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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-17
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Dir. Lumsden told Of his visit 70 the
pumping station of the water COM
many and CT how frank the officials
had been. Two pumps were gong.
This outbreak. lie said. could have
Seen caused By something that coul1
have happened in III hour. There
should be an additional process. such
rs a filtration plant which, he Under
stood, had been ordered by the State
Corporation Commission. IN connec-
5icn with the supply Of wato" Dr.,
Lumsien said he bv-:cved it feasible
for the company TO hold down the
situation untiI the installation of .
Filtration plant.
Recommendations made by DE-.
Lumsdcn are as follows:
Adoption Of ordinance prohibiting
sale of water not up to the govern
mcn5 standard.
All places 70 he provided with sanl-
.arv closets. which he declared to be
one cf the most important single
measures to be carried out.
Provide adequate scavcnger service
and also provide for disposition OF
stable swcepingS and garbage.
Abolish AL broken or open sewers.
The strengthening up Of trunk sew
ers. he declared is very important.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-17
CITY news IN BRIEF

Happenings of Interest Both General
and Personal Gathered Around
Town.
Mrs. NJ. R. O'Sullivan is spending
the summer at Linden, Va.
Mr.. Jeromme Kaufman has reurn-
ed from business trip to New York.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of police commissioners will be
held at 7:3O o'clock tonight.
A. Z. West, of Del Ray, was today
operated upon in a Washington Hos
pital for an affection of one leg.
Lieut.. French Simpson this city,
in the quartermaster's corps, has been
promoted to captain in that corps.
Miss Geraldine Davis is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Haywood Davis at their
home. LIE Forest farm, Fairfax county.
Mrs. William Woolls visiting her
cousins. DR.. and Mrs. Frank W. Lewis,
at Morattico, Va.
Miss Mary E. Slaymaker has sold to
Thomas E. Arlington two houses and
lots in the rer of houses 525 and 52I
North Patrick street.
Miss Margaret Greene has returned
to Charlotte, n. c., after a visit TO
her mother, Mrs Elizabeth Greene,
in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. W. Graves, 226
North Alfred street, announce the
birth of a son. James Burdet Graves,
on July l6.
Mrs. Joseph II. Harris and young
son, Master James BraXton Harris, OF
Roanoke, re visiting Mrs. Harris
mother, Mrs. B. B. Smith, at the
ssSlWagar.
- MIR. and Mrs. w. Worth Smith, Of
Broad Run, Va, are the guests OF
their son and daughter-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Howard w. Smith, at their
home in Roscmont.
The dance for the soldiers given
last night at the Soldiers Club under
the auspices of Camp Community Club
was lrgely patronized and proved
quite al eHJoSapie "'"'t'
The regular chancery term of the
circuit court for this city, Judge }. +.
T. Thornton presiding, will be held at
II o'clock tomorrow instead of FRI
day.
Mr.. G. Fred Birrell, U. S. N, is
here on short furlough.
Mrs. Albert Goods and her sister,
Miss Marion Denelt, have returned
from a visit to relatives at Altoona,
Pa.
A dance will be given tonight by
The officers CT the second training
regiment of Camp A. A. Humphreys,
Va. in the War Camp Community
clubhouse on Prince street, between
Royal and Fairfax streets.
A special meeting Of the order OF
Owls will be held tomorrow night at
the Eagles Home. Sam Balm, national
organizer of the order, is here to
inaugurate membership cmpaign.
Funeral services for William b.
Ste,renaple, who died in Richmond
Monday might in his rooms IN the
Commonwealth Club, of which he was
manager, will be held at O'Clock
this fternoon at Wheatley's mortuary
chapel and burial will be mde In st
Pauls cemetery.
: Owing to inability to secure trucks
on Friday the picnic of St. Paufs
Church Sunday school hs been post
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-17

Headquarters of the Salvation
Army will be moved from 202 King
street to 312 South Washington street,
it is announced. though meetings will
still be held at 202 King street until
August 10. In the near future the
local branch Of the army will have
rooms to be used as an emergency
home for girls.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-17
DR.. LUNSDEN MAKES REPORT TO COUNCIL
RESULT OF TYPHOID FEVER INVESTIGATION

