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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17
STOP, LOOK AND READ
KEEP THE POTS BOILING

Dear Friends. CA Merry Christmas
to you.)
will you help US to make it a
Merry Christmas for some good lit
tie boy or girl, some old man or
woman. Help US to brighten the
corner where they are so that the
sunshine of life may be theirs this
Christmas Morn.
You will help US know you will.
Let the Salvation Army be your
searchlight, sending its rays of hope
and gladness into the homes OF the
poor by giving them a Christmas
dinner.
This is the work of the Salvation
Army. No services too menial, too
difficult, or too dangerous for the
Salvation Army to perform.
The Salvation Army never failed
your boy in his time of need, (Over
There.) 1t will not fail in its work
caring for the needy of Alexandria.
We are striving to supply 100
Christmas baskets. Shoes, clothing
and toys for Is or more children.
In additional to this special help,
so appropriate to the season, relief
is given all through the year. Each
case receiving our personal attention
and investigation. Help is dispensed
according to the merits of the case
Our general work. owing to the
failure of our annual effort, is great
ly in the need of financial support.
A generous response at this time
will enable US to do a greater and
more effective work than ever be:
fore. Old shoes, old garments, old
toys, candy and groceries will help tc
make them happy.
For all your kindness in the past
we thank you warmly. With the
heartiest greetings of the season
We remain, Faithfully yours.
Captain j. F. Mcintyre,
Phone $40 Officer in charge
Notice-Make all checks payable tc
the Salvation Armyu.
We have no collectors going from
house to house or store to store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17
DOUBLE HEADER
A. L. |. VS.. Roamer A. Geo. Ma
son High VS.. Manassas High

The Alexandria Light Infantry will
clash with the Roamer A. c. better
known as Eastern High School. This
being the same aggregation that de-
feated the Dreadnaught Reserves Sum-
day. From all news about this team,
a fast game is sure to result as they
have won seven games and are COM
ing here to try and make it eight
straight. The soldier boys will have
their regular line up. While Prender,
O'Dea and few other we'll known
players will be seen in the visitors
line up.
The First game of the evening will
begin at 7.3O p. m. will be between
Geo. Mason High and Manassas High.
This game is one of the series games
for the girls championship of the state.
There are now 10000 known vari-
ties of orchids.
A little more than thirteen cubic
feet of wood is used in the making of
100 pounds of paper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17

Richmond-Albert ]. McMath, of
Onancock, Accomac county, Oldest
member in point of service on the
State Board of Agriculture and lmml-
grafton, was Tuesday elected presi-
dent of that body to succeed Berkeley
D. Adams, of Charlotte county, who
resigned. Mr.. McMath is one Of the
largest truck growers in Accomac
county and is secretary-treasurer OF
the Eastern Shore Truck Exchange,
one of the most successful organlza-
tions in America, and which last
wear spent $4,000 in telegraphic tolls
in order to keep members posted on
the markets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17
PUGH-MAWYER WEDDING

Miss Margery Mawyer and Mr..
Charlie F. Pugh were quietly mar
ried Thursday afternoon at the par
sonage Of the NJ. E. Church South
Rev. DR.. E. V. REGISTER, pastor, Of
ficiating. They were attended by
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Pettey and Mr..
Francis Fannou. The couple will
make their home in this city.
I might say further that neither child
knows their mother is dead. The lit
tie girl is not competent as a wit.
pital in Fredericksburg and does not
know her father is on trial for his
life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17
TO FIX SALARY
Commission to Determine Pay For
New Councilmen Meet Next Week

The commission recently named for
the purpose of fixing upon the salary
that the five councimen at large to be
elected next June will receive will it
is expected, meet during the coming
week for the purpose of fixing upon a
salary. The election of the five coun-
cilmen will take place June 6 next.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17
VIRGINIA NEWS
PARAGRAPHED

Winchester-Rev. Coupland Ran
dolph Page, rs, retired Episcopal
clergyman and courier on "Stonewall
Jackson's staff during the War Be-
tween the States, died last night from
a general breakdown. He was wound
ed three times during Ne war, and
was chaplain of the old First Mary
land National Guard Regiment twenty
five years. His father was the late
Professor William Nelson Page, of
Washington and Lee University, Lex
ington, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17
JUNIOR B. Y. P. u.

