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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-01
aIr1lalInn Sentenced.

Philadelphia, Dec. l. Frank w
McsIahon, convicted o' voluntary
man>'aughtnr Il week ago for killing
George A. T.eary alleged brtraver Of
the convicted mans daughter vas sem
fenced By Judge Rregy today TO an
indeterminatc term Of not less than 1--WE
wears nor more than ten years.
Under the law the longest sentence
which might have been imposed was
twelve years s.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-01
FIFTY YEARS EXPERIENCE OF An
OLD NURSE

Mrs Winsluws Soothing 5 yrtlp isthc
prescription OF one Of the best female
;,h ysiciaus and nurses in the United
States. and has been used for City years
with never-failing SucceSs by millions oi
mothers for their children. II relieves
the child from pain. cures dlarrhoca
gripping in the bowels, and wind colic
By givins,healtil 10 the child it rests tn
mother. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-01
RETAIL MERCHANTS

A wcll-attrndcd meeting Of the Re-
tail .icrrilauts' Association OF this city
was held Tuesday night ut the rooms Of
the Chamber OF Commerce.. Consider
able routine business was disposed Of and
4 number OF matters OF Interest to the
business portion 81 the community con-
sidcYcd. Mrs. G. j.. Bradley, G.. W.
Howell, j. A. Marshall 4 Bro. and G.,
H. Zimmerman were elected members
OF the asSocilticn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-01
RUSSIA TOMOVE
IN PERSIA.
Will Enforce Demand for Removal
of American Financicr
ShuSter.
BACKED By ENGLAND.
Assassination in Tchcran -Murdcrer
Thuu@iIt Ia Hav" Made Il Mistake and
Killed Brother Of Man He SOU @ht.

ST. Petersburg. Dec I.---Deterpin-
ed TO enforce its ultimatnm demand
ing that Persia dnpOSe is American
treasurer general. Morgan ShnSier,
Russia today ordered a detachment
Of troops 10 leave Rcsht Immediate
" for Tcharan. The soldiers are said
TO be under orders 10 take the city
unless the Persian government con
scnts 10 Russia's demand.
For several weeks Russian Cos
sacks have been gathering at Rcsht
which is situated about 100 miles
northwest Of Teheran. Ii is believed
Russia was prompted 10 ACT today
because CT the receipt of adviccs that
England had advised Persia TO con-
sent To the Cars demand. The re-
fusal Of the Persian government to
consent 10 the Russian uItimatum
even after England had urged ii 10
DO 50 has aroused Russia 10 action.
II is believed here thar Il demon
stration will force ShuSter 10 resign
to revent Russia from grabbing
Off q large strip Of territory TO ;hc
north of Persia That she coycts.
Teheran. Dec. THREAT Britain
this afternoon sent = message 10 the
Persian government urging that Rus
sia's demands for the expulsion of
w. Morgan ShuStcr, the American
treasurer he accepted. The
Mciliss lparIiamontl is standing by
Shustcr firmly. ard this afternoon
again refused 10 order his expulsion.
As Il result Of the tanglc over Eng
land and Russif's opposition 10 Tic
conduct Of The American treasurer
general. The foreign minister ten
dcrcd his resignation today. The lat
Ter is firmly convinced shat Russia
.ul., i..s,.n. ~, lrt :p..,.d !, j
tain large slices OF Persian territory
and he stepped down. feeling that l:c
would bc unable 10 satisfy the Per-
sian people in the face Of the power
ful opposition that Russia and Eng
land arc placing in his way.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-01
HOUSES COMPLETED.

The four houses erected on upper
King street by Knight d Rodgers, con-
tractors, for Schulcr Brothers were
transferred, completed, to the owners
today. These homes have Il pressed
brick front, contain six rooms and bath
and concrete cellar and arc modern IN
construction throughout, They will!
be sold on easy terms.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-01
lnSi confidence in il.

