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Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-20
M0UNTAlNAlR FOLK
WANT NEW COUNTY:
ESTANClA OBJECTS

Estaneia, n. NJ. Dec. ia
number of citizens of Mountainair,
who are anxious to have Torrance
county divided at the coming ses-
sion of the legislature, were here
recently. Not all the members OF
the Mountainair party appeared to
have the same idea as to just how
the carving is to be done, but one
Of them presented it in this way:
From the west line of the county
along the north line of the Tor
recn grant to a point south of New
Home school house, thence south
a few miles. thence east to the Sec
tion line eight miles east of Will
lard, thence south to the county
line. Whether it is intended to
slice off some Of Lincoln and So
zorro counties we do not know.
The plan is meeting with con-
siderable opposition here on the
ground that Torrance county's
present resources are rot sufficient
to bear the expense of another
county.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-20

That the granting of suffrage to
women had deprived them Of the
right to any special legislative pro-
lection is the ground taken by the
court of appeal for the District OF
Columbia in its decision against the
minimum wage law for women.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-20

into the car to steal a ride and,
finding the foodstuffs and being
hungry, opened enough to satisfy
their hunger and took some of the
canned goods to eat later.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-10
BUSINESS WOMEN
HOLD ELECTION
Miss Lucy Graves is Re-
Elected President-Three
New Officers

The annual meeting of the Business
and Professional WOmen'S Club was
held last night in the chamber of COM
merce auditorium when officers for the
ensuing year we're elected. Miss Lucy
Graves was reelected president and
Miss Eleanor Watkins treasurer while
new officers chosen were Miss Kroes
Ficklin, vice president; Miss Cora
Duffey. recording secretary; and Miss
Mary Moore, corresponding secretary.
The netting was called to order at
I o'clock by Miss Graves and the sup
per was served BY Mrs. frankie How
ell and Emily May assisted Miss
Thompson, Miss Margaret Spinks,
Miss Alice Gronau. Miss Ellen Faw-
cett, Miss Irma Coleman and Miss
Bertha Allison. During the progress
of the supper the club members were
most delightfully."- entertained by musi-
cal numbers rendered by four little
girls from Lee School Three new
members were elected. Mrs Clarence
c. Leadbeater, Miss Winnie Williams
and Miss Mary D. Pierce.
Several committee reports were Civ
en-. Mrs. Macdonald Douglass re-
porting a recent conference in Rich
mond with state officers of the FEEDER
alton regarding legislation of interest
to women. The committee composed
of Mrs. LwiS, Mrs. Noel Garner and
Mrs. Stephen Field to promote inter-
est in the business dress for women
approved by the Federation of Busi-
ness and Professional Women's Clubs
reported having interviewed repre-
sentatives of Swan Brothers and
Bendheim's stores and received their
cooperation in the movement and their
consent to demonstrate in the show
windows Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day of this week the style of dress
for business and professional women
approved by the Federation and also
the fluffy" style affected by many
women and disapproved by the club.
The Business and Professional Wo-
mems Clubs throughout the country
are inaugurating campaign this
year regarding the proper style Of
dress for women in the business
world. Not asking women TO wear a
uniform, but to dress in a more CON
servative and dignifed manner for
work, feeling that the present style
of dress does not lend dignity to wo-
men in daily employment and more
or less detracts from woman in the
business world being taken seriously.
The club is not attempting to dictate
her manner of dress to any woman,
but is asking that women give more
serious thought to their mode of
dress while at work
Delegates will be sent to the state
convention to be held in Danville this
month, though definite action on this
question was not taken at the meet
ing last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-10
WOMEN ORDERED
FROM COURT IN
MINERS TRIAL
Prosecution Asks Their Ex-
clusiOn Because of Ma
ture of Evidence
BOMB IN EVIDENCE
Three Rifles Used by Miners Also
Shown-lll Feeling In Charles
Town is Adjusted.