The Junior Baptist Young Peoples
Union of the First Baptist Church will
meet in conjunction with the Cen
tennial Baptist Church at Seventh
and | Streets, northeast, Wash
ington at $50 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. All local members are re-
quested to meet at o'clock at the
church on South Washington street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17

The palace of Versailles near Paris,
is said to be the costliest ever built
Louis XIV destroyed all the docu.
ments relating to this wonderful
building to prevent it's real cost ever
being known.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17
PROPERTY TRANSFERS
Deeds Of Conveyance For Several
Pieces of Property Recorded

Deeds of conveyance for the fol-
lowing pieces of property have just
been placed on record in the office of
the clerk of the corporation court. 3.
We'll and wife to William H. Wood,
house and lot f06 South st. Asaph
street; General Realty Company to
William A. Gibson and wife house and
lot |, block 5, section l, Rosemont;
Carroll Pierce, trustee, and others to
William A. Moore, Jr., lot known as
lot 5, block 10, section 2, Rosemont.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17
A Thought on Christmas
Bv "The Woman About Tolun."

The Woman About Town was re-
minded today of this story neard long
ago and tucked away in corner OF
her brain:
A pioneer mother coming into her
prairie home from her work outside,
and going to the bed of the youngest
child, found the baby gone and the
little bed cold, showing that the
small truant had been absent for
some time. Rushing to the door, she
saw only field after field of grass,
billowing waist high under the hot
prairie wind.
Hearing the alarm bell, the father
came from his work and the few
neighbors gathered. Frantic ques-
tion and troubled answer gave no
clue to the wanderer but an old
plainsman offered the only hope.
"Make a chain," he said. Join hands
and swing round in circle as far
as the baby could have gone"
The living chain OF neighbors and
parents began its slow progress
through the waving grass. Half
way around the circle, still no sign
of life; two-thirds Of the way, and
then a glad shout drew all the search,
ers to the spot where the tired child
had fallen asleep at the foot of a
stunted tree.
We have heard so much about CO.
operation that the Woman About
Town is only one of those who is
sick unto death of the word. And
vet, it is only when the family, the
church, the organization and the
State join hands that real work is
done. No mater how well-meaning
the organization or the individual, un
less they touch and clasp the hand of
the next one either the work is du-
plicated at great cost or there is a
gap in the line where the child slips
through.
Just in the past month the living
chain was formed again,-and for
little baby. Does it not seem par
ticularly appropriate that at this
season of the Christ-child, our big
organizations should do this work of
love for another child? Yesterday a
nurse came down from Clifton to
take back canvalescent baby. And
do you know the machinery set in
motion for this little one? The Pub
lie Health Service, through DR.. West,
linked hands with the State Sanitar.
ium at Catawba; then the National
Florence Crittenton Mission; the
Alexandria Hospital and Ivakota
Farm. Then the last link in the chain
of love is the United Daughters of
the Confederacy, who, last night,
planned Christmas box for the baby
and its brothers and sisters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17

A square mile of the earth's sur
face receives heat in six hours from
the sun equivalent to combustion of
$500 tons of coal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17

Did you play at the card party
given by the Junior Auxiliary of the
alexandria Hospital? ? And if you
did, were you lucky enough to win a
prize? The Auxiliary is planning
another party for Tuesday, January
10th, and the prizes will be even
nicer this time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17

The Business and Professional Wo-
mems Clubs mas the very best party
yet, arranged for one hundred OF
Alexandria's children. The whole
membership of the Club, one hun
dred women is divided into five COM
mittees and each committee is Just a
little buster than the next.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17

The tomato is both a fruit and
vegetable though for table use and
in the garden and market it ranks as
d vegetable onry In the botanical
sense it is a fruit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17

