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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-06
oompLICATED MATTER

( "A. COMPLICATED MATTER
Arlington county, at the called
session of the General Assembly,
wants to make application for IN
corporation as a city, but the lit
tie section OF Falls Church, in
Arlington county, is causing trou
BILE Falls Church is an incor-
porated town, and is in both Fair
fax and Arlington counties, with
the larger part in this county.
Under the law, Arlington county
cannot incorporate as a city and
leave its portion of Falls Church
out. This section can secede from
Falls Church and become a part
Of Arlington county city, or Ar
linetJn county can surrender it
to Fairfax county. The matter Is
now being thrashed out, and it is
probable that all Of Falls Church
will come into Fairfax county.
Legal advice has been employed
and legislative action will be
asked to change the county lines.
Fairfax Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-06
Virginia Iron Co., Pays
Nothing on Common

Roanoke, March 6-Conditions
in industry fer a good part of
1922 were such that the Virgin
ia Iron, Coal and Coke Com
pany, among other companies,
had rather lean year, accord
ing to the annual report of the
president, John B. Newton, to
the stockholders. Seriously
disturbed labor conditions at
home" and "demoralized politi-
cal and economic conditions a
broad" were the principal caus-
es, the report seems to indicate.
Gross earnings amounted to
S4,531,527, operating expenses
toss, 442,7iS and fixed charges,
bond interest, taxes and other
items to $513,415. leaving net
income of S575,398 The SEMI
annual dividend Of . 1-2 PEI
cent on preferred stock was paid
as usual, but, says the report,
"Failing 20 earn regular divt-
dend OF your common stock, your
board deemed it wise, and in the
interest Of all concerned, to pay
no dividend on the common"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-06
=. So :. - - - -
viewer. seems 10 have solved

An actress, however, seems 10 hays sSoiyea
the problem. ~ sfSS;sfts =
She reminds people that they can stf,l1 az
incipient sneeze by pressing theirs fliassf7tq's
against their upper lips, just below the yes7
trils Similarly, she says. they can Keep
themselves from coughing by pincisi}lnass5 Inc
throat-that is to say, the laryilx -7petween
the thumb and forefinger, increasing the press
ure slightly as the desirefto cough INCREASES
and massasing the throat with slightly ro7
tary motion. The tickling sensation, she
says. will stop almost invariably Respect
fully recommended to all who attend shows
concerts, lectures and church services.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-06

at Yancey.
While Morric was returning to
his home last Wednesday night
three men, whom he later identi-
fed, darted from the dense I'M
derbrush on either side of the
trail and began beating him with
clubs and rocks. Suffering inten-
sely, Morris managed to plunge
into the bushes and hide from his
assailants.
The three men. apparently, be-
came tired of hurting rocks into
the bushes and sat down. Morris
thought they had left and emerg-
ed from his hiding place. IN
stantly they were upon him again
and beat him more severely than
before, badly bruising his head
and body and fracturing his left
leg in two places. Then they left
Morris for dead and showed, him
into the underground.
Mrs. Morris became alarmed at
her husbands prolonged absence
and started to search for him.
She found the victim about q
half mile from the home. With
the aid of neighbors the injured
man was dragged home on a
sledge and doctor called to at
tend him.
That section of the COUNTY
where the assault occurred is
ideal for moonshining, and resid-
ents believe that the three men
were either intoxicated or were
under the impression that Nor
ris had told Of their moonshining
operations. The latter is denied
by the victim.
SO far the three men, residents
of that section, identified by Nor
ris, have no. beeI captured and
are believed to b. hiding in the
Blue Ridge Mountains.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-06
SLEMP'S FORTUNATE
ABSENCE

