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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05
BUSH LEAGUE SESSION
(Ry limited pregs.)

Louisville, Ky, Dec. with moth
ing particular to do, the guiding minds
of the bush leagues" went into ses-
sion here today.
Owners, managers and share hold
ers of practically every minor league
baseball club in the country were
gathered for the annual session OF
the national association.
With the draft question announced
as permanently shelved, with no issues
to war over. the annual conclave Of the
little fellows" turned itself almost
into a market of players. Bringing
the gathering of minor magnates were
the high moguls of the major leagues,
ready to sell rockies or hear the bot
tom prices on the prize products OF
last years crop on the small time.
There was talk of many deals but
confirmation was lacking due to the
tendency of the delegates to hold OF
the hot stuff until the last minute.
The Cleveland Indians agreed to pay
$4,000 to the Milwaukee club OF the
American Association for the service
sent to the Association by the Phi!a-
deIphia Athletics according to a re-
mort from a very reliable source.
While il has not been officially an
nounced. it was also learned that
Frank Shaughnessy, football coach OF
Magill University, Canada, has been
nan,ad manager of the Syracuse In
ternational League Club. Jack Dunn
,,osr.par of the Baltimore lnterna-
tional League champions, was due 10
arrive TODAY. Three major league
clubs were waiting to swoop down OH
him to talk business over Joe bole!h'
ms T 1,' Cobb, manager of the Detroit
rrigers said he was ready to make an
offer for him and the Chicago wnite
oav .lso would like to have him but
tho St. Louis cardinals were said 70
have the inside of the track -
Commissioner X. NJ. LANDS was Oh
The scene early today. Saying that ne
wes nresent merely as spectator
he would not consent to an interview
Ha ss;d he had not come to the meet
;np TO make & speech, but that ne
would talk if any one wanted TO near
him. He would not comment bout Ihe
gauntlet that Ban Johnson, presideht
of the American League, seems 70 pc
throwing down in front Of him.
While Lands would say nothing
about .Iohnson's activities, Barney
Drcyfus. president of the Pittsburgh
Pirates, was not reticent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05
METHODIST WOMEN ARE
SPENDTHRIFTS
INV Unified Press


Newark, n. j., Dec. 5-Methodlst
won en- of Newark are still gasplng
over the statement of Mrs. d. 3.
Brummitt of Chicago, National Field
Secretary of the Women's Home Mis-
sionary Society, that the Methodist
women of the United States spent
more money last year for cosmetics
than for home missions. She esti-
mated the yearly expenditures at
$30,0O0,00O for these Injuries among
Methodist women alone.
She said. contributions Of members
of the Methodist Church Of $4,000 600
for home missions, $4,000 to mite
boxes and $246,00 to missionary bar
rels had seemed excellent until she
learned the American people spent
$750000,0O0 last year for cosmetics,
$50,000,000 for chewing gum, $685.
100000 at soda fountains and $1,000
900 in JOY rides and at pleasure parks.
Then she began 10 wonder, she said
if something were not wrong. She
said she had arrived at the figure of
$30,0O0,000 for Methodist women by
taking the proportion of Methodists
to the total population.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05
TO REFIGHT SKI
CRy United PreNa.1

Paris, Dec. 5.-The Carpenter
Sikh bout will be re-fought i'm the
courts. as a result of the senegalese
boxers charge that it was a fake-a
frame" for Georges to win-and that
he crossed" the Frenchman and
knocked him out.
Deputy Diagne, who has come to the
assistance of Ski, retained a LAWYER
with the intention Of prosecuting his
suit to have the Negroes title Of Eu-
ropean light heavyweight champion
restored to him. He was stripped OF
it. and also barred from the ring.
because Of various scrapes he got into
after his victory.
Ski. in a statement made in dag
mes presence, alleged it was arranged
that Carpenter should win in the
fourth. When that round came, the
blacl, felt the thrill Of victory, he
said. His manager ordered him to
ouit. he alleged, but instead ne walked
into Carpenter and defeated him. |
have never been beaten and ] decided
10 disobev my manager orders
said Sikh. 81 thought | would WIN
more money
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05

