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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-26
Reade .Cpnningham

y wedding Of interest to a number
of AlexandrianS took place Saturday
evening in Christ Church, Savannah,
Georgia. when Miss Jean Cunning
ham, daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles l.. Cunningham. became the
wife of Frank Reade son of Prof.
Willoughby Reade, of the Episcopal
High School. near Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-26
Son Born to MIR. And Mrs. C. W. Hill

Mr.. and Mrs. George Washington
Hill are being congratulated upOn the
birth of son ip,their home, 507 Park
Avenue. New York City. or Sunday.
December 18th. 1922 The child will
be christened Percival Smith Hill. the
2nd after his grandfather, MIR Per-
cival S. Hill, President of the Amer
lean Tobacco Company. of which ne
boys father, Mr.. George ". Hill.
is Viee-President.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-26
Guests From Pittsburgh

Mr.. and Mrs. George UhIer have
as their guests for the holidays, their
son, and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Lloyd Uhler. of Pitts
burgh.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-26

Guest of Judge And Mrs. Barley
Cadet Louis c. Barley, Jr.. of the
United States Military Academy, ut
West Point, n. Y, is the guest OF
his parents, Judge and Mrs. Louis
C. Barley, in North Washington
street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-26
Here For HOLIDAYS

Mrs. Edward Stabler Fawcett has
with her for the holidays her SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Cheeseman, of Hatfield, Conn.,,
and their two sons, Richard and Da-
viG Cheeseman, and her sons. Capt.
Wallace H. Fawcett, Of Norton, Wise
county, Va, and Edward Stabler
Fawcett of New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-26

Returns 10 Baltimore
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Undueh
returned yesterday to their home IN
Baltimore, after spending the week
end with her brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Herbert
Oliver, in South Washington street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-26
FAIRFAX NEWS

Representative r. Walton Moore
and sisters have gone to Washington
for the winter.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-26
FLUSHING

si0uLRN COTTAGE. n.ac rooms and bath.
steam heat. elect!ic l!ght. parguet soors.
aear t.3.n and trolley: slo.Sso. mortgage
$4,000. ReaconsoIe cash payment Y. r
NlMMO. l09 Main s.. Fhcrae Flushing el9a
New-York tribune., 1922-02-26
LOFTS for RENT

4l-3 Vcscy St.
Tne fines, loft IL 1.ne<t location
90 block '~est u Bsoa1 ssy. nsa.
TOcs1- Terminal
s,s3ra heat ana e.evz'or earr.cs
is.snec.ste posscssio;.
1921 Leonard ST.
\. K. Corner henson Place.
i3Jr Upper <icoTs 70 -ert viii. IL
mediate Possession. o.zs t2x8l zach
tnusua!ly 1ine neht ,c<co su-tsb.-
for offlcs a7d sslesroorne Cccupancy
carries private ana exclusive 9ss of
~eE,!bu,e entrance sad electric cle-
vsto-- EXTENSIVE improvements ~
Gently .nstal.e1.
ioo Duane St.
Tnree top floors o:ssrsd VITA poe-
aess.on a. once. Contains tgeigh-
separately or ~. 1.v!-e cna <.cc.-
Rant very low.
1879 Broorne st.
Between Mercer and Greens Ste
Second loft SIC 5sxso. E.eva.o-.
stsa-.. heat. c,sct.sc pons.. lima
c;atc possesson-
lO8-114 Woostc~ St.
Sprinkler system. e,evator, st4ar.
heat. live steA.-. :: desired. posses-
s.on 81 cace
107 Duane St.
Heart OF the Taos 1.s.rfcs TOP
loft Tor ligat raanC.4c. .u-.nE. g.ze
2oxi0o. Rent 1900.
10 Thomas st.
3rd loft size 25xfoo. L.ga- ...4n4-
featuring. Rent $500.
81 Pearl St.
just Oh White1au Street and near
t''-tom House.
Basement. 1st and ara roo-s so-
cenr; 1850 go II. each; light oa
two s.Ges: elevator, steam heat
.anitor service: e.ect-sc 3.ght IL
Guided IN rent; h.ga ceilings. Rents
reasonable.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-26

UNFINISHED APARTMENTS TO LET
Manhattan
New-York tribune., 1922-02-26
LOFTS for RENT

