Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-13
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
(From Our S;-c7a. Correspondent

(From Our Sp-c7a. Correspondent
Washington, March 15.-Eeorge Z.
Long, War Department employee VINO
was. arrested here on q charge OF
writing letter threatening the life
of Mrs. Mary Scott Townsend, will
probably again be arrested on e
charge OF using the mails IN lurther-
ance Of a scheme to dcfraud, II was
learned here today.
Mrs. Townsend appeared before the
Federal Grand Jury Friday morning
ans; Saturday spent several hours
with agents of the Department OF
Justice goirg over the case. The let
ter addressed to Mrs. Townsend stated
that unless she left $4,000 in bills of
large denomination at q given spot
hc.- home wou!d be dynamited.
An effort was made by counsel for
Long to have the case in the lower
courts dismissed nthe ground OF
temporary insanity.
Major Peyton Gorcon, United
States attorney for the District, said
today that if Long is insane he be
longs in an institution, and il he IS
Of sound rnind he is dangerous
criminal ard should not be permitted
to 90 at large. According to Mr.. Cor
don every effort will be made to have
Long punished for his alleged letter
writing.
The United States Veterans Bu-
rcou has 2Gi nurses ministering to
the disabled solaeirs in vocational
schools and at their homes. These
nurses have more than $4,000 benef-
ciaries Of the Bureau under their su-
pervision.
The duties of these nurses are va
ried The principal duty is to follow
I'D these ex-servire men after they
have been discharged from the hospi-
tails in order that they may have su
pervision while they are c0nvalescing.
A large number of the 10000 dis
abled veterans in vocational train
ing require medical supervision in
order thaa sickness will not interfere
with their rehabilitation. At least
$4,000 ex-service men under the su-
pervision of nurses require constant
medical care Probably the most diff
ficult cases for these nurses to super
wise are those who are suffering from
mental diseases. A large number of
these men are in vocational training,
and it requires close medical super
vision in order to hasten their social
recovery and ultimate rehabilitation.
There is now being printed for gen
eral circulation & revised edition OF
Care Of the Baby" issued by the
United States public health service.
It's eminent practical character is
shown III the section on the bathing
Of babies. Young children, it says,
should he bathed at least once day.
although during the hot. sultrE
months two baths will not hurt the
average child
Explicit stipulatiors FOR all sorts
Of weather are given in this treatise.
and minute directions are provided
therefor.
An excellent illustration Of the
n.anner in which the $4,000, 100000
soldier bonus hill was written and the.
manner in whic hit is intended to pass
It through the House has been given
bv Representative a. Piatt Andrew,
of Massachusetts, in a letter he has
written to all members of the Ways
and Means Committee.
Mr.. Andrews proposes that the
bonus should he paid 20 the families
of all soldiers who died in the war as
well as to the families of those vet
Grams who have died since the war.
He sets out that this proposal was
made to the Wavs end Means. Com
mittce. hut that the Republican, mem
bers. ONLY nine voting, rejected il, by
- vote of ) to A. Thus. he points ont.
the votes of, nine members will do
termine this important point for the
whole House. inasmnch as it is intend
I'D to railroad the bill through that
body under Susnens'on of the rules
80 tnat no one NAV have opportunity
70 offer ar anondr,ert to it OF to dis
cr~s It al any lenoth.
EFor.< of the Rcrubliran le"ders
of trn House TO WIN President Hard
'1G over fh tnn f1Ii h%Nc ana Lof' Iol
.he time being. irasmuch as tho Pres
;d"Ht has served notice ihnt he does
NOT oa"e ~ sec MEMBERS of CONGRESS
whil" he j. on hir ~ocatior trim. A
''>ernho" of tho Wavs ard Means
C"r'n1;''nn declared tcda,- that an -
'ar'". '1a1 ho"r made to have Tho
prS:1"',: to ~n"";rn an nn;ssarv f~r-'1
.ha Uorso - d;sr"~s rhn bows hill
hut that -vo~d had boon rn"oivo1 th"t
he w~Tld discuss ihe n,atter ONLY
u>~~ HE ~n:''"n tn nshinrtor
IT," President went away from
Washington for q vacation. He in
tends To carry out this idea so long as
he is absent from the National Capt.
tai. Representations from Senators
and members of the House as to anv
particular legislation in which the Ad-
minstration is interested will have no
effect upon him. He is gone away to
enjoy 4 vacation. and to get rid Of
congressional interference And the
President is entitled to this rest