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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-26
Sonny

According to our advertising col
umns, Alexandria is to be favored to-
night and tomorrow night, with an
other of those clean, delightful
screen-plays that grip the heart with
their pathos, tighten its shadows with
their airy touches of comedy, and take
us out of ourselves to another world
Richard Barthelmess is the star, and
that insures clear-cut delineation OF
character and emotional expression
that is unsurpassed in the film-drama
of today. Gifted with face that OF
itself compels sympathy; with eyes
that in their serious moods are dark
ened and deepened with an inexpres-
sible sadness; and with refinement
of manner that charms with its in
nate delicacy-this young actor may
look forward tn a career of unbroken
triumphs.
The play "Sonny," which we have
mentioned, has an unusual plot hing
ing on the remarkable resemblance
between two of our boys in the world
war; one born in affluence and one
in poverty. The one dies in battle
and the other takes the place of his
buddy, and returns to a blind mother
and worshipping household. Barthel-
mess assumes this dual role and does
it, as he does everything, with con
summate mastery of his art. Of the
other characters Herbert Grimwood
is excellent as a designing father
Pauline Garon displays touches OF
high talent, while Margaret Seldom
as the mother, is the type of all true
motherhood. The screen drama fan
Jurpasses its prototype, written by
George Hobart. which achieved some
considerable success on the stage. II
is well worth seeing and we can rec
ommend it unqualifiedly to our
readers, as of unfailing interest to
all, from the children to their
grandparents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-26
BOY SCOUT NEWS

Troop No. ., Boy Scouts of Amer
lea, Alexandria, Va, spent a pleas
ant evening Friday, June %, at
Ballston, Va.
Captain Gardner, of the Light In
fantry, kindly donated an army
truck to the use of the boys to
carry them there to visit Troop l
and of that place,
Under the supervisor of their As
sitant Scoutmaster, Mr.. A. A. Huff,
Troop No. . left the Westminster
Building at TOO p. m, arriving
there at s o'clock. Scoutmaster Mr..
Sherwood, of Ballston, addressed
the boys on the American flag Mr..
Huff gave them a short talk on a
joint field day to be held in the
near future at Ballston. Time was
then taken for each troops business
Troop No. ,, of Alexandria, de-
cided to have lawn party, to be
held on July 6, Z, and s, at the res
idence of Mrs. Keith Carlin, on
North Washington street. who has
so kindly loaned her lawn,
Games were then played by all
troops.
The Boy Scouts then left Balls
ton at 9 o'clock arriving here at 10,
being then dismissed in the usual
way.
The officers and the Boy Scouts
of Troop No. 2 wish to extend their
sincere thanks to Captain Gardner
for the use of the truck and to Mrs,
Keith Carlin for her lawn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-26
VIRGINIA NEWS
PARAGRAPHED

Winchester-This years CONNER
cial apple crop of eight counties IN
Virginia and West Virginia is esti-
mated at approximately $4,000
barrels, according to a compilation
made by D. f. Yost, of the Cooper
Merchandise and Oil Company,
whose business as travelling sales
man brings him into contact with
large numbers of people in the Val
ley of Virginia and adjoining West
Virginia territory. Mr.. Yost said
that his estimate was the result of
a very thorough inquiry. He OBJ
tanned his figures either from or
chard owners or from other re-
sponsible sources, and he is quite
confident the estimate is substan-
italy correct. The estimate follows;
Berkeley county, W. Va, from 1885,
900 to 10000 barrels. Jefferson
county, w. Va, from $4,000 to 3d.
600 barrels. Frederick county, from
215,000 to 225,000 barrels. Clarke
county, from $500 to 5000 barrels.
Warren county, from $4,000 to
1900 barrels. Shenandoah county,
from 10000 to 1900 barrels. Rock
ingham county, from 10000 to 75,-
900 barrels. Augusta county, from
10000 to $4,000 barrels.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-26

sioner felt that more direct good
might be accomplished by an offic-
ial visit to these State Departments
than in any other way. The results
of these visits have amply justified
this view. In most of the States,
conferences Of the various educa-
tional forces were called by the
State Superintendent and the Com
missioner was thus enabled to OBJ
tain frst-hand information regard
ing the educational conditions and
needs in q manner not otherwise
possible.
On the other hand, this plan has
given the Commissioner the oppor-
tunity to outline to the various
States just what the Bureau of Ed
ucation can do to help them, and
the policies of the Bureau. He en-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-26

