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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-17
GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION
Directs People to Petition for Higher
Courage and Patriotism.

Governor Stuart yesterday issued
the following Thanksgiwng-Day
proclamation:
To the People Of Virginia:
For many years it has been our
hallowed custom as people to set
aside in each year day Of special
thanksgiving for the blessings which
have been vouchsafcd to US by a
merciful providence. In other years
! we expressed our gratitude for the
bounties of nature for our materia!
prosperity as 4 nation, and for the
added blessings Of an abiding peace.
Through the years we have been
served. Now we are given the OPP
portunity and privilege, individual
| v and collectively, of serving Others.
Out Of the gloom Of = world conflict
and above our own national peril, "a
| new light" as our President says.
ashines about u.s. 1t dispcls the
darkness in which we have been
cropping in the search for truth. It
lights the path OF duty and illumlnca
| he minds and hearts Of men, max
in" plain the purposes and motives.
that dwell therein 1t brings 10 Us
the spirit Of brotherhood. II has SUD
dued party feeling, fractional dlf-
rcrences and racial prcjudlceS ana
has given us as never before the con-
scious realization and with it the
power of national unity in preserving
the freedom which we won with SO
much tribulatiop; and in. rendering
to the world the inestinlable service
Of destroying the source Of a conf
mon danger to the peace OF mankind.
Not the least blessing for the future
is the lesson of sacrifice, :. lesson
which we have barely begun to learn;
Now, therefore; I, acting under the
laws of Virginia, do proclaim Thurs-
day, November 90, 1917, Thanksgiv.
ing day, and do earnestly hope that
it may be, 4 day Of genuine graft
tudc to God for His mcrcies and
blessings; a day in which we shall
honor Him as the Lord of Hosts ard
the Giver Of Victories; a day Of earn
est petition to Him for a higher
courage and purcr patriotism in.
meeting the great duties to which
we have been called, hunlbly SUBJ
hitting ourselves to H,s guidance in
the days and months Of trial that
are to come.
In witness whereof, ! have :lcrc-
unto set my hand, and caused the
lesser Seal. of the Commonwealth to
be affixed, at Richmond, this the
fifteenth day Of November, IN year
of our Lord one thousand nine hur-
bred and seventeen, and in the one
hundred and forty-second year of the
Commonwealth.
HENRY c. STUART,
BY the Governor, Governor.
B. 0. James,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-17
RECORD or THE PAST
No Stronger Evidence Can be Had III

M Stronger Evidence Can be liaa III
Alexandria.
Look we'll to their record. What
they have done many times IN years
gone by is The best guarantee OF ~,
turc results. Anyone with bad
back; any reader suffering from uri-
nary troubles, from kidney Ills should
find comforting words IN the follow
ing statement.
John T. Langley, 5l4 Queen ST.
Alexandria. Va. says: For two
years or moro I was subject to pain
and Weakness in my back. J often
couldn't stoop or walk and was con-
fined to the house for days. read
about noan's Kidney Pills in the
papers and got a box. Soon after l
used them | noticed an Improvement
and they completely relieved me in
q shore time"
ADDED PRAISE.
Twelve years later Mr.. Langley
said: 81 am always glad to recon-
mend Doan's Kidney Pills. | haven't
had any occasion to take Kidney
medicine for several years"
Price G0c. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Langley has twice publicly
recommended. Foster Hlilburn Co.,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-17
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company.

