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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18
STRONG STAND ON DIVORCE
Daryille Minister Will Net Perform
Marriage CercE,cny for. Dl-
Turc2d Person

Darv;!lc, Va. April lS.-,fhe Dan
vile ministry has taken a strong
stand against divorce, and all Ct the
ministers in town have signed 4
pledge not to ofiiciate at the marri-
age of any divorced person unless
they present proof that they were
innocent victims Of a separation
granted on scriptural grounis.
A series CT resolutions adopted
deplore the increase Of divorce i!
this city, and it IS on this source
that the pledge IS signed. IN fu
ture net only will copy Of cour
records where the divorce wa:
granted be required BY the minister
but also summary Of the evidence
in the case.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18
BIG STRIKE rs BERLIN
Business Completely Paralyzed-
200. .OGO Clerks Join Wcrkmcn

Berlin, April 1S.-The general
strike, which has swept other por-
tions of Germany for weeks: yestcr-.
day struck Berlin, completely para
lying business.
Two hundred thousand clerks and
Office workers joined the metal
trades unionists, forcing all stores.
warehouses and banks to close. Most
of the factories already had bcen
compelled to shut down. Strikers
were picketing every place Of busl-
ness. No disorder had occurred up
20 4:30 yesterday afternoon, hu: the
authorities were prepared for any
emergency.
a general strike also was report
ed in Bremen, under communist
leadership. affecting all industries,
Longshoremen rafuscd to unload
American food ships.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18
WILL HOLD
SERIES OF MEETINGS
Questions on New Fern of City Coy
crnment tC be Discussed

The board of directors Of IL;
Chamber of Commerce have tendere
the use Of the auditorium to ths
citizens committee for any mcetingS
they desire to held in connection
with the movement for adopting /
new fern CT city government.
The citizens committee plans t
have series Of Informal meetings
the filst Of which vii! be held in thu
auditorium Of .he CHAMBER Of Comi
mcrcc. Monday night.
Everyone who is interested in thi4
proposition. and has any questions
to ask, or to discU:s. are invited II
attend these meetings and ask na.I
Questions an 4entcy into discussion
of them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18
WILL GIVE Three
SHOWS SUNDAY
At 3 p. M, at Richmond and
8 p. M, at Richmond
and Ingomar
THE PRICE OF PEACE
Hon. H. B. r. Mac Farland, Former
District Gem missioner, Will Deliver
Address at Richmond Theatre

"rhe Price OF Peace" stirring
movie of the war, will be showr
three times in this city Sunday un.
der the auspices of the local Vic,
tory Loan committee to the citizens
Of Alexandria free Of cost.
This picture will be shown at 3
o'clock in the afternoon in the Rich
mend Theater and at s o'clock at
night in the Ingomar and Richmond
Theaters.
At s O'Clock Sunday night at the
Richmond Theater Henry &. F. Mac
Farland, former Commissioner of the
District cf Columbia, will deliver an
lGLrcss Of patriotic nature, which
yill formally inaugurate the open
NJ Of the Victory Liberty Loan
Campaign io this city. Music will
&c furnished By, an orchestra from
he United States Navy.
One CT The stirring features in the
Price of Peace" is Whittlesey and
rs lost battalion just as they ap-
,earcd when they were lost and you
zee Whittlesey just as he was when
le received the demand to surrender
With their foodstufTs and the soldier
With that memorable message.
During the war we were told that
ccd vii! win the war, and, TO ap-
>leciate why this became the battle
~ Of the civilian population one
should see the "Price Of Peace" The
rreat war kitchens will be seen laden
md whcD ne sent the courier back
looks at wCrk.
During the entire picture me secs
he grimncss Of war. Only once is
tighten vein seen and that is when
glimpse of comedy is shown for
he recreation of the man. With ali
he danger encountered by the
American soldier his fortitude is
shown and you see him at his task
rom sector to sector and on over
he bridge as he crosses the Rhine
nto Germany.
It may be that American patrio-
ism does not need stimulation but
he American civilian will have his
appreciation decpencl and his patr;o-
ism quickcncd when he secs the
Price of Peace" The public is in
yited to see this picture free of any
,cst of admission. Through the
courtesy of the Alexandria Amuse-
ncnt Company it will be shown at
ne foregoing theatres.
These three shows have been ar
-anged because of the increasing in
crest in tbs pictorial review of the
American army and navy engaged in
the great war for peace.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18
CARDINALS WILL HOLD !
ANNUAL MEETING MONDAY