France and submarines are the
great issues yet before the naval SUBJ
committee of the conference on
limitation of armaments. It is fair
to say that there can be no naval
agreement without some kind of dis
position Of these issues, and while
they present problems of the first
magnitude, the conference has already
solved greater problems and there is
little doubt but that both will be ar
ranged in comparatively short time.
With the spotlight again focused
on her, France finds herself in an
exceedingly disadvantageous position
and there is hardly any doubt in the
minds of the keenest observers that
she will have to recede from the posi-
tion which she has taken. The agree
ment between the three great powers
makes this practically certain, mas
much as they failed to increase ma
terially the total tonnage allowed by
the original Hughes proposals. If
the Big Three had decided on ma
terial tonnage increases, then France
would not have been in such poor
strategic position, but since the Big
Three adhered closely to the Hughes
plan, France has nothing else to do
than recede or break up the confer
ence. Therefore, France must give
way.
Arthur J. Balfour, head of the
British delegation to the arms con-
ference has proposed to the represen-
tatives Of the nations attending the
total abolition of the submarine. Mr.
Balfour made the position of his gov
ernment known with respect to the
discontinuance of the further build
ing and use of submarines as means
of defense by the leading nations of
the world. He called attention to
the horrors of warfare resulting
from the use of these underseas boats
and pointed out the losses in lives of
non-combatants during the world war,
those of men, women and children,
for which the submarines were di-
rectly responsible. 1t is doubtful,
however, whether the full conference
will 90 on record as opposed to the
continued use of these underseas
! boats.
Isaac Gregs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17

When the delegates to the confer
ence on Limitation of armaments and
Pacific and Far Eastern questions
concluded their work for today, they
had finished six weeks of the most
important labor ever done in the his
tory of the world for the establish
ment of peace, for the prevention of
wars, and for universal understand
ings among the great powers.
Although the conference may have
been thought to have moved slow
ly from time to time, it is the fact
that considering the necessary delays
of the cables, caused by communica-
tion between the delegates and their
governments, it has actually moved
with the utmost speed and precision.
This is because most of the delegates
have plenary powers in fact as we'll
as in name and because they are able
often to give decisions without refer
ring matters back to their home gov
ernments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
(From oar Special Correspondent.)

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE manner
in which the British delegation has
taken charge of the publicity for the
arms conference has surprised man!
persons here, has taken the American
delegation completely unaWares and
has incidentally provided the news,
paper correspondents with material
which has enabled them to reveal
many things that might otherwise
have been kept secret.
The policy of nearly open
diplomacy has evidently been seized
by the British who have found an
immense advantage in it and who
have outdone the Americans in this
hitherto supposed American policy.
1t has been delight to witness the
manner in which the British, who
formerly have been the apostles OF
discretion in diplomatic manners,
have handled not only their own pub
licity but in fact havee just about
monopolized the publicity Of the con-
ference.
This is due to the fact that spokes-
men for the British delegation see the
correspondents twice day, once IN
the morning and once in the alter
noon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17

Amherst-Tuesday night in the
courthouse, very enthusiastic meet
ing of the people of Amherst was held
for the purpose of forming the Am
herst County welfare league, an or
ganization designed to take the place
in some respects, of the Red Cross.
Roanoke-The annual state corn and
grain show will be held jointly by the
Virginia Corn Growers Association
and the Virginia Crop Improvement
Association in this city January 26
and 27, it was announced at the Agri-
cultural Department of the Norfolk
and Wastern Railway yesterday. Lib
eral premiums will be awarded at this
show.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17
ESTABLISHED ITS.

