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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-31
A TIMELY SUGGESTION.

Edward A. Iycett. MANAGE
the employment department OIL the
WASHINGTON Steel and Ordnance
Company, in his remarks before the
;oint session Of the City Council on
Wednesday night, made suggestion
which was timely. He warmed MS
hearers not to make the mistake OIL
running up house rents at present
o+or IN there would be ample
lime to adjust rents if necessity
demanded, which should be maze
satisfactory to all parties concerned
The Gazette repeats Mr.. Lycetts
warning. as serious mistakes have
heretofore been made by houseown-
or. in Alexandria when there were
indications of al influx of people TO
this city.
Lon. ago, in the early eighties,
there were reasons for believing that
northern company was about TO
establish iron works at the loot Oh
Wolfe street. The property which
had wears before been used by the
Smith and Perkins locomotive COM
panv had long been idle, and thrill
of satisfaction went through the
community when it was said the
whir of machinery was again to be
heard in the old building. A num-
Der Of people came so enthused that
thew went about the neighDorhoos
taking options on certain property
contiguous to the works. ms
s'works" proved to be bauble.
In 1887. when Robert NJ. Fryer
came here and leased the shipyard
property, telling our people that nc
intended to construct twelve modern
lrcn passenger steamships at the
place, another speculative era was
precipitsted. More options were
taken and house rent was advanced
IN many cases. Fryer pretended
ne was about to lay the keel OF the
t:rst vessel Of his fleet. the ''Poca.
l,ontas," which was to be five hun
died and forty feet long. The "Po,
cahontas" proved to be L "Flyins
Dutchman.'
Later on--in fact. in recent years
the demand Tor ordinary dwelling
houses in Alexandria was SO great
that real estate agents iouuG it inn
possible to furnish as many as were
needed. Each agent had between
lhirty and forty applications on his
books. At that time numbers OF
people in Washington signiiied thcil
desire to rent houses in Alexandria,
and some removed TO this city. Rents
were advanced Immediately I" such
a point that the Washingtonians
found they could rent houses suit,
able for their purposes in Washing
ton at about the same prices they
could be obtained here.
Should the plan discussed in
Council Tuesday night crystalize. as
it is expected that it will, it is hoped
similar mistakes will not be made il
the future.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-31

Tel! tho raadcrs Of the Gazc1te
what you want through a Gazette
want adj. 1t vii! get results for you
while you wait.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-31

PuBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON
=: Except Sunday
By The Alexandria Gazette Corporation
AIT King Street, Alexandria, Va.
INWARD w. SMITH, President aDo
:. Treasurer.
WILLIAM ALBERT SMOOT, Vice
President.
IpwIH BRADLEY HARD. Editor ano
General Manager.
Tntered at the Postotfice at Alexan-
Al. virginia as second class matter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-31

Del Ray, Aug. William Gable.
Of Baltimore, has been visiting nj:
uncle and aunt, NJ. and Mrs. WI
liam Pcverill in Del Ray
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-31

Mrs. r. NJ. Turner, of St. Elmo
formerly clerk in the accountant
office at Potomac Yards, has beer
appointed to position in the. wal
Department in Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-31

DR.. S. 3. Moore, who has gone t.
Petersburg, Va, to serve IN the
medical reserve corps of the United
States army, will be greatly missed
by his former patients in Del Ray
and st. Elmo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-31

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Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07

rules all OF the youngsters opponents
would have taken the count.
The boy has good left hand and a
wonderful right cross. Even stout
hearted Brother Richie doesn't like to
exchange real wallops with him,
Wolgast Is Willing.
Ad Wolgas. may never regain the
lightweight title he lost to Willie
Richie four years ago, but that does
not keep him from trying.
Even the stoutest OF the lion
hearted might quail from the task
Wolgast has undertaken with equa-
nimity. He battled Otto Wallace, a
clever Milwaukee boy, at Kansas City
on New Years. He has bout with
a local opponent at Windsor next
Monday and he will tackle Irish Patsy
Cline IN New York and is signed fol
a fifteen-round battle In Baltimore
within the next two weeks. On tor
OF that he is dickering for Other
matches that will keep him busy foi
several months to come.
The funny part OF il is that VOL
gast doesn't need the money. III
saved his ring earnings and invested
them well, yet he is gallivantine
around the country, tack1ing any ole
kind OF a foe just as if he were
youngster trying to break into cham
pionship class.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
Collegians Shine in Pinches
Where the Professionals Fail

