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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-17
TURKS AND GREEKS
STILL FIGHTING
Battle Reported in Progress
at Entrance Of Darda-
nelles.
RESULT IS UNKNOWN.
Greek Ships Take InitiatiTe-Turk-
ish Vessels Placed Under Protection
of Forts.

London, Dec. 1.-THE Turkish and
Greek fleets again were engaged in
battle today at the entrance of the
pardanelles, according to a Lloytls
dispatch received here. The news
came while the peace conference was
in session today and coupled with the
advices of the naval battle of Tenedos
yesterday, probably increased the
friction between the Turkish and
Greek peace delegates.
Corstantinople, Dec. 17.-Heavy
firing was heard today off th2 straits,
and it was reported that the Turk IN
ships again were in conflict with the
Gree,.i unbocts blocEading the Darda-
nelles.
The battle began shortly after day
break and lasted for many hours. The
Greek ships took the initiative, it was
said. The Turkish gunboats and de-
stroyers kept under the range OF the
Turkish forts, which returned the fire
Of the Greek fleet.
Sea fighting between Greeks AID
Turks in the Aegean began last Satur-
day and has continued almost ince:-
sanity. The Turkish ships bottled up
in the Dardanelles, have tried each day
to run the Greek blockade.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-17
HOSPITAL NOTES.

A. NJ. Dawson, of Gil Queen street,
is convalescent after the operation Of
last Friday.
Raymond Struder, the boy who was
bitten by bulldog few days ago,
is recovering.
The little daughter Of John Naylor,
who was buried while playing with
matches in her home during the alb
sence of her mother a few days ago,
is doing well and will it is thought
recover.
Barbara CARRIER, of Hayfield farm,
has recovered sufficiently from the o2-
Grafton for appendicitis for her
mother to be able to leave her and re-
turn home to the farm, her daughta"
now being out Of danger. -.
Harvey Wood Of Burke station, is
convalescent after an operation.
Jas. Legg, who had ribs brokenu in
a runaway accident, is up and walking
about, his recovery being well under
way. of5an :.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-17
Service on Bluemont Branch
is Most Unsatis-
factory.
COMPLAINTS M A D E.
Hearing BSfo.e Chamber of Com
merce Last Night Showed That
Old Dominion Ry Gives Poor Service.

The merchants of Alexandria and
the travelling public have recently been
loud in their complaints Of the unsat-
iisfactory service of the Bluemoat
Branch OF the Southern Railway since
THAT division was taken in charge by
the Washington and Cid Dominion
Railway Company. Persons conf
PEELED to travel on that branch are
especially severe in their structures,
az those residing in Alexandria are
often compelled to wait under uncom-
Portable conditions in the station at
Bluemont Junction for train to carry
nthem to their homes. Only a few trains
conect for Alexandria, while number
are run in and out of Georgetown
during the day. 1t is common oc-
currence for Alexandrians to be
forced to return to their homes via
Georgetown as only certain trains arc
met at the junction by trains for
Alexandria.
The freight service is also far from
satisfactory and it was. purposed last
night thai, the, meeting Of the Cham
her of Commerce should be open to
others save members of the organiza-
ton.
There was a fair attendance at the
meeting and general interchange
of opinion concerning the disadwant-
ages which surround Alexandria un-
der the present regime followed.
Several plans. looking to relief from
present conditions were suggested,
and the chamber determined to go to
work at once on lines which, it IS
hoped, will result in bringing about q
better order of things.
The Washington and Ohio Branch of
the Southern Railway has heretofore
been "a valuable adjunct to the COM
.mercial interests of Alexandria, and
the fact that the city has been placed
at disadvantage by the recent
change is to be deplored.
The new company so far has turned a
deaf ear to the united voice of the
community for better passenger and
freight rerivce and club will un-
doubtedlv have to be used to make
them realize that Alexandria has some
rights.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-17
nUMOR DENIED.
Southern Railway Not to Use B. & 0.
- Tracks Between Washington
ard New York.

