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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-20
PEOPLE LIVE
BETTER TODAY.

AS suggested by contemporary, a
lot of thin-spun theories have been
put out about the high cost of living,
but perhaps no economist has put
enough emphasis on the fact that II
the cost of living is higher now, it is
to large extent because the aver
age man is demanding more comforts
and luxuries, and these must cost
more. Before the days of plumbing
and bathrooms, the workman missed
some onerous bills, but he is not
ready to throw the plumbing out of
the house.
Oil is cheaper for light than cleo
tricity, but people pay more for
modern light because they want the
better service even at the higher
prices, Werkmen by the thousand
have Photographs, form of enter
tainment unknown until very few
years ago. Records made by great
singers are bought by millions almost
as freely as coffee or sugar, although
commodity which could be dispensed
with on a bread and butter scale of
living.
Telephones have long since become
convenineces in private homes. Even
street cars are rather a new thing,
and even the poores; families spend
many dollars every year for this SER
vice, which has become indispensable.
Magazines are purchased now by
many people who 10 years ago had
never subscribed for such a pubiica-
ton. The crop Of hundreds Of now
magazines that has sprung up indi-
Gates how large is the demand for
this class of reading matter.
Thousands Of articles are for sale
in every department. store of which
a very large percentage are purchas-
ed at some time or other by the av-
erage wagesearning family.
With dssiIes multiplied, there is
scant wonder that cost Of living has
grown. II. people lived now as they did
IN ths seventies and the eighties, i
they practiesd the same kind Of frus.
atty and plain living, the cost of g
home would not be burdsnsome While
theswagss t,ase gene up considerably
in:the last two decades, the wants Of
the average person have multiplied
mapy hundred per cent.
Modern living does cost more-as'
ss:a5I!y, pit It 1skc y:ssas ::::oSs.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-20
R1oTING IN BERLIN
Misery Among Poor Increasing Says
Woman Leaving Germany

London, Dec. 20-Telegraphing
from Amsterdam, the correspondent
Of Reuters Telegram Company says;
"Life in the poorer quarters of the
German capital is described as pitt
full by the Germantown wife of an
English laborer residing in Berlin,
who, after 16 months internmcnt, has
arrived at Flushing. Holland, on.her
way to England, according to the
correspondent Of the Amsterdam Tcie-
graf.
''The German authorities, the Tele-
graaf correspondent quotes the wo-
man as saying, are i'll great fear Of
q revolt owing to the discomfort Of
the people Several riots occurred IN
which shops were plundercd. Mount
ed police charged the crowds, which
were composed mainly of women,
Misery among the working class is
considerable and is increasing daily.
"rhe wopan's story is somewhat
confirmed" says the Reuter- dispatch,
@by letter from the Berlin CORES
pondent Of the Handelsblad, who de-
clares that shops literally were storm
led by large crowds who were:sa f.er
their daily allowance of butter: Which
was only about quarter Of a pound a
family. Provision shops were guarded
" tbs ro!:ce to prevent 5istusbsaees. >
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-20

Skidding while rounding a curve on
the Fry's Springs road near Chariot
tesville, at high speed late yester-
day afternoon, an automobile driven
by Homer Greaver, Chesapeake and
Ohio fireman, went over an embank-
mcnt and on to the street car tracks.
Grcaver and two other occupants,
Walter Dudley, ia Chesapeake and
Ohio fireman, and Mr.. Heatwole.
of Waynesboro, all were injured. The
three were taken to the University
Hospital, and up to late hour last
night Dudley had not regained con-
seriousness. Jleatwole had his back in
jured and some ribs broken, while
Greaver sustained severe cuts about
the head and face.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-20

kilograms from Saloniki estimate
the losses of Bulgaria since she en-
tered the war at 10000, one half of
which fell in operations against the
French and British in Vardar Valley.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-20

A. Steuart Maryc, Of Marye's
Heights, Fredericksburg, and brother
of the late Lieutenant Governor Jonn
J.. Marye of Fredericksburg, died
Saturday in Washington. He served
in the Fredericksburg Artillery, Con-
fedcratc army, during the Civil War.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-20

