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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-18
SOUTHERN DISTANCE TABLE
SINPLIFIES TRAFFIC WORK

Combining in one handy volume the
distance between all points Oh the
Southern Railway System, the Allan
ia general freigt office has issued a
tariff known as Distance Table 80. /,
ice No. A-9o75," which will be of
great help to traffic representatives,
local agents and rate clerks.
The contents of this book are in
dexed and arranged SO that the cor
rect distance between any gwen points
may be ascertained quickly. 1t will
be a great time saver for employees
who heretofore have been able to oh-
tain distances only by referring TO the
several divisions in which comblna-
tions would appear. The book con-
tains an outline map Of the Southern
Railway System with the distance
between various junction points indi-
Gated.
Distance Table No. 1" was COM
piled by Executive Clerk J. J. Hen
dcrson, who was engaged on the work
for more than eight months. This
tariff will apply only when speciti:
reference is made thereto. 1t became
effective February rs, cancelling Sta
ton List No. 6, Southern Railway
|. C. C. No.-S933 and CS&F Ice.
No. $50.
Attention is called to three new
functions shown in the distance table;
viz, Birmont, Ga, north OF Atlanta,
and Roc junction, Tenn, and New
Line, Tenn, between Paint Rock and
Knoxville.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-18
RATERNAL ORDERS
MASONIC DIRECTORY

Alexandria Washington Lodge NO. =
Meets every second and fourth Ihurs-
day in every month. Percy Cllit'
Worshipful Master; c Page Waller, Jr.
Secretary; James f. Shinn, treasurer
Andrew Jackson Lodge. No, lZV.
Meets every first and third Thursday in
every month. c. c. Batcheller, WORSHIP
full Master: o. S. Stone, Secretary; VIII
liam Lewis Allen, Treasurer.
Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter
No. H. Meets on the first friday III, IN
Priest: William Lewis Allen. Treas
urer: T. w. Latham, Secretary. ;,
Old Dominion Commander, NO l.
K T. Meets every third FridaI IN
every month. Robert A. Zachary, COM
mander; Charles E. Outcalt, treasurer
F W. Latham, Recorder.
Martha Washington Chapter, No. az.
O. e. s, meets every third TucSda?
In every month. Mrs. Louise =. wade
worthy Matron: DR.. Charles r. OuI-
calf, Worthy Patron; Mrs. Mary -
Dyson, Secretary; Mrs. Christina u
Washington Memorial Lodge OF Per
election. No. Z, A. A. s. r. Meets on tne
Chester A. Gwinn, X. c. G. H.
Venerable master
Randolph Chapter, NO: g. ;, h Fr;da at'
Rose CroiX, Meets every fourth frlaa'
In January. March, May, July. Septem-
her and November Chester a. Gwinn,
32d, x. C. c. H.. Wise Master
Lafayette Council. No. 2, kniEhts
Kadosh. Meets every fourth Friday III
January, March, May, July, SEPTEMBER
and November, J. J. Green, S2d, COM
mander
Virginia Consistory No. NJ r. 5.
Meets every fourth Friday in March
June. September and December. a.
n. Sherwood, K. c. e. H., Venerable
William Lewis Allen, SOD, Hon. Trca-
surer: +. w Latham, SD. Hon: Secrc--
tary; George w. Zachary, SD, Tlicr OF
all bodies. 80
Master Masons Club meets on the
third Tuesday in each month al p. ~,
in the Club Rooms. corner Cameron anu
Alfred SITS.
7. Fl. TRIMMER, President.
w. c. CUNNINGHAM. Secretary
f W. LATHAM. Treasurer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-18
MASONIC NOTES

