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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-16
Counties Are Bitter in
Protesting Proposed
4 Program
WOULD DESERT MUD
Farmers in Favor Of
Good Roads But Would
Not Put State Into
Further Debt

In the fourth Of 4 series OF ar
ticles prepared for the Baltimore
Sun, John r, Grown says that the
cities of Virginia favor the bona
issue that is to be taken mp at
the extra session of the General
Assembly the last OF this month
while a majority OF the counties
while favoring good roads are I'M
alterably against bonding the
state further.
The article, which follows, con-
tains some very interesting
points:
Richmond, Va, Feb. 1G.-While
legislators and public officials are
fussing and Tuning over bonds
and anti-bonds, Nirginia'S pro-
gressive cities ans one-fourth of
her 100 counties, evidently mani
Testing an impatience with the
Slow progress in developing =
permanent state highway pro-
gram. have spoken in the most
positive way that they wish to be
Gifted out Of the mud"
Their attitude has not been one
of&rS& bat of deeds, and these
deecs have been the floating OF
county and city bonds and loanins
the HeDeX to the State Highway
DepqAngat for the prosecution
of the Work ON good roads. The
total of the moneys advanced the
State under the authority Of the
Robertson ACT, is. $A760,oOO, or
approx;matPgA4O per cent, Of the
amount thus far expended by the
State Highway Department in
road construction In fact. it is
generally conceded that had 1t
not been for this attitude OF the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-16
PharaoEl's Styles
Will Be Copied
Women Jump to Adopt
Dresses of Tutank-
hamen's Wives
cry United Press)

New York, Feb. lG.-The FEM
mine modes OF Tlt-Ankh Amens
day are to be copied extensively
for the modern ball and drawing
room.
Following exhibition of Egyp-
tar styles of 5000 years ago in
Broadway and Fifth Avenue win
dows. the International Silk
Show will today commission Miss
Hadel Slaughter, dress designed
to go TO Egypt and study the an
cient creation discovered in con-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-16

exist. We know that as hloOd-cells
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vanish! We also know that night FOL
lows day. Both are facts! But have You,
eczema sufferers, ever actually taken
advantage of this wonderful factF
Thousands just like you have never
thought about it! Skin eruptions,
eczema with all its fiery, skin-diggins
torture aud its soul-tearlng, unreach-
able itching, pimpleS, black heads and
boilS. they ell pack up and go, when
the tide OF bl0Od-eells begins TO roll
in! Blood-cells are the fighting gian s
of nature! s. 5. s. builds them by the
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1896! s. s. s. is one of the greatest
blood cell builders, blood cleausers
and body builders known to Us NOR
tails! When YOU put theS, facts to-
gether,-then TO continue to have eczc-
ma and skin eruptions looks more like
8. sin than a disease. Mrs. arthur n.
Smith, Pearl st., Newark, Ohio. writes
my Gtt,s girl he'd a rory bad case 81
oe=oae. She began taiihg S. S. S. and
is rcn nor. tkGak 20. pery much.
tel 1ay frSe,iIs igAat good medicine It
is. ccRKot talk TOO mack about It. for
] Lrotc e iS O. h.,
Here is your opportunity. s. S. s.
contains only vegetable medicinal In
gradients. Because s. S. S. does build
d-hiood-eells. it routs rheumatism,
builds firm flesh, fills cut hollow
cheeks. beautifies the complexion.
builds you up when YOU arc run-dowp.
=. s. $. is sold at all drag stores, ia
two sizes. The larger size bottle ID
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-16
New York Woman WEEDS
Veteran English Lord

London, Feb. l6.-SIiss kath-
lcen Emmett, daughter of the late
Dr.. Thomas Adds Emmett, Of
New York, married the Earl Of
Denbeigh, G4, and a veteran Of
the Egyptian campaigns Of the
war, here today. The earl is Il
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-16

