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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-25
BOLIVIA REPORTED
UNDER MARTIAL LAW

Bucnos Aires, Fe6. 25.-Reports'
from, Iapaz state that the political
s:suat;oa in Bolivia has become SC
acute as to result in revolutionary
opposition to the recently ina2gura-
tod government and that President
Saavrdra decided to declare the
country i, a state Of siege. The min
;stcr Of finance refused to sign the
decree and resigned Il is stated that
martial law will be declared rs soor
rs the vacancy IS, filled and the de-
cree signed.
In the meantime the, government
is anyiouslv awaiting word from
its delegate 10 The Geneva .asSem-
bly regarding the Bolivian claims
for Tie return Of territory. from
Chile as the Saavctlra government
gained control through its position
On that question.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-25
indorse w. A. Sweeney
Parant-leachers' Association Favor
His. intment-Petition
Circulated Against His Re-
appointment

A petition Is being circulated by
certain persons in this. city asking the
STATE board Of education TO make a
change III the superintendent 81
schools here.
Morris L. Homer, stated over tha
telephone this afternoon to a repre-
sentative Of The Gazette that ha hal
one cf the petitions and expressed
himself in favor of a change. Mr.. Hor-
ner added that ne could n2t at the time
give fur.iiar information as to ITS ori-
g:r. ont sad some ladies were interest
ed
Preston 0. Cockey, stated this morn
ing t. a repl esentat!ve Of the Gazette
that he had one of the petitions yes
;erday and had turned it over to an
1the- citizen. The petition at the time
he said cantained only names. Mr..
Cocke% expressed himself as favoring
change. He said he understood that
the original petition was gotten up by
certain lady members of the Parent
Teachers Association.
TIE Parent Teachers Association at
a meeting held yesterday afternoon
a: Lee School indorsed Mr.. Sweeney
fer reelection as superintendent Of
schools Of this city.
News that petition was being cir
cula:ei opposing Nj. Sweeney came as
a genuine surprise after the Parent
Teachers Association had indorSed
NTr. Sweeney for reelection to the
State Board Of Education.
SGpt. Sweeney has been iniorsed
fer reelection by the majority Of the
members Of the city Council, the city
school beard and the Parent-Tcachsrs
Association and in addition by = large
number Of others as testimonial o.!
Ms splendid work as superintendent
OF the public schools of AleXandli9
fer the past twelve consecutive years.
Under his regime the schools have
pr2Sperei and made more progress
than ever before N :he:r history.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-25

MUST HAVE REAL JOB
Hoover In Statement Says There is
Enormous Field Fer Proper Gov
ernment Bureau.

New York, FEB. 25.-Herbert hoo
vcr tclephoned President elect Hard
linp last night that he had accepted
\ the offer Of tie Cabinet post of SEE
|rctary of Commerce, George Barr
Baker, his assistant, announced last
might.
Mr.. Hoover, in statement made
public By Mr.. Baker, ANNOUNCED that
}he would continue to direct the poll
}cies Of European relief.
| Mr.. Hoover's statement follows:
"Prosident-elect Harding yesterday
(even;ng asked NE to state that
Inc has included me in his nomina-
ltions for the Cabinet IS Secretary
iof Commerce. Senator Harding en-
|te-s fundamentally into the plans
for upouildins the department and
mishes that I continIe to direct the
policies of the European relief"
| Earlier in the day Mr.. Hoover
STATED he had submitted to the Presi-
llent-elect q proposal fer the general
Reconstruction CT the department and
an enlargement Of its field. He also
made il clear that as he had assumed
iheavy RESPONSIBILITIES in connection
with relief work he could not aban-
don them by rssigning. and felt that
fha should continue TO take the re
lspons!5ility for its general direction.
IF take thr post" he said, "!t
will be only because | believe that
Senator Harding will stand behind
Ima in making 2 real Department CT
lCommerca. There IS an enormous
field for proper GovecnmaGt bill
,reau. 1t can be made a, department
OF the first Importance with the sup
port Of the administration and Ct
Congress. Unlcss this is done I am
mot warranted il shifting my respon-
sihilities fro>. relief work"
II have no right" the earlier
statement continued, "to ask the pr'o-
lie to give money and then shed all
responsibility of administering it at
'once. Another difficulty is that !
have undertaken the tN9steeshin o.
IS OF 10 public institutions of i'm
|portance. Several have enlarged
their activities al my inspiration,
land ] cannot abandon them entire
ly"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-25
Daniels Gets CabiEat Chair
IS Sci*:;;riE. From, Fr:.sad2

