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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-05
OEHLERT TAKEN
TO JAIL. IN
RIC N OND
Transfer Made Yesterday by
Order of Judge
Brent
DONE FOR SAFETY
Prisoner Will Be Kept In Henrico
County Jail Pending Action on Ap-
peal For New Trial

William H. Oehlertt, who last Fri
day was convicted of murder in the
first degree by a jury at Fairfax
Courthouse in connection with the
fatal shooting of Henry Briscoe, is
now prisoner in the Henrico county
Jail, Richmond.
Oehlert was taken to that Jail yes
terday morning in custody of Jailer
Harvey Cross Of Fairfax and his
brother, w. w. Cross. The party left
Alexandria shortly before 10 o'clock.
An order for Oehlert's removal from
the Jail at Fairfax to Henrico county
was entered late. Saturday afternoon
by Judge Samuel G. Brent at Fairfax.
This action was taken by the Fair
fax authorities as a precautionary
measure. Since his incarceration in
the jail at Fairfax Oehlert made one
unsuccessful effort to escape. 1t was
deemed eXpedient by the Fairfax
authorities, therefore, to place him in
more secure Jail.
Oehlert will be kept in the Hen
rico Jail pending the appeal his at
torneys will make for new trial.
This appeal will have to be made with
in sixty days from the day the verdict
was given by the jury which was De-
cember 2. In the event the prisoner is
refused a new trial by the higher court
he simply will be transferred from the
Henrico Jail to the state penitentiary
to begin his sentence of twenty years.
Oehlert on the night of October Is
shot and fatally wounded Henry Bris-
coe. Briscoe died the next night at
the Alexandria Hospital from his
wounds.
Since being a pFis,ner at Fairfax
Oehlert was complained about the con-
dition of the Jail, claiming t was un-
sanitary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-05
EDUCATION WEEK
A Proclamation by the Governor OF
Virginia.

Whereas, The President of the
United States, at the request of the
American Legion and the National
Education Association, has set apart
December 40, 1921, as American
Education Week to be observed
throughout the nation in the interest
of public education; and
Whereas, Constructive citizenship
is based upon education, which is
fundamental in a progressive democ-
racy; and
Whereas, The future development
of Virginia is measurable in terms
of the education of our people, and
will be impossible of achievement
without the elimination of illiteracy;
now
Therefore, |, Westmoreland Davis,
governor of Virginia, do designate
and set apart the period December
40, 1921, as American Education
Week, to be fittingly observed as
such throughout the Commonwealth
of Virginia; and l urge all school and
local officials, ministers of all denomi-
nations, the press, all civic and COM
mercial organizations, and all other
agencies and individuals to join with
the American Legion and the Ma
tional Education Association and aid,
during this period, in promoting the
interests of public education in Vir-
ginia.
Given under my hand and under
the Lesser Seal of the Commonwealth,
at Richmond, this first day of De-
cember. in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and twenty
one. and in the one hundred and
fortv-sixth year of the Common
wealth.
Westmoreland Davis,
Governor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-05
Woman sNationalF Foundation

On Saturday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
at Lee Camp Hall Miss Cummings, as
the Virginia state chairman OF the
Woman's National Foundation, pre-
sided at the meeting when Mrs. c.
c. Calhoun addressed the three sec
tions and their respective chairmen,
Mrs. Warfield, Mrs. Horner, and Mrs.
Ogden. Mrs. Lockwood, the vice
chairman, was also present The hall
was crowded, quite number of mem
bers standing but all listened with
great interest to Mrs. Calhoun's pre-
sentation of the program and the
building so soon to be under way. A
course of lectures on Civics begins
Tuesday night at s o'clock at the pres
ent house on the grounds of the Wo-
mans National Foundation, and the
architect expects to get to work on
theatre the first week Of January.
The other buildings will follow in
time. It is a wonderful dream of
beauty and usefulness, a clearing
house for woman's activity, which
Mrs. Calhoun hopes to see materla!lze
in the near future. Only the in
dividual groups have been formed as
vet. the organization of the states
has not been perfected but will be
undertaken early in the year. This
is a big project and it is only in its
infancy, and Mrs. Calhoun expressed
herself as much gratified by the
sneedy formation Of three circles in
Alexandria. a.-Edueation Week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-05
SUSPECT TAKEN
Colored Man Held in Greensboro, n
c. For Shooting Detective
Grim

