twelfth st
over the bank, sixteen all tanks have
been erected. These were erected a
bout three months ago and would
have been ready for use before this
1: the air compressor had not been
held back by railrad delay. OIL has
teen ready in the tanks since the tanks
we're erected. The tanks ere made
CT California redwood. two inches
thick and hold 10000 galloas. The
cost Of erecting the tanks and putting
in pipes and compressor, etc, comes
somewhere near $1,000. There are
two electric pumps in small house
just built. to pump the oil to furnaces.
The air compressor furnishes air at for
ty pounds pressure for spraying the
oil in fine spray into the furnaces
The oil system will be given q test
this afternoon. This oil is expensive
and is designed only for emergency use.
Five bins have been built recently
each holding ten carloads of raw ma
terial for. making glass. Two are for
sand-two for soda ash and one for
lime and cullet. A conveyor gallery
is in the process of building for con.
veying the batch from the storage bins
to the various furnaces. It is being
made Of wood. The new factory will
have steel convcyor gallery.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-19

Additional local color Il addsd to the
play through seHerai scenes involving
tight with the Moros n the Philip
ptnes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-19
MeIodranna at Dixie.

MeIodrama at Dixie.
"Tides Of Fate" at the Dixie carry
a much abused heroine through a ser.
les OF desperate adventures to haven
where she lives peacefully ever after.
II is frankly melodramatic film which
makes up in thrills what 1t lacks in
FEASIBILITY and which involves mum.
Der of hairbreath escapes staged un-
der the most exciting conditions. The
symbolism in the title is very effec.
lively brought out by the suggestion of
the sea which runs through the entire
play, giving a number of very beau.
t.ful scenes IF the rising and retreat.
ing tides.
The plot follows the adventures OF
/. young girl who Is unjustly selten.
ced for her husbands crime. After
her escape from prison she meets a
young officer who has suffered also
Hrjustly from a charge OF cowardice in
the army and the two bllghted beings
struggle through their misfortunes
together. until the death Of the william
turns their adversely to bliss.
Alexandra Carlisle plays the part OF
the presented heroine with sympathe-
Ii: sincerity and Frank Holland, makes
a satisfactory hero, although handicap.
red by the injudicious use of close.ups.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-19
s..The PIEDMONT PuFFER or BLUE
ON WHITE"


" ON WHITE"
9By the Honest Pen Of Reno Fleming)
Listen Old stager and you will hear
Bout an early morning glide
OF a brave Lithoner,
With his mind made up to play
me tight
With the old Hipp bills.
Blue n+White.
Away he vamped clear off his beat,
Away up Main and down jackson
street.
He stood on the corner till his
courage rose,
Then he lit up a Piedmont ana
IN he strobe.
Good morning, dear merchant, the
tall figure said,
have the permission to post new
bills instead.
I have no objection il you have the
right,
To stick up the new ones, Blue.
On.White.
So in he snuck like thief in the
dark,
Feeling the lie down deep in his
heart.
But he pasted her full and played
me tight,
And lit up his Piedmont and went
on his hike.
SO from this day on I'll swear re.
venge;
I'll fight for the emptys to the
bitter end.
I'll get a contract then I'll know I'm
right,
And II sign EN- all up BLACK.
On.White.
Bon Bon Revue Company Makes Good.
Teck Murdoch and his band OF
vaudevillians and chorus ladies have
caught on at the TIippodrome in great
shape. Last nights presentation OF
Tin Bon Bon Town" met with the
same enthusiastic reception as on the
opening night. Many in the audience
were among the first nighters and
as the same bill was being repeated
this fact is excellent evidence that
the show is being unusually well.likcd.
Today Hanks Bon Bon Revue com
parT will present n change all around
by offering "Oh john, another skit
said to be equally as enjoyable as the
one closed last night.
Q. Hensy Heads Nelson Bill.
Lovers OF o. Henry should irejoice
at the General Film Company's pres
eutation of the film version of 1.-The
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-19

The Grain Milling Company had no
trouble during the cold snap. They
wore notified OF probable gas shortage
and arranged to use coal in plenty Of
time. AS soon as a shipment of mach
inery held up on the railroad arrives.
they intend equipping the plant with
electricity. At present the Grain Mil
ling Company is working on govern
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-19

the Y. NJ. G. A. building. the SOL
diers movie theatre and general rou.
tine Of camp life. Besides the West
Virginia companies there are those
from Kentucky and Ohio who have
been getting their training at tho Hat.
tiesburg cantonment. These pictures
are offered in addition to the regular
attraction playing at this theatre all
this week without any increase in
admission charges, thus giving the
public double bill. either of which
alone would be sure to please II Of
fered separately.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-19

Iment contract tor flour. Two cars were
ordered this month. They are work.
Ing day and night
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03
P0LL0CK,S
FOLLY
XceAA
BY MARY L. PARRISH

Copyright. 1917, by W, g. Chapman.J


That's 'Pollock's Folly ="
The bus driver never neglected to
point to the house on the hill when
giving information to new arrivals as
to points of interest in the little town
of Rackley. The house of graceful archi-
lecture, and spacious grounds had
something Of the forlorn look of Il
sightless person with its boarded-up
Windows, and the painless walls, and
locked gates completed the aspect of
%desolation.
mo, there amt anybody living there,
v has BEEN" he went on. ut amt
eve finished inside. Some folks say
its haunted, but 1 don't believe that,
cause it's never been lived in. You
see Stephen Pollock started building
the house, when all of a sudden every
thing stopped. 1t couldn't have been
for lack of money, cause that's his pa
per mill you saw just before you come
in on the train, and it had been run
ming steady for quite a spell before
that. No one ever knew whether he
was building the house to rent, or
whether he meant to get married and
live in 1t himself, for Pollock's one of
them close-mouthed kind that you
couldn't get a word out of with blast
ing powder If he didn't want to talk.
There was plenty of offers to buy, but
Pollock just said it wasn't for sale.
He's In Boston now most of the time,
end keeps to himself when he's here,