The called communication OF An,
drew Jackson Lodge No. 100 scheduled
for Monday evening, March goth has
been called off.
Tuesday, March 21st, regular meet
ing of Martha Washington Chapter
No. AZ o. e. S. Masonic Temple at
1880 D. m. Regular monthly meeting
of Master Masons Club, Tuesday,
March 21st, S p. M.
Wednesday, March 22nd, called con-
vocation Mt. Vernon Royal Arch
Chapter No. Ia. Select Royal ana
mast. Excellent masters degrees.
Thursday, March 23rd stated COM
munication of Alexandria Washington
Lodge No. %. Routine business and
master mason's degree.
Friday, March oath regular meet
ing of Lafayette Council knights
Kodash. No. 2 and Randolph Chapter
No. 3 Knights Rose CroiH. Routine
business and 18th degree.
Do not forget ladies night. Elks Hall
March Goth, given by Andrew jackson
Lodge No. 120, all master masons
and their ladies are invited.
Seminole Tribe No. 80 held I. very
interesting council on last Thursday
evening. Several applications received
and several palefaces elected to re-
ceive the degree of the order. On
Thursday, April 6. Mr.. Roscoe +:
Hughes the Great Senior Sycamore OF
the Great Council Of Virginia will
pay an official visit to Seminole Tribe
No. 35 and the tribe will honor on this
occasion the Past Sachem Of the tribe.
the council will be known as the past
Sachem council and the committee
will arrange if possible to have all the
former sachem present on this date.
The Adoption Degree will be con
ferred after which the Good OF the
Order Committee will take charge OF
the Social Session. Seminole Tribe and
Osceola Tribe have engaged the Citi-
zens Band to give a joint benefit
band concert and musical IN the
Young Peoples Building on Friday,
April q.
Silver Moon Council
Silver Moon Council No. - held a
very interesting meeting on last Mon
day night in the Alexandria National
Bank Building. The degree OF the or
der was conferred on several candi-
dates. The council will give its annual
dance in Odd Fellows Hall on North
Columbus street on Monday, March 20.
Music will be furnished by Jazz Or
chestra from Washington and all
members and friends are Invited to
attend the dance.
knights OF Columbus
Our next meeting will be held next
Wednesday evening at the club rooms.
Our meetings of late have been more
than interesting. There seems always
that party" feeling about our gath
erings at the club, which is now
provided with practically all kinds of
smokes and good things to cat. The
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-18

home committee has certainly worked
hard for the members, and 1t can
not be gainsaid that the members ap-
preciated all that they have done Ior
the council, both at the regular II
dav night meetings and at divers
tina, throus nout the week Our cup
rooms are ideal in every respect, ana
afford the local knights of Columbus
an excellent haven at those times
when they feel like absorbing a NJ
tie of the fraternal sides OF life. Al
ter ali, appreciated and enjoyable re-
lationships with our co-humans con-
stitute about the fullest extent OF nu-
man happiness, and our CLUB rooms
are indeed very instrumental IN en-.
abling us to enjoy this greatest OF
human pleasures. While our CLUB
rooms are not yet fully paid for, every
member is deeply interested IN seeing
the debt cleared off as soon as pos
siblc, and it is indeed gratifying to
the Home Committee to realize how
earnestly each Individual bond sub
scribed is trying to pay off all OF the
instruments that might be due on ms
particular bond. With this spirit
among the membership, it will not be
long before we will have little cele-
bration at the club rooms in commemo-
ration of the fact that there amt no
such animule as mortgage"
Next Monday evening is the date
of the next Executive Council meet
inc. of our organization. All officers
are requested to be present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-18
ONLY SIX PUPILS

From Hot Springs, Alaska, little
settlement on the Yukon River, there
comes to the Division Director OF
Junior Red Cross a subscription to
the Junior News enrolling the tiny
school Of six pulls as a Junior aux
iiiary, and individuai contributions to
the National Children's Fund amount
ing TO $3.50.
The teacher of this little school
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-18
YUKON DELTA BIRD RESERV i
TION CANCELLED

At the request of the Secretary OF
Agriculture, the President issued an
Executive Order on February 81,
1922, revoIing an order which -
years ago set aside the Yukon Delta
Reservation, Alaska, as preserve
and breeding ground for native birds.
The action was taken at the instance
Of the Biological Survey of the
United States Department of A@ri-
culture, which, in the administration
of such reservations, has found that
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-18

Miss Bessie Knauff, was brmer
Red Cross canteen worker in the Paris
district. She writes that her six loyal
Juniors are busily at work upon
scrapbook of interesting Alaska
scenes which will soon be completed
and given to some children's hospital.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-18
CARD OF THANKS

| wish to thank our relatives and
many friends for the beautiful floral
Tributes and use of cars attending
my husbands funeral, also the kind
ness received during his long illness.
By his wife and Family.
Mrs. William Toothill, 529. South
65-1p. Fairfax Street,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-18

