Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-19
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Washington, Oct. 19.

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log station at College Park. Lieut..
Lahm, of the Signal Corps, WAS bis
passenger and pupil. Part of the time
that they we're in the air Lahm was al
lowed TO do the steering. On the second
fight, sitter circliug the 1S0 acre field
twice and half way around on the third
course, something went wrong with the
magnetic, the propellers stopped and the
machine came to ground. II landed
lightly and without mishap. 1t WAS
returned to its shed and, after tlnkering
With 1t awhile without discovering the
cause of the trouble, Wright went to
breakfast, confident, however, that he
would have the aeroplane working
all right so a. to make bis afternoon
flights. Later 1t was sscertsined that
Wright bad failed to ill his petroleum
tank. When Wilbur Wright's stteu-
ton WAS called to the spectacular fight
made by Count de Lambert, one Of bis
pupils in one the Wright biplsnes, over
Paris and around the Eiffel tower, be
shook his head, deprecstingly. 'It was
very successful flight" he said, "and
[ am naturally gratifed that 1t was done
in one OF my machines. But there ia
TOO much Of an element OF danger 10
that kind of performance, not only to
the aviator himself but to others. Sup
pose something had gone wrong with bis
motor. He would have had to descend,
prebaps 10 crowded street."
1t looks as If Assistant Secretary oil
Commerce and Labor Ormsby McHarg,
who has been doing his best to get his
resignation accepted. in order that be
may turn his efforts into a more lucra.
tive field, will have to keep his position
here for nearly month more. McHarR
sent in his resignation early in Septem.
her, expecting to join law firm in New
York on October first. He hasn't been
sole to get away yet, and today, when
Secretary Nsgel left the city, the chances
are that be will have to stay until No.
vember. Secretary Nsgel left Washing
ton today for St. Louis, where, on the
18th, be will meet President Taft and
join the executives party for the trip
down the Mississippi to New Orleans.
Nsgel is scheduled for talk at Joplin,
No, Wednesday night. He will leave
the presidents party 10 New Orleans on
the 8lst, aud visit several Texas cities,
notably Galveston and Columbus. His
old home is located near the latter
/ place. From his present plans the Sec
rotary will not return to Washington
until November 8. Meanwhile Assistsn
Secretary McHarg will have to remain
here.
On motion of Solicitor General Bower
the U. S Supreme Court today granted
leave for fling OF a writ of prohibition
to prevent the Federal Circuit Court Al
Chicago distributing certain funds be-
longing to former Osp:. Oberlin NJ
Garter, late of the army, aud recently
released from Fort LsavenWorth prison
after serving a Eve year sentence fol
shortage in his accounts. Garter haC
properly st Chicago, and the govern
ment sued to recover the amount of his
suortage. The Circuit Court decides
against the army officer but granted
certain counsel fees. Both the govern.
ment and Garter appealed from thi'
judgment to the Supreme Court of the
United States. Meanwhile the lowel
court indicated that 1t would suthorrc
the distribution of part of Carter
funds tomorrow. The government IL
petitioning today for the writ of prohibi
ton claims that the Circuit Court wa
without jurisdiction to authorize thiI
10 view of the allowance Of appeals Il
the highest court. Under today
action, distribution Of the property il
suspended until November l, when thu
Supreme Court will pass on the meritl
of the case.
Pellsgra, or the sleeping sickness, anC
its spread In the southern states, Is to be
the subject of a national conference
which is to be held at Columbia, S. G
on November s and 4. The Public
Health and Marine Hospital service viii
be represented there By Assistant Sar
geon General J. W. Kerr and Passed
Assistant Surgeon O. Fl. Lavender. The
conference is called by the state board o.
health Of South Carolina and 1t Is ex
pected that representatives. OF other STATE
boards will be present to take part.
Half hundred delegates, represent
ing the various branches of the UniteC
Textile Workers of America, begun theI
annual convention st Typographics
Temple this morning. President Ssuue
Gompers, OF the American Federation o
Labor, addresses the delegates, ant
praised them for the good work accom-
plished during the past year. 1t il ex
pected that the convention will last unit
Saturday.
To ASCERTAIN the extent of the rsvolu
tionsry movement In Nicaragua, thu
Stale Department today cabled to al
American consuls In that country fol
information. The aim Is to determine
how far the provincial government
of Juan Estrada, the leader OF tn,
uprising, has replaced that OF tb'
regular government headed by Pres
ident Zslsya. Reports from Nicsragui
have been, to 8 certain extent, conflict
log, and the State Department wants &C
curste information before taking any &C
ton toward the recognition of the provi
sioDsl government.
Fire broke out 10 the Elberton House
on Columbia road this morning snC
several hystericsl women we're taker
from THAR rooms by means OF ladders.
Accuses False Friend.
Frsuinghsm, Macs, Oct. 19.-Ac.
cusstions that fslse friend, for whose
sake he once illegally uttered q 500