Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-10
From Washington.
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officers of the D. A. r. has defaca,ed
several thousand dollars from the Wash
ineton Office OF the society. The en-
ploye has been dismissed and has re-
turned to her home In Pennsy lVania.
No restoration has been made. The
Systematic robbery of letters sent to the
society, containing money has been sd'
mitted by az unmarried woman who has
for fifteen years been connected with the
Z. A. Z. The admission was secured
after postofice inspectors had detected
the woman opening mail, tpproPriating
money, and destroying orders for various
publications OF the society which the
letters contained.
President Zslsya's latest attempt to
avoid the desperate situation In which
be finds himself by resigning the presi'
deucy Ia favor OF Jose Msdriz, the
Nicsrsgusn representative on the LITTER
national Peace Court at Carthes, Is not
likely 10 have any effect upon the re-
lstiops of the United States with the
Central American republic. Ohclal
con affirmation of this reported move has
been received at the State Department
from Vice. Counsel Oslders at Msnsgus.
Madtiz is known in America chiefly for
his attempt to wreck the Pesce Court
when 1t returned verdict unlavorable
to u sIsya last summer. In the mean
time the Slste Department, though
making preparations for any possible
contingency, is awaiting the result OF
the pending contingency, Is awaiting
the result of the pending battle between
the revolutionary and government forces.
After adopting resolutions urging the
necessity for establishment OF depart
ment Of public works aud institution OF a
legislative programme for waterway i'm
provements by Congress embracing the
expenditure annually for eleven years OF
$50 900, 900, and rejoicing their old
OF GERS, including Representative j. E.
RausdeIl, of Louisiana, as president, the
rivers and harbOrs congress today sd-
journed sine die.
To explain the instructions and gen.
orally prepare for the work Of the coming
census report Of next April /, I08 census
supervisors met today at the request OF
Census Director Durand. Fourteen OF
the eastern states are represented. Pres
dent Taft will receive the supervisors at
the White House and Secretary Nagel
will address them before their departure
to the field. Ober conferences OF ceu-
sus supervisors for western and southern
states will be held in the near future 10
Ohicsgo, Cincinnati, New Orleans and
Atlanta.
Speaker Cannon denies the charge
that be has Wiliully robbed the insur.
gents OF all desirable meeting rooms and
offers them the republican caucus
chamber In the new House Office build
ing. 'If that is not big enough to hold
Them" said the speaker, ".hey are
welcome to have the House chamber
any time they want 1t. I'll adjourn
the House for Victor Murdoch almost
suy minute he wants me to do 1t, just
to prove that l bear him and his insur-
gent followers no Ill will" 81 suggest
that they meet in Potomsc park, down
by the monument" said Representative
Dwight OF New York, the republican
whip. III am sure that Murdoch Can
Hud no building in Washington large
enough to hold all the insurgents" Mr..
Murdoch says that be does not expect
more than eighteen or twenty OF bis
followers TO attend the Saturday night
meenlng 8! Representative Hubbard's
Office.
A shocking story Of the white slave
traffic, Its wide spread Influence, its de-
graduation and it's misery Is told In re-
port submitted by the immigration COM
mission to Congress today. The com.
mission is composed of three senators
and thres representatives with Senator
Dillingham; as chairman. They have had
sgents investigating the problem In all
parts of the country since 1907. Their
report is printed pamphlet Of go Psges.
To illustrate the horrors of the traffic the
facts 10 perhaps q score Of csses are
given in detail. While q majority OF the
women are believed by the commission
to have lived improper lives abroad. evi.
dence has been secured Of large numbers
of innocent girls lured to this country by
promises Of employment or of marriage
and consigned to lives OF slavery. They
are held In subsection by debt, threats
of arrest, exposure Of their disgrace,
etc. The traffic is on such a business
like basis that agents of the commission
we're able to report the price Of French
girl slaves at Chicago and Omaha ct
from $500 10 81, 400; japanese girls at
Seattle, for eastern shipment, s40O
for oee or 5000 each for several, aud
Chinese girs at Seattle from g., 900 to
So, 900 each.
Nearly nine hundred banks OF the
United States have been warned by the
Comptroller OF the Currency that they
are vislsting the law, that they
are liable 10 forfeit their charters and
lha. their directors may be held to indi.
vidusl responsibility. The fault OF which
they sre chsIgsd is that they have made
loans 10 excess of the ten per rent OF
their capital stock, which is the legal
limit The comptroller's report gives
mass OF interesting figures as to the
amount OF money on deposit in the var
ious banks of the country, the number
OF depositors, etc. An interesting fes-
ture Is the volume OF transactions of the
New York clearing house, With men,
bershlp OF 81 banks aud capital Of
1927, $50, 000. the cesriugs in the pres
ent year up to September amounted to
500, PSI, 662, All. On these vast transsc-
lions balances paid in money amount
ed to 81. 1874, 484. 02S or % per cent
Two or three memorials from grand