Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-02

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Passengers from Washington to
Alexandria on the "Owl Car. New
Years Eve were severe in their con-
demnation at the manner in which
the officials of the electric road
handled matters. Despite the fact
that car had been in waiting at
the Washington terminus and could
have carried the overflow to Alexan-
dria and intermediate points, it was
moved out of Washington without a
single passenger and was turned in
at Fout' Mile Ruiz 4s a consequence,
when the last car4~pulled out of the
Washington station, the passengers
were packed il" like sardines. Ma
turally, theresWere the usual number
of "celebrafts" on board, and al
though pot one was offensive the
noise and din were enough to shake
the nerves Of the calmest passengers.
1t would have been just as easy for
the electric road Ito have moved the
extra train to Alexandria at an ear
lier hour when there were enough
passengers waiting at the time to fill
it instead of waiting until the regu
lar train moved out. A little judg-
ment in a case at q point will not
hurt the electric road and will GER
tainly result in putting stop to
much of the warranted criticism
against its present management.
AlexandrianS will have an oppor-
tunity within the next day or two to
come into possession of some. of !, the
new silver dollars, which have = Just
been turned out at the Philadelphia
Mint. The first specimen was given
to President Harding as a New
Years present by Raymond T. Baker,
Director of the U. S. Mint. The
first coinage will run only half mil
lion, but eventually eighteen million
dollars worth's of the new silver dol
lars will be placed in circulation.
Under the law the design on the sill
yer dollar is changed but once in 25
years. The new design symbolizes
Peace"
The death of Boies Penrose, United
Safes Senator from Pennsylvania, is
the second fatality to take place
among the statesmen Of that COM
monwealth within the last three
months. Only a short time ago Sem
ator Philander Knox, Of Pennsyl-
vania, expired very suddenly at his
residence in this city. Boise Pen
rose, trained under Matthew Stanley
ley Quay, was regarded as one
of shrewdest and most astute poll
ticians of his time and generation.
As an organizer he did not have
single peer. The machine" which
had been built up under his direction
in the Keystone State worked like
clock and all he had to do was to say
the word and everything moved
along with precision.
Despite the fact that he was very
i'll man at the time of the meeting OF
the Republican National Convention
and was unable to be in Chicago in
person, it is said that from his sick
bed he directed the deliberations of
this gathering and had more to do
than any other Republican in secur-
ing the nomination of Warren G..
Harding for Chief Magistrate of the
Nation. Although bitter Republi-
can partisan, who always took ad-
vantage of the weaknesses of his po-
litical foes, Senator Penrose always
fought in the open. He never took
two sides to any question and when
once he made up his mind about any
subject, national or state, he went
ahead regardless of the consequences
and his enemies always knew where
thy could find him. His loss will
be felt not only in Pennsylvania but
throughout che nation as well. As
Chairman of the powerful Committee
on Finance, Senator Penrose welded
an influence second to no man in
the United States Senate.
Isaac Gregg.