Says Supply Responsible Majority of Fify-rwo Cases.
Improving Sanitary Conditions
Appropriate Immediate UsesPhysian Gets
Vote of Thanks
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-17

Owing to inability to secure trucks
on Friday the picnic of St. Paurs
Church Sunday school his been post
poned until Saturday afternoon. Inc
trucks will leave the church at
o'clock Saturday afternoon for Drip
ping Spring. short distance below
Hunting creek, where the picnic will
be held
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-17

Funeral services for William H,
stearenagle, who died in Richmond
Monday might in his rooms IN the
Commonwealth Club, of which he was
manager. will be held at 5 O'Clock
this fternoon at Wheatley's mortuary
chapel, and burial will be mde In St.
Paul's cemetery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-17

A dance will be given tonight by
The officers CT the second training
regiment of Camp A. A. Humphreys,
Va. in the War Camp Community
clubhouse on Prince street, between
Royal and Fairfax streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-17

Mr.. G. Fred Birrell, U. S. N, is
here on a short furlough.
Mrs. Albert Goods and her sister,
Miss Marion Dienelt, have returned
from a visit to relatives at Altoona,
Pa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-17

A special meeting of the order OF
Owls will be held tomorrow night at
the Eagles Home. Sam Balm, national
organizer of the order, is here to
inaugurate a membership cmpaign.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-17

The dance for the soldiers given
last night at the Soldiers Club under
the auspices of Camp Community Club
was lrgely patronized and proved
quite an enjoyable affair.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-17

The regular chancery term of the
circuit court for this city,. Judge }. +
T. Thornton presiding, will be held at
II o'clock tomorrow instead of Fri
day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-17

- MIR. and Mrs. w. Worth Smith, Of
Broad Run, Va, are the guests of
their son and daughter-in-law, Nh.
and Mrs. Howard w. Smith, at their
home in Roscmont.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-17

Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Graves, 226
North Alfred street, announce the
birth of a son. James Burdet Graves,
on July 16.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-17

Mrs. Joseph H. Harris and young
son, Master James BraXton Harris, OF
Roanoke, re visiting Mrs. Harris
mother, Mrs. B. B. Smith, at the
slWagar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-17

Miss Margaret Greene has returned
to Charlotte, N. c., after visit to
her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Greene,
in this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-01
Advice to the Lovelorn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Fortunate Escape

A Fortunate Escape
Dear Miss Fairfax
About two years ago man
twenty years my senior. forty-one
years old, proposed marriage to me,
which 1 accepted. At that time his
divorce case was pending in the su-
preme court, but he told me every
thing would be all right. 1 have
waited two years, until finally he re-
ceived his release from his former
marriage. The first few months he
was an ideal sweetheart, but gradu-
ally, l presume as the novelty wore
of, he came to see me less and less
frequently. until the present time,
when l sec him on an average of
once a month.
A few weeks ago l met a mutual
friend, and he told me that NV
sweetheart was married This man
thought 1 had not been seeing him
any more, as my folks objected to
my going about with him. l i'm
mediately got in touch with him,
and he admitted he had been mar
AASN AOA llIIlS. he Inen asked
me to wait for another year; that
he intended to go out of town, pro-
cure another divorce and come back
and marry me. l asked him whether
ne was serious, and he said he was.
BROKENHEARTED
My dear child, what a merciful
escape from suffering you are being
granted. Please heed all the indi-
cations of your case-they actually
seem providential. AS plainly as if
the words were spoken aloud, cir
cumstance is saying to you: Here
Is man who betrayed his first wife
-and Is now ready to betray the
woman for whom he was faithless to
her. So he is not likely to be true
to any woman. AS for me, he has
deceived me. and lied to me and
neglected me and kept me waiting his
selfish and unreliable pleasure. He
has not been loyal or honorable in
his dealings with me as a sweetheart
and he has shown that he was not
loyal to two other women (though
he was married to them) now how
can l trust him?
Give him up-and at once. Even
If he got his divorce, how could
you bring yourself to marry him?
You could not trust him-you could
not be happy with him. And
probably he is not really planning
to keep faith with you. Send him
away. Put him out of your life.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-01
THEIR MARRIED LIFE
Copyright by International News Service

