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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-09-15
VIRGINIA.

VIRGINIA.
In the Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court of the City of Alexandria, or
the 18th day of August 1919.
Daniel T. Ross, VS.. Susie George
Ross. In Chancery.
MEMO.
The object of This sui: is to obtain
for the complainant an absolute dl-
vorce from the bonds of m%atrimony
from the defendant on the grounds OF
wilful and voluntary desertion and
abandonment for more than three
years prior to the institution of this
suit; and for general relief.
1t appearing by an affidavit flied
in this cause that the defendant Susie
George Ross is a nonresident of this
State It Is Ordered, That said de-
PENDANT appear here within fifteen
days after due publication of this or
Ter. and do what is necessary to pro-
tect her interest in this suit.
Moncure, Davis. and Budwesky, Z. {
A Copy Teste:
NEWELL S. GRENAWAY,
l95-4w Clerk
By Cora Duffey, D. c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-09-15

VIRGINIA.
In the Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court of the City of Alexandria, on
the 18th day of August. 1919.
Mary VI. S. Brakey, vs.. Ross Brakcy
III Chancery.
MEMO.
The object of this suit is to cbta
for the complainant an absolute d.
vorce from the bonds of matrimony
from the defendant, on the grounds c
wilful and voluntary desertion and
abandonment for more than three
years prior to the, institution of this
suit; resumption of maiden name;
and for general relief.
It appearing by affidavit filed IN
this cause that the defendant Ross
Brakcy, is a nonresident of this
1t Is Ordered, That said defendant
| appear here within fifteen days at
| Ter due publication Of this order, ana
d. what is necessary to protect MS
interest If this suit.
Noncure, Davis and udwesky, L. u.
a Copy Teste
NEWELL S. GREENAWAI,
H5-4w Clerk.
BY Cora lDuffey, D. {.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-09-15

VIRGINIA.
In the Clerks Office of the Corpora
ton Court CT the City Of Alexandria.
en- the 18th day Of September, 1919.
Virginia May Jones, an infant, who
sues at the rea.tion CT her next friend.
| Isabella Roland, Complainant VS..
William Henry Jones, an infant, De-
PENDANT. In Chancery No. $50.
MEMO.
The object of this suit is to annual
the marriage heretofore solemnized
between the parties Of this suit, and
from general relief.
1t appearing by an affidavit flied
in this cause that the defendant VII
liam Henry Jones is a nonresident
of this State: II is Ordered. That said
defendant appear here within fifteen
days after due publication OF this or
der, and do what is necessary to pro
tect his interest in this suit.
R. 3. Washington, P. Q.
a Copy Teste.
NEWELL S. GREENAWAI,
22O-Iu- Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-09-15
22:0-4W

VIRGINIA.
In the Clerks Office of the Corpora
ton Court of the City of Aloxan-
dria, on the 18th day of September,
1919.
Sophie Mable Wilson, complainant,
vs.. George Edward Wilson, defendant,
In Chanccry No. S27.
MEMO.
The object of this suit is to obtain
for the complainant from the deferd-
ant a. divorce a vincuio matrimonii
upon the grounds Of w-ilful and volGn-
tary desertion and abandonment fol
the period of more than three years
prior to the institution Of this suit.
1t appearing by an affidavit flied ii
this cause that the defendant George
Edward Wilson, is Z nonresident OF
this State: 1t is Ordered, That said
defendant appear here Within fifteen
days after due publication of this or.
der, and do what is necessary to pro
| feet his interest in this suit.
VIM. P. Woolls, P. Q.
A Copy Teste.
NEWELL S. GREENAWAI
1o0-Iu- Clerk
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-10

