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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10
Alexandria City and Suburbs

Miss Josephine Cowhig and Mis-:
Pauline Marks spent Sunday witt
friends at Round Hill, Loudoun county
The local draft board received in
structions today to send ten white
men to Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va, on
Thursday.
Miss Elizabeth c. Bowen, 80 years
of age, died yesterday afternoon at
her home near Hume station, Alexan-
dria county.
Through a misunderstanding Of the
time of the meeting of the city school
board the name Of Prof. S. A. Wood
did not appear last week in the list of
teachers applying for reappointment.
Mr.. Woods application is now before
the board and it is expected he will
oe reappointed.
lhe Hfecian ana RUSSIAN dance IN
terpretations to be presented Thurs
DAY evening at fofC hunt, oy num-
Der Of young laales from washington
ana unaer the dlrect,o'' ol WIS Eai'i
mcst effective opeh-air entertainment.
Inc Herbert Springs hfanch o. lhe
Rcr Cross Will De IN charge OF tHe
affair ana VIII nave the 6:"o electric
tram from this city met w'th' con-
veyances to transport the people VINO
attend to the tort.
Many complaints are nelng maze
the bright headlights used
on automobiles passing through the
city streets in the evenings. 1t is
stated that several accidents have
been narrowly averted during the pass
ruon, .oon1o bo;rr h1;,dod by +bo an.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10
Notice.

| hereby announce myself candi-
date for the Board of Aldermen for
the 3rd Ward. 7. r. Spicer,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

The patriotic branch OF the Macca-
bees will meet Tuesday evening, June
IL, at the home Of Mrs. William Pot
ter. 413 South Washington street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

'sThe Kaiser-The Beast of Berlin
at the Richmond Tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

"The Kaiser-The Beast Of Berlin
at the Richmond Tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

The Allison W. C. T. U. will meet
tonight at o'clock with the presi-
dent, Miss Docia Slayton, at her home,
corner of Wolfe and Fairfax streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

The Virginia Federation of Labor
will hold it's next annual meeting in
June Of next year in Alexandria. This
was decided at the meeting held last
week in Portsmouth. at which three
residents of this city were elected to
Office. They are J. w. Collins, chair
mar of legislative committee; ". P
Kcrrick, sergeant-at-arms, and W. T..
Loveless, second vice president.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

Senator W. S. Kenyon and Mrs
Kenyon, of Iowa, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Eidsness at "Good
View" on the Potomac.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

"The Kaiser-The Beast of Berlin"
at the Richmond Tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

The city schools of Alexandria vii!
close one week from today. It is eN.
pected that there will be seventeen in
the graduating class at the High
School. The examinations in the vari.
Gus schools begin tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

Mrs. Samuel ]. Haynes has received
a card announcing the safe arrival
overseas Of her husband, Sergeant
Samuel J. Haynes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

Sergeant Matthew Wayman smoke
in Christ church yard last night and
all who failed to hear him should re-
member that he will again speak, at
the same place. at 8 o'clock Saturday
night, and soldiers especially are IN
vited to be present. Sergeant Way
man is from the trenches and in emil
nently qualified to lecture on the war
and all it's phases, and his talk last
night can only be designated as Won
derful. Too much cannot be said in
praise of him and it can only be I'M
pressed upon all who failed to hear
him last night to be sure to avail
themselves of the opportunity Satur-
dav to hear the greatest war speaker
that Alexandria has had the privilege
OF listening to.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

Graduation exercises for the nurses
of the Alexandria Hospital will be
held Tuesday night at s o'clock in the
Young Peoples Building. Diplomas
vii! be conferred on five nurses. The
Hen. r. Walton Moore will address
the class and the public is most cor
daily invited to attend. The gradual
inc class is composed of Misses Ruby
Elizabeth Houser, Clarice Tinsman and
Sarah Lena Yates, Mrs. Maud Borda
and Mrs. Josephine Hull Matthews.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

Special exercises are being planned
to be given in Observance of Flag Day
Friday, June 14-by Alexandria
Lodge of Elks at their rooms on Fri
day night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

Mrs. William Woodfeld has returned
to her home in Cameron street. after
a two weeks visit 10 her sistar-in-
law, Mrs. Joseph Woodfeld, at her
home in Fairfax.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

The eclipse of the sun, which could
be seen from this city late Saturday
afternoon, was viewed by large num-
bers who were out with colored
glasses.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

