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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-21
THE WAGAR APARTMENTS
Modern Hotel Will be Ready for "a
irons by September.

That poftloH VI
House, originally known as the New
ton Hotel, is being Handsomely r.
oode1ed and converted into twelve
beautiful five and six room apart
ments. and will hereafter be known
as The Wagar Apartments. Inese
ana rtn,ents will have all modern I'M
movements, up to cate bath rooms
modern heating plant with attrac-
tive radiators has been instalsa;
beautiful high ceiling rooms; attrac
tive kitchens with gas ranges, STA
tionary laundry trays with hot and
cold water; gas and electric light
ing fixtures; first class service given
all tenants. janitor service night and
dav. The owners Of "The Wagar
have for several months past been
converting the old hotel into an up to
date apartment house, and expect to
have the same sufficiently completed
to commence renting apartments be-
tween September 1st and 10Th.
The old hotel lobby OF office has
been converted into large anG
very handsome office room and IS
now realty for occupancy by anyone
desiring to rent the same. Several OF
the apartments have also been COM
pleted and will be ready to rent on
date stated herein. What was orig
,nally the hotel dining room, has been
converted into beautiful assembly
or banquet hall, with culinary apart
ments adjoining, and will no doubt
be the scene Of great deal of gayet!'
during the coming winter months By
the various organizations of the
city.
The owners of The Wagar have
gone to a large expense in improv-
ing this proprty and should be en-
couraged by our citizens, for nothing
will be left undone to make The Wa
gar one of the most attractive apart
ment houses in the city. The final
improvements on this property which
means the completing Of the remain
irg six apartments with six rooms
and bath each, and which will bc
larger ana more elaborate than those
row completed, also improvements
to the surrounding grounds, will
probably not be fully completed be,
fore next spring. enough however,
will be accomplished to warrant the
owners in opening the apartment by
not later than September 18th, when
at last half Of the apartments will
be ready for occupancy by those de-
string to rent same.
In putting this apartment before
the public the management of The
Wagar desires to state that the cor
ner Euiiding, now being convert*'
into apartments, was originally the
old Newton Hotel, the rooms oi
which have never been used for
other than hcicl purposes. This no.
tel was in existence years befors
the lawn in front of the historic Car
! lyle House, was built upon
Monroe and Marbury, real estate
agents, of this city, will have full
charge ahd management of The Wa
gar APARTMENTS ard will see this;
nothing is left undone to give it:
patrons every accommodation fount
in a first class apartment. Their
advertisement can be seen else wher'
! III the Gazette.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-21

A dispatch to the Havas Agency
from Naples says that bomb
thrown yesterday at the first-class
compartment of a train bound for
Rome exploded and injured ten pas
sengers. Cardinal Vannutelli was
in Naples when he received the mes
sage from Cardinal Merry del Val
announcing the grave condition of
The Pope and took the train for
Rome, at which the bomb was
thrown, but was not injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-21

Forty British and American work
men were killed yesterday in the col
lapse of the new concrete custom
house at Ceiba, Honduras, according
to a dispatch to the State Depart
ment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-21

Wilbert C. Baggett can give you
Fresh Beef, Lamb, Veal and Pork,
bought alive and killed. Fresh
Calves Brains, Liver, Sausage,
Hams and Bacon, Pure Lard. Mark
eting delivered. Phone Is.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-21
:. NEWS OF THE DAY

Jewels of the value of $4,000
have been stolen from the apartment
of Mrs. Ferris Thompson, of New
York, in the Hotel Particular, in the
Avenue du Bois de Boulogne, Paris.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-21

! A most delightful outing was given
the children from the Alexandria
Children's Home yesterday when
they were the guests of Professor and
Mrs. E. F. Andrews, on Seminary
Hill. Through the courtesy OF
Messrs. Hymel and Eggborn the
children were taken out in autcmo-
biles and, brought back again in the
afternoon after a glorious day of
pleasure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-21
NEWS OF THE DAY