The Cardinal Athletic Club vii
jhold their annual meeting at the HON;
of Sylvester A. Breen, president, 1872:
King street, Monday evening at
o'clock, at which time plans will b.
discussed for entering the amateur in
dependent baseball games during tn:
1919 baseball season.
The Cardinal lads who have bee:
fighting for Uncle Sam overseas anc
who have rd,ently returned to thei
homes will attend, and refreshment'
vii be served in their honor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18
Holm NJ. GRIFFIN DIES
Was Prominent in First Virginia
District Politics for Many
Years

Fredericksburg, Va. April Is
John NJ. Griffin, former chairman
If the Democratic district commit
tee ard prominent IN politics. died
at his home here Wednesday after a
.trokc of paralysis. He was sixty
two wears old, and q brother ot
Rear Admiral Robert S. Griffin, chiei
engineer of the navy, and OF Dr.
Thomas A. Griffin, chief of the ap-
nl;cation division OF the Civil Service
Commission in Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18
CLERkLESS STORE
Students Take What They Want
And Put Money in Register

Students Take What They Want
And Put Money in Register
Lexington. Va, April 1S.--A store
ivithout clerk. where customer
l.akes what he wants and deposits
he money in the cash register in
1avment himself. is unique appH-
.a,icn of the ''honor system to
lmevWashs5T. or mord mod ON q
Washington and Lee University.
Run under the auspices of the
Yong Mems Christian Association.
he store is proving a great sue
,css. and would seem to serve as a
lesson to merchants who feel burd-
ancd with overhead expense.
Tobacco, candy and sofe drinks N
bottles are the chief articles sold at
this store. The price Of each article
IS plainv marked ard students sell
themselves what they want, with no
one TO watch for short changers.
The scheme has worked for several
months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18
IN MEMORIAM

In sad but loving memory OF my
Eotea daughter. LOUISE ALMA
ASON, who died 6 months ago to-
~, October is, 1918.
J lie last farewell was spoken
|S;x mcntis ago today,
g heart was almost broken
When my loved one passed away.
bften sit and think of her
When | an all alone,
(r memory is the only thing
That grief can call IS own.
lat beside her dying bed
and saw her life depart,
And when | saw that she was dead
It almost broke my heart.
By her devoted mother.
93-1t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18
HELP AND INFORMATION FOR
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
Furnished by the Home Service Sec
ton of the American Red Cross


Soldiers and sailors discharged from
military service on account of phy'
sical disability are already returning
to their homes. The Federal Govern
ment has made wise and far reac hing
plans for the effectual re-establish-
ment in civil life of these men who
risked their safety for the safety of
the nation. Men disabled, whether by
accident or wounds. are not in the fu-
ture TO be discharged from Army Or
Navy hospitals until they are as well
as medical and surgical treatment can
make them. When they are finally dis
charged the Fedora! Beard for Voca-
t:onal Education offers them training
for some position in which their DIS
abilities will not handicap them. while
the War Risk Insurance Bureau pays
them monthly compensation based
on the degree of disability. and pay
able as long as the disability exists.
regardless of what the men may have
gained in earning power, by their re-
educational training.
In this great work the government
needs help, for there are Thousands
Of Disabled Soldiers and Sailors who
do not know Of the opportunities cf
fcred them by the Government, or do
not see the advisability Of making USE
of them. The American Red Cross,
its Home Service Sections.
has been directed to cooperate with
the Federal Board for Vocational Edu-
cation in its program of civil re-estab-
lishment.
Accordingly the Home Service Sec
ton of the Alexandria Chapter Amer
can Red Cross. has organized COM
n:ttee to assist in every way soldiers
and sailors discharged from the ser
vice for disability. The work include
advi.e. encouragement, family re!!et,
and information aoout Govcrnmcr.
ana the latest develop !
nent of its program. We are in posi-
ion to advise as to what benefits may !
Be claimed. to give Information to !
men discharged for disability concern
NJ the opportunities provided by the |
Those to whom postcards have been
mailed are asked to fill out and mail
lt once in order that the Red Cross
ray have list Of every man IN the
Service, and to bring 20 its attentltn !
any man whom you know to have been |
discharged. from the military or naval
forces of the U. s. Such men should be |
referred to the Home Service Section. !
American Red Cross. Chamber or
Commerce. Office hours: Wednesday : |
10 p. M, Friday evenings, I t. 5
p. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18
WRESTLER KILLED
Richard Peiser Has Neck Broken in
Ec,rt With Caesar Bacini.

