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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-09
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
OF STOCKHOLDERS.

A special meeting Of the stockhold-
ers of the United States Realty COM
pany, Of Washington. D. c., Incorpo-
rated, viii be held at the principal Of
flee of the Company Ill 9. Fairfax
ST., Alexandria, Virginia, at o'clock
P. u. on the 18th day Of June 1917.
to act upon the recommendation Of
the Board Of Directors as expressed
in a preamble and resolution adopted
by the Board of Directors at a meet
ing held on the 25th day of May 1917,
as follows:
Whereas, in the opinion of tho
Board of Directors it is advisable and
necessary that paragraph Sd of the
Charter of this Corporation, granted
on the 18th day of July 1908, by the
Hon. Louis C. Barley, Judge of the
Corporation Court of the City of
Alexander, Virginia, and lodged in
the Office Of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, July
23rd 1903, should be amended as
hereinafter set forth, therefore,
Be it resolved, that paragraph Sd
Of the said Charter be stricken out and
the following paragraph be substitu-
ted in lieu thereof, to-wit:
Sd "The purposes for which this
corporation is formed are as follows:
(a) To buy, sell, lease. own, hold,
cucumber mortgage, rent, subdivide,
improve and deal in real estate situa-
ted in the State of Virginia and other
States and possessions Of the United
States and to lay out and open streets
and alleys thereon, to build houses,
tenements and apartments ana to sell
or rent the same, provided, however,
that the said corporation shall not be
authorized by this Charter to exer.
else any of the powers aforesaid with.
in the District of Columbia.
(b) To transact the business ordin.
arily carried on by real estate agents
or brokers in the State of Virginia,
and other States and possessions of
the United tSates, including the Dis
trict Of Columbia"
BY order of the Board Of Directors.
L. E. BAYNE.
l26-td. Secretary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-09
AUCTION SALE

The. undersigned will offer for sale
at auction at it's banking house on
Monday, June II, 1917, at 10 o'clock
A. II. eighty 1907 shares of the
capital stock of the Rosslyn. Deyel-
opment Company, Incorporated, Of
the par value of four thousand dol
lars (s4,O00), default having been
made in the payment of the note for
which said stock was given as col
lateral security.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
= -AEExANDRIA5;;:E : It
By GARDNER L. BOOTHE'
129-td. President.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-09
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company.

Every day in the year sor FORTRESS
Monroe, Norfolk, Newport News and
points south, via superb, powerful
steel palace steamers.
Through connections made at Nor
folk with steamers Of the Old Domin.
ion Steamship Company for New
York and Merchants and Miners
Ste ,nships for Bos!v;
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-09
NOTICE

Having qualified as the admins
tratrix of the state of William 3
Smithers, deceased all persons to
whom said estate is indebted are re-
quested to present their claims 20
the undersigned, properly certified,
for payment. All persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make
prompt settlement:
iSUSANNAH E. SMITHERS,
134-1Ot. Administrative.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-09

The British !a!!s9 have hay. collected more
than 20 guns. The success Of the
British attack is admitted by the
Berlin war office, Which says that the
troops of the Bayarian crown prince
were withdrawn to prepared posi-.
tons to the, rear: of the original line,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-09
NEWS, OF: THE DAT.


