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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-04

personal letter he has just writ
ten to Frank G. Heaton OF the
Tampa Tribune, in which he says
THE task OF 1924 is to 50 mo-
bilize our intellectual and moral
forces as to assure a complete de-
feat OF the party which has done
the country so serious a disservice'
and to win again for Our govern
ment the leadership in the affairs
of the world of which the repub-
Iicans for the time being have de-
priyed it and l am personally con
fdent this can and will be done
Ny pulses are quickened by the
prospect Of battle
With pulses quickened Tor bat
tie" The words interpret the
spirit OF the warrior, not OF the re-
cluse; the soul of the leader, not
OF the sage. permanently retired to
private lie. Here we have one
feature of the political situation
whose importance too many arc
disposed to rate as negligible. 1t
represents a condition which very
certainly must be reckoned with Ii
within the next eighteen months
Mr.. Wilson's health has so much
improved as to Justify his entry
upon political activities. Oh
course, the proviso is Of immense
consequence. Nor, in the mind
of most people, we think, is 1t
believed that the condition will be
met. At the same time, it no inn
possibility is suggested. Mr.. Will
son is steadily gaining in health
and strength, and gradually ~
creasing the compass Of his actly-
tiles. No miracle will be involved
should this process OF progressive
| Improvement continue, until II
event,,ates IN his restoration to
normal condition, ere comes the
time when the delegates to the next
national Democratic convention
are chosen. If this should happen.
it is not likely that any forces or
combination Of forces in political
American could prevent Mr.. VIII
sons nomination for the Pres
dency, and his election. The for-
mer President has already come
| back" in the hearts and confidence
OF the nation's millions; it remains.
TO be seen whether he will be phys
ically able to reap the supreme pc
litical reward which awaits
Lynchburg News.
Having Father AID Mother on
onnosite sides Of The political fence
NAV be a little hard on domestic
tranquility, but it makes Tor liz
dependent voting in the next gen
Grafton.
It's lair enough to deny a sub
sidy to ships carrying liquor.
They won't need it.
When Greek meets Greek, then
comes the firing squad.
In the American voters new
spirit OF independence, he 5 Wiling
to vote against anything once.
Observing what happened to his
cabinet. King Constantine thanks
his lucky stars that Greece eNlled
him.
Faith without wo $ isn't any
vainer than works without faith.
What people need nowadays IS
to believe in their jobs.
It's queer that Henry Ford
doesn't believe in a money SYSTEM
which enables him to get nearly all
the money.
The. New Jersey murder mys-
terv does sort OF put the Hall
mark on American criminal pro-
cedure.
,..,-Iofy's clad
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-04
12-IMMENSE VOLUME
Dry United Prcas.)

New York, Dec. Over eight
hundred thousand pieces Of outgoing
mail are handled daily by the for
eign division of the New York post
Office.
Five hundred thousand letters 250-
900 newspapers, 10000 circulars sol
Letting foreign trade and 10000 par
cells form the average daily quota. At
times the total number reaches over
million pieces.
In 1921, the Post Office reports, t.
289.42 sacks of mail for foreign
countries were dispatched out Of the
office on 1927 steamers. A recent
high record for mail shipments was
established when one steamer sailed
with 9.4S6 sacks of mail aboard.
Registry business for foreign mail
is especially heavy. In a singh day
recently 1,7S3 registered articles ad-
dressed to foreign countries were
handled by the foreign division. Each
of the articles had to be handled y
times and a record maintained each
time.
Sons and daughters of Uncle Sam
apparently nave numerous friends and
relatives and many business connec-
tons aboard" the post Office says.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-04

business is being coupled with the
additional and highly important
service Of stimulating a habit up
on which progress and security
rest. Concerning one bank S
Christmas distribution, the signifi-
cant statement is made that the
checks were payable yesterday and
scores OF them were redeposlted
at once" Nothing begets saving
like saving; and the evidence now
being disclosed of Richmonds
wide participation Il the Christmas
clubs must be heartening TO every
one of Richmond'S well-WlsherS.
Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-04