Miss Josephine Cowhig and Miss
Pauline Marks spent Sunday with
friends at Round Hill, Loudoun county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

The local draft board received in
structions today to send ten white
men to Camp Lee, Petersburg. Va, on
Thursday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

The Rev. DR.. William J. Morton is
in Richmond, Va, attending a meet
inc of the Diocesan Missionary So
ciety.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

Miss Elizabeth c. Bowen, 80 years
of age, died yesterday afternoon at
her home near Hume station, AleXan-
dria county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

Mr.. Alfred G. Uhler, who left this
city May 13, for Durant, Okla, as a
representative of Potomac Presbytery,
at the Southern Presbyterian conven.
ton of the United States, was the
week END guest of his son and daugfi-
ter-in-law, Captain Lenox Uhler, u.
S. R., and Mrs. Uhler, ii Atlanta, on
rou:. to his home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

The War Saving Society of St.
Mary's Catholic church will hold a
meeting tomorrow evening in Lyceun
hall at s o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-10

Through a misunderstanding Of the
time of the meeting of the city school
board the name Of Prof. S. A. Wood
did not appear last week in the list of
teachers applying for reappointment.
Mr.. Woods application is now before
the board and it is expected he will
oe reappointed.
The Washington times., 1918-02-02
A Pearl Farm.

There is an extensive salt-Watsr
farm IN Japan where the gardeners
encourage oysters to make psarlA
The farm has An area OF about
nfty square miles. ard the water
varies in depth from i've to eftssa
fathoms. The pearl farmer selects
spots where the oyster spawn 10
plentiful, ana plants small rocks
and stones A soon as they are
covered with oyster spat be places
them In special bsds, whore thsy
lie undisturbsd until the third ysa-.
An oyster will not produes q pearl
unless . foreign substances irritatos
t. A. soon a. 70 feels the Irritation.
- proceeds TO cover the trouble
some object with aAcrs. layer uooa
layer, until altar . few years II haa
made q pearl. When the oysters
are large enough the pearl farmer
tAkss thSm from their beds and.
carefully opening them, introduces
into their bodies q tiny spsck %
some foreign substance AftsF that
he replaces :hOm In the sea A.
the end OF from thrOS 70 ave years
the oyster has coated the foreign
S1bsIHaes with nASsS and = pearl v
the rSSSIt.
The Washington times., 1918-02-02
Their Married Life
A NARRATIVE OF EVERYDAY AFFAIRS
Helen, Lunching Alone, Is Suddenly
Confronted with Lola Wilcox,
Who Calmly Sits with Her.

; She was intelligent, well bred and
belonged to that indefinite class of
women, women who cannot be clas-
sified. and who therefore are a prob
lem TO women OF HeIen's calIbre,
who answer definitely TO the pre-
scrlbed order OF wives in general
Helen had heard indefinitely that
Lola Wilcox had been unhappily
married. At any rate she had taken
4 plunge into stage life of late.
and then had come her perfectly
sensational elopement with rather a
well-known business man. Helen
remembered well the evening when
she and Warren had been playing
cards with the stevenses. and Mr..
Stevens had read It out loud. In
spite of herself she remembered
the actual feeling Of relief that had
surged over her at the thought that
this woman had done a thing that
must put her definitely out OF the
running.
Helen Gould not refuse 70 speak.
She simply had not the mental cour-
age necessary. And so she smiled
uncertainty and murmured a greet
ing, and Lola wilcoK-who had evil
IDENTIFY just come in-sat down at
the table a. though II was the only
thing to do under the circumstances.
Helen was inwardly furious She
resented the intrusion, because she
had been enjoying herself in a quiet,
modest way. She felt dubious
about renewing any kind of an. ac-
quaintancs with this woman. and
most Of all she dreaded the conse-
Quences.
Miss wilcox. Eowned very cor
rectly in a tailor-made suit and a
small, close-fitting hat, ordered, and
then met Helen's ;nquiring gaze
across the table. She did not seem
to mind at all the fact that Helen
must Of necessity have heard some
of the gossip concerned with her
elopement. They exchanged certain
trite remarks about everything in
general, and Lola Wilcox finally
asked about the Bells
Il suppose you read all that stun
In the papers" she remarked nom
chalantly to Helen, after they had
talked a few minutes-Miss Wilcox
in her rather vivid way. and Helen
responding icily and perfunctOrily.
Helen swallowed nervously. why.
yes. ws did read OF 1t in the pa
pers," she said finally.
do you believe everything you
see in the papers. Mrs. Curtis?"
Miss Wilcox asked, laughing in that
soft. Irritating way she had. Really
you oughtn't to; you may be mis-
judging me terribly. Women are
always willing to believe things OF
that kind wonder IL your hus-
bands aren't just a little bit kinder.
and willing to judge less critically.
that Is IL they have a personal
opinion" And again she laughed,
leaving Helen feeling unable to
retort
Cwateh for the next article In
this Interesting serIes.D
The Washington times., 1918-02-02
PUSS IN BOOTS
JR.
By David Cory.

