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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-08
HOUSE DYNAMITED
Nesquehcning People Buried in
Ruins Are Saved From Fire

Mauch Chunk, Pa, Dec. S.-Ehe
house of Joseph Faggio. Of New
Columbus. Nesquehoning, was dyna-
nited last week and destroyed in
the subsequent fire.
Mir. Faggio, his wife and eight
children caught in the ruins escaped
badly cut and bruised. One of the
children was extricated with diff fl
uulty from beneath mass, OF
bricks. The entire town = was
shaken by the explosion.
Four sticks Of dynamite were
foandsafterward near the scene.
Iii" addition to the destruction Of
the house. valued at $4,000, $1,000 in
cash: vas burned. Three: hundred
dollars was recovered:
MI. .lagglo declares he never has
received any threatening. or black
haid. fetters.' He is prosperous,
AMI jealousy is considered a possible
motive for the crime. The autnorl-
ids: are conducting an investiga-
ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-08
HORRIBLE DEATH FOR TWO
Engineer Hurled Into Glass Works
Fire Pit and Roasted

Fire Pit and Roasted
Philadelphia, Dec. 8.-When oil in
, feed pipe which they were repair
ng Saturday afternoon in the boiler
Dom of the Gill Glass Company, Am
Der and Venangc streets, caught Gre,
William Mcdowell one engineer was
roasted alive. Christopher Dornan
received burns that caused his death
Saturday night in the northeastern
Hospital. The victims bodies were
ragged from the boiler room byfire-
neqs and fellow. employees at bhe risk
f tEeir lives.
Mcdowell and ,Dornan, who were
On top. of the big oil furnace into
which the feed pipe leads, were trap
without a. chance Of escape. After
the pulling of a plug from the pipe
some oil is believed to have run down
he wall to lighted gas jet. There
vas binding flash followed by an
explosion. The impact of the blast
:urqed Fornan into the fire pit wedg-
ng him in space against the fire wall.
The feed pipe, which burst almost in
stantly. covered the clothes of Nc
Dcwell with oil and he was burned to
q crisp.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-08
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS

Winchester, va, Dec, S.-jos. T..
Crlppcl,. cf Alexandria, chairman Of
lie Republican State Executive Com
mictee, who Is comforting with party
leaders III Shenandoah Valley, today
issued a cal! fioG a meeting OF the
/, oinlnutc" Ill Roanoke, December y,
1oi the purpose Vi calling 4 state con-
velllivn 10 Z eel rational delegates and
determine the pal'ty's platform ana
campaign for state and congressional!
offices. fac state convention, It is eX-
pected, will meet late III February or
early III .Narcn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-08
ZION FANATIC HIT HARD
Knocks Cigarette From Mans Mouth
and is Laid Out.

Chicago, Dec. 8.-Alvin Ruesch
started to work yesterday morning i,
Zion City with a cigarette between his
lips. 1t is against spiritual and cit'
law to smoke in Zion city: Fay E
Clark, one Of the faithful, saw th'
fae burning through the gloom. He
stopper up to Alvin.
"Peace to thee. he whispered and
batted the fag into the street. "Sin-
ner dost thou not know" =
peace to thee shouted Alvin and
landed two wicked punches on the
other's'jaw. A passing motorist fount
him unconscious. At a hospital he was
found to have a compound fracture Of
the jaw end cracked head. Alvin
fled Zion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-08
TRAIN STRIKES AUTO
Minister at Wheel killed-Many
PASSENGERS Have Close Call

Scores of Washingtonians, includ-
ing a number of members of Con-
gress, narrowly escaped death late
last night when train No. 129. a
Pennsylvania express from New
York to Washington, was derailed
at Bengies Station, near Gum
powder River.
The train jumped the track after.
It had crashed into an automobile,
driven by the Rev. William H.
Dell, retired Methodist Episcopal
clergyman, and ground him to-
death.
f. D. Adkins, the engineer of
the derailed express train, was the
only local man injured. He lives
in st. Elmo, Va. Adkins right leg
was dislocated.
The engine Of the express was
thrown from the tracks after It's
wheels had become cloeged with the
motor Of the Rev, Dell's automobile,
carrying four ears Of the tram with
it.
The passengers on the train were
badly shaken up but none OF them
was seriously injured.
The Rev. William H. Dell. who
was instantly killed when the cx
nrcss train hit his automobile, was
returning from Essex, Nd, where
he had just preached a sermon. He
was the only. occupant of the auto
mobile.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-08
AUSTRIA'S PLIGHT
Or. Renncr to Plead Her Cause Be-
fore Supreme Council


