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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-05
STOCKHOLDERS NOTICE

The annual meeting OF the stock
holders Of the Alexandria National
Bank will be held in their banking
house il the city of Alexandria. Va,
On January 18th, 1920, at IL o'clock
q. M. The purpose of the meeting
is the election OF directors for the
year 1920, and Tor the transaction
of such other business IS may
properly come before said meeting.
294-30t L. II! Dudley, Cashier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-05
NOTICE

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the McLachlen Banking
Corporation for the election of
board of directors for the ensuing
year and the transaction Of other
business, will be held at No. 100
North Fairfax street, Alexandria,
Va, January 18th, 1920, at II
o'clock.
A. NJ. McLachlen, President.
30e-15t L. P. McLachlen, Secty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-05
ROY KILLS MOTHER

Muskegon, Mich, Jan. 5.-Wm.
Noble, Ii year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wellington Noble, Of Holton,
near here, shot and killed his mother
early yesterday morning when ne
fired rifle given him as Christ
mas present at barn in the rear
of the Noble home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-05
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the West Brothers Brick
Company will be held at the princi-
pal Office Of the Company, No. III
South Fairfax street, Alexandria.
Va, on Tuesday, January 18th,
1920, at Il o'clock m.
E.. Ethelbeft Downham, Secretary
3O9-12c.
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NOTICE

The annual meeting of the members
of the Independent Mutual Fire In
surance Co, of Fairfax County, Va.
will be held at the Conpanys office
Royal and Prince streets, Alexandria.
Va, on Monday morning, January II
at 10 o'clock.
JOHN W. MAY,
lot President
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-05
PLAYED. AMERICAN AIR
Berlin Starts New Year With "oh,
II Can You See"


n. X Can You See" .
Berlin, jan 5.-Germany started
the New Year BY playing the Star
Spangled Banner in honor Of the
American colony qaartersl in the
Hotel !Adion.
Z New :year Eve generally was q
gay afsir-livelier than any since
pre- war days.
Crowds swarmed in the Friedrich
strassc, toy cannon, tickling one an
other with feathers. and drinking
much wine.
Many of the eelebrators wore
MASKS, giving the streets. a mardi-
gras appearance.
Restaurants were damned until
early yesterday, police restrictions
being removed so lights could be
burned after midnight.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-05
NOTICE

Fifty-first annual meeting OF
tho shareholders CT the Ger
man Cooperative Building Associa-
ton No. 5, will be held January Sth,
1920, at rs OPP. m, at their office,
10 South Washington street.
309-lOt Justus Schneider, Secty.
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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK

At regular meeting of the
Board Of Directors held December
%, 1919, a semi annual dividend of
seven per cent G. Per cent? was de-
clared, payable on or after January
End, 1920.
9O6-6t George E. Warfield, Cashier
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-05
DON'T SUFFER
WITH NEURALGIA
Use Soothing Mustercle

When those sharp pains go shooting
; through, your head, when your skull
seems as If it would split, justruo ailtt!o
Musterole on your temples and neck.
Il draws out the Inflammation, sootnes
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Musterole is clean, white ointment
made with oil of mustard. Eetter tnan
a mustard plaster and does not blister.
Many doctors and E:-.--sss frankly
recommend Mustercle fer sore threat.
bronchitis, Group. stiff neck asthma:
neuralgia, congestion, pleurisy, rheuma'
tism, lumbago, pains ard aches OF the
lack or joints, sp-si--I, sore muscles,
bruises, chilblains, frosted feet-colca
of the chest lit often prevents p2eu-
1ucnia). 1t is always dependable;
soc and 60c jars; hospital size $3.50
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-22