is situation at once amusing and
and perplexing. Col. Haskell, in
charge of the relief adlninistra-
ton in Russia, is coming to talk
the matter over with Secretary
Hoover.
The Russian harvest this fall
was very good in some areas. In
others it was very poor. 1t might
be expected that Russia would
eoualize matters herself by ship
ping grain from the sources OF
abundance to districts where there
is need, but the government has
another idea. 1t points out that
Russia needs many imports SUCH
as stock, farm tools, raw materials
and factory supplies in order to re-
habilitate her broken industries
The only thing she has with which
to pay is grain. If the United
States will kindly continue to send
food supplies to the hungry peas
ants, then the Russians can eX-
change the fruits Of their own har-
vest for Me needed imports.
1t is noted that most OF the
stuff probably would be procured
in Germany. Without the inn
ports, the further collapse OF Rus
STA is said to be near.
The proposal is at once plausible
and insolent. AS a scheme Tor
getting American help for Rus
sian and German rehabilitation, II
is crafty simple. Whether Con
sidering the expressed disapProval
OF SOVIET policies, aid from tins
nation will continue to be forth
coming. is a question.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-04
VOICES FOR PROSPERITY

Suppose, in tearing down a
building erected a century ago, the
wreckers could extract from the
cornerstone not only the old COINS,
newspapers, etc, usually deposited
in such places, but the living voices
monies of dedication, or OF the
OF those who spoke in the cere-
greatest statesmen, actors or sing
ers then living. Who would not
thrill at the sound OF such voices
form the past
In the future that will be done
as a matter of course. The Ma
tional Opera OF France has Just
deposited in a vault photographic
records of the voices Of the great
est singers OF the present day.
Such records, the experts say, can
be kept unimpaired Tor thousands
of years in Theoretically sealed
jars.
The same thing may soon be
done Systematically, not only with
SINGERS voices but with the voices
OF important perSonages of all
classes. And with them may be
deposited film records, showing
the personages in action.
PoSterity, then, as far removed
from us as we are from the build
ers of the pyramids, may see and
hear our great ones as they were
in lie. 1t will be fascinating
way to preserve history, and vii!
provide such means as have never
before existed for the perpetuation
OF language, art and manners.
Our civilization, i'll nearly all its
important aspects, can be pre-
served for the illimitable future
That is, it can il our living Civil
lization continues to carry on,
bridging the gap between now and
then. II wars increase and xiii
this civilization as others have
been killed, by permitting poverty,
disease and ignorance to follow
ages OF prosperity and enlighten-
meut, what will those marvellous
records mean to the decadent be-
ingS who dig them from the ruins
5000 years hence?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-04
CHRISTMAS SAYINGS

There is no more conclusive il
lustration of the hold the saving
habit has taken upon Richmond
people than the reports now being
made on the Christmas savings
clubs of the city's banks. More
than a million dollars, it is stated,
will be distributed here-the dis
tribution already has begun
among depositors numbering up
wards OF thirty three thousand.
This means that the success here
OF this special form of saving is
complete and beyond question. 1t
means. moreover. that this special
service to the public and the city's
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-04
Want Business Men
To Help Teachers

Boston, Mass, Dee. "A two-day
conference of high school teachers OF
business subjects viii open here the
night of Friday, December 8, under
the direction of the United States
Bureau o. Education.
The purpose Of the conference IS
toe orrelate standardized business eX-
perience with the teaching of high
school business subjects, a purpose
unique in the history of education in
the United States the Bureau de-
clares.
The opening program Of discussion
is on the topic Reorganization and
Conduct of business. How the United
States government and private bust
ness have been organized In nation
state and city to promote and serve
business Payson Smith, state COM
missioner Of education, will preside.
Speakers will INCLUDE George X.
Nutter, former president of the BoS-
ton Chamber Of Commerce, and VII
liam Mather Lewis chief of the edu-
cation service of the United States
Chamber of Commerce. A speaker
from the Bureau of Foreign and DO
nestle Commerce at Washington Is
also expected to attend.
Saturdays topics to be considered
in morning and afternoon sessions.
are "Production and Marketing,
and coffee Management-Personnel
and Appliances" jeremiah 3. Burke,
superintendent Of the Boston public
schools, will preside at the morning
session and Glen Levin Swiggett' OF
the Bureau of Education, at the at
ternoon session Local business men
will address the gatherings.
The conference is one OF a series
of regional conferences of teachers
Of business subjects and business
men which the Bureau Of Education
has scheduled for various parts Of
the country. The first Of the confer
fences took place in Philadelphia, Pa,
on November 81. Arrangements for
similar conferences in other cities
are now being made by the Bureau,
Its representative announces.
The plan Of the Bureau which is
being followed out in the present
conference is to schedule the confer
fences and then to invite business
men TO demonstrate to the teachers
how their organizations can render
them service in the teaching Of bus
mess subjects. Representative of va
rious phases Of modern organized
business are invited to describe and
visualize TO the teachers the funda-
mental operations and practices OF
business and the methods of solving
business problems Teachers are
thus enabled to keep their courses Of
instruction in business subjects strict
~ up to date abreast Of all the latest
Improvements of modern business
practice.
In arranging the Boston confer
ence, the United States Bureau Of
Education was supported b. the
United States Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce, the Massachu-
setts State Chamber Of Commerce,
the Boston Chamber Of Commerce.
the Massachusetts State Board Of
Education and the Boston School
Committee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-04