Well, shall we go home and play
cards?" said Helen, dipping her fin
gers into the brass bowl and daintily
touching her napkin to her lips.
oh, don't know" from Warren.
what would you people like to do?"
turning to Stevens.
Doesn't make a bit of difference
to. me-" said Mr.. Stevens.
We'll. if it doesn't make any diff
ference to you, how about a show"
But, dear, it's late" protested
would have preferred to go home.
The ideal of the theater did not ap-
peal to her at all.
It's not too late for a vaudeville
show, and that's just about what
feel like" said Warren. How do
you feel about it, Mrs. Stevens?"
'It doesn't matter to me-"
"All right we'll walk down a
couple of blocks and take in that
one we passed tonight. hear
there's an excellent bill there"
DO you think we'll get in, War
rem? It's Saturday night"
Get in, of course we'll get in.
You can always get in if you pay
the price returned Warren, blus-
teringly. Helen disliked that man.
tude of braggadocio that Warren
too often affected.
In the theater lobby, which was
practically empty, Helen spoke to
Warren again. Don't get them too
near the front, will you, dear, my
head aches?"
"Grunting again. eh? You'll have
to take what we can get without
grumbling about it, And Warren
without a word of sympathy pro-
ceeded up to the box Office and
turned back to them a moment later
waving triumphantly four tickets.
Come on" he announced.
Inside. the air was sitting. Peo-
pie were crowded around the back
rail and Helen and Mr.. and Mrs.
Stevens followed Warren as he
made for the right of the theater.
Some one was singing in a raucous
voice and Helen, who found it diff
ticult to push through the crowd,
wished that they had gone home.
-Four" announced Warren, POM
pously. handing out the checks to a
much befrizzled girl who came up
the aisle at that moment.
step back behind the ropes" she
said crisply.
But we have the best seats"
% nave lneSe OJneT people.
DO you mean to tell me that we
were sold seats where there are
none?" demanded Warren.
There's only standing room just
now. sir
Come on out of here" growled
Warren turning to the others
Wen get our money back, this is
an outrage"
They all trailed through the crowd
again, and Warren presented the
stubs at the box office. TN take my
money back" he demanded Il don't
pay as much as this in order to stand
up. you know
The doorman will give you re-
turn checks" said the bland looking
individual behind the window, wav-
ing them indifferently toward the
inside again.
Warren went back into the thea
ter and returned moment later
with a somewhat Modified express
sion on his face. Come on, we'll
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-01
BEGIN ON SALTS
At FIRST SIGN
OF KIDNEY PAIN
We eat too much meat, which
clogs Kidneys, then the
back hurts.
Says glass of Salts flushes Kid
neys and ends Bladder
irritation.

Uric acid in meat excites the kid
neys, they become overworked; get
sluggish, ache, and feel like lumps
of lead. The urine becomes cloudy:
the bladder Is irritated, and you NAV
he obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night. When the
kidneys clog you must help them
flush off the body's rrinous waste or
you'll be a real sick person shortly.
At first you feel a dull misery in the
kidney region, you suffer from back
ache, sick headache. dizziness, stom-
ach gets sour, tongue coated and
you feel rheumatic twinges when tho
weather is bad.
Eat less meat. drink lots of water.
also get from any pharmacist four
ounces OF Jad Salts; take a table,
spoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast for a few days and vour
kidneys will then act fine. This IA.
nous salts is made from the acid
of grapes and lemon juice, Combined
with lithia, and has been used for
generations to clean clogged kidueva
and stimulate them 10 normal ac-
tivity. also to neutralize the acids in
urine, so 1t no longer is a source of
irritation. thus ending bladder weak.
ness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive. cannot
injure; makes a delightful efYers
vescent lithia-water drink which ev-
eryone should take now and then tn
keep the kidneys clean and active
Druggists here say they sell lots az
Jad Salts to folks VINO believe in
overcoming kidney trouble while 1t is
only trouble.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-01
Conscientious Directors
All Will Be Segregated
at Fort LeavenwOrth

