Alexandria gazette. [volume], August 19, 1919, Page TWO, Image 2

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PUBLISHED EVERY
Except Sandny
By the Alexandria Gazette Corporation
317 King Street, Alexandria, Va.
HOWARD W. SMITH, President and
Treanurcr
WILLIAM A. SMOOT ... Vlce-Prenlocnt
MICHAEL T. DWTEH Editor
Entered at the Poatofflce at Alexan
dria, Virginia, as second class matter.
-THE HIGH COST OF LIVING1
i4 resident of :i nearby city in a
communication to a neKvspaper has
ths following to say coneemmg
present conditions:
CThe high cost of living is direiet
ly ."attributable to the working-man
himself. Every particle of food he
eats, every article of clothing he
wqlars is made by labor. It costs
just what the laboring man charges,
plus the cost of mr.te'riai. An!d since
the material is also the product of
labor, its cost, in turn, is controlled
by the price paid for that Pabor. The
workingman has entirely within his
own control the cost of what he
vihall cat and what he shall wear,
but instead of squarely facing., his
problem like a mam he refuses to^o
tal up his balances.
"The price of milk is controlled by
the wages of the driver, the wages
of the dairymen, then back to the
wage's which the farmer nvust pry
far hire', and so in a circle back it
conies to the workingman a train. He
control the co?i. of his food.
i ''The same is true of breb'l.
1"We hear great talk of a pre-war
scalc/ c,f living. But that pre-war
sdale of living was governed by thci
cost of labor at that time. Tlje cost
of that labor at t'hbt. time is matter
of record, and if the workingman
iwlll go honestly'.'to ttoat scale and
examine it and determine1 for him
seftf the cost of production at that
time he will 1.enable to honestly de
termine whether he4 really wants the
high cost of iiving to go dwn or his
wages to keep up. For you cannot
ha,re both at the same time.
''If ciu' soldiers ar.<d sailors who
Wjti'.t across with their monthly pit
tance bad dare'd to unionize on the
vwlue of their services, where would
the world be today? They received
a third for a month's service of
?udiat most workingmen we're making
?in a week anil offered their services
gladly while receiving the pittance.
They sat in their trenches reading of
the luxuries which their friends
(were enjoying on a dollar-an-hour
?work, which Was a whole diay's pay
to thi'm. plus the almost sure
chance that they might have to uo
home crippled or perhaps their fam
ily be made destitute by the'ir live*
bei>ig completely cut off.
. :"Ar.id tihey came back to a stub
born i-nicn- of workingmc'n who re
fUsc co rceognize the fact that the
entire world aifter a war of such
magnitude requires readjustment.
''The issue must be square'ly faced
1>* each individual.
"A great hue and cry has gone up
n the "raiding of rents. But all over
tl c country sit builders who have
bi da carrying mortgages on ground
just waiting for +lu- opportunity to
?make that ground a beehive '.f activ
ity in building. Who is stopping
his progressThe working man. He
will not-work unless he gets his $1
-Pe* hour. And the builder says, a<
ho has to =?ay. All ri?"nt. Pay high
rerrt?s. I have tried to help you, but
you Irnow it all."
THE CASE OF CARRANZA
Carraaaa is re'perte-'! to be sur
rounded v:th pro-Germ.ns, and it
seem0 not improbable. During the
war the Gernmn influences around
him were i?*iy strong, yet the ar
rival of 250.000 American troops or.
the Rio Grwr.de in June' 1916. drove
a few iMdmentary truths into his
mind, and he knew too much to be
caught in Marclh, 1017. by Zimmer
maim's offer of Texas, Arizona and
New Mexico.
As is suggested by a contempo
rary. ''he ought to know too much
now to be.' guided by Germans in a
coua;e cf pi'tty spitofulness toward
this country and England
'?"Girranza hates the United State;
because we arc the adjaccnt nation,
the-'ene most concerned ir. having
ordr* preserved squth of the Rio
Grande. He hates England berause.
English capital has largely develop
ed i\icxico and it is human nature
forlthe debtor to hate the creditor
We also are a creditor, and owo
Carjanza's ill will to us partly tc*
that as well as to our proximity.
Therefore, it w:as natural enough,
ior a mar. of Carranra's limited j
Mentality to desire th(S ??*?|
5{ Germany and the defeat ol
United States and England.
>"But Carrtinza ought ^ jcnr'T^. ;
Bermany has bcenMoScsrti$>H J
i.c in no position touhrtp W for -0
years or longer. Tne Tjn.t.... S..at., .
and Fngiand havo won, anO. , ?
make nothing by antagonizing: them.
