Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-06

Jsckson democrat, leaders 10 their re-
spective parties on the Eastern ohore,
will figure prominently IN Maryland
politics for two years more, the former as
a candidate for Congress and the lsller
as a candidate for Governor. William
n. Jackson has already served three
terms in the House of Representatives.
while Elihu E. Jackson was Governor
from 1888 TO 1892. The former VIII
have hard fight against Representative
Thomas A. Smith, again the democratic
nominee. II is expected that the con-
test will be the hottest the ashore, has
ever seen.
Instructions have been sent out by the
Department of Justice to district altor-
news in Kentucky, Tennessee and Ala
bama, to bring additional suits in each
of those States against the l.. q n. II.
r for alleged violations Of the so-cailed
arbitration act of 1898 concerning car
riers engaged in interstate commerce and
their employees. These instructions are
based upon additional evidence submit
ted by Fl. B. Perham, President of the
Order of Railway TelegraPhers, specify,
inc cases where the L. & n. has violsted
the law which prohibits an employer
from requiring an employee to enter in-
to an agreement not to become a mem
Der of a labor organization, or from
threatening an employee with loss OF his
lob, or from discrimination against such
employee, because of his membership In
labor organization.
Justice Brewer, of the United States
Supreme Court, in an address yesterday,
said that Roosevelt, Bryan and Taft we're
the three purest pen IN American polis
tics. The county, he said, was safe in
the hands of any of them, and there
would be NO scandal in the White House
if either one were there.
Mr.. Hugh Moss, OF Alexandria while
aboard an outgoing train in the Pennsyl-
vsnla depot this morning, grew violently
i'll and received a severe fall He was
sent to the Emergency Hospital.
Attorney General Moody has decided
that the eight hour law does not apply to
warships being built under contract for
the navy. The question was recently re-
ferred to the Department of Justice by
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte. 10
his foralal opinion made public today,
the Attorney General calls attention to
the case of Clsrkson V. Stevens, where
in the Supreme Court held that The
title OF psval vessel under construc-
ton does not vest ia the government
until all the conditions and covenants
of the contractor have been fulfill
ed. The Attarpey General therefore holds
that the acts limiting the hours
of labor upon "public works'' OF the
United States, to "eight hours OF any
one calendar day." does not apply to
vessels under construction for the navy
by contract with builders at private
establishments. The opinion was pre-.
pared and signed by Solicitor General
HCyt. 1t has been approved by Attor-
Qey General Moody aud delivered to the
Secretary Of the Navy. A similar
opinion has just besn given the Secretary
of War to the effect that the eight hoEr
law does not apply to contractors iur-
nishing qusrtermsster' department With
supplies
A German has applied for patent on
an invention which he has perfected in
a wireless telegraphic apparatus which
acts over a short circuit As soon as
vessel enters within a certain distance OF
another vessel, this Geographic appara-
tus acts automatically in such a manner
as to close the sleam tube to the screw
on each vessel. The machinery is thus
instantly checked, and the steamers maze
time to reverse the engines or deduce
speed and thus avert collision. The
apparatus is for use in fogs and other
heavy weather
The Secretary of the Navy has order
ed the court martial at Mare leland OF
Lieut.. Edward II. Dunn, q. S. n.
Dunn is charged with scsndalous con-
duct.
The court martial board appointed on
Friday last by Secretary of the Navy
Bonapsrte to investigate the alleged
charges of "cribbing," which dsvs been
lodged against Assistant Surgeons
Pease and Brown, met this morn
Jog, but adjourned until tomorrow.
1t is understood that the stories which
have been in circulation about the Of
fetal charge probably being that of
"cribbing" is absolutely wrong.