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-16

obtain the attitude OF the farm
er. He has found that the av.
crage farmer, especially in those
sections OF the State which have
good roads, is not against good
roads but is against any increase
IN taxes He fears q huge bond
Issue Will eventually bring about
4 huge tax rate to pay of The
bonds and meet the inter est chare-
les. He does not believe the /
cent tax on gasoline will take care
Of the bond issue. as claimed by
the bond advocates. The FARM
Icrs' opposition to increased taxes
comes from the terrific iinan-
c;ai suffering which has come to
him since dcflation. He knows
that he is making little or no
money now, that he must sell his
products at 4 small profit. and
in many cases at a loss. There
fore, at this time he doesn't want
anything done that mag tend to
add to his overhead expenses in
the way Of taxes.
This feeling among the farm
ers was strikingly reflected at
the recent conventions of tire
Farm Bureau and tue Farmers
Union in this State. Both OF
these conventions went on record
against bonds \ poll of the
delegates to the Farm Bureau
convention at Charlottesville.
showed that, out Of the % coun-
ties represented, majority Of
the delegates from only three Ia
vored bonds. The Farmers Tn
ION convention adopted reso,u-
ton not only against bonds but
against an extra session Of the
General Assembly at this time t.
provide for any kind of highway
financing.
{ This change of attitude OF the
farmer has come about during
the past two years, the period
of agricultural deflation. u has
been a remarkable reversal OF
opinion. In 1920 the State oi
Virginia voted by $4,000 ma
.iority for a constitutional amend
ment giving power to the Legisia-
ture to issue road bonds without
submitting to the people. In that
election all the cities and so Of
the 100 counties voted to give
this authority to the legislature,
and it was generally accepted
everywhere that this vote was NJ
Endorsement Of bead issue for
road work. Hard times" came
to the farm. the sentiment for
bonds among the farmers switch
ed, and now thousands of farm
ers are holding back until better
times return.
Another factor in the anti
bond sentiment in many OF the
counties is the bungling way in
which Legislature after Legisla-
ture has handled Virginia's old
State debt. Discussion Of the
bond issue has brought out the
fact that Virginia first started
to issue bonds for public I'M
provements in 1928. The total
ran around $90,000,00O. The
money was used to help finance
The construction OF the Richmond,
fredericksburg and Potomac Rail
road, the Improvement Of rivers
for navigation and the subscrip-
ton of stock in the macndar
turnpike companies in the Valley
of Virginia. ~
In the hundred years the bulk
of this bond issue has been out
standing only sl5,o0o,ooe in
principal has been paid, againsi
total of 500, 100000 paid in
interest.
With this story bcrating in his
ears. the average farmer fears
the Virginia Legislature will in
some way or other bungle the
proposed road bond issue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-16

State 100000; other counties III
the southwest have issued vast
amounts of bonds for road work
Even in the Valley this loaning
of money to the State has been
done, Augusta, the southern ter-
minus of the Valley pike, has adj
vanced to the State S7S0,O0O. IN
! Northern Virginia, Fairfax coui-
l,y has been most liberal and has
advanced the State $500, 900; AR
iiington county. adjoining, has put
| up $4,000. LoudQn county SlQ,,
1000, the Elue Ridge Corporation
$500 ,O00. This money viii be
used TO build the Washington-
Winchester section OF, the Lee
Highway.
This money must be repaid by
1.-THE State when Funds are allocated
for work ON these sections Of the
State highway system. The
counties and the cities in the
meantime must pay the interest
charges,
All told, 25 counties have ad-
Ivancea money to the State higi-
way department. These counties.
together with the cities contain
practically one-haif of the poI,u
lation Of Virginia, Right here
develops a situation which mySti-
fies the average city man who
favors bonds and who wants the
'early completion. of the State
highway SYSTEM. Why should 50.
much opposition to bonds, he
asks, come from many Of t'iose
counties which have advanced
money to the State? If these
counties wish a return Of then
loans at an early date there mus
be Il bond issue by the State, they
say, adding, "What is the differ
ence between paying interest os
county road bonds and ON State
road bonds?"
There is 10 question Of the
fact that the bond sentiment l.
strong in Richmond and Norfolk
The city bond man, discussing
the situation, points to the fast
that the cities today are paying
from 50 to 20 per cent. OF tnc
State taxes. In fact, Governor
Trmkle, in 4 speech at Tappahan-
mock some months ago, said d
could not understand The iura'
opposition TO the State highway
system when the cities paS $40
out of every $iO0 in taxes COLLECT
ed by he state.
"The cities" said one Of The
most prominent officials Ct Eir-
ginia. who is an advocate Of the
bonds, have long ago tried out all
kinds OF methods Tor fnancing
street improvements. For poe
years the cities have been study
ing this problem. They first t"icd
oat the financing of street i'm
proyements out of current reycn.
ues. They got nowhere qndcr the
plan. as it is most difficult to
levy taxes and hoard them to pay
for future improvements. The
cities, therefore, were forced to
resort to bonds for public i'm
.provemcpts, ana the bond method
is today The accented method o.
the American municipalities. +
is my belief that in the end th
agricultural communities will tio
that if they want roads there
must be bonds
The Sun correspondent has
sounded out sentiment in many
of the counties IN an effort
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-16
Skin AblaZe
NTH Eczema
Constant Itching Almost
Unbearable!