Every day in the year for Fortress
Monroe, Norfolk, Newport News and
points south via superb, powerful
steel palace steamers.
Through connections made at Nor
folk with steamers Of the Old Domln-
ion Steamship Company for New
York and Merchants and Miners
Steamship for Boston.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-17
AUCTION SALES

Auction Sale Of valuable factory
nropcrtv, generally known rs IN"
"Pionccr Mills
Pursuant 10 the terms OF Il deed %
trust bearing date on April II. l?l''
given by he Safety First Maauia&'
turing Company, Incorporated. to
The undersigned Trustees. ana da!E
recorded among the land records "oi
the CITY Of Alexandria. Virginia, Ii
Deed Book 81, page 9S, default nav,
inc been made in the payment OF two
Of the notes secured thereby. the
undersigned trustees. pursuant u
the terms Of said deed Of trust, Il;
the request and By direction Of the
holders Of said notes, will offer for
sale at public auction, on the prcnlS-
cs on Monday, November ~, 1917,
at. l. o'clock noon. al that lot, tract
or parcel OF land i'll the CITY. OF AieH-
andria, Virginia, with the buildings
and Improvements thereon, general.
" called and known as thr.'l'ioncc!
Mills property, situated on the
south side Of Duke Street and cas-;
of the Potomac Strand. bounded and
described rs follows, to-wit.-
beginning ut tic intersection Of
The sonth side Of Duke street with
the east side Of the Potomac Strand.
and running thence "aSt"ardIy with
Duke street into the Potomac River;
thence returning to the point Of be-
ginning and running southwardly
with the east side Of the Potomac
Strand 1I5 feet 7 inches, more or
less. to the north line of the lot Of
ground conveyed by the Haskin
Wood VulcaniZing Company to tho
Real Estate Improvement Company
of Baltimore, by deed dated June ,,
1891, and recorded among the land
records Of the City Of Alexandria.
Virginia, in Deed Book So. page 1873;
thence eastwardly parallel to Dakc
street into the said Potomac River;
thence north to connect with the
first line. together with all rights
appurtenances. riparian rights and
privileges to the same belonging or
in any wise appertaining; subject,
however, TO right of way through 4
ten foot alley over said property,
conveyed to the Real Estate I'M
provcmcnt Company of Baltimore by
the Haskin Wood Vulcanizing Com
pany by deed dated June Q. 1901.
Terms of Salc--One-third cash,
and the balance in equal instalmcnts,
payable at one and two years after
date, the deferred payments to be
evidenced by the notes Of the pur-
chaser or purchasers TO be secured
By first deed of trust on the property,
and to bear interest ut six per cent
per annum. or. at the option of the
purchaser or purchasers all cash may
be paid.
A deposit Of two hundred and fifty
dollars will be required on the day
of sale. and the balance Of the pur-
chase price must he settled in az.
rordancc with the above terms with
in fifteen days thereafter. Convey
ancine at the cost Of the purchaser
or purchasers.
GARDNER L. BOOTHE,
BRAINARD w. PARKER,
Trustees.
The above sale has been postponed
until Thursday Nov. %, at l2 o'clock
noon, on the premises.
GARDNER L. BOOTHE,
BRAINARD ". PARKER,
Trustees.
oESfd
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District of\Columbia. Maryland and Virginia
Eair Sunday and Monday. somewhat colder Sun
day; moderate to northwest winds
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
GRANTS
35C ADVANCE
IN COAL PRICE
Operators of Anthracite
Mines Seek Raise to Meet
f.. Wage Increase.