Is the college foot ball player more
nervy than the professional base ball
player? :,
Records indicate when the pinch
punch" is needed the college man fe-
livers while the base ball player fails.
Base ball records show that Ty
Cobb, who led the American league
in batting, fell to 200 batting aver
age in the 1909 world series and Sam
Crawford didn't do much better: r..
Every one remembers how Fred
Merkle threw away worlds series
championship by muffing an easy foul
in the deciding world series games in
Boston in 1912. -
Gavvy Cravath's record in the l9ls
series and Jake Daubert's in the i9it
games are we'll known. Base ball Is
replete with such examples.
The opposite has been true in foo'
ball.
In 1911 experts didn't give Prince
ton chance against Yale or Har
ward, but man who had never
PLAYED foot ball before, won botf
games singlehanded.
He was Sam White, an unknown
In the Harvard game he picked up
blocked ball instead of falling on 1t
and ran ninety-hve yards for thu
winning touchdown A week late
he repeated the trick against Yale
An unknown Yale youngster carved
himself niche in the Yale hall o
fame a wear later by defeating Prince
ton in the las. few minutes OF play.
| II. T. Pumpelly, Yale sub, wa
sent into the game which Princeton
had apparently won and drop-kicke'
goal from the forty-nine-yard line
tieing the score. He played only on
minute.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07

The difference in the two games
puts individual effort at premium
in foot ball, which is best illustrated
by the feat of Ted Coy in the Yale
Princeton game of 1908
With Yale FIVE points behind and
seemingly outclassed, Coy ordered the
quarterback to give him the ball on
every play. Time after time he
crashed into the Princeton line, never
failing to gain. Almost unaided he
made two touchdowns, winning the
game. Nerve and a sort off berserk
madness made Coy's feat possible.
Last minute efforts have won many
foot ball games.
Chick Harley made Ohio State 1915
western Champions by a thirty-yard
run which defeated Illinois in the last
minute of play.
In the Indiana Washington and
Lee game in 1915 Freel Mcintosh, In.
diana back, pulled the game out OF
the fire in the last minute OF play by
l0O-yard run for touchdown.
f. G. Bray, greatest OF Lafayette
stars, won a game from Lehigh IN
1898 by a dropkick from the forty
ward line in the last moment OF play
and a year later defeated Pennsylva-
MIA by a l00-yard run for touch
down near the end Of the last hall.
lin Thorpe defeated Harvard IN
1909 with a forty-three-yard dropkick
at the end of the game. A week later
Dave Allerdice of Michigan won IRON
Notre Dame with forty-two-yart
kick o..
Foot ball history shows scores o
examples of the pinch punch" thai
\ wins games after they are apparentl,
lost.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
Two More Towns Want
On the Grand Circuit

Peoria and Jacksonville, Fla, are
making strong bids for admittance to
the Grand Circuit, which will hold its
annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga, jan
uary d and %. There is a strong
possibility. it is said, that both cities
will be taken into the organization.
Rumors have been current that H.
X. Devereux of Cleveland, who has
guided the destinies of the Grand Cir
cult for several years, will decline to
accept the denomination. Horsemen
believe there will be storm of pro-
tests il be declines the presidency,
and that pressure will be brought in
an attempt to get him to reconsider.
Mr.. Devereux for years has been one
Of the biggest figures in the horse
world.
Besides voting on the applications
of Peoria and Jacksonville, the
Grand Circuit stewards will adopt a
1917 schedule and map out Other
plans for the coming season at the
Atlanta meeting.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
WILD BILL LOOKS
FOR A TIGHT RACE
Yankees, Athletics, Indians and
Senators Have ALI Strength
ened Greatly.
NO CLUB WILL BE WEAKER

New York, Jan. 6.-Unless. of
course, his Yankees make a runaway
race of it, Bill Donovan believes that
the American league is in for another
hair-raising finish this season. He
points to the fact that while no club
should be weaker, there are several
which should be- stronger. More
over these are the clubs which finally
finished in the second division the
year before last, .
Washington has secured good
looking ball player in Sam Rice, con-
verified from pitcher into an out
fielder. He appears to be a natural
hitter, and Smith, the fielder secured
from Cleveland, also is handy with
the stick. These men may give the
Senators the punch they lacked last
season.
Harper should be able to give Wal
ter Johnson some assistance in the
pitching department. This promising
left-hander was injured last season
and unable to do his best work.
There is little doubt that the Ath-
letics will be vastly improved. Mack
has secured Bodie and Thrasher for
his outheld. Witt should be even
better than he was. Bates of Los An
geles is a good looking youngster at
third, and Garrity. the Minneapolis
slugger, may prove a find behind the
bat. At any rate, Connie Macks
youngsters got a lot of seasoning
the year before last and undoubtedly
| will make better showing.
Cleveland hopes are based on the
return of Morton to form, although
Lambeth showed signs of being a
pitching star. Give Speaker some
good twirling and he and his com
rades will make trouble for anybody
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
ESSENCE DE HOP.