zeal expenditure of the monies appropri-
ated for highway bridge construction. -
This matter of bridge building has not
kept pace with state aid or trunk line
road work because when the spaces to
be bridged were over 10 feet wide the
state would not share in new bridge
work required to meet modern traffic.
But should the act in question become
a law. the state will, in the future, bear
half the bridge costs wherever it now
may aid or has aided the building of
state aid or trunk line roads
The proposed act provides for suit
able public hearings on all applica-
| tions for state aid bridges, for the
drawing up Of plans and specifications
for the same by the state engineer if
applications are approved by the state
authorities and afterwards for doing
the work by contract, through firms OF
individuals or by towns as contrae-
tors. rs is done in building state roads;
and also for the joint maintenance OF
the bridges thereafter Ivy the town and
| state. Today, with iron or reinforced
concrete trusses and reinforced con.
! crete floors, the maintenance of bridge:
becomes small factor rs compared
with the plank floors or wooden bridge!
| which have been customary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-10
Rabbits and rerrets.
bennington Banner

Hunters and other persons who fire.
quent the woods and fields assert that
the grey rabbit, Lepus Sylvanieus, has
been nearly cleaned out of some sec
tions of the county, particularly in and
around Bennington. Two years ago the
rabbits were numerous enough but to-
day it. is almost impossible TO find
q rabbit track to say nothing Of dis
covering the rabbit itself. The change
is believed TO he due to persistent
hunting with ferrets. 1t is q known
fact that large number of ferrets are
being kept in Remington at the present
time.
The ferret has come under the ban
in nearly every state in the union
Many hunters claim that their use is
uhsportsmanlille for the reason that
the rabbit once run TO earth has nc
chance. After the ferret enters the
hole bunny merely has two ways OF
dying; TO stay in the hole and be
killei by the ferret or rush out and be
Killed nv fine hunter The little ami
NAL usually adopts the latter course.
There Is a provision in the law a:
it Low stands that the rabbit wher
| driysn from its hole shall be shot, but
there IS good reason to believe that thi.
| provision is not given much consider
| altos. The rabbit hunter is out fol
meat and a rabbit caught in a bag a.
tits driven from its hole is in bettei
condition than one full of lead ant
shot gun shells cost money.
| Leaving out the ethics of hunting
with .ferrets and taking up the ques
jion from the standpoint of conserva
ton IS would seem that to give TIL,
| ferrFt n vacation of two years would b,
'sgood business The rabbit is
prolific breeder and if given half
| chance would soon become plentiful
once more.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-10
Today's Events

Fifteen years ago today saw the be-
ginning of the war between Russia and
Japan.
Twenty years ago today the Span
lsh-American war was closed with the
signing of the peace treaty by Presi-
dent Mckinley.
The celebration of the New Year, ac-
eording to the Chinese calendar, will
absorb the attention of Celestials
throughout the world this week.
The fifth annual national tractor
show, heralded as the biggest exhibi.
ton of its kind yet held, will open al
Kansas City today for a weeks en-,
gagcment.
Trade subjects and reconstruction
problems will be discussed at the In
| diana state conference of credit men
| which is TO begin its sessions today al
South Bend.
Delegates from Montana, Wyoming
Idaho and Utah are to gather at Butte
today for the annual district conven
ton OF the international association Of
Rotary clubs.
Mileage scrip books for 5000 miles
costing 500, with .7.20 additional To-
war tax, are TO be placed on sale to
day, good on all railroads controlled
by The United States government
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-10
In the Days News.

Today is the seventy. third birthday
of Lord Beresford, who is probably bet
ter known to the general public as Ad-
mlral Sir Charles Beresford, and to the
men OF the British navy as .sCharlie
b. The familiar use of the name in.
dieates that its possessor has the hearty
positive good nature of most great sea
men, which Is true. Lord Beresford has
a reputation as politician as well as
a seaman, having served in Parliament
at various periods of his career and
otherwise taken an active part in pub
lie affairs. A son of the fourth Mar
quis of Waterford, he entered the Brit
lsh navy as lad and rose step by
step until he became fleet commander
retiring in 1911. In the bombardment
of Alexandria, in 1882. he was in com.
mand of the Condor, and two years lat
er. he participated in the Nile expe
dition, leading his naval brigade across
the desert to Khartoum in vain at.
tempt to rescue Gen. Gordon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-10
Good Auto Weather.
(Barre Times.)

