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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-12

BITTER AGAINST U. S.
Opinion of America Concerning SUBJ
marine Warfare Will, it is Said,
Be Ignored

Berlin, July 12-The overthrow Of
Chancellor Won Bethmann-HollWeg
champion of a conciliatory policy to
ward the United States, and the un
loosing of German submarines withir
three months, was predicted by vor
Tirpitz supporters here today un
less President Wilson acts against
the British blockade.
Members of the conservative part!
and those favoring annexation OF
territory conquered by Germany join,
ed in the forecast. They said the
opinion of America will be disregard,
ed.
A private source, close to the
foreign office, made this statement
regarding the attempt to unseat
Bethmann-Hollwe at time when
the war is approaching crisis:
"Unless America does something
against England within the next three
months, there will be bitter fight
against the chancellor. One cannot
tell whether he will be able to hold
his own against such opposition. The
future of German-American relations
depends upon, America"
Despite this political drive against
the man who stood out against a
break with the United States in the
Lusitania crisis, Americans, here be-
lieve Bethmann-Hollweg will again
emerge triumphant. They feel GER
tain that if the chancellor appealed
to the public for decision he would
be supported.
The fight to oust the chancellor
has now grown to such proportions
that it overshadows in interest the
allied offensive.
The attacks on the chancellor have
gradually grown boldcr since the ap-
pearance of Prince Won Buelow's book
"Deutsche Politik," because this book
is believed to be the opening cf Bue-
lows campaign to oust the chancel-
lor and step back into the position
he occupied until succeeded by Beth
mann-Hollweg in 1909.
The movement has grown more
forceful since the German answer tc
President Wilson's ultimatum wa:
sent. The conservatives accepted the
German note as containing condi,
tional clause and they have been wait.
ing to see what steps the United
States would take. against England
A national Liberal member of thu
Reichstag, who formerly was a sup
porter of Won Tirpitz ard the vor
Tirpitz submarine policies, said tha
that the opposition to America is no
dead.
"Who is going to be your mex
President-Wilson or Hughes?" h,
asked, and then, without waiting fo,
an answer, continued:
"If it is Hughes he can be no wors,
than Wilson. The worst he can do i
to declare war on Germany and Ger
tainly that would be preferable t.
The present American neutrality"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-12

Richmond once more is settling
down to calm and its people are pass
ing the Sabbaths much as they have
been in the habit of doing for some
years. Recent decisions in the Husr-
ings and Police Courts make it evil
dent that practically all Sunday ac-
tiyities will be continued as hereto
fore with the possible exception of
the sale of soda water or tobacco by
Gentle merchants, other than Sew
enth Day Adventists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-12

Samuel Petelle has entered suit
in the Corporation Court against his
wife, Josephine Petelle, for divorce
on the ground of desertion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-12

Hundreds of Alexandrians left
earlv this morning for Colonial Beach
on the excursion of the Catholic Wo-
mems Benevolent Legion, given for
the benft of the Young Mems Sod
ality Lyceum building fund.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-12
IN MEMORIAM

HOHENSTEIN-In sad, but low.
ing remembrance Of our. dear mother
JUsTINA 'HOHENSTEIN, who de.
parted this life one year ago TO-DAY
July II, 1915. Years may pass. lut
memory lasts forever.
By her daughter, Anns hughes
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-12

Rev. DR.. George W. Mcdaniel,
pastor of First Baptist Church in
Richmond will go to the border with
the soldiers as regular chaplain Of
the United States army and will not
accept the offer rendered hv his
church to continue his salary during
his stay there, if his application for
that post is accepted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-12
Milk and Buttermilk

Fresh milk for sale daily. Butter
milk, Sc quart; Delivered at all
times. F. c. Pullin Bell phon 53o
corner Quen and Royal streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-12

Property owners whose houses are
connected with sewers have but 90
days more in which to secure permits
to tap sewers, as notice has been
made public that on August 1, Alex
andria's compulsory sewer tap law
will become operative.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-12

