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New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
The G.. A. r. Encampment
A Veterans Account of the Reunion at Des Moines-
The Question of Increasing Pensions

years since Appomattox and the his
| toric surrender.
For fifty-four years the living COM
rades have held their simple services
and laid flowers on the graves of their
| dead comrades as each May time came.
Records say that there were 4,306,5G7
men who served as soldiers In the
Union Army. The same records state
that of these men, about $780, 900 were
under eighteen years Of age. More
than 100000 were sixteen or less, and
some 100000 were about fifteen years
Of age. Ut seems incredible, but /
enlisted Mt the age Of sixteen, and l
knew there were many boys Of about
my age and it all seemed natural
enough. Indeed, officers generally pre-
ferred boys in their commands to old
err men, as they had moro dash, obeyed
orders more promptly and recovered
from fatigue more quickly.)
At the close of the war over 200 900
men marched in the grand review up
Pcnns, lvania Avenue, and this was
estimated as about one-fourth Of the
entire army at that time. For many
years the grand parade at the annual
encampment of the G. A. r. would.
have $4,000, then $4,000, and so on
down, as death claimed its annual
harvest.
For over fifty years the men Of the
Grand Army directed the affairs Of this
nation. Five OF their number were
elected as the heads Of the nation they
aided to save. For two generations
they struggled to save the country
from internal foes, from the horrors
of reconstruction and the craze Of in
fated currency. Many of the ex-sol-
diers went West to fight the hostile
savages and subdue that great region.
For two generations they had rep
resentatives in both branches Of Con-
gress, members in the Cabinet, many
governors Of states, and in hundreds
of positions of honor and trust.
Senator Bursum recently introduced
q bill to raise the amount Of pension
paid veterans and their widows, and
in a speech to his fellow Senators he
stated the facts as to why his bill
should pass. He stated that the num-
Der of veterans on the pension rolls
was rapidly diminishing by death.
"Thev died at the rate Of 5000 per
month last year, or a total loss of
about $4,000. There will be loss of
$4,000 this year, feel certain. Their
average age is oeventy-eight years;
their expectancy OF life is only about
Ave and one-half years. The increase
N pension would cause an increase in
the expense budget for short time,
but this would soon be balanced by
the death losses"
There are the hard, cold facts.
c. J. GREENLEAF,
Private Gath Michigan, Iron Brigade.
New York, Nov. 9, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
70 the Editor, of The Tribune.

40 the Editor OF Ihe Tribune.
Sir: | should like to call the atten.
zion of your readers to some of the
proceedings of the Grand Army of The
Republic at its recent encampment hello
at Des Moines, Iowa.
There came about $1,000 veterans
from Maine to California. Many oi
them came alone. took care of them.
selves on the long journey, looked out
for changes OF cars and routes, ae.
cured their own hotel accommodations
carried their own grips and went about
the appointed business like men who
expect to live for fifty years.
They elected as commander in chief
Judge James w. Willett, of Tama, Iowa
q splendid specimen of the soldier type
with a fine presence and clear, ring
ing voice.
They suggested to the women Of the
country that they form no more soci-
eties with &c. A. r." attached to the
name chosen, intimating that they had
no desire TO turn the encampment into
some political and social fub-dub
They told everybody that the Grand
Army had but one auxiliary, the Wom-
ans Relief Corps, which has stood by
'the veterans since its organization.
They denounced the attempt to
change the designation Of the Civil
War from "the War OF the Rebellion"
TO "the War Between the States
In relation to the coal and railroad
strikes, they declared the issues in
volved in both to be purely selfish and
based on greed.
They declared the right of every man
to work, whether he belonged to union
or not, and that the same man had the
right to quit work, subject to his liza
bility for violation of contract. They
denied the right of every man who has
abandoned work to prevent another
from doing that work and doing it in
peace.
They urged that the pledge to the
flag be changed upon "lny flag" to
"the American flag"
Milwaukee was chosen as the next
place Of meeting, in 1928.
The people OF the Iowa city cut loose
20 honor the veterans. The streetcar
companies and many places seemed to
think that the old men came loaded
down with counterfeitSm money, and re-
fused to aid in the crime of putting it
in circulation. Many autos were labeled
"Hop in. We're goingsthere.'
The children are syeeE, the true al
lies Of the Grand Afshg. iTheyl@ere
out in thousands andgelfsd, as only
happy, healthy kids can. pretty
child and grizzled veteran may seem
4 long way apart, but it may be the
two ends of the great circle coming
close together.
Let US remember that it has been
sixty-one years since Sumter was
fred on, fifty-nine years since the
great battle of Gettsyburg, fifty-seven
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
Faith Healing
TO the Editor e. The Tribune