colored man said to bear several
aliases was taken in custody Satur-
dav in Greensboro, North Carolina, on
suspicion Of having shot Detective ).
G. Grim, of Richmond, employed by
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company, in the yards of the Southern
Railway Company this city the morn
ing of November IS.
Edgar C Rand, special agent for
the Southern Railway Company, LETT
last night for Greensboro, and will
bring the suspect to this city at once
if he does not demand requisitlon pa
pers.
In connection with this case Grim
together with P. w. Harvey, the lat
ter q special detective for the South
ern Railway Company, had placed one
colored man under arrest on suspl-
cion of having broken into box cars IN
the Southern yards. They were seek
ing companion of the man. Their
prisoner led them to a nearby place
and after the prisoner gave a signal
the second man appeared and Grim
took him at the point Of pistol. As
he did so the prisoner feigned that
he fell and grabbed Grim's gun and
shot him, the bullet entering just
below the heart. Harvey ran to his
brother officers aid and his prisoner
fed. Harvey fired several shots at
the man who shot Grim.
Grim left the Alexandria Hospital
this afternoon, having entirely recov-
cred from his wound. 1t was at first
though that he probably was fatally
injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-05
Fredericksburg State
Normal School

Among the members of the faculty
who were elected to offices at the
recent convention of the State Teach
ers' Association at Richmond were
the following: Mr.. W. N. Haimet,
president of the science section; Miss
Ethel A. Belden, president OF ths
commercial education section; MISS
Carrie Belle Vaughan, vice president
of English section: DR.. W. j. Young,
secretary of the Virginia Geographic
society: Mr.. J. H. Chiles, vice presl-
dent of State Teachers Association
from District A.
Miss Louise Lewis, head Of the
manual arts department is the author
of, al popular article on "Toys" ap-
pearihg in the December issue Of the
Virginia General Of Education.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-05
VIRGINIA NEWS
PARAGRAPHED

Winchester-"I predict that within
twenty years the Blue Ridge country
will be the center of apple producing
in America, provided it is organized
for cooperative packing and market
ing as unit" declared DR.. S; w.
Fletcher, of the Pennsylvania Agri-
cultural College, in an address before
the Frederick County Fruit Growers
and Farmers Association here. DR..
Fletcher formerly was head of the
Virginia experiment station at Blacks
burg, and is thoroughly familiar with
horticultural conditions. He alluded to
the "Blue Ridge country" as those
portions of Virginia, West Virginia,
Maryland and Pennsylvania in which
apples are grown commercially, or
what the government refers to as the
Shenandoah Cumberland district.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-05
BURGLARS LOOT STORE

Burglars early yesterday morning
robbed the store of Everett Dove,
near Accotink, Fairfax county, and
carried away merchandise valued at
about S125. Entrance to the store
was effected by cutting window.
The stolen articles included, cigars,
mems clothing, pipes, spark plugs and
a host of other articles. A report Of
the robbery has been made to the
police. Several men seen near the
store are suspected and the police
have been furnished with descrip-
ton of the men,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-05

According to the preliminary state
ment of the Department of Commerce,
through the Bureau of Census, show
ing the number of persons galntully
occupied, Virginia in 1920, had J.
74S,86S population ten years of age
and over, of which 833,l77 or ATS per
cent were engaged in gainful occu-
patton. The total number of males
ten years and over in the State was
given at S66,493, with 677,0O4, or 1854
per cent engaged in gainful occu-
patton The total number of females
in the State ten years and over given
at S62,375, of which l56, 6,l73, or lS.l
per cent were engaged in gainful oc-
cupation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-05
Ban Peddling Meats

The city health department has re-
fused to issue any permits to peddle
meats about the city streets. Health
Officer Foulks has notified the police
department to stop any person found
engaged in such business.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-05

Mr.. and Mrs. William Worth Smith
have closed their home in Broad Run
for the winter and together with Miss
Anne Cochran. and little MISS vlolet
Smith and Master Howard WORTH
Smith, Jr., are at the home of their
son, Commonwealth Attorney. How
ard Worth Smith in North Column
bus Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-05
Mrs. WOODWARD huites Her
Patrons

On Wednesday, December 7, Mrs.
L. P. Woodward, first grade teacher
of the Washington school invites the
patrons of her morning pupils to visit
,Continued on page three)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-05

Statistics show that at any age
the widows arts of conquest are
greater, or at least are more sue.
cessful, than those of her unmarried
sister.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-05

The Allison w. c. T. u. will hold
it's regular semi-monthly meeting to-
night at the home Of Mrs. Alice
Strauss, 80 South Washington street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-05

Webster defines alphabet: The let
ters of language, arranged in the
customary order.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-05

