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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-02
LOWER PRICES
WithQualiiy and Service Maintained

OUR 1921 POLICY OF ADJUSTING OUR
PRICES EACH MONTH TO MEET ALL RE-
DUCTIONs BY THE PRODUCERS, AND
REDUCING OUR MARGIN OF PROFIT TO
OUR PRE,wAR BASIS, HAS RESULTED IN
ASPLENDID DEMAND FROM OUR ENTIRE
TERRITORY FOR LUMBER, MILL WORK
AND BUILDING MATERIAL AND HAS EN-
ABLED US TO RESUME FULL TIME OPERA
TiONS AT OUR MILL FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN OVER SIX MONTHS
". A. Smoot & Co., Inc
i ALEXANDRIA, g VIRGINIA
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-02
Armament Various pro-.
and 'posals look d,
Taxation. ing toward
% 81 ). -, steps for in

ternational disarma m ent.
have been turned down in
the House. of Representa-,
tives as riders to the Army
and Navy appropriation
bills.
It becomes increasingly
evident that this country I'M
der this Congress al! -Ad-
ADMINISTRATION does not mean
to take the lead in a move
ment to bring about the re-
duetion Of ythe unhhrable
burden Of: srinameilt under
which the whole cirilized
world is today |groaring in
bankruptcy and starvation
"ships and more ships" is
to be the motto Of Britain,
America and Japan; Men
and more men" that OF
France, Italy and Russia.
President Harding's: remark
to the Navy, eve want moth
ing but what is rightly and
justly ours and, by the Eter-
nal, we mean to, have lit4sHifs
to become the dictum of In
ternational diplomacy. All
the nations mean to have
what they consider is rightly
and justly theirs and by the
Eternal and all the guns aid
men they car mobilize they
m2an to have it. !!
And in the meantime VIZ
will continue to spend eighty
cents out Of every dollar Of
taxes collected for piling UT
a lot OF military and naval.
paraphenalia which IN thu
event of a real emergency
will have to be discardedLas
obsolete rubbish. r.
Refusing to take part in a
League Of Nations or any
concerted action for world
peace, nothing remains for
us but to arm and keep arm
led to the teeth. Yea, verify
if we bankrupt ourselves and
starve half the WorlG! in the
attempt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-02
FINDS WOMEN "CUSS" MOST

New York. May New York wo
hen "cuss" more than the women OF
any other city in the world, DR..
Christian F. Reisner, pastor of tn"
Chelsea Methodist Episcopal Church
hjA, declared in a sermon yesterday
This spoils and coarsens women's
i,::'iiuty. according to DR.. Reisner..
"Swearirg is the refuge of the i!
l:terata whose vocabularies ire
snail" Dr.. Rcisner said. The
nan who ridiculates the party CT
woman soon loses the power to love
one woman purely. Charles NJ.
schwab, J. J. Hill and Theodora
Roosevelt caderS in American his
.cry, never took Gods mamie in vain. y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-02
IS KILLED - = -.
s-:<.;:;-s IN ELEVATOR CRASH

- -. 1 ~ .. - y
Baltiatore. May2 ~ = Coroner Mil
ham f.. Riley. spent several hours
yesterday interrogating PersonsEwho
:7ere guests at :. party attended: Sat
.,9ay night and early Sunday morn
I'D by James Newton Wheatley for
mer naval officer, whose lifeless body
vas found wedSed between the ele-
vator floor and the upper door frame
Of the sixth floor of the Montreal
APARTMENTS, Is West Mount Royal
hvenlie.
Evidence indicates that Wheatley
attempted to operate the elevator.
himself. He was dinner guest OF
Mrs. Marguerite White, an old
fiiend, who lives on the sixth floor
II the building. He is said to have
eft the party about a. M, yes
+ rday going down the stairs: A
.l:crt time after the body was found
Wheatley, according to Mrs.
White, was tutor in The family OF
Fairfax Harrison, Belvoir, Va. lie
was also said t. have been the au-
thor of several short stories and
ncvins picture scenarios.
He was an officer in the United
States Navy Feet Reserve during
tie war, and during the Peace Con
ference was. detailed a. an aide &c
The naval attarhe to the American
delegation at Versailles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-02
GRANDMOTHER KNEW
There Was Nothing So Good
tor Congestion and Colds
as Mustard