BARRIERS of Cleveland, Ohio, have
raised the price of the hair cut to
so cents
The army as well as the navy is to
be bone dry. This was the decision
handed down last night by Attorney
General Gregory in response to a
question from Secretary of the Navy
Daniels.
The Haitian Minister to Germany
has been handed his passports, ac-
cording to advices from Berlin. Haiti
recently sent a note to Germany
protesting against the submarine
war, setting. forth grievances and de-
manding guarantees for the future
Two hundred girl students of the
Petrograd Technical Institute have
; entered their names on the rolls of a
female regiment which is being
raised by Lieut.. Putchareff. The aim
is Immediately to start to the front
and to fight in all respects under
the same conditions as men. Scores
of girls and women, anxious to fight
appeared yesterday at the offices Of
the League of Equal Rights for Wo
man.
The alliance of all Russian CONNER
cial, industrial and banking institu
tons held it's first meeting yesterday
in Petrograd. After a discussion Of
the political situation and speeche:
by the Belgian Minister to Russia
and representatives of the French
J Embassy, it was unanimously re
solved to address to the entente Al
lies a declaration rejecting emphat
ically all possibility of Russia con
Guiding a separate peace. The reso
luton also expressed confidence il
an approaching decisive victory ove1
the Central Powers.
Formal proposals for separate
peace with Russia have been institu
ted by the Austrian Gen. Rohr. HI
authorized a delegation from eacl
Austrian division on the front to en-
ter the Russian lines and propose
such a compact, it was reported her.
today. Simultaneously news wa:
received of delegation of Austrians
including two generals, ten officer
and number Of soldiers, who wer'
in Kishineff urging a conference will
the workmen's and soldiers council
They were accompanied by a delega
ton of Russian soldiers. The pro
visional government here ordered
their immediate arrest and deliver!
in Petrograd.
Wheat has been added to the al
lies of the entente. Instead Of al
expected shortage, the harvest vii
be 656,0O0,000 bushels compared will
64O,00O,0OO last year, according t.
the forecast of the Bureau of Crol
Estimates of the Department of Ag
riculture, made public yesterday at
ternoon. Spring wheat has turned
the balance. The yield will b.
2S3, 100000 bushels. compared will
only 15S,OOO,O00 last year.
Coincident with the arrival in Eu
rope of Major John j. Pershing ant
his staff, it became known yester
day that plans for great oversee:
troop movement are nearing compile
ton at the War Department. The
preparations under way contemplate
a movement far greater than a
first indicated. America will be rep.
resented on the battle front by al
least 100000 fighting men before
winter, according to the present
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-09
Established 1885
~. !. 4. C. SMITH,
Tailor.
Ladies Skirts, cleaned ..:....: SOC
Ladies' Suits, cleaned ..;..s.. 81: oo
Mems Suits Pressed. ......-.... AUG
Cleaning, Dyeing, Pressing and
:. Securing. -. ..s
We call for and deliver work.
.919 King straet, Alexandria. Va
Established 1885
a. c.. SMITH,
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Repairs To Bituminous Concrete

U. S Department of Agriculture:
Sealed bids will be received at the
office of the Chief Clerk of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture until 2
o'clock June Is, 1917, for repairing
the experimental bituminoas concrete
road located in Fairfax County, Vir-
.ginia, between Alexandria and Gum
Spring. The repairs will include ap.
proximately 800 square yards OF
bituminous gravel concrete patches
about $50 square yards OF new btu
minous gravel concrete surface,
about 5000 linear feet of concrete
curb and about $50 linear feet OF
6-inch tile drain.
Specifications and forms for pro,
posal may be secured at the Office OF
Public Roads and Rural Engineer
ing, SIS Fourteenth Street, n. w.
Washington, D. G. 1871.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-09
EXECUTRIX NOTICE

Having qualified as Executrix of
the estate of the late Gordon Thorn
as, deceased, all persons indebted to
the estate are requested to make
prompt settlement and all persons to
whom the estate may be indebted are
requested to present, their claims
authenticated for settlement.
- FANNY DIXON, 49,
Executrix of said Estate.
Alexandria. Va.
June 5, 1917. 134-10t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-09

untenabie by earthquake and vol
canic eruption, according to a mes
sage received by the State Depart
ment from Mr.. Long, Minister to
the Inflated city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-09

again and as gently t. carry 'taen
back to the street while the house
fell in ruins. None was injured
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-09
SLAIN AND BURNED
Father, Mother and Daughter kille'
With Axe-HOuse Set Fire.

Pennington. N. j., June 9.-Grue-
some evidences of a brutal triple
murder were discovered early yester-
day by residents living on the out
skirts of this community when the
charred bodies of William II. Queen,
well known farmer, his wife and their
grown daughter were taken from the
ruins of their home, which had been
destroyed by fire.
Neighbors were attracted to the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-09
THOUSANDS OF LIVES LOST
Country Surrounding San Salvador
Lighted for Miles by VOLCANOES

VS. 49,
: San Juan Del Sur, June 9.-Thous-
ands OF lives were lost in the des-
truction by earthquake Of the city OF
San Salvador and several other
towns in Salvador, it was feared late
yesterday from meager advices re-
ceived here.
The country surrounding the vol
cano. was. lighted up for miles by the
flames and molten lava.
The towns of Santa Tecla, Quezal-
ii Peque, Nejapa, suchichoto, PAS
nal, Armenios and Mejicanos also
were destroyed, a6vices from Tegu-
cigafpa, Honduras, say.
San Salvador has been rendered
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-09
THE WASHINGTON VIR,
GINA RAILWAY co.