Martha Payne, 80 years old a color
ed woman, was burned to death at
Culpcper Sunday who nher home
and all its contents were destroyed.
The fire, it is said, was caused by the
o-erturning of lighted lamp.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-20
NEWS OF THE DAY

so. HesR
The Grand Lodge Of Masons ssof
West Virginia is the recipient of a
Christmas gift amounting to $4,000
from the late Henry Krug, who was
a wealthy oil operator of Sisters
vile, w. Va. Mr.. Krug, was a bach
elor with few relatives, He accumu-
lated large fortune and upon his
death recently he provided literally
FOR his relatives and close acquain-
tances. There remained about $780,
600, which he divided equally be-
tween the grand lodges of Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia.
Following an operation for re-
moval of a cork from his throat,
David Hutchinson, aged So, of But
Ter county, died in Mercy Hospital at
Pittsburgh,
A military training camp for stud
ents, business and professional men
Of the Southern States, patterned
after the one conducted at Platts-
burg, N. Y, last summer, is to be
established next April at Fort 0gle-
thorpe, Ga, near Chattanooga, Tenn.
Five Baltimoreans, were on the
oyster sloop Lady Harrington, which
capsized in the Bay, about two miles
above Oxford Saturday, when the
whole crew, including the captain
and six men, were lost.
The Kaiser has prohibited any
Christmas festivities in the German
court or otherwise before peace shall
have been established. Even New
Years wishes will be barred, and the
royal princes will be prohibited from
returning home to spend Christ
mas in their family circles. The
Kaiser and Kaiserine will spend
Christmas at headquarters in France
Anglo-French squadrons and al
lied land batteries on Saturday
bombarded Turkish positions at Ari
Burnuy and at Ali, on Gallipoli Pen
insrla. In Mesopotamia Turkish
troops are said to be destroying de-
Tense works of every description in
front of the British main position
rear Kut-El-Amara.
Seven persons were killed and5 ten
injured Saturday when street car.
went through the Division Street
bridge over the Spokane River, at
Spokane, Wash, The killed were in
the car more than an hour after it
went into the river.
Munich newspapers announce the
suicide OF General Jonesco, command
ing the Second Rumanian army corps.
According to the story, the general
was suspected Of having been bribed
by one of the powers.
President Wilson S, second nota to
Austria on the sinking of the Italian
liner Ancona was cabled to Vienna
yesterday. It can be stated authora-
lively that American government looks
upon the situation as extremely acute
and if any hope exists in official circle
that Austria will accede to the Ameri-
can demands it is based on the pos
sibility that the government at Wen
ma, under pressure from Germany will
yield.
kilograms from Saloniki estimate
the losses of Bulgaria since she en-
tered the war at 10000, one half of
which fell in operations against the
French and British in Vardar Valley.
ELECTED DIRECTOR.
Former hleXandrian Will Fill Vacancy
OccasiOned by Death Of L. b.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-20
ALEXANDRIA NATIONAL BANK

ALEXANDRIA, VA, December IL,
1915.-Thc annual meeting of the
stockholders of this bank will be held
at it's banking house on Tuesday, the
18th day of January 1916, between
the hours of II a. m. and 2 p. M, for
The election of directors for the en-
suing year, and for the transaction
of such other business as may pro-
pcrly come before said meeting.
J. L. PERRY, Cashier
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-20

Entered at the Postofice of Aiexan
iria. Virgins as second class matter
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-20

Henry Shively, oldest son of W. r..
Shively, was killed Friday night by
a material train on the Norfolk and
Western Railway SPOUT two miles
from Pamplin. .Shively, who was en-
ployed by Franklin Brothers as clerk
i'll their store, started home about 6
o'clock. He carried a new suit OF
clothes. which was said to have been
for his wedding, to have taken place
soon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-20

Munich newspapers announce the
suicide OF General Jonesco, command
ing the Second Rumanian army corps.
According to the story, the general
was suspected Of having been bribed
by one of the powers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-20

Seven persons were killed andi ten
injured Saturday when a street car
went through the Division Street
bridge over the Spokane River, at
Spokane, Wash, The killed were in
the car more than an hour after it
went into the river.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-20
PUBLISHED DAILY

BY Ala1anurIa 1a1SSpo OolPo.a s.o.
tORERT 8. BARRETT, President
and General Manager
COWARD W SMITH. Secretary and
Treasurer
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-20
VIRGINIA NEWS

