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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21
A "Whltewashed Report. +,

COnslsntinOple, May 2l.-Messsge;
today from the commission sent to Asls
Minor to investigate the recent massacret
there indicate clearly that not only will
the report be "whitewash" IS far a.
the Mohsmmedans are concerned, but
that it will actually place the blame fol
the killing of nearly fOrty.thOuSaud
Christians upon the Armenian popula'
ton.
The messages admit that the Christian
victims will exceed $4,000, and that en-.
tire provinces are nov facing starvation
as a result of the wautCn destruction OF
property, but they say that the existence
Of sn Armenian society has been dis
covered, the purpose Of which Was to
throw off the rule of Turkey. This
made it necessary, the dispatches say,
for the authorities and the Mohsmme.
dan population to deal with the Ar
menisns 10 the seyerest manner.
It is conceded that the Turks acted
with excessive cruelty, inasmuch SO 1t is
impossible to prove that the Armenian
society had membership of more than
sixty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21
Virginia News.

Belle Culp, the little daughter Of Mr..
Ollp, OF the Southern Railway, died
suddenly at Remington on Tuesday,
sged eighty years.
Miss Viola May Lstermsn, Of Char
lottesyille, and Mr.. Harold Hecht Levi,
of Washington, we're married yesterday
evening 10 the home OF the brides
mother, by Rabbi Stern, of Washing
ton.
Horace Holmes, colored, of White
Post, was stabbed to desth In Hsgers-
town, yesterday, and George Gross, COL
ored, Of HagerstoWn, is locked up in
Jail charged with the murder. The stab
bling followed quarrel between Holmes
and Gross.
Stockholders Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway and the Atlantic Coast
Line railway have received the infor-
nation from New York that the direo
tors in session there have declared in
creased dividends in each road. The
Chesapeake and Ohio increased the DE-
videDds from to per cent. a year.
The Coast Line declared an Increase
from q to per cent. on the seminar
nual dividend, making an increase of l
per cent. ia this stock. This increase
puts the Coast Line stock on 6 per
cent. basis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21
Sixty-first Congress.
Washington, May 81.
SENATE.

In the Senate today magnesite and
chrome brick were inserted In paragraph
50 with a tariff of rs per cent I'D vs.
loren. Mr.. Penrose, from Pennsylvania;
presented the amendment. The para
graph IS, placing duty Of cents per
hundred pound on lime, was approved
conditionaliy.
Mr.. Aldrict desired to have the para.
graph on pumice stone approved with
the statement that the committee might
bring 10 an amendment later but Mr.
Brown declined to agree TO that arrange
mept.
An address on the basic principles Of
the great parties and their relations to
the government was delivered by Sen.
ator Oulbersou. BE said the democratic
party was the party OF the constitution
and believed the states should be pro-
tected In all their rights. 1t is believed
In the dispersion, not the concentration Of
power and had an abiding faith 10 the
Efficacy OF popular sovereignty. BE chsrg-
ed the republicans with bringing about
the Capitalization of power 10 Washing
ton, encroachments on the rights of the
states and imposition OF taxation, not for
public but for private purposes. The
pending bill, he said, vas primarily to pro-
tect manufacturers from foreign COMPETE
ton not to provide revenue for the gov.
eminent. II was lax levied to augment
private FORTUNES. Individual democrats
might favor free trade or protection but
the democratic party believed 10 revenue
tariff and was opposed TO protection on
either the flushed products or the raw
materials. Mr.. Culberson declared that
under the Dingley law the people were
required to psy tribute to tue amount
of $500, 600, 900 annually to protect
manufacturer, mostly to the trusts. he
said that OF this amount the sugar and
oil trusts received $40, 900, 600 each and
the steel trust $50, 000,0 year.
Ia conclusion, Senator Onlberson de-
nounced the policy OF protection, saying
that 1t had increased the cost of living
out of all proportion to the increase in
wages. 1t had enabled the American
protected manufacturer to sell chtaper
to the foreigner than to the home con-
sumner, the steel corporation alone having
last year exscted $3.50, 900, 900 more from
the American consumer than the foreign
eonAumer. 1t bad created favored and
privileged class and enabled its members
to amass great fortunes. The wealth of
it's bene6cisries, be said, rivaled the
widest dreams Of kings. he said that
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21
TOday's Telegrsphic News
Quick Trio,


