Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-09

to Keep INe nlolSLulS OuC Va
shipped to the Panama Railroad Com
missary from American flour mills.
The garment is similar to Pam
Beach suit, although much heavier.
Flour sacks are worn generally by
officials Of the Panama Canal, Mar
tyn says.
Complete possession of the three
buildings known as the "Old Capitol.
and designed as an international Wo-
mans Headquarters, comes INTO the
hands of the National Woman's ParSy
today.
The Woman's Party has owned the
three houses into which the Old
Capitol is now divided, for almost a
wear but has been able TO occupy
only one of the houses as its head
quarters until the present time be
cause Of long leases covering the
other two.
Mrs. Oliver NJ. P. Belmont Of New
York. President Of the Womans
PARTY. will reach the headquarters
here in October, to spend at least a
month supervising the making OF
.nlans. for remodelling the buildings.
In the meantime the whole building
viii he used as headquarters Tor the
Womans Party equal-rights cam
paign and as national clubhouse
for women.
conference of state and natlonal
officers e the Woman's Party called
for November 1lth and 18th to DIS
cuss and formulate the Partys leg
isIative program for the coming year,
will be the firSt official gathering C1
women i'm the headquarters after theIr
complete taking over by the arl!'
Remodelling the building Will De
matter of years, and VIII elJaL Inte Ine
expenditure of more than SlOO,OOO'
The remodelling of the buildings as
well as their original purchase price
is a gift of Mrs. Belmont to the No-
mans Party.
One plan for remodelling contem-
mates remarking the buildings over
most entirely, into the form Of lit
tie white house" with the archltec-
ture in harmony with that Of Official
buildings in Washington. Mrs. Bel
mont will make her plans for the re
modelling before the conference IN
NONtlflDtL, dilU VIII ~ NsN'iN ~''-''
approval to the conference.
The manufacture and sale Of beer
with a "kick" in it and containing an
alcoholic content much Greater thah
the 0ne-half Of one per cent, specl-
fled under the Volstead law IS gettihg
the better of prohibition officials. Ac-
cordinr to reports received at the or
flee of Royal A. Haynes, I. ,. FROM
bition Commissioner, bre"erleS III
nearly every section Of the country
are turning out the real stun ana
are getting away with IT., despite
the efforts or the part OF hundreds
of spec;al agents and sleuths now
on the nav roll of Commissioner HAY
nes' office TO run down vlolators OF
the dry" law and close up brewer
les in sections of the country alleged
to be guilty Of violating the Nolstead
act.
So serious has the situation become
according TO the reports reaching
Commissioner Haynes that he mas
called a conference OF some twenty
prohibition directors from as many
states 10 meet MIN III ~ d9illllS wi 80
September II to see if ways and
means cannot be devised in the hope
Of checking the floor of beer now in
undating certain sections Of the cit
les and towns Of the United states
much to the delight Of those adj
vocates of light wines and beer who
are arguing that the pendulum has al
ready swung again in favor Of a more
liberal Interpretation Of the DRY" law.
Directors from New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio,
Indiana. Wisconsin and several states
have been requested to meet Commis-
sioner Haynes in Washington on
September y and 20 over with him
the situation at present existing in
their various commonwealths with
view to a more strict enforcement Of
the prohibition laws against the man
ufacture and sale of beer with an al
coholc content greater than existed
in Pre-Volstead days.
ISAAC GREGG.