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The Washington times., 1923-01-06

- ENTTO MUSSOLIMI % q
riddle. Short Of stature,
- quick In his movements, al
most cat-like. he ID constantly
moving. He gives the impression
Of being the busiest man in the
world. He warts action. de-
mands action. and gets it in his
own ''side-shOwy" but fails to
pep up the performances Of the
travelling circus Of the European
Prem1ers.
Contact with Mussolini leaves
one unsatisfied. It IL next to i'm
possible to catalogue this man.
II handshalxes are hereditary,
then he has inherited the strong
handshake Of his blacksmith
father. He grips your hand AZ
though It were q wise. making q
sen,i-curtsey that is neither regal
nor undignified; It IL purely
"Mussolinian."
Looking square into your face,
his great round black eyes roll
and seem to query. "Well?
In hating English you begin to
stammer.
with a wave Of the hand Mus
solini indicates that he does not
desire to. converse In English. for
his knowledge Of that language
n not as wide az he would like.
You blush and stammer some
more, and then address him in
your best high-school French
knowing no italian.
Half lollink against q table, he
seems impatient with your labor
ious questioning. then finally
anticipating your query breaks
in. His voice Is bit husky, it
il low.pitched. He speaks in
most beautiful French. There IL
a bit Of staccato in his speech.
His sentences are terse. He
answers in phrases when possible.
A sharp question finds Mus
solini with hie eyes closed in q
squint. He 6ites his lips rolls
from side 70 alda against the
The Washington times., 1923-01-06
THIS Is THE
MONTH

To bundle up.
To write 1t ''1923."
To warm the bride bits.
To make up the poultry breed
ing pens.
To separate the brood scwS and
keep them well bedded.
To try on the. skates with the
boys. Show them that dad il sim
q kid.
To remember that manure is
exactly the same as cash ana to
provide way to save It.
TO review last years most seri.
GUS mistakes and to resolve that
they win not be duplicated in
To figure up the garden seed
order. Better pay 10 cents for q
packet Of seeds than take Q
chance on homegrown ones.
To prune the grape vines. It
10 best not to neglect this. az sap
rises very early In them and late
pruning results In bleeding.
TO take special care to exercise
the stock. Even on the coolest
days the horses and cattle should
have an hour or 20 = the fresh
atr.-Earm Life.
The Washington times., 1923-01-06
GARRETT T. SERVES.

that state o9 things Il We could
Continuous inDreeding would b
no Iess fatal 70 Z language than
70 family. And good decent 81
e. valuable 81 the heredity 81
language a. iii that Or 4 man.
NOtOriously. language II but an
Imperfect medium Tor the trans
mission Of ideas. and IL ii folly
70 reject what such peoples Is
the Greeks and the Latina did to
perfect that medium. especially
when We must recognise the fact
that. while IN essential intelli-
gence they fully equaled our
selves. they were more favorabIy
circumstanced than We ii this
age 81 naaterializing science are
for the study of the art q *
preston.
No Language as expansive -
Greek has ever been developed
By man. and none as compact a. I
Latin. Together they represent
the acme Of human attainment
ii the expression Of thought
Words and Forms Added.
Modern languages have only
added words ana forms q ex
preston required By later coma.
lions. but the genius of modern
times 10 not linguistic One Ok
the strongest arguments of these
who think that william shake
speare could not have been the
author " the works that %
under his name - bAssd on the
apparent difficulty 81 reconciling
his small Latin ana less Greek
with the astonishing richness q
his writings III classic quality of
expression, pushed ct times b.
his genius to Z height above IL
source.
In these busy days ! would not
advise everybody to study Latin
and Greek. but I would advise
everybody to learn. as Dr.. Spaeth
has suggested, say 500 Latin
words, and would add as many
Greek words. An excellent book
Cor every house ID an genealogical
English dictionary.
The Washington times., 1923-01-06
10 Tons of Spuds
Buy Building

DERLIN.-The town council Of
Luneburg, being in urgent
- need Of potatoes for the
poorer population in the coming
winter. returned to the old time
honored practice of selling in kind
instead OF in money. The purchase
sum Of a building, which the
farmers association Of the district
wanted to acquire in town, was
fixed at 10000 hundredweight of
potatoes. potato, indeed, repre-
senting more stable and subafan.
tial value than the eyer-fluctuatinR
paper mark In present-day Ger
many.
The Washington times., 1923-01-06

