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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-02
ENGLANUs CRISIS
Present Conditions Said to be Fav-
orable to Strikers

Present Conditions Said to be Fav-
orable to Strikers
London, Oct. 2.-As the crisis in
the great railway strike approaches
the fortunes Of battle appear e be
swinging toward the strikers.
Late this evening it was authori-
tatively learned that the transport
workers are about to declare for a
general strike. If this comes to
pass only the third member of TIE
"tr:ple alliance"-the miners or
eanization-remains outside the
great industrial tie-up, but only
partly, and temporarily, for with
the rail and transport workers out,
the bulk of the mines would have to
shut down automatically,
News of the imminent transport
paralysis comes in the face Of opti-
m;st;c official statements issued by
the government from time to time
today.
The governments widespread use
Of troops was the signal for the
railmen's leaders to look around for
help from other trades. Up to last
night they were against several
sympathetic strikes, for fear this
might bring on an upheaval beyond
their own control
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-02
LOSES $50 TO GYPSY
Fortune Teller Works Old Game in
Making Away With Bills

lancaster, Pa, Oct. 2.-The police
of this city are searching for Rou-
manian gypsy woman who fleeced
Mrs. Bertha Rampul!a, of this city,
cut Of $50 by making her believe that
she possessed occult power to drive
off evil spirits. After paying the no
mad $500 for forecasting her future,
Mrs. Rampulla told the visitor that
someone had put an evil spell upon
her. The gypsy said she could drive
it off without costing the sufferer a
cert.
Sic then asked Mrs. Ranpulla for
$50 in paper money, which was pro-
irccd and she prcfessed to sew it in
silk bag that she told her victim to
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-02
Why | Put Up With Rats for Years.
Writes N. Windsor, Farmer.

"Years ago | bought some rat pois-
IN, which nearly killed our fine watch
log. 1t so scared US that we suffer ed
long time with rats until my neigh
hor told me about RAT-SNAP. That's
he sure rat killer and a safe one"
Three sizes Csc, soc, S1.00. Sold and
Guaranteed by r. E. Knight and Son,
Alexandria; Mankin's Store. Fails
Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-02
ANNOUNCEMENT

Columbia Bedding Company has
opened q mattress factory and Is
COW ready 10 reaoyate box springs
mattresses, pillows and ETC., at rea-
sonable prices. Work called for ard
delivered the same day. Let US eel,
aud give you estimate. See Us abon-
a new mattress. We buy old feath-
er mattress. Columbia Bedding
Ca., Prince and Commerce Streets
Phone 743 169-2Gt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-02
CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH

Salisbury, Pa, Oct. 2.-Three chill
aren were burned to death and three
houses destroyed by fire at the Craft
Ccn,panyis settlement near Tunnel
ton, Tuesday night, according to word
received yesterday.
The children had been put TO bed
and fire was discovered while their
parents were visiting neighbors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-02

wear about her neck for four days, at
the expiration of which time the work
would be completed.
Failing to appear at the expiration
of the time limit Mrs. Rampulla be-
came suspicious; ripped open the silk
en- bag and discovered that it contain
ed only cruinpled paper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-02
COMMONWEALTH or VIRGINIA
Office Of Auditor Of Public Accounts
Richmond, September %, 1919.

Office Of Auditor Of Public Accounts.
Richmond, September 90, 1919.
List Of bank deposits $3.50 and
cvcr) in the First National Bank.
located IN Alexandria, Virginia, not
checked On for p years, publication
CT "; zen is made as required by chap
ter 252, Acts Of Assembly 1918.
". ". Burgess, Rec., $4,000; A. w.
Harrison, $500; Blair Johnson, $S.26;
L. A. Runaldue, $5.S2.
The lawful owners, if any, of this
money can within 10 years, apply for
the same to Hon. Roosevelt Page, Sec
end Auditor Of Virginia, Richmond.
Virginia, furnishing proof of 81
ownership satisfactory to that {
flee.
C. LEE MOORE,
Auditor Public Accounts.
Tues, Thurs. iwc
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-02
KILLS NEGRO BEFORE DYING

