Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-21

granted to couples married Dy mag
I istrates as to those united by ministers.
He wants more stringent. divorce laws,
although it is said be has granted more
| divorces than any other man in the con-
gress. E. d. Leach, OF Moundsville,
w. Va, has stirred up the congress by
demanding the adoption of resolution
urging the education of the young IN
sexual hygiene. He says at least 80
per cent. ofdiyorces are obtained because
of improner marriages due to unnatural
marital conditions and bases this state
ment upon responses OF hundreds OF
physicians to whom he sent letters ask
ing them to give their opinion as to the
real causes of the divorces granted In
their communities. 1he differences Of
opinions of delegates to the congress as
sumed almost violent proportions during
the debate at tOday's session.
Miss Hildegarde McKenna, daughter
of Associate Justice McKenna, of the
United States Supreme Court, was mar
ried at noon today TO John Pultz, OF
New York, at the home of the brides
parents in this city. Gardner l.. Gilsey,
Of New York, was best man, while Miss
Marie McKenna, for whose marriage to
Davenport Brown on April 25, the mar
rage license has already been procured,
was her sisters only attendant. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Edward
l.. Buckley, assistant pastor of st. Mat
thew's Church, and was attended by
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, Vice
President and Mrs. Fairbanks, the mem
bers of tie Supreme Court, the Cabinet
and many friends of the family both in
and out of official life. On account Of
the wedding, the Supreme Court today
postponed its regular hour OF meeting
from noon to 2 O'clock.
Senator Gilman to-day called the at
teniion of Representative Townsend OF
Michigan to an important oversight in
connection with the adoption yesterday
by The House committee on interstate
and foreign commerce, of the substitute
for the Tillmsn resolution providing for
an investigation of railroad monoPolies
in coal and oil. 1t was inadvertently so
amended as to eliminate the provision
looking to an investigation of whether
railroads own coal mines and oil proper
ties. as well as the coal and oil which
they transport. Shortly before noon,
today. The committee corrected the mis-
take by adopting an amendment making
the purpose of the resolution Gear.
Representative Townsend's report on
the subject was approved and he sub
United it to the House today. 1t will
be printed and Representative Town
send will tomorrow endeavor to secure
consideration of the resolution 10 the
House by unanimous consent.
Mr.. Townsend's report outlines its
provisions and states that ii is recon-
mended for the reason Of charges from
what seem to be reliable sources, have
been made against various railroad COM
panies engaged il interstate commerce
10 the effect that such companies have
an interest either directly or indirectly
in coal and oil which they carry and by
various devices give preference to such
coal and oil to the disadvantage of COM
aeting owners; that they or their officers,
directly or otherwise, in coal and oil
properties served by their roads and
through the distribution of cars and the
furnishing of facilities OF transportation
and shipment discriminate against the
so-callcd Independent owners; that by
| inier-cOrpOrat ownership of the stock of
other carriers of coal and oil, together
with ownership of such stock by certain
Of the officers of said companies, control
eff such other carriers is obtained and
thus combinations in restraint of trade
and commerce are formed, which work
Injustice to the Independent shippers of
oil and coal, and great wrong to the
consumers of those products.
A large delegation of the National
German American Alliance appeared be-
fore the judiciary committee OF the House
OF Representatives today to protest against
the passage of the Hepburn-DOlliver bill
prohibiting the Introduction of liquor
into prohibition States. The delegation
also presented a memorial, written by
Mr.. p. A. Wildermuth, member of the
Philadelphia bar, arguing against the
passage of the bill from legal stand
point.
This me rning about 2:30 o'clock
burglar entered the house of DR.. Phillip
Brooks, at SlS Third street southwest.
Ii ..t al ND
two pairs of trousers and three diamond
rings. Then he entered Mrs. Brook
room, and while attempting to chlorO-
form her the doctor was awakened. In
hi, fight the burglar dropped the
trousers aud a diamond ring valued at
$500. He succeeded in getting away
with the other rings.
The trial of former State Senator
Green, of New York, for conspiracy to
delraud the government, was continued
today until Monday next, after a jury
had been secured.
Representative Clark, of Florida, in
tr0duced resolution in the House to-
day, ncitiug the charges of brutality
and Encouragement against the St
Elizabeth's Hospital for the Insane, and
providing for an investigation of the
same by a special committee of FIVE
members of the House.
Scott Bone, late managing editor of
the Post, was bidding his friends good
bye today. Mr. Bone has accepted a
position as managing editor of Hearst's
Chicago American. The talk of a
new morning paper vanishes with Mr.
Bones departure.