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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04
Yesterday Mornings Fire.

The city fire department was call
ca to the corner of Patrick and Gib-
bon streets Yesterday morning abort
S o'clock by small fire in a mousse
occupied by Samuel Walker. Ire
flames were put out with the AID o.
: hand exvineuisher but not unit!
damage TO the extent OF about Ss1
il reported to have been done.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04

The party who advertised ~Mna' E1
would YOU do Il you had Million Dol
lars" will award the prize at .ne
I,vceum Hall, Feb. 9th, after the per
fo1n,apcc entitled "1f only Had a
Million a farcical comedy given ey
st Mary's Dramatic club under tfe
3;roc+ion of 4. D. Montier, on Feo
7th ann sth. One-haf Of the proceeds
vii, III 90 to the Red Cross. The con-
test Is still open. All seats Is cents.
Colt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04
At The Lyceum.

Among the features IN connection
with the play to be given at the Ly-
ceum on Thursday and Friday nights
will be the introduction of Mr.. Fl
Gerber, the New Yorl; song writer,
who will sing his own compositions.
There will also be solos rendered oy
Mrs. George Pickett. OF this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04
Masonic Notice.

Tho regular monthly meeting u
Washington Memorial Lodge o.
Perfection No. 7, will be held in the
Masonic Temple on Monday even
ing, Feb. s, 1918, at 1880. Al.
visiting brethern are cordially M
yited to attend. Work will be II
the ninth and tenth degrees.
30-5t. F. w. DaVham'
K. C. CH.,
Sec'v
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04
Annual Meeting.
close February 10.

The annual meeting Of the Boars
of Trustees of the Alexandra Hosp
faI will be held Monday evening, Fee~
r,,arv .th, 1913. at s o'clock, OF tne
BURKE and Herbert Bank COZ. kire
and Fairfax street for the election
- officers and transaction ct sucsi
other business as may cons eSose
the meeting.
sec'y-Treasurer Alexauar!a HosPt
tai. Alexandrias Has
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04
Alexandria City and Suburbs

Sergeant Walter Rcdd has return
cd to Camp Dodge, Iowa. after ha"-
ing spent . twerty-day furlouga
with his family on Cameron strecc,
this city
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04
DEATH OF REV. DR.. LEAR.

Distinguished Member OF Nirg'n'a
Conference Dies at Age of Seventy
Seven.
Rev. William Wilkinson lear. u
D., OF Culneper. formerly pastor q
Centenary Methodist church of Rich
mond. and one of the foremost leaG-
ors of Southern Methodlsrn' dieo
Friday afternoon at 4:3o o':lock al
his home, following brief illness ol
nnenmonia. At the time of his death
Dr. Lear was pastor of Culpepe'
Methodist Church, where he has scrf'
od faithfully for manv years He was
in his seventy-seventh year
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04

Having qualified as bxecutrlI q
Sarah Florence Slaymaker, deceased
all persons indebted 10 said estate
are requested to make prompt settle
ment with me, and all persons 20
whom said estate is indebted are re-
ouested to present their accounrs
properly certified for payment:
Mary E. Slavmaker,
ea-lOt. 513 Duke Street, Alex.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04
Funeral Tomorrow.

The funeral Of Mrs. Hugh H. Pow
ell, who died Saturday afternoon At
her residence in Del Ray. Alexa7-
dria County. will take place at 2
o.,lock tomorrow afternoon, from
Whsatley's Mortuary Chapel!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04

Lieut.. Magrltder Dent Of the Signal
ncscrvc corps, Aviation section,
nephew Of Mrs. f. Y. Mushbacl:, q
this city left on Sunday for duty at
Garden City, Long Island, to which
station he has been transferred from
Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04

The ladies Of St. Paul's Church will
give their annual supper on Thursday,
Feb. Tth, rs advertised in this IS
sue, and their reputation for serV-
ing good suppcrs gained in former
vears will no doubt be sustained.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04
,ft Vernon Royal Arch Chapter.

