Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-05

was deferred until Monday, TO which
day, the Culbeson and Clay resolutions
of yesterday, calling upon the Secretary
of the Treasury for information relating
to bond Issues aud public dePosite went
over.
A proposition to increase the pensions
of widows Of soldiers of The civil war
from IS to $12 month was advanced ia
the House today by Representative Nc
Kinlsy, Of Illinois.
An appropriation Of $50 OOO, 600 3
year for the next ten years for the i'm
provement of the waterways OF the
country was prediclei by Representative
Burton, OF Ohio, retiring chairman OF
the rivers and barbors committee OF the
House, at today's meeting of the rivers
and harbors congress. During bis speech
delegate interrupted him with the
question: "HOw large an appropriation
will meet the favor of the rivers and
hrrbors committee, Mr.. Burton p
fWell," said Burton, deliberately, 81
guess we can stand the $50, 900, 900 a
year for ten years which is part OF your
platform" This caused great applause.
The opening speech OF the morning
session, by Governor Glenn Of North
Carolina, also caused demonstration. He
pl. AIDED for unrestricted development CT
the resources of the nation, and more
waterways on which TO ship products now
iusufficiently handled by the railroads.
"That improvement OF our waterways
by the national government is an invest
ment," said Gov. Glenn. 1T is prof
liable investment, and the Treasury will
grow with internal revenue receipts If
cur prayer for $50, 600, 900 appropria-
ton yearly is granted" President w.
w. Finley, of the Southern Railwsy,
followed. Hesaid 10 part: III believe,
however, that sound economic principles
require that the government should leave
the ownership aud operation of all vehi-
cles, both on water and on land to private
enterprises, and that the construction and
operation ofralways should be left to pri-
vate enterprise, subject to such wise gov
eTnmental regulation as is necessary for
the prevention of wrong, and for insur-
ing to esch individual equality OF treat
ment on the highways of commerce.
Among other speakers at the morning
session were Lloyd Z. Chamberlain,
president Of the Massachusetts, State
Bosrd of Trade, and II. M. Beardsley,
Mayer Of Kansas City.
With the formal launching Of the
Knox boom at the Sibley banquet last
night, there are today five favvrite sons
for the republican party to draw to.
With Roosevelt in the back ground and
sill 10 be reckoned with, the G. o. 2.
may really claim halt o dozen. AS all
the other candidates are in deadly
earnest in taking the trick, he might be
called the Joker of the pack. What the
cocker" will decide to do; whether he
will stick by Taft, or throw bis strength
to q stronger candidate, if the war
minister's boom begins to waDe; or
whether lie will in the end bow to the
demand and run once more for the
presidency, are problems that are worry
ing each of the crowd Of favorite sons
more than his fear of any others candi-
dacy. The Taft boom has been strength
ened to some extent with the last forty
eight hours by the appearance on the
scene Of arthur l. Vorys, the Taft cam
paign manager. Vorys hsd long coz
" = President at the White
rday and when it was over
ased with the prospects.
that he will stay here
iseting Of the republican
ttee, and the conclusion
and Harbors Congress
Joseph Is. Keslng of Indianapolis has
opened Fairbanks headquarters at the
Raleigh; the entire Illinois congressional
delegation is shouting for Mr.. Cannon;
John Il. Malloy, of Ohio, is here
booming Foraker; the Pennsylvanians
are declaring that Knox is the coming
man; and all the anti Roosevelt congress
men and politicians east Of the Allie
ghrnies, outside of Pennsylvania as
sert that Hughes will Re the ultimate
choice of the convention. OF all the
fayOrite son booms, the Hughes affair is
the most puzzling. The msjority Of the
national committee are said to be in
favor of Kansas City for the con-
venlion. Denver will throw her weight
for Kansas City, and 30 will st. Louis.
Anything to beat Chicago, says the st.
Louisans and Denverites, and as Chicago
is not making any strenuous effort to
get the plum, Kansas City it is likely to
be. Chairman New is in favor of setting
the date in Juue as early as the 2nd. All
the fsvorite sous managers profess to be
willing to have the convention anywhere
aud at any time.
Unofficial adyices here from Toxic
say Togoro Takahira, formerly japanese
minister to the United States has been
appointed to succeed ViscOunt Aeki as
ambassador. The japanese embassy here
has heard nothing of the reported ap-
pointment of Takahira's. Up 10 p. m.
today the State Department had received
no official sdvices regarding Takahirs's
appointment.
William White, aged 30 years, who
lives at 1916 Four-snd-a-half street, shot
Annie Moore, Of 476 NJ. street, at 1915
this morning and then turned the wesp-
on on himself. Both Of the parties are
white. They we're taken to the Emer-
geucy Hospital. At 1880 The physicians
ct the hospital stated that the couple
were in q dangerous condition.
Chairman Fowler, Of the House COM
mittee on banking and currency, today
announced the following members as the
subcommittee who will draft the COM
mittee's bill for currency legislation:
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