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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-04
IT'S WONDERFUL
SAYS MISS BIERS
Akron Young Lady Declares She's In
Just Splendid Health Since
Taking Tanlac

"Tanlac was just exactly what l
needed to get me to feeling right, "
said Miss Kathleen Byers, a popular
young lady of Akron, Ohio, living at
205 Allies Court.
"All during the past year | was
not in good health By any means. l
ate very little and even that little
gave me indigestion. Almost any I'M
usual noise or excitement would make
me SO nervous couldn't keep still and
at night | was as restless as | could
be. | imagined all kinds Of things
happening and just couldn't sleep I
became very much run down and felt
dull and listless all the time.
Both my father and mother had
taken Tanlac with splendid results,
SO | decided to try it. l began to i'm
prove at once and haven't had touch
of indigestion since began on Tanlac
My appetite has come back, my nerves
have quoted down and sleep ever SC
much better. | have gained a number
of pounds in weight and am in splen-
did health. | think Tanlac is truly
a wonderful medicine"
Tanlac is sold in Alexandria by
Edgar Warfeld, Jr., and leading drug
glsts everywhere.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-04
TERSELY TOLD

At midday on the moon, President
Very has demonstrated the tempera-
ture in the equatorial region reaches
$50 F.
Four p. m. is said to be the ralnlest
hour Of the whole twenty-four.
Roman custom dictated that son
of a dead man should conduct the
funeral services.
One man out of every Is is color
blind, while only woman out OF i
900 is likewise affected.
Poison gas" can be made so solid
that each soldier could carry a can
lister of it in his pack.
The Dead Sea contains no life OF
any Kind except few microbes, and
sea fish put into its waters soon die
Pennsylvania avenue, Washington
D. C. is 100 feet wide. 1t is VERT.
able parade avenue, and is known all
over the world for its magnificance
Red has been. called the king OF
colors. The bull is not the only crea-
ture that resents red; Che elephant
the horse, the dog, the cock, are al
alike in this respect.
Stalactites hang from the roofs like
icicles, while stalagmites. are like in.
verified icicles, formed by the drip OF
water on the floor. Sometimes they
grow to meet each other and form
columns.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-04

Diamond Dyes" is heroic example
Of the power of advertising for the
plant of small beginnings now covers
a city block. The business was built
on "making good" the advertising
that has made Diamond Dyes" a
household. Possibly the greatest as
set of this proved aid to economy is
the goodwill OF families that run
through generations. Young women
tell that their mothers and grand
mothers before them were Diamond
Dye enthusiasts. They like the Dia-
mond Service plan" which makes it
clear that for a few cents it is easy
to "dye old things new"
The Wells & Richardson people are
going to make the golden jubilee of
Diamond Dyes nation wide. They
will do this by the biggest newspaper
advertising appropriation ever made
in the fifty years of service.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-04
HIS MULE FOOLISH, is DRIVERS
DEFENSE

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 4.-Frank Rus
sell, colored, might have been driving
a foolish" mule last Saturday but
in the opinion of Police Justice Sim
mons, that mule wasn't half as fool
ish as Frank. And Frank probably
agrees with the justice.
Frank was arrested last Saturday
on a charge Of recklcssly driving a
team of mules and wagon and an
other charge of driving team of
mules while under the influence of
whisky. The evidence was that
Frank was drunk and that the mules
ran into and damaged another We
hiclc
Frank admitted his outfit had a
collision with another wagon, but
denied he was drunk.
Zone NAH mules was jes foolish en-
he jes drug de wag'n intuh de udder
one. But NAH boss say he gwine pay
fer de damage" said Frank.
THAT mule wasn't half as foolish
as you were," said the Judge. "You
should know better than to drive a
foolish mule while you are drunk.
Twenty and costs"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-04
ENTERED WRONG HOME IN Err.
ROR AND is JAILED

Danville, Va, Jan. 4.-Furthel
details have been learned here OF
the death of R. a. Lloyd, a former
resident, under tragic, circumstances,
at Crewe on Friday morning. The
remains were brought here accom-
panied by his wife, who left immedi-
ately for her home to be with one
of four children critically i'll with
typhoid fever and another who has
a broken leg.
Lloyd on Thursday night had pur-
chased some shoes for his children.
He appears to have mistaken his own
house and to have entered that of
another Crewe resident. The woman
of the home in question called the
police and Lloyd was taken to the
town Jail. ;.
Officials had placed Lloyd in a cell
in which was some inflammable ma
terial, and while they had gone to
get coal to build a fire, it is reported,
a cigarette in Noyd's mouth ignited
he inflammable material, and he sus-
tanned such fearful injuries that ne
died the next morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-04

