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The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Snow clad crunching
the Park.

Glacier Hotel isolated from the world be-
cause of the snow, Sierra Peak, the great
domes, Mount Broderick and Liberty Cap
to the left of Nevada Falls. Our mountain
world was white with snow, and through
it all meandered the Merced, content with
being a river in the Yosemite Valley. After
considerable circling around through the
soft snow where we wished for snowshoes
we bade last farewell to Nevada Falls
and Liberty Cap and started on our home
ward hike amid a furry of snow. The
clouds were steadily growing darker and
more threatening. / entertained even
visions of camping on the heights under
some black overhanging rock until the ar
rival of the rescue party. But no such
luck. We lost the trail and found the trail,
traced the blazes on the trees and glis-
saded to our hearts content as we made for
the valley below All the while was pray
ing for a real snowstorm that would tie
up the valley. TT looks as if you were
going to get your WISH" laughed Casey as
we skidded homeward.
Reaching Happy Isles, we gladly put on
our snowshoes and trekked across the val
ley floor again. Through the orchard of
the grand old pioneer, Galen Clark, we
made a short cut across to the hotel Be-
fore my minds eye flashed pictures of the
old Chief of the Yosemite Indians, Tenaya.
who was so tenacious in his loves and
hates, who enjoyed the fertile Yosemite
with his tribe until we came along and
corraled them and sent them off to the
Indian Reservation. of the coming of Galen
Clark and his tender love for every living
thing In the valley, and then John Muir.
the hardy mountaineer naturalist who
loved every inch Of the 1,100 square miles
in the Yosemite National Park and the
high Sierras beyond. "One day." said John
Muir, sin the midst of these divine glories
Is well worth living and toiling and starv
ing for" And when the guide and I re-
turned home at sundown that was the way
felt when the fourteen mile hike from
valley floor to valley heights was over.
That night it showed and showed and
The New York herald., 1922-12-24

showed. In the morning over twelve
inches of new white fluff were on top Of
the old ermine robes, and it was still snow
ing with a merry vengeance, and I was
glad, for we were snowbound in the Yosem-
lite. All hikes and all sports were called
off. However. L managed to hike to the
Yosemite Falls, which was a veritable
fairyland turned loose. The thin, silvery
ribbon of water plunged through the
snowf1akes, millions and millions of them
The New York herald., 1922-12-24

dancing merrily against the polished walls
of black granite. , Every rock in the
Yosemite creek every tree, every shrub
and every twig was laden with fresh fluffy
down. 1t was too beautiful to be real, but
yet my camera registers facts as they are
and pictures tell the truth. On every side
heard thunderous booming of avalanches
of rock and snow rushing down the canyon
walls. Was 1 not glad of the hike to the
heights the day before?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05
GET BIG STILL.

MISUNDERSTANDING down on .
fully equipped liquor camp in the Bull
Run Mountains about four miles
southeast of Aide, on the border line
between Loudoun and Prince William
counties, Federal agents. under Lin
coin S. Evans, captured one of the
largest stills ever taken IN this sec
ton Of the State. The details Of the
raid were not made public until to-
day.
The still vas located either on the
land of W. f. Tyler, Of Aldie, or the
Garnetts. of Baltimore. Since the
land is the toughest mountain lane
and the lines are not well defined, it
could not be ascertained who owned
the land where the still was found.
Liquor and mash 10 the amount o;
6.l56 gallons were found. A 300
gallon still and implements used in
manufacture were also seized. Twenty
mash boxes, about five feet squa-n
and three feet deep, and about 1000
fruit jars were also taken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05

this mischiovous work, til one day,
while riding through the brush, he
saw cow which was turning all
kinds of somersaults as if it was
crazy. After 4 few minutes she feh
down dead, there being no apparent
reason for this wild behavior. When
the man came close, and while looH-
ing at it, a very thin snake came ous
at least pulled out its head and part
IF its bod from the co|'s nostriis
and started to crawl away from the
place. when the man killed it. When
he examined the cows mouth ne
noticed that the tongue was eaten ana
almost cut off by the snake, which,
crawling up her nose, could work at
ease, while the COW was driven mad
and finally choked to death on. ac-
count of the blood pouring out from
the wound, cows invariably will swal-
low their blood when bruised IN the
mouth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
{ By Isaac Gregg

