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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-29
HIGH SCHOOL PAPER
Students Will Publish "The Last Lap
Twice Month

The High School publication, "The
Last Lap, will be on sale for the first
time this session about next Wednes-
day. This paper was started last year
on small scale by Robert Midkif,
Richard Wright, and Charles Houston,
The Last Lap" of this year is an Ell
largcmcnt of the last years paper and
has on its staff number Of compe>
tent students as we'll as faculty sup
crvison. 1t will be four page paper
which will be published semi-monthly
and will contain all school news Of
note as well as editorials on the more
important features of High School
activities and announcements OF some
of the citys leading merchants. The
staff consists Of Eugene Jackson, edl--
tor; Miss Nancy WattleS, associate
editor; Robert Midkiff.. sports writer;
Richard Wright, business manager
and Bennett Moore, advertising man,
agcr. The work of these students Will
be under: the faculty supervision OF
Mrs. E. P. Jones and 2. +. Knight, Jr.
Harry ". Wade will do the printing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-29
WIFE OF SICK VETERAN OFFERS
TO SELL HERSELF s.

Little Rock, Ark, Sept 2S.-9frs.
Madeline Taylor, % years old, of Sue
cess, Ark, in a letter to the Arkan-
sas Gazette here, offers to sell her
self into servitude for two years to
any one who will place her invalid
husband in hospital and provide
funds for an operation.
Her husband, she wrote, is an eX-
service man, honorably discharged
from the navy after Ii months over
seas. He sustained an injury to his
spine after returning home and has
been helpless sence, she said. Her
only conditions are that the party
with whom she contracts to give her
labor for two years and the nature
of the work must be "respectable..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-29
WOMEN VOTERS
Organization Completed For Cam
paign For City Manager
Election

The Ward Committees of the
the interest of the City Manager
Plan of Government for the city are
announced as follows:
Miss Margaret Germond, Mrs.
G. A, Strauss, Mrs. NJ. W.
O'Brien, Mrs. Ola B. Bell, Miss
Mary Carlin, Miss Caroline Yates.
Mrs. L. P. Woodward, Mrs. Irene
c. Turk, Mrs. William Webster,
Miss Catherine Johnson, Miss Lii
lian Stubbs.
Second Ward--Chairman: Mrs
Leo P. Harlow, Mrs. Emma NJ. Arm
strong, Mrs. 7. Marshall Jones, Mrs.
Martin Delaney, Mrs. John G.
Cockey, Mrs. Dexter Forbes, Mrs.
F. R. Howell, Mrs. Jerome kauf
man, Miss Dorothy Lannon, Mrs.
Robert Tomlin, Mrs. Mark Price,
Mrs. Trymer, Mrs. n. W. Penn.
Mrs. VIM. J. Morton, Mrs. Ellen
H. Darley.
Third Ward-Chairman. Mrs. n.
S. Greenaway, Mrs. F. E. Carver.
Miss Frances Giles, Mrs. d. r.
Stansbury, Miss Constance Boush,
Mrs. George r. Buddin, Mrs. Eu-
gene R. Bode, Mrs. F. J. Paff,. Mrs.
4. Eggborn, Miss Mamie Lindsey,
Mrs. J. ". Bales, Mrs. c. E. Nicof.
Fourth Ward:-Chairnan Mrs.
Charles Bcndheim, Miss Corinne
Reardon, Mrs. S. B. Moore, Mrs.
Louis Duffy, Miss Mary Ficklin,
Mrs. c. T. Martin, Miss Mary r.
Grigg, Mrs. Ferdinand Knight, Airs.
Stephen Field. Mrs. Samuel
Luckett, Mrs. Lucy L. Borgoman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-29
Vets and Drys in Training

The vets and drys in Congress and
on the outside are doing q lot Of tao
tical maneuvering on the beer bill! ana
beer regulations which are tied up in
the Treasury Department.
Pressure was brought by the drys
all summer to have the Treasury hold
up beer regulations because the Willis
CT pbell beer bill was going to pass
promptly. 1t has not passed and now
is sidetracked, but the drys are not
asking that beer regulations be held
up any longer They feel that if they
are issued and beer gets out, that the
result will be stronger pressure or
Congress for passage of the bill! to
prevent beer, thus breaking the
strength of the flibuster against ii
Vets seem to be in a somewhat
similar state of mind. They are max
ing very little demand for the regu.
lations. and Secretary Mellon no
knowing what to do, will probably be
nothing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-29
K. c. OFFICERS
". 4. Devaughn Chosen Grand
Knight

