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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-11-25

| |HAPftNInb0 AbUUI
| CITY TOLD IN BRIEF
The city market will be open
Thanksgiving Day until 10 o'clock.
The sem-monthly meeting Of
city council will be held tonight.
Buy Wednesday, We close Thurs
day Thanksgiving Day.. Shuman's.
2o6-3p.
A box party will be given to-
night at .Armory Hall. Prizes viii
be given ladies and gentlemen.
A meeting Of Liberty Rebekah
Lodge of Odd Fellows vii! be held
1T Old Fellows, Hall at s O'Clock
tor ;ght.
Miss Mary f. Carlin and Miss
Nina Baker Fulton, left this week
to spend the winter in Los Angeles,
California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard G.. Cline,
Of Braddock Heights. have announ-
eed the arrival on Sunday morning
Of q fine son.
The third degree Of the order will
,c conferred on class Of candl-
lates tonight by Sarepta Lodge No.
I6, Odd Fellows. q
A marriage license was issued to-
day. to Miss Ollie f. Burns and Mr..
William +. Harrison. They will
be married Thursday.
An important meeting OF Marina
Washington Chapter No. AZ. Order
Of the Eastern Star, will be held to-
night at the Masonic, Temple.
Mrs. Elsie Duffey has returned
20 her home in Duke street. after
visit to Niagara Falls. Buffalo,
New York. and Salem. New Jersey.
The Dreadnoughts, Junior. foot
ball team will play the Hilton
Schoo! team, Washington. at l1:30
Thanksgiving morning Pn the
Washington Y. NJ. &C. A. grounds.
Tomorrow will be donation day at
Anne Lee Memorial Home for the
Aged. The home will be open all
Jay and the citizens are urged to
send in their Thanksgiving Offer
ingS.
The Woman's Missionary Society.
If the NJ. f.. Church South will
meet tomorrow AFTERNOON at 2
o'clock in the Sunday Schoo! room
# that church. All strangers are
cordially invited to attend
Benjamin A. Alankin and wife
have sold to f. h Payne and wife
house and lot 4O2 South Lee street.
Mrs. Lille C.. Reid has sold to
John Sisson and wife house and lot
ut the southeast corner Of Wilkes
and (iibbon streets.
A wagon belonging to S. NJ. Pui-
nan. in charge of Thomas A.
Lyles. was struck by an electric
train at the intersection Of Glib
hon and Royal streets between
and 9 o'clock this morning. Lylcs
escaped with slight injury, as did
also the hcrse, hut the wagon was
considerably Ca7aCed.
The revival services in the Del
Raw Methodist Church that have
been conducted for the past two
weeks by the Rev. J. c. Copen-
haver. of Washington. and the Rev.
W. W. Pipp;n, pastor of the
church. closed Sunday night. There
we're nine conversions and twelve
acceptances by letter.
The Colored Department Of Com
munity Service extends cordial
invitation to the colored citizens OF
Alexandria to take part in all the
activities at their CeVter, 5l7 Glib
bon. street. A very interesting
program of activities has been pre-
pared. J. B. Hopkins is the Ex-
acutive Secretary in charge of col
ored work
Evangelistic services were begun
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-11-25

PETERkIN--Sacrcd to tie memory
of Rev. J. E. Peterk:n. who de-
parted this life so suddenly one
year ago. November %. 1918.
Gone but not forgotten
Just passing from our sight.
Out of darkness into light,
To the land all pure-and bright,
Just gone home.
Just crossing of the tide.
70 the other better side.
Where we some day shall abide, ;
And never roam
Hannah V. Caldwell
2Sl-1p. and daughters,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-11-25
SWAN BROS
Store closed all day Thursday
THANKSGIVING DAY

The bi e weekly remnant sale will
be held Friday of this week-the
last until after Christmas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-11-25

Buy Wednesday, We close Thurs
day, Thanksgiving. Day). Shu-
mans. 2S0-3p
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-11-25

Buy Wednesday, We close Thurs
day Thanksgiving Day.. Shuman's.
2o0-3p.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-11-25