Norma Snow, six year-old daugh-
ter of w A. Snow, of San Francisco,
California, who just returned from
a two-year trip, with her daddy and
mother, to places never before visit
cd by white peop.e. The expedition
covered about $4,000 miles in the
very widest country. The youngster
is Just as healthy and happy as
though she had spent the two years
in luxurious civilization. She was the
only passenger aboard the s. S.
OLYMPIC who hung up a stocking
Christmas Eve. The little girl was
not disappointed for she found a big
doll tucked away in her stocking.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-04

pass a billion, it will be because
her people have not availed them
selves of the matches epportull-
tiles afforded by the superb en-
downents of nature. While
North Carolina, on the other hand,
has already attained a normal
maximum and can herceforth
only make a smaller and steadler
progress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-04
Immunity From Disease

In addition to certain mechanical
defenses against disease, such as an
unbroken skin, saliva, tears, perspi-
ration and the like, the body shows
varying degree of immunity, or the
ar of living organisms to resis
infections. This immunity is exceed
ingly variable, being greater or less
in different people and under differ
ent conditions, but the exact ways
in which it is brought about are still
in many cases far from clear.
Immunity may be natural or ac-
quired. By natural immunity Is
meant an inherited characteristic by
which all individuals of species are
immune to certain disease. Man is
immune to many diseases Of the
lower animals, and they in turn are
immune to many diseases of man.
Moreover, certain individuals have a
personal immunity against diseases
to which others of the same race or
species are susceptible.
Immunity may be acquired in sew
eral ways, 1t is commonly known
that one attack Of certain communi~
cable diseases, such as smallpox,
measles, whooping cough, scarlet te-
yer, infantile paralysis, typhoid fe-
yer, chicken pox and mumps, rem
ders the Individual immune to that
especial disease for a varying length
of time, sometimes for lite. On the
other hand, certain other diseases,
such as erysipelas and pneumonia,
appear to diminish resistance and to
leave a person more susceptible TO
later attacks.
In certain diseases immunity may
be artificially acquired by introduce
ing certain substances into the BODY
to increase it's resistance.
Examples of this method include
the use Of antitoxin as a protection
against diptheria or scra in pneumon-
ia and other infections, vaccination
against smallpox and typhoid fever
whereby slight form of the dis
case is artifically induced. VAGINA
ton and innoculation have saved
thousand of lives. Smallpox, once
more prevalent than measles, was
the scourge of Europe until VAGINA
ton was introduced. During the 18th
century it was estimated that co.
100000 people died Of it, and at the
beginning of the 10th century one
fifth of all he children born died OF
smallpox before they were ten years
old. In countries where vaccination
is not practiced the disease is as SER
ious as ever, while in those where 1t
is compulsory deaths from mallpoX
are almost unknown. Death rates
from diphtheria and typhoid fever
have been greatly reduced by the
use of antitoxin and antityphoid vac
cine. Thus in New York state be-
fore antitoxin was generally used, 50
out of every 100000 population died
of diphtheria, while the present rate
is only about 20 out of 100000.
In 1911, United States Army Di-
vision of more than 10000 camped at
San Antonio, Texas, for four months.
All of these men had been vacclnated
against typhoid fever and only a
single case occurred during the sum-
mer, although conditions of camp
life always tend to spread the disease
Thus it is easy to see that the most
important single means of control
ling epidemics and insuring indlvld-
ual immunity from certain formerly
prevalent communicable diseases lies
in vaccination or innoculation against
them.
Contributed by the Southern Di-
vision, American Red Cross.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-04
THE MOTHER OF MEDICINE"

Isis, the Queen and afterwards the
Goddess, was called the "Mother of
Medicine" In ancient Egypt, centuries
before Christ, women were skilled in
medicine. They knew the great value
of medicinal plants.
Hippocrates, the "Father of Mcdi-
cine" many centuries later, knew less
of the merit of vegetable drugs than
did the women of ancient times.
Lydia E. Pinkham, nearly fifty years
ago, gave to women her Vegetable
Compound, now known everywhere as
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. This is woman's medicine for
woman's ailments, prepared from
medicinal plants.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-04
50th Anniversary of "Gamond
Dyes"

