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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-23

Leesburg-The summer meeting OF
the Virginia Guernsey Breeders. AS
ISOLATION was held at Morven Park,
the country home of Governor West
moreland Davis of Virginia, Saturday.
The welcome to Loudon county was
given by H. T. Pancoast, president OF
the Loudoun County Breeders Asso-
citation. Welcome to Leesburg was
given by representative OF the
Leesburg chamber of commerce, while
the welcome to Morven Park was CIV
en- by Governor Davis. A response
was made by Judge Chichester, presl-
dent of the Virginia Guernsey Breed
crs' Association. C. T. Rice, secre-
tarv, discussed the work of the state
association. w. w. Fitzpatrick,
American Guernsey Cattle Club, gave
an interesting talk on "The Guernsey
Outlook in the South" After lunch
an inspection of Morven Park Guern-
sew herd was made. This was follow
cd by tour Of inspection of the prin-
cipal herds in the county.
Norfolk.-A. C. Wicks, pharmacist
mate, third class, stationed at the
naval operating base, was drowned
Saturday afternoon at Virginia Beach
when he was seized by cramps ana
carried out by the tide. The accident
occurred about o'cock, with the tlde
low and running out. Wicks had lett
a girl companion and ventured out
beyond the ropes, where, although sew
cral hundred feet from the shore, the
water was only about to his waist:
His struggles in the water attracted
the attention of the girl, who sum-
moned aid. Before the life guards
could reach him, however, he had gone
down the third time, and his body had
disappeared. Wicks was formerly at
tached to the dentist department at
the base, and was one of the most
popular and highly esteemed enlisted
men at the station.
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l99-13c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-23
NEWS IN THE GAZETTE
10S Years Ago
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
Commercial and Political
MONDAY, AUG. %, 1913.
NAVAL VICTORY.

Baltimore, Aug. 81, 1913.
Amidst the gloom occasioned
by the disasters experienced by
our gallant little fleet on the
Lake, we are cheered with the
hope of another NAVAL VIC
TORY having been obtained by
Commodore Rodgers near the
Western Islands. This news
has been received here from
Cadiz as we'll as from Lisbon;
and we are induced to believe,
as we hope, that it is true.
The postscript of a letter
dated July 4, at Lisbon, received
in this city, says:
"We have report from Cadlz,
that Com. RODGERS HAS
TAKEN A BRITISH FRlG-
ATE, off the Western Islands;
it was brought yesterday by
the Stately, 3D."
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200-2c
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NOT TOO BUSY NOW

One Western teacher wrote to her
Red Cross Chapter, 81 wonder now
that ever thought did not have
the time to do Junior American Red
Cross work. 1t is blessing to all who
undertake it. We correlate it with our
school work without the slightest eff
fort"
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and fifteen assists with no errors show
what this infield did yesterday.
NOTICE TRIPLE A MEMBERS
There will be special meeting ct
our new hall, 507 King street, 3rd
floor, Wednesday, s D. m. All men,
ibers are requested to be present as
matters Of Importance win be dis
cussed.
w. J. Monahan, Sect'y.
2O0-2c
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VIRGINIA.

VIRGINIA.
In the Clerks Office of the Corpo-
ration Court of the City of AleXan-
dria, on the 18th day of August, 1921
Robert Lee, complainant VS.. jose
phine Lee, defendant. In Chancers
No. 1749.
MEMO.
The object of this suit is to OBJ
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GAMES TODAY.

American League.
Washington at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York at Cleveland
Boston at st. Louis.
National League.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
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National League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
American League

American League.
Chicago 5, Washington d.
New York 10, St. Louis 2.
Detroit 10, Philadelphia 8.
Boston 6, Cleveland 5.
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National League.

