Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-10-18
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY

into the situation" and awaiting de-
velopments" are two popular phrases
at the various executive departments
Just at this time when q strike OF
railroad employees seems imminent.
If you ask Cabinet official II there
is any news, he answers you with
either one or the other OF the eH-
pressions noted above. And that IS
about all that you will get out OF nm.
Naturally. the administration, from
President Harding down, IS keeniE
alive to the consequences that "ould
follow walk-out or the part of the
railway workers and they are bend
ing all their efforts to prevent such
disaster from being visited upon the
nation. But if they see any settlement
of the differences between employers
and employees they are keeping then
own council and there has been no
hint Of solution thrown out to the
general public up to date.
Col. Charles r. Forbes, Managing
Director of the Veterans Bureau has
habit of visiting around among the
different departments of his bureau.
Hardly half hundred clerks know
him by sight and he very frequently
drops in upon them to see how they
are progressing in their work.
The other day, Col. Forbes visited
one of the divisions of his Office and
turning to one of the young female
employees, who was busy operating
an adding machine said:
"What are you doing?"
I'm working. What do you think
| am doing?" Can't You see?
The Colonel seemed very much
amused at the incident, but when the
clerk was told that she had addressed
the head Of the bureau she almost
tainted
Royal A. Haynes, u. S. Prohibition
Commissioner calls attention TO the
fact that simply because the imports
of distilled spirits from abroad were
greater during the month of August.
1921 than for the same period IN 1871
this does not mean that the country Is
getting vast quantities Of intoX!cat-
ing liquors from foreign countries.
HAYNES explains the increase in i'm
ports by pointing out that foreign
spirits and wines are favored by
many physicians for medicinal pur-
noses and that many religious bodies
prefer French. Spanish. Italian or
Palestine wines to domestic wines tor
sacramental purposes.
Urban Lcdoux. self-styled Apostle
of the unemployed, who conducted an
auction sale in Boston recently Of
some Of the iobless. is a frequent
visitor to the White House these days.
The Zero Man" as he is sometimes
referred to is just now taking deep
interest in the threatened strike OF
railway employees He says they have
every right to strike and that he vii!
forcstall any attempt of strike break
crs to take the place of the men when
they vacate their positions. Appar-
emily. he does not seem to fear pos
sible Jail sentence for his activities IN
this respect.
President Harding is going to
mingle with the folks" in Virginia
during the next couple OF days. lie
leaves Washington tonight on board
the MavAowcr for trip to Williams
burg to attend the installation OF the
new president of William and Mary
College. After he has delivered an ad-
dress here. he will visit the historic
cities of jamestown and Yorktown,
returning to Washington Thursday
morning. The Chief Executive long
ago expressed desire to look over
some of the historic spots in the old
Dominion and took advantage OF the
first opportunity afforded him. lie IS
assured of royal welcome by the
natives.
1t is expected that at the next exc
cutivc session of the Senaten the
nomination of Jesse s. Cottreli' Of
Knoxville, Tenn. as L. S. Minister
to Bolivia will be confirmed. Jess
as he is famiiarly known at the Ma
tional Capital, has been one OF tn"
most prominent Washington cores
pondcnts for number of years. COW
erine assignments for batch OF
Southern newspapers. He IS popuIar
with the statesmen on Capitol Hlll
and there is not the slightest doubs
but that he will make a record for
himself and the nation he represents
upon the assumntion of MS minister
ial duties in the South American
country.
candy" Mellon. Secretary of the
Treas,rery who is 66 years old SAYS
he will walk all the way from tho
Capitol to the Arlington National
Cemetery on Armistice Day when the
body of the unknown American sol
dier is Inferred in that historic burial
ground.
Isaac Gregg
CATHOLIC Club NEWS