20 Spruce St.
Heart Of the Leather District
ist. 2rd arQ 3rd lofts. size 26xSo
each: ~.lI divide. Windows on
sdee. h.cA ceilings. electric hoiot
Make offer. immediate possessio1
i3Y Greene S..
Top floor. Size eTx1c0. Steam, heat.
tre.eht elevator, 'front.' ard rear wiz
dows. Two sky..ghts, perfect .!g...
1880 Duane S..
5ox1oo. Second lott w..h Immediate
Possession. Building contains e,eva-
tor, steam heat: no Manufacturing.
Insurance rats Sc cert9. Low rer..
New-York tribune., 1922-02-26

BROADWAY, gLUsHlNG-Cha- itttle
Dutch Coloaial, : ROOMS. bath. oper. arA-
place large enclosed porch. steam he2r.
Prize $500 Reasonable terrts KEE-
WIN, 22d st ana Broadway. Flushing. Tel.
Flushing 0T60.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-26
Downtown Business Properties
far RENT-fov SALE
BUILDINGS for RENT
1875 Leonard St.
200 II. cast OF Broadway
SiIn f2f1in

1875 Leonard St.
200 II. cast OF Broadway
size 1910.
lfive stories ana dess,ns~t. :Ee1
eauipnlont. throus shou', including
electric elevator, firo aiar,n syeteT4,
3no.onn', etc. HiSh ee:linsH. fat
iEtt. heavy floor carrying capacity.
Contaias 5000 Sc e. s-osa l..a1..ccl-
ase possession.
II South William St.
Through 10 50 Stone ST,
Entrance On two streete 4 uoasrn
up-io- date incivldusi otf.ce build
ing OF 10000 So. It. Elect.ic clcva-
tor. immediate cossceaion. II cxco!-
lent condition. Otteg wanted.
90 Pine St.
through TO Dc peyster St
SIZE 22x52 stories and basement.
C9,tsins Electric ho.st. suitable for
storage. Can DO converted 70. office
purposes. Rent $3.50.
John K William St. District
4 new individual six-story office
building. size 5oxso. rire light on
aH sioors, TO? tioor has large eky-
light ovArheat Contains about 10000
So. X. Can ac rented .o- aco.. 1925
-er 80. 4.
l9o.2o1 Washington St.
ssYer! stories aud oascneut: e.ze
to120. Contains e;eyatoS. steam
heat. Possession AZ once.
SO-92M Pearl St.
story an1 haser..nt building; s.ze
<1r72 host. freight elevator: higa
csi,!nEs. Lease for 10 TO 81 ysars
Aieo for sale a. an attractive figure.
52'-3 Broone St.
Runs through to Watts st.
Nirearooi building. 7 stories and
basement. 41x6O. Large electric
elevator shipping platform. Pos
session May LIST. Rent very -es-
soaabe: long lease. AGorcs fine
advertising facilities.
24 ar~lay St.
Southwest corner Churci, st.
stories and basement: size 35x6l:
newly rsmodeled; electric hoist;
etealn hcat; electric light. Nine
years lease Rent rea ,onah!e
New-York tribune., 1922-02-26
BUILDINGS for SALE

. = U1LOINN0 TOT 0ALE
1o7-llo John ST.
\. W. Corner Pearl St
Frontage Tona ST. .52 Il Pearl 8
27f. Area 1900 so. # Early poe-
scss.o-l- The best available corre-
Dist n the district for irn p-oyea.er-
pr:cs $4,000: easy ter1-.e
90 John St.
Through 20 FL PIatt ST.
s.ze 22x-20. Area $500 e. g ytess
plot ior in proyerent i-to an .ndi-
v.cusl of.ics building Possession :.
once Excellent location Cor .rsu--
ance, 6rugs. chemical corporations
Or restaurant Occupancy P..ce $780,
001; easy terms. Owner viii cor-
slider erecting Building - sui- zen
ant and leaee to- long term
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03

The windows of the famous South
wark cathedral In London have not
been washed in 20 years.
Motor-driven, a new machine into
which safey razor blades can be in
serted while it is in motion, sharpens
250 of them an hour.
New window shade brackets not ONLY
a be adjusted 20 hold shades OF DIFF
ferent widths, but are also equipped
with hooks for curtain poles.
A loose movable disk replaces the
usual slide electrode in a new French
spark plug and prevents Oil and carbon
rising to form short circuits.
Hydro-electric power of 100000 horse.
power is expected to be obtained in
India from waterfalls $50 feet high on
the Bombay-Mysore frontier.
What is claimed to be the worlds
largest sheep shelter, having accommo-
dations for 10000 animals, has been
built In Illinois by a railroad.
The light of meteors as sured
by w. Il. Denning. the English astron-
omer, makes 1t appear that the swift
meteors become visible at an average
height of 81 miles and disappear ar
sc miles, while very slow meteors
come in sight at about So miles and
fade away at IS.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03
INTERESTING FACTS