New York, May 2l.-In great good
humor over the performance of his ship,
the Manretanis, Captain John Pritchard
today described the bigsieamsr's record,
breaking vogsge which ended at quar-
antine lat night. The Mauretania clip
ped thirteen minutes from her previous
record, making the trip from Daunts
Rock to the Am6Tose Channel lightship
10 four dsyq, sixteen hours and fIty-three
minutes. "We had fine rum" said
Ospisin Priicbard, with the exception
of three hours of fog on the banks
when we reduced speed for three hours
The Maurstsnia has kept up speed OF
rs knots 50 over for niue consecutive
trips. She is great vessel, and sails 30
easily that the pilots wonder at the
prompt response of the great craft on en-
tering or leaving port. | have stopped
her in her own length and swung her
completely about 10 the same distance,
in order to anchor snd no vessel can do
more. / do not believe anyone knows
the speed enc may yet develop"
The Mauretania made another record
by coming up from quarantine to her
dock, at $40 this morning, earlier than.
ever before,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21
FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 81. 1909.

THE two Virginia senators. who were
sen. to Congress by forty thousand dem
ocra.ic msjority, seem to have swallow
cd hook, line and sinker, the republican
nnrotec,ion" bait thrown to them by
Mr.. Aldrieb, sud now vote with the re-
publicans as often as they DO with the
democrats on amendments to the tariff
hill intended to lower the duties. They
now Talk protection" ss glibly as do
MANY of the "sisndpaiters" and have
apparently stepped from the democratic
platform, which they helped make, to
that of the republican party. Some DAY
they will awaken 10 the fact that they
cannot fool all the people all the time
Ia marked contrast is their position on
the iron, lumber, bark extract and other
schedules with that Of the senators from
South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi
and ether democratic senators who when
thew we're yesterday offered an amend
mspt to the tariff bill making cotton seed
oil duhable at three cents q pound so
indignantly refused the offer that Mr.
Aldrich withdrew it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21

JUSTICE has at last been done in the
mater of replacing the name of Mr.. JET
ferson Davis upon the tablet at Cabin
john bridge, near Washington, from
which It was cut early in the civil war,
When the magnificent span (at that time
The longest single arch in the world
which supports the bridge wss construct
ed Nj Davis was secretary Of wsr and
his name with that Of President Pierce
and Others wss placed upon the tablet.
He wss the sblest secretary OF war this
country has ever had and the erssure Of
his name was a small piece of business.
Time at last, however, sets all things
avpu
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21
Woodward < hOtlrDD.
Washington, d. C.
10th, 18th, F. .StS., N. w.
EuneraI of n. Il. Rogers.

New York. May 2l.-Ths fnnera
services OF the late H. Il. Rogers were
held in the Church of the Messiah this
morning. They we've conducted BY
Rev. Robert COllyer, pastor of tht
church, who delivered enlog'y, as did
also Rev. John Haynes Holmes. The
ccffin was escorted from the home to the
church oy sixteen psllb ,arers. The
pallbesrers were Mr.. Bog ers' intimate
friends and associates William Rookie
Teller, John D. ArchbOJ d, E. T. Bed.
ford, James A. Mofe tt, Samuel L..
Clemens, E. Il. Hav imam, Raymond
Du Puy Elbery, Fl. Cary, Melville K.
Stone, John d. RyWI, James NJ. Beck,
Charles A. Peabody, DR.. O. G. RIce,
George w. PerkT IS, Dol. A. g. Paine
and General Jam ss Jourdsn.
In accordance with the wish OF the
deceased the Sc vices followed the simple
rites of the Unitarian Church. The
floral offerings consisting principally Of
American beauty roses and lilies OF the
valley, were banked in exquisite pro-
fusion across the chsncel to a height Of
twenty feet.
AIMING those who attended the
funeral in body were the intimales OF
Mr.. Rogers, in the Lotos Club; the de-
psrtment heads of the general Offices of
the Standard Oil Company, snd the
tinsnciers who have been identified with
the deceased.
After the funeral, the family and
about rs friends accompanied the body
to the Grand Central station, whence
the funeral party at 10 o'clock proceeded
to the home at Fairbaveu, Mass where
the body will lie Ia state until the in-
ierment tomorrow afternoon. During
the funeral services all OF the employees
of the STANDARD Oil Company ceased
work.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21
The Cologne Cathedral In Danger.

