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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-07
Ford Will Appeal.

Detroit. Mich. Dec. An appeal
to the State Supreme Court ha: ben
taken By the Ford Motor Company
and Henry Ford. its principal stock
holder. from the ruling of the iowc'
court which has just decided in favor
Of John r. and Horace +. Dodge. whe
fled suit to force the Ford Motor
Company to disbursc Sl9.OO0.ono rs
dividends.
Ford has planned to use the fund
for expansion projects. 1t j. believed
that the case will ultimately 80 20
The United States Supreme Court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-07
.AEROpLANES or THE FUTURE.
Willis Moore Predicts Airplanc Route
Between New York and London.

Between New York and London.
Washington, Dec. 7.-Brcakfast at
the Waldorf, New York. and dinner
on the. Thames with 30O-bilc-an-
hour schedule between.
This is the forecast Of Willis
Moore, formerly chief CT the
Weather Bureau in speaking OF the
100000 American flyers who will he
developed by the war for air service
when peace * established.
After peace is established the
army OF aviator> will still fini SER
vice with the Government. Mr.. Moore
told the Arts Club last night in an
address on The "Influcnce Of the CHI
mate en- Mans Character" He SAID
.aviators would he attached TO every
meteorological station t. study the
secrets of air currents AMI make avi-
aticn safe.
The Importance Of climate and
weather on man may be Scca, Sal'!
Ar. Moore, from the fact that
Thomas jefferson. ken: " daily
weather record and bcratcd the
British more for breaking his baro-
meter than for burning tie Capitol.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-07
EINNS ARE STARVING.
Russians Seize Food and Cut OF vi
Sunplies From Russia.

London. Dec. "A number 81
Finnish food commissions Issue.
through the Swedish press, appeals
to the scandinavian countries TO;
help, according to dlspatch fr2m
Copenhagen. They say the situation
is desperate, that Finland is an
able to save itself and that thousands
Of families must starre unless hc'P
arrives soon.
1t is reported from IlaparanGa, thr
dispatch adds, that Russian soldiers
orca nizations have seized large ntlan-
titles OF food and have completes!
cut cf. imports from Russia INTO
Finland.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-07
JOIN FIGHT FOR CHEEKS.
Concerted Action Will he iaheh b.
Group Of Labor Memhfc' Of ,'n.

gresS.
Concerted action by group OF
labor members of Congress, WIFE
the solid support of the American
Federation of Labor, to force through
4 much higher salary increase tor
clerks than the 5 and 10 per cent
authorized last year, is the plan be-
ing perfected by Congressman I'd
ward Heating of Colorado. Mr.. heae-
ing told the Times toGay.
While no definite scale Of increase
has yet been decided on, clrcum-
stances will more or less determine
whether it shall be graded down from
20 per cent, % per cent. or even nigh
or. Twenty per cent is the least that
will be accepted By labor. and
stiff fight will be made to obtain
the % peg cent, or greater increase
That the American Federation OF
Labor will put into the fight the en-
tire resources OF :ts organization Is
forcgone conclusion. Lab'rs
program is for salary increase:
: graded downward from % per cen'
+: Tor those in the service new receiving
! 81 200 to $4,000. Such scale /:
considered modest by the labor q"
canization, and far short Of the re
! quirements of the situation. Man,
members of Congress also hold thi:
! view.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-07
SCHOOL HEAD INJURED.
Superintendent B0oton. of Page Co.
Va. in Auto Accident

Luray. Va. Dec. PROT. John
H. Bocton. superintendent ct schools
of Page county, was severely injured
yesterday in an automobile accfdent
near Riieyv!lle, eight miles north Of
Luray. He was returning from an
inspection Df the schools in the north
ern end Of the county when his ma
chine became unmanageablc in round
irs a sharp curve and ran down
steep embankmcnt, turning turtle.
Professor Booton was pinned be-
meath the car. He was unconscious
when found and has not yet r-eov-
cred.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-07
THE CASE OF AUSTRIA.

independence and integrity OF ter
r:tory are the claims Of Austria in the
securing of peace, as stated by the
Austrian Emperor.
The Baltimore American suggests
that if Austria really wants peace
it can very we'll see the direction of
peace as marked out in the address OF
President Wilson to Congress. There
is nothing in that. address referring
to Austria that IS not just and gener-
GUS. Bot if Austria imagines for
/, moment that it can distract acten-
ton from the fact that it is not in
dependent and that !. is acting Gil
.irely in concert with AMI under the
direction of its strong ally, it is
; mistaken.
As soon as the !A@st>o-Hungarlan
government makes ovelturcs for
separate peace. based upon the prin-
ciples contained in the address CT
MIR. Wilson, that soon will the United
States be prcparc3 to enter into ne
cotiations along with it's allies. But
not a step farther than this will it
go.
There is no use in Austria repeal
edly taking up the word peace and
not filling that worl with practical
:onrent. Tire Emitted States cannot
be fooled in this way. Hence the Aus
trian Emperor will strike no respon-
sive chord until he goes at the mat
ter II the right way.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-07
GOT THE IRON CROSS.
German Had it Cut. in His Hair hF
Member of Angry Mob.

