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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-07

sineering expense, s5,5Ss.2o, or 81
r,er lent.
Caroline Essex Counties, Pinhook
20 Loretta top soil, ALL miles; total
cost June 80, S32;80s.l0, with en-
gineering expense, S3,27l go or 10 per
cent.
Rappahannock County Culpepea
County line to Piedmont, waterbounc
macadam, 7.26 miles; total allotment,
S147,202.50; total amount expended
to June 80, 500, 289,O3, with engineer
ing expense, s2,O56.76, or 50 per
cent.
Campbell County, Harvey's Store
to Castle Craig, bituminous macadam
3.1l miles; total cost, S100,123.85, with
engineering expense, $3,0S3.z5 or 3
per cent.
Roanoke, Botetourt and & dforc
Counties, Bonsack to Blue Ridge, bit
luminous macadam, 1926 miles; total
allotment, s37,174.19; total cost to
June 80, S76,924.S1, with engineer
ing expence of S2,450.12, or 3 per cent.
Where the project has not been com
pleted, the percentage of engineering
expense is necessarily higher, as the
greater part of the engineering ex-
pense is incurred before actual work
has been started, in the way of loca-
ton, grade lines, plans and speclfica-
tions, etc. After the work is under
way the engineering expense only
consits of the cost of the engineer
ing party on the job and inspection.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-07

! Colors may be fast to washing, bu'
not to sunlight. A color THAT is fast
to sunlight may not be fast 20
chlorine. In addition, colors may be
fast to acids, perspiration and salt
water to stand all the tests frequent
ly imposed upon them.
"Then, too, every variety of fabrics
requires a different type of dye. a
type that will dye wool will not affcc;
cotton. One suitable for either will
, not touch silk.
1.-THE dyer must be able to deal with
mixed fabrics and be competent to
handle dyes that take one fabric In
mixture and not another"
r"In reviewing the situation In
America shortly before his death
Franklin K. Lane said:
"Dye for dye, color for color,
American made dyes are equal in
every way to any dyes that Germany
ever proIrced!"
'"This statement is based upon the
experience of skilled dyers. 1t has
doubtless happened that many mis-
takes in handling dyes have been
made unknowingly. There is also
ground for the suspicion that there
have been times when American dyes
have been deliberately mishandicd for
the purpose of creating prejudice
against them.
"There have always been cheap
DIVES upon the market They were we'll
known in the days before the war.
They were termed cheap which prop
erly classified them. Recently there
has been a concerted effort to term
all cheap dyes American dyes.
This is manifest injustice"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-07

Boost this linotype school, also the
one for deaf girls and boys at the
Virginia School for the Deaf and the
Blind, at Staunton. These TWO limo
type schools were installed at the re-
quest Of the Virginia Press Associa-
ton. Their success depends upon urs-
ing and advocating the sending OF
boys and girls to them for instruction
III operation and also in the care OF
machines.
The scho0l at V. P. l. was installed
with the distinct understanding that
the Virginia Press Association-the
Dress Of Eirgiiia-would take advar-
tagn cf tho opportunities offered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-07
Annual Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nr.al meeting of the stockholders of
tie Howard Lumber Company, Inc,
will be held at it's principal office,
III South Fairfax street, Alexandria,
Virginia, at IL o'clock a. M, on the
9th day of September, 1921, at which
time officers and directors will be
elected, ard such other business trans
acted as may properly come before
the meeting.
JAY ?. FELT,
Secretary.
199-13c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-07
DIED

Departed this life near Wich!e, Va,
on the morning Of September Eth,
Cathel inc p. Thcrnton, daughter
Of the late Joseph and Ann K.
Thornton, in the 18th year Of her
age. Washington papers please
COPY 2i3-lp.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-07
Standing of Clubs
NATIONAL LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results
New York, 2--2; Boston, IL
St. Louis, i; Chicago, 0.
Philadelphia, 5; Brooklyn z.
Today's Games
Chicago at St. Louis.
New York at Philadelphia
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-07
IN THE CITY COUNCIL

The committee on lighting the,
streets of Alexandria reported
the expediency of delaying the
lighting the street lamps till
the latter end of November.
Ordered, that the members OF
the Star Fire Company have
permission to remove the Lamp
on Washington Street a few
feet. so that the Lamp will give
light to the Engine House when
opened.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-07
IL TOOLS COULD TALK