LOST confidence in it.
And nov will this change come?
Won ask. History does not show that
ii usually comes voluntarily from
above. Ii is the duty of the people
to make itself heard when lis bust
ness is mismana@cd.
And what Of Socialism i'll Ger
many? find it has grown sterile.
No one will dispute that ii has ac-
complished much good for The work
ing classes but it is too doctrinal and
docmatic. The Socialist idea on dis
armament and anti-militarism arc
utopian. There are some things IN
4 nations international affairs whicl,
cannot with honor be submitted tc
arbitration which the nations pcn'
pie are bound to accept"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-01

John P. Hanna. Of Maryland was
selected by President TAFT today for the
position of Collrcror OF Internal Reva-
nue. for the district comprising Mary
laud, Delaware and Washington. Tie
appointment will go to the Senate
Tuesday for confirmation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-01

NorlcE Subscription book is now
opce for 4 limited number 0t shares Tor
the ninth series Of the German Co
Operative Building Association No. >,
ut their Office No. 81" King street.
Office hours from . TO ] o'clock.
,jrSrrS SCHNEIDER.
lcr1 oW secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-01
N'Crr!t L..

The stated Conyocation OF Sit. Yer
non, Royal Arcl, Chapter. No. II, will
l.r held in the Tabernacle, Friday even
ing. Dec. lst., l9l!, at 80 O'Clock.
a. e. UuLER,
Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-01
The Rich ccUn Case.

Boston. Mass. Dee. John l..
Lee. distinguished criminal lawyer Of
Virginia arrived today to prepare for
the defense Of the Rev. Clarence Y. +.
Richeson charged with numbering Avis
Linncll.
The trial starts January -.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-01

Berlin. Dec. l.--Ala-cd-Dow Il
brother of the former Persian Min
lister nj Berlin. was as$assinaled TO-
day in front Of his residcn"" n T"-
hcran. according 10 news dispatch
received here. II is believed that
Ala-cd- d-Dcwier was mistaken for his
brother. who was involved in the
controversy concerning tho Persian
acknowledgement. ". Morgan Sinus
jcr. who's" dismissal has been demand
cd By Russia.
Five shots were fired at Ala-od-
Dow!ch. four OF which took effect.
The wounded man is reported 10 have
livcd only Il few minutes. TIL" as
sassin escaped. GendarmcS arrest
ed several suspects but all proved
they were NOT implicatd i'll h" shoot
in&.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-01

There will 1c game OF football to-
morrow morning 81 10 O'Clock at the
new park between the Regent A. c. OF
Washington and Alexandria High
School.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-01
DIED

On Friday, December !. 1911. at
1905 a. M, JomS s. RlArHErRN.
Funeral from ST. Paui's Church, Alex
andria. Va. Saturday At l1:3O 4. NJ.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-01

lcc1 22w
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-07
Where U. S. Flag First Waved.

mander was too shrewd to be drawn
into such an unequal encounter, He
saw that the British We're marching
"lisht." and that part Of their stores
rightly surmScd that 1owe's plan
might be to lraw him from the noun
tain to give the enemy a chance to
capture his stronghold.
In the meantime, something of i'm
portance was happening in congress.
on New Brunswick, whore General
Howe had all his stores, the American
commander retired by way of Mill
stone-the Somerset court house--to
Pukamin, and so on to Morristown,
when the amy went into camp for
the winter.
Washington moved his army down
from Morristown on May "a, and on
May 30 he was established on the
heights back OF Middlebrook, above
Bound Brook. and II is probable that
his first enrampment was back of the
mountain, I'm what now is known as
Washington Valley.
Washingt IN brought his army to
the front Of the mountain on June -.
From then until the end OF June the
The flag OF thirteen red and white
stripes and thirteen white stars on a
field of blue ind been made in Phila-
delpha, and on June II it was dis
played before congress, which adopted
i as the national emblem and ordered
that It be sent Immediately to Wash
ington. This was made possible by
Arnold and sullivan keeping commun-
icatlon by messengers open between
Philadelphia and Washington. A few
days later the first flag was proudly
floating over the American army en-
camped at AIiddlebroDk.
The Tory press, as usual rcsorted
to ridicule, and one of the papers
printed this: Thirteen Is number
peculiarly belonging to the rebels
their ratlons are thirteen dried clans
per day. Lord Stirling takes thirteen
glasses OF gros every morning. Mr.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-07
Five Cents a Second for Flat.


