Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-05

The signal corps sviators, Lients. L&hm
and Humphreys, met with their first
aerial acct lent early today at the govern
mepPs serodrome In College PARK, Md.
The engine baked on them, aud while
they we're attempting landing the lett
wing Of the machine sctsped the ground.
This threw the seroplsne of Its balance,
and the right wing crashed into the
earth. Neither passenger was hurt, but
the right end of the main plane was
badly damaged aud the right braces at
tacbed to The forward eevating plane
broken. Two or three dsys will be re-
qlired to repair the machine, aud Il Is
probable that Wilbur Wright will re-
turn from New York to superintend the
work.
Preparations were undertaken today
for the next meeting OF the International
Congress on Hygiene and Demography
which will be held 10 Washington next
September. The committee on organ.
izstion met at the State Department to
prepare the draft OF a bill to be present.
ed 10 Congress at Its forthcoming session
for an appropriation to de ray The ex-
penses oil the gathering. The last Gen.
ventiOn wss held In Berlin aud The
Reichstsg allowed the use Of Its chamber
Tor its sessions. Congress extended sn
invitation for the meeting in Washing
ton. 1t is expected that there will be
about 1000 delegates from all countries
of the world.
Attorney General Wickershsm will
shortly be called upon for su opinion
on the question OF what Is white man.
Strenuous opposition has developed
among Syriaus, Armenisns. Persiaus,
Turks, Arabs, and other white skinned
aliens 10 this country 10 the ruling OF
the courts that members of their races
are AsiatiCI, or members Of the yellow
race, and therefore not eligible to citizen
ship. The Bureau of Immigration has
adopted this classification likewise,
despite protests from the Syrians and
others that they are OF the purest Aryan
stock, With the purest strain OF Osu-
cssiau blood. 1t is to settle the ques-
ton that William r. Harr, assistant
attorney general In charge OF nsturalizs-
ton matters, today announced that Inc
struclIons would be sent Immediately
to all United States attorneys to tenn
porstily suspend action on naturalization
Gases involving members Of the white
skined races until the attorney general
can psss on the matter. Mr.. Wicker
sham is out OF the city at present, but
the question will be presented to him on
his return.
Brigadier General John ]. Ooppingsr,
U. s. A, who has been Ill for some
lime, died last night at bis home, $40
Fifteenth street northwest. Pneumonia
Wss the cause of death.
Walter L. Ford, the negro who was
charged With robbery and attempted ss'
sault on a white girl near Rockville dur
log the summer, was found guilty By q
iary In the Criminal Court this morning.
Judge Gould sentenced him to thirty
years 10 the pepiteniisry.
The mem5e of the Interstate Commerce
Commission who have been holding hearings
on important traffic cases in he West ere re-
turning to this city preparation for their nrst
conference of the winter season which has been
set for next Monday. 1t is expected that deer
sions in several of the cases will then be made.
Commissioner Lane is the latest me mber TO
come in from the west He says that the
shippers Of that section Of the country are
heartily in favor of the changes in the inter-
state commerce laws recommended by Pfssl-
dent Taft 10 his Des Moines speech.