Cologne, May 2l.-Tbe Cologne Ca
thedral, the worlds finest specimen Of
Gothic architecture, is in danger of COL
lapsing owing to the settling Of the
foundation. This is the substance OF
the report Of tho committee of experts
recently appointed to investigate the
serious cracking of the walls and subsi-
dence of the floors. The report was
made public today. The committee de-
clsres that it will take several million
dollars to repair the cathedral go as to
insure against its complete collapse.
The cathedral was begun in 1870, but
was not fully finished until 1880. Its
coat has been enormous, the exact
amount OF which, however, IL is impos-
sible to state. The cost from 1923 until
It's completion wac $4,000, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21
The Mon0oIian Free

st. Johns, n. f. May 2l.-The big
liner Mongolian has broken the ice
fields in which she has been caught for
several days, aud is now making for
the Bay of Bulls. where she will take
refuge until the ice blockade is raised.
Bay Of Balls is twenty miles south Of
this point The big vessel got out of
the ice just in time. 1t is now showing
furiOusIy ard the wind is blowing a
gale from oil shore so that the grinding
and booming of the ice fields sound like
heavy cannonading.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21
To Die in the Electric Chair.

Boston May, 2l.-Deslh in the cleo
trio chair is the fate of five Cinnamon
held here for participation in deadly
Tong war in August, 1907, in which
four of their fellows met death in B0s.
toms Chinatown. The supreme court
has denied their plea for new trial and
the district attorney is to move for sea-
tenee at once. sThe tragedy was the re-
suit of an effort to make the members OF
one society contribute financially to
another society to which the convicted
men belonged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21
The Mohonk Conference

Lake Mohonk, N. Y, May 21.-
College educators gave their views on
the pesce movement at the Lake Mo.
houk peace conference today, and col
lege professors from all over the country
were preseot. President Andrew d.
White, former president of Cornell Uni
versity, 10 the principal address out
lined the work which is being done to
spread the peace propaganda among the
students Of the various colleges. The
platform adopted urges arbitration upon
the world.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21
wheat.

Chicago, May 21.-May wheat set another
high record for the crop today in a ma, Set
characterized more by the lightness Of the
offerings than anything else. 1t opened at
l.50 l-2.
James A. Patten and his associates continued
to get rid of their long July wheat tony
That future opened half cent higher but
Parten Immediately dumped such large
quantity Of cereal oc the market that the
price broke nearly cent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21
New York Stock Market,

New York, May 2l.-The absorption Of
steel commOa made that stock the sole mar
ket leader and where advances we're made in
other issues buying wss induced 10 great
extent by the strength Of the chief industrial.
Many of the room traders who were selling
stocks yesterday were among the principal
buyers Of the general list TO-DAY.
There was little easing OIL in prices after
the first hour, led by reaction Of i've eighths
in steel common. that gave the bear eemeLt
little more confident and induced putin g
out of moderate lines of shorts in many Of the
leading railroad issues. Price changes after
mid day were narrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21

ICorret Dondence Of The AIexAndFla 0aSete' ]
Washington, May q.
President Taft returned TO Washing
ton ~ 1910 today from his trip TO
Petersburg, Va. snd Charlotte, n. O.,
Before leaving the train, the president
expressed himself as greatly pleased
With his reception in both states. The
White House automobile met the Preti'
dent at toe station and be wss immedt-
atsly taken TO the executive office where
re attended the usual cabinet meeting.
President Taft has decided to absn-
don the trip he planned to make to
Hampton Institute on sunday because
OF the condition of Mrs. Taft, @ho
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21
Snake in Package.