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-04
The ANTT-LYNCH BILL

The Gazette congratulateS these
senators responsible for the deIeat
OF the Dyer anti-lynching bill.
1t is a vicious measure and It's
passage would only stir up bit
ter racial feeling between the
white and colored people OF the
south. This newspaper stands,
and has always stood, for law
and order. 1t is against lynching
as it is against any man or set o.
men who take the law in their own
hands.
Practically every influential
newspaper, not only in the south,
but throughout the nation, has
condemned the practice OF lynch
ING. That their efforts have met
with success is shown by the small
number of lyuchings in the south
during the past year as compared
with those Of q year ago. And
the number will continue to de
crease as men are made to learn
that the courts must administer
Justice and not those who commit
murder under the cover of dark
ness.
Congressman Dyer knows moth
ing OF the racial conditions in the
south. Had he studied the Situa-
ton he would never have proposed
his anti-lynching measure no ma
ter how important from 4 pohtl-
cal point of view the measure
might be to him. Had congress
been so foolish as to pass his bill
it would have dealt a hard blow to
those whom MIR. Dyer Processes
to want to help. The southern
states are doing more Tor the ne
gro today than Mr.. Dycr's own
state OF Missouri. or Illinois, Just
across the Mississippi river, where
a few years ago the country was
shocked by the wholesale murder
OF colored people Nothing TO
compare with this outrage has ever
occurred in the south and nevc,
will as long as southern people cou-
troll their own affairs.
Almost every election some mar
breaks into congress through
some accident or other misfortune
to the electorate who tries to make
himself popular by telling the
south how to handle her race prob
lens. Upto the present time none
OF these political henchmen have
ever suggested anything OF a tan
gible nature, Usually their raw
ingS can be traced to politics in
their own congressional district.
So it IS with NJ, Dyer He comes
from 4 district w4h large negro
population and doubtless hopes to
remain in congress by trying 10
stir up racial strife between the
white and colored peoples OF the
south.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-04
AMERICAN OWNERSHIP VAGUE
(Ry Tni;ed Pre.s.l

Washington, Dec. 4.-The State Dc
partment today made public dis
patch from the American consul %
Acapulco, Mexico, stating that in view
of the number OF american holdings
in his district whose owners have rot
been heard from for years, It is al
visible that steps should be taken by
these property owners TO protect their
lands and TO supply him with tho nee
essary information, in connection vita
the co2sistitory agrarian laws Of Mex
leo. =.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-04
FOR SWOLLEN JOINTS

Most remedies fail but Joint-Ease
succeeds. III
err in ankle, knee, hip, elbow snouI-
der, finger or spine-whether rheu-
matte or not.
full, creaky joints so quickly youH De
astonished. =.
Two seconds rubbing and away II
goes through skin and flesh right
down to the bone and lgiments-|,
that's why it succeeds. ASK Lead
beater Drug Corp, or any reliable
druggist.--adY,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-04

eyes, mamma. how do va know l
don't?"-Sun Dodger.
a Western exchange tells Of speed
maniac who ran head-on into seven
story Office building and after regain
ing consciousness weakly murmured,
81 blew my horn."-Boston Trans
cript.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-04
A RUSSIAN GRAIN PUZZLE