We know there is one thing that
stops eczema. and that is more red
bloOd-cellsi S. S. s. builds them by
the million! You can increase your
red-blood cells To- the p0int where it
is practically Impossible for eczema TO
Evening star., 1923-05-01

Societe Dss Artistes Francois, 10 delv-
ing into the ultra modern. This IL
the drst occasion for the contrast
to be 30 sharply drawn, the two ten
denotes being all the more accentuat-
ed by the joint showing.
Fifty American Artists in List.
Fifty American artists are among
the exhibitors. and of their produc-
tions a portrait OF Maj. Gen. Henry
T. Allen. former commander OF the
American forces in Germany. by
Amanda Brewster Sewell, of New
York, is probably the most striking.
Gen. Allen Is represented in full uni
form wearing all his decorations and
his picture occupies prominent
place near full length portraits OF
Marshals Petain and Lyautey and the
Sultan of Morocco.
All these are the objects of general
attention, but they are less striking
than full portrait of the Prince OF
Wales, exhibited by an English artist.
Wales, all in white, dressed for polo
and holding his helmet in his hand,
dominates the gallery in which the
painting Is hung. AT the. other end
King Alfonso OF Spain. painted on
horseback by Georges Scott de Plag-
nolles, appears to be looking around
to see II the prince is aware he is
there. This picture is likely to be
the one most criticized Of the entire
salon, because of the artists ambi-
tious effort and the doubtful value Of
the result.
In the sculpture. even more than
Evening star., 1923-05-01
MILLIONS IN LOSSES
CAUSED BY FLOODS
Rivers in New England SWoI-
len by Continued Rains-In-
dustrieS Are Paralyzed.
BY the Associate Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, May 1.-Several million
dollars damage has been caused by
freshets in New England in the last
two days, and the situation is still
serious. Rivers are swollen by con-
tinued rains and fed by melting snow
in the mountain districts
Thousands of persons have been
thrown out of work by the flooding
Of mill property, the Interruptions to
power supply that have come with
the breaking of dams, and the en-
forced suspension of railroad and
street car service. Maine is the
heaviest sufferer. millions of feet Of
lumber having been swept away.
In the valleys Of the Connecticut
and Merrimac rivers and their trib-
utarieS in New Hampshire and Ver-
mont, the damage has been less
marked, but highways have been
flooded and lowlands covered with
mud and water.
Worst Damage Since 1906.
Along the kennebec river in Maine
conditions We're said to be the worst
since the memorable food of March
2. 1896. Most of the plants along the
river are at standstill. either
through high water encroaching on
the factories or from lack of power
In many parts of Maine and New
Hampshire rain fell throughout yes
terday and the water is steadily ris-
ing. At Woodsville, y. H, where the
Wells and Ammonoosuc rivers join
the Connecticut, houses were sur
rounded and their owners reached
them in boats
At Waterville Me-, the Hollings-
worth and Whitney paper mills and
the Lockwood cotton mill were
closed through flooding, while other
plants were compelled to suspend
from lack of power.
The state highway from Waterville
TO Augusta was under four feet of
water at Winslow. In Augusta the
tank of the gas company was sub
merged, shutting off the supply.
Road Floods Serious.
Skowhegan and many other towns
were isolated by the flooding of roads
The chief industries of the towns
were closed. Through the cutting
off of the power supply at Bath hum
dreds of persons were thrown out OF
employment. Mills in Lewiston, Au-
burn and Livermore Falls were forced
to close wholly or in part.
North AnSon and Bingham, Me,
reported heavy damage to all up
rived towns along the kennebec and
Cara bassett rivers through the
washing out of highways, small
bridges and culverts. The Lake
MoNie dam was carried out late to-
day at North Anson.
The loss through stores of pulp
wood carried away by the freshets
was serious. paper and pulp COM
panes reported. At Virginia, Me,
on the AndroScoggin river, the Dun
ton Lumber Company lost about one
quarter of its immense pile of pulp
wood. Other firms reported similar
losses.
Service from New England to the
maritime provinces of Canada by way
OF the Canadian Pacific were inter
rupted through the cancellation of
all trains on the Bangor-Vanceboro
section of the Maine Central At
Houlton, Me. all Bangor and Aroo-
stock and Canadian Pacific trains
were Cancelled.
Evening star., 1923-05-01
INFLUENCE OF BIG WAR
ON fine ARTS SHOWN
Exhibit OF Joint Salon in Paris
characterized as "Most Seri-
GUS in Years"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. May 1.-The first joint salon
of the two leading and rival art as
sociations of France, which has just
opened. is chiefly characterized by
the predominance of works of por-
traiture and by the growing evidence
of the influence of the great war on
the fine arts.
1t is the most serious salon in many
years. The nude is conspicuous by
reason of its rariety: military sub
jects are very common, particularly
in the sculpture. and there Is a de-
cided tendency toward religious
themes.
OF the two expositions. that of the
Societe Rationale des Baux Arts,
SLOWS closer fidelity to classic tradi-
tion, while Its younger rival, the
Evening star., 1923-05-01
MISSING GIRL HELD.

