Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-24
from Washington
o,ssespoadsuos Of tas Alexandria G>sssss.
Washington, Nov 24.

10 tue lRSt lew Gays fIeslueDt lat Dds
received q larger number Of communi-
cations from persons on both sides OF
the controversy and most OF them re-
quest him to take up the matter In
his annual message. 1t is claimed that
the Armoois Ia Chicago have corneTed
toe butter market with the intention OF
runniog up the price to 90 cents a
pound or over, this wioter, 10 serve rs
az object Lesson sgsiost the wisdom OF
Congress 10 passing the oleomargarine
law. The butter psople, on the other
band, claim that this move on the part
OF the Amour people will only serve to
further prejldice the country sgainst
the beef fat product Uuder the drastic
regulations passed by Congress nncOiored
cleo Is taxed only 1 Of 6 cent pound
while oleomsrgarlne colored in imitation
OF butter is taxed 10 cts q pound
Commander Robert E. Perry will not
20 on the lecture platform. The ex'
pIorer made this announcement today ct
the White House when he called to psy
his respects 10 President Taft and to re-
ceIve the lattsr's congratulations. Perry
refused absolutely to make any furthuer
comment on DR.. OOoks's exploit and
said that be felt his tongue was tied for
ell time on the subject. 81 will not
make O lecture TOUR" be said, Sand the
only talking that expect to do will be
done before one or two scientific bodies I"
Commander Perry ssid that he believed
the diff ,ullles confronting South Pole
explorers will be easier to overcome than
thoss surrounding the North Pole,
The Stats Department wss without
further reports today concerning the in
vesligstion of The execution Of the
Americans 10 Nicaragua. The situation,
therefore, remains unchanged as far as
he United States Is concerned and will
probably Iemain so for several days
longer as no action will be taken unIil
specific reports have been received.
Telegraph communication with Nicsra.
qua is uncertain and 1t is figured that the
American vice-CoDsul at Mansgua will
have some difficulty In sscertsining the
facts desired by the department.
Leaving a house near Twelfth and o
streets northwest at an early bOur this
morning, Margaret Leapley, 70 years
old, Of 1877 Third street northeast, told q
Gao driver to go to the above address
On the way theSwomsn drank bottle Of
csrbolic acid. Forgetting the address
the driver tpaued the door aud found
the woman dead. He drove to the CAS-
uslty Hospital.
With a 81 pound Rhode Island turkey
sod 81 pound New Jersey mince pie as
the chief objects OF interest on the White
House Thanksgiving table, no one IN
the Tai! family should 90 to bed hungry
Thursday night TIE turkey, which is
said to be the largest ever Drowned 10
tbe White House oven, was presented to
Mr.. Tat by the pouItrywan who has
been sending gobbers from Rhode Ia.
aud to the presidents ever sInce Gen.
Grants day. The miuce pie vas sent to
Toe president by the Bakers Uoion, OF
Newsrk, aud is more than two feet 10
diameter and three inches thick. Il con-
tsins Is pounds of rsisins, half gallon
Of brandy, five pounds OF beet, ak
pounds sugar, a peck Of greenipg spples,
pound OF cltron, half dozen
lemons, aud spices In proportion.
All The members Of the presidents FAM
lily, but Robert, the eldest con, will
gather around the Thanksgiving table
Thuredsy evening, Mrs. Thomas K.
Lsughlln, of Pit!sburg, Mrs. Taft's Eis.
ter, will be the only out OF town guest
at the dinner. The president will re-
ceIve no visitors at bis Office on Thanks
giving day. He will 90 over his morn.
log correspondence with Secretary Gar.
penteT, IS usual, however, and later will
attend The sn.AmeFican Thanksgiving
service al ST. Patrick Church. All the
employees at the executive Office will be
on duty as usual in the morning, bat
s ,cretsry Carpenter will see that they
get ca early 10 enjoy their turkeys at
home. 10 accordance with the time
houored custom President Taft will give
turkeys to all the married men connect.
ed with the White House establishment
on Christmas eve. The unmarried en-.
ployes will get none because they are
expected to receive Invitations from
those who hsve families and turkeys.
The Wsshinlon home of Representa-.
tiya Ernest w. Roberts OF Msqsschu-
sstts, is qnars1tlned today on account Of
the illness of bis ten yesr old daughter,
Dean, who is suffering from scarlet
fever. The child has been eick since
Thursday but It was not until recently
that the illness was diagnosed as scarlet
fever Representative Roberts hiss &C.
cured a special dispsnsatiOn from the
Health Department 10 permit bis attend
apce when Congress convenes.
Secretary OF the Interior Ballinger
today ANNOUNCED change of policy in
bis department which will grant settlers
uuder government irrigation projects
greater freedom In re.payiug their obli'
cations to lbe government, Heretofore
toe settlers we're required to make their
payments for building, maintenance
and operation on December /. Here
after they will be allowed until April l
of each yesr.
Four large bundles Of documents com.
promise The answer Of Secretary Of the
Interior Bsliuger to questions put to
him BY President TAFT regarding certain
phases OF the so.cslled BslIiuger-PinchoI
controversy, and the whole matter ia
DOW 10 the bands of the president fol-
settlement. The report is divided into
two psrts, the fret dealing With the
ch'rge that BalIiuger technically vio'
lated the lay In hi, handling Of Alaskan