But the old.fashioued mustard.
plaster burned and blistered while it
acted. Get the relief and help thar
mustard plasters gave, without the
plaster and without the blister.
Musterole does it. 1t is a clean,
white o;::!t;si ut, made with oil of NUS
tard. 1t is scientifically prepared. SO
that it works wonders, and yet does
not blister the tendsrest skin.
Gently massage Musterole in with the
fnger:tips. See how quickly it brings re:
Iief-liow speedily the pain disappears
Use Musterole for sore THROAT, bron.
chitis. tonsilitis, Group, stiff neck,
asthma. neuralgia, headache, conges'
ton, pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago,
pains and aches of the back or joints,
sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chill
blains, frosted feet, colds of the chest
lit often prerents pneumonia).
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-02

"No-To-Bac" has helped thousands
. break the costly, nerve-shatterins
.:>5accc habit Whenever you have a
cE@:n" for cigarette, cigar, pipe,
y for chew, just place a harmless
%o-TC-Bac tablet in your mouth in
lead, to help relieve that awful de-
s:rc. Shortly the habit may pc conf
,!cte.y broken, and you are better off
mentally. physically, financially. It's
50 easy, so simple. Get.a box of No
:'c-Hac and # it doesn't release you
rom all craving for tobacco in any
'orm. your druggist will refund your
money without question.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-02

Gcfndant appear here within ten diyi
after due publication of, this o"::cr,
ard do what is necessary to protcr.
lis interest in this SUIT.
L. Z. Washington, P. G.
4 Copy Teste.
NEWELL S. GREENAW3I.
Shawn CLERK
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-02
A bean, just a mis-
cradle little bean,
the most lowly and
democratic Of the
vegetables. cltsto-
Big
Things
from
Small.

mary ingredients Of the poor
mans soup, despised ration
of armies and navies and
consumed with bitter mental
reservations by all The wide
world except a few perculiar
folk living III and around
Boston who instead use ba-
con, brown sugar and molas-
ses to make it palatable!
What future is there for a
bean, ! what can possibly
emerge of interest to the
world out Of anything 50
small, so insignificant and
so prosaic?
One might well be tempted
to answer specifically moth
ing but the dull, cnlorles:
nourishment it affords.
were it not for the fact thai
hundreds of, thousands OF
people have recently flockeo,
to see just such a little bear
and have come away from
seeing it astonished, edifiec
and inspired. More than q
years ago an unknown con-
vict IN Guatemala, after
wards executed took a mean
little Florida bean and cary
ed upon it a head of Christ
that has since come to hf
accepted as the smallest anc
the finest Christ-Head in the
world. The transeendan1
beauty Of the Christus ds
Profundis, so marvel.ousll
wrought out Of the face Of
despicable little beam, !
something which mast b.
seen to be believed and the
owners Of the remarkable
curiosity are now placing j
upon exhibition in variou.
cities of the country
That an unknown crInli-
nal about to be put 10 death
should find such beauty i'll /;
thing so mean and SINAI
should make all Of us Wht
are day after day confront
ed with hundreds Of oppor
tunities so much larger take
heart to do well the Smallest
thing we tackle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-02
J2-.lWp
VIRGINIA

FiRlrlSl3
In the Clerks Office of the Corpo-
ration Court Of the City Of AlcXan-
dria on the 18th day of April, 1921.
R:charl c. Topham, ccmpiainan.
vs. Anna Lee (Rollins) Top.anl, Dc
fendart. II Chanccry No. 1923.
MEMO.
The objc:: of this suit is 10 obtain
for the complainant from the defend
ant a divorce a vinculo matrImoni!
upon the ground Of wilful all volun-
tary descrtion and abandonment for
more than three years prloc e the
institution of this suit, that lie may
be granted the ca-r end custody OF
his infant son, Robert Edward Top
ham. and for general relief.
1t appearing ~ III affidavit filed
in this cause that the defendant Anna
Lee (Rollins) Topharl is lon-rcs-
dert CT this State: il IS Ordered, That
said defendant apprac here within ten
days after due publication Of THIS or
der, and do what Is necessary to pro-
.tect her interest in this su;t.
Smith and Woolls, 2. @.
A Copy TeSte.
NEWELL S. GDEENAWAY,
92-4wp Clerk,
VIRGINIA.
In the Clerks Office of the Corpo-
ration Cou:t of the City Of -ilear-
dria. on the 10th day of April, 1921.
Goldic C.. F'ullmer. complainant ".
Franklin {. Fullm",. defendant. In
Chancery No. 1911.
MEMO.
The object of this suit is &c obtain
for the complainant an absolute di-
vorce from the bonds of matr.mony
from the defendant or the S;ounds of
wilful and voluntary dcseTtion and
for more than three
years pr;57. to the institution Of this, !
suit; and f>r genera. relief
1t appearing ny affidavit fllcd. in
this cause that tie defendaE. Frank
lin f.. Fu,l:a;r is :. nonresident Of
this State: t is Ordered, That said
defendant appear here within ten days
after due publication. Of rhis order.
and do what is necessary % protect
his interes3 in this suit.
Edmund Hill, Jr.. P. Q.
A Copy TeSte.
NEWELL S. GREENAWAT, !
o2-4wp - Clerk.
, 1921-10-20
GRIEVANCES AIRED
IN MEET.