Another advance in prices on es
sential commodities was made by the
government last night. Presiden
Wilson, by executive order. decreed
that operators Of anthracite mines
are entitled to thirty-five cents pei
ton more for their coal. The ad.
vance was made to enable the opera.
tors to meet wage increases averag-
ing twenty-five per cent to all their
miners. The years output Is esti-
mated at about 100000 tons, and the
operators will therefore have some
s2s.ooo,Ooo extra to meet the wage
increases.
The Presidents order follows:
The scale Of prices prescribed Au-
gust %, 1917, by the President of the
United States for anthracite coal at
the mines, adjusted as to pea coal
October l, 1917. by order OF the United
States Fuel Administrator, Is hereby
amended by adding the sum of thir-
ty-ffve' CSS) cents to each Of the prices
so prescribed or adjusted, provided,
however, that this increase in prices
shall not apply to any coal sold at
the mines under an existing contract
containing a provision for an in
crease in the price Of coal thereun-
der, in case of an increase of wages
paid to miners.
This order shall become effective
at a. M, on December l. 1917.
WOODROW WILSON"
DR.. GarheId,s Letter
At the same time the order was
issued, a letter from DIR. H. A. Gar
field. Fuel Administrator. recommend
ing the increase, was made public.
DR.. Garfield, writing to the Presi-
dent, had said. in part:
The labor problem in the anthracite
mines Is not different in any material
respect from that in the bituminous
fields.
"On the nth day Of November, after
conferepce Of about two weeks, the
anthracite operators and miners
reached an agreement, a copy of
which enclose.
In response to my request, the
operators association furnished state
ments showing in detail the tonnage
and actual labor costs since the last
wage increase, May, 1917, and the ad-
ditional cost per ton If the increase OF
November II is added. These figures
were based upon an examination Of
over 6S.Ooo.0Oo tons, or eighty-fve per
cent of the total tonnage estimated
for 1917. The increased cost to oper-
ators producing about 100000 tons,
or substantially one-half of this
years tonnage, will be IS cents and
upward per ton"
He then asked for the Scent in
crease.
DR.. Garfield made it plain last night
that operators who do not pay the
higher wage scales will not be per-
mitted to charge the increased prices.
No penalty clause is necessary, he told
the President, because the Board Of
Cancellation created by President
Roosevelt in 1902 has handled the sit
ration SO we'll that the penalty clause
is not called for.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02

thur Washington. William Hunter.
Agustus Franklin, James Murphy.
Harry Coleman, Frank Broom, Frank
Carter. Clarence Hackley, Albert
Driver. James Wilson. Matt Redman.
William Hicks, William Lancaster
Henry Cole, Sam Williams, John Jose,
Annie Kent, Robert Long. Louis Pa
pas. Albert and James Robinson.
William White. James WhiteIow.
Bradley Matthews. John Myers. WILL
lam CIegg, William Collins, James
Dement,, William Early, Harry For
tune, George Gross, Louis Hankle.
Ollie Harris, Susie Belleheld. Her
bert Carter. Charles Martin, Maleford
Robinson. William Gilmore, Mack
Brown and Bradley Matthews are
clients of James O'Shea, who sued
out a writ OF habeas corpus last
week.
These cases will be heard before
Justice Mccoy tomorrow morning.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02

Guides Beautiful Flowers
-fresh-cut homegrown flowers
the best for all occasions. 1914 F st.
ADV.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
PREDICTS END
OF DISLOYALTY
BEFORE SPRING
Vice President Says All
Traitors Will Soon
Be Caught.

f'By spring we will be able to point
out any man who is not for Amer
lea. And We will do It by judging
his, actions, not his blood. Amer
leans will all be acting and. think
ing. as Americans should at this
time. We will hnd then that. no
matter what the cost, the war will
have been worth It to u.s."
This was the opinion brought back
to Washington by Vice President
Thomas r. Marshall yesterday after
a tour of the country that carried
him through almost half the States
In the Union. Most OF the time since
the last session Of Congress ended
he has spent in the country west
Of the Mississippi. His CHIEF impress
sion was. he said, that the war Is
welding America into a stronger, bet
ter blended nation than It has ever
dreamed it could become.
Patriotism Spreads.
The whole Northwest, the Vice
President said. is seething with. a
fine, patriotic war spirit. I. w. w.
troubles had been exaggerated, he
thought. and labor dfficulties were
not nearly as bad as they had been
represented. according to descriptions
given him in the big cities he visit
ed. The Vice President accorded high
praise to the shipbuiiding authorities.
saying that every yard he saw on
the Pacific Coast was booming along
and turning out an average of a
ship a month.
"One thing is certain" he added.
"and that Is this: II the Kaiser had
ever imagined that within twenty
seven days of a declaration Of war
the United States could switch from
voluntary military service to con-
scription. raise 5000, 900, 900, give the
Red Cross 800. .O0O.O 200, and the Y. M,
c. A. $S5.OO0,ooO. the Lusitania would
never have been sunk.
But then. the war had to come
anyway" the Vice President went
on. Il am just enough of a fatalist
to believe that it was inevitable,
And it was inevitable that we should
get into it."
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
PURELY PERSONAL.