To the Editor G. The Tribune.
Sir: see that the medical men
would insist upon making faith heal
ing mere commercial enterprise.
To any one who attended the meet
ings conducted by James Moore Hick4
son in Trinity Chapel, two or three
years ago. this will indeed seem n
calamity. There, free from tho clamor
and turmoil Of tho world outside,
which is imposing co many onerous
conditions as to the way people shall
live-in the dim quiet of the little
church; no pomp, no canonical form:
no grave, serious, awe-inspiring
physician-therc the plain, unassum-
ing, earnest man affiliated with Sno
money-making profession laid his
hands with prayer upon those who
came to him with faith in their hearts,
and they received both physical and
psychical benefit. And their faces ms
they came down from the chancel were
such as I never have seen coming from
a church service nor from physician's
Office.
We have our hospitals for the sick;
churches for everybody. Let US keep
simple faith healing free from COM
mercialism. r. e. M.
New York, Nov. 8, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
ADVERTISEMENT

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New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
Self-Supporting Prisons
State Institutions the Logical Market for Jail Products
No Inroads on Free Labor

already injured The very self-respect
Of the community, IS we'll as the in-
stinct for self-preservation, demands
that 1t prevent the degradation of the
prisoner and 90 all that is possible to
bring him into sound and decent re-
lationship with society. But the goal
is still long way off.
Let us work together for an Ameri-
can prison system which will answer
the age-long challenge-what shall be
done with the men in prison?
ADoLPH LEWISOHN.
New York, Nov. s, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
Might Take Up Bootleseing

(Fronl The Chicago Daily Netcs)
When spirit messages from the other
world are carried by radio some hard
working controls" of the. old regime
will be walking the streets of the great
beyond, their occupation gone.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
The Half With the Stinge,

(From The Toronto GSobc)
North Dakota man has sold half
interest in bee to an Alabama apiarst
for $3.50. The dispatch does not say
which half.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12

Perhaps Hes Hit Home Brew

fFrons Tbs Indianapolis Ee,oa)
Considering his other characteristics,
its seems to be quite fortunate that the
Turk is pruhihitionist.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-11

on every corner. but this 10 no place
for under-eiassmen Of the smoking
barrel.
With osly two guards I walked
from the hotel 10 the aswspspss Of.
fee and no eas expressed the slisht.
sst sdmisstioa Tor the oct. The editor
told me that things were quite dull,
but that Interest was approaching
With the sppsoaeh Of the soccer sea.
son. Taking me 10 the window Of biz
office, on the seeond floor. iscins
busy Donegal street. he pointed 10 Z
spot on the sidewalk opposite where
. half dozen men and womea had
been shot. some killed. by Q mystesi.
ous snipss who operated Tor two
months In . gssyet Of sn unoecupied
house three blocks away. There
once Q week, he took up Q position
behind Q portfolio In the slate sool
and waited until the telescope sigh,
Of the barrel Of his rifle revealed thai
. pedestrian was In . proper position
for assassination. Il was natural Il
Inquire why the unknown ssssssir
was interested In killing single strsng,
ers who were unknown 70 him.
1T might just % well have been
you when you passed that spot l0
minutes ago. or any similar spot In
the city," replied the editor with q
sincere glance and IN intonation a
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-11
Keep Mouth Shut, Halt When Ordered
to-" Visitors Warned in Belfast Where
Death Comes Unseen on Main Streets