Somebody out of touch with truth
once said there is no sentiment in
business. Another greater in wis
dom, declared: They profit most
who serve best"
All this year a concern that helped
put Burlington Vermont on the map
of national business, is celebrating
fifty years of successful service of
the womanhood of the world. "Dia-
mond Dyes" is half century old and
they are having a series of happy
episodes to make the anniversary a
noteworthy one.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-04
For Greater Alexandria

Ferry to Maryland Shore.
Improved HighWoy to Fatrta1.
Great White Way on King Street.
Beloion Blocks replaced on Washing
tom HighqVay By asphalt.
North Alfred and Columbus Streets
improved to Washington Boulevard
New Public School.
Washington Boulevard made SAFE oy
AUDITING strips.
More Fairgrounds for the children.
Modern Y. M. C. A. Buiding.>
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-04

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Columbia Granite and
Dredging Corporation will be held at
Rooms l and 2, Alexandria National
Bank Building, Alexandria, Virginia,
at IL o'clock noon, on Thursday Jan
uary 10, 1922, for the purpose of
electing directors for the ensuing
vnor. and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting.
2-11c G. A. Bonnet, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-04
VIRGINIA MANUFACTURES

The Census Bureau at wash
ington has just sent out Its bull
letin OF the 1920 census tabulatlng
the manufactures OF the Unlted
States for the year 1919. New
York heads the list, with an out
put valued at S9,So6,OOO,OOO
Pennsylvania ranks second, with
an output Of s7,317,ooo,o 900; then
come.in the order named: Illinois,
with s5,425,ooo, 900; Ohio, with
$500, 100000; Massachusetts,,
with S4,o11 100000; New Jersey
with S5;67o,00O,O00. and Mich
igan, with $500, 100000.
Virginia ranks sixth among the
Southern States. Texas comes
first, with All output Of about one
billion dollars; then, in order,
come North Carolina, with Jas
million; Maryland, with SIo NIL
lion; Georgia, with o95 million;
Louisiana with o7o million; Vir-
e;lia, with o45 million; Tcnnes-
see, with $50 million; Alabama,
with 492 million; Kentucky, with
3o5 million; South Carolina, with
38o million; Florida, with 2lo
million, and Arkansas, with 2Ol
million.
Texas, OF course, is an empire
within itself. The day is not far
distant when it will rank first III
almost everything, outstrlpplng
even the states of New York,
Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
This, however, is due as much
to its magnitude of area as to any
other one cause. Texas contains
265,OOO square miles, while Viz
ginia has but $4,000. That is,
. Texas is more than six times as
large as Virginia. Square mile
for square mile, Virginia manu-
features annually nearly four
times as much i'll value as Texas.
A striking example, however, OF
the aid of foreign capital i'll adj
ding to the wealth OF a state, is
North Carolina. With only 5000
square miles more than Virginia.
she yet produces nearly a billion
dollars in manufactures or about
500 million dollars more than the
Old Dominion. The climate,
topography, seacoast, proximity
to coal and raw material are about
the same. In fact, Virginia has
more natural advantages than her
sister state. It is only a question,
therefore. Of the investment OF
capital North Carolina has $
900 factories; Virginia has S.
COS. North Carolina has u.s.
+25 persons engaged i'll n1anu-
features, as against Virginia 5
159,l7S. North Cardinals in
vested capital i'll manufacturing is
$50 million dollars, as compared
with Virginia +65 million. That
is, Nortl, Carolina has over 200
million dollars more invested i'll
manufacturing than Virginia. We
think, however, that with the gen
eral awakening i'll this State that
she will sooner or later surpas>
her neighbor to the South. 1t may
be a rash prophecy, but we ven
ture to predict that in 1880 Vlr
ginia will rank third among the
Southern states, only yielding pre-
eedence to Texas and Maryland.
IF her manufactures do not sur
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-04
MANY UNCLAIMED
.LECAC|ES ARE HELD
IN CO. Strong BOX
s2,es1 AWAITS ONE HEIR WHOM
OFFICIALS os COUNTY HAVE so
FAR BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE
SCI HEIRS ARE SOUGHT