Miss Catherine Hughes is spending
land.
John N. Clingan is spending the
weekend at Aguia Creek. Virginia
Detective Edward Weldon has re-
turned from a short vacation at An
napolis.
Thomas Mohler is spending tbe
weekend on a hunting trip at Lodge,
Nd.
Mrs. Phillip H. Sheridan is visiting
friends in Philadelphia.
Edwin C. Blankenship 1, spending
the winter at Havana, Cuba.
Mrs. r. B. Branham, of Kentucky
has become a member of Central
High School faculty. teaching Eng
lish.
Frederick Webster Deck has re-
ceiVed a commission as second lieu
army.
Alonzo {. Anthony has returned to
his post at the Government Printing
once after a short leave Of absence,
Charles F. Mullen is on a leave of
absence from the Government Print
ing once. He is expected to return
shortly.
A. NJ. Goebel has returned to the
city after a vacation of two weeks
spent visiting relatives.
Frederick Gottshardt has been ap-
POINTED to the Government Service
and has taken up his duties.
Calvin T. sturmmer of the Interior
Department has resigned.
Thomas c. Morgan has received ar
appointment as stenographer in the
War Department
Umstead II. Williams, of Harris.
burgh, Pa, is visiting friends ir
Georgetown.
Clarence, @. Wales of the Navy
Yard has received a promotion.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Seek Ruling from Court
On 100000 Disposition

A petition to construe the will oi
Charles F. Schneider, the iron mer-
chant who died last February, was
filed yesterday in the District Supreme
Court by Mabel ]. Schneider and
Thomas E. Ogram, executors and trus-
tees under the will.
Mr.. Schneider left an estate valued
at 100000 and stipulated in his will
that the real estate was to be sold
for the benefit of the widow. Charles
A. Stockton and Montgomery Stock
ton. near relatives of the deceased
are made defendants.
Through Attorney E. A. Newman
the court is asked to administer the
trust and to pass upon the sale of
the real estate If a sale Is to be made
under the courts Interpretation of the
will.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Held to Grand Jury,

The persons arrested and held for
the grand jury are: John Barnes,
Mace Dorsey, Mamie Hawley. Charles
Henderson, Richard Hernson, John
Cooper. James johnson. Thomas Car
ter, John Jackson. George Farrell
James Stone. Richard Reeves. Eli
Watkins. Emmanuel Churchhill, Ar
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
H0oVER'S SON IN HOSPITAL.

Baltimore, Dec. 1-Allen Hoover, 10
year-old son OF Federal Food Admin
lstrator Herbert Hoover. underwent
an operation for appendicitis at the
Union Protestant Infirmary.I Assured
by the attending physicians that his
son had passed safely through, the
operation, Mr.. Hoover left the hos
pital for Washington by automobile.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Ye Fireside
Gossip
By A. B. c.

IT'S JUST
ONE YEAR today
SINCE THE first
GOSSIP BY A. B. c."
MADE ITS : DO:
TO THE folks"
OF WASHINGTON
AND NOW,
~ENTRE NOUS"
HERE'S WHATS
HAPPENED
BESIDES
FURTHERING THE Fame
OF THE Mans Store"
IT'S INCREASED
THE CIRCULATION
49, o.
OF THE HERALD
5000 READERS,
-
AND I think
THAT THAT paper
-
INSTEAD OF charging
FOR THE space
OUGHT TO pay
ME FOR the feature"
p. S.-MR. BRAINARD
TAKE NOTICE.
/. =
|
I THANK YOU
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
NEW YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS,