Fires Bullet Into Alleged Assailant
As he Falls Mortally Wounded
montgomery, Ala, Oct. u. 3.
Barbara, member Of the Montgcm-
cry police force, was shot and fatally
wounded shortly after II o'clock
Monday night, and Will Temple,
negro, charged with the crime, was
almost instantly killed by a ballet
fran the gun of the officer before
he fell to the ground.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-02

WANTED-House, A or C rooms,
furnished or unfinished, good 10
cality, Alexandria, or between
i. Alexandria and Four Mile Run.
Address Box C Gazette Office
943-4p.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-02

FOR SALE-One boar, 16 weeks
old; one brood sow, with seven
pigs three weeks old. Address T.
L. Pitt, r. F. D., No, 81 King
Street Road, Alex, Va. 235-2p
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-02

FOR RENTING office rooms, one
large front Office 624 King Street,
Smith Bldg. Apply DR.. Beachler
or E. B. Garth, Room 4. 230-tf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-02

FOR RENT-1000 Cameron street,
Store room with two living rooms.
electric lights and water. Apply
E. B. Garth, 624 King Street.
Room a. 23O-tf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-02

FOR RENT-At APO Wolfe street,
corner Pitt furnished rooms,
single or ensuit, with every conven-
fence for home comforts, double
! beds, kept spotlessly clean, six
baths, an abundance of hot water.
Those looking foIi home comforts
please call. 22S-36p
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-02
FOR SALE AT DEL RAY, VA.
On Peyton Avenue Close to Electric

On Peyton Avenue Close to Electric
Cars and Mt. Vernon Boulevard
Two beautiful bungalows just COM
pIeted, contain 5 rooms and bath. with
small pantry, hot water heat, cleo
trio lights, city water, cement SIDE
walk, fine garage and chicken house
with cement floors. :.
Lots are so feet front and lis feet
deep.
This property must be seen to be
appreciated. For price and terms o.
sale call or address.
JOHN D. NORMOYLE
Room 3 Alexandria National Bank
j Building Bell Phone 564
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-02

FOR SALE-Singcr sewing machine
Apply 3O3 South Washington St.,
Phone 575-W 234-2p
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-02

ROOM AND BOARD-Have accom-
(modatiOns for several roomers and
can also furnish board. Apply at
531 North Alfred Street. 233-3p
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-02

VANTED-Room and board by
young coule ,in private family.
Both employed, hours 8 to 4:3O.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner, con-
genial, permanent. Please state
terms and full particulars in an
swer. Address E. G Care Of
Gazette 234-Wel, Sat. Up
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-02
For Sale

DO you contemplate building gar
age? ! have the best location in Tie
city for the purpose, only one block
from King street.
FACTORY SITES
| have two fine locations for were :
!,2Gsc o. factory on Union ST. These
are almost the only properties of this
character, ard Will not remain unso!d
&C. any length Of time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-02
TRUSTEES SALE

.2o-7t. cod Stafford Court House, Va.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
Hur1ah! viii Repeat
Minstrel Show

= The cheering news that the big
minstrel show staged last week for
the benefit Of the Catholic Church
would be repeated on "Wednesday,
June 18th, at the Evangeline Theatre,
is; being greeted by all who were not
so fortunate as to see this show with
much pleasure. Folks are anticipat-
ing the date and many are buying
their tickets already in order to get
good seat. You see, the first time
the show was put. on, the weather
was bad so but few had the pleasure
Of seeing the best of Morgan City's
talent aggregated on one stage for
the best minstrel show in the annals
of theatrical history in this city.
Manager Jack McConniff an
nounces that some added features
will be put on, and that few more
I'VE gods!) gags would be added.
Mack says that he has been in COM
munication with his old friend Ham
merstein. and that Ham has offered
one of his stars for the occasion, to-
gether with a bunch of his copy
righted dope You can just bet your
boots that this is going to be some
show.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
THE KNOX RESOLUTION

