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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-15
DOLLAR DAY
STAGE IS SET
FOR TOMORROW
Big List of Bargains Offer
ed by Merchants at
Sale
PRICES ARE SLASHED
Expected the Sale Will be One OF the
Most Successful Ever Held by the
Merchants.

That the buying power of dollar
has greatly increased since the last
Dollar Day Sale in Alexandria IS
going to be forcibly demonstrated
tomorrow at the Dollar Day sale
which will be participated in by
majority of the merchants OF the
city. ~.
The merchants have completed all
the arrangements for the big bar
gian event and some bargains un-
heard of are going to De offered the
buying public at the participating
stores.
Dollar Day in Alexandria has be-
come a prominent institution and
the shoppers realize the merchants
are sincere in their offerings and
the result is that big business IS
looked for. This business not only
comes from Alexandria alone but
from the neighboring counties
w lLH XIII NNebAANA RA~a'A-|
the weather man tomorrow the in
dications are that this sale tomor,
row will be one of the biggest and
best ever conducted by the mer-
chants of the city. Certainly the
merchants have slashed the prices
of almost every article in their re-
spective establishments in order to
give the buying public an oppor-
tunity to share in the big event, and
incidentally to stimulate trade and
let the buying public see that IN
Alexandria can be obtained genuine
bargains unheard of in other cities.
Those who contemplate making
purchases should start early tomor-
row.
Read the advertisements of the
merchants in today's Gazette and
let this be your guide in selecting
the many bargains offered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-15
Legion Convention
At Charlottesville
Alexandria Post American Legion
and Auxiliary Both to be
Represented

The American Legion and the Leg
ion Auxiliary Of Virginia cOnven-
tions will he held in Charlottesville
on August q. 25 and 26, and from all
indications will be Of great interest
throughout the state.
The local Post will be represented
BY the commander, J. Randall Cation.
and John T. Johnson as delegates and
Milton Glasgow and T. Anderson Som
mers as alternates. The auxiliary will
be represented by the president, Mrs.
Charles ". Shepperson. and the sec
retarv. Miss Esther II. Green. ANY
member of the auxiliary who can at
tend the sessions Of the convention
will be a welcome guest. going. OF
course. at their own expense, but all
the meetings and entertainments will
be open to legion and auxiliary MEM
bers.
Members Of the auxiliary who have
not paid their dues for the year 1922
are urged to do so at once. as the list
of members will have TO be sent 20
the state and national treasurers
within the next two days. The nation
al organization REQUIRES the names Of
the paid ND members sent with the
units ~rota Of dues. These names 90
on record at national headquarters and
the local unit would like to send
100 per cent list.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-15
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
Especial to The Ga@ette)

Washington. Aug. 15.--With the
striking shopmen OF the railroad
executives facing a fight to 4 finish
as q result of the failure of PreSl-
dent Harding's attempts to end the
railroad strike. interest centered to-
day i'm the possibility of the PreSl-
dents addressing Congress in be
half of legislation not only TO end
the present strike but to make
similar strikes in the future impoS-
Sible.
Republican leaders of the House
do not anticipate that the President
will go before Congress this week,
if at all, because there has been no
assurance Of a quorum being pres
ent until after the Senate has pas
sed the tariff bill.
Democratic leaders of the House
said today that they would be sur
priSed if the President decided TO
address the House during the week,
but it is possible they say that
the Chief Executive may do so next
Monday as by that time majority
of the House members will have
returned to Washington, inasmuch
as the Senate is to vote on the
tariff bill Saturday.
Members of Congress are still at
sea as to the steps they might be
asked to take TO help the President
end the strike Senator Cummins
of Iowa, chairman Of the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee,
who was said to have drawn up a
bill under which the President
would be authorized, in a case like
the present, to declare an emer-
gency and seize all or any number OF
railroads, denied that he had drawn
up such a bin at the request Of the
President. He said that it was true
that he had discussed with the Pres
ident various measures for ending
the strike but that the President had
not asked him TO draw up a railroad
seizure bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-15
Allied Conference On
ReparatiOns AdjOurns
Unable to Reach an Agreement Pre-
miers Leave For Their Homes
CBy United Pressl