A called communication CT Mt
Vernon Royal Arch Chapter No. Ii
will be held Wednesday evening OF
.his week at 7.30 o'clock to confer The
S. r. and N. E. Degrees. a full at
tendance is requested. By order of
the High Priest.
A. G., Uhler. Secretary.
9d.2t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04

Word has been received in this city
announcing the death OF Mrs. Bar
barry L. Wyckoff, aged 81, nj Hunt
ington, West Virginia, On Jan. 18th,
her funeral being held At WarrenVon,
Va, on ian. 18th. Her hcmc was
formerly in Alexandria,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04

Il
| weighing about four tons.
The Wcman's Auxiliary to +. Z
| Lee Camp viii meet tomorrow nigh
at 7:30 o'clock in the Confederate
Veterans building.
| Washington Memorial Lodge G
| Perfection will confer the ninth aat
telltl. degrees ut its meeting to bt
held in the Masonic Temple or
Monday evening next.
The local beard Of civil service eX-
am:ners will hold an examination at
the Federal building in this city Or
Saturday Of this week for the posi-.
ton Of clerk, which pays q salary Of
from 5000 to 81 1000 per year.
Fifteen tons OF sugar, which Pincus
Friedman, an East Side bookseller,
was accused Of boarding, were sold
bv the federal food administration
in Nav York Wednesday to hospitals
charitable institutions and some 500
retail orocers at 9 cents q pound.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel a. Haslett,
$40 south Lee street announce the
marriage OF their daughter. Annah
Jane, TO William Hamilton Meel:s,
u. s. A.. the ceremony taking place
Sunday, Feb. 3, 1918, at the Firat
Baptist church parsonage in this
city.
The Masonic fraternity Of AlcNan-
drja has learned with deep regret OF
the sudden death Of General Thomas
]. shryock, which occurred ut ms
horne in Baltimore yesterday morn
mo, an account Of which appears IN
another column. Alexandria members
Of the craft were already looking for
ward 10 his anticipated visit 10 this
city to preside over the eighth an
nual convention of the George Wash
inrton Masonic National Memorial
association which is to convene mere
On Feb. DIST and 22nd, Of which ne
was the honored president.
The examination Of the men IN
Glass \ whi:h was to have been +e-
,r, st +hn Federal building III this
rr.y today by the Alexandria city
and county draft board, vas held nq
an account Of a telegram received by
Mayor Thomas A. Fisher yesterday
ram Adit. Gen. W. w. Sale, OF Rich
,7ood. which said: "Dciay Fhyslcal
limitations Of men in Class a un-
II rceeipt OF changes in regulations
concerning examinations. Sixty men
LaI bccn notified to appear before
e., board today. Secretary Sweeney
II the hoard said this afternoon tha'
ine change sreferrcd TO IN the tete-
cram had not yet come TO hand
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04

COUPLE desire room and board IN
Rosemont or Braddock. Address
G. Tighe. 1116 Monroe street, y.
W Washington, D. c. So-5t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04
Annual Supper.

The annual supper of St. PauFs
p z church will be held at Parish
Hall (corner Duke and Pitt streets
Thursday, Feb. I, from g to >
o'clock. Tickets, so cents 9o-St
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04
Emc;encr in Printing

Nth uneScnlIod facilities enables us
- +,rn ont Perfect printing IN III"
1uickest ncseih'e time.
HARRY W. WADE
BIS King .trest rhonc '''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04

Yesterdays Washington Post said:
Friday, February %, the lodge viii
make its annual pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon and Uhe master will make \
patriotic address, laying q wreath 1t
the tomb Of Washington. The trip
will be made by special train and the
master has extended a general invita-
ton to all Master Sfasons and their
ladies to come. The annual banquet
will be omitted because Of the food
situation"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04

The Wcman's Auxiliary to +. Z.
Lee Camp viii meet tomorrow night
at 7:30 o'clock in the Confederate
Veterans building.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04

The average number OF letters cell
sored. each day in the London postal
censorship department is 375.5li,
weighing about four tons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04

Corporal James NJ. Cunningham IS
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Ms.
John ". Cunningham, on north
Columbus street. Owing to his
knowledge of French Corporal Cur
ningham has been transferred froin
Co. A, llGJh Infantry, at Camp
Mcclellan, .Anniston, Alabama, and
assigned TO the First New Hamp-
shire Regiment, on Colonel Heali's
staff, for Mounted Military Police
duty at Camp Greene. Charlotte,
North Carolina.
4 letter received from the War
Relief Director, Virginia Division,
United Daughters Of the Confederac!H,
Mrs. A. 4. Campbell says: "At rht
Chattanooga convention the United
Daughters Of the Confederacy deter
mined to support beds in the Amer
ean Ped Cross hospital &c Neuluj,
France. as Il definite part of Their
patrIotTc work. Permission has been
obtained for the Virginia division 10
maintain q bed to be named The
Robert F. Lee," in honor Of the hero
we love hest. Mrs. Campbell solicl:s
the aid Of the 17th Virginia Regimen.
Chanter TO DO their part. AT CALLED
meeting held here on Jan. 3lst a good-
r. number of the chapter present
agreed to get to work at once and
HELM to establish the Robert r. Lee
bed and also decided TO meet every
Monday afternoon at 2:SO O'clock a
50! Duke street, to plan any work TO
aiL the war relief. The president
Mrs. L w. Reid, requests that IS
n.ny members of the chapter as can
do SO. come to these meetings ana
aid in some of the work.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04

