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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11
Sixty-first Congress.
Washington, June IL,
SENATE.

A new angle was given the tariff fight
when Senator Oummins announced in
the Senate today that he would intro
duce 3 resolution to recOmmit the entire
wool schedule to the finance committee.
There was so much injustice in many Of
the paragraphs that be felt the commit
tee must see the ne ;essity for changing
them.
Mr.. Oummins led of with discussion
of the La Toilette amendment for which
be proposed to vote. He said he was
not absolutely sure that the la Toilette
amendments we're right but be was
absolutely sure that many paragraphs
10 the wool schedule we're wrong. 81
cannot believe" ne said, "that the
finance committee will remain Indifferent
to the injustice disclosed in the debate
upon this schedule"
Mr.. Cummins explained that the resO-
luton he would introduce would direct
the committee to leave the duty on wool
unchanged to give the wooden mauufsc-
turers compensatory duty that would
measure the difference between the price
that American and foreign msnufsetur-
ers pay for wool and duty that would
cover the difference in the cost of
production in this country and abroad
with a fair profit to the manufacturer
less the compensatory duties levied be-
cause they have to pay higher prices for
wool.
The difference in labor cost was not
the real test in protection, Mr. Cumrnins
said, but Congress should impose a duty
that would enable the American manu-
facturer to meet foreign competl ton 10
the home market. at would be a bill
to give our manufacturers our Market"
he said.
Mr.. Cummins argued that the wool
schedule gave undue advantage to the
wooden manufacturer and then be said,
"You make your schedule a by-word.
Who is to defend it. Who is to answer
the farmer aud lsbOrer when he says
that you have given the manufacturer
an advantage that belongs to no man.
have been fighting this tariff many
years snd expect to fight many years
more. If you insist on putting an in-
defensable duty like this 10 your bill
how can you expect any republican
who has any regard for his psrty's faith
add honor to vote for il | marvel at
your blindness. marvel that you are
willing to commit the republican party
10 such a schedule - !
The senator said that the value OF
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Virginia News.

Mr.. Jas M. Bradford, at one TINT
owner of Orkney Springs, died very sud
IDENTIFY Tuesday in Shenandoah county.
John f. Wilson, of Westmoreland
county. died Wednesday of heart disease,
Mr.. Wilson owned and lived with hi;
family at Wakefield, the birthplace oI
George Washington. He was eighty-six
years of age.
10 the presence Of hundreds of friends
gathered in the Methodist Church in
Berryvile yesterday evening, Miss EtheI
Thompson became the bride OF Ernest
Granville Shirley, of Cumberland, Nd.
The ceremony WAS performed by Rev. /.
G.. Nichesl.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant, this
week, 10 citizens of this state, of the
following patents: j. A. Cheape, Char
lottesville, adding device; J. s. Gsleski,
Rich mond, eyeglsss guard; E O. King,
Charlottesville headlight, operating mean
w. H. Mullins, Republican Grove,
envelope; and g. Printup, Lynchburg,
lamp oscillator.
All records for hauling coal to tide
wster were broken Wednesday night
when a new locomotive Of the MikadO
type, on it's first rnn, hauled over the
Virginia Railroad 80 loaded steel cars of
so tons capacity each. The trsinload
checked up, 1910 long tons of coal and
the weight of the train, excluding tender
and caboose, aggregated 602S TONS
The train assembled at Victoria, 100
miles hom Norfolk.
Mrs. Parmelia Kersey Williams on,
residing on Mckenzie street, Bstterses,
near Petersburg, died suddenly Wednes-
day night after eating freely Of cabbage
for supper. 1t is suspected by the at
tending physcisn that the cabbage WAS
poisoned, probsbly while growing, by
paris green being put on it to kill worms.
Mr.. Williamson, husband of the de-
ceased, Was also made sick from eating
the same cabbage.
Capt. E. (. Dagger. owner OF the
steamboat landing at Edgewater, 10 Low
or MschOdoc creek, has just completed
new pier. The new pier is located
sbout hundred yards from the old pier,
and Is said to be In deeper water. Ire
addition to the pier at Mount Holly, on
Eomini creek, made by Capt. Frank
Tubman, hiss been completed and the
wharf ~ in use Tue size Of the pier
hss been almost doubled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11
STORMS IN VIRGINIA.