Fremont, Mich, Dec. benjamin
Eupnen, a. German, was taken from
his home here late Wednesday night
by a crowd of Fremont men, taken
to Fremont Lake in an automobile
and there a moose was placed about
! his neck, a pencil showed into his
hand and he was told to sign a
pledge of loyalty tothe United States
and promise to utter no more pro-
IEGerman statements.
| After signing, one of the crowd
with a pair Of clippers, cut an IRON
cross in his hair and another with
i,a paint brush painted the Hun Oh
his forehead. He was then taken
home. .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-07
CHILEAN OUTBREAK FATAL
Rloodshed Follows Speech in Cham
Der of Deputies.

Santiago, Chile, Dec. 7.-Aceordine
to a dispatch from La Paz, BOLIVIA
serious disorders broke out after d
sitting of the Chamber Of Deputies
at which cx-presiient Monte;
undertook to rcrute certain charge:
made against him by the Republicans
The .hies of staff was wounded ,one
officer. two soldiers and four civil
lians were killed and II others were
wounded.
Order was soon rc-cstabllshed. and
the dispatch adds that the trouble
was not of a revolutionary character
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-07
roo 900 MORE ALIEN ENEMIES
War Declaration on Austria-hun-
gary Vastly Increases \umher'

Washington, D. {. Dec. dec
lsraticn of war on Austria-Hungar!
n5ill a1l 100000 men over y yea"&
e. age 70 the sic e';"nt.cs v1tAiE
the borders Of the United States.
i cures complied ~ .he Ec!''S"S
Bureau .showcl that N 1910 there
wee G7S.GG7 male SUBJECTS % the
daal monarchy in this country ana
1864 former subjects who had
.Scr. the oath of allegiance to the
LATED States and were becoming
naturalrzcI. The number Of alien
women brings the total to more than
100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-07
KILLED IN STALLED AUTO.
MotoriSt and Brother Try to Beat
Train at Grade Crossing.

F.aston. Pa. Dee. speeding NJ
his motorcar to beat freight trai':
to grade crossing near Bath Wad-
ncsday night. Lloyd Serfass. Ium-
.crman, aged II lost his life when
his engine stalled directly upon the
tracks. Roger ScrfaSS. "A brother. who
was riding with Lloyd. was injured.
Both saw the approaching train. onl
.lisrcrardcd the warning shouts OF
the trainmcn, apparently believing
there was no real danger.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-07
Armisticc on Russian Trout.

Berlin, Dec. 77.-Suspension: st: nos
Utilities over the whole Russian from;
for 10 days. beginning al noon on FRI
Jay, has been arranged. the Wa" Of
fec announced today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-07
NO PACT WITH ITALY.
England and France Have Not Aged
TO Oppose Pope.

TO Oppose Pope.
London, Dec. Tn the House u
Commons Yesterday Lord Robert C".
ell. Minister Of Blockade. denied th.!t
England and France had entered in
to any treaty or understanding :"
support Italy against the Holy See
if the Holy See attempted TO take
steps toward peace. Asked why 10
reasonable reply 20 tie Pcnc's H"tr
was made by England. France OF
Italy, he said
"Thc British. French and Italian
Governments considered no reply Nc
cessary beyond that returned ny
President Wilson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-07
TIE HALIFAX HORROR

\ Eel.r;sn relief ship an: :. Frencl,
scs:el @esded with :. ammunitions
c,ssI'i.is. an explosion or. series OF
'>ol~@'-as that dislccatedE and warp
i til waterfront and caused fires
=, 5rea'; cut in Il considerable Sec
-uen !. Tic city. sith . calamity, d
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-07
REELECTED ". E. T. L. HEAD
Miss Anna \. Gordon Named Pres
idcnt for Fourth Term.

idcnt for Fourth Term.
Miss Anna A. Gordon. Of Evasion
H., was Yesterday reelected president
Of the Wcmen's Christian Temper
ancc Union for fourth term at
tic nationa, covcntion in Wash
ington.
President Wilson sent word that
on account of the press OF public
business he would rot be able 10 adj
dress the convention or receive the
delegates at the White House.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-07
Classified Advertising