Nobody ever heard farm tool
say word, and yet, every one 0f
them has its story 10 tell of the
cl,aracte:, Of the man who owns it.
Farm Life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-07
HOTEL RAMMEL

Business Mems Lunch rs Cent? r,
Summer Specials Prices Opposite.
Mixed Sweet Pickle 1Oc,
Italian Salad 10c
Macaroni Soup Is Clam Broth 15c
Dreaded Lamb Chop with Stuffed
Green Peppers Soc
Boiled Potomac Rock 35c
Prime Ribs of Beef 35c
Boiled Potatoes, Cream Sauce 10c
Scalloped Tomatoes lOc
Corn on Cob 10c
Lemon Ice with Sponge Cake l0c
Cocoanut Pie 1Oc Apple 1Oc
Watermelon 15c
Coffee 10c Tea 10c Milk lOc
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-07
NEWS in THE GAZETTE
IOS Years Ago
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
Commercial and Political
TUESDAY, SEPT. 7, 1913.
MAIL IN 1918.

~ am sorry to inform you
that your mail of the 9th in
slant was all night in the rain
the driver was obliged to stay
ten miles from here until day
light. He says the stage at
forded him no protection. | am
afraid the mail is seriously
damaged. I forwarded it to
Georgetown yesterday morn
ing"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-07
SPORTS
Standing Of The Clubs
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Philadelphia, 7; Washington, l.
Cleveland, 2; st. Louis, l.
Boston, 2; New York, !.
Today's Games
St. Louis at Cleveland.
New York at Boston.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-02
HEAVY FEED RESULTS
IN BIG MILK YIELDS
Test Made With Purebreds on
Government Farm.
Rations Made Decidedly More Liberal
Than Those Called for by Any Of
Feeding Standards, Especially
Grain Mixture.

prepared by the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture.)
During the last two years number
of the purebred Holsteins at the gov
ernment farm at Beltsville, Md. have
been run on official test. In order to
Increase their milk yield their rations
were made decidedly more liberal than
those called for by any of the feeding
standards. During the milking period
they received daily about IL pounds Of
alfalfa hay, 20 pounds of corn silage,
and as much grain as they could clean
up without getting sick; they usually
ate eighteen to twenty pounds u day
of grain mixture +. They were fed
heavily also before their calves were
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-02

born; for GO days or more before
calving they usually received about 10
pounds of grain mixture f, 10 pounds
Of alfalfa hay and % pounds of corn
silage, a ration containing approxi-
mately four times as much protein and
two and one-half times as much total
nutriment rs the routine ration fed to
the dry cows of the general herd.
The cows on test gave from $1,000
to 10000 pounds of milk In the year !;
that Is, three to four times as much
as most of the cows In the general
herd. A part of this larger yield Is
due to the fact that the test cows
were better bred, but part also Is
due to the larger quantity of feed they
consumed, say specialists of the United
States Department of Agriculture in
charge of the tests. How much of the
increased milk yield to attribute to
each of these factors is n question of
great practical interest.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-02

MOlOkai, connected with the main por-
tion of the island only by single
pass through precipitous cliffs. Life
there is anything but what might be
expected. Patients observe all public
holidays, their Fourth of July cele-
brations are jubilant, and they have
orchestras and bands, movies and am
ateur theatricals.
Sixty-five per cent of the patients
at the Kalaupapa leper settlement will
be discharged on parole within two
years, in the opinion of DR.. w. ].
Goodhue, for nineteen years resident
physician there. This estimate is
based ON results already obtained with
the chaulmoogra oil, prepared in the
laboratories of the University of
Hawaii:
From Il recent joint report by DIR.
]. T. Mcdonald of the leprosy inves-
tigation station in Hawaii and DIR.
A. L. Dean, president of the Universi-
ty of Hawaii, the following concise
conclusions may be drawn as to what
the experimentation by the United
States public health service In the
treatment of leprosy has shown:
The intramuscular injection of the
ethyl esters of the fatty acids of
chaulmoogra oil usually leads to rap
i'd improvement in the clinical symp-
toms OF leprosy. In many cases the
LESSONS disappear, except for scars and
permanent injuries, and the leprosy
bacillus can no longer be demon
strated.
1t has been sufficiently established
that chaulmoogra oil contains one or
more agents which exert marked
therapeutic action in many cases of
leprosy. 1t cannot be said vet that
the disease is cured, since there is
no test adequate to establish such
verdict. Whether or not the apparent
cures are real and permanent, 1t is
evident that there is a valuable agent;
for the control of the disease.
The chaulmoogra oil treatment has
been for the last fifteen years the
subject Of experimentation by the Uni
ted States public health service. What
has thus far been accomplished has
justified the high expectation of Sur
geon General Hugh s. Cumming of the
public health service and his corps
of assistants. Prominent among those
having an active hand, In the experi-
ments are DIR. J. w. Schereschewsky
the assistant surgeon general: DIR.
George w. Mccoy, the director of the
hygiene laboratory; DIR. ]. T. McDon-
aid of the leprosy Investigation sta
tion in. Hawaii, and DR.. A. L. Dean,
president of the University of Hawaii
in Honolulu.
"Since 1905 the service has main
tained leprosy investigation station
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-02
DRAINAGE MAKES
WET LANDS GOOD
loo Much Moisture in Soil Re-
tards Cultivation and Reduces
Yield of Crops.
PLANTING ALSO IS DELAYED
ora'ns May Be Either Open bitches
or Tile or Combination of Both
First Make Careful Survey
and Examination.