An electrical method for quickly de-
tecting counterfeit coins has been in
vented by a mint official in India.
A new gauge for registering the air
pressure in automobile tires replaces
the valve cap and does not have to be
removed when q tire is filled.
The Pekin Gazette, founded in A. d.
90S, was for a long time the only
journal permitted to be published in
China, but within the last sixty years
a number of others have been estab-
lished.
French army surgeons have ound
that a mixture of freshly slaked lime
and phosphorus will emove tattoo
ing so that it cannot be detected.
Among the guests at the wedding of
the Princess Mary were the kings of
Spain, Belgium. Norway, Italy and
Denmark. In fact, about all the kings
that are left in the deck.
The heir apparent to the throne of
Ethiopia wishes to install at Ads
Abeba, Abyssinia, a mill for produc-
ing unbleached cotton sheetings from
locally grown short staple cotton. The
production required would be approx
mately 500 yards per day.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03

including the Nobel prize, has not
given up active work, but is even now
engaged In radio telephone expert
mentS.
Radio enthusiasts have increased
tenfold within the last few months, it
appears from a survey conducted by
he Associated Press and covering the
central west, Kentucky and Texas. AT
virtually all points from which re-
ports have been received, there are
thousands of radio sets, particularly
for purposes of telephony, where at
most there were hundreds before.
While the sets are used chiefly for
pleasure and experience, they are be-
ing put to practical uses in many
cases. Numerous farmers are receiv-
ing market and weather reports, and
police are receiving bulletins. Ser
mons, concerts, health talks and style
talks are transmitted. Universities
and professional operators are coop
Grating.
Approximate figures are reported
from various states and centers in
dicating the present number of radio
sets. According to A. L. Benson of
st. Louis, division manager of the
American Radio Relay league, about
10000 radiophones are used in four
states as follows: Iowa, $4,000; Mis-
souri,, $4,000; Nebraska, $4,000;
Kansas, 10000. In st. Louis alone
there are some 1900. The radiophones
chiefly carry concert music, but in
many localities farmers have installed
them to receive market reports.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03
AERIAL A TROUBLE SOURCE
Amateurs Should Check UP on An
tenna If Radio Doesn't
Work.

One of the difficulties encountered
by the amateur radio enthusiast is the
installation of an aerial. After he has
constructed his homemade wireless re-
ceiying set and is ready for a test he
may become discouraged if the outfit
doesn't work.
Check up the aerial.
An unsoldered splice or improper in
sulation may be causing the trouble.
The person eager to install a receiy-
ing set who has no place outside to
fasten the aerial can string it between
two rooms. Incidentally, it isn't neces-
sary to open q window to hear. Radio
waves travel through buildings with
almost the same speed they travel
through the ether.
II you are so fortunate as to have a
place for a regular aerial, put up a
single wire 100 feet long about 20 feet
above the ground, or a few feet above
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03
MARCONI REALLY
FATHER OF RADIO
Story of the Gifted Italians
Work In Development of Air
Communication.

While experiments along the line
1927 and hundreds Of scientists were
interested in solving the problems in
volved for many years, 1t was not I'M
til 1896 when Senatore Guglielmo
Marconi took out his first patent that
the mastery of air communication got
its first great impetus. His life his
tory is to all practical intents the his
tory of radio communication.
Senatore Guglielmo Marconi, G. G.
V. o., L. L. D., Disc. NJ. 1. E. E., was
born in Bologna, Italy, April 25, 1874.
His mother was Irish, while his father
was of a family whose mechanical
ability was marked. After an edu-
cation at Leghorn and Bologna, the
young q interested himself in the
problem of wireless biography, start
ing his research In 1895. He went to
England and in 1896 took out the first
patent ever granted for a practical
system Of wireless telegraphy, by the
use of electric waves. His early ex-
periments in England were made at
WestbOurne Park. Shortly afterward
Marconi say w. H. Preece and
at his request made some experiments
for officials of the p~ostoffice. Some
further experiments were made n
May, 1897, in the Bristol channel,
wireless communication being estab-
lished between Lavernock and Brean
Down, a distance of nine miles.
On the invitation Of the Italian
government Marconi afterward went
to Spezia where a land station was
erected, which was kept in constant
communication with two italian bat
tleships working from a distance of
~ miles. For this success the Ital-
ian government conferred upon Mar
conf the honor of k%nighthoOd. After
a return to England further expert
ments were conducted and on July 20,
1897, the first radio company was
formed and two permanent stations
erected. In 1898 wireless reports of
yacht races in Kingston were made
and proved the usefulness and adapt
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03
For Thawinq Motor Engines.

