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PUBLISHED EVERT AFTEBN'OOW i Except Snndny By the Alexandria Gazette Corporation 327 King Street, Alexandria, Va. HOWARD W. SMITH, Pr?>?ldent and Treasurer WILLIAM A. SMOOT ... VJcc-Prcslaent MICHAEL T. DWYER ... ..... Editor Entered at the Postoffice at Alexan dria, Virginia, as second class matter. WANTS HIGHER RATES The publication yesterday in the Gazette of a schedule of rptes which the Washington-Virginia Railway Company will urge the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve was as a borrthshcll to thousands of Alexandrians and equally as many Washingtonians. The purpose of teh company is to virtually double the fare between the two ci'/cs. In stead of paying as we do now 25 cents for a round-trip ticket between this city and Washington, the rate, should the Interstate Commerce Commission, look approvingly on the scheme, be increased to 25 cents each way or 40 cents for a round trip ticket. A short time ago Alexandria went for wool and returned shorn when a movement was launched ;n the City Council for the purpose of obtain ing lower water rents in this city. Instead of obtaining relief in this matter our water rents were mater ially increased, thanks to the State Corporation Commission. For years many people in this community have protested against paying 25 cents for a round-trip ticket to Washington, and meetings have been held with the view of having the fare reduced. The Washington-Virginia company has for h ton? time been taxed to its fullest capacity in transporting the thousands of passengers who, at present, have no other mode of mak ing the trip between the two c'ties. The advent of the Virginia Ship building .Corporation has increased the number of passengers enormous ly, and trains pass through the city especially at early morn and at the close of the day packed with human ity, as much so as Fourth Avenue, New York; cars during early morn ing and evening. Should -the railway Company be allowed to increase its rates there is every reason to believe a ferry boat will be put on the route between Alexandria and Washington. It has already been suggested that the boats could make two landings in Washington?one at the old Seventh street slip for the benefit of navy yard employes, and another farther west in order to accommodate the many Alexandrians employed.at the Agricultural Department, the Bu reau* of Engraving an 1 Printing, the Southern Railway building, and many other nearby places. PASSING OF OLD LANDMARKS. During the pa~t few years a num ber of old landmarks on King street have bceome obliterated by the erection upon their sites of modern structures. In a number of cases ror'uUnces have been metamorphosed ir.t") stores, etc. The work of transform' :g an old and well known building on the north side of King street, near Fairfax, is n?w well under way, and ;.r a ihort t:me the office of the W?s*ern Un ion 1 olograph Company wi'i be in 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 v jured tire to us the bet j_ ter?but there's no blov : out too bad for us to fi> ?Right. OLD DOMINION TIRE CO 100-102 N. Fayette SI Alex. 845 jj; I the new building where the employ es will enjoy luxurious quarters. .Modern apartments are being pre pared in the second story. Three quarters of a century, ago two small houses stcod upon the site of this building. One was occu pied by the late George Duffey, who wu a silversmith, and the ether by Alexander Golden, a merchant tail or These structures, among the smallest on King street at the time, were subsequently demolished and a structure intended for banking pur poses took their place. In 1860 Burke & Herbert conducted business in this place, and at the close of the civil war W. D. Ccrse was engaged, in the same calling in this building. After having later been used for various purposes the Western Union Telegraph Company leased the building for office purposes, while the Capital City Telephone Com pany used the upper story. When the building shall have un dergone its metamorphosis it will be modern in every way and will be an ornament to the square upon which it is located. PRICES TO COME DOWN Admittedly the general average price level may never get back where it was before the war; but few, in deed, are the thoughtful men who do not expect prices to go haif way back within a reasonable time As Forbes' Magazine says, <:in stnnt response to these economic factors cannot be expected. The tusrness world is not a movie show in which the whole performance is ever in an hour; and the high price It vols may continue for a few weeks "V months, depending upon mone avy and trade developments. IIow s'er, the main points are that the ???a?t amount of idle producing ca pacity is stye proof ti-.at there will >? a great increase in the total sup ply of goods, and that the tightness f the money market equally dem nrtrates that the time is not far :ff when producers and merchants vi'l be shading prices because of ?uvb'lity to finance themselves other vise. "iA brief, the notion that the ex t:ng level will be permanent is heer nonsense. There is not a scrap f evidence in the business situa >n to sustain it. and it is contrary > all the principles of economics n i to all the teachings of past ex :-it*nce. Is is a belief which im mediately disappears upon attaining v slightest knowledge of th? s'ib *S" DISTINCTIVE that attracts attention and put your station ery in a class by itself Quickest Service Fasl Electric Presses Bcsl Workmanship HARRY W. WADE ? : Publishing Phone 60 l! | "The Store of Greater Service" Attention MEN Foot Talk No. 22 Do ail me:; have foot troub!