:, Oldest Daily Newspaper in tbs
limited Ssstes and Best Advettis.
Ing Mediun in Northern Virgins
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17

Lord Riddell, the spokesman Tor
the British delegation to the Arms
Conference was asked today whether
selling battleships to South American
republics would come under the head
Of "scrapping."
"While it would not mean scrap
ping he replied, "such procedure
would undoubtedly result in
scrap "
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-08-05
Ni<8 5<{yi{i}Xi;!'I|l|,.N

tree which we have eaten with those
you have now your limbs would break.
If We bad been hungry and you had
given us food from your branches,
which you wished to keep, then |
should thank you, but not for THIS
which you threw on the ground
How dare you speak 10 ME IKE
thatT" said the tree. shaking with an
ger and sending down some unript,
hard apples, which sent the pieg.es
and Madam Pig Squealns down The
road.
Mr. Blackhrd. who had been nearby
and heard all that had been said flew
into the tree ami began 20 peck AZ an
apple.
How dare you spoil my unrlpe
fruit" said the tree when there are
plenty of ripe apples on the groundT
II did not care to risk one of your
hard apples striking me" replied Mr..
Backbird. 81 saw the way You treat
ed Madam Pig, and besides rather
enjoy spelling fruit"
"Oh, you dreadful creature" ex-
claimed the tree, so angry now that
it shook all the unripe apples from It's
branches, which fell on the ground,
bruised and worthless.
There, you see what has hap
pened," said Mr.. Blackbird, hopping
and chattering with glee. you have
lost all your fruit, and just because
you wanted to be thanked for some
thing you had thrown away.
"If you had not been so unjust to
Madam Pig perhaps | should have
eaten the apples on the ground and
YOU would not have been in such a
fit of anger and away he flew, eav-
ing the tree to think over what he had
said.
(Copyrght)
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-08-05
The Right Thing
at the Right Time
By MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE

should always ask to carry the latter
while he would, Of course, not ask to
carry her handbag.
A man never takes a womans arm
when walking in the street save when
she Is too old or feeble to walk un-
aided or when the way is so slippery
as to be hazardous. II is regarded as
decidedly provincial or second rate"
to do this.
When walking with woman man
never stops to speak to an acquaint-
ance whom he chances TO meet unless
the woman takes the lead In so doing.
If man happens TO meet woman
acquaintance, even though he is well
acquainted with her, he would not
think of stopping to talk with her in
the street, but II there was something
which they wished to discuss he might
ask whether he might walk with her
for little way. He would show the
same consideration to his mother or
sister In this regard
II man overtakes a woman going
In the same dlrectlc; that he is he
would never think Of accompanying
her without asking permission and
unless he knew her well enough to be
quite sure that she would not have
the slightest objection he would not
ask for this.
A man does not invariably take the
curb side of the sidewalk when &c.
companylng woman. He does II the
road is muddy and therefore that side
Is less desirable. In city streets he
usually takes the side that makes II
possible for him TO meet pedestrian
traffic coming In the other way. Thai
is, he would walk at her left where
traffic keeps to the right as it does In
American cities.
tCopyrigh,)
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-08-05
Decoration for Millinery 10 Easy TO
Disappointment Obtained at
Artists Shop.

Have you ever tried making gesso
hatplus? 1t is quite inexpensive, very
quick and easy to do, and most effec-
tive. These directions are from the
Christian Science Monitor
First, get a packet OF gesso powder
from an artists material shop. Empty
The powder into a basin and mix 1t
with water 10 the consistency Of put
~, Just stiff enough TO be easily rolled
and nodded with the hand into any
shape required Then have some ordl-
nary smallheaded hatpins ready and
put lump Of gesso on each. pressing
II well and moldlng 1t to the desired
shape. Many different shapes may be
tried, such as balls, oyals, egg shapes,
or iattened.out rounds like large
coin. fiat ovals and so on.
When the shapes are all ready thes
can be painted with ordinary water
colors, or oil colors II preferred. In
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-08-05
ADELE.

ERIVED from the Teutonlc Adilo,
- which also is the root of AIDE
laide. the name is one of the most an
Client known to students. The sig
nificance of the name is of the most
heroic character and 1t was favorite
with the ruling houses of the various
German prlncipalities as far back as
the Tenth and Eleventh centuries. The
name in IFS earliest beginnings was
very much the same In form and even
spelling as 1t is today. Adela Is prob
ably the widest variation in the course
of centuries.
The name was widely adopted In
France as well as in England and
Itgy under different forms from Ada
lada to Adeline.
The Jewel associated with persons
bearing the name Adele is the tur-
auolse. The turquoise is held to have
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-08-05
SCOTS USED FIRST MAcADAM
Resident Of Ayrshire Made His First
Experiments About 1914
Roads Now Common.

