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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-04
LADY ASTOR TO
EDUCATE WOMEN
Makes Two Speeches in
Richmond on "Pet"
Interests
Education For Women is Not Non
sense"-Takes Fling at Feminine
Fashions

Richmond, May 5.-Disdaining to
call it charity, on the ground that
"Charity covers a multitude of sins,
because it needs to-" Lady Astor spoke
here Yesterday afternoon in behalf of
one of her pet" interests-the South
ern Woman's Educational Alliance.
Not long before that, she had ad-
dressed the girls of West Hampton
College. which is connected with the
University of Virginia, and scored a
tremendous nit with the girls, every
one of whom Immediately resolved. in
her secret heart "to go into politics
and be just like Lady Astor.
"The time has passed when educa-
ton for the women of the South can
be dismissed as damned nonsense" !"
she told the men and women who had
been invited to hear her talk for the
educational alliance It the residence
of Miss Frances Scott. on Franklin
street. "My Father called it damned
nonsense when any of us girls SAID
anything to him about it.
But fathers generation has gone.
Mine is in possession Of the day and
we need education more and more. l
remember my mother so well, she was
a brilliant woman. But she had father
and seven children to look after and
that didn't leave her much time to do
any thing for herself. But there was
nothing that my mother could not
have done if she had the chance.
so many women in the South are
Just like my mother. They need a
"I'm appealing especially to you
women to give it to them. Everybody
has little extra money. / know all
men have some tucked away they
never let their wives know about"
This was met with a self-conscious
laugh from the men.
To the girls of West Hampton Lady
Astor took a fling at feminine fash
ions and the use of cosmetics: Men
are more sensible than women in some
ways" she said. "In his heart man
despises painted girls, for he feels
that somehow, if he paints, she is let
ting down. We see in all countries a
new freedom that is not helping girls,
and we are looking to Southern girls
not to travel that road. I'd hate to
see Southern girls letting down.
She also urged theaaltcguse the vote
intelligently.
This morning the party, augment
ed by Miss Alice Perkins, Lady AS
tors niece left for Danville, where an
elaborate reception has been planned
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-04
news DEFEAT
BY BEVERIDCE
IS CONCEDED
Minority is Jubilant-G. o.
p. in Distress Demo
cratic Victory Predicted
MAJORITY is 1920
Congressman Hull Asserts Indiana
Result Repudiates Republican Ad-
ministratiOn.

Indianapolis, May 5.-Defeat of
United States Senator Harry S. New,
Republican candidate for renomina-
tion, was virtually certain yesterday,
when the unofficial ompilation of the
vote at yesterdays primary election
gave a majority of 1920 votes to
former Senator Albert J. Beveridge,
with approximately one-tenth of the
total vote missing.
For 800 of the 3,SS2 precintS in
the State Mr.. Beveridge had total
vote of l72,449 against 154.029 for
New.
While Senator New and his cam
paipn managers had not conceded de-
feat. Fred |. King. in charge of his
campaign forces, said that lit looks
like it is all over" For Beveridge a
claim of a majority of $4,000 votes
was made by his campaign manager
Clarence r. Martin.
In the Democratic Senatorial con-
test Samuel N. Ralston, former Gov
ernor. was the winner over four op-
ponentS by moderate landslide with
in the limits of his party vote. For
1914 precints his total vote was 96,-
IA, while his nearest opponent, DR..
Jesse Sanders, running on platform
favoring beer and wine had 13,497
votes. Daniel w. Simms was pressing
Sanders for second place. having 49,
224 votes. with B. B. Shively running
fourth, with 11.4S1, and Charles F
! Howard last, with $3.50.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-04
DR.. James Shera Montgomery Makes a
Stirring Address-Kiwanis Club
Guest of The 'Y" Meeting
LET'S BUILD A "Y"
spizzarinctum is Most FeeIingy Expained.t Means
What You Thought it Did-Pep ana More rep
Let's Build "Y"