Washington Memorial Lodge CT
Perfection will confer the ninth anu
tcntl. degrees ut its meeting to be
held in the Masonic Temple On
Monday evening next.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04

II yau want ta reach Eha
people In the homes in Aiezaa-
dria and It's suburbs place
your announcements in she
Gazette. Il your goods and
prices ara right you will get
the customers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04

The local beard Of civil service eX-
am!ners will hold an examination at
the Federal building in This city Oh
Saturday Of this week for the posi-
ton Of clerk, which pays salary Of
from 5000 to $1,000 per year
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-06
ANOTHER LINK
IN COAST ROAD
IS CONTRACTED
Hundred Thousand Dollar Stretch
Near Banning Is Let to Johnson
Shea Company Of Riverside-Nearly
Nine Miles in the Coachella Valley
Is Now Assured.

Banning, Feb. 6.-The State High
way construction work east of this
city received decided impetus when
the Riverside county supervisors
awarded the contract to the Johnson
Shea Company of Riverside for the
building of eight and three-quarter
miles in the Coachella valley at cost
of $99,57S.30.
This is a part of the county's por-
ton of the State Highway. The sec
tions to be improved are five and one
half miles from Indio to the north
west corner of Section 20, Township
6 South, Range 8 East, point west
of Thermal, to be a fifteen-foot ma
cadam roadbed, built on state speci-
fications.
A spur, approximately three-quar-
ters of a mile in length, into Goa
chella, from the bottling works, also
ito be fifteen-foot concrete.
A highway into Thermal from the
corner of Section 20, two and halt
miles in length, to be either of con-
crete or macadam, to be decided la.
ter.
This will leave only about five
miles to connect up with Mecca, OF
the projected county highway trunk
line work, to be provided for in a
later contract.
In order to complete the fund OF
100000 needed for this improvement
the supervisors voted to appropriate
$33, 900 from the county highway i'm
provement fund to add to the $4,000
already on hand and provided the
highway Improvement in Coachella
valley.
This9is a part of the expenditure
promised in Riverside county,. upon
which is contingent the completion
of the State Highway into the I'M
perial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-06
.R|hTELEN PAYS THE
PENALTY FOR WORK

New York, Feb. 6.-Franz Won Rim
telen, German naval officer and re-
puted member of the German war
staff, was found guilty, with ten other
defendants, in federal court here to-
day, of conspiracy to destroy food
and munitions ships of the Entente
Allies by placing "fire bombs" in
their cargoes. Judge Howe immedi-
ately imposed the maximum penalty
Of eighteen months Imprisonment in
the federal penitentiary at Atlanta
and fine of $4,000 on each of the
prisoners.
"Pleas of lack of proof, sickness,
recent marriage and ignorance of the
laws of this country" Judge Howe
said, twill not influence this court
in imposing sentence. These men
have been found guilty by an impair
tial jury of American citizens and
the crime calls for the severest pen
atty. l regret that it is not more
severe"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-06
FRENCH SUPPLY us.
SOLDIERS WITH Fruit
(By Associated Press)

Paris, Feb. 6.-France will supply
canned fruit and vegetables for the
American expeditionary forces. An
investigation showed the normal crops
of France were sufficient for both
armies and for domestic need. The
Americans will import sugar for pre-
serving and tinplate for the manu-.
facture of cans. The French govern
ment will apportion the work among
private manufacturers and will save
70 per cent of the tonnage which
would otherwise be required to trans
port canned goods.
Monthly canned food requirements
for $4,000 men are stimated at $50
tons. Fifty tons represents sugar and
tinplate, which will be imported. Six
thousand tons of shipping will be
saved monthly on an army of half a
million. The French government will
fix reasonable prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-06
SILK MoDL. SUBS THAI
GERMANY clh BUILD

Washington, Feb. 6--Representa-
tive Miller, who recently visited the
battle front in France. told the House
today that he believed German SUBJ
marines are being destroyed about Is
rapidly as Germany can built them.
He praised vics Admiral Sims for
the methods he had adopted with
American destroyers and cruiser con-
voys to combat the submarine men,
acc and argued American shipping
should be handled BY naval officers
and not by the shipping board.
There were no Americans in the
crews Of the two transports on which
he crossed the Atlantic, he said.
Mr.. Miller said that during the
last ten months three times as many
submarines have been destroyed AZ
were destroyed during the previous
two and one-half years.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-06
COTTON GROWERS
ARE INDIGNANT
Story in Los Angeles Newspaper That
The Cotton Men Had Withdrawn the
Demand That the Oil Mills Refund
Large Amount Is Denied by A. l..
Palmer.