TUBERCULOSIS
trial plants In New York City The thing will be done in
other big cities When that done there isn't any GUESSING
about the result doesn't have say that he is getting
better in every way every day he does he Is told he
DOES get better.
There many gentlemen with fancy cures. Some
treat distance Some convince that there is
really nothing the matter with YOU that your tuberculosis Is
oil imagination But what counts in this world FACT not
fancy cures or anything else except REAL science
Here figures easy to remember that ought interest
you:
In 1910 in the city Of New alone tuberculosis all
its forms killed 1904 Those figures that in that year
IN hundred Thousand inhabitants Of New York consup
ton killed 210.
Last year the population Of the city had increased by
100000 1910 The crowding Of course was much
greater Yet the deaths from tuberculosis only 1922
In other words instead Of 0 being killed by tuberculosis out
Of every one hundred thousand only 10S Of hundred
thousand were thus destroyed in greater crowded city
This means saving Of more than half REAL SCIENCE
did that
And the hope held that tuberculosis in MANY
mdeous forms may be wiped out entirely
That Is due to REAL SCIENCE, and nothing BUT real
science could have brought about don't et those re-
suits by saying twenty times IT better and You dom
get them by saying There is nothing the matter with
although needless say cheerfuness and hopefuness are
great aids to science in effecting cures
This country indebted to the various agencies that have
fought against tuberculosis taking themselves the work
that the Government ought to do, and doing it well
The Washington times., 1923-01-06

table. and finally smiles. show
ing q beautiful row Of teeth.
losses his head in laughter. and
replies in q humorously evasive
manner.
A secretary, who feels that you
are taking too much Of the great
mans. time. bustles about. He
indicates that the conversation
must end. Mon. nonv' says
Mussolini. pushing the secretary
aside. At least he has tolerance.
this italian leader Of men.
You begin to suspect that maybe
Mussolini is acting. displaying his
dramatic power. Then some earn
est statement from him com
pletely upsets this suspicion.
The Washington times., 1923-01-06
MussOlini the New Riddle.
Europe; Cannot Be Placed
in Any Catalogue
By DAVID M. CHURCH.
,,A,e q Renito Mmssolini2

o o
David Cuyc LONDON correspondent giues
0Ipses Hddm Gccomp0nving sketc
TIE article based Observntons made during Mussoifs
allied prensiers
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-10
West End P. 7. A. Has
Big Meeting Yesterday

A called meeting of the Par
ent-Teacbers Association of West
End School was held yesterday
afternoon and had one Of the
largest attendances of the win
ter.
Pupils of the Third and Fourth
grades contributed an introduc-
tory program, including a read
ing by Master Jack Howard and
vocal duet by Miss Betty Shipp
and Master Frank Purvis.
An animated business session
followed, all the members parti-
cipating in the discussion Of
topics of interest and general wei
fare of the school, which was
followed by reports Of the vari-
Gus committees.
More material for maps for
school activities in the primary
department was contributed, the
members working on the same
during the meeting.
Sandwiches, cake and tea were
served by the Social Committee.
Miss Mary Lindsey, of the School
Board. was present and reported
the action of the board rela-
tive to matters discussed at the
February meeting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-10
Realtors Elect
Officers For Year
To Award Prizes For
Essay At Trade
Exhibit

The Alexandria Realtors, fol-
lowing the monthly luncheon at
the Hotel Rammel Yesterday af-
ternoon. which was presided over
by President John G. Graham.
elected these officers to serve for
the ensuing year: Fred c. Good
now, president; Nelson 7. Snyder,
secretary; John D. Normoyle'
treasurer. The realtors decided to
offer prizes of $40 and $5 respec-
lively to the high school student
submitting the best and second
best essays on "Why You Should
Own Your Own Home These
essays should be submitted not
later than Wednesday night, as
the awards are to be made during
the progress cf the Alexandria
Trade Exhibit where the realtors
will have a booth. All high
school students are invited to en-
ter this contest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-10
G. w. U. Glee Club
Concert Here March 16

The ladies of the Second Pres
bvterian Church Of this city,
have been extremely fortunate
in securing the Glee Club of Geo
Washington University, under the
personal direction of Professor
Harry Mueller, for a concert III
the Westminster Building, Friday
evening, March 16, at s o'clock
The full membership of the club,
about twenty or twenty-four stu
dents, all with trained voices,
will be present on this occasion
The many Alexandrians who have
heard this Glee Club in Wash
ington, will not miss the oppor-
tunity to hear them again in our
home town. Tickets are on sale
now and may be secured from
anv of the ladies of the Presby
telian Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-10
Bastrop Investigation
Nearing Completion
tBy United Press.)

