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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-13
GREATER ALEXANDRIA
.iFor The Gazette)

~ .iFOf me CEtHeite'
I've tried to emphasize the fact,
in previous lines I've writ, I'm tasks
performed for public good each one
must do his bit" I've also tried to
make it: plain, and patent to us all,
that any structure built on sand must
soon or! later fall, Now / presume
that none denies that what Pve said
is true. and now i seem to hear the
cry, What would you have US do :"
Az, there's the rub" important quiz,
what is there to be done?" What,
which and where and how, and when?
A quiz for everyone.
For Greater Alexandria. what is
the chiefest thing? If you are called
to answer this what answer will you
bring? There's many a sane and So
Der man, I'm now inclined to think
would answer straight, fright off the
reel" "a good supply of chink," Yes
money makes the mare GO You
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-13

read that in book. You also learn
ed from that same source, "her own
or was crook"
Now moneys not to be dcspisea
nor set aside as trash, for many a
worthy scheme has failed for want
of ready cash. The money for this
enterprise-yes, every needed cent
is musting, moulding in the vaults.
lust itching to be spent. In proof of
this assertion I'll cite you to some
facts. and pray take heed to what
say I'm getting down to tax y
Our actual wants are well supplied
the things we really need, as shell
ter, fuel. food and clothes and books
we ought to read, papers, music
magazines and pictures on the wall.
Some toys and games are needed. too,
for children large and small. Much
useless truck we see and want,-"lt
really is 50 nice"-we straightwav go
and purchase it no matter what the
price. Yes for our needs, our actua!
needs, we've mony and to spare, and
for our wants-our fancied needs
we've still goodly share.
And. Furthermore Pm told by those
who handle our finance. that money
waits on every hand all ready to adj
vance, on gilt-edee stock and fancy
bonds. Not loath to take a chance
on any good securities of city, state
or nation that offer adequate returns
and free from all taxation. The well
known facts recited here, need no
reiteration, to show us how we
really view the money situation.
It's not the lack of spondoolix that
keens the mare from going she's
really weak in back and limb and
and badly needing shoeine. "1t's dol
lars now to holy cakes" that if want
"a better. and a Greater Alexandria,
Alexandria, we'll go to work and
get'er.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-13
FRIDAY THE 18Th

With both Friday and the number
thirteen regarded with apprehension
by superstitious folk, the Second Fri
day in January this year becomes a
double hoodoo day.
Friday, the 18th, usually occurs
twice in a year. In I922 the double
hoodoo comes in January and October:
in 1923 in April and July. Feb. 10
and Aug. 13, in 1920, were double
hoodoo DAYS. The only Friday the
18th in 1921 was i'll May.
Among almost all peoples Friday
IS regarded as a day upon which 1t IS
unwise 10 undertake journey, to
marry or to begin any commercial
venture.
Thirteen is dreaded by the super
st tious OF every peoples. The super
, scition regarding the misfortune GER
tain to follow if thirteen sit at q meal
together is supposed to have its origin
in the fact that Christ and His twelve
disciples were seated together at the
/ Last Supper.
President Wilson regarded the
figure thirteen az his luck number.
Various incidents in the former presl-
dents life occurred OH the 18th of the
month.
Presidents John Quincy Adams and
Franklin Pierce were maugurated on
Friday and no evil befell them. but the
superstitious point out that Garfield,
one Of the martyr presidents, also be-
gan his term on Friday.
America was discovered on Friday;
the landing of the Pilgrims at Ply
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-13
For Greater Alexandra

Fery to Maryland Shore.
Improved Highway to Falrtan.
Great White Way on King Street.
Beloian Blocks replaced on Washing
ton Highway By asphalt
North Alfred and Columbus Streets
Improved to Washington BouIsVafa'
New Public School.
Washington Boulevard mace SAFE oy
abuttang strips.
More Fairgrounds for the children.
Public Park.
Modern Y. NJ. C. A. Bidding.
Reduction IN Gas Rates.
Reduction IN City TaTes.
500 Houses or Apartments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-13
THE MEMORIAL BRIDGE