What's this9 Representative
Slemp, hailed as all-powerful with
the administration and the Con-
gress, throws up the sponge on
the chances for passage OF the
last proposal of his public career
the Appalachian National Park,
announces that the bill is dead,
and sails for Panama, to be
away until after the expiration OF
his term. No sooner does his YES
sci get out beyond the three
mile limit than the committee re-
ports his bill favorably and puts
it on the calendar. Press cores
pondents assert there is still
chance for favorable action by
the House in the last hours of
Congress, in which event Sen
ator Swanson stands ready to
put it through the Senate. One
may, therefore, reasonably sup
pose that if the noble ship con-
tinues southwark and does not
unfortunately return to New
York and there land Mr.. Slemo,
his bill may yet become law be-
fore his term is at an end.
The Ninth District Congress
man announced with bitterness
the other day that the bill had
been given the coup de grace by
Representative Robinson, of Ken
lucky, who dropped in the hop
per a measure providing for a
national park at Cumberland
Gap. With conflicting propositions
said Mr.. Slemp, it was too Lite
to secure committee action. The
committee did not share that view
and it remained for others to &C
complish that which he had aban-
doned in despair.
The Slemp bill authorizes &C
quirement by the Secretary of
the Interior of 5000 acres of
land at the summit of High Knob
Mountain, to develop it as pub
lie park and to add to it any
further donations of land. If and
when established, it will be the
first national park east of the
Rocky Mountains, becoming an
object of great interest to Anne
ricans and to foreign visitors. 1t
is proposed to preserve there the
flora and the fauna of the Appal-
achian region, some of which
otherwise will inevitably disap-
pear. The tract is within easy
reach of Norton, Wise county,
the terminus of divisions of the
Norfolk ard Western, Louisville
and Nashville and other interstate
railroads, affording communica-
tions throughout hte country,
east and west. The plan is a
worthy one, and Mr.. Slemp de-
serves credit for introducing and
pushing the Jill, and, apparent
ly, for leaving it most oppor-
timely.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-06
Farmer Attacked,
Identifies Three
Assailants Leap From
Lonely Mountain Trail
And Beat Him

Harrisonburg, March Gin a
critical condition as result of
injuries received several days ago
when he was assaulted by three
men on a lonely mountain trail in
the eastern part of the country,
Alex Morris, middle-aged farm
er of near Beldor, was taken this
morning to University Hospital
at Charlottesville. He was car
died three or four miles on a
stretcher to the railroad station
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-06

your wife," husbands We're COM
manded. In the .decalogue for
wives there is nothing OF the
sort. This seems. to be an over
sight. They are asked only to
SMILE" but are warned: can in
different wife is often supplaated
by an ardent friend" However,
hidden away in rule 10 one finds:
''Be tactful. Be feminine" Men"
it is explained, "are but over
grown children Here is internal
evidence that the decalogue for
wives was written by woman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-06

Paris, March 6.-The proposal
by German schoolmasters to abol-
ish the teaching of French in the
schools of the Reich instead of
stirring up hatred here is greeted
enthusiastically by the leading
educators. "A splendid idea"
exclaimed a professor of the Sor-
bonnie, when the Germans are
no longer able to speak French
they will find it more difficult to
invade French soil"
The professor is not far wrong
as in Paris alone, before the war,
were 100000 French speaking
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-06
GERMANS DROPPING FRENCH
IN SCHOOLS PEEASES PARIS

Germans, of whom, it is now
known, the majority were solidly
bound to the fatherland by the eX-
tensive espionage service, while
the rural districts contained 300
600 more.
Instead of retaliating by cut
ting out German from the cur
ricula of French schools, every
effort is to be made to increase
the study of German, as well rs
English and Spanish, with spe-
cial emphasis on the first, as nee
essary to the expansion OF French
trade in the countries once COM
mercially dominated by Germany.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-06
Del Ray Team viii
Organize For Spring

There will be a meeting Of
the Del Ray A. c., on Wednea-
day, March 7th, at 1880 p. NJ
to be held at the Office Of Nj.
Edmund Clark. Del Ray Va,
all members and former mem
bers are urged to attend this
meeting, as plans will be made
for the coming season. Officers
will also be elected. The Del
Ray club extends an invitation
to ball players, not already sign
ed with other teams, to attend
this meeting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-06
CHINA GROWING MORE
pOppIES

Geneva: Confidential reports re-
ceived by the League of Nations
indicate that the opium and mar
cotic drug situation in the Orient
has grown suddenly worse. There
reason to believe not only thai
ha cultivation Of the poppy has
laen resumed in certain districts
III China but also that large
qra atities Of morphine have been
-,uggled into the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-06
Y o! D.. :. !:
of the PRESS
THOROUGHBRED BISHOP