A box party will be given to-
night at .Armory Hall. Prizes vii!
be given ladies and gentlemen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-11-25
IN MEMORlAM


CARR--In lov'ng remenrbrar" 9
of our dear baby Melvin NJ Carr,
who died one year ago today. No
rembcr %, 1918.
In little snow white casket
/ Resting all among the flowers,
Lies pgr Garline little Melvin.
W!l..- such a. Little whie was ours.
Your little clothes are laid away,
: Your little toys are still.
Your li..tle cradle rocks 70 more.
/ And vrcant chairithis world can
never FILL
His loving mother, father.
2S1-1p, sisters and brothers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-11-25
HAPPENINGS ABOUT !.
CITY TOLD IN BRIEF
The city market will be open
Thanksgiving Day until 10 o'clock.

The semi-monthly meeting Of
city council will be held tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-11-25

WANTED-Linotype operator. APP
ply at once to Gazette Office.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-11-25

Evaneelistic services were begun
last night in the Second Baptist
Church. with the Rev. Edward Ia
bor. of Washington, preaching. The
church was well filled and a great
deal of interest manifested. Mr..
Tabor preached from the following
text-.Is Not This Josephs Son" !"
The. sermon was able and. convin7
cling. The services will be +: held
again tonight and each nignv,this:
week. at 7::3O p. m: All are cordi-
ally invited, to attend. :. ~ ,.,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-11-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard G. Cline,
of Braddock Heights, have announ-
:ed the arrival on Sunday morning
Of fine son.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-11-25

A meeting Of Liberty Rebekah
Lodge of Odd Fellows vii! be held
1t Old Fellows, Hall at s O'Clock
tonight.
Miss Mary F. Carlin and Miss
Nina Baker Fulton, left this week
TO spend the winter in Los Angeles,
California.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-11-25

The third degree of the order will
oc conferred on a class of candl-
lates tonight by Sarepta Lodge No.
I6, Odd Fellows. q
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-11-25

The Woman's Missionary Society
,f the NJ. +. Church South will
meet tomorrow AFTERNOON at 2
o'clock in the Sunday School room
II that church. All strangers are
cordially invited to attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-11-25

Benjamin A Alankin and wife
have sold to f. n Payne and wife
house and lot 4O2 South Lee street.
Mrs. Lille G.. Reid has sold to
John Sisson and wife house and lot
ut the southeast corner of Wilkes
and Gibbon streets.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-08-07
CONVERT PASSENGER
INTO DELIVERY CAR

A local garage recently modified a
used five-passenger automobile to meet
the needs Of grocery by simple al
terations to the body, without disturb
ing the gasoline tank or front seat, or
altering the chassis, writes G. A. Luers
Of Washington, D. c., i'll Popular Me-
chanics magazine. The upholstering
ana rear seat were removed and two
foot section of the sheet metal in the
back was cut away, down to the wood
frame. A substantial step of wood,
With sheet-iron hangers, was placed at
the rear entrance to the car, and box
for needed tools was placed on one
running board. With the flooring
evened up where the seat was re-
removed, and guard built In front Of
the cut-out section of the rear, to keep
the merchandise from falling out, the
transformed car was of ample ca
pacity, and convenient for the speedy
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-08-07
HARMFUL EFFECT OF
OVERHEATING MOTOR
Don't Disregard Warning Signal
When Radiator Steams.
Cylinder Walls and Piston Rings VIII
Score, Causing Loss Of Compress
sion and Power-knockina
Also Ia Warning.