acknowledgement has returned to
it's accustomed comparative calm af-
ter it's first bust" in nearly six years.
1t was four wordy, windy, wonder
full weeks of campaign oratory, in
which fourteen hundred Parliamen-
tarv candidates selected from the arts
tocracy, bourgeoisie and the hoi pol
loi. matched wits with their audien-
ces and exchanged insults with their
competitors.
Elections. like other things are diff
ferent over here. Not for the British
citizen are the joys Of the ward-heeler:
Get out or IN knock your mead off,
Not for him the torchiight process
sion; the limpid oratory of the small
town hagwaver; the delights of the
big bribery trials.
Instead, the simpler Joys of the free
cigar, the free ride to the polls ana
the heckling Of the candidate-the
opposition one, if possible.
Elections over here usually come
suddenly.
Political headquarters spring up
everywhere from nowhere, Redfaced
Old boys from the Pail Mall clubs
blast and damn-me and denounce
everything that has occurred during
the last half-century, peers, sons of
peers, bankers, clergymen, actresses,
miners, lawyers and ordinary citi-
zens throw off the customary res
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05
BERNSTOFF WANTS LEAGUE
FINISHED

Berlin,-Count Johann Won Bern
storff, fromer German ambassador to
the United States, advocates the en-
trance of Germany into the League OF
Nations.
Writing in his magazine, "Democra-
tic Germany" Bernstorff, who has
been in Geneva during the last meet
ing OF the League, says he sees no
reason why Germany SHOULD not ac-
cept the invitation of England to go
to Geneva"
Even if we admit" Bernstorff
writes. "all the sins and shortcom-
ings of the league, it must be borne in
mind that we have to suffer just as
much injustice from the other love-
" institutions of the Entente, whether
they are called supreme council, am
bassadors' conference of reparations
committee. Yet we are obliged TO deal
and confer with them, because any
other action would mean suicide. The
fight for justice must be the watch
word Of German politics. After hav-
ing accepted the invitation TO Genoa,
| do not see why we should not &C.
.cept the invitation of England togo TO
Geneva. -.l. !-ls L.A1.I4L -
eve would simply havs To- answer
that we are willing 70 come iflEngland
sees to It that we can enter without
our dignity being hurt, Bnnstorff
said.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05
FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
(By United PreSs.)

I
New York, Dec. 5.-Proposals fol
the organization of an eastern foot
ball conference are being made again
at the close of one Of the most sue
cessf seasons in the history OF the
gridiron.
While much of its old prestige has
been dimmed by the rise OF other
fsmaller institutions to place of prom
inence in football, the Big Three
till has enough power and influence
to be looked upon as leader in the
east.
Without Yale, Harvard and Prince
ton, Il conference could function IN
the east but it could not occupy the
place that the Western Conference
does in the Middle-W West.
Bob Fisher, he Harvard coach,
speaking uoficially, has expressed a
favorable opinion on the conference
idea.
Bill Roper, the Princeton football
mentor, says it is not necessary.
Yale, without taking an attitude
against the conference, says that
Yale would be reluctant to join such
an organization.
However, at New Haven. ii is init
mated that the new football agree
ment entered into by Yale, Harvard
and Princeton may be the foundation
of conference Of some kind in the
future.
The big difficulty in organizing an
eastern conference would be in de-
fining what constituted the eastern
section. While there are ten mem
bers of the Western Conference, the
territory represented is much smaller
that the area now generally regarded
as the east.
Pennsylvania, geographically, is not
exactly east, but il is considered
Georgetown is ranked both in eastern
GEORGETOWN is ranked both in eastern
and southern circles and West Vir-
ginia, is even regarded as an eastern
team.
Yale, Harvard. Princeton, Cornell,
Dartmouth, Pennsylvania, Columbia,
Colgate, Penn State, Pittsburgh,
Washington mad Jefferson, Lafayette
Lehigh, Rutgers, New York Univer-
sity, Syracuse. Army. Navy. Carne-
gle, Tech, Boston College. Fordham,
Holy Cross, Brwn. Swarthmore, and
several other universities would be
eligible for membership.
Try to pick ten out of that bunch
and you'd have nice little war on
your hands over the ones omitted
There has also been some talk Of
a football Lands" for the east, but
the coaches in general scott at the
idea as being unnecessary. They
point cut that football is not a pro-
fessional sport, that it is not threat
ened BY commercialism and that fac
ulty hands are the best for its adj
ministration.
Nothing seems to have been wrong
with football this season. As long
as there is rivalry between colleges
there will be talk that So-andSo is
having his expenses paid at Suchand
such and as long as there are old
grads there will be some players get
ting a helping hand but it is not
dangerous enough to be cause for
alarm.
Biv universities like Harvard, Yale |
and Princeton where the proceeds of /
football foot the bills for all athletics,
hardly will encourage the idea Of a
conference. They are big enough to
select their own opponents and they
are big enough to demand only good |
drawing cards.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05
Woman Released To
Live Down Deeds
CRr United .Pre,s.l