fore Supreme Council
Vienna, Dec. 8.--Dr. Karl Rennor,
he chancellor, has been notified by
he Supreme Council that it is willing
% receive him personally at Paris to
lead his country's dangerous plight.
Dr.. Renncr will beg for Immediate
help, proposing as an alternative the
.atirement of the present government
md the election by tie Allies OF a
Neutral dictator and administrative
aft to govern the country.
Paris, Dec. S.-The Journal DIES De-
bats SAYS that all alarming rumor
vas in circulation last week OH the
Vienna Stock Exchange to the effect
hat the government would refuse to
continue to assume responsibility Tor
affairs of state and would hand over
me governmental power to the En-
.tcnte.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-08
PLAN:TO END STRIKE
officials Refuse to Reveal Details oil
Presidents Proposal

Presidents Proposal
Interest in the coal situation IS
centcrcd today on the terms of the
proposal which the President has
made for the settlement of the
strike. .,,......, ;. ....
= Government officials who were in
a position to know Something
about the, Presidents, ,:plaa to bring
about peace !. jim the coal, Industry
yesterday observed the: closest Sc
crecy regarding it.
At the Department of Justice It
was said that no statement would
be made in addition TO the brief one
given tut announcing that the
Presidents proposal would be sub.
mllted to the meeting of the mi
ners' representatives in 1ndianap-
oils tomorrow afternoon.
1t was said that the Presidents
plan would not be made public until
after it had been presented to the
miners. The reason for this it is
understood. is that the Government
desires that the chances Of its sue
cess should not be endangered by
letting it become known before
Acting President Lewis and Secre-
tary Green had chance TO urge its
acceptance by the miners.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-08
DIVORCE RUSH IN NORFOLK
Effort Seen to Evade Strict Remar,
riage Law

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 8.-Norfolk
courts are being stampeded by liti-
giants seeking divorces. The cause of
the unusual rush is law passed by
the last session of the Virginia Legis-
lature, existence of which only re-
Gently has been discussed. This law
requires that all parties securing di-
vorces after January y, 1920, must
wait six months from the date of the
final decree before they can remarry.
A much less stringent and far more
popular provision of the new law is
that permitting testimony in all
cases without regard to the ground
on which the suit was brought. Un-
der the old law the complainant
could molly testify in cases where
cruelty or desertion xas alleged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-08

tons of our coast that our navy has
heretofore lacked enough ships to war
rant two great divisions, one in the
Atlantic and one in the Pacific. It is
a matter of national congratulatior
tina. our naval strength at last permits
this, along with the utilization of the
Panama Canal for the defensive pur-
pcss for which it was constructed. For
wears the advocates of an isthmain
canal pointed out that one of its chief
values and uses you'd be tc double
me effectiveness Of our fleet"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-08
VIRGINIA BRIDE ACCUSED

Winchester, Va, Dec 5 MRS Sadie
Nichols Haines, g jolde d several
weeks. i i, jail olao.e"d with ,'t.giSts'.-
ing at a local Lotel Saturday night as
the wife of "a man who. il developed,
was not her husband She is from,
Madison county, Va, AID was reared
il the "tnoonsnine' lIstrnr lReo men
who were With ner are sought ~ the
poii. Z.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-08
BLUE LAWS IGNORED
rSa.1rrests Are Made in Baltimore,
.p;BIt Police Gather Much

., 10 &, -. H1sst ~
Yesterday, the first Sunday since
the "blue Sunday" @Balthin5oir.es ex-
pcrienced a week ago.: was blue in
a figurative sense only, ,s;;Most of
the drug stores and shops that were
closed last Sunday were open yes
terday.s The police made no ar
rests, but kept records of the names
of shopkecpcrs and of persons who
mode purchases. The names Of the
shopEeepers will DE sent to the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-08
THREE

IN barber shops and ether public places
Saturday night about resrmrG early
this week, and a break would nos be
surprising Nearly SOC niners, who
are resp;ve tlniter h.bor.i,g jobs tEey
nave taken in Cumberland. when III
volve harder work and less pay, also
openly express dissatisfaction.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-08
FLEETS IN CLOSE TOUCH
Effectiveness OF the New Naval Or
gaIliZatiOn

