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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-14
what calomel is. It's mercury; quick

what calomel is. It's mercury; quick
silver. Calomel is dangerous. 1t
crashes into sour bile like dynlmlte,
cramping and sickening you. Calomei
attacks the bones and should never pc
put into your system. 81
When you feel bilious. sluggish, con-
stipated and all knocked out and be-
ievc YOU need dose Of dangerous
calomel just remember that your drug
gist sells for few cents-a large bot
tie of Dodson's Liver Tone, which IS
entirely vegetable and pleasant to
take and is perfect substitute TO:
calomel. 1t is guaranteed to start
your liver without stirring you up IN
side, and can not saliyate. -.
Don't take calomel! 1t can not be
trusted any more than a leopard or
wildcat. Take Dodson's- Liver Tone,
which st"aightens you right up and
makes you feel fine. Give it to the
children because it is perfectly harm,
less and doesn't gripe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-14
SLOT MACHINES IN
THE POLICE COURT
Continued from Page One)

preferred to test the validity Of the
matter. and following the even tenor
Of their way. were cited to appear in
the Police Court last night to show
cause why they should not be fined and
imprisoned for violating law Of the
General Assembly.
The upper room at police headquar-
ters was densely packed by many IN
rarested in the outcome. and after
abcrt an hours session the court de-
c;ded that the machines. two of which
were exhibited operated and their
workings explained. were devices of
:. gambling nature, and in violation OF
the law which was read for the bcne-
fit OF all.
The minimum penalty $500 fine
and fifteen days imprisonment was
imposed upon The first of the accused,
aIso took an appeal to the Corpora
ton Court. as was the intention of the
others should sentence have been pro-
ncunced on them. 'and it was deter
mined to let this be 4 test case, the
result. OF which will form precedent
for action against the others.
|. was stated that the matter would
be brought before the Corporation
Court within 10 days. and that Daring
that time the police department viii
lake no further action until the de-
c:sion Of the upper court shall have
been rendered.
The accused were directed to keep
boys away from the mach!es in fu-
turc, which they assured the court
wculd he done.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-14
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
UNIMPROVED PROPERTY
IN DEL RAY

Corner of Mount Vernon Boulevard
and Peyton Avenue.
Excellent location for business cor
ner or dwellings.
BY virtue Of certain deed OF
trust, recorded in Deed Book No. lot
Page 260 of the land records OF
Alexandria County, and at the re-
quest OF the party secured thereby
the undersigned Trustee, will offer
for sale, at public auction, in front
of the premises, on Saturday, the
FIFTEENTH DAY OF MAY. 1920, at
five o'clock p. M, four lots particu-
larly known as the South half OF
lots Numbered $50, 931, 992 and $685.
located on the North East corner OF
Mount Vernon Boulevard and Peyton
Avenue. as per plat known as Del
Raw Subdivision.
These lots have frontage OF
1896 feet on Mount Vernon Boule-
ward. and 1888 feet on Peyton Ave-
nue..
Terms of Sale all Cash; of which
5000 must be paid at time of sale'
and purchaser will be given thirty
DAYS in which to close the sale, or
deposit to be forfeited.
Convcyancing and revenue stamps
at cost of purchaser.
Richard NJ. Green, Trustee,
Citizens National Bank, Alex, va.
l09-9c s3
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-14
ADMITS HE SPANKED WIFE

Wilmington, Del, May 14.-Charges
lin City Court yesterday with spank
ing his 20-year-oltt wife, Henry Lit
tie, who is q, said she was irrespon-
sible and he was Obliged to treat her
like a$father," Mrs. Little testified he
often spanked and slapped her. She
refused to live with him any longer
and was granted a support order of
SIS week.
Little also admitted slapping his
mcther-in-law. He said "too much
mcther-in-law' was responsible for all
his troubles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-14
AUCTION SALE