fore all the sons were married. when
the estate was divided the sums
needed for those not having wives
were reduced before the distribution
was made.
A marriage contract was necessary
to make a marriage legal, and in
some peculiar conditions were made.
If it was stipulated that the man
should not take a secondp wife, the
woman could secure divorce if the
husband broke agreement.
The Code of Hammurabi stated the
charges of physicians and surgeons.
If physician s'cured a broken limb
or healed diseased bowel his fee
from the gentry was fixed at five
shekels; from the commoner three,
and from the slave two. The surgeon
for an operation upon the upper
class received ten shekels, the lower
five and slave two.
In order to discourage the surgeon
from making rash operations, severe
penalties were fixed in case Of unsuc-
cessful results. If the patient died the
surgeons hands were cut off. In
the case of slave, he had to replace
him with one of equal value. If the
slaves eye was lost the physician had
TO pay half the value of the slave.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-22
Guardians Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given that, pur-
suant to an order of the Probate Court
of Polk County, will, at the east en-
trance of the Court House in the City
of Mena, in Polk County, on the 14th
day of August, 1920, sell to the high
est and best bidder, upon credit of
three (3) months, purchaser to give
approved personal security, all the
right, title and interest which the
estate of Pearl May Towery and Mil
bred Maude Towery, minors, have in
and to the following described real
estate, to-wit:
All Block 16; and all Bloc II Eek
cept Lots 16, II and IS thereby, in
the town of Jansen, Polk County, Ar
kansas.
Witness my hand on this the 18th
day of July, 1920
MARIETTA TOWERY,
Guardian of Pear May Towery and
Mildred Maude Towery, Minors.
3O-3t
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-22
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and look il over. q
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The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-22
BUT THAT WAS 1000
YEARS AGO. MY DEAR
Hieroglyphics Say Wonderful Things
About Marriage in the
Stone Age.

Washington. July 20.--When
ishb yr loiiiissrii ;fcassh! &c ean pears ago
took young woman in marriage. he
very often. stipulated in the marriage
contract that the bride should wait
upon her mother-in-law. or even up
on another wife. according to Albert
t. Clay. of the National Geographic
Society, who has just finished deci-
phering ancient clay tablets un-
earthed at Nineveh and Babylon.
"The Code of Hammurabi, written
about 1000 B. c., upon large and
somewhat irregular STEEL writes Mr..
Clay, sis perhaps the most important
monument of antiquity that has been
found for century 1t is the prod
uct Of civilization of high order.
In no better way is it possible to be-
come acquainted with the everyday
life of the ancient Babylonian than
BY careful study of Hammurabi
Code
The code recognizes three grades
Of society--the aristocrat, or gentle
man. the poor man, or pleb, and the
slave.
It was the custom with most peo-
pies of the ancient Orient to base Q
betrothal upon an agreement of the
man or his parents to pay sum Of
money to the girls father. In Baby,
lonia this s'bride money" together
with the gift Of the father and Other
gifts, formed the marriage portion
which was given to the bride.
In case the girls father rejecte.
the sutton after the contract had beer
made, he was required to returl
double the amount of the bride price
The betrothal took place usual
when the parties were young. and a
rule the engagements were mad
by the parents. If the father died be
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-22
COMMIssIONEns

NOTICE is heraT i
pursuance Of the autA
lions contained in y q
of the Chancery Cesf
ty, made and entslst
Of April, A. D. 1922 s'z'
IN. BID then psS g
tween Cox lnvestma! z
plainant, and J. L III
ant, the undersigned o.
er Of said Court, vii {
public yendue 70 lb 4
at the S. E. door q =
County Courthouis :,
Court is held, IN 'as s
within the hours pre- v, !,
judicial sales, On
day Of August, A. y
ing described real eza T.
The eWst Half 4 =
Quarter Of sectisa rI
Quarter Of the No.
East Half Of the =
and the Southwss' Is
Southeast Quarter !
ali in Township I = ! g
Thirty West, IN f''
sas.
Terms Of Sale y. q
months, the purtsaa d
to execute a bond Y "
and the Oruer s'i '', III
IN said cause, with \ N!
bearing interest A. y 7 )
til paid, and . lIs' ! 8.
the tn premises sols : J 8 !
ment of the pule 81 n, s
Of July, A. D i'''g
so-st CommissIo1. de-
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-22
DEPoSED PRESIDENT OF BOLIVIA
SENT FROM HIS COUNTRY

