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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-03
WAY TO BRING nOWN PRICES

Persons who are spending extra.
Ivassntlyy rarsons who are composing
with one another to make display
through the unnecessary purchase of
line clothes and jewelry, persons who
keep down the supply Of necessary
commodities by buying indiscriminate
~ . thousand and one things they do
40. need, are consciously or uncon-
;ciously, adding materially to the
high cost of living, according to o
| statement issued by the savings
55ankea;s of The American Bankers
association.
The bankers say wise persons are
al1ing advantage of their ane;gh5ors
i being the first to cut expenses 10
he bone-not waiting until al begin
save and the, bubble OF price in
!ation bursts. Costs need not and
probably will not decline so long as
&c will pay the price. The one and
My great price fixer is the economic
aw of supply and demand. The ofttre-
,eated suggestion that every person
ny only what he really needs, If
1rast:ced. would result in a larger
tock of unsold goods and then in
aore Sales more price reductions
acre competition among dealers and
nore money on hand for consumers"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-03
PALMER AND. THE REDS

We feel greatly treasured by the
proclamation of the Attorney Gene
Ratio the effect that ne has declared
war to finish on all Anarchists,
Roishevists and other murderous
and seditious elements in our So
cietT.
The ring leaders as we'll as the
ranl: and file Of these pernicious
miscreants are foreigners, the sons
and daughters of despotism and
tyrsny. The yhring to Cur shores
hearts in revolt and minds inflamed
with ineradicable hatred. of all gov
ernment-government- having for
many centuries meant to. them only
might and the knout and bludgeon.
The idea of. government of. for
and by the people is. Incompetent
sible to them. So they continue
here their murderous plots and, sin
lister corspiracies::.' That the thing
which they hate and which they are
wiling to, Boa tossll lengths to de.
stroy mas no existence. here cannot
be made plain to Them.
That the creatures are the pro-
ducts Of oppression and. anfayorable
environment cannot. be pleaded. in
Justification Of their. acts. Their
motives, theis mental attitude do not
enter into our consideration Of the
matter. Oar solo thought is the
protection Of America and American
citizens.
In.Nndia whqn drug crazed ma
MAC runs amuek the people spend no
thought or the question of his dis
easea mind or The consideration OF
his criminal liability. Forthwith
they rise up ard STAY him. When
a rabid dog appears on our street we
do not tp,erate him upon the ground
that he is poor afflicted creature.
The safety Of the community adj
mits Of but orc course. the instan.
death Of the dog and end Of the dam
ger. Anarchy IS political rabies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-03
VIRGINIA NEWS

Four children were burned to
death, their erandfnother's eyes
were burned out and. their mother
was badly burned when the home OF
Arthur Cole, tenant farmer, of Gray
son County, near the North Carolina
border, was destroyed, by fire on
Christmas might. Mr. Cole was
awakened in time to enable him to
gave his 8 day old twins and to
rescue his wife and mother, but not
until the two latter had been severe
" burned.
The Valley Turnpike Company,
onc of the oldest toll road concerns
in the South, and>which has been in
control Of the, famous and historic
highway between Winchester and
Stahnton since long before the civil
war, or Thursday ceased to function
At d meeting of the board Of direc-
tors; held at Harrisonburg and pre-
sided over by the president, harry
2. Byrd. of Winchester, the affairs
If the company were wound up, and
Il went out Of existence. More
chan a yeareago the highway w&s
aiken over by The State, as provided
" an act of. the General Assembly;
:oll gates were abolished, anil THE
Dad, has SINCE and is now, main
aimed as a State road, free of toll.
The last few months have been de-
:oted to liquidation, paying off
;t0cl;holders and settling accounts.
al stocks not claimed up to We'd
ncsday night passes to the State
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-03
fhd aseat. reashaf 8, fafesastihg