1.-THE man who speeds his motor to
the limit little realizes the danger in
volved," says William 81. Stewart, Jr.
''f the cooling system proves equal
to the extra work, well and good, but
If anything fails the engine is in dam
>ger of ruin. OF course this will not
happen without some preliminary
symptom Of trouble. The radiator
will steam slightly at first, but If this
warning signal is disregarded and the
motor is still forced ahead the cylin-
der walls and piston rings will score
causing loss of compression and pow
-er. But this cannot continue long be-
fore the piston seizes and the motor
stalls and cannot be cranked. If this
happens while the engine is being
run at a rapid rate the fly wheel will
be unable to free the piston. The re-
suit will be to twist the crank-shaft
out of true, wreck a few bearings
and crack the crank case. This is a
permanent injury which can only be
remedied at considerable expense. So
do not disregard the warning given
you by the radiator.
occasionally an engine is overhead
ed without doing all the harm men
toned above. In that case it develops
a peculiar knock. This is caused by
the piston and parts of the cylinder
becoming red hot and SO preigniting
the charge Of gasoline vapor in the
cylinders. AS this explosion starts
before the piston reaches top dead
center it has a tendency. to reverse
the direction of the piston, causing
Knock. On hearing this the careful
motorist retards the spark to see if it
is caused by having the spark too
far advanced. If the knock contin-
ues he opens the switch, but the en-
CINE keeps running. 1t is running by
self-ignition; that is, the overheated
parts fire the charge without the cleo
trio system. This Is a perplexing
problem when it first occurs, but I'M
der the circumstances throw out the
clutch, place gears in high speed, ap-
ply foot brake, then engage the clutch.
This stalls engine. 1t will also help
If spark is retarded and throttle clos
ed. So heed the warning given you
by steam from radiator and favor the
motor until the steaming has stopped"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-08-07

that understandable feeling that surged
through her? Nonsense He was only
a man among the many she had met
but still there was something different
about him.
She finally laid down the book, and
he thanked her heartily. She then
withdrew from the room, with prom
Use to continue later.
Each day found her reading or chat
ting, until one afternoon, about four
weeks from the date of his arrival,
Jack stood, suitcase in hand, bidding
farewell to Barbara. Seeing that her
eyes were downcast, he babe her look
up, but she refused, and upon closer
view he discovered that her eyes were
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-08-07
BARBARA'S REPLY
BY MILDRED G. PEAsE.
Copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)

per Syndicate)
(which do you think would be pref
tier, mother" queried Barbara Stone,
'-green voile, with white trimmings, or
| a gray and coral combinationT
Both were porting over fashion
martial music which announced a big
patriotic parade in the street below.
well, sea-green does sound"-Mrs.
Stone was in the middle of sentence
when peal of the door bell that star
tied her to her feet, sent Barbara fly
ing to the door.
A military man was imb patiently tap
ping his brown leather boot on he
stone steps, and upon being admitted
quickly made known his errand.
A young soldier who had come on
from one of Uncle Sans training
camps to participate in the parade had
been thrown from his horse in such a
manner as to render him unable to
proceed farther, and would they please
accommodate him until the parade was
over?
"Why certainly, right this way
and Barbara led the way to her moth
er's sitting room and turned down the
divan bed. Her mother was equal to
the occasion and started right away to
make their unexpected guest comfort
able.
The guest himself, a good-looking
chap of about twenty-five years, was
very sorry to disturb them, so he said,
but he mentally remarked that it was
fate that played him one good turn
when she picked a balky horse for
him to ride, since 1t gave him the
chance to meet the beautiful girl who
had opened the door.
The doctor who had been summoned,
on his arrival advised him not to move
for a week, at least, as his foot had
received very bad sprain.
Having introduced himself as Jack
Carter to Mrs. Stone and making a
very good impression on that estima-
Bile lady, it was not surprising that her
daughter should do all in her power
to add to their visitors comfort. So,
e'NSNA bihSiys odIOdId DTOuRuI up Tray
laden with dainties that would tempt
the most fastidious.
Being rather shy, she laid the tray
down beside the bed and, thinking the
young patient asleep, was tiptoeing
out of the room when he startled her
by saying: 'Oh, 1 say, Miss Stone, |
would you spare poor fellow a few |
minutes? 1t is rather dull, just look |
ing up at the ceiling and watching the |
sun flicker up and down the wall"
She turned hesitatingly, wondering |
whether or not to stay but he did look |
so boyish and dreadfully lonesome that |
she decided to read to him a bit. She
picked up magazine and was getting
him rather interested, when she felt a
magnetism which seemed to draw her
eyes away from the book and look in
the direction of her listener, What was
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-08-07

full of tears. "Oh. Barbara Dear lit
tie girl; you are really sorry that am
going? l am sorry, too, dear, that l
am going-alone. Could you consent
to be my nurse always, dear?"
We do not know her answer, but suf-
fce 1t to say that next day found Bar
bara and her mother busily addressing
long, white envelopes, and a beautiful
solitaire on Barbara's left hand de-
noted her answer
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-08-07
USEFUL KINK IN EMERGENCY
Brass Spring Can Be Made by Ham,
merino Soft Piece on Both Sides
With Hammer.