and ready to make this trip. An
investment of perhaps $3.50 per
head, would charter a boat, pro-
vide meals, and furnish Alexan-
dria's Own Brass Band. A visit
of from twenty minutes to halt
an hour at some twenty-five land
ings, with stay at the terminus
of several hours, at which place a
barbecue could be held, with speak
| ing and music, would accomplish
much. Let the business and pro-
fessional men OF Alexandria unite
in making this a memorable event
The results could not but be as
tonishing.
If, however, the most pessimis-
tic view be taken, the trip would
benefit our own people by a two
days outing on the breeze-swept
stretches OF the Potomac. And It
would be an advertisement OF our
entire friendliness and well-wlsh-
ING to our neighbors. As Tor the
boat, blankets could be taken and
cots provided, and food procured
/ at designated points on the river.
! We are firmly convinced that at
the terminal point a barbecue
would attract hundreds OF people
| from the surrounding country,
tOur own Senator Swanson might
come down by automobile and
give us one OF his delightful ora
tons! Choose a time when the
/ full moon would lend her light,
and with the music, the Salt-iadell
breezes, and the genuine Virginia
stamp of oratory-who would
have the brazen hardihood to deny
his enjoyment OF an occasion. that
could be made TO happen once
every year. To those more ma
terially inclined, we offer visions
of the Juicy watermelon, the Sue
culent green corn, the roasted OK
swimming in his own Juices, the
unrivalled corn-pone of our faith
ers, the cakes and the pies and the
pastry-the bright eyes and glow
ing cheeks of maid and matron-
and the familiar accents of our
own people-there is, indeed, a
picture that might tempt a saint
from his fasts and yigilS.
We tender these thoughts to
our esteemed Chamber of Com
merce, for what they may be
worth. The labors, divided
among several committees, would
make the thing fairly easy of &C
complishment, The Gazette will
promise due publicity at the steam
er landings on the lower Potomac,
as we'll as such other aid and COM
fort as may be within its power.
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OFFICIAL VISIT
U. S. Commissioner of Edu-
cation Visits Depart
ments in the State
. Review of His First Year In Office
! BY Theo. Honour Secretary to Com
missioner.


During his first twelve months in
office, DR.. Jno. J. Tigert, U. s. Com
missioner Of Education, paid official
visits to the State Departments Of
Education in the following States:
Iowa, Mississippi, Kentucky, Min
nesota, North Dakota, Washing
ton, Oregon Massachusetts, Penn
syvania, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Ala
bama, Colorado, Wyoming, New
Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Nevada
and had conferences with the chief
educational officers in South Dako-
ia, California, Illinois, Vermont,
Maine, Connecticut, New Jersey,
Georgia and Missouri. This has
been rather a new departure for the
United States Commissioner of Ed
ucation, but as the Bureau of Edu-
cation can function effectively only
through the various State Depart
ments of Education, the Commits
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-26
LAWN FETE PLANS

Arrangements have been made for
a lawn fete which will be given Tues
day and Wednesday evenings on the
Town of the Xaverian Brothers School
Washington and Queen streets, under
the auspices of the Catholic Daugh-
ters of America. There will be plenty
of cake, candy, ice cream and cool
ing drinks, and there will be music.
A meeting the organization will be
held at 1880 o'clock tonight on the
lawn Of that school.
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phasized everywhere that the func-
ton of the Bureau is service and
not direction or control, and he
made clear that so long as he was
responsible for the direction of the
Bureau he would not sanction the
participation by the Bureau in edu-
cational affairs within the States or
the conducting of any educational
campaigns excepting upon the re
Continued on page four)
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until they found a cave which no one
was using. Then they might settle
down for a while. The couple was
likely to rejoin the tribe when the an
ger of the father had cooled.
1t was much safer to buy the young
women. Fathers were not unreason-
able. Payment from a young man
might make the father willing to give
up his daughter. Since there was no
money, the daughter had to be bought
with such things as stone axes, knives
and spear heads. Perhaps newly
slain deer or bear was sometimes
thrown into the bargain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-26
ALEXANDRIA BOOSTERS