Washington, July 15.-Jose NJ. Guer-
ra, deposed president of Bolivia, with
number of his ministers and other
officials of the overthrown govern
ment, were deported yesterday by the
new regime. the state department was
informed today in the first dispatch
from the American legation at Lapaz
since the revolution.
The dispatch reported that w Du-
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-22

val Brown, American consul at Lapaz,
American Trade Commissioner
Schurts and other representatives OF
the diplomatic and consular corps at
the Bolivian capital, had left the city
with the former president.
The deposed president, with the
members OF his official family, the
dispatch stated, we're sent to africa,
a Chilean port, where 1t is presumed
he win take passage on some vessel
calling at the port. Previous to his
deportation. Guerra had been a re-
fugee in the American legation.
Departure OF the American consul
and trade commissioner and other dip
lomatic and consular officials with
Guerra was not explained in the ca
blegram, but officials here said the
former president was escorted from
the country and he came to no harm.
ARE YOU using costly stationery
for scratch tabs? Get regular
scratch tabs at The Star Office.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-22
Warning Order.

No. 778-In the Chancery Court Of
Polk County, Arkansas.
Henry z. Vincent, Plaintiff, VS.. Me-
LISA Vincent, Defendant.
The Defendant, Melissa Vincent, is
warned to appear in this court within
thirty days and answer the complaint
of the Plaintiff.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said court this 14th day of July, 1920.
w. L. PARKER, Clerk.
McPhetrige & Martin, Attorneys
for Plaintiff.
L. N. Burnett, Attorney Ad. Litum,
Attorney for Defendant.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-22
REDS BATTLE CAV
AT PARTY MEETING
Charge Communists Used Soviet
Chant In Trial Of Radicals
at Chicago.

Chicago, July 13.-The battle cry of
bolsheyiki was chanted at the opening
of all sessions of the communist par
ty in Chicago last September. George
F. r. Cummerow testified when TAX
ing of testimony began trial Of twenty
members of the communist labor par
ty. Cummerow is an attorney and was
special federal agent.
Council for the defendants who are
charged with violating the state sedi.
ton act. waived the privilege of max
ing an opening statement and Cum
merow took the stand to tell about the
communist convention here, and was
still on the stand today.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-22
'''' CII',IOI,MMIsSIoSDny|

NOTICE Is nel NJ
pursuance Of the Y Y
ho, contained ~ = }
Of the Chancery. 'J 4 g
made and enI Iaoa I =!
{ mo No. 82e) then s,a.|' e ]
tween Mabel p ,';.s,,
Nellie Davis, y ~.
their legal guarda'''ss NJ
invest I,,s Co. ana I''l.,, 4 Is !
n narte' the undsI ~
s;oner Of said c'a !, n
s ~ ,nnblic vendue y !
at the ). y. av o,sg. &
Court Court is held, y u +
within The n ssIs,. :
for judicial sa l's',.t,
14th day q .anr Fix 4
following cu5sIi 4
The East lin =
Quarter Of ss: sIa,stsf
Half Of the 'TTsSsss I'D
Section o5,f.st IL
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of July, A. = Il.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
FIND s14,s7o PoNzI. ASSETS.

Boston, Aug. 26-New Ponzi assets, amounting to s14,37O were uncovered today by the receivers at the Hanover street branch of Ponzis company, where s11,37O in cash and Liberty bonds and a $3,00O note were found.
 Ponzi was brought over from the Middlesex county jail and was present with the receivers as they went through the deposit boxes.
 Today 16S noteholders presented their claims against Ponzi at the at borney generals office, bringing the total liabilities up to s5,O3O,247. The number of individuals who have filed claims to date is 12,226.
 Bank Commissioner Allen, when asked today about the probability of the re-opening of the Hanover Trust company, said:
 'sThe situation has not changed at all I 6bo not know when the Han over Trust company is going to be re- opened.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
FAKIR COLLECTS
 TAXES" FROM WOMEN