Al the hotel stranger yegistsss
with the feeling that he 10 submitting
to Q detective bureau show up and
he reminds the inspecting boaiiaes
that his bags already have been
searched at Folkstone, sHsly Head.
Dublin and Belfast statioes. Four
times my portable typewriter case
was examined for heavy artillery
and each inspector asks II carry
any agricultural .machinesy with me.
Picking up some OF the editions
Of the Belfast newspapers . new
arrival finds that the shipping list
column in Aanked with . sniping
list column in which are recorded
the names, addresses. ages. oeeupa-
tons, number Of wounded, OF sur.
vivors OF those assaulted, shot,
stabbed, blown up or thrown into
the river. This 10 followed in ssate
by list Of homes and places Of
business burned down during the
night, or burning. and At the bottom
Of the column are the death notices.
Newspaper Hsadlinsa
Other headlines on the page read:
Outrage campaign, lying amidst
wreckage Of her home. woman's
terrible injuries" "The curl from .
dead baby's hair is stolen. "A
scoundrel in Belfast" "A lady
brutally maltreated." "A raid on .
Belfast bank. Daylight bandits get
away with 20 pounds" Fire bugs
activities. Five houses destroyed.
An outrage in Cupar street." Rebel
raids in Glen. The sequel At Bally.
castle. Compensation claimed BY
the Caledon district" "A live bomb
in . house" "a special policeman Z
shot dead" "Fifteen-year- r-old iootsr." |"
Raid on Gladly post. Republicans
beaten Of. Bombs used in 6ghtius." ("
Arms found at KilkeeL" Belfast
woekhouss assault" and Border
farmer robbed"
One hour In Belfast msies q
stranger feel like . tsnderfoot order.
ing tea and toast It the old Copper
Queen bar At Brewery Gulch. Bisbee.
Ariz. If the time ever comes whea
unemployment spreads 10 the ranks
OF American gunner there is 4 biz
expectation field here. and there Is
every indication that the pay Is high.
together with extraordinary induce.
ments, such as In automobile thrown
in, IN assistant ammunition carrier
and gun carrier, free hospitalization,
old age pension and honorable burial
if the body is found.
But only real tough ones should be
exported. There are Sunday schools
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-11

eomior,less - IN uadertskef's hand
shake.
"Indiscriminste assassination k
simply one phase Of the Irish sspsb.
iican policy Of Intimidation and ter.
rorisni BY which the southern rsdiesls
hope TO make u join the government
OF the south. They are sent here and
there. and are paid well 10 do that
work. There are extremists who Be.
lleve that II was this policy Of murder
which drove the English out Of the
south OF Ireland, and now they think
they can make 10 submit TO them by
. similar method. They think they
can make us come into the free state
through fear.
Like Amssieaa ysudA
"Ous situation 10 much like one Q!
your Kentucky or Tennessee ieudi
In America, only Il 10 taking place
In . city OF 10000 and nobody
knows who ID going 10 get Il next.
We do not like the fact that many
Of these southern gun men and .mur.
derers are being paid for their work
with money that comes from Amer.
lea. We do not believe that Ameri.
can sympathizers with Irish freedom
ever had such an idea In view when
they subscribed thousands Of dol.
! lars to the country. but today tina,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-11
Dy FLOYD GIBBONS.
(copyrsght. 1ssa.l

Belfast, June i0.-"Keep your
mouth shut. halt when you ere
ordered TO, keep out OF crowds,
keep moving and stay OF the streets
az much q possible. This 10 Bel
issts kindly and well meaning vel.
come to visiting strangers.
Il was the first stern greeting
which ! received st noon whea ]
arrived In this city where terror
stalks in the streets. alleys and rooi
tops-whese men and women eye
one another with suspicion-whese
death comes suddenly and unseen on
the business streets IN broad day
light, and where machine gun rattle
has become almost - familiar 10 the
citizens - the cries Of newsboys.
Here in this busting metropolis
OF almost 100000 souls I have found
N the short space OF four hours
more gun toting than Kit Carson
or Diamond Dick ever dreamed OF
in the days OF the wild and woody
west. To . stranger II would ap-
pear that Z half the population Of
Belfast carries revolvers with .
city license. I believe the gun per
head proportion would be higher
than in Bill Hart's studio or even
at q business agents meeting Of the
CHICAGO Dynamiters' association.
Curious Vehicle.
Take a seat beside me on . jaunt.
ing car as we swing out Of Belfast's
railroad station into one Of its prin-
c;pal streets downtown. Moving
slowly up Center street comes .
large and euriousiy constructed We
hicle that looks a. If it might have
been intended % . float, illustrative
Of . giant chicken coop in 4 carni-
val parade.
The location Of its driver d only
iadicated BY . front slit in the
steel srnosed back Of ito hood. The
high eides Of the machine are made
Of hsli.inch steel plates with rows
Of port holes on oil sides. The top
o& the car = covered with . strong
steel wire mesh stretched tent fash
Ion over . peak pole running full
length. Two men, wearing he'll
NETS and carrying their rifles At the
ready, can be seen through the net
ting, peering to the right and left
and watching the pedestrians on both
sidewalks.
Before we can inquire the reason
the jaunting car stops to prevent =
collision with . trolly car rounding
. corner. Il Is . double decked at
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-11