Congressman Carter Glass, of
Lynchburg, who. is being urged to
run for the Senate against Senator
Swanson, will not be a candidate. This
fact is known among his friends In
Washington. MI. Glass has frankly
told, delegation of Eastern Shore
and Norfolk Democrats that it ap-
pears impossible for him to make the
race. It is now believed that Senator
Swanson will not have any oppose
ton for denomination. Representative
Montague has declined to run. There
has been discussion of other candi-
dates, but it is believed the cost of
making the fight will deter them from
getting into the race. 1t is estimated
that no senatorial candidate can get
through the primary under $4,000
as his expenses in travelling, writing
letters, campaign headquarters, and
the primary fee.
Two of the largest battleships ever
built are now under construction in
the Newport News Ship-Yard, the
Pennsylvania and the Mississippi.
The Pennsylvania is now nearing COM
pletion and will probably have her !
trial trip in May, 1916. Work on the
Mississippi is well under way. The
Mississippi will be even larger
ship than the Pennsylvania, and will
be the counterpart of the California,
now building in the Brooklyn Navy |
Yard.
Carter Glass, Jr., son Of Congress
man Carter Glass, and James Rue, OF |
Accomac county, a Washington and |
Lee student, had a miraculous escape |
when the automobile they were riding !
in skidded over a retaining wall at |
Rivermont Avenue and Belmont
street Lynchburg, early Saturday !
morning. The car plunged ever the
wall, dropping about thirty feet into
a ravine. Glass received a cut in his !
upper lip, and Rue has scalp wound,
but neither is seriously hurt, a condl-
ton due to the fact that the car did
not overturn. Glass had presence of
mind enough when he saw his car
was slipping to shut off the engine,
and thus probably avcrted an explo-
sion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-20

Anglo-French squadrons and al
lied land batteries on Saturday
bombarded Turkish positions at Ari
Burnu- and at Ali, on Gallipoli Pen
insula. In Mesopotamia Turkish
troops are said to be destroying de-
Tense works of every description in
front of the British main position
rear Kut-El-Amara.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-20

Five Baltimoreans, were on the
oyster sloop Lady Harrington, which
capsized in the Bay, about two miles
above Oxford Saturday, when the
whole crew, including the captain
and six men, were lost.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-20

A military training camp for stud
ents, business and professional men
Of the Southern States, patterned
after the one conducted at Platts-
burg, N. Y, last summer, is to be
established next April at Fort 0gle-
thorpe, Ga, near Chattanooga, Tenn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-20

Following an operation for re-
moval of cork from his throat,
David Hutchinson, aged So, of But
Ter county, died in Mercy Hospital at
Pittsburgh,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-18
Early Reports COndicted

Reports of the streetcar disaster at
Spokane reached Moscow at an early
hour this morning. The Star-Mirror
was informed in a brief flash by the
United Press. Soon the news spread
about the city and there was a food
of inquiries in the editorial rooms of
the Daily Star-Mirror. The first re-
port stated that a Great Northern
train had jumped the track near Hill
yard, plunging coaches into the Spo-
kane river with a loss Of 20 persons.
This was refuted by more accurate
reports reaching here of the collapse of
the Division street bridge. 1t is un-
derstood heFe that the bridge was
known to have been in an unsafe con-
dition. Other reports received this
evening said that two streets cars had
gone into the river.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-18
DO CHRISTMAS
MAILING EARLY
BIG RUSH OF PARCEL POST BUST-
NESS AT LOCAL POSTOFFICE
HAS FAIRLY STARTED
Special Window Opened Yesterday
Cooperation by the Public is
Necessary