:. ~ = > -
lid Great geshas in farerastthg
conaisira ifta sdans Is the close d
.he asse iisr asation uttered mo.
tssshsaaa wofds Rhsn 10 said:
aF,ssant taose dAya should be
shortened, ,fhsre should no flesh he
saved. should present conditions
continue, the population Of this
earth will be materially decrease in
the near future.
Europe is being swept by a
scourge Of infant mortality 50 seri-
oas that the continents future pop
utation is being threatened, reports
|. BY authorities made public today
show The reports indicate that IN
soma countries Of Europe the NOR,
tal;ty rate has doubled and, in addl-
ton, those who survive are subnor-
nal weaklings.
These conditions are due to dis
ease and famine and to the general
physical exhaustion throughout Eu-
.ooe.
The inhabitants Of the battle torn
areas of France have no COWS and
consequently cannot obtain, milk for
h. infants. AS a result the babies
have little hold on life. Mothers
re deprived of everything they need
addition, those children born dur
ny thu war, in many instances.
we're deprived of essential foods and
Consequently are weakings, al
hough thy have attained the age OF
wo or three years.
The children in Czecho-Slovakla
re unable to 90 to school because
{ the lack of. clothing, while, when
hey do get there, they are so hun
nv that they are incapable OF learn
ng anything. Owing to the LACK
+ food and clothing, as well as
aedicine in Russia. the infant NOR
ality rate here has increased 80
ier cent. Newly born babies are
rappd in rags and never washed.
tuberculosis and other diseases
-sused by undar-nutrition have weak
ned the mothers Of Austria to such
n extent that the number Of babies
orn dead has greatly increased.
u addition, those who survive birth
'ro most feeble, deformed and
me. Few babes will survive
ha winter. In Hungary the linen
Sod in hospitals cannot be disin-
~ted or washed. owing 70 the lack
materials. The mattresses are
$50 frightfully dirty. A newly
~, babe is wrapped in old rags
I'd at the end of the 10 day per-
(which is the limit Of time
,.tich the baby can stay in the hos
ital-the child is sent away liter
l.. mixed. Usually the mother and
y, baby both die from hunger and
ii. The condition Of many babies
Germany is most pitiful. They
,rrely die in their cradles. Their
IN" cries are heartrending 1t
quite apparent that their skin is
orally peeled off because OF lack
swaddling clothes. The at
.yepts to use paper clothes has i'm
,t.ved the situation scarcely at all :.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-03
KILLED BIZ EXPLOSION

ills at Du Pont Munitions Plant,
Wilmington, Del. Blow up
Wilmington. Del. Jan. 3.-5 men
,era killed yesterday az the Brandy
inc Nils plant Of the Du .Pont Pow
sr Company, near this city, in tie
iorst explosion which has oecurrcd
ince the war ended. The expIas!o;'
ccurged in a press room ard a corn
~ mill, and three wheel mills blew
% in rapid succession. About 6o,OOU
sounds Of powder exploded it is es-
mated. -,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-03
TIT.
HOUSEHOLD CARES

AK the Women Of Alexandria the
Same as Elsewhere :
Hard to attend to household duties
With constantly aching back.
A woman should not have bad
.ack,
Anc she seldom would if the kid
cys were well.
pcan's Kidney Pills are endorsed oy
thousands.
Have been used in kidney trouble
yer 80 years.
Read what this Alexandria woman
says:
Mrs. II. A. Miles, 1909 Prince ST..
,ay<: "My back panied so | couldn't
10 NJ homework without a great
deal of misery. I had sharp twinges
through the small of my back over
my kidneys and felt weak ard Ian
guild. Mornings ! just hated to get UP.
Ny kidneys were sluggish. I only ha"
70 use one box Of Deans Kidney
pills before I could feel I was get
ing better. The pains eased up and
nv Kidneys were regulated. In a
:hoi; time was entirely cured O.
Kidney complaint
rr;cc 60c az al dealers. Don't SIM
Div ash, for kidney remedy-gc;
Doar's Kidney pills--the same th2i
Mrs. Miles had. Fostcr-Milburn Co.
MFRS. Buffalo, y. \.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-03

posed several days ago. At that
time Smith maintained that he was
speeding his automobile in an emer-
gency, as he was carrying . nurse
to hospital where one of his chill
.dren was i'll with influenza. DR..
R. W Vaughan, the attending ply
sician, was produced in court, but ne
refused to state that the case was
an emergency, as Smith thought it
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-03
R.iFEs DYING BY THOUSANDS

