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ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE FRIDAY. AUGUST 15, 1919.
VOL. CXXXV?No. 194.
MODIFY OFFER TO
SELL SOWS FOOD
War Department To Sell All
Surplus Subsistence
Commodities
TEN DAYS CREDIT
Purchases May Be Made by Municipa
lities, States or Counties Minimum
to be Sold is 30,000 Pounds.
The War Department authorizes
publication of the following, state
ment from the office of the Director
of Sales:
The Director of Sales announces
that the offer to sell surplus food
supplies to municipalities has been
modified to include not only canned
and cured meats and canned vegeiu
bles but all surplus subsistence com
modities.
It has developed that charter res
trictions prevent some of the cities
ctf the country from purchasing in
the manner prescribed by the War De
partment in its original offer of the
surplus subsistence to municipalities.
If a municipality of other local gov
ernment owing to its charter or
other laws is unable to buy and sell,
?the War Department will ship to it
upon .consignment subsistence stores
in not less than case or cartoon lote
the goocfes to be paid for, or returned
within thirty days from the date of
receipt. Shipments of this character
are to be made only when the mayor
of the city or the head of the local
government either acts as the go\ -
ernnTint's agent and supervises the
distribution of the food, or appoints
someone to so act.
Subsistence stores will be sold tc
civic bodies, groups of citizens or in
dividuals who present credentials
from a local government certifying
that they are authorized to distribute
food under the supervisin of the loca!
government. Shipments will he made
lo such group or groups of individual ,
on the same terms as those offered
to municipalities.
The offer made by the War Depart
ment to sell surplus subsistence stores
to municipal, state and county insti
tutions is stilt in effect. Purchases
.nVade by the municipalities, states or
counties for public institutions will
be sold,- as in the past on a ten day
extension of credit.
To make these surplus foodstuffs
more readily available to the munici
palities, the War Department has now
reduced the minium quantity in wh i ch
such supplies are offered from- a car
load tot of 30,000 pounds to case or
carton':l?its'. ' ' ,
The prices at which cannea and
cured meats arid canned vegetables
are now offered to the Municipalit.es
are as follows:
Meat**?Beef, Conned, -No. 1 cans
$3.60 per dozen; beef, corned. No. 2
cans, $6.96 per'dozen; beef, corned.
No. 64b. cans, $24.00.per dozen; beet,
roasts No. 1 cans, $3.48 per .dozen;
beef roast;' 1-lb. cans, $4.92 per dozen;
beef roast, 2-tb cans $7.92 per dozen;
beef, roast, 6-lb cans $26.40 per doz
en; hash, corned beef,; 1-lb cans, $2.76
per dozen; hash, corned beef, 2-ft>
cans $4.80 per .dozen; bacon in crates.
S4c per lb.; bacon in 12-lb. tins. 36c
!Per H>- 1 '? '*? m 1
Vegetables?ibeans, baked, No.
cans, 89c per dozen; beans, baked No.
2 cans $1.62 per dozen; beans, bak-n)
No. 3 cans $2.14 ,per dozen; ' beans
vtringless, No.-2 $1:34 per" dozen;
beans stringlcss, No. 10. $5.(6 por
dox'.n; corn. No. 2 ?l-44 per doze.;
peas, No. 2 $1.36 rer. dozen; Toma
toes, No. 2 $1.2$ per dozen; tom.v
tes No. 2 1-2 SI.60 per dozen; to
matoes No. 3 $1.S0 per dozen; toma
toes No. 10 $5.34 i er dozen; pump
kin No. 2 74c per dozen; pumpkin,
NOTICE
Dissolution of Co-Partnership
The co-partnership heretofore ex
isting between William C. Chauncey
and Thomas Chauncey under the firm
name and style of William Chauncey*?
Sons, has been dissolved by mutr?!
consent, all assets of the co-part
nership having been transferred to the
said Thomas Chauncey and all lia
bilities of the said co-partnership hav
ing been assumed by him.