Contending that the primary and
immediate business Of the Peace
Conference is to establish Peace
Senator Knox made the following
statement concerning his Senate
Resate Resolution, calling upon our
Peace Delegates in Europe to add 70
the treaty, clause which will make
il possible for the Senate to consider
the peace provisions and the League
Covenant separately.
This is considered by many as the
first move as concerted Republican
attempt to cause the defeat or the
radical amendment Of the Covenant
of the League Of Nations.
Here is part of Mr.. Knocks state
y,ent regarding the matter: "
The purpose Of the resolution is
TO acquire for the people of the
United States opportunity to consider
and pass on the League Of. Nations
provisions after having been placed
in possession of all information re-
specting those provisions. So far as
the public is concerned, this feature
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17

not put a wrong construction on any
such failure Of the keymeHsto respond
to this strike order, for the failure
to strike in this particular instance
does not by any means .indicate-al-
though from Mr.. Cartoons statement
ii might be inferred that he has an
idea. that>it does~-any weakening: or
letup of, the forward movement id
the organization Of lager as a means
Of attaining the legitimate, purposes
of iaboring men. It simply means
that, in this particular instance, the
issues and grievances involved have
not been regarded by the members Of
the labor union in question as of suf-
ficient importance to justify compli-
ance with the strike order. If the
members of this labor organization
really felt that they had 2 genuine
and serious grievance which could
not be adjusted Of some serious mis-
understanding on their part in the
matter, to comply with the strike
order, and it would be an extremely
short-sighted person who concluded,
from this incident, even though the
proposed strike should amount to
nothing, that the reasonable demands
Of labor can safely be ignored or
trifled with. Even a most super
ficial review Of the labor clauses
which have been incorporated in the
German Peace Treaty draft estab-
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17

fishes beyond all question the fact
that organized labor is thing to be
reckoned with in all industrial mat
ters in this country and throughout
ting world hereafter: .s....-,-.,.,, :.v.,,-,-
The eight-hour day. a reasonable
wage, the tight Of labor 10 organize,
and. the principle of eolleet;ye bar
gaining are. naatters which sooner or
later every employer Of labor must
recognize. -
: It IS gratifying 10 note, IN this
connection, that, in at least q few OF
the great industries of this country,
employers are now and have long
been treating their employees with
q; generosity which far exceeds the
demands Of organized labor; if this
had been the rule instead of the ex-
ception throughout our industries
there would have been but little if
any occasion for, strikers or even for
the formation of labor organizations.
However there can now be no turn
ing back. What should have been
conceded as a matter of fairness is
now demanded as matter of right.
Organized labor is now here, and it
IS here to stay. and the sooner all
employers of labor recognize this
fact and conduct themselves accord
ingly the better it will be for all
concerned
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
The Wire Strike Situation

So far it would seem that the pre-
diction Of Mr.. Carlton. President of
the Western Union Telegraph Co..
that only few telegraph operators
would respond to the call Of Presi-
dent Konenkamp, for a nationwide
wide strike. was justified There
are. however. conflicting reports
concerning the number OF men who
actually respond to the call: Percy
Thomas. international Deputy Pres
ident Of the Telegraphers' Union,
says that from $4,000 to $4,000 men
have complied with the strike order,
1000 of the strikers being in New
York City. President Carlton, how
ever, puts the total number at u.s.
Mr.. Carlton has issued a statement,
part Of which reads as follows:
Out of total of more than 10000
employees that were appealed to in
the strike agitation by the telegraph
ers union, a total Of Us wre absent
from their work this morning. Only
eleven men were away in New York.
OF this small number / have no doubt
that many were kept away by illness
or other causes not related to the
strike. This is a repetition Of the
tempest in the teapot that took place
last year, while similar agitation
from he same quarter. with similar
Misrepresentation, resulted, as the
public knows, in a complete failure.
The failure this year is equally pro-
nounced"
If, as a matter of fact. the alarm
accused by the strike order proves to
be groundless. the public generally
will be much gratified. 1t will be
we'll. however, in that event, for Mr..
Carlton and other large employers of
labor to have a care that they do
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
When the President
Returnso