M. B. Harlow has sold to Char
:es H. Gray house and lot on the
west side of Columbus street, be
tween Wilkes and Gibbon, A. j..
Wedderburn has sold to B. Abram-
son lots and 5 in block 9. of George
Washington Park.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-12

If man has right to sell gaso-
line Sundays inside of a house, he
may sell it outside. So decided Po-
lice Justice Crutchfeld in Richmond
yesterday in the case of O. D. Den
mis-, of the Dennis Auto Supply Com
pany, charged with dispensing this
fluid last Sunday to customers from
his street supply station on Broad
street. That gasoline might he sold
Sundays in garages was decided by
a juryA in Hastings court several
days ago. Justice Crutchfeld also
decided that man may sell bread
on Sundays.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-12

Arrangements are being made by
the Salvation Army, under the dir
ection of Ensign Coleman, for an all
day outing for the poor mothers and
children of this city at Hume's Grove
on July 26.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-12

WANTED = A lady for collector
either married OF single, Exper-
ience unnecessary. Call at 619
King street. 11-3t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-12
VIRGINIA NEWS

George Cheetham, colored, Of Nor
folk, about ID years old, was run
over and killed Monday afternoon
by a Norfolk and Western freight
train he had attempted to board.s
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-12
LOCAL BREV1TI[Es
There were no cases for trial in
the Police Court this morning.

The Woman's Missionary Society
of the NJ. E. Church south will meet
this evening at z p. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-12

Moves TO secure the removal from
Office off several police magistrates
n Virginia are in contemplation by
the State Department. of Labor, The
department will act under the new
custer Jaw, which provides means
for the removal from office of ofiic-
ials "who shall knowingly or will
fully neglect to perform any duty
enjoined upon such officer by any
law of the state of Virginia. 1t is
claimed that in despite of the activ-
tiles of agents of the department
two of whom are now in this sec
ton of the state, it is found almost
impossible to enfore the state labor
laws because Of the unwillingness
and even refusal Of some police JUS
tees and magistrates to convict even
upon the most indisputablet tnsti-
mony. In some cases, it is contend
ed, even where the defendant pleads
guilty, the magistrates refuse to lm-
pose the penalty prescribed by law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-12

Hard shelled Crabs at the Ramell
Cafe.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-01-13

ter-bOrne commerce, Mr.. Page noted three absolutely es-
sential conditions: First, the improvement of the water
ways; then, the building Of terminals with proper facil
tiles for handling transfer cargoeS; and, then, "a well
planned system of improved highways reaching out to
the surrounding region and forming direct contact with
both the shipper and the receiver. The question, or the
three questions of railways, waterways and highways,
which are in fact one, is economic; in no partisan, local or
sectional sense is it political, and it may be said of all
three of these industrial and commercial agencies what
Mr.. Page said of the Waterways: Before our waterways
assume anything like the industrial Importance of which
they are potentially capable, we must radically change
our political methods of dealing with them"
There must be a definite and well considered plan, some
competent central authority with power to determine all
questions of construction and administration so as TO
provide for present commercial needs and future COM
mercial demands and without regard to political emergen-
ces. Last year about $250,0O0,000 in cash and SIS, 100000
in statute and convict labor was expended in road con-
structiOn, and about One-fifth of the total expenditures
were made under state supervision. Twenty years ago
the improvement and maintenance Of all the public roads
was regarded as a purely local affair. What was done in
one township, precinct or county was treated as of no
concern to the next, nor to the state or the United States.
entire lack of proper coordination and system in man.
agement and scientific methods, and the entire road e-
%penditure was largely frittered away with little or no last
ing improvements. 1t is no eXaggeration to say that
twenty years ago less than half the total road and bridge
expenditure vas expended in such manner as to produce
any real result. The other half was a useless waste. In
the last ten years, with only a partial systemization and
Capitalization, approximately 100000 miles of our public
roads have been improved with some form of hard surface
and about one per cent, or in round numbers $4,000 miles,
have been sufficiently improved to meet the demands of
modern traffic, such as is found on the great trunk line
highways and on certain roads in the neighborhood of our
largest cities.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-01-13