Bastrop, La, March l0-The
end of investigation of mob rule
in Morehouse Parish was believed
in sight today.
State officials predicted adjourn
ment Wednesday of the grand
Jury which has been probing the
reign of terror in the community
climaxed by the brutal murder
of Watt Daniel and Thomas Rich
ards.
The grand jury has disposed Of
lesser crimes charged against the
hooded band and is in the midst
of the probe of the two muir
ders, officials said.
Berry Milestone and Harold
Teegerstrom, considered the most
important witnesses summoned
before the open hearing last
month have told their stories to
the jurors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-10
Review of Achievements
During Year Of
1922
SEEK SUM OF $1,000
Salvation Army is a Ne
cessity to the Upbuild-
ing of a City it is Said
Great Service

The Salvation Army drive to
raise the sum of $500 for its
work for the coming year will
be held March 21, % and %. The
foregoing dates were fixed upon
last night at a meeting of rep
resentatives of the finance COM
mittee held in the rooms of the
chamber of commerce. A review
of the work accomplished in the
past year made each feel that the
Salvation Army is a necessity to
the upbuilding of greater Alex
andria that is anticipated by the
business men of the community.
This organization helps clean
up the dark spots, it heals the
fostering sores that if neglected
destroys the very soul of a city.
The power of figures to picture
the work of the Salvation Army
is impossible. Figures of and by
themselves are cold and dead and
meaningless, the suffering and
heartaches and want that has
been relieved is impossible to
translate INTO words.
You should know that during
the year 1922 the Salvation Army
of this city served 1862 men,
women and children with spiritual
and material comfort. 20,926
persons at outdoor meetings, r.
$40 persons at indoor meetings,
1896 persons at Sunday School,
1869 hungry with meals, 667
homeless with lodging and break
fast, 800 children with toys, fruit
and candy at Christmas, 175 Un-
der privileged children and moth
ers a days free outing, IA rag
ged and barefoOted with Gar
ments and shoes, 1876 under
nourished families with grocery
orders, 125 needy families with
Christmas Dinner baskets. 90
converts with salvation, SO strand
ed persons with transportation,
~ homes with food and fuel
during the big snow storm, 2G
unfortunat2s with medical aid, %
jobless with Employment, II de
stitute women and girls with good
homes. WILL YOU HELP Us
CARRY ON?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-10
Rum Fleet Comes
Back After Storm
IA Schooners and Two
Steamers Sighted Off
New Jersey

New York, March 10-The rum
fleet off the Jersey coast. scat
tered yesterday by storm, today
was reassembling, presumably for
its spring drive
Captain Peterson, of the steam
er Eastern Leader, arriving from
Hull, reported sighting two steam
ers and il schooners off the Am
brose Channel light.
Rum pirates made daling
raid today on the liner Orbita as
she lay off her dock.
Shortly after midnight steam
launch with II men drew along
SIDE while the crew was in the
forecastle and most of the Off
GERS ashore, and the men clam
bered aboard.
Customs seals were broken on
the bar and 90 cases Of Scotch
lowered into the launch before 4
watchman discovered the visitors.
With two comrades, he directed
revolver fire at the launch, but
the pirates escaped.
On their way to work this morn
ing Tzzy" Einstein and "Moe'
Smith. New York's best-known
prohibition enforcement agents,
stopped at a Park Row fruit
stand to buy some apples.
AS "Izzy" counted out the price
of the fruit a truckman tapped
him on the shoulder.
Say" said the truckman, care
youse de guys | was to give de
booze to?"
Sure" replied the quick-witted
Einstein, "bring it right in here" "
and he pointed to the lobby of the
Pulitzer Building.
The truckman unloaded two
cases. one of whiskey and one OF
rum. carried them into the lobby
busted his hands and smiled.
The smile wore off as he was
marched before United States
Commissioner Hitchcock and chare
ed with illegally transporting IL
quor.
"Izzy" and "Moe" ate their ap-
pies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-10
Meet Monday to Make
Plans For C. c. Meeting