The passing of few men in pub
lie or private life today would
suffice to give such a sense Of
personal loss among a wider var
iety of people, than has the pass
ing of Charles David Williams,
Bishop of Michigan. He died in
the thick of his work. without a
moments warning and like a
man for whom warnings were not
needed; and as if death were TO
him another eXaltation he became
greater in mems eyes than he
had ever been before.
Bishop Williams is rather dif-
fcult to describe as churchman
to those who did not know him,
for to the public gaze ne seemed
so little of d chmchman. But
ne was a churchman nevertheless,
and there was nothing he advo-
Gated that was NOT solidly found
ed in Christian principle. Many
were fond of referring to him as
Prophet, but there were many
who knew him also as friest and
Pastor.
!, He was one of those men whom
to see was to have the illusion
that his place as Bishop must be
very enjoyable, and yet nothing
was fasther from the truth. He
had one serious drawback to COM
fort in the modern diocese--he
was stickler for the truth of
things. He thought it was wrong
for anyone to live by the blood
or tears Of another, and he said
SO. Had he been rector of lit
tie parish of workingman's fami-
lies the truth of what he said
never would have been challene-
ed. nor would his right to say it
he questioned. But being Bishop
was another matter Much as we
desire to think otherwise, the
poor Christians do not run the
church. What is very much worse
sympathy with poor Christians
is not a distinctive mark of the
successful clergy--eXcept it be a
certain rhetorical sympathy, So,
between the clerical pasHy cooks
and the well-to-do laity, this mar
who had hosts of friends through
ont the land, had his own trou-
bles among a wholly contempti-
bic opposition in Ills own do
cese.
/ This is written with a sense of
distaste to instill. if possible, some
sense of the difficulties which be-
set truth-telling in the clerical
office, especially in those Offices
which are regarded as the prizes.
Bishop Williams was the last man
to say a word, and 50 far as this
writer knows he never said one
word on the subject, but it is
rather a bitter reflection now
that among those who hindered
him there was scarcely one with
enough sportsman's blood to give
hail to one of Gods thorough
bredS.
1t is Just as hard now to get
the truth of Chfist's principles
into industrial and financial cir
cles as it was when barefoot the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-06
THE PUBLIC COUGH

There has been d good deal OF nix IN
winter about the evil of coughins he public
places. 1t is not only eNtrer-y araoH.ns
TO those who want to hear w solos Oh,
but 1t spreads disease, TONG pc2n.e that
they do not have to cor dos, 40, seem to
do much good Mr. Coue n IL. stop it,
but he cannot be p,eser >,sr audience.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-06

Apostles went travelling and preac
Ing Sthrough Caesars realm.
Charles David Williams was but
oi,e;> in his wake he leaves many,
and his spirit win multiply thru
the years.-Dearborn Independent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-06
NEWS I'M THE GAZETTE
iii YEARS AGO
september so, 1872

September so, 1912.
Mr.. Gray, the book selle,
has received from Philad 1hia
several copies of a new work
OF fiction, entitled "Thc Study
of Fheoiogy.H which he OF s
for sale. Also: several " usaea
of .the5 works of Mr. 2 aIiar
Scott. - 3'-s'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-06

Il auz in hopes they'd hnd
smeethin' clearin' up TIL early
Il = oi Mcintyre & Heath in Hing
Tats tomb" said Tell Binkley
ipda, kitchenettcs make lazy
rides. So
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-06
VOCATION
RED RECORDS

The Boardwal Orchestra
Down in MarylaUi iCS Irof
THE Loyclight in Itr Eyes
Fox J
The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-04
Why Use Of Chair /. Advisable.

II never stand when can sit down.
says Alice. who has discovered the
value of those short respites In the
round of housework and eases the
strain of daily toll in simple ways
Most women. stand before the mirror
to do their hair, quite unnecessar,
waste of strength. Even If the daily
coiffure occupies only brief spnce of
time, those few minutes VIII amount
In the end to good sum of rest. Alice
prepares vegetables while sitting
down, and does not find 1t necessary
aiwnys To stand whilst ironing. Size
SITS dom to polish silver or glass, and
consequently is not that pathetic fig
urea woman who is always tired
The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-04
pREsRYYER1AN cHuRaH

Sunday school services at 10 a. m
Glasses for all A live school for
live people NJ you are not attend
iile some other school we would be
glad to have you with rs.
Dr A. w Leonard. s;upt-
TliTe viii he preaching services
both morning mad evening conduct
ed by The Rev William Gordon
Kerry. Rev Kerry is man OF abil-
ity, having seia'ed for a number OF
years rs Stated Clerk and Treasure
of tlM Presbytery Of Pueblo, A Cord
i,,l wleome Is extended to all
The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-04
Preaching z:sO p. m. -Four Some:

Preaching 7:S0 p. m. -Four Some
things.
Tire Mid we,k service Wednesday
7:30 p. IN. bring your Bible, Pencil
and paper
Choir practice Thursday 1880 p. IN.
The pastor will preach at both
: Sryioes Sunday Come and hear
both messages. Our services are
bright. sDappy and interestig. There
is no ice in this Church.
Four Scw members have been re.
eiYed into our Fellowship since last
Lords day. Last Lordsday, was a
great day in Zion. The all day pro
gram was splendid success. To
gcther let us make this year the
greatest year for .ioI that our
community has ever known. Mrs.
w w. Wright. is orr Cradle Roll
Siint, She wants to soc .,u.
Nf-R WFfCOM
10 | regii ai'ly and proportions
=. Z give to the Church and FOR its
i "eyoienccs? Our clii:rti suvt last
! al more =, b, - tn'.i'ol- II Il !.
Alice Adkins, Organist.
Mid-week service, Wednesday 1880
Ip NJ. Bring your Bible, Pencil
ard paper.
fhoir Practice Thursday 7:30 p. M
1'hc two anthems rendered by the
@holr last Lords Day were well re-
ceived We have the Best music in
the city.
Great crowds at all services Sun
day, especially at the evening SER
vide. Our auditorium was packed
20 capacity for the S. s. S.'program.
What arc you going to be in your
'hurch during 1923 An attender or
n absenter a pillar or a sleeper,
i wing or weight, a power or a
problem. a promoter or Il provokcr,
4 giver or a gctter, Il gOcr or Il
fadder, a booster or knocker. a
hiter or a 1eaner, a supporter Of
q spopger, n soldier or a slacker?
''Tbe sense of right taught by the
hurch is the moral restraining
force in this or any other commun-
rity A Christless community is n
community on the rapid downgrade
The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-04

We have a message Sunday that
will help you during 1923. Here's
a welcome for you at every service,
Sunday school 10 o. III.
Prea hing ! a. IN 7:'}0 p IN.
B. Y 2. Y. G:f5 p. m
Mid week Prayer service and
study OF Sunday school ksson
Wednesday 7;30 p. III.
Az tile morning service the Sacra-
meut OF the Lords supper will be
observed
We are not close communion
church.
Sunday Evening a message on the
Seven churches" viii be given,
The doors of the church are open
to receive into membership any
believers who have been immersed
or desire immersion.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-04
How Plants Catch Cold.

That trees, like human beings, are
liable to catch cold and could not
Withstand droushts and wind, was one
Of the points brought out in paper
on "rhe Relation of Soil to Plant
Growth" by Mr.. A. a. Hudson, X. c.,
recently read III the Surveyors instl.
tuition. The chorotic condition Of
plants was similar to anemia in human
beings, he said. Plants responded to
changes in environment, and if they
continued for several generations un
der the same conditions the newly
acquired characters became tenta.
lively, If not absolutely, fixed. The
same might be said of human beings
Mr.. Hudson added that when the
French gave up their soups and salads,
and fed on beefsteak, they began to
develop the same characteristics as
the English.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-04
PLACES OF SUNDAY
WORSHIP IN HOLLY
Catholic Church Services
Iolly-St. Loseph,s Church.

Holly-St. Joseph's Church.
Masses: First and third Sundays,
1890 a. IN. Second and fourth sun.
days $50 a. m Sunday School after
the masses. Communion for adults
the second Sunday of month. Com
munion for children the fourth Sun
day of month
Bristol st. Mary's Church.
Masses: First and third Sundays
$50 a. IN. Second and fourth sun
days 0:3O a. m. Sunday School af.
ter masses. Communion for adults
first Sunday of month. Communion
for children third sunday OF month.
tiranada-Sacred Heart Church.
Masses: Second Saturday o. month
900 a. III. Fifth Sunday of month.
Sunday School: First and Third
Sunday 200 y. m.
Hartman.
Sunda School: Second and four.
the siuudays 200 y. IN.
Short Instructions or sermons al
each of the services.
FATHER D. A. BARRY,
The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-04
OUR WELCOME

To all who mourn and need com
tort, to all who are friendless and
aeed friendship. to all who are
lonely and want comraniOnslip, to
al who pray and to all who do not
hut ought to all who sin and need
= Savior, and to whosoever will, this
church opens wide its doors, and
ii the name of Jesus, the Carpenter
says: COME"
This is the Homelike Church
with the Homelike Services
A special invitation to the stran
ger within our gates
r. E. SCARFFE,
Minister in charge
Alice Adkins, organist.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-04
HOW Aae Of Whale is Learned.

lhe age Of whale is ascertalned
BY the s.ze ut the laminae OF certain
organs In the mouth, formed of a
horny substance commonly callee
whalebone. BY this method of compu
tation II is known that some whale.
have attained the age of 400 years
Some species of birds also attain
great age. The swan has been known
TO live 100 years and it is recorded
that ravens have exceeded that age
Parrots have been known to live 81
years. Pheasants and domestic poul
try rarely exceed IL to Is years.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-04
Dog Gave Life for Child.

