Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-13
MRS. HEN GONE
IN FOR STRIKE
Sympathetic Strike in Hen
Circles Should Not
Cause Alarm
CD OF For TranscOntinental Trip
to Photograph Air Way-rry TO
Take Picture of Prohibition Men
With Beer Sign Background.
(By Isaac Gregg.)

(By Isaac Gregg
Washington, Sept. i5.-Ihe United
States Department OF Agriculture
gives out the most distressing news
that Mrs. hen has gone on strike,
probably in sympathy with the Goa!
miners and railroad workers.
Already tagged out as a result OF
the heavy production OF eggs TINS year,
Mrs. Hen has broken down completely
under the excessive hot weather and
has gone on a vacation.
Vacation sentiment has been eVl-
dent in hen circles for more than TWO
weeks past, according TO the Depart
ment experts. At the lusJ touch OF
hot weather number of hens stopped
work and their ranks have been stead
ny augmented. As result, fresh Lana
eggs are scarce and command high
pieces.
There is no occasion io- alarm, how
ever, according TO tne Department, IN
as much as there are large reserve
stocks OF eggs on hand at comparative
ly low prices. On September i, reserve
stocks tOtaled J,jS6,OOO cases OF eggs
compared with stocks of but 100000
cases last year. lnesc eggs are re-
ported to be in excellent condition as
only the best eggs are selected Tor
storage purposes and are now from 10
10 10 cents 4 dozen less tnan Tor the
fresh article.
Weather permitting, the United
States Army airship - was to nave
left Langley Field, Va. at mldnlgnt
last night Tor her traus-cOntnenta,
Eight to Ross Field, Arcadia, CalIfor-
ma. The crew of the ship has been
officially designated by the Chief OF
the Air Service as follows:
Major II. A. Strauss, commanding
officer; Captain George W. NcEntue,
lieutenant 0. \. Anderson, Lieuten-
ant Don l.. HutcEinS, Master Sergeant
William T.. Fitch, engineers, and Staff
Sergeant Joseph l.. AlDrecht, engineer
The purpose of ,he flight Is 70 es-
tablish rauS-contMentaI alrShlp
route; to photograph an alr-way, ana
at the same time to provide practice
sbr the aerOrauts i'm long distance
cross-couutYy flights. No attempt Will
be made to establish records Tor speed
or endurance.
The c. which recently made 4
night flight to New York and return
* ly2 feet long, 81 feet wide and 81
feet high, with capacity OF lt2,OUV .
cubic feet. hydrogen gas Is used Tor
initiating the dirigible. The power
plant consists of TWO l5O-hOrsepOWer /
.ch, motors, which give the airshlp
a. speed of 50 miles per hour The
highest altitude it can reach IS o,2UV
feet.
While prohibition directors from as .
many as a dozen states We're Conteff- /
inc YESTERDAY in the office OF Assistant /
Attorney General, Mrs. Mabel W. VII |
lebrandt. in charge of prohibition ana /
internal revenuc matters IN the nope (
&C chcchirg The flow Of real p>er now I
certain sections OF tne .
country. in an adjoining office IN the .
of Justice was q perfectly /
good "bock bier sign, Tackled up o. /
the wall aad bearing the reminder OF .
the prey oiStc&d days. no ocupl the .
sign had been in tic room long before .
,ld man Nolstcad visited himself upon +
those who believe In a more liberal m .
of the Constitution. Any .
how. the photographers present mace .
, vain attempt TO get 81 picture az .
Commissioner Haynes ana .
his hand of sieuths with tpC book F..
BIER" sign as a background.