Macadam roads are so common In
America that national pride may well
lead us to look upon them as do
nestle product.
But John MacAdam was a Scot, resi-
dent in Ayrshire, where he made MS
6rst experiments about 1914, Accord
ing to the New York Sun. Five years
later the first public roads were laid
with the pavement and a grateful par
lament awarded the inventor a grant
Of $4,000.
In 1927, after the new pavement
had been thoroughly tested, MacAdam
was made surveyor general OF all
metropolitan roads In and about Lon
don and the use Of his method became
general throughout the United Ming
dom.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-08-05
Well Kept Roadside Where Weeds
Are Controlled by Frequent
Moving.

OF labor, and wages reached the high
est levels attained In the history OF
the country. In 1917, competent labor
could be secured for from $3.50 to So
per day, but the corresponding wages
In 1920 were from So to IS for short.
err days work.
In proportion to this demand there
was also pronounced scarcity Of con-
struction materials. Sand. gravel,
stone and cement and materials COM
monty used In road work increased In
price between 1917 and 1920 from 30
to 100 per cent. Naturally. these In
creases In cost were reflected In the
prices paid TO contractors for road
work. Gravel roads increased from
S4,535 to $3.50 per mile; concrete
from S21, 1855 to upward Of $4,000 per
mile, and brick roads from $4,000 to
S55 coo per mile.
As funds available for road con
structlon are largely limited by stat
ute, or by the returns from taxation.
majority Of the states this year have
deliberately withheld work. the plans
for which had been completed, until
they could obtain greater return for
their expenditure.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-08-05
Brilliant Fabrics, Much In Fashion
This Season, Require Different
Methods Of Setting.

The brilliant frocks which are so
much in vogue this season will need
careful laundering and, considering
that various colors require different
methods of setting. It would be good
Idea to paste the following simple
methods of setting colors over the
laundry tubs:
Blue-Take one-half cupful mild
vinegar to gallon Of water.
Pink or Red--Use from one table
spoonful to one-hnlf cupful Of vinegar
to one gallon of water
Layender-Use one tablespoonful Of
sugar OF lead to each gallon of water.
Green--Takc one-half to one ounce
VI alum, according TO the depth OF the
green tint. or the same proportion Of
sugar Of lca'l, IN one gallon Of water,
Black. deep blue or Very Dark Col
'fs--.Cse from one to two tablespoon
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-08-05
HOW Do YOU SAY 1T?
By c. N. LURE
Common Errors in English and
How to Avoid Them
EACH OTHER, ONE ANOTHER;
EITHER, ANY, NEITHER, NONE.
tCopyright.l

ROPERLY, the term each other'
I Is to be used of only one pair OF
persons or things which stand In rela-
ton, and the term zone another" only
of more than two such persons or
things. Thus, we may say. "The two
friends presented gifts to each other"
but not ito one another" "all OF the
nations of the earth should dwell In
amity with one another" not with
each other There are, however, au-
thorities on grammar who hold that
the two phrases may be used inter-
changeably; for example, .lndley Muir
ray says, 1.-Two negatives In English
destroy one another
A similar distinction Is made BY
grammarians between EITHER" and
"any" and between neither" and
"none.' EITHER" and neither apply
TO two; "any" and none" to more than
two. Thus, do not say, 4 have not
seen either OF the three men !"
.'neither Of the twelve jurors was con-
WINGED Of the mans guilt
(copyright)
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-08-05
To Launder Bright Frocks

fulsNof oxgall dissolved In each quart
of water. The garment is soaked In
this solution, dried and then washed.
II salt solution Is used II should
be made from handful Of salt aud
gallon Of water.
The material should be allowed TO
remain in II for some time.
In addition to this a few general
rules should not be forgotten. Do not
use extremely hot water or hot iron.
Do not use strong soaps. They may
dull the color or cause II to run. Each
garment must be washed by itself.