iair with both the upper and Iowej
compartments crowded. % well q
both the front and rear platforms
But the entirs street car 10 covered
with string wire netting. protsetina
all the windows. the platforms and
the top.
Through the wire mesh one seel
the typical street car jam Of human.
ity With ths faces Of women and
children pressing against the netting
looking out. An uniniormed stranger
would gather from the widespread
use Of wire netting that Belfasl
was suffering from Q plague d
giant Aies OF hordes Of ravenous In.
sects big enough TO be excluded BY
the square inch mesh.
1T 10 to keep out bombs, SIR" the
jaunting car driver explains 10 III
calmly ~ though an occasional
precipitation Of hand grenades was
to be expected the same % rain OF
hail In Belfast. "The bomb Just
bounces of the screen and explodes
harmlessly in the street and nigh,
only wound = few people"
who is throwing these thingsi'
could hardly be called an impudent
question, but the driver gave me Z
look a. II ! had forgotten his warn.
ings.
Two Kinds Of Bombs.
Il amt no student Of the sitooas.
sion," replied the driver. II just live
here and work here and have all my
life. excepting what time ! spend in
hospitals having steel splinters picked
outer me, but It amt hard to guess.
Just seems like trans going out ia
sections where the Catholics live
gets one kind OF bombs and trans
going where Protestants lives seems
to get another kind. You know, oi
course, that this 10 . very religious
community, but il amt . good subject
to discuss, and ] advise your honor
not to bother your head about asleins
queetions."
l saw one Of the moving fortreasss
come to stop to permit the passage
Of three nurse maids who were push
ing baby carriages across the street
while = policeman held one white
gloved hand high in the air and rested
the other on. the quite visible butt Of
= huge revolver slung at his waist.
Guns Carried At Rss6y.
Frequently we passed motor lor-
fies loaded to capacity with helmeted
Tommies and almost all the soldiers,
who walked in pairs. carried their
flies, not over their shoulders, but
at the ready.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-11

money 10 carrying out . campaign
-oi murder here"
u told the editor about . statement
made TO me by Catholic Irishman
In the same compartment OF my
train to Belfast. He told me that al
the Psotestsnss OF Belfast are able
TO get permits TO carry revolvers and
oil did. but that II revolvers or am
munition were found on Q Catholic
he was either shot on the spo. Or
sentenced to long imprisonment.
~He was right" replied the editor,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-11

Necessity demsads thst we protect
ourselves. ! have received threat
enins letters myself and l always
70 around armed. I can shoot and
they know Il. because they have seen
me knock 20 bottles over in . row
without missing one. ! am never
without . revolver In my pocket and
I am always ready to FIRE st the
first man ! meet u he looks like .
sunman (he looked me square In the
eye) and when you leave the once
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-11

don't walk with your hands IL yesr
pockets a. you Md whsn you came
IN this afternoon. There are some
OF my gunmen down on the starr
and on the first door who might
make . mistake. You know with .
reasonable SMILEY that you havsat Q
face. exactly IKE IN sngsre,
I said goodby 70 him and weskse
out, holding my hat In one hsad sad
Q Newspaper IN the other.
The war In Ireland promises 10 y
inteYestinR.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-11