Richard Peiser, wrestler known
as the "Rcugh House Butcher Boy,
died at 1890 O'Clock last night il
Virginia Hospital in Richmond
from a broken neck sustained in q
wrestling match with Caesar Bacinl
a Richmond boy, known as Young
Caesar" at the Academy OF Muslf
an nour earlier A warrant chargr
irg manslaughter was issued for Bal
c:ni's arrest. Later Bacini was
placed under arrest and bailed uni
der 4 bond Of $1,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18
GAS MASKS
TO BE SHOWN
Carter Glass Special Trophy
! Train to Arrive in Alex
andria Monday
HOUR SET IS 3 P. NJ.
Will Exhibit First Masks Used in
Warfarc-One of Features of Vic
tory Liberty Loan Train.

| Richrncnd, Va, April 1S,-A collec-
lion of gas masks used in the war will
lie cne IF i.he features Of the Victory
liberty Loan Trophy Train, the Th:r-
ieth Division Special which will visit
a$ city Fat 3 o'clock Monday after
3obn, It was in the bloodiest battle
III t1et entire war, certainly during
~ EARLIER years Of the war that the
;rans first loosened the horrors of
Gsbned gas upon a civilized world.
espite the fact that English profes-
hgs had previously discovered the
fotemtialities. of gas as a weapon Of
Fsarfare and then had discarded It as
100 brutal, the Germans took it up
Ind utilized it without a moments
EARNING.
The initial attack came in April,
P15, during the second battle of Ypres
Pficial figures have never been giver
{ what happened. Rumcr has it that
he French lest $4,000 men alone az
be result of poison gas.
The records show that Allied disas-
fr was avertel by shade only. The
ffcial report says: "The Canadian,
Hcilesticnably saved the day" which
Hers to the Canadian division that
me up to the support at the moment
hen a breach in the line seemed i'm
irent and unavoidable.
1iScientists shortly afterwards dis !
REered the chemicals that were ar |
fttidote to poison gas and affecte2 |
i primitive P-B helmet. This con-
|sited Of heavy, air-proof cloth head
| fcce, fitted with goggles and nose |
ece to be Worn around the head and T.,
eek. The nose piece was held tight |
q clamps, much on the order OF |
|othes pins, familiar to the back
hrd clothesline. The material for i
he goggles was impervicus to gas.
The only lose part of the P-B he'll |
4t was the neckpieca, which the |
sarer had to hold tight with one !
nd. to prevent gas fumes from creep ,
IL up. "Ghouls Of He'll" the Allied |
Idiers were cslled by the Huns !
men they went over the top. rifle in
e hand, the other hand clasping
A P-B helmet securely around the
dk. and the face covered with this |
5ty gray cloth, fitted with goggles.
Soon the clumsy P. &. helmet went
Ito disuse and its place was taken bg |
q shell small box respirator If !
Is. This consisted Of respirator
nix, fitting in a small haversack al
Ne soldiers side. The face pieces were |
ksch smaller and easier to handle |
bly, the nose, mouth and eyes we're
vered. leaving the soldier two free |
rds with which to tai:kle the Boche !
This helmet was used from 1918
til the signing of the armistice.
beth style of helmets will be on cx
bstion with the Thirteth Division |
ophy Train which will reach here
onday afternoon at 8 p. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18

The National Short Ballot Associ
alton. Of which Woodrow Wilson j.
president. has the following TO sa!
about the Commission Manage
Plan.
Gone Man Power Abolished
"The commission-managcr pla'
abolishes one-man power entirely. !
goes even farther in this than tn
commission plan does, for in th
latter each commissioner has Z
sphere OF administrative authorit!
into which other commissioners d.
not intrude, since. if they fine
things amiss, they cannot discharg
or even discipline him. The election
of crank az o1i-stvle mayor wcu'
dcmcraEzc a town; his election as
commissioner in the commission p!a'
would demoraiizc one department
his election as commissioner in tn
commission manager plan need d
no harm whatever, since his notion
are safely submerged and hlcnde
IN the composite mind CT the com
mission. Of which he is simply on
voting member.
But If the crank becomes cit
manager? Very we'll Instead @
being, like the mayor or commits
sioner, subject to intermittent con
.trcl at elections c" to the rare an
heavy process Of popular recall, h
is subject to continuous control an,
instant process Of popular recall, h
o. subject to continuous control am
instant removal by board of pop
glar representatives, who have ever:
facility for close SUPERVISION and o.,
whom his actions reflect. His fol
lies promptly run plump agains'
the questioning Of the stable am
sober composite mind of a group
On every question, big or small, tn
last court OF appeal is a group, neve
single and possibly opinionate'
mind. The city managers appoint.
nerts, too. are subject to the over
sight Of the commission, which may
if it desires, insist on considering
every appointment he makes. but
unlike the old style council, it take,
the ultimate responsibility for al
appointee<. There IS no need of Civ
inr minor boards a protected tenur"
since the appointing power is nov
stabilized. The charter can be prim
itively simple and short and cal
safely extend municipal powers il
the mcst free-handed way. More
things can he done By flexible ad
ministrative rulings, and less anc
less by wordy, inelast:c ordinances
The corporation counsel Will hav
little to do in digging up ancicn
ordinances OF interpreting or stretch
ing the charter.
The Nest Democratic Plan
The first thought objection to tn
conm;ss;cn-managcr plan is that
i undenooratic in making it's mos
important single official arpoirtiv
instead of directly responsible
the people BY election" Democrac,
however, consists in controlling put
lie officers, net necessarily in eiec
/ ing them, and the most effectl'
way for the neople to get firm gr
cn the II :ck Of the :ity manager
; BY sending representative group
: citizens down to city hall to see VIII
the manager is doing. with power
5 fire him ard get another any day
;, the week if he is unsatisfactory
c insuborli,,ate. Compared with tn
method, direct election and recall a
c,Ide. clumsy. insufficient and re!
i lively undemocratic."
il Citizens Committee
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18
,A!N HITS TW0'1N AUTO:
ONE DEAD

