Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-24
NEWS cs THE DAY

The law passed by the war enerr
pe,cv session Of the Maryland legs
la.,,re making Prince George C0'ntv
drv, after June l. was declared con
,titutional yesterday by judge Hsnls-
Ter. in the Baltimore city court. Inc
a.cis!on Of Judge Hcuisler was fcfia-
cred in a case brought to test the
constitutionality of the la"'
!, :,ich State officials declared. went
;,to effect last June. The vets c1n-
tended that the law did not become
operative until June /, 1918.
4 trial separation is the latest IN
,ac divorce courts. Mrs. Mafaon ,
Adler was granted one yesterday ny
e,mrnme Court Justice Gavegan, II.
NV York. 1t will last one year. IL
s,c and her husband cannot become
re,onciled in the twelve n'on5aS'
divorce decree will be entered
Mrs. Adler says her husband wrote
PRAYER eighteen months ago be-
s.o.hinp heaven to help him to gel
r,a Of his wife. The prayer ';as -"
h,-;s Of her suit. The cour: beliesc<
tie two will come together aGa'l.
Tins the trial separation. In the
moantime Dr.. Adler must pay all
mony to his wife. She will have the
custody of their adopted child.
The American Federation OF Labor
declared in convention in Buffalo last
nirht that labor is not property ana
,hat any court or other decision
holding that it is must be held as
r;,rrpation and be disregardcd, let
.i,a consequences be what they VIII.
This action was taken after debate
on Washington State courts de-
c,s.on against strike picketmg. Inc
court action was denounced as re-
.c+;onarv The case has been LETT
in the hands of the A. +. OF l.. eX-
executive council. An appeal may De
taken.
Dcspite German submarines, the
lTnited States has transported to
France. without the loss Of man.
all the troops the army's plans call
Cd for UP to this time. "Ihe SUP
marine is no longer menace, al
,j,onCh il is q handicap" said Frank
i'm D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secre-
taty Of the Navy, discussing the SIT
u4.ion yesterday in the light OF late
Developments and reports from Vice
admiral Sims at London.
Warning was sent yesterday by the
United States Fuel Administration TO
the Oklahoma bituminous cSal opera
tors. who have threatened a closing
down of,thc mines through labor con-
troversy unless the government
should grant mine price increase to
carry out new wage agreements,
int the mines must not be allowed
= close in any circumstances, pend
irg settlement.
Secretary of War Baker authorizes
a statement on the progress being
made in sending troops to Europe.
lie says that the number Of troops
actually transported overseas was
Greater than the government had lex-
%ccted to have there Ut this time. IN
other words, Gen. Pershing's fight
in. force is being increased more
rapidly than the United States gov
eminent anticipated. 1t may be csti-
mated arbitrarily that there are up.
wards of 100000 American troops
now in Europe, with others constan,-
ly either en- route or waiting TO go.
The travelling auditor Of = grain
company declared Thursday night in
Mobridge, S. D., that an average
Of four elevators day are being
destroyed by fire in the Dakotas and
Minnesota. The fires, he said, were
tlaceablo to various phosphorus
gangs.
Alice HARRISON, 9 young school
teacher who recently shot and killed
her father at their home in the town
OF Scots, near kalamazoo. Mich.
was acquitted yesterday BY Circuit
court jury The girl declared that
she shot her father because he had
been cruel to her mother. Miss
karlson also testified that he had
wronged her when she was child.
Miss Karlson had been away from
home for several days before the
shooting took place. She returned