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The Washington herald., 1918-09-20
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. S. Doniphsn,
7E King Street

Alexandria, Va. Sept. 1s.-That
there exists in the city an intolerable
condition as result OF the depleted
condition of the police force Is the
report made by special grand fury
in the corporation court, Judge I. c.
Barley presiding
1t is set forth that the force is
now reduced to twelve men and at
tention is directed to the largely in
creased liquor traffic. They also
make the following urgent recon-
| mendations: That immediate steps
be taken by the proper authorities to
increase the police force to its for
mer strength. namely twenty-three
men.
That all pool rooms be required to
remove screens. curtains. partitions
or stained windows, and that no pool
room be allowed TO operate except
| in plain view OF the public
That gambling cases in the fu-
ture be tried under the State law,
rather than the city law, thereby en-
abling jail sentences TO be imposed
instead of fines.
That in view OF present labor con-
city Jail be utilized for chain gang
Regarding the city gas. they report:
That the council make a thorough
investigation into the present cond-
tions accountable for the present poor
quality of gas furnished the con-
sumers for the City of Alexandria
| and that immediate steps be taken
to correct the trouble"
The Jury in its Investigation ducs-
TONED the mayor, police commission
ers, police, presidents OF both
branches of the city council and po-
lice Justice.
1t was composed OF the following:
s. w. Pitts, foreman; Roger c. Sui
livan, Arthur II. Bryant. J. Brooke
Carter. A. D. Brockett. Harry Ham
mond and T. Clifton Howard.
Resenting being CALLED a liar. Will
lam Montague, colored, about 80
years old. shot and killed Irving Dud-
ley. colored, about IS. shortly before
o'clock last night in Pitt street, Le-
tween Queen and Princess streets
Montague escaped.
Montague was arrested late last
night by Chief of Police Goods and
Policeman Kerns.
William H. McIntuiff, IS years old.
died yesterday Afternoon at the Alex
andria Hospital. His wife and two
children are living. The deceased
lived at 305 wilkes street and was
employed at the plant of the Vir-
ginia Shipbuilding Corporation. Tie
BODY was shipped by Demaine and
The Washington herald., 1918-09-20

James E. Curtin. So years old, a
Southern Railway engineer. died al
s O'Clock this morning at the resi-
dence. Of his brother, 327 North Henry
street. He was unmarried and 10
survived by two brothers, Christo-
pher and John T. Curtin. this city.
and Mrs. owen selby. OF Laurel. Md
Wilmer Stuart Thompson, 4 years
The Washington herald., 1918-09-20
wARsHIP IoRPEpdED.
So oheer, and Men Of British YES
sci Missing.

London. Sept IA British armed
boarding steamer WAS torpedoed and
sunk on September II, the admiralty
reported late today. Eight orhcers
and nfty men are missing.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-20

Son. undertakers. to woodstock. Va,
for burial
William H. Walker, weil-known
paper hanger and painter, died
shortly before s O'Clock this after
noon at his residence, ls1 South Fair
fax street. He had been III for the
past ive weeks. The deceased in ad-
dition to his wife is survived by fve
children. The funeral arrangements
have not yet been made.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-09
THE MELTING POT
Come Fake Pot Luck With Us"
ALL RIGHT
BY Damon RunyOn-

BY Damon Runyon-
Hes back on 4 leave OF absence
And his face seems drawn and
It's hard 10. realize it's been
year since he Went away.
Grave he is in his manner,
But his voice has the old-time cheer.
They're all right. here. all right
Are YOU all right over here?
They're all right there. all right;
There's nothing al all that's wrong.
Sam. Joe and BILL them all
And 1 left them well Ind strong.
They told me TO tell you all hello.
And 20 tell YOU 10 have fear
But what they're all rig Mt over there. all RICH
II YOU'RE all right, over here.
Yes there's lots of mud in the trenches
But they're making tn best OF IT,
The coolies are not ch oyerdrawn
OR Of the rest Of IT,
It's big kind Of business
business that's sad and queer
But they're all right, over there all right
Are YOU all right, over here?
They're all right, over there al right
Yes, it's true about tho rains.
It's true about the hard ships. too.
And that never man complains.
It's true that there's quite a task at hand
And that death is ever near
But they're all right there, all right
Are YOU all right over here?
IF you're all right over here he said.
And leaving job ndone
They'll be all right. over there, all right.
Till they've ended the thing, and won.
II you've done your sha re the best YOU can
And your conscience is sound and clear,
They'll be all right. there. all right
And YOU all right err here"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-09
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JULY Q. 1913
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP.