The annual Boosters EXcur-
sion, of Washington, set sail on
Saturday last from the Seventh
Street Wharf, with sealed orders
Some 208 lusty-lunged fanatics
each imbued with the idea that
Washington is the best city in the
world-to live in, to shop in, tc
work in, or to loaf in-conSti-
tute the personnel of the famous
Boosters Club, a subsidiary OF that
city's Merchants and Manufac-
turers Association. That these
trips benefit their home town,
there can be no gainsaying. We
venture the assertion that they are
the direct means OF many thous-
andS of dollars being spent IN the
nations capital each ensuing year
And as time goes on, as they be-
come a recognized institution,
they gather increased momentum
and increased volume, SO that
their ultimate effect and influence
can hardly be overestimated.
Alexandria, more delightful as
a place Of residence, more inter
esting from historic standpoint,
OF infinite possibilities as manu-
featuring point, and beyond COM
petition with its sister city, owing
to the inhibition of manufacturing
in the latter place.-haS far more
inducement to offer to Boosters
Club, and far greater reward to
hold out for its exertionS.
Arising, doubtless, from sug-
geStionS OF the Gazette, the initial
excursion OF the Alexandria B0os-
tiers Club was made last year.
From the reports OF the merchants
who sponsored the effort, the trip
was a great success. 1t was Il
modest attempt, covering a linn
tied territory by automobile, but
those who went came back in high
spirits, and promised to go again.
We have already intimated that
there is a large territory tribu-
tary to Alexandria, including both
shores OF the Potomac, extend
ing as far as KinSale to the South,
which once looked upon this city
as its natural trading-point and
metropolis, Owing to the fire.
quent interruption OF communl-
cation, sometimes amounting to
an absolute stoppage for months,
this princely domain was weaned
away from its natural affiliations
by the Shrewd and far-Seeing mer-
chants OF Baltimore.
The Gazette would suggest q
Boosters Trip to this region by
boat in the near future. Owing
to the typographical difficulties
on the Virginia side, at least, it ):
doubtful whether there will ever
be railroad connection with this
section. For years at any rate, the
Potomac River will afford the on
ly means of freight traffic il
large volume, 1t would seem
therefore, that it would be advan-
tageouS for Alexandria to recover
the allegiance OF tins lost terri
tory, if possible. The people fee
kindly towards Alexandria; the!
say openly that they would rather
trade with us than Baltimore
Why not, then, visit them once
year, revive old acquaintance and
invite new, and assure them of q
warm welcome from their near
est metropolis, both socially and
commercially
There should be, say. two hun
dred AlexandrianS, able, willing,
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Heathsville-The first early toma-
toes of the season were shipped
from Lodge early this week. They
were shipped by G. A. DUNCAN and
George W. Fisher, each shipping
two crates to Baltimore. This IS
the earliest shipment made to Bal
timore from this section in several
years.
Richmond-The Virginia Fox
Hunters Associations annual hunt
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will be held at Toano on four da"s,
beginning November 90 This decis-
ion was reached at a meeting Of
the directors of the association
held last night at Murphy's Hotel
Two changes in the bylaws were
made at a meeting of the Virginia
Amateur Field Trial Association
held on the roof garden of Rueger's
Hotel last night. One amendment
limits all dogs entered in the Derby
stakes to registered dogs or dogs
eligible for registration, and the
other amendment adopted provides
that all dogs placed in either the
all-age or Derby stakes must be
shot over, on established point. The
bird dog devotees discussed the
question Of holding a puppy show,
which will be voted on at the an
nual meeting in October. All mem
bers of the Virginia Amateur Field
Trial Association were urged to en-
ter their dogs in the bench show to
be given at the State Fair this fall.
Staunton-John Smith, a negro,
35 years old, is under arrest here
charged with completely in the theft
of a mail sack containing $120,000
at Williamson, w. Va, two years
ago. According to the officer, who
made the arrest, Smith confessed.
Postoffice Inspector Pitcher, of the
West Virginia district, aided in the
investigation which has continued
since the robbery.
Richmond Governor f. Lee Think
lie, of Virginia, in proclamation
Saturday brought to the attention
of the people Of the commonwealth
the plan for the creation of the Ma
nassas battlefield Confederate
Park, and called upon "the Sons and
Daughters of Virginia" to join en-
Enthusiastically in plans of organiza-
ton and in adequate financial coop
Grafton that speedily the plans for
the battlefield Confederate Park
may be successfully consummated.'
Williamsburg-A young woman
patient escd ped from the Eastern
State Hospital here early Sunday
night but has not been apprehended.
She came from Norfolk and it is
supposed she will make her way
gack to that city if not captured
earlier. The woman was dope
fiend. 1t is thought some automo-
bilist picked her up and carried her
to Newport News, as no trace Of
her has been found.
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SP0RTSNApS SHOTS

