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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-28
ROCKEFELLER AS PEACENIAKER.
A Cleveland, Ohio, dispatch to the

A Cleveland, Ohlo,~ dispatch TO the
New York Herald says, in part:
Lord Grey told the British COM
mons yesterday the inside story OF
a near-war between England and Ger
many. lie omitted to state that it
was from Cleveland that the dictum
went out that there should be no war.
no matter how badly either Germany
or England felt about it.
The war cloud broke over night,
and the money barons were caught
off their guard. Panic ensued. at
this stage the Berlin bankers called
upon their friends in New York.
Manifestly John ID. Rockefeller was
the only big man with 100000
lying around loose and available to
save the Berlin bourse from disaster.
Rockefeller was at Forest Hill play
ing golf hIe was willing TO see that
the German bankers got S100.00O.-
600 on one condition. That was that
the peace Of Europe should not be
broken.
1t was hard condition for the
bankers but they were equal to it.
Germany already had asked England
what the Mansion House, speech
meant England, according to Lord
Grey yesterday, had considered the in
Quiry impertinent and had to decline
to answer. Ordinarily that situation
would have meant war. But war is
one thing and war without money is
another.
Incidentally it is said that the Ber-
lin bankers paid a rate of interest
somewhat above the current rate il
New York.
If the above are facts, Mr.. Rookie
Teller performed an act which will
cover a multitude of sins, as peace
makers are represented as inheriting
special blessing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-28
S. Il. Lunt, Aucticneer!

THEundeTsigned, by virtue Of deed
i of trust, executed to him on the
3rd day Of May; 1906, to secure the pay
Dent of promissary note, and defauit
having been made in the payment OIL
the said note; and at the request Of the
party secured thereby, the undersigned
trustee will, o. Tuesday, December 5th J,
1911, at twelve (l2) o'clock NJ. in front OF
the Royal Street entrance to the Market
Building, expose for sale, at pubic auc-
ton, the following described lot Of
ground with the improvements thereon,
situate in the City OF Alexandria, state
OF Virginia, and bounded and described
as follows:
Beginning at the intersection OF the
North side OF King Street with the East
side Of West Street, and running thence
East on King Street, twenty-five (22)
feet, eleven IN inches, more or less:
thence lalong the East gable wall oil a
warehouse and the East wall of the pack
building attached thereto, 80 as to
include said walls, sixty-one (6) fcet,
six (6) inches to the line OF the lot con-
veyed by George White to AunIe l..
Wright. by deed of April ,. 1858. lapd re-
corded in Deed Book 19, page 563: thence
West with said line twenty-five (22l feet,
eleven Q1) inches. more or less, to west
Street; thence with West Street in q
straight to the beginning, together With
all rights and appurtenan.es to the
same belonging or lin aDywisc apper-
tanning.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH.
NIB. HARLOW,
nov 23 Trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-28
THE ANNEXATION QUESTION.

At tonight's meeting of City Coun-
Gil the question of annexation will be
brought to a vote and while-there is
doubt expressed-in some circles as to
the fate of the bill, we believe that
the majority of the members of the
council will carry out the wishes Of
the citizens of Alexandria and vote
for the passage of the ordinance.
The Gazette has published from
time to time the reasons which have
been advanced for the annexation OF
additional territory. Epitonized,
these reasons are as follows:
1. 1t will relieve Alexandria OF
it's present congestion and give it an
opportunity to grow.
g.. 1t will give us control OF the
sanitary conditions that surround us
and which are liable to become more
dangerous as the suburbs grow.
8. 1t will make people living in
the neighborhood of Alexandria pay
their just part of the expense of fur
nishing them police and fire protec-
ton.
d. It will make the railroads con-
tribute their part of the expense Oh
The government of the city from
which they derive large revenue.
S. 1t will give the people OF Al
exandria an opportunity to build
suburban homes and enjoy life where
they can have little space surround
ing their residences.
G. 1t will increase real estate val
ues. stimulate building and conse-
uuently benefit every working man,
mechanic, merchant and professional
man in the city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-28
SLAYER Notified Police.