The fact that the number of auto
mobiles registered in Vermont thus far
in 1919 is more than double the number
registered during the corresponding Pc
riod last year does not mean tina; there
is 10 be a vast increase in the number
of machines owned in Vermont during
the present calendar year. The rush to
register motor vehicles is, in all prob
ability, due TO two reasons, one of
which is the extremely mild winter
weather that has permitted the oper-
ating of cars without great handicap
or discomfort .as TO cold or deep snow,
and the other of which is the wider
knowledge of the fact that those who
register early are either permitted TO
have their old numbers or arc allowed
to secure the much coveted smaller
numbers of Vermont registration. OF
course, the dealers are constantly sell
ing new ears or reselling old ears; and
that accounts for some of the early reg
istration but a relatively small par, we
believe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-10
Today's BIRTHDAYS

William Allen White, noted editor
author and journalist, born at Emporia
kas., 81 years ago today.
DIR. William j. Martin, president of
Davidson college, born at Columbia
Tenn, 81 years ago today
William G, (Billy) Evans, well
known American baseball umpire, born
in Chicago, 35 years ago today.
Sir Robert Faleoner. president of the
university of Toronto. born at Char
lottetown, p. f. l., So years ago today
Sir Robert Randolph Garren, solicitor
general of the Australian common.
wealth, born at Sydney, 80 years age
today.
John A. Elston, representative in con.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-10
Odd and Interesting.

Nearly 15,000,000 acres in Canada
are devoted to wheat growing.
Forty-nine declarations of war were
made between 1911 and 1918.
Great Britain produces a fourth Of
all the coal used in all the world.
The uniformed force of the New
York city fire department numbers s.
900 men
Greater New York 8 daily eonsump-l
ton of water amounts to nearly 600.
100000 gallons.
statisticians estimate that for every
| death there are, on the average, two
persons constantly sick.
1t is popular superstition in Eng
land that winding ones watch on the
ttrain means safe journey.
/ The number. of automobiles in the
/ United States is expected to reach the
four million mark this year
Michael Angelo, who died through
an accident at 90, declared that eat
ing grapes and drinking wine was the
secret of his unimpaired vitality.
/ On English locomotives the number
and position, of the headlights denote
whether the train is passenger or
freight, an express or local, and so on.
In England for some years past more
important public positions, from the
cabinet downwards, have been held BY
Scotsmen and Welchmen than by Eng
lishmen.
II Sixty per cent of the work on a shir
is in constructing the hull and the re
manning 40 per- cent is in installing
mechanical parts, deck furnishings ant
other equipment that goes to make th'
finished vessel.
II One curious fact of the warm Eng
land, at least-was the remarkable di
minuation of crime. In 1903 one per
: son out of every It's in Britain was, o
Il had been in prison; in 1913 the numbe
| had fallen to one in every 27l, and be
| fore the end of the war it had droppe
| TO in every l,127.
Hi The popular idea that q person lose
!! consciousness in the course of a fal
from great height seems to be refutc
!, by the experience of aeronauts. Para
q chutes, although designed TO open afte
200 feet, frequently do not open unde
4 1000 or 500 feet, and during this dro
NNI NlNt lo tilClli dIt quito GOl
l. scious.
The elder Dumas probably made NOR
e. money by his pen than any other write
II who ever lived, and he spent the MOI
Is ey he earned with equal freedom II
was generous 10 a fault, and it is eve
Dr. said that he kept a dish of gold, 6
l. others at that period might have keI
1t a bowl of punch, for his friends to di
n. into and help themselves.
One of the most remarkable typ
IN writer's in the world was the machiI
n. specially designed and built for
n. Hung Chang, the great Chinese state
at man. It was fitted with twenty sets
Chinese characters, comprising &c
O. lection of no fewer than ! 800 keys \
te dies were available, so the engraviI
n of the type had to be done by hand.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-10
Today's Anniversaries.