In effect June Fl. 1915.
Subject to Change without Notice.
Leave Alexandria For Washin GtOn--
Daily Except sundays and Holidays.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-23

lures were swollen and discolored. ..lndblom was nursing a wound on his lett cheek and his left leg was injured. The elder Duhem suffered cuts and bruises and his son had broken bones m his right hand and a deep cut on his wrist.
 Police arrived while the battle was still in full swing. The Duhems were taken into custody and charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
 Lindblom and Anderson charge that the Duhems attacked them with heavy pieces of gold quartz seized off Lind blom's desk, after Lindblom had re- fused to pay bill which was said to have been contracted by Mrs. Lind blom in behalf of the Liberty Film Company, in which Aadesron also is interested.
 Young Duhem, struck me-" said Lindblom. Anderson interfered to save me and then the elder Duhem joined in the fight. l escaped to the hallway to summon help and the door locked itself behind me- Before cou:d re-enty the room the two Duhems attacked and mercilessly beat Anderson"
 Mrs Lindblom employed our firm to develop and print a motion picture film for the Liberty Film Company" said Ray Duhem. Our bill was $200. A small payment was made. Our at- torney, Joseph J, Webb told us that the Lindbloms were ready to settle the bill"
 Ray Duhem was booked on a charge of assault with deadly weapon and disturbing the peace. A piece of quartz specimen was booked as evi- dence. Victor Duhem, the father, was booked for assault with a deadly wea- pon.
 The Duhems stayed in the city prison for more than an hour before they were liberated on $100 bail each
 Lindblom and Anderson were treate,. by physician, who was called to the offices. Lindblom declared he knew nothing of the debt alleged to be due father and son.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-23

SAN FRANCISCO,-The aspirations of Mrs. Hanna Sadie Ulrika Sparman Lindbloom to be motion picture queen led to sanguinary fight re- gently in the offices of Erik o. Lind blom, Alaska mining millionaire in the Mills building.
 fccause of $20O bill contracted by Mrs. Lindblom, as head cf the Liberty Film Company. of San Mateo, there was a fierce encounter between Lind blom and his secretary, Charles An derson, on one side and Victor Duhem and his son, Ray Duhem, proprietors of the Duhem Motion Picture Manu- featuring Company on the other
 At the end of the battle, which ragged for nearly twenty minutes and which created a near panic among hundreds of tenants in the building. the Lind blom offices resembled a shambles.
 Anderson, the secretary was bleed- ing from dozen wounds and his fea-
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-23
L|NDbl l0m IS AT WAR
 OVER $200 ACCOUNT!

MT. Lindblom is well known in Se- att,e. He is vice president of the Pio- neer Mining Company, of Nome, and has been associated with Jafet Linde- berg in many mining ventures. MT. Lindblom and Mir. Lindeberg, mushing together on the Nome tundra an autumn day in 1898, happened upon the pay dirt of Anvil creek that led to the Nome rush, the subsequent stam- pede and the location of the town of Nome. He is one of the principals in Rex Beach's famous tale of Alaska, "The Spoilers"
 Of late years MT. Lindblom has en-
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-23

gagged actively in mining iI Alaska only during the summer. His inter ests in San Francisco have been with the International Banking Corporation during the winters.
 Mr. Lindblom's life has been event. ful. As q sailor he shipped to Alaska soon after the first tales of richness in the Klondi<e began to filter to the out side word. He disembarked from the vessel on the bleak shores of Boring sea and, with Jafet Lindeberg and John Brynteson, conducted the prso pecting that led to the founding of Nome.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-23

Leaving Ketchikan in a small boat recently while very i'll, William Fiske, a resident of Met,akahtla, was com pelled to lay up for two days at a small shack without fire or food. He finally succeeded in signalling to some passing natives who took him to Sax man, where, after much suffering he died on the evening of his arrival
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-23
CRANE HEADS
 COMMISSION
 TO RUSSIA
international News Service.

