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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23

A dispatch from Norfolk says Rev.
j. Sidney Peters, field secretary of
the Anti-Saloon League, resigned his
position last night with the Anti
Saloon League. and requested the
bishop to assign him to pastoral work
again. Mr.. Peters, when interviewed,
said it was with extreme reluctance
that he served his relations with the
Anti-Saloon League and his associat-
es in that work. He felt that he could
not longer continue the work under
present conditions and desired to re-
turn to the passionate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23

On the Baltic Sea, on Saturday af-
ter a short fight, Russian torpedoboats
near Windau sank German patrol
steamer. One officer and 10 fsllors
were taken prisoner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23

Glen Feurston, a guest, was burned
to death and nine fremen overcome
early yesterday by fire in the Burton
Hotel, in the Loop section of Chicago
One hundred persons fed to the street
thinly clad.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The British steamships Merganser
and Haliamshire have been sunk by
German submarines. The crews were
saved,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23

scheohfpir Of Madison coni,
,liior Smart asplored
IS asSitie,S under which tae argi:
=,ssus 81 @saent receive no bene-
IS ssstStFa th,sasade stimulated by the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23
MISUNDERSTANDING
RAILWAY co
In effect JUNO Il, 1918.

Subject to- Change Without .:otlccj
Isare AIexasaris,I Fox nN'psNin Gt"n--.
nn:iS Except Syndnys and :!oiIdays
As.--r5 90 4A.'EG of $50. g 40.
) IS, Z 10, Z 20, Z 90, 40 I ~ oo.
10 Sc, 10 20, II 90, l. 20. II 40, Hoon
. M. an "a
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23

fees December IA. Mrs. Dodge wrote
letter several days ago to the Presl-s
dent asking for the interview, and yes
terday she was notified Of the date set
for it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23

Residents of western and northwest
ern suburbs of Paris were alarmed
Sunday morning by violent eNplo-
sion. The shock ratified windows at
points 40 miles apart. The authorities
thus far have been unable to ascer-
tain the point at which the explosion
occurred. 1t was at first attributed to
the blowing up of a poweder factory,
or to Zeppelin raid. These theories
were disproved, and it is now suggest
ed the noise may have been due to the
bursting of meteor.
The anti-suffragists are gong tt
present their views to President vii.
SON. Announcement was made yester.
day that Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge, Of
New York, president of the Nationa
Associations Opposed to& Woman On IS SUI Vt;
.frage, and all sthes elsgates who wi
attend the annual meeting of the or
ganization in Washington on Mon
day. December IS. will be received by
the President j., the White House Of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23

George w. Koiner, State commits
sioner of agriculture, has issued a re-
quest to the tobacco boards of trade
of Richmond, Lynchburg, Petersburg
and Farmville to call upon President
Wilson, Secretary Lansing and the
senators and representatives of the
export tobacco districts to take such
steps as may be necessary to bring
about modification Of Inc British
order in council, so that tobacco may
be shipped to neutral countries in
Europe without restriction for /
expectation, in order that the tobaccJ
may reach its final destination in Ger
many and Austria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23

all unmarried pastors receive $500 as
salary exclusive of parsonage rent Of
residence. It is not likely the con-
ference will adjuorn before late to-
morrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23

The condition Of Miss A1a Mead
ows, Is years old, WHO was shot in
the arm by her father, in their home
near Charlotte Courthouse, several
days ago, was repor:ed as favorable
last right at the Retreat for the Sick.
The arm was not amputated. Miss
Meadows, was shot accidentally, &C
:trding to the hospitals report of the
,ase. while her father was endeavor-
ing to drive dog out of the house.
She threw herself in front of the dog
lust as the gun was discharged, and
he load of birdshot penetrated her
arm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23

Mrs. Thomas r. Marshall, wife OF
the Vice President, successfully un-
derwent an abdominal operation at a
Indianapolis, Ind, hospital yesterday.
1t is announced that Mrs. Marshall
was resting comfortably
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23