Los Angeles, Dec. g.-Madelynne
Obenehain is free today to resume
her romantic career or in her own
words, to live down the things that
have happened"
The pretty woman. her face sad
dened by long Imprisonment, almost
ran from jail to waiting closed car
outside when the case against her
and Arthur c. Burch was dismissed
by the court on motion Of District
Attorney Lee Woolwine.
Woolwine told the court that mas
much as five juries had disagreed on
whether the two were involved III
the midnight murder Of j. Bolton
Kennedy. prominence broker, near ms
vine covered bungalow home there
was no hope for a verdict.
Following the dismissed, defense
attorney Schneick swore to a com
plant charging Burch, still danper
and stole, with insanity. Burch was
removed from Jail arraigned ana
placed in the psychoDathic ward OF
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05
FNCI AND SIGNS AND GOES BACK ri
TO HARD WORK AFTER ELECTION

traint. Nomination day comes wher
candidates are put up. +..-
The candidate may be a hometown
man AS often as. not under the pof'
teal system here, he may never have
been heard of by his prospective CON
stituents. Whoever he is, he is in for
rough time. The checkers" will be
waiting for him.
mo more wars! Work for every
one!" he snorts. Bigger pensions;
lower taxes blah, blah," the speech
drones on, no one paying any atten-
ton, in the. fetid atmosphere of the
grand hall.
Suddenly a raucous voice:
Have you stopped beating your
wife YETI"
Unfeeling laughter, and pause for
the snappy comeback. It may mean
election or defeat The election crowd
like others, is for the strongest man.
The candidate may call the nterruptor
ANYTHING he wants and be assured or
support in case of trouble. He may
invite the interruption to immediate
personal combat, but he must do
something quick. If he hesitates it
is thumbs down"
No ore ever "hackles" Lloyd George,
Lord Brikenhead, Winston Churchill
or others like them. Much of their
success in politics has come through
the slash and thrust Of VICIOUS repair
tee. But even they must be prepared
for barrage of sneeZe-powder, an I'M
controllable fit Of coughing from
section of the gallery, or the uniden-
tifiable voice from the rear: "Where
did you get those trashers?" (trous-
ers.).
The candidate, whoever he is must
be insulting and is much better off if
he likes it.
The House of Lords is fearful and
wonderful place to the visitor. But
the House Of Lords on tour unbelts
itself and belts its opponents. This
campaign. which has seen the parting
of adopted brothers who pretended to
like each other during the Lloyd
George coalition, has been rich with
new terms of opprobrium.
-Four weeks of it; all the oratorical
big guns exploding nightly; candi-
dates dashing about in motor-cars
shaking hands with old Mrs. Wilkes,
the local political weathervane, ninety
eight years old, with three perfectly
good teeth. Election day, fights,
drinks and the voting if there is time
70 rit.
Then a sigh, return to work, and
the immersion of the successful can
didate into the settled gloom Of par
iiamcntqry life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05
THE paris" OF AMERICA
INV United Pressl

Denver, ColO.,-'Denver, the Paris
of America That's what it should
DE in the way of beauty and artistic
design, according to James Parton
Fancy, director of art in the high
schools of New York City. Haney,
when here recently, declared the nat
ural background for beauty was to be
found in Denver and that it should
work for the artistic as we'll as the
natural splendors of its surroundings.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05
==-I attest -O
sport NEWO

mo matter what Johnson says, the
Major league season is going to open
next year on April II. Johnson says
he wants it on April II, but we have
the agreement in writing" Dreyfus
said. The Pittsburgh manager has
been making out the schedule for
years.
Nothing but routine business was on
the card today. Calling the roll was
expected to take up most Of the ses-
sion on the program.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05
FIGHT RESULTS