That an agreement had been maGe
between the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road and the Southern Railway Com
pany, whereby trains of the latter
read were to operate on the Baltimore
and Ohio tracks between Washington
and New York was denied in Balti-
more yesterday afternoon by officials
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. It
was rumored in railway circles yester-
day that the Southern Railway Com
pany would withdraw its through
trains from the South, between Wash
ington and New York, from the tracks
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and OPP
crate them in the future over the Bait
more and Ohio tracks. According to
the rumor, the reason for the change
was the reported increase in the ttrmi-
nal charge in New York made by the
Pennsylvania, as the result Of the
large expediture made by the conf
panv for new station facilities in that
city.
Officials at the central offices of the
Baltimore and Ohio said that they
knew nothing Of such change being
contemplated by the Southern Rail-
way, and added that the Southern had
operated its through trains from the
south over the Pennsylvania System
for years, and that the interests in
control of both properties were very
close together.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-17
GOVERNOR WILSON .
BACK At HIS WORK
Most Letters Received by
Him Are From Would
be Oficeholders.
MANY ARE sHUNTED.
Army of patriots" and Others
Ready to Save Country"
Grows All The Time.

New York, Dec. 17.-While Presi-
dent-elect Wilson was at work at his
regular job of governing New Jersey
in Trenton today, the march of the
"patriots" was in full swing. Not
since the last Democratic president,
Grover Cleveland, went into Office has
there been so many men openly ac-
knowledging their ability to "save the
country" as at present. The chairman
of the Democratic National Commit
tee, William H. McCombs, is no longer
able to reach his Offices by the public
entrance but has to take rounda-
bout way to avoid being held up. The
postal authorities. have been compelled
to put one man on the job to carry the
headquarters mail and every letter
nearly is that of "a job seeker.
President-elect Wilson has shunted
applicants off as far as possible but
this canot long continue. He will
have to take the problem up perso-
nally soon after the first of the year
and no matter what the outcome, he
knows he will come in for much un-
pleasant criticism by disappointed
persons. His preliminary announce
ment that on efficiency will be the
first requisite for appointment has
failed to please each other whats
whom were asking each other whats
the use of being regular if one may
not enjoy the fruits of <victory?"
Most of the job-seeker here
have already been to Washington.
One we'll known statesman brought
over a typewriter list of jobs and SAL
aries and marked out some fifty on a
sliding scale in the hope that if he
did not get one job he might land
another.
And it was announced sorroWfully
from McCoombs Office today that there
are few editors who supported the
ticket at the last election, who have
not filed claims for recognition. The
patronage war already promises to be
one of the most remarkable PROPOSE
tions the incoming administration will
face.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-17
Butler on the Stand.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. III.
T. Butler, formerly of Buffalo, first
vice president Of the Ironworkers' Un.
ion, took the witness stand at the
opening of the dynamite conspiracy
trial today in his own behalf. Follow.
ing closely the testimony of Presider;
Frank Ryan, with whom he was con-
nected by the government in the al,
legged plot, Butler, denied everything
incriminating. issaA - s
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-17
Kaiser's Christmas Gifts.

Berlin, Dec. 17.-With Emperor VIII
liam's request to the civic authorities
of Potsdam, Berlin and Charlottel r.
burg, that long New Year ad-
dresses be eliminated, it became known
today that the recipients of royal
Christmas gifts this year were hoping
that the kaiser would be more discreet
than in times past. Last year ne sent
eight costly Hanoverian horses to n
impoverished family who possessed nc
stables, and herd of deer to friend
who had no park.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-17
ALEXANDRIA AN EASY MARK.