Williamsburg-A number of notable
guests will attend the annual cele-
braiton of Phi Beta Kappa Society at
the College of William and Mary,
home of the Mother" chapter, on
Monday, December 5, the one hundred
and forty-ffth anniversary Of the
founding of the society, in 1776. Most
of them will be initiated into the
honorary fraternity after the celebra-
tion, at which John Barton Payne, di-
rector of the American Red Cross, will
be the principal speaker.
Lynchburg-George Updyke, neg
ro chauffeur, who was sandbagged and
thrown into woods by gang of
negroes, who drove off with his car
late in November, is dead from his
wounds, and it now seems certain
that the murder and theft of his car,
both of which occurred in Appomat-
tox County, will be an unsolved crime.
Winchester-Marvin P. Kline, 40,
prosperous Frederick County farmer,
died early today at M$st!etuwn from
a inalady diagnosed by specialists at
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, as
bronze diabetes. They said his was the
ninth case of which they had any re-
cord. He was i'll nearly two years,
Surviving are his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. B. Kline; one brother, Leslie
D. Kline, superintendent of Frederick
and Clarke County Schools, and five
sisters.
Lynchburg,-Railway mail clerks
running under the supervisor of the
chief clerks office here, 109 in
number. who did not get regulation
.45-calibre revolvers when the first
were issued several months ago,
were supplied with them during this
week. Distributor was made from
the office here. Practically all clerks
now at work under this office have
these revolvers now, and they are
required to wear them while on duty
Lynchburg-The city government
is to make stiff opposition to
the petition of the Lynchburg Trac-
tion and Light Company for in.
creased electric power rates, which
is to be heard in Richmond, Decem-
Der IA, by the State Corporation
Commission. City Attorney n. c..
Manson, Jr., will represent the city.
Lynchburg-The thirteenth annual
meeting of the Farmers Educational
and COOPERATIVE Union will be held
in the auditorium of the Virginia
Hotel in this city, on Wednesday
December Ia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-05

The crowned pigeon is one Of the
handsonest Of the beautiful birds
abounding in New Guinea.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-05
ESTABLISHED 1854

Oldest Daily Newspaper in the
United States and Best Advettls-
ing Medium in Northern Virginia
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-05

For this section-Fair today ard
tomorrow; slightly warmer to-
day; moderate northwest to south
west winds
High tide tomorrow; 1854 a. m,
12:4S p. m.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-29
New 4.n BIG SISTERS CLUB
"Methsreraft" 10 0asie Idea ef o..
! oanixation Recently Formed In
Massachusetts

"Aiotl,ercrnft" IL the basic idea of
the 4-H Big Sisters club which has re.
Gently been organised In Beverly.
Mass. through the effort OF the State
club leader. Rome Of these girls who
Joined this new club had already had
''moti.ercraft" leasons through the baby
welfare nurse and were able ia. demon
strate how to bathe very young baby.
Home visits were made by the club
leader to have the reai mother under
stand exactly what the club Was for
to teach the older girls how to care
for the youngest children.
The members brouxht their "cluh
children" to the first meeting Of the
health center to be weighed and meas-
ured. One girl had q little hrosher.
fifteen months old. another . brother
eighteen months: there were three
younger sisters five years old. and one
girl had twin aisters two and q half
years old that she had cared for since
their birth. The "t,lg sisters" club IL.
cludes knowledge. Of wsshing and
bathing the children. dressing them.
putting child to be,l. and suitable ea.
tertainment. They are taught how to
keep q record and askesl to report
on the games played with their "ciIii.
dren." The making ~ simple Christ.
mas toys II aiso taught.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-29
Wm DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWMpRoo1

Yor many yesr druesists have wstshed
~i.h much interest ths remarkable record
maintained by Nr. Kjlmer's Swamp. Root.
the great kidney. liver and bladder msdi.
eiae.
II 10 = physicisss prescription.
Swsmp.Root 10 . strengthening ,nedi.
ei.e. II keIps the kidNeys, liver and blad.
der DO the work nature intended they
should do.
Swamp Root has stood the test of years.
II ia sold by all drussi~ts IN ia merit
and II should help you. No other kidney
medicine has NJ many friends.
H sure 10 sct Swamp Root and start
treat'n~nt st once.
However. II YOU wish first 20 trst this
srrat preparation send ten cents 10 III.
kilmer 4 Co.. Binsha amton. N. y. for q
sample hottie. When writing be sure snd
mention this paper Advertisement.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-29
H1NHNNN @
@ QUeN11C