A succession OF electric storms, last
ing thirteen hours, with continuous
rain, prevailed on the Virginia eastern
shore Wednesday afternoon and night.
Much farming land with growing crops
is entirely covered with water In many
sections to a depth of two feet. During
one of the storms two children, boy
IL years and girl IL years, we're killed
and their father seriously injured by
lightning on the farm of James E. Byrd,
near Kellar. Yesterday morning IS.
foot boat could be sailed on the streets
of Kellsr and neighboring towns.
The neighborhood Of OollierstoWn, in
Rockbridge county, some II miles west
of Lexington, was visited Wednesday by
the most destructive bsilstorm ever
known in that section. For distance
of ten miles in length and more than
half mile In width all vegetation was
totally ruined. The hail drifted 10
ravines TO the depth OF 2 feet or more.
Parties from the scene of devastation de-
clare that such scene OF demolition,
extending for miles, WAS never before,
seen In that district. OF entire fields of
heading wheat not a stalk was left
standing.
A dispatch from Cape Charles says
washOut due to the heavy rains Of the
last two weeks caused the tracks to
spread on the New York, Philadelphia
and Norfolk Railroad, one mile south of
Painter, at $3.50 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. A fast freight was wrecked and II
cars of perishsbls freight we're thrown
into culVert. The cars we're spliniered
and the wrecksge piled high in the air,
while the freight was streWn about on
the ground. The engine and seven cars
had passed over the culvert in safety,
when the track started spreading for
about 20 feet. None OF the train crew
is known to have been injured, but =
tramp stealing a ride was killed sud two |
other tramps we're seriously injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11
Alleged Safeblowers.

Union Hill, N. j., June 1l.-NeW
York detectives arrested after n running
street fight with revOlvers which cul'
minated in rough and tumble scrap,
two alleged safeblowerS here today. The
pistol duel and battle terrorized the town
for some time, but no one was badly
hurt. The two men are held in the lOcs
jail here to await the arrival of officers
from Middletown, N. Y, with extradi'
ton papers and warrants alleging burg
larry in the first degree aud assault In the
first degree having been lodged against
the men. According to the New York
detectives, the men are William Burke,
alias UIey Burke, alias Butler, anC
Thomas Reilly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11

Mr. TAFT has directed the attorney
general to begin at once an investigation
of the case against the sugar trust made
BY the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining
Company with view to criminal pros
ecution of the trust for violation OF the
Sherman antitrust law. The initial
stems towards this prosecution have beer
taken by the president himself. dc
summoned the attorney general to the
White House yesterday, discussed With
him the situation revealed by the pub
lished reports of the settlement in the
Penpgvlyanis Oompany's suit He d.
rected Mr.. Wickersham to proceed I'M
mediately to ascertain if the violation OF
the antitrust law, charged in that suit,
be such that the government 10 war
ranted in proceeding against the trust
The sugar trust will now have to answer
in the federal courts for its self-coniessed
violation of the Sherman antitrust Law
in It's successful attempt to throttle COM
petition in Philadelphia by putting The
Pennsylvania Refining Company out OF
business.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11
Turkish Officers Killed.

Consta0tinOple, nell.-Several Tur
kish officers are reported today to have
been killed in an attempt to take former
sultan Abdul Hamid from his prison
palace in Sslonika. The reports are
conflicting, snd it is not known whether
the clash resulted from an attempt by
friends of Abdul to rescue him or from
an attempt by his enemies TO sssassinatt
him. The general belief IS that an at
tempt was made to liberate Abdul and q
sanguinary fight took place between the
guards aud the attacking force. Gen.
Cheftek is vigorously suppressing all news
of the encounter and it is impossible to
verify any of the conflicting accounts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11
New York murder Mystery.

New York, June 1.-The police
have made substantial progress towards
solving the mystery of the murder of
Samuel Bersin, q painter, of 22l east
9Slh street, whose dismember6d and
hesdless body was found in bundle at
the corner OF Oliver and Henry streets
last night. The head was found today
under sn arch of the Brooklyn bridge
by a policeman shortly after the body
had been identified by Bsrsin's brother
and sister. While a number of arrests
have been made in the case, the police
admit that they do not believe they ere
the actual murderer, snd are working on
the theory that woman WIS at the bot
tom of the Staying. According to his
relatives Bersin usually carried con-
siderable sum Of money and two dis
mond rings, a heavy gold chain and a
silver watch. None of thess things was
found in the clothing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11
FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE Il, 1909.