l163-Peaee was concluded between
Portugal and Spain.
1885, onaparte set out from Cairo on
his disastrous expedition to
Syria.
l809-Portugal was invaded by a
French army under Marshal
Soult.
lSl9TFrederiek B. Conway, for many
years q leading actor of the
American stage, born in Eng.
land Died Sept. I, 1874.
1841-Union of. Canadas proclaimed AT
Montreal.
1S52-New York friends of Henry Clay
presented him with gold medal
at Washington.
19l5-Series of terrific battles reported
between the Russians and the
Austro- Germans in the Carpa.
ihians.
1916-Russians threaten Austrian com
munications and aimed at Ger
nowitz, capital of Bukowina.
19l7-British passenger steamship Cal
ifornia sunk without warning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-10
Refractory :. Rhody" refuses to rati
A Fairer Bridge Law.
(Keenc, n. H.. Sentinel:)


A new act has been prepared and
will be brought to the attention of the
legislature TO aid in the solution of
the bridge problem-one of the most
difficult and far reaching now before
the general court 1t has been drawn
up by /; person who has studied high
way construction from more than one
point of view, and who has had lot
of experience in building state roads.
The till is closely patterned after New
Hampshire S state aid highway law OF
1915, which has worked 50 well that it
has never been altered or amended and
has adapted itself to every situation
arising.
The act is entitled can act to pro-
vide for state aid and for the expendi-
turc of other public moneys in the per-
manent construction of highway bridg-
| es Throughout the state. And if there
| is any place where towns and cities
| have needed the assistance of a gen
eral law TO help iron out inequalities
and meet new traffic conditions, it is
in this manner of highway bridges
As in road construction there is still
one thing lacking and that is n ma.
tiOnal standard of maximum weights
| to be allowed 10 pass over roads and
bridges But the bill adopts as q mini
mum of bridge strength standard
that many states are approving
The object of the act as stated there
in is ITO secure Il more uniform sys
| TEN in the construction of highway
bridges throughout the state by thu
eo-oreration of the municipalities .an6
the state in providing means therefor
land for the more efficient and econom
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-10
Little Benny's
Note Book
n TEE nann
By LEE PAPE

festidday aftirnoon us fellows was
playing a game of kick with Skinny
Martin s foot ball, and / took my coat
off on account of my red swetter being
warm enuff by itself, and put ii on the
back of a Vaughn that was standing
there, and kepp on playing, and the
ferst thing | knew the Vaughn wasent
there eny more and hadent bin for
about 5 minnits.
G, 1 sed, how will l get my coat
back?
You wont, sed Leroy Shooster.
Did enybody netice the name on the
Vaughn? l sed. and Pud Simkins sed, /
noticed the color of it, it was red and
one of the horses had a habit of looking
Ground.
Aw. what the, heck goods -thats ]
sed. And / went home, thinking, c.
better brake the news 10 ma gradual
Wieh l did, the ferst thing / sed being
Ma, watts you think, lost button of
of my coat.
cant say I'm surprized, sed1 ma
lost . buttons off, ma, are you ser
priced? l sed.
For goodniss sakes, why dident yor
lose them all off while YOU were about
it? sed ma and l sed. G, ma | did.
Benny Potts, are you fooling me? SEQ
ma.
No nam. I'm trying to brake il grad
ual, / lost the hole coat, ma, | sed,
iayed it on the back of a red waggir
and the ferst thing 1 knew the red wag
gin had went and so had the coat, ar,
you serprized, maj
Your father viii be scrprizcd all rite
sed ma.
Wich he was, to my sorro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-10
Fairs are Coming Back.
Barre Time.