OF when and what to plant. Much OF the profits
depends upon marketing at the right time. When
farmers are In debt and raise only a money crop.
they are, OF course, compelled to sell as soon as
harvest is over In order to meet the demands Of
their creditors and In this way We see a lot OF
good wheat going over the scales right now on
forced account when everybody knows II will be
worth more money a little later on. When farm
ers are not pressed to meet such demands the
crops can be marketed more judiciously. Markets
ere as uncertain az the weather In the spring.
Unfortunately the gamblers and spectators have
more tc say In the fixing Of prices than the law
OF supply and demand and It Is these folks who
are responsible for the rapid and. numerous
changes.
or course II is very cheerful to sell when prices
are highest, but this cannot always be done. when
one does hit the market right he credits himself
with more sagacity than those Of his neighbors
who may sell when the market IL at low ebb. On
the other hand. when he sells at the low figure
he lays the blame on the Spectator and the Ex-
change gambler. To carry any crop over winter.
the danger Of loss and the cost Of storage and in
surance will amount to from ten to twenty per
cent. Holding livestock for higher prices also
necessitates a great deal of risk Of losing profits
that could be made by selling at the proper time
Successful Farming.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-01-13
TO REDUCE TAXES.

Assuming that the meeting for purpose of organizing a
state tax association has no political hocus-pocus connect
ed with it, a real service to the public may be expected.
There is one way to do this and that is to start and prose-
cute a movement that will create sentiment in favor of a
reduction of expenses.
Some of the laws we now have on the subject may be
amended or repealed or substituted by wiser legislation
so as to have the effect of reducing taxes, but these mat
tiers are details.
The place to start is-expense.
This state is loaded up with Tax Eaters and practically
every element of government, from the smallest school dis
trict to state, is spending more money than it should. The
disposition seems to be to go the limit.
Unless a halt shall be enforced there is no use talking
about lowering taxes. When a dominant issue is made of
any other phase of the subject it tackles it at the wrong
end.
Idaho taxes were never reduced but during two years,
and they were 1913 and 1914.
This reduction was the direct result of the exposures
made by the state tax commission, one of the most useful
bodies ever organized in Idaho, the small expense of which
was a %bagatelle compared to the enormous amount of mon
ey it saved the people.
But it had to be abolished while less beneficial commits
sions were continued and other Tax Eater agencies added.
The public is informed as to the real motive behind the
abolition of the tax commission and it is not necessary to
discuss it further.
The point we desire to impress is that the revelations
made by this tax commission-the deadly parallel of ex-
penditures it pulled on every office in every county in Ida
ho-aroused the public to demand curtailment and more
economical and consistent administration.
The tax levying powers were quick to detect the rumb-
lings of protest and the result was that taxes were re-
duced for the first time.
This year there is a marked increase and if no curb shall
be placed upon our present system of official extravaganza
taxes next year will probably be higher than they ever
were in the history of the state.
When the taxpayers are placed in possession of the facts
as to the manner in which their money is expended they
will act quickly and decisively and the levying powers will
respond with alacrity-for their political jobs depnd upon
acquiesence to popular demand, but when the ~taxpaying
public is deprived of accurate information it is not diff
cult for the Tax Eater brigade to deceive it.
1t may be desirable to give some attention to laws, but
so far laws for the most part, have not reduced taxation.
The only way taxes will ever be lowered is by reducing
expenses, and they will never be reduced until the people
are fully informed and present emphatic demands upon
the office-holding classes-Statesman.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-01-13
PERPETUAL FERTILITY.

