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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-26
PRINCE OF WALES
IN MASONIC CAREER

Washington, Sept. 26.-Masonic
officers of the Nations Capital eX-
press much qualification that the flu
ture head of the British Empire
should find time in his busy life not
only to attend his Masonic Lodge, but
to become active in its councils.
Lord Ampthill of the Grand Lodge
of England, has announced that the
Grand Master, the Duke Of Con-
naught, had appointed the Prince of
Wales to be the Senior Grand Warden
for the coming Masonic year.
The first Prince of Wales to be-
come Mason was Frederick, son of
George ii, and father of George III,
who was admitted to the craft on
November 5. 1877, at can occasional
lodge, held at the Prince of Wales S
palace at Kew, near Richmond"
The Dukes of York and Gloucester
were initiated in 1766 and the Duke
of Cumberland the year after, all
three then being given the brevet
rank of Past Grand Master.
The Prince of Wales was chosen
Grand Master in succession 20 his
uncle in 1890, and held the position
until 1918, when the place was given
to his brother, the Duke of Sussex.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-26
EXPECT 1900
TO MAKE TRIP
Big Time Planned Thursday
In Observance Of Alex
andria Day
$50 Motor Cars Decorated viii
Leave That Morning at 10 O'Clock
For Fairfax-Special Train Will
Leave at Same Hour.

Arrangements are rapidly nearing
completion for the celebration of
Alexandria Day at the Fairfax
County Fair Thursday 1t is expect
ed there will be a general turnout on
the part Of the citizens on that day
and it is estimated that probably
1900 persons from this city will
make the trip.
About one hundred and fifty mer>
chants and owners of motor cars
have arranged to motor to Fairfax at
10 o'clock that morning. They will
assemble in front of the rooms of the
chamber of commerce at $3.50 o'clock,
and will take all the passengers they
can carry.
Five hundred signs suitably in
scribed will be placed on the ma
chimes.
Arrangements also have been made
by the Washngton-Virginia Railway
to operate a special train of two cars
from the corner of Royal and Prince
streets at 10 o'clock that morning.
This train will make all Of the US
ual stops and persons may board it
at any point they desire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-26
FASHION NEWS NOTES

Not for all types of woman is the
new mode of hair-dresSing just COM
ing in. but for those to whom it Is
becoming there is nothing more
smart than the center parting with
wide expanse of forehead and the
hair brushed smoothly down on each
side FOR those who have not the
oval face and regular features which
This couture demands hair-dressers
and milliners today recommended 4
high loose knot on the crown Of the
head and fluffy little punches of HAIR
above the ears The ear tips must
be left bare and the earrings must
There is to be sn abundance of fur
trimming upon cloths costumes THIS
winter, particularly upon costumes oil
veiours. SO great is the vogue for
furs that almost any skin IS accepta-
BILE pelts are Patagonian fox cara
cul. which is being dyed IN various
tones. Hudson seal, American Opus
sum and wolf gray furs are nigh m
favor also especially gray AstraK-
han and gray fox.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-26

Will have a called communication
this evening at 1880 for the purpose
of having work in the + A. and +. c.
degree. All master maSons invited.
b. order of the Worshipful Master
O. S. STONE, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-26
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mrs. Cecilia Hill. of Washington,
announces the engagement Of her
daughter, Miss Mary Lillian Hill, to
DR.. Albert ]. Young. of this city, The
wedding will take place at the home
of the bride-elect on September Both,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-26

Department of Agriculture for dis
tribution vegetable and flower SEED
in small packages, and ne will en-
deavor to comply with any request
therefor. addressed TO Room 354r
House Office Building, Washington,
D. c., received not later than NoVem-
Der lst.
The Real Estate Exchange today
had as its guest Of honor, the City
Manager, Mr.. Wilder NJ Rich at DIM
ner at the Hotel Rammei, Considera-
BILE business of a routine nature was
disposed cf at this meeting, which Is
the first of the winter meetings, the
exchange having been recessed over
the summer.
Joseph R. Rowland, proprietor OF
the Fairfax Garage, III North Fair
fax street, has accepted the agency
for the Paige and Jewett automo-
biles and these ears are now on eXhl-
bition at his place of business. To
those interested free demonstrations
will be given
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-26
CITY BRIEFS