WASHINGTON, April 21.--InfOr- nation came from the White House this morning to the effect that Chas. R. Crane, Chicago millionaire, will be at the head of the American com mission to Russia. The state depart ment is today communicating with
 He is at present in Russia where he went one month ago, on a private mission. Announcement will be forthcoming within a few days, as to whom the others are who will make up the American commission to that country.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-23

On January 27 fire broke out at Olnes in the building occupied by Pe- ter Buckholtz as hotel and bar, and threatened to wipe out the whole town. A strong wind was blowing and the flames communicated to the store of William Voss and both build ings were burned to the ground. The
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-23

It is reported from Tuscon, Ari- leading mining experts of the world, is on his way north to examine the Gastineau gold mine at Juneau, and possibly to report on the Bonanza and Jumbo copper properties at Ken necott.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-23

On February ? the temperature at Treadwell reached P below zero which is said to have been the coldest weather in twenty years.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-23

Afanse Nerattni has commenced action m the District Court at Juneau against the Pacific Coast Gypsum Company for s15,OOO damgaes for in juries received while working for the company.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-23
', ALASKA NOTES

store of John l.. White was also damaged Snow was used with ex- cellent results in fighting the fire and preventing it's further spread. The loss is estimated at $15,000
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-23

On February the thermometer dropped to two below zero at Cordo- va, the lowest temperature recorded this year up to that date.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-23

The Moose lodge at Anchorage will soon move into it's new quarters in Union Labor Hall, which has recently been completed
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-23

Dr. J. l.. Buckley, formerly physi- elan at the Sulzer mine al Sulzer, has taken up his residence at Petersburg and will practice his profession there.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-23

The residence of c. F. Peterson at gently, entahling a loss of about $500.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-23

 TEMPERATURES

Following arc the lowest recorded temperatures for this year and last on the days designated. The minus sign before a number means below zero.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-23

On February [ the thermometer a reached 42 below zero.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-23

sam Magids has a wireless plant in operation at Kobuk at the Newik mis- sIon.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-23

WAR EEWS-Inlist your name now on the subscription list of the Nugget and keep posted on the war.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-23

Advertise In The Nome Nugget
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-23
Our Soapbox Spouters

Police Commissioner Woods's letter to
Colonel Roosevelt shows clearly the diff
Guilty of dealing with those street speak
ers who nightly skate over thin ice peril
ouslv near to sedition. Street meetings
are legal, if conducted lawfully. 1t is
legal to discuss government policies and
government action, if such discussion is
not an Indictment to resist or break the
laws. Moreover, the minority in this ma
ton has a right to express its opinions,
and even in times like these q minority
opinion, properly and legally expressed,
may be of much value in clarifying, pos
sibly in correcting, public sentiment.
The vice of the existing situation lies in
the fact that there is gap in the laws Of
which cranks, scatter-brains and anti
American propagandists take advantage.
Treason as defined by the Constitution
and such court interpretations as exist is
a serious crime, and even the cranks and
propagandists steer clear of it. Some of
their utterances are clearly disloyal; many
are intended to handicap the country's
war undertakings by creating distrust OF
cur allies, but these are not actionable un-
less they produce disorder or incite to vio-
lence. 1t must be said that the public
takes these soapbox spouters with much
common sense, so that their labors cannot
be considered really dangerous. Of course,
there is a point where liberty of speech
becomes license. Whether Congress, in at
tempting to draw the line in such law
as Police Commissioner Woods suggests,
would do more harm than good is ques-
ton to be seriously considered. Perhaps,
after all, these orators may safely be left
to the ever-present American sense of
humor and the steadily growing American
sense of solidarity and nationalism.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-23
What Would You Dop