Pittsburgh Aug. 27--Many Ale gheny county women have been de frauded by a bogus tax collector, who went into action shortly after Secre tary Colby signed the suffrage proc lamation yesterday, according to an announcement today by H. H. How ard, district attorney.
 The bogus agent visited homes, in formed women they must pay him poll tax if they wanted to vote IT November, collected the money, hand ed out a receipt and then disap- peared.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27

the feature attraction tonight. It is one of the greatest present day themes, it deals with domestic prob lens and shows the way to happiness in these days when the living prob lems bring despair. '"rhe Rent Dodg- ers.' 2 reel Big V comedy will also be shown. Saturday: Wallace Reid in 'sThe Dancin' Fool" L. 26 b.
 EMPIRE.
 Bryant Washburn will be seen at in What Happened to Jones'" his new Paramount Aircraft picture by George Broadhurst The production is a satire on bootlegging and reform CTS in a dry town. An excellent company appears in the production.
 Barney Gerard's 18th annual "Follies of the Day. opened a three-d day en ga agement at the Park theatre last night and were favorably received. Harry Sliding Welsh slid his way into instant favor, his entrance creat- ing roars of laughter. Johnny Weber was an able second. As political can didates of opposing factions the fun was fast and furious. Jack Gibson in various characters was in good voice and as William Jennings Bryan SCOT ed a hit Gertrude Saffin and Mill dred Valmore headed bevy of good
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
CONSTANTINE HOPES.
 TO REGAIN THRONE;

Paris, Aug. 27.-Former King Con stantine of Greece still hopes to re- gain his throne, claiming he never ab- dicated and that he is still considered the sovereign by a majority of the people of Greece, says the Lucerne Q correspondent of the Excelsior.
 In an Interview Constantine said that Premier Ven;ze,os would not be able to give Greece her true place among nations He denied having been involved in an attempt to assas- sinate the premier.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
IHE TIMES: FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1920

looking girls whose singing and danc- ing met with approval. The show was well staged and the scenery and costumes were excellent
 The attendance was large and. en- tn uslastlc and should be equally so for the remainder of the engagement.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
PLANES REACH RUBY.

Dawson, Y. T.. Aug. 27-Three American army airplanes have reach ed Ruby from Nome on their return flight to New York. Captain St.
 Clair Street, with plane No. 1 had to return to Nome soon after start ing because of slight engine trouble.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
WEST END

Alice Joyce in Dollars and the Woman in acts, from the powerful story by Albert Payson Terhune is
Evening star., 1920-01-23
WORK OWN PROBLEMS,
ADVICE GIVEN TO COL LORED
Miss Burroughs and Senator Spen-
cor At Community Eerv.
Ice Rally.

Miss Mamie Burroughs, superintend.
ent Of tho National Training School for
Women and Girls, speaking At a COM
munity service rally last night In St
Monica's Church. South Capitol and L
streets. warned the audience that the
colored people not only in Washington.
but everywhere. could never hope to
obtain recognition until they had learned
to work out theif own problems and
not lean on oth6fs.
There never was a timo when the
colored people Of tho United States had
better opportunity to improve their
conditions" she said. IT by one swoop
we could eliminate the sQualid alley
conditions, most Of the opposition to
the colored race In this city would dis
appear overnight You can never hope
to command the respect Of other peo-
pie II you go about the city in rags and
your homo is tho dumping place Of old
tin cans. ash piles and scrap iron.
The community service centers are
the logical place to begin tho improve
ment II you think that your children
are moral and clean, and that therefore
you do not need to help tho community
centers, you arc wrong. There are
other children who are not and your
children will como in contact with
them. and nothing but bad will result -
Senator Spencer Of Missouri spoke Of
the big strides Of the colored race in
this country since the civil war and
said that the record had never been
eQualed by any other race in the his
Evening star., 1920-01-23
NEIGHORHOOD NEWS
FOR "HAlF-AND-HALF"
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens' A.
sociation on Record In
Publication.

A plea for continuance of the half
and half plan for financing the Dis
trict of Columbia is contained in tho
latest issue of one Of Washington's
new monthly papers. the Neighbor-
hood Newss, published by the Rhode
Island Avenue Suburban Citizens As
sociation.
il is the duty of the government to
maintain the District of Columbia
as fitting habitation." the paper
saws. 'Withdraw the lords contri-
button to the upkeep and proper man
aaement of his manor and make that
upkeep and management entirely de-
pendent on the servants or the house.
That is what the Mapes bill. to abol-
ish the half-and-half, II enacted INTO
law would mean. 1t is true that the
servants are good servants-they
have been tried-and would do their
utmost to keep the house in good,
tenable condition But "nat an
anomaly would be presented.
.If any change in the relations
of the federal and District govern
ments is made 1t should be made
hv the repeal of the law limiting es-
t;mates Of the Commissioners to dou-
hIn the amount of District revenues"
The association has obtained ac-
..ntance of an invitation from Rep
.esentative Thomas S. Williams OF
Ii1inois TO address the association on
th;s subject at meeting next
Wednesday, night at the Sherwood
p-oshvterian church. Rhode Island
arenue and 22d street northeast.
Evening star., 1920-01-23
INCREASED WORKERS SHOWN.
Bureau of Labor Statistics Reports
Comparison of Figures.