NvOw. as Puss walked down the
mountain side. as mentioned
in the last story. he met .
man who had three bags in his hand.
They were little bags. you know
and each one was tied with q string
just like a toy balloon
Il am the Wind Man" ne said.
In these little bags OF mine carry
the winds of the earth" And then
he took out Of his pocket an empty
bag.
DO you feel the gentle wind
blowing on your face?" he asked.
and then he said: "'TIs the South
Wind that blows to-day. and this
empty bag Is where shall put her
when I am ready to send another
wind over the land" and he laughed
merrily, and a Blue Bird flew out OF
the forest and lighted on his shoul-
der and commenced to sing:
"Oh, my feathers are oIEe a. tAs
blue. blue sky.
And sing the hdppiest song,
For an the messenger Of
Spring
Whe. che comes Hith her Iotrsr
throng.
And after that she cIappsd her
wings and flew away. Ter loo. ter
loo. Blue. blue" she carollSd TIL
she was lost to sight.
There she goes.' said the Wind
Man. 81 wouldn't put her in cage
IL I could, for shes the sweetest
bird OF all, and some say she IL the
bird OF happiness and other1 say
that happiness is only In the heart.
But who knows!" And then he
turned away into the woods.
Well, after that PuSs kept on
going down the mountain side and
by and by he came to a little
thatched cottage where lived q poor
widow woman who had only one
son. and he had gone TO the war.
And as soon as she finished her
work she would sit and knit SOCKS
aud warm mIttens for her soldier
boy, and each time she came to the
last stitch. she would say q little
prayer. and some OF these little
prayers went like this:
God keep his feet from evil
ways" And then she would make
her needles fiy and when sha came
TO the last stitch. she would say
another little prayer. and maybe ir
would be this one:
God keep his feet as warm a.
my love" and then again her
needles would fly back and forth
And Puss thought to himself,
Ever since I saw the old Monk At
the stone cross on the mountain top
7 have seen beautiful things" And
that should not seem strange TO any
little boys and girls who read this
story, for why shouldn't a good
animal see beautiful things as we'll
as good people. for goodness In IT.
self e q moSt beautiful thing. Ard
then, all of q sudden, the lovely
Blue Bird fsE Up 10 the cottage and
sang:
"HIpPiHsss q tR the hs3Tt.
LsOt1ly fhos0A acs BET
KSs0s sRd oisssns con AuvS ~ ROTS
HaYPtBsas fAoa va
The Washington times., 1918-02-02
Beyond
By Jane Mclean.

r HAVE seen January, eyes AMI lips
All conscious OF the kisses Of the gale,
u Snow powdered hair. and icy finger tips
And chanting with the wind . sorry wall.
I have hearI January and the rain
Plotting together in the quiet night
RappihE their knuckles on the window pane
GrudEinE the dawn her tremulous nrst light.
have known January, laid TO rest
Under the drifting SHOWS she helped to fall
With FebruAry's promise in the west
And Springs first dafiodils to make hsx psIl
The Washington times., 1918-02-02
Twelfth Day in Italy.

Twelfth Day Ia more honorsd in
Italy than in any other country.
1t Is. in fact. TO Italian children
what Christmas IL to our own, and
they hang small bags beneath the
bedroom chimney. believing that an
old lady named BefanA descends
during the night and hlls them with
presents. images Of this philan-
thropic old dame are carried about
the streets by the e1psctsnt chill
dren, and every Italian Ioyshop II
honored by her'presence. The re-
SsmblAncs between BefaBA and
santa Claus is obvious
The Washington times., 1918-02-02

