Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-14
From Washington.
,nyrss nondencs OF the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Dec. "A.

From Washington.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Dec. "a.
That the greatest evil existing today
to the American people is the racing
handbook and pool rooms WAS the tes.i-
mooy presented today to the Senate
committee on the judiciary BY henry
Brolaski, reformed gambler and book.
maker, who appeared to urge favorable
| action on the bill Introduced BY Senator
Burkett prohibiting the transmission
over interstate telegraph wires OF racing
Information. The hearing was under
the auspices of the Reformers' Conclsve,
| which ia now meeting here. Several
other speakers against rBce track gamb-
ling were heard.
Secretary Wilson this morning denied
the newspaper reports that he was to be
! succeeded next January oy Vim. O.
Thompson, OF Ohio, as secretary OF Ag.
ricultnre.
Diplomas were presented this morning
BY Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson to
four boys, representing Virginia, South
Carolins, Mississippi and Arkansas, as
winners of the crop growing contest OF
the Southern Boys Corn Club.
Arguments are todsy being presented
to the U. s. Supreme Court in the COM
plicated litigation between the state of
West Virginia and Henry O. King, IN.
volying title to thousands of acres in
that state. A formida ole array of coun-
sel spoke on each aide. King claims 8
| vast acreage of land under the Robert
Morris grant made back In revolution.
airy times.
The capture of Rama by the forces of
President q clara Is apparently, as ia re-
| ported at Msnsgua, according to dis p atch
received today at the State Department. Il
| is also said that the zslsyan army In be.
| ginning the action violated the arm!sice
with the Estrada forces. Further than
this no information has been received at
the department indicating accurately
whether or not hostilities have begun.
A dispatch from BIue6elds received al
the department today says that the
forces OF Zslaya near Rama csnnot be
drawn into a decisive battle, "Islaya
does not want fight. We will take
the aggressive. Oar forces are very
strong" The above cablegram was re-
csiyed today by Senior Castillo, agent
of the Nicarguan revolutionary govern.
ment at Washington from Disz, Estrs'
ds's minister OF state. The Navy De.
psrtment was today advised of the ar
rival at Corinto, of the Yorktown and
Albany. :,
There will be no ship subsidy bills
| considered By the portoftice COMMITTEES OF
the House until after the holidays. This
announcement was made after the com.
mittee met TODAY.
Every foreign born soldier 10 the u.
Is. army will be granted citizsn-
ship papers after an honorable discharge,
If q bill introduced In the House today
by Representative Rowland (reP. /,
Ohio,) becomes law. The Law will,
II passed, also apply to the children Of
such soldiers.
As 8. substitute for a ship subsidy,
Representative Borlsnd, (dem., Mo
introduced bill 10 the House todsy
providing that all foreign goods coming
to this country In American ships shall
| be granted a rs per cent reduction from
the ordinary tariff duties.
The comptroller Of the currency today
announced that the Farmers National
Bank, of Tnlss, Okla, had been taken
| ia charge By national hank examiner
| becauss of alleged Insolvency.
For the first lime 10 history the secre'
| tary Of vars estimate presented to the
military affsirs committee OF the House
has been deemed loo small. The com.
mi,tee today completed consideration OF
tho army bill and added $594, $40 to
Mr., Dickinson's estimate OF $94. 799, O67.
Secretary Nagel today received letter
from the Turkish legation asking oo.opera'
| ton of thedepartment in securing number
of citizens of independent means to act as
consular egeuts in this country for Turkey
No salary Will be attached. The letter e1'
| plains that the Turkish Povernu emit Is an1l'
Gus to secure more American Erade and wants
| additional ceDsuls 10 inform them OF opportu
The Argentine government has decided e
erect special building for American exhl6i'
tors at the railway exposition which is to Ds
held in that city next summer. The space
applied for by the American manufacturers ::
40 great that 8 special building is essential.
w, X, Wallace, charge of the American
legation at Copenhagen, repr; scented the Unit
ed States at the funeral of Princess Marie
wife Of Prince Waldemar, brother of the king,
which sock place today.
So many complaints have reached the In:
terstate Commerce Commission from New
York regarding the lighterage charge that
today it WAS decided to make thorough IN
| yestipation of the whole subject,