National League.
Cincinnati 7, Brooklyn 5.
Pittsburgh 10, Boston s.
st. Louis 6, New York 0.
Philadelphia ,, Chicago l. az IN
lings.)
The New York herald., 1921-08-14

could until my ship left the ground. then he
sat back on his launches and barked as II
to say:
"'Well, Of all the fool stunts You don't
dare stay on the ground or I would surely
catch you"
"He repeated this a couple of times, SO
decided he must want to ride, so took him
up. lie seemed to enjoy 1t immensely and
after that went along most every day flew.
One day, however. was flying a De Havi-
land so did not pay any attention to him.
The cockpit of DE Haviland is so much
higher from the ground he was unable TO
jump into it. SO he walked around to the
back, jumped on the empannagc and trotted
up the twtterback into the cockpit
"Blng also took a parachute course, and
has diploma dated the Sth day Of Novcm-
ber, 1920 crediting him with one live jump
He was made mascot Of the Air Service
mechanics school by official orders.
"Bng made his second jump from air.
plane at the aerial circus at Rantou Ill.
May 80, when he hoated down strapped to q
parachute from a height of 1900 feet. On
this occasion he was In charge OF Lieut.
Harry Weddington, and Bing proved to be
the star attraction of the circus His per-
formance had been carefully planned and all
possible chance Of danger to the dog elm
mated so far as human ingenuity could do it.
There was some trouble with the s. r. c. A.
on this occasion, but Lieut.. Weddington's
The New York herald., 1921-08-14
DAN FINDS TWO NATIVE BORN NEW WORKERS A

his pistol he began calling for assistance.
Help, helpl" he yelled Attacked by
lions"
At the same time he began firing. Buck
had thought 1t out so that there was no
danger in the park. The police signal
station was in ravine and the stuffed
lion was on a steep hillside. Jim thought
the flying dirt from his bullets resulted
from the clawing of the lion. His imagina-
ton became very healthy indeed. He emp
tied his revolver and stopped to reload. The
stuffed animal became dislodged in some
manner and began rolling down the hill
toward the policeman. There he was, help
less, with nothing but club and an empty
pistol.
He didn't wait to ascertain whether he
was pursued, but a few seconds later burst
open the door of the feed room at the Zoo
and reported the escape of five lions which
had viciously attacked and attempted to
eat him.
The crowd all went later up to the refresh
ment stand and had ice cream sodas at the
expense Of Happy Jim, the King of Rusty
Row.
The New York herald., 1921-08-14

very properly resisted the disorderly conduct
of this policeman Thereupon he assaulted
them and arrested them.
OF course they were liberated the follow
ing day by the magistrate. The court under
took to ascertain the mental process of the
policeman and asked by what right he had
forcibly entered the handbag of these
citizens.
by the right Of police officer" was the
reply.
Now, there is food for thought. 1t occurs
to us that among the paramount duties Of
police officers the following might well be
listed:
To uphold the Constitution Of the United
States.
TO foster respect for State and city laws.
To assist citizens in maintaining order
To protect citizens In lawful pursuits.
To defend the public welfare
To promote public harmony.
To encourage good morals.
To preserve the peace.
To aid justice.
To obey the law
These things cannot well be done by
The New York herald., 1921-08-14
Air Service Mascot
Loves Flying and
Dropped 5000 Feet
in Show Stunt With
out Injury

TUT BTNG, dog aviator and parachute
NH jumper of the Army Air Service
is the most cherished possession
Of Lieut.. T. L. Stromme who made the New
York 70 Nome flight, next to his plane, for
with all true airmen the plane comes first
When the Lieutenant is asked about his pet
he wakes enthusiastic. as every good man
does about a good dog. "He joined the Air
Service three days after he was born" said
Lieut.. stromme. cor. rather. should say he
was born into the Air Service. having seen
the light OF day first in the fire department
building on Kelly Field, No. /.
II happened to be passing a couple of
him, as I had contemplated his arrival l
allowed him to remain with his mother sew
era days, then 7 took him to my quarters
and proceeded 10 teach him the art Of drink
ing rather than remaining sucker all
his life. lie did not take very kindly to this
new method Of obtaining nourishmsnt but
il was not long before he began to realize
that the table d'hote service was better SER
vice than the cafeteria style to which he
had become accustomed
"Blng has lived with me since that day and
has been my constant companion. Whenever
no hears the buzz Of my automobile he rapid
1y makes for the front seat.
Tho FIRST idea I had Of Binr's desire to
fly was about six months after his birth,
It had been hs custom to ride with me to
the flying stage but ne would remain in the
car until came down. This particular time
he followed me out to the flying stage and
watched me while TAXED out. I was flying
one OF those old 'Yennies,' and he came
out to where was to take off. and when
started to take off he ran AZ fast an he
The New York herald., 1921-08-14
How Fish Express Their Emotions