NEW YORK, May Miss Car
mslita welch Of Dayton. Ohio, who
was overseas during the world war, 1t
was said, as secretary of Joseph T.
Hearn, in charge OF Knights Of CO.
lumbus workers. was taken into Gus
tody last night at a local hotel by
police as an escaped inmate of an
asylum at Orchid Springs. Ohio. Miss
Welch called at the hotel for money
for which she had telegraphed to a Day
ton bank She was held pending COM
munication from relatives in Dayton.
Evening star., 1923-05-01

in the other arts, the younger 30.
ciety shows greater response to re-
cent events than does the older Beaux
Arts Society, the great majority OF
the productions OF the younger sculp-
tors evidencing war inspiration. The
groups shown on this section would
lead one to believe that the sculptors
were working largely on orders for
soldier monuments.
In the Beaux Arts section OF sculp-
ture only one work recalls the war
In any way. and that IL q reduced
erected at Pointe de Grave, near the
mouth of the Girondex river, to COM
memorate American participation in
the war The figure OF an Ameri-
can soldier on sentry duty stands
facing the sea in front of q lofty
light.
Evening star., 1923-05-01

over Mr.. Mebane came from a family
for which Mebane, N. c., was named,
and all Of which members have been
Identified with cotton for genera
tions. He originated the Mebane cot
ton about thirty years ago.
Given the oflcial name Triumph"
by the United States Department of
Agriculture, the variety was ac-
claimed by the late Or. Seaman S.
Knapp Of that department as the
greatest discovery In cotton achieved
in the staples history.
Evening star., 1923-05-01
Matador Beaten,
Attempts Suicide, F,
Bull Wins Cheers

By the Associated Press.
MEXICALI, Lower California,
May 1.-Francisco Peres Riveri,
matador of Mexico City and Bar
celona. Spain, was badly gored by
a wild bull imported from Sonora
at bull fight here.
Chagrined by his failure to de-
feat the animal, Rivera, 1t was
said, attempted to commit suicide
in the ring, according to reputed
matador custom. but was prevent
ed by picadores. They diverted
the attacks of the bull from Rivera
and rescued him.
Spectators wildly cheered the
success of the bull in evading
death and the rescue.
Rivera's condition is said to be
serious.
Evening star., 1923-05-01
HOLD JOINT Conference.
Methodist Church South and Col
ored Methodist Bishops Meet,

NASHVILLE. Tenn. May 1.-The
drst joint conference between tho
college of bishops Of the Methodist
Episcopal church south and the
church is being held here today. The
purpose is to decide on means OF ce-
operating in the work Of negro edu-
cation.
The conference Is expected to do
much toward bringing the white and
colored branches OF the church, which
function separately. into closer re-
lations.
Evening star., 1923-05-01
FOSTER FREE, TO WED.
Soldier Acquitted Of Murder, t,
Marry Girl Who Stood by Him.

NEW YORK. May Acquitted OF
the murder of Private Martin Miller,
whom he shot at Miller Field, Staten
Island, last March. Sergt. Claude Fos-
ter Of the Army Tank Corps an
nounced in the federal court at Brook
lyn that he would quit the serv-
Ice and marry Miss Francis Buhl of
Irvington, n. J. Miss Buhl has re-
mained just outside the prisoners.
docket throughout the trial.
Foster shot Miller during an alter
cation at the Miller Field barracks
His plea was that Miller attacked him
while intoxicated.
Evening star., 1923-05-01
Just Like q Boy.