SensOn venl casserole with bit
Of carameiixed sugar.
Tomato omelet mny he accompanied
with shredded lettuce.
Substitute bornx for b!uIng and the
clothes will he whittier.
Creaincd chickep In good served In
scooped-out crusty rolls.
In making ounce Jelly try coIoring
with = few drops Of beet Juice.
Good "snow mittenx" for the kIddies
can be made from old sweaters.
II the oven IL too hot. q basin Of
water placed ln the bottom will
cool II.
Green peppers are aptetisins stuffed
with chopped boiled liam. raisias,
chopped apples and bread crumbs.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-29
RICE FLOUR USED TO
GET BAKING VARIETY
Supsested for Making Various
0reads and Cakes.
Nst Svltaote AleNe eN Account 81
laek ~ 0lvteN-exeslteNt 8vesti.
tvts fer Wheat In Making
WaSgyes and ceslssss.

tPseeArsA ~ the UniteA Sastss Department
ef ASrssslsSrs.l
Rice Aeur may be used In various
kinds of breads, cakes and cookies, the
Unitsd States Department Of Asricul-
turs suggests. Because Of the lack Of
gluten. sice Aour alone is not suitable
for saAkbag bread. but bread Of good
texturs nay he made from mixed
wheat and vice aour. Rice nour Is also
90 sxesllent Substitute for wheat In
vaDeo and certain kinds Of cookies
aud cake.
Ntes Fssve WsNsss.
i,sssCscn AN tabIsspoeas melt
. teaspoons baking q tat
powder eggs
Slft the dry Ingredients together and
add them slowly to the milk, beaten
egg yolks and melted fat. Fold In the
stimy beaten whites and cook the
walIles In Q hot well.greaseJ Iron.
Rtes.Flsvr cseenvt Drep Cookies.
esss we'll beaten \ tablespoon .slt
4 cup sugar teaspoons baking
! tablespoon melted powder
fat cup grated COCO.
Z tablespoons milk nut
IN cups rice -four teaspoon vanilla
Mix together the Ingredients In the
order given. drop the batter by the
spoonful on q CREASED baking sheet,
and bake for 10 minutes In moderate
oven.
Sponge Cake.
eggs (yolks and : teaspoons lemon
whites beaten sep Juice
assteiy) teaspoon vanilla
y cup sugar y cup rice hour
I tablespoon hot VA. ~ teaspoons bak-
ter Ing powder
! teaspoon salt
Combine the ingredients In the order
in which they are listed and bake the
cake a. loaf or In mufiin pans.
This cake may be used a. II II or NJ
the basis for many desserts. Baked In
4 thin aheet. spread with soft jelly and
rolled. Il makes Q delicious jelly roll.
II may be served with sauce like cot
tass pudding. or II may be baked 10
layers and put together with custard
Alllng for q Martha Warrington pie.
Of uoso for Q shoeteaks with fresh
fruit bstween The layess.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-29
t7s.ooo. 900 Lives savsd.

Superintendent q. =. cutler rrpNrip
that approximately i70,OM.NW NV
were rescued from Inndiockesl wa'cvs
along the Mississippi river during ~"
scasOn which closed November I.
This work establishes n record IN
the history Or the bureaus operations
and serves Ia Illustrate the tremendous
mortality To which the river Mslms
are liable because Of physical co,ws'-
tiOms resulting FROM fresIscis. FISH.
cries Service Bulletin.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-29

At present four kinds Of dress forms
are being used. The first is the most
expensive, and is made with COM
mercial dress form and lining 10 1T
all the lines Of the wearer's figure.
The lining is adjusted over the dress
form. and stufiing is put In between
the lining and the form until the Iin-
ing Is tightly filled. ~
Another variety Is made by stuffing
tight-fitting lining with excelsior,
cotton, or some like substance. This
is not as satisfactory AS 1t might he,
for great cure must he exercised to
give the dress form the right lines and
1t loses its shape more or less rapidly.
A third method is to cover n tight.
fitting lining, while 1t is OH Its owner,
with plaster OF paris; this Is allowed
to harden, and the whole is then care.
fully removed. The lining should have
an opening down the front. Stufiing
is then pu. In until 1t is firm.
Most Satisfactory esttiss.
The most satisfactory homemade
BEETLES. however, are made with
gummed paper. This variety costs
less :han II dollar, und Is said to give
as good satisfaction US one which
brings $50 across counter. They
are made by pasting two thicknesses
Of gumined manila sealing paper ON II
tight-fittlng undervest while on the
prospective owners figure. When the
gum has dried, the jacket is removed
by Sitting down the back and front.
These halves are then put together
again with gummed paper. The gen.
eral effect Is that Of q heavy papier-
maclle form. One OF the hest features
Of u homemade betty is that 1t Is
Hn exact duplication Of the wOnan's
own form.
The dress form means real saving
In money AZ well as time and patience
to every woman whether she Is max.
Ing new clothes or making over old
ones.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-29
History .. She 10 Quoted