From The Des MoreS Register
The different conclusions which may be
drawn from the same basic facts are excel
lently illustrated in the agreement OF Frank
Smonds and THE New York American" as
to the state of affairs in Europe, and their
disagreement as to what duty this entails
upon the United States.
Mr.. Simonds said recently that the Allied
offensives of the last year had been disap-
pointing in results. He expressed his belief
that if the submarine campaign were not
checked, and if either the United States or
Russia did not prove an important military
factor next year, the Entente would be I'M
able to continue the war beyond the end OF
1918, but would have to negotiate white
peace" draw The conclusion he reached
was that the United States should strike as
powerful blow at Germany as possible, and
as soon as possible.
Mr.. Hearsts newspaper, accepting what Mr..
Simonds had said as an expression OF It's own
opinion regarding the state of affairs in
Europe, reached the conclusion that the
United States should concentrate all its
efforts on home defence, in order TO cope
with Germany in case Germany defeated the
Entente.
II is not certain that either Of these opin-
ions is 100 per cent genuine. Mr.. Simonds
may have overstated the case in order to
emphasize the necessity for American aid
Mr. Hearst, moved by enmity toward Eng
land, may be willing to have Germany and
the United States emerge as the only two
powerful military nations, and trust to luck
to avoid a further encounter.
But assuming that there is enough truth
in the descriptions of conditions TO warrant
the drawing of conclusions, we may obtain
an interesting light on the two suggestions
by citing a comparison.
Suppose that you, a small boy, come upon
group Of other boys fighting, and that after
the fighters in one group have kicked you
on the shins and in the bread basket often
enough you conclude that they intend to
"do" you, as we used to say, and you an
nounce that you are in the fight TO help the
other side.
Now, if you are informed, while you are
taking off your coat, that the fight is being
waged on practically even terms, but that II
il goes on much longer without help for your
friends they will be licked, and the other
side will go for you alone, what will you dc
about IL?
Will you dc as Mr.. Simonds suggests, and
pitch in and help your friends, so that your
combined strength may lick the opposition
Or will you do as Mr. Hearst advocates. 90
home and practise on a punching bag so that
you may be capable of defending yourself
alone against the whole crew II they sue
coed In laying your friends outi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-23

Cross. 1t is not the only test of human con-
duct but the comfort of human sorrow. The
Cross, which in days of ease has attained
little meaning, has been suddenly magnified
into the greatest thing in the world As a
reward OF valor, the Victoria Cross and the
Military Cross are preeminent-but always
the Cross. Our sisters work under the Red
Cross-but always the Cross. On the battle
fields of France has arisen host of little
wooden crosses, put up in memory of fallen
comrades, and they recall the fine phrase
Of Mr.. f. w. Hornung, the novelist: You
cannot die a failure if you win a cross in
France. The Cross is the only comfort of
the mourner. In all the sickening doubt of
to-day men are asking: Where does God
come in? And the answer is that He comes
in through the Cross. The Cross teaches US
that God has Himself come down into the
thick of human sorrow. Sixteen years ago
five hundred London journalists welcomed
me to London as their Bishop, and prom
ised to be such to them. To-day il is the
press men and clerks of London who have
rolled back and crumpled up the Prussian
Guard-a thing that would have been impos-
sible few years ago. This means that
there is something greater than iron dis
cipline and preparedness for war"
FREDERIC B. HODGINS.
New York, Aug. 81, 1917
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-23
The Wrist Watch Legitimized

Just why the wrist watch was originally
tagged as effeminate in American eyes is
one of those sociological mysteries about
which future historians may we'll fall out.
1t was in England an army contrivance.
or, perhaps, equally a sportsmen's con-
trivance, and only secondarily decora-
ton. Somehow in crossing the Atlantic
it lost all its common-sense utility and be-
came badge of foppery.
Now that we are putting a million and
more men under arms the truth is neces-
sarily prevailing. And as the truth threat
ened to hesitate crossing the Alleghanies,
stands up Mr.. Joseph P. Tumulty before
the assembled nation, and shooting his left
band cuff with Democratic simplicity re-
veals that the Administration has gone
over to the wrist watch camp.
After this official recognition only the
professional friends of the populace, who
must preserve their official uniform or
perish, need cling to the pocket timepiece.
Tradition used to credit Mr.. Bryan with
sleeping in his trousers, at considerable
discomfort, in order to achieve that unique
array of criss-cross creases which were his
badge of democracy. Mr.. Bryan in prop
erly creased trousers would be as unthink-
able as Mr.. Bryan with wrist watch.
For such the uniform is the thing. For
other and simpler folk convenience in the
long run is bound to win.