Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-05
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
(From Our Special Correspondent

L1ClOH Oh dfIHdInellS al 81 is'i 80 '.Ns
pertain to the policies OF the Japan
ese government The Japanese dele
gates to the arms conference, while
nominally selected by the late Ere.
mier, were chosen more on account OF
their particular merits to deal with
various problems to come before the
gathering which starts on November
l2. While the assassination of the
Japanese Premier is regretted IN Of
fetal circles, it will not have q tend
ency to delay consideration of the
problems affecting the Far Eastern
questions which are to be brought up
and threshed out before the members
Of the conference. Outside of Far
Eastern matters, Jaan has no partl-
cular interest in the arms conference
and the untimely end of Premier
Hara will not change the situation
in any respect.
When Sergeant Samuel Woodfill, re-
garded BY General PeSshing as the
greatest hero Of the World War call
ed to pay his respects to President
Harding yesterday he was evidently
very much perplexed. While he exhi-
bited rare courage, daring and unusua!
heroisn in cleaning out German ma
chine nests, fighting with pick when
his ammunition was exhausted, his
ordeal ut the White House got the
better of him. He evinced the typical
soldier that he is and clearly demon
strated that he wants nothing of the
fuss and feathers that goes with the
visit to the Commander-inC Chief of
the Army and Navy Of course, Wood
fill was congratulated by the Presi-
dent for his acts Of daring and hero
ism. But the only comment the SER
geant would make upon leaving the
Executive office was:
81 found the President very busy
man."
Declaring that the reputation Of the
army is at stake, Secretary of War
Weeks stated today that he would
ask Congress to carry on the fullest
investigation into the charges made
by Senator Watson, of Georgia that
American soldiers in France were
hanged on the gallows without SO
much as a trial.
EITHER the charges Of Senator
Watson. ere true or they are not true"
SAID Secretary Weeks. y shall do
everything in my power to assist any
committee of Congress in bringing
out the real facts in order that the
good name of the army and its work
in the World War may not remain un-
der the stigma placed upon it by the
charges of the Georgia Senator"
Royal A. Haynes, U. S. Prohibi-
ton Commissioner, is about to sub
nit an estimate of Sl0,000,000 to Di-
rector of the Budget Dawes for the
purpose Of maintaining the prohibi-
ton unit during the next fiscal year.
The appropriation for the current
year is S7,500,000.
Eve could use S50,000,000 if the
government would give it to use," de-
clared Haynes today.
In view Of the fact that General
Dawes has served notice upon all gov
ernment officials to cut all estimates
to the bone, it is very doubtful if the
appropriationfor the Prohibition Of
flee for next year will be increased to
the extent submitted by Haynes. If
the government was getting any re-
turns from. the operations of the pro-
hibition enforcement officers the sit
uation would be quite different. But
as matters now stand everything is
going out and nothing coming in, in
so far as the management of that
particular branch Of Uncle Sans
work is concerned.
The Argentine Republic has made
arrangements with American bank
ers to borrow S10,000,000 in this coun
try to be expended in the purchase
of railway equipment Of all kind to
be used on the transportation systems
of that country. Most of the money
will be loaned by New York bankers.
This information was contained in
a message received b. the Depart
ment of Commerce today from Ameri-
can Consular Agent Feely at Buenos
Aires. Some rs new locomotives are
to be purchased by Argentine from
the American Locomotive Works,
while other rail equipment companies
in the United States will receive
proportionate share of orders as a
result Of the advance to be made to
the South American Republic.
A great number of government
clerks who temporarily reside in
Washington, but who still hold their
voting residences in Virginia, will go
home to vote in the Gubernatorial
election on Tuesday next. This ap-
plies to Republicans as we'll as Demo
Gratis.