Washington, Feb. 25.--Fr:ends Of
Secretary DanislS have solved fof
him a high cost cf souvenirs prcb-
lem involved in ownership Of tn"
al! backed .pholstcred chair he oc-
cupicd at Cabinet meetings during
his years years in President VII
son's official family circle.
1ir. Daniels expressed a desire to
take the chair home to Raleigh, \.
G.. when he retYrns next month to
resume private life 'as q newspaper
editor ard publisher He was tcld
It would cost him Sill. That about
changed his mind, but friends inter
vcnad and purchased the chair as a
gift far the retiring Secretary to
sha"e in his editorial deliberations.
The government profite1 more
than 10O per cent on the deal, since
the chair cost originally only, $50,
and the $l4l represents replacement
cost today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-25
RESENT DEEP WAGE CIT

Greenwich, Conn. Feb. 23.-Fol-
lowing The action taken at 5Isi-
ness meeting and dinner Of tn" Mas
Ter Plumbers Association of Fair
field county last week, when it was
voted to cut plumbers wages from
so to 81 day bc%inning March !,
and master plumbers pay from $40
70 SIG, the !oca! Plumbers Union
appointed committee to make an
investigation and prepare plans to
be presented next MoHdsr night.
Mar are opposed to TIE reduction
in wa-cs because them deem il too
:adi>ai, and it is said Il strike may
fellow.
Master plumbers say the main ob-
iect IN reducing wages i 10 assist
II starting up the building trade
here and 20 set an example for Other
.radcs and merchants to follow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-25
POLICE COURT ITEMS

A young white man charged with
tresnassing on the property of the
Southern Railway Company was ar.
raigned before Justice Snoa' this
nacrnirg snd Special Officer Harvey
testified he caught him taking Goa!
from the power house. The man
pleaded he had no fire at home anf
the court imposed Jail sentence of
so days and suspended sentence. :
A white man. eighteen years old
who escaped from the Virginia In
dustrial School, arrested BY Sergt
wilkinson. Reed and Talbot, is being
held for the authorities of that
school.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-25
NEW YORK OFFICIAL GETS
IAIL, TERM FOR CONTEMPT

New York. Fc5. 25.--New York
Citys controller, Charles S. Craig.
was yesterday ordered to jail on a
contempt charge by Judge julius
NJ. Mayer, of the Federal court.
The charge grew out OF alleged
false statements reflecting upon the
court and the rplings of Judge May
or in the traction litigation. Judge
Martin T. Manton, OF the United
States Court Of Appeals, issued ?
habeas corpus writ and the matter
will be passed upon by TIE highe,
courts. Judge Mayer sentenced
Craig to 61 davs il the Essex coun,
ty prison at Newark, \. j.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-25
WEE M.SDE HtN~ SLEEP
WITH DOVES. HIS PLANT

New York, Feb. 25-"My wife
forced re 70 sleep nisht after night
w;..h me pigeons in the dove cote"
This plant was made yesterday By
John Brart, He had his wife ar
raignsa before Magistrate Conway
in yha Lon% Island City court on
CHARGES ii using rrofane langua &c,
aegiact;ne her duties as a house
VIE and beating her children. He
said ne stood in terror Of the wo-
man.
The couaIe have been mar,icd six
teen years. and have ten children,
TIE woman denied the allegations
ard iiamsd ne:2h1or's gossip far
for their troubles. Tie case was
dismissed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-25
s1OA.5oO.O0a MORE FOR NAVY

Washington, Feb. 25.-CarrEIng
800, 100000 more than it did as
passed by the House. the annual Ma
val Appropriation bill was reported
yesterday TO the Senate b. the Naval
Committee. The largest single in
crease was s2l 100000 for enlisted
mems pay made necessary b. the
provision for a personnel & 10000
instead Of 100000 as proposed by
the House.
An added appropriation was one
of S15,00O,O0O for beginning work on
two great airplane carriers. The
aviation fund was increased By $l2.-
Cou,ov1 ityn 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-25
MINISTER WRO KILLED
SALOONk EEPER ACQUITTED

Sandwich. Ont, Feb. 25.-The Rev.
]. 0. L. Spracklin, Methodist minis
ter charged with mansluaghter in
connection with the shooting Of Bev-
erly Trunlble. roadhouse keeper, on
November 6. was aco2itted by jury
after as minutes deiiberation yester.
day afternoon.
Sprac};lin shot Trumb!e during a
raid on tho latter's i'm. He was
then spec;a! liuuor license inspec-
tor. IL was acquitted by coroner's
Jury. ont later held for trial on ar
order of the attorney general. His
trial lasted three days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-25
MILITARY INSPECTED

