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The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-05

Mrs. c. c. Bowling entertained with
two tables Of bridge yesterday after
noon in honor of Mrs. Harry Broad
head. The guests were: Mrs. Guy L.
Noyes, Mrs. George Lefeyer, Mrs. T.
X. Catron. Mrs. John Sykes. Mrs. J. P.
McBaine. Mrs. Gen Hudson and Mrs.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-05

Mrs. Helen Grove McVay has arriv-
ed from Petersburg. Va, and is a
guest at Christian College. She will
leave the last OF the week for New
York, where she will meet her hus-
band, DR.. James McVay.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H. Broadhead
and daughter, Nancy. will return to
their home in st. Joseph tomorrow, aft
er visiting Mr.. and Mrs. s. F. Conley
for a week
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-05

The Alpha Tau omega fraternity will
give a dinner party this evening for:
Misses Margaret Way. Hedwig Aue-
lopp. Fern Bewyer. Helen Boyd, Ber-
nice Batta, Lois Harris. Marian Mantz
and Lucille Lacey.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-05

Mrs. Virgil Blakemore left this aft
ernoon for Fayette. where she will
spend the rest of the week with her
parents. Colonel and Mrs. John A.
Woods.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-08
WHY IS IT THUS?

While the war was in progress
Alexsndr;ans, ike other Americans,
expected to sutfer some inconvsn-
fence incident to scarcity Of the
nccGSSayies Of life, and when cards
had to be procured in order to pur-
chase limited quantities Of sugar
there were no complaints or muir
mur:ngs. But the war has been viz
tualy over during the past six
morths. and most people can see nc
good reason why prices should con.
tinua so high or why there should
be q scarcity of sugar at time
when preserving is in evidence.
It has been suggested@that the
law CT suprly and demand seemsa
to have been repealed, but probably
that IS not quite true; mere prob
ably the sellers of the necessities Of
life have found means of temper
arily circulaventing it, or evading it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-08
POE'S DREAM REALIZED

The Baltimore Sun of April Is,
1914. contained the following:
The Atlantic has been actually
crossed in a balloon! And this, too
without NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. any
great apparent danger-with thor
ouch control Of the machine-and
in the inconceivahly brief period Of
Is hours from shore to shore"
This statement appeared in the
Introduction of an article written
b.. Edgar Allan Poe, which IVES
II .ognized immediately as an ami
al 'e hoax-It now becomes a state
NJ Mt of almost exact fact, the only
difference of Importance being that
while Poe's flying ship took l.t'la
more than three days for its Wy
are, the British dirigible RIA used
far and one-half days. After %
years science has caught up with
tie Poets imagination.
The New York Sun says the ad.
venture wh;ch was completed a.
Roosevelt Field carly this week was
even mere thrilling than tine temp
es. borne flight OF PEGS little air
ship. Instead of having the winds
to help it. as his gas bag had, the
victorious dirigible lad to contend
with contrary gales and shortage of
fuel. But i'll Luck has only added
eltry to the feat, just as contention
against misfortune made more gold
IN the performances Of the Navy
Curtiss seaplancs and the blplane of
Alcock and Brown.
The call fir destroyers to come
arl stand Ey. the despairjng deci-
stems, happily withdrawn, to land at
Cspc Cod or Montauk Point, these
siiew what battle the dirigible
had and how well it crew fought
Oh. Once they had reached the Ca.
madam coast their own personal
ss'cty was pretty well assured, but
tt y struggled to save the ship it
SET, which could be safely mcored
cp,y at prepared place. This
spirit, that Of the seaman in its
hi hest form, is what makes great
ali: captains.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-08