For the first time the local Knights
of Columbus hG7d their regular busi-
ness meeting last night at their new
club rooms at the corner of Cameron
and St. Asaph Streets. An exceptional
" large membership was present, ana
following the transaction of regular
business, the following officers were
elected to serve for the period Of
October 1st. 1921 to October |, 1922:
Grand knight, W. a. Devaughn; de-
putty grand knight, F. Ethelbert Down
ham: chancellor. Lawrence ". Cor
bett; recording secretary, Francis I.
Quinn; financial secretary, Claude NJ.
Lennon; treasurer. Sylvester =.
Breen; warden. A. A. Lucas. advo-
cate. Francis q. Fannon; outside
guard. Alphonsus Lucas INSIDE guard,
VIM. Murphy; trustee, u. ]. McFar-
land; chaplain, the Rev. Louis 7Smet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-29
STENOGRAPHIC SCHOOL T(
OPEN

The Virginia Stenographic Night
School, of which Miss Anna Sum-
mers is principal and Miss Marie k.
Hohertv is assistant, will open Mon
day, Oct. 3. Individual instruction and
speed dictation are specialized. Al
ready there has been large enroll
ment. This school has been in ope-
ration here for several years and IS
now located at the northeast corner
of Royal and Prince streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-29
TROOPER THROWN
AT FAIRFAX FAIR

Private T. F. Draird of Troop /
Third Cavalry, stationed at Fort Myer,
Va, fell from his horse at the Fair
fax County fair yesterday afternoon
while taking hurdle exercise and was
injured about the head. He received
treatment at the post hospital at Fort
Myer and was able to. be out today.
Many Alexandrians attending the fan
witnessed the accident and thought
Draird was seriously injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-29
Fairfax Fair a Success
Merchants Well Pleased With Their
Trip

The Alexandria merchants who
yesterday afternoon attended the
Fairfax county fair returned home
about 6 O'Clock last night. All re-
port the fair as being big sue
cess. The various exhibits were
greatly enjoyed by the Alexandrians
who say the fair is one of the big
gest and best ever given in THAI
ccuunty. The visiting merchant;
were we'll pleased with their trip.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-29

Richmond-Motor enthusiasts OF
the state will have the opportunity
to witness the greatest dirt track
drivers in the country in action in
the Virginia State Fair Autoraces
next saturday, Oct. /, with the great
est array of professional race drivers
everassembledon one track in the Eas;
ready to line up on the tape and bat
tie for the $4,000 cash purse and track
honors, thrills and sensations rivalet:
with daredevil driving, promises to
keep the spectators on their toes e.
cry minute of the afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-29

Williamsburg-The prelegal course,
which was inaugurated at William
and Mary in 1919, has been material
~ strengthened by the addition to
the faculty of Oscar L. Shewmake, as
professor of government and citizen,
ship Mr.. Shewmake is a distinguish
ed allmnus Of William and Mary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-29

Richmond-The order has gone
fourth that beginning next Sunday,
between the hours of $3.50 and A in the
afternoon, the street cars of the city
are to be operated By one man who
will collect the fares, and make
change and open and close the doors
and ali the work. The men are to-
dav considering the matter ana
there may b trouble the city having
taken up teh subject OF making in
uuiries into the right of the COM
pany to do this.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-29

Richmond = The American Legion
Convention Committee at Kansas
City has just announced that the East
ern and Central Passenger Associa-
tions which comprise all the large
trunk lines Of the East have granted
the one cent mile rate to the Ameri-
can Legion National Convention, Oct.
81, Nov l, and 2, 1921.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-29

Saluda-Congressman Fl. D. Flood
addressed a large crowd of the mill
tant Democracy, of Middlesex, here
today, scoring the present attitude OF
Col. Henry W. Anderson, toward the
Virginia constitution, as compared
with the Republican nominees atti-
tude for years after that documents
adoption.
Congressman Flood said that it was
only few years ago that Col. Ander,
son had occasion to champion the very
constitution which he now disapproves
making a speech concerning that In
strument. Touching educational mat
ters, Mr.. Flood revealed some Of the
errors into which the Republicans. in
their effort to wrest control of Viz
ginia from the Democrats, have fallen
and which they are uttering on the
stump.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-29
ESTABLISHED .las4

Oldest Daily Newspaper in the
United States and Best Advertis-
ing Medium in Northern Virginia
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-29

Il For this Section-Fair to-day;
Il tomorrow unsettled: cooler by
/ tomorrow night; moderate SOUTH
erly winds
/ High tide tomorrow-6:45 q.
II m, and 7:O9 p. m.
.sssISuoo 20 EIsIql7 #
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-24
TESTERS MISTAKE.