Jersey City.-Johnny Shugrue OF Of
Jersey Citv claims the distinction OF
being the first man 20 stop Willie Jack
son of the Bronx in the latter's career
as a lightweight Jackson was knock
ed 10 The mat once in the 8th, again
in the ninth. As he was floored once
more in the tneth the bell rang at the
count of six and the fight was called.
New York.-Billy Rvckoff won the
Judges decision last night over Sammy
Nable. A riot followed when the
crowd took exception to the decision.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05

the County hospital pending his hear
ing Thursday.
Neither of the defendants can ever
be charged with the Kennedy muir
der" Woolwine said.
"I'll be out of the hughouse in a
couple of weeks" said BHrch.
A huge crowd was about the jail to
see Mrs. Obenchain leave She fled
to the waiting car as though she
might nave feared danger She was
later taken to u closed car, her desti-
nation being kept secret.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05
Deaths and Funerals

George F. Kidwell, fifty-six years
old q millworker employed in Washing
ton. dropped dead while at work yes
terday and the body was brought here
and taken 20 his late residence, 42O
North Alfred street and prepared for
burial. The deceased is survived by
his wife and 8 daughters and son as
follows: Miss Jane r. Kidwell, Mrs.
p. II. Mount, Mrs. c. L. Smith and
G.. A. Kidwell. He was a member Of
the Alexandria Council No. ;, Order
Fraternal Americans. His funeral
will take place at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon from his late residence and
services will be conducted by Rev. Ed
gar Carpenter, rector Of Grace Epis-
copal Church, and burial viii be in
Union cemetery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05
SEEK COMPROMISE noo.

Washington. Dec. D. The varied
elements Of congress-confronted with
a ship subsidy, farm credits and rail
road legislation-sought grounds for
a compromise in the Legislative mes
sage of President Harding.
The entire legislative program OF
congress is admitted to hinge on "how
progressive are the progressive sug-
gestions of the President
The farm bloc is waiting to see how
far the administration intends TO 90
in extending farm credits and revising
the Federal Reserve System.
The progressives, comprising prac-
ticallv the same elements, are marking
time to see to what extent the admins
tration is designed to move in railroad
law revisions.
The Republican leaders are waiting
to see how much sentiment IS going to
be rallied TO the ship subsidy by the
presidents expected progressive
suggestions.
A suitable farm program must be
devised if the administration IS to raj
" enough votes to sway some OF the
doubtful mid-western Republicans to
the ship subsidy, it is admitted. #
the president suggests a farm financ-
ing problem which will meet the de-
mands 0 fthe farm bloc it will in
crease the chances of passing neces-
sarv administration legislation. Put
fthe farm bloc and progressives
learn that the administration move IS
somewhat short Of their desires leg
islative jam seems certain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05
NOTICE

The members of Alexandria Coun-
Gil, 0. f. A, are requested TO attend
the funeral Of our late brother
George +. Kidwell from his late resi-
dence 420 North Alfred street at 3
o'clock tomorrow afternoon BY order
Of the president.
JAMES r. MANSFIELD,
oee IL Sec.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05
MARRIED

Saturday, December ., 1922 at 7
n. m at St. Mary's parsonage by
Rev. Lawrence Kelly, LILLE, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Evans:
TO ANDERSON BERNHARDT, OF
this citV. ZSS-Ip.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05
cpOPT TARIOTDS

New York.-The first casualties OF
the six day bicycle race at Madison
Square Garden occurred last night
during the 9:30 o'clock sprints when
Mcnamara and Lorenz Collided and
spilled five of the other conteStan.!s
in a heap at the bottom of the track.
None were dangerously injured al
though Lorenz was cut 50 badly on the
arm that he had to retire form the
race.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05

Tired Tim knocked at the door II
a cottage. 1t was chilly day and he
was very hungry.
The old lady who opened the door
was a good sort. She asked him into
the kitchen and placed before him 4
nicely cooked meal and asked why he
did rot go to work.
81 would" replied Tim, "if I had the
tools"
inquired the old lady.
"a knife and fork" said Tired Tim.
Judge.
Chimp Coming from the dressing
roon1)-"You said you had shown me
everything of interest about the Uni
versity, you deceitful old thing"
Panzee Call worried But I did,
Chimp-"You didn't show me the
Panzee-"There isn't any 700, little
girl"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05

MONTREAL: Important gold
strike is reported from the Mcintyre
mine, Timmins, Ont.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05

