Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-13
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
From orr Special Correspondent

Washington, May 13.-Dr. Walter
z. Traprock, whose recent book, the
Cruise of the Kawa", created SEN
sation because OF its astonishing reve-
! lations about the South Sea Island
is in Washington lobbying in the in
| terests OF the whale bone industry. He
wants the Senate to put whale-bone
on the free list, upon the theory that
this will be the solution to the entire
'flapper" question.
at always has been well-known that
the higher the whale-bone the lower
the corset" DR.. Traprock told mem-
beers of the Senate Finance Commit
tee. "If we can induce American
girls to resume the wearing of cor
sets, then we will have no more flap
pers'." said DR.. Traprock.
On his recent trip to the North Pole
while gathering material for a new
book. to he called "My Northern FIX
posure", the doctor said that he dis
covered that an organized corset man
ufacturers trust is operating in the
vicinity of the North Pole, trying to
get a monopoly on whale-bOne.
According to DIR. TraprOek other
North Pole explorers have not been
frank with the people about conditions
there, particularly regarding the
beauty of the native women, so he
made the following frank remarks.
eve got there in the summer sea-
h, oil NJ o.
their summer furs. They were very
beautiful. I saw instantly that other
explorers have been keeping some
thing from us, wishing, undoubtedly,
to prevent a rush to the Pole by those
easily charmed The truth of the
matter is. that the better-half of the
story has never been told.
But, sad to relate, the women at
the North Pole are losing some of
their good looks. 1t is due entirely to
their dissipation They drink great
deal. In fact, they are Eskimo-pie-
eyed almost half of the time
Now that the President has indi-
Gated an interest in the Smoot plan Of
paidup insurance policy for all vet
Grams of the war in the place Of a
bonus Senator Smoot has made an en-
gagement to lay his plan before Presi-
dent Harding in detail either Monday
or Tuesday morning at $3.50 o'clock,
depending on whether the President
returns from his trip to New Jersey
in time for the Monday engagement.
hoc y
single word from the White House to
indicate that the President is en-
amored of any bonus plan that does
not provide a method of lrais1ag reve-
nue. by means of the sales tax, there
is strong feeling among the Re-
publicans of the Senate Finance Com
mittee that the President may accept
the Smoot plan.
United States Prohibition Commits
sioner Haynes was the recipient Of
the following startling bit of informa-
ton. contained in letter received by
him today from Director McClenehen
at Denver, Colorado. The message
stated that the dog was the victim OF
a bootleggcr's revenge.
"The dos died of strychnine poison
that had been mysteriously placed on
food taken to his kennel. He.was an
imported police dog and had been
trained to locate illicit stills" The
message contiBued.
Mr.. HAYNES would not state whether
che government would he called upon
to reimburse Director McClenehen for
his pet, a supposed victim Of the boot
leGGers.
Congressman 'rthur u. Rouse,
chairman of the National Democratic"
Congressional Committee has issued a
statement charging that the party
lash which was directed from thc
White Honse' was responsible for he
passage Of the hill providing for >
loan OF s. 600, 900 to Liberia, a re-
ruhli" Of Africa, which has 10000
civilized rs compared to 100000 IN
civilized necple.
REPRESENTATIVE Rouse also states
that tho Republicans are ichting
an'nno themselves with the result that
ore of the able respectable Republican
mer,he,.s Of tho Honsc has threatened
~ flo impcachmcnt Charges against
"thc Cahoet officer who IS the strong
arm and close personal advisor of the
President hccauee he refuses TO prose
cute certain war contractors.
Furthermore Congressman Rouse
declares that although the Admins
/ tration has had charge of the affairs
of the government for more than four
teen months none of the promises they
made 80 the neople have been re-
, deemed with the execution of reiiev-
ing the big corporations and larre
taxrayers of their obligation to the
government.
Isaac Gregg.