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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-19
KEEP THEM AT HOME

It may be that Julius Fischer, an
AGENT of the Hanburg-American
Steamship Line, who set fire to tine
transport Patricia as she was near
re Boston with 5000 American
soldiers on board, is insane. hut
Fiscker's act bears a curious family
likeness to the organized insanity"
of Prussianism which set the world
on fire. and which made horror and
ba,iharism a part of it's military code
gog .Ncre than four years. Flschers
mentality as we'll as his anteeedents
should be subjected to the most
searching Investigation, and stern
example should be made of HIM, II
he is shown to be sane. There still
survive, probably, a good many other
PTussians troubled with the same
form of insanity. The American
people will not tolerate false leni-
ency in a case like this.
| Fischer was one OF number OF
/ Germans allowed to remain on boaro
this and other liners turned over FOL
transports ton purposes to the Umtet
| States in accordance with the recent
agreement with Germany. They
were assigned, it sens, to the duty
of representing "the interests OF INT
owners" This same reason IS glve1
in explanation CT the presence OF 81
German officers Gn the Hamburg
American liner Kaiscnin August'
Victoria. which has just reached New
York with American soldiers. Non'
Of these was stricken with suddei
insanity, but in view of the natlona
tendency to that sort of thing ant
of what happened to Fischer, elthe
such escorts ought to be prohiblte'
in future or they should be KEEP
under surveillance.
| Can't these ships be navigated witt
out German help? If the 3,OO'
American soldiers on the Patriot
had been burned to death, the storm
Of popular wrath which fo!lowe'
the sinking of the I.usitania wout
have been as nothing in comparison
Would it net be wiser to keep III
former Eaiser's lunatics at home
i Baltimore Sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-19
I,,r existence, like the very existence

Cur existence, like the very existence
Of civilization, was at stake. Had
the Administrations halted at every
question OF expense, habit pursued l
cheeseparing policy of waiting 70
find out whether this plant or that
nlant could be built for a few dol
lars less; had. it stopped to consider
whether this shipyard OF that ship
ward would be permanent invest
ment, it would have justly called
down mon itself the condemnation
If the entire naticn. Be it said to
me everlasting erect of the admin
;strat:on. tnae When Washington
once realized tie stup2ndous issue
1t stake AMI the magnitude Of the
fight that must be made, 1t was not
halted by the question CT cost nor by
any narrow spirit which il trying to
save J few dollars might have lost
The very life Of the nation.
IN gratitude to Almighty & -
that He saved this country from tn.
conf!a s1..tion that swept over NEST OF
Europe. wc shcGId not for one mo-
ment begrudge the fact that her:
and there some broken pipe permItte;
the leaking of little water Q: som;
engine was slightly strained. W;
sho~,d have expected these thing:
Under the circumstances"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-19
A SPLENDID TONIC
Says Hixon Lady Who, On Doctors
Advice, Took Cardui And
Ia Sow Well

Hixson, Tenn, About 10 years
ago was" says Mrs. J. B. Gadd, OF
this place, Il sufferd with pain in
my lett side, could not sleep at night
with this pain, always in the left side
My doctor ted me to use Cardui. ]
took one bottle, which helped me and
after my baby came, l was stronger
and better, but the pain was still
1 at first let it go, but began to get
weak and in rundown condition, so
I decided to try som more Cardui.
which did.
This last Cardui which I took made
me much better, in fact, cured me. |
have no return of this trouble.
| feel it was Cardui that cured me,
and / recommended it as a splendid
female tonic"
Don't allow yourself to become weak
and rundown from womanly troubles.
Take Cardui. It should surely help
you. as it has many thousands of
other women in the past 40 years.
Headache, backache, sdeache, nervous
ness, sleeplessness, tired-out feeling,
are all signs Of womanly trouble.
Other women get relief by taking
Cardui. Why oct you? All drug
Sists,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-19
EASTER SUNDAY