Grand Trunk Pacific officials re-
ceived a report late yesterday after
noon that the German cruiser Nurn-
berg entered the harbor of Prince
Rupert, B. c., filled her bunkers with
coal from the Grand Trunk Pacific
Railways supply, took all the gold
in the banks there and quietly sailed
away. A wireless MESSAGE has been
received at Vancouver ordering the
Rainbow and one of the submarines
to Prince Rupert.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-21

FOR sALE-One eight horse power
Giser gasoline engine. Apply at 4oS
K;ne st. 19-3t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-21

Mrs. Frances L. Taylor, ninety
years old, died at 7 o'clock last
night at her home at Virginia High
lands, Alexandria county. Arrange
ments for the funeral have not been
completed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-21

Mr.. John Langley IS confined to
his home in Queen street, with an
injured foot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-21

The Rev. o. w. Triplett, pastor
of the Second Baptist Church, vii
preach at Fairfax Courthouse Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-21

Delicious peaches for
canning or eating, 75c per
half bushel. They are the
fancy, open-stone brand
and are guaranteed. Della
ware Cantaloupes, sweet as
sugar, the best Of the sea-
son, 10c each, or 3 for Csc.
Ma CARA a n d Concord
Grapes and all fruits! and
vegetables.
J. NJ. PETIT,
Next Surprise Theatre.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-21
LOCAL BRETlTIESS.

LIMOL Powder destroys offensive
odors.
A meeting of the Relief Hook am
Ladder Company will be held tonight
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-21

Policeman Crowne was walking
along the edge of the Tidal Basin,
Washington, yesterday afternoon
when he saw q mans coat and a
raised umbrella on the bank. Then
he noticed straw hat floating ii
the water. Crown notified the Hai,
Dor precinct. A police boat, after an
hours dragging, found the body of
Samuel l.. Willctt, q retired mer-
chant, of Sc Q street, northeast. Ii
Was supposed that Mr.. Willett, fish
erman, had been fishing and either
was overcome by the heat Or fell into
the water in an attempt to recover
his hat. Mr.. Willett was As years
old and in good health.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-21

The local branch of the Order OF
Owls, whose home Office is located
at South Bend Indiana will give
their second annual moonlight eXcur'
sion next Monday evening on the
steamer St. Johns. -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-21

Most significant Of yesterdays de-
vclopments in the European Situa-
ton was the inquiry Of the Chinese
government of the United States
whether the latter would undertake
the trusteeship of the territory Of
Kiachau, transferring it Immediate
ly to China from Germany, ChlnTS
inquiry Was understood to have been
based on an acquiescence of Ger
many in such plan, hoping thereby
to avert a war with Japan. The
President has scrupulously avoided
thus far involving the United States
in any way in the situation, and
there is every indication that this at
titudc will be strictly maintained.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-21

Five persons were killed, 7 serious
ly injured, and % others less dan
gerously hurt yesterday at Wilkes
Barre, Pa, when severe electrico!
storm, approaching a cyclone in
force, swept the southern section,
known as the Heights, and part of
Wilkes-Barrc's township. Between
80 and 40 houses and other buildings
were wrcnched and made uninhabita-
BILE. The Hillside Congregational
Church was moved off its foundation.
The storm broke over the valley late
in the afternoon, and for an hour
terrific thunder and lightning accom-
panied fall Of rain that approached
cloudburst. The cyclone cam with
out warning and abated just as sud-
denly. nst
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-21
WEATHER REPORT.

Thunder showers this after
noon or tonight; somewhat
cooler tonight; Saturday fair;
gentle to moderate west to
northwest winds.
Sun rises 5.19 sun sets GAG.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02
WHY BAD BUSINESS
Proof That Democratic Tariff Is
to PLANE.
Governments Figures Expose the
Hypocrisy Of Blaming the War for
Hard Times Which Are At
flieting the Country.