Daniel Webster says that Andrew
Jackson proposed to span the Poto
mac with "arches of ever-endurlng
granite, symbolical of the firmly es-
tablished union Of the North and the
South" In Webster's day the wooden
structure known as Long Bridge was
the main passage across the river,
and so it continued until after the
plan of 1901 was published 1t was
used by both railroads and vehicles,
and for years the decrepit structure
was kept from being carried down
sream by piles of stone dumped into
the river from time to time until they
came to form dam. In 1889 the
ice gorge thus created put the Mall
under several feet of water, from
which the Peace Monument arose like
a beacon.
The Mcmillan Act for the elimina::
nation of grade crossings in the DIS
trict of Columbia provided for the
construction of two bridges, one for
steam railroads and the other for We
hicles. The railroads were facing
he expenditure of ten millions-a
large sum in those days--and the
District was piling up deficits instead
of being the opulent partner 1T mas
now become. Hence the two brutal
bridges. The Highway Bridge con-
meets Potomac Park with a little
race track, with marshes lately used
as the city dump. and with Agrlcul--
tural Department barns, SO designed
and constructed as to thrust ugilness
upon ones attention with all the m
sistence of a spoiled child at table.
Through this vgriegated area mar
row, tortuous. dangerous road winds
is uncertain wav to Arlington Nation
al Cemetery. The bodies of the Ma
TONS dead take this path to their
! last resting place. Over the same
road distinguished visitors from
other nations carry wreaths to place
roon our nationa! shrine at Mount
! Vernon.
The bridge now being constructed
between Georgetown and Kosslvn
will relieve traffic on the Highway
Bridge: but both bridges will DC
primarily unitarian as to both trat-
fic and design. Meantime Andrew
Jackson's idea Of a memorial bridge
has rot died Thirty-five years age
tie report called for a bridge to cost
$55O.000; in five years the project
grew to viaduct mile in length
to cost three and a half millions. II
1900 a competition resulted in plans
Cor bridge to cost five million. None
of these ambitious projects got be-
You'd the report stage.
The plan of 1901 came to change
the entire conception of the Memoir
ial Fridge. Instead Of a long, high
elaborate. ornate, and even grandios'
: structure. the plan calls for simple
broad. low bridge beginning at thi
Lincoln Memorial and crossing L
. .Analostan Island where a concourst
suited to memorial treatment is to b
created.
Ey dredging. large area of LAM
adjacent to the Arlington Farms ha
been created. This area should b
developed as part Of the park system
of the District. The private owner
ship in Analostan Island should b
determined and purchased Sucl
ownership is threat and menace
4 proposition before the Distric
Commissioners is to place on Analos
tan Island a gas holder PIP feet il
; height when inflated. The gas hold
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-13

er is the most brutally ugly strucz
ture devised by man. It is more bla-
tant than a power house, water
tank, or an ill-designed and smoking
chimney.
Congress has authorized the ex-
penditure of $4,000 to secure plans
for memorial bridge, and some day
the project will be realized It's real
ization should carry along with it
the cleaning up of all the approaches
to Arlington and Fort Myer and the
addition to the park system of the re-
climed areas adjacent to the Virginia
shore of the Potomac.
(From ninth report of National Com
mission of Fine Arts.)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-13

mouth occurred on Friday; the Dec
laration of independence was signed
on Friday, and the Battle of Bunker
Hill was fought on Friday.
Shakespeare and Washington were
born on Friday.
One of the most successful Of mar
riages, that OF the late Queen Victoria
OF England. occurred on Friday.
Black Friday is term applied to
any Friday upon which some great
public disaster befell, such as Sept.
is, 1878, in the United States, and
May II, 1866, in England, when fin
an.ial panies occurred.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-13

wholesale value in the various for
eign countries as required under tho
existing law. Unless the American
Valuation be adopted the present
chaotic condition will continue indefl-
nitely."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-17
B0zARTH SAYS
court should
Decide power
Official Transcript of Evi-
dence Reveals Judge Had
Been Misquoted on
of The Trial.