along the pavement and cut and
bruised terribly.
1t was also shown that Mrs
Fraser refused at first to take Miss.
Wissnaan in the car to a hospital,
when at last prevailed upon to do
Sc, she sat IN the hospital office and
arted boistcrcusly while the surg
ecns were dressing the injured wo-
mans wounds.
Miss Wiss1nan sued and got q YER
diet for S16,430, but never has been
allie to collect a cent. Mr.. Fraser,
n order to- avoid payment, having
disposed CT the accident insurance
h, carried en- the car and also h%F-
inr sold all properties he possessed
which might, be attached. Unaois
to get pecuniary damages the young
woman pressed the. criminal charge.
The same day the Fraser woman
wcs sentenced there was one person
killed and twenty-eight injured IN
automobile accidents in philadelphia
In New York the automobile toll
in deaths and injured approN!mates
5000 year. The toll in the whole
country probably IS between 5QoOV
ard 100000 a year.
IN Washington seventy person:
have been killed by traffic acciaeneS
thas far this year?
Travel afoot has become periious
nc. only in cities. but IN towns anu
even on country roads:
AS our contemporary says, an au'
tcmohile is a locomotive in NINA
turs. No one would permit an!
person but a well trained engineer
to handle a locomotive, yst children
bcvs and girls from - to ~ anS
n n. and women Of all ages and pc
cplarities are allowed to drive car:
N crowded thoroughfares without
-ceard to their ability, their tenn
peYament nr their condition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-08

My bid for your business IS basea
OF an appeal for at least trial
Tut loves to see his. cigars burn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-08
GREENSBORO FACTS

| While comparatively few serious
ac idents have occurred in Alexan-
dr'a since the advent of the automo
bila, narrcw escapes frcm smashups
arr in evidence alm2st daily. Two
m chimes came together at the in
tt: section Of Wilkes and Fairfax
It scts late Yesterday afternoon
which resulted in minor injuries TO
hcl ears. Fortunately no che was
injured.
Many thcughtless Or incxparian-
ce' people operate automobiles.
Children are often seen at the
wtalS cf fast running machines
pc icstriars in crossing streets
should be careful. as these modern
flyers come upon us suddenly and
ne selessly.
The Washington Herald III this
&C: ?ecticn calls attention to the
fact that in Philadelphia the other
de- Mrs. Carrcl S. Fraser was SEN.
,enced to jail for four months for
running down Mis- Emma WiSsman
ard iniuring the young woman so
sc.icusiy that she will be marked
fc1 life.
The testimony showed that on Ap-
gust -. 1917, Mrs. Fraser, who IS
tho wife CT a, man of some wealth,
wSs. driving an automobile at a high
rate of speed. At 1'hirty-ninth and
Walnr. STREETS she lest control of
the vehicle and it ran up on The
sidewalk, struck Miss Wissman and
knocked her. down. Her hair caught
in the wheel and she was dragged
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-08
In the. course Of time it will be in
full force and effect.

full force and effect.
The Department of Agriculture is
somewhat disturbed over. the price
of meats. The supply is large, but
hogs have advanced above S22 and
beef has come down only four or
five cents in six weeks. The de-
partment is going to Investigate and
find out if the. supply is controlled
in an effort to. hold prices, which l.
probably the case.
There is plenty of raw sugar, but
refined sugar is high in price and
not very abundant in the hands OF
distributors. Expectation is gong
to be stopped for a while in order
to improve TIE domestic distrlbu-
tion. But with enormous amounts
of raw sugar. and the Government
not buying for 100000 soldiers
normal Supplies and prices OF the
refined ought to prevail.
German production of sugar has
gone off 100000 tons, and the
price has trebled; but this only md
rectlv affects US. The Cuban pro-
duction up to May 81 was 4,oOo'ooO
tons or over, which was the largest
production on record. On January
the United States reserve supply
was $4,000 tons, which was two:
the amount Of the reserve yeal
earlier. Indications from the b2e'
c,,gar factories and fields are that
the production vii! be 30 per cent
greater than last year. Evidently
there is no lack of sugar. Inc
amount of shipping coming into ser
vice now should make it possible tt
transport sugar from Java.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-08
Ice Cream FTeezers

