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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-11
VISIT THE SOUTHEAST:

Although the walking yesterday
MAS uncomfortable on accpunt CT the
melting SNOW, hundreds Of AlcXan--
drians repaired to the southeastern
section Of the city to inspect the M
provements now in progress on me
reclaimed Battery Rodgers Cove.
This little strip of about forty acres
Of ground is being rapidly metan'ot-
rhosed. Two railway tracks have Al
ready been constructed, while NUM-
Der of houses have sprung up during
The past few weeks. Three pile drivers
are at work on the ground. Every
thing is Indicative Of activity, aEa
the entire community rejclces at the
prospect now before old Alexandra,
80 long neglected rs commercial
ind manufacturing centre.
= The troves of people vending their
way towards the southeast yeSter-
,lav brought to mind scenes OF long
nro. when the ropcWal!l was being
demolished to make room fer I coal
depot upon ,Iones's Point. That proved
10 be :. camounage, but the work 10"
IN PROGRESS is Of the sinon-purc typo,
and within the next few weeks,
should favorable weather prevail,
~
the face Of the land purchased by tie
Virginia Shipbuiiding Corporation
will have put or an entirely different
appearance.
Droves OF men can be seen repair
ing to this section of the city every
morning and returning later III th2
day. ard this force is being aUS-
mented every day. The company :
advertising former all the time; they
want hundreds more 1T rcmunera:Ne
wages.
The activity displayed IN -AleXaa-
dria today is greater than at any
time in its history.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-11

FOR SALE-Ninc room brick house,
with bath, pantry, laundry and
garage; large grounds; best cell
trail lo;:atiou; fine site for frst-cias5
apartment house. Address Owner,
care Gazette Office. 2l-3ia1.
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TO ABOLISH OFFICES.
Insurance and Land Chiefs Without
ANY Bureau if Measure Passes.

Adjustment Of the state burca;
of insurance and its consolidate:
with the barking division of the stat
corporation commission and conSc:.'
dation of the Offices Of secretary 81
thc commonwealth and register 81
the land office were agreed upon yes
terday By the house of delegates coax
m:ttcc on retrenci:.acnt. II the Sel;'
eral assembly accepts the rcpot'
Colonel Joseph Button, insurance
commissioner. and Colonel J. :"
Richardson will be without Office =;
the expiration Of their terms.
". w. Sproul. of Augusta and
Scaurtor. is the chairman Of The fe-
trcrshment and economy committee"
On this committee arc DR.. Noland
and Mcssrs. Norris, Stubs, of Nj
dlescx; billiard. Carter, Hall. OF Lot
doun: Harvey. NcNutt. Smoot, Doc
son. Cornet and Pence. They are saiG
10 be practically unanimous OH lie
questions CT consolidation nad
abcliShmcnt.
There are TWO separate meas urst,
,re 40 abolish the office Of register
Of the land Office and TO transfer sa>
duties Of the Office TO the secretary
of the commonwealth 1t provides
that "thc first OF October. l9lS, t@e
Office Of register of the land oil:ce
Shall cease 20 exist" and that III al
dition the clerks and employees 1o'";-
given by law 20 the secretary OF tEe
commonwealth. he shall appoint, i
he deems il necessary, al additional
clerk, who shall receive q salary u
$500 per amum. which shall ~
paid Semimcnthly.'
In the second bill ii is pi:oviGeJ
that ION ard after tie first day of
October. 1913. the banking division III
the state corporation commission ana
the bureau Of insurance shall be CON
solidatGd, and thereafter known as f.:e
of banking and instr
ancc: that the department shall y
under an official designated as lie
commissioner of banking and insui'-
ance. who shall receive salary O
So 500 year
Authority to appoint all agent.
clerks and assistants FOR the new o.
pa,tmcnt is vested in the Stsrtc COZ
porltIon commission. The Office OF
insurance commissioner and chef
bank examiner shall cease to c,:Iss
October /. 1915 the bill rca,;,,
but all laws pertaining TO bani;s.
banking. insurance or insurance co;.i-
panics sh;dl remain in full force e.
rept as changed or modified BY lnis
act.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-11

WANTED-Boy for soda fountain
at Gibs0n'S drug store. corner King
and Alfred streets, Alexandria.
GG-3t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-11

WtNTED-Yourg lady clerk. Ap-
ply to Elicit, G0d King street.
3G-2t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-11

itubbers Of all Kinds still TO bc nu@
ut katz's, 400 King street. :%i6-t..
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Richmond. Feb i. : cove-no-
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Classified Advertising

WASTED-;Woman 10 cook, wash,
and iron, for family Of four adults.
Apply at % Rosemcnt Avenue.
35t-33t.
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COENClL OF DEFENSE.