Only one Judge of the Supreme
Court Of Appeals will be elected by
the next General Assembly The sue
cessor to Judge Keith. who declines
to stand for reelection, will be the
only place to be filled. At this time
the indications are that Judge Fred
erick Wilmer Sims. of Louisa. will be
the successor to Judge Keith. 1t is
regarded as certain that the Legis-
lature, which assemblies in 1918, will
have to elect two judges, as at that
time two of the members of the pres.
ent court will have reached the age
of retirement, provided they desire tc
retire from the bench.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23

One of Germany's newest dread
noughts struck mine Friday in the
Baltic Sea and went to the bottom.
All the members Of the crew were
saved, except 33, who were drowned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23

Five hundred men OF the Thirty
third Canadian Expeditionary force
shortly to leave London for the front,
started to wipe out old scores with
the police last night. At midnight
more than a score of injured soldiers
and police were in Victoria Hospital
and a platoon of officers from the
camp were trying to stop the row with
little success. Bric!lbats, revolvers'
clubs and stones were used and show
windows were smashed as we'll as
heads.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23

"Japan is determined to get con-
troll of the Pacific. 1t is the only out
let for her commerce" This statement
was made in New YORK yesterday by
Engineer Commander T. Takasaki, OF
the japanese navy. If the United
States increases her navy, Japan prob
ably will do the same" said Comdr
Takasaki. He laughed ct the sugges-
ton of war between the United States
and Japan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23

According to well-founded reports
the Midvale Steel and Ordance Com
pany, of which William E. Corey is
the head, has closed deal for tn:
purchase of the Newport News Ship
building and Drydocls Company and
for considerable waterfront property
at Newport News owned or controlled
hv the Old Dominion Land Company,
The entire deal is said, involves about
s4O.OOO,OOO. If concluded the sale OF
the Newport News yard would COM
plete trio of immense shipbuild-
ing combines controlled by steel in
terests which would place American
shipbuilders in position to compete
with the great shipyards of Europe.
The two most important items OF
| business transacted during yesterday
mornings session of the Virginia Con,
ference at Norfolk, were the an
nouncement of the reception of SIX
preachers by transfer and the adop-
ton of resolution recommending
that the trustees of the Virginia Con-
ference Orphanage be instructed &c
purchase the Baltimore and Richmond
Christian Advocate, and c>nduct the
! saplee as. the organ q the Virginia
; ferense ! pfdEiasd the: ownership
can be secured at figures within reach
( Of the trustees. The first report of the
joint board Of finance recommended
that married pastors receive 5000 anc
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23

information obtained by Democratic
leaders from Congressman returning
to Washington and reports from the
country indicate that there will be
strong opposition within the party to
the Presidents preparedness program
On top of this, it is sar tnat William
J. Bryan is organizing his opposition
and making personal demands on ms
following in Congress to stand against
any increase in the army and navy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23

Forty fortresses have been con-
quered by the Austro-Germans to
date, They include five in Belgium
twelve in France, fifteen in Russia
and eight in Serbia. In the list were
several strongholds, like Liege, Ant.
werp and Brestlivotsk, considered the
mightiest in the world.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23

Cleveland, Buffalo, Toledo, Detroit
and other great lake cities have been
specified in reports to the British en-
bassy as points from which an at
tack on Canada was TO DE launched by
German reservists, the British EN-.
bassy says, So far, however, nothing
has been discovered 20 warrant g
protest to this government, it was
said.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-23

George V. NJ. Jones, of Dover, Del.
a Lafayette College student. was in
stantly killed and Alvan Smith Hut
Crimson, Of Oyster Bay, N. y, one
of Jones' classmates, was painfully
injured late Sunday night when an
automobile in which they were riding
overturned on curve near Reigess-
vile, about II miles from Easton, Pa.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-11-02
EDITORIAL PAGE

