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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02
,uEp1CA IN THE WORLD

The chief and critical item In tne
Administrators new statement OF Us
FOREIGN policy is the frank abandon,
nent of the notion that the United
States can stand aloof from the rest
of the world. 1--WE cannot" declares
Secretary Hughes. dispose OF these
problems by calling them European"
Names do not sway things. "They
are world problems" adds the Amerl-
can Secretary of State, land we can
not escape the injurious consequences
of failure to settle them" Thus the
fond idea of isolation crashes to the
earth. America wakes from her two
years dream to find that she is IN
and of the whole world.
This central principle once granted
by the Administration, the details OF
it's plan to aid in the economic re-
covery of Europe take 4 subordinate
place. They are open to discussion and
modification. Secretary Hughes makes
a strong LEGAL argument to show that
German PREPARATIONS and our foreign
loans have no necessary connection
with each other. Yet in the same
breath he admits that the ability of
our debtors to pay "canrot be prop
erly determined" until it is known
how much they will receive in repa-
rations. Either way. the fixing of
Germany's capacity to make repara-
ton is fundamental to the entire prob
lem. Foreseeing the discounting an
other failure to do this at Paris next
week, the Administration proposes to
turn the question over to an inter-
national commission of financial ex-
perts, including American. The OBJ
vious hope is to take the subject
away from political debate and place
it in the hands of capable and disin-
terested men of affairs. 1t will be
noted that this is full confirmation
of the reports of two weeks ago,
though they were officially denied
or deprecated Washington.
Whatever the outcome, it Is the
duty of all to- treat this new move of
the Administration in large and
generous spirit. 1t is no time for par
tisan taunts, Twitting President
Harding and Secretary Hughes on in
consistency is out of place. The main
fact is that they have bowed to the
inexorable force of events and now
seek to lead the country back to that
full cooperation with Europe from
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02

according TO the statistician
OF the Prudential Insurance COM
pany. murders in this country
have increased to "an unheard OF
extent in the experience of civil
lied mankind" there are more
murders among negroes than
among whites proportionately,
and twelve of the seventeen cities
showing a change for the worse
in 1921 are in the Northern
States. Sentimentalities to the
contrary, the only real check pos
sible is to be found in more
prompt. certain and severe pun
ishment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02
NEW INCOME TAX SOURCES

NEW INCOME TAX SOURCES
A Baltimore girl, who was one of
the prize winners of a recent fashion
show, received in addition to check
for $500, gown valued at $1,000 given
by department store. There is
nothing particularly notable in all of
this. What has attracted attention
is the notification sent her by the To-
cal Collector of Internal Revenue
that she must pay an income tax on
the prize money and the dress as
constituting earnings from beauty
capitalized. AS might be expected,
she has appealed from the assessment
and the case has been sent to the de-
partment at Washington for an opin-
ion. Meanwhile one surprised edi-
tor asks: "If the principle is estab-
lished of classifying prizes won by
pretty girls as the earnings of capt.
talized beauty, shall we not. logically
have personal charm and popularity,
athletic skill and even golf efficiency
in winning amateur cups capitallz-
ed for the same purposes of taxa
ton"
As long as our government contin-
ues to live beyond its means, and pol
iticians demand heavy appropriations
in the interests Of eXpediency while
piously talking about economy, there
is likely to be increasing effort to find
new SOURCES of taxable income. But
if toll is to be taken from the beauty
prizes won by attractive girls, the
principle thus established as basis
for income tax Interpretation, unless
it have definitely and explicitly stated
limits, may lead to very curious and
remarkable pickings. If a girls
beauty prize is to be taxed, why not
her diamond engagement ring, why
not all the material benefit she ac-
ouirss when she marries a man OF
some means? For she wins all these
by her beauty or general attractive
ness. Why not make a girl pay
one-cent income tax whenever
youth who likes her looks treats her
10 a dish of ice cream?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02

often more interested in politics
than in efficiency. Inevitably the
people think that the governments
service should be cheap, forget
ting that the government must
tax them in order to make it so.
Then there is the demoralizing eff
feet of the spoils system which
persists in spite of civil service re-
form rules. In a word, any bust
ness conducted by the government
suffers in consequence of the fact
that ii can not be divorced from
politics.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02
KILLING THE TAX-EXEMPT
GOOSE