What will happen when the Presi-
dent returns During his long alb
sence his various official acts have
been subjected to much criticism. and
statements have been freely made as
to what the Senate will and will not
do with reference to the Treaty Of
Peace and the League OF Nations.
The time for all such talk has about
come to an end and the time for &C
ton is at hand. The Senate will soon
have before it an official copy Of the
Treaty Of Peace, with the inter
twined and interlocked Covenant of
the League of Nations and the inter-
national labor-regulating provisions /;
what is the Senate going to do about
Il? Doubtless it will at least discuss
the matter Of tinkering with the doc
un,ent. 1t may even 60 SO far IS to
attempt to separate the League Cow
enant from the Treaty. It will find,
however, that this is hopeless task,
since it would involve rewriting
practically the entire document, in
Guiding the labor provisions.
Then too it must be remembered
that. as soon IS Germany signs the
Treaty the members of the Peace
Conference will quickly leave. Paris
and go to the ends Of the earth, TAX
ing copies Of the treaty draft with
them to the governments Of ther own
countries for explanation, considers-
tion, and ratification-for, after all,
the United States is only one Of the
many countries that are to consider
the treaty. ~. 'H.1
Furthermore, whatever may BE the
action of the Senate in the matter,
the process of ratification will pro-
coed in the other countries and. ac-
cording to the terms Of the treaty, as
soon as it has been ratified by Ger
many and three Of the five principal
Allies and associated powers" (Amer-
lea, the British Empire, France, Italy
and Japan the treaty will come into
force between the high contracting
parties who have ratified it,"
1t thus appears that by the time
the treaty reaches the Senate the
Peace conference will have dissolved
and it will therefore not be available
for the consideration Of amendments
even if the Senate should be able to
agree upon any. Moreover it is quite
possible that three Of the other four
principal powers-possibly Great
Britain. Japan and Italy-wil1 quick
1y ratify the document and, las soon
as this is done, the treaty, the league
of nations. and the other entities
created by the document become liv-
ing things outside of the jurisdiction
of the present Peace Conference
The League of Nations will be fact
a world power to be 'reckoned with
and one which has Covenant, or
Constitution. which can be changed
only by the members Of the league
in the manner provided by Article
XXVI of the Covenant
Evidently, then, the Senate will be
able to do only one Of two things
it must either ratify the Treaty or
refuse or otherwise fail to ratify it !;
to amend or modify it i'll any way
will be impossible. Which horn of
the dilemma will the Senate choose?
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
Notice..

Hold your orders for coal until yos
see me il you want TO- save, msney.
K J. Tefrebonne. Sl4st
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-23

for a short time would do well to remain right in the north and be read to take the new job when 1t i, Ustn'sG ;}ecause there will be hul dreds con ing to Alaska soon at:er the first of the year coming oue fl the hot bed of unsettledness in the states to the land of plenty of work and no chance of strikes, as long as the I. w. w. element is kept out. This element will be kept out in this particular division for United States Marshal Brenneman and his deputies and United States Attorney Munley will see that they are given short shift if found.-Seward Gateway.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-23
VOICE OF THE ALASKA PRESS

The Commission at Seattle reso- luted to prevent fishing in Alaska streams but we venture to predict that next year will find the canneries doing business in the same old way. Valdez Miner.
 At that, we are glad we are. not living in Seattle. Almost every min ute of the day or night some one is being beaned and his roll taken from him there. Here at least, if we had a roll, we would not be afraid of someone sneaking up from behind and separating us from it.-Douglas Is- land News.
 The temporary adjustment of rail road affairs, during which men are laid off, means nothing. The chang ing of the railroad from construction period to the time when an operating department takes charge, naturally results in the forming of new plans, carrying them out and getting them down to new basis. Men laid off
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-23
MIR. BURLESON AND ALASKA

