Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-07
From Washington
,CorrsSpondeuce Of the Alexandria Gazette. J
Washington, July 7.

,Corrsspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, July Z.
The block signal snd train control
board of the interstate commerce COM
mission is investigating the manufacture
of steel rails, with a view of determining
whether a standard for the manufacture
of railroad rails can be adopted. The
commission decides that it has control
over the matter on the ground that de-
fective process of manufacturer increases
the possibility of railroad wrecks. The
investigation is being made 10 the inter
est of the public welfare, tits announced.
There is no doubt that the manufacturers
and the railroads will oppose efforts to
adopt a standard rail, although the
Pennsylvania and the New York Central
systems are at present experimenting
With q process for rail manufacture.
The batlleship feet is a fighting unit
again. From the various yards along
the Atlantic coast to which they were
consigned for repairs after their voyage
around the world the battleships have
emerged in their new war paint and with
military NESTS and are gathering today at
Rockport, Mass, for the rendezvous be-
fore starting out on the summer ma
ueuvers in which they are TO play seaiD
at the game Of war; The sixteen bat
tIeships will all assemble at RockpOrt
today. Rear Admiral Schroeder, the
new feet commander, will organize his
feet. The auxiliary vessels are also
gathering along the northern coast. The
torpedo boats will put in at Boston tom
porarily aud the submarines are creep
ing uorthwsrd to make ready for their
BAR 10 the war game. As it will be
viewed from sea, the Armada will con.
stitute &C unusual naval spectacle. The
gray ships are to be put through strenu-
Gus PAGES and many problems of often
siye warfare are to be worked out.
In accordance With the expressed
wishes of Mrs. Oushman, widow Of the
Washington congressman, 10 committee
will be appointed by Speaker Cannon to
attend his funeral. II is customary for
such a congressional delegation to be
selected, on the death of member, but
in Difference to Mrs. Cushmsn's wishes
such members as may accompany the
body of her husband to Tacoma will
do 80 merely IS personal mark OF re-
spect to his memory. Senator Piles
and Representative Humphrey, both OF
Washington, left to-day to accompany
the body of their colleague to Tacoma.
Vouchsa6ng no explanation of his
mysterious disappearance and flight
from New York yesterday, Wilbur
Wright put 10 an appearance at For
Myer today only short time after the
arrival of Orrville from Dayton. The
latter journeyed 10 the aeroplane shop
here TO secure some special canvas with
which to repair the rent in the machines
nlaues caused by the accident OF last
Friday. The signal office had word
from the brothers today that they were
"working on the machine" Beyond
this nobody knows when the flights will
be resumed. and neither Of the brothers
will venture q prediction, although both
declaring that the repairs TO the aero.
plane will be finished within day OF
two.
The j1dge-advocate-genera of the
navy has designated Commander John
Wood and Lieutenant H. NJ Jensen, OF
the navy rs mtjors; William o. Neville
snd Henry Leonard, as a board to re-
open the investigation of the circum-
stances surrounding the mysterious
death of SacOnd.Lieutenant James n.
Sutton, OF the Marine Corps, who was
shot early one morning after ball at
Az napolis, 10 1907 The board will be-
gin its investigation at Annapolis on
Jolly 10 Major Leonard, Of the marine
corps, will act az judge-advocsie.
The Senate made such rapid progress with
the tariff bill today that Senator Aldrich
shortly after noon snn0ulced that he ex'
pecied to pass the bill within few hours
There is rumOr in circulation thai when the
/ bill goes to conference the corporation tax
will be reduced TO enc per cent and that an
inheritance tax of the same amount will be
| added
The case of H. f. and c. H. Mecker, OF
Penusyl vania, against the Lehlgh Valley
/ Railroad is being heard before Chairman
Knapp, Of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion today. There is a demand for repara-
ton for excessive rates of over 100000. The
case involve the general freight on anthra-