Washington, Oct. 5.-Democratic
politicians IN Washington are some
what amused Il not ehagrined over
the announcement from j Mayhew
Wainwright, Assistant Secretary OF
Wac that he viii not resign MS pres
ent post in order to take active pare
in the campaign tor election to the
House Of Representatives from the
1wenty-fifth District OF New York.
Col. Wainwright, ii had been sup
posed and generally conceded, would
rellnqulsh ms duties as assistant to
Secretary of War Weeks III order q
make known rs position on local and
national questions to his constituents.
But the Gazette correspondent was
Informed by no less a lilfsona9e
chan himself today and he stated with
the utmost pOsltlveness that ne VIII
waste away The time of the govern
ment, paying him $l0,00C year, IN
order to devote to the campaign IN
the New YORK district. usually con-
Ceded as being Republican
The Democratic nominee for Con-
gress in this particular district has
many arguments which ne can use
in HIS fight for election to the House.
There have been many rumors and
reports, substartiated by facts that
the course of Col. Wainwright as AS
sistant Secretary Of War, has not
been confined to his deep" interest
in the government. There is much
comment today heard IN official cir
cles that Col. Wainwright, just on the
eve of a Congressional election,
should content himself with his pres
ent Job and q, the same time rein
quish mis- duties IS aid to the Secre-
tary of War in order to convince the
voters of his district that he is the
man who should represent them Sail
ary and position have Influenced Col.
Wainwright to such an extent that
he will not give up either even though
he is elected to the Congressional
birth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05
THE TARIFF CHANGE

The government OF the United
States costs the American people
annually now slightly in excess OF
three billions of dollars for legi-
innate expenses including interest
on the public debt, The tax pay
ers know this fact and complain
about it. The government takes
this money openly, but under
cover of protection to American
industry tile government takes
from the people seven billion dol
lars annually aid distributes it
among a small favored group
The public does not see this seven
billion dollars being taken out OF
its pockets and given to this group
but it feels it in the high cost OF
living. 1t complains OF this high
cost OF living but does not realize
what is the cause OF it. 1t knows
something is wrong and blames
the profiteer for it but the biggest
protiteer is its own government
which allows it TO be robbed by
few individuals of inordinate
arecd. SO long as the public will
permit its government to foster
this inordipate greed it will con-
tinue to be plundered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05
WATER STILL Low.

FredericksburE.-There is no i'm
provement in the water power situa-
ton at Fredericksburg and the water
in the upper Rappahannock river is
reported to be daily diminishing. The
street arc lights were turned of
Tuesday night owing to the lack OF
sufficient water The auxiliary plant
is supplying the electric current for
lights in residences and stores ana
local motor power so far.
Wells, springs and small streams
are reported to be drying up as re-
suit of the lengthy drought and veg-
tation is parched and dirt roads eX-
tromely dusty. The weather bureau
gives prospects for rain the latter
part of the week, which if it comes
will aid somewhat in the emergency.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05
STANTON CLERK DEAD.

Staunton. 49, C. Heiskell Argen-
bright, 50 years old, clerk of the city
of Stanton, died very suddenly q:
his home here Tuesday morning fo;-
lowing a period of i'll health.
He was at his desk the day before
but went home late in the afternoon
feeling unwell. He has been connect
ed with the city clerks office since
he was Is years old. He was assist
ant to his father, Newton Argen-
bright, until the latter died, abou,
two years ago, when he beanie CLERK.
Mr.. Argenbright is survived by his
mother; widow, who was Miss Irene
Knott, daughter of the late Senetor
Charles H. Knott, of West Virginia,
end one son. Hugh Colston Argen-
bright, of Richmond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05
Taking Stock of
Captured Liquors

New Orleans, Oct. ) Prohibition
officials were today taking stock
of the collection Of liquors and beers,
valued at several thousand dollars,
seized in two rooms of hotel mere
late yesterday.
Armed with search warrants, the
dry sleuths moved on the two rooms
from al! sides. Finding the doors
locked, officers were boosted oven
the transorns. Inside the rooms, ac-
cording to officials were all kinds OF
high voltage liquors and a quantity
Of real" beer.
The rooms raided were rented by
delegates to the Grain Dealers asso-
citation in convention here, according
to hotel attaches.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05
PROTECTS CHILD; rs SHOT.

