Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-12

| sentative Butler Ames is TO try out MS
| nying machine has been brought to the
| NAVY Yard at Washington to be fitted
with a PLATFORM which will register the
power Of the machine. The flying ma
| chine withoutthe engine will be mount
ed at the bow ofthe boat. 1t is to be so
arranged that when driven against the
wind alta certain speed the lifting power
Of the plane will be registered, Butler
Ames is not vet sure of his invention to
take the chances of riding in it himself.
| When the machine is on board the
! BagIey will probably go to Annapolis
| where the experiment will be held in
! Chesapeake bay. Officers from the
! NAVY Department will be detailed to
observe the trial in case they may be
of value for an aerial fight in the
navy. The Butler Ames airship is
different from any that has yet been
invented. The planes themselves will
r%evolve. Butler Ames will pay all the
expenses OF the Bagley experiment.
NEGOTIATIONS for the mediation OF the
dispute between Peru and Ecuador
will be taken up in Washington within
the next few days by the representatives
Of the three mediating powers, United
States, Brazil and Argentine, and the
Peruvian and E%cuadorian ministers
because Of the importance OF the
mediation it is probable that President
Taft will receive minister Arizago, the
newly appointed E~cuadorian minister
at Beverly instead OF postponing the
formalitv until his return TO Washing
ton as is usually done. Minister
Arizago with the secretary Of the
Ecuadorian legation called at the State
Department officially today and pre-
scnted a copy Of his letter of credence.
The original will be presented to the
president at Beverly. The dispute
which is TO be submitted to the medal
ing powers is 4 disagreement over the
boundary between the two countries
which has been an open question for
many years.
]. Whit Hcrror, fifty-six years old,
business manager Of The Evening Star,
and director of the American National
Bank. died sudd,n'y about 9 O'Clock
this morning at his home, at3536 Thir-
tccnth street northwest.
1t was learned today that the present
intention Of officials Of the State De-
partment is to refuse to surrender Por-
ter Charlton, who is under arrest al
Hobokeu, N. j., charged with the muir
der of his wife, Mary Scott Castle
Charlton, at Lake Como, Italy, in re-
Spouse to the formal demand Of the
Italian government. The official war
rant and the request Of the Italian
government for the extraditiOn OF
Charlton are now on their way to the
State Department. Secretary Knox, it
is stated. however, will refuse to accede
to this request unless the Italian gov
eminent, will agree to hand owe all
Italians who commit crimes in this
country and take refuge in their native
lands. This is forbidden in the Italian
penal code, 50 hat Il deadlock betYeen
the State Department and the Italian
foreign Office seems inevitable which
will probably result tn Charlton remain
ing in this country,
The census Office today announced
results Of the 1910 enumeration, Fort
Monroe. Va, has 1904 inhabitants,
according to the announcement made
of tho constts Office fodaV
The forced retirement of Rear Admiral
Washington Lee Caps, chief instructor
of the navy, the second bombshell ex-
ploicd by Secretary Meyer within two
months, is but the beginning of a clean
ing out Of the bureau Of construction
and repairs just as the resignation Of
Real admiral Rogers was merely the
beginning Of the overhauling of the
personnel Of the bureau of supplies and
accounts. These two bureaus have
been the citadels Of the staff in the on
.troverSy that has ragged with the line
for many years. Subordinate officers
of the construction corps are on the
anxious seat today waiting to see what
will become Of them. 1t is certain that
several OF Admiral Caps chief bench
men. assistant naval constructors i'll the
bureau at the department, will receive
orders within the next few days which
will send them TO posts so far removed
from headquarters that they will be
unable to continue the staff fight. This
the plan adopted by Secretary
Never i'm the case Of the bureau Of sup
plies and accounts. The successor to
Admiral Caps has been chosen, but
announcement will not lbe made OF his
appointment for several weeks. The
resignation of Admiral Caps, with the
o~verhauling that