The Soviet government OF Rus
sia is seeking the continuance OF
American iamiae relief and a the
same time preparing to export Its
own grain e other countries It
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-13
Furious Liberty Bonds

c. Johnson In
south Dakota He knows how raise the devil
borrow phrase from the poker the
nods the
of Justice nothing
either skiful
of the swndle
and inform the public.
Democratic knowledge
engraving
Johnson
that the Government it
We have been hearing that
outside the United States
low fifty the dollar
sold in other countries
the is injured
Mellon to
holders Of Liberty bonds
millions Of who
eminent
serve to know the truth They have
lection In the face the evidence
Ion has made doesn't
brought
regardless of
The charge against Congressman john
He
He asserts that in matter
publicity is the remedy In that
citizens who their o he
Johnson
Let quickw Boycs in the Sat
urday
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-13
SUNDAYS PROGRAM
INDIANA Oils STATION WLK News.
Ayres- Hamilton)-
$50 p. M, radio services from Cadle
tabernacle

INDIANA Oils STATION WLK News.
Ayres-H amilton)-
$50 p. M, radio services from Cadle
tabernacle.
cal program. ..valse chronatiaue"
(GodardD, Mrs. Carrie Hyatt Ken
nedy, piano; Mother o. Nine
tta ana! MI Mr.: volney E. HUFF, barry.
sssussiesl. Mrs. Hazel Simmons
Is Calling" tTate,, Mr., and Mrs.
, The Heosier Poet" James W. Riley5.
"Maytime" (speaks) Fiddle and II
(Gooden), Mrs: Arthur Margileth,
s sGiP,fian ga, and Miss Katherine Clifford.
Begin Begins" lPhillesl, Mr.. HUFF, barry.
In G. Beethovenl, Miss Katherine
Clifford, violin; The Greatest Miracle
lStricklandJ, Mrs. Steele, soprano;
Look Down Dear Eyes, (Fisher)'
Mt and Mrs: Huff, Duet; accompa-
mist, Mrs. Vincent G. Clifford. Mrs.
Carrie Hyatt Kennedy, Miss Louise
n. Hun and Mr.. Arthur Margilath.
INDIANAPOLIS STATION Won (star-
Hatfield)-
Hoo a. m, special religious and classi-
cal musical program.
DETROIT (MICH.) STATION WV
eastern time)-
80 p. m, radio chapel
:uo p M, musical program.
SPRINGFIELD (A1Ass.) STATION yBz
eastern timel-
800 p. M, radio chapel services.
SOo p. NJ, religious musical program.
PITTSBURGH STATION KDKA EAST
ern timel-
9:45 a. m. services of the Point Breez.
presbyterian Church DR.
er, minister.
l - p. NJ, children's Bible story.
2:D 2. m, radio chapel at Station
hDkkA, conducted by the Rev. c.
Cathedral, Pittsburgh
80 p m. services of the Calvary
Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh Pa,
the Rev. E. j. Van Etten, rector.
NEWARK (N. j. STATION WIZ EAST
Mothers day eSercises na tonds setsdee 5;
q. the Rev. Samuel D; Price.
'3o ?: m. concert by the Hampton
$50 p. m, readings and records from
I pa,n, Bubble 1i Book That Sings" by
s:43 p m, Sandman Stories
';"o E m negro dialect stories by A.
D. C. Ashmead. ~
1:45 p. NJ, The Health Of the Child
by DR.. J. \. Myers
500 p. m, French Concoctton Dialect
ZOO 2. m. sacred music
Stories by W. J. Dryden.
ne 2. m, Camping" by Alexander
CHICAGO us STATION KYw Central day.
light saving time)-
~ P. m, radio chapel service con.
Quoted Quoted by the Rev. Arthur Frederick
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-13

NEW YORK. May 13.-Radio has
caused the invention Of a special mag
nifying VIOLIN"
1t Is the product Of Harold Stern. d.
rector of a New York hotel orchestra.
Stern has been broadcasting violin
music from the large stations around
New York, using his invention as the In
strument He says he made 1t espe-
cfaliy fr this purpose.
The "magnifying violin" Is similar to
others except for the body or sounding
box. Instead OF the body, Stern has at
tached a cylindrical metal box out OF
which projects a horn.
When he draws the bow over the
string, Stern says he get much louder
sound out of the instrument. The lower
tones even superior to those pro-
dnced on the regular violin, he adds.
Another surprising feature about this
INA gnifying violio" is that 1t can be
used Us a recording instrument during
the radio concerts. All that need be dono
Is separate the cylindrical sounding box
and horn from the rest of the instrument
and attach 1t to the telephone receivers.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-13
DAILY RADIO FEATURES
Simplify Receiving Set
With Spider Web Coil