Vast sums o. unclaimed Inherit
ances were turned over TO County
Treasurer Joseph kilduli b. the retir'
ing treasurer, George Reynolds, this
morning as the office changed hands
and passed into the control of Mr. XII
dun, The moneys, which are held m
trust by The treasu er awaiting call
from the owners or claimants, have
been laying Ia the treasury for many
years, in some instances, and show
that SOL different sums are held Tor
distribution as soon as claims are
proven.
The larger amounts are being held
for missing heirs who never have been
located. The smaller sums are Tor
unclaimed witness fees. The list OF
persons for whom the money IS re-
t9inod was published in Saturday $
Free TradcrJournal, Among the
names were those OF heirs who have
never put in an appearance and made
claim for their logacies Many OF
these heirs do not know money IS
awaiting them here, and the court and
aEpcintees OF the court who have tried
to settle up the estate have been un-
able 70 locate any Of the relatives OF
the decedents to give them their in
heritanCeS
One of the best known Of these es'
tates is that OF the late Jeuery O'-on'
nell of Ottawa. who served in the
Canadian army during the world war
and died OF the au in this city in 1918.
After all funeral expenses ana other
items in connection with his Illness
and death had been settled balance
OF sl43l4 was left 10 be distributed
among his heirs The heirs. however,
could not be located, so the county
treasurer is holding the money IN
hopes that some day they will turn
up.
Several other similar estates are III
cuded in this list The money will
In time, in case no relative appears to
claim It. revert 10 the state OF Illinois.
Numerous single shares of estates
which are to go to known heirs VINO
cannot be located are also being held
by the treasurer. Recently Chicago
man appeared and claimed legacy OF
almost $1,000 which had been held by
the county treasurer for him since
l9l6. He knew that at the death OF
his brother-in-law lie was to inherit
the money. but had never bothered to
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-04
C0NDE INSTALLS NEW
CHARGING MACHINE

The Condo Motor Supply company
has just installed another new piece
OF machinery, called constant po-
tential charging machine, This ma
chine Is used for charging automo.
bile batteries. aud Is not a new ma
chine or method. as IL has been used
for years as a charging medium for
very large batteries, such as the cen.
tral stations use. However. IL has
been applied To the smaller batteries
as a charging machine, only within
the last year. The machine liz rath.
or expensive to install but when a
large volume OF battery charging is
done II shows "A wonderful saving in
time.
Under the old system II took from
two days TO a week, depending upon
the size of the battery. With the
constant potential charging machine
only six or eight hours are required
to charge the ordinary battery. while
large battery. like those used In
Cadillacs, will take from ten to
twelve hours.
The old system used a high vol
tage, and low amperage and batter
les were connected in series The
constant potential uses n low voltage
and high amperage and batteries
are connected in multiple and can be
compared to a sponge absorbing wa
ter; when full il viii not absorb any
more.
A battery on this machine may be
fully charged in six hours, but can be
left on charge for week as no more
current can enter the battery after
il is fully charged, thus eliminating
the overcharging.
The Exide and other large battery
concerns are recommending these
machines very highly, as it is easier
on the batteries and gives them Il
better charge.
The Condo concern has always OPP
! Grated a very modern up TO date ga
rage and we know it will continue to
remain at the top.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-04
IDYL GLEN

Mr., and Mrs NJ j, Anderson spent
Sunday afternoon al w II. Slafor's.
Mrs. Tom Classon, Elmer and Jen.
ME spent Sunday at @. A. Classon's.
j, II. Chapman of Odell has been
visiting here. ~
Silas Williamson finished husking
corn last week,
Mrs, h. &. Williamson spent Mon.
day with her eluter, ..r Alien Var.
land.
Mrs. Bertha Anderson WG3 an OF.
tawa shopper Saturday.
Mrs, Silas Williamson and Mrs
Ernest Williamson were Marseilles
and Ottawa shoppers one day last
week.
Cora Hougas has been staying with
her brother, Jesse Hougas,
Blanche and Ebert Anderson spent
Tuesday night at DR.. o. I. Hayer's.
Winiired Hayer and Blanche Ander.
son of Ottawa attended the social a.
the Section school house Tuesday eve.
ming.
Sadie and Margaret Hayer spent
Tuesday night at the home OF their
uncle, NJ. j. Anderson.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-04
OPHlR GIRL BRIDE OF
WALTHAM FARMER