Six days ago the automobile which
Elwood Jester was driving struck a
pedestrian at Second and French
streets. Did Elwood Jester stop to
ascertain what injury he might have
caused? He did not. Instead, he
drove his machine around the block.
and when he had returned his victim
had been cared for otherwise.
When brought into the Municipal
Court Jester said that he was too
excited to stop. and made aNfew other
remarks which did not influence Judge
Hastings toward leniency. AS it was,
the man was fined only a nominal
sum, owing. no doubt, to the fact that
he had not seriously injured his vic
tim.
We hope that the next time such a
case is brought into Court that the
guilty man win be dealt with severely
Any one who is so nervous that he
cannot stop after hitting pedestrian
should not be permitted TO operate q
machine. He is too dangerous a mar
to be at large on the streets.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-24
A TRAINED NURSE SPEAKS.

We hope that all persons who read
DIR. Charles Mayo's article on trained
nurses, published in the Pictorial Re
view, will Immediately read a letter.
published today in the What the
People Say" column, written by a
nurse who speaks from experience.
Frankly, we admire the manner in
which she presents her side of the
matter. We hope that DIR. Mayo's at
tention may be called to it. The clos
Eng paragraph contains a statement
which we believe will be hard for that
learned surgeon to refute:
''Dr. Mayo thinks that nurses dc
not need much education. The higher
the young woman is educated the
more efficient she will be and the bet.
: ter able TO assist the physician. He
also laments the shortage OF nurses
How can one expect young womer
20 enter training when the nursing
profession is so harshly critieized?"
We wonder what can DIR. Mayo say
nowg
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-24

automobile Industry In Michigan. ths
recovery OF the southern farmer due
70 the advance IN the price ~ fqtiof
and 10 the Increased cnrolmenN ht
the colleges and other Institutions
this fall over a year ago. fic reported
AT new Rotary clubs 10 process If
organization, compared With 2it nfn
clubs year ago.
a dinner WAS Given the delegates ~
welfare activities ~ the Rotary Clubs
Including assistance 70 the youth "a
the world through me Boys Work
committees and the rncouragcmenf ~
lofty ideals Ia business az result a
the discussion ~ these and other alb-
jccts By the dciegafes
a new impetus WAS given io tha
the Baltimore Rofarlans last night
/ supplemented by "a luncheon on both
days of the convention.
Rev. Charles Noyes Tyndoil. ~ wiz
Transport. Pa. delivered an inapifa.
tional address % his feilow Rninrlans
at Thursdays luncheon
Two hundred Roiarlaus are hero fDf
the conference.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-24

for rest. Those two hours. of me-
cessity. had to be spent in study: In
the second year with hours the same 1
received nine dollars. The third year
received twelve dollars per month
but by this time / had my operat-
ing room training and was on call.
which meant to be called all hours
of the night for an operation. At the
end OF this year, graduation and pri-
vate duty or institutional work as
the nurse preferred.
AS private duty nurse 1 worked
twenty-four hours per day and re-
ceived thirty dollars for general nurs-
ing, thirty-five dollars for maternity
and contagious cases and l do not
consider was overpaid.
Ihere are many nights when a nurse
does not get wink of sleep. hut is
ready any moment-to answer her pa
tents call. / think a nurse is ae
brave as any soldier who ever went
70 the front; the soldier fights a clean
Zoe but the nurse fights disease. one
OF the most deadly of foes. The
nurses that | know are not mercen-
airy but have a deep love for human.
ity. However. she is human like the
rest OF the people who live on this
planet and in these days it costs
money to live.
DIR. Mayo thinks that nurses do not
need much education. The higher tho
young woman is educated the NOR,
encient she will be and the bette,
apie TO assist the physician. He ais,
iallents the shortage of nurses. How
can one expect young women to ente,
training when the nursing professio,
is so harshly criticised? All throueI
history we have been told nursing !,
one OF the noblest professions
woman can have.
The laborer is worthy of his hire
Naleria Duffy, r. N.
Graduate Of Delaware Hospital
Class of 1919.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-24
DRESS AND WORSHIP

