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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-28
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WORSE THAN BIG DEBTS
Commercial Germany Demands Quick
80 So Peace

Berlin, April 2s.-Government Off
csals were pertuIbed today at the IN
expected movement on the part OF
certain powerful industrial and COM
rneraial interests demanding less di-
plomacy and more plain business
which would result in a speedy sign
ing Of peace with the Allies, ever
though the terms may be heavier than
they expected.
It is understood the Cabinet is
equally divided between those who
want 10 sign and those who do not.
The general official opinion is that
the specter of Bolshevism affords
more cause for worry than prospect
Of a heavy debt to the Allies. Indus
trial concerns are urging the Govern
ment to sign peace quickly in order
shat the Allied blockade may be COM
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-28

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-28
HEAD CRUSHED WITH STONE.
james L. Tydings Murdered for
!. Week's Paw Near Annapolis


Annapolis, Md, April 2S.-JameS
L. Tydings, white man, aged
aobht 60, was found dead with his
head crushed about noon yesterday
near Robinson, a station CT the
Short Line Railroad, S miles above
Annapolis. A heavy stone covered
with blood, which had evidently
been used to kill him, was found
nearby. The man was employed at
the Brennan sand banks near Rc5!n-
SONS, and had been given $50 as his
weeks pay Saturday evening. The
money was gene, indicating the pur-.
Ipose Of the murder
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-28

pletely lifted, as they fear a continu-
ance will ruin German industries ard
;rs.rease al-feeling thus making a
resumption of commercial relations
all the more difficult.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-28

NOTICE

State examination for teachers will
be held at Lee School building Prince
and Patrick streets May 2 and 3,
w. Il. SWEENEY,
91-2taw Superintendent of Schools
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-28

.asurs she home NoW-don's g
e3 smother day. This is Tie scar I.
which most fires occur. Irsuris
Trough shis agency neanS ABS
UTE PROTECTION at regrls
.ates.
LAURENCE STABLER tss
lis Prince Street. Alexandria VI
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-28
RAILROAD SCHEDULES

RAILROAD SCHEDULES
Arrival and Departure OF Passenger Trains
Alexandria. Virginia. Tho following schedult
figures published as information and MOI
guaranteed.
SOUTHERN RAILROAD
eastern Standard Time.)
New York-Mcmphis
3.o7 n1 Via Brst0l) ...... 12:13 am.
Washing ton Danviiie
TAT u.m I.ocal ....... Sis pm.
New York-Ncw Orleans
s:47 am: tvia AtlantaD :::..n:9 9s pm n,
Washing ton-Atlantn
9:3T H. nl....... tCoachcsD ...... .1l:l3 pm
Observation-Disclosures
o:a7 prc... Via Rristoil ...... d:5S pm.
Washington birmingham
o:aT p.n....... (Yia Atlanta) 80. .12:0S pm.
"a ~ p.m. WnSli'tcn. IIarr!sonburg 11:O3 a.m.1
Washington charlottesville
I .a2 n r,l..... G.ocalD ....... 1:OS I'm
- 80 y. ~. .WaShinGtun-N arrer;nn. Z :'3 AMI
7:T p.m-N. Y.-AuguSta-Akrn... Ills am
New Y0r!i-Ecw Orleans
i0:Go D.m....... yia i:ristop $3.50. 1:a3 am
lU:l7 ~ tn. New Yurk-.ttlania. SIS a.ni
New YOrk-New Orleans
1 | :Oopm.. (Yla Atlantn) ...... 9:2S AN.
WASHINGTON SOUTHERN RAILROAD.
Sorth North.
New York-Jacksonvine
3:35 a.ni........ "a. {. Id ...... .ll:oU pm.
Washington Richmond
1853 a.ii.......... Q.ocalJ ...... .12:o0 pm.
New S-Atlnnia.Jacksonyill"
0:IT an,..... Is. 4. L. ...... .lO:1J pm.
Washing Notwithstanding
lu:5a u.m....... UocgD ........ $40 am.
Washington. Richmond
L III aln.. (EXprcss) 1905. 100 pm
New York-Tampn West
3:32 p.u........ CA. {. LII 800 PM
Washing ton Richmond
SIT pm U.ocaD ....... S:3I pm Isl
W,lshngt ton Columbia Memphis
G:IT p.ru........ IS. \. Ii $500. .12:iJ pm
New York-St. Petersburg Palm Beach
S:GT p.m...... IS. i. J.. ...... 9:l1 am
9:iI y. m. Wash. -St.P burg Tampa 300 pm.
Richmond Washington teSpresS) $50. 3:2s pm
Richmond Washiast (ocall 80. 6::G p.m.i
TnaiIy except Sunday.
Us. RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION,
Ticket Office. Union Station.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-24
PROGRAM OF IMPROVEMENT