During an address recently at At 1antic City, MT. Burleson, postmaster general of the United States, for the first time publicly defended himself and the department against the attacks that have been directed against him for months by great of the United States.
 The efficiency of the department is marvellous, MT. Burleson told the Manufacturers associations; just mar vicious, or words to that effect.
 Throughout every one of the AS states of the Union that may be cor rect. All of these attacks on the postmaster general may have been unwarranted. But, believes the Ketch- assuming that the rest of the country has been given the same treatment as the Territory, without any desire to accuse the postmaster general of favoritism, would say that the admin istration has been a fizzle.
 Mail is handled in the same man. ner as canned salmon or copper ore by freight and then only when the whim hits the steamboats or the shipping clerks of Seattle. And yet MT. Burleson talks of efficiency. That is one of the main mail con- tentions-the lack of consideration, the disregard of whether it ever gets here or not, and the other is the outlying sections.
 Millions are spent annually by Mi Burleson in extending the rural free delivery service in the States. Farmers " ith their own automobiles who would just as soon take a joy ride in the evening to get their mail, are not permitted to do so. They must have it delivered at their doors. All farmers are not in a position to run to town every evening, but today great many of them are, and they would be glad to get their neighbcr's letters or papers for him, too, if there was no rural free delivery.
 Yet the farmer is entitled to that delivery and, if he is, the prospec- tors and settlers of the remote corners of Alaska are a thousand times more deserving of consideration. But they don't get it.
 Now opportunity after opportunity presents itself in the North wherein the postal department could be of assistance in developing the country, but no helping hand is extended. Witness the demand for mail sub sidy from Ketchikan to the Hyder district, to give Americans trade that is now going to foreign ports.
 Throughout, the postal administra- tion with respect to Alaska has been a disgrace and a fizzle, MT. Burleson to the contrary notwithstanding. His boasted efficiency like that of the kaiser's army, breaks down before the actual test.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-23

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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-24
SEVEN PER CENT
BONUS IS PAID AIDS
OF NATIONAL CITY
ANOTHER BANK MAKES CHRIST.
MAS a HAPPY ONE FOR lrS EN-
Pl OWES -- AWARDS AnNOUNC.
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-24
COUNCIL AGREES ON
WATER SCHEDULES
FOR CITY SERVICE
ORDINANCE CONTROlLlNG RENT
AIS WILL BE PASSED AT NEXT
MEETlNG-NEW RATES TO BE
PAID APRIL I.

The proposed increase III city water
and checked over, ready for the pas
sage Of the new ordinaCe, which will
50 into effect Jan t. establishing 81
as the minimum rate Last night at
a special meeting of the city council
an hour or more was spent by the al
miniStratiOn going over the new
schedule as compiled by City Clerk
W W Curtis.
The session did not start until 8 80
O'Clock, as Mayor Weeks was in chi
cage at ending the hearing before TN
pnblic utilities commission relative o
The increase of the phone rates in o.
taWa and did not arrive home until
an hour after time SGT FOR the meet
ing II was a long session, WithOp
any business being brought mp eXCcr;
the new water schedule.
Tho ordinances which viii be passed
following resolution adortod several
weeks ago. whereby city Attorney
Weoso was ordered to prepare q Law
covering the proposed increase This
bill must be passed cith"r at the rcr
ular meeting of tn" council tonight u"
At the meeting next "Wednesday oven
ing
The rates viii 90 into effect Ian T.
hut the hrst collection of the in
creased revenues will not ne mad"
until April /, when The first quarter
water rent is due The increase.
which will amount to approXlmHtcl .
% per cent of the present revenue,
viii do much to remedy tn" depicted
condition Of the city treasury,
II is probable that thorc will b"
absolutely no business brought hotor"
the council II the meeting tonight
The SuCcial session was called Tor last
evening to take the place of the reg
ular meeting tonight IN order tha'
Cry Clerk Curtis could go to ROrH
ford to spend Christmas with his SON,
Ian &. Curtis