W.\NTED-Noun~ man in Shippi.,.
department of wholesale ,''.':$.'.
Good wages and permanent .''si-
ton Tor capable person. App 20
Shipping Clerk. Gazette cilic,.
I29U-it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-07

LOST-Pur<c containing registration
card and two storage checks. r.
tur'n to Is south st. ASlph street.
Reward 29'-%;.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-07

For Salr-.lny lcn"tn.
Write or phone. 4. f. Pope. Far
fax. Va. 29l I'll.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-07

FOR RENT Three large ronm%:
water and electric lights; so per
nunth Also furnished rooms To-
rent ut reasonable prices. FOG kiur
street. -!i-"i
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-07

FOR RENT-rwo large rooms III
private family: references cNchall@-
Ell. =. o. Box ISL. Alexandria. VI.
23O-,.i.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
NEW WOOD FOR FLOORS.
North Carolina Pine Gaining Favor
With Home Builders.

Real estate men and others in posi-
tion to- watch the trend of the times,
say that the modern homebuilder de-
mands features, even in small homes,
which formerly were believed to belong
only in the homes of the wealthy. One
Of these, for which the demand is al
most universal, is bare, polished floors.
In connection with this widespread
demand. a writer on the subject Of
home building recently pointed out
that while floors such as these are al
HAys referred to as hardwood floors"
4e fact is that a majority of them are
made of soft wood-great numbers of
them of North Carolina pine. a species
grown on the coastal plains of Virginia
and-the Carolinas.
The reason for this idea, he says, is
that when bare floors first came into
vogue hardwood was the only wood
which was thought to be possessed of
Evening star., 1917-04-07
KEDWICK APARTMENTS
SOLD TO NEVADA MAN
DR.. II. G. Dyar New Owner of Valu-
able Property at 18th and Z
Streets Northwest.

Announcement was made this week
Of the sale of the kedwick apartment
house, at the corner of 18th and K
streets northwest, to DR.. Harrison G..
Dyar of Reno. Nevada.
The sale was made by Higbie &
Richardson. In connection with James
A. Boorman of the office of the ]. j.
Hampton Company, Inc, consideration
being given as $4,000.
The Kedwick apartment. which was
built and owned by Harry Wardman
and Thomas Bones. contains seventy
five apartments and has an annual
gross rental of S24050 1t is fireproof
structure and was built about five
years ago, being modern in every
respect,
DR.. Dyar, the new owner of the
property, purchased it as an invest
ment, the price, it is understood, being
all cash.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
WOODLEY PLACE HOME
is SOLD FOR $35, 900
Twelve-Room Residence of D. N.
Clark Acquired by Unnamed Buy
er-House Built Four Years Ago.

The handsome twelve-room residence
at 2611 Woodley place, formerly owned
by D. N. Clark, has been sold for the
owner, the name of the purchaser being
withheld Consideration is said to have
been $35, 900, the transaction having been
made through the office Of Moore & Hill,
Inc.
The house, which Is of Spanish mission
architecture, contains four baths and has
a roomy garage at the rear Sleeping
porches at the rear extend over the three
stories.
The house is one of the semi-detached
residences built about four years ago by
Kennedy Bros. 1t occupies a lot
fronting about so feet on Woodley place,
with depth of ITS feet to Cathedral ave-
nue..
Evening star., 1917-04-07
COMPLETE TWELVE HOMES
IN 14TH ST. TERRACE
Colonial Residences In Gallatin
Street Offer Attractive Features in
Architecture and Construction.

A group of twelve homes just COM
pleted in Gallatin street, just off upper
14th street, in the 14th Street Terrace
section, is unusually attractive. both from
an architectural standpoint and by reason
of the construction and method of ham
ding. The homes contain living room,
dining room, kitchen. entrance foyer and
china and linen closets on the first floor,
with four bed chambers, two baths. linen
closet. ETC.. on the second floor. floored
attic lighted by means of dormer windows
affords ample storage space.
The living room of each of the houses
has practical colonial style fireplace and
mantel, and is separated from the dining
room by glass doors. In the dining room
are built-in china and linen closets. The
Evening star., 1917-04-07
SELLS HANDSOME HOME.
]. J. Hamilton Disposes of Wyo-
ming Avenue Property for $25, 900.