A year ago venerable and beloved
Catholic priest in New Orleans stop
ped wedding ceremony and ordered
the blushing bride to go home, cover
her body with more cloth. and then
return. Persons who were present
said that from the point of decency
and morals. the priest was right; the
bride needed more clothes.
Archbishop Bruchesi. noted Cam
adian prelate. recently issued decree
to combat the ultra modern feminine
fashions, Following that decree, this
notice has been nailed to the door OF
one OF Montreals churches.
"out OF respect to our Savior. pres
ent in the tabernacle, and for the edi-
fication OF our neighbor, we beg women
70 appear in church only in dress Of
irreproachable modesty, collars closed
and sleeves sufficiently long, We draw
specially to your notice the abuse of
dress of transparent materials. We
earnestly hope that we win not have
tc resort to drastic measures to en-
force this. such as the refusal of sac
rament"
The Church is one place in which
modesty Of dress as well as modesty
Of behavior should be pronounced. We
believe that Catholic dignitaries have
found the correct method OF dealing
with this matter. II Protestant min
listers welded the same influence over
their congregations they might ais,
effect reformation at least in IN,
costumes which are worn 10 place.
of worship.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-24
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER "a. 1921.
THE LEGIoN's COMMANDER.

Every Evening takes much pleasure
jn congratulating Captain II. ]. Petty
John OF Milford. who has been elected
Commander of the Delaware Depart
ment. American Legion. at the third
annual convention of that body.
Captain Pettyjohn is native of
Delaware who has been an honor to
his State and credit to the mili-
fary units with which he has served.
Although he did his full duty in war
time, yet today he devotes much at
tention to military affairs, being Cap
tain OF Company Seven of the Ma
tional Guard of Delaware.
Captain Pettyjohn assumes command
of the Legion at a most interesting
period. That organization is just ORR
enting itself in the social life of the
Nation. so to speak. 1t IS beginning
10 ascertain its rightful position in
the body polite, and is assuming GER
tain duties to the Country which no
other group of men can perform quite
SO appropriately.
Interest in the Legion's activities
IS increasing in Delaware. More men
who are eligible are applying for
membership, and many members who
formerly performed little service are
now taking an active interest in the
organizations affairs.
Every Legion member will be glad
10 know that the delegates to the
recent convention chose as Com.
mander a clean cut man who may b,
depended upon to continue the pro
gressive policies of his predecessors
Mr.. lie Fevre retires with honors, and
Captain Pettyjohn assumes charge o.
the Department with the cordial sup
port OF every member who wears tn,
Legion button.
Knowing the high character of tn,
American Legion, and the public spiri
which it manifests at all times, Ever,
Evening wishes to assure Captain
Pettyjohn that this paper will alway
support those policies which he ma,
propose which viii be for the better
ment of our State, and the improve
ment of public peace and safety; an
we know that man Of his probity wi
propose none other.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-24
JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest.
BUDS WISH.

I wisht / wuz man coz then
l needn't go 70 bed till ten,
An could stay an listen to
The talk the way the old folks do.
Then I'd know what 1t is they say
The times they make me go away
An Pa says Bud Just disappear,
This isn't for boy to hear"
/ wisht I wuz man, an
Could have a second Piece of pie.
Or anything l wanted which
For little stummicks is too rich,
Then could pass my plate an they
Would have TO serve me right away
Or IL l didn't eat my bread
There never would be nothin' said.
l wisht / wuz a man grown up,
Sos they'd put coffee in my cup
Instead o. milk, an / could do
The very things WANTED to;
An go down town with all the men
An telephone 'em now an then
AT night they shouldn't wait for me
Coil would not be home to tea.
l wisht / wuz a man, an
/ Would never have to ever cry,
/ Coz men, as far as l can see
Aren't always gettin' hurt like me.
An nothin' seems to pain them so
They've simply got to let it show.
My Pa says men must suffer, too,
But l don't think they really do.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-24
WHAT GOVERNMENT CAN DO.