"The large increase in the number
CT dcstroyers, we will soon have 300,
and the completion and commission
ing of new dreadnougnts and other
craft has made possible what the pro-
lection of our c0aIs has long demand
ed-the maintenance ot d powerful
division of the Anerlcan fleet IN both
the Atlantic and Pacific, says Secre-
tary Of the Navy Daniels in his an
nuai report. 1T has been a source
of regret to all who believe equal
protection should he given 10 all por-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-08

tinctly American institution, the play
ground: and now the Chinese Empire
is dotted with these open air places.
One can't easily estimate the extent OF
the benefits future generations in the
Orient will derive from this infusion
of the spirit of free, open air America
into the youth of China.
In the one detail. for instance, Of
binding the feet of Chinese girls. our
Fairgrounds are working a revolution.
There can be no basket ball or tennis
or rope jumping for a girl with bound
feet, and since the Chinese girl insists
upon taking part in eports, the bind
ing up Of the feet is bound &c &c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-08
Rheumatism

10 completely washed out Of the sys-
EN- D, the celebrated Shivar Min
RAJ Water. Positively guaranteed by
money back ofter Tastes fine; costs
trifle. Delivered anywhere by our
Alexandria Agents. h. 8. Harper,
Inc. Phone them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-08

Church, who recently returned from a
nine-months' tour of the Far East IN
connection with the Episcopal Nation
Wide Campaign. In fact, Mr. Wood
ranks the American playground as one
of our most important exports to
the Orient. He hopes it will be Eek
ported" in still larger quantities
through the Nationwide Campaign
as that campaign seeks to raise more
than S42,OOOOOO to strengthen all
phases of Episcopal activities at home
and abroad.
Quietly bu, Systematically for the
past twenty years" he said we have
been exporting to the Orient that dis
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-08
Freedom Of Action Inn
perative and Bound
Feet Disappearing.

Basket bali, tennis and jumping the
rope are curing China Of the age-old
cruel custom Of binding the feet Of her
daughters. These American sports are
proving just as eficacious in doing
away with that evil sis the law of the
Chinese republic against the practice
Of foot binding. In many instances it
is even more efficacious for there can
be no basket ball. tennis or rope jump
ing for the girl with bound feet and
since the new woman" of China. even
in her girlhood. insists upon participa-
ting in American sports the bound foot
must 60.
An kinds of American sports are
popular in young China and in other
Oriental countries, according to John
W. Wood, Foreign Secretary to the
Board of Missions OF the Episcopal
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-09-30
STORM VICTIMS RESCUED.
Eleven Days Without Food or Water
in a Lighthouse.

in Lighthouse.
Miami, Fla.-Eleven days without
food or water, twelve survivors of the
recent hurricane, huddled in a light
house on North Elbow Cay, small
island In the Florida straits, which
was swept clean of every vestige' Of
human habitation during the storm,
were located Monday by submar-
inc chaser which brought back story
of devastation and human suffering
unsurpassed by any that has come
from the storm area.
Huge waves sweeping over the is
land carried away sepulchres contain
ing the bodies of former inhabitants,
it was reported; swept all livestock
into the sea and destroyed other food
supplies, leaving the inhabitants.
whose only hope of survival lay in the
impregnability of the lighthouse in
which they gathered, absolutely desti-
tute.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-09-30
90
FIRTH

DR.. and Mrs. R. w. Quick were
business callers in Idaho Falls Tues
| day.
Jack Slayton was attending to
business interests in POcatellO, where
Boyle-Slayton recently purchased an
other hardware store.
The Larkin club met Wednesday
afternoon with Miss Verna Bybee,
Mrs. Womack and Mrs. Jolley as
hostesses.
Work has recently been COM
menced on the new homes of A. e.
Croney, Andrew 'Christoffers0n and
Charles Allen, also on the Hurt &
Hutchinson business building. Firth
is certainly on the boom.
Robert Brewington has moved into
his new home, just completed and
Elmer Jolley has moved into the
J place vacated by the Brewingtons.
Grandpa Knudsen has recovered
from a severe illness. Everyone is
; glad to see him about once more.
Mrs. H. ]. Slayton has returned
from a weeks visit with friends at
Idaho Falls.
The Misses Edna Dye and Dora
Johnson were Shelley visitors Friday
evening.
Miss Ellen Sundquist returned to
Blackfoot Saturday, after spending
the week here with friends and rela-
! tives.
The Misses Grace Womack and
Ruth Hoff are spending the week
end here with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. LaVoir Gardner re-
turned Friday morning from Salt
Lake.
Hans O. Wedding made business
"trip to Idaho Falls Friday.
H. A, Burke, Miss Nellie Crer-
shaw, Robert Hougland and Miss
Grace Peck of Blackfoot attended
the dance here Tuesday.
The ladies' aid of the Lutheran
church met at the home of Mrs. Ella
| e. Rogers Thursday afternoon.
The Misses Eula Wells and Jennie
| Summercorn are spending the week
end in Blackfoot with home folks.
4 edward Roynane returned to his
| home in Firth the first of the week,
after many months in the army.
Fred Knudsen returned to Firth
Sunday, after spending few days
in Salt Lake City.
Joel Burkman has gone to Swede-
Vile to teach school this winter.
Manuel Burkman returned home
Wednesday morning, after spending
a few days in Salt Lake City.
Emil Sundquist returned Sunday
from Lava, where he spent the past
week.
| One reason why so many people are
are a thousand ways to spend money
and only one way to save it.-Ana-
| conda Standard.
/ Old King Coal issa costly old SOUL
/ Lowell Courier Citizen.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-09-30