Pursuant TO the terms OF a deed of
trust bearing date on October y,
1919, and duly recorded among The
Land records Of the County Of Alex
andria. Virginia. IN Deed Book l64, pa
3i3. given by James ". Devers. 10
Inc undersigned trustees, to secure the
payment Of certain notes therein set
forth, default having been made in
The payment Of said notes, and at the
rcuuess and by the direction of the
holder Of the said notes, the undcrsign
cd trustees will offer for sale At pub.
tic auction.
On THE PREMISES IN ALENAN-
nRIA COUNTY. VIRGINIA AT y
O'CLOCK NOON, ON MONDAY.
NAY Il. 1920.
l'irS::-Al! that lot Of ground with the
improvements thereon. beginning at
po:a, on the south side Of Poorhouse
Lane distant. % poles, Is links. from
is intersection with the west line of
he old Georgetown road. and running
thcacc with me south side of SAID
Lane. south SIS - degrees, west -
poles, 9 links to Il stake; thence south
, II degrees. east so poles, 20 links
10 a stake. in the middle Of an old
ditch: thence with the middle of said
ditch. north So IL degrees. east =
poles. 4 links TO stake IN bayleys
line: and thence north l-2 degrees.
west 80 poles. ~ links, with Bayley.s
line to the beginning, containing
acres, IS poles. excepting however
:wo lots conveyed to II. A. Smith and
wife, by deed recorded in Deed Book
l25, p. T., and Deed Book l3l, p. lo6.
Sccond-The following personal
property.
Ia Federal truck, model 1918,
No. 12S4S.
>. \ L. S. motor truck, model ~,
| No. 1855.
| 3. An Overland motor vehicle, Mode!
90 No. 76IT9.
/. y three and one half ton Federal
truck. model wv No. 1874.
This property is sold subject to the
contingent right Of dover of the wife
/ Of James ". Dcvers, and lien of a
/ decd Of trust, to secure the paymen.
!of si5GO.00 and interest, dated May
ia. 1917. and recorded IN Deed BOOK
Isl. p. &ll.
! Terms of Sale AS to the rca! es-
! tate. one half cash, ard the balance in
twelve months, to be secured by decd
Ct trust ,pon the property. Deferred
instruments 10 bear 6 per cent inter-
est. from day of sale.
Terms Of sale--AS 10 the persona!
property, all cash. to be paid at the
time Of sale.
ConYcyarcing including revenue
stamp at the cost of the purchaser
4 cash deposit of 500 viii be reqq'r-
ed of the purchaser when the prop.
erty is struck off, on both the real
anu personal property.
JAMES R. CATION, trustee
JOHN NJ. JOHNSON, trustee
f., 1oS-lnc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-14

The title of baron was formerly
the only one in the English peerage e!
The New York herald., 1920-01-27
OLD WALDORF BAR
GOES AS SOUVENIRS

Piece by piece. tucked away under arms
and beneath coats to keep the rain and
snow from damaging Il, the historic old
Waldorf-Astoria bar was carried away to
drawing rooms and parlors throughout
New York city yesterday, there to remain
as a relic OF what probably is the most
expensive and most widely known bar in
the world.
The tearing away OF the great mahoS-
any, rosewood and bronze bar began
two days ago. Only yesterday were tho
great mahogany elbows and joints taken
apart and distributed to those waiting,
many of them gray haired men. Today
the distribution will continue, until every
piece OF the old bar Is gone.
The bronze statues, one OF huge bear
and another of a bull, symbolizing the
money market, and placed at either end
OF tho long mahogany bar q quarter OF
century ago, were taken down yesterday,
and II was said last night that large
sums had been offered for them by per-
sons who had made the Wsldorf-Astoria
bar their rendezvous.
The New York herald., 1920-01-27
HOUSTON EXPECTED
TO SUCCEED GLASS
Secretary Of Agriculture Scheduled Tc
Be Shifted to Treasury Post
by President Soon.

WASHINGTON, u. c.. January 26 (by
the Associated Press) Unless plans sud
denly are changed President Wilson is ex-
pected to transfer Secretary Houston from
the Department of Agriculture to the
Treasury Department to succeed Carter
Glass. who is about to take his seat as
Senator from Virginia.
While all official information still was
being withheld today it was understood
that the nomination Of Mr.. Houston had
been prepared. and unless some develop
ment arises at the last moment it is ex-
pected to be presented to the Senate within
a day or two.
The move would be the first transfer Of
a cabinet officer from one department to
another during President Wilson's admin
istration. Shifts were frequent in the adj
ministration of President Roosevelt but
all the changes in President WILSON,
cabinet have been through designations
The successor to Mr. Houston as Secre-
tary OF Agriculture has not been an
nounced. but it is believed ne will be one
OF the men who have been Identified with
the work OF that department. In official
circles here Mr.. Houston is credited with
having been willing to accept the Treas
ury portfolio when William G. McAdoo
Resigned. Before entering the Cabinet
Mr.. Houston was a college professor ar
81 Louis. and 1t is said that as Secre-
The New York herald., 1920-01-27
AMERICAN MEASURE
PASSED BY SENATE
Kenyon Bill, Requiring Education OF
All IlliterateS, Is Adopted,
SO 10 IA.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Monday-The
Senate by vote Of thirty-six to fourteev
today passed the Kenyon Amercaniza
ton bill which would require all residents
Of the United States Of sixteen 10 twenty
one years OF age, not mentally or physi-
cally disqualified. and all alien residents
between the ages Of sixteen and forty-five
who cannot speak. read or write Eng
lish to attend school not less than two
hundred hours year.
Responsibility for administration OF the
bills provisions was rested in the Secre-
tary of the Interior working through the
Bureau of Education. The measure re-
quires that the sum appropriated be an
portioned among the States in ratio to
the number of resident lllterates. provid-
ing, however. that the State appropriate
an equal sum for the same purpose. Not
less than 81, 900 would be allotted to one
State in any year
Efforts to transfer the administration
of the measure to the Secretary Of Labor
were defeated just before the final vote
was taken. The measure had been before
the Senate for about week During de-
bate several Senator'S expressed apprehen-
sion that the variance in the age limits
fixed for American and for alien illiterates
would conflict with existing treaties.
The New York herald., 1920-01-27
WASHINGTON HAS NO WORD OF
CAPTURE OF u. S. ENGINEERS