W3VI. C. CHAUNCEY
TIIOS. CHAUNCEY.
No. 3 $1.13 per dozen; pumpkin No
1U S2>i; p<r dosen,'squash No. 2 72c
per dozen.
The prices quoted, to municipalities
are f. o. b., storage, '.points. The^e
prices are the baric prices used bv
the War Departm nt in quoting the
offering of these commodities for sals
through the Pa rods Post Service.
Municipalities, v/here overhead expen
ses are incurred in making distriln
tion of the food, must add to the
price quoted by the Government ?.
sum sufficient to cover such expen
ses.
The War Department is now deter
mining the prices a: which other sur
plus subsistence "cmmodities will bu
ffered tc munic:part'3s. These pricc*
will be annunced as soon as they shall
have been estabMshed.
Municipalities des ring to take ad
vantage of the vVar Department's of
fer are requested to negotiate di
rectly with th!: Surplus Property Of
ficer ar. the nearest of the Zone Sup
ply Offices which are located in th^
following cities.
Boston New York, Baltimore, New
port, News, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis
New Orleans. Fori Sam Houston, F!
Paso, Omaha, and San Frar.cisc;..
These surplus i-rojiertr officers have
been instructed by the War Depart
ment to make sales to municipalities
under the condii.cns prescribed by
the War Department and are sup
plied with complete information con
cerning the commodities available i'
each of the /-nes and the actual
prices ar which they may be dispose 1
of.
Grain and Provision Prices
Tumble After Govern
ment Raids
REAL PUNCH IN RAIDS
Attorney General Palmer Will Prose
cute Every Dealer Shown to be a
Food Profiteer.
Washington', Aug. 13.?Indications
of the real punch behind the Govern
ment's campaign1;to reduce the high
post of living, are given in unmis
takable fashion in .many cities.
While Attorney General Palmer was
telling the Senate Agriculture Com
mittee that he intended to prosecute
every dealer guilty of selling at high
er prices than those listed by th.- fair
price committees of each county,
word came from Chicago, St. Louis,
and Birmingham of seizures of great
quantities of foodstuffs by Federal
officials, who recently were instruct
ed to proceed under the food control
act to stop hoarding. In Chicago 12S2
'tubs of butter worth $50,000 was
seized, in St. Louis, 284,ISO pounds
of coffee, which has been showing
rapid advances in prices, and in Bir
mingham one hundred barrels of su
gar.
Chicago, Aug. 15.?One thousand
two hundred and eighty-two tubs of
butter valued at $50,000, were seized
here yesterday on libel warrants is
sued by the United States District
Attorney's office in the government's
war on the high cost of living. It was
the first step taken by the local Fed
eral authorities in their campaign
against alleged hoarders.
Part of the butter seized was a con
signment en route from St. Paul to
Pittsburgh, consisting of three hun
dred tubs which was taken from
freight cars. The names of the own
ers of this consignment were not dis
closed. The rest of the butter seiztd
was taken from Chicago cold storage
warehouses, most of which was said
to be owned by C. H. Weaver & Com
pany, to Chicago.
St. Louis, Mo.. Aug. 15.-?Federal
officials here yesterday seized 2S-1.1SJ
pounds of coffee held in storage in a
warehouse on a libel information is
sued by the United States District
Attorney. It was alleged in the in
formation that the coffee was held for
J. Aron & Company, of New York.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 15.?Un
der erders from Federal Judge Grubb
United States marshals yesterday
seized 100 barrels of sugar in the
warehouse of the Heber Candy Com
pany here.
Good Roads Association Is
Waging- Fight to Get
15"Cent Tax
MUST FACE THE FACTS
President of the Good Roads Associa
tion Declares Many Costs Cannot
Be Met From Federal Aid
Developing; a determined fight be
tween the Governor and the Virginia
Goo.l Roads Association, the question
of how jrreat a tax the Generai As
sembly shall levy cn general property
for highway purposes is rapidly forg
ing to the front as the real issue of
the special session.
