Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-11

the cters in Uuion Square March 70
by Captain Schmittberger and the New
YORK police. Il says in parl; In
taking your oath of Office you have sworn
to uphold the consultation, and "n r,
as law.sbidiDg citizens, knowing aud
respecting the lsw feel that you allow
some to do what others msy not, ara
being at the head of our government
aud a model for all citizens to fol low,
believe that you would be presenting q
bad example and possibly encourage
citizsns to cultivate contempt for that
constitution which our iorefathers fought
and died to obtain. Therefore, we
petition you to exercise some action Ia
bringing the constitiOn violstor to sc-
count and deal with him as BELTS his
his contempt for the fSdertl laws"
The conference of governors called
to meet at the White House on May IL,
for the consideration of the question OF
conserving the country's natural re-
sources, promises to bring to Washing
ton the most notable assemblage OF
public men in decade. Not only will
the governor Of every State and Terri
tory meet with the president, bot such
men as Grover Cleveland, William
Jennings Bryan, Andrew Carnegie and
Others. Every "favOrite son" snd every
'spogsibility" will be present-BfysD,
Knox, LaFoIlette, Fairbanks, Cannon,
Hughes, johnson, Gray, Taft, Cortel-
you, Folk, and the president himself.
James ]. Hill, President of the Great
Northern Railroad, will make one
OF the leading addresses, choosing as
his subj ,ct, "The relation between
rail and water transportation" Pres.
ident Roosevelt will make the open
ing address, and is expected to preside
throughout the sessions, which will bt
held In the East Room. Each governor
will be accompanied by three delegates
forty or more national organizations will
be represented; every cabinet member,
all the justices Of the Supreme court,
members OF the Inland Waterways Com.
mission and many other public men will
be present. The gathering is primarily
for the purpose OF securing cooperation
| in the work of conserving natural re-
sources-the forests and the waterways
1t will undoubtedly prove one OF thu
most historic meetings ever held II
Washington.
Orders we're Issued at the Navy De
psrtment today for the dispatch OF 7Ol
enlisted men from New York to the
Asistic station fer the purpose OF hilioe
up the complement Of the ships there tt
the full quota. About 800 of them will
take the places of other men whose
terms of enlistment have expired, thus
the total number of men on the different
ships will be increased by 400. 1t ia
stated at the Navy Department that there
is no political significance attached Il
| this move, it merely Icing the policy
| of the department to keep the full com
plement of men on all ships, If possible.
Nearly every ship on the Atlantic coss
yss robbed of sailors TO FL up the 1t
be- tIeships of the Atlantic feet before
stating gu their Journey last December
Joseph Bowie, from Glymont, is al
the Emergency Hospital. He claims be
accidentally shot himself. The wound
is believed to be serious.
Judge Kimball will pass on the
10 Jtion for new trial 10 the Harper
case today. 1.-THE motion is denied he
Will sentence Hsrrer. He was convict
ell of violating the pure food law. The
president has insisted that Harper should
be given one year In oil.
Senator Elkins Today denounced as ar
unmi igsted fslsehOod The story that h'
had leased villa in Rome ard that h'
and his daughter, Miss Kathe. ] re,
would sail next Monday for Italy.
Judge Kimbsll, in tn q. S. branch OF the
police court, today refused to grant new
trial for Robert N. Hsrper, formerly presi
dent of the American National Bank, anC
| the first man TO be convicted for violation
of the pure food law. Sentence, which wal
deferred today, will be pronounced by Judge
/ Kimball next week. District Attorney
| Baker will urge that a Jail sentence be i'm
posed on Mr.. Harper. this suggestion having
been made to him by President Roosevelt
Mr.. Harper stands in imminent danger OF q
al sentence.
The condition of Thomas McCreary, who
was accidentally shot by Representative
Helm two weeks ago, is considerably i'm
proved today.