21. CAPTAIN Clarkson, II subscript-
ions 1855; Team No. %, Captain
SNYDER. 10 subscriptions, S3lS; Team
No 23' CAPTAIN Justice, 8 subserlpt-
ions, S53G; Team No. "a, Captain
Howell, 9 subscriptions S42S. Total
II subscriptions. $2,047; grand total
of division to date n subscriptions,
S4,O57. c..
Chairman, 7 subscriptions, Sl.9O4. To-
tai for the flying squadron, 32 sub
scriptions, S25,634. Total previously
reported, 124 subscriptions, $35,592
Grand total to date, 295 subscriptions
S44,293. 1t will be noted that the
total for each subscriber to date IS
slightly in excess of $3.50. The cam
paign directors watch closely each de-
tail of the campaign to compare Alex
tndria with other cities of the South
that have had campaigns and doubt
less all AleXandrians will be eager &c
i.now just how this city stacks up
with her neirhbors. .,
Creamed eggs on toast, potato salad
peas. peaches, coffee and rolls sounds
good, but those that attended the
luncheon yesterday state that It tasted
much better than it sounds. Thus the
ladies continue TO carve their names
everlastingly in the hearts of the cam
paign workers. Among the LADIES
serving yesterday were, Mrs. W. A
Moore. Jr., Mrs. w. f. Swan, Miss
Mary Thompson, Miss Lulu Smoot
Mrs. J. H. Bitter, Miss Myrtle Graves
Mrs. J. B. Gordon, Mrs. Robert Gra-
ham, Mrs. Clarence Parker. Mrs, En-
NETT Dunn. Mrs. Harrie White, Mrs
c. f. Nicholson. Mrs, Richard Acton
Mrs. C. W: Wattles, Mrs. NJ. s. Yosti
Miss Lucy Reardon and Mrs. F. H. e.
Hatchell
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-04
ARGUMENTS ARE
BEGUN IN THE
EASTLAKE TRIAL
After Attacking Credibility
of States Witness De
Tense Rests
SISTER TESTIFIES
Asserts Defendants Visit to Eastlake
For Purpose of Collecting Sum due
Miss Knox

Montfoss, Va. MAY / CLOSING ar
cument, in the trial OF Miss Sarah
Knox. charged with the murder Of
Mrs. Margaret L. Eastlake, will be
begun in the courthouse here tomor-
row morning.
Only one more witness--Charles
II. Burton, bio-chemist, Of Washing
ton. who was unable to reach Mont
ross this afternoon remains to be eX-
amined. His testimony will consume
only a few minutes.
Counsel for the defense and prose-
cution spent the early part OF tonight
preparing instructions to the jury,
which will be presented to Judge JOS
eph W Chinn early tomorrow morning.
The defense rested its case at 4:20
o'clock this afternoon. It's evidence
was confined to efforts TO establish
the integrity Of Miss Knox's char
acter, and to show that A. R. Growth
ers, of Ocean City, y. j.. who claims
he sharpcned for Miss Knox the
hatchet found near Mrs. Eastlake's
dead hodv. is considered unreliable
in his home town.
Mrs. Mary Bridgewater, OF Ocean
Citv, was one of the character wit
nesses for the accused woman.
"I have known Miss Knox for twen-
tv-threa years" she said, "and practl-
callv all Of this time she has rented
small house located on my porDerty
Continued on Page Eight
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-04
TROOPS WILL
STAY ON The
GERMAN BORDER
Administration Was Not
Prepared to Announce
Plans at Present
FACTS LEAK OUT
Two Battalions of 18th Infantry Will
Remain in Germany In Response to
Allied Demands