Danville.-Charles Oakley, a Wei
known former service man, is in =
serious condition at his home, his
body pierced by two bullets, fired a.
him by Jessie Gilley.
Gilley had been Furnishing a small
err boy, it is alleged. when Oakley in
tervened and reprimanded the Older
man. who went home. secured a pisto;
and returning, shot him. Oakley, al
though wounded, wrenched the pistol
from the other mans hand and in
flicted severe scalp wounds, using it
as club. Gilley managed to make his
escape in the ensuing excitement and
has not been caught. Both Of Oak
lev's wounds are serious.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05
ONE MAN CAR ENDANGERS
IVES OF PASSENGERS

Vigorous protest was register
ed by a number OF Citizens As
sociations OF Washington against
the operation of the one-man car
system on the street railway line
of the national capital, it was
pointed out by the citizens of
Washington that in addition to
the increased danger to passengers
that the new plan slows up traffic
to Il marked degree. The asso-
Citations directed their chairmen to
take the matter up with the Pub
lie Utilities Commission and de
mand that a new hearing be
granted.
We sympathizc with Washing
ton on the one-man car system.
Here in Alexandria it IS proposed
to use these cars on an electric
railway doing interstate business.
The local situation is somewhat
different from that which con-
fronts Washington patrons OF the
street car line. The WaShingtOn-
Virginia railway is in every sense
a railroad and not street car line.
The company does not attempt or
pretend to run a street car service
lin Alexandria. 1t is strictly a
railroad doing business as an in
terstate corporation.
Therefore the danger to pas
Isengers and the holding up OF
traffic is two-fold. In the event
of an accident to the lone one-nlan
who is in charge OF the train the
passengers are lett without the
slightest protection, What if the
Southern Railway or any OF the
other steam railroads attempted
to run their trains without the
protection of a flagman: The
road which attempted such an act
would be charged with criminal
negligence. Yet the local electric
company proposes to do Just thar.
And the electric Lille does not even
pretend to have the automatic
block system or anything else tina;
would protect the rear end OF the
trains in TIE event OF accident.
The only protection which the
passengers now have is the con-
acknowledgment and the company
proposes to take this combination
man off and place train OF car,
in charge OF one man. 1t ShoulC
not be allowed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05
VIRGINIA NEWS
PARAGRAPHED
ROAD MEETINGS HELD.

Luray.-Many meetings are being
held in this county sponsoring an
extra session Of the Virginia legisla-
ture to be held to, provide for road
bond issue of moderate amount to be
met as it falls due by the proceeds OF
a gasoline tax without raising the tax
on real or personal property.
State Senator Leedy and Represen-
tatiye Long, both of this county, were
requested By resolutions passed at =
number of the meetings to state their
position on the subject OF an extra
session of the legislature. 1t is under
stood that both Senator Leedy anG
Representative Long are in favor Of
an extra session.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05

thinks. He employs lawyer to
get it reduced and it is reduced.
So President Harding asks Con-
gress to appropriate $42.OOQ.QQo
to refund certain income tax pay
ments. Who get these refunds !?
No one outside Of the income tax
bureau knows. SO far as the pub
lie knows many of the persons
who get these refunds may not de-
serve them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05
SHENANDOAH DROUGHT BAD

Luray.-This section Of the Shen>
andoah yalley is suffering from the
worst drought that has ever been
known.
Last year at this time il was
thought that the brought then pre-
vailing was severe, but there is no
comparison between the two. Wells
have been dried up, pastures arc
scorched, streams are lower than ever
known and farmers are unable to do
their fall seeding.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05
. MYSTERIOUS SNAKE THAT
KILLS CATTLE.