The holiday rush of parcel post mat
ter has started in earnest at the To-
cal post Office and the force is now
working to capacity in handling the
business. The parcel post window was
opened by Postmaster Cornwall yes
terday and every effort is being made
to provide the public with prompt
service with a view Of eliminating any
possible congestion in the handling of
mail
The postoffice department ar Wash
ington is taking an active interest
this year in bringing order out of
chaos, the same as they have in the
past, and in that direction Postmaster
Cornwall is just in receipt of a let
ter from Daniel G. Roper, first assist
ant postmaster general, which in part
: is as follows:
Patrons are vitality interested in
having parcels delivered on or before
Christmas day and every effort should
be made to accomplish this. A sup
ply of placards urging the public to
mail parcels early, wrap them secure
ly and address them plainly has been
sent you and should be displayed in
the main office, stations and elsewhere
and every other means at your COM
mand should be used to induce the
public to cooperate with the depart
ment to avoid congestion by distrib-
uting the mailings over as many days
before Christmas. 1t should be ad
vertised especially that parcels may
bear the words Not to be opened
until Christmas" or similar inscrip-
ton. The timeliness of gifts depends
upon their being received on or be-
fore Christmas day; early mailing will
insure this, whereas the practice of
mailing packages late in the hope
that they will reach their destination
on Christmas day is likely to defeat
it's own object through unavoidable
delay due to the consequent conges-
ton of the mails
Last year, through intelligent di-
rection and the enthusiastic co-opera-
ton of all connected with the postal
service, the department successfully
handled the largest quantity of holi-
day mail in its history. This year the
volume will greatly exceed anything
heretofore known and it is conf
IDENTIFY believed that the same spirit
will animate the force and that all
mail received at your office will be
delivered before the close of Christ
mas day"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-18
NOW APPORTION
CASH COLLECTION
AUDITOR ESTES HAS SEGREGATED
AND PLACED IN VARIOUS
FUNDS
Share Of City of Moscow T0talled
$S413.30-TOtal Cash Collections
S15,3S6.03

The personal property roll cash col
lections of Latah county for 1915
amounting to $15,386.03 was appor-
toned today by Auditor and Recorder
Estes who was prepared to make re-
mittances of the various amounts to
their respective sources. In the appor-
tionment of the cash collections, the
state gets $1316.31 predatory animal
fund, $104.97; county general school
fund $2193.85; current expense fund,
S156703; bridge fund $376.09; road
fund, $541.57; school districts, $4,-
315.47 of which $2O0720 will go to
Moscow Independent District No 5.
In the apportionment the towns and
villages of Latah county receiving
sums are as follows: Moscow, $341S.-
30; Genesee, $343.95; Kendrick, $245.-
rs; Troy, $198.39; Juliaetta, $200.93;
Bovill, $10321; Deary, $81.28.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-18
LATAH COUNTY
MOTOR VEHICLES
RECORDS OF ASSESSOR VENNI-
GERHOLZ SHOWS $S60S IN
LICENSE TAX
OF This Sum % Per Cent Goes to the
State and Balance to the General
Road Fund of County

According to data on hand in the
office of Assessor J. G. Vennigerholz
the state and county has been enrich
ed in the sum of s3606, being the Ii
cense tax on motor vehicles, chauf-
feurs and dealers in Latah county dur
ing the present year. In q letter from
the secretary of the state highway
commission at Boise, Mr.. Vennigerholz
has been asked for compilation of
the data taken on the various motor
cars licensed. OF the sum collected,
25 per cent will go to the state
amounting to s9o125, the balance of
the sum having been turned into the
general road fund of the county.
The letter from the state highway
commission states 1859 motor We
hicles were licensed in the state dur
ing the present year. There were also
786 chauffeurs licensed and III deal
erS.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-18
FINE LECTURE
WAS DELIVERED
PROF. Hermann S. Herring OF
CONCORD. n. H.. SPOKE ON
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Eggan's Hall Was Well Filled Last
Night to Hear This Eminent AUTH
Ority on the Subject

Eggan's hall was well filled last eve
ming by an audience who listened with
appreciation and pleasure to a lecture
on Christian Science by Prof. Her
mann S. Herring. given under the aus
pices of First Church of Christ, Sci
enlist of this city.
Mrs. Dollie w. Porter, second read
er of the Moscow Christian Science
church, introduced the lecturer. Mrs,
Porter said "On page 128 of Science
and Health Mrs. Eddy says, The term
science, property understood, refers
only to the laws of God, and to His
government of the universe, inclusive
of man.
Il am glad we have some one with
us tonight who Will tell you OF this
science, so that you may have bet
ter understanding of God and His laws
which enables you to prove to be true
what ST. Paul said in his letter to the
Romans. For the law of the spirit of
life in Christ Jesus hath made me
free from the law of sin and DEATH
"It gives me great pleasure to in
troduce to you Prof Hartmann S. Her
ing, C.SB. of Concord, n. H., mem-
Der of the Board of Lectureship of the
Mother Church, The First Church or
Christ Scientist in Boston, Mass, who
is authorized TO spe5k to you on
Christian Science"
Prof. Herring is most forcefui
speaker and during the entire period Of
his address those present listened in
tently. Prof. Herring delivered sim
liar lecture at Boise the present week.
He is noted throughout the nation Tor
his keen perception of the principles
Of Science. His address will be found
on another page of this issue OF the
Star-Mirror
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-18
SEND REJOINDER
TO AUSTRIANS
SECRETARY LANSING PREPARED
AMERICAN NOTE AND 1T WILL BE
SENT OUT TONIGHT
Be No Quibbling-Austrian Reply to
American Note Made Public iH
Washington Today
BY the United Press Associations.