The civilized world will ceieArat-
Easter this year with greater spir!;
than they did one year ago. Th>
outcome Of the war WAS at that Tins
uncertain German hordes. then en-
gagged in thc!Y last drive. were pass
ing over parts Of France as i prairis
fire. Their "smaShcs" were making
havcc with civilization. The allies
sorcly pressed, wee falling bacl;
before their fierce antagonists
fighting with their backs 10 tn" wall
The prospect was gloomy. The tidc
was four mcnths turning. The ind.
cation that it was weakening, Sglhs",
qucntly flowing feeb!y, ard finally
reaching a standst;ll sent thrills o
delight .nto every nonest soul. Tbs
recession was soon in evidence, when
the tidal wave began to rush back.
The ebb continued unri! near the end
OF the year. when the wGllld-be con-
qucrorS of the world acknowledged
Trey were Vanqr,Shed.
i."Stcr IS enc or the most joyous
OF our festivals. 1t commentaries
tact unon which our CHRISTIAN
1alth h!ngeS--th2 resurrection & the
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-19
.altor Alexandria Gazette

i.altor Alexandria Gazette
Dear Sir:
IN reply to the leGrs" Of the Hon
cradle James F. Caton signed as
chairman for some "Citizens Com
mittee,' | would respectfully say:
This letter is headed:
One Man Fewer Abolished
That is just what Mr.. Cation and
his associates are not attempting to
DO; they are attempting to establish
zone man power" He uses the name
of Woodrow Wilson in his letter.
That is . name, undoubtedly, to con-
jurc with, but the quotation from a
Supposed statement Of Woodrow
wilson has no application to the
conditions IN the city of Alexan-
dria.
The Wild Man of Borneo, when
ruling amongst his naked citizens,
wou..i have probably published his
system Of Government headed as was
NJ. Gators article, zone Man
Power Abolished.'
Some days ago. wrote an article
in the Gazette asking that the adj
vocatcs Ct "One Man Boss Rule"
in the city of Alexandria would
pert cut how their Boss" would
accomplish ar "Alcadia" in the city
Ct Alexandria. asked that alleged
defects in the city government
should be pointed o@t; and ! stated,
that | would. undertake to point out
SEINE ether remedy than the re-
Gently imported Boss" plan.
! nctc your letter is marked for
publication one time. May | ask if
the Chamber of Commerce is pay,
ing for this advertisement? May l
also ask Of Mr. Caton. who signs
himsc..i az Chairman Of the Citizens
Committee Of Alexandria, what if any
rars "Th Chamber CT Commerce"
has tc 90 with this nebuious plan,
which is being advocated If tie
Citizens Committee. represented b?
Mr.. Catcn. as thcr Chairman. think
any sensible person would vote for
an indefinite plan CT city govern
n,ent, utterly foreign to our institu-
tons, I anticipate that this citizens
committee. who ever they may be,
will be very much mistaken.
If the Chamber Of Commerce is
being used for this purpose, I am
afraid that its usefulness, which has
been OF vast benefit to our city, will
be much cu',taiied.
]. h. II. NORTON
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-19
Communicated
Editor of Gazette:

Editor of Gazette:
During my entire business expert
ence, covering a period of over twenty
yaars, it has been my purpose TO
avoid newspaper discussion, and Tor
the first time 1 find it necessary to-
publicly lafend a position in which
I have been placed. The indirect
statements rejecting upon the remun-
eratiye value of the company, IN
which am interested, is to the city
| which I ard my entire family and as
| sociates nave adopted as their per-
imanent home, made IN last nights
issue of your pap, IS grossly mis-
Leading, and for the purpose OF sup
porting ,h:= assertion, :esire ID
give these .u.hnn:ic figures conce y
ing the payment CT taxes ~ the
.a'exand-, Amusement C.m .'aay. #
mb:ch an the s.: ger:
,s574.SO city tax; $4,000 State tax;
500 Seating tax to the U. S. Govern
ment; S1O98 Film fax to the U. 5.
Government; Total s2,662.S0.
J None of the above items include
.ax paid by the public for its own
amusement, as we act merely as
a-acts for the Government in COLLECT
ing this tax, further more, it does
not include the State and City tax
On really and personality owned by
cur Company.
The writer, Of an editorial in your
Yaper of few issues ago. saw fit TO
state that these Carnival Companies
paw a State Tax of $3.50 week and
$500 fcr each side-show. This, no
doubt, is the law, but in reference to
the carnival now showing this state
merit is by no means correct, as in
vestigarion will disclose. It is my I'M
derstanding that inasmuch as these
carnivals playing in the city, both this
and last week, are doing so under the
auspices of two very worthy organl-
cations, and that the proceeds will be
devoted to charity, Of which I have no
criticism. whatever, but, on the othe!
hand, commend these organizations
for endeavoring to 50 replenish their
charity fund, that the sufferings OF
] Alexardria's poor may be alleviated
during the critical times which ap-
near not to be far distant. Such acts
as these show a spirit of unquestion-
able patriotism and humane inclina-
| tions, hat am convinced that no fair
minded person in Alexandria viii at
. tempt to deny the right to those 81
financially interested, to protect them
selves against daily loss when oc
casions, such as those now under dis'
cuSsion, arise.
No merchant or Taxpayer can SIT
idly by and remain uncoCerned wher
he sees conditions arising that must
necessarily mean financial embar-
rassmert, hence, full Justification is
found for the acts CT those gentle
men who are seeking to curtail, a
least, a part of their lbss by advocat
ing legitimate safeguard.
In conclusion, permit me to remint
those persons, who are inclined to take
ssue with the signers of the petition
that not only are the above taxes paid
for one year, but are to be paid fol
many years in the future, all Of
which is and will become fixed as
set to the city Of .-!exardria with.
cut f7uctuation. Protection is due
each CT those who feel honestly en-
titled to such protection, and the same
should not be denied.
RALPH A. STEELE,
Manager, Alexandria Amusement
Company operating Richmond and
Ingomar Theatres and Richmond
Bowling alleys.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-19