days in that vicinity and at the
Blackfot dam.
The Messrs, Chesley and Leo
Woodland and families returned on
Thursday from a motor trip to
Robin, Idaho.
Ruth Sims is spending the week
at the Garfield Bond home near
Groveland.
Mrs. T. E. Short and Mrs. Dah-
man of Blackfoot were callers at the
l.. w. johnson home on Monday
evening.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-09-30
TAFT OUTLINES
LEAGUE PLANS
Danger That Citizens
Will Lose Sight of
Basic Principles
MUCH CONFUSION
(By ex-President William II. Taft.)

The plan for a League Of Ma
tons is based on a few simple
principles, which are not hard
to understand when lifted out
Of the morass Of technical discus
sion and freed from legal and
diplomatic language. AS the
one authority best able to pre-
sent these points without par
tisan' bias, ex-President Taft
has been asked to put the
league idea into a few plain
words for the benefit Of millions
of Americans who desire bet
ter understanding Of the plan
but find themselves confused by
the debate in the United States
Senate. In response to this le-
quest he has written the follow
ing article.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-09-30
BELGIAN Rulers Coming over.

Brussels. Albert, Queen Eliz-
abeth and Grown Prince Leopold left
Brussels Monday morning for Ostend,
where they will 30 on board the steam
er George Washington for their voy-
age to the United States.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-09-30
Rail Traffic Suspended

Brownsville, Tex. - The Greater
Coast Lines railroad on Monday sus-
pended operation Of trains in valley
divisions between Mission and Sam
Fordyce owing to flooding of the track
by the Overlooking of the Rio Grande.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-09-30
Two Killed by Plane Fall.

Long Beach, Cal.-D. A. Gwartney
and Edwin Brine, both of Long
Beach, were killed when the airplane
in which they were flying near this
city fell into a tail spin.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-09-30
yVICKS

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. e. Bingham an5
Arthur Araye were Pocatcllo visit
ors. the first OF last week.
MILFORD Bingham returned on
Monday from a business trip at
Chester, Idaho.
August Hopper went to Brush
creek on Tuesday and spent several
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-09-30

The threshing is about all done
in this vicinity and the grain has
turned out much better than ex-
pected on account Of the lack OF
water the past season.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-09-30

Old King Coal issa costly old SOUL
Lowell Courier Citizen.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-09-30

One reason why so many people are
extravagant these days is that there
are thousand ways to spend money
and only one way to save it.--Ana-
conda Standard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29

Cut out the picture on all four
line its entire length. Then
dotted line .. and SO on Fold
each section underneath, accurately.
When complete turn over and
you'll find a surprising result Se.0
the pictures.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-09-03
WHALING OPERATIONS
OFF ALASKA COAST