Washington, May Through the
inadvertence of ar army officer, the
fact leaked out yesterday that the Ad-
ministration, pressed by European in
fuences, virtually had decided to leave
two battaTions of the Eighteenth In
fantry on the Rhine, although earlier
announcements have stated that all
that remains of the expeditionary
force would be ordered home without
delay.
! The Administration is not prepared
to make a formal statement regarding
the change in policy, but it was stated
in more than one official quarter that
the withdrawal order had been recon-
sidered and that in all probability the
wishes of the Allied and German gov
ernments would be acceded to.
This action, if taken, will be
prompted by recent developments in
European affairs. 1t is now known
that the Allied group of powers have
communicated their hopes to this Gov
ernment that at least a small force
of Americans be held on the Rhine, re-
minding the United States Of its inter
ests in the reparationS problem and
/ of the moral value of having Ameri-
can troops in Germany as long as rep
arations and other issues remain un-
/ settled.
BY curious circumstance, the Ger
man Government itself has asked that
a part of the present American force
( on the Rhine be left behind This re
quest, it is learned, was presented
/ through the German Embassy in this
city. 1t has been taken into serious
consideration along with the commun-
ications from the Allied Governments.
Realizing the force Of the argu-
ments presented by the European gov
ernments. Administration officials
practically have concluded that it
would be mistake to withdraw all
Americans from the Rhine area and it
is understood that an early oppor-
tunity will be found to announce the
decision of the President.
Officials here have been particularly
/ impressed with the declarations from
Allied statesmen that unfortunate re-
suits may follow if the American flag
/ is lowered at Coblenz and if only
French, British and Belgian troops
are left there to deal with the Ger
mans.
1t is not admitted officially that a
change in the Harding order, recently
announced by the Secretary of War.
will mean that Americans will take
any aggressive action against Ger
many. The Allies may advance fur
ther with their armies, if they are
I disposed. but this Government Will
reserve to itself full independence of
action in such an event. This was
made very clear in high C:fcial quar-
| tcrs yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-04
SWEARS MINERS
THREATENED TO
HANG GOVERNOR
Contractor Says March on
Charles Town and Burn
ing Authorized
THREATEN GOVERNOR
Contractor Says March on West Nir-
ginia City Was Plotted-Burning
of Newspapers was in Plot

Charles Town, W Va, May A.
Participants in the armed march on
Logan county last summer threatened
TO march on Charleston (the State
capitaD, burn up the newspaper Off
ces and hank the Governor" according
to J. n. Stone, witness yesterday
afternoon at the trial of more than
100 men on charges growing out Of
the alleged invasion.
Stones testimony came like a bomb
after the noon recess. Before lunch
he had given testimony differing very
little from thes tories told by others
covering the assembling of miners,
the number carrying arms, their
guard lines, conduct, etc. After lunch
however, the courtroom was scarcely
settled in chairs before he made his
statement.
Hardly had he finished when the de-
fense asSailed him and his history.
Harlod w. Houston, chief counsel for
the defense, spent moment laugh
ing with his colleagues, then with eX-
treme good humOr began:
"Why didn't you tell us about this
threat to burn the newspaper offices
and hang the governor before DIM
ner?" he asked.
"Well, | didn't think of it" replied
the witness.
"Was your memory refreshened
during the recess?"
"Ah it was" said the attorney, be-
coming more genial, "and by whom?
Whom did you see when you went to
dinner?"
Mr.. Belcher and Mr.. Osenton lat
torney for the prosecution, replied
the witness.
81 see said the attorney. "And af-
ter YOU heard this threat, you report
ed it to somebody, of course :"
"No. | didn't"
"What; YOU mean to saw YOU heard
a threat against the life of the Cover
nor of this State and never told any
BODY. Why was that?"
81 wanted to keep out of this thing.
"And you have never mentioned the
incident to ANYBODY until YOU Just
happened to think of it when you
saw Mr.. Belcher and Mr.. Osenton at
lunch! Is that rlgnt.
"That's right" said the witness.
"And WHY are YOU so anxious to
keep out of this" he asked finally;
'vou don't seem to have had any trou-
BILE getting into it."
Because I don't want to get killed
when | 90 back home" the witness
shot back hotly. He failed to rufle
the attorneys composure.
"Have you ever had your life threat
ened?" he asked
"No sir"
"Have yom heard of any threats
against you?"
"No."
"But you're Just afraid you'll get
killed somewhere aren't you?"
"That's right" said the witness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-04
FUND FIRE
BOYS SCARS
Acknowledge $42 Additional
Contributions to Aid
Volunteers
Need S993 to Bring Drive to Close
All Urged to Donate This
Week