MAYOR REED, Of Portsmouth, has Ia
stituted proceedings against the South
eru Bell Telephone and Telegraph Uom-
panv. of Virginia, to test piece OF
Ie0islation exscted by the General AZ
sembly in 1906, which may develop q
unique point Of law. For its refusal
to interchange a telephone message
rendered to 1t by pstrOlmap, OF that
CITY, civil proceedings have been instl-
tuted sgaiust the Southern Bell BY the
MAYOR to recover q 500 forfeiture
which is the penalty for the refusal by
one telephone company to receive ana
transmit messages to the lines OF an
other. The facts in the case are these;
The patrolman desiring to communicate
with the mayors summer residence al
Willoughby Beach, which is connected
9th the Southern States Telephone
Oompsny's wires, asked the Southern
Rail operator in the Ocean View ex'
chsnOe to transmit his message to the
MAYOR, but this Was refused. de informed
the operator that he was prepared TO
nav any charges that might be made
for the interchsugiDg service but the
Southern Bell stlsche declined to accept
the message for transmission TO the lines
oftbe Southern States, the rival company
The pstrolmsn took bic complaint to
the mayor, and papers have been issued
citing the Southern Bells representa-
tives to show cause why 800 shouldn't
he forfeited. The law provides that
rival telephone compsnies must transmit
messages from one line to another upon
demand charging reasonable tOiiSge
for the service. 1t is not believed that
the law on this subject has ever been
subjected to q test, but it should be at
once; it is a good law and should be en-
forced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11
Hurt In Automobile Accident.

Paris, June William II. Corey
and his wife, who was Miss Msbelle Gil
man, an actress, are confined in their
chateau at Vilgenis, suffering from in
iuries received 10 the overturning of their
automobile near here last evening. Their
injuries are slight, consisting of minor
cuts and bruises, aud they sill soon be
out. NJ. GodilIeau, the manager OF
Oorey's estate, was passenger with
them, and he was dangerously injured.
A new chauffeur was running the car
and he attempted too sharp turn. The
machine ski1ded. and overturned. Am
bassador White called on the OOreys to-
day,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11
COURT OF APPEALS.

Among the opinions handed down Ia
the Supreme Court of Appeals al Myth G.
vile Yesterday were the following:
Potomac Power Company va. Burchell
ct ais. From the Circuit COurto Fair
fax county. Reversed.
Miller, trustee, vs.. Smith at ST., from
theA Circuit Court Of Rappabannock
county. Reversed.
Washington, Alexandria and Mouat
Vernon Railway Company vs. Taylor,
Oircnit Court of Alexandra county. Re-
veEsed
Washington Southern Railway Com
pany va. Cheshire. From Circuit Court
Of Oulpeper county. Affirmed.
Baker ct sis. vs.. Berry Hill Mineral
Springs Company. From tbs Circuit
Court Of Culpeper county. Reversed.
Pilkerton vs., Robertson by ETC., srgu-
ment concluded aud case submitted.
luterstste Railway Company vs.. Tyree.
Argued and submitted.
Thomas Andrews q Co, va. town Of
Norton. Submitted on briefs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11
The Wreeked Canal Locks

SAUL Sc. Marie, Mich. June. H.
The movable dam, stemming the tor
rent in the wrecked locks of the CANA
dian canal here, failed in the crucial test,
after it had been apparently successful,
and today the waters are again tearing
through the locks. The last beam of the
dam could not be locked into place,
owing to the increased pressure of the
food. A gang of men today started to
pull it out of the slides and repair the
damage done to the framework. The
twisting and bending of the last wicket
did consIde, able damage to the frame
work of the emergency dam, and it is
feared now that the force Of the stream
will have to be cnrbed by making dam
of pig iron far above. The engineer Of
the steamer Walker, alleged to hsve
been responsible for the accident, is kept
prisoner in bis querters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11
From Washington.
ICovre ypondence Of the Alexandris Gazette. J
WASHINGTON, June IL.