One of the points made by Profess
sor Seligman in his elaborate discus
sion in today's Times of the question
of tax-exempt securities deserves
special notice. 1t is where he takes
up the argument that the exemption
of State and municipal loans from
taxation is great benefit to the
taxpayer, because the State and To-
cal Governments can thereby borrow
on so much better terms. The lower
rate of interest is supposed to make
for lower taxes. Theoretically, 1t does
so. and in practice it has worked thai
way until recent years. In the past
the advantage has ranged, IN the
| Judgment of bond brokers, from one
half of l per cent. up to / IL PEI
cent.
What Professor Seligman contends
however. and what he asserts he has
the figures to prove, is that the new
| flood of State and municipal bonds
has come in such volume as to SWEEP
away almost all of this supposed
benefit. He cites one striking fact
when he says that eff we compare the
premiums on the State and local
bonds in the United States with pre-
miums on the similar class of bonds
in Canada, we find the range about
the same, despite the fact that the
Canadian bonds enjoy no privilege
of tax exemption" 1t is obvious that
two items enter into the price of such
bonds. One is their exemption from
taxes. The other is their restricted
issue. But the latter element the
State and cities have been rapidly
destroying with their great increase
of new issues. N. Y. Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the Alexandria National
Bank, Alex, Va, will be held at
the Banking House o. said bank on
Tuesday, January 9th, 1923, between
the hours of twelve noon and one p.
M, for the election Of directors for
the. ensuing year and for the trans
action of any other business that
might properly come before the
292-25c. L. H. Dudley, Cashier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02

of the ideas which they may seek to
express and support" No wonder his
former Isolation" associates and
supporters are now shocked to find
him turned expansionist." Senator
Borah gets his fun out of it of course.
His are the talents of opposition to
be "agin the government" and all
propositions except his own, with ali
the sound and fury he can employ,
seems to be the breath Of his life. But
what good can it lead to-except the
keeping of Borah in the limelight?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02
GOVERNMENT IN BUSI-
NESS

SOCldllStS VINO cream OIL an eco
nomic millennium when the couu-
try'S industries are put into the
governments hands can find lit
tie to support their proposition i'll
the governments management OF
the mail carrying business. The
PoStofiice Department is and has
been sufficiently efficient to iuSti-
fy the system, but all or nearly
all efforts to make it pay expenses
have failed. NJ one time. after
the zone system was introduced III
the earlier part of the Wilson re-
girne, we heard that the Postof-
flee was paying expenses, but the
reform mentioned was bitterly
and persistently attacked by big
q magazine publications that wanted
tons of their output hauled to Cal
ifornia at the same rate charged
for hauling to points within their
own States i'll the good old way,
Now we have PostmaSter-General
Works first annual report show
ing a deficit for the first fiscal
year Of S60,Sl5, 400, without Sug-
geStion as to how TO reduce costs
and bring about the needed i'll
creased revenue, though in re-
gard to the railway mail service
he reports more efficient alloca-
ton of the work and the elimi-
nation OF transportation service
which was unnecessary.
1t is interesting to recall that
it was for this very elimination"
that former Postmaster General
Burleson was so severely criticiz-
ed. In regard to DR.. Work ; poll
cy in the matter OF personnel an
editorial in the November num-
Der of the paper published by the
Railway Mail Clerks Association
showing dissatisfaction in i
branch OF the service the morale
of which was popularity supposed
to have beeu DESTROYED by Burle
son and restored by viii Hays,
reads in part as follows;
Without cXaggeration ii may
be said that present service and
working conditions in the rail
WAY mail service are worse than
they were during the Burleson adj
miniStration. While it is true that
a certain amount of this is due t.
economic pressure. yet there arc
many things that could be reliev-
ed by administrative action.
The service and working con-
ditions" under Work may or may
not be worse thlu Under Burle
son, but we may res. assured that
under anybody or any party they
would be the subject Of criticism.
In conducting any business the
Government is inevitably more
Handicapped in various ways than
IS a private concern. Power
interests commanding both N
flusnce and votes insist on favor
ing consideration. Inevitably the
governments handling OF the
business is attacked by partiSanS
for party gain, Inevitably the
.,.11o,-oe.- ora +on
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02
CONSISTENT INCONSISTENCY
The Philadelphia Evening Ledger