Georgetown, Del, May 2l.-Opsning
package thought to contain metchan-
disc was the signal for buried scamper
OF all the force 10 local Office yesteF-
day, when a large snake popped out.
One OF the girls went into Mysteries.
The snake was finally captured. No
one seems to know how the snake got
into the package.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21

the democratic party made no war on
wealth nor sought to smbitter the poor
sgsiust the rich. Ba. be desired to
shape this legislation from the prinei-
Piles Of equality and right. 1t would
not give to any man or class favors by
law which would afford them unequal
advantages in the race Of life.
The committee amendment fixing the
tariff on low.grade electric csrbOus made
from petroleum coke at S5 cents pei
hundred feet and the high-grsde csrbou'
at 65 cents per hundred feet was adopt
eG after q long debate by vote of AZ lt
SO. Eleven republicans voted sgslns
the proposed rates.
HOUSE.
The House was not in session today
having adjourned on Thursday till Mon
day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21

NOT only has the British income TAX
been increased, buc the premier has
given the nation notice that the emer-
qency which is given as the excuse for
the increase is permanent one. The
people, be explained, must be prepared
TO take the word emergency in very
broad sence IS applying rot only tc
war, but to the preparation for wei
"while It woald not be wholly an IL
legitimate expansion of the term to-
include under it pressing needs Of socisl
reform" Finance ministers, says the
PhiIadelhis Record, are always in
energies, and Mr.. Asquith evidently
looks upon the increase as permanent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21

HITHERTO skulls of prehistoric men
nave been said 10 resemble those Of great
apes, bat now comes distinguished
French anthropologist and declares that
one which has recently been discovered
ia almost an exact replica Of that Of Bis
marck. The New York Tribune asks:
Does this mean that prehistoric men had
superb cranisl development, or is 1t 8
Gallo fling at IN. lie Bismarck"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21

The bill in the Pennsylvania legisla'
tare for pensioniug old soldiers died IN
the Seoaie. The bill in the New York
legislature got through, but as hereto
fore stated Governor Hughes vetoed it,
The soldiers we're in the service of the
union, snd the nation has been extraor'
diusrily liberal il caring for them. The
roale of pensions is not illiberal. Nearly
every Congress since 1874 has raised one
rate or another Old age and disabili'
ties incurred since the war are now pen
sionable, snd the disbursements are about
$3.50, 900, 600 year. There is no suf.
fcient reason Why the ststes should also
grant pensions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21

"MAKE me attorney general" says
Senator Bailey, "snd give me ten good
assistants and l will break up every
trust in the country and send the VIC
lstors to Jail within two years" But
Mr. Bailey continues to vote with the
republicans to maiotsin the protective
sarih which is the father of trusts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21

SENATOR CUMNINs announces that
seventeen republicans will join With the
democratic to vote for the income tax bill,
Sepa'or Bailey, representing the demo-
Gratis, aud Mr. Cummius, representing the
''progresdge" republicans, have sgreed
TO ct up such a bill aud sll other
measures on this subject will be absn'
-L.-..L
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21

A NORTHERN exchange suggests thst
from 'he way il which certain southern
democratic senators interpret tariff re-
firm they appear to have adopted the
motto: Every man for himself, and
abe devil AXE toe hindmost."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21

Mr.. Hswley (rep. Ore hiss intro
duced a bill 10 the House to reimburse
his state to the extent OF 1913, 54S ex-
pended 10 squippiDg soldiers in 1851
1862 for the fight for the uniod cause.
The case has been through The court of
claims and the amount agreed upon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21

! The post ofhce at New Concord, Ohio,
near ZsneSville, was broken into esrly
today, the safe lloEn open and about
81. 800, chiefly In stamps, taken. There
is 90 clue to the ROBBERS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-21
Market.

Georgetown, D. c. May 2l.-Wheat l47-l52
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

90 Yards Beautiful Parlor Carpet....... ......slo'
l Parlor Suite Tapestry Plush Mshoganized 3O'
/ Parlor Table in Birch, Mahoganizedor Oak..... 3D.
1 Nickle Parlor Lamp 60 candle power dome shade l.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11
How American Merchants Might Get
Larger Share of Turkeys Commerce