Composed Entirely Ct State Officials
at the Seat of Government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-11
EARLY IN THE FIELD.

Colonel t. &. White. federal cood
.ai;,r;nistsatc or for Virginia has ''oi.
::ia fsis ;n''2arced" his candidacy fef.
6GsngreSs from the eighth Virginia
.dssstrts.1:t;.s according 10 the Richmond
1sIairrE,l and is thus quoted in his own
gfatemert - the qualifications rno=
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-11
Licking the Thrift Stamp Lieks the Kaiser Too

BE live Wire You may stimulate others to ac
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-11

WANTED--Ioung nurse maid. :ttso
4 general cook and house maii.
Nurs~i is wanted Immediately Cool
wages. VIII reside in Rosemoar,
Apply by phone to Mrs. r. j. Wal
lace. Raleigh hotel Washington.
:3533-tf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-11
OLD FALSE TEETH WANTED

Don't matter if broken. pay g.
; SO per set. Also cash for o!d
I'D, silver, and broken jewelrv.
Send by parcel post and receive
check by return mail. viii hold
goods III days for sendcrs approval
of my offer. /. Mazer-20CIi south
9Th street. Phila., Pa.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-13

necessary to bring other ore from
Stones Pass many miles away. While
the old dump shows that considerable
ore was treated Mr.. Hancock SAYS il
was not regarded as a success Mr..
Hancock is justice Of the peace at Par
adise and also postmaster. Mrs. Han
cock is the daughter OF Col Mics
Wood. q pioneer of the Fort Gran,
country where he recently sold The
old Wood ranch. Mrs. hancock vas
on a visit 10 her father. Hancock left
Gayleyville with Tom Whitehead and
the located a ranch in Wood canyon
near old Fort Bowie where Hancock
remained for ten years or more. He
came to Paradise with the boom in
1894 and engaged in the hotel business
He built a two story hotel which was
burned down a few years ago. Speak
ing of the Leadville group. owned by
Mr.. Walker. it should have been stat
ed in connection with that property
that 81 cars of ore have been shipped
from the prOperty.-GeO. II. Kelly in
The International.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-13
The BOLsheUiki
Peril Passes

Anyway, the Bolsheviki one good thing they
and delivered the goat to the Hunnsh
lion be eaten his leisure They showed the world
the cheap. weak, woefu eowarly decetfu dirty faces
Of the freedom movement for the workingmen
These leaders who overthrow weak car in order to
sell strong kaiser. If the Bolsheviki had been
people heart they would rather give
such peace They had the chance advance
reckoned with by the world But this predict
some weeks ago. they merely dickered delayed
junkers commanded them to do. These radical labor
leaders and orators and anarchists ana socialists
shouters who composed Bolsheviki and allowed the
cheap little contemplate upstart Trotzky. be their
mouthpece had simply muddled and mixed and undone
what else do. They had destroyed their
armies dismantled their workshops factories
and looted their munion plants
houses In other words the socialist W. w plan
of wealth industry and government for the
had made of Russia ripe plum for the German auto
Gratis to pluck And with sardonic .eer. they have
plucked that plum May God have mercy upon &c
peasant and the workngman of that Russia.
Ameni
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-13
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Renwiek White, writing in his paper. the Aio News
political affairs generally over the state delivers
himself of opinions and predictions reflections
follows:
1T is commonly reported that State Senator Chas
Roberts Of Wilcox has SHE'D his hat into the gube-
Material ring. Charlie politician and if he
the campaign his smoke will be seen No alleged candi-
the democratic for governor sits closer
the of Governor Hunt than Roberts Ii therefore.
certain that Roberts makes the race he thinks Hunt
will not be candidate Tor he would openly make the
against his chief There are those who think
will yet and in such event it would be interesting
to what Roberts would do. once in the race as
Charlie be being gutter Roberts is
radical
In the meantime. friends of Fred Suffer of Bsbee
urging him the race Suffer is called con-
sentative, but his election Cochise county
senator two years ago goes show that a large
majority of the laboring Bisbee and county
voted for him. well the All classes
apparently have confidence In Suffer- and he is ad
mittedly a brainy lac must be reckoned with if he
The Suffer talk came first and it may be that Hunt
opposing Suffer gathering alarm behought himself
OF Roberts. Cochise county man. being man.
possibly who stood show of defeating Suffer for the
nomination Who knows?
AS Sacks: OF all the candidates alleged oandi
dates Golfer is presumed to have The longest sack
Roberts is by means poor man, but he knows how
hang what money he has earned by hard knocks
he viii spend much On the other hand Golfer is
well off a good mixer, and spends eagerly
Osborne hasn't great this worlds goods. but
is strong with the common people. He is lying low.
however while he watches the big chief and waits We
think he will not run f9r governor-this time The only
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-13

