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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-11
WILL RESTORE HOUR

The hour which dropped from. the
life Of everyapan, woman. and child
in this country at o'clock on the
morning of March 81 last, will be
handed back by the United States
Government at ] o'clock on the morn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-11
THINGS COMING OUR WAY

s During the last days of the year
s.a917, when bleak winter was making
Itself felt, mass meeting of Alex
1andrians was held in the Opera Ho@sc.
1.-The meeting had been called to hear
ssthe confirmation of reports which had
been going the rounds for some time
ito the effect that Alexandria was to
have a mammoth shipbuilding plant,
and that this would rise on what had
been known as Baptizing Cove, long
since reclaimed by the dredging OF
The river. The gentlemen forming the
{ management Of what is now the Viz
ginia Shipbuilding Corporation, with
several Alexandrians, including Hon.
C. C. Carlin, occupied seats upon the
stage. The vast assemblage was en-
Unused when our Representative i'll
!. Congress outlined what was in
store for his native city-the placing
!. of a shipbuilding plant here which
would employ thousands Of men. Dur
:. ing. Mr.. Carlin's speech he said other
surprises were also in store for Alex
: andria which would be equally as i'm
: portant to our commercial growth as
the new shipyard.. The speaker did
not 60 into details, but nc implied
that ere long Alexandrians would
again have cause to rejoice.
!, During the past few weeks it has
been known that about three-fou"ths
of the square bounded by Cameron,
Lee, Fayette alley and Union streets
and east from Union street to the port
warden's line had been selected by the
government as the site for i man.
Rmoth building, four stories high,
which will be placed in that area. Tor
2edoes are to be manufactured in this
place, and we are told the services of
at least two thousand skilled work
men will be needed.
It is also rumored that the govern
ment will eventually take possession
of the old ferry wharf, and it is isug-
gested that later the southern end of
the square will be needed, which will
result in the extension Of the purposed
structure to King street
The property acquired 10y the gov
eminent forms old landmarks. In
ante bellum days it was ii busy spot
and added no little to AlcXandria's
commercial Importance. Fox's ta"ern
stood on the northeast corner of Union
street and Fayette alley, while the
slip Of the. ferry steamer Alice Fox
was half square east. Several COM
mission stores were situated upon
this square in the olden time.
Alexandria has quietly awaited her
day while the sun of prosperity has
: been rising upon other places in the
Old Dominion. Disappointed at the
; failure to secure the armor plant. she
: never lost hope, and now that things
: are coming her way we all realize
that we have much Tor which TO be
thankful.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-11
TELLS OPPORTUNITY OF LABOR
John Mitchell, Former Head OF the
Miners Union, Says This is Real
War For Democracy.

1T is a wonderful opportunity for
service in defense of human rights
that is now presented to the wage
earners of America" says John Nit
chell. former president of the United
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-11
Mine Workers.

Eve hear it said that food will win
the war, that ships will win the war,
that men and munitions will win the
war. Men, munitions, food, and ships
are all absolutely vital to victory, but
we can reduce them all to one thing
when we say that work will win the
war.
"To put the strength OF our great
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18
Little Bobbie' S Pa.
Pa Loses Two Hats Betting on a
Ball Team and Uses Incident
10 Point a Moral for BObbfe.
BY WILLIAM P. KIRK.