and the governors of New York Minnesota, and Iowa, the following have joined the National Allied Re lief Committee:
 Senator William S. Kenyon of Iowa. Senator James Hamilton Lew is of Illinois, Robert M. LeFollette Of Wisconsin, President Edwin A. Alderman of the University of Yir- giuia, Henry Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal, Rab- .bi stephen s. Wise of New York, the Rev. William Harman van Allen Of Boston, Otto II. Kahn of Kuhn Loeb X Co.,, New York, Oscar s. Straus of New York, Willard Straight of New York, Mrs. White law Reid of New York R. A. Cram of BCstlu.
 For most of Us money is the only thing that We can give. Money is cold, but it buys warmth, hope, shelter, ease from the sweats oL agony; it mends limbs, keeps moth CTS with their children, builds lom-s again. Money! It fights fey CT. and feeds the starving Let us give money. If We do not give, how shall We show that our hearts feel that the spirit of America suffers with the suffering of these millions of innocent, maimed, feyered' starving bodies, these millions of innocent and tortured souls.
 How else, save by giving and again giving, shall we-can We show our pity and our comrade- ship?
The daily Alaskan., 1915-11-02
State of Ohio. City of Toledo, ! s.
 ' rrrau TT=r~Hva +-a

'
 Lucas County,
 Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is senior partner Of the firm Of .. J. Cheney & Co.,. doing business in the City of To- ledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will Day the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev- cry case of Catarrh thGt cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
 FRANK J. CHENEY. sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence. this 9th day Of December, A. D. 1sS6 - iSeaD 4. v. GLEASON.
 Notary Public. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally and acts directly upon the blood and uu- cous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials. free
 Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-11-02
WORK OF THE NATIONAL AL-
 LIED RELIEF COMMITTEE

Charles 8. Whitman, Governor O. New York, Winfield $. Hammond, Governor of Minnesota, and c. ". Clarke, Governor Of Iowa, have be- come members Of the National A. lied Relief Committee.
 Governor Whitman's secretary writes: The Governor is in entire accord with the objects of your or gauizatiou, and desires me to say that he will be glad to become a member of the committed
 Governor Hammond writes: Al though my public duties will pre- vent ny taking any active part in the work of the National Allied Re lief Committee, l am very glad in- deed to compl~ with your request to become 8 member of it.
 Governor Clarke writes: I am willing to become a member of the National Allied Relief Cmomittee be cause I feel that the work should be apprOved.'
 This committee has as its object the collection of relief funds for distribution by responsible organ Izations abroad among the war sufferers in the Allied nations, and the centraIizatiou of Allied war re- lief activity in this country.
 The Honorary President is ChaS. ". Eliot, President-Emerltus of liar yard university. In addition to the membership announced last week
The daily Alaskan., 1915-11-02
PRINCE FINDS A HOME

An old black dog came muzzLms his way into the house last night a twis in his mouth and playtulness in every move. His spirit was fine to bc1ola, but age and rheumatism made his efforts feeble.
 Somewhere n the sunny south the master is trying to recover from a severe illness, but the old dog, his partner on many a hard trail. has been uostng around these cold nights 10, afug for home. Worn out sled dogs are sort Of a useless nuisance, trakiug mud into the house, making things smell doggy" where they suooze, and they always want to suooze iu the front room by the stove, but
 Well then the veteran of many hard fought battle against cold and wind comes muzz,mg around and the children siege him and m~u aim about muca to his satistact.o" and beg him to stay, and they stake claim covering the choice spot in front of the fire, which you have previously located as the spot to toast your sltns while you absorb the late magazines, and you are forced to move to a less comfort able place; what are you going to do?
 You're going to let the ktddtes maui and pet the old veteran til, they get tired and he goes to sleep, and when :ley crawl up ou your knee and say:
 Cant We keep him, Daddy: you're going to look serious, aud after much miss. ing about whetae. h8 will stay and who will feed him, y0uu say:
 Yes, we'll let him stick around awhile. Steward Post.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-11-02
A00.OOO CRIMINALS HERE.
ono-eighth Mentally Wrong, Says
 Head of Prison Association.

Cno-eighth Mentally Wrong, Says
 Head of Prison Association.
 There arc 100000 criminals in the Trultcd States, and 12 per cent Of them are "yvroug in the head" according to figures given at the American Prison association convention at Oakland, Cal, Inv tbc president, Joseph B. Byers of Philadelphia.
 He said that in Massachusetts, an average state, 5TG per cent of prison Inmates are "repcatcrs," and they com. init 9l per cent of the crimes. Feeble minded criminals, he asserted, should bo kcnt by themselves. as they are in. canable of doing anything under the so called "hunor system"
 He would have parents pay for the sunport of their delinquent children and he would do away with all the county iaus and substitute houses of detention under state control.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-11-02
Serial No. 024SS. APPLICATION TO MAKE HOME STEAD BNTRX
U. & Land Office, Juneau, Alaska'
 September 21, 1915.