The committee named for the pur-
pose of arranging the details for the
observance Of suburban week Will
hold q meeting at o'clock tonight IN
the rooms of the chamber of COM
merce,
Motor Company No. ), will hold its
regular meeting at s o'clock tonight
at the company'S house
Mrs. Abram Smythe has returned
to her home in the Rosemont Apart
ment after q visit to friends in New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Halpern pas
90 dthrough this city today on tba;r
$500 miles horeymoon tour on motor
cycle They left New York abon4
two months ago, and are travelling ar
the rate of about 100 miles a day
There have been allotted to Con-
0~-------- - V1't-~ No -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-26

The teachers of Alexandria was
delightfully."- entertained yesterday
afternoon at tea at the home of Mrs.
+. +. Baldwin. in Rosemont In the re
ceiving line were, Mrs. c. W. Wat
ties, Mrs. T. C. Howard Miss Mary
d. Pierce, and Mrs. +. F. Baldwin.
The teachers were introduced by
Mrs. Mcdonald Douglass. Mrs.
Baldwin was assisted by Mrs. f c.
Dare, Mrs. K. B. Adams, Mrs. G K.
Buddin, and Mrs F.. E. MacMorland.
The house was attractively decora-
ted in golden rod and nasturtiums.
Mr. Herbert Kirkpatrick, left last
week for Charlottesville, where he en-
tered the University of Virginia.
Mr.. Kenneth Stabler returned last
week to the University of Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-26
SOCIAL NEWS
Edited by
MISS EDMONIA BAKER
Phones Z and $40

Mrs ]. w. Monroe and family
have returned to their residence on
Seminary Hill, from Warrenton'
where they spent the summer.
Miss Monte McCrary. Of Seminary
Hill, has gone to Toronto, Canada, 70
spend the winter.
Mr.. Lyman McCrary, of Seminary
Hill, left last week to enter Yale.
Mrs. n G. Benitt has returned
from a trip to Atlantic City.
Miss Francis McDermott has re-
turned to her home in South Alfred
street, after several weeks vacation
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Martin and
Mr. and Mrs. Harry f: Arnold, nave
returned after a ten days visit TO
Detroit, Mich and Windsor, Canada.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge l. 0. o..
F, adjourned last Friday in Detroit,
TO meet next year in Cincannati,
Ohio.
Miss Evelyn Jones, of Del Ray,
had as her guest for dinner yester-
day evening, Miss George White, OF
this city.
Woman's Missionary Society Of the
NJ. E. Church South will hold its an
nual rally on October g at 8 o'clock
Keep date open as big time is being
planned.
Mr.. ]. H Bradley and Mr.. James
Rodgers. have returned to this city,
after spending the week end with
Mr.. M. l.. Boiling, at his home IA
Fredericksburg
Mrs. Charlotte Cochran Robertson,
and little daughter, returned TO-DAY
to her home at the Plains, Va, attet
spending a few days with her aunt
Miss Cora Lee Cochran, IN King
street.
Mrs. s ]. Irby has returned TO
her home in Gretna, Va, after VS.
ting her son and daughter-in-l law
Mr.. and Mrs. S. J Irby, Jr., at their
home in Duke street.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. l. lrOS n@Ne
had as their guest the past few days,
Mr.. Irby's mother, Mrs 5. }. lrby' OF
Gretna, Va.
Mr.. Arthur Lee Kinsolving, has
returned to his home in Balntimore'
after spending the past week with
Mr.. Johnson Mcclure. Mr. kinsoly-
ing will sail shortly for England
where he will continue his course at
Oxford.
Mrs. J. w Boothe left last Thurs
day for visit to her sister Mrs. w.
c. Hoffman, in Kansas City, Misso-
ri, She will also visit friends in Ok
lahoma CITY
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-26

Mr.. Lyman McCrary, Of Seminary
Hill, left last week to enter Yale.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-26

Mrs. n G. Benitt has returned
from a trip to Atlantic City
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-26
LITERARY SOCIETY

The Literary Society of Alexan-
dria High School held its first meet
ing Monday afternoon at 2;3O o'clock;
The meeting was well attended and
il was decided that meetings would
be held every third Friday night at
7:3O in the high school. 1t was also
decided that the program should be
composed of the officers, who are
Clark Slaymaker, president; Charles
Shepperson, vice president; Miss
Elizabeth Jester, secretary and treas
urer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-26
Transporting Coal
at Rapid Rate

Washington, Sept. ga new rec
ord for transportation Of coal to Lake
Erie points for shipment to upper
lake points has just been made &C
cording to the American Railway as
ISOLATION.
The association today announced
that on last Thursday, Friday, and
Sunday, an average of 4,0S1 cars daily
were received and dumped at Lake
Erie ports. Railroads are now trans
porting to lake ports more than l.
600 900 tons of coal a week. This is
the amount fixed by the federal fuel
distributor as NECESSARY to insure
against a fuel famine in the north
west.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-26
Given 1925 Damages