tory alongside that of the great
thoroughbred Sysonby n the
hibit illustrating the evolution of
the horse. The skeletons are set
showing the wonder-trotter and
runner at full speed.
Exterminator. starting his fifth
year on the turf, won the Hartford
handicap at six furlongs at Havre
de Grace. Md. recently, adding
S3,525 to his winnings. which previ-
u to the race amounted to S173,-
131. Up until that race Extermi-
nator started seventy-four times.
winning thirty-six races and was
unplaced nine times.
When Jess Barnes pitched his no.
hit. no-run game against the Phil
lies recently it marked the sixth
time that the feat has been per-
formed by a Giant.
The first feat Of this kind to be
accomplished by a member of the
New York National league club
was performed by Amos Rusie, on
July 81, 1891, against Brooklyn.
CAAicLy <1utkiC cOn tWiIC was
credited with no-hit games while a
Giant. Big Six pitched a perfect
game against the Cardinals July
Is, 1901. and duplicated the feat
June 13, 1905. against the Cubs.
Red Ames. on April Is. 1909, did
not allow the Dodgers a hit or run
for nine innings. This game, how
ever, was lost by the Giants IN the
thirteenth inning.
JEFF Tesreau was the other men,
Der of the club whose name was en-
tered into baseball's hall of fame
when on September 6, 1912. he turn
ed back the Phillies ~scoreless and
hitless.
Bobby Walthour. Jr., is a chip
off the old block. The son of the
veteran bicycle rider has started on
what promises to be a Mccessful
career on the circular track. He
met and defeated a veteran star Of
the game the other night, Jake
Magin by name.
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There may be many more bril-
liant heavyweights in the game
than MI. Martin Burke, ESQ.,. OF
New Orleans and all points south.
But there are none tougher.
He met Billy Miske the other
night in the aforementioned Ores
cent City. Miske had made short
work of half a dozen prominent
heavies when he climbed into the
ring with Martin-and got tie sur
prise of his life.
Burke took all that Miske could
give him and gave so much In re-
turn that scribes credited Burke
with four of the rounds fought.
Other rounds were about even.
That Burke's victory was ali the
more remarkable is indicated by
the fact that a state commission
physician and sport writers were
frank enough to state before the
battle that an injured lip that
Marty carried in the front of his
face ought never to be subjected to
severe punching for a time and
favored postponing the battle to
give the lip time to heal. Burke
insisted on going on. however.
Before the bout Burke's liz was
operated upon twice.
The lip was a pitiful sight at the
end of the ffteen-round engage
ment. but Marty was smiling
through it.
If the dope at hand is kee-rect,
Miske had knocked out six tough
boys before Marty. These six were
Melchoir. Mccarthy, Lodge. Shade,
Roberts and Jack Renault. once
Jack Dempsey's sparring partner.
Looks like Burke ought to be in
demand for a time at least.
John Metoqua. ful1-b1ooded In
dian of Larned. Kan. knocked out
the aged Fireman Jim Flynn the
other night at Gutmon. Okla. Must
have had the Indian sign on Jim.
The skeleton Of Lee Axworthy,
the first trotter to beat the two
minute mark, has been placed in the
American museum of natural his
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-22

WANTED TO BUY
LEGAL NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF
PUBLIC WORKS, SIS: HAM
MOND, INDIANA, MAY IL, 1922.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given by the
Board of Public Works of the City
of Hammond, Indiana, that it is
desired n deemed necessary TO
improve East Side OF Hickory Street
Section &C" from Hoffman Street to
Chicago Avenue, in the City of Ham
mond, Indiana, by constructing there
in between said terminal points a
five foot cement sidewalk, five in
ches in depth as authorized by I'm
provement Resolution No. 900, adop-
ted by said Board on the 18th day
of May, 1929.
All work one in the making of
said above described public i'm
provement shall be In accordance
with the terms and conditions of
the Improvement Resolution No. 900
adopted ~ the Board of Public
Works on the above named date.
and the detailed drawings. plans,
profles and specifications which are
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-22

now on file and may be seen In the
office of said Board of Public Works
of the City of Hammond, Indiana.
The Board of Public Works has fix
ed the End day of June. 1922. at two
O'Clock p. m. as a date for the hear
ing of all persons interested or
property is affected by said
improvement, and Will decide wheth-
er the benefits hat will accrue to
the. property abutting and adjacent
to the proposed improvement and to
said City will be equal to or exceed
the estimated cost of the proposed
Improvement as estimated by the
City Civil Engineer.
A ]. SWANSON.
JACOB WIKER.
+. c. DIETRICH.
Board of Public Works
DELLA MILLER.
Clerk. b:15:2t
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-22
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Notice Is hereby given hat the
Board of Trustees of the Town of
Griffith. Indiana. will, on June 2nd,
1922, up to the hour of 1880 O'Clock
p. m. receive bids for the construc-
ton of 1850 feet of four inch cast
iron water main in said Town, and
also the furnishing of the necessary
MIGRANTS. castings, materials and
labor. all as provided for by Resolu-
ton No. 155. Each bidder will be
required to furnish affidavit OF nom
collusion and also certified check
for Pa per cent of the amount of
his bid to guarantee the entering in
to a contract and bond for the faith
full performance of said contract.
Said Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Witness my hand and seal this
9Th day of May, 1922.
p. C. TAGGART,
(Seal) Town Clerk.
5.15:22
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-22