The Cupar (Scotland) police were
Mortified the other evening to receive
the message 81 have shot my father.
Come and arrest me-" over the tele'
phone, from William Houston, living
on an estate near Cupar-fife. On in.
vestigating thev found that the crime
really had been committed. The
young man and his father went ont
shooting, but shortly afterwards the
son returned alone and told the estate
overseer of the murder, adding: I'm
going to telephone the police" The
old man was found dead, his face
covered with blood. and gun and re-
volver beside him. The youth IS
thought 10 be insane.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-28

Halt an hour later Mrs. Richmond
went into Frances little room. A
sweetly smiling face looked up at her
from the bed
Baby" she pleaded, please do as
mother wants you to. Mother hates
to punish her baby Tell me the right
name OF this letter"
She drew out the book end laid her
anser on the much discussed letter.
There was 9 GREATNESS pause.
We'll, muvver," said bored voice
deliberately. may It's an A for you.
but guess I'll call 1t B."
e think I'll have to send Frances to
school after ALL" admitted Mrs. Rich
mord to Frances father that evening
after dinner. I'm afraid my method
et imparting instruction Is not sui.
aaeatly modern
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-28

New York,-James Heenan. who IS
so years with the American Exchange
National Bank, has carried more mon
CIV through Wall street than any llN-
ing man. He was given a gold watch
on his S1st birthday.
alontclair, n. NIP, bull pup
sixteen inches long, became SO hun
sry that he swallowed twelve-inch
hat. pin. A doctor removed the pin
stopping mad dog scare.
London.-In. Difference to re
quest" from the Lord chamberlain
the bathing girl in "kismct" has put
on few mors clothes,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-28
Necessities.

"The government ought to establish
cooking schools all over the country.
Yes: there's Only nnc thing mere
important than the cooking school,"
whats that?"'
'There ought to be schools for
teaching rcor girls the rud!ments OF
bridge whist"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-28
Girls Give Skin.

Ann Arbor. Mich.-Fourteen girls
have given to Miss Clara Allen of
Milan an average Of Is pieces OF skin.
AS a result the young woman probably
will recover A bottle of kerosene
which she held over stove last July
exploded. Almost all the skin was
burned off her breast.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-28
FIFTY YEARS EXPERIENCE OF AN
OLD NURSE

Mrs. Winslow's Soothin. S yrlp isthc
Of one Of the best female
Ih ySicians and nurses in tho United
Stat cs and has been used for fifty years
With ucvcr-iai!inG success By millions OF
molh crs for their children. II relieves
The child from pain, cures dllrrhoca
.,lIping in tha bowels, aud wind collie
Is giving tutith to the child II rests III
mother T"e.:v-G"c c2Etsa bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-28
fI--
OFFICIAL ENTERTAINING.

Explaining that it has long been
recognized as an. injustice to higher
ranking -nava! officers that they are
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26

II you are troubled with chronic
constipation, the mild and gentle effect
of Chamberlain's Tablets makes them
especially suited to your case For
sale by all dealers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26
PURSE WENT TO
SALVATION ARMY
BIG PURSE MADE UP AT sERv-
ICES or KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
YESTERDAY MORNING WENT
TO SALVATION ARMY FOR RE-
LIEF or FARco's POOR.