The officials of the Electric Railway
| Company are again laughing in Their
sleeves at the expense Of the city of
Alexandria, and it will certainly have
to be admitted that they have put over
good one. After several months
pickering and bargaining for the Royal
street franchise, the railway company
magnanimouly agreed to expend the
sum of nine thousand dollars in street
improvement, and the City Council, as
founded by this manifestation of gen
erosity, hastened to grant the fran
chise. Hardly was the ink dry upon
the Mayors endorsement Of the ordi-
nance before the railway company
proceeds to get it's nine thousand back
after the method of the Standard Oil
Company. The process IL very simple.
Their communication tickets have been
sold at points outside Of Alexandria
at less than three cents trip; the fare
is raised to five cents trip, straight.
Where trip tickets were previously
sold to Washington az nSaety cents for
eight trips, the suffering. public now
pays twenty five cents round trip,
straight.
The most unfortunate feature Of
this increase in rates, is the fact that
it applies only to the city Of Alexan-
dria, and not to the city of Washing
ton. This is no doubt due to the fact
that there are several very pleasant
and expensive things that might hap
pen to the company if they undertook
such a course with the Commissio--
ers of the District of Columbia. We
do not blame the City Council for
granting the Royal street franchise,
because we know they acted for what
they considered the best interests of
the city; neither do we blame the elec-
trio railway company, because they
know that the city of Alexandria has
been considered fair game for rail
roads ever since the building of rail
roads began, and it has been open sea-
son all the time. The question now t.
be considered, is what can be done to
make matters SO unpleasant for the
company, as to cause them to appear
with another plausible line of CONVEX
sation and magnanimously consent to
resume the transportation of the dear
people in their well, ventilated cars at
a rate of fare which will permit them
to make not over one hundred per cent
per annum on the actual capital in
vested in their road bed and equip
ment.. We can imagine a number x
very unpleasant things that City
Council might do to the electric rail
way company, if they will but bestir
themselves.
After the number of sad and expen-
sive experiences that the city has had
with transportation companies, we are
prepared to PROFOUND this moral:
There is nothing to be gained by Ell
deavoring to keep on friendly terms
with railroad company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-17

Pork Chops, l5c pound, small and
lean. Fresh Hams, lean, 1sc pound.
Fresh Shoulders, lac pound. At NJ.
Schuler's King Street Market
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-17
Forty Six Horses Perish.

Chicago, Dec, 17.-Forty- six horses
persisted in a fire that did only S1GO
damage to a barn early today Tue
horses died of suffocation by smoke.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-17

Boston.-Scratched on the temple by
a protruding hat pin, eight day sag2,
James A. Sinclair, prominent clubman
and churchman. is dead of biood-pois
oning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-17

Legs of Lamb. II l-2c to l5c ID.
Lamb Chops, 15c lb. Breast of Lam b.
1Oc pound. Stew Lamb, Sc pound.
At Schuler's King Street Market.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-17

Chicago.-While E. G. Atkinson. a
mission worker knelt beside: a pros
pective convert at: the. Pacific Garden
Mission some of the siners stole ais
coat. esf@ki ss;Z ltas .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-17

25 trip tickets sold for $3.50
Withdrawn and in its place a rs
trip ticket good for a family of
seven persons placed on sale at
s2.75, an increase of 25 cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-17
ALEXANDRIA RECEIVES OUTRAGEOUS RETURNS FROM
RAILROAD COMPANIES AFTER LIBERAL TREATMENT
CHANGES IN RATES

I'll ENGES In ltti I I'D
All Communication tickets
between Alexandria, Rosemont
Braddock Heights and Other
points withdrawn.
Residents of Rosemont are
now compelled to pay five
cents straight fare instead of
purchasing 81 trip ticket for
Sl.50.
Strip tickets good for eight
fares between Alexandria and
Washington formerly sold for
80 cents and one of the most
popular tickets sold by the rail-
way Company, withdrawn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.


In consequence of the holiday season,
the regular monthly meeting of the
Retail Merchants Association will not
be held tonight. A meeting will, how
ever, be held in the near future, of
which due notice will be given.
A white man who goes by the name
of Country" Lloyd fell on north Pat
rick street this afternoon and cut his
head seriously. He was carried to the
station house where he was attended
by DR.. Warfeld.
The police are still on the lookout
for parties who are harboring unlicen-
sed dogs. Officer Roberts brought
Alexander Roy, colored, into the Police
Court this morning to answer the
charge of keeping dog upon no which
license had been paid. He was fined
S..
The basketball team of the Alexaa-
dria High School will play the team Of
the Business High School of Washing
ton Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock at
!Armory Hall in this city. A large at
tendance is expected.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-11-15

Sincerely yours,
w. ]. MCCONNELL.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-11-15