U. & Land Office, Juneau, Alaska' September 21, 1915.
 NUTICF IS HEREBT GIVEN: That John Jamea RRths whose post office address is Ha1nes, Alaska' has applied to enter under section 2289 of the revised Btatutea ot the United States. and ot the Act of March 5, 1903, the following des- cribed tract of land as a homestead situated about one mile westerly from Haines, AlasEai beinE U. 5. Survey 7S5, and beginning at Cor. No. ], from which U. s. L. M. No. SIS bears sSO047B 'TO.3O chs, tdeR tical with Cor. { Survey No. 205' Cor. No. 1 U. & Clay Reserve, and Cor. { Presbyterian Nisgion; thence along the soutberly line of survey 2O5, W. 20. chs. to cor, No. % thence 8. 28.1O chs. to GOT. No. S. thence D, 15.42 chs. to Cor. No. A. thence N. 9o1l'R 2g.4S chs. along westerly lina of Presbyterian Nils sion to Cor. No. l, the place of be- ginning, containing 49.7B acres variation 29'21'E. Lat. 59014'N. Long. i85'27'W.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any portion of the above de- Bcribed tract, arc required to file with the Registar and Receiver of the U. s. Land Office at Juneau their adverse claims thereagainst under oath, duriug the ReTiod of publication of this notice, or within thirty days thereafter, pr they will be barred by provision Of the 5tat- ute. JOHN JAMES RA4d'
 r. is hereby ordered that the fore going nobcs ba published for the statutory period in the ''Daily Alas kan," @ newspaper Of general circu- lation printed at skagway.
 Date of first publication, 6eDtem- Der 30, 1915.
 Date of last publication, Decem- | Der l, 1915.
 c. B. WALKER,
 Register.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-11-02
COLD WEATHER KILLS
 JELLY FISH IN BAA

The recent cold snap resulted in reducing the temperature of the sur face water in Resurrection bay to such 8 low temperature that thouS- and or jelly fish were killed and sIoated ashore. These jelly fish come from equatorial regions, drift ing north on the Japan current, fin ally reaching the bays of south eastern Alaska in the eddies formed by the currents swing to lhe west-Seward Post.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-11-02
A GREAT RACKET

That Is what number of Yis- itors have said about the new "Horseman" tenniE racket, of which VIC have just received 0 complete Ilue direct from the manufacturers Princes range from S2.5O to S1O.OO' All are guaranteed against defecls' Come In and look them oyer. heI- lar Bros. Drug Co. tt'
The daily Alaskan., 1915-11-02

The skagway agents for the Eastman Kodak, films and supplies are Keller Bros. If.
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Van schRick had. Eos tcr-Muburn Co.,, Props, Buffalo, N'
The daily Alaskan., 1915-11-02
The shnEt Lerld.

Tn southern Tunls lies an extensive soIt marsh desert called the Shott Je- rid. of which the Arabs stand in ter TOT, for many n caravan has been lost in the salt incrusted morass, which, according to an authority, Is as much as I,20O feet deep in places.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-11-02

Lux Is just the thing for doing e little laundering while travelling. Convenient to use and sure and safe 9o results. 1Oc at Kellers'. If.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-11-02
1u results.

~ STctiC Bro1hcrhrOd.--
 A Camp SkaGway No. ~ S$H A. B. meets every sec ySssEg# OLd and fourth Tues
 day evening at 500 3 70 sharp Visiting brOJt CTS cordial ry welcome. A J. AchesOa, Arctic "hiet, W R. Hllle.y, Ar"tic Re eorder
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-09
CENTRAL HIGHWAY
UP THE BLUE RIDGE
SOON WILL BE DONE
Especial to The News and ObserYer.l ;