The Philadelphia Evening Ledger
finds that Senator Borah is nothing
if not recalcitrant" and thinks that
to cite "a parallel for undaunted con-
sistencv of this kind" one must re-
vert to John Randolph. of Roanoke
Undoubtedly it is true that as lone, as
there was vitality in the Wilson plan
If international cooperation Borah
wac AGAINST it tooth and nail. and no
doubt he aided powerfully in caus-
ing the present administration TO
adopt and maintain a policy OF $50
Iation. But no sooner had tins work
been accomplished to his satisfaction
than he took up the League OF Ma
tion's disarmament conference, Ihen'
the naval limitation treaties having
been signed, he right about faced and
demanded their rejection. More IN,
consistent still was his recent demand
that an administration, which ne haa
helped TO keen out of European al
fairs, should now turn round, mix IN
and help pull Europe out of its slough
of despond. r.. oou
The Idaho Senator is, IN fact con-
s;stent only when he is inconsistent
He is as the editor quoted above
pointedly observes. ''the energetic Toe
Of all administrations in power. re-
Sardless of their party complexion or
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02

Bill May says that he tried DR..
Coue's auto suggestion Every
day in every way I'm getting bet
ter and better but he must have
made a slight mistake and said
bigger and bigger"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02
NOTICE

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the German .Co-Operatlve
Building Association No. 5, all series
viii be held Thursday, January 18th:
at 7:30 p. M, at their Office, go
King street.
3O8-i2c Justus Schneider, Secty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02

which we never should have sought
TO withdraw. Therein all who aspire
for settled world-order can be re-
joice-N. Y. Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02

The difference between an
archeologist and and ordinary
grave robber is that the former
wears spectacles. is very learned,
and confines his attention to
graves in the neighborhood of
5000 years old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02

Augustus Thomas, the dra-
matist, takes his place in the
ranks OF many similar martyrs
with the announcement that he
has drunk more liquor in the last
three years than in his whole lite
before trying to maintain his
RIGHTS as an Individual
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02

In picturing future lie Of
idleness Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
tends to take from it what must
be its greatest satisfaction
achieving perfection i'll the work
one loves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02
EDITORIAL BRIEF
COMMENT

Ii Germany spent less money
in the effort to evade its debt it
might go far toward paying
them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02

The tragic collapse OF Wallace
Reid, the good-looking matinee
idol OF the movies, once more
draws attention to the pace that
kills in the high life OF Holly
wood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02

One experience in a Bolshevlk
Jail seems to have not been enough
for Mrs. Margaret Harrison, Bal
tinore newspaper woman, for she
ventured to go back to Russia and
she has been arrested again.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02

eatsrea OFT e,- 2 ,stofice al AicsunlssE'sf.
Virgini: vs. seoorsd class nutter
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02
PARKER R. ANDERSON. Manager.

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::5 Fifth Avenue, New York,
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Delivered by Carrier I'm Alexandria md
Vicinity
The Washington times., 1923-03-22
RADIO RAGTIME1
rr ELLo. HELLO. HELLo!1
TELEPHONKVILLB! .-
Hey Ashes! :

LII Hey Ashes! i - :.
Hello, 'Cinders! - ~ -.
got some babies today, DeT
lieVe you me.
Attabov, christen 'eEn' quick
cause I'm a busy baby myself! :
An right, here goes!
why do flappers flock to the
seashore in the sumfner? $500
"To get Q permanent wave
ATS right. Try this oAss ~
.swhat in the difference be-
tween q stable door and q book
agent?' t5a&s. f.E =
.Ha, ha, that's easy. ons r. n
barn door. the other . Darn
bore"
Rirhto boy. righto. Grab atlsis;
"why is young lady IKE q
violin?" 90
Gets all strung up when her
beau comes" f'.' 3
GUESSED them all. Stupid. didn't
vou4 st* 's+ efS
sure did. senseless. they 'arst
easy. |-eH
Wen, tn bring some harder
ones next time. @r :
Do. s3sis.N
An right: sl;;''': .
The Washington times., 1923-03-22
Remember
the Time
BY Jack Casey.