Charles Town W. Va, May 10
Just before court adjourned yesterday
A. NJ. Belcher, of prosecution counsel,
asked that the courtroom be cleared
of women so witness could testify to
what c. Frank Keeney said on the
day Mother Jones tried to persuade
the miners to go to their homes from
Marmet, where they assembled for
the march on lpgan county last sum-
mer.
Keeney is president Of District Il,
United Mine Workers, and is one of
more than 100 persons indicted with
William Blizzard, first defendant to be
tried, on charge Of treason, murder
and conspiracy growing out of the
march.
When the 30 or more women in the
courtroom had left, the witness, j.
r. Saxton, an electrician, of Ward,
Kanawha county, said that keeney
had told the men in effect that they
had them (the opposition) frightened,
concluding. IF we stop now they'll
call us buffers " what Saxton testi-
fled keeney said is not printable.I
Sam Huine, an assistant mine fore
man of Logan county last witness eX-
amined Yesterday, told of being cap
tHred by the miners. He said he was
placed with his back to barn and told
he was going to be shot. He SAID
negro raised gun and fired, but
that another of his captors knocked
the gun down and the shot went wild.
He said he was handcuffed at one
time to four men and that the hand
cuffs being too tight caused his hands
and wrists to swell up. He said his
captors had to beat the handouts
with a club TO get them off his wrists.
a bomb and three rifles were intro
duced in evidence today during the
testimony of Adjutant-General }. Il.
Charnock. This officer was asked by
the prosecution if he had with him
anv of the rifles that the miners
turned in to the Federal troops when
thev finally consented to go home.
General Charnock said he had, and
brought in three weapons. He exhibit
ed them to the jury with quite an I'M
pressive clacking Of bolts, magazines
and triggers.
No sooner had this gun exhibit been
entered, however, than the defense
went the prosecution one better 1t
asked General Charnock if he had seen
the bomb exhibited in Charleston
which the operators airplanes are
women and some childrenhd.C mo
alleged to have dropped on the min
ers-"and which dropped between
two women and some children" one
of the defense attorneys interjected.
The General said he had seen the
bomb, and Fred Mooney. secretary
treasurer of the union District No.
II. went from the courtroom to bring
it in. When Mooney lifted it from
the suitcase it proved to be vicious
looking thing. 1t consists of an iron
pipe about six inches thick and two
feet long. with caps screwed on eacn
end and a foot-long detonator stick
ing out Of one of the caps.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-10
RADIO CONCERT
FOR KIWANIANS
To be Given at Luncheon
at One O'clock To-
morrow
Ten Minute Address by Roe FuIker-
son-J. Kent White in Charge
of Radio

Members of the Klwanls Club VIII
he entertained at a radio concert AT
/ o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the
Westminster building after the week
" luncheon of that club. The ar
rangements for the concert are IN
the hands of J Kent White, of this
city. a member of the local club.
In his letter to the Kiwanians Mr.
White announces that he has ar
ranged through c. Phillips Hall, OF
the Doubleday-Hill Electric Company
of Washington. D. C, who Is a
member of the Washington hlwaniS
Club, a radio program 70 be broad
casted for the benefit of the AleXan-
dria Kiwanis Club.
The program includes three solos
bv W d. Kelly, baritone, accompa-
MED by B. f. Gordon and includes
"The Dream of the Dreamer" Cant
You Hear Me Calling Caroline. y
That's What God Made Mothers
For"
There will also be a ten-minute
address to the Kiwanians by koe
Fulkerson, vice president of the Ki
wants international Association
Roe Fulkerson needs no introduc-
ton to an Alexandria audience as he
is internationally known to kiwan-
ians.
Radio operators having outfits
may listen in on this concert it is
announced
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-10
ELECTION Held
INLYNCHBURC
YESTERDAY
DR.. Allison Has Been Mem
Der of the Order Since
1912
MRS. MARTIN HONORED
d. r. Stansbury of This City COnfers
Degrees of Order on Class of 300
Candidates.