For several weeks steers and cows
were found dead. in a ranch in Tam
aulipas. with their tongues very
badly mangled, and at other times Gu;
off and at distance from the dead
body. The owner could not make out
what kind of an animal was doing
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05
INCOME TAX SECRECY

Ever since the income tax law
was passed By Congress and IN
come tax returns began to come
into the income tax division OF the
Treasury Department that di-
vision has been hot house OF
rumors of graft and malfeaSancc
in office. Every employee who
has been fired within the last six
months has long tale to tell Of
the rotten things he knows that
are going on there. Two former
employees are now under indlct-
meht for alleged corruption while
in the service.
About year ago a congress
sional committee did make some
investigation OF methods employ
ed in the bureau but nothing
criminal was discovered. The
trouble with the bureau is the
cloak of secrecy with which the
law has clothed its operations. The
law forbids the publication OF the
names Of all persons who make
returns ON their incomes.
Some of the enemies OF Com
missioner Blair have used tins
cloak OF secrecy that covers the
names OF income tax payers from
the public in their efforts to dis
credit his administration. They
have not succeeded in condemniug
the commissioner, but under the
law he has found his defense more
difficult to make.
A good illustration of this sec
recy and how it puzzles the pub
lie is found in the report OF the
income tex bureau just publish
ed. That report states there were
four persons in the United States
who paid taxes on $5,000,0O0 in
comes and 80 persons who paid
taxes on incomes in excess OF ST.
100000. Now many persons are
guessing who these four and these
80 persons are.
This secrecy works in two ways
to shield income tax payers, There
are certain men in every COM
munity who desire the reputation
of making more money than they
are really making. This false APP
pearauce is their chief stock in
trade 1t adyertiSeS them, They
ride in more expensive cars than
their incomes justify. They dress
their families in finer raiment
than they can we'll afford. To
them life is to seem rather than
to be. But when it comes TO pay
ing Uncle Sam they cut out the
show. They are poorer than they
are for they know from Secrc-
tary Mellon down to the clerk who
tabulateS their account the man in
the government who revealed
their names to the public would g
straight to jail
On the other hand there are th(
persons in every community who
do not want the public to know
what they are making. Generall!
the public does know but unde
such secrecy Uncle Sam will %
easier to deceive, Smith incom
tax returns come in. The asses
sors have made it too high h
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05
President VIII See
Games In His Office
tBy United I,resS )

Washington, Oct. 5.-President
Harding watches the worlds
series in his office in the White
House here, via. United Press.
The United Press leased wire from
the Polo Grounds, New York, was
hooked up to the White House tele-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05
NOTICE

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Alexandria Water
Company will be held at the Office of
the Company on Monday, November
Gin. 1922. at 10 o'clock n. m.
GEORGE UHLER,
02T9Tc Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05

New York:-Alimony theft is the
latest charge Cor which a prisoner
has been booked Anthony Scafdi.
clerk in the family court, is alleged
to have stolen $170 in court alimo2y
payments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05

New York:-Prohibitjon agents
spread warning among the visiting
bankers and whispered that New
York hooch Is poisonous unless II
comes from private stocks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05

graph room today, and an operator
assigned to receive the play by play
account of the game for the Presi-
dent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05

Bohemia is preparing to coin d
small currency every year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05
voREIGN REPRESENTATIVES,

FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES,
Bryant. Griffith and BruSsoA.
SzS Fifth avenue, New Yorh
Peoples G~s Bldg, Ihicage.
S0l DevOnR Iire ST., BOstOs
cot Graft bids. Atisst-. Ga
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
Payable In Advance
Delivered by Carrier in Alexandria and
VIclalty
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-14
BIG RESULTS
FROM LECATE
INQUIRY seen
Mystery Witness"
Will Give Grand
Jury New Facts
on Staying.