Chairmen of the various COM
mittees in charge of the ar
rangements for the quarterly
meeting of the chamber of COM
merce will make their reports to
chairman f. A. Feldtkeller at a
meeting which is scheduled to
be held at 8 o'clock Monday af-
ternoon in the rooms Of the cham
Der of commerce. This meeting
was to have been held last night.
Chairman Feldtkeller reports
that he has . wonderful program
in store for the event and it is
expected that the affair will be
attended By large gathering
of members of the order and their
friends.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-10
Borah Warns Of
Party's Defeat
Says Republicans Must
Heed Call of Europe
or be Beat

New York, March 10.-William
f. Borah, United States Senator
predicted last night that the Re-
publican party would go down to
defeat in 1924, if it kept the Uni
ted States from doing its part to
restore amity among the nations
of Europe. He predicted that. if
conditions continued to grow
worse, it would end in a war as
serious as that from which none
of the. countries have yet recov-
cred.
Speaking before more than q
900 members of the Kings COun-
ty Republican Committee and
their friends in Kismet Temple,
Brooklyn. on our international re-
lationsl the Idaho Senator said:
II you 90 into the campaign of
1924 relying on patronage, on
the denunciation of our oppon-
ents, on mere expedienncy and,
if we step aside from these great
problems that are facing the
world, the returns on the Ides of
November will be more discourag
ing tc US than any before in the
history of the party"
That the audience was with
him seemed evident from the
spontaneous applause with which
this as we'll as his previous utter
ances were greeted. Indeed. they
interrupted him with cheers
when at the end he said:
az do not know whether or not
this is the sort of doctrine you
expected to hear from a Repubii-
can platform"
Starting OFT by declaring he
wanted his hearers to consider
everything he haid with the un-
derstandirg that he was Repub-
lican and not d Bolshevik, the
Senator advocated our recogni-
ton of the Mexican and the So
Wet Russian governments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-10
Churches Demand That
U. S. Round Up

Washington, March 1o.-De-
mand that the United States navy
detail destroyers to round up the
"rum fleet" reported off the port
of New York was made today by
the Board of Temperance, Prohi-
bition and Public Morals of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
THE only thing to do is to de-
tail United States destroyers to
round up these ships, bring them
into port. confiscate the ships and
their cargoes and jail every man
found on them" a statement of
the board haid.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-10
State Delegate c. H.
Smith to Address
Meeting Monday
ARLINGTON BILL UP
Passage of Bill by Legis-
lature Would Kill Fu-
ture Growth of City
NorthWard

Mayor William A. Smoot today
issued call for special meet
ing of the city couicil to be held
at 8 o'clock Monday afternoon to
consider the question of the pro-
posed incorporation of Arlington
county into Arlington city
This action was taken by the
Mayor following the announce
ment that the bill had been for
mally presented at the special
session of the state Legislature
now in session.
State Delegate Charles Henry
Smith has been invited % address
the me:irg OF council on he pur-
poses of the bill and what effect
it will have on this city.
The Mayor invites representa-
tives of the various organizations
of the city and others interested
to appear a this meeing and dis
cusS the matter if they desire.
Mayor Smoot is taking this ac
ton as a precautionary measure,
as it is pointed out that should
the bill pass t he Legislature it
would seriously retard the future
growth and development of the
city. In other words it would
mean that Alexandria would be
cut off forever from further eX-
panSion so far as acquiring any
additional territory north OF here.
1t is further pointed out that res
idents of some of the suburbs
north of here are anxious to be
annexed to this city instead OF
being Incorporated into { city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-10
,. :. =. i. :. = !. = !. !. = =
53.Year-Old
Shell Bursts