Arthur L. Palmer of the Imperial
Valley Long Staple Cotton Growers
Association, today denied that the cot
ton growers had withdrawn their de-
mand that the Globe Mills and the
Imperial Valley Oil Mills refund thou
sands Of dollars to the growers, rep
resenting the difference between what
was paid and the price of $50 fixed
by the Food Administration, as re-
ported in Los Angeles newspaper this
morning.
The story stated that the Associa-
ton had withdrawn it's demand, and
that AL Woodall, chairman of the cot
tonseed industrial committee of the
Food Administration, had closed the
case and had left Los Angeles.
Mr.. Palmer stated that Che case was
not closed, and that the association,
representing the growers, would car
ry the matter higher than Mr.. Wosd-
all.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-06
O|TTnAN S[uTEhCED TO
FIVE Years N Prison
~ Aaaesilated Ereoe,

Amsterdam, Feb. 6.-Wilhelm Dit
mann, Socialist deputy, testified be-
fore a court martial, that the Ger
man strike was only demonstration
against peace with annexations and
in favor of peace by understanding.
Dittman was sentenced to five years
Imprisonment for melting high trea-
son and to two months additional for
resisting public authority.
Dittmann said the strike would have
lasted only three days if the govern
ment had entered into negotiations as
requested. The intellectual organizer
of the strike was Admiral Won Tir-
pitt, he said. He testified that he
had no connection with affairs in
Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-06
TREES ON
STATE HIGHWAY
Southern Pacific Official States That
the Citizens of Seeley Ought to Get
Busy and Set Out Pepper Trees
Between the Depot and the Town,
as Camoafizge.

I. T. Sparks, commercial agent for
the Southern Pacific at Ell Centre,
wants to come to Seeley and attend
the next meeting of citizens to tell Of
the plans of the Southern Pacific and
the San Diego & Arizona railway for
that place, says the Seeley Sentinel.
Arrangements are being made to
have Mr.. Sparks be present at the
Eext meeting Of the Seeley Farm Cen
ter. He will probably bring with him
a representative of the San Diego &
Arizona railway.
In an interview at Ell Centre recent
!y, Mr.. Sparks dropped hints that
the San Diego & Arizona will be op-
Grating through Seeley before the end
of this year.
81 look for great things at seeley
when the new road gets to doing bus
iness," he said.
One of the things Mr. Sparks
wishes to urge upon the people of
'Seeley is the Identification of the
town, particularly that part along the
railway.
"You ought to plant pepper trees
alon gthe right of way 80 as to hide
from people coming through on the
train that bare patch between the de-
pot and the town proper" he said
"The railroad is going to do great
things for Seeley if Seeley win Be
eady to take advantage of them"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-06
RUSSIAN CHURCH
PROPERTY NOW
OWNED BY PEOPLE
Radical Bolsheviki Declare That the
Churches and Church Estates Shall
Be Used to Alleviate the Suffer-
ings Of the People-DisastrOus
Train Wreck.
(By Associated Press)

London, Feb. Ga Petrograd dis
patch says the Brest-Litovsk negoti-
ations have been broken off again.
A great number of persons were
killed and injured in collision be-
tween a trainload of Red Guards and
a government train sent to intercept
Red Guards near Keni, northern Fin
land, according to a Copenhagen dis
patch. The trains crashed at full
speed and all the coaches were
smashed.
The Bolsheviki government has is
sued a statement explaining the sep
aration of church and state. Appar-
arently ecclesiastical property was
declared to belong to the people.
The Bolsheviki commissioners Of
public charity, who were given con-
troll, expressed the opinion that this
property should be used solely to al
leviate the suffering Of classes ex-
plotted by capitalists. Expenditures
for the support of churches and &C.
clesiastical ceremonies will be sup
pressed.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-06
sc RAMBLE FOR Gov
ERNMENT LAND IN
T. 13, r. II, AT THE
LAND OFFICE TODAY
MAY BE HALTED.
RumOred That Mark Rose
Succeeded in Getting the
General Land Office to
Withdraw $4,000 Acres on
East Side Mesa.