since there are more than three hundred
species that known to produce sound.
The Scaende are probably the best
amres OF the falsity of this notion. for they
emit noises that may be heard from a depth
of twenty fathoms. It has been suggested
that the story of the songs of the sirens
originated in the utterances of these fishes
travelling in schools.
When captured the scad or horse mack
erel the gobefish. the grunt, the pigfish
and the hogflsh make sounds resembling the
gruntng of pigs while one of the best known
fishes on the Atlantic seaboard, the croaker
gets it's name from the croak it gives when
caught. Carp also croak when taken out OF
the water.
The legend Of the Pascagoula River and its
mysterious music has been explained as the
noise made by seadrums. II may often
be heard on summer evenings The listener
being on the beach, or, yet more favorably, in
a boat floating on the river. a low, plaintive
sound Is heard rising and falling like that
OF an eollan harp, and seeming to issue from
the water The sounds which are sweet and
exceedingly plaintve. cease as soon there
is any noise or disturbance of the water
When Humboldt first visited the South
Seas an extraordinary noise startled the crew
one evening. At first II was like the beating
OF many drums in the distance and then
the sounds seemed to come from the ship
herself, near the. poop. AT first the terrified
crew thought that the vessel had sprung
a leak, but 1t was soon discovered that the
sounds were produced by fishes
Formerly It was believed that fishes could
not hear, as they have no ears. but anato-
msts have proved that they have internal
organs of hearing. Tn Sweden the church
bells are not rling during the Dream season
lest the fish take flight and desert the region
During the pichard fishery the people are
no less careful OF their senstiveness to
sound.
In contrast to the poorly developed sense
of taste in fishes is their acute sense OF smell.
as evidenced by the selection they make In
their food.
The New York herald., 1921-08-14
Astonishing Leads Him Suggest They Their Kind Also Gives
to Who Bobbed
Of Discussion
RsewAso NaesH

full conclusion only by the imagination of
the officer.
This policeman by the way was one of the
most popular men in our city. He was one of
the kindest, most gentle men we have ever
come in contact with. He Is dead now, died
as a captain of the police force At that
time however we had asked that he be
assigned to one of the principal parks for
the reason that he was so kind to children
and so courteous to women His name was
Jim Sheppard, and he was always known as
Happy Jim, the King of Rusty Row" the
latter part of his title having been acquired
while he was on duty in a particularly dis
orderly section of the negro district. BY
his firmness with the negroes. his under
standing of them and by his kindness and
consideration he transformed the district
into very orderly quarter, and he could
always count upon the assistance of many
negroes in preserving order or making an
arrest.
Well Happy Jim was at the park. A
mountain lion, the Fels concolor of the
west. died, and Backie tanned the skin and
stuffed him. 1t was an excellent job of
taxidermy. Happy Jim reported to head
quarters just after dark from signal
station that was on lonely path in remote
section of the park. An electric light, one
Of the old style incandescents, shed it's feeble
rays for a few feet in every direction just
at the box. Buck placed the stuffed lion
alongside shrub in plain view and then
concealed himself behind some large rocks
on the other side of the path. He knew Jim
had pistol and he wanted to be safe.
Happy Jim Sheppard went whistling up
tho path, swinging his club, with his mind
at case, at peace with the world and all that
live upon 1t. He failed to see the lion, so
Buck threw stone among the shrubbery
One look was enough for Jim AS he drew
The New York herald., 1921-08-14

rANY quaint ideas were held by the
M aneients s',, with ''-' respect to fishes and
there are innumerabe legends IL
lustrating their habits. According to them,
they held converse with man. and not in
frequently aided him in his daily occupa-
tions, thus showing that they possessed
nearly all the attributes of human beings,
though in a lesser degree. 1t has been
demonstrated that fishes and the higher land
animals are largely swayed by the same
emotions and give rational expression to
them
Fishes erect their scales or fin rays when
under the influence of anger or terror ex-
actly as feathers or hairs are erected In
birds and animals As fishes have eyes with
out movable eyelids and cheeks encased
with bony plates or covered with hard scales,
which are hardly suitable for smiling, one
cannot expect TO find facial expressions. as
of joy, pain, and astonishment 80 well
marked as In some of the higher animals.
Recent demonstrations, however. have shown
change of color to be one of the best In
dexes to the emotions.
When the fish is sick it's color is apt to
be faint, as when In health. anger. or breed
ing. the colors stand out brightly and vividy.
Among the best examples of the effect OF
the emotions on color are the parrotnsh and
stickleback. These species have violent tenn
pers and appear to be always carrying imag-
mary chips on their shoulders. During the
breeding season cornbats between the males
are exceedingly common. When fighting
their Joseph coats stand out with amazing
brilliancy but after the combat Is over the
defeated one, with colors faded, hides his
disgrace among his more pacific companions.
Even then no is not left In peace, as the
victor seems to take delight in prosecuting
him in many ways.
Long Thought Dumb,
Fish Utter Various Sounds
Fishes are charged with being voiceless,
but nothing could be further from the truth,
The New York herald., 1921-08-14