prepared by the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture)
Inc effect of too much moisture Is
readily apparent in farming wet
area, although persons not acquainted
with drainage do not always recognize
the presence of too much water in
soils that are not saturated, say spe-
clalists of United States Department
OF Agriculture. The low part of the
field Is not ready for blowing and
planting as early in the spring as the
higher parts; hence, unless the spot
Is TO be abandoned, the farmer either
must finish the task another day or
leave the whole until such time as
the wet place can be worked. Plant
ing on all or part of the field is then
delayed frequently seven to ten days
later than on land better drained.
Undrained Land Slow to Warm Up.
The wet ground is cold, too, and the
seed in it sprouts more slowly. The
difference between the two parts or
the two fields continues to grow as the
season advances; the undrained land
frequently cannot be cultivated until
several days after heavy rains, and
again coldneSs retards crop growth.
as in the spring. The difference In
temperature may be six to ten degrees
between the drained and undrained
soil. The effect Of later planting and
slower growth must be apparent in the
harvest, especially where the growing
season Is cut short by frost. On a field
not uniformly well drained the crop
will mature unevenly, and not only
will the yield be impaired in amount,
but If uneven in quality the crop will
be rated for market ut II low value.
Farm drains may be either open
bitches, or tile, or a combination of
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-02
LIQUID MANURE is HELPFUL
OF Particular Value In Garden When
Vegetables Do Not Make
Proper Growth.

American farmers, generally, are
not familiar with the great value of
liquid manure, and the way to apply
1t. 1t is exceptionally helpful In the
garden and especially when any par-
ticular vegetable is not showing the
proper growth. When any plants seem
weak and standing still, an applica-
ton of liquid manure once week for
a few weeks will work changes that
will seem almost miraculous. Liquid
manure is reviver of dying plants,
for 1t supplies nutrition In an easily
assImilated form. 1t may be easily
provided. and should be provided for
every garden.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-02
NEED OF BUSINESS PRACTICE
Many Cooperative Associations Have
Failed Because Of Lack Of Finan-
cial System.

Lack of proper financial systems
has been the cause of failures in many
cooperative associations, say special
lists of the bureau of markets, United
States Department of Agriculture, who
feel that now is an opportune time for
emphasizing the need Of good business
practice among farmers.
The bureau of markets has much
information on systems of accounts
and business practice for cooperative
associations, and either directly or
through extension workers 1t is pre-
pared to give assistance In installing
good accounting systems for cooper
ative grain companies, cotton ware
houses, country creameries. fruit
shipping associations, egg circles, CO.
operative cheese manufacturing and
marketing associations, and cooper
atIve grain elevators.
Short courses of study in market ac-
counting have been prepared and are
used In a number of colleges through
out the country, and are also given
at field points where marketing as
sociations are numerous. Systems Of
accounts are furnished upon request,
and advice and assistance relative to
their installation is given through cor
respondence and by means of bulle-
tins especially prepared for this pur-
pose.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-02
METHOD OF APPLYING LIME
Some Farmers obtain Good ResuIts
by Using Manure sprsader With
eeater Reversed.