The big purse made up in the Offer
ing at the special Christmas services
of the Knights Templar yesterday
morning at the Masonic temple was
donated to the Salvation Army for the
relief of Fargo's poor. The latter or
ganization was very grateful for the
assistance and did much good with
the amount collected from the knights.
The services yesterday morning
were exceedingly impressive, though
entirely informal, as none of the mem
bers of the order wore their uniforms
at all, all appearing in citizens attire.
The toasts and responses were bright
and cheerful and the remembrances
given the retiring officials, George
Radford and W. T. Johnson.
The Salvation Army gave out a
large number of baskets yesterday to
all who applied, sixty two in all. Ar
ticles were also distributed and many
homes were made comfortable which
might otherwise have been bereft of
all Christmas cheer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26

the majority Of the house will report
and pass a revenue" wool bill. Mr..
Underwood as the real" leader of
the democrats in the house under the
new regime, which has relieved
Speaker Clark of much of the respon-
sibility that has heretofore gone with
his great Office, and a good deal of
its power. incidentally, Mr.. Under
wood is not without experience as a
tariff maker, having served for many
years on the ways and means commit
tee as a minority member
Mr.. Underwood and his democratic
colleagues on the committee think
they know how to draft a tariff bill
They also think they know how to
draft revenue measure To be
true, they had not a little difficulty
with the bills reported and passed
during the extraordinary session and
found themselves COMPOUNDED by Ger.
tain of the republican leaders from
time to time. Nevertheless, from a
partisan standpoint, they did very
well along this line. The fact that,
if carried out literally and enacted
into law, their programme undoubted-
- Woulu nave resulted IN HndnClal
panic of large dimensions is a mere
side issue.
Regardless of what the republicans
may do-and they are already at work
in both houses of congress, even dur
ing the holiday recess-the democrats
will bring in bill which places wool
duties at as low a point as they dare
stand for. If anything, the duties will
go below even this point on the
theory that a compromise will have
to be effected with the senate in any
event. provided the democrats want
a bill passed which President Taft
can conscientiously sign. Unless the
bill which passes is in substantial
accord with the findings of the tariff
board. the president will be very apt
to veto it again. Having vetoed one
Dill on the express ground that the
tariff board had not reported, Mr..
Taft, 1t is held by republicans, would
be perfectly justified in vetoing an
other bill that disregarded the find
ings Of the board
The democrats of the house may
find that their disregard of the boards
report will act as boomerang. In
fact, doubt is expressed as to whether
they will carry out their bluff in this
matter. 1t is only fair to Mr. I'M
derwood to say that he has repeat
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26

eddy said he would be glad to avail
himself Of any new facts developed
by the board. This was a wise staff
ment for him to make. Primarily. the
business of the board is to gather
facts. Its findings or conclusions NAV
and may not be valuable as indicat
ing what legislative enactments
should be had to vitalize the facts
gathered. The democratic leaders
are disposed to utterly disregard the
findings of the board, on the declared
theory that it remains for congress
to draw its own conclusions from Civ
en- facts. Far sighted politicians here
declare that it will be a sad day for
the democrats if they ignore import
ant facts in the boards report in
drafting their proposed legislation
because the people generally will
soon be in possession of the facts and
will judge for themselves.
There are indications already OF
determined opposition to a too liberal
reduction of rates on various items
in the woolen< schedule on the part of
wool growers and manufacturers.
While declaring they are willing TO
stand for a fair and careful revision
OF the wool schedule. these men, ac-
cording to advices which have reach
ed Washington, insist that congress
proceed with elaboration in any at
tempt at revision. The advance guard
OF the wooden industry have arrived
in the city for the fight and some
strong representatives Of the various
organizations will remain in the ma
tional capital until the legislation is
finally disposed Of
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26
Begin the New Year Well.