A Jury in the corporation court
Yesterday afternoon with James
Bayne as foreman gave verdict for
S225 to Andrew Eel in his suit to
recover damages in the sum of $4,000
from the Southern Railway Company
for injuries alleged to have been re-
ceived in an accident January s.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-26
NOTICE

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Bank of Com
merce and Savings, of Washington, d.
c.. will be at the Alexandria office
of the bank. 1l9 South Fairfax street,
Alexandria. Va. Thursday, Septem-
Der 18th, 1922, at II o'clock =. IN.
22S-3c Joseph II. Milans, Secty.
The Dolores star., 1922-03-17
SEARCHING FOR BALL PLAYERS.
Magnates Determined to Give City
Winning Team.

Denver,-Now comes the job of pro-
curing worthy players for the new
Denver Western League baseball cluD
players who are capable of carrying
the team standing well up toward pen
nantville. Stellar diamond performers
are the one big need at present, for al
though the Joplin reserve list numbers
more than thirty players, very few of
these are classed as being Western
League caliber.
The owners of the new team declare
they are going to get real team-a
winning team-together, no matter
what it costs.
Infielder Stanley will remain with
the Denver team, it has been an
nounced, although the Tulsa, Okla,
club has offered $1,000 for him Shan
ley is real player, according to the
reports of his work last year.
Tommy Long, patriarch of the gnme,
and former outfielder on the st. Louis
National League team, also will stay
with the Denver aggregation, although
$500 has been offered for him.
The Dolores star., 1922-03-17
By EDWARD G. LOWRY
Copyrisht. Western Ne-sp.per Union

( ing income tax returns showing tax
able income, aggregated 80, ,I9S in the
calendar year 1909. and that number
Increased to 232,O79 for the calendar
year 1917. The number Of individuals
making personal income tax returns
aggregated 357.59S for the calendar
year 1913, and that number increased
TO 3,472, $50 for the calendar year 1917.
For the fiscal year 1909 the total
ordinary receipts aggregated S603 3,5S9,-
4S9.S4, Of which $500, I'll ,933.05 came
from customs duties, S246.2l2,643.o9
came from internal revenue. and the
balance was received from the sale Of
public lands and other miscellaneous
items: whereas, for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1919, the total re-
ceipts from customs amounted to S1S4-
45T ,s6T.39. while the internal revenue.
including income taxes and corpora
tion and excess profits taxes, amounted
to S3.S39, ,95O,6l2.05.
SO you will see that until 1910 the
money you paid toward the support
of the government was slipped away
Hum Aou 81 iiiat s'u
knew anything about 1t. You did not
know that you were paying taxes to
the national government.
Indirect taxation Is the most Sc
ductive form Of raising public rev.
enue. You never came in contact with
the federal government except when you
bought n postage stamp. But now you
know 1t every time you buy drink at
soda fountain, or bottle of medi-
cine, or sand telegram, or make n
long-distance telephone call, or per-
form any one of II score of other nor
NAL activities of daily life. Some
thing must be put In the kitty for the
government. Its annual rakeoff runs
into the billions. You pay 1t and the
government spends it.
But all that part OF the party Is
about over now. The oysters have
been eaten and put in the bill. They
must be paid for. 1t Is perfectly clear
that in the future by far the greater
part of the revenue required for con
ducting the public business must come
from direct taxes. 1t is also clear
that the ordinary expenses for run
ming the government will in future
probably exceed four billion dollars a
year. That is lot of money to take
out of your pockets, and mine. Hadn't
we better see what is done with it, and
whether we can save any Of It? Con-
gress, which is very far-sighted, and
able, when its own skin is concerned,
to distinguish hawk from hand
saw at very great distance, is be-
ginning to take notice
The Dolores star., 1922-03-17
An Arms Cache in Crater.