!. Paris, March 1O.-The
:. 1870 invasion of Paris claim
: ed another victim this morn
: ing in the explosion of an
: ancient German ten pound
!. shell in the coal cellar of a
/. hotel near the Place de
: POpera. For at least twenty
:. years the shell, which had
+ been equipped with a wooden
i. handle, had been used for
+ breaking coal and hammer
: ing nails, and was believed
{. thoroughly "dud." But the
!. handle broke this morning.
+ While attaching a new one
!: there was terrific explosion
!. and a hotel worker was pick
!. ed up unconscious, wounded
!. badly in the legs and face.
+ Bits of the shell pierced the
!. furnace boilers and water
: pipes.
!. ). >. =. :. ;. :. :. :. !. :. :. :.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-10
B. and p. WOmen's
Executives Here Mar. II

The state executive committee
Of the Virginia Federation of
Business and Professional Wo-
mems Clubs will meet in this city
on March Il. The business sess-
ion will be held that afternoon,
at the chamber of commerce, and
at : o'clock the local club will en-
tertain the visitors at supper.
Representatives from the civic
clubs Of the city have also been
invited to attend the supper,
Mrs. J. X. Bowman, of Rich
mond, state president, will pre-
side at the business session and
Miss Lucy NJ. Graves, local preSi-
dent will preside at the supper.
Miss Mary Stewart, who is in
charge of junior work Of the De-
uartment of Labor, will make
the principal address of the oc-
icasion. Miss Stewart is also
chairman of the legislative com
mittee of the National Federation
of Business and Professional Wo-
mems Clubs.
The Alexandria club will hold
It's regular meeting on Tuesday
/ evening, at : o'clock, but the
supper feature will be postponed
until Saturday evening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-10
France May Pay L. S.
When Germany Pays Her
nv United Press

Paris, March lO-lhe allles
suggested today that the s241,-
100000 spent by America on its
army of occupation might be re-
imbursed when Germany resumes
reparations payments.
This hint was to be transmitted
to Washington by Elliott Wads-
worth, who is representing the
U. S. in the negotiations over
payment of the army's expenses.
The French, British, Belgian
and Italian delegates joined in
making the suggestion, it was Of
ficially stated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-10
congressman Suffer
Sore Arm Epidemic
iBy United prr-s.D

On Board L. S. S. Henderson,
Off San Salvador, March 3
Omitted Press via naval radio)
An epidemic of sore arms has
broken out in the congressional
party enroute to Panama for the
fleet manouvers. Spring baseball
workouts on the deck are not the
cause.
Rc-Vaceination is necessary be-
fore any one can enter the Canal
Zone, unless person has been
vaccinated within the last year.
All Of the congressman came ur-
der the regulation, the announce
ment Of which by Capt. Near
thur Of the Henderson, came as q
complete surprise.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-10
Bank Closes After
Presidents S Death
DEPOSITS in Amount OF
So. 100000 Are Lock-
ed in Too.
ny United Press)

Chicago. March 10.-Door OF
the Logan Square Trust and
Savings Bank, with deposits OF
S2,7OO,OOO, were closed today
following the suicide of Fred W.
Popp, president of the institution
Investigators who examined
Popp's body, found in an automo-
bile on a lonely farm road dis
covered $4,000 in cancelled
checks. The checks were drawn
by Paul Popp, son of the Presi-
dent, on the Republic National
Bank of St. Louis, payable to him.
self and indorsed by him, p9)ice
said.
81 gave him that check book
before | went to California two
months ago." the san said. at
was my own personal account. |
do not wish to talk about it
further. I wish that it could be
kept out of the newspapers"
Decision to close the bank was
reached in the early hours to-
day after an all night confer
ence of directors with H. F.
Savage, chief bank examiner for
Illinois. Savage said it was deem
ed best to suspend business until
a complete eXaminatica OF the
books could be made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-10
Boys Found
Under Ice

= New London, Conn, March
= 10.-James Cade and Francis
= Batch, each aged ., were
= found upright under the ice,
:. with hands clasped in a pool
= in q quarry here today after
= a search party had spent
: three hours seeking them. 1t
:. is believed the boys had been
= exploring the neighborhood
= and had ventured out on the
:. ice holding to each other in
= comradeship. A hole in the
!. ice indicated where they had
= plunged through into six
= feet of water.
:. ;. !. :. =. :. :. :. :. :. !. :. :.