4 large gathering Of N,embers Gf
the .a.leXandria Light Infantry were
present las, night At tie armory
when th&t COMPANY was inspected by
Major Otto 6. Pitz. U. s. A., He
compim"Htcd the men On the splcn-
did showing they made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-25
NOTICE To DREADNAJGHTS

! special nact;ng Of the Dread
naurh, baseball team will be held
Saturday. February 26, at ,. N.
All candidates are requested TO be
present. business Of importance.
lo-2c. T. Z. Allen, Manager
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-25
Gccrgctie Cohan
In Marriage Surprise

Palm Beach, Fla, Feb. 25.-Georg-
cite Ccnan. daughter of George NJ
Conan and Ethel Levey (Mrs. Claude
Graham -Wh;te), and ]. William South
ern, s,prang a complete surprise or
Palm Beach laxt night when they slip
ped over to West Palm Beach and got
married. The ceremony took place at 8
o'clock and afterward the newly we'd
dsd coup!e went to big party or
Jesse Livprmcre's boat Gadfly and an
nourcei their marriage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-25
Americans Double Donations
nc Enrli,b In koots I,

.-!rr if-T Nrf'- .:r-'!0r':r
London. Feb. 25.-The United
States so far contributed dcyhlc The
amount subscribed II England to-
ward the fund intendede to create a
memorial home IN horror Of Keats,
~ TIE purchase Of ten poets resi-
icn"c at Hampstead, 2 suburb Of
Lcndcn.
Boston has been specially gencr-
ous.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-25
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

The High School teams will rlay
the teams of Ei:ss Electrical ard EN-
c'son Institute tonight al the High
School gym. These are expected to
b. ;"o cXca;lcrt games. Be sure 70
come.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-25
BASk ETEAI,I.

Rrcadaau=htS Us. Stewards Business
COLLEGE,
Former Gcor"" Washington College
Stars rnGcr CAPTAIN Goe.z, "YaYEccy"
cantain.
Friday. y. m, Aunory. Admission,
% cents. ,-.2c
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-25
WEATHER REPORT

Fer t''is section-Fair and slight
ty warmer tonight. Tomorrow in-I
creasing cloudiness and warmer!
The Clio messenger., 1921-09-15
COULDN'T KID THAT STUDENT
Youths Comment on Professors Ad-
mission of Author Was Dis
tinctIy Uncomplimentary.

George Philip Knapp has not always
been professor of English at Columbia.
For two years he held the same posi-
tion at the University of Cincinnati,
where his modesty, as usual, was so
pronounced that his great scholarship
was not evident TO the typical under
classman. One day chap who had
just been promoted from the freshman
class bounded into his study and said:
Professor Knapp, found something
strange today; there's book over In
the library written by man who has
just your name"
as that so?" said Professor Knapp.
"What is the book?"
"Why," said the student, sit is an ac-
count of an Anglo-Saxon work called
'Andreas and Elene.'"
"But wrote that book" replied the
author of Modern English. "and half
a dozen other Volumes"
Said the student: "Ah, gwan!"-
New York Evening Post.
The Clio messenger., 1921-09-15

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
Laws against vagrancy have been
long on the statutes of this country.
The man who won't work, who doesn't
return society something for the priv
ilege Of enjoying the alleged delights
Of modern civilization, has to 60 to
Jail, and work on the roads or In a
stone quarry for his food and bed.
Man may have gained his idea for this
law from the industrious honey bees.
They have little use for drones.
Loudest caekier May Be Nonlayer.
But a hen may go cackling around
for months or years, and never lay an
egg and the owner be none the wiser
unless he keeps up to modern ideas of
poultry management and culls his
flock occasionally. While culling
should be continuous throughout the
year in any well-conducted plant, the
best time to emphasize the operation.
perhaps, Is during August and Septem-
Der. according to the teachings Of ex-
perts Of the United States Department
Of Agriculture. That Is to say, II you
intend to make just one culllng In the
year then August or September should
be your date.
It Is easier then to make a close
estimate Of the relative value of hen
as an egg producer and to weed out
the poor producers. Hens which show
indications Of laying or are laying and
have not molted usually are the ones
that have been the better layers dur
ing the entire season, and the hen that
lays best during her first year usually
will lay well during the second and
1t Is not advisable, though, to keep
hens Of the heavier breeds such as
Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island Reds,
and Brahmas, beyond their second
year, or of the smaller breeds, such
as Lcghorns and Anconas, beyond
their third year, as they seldom prove
profitable.
In addition to culling the entire
flock in August and September, you
should always watch for hens that are
sick or very thin In flesh, or that show
signs of weakness or low vitality.
When discovered Gull them out at
once. 1t will pay.
Keep Only Healthy Hens.
Culling properly means using sew
eral tests, all fairly accurate If intel
ligently and carefully applied. For
this reason 1t is wise to send for De
partment Circular 81, which may be
had upon application to the Division
Of Publications, Department of Agri-
culture, or enlist the help and advice
Of experienced persons near by. Brief
The Clio messenger., 1921-09-15
ALARM THAT DOES THE WORK
End Sleep, and He Has
No Patent on il.