News of the election of Rev. DIR
John Lee Allison of this city as
grand master of the Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows of Virginia was re.
ceived in this city today from Lynch
burg where the election was made
yesterday afternoon The many
friends of DR. Allison were gratified
to learn of his elevation to the high
est office within the gift of the, Odd
Fellows of the state. Other officers
chosen are as follows: II H. Har.
row, Staunton, deputy grand master
T Wiley Davis, Richmond, grand sec
retary; Mel B. Ferguson, Richmond
,grand treasurer. After a spirited
contest Samuel d Rodgers was
elected grand warden. Mrs. William
/. Martin, also of Alexandria, was
honored by the Rebekah Assembly
being elected grand warden of that
body for Virginia Other officers
chosen by the assembly are: Mrs
Matte Callahan. Lynchburg. presi-
dent; Mrs. 0 L. Bunch, Lynchburg
secretary; Mrs. Annie Gilroy, Nor
folk, treasurer
The grand lodge degree was con-
ferred on 800 new members by d
r. Stansbury. of Alexandria, past
grand master. who took the place of
the veteran, James B. Blanks, who is
eighty-three years old. who was pre-
vented from attending the first
grand lodge in fifty-seven wears. his
absence being due to the infirmities
due to his advanced years.
Rev. Jno. Lee Allison, Grand Mas
ter is native Virginian and re-
ceived his high school education at
Wytheville, Va, his home town. He
graduated from King College. Bris-
tol, Tenn. and won the Orators
Medal. He received his theological
training in Union Seminary. Rich
mond. Va. His Alma Mater con-
ferred on him the honorary degree
of Doctor of Divinity DR.. Allison
has served with ability and fidelity
the following churches: First Pres
bvterian Church, Portsmouth, Va;
Westminster. Baltimore, Nd; Gun
ton Temple, Washington, d. c., and
Second Presbyterian Church, Alex
andria, Va He was made an Odd
Fellow on February ,. 1912, in Poto-
mac Lodge No. 3S. this city. His ad-
vancement in this fraternal order has
been rapid. He was elected Grand
Chaplain in 1919, Grand Warden in
1920, Deputy Grand Master in 1921,
and Grand Master in 1922 He has
been honored bv his church in being
a delegate to its highest courts. He
is also chaplain Of Alexandria-W Wash
ington Lodge of Masons, this city.
DR.. Allison's father, John Craig Al
lison. was for years a faithful Odd
Fellow, a member of the Wytheville,
Va Lodge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-10
FIVE Are NAMED
TO RUN FOR
CITY COUNCIL
Ticket of Workmen's NUM-
cipal League An
nOunced
TWO ARE COUNCILMEN
Candidates Are w. J. McCaffrey, VIM.
Desmond, II. c. Aaron. Silas Devers
and James A. Clark.

The special committee of ten ap-
pointed some time ago at mass meet
ing of the Workmen's Municipal
League for the purpose of nomnat-
ing five candidates FOR city council TO
run in the election TO be held June l3
TODAY announced the following as the
NOMINEES: ! w. McCaffrev, William
Desmond. II. c. Aaron, Silas Devers
and James A. Clark.
Three out Of five mentioned are now
members of the common council and
they are Messrs. McCaffrey. Desmond
and Devers. One of the three Mr..
Desmond already had announced his
candidacy for the city council. Two
are members of the board of (Alder-
men) Messrs wilkins and Green.
The committee announced that they
selected the foregoing five men after
careful consideration.
There was mass meeting under
the auspices Of the Workmen's NUM-
cipal eagne held in the armory April
27 and at this meeting ten names were
placed in nomination for city council
and the committee named to select the
FIVE was composed of T Fl. Nelson,
y. s Dennis. Charles Downey. Jul
ian Poss. and VI. B. Thomson
This makes fourteen candidates in
the field thus far for city council. The
candidates are w Albert Smoot. Rob
ert s. Jones. Arthur II BRYANT,
Thomas !. Fannon. Edward F. Ticer,
Frank " Latham. Chae ! Sullivan,
William Desmond. w. !. M"Caffrev,
II. G. Aaron Silas DNvers. James A.
Clark and Alderman Robert F. Green
and Maurice wilkins.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-10
EARLY EXPOSE
OF VAR funds
IS PROMISED
Daugherty Intimates Dis
closures Will Involve
Former Officials
TWO CASES READY
Major Cases viii Mean Millions if
WOn-Says Previous Administra-
tion COnnived at Them.