The detached residence at 211s
Wyoming avenue, owned by John j.
Hamilton, has been sold for the owner,
the name of the purchaser not being
made public.
The house contains twelve rooms and
two complete baths and occupies a lot
fronting fifty feet on Wyoming avenue
by 159 feet deep.
The sale was made for the owner
through the office of Moore & Hill, Inc
I'm connection with the Thomas j.
Fisher Company, the consideration
being reported as $4,000.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
sitchen contains ample pantry and shelf

kitchen contains ample pantry and shelf
space.
The upper floors have four bedrooms,
opening into one another. SO that the en-
tire floor may be used en- suite If desired.
Each room has a spacious closet and there
is linen closet opening on the hallway.
One Of the baths opens from the masters
room, the other opening on the hall.
These houses are of specially kilned
brick in deep tones of red and brown, with
colonial pillared porches across the entire
front. The woodwork of the interior is In
old ivory and mahogany, with mahogany
handrail to the stairway. The homes are
of the semi detached style, each house
having its own front, side and rear yard
Evening star., 1917-04-07
Bandit Shoots Bank Teller: ESCAPES,

LORAIN, Ohio, April George Dick,
twenty-three. teller at the Bank of the
Lorain Banking Company. was shot
through the mouth in q revolver duel
yesterday with q bandit who made an
unsuccessful attempt to hold up the
bank. The bandit escaped in an auto
mobile.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
War Spurs Hymen to Activity.

CHICAGO. April 7.-An unprecedented
number of marriage licenses have been
issued here In the last two days, due
deputies in the county clerks Office
said. to q report that no licenses would
bo issued after war was declared. The
number issued yesterday was 2s3 and
on Thursday $50. About one hundred Is
the daily average
Evening star., 1917-04-07

sufficient durability. Hence the ex-
preston hardwood floors" came to re-
fer to the baroness and 'polishability
of the floor, rather than to the wood OF
which il was made. Recently, however,
he asserts, it has been found by tests
that a few of the soft woods are equal
ly desirable from the standpoint of
durability and more so from the view
point of cost.
Evening star., 1917-04-07

Hot water bottles can be mended with
the patches used for mending inner
tubes of an automobile.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20
CHAPTER v.
EV-PIaV.

6y-FIdy-
Sunrise found Vandervyn riding
down the valley on his nimble-footed
pinto. He left the road and cantered
across into the bend where Redbear
had pointed out his new house to
Hardy. When Vandervyn rode up.
Redbear was shoveling clay upon the
uncovered brush thatch at one corner
of the roof. The halfbreed did not
stop work until his visitor drew rein
almost within arms reach. Vandervyn
met his civil greeting with a cynical
smile.
$50 you've builded you q home.
Charlie. HOw's your sister Wilma
That's the name, isn't it?"
"No, we say it O-ee-nah. The school
people made her get up at four. I told
her to sleep all day, If she liked"
"Come up the creek. I want to tell
you something" replied Vandervyn.
When they had gone beyond earshot of
the cabin, he stopped his pony and
faced the uneasy halfbreed with look
of sympathetic concern. Charlie, it's
all up"
Redbear's face turned a notified gray.
'A1l-an up?'' he gasped.
Amounts to the same thing" an
swered Vandervyn. "We sounded him
last night. He won't sit in to the game
the board-backed fooli No chance
to deal with him, and you know what
that means. Next thing, he'll have 1t
all out of the chiefs-the mine-every-
thing"
mo, no, Mr.. Vani He can't find out.
They don't know about what you and
me Nobody saw us-nobody. If
there'd been fresh track anywhere
inside a quarter-mile, couldn't have
missed it."
Vandervyn shrugged. 'Tm not so
sure of that. You are not a full-blood
tracker. But what if that is covered
It's bad enough. AS soon as he finds
out about the mine, he will kick the
whole bunch of us off the reservation
That's the kind of fool he isl
HE can't put me off, I'm a member
of the tribe"
''YeS, and Jake is member by mar.
riage. Lots of good that will do you
both-in the guardhouse."
Redbear cringed at the word. "But
my sister. He won't put me in
''Wait and see when he finds out
how things have been going here. Let
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

''That amt no way to treat a white
man, Cap. Won't you let 'em trade me
no more ore?"
81 shall investigate before I decide, -
said Hardy, and he rose to leave. "Good
evening. Good evening Mr.. Vandervyn.' -
He went out. Dupont gaped after
him, and grunted incredulOusly: Fifty
thousand-made it fifty thousand, and
he didn't jump at it!''
''TOld you So" snapped Vandervyn.
''But We'll fix him yet-twO more cards
up our sleeve. If one fails to take the
trick, We'll play the other. We're not
going to be bluffed out at this stage of
the game"
Dupont caught at the whisky bottle
with a shaking hand. mo, by Gar"
he protested. "We don't play that
other card. Mr.. Van. quit first"
"Oh, WELL" replied Vandervyn, ''if
you're going to throw down, shall not
try to play it alone. But you're in on
the next play"
Dupont grunted, and poured himself
a full glass of whisky.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

CTO BE CONTINUED
GETTING USED TO SHELLS
Narrow Escapes Do Not Even Pro-
woke Comment in the
Present War.