From the Boston Transcript.
And what does the story of the
Prodigal Son teach us?" asked the
superintendent.
calf" answered boy at the foot Of
the class.
Evening star., 1923-05-01
COTTON EXPERT DIES.

LOCKHART. Tex. May ALEX
er, who added NTH lock to the
ordinary four locks in q boil Of cot
ton, and thereby brought countless
wealth to the south in the develop
ment of the seed. died here last night
Mebane cotton is known the world
Evening star., 1923-05-01

The metallurgical process that
discovered about 1850 by Mrs William
knight Everston. who studied min
kralogy in an endeavor to aid in a
mining venture of her husband.
Evening star., 1923-05-01

In recent tests Of the various gases
for filling motor car tires, it was
found that nitrogen will keep q tire
inflated for thousands of miles, while
oxygen causes 1t to deteriorate
RAPIDLY
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-12-14
ABRAHAM LINCOLN ON LAW
ENFORCEMENT.

Let every American, every low
err IF liberty, every well visher to
his posterity. swear by the blood
of the Revolution never to violate
in the least particular the laws Of
the country, and never to tolerate
their violation by others. As the
patriots of seventy-siX did to the
support of the Constitution and
Laws, let every American pledge
his life, his property and his
sacred honor. Let every man re-
member thai to violate the Laws
is to trample on the blood of his
father and to tear the character Of
his own and his children's liberty
Let reverence for the laws be
breathed by every American moth
er TO the lisping babe that prattles
ON her lap; let it be taught in
schools, in Seminaries and in col
leges; let it be written in primers,
spelling books and almanacS; let
it be precahed from the pulpit, pro
claimed in the legislative halls and
enforced in courts Of justice.
an short, let it become the Poll
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-12-14
PROGRESS OF LABOR DURING
THE PAST YEAR.
Continued from Page i

II0ntlnued nom Faye y
plete every task in a manner to
command respect. Such satisfac-
tory results were anticipated by
Labor. That employers have come
to realize the jutsice Of Labor's
demands is the most gratifying
phase of the Labor situation in the
Twin Cities, and perhaps the most
stable ground upon which to base
hope fer the future.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-12-14

teal Religion of the Nation; an
let the old and the young, lie He
and the poor, the grave aad u
gay Of all sexes and tongue A.
colors and conditions, sacrifice u
ceasincly upon it, altar. Abr.
ham Lincoln.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-12-14

Anyway, the public should n
blame the drunken motorist, c
the Nolstead act.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-07-14
From Thursdays Daily

The old reliable Associated Press recently sent out the news of the death of T. J. Devenney of Valdez, who was reported to have been kill ed in Idaho in an auto accident. With his back broken and advised that he was about to die, the supposed De- venney confessed among other crimes that he had been travelling under an alias, as his real name was T. De- neen; that he had built the town of Valdez and had lived and married there under the name of Devenney, although he had been married and never divorced prior to the time he had gone to Alaska. Devenney, when seen at Valdez yesterday, stated that the report of his death was greatly exaggerated.
 Fred Fish recently received com mission in the army having passed with a high average the army test. He is a graduate of the U. of c.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-07-14

returning to her home after visit to her parents. Miss Larrabee, who has recently returned from trip abroad, is a daughter of the former million aire mining and real estate magnate of Montana and Washington, Charles X. Larrabee, and Is making tour of the Territory. She will visit Mrs. Traitor a few weeks, and may visit friends in Seward on her return.
 W. T. Lopp, superintendent of the Bureau of Education for Alaskan na- tives, arrived on the Admiral Watson and left for Anchorage.
 Con Beggs, a we'll known old timer of this district, Is in Seattle hospi- with groken leg. He has been living on small ranch at Teller. about 8 miles from Seattle.
 Dr. c. A. Winans, formerly of Val deg, is one of the most successful poultrymen of Medford, Ore. His av- craze profit per hen is better than s3.
 Capt. Frank Svenson, of the Libby, McNeill and Libby Packing Company, passed through on the Admiral Wat son.
 Pat Murphy, owner of several high grade copper prospects in Kotsina river valley, Is in Cordova securing an outfit for development work on his property.
 Steve Raymond and Roy Rutherford former Fairbanks sawmill men, now located at Juneau, have two contracts each for more than a million and a half feet of Alaska lumber to be shipped to Australia. They are work, ing crew of 60 men,
 Mrs. ]. M Lathrop and daughter, Sally, were through passangers on the Admiral Watson for Kodiak where they will join Mir. Lathrop.