"''''o' r''''u '''o'' "''o' -
cehIy was announced, had sold his
home and leased New York fiat
is not going to be cramped in his new
quarters
or course, it's not quite like the
average flat. It's little larger-it
has twenty-five rooms-and it's a bit
more expensive for Mr. Root is going
10 pay $4,000 year for it, But that's
only $1,000 month. $500 a week,
$7l day, SO an hour and cent a
second Suppose you had to hold
out your hand and rop nickel every
second?
70 begin, you have to pay part Of
your $4,000 a year for Buttons" In
the lobby. In Senator Roots flat
there will be a good many-two to
open the door when he sends away
the motor at the curbstone, one to
escort him TO the elevator. and a few
fancy Buttons to take him up to the
the door of his flat
Here's the dining room. All done I'm
French oak, paneled. and an opcn fire
place Not the kind we have in rTar-
lem fla.s, but a real one that burns
logs.
This Is the billiard room. Bone In
Louis XIV style. all white and car
we'd And beyond tho billiard room
is the living room And tho liy.\,
room is Louis XIV too, and So is the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-07
MINING CONDITIONS
HELD Above AVERAGE
FEW YOUTHS ARE EMPLOYED
FLOURISHING TIMES RE
PORTED IN OIL FIELDS.

Oklahoma City, Okla, May e.
ED Boyle chief mine Inspector of the
state, characteriZes as absurd the
claim said to have been made by a
ST Louis man in letter to Chief
Of Police lIubatka to the effect that
his son and another boy had been
enticed away from home to work In
a mine and probably are being held
prisoners in some mine in oklahoma.
I'm the first place, conditions Of
that sort don't exist down here said
MIR. Boyle. Such things may have
been done in some places whore men
have been brought in to break a
strike ana held under guard but there
Is nothing OF the sort in Oklahoma,
and never has been since | have been
in the state. The condition of the
miners in Oklahoma is good-deciI-
edly above the average.
Il might say further that it is
hard enough for man Of experience
to get work in the mines now and II
would be difficult for 16-year-old
boy to get in at all. Many of the
mines are closed down now for an
indefinite time, and the others are
probably not working more than half
time"
In decided contrast with conditions
in the coal fields, Mr.. Boyle reports
that business is rushing in the oil
fields which are also under his juris-
diction, and that the four field men
employed by the department in that
part of the state are unable to keep
up with their work The apprecia-
tion is insufficient, however to allow
the increasing of the force. a large
amount of drilling is being done, al
though many dry holes are sunk,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-07

room. All carved Italian Renaissance
parqucts floors, plush walls in red
bronze candelabra.
And here is the dressing room and
n marble bath. But wnat Is tina, lit
tie funny room and the tiny bath
next IT, The superintendent says IT'S
Fldo's room, or Yonne's or whatever
mistress happens 20 call her pet span
iel or PomeranIan.
And now we are out in The mahog-
any finished buffers pantry ana be
yond it is the kitchen, all In marble
and tile from ceiling 10 floor Be
yond il is the chefs room, also In
mahogany finish And at the back
Is the servants entrance, and the priv
ate staircase for The maids ana men,
and the servants elevator Stairs lead
10 the other servants rooms above.
There are three OF them, all large.
And every one is done in mahogany
Each is fitted with It's private bath.
There is "A bath for every bed room
In the place.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-07

To mark with an appropriate mon
umcnt the spot where the stars and
Stripes first flew over Washington
army is the object of movement tEat
resulted in 3 bill being presented to
me New Jersey legislature appro-
priating $2j 600 for that purpose
Congress at It's regular session will be
ask ed to appropriate 100000.
This movement has been started by
the Washington Camp Ground Assoc
citation of Bound Brook, n. j., near
which place General Washington was
cncamped with the main part of his
army during June, 1777, when the
Betsy Ross flag was first thrown TO
the breeze and hailed by the Conti-
mental troops.
Following one OF the most gloomy
periods of the Revolution, from the
standpoint e the American patriots,
and then series of brilliant achieve
ments, the adoption Of a national em-
blem by the colonial congress and the
raising of II over the army came with
climacteric effect at a time when the
situation was still critical,
1t was while the supporters of the
American cause were in the depth of
despair and Washington was being
constantly criticised by congress and
even snecred at by many of the colon
lists that he made his historic crossing
Of the Delaware river, eliminating In
the rout of the Hess ians at Trenton
Then came the battle of Princeton,
whore Washington obtained an ad-
vantage he could not follow up be-
cause Of the weakened condition OF
his army Unable to make a descent
troops slept on their arms, while
Washington and Howe played what
may be best likened to a wonderful
plmc by two great masters at chess,
who directed the living chessmen.
Howe began to march toward
Princeton on June l3.
Howe evidently hoped that Wash
ington would come down and engage
with him, but the American com
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-07