CHICAGO. Oct. 20.-By The Asso.
cinted PresslELeadors OF tho big i've
railroad b-rotherhoods meet today with
the railroad labor board In a secret
Informal conference TO air their Eriev-
hnces which led to the strike cali for
octobar 30. while chnirmen OF most
OF the IL other principal railroad
unions were deciding whether they
also would al n walkout. TO complete
the proposed transportation tieup.
Labor board members were Opt
mistic over prospects Of an adjust
ment of the brotherhood members
complaints. but no plans had been an
nounced for discussing with railroad
executives the boards program OF
averting the strike by temporarily
maintaining the present wage level
and reducing freight rates.
Prior to tho conference with the
brotherhoods. the board had sched-
uled a hearing with Pennsylvania
railroad representatives on charges OF
violation of a board decision requir-
Ing a new election of shop crafts rep
resentatives. This ease is the nrst OF
Its kind to como before the board and
is expected to establish the extent
of the boards power in enforcing it's
,coIsion unde the transportation act.
r'lans to operate passenger. mail
and milk trains were being pushed by
railroad executives. in event the
strike takes Iiace. with resumption
, 1921-10-20
RATE DECISIONS BY
I. G. c. ARE

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2o.-Decisions
by the interstate m commits
sion in pending cases involving re
quested reductions In the freight rates
or grain. hay. feed and lumber were
understood TO be imminent today altar
a conferences on the nilroad situation
In which President Harding. Chair.
man McChord OF the commission and
Acting Attorney General Golf partic.
ipated.
Soon after Chairman McChord ap-
peared at the White House. Acting
Attorney General Goff arrived and
with Mr.. Sfcchord went into confer
nee with the president
Mediation Through regular md
constituted authority az a means OF
preventing a general railroad strike
wa urged upon the chiefs of h big
-four brotherhoods and b. N. Jewell
head OF the railway employees division
o fthe American Federation OF La
Dor. IN a memorial forwarded 10 them
today by the national grunge and the
National MIX Producers federation.
I'VE have only commentator for
the admonition against all disorder
and unlawful interference by strik'
, 1921-10-20

csption was a fortunats thing for
US he said today while chatting with
an Associated Press correspondent
over the incident
III it had not been for the fact
that the reception lasted until after .
O'Clock said the Ambassador. II
should have returned home INK dress
ed for dinner.
The whole thing scanned providen-
tai Had We entered the house one
minute n n half before we did. we
all should have been IN the room and
might " been killed or badly IN
Jured- I recall that ! stopped In tho
entrance hail TO examine a batch OF
letters before ascending the stairway.
This must have occupied two min
utes. These two minutes may have
saved my life"
, 1921-10-20
HOOVER A TO
MOVE FOOD AND FUEL.

WASHINGTON. oct. 2o-Pians for
tho movement of essential commo-
dities In the case OF a general rail
road strike have been completed by
the commerce department. Secretary
Hoover announced today.
Mr.. Hoover said his department was
prepared to coordinate tho efforts OF
governors OF states aud municipalities
In continuing the transportation OF
food. fuel and other primary com
mobiles IN the event of a tieup OF
fhe railroads. He indicated that the
use Of trucks and water transportn-
ton would he resoEted TO as wei as
the rail carriers.
, 1921-10-20

of freight traffic as fast as men can
be secured
, 1921-10-20
PREVENTION POSSIBLE
BUT NOT P0sTPONEMENT, CLAIM
Continued from Page IL