|Carsors, Va. April lS.-A Coast
he train yesterday morning struck
automobile in which Floyd Spicrs
IA Buck Hawkins. young men of
lnw;ddie county. were riding, kill
Spiers ard iniuring Hawkins,
I no will likely recover. The engine
the car went dead as the car
taddled the tracks. The fast mail
me down on the car, building
structing the view until too late
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18
PROCLAMATION BY GOVERNOR"

g Richmond, Va, April IS
: Governor West,moreland Davis
today issued proclamation
:" calling upon the citizens Of
: Virginia to support the Vic
: tory Liberty Loan Campaign
which will be launched Monday
and the War Savings movement
already under way. A procla-
maticn has also been issued by
Governor T. W. Beckett, Of
Ncrth Carolina, and others are
shortly expected from the cx-
ecutives of the other states Of
the Fifth Federal Reserve Dis
trict. Governor Davis procla-
nation follows:
Whereas, Victory for de
mccracy has been won by the
Allied nations through the NOBLE
and unsefisll sacrifices Of cur
gallant sons who gave their
lives on the battle fields CT
France that the world should
be made safe from aggression
of German militarism and pcl!-
teal autocracy; and
"Whereas, This war for the
preservation of American in
stitutions and the liberty of
the individual citizen has been
won, but not yet been paid for;
and
"Whereas, The Government:
Of the United States has in
Cured heavy obligations in the
conduct of the war, and great
expenditures will be necessary
to meet postwar conditions;
now,
"Thercfcre, I, WestToreland
Davis, Governor Of Virginia. do
earnestly urge the people of
Virginia to subscribe to and in
every way within their power
TO aid The Victory Liberty
Loan, and that they invest IN
War Savings Stamps to the
full extent of their individual
means so that the Government
OF the United States may be
able to meet its obligations.
"Givcn under my hand and
under the Lesser Seal of the
Commonwealth this eighteenth
day Of April. in the year of cur
Lord one thousand nine hun
dred and nineteen, and in the
one hundred and forty-th;rd
wear of the Commonwealth.
"WESTMORELAND DAVIS,
"Govarnor.
"By the Governor:
3. o. James"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18
Communicated