Saturday, June .2Sth, 1919
&c Steamer:
E. Madison Hall, will leave Alexan-
dria every Saturday 5 p. N. sharp
Returning will leave Colonial Beach
every Sunday p. m. Round trip %l.2o
Hall Steamboat Co.
r. II. Hancock, Agent.
(Roberts wharf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-08

Try a Gazette classified ad.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-08
MAY INCREASE TAXES
.5JitiopaI Revenue of Nearly S2,31G,'
600 TO he Derived Frcm Plan
Proposed by Good Reads
Association

Richmond, July S.-That the gen
81 n property tax will be Increased
fr.n 8 cents on the 500 to Is cents
II automobile licenses Will rise 81.
orY cent. when the Legislature takes
&c ION in August in the matter G.
n ching Federal appropriations To-.
Virginia roads, is the generally acGep'.
ID Onion sf those who take an N
.erast in this question.
Il is estimated that a lucent s%eh-
81 /! property tax and 30 per csI''
increase in the tax on automobiles WI!
nc5 the state approximately :Saa5O,-;
0O9 CT additional revenue Annually.
tbs VIII jus. about match the Fed.
al appropriations Of about $1,000,
0GO. extending over period Of two
years. Any deficiency it is pointed ont
.sl be easily made up in special ap-
crspr;ations.
It is not though: the special sss-
sica will last longer than two weeks.
unless extraneous matters, having no
bearing upon the reads question, az
brought up ard pressed for acS!cn.
u is pointed out that the take
ri:.,d at the special session will be
levied and collected for The year 1919
F., year sooner than would be pr2c:ic-
ai had the matter CT reads legisia-
.i;a been left over for the regular
go; sion of 1920
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-08
MR.. WILSON'S RECEPTION

"A little over fifty-eight years ago
a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train
was making its way to its station in
Washington. 1t passed through
what was then known as Swan
poodle" There was quiet and
thoughtful man amcng the passen-
gers, who attracted but little ctSen-
zion among his allow travellers, al
though the eyes Of the nation as well
as those of other cli:nes had been
fastened upon him several months.
While not literally incognito, he was
creeping into the capital unannoun-
ced. After the train came to a
stop the man who had attracted so
little attention entered an old-fash
toned omnibus ard was driven to
the old Willard Hotel. Half a
dozen or more persons were standing
in front of the hostelry when the
vehicle stepped, amcng whom was
William H. Seward, who during the
four years civil war played a con-
spicuous part in the history Of the
United States. He recognized in the
tall and bcny figure Abraham Lin
coin. The newly-elected President
shook hands with the MN who had
becn>,his greatest political enemy at
the nominating convention in Chic
ago A few days later Lincoln made
him Secretary OF State Of the new
administration.
Lincoln was inaugurated President
a few days LATER. ard the awful
cloud CT 1S61-lSG5 settled over the
land.
AS stated, the train passed over
the bridge at 'Swampoodle," the
most uninviting section CT the Dis
trict Of Columbia at that tine. What
revelation it would have beer had
any one whispered to the war Prcsi-
dent that the time was coming when
that ne;chbolhocd would be great
residential center of Washington,
and that a magnificent union pas
senger station would adorn the To-
cality, where his successor in the
Presidential chair would be re-
ceivcd by thousands and at time
when the American executive would
be hailed as the saviour Of freedom
to the world.
The Illinoisan, while absent in the
fesh> may he present in spirit when
Wcodrow Wilson reaches the Union
Station tonight. and contrast the
present executives entry into the
capital with that If his own the lat
ter part of February. 1861.
Lincoln ever locked to high heaven
for his inspiration and guidance.
The first night he spent in Wash
ingtcn was enc of prayer A man
whose room adioinod that of Lincoln
in the old Willard Hotel says he
could hear him throughout the night
invoking his Creator 10 be as con-
siderate toward him as He was with
Solomon. Lincoln asked rot riches
or power, but that he might be
made worthy to preside over the
country in*an acceptable manner
and given wisdom to meet any
emergency which might arise.
Our present executive is also
man of faith. He. too. is conscious
OF thu fact that the Most High rules
in the Affairs Of men.
BENJAMIN Disraoli in one of his
books propounds the following
query. "Ard what are we more than
puppets IL the hands Of master
wirepulier?"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-08
FORMER KAISER
Holland Soon Will Be Asked to Sur
render Ex.Gern1an Ruler