Lime may be applied either In the
fall or spring. The proper method of
application is important from an eco
nomical standpoint. Scattering with
a shovel is wasteful and the distrlbu-
.tion cannot be uniform. The method
used by some farmers with very good
results Is to reverse the beater Of
the manure spreader by crossing the
drive chains. Then the apron may be
covered with canvas to prevent the
loss of the fine stone. With this
method 1t is easy to get Z Uniform
distribution.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-02

honor and emolumsnt, was revoked,
largely through the influence of Ma
dame de Maintenon. This was fol-
lowed by terrible persecution, over
100000 Huguenots being driven out.
to carry their industry. wealth and
skill to other countries. They went
to England. Germany. Switzerland and
other parts Of Europe. One band emit
grated from France to America, set
tlina at Port Royal. s. c., In 1870.
Others followed to New York, Mas
sachusetts and other North American
colonies.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-02

the two. The "blind bitches" of stones
or poles covered with earth have been
practically abandoned because they
are not permanent, usually becoming
clogged with earth In few years.
Open bitches are usually less costly
to construct, especially when large ca
pacity is required, and water on the
ground surface Will flow into them
more readily. but for the smaller
draIns tile has number of advan-
tages.
Omen bitches interfere with cultiva-
tion. especially where large machinery
Is used, but tile are buried deep enough
70 he out of the way of farming opera
t,ons. The whole field may be culti-
vated when underdrains nre used, but
q system of open bitches necessarily
takes up much tillable ground.
BEFORE any expenditures are made
there should be careful survey and
examination to determine the source
of the water to be removed and its
amount, the most economical arrange
mept of the drains, the grades obtain
able. the proper sizes Of drains and the
amounts of tile and Of labor.
Sometimes only few drains are
rceded i'm the lowest part of the field;
sometimes uniform system Is re-
ouired with parallel lines underlying
tbe whole area. In the latter instance
experienced Judgment is needed to de-
eide what will be the proper depth
and spacing for each kind of soil.
Free Flow From Outlet.
OF prime importance is the outlet,
which not only must be the lowest
noint of the drainage system, but so
located and arranged that it VIII dis
charge water at the time when drain
age is needed and not be useless be-
cause of high water In the outlet ditch
mr. creek. The construction WORK
sbould be carefully done, under the
suneryision of someone at least quail
Aed to see that the tile are laid prop
pr,v. 1t is advisable to have COM
netent surveyor or engineer to aid IN
at least the leveling.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-02
w0L0RAk: LEzRoSY HosPZzzL
NOLWH

in the Hawaiian Islands, which has
conducted intensive studies in the dis
ease" said DIR. Schereschewsky. "ln
the course of this work the action of
chaulmoogra oil in the treatment OF
leprosy has been very closely studied.
Chaulmoogra oil, which is an oil from
the seeds of an oriental tree (Tarak-
togenos kurZiD has been reputed for
a good many years to have beneficial
action in leprosy.
1.-THE difficulty in its use, however.
lay in tie fact that when given by
mouth it was nauseating and offensive
to the stomach and when injected In
tramuscularly was extremely painful
and very slowly absorbed. Various
notifications of chaulmoogra oil were
studied by the public health service.
among them a mixture suggested by
DR.. Heiser of the service containing
chaulmOogra oil. camphorated oil and
resorcin later olive oil was added and
guaiacol was substituted for the re-
sorcin. Results obtained by the latter
mixture were so favorable that Pro-
fessor Dean, president and professor
of chemistry in the University of
Hawaii, was led to the belief that
chaulmoogra oil might contain GER
tain active principles which could be-
isolated and might be administered
with more favorable results.
"The work of DR.. Power Of the
Welcome research laboratory on the
constitution of chaulmoogra oil and
it's congeners gave some hope of this.
for they showed that in this oil there
was a new series of fatty acids (chaul-
moogric acid and hydnocarpic acid)
which differed from other known fatty
acids by having the property of rotat-
ing beam of polarized light.
"These acids, however, are solids
and hence unsuited to hypodermic nd
ministration. AS result of a series
of experiments, Professor Dean deter
mined that the ethyl esters of these
acids are thin fluid oils which lend
themselves readily to intramuscular
injection and are readily absorbed.
These ethyl ester derivatives of chaul-
moogra oil have now been in use at
the United States public health SER
vice leprosy investigation station at
Kalihi in the Hawaiian islands for
some three years and the results have
been very encouraging. During that
period some 140 lepers have been
paroled and returned to their fami-
lies, the disease apparently arrested.
1.-THE effect of this treatment has
been so encouraging that now many
persons afflicted with leprosy have
! voluntarily presented themselves for
treatment to the public health service
in Hawaii, whereas In past years.
since the laws Of the territorial board
of health provided for the segregation
of lepers. all persons who were, suffer
ing with the disease endeayored to
hide from the authorities In order that
they might not be separated from their
families"
Besides the investigation station at
Kalihi, the public health service also
operates n national leprosarium at
Carville La, which at present houses
some 112 lepers. The accommodat tions
are being increased SO as to provide
for 75 additional beds. The treatment
with chaulmoogra oil derivatives has
been begun at this institution.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-02
The Compass Plant.