London. Aug. 15.-Allied premiers,
split over the German reparations
question. went home today.
1--WE have agreed on a misunder-
standing" said Premier Poincare, as
he left for the continent with foreign
minister Schanzer, Of Italv.
Premier Theunis and Finance Min
lister Jasner. Belgium, also left.
The allied conference broke up be-
cause Of Lloyd Georges opposition to
Poincare's program OF taking over
German forests and mines as a guar
antee that reparatioi:s would be paid.
Sentiment among the premiers and
finance ministers was TO POSTPONE
further conferences on interallied
dohts and reDarations until after the
allied debt funding commission returns
from Washington later in the year.
The allies, it is believed, will hope
that America will abandon her policy
of non-interference in European af-
fairs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-15
To Institute Council
In Washington

Members of Friendship Council
No. 2S, Sons and Daughters of Lin.
erty of this city, have been invited
to attend the institution of a coun-
ell of that organization which will
take place in Washington tomorrow
night at the Eagles Hall. Peunsylv-
ania Avenue and Ninth street
northwest. W. F. Keller. state
councillor of Virginia. will be in
charge of the ceremony. This viii be
the second council of the order in
Washington 'under the jurisdiction
of the council of Virginia. The
members of the local council are
requested to be present in order 10
meet the state councillor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-15
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT TO END
COAL STRIKE HAS BEEN REACHED

bv throwing within access of the con-
SHINING market the producing facili-
ties of mines representing sixty mil
lion tonnage in the central competitive
field.
Operators and miners today be-
lieved that ratification of the present
proposal would be quickly followed by
similar action on the part OF miners
and operators from other sections OF
the central comparative field not rep
resented in the present negotiations
They declare this policy has been fol-
lowed in past years in similar sltua-
tions.
Compulsory arbitration and renewal
Of the check-off system, are reported
70 he included in the tremS OF the
new settlement, but this Is not dell
nitely known as the text has not
been made public.
Soft coal miners of several states
TODAY prepared to resume as opera
tors and unions leaders at Cleveland
mt finishing touches to a wage set
Element of the long strike, entering
its 22nd., week.
While rapidly moving events IN
the coal strikes tended towards
peace. issues in the rail walkout
hung in the balance. The house
met today with the administrations
next move in the crisis still IN
@Big Four" leaders moved for
mediation, but with hopes dwindlng
the ycould bring shop crafts men
and employees together.
The most hopeful development Of
the day was the wave of enthusiasm
for renewal of mining which swept
workers of the central competitive
! field.
Ohio miners put rusty tools to
grindstones and moved mules back
toward mines, ready for the peace
signal
Illinois miners, jubilant over i'm
pending settlement, lowered some
animals into shafts and oiled and
cleaned machinery.
Pennsylvania miners colonies pre-
pared to strike tents and rush back
to work.
Many miners families looked to
end of the long strike as relief from
semi-starvation
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-15

The ten-day clause. which has al
ways been a source of contention, Is
the real point at issue, and the play
kind of q contract adopted that
would be more equitable for the
PLAYERS.
The situation as far as the ball
player is concerned. has not been amel-
iorated by the appointment OF high
commission Of baseball. If anything
II has been made worse. The play
erS have no voice or no appeal,
Cannon says
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-15
King Street Store Leased
By Banner Laundry

The Banner Steam Laundry has
leased the store building dt the
southeast corner of King and Wash,
ington streets. The lease was placed
through C. D. Welch and Com
pany. The Banner Laundry Will re-
model the building, put in modern
show windows and greatly improve
the corner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-15
,Ry United Press.D