Increases in the number Of workers
employed in ten of the thirteen leading
industries are shown in figures made
public today by the bureau OF labor
statistics.
Comparing the figures of the same
establishments for last December with
December, 1918. the largest increase.
269 per cent, appeared in the manufac-
turing industry. Eleven industries
showed an increase in pay rolls. mems
ready-made clothing showing an in
crease of 964 per cent and the woolen
industry of 5S.7 per cent
Comparing December with November
of this year there was an increase in
the number of workers in ten of the
thirteen industries. the greatest in
crease. 1873 per cent, being in the iron
and steel industry. An increase in the
amount Of money paid employees in De-
cember as against November is shown
in the pay rolls of twelve of the indus
tries. cotton manufacturing leading with
an increase of 23.7 per cent.
Evening star., 1920-01-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.

rERsONs WHO WITNESSED AN AUrOMO-
bile accident on oct q. 1919. at .:o An:
at Wisconsin ave- and ST. man VINO p,e.e1
W knocked down person especshy wanted-
Others necessary. l.. BERG. 52sS 81. DIV.
II TOU SAW LADY PUT OFF fVIOMAC
Park at Conn ave. and st. morning o.
January please communicate with Box lso. T.
Star Office.
.UOW I KNOW I'M GOING TO HEAVEN" ."
T. Hxe SVEN pastor. Sunday night. Centen-
NAL Bapt. Ch.. 7th Eye a.e.
PLANS FOR GARAGES AND SNAIL yuhs
furnished by experienced builder. once
INCOME TAX NOTICE.
This bureau offers its services TO taxpayers
with the knowledge that our work stands su-
No reasonable expense is spared to make it
So. as the best talent available Is at our com
msnd.
ment. Honest service is the goal. No other
business wanted.
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Washington. u. C., January 2. 1870.
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Evening star., 1920-01-23

tory of the world. He gave statistics
about property held by celored citizens
In this country and the different en-
deavers which were managed exclusively
by oslored people.
/. Judge Terrell of the Municipal Court
also spoke. as did Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins, who wan chairman Of tho meet
Ing. Rev. Fisher, pastor Of the church,
pronounced the Invocation and musical
selections wsre given by the Crescendo
Players and Singers. Willis Femalo
Hand and the Seminole Quartet.
Evening star., 1920-01-23
"ELIMINATE" PERSHING
FOR CHIEF OF STAFF

Provisions IN the Army reorgani-
xat!on bill as drafted by the Senate
military subcommittees. which would
have the effect of making Gen. Per-
shinR chief Of star in place of Gen.
March, the present occupant. were
tentatively eliminated yesterday by
tho full military committee. which
sustained recomm mendations by Secre-
tnry Baker. who said he did not be-
lieve Gen. Pershing desired the place.
Preliminary consideration OF the
bill was completed yesterday by the
Evening star., 1920-01-23
Editors TO Tour in Canada.

MONTREAL. January 20 - More
.han two hundred representatives of the
Tational Editorial Association OF the
I|nited States will uotr eastern Canada,
including the maritime provinces; neat
Inne following it's annual convention at
9snston, beginning the week of May 81,
II has been announced by VIII Wilke.
,,;.a president of the association
Evening star., 1920-01-23
Offered Chinese Irigands,

The governor of the Chinese PROV
ince OF Yunnan has offered complete
amnesty to the brtyands who captured
A. L. Shelton, American missionary.
January 3. II they will release him. ac-
cording to a dispatch from Peking to
the State Department 80
Evening star., 1920-01-23

full committee. 1t met again today,
however, to take up various contested
provisions. as well as amendments
to be proposed by members. Chair
man Wadsworth said he expected 10
have the bill ready to report to the
Senate by Monday