There Is way In which the govern.
ment could aid the unemployed and
help to diminish unemployment with
out interfering with industry or trade
The government could establish n
system of employment bureaus I'm
the Industrial centers, with exchanges
nf information with regard to the cons
ditions and the needs OF each district.
Frequently there In demand for par
ticular Kinds OF labor in one dis
trict and a surplus OF such In another
One district may need skilled mechan-
les OF particular trades and have n
surplus OF other classes OF labor. while
another has surplus OF the classes
of mechanics needed elsewhere and a
dearth OF other classes.
A system of labor exchanged by
which each industrial and commercial
center may know the conditions OF
labor, with the kinds OF labor that are
unemployed or needed IN each OF them
would enable each district 60 draw the
unemployed OF the trade or occupation
| IL needs from others. 1t sometimes
happens that men who cannot find
the employment for which they arc
fitted where they live are needed in
other parts of the country.
The government is practically the
lonly agency which could establish a
nation wide, efficient system of this
kind. II provision could be made for
advancing transportation TO unem.
rloyed without resources, TO he re-
paid I'm installments. when they ar.
employed, the effectiveness of the sys-
tenn might be greatly increased. Under
the system the unemployed, of course.
would register at the bureau. the In.
formation of the needs and condition.
of each district would be posted and
the men would be sent as needed from
bureau TO bureau, with complet,
records of each exchange of labor, st
that the movements OF every mar
using the bureau would be recorded
Employers might arrange to advanc,
transportation or the Government
might establish a fund for the purpose
The expense of hte bureau might bi
borne by small charges 10 be collecte,
when The men for whom employment
has been found are drawing wages.
The Germans, before the war, de
veloped a system of this kind whicI
proved exceedingly useful IN placin
unemployed in profitable places. /
kept down the army of unemploye
and equalized labor conditions unde
the German system each bureau ha
a waiting and reading room which tn
unemployed used as headquarters. |
save them comfortable place to sta.
while waiting for Jobs. Information
OF available jobs was supplied daily
Transportation was advanced 10 re
liable workmen who were withou
means
An effort was made to establish
sN stem of this sort during the Wilso
administration. but 1t was not fully de
veloped. Undoubtedly the systematic
ling OF public employment bureaus wit
facilities for the exchange oi informa
J ton and labor would go far to di
minish unemployment. 1t woul
bring the job and the man together
: st. Louis Post Dispatch
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-24
ROTARIAN
OPTIMISM

Baltimore. hept. PA notable inn
proyemcnt In business upon sound
basis OF recovery, with commercial
and professional men In "a better frame
OF mind than they have been since
the outbreak of the world war was
the keynote expressed by the officers
and committee chairman Of the Rotary
Clubs Of the Fifth District who are
meeting here IN executive conference.
The Rotary conference represents
the clubs OF Eastern Pcnnsylvania.
New Jersey. Delaware. the District OF
Columbia and Maryland, numbering
fifty, who are comforting with Of
ficers Of the international AsSocia-
ton recently elected at the conven-
tion held in Edinburgh. Scotland.
ED. i. Stock, Of Washington. p. G.,
governor Of the Fifth District. Is pre-
siding. Among the international Of
ticcrs attending are Cecil Harris, Of
Chicago. secretary OF Rotary exten-
sion; Hugh E. Van de Walker. Ypd-
ianti. Mich. chairman Boys Work
committee; Guy Gundaker, Phiiadel-
phia, chairman, business Methods
committee Lewis w. Perrin. Spar
tansburg. S. c.. Of the Educational
lcommittee; William Gettlnger. New
York, publicity committee. and George
Harris, Washington, y. G., international
sergeant at arms.
The conference is the first Of rs
kind in The history Of the information
Al associa therefore it's dciibera
tions will watched with interest
by Rotary Cubs througout the world
as the basis for future undertakings
A note Of optimism as 10 the inn
provement in the social and economic
affairs throughout the world wa'
sounded by Crawford Mccullough. o.
Toronto. Canada. president Of Inter
national Rotary, In a message 10 th'
conference in which he said:
"To be true Rotarian is 10 be !
good citizen and the good citizen Il
above all a patriot A true paJio
is loyal to the country Of his choic'
and 70 the laws which govern It's peo
pie, but does not consider his plac'
! ia the life Of the community az eithe
secure or complete unless in SOM
measure he unscifishly devotes nj
talents TO the well-being. comfort AM
progress Of his fellows
"An object OF the international As
sociation OF Rotary Clubs is 20 ai
in the advancement Of intornations
peace and good viii through a fei
= lowship Of business and professions
men Of all nations united On N
= Rotary idea Of service. Let us cul
tivate an appreciation Of an that
good and fine in the people of othe
: countries. liberation for opposite opiu
ion and even Of the national faults b
! other peoples, sympathy for distress
:. willingness to compromise where 81
sential principles are not imperiled an
display a broad vision Of the esseutis
: duty OF the human race. Let as d
e nothing by word OF deed 20 irritai
V the national pride OF another peopl
e great or small. Thus will Rotar
through the lives Of men continue
4 force for the prevention Of wsr an
[. the promotion Of good win among nj
tons"
h Cecil Harris Of Chicago. based
& views concerning the Improvement
r business upon a recent tour Of n
r United States and Canada. He pOintc
- particularly to the revival in N