, where she and her husband lead an
ideal life. Soon after that will occur
the official rehabilitation of Ferdinand
iCar1 in the ranks of the archdukes..
Ferdinand CARTS brother. Francis
Ferdinand who is heir to the throne
was the first to Intervene with the en-
perOr in favor of his brothers roman
tic marriage before it's consummation
but the initial steps of this big-hearted
man failed. owing to the emperor's
unrelenting attitude. Several months
before his marriage. Ferdinand Carl
personally submitted his case to the
emperor and left the audience room
with the impression that Francis Jo-
seph thought favorably of his marriage.
Then certain incidents occurred
which marred the good understand
ing between the brothers and prompt
ed Ferdinand Carl to take the girl out
of Austria and marry her without i'm
periaI consent.
Soon after the ceremony the emper-
or's attitude and the brothers differ
ences were manipulated by two diplo-
matte women. Ferdinand Carl's foster
mother Archduchess Marie Theresa,
and his foster sister, Archduchess
Marie Annunziata. in favor of the mar
riage. Through the efforts of these
women and the heir to the throne. all
are now overcome and the
young woman from the people will
soon be recognized with her husband
as "a full member of the Austrian i'm +,
perial family.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-11-15
Shell Falls; Kills Sailor.

PHILADELPHIA Nov. 15-As men,
bers of the crew of the battleship Hi
nois, at the League Island navy yard.
were transferring ammunition brought
from New York to other warships, a
13-inch shell weighing 100 pounds and
filled with a bursting charge, slipped
from it's sling end, falling through
openings in three decks, almost in
stantly killing Edward H. Thompson,
a seaman.
Several of his shipmates were mar
rowly missed by the shell, and, had it
fallen few feet farther, officers of
the ship said, it would have exploded
and damaged the battleship.
Thompson, whose body was crushed
by the mass of steel, enlisted in the
navy from New Haven, Conn, about
eight months ago.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-11-15
PROBE INTO SANITARY
CONDITIONS OF TRAVEL

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Uncle Sam
has new Investigating" force 1t is
composed of volunteers, with no extra
rewards, to investigate sanitary condi-
lions on boats and trains.
Surgeon General Blue has issued or
ders to all officers and even minor
employees of the public health service
to observe sanitary arrangements and
regulations on all vehicles of travel,
and report to the general office.
How "anti-spitting" ordinances are
observed is a special feature to be
watched, as part of the crusade
against tuberculosis.
"This new order does not authorize
officers to conduct any special investi-
cations or to give instructions or to
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-11-15

offer advice to employees of common
carriers" says Surgeon General Blue
ut is merely to compile information
relative to sanitary conditions pre-
vailing in interstate traffic"
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh
has given his approval to the sanitary
inspection.
The public health service can not
enforce orders regarding sanitation
on cars or boats, except in emergen-
cies, such as plague, but the nation
wide investigation is expected to form
the basis of new, federal regulations to
be enforced later through the public
health office or the interstate COM
merce commission.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-11-15
GOVERNOR MCCONNELL
WRITES OF CONGESTION

| fund to buy land on which to locate
pecially New York? If you will pause
and consider the fact that the arrivals
at Ellis Island each month aggregate
approximately 10000 at least one-half
of whom would be subject to the pater-
nalism of this government, you may
in a slight degree appreciate the bur-
den such plan would involve. Then
allow your mind to grasp the fact that
if this government should adopt such
humanitarian plan all the kingdoms
and empires of the old world would at
once proceed to swell the passenger
lists of the steamships plying between
Atlantic ports and Europe, as we'll as
those in the Asiatic trade.
l regret to dampen your enthusiasm
in the effort to relieve the congestion
which is beyond dispute menace to
all our large cities, but the class which
congests is not in the first place COM
posed of pastoral people, and we have
no assurance that they would remain
on farms even generous government
located them there. They might not
like the kind of houses given them, the
kind of horses, cows or pigs.
Your representatives have usually
been found favoring unrestricted i'm
and l fear the city of New
York will suffer from the flow of
such a system before our immigration
laws are so amended as to give relief. |
1t would be far more agreeable to
me if l could endorse your plan, and |
aid in carrying it out, but | feel that |
[ would be doing the league an injus
ice, as well as the country generally,
f | failed pxote erssg iio,GPin
f l failed to express my candid opin-
on.
Sincerely yours,
w. ]. MCCONNELL.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-11-15