(This column will be published
each week on Saturday, and is open
to all Fraternal Orders of the city
Contributions should be sent to the
Fraternal Editor so as to reach TINS
Office not later than nine o'clock FIJI
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-08
UNWARRANTED CRITICISM

There is a disposition in certain
quarters to poke ridicule at the uni
versities that conferred the degree OF
LID. on Marshal Foch during his
visit to this country. Some unin-
formed editorial writer's assert that
there is nothing in the distinguished
soldiers career to entitle him to that
degree any more than to the degree
of DID. or MD.
These critics are doubtless unaware
that Marshal Foch is a university
man, that he was instructor for a
number of years in one of the leading
universities of France, that he made
name for himself in literature be-
fore the war and that it was for his
literary attainment that he received
such distinction in his own country.
Marshal Foch was known before the
war as the leading military instructor
of France. He is a master of the
science, the strategy and the techni-
que of war and is fully qualified by
his scholarly attainment, without
taking into consideration his war
record, to receive the degree of Doctor
of Laws.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-08
SYNTHETIC GOLD

| The report persists that a German scientist
has succeeded in producing synthetic gold"-
that u.s. gold made from other metals And peo-
pie do not laugh as they would have done gen
Grafton ago 1t is significant that the men who
take the announcement most seriously are them
selves scientists-practical men like Edison or
university teachers of chemistry and physics.
Such men believe that for some time man has
been on the verge of discovering how to reduce
different metals, whether precious or base to a
common substance and then in turn transform
that substance into the metal desired. The SOL
luton of this old alchemic problem called only for
Ia little more knowledge and better laboratory APP
pliances The Germans are said to have discover
ed the necessary principle and to possess the
necessary crucbes and electric furnaces
The discovery was probably bound to come
sooner or later, and its coming may have been
FASTENED in Germany by the urgent need of gold
in that country, to meet the war indemnity.
1t does not follow that this discovery, if it has
really been made, is destined now or ever to lift
Germany to prosperity as at the touch of magic
wand, or to upset the gold standard and change
the worlds financial system. The artificial gold
actually in existence is said to amount to one
gram which is worth about half dollar If
quantity production were possible at present, the
gold-makers would go ahead and produce.
Such production may come. On the other hand,
the discovery may never be more than an inter
esting laboratory experiment, owing to practical
difficulties We have synthetic diamonds now,
and the process of making them is well known,
but the difficulties are great and the results So
insignificant that there is no appreciate effect
on the diamond market.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-08

1t is true that a few. American
universities of lesser degree have
made honorary titles ridiculous by
comforting them upon persons who
make large contributions for their
support. A Washington correspond
ent of a Philadelphia paper recently
reported that the Federal government
was planning to bring action against
some universities which were confer
ring honorary titles in return for
"honorariums." Commenting on this
dispatch, the Galveston Daily News
supplies the additional information
that, "A cable message from Berlin
contains the complaint that American
degrees have been given to Germans
who had never been heard Of in their
own country for any distinction what
ever"
Whatever abuse may have been
made of the practice of comforting
degrees on distinguished citizens, the
honorary titles received by Marshal
Foch cannot by any stretch of the
imagination come under such a cate
CORY. 1t is a degree of merit which
honors the institution even more than
1t honors the great French soldier and
statesman.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-08
ABERDEEN

If we didn't live in Columbus, would want
to live in Aberdeen. There they not only have
the United Confederate Veterans, the Daughters
of the Confederacy, and the Sons Of Confederate
Veterans but they also have the Children
of the Confederacy. At stated periods, the boys
and girls meet to study the lives of the great
civil and military leaders Of the Confederate States
of America, under the direction of competent
teacher
This is a splendid move in the right direction,
The histories in use in most Of the schools OF the
South were written by men in Massachusetts,
whose sympathies are or were altogether on the
yankee side of the conflict. Some systematic, or
gained effort must be made by Southern peo-
Pile to dsabuse the minds Of our children of the
lies they learn in the yankee textbooks.
The writer well remembers an incident that
occurred at his home in Nashville about thirty
years ago. Our sister came home from school
one day and said to her mother: 81 do not like
this history"
why not ?" inquired the mother.
Because" replied the sister, ut makes the
yankees win all the battles"
They didn't win all the battles, by long shot,
and our children should learn which ones they
won and which ones they did not win, and the
relative strength of the forces on either side The
deeper they go in the study of history the prouder
and prouder will they become of the men who
fought for Southern rights beneath the folds of
the Stars and Bars, banner that went down
without stain upon it save the blood of its brave
defenders. And that was not a stain, but gori-
fed, holy, sacrifcial Offering
Why not have an organization of the Children
of the Confederacy in Columbus?
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-08
A PLAYGROUND FOUNDATION