They were discussing that ever
vexlng questionable question Of get.
ting up In the morning
~ don't think" said Frederick,
"that an alarm clock Is any good at
all. hear the bell of my alarm clock
go every morning. l simply lay my
hand on the nearest thing l can pick
up and hurl something or other at the
clock. am constantly paying for new
alarm clocks, but they only rouse me
for a minute and go to sleep again"
"Tve got new kind Of alarm clock"
reported Charlie. IL don't know how
long 1t will last, but it Is simply doing
fine work at present"
"How does 1t differ from others"
"It toots just like a motor horn. AS
soon as I hear it, l jump out Of bed
TO avoid being run over by three-ton
truck"
The Clio messenger., 1921-09-15

ly, the hens to Gull are those that are
sick, weak, inactive, lacking in vigor,
poor eaters, with shrunken, hard, dull,
or whitish-colored combs; with thick,
stiff pelvic bones that are close to-
gether; small spread or distance be-
tween rear end of keel and pelvic
bones; full, firm, or hard abdomen; /;
and those that have molted or started
to molt In August or September. In
breeds having yellow legs and skin
the discarded hens should also show
yellow or medium-yellOw legs, yellow
beaks, and yellow skin around the
vent.
The hens to be kept should be
healthy. vigorous, active, good eat
ers, with plump, bright-red combs;
large, moist vents; thin, pliable pelvic
bones spread well apart; wide
spread between pelvic bones and rear
end Of keel; large, soft, pliable abdo-
men; and neither molted nor mott
ing In August or September. In
breeds with yellow legs and skin
the hens you keep should also show
pale or white legs and pale or white
beaks and vents.
AS soon as the culling Is finished
all the hens you have discarded should
be marketed at once. 1t doesn't pay
to keep one. Cock birds not wanted
as breeders should be canned, eaten,
or marketed Immediately. Cockerels
saved for breeding should be vigorous.
strong, active, and alert, and should
be those that have grown most rapid
ly and developed the best. No bird
lacking these qualities will be a good
breeder.
Pullets that are weak, undersized,
and poorly developed also should be
eaten, canned or marketed, as they
will not be profitable producers; but
no thrifty, well-developed pullets
should ever be disposed of In this
way, because 1t Is these pullets when
kept for layers and breeders that will
net the greatest profits.
Late Molters Best for Breeders.
The molt probably is the best and
most easily applied test Of production.
Hens cease laying completely or al
most entirely during this period. The
better producers lay late in the fall,
and therefore molt late. Late molters
also molt rapidly as rule, while early
molters molt slowly. Therefore the
advice is to save hens which have not
molted by August or are only just be-
ginning late in September or In Oc-
tober, and discard those that have fin
ished molting or are well into the
molt. Hens that molt latest, provided
they are OTHERWISE desirable, are the
best to save for breeders.
The Clio messenger., 1921-09-15
A Feeling Of Security

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains no
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such medicine is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every
bottle of Swamp-Root.
1t is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
1t is not a stimulant and is taken in
teaspoonful doses.
1t is not recommended for everything.
1t is natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and blad-
der troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root.
If you need a medicine, you should
have the best. On sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes, medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DIR.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Advertisement.
The Clio messenger., 1921-09-15
RIGHT TIME TO CUT TIMBER
Disease and Insects Do Not Attack
Wood Out Of Doors During
Winter Weather.