- AMBs - IzEFsryM was spIa4in
Ia "shore Acres'' an yer 1la
@ an Pa says Ii was 3. lnvely
play. If yer didnst FEEL wen An
didn't know what was the matter
with yerself yer Ia eays ysr was
d .scrnes patch. as;
EYER liked TO 90 10 vtslk zee
gran'mais IN the country 81 the
sumnaer vacation cause she ltnpt
hens ana had . COW sndpan Old
horse named BllIy and Q de-
named Rover who was bind afy
wasn't no fun nohow cause ~
ne aid,alI day long Wa nv u the
sun an when the sum moved he
rot Iap an moved too.
Yer liked the village yer CrAff
ma drove 20 whe1f the horse
needed snosinp or she needed
groceries an the blacksnatth's
name vas Mr.. Henry an right
outside his shop was the VILLAGE
IRE alarm an YOU thoushtsi It Mss
the 4userest lire alErm ever YOU
saw because it Wds n6khih' but
an iron hoop with . piece out %
it yet hansin' by itS side Wa IN
iron tohgue to WsIlopl u with g
there Wis ever . flfe. 81 80
An. ysf burnin ambition wlSs
to WalIop that hoop but yer never
did or was there ever = tire ~.
fore yer Gfan'nia pasSed 4s<Z.
an the farm was sold to her old
hired man, But yer ECt {, thrill
thrown stones ct e slyly m ~
casionaIly one struck tan The
sound was - music. - 80.
Yer saw her first old QaIken
Bucket near yer gran ina 9 place
an she hummed the tune IN told
yer how the BIG long pole vas used
to haul up water an yer eecFetly
wished she had one On her placs
Instead q the Iron bucket on :
chain. - -
first time an how yer wished ne
only haA wings instead ot bis SISW,
plod6in' eait. ne wouldn't even
. get mAd when yer clncked Insult
ingiy ana persistentIy an spanked
his broad TANKS by slappins the
reEns. An when yer wanted him
to run the midst he s1waays zen into
q walk an Whislked his tail ct the
flies. An yer Gran'Ina Wouldn't
let yer use the whip. but the hired
man did. an. it Masl 90 1&cag on
Biny's hide as, the kiss OF . but.
terfly. 8 - !.
Cigar stores always hGds ssoodgk
Indians In front OF 'efn. an &c
night yer moyea one. to in 4rOfit %
s.barber shop an thought yerwas
thoroughly. devilish. Ear StDrss
had bears In ffonG Of sems standiz1
on their hind legs with, theirsfr6
| paEs grasptn' a.stick. Ter came %
New York for the FIRST time on .
J boat from New England an. when
/ yer saw West street ny the river
i front you was astonished to psr,
eeive boss cars an yer said 10 yer
Ma Gosh, this towns away be
hind the time. Look at the hoss
cars. viii yer2" Is
Yer got of the boat an was
crossin' the street when . truck
broke down on the car tracks an
along came q car an yer chuckled
to yerself an said: Gosh. there,l
be some excitement now. an maybe
IN learn how they cuss ii New
York" But yer almost fen over
when the car driver Jumped out,
threw q small iron before the front
wheels. said "Giddap" to His horses
an guided 'em with the car righ.
around the breakdown. back onIt6
the tracks an the car went on just
as IL there hadn't been break
down at all.
REMEMBER? -.
| I'LLtsAY YER DO. So ~
The Washington times., 1923-03-22

During 1922 life insurance COM
panies collected $4,000, oOO, 900, but
paid back most Of it to women
who shot their husbands to collect
on the policies.
The Washington times., 1923-03-22

Freud--Does your wife ever adj
NIT when she's in the wrong?
Well, she does say that
che might have been ,psychopathi-
cally incorrect. Malteaser.
The Washington times., 1923-03-22

Produce quotations indicate that
molasses is sticking at the same
level. Rice is slightly puffed up.
The Washington times., 1923-03-22

A Michigan doctor has straight
ened out thirty-six cross-eyes, but
has been unable as yet to straighten
out any cross tempers.
The Washington times., 1923-03-22
ISN'T That . BIZ Strong?