William f. Harmon, wealthy real estate opera
tor of New York, has devised a new sort OF
foundation" He has set aside sum of money
to be used in helping to establish public play
grounds all over the country in towns Of less
than 10000 population.
Under the Harmon plan, where playground
is desired, a suitable site is selected and an option
is secured. The plot of ground is then marked
off into as many small sections as there are peo-
pie in the town. These sections are sold to the
citizens for 81 apiece, regularly executed deed
being given with each sale. Part of the money
raised goes to buy the property, then the site
and remaining cash are turned over to a board of
trustees elected by the people who have bought
the property. The trustees administer the place
exclusively as a playground and in the interest
Of the community. The foundation" usually con-
tributes little but the expenses for publicity and
getting the thing under way.
In a town of good civic spirit it should be pos
sible to put such a plan over without recourse
TO any fund or charity. In one town where it was
tried out, and $4,000 plot purchased, the money
was raised within two days nearly every person
taking a share.
The small town needs a playground just , as
much as the large town. for the wholesome direc-
ton of youthful energy. Many town will profit
by Mr.. Harmon's idea if not by his generosity.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-08
The Dispatch is authorized to an
nounce
NEW YEAR VOW

OF pledges | have made no string;
just one resolve I've scored: This
year l won't buy anything that
can't well afford. In bygone years !
blew my cash for junk and gilded
brick; I'd buy up any kind of trash
that l could get on tick. Henceforth
I'll pay for this before l take it home,
and if ] can't afford hat, I'll have a
naked dome. For it is better far to
walk and have painful corn, than
drive a motor round a block, and
toot a costly horn, and know you owe
for oil and gas, for tires you run all
day, and that the citizens you pass
are waiting for their pay. I've decked
myself in brave attire, in silken sox
and shirts, and anything | might de-
sire I'd buy-and now it hurts; for
merchant princes stare at me, their
aspect daunts and chills; / hear them
say, "You owe me three-why don't
you pay your bills?" And letters
come to my abode, stern documents
that say, "Some seven bones you long
have owed-why not come in and
pay?" A long, long time l have
endured rebufrs at every store, and
now such troubles must be cured
I'll buy on tick no more. Like prud-
ent lads | will behave, my wages l
wor blow, and il | can't afford a
shave I'll Let my whiskers grow.
WALT MASON.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-08
EIGHTEEN YEARS on FLYING

February marked the eighteenth anniver-
sary of Orville Wright's first successful airplane
flight Before that date, says the pioneer airman,
flying was still looked upon as thing about as
remote as perpetual motion.
The biplane with which his first fight was
made carried crude motor weighing more than
IL pounds per horsepower. 1t was in the air SO
seconds and travelled during that brief period at
the rate of 35 miles per hour
Today there have been continuous flights of
more than "a hours, with speed of IT'S miles
an hour
The rapid improvement of airplanes and flying
equipment was perhaps helped by war needs, but
a flight had been successfully made and the rest
was bound to come with surprising sWiftness. The
years of patient study and experiment when the
task seemed often utterly hopeless, were not lost
or wasted When the final task came and flying
suddenly seemed simplicity itself, it was merely
the fruition of those years OF toll.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-08
THE ISLE OF WINE

If they are still making the stuff
for which the Isle of Madeira is fam
Gus it should not be such a dull and
tiresome place for an exiled king. The
wine of Madeira was rich and heady,
and copious indulgence would enable
royalty to build a new palace every
DAY. One hundred years ago the ship
ments Of Madeira wine amounted to
nearly half a million gallons a year.
Now they are comparatively small
Perhaps they have been saving the
stuff up for Emperor Charles and his
Lita. The Madeira wine was made
from mixed black and white grapes
and was aged and mellowed by be-
ing kept at a temperature Of more
than 100 degrees for several months.
This feverish fluid was the favorite
refreshment Of some of the old-time
kings and the industry represented by
its making helped to keep Madeira on
thn map.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-08
CHATS WITH VISITORS