ShoSi LS-IG1 Etsitt IsuiSi
London, July S.-The Allies have
not yet made any official represen-
tation to the Dutch Government re-
earding the extraditicn Of the For
msr German Emperor, but necessary
steps are being taken in the matter,
Andrew Bcnar Law, Government
spokesman, declared in the House OF
Commons yesterday. Mr.. Bonar
Laws statement was made in reply
to question Of a men.ber.
Answering a, further question as
to whether any unofficial communl-
csticn had been sans 20 the Dutch
Government, Mr.. Bonar Law said:
Il would rather say not
Another member then asked.
'Is the spokesman for the Gov
eminent aware that nobody partlc-
ularly wants the ex-kaiser to De
brought here?"
This question was received WIN
cheers.
Copenhagen, July S.-Fi@ld Mar
shall; ven Hindenburg. former chef
Ct the German staff, mas written
Marshal Foch appealing for his sup
port Of efforts to prevent the extra
Git!dn Of the former German En-
pcror. Ven Hindenturg offered also
to place his own person FULLY and
absolutely at the disposal Of the AL
lied powers"
My bid for your business IS based
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-08
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Adviser
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WASHINGTON n q
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
CORNCOB YIELDS MANY PRODUCTS

Trom the Philadelphia Public Ledger
One of the great waste products Of our
agriculture is CornCohs. We are throw
ing away nearly 3G""o0o 600 bushels of
them every year.
How important. then. is the discovery
that they can be turned to useful account
in a variety of ways
The cobs. to begin with. may he cooked
in a closed tank with water at a tenn
perature about 100 degrees above boiling
point. At the end Of an hour they are
taken out, in thorough softened and
fluid that is evapora'ed in an open ket-
tie to a thick sirup
This strip is an excellent adhesive gum,
suitable for use in the paper-boX in
dustry. for hill-postine. for cumming
labels. etc It's employment in place Of
starch. deNtrine and -four paste for such
purposes would make an enormous saw
ing of foodstuns
The solid material left from the press
ing is mainly cclulose. II may he
ground coarsely. mixed with molasses
and dried for stock feed.
or, by simple chemical treatment, il
can be made to yield 70 per cent. of its
weight in pure glucose. available for
many uses. If Yeast he added and the
glucose allowed to undergo fermentation
it will produce alcohol
or, again. the cob cclluioso may he
used IN the manufacture Of artificial silk
and artificial leather.
or. as another alternative, it may he
employed as an absorbent of nitro
glycern in the manufacture Of dynamite
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
MARINE STRIKE At
SERIOUS STAGE
Freight Congestion at Port of
New York Increases-400
Vessels Tied up

New York. July 16.-After several futile
conferences with representatives of the
American Steamship association ana
union leaders the United States shipping
Board decided to-day to abandon any at
tempt to operate the ships under its
control until some settlement could be
reached with he striking seamen, fremef
and engineers. The freight congestion In
this port Ia rapidly increasing and the
union leaders claim that at least 4O-
vessels are tied up.
Representatives of the shipping board
and the steamship association will meet
again in Washington tomorrow to make
one more attempt at formulating condi-
tions which will he acceptable to the
strikers. Tho federal officers also will
confer with William S. Brown president
of the Marine Engineers Union. Mr..
Brown expected the opinion that settle
ment with the engineers would be made
soon as most Of their demands already
have been met.
In the meantime the strike leaders
claim that Is steamship companies not
affiliated with the American Steamship
association have signed agreements con-
cednC in full the demands of the strik-
ers. They insist that they will main
tain the struggle until similar agree
ments are made by the shipping board
and the steamship association are en-
deavoring to obtain the support Of the
LonCshoremens Union, the leaders OF
which are attending 2 national convention
in session at Galveston.
There was no renewal to-day of the
disorder which occurred along the water
front last rlight when hundreds of strik-
crs attempted to force men who had re-
fused to join their ranks off ships. Rep.
resentatives Of the steamship companies
said If serious trouble developed Gov
ernor Smith would he asked to send
State troops to protect the piers and
terminals. In the meantime the police
in the water front district were heavily
reinforced
The United States Shipping RoarC
issued an appeal Tonight for volunteers
to man siX ships to convey mich cattle
and railway cars to France under con
tract between the French and American
governments. Three of the ships are
at Norfolk and three at this port, tn,
crews of all six having Joined the strik
crs.
Tho appeal says that the honor of tn,
government is involved and the nationa
needs of France affected Volunteer!
are offered the ten per cent. increase il
! pay which was offered the strikers anC
rejected.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
1000 CAR MEN
TO STRIKE TODAY
Boston Elevated Railway Com
pany Employees Want More
Pay and Shorter Hours

