Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-14

the District to the site. At l2:3O Grand
Master Brown sscended the platform and
announced the purpose for which the as
semblage had gathered Grand Chap
lain, D. w. Skellanger, invoked The
Divine blessing, and then Elliott Woods,
SUPERINTENDENT of the capitol building
and grounds, and under whose super
vision the present structure is being
erected. made briefaddress. Following
q selection by the Marine Band, which
PLAYED at intervals throughout the cere-
mony, President Roosevelt stepped to
the platform and delivered the address
of the day.
Among other things the President
said
Over century ago Washington laid the
corner stone of the Capitol in what was then
little more than tract Of wooded wilderness
here beside the Potomac. We now hnd II
necessary to build great additional build
Ines for the business Of the government, which
is bat proof and example OF the way III
which the nation has grown"
Mr.. Roosevelt excorated the spirit OF the
age which causes many in their greed for
gain TO act the part of the man with the muck
rate in Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress who re-
fused 10 look at the angel who stood over him
rendering a crown of life. He also portrayed
a large class who are ever invelghlng against
this and that features Of political economy
without ever making practical suggestion
to bring about better order OF things.
"Tbere u.s." the speaker said, ANY amount
of good in the world, and there never was
time when loftier and more disinierested WORK
for the betterment humankind was being done
than now. The forces that tend to eyii are
gr. at and terrible, but the forces OF truth ana
love and courage and honesty ana generosity
and sympathy are also stronger than ever
before" The President then referred TO the
efforts now Icing made by Congress to bring
about more satisfactory commercial condi-
tons in the country, in which he urged that
CORPORATIONS as we'll as individuals had rights
which should be respected. In closing the
sneaker said: "Virtually and eihically we
must strive 10 bring about Gle N living and
right thinking. We appreciate that the
things of the body are important; but we
appreciate also that the things of the SOU are
immeasurably more important. Inc iouh-
dation stone Of national life IL, and ever must
he the high individual character Of the aver
age citizen"
Brief addresses by Speaker Cannon,
Representative Hepburn, of Iowa, and
Representative Richardson, of Tenn,
the building commission of the House,
completed the exercises of the day.
This is the last day of the Spring
nesting of the Washington Jockey Club
and may be the last day for evermore
at Benning If the bill now before the
Commissioners which is aimed to stop
racing in the District, becomes a law.
The card presented today is unusually
attractive and large crowd was present.
officials at the Department of Com
merce and Labor, including Commits
sioner- General Sargent of the bureau OF
immigration, are much interested in the
announcement at Geneva that's Congress
Of anarchists will be held in America
during June. The congregation of the
anarchists 10 the vicinity Of Baltimore
has created much alarm, but so far as
noticed those under suspicion have been,
in the most part, Italians. No gather
ing of nationslities has come to the al
tention of the officials. "rhey have not
invited me-" said CommissiOner-GeneraI
s ,rgent, who has been quite active III
attempting to locate the anarchists that
have been reported in this country,
when ne first heard about the conference.
The Department. of Commerce and Labor
will exercise every precau'ion to pre-
vert the holding of a congress and should
il be su cessful in finding such assembly
the foreigners will be arrested and de-
orted at once.
Monday will be suspension day under
the rules of the House. The next APP
priaiion bill TO be considered in the
House will be the agriculture bill. The
pure food bill, the free alcohol bill and
the bill authorizing national banks to
loan ten per cent. of their surplus as we'll
as their capital stock are among the
measures which may come up for con-
sideraliOn in the course of the week.
A dispatch from Texas stating that
President Roosevelt had written Cecil
Lyon, chairman of State republican COM
millee, to the effect that he had decided
to abandon hunting until the close of bis
term of Office on account of the unpless
ant criticism it has brought him, was
the subject of considerable comment at
the White House today, when the fact
became known that, the President had
not made any such assertion rs was con-
tanned 10 the story from Texas. II at
any time in the future the President has
an opportunity tor some good hunting
and can spare the time, he will un
doubleday take advantage of the occasion.
The cases of George A. PettibOne,
Charles II. Mayer and William ID. Hay
wood, of the western Federation Of
Miners charged with the murder OF ex-
Governor Frank Steunenbnrg, of Idaho,
was docketed in the Suprrme Court of
the United States, today. The men
were arrested 10 Colorado and taken to
Idaho. They say that this was the re-
suit of a conspiracy between the govern
Ors of the two States, aud that they
werO kidnapped. The Circuit Court of
the District of Idaho denied them
writ of habeas corpus. The case docket
ed in the Supreme Court of the United
States today is an appeal from the order
of denial. Edmund F. Richardson,
their attorney. who is law partner of
Senator Patterson, of Colorado, will
move on Monday that The case be adj
vanced in the Supreme Court.
The congress of the Daug hters of the
American Revolution will open here