! d TOOK me TO a ball gain yester.
day, It was the first gain I hav,
been TO this yer. Pa bet and lost tw,
hats TO one man with wich he be-
with. Pa sed not to say anything tc
Ma
You must newer bet on a ball gain
Bobbie, sed Pa I Just made those two
bets & lost them TO show you how
foolish it is 10 gambel-
Betting is foolish any way sed Pa
Always remember that The mummy
that peepuI maik gambling Is no good
mummy. sed Pa It has a Jinx on e.
said Pa
what is a Jinx I asked Pa
A Hoodoo. sed Pa It means bad luck
Il IS what the kaiser has only he
dosent know It, sed Pa. but he viii
find # out beefoar another snow flies
sed Pa
But IL 7 nai< a bet wen I am sure
can win viii that be all rite? I asked
Pa
Wen. sed Pa. that IS different. that
is a kind Of John D. ROCKEFELLER bet
sed Pa, that wuddent be so bad But
II isent vary often in this Wurld that
man is sure he can win. sed Pa
therefore say to keep yure mummy
IN yure pocket, sed Pa, until you have
enuff TO put in the bank
Pa sed at the gain that he cud play
better ball wen he was yung than
them players was PLAYING. That Eel
Ter Jest stru@lz out, sed Pa. & newer
used TO strike out. Thay called me
old Surefire, sed Pa
Why didn't you play for mummy.
asked Pa.
Nv folks ob-jeckted. sed Pa. thay
was afrade that 7 wud git wild. That
IS foolish. sed Pa, man can NAV ball
& still be a gentleman. sed Pa.
know lots Of vary fine men that plays
ball. sed Pa
Can a man be a umDire & still be a
gentleman, 7 sed to Pa
Well. sed Pa, that IS q vary hard
7uestun for ne 70 anser. 7 suppose
60, sed Pa, but II wud be kind Of hard
Wen a umpire tries 10 be a gentleman
the players git after him. sed Pa. & II
IS hard to be a gentleman with a lot
81 players pulling at yure sleeves &
calling YOU funny Mains, sed Pa tt
isent a vary pleasant Job. beeinE a um
Dire. sed Pa. wud Just as soon be
one OF them shock troops we reed
about, Pa sed.
Is this pitcher a good pitcher. VI
asked Pa
The best in the Leg, sed Pa.
He Is cheese, sed man neer Pa
You are talking thru yure Derby. he
sed 20 Pa
You are talking to the wrong man
sed Pa
7 knew Won was wrong the minnit 7
herd YOU talk, sed the man.
e. then Pa got no e. took me to sum
other scots. was afr7de 7 wud git
mad and hit him sod Pa. r. 7 -uczs
Pa was mad, he was Shaking an
oyer,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18

an appeal to all other theater box
offices to send in their stray canes
and viii make the Winter Garden q
clearing house for such Of the public
as may have an over supply Of walk
ing sticks
BrOadhurst's New Production.
George Broadhurst IS planning a
summer production called 'His Wife
Believed Him" The play as an adap-
tation by Mark Swan OF French
farce by Keroul and Barre The lead
ing role will be played by Ernest
Truck. supported by Alphonse Either
Robert ODER. William Ferguson.
George lie Capsoir. Janet Travers,
Leila Frost and Kate Prior Roemer.
Flo Zeigfeld has just put over an
other triumph in a musical comedy
way, and announces that he has sue
ceeded in getting Kay LAUREL 70 re-
turn to the stage by way Of the new
"Leigfeld FOllies."
Miss LAUREL for some years was
one OF the leading beauties OF New
York. retiring fa.sm the stage two
years ago when she married Winfield
Sheean, a motion picture magnate-
Enemy Aliens Must Go.
The metropolitan opera house is
busily engaged in wedding out OF its
company all enemy aliens. and has
Just announced that six more singers
viii be prescribed during the coming
season These are Charles Garden.
tenor. AdOlph Fuhrmann. basso: Luy-
dig Burgstaller, second tenor. karl
treisel, basso; Carl Bitter. second
basso, and Armin Laufer. second
basso- Some Of these are Germans
and others are Austrians. The names
Of MAJ Bloch and Robert Leonhardt
have already been announced as be-
Ing on the list Of those mot wanted"
Others whose -Germanism is the
cause Of their being dismissed are
members OF the chorus and the or
chesrra. Il was said at the Metro
politan yesterday. A thorough inves-
tigation is being made as to the ma
ionality and sympathies Of several
other women in the chorus. for the
management announces that public
sentiment is strongly set against the
retention OF any singers or musicians
who are not wholly in accord with
the cause OF America
New Selwyn Theater.
selwyn & Company are rushing
work on the new Selwyn theater on
West f-d street between Seventh and
Eighth avenues and hope to have 10
ready TO open on August IS.
The construction on the house was
started last August, but a succession
Of unforeseen delays has compelled
the Selwyns to put off from time %
time the announcement Of their open
ms Now, however. they believe the
work viii all be finished and the
house ready for its first production
during the middle Of August
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18