The situation was precipitated when
the chief executive appeared on Wed
nesday before the two houses in joint
session, and declared unequivocally
for a levy of 1 mill, as opposed '
the 1 1-2-mill tax already agreed up
on by the legislative and exco.rtlv.
committees of the association.
The fact that the Governor h:is had
prepared through Charles II. ?.f or-"
cite of the Legislative Reference Bu
reau a measure designed to carry :n
to effect.his idea of the amount of the
levy accentuated a difference which
aiready had become clearly apparent.
The lines bccame tightly drawn
however, when the Good Roads Asso
ciation made known yesterday its pur
pose through S. L. Lupton the presi
dent that it is not receding from the
original plan to ask the Legislature
to increase the existing road levy to
1~> cents, or 1 1-2 mills.
"The Governor seems to lose sight
of the fact." Mr. Lupton said, "thai
fpr SI.000,000 of Federal aid the
State ,in order to use it, miufc sot
aside $1,250,000. There are many
very necessary expenditures ii: read
building that cannot be met with
money received from the national gov
eminent.
"For instance, the cost of engineer
ing, which is a considerable on.\ will
paid solely from the State fan-Is
Likewise, maintenance of the ent'ic
highway department is the part leu:::?
burden of Virginia, as is paying tin
costs of damages incident to a road
program. Not one cent of the Fed
eral aid can be used for a purpose
other than strict higlnvav corMr;c
tion.
'Another point I would make, in
taking issue with the Governor, i.
that he is basing calculations far re
venue upon taxable values which <1<
not yet exist. Tic- proceeds on the as
sumption that a reassignment wd'
bring about a greater amount upon
which to levy. I think that is a dan
gerous procedure. Tie bases his fig
ures also upon an assumption il
the revenue derived from aut?m -hi!??
will climb upward each year. That
may be true. But I believe it is much
better to proceed upon present con !i
tiens relative to property and auto
mobiles."
reception for soldiers
Plans have been completed f;:r a
welcome home reception which will
be .given the soldiers at Pohick Hall.
Fairfax county, from fi until 11
o'clock tomorrow evening.
It is expected that a large number
of soldiers from Pchick and nearby '
j-will attend the affair.
The reception 'will be under the
auspices of Pohick Church, Accotlr.k
Lodge of Odd Fellows and the Civic
League of Potters Hill.
Music for tb? ocasion will be furn
ished by the band from Camp
Humphreys.
IN MEMORIAM
In sad and loving .remembrance of
my dear husband. Edward Beach.
Who died 10 years ago today. Au
gust 15, 1900.
Once my life was bright and happy
But oh! how sad and dreary today
For my loving husband has left me
Has [forever passed away.
Yes. I miss you dearest husband.
Yes miss you every day.
You are not forgotten dear husband
Nior never will you be.
By his devoted wife,
194-lp. Addie Beach.
Congressmen Ordered Back
By Monday, When Pro
gram Starts '
TO FIGHT TO FINISH
Palmer Says Department Will Pros
ecute When Fair Price List Is Ex
ceeded.
Washington, Aug. 15.?President
Wilson's program of legislation to
control living prices will get under
way in the House next Monday. In an
ticipation of this all absent member?
were notified last night by telegraph
to be back in Washington by the firs!
of the week. The telegrams were dis
patched by Majority Leader Mor.deH
and Minority Leader Clark following
a conference between the two.
The first bill to be taken up Mr
Mondell announced will be that ex
tending the provisions of the Food
Control act to include wearing ap
parel and containers in which ford,
feeds and fertilizer are sold, under the
price regulating power of the Gov
ernment, and providing a fine of $?">.
000 or two years' imprisonment, or
both, for profiteers.
Assurance was given by Mr. Mon
dell that ihe measure would be passed
promptly by the House. The House
Agriculture Committee which has been
considering this measure notified the
majority leader yesterday that it
would be ready to report the bill Mrn^j
day and an effort will be made to
have it taken up on the floor at orce
by unanimous consent.