Don't forget the Democratic pri-
mary next Tuesday the % of April
and vote for r. Walton Moore for
Congress. 9l-ot--
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-19
RALPH A. STEELE,

Manager, Alexandria Amusement
Company operating Richmond and
Ingomar Theatres and Richmord
Bowling alleys.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-19

When the ladies vote the stump
speaker viii do less talking about
the rights of the plain people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-19

Advertise your wants in the Ga
zettc Classified column.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-30
POTASH and PERLMUTTER By e a,.,s"
Discuss Some Cruel and Unusual Punshmen for the Kaiser

all-night restaurants with positive
instruction TO close all restaurants
at eleven sharp and not to accept
nothing but gold coin of the present
standard of weight and fineness."
And yet il used to be thought
that when il come TO graft, Nav
russ, German officials was like
Caesars ghost" Abe answered:
above suspicion"
That's only another one Of them
impressions about Germany which
us Americans has ha1 reversed on
US. Abe" Norris said, which the
way our ideas about what kind of
a people the Germans used TO vas
has changed. Mawruss. it wouldn't
surprise me in the least il the old
habit the Germans had for drink
ing beer was just a bluff. y'urder-
stand. and that at heart they wes
prOhibitionists to a man. In fact,
Abe. 4 / would be a German boil
shevik with instructions TO shoot the
kaiser on sight, / should go gun
ming for a short stout man with a
/ tooth brush moustache and a holy
horror Of wearing uniforms. because
/ it's my opinion that all them so
called portraits OF the kaiser was
issued for the purpose Of mislead-
ing anarchists TO shoot at a thin
man in a heavily embroidered uni
form with spike-end moustaches-"
well, whatever he looks like
Mawruss. ABE said. eff I was him
rather than have such a terrible
I fate hanging over me, understand
I would telegraph to Berlin for
them 10 send along a good shot
while they was about it, and have
the thing over with quick. Mawruss.
! Say" Morris exclaimed. "Y on
and me should have hanging over
US the life which the kaiser is GO
ing 20 lead from now on. For $3.50
week at a Pallum Beach hotel you
only get a very small idea OF the
hardships the kaiser will got &c
undergo in the future. Abe"
But do you mean 10 told me
that after what happened 10 that
/ English lady in Brussels and IN,
captain OF the English mail boat
Mswruss. the English amt going tC
prosecute the kaiser, Abe de-
manded.
You the English would perse-
cute the kaiser" Morris exclaimed
Don't you know that the kaiser.
mother was the King Of England:
a fathers sister? Do you suppose
p. for a moment that the King o
England wants a convict in th'
family"
We'll. has he got any Mishoocha
i'm France. Mawruss >" Abe asked
Because II not. Mawruss. it seems
10 me that now while all the wit
nesses is in Paris. II wouldn't be {
bad idea 10 get the March term o
the Paris county grand jury 20 hand
down an indictment for murder with
intent 10 kill or something.
That sounds reasonable TO any
body not connected with this her
Peace Conference. Abe. Morris ad
mitted. bat il seems that the Com
mittee FOR Fixing Responsibility say
that II they was 20 hang or shoe
the kaiser, Il would give him al
awful drag with the German people
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-30