RUSS FILM MAGNATES are now
looking to Miss Sada Cowan. Ameri'
cen girl, for photoplays. She has
written a big screen drama based on
the life of Peter the Great OF Rus
s.a, and 1t viii be produced by
Dimitri BuchowetZki This gentle
man, according to Miss Cowan. Is
going 10 be a power in the fllm
world soon. She expects him to
come 10 America. Miss ,lwan left
san Francisco recently to tour the
world for movie stuff.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05

Springfield. Mass.-Five New Eng
land colleges have accepted the plan
to abolish professional coaches and 20
place their teams under supervision
of faculty coaches. The schools which
have accepted this plan are: Wesley
an. Union, Bates, Trinity and Ham
ilton.
Los Angeles. Calif.-Charlies Pad
dock speed king. has announced that
he will not hang up his shoes for
whileyet and will be on hand when
the spring season opens.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-05

VANCOUVER: British Column
bias 1922 lumber payroll will reach
S20000,000.
Evening journal., 1922-09-25

With speakers from many Of the
civic. social and charitable organi-
cations. and also from out Of the
city, reports OF committees and team
workers. musical selections that
fsere OF unusual excellence and
cbove all a demonstration OF true
Community spirit, that showed how
Wilmington as a unit is back of the
Community Service in its financial
campaign TO raise S2O.240 for the
coming year. the birthday party of
The Community Service held in the
ouBarry room at the Hotel DUPONT
this afternoon was the most success
ful and peppery affair in its history.
1t Is doubtful II there ever was a So
Cal function that embraced so gem
eral a representation OF all OF the
Varied organizations. social, chari-
table and political and municipality
directed sections as the luncheon
meeting in connection with the fifth
Birthday OF Community Service here.
The big surprise of the. meeting
vas the birthday cake. This-a big
rosted affair was a cake Of money
Ind not dough-that is the dough
-qade from flour. When the cake
vas cut. out came pledge cards and
checks from those who have already
CONTINUED on Page Two.p
Evening journal., 1922-09-25

Despite the fact that the Demo-
cratic party primary election on Sat
urday was featured by a three-cor-
nered contest for the nomination for
sheriff, and several contests for Levy
Court Commissioner. only 640O
votes were cast.
In the contest for sheriff. John w.
Walls defeated Matthew c. Ralston
and Irving II. Brinton by a plu-
rality OF 9S5.
Walls carried the city with a slight
lead over Ralston. Brinton had a
plurality OF 22 in the county. The
total vote cast for the three candi-
dates was Walls 2s77. Ralson 1874,
Brinton 1899.
One OF the surprises OF the pri-
maries was the defeat of Charles
w. Gooding. for Levy Court Com
missioner in the first district. Mr..
Gooding. who had at one time served
as a commissioner, carried but one
ward in the city, the Ninth. while
his opponent. Charles A. Saville. had
majority Of 1860. The vote was:
Gooding. 71O: Saville, 1875.
In the Fourth Levy Court Dis
trice. Mil Creek hundred. the three
cornered fight between Harvey Z.
Continued on Page Two.)
Evening journal., 1922-09-25

! MAROONED
FOR WINTER
Stefannson Not Alarmed
Over Safety of Crew
Held in North
EXPECTS THEM TO COME
GUT In FEBRUARY

NEW YORK. Sept. 25 Omitted
Press). - vilhaljmar steffannson,
Arctic explorer. today declared no
further word has been received OF
the schooner Teddy Bear. reported
in cable from Nome yesterday as
being thwarted by ice foes in an at
tempt to succor the stefannson ex-
poditlon on wrangell Island.
The cable said reindeer hunters
reported seeing the Teddy Bear
floating In ice foes OF the Siberian
coast after having apparently failed
70 reach Wrangell Island.
This imprisons his expedition on
the island until next February at
least. stefauson said. adding that
the party was IN no danger as II had
plenty OF ammunition with which
TO kin food.
The expedition need not neces-
sarily come out by dog sled then un-
less its members become homeslck
or lonesome or an accident occurs.
he asserted.
The men marooned on the Island
include; Allan Crawford, son OF
Prof. Crawford OF Toronto Univer-
sity; Z. Loreme Knight. McMinn-
Vile. ore; Frederick Maurer, New
Philadelphia. o. and Milton Gale.
New Braunsfels. Texas.
The Stefannson party went to-
wrangell Island as scientific ex-
pedition a year ago and also 20 claim
Il as a British possession.