Washington, May t0.-Promising
early indictment and prosecution of
numerous war protiteers and virtually
saying that disclosures soon to be
made by Department of Justice will
involve influential officials of the pre-
ceding Administration, Attorney-C Cen
eral Daugherty yesterday wrote Pres
idcnt Harding and furnished an ac-
counting oC the war contract fraud
cases.
President Harding Immediately
sent this letter to Representative Nor
dell. Republican floor leader of the
House. before which body it was read
There ensued a spirited debate, Repre-
sentative Woodruff, of Michigan, Re
publican, author Of 4 resolution to in
vestigate the failure TO prosecute war
profteers. and Democrats joining in
charges that Mr.. Daugherty was at
tempting to avoid an inquiry
Republican leaders defeated Mr..
Daugherty end promised additional!
funds and legislation for an extra
grand Jury in the District Of Columbia
to expedite prosecutions by his de-
partment. There was no action on
'he IVol iruf. resolution,
Attorney-Gcneral Daugherty's let
ter to the President contains several
startling statements, inclrdinG:
That certain Government officials of
the preceding Administration were in
terested in war frauds and their con-
ceaiment ard there we're no prosecu-
tions started.
That the Department of Justice is
now investigating some 2HO war con-
tract cases.
That two fraud cases of first mag
nitude. one Of them nationwide in
scope. IS ready Cor submission to a
grand jury end principals and acces-
sories in various parts Of the country
are scheduled for carly prosecution,
That as thasH cases are put under
way another first magnitude case viii
be ready for prosecution.
Practically charging unnamed Off
cials of the proceeding Admnistra-
ton with connivance in fraud cases.
the Attornev-G General. in beginning
his review Of the work o, the Depart
ment of Justice ir the present Admin
istration, saws:
"All patriotic ritizers are agreed
that tho persons and corporations who
took advantage of the extraordinary
opnortrmities afforded by the war II
defraud ard desnoh the Government
should be vigorously prosecuted IN
the full extent Of the law and should
ho made n disgorre the unholv pro-
fts Of their essonable conduct.
These crimes and ofTenses are ali the
more reprehensihle when committed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-10
PARLEY ON Rail
Rate QUESTION
TO Be CALLED
President Summons Leading
Executives to White
House to Discuss Cuts
REDUCTION FAVORED
Harding Expected to Ask Roads to
Take Voluntary Action to Reduce
Freight Rates

Washington, May 1O.-The Ad-
ministration's railroad policy, and
the policy of the railroads themselves
toward freight rate reductions, is to
be brought to a head next week.
President Harding has invited 10 of
the leading railroad executives to
dine with him Saturday, May 20,
and the White House announced to-
day the meeting was to be held to
discuss a policy As the statement
was made in response to an inquiry
regarding rate reductions, it is as
sumed. in the absence of elaboration
by the White House, that the Pres
ident will take up with the trans
portation chiefs the question of their
acouiescing in decreases.
The White House denied yester-
day the truth of report, which the
President was told has been current
in the Middle West, that the Inter
state Commerce Commissions, consid-
ering daily the rate cases which
were at hearing for couple of
months. had put to him the decision
as TO rate readjuStment.
Ii was stated, however, that the
Interstate Commerce Commission
must work within the terms of the
Railroad Reorganization act of 1920,
and cannot itself fix policy There
fore, it was explained, the President
has invited the railway executives to
discuss policy.
There was no exclamation of what
was meant BY "policv." 1t is. OF
course, true that the Interstate Com
merce Commission cannot act as gen.
ersl manager of a railroad and de-
fine It's policy. 1t is recalled that
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-10
Seek to Zone Gas Tanks
Councilman LawIer Notifies Council
Ordinance Will be introduced

An ordinance may soon be intro
duced in City Council restricting the
area for the installation Of gasoline
tanks. Councilman Lawler last night
served notice TO this effect at the
regular meeting Of council Resi-
dents of South Washington street
from Duke to Franklin streets,
which thoroughfare is now being
improved with a modern roadway,
are fearful lest gasoline tanks be put
on that street and already he said
many of the residents had asked him
to see if such thing could not be
prevented and for this reason ne ex-
plained he will have an ordinance
introduced
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-10

the President and Herbert Hoover,
Secretary of Commerce. held confer
ences the first of this year with rail
way heads, which resulted in an
agreement by the carriers upon a
10 per cent, reduction on certain
farm and mill products, a reduction,
incidentally, which expires July !.
One suggestion is that in similar
manner the President may place be-
fore the railroad presidents, as a di-
rect matter of railroad policy, the
possibility cf voluntary reductions,
regardless of the legal mandate upon
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to fix rates which will assure a fair
and reasonable return, trusting to
increased business because Of lower
ed rates to balance the revenu. This
might be advanced as a matter of
national policy, while not wholly pos
Sible of compulsory direction be
cause of the infleXible character Of
the fair return provision of the law
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission in no sense has placed before
the President the question of decii-
ing upon rate readiustmentS. That
decision lies with the commission.
That difficult problem is now at is
sue there and has been for months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-10
or connived at by sworn officers and
emploves of the Government.