French girl felt the beauty of the friendship Of
two great countries for each other. She wrote about
IT, ard her words found their way a Red Cross
bulletin finally translation OF them was posted in
a conspicuous place a public library.
This 10 the translation: There is river in France
80 narrow that YOU can talk il. Birds fly
over IL With one sweep of their wings Great armies
on either bank. but they far apart as the
stars in the sky far right and wrong.
There is a great ocean II is wide that guls
cannot dy across without rest. Upon either shore
there are great nations They close that their
hearts touch"
The Librarian. approaching the words. put them up
where all could and then watched TO see their
effect upon library patrons
good many people paused TO read idly. They went
or with thoughtful faces. Teachers copied the words
20 their French woman translated
them back her Pupils from the school
read the lines and seemed to accept them u per
sonsI message from a fellow-pupH.
Everyone who read the little quotation touched.
The warmth and glow Of intimate international
friendHness spread through the community from that
little clipping on the library wall
FriendIness is spreading through the world, too.
longer separate nations that love
justice honor Only the nation that has turned her
back things will ind herself fearfuly remote
and alone on her side OF the stream.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-09
Other Editors Than Ours
LOANING MONEY ON CHARACTER.
(Farm and Iireside.l

When Prest Wilson in a proclamation issued April
10 1917 called the farmers Of the nation omit
no step that Will increase production their land Il
occurred 10 a group OF New York business that
many farmers that would be unable respond
10 the call because of lack Of capital Seed and fer
tizers were high priced abor only high but
scarce The season unusually cold and backward.
which would necesslJate RAPID work planting when
the weather became favorable.
To furnish the money with which farmers could buy
seed fertilizers machinery and labor these business
men organized the Patriotic Farmers fund which
now in its second year. The object Of the fund
aid the small farmer and renter who had regular
banking connections and to furnish him money on a
character loan The larger farmer could obtain
an the credit desired there thousands OF
honest. Woodworking men who could OFFER nothing
the way OF security that would be acceptable the
banks little cash az the right time would be god
such man.
The directors o. the fund began by appointing local
loan committees ia communities throughout the
two farmers and banker business man-citizens
who commanded respect and possessed OF sound
Judgment
During the spr1.s and early summer Sass was
LENT The average amount OF the individual was
surprisingly small. one farmer borrowed as little as
SEQ i'm order TO buy TWO bushels OF seed potatoes
The number OF acres planted with money loaned
we're sown 10 oats 5,51f corn 5.5S9 TO potatoes g.
? Is TO beans 5.SS2 TO buckwheat and 5,S24 mis-
cellaneous garden produce Out OF S2S4S42ss loan
ed S1561o.25 expended for fertilizer ana S2o.74S-
25 for labor The rest rsed for seed 10 prepare
-round. and cover harvesting expenses.
The reports show that these loans made possible the
production OF S3500OOO worth OF crops II furnished
the little required supplement the farmers own
capital and efforts and his efforts TO a
successful conclusion.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-09
THE NV B0XING COD.

our whole IS boxing 1t part Of the Amer
can military training Incidentally the comparatively
gentle pastime has been transformed serious
business
The soldier is taught 70 use his hsts not fec fun
exercise but for the good it will do him in
battle Accordingly he fights extensively. The military
boxing code does the defensive tactics en-
couragsd by professional rules.
There interesting reaction now on professional
boxing II destined weld TO the military in
huence Puslstic experts demanding a revision OF
me Philadelphia sport writer and referee takes
exception to decision rendered points" In recent
bout. The ground that the declared the winner
sxcelIed only ia defensive work
These tactics were all right before the war" he
says. but not now" lie wants back-s,epptng and
covering penalzed everywhere as they are in
the army matches
His contention viii probably win. too Dc is a part
of the new psychology characteristic OF America
today We want TO side-stepping oack-stepping or
lodging anywhere
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-09
rood PROPAGANDA.