ICoFre gpondence q t2e AleXandrla 6aHette. !
Washington, June H..
Ter toypedO boats, comprising the
flotills which is to iske psrt Ia the
mapeuyers Of the Atlantic feet, are on
their way from Charleston to Norfolk
aud Hampton Roads, where the sixteen
Ia tleships are sooU to gather The tor
pedo vessels shoald arrive lste today.
They ere the advance guard Of siXteen
ba,tleships. GOLFERS and other auxiliary
craft which are to compose the feet, The
scout cruisers sre now on their way from
Africa. The bsttlesh'ps are hastily COM
pleting repairs at the various nsvy yards
along the coast Even FIVE Of the sub
mariues are being put iato shape for
their FIRST test under battle conditions.
Shortly after the torpedo boats arrive at
Hampton Roads the Dstteships will be-
gin coming in. In the course OF week
one Of the largest fleets in the world will
De anchored again at this point from
which the tst,leships started on their
Journey around the world. The ress-
semoled feetis different in APPEARANCE
from that which made that memorable
voyage. Three new vessels have heen
added-the Mississippi, Idaho aud New
Hampshire. The old military mssts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11
TOday's Telegraphic News
Charities and Correction Confer
ence.

Charities and Correction Conief-
ence.
Buffalo. n. Y, June 1.-THE night
for the next National Charities and Cor.
rection Conference is now on In full
blast and will be settled either tonight
or tomorrow. Denver, Los Angeles, 81.
Louis, and Detroit are making strong
fight for the honor. President Blcknell
has announced his committee on orgsni'
cation of the next conference. This morn
log William De Lscy, judge OF the Je'
venile Court, Washington, discoursed
son jdveni,e courts IS an aid to good Cit
izenship." The paper was discussed by
Ohcnit Court Judge Mach, OF Ohicsgo,
and Geo. S. Adams, judge OF the Juye-
nile Court, OF Cleveland, Obi. The
general convention was called to order
10 the Genital Presbyterian Church al
1890 a. m. A report wss made by the
committee on statistics By the chairman,
John Koren, expert agent OF the census
bureau, of Boston.
President Roosevelt's country life
commission, which delved into all the
rural slums, studied the bitterness OF Is
olatiou, the needs Of the rich farmers
and the poor sguatters on out OF the
way corners of the country, was repre-
sented unofIicially by its chairman, Pro-
fessor Liberty Hyde Biiley, the famous
director Of the State College of Agricul
ture at Cornell University, ct the Cor
rection Conference today. Dean Bsiley''
address on "rursl communities, vat
practically forecast of the fOrtbcomi ng
final report of the commission.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11
The OouIo Divorce Case,

New York, June II. -EoOrmoOs
crowds jammed the corridors of the court
bonse today, when the trial OF the sep
arstion suit OF Viola Katherine Glenn
mons Gould sgsinst her husband, How
ard Gould, was rsspmed before Justice
Downing. Extra police we're called to
clear the corridors before the attorneys
and their clients could get inside Of the
court room. Mrs Gould putin an appear
auce very esrly. she wore The same strik-
ing black costume she affected yesterday
aud showed no traces OF nervousness as
she resumed the stand for further cross
examination.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11
Quick Trip.

New York, June 1.-THE giant Oh.
harder Mauritania arrived at her pier TO.
day with one new record made in hel
westbound run across the Atlantic, that
of 67S knots in single days run. This
run was made from noon on June 6 to
noon on June Z. The trip from Dsunt's
Rock TO Ambrose channel took days
and II hours, 80 minutes below her for
mer record. She would have broken her
record but for the fog of Nantucket.
She maintained an average speed OF 26
knots an hour.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11
Train Blown From TrestIe.

Swetwster, Texas, June ll.-During
heavy wind and rain storm a psssen-
ger on the Kansas City, Mexico and
Orient Railroad WAS blown from a trestle
over into the Brszos river near here. j.
E. Stanford, passenger, WAS killed and
eleven others injured.
Todsy's reports indicate that the
storm did great damage 10 the country
districts and several deaths are reported.
Wire service is badly crippled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11
New York Stock Market

New York, June ia large part Of the
trading Was Of q professional nature with the
west through wire houses buying heavily at
the start The western buying was most
pronounced in Reading, causing an advance
Of over two points. which was later lost.
Other stocks moved in about the same men
rer. early advances being followed by a fair
y vigorous downward movement, with a
reaction IN progress rs the first hour ended.
Some Of the specialties were we'll held.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11
Woman Murdered

Columbia. S. &C., June 1.-THE body Of
MS Victoria Griffin was found in well al
her home here to 'ay with the top Of the head
gashed in with an axe and the throat cut.
She had been murdered in the kitchen Of the
house snd the body carried ont into the yard
and thrown into the we'll In the house a
bloody razor and an axe was found. Five
men are detained at the police station. They
are three sons Of the woman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11