ton because the road allov-d the men
to vote only on individuals while the
~shopcrafts Insisted the name
OF their local should appear as a com
mittee.
Questioned closely by Ben W. Hoop
or. one OF the public representatives
on the board. on whether tho Pennsyi.
wanna admitted that the-transportation
act required conferences with EN-.
ployes to negotiate rules. Mr.. Hioer-
man declared Il did not. but that II
was the roads policy 30 TO confer.
lie also denied thai the road felt
bound by law or the labor board to
select employees representatives by
ballot. adding that n number OF repre-
sentatives had been named without a
written ballot.
, 1921-10-20

meeting the strike on eastern and
New England railroads.
Although they p~rofes-ed 20 Sc some
hope OF peace through the labor
boards efforts. the railroad heads de.
clared hat with strike o1f>rs already
issued they could not afford to delay
their plans to res what tho Chicago
conferences would bring forth.
Advertisements calling for msn to
take h places Of possible strikers
have been prepared hy all the railroads
centerfng here n these. & vas re
ported. would be given to newspapers
during tho day.
Several Of the railroads have sent
out circular letters TO their employees
urging the mon to think carefully he
fore they join tho proposed strike and
not be "misied In this matter"
, 1921-10-20
See the boys go
over the top

.
See the Rainbow Divi-
sion ON the firing line.
See the Ninety-First
Division on the firing line.
Tanks, artillery, infan-
try, planes with their rat
tie of bullets, shells, ex.
ploding in the camera
eye, bombs from the
above, gas, liquid Ere do
ing their deadly work.
You will be thrilled tin
you viii yell with joy and
excitement and marvel It
the boys, fearless and
brave, rally in such 4
on't-givc-a-damn man
ner' that you will always
feel safe and say they
will do it over again amp
time. These pictures have
created a big hit every
where. The first night
will make the next night
bigger. You can not
make a mistake in seeing
this show.
, 1921-10-20

ciAted PressHMyron 7. Hsrrick. the
American ambassador. went 10 his Of
nee IN the American embassy as
usual this morning. little affected by
his narrow escaps yesterday after
noon when n bomb exploded in n room
OF his home In Avenue DE Messine.
At the embassy Mr.. Herrick found
scores OF telegrams and letters OF
congrntuiation from officials and
friends all over Europe. The first
thing he did was TO issue Instructions
that ANYONE desiring TO give him a
present must bling II opened to tho
embassy.
All packages brought to the en-
basSy viii be under suspicion and
will be opened under water in the
presence OF police.
Tho entire detective force OF Paris.
under the personal direction OF the
project OF police. worked throughout
the night IN efforts to trace the
makers OF the bomb. No arrests had
been announced by the police up to
moor today. but 1t was said a num-
Der OF persons were under surveii-
lance and hat two clues formed the
basis for further investigation.
Walter Blanchard. Mr.. Herrick's
valet. who was hit by pieces OF the
bomb. probably Will leave the Amer
lean hospital tomorrow. II his inJur-
les have proved TO DO slight An X.
ray is being taken today to determine
the xac location OF the fragments.
which his physicians said could be re
moved without difficulty.
The embassy was carefully guarded
today by policemen and detectives.
E--.rTa oe 4hA rffU lnka-aNAr4 had
completed examinations OF fragments
OF the bomb and confirmed earlier re
ports that II was OF British mak OF
the reversible type.
IF the man who opened the pack
age had not been a soldier in the late
war. he would have been blown TO
pieces" said a police official this
morning.
Final decision regarding the Com
munist manifestation announced for
tomorrow evening remains TO be
taken. Police officials said today that
whatever the decision, there would be
sufficient forces IN hand to prevent
crowds from approaching the Amer
lean embassy or INDUCING in violence
anywhere
The attention Of the police has been
directed toward n certain number Of
American citizens. who. although
banishcd from France, are known
still to be in the country. The first
searches. however. II was said today,
probably will be made In anarchist
and Communist c~ircles. as the crime
h regarded by the police as a result
OF a Communist campaign against the
conviction for murder of Nlcolo Sac
co and Bartolomeo vansetti. two
Italians. by a Massachusetts court
last summer.
Paris newspapers today voiced hor-
o at the outrage and printed long
accounts Ind photographs showing
h wrecked room in the Herrick resi-
dence.
L'Humanite declared that the po-
lice might use the Incident In their
campaign against Communists.
, 1921-10-20

The frat pictures ever
released which were &C.
tually filmed on the firing
line by the u. s. Signal
Corps.
, 1921-10-20
PLANS LAID TO
COMBAT WALsSOUT.