An interesting OF history connected with the re-
cent disastrous Austrian offensive has just been re-
vealed by government. II appears that friendly
propaganda almost much do with the gallant
stand Of the Italians that occasion hostile
aganda had with the Italian decentralization when
Austria made her big gain last fan
When it became apparent that Austrian drive
was impending Italians. Czechs SIoveniaus people
Of other nationaltes this country who par
tcuary eager for Italian success given the use
OF the cables the wireless stations send mes
ssges Italian relatives and friends The result was
that days every means OF communication jam
med with friendly, encouraging messages. Italy was
fairly deuged with good wishes and expressions of
adence and admiration.
The hne effect of this campaisn Of sentiment the
Italian army and nation easily imagined 1t
was undoubtedly a big factor in the magnificent de-
made by the italian troops defense spirited
and sustained that had the enemy's drive
started than it seemed as II were an rather
than Austrian offensive
The plan which worked well ia this should
he used freely hereafter.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-09

Many persons seem not 70 com
prehend why, II there We're no air
resistance. bullet fired upward.
having once overcome the force Of
gravity. should not continue TO 20
on indefinitely The reason IS be-
cause the whole impulse that
drives the bullet was given before
it left the muzzle After that il
has only a limited store of momen-
tum But gravity is constantly
acting force, which continually &C
CELEBRATES the motion OF any body
upon which IL acts
The constant backward pun OF
gravity. accommodating its effects
second after second I'm proportion
20 the square OF time. az length
destroys or ueutralizes the whole
momentum ~ the llsine bullet
But IT, il possible. theoredcallv. To
give bullet such a vertical We
locity that il would completely
overcome gravity. and never I've ar
rested The needed velocity would
he about seven miles per second.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-09

Now, if YOU elevate the lnuzzle
OF the gun so that the projectile
will rise on a slope from the hozi-
zontal. nevertheless gravity will be-
gin TO bring il below the plane on
which il starts the instant il gets
out of the bore, although, Of course.
the amount of drop during a small
fraction OF "a second will be insens-
ible; but the drop will occur.
though not perceived. and will ac-
emulate in the ratio Of the square
of time until. al the end of a sec
ond, the fall Will amount 20 I61 feet.
This means that. no matter at what
angle of elevation the bullet may
have been fired (even if it We're
vertically upward). or with what
epeed IL may have started. i'm one
second after it leaves the muzzle il
Will be 16.1 feet vertically below the
point where it would have been if
there had been no gravity TO in
terfeIe
These figures are based on the
supposition that there is no air re-
sistance IL is customary 10 ne
glect the air resistance in all such
calculations when they are intend
ed only 10 explain the manner In
which gravity acts In actual
practice the calculations are based
upon tables. prepared from expert
mental results, which introduce
the effec, OF air resistance under
the conditions OF given cases
40 single formula viii apply TO
all cases alike. when the air resist
ance is taken into account bur that
fact does not affect the general
rule a. stated above
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-09
CAPTTRE TTGITINE.

INDIANAPOLIS Ind, july g.
Harrs r. Lindley. go years old. was
arrested here Monday on charges
of vagrancy and being a fugitive
from justice. He is held upon re-
quest from authorities ~ Logans-
port. IND
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-09

esly Asse4ted Press Indians
Only Employing
seth bsHd-TWe Leased Wires: Day and Night
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-09
a LITTLE DRY" LIGHT FOR OUR MUNICH


ASSUMING that the reporters wrote lnteligenty Of
his dismissal OF the Corey Pepper liquor cases
and II they didn't he is welcome TO pounc the gzzard
OF them. since both papers published much
the version % tive desire 20 announce 10 Judge
prank Gnmer. OF the city court tn4r the prohibition
Indiana has been held constitutional not uncon-
sutatonai. and ibis by the incident
which might be well for hin read of the
sort Of preambie.-snd then Sec o. along with
some others.
realize. or course. that this suggesting that
perhaps Judge Glmer IS no. "tutored in Indiana
lAw" he might be and taken 90 ascer-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-09

to escape from the suns gravita-
ton.
The consequence is that no time
at all elapses after a bullet leaves
the muzzle of the gun before grav-
ity, which is the term used for the
earth's gravitation, begins to draw
it downward. II the bullet is fred
horizontally, then, i'm one second,
gravity will cause it tc fall about
l6.1 feet below the plane on which
II started. In one-tenth of "a second
gravity viii cause a fall Of Tooth of
16.1 feet. and in a t00Oth Of a sec
ond the fall viii be 1.00O,0O0t of
16.1 feet, and so on.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-09

Hsns Phone iiH '-- Bel paOn. 400
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-09
By Garrett P. Serviss.