Moate. q pet collie, In death, is be
ing hailed as hero In Pueblo, Colo
Spying big centipede resting on tn,
shoulder of a four-year.old boy while
he played beneath tree on picnic
ground the dog shot out his paw
knocking the centipede from the child
The child was unhurt, but despite tn,
efforts of physicians "Moate" soon
became parnlyzed MS the result OF
poisoning and succumbed.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-04
HOW

INGENIOUS SPIDER LURES
UNWARY FLY INTO TRAP.
"A spider constructing his web
is said to be one of the most in
teresting and most beautiful
sights In nature.
Having found suitable place,
he begins first to make the
''spokes." The spokes are made
of a different kind OF material
from the web proper--they are
not stick.
Now begins the real business
of making the trap itself. Start
ing at one of the spokes, the
spider gums down II thread and
tiien moves in spiral direction.
paying out the thread as he goes.
Ii is gummed firmly down to
each spoke and it is provided
with thousands Of tiny drops of
gum in between the spokes.
This gum, secreted by spe-
cial gland in the spider, holds
captive any fly that touches one
of the spiral strands
Round and round goes the spi-
der, weaving the sticky net and
spacing its meshes so that the
fly can pass between rnem.
AS soon as the trap is perfect
the spider takes up his position
at its center, laying each of his
eight legs on one of the spokes.
In this way he is able to feel at
once the arrival Of fly in any
part of the net.
If he captures an insect too
large to lie dealt with summarily
he weaves a fine web round 1t
and does not come to close quar-
ters until 1t is SO securely bound
that it cannot move limb.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-04
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH SERVICES
Sunday January I. 1923

Sunday january I. 1913
Sunday school 10 a. N. Glasses
for alleages. II A. Rose supt. A live
school for live folks Preaching II
a. m. "rse Great Adventure A
New Year message, hear IL, Junior
League 9 p. m. in the Sunday school
room, Mesdames Morch and Bea'
man in charge,
Young People League Gas p. NJ
Sunday school roHm come spend an
hour with the ollng people,
The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-04
PIANO FOR SALE.

We have high grade piano
stored in Lamar, which for quick
turnover to responsible person viii
greatly sacrifice the price. Terms
given. Ii interested write at one
for full particulars to The Den.
YER Music Co, Denver, Colo.
% to 80.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-04
HOLLY BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rcp. Y. NJ GRAHAM. Pastor

Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Preaching II a. IN. and 1880 p m.
b. Y. p. Z. at 6:d5 y. m.
We extend to all our hest wishes
for the New Year. New Year reso-
buttons are worthless without the
religion of the Lord Jesus Christ
The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-04
CHRISTIAN

Sunday School each Sunday at the
Tabernacle at---- --------lo:oo a. IN.
Communion services after Sunday
School.
Rev. Ed S. Mckinney holds regu
lar services at the church every
fourth Sunday.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-04
ASSURES WINDING OF CLOCK
How Opening and Shutting Of Door Is
Used to Maintain Regularity Of
Timepiece.

Quite useful little invention is one
that is made by continental firm for
winding up the clock. This is done
merely by the opening and shutting of
the door of the room, London Answers
states.
The clock-a large one for hanging
on the wallis hung just above the
door. When this is opened the move
ment is transmitted by means of q
Bowden cable to the mechanism of the
clock.
Precautions are taken to prevent too
much winding, if the door is very fire.
quently opened, and on the other hand
that 1t is sufficiently wound If the
door is not opened more than three or
four times during the day. This Is
done by the use of spiral device.
1t is quite a useful and clever inven-
ton, for how many of us, with the
best intention in the world, have a
way of forgetting to wind our time
pieces. The clocks usually stop at the
most lnconvenient times. With con-
trivance like this, we can be sure that
at least one clock in the house can al
ways be relied upon to be doing its
duty.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-04
STRAYED

Three Holstein refers two two
ears old, one yearling I'd and white
Ill marked with split in right ear.
Reward.
J. A Howard
Lalmar Colorado. 29-32
The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-04
Friendship Must Be Blind.

A friend Is one who knows how
worthless you are and doesn't give a
darn.