< This que.-* Jon was ask.'d Lv cr, i of our ^ orr.cn pr.h\>r:> the other o;y pfter she had wit nessed a dozen or so n:or. joinff :::.o our foot comfort sect or; to , | have adjustment made on app'i : | ..r. *os we hud fitted X .- :..?t all ; have foot trouble, but about bO j n2:* cent of them imasirv -thev ::r? rheumat'e. and abou: -10 iH-r cent don't believe that. nnyilnrg c:,n be dons--about 10 per cent ,-f them arr- having their; at tended to a::w makinjr *1,< m.-clves in o comfortable c:ti:;ci. We want some cf that f.O par c:r.t to let us help tn?ni io Jo their ills, seme c-f th? 40 p:r cent to let us show incra, a .id more of the 10 p?r cent io bo fitted in cur Especially Ap ptinted Foot Comfort Division with Wizard Foot Appliance by an expert. Consultation is absolutely,Jr e and appliances are not fitted unless absolutely necessary. Second Floor Lansburgh & Bro.. CAKRANZA AND INVASION PLOT. Charge Made by Former Intelligence Service 31 an New York, Sept. 4.?Paul B. A' tsndorf, former memiber of the American Inteiliger.se Sercise, who ? > , su-5d last. week a statement d:talir ing what he knew about th-* (jernv.r.. to stir up a Mexican inva..;c:i of ihe United Statas, h^s issued a supplementary statement chargiv.},' President Carranza of Mexico Avlth ?ing dir tly implicated in tha p! Dr. Altendorf, who served in the Mexican Army as a cokne! representing the intelligence scrv!.-.. said that he 'had an interview v: >. Carranza on January 1">, 1018.- Ai this inten'iew, he said. Carnuu'.u "said he knew all about me, hav ing been informed that I was on the way to Sonora to help train the Com bined army of Mexicans and Germans whc wer^o U^.Statos. Or. A?r^:d.i>ie#..?fl:ea Caj> ranza for arjlet,ter( to General Cplles, loverr.-or of Sonora, hoping* to are' r-n::,'i's complicity in -writing, hut ihat Carrariia'refase'dt saying he was "on a vary delicate mission." Cairanza did shy,'frowever, accord r to Dr. ATtosdorf, <;I am sending) *.v:re to General 'Calles to assist you "j ::: everf way to invade the- United states. I have instructed the police | :.i military authorities to aid you j :fji* this purpose." . 'FOB STOXES STREET CAR Maiiorman is Injured by LouisvMle Trolley Strikers Louisville, Ky., Sept. 4.?Disordpr : -Toke out here the sixteenth day o-: ,th? strike cf motarmen and conduc ' :.h ci the Louisville Railway Cor.i paT*. when for the first time sine.* :pe, strike started the Company-, at-1 :empti.d to operate streptiears on ft.-.* i fortl'jr.d avenue line. . i Mob* attacked care at both ?nds; of the line, smashing the windows wirh stcr.es and injuring a mc-torman i P6l.se arrested nine persons in ccr.- ' recfcion \vi :h the disorder. NEARLY 100.000 DESERTERS Geneva, Sept. 4.?Nearly 100,000 ; officers and men are considered de serters from the Germany Army due ing the war, according to Munich ad vices. included in this number are man\ ih(<Ui*:i:r.is who were in America and England at the outbreak of the war 'in.! wore preventOt from joining the Germany Army, "aithough advised b? for.?hand to join the colors,'' the dis patch says. i&kJli'4,J[^ ? 115-117 Nort! ii r Telephone 15 V IDA' *5 ruft Smoked Hands, lb 43c Smoked Shoulder, lb ? 30c Sliccd Bacon (in boxes), lb (iOc Rib Roast, lb 35e Good Roast Beef, lb i 30c Special lot of spring chic-ken-, dressed lb 55c Leg Lamb (home killed), lb 40c New Potatoes \/\ peck 15c Sweet Potatoes l/y peck 20c Fresh Eggs, doz ? ? 60c Sugar .Corn, dozen 30c Sweet Cantaloupes, a piece 5 to 10c Groceries, Meats and Vegetables We Caii smgw yo\-?vn.i prove to you that tliers is t. %3?xkis 3ioaey saving m 'the ess of United States '! ir-ss. The sxij'C YSiitv 'tuey glvg ssean just so many "esfsa 4olk.rc counted ki rosl money. And there Qse economies in the ssTing oi gas* oil. repairs depreciation. . The reason- oi ail tfeis Is M tlie tires them selves?"their liveliness, ruggedness and sturdiness, There are five United Staves Tires?a type for every make of car, ? fr V We Know United States Tires are Good Tires. That's Why VVe Sell Them. Jfli Stoics Opens 8:30 a. m., Closes 6:00 p. m Except Saturdays We will have on sale Thursday many new and attractive remnants and mill ends, all ?ood useful lengths, at very special priccs. You wili also find here Thursday many other unusual bargains in many departments, which you can not well afford to miss. 1 ? * > j it TheMiBStoies 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 arc most int o.-t-'d in have the memo lies you want her to ? We have the jewels that she will admire. S *. 629 KING STREET. ?-gr? ,02Ti ALEXANDRIA, VA. THE OLDEST NATIONAL BANK IN VIRGINIA | r*? The Largest and Strongest Bank in the City | The Service Rendered by this Bank is Evidenced bj ?i I V its Phenomenal Growth. Resources March 5, 1917 $l,S29,331.4r/1 " 4,1918 S2,020,055.801 " 4,1919 $2,849,965.94 g CQAS..IUHBCR AHDsBUiiDING HATFRlAj.\j <9 i W o A ^ ! jfi O O T & ! O rr IV shvest a Pari of Your Savings in Carefully Planned Building and Improving LUMBER FLOORING SIDING CEILING MOULDINGS DOORS SASH BLINDS LATHS SHINGLES BUILDING LIMH PORTLAND CEMENT WALL PLASTER PREPARED ROOFINGS TERRA COTTA PIPE AND EVERYTHING FOR BUILDING BUT TH.? HARDWARE 4 W. A. SMOOT 51 CO., Inc. alexandria. VIRGINIA COAL, LUMBER AND - BOS ID! NG w A s M O ^ra & C 0 H ?* : ,-g *