Here is a question from a private
at Camp Stuart which reveals one
of the sources Of the great excel
lence Of the American soldier-the
fact that he wants 10 kiow not only
how to use his weapons but also
how and why they work as they do:
Just what is meant by the ira
jectory Of a rifle bullet? In my
opinion, it is the distance (verticaD
that the projectile rises above the
plane Of the rife base, independent
Of gravity-that is, before the in
itial velocity of the ball is reduced
low enough 20 enable gravity 20
have any effect upon the path OF
the bullet. But our sergeant main
tains that trajectory means the
distance the bullet falls from and
below the plane in which il leaves
the muzzle He claims that the
bullet drops Jelow the level OF the
barrel Immediately IL leaves the
gun. Am / not right? We leave
here any hour, and I may not see a
paper for months"
What a picture that gives, Must
Il not have been in this manner
that Caesars unconquerable legion
aries, as they gathered about the
campfres in Gaul after hurting
back Ariovistus and his German
horde, conversed with the officers
Of their centuries? Many a glimpse
afforded b. Caesar himself shows
US that in his army discipline went
hand IN hand with mental initiative
among the soldiers. His victories,
like Napoleon's. were based on a
quality in his men that was higher
than "eoose-stepping
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-09

But 70 return 70 the question.
ajectory" means the whole
curved path OF the projectile from
start 10 finish IL comes from the
Latin word trajicio. meaning Ito
throw across" One Of the main
objects OF the science OF ballistics
is 70 determiu, the trajectories Of
bullets and cannon shots under
varying circumstance Of initial
impulse. angle of elevation. atmos-
pheric resistance. etc.
The course 81 the shot IS traced
automatically frou the muzzle of
The gun 10 the point where its
hight ends. and this course is It's
Trajectory Because OF the resist
ance OF the air the curve o. the
trajectory alters as the projectile
advances. beng sleeper on It's de-
scent which begins when 81 passes
the terteX or highest point than it
was on its ascent before reaching
that point from which 20 results
that the vertex IS more than half
is ahead of the middle % the range
the range being the horizontal dis
lance from the muzz,e 20 the point
where the p~otectile. after rising IN
its fight descends again 20 the
Level o. the gun I'm q popular
sense the range IS the horizontal
distance from the gun 20 The target.
The sergeant was iisht. the bull
-. z--n- Iefne- 4ra ~f41. re Give
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-09

How we envy the boys who celebrate the Fourth
on the firms line.
Meade County news., 1918-02-07
National Repair Week

Recent reports are 10 the effect
that farm machinery of all kinds
and also repairs for mac hinery
now in use, is going to be dif-
fi;ult to get, due to shortage of
material and help. Many of the
large plants are only guarantee
ing to fill orders placed early for
both machinery and repairs.
So urgent rs it that early or
ders be placed, that the first
week in March has been set aside
as National Implement Inspec-
tion and Repair Week. During
this time farmers are asked to
carefully inspect each piece of
machinery they expect to have
need for, make list of ali re-
pairs needed and have your deal
. er order them at once if be does
not have the parts YOU need in
stock. Also place your order
for any new machinery you need.
With conditions as they are this
year, the machinery and repairs
manufactured will not exceed
what is actually needed by very
large margin, so to be on the safe
side better order early.
You may think at this time
that you will have little use for
your machinery, but tits the
unexpected that always happens
Don't let the first week in March
pass without having repairs for
i every piece of machinery on the
place ordered.
Meade County news., 1918-02-07

From the quarterly report of
the County Treasurer, which ap-
pears elsewhere IN this Issue of
The News, 1t will be seen that
in the Motor License Fund at
the present time there is S3285.25
This fund is made up of the fees
paid for automobile licenses in
this county. The above amount
is what remains in the fund,
after fifty cents has been deduct
ed from each fee and sent to the
Secretary of state to cover cost
of tag and registration of mum
Der. OF the above total, one half
goes into the county road fund
and the other half is pro rated
back TO the township from which
1t was originally paid.
Meade County news., 1918-02-07
DR.. Loveland Coming

DR.. Frank Lafayette Lovelaud
noted lecturer, will be IN Meade
Saturday, February 10 and will
lecture to the people of Meade
on 1.-THE Soul of the German En-
pire" and The Tragedy of Bel
gium"
The mission of this speaker is
TO mobolize American Sentiment
to win the World War. He re
signed his pulpit in indianapolis
to take up this work. He is
highly spoken of by all who have
beard him.
He is coming to Meade county
upon the invitation of the Meade
County War Council. Every
patriotic citizen in Meade county
should hear him.
Meade County news., 1918-02-07