lis has been reduced so percent is
true, and that the governor OF the
state has transferred 252 prisoners
since teh state went dry from JEFF
fersonville to the penal farm, near
Putnamville, partly because the
penal farm has been without a SUI
ficient number of inmates TO do the
necessary work there, and this due
to prohibition, is also history. on
the Both Of last September "a county
jails in Indiana were empty, s others
had no occupants other than a few
insane persons. and IS additional
county jails had fewer than five
prisoners each-all Of which meant
that of the go county jails Of the
state II were practically without in
mates confined on account of crime.
GATHERS FIGURES
FROM OVER STATE.
That crime has been reduced in
a remarkable manner by prohibition
is known to every student of crimi
nal statistics. From partial reports
but fair in their comparisons
gathered from 43 hitherto wet cities
OF the state, for the first eight
months OF prohibition, that is, from
April I TO Dec. /, 1917, there had
been 30,063 arrests for all causes,
while in the same months last year
the number was only 2O,225-a re-
duction of 9.S3S, or Of 80 percent.
These same cities in these eight
months in 1917 had S,53S arrests for
drunkenness, while during the same
months in 1918 there were only 2.s24
arrests for this cause-a reduction
of 5,714, or of $50 percent And I
am persuaded that these figures by
no means tell the whole story. for
under prohibition police authorities
are much more rigid in the making
of arrests, than under license, and
then under the reign of teh saloon
not so great a proportion Of DRINKS
got out on the street, as under pro-
/ hibition-there being no back rooms
now connected with barrooms where
DRINKS may sleep off their de-
/ baucheries
one year ago there were $40 per
sons in the Marion county jail and
workhous. Now there are 22S per
/ sons confined in. the Marion county
/ Jail alone the workhouse being
closely but of these 1O5 are federal
/ prisoners, and Of the federal pris-
oners SO are serving time for boot
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-30

and they don't want the kaiser to
get popular again, dead or alive.
Their idea is to punish him by let
ting him live on TO be an outcast
among all the people OF the earth
except the proprietors Of first class
European hotels, dealers in high
grade automobiles, expensive jewelry
storekeepers, fashionable tailors
and couple of million other people
who don't attach an awful lot of
Importance to the moral character
OF anybody which wants TO enjoy
life and has got the money TO do il
with. In other words. Abe. they
claim that i'm leaving the kaiser TO
his conscience and his bank account.
they are Furnishing him a whole lot
worse as hanging him or shooting
him"
And l suppose that same COM
mittee is going to sentence Won
Tirpitz to six months at Monte Carlo.
while Ludendorff will probably be
confined to a Ritz hotel eight hours
day for the rest of his natural
! life" Abe suggested.
The committee claims not"
I Morris replied. ct seems that the
/ kaiser's ministers-Iike Won Tripitz
and Ludendorff-is going to get
what is coming to them on the
grounds that they are guilty of VIC
/ lations of international law and
amt got no relations among the
royal families Of England or Italy"
But why not bring the whole
| feet over 10 America, and let the
authorities dispose of them there 49,
Abe inquired.
The kaiser would be just as
much a martyr if he was sentenced
in America as in Europe" Morris
replied.
who says anything about sen
fencing him." Abe demanded. "AlI
, it would be necessary 20 do would
be TO swear out warrant against
him and leave the rest 10 a couple
OF headquarters detectives. which
naturally when them fellers would
! tell him TO come along with them
the kaiser would technically resist
the arrest by asking what for. This
NOutu nltdn dA the very Atdcl II
stitches in his scalp. Mawruss. not
reckoning a couple of broken ribs
or so when the finger prints was
taken. and while il wouldn't be only
a starter in the way of punishment
he would anyhow ind out that il
is one thing 20 be actually engaged
in 2 modern battle. and that look
ing at il through a high power tele-
scope while sitting in bombprooi
limousine six miles away is absO-
lutely something else again Later
on, Mawruss, when New York po-
lice court lawyer visited him I'm hi:
cell after the kaiser had luncheC
on bread and water and the polio,
court lawyer on what used 20 bs
called Koenigsburger Klops and I.
now known as Liberty Roast. under
stand me. the kaiser would get just
an inkling OF what il means to bt
caught i'm a gas attack without q
gas mask.
You talk like YOU would got 4
little experience in the way OF sit
ting in prison yourself. Abe Nor
ris commented
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-30
y Montague
Glass