The steam whaler Star No. 2 is
in harbor and is lying at the city
dock. The reason for the call is
to secure men for the crew.
The ship belongs to the United
States Whaling Company and oper-
ates out of the station of Port Arm
strong. It is one of a feet of
three similar vessels operating out
OF that port.
The company of which the United
States Whaling Company is a
branch is the largest whaling con-
Germ in the world and has altogether
a feet of about thirty whalers and
it has stations all the way from
Tasmania to the Arctic. The head
Offices are at Christiania, Norway.
The whales are secured by means
of harpoon gun mounted on the
bow of the boats. The power be-
hind the harpoon is black powder
which is the quickest firing kind
In the head of the harpoon is a
bomb which explodes when it hits
the whale. The first charge sell
dom kills the animal but as the
harpoon carries a heavy line the
boat crew has something to hold
him with. 1t is often necessary to
discharge several bombs into the
body of the whale before he dies and
sometimes it is necessary to put out
in a small boat and use long lance
to do the killing.
The crew of the boat, with the
exception of the officers, work on
salary and shares. The shares de-
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-09-03
ARIZONA Mines
AGAINST
BIG INCREASES

BTSBEE, Ariz., Sept. (by Asso-
ciated Press) Little prospect for
lower cost of copper production in the
Warren district is held out in re-
cent survey which shows a continu-
ing ascendancy in cost of everything
going into production of "copper", which
already has reached an increase of
Is to 500 per cent since 1914. With
the exception of cement, which has
increased only slightly, everything
which enters into the industry has
increased.
Fuel oil, of which nine carloads a
day are used, has advanced 80 per
cent. Coal has increased 100 to 800
per cent. Coke has gone up rs per
cent. Dynamite and powder are IS
per cent higher than in 1914, although
at one time during the war the in
creased cost was 1870 per cent. One
Of the large companies uses $4,000
pounds of dynamite month.
Timber is costing twice what it did
in 1914 and five to six million feet is
the monthly requirement. Steel is
up 200 per cent. Mining tools are
costing from 100 to 200 per cent more,
and electricital machinery up 800 to
500 per cent. Freight rates have
gone up 25 per cent.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-09-03

pend on the number and kind of
whales killed. The man who Oper-
ates the harpon is one who has put
in his life in the business, and
come out each year from Norway for
the work, going back in the fall about
the first of October, when the season
is over
Recently the boat that is now in
the harbor fastened to a large whale
and the whale tOWed the boat at a
speed of ten knots for long distance,
despite the fact that the engines we're
backing up slowly. This same boat
on it's last trip out ran into a schol
of fifty big sperm whales. Three of
them were secured and towed into port
hWile it was necessary to let the rest
go as the boat could not handle a
greater number.
Owing to the fact that this is a
poor fish year in Alaska the whaling
season has not been Of the very best
as the whales follow the fish inshore
to feed off them. The less fish, the
less whales.
Although not as many whales
have been caught as in some previous
years, fertilizer and oil, the products
of the whales, commands hig1
price on the market so that the com
pany will not lose money,-Junear
Empire,
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-09-03

Niagara Falls, Ont.-JOhn Muncho-
mer, nineteen years old, was taken
from a freight car after being locked
in it for three days. NIunchomer
crept into the car in Harrisburg, Pa,
hoping to be carried to Buffalo. The
youth was without food and water I'M
til rescued. The car was being shunt-
ed in the Grand Trunk yards when
Muchomer's knocIlings on the door
were heard He was deportAd by Cana
dion Of1rnrS
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-04-10
CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATION.

state Of South Dakota,
County Of Brookings,
city Of Brookings-Ss.
l.. @. II. Stoddart. the duly appointed,
qualified and acting City Auditor, In and
for the City Of B~rooklugs, in the County
of BrookiuEs. and stat" Of South Dakota.
do hereby certify that the following is a
true and complete list of nominations for
officers TO be elected at the election % be
held in the City of Bookings, in each and
every one OF the Wards thereof. on the 18th
day Of April, 1919. which have been certi-
fled to me under provisions OF Chapter
rs Session Laws Of 1915, Of the state Of
South Dakota. That all Of the persons so
nominated reside I'm said city Of Brookings
and are to be voted for al said election and
said nominations are hereby certified for
publication as required by law.
For Mayor-W. II. Leighty; Thomas Bang.
For Trcasurer-H. F. Haroldson.
For Police Justice-B. ID. Moore.
For Aldermen First Ward-One-year term,
]. A.. Lunden: two-year term. Read Matheny.
For Alderman in Second Ward-Halvor
X. Halvorson.
For Aldermen in Third Ward-F. w.
Heintz: Andrew Gaukel.
For Aldermen in Fourth Ward-Harry @.
williams; +. G. Sheldon,
In witness whereof l haze get my hand
and seal at Brookings. $uth Dakota, this
9th day Of April. 1919.
@. II. stoddart.
CSeaD City Auditor.
In and for the CityA Bookings and state
OF South DakfYa.