sryT4EAt. 1919 International News Service.
ELEM looked at her watch
III hurriedly. and found to her
- dismay that her shopping
downtown had taken her much
longer than she had expected. She
knew that Mary would never wait
lunch 90 long after time, and max
Ing up her mina hurriedly she de-
termineG to 60 up TO Croft Ord
ways for lunch. Helen did not do
this often. Sometimes she lunched
6oWnto~n with Louise. but she
generally felt that It was extrzvs-
CANT when there were always odds
and ends to be eaten up at home.
and which could not be utilized for
dinner.
Mary had been going to make a
hash out OF the roast beef that had
been left and somehow or other It
did not appeal to Helen. Croft &
ordway's had the most delicious club
sandwiches in the world. and Helen.
feeling reckless over the e1pendi-
turs OF less than a dollar on food,
went up TO the restaurant
She ordered leisursiy. and while
she was waiting scanned the place
for someone she might know. II
Was = large. cheerful room on the
top Of the large department store.
Helen always liked It IL only for
the restfuI feeling. Warren had
often teased her about her lack OF
initiative, but nine out Of ten wo-
men are exactly like Helen.
The pretty little waitress brought
the food. and Helen began to eat
Everything was dsliciouS. and she
was In the midst Of her luncheon
when 4 voice mat sounded oddly
familiar said:
Isn't this Mrs. Curtis?''
Helen looked up and started q
little bit in spite OF herself. OF
all people in the world it was Lola
wIIcoxI II there had ever been a
E6o8t IN helcu past IhAN sAe
thought definitely buried # was
this very woman. Lola wilcox had
caused more trouble in a perfectly
. innocent way than Helen wished to
encounter again. It had been Lola
Wilcox who had always been some
what Of = thorn in Helsn's flesh
Not that she had ever done any
thing definite. for to Hslen's best
knowledge she never had. but there
was something about her. certain
free and easy spirit, that somehow
always made Helen feel uncomfor-
table and at a disadvantage.
For one thing she seemed to re-
euire the attentions OF men. She
never went out of her way in an
obvious manner to receive them
IN, even the most conventional OF
husbands seemed attracted to her.
The Washington times., 1918-02-02
Children's Diseases

eyes. lasting for . few days before
the eruption occurs.
Scarlet fever presents q sore
throat before the rash appears.
German measles frequently gives
rise TO q few days OF sore throat
and slight coughing.
When the rash OF an eruptivS
contagious disease Is sufficiently
developed to be recognized and
classified much OF the damage has
been done.
Waiting for q definite diagnosis
OF . contagious fever Is responsible
for the spread OF contagious dis
eases among children.
Almost every cold" IS conta agiouA
The irritAtions OF the nose. throat
and lungs that accompany measles,
scarlet fever. German measles and
chickeh-poI. are particularly dan
geroua to children.
Do not send sick children to
school. TO infect your neighbor's
children.
Fever. headache. pain. lanEuour.
backachs. bloOdshot eyes and en-
lsrged glands are regarded as evil
dencss of illness that warrant keep
ing a child at home.
The wRtery eyes, theS running
nose. the Redeemed throat are far
more important indications for Alb
sence from school.
Education Is necessary. but health
10 more essential.
You do not approve of others eK-
posing your children to disease
Be careful to avoid responsibility
for injecting children from other
homes.
During childhood every cold
should be regarded as a suspicious
symptom OF q contagious disease.
You safeguard the health Of your
youngsters while protecting others
when you keep your SneezinE,
watery-eysd child at home and out
of school.
The time TO control contagious
diseases is before the diagnosis 10
evident 10 anyone.
Beware OF colds as the first symp-
tom of . contagious disease.
The Washington times., 1918-02-02
BY Ira S. Vile, M. D.
tA.soeiats Editor American hedi-
IT.. ,nS Fsrmer Member n. \.
City Board Of Eduenti0n-)