Writing from Chicago, A S. En-
bree. former l. W. W. leader in the
Warren District. subscribes for The
Review and remarks at the same time
that I'VE believe We can get our
moneys worth in amusement from
your editorial columns" If he can get
valuable amusement from tn e
columns he is more than welcome.
They are directed to open warfare
upon him and his kind Il may be
amusing to him. this honest effort n
defend home. town and country, but
it is serious with this newspaper En-
bree writes upon stationery labeled,
Metal Mine Workers Union. Nc 500,
Industrial Workers of the World.
Judging from which. the rape and
-avishment OF the mine workers uni
on by the Ivy. W. must be complete
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-13

man who has gone so far that he can
no; turn back IS Colter-lOng ago he
cut loose.
~T1e key, as We have explained be
fore. is Hunt Rather than risk SUIT
ter ne viii undoubtedly en.cr The I.sJs.
Rather than risk anybody whom Camp
bell can beat. he will run He hates
anyone suspected of not being in
sympathy with his policies
wh-m Re cannot dictate to. He iates
Campbell He is afraid Of both
The situation is interesting, and
no one knows what the morrow Will
bring forth"
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-13

II is declared that the Anabapsts of the middle ages
the original BOsheviki. They turbulent lot
of agitatOrs, given species of RIGHTEOUSNESS
superstition and violence imprisoned. dispers
ed and killed by the European nations OF France Eng
land Germany Italy where they forth Maurice
HewIette his famous Captain Brazenhead move.
about the killing of lot Of these Anabaptists by the
redOubtable captain in the palace halls of the Duke of
Milan Hewlette describes them big men. dirty and
hairy and wild of the eye speech Terocious
wolves The description fits the Petrograd rioters.
agitstors and hooters of this day pretty WELL too.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-13

Late dispatches narrate the dis
astrous defeat of seven separate local
attacks by the crown prince n the
vicinity Of Verdun. How often. oh.
how often, will this shred of the house
of Hohenzollern send forward waves
OF mis- hapless men against the rock
that Vauban years ago told a Frelca
king would break empires? AS l0ne
as the world stands Verdun viii haunt
and rack the royal sleep of Germany
and st the same time it will stand
as a glorious rainbow of promise fol
France. Considering the fact that he
has never won a battle, the crown
prince is a great general
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-13

for all time And while this fight RACES. the Russian
and Austrian and German workingmen ana socialists
and anarchists and radicals and all that ik who we're
betrayed by Lenine ana Trotzky and the BOlshevik
dummy the viii anything but a help to
he world conquering kaiser behind his military lines.
The German is unholy; and if the allies set
their teeth and fight with all their heart and strength
the end viii than people expect
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-13

Who was the greatest American. Washington. Ben
Franklin Lincoln? All three OF these mighty memories
have their supporters Each did greatly the vital work
God him for this republic Each of them
wrought for freedom Each would enter heart and
soul into the work this country is committed to today
for unless succeed their work all in vain.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-13

The champion lazy man has been
found in the person of David Sloan,
arrested in Los Angeles for vagrancy
and theft. He admitted that he had
worked only six months in the past
eleven years. He ought 10 be an l.
W. ". leader.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-13