eoquence prevailed and the Jump came off
reaches the ground on a still day in one and
A half minutes but the dog weighs only
twenty five pounds. and IL took seven and q
half minutes for Bing TO reach terra dymo.
The impact when he reached the earth was
approximately the same as IL would be II
he jumped from an elevation of three inches
The parachute was opened before he jumped.
The harness with which he was strapped to
the chute had n test strength of 5000
pounds, and the chute was eighteen feet
wide"
After this thrilling but perfectly safe stunt
Bng was sent to his master in Washington,
and his entraining was made the occasion
dog in the United States, and probably in
the world. The parade to the depot was led
by a band followed by Bing led by Sergent
Shoemaker, then followed the $50 men OF
Section and long string of automobiles
headed by the commanding officer.
Bing was Grated before being entrusted to
the express. and was also insured for 81 900.
Bng is part terrier, not yet two years
old. While some ambitious canine aviator
may cross the Atlantic or Pacific any time
by the air route and therefore snatch the
laurels from the pointed ears Of Capt. Streets
Alaskan pets. Bing will continue to retain
his lofty niche in the hangar OF fame as the
first dog that ever made a successful para
chute Jump from an airplane
The New York herald., 1921-08-14

TIME appearance that women present
depends absolutely upon the imag-
ination of man, anyway. We know,
OF course, and women will admit, that the
object of their clothes is to attract men. 1t
is a perfectly natural thing for them to
select them for that purpose They are
obeyng one Of the fundamental impulses of
nature. Now suppose their clothes are so
horrid and abominable that they attract the
attention of men. In that event the clothes
have accomplished their object, just as much
as If they had, been so beautiful as to attract
attention. 1t is something like printing an
advertisement upside down or msspelling a
few words in tit may be a rotten ad, but
it attracts attention and causes comment.
Speaking of imagination reminds us of a
joke that Buck Lewis played on the park
policeman, which was brought to a success
The New York herald., 1921-08-14

THE OLD SERGEANT A poem of reflection
Byron Forceythe Wilson. Eastern Publish
ing Corporation, New York and Boston.
T HIS touching poem was handed in
for review by a gentleman who
stands very close to the inner circle
Of the Anti-saloon League. He declares it
was brought to his attention by DR.. Ander-
son, the well known publicist, who burst
into tears upon reading that portion of the
tale where the Old Sergeant begins to talk.
We readily admit that the words of the
old soldier seem to have been prophetic
In considering this poem 1t must be re-
menbered that it was written during the
early part of 1868. at a time when series
of prolonged laughs would have been the
answer to any one who suggested that
time was coming when a drink of booze
could be had only by securing the consent
of physician.
In view Of this fact it must certainly
have been not only vision of the future
but a most remarkable exhibition of
prophetic powers which could cause the Old
Sergeant to say as he lay dying in 1863:
"Come little nearer, Doctor-thank you let
me take the cup;
Draw your chair up-draw tt closer just
another little sup:
Maybe you think that I'm better; but I'm pretty
we'll used up
Doctor, you've done all you could do, but I'm
just a-going up
Our friend said that was the stanza
which so affected Dr. Anderson and made
him realize what wonderful thing he had
done for the world in general by removing
from the bartenders the business of pre-
scribing for the ailments of the world and
giving it over to the regular practitioners.
There used to be a time, you know,
when a regular attendant could drop into
bar early in the morning and begin some
thing like this:
ED, l had a row with my wife this
morning because she put too much soda in
the biscuits. 1t made me feel mighty bad.
What would You adviser"
Or it might be something not so specific.
fellow might just naturally have felt out
of sorts, which induced the feeling that he
needed something. Whatever was the mat
ter good old Ed was always ready with
advice and prescription, although 1t must
be admitted that all his prescriptions pro-
duced the same general effect.
We heard a lady complain one day that
she hoped the time would arrive in her life
when she could hear some man of her
family say that he believed he would take
a drink just because he wanted one.
"Why always have excuse for taking
a drink" she said. 1T is either too hot or
too cold, Bill has a cinder in his eye, Jack
has a headache, Jim feels nervous. Joe Is
fatigued, one has a toothache. another a
pain in his ear and another has a cold.
If we could just get a physician over here
and cure up the whole lot Of them we could
save a lot of whiskey in this house"
Maybe that was the basis for this thing
Of having a prescription from physician
before taking a drink Perhaps some other
women had noticed the same thing.
Anyway. the Old Sergeant saw 1t coming
and told about it in 1868.
The poem? Oh, yes 1t is about an old
soldier who has a vision of the battle of
Shiloh on his doathbed. II Is good poem,
too.
The New York herald., 1921-08-14
Idea of Ending the Discussion