BY the United Press Associations.
WASHINGTON, Dec. is. = A bries
sharp note permitting no quibbiing
will be forwarded to Austria tonight
on the Ancona case. The note was
prepared by Secretary of State Robert
Lansing and has been approved by the
president, In official circles today it
was held that the situation was still
"Very grave"
The promptness with which Amer
lea has replied to the Austrian mote
leaves little room to doubt that Aus
tria failed to comply with the Amer
ican demands.
This afternoon Secretary Lansing
made public the note from Austria.
The most significant feature is the
Austrian insistence on a discussion of
the evidence and the principles in-
volved. 1t held that Austria was en-
titled to discuss the facts. Regard
ing the commander of the Austrian
submarine that sank the Ancona, the
note declares that the American de-
mand Doesn't in any way sufficiently
warrant attaching blame to him." even
if Americas contentious are correcs.
and most rigorous legal concep-
ton" is applied to the case. 1t held
that Austria was not completely in
formed on the contents of the Amer.
lean German notes regarding sub.
marine warfare The note suggested
further parley.
Secretary Lansing also made public
late this afternoon the Austrian ad-
miralty's official report on the AncOna
case, saying that the vessel tried to
escape and declaring that Foreign re-
ports that the submarine had fired on
the lifeboats are mendacious inventions
and that when the steamer stopped the
submarine stopped firing"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-18
SEVEN ALIENS
MADE CITIZENS
JUDGE STEELE GRANTED CITIZEN
SHIP PAPERS TODAY AFTER
HEARING TESTIMONY
Calendar Being Rapidly Cleared =
Number of Divorces We're Granted
by the Court

Today was citizenship day in the
district court and Judge Steele was
busily engaged in hearing testimony OF
witnesses and interrogating the appli-
cants on their qualifications to be-
come citizens. The court then au-
thorized final papers in seven cases as
| follows: Joseph McPhersan Mccall
native of Canada, of Troy; Ne1s Pete
| Nelson, q native Of Denmark, of Gen
esee; Peter Moody, native of Swed-
en-, of Troy Wilhelm Vollmer, ma
tive of Russia, of Moscow; Edwin Os-
car Pearson, a native of Sweden, of
Troy; Oscar Samuelson, a native of
Sweden, of Moscow; Peter Christian
Magnuson, native of Denmark, of
Moscow.
The court is rapidly clearing the
calendar of business at issue and hopes
to be able to adjourn the Moscow term
shortly after the holidays. Today he
granted divorce in the case of G. D..
Campbell versus Nina G. Campbell.
The plaintiff is resident of Lewiston.
Desertion was alleged. The court has
also granted a divorce and divided the
community property in the case of
John D. Johnston versus Alumnia b..
Johnston. The court has also granted
a divorce and awarded custody of the
minor child to the plaintiff in the case
of Alyce HawIey versus Phillip j.
Hawley.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-18
WILSON WEDDING
OCCURS TONIGHT
PRESIDENT AND MRS. GAIT WILL
BE MADE ONE AT EIGHT
THIRTY
Place Of Honeymoon was Kept Secret
President Perfectly Happy and
in Excellent Spirits
By the United Press Associations.

By the United Press Associations.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-After con-
ducting pressing state business the
president left his desk this afternoon
for the last time until he returns to it
bridegroom He was in excellent
spirits and apparently perfectly hap
py.
The furry of excitement during the
morning around the White House and
Mrs. Galt's home disappeared during
the day. 1t was announced that every
thing was inreadiness for the cere-
mony at $3.50 tonight. The place Sc
lected for the honeymoon was still a
secret this afternoon. The storm of
this morning blew away during the
day, giving promise of a clear day.