New York. Dec. 1;-Wasingtoniana
registered at hotels here include:
Park Avenue-Miss Acton.
Breslin-T. r. Biddle. E ]. Carouth-
ers. H. G. Chaplin, NJ. L. Craighill. w.
T. Hall. w. X. Lee, J. E. Scott, I. l.
Sharp.
Union Square-E. T. Martin.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Falls Through Elevator
Shaft; Dies in Hospital

W. j. Jacobs, 55 years old, 1914
Eleventh street northwest, general
manager OF the Emboso Sales Com
pany, 81 D street northwest, died
yesterday afternoon at the Emer-
gency Hospital from injuries re-
eeived when he fell through an ele-
vator shaft at his place of employ
meat. November %.
Coroner hewitt last night issued
a certificate of accidental death.
The deceased is survived by his
daughter. Crystal Jacobs. and two
brothers, Judge Berry Jacobs, OF
Martinsburg. w. Va. and E. L. ia
cobs, Of Morgantown. w. Va. The
body will be taken to Indianapolis,
Ind.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
LOCAL TEMPERATURES.

Midnight, Ss; a. M. a: a. m., Ss; 8 a.
m, 81; a. m, 20; 10 a. m, IS; Il noon, IS
p. m, 10; 4 p m. IS; 6 p. m, q; 8 D. m,
10: 10 m, IS. Highest, 4s; lowest, sc.
Relative humidity-s a. m, e3; p. m, 81
p. m. 6
Rainfall ts p. N. 10 p. m.). trace; hours Of
sunshine. 4.5; per cent Of possible sunshine. II.
DEPARTURES Accumulated excess of deficiency
OF temperature since January ], 1917. -354; ex
cess Of deficiency Of temperature since Novem
'ber i. 1911. 80; accumulated excess or de-
nciency Of precipitation since January !. 1917
.LB; excess or deficiency Of precipitation since
November !. 1917, -21s.
Temperature same date last year-highest, Is;
lowest, s.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
CONDITION OF THE wATER

Temperature and condition Of water last night
Great -Temperature. 81: condition, misty.
Daieeariia neutrality-suspicious., IS: condition
at north connection, very clear; condition at
sonth connection, very clear. Georgetown dis
tributing reservoir -Temperature, %: condition
at fniuent eatehouse. very clear; condition at
ehluent satehouse. very clear.
! TIDE TABLE. n N..-
tCompiled b. United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey.l
Today-Low tide. 4a5 q. m. and D. m. high
tide. 1913 a. m. and lo,s7 D. m.
AYtomobfie Tampa must be lighted st Sls
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-10-05
Has Two "Mermaids."

]. E. Smith. a Spaniard, residing in
Hamilton, Ont, possesses two crea-
lures that are probably unique He
considers them to be mermaids.
Though these are described as fab
led" or FICTITIOUS" creatures in the
dictionaries. those of Mr.. Smith have
heads shaped like those of human be-
ings and bodies that are distinctly
fish-like. One is much larger than the
other, and Is considered to be the
mother, and reckoned to be 300 years
old. Both have fine hair like human
being, and small mustache and
beard. The head is attached to hui
man-like neck which merges into the
fish-like body and the arms are like
those of a monkey only that the
fingers are webbed. 1t is said that the
"mermaids" were found in the wreck
of ship in the Arabian sea.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-10-05
White CROSSING the Delaware.

William +. White, attorney, of Mum
Gle, Ind, few years ago said, TESTING
ly, while relating bedtime stories to
his son, Bobby. then just starting to
school, that he had crossed the Della
ware with Washington on the famous
boat tour of the general. says the In
dianapolis News. To make it realistic
he told the boy where he stood in the
boat beside the Father of His Coun-
try. 1t was not long after that until
Bobby's teacher was also telling
stories. but these We're true ones, re-
garding the early history of the coun.
try. Holding up print of the famous
picture. "Washington Crossing the Del
aware" she asked the class, And who
of you can tell me what this picture
represents?'
1T rippersents," said Bobby. stand
ing up and initiating his small chest
manfully: ut rippersents Washington
roM.Ig my papa across the Delaware"
Since then White. among his ac-
quaintances, has been known as the
man who crossed the Delaware. this in
spite of his lame explanation that what
he intended to tell his son was that 1t
was Delaware county he had crossed.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-10-05

BlouSeS in FiImy Fabrics.