home we would have. a ready retort, the
burden of which would be to advise him to
seek residence in a place where they not
only bob their hair but have it singed off.
So that ends the argument.
The New York herald., 1921-08-14

NJ IN have seen a lot in the papers
w recently about OoODed hair Of
course We started the discussion,
but we had no idea that so many persons
would get excited about it. So having
started the whole thing we will now render
our decision and end the argument
We decide (of course, remember that ours
is the masculine point OF view that girls
should not bob their hair, for the reason
that they are much more beautiful with
long hair and because we like to see little
wisps of it blowing across their cheeks, but
we admit that if we had a wad Of hair coiled
up on top of our head and had to suffer the
heat, the inconvenience and the headaches
that come from 1t we would not only bob
our hair but might even have the clippers
run over our head just to see how it felt.
Then if any one had anything to say about
our appearance either in the office or at
The New York herald., 1921-08-14

assaulting peaceful citizens on the streets at
night and demanding the right of seizure
and search.
The New York herald., 1921-08-14
Bing, Brave Parachute Jumping Dog

Bing Air parachute strapped
his him watching his Lieut.
Stromme, for a hop"
The New York herald., 1921-08-14

NoU may wen ask why it Is that wo
are interested in inducing these gem
tlemen to organize the new associa-
tion. wen. there is a story about man who
went TO a grocer and said:
III you will furnish the eggs, sugar and
milk ! will furnish tho whisIScy and we can
have some eggnog."
The grocer agreed to furnish the ingre-
dents 50 the man went 70 q saloonkeeper
"Tf you will furnish the whiskey" he said.
+ will furnish tho eggs and milk and we
will have some eggnog"
The saloonkeeper agreed ana SO no in
vited both parties TO meet him at his apart
ment When they had gathered together
and passed the usual compliments of the day
upon such occasions, the man spoke.
Now for the cggnog," he exclaimed.
Wait minute said the GROCER Lets
see where We stand on this dcal.'
What Is your trouble. friend2" asked the
man who had arranged the party.
why Just this answered the grocer.
This gentleman here Is furnishing the
whiskey for this eggnog and am furnish
ing the milk, eggs and sugar"
Certainly, ] know that" responded the
man.
well, where DO you get into this party?".
Why my dear fellow am the promoter"
was the answer
So put us down as being the promoter of
the NATIVE SONS or OLD NEW YORK.
A NEW point OF view regarding the
~ rights Of officers Of the law and of
law abiding citizens was given us by
an arresting officer few weeks ago.
II seems that three citizens left the lodge
OF which they were members and started
home. One Of them had the collections of
the evening, several hundred dollars, in
handbag. a policeman decided that he
wanted to see what was inside the handbag
II was mere curiosity on his part. He did
not have u search warrant. Two of the men
The New York herald., 1921-08-14

Old New
The New York herald., 1921-08-14

E UT BING, dog aviator and parachute
II jumper of the Army Air Service.
= is the most cherished possession
The New York herald., 1921-08-14
Dams Own Book Review.

THE OLD SERGEANT. A poem of reflection.
Byron Forceythe Wilson. Eastern Publish
ing Corporation, New York and Boston
T HIS touching poem was handed in