ton charcoal and open braziers are
mainly In use. Some day advance
ments Will take place In native wants.
but no. until somebody demonstrates
the improved methods of heating anu
cooking.
Well seasoned timber in Turkey IS
almost unknown. Yet in Constatinopie
the principal material in house con
struction is wood, and owing to ex-
listing native sentiment this is ike
~ to be the case for many years TO
come. The majority of the homes are
well built, several stories in height,
and many Of them are large and
rOomy. But because of the unseasoned
condition Of the woodwork few are
painted when quilt. After year
has elapsed, when paint could be ap-
plied. the Oriental apathy and salts
faction with existing conditions make
painting seem unnecessary. Thus
the painted house or mansion is the
exception, and wide stretches of we'll
built, implanted residences continu-
ally confront the eye. Seasoned in-
terror as well as exterior woodwork,
door, frames, flooring, and other
finished parts, to say nothing of paints
and varnishes. seem to be lacking the
energetic exploiting that American
firms in these lines are wont TO in
dulge in at home on close competi-
tive basis.
Consumption of Cotton Goods.
The wearing apparel OF the natives
i of all classes is largely cotton goods.
The consumption in this respect must
DE enormous. All through Turkey and
southern Russia, as well as in the ad-
| joining countries of Bulgaria and Rou-
minia. the loose. flowing garbs pf
both sexes, on the farms and in The
cities, are such as to require quanu-
| ties of both fine and coarse or heavy
| weayes OF cotton sheeting. drills, and
ducks. American "cabOts,' repre-
sentative of these classes Of goods,
are finding sale. and so urgent has
been the demand at times that the
| terms of some American exporters
\ fOT payment three months in ad-
vance of receipt Of goods have I
seemed to lessen the requirement. 1t
| is open to question whether the more
favorable credit terms of English and
| European shippers will not soon di-
rect this trade to other channels
In Europe the population of Turkey
proper is estimated at $4,000, with
| 17,6S0.00O in Asia Minor. CONSTANT
! nople- is considered by good authori-
ties to contain at least 10000 peo-
pie. OF these, in round numbers. 200,-
900 Greeks, 10000 Germans, 1900
Austrians and French, 5000 Italians,
1900 English, and possibly 300 Amer
leans are permanent residents The
natives are of all degrees of Turk sh
and Arab origin. Many thousands OF
them are well to do or wealthy, broad
minded, and ready for the awaken
Jig TO which the nation and CoDstan-
tinople in particular are rapidly ad-
,ancing Daily Consular and Trade
Report.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

Special Agent NJ. II. Davis. while In
vestigating conditions in the i.cvant
with regard to -four and wheat. made
Inquiries into general trade ait: tur-
nished the following detrls'
For the past three years Germany
and Austria have each. through unit
ed action Of their commercial bodies,
maintained Ia Constantinorle muse
ums fer the display OF samples of va
rious articles Of manufacture, the
merits and use OF which are explain
ed by competent man in charge,
whose interest II is TO build up trade
on the lines represented. hungary
has had similar museum of con-
bined manufacturing interests for the
past eight years, by means of which
a systematic trade propagandism has
been carried en- in Constantinople and
throughout Turkey. No more effec'
tive or less expensive way could well
be devised to demonstrate to the pub
lie what Americans have to sell than
the establishment of department
store. If you will, that should carry
In stock for both exhibition and a
great supply OF all the various fab
RIGS and commodities representing OIL.
surplus products. Not only could
such a store. supported by all the or
ganized interest now or hereafter
seeking additional outlets. be made
self-supporting. but it could not fan
Of attracting universal attention that
| would greatly enhance our CONNER
cial position In the Near East.
English machinery and implements
are generally In evidence. Just now
a massive English steamer. h decks
| loaded with traction and stationary
engines and agricultural machines. is
anchored near the Constantinople
docks. The names and locations OF
F, the manufacturers are plainly marked
in so bold a manner as to advertise
to every interested merchant the point
or origin. Yet much of the raw mate
! rial composing the shipload had first
| TO be imported into England from the
United States or other source of
| natural supply.
Coal and Lumber Scarce.
Turkey has coal resources, not well
| developed. in the northern part OF
Asia Minor. The coal is .of exceed
| ingiy low grade, and it has to be
washed and screened. So prepared
the present price is s437 per long ton
on wharf. Much greater supplies
come from Newcastle, England. in
form of run-of-mine coal. the prevail.
ing price on wharf being practically
s. per ton. IL per cent duty PAID
Russia furnishes fairy good grade
of anthricite coal for domestic use by
the European population. With the
increasing demand for German OF
Belgian made stoves for heating pur-
poses, the subject of both hard and
soft coal from America may prove
worthy of attention, and possibly
stoves themselves should no longer be
neglected. With the native popula-