Boston. July 1s.--Members of the
Boston Carmens Union, numbering
1000. will go on strike on the Boston
Elevated railway system at four
o'clock Tomorrow morning in accord
ance with a strike vote taken on Mon
day. An effort by city officials and
union leaders at a mass meeting to-
night to have the men postpone ac-
ton was shouted and hooted down.
After voting to so out in the morn
Ing. union officials instructed the men
TO go to their homes and to make no
disturbance. Union leaders asserted
that the strike would completely par
alyze the street railway transporta-
ton of the metropolitan district.
The controversy between the street
carmen and the Boston elevated was
placed before the war labor board on
June 49, The men d<mand an eight
hour day and 73ia cents an hour The
strike was called i'm protest against
delay by the board in announcing is
award
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
PLAN NEW VOTE ON
DAYLIGHT SAVING
Republican Leaders of Senate
and House Will Attempt Re-
Passage of Agricultural Bill

Washington, July 16.-Republican leaders
of the House, supported by party lead
ers in the Senate agreed to-day to attempt
repassage of the agricultural bill with
its daylight saving repeal rider despite
the Presidents veto, Provisions of the
daylight saving law authorizing the in
terstate commerce commission to fix stan
dard time zones however would not be
discarded under the proposal.
In line with this decision. made by
the Republican legislative steering COM
mittee and after assurances had been OBJ
tanned that the rules committee would
authorize the daylight saving repeal be-
ing Incorporated in the appropriation bill,
Chairman HauEen. of the House agricul-
ture committee late to-day reintroduced
the agriculture ELL.
House republican leaders althoug h
doubling the remodeled measure with
the repeal provision, would meet OBJ
jections of President Wilson, said that
many democratic members would join
with a majority of the republicans in
passing the new measure Chairman
Gronna and other members of the SEN
ate agriculture committee, they said,
had insisted on incorporation of the
repeal provision. threatening to hold
up early passage of the bill without
the repeal section. For this reason,
they asserted. no other course of action
was open
Although the House agriculture com
mittee had decided not to act on a
new bill until Friday. a later decision
by Chairman Haug revoked this agree
ment and the committee was called
+ to meet tomorrow. Chairman Camp
bell of the rules committee also an
nounced that his committee would be
in session when ready to consider the
daylight repeal section, if requested by
agriculture committeeman. Considera-
ton of the agricultural bill on the floor
of the House probably will begin Fri
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
WATERING FARM HORSES

Walter Moore, well-known writer,
says:
1T is IA common thing for farmers to
work their horses in the hayfieid from
morning to night, watering them only
Mt noon. This is done even on days of
excessive heat. The driver usually has
two or more refreshing drinks in the
middle of the morning, and again in the
afternoon but the horses. who are equal!
as thirsty, go without. This want OF
water is not only distressing, but II
causes the horses to drink to excess al
noon and again at night. which otter
results in collie, and always tends tc
produce a distended stomach, or what
farmers call hay belly Farmers who
would treat their horses humanely should
take water into the field for them ir
hot weather"