THIS letter is written, not for the
/ average girl who IS apt to think
more Of her personal appearance and
spend more time and money on her
clothes than she can afford. but for
the. exceptional girl who does not con-
slider her appearance sufficiently
A good name for her would be the
~elderIy-young girl" and she is a very
different person. indeed from the
young elderly girl"
The "eIderly-young girl' is usually
a charming friend because the falling
TO which she owes the name springs
from unseIfishuess- She does not re-
alize her power. or think well OF her
self. or see "that by taking thought
she could double her attractions. ger
haps achieve positive beauty.
She is frequently the Cinderella OF
a family which turns over all the ad-
vantages to some less attractive sister.
rich in the worldly wisdom poor Gin
derella lacks. and who proceeds 20
take what is offered and make the
+ best OF it.
The "elderly-young girl" is strong
on giving uu.f she viii sacrifice her
summer vacation or her winter coat
to help out some other member or the
n0LEElUDNa me EALAAE fanny NAAA-aA--
ton. down 20 the cousins. turn to her
and she never refuses favor that
Z can be procured by q personal sacri-
7 flee on her part
Winds Up as Maiden Aunt.
She usually winds up as the maiden
aunt Of the family. and continues TO
spoil her nieces and nephews as thor
oughly as she spoiled her brothers
and sisters It is a Pity when this
I type OF woman does not marry and
so often she does not. because she
would make the best and tenderest
mother IN the world
She is By no means Indifferent TO
the joys OF a home. love and the
blessed responsibility OF children-out
Z somehow or other, she never lifts a
finger 20 secure these things-sne IS
always too busy helping along some
one else
II fate. by chance. makes her an or
phan, she puts her heart ana soul
into something like books. music or
uplift work She is too busy being
earnest to realize that she is letting
the most wonderful thing In the
world-youth-slip through her fin
gers
Sometimes the "elderly-young girl"
realizes when IL is too late that she
has made a mistake. and she is ac-
cordinEly unhappy; but. as rule. she
keeps on sacrificing herself 20 some
one or something 10 the end OF the
chapter.
The other day I saw an elderly
young girl in delightful old book
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18
New Type of Girl Comes
Into the Business; Canes
for Wounded Men.

NEW YORK, Nay 1s.-New York
IN chorus girls are now earning an
average wage Of more than $50 a
week This, OF course. refers TO the
higher class Of chorus girls. the kind
who can wear clothes. sing a little.
dance a little, and generally make
life more pleasant for the tired BUSH
ness man through the mere fact Of
being alive.
There was a time when some OF the
minor principals OF musical comedy,
who themselves had only been re-
Gently elevated from the chorus liked
to speak slightingly Of "the $40 a
week chorus girl" but nowadays
those OF the chorus are earning more
money per capita than was paid to
minor principals only a few seasons
ago.
The reason is not far TO seek. Ac-
cording to the best Informed produc-
ers OF musical comedy, a new type OF
girl has invaded the field OF chorus
work For years these girls were re-
cruited from the homes Of working
people, ana about al they had to do
was look pretty.
New Type Chorus Girl.
Nowadays, a girl must bring 70 the
chorus the charm and wholesomeness
which usually is found only in the
higher and better paid walks Of life.
Young women from excellent families
have been recruited by dozens OF the
leading musical shows, aud, Of course.
il has followed that the producers
have been obliged to surround their
chorus beauties with a different en-
vironment
The girls who used to supply the
chorus are now working in munition
factories. and Il is almost literally
true that the manager Of a high class
comedy can now refer to his
chorus without eXaggeratiou, as a
bevy OF society favorites."
According TO Norris Gest, soninlaW
OF David Belasco. and active member
Of the firm Of Elliott Comstock &
Gest. many of the best looking and
most talented members Of the present
day choruses are recruited from in
homes on Long Island.
we are paying more than $50 a
week to girls said Mr.. Gest. "and
they are worth all they are earning.
The chorus now calls for petite girls
from IS to % years old. OF unusual
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18
Elderly Young Girls Take Notice
Some Thoughts Suggested for the Girl Who Does Not
Think Enough About Her Clothes and Appearance.
By BEATRICE FAIRFAA-