/ am giving you what practically
happened 10 a Teller by the name
Immerglick which was arrested by
mistake on account the police
thought he looked like an Italian
who was wanted for barrel murder,
Mawruss," Abe exclaimed, and if
the police behaves this way to a
perfect stranger which is innocent
at that, Mawruss. you could imagine
what them fellers would do to a
well known guilty party like the
kaiser. But that's neither here nor
there. Mawruss. What l am trying TO
do is TO work out a punishment prop
Osition for the kaiser which would
get by with such a sensitive bunch
as this here committee TO place re-
sponsibility seems to be-"
Go ahead and have a good time
with your pipe dream, Abe" Nor
ris said. You couldn't make me
feel bad no matter what happens
TO the kaiser in your imagination"
Well" Abe continued. after he
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-30

Similar answers were given Oy l..
j. w. Fink. assistant general man
ager of the Mishawaka Woolen
Manufacturing Co, by Arthur r.
Baxter. president OF the Indiana
polls Keyless Lock Co. by L. A..
Colvin of the service department OF
the Wilbur Johnson. formerly the
Waverly Motor Car co. Of Indiana
polls. by j. q. McQuinn. secretary
and treasurer OF the HoosIer Manu-
featuring co. OF Newcastle, by q. T.
Reeves Of the Reeves Pulley CO. OF
Columbus. 10y \ +. BOswer. presi-
dent of the =. T.. BOwser CO. of Fort
Wayne. and by others All OF them
we're pronouncedly ir favor OF the
state prohibition law. and all we've
against the saloon as an institution
The battle against the existence
Of John Barleycorn Is not yet end
ed. But Indiana is vastly Better OF
in every way. Children are now
happy and cOntented who once were
haggard and sad, wives are now re-
jOicing that their husbands are az
home Of nights ard that the wolf
has left their doors and the citizen
snip Of the state has been lifteG 10
a vastly higher level
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-30
By WILLIAM X. GRIMM.

There's one nice thing about liv-
ing IN Indiana. we won't mind the
coming Of July 1. 1919. as much as
the citizens Of certain nearby states.
For y long notwithstanding
three days, that is for the year isn't
up until next Wednesday-th
grand old HoOsier state has been
on the water wagon. Just think OF
it-one whole year Of prohibition!
The year has brought many
changes 10 is hard 10 realize how
many things are different since the
prohibition law went into effect. IN
til one starts TO make a list Of them.
The change has been gradual, II has
affected only a few OF Us at a time.
and, after al. IL hasn't been so bad.
And there are changes still 20
come. That's where citizens OF IN
diana are especially lucky-they
don't have 10 take everything ar
once. A year ago. red Ticker" was
consigned TO the discard (theoreti-
cally, at least) and then there fol-
lowed the gradual elimination OF
beer signs The number OF arrests
- NAE EAA1 BOAAtt lOOh a ueCluEu
drop. The taxes took a decided
jump when saloon licenses were no
longer issued. Court rooms were
occupied in trying blind tiger" cases
instead Of public intoxication'
charges. Bar rooms became lunch
rooms and soft drink emporiums.
COULD ENJOY DRINKS
SECOND HAND"
But we could still read stories il
the magazines about men who went
20 the bad because they we're toe
fond OF that which inebriates w,
could still go TO the theater and
watch others as they drank-or pre-.
tended 20 drink-champagne anC
other similar beverag es. which wer,
really nothing but sugar water. w,
could still spend our money at thu
movie theaters TO learn what tn,
inside OF a barrOOm resembled.
Now. even those slight satisfac
lions are TO disappear. a promi
nent theatrical man told me tn,
other day that within the next TIVE
years the drinking scene and tn,
plot based on the ravages of alcoho
will have passed forever form tn,
modern stage. Managers won
dare to put it on" ne told me. 81