Soft brass can be made into spring
brass by hammering both sides Slightly
with hammer, using smooth solid
block of some kind as an anvil. This
produces slight hard film, which
gives the brass the quality Of spring,
but filing or grinding will remove this
hard film instantly. This kink is use
full in an emergency where a brass
spring is needed and nothing but soft
brass is at hand.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-08-07
GREASE is BAD FOR RUBBER
MateriaI-Use Rag Saturated
With Gasoline.

Almost every car owner today knows
that oil or grease is very bad for rub
Der, acting as solvent and destroy
ing the material. When grease or oil
gets on the casing either of them can
be removed by rug saturated with
gasoline. While gasoline is form Of
oil it evaporates so rapidly that when
used In small quantities it does not
harm the rubber.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-08-07
Peru spar.ely Populated.

A territory on the Pacific ocean APP
proximately 1,40o miles in length and
700 miles in width is occupied ~ Peru
The territory extends over 679,6Oo
square miles, with population that is
estimated at 100000, or, approx
mately, Sc to the square mile.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-08-07
Imnroued PronelIers-

A new propeller for either water or
air has blades with spiral-like curves
at one point and concave at the other,
carrying the water or air their full
length and overcoming the gyroscopic
effect of ordinary propellers.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-08-07
OBSERVE RATE OF OIL FLOW
Bit of White Paper Slipped Behind
Tubes Will Show With Con-
siderable Distinctness.

If for any reason it is difficult to
observe the rate of flow through the
sight feed oilers mounted on the dash,
try slipping bit of white paper be-
hind the tubes to give light back
ground, against which the contents or
the glasses will show with consider
able distinctness, even In Q poor
light.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-08-07

loading up and removal of numerous
small packages of groceries. The cost
of this job is only a small part of
what delivery-car body would cost,
and no expert workman is required to
make the change.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-08-07

Worlds problems are being solved
by the motor truck, according to VIII
liam Fulton Melhuish, president of
a large motor truck concern. Care
full gathering of statistics by Mr..
Melhuish, consultations with authori-
ties, have shown conclusively that so
per cent of the perishable products
of the American farmers do not reach
the market.
"Motor trucks will ultimately fill the
bill and enable every farmer to get to
the market 100 per cent Of his produc-
ton of perishable foods" said Mr..
Melhuish. "As America promotes it's
road building efforts and improves the
highways the farmers will see the
light by millions and motor truck max
ers will never be able to meet the
demand for their product.
Work of One Man.
"Some days ago I learned Of real
facts regarding the use of the motor
truck by one farmer. This man, liv-
ing only II miles from big city, was
at the same time ten miles from his
nearest railroad. Inability to secure
shipping and inability to get his goods
to the railroad caused losses not only
to him but to other farmers.
"He was induced to use a motor
truck. At that time he had only $500
in the bank. He bought the truck,
took on work for his neighbors of
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-08-07
Loo GenerouS.

The trouble with the fellow who bor-
lows trouble is that he wants to loan
some of it to everyone he meets.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-08-07

hauling their produce to market, along
with his own, and today has three
trucks in operation, all owned by him
and paid for, and has $1,000 in the
bank. Neighbors whose work he orig
inally did finally became purchasers
of trucks and he took on the work of
others. The neighbors likewise pros
pered and spread out. Today the orig
inal farmer, able to reach the mar
ket with his produce and dependent
only upon himself for the haulage,
has increased his acreage and is busy
with his own affairs largely, and max
ing more money than he ever thought
possible from farming.
Used Everywhere.
'Motor trucks are today being used
by farmers everywhere. Every day
we learn of dealers who have seen
the light and who are giving up the
hard work of selling in the overcrowd-
ed cities to travel to the farming pop
ulation and to educate them into the
mysteries, as they call them, of the
horseless wagon. One successful farm
er using motor truck is a recommen-
dalton equaled by no other that l
know, and the market created is well
worth while. On the other hand, the
salesman and the maker who inspires
that salesman is doing for humanity
a good turn, for he is accomplishing
wonderful results in lowering the high
cost Of living"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-06