The Woman was shopping In Stntc
street department store. She wanted
II hat. There were two others ut the
counter. shopping, without wanting
anything. The tall. thin ono lifted .,
brown velvet trlcOrnercd shape IN the
light.
pretty. ain't ~" SHE asked her
pOrtly friend. who carried u book IN.
der her arm.
"Ycs. very" answered the friend F;
''rcmin,ls me Of Napoleon"
"NHI'Oieon?" Iueriesi the tail one.
whose nufYy hair covered n vacuum.
How and when NxIsOIssn!"
"Oh." answered she Of the book, will,
superior dIssinin. Don't you know I
NaIn,letH, cisrssing tho Delaware -
Chicago Journal.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-29

(Prsparsd by the United States Department
Of Agrtculture.)
Every woman who makes garments
for herself longs for a dress form, II
she does not already possess one, and,
II she does, she regards 1t as one Of
the most necessary pieces Of sewing
equipment that she has. 1t is very
difficult to fit oneself. When the arms
are moved to change pin or a bss-
ting which needs adjusting, the At Of
the whole garment is changed, and
the filter does not know where the
right place is for the seam or the trim
ming. A dress form or Betty, as 1t
Is often called, does away with this
difficulty. but because Of the expense
Of the commercial ones few women In
the past have felt they could afford
TO own one.
Garment making clubs are among
the most popular Of the many organ
lied by the home demonstration agents
who are sent out by the United States
Department of Agriculture. and their
members are learning easier and bet
NcI ways VI OhcScluNAuS. LIE c4lcH-
sion workers soon discovered that the
farm woman who attempts to do part
or all Of her own sewing-and the ma
jOrity Of them dO-enc0unters the
most difficulty in fitting the garments
and adjusting the trimming. What
she needs IL dress form. and since
dress forms are beyond the means Of
the larger number, the home demon
stratiOn agents had to set their wits
to work and invent homemade sub
stitu:e.
Kinds Of Dress Forms.
Today thousands of these home
made dress forms are In use In the
ruraf and small town homes Of this
country. IN Merrlmac county. N. H..
II communities have organized them
selves. for the purpose Of making
dress forms. This means that the mt
jorIty Of women In that county will
have one Of these cOnveniences.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-29
Queer Esis Of hawaii.

n lins Just been announced from The
Leland SinDfNr'i. IT,. university. TINT
ns II result of iI,e eruption Uf Mnuni,
Lon, Hawaii. two Senrs ngO, six spccI.
mems "f hsl, cntlreiy new to mlcnc"
were thrown upon III" sl,or. of III"
Islands. tn" wns u cOng"r eel win
h""ks ~, it- snp,i. resembling black.
berry il'prns. They wcr" MI dccp.wn.
ter fish. coming from n depth Of i!H
IN INU feet.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-29
ossisahls lnesrehaNae.

"Sim,csn,nnship often i,Niulgcs In
lengthy hiscUssiOn.'
II approve NJ H." declared Ssnat"v
Sorghum: "ti,r D,Otn. Of civilization, 'le-
pes,sls an making conversation y"
pieasasst nn'i interesting that people
will not permit n I" be interrupted
by f,gI,ting.'
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-29
,s,s., Turns From Moses.

And when the people saw that Moses
delayed to come down out Of the
mount, the people gathered themselves
together unto Aaron. and said unto
him, Up. mike US gois. which shall 70
before US: for ~ for this Moses. 'ho
man that brought us up out Of the
land Of Egypt. we wOt not what ID
become Of hIm.-ExOtlus 81: I.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-29

Watch cvtievrs Improve vevr Skin.
TN rising and retiring gently smear
the face with cuticUra OintmeNt.
WASH OR Ointment IN nve minutes
with CutIcmrM Sosp snd hot water. II
II wonderful Whist Cuticurs will dp
for l,os,r complications. dsnAru6. itching
eud red rovxh hands.-AdvertIacmsnt.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-29

esIth 10 ovbstanee ~ Things.
Faith In the substance Of things
hoped for. the Evidence Of things poe
eeea.-Hsbrcws, ll:l.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-29
Not 90 Catching.

~ hear your father " NJ
"Ycs, quite H."
"COntMgIOus disease"
II hope not the ,lH.tOv snys i'a
OverwOrk. .''-tarncgie pmppct.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-29
American-isms

Why Net start the New Year With
Resolve to Give Our Time and
Attention to the Thinos That Ars
Coed and Step the Dad habit Of
Finding Fault With Others.