The city number Of faces into " F
Hall and probably considered an entirely " regime
The overwhelming candidates were beaten was ample
line Of policy Inc lnte
and acpauons
- ,s will be disappointed The membership
experience men VINO are
absolute nom
III. wishes Of the past two years
utilities generally citizenship Of the city In an economical anu
We should recognize number OF important
considered fay ana
paraly others and perhaps Win
the .peaion Of within short time
We adequate filtration anat an
Of ssosooa
IN portions matter to
the discussion OF any improve
program vtdcho our taSe
That e1peno
least Will give
OF KIND 100
nearly
much street andta all as
Of Improvements to the fire
ss,aent within the past years
to Of sewerage system
improve public wharf
We kandp city.
chough1nt and earnest
Our Chamber of Commerce can
literally
wills ought
making
all
aAens to the Improvement Of our municipal life
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-24

demands Of the department heads; that
can gather together all the information
which they present. digest it and finally
prepare q bill.
1t Is obvious that the department
heads alone cannot do this. It Is equally
obvious that congressman. with many
other duties to perform and with their
limited access to sources Of informa-
ton. cannot do It. We have no cabinet
officers who can do this duty as 1t falls
on the chancellor of e1cheQuer in Great
Britain. Yet the wise appropriation Of
money for public purposes Is one Of the
most important duties Of government.
The need Of a budget system Of some
kind has long been recognized by stu
dents Of national finances. How a
budget making body can be created to
interpose between the departments and
| Congress Is q serious question. Senator
Penrose and others who have given
this matter their consideration will rem
der a great public service II they in
telligen,ly and effectively solve this
] problem.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-24
OUR GAS DEFENSE

Captain Archibald Roosevelt. one of
the flghting Roosevelts. causticnlly am
elyzcs The war equipment Of tn" United
States army. Speaking particularly of
gas defense Captain Roosevelt. IN ET-
erybody's Magazine for May. says:
"Our division landed in France with
no gas masks. Late IN July We w"r"
supplied with French gas masks. vs."
later adopted what WAS supposed 10 h"
M improved British rcspirat0r tyr".
manufactured in America. Fortunately
the chemical service OF The A +. T.. dis
covered In time that the so-Callcd I'M
provcmcnt made the masks leak when
subjected to one Of the most dangerous
German cause.-the mustard gas. So
General Pcrshing had 70 oh,nin directly
from England the British rcsrrators.
Nothing dauntcd. IN" swivcl-chair
experts in the United states produced
another child OF their mighty iLtCllccts.
This lime built on the same model MS
tho British rnspIrator. 1t was an cncum-
bored with safety devices that. in spite
OF minor improvements. the weight OF
tho mask WAS a serious handicap.
Prom young officer In The chemical
service | Intcr learned that tho staff in
the United Statca had sent over another
absolutely safe type Of rcspirator. Tho
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-24

with one hundred and fifty small Ger
man oysters, then came the fish. rcd
meat. vegetables. a whole chicken, salad'
dessert. several stems OF beer quart
OF Rhinh wine, TWO quarts or French
champagne after which the German
smoked and slipped II quart OF Spanish
port until bedtime. \ modest estimate
is two gallons Of food and drink for
TINT dinner. That mans three hundred
and twenty-five pounds cost money.
Bcrnstorfrs German lost 'scrcnty-fire
hounds during tho blockade and each
LAYER of fat removed is estimated in
terms II marks. But B"Tnstorff has
forgotten the offsets. Before the allco
hlockadr began III" hig German gu2zier
bought his vest by the quarter arcrc. and
nfted he had lost $cvcnty-flrc POUNDS OF
fat LAYER and bluhbcr there WAS cor
responding loss in the amount of wooden
cloth required to covcr the aforemention-
I'd fatty deposit. Not otherwise Bern
stnrff has overlooked another thing in
his computation of the loss. not OF
chirkcn$. counted before they were
Matched, but lsbcs counted before they
wore born Think Of the offset in the
saving Of the food. the nurses and the
physicians who might have been neces-
sary if these hypothetical children had
ever been born 4 philosopher once
smoke Of "thc shadow of dream that
was never dreamed" hut lscrnstorff has
made an estimate Of That shadow In
terms Of marks and rfcnnnEs. For the
first time in history. tho burglar. caught
with his loot has brought in hill 1or
his jimmy and da -lantcrn. and a MUIR
dcrcr before washing tho blood from his
hands has hrough, IN bill for his dag
ger and his pistol. Tho colossal impu-
drnrn and stupid rffrontrry of Bern
slorff is Alpine in its dimensions.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-24
RIPPING RHYMES
By WALT MASON.
LEY ruH pHMu.