In one of Pennsylvania fertile valleys there
lives a farmer who has discovered almost per-
petual motion in farm fertility, which has been
cultivated for two hundred and nine years. Last
year his corn produced seventy-five bushels to
the acre.
His method is simple and has been duplicated
by many farmers, but few example OF the posi-
tive results OF his system are so convincing. He
has a herd of thirty steers, bought in Chicago and
confined to a dry feed lot from which there is
eaeiing OF manure. Bedded with straw, this
herd produces about 1900 pounds OF fertilizer
daily. The rest Of the farm includes garden, or
chard and poultry, which make 1t self-supporting
There is nothing startling about all this, except
that a herd Of steers fed out each winter produces
food for the fields which has maintained, and even
Increased fertility through several generations.
Those who "ra In the cattle business and out
again the next, according to market fluctuations
fail to get the benefits that this man secures by
~following his policy persistently. keeping his eye
on the fertility that he is accommodating In the soil.
Persistent stock farming, provided It Is accom-
panied with careful saving OF manures, has never
failed to enrich the land and also the landowner.
Country Gentleman.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-01-13
FROM THE US. OFFICE OF PUBLIC ROADS.

eff our WATERWAYS are to be utilized to the greatest ex-
tent they must be connected with both the railways and
highways so that the whole will form a consistent work
ing unit"
That is the proposition laid down by Logan Waller
Page, director of the United States Office of Public Roads
and Rural Engineering and vice president OF the Amer
lean Highway association, in a very practical address to
the National Rivers and Harbors Congress at its recent
session in Washington. There is no escape from it. Each
is necessary to the other and all are necessary to the in
dustrial and commercial prosperity of the country. The
real value Of any waterway must come from the develop
nent of its non-adjacent traffic. To make cheap trans
portation by the inland waterways effective provision for
cheap and quick delivery to and from the landings must
be made and such provision cannot be made without "a
system of adequate highways" The three methods OF
transportation, railways, waterways and highways, are
tied together and the largest success and efficiency Of ali
are dependent upon the improvement of all. Well equip
ped terminals, at the landings without well constructed
highways as the means of access to the terminals would
be of little practical advantage. The commerce on most
of our rivers and canals has decreased largely, where it
has not entirely vanished, because the prime factor OF good
roads has not been considered in the development of the
waterways of the country. Only a few years ago the pub
lie roads were a purely local convenience. The traffic
on these roads was all horse-drawn and the distances
over which it was transported were limited to ten or fiji
teen miles. ALI this has been changed by the automobile
and the motor truck. The roads have now become OF ma
terial importance, not only to the farmer, whose prosperity
and welfare depend on the ease and dispatch with which
he can deliver his produce to the consumers in the cities
and return the necessary manufactured products and i'm
ported articles to his farm, but also to the millions in our
crowded cities who are so largely dependent as to cost
and condition of their food products on the state of the
public roads over which these products must all pass. This
is the closest possible relation between the public roads
and the waterway and in the proportion that both are i'm
proved both will be able to perform efficient public SER
vice. -
In normal times it costs as much to haul a ton of freight
over a mile Of the ordinary unimproved American high
way as it costs to haul the same ton of freight by steam
shin from New York to Liverpool, a distance of 1900
miles. On account of the lack Of terminal facilities at
Memphis, as Mr.. Jage noted in his address, "the cost of
moving coal an average distance of about sixty feet, or
from the shore to the steamboat, costs approximately the
same as the cost of transporting this coal Zoo miles by
water from Pittsburg to Memphis" To develop our wa
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-01-13
SOIL ROBBERY.