/ ing, before taking your usual srnola
walk UP three flights of stairs AT !.
regular pace, then stop. II you find
that you are out of breath. if vonr
heart beat is forced, trembling or
irregular, you may be the victim nj
functional or organic heart troTbIa
II you feel that you must smoke or
chew to quiet your nerves, you ara
a slave to the tobacco habit and ars
slowly poisoning yourself with tne
insidious deadly drugs. nicotine and
furfural. In either case, you bays
just two alternatives-keep on with
your self-poisoning process regard.
less of the dangers, and suffer the
consequences, or rid yourself of tha
habit and escape the dangers.
You can overcome the craving and
stop the tobacco habit in a very snort
time by using the following fnexpen.
sive formula: Go to any drug store
and ask for Nicotol Take one table,
after each meal and in a compare.
lively short time you will have no
desire for tobacco The craving will
have left you. With the nicotine
poisoning out OF your system your
general health will quickly improve.
Note: Whom asked about NicotoI,
one Of our leading druggists said:
Nicotol Ts truly a wonderful remedy
for the tobacco habit. II Is way
ahead Of anything we have ever sold
before. We are authorized by the
manufacturers to refund the money
to every dissatisfied customer and
we would not permit the use Of our
name unless the remedy possessed
unusual merit" Nicotoi is sold In
this city under an iron-cTad money.
back guarantee by all up-to-date
druggists, including Wilkinson & Co,
and McGrath Bros. Drug Co.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-06
Lowry Copper Cent Takes Its Place
In the Council Of Wealth Now
Along with Almighty
Dollar.
DUE ENTIRELY TO WAR
That Tax You Pay on SODA Water and
Toilet Preparations Has Made
II Very Popu
lar.

Did you ever stop to think, when
you dig down into your pocket to pay
the war tax on that coke and cherry"
or on your favorite face powder and
| lip rouge that the lowly penny is hav-
| ing its day, and that ii is almost as
important as the almighty dollar has
been? Such indeed is the case, and If
you stand at the tellers' windows in
Keokuk banks and see the pennies
that are asked for in change for silver,
or if you are playing music on the old
cash register in the soda fountains
here you will be convinced.
They used to throw pennies over
the railing OF the steamboat decks to
see the roustabouts scramble for them
and no one thought of a penny as hav-
ing any use other than stopping the
haby from crying or filling up one OF
those antiquated iron banks.
But all this has been changed now
since there has been war and war
tax must be figured.
War taxation has created a demand
for pennies that is unprecedented in
the history of domestic currency. To
meet this enormously increased de-
mand the United States mint Is pro-
ducing from 100000 to 100000
1-cent pieces daily.
The necessity for coming more pen.
MES manifested itself as result OF
the standard of uneven prices that
because of war taxes, has been estab-
lished in the business, transportation
and almost every commercial phase OF
community life.
The increased demand for pennies
| is especially noticed in cities because
Of the volume of exchange Of small
currency in the usual daily expendi-
lures of the urbanite. Although ma
chimes in the mint in this city are
stamping out copperg day and night
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-06
the mint is sun 100000 pennies be.

the mint is still 100000 pennies be-
hind orders.
Adam NJ. Joyce, superintendent OF
the mint in Philadelphia, said that
when the war taxes first came into
effect the supply Of pennies on the
market was surprisingly Inadequate
to the new demand. It was first
thought that perhaps some industrial
enterprises might have been melting
1-cent pieces down for copper, that
metal being very difficult to obtain at
the time. Government investigation,
however, disclosed that this was not
the case, but that the scarcity of pen.
MES on the western coast had drawn
a large amount Of copper coin to that
part Of the country.