The Pima county trial jury VIII con
vene today for the consideration Of
about one hundred cases. Seventy
five men are in the panel selected ana
most Of them are new to the work.
c. c. johnson. formerly acting dis
trict manager OF the Mountain States
Telephone and Telegraph company at
Tucson. viii leave Sunday for Lewis
ton. Mont. TO become district man1g-
er there for the company.
\ very much damaged Buick car lies
out on the AjO road. west Of Indian
Oasis. bearing the 1915 license Ne.
1876. apparently abandoned when one
wheel osved il. according to h. j.
Vincent. who reported TO Fred Warter.
OF AjO. who sent word to the police
yesterday
II. J. Helms. of picSle fame. arrived
IN Phoenix late Monday afternoon. He
is accompanied by MS sister. They
went in over the Apache trail from
Globe and left on the evening train Tor
Pasad slla. where they expect 70 spend
the ensuing three months az the Hunt
ingtOn hotel
At Washington Camp a few DAYS
ago a man named Martinez was found
dead in front of a house near the min.
a long butcher knife with which the
homicide had been committed lying
near. The knife had been plunged in
10 the mans chest near the heart. and
had gone clear through his body.
A life sentence al the state peniten-
tiary al Florence was imposed on FL
mer PiersOn by Judge Stanford in the
superior court Monday morning for
the murder of William Peay. a Glen
dale rancher. in December. Pierson
recently confessed 10 the crime. stat
ing that his mind had been poisoned
by murder stories. cheap novels and
drink He stated that he shot and
killed Peay while under the influence
OF liquor.
The sorting of ballots in Arizona's
famous gOvernorship contest case hav-
ing been completed. an order was en-
tered today by Judge stanford OF the
superior court. before whom the case
had its inception. To burn all ballots
except those from Yuma aud COcOniuo
counties. Officials Of these counties
had previously requested that these
ballots be returned % them. together
with other voting paraphernalia. Sher-
iff W. II Wilky and a haihft OF the
superior court viii have charge OF the
destruction Of the ballots. according
20 the order which further specifies
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-13

Even with selling the price the Swiss nave to
pay which thirtyeight dollars per heat cslores
capsules and capacities for cooking. heating
otherwise cheaper than Bisbee Is it higher
account Of the war?
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-13
EIks to SerUe
Thrift Stamps
On Wednesday

Elks' lodges throughout the state of
Arizona have banded together to make
tomorrow a special day for a thrift
and var savings stamps drive and local
Elks are urged to assist in helping the
Bisbee lodge lead the state for stamps
sold that day.
Several local business men have
made il a rule 10 keep some stamps in
their pockets all the time and when
ever meeting or talking TO anyone
selling them one or more of these
stamps Hardly anyone can resist an
appeal for % cents and after starting
a thrift card one is almost sure TO
purchase other stamps later until pos
sessiag enough 10 exchange the cara
for a war savings stamp bearing in
tersst
Jerome Sets Record.
Thrift stamp sales in Jerome. AriZ.
are establishing a record that will
place thai city on the map in red let
tiers. TIfe Jerome people have enter
ed into the spirit of the thrift stamp
and war savings stamp campaign with
a zsst that promises that place first
rank in all Arizona unless BiSbee and
other cities get busy quickly.
In letter to NJ F. Cassidy from
Harry r. Tritle. state director of this
campaign with headquarters in PhOe-
nix. tie plan by which the Jerome peo-
pie have forged to the fore is out
lined
Employees of the copper companies
have pledged monthly and semi-month-
~ donations which are deducted from
their pay checks and for which they
receive thrift and war savings stamps.
Many who were formerly putting their
surplus in savings accounts al the
banks are now starting war savings
accounts and increasing the size OF
these each pay day.
Other States Busy.
Practically every man, woman and
child in Jerome has one or more thrift
stamps. while many have numerous
war savings stamps with one man hav-
ing saved over 81 900 out Of his wages
through a war savings stamp account.
In the state of Oregon the libraries
all issue book marks in the shape OF
cards en- which to start thrift stamp
accounts and these are resulting in
many people purchasing these stamps
and baby bonds.
The Christian EndeavOrers OF Ill.,
nOis have designated the entire month
of February as Thrift and Self-Deniai
Month. People are urged to curtail
all useless expenditures. deny them
selves extTsvagances and use this
money in buying stamps to aid the gov
eminent
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-13