TIE s!aughters of the innocents ct
Bethlehem by order Of Herod the
Great is one of the pathetic chap
ters in history. This, however, &C.
Cured in small place, and only
male children were butchered. Prob
ably not over fifty were victims.
But, according to advices from Eu-
ropc!n countries, wholesale slaugl-
ter # innocents is progressing con-
TIM usly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-03
FLAMES SWEEP ALTAR

Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 3.-While
re swept the altar behind him,
':tnor Martin S. Bronsgeest con-
rucd mass in st. Xavier Church
,~e early yesterday until fircmen
rived. Worsl,ipcrs remained in
n,ir seats
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-11-18

TKNDEKI.Y Mother Nature putt
Mr. children 70 bed for the long
winter, tneking them In carefully and
potting IL BID clothes down sssooth
and n1at. II h . long tins bsfors
he swakeninR and her motAeriy love
saApAaslssa The sssd Of care It BOD
tins. % So gathers up the lsavsa
II AID snd yafdAnd sweeps them into
plncss aFoand ths roots Of shrubs and
vines and bsshss. The lAts 0etobsr
An aariy November winds hslp her
in ~ task. Ohssrvs Ne hsdgss and
~ bashes and shSubbsry And 80
NV Matters has prepared them for ths
loAg coid nonths- Leaves which have
setvsd thsir purposs during IN
spring and samm6r and hsvs now fAl-
len % Garth afs pAeirsd lightly about
~ rocta Yards have bssn swept
snA H. rafuas pat v practical uss,'
Heedless hpsbAndmsn barn The leaves
h NJ fall. Nature pats them 70 bet
tSs uss. She uses tAem for winter
hod elatAsa for her children Who need
psoteetion and In the spring shs be-
Rtns the process Of returning them
70 the soil TO repleniah it, riehness.
Nsturs's plan 10 better than the huss
bandman'a-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-11-18

the way, doesn't it come down on my
ears little too much? l don't be-
lieve I'll take it. I'm afraid If you
pad the band, it won't come down
close enough to my ears. But with
Just a medium padding under the
band, perhaps it will be just close
enough to my ears. believe l viii
take it The trouble is, the trimming
is triie too much. I believe / will
go out and bring my husband in
Perhaps his Judgment viii help me to
decide. Henry has very good taste
now and then. don't believe I'll take
it. Could take il home on approval:
I believe 1 win take it. However, I
just came in to look around really
came down after soms ribbon, aud
rot = hat. l don't believe I'll take it.
Perhaps I win come in again later IN
ire week"
One. Emmett family viii make no
more home brew, we are told. The
man Of the house brewed big batch
and bottled it recently. He WAS very
proud Of the accomplishment. Tho
other day the minister called to pay
his respects While be was chatting
with the women folks there was .
big explosion in the cellar. The wife
knew what it meant. She ksp. her
composure, however The preacher
thought the gas stove had exploded.
He volunteered to investigate ~0h,
1t isn't necessary" said she apparent
y much unconcerned, "some Of M
new canned fruit has blown ~
That's all. 1t does that occasiona
-. After the preacher left e
wife went down cellar, picked up
hammer and broke Whit homo bre
lad not already exploded. She ~
e notice on hubby that nigh u
ever again could he make > brswel
'ut of her cellar.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-11-18