WASHINGTON. d. c., Monday-No re-
port regarding the capture by the Boil
shevih forces of a group of American
railway engineers and a party of Ameri-
can Red Cross workers at Kiuchinskaya,
Siberia, reported in press dispatches from
Chito, Siberia, had been received today
by the State or War Department or at
national headquarters Of the Red Cross.
The Colonel Blunt referred to in press
dispatches as having been captured was
believed at the War Department to be
Frank Roscoe Blunt, of Plano, Ill, mem
Der of the stevens Railway Commission.
At the time he joined the Stevens COM
mission Mr.. Blunt, who held commits
sion as m1sor in the Engineer Reserve
Corps was general manager of the Chilian
National Railways. Previously he had
been general superintendent of the Chi
cago and Great Western road
At Red Cross headquarters records
showed that Captain Charette. referred
to as ca aDtured. probably was Edward Her
cules Charette, "a pharmacist, of Stockton.
Cal, who won't over with an early detach-
ment. There was no record OF m
Ford" also reported captured. It was
assumed she had Joined the Red Cross
staff in Siberia
The New York herald., 1920-01-27
Compulsory Army
Training Favored

WASHINGTON. n. c.. Monday.-By
vote of niue to five the Senate Military
Committee today approved provisions pro-
viding for compulsory military training for
boys between eighteen and twenty-one
years inclusive and ordered a favorable
report upon the Army REORGANIZATION bill.
The compulsory military training pro-
vision, which fixes the training period at
four months. was opposed in the commit
tee by Senator'S Lenroot, of Wisconsin. and
Capper, of Kansas, Republicans. and Sena-
tors McKelar, of Tennessee; Sheppard, OF
Texas, and Kirby of Arkansas, Democrats.
Senators Wadsworth, New York; Warren.
wyoming: Sutherland. West Virginia
New, Indiana Frellnghuysen, New Jer-
sey; Knox. Pennsylvania. and Spencer.
Missouri, Republicans, and Chamberlain.
Oregon. and Thomas. Colorado, Democrats,
supported II. senator Mckellar announced
that he would sabmit minority report
in which n number OF the Senators who
opposed the plan are expected TO concur.
As finally agreed upon the bill is yirtu-
ally the same as reported by the sub
committee but radically different from
the reorganization bill submitted by the
War Department TO Congress. In addition
to establishing compulsory military train
ing. the bill provides for the establish
ment of one army TO be divided into a citi
zen army composed Of men who have re-
ceived the compulsory training, a standing
army consisting of $4,000 enlisted mon
and 1900 officers. and the National Guard
Specific provision is made in the biz
that the citizen army cannot be called to-
the colors except in case of a declaration
OF war To accommodate the reserve
forco built NJ under the system of military
training provision is made I'm III bill forl
an annual reduction OF five per cent ial
the enlisted strength of the regular arm
and two pcr cent in the number of Officers
for the first five years. This will mean,
Senator Vadsworth. chsirna., explained,
that at the end of five years tho regular
army will be reduced by 70.0O men and
/ 800 commissioned officers. which will
greatly decrease the cost or maintaining
i7he military establishment.
The New York herald., 1920-01-27
MAYOR HYLAN FIGHTS
EXAMINATION ORDER
Explains Objections to Being
Questioned Before Trial of
w. j. Schieffelin's Suit.
DENIES CAUSE FOR ACTION
Decfa laintiff Has Intermeddled in
Litigation That Concerns Only
His Corporation.