Washington has thirteen toes on his
feet, the extra ones having grown
since the Declaration of Independence.
Ii takes thirteen congress paper dol
bars to equal the penny sterling. A
well organized rebel household has
thirteen children, all of whom expect
to be generals and members of con
gress Of the thirteen United Str1es
when they attain II years. Mrs.
Washington has Maltese tom cat
with thirteen rings around his tail,
and his Haunting it suggested to CON
gress the adoption of the same num-
Der of stripes for the rebel flag
But the American troops were I'M
bued with renewed hope and in
creased confidence in their leader,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-07

Chattanooga Tenn, May "a
$4,000, 900 coal company merger was
consummated here today. The name
OF the new concerns is the Continental
Coal corporation. OF the $4,000, 600
SS.O00,00O Is capital and s3.000,00O il
bonds.
Officials selected are Earl Martin,
president and general manager, and
ii. l.. Corey. superintendent.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-07

READ The WORLD WANT ADS
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-29

peared with the team ready harnessed
to the bob-sled, on which four empty
barrels could dimly be discerned.
Have you put the pail n o . in p
asked the boy.
The man nodded as they solemnly
shook hands, while the boy shielded
his eye with the crook Of his arm
and gave the horses their heads. He
tried from time to time to peer int
the storm. but the snow made wraiths
round him and froze his %eyelashes to-
gether.
How the horses got there the boy
never knew, but get there they did. and
whilst the ICY blast probed remorse-
lessly amongst his clothes for the
flesh beneath. and poured the powder
ed snow down his neck.
The maddened animals charged him
as he lowered the bucket into the we'll,
and spilled the water all over him as
they fought for the first drink.
1t was a slow process at best. and
his clothes and mittens cracked with
the CONCEALED Ice as he hauled up each
pail. When they had drunk their I'll
they quivered with the cold, and
plunged to get back, but the boy bound
the reins round the runner Of the fore
most bob. They bucked as the frozen
bits CALLED them, causing him to spill
as much as he put in the barrels, and
to slither about on the rapidly form
ing ice, rendering a foothold almost
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-29

impossible. In between times the boy
rubbed his eyes and the frozen places.
1t was a slow and tedious task, and
he soon was tagged. because at 10 the
muscles are not hardened. The horses
knocked him over and the sleigh ran
over his legs, but, being light, only
bruised him. In his puny rage he
slashed them with the pail rope, and
it warmed him until one Of the horses
trod on the bucket and bent it fiat.
Foolishly he took off his mittens to
s%traighten it, n only learned sense
when he felt the sensation Of many
needles piercing his hands and the
skin on his fingers adhered to the
metal.
It was a painfully slow job; to LIT a
filed pail shoulder high and empty 1t
in a barrel mounted on a sleigh re-
quires strength, and his vas fast leav-
ing him. Moreover, the water ran up
his sleeves and froze, until he was like
an automatic block of ice, If such a
thing can b. conceived. He became
such an embodiment of misery hat he
no longer troubled about anything. but
occasionally buried his head in his
arms to rest, and had only sufficient
strength left when at last it was fin
ished to put the reins behind his back
and brace his fee against the hind
most barrel before returning. and in
his position the water stopped over
him and played it's sweet will uncheck-
ed.
Where the horses went he Knew not.
and If they tipped the lot over agar
he cared not. He was past caring.
With what little sense remaining him
he rather hoped they would, and SO
end it. He believed they stopped. but
couldn't be quite sure. 1t seemed hours
after In a dream that he fancied he
heard the mans voice: My God, I
thought you were v coming back"
and in the same dream he heard him
self saying: Neither did l."
I knew the boy in those long years
ago. I gee him and it is in day dreams
myself sometimes ever now, especial
ly on New Years day, as I sit round
the Preside here at home. 1t is incon-
gruous that pictures should appear in
the embers. but SO they do, or else
ones fancy paints them there. Then
a coal drops out, and l wake up to
tho remembrance that l was once that
boy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-29