shon- looking at some substantial
books that everyone ought to read, but
few Of Us do. We are more apt 70
read popular essays about them
Books Versus q Spring Hat
She was the kind Of a girl YOU be-
gin by thinking rather plain. tnen
find 50 many good points ABOUT uer
that YOU conclude she IS pretty
quite pretty She was bent on GUY ing
the substantial books, and the trlenn
with her was equally bent on making
her get a new hat instead
That thing you have on looks az u
Il came from fire sale
cor a meeting with German sub
marine" the "elderly-young gil
added
Then whv don't you get neE
onegr' the friend demanded NO self
respecting chimpanzee would wear
Because I want those books No
one ever looks az my hats eont
e-pect a new one 10 secure me a fairy
prince. a limousine. and that last par
agraph OF all fairy tales; -Lhey were
happy ever after
/ didn't know the girls name.
though 7 recognized ner lypes ana
like her friend. I was sorry she didn't
get that spring hat in place OF that
armful Of dingy books thar everyone
ought 70 read, but few actually do
A new hat, a new dress, her hair
becomingly arranged and don't be-
lieve she could have kept the talry
Driuce away. But she had put on her
clothes as IL she had a spite against
herself. she had worked overtime %
hide all her good poiuts-aud now
the armful OF dusty, dinEy books
eGafher Your Roses
wanted 20 take them away from
her and quote the line beginning.
Gather your roses while you may
That girl was wasting her capital OF
youth. possible prettiness and the
chance or being normally happy. 90
buy some dinEy old classics I re-
member the title on one OF them vas
'Burtou's Anatomy OF Melancholy an
excellent book. no one would dispute
Ii. but Il could wait until she was 90
ard fhs hat and the new gown ana
the becoming arrangement o. hair
could not
A very wise old woman once called
clothes sthe sinews OF war The best
introduction a girl can have is an at
tractive appearance; In time. an ner
other virtues nay become evident ou-
the effect she first produces counts
As 7 said in the beginning or tnis
letter. most girls think too much or
clothes and appearances. but the
-elderiy-younE girl" does not think
OF them enough, and very often she
is the best type-the type the world
needs in its home making WI the
"elderly-younE girf- please take no.
tfce. furnish I'd her wardrobe and ar
range her hair becominglyg
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18
intellectual powers and careful moral
trainina,l


Intellectual powers and careful moral
training"
Famine In Girl Market.
According TO Harry Kline. Of the
Charles 3. Dillingham; forces there is
a famine in the girl market even at
the present high wages Pretty girls
are scarcer than ever before" said
$50, and out Of this great number
only u qualified
The chorus girl OF the goth cen
fury seems to be more susceptible TO
Dan Cupid than ever before. Some OF
the best girls we have ever had we
have lost through marriage. and it is
tribute TO the training they have
received and the ideals they have
brought TO their profession that in
almost every instance they are hap
PLY married and are maintaining very
fine homes"
Another New York producer who
has felt the famine TO an extent that
has impelled him to offer from $50
10 Sos for the ordinary run Of chorus
iris is Arthur K Pearson. who says:
Each one Of cur chorus girls Is
trained as an understudy. In fact
they are not chorus girls at all. in
the old sense Of the term. Each one
is gowned by a fashionable Fifth av-
enue modiste. just as the principals
are. and each one must have brain
enough to be ready TO step into the
part Of principal whenever that may
become necessary"
Road Companies Suffer.
Joe Weber. who has been engaging
girls for the new Weber and Fields
revue, Back Again" says:
"Only Il girls out OF 200 qualified
at a recent test AS our chorus had
only little time for rehearsals. il was
necessary that only experienced
chorus girls be hired. and this in
creased the difficulty OF getting the
company together"
Road companies have suffered even
more than the New York productions
because il is almost impossible 10 get
the better class Of girls 10 take TO the
road when New York engagements
are so easily obtained and so lucra-
tive
Canes for Wounded Men.
A practical use for large and
varied assortment Of canes accumu-
lated through the passing years ia the
lost and found department at the
Winter Garden has been discovered by
Herman Fuchs. who. as treasurer OF
the theater. has charge Of that de-
partment- From this time forth the
stick carelessly left by some dandy,
swept into fOrgetfulness by the dis
play OF feminine puchritude at thar
temple Of frOthy fun and frolic viii
contribute TO the comfort OF a wound
ed soldier. Moreover. Fuchs has sent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18