Judge: Hill. began the new year
well.
Dill. How was thai?
Hill. Why. / wasn't sick when it
was ushered in.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26

Forget the sorrows of yesterday and
go after the joys of today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26
TAFT MADE A Big HIT
Continued From Page one.


to be entirely willing to bury the
Ratchet" and work for fair and just
revision of the wool schedule.
Nothing that has happened within
the past two years can compare with
MI. Taft's wool message as an agent
for peace in the ranks of the republic
can party in congress. With an i'm
partial report covering all phases of
the wooden industry in an intelligent,
exhaustive and convincing manner,
republicans in general feel that they
can well afford to rally to the support
of Mr.. Taft in his effort to revise
Schedule K along more nearly scien-
tific lines than ever before attempted.
OF course, the republicans, assum-
ing that they will pull together, will
find the democrats of the house a
great handicap in their attempt to
carry out the plans Of republican
leaders in accordance with the report
of the board. At the outset, Repre-
sentative Underwood of Alabama,
chairman of the great ways and
means committee and floor leader of
the democrats, has announced that
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26
! Additional Sports
Y. N. c. A. LEAGUE
READY TO START
TEAMS WILL OPEN THE SEASON
NEW YEARS sIx-TEAM LEA
CUE AND FOUR sAME A WEEK
SCHEDULE PROMISED - sue
CESS ASSURED.

Everything is now in readiness for
the opening Of the Y. M. C. A. basket
ball league. Six teams were this
morning selected to represent the bus
mess houses Of the gate city, as fol-
lows: Buchanan Hardware Co, A. e..
Cannon Co., jewelers., Courier News,
Union Light. Heat & Power CO.. A. b,
c.. and the Interior Lumber Co.
A schedule has been drawn UP and
the league will furnish four-ga a
week schedule with two teams battling
for supremacy on Monday and Friday
nights
The committee in charge of placing
the players on the different teams, will
assign seven players for each club.
Uniforms will be selected as soon as
possible and it is purposed to start the
season off in a, blast of glory on New
Years day.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26

Sir Edward Clark's greatest hob
bies are boating and piano playing.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26

New York City, Dec. 26.-While
English society boxers may defeat
our social lions with gloves, it has
remained for Philadelphia So
ciety leader, Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish,
jr., to defeat the champion Eng
lish woman fencer. The English
champion is Baroness De Meyer
and last year won distinction not
only in England, but defeated all
save one Of Europe's best fencers.
She is now visiting in this country
and recently lamented the fact
that she had no worthy opponent
in America with whom to contend.
Mrs. Stuyyesant Fish, jr., and Miss
Adelaide Baylis, arranged a quiet
visit with the baroness at the
Fencing club and in two hours
the English baroness was defeat
ed, much to her chagrin.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26
LOCAL COLLEGES
HAVE new RULES
AS A RESULT OF CONFERENCE
AT MINNEAPOLIS OF THE MIN
NEsoTA- DAKOTA COLLEGES
NEW STYLE BASKETBALL WILL
BE PLAYED.

Fargo college and the A. c. will
have to change their line Of tactics in
practice as a result of the new ruling
made last Friday by the Minnesota
Dakota conference held in Minneapo-
lis.
intercollegiate rules must be used
in basketball contests in Minnesota
and the Dakotas," decreed the mem
bers of the conference.
As a result Fargo fans will see the
eastern style of the gentle game played
in all college contests from now on,
The question has been agitated for
some time among various basket ball
men and in many cases the decision
will be gratifying. Although some
what rougher, it is a much more sem
sational game, allowing more individ-
ual spectacular work in dribbIing and
shooting. Under amateur rules drib-
bier is not allowed to shoot until he
has passed the ball to another of his
team mates. Under intercollegiate
however, he may dribble the length
OF the floor and shoot the basket
making the play much more brilliant
and sensational.
1t is now the duty of the college
coaches to verse their men in the rules
of this new style. However, the
difficulty does not lie with the coaches
as much as the players, as the for
mer have invariably played the grand
old style back in college. 1t is diff
ferent with the men who play the
game, however. They will be COM
PEELED to play under unfamiliar condi-
tons. However 1t is much easier to
give player more liberties than it
is to restrict those already used, so
the difficulty Of learning the new tricks
should easily be acquired.
Coach Watkins of Fargo college, in
speaking of the game, said: Profess
sor Wanner represented our school
at the conference and / am entirely
satisfied with the decision made there.
1t is really immaterial to me which
style is used, as / am acquainted with
each. j think the intercollegiate game
is fine one. The biggest question
facing us now is that of securing of
ficials who are competent to officiate
under the new style. 1t simply means
that men from the cities will be
brought here who are qualified to in
terpret the eastern style"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26
WAS A SAD CHRISTMAS
Father of Frank G. corson Passed
Away Unexpectedly Yesterday Az
ternoon--Body Shipped to
Bronson, Mich.