On the. prairies and plains of Utah.
Texas and southern Minnesota there
grows wonderful plant which has
proved useful to travellers wandering
over these vast tracts Of country. II
q called the compass plant or pilot
plant, because Of q popularity In the
growth Of the leaves. which grow al
ternately along the stalk, and point
preciaely. north and southi The In
dians followed the direction given
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-02
CHICKENS THRIVE ON WEEDS
n.x,ous Plants Growing In Fence Cor
nsrs Make Good Eating FOR
Confined Fowls.

Every summer one can find lot OF
vseds that are going to seed In fence
corners. II certain hens or chicks are
srded 1t is a good idea to pull up
these weeds and throw them into s.,e
pens. The birds Will eat tne sseus
and leaves at least.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-02

them by these pointing leaves. and
told the white men about 1t. This
plant belongs to the family of the
Compositae, and looks very much like
the sur1iower. 1t has a strong. res
inous odor, somewhat like turpentine.
and sometimes goes by the name.
''turpentine plant"
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-02

pared by the National Geographic
Society, Washington, d. C)
sled drawn over the deep snow by
Ned horses, a driver wildly beat
Them, and a pack of ferocious
res breaking in pursuit from
Lpine forest-this is picture that
Yiyen many person faulty idea
e Siberia Of today.
Il American woman who had
led at an Englishman when he
Iained that during his ten days
ew York city he had not seen u
Indian asked upon her arrival
hdlyostok If there was any dam
fom wolves In the city. AS u
of fact, one may spend a con-
&ble time in Siberia and cover
areas without seeing a wolf, or
tree, and what little snow he
ee will probably not be more than
inches deep, though there are
ps where 1t is quite deep. And
pay meet thousands of people
bt seeing either exile or criminal.
Is not likely to be disillusioned
the climate. The American SOL
paid, siberia has two seasons
and winter" This is nearly
or there is practically no spring;
iage does not appear until June.
as warm as the winter Is cold.
fief fall is beautiful indeed, and
Is something very thrilling about
tense cold OF the winter, when
mperature goes to 60 and 70 de-
below zero in some sections.
rybody dresses and prepares for
pa, and on the whole 1t Is pos
70 be more comfortable in the
winter Of Siberia than In the
Fable American winter.
Beautiful Wild Flowers.
ria's wild fiowers-a feature
does not fit into the picture Of
eh waste-are worthy n volume
mselves. There is a wild rose
blooms hugely on big. sturdy
Then there is the mauve and
the Mary and john" that is
most by the Siberlans. This
hover is named after the Vir-
ny and the loved disciple.
ria Is, above all, an oriental
Y. Out there the traveller sees
phantasmagoria associated with
st' Oriental sunsets. equal to
nd inferior to none, thrill the
with splendors Of color rang
pm volcanoes of rubies to the
mysteries of the kaleidoscope.
One sees all the peoples of the
ehlnese, Japanese, Tartars,
us, horeans-men and women of
color and condition.
tae most part the Russians have
nized the country. Even SO,
aid easily believe the Tower of
Incident to have occurred in ST.
for one hears SO many lam
and sees so many different ma
customs. Chinese "sampans"
pahese "dambes" ride the road
Viadivostok along with Rus
ait and American motorboats,
the highways and caravan
eamels and oxen are passed by
automobiles, mostly Of Amerl-
Native Life Fascinating.
gets wonderfully attached to
I lie. There is something
y and fascinating about 1t.
yves. In spite of the scourges
US and cholera, In spite of the
and cold which they have ex-
81 81 so frequently during the last
~ ~ are devoted to their home
=. apparently they are indiffer-
'ne rich opportunities Of their
M y a land Of rich agricultural
..ies' In spite Of the short
= .ae summer season. and even
taoles have been served
etian cheese and butter. But
sliuring Opportunities Of the
are presentsd Ia IL minsral
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-02
Huauenot Exodus,

During the reign OF Louise XIV the
Edict Of Nantes, which had conferred
upon the Huguenots liberty Of con-
science and admission to all oflices Of