What will we drink when comes
July? We hear the thirsty people
cry, the friends Of old John Bar
leycorn, who'll sadly miss their
frequent horn. In time they'll hit
the babbling stream whose waters
in the sunshine CLEAN; at some Tar
day that drink will please, but they
would reach It by DEGREES: sud
den change from booze, gadzooks.
10 sntters from the babbling
brooks, would give their works too
hard q jolt, and cause interior re-
volt. BUT these arc drinks for
every doff, with which that gent
may taper off. Tobasco souce Is rich
and hot. and hair restorers hit the
spot. removed from weary hearts
the care, and sometimes Grow pink
whiskcrs there. And there are
ivcrs colorcd inks which some re-
gard as tempting drinks. Good
writing fluid. blue or black. sends
pleasant thrills along the back.
and makes a man so full OF vim.
he'd tear a bobcat limb from Limb.
When I quit booze I often yearned
for something strong that Jared
uCot dlto $ASii S'p
some turpcntinc, and found Its ac-
ton very fine. I sampled all the
drinks in view. from l!nseed oil to
liquid glue. and finally was recon-
cilcd to tapping up the waters wild.
and now I would not trade my we'll
for all the booze this side Of Han
nibal. No.
Copyright by George Matthew Adams
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-24
CONCESSIONS REPORTED.

Slight concessions arc reported to
have been made 10 the Germans in GER
tain provisions Of the peace treaty. The
spirit in which the council OF four has
framed the treaty is not one of revenge,
but of justice. and doubtless in minor
matters il will be amended to make Il
easier for Germany If thereby the es-
sential interests Of tho allies 90 not sur
fer. Germany is going 10 sign the
treaty. There will be bluff and piteous
pleas for a while. but in tho end the
treaty will be signed without very ma
tcrial change.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-24

The clcphantinc hunrr Of Bcrnstorft
las Just had it's most striking il!ust1Ht-
ton. Over against the Twenty-Five MI
lions Of indemnity imposed bY tho Al
lics. Brrnstnrff has drawn up counter
Indemnity. He estimates 10 thr last
mark the German losses through IN" OPP
pnSIlinn Of tho Allied armies. But Tor
tho opposition OF tn" Allies the Huns
would have had u fro" path Ia brussels
in one week and Paris in TWO weeks
This opposition cost :" many Germans
killed. 81 many boys wounded. while the
hInrkadc Of tho allies injured Germany
through insufficient food Ia an amount
estimated nv Errnstnrff Al thirteen bill
lions because tho Huns could not OBJ
tain food. 8" many old people died. 30
rauS, Of the food ShnrtaG" so man! chii'
,irrn died. Zach child worth 50 mu'h
because their women had insuffi'i"nt
food TWO million babies wcrc not born
ihni might. could or would hay" horn
born. and these babies would have bc"n
worth so much Because Of tho short
m"S5 Of gram Tho Increase Of rhiiln ana
swine WAS halvrd. and these hynoih"ical
pigs thar might Conccirrdly har" SqucAl-
I'd for swiII. but never did. represent 80
much moro loss. Thrn tho torture Of
Inc German whose stomach was empty
* estimated IL terms Of money. Each
httl" digestive. pain is figured nut ut sc
I,any rfrnninEs and each hiE pain At sc
many marks
Moro humorous still tho bill Of dam
ages against the allies for tho German
food shortage through tn" hlnk#d". as
10 tn" lrsscncd weight If tho German
lie estimates that tn" German middle
arri ncn lost 52n thousand metric toms
Of tat layers. R"rnstnrff mnknS us soc
clearly thc hiE German. weighing three
hundred pounds. waIdi'nE down tho Tn
tor der Linden. Within Two y"nrS this
lvrical German is reduced IN on" hun
Grrd and scv"nty-fiv" pounds. Sow. that
Fat cost money. Goethe tells MS that
from carly youth he drank ihr"c bottles
If wine II day. and siNiy-thousnnd quart
bottles during his lifetime. Bismarck
was Il much larger German. In his Mo
m"rs. his hoGrarher speaks of Bis
niarrk beginning his dinncd ono nigh:
III Il hotel at The German sea resort
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-24
A BUDGET SYSTEM