Timber cut In late fall and winter
seasons more slowly and with less
checking than during the warmer
months, and when proper storage or
handling is impracticable, winter cut
ting is best. Fungi and insects do not
attack wood out of doors In cold
weather, and by the time warm wealth
er arrives the wood is partly seasoned
and somewhat less susceptible to at
tack. 1t is for these reasons that win
ter cutting Is advantageous, and not
on account of smaller amount Of mois-
ture or sap in the wood In winter, as
the popular belief has 1t. There is
practically no difference In moisture
content Of green wood In winter and
summer.
The Clio messenger., 1921-09-15
HEAVY PASTURING is
FAVORED BY EXPERTS
Best Results Are Obtained by
Continuous Grazing.
Experiments Conducted at Different
Stations Show That Pastures Are
Being Utilized to one-Half
Their Capacity.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
For every 100 acres of other crops
on farms In the United States, say ex-
perts of the United States Department
Of Agriculture, there are 91.5 acres of
pasture, of which about one-third Is
listed as improved pasture" Corn
Is the only crop that exceeds in acre
age improved pasture.
Some years ago an ample series of
experiments on typical bluegrass pas
ture was conducted by the department
comparatively with the Virginia ex-
pertinent station, These experiments
showed clearly that heavy pasturing
resulted In twice the returns that light
pasturing as generally practiced gives.
Furthermore, after heavy pasturing
the pastures were In much better con-
dition. Alternate grazing showed no
advantage over continuous grazing.
The results show clearly that pastures
in general are being utilized only to
one-half their productivity, and that
this light pasturing is to their detri-
ment. Comparable results were later
obtained in North Dakota and in Utah.
The prejudice against heavy pastur-
ing Is due partly to the desire of the
farmer to avoid the possibility Of
shortage Of pasture and partly to the
idea that heavy pasturing Is injurious
to the grass. Sacrificing half the
value Of the pastures Is a much more
costly insurance than reserve Of hay
The Clio messenger., 1921-09-15
Ladies Let CutiCura|
Keep Your Skin
Fresh and Young|
GETTING AROUND THE TRUTH
Little Heien's Shrewd Scheme for
Sugar Coating Fabrication Her
Mother Frowned Upon.
Soap 2se, 0intmest rs and soc. T.leun 2se.

Little Helen, one of the youngest set
of Scipio society, was missing her
sister who was old enough even to
go visiting and stay away from home
three whole days and nights. She
was getting more lonesome every
hour and after having been told sew
eral times by her mother that Louise
wouldn't be home until Friday, finally
hit on a PLAUSIBLE pretext for getting
sister home.
Mother, let's write and tell Louise
that we have a new baby at our
house. l know she would come home
then"
"But we could not write that-that
wouldn't be the truth, and II isn't
nice TO tell things that are not true"
That apparently settled the mat
ter, but Helen added: "Well, we could
tell her it was new baby doll when
she got home-that would be all right,
wouldn't tT'-Indianapolis News
The Clio messenger., 1921-09-15

say that / did not suffer much more
when my baby was born than used to
suffer with my periods before took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound years ago. give all the credit to
your medicine and shall always recon-
mend it very highly. Mrs. H. H.
JANSEN, Millston, Wisconsin.
How can women who are weak and
sicklyexpect or hope to become mothers
of healthy children? Their first duty is
to themselves. They should overcome
dragging them down, and strengthen
the entire system, as did Mrs. Jansen,
by taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and then they will be
in position to give their children the
blessing of good constitution.
The Clio messenger., 1921-09-15
Hyuienic Dish-Washinu.

The hygienic Importance of electric
dish-washlng has been shown in a re-
port by Surgeon J. G. Cummings of
the United States army. Investigating
the effects of the influenza epidemic
in institutions having quarter of a
million people, 1t was found that
where dishes were washed by hand
there were 324 cases of the disease
per 1000 persons; but in hotels and
other places having electric dish
washers the rate was only one-third
as great, or 10S per 1000. The wash
Ing by the machines is not only more
thorough than hand washing, but
hotter water Is used, and this insures
more effective sterilization.
The Clio messenger., 1921-09-15
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

Beware! Unless you see the name
"Bayer" on package or on tablets you
are not getting genuine Aspirin pre-
scribed by physicians for twenty-one
years and proved safe by millions.
Take Aspirin only as told In the Bayer
package for Colds. Headache, Neural
gia, Rheumatism, Earache, Toothache.
Lumbago, and for Pain. Handy tin
boxes of twelve Bayer Tablets OF As
pirin cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin Is the
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture OF
Monoaceticacidester Of Salicylicacid.
Advertisement.