"Meanwhile" declared Mr. Mondell
the House Judiciary Committee will
have under consideration the more
comprehensive proposals of the Presi
dent that certain of the large powers
'ii the Food Control act which will ex
pire with the formal ratification of
peace l?e continued in effect as part < r
the permanent peace-time law. Thivc
proposals have to do with the future
rather than with the immediate need:
of the cost of living problem, an 1
consequently hearings will be he''
and more extended considerate r
given to them. Whether the Judicialy
Committee will'report on these ix
tensions favorably cannct now 1 ?
stated, as there is some wide diffr
ercce of opinion among its menrbo .
as to the propriety of some of t'
propositions included in the Pre?'
dent's message on this subject.''
MARRIED LAST NIGHT
Miss Lcrei?a M. Stockton Bride of f.
M. Gawler, Washington
Undertaker
The marriage of Miss Lorer.a M.
Stockton ar.<l Mr. Leonard M. Gav
ler, both of Washington, was solem
nized at 8 o'clock last night in Grace
P. E. Church, Rev. Edgar Carpenter,
rector, officiating.
The couple were attended by Mi ;s
Velma Griffith and Mr. Louis I-\ P.ilt
nitzki, both of Washington.
Attending the wedding were a
number of relatives and friends rt
the ccupk1. The bridal party an 1
those attending motored to this city.
Immediately following the weddin r
Mr. and Mrs. Gawler left fcr At
lantic City by motor where' they
will epend their honeymoon'.
The bridegroom is a member r.f
the firm of Edward Gawler and So;
Washington undertaker.
1! WORKMEN KILLED
Cologne, Aug. 1-".?A British mu
nition dump at Kalk, an eastern s'.i
bui'b of this city, exploded yester
day morning, killing 14 worker
and injuring many in the vicinity.
Watch for
Dollar
Day
Tuesday,'
Aug. 19
Sora Season Begins Sep
tember 1 and Ends Nov
ember 30
LAWS FOR VIOLATIONS
Stale Came Warden Will Assist Fed
eral Wardens in Bringing Violators
of flame Laws to Justice.
The opening hunting season under
the fede'ral migratory treaty act in
Virginia on black bellied and golden
plovers great and lesser yellow legs,
opens tomorrow and ends Novem
ber 30. Bag limits in one day is fif
teen in the aggregate of all kinds.
The sora season begins September
1 and ends December 15, the bag limit
is twenty-five in one- day.
A penalty of not more than $500 or
imprisonment for not more than six
months, or both in the discretion of
the court can be imposed for viola
tions under the new regulations of
the bureau of biological survey in
charge of enforcing the federal mi
gratory .bird treaty act.
The federal game warden force
operating in Virginia is greatly in
creased and a person violating the
regulations will be lucky if ho es
capes falling into the clutches of the
federal warden.
The state game warden force has
ueen instructed by the state game de
partment to assist the federal war
dens. in this work.
ATTRACTIVE PLA
Playgrounds at Lee School
Liberally Patronized by
Children
BENCHES INSTALLED
Promoters of Playgrounds Assert
More Such Places Are Needed in
Alexandria For Kiddies.
Many children arc daily enjoying
the games and other amusements
provided at the playgrounds at Lee
S -hool building. For the accommo
dations of the parents and others
who desire to see the children enjoy
the g'ames benches have ben pro
vided
Particularly interesting to t'le.
smaller children are And boxes, see
saws, ring games, and stores,
volley -ball, basketball and baseball
attract the larger chidren. A sew
ing class also has been organiz -d
among the young girls and it is pre
dicted by those in charge of the
grouncs that by the close of the sea
son many useful articles will have
been made by the girls.
Despite' the fact that the phy
grour.d is limited in area it provides
wholesome amusement for the lltMe
ones who patronize it.