- white snow. tno
cap of the stove-pipe, which thrust its
end above the level Of the roof top. 1t
shrieked all sorts of to the
man and the boy who sat huddled
round the fire. their feet in the oven
with the idea Of extracting h last
particle of warmth from the rapid
ly diminishing embers.
Even II the blizzard was baked OF
its desire to wreck the shanty 1t was
not wholly to be denied. but drove IN
between the ill-joined logs and bellied
out the sacks and blankets which had
been hung against them for protection.
while the in-driven snow lay in oddly
assorted mounds on the floor.
Both were reflective. the man be-
cause he realized the gravity of the
situation, the boy because he had so
recently left a homa> IN the east.
1t was the first day u the new year,
and possibly he was p%1cturing to him
self what they were doing at that iden-
teal time.
Presently the man looked up. Did
you hear that?" he said.
NO" replied the boy. What was
1.-THE waits?"
Listen again." said the man. and
just then above the shrek of the bliz-
card was heard a mufled chorus OF
deep bellows.
IF those cattle don't have waite
they'll tea the stable to pieces. They
get extra thirsty feeding on straw, and
it's three days since they had a drop.
Why in b. that well wanted to give
out l can't think"
YES" said the boy, "thirst's a shock
ing thing. Used to have n myself
in days gone by. Now, If we could only
do the widows cruise of oil business
we might make this lot go round" indt-
eating a pot which stood on the stove.
Cant you ever be serious?" protest
ed the man. We've got to fetch some
water"
by all means" replied the boy. Just
touch the bell for the waiter"
Don't be a fool" retorted the man.
III you'd been in this country three
years, instead Of three months, you'd
know what a blizzard means, and
wouldn't be SO mighty cheerful over
it."
Aren't you a fool to suggest fetch
ing water?' said the boy. why you
got lost walking to the stable not an
hour ago."
The man did not reply until the boy
asked him whether he really
considered his suggestion possible.
YES" said the man slowly. ut Is
possible"
Il suppose" remarked the boy, you
are aware it will take foul barrels at
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-29
LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA,
SECURES DRY FARM
ING CONGRESS
FOR 1912.

The term, "dry farming" does not
indicate all that might be implied. 1t
does not mean a system of irrigation.
but one where all the rain fall and
precipitation Is stored up and con-
served in the soil, to be drawn upon
by scientific and sane processes when
1t may be required to forward and In
crease the growth of grain.
In certain sections of the Canadian
West as we'll as in the American
| West, there is a portion of the coun-
try in which the soil is the very best
for the growing of cereals, but tho
geographical locations and relative
position to the rain avenues, do not
give the advantage that other parts
possess in the matter of precipitation.
Agricultural science, however, has
been making rapid progress during
the past few years, and 1t is now as
certained that 1t Is not altogether the
number of inches of rain that Is e.
sential to the growing Of crops. but
its conservation, and that is the
meaning of DRY farming" DRY
Farming" may we'll be applied to dis
tricts where there is a heavy rain fall
and better results will follow. The
education Of the public into these new
methods, not new exactly, but such
as have had satisfactory demonstra-
ton, is not alone the purpose Of these
dry-farming Congresses. One idea is
to bring into life and into operation
the great areas Of splendid land lying
within what might be termed semi
arid, without placing them under the
restrictive and expansive process of
irrigation.
The Congresses are attended by
thousands and they bring representa-
tives from all parts Of tho world. The
Province OF Alberta, and also Of Sass
katchewan, has taken a vital interest
in the Congresses which have been
held In the past two or three years.
The Province Of Alberta has made
provincial exhibits, districts have
shown their products, and last year,
several hundred dollars were taken in
prizes; this year the Province OF Al
berta took prizes ten to one in excess
of any state in the Union. Alberta
has won eight out Of twenty special
cups, that province taking one, Leth-
bridge one, Arthur Perry six, and
John Baxter, Edmonton, carrying of
one sweepstakes. When 1t came to
a matter of location for the Congress
for 1912, the City of Lethbridge.
which had put up a splendid fight for
it, secured the Congress by a unani-
nous vote. 1t is expected that the
Lethbrtdge Congress will be the larg-
est yet held and will be the biggest
convention in the history Of Western
Canada. In emphasizing his invita-
ton to Lethbridge, one Of the speak.
ers said he had just received a tele.
gram from Magrath (near Lethbrfdge)
stating that Of one thousand acres OF
wheat Just thrashed Hethershaw and
Bradshaw had thrashed $4,000 BUSH
els.
Literature sent out recently by the
Canadian Government Agents, which
will be sent postage free on %applica-
ton. tells Of hundreds of splendid
yields in all parts of Western Canada.