The sport fan turned dreamy eye,
Into the crystal sphere,
To learn the list Of big events,
That he would see this year.
And as his eager orbs were caught
Within the mystic claw,
They lighted up with keen delight,
For this is what he saw:
He saw Joe Stecher lose match,
And Willard fight fight,
And Freddie Welsh got knocked out
cold,
And Sandy guess one right.
He saw Les Darcy 60 to war,
And Cincy cop the rag.
And saw a base ball manager
Who didn't claim the flag.
He saw Carl Morris made champ,
And Cobb hit one-hve-two,
And Wagner pass upon his way,
And Wichita stick through,
Nebraska get a boxing bill,
That really was cure,
And saw a guy who said he knew \
What was an amateur.
He saw wrestling match he knew
Was really on the square,
And saw an jumps who missed 'em not,
And who was always fair.
He saw champ who'd fight a fight,
And never alibi,
An athlete who would never boost
Himself up to the sky.
He saw a lot of other things
That made him roar with glee,
He was filled with expectation
OF the wondrous things he'd see.
And then the fire died from his eyes
He moaned a mournful croak,
And grabbed his trusty needle,
Took another jab of coke.
Strengthen the navy, shrek re-
formers. Yea, bo, nary one
made an All-American eleven.
Les Darcy is kicking because
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
WHERE DOES TOM
SEATON STAND?
Former Fed Hurler is the Prop.
erty of a Magnate With
out a Franchise. ,
TALE UNIQUE IN BASE BALL

Here is story unique in base. ball:
It's the story of a magnate without
"a franchise; the yarn Of man with
money invested in base ball, but with
no club; the tale of a man who owns
one ball player-no more, no less.
Harry Sinclair, Oklahoma oil mag
nate, who was prominent in the Fed
eral league in its last days, is the
clubless owner, and Tom Seaton, the
pitcher, is his property.
The story runs like this:
When the Federal league ceased its
existence Sinclair was in possession
of several star players. He sold them
here and he disposed of them there
and when time came TO close his
books Seaton was the only man left
One of the reasons that he couldn'
sell Tom, who mad been a star with
the Phillies, was that he possessed q
contract calling for more than $8,00(
year.
Fails to Make Good.
Finally Sinclair appealed to Presi
dent Weeghman and the latter an
swered that he would make no pay
ment until Seaton had demonstrated
that he was the star of old. If Seator
proved that he still retained his eff
| fectiveness then Weeghman woulc
pay to Sinclair $4,000 in cash ant
| t,te nermanept possessipn of th,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
Ina Names Won't Fit
In Box Score, Cut 'Em

Two Irishmen that shortened their
na;nes for big league purposes were
Cornelius McGillicuddy, known as
aC6nnie Mack" and DR.. Michael J.
IlopIittIe, professionally styled Mike
D2pIan,v Max Carey Of the Pirates is
thT Rev. Maximilian Carnarius on
Sundays. Indian players, OF course,
ad<pt American names-their real
mdsickers would never fit on a score
ca5 Jim Thorpe. for instance has a
Sa$ name two feet long, translated
irt5 young man who drags rope be-
Ind him
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
Heinie zim Buys
Saloon, Tends Bar
E And Gets in Bad

President Hampstead and Manager
lam McGraw OF the Giants have
tufned on Heine Zimmerman, who
w$ purchased late last season. Heine
Recently purchased saloon in New
Ysrk and Is tending bar himself. As
ba<c ball men object to their men
cvIn playing basket ball in the Off
season. Hampstead and McGraw
w6re filed with wrath when they
herd OF Zimmerman's off-season en-.
telbrise. 1t is reported that Heine will
be$sold to St. Louis.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
Joe BoehIing Expected
To Go Good This Season