Mrs G.. II. hlrSt. county PROBATION
officer, in company with Mrs. George
Ashley OF Douglas, have gone 10 Court
land and Wilcox. Mrs. Hirst VIII at
tend TO business and Mrs Ashley viii
visit friends.
The regular quarterly teachers ex-
aminzJionS will-he held at Tombstone
Monday and Tuesday, March : ana o.
All persons desiring 10 take these eN-
aninstions should notify Miss Elsie
TOles, county superintendent, at once
so that the necessary arrangements
can be made
Ninsty-nine arrests were made ~
the police department OF Douglas dur
ing the month OF January. according
TO the monthly report of ], II. East,
chief OF police, TO the common council
Growing out of these arrests, $140S
was collected in fines. During the
month 215 meals were fed TO prisoners
At a cost of $3.50. Ten regular men
were employed on the police force,
Chief East says.
One of the most brilliant functions
in Aqua Prieta this season was the
state ball given Sunday night in honor
of Gen P. Elias Gales. his staff and
six members Of the chamber of depu-
ties from the state OF Sonora There
were about twenty couples from Doug
las. and the socially elect OF the Dor
der Mexican town were present. The
bail was given at the MOderno Hotel.
Dancing was enjoyed until 4 O'Clock
Monday morning.
The fame Of Jack Hinton. sign paint
eT OF Douglas. has reached forth 10
Washington. Jack believes in applying
his talents TO a patriotic cause. and
this is how he happened TO paint a
huge bulletin. calling attention to the
necessity for food conservation TIE
entire work. including the construct
ion and erection OF the board as well
as the artistic execution of the letter
ing was entirely voluntary.
A photograph OF the bulletin was
taken and sent TO the federal food ac-
ministration at Phoenix He immedi-
ately forwarded il to Herbert Hoover
al Washington together with letter
giving the name of the painter and a
suggestion that the same idea could
he carried out by patriotic sign painl-
ers elsewhere to- good effect.
Caleb c. Rice. son of II. B. Rice. for
merly employed in the Bank of Doug
las and Dixon & Company. now first
sergeant of headquarters company,
3iOth field artillery. Camp Funston,
has returned on furlough for visit.
bringing the news that the regiment,
comprised almost exclusively Of Arizo-
ma men. may leave soon for France.
This hope is based on the fact thar
in an inspection OF the camp recently
made by the inspector general. the
340th regiment was declared most III
Tor leaving at once for France TO com
plete training there. OF course IL was
great news, because the boys are on
edge to go. Il was also high com
pliment TO the state of Arizona. Like
the other Douglas BOYS who have re-
turned from Camp Funston. Rice re-
ports that the boys are well fed, well
clothed. busy. contented ana have the
best colonel ever. The weather has
been changeahle. at times mean.
AIR. Hancock now ranks as the real
pioneer Of the Paradise country; he
first .auaa IN t-har WIS nnge kunMu as
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-13

The east-bound Sunset Limited train
Of the Southern Pacific was wrecked
by derailment sunday night lS miles
west OF ella Bend. near Estrella- The
observation car and n standard Pull
man were turned over on their sides.
Another standard Pullman and the din
er were derailed. -Four persons were
slightly injured. They are;
Mrs. George ST. Lacy. Yuma. arm
bruised and nervous shock.
Mrs. Franco. Yuma. right shoulder
injured.
P. II Allen. Aio. Ariz. hack wrench
ed and cut.
W J. Mullanry. Los Angeles. hack
wrenched.
The accident was due to a broken
rail.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-13

AIR. Hancock now ranks as the real
pioneer Of the Paradise country; he
first came to what was once known as
GayleyViTle i'm 1851 Here was the first
mining known i'm the Chiricahuas. A
lead-silver smelter was erected and OBJ
Grated for a time. but To treat the ore
from the old Cayleyville mines l. was
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-13

DR.. Rosa Boido was aTraigned before
Justice Wheeler AT l O'Clock Monday
afternoon on the charge of attempting
10 perform an illegal operation on Do
IA Jewel. Bond was fixed in the sum
of $4,000 and the preliminary hearing
set for next Monday morning at 10
o'clock. W. c. Barnum represented
DR.. BOidO and when the matter of fix
ing bail was mentioned by the court.
Mr.. Barnum asked that IL be set in a
reasonable amount Bail viii be fixed
at Sl5.o0e." announced Justice Wheel
er
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-13
County Briefs

Mrs. G. H. Hirst. county probation
officer. in company with Mrs. George
Ashley OF Douglas, have gone 10 Court
land and Wilcox. Mrs. HiTst VIII at
tend TO business and Mrs Ashley viii
visit friends.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-13
State and County NeUs Briefs

that the big blaze" must take place
outside the corporate limits Of the city
of Phoenix.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-13

When DR.. Lorenzo BOidO failed to
appear in Judge Stanford's division of
the superior court this morning. to he
tried on one of three criminal charges.
his bond Of S7.5e0 was declared forfeit
ed by the court and an order issued
20 all peace officers of the state 10 ar
rest the man and return him to the
sheriff of Maricopa county. DIR. Boido
Is said to have taken refuge in Sonora.
Mexico. soon after he was released on
bond.
DIT. BoidO is wanted on two hSstardy
charges and on a charge OF bribery.
The bribery charge was the outgrowth
Of the hearing in justice court Of the
bastariy cases, when. IL is alleged. he
offered Justice OF the Peace Wheeler
an amount Of money to dismiss the
cases pending against him.