Noted scientist Gays that tne
secret Of health 30 TO eat Eawrone
ions-but how can that be- kspe %
secret?-'Ee'Aws " 'si'E ~ }
The Washington times., 1923-03-22
What's the Answer?.

First Traveler-Close that win
dow-it's cold outside. Second
Traveler-Do you think it will be
warmer outside If close it?
The Washington times., 1923-03-22
BEGINNING Early.

You look detected" Yes.
Married life gets on my nerves"
"Been married long?" mo. The
wedding takes place tomorrow"
The Washington times., 1923-03-22
Medbury
Says:

- REACH OF promise suits are
getting so common ana
profitable that a lot OF
women have quit taking business
courses and are doing their study
Ing in matrimonial agencies.
The average woman can learn
more about money during one
damage suit than she could II she
spent four years IN college.
some danes are so thrifty
they'll let guy promise them
anything as long as they cant
keep it.
II a man breaks his word,
they're hart; If he doesn't, they're
disappointed.
It's getting so that . fellow
can't change his mind without
first consulting his lawyer.
B.
enc danes heart was aching
m badly that she said it'd take q
hundred thousand dOliaxN 70 stop
the pain.
But the jury awarded her fifty
thousand and Aow she's only suf-
Nartne, half az Tnlich
One guy told his sweetheart
that he was going 30 kiln himself,
and when he Didn't do It she
sued him for five hundred thou
sand dollars for not keeping his
word.
She told the court that her f.
ance's death was the one thing
In life she lived for.
All q dame has to do b to go
into court and fiji her eyes with
tears and the jury wipes them
away with your banlkboOk.
Crying gets them anything. II
. girl is only suing, for twenty
five thousand dollars, all she
needs is q little shower, but il
she's asking for q million she has
TO have q clondburst.
One dame was so cold toward
her fiance that her tears turned
{ into snow.
Her sweetheart promised her
the New York Central Railroad
and was trying to back out Of It
BY only giving her the STANDARD
On Company.
She had asked him for forty
eight pbstoffices, but he told her
he'd have to let her know.
She claimed that she was brood.
ing terribly over his indifference
and would need = million dollars
70 take her mind off It.
But the jury was with the man
in this case and only gave her
half Of what she asked for.
The guy told his lawyer after
ward that he was glad the twelve
men were ON his side.
1t's the woman who pays, but
you can't tell this to any man
who has lost breach Of promise
suit.
EDUCATIONAL
The Washington times., 1923-03-22

The economist who says that a
man can be fed on $3.50 a week
must have married a landlady.
The Washington times., 1923-03-22

The statistician who estimated
q married mans overhead expense
ct $50 a week couldn't have been
Including the wife's millinery bills.
The Washington times., 1923-03-22
Willing to Walk.

..would you like to try our me-
valid port3e Inquired the Wins
merchant. sT think. !" saids tbs
customer. '.I win wait tn y =
convalescent."
The Washington times., 1923-03-22

The reasons why the hairs on
an old mans head are numbered
10 because they're like football
players-eleven on each side.
The Washington times., 1923-03-22

She-"What horse did you bot
en?"
He-"Bootlegger."
She-Was he fast?"
He-''No. he was a rum runner"
Royal Gaboon.
The Washington times., 1923-03-22

It's the woman who pays, but
you can't tell this to any man
who has lost a breach Of promise
suit.
The Washington times., 1923-03-22
EDUCATIONAL
By Les ConkIin.

(" HERE are seventeen vertc.
brae in the spinal column.
When a woman wears one
OF the new evening gowns all but
three Of them are visible.
The Washington times., 1923-03-22

: But the jury was with the man
in this case and only gave her
half OF what she asked for.
The Washington times., 1923-03-22

She claimed that she was brood.
ing terribly over his indifference
and would need = million dollars
70 take her mind off It.
The Washington times., 1923-03-22

All . dame has to do b to go
Into court and FIJI her eyes with
tears and the jury wipes them
away with your handbook.
The Washington times., 1923-03-22

She had asked him for forty
eight postoffices, but he told her
he'd have to let her know.