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DEATH FOR SLAYERS Villa Vows Eternal Vengeance for Death of, His Chief Aid " El Paso, Dec. 1.?Death by burning at the stake is the punish ment Francisco Villa has sworn to ?inflict on those who had any con nection with the capture, arrest, trial and execution of General Fe lipe Angeles,, according: to word reaching here last night from Northern Mexico. Villa agents say -he hcd been informed of the death of Angele3, but they refused to say where he was -or how the news reached him. Unofficial reports said Villa was near Pilar de Con chos, 5p miles north of Parral, near the scene of the Angeles capture. Tears rolled down the bandit's cheeks, it is related, when he was told of his'chief lieutenant'sh fate, and seldom have his followers seen $eir leader weep. They watched hi amazement. Villa's grief was succeeded by ungovernable rage. He made a speech, declaring eter nal enmity to President Carranza and promising ? to . avenge Angeles' death by burning all who had an^ connection with it. GOVERNMENT SEIZES * COAL Chicago Schools Will be Closed for a Month as,.Well as Non- - Essential Plants Chicago, Dec. 1.?While govern nors of coal producing States were holding a conference to make plAns to ? save the .country from the coal famine, T. W. Proctor, chairman of the regional ?oal committee, an nounced ? yesterday the government had seized all coal in Chicago. ? He instructed the Chicago Coal Merchants' Association to' form a committee to distribute coal at the government's direction. George W. Reed, chahfman of the Coal' Merchants' Committee, announced he would ask that the schools of the city be closed for a month. V<He said the Itf.t of non essential industries had been ex tended to include packers plants and clothing manufacturers. He said the Chicago packers had coal enough to maintain steam for fire protec tion, but not f<*r operation, AVOID. SPECULATION?Own your own home we have for sale homes from a thousand to twenty thou sand dollars, cottages, bungalows, residences and apartments. For investments we can fill.the needs of any. Help you with your loans, first and second trusts. Call and see us. fC. Lanham and Co., 113 South Fairfax street. ' 284-3c. ft . MOB KILLS A NEGRO Foxvorth, Mi.5??., Dec. 1.?Im mediately after he had beeTi identi fied by a white girl as the roan who had attempted to attack her, Ne ville Foxworth, negro, was taken from officers by a mob arid shot to death here, late Friday. ? - " The girl, on her way from school, said the ne<jro followed her in the woods. She ran and he gave chase, but she outraft him. She had rec ognized the negro, however, and his arrest followed. A mob form ed and immediately overpowered the officers and shot the negro to death. SENATOR INDICTED Million Dollars Alleged to Have Been Spent to Elect New berry in Michigan Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 1.? Truman H. Newberry, United States Senator from Michigan, -was indicted by a United States grand jury Saturday for corruption, fraud and conspiracy in connection with the election by which he obtained his seat in the , Senate, defeating Henry Ford, his Democratic oppon ent. ^ Judge Sessions indicated that the evidence before the grand jury dis closed the fraudulent expenditure of between $000,000 and $1,000,000 in connection with the election. With Newberry, 133 other persons were indicted by the grand jury on the same charge. The names of all but twelve most prominent were withheld from publication by ?Judge Clarence W. Sessions, pre siding, until warrants could be served on them. Among those named were H. A. Hopkins, of St. Clair, Michigan, principal legislative clerk secretary of the United States Senate; John S. Newberry, brother of the Sena tor, Detroit, and Paul H. King, of Detroit. King was manager of the Newberry ^campaign committee. Government officials asserted the testimony presented to the grand Ho You Know ?wo are ready at all ?im$> to supply your Println ',r needs 1 i Send us that "rush" order PHONE 60 Harry Wade 313 KING STREET TRAINED NURSE FINDS FIRST RELIEF IN 20 YEARS Feeling Fine ;at Last and Sure She Will be Permanently , i ?; Cured. Pays High Tribute to Chasco-Vin "For the past twenty years I have ibmi troubled with indigestion and an acid stomach. The indicator, of my trouble was constipation; never a movement wdthout a purgative un ttt ray attention was called to Chasco Vin by the clerks in our leading drug store here. I hava taken three bottles and am feeling.fine and h?ve not had to take any other medicie since taking thp second bottle of Chasco-Vin. I have confidence in Ohasco-VKn and recommend it because I believe in time it will cure me completely." (Signed) Li'llie Hoskins Rhodes, Chester, Pa. There is only one Chasco-Vin agent in Alexandria Edgar Warfield, Jr., King and' Pitt Streets. Fiery Itching and Burning of Skin Is a Most Cruel Torture ? A #1 it A. A. - t CA A n AMA AC ?Sure Speedy Rdirf in S. S. S ? Why suffer from these persistent tortures when it is so easy and costs so little to do as thousands of others have done and get relief" through S. S. S.? It is now well known that eczema coirfes from the blood. By giving the blood a