twelve turns by simply making small
loop, which Is left projecting from the
coil itself until the winding is completed.
Then these loops may be picked up and
connected to the switch points Ly short
pieces Of flexible wire
This tapping will cut down the re-
ceivfng efficiency to some extent, but 1t
gives finer variation on the differeas wave
lengths.
FOR LARGER
SET.
In making the mountings for the spider
web coils in the regenerative set, be
sure to cut them all the same SIZE There
will be three-one each for the primary,
the secondary and the ticker.
Bore a small hole about the size Of
lead pencil through the center OF each.
Mount on thin shaft about nine inches
long In such way that the distances
between the coils may be varied
Since these coils are very inexpensive
to construct. the real radio fan will find
1t of great interest to experiment with
several sizes and forms Of the SPIDER
web arrangement
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-13
Tie WHITE DESERT
q Q Q .
By Conrfney RyIey Cooper

as superintendent, beginning with It
when 1t was first started by Mr.. Houston
Of Boston.
! tried two or three times to get him
to sell out to me, but we couldn't get to-
gether on the terms. He always wanted
cash, and I couldn't furnish 1t. About
this time-a nephew Of his named Thomas
Langdon came out here, under the name
OF John Corbin. He had been black
sheep and was now wandering about the
country
Then, a woman came out here, an
Agnes Jierdon, a stenographer, on her
vacation. Met her and learned that she
was from Boston" A slight pressure
exerted itself on Houston's arm. He
glanced down to see Medaine Robinette's
hand, clasped tight. "'She spent nearly
the whole summer here, and l made love
to her. / asked her to marry me, and
she told me that she would. wanted to
use her-to get her In Houston's office.
wanted to find out what was going on, so
that l would know in advance. At the
end of her vacation, she went back to
Boston and got a Job with Houston, as
office clerk Almost the first thing that
she wrote me was taht the old man was
thinking about selling out to some con-
Germ back East.
1T made me desperate. Then l
thought of Ba'tiste Renaud.'"
AIR The word was accompanied by
a sharp intake Of breath as the big
French Canadian moved closer to hear
again the story OF murder. But the
sheriff motioned him back, The emotions
Of the old trapper were not to be trusted.
The recital went on:
Every body around this country had
always talked about how rich he was.
There was a saying that he didn't believe
In banks and that he kept more than a
hundred thousand dollars In his little
cabin. At this time. both he and his son
were away at war, and thought | could
steal this money, place 1t in other hands,
and then work things so that If l did
get hold OF the mill people around here
would merely think | had borrowed the
money and bought the mill with it. By
this time, a cousin Of Miss Jierdon's. a
fellow named jenkins, had gotten Job
with Houston and was working with her,
and OF course, | was hearing everything
that went on. 1t looked like the deal was
going through, and it forced me to action.
One night l watched Mrs Renaud and
saw her leave the house. l thought she
was going TO town. Instead, after I'd
gotten into the cabin, she came back,
surprising me / killed her. with re-
volyer.
"Diablei"
"Basy. Batiste That's the way yon
gave il to me, isn't 1t, Thayer!'
Yes"
Again the door OF the tiny lobby
opened and closed, and a form edged for
ward-Biackburn, summoned from his
mill.
When l found the deed box, there was
only ten Thousand dollars In IL iastead
of the fortune that | had supposed was
there. ! was about to take 1t cut and
stun 1t into my pocket when | heard a
noise outside the window. I pushed the
box under my coat and ran out the back
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-13
CHAPTER XXI.

1t was staggering in It's unexpected
ness. A gasp came from the lips of
Barry Houston. He whirled excitedly
and grasped the nearest onlooker.
Go get Nfedaine Robinette. Hurry
Tell her that I have found the proof.
She'll understand"
Then, struggling to reassure himself,
he turned again to the prisoner. Two
hours later. in the last CLINT Of day. the
door opened, and a woman came to his
side, where be was finishing the last of
many closely written sheets Of paper. He
looked up at her. boyishly, happily.
without waiting for her permission, ne
grasped her hand, and then, as though
eager for her to. hear, he turned to the
worn-faced man, now slumped detected
ly in his chair.
"You understand ,Thayer, that this is
your written confession2"
The man nodded.
"And you are willing to Sign TT"
"Id want to know what / was Sign
ing"
Certainly. / intend to read It to you
SO that all witnesses may hear It. 1t
is then to be iled With the district at
torney.'
pause. At last:
".My name Is Fred Thayer Until
a year ago, had been employed by the
Empire Lake Mill and Lumber Company