These in charge of the playgrour. Is
assort that a city the size of Alex
andria should maintain at least four
or f've playgrounds of this size in
oulrr to provide proper amusement
for t:*e 5.200 children estimated,
who pobably would attend. An in
vitation is extended ail citizens to
crrr.e to the playgrounds and inspect'
the method of operating.
LAWN FETE
St. John's Chapel, West End, Fri
day, August 15th, at 8:30 p. m.
Ice cream, cake, lemonade, peanuts,
aprons, and grabbag. Everybody
invited. 193-2c.
NOTICE
The Senatorial Committee of the
Eepubiican party v ii meet at the
: EJk?' Hall Monday afternoon. Au
gust 18. I9i-2c.
Hard Shell Crabs, Jacob Brill's
; foot of King Street. 192-Gp.
Dozens of Timely and Money
Saving Items Pre
pared
SEE PAPER TOMORROW
Salt* Promises to be One of Biggi
Events Held Here in .Many Years.
Twenty-Six Stores In Sale
Everything is in readiness for
Alexandria's first big DOLLAR DAY
sale which will be held next Tue?
day.
Beginning at S::!U o'clock in Lie
morning, the buying public and t ;e
careful1 shoppers of the city will be
given :? chance at bargains such :'.s
are practically unheard of in t! is
time of prevailing prices, ar 1 t'.:o
fact that the greater portion rf
Alexandria's up-to-the-minute mer
chants have cut prices for this
day, even at a loss in money, speui:
?well for their progressiveness. a vl
desire to please.
'tomorrow's issue of the' Gaze'tt ?
w'll contain a number of advertise
ments, showing the many great b; ?
gains that are being offered for tl.is
one day's sale and it is the duty of
every earful man and woman, who i-'
trying to decrease the high <<> t of
?living, to study these adverti e
ments. make a careful selection of
items that are1 appealing and th^n
patronize the store's having th" D d
!'ay Day signs in the windows.
Several new names have hecn : 1
decd to the list which was recent!v
pubilshcd in the Gazette ar.d for Lio
nfor/r.ation and guidance of th
who wish to profit l?y these off. r
in^rs, the list is published I>elf. v.
Dont forget the date?Tuesday, .A i
gust li?, and help make this th ? !> :
ge.-t srle day ever conducted in L'C
city.
D. Bendheim & Sons. Swan Lr< ?.,
R. E. Knight & Son. E. R. E'lic .
The Leader Store, Julius WY'f. L
Sterling. M. Lieberman, Mrs.
Bradley. Eddy and Gerber, Dov >
ham s.r.d Ridgcly. A'?e L. Coh ?.
Star Clothing House. l?. Abra;ns >.
BaerV Alex. Kaufmann. Levin? n
Clothing Co., Howell, the Hatt.-i* f.
M. Reed-Viftrola Store. Colum ::
Graphcne Store. George W. T',oi /
A. Katz. M. V.*. Gaines. Saur.d -rs &
Son, CastlebcrgV S. F. Dyson !
Pro.. Johnson and Osborne.
PROPERTY SALES
Deeds of Transfer For Six Piecs e>
Property Recorded Today
M. B. Harlow has sold t Louis G* 1
man and wife the three-story !>r
dwelling house '.'20 King street; C ?
E. Warfield. executor, to CI: ir" ?
Kicherer a tract of land bound ! ?
Gibbon, Payne, Franklin, and F; yc,' ?
streets, formerly the property of ;
i'ate Charles E. Churchman; George E I
Warfield, executor, to David G. G> i
bortzer, a tract of land bounded by
Jefferson, Fayette, Green and 1 'ay
streets and also to Mr. Grillbortzor. -
tract of land bunded by JefLnv v;
Fayette, Green and Hunting Cre.-k.
Mrs. Margaret II. Stone to ( has. \.