The Democratic administration was
not more fortunate in the political ac-
cident by which it was elected than
it has been in having its blunders al
most obscured by foreign comrlica-
tons. II used to be said of kings that
whenever domestic discord threatened
ID break out in q revolution they made
war upon some standby enemy in or
der to divert attention from the dis
satisfaction at home. Tho Wilson
regime has had all that advantage
without the corresponding cost. First
Mexico and then Europe came to the
rescue of the Democrats by diverting
attention trom our own domestic
tragedy in the form IF a suicidal fiscal
policy.
Our people have never been per
mitted to take square look at the
new tariff as the prime and all suf-
ficent cause of an industrial depres-
sion, psychological in the parlance Of
Democrats, but real to the pockets of
manufacturers and producers general
ly. We were just beginning to get
weary enough of Mexico's eternal
troubles to think about our own. when
another and denser fiscal fog arose
In the shape of the European calamity.
It is not argued that the Democrats
are pleased with the European war,
but they have taken every advantage
of it in attempting to explain away
the losses incurred by the tariff. But
the truth will out, and ii is out with
a vengeance in the statistics for the
last fiscal year, ending June 80, and
therefore in no wise affected by the
war.
The governments own figures show
that for the fiscal year 1914 the United
States bought from abroad about
eighty millions of dollars worth of
goods in excess of the purchases for
the previous year and sold less of its
own goods abroad by over hun
bred millions of dollars. That is to
say, we injured our own market to
the extent of $So,OOO,0OO and lost for
eign markets to the extent of more
than OO,OOO,0 900.
Gold literally streamed out of the
country. the excess of exports over
imports for the year being $24,63S, 419.
Remember. all this was before
America lost a single customer
through the European war.
With a net loss to American indus
try of s1SO,OOO.O0O in one year, end
ing at a period of almost two months
before a shot was fired in Europe, is
it not the height Of political men,
dacity to blame the war and excuse
the tariff as the cause of our depres-
sion, and was it not the limit of
hypocrisy to speak of such loss
as merely psychological"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02
WANTED TO SEE THEM GROW
Three-Yearold Miss Gave Potatoes
Fair Warning as to oolngs In
Her Absence.

Harry Godfrey has granddaughter
In the three-year-old class. She has
ideas all her own about things out
of doors. A short time ago grand
dad planted patch Of potatoes in his
garden. Miss Three-Year-old observed
the proceedings with interest. Pres
emily darkness came on and she was
missing from the family hearth. A
search Immediately was instituted,
and, to the surprise OF all. they found
her sitting beside a row of potatoes.
"Why, what are you doing here2"
granddaddy inquired bit peevishly.
Waiting for the potatoes to come
up" was the reply.
We'll, you come on into the house.
You've scared US all half to death"
Unwillingly she took granddad's
hand and started toward the house.
Suddenly she broke away and ran
back to the potato row. Pointing her
finger at it as If in command. she
said:
Potatoes, don't you dare como up
TIL / get back"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02
Oriental Eoqs.


The Chinese are great eaters of
eggs, which they take hard boiled.
These are to be had in all the road
side places for refreshment. While
the Chinese have an expression, eggs
OF hundred years." it is not TO be
understood that their eggs are al
ways a century old, though one may
be able to procure those that are of
many years standing.
The Chinese evince preference for
the egg of the duck or OF the goose,
These are placed with aromatic herbs
in slaked lime for varying period
the minimum being, It is said, FIVE OF
six weeks. Under the influence OF
time the yolk liquefles and takes on
dark green color, and the white
coagulates and becomes green.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02
Varieties Of Sausage.

A German sausage exhibition was
held in Berne few years ago. and
1,7S5 varieties we're exhibited. The
center Of the production is in West
phalia, where 400 varieties are pro
duced. II was there that young
highly-trained chemist shut himself
in his laboratory and sought fame and
fortune, and he aeh eyed both He
took unto himself pork, veal, olives,
pepper, fennel, old wine, cheese, ap-
pies, cinnamon and behring's roes,
compounded them with the skill Of
an artist and the scientific accuracy
of chemist, and evolved wonder
full and original sausage. tbs best
"wnrst" of its kind.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02
RenuhIican Victory.