Joe Boehling is expected to be a
real hustler for Manager Fohl next
season. The blonde hurler's long
time contract expires in 1917, and
unless he shows lot of stuff he will
be asked to stand big cut when he
signs again.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07

THE THREE WRESTLERS.
Cast of Characters:
John Smith. h........;.....A Wrestler
John Jones. ........A wrestler
John Brown. wn.............A Wrestler
John Smith Custily) II wanta
wrestle this John Jones guy.
I'll throV him so darned
quick he'll think the San
Francisco earthquake is hap
pening all over again. I'll
wrestle him for all the money
Rockefeller's got. Lead me to
him.
John Jones (also lustily)-This John
Smith gives me a pain. II
wrestle him, but first I wahta
crack at this John Brown.
He's the guy I'm after.
John Brown Gust as lustily)-What's
this John Jones jumping on
me for? I'd kill him If was
to get in the ring with him.
But should worry about
him. The guy wanta meet is
John Smith, he's my dish.
In other words, Mr.. Smith wants to
wrestle Mr.. Jones, Mr.. Jones wants
to wrestle Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Brown
wants to wrestle Mr.. Smith. ALI OF
which shows it's a smart wrestler
who picks a smart manager. -
And the public turns over on its
other car and yawns very audible
and pronounced yawn, Il should
worry"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07

Strengthen the navy, shrek re-
formers. Yea, bo, nary one
made an All-American eleven.
Les Darcy is kicking because
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
&||>g Cyl '%}pe34 tpe4|&''''53&i! 4S|&s'e5i!!e !
By FRED S. HUNTER

New York is so crowded. But
you never heard Jess Willard
kicking because the crowd was
too big.
Les Darey's press agent has ad-
mitted Les will not get $1,000 a
week in vaudeville, only $1,000.
Showing that Les has bum press
agent.
But the question arises, how
much will Les really get in regu-
lar money?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-10

hEST OiNSlDlEl DIV
keep thinking of Dick, little book,
It does not seem right that l should
be living here at this fine hotel while
he is working and worrying over
there in the hot city. I want to do
something to help him and yet I
know nothing about the business one
way or the other.
If Dick should die tomorrow l eX-
pect everything would be chaos. I
hardly know any one of the men at
the office or anybody in the cOrpOr-
alton.
guess Dick is right-it all depends
on him and him alone. He must
weather the ship through the terrible
breakers and sunken rocks just now.
I told Dick the other day thought
I ought to come home, and he said,
mo, Margie, if I brought you home
it would look to my rivals as though
I were retrenching. They hope to
push me to the wall and one of the
great factors in this battle is the
bluff I am putting up.
"They know have wealthy
friends, but l do not want to call
upon them. I have my pride, dear,
and until I am down and out am not
going to acknowledge Dick Waverly
a failure. At least one of the Waver-
" family is going to make good"
It seems to me, little book, that
responsibility has brOadened and
strengthened Dicks character i'm
measurably. Sometimes wish had
met Dick now for the first time, in
stead of in the long ago. l think l
would be more in love with him than
I was then, but all the things that
have come between have meant so
much to me that I cannot build
bridge over that awful torrent Of big
sOrrOws and little hurts that will
hold both love and me, as again try
to find the way to his heart.
This may be morbid, little book,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-10
Ito Be continued.)

Although the U. S. raises more cat
tie than any country in the world ex-
cept India, it is the worlds greatest
importer of hides,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-10


OADENS CHARACTER
lightly threw it away; today I think
he would hold it close. Isn't it sad,
little book, that most of us go
through life passing doors that lead
to Unspeakable Joy and when we re-
alize we have lost our way and re-
turn to knock we only hear the fate
full voice of opportunity chanting,
TOO late, too late-ye cannot enter
now"
Once in a while, little book, think
what it would mean if I should ever
let the world see what I have written
here and l wonder if other women
keep these things in their hearts. We
lock up our thOUghts-we bury our
sorTows-cover from sight the blues,
and smile.
Here I am, little book, looking for
ward to life with Dick with no en-
thusiasm, yet I would give years of
life to pick up the threads Of the long
ago enthusiasm and dreams and
weave them into the reality for
which long.
IuSLy hlOW L nave SOI " SCG
away from myself perhaps more
than anything else, and don't know
just how to do it. sit here and wait,
This may sound queer even to you,
little book, who have heard and re-
corded so many of my queer ideas,
but do you know l would almost well
come poverty if I could get back
again the love of life and the feeling
that 1 was doing something in the
worId-something to help it along.
Again l get back to my old first
principles. The greatest gift in the
world is not love-is not riChes-is
not fame. It is ability to work for
yourself and others. No other glory
shines so bright as the glory Of serv-
ice. Dick is finding it, but it is still
lost to me.
ITO Be Continued.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-30
Mr.. YONGEs REMOVAL.