Asheville. March 6.-That the INK
Of the Central Highway Of AortA
Carolina, seven and one-half n1leS
III length, running from Old For u
>Ridgecrest. will be comDleted bJ }Ae
first of June is the statement OF George
Sandlin, one of the promoters ct lH9
highway, who has just returned iF'i,-
trip OF inspection over the fCa"'
For years, this link Of the road f4s
appeared an insurmountable b4Ifi11
TO the Central Highway, runnins D]el
one Of the highest peaks OF the D-L'
Ridge chain and requiring larre
pendlture. Sometime ago, hoWtFe- !.
the Old Fort township voted a boAo
| issue Of $4,000 for the construct
OF the road and the government ~
$4,000. Work was started II
tober and only light work rena-47 -'
| be done
The highway is being built uh-1l
the supervision Of a government
gineer and seven steel bridges
mountain streams have been
| structed, almost bridge TO
mile. The road is above the IeNt- -
the water courses and is eighteeA
| VIDE in the clear. Galvanized -
was used in spanning cutters az
IS declared to be as nearly perm. +
as 1t is possible to build Q uo1i
highway. Long curves have ehao-5Ss
the builders to maintain a goou =
the steepest ascent being but fo1I ~
cent.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-09

These hides had netted the exuo--.-.
about one dollar each and the -r.~.
made about 500 per cent off then
At this same time. it is SAID -r..
the cattle grew SO fast that 49,
would have devastated the cru-.~-
had it not been for the wild dogs Ia.
devoured the calves A little later ~
a priest, writing about Buen0s t*rs.
describes the abundance Of the e
tie. He says that the country as.
then so covered with them that -T-
one had the right to take UP alI fs
wanted up to ten or twelve thousar4
head II he needed more than rra+
he had only to get a license from rhs
government. At that time cattle vra7a
bringing about a dollar a head ana
in times Of drought the price wart
up to two dollars. l am told +ha+
the same conditions exist in e.nre
parts of eastern Bolivia TODAY. rns
stock there run wild, and thev ara
| so far away from the market thst
| COWS can be bought for a dollar
| apiece.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-09

Inside the lid Of q trunk pa
by a New York man is Sic
can extended to form a bed.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-09

There are now about 81. aaa
head Of cattle IN the Argentine. Rs.
public, and it is, as | have said tba
third cattle country Of the world Tt
will probably support 200, ,000.0 eat-
tle AS far back as the middle -
the eighteenth century it was eslnn8t-
ed by Don Felix de AZara that tl-re
were 43,000.000 cattle, and in this he
allowed three acres to every COW. At
that time the cattle were killed chief
ly for their hides, which we're
shipped to Europe by the hundreds II
thousands In 1892 the shipments
were almost million, and in l7Q&
they were 100000. In addition to
the hides, the tallow was sold hui
it was not until the following century
that the beef was cut away from The
bones and salted and sun-dried as
jerked beef. This was the chief baSi~
ness OF the Argentine for q number
| of years, the export amounting 10
millions OF pounds Of beef and mil,
! lions OF hides.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-09

n Cover. 10000 Acres and Has 10
goo Cows-IiOw the Nilkli.g S
uooe-A Look at the FACTORY
thurn1 Which Make 800 Pounds ol
Butter IN Hour--iow the Employ
49, Li,c-Somcthing About parry
CattIc-,hc Future OF Butter WAX
,n@ i'm South Amcrica--Inc Pass
ing Away Of the Wild Herds ana
the Breeding OF Fine stock.
Copyright, 1915, BY Frank .. Car
penter.)
VICENTE CASABE,S, ARGENTINA.
I have come 70 Vicente Casares 10
give YOU some pictures Of la Mar
tcna. the biggest butter farm OF the
world. /. lies here in the heart OF
the Argentine Republic within an
hours ride Of Buenos Aires, and TWEEN
tv-t,.ree days by steamer south 0i
New York. The farm has more than
10000 acres. and the most Of this IS
covered with grass as high as your
knees. The farm has $4,000 cows,
all Of which are in milking condition.
fl supplie, the most OF the butter and
milk for the Argentine capital, and
il ships thousands Of pounds oI butter
and tens OF thousands Of gallons OF
milk every day 1t sends its pro
ducts To all OF the other provinces
and countries about. and ii viii prob
ably soon be exporting butter to the
fnited states.