Based upon the confident claims Of
the Democrats, based upon the eager
interposition of the administration in
the campaign, based upon the tre-
mendous efforts put forth to keep the
country at high Democratic tide, the
judgment from the results of the cleo
ton must be that it was a Republican
victory. 1t was not clearance of the
Democrats from their paramountcy.
This was not expected. 1t was a re-
Duke, stern and swift, sure and earn
est against the failure of the Demo
Gratis to make good their pledges of
prosperity. Vastly more than this.
it was the judgment of the people
upon the stewardship of their affairs
by those who wasted the country's sub
stance and throttled its enterprise
with tariff impositions and legislative
vagaries that have brought forth only
a harvest of regret for the people that
they ever saw the enforcement of
the Democratic party.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02
Shows plstrus. Of Democrats.

Throughout the nation the returns
show the diminution of Democratic
power to degree that points to the
overthrow of that party at the first
opportunity. The nation--the bust
ness men, the workingmen, the
thoughtful students of public life
have registered a vote against the
party in power that cannot fail to
carry its warning. The country is
to be congratulated; the Republican
party is to be congratulated. The
business and the Iaboring elements
are to be congratulated The Social
list and Labor tickets have suffered
also, and the net result is highly
advantageous to the Republicans.
The returns are pregnant with
meaning, not solely for their numer-
icai showing. but for the strong ten
dency they disclose toward the re-
turn OK the Republican party in pow.
er and the distrust OF the Democrats.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02

ton, and not met with attempts on
the part of some to spread misleading
statements. The Dominion Govern
ment has not taken steps 10 deny
many Of the false statements circu-
lated by these who evidently are more
interested in injuring Canada than
benefting those who would be bene-
fitted by taking up farms in Canada.
but In order to correct q highly er-
roneous impression that conseription
is carried on in Canada, that compul-
sorry military service is employed. and
that there is restraint as to the move
ment Of those not Canadians. the ne
cessity is felt of giving as much pub
licity as possible TO a denial Of these
statements.
An item to which special exception
is taken is one which says:
They are sending them away as
rapidly as possible: but the young
men az not permitted to leave Can
ada. All the citizens, and those who
have taken out homesteads are subject
to military duty.
In direct refutation Of this, we beg
to quote from recent editorial in the
Rochester, N. Y. Herald:
There is no legal process by which
Great Britain can command single
Canadian soldier to enter the field in
her aid or even in her most needful
defense. Great Britain cannot legally
take a dollar of Canada's money for
this or any other war without Can
ada's consent. All must be given vol
unfairly, IL it be given at all. Yet
men AID dollars are given to the limit
Of Canada's power to give. just as If
Great Britain had both physical and
legal power to exact them. Indeed,
it is possible that they are giving
more freely a this way, for what a
man P've, because he wants to give
is lib = 10 be greater than what he
gives under force
IAN in all It is 3 noble picture of
devotion to her motherland which
Canada offers to the gaze of her adj
miring and envious neighbors."
Canada's invitation for immigration
extends to all who are willing to go
on to the farms.
Superintendent of immigration,
Ottawa, Canada
Advertisement
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02
STILL PARTY OF THEORIES
Democrats Have Shown That In the
Main They Are, as Ever,
Missionaries.