All farming countries have passed through the
period OF soil robbery In which the Dountiful crops
Of a virgin soil were reaped, year after year, I'M
III depletion came.
Rotation OF crop has delayed this In many In
stances, but has only served to make II more thor
ough when It did come. The small grains draw
their sustenance from upper layers Of soil, while
the deeper roofing crops draw from a lower level
and the alteration of these without the use OF
manures depletes both layers.
Nowhere is this more true or more certain than
In modern orchards where the vigorous growth
Of the trees together with clean cultivation has
proved most exhausting TO the soil and nowhere
is a CO ERECTION Of this practice more urgently
needed.
There is only one remedy for this condition and
that is afforded by the growing OF livestock. II
you make fruit growing your chief business you
need and must have livestock as an auxiliary. II
you prefer the livestock you can easily have plenty
OF fine fruit as an auxiliary. The one SUPPLEMENTS
the other and while It Is very easily possible TO
successfully raise live stock without an orchard
1t Is not possible to long continue the growing
Of fruit without iiyestock-Rural Spirit.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-01-13

ney general. The affairs of the office would be in capable
hands. If Herman Taylor "sticks" for the nomination for
governor, and Geo. r. Barker for secretary of state, both
Martin. However, efficient men are what the people want
to conduct public affairs and if we must get all of them
from one locality what's the difference? Culdesac Enter
prise.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-01-13

The formation of a state tax association, which was per-
fected at Boise recently, should develop into a very useful
organization. One of the greatest blunders made by an
Idaho legislature in recent years, was the repeal of the tax
commission law, thus destroying the only agency which
could gather sufficient data to make an analysis Of taxa
ton problems.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-01-13

G. H. Martin of Standpoint, who made the race for gov
ernor in 1912 on the progressive ticket in this state, is spok-
en- of in connection with the nomination for attorney gen.
eral on the republican ticket. Mr.. Martin is an able at
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-01-13

When to sell any crop to best advantage il Of
even greater Importance than are the questions
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-11-24
TWO BIG bitches
UNITED into one
Water from Grant, Stevens and
Traverse Counties to Go
Straight to Lake Traverse

Wheaton eporter.-As a
result of the hearing before Judge
FIaherty on Thursday and Friday OF
last week, Judicial ditch No. 3 in
Grant County and Judicial ditch No.
s in this county were consolidated
and will hereafter be treated as one
big proposition covering the territory
from we'll down toward Morris in
Stevens county thru southwestern
townships of Grant county and entire
ly across Traverse county to the out
let in the Mustinka river.
These two bitches were petitioned
for separately, but as No. 3 was de-
pendent upon No. s for its outlet it
was considered wise to consolidate
the two in order that property in the
other counties might be assessed for
the work a: this end which will be
much greater per mile as the ditch
here must be larger to care for the
water that the new bitches will bring
to it.
Those in the county who are OPP
posed to the proposed cutoff ditch
appeared with counsel and objected
to the consolidation, setting up the
claim that better and cheaper route
exists thru the low lands along the
north side of the Mustinka valley.
An engineer from Minneapolis spent
some time in general inspection and
survey of the territory, and gave it
as his best judgement that this latter
would be the most feasible route.
Opposed to him we're State Drainage
Engineer Willard and three other
engineers whose dutieszin the past
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-11-24

have made them familiar with the
territory and who had investigated
this particular proposition. They
expressed the belief that the plan
proposed by the Minneapolis gentle
man would cost more chan double
the amount of a ditch straight across
the country, as proposed by Mr.. Will
lard, and further that the latter was
more practical from every standpoint.
No attempt was made to show that
a ditch was not needed and the case
was submitted solely upon the ques-
tion of which route, the north or
south, was most feasible. The Judge
held that the weight of evidence was
so strongly favorable to the ditch as
already proposed and petitioned for
that he could not possibly do other
wise than grant the petition for con-
solicitation. -
The consolidation will necessitate
the enlargement of the ditch thru
this county over the dimensions orig
inally planned, III order to accommodate
the increased flow of water that will
come from the east The plans will
therefore be revised and referred back
to the viewers.
The attorney for the DIRECTORS asked
for a stay of thirty days which was
granted, and it is possible that an ap-
peal to the supreme court may be
taken.