Mayor John F. Hylan's objections N he-
ing examined before trial of the suit
brought by William j. schieffelin. chair
man Of the Citizens Union and president
or William j. Schieffelin Co., drug man
ufacturers, where presented before Justice
Platzek, Of the Supreme Court. Yesterday
by his legal representative. Edmund L.
Mooney.
Mr. Mooney argued for a vacation of the
order, which he declared was entirely too
broad in its scope as it allowed the plain
tiff's counsel to question Mr.. Hylan on
1nnuendoes" and such allegations as were
understood to have been made in letter
written to the Health Commissioner on
which are based the charges of libel. He
insisted that If any one had cause to COM
plain OF being lbelled, it was not Mr.
Schieffelin. but the corporation which he
heads
The examination of Mayor Hylan is not
material to the controversy" said Mr.
Money. This letter referred to Mr.. Schief-
felin in his corporate sense and spoke Of
the firm dealing in drugs. 1t was not di-
rected against the individual"
Mr.. Mooney said there was no allega-
ton remotely charging Mr.. Schieffelin with
participating in or unlawfully assocating
himselm with the corporation which was
the real object of the attack. Mr.. Scheif-
felin has intermeddled in litigation that
should be between his corporation and
the Mayor. His corporation should be the
plaintiff only" contended Mr. Mooney.
The lawyer asserted that when the is
sues come to trial, counsel for Mr.. Schief-
felin would be endeavoring to shift any
responsibility for the acts of the cor
poration from its presidents shoulders.
This statement prompted a clash with
Clarence NJ Lewis, representing the plain
tiff
There is nothing in the record to show
that Mr.. Scheffelin does not assume full
responsibility for his corporation, and the
remarks just made were for newspaper
consumption" Mr.. Lewis angrily declared.
Mr. Mooney then said that the form of
the order was unjust to Mayor Hylan, as
it permitted him to be questioned about
things he was understood" to charge.
THAT a man should be put in the pillory
for what he was understood to charge
goes beyond human comprehension" he
declared.
Caustic reply was made by Mr. Lewis.
who quoted from Mayor Hylan's letter to
show that Mr.. Schieffelin's name was men,
toned thirteen times. He said there could
not be any doubt that it was directed
at Mr.. Schieffelln and that the question
before the court did not concern the cause
of action. as counsel had implied, but for
consideration Of the examination order.
Justice Platzek reserved decision.
The New York herald., 1920-01-27
COMMISSION OF 3
TO RULE PACKERS
Kenyon and kendrick Intro
duce Bill Which Does Away
with Licensing Plan.
WIDE POWERS FOR BOARD
Federal Control Body To Be Ap-
pointed by President with Con.
sent of Senate.
Especial Despatch to the Herald ,

Especial Despatch to the Herald
WASHINGTON. d. c., Monday.-Licens-
ing Of the meat packing industry has been
abandoned in a new bill introduced bv
Senators Kenyon and Kendrick for the
control OF that industry. This measure
takes the place Of the Kenyon bill. which
was similar to the House bill sponsored
by Representative Anderson, OF Minnesota
which required licensing. 1t also involves
several other changes for the control of
the big packing industries, the result of
protests which have come in, mostly from
farming and dairy interests.
The bill provides for the control Of the
industry by commission of three to be
appointed by the President, with the con-
sent of the Senate, holding powers similar
to those exercised over the railroads by
the Interstate Commerce Commission. Like
the Kenyon BILL it requires the packer en-
gagged in commerce to dispose Of owner
ship or interest in the stock yards within
two years, period of time that may be
extended by the commission 1t also COM
pels the railroads to provide refrigerator
cars.
The new bill. which has just been intro.
duced. differs from the Kenyon bill ir
these three important PARTICULARS
| Instead Of vesting the power to super.
wise the meat packing and allied indus
tries and stock yards in a commissioner oi
foodstuffs in the Department of Agricul'
ture, this power is vested in the fedora
oIr ed
The commission Is to have all the powers
and duties heretofore exercised by the
Bureau of Markets in the Department ot
Agriculture relating to the acquisition ant
dissemination Of information regarding
the production. distribution and consump
including operations in and the ownership
Of stock yards.
| 1t is not mandatory, as in the Kenyon
bill, for packers. stock yard and live stool
commission men to secure license from
the commission, but the commission Il
given power to prescribe rules, to regulate
and control the relations of packers or op
orators, with ''the purchase. manufacture
storage or sale in commerce Of foodstuff
or commodities other than those HANDLED
in the business of a packer or operator
respectively" The commission is givel
the power also to require any packer o
operator ito refrain from direct or indi
rect participation or interest in such othe
business"
Packers and stock yards men, on appli
cation, may secure a certificate to engage
or carry on the business of packing, oper
ating stockyards or storing live stock proc
ucts. and must comply with the regulation
of the commission granting the license
The New York herald., 1920-01-27
OFFICIALS HAVE PERFECT"
CASES AGAINST 1000 REDS