Along with all the rest of the regalia
of fashionableS for the coming fall and
winter the new blouseS have made
their triumphant entry. So far as ma
terials are concerned their designers
appear blissfully unconscious that
there is any such thing as cold, for
they are made of the same filmy will
o'-the-Wisp fabrics as those for sum
mer. It is the business of coats and
suits and furs to provide warmth, and
the blouse refuses to take any respon-
sibility in this matter
Georgette crepe, fine yoile. organdie
and net engage the attention OF those
who create blouse styles. Very fine
pin tucks (hand run in high-priced
models. narrow lingerie laces, bead
embroidery. satin and small buttons.
together with hemstitching, have not
been displaced by any other decorative
features on crepe bleuses, but lace
tinted to match the material is new
note. Much of the beadw0rk is bor-
rowed from that of the American In
dian in design, and a motif embroid-
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-10-05
HOLLAND WON FROM THE SEA
Even to One Who Has Read All
About the System.

Everyone who visits Holland, CT
course, goes there knowing full well
that this is land won from the sea.
that the Dutch have built them a coun-
try by raising bikes and pumping the
water out of the inclosed lowlands
but the first actual sight of the dixie
system and of what 1t actually means
TO win a country from the sea comes
with as fresh an effect of surprise and
amazement rs though one had never
heard the tale before.
Holland today is quiet little
checkerboard of fiat country, fertile
quiet and prosperous, dotted with
thriving cities. gridironed with roads
and canals Old Holland. if we can
believe what the historians tell us,
was one of the worst wildernesses in
the world-a country of huge and an
cry lakes, of endless dismal swamps,
of league on league of dense, impene-
tra5le forest. Here and there bit of
that old forest has been preserved, as
Mt The Hague, and the public look on
1t as an historical relic. Even in the
time of King Philip ii the country was
such that that pious monarch called it
the nearest thing to hell that was to
be found on earth. Today it is pre-
eminent for fertility, prosperity aad
peace. The change was wrought by
one thing-dkes.
In the old school readers there was
a standard tale of noble little Dutch
boy who saved his province from dis
aster. He observed n tiny teak in one
of the bikes and, thrusting his finger
into it, he sat down and kept it plug
ged until help arrived in spite of con-
siderable discomfort from cramp in
the arm. This is a pretty tale, but one
which first=hand observation of the
bikes leads the visitor to regard with
some skeptieism. 1t reminds one of
"A small boy who would prop up the
Washington monument If it began to
fall. The enormous mass of the bikes
is something hard to realize. There
is one nine miles long that reaches
down with solid granite 200 feet below
the surface of the sea. In another
province the bikes run for 300 miles.
There is a single dixie which was in
stalled at such expense that it is said
the great mass of stone could be du-
plicated in solid copper for the money
fortress eternally beleaguered by the
sea and the price of her safety is
eternal vigilance.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-10-05
Damaged Goods.

The little boy Of the suburb who runs
errands for the neighbors when he gets
a penny for 1t stepped timidly up to the
counter of the hardware store.
Il want a--uh. a lock washer You
know, one that goes on bolt to keep
the nut from slipping. and is station
ary."
The hardware dealer pulled out lit
tie drawer and tossed out a few metal
disks on the glass showcase. The boy
examined them. He found that they
were not only perforated in the center.
but that they were split, and the two
ends bent apart, much like the clineher
rim on an automobile tire.
He handed the washers back after
gravely examining them.
~ don't want 'em," he decided.
"Those things are broken"