Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-28

on the farm, raising the same crops
their forefathers raised. The result has
been impovsrshing of the soil and many
families have become poorer and poorer
each successive generation. Education
is all that eau better such condition as
this"
When the sesimogrsph record of the
Weather Bureau was examined today,
it showed that an earthquake occurred
last night at I1:31:93. 1he disturbance
listed for more than an hour. Chief
Moore says that the origin Of the quake
APPEARS to have been shout 1890 miles
distant from Washington, corresponding
to the distance of Italy, from which
cable reports we're received this morning.
Mrs. Eleanor Relyes, q 81, 900 clerk
10 the signal Office of the War Depart
ment, will be the next social secretary
of the White Bcrss, AID Miss Isabelle
Hagnsr. who Y diCtIIe the social
lis of the presid snt's vile, will be given
a position in the surgeon-gepersPs ot1ce.
Ambassador Lloyd G. Griscom, st
Rome, has rendered his resignation to
take effect March 4!h next when ne will
retire to private life.
That DIR. Harvey w. Wiley, chief OF
the bureau of chemistry, will lose his
position within the next few months
was confirmed by high official In the
Department of Agriculture today. cdr.
Wiley bias defed the president Of the
United Statss," taid this Official, "the
rest of us are obeying the president.
The president has ordered that the pure
food regulations regarding the use OF
bsnzoste of soda be suspended until the
referee board has rendered it's decision
and we have suspended the regulations
according to instructions. Bat DR..
Wiley has come and denounced the use
Of beDzoate of soda and created the i'm
preston that its use is prohibited BY the
department"
President Rooseveltis not at all alarm
ed over the gloomy horoscope cast for
him by AstroloRer Meyers, of HobOkep,
and has decided to 90 on with his prep
arations for the African hunt, although,
in doing so, he will fly In the face Of all
the planets. Professor Meyers's look into
the future, dismal as it was, was not q
circums ance TO some of the horrifying
hiugs that other prophets have seen for
him, and which, it must be said, did not
come to pass. Meyers saw only probable
insanity, danger from big beasts and
bullets, and other dangers of the jungle,
if he persisted in making the journey.
Other future-gazers have predicted his
death by knives in the hands of assas-
sins, poisoned by fendish servants,
wrecked on railroad trains and sunk in
ships. The Hoboken seer is, therefore,
considered a very mild hammered anna
teur at the star gazing business. eff he
cannot promise the president anything
worse than that horoscope" said an Of
fetal at the Whits House, eve will re-
fuse to pay any attention to him what.
ever"
Back from their homes, the republican
members of the House, ways and means
committee, resumed today the task OF
building q new tariff bill. They met 10
executive session this morning, with the
prospect Of being at work all dsy. A
clannish feeling among congressman
representing districts that have been
grestly benefited by protection, indi-
Gates where those who would revise the
tariff down, are going to meet the hesv'
lest opposition. The manufacturers aud
workingmen interested in protected
INDUSTRY look to their congressman to
have that particular tariff upheld.
They leave him free, of course, to follow
any patriotic convictiOn he may have to
vote for lower duties on other lines. As
The first duty of 4 congressman is to "get
thugs" for bis district, failure 10 an
efforts to keep up the tariff that applies
particularly to his own district, will
probably relegate many statesman 10
private life. The result is that while
congressman generally are waiting for
tidiDgs from the ways and means COM
mittee, they are quietly comparing their
interest in the tariff question. A line
of protectiOnists ia the House would in
clude both republican and democrats. A
number of southern districts are 30
greatly interested in protected industries
that representatives will vote for the
tariff, however, much they may be &C.
cused of bscksliding on party platforms
and history. This is particularly true Of
Florida, two of the congressman from
that state having informed the ways and
means committee, that in advocating
protection for products in which their
constituents are interested they had the
most cordial support of their people.
The spirit OF cooperation among the
congressman held responsible for "home
protection" will bring tangible results
when the action Of the ways and means
committee on the big schedules becomes
known.
Although Francis ]. Heney, the noted
graft hunter, still declares that he has
no intention of figuring in tho Pittsburg
graft cases, he does not conceal the
great Interest he feels in developments IS
they unfold in the Smoky City. He has
repeatedly discussed the case with Pres
ident Roosevelt within the past few days.
This may partially account for the i'm
preston that Heney may take hand 10
the investigation before be returns to the
Pacific slope. Heney says be ''hss big
ger fish to fry" in pressing the bribery
indictment against Patrick Calhoun, the
president of the United Railways at San
Francisco. This case has been set for
trial about January Is, and it was for
the purpose OF recupelaliDg from the in
iuries received from bis would-he assassin
that he came east. The fact that Cal
bOun is financially interested In a Pitts
hurg Traction OOmpany Is taken by