WASHINGTON. u. c.. Monday.-Ap.
proximately 5000 OF the 600 aliens taken
into custody during recent nationwide
round-ups of radicals are perfect cases
for deportation as result OF Secretary
Wilson's decision that the Communist and
Communist Labor parties arc revolution
airy within tho meaning OF tho deportation
law. ]. ". Hoover, special assistant to AZ
torncy General Palmer, in charge of pros
ccutions said today.
Such cases are perfect" Mr.. Hoover
said, in that 1t will be necessary only
for agents of tho Department of Justice
to present the aliens membership card in
either party to make out proof OF deporta-
tion. In cases OF the other five or six
hundred aliens whose membership cards
we're not seized at the time OF tho raids.
The New York herald., 1920-01-27
PANAMA PARTY REN0MlNATES
PORRAS FOR PRESIDENT

PANAMA. Monday.-The Liberal party.
in convention yesterday. nominated Presi-
dent Belisario Porras for reelection at
the elections to be held on the first Sun
day in August.
President Porras stated today he would
resign the Presidency at once. so that he
might vacate the office six months prior
to the election. thus rendering his can
didacy constitutional. The Vice Presi-
dent, Ernesto Lefevre, will succeed to the
Presidency on the resignation of President
POrras
The New York herald., 1920-01-27

nine o'clock this evening. but Erzberger
was reported to be resting fairly com
fortably at his home.
The police took Won Hirschfiel1 to the
nearest police station, where he was ques-
Toned He gaze his name and age and
said that he lived with his parents in
Berlin Up to the time Of filing this de-
snatch no further information has been
gotten from him regarding himself or the
motive back of the attack with which he
is charged
Erzberger has been one OF the most de-
tested men in Germany since November
II. 1918. He was attacked by, mob, in
which there were many Sicherheits Trup
pen, or safety troops, in Weimar, in June,
1919, when hundreds Of persons were
shouting, "NVe want to hang ErZberger!' y
The severity of the armistice terms which
the allies imposed on Germany was blamed
on him by the Germans and the peace
which followed was called by them the
Erzberger peace"
Erzberger, son OF a poor German tailor.
was born in 1875. lie was educated by
n wealthy man and became school
teacher. meanwhile studying International
law. lie was elected TO the Reichstag as
a member of the Centre party in 1903, his
constituents being mostly Catholics be-
longing to the labor class. At the be-
ginning of the war he was regarded as a
Pan-German and as confident OF Won
Bethmann-Hollweg. He broke away from
the Pan-Germans in the third year of the
war. and ia 1917 introduced his famous
peace resolution in the Roichstag. He was
blamed for the fall of the Won Bethmaun-
Hollweg Ministry.
Once Was Vice Chancellor.
After the abdication OF tho Kaiser and
the advent of the Ebert government Err
Minister for
Reconstruction and Fufllment of the
Treaty. When the Cabinet was organized,
on June Fl, 1919, he was named Minister OF
Finance and Vice Chancellor.
II was i'm connection with his activities
with regard TO the Reichstag peace move
I'm July. 1917, that Or. Karl 1Iclfferich,
former Vice Chancellor, accused Er5berger
of high treason. Dr. Hclfferich, in his
testimony carly in tho trial OF the libel
suit brought by the Finance Minister be-
cause Of the IIclfferich charges. stigma
tizcd I,rzbcrgcr as "a menace to tho purity
nr our public life" lie declared his belief
that Erzbcrgcr must be removed from
pul,lic office IL our political life is again
10 become healthy and normal" lie also
asserted that Ersberger's fortune had been
made during tho war by utilization of his
political and parliamentary position.
Libel suit Acrimonious.
The trial oC the libel suit has been re-
plcte with acrimouy, largely on tho part
OF the defence although the Finance Min
ister has defended himself vigorously.
Erzbergcr declared during his testimony
that his conscience was clear, and i'm con-
ncction with Dr lIclfferich's charge that
EiHbcrgcr had been the best ally Of the
British propaganda minister Erzbcrgcr
said he had had only 2 share in the for
esn propa ganda of Germany, and he de-
ole, r,d that a II the mistakes of tho m Hilary
and naval bureaus now were being charged
10 his account. lie strongly defended the
peace action taken by Germany in 1911.
declaring tho account OF IL would ever
be written in letters OF gold in German
parliamentary history"