REFORE adjounine the past sum-
mer, Congress pasked law which
In effect gave the railroads . bonus
Of t7+b,00o. 900 ~ partial compensa-
ton for alleged losses sustained after
the Federal Government had drafted
the railroads for its own uses In war
time. When Uncle Sam drafted the
railroads. he said to them; "Boys,
you shall not lose anything by this.
l have figured out just what they were
able to earn in the three most prosper
Gus years Of your history. and while
you ars working for me ! guarantee
that you shall get yearly the same
amount ~ you have bssn estting.
In eass tAs railroad rscsipts are In
saffieisnt TO provide thiA rsturn To
yea, viii DIG down ia my treasury
and make up The deficiency" Uncle
San has had to dig down" The
t7t6, O00. 900 bonus il The amount he
has bad to take out Of the treasury
money raised By tAxation--in order
e make rood his proniss to the rail-
roadA The taking Of ths e7ls. 0oO.-
600 from The United HtAtss treasury
70 meet the deficit In earnings tells
only part Of the story Of what I'm
els Sam did for H. drafted railroads
bafors and after giving them their
honorable Discharge. Altogether. dur
Ing the t~cnty-six months period Of
Fsdssal eoatrul, h expended from
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-11-18

gloomily back at the expiration OF
ten minutes. Gentlemen Of the jury
have you reached = verdict" asked
the clerk. eve have not" stated the
foreman aggrievedly. eve must have
more evidence. Them last two jury
men that sat down to the end of the
table swear there amt an atom Of
proof against this Teller"
The Houston Post, leading Demo-
cratic paper Of Texas, is consolable
over the result Of the election, yet
its spirit is not crushed, ~ witness
the following:
It is better to have had postoffice
and lost 1t than never to have had it
At al.
Absence Of four years will only
make our hearts grow fonder for the
lovely offices We have lost
AZ Kipling would say, "Thy mercy
on the people, Lord.S
We knew it was to be solemn ref
erendum. but hanged Il We thought
We were to star in any such funeral
~ this.
We have been turned into the hands
of the wicked, but the day Of deliver
ancs will come sad heart.
Only four years. four months and
ono day until the Inauguration Of an
other Democratic President.
Description Of . woman trying to
buy = bit Of new millinery: well,
believe I'll take this hat. Do you
think it becomes me! Well. don't
believe III take it. Can you change
this flower from this side to this +
side? Well, l believe I'll take it.
Do you think this shape is too big
for my features? I am inclined to
believe It il Well, don't believe
I'll take It. / rather admire this
shade of blue. Perhaps with slight
this hat will look veryl
lice on me. believe I'll take it. By
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-11-18

A ND talking Of railroads, our guess
II that the railroad question Will
cut considerable interest in tha politi-
cal campaign two years hsncs II the
high freight ratss remain and The
price Of farm products continue 70 .
lower levsl, and the railroads, the
commission men and the corporations
are due for = most uncomfortable
time. Recently We talked with =
well-to-do and eminentIy level headed
farmer. Republican, and he said the
farmers were getting tired having had
the rotten end Of the deal since 1914.
We give this for what it is worth.
Place your own estimate on 1t. Per-
scnally we think it = fine time right
now for men who are looked on AS
the political powers" to begin giving
serious attention to the grievances Of
both the ex-serviee man and the far
mer The farmers have found re-
Lief hopeless from Democratic adj
viii a Republican adj
save us from = near fu-
lure uprising very much like that Of
he Populist regime In the 90si
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-11-18