The fund for the volunteer firemen
Of the city now totals S2,O66.SO, the
sum of S42 additional contributions
are acknowledged today. This leaves
a total of 1898 90 vet to be raised bv
the firemen in order to complete their
fund of $4,000:
Mrs. f. Spittle 50; ]. Bowie: so;
Miss Hannah J. Lunt, 50; William
Lewis Allen, So.
Collected by Mrs. Harvey Baker, j.
Peters. 81; V. Rose. 81; William
Scott, %: Cash. 81 60; Clarence
Collected by Mrs, Leola thinner
man. DR. LIewellyn Powell, 50.
Kennedy. 81. f. I. Alexander, 81;
Miss Helen Cummings, 81; Miss Myr-
tie Mervine. so: Miss Blanche Mer-
vine, 50; X. NJ. Mitchell, so; Harry
Fleischmann, 81. Miss Carrie Ebe-
hart. 81: Mrs. c. T. Lynch. 81: ID. u
Grillbortzer, SO; J. NJ. Dodd, 20 !;
Mrs Monroe, 81; Paul Tyler, 80;
Richard L. Ruffner, $40.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-04
STOP THROWING
PAPER IN STREET
Mayor Issues Orders To Po-
lice to Arrest All
Guilty
Complaint Made of Streets Being
Uttered Especially on
Sunday

Mayor Duncan TODAY reviewed his
inst 'uctions to the police to see that
all persons guilty of throwing paper
and waste Of any kind whatsoever
in the streets or alleys be arrested
and brought into the police court for
trial.
The Mayor says that he has re-
ceived numerous complaints about
this practice and is determined to
see that it is broken up.
AS rule the Mayor saws that
there is much COMPLAINT about waste
paper thrown on the streets Satur-
day and the result is that on Sun
dav the streets and alleys are littered
with naner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-04
HOUSE
Met at noon and adjourned at 5:f5
HOUSE

Met at noon and adjourned at 5:f5
p. M. until noon today.
Speaker Gillctt held the tax amend
ment to the District bill as agreed to
in order. and after a protracted de
bate that item and all others in the
conference report were agreed to with
the execution Of the proposed addi-
ton to the mark system. This item
was sent back to conference.
The ways and menas committee fav-
orably reported the Green resolution
proposing a constitutional amend
ment which would prohibit the is
suance Of tax-exempt securities.
By vote OF 6 to ) the rules COM
mitee decided to give privilege
status to the Johnson Woodruff res6l-
utions calling for congressional in
vestigation Of charges of laxity in the
prosecution Of government claims
arising out of war contracts and set
tlement thereof.
Approving the action of the Attor-
ney General in ordering the dismissal
of w. O. Watts, special agent of the
Department of Justice, Representa-
tive Graham Republcan). Illinois,
who got the job for him, declared in
the House that Watts chad it coming
to him"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-04
EAGLES ELECT
NEW OFFICERS
H. C. Carter Heads Organi-
zation For New
Year
Local Aerie Host to Fifty Washing
ton Members at Smoker
After Business

At the regular meeting of Alva Ae-
rie No. S71. Fraternal Order of
Eagles held last night the following
officers were elected to serve for the
ENSUING year: H. c. Carter. presi-
dent: s. T. Park. junior past presi-
dent: c. H. Lucas. vice president: &.
r. Walker. chaplain; ]. Fl. West, Sec
retary: John D. Normoyle, treasurer
I. f. Walker, inside ruard: T. D.
Downey, outer guard; II. F. Padgett,
trustee. A delegation of fifty mem
bers of WASHINGTON Lodge of Eagles
were guests Of the local lodge and dur
ing the evening there was smoker.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-04
IN CONGRESS
YESTERDAY
SENATE