A sign OF peace, as we'll as of spring,
is tie situation in various sections of
the tate toward restoring the agricul-
tural fairs on pre-war basis, if not
better. 1t is none too early to begin
to talk about what plans will be ear
ried but in the late summer or early
fall of 1919. There is no need of more
fairs in Vermont but there is d demand
that the existing fair associations do
as much as they can TO make their an
nual EXHIBITS worthy of the traditions
of the institution in this state. OF late
years there has been tendency to
make the fairs more or less like the
mid way or vaudeville stage, there
by overlooking the basis for the forma-
ton of the exhibition of the best prod
uets of the farm in order to spur the
farm crs on TO their best efforts each
season. If more attention were to be
paid 10 this side of the fairs, perhaps
the fairs would come back into their
own as regards usefulness and financial
stability. The introduction of q few
bizarre features would not serve to in
terfofe with the accomplishment of the
CHIEF aim of The fairs; hut let those
features be subordinated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-10
to be tried and there are many who will
heartily agree with his idea.

The state legislators who spoke
against the suffrage bill last week
seemed to be concerned mostly with the
added burden it would impose The
woman who has been able to care for
a family of children, get some over
900 meals year and accomplish the
other tasks of the domestic routine
often including the weekly wash, ought
to be in fair training TO bear up under
the additional burden of spending {
few moments once a year in casting {
ballot should she so desire
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-10

The tremendous increase in the taxes
which must be paid out of personal in
comes under the new tax provisions, as
compared with the normal and surtaxes
paid under legislation for 1913, 1914,
1915, 1916, and 1917, is shown by tables
prepared from figures supplied by the
treasury department experts.
In 1913, 1914, and 1915 a married
man with a net personal income of
$4,000 paid a normal tax of $500 and
surtax of $500, total tax on person
al. income of $3.50 In 1916 the normal
| tax on similar net income was $500
and the total personal income tax
1920. In 1917 the normal tax was
81 $50 and the surtax $4,000, a total of
$3.50.
Under the new bill man with net
income Of $4,000 would pay normal
income tax Of $500 and surtax Of
$3.50, total of $1,000, or about =
times the fax Of 1915.
The man with net ncome of ST..
O00,00O will lose nearly 70sper cent Of
it under the bin which has just been
completed In 1915 his normal tax
would have been Sg,a96 and his surtaS
$50O50, total of $6o,046. In 1916 his
normal tax was $1,000 and his surtas
SS3, 900, a total of SlOl 92o. In 1915
his normal tax was $50, $50 and his sur
tax 1892 300, a total of S472, $50. Under
the proposed law, just reported from
conference, his normal fax viii be 10,
520, his surtax $5s3.5l0,, and the tota
tax $694,OSO
In 1918, 1914 and 1916 the norma
tax on the nc personal income of ;
exemption 10, and the surtax be
gan after the first 100000. In 1916 tn
normal tax was per cent after an ex
emption of $4,000 for married men, an
the surtax, or additional tax, began Of
income over $4,000.
The highest surtax rate in 1916 wa
Is rcr cent on that part of the ineom
| above $2,000,O 900.
] In 1917 the normal tax was pc
cent on the excess of $4,000, as provid
ed under the l9i6 law, apd per cen
additional on income over 50 900. Tn
4 surtaX began at S., 200.
In The proposed law, reported by tn
/ conferecs, the normal tax is per cen
on he first $4,000 of net income an
l. per cent on net income over $1,000
The surtax begins at $4,000, and run
I on u graduated scale 10 81 per cent o
the amount over 100000 and not owe
I l,06G, 900. On the part of the ineom
in excess of $f,0oO,oO0 The surtax
65 per cent,
The taxes, outlined are for marie
men. who get stated exemption G
$4,000, and also certain exemption
which are deducted before the net il
conc is arrived at Single meo are a
lowed stated exemption of 81 900 an
I certain minor deductions
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-10

Mr.. Sugar Bowl. For | know how
they used to come TO me TO sweeten
their meals-and now they are very
careful how they use me. Il
II know It has been hard for them.
but they've known there were harder
things than going without little sd
gar. And If they haven't had so much
sugar to sweeten them-let me tell
you Mr.. Salt Cellar-they've grown
sweeter. far sweeter than ever be-
fore"