Washington, June DRAFTED men
claiming conscientious objection to
military service and who have been
found by Army authorities to be sin
cere in refusing duty with nom
combatant units as prescribed by
President Wilson are to be segregat-
ed at Fort Leavenworth. Kan, under
terms of an order announced last
night by Secretary Baker. If found
to be sincere in their scruples by a
special board of inquiry. they will be
furloughed to work on farms as la
borers at a private's pay.
Federal Judge Mack. of Chicago;
Dean Stone. of Columbia Law School,
and Major Stoddard. of the Advocate
Generals Office, constitute the board
of inquiry.
Under no circumstances will con-
scientious objectors be discharged
from their responsibilities under the
selective service act" the order saws
and instructions are renewed to milf
tary court martial to try and punish
all found to be insincere. defiant or
active in attempting to convert 9TH
ers to their belief
The new board will give a final
test to those acquitted or not tried
by the military tribunals, and if it
does not recommend a ,furlough for
farm labor, or the objector refuses
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-01
Little Talks by
Beatrice Fairfax

This letter is written. not for the
average girl VINO is apt to think more
OF her personal appearance and spend
more more time and money on her clothe:
tnan she can AFFORD. but for the ex-
ceptional girl who does not consider
her appearance sufficiently.
A good name for her would be the
elderly-young girl' and she is a
the young-elderly girl
The "elderly-young girl' is usually
a charming friend because the fall
ing TO which she owes the name.
not realize her power, or think well
OF herself. or see that by taking
thought" she could double her at
fractions, perhaps achieve positive
beauty.
She is frequently the Cinderella of
family which turns over sall the
advantages to some less attractive
sister, rich in the worldly wisdom
poor Cinderella lacks, and who pro-
ceeds to take what is offered and
make the best of il.
The "elderly-young girl is strong
on giving up" she will sacrifice her
summer vacation, or her winter coat,
TO help out some other member of
the household. The entire family
connection. down to the cousins, turn
10 her-and she never refuses a favor
that can be procured by a personal
sacrifice on her part.
She usually winds up as the maiden
aunt OF the family, and continues to
spoil her nieces and nephews as
thoroughly as she spoiled her,
when this 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 home, love, and the
blessed responsibility of children
but somehow or other, she never
lifts u finger to secure these things
along someone else.
If fate. by chance. makes her an
orphan. she puts her heart and soul
into something like books, music or
earnest to realize that she is letting
the most wonderful thing in the
world - youth - slip through her
fingers.
Sometimes the "elderly-young girl"
realizes when it is too late that she |
has made mistake, and she is ac- !
Cordingly unhappy; but, as a rule. she !
keeps on sacrificing herself TO some |
one or something to the end of the |
The other day saw an elderly |
shop. looking at some substantial /
books that everyone ought to read, !
but few of us do. We are more apt !
to read popular essays about them.
Books Versus Spring Hat
She was the kind of a girl you be-
gin by thinking rather plain. then
nnd so many good points about her
that YOU conclude she is pretty
quite pretty. She was bent ON buy |
ing the substantial books, and the /
friend with her was equally bent on |
making her get a new hat instead
That thing you have on looks as
if { came from fire sale"
or meeting with a German sub
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-01

get seats this time" he announced
Helen wanted to protest, but did
not, and once more they all filed
INTO the darkened theater. A man
IN uniform stood at the entrance.
Ihere'l II be plenty of seats in a
minute, he said under cover of a
dance act that was in progress A
moment later he said the same
thing to a nice looking couple, who
were as indignant as Warren him.
self had been. There was no lessen
ing OF the standing crowd, and
Helen saw that the words were only
intended as a pretense in order to
keep them there. She whispered this
fact to Warren.
Don't you see, dear, that he
isn't making. an effort to get seats
for US. he's telling everyone the
same thing. He simply doesn't want
to refund our money"
Say, said Warren taking no
trouble to lower his voice, DO we
get seats or do l get my money
back"
"There'll be some seats presently.
sir" the official fastened to say.
Several people turned to see what
the disturbance was, but Helen.
generally so eager to avoid being
SOHoptSuOuSi THIS llIne was TOO thor
oughly indignant to care.
I'VE won't wait" announced War
rem. TN take the money without
any more arguing about it," This
time he spoke out loud, and the at
tendant, evidently deeming it wise
to refund the money in order to
avoid scene, hastily handed over
the return stubs.
That was certainly some expert
ence," said Warren. ais with the
money in his pocket they wandered
out into the street. "I'Il know enough
TO steer shy of that place after
this"
Let's go up to the apartment
and play cards." suggested Helen
craftily.
Sounds good to me-" said Mr..
Stevens.
That's just what we'll do" as
sented Warren; but first we'll stop
at a drug store and get something
for that headache, kitten" with a
squeeze of Helens arm as he helped
her across the street. I'VE should
nave had a good start on a bridge
rubber by now if we had taken your
advice"
To Be Cntinued
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-01
marine, the "elderiy-young girl