One of the sad Christmas events
was the sudden death of E. N Corson,
who passed away at his late home at
SIS Sixth street south late yesterday
afternoon. after a brief illness of
pneumonia. The deceased was 66
years Of age. Brief funeral services
will be held this afternoon at the resi-
dence after which the body will be
taken to his old home in Bronson.
Mich. for burial.
The deceased is survived by a
widow. an aged father aged 81 years,
and one son. Frank e, Corson. well
known Fargo business man. The
news Of his death win be a great shock
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26

SETS-Isabella Fox, Brown and
black. opossum and River Mink
Worth $3.50, $500, $4,000 and
$3.50 set, $3.50 A~ mn
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26
roc TaIkatiua

Success Magazine: 1t was beauti-
ful evening, and Ole, who had screw
ed up courage to take Mary for ride
was carried away by the magic of the
night.
Mary he asked, will you marry
Yes, Ole" she answered softly.
Ole iapsed into silence that at last
became painful to his fiancee.
ole" she said desperately. "why
don't you say something?"
'Ay tank Ole replied, "they bans
too much said already"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26

to his many friends in Fargo as ne
was man Of exemplary character.
honorable and upright in all his bust
ness transactions.
The late Mr.. Corson will be missed
greatly in the community, in the
church circles in which he moved and
most Of all in his home where he was
always kind and loving husband and
father. Much sympathy is extended
those who survive him in the hour Of
their bereavement.
The rubber gown is the latest thing
in feminine apparel. Rubber.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26

New York. Dec. rs. Totally blind
during half his short life 7-year old
John 3. GaIick, son OF farmer Of
sampson, Pa, now is able to distin-
guish dimly objects held In front Of
his eyes and his surgeons hope he will
recover his sight completely This is
the result Of the removal ten days ago
of q tumor beneath his skull which
had paralyzed the centre Of sight.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26
Tha Unmada Mo4in.

Cynthiana, KY, Democrat: At a re-
cent meeting of a Cynthiana Club it is
said one Of the women wanted 70 make
motion. but couldn't because her
dress was too tight.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-11-09

without the whole world knowing all
about it," Alexander Graham Bells
telephone was said to be toy until the
Emperor Dom Pedro finding it IN cor
ner of the Centennial Exposition at
Philadelphia, pronounced it one of the
maryels of the age. Edison was thought
to be possessed of q mild form of de-
mentia when he announced that by in
jecting electricity into the carbon fila
ment of a lamp from which the air had
been removed he had discovered the
secret of what is today the worlds
universal llluminant. Patrick B. De-
laney excited the same popular misgiv-
ings among the unscientifc with his
multiplex, by which six messages were
transmitted simultaneously over sin
gle wire and taxed our Imagination to
limit by his. telepost system of automat-
ic telegraphy by which he sends 1000
words a minute over one wire. Finally
when Marconi, the beardless youth from
Bologna showed US how without the use
of any wires at all, it was possible to
communicate over sea, we admitted
that there was nothing left to challenge
our credulity.
Thus the world has moved on. Each
step has broadened our perspective,
strengthened our confidence and added
to our length of day, our poise, peace.
power and joy. No longer do we de
nouhce any one or decry his invention.
Rather have We got to that point in our
evolution where we believe the appar-
emily impossible is attanable and that
mankind, is at last master not only of
his own destiny but of that of genera
tons yet unborn.