A weapon storehouse In the immense
crater Of extinct Haleakala, where the
natives Of Maui many years ago made
their last stand against the all-con.
quering king Of Hawaii. has been dis
covered. according to Emil A. Berndt,
n business man Of Honolulu. says a
dispatch to the Cincinnati Times Star.
Mr.. Berndt says each of the three
white men with knowledge Of the cave
stumbled across 1t when wandering
nimiessly about after losing their way
in the crater. He reports that IT con-
tains crude stone hatchets, Immense,
quantities of slingshot stones, spear
heads and other implements of an
cient warfare.
The Dolores star., 1922-03-17
2'F&eS!Ga 2Ra9ays
Fairy Tale
JUMPING MICE
~WARY GRA1AM BONNER

I'VE are members Of the Jumping
Mice family" said Miss Joan Jump
Ing Mouse.
Instead OF people saying they al
ways jump when they see mouse
they should hear of the mice who are
known as the Jumping Mice 1t is our
family name"
at Is indeed" said Julia Jumping
Mouse
Were relatives. l believe, Of the
Jerb0a family Of Europe" said Miss
Joan Jumping Mouse. "rhere aren't
many of us In this country.
1--WE have curious ways, l believe.
They don't seem curious to us because
they are our ways. but folks say they
are curious-curious to them, no
doubt. because they are not their
ways.
THAT is always the way It is. Peo-
pie think others are curious who
aren't like them.
Now, we think that people are curl
Gus, and people think that Jumping
Mice are curious and strange and so
there 1t is.
They think 1t Is strange that we
like to be about always ut night like
the owls
1--WE like to live In great meadows
or near the prairies, or ut the out
skirts of huge forests. We're not in
the least sociable People needn't be
afraid we'd jump at them as they
jump at our cousins, the House Fam
lily, because we Won't 20 near them,
and they won't see us unless they
come a-looking for us and seeking us
where they are pretty sure to find us
in some of the sorts of places Pss
mentioned.
"We wear reddish yellow suits and
we have thin bodies and very thin
tails-that Is one tail apiece We have
long hind legs and feet which help us
to jump. We can carry our food in
our pouches. We have two of these
either side of Our mouths, and they
come in very nice and handy ms mar
kcting baskets.
81 don't see how people can bother
to shop and carry their food under
their arms when they might have nice
pouches by their mouths and store 1t
AWAY that way, and then put 1t into
their mouths as they wanted to eat
1t.
"Our long tails help us SO much
when we jump and we can make great
long jumps-magniticent jumps!
"I've had fine winters nap, have
your"
Yes" said Miss Julia Jumping
Mouse 81 have. My nest was so nice
and warm, just little under the
ground. l had beautiful lining Of
grass for 1t. ] also had storehouse
built off my nest which held delicious
goodies such as berries and nuts"
"Pve heard said Miss Joan Jump
ing Mouse, that my mother jumped
and made fine escape once when
danger was near when I was but n
The Dolores star., 1922-03-17
REMEDY IN YOUR HANDS

represent you fairly, you can keep
them at home. Whatever majority
of you want you can nave
To this moment majority have
approved. at least by silence. the great
military expenditures that have been
made from the money you have paid
in taxes. If now you have come to
the conclusion that 1t Is too much, you
have only to say so.
Do you realize that this conference
on the limitation of armament which
President Harding called arose fun
damentally out of the circumstance
that all of the so-called big nations
are paying more than they can afford
to pay by way of preparation for war?
The endeavor to find formula to
limit armaments is another way Of
saying that the nations are trying to
find n way to save money. Since the
war the great powers are all living
beyond their means. All of them are
in debt. All of them, except ourselves.
owe more than they can pay. In all
of them, including the United States,
government expenses are running be-
yond government income. A nation
can no more stand that sort of thing
than private person or private
business.
If you will devote a half hour or
All hour every evening to thinking
about and talking about public bust
ness you will be amazed at the
prompt response you will get. If there
Is any question you want to ask, write
to your congressman or to either one
of your senators. That will cost you
two cents for a postage stamp, and It
won't cost him anything to reply, for
his letters go through the mails free.
That is one way of helping to remedy
the present condition.
The Dolores star., 1922-03-17