OKLAHOMA CITY.-An official tran.
script of testimony given by Judge Mark
L. Bozarth of Okmulgee in the hearing
Tuesday before the state supreme court
OF Governor Robertsons mandamus &C.
tion against his presiding over the lat.
ter's trial on u charge of accepting u
bribe, revealed that statement at.
tributed to him in press dispatches to
the effect that he was uncertain as to
his ability to give the governor a fair
trial was incorrect.
The official transcript, completed late
Thursday. showed that while Judge
Bozarth said that he felt higher court
should pass on his disqualification rath-
er than himself, he nevertheless declar-
ed on the stand that he was certain
he could conduct the trial justly
Asked why he had not disqualified
himself when the governor objected TO
his hearing the case, Judge Bo2arth
replied, according to the official record;
That is a question of psychology,
and u question | have always held the
court itself should not pass on"
The unofficial report quoted the judge
as answering a query as TO whether he
felt he could sit in the trial without
prejudice as follows
Il do not know whether | could or
not, 1t is a psychological question and
one for this court to decide"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-17
ARDMORE BOYS MAKE
GOOD AT KEMPER

Three of the nine Ardmore boys are
already showing up good at Kemper
Military College at Bonneville. Mo-, word
having been received from there that
Wilbur Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Otis
NJ Smith had upon entrance been ap-
pointed color sergeant; Billy Sparks,
brother of Mrs. Il. c. Wymore. and =.
b, Sass, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Sass were commissioned lieutenants.
Sparks is good prospect for first team
football while Sass still retains his rec
ord as being the youngest cadet in the
college. He entered at the age Of IL
years. He was captain of the Cub"
basket ball team last season that won
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-17
Prize Fighting
Becomes Popular
in Mexico Again

MEXICO CITY.-As recently as three
years ago a former heavyweight box
ing champion attempted 10 make box
ing popular in Mexico City and failed.
Today the sport is intensely popular and
the bouts which are held regularly ev-
cry Friday night in Mexico City attract
crowds that fill the Fronton. a huge
structure in which the Spanish game
of pelota in played.
The promoters are so enthused over
the prospects of the fight game here.
that they are planning a combination
gymnasium and arena, and they have
already set up a school for boxers in
which Mexican youths are given free
instruction in fisticuffs. These students
in return for this instruction. furnish
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-17
ENGLAND ALARMED
OVER POISONING CASES

LONDON. - England is thoroughly
alarmed over the numerous cases of
food poisoning which are appearing In
various parts of the country. Within
the last three weeks 60 persons have
been stricken ten dying. Botulism. from
which the country has previously been
free, has now become dreaded word,
and the scientists are striving to find
an antitoxine for the deadly germ.
According to the ministry of health
253 persons were poisoned by food in
the last year,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-17
CUBAN COURT DEFINES
LAWS COVERING LIBEL

HAVANA Cuba.-The crime of libel
is not committed when libellous letter
is written, but when said letter is read,
according to the Havana court OF first
instance.
In accordance with this concept of
the law, the court has declined to sane.
tion the prosecution for libel of Ernest
de Zaldo on charges brought by Virgi-
lilo ortega. Dominican consul in this
city. The consul declared de Zaldo II.
belled him in letter to the secretary
of state of Santa Domingo. The court
ruled. however, that the Dominican
courts had Jurisdiction.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-17
Loss Of Letter Men Of Last
Year Will be Felt, But
Plenty Of New Material
is Provided; 60 Worked
Out in Past Week.
BY Frank Mccain

Are YOU one OF the many who has
already caught the spirit of the one real
school sport? Have you felt the foot
ball spirit that is being waited into the
atmosphere more each day? Or did your
hopes OF winning team. a champion
ship team. die last fall when Ardmore
high. fighting losing fight, went down
10 defeat before the redoubtabie Sapul-
pa high school football team when these
two teams met at Oklahoma City to
decide the high school championship Of
the state?
Look up with us. Although hard prac-
tice for Ardmore high has been under
way for only one week crowds are daily
flocking 10 T. O. park to watch the
locals huskies hard at their gruelling
task-hitting the tackling dummy, punt
ing, receiving, passing, running sig
nails. and hard no-s scrhnmages
And there are those including the writ
er, who feel they are justified in pre-
dieting for the boys this fall what they
barely missed last year-state cham
pions. This is no idle, prejudced hope,
distorted through the eyes Of bias.
New Material Good
The, loss of Slough, Davidson, Lamb
and one or two others Of championship
calibre is going to be felt, though not
as severely as would seem at first blush
What we have lost in stars by gradua-
ton is more than made up for by the
experience of others and by the addi
ton of new material from other schools.
There is another element OF success
that is far from negligible, that is par
ticularly true this season. The sport
lovers and the general fans of Ardmore
while always enthusiastic and behind
the team, have this year caught the
feeling" and are behind the team with
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-17
WALTON GETS
BACKING FROM
many SOURCES
Owen, Haskell, Ferris and a
Host of Smaller Fellows
Getting on the Stump
and Band Wagon.