A furious scramble for land
opened for entry in Township Ii
South, Range II East, at the
Land Office today, was followed
by the assertion at the land Of
flee that Clay Tallman, commits
si0ner OF the General Land Of
flee, would withdraw the township
from entry after today.
1t was intimated in the office
of the Imperial-Laguna Water
Company today that Mark Rose
had succeeded in convincing the
officials of the Land Office at
Washington that they had made
= mistake in opening the land be-
fore his survey was approved
That one of the clerks in the Land
Office erred in sending the OPEN
ing notice to Register Farr is the
rumOr.
More than 200 men surrounded
the Land Office today to take up
land. Ordinarily they would have
had twenty days to make their
tries.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-06
CHAMBER. WAS
ON THE JOB IN
ROAD MATTER
Local Boost Organization Was Partly
Responsible for the Appropriation
by the Federal Government of S373,-
600 for the Finishing of the San
Diego-El Centro Paving.

Illustrating the help given by the
Ell Centro Chamber of Commerce to-
ward the appropriation of 1913 900 for
highway between Tecate and Noun
tain Springs, the secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce today eXhib-
tied the following letter. sent by the
organization to Representative Kett-
ner at Washington early last month:
Gel Centro, Jan. 4, 1918.--Hon. Will
liam Kettner, M. c., Washington, D.
C.-Dear Mr. Kettner: | am instruct
ed by our Board of Directors to in
quire of you if there is not federal
fund for the construction and mainte-
nance of military highways and to
call your attention in this connection
to the San Diego-Imperial highway,
now partially completed This road,
paralleling, as it does, the interna-
tional line between Mexico and the
United States, is obviously of prime
Importance as a military artery be-
tween Yuma and San Diego, particu-
larly now that the great cantonment
at Camp Kearney has been estab-
lished, and it is deplorable fact that
this road is in grave danger of being
tied up on account of governmental
orders regarding new construction
work. The army has its auto trucks
which could, with the highway COM
pleted, in case of emergency, make
the TRIP to Calexico in five hours, as
against twice that long today. Then,
too, the great grain stores of Impe-
rial Valley would be made easily ac-
cessible-a feature not to be lightly
considered in these days Of great de-
mand. Imperial Valley can produces
fodder and feed for an army. This
the government should take cogniz.
| ance of when the matter of military
roads comes up. The Valley is ready
to do its share. May we hear from
you? Yours very truly,
WAYNE H. COMPTON,.
Commercial Secretary Ell Centre
Chamber of Commerce."
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-06
COYOTE WELLS To
Be DEVELOPED
Oasis on Highway Is to Be the Scene
of Extensive Farming Operations,
1t Is Declared-Water Is Plenti-
full at From Eight to Fifty Feet,
Says HOmesteader.

Agricultural possibilities of Coyote
Wells will undergo an experiment on
an extensive scale, according to plans
announced by Al Young, who has
leased 800 acres near there, belonging
to Mrs. Stevens of Seeley, and will
put it in crop this year, says the See
ley Sentinel.
Mr.. Young will put in mostly corn
and barley, with a few acres of al
falfa. Preparations to level the land
and prepare it for crop are now 60
ing forward.
The first 40 acres to be lsveled will
be planted to watermelons.
This will be the first land to be
cultivated in the Coyote Wells sec
ton. Mr.. Young will pump water
for irrigation. He believes the pump
ing can be done with less expense
than water from the irrigation sys-
tenn would cost. Water lies under
the ground here within easy access at
35 or 40 feet.
Several others will likely follow the
lead of Mr. Young. Mr.. Morrow has
put up house and sunk well on his
place. Mr.. Brewster has 80 acres OF
his land leveled.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-06
BEzOECHECK RESIGNS
As IMPERIAL TRUSTEE

J. F. Bezdecheck, manager of
the Imperial Telephone Company,
will resign as city trustee of I'M
perial at tonight's session of the
city fathers in the neighboring
town, it was announced by MIR.
BeZdecheck himself in letter to
J. F. Seymour of the Chamber of
Commerce today.
District Manager Mason of the
telephone company was in the val
ley recently comforting with men,
bers of the Chamber of Commerce,
and promised that he wuold ask
Mr.. Bezdecheck to resign from the
city board. 1t is reported that
MIR. Bezdecheck's proposed ,resig-
nation will leave two wet" mem
bers, and two dry" trustees on
the board, and that all wet" leg
islatiOn will be deadlOcked.