Prof. Charles A. Robb Of the Unlver-
sity Of Alberta, it is announced, has
discovered an ether mixture which
solves the problem of starting motor
engines in intensely cold weather.
Opportunity for a final test Of the
preparation came during a recent cold
spell when the mercury fell far below
zero. A Liberty-12 motor Of 400 horse
power was left outdoors all night and
was immovably frozen by morning.
The actual time taken to start the en-
CINE with the new mixture was seven
minutes. When the experiments were
begun last year, 1t took an hour and a
half to start the same engine with the
mercury only five degrees below.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03

ability to which the system lends it.
self to commercial purposes. In De-
cember, 1898, Marconi installed ap-
paratus to provide communication be-
tween the South Foreland lighthouse
and a lighthouse OF the south coast.
In 1899 Marconi read a paper on
"Vireless Telegraphy" before the In
stitution of Electrical Engineers in
London.
Early in 1901 telegraphic commu-
nication was established between two
points more than 250 miles distant
and ut the end of that year Marconi
transmitted signals from Poldhu, in
Cornwall to st. Johns, Newfoundland.
In 1902 he received on board the
steamship Philadelphia in the pres
ence of the officers, good messages
on the tape when at n distance of
over 1900 miles from the transmit
ting station and signals at over 1000
miles. In December, 1902, the station
established at Cape Breton, Nova
Scotia, under a contract with the Ca
madam government for transatlantic
wireless telegraphy, was put into
communication with the Cornwall sta
ton at Poldhu and inaugural messages
were transmitted to the King of
England, the King of Italy and to
the London Times. In October, 1908,
the steamship Lucania published a
daily wireless bulletin from messages
receiyed from the Marconi stations.
A powerful station at Clifden on the
west coast Of Ireland was opened
early in 1907 for the establishment
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03

of commercial relations with the
American continent at Glace Bay.
Mr.. Marconi's work has been rec
ognized by many governments n
seats of learning; he has been dec
grated by the King of Italy n the
late ex.Czar of Russia as an honor
airy doctor of many universities, In
Guiding Oxford, Glasgow, Aberdeen,
Liverpool and Pennsylvania, besides
having received the freedom of the
principal Italian cities. In 1914 he
was elected a senator in the Italian
parliament. He also holds many sci
entifc awards granted by various So
cieties and institutions.
Upon the declaration of war by
Italy, Senatore Marconi placed his
services at the disposal of King Vic
tor and was given the rank of lieu
tenant in the italian army. He was
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03
Want Radio for Air Safety.

A~eronautical experts in England in.
sist that radio Is q necessity to safe
guard aerial travel. The house of com.
mons has before 1t regulations requir.
ing passenger-carrying planes to be
equipped for aerial communication.
and as soon as an agreement Is effect.
ed with the international convention
and aerial navigation, the regulations
will be issued. The regulations specify
that all planes carrying ten or more
people be equipped with a transmitter
and a receiver. The British air Sec
rotary has ordered all planes crossing
the English channel to carry wireless
apparatus.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03
Safe Airships Must Have Non-Inflammable Gas
or Bags That Won't Burn
By W. H. UPSON, Aeronautical Engineer


Disasters like the Roma are sad blows in the human lives they cost.
But they do not condemn the arship as impractical To make the air
ship entirely safe from fire it is necessary to us either a non-nfammabe
gas like helium, or have a gas bag that won't burn.
1 do not believe heium will be available for commercial use in the
present generation, because it is so rare and so expensive to purify. 1t
costs fully 100 times as much as the hydrogen gas now used. Moreover,
it weighs twice as much as hydrogen and is deficient in lifting power. Its
only known source of quantity supply is from natural gas by lquefaction
and distllation.
Hydrogen is safe enough if a noninhammabe envelope is used.
Asbestos is not strong enough. No fabric can be freproofed thoroughly
by any process yet discovered. A metal envelope seems the only practical
thing. But it has not been sufficiently developed.
The gasoline used as fuel is even more dangerous than the hydrogen
in the gas bag. Experiments arr being made with kerosene or still heavier
oil as fuel. This would avoid the danger of vaponzed gasoline.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03
Shah Believes in Mascots.

Probably no monarch is a more firm
believer in the power of the mascot
than the young shah of Persia. he has
nearly 200 mascots, most of them heir
looms, which have played some part
in the history of his predecessors.
Chief among these is a cube Of amber
which, according to eastern lore, fell
from heaven in Mahomet's time. 1t is
supposed to ward Off danger, and the
shah usually wears it round his neck.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03
Opera House Rarely Opened.