/ have been asked many times, and
particularly since this series began:
What Is the remedy for the condition
and situation of government business
that you have described? What can
we, the average man or woman with
cut influence, and with no knowledge
OF politics. what can,we do about it?"
Well. the answer Is that you can do
everything about 1t. The remedy lies
wholly within your own hands. as /
have tried to point out in each one
of the articles that have preceded
this one. 1t is a remedy easy to pre-
scribe but l confess, difficult to put
into effect
Difficult. l mean, In the sense that
you will have to give up time from
your own engrossing private affairs to
pay some attention to what you prob
ably think of as public affairs and. as
point l have to make is that public
affairs are your affairs.
| do not suggest that you go into
politics. / do not suggest that you
attend political meetings. l do sug-
gest that you take an interest, direct
personal interest, in the business of
government us distinguished from the
politics of government.
part of the remedy you ask for
the conduct of the business of govern
ment has been applied when the facts
and the conditions are spread broad
cast and made known to every tax
rnyer. Bad conditions are in way
to be remedied when they become
known
But some hundreds of you have
written me and asked: How can we
help? What can we do?" Let's take a
concrete case.
Congress has committed itself to the
policy of building twenty first-class
battleships in the next few years.
Armed and equipped, those battleships
will cost in the neighborhood of S45.-
900, coo each. That will make n total
cos: Of 5000, 900, 900; that is. just short
of a billion dollars.
Do you approve that expenditure
Do you think It wise and necessary
| Do you think we ought to spend our
money that way? Do you think we
ought to spend so or 80 per cent
Of our total national income for wars
past. present and prospective? That
is what we are doing. If you approve
| of It you have only to sit still and
say nothing. II you disapprove OF 1t
let your congressman know.
| You live In congressional district
and every two years you send a mar
here to Washington to attend to YOU
public business. Do you know him
Do you know what he Is doing here
-FOUR state has two senators. who als'
4 ,apresent you here. II they do no
The Dolores star., 1922-03-17

little tot with my sisters and brothers
just as small too. She was such
good mother to us.
'There were seven in our family:
fine number!
1T is the cold of the winter that l
don't like. If 1t were warm / wouldn't
cuddle up in little ball and wind
myself all up to keep the cold out"
Neither would l." said Miss Julia
Jumping Mouse. "rhe meadow mice
our cousins, are different. They act
quite differently from the way we do.
but 1 must be getting back home to
the nest now," said Miss Julia Jump
Ing Mouse. "Such a nice home as we
have. Very pleasant rooms and fine
food stored away. We expect to eat
a great deal this year as the custom
always has been with the Jumping
Mice.
''It makes sleep so pleasant when
one has eaten great dealt"
You're right. young lady," said
Miss Joan Jumping Mouse. "Well, l
must be jumping home too. Good-by.
my dear, so glad to have had little
chat"
"Good-by, my dear" said Miss Julia
Jumping Mouse, and jumped of to-
ward home
"rll jump to my house."
Sang Miss Jumping Mouse
And straightway she did,
And In the long grasses hidl
The Dolores star., 1922-03-17

Of he time. Do not til Ike tn to ne%e sabe psTs ant
chances, 20 consulted my friends. and
one lady said, Take Lydia Pinkham'.
medicine, 20 I did. Ihave felt better
right along and am in good enough health
TO 60 to work. I recommend your Veg.
etable Compound and Sanative Wash Ia
all. Mrs. MARY ENRIco, 459 N. Car.
penter ST., Chicago, Illinois.
Often the mother is obliged to support
her children and good health is neces.
sary. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Is just the medicine you can
depend upon. 1t is a medicine for wo.
mems ailments and the relief it brought
Mrs. Enrico it may bring to you. Keep
well by taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.
The Dolores star., 1922-03-17
Opens Fire on Treaty.

Washington.-Fire on the four-power
Pacific treaty was opened in the Sen
ate from both Republican and Demo-
cratic quarters when it was called up
for debate after ratification of the mp
treaty. The debate, however, was de-
clared to be only skirmish with the
real fighting scheduled for next week.
Declarations against the four-power
treaty were delivered by Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, and Senators
Borah of Idaho and France Of Mary
lnnd
The Dolores star., 1922-03-17

lola, Kans.-"I can highly recomI
mend DIR. Pierce's medicines. SomeI
years ago my health failed, l became|
all rundown and had II chronic cougld
that annoyed me considerably, bud
after taking DR.. Pierce's Golden Med1
fcal Discovery my health returned and
] became strong. What this medicine
did for me feel it will do for Others II
they will but give it trial. l."-Mrs1
Anna Keim, 41S South st.
Start noio on the road to hearth BY
obtaining the Discovery in tablets o1
liquid from your druggist. Write DrI
Pierce, President Invalids' Hotel, IN
Buffalo, N. Y, for free medical advice;
The Dolores star., 1922-03-17
Improved speeifieation..

Manager Ito applicant for office boy
vacancy)-"Aren't you the boy who
applied for this position a fortnight
ago?"
Boy-"Yes, sir"
Manager-"And didn't say I
wanted an older boy?"
"Yes, sir. That's why I'm here
now f"-London Evening News.
The Dolores star., 1922-03-17

|s!ertous trouble. I
had tried doctors and
all said the samoan
operation. At first /
only felt the pain on
my left side, ,butlater
! seemed to feel it on
both sides. / am a
power sewing-ma-
chine operator and
have Q little girl to
support. ! work in 4
tailor shop and that
sAA ~ -1~I~