plying dead there como no word; bul
In the night Of death hope secs . star
and listening love can hear thr rustic
Of the wing.--Robt. G. Ingersoll.
The fellow who used to blow out
the gas now steps on it.
We're going to see fine times II all
Of US work as hard as we campagined.
Women are more charitable than
men. For instance, what man could
ever learn to love bald-headed wo-
man?
There is considerable milk of hu-
man kindness here and there, but in
most cases the cream seems to have
been SKINNED of.
A widow says that the only reason
Why she would ever take another hus-
band is because it is so hard to stop
when once begun.
We have peerless beer now, and .
Milwaukee firm Is making = sceptless
;heese. but it will be long time be-
'cre anybody makes . tireless tire.
= Q q
A Democrat has 1t all figured out.
The awful landslide was due to the
act that too many Democrats had
arelessly married Republican wives,
e says.
A young Emmett woman for . long
lms denied her engagement, but hnal-
= admitted II was true. "Yes," She
onfesssd. "he il mine, am his'n and
re are both caches"
County Agent Barry has been GULL
X cows all summer and is culling
hlckens now to hnd the loafers. 1t
hoped somebody will stop him De-
IRE he gets to the men folks.
After an absence Of four years
,rtain man went back to visit his old
ome town. The first four people
} met didn't remember him and the
sxt three didn't know he had been
way. II
The noted race horse Man-'o-war ,
I'd Ralph DePalma, the champion ,
speed hsnd, win have to
It new records before they can quail
y to enter : race with Senator Hard ]
&.
q Q Z
You can't always fool . cofoner's !
~. when they viewed the remains
: man Who had been beatan 20 =
Up and then jammed down . ao-inch
II in Missouri town, decided that
had been murdered.
. . Q
Kiss ne again Tor - eentp,s saysI :
music advertisement, which soun1s J
mercsnary ~ the window card ~ |,
"a in . music store several years q
o: "A baby's prayer at twilight B
/ SALE here" II
It il pity Col. Robert G. Inger- i
i did not live to see Missouri line !.
on the Lords aide in The late cleo II
a You may recall that the colonel
% said that whom Missouri won't
publican he would turn christian. Il
q . q liz
Now that the prics cutting has COM ii
need, We should give three cheers m
the forehAnded manufaetursrs $.
o had the prices so high that they Z,
, cut large slices from both ends in
still leave . good profit. fe
Britain, France and Italy seem to :,
se adopted the American institu- =,
a. Thanksgiving. They an about
divide Turkey among themselves.
d when they get through shout all ri
t win be left is three feathers and ",
lean W1sh bone. til
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-11-18
TALES or TOWN
me ROAD TO LAUcHrERTOwN


Oh. show me- the ro&d 70 Laughter.
town,
For / have lost ths wayl
| l wandered out Of til path ono day,
When my hsaTt was broke and my
hair turned gray,
And can't remember how 70 play
I've quite fogottsn how To Be ray.
It's III through signing ard weeping
For have lost the Wy!
I used 10 belong in Laughtertovn
Before lost the way;
For danced and laughed the livelong
day,
Ere my heart was broke and my hair
turned gray,
So, 1t ought to be easy 70 nnd the
way.
But crying has made me blind. they
say,
And still toward the road to Laugh
tertown,
For have lost the wayl
Would ye learn the road to Laughter
town,
4 We who have lost the way?
Go learn from the little child each |
day,
60 serve his wants and play his play,
And catch the lit Of his laughing |
way,
And follow his dancing feet ~ they
stray;
For he knows the road to Laughter
town,
Oh ye who have lost tie way!
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-11-18

Life II = narrow vale between the
barren peaks Of two etsrnities- We
strive IN vain TO look beyond the
heights. We cry aloud and the only
answer Il the echo Of our waiting cry.
From the voiceless lips Of the unre-
plying dead there come no word; but
In the night Of death hope secs . star
and listening love can hear thr rustic
of the wing.--Robt. G. Ingersoll.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-11-18

"ChamberlAin'H Tablets have done
me . world Of good" writes Mrs. Ella
l. Button, KlTkvills, N. Y. II have
recommended them to 4 number Of my
friends and all who have ussd them
praise them highly" When troubled
with Indigestion or constipation, give
what an excellent medicine 1t 10.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-11-18