MUSKOGEE. Okla.-An announce
ment Of more than ordinary interest TO
the political cognoscenu OF Oklahoma
was emblazoned on the front page OF
a Muskogee democratic newspaper the
other day
Ex-Governor {. n, Haskell first
executive OF Oklahoma, and Jack Wal
ton, the democratic nominee, viii speak
from the same platform at the Okla
homa Free State fair the afternoon OF
Tuesday, October g.
No. il wasn't advertising or the press
agent sort. The states first governor,
and the states nominee for its highest
office are going TO do cor-star bill
before interested thousands, this ap-
preaching October afternoon. Granted
that it's a whopper OF fair attrac-
ton here is another angle:
c. N Haskell, the wizard of Mid
die States Oil and rated as many times
& millionaire, is coming back to Okla
noma TO try TO put Jack Walton over
II Walton does go over Haskell Will
have an organization at his command
Tor any campaign he may undertake
two years from now 1t has been said
OF him that he aspires to be president
OF the United States, but whether he
does or not his influence will go far.
tner toward electing Walton than that
Of any other man.
Waltons Great Strength.
Senator Robert /. owen has been
outspoken in his support Of Walton So
has ex-senator Gore, who also is com
ing to Oklahoma TO take the stump
for the Oklahoma City mayor. That
makes Owen, Haskell, Gore, Ferris
all the old-time whips of state demo
cratic politics lined up solidy in the
camp of the democratic nominee
Leaving all political prejudice aside,
II really is an interesting campaign
that can bring together in the same
political bandwagon those old.time enc
mics. Haskell and Owen and Gore and
Ferris Just think how these old
masters of the speaking rostrum can
make the welkin tintlnnabulate from
the vantage.point Of the same politi'
cal vehicle!
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-17

Combs 10 feet high are built by the
giant bees of India.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-17
LAKE IN HUNGARY Is
SLOWLY DRYING UP

BUDAPEST. The biggest lake in
about 800 square miles, would appear
slowly TO be drying up. In some places
the water has receded a mile from
the old shore line within a few years
and the shrinking continues.
No one can give an explanation par
ticularly as there has been plenty of
rain recently. Biologists say that vol.
canic changes in the bed OF the lake
are responsible
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-17
SHAWNEE SCHOOLS
ARE WATERLESS NOW

SHAWNEE. Okla.-The school board
and the water department are at war
here. Owing a bill for water for over
five months the water department noti-
fled the school board that II the bill
was not paid by September 5. last, the
water would be shut off. The board
did not pay the bill and the water was
turned off.
Football practice has begun and
without water for showers, members
Of the board fear players will not re.
pert.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-17
CIVIL AND MEXICAN WAR
VETS GET PENSION INCREASE

WASHINGTON. - Basic pensions of
civil and Mexican war veterans with co
days Of war service TO their credit
would be increased from $50 TO s72
monthly under a bill by Senator Bur.
sum, republican introduced Friday In
the senate and sent to the house.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-17

all the preliminaries to the main bouts
fact that the popular verdict so far has
always been that the youngsters are
better than the older principals.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-17
ARDMORE HIGH SCHOOLS OFFERS
BEST MATERIAL FOR A WINNING
SQUAD THIS YEAR, Mccain SAYS