At San Jose, in Costa Rica, there
is a gorgeous opera house, said to be
the fifth finest in the world, but
there is little use for it. 1t is rarely
opened more than once or twice during
the yea for a theatrical or musical
event. The great social event of the
country, the presidential ball, is held
here each New Years eve.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03

the roof of your house. 1t is best to
keep above the surrounding trees.
Bring the lead wire' into the station
on insulators.
If you prefer an antenna Of more
than n wire, keep the wires well
spliced. A two-wire aerial should have
at least four feet between the wires.
Antennae of more than two wires
should be spaced about three feet
apart.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03

employed on important military mis-
sions to England by the Italian gov
eminent and after this service was
transferred as temporary commander
in the Italian navy. Marconi visited
the United States in 1917 as member
of the official mission SEN by Italy.
In 1919 Marconi was appointed pleni-
potentiary delegate to the peace
conference at Paris, and In this capac-
ity signed the peace treaties with
Austria and Bulgaria. He was after
ward awarded the Italian military
cross.
This very important figure in h
wireless world, who has received
about all the honors possible for the
scientific world to bestow upon him,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03

Here is the gold memorial medal,
to be struck annually at the Paris
mint, which Is to be awarded each
year to the University Of Wisconsin
student who writes and submits the
best essay on Industrial Relations"
The medal has been given in honor Of
John Lendrum Mitchell, Wisconsin
class of IT. who died In the United
States army service in France on May
%, 1918, as an aviator.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03
Teach the Child to Dance and When He Is Grown
Up He Will Not Jazz
By NINE. ANNA PAvLOWA, Russian Dancer
1S15151S1S151SISIS5


"Train up the child in the way he should 60, and when he is old he
will not depart from it." This might be changed to read, "Teach a child
to dance and when he is old he will not jazz"
l have attempted to dance the American style Of jazz, but only a few
times. As you Americans would say, 1 could never see anything in it.
I guess the reason is that l was reared in a different atmosphere. In Russia
we were taught the classic dancing and music that I interpret on the stage.
The schools in Russia have a course in dancing that is as important as
reading and writing. Children are taught ballroom dancing from the
start, and as time goes on they embrace the ideals of their instructors;
the love of beautiful music perfect pobe and graceful carriage.
And there is the awful music, the crash of drums, the moaning of
horns and the other things that go to make up jazz music. W. can see no
melody or harmony in that music.
Teach the young people of the country the ballroom dancing. Start
them young. When they are old enough to go to dances they will love the
beautiful and graceful movements and jazz will be distasteful to them.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03
CONCENTRATIONS!

Algy-T'm not quite myself today.
Winnie-Oh, allow me to congratu-
late you.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03

Prof. M. Atkinson, Melbourne University, Austraha-In the Saratov
district, along the road thousands of corpses we're lying. Three million
more will die of starvation, typhus, typhoid and cholera before summer
comes. A Gordon should be drawn around Russia by the medical authorj-
ties, for ii is the menace of the world.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03

Rev. John Thompson, First Methodist Episcopal Church, Chicago
The men have been making such a mess of politics that women may offer
the only remedy for the situation. They have made good in art, literature.
business and professional life, and they ar capable of introducing a re-
fined and elevating factor into politics. Let them come in.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03

Urls are just as nice today a ever they were in any period Of the
worlds mstory-just as modest-and a blessed sight more sensible; more
able to take care of themselves. It's asinine to go along on the assumption
that women don't know anything, that they ae giddy innocent. The
girls of Victoria's time knew about all there was to know, 1 fancy, but
they were guilty of a peculiar kind of hypocrisy and deception in pretend
ing invariably to be stupidity unaware Of the comnonest facts of life, and
of making a face over even the accidental revelation of an inch of ankle.
How silly it all was!
Modesty is a grace Of the soul, not an advertisement of the dress
makers. l see not the slightest reason why a girl who clips her tresses,
yermilons her lips, wears her skirts to the knee and powders her little
nose whenever she jolly well pleases cannot be as pure at heart and as
sweetly souled as Jeanne dare.
The bobbed-hared girl, the lp-rouged girl that I left behind me, but
that meets me here again in the New York I had not seen for eleven years,
is the girl of the times. 1 salute her. l shall make her a heroine of mine.
1t may be that in my seventy-frst novel she will reign supreme, a new
portrait in the long gallery of the lovely ladies of my fancy. And she will
not be the least lovely in that somewhat crowded gallery.