or connived at by sworn officers and
employees of the Government.
THE transactions out Of which
these cases grow. in vast majority
of instances. took place during the
preceding Administration. Natural
lv little or nothing was done during
bv Administration to bring these mat
ters to light. As the country Will soon
have reason to know influential per
sonaqes in the Government who mad
knowledge of these transactions and
were in position to make disclosure
were personally interested in conceal
ing them. 1t is not to be wondered
therefore. that upon that practically
nothing had been done in the way of
investigating and prosecuting these
offenses, but that no machinery had
been set up for handling the cases IN
an orderly and systematic way.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-10
ADD TO LIBRARY

The Parent Teachers Association
of West End School held IT'S last
meeting of the year, in that build
ing, Tuesday afternoon An addition
al appropriation was made for books
to supplement the library established
in that building earlier in the year.
Plans were also developed for the
equipment Of a modern primary rec
reatiOn room.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-10
Mrs. Mary E. Brown Dies

Mrs. Mary f. Brown, former
resident, daughter of Mrs Louise
and the late John 7. JefreyS, died
Yesterday at the Emergency Hos
pital, Washington. Her funeral will
take place at o'clock Saturday af-
ternoon from the residence of her
mother, 713 + street, southwest,
Washington, and and burial will be
in Bethel Cemetery this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-10
FIRE AT
MT. VERNON
Blaze Quickly EXtinguished
Before Any Material
Damage Was Done

A shed at Mount Vernon on the
wharf was threatened with destruc-
tion at o'clock yesterday afternoon
The blaze was quickly eXtinguished
with chemicals by the fire fighters.
At Mount Vernon today inquiry devel-
oped that the shed in question is a
mile from the mansion proper. The
origin of the fire it was stated had
not been determined. II was stated
that the damage was trifling.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-10
Capt. Lawrence Fund

The following additional contri-
buttons are acknowledged TO the fund
being raised for Capt William Law
renee: Miss Hannah J. Lunt: 81;
Council Of Jewish Women. 50; Mount
Vernon Lodge No. 490, Brotherhood
ef Railroad Clerks. S. This brings
the grand total collected TO date TO
$235.04.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-10
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY

From Our Special Correspondent
Washington, May 10.-Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon and tax eX-
perts are working out a new system
to expedite the collection OF BACK
taxes due the government. Inc
Secretary expects to have recommen-
dations of the tax simpllticatlon
board at an early date, embodying
suggestions which, if adopted, VIII
greatly increase the government rev.
enues during the calendar year.
Included in the more than 81 ,OOO,-
100000 at the present time tled up
in contested tax cases are many whlch
date back as far as 1917 Settle
ment of such cases has been delayed
because procedure set up hastily dur
ing the war and continued IN force
up to the present has allowed the
cases to drag along.
II is now planned to bring about a
closer cooperation of the field forces
of the Internal Revenue and the su-
pervising officials and their statts at
Washington.
The unusual methods pursued by
Alexander f Robertson, a British
war veteran in pressing his suit for
the hand of Miss Mary Culberson,
daughter of Senator Charles A. Gull
berson of Texas, came to light to-
dav as an aftermath of the charges
made by the young man that ne
had been kidnapped and an attempt
made to spirit him out of the coun-
try. :
Robertsons unusual methods of
pressing his suit was to keep con-
slant train of kilograms going to the
Culberson residence in Sixteenth
Street The result was that there
was an endless parade of messenger
BOYS, and all the message they car
ried were marked collect" AT in
tervals when kilograms were not ar
riving Robertson was getting Miss
CulbersOn on the long distance tele-
phone from Austin, Texas, with the
charges reversed. He has become
known in Washington as the &c o.
ID. Lover.
More than $2,192, 100000 worth of
goods involving the expenditures OF
labor to prepare them for use flowed
from American mills and factories to
all corners of the earth in the last
twelve months according to reports
of foreign trade just available at
the Department of Commerce. Jobs
for American workmen are being
created by the growing demand for
American goods on the part of resi-
dents of Japan, England, India, Aus
tralia and other sections of the globe.
Every resident of the United States
has a direct interest, according to
Commerce Department officials in
helping the nation and the nations
business men and exporters promote
foreign trade Foreign trade, 1t is
explained, from the outlook of the
worker tends to increase wages and
create a need for more and more
workers.
The comparative efficiency of the
Continued on page five)
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Mostly cloudy today and tomor-
row, probably becoming unset
tied; not much haBge in tempera-
ature
High tide tomorrow $40 a. m.
1892 p. m.