encouragement. interest and even their
money for equipment.
Five Full Teams Out
For the past week there have been
no less than five fun teams daily work
ing out, totaling some 90 men or more.
OF the most promising material the fol.
lowing is a list: Ends, Dickson, Till
man. Hewitt, JONES, Blassingame. Ham.
ilton. G. Holt. Click, Busby; tackles. @.
Brown, Holiday, O'Donnel, J. Banks,
Alberson; guards, Mobley, Gibson, An.
derson, Burrus. Flatt; Centers, Tate,
Colbert, oDonnel; Quarterback, Sulli.
van. Tillman, Johnson; Halfbacks, Will
ingham. NJ Brown, Red Holt, Dyer
Fullback, Alberson, Hamilton, Holt
Other men Standing ready to fill any
vacancy are: A. Scott, Johnson, Dun
lap, II. Brown. II. Sullivan, w. b.
Brown. Freeman. IL. Morrison, CHS.
holm, j. Wilkes, Dolman. c. Higdon,
Finley. In addition to the above there
are twenty or thirty other men working
just as hard as if the teams success
depended upon their individual efforts.
These are the men that Ardmcre high
win be depending upon In few years
to carry her through to victories.
Schedule Favorable
The schedule is particularly favorable
to Ardmore fans this year most of the
games being played on the home lot"
as can be seen by the following sche
dule. There is only one open date, Oc
tober 9Th, which the coaches expect to
fill before that time The schedule is
az follows:
Sept 29-Wilson at Ardmore
Oct. 6-Open.
oct. 13-Ardmore at Purcell
Oct. 20-Duncan at Ardmore
Oct 21--Ada at Ardmore.
Nov. 3-Ardmore at Norman.
Nov. l1-Durant at Ardmore.
Nov. 24-Chickasha at Ardmore.
Nov 30-Ardmore at Shawnee.
The whipping into shape of this
wealth Of material is in the hands of
Frank Mccain, O. L.; "Puny" James,
10. T.. and r. X. Van Dyne, Ohio State.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-17
DAVIDSON TO RESUME
Bible STUDY CLASS

Beginning Wednesday night, DR.. r.
l.. Davidson, pastor of the Broadway
Baptist church, will resume the series
Of Bible study lessons, inaugurated sew
eral months ago and only discontinued
through the summer months.
Lessons this year will begin with the
study of the Life of Jesus. from the
new testament beginning with Matthew
DR.. Davidson states that he hopes this
to be especially beneficial to teachers
inasmuch as the Sunday school les
sons for the next six months will be
on this subject.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-17
NOTICE VI. w. A.

Open meeting. in Odd Fellows Hall.
Monday night, Sept. 18th. for members.
friends and families. Refreshments
1876
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-17

the championship. He was also promi-
nent in tennis circles.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-09-21
GET YOUR COAL NOW

We are receiving a limited amount
original Brilliant and Carbon Hill,
Ala, coal. Some coal people predict
lower prices and some famine. We
urge our friends to put in a part Of
their supply now. Phone so and as.
CONVICTION MILLING co.
JOHN MALEY.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-09-21
NEW BUILDING FOR
MEMPHIS CONGREGATION

The building committee Of the
Union avenue Methodist church in
Memphis, Of which Rev, R. A. Clark,
formerly Of this city, is pastor, has
approved the plans and specifications
for new church to be erected on the
site owned by them on the southwest
corner of Union and Cooper. 1t is to
be connected in the rear to the mod
ern three-story Sunday school build
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-09-21

no THE EXECUTOR, DEVISEES.
LEGATEES. HEIRS, DISTRICT
TEES, CREDITORS AND OTHERS
IN ANY WAY INTERESTED IN
THE ESTATE OF c. N. BAR
NETT, DECEASED.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-09-21

Take notice that I viii at the Of
flee Of the County Court Clerk Of
Upton County, Tennessee, on Thurs
day, the 10Th day Of October, 1922,
make report of all claims filed with
me as such County Court Clerk
against the estate of C. N. Barnett,
deceased. Any exceptions to said
claims, or any of them, must be re-
duced to writing and filed with me
within thirty days after said date.
This September 16, 1922.
JOHN H. Upton,
(21sep4w) Clerk.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-09-21

ING win be prosecuted to the fullest
extent Of the law without fear or
favor.
B. A. S0MERVILL,
(14sep2wel Manager.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-09-21
NOTICE

All parties are hereby notified that
| will not allow stock to run at large
on the Mitchell farm in District No,
g. All parties violating this warn
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-09-21

II erected last winter at a cost Of
$4,000. A eopper-eovered dome with
an ornamental lantern viii top the
structure. which is to be of classic
design with Ionic detail and con-
structed of brick with Bedford stone
trim. The interior Of the dome is in
the form of a hemisphere, with art
glass windows on all sides, giving
light and ventilation.