AS a Northerner, born and bred
Charles O'Neill, Of Stoughton, Mass.
pays compliment to the beauty OF
Southern women, who, he declares, are
possessed of all those rare qualities
of loveliness that once set the lyric
harp of Homer ringing in praise of
ancient pulchritude and fair feminin-
ity.
There must be something in the
climate that makes Southern women
so beautiful" said Mr.. O'Neill, at the
Arlington. Nowhere in this broad
land of ours are there women with
such glorious glow on their cheeks.
am aware, of course, that all COM
pleXions are not natural; that some
are attained from drug stores, but l
am also sure that most Southern
women are natural opponents of the
handiwork of God; that they are beau
tiful in their own right.
an Ireland | saw what the in
habitants love to call the typical
Irish beauty and she lived up to the
term. The colleen there is a wonder,
but | believe that the Southern girl
is every bit as beautiful as her sis
ter of the Emerald Isle. In fact, /
found many Southern girls in my
recent trip through the Southland
who might very well be mistaken for
Irish beauties. Their coloring is the
same. They have the same deep shade
of blue in their eyes. They have the
rose-cOlored cheeks, the cherry-tinted
lips, the lilylike threats.
"Were | an artist in search of beau
tiful women as models for the master
canvas of the world, l would remain
in the South to the end of my days
sketching and painting the women
who, l believe, are the most beau
tiful that flourish in America. l say
this as a Northern man, and | mean
it. The women of the South are the
favorite daughters of the gods. The
very atmosphere seems to connive
with them in presenting the picture
of youth and loneliness. No wonder
Southern men are known as great
lovers. It's in the air."-From The
Post.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-08
NOTHING ON Foot

One Of the beauty specialists says
that women are learning to pay as
much attention to their feet as to
their complexion. They anoint and
powder them and give them henna
baths. Shoes and stockings are de-
vised to show as much of the ankle as
possible and the sandal effect is
sought in footwear. First thing we
know they will be having barefoot re-
ceptions. 10 which maids and matrons
will bring their naked tootsies. Then
there will be nothing much on foot
If a woman had to 20 barefooted il
would be tragedy, but if she Is doing
it at fashions call it is glorious.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-08
Tile WAY OUT

Congressman Volstead says that his
celebrated act can be easily amended
and he thinks it ought to be. There
are a lot of men who. feel the same
way about it. but they do not seem
able to get together. In the mean
while the law should be enforced in
a thorough and efficient way and
without playing favorites. That is
the only way in which injustices Of
the law may be brought to light and
their correction made possible.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-08
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONGRESSIONAL

The Dispatch is authorized to an.
nounce
HON. ]. f. RANKIN, M. C.
as candidate to succeed himself as
Congressman from the First Congress
sional District Of Mississippi, sub.
ject to the will of the Democratic vot-
ers Of said district at the fall pri-
mary elections.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-08
JUDICIAL

The Dispatch is authorized to an
nounce
JUDGE THOS. B. CARROLL,
Of Oktibbeha County, as a candidate
to succeed himself as Judge of the
Sixteenth Judicial District IF Missis .
sippi, consisting of the counties of
Lowndes, Clay, Cktibbeha, Noxubee
and Keniper, subject to the will Of
Democratic voters of said district.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-08
HEART THROBS

1t gives real Southern Democrat, who is also
a loyal Mississppian, a bit of a twinge around
the heart to think that in another year that stall
wart, outstanding, able and fearless leader, John
Sharp Williams, will quit the United States Senate
and political life forever Senator Williams might
have continued in his office until old age crept
upon him and cut down his effectiveness, had it
not been for the deplorable fact that every time he
offers for reelection, he has to make fight
against political parasites who are not worthy to
polish his shoes. 1t will be a nationwide calamity
when the voice Of John Sharp Williams no longer
is raised against wrong in the United States
Senate. Who is there to take his place?