marine marine the "elderly-yOuns girl"
Then why uon't you get a new
one the friend demanded. No self
respecting chimpanzee would wear a
hat like that
Because want those books. No
one ever looks at my hats-I don't
expect a new one to secure me a
Ialry prince. a limousine: and that
paragraph of all fairy tales: They
were happy ever after. -
don't know the girls name.
tnough l recognized her type. and
IKE her friend, was sorry she didn't
get that spring hat in place of that
ought TO read. but few actually do.
new hat, new dress, her hair
necomingly arranged and-I don't be-
nere she could have kept the fairy
prince away. But she had put on her
clothes as if she had a spite against
herself. she had worked overtime 10
hlde all her good points-and now
the armful of dusty. dingy books.
"Gather Your Roses"
l wanted to 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 OF being normally happy. to
buy some dingy old classics. / re-
member the title on one of them was:
"Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy"
an excellent book. no one would dis
pute it, but it could wait until she
was forty, and the hat and the new
gown and the becoming arrangement
of hair could not.
\ very wise old woman once called
clothes the sinews of war" The best
introduction a girl can have is an
attractive appearance: in time, ali
her other virtues may become evil
dent. but the effect she first produces
counts.
As l said in the beginning of this
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-01
By McManuS

assign objectors to the
reconstruction unit in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-01
To Be Cntinued
PROBABLY MEANT 1T

There was no doubt about it, Miss
Misselto thought she could sing, and
was greatly gratifed when she heard
that male acquaintance appreciat-
ed the fact.
80 BERTHE praised my singing, did
hep she asked her informer.
He did that. Said it was heav-
enly."
Did he really say that?" she asked
again breathlessly.
We'll. not exactly; but he prob
ably meant that, anyway. He said
IL was unearthlY."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-01

letter, most girls think too much of
clothes and appearance. but the
"elderly-young girl does not think
of them enough, and very often she
is the best type-the type the world
needs in its home making. Will the
'elderly-young girl please take not
ice, furbish up her ward robe and ar
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-01
WON'T DO!

HI WON'E DO.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
l am twenty-three and fond of a
man fifteen years my senior. I have
accepted an engagement ring from
him. I have given myself a trial in
which I thought during that time
would be able to learn to love him.
but have not succeeded in doing So
He has proposed marriage to me and
wants to be married within two
months. but do not know what to
do. Do you think that 1 would be
doing wrong by giving him up.
WORRIED
Just exactly what you are hesita-
ting about no practical person can see
You don't love the man and you find
that your ideas and ideals differ very
much. Now. how under the sun are
you going to make him happy or find
happiness for yourself? The greatest
wrong you can do him is to marry
him. Tell him the truth 1t may
hurt. But one quick stab is better
than the endless nagging, pFicking
wounds of loveless. uncongenial days.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-01
CHANCE To DEFEND HIMSELF

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
was engaged to young man
whom l loved dearly. About six
months ago 1 was told that he drank
very heavily. so I broke the engage
ment. Now 1 am engaged to another,
but l have heard that the former does
not drink. l find that 1 still love him
very much and do not love the man
am to marry. Please advise me.
HEART BROKEN.
Don't you see what the tragedy of
your life must be unless you conquer
yourself at once? You pay too much
attention to what they say." Think
of breaking an engagement because
you Were told" that your fiance
drank heavily. Did you accept that
as gospel even as now you are well
assured that he is teetotaler because
some one else has come to you, bring
ing tidings2 All in six months you
broke one engagement because you
had lost faith in the man you had
sworn to love, became engaged to
some one else whom presumably you
loved, and now find that you care for
the first man. What 1 suggest is this:
Search your own nature-try to find
in it something stable and dependable
discover whether you really love one
or are just selfishly romantic. When
you find out what really matters to
you, be earnest and sincere enough
to seize upon your desire and cleaVe
to it!