Thev have capital for the ?
merit of his country if ha ?"
telligent enough to tareft..U ?r4.
they -have naval.and-.mibta-v - ,
sufficient to htieKade **. ^
a?dwi, No other nauon ??
oosition to hi'lp h:m 5? ?uin" ,
ihn so much, whichever ma>
needed."
claim REFCTEO
Claims W Plymouth ^
represents the ?M? ? torrl to
eivilifflation in Amerie the
^to^tf?s SOOth ?
w of continuous csvstence as
Times-Dispatch in
commenting upen the indent ?
?'the little band of P'"r ? ? '
??ended from the
"ai!"vie Shown to have been tot*
?? ^JK'virSl
S?ons had assemble,! at James
CS? and passed laws regulat ng
the lienor-traffic and requiring set
tiers tt> attend church rcge arl,
"It w?s proved conclusively, \
admitting evWence from J*
Kvmouft. Rock Side, that Cap an
Mm Smith had stage;! countless
?:rpe, with old King Powhatan
and years before Miles Stan
?<hh sent John Aldc>n on the farno .
r,i,? -ion to the home of Pr-solla.
That wasn't exactly the ar^uwnt,
sther. The point continue^ ?
l e foreground wi* that V.^
?"inters had slung isun*?
?houMers and had met the C^e.
JUsr in his proen trousers fo nc
rtt'ng up <>f a real represent ...e
?dvomment Ion? before the mo*t m
V..-tvic)Us piUgrim hud packed hi*
nip for the New World.
"In the fight for age rupremac^
he Legislature of \irg:n.a ? ?
down. Plymouth Rock didn?
it tcr a sound. A fhr.de of Captaa
V'r Smith, as adviser of the dough
? niters who made this Assembly.
; ^ible. Stalked in triupmh across
Ve ?tage. Milefi Standissh suffere
like fate to that which came to
Vm after Aide" had intense.
he pretty PrisciUa.
?'The burden ?>f addresses ??
Joint session l>y
r:rKinians. "meiuding one b.. ?
"heiras Nelson Pa^ ambass^
or ; b: vears from tb.e UmteJ State
,o T'.aly. was that the world s.v-u.d
r acquainted with the v<pj f:?c.?
< worning the part Y^nm hat.
slaved in bringing about Ui'1^ ?
?f-tive e^crrnment throughout .he
ZlU movement begun deftnit; ly
(hen the twenty-two Burgesses. w>t!i
' v ? Governor in his green ti oii.-e. . ,
;:t at the little. Jamesto^-c.mrch
:i that memorf\hle July Day i?~ ?
*"9 DEAT
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When the body begins to stiffen
2nd movement becomes painful
it i- usually an indication that the
kidneys are out of order. Keep
.hcse organs healthy bv taking
GOLDMEDAL
Tho world's standard remedy for kianoy.
: vcr, bladder end uric acid troubles,
i'amous since }535. Take regularly and
'.eep it: poud health. In three sizes, all
ciru^gists. Guaranteed as represented.
Loo., for tfcs name Gold Medal oa ovcry
box and accept no isiitciioB
Neglect That Tire
They simply can't
make tires good enough
to prevent tread cuts.
And a tread cut means
trouble. If neglected the
result is a "blowout/'
sooner or later. The
sooner you get an r
jured tire to us the hot
ter?but there's no blow
put too bad for us to fix
?Right.
OlD DOMINION
TIRE CO
100-102 N. Fayette St.
Alex. S45
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TEMPTING PROVIDENCE
Tto
A warning so^tfcut by the
* filet, j^t.srfJs' ci
e'er.'.? results from their own carc
h*i n-Jsf.'' They; approach jeru^ui^
at tac nigh speed they take chari 'e?
by racing with trains in an effort to
get there first, thcy/tJo not ''stop,
look and listen," and they disregard
gates apdjflags. Fijpr^-. ajre.ifiveij
to shcraj h-ow rofeny.cars^qe{dtt^foy
ed, usually with loss ??? life, by the
i omission of the simplest pro au
ctions.
? : GIRL CAPTJVE OF GYPSIES' '
Ionise Mitchell, of Iioahjeke, 'Feib
Rejr.ajrkable Stopry <if lvid-^.
napping and Marriage
Now York. Aug. 18.?A remarka
ble' story of being: "kidnapped b\
g^'rvk-s and; becoming the. bride j djjl
the chief's son was told Friday hi
Louise Mitchell, of Richmond Hill
wfco has return Ml, to her horn? afteJ
an .vbsence of three years.
Daring the- three years the'' IS
year old giri wan with the band she
iut'i mt their queen and bore he'
gyp:-.y husband a daughter, now 5
years old.
ens Low
At
Pair
This sale is a grand clearance
of f/00 pairs of white canvas,
patent leather and dull calfskin
Oxfords and Pumps.
