Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-17
From Washington.
TCorrespondende Of the Alexandria Gaz


for nearly three days, appealed to the
police early today to find him. SO much
did they dread publicity that they abso-
lutely refused to give even the police his
name. They did furnish minute de-
sciption of the man, however, and this
was sent out to all precinct stations.
The missing one is a member OF the
Cosmos Club, q local organization OF
scientific and literary lights.
Take it from me there's something
wrong with the present breed of human
kings. Why did Root have to go up to
Muldoon? The Secretary of State IL
doped as wonder with the think tank,
but he's off, when it comes 10 muscle
and Drawn. What the parents Of this
big country of ours have got to do is to
get wise to President Roosevelt; inject a
little strenuousness into their Cff.pring,
and bring up children thatare not mem
tally top heavy and physically weak. "
This, and other bits of phllosopb! were
handed to a United Press representative
today by John L. Sullivan. "Devote
about q third of the time the kids put in
school, examining their heads full OF
useless knowledge, to physical exercise
and we will have race of men and
women thst thirty years from now will
be fit for any Old thing" continued the
actor and OK champion. John J.. and
Jake Kilrain are doing brotherly box
ing turn at local theatre this week.
While John l.. expounded the value OF
physical training, Jake lectured on the
evils of drink. "Booze," he declared
with much disdain-for both are on the
water wagon and John l.. proudly an
nouncss that this is his 287th week as
2 total abstsiner--'is the Glide to hell.
No matter how good you are, how bright
you are, how great your idea of your
will power, if you daily with the stuff
sou are going to slide. 'aint no ia
matte. | have drank it, have bought
it and have sold il. Me for the water
wagon. It's experience that makes
fellow wise to any game and the booza
game is buns plsything. II you get
in the game you will end up a bum"
Jake was plainly in earnest, and he
locked as fresh and healthy as as the
bare knuckle champion himself. "Bsck
to the ply steal game, john" prompt
ed Jake, aud the big fellow again cut
loo e. "Lst me tell you, / can so into
any burg and spot the brainiest five
hundred men there. / would sim
ply look for five hundred hollow
eyes, stoop-5houldered fellows, with
mucky compilations, and lop sided walk
The men of todsy's growth are top
heavy. They go in for the higher stuff.
It's a shame to bring up a promising
youngster with his head full OF has-been
ideas. Why don't they give the kids
chance? Let them have regular iu-
structois, and play ball, boz, fence, run,
Jump, lean to swim, so they may be
able to take care of themselves. What
they get packed away in their nuts amt
no good TO 'em for they have got 10 60
and God if things work out with 'em as
they did with the people in the books.
Take these military schools. They do
the trick right. The boys are getting
their muscles hardened along with the
task of putting Greek and such truck in.
to their heads. Let the public schools
take up this business, and the people Of
the country, once they see the benefits,
will keep the game going"
President Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor, today issued an
appeal TO organized labor for funds to as
sist the striking telegraphers. The ap-
peal was issued after consultation be-
tween President Gompers and President
Small, of the telegrsphers' union, and is
based on similar appeal sent out by
the latter under yesterdays date. 1t
says can honorable adjustment of the
contest can be attained, If the companies
understood that the telegraphers cannot
be starved into an unconditional surren
der. To accomplish this purpose, labor
must come to the I'm 'ncial assistance OF
the telegrapheIs. Ailunions are urgent
ly requested to at once donate and
voluntarily contribute as generously
as possible" The appeal signed by
Mr.. Small recites the demands of the
teegrsphers and charges the telegraph
companies with bad faith in their nego-
tiatiOns with the unions representatives.
1t states that over so per cent. of the
commercial telegrsphers are now on
strike, and over 80 per cent. Of those
directly employed by the two companies
aud the Associated Press. Including
Mr.. Gompers says: Feeling that we
cannot with honor to ourselves and
in justice to our fellow workers aud
those in sympathy with the trade union
movement surrender, we make this ap-
peal for financial assistance in order that
we may care for our members while the
strike Lasts. Our fight is won now, 80
far as the sticking of our men is con-
cerned, but we must have outside assis-
tsnee 10 order to win."
Tentative arrangements have been
made at the State Department for the
signing at o'clock this afternoon Of the
protocol, by the Central American rep
Iesentatives, for peace conference in
Washington early in November to settle
the questions which have given rise TO
Ear between the states during the last
year or 90, Announcement was made to
the State Department today that Senior
Gallipas, Salvadorean minister to Oosto
Rico, had been designated as the leading
delegate of that country TO the conference.
Seven of the ten Japanese seal poach-
era imprisoned at Valdez, Alaska, some
month ago, have been liberated. The
fines, ranging from $500 to 5000 have
been paid in money Just received from