Monday night about ten o'clock
fire was discovered in the hay
now of W. F. Bain's barn. The
flames spread rapidly and before
the hose cart arrived and the
water was turned on, the whole
roof was ablaze. The prompt
work of the fire department con-
fined the blaze to the upper Sec
ton Of the building. Only the
fact that there was no wind, pre-
vented as serious fire. Two
horses we're taken from the barn.
The biggest loss to Mr.. Balm IS
the hay, ten tons being complete
ly lost The damage to the barn
was complete, but is covered by
insurance.
The origin of the fire is not
known.
Meade County news., 1918-02-07
SWAT EN- BOTH.
BY F. S. Sullivan

Conserve the food and win
the war;" I'm willing this to dc,
and those who seriously object
I'm pleased to note are few.
We've answered to our country's
call by saving half the wheat;
we're glad to do our little bit by
cutting out the meat. We do
not grum BILE when we're told
that we must save on coal; we're
glad to do most anything 10 help
us reach the goal. But what I'd
like for Uncle Sam to do for you
and me is fix the price so every
day would not quite eatless be.
For fish is higher now than pork,
corn meal IS ont Of sight, and on
all the other substitutes the
prices are fright. Friend wife
mixed up a hoe cake, it tasted
pretty good, but / found my cal
culation It cost more than angel
food. And everything we're
asked to buy because its plenty.
full, and thus save necessaries
for France and Johnny Bull, we
find the wiley profiteer has hiked
the price up so we fain must do
without 1t for lacking of the
dough. We're willing all to do
our part, but we don like to be
done; we think the Stacker graft
er is as bad as any Hun. We
want to catch the Kaiser and cut
| off both his ears, but we'd like
for Uncle Sammy to swat the
! pro6teers.
Meade County news., 1918-02-07
Morton Wilson for Sheriff

One OF Meade County's Oldest
settlers this week declares his
intention to become a candidate
for the Office of Sheriff, subject
to the decision of the Republican
voters, at the August primary.
This candidate is Morton Will
son, who in 1885 filed on a claim
in Sand Creek township. Here
he remained throughout the
pioneer days, when hardships
were more numerous than pleas
ures, and took his share of each
ever keeping before him the idea
that perseverance WINS"
A few years ago he left the
farm and movedt to Meade, where
he engaged in the auto livery
BUSINESS.
Mr.. Wilson is we'll known TO
the voters of Meade county and
is in every way qualified to fill
the Office he IS seeking,
II nominated and elected he
will perform the duties of the
Office to the best of his ability
and with that same determine
tion which predominated thirty
three years ago when he settled
on the plains of Western Kansas.
Meade County news., 1918-02-07

John ]. Leach died at his home
in Arapaho, Oklahoma, Febru-
airy 8, 1918, after an illness OF
several months.
Deceased was born in Butler
County, Ohio October p 1885
lie enlisted in the First Iowa
Cavalry and served until the end
Of the war. At Washington, Iowa
on Septembea 5th, 1864 he was
married to Miss Leah Margaret
Holmes. In 1869 he came tc
Kansas and in 1898 to Meade
county, and resided here until
he moved to Oklahoma a. few
years ago. :.
His widow and three children
survive. They are: Jessie Il.
Leach, of Ralston, Oklahoma;
C. A. Leach, of Geary, Oklahoma
aud Mrs. A. o. Rosenberg, OF
this city.
Interment was made at Arap'
aho, Oklahoma.
Meade County news., 1918-02-07

Albert H. Anderson of lO29H
Broadway died Monday, January
14th at 1920 p. m, from valvular
heart disease and asthma, follow
Jag an illness of two years, alter
having been confined to his home
for the past eight weeks.
He was born in DesMoinFs,
May l3, 1868. He has resided
in this city seventeen years. He
was a mem ber of the North Star
camp, M. w. A!
He is survived by his widow;
two sons, Henry, at home and
George, Battalion Adjutant al
tue e0Gr-~A-L.aL Training sta,
tion; FIVE daughters. Mrs. Carl
Shaw, of Meade Kansas, and
Misses Marguerite, Helen, Alice,
and Lillian, at home.
Funeral was held January Is
at geo a. M, at ST Rose church,
Rev. Father Brennan officiating
Many friends and relatives at
tended and the floral offerings
were numerous. Burial was in
Graceland Cemetery.-Q ncy
Illinois Journal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Shaw, OF
Meade were in attendance at the
funeral.