Without rejecting in the least on Pro
lessor H. Clay Armstrong, it may be
stated that he could not have the close and
detailed knowledge OF the educational sit
uation OF Florida that twelve years ser
vice on the board of control has given to
P. K. Yonge.
Certainly no man could have served the
people more faithfully than Mr. Nonge has
done He has LETT his business repeatedly
to attend the meetings, he is as familiar
with the different schools of the state and
the peculiar requirements Of the various
communities, as the average man is with
his own front hall; he is liked and re
spected everywhere, and his recommended
ton was usually enough to guarantee the
adoption Of any measure.
Professor Armstrong WILL Of course, fill
the office conscientiously, and we venture
to predict, with credit, but in the nature Of
things it must be a long time before he
can arrive at the definite understanding of
needs that is Mn Nonge's. To that extent
the efficiency of the office will be impaired.
What motive could Governor Cats pos
silly have in making the change?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-30
NORWAY NEXT.

Norway, which has been supplying Ger
many so faithfully, ever since the war be-
gan, with food stuffs and material neCes-
sary for war purposes, has found that the
kaiser 5 friendship is as sharp as a serpent's
tooth.
The entire nation is appalled, say the
news dispatches. at the discovery Of whole
sale plots to destroy Norwegian shipping
by bombs hidden in Jumps Of coal put in
the bunkers, and in a dozen other ways.
AlOnstrous as the outrage is it is in line
with the deep-laid plan Of the German gov
eminent to destroy all shipping, hostile or
friendly, in order that its own merchant
marine may be supreme after the war
Even as the German embassy in the
United States was headquarters for the
plots against the security of the United
States, so were the bombs. ton of which
have been discovered by the NQrwegians
sent to the German embassy in Christiana
the packages escaping customs examina-
ton. in accordance with diplomatic usage
Some arrests have been made, the result
ing statements secured make the case even
stronger against Germany, and the news
papers are demanding that the full Darticu-
lars be printed,
From d German standpoint there is. of
course, nothing wrong in all this Deutsch-
land uber allies. Germany alone is right
no other people need be treated with any
ConsideratiOn-thev are INFERIOR This was
the frame. of mind that crushed Belgium
that has turned the United States and the
greater part of the civilized world against
her.
Is Norway to be next?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-30
AMERICA MUST WIN THE WAR;,

"Take all the steel ships we can build
said Mr.. Denman of the national shipping
board, and double their number; then
add the 1000 wooden vessels somebody
dreamed about, and we cannot keep pace
with German sinkings if thcv continue at
the rate they were going in April, or at
last weeks rate. And he adds. the sitl1a-
ton is so bad that the imagination won't
keep pace with it as far as only few weeks
ahead.
1t is true-and the fact cannot be driven
home too often. An occasional lull gives
one a little hope-news of submarine
being sunk is acclaimed as a great feat, and
so it IS, but the destruction Of d dozen
C-boats does not hurt Germany as much
as the sinking Of one grain boat does us.
Germany in the submarine war has us
at an advantage; she has all to gain and
nothing to lOse-if in this fight to a finish
every one of the submarines are DESTROYED,
German military power will not be affected
whreas if our supply ships are DESTROYED
our armies, no matter how large no mat
ter how victorious in a local sense, will
perish. And Germany in the past four
months has sunk almost as much tonnage
as the world produced under last wears
forced draught.
The cold truth is Germany has been
winning still winning Americas power
is enormous, but that power has not vet
made itself felt Russia's STAYING in the
war will add nothing-it will simply keep
things as they were-another case where
our work had all to lose and nothing to
gain.
True, Germany did not win the war &C
cording to plan, but if Germany has not
captured Paris, she has created the Middle
European Empire; she has been steadily
forced back, but she has bled her enemies
white at the same time-and they were
near collapse when our entry give them en-
cOuragment-how near it would make us
shudder to know.
Americas ships her patrols and her re-
sources came as a reprieve to civilization
but the war will be settled on land and in
the air, not the sea, and while America
with one arm slaves off defeat, she must
strike with the other to gain victory. \