Editor, The Gazette:
note, not with surprise, that Ger.
tain interests are endeavoring TO usG
the retail merchants bureau of the
Alexandria Chamber Of Commerce t
push through ciEy council prohibi,
tive tax upon circuseS and stree: car
nivals. | had thought that with III;
advent CT the sh:pyardS, the torpedo
plant and other enterprises we ha
;abanloned the idea Of building tha
oft referred 10 fence" around Alex
andria but it would seem that wa
mistaken. Now. Mr.. Editor, let us lool
the matter fairly in the face. Withir
the week ! have heard it asScrte'
that carnvals and circuscs take ava.
from the city big sum of money bu
4 have yet to hear any one mention
what they spend here. The tota re
ccpts of these amusement enter
rr.ses are made up of small contr;
buttons. if may use that word froi
individuals who get. in most instances
full return in amusement, diversion
or whatever YOU may care to cal. i
Now, let us see what theE leave bg
hind, not in the money bags of thos
who have patronizcd the show an
have gotten the worth Of their money
but in circulation. The writer, for th
Cf the special conmittc
appointed by the retail merchants
bureau of the Chamber Of Commerc
has taken the trouble to secure an cs
innate of the expenses of the J. +
Murphy Shows in Alexandria this
week. The estimate follows:
License, 500 per day. $500; Elcc
tr; lights. 100; hauling on and off til
lot. 200; living expenses, 1863 pcoplf
$500 per day, l,9SI; grocery stanf
$50 worth groceries per day, 300
Geek house. S75 worth meat, grocer
les. scft drinks. $50; laundry bills. 16:
pecsle. for the week. 100: Sundry cN
perses. in stores in town, Sl.oO PEI
dav. 900; hospital e patien.sl. doc
Tors and drug stores. 100; dry goods
clothes and shoes, estimate for week
800: water. for filling tank 10; water
on lot T: gasoline and oil, 30: lumber
and hardware. hinges. bolts, 3l.6G
clothes pressed and cleaned, %; morse
feed 25: meat for animals 30.4S; hau!
inr Of sl,avirgs 400; Total So.32O.oS
Ycu will nctc. Mr.. Editor, that tn
foregoing statement does MT include
newspaper advertising and job print
inr. nor does It include the war taN
T am Informed that the SibleE show
a. .he head of King street. paid NOR
fran $500 war tax for last week an
il 5 safe 10 say that the Murphy sho'
will nav not less than that amount t
the government this week. For tn
further information of the spec!a
committee Of the retail merchants
Iburcau Of the chamber Of commerce
WI add that none o. these amuse
mcnt enterprises pays the 500 ia
to the city when they are ur2bie
show on account Of inclement weather
Now. suppose the city gess from tn
Murphy Shows this week only S4o
ar $500. is there an amusement e.
ternrise permanently located neE
that pays the city anything like ths
amount Of money in year? II thet
i tho writer would like 20 know aoot
j., it and wiz doff his hat to the propr
to~s. Methinks. Mr. Editor. this snoG
! be focd for thought for the nembe'
C the special committee Of the Feta
merchants bureau Of the A!eXandr
: Chamber Of Commerce.
: Reginald de Ufford
\
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18
NOTICE

a. j. Laufanier has opened an au-
tomobile repair shop on Mount Yer.
non avenue below Jake Glassman'
store. Del Ray. Work 81 an hour. AL
work guaranteed. 92-3t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18

Don't forget the Democratic pri-
mary next Tuesday the y of April
and vote for r. Walton Moore for
Congress. - 9l-5t..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18
80 KILLED IN kIEI.
MUNITIONS BLAST

Amsterdam, April lS.-F'ifty work
men were killed in the explosion o.
an amm1niticn factory At Kiel, saic
a dispatch from that city today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18
NOTICE

State examination for teachers will
be held at Lee School building Prince
and Patrick streets May 2 and 3,
W. H. SWEENEY,
91-2taw Superintendent Of Schools
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18

When everything is perfect there
will be nothing to kick about, and
life therefore won't be worth living
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18

The rooms in the house do not in
terest the burglar as much as the
haul. ~.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18

The funeral Of Mrs. Fannie A.
'tciner. who died Wednesday. took
lace this afternoon from the resi-"
cree Of her daughter, Mrs. Carter
+. Smith, 40G North Alfred street.
services were conducted by Rev. Rr.
Y. J. Merton. rector of Christ P. +.
,hurch. ard burial was in St. Paul's
.cmctery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18

Rev. George D. Schlosscr, return
d missionary from China, VIII give
missionary address at the Free
Methodist Church at 42l South Lee
trect tonight at 7:45 o'clock. Mr..
;chlosser has message that will be
f real interest to all, in reference
0 conditions in China that few n
his country knnw about. Al! are
invited 10 attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18

The State Corporation Commits
ion has granted an amendment to
he charter of the Carlin-Hultish
o.. Inc. Officcrs-Worth Hulfish,
resident, and David n. Hulfsh. sec
etary, both of Alexandria. changing
lane.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18

John J. Blake, state deputy Of the
Knights of Columbus, will ncxr
Wednesday night pay a fraterna!
ijsit to Fitzgerald Council, No. 459,
Knights Of Columbus. Following the
Meeting a social session of the or
.anization vii: be hcid and the com
nittce on entertainment has pre-
,arcd for number Of special events
n connection with this session.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-18

Randolph Chapter Knights OF Rose
ro:x, No. ,, Scottish Rite Masons,
lst night held its annual Maundy
thursday celebration at the Masonic
'emple. The usual banquet was omit
ed this year.