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 15.-Termi-
nation of the coal strike is but mat
ter of hours.
Settlement will come as soon as the
policy committee of miners and oper-
ators from six states ratify tenta-
tive agreement reached early today.
Ratification is merely formality, it is
said.
The miners will be ordered back to
work Immediately, it is said. At the
same time the instructions are issued
sending the miners back to work, the
peace proposal will be placed before
the miners for a referendum vote.
The miners policy committee con-
vened at a. m., and the operators
committee went into session at 10
o'clock
Although the agreement reached
here will affect districts in but six
states-Ohio, West Virginia, Illinois,
Indiana. Michigan and Pennsylvania
it is predicted that rs per cent of the
operators i'm the bitumrnous fields will
fall into line Immediately and sup
port the agreement. Assurances have
been received by John L. Lewis, mine
leader, from miners and owners of
outlying mines that they will sign any
agreement reached.
Cleveland, Aug. 15.-Ratlticatlon OF
a tentative agreement to end the soft
coal strike and Immediately resume
coal digging was before separate
caucus sessions of miners and oper-
ators today.
Temporary plans for final settle
ment were reached BY the sub-scale
committee of miners and operators in
conference in the Hotel Hollenden
here.
This tentative agreement was
reached at an early hour this morn
ing.
After the separate caucuses, the
general miners-opera1ors' conference
will reconvene at p. m. today.
Immediately after it became known
that a tentative agreement had been
arrived at. inquiries began coming IN
from operators who we're not repre-
sented at the conference, but VINO de-
sired to become parties to any under
standing that might have been drawn
up for settlement of the soft Goa
strike.
The tentative agreement, 1t Is uh'
derStood, provides for extension OF tht
old ware scale and working condition
to April |, 1923. and appointment OF
a committee to negotiate q ne"
scale.
II the proposal is ratified at the
JOINT session this afternoon 1t WI!
ease up the threatening coal famine
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-15

London. Aug. 15.-The Cunarder
Berengaria, a day late, was limping
into Cherbourg today.
One of the propellers of the
steamer struck submerged wreck
age in the Atlantic yesterday ac-
cording to q wireless received here.
The message said that the ship was
proceeding on its course at half
speed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-15
ESTABLISHED l7sA

Oldest Daily Newspaper In tAs
United States and Best Advertls-
ing Medium in Northern Virgins.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-15

Saturday afternoon saw the mem
bers of the various companies gall
wanting around the beach in quest OF
anything that might prove exciting.
Norfolk also received many visitors
including Sergeant Petit and Corp
oral Randolph. Both places seemed
to be licking in excitement and many
of the holders of weekend passes re-
turned to camp twenty-four hours
ahead of time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-15

While passing In review for prac-
tice last Friday, Private Vaughn,
marching in the rear rank when given
the command "eyes right" spied Col
onel Opie. commander Of the regiment,
and seeing the Captain salute, called
out "Mv Gosh, there's the colonel" ,"
and at the same time saluted, storing
up for himself a lively calling down
when he returned to the company
street.
Continued on Page Three
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-15

In spite of the rain the boys are all
enjoying themselves to the best of thef
ability. Kangaroo Court was in ses-
sion Sunday. Lieutenant !. " Cas-
hiatt, presiding. Several of the rook-
les were put on trial and the regular
punishment was inflicted by a group
of huskies. The punishment consist
ed of tossing in blankets and SIMILAR
prankS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-15

Fer ,At. section csst> cloudy
and, moderated o today and
tomorrow: ~! variable winds
High tide\ w .OrrOw; los a. m,
l 40 p. M.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22
MRS. BESSIE SlNJEM

Bessie Gulickson was born in Ber-
gen, Norway, February 2, 1S47 and
died June 20, 1922, age rs years, four
months and Is days. She came to
Dodge county, Minnesota at the age
o, 16.
In 1865 she was married to Bernhort
Sinjem. In 1880 they located in
B%rookings county and has lived in this
vicinity yer since.
To this union there were born II
children, IL of whom are left to
mourn her death.
Her husband preceded her death by
% years and her daughter, Anna Me-
Mel by two years. Those left are
Lena Johnson. Mary Matson, Ben Sin.
jem, Bessie Moberg. Lulu Thompson
and Lewis Sinjem of Brookings, Jen.
ME Mannerud OF Sioux Falls, Emma
Jensen, st. James. Mimi, julius Sin.
jem, Foster, Mimi, Ollie Sinjem,
Huron. S. ID. and Matte Olson of Bris.
tol, s. ID.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22
CHAUTAUQUA WILL COME