Holland two houses and lots or. l ie
on the west side of St. Asaph 1
tween Wilkes and Gibbon streeIs;
Mrs. E. Rogers to R. Nelson \Y :frr l
a lot of gi'ound on the west si ie cf
Peyton street between King r : !
Prince streets.
KOl'SE DECORATORS STRIKE
New York. Aug. 1">.?A strike of
12,000 interior decorators was called
here today, threatening to prevent
the general autumn renovation of
hundeds of apartments.
Union officials declared 1,500 men
returnucl to work today after their
employers had agred to meet their
i tints.
BARACA EXCURSION
Annual Excursion given by J. R.
N. Curtin Memorial Baraea Cla.:s,
First Baptist Sunday School, of
; Alexandria, Va., to Marshall Hall,
i Chas. Macalester leaves Alexandria
i at 10:30 a. m., 3. and 7 p. m.
Tuesday, August 19, 1919.
i lCl-7p.
PRICE ONE CENT
M?-.?. Harry W. Wade has returned
to lu-r home after spending a month.
r.t North Beach, lid.
The regular weekly prayi'r meet
ing will be held at Anne- Lee Me
morial at 7::i0 this evening.
Mr. a it 1 Mrs. W. W. McCaffrey
today moved to Washington where
they will make thc-ir future home.
Corporal Powell T. Roberts has re
turned to his homo in North Ro\al
Street after fourteen months service
overseas. .
Large congregations today attend
ed the services at St. Mary's Catho
lic Church in observance of the feast
of the assumption.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington yesterday to Henry
Fiad. of Alexandria, and Mabel
Brewer, of Washsington.
Miss Mary H. Harlow, daughter
of Mr. M. B. Irarl'ow. who is connect
ed with the American Red Cross,
has arrived home from France.
Rev. Dr. E. B. Jackson returned
tcday from the Potomac Association
which was held at North Fork. Ya.,
and will hold his regular services on
Sunday.
Jack Reeves, nine years old. son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Reeves, of 1010
Kincr street, fell off a bicyle last
"iuht rear his home and fracH.red:
his right arm. The injured member,
was reset 'by Dr. Walter A. W arlv'id.
Mr. A. Gibson Shirley, a former
resident if this city, on Wednesday
was r p rated on for enlarged tonsils
and adenoids at Dr. Reba Lloyd's
Hospital, Bridgeton. N J., and he is
doing as w?41 as could be expected.
Dr. Foulks Says Typhoid
NotCaused by Impure
Water Alone
POOD FINGERS & FLIES
Urges Parents to See 1 bat ( hildrcn
Are Given Protection?Free Public
Clinics.
Health Oflicer Foulks says, "While
there has been a marked improvement
:j, -the clearness of the city water,
vet the result of our laboratory tcst^.
ire such as would hardly warrant mo
? r advising the people to discontinue
boiling such water as may be used
for drinking purposes. I have no
.loubt that conditions will continue, to
improve and that the water will soon
be free from any element of danger.
Typhoid fever is always present to
a greater or lesser extent in all sec
tions of the country, it is no-t caused
by impure water alone. Infected mdrC
vegetables eaten raw without being
carefully washed unwrapped broad
uml cake that has been frequently
Handled and left unprotected from
flies, are all direct means of commun
icating this disease. We call it the,
"Disease Trinity"?"Food, Fingers,
Flics.'' 1 strongly urge the people to
render themselves immune from ty
phoid fever by being inoculated with
anti-typhoid vaccine. I consider it the
duty of all parents to see that their
children are given this sure protec
tion. Public clinics are conducted by
Vne Health Department, City Hall, oi\
.Mondays, Wednesdays and. Friday?,
from 1 to.5 P- m.. This service is free.
Louis E. Foulks, M. I).
. Health Officer.
NOTICE.
> ' * " . '
For the accommodation of our pa
trons, the Alexandria.National Bank/
is open from 5 to 7 p. m.,,every Sat
urday. Let us. serve; you.
1190-fit. L. H. Dudley, ; Cashier.