Definite action was taken by the
grand jury Wednesday toward To-
eating the mystery witness in the
case Of Patrolmsn Charles O. Legate.
whose murder the grand jury is now
investigating.
After conference with Foreman
Horr. OF the jury. Presiding Superior
Judge Calvin =. Han announced that
the mystery man would be brought
before the jury either wednesday or
Thursday. Doubt was expressed as
TO his exact whereabouts. as Il Is
known the man intended leaving for
Yakima this week. His home ad.
dress is in a ncighboring city.
II Is believed that deputy sheriff
viii be sent for the mystery wit
ness" and in case he Is not located.
efforts will be made TO learn his
whereabouts in Yakima.
The name Of the mystery man" Is
being closely guarded. TO prevent per.
sons now under suspicion In the mur.
der case from learning the source OF
the Information against them.
The entrance OF the mystery wit.
ness" In the case has aroused intense
interest In official circles. coming as
II does. at the start OF the grand jury
probe OF Legate's death. and throw
ing a new element OF mystery and
surprise into the already much tan
gled murder skein.
when he Is finally brought before
the jury, he will be asked to explain
his statement that "he knew who had
killed the policeman and why he was
killed" The mystery man" has as
serted that Legate's murderer is a
wealthy Seattle whisky runner. His
story comedies with remarkable
piece OF testimony by Legate's fellow
officer. Tom Walsh. during the in
quest. and may prove the connecting
link in forging perfect chain OF cir
cumstantial evidence against the al
legged murderer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-14
BOND THEFTS TO
TOTAL MILLIONS
2 Men Held In Huge Steal;
Warrants Issued for ~

ST. PAUL. June 14.---Nillions
Of dollars worth Of Liberty
bonds, stolen IN Chicago. New
York and other leading cities.
have been sold thru fences" In
the Twin Cities. postal officials
announced today.
Two members Of the alleged
gang are under arrest and others
were being sought tbruout the
Northwest.
Warrants we're issued for arrest OF
"a others alleged TO have participated
in sale Of the bonds The four lead.
ers Of the gang escaped from Min.
nearolis today. police said
Bank clerks. dupes Of the thieves,
acted as fences In disposing Of the
securities.
w. J. Marles, postal inspector. who
has been working on the case for
weeks. said the amount OF stolen
bonds sold here was between 81 ,000,.
600 and 100000.
o. j. Ritter and T. c. Cochran,
under arrest. are alleged TO have
been involved In the sales OF 5000 900
worth OF bonds.
An employe OF one bank took the
entire list OF depositors Of his Insti.
tuition and. with a salesman OF stolen
bonds. called on the bank patrons
disposing Of the securities.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-14

Besides this, Of course. every
couple that submits any essay In
the contest win be entitled to n
free wedding st the time the
prize.winBers get fhcirs--in tho
model bungalow on the fifth
floor OF the Standard Furniture
company ON Friday. June 30.
Interest in the contest is growing
every day. but there seems 20 be a
certain amount OF misunderstanding
about II that ] want to clear up right
now.
THIS fS NOT A MATRIMONIAL
AGENCY. AND I'M NOT FINDING
HUSBANDS OR WIVES FOR ANY.
BODY. ONLY COUPLES THAT
ARE ENGAGED AND WANT TO
MARRY THIS MONTH ARE ELIGI.
BILE IN THE CONTEST.
I've tried 10 make this piain--but
still I'm being flooded with letters
from folks who want wives.
Here's one. for instance. that came
in this morning from out OF town:
Dear Miss d'Amour: am anx.
ious 10 get married. Here are my 800
words. ! want a wife to take care OF
and will treat her right. love girls
and understand them, but will be glad
10 take chances like this. I love
blondes and brunets. want 20 get
married. not because II Is a contest.
but have been wanting wife n long
time and have not found the RIGHT
one yet. I am 20 years old. feet.
inches tall. weigh 100 pounds. and
have dark hair and eyes. and want
TO get married because lovo women
and seek one that will be a real com.
panion for me.
- want 10 get married because
need housekeeper and somo
one 10 look after me and my
money. l haven't any money