Met at II q. m. and recessed at 5:55
p. m. until l1o'clock this morning.
Much of the tariff discussion ragged
over the proposed 10 per cent duty on
cyanide, Senator Smoot, a Republican
member of the committee, declaring
that former German-owned New
York concern manufacturing cyanide
during the war made "unconscionable
profits" amounting to robbery"
Senator Broussard (Democrat)
Louisiana, make an appeal for a
higher rate on rice than that report
ed from the committee.
Senator Caraway (DemocraD, Ar
kansas, gave the Senate another in
stallment of his attack on the Attor-
ney General.
Adopted a resolution authorizing
the President to revive the former eX-
tradition treaties between this gov
ernment and Germany, Austria and
Hungary.
Adopted the conference report on
the agricultural appropriation bill.
carrying a total of S36.774,000, and
sent the measure to the President.
Final legislative action on the bill
extending the life of the present 3
per cent immigration restriction law
three years from next June 30 was
taken when the Senate agreed to the
conference report.
The Jones resolution for an inves-
tigation by a joint committee of the
fiscal relations between the Federal
government and the District commit
tee and referred to the audit COM
mttee.
The Vice President laid before the
Senate resolutions and memorials pas
Sed by the Midcity Citizens associa-
tion, the Stanton Park Citizens as
sociation and the Real Estate Board
protesting against legislative increas-
ing the assessment valuation Of real
estate and changing the fiscal status
of the District, as provided in the con-
ference rcnort on the District apprOp-
ration bill
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-04
More Lots For Temple
Other Property Sales Are Placed on
Record

The George Washington Masonic
National Memorial Association
Charles H. Callahan and others
trustees, has purchased from Mrs.
lydia L Spofford lots 10 and /.
block 7. section l, George Washing
ton Park. Other deeds recorded today
in the clerks office follow: Richard
B. Washington and wife to Palmer
R. Karriker and wife five lots IN
block two on Harvard street, near
Cameron street: David n. Rust. Jr.
to ]. Houston Harrison house and lot
32, block u. section l. Rosemont
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-04
Lawrence Fund $197.50

New contributions received during
the past few days for the fund being
raised for the benefit of Capt. vii
liam Lawrence, who lost his wife
and four children by drowning in the
Potomac April IA, amount to Sll'
bringing the grand total thus lar
to S197 so.
The new contributions acknOw-
lodged are as follows: Mrs. j. NJ.
Kraft, S5; A Friend, 81; Miss Ida
Mclaughlin, 81; Mrs. T. Wellington
Rose, 81.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-04

Lynchburg-The board of the State
epjleptic colony, which is located just
outside of Lynchburg, is having plans
drawn for a new dormltory tor @ wo-
men. which is TO cost about S40,oOo'
The building, two floors and base,
ment. will be 80 by 120 feet, and VIII
conform to the architecture Of other
buildings in the colony.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-04

Lvnchburg, Va, Nav &c. c.
Cochran. deputy clerk of the United
States Court at Big Stone Gap, who
has been i'll for several years. has
resigned because of his health and
Charles T. Duncan, formerly of
Jonesville, has been appointed to the
vacancy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-04

Milk, the only complete food, con-
tains all the food elements the body
requires and in their proper propor-
tions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-04

For this section--L0cdl thunder
showers today and probably to-
morrow; not much change in tenn
perature
High tide tomorrow 40 a. m.
2:35 p. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-04
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Alice Lindsey Webb

Many readers judge of the power
OF book by the shock it gives their
feelings - LougfeUow's "Kaya-
nagh.
Margaret pedler certainly knows
how to put plenty of feeling into
her novels OF English life. In her
new one The Hermit of Far End"
'Grosset and Dunlap. She has
dramaus per-ouae rather similar to
that OF another recent story oil hers,
The Moon Out of Reach" of which
spoke fortnight ago. There is
the heroine, of vivid beauty and an
impulsiye temperament drawn part
ly from French strain in her an
cestl|. There is the lover who. Tor
a mysterious reason, must repress
his mounting passion for her and
may not respond even when she does
all the wooing, but lets himself 90
when he thinks her unconscious
from fall. There is the nice boy
lover whose mother moves heaven
and hell eyes, moves hell right into
the front parlor } to get her son what
he wants There is a close parallel
too, in the runaway escapade in the
night With yillainous married artist
person. Only in this case it is not
the heroine who does the naughty
deed, but a minor character But
though Miss Pedler may not have
great variety in her puppets, she has
an extremely pleasant way OF pre-
eSnting them and their complica-
tions Her houses and gardens are
good places to wander about in.
even in fancy; her pictures are clear
and her ideals always clean and
high. This book, for instance, up
holds like torch the virtue OF
moral courage, personal yalour, and
the sanctity of ones word when once
given.