The ship had left Havana some
miles behind, when a gentleman who
had been going while the going was
good tottered up to the captain.
"Cap'n," he said thickly, "woncha
rock the ship a little SOS to make
things look level to me?"
Father-in-law was advising young
hubby, saying-"Now, if it's a boy,
you'll telegraph; but il it's q girl q
letter is sufficient It SO happened
that twins rame-one of each kind.
So son-in-law wires: "Hurrayl ,
boy. A letter will follow"
A young man in Emmett went to
one Of our physicians with what he
feared was q hopeless case Of heart
disease. He was relieved to find,
however, that the creaking sound that
he heard at every deep breath was
caused by little pulley on his sus-
penders.
II hear your sister is sick in bed,
Willie" remarked neighbor. "Noth-
ing serious, l hope?" "Not special
"" answered Willie. eve were just
playing = game seeing who could lean
he farthest out Of the window, and
he won"
A little boy was constantly ut the
loot Of the class in school, and was
,eing scolded by his father. II don't
zee what difference it makes, whether |
IN at the top or the bottom OF the |
lass, for the teacher teaches the same
hing At both ends" said the little |
10Y, with tears streaming down his |
heeks.
Bill Bryan may turn . drunkArd soon,
John d. become = hobo;
lcCormack may sing out Of tune,
Al Spaulding play the oboe;
len Ford may cease to sell his cars,
St. Louis win both penmants;
he country may bring back it, bars,
A nat may lack for tenants,
md stranger things may come to be
For Tennessee went G. o. p.
Not all Of Me d romance. Two
pod people NhS ars sonstiMes
pring, and beauty, and wine. and IL
piraticn, and exAltation to each 9th
/, at other times are but two human
sinEs; commonplace. tired. middle
red, Aomsly. altogether unrOmantic-
at where their love u real, the mn-
Z and the magic Of it win come back
gain and again. 1t il for that We
~. 4
A dear old aunt came TO visit 1t {
q home Of . family in town. When q
came time for little Willie to re-
70 his mother said: "Now, son, you
ust also pray for auntis when you /
y your prayers tonight" "Ah, ]
K, ma; I've been doing all the pray t
{ for the whole family around here b
r . long time, and I amt going TO t
ke on any more load until the Lord .
t. csught UP with what I've already |
ked him for" +
Z . b
The prisoner was up for bootleg +
ng, but only one bottle Of whiskey s.
IS found upon him. The jury re- \
ed with Exhibit A" but fled n
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-11-18

The prisoner was up for bootleg
ging, but only one bottle Of whiskey
was found upon him. The jury re-
tired with Exhibit A" but fled
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-11-18

public funds u ,sS6, 332, Do6 for ths
bthe04 Of tAe tnads, accefdtng 70 ~
hnat report ct Walker p. HiDeA TIE
Government Difect4f GsnsrAl - Rail-
Ecnds. And tho GcvsEnnssnt.doss not
intend to stop Il vt It purposes to
pay perhaps An additional half bill
lion dollars 70 the railroads under IT.
guarantee o. sarninks and other susr-
nous sums IN ssttlsment OF special
claims -claims which vii undoubtsd-
" be considered BY Ccngress With
that impossible solfcitude Il has
shown IN the past IN dealing with
property compensation claims arising
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-11-18

Old papsrs for sals 1t The I1d
sffics, 2bc pr 100.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-11-18
pap., Marstae.ur.a rrem w.ed.

Paper Manufactursd From Weed.
The chief raw materials from which
paper II made are spruce. hemlock.
poplar and pine woods, ragn, straw
and old paper. Three-tourth4 of the
entire output = manufactured frem
wood pulp.
/, LIE Made up 81 Ourprisss.
Life 10 . series Of surprises We DO
rot guesa today the power o. tomor
roW.-Emerpon.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-11-18

The fellow who used to blow out
the gas now steps on 1t.