Senator -Penrose, Of Pennsylvania
who win be the chairman Of the Finance
committee Of the Senate for the next
two years, issues an interview in which
he sounds the keynote Of economy. Mr.
Panroee Announces that he considers
budget system Of such paramount i'm
portance that he will Introduce Dill
creating one as soon as Congress meets.
Steps are being taken to formulate an
inquiry looking to legislation on this
szstsr End to the creation OF an aa-
strattve and legislative system.
The expenditures Of the United States
,nnve grown to an unparalleled figure
a total 80 great that it Is almost i'm
possible for human minds to compre-
ihend. Under our present system. no one
rnsn nj Washington can form a definite
); idea Of the amount, Of money that is
needed 10 run the government, to say
nothing Of the relative Importance Of
appropriations that are ASKED OepaI I
prnens baads without number make their
recouuaendattons to Congress. present
their demands, their arguments and their
:, pieaa. These are heard by various COM
raittees, and finally the whole mass or
information. or transformation. which
they furnish IS turnbled together and
thrown before an appropriation COM
rnlttee. which. IN its very nature. has
little time Or opportunity to study care
fully all the expenditures proposed and
10 pass upon them intellisently. The
problem Of the budget is TO create a
body that will he IN touch with the
/. needs OF the variou. departments: tina:
win Be able to estimate accurately tho
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-24

riously If the clause IS more than mere
words Too much must not be expected
Of II and TOO much weight must not be
given to it
In the first place, industrial conditions
tn every country are strictly domestic
affairs with which the League Of Ma
ton. will have no part and with which
foreign Interference would not be per
mittcd. For instance, we would seriously
resent. In America. q proposition to
lower WAGES and standards OF living TO
the basis that exists in any other coun-
nv In the world AT the same time we
cannot demand that countries like Ja-
nan or even some Of the European coun-
tries. In which labor is overabundont
and special machinery is not much used
will raise their standards to q level
with oura.
There are certain humane provisions
which oil countries may unite to enforce
All countries may endearor TO limit
child labor; use of women In certain
lines of work and to increase the pro-
lection Of the workers against acci-
dents. All countries may attempt &c
/ Introduce some Of the humanitarian
! LEGISLATION which we have tried in q
feeble way, such as the workmen's com
pensation law and factory regulation
but, at the best, local conditions are go
Ing to control all legislation Of this
kind. and uniformity cannot be ex,
pected
The world today. moro than ever, rec
ogntzes the Importance and tho djGnit!
Of labor. The breaking down OF class
rule and the destruction OF autocratit
and aristocratic government all tend tc
aegrandize the great mass Of the com
mon people. and to center public thought
on measures that make for their wei
! faye. Conditions are 100 WIDELY amer
ent, however, in different countries &c
expect soon, or that even for man!
wears to come, we can look for uniform
labor conditions throughout the world
America must continue to lcEislate fol
its own vorldng1nen. for the maintenance
of the American wage and for Tho
American standard Of living. We can
not rely upon any misty provision il
the League Of Nations. which has mo-
yc: boon created, to create industrm
prosperity OF to promote the welfare oi
our own people. That must be our owl
task, and to that we must give our owr
attention
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-24
AMERICA Makes qMPOSSIB|L|T|ES" POSSIBLE
And She Will Refuse Diminish Her War Achievements by AVae
in Time Of Peace
BY HON. CARTER GLASS
of the Treasury.
Secretary Of the Treasury.