The feature of President Wilson's
ante-election letter which raost opened
it to criticism was its tendency to
translate laws into results and take
for granted that a bill passed is the
same thing as a reform achieved. he
wrote of the new tariff, for instaFee,
as if it had already demonstrated IT'S
ability 10 lower prices and curb mon
opoly. II has been ever thus with
the Democratic propagandisms. To
the average promulgator OF Democrats
ic doctrinaIs theory is as good as DEM
onstrated fact, and when warm-air
promises come to nothing other warm
air romises are offered in the con-
fident belief that fooling the people
all the time is as easy as blowing
bubbles from clay pipe.
AS to the Wilson Underwood tariff
having "set business Free business
will probably ponder deeply over what
manner of new freedom" has been
created for its benefit. 1t was in the
promise when Congress was called in
to special session to make over the
tariff il accord with Democratic the
cries, that, under the working of these
theories new life and energy would be
put into all branches of home indus
try, the cost of living would be low
cred, and. in short, that such an era
of prosperity would be ushered in as
the country has never experienced.
Nothing of the kind has happened,
but here are the rainbow-chasing
Democratic propagandists with the
President at their head ignoring the
demonstrated facts and claiming that
1t has happened. Instead OF setting
business free. the Democratic tsrir
during the eight months of its unin-
terrupted performance was operating
in a way to put business out of BUSH
ness. The study of government trade
reports from January to July will sub
stantiate the foregoing assertion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02
Breakfast PIE.

An appetizing and substantial left.
over breakfast can be made in the
following way: Grease baking dish
and cover the bottom well with hot
mashed potatoes and add layer OF
the meat chopped fine or ground and
rather highly seasoned Top of with
a thin layer Of the mashed potatoes.
II there was gravy with the meat this
may be poured over the pie; other.
wise moisten 1t with water in which
a little butter has been dissolved.
Set in the oven and bake until brown.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02
lmnossIble for EnuIisl,

Apropos Of the English boycott upon
German music. relates the Washington
Star, DR. Leopold Richter, the wells
known conductor, said in Milwaukee,
"The English, anyhow, don't care
very much for German music. This
English are too conventional. Your
English musician, your English actor
your English author, he must always
be gentleman Well, gentlemen are
rather limited, rather narrow. Theirs
are so many things gentlemen can't
do.
when my friend, Or. Richard
Strauss, was drilling the Covert gar
den orchestra in Electra he was very
much annoyed by the tameness of the
English playing. Finally, at a wild
and savage passage he raped sharply
with his baton and said:
"'You are all playing like gentle
men, Don't play like gentlemen--play
like wild beasts
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02
THE WHEAT FIELDS OF
WESTERN CANADA
AN ATTRACTION
THE EUROPEAN WAR MAKES
THE GROWING OF WHEAT Ex-
cEPTIoNALLY REMU-
NERATIvE.

One result of the European War has
been to reduce the volume of busi-
ness done by many Of the manufac-
turing institutions OF the United
States. commercial enterprises have
been affected. business of many kinds
have been hampered, and a financial
stringency has been forced on almost
every community. It is not only be-
cause it has brought these things
about. and created lot of hardship,
but there is the outstanding fact Of
the terrible loss of life, the great de-
struction Of property, and the disrup-
ton Of everything near and dear to
those whose countries are involved in
the war that makes the whole affair
highly regrettable. The heart of the
entire world goes out in sympathy to
those within the area of the trouble.
Arrangements have been made to re-
heve the distress by money and other
means. But there is one great thing
wheat and flour-that the European
countries Will need. The wheat-pro-
ducing countries are NJ longer pro-
ducing, and there is til ,ravest rea-
son to fear that they viii not be for
some years. In this case, 1t would be
fully as beneficial and charitable to
make provision to meet the loss of
Europes grain crop by encouraging
greatly increased growth on this con-
tinent.
The wheat-growing sections of the
United States have about reached
their limit of production. and this
source cannot be depended upon to
meet great deal Of the demand that
there will be for some years The
only country that is in a position to
meet it is -Canada-that portion
known as Western Canada. Here
there are millions Of acres Of land,
capable of producing from 20 to 40
bushels per acre. All this land is ex-
cellent for wheat, and very much is
still in the hands of the Dominion
Government, and 100 acres of 1t can
be had by the payment of ten dollar
entry fee.
Another vast area is that held by
railway and reliable land companies,
held at from $40 to $25 per acre. I'm
proved farms are slightly higher in
price. Information regarding these
lands may be had of any Canadian
Government Agent.
The fact that Canada offers such
splendid opportunity should be ac-
cepted with a widespread apprecia-