NEW YORK. oct. A.-Proceeding
as II they expected failure OF the rail-
road labor board in its efforts TO pro
ven; h threatened railroad strike by
a conference IN Chicago today with
the big five brotherhoods chiefs. mem
bers OF b eastern presidents confer
ence met here today 10 lay plans for
, 1921-10-20

srs. contained in order TO strike" h
memorial said. but we dsplore the
calling OF such a strike al this time
under present conditions in the coun-
try and we earnestly hope that me
dlation through regular and cousts-
tuted authority may Be a 10 avert
the same"
, 1921-10-20
PARIS MEETING
CONVICTION.

PARIS. Oct. 2o.-After a protest
meeting at Brest last night against
h action OF a Massachusetts court
in convicting Nicolo Sacco and Bar
tolomeo Vanzetti OF first degree muir
der, a manifestation was organized
under h windows o fthe American
consulate there, according to a dis
patch today TO the Petit Parisien.
The demonstrators later broke up,
the dispatch said n some OF them
went 10 the subprefecture of police
where they sang the Internaltionale
and the Red Flag. The crowd dis
banded at II O'Clock. the dispatch
added.
Today the mayor made an apology
10 Samuel B.. Forbes, the American
consul, saying that no such incident
would have been allowed TO happen
IL It could have been foreseen.
The subprefect Issued a warning
against further demonstrations,
, 1921-10-20
THREAT IN LETTER OFFERS CLUE
To BOMBING OF is. EMBASSY
Continued from Page L,

a bomb exploded in his residence yes
terday evening. Mr.. Herrick was at
tending n reception In tho Hotel De
Vile to General Pershing and failed
by two minutes to return to his home
by h time h explosion occurred.
The extreme length OF the re-
, 1921-10-20
BANDIT GETS 1913.

WINNIPEG. Man. Oct so-An Of
ncial check today showed fhnt the
ione bandit who held IN tho Dominion
Express car on h Canadian Pacific
railway train between Moose Jaw and
Swift Current yesterday obtained a.
sia.
, 1921-10-20
MISSED
BIT TWO

PARIS, Oct. 2o.-By The Associ-
ated Pressl.-Myron t. Herrick. the
American ambassador. today thanked
providence and the length of official
receptions for his narrow escape from
possible death or serious injury when
, 1921-10-20

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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-11-24
Commissioner Of Education

The Savings Division, First Federal
Reserve District has sent out, through
F. C. Ayres, Government Director, a
request that the teachers Of the ele-
mentary, grammar and High schools
give particular attention to education
in Thrift and Saving and investment
in Government Savings securities.
Under the leadership Of Mrs. Geo.
Fl. Smile, of Montpelier, a great deal
of organization work was accom-
plished last year throughout the state,
and the response to Mr.. AyTes' request
has been most encouraging. Unusual
interest has been shown among the
schools of the state and requests for
Happy Jack material, SUCH as books,
cards, buttons and thrift chests, have
been received from over thirty Of the
principle educational centres. Many
OF the schools are carrying ON this
Instruction without the advantage OF
any special material furnished by the
Government. Mr.. Ayres wants the
teachers of the state to realize that
the Savings Division. with headquar-
tsrs at Boston Is nranarad Ia sAna
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-11-24
Legal Notices
Estate of LUETTE M. LEWIS
Order of Notice Will

State of Vermont, District Of Essex,
The Honorable Probate Court for
the District aforesaid:
TO the heirs and all persons inter-
ested in the estate of Luette NJ. Lewis
late of Concord, in said district, de-
ceased, GREETING:
At a Probate Court holden at~Gon-
cord, within and for said District on
the 18th day Of November, 1921, an
instrument purporting to be the last
Will and Testament of Luette M.
Lewis late of Concord in said District
deceased, was presented to the Court
aforesaid, for Probate.
And it is ordered by said Court that
the End day Of December 1921, at
the Probate office in said Concord. be
assigned for proving said instrument
and that notice thereof be given to all
persons concerned, Blu publishing this
order three weeks successfully in the
Essex County Herald, a newspaper
circulatingg in that vicinity, in said
District, previous to the time appoint
I. ed. -.
THEREFORE, you are hereby not
fled to appear before said Court, at
the time andd place aforesaid, and
contest the probate of said will, if you
have cause.
Given under my hand at Concord,
in said District, this 18th day OF No
vember, 1921.
FRED A. BREWER.
Judge.