thorough cleansing you not only get sure and spe dy relief but you also build up the system and re new your vigor and vitality. This rood medicine has stood the tttst of 50 years as one of the greatest blood clcansers known. It is guaranteed entirely free from minerals of any kind. The experience of others has established the unfailing merits of S. S. S., and there's no question about the wisdom of your giving it a thorough trial. All reputable druggists sell it. If in doubt as to your case wiite to Medical Ad visor, Swift Specific Co., Dept. 54, Atlanta. G?, First National Bank 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 its PhenomenarGrowth. Oct. 1, 1917 * $1,893,439.44 Oct. 1, 1918 $2,420,709.36 Oct. J, 1919 $3,199,464.28 ESTABLISHED 1852 BlIKKE AND HERBERT Bankers Investments, First Mortgagee on Real Estate 3 Per Cuit Paid on Savings Deposits jury: had revealed a' political scandal that in many respects was without pa railed in American annals. It? was alleged votprs were bribed, election boards corrupted, editors subsidized an}! moving picture the aters bought up in the endeavor to defeat Henry Ford first in the pri j maries of both parties, and later, | when he had won the Democratic | nomination, in the election itself. . YEGG MEN GET <563,000 j Blow Safe, Then Have 'Dutch Lunch '?Entertain Captives Omaha, Neb., Dec. 1.?Robbers j blew the safe of Ilayden Brothers' * store, one of the largest retail j houf-es here, at midnight Saturday | after they had bound and gagged j two watchmen, and escaped with $G,'},000 in .cash, securities and other valuables. 'After satisfying their monetary desires, the thieves feasted on "Dutch lunch" from the grocery de BETTER ?115' Thousands Have Discovered Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets are a Harmless Substitute . Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets?the sub stitute for calomel?are a mild Jjut sure laxative, and their effect on the liver is "almost instantaneous. These little olive colored tablets are the result of Dr- _ Edwards' determination not to treat liver and bowel complaints with calomel. The pleasant little tablets do the good that calomel does, but have no bad after effects. They don't injure the teeth like strong liquids or calomel. Ihey lake hold of the trouble and qutfkly correct it. Why cure the liver at the expense of the teeth? Calomel .^pmetimes plays havoc with the gums, bo do strong liquids. It is best not to take calomel. Let Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets take its place. Headaches, "dullness" and that lazy feeling come from constipation and a disordered liver. Take Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets when you feel "logy"and "heavy." They "clear" clouded Drain and "perk up" the spirits v- 10c and 25c. partment, sang and danced- for their captives f^r three hours, paid each $20 "for his trouble'' and departed at -daylight. It is. believed that the safeblow ers secluded themselves in the store during the rush hours Saturday and remained there when the place closed at night. After overcoming the watchmen, they took rugs from the drapery department to muffle the explosions and blew -the sftfe* with nitroglycerine. Joseph Hayden, president of the firm, asserted that the cash in tbe vault amounted To $.'40,000. Among the loot alsS wei% many Liberty Bonds belonging to employes. Mrs. Ruth Ballanger offers the x v discriminating ladies of Alexan dria an opportunity to inspect the dainty and bewitching lingerie, brassiers, teddies, Idmonos and hose in her exclusive shop. "THE RUTH ROYCROFT" Smith Building - 624 King St. ^ Second Floor "Chrysanthemum Opening" Sat urday, November 29th. Air day until 10 p. m. Smoke "Virginia-Carolina" Straight In ?-Vv cigarettes ? Virginia - Carolina tobacco r - is smoked in three-fourths ? of ail the cigarettes made here. Men like its lively, different taste! It makes a cigarette mean something. But to enjoy Virginia Carolina at Its best* smoke it straight. Smoke it in a ciga rette made entirely of Vir ginia-Carblina tobacco. -Smoke ? Piedmont. The Virginia - Carolina Cigarette 10 for 9 cents ?II . 20 for 18 cents / . Poi- Infants and Children |-v| Lj .alcohol-o per gent, j ^Luuavi* v au?? v-- - i fj AVe^otablc PreparationlorAs siniilatin^tiieFood by Rc^ula> tintf llieStomadis and I5owclscf ;;;pv^vrrrt.rii',nf1! vlij Thcrcb}r Promoting Digestion Jl Cheerfulness and RcstConiaiiK '! ^cither Opium, Morphine nor f! Mineral. Not Narcotic jfu,pttfoidik'sAxuirtT@ni' J*umplun Stfd ? jUx Stnea JiochtLU Salts Ar.t'jriWif J^rnptrmmt J)lCarixsate Sc/.i harm Srra C/a/tYirdSugar }\mtrryrrrn FU nr I A helpful Remedy for Constipation and Diarrhoea: and Fevcrfsftncss and. loss o f Sleep resulting flicrcfronWn Infancy. fao/milc Si^natareaC jj ; ^ P 7ue CEST.vjnCcKP.onr. ti XFAV YORK' ( F war war '; THE FLAUOR Li^STS SO DOES THE PRiC^l \ 6 5 = ? r= X :<j Tree Surgeons \^ill complete Jong cdntract at Washington's Home, Mt, Vernon, by December First, and "will operate in Alexandria and vicinity diving months of December and January ^ Those Having Trees in Need of Atten tion, Please Write ^ Resident Forester Mt. Vernon, Va. Pruning, Spraying, Cavity and Root Treatment, &c ?? 1 ? 1