| The people of the east through
their representatives in congress are
to blame for the condition of conges>
ton among the immigrants of the
eastern cities, in the opinion of For
mer Governor w. j. Mcconnell, for
| their representatives have always IA
| vored the open door to immigration.
Hence the governor has no sympathy
for the movement of the American I'M
migration and Distribution league
which seeks from congress funds suf-
ficient to send the people whom they
don't desire in New York out to the
west, there to establish homes
through the governments bounty
Governor Mcconnell was recently
placed upon the executive board OF
the league, with neither his knowledge
and consent, and when asked to as
sist in the movement answered with
the following characteristic reply:
Moscow, Ida Nov. IL, 1912.
Mr.. Henry Green, General Director,
American immigration and Distribu-
ton League, 80 Church St.,
New York City.
Dear Sir: Your letter of Oct. was
duly received and it's contents have
received my careful consideration. On
May Z last, l wrote to your acting
president, Hon. William S. Bennett, in
reply to communications from your
and lest my letter did
not come to your notice l send you
herewith a copy of that communica-
ton.
l am pleased to note that you have
changed your scope and plan,' al
though the new one proposed is even
more impracticable if possible, than
your first
Do you think it probable that the
of the United States would
make an appropriation to create
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-11-15
New York Justice Dear.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-'I don't know
of any place in the world where justice
is so expensive as here" said Supreme
Court Justice Erlanger from the bench.
The court was hearing suit for
$500 brokers commissions brought by
William F. Cannon against George l..
Bannon. Joseph H. San, counsel for
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-11-15

VIENNA. Nov. ia new chapter in
the matrimonial romance of former
Archduke Ferdinand Carl is expected
any day. Since he married pretty
Bertha Czuber. daughter of profess
sor he has lived in seclusion but hap
PLY. under the name of Ferdinand
Burg. but now it is said in court cir
cles persons close to the former arch
duke have succeeded in reconciling the
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-11-15
Gets Historic Ball.

BERKELEY, Cal, Nov. 15.-"Bill''
Forker, pitcher on the University of
California nine, is today in possession
of the first ball tossed to the hungry
Boston Red Sox in the world series
games this year by Christy Mathew
son, the New York Giant marvel.
name of the great twirler is inscribed
on the ball.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-11-15
AUSTRIAN COURT BOWS
TO PRETTY ROMANCE

Emperor Francis Joseph to the fact of
the young mans mesalliance.
Some time ago rumor was circu-
lated at court that Frau Burg would be
given high rank and her husband again
received in the imperial family. but
only now has court gossip taken shape
in actual facts, for Frau Burg will be
created Countess Won Rottenstein, after
the name Of the castle in the Tyrol.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-11-15
Taps Spine to Cure.

CHICAGO, Nov. 15-By methods of
tapping the spine, DR.. Albert Abrames
of San Francisco, claims today to have
discovered the means of curing incip-
lent tuberculosis and appendicitis. He
claims that but conclusion of the
eleventh dorsal spine the intestines
can be Strengthened in manner that
will permit of their easily being clean
ed, and the white or germ killing cor
puscles in the blood may be greatly
increased.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-11-15

the defendant had asked permission to
amend his answer so as to set UP the
payment of the money and the attorney
for the plaintiff had objected unless
the defendant paid costs to date, 81.
The court then remarked that the
costs were one-eighth of the amount
involved and made the statement quot
ed Decision was reserved.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-11-15
Notice Of Annual Stockholders Meet
ing

Notice is hereby given that the third
annual meeting of the Stockholders
of the Latah County Fair Association
will be held at the rooms Of the Cham
Der OF Commerce, in Moscow, Idaho,
on Tuesday, December 8, 1912, at P.
M, for the purpose of electing Is d.
rectors for the ensuing year and to
transact such other business as may
properly come before the meeting.
A full attendance Is requested.
Dated at Moscow, Idaho, this 18th
day of November, 1912.
w. L. CARLYLE, President
40tf e. e. OSTROOT, Secretary.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-11-15

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