GovERNoR HADLEY, Of Missouri
has signed the bill prohibiting the smok'
iup Of cigarettes il public places by per
sons between the ages Of ten and
eighteen. The bill should be modified
80 as to prohibit the smoking of cigsr-
cites by boys anywhere and such Law
should be on the statute books in every
state in the uniOn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11
Straw Hats. Wash Hats,
Cloth Hats and Cap,
Silk Bows, Silk Four in
hands, Wash Ties.
Third hoor-Ioth st.
Woodward ( hOtlP0D.
Washington, D. G.
10th, 18th, + * SITS. NV.

wooden cloth consisted of IS per cent.
material and IS per cent. OF labor. Yet
the manufacturer vas given special
protective duty Of so per cent. 10 cover
the alleged difference in the abOr cost
between this country and Enfope. Re
ferring to it, Mr. OummiDs said: "Ssna-
tors, you are simply counting the de-
struction of the republican party"
Mr.. Aldrlch declared that there had
been no dissatisfaction with the wool
schedule expressed either by farmers or
the manufacturers With the exception Of
one class of the latter whose dissstislac-
ton arose from natural causes which
Congress could not overcome.
Mr.. Cummins said hat the people be-
lieyed that if duties we're imposed that
we're top high, in the end those who
wear WOODEN fabrics must pay the cost.
The wool growers, he said, did not dare
to disagree from the Wool Msnnisclur-
ers' Association inst as the beet sugar
people had not dared and bad been COM
PEELED to stand by aud Weld to the in
iquitous demand of the sugar trust
Mr.. AIdrich replied that the wool SEIZED
nile in this and preceding tariff bills had
been prepared more largely by the wool
growers than anybody else. He said
that the amendment which hsd been
offered could have but one purpose aud
one result not to reform the wooden
schedules hut to destroy them.
Mr.. Cummins insisted that through
the compensatory duties the WOODEN
manufacturer receiving more than due.
Mr.. Warren contested this and said
that the 6Dsl results should be the tests.
The La Follettee amendment TO the
wooden schedule were defeated this
afternoon, 32t A.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11
Death of a Stallion.

London, June 1.-THE royal stables suffer
ed On irrepaiable loss today, when the stallion
Florizel H.. who won the second running of
the Ascot gold vase, the GOOwood cup. the
Manchester cup. and many Of the big classics
in 1895, died at the royal stable. Florizel H..
was the sire OF many big stake winners.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11
Alleged Black Handlers.

Cleveland, o., June ia series OF
conferences between postoffice inspectors
and United States District Attorney Day
today has convinced the authorities that
Cleveland is the handspring in the elsb-
crate machinery of the Black Hand So
ciety ia Ohio. OOincident with this con-
viction is a feeling Of chsgiin because of
the release OF Lima, Of Marion, and
Vsntos, OF COLUMBUS, under bonds that
the postal authorities believe we're mad
equate considering the charge that msy
he brooght against the suspects. Lims's
bond WIS fixed at So, 600 and Ventola's
at S., 600 Augiste Mar6s, the Dsnni-
son confectiouer, who was arrested after
shots had been fired to prevent his es
cape, hes been released also under
bond OF SO, 600. Prosecution may be in
stituted in the state court, since the
laws OF Ohio provide more severe PEN
atty than the United States statutes for
blsckmsiling or even attemp: to exlort
money in the manner in which the Ar
rested men are alleged to have done.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11

DURING his speech on the wool sehed-
ale Wednesday night Senator La Fol-
lette said tina, Mr.. Taft would not have
carried four western states unless he
had promised the people genuine re-
vision downward. Mr.. Taft is now 10 a
position TO fulfill his promise; will he do
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11
saiIsd In OIrigIble Balloon.

New York, June ] -Chfered by thousands
OF New Yorker, in tn upper part # Manhat-
aeronaut. sailed b. dir .ble balloon toSay
from Palisa1e Park, N. j.. across the Hudson
river and dowo Rroaawa5 for over mile.
after which be reerossed 10 the Jersey side,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-11

THE Fairfax Herald has entered upon
its 18th volume and Increases in value
aud interest with each succeeding year.
With its able end genial editor, Mr. S.
R. Donohoe, on the tripod there is lit
Il wonder at the success Of the Herald,
which it 20 richly deserves.