These shoes are made of high
grade materials and in a high
grade manner.
They include mostly short
lots and discontinued models
which we have taken from our
r JTuli?r stock so you will find
the s-ixe range broken. II .we. -
y ** n s* r ? y ?
rr -?t all feet can be fitted.
It you need an extra pair of
white shoos to take on your va
cation. this sale will enable you
t. get them at savings.
S.eoinl Floor Lansburgh & Bro.
COST OF COFFINS RISES
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It tfffrertoped at a session of the
| diretftri of the. Civic Betterment
i in Washington, ycster
| faf afftrhiocn, iihat the cost of cof
fi"-s has been advanced about 75
per cent abovd the befoie the war
figures. f
Keeping pace with the price of
caskets for the dead, the rate for
hearse and carriage or automobile,
s' rvica has been advanced equally
high.
We have REAL ESTATE of every description.
.We have INSURANCE of every kind.
fWjeiiayfe peel lent business opportunities.
*We have high grade investments.
We have money to loan in large and small amounts
We cover the entire field in our line and we re
spectfully solicit your patronage.
Carver <& Callahan
127 NORTH FAIRFAX STREET
Adjoining The Chamber Of Commerce
Phone 432
i o Our Patrons
Alexandria, Va., June 2, 1919.
: :In line with our progressive banking methods, and to meet the de-.
rnar.us of our patrons, we are installing on July 1st, an up-to-date Safe
Deposit Department, under tke personal supervision of one of our
officers.
This has been made necessary from the fact that a large number
of our depositors owning Liberty Bonds and other securities desire a
safe place for their keeping.
It is our plan to enlarge the number of Safe Deposit Boxes, and
make a rental charge to meet the operating expenses of this Depart
ment. This charge will become effective July 1st, 1919, and a bill will
be sent out at thr.t time to the holders of boxes, and if any desire
to make any change we will be glad to have them call before the
bins are rendered for the ensuing year.
By order of the Board of Directors
The Citizens National Bank
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I cche, cor. .t'oav.o.n,' weakness and depression.
| F(fv* these rcrurfir.g ailments and other condi
jj lidnr, ;xe:.!i ?Sc;;chi.m,5 Pills are a
y tested and eitcctiial rtLi\c:!y. i hey act gently
and promptly on the stdimvh., liver and bowels,
"and evy'*i: a fcTrn:,*&rem"!hen ? ng effect on the
bodily functions. rl Iv^e pills are purely
vegetable, contain ?;o kn! forming drug, and jj
produce no <,:.;:;^7"eab:e r.-cti:ecw. Women g
the world over, needed help and strength in (
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D>rcct'o~". '? r*.!:.'C io "vVrrr.cr: arc "vr.'t Every Bos.
Safe} by ifri: jjicic throughout ili'j tv-yrld. In Bor.es, i ?c., 25r?
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Alexandria's Best Store
WE WISH TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF
Our New Millinery
Department
NEX'f SATURDAY
AUGUST'23, 1919
jr * r ? ' 5 -j
DISPLAYING THE MOST EXCLUSIVE OF THE LEST
OF NEW YORK AND PARIS FASHIONS IN A MANNER
THAT WILL MEET WITH YOUR APPROVAL.
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A Most Complete Assortment for Wo
mehpMisses and Children
YOUR INSPECTION CORDIALLY INVITED
Summer Store Honrs
Store opens S.30 a. m. closes 6 p. m. except Satur
days. During July and August Store will close every
i Wednesday at I p. m. '
We have only a limited quantity of white and fancy
Manhattan shirts, which will be placed on sale to
morrow, Wednesday, and for a few days. Sold at the
following reduced prices.
$3.00 Manhattan Shirts, now $2.35
$3.50 Manhattan Shirts, now $2.85
$4.00 Manhattan Shirts, now $3.25
$5.00 Manhanttan Shirts, now $4.15
$6.00 Manhanttan Shirts, now $-1.85
253*.
In a woman's life are marked
by the jewels she acquires.
Each one as she looks at it:
recalls pleasant memories.
Will the woman you are most
interested in have the memo
ries you want her to ? Wc
have the jewels that she will
a. in1.: re.
629 KING STREET.
JPirsl lMat!?rs.?-i jE3a.r4.Ic
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
THE OLDEST NATIONAL BANK IN VIRGINIA .
The Largest and Strongest Bank in the City
The Service Rendered by this Bank is Evidenced by
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its Phenomenal Growth.
Resources March 5,1917 $1,829,331.47
" " 4, 1918 $2,020,055.80
" 4,1919 $2,849,965.94
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BUILDING LIME
PORTLAND CEMENT
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