Paris. stirred by a 40, 900, 900 franc
fire that consumed a big department
store, is considering the equipment
of alrplanes with fire extinguishing
bombs. These would be filled with
a gas that chokes out the flames
without being injurious to the
ne~ighboring population. Aviators
proposing the plan clainA IN air
plane could carry enough bombs to
extinguish a fire we'll under way.
Experiments are to be conducted in
the suburbs to determine the feast
hility of the misunderstanding
American.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-22
FOR SALE-Miscellaneous

FOR SALE-Flrst class dellcatessen
and ice cream parloI. rent reason
able, across from high school. 917
ave. Hammond. 4:S.tt
FOR SALE-New and used electric
motors and machinery, used mo-
ters bought in exchange. Speciai-
lists In reminding n repairing
Hammond Electric Supply & Repair:
l42 Sabley ST. phone 34z6 Han. 5:ll:tr
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-22

"Garter Girl" is Peggy Thomas's
name for her costume-what there
is Of it. Peggy is one of the charm
ing members of the fairer sex who
appeared thus clad at one of the
gayest revels New York has yet
seen, the Latin quarter ball. :
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FOR PAINT AND
w LII ER
SEE I. L. COHEN

w IL
SEE /. l.. COHEN
Big Sale for next ten
days only on Paint and
Wall Paper, all colors,
house paint $3.50 per gal
lon. Wall Paper for Kit
chen and Bed Rooms, SC a
roll; everything in the line
of Wall Paper and Paint
ing; $50 Sibley street, tel.
4136-W Hammond. S-l7-tf
FOR SALE fresh cows. Inquire
{. Oms, 4 miles southeast of High
lands. Ind. r. B. Gary. Ind. 5:19:5
FOR SALE team gray mares.
5000 lbs. turn tables dump wa
double harness. All Al condition.
SS12 Block ave. Indiana Harbor.
FOR SALE-Cornet, combination
trumpet. silver plated, Jay" Chi
cago make. Excellent condition. $40
NoSH, a. 2 AiViAaHdH 81. N1dii- o--Vso
FOR SALE-s40 buys good sound
horse. weight 100. Also 1880
buys good sound horse, weight 1900.
. express wagon and single harness
cheap. / light double harness. $40.
Apply Ss40 Houston ave. South
Chicago. 5:20:2
FOR SALE-Alcazar comb. kitchen
stove. practically new, $40: large
hard coal heater, good condition, $40.
$50 East State St. Hammond. 5:20:2
ROLL ROOFING Rubber roofing.
red and green slate. plain and shin
gle effect. Asphalt cement for re-
pairing roofs, cutters and Hastings
around chimneys. Phone 1890. The
Beckman Supply Co, Ham. 5:2:2
FOR SALE-A new Singer hemstit-
ching machine. Inquire Mrs. Pat
ton. All Sheridan St, whiting. Ind.
or F. c. Miller Sewing Machine
store. 227 State St. Ham. 5:22:3
FOR SALE-One bed spring and
mattress, one side board. one china
closet. dresser. one rug. 1909
Madison St, Hammond. 5:22:3
FOR SALE-Furniture, book case.
cot. bed. gas range. COS Truman
ave-. phone MIR Hammond. 5:22:2
FOR SALE-Overstufed davenport.
FOTs SALE-Household furniture.
4413 Homerlee ave. East Chicago.
5:22:3
CASH SPECIAL FOR TUESDAY,
MAY 23RD
Brussel Rug, 9x12. with this ad.,
s9.75.
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WANTED TO RENT

WANTED-By young couple. five or
six room bungalow on south side.
possession June 1st. Phone 1870
Hammond. 5:20.2
WANTED TO RENT-Small house
or bun galow, furnished or unfur-
nished. with garage preferred. Man
and wife. no children. Write BIB.
are Times. Hammond. 5:22:2