Me.dota, H., Dec. A pretty we'd.
ding was solemnized at the Nj. T.,
church In Mendoza ON Wednesday.
Nov. 20, at high noon when Miss Iona
l.. Zorn, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs,
George Zorn, became the bride OF Har.
yey l., Edgccomb, son OF Mr., and Mrs,
Alexander Edgecomb OF Waltham.
Rev, Barnes oalciatod.
As the bridal party marched down
the main aisle of the charch Mrs,
Barnes played an appropriate wedding
march on the pipe organ,
The bride wore q navy embroidered
tricotine suit, with hat 70 match and
carried q shower bouquet of Killarney
roses. She was attended by Mrs. Der.
gen Lee, an intimate friend, who was
gowned IN navy crepe de chine
dress, with hat to match, and carried
q shower bouquet of pink carnations.
The groom was attended by Ber-
gen Lee, who had been SChoolmate,
Those present werc Mr.. and Mrs.
GeorSc Zorn, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Edeecomb and daughters, Elsie and
Dorothy. Mrs. aud Mrs Mahlon WorS-
ley and family, Mr. and Mrs Clifford
Preston and family, Walter Edgecomh,
and Miss Ethel Wagner, Mrs, Wors.
ley and Mrs. Preston are sisters of the
bride
After the ceremony the newlyweds
left mid showers of rice to have their
pictures taken. While they were at
the studio some one tied a pair OF Old
shoes and signs Just Married. etc,
on the back OF the ear. When they
came from the studio they left for the
home Ct the brides parents, where a
dinner was waiting for the immediate
relatives of the bride and groom. The
house was decorated in pink and
white.
Walter Edgecomb cousin of the
groom, acted as chauffeur for the
bridal party.
Both are we'll known and very pop
ular in this community. The newly
weds left for Morris, H. on their
honeymood.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-04
POST Office Shows
LARGE SHORTAGE.
FOR FISCAL YEAR.
DEFICIT, ACCORDING TO REPORT
REACHES seo,s15,4oo-AIR SER
VICE HAS LONG RECORD WITH.
OUT FATALITY.

Washington. ID. c., Dec. 1.-The
campaign for government ownership
OF postofflce buildings throughout the
country was renewed by Postmaster
General Work In his annual report
today TO congress-.
Not only would policy OF public
ownership relieve the government OF
much OF its present housing conges-
ton. the postmaster general said, but
IL also would make for financial econ
orly, since rentals of more than H.
100000 are now being paid annually.
Other legislation recommended IN
Guided passage Of the bill pending III
the house to increase the interest
rate on postal savings deposits from
2. TO 3 per cent, and the rate on pos
tai savings bonds from 21a to 3le per
cent; establishment OF system OIL
pensions for postal employees in ser
vice rnore than thirty years; classi'
fication OF departmental employees;
salary readjustment to permit null
pay, for overtime; imposition of addi'
tionai postage on improperly or in
auf9iciently addressed mail; and the
extension OF Insurance and collect on
delivery privileges to third class
mail
Mr.. Work reported that reduc.
ton OF $20,57I 1856 In the deficit OF
the department had been effected by
econumines in administration. during
the last fiscal year.
During the fiscal year there was an
inerease OF s2l .362.266 in postal re-
ceipts. but expenditures were only
$7SO,SS5 in excess Of those of last
year Considering losses of postal
funds through fire, burglary and
other causes the deficit for the year
was $50, Sl5, 400.
ctPostal savings deposits and out
standing savings stamps at the end
OF the year totailed $140, 4S0. l67. COM
pared To S155,O07.543 a year previous
Mails were carried by air over
distance of 1,777,256 miles and 49,
9S8, 900 letters were delivered by the
air mail service without a single
fatality rserious accident TO fiiers.
Parcel pest packages handled total
ed 44,05l,0SS, and the postage expend' /
ed ON them was $5,737, 299.
Mail carried. postage free under the
franking privilege of the various gov.
ernmental agencies, reached total
Of s35,000,000 pieces, and the post
master general estimated that had
they been paid for at the ordinary
rates they would have netted an adj
ditionai income Of Sl0.S97,3S7.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-04
AMERICAN RELEASED
FROM RUSSIAN NAVY

Moscow, Dec. 4.-Henry p Du
Belief il. of New Orleans, La, q
: years old. who was conscripted into
the Russian navy in 1919 because he
: could, not show papers proving non
Russian eitizenhip, has been permit
ted 70 leye Russia upon representa-.
tons made by the American relief ad.
rinistration.
When DGBellet eventually found
his Identification papers he managed
TO get a statement from soviet authori-
Ties acknowledging his American citi-
Zenship but the naval commanders at
first refused to recognize these as en-
titling him to release from naval duty
The intervention of the American re.
lief administration then was success
fsIl. DuBelet has gone to Paris to
join his father.