(Anooclate Boitor AneA
cine ana Former Member n. \.
City Board Of EdueAtionD
-HE diseases of children are
also diseases Of adults.
Il An epidemic OF measules'
uumps, GiphtheriA or infantile par
alysis claims its victims among the
mature a. well a. among the
young.
There would be a higher rate OF
death from contagious diseases
among adults 81 the majority Of the
popuiation did not contract them
during childhood.
Smallpox was once q disease OF
children, even more common than
measles IS at the present era.
Vaccination has been successful
IN ~IpinE smallpox OF the Hat OF
ehiIdhood's terrors.
The commonsHt contagious dis
eases are not easily controlled be-
cause their causes arc undiscovered.
4 Is difficult TO cure and almost
impossible 10 prevent sicknesses
whose origins are unknown.
An epidemic OF poliomyelitis um-
properly called infautile pEralysisD
which arouses fear and hysteria IL
practically a health problem whose
solution Is a matter OF guesswork.
What f. the cause OF chicken
pox7 Measles? Scarlet fever? Ger
man measles.
The mode Of Infection in common
to all IS believed TO be through the
discharges from the ndss and mouth
their causes are unknown.
Isolation and quarantine have
been partially successful in reduc-
ing and controlling epidemics Of
these most common contagious.
The earlier the nature OF an in
fection IL suspected the more GER
tain the protection Of others be-
comes.
The principal element in spread
ing these diseases lies in the failure
to regard every cold as contagious.
Il II nothing but a little cold In
the head or a slight sore throat.
may be a satisfying explanation OF
a condition to a parent. but there
should be no question about the ae-
curacy Of the diagnosis.
Chickan pox must be uShsred in
with = slight cold"
Msasiss usually begins With a
.uni1S aoSs. speeziDg. and Eatery
The Washington times., 1918-02-02
EPISODE IL.
Trapped by Treachery.
Copyright. 1917. star Company.

Copyright, lelds bur Oompahy.
CICKLY she was disarmed and
subdued and again dragged
" back TO the chair in the CEN
tire OF the room. while Scarley bent
over TO examine his wounded valet
Hes alive yet. but he has lost so
much blood that he cannot live" he
muttered, turning angrily toward
Doris.
Directing his men. he lifted the
wounded man and placed him on the
table as an improvIsed operating
table. Meanwhile Scarley himself
donned a white operating coat. and
laid out many keen surgical instru-
ments. Finally he approached Doris.
only TRANSMISSION can save him."
he Missed. You shot him. You
must give him your blood"
In horror. Doris recOiled. But
ScRrley seized her wrist and as he
locke at il she tremblsd. Could IL
be possible that this was the man
to whom she had once been en-
EsEed7
Garry her. in the chair, over
there" ordered Scarley.
Terrified. Doris was carried over
and placed beside the table on which
lay the dying valet. With . shud-
der she watched SoRrley a. he in
serted a needle into the arm Of the
valet, then held up the tranfus!on
Apparstus>rsady for the puncturS Of
her own wrist.
Already. tearing along in the au-
tomobiIe. Ramsay had arrived be-
fore the building. About to enter.
he had decided to divide his forces.
Quickly he sent his men in through
a cellar, not bothSrinE that In the
excitement Verda had retreatsd.
For himself. he had discovered q
painters scaffold hung to the next
nearby building. On II he pulled
himself up. until across. through .
window. he had caught Just 4
glimpse Of Scarley At work on his
TRANSMISSION OF the blood OF Doris
Without hesitRtion Ramsay
swung by the scanold rope. ana
eraShed through ths window. Al
The Washington times., 1918-02-02
Scalloped
Potatoes.

Eight to ten medium -GiIed pota-
toes. one pint OF milk. two table
spoonfuls -four. four tablespoonfuls
butter. salt and pepper.
Pare the potatoes and slice thin.
Cover with cold water and boil ten
minutes. While the potatoes are
cooking. make a white sauce as
follow: Melt one tablespoonful OF
butter. add the fiour and cook until
bubbling; add the milk gradually.
stirring constantly; cook until
smooth and season TO taste. Drain
the potatoes. Butter a casserole.
put In a layer of potatoes, then a
sprinkling OF salt and peuuer and
bits of butter. Continue until all
the potatoes have been used. Cover
with the white sauce and bake in
4 medium oven ons-half hour.
The Washington times., 1918-02-02
The Hidden Hand

he landed scarley. intent on the
operation, saw him. and hurled the
scalpel in his hand. which whiEzed
past Ramsay's head and Quivered
in the wall.
A Ramsay leveled his auto
matte, Scarley seized another keen
knife. balancing it over the fair
neck Of Doris. The knife cleaned
The Washington times., 1918-02-02
A SERIAL STARRING
DORIS KENYON

murderously. The motion of .
fraction OF an inch would sever an
artery. II he fell or slipped. II
would kill her.
Scarley smiled eviliy.
'One step nearer-or shoot-and
the knife will cut her throat"
To he Continued MOaday.
The Washington times., 1918-02-02
This Day in Our History.

THIS the anniversary of the signing Of the treaty Of
to us all the land north of the Rio Grande. New Mexico
and California. For this territory $150O0000 paid
and debts due citizens from Mexico assumed by this
country.