FRENCH fashion reports say that
l the "Parisenne is wearing fouIard.~
Whatever the women OF stricken
France, who, throughout their terri
bic ordeal. have held their heritage OF
beauty. are wearing. certain II is that
touiard is a strong favorite over here.
This fabric is really in keeping with
the spirit OF thrift encouraged by the
government. because foulard obviates
laundry. excepting vest OF. collar. and.
with occasional pressing. looks cool
and fresh all summer. This darted
bodice carries a guimne vest OF white
orsandie. likewise pockets. cuffs and
sash, all Of which are detachable
Even the pockets snap" into place.
Gingham viii develop beautifully iu
this model or soft voiis or crepe do
chine.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18

Of course, that no cna ever lolno Dc
out
SIzuIkinE with Candy.
I can remember that poor, middle
AGED girl skuIklng about those places
with her boxes OF candy She always
went very late OF very early, 50 thal
she wouldn't meet anyone she knew
and always she looked tired, disc0ur-
aged and forlorn-
In the wretched three rooms where
they nved-and also made the candy
the old mother still sewed. patched
for. bossed and cosseted her doll I've
often thought about those two. and
how they must have felt toward each
other there alone at n5sht. after the
everlasting candy boiling was over
The mother never thought about the
daughter as being entitled to an indie
pendent life God gave that girl a
soul and a life 70 hand on. better,
stronger. nearer the Masters ideal
but the old woman broke the chain
she needed her doll
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18

\ with hydrogen and in nitric acid with
! hydrogen and oxygen.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-30
500 Reward. 500

The readers Of this paper win be
pleased to learn that there IL at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that 10 catarrh- Catarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Medicine IL taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces of the System thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease. giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
faith in the curative powers of Halls
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that It falls
to cure. Send for list Of testimonials.
Address F. ]. CHENEY CO. Toledo.
Ohio. Sold by all Druggist. TIC.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-30
DR.. Cheek Threw
Away Over $4,000
Troubles disappeared When he Took
Tanlac--He Has Gained Twenty
a five Pounds In Weight He
Says.

From DR.. M. C. Cheek, a we'll
known optician who resides on
R. D. No. / out of Hawkinsville,
Georgia, comes the following re-
markable statement regarding
the extraordinary powers of Tan
lac. DR.. Cheek, who has practic-
ed his profession in Hawkinsville
and vicinity for years, declares
he spent three thousand, dollars,
trying to get relief, and it was
just like money thrown away, as
he didn't improve.
Writing to Eli w. Goode, the
progressive Hawkinsville drug
gist, DR.. Cheek said:
II spent over three thousand
dollars trying to get rid of stom-
ach trouble. Ihad the best treat
ments l could find in this state
and was even treated by a spec
ialist in Chicago, without relief.
l lost weight and went down hill
until only weighed one hundred
and seven pounds.
II began taking Tanlac on the
first of January and took four
bottles. gained twenty-five
pounds and now weigh one humid
red and thirty-two and my trou-
bles have gone. :"
Statements of this kind coming
from wellknown people and pub
lished right in the community
where each and every fact can
be Investigated and verified,
leave nothing to be desired in es-
tablishing the merit of the wide
ly talked of medicine, Tanlac.
Tanlac is sold in Colfax by
Dixie Pharmacy and by one regu-
lar established agency in every
town.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-30
About Group.

II your children are subject to Group,
or if you have reason to fear their be-
ing attacked by that disease, you should
procure bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and study the directions for
use, SO that in case of an attack you
will know exactly what course to pur-
sue. This is favorite and very sue
cessful remedy for Group, and it is i'm
portant that you observe the directions
carefully. ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-30
Will Secure Jobs for Discharged Sol
diers.


diers.
Washington. Nov. q. Representa-
tives of the United States employment
service are to be stationed in all camps
in this country to assist dischs rged SOL
diers in obtaining suitable civilian en-
ployment, according to an arrange
ment made effective Tuesday by the
war labor departments. State directors
were notified to send competent officers
Immediately to the camps within their
jurisdiction.
Each OF the representatives, it was
said, will furnish information to COM
manders as to opportunities fer en-
ployment, number and qualifications of
men needed, wages paid and the living,
housing and working conditions in each
locality.
Agents or individual companies, un-
der this arrangement, will not be per-
mitted in the camps to recruit labor
but must work through the employment
service. The railroad and fuel admin
istrations, the shipping board anei the
postofice department may send repre-
sentatives to the camps to make known
to commanders opportunities foi. en-
ployment of the discharged men but
such representatives will not be per.
mitted to deal directly with the mer
themselves.