Goodbye sore feet. burning feet,
swollen feet, tender feet. tired feet.
Goodbye pain in .eorns. callouses,
bunions and raw spots. No more shoe
tightness, NO more limping with pain
or drawing up your face in agony.
"Tiz" Is magical, acts right of. "Tiz"
draws out all the poisonous exuda-
tions which puff up the feet. Use
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-11

"Tiz" and wear smaller shoes. Use
"Tiz" and forget your foot misery.
Ali how comfortable your feet feel.
A few cents buy . box Of "Tiz" At
any druggist or department store.
Don't suffer. Have good feet. glad
feet, feet that never swell, never hurt,
never get tired. Beware Of imita.
tons!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-20

the home of his sister, Mrs. j w.
Varney, in ST. Elmo, over the week
end, and returning home today
were accompanied by his mother,
Mrs. Ellen Haynes, of st. Elmo.
DR.. and Mrs Edward Engler
Gibbons with their two daughters,
from Roland Park, Nd, have been
the guests of DR.. and Mrs. c. L.
Outcalt, in their home in George
Washington Park.
Mrs. o. H Kirk has been attend
ing the commencement exercises of
Vassar College, New York, and re-
turning by motor to her home in
Braddock Heights was accompanied
by her sister, Miss NJ. B. Cochran,
professor of that college, who will
remain for 2 visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Holdings en-
tertained at dinner last Friday in
their home in st. Elmo. Their
Alexandria guests were Mrs. Ray
mond Gaines, Mrs. S. G. Costello,
Mrs. Jesse Rollins and Mrs. Clay
Hanback,, with Miss Doris Wood
ward, of Fredericksburg, and Mrs.
Charles Adams and Mr.. and Mrs.
j Il. Johnson, with their little
daughter, from st. Elmo and Del
Ray.
You are invited to attend the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-20

Garden Party tonight on the lawn
of the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Julian T. Burke, in Rosemont, for
the benefit of the Alexandria Hos
pital. A delightful musical program
will be given at p. M, and home
made ice cream and cake will be
served from z o'clock on throughous
the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard j. Miller
have purchased the unimproved land
on the south side of Oxford Ave
nue., between De Witt and Mt. Yer
non Avenues, Del Ray, and will
shortly begin the erection of a
number of modern two-story dwell
lings.
The commencement exercises of
George Mason High School Glass of
'22 will be held at s o'clock tomor-
row, Wednesday evening, IN the au-
ditorium of Mt. Vernon Avenue
School, in Del Ray, Congressman
Walton Moore will deliver the ad.
dress and the public is invited to
attend.
The elementary grades OF Noun
Vernon Avenue School, Del Ray
will close for the summer vacation
| tomorrow. A number of the teach
ers left this afternoon, the Misses
Wyatt, Clarke, Hansford, Cobb, Da'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-20
MOUNT VERNON AVENUE
ASSOCIATION

We publish a bit Of news in to-
days Gazette, which is a remln-
der OF one of the most vital en-
terprises thus far conceived, IN
its relationship not only to Alex
andria, but the entire territory be-
tween Washington and Mt Yer
non. This monumental project
was temporarily suspended dur
ing the War, but as we are IN
formed, will again be taken up and
pressed vigorously to completion.
We shall have more to say, later
on this most interesting topic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-20
VIRGINIA NEWS
PARAGRAPHED

Danville-County Demonstration
A cent W NJ. Perry reports new
and strange disease among dogs
Ui he Says, is prevalent through
U - Good portion of Pittsylvanila
He says that in some SECTIONS t IIT,
w;ned out by the queer malady'
THIS TIL he states. is not like rabies
There is no disposition on the part
of the dogs afflicted to run amucN'
They are taken with fits, when ap I
near to exhaust them and they lie
down until overcome by other selz-
mres, finally pining away ana dy-
ing. No remedy has been. found 10
co1nteract the disease, which thus
far has not been recognized as any
of the usual canine ailments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-20

us, the more unlike us it is!' This
is enc of those beautiful para
doxes that you can take any way
YOU want, or your money back!
But it so happens that this is one
of the very few Of the learned
professors statements to which
we can say, "amen"