As we bowled down the road toward
q group OF brick houses on the left, a
shell passed not more than so yards In
front OF US and through the side of one
Of these houses as easily as a circus
rider pops through a tissue paper
hoop. Almost at the same instant an
other exploded-where I haven't the
least idea, except that the dust from
it hit US in the face. The motor rolled
smoothly along meanwhile. and the
Belgian soldier driving it stared as
imperturbably ahead OF him as if he
were back at Antwerp on the seat OF
his taXicab.
You get used to shells in time, il
seems, and, deciding that you either
are or are not going to be hit, dismiss
responsibility and leave it all to fate.
1 must admit that in my brief expert
ence I was not able to arrive at this
restful state. We reached at last the
city gate through which we had left
Antwerp, and the motor came to stop
just at the inner edge OF the passage
under the fort, and I said goOdby to
the young Englishman ere he started
back for the trenches again.
s'Well,' he called after me as start
ed across the open space between the
gate and the house. a stones throw
away, you've had an experience, any
way"
was just about to answer that IN
doubtedly 1 had when-''Tzee-ee-ee
ezra shell just cleared the ram
parts over our heads and disappeared
in the side of a house directly in front
OF US with a roar and a geyser Of
dust. Neither the motor nor a guests
duty now detained me, and, waving
him goodby, turned at right angles
and made with true civilian speed for
the shelter Of q side street.
The progress OF the motor seemed
slow and disappointing. Not that the
spot a quarter of a mile off was at all
less likely to be hit, yet one felt con-
scious of growing desire to be some
where else And though took on my
hat TO keep it from blowing OF, I
found that every time a shell went
over 1 promptly put 1t on again, indi-
eating. one suspected. q decline in
what the military experts call morale.
Golfers Weekly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20
TOO MUCH FOR HIS COURAGE
Student, Sent for One Breakfast Roll,
Found Himself in Position Which
Caused Embarrassment

While visiting his married brother
in New York recently, a Cornell stu
dent was sent by his sister-in-law to
buy one breakfast roll at the bakers
The careful judgment displayed by his
brothers wife in making both ends
meet, with a little bit over each week
for the bank, had long been a topic OF
conversation among members of the
family. some Of whom thought her pos
sessed of great moral courage. because
she would ask the grocer's clerk to
wrap up two cents worth of beans. a
delicacy she fed TO the cat.
The college boy started for the shop,
but his nerve forSook him at the mo-
ment when a demure little thing be
hind the counter inquired as to his
immediate wants. Instead Of asking
for one roll he asked for a dozen.
On his way back to his brothers
apartment, which is on Central Park
West, in the nineties. the sophomore'S
nerve again forsook him. So he wait
ed until he believed no one was look
ing before throwing II of the rolls over
the stone fence into the park-NeI
York Times
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

children no old men-just bucks No
trading I been over TO the piece
camp. Ponies all in; tepees down
They're Citing ready to slip down
creek"
do you mean they expect uoubIeg''
asked Hardy.
"WeH, it kind of looks that way" an
swered Dupont
Explain" ordered Hardy.
you remember told you there was
lot of bad blood stirred up. It all
turns on whether Thunderbolt feels the
same That's. old Ti-owa-konza, the
head chief. If he's feeling bad, we'd
better look OUT
Il am confident there will be no
trouble" said Hardy. 1--WE have only
TO find out the cause of the i'll feeling
and remove it."
III it can be removed" qualified
Vandervyn.
Better figure On letting the ware
house go and piiing into my place, Cap,
If they start to h-yi," suggested Du-
pOnt. I'll show you how got it all
lOOphOled. Water inside and a lot OF
grub and ammunition-we can hold it
aS In the whole tribe, II the piece
don't go back on u.s."
''They viii not, nor will there be any
outbreak" insisted Hardy DO not
needleSsly alarm your daughter"
Cant scare her." grunted Dupont
They were now almost at the house
porch. Marie appeared in the door
way, aglOw with animation.
we had breakfast too early for you.
Pere, you look sober as an awl. You
can't be afraid of an outbreak What
if they do turn loose? 1 have every
| thing ready-all the lOOphOles opened
and the meat brought in from the ice
house. 1t will keep in the cellar"
Hardy followed the others into the
parlOr. and looked at the slots cut