I.icge had scarcely died away "hch INC
system was put into effect
When tn" lntolcr,thle maritime atroc'-
! ties of hartarnuS autncracH drove 10
/ into Il war for tn" preservation oil CIVIL
; iZatiun, it was SAID 10 be Impossible l"
organize an American Army that "ou'u
be- effective, in the struggle then dciuE-
| ing Eurrp, in blood, Yet We Know. ana
the fugitive William. HohenzoIiern
! knuws that We did organize an army
! which si.rrdilv helped TO drive Inc mao
! monarch into exile and 10 insure tho
! rl.acc of the world. And when the army
was organized it was said |" ne iInPo'-
! Sibln to transport il across the seas IN
time to b. a deciding or helpful factor
4 DISTINGUISHED and Discerning states
, man with cruel bitterness ocriHco tnc
! Secretary Of War for suggestion 'hI't
within an appointed timc we ~ouln
,ronsnort 10 France an army OF 500
, n0h men. 1t was giving play TO wila
and unstable imagination" il was mis-
! leading the American people into NC
! lief in pnssibiliti"s." Yet, within Inc
designated time 10000 American SOL
dicrS were landed at the ports ol our
| alliSs. .,
| 'rhnr II was said that these INFESTED
! troops could not be trained IN uinc lot
/ effective combat Yet il Was unit OIL
! American Army engineers. hrtgadSd
with the British before Cambria. WHO
threw down their implements ana picked
No 1hr ,.lstawny rifles of their BI7tlSh
comrades. with which they imprcdcd the
drspcrltc attcmpt Of veteran PruSSihfl
divisions to retrieve the fortunes OF
battle.
T, was the Impossible" American
army that arrested tho German drive Al
Chateau Thirrry, first hating inc huns
and ,h"n driving them back Tn" fT"hch
shaken by four ycnrs Of friEhtiui SlruE-
gle were in desperate retreat. h'F
told American officers that I" 20 Tor
ward was impoasibl" and beSouGht thcm
TO turn back. \ short tim" ag" III
France tho writer was personally told
Of the laconic answer II IN" American
commander to thus appeal Go hack. nc
exclaimed why. hell. we've just got
here; and my orders AT" IT, E" forward.
For nearly four years tho dangerous
salient ut St Mihiri projected It's
threatening head into France menac'ns
,Verdun from tho flank. The Germans
could not be driven back. II was said,
without friEhtful slaughter OF the allied
force. Those familiar with tho topoE-
raphv said 1t was impossible. Yet, tho
untricd American army mado the as
sauli and drove the Prussians heltcr-
| skcltcr under the defensive guns OF
Metz.
So. Representatives," constantly nre
made possible: and when we are told or
the difficulties which b"Sct IN" victory
lean. we refuse 10 lose faith In the en-
during patriotism Of Tho American pco-
pic: we decline TO believe that the 1ath-
crs and mothers who gave four million
sons To die. if ncrd hr, that Liberty
nigh, survive will now higClc over the
! material cost Of saving IN" very soul OF
civilization from the pcrdltion OF Prus-
sian tyranny.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-24

A world IS to be rebuilt! Should We
timIdly pauSe ard debate as to. VINO
should rebuild it" Tho enterprise Shoule
hn started ut once, by the hlar' Of our
furnaces and the whirr Of 0lc mills and
tho din Of Il thousand essential indus
tries. II should spread. In healthy pro-
erosion to the uttcrInoSt Parts OF the
land
The American poople should supple
mont the patriotism Of war by III" pa
tr;"tism of peace: ard just "a American
soldiers on tho 1lclds Of battle made NOT
able conlunStS for liberty. So American
lmsina.S men In different way and
through different Observation-Disclosures
should now give expression IL their TNi-
1r:pi..m by promptly and chc"rfully
ri'rirng tho obligations of citizenship
which exigrntly involve trumphs OF
peace easily comparable. in their uln-
mato Consequences 10 the greatest VIC
tories Of the war.
And the foremost obligation or when
We can think Is the duty Of "vcry Am
crican citizen to guard jealousy the
honor o. the nation: TO regard its cnIn--
nitments as his own and willingly L"
pledge his labor and his substance To
complete payment of tn" debt.
Tho guns have ceased t" flro! 1"S
vet but for tho commitments or the
Government at NnShin Stnn their dread
fuI crash might at this mnmrht n" dlS-
turbing the peace "f the world. ana.
with poignant grief he wr1ne'nE me
hearts Of a million American mo'h"rS.
The guns have ceased 10 ire. lnl'
should we reQuite this grace or Coo ny
hngcling over The debt incurred TO sill
cnce cternally the artillcryS friEhtful
roar?
Tho war ts over. IN n srnso. rcac-
tionary sntrit, is abroad. TIL" very" nf
! mortal combat IS abatn I'd. Men think
| the, may give their patriotism a r"st.
! We decline to bcli"vc that tho American
people arc indifferent 10 the honorah"
! commitments &c their government or
would diminish the Spiendor Of the ma
| TONS achievements in war by an cShf-
bition Of avaricc in time of peace
There Is not anything or anybody that
can shake our faith in the purpose OF
tho country TO put the capstonc to the
srIA,dia structure Of national credit ny
making the Victory Loan" an abundant
success.
We have lived to SEQ so mnny fmp"S-
sfble things come to pass that VIC are
not easily deferred by insuperahle dr.
ficuftiea
They said It was impossible to revise
the banking and currency system or the
United States The thing had oeen 'rieo
periodically for quarter Of CENTURY
Yet the banking and currency system
was revised so effectively that those
who were opposed. as frankly as those
who approved confidently declare that
the achievement helped tremendously t"
win the war and saved the nation from
financial chaos.
After the system was devised tho war
broho Suddenly on an affrEhted world
and Il WINS said 10 BE- Impossible In put
the system Immediately into operation.
Yet the echo of tho first gun fired at