A Chautauqua in B~rookings this
summer was assured this week with
the appointment of Prof. George Nc
Carly as local manager. Since the
death of Prof. T.. +. Kerr, who acted
as local manager each year up until
his untimely death, the committee has
been looking for a competent local
manager. Mr.. McCarty has had three
years experience in ChautauQua work
and has every qualification of a good
live wire manager.
a house to house canvass for the
sale of tickets will be made this year
in an effort to increase the number
of season ticket holders. The Ameri-
can Legion auxiliary will assist ia
this work. Any profits accruing from
the Chautauqua this year will be
turned I'VE to the auxiliary as a gift to
carry on their important work for the
eX-soldiers.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22
A GREETING

Woonsocket Times-Paul butchers
Brookings Register recently cele-
brated it birthday anniversary. The
Register is one of the best weeklies in
the state, in point of get-up, subject
matter and appearance. But speaking
of butcher, W. are reminded Of his
experience in the great blizzard of
1883. when he was residing at Ray
mond and editing a paper there. Paul
vouches for it himself, so it must be
so. Paul. in company with his assist
ant, started for his home in the after
height. Neither could see a thing five
feet beyond the end of their noses.
They were guided by their animal
instinct, it seems. The snow was so
thick as to shut off their breath, and
the only way they managed to keep
alive was by cutting holes in the air
with their jack-knives and sticking
their heads into the holes so as to
catch their breath now and then.
Finally, after they had considered
tutUlStlNeS lOSJ anu were dDOut "
repeat what Paul says is the Lords
Prayer, beginning with Now | lay me
down to sleep, " ETC., they sensed that
they were on a big snow drift which
seemed hollow beneath their feet.
Presently, as they were scrambling
about. they heard a shout below
which so startled them that they slid
off the mound and found themselves
face to face with something that felt
like a door, although they couldn't see
it. Suddenly the door appeared to
fly open and the next moment Mrs.
butcher grabbed them by the hair and
pulled them in. She revived them
with a bowl of soup and then stuffed
their faces with pork and beans. And
that's why Paul is still with us instead
of playing the harp in the celestial
choir.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22

slider. He was allied with no special
party or faction. He was known
to be strongly anti-militarist, a rather
unusual thing on the part OF an adj
miral, a champion Of peace, a man
DESTROYS of making peace with emma
and being at peace with all nations.
So, his selection is not the result OF
any party i%ntrigues, or political man
euvers OF any kind. Even in the Sc
lection of his cabinet, Kato has not
recognized any one party to the ex-
clusion Of the other. His cabinet is
more in the line of coalition cabinet
than a party stronghold. In Japan,
where government by party is a new
thing, the action of Kato shows the
reaction Of democracy over the an
Gent absolutism Of the Mikados.
1t is a hopeful sign to see a man
like Kato at the head of imperial af-
There was in the better days
of Rome a wise leader named Cato.
1t would seem as if the only differ
ence between the two men is going
be one letter. Let us hope sc far
the sake Of Japan and the world.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22
r

The Register believes in the Chau-
tauqua. We believe it brings good
things to town hat could be brought
in no other way and certainly never
so inexpensively. The C~hautauqua is
not a money making proposition, in
fact it is a philanthropic venture
usually, on the part of the local citi-
zens who put up the guarantee. 1t
is not a money-making occupation for
the talent or the programs. They earn
far more than they receive, but they
have a love for their work.
ChautauGua in Brookings this sum-
mer came ear to falling through. A
large number of citizens began to in
quire about it, for the Chautauqua
has been coming so regularly it seems
to be an institution in Brookings. 1t
has in fact been a regular visitor in
this city for the last II summers.
The g~uarantors OF the local
Chautauqua have very generously
agreed t turn over all of the profits
of the Chautauqua this season to the
American Legion auxiliay. This proves
to all, the eminent good faith and pub
lie spiritedness OF the loyal citizens
who are backing the program this
year. The Chautauqua deserves the
support Of the community,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22
PREMIER kATO

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader-The ele-
walton Of Admiral Baron Tomosaburo
Kato to the premiership of the Japan
csc empire, is a startling development
in Nipponese politics. Kato, who at
tended the Washington conference for
the limitation of armament, was de-
cidedly in favor Of peaceful measures
designed to assure the welfare Of the
world without resouce to arms. His
appointment shows that Japan was and
is thoroughly sincere in her desire to
ratify and carry out the peace treaties
that resulted from the conference.
So far, our general idea of Japan in
this country has been that Of a power
DESTROYS of c~onquering, and ruling over
any country it might be able to subju-
gate. This feeling-it seemed to the
American people-was greatly aggra-
waited by the California objections to
Japanese settlements in that state, a
thing naturally not very pleasant to
any country that is made the butt Of so
many attacks and denunciations.
In spite of all this It seems plain
that Japan wishes to remain at peace
with the world, and will do her best
TO do away with war. Kato, by the
way. was. politically speaking. an out
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22
o ABOARD SHIP

Aberdeen Journal-It appears to
The Journal that those senators and
other leaders Of American thought
who are insisting that American laws
follow the flag, and that so long AZ
the United States is a prohibition
country liquor cannot be sold aboard
American vessels are more nearly
correct than Chairman Lacker of the
American shipping board, who insists
that American ships have a perfect
right to become floating saloons one
they pass the three-mile limit.
Lasker's argument is very similar
to those made against prohibition.
The anti-prohibitionists claim hat a
dry country is bad for business. Sam
uel Gompers claimed it would be bad
for organized labor-that men could
not do a good days work without the
opportunity to consume a bottle or
two OF beer.
But the country is in quite a pros
porous condition without the revenue
formerly derived from liquor, and the
workmen of the United States gen
orally are still doing a fair days
work for a fair days pay.
1t is barely possible, ridiculous
though it may seem to Chairman Las
ker, that a really respectable number
of people will be found who are will
ing to cross the Atlantic on Ameri-
can vessels, even if they do not have
the opportunity Of getting drunk en-
route.
Ii is a unfortunate thing that the
agitation over the sale of liquor be-
comes acute at this time. The ship
subsidy, in the mind Of President
harding and many other forward
looking American public men is neces-
sary for the complete prosperity of
the American people and the com
plete extension of Americas world
trade. But there are many senator's
and congressman who will not vote
for substituting floating saloons. Fan
atical? OF course, but then it has
been fanatics that have helped make
the world go round, from time inn
memorial.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22

way and that by feeling and by smell.
"He can see light from dark, but he
hasn't much to boast of in the way of
eyesight or eyes.
"Some of us are fond of living in
the forests, others by streams, others
again by fields. We're not in the least
fussy.
1--WE burrow in the ground and have
fine runways where we go from place
to place.
Our homes are beautiful with q
number Of rooms papered and car
peted by soft grass and leaves.
1--WE eat more in a day than we
weigh. That is if anyone weighed the
amount of food we ate in a day they
would find that we were much smaller
in size than the quantity of food we
had eaten.
But it doesn't hurt us for we are
so active, always so busy. We do not
even rest and sleep in the winter the
way some creatures do.
THAT Is, | mean we do not go to
sleep for the winter.
1--WE have very keen sense of hear
ing. "Oh, yes, we car hear very well.
But | must say l have no use for
who are lazy. We must eat a lot in
order to have the strength to do so
much.
"And we must do a lot in order to
he able to eat a lot! I don't like to
hear Of creatures who eat and eat and
eat and who then feel too lazy to do
anything. That is dreadful.
1--WE can protect ourselves by our
bravery and also by our musk glands
which have a curious odor to them
which the other animals do not like,
we are thankful to say.
1--WE car squeak and cry and we
can become very angry. But we're not
dreadful little creatures at all, and l
do wish people would hear that W.
are not"
perhaps they will,' said Mr.. Short
Tailed Shrew. "And perhaps the next
time they see a little dark animal
which looks something like a mole
they will say:
"'There is a nice short-tailed shrew.
We will not harm him."
"Oh, that would be pleasant indeed"
said Mrs. Short-Tailed Shrew. well,
I believe we have talked enough. I
have plenty to do and then I don't
bother much about being sociable and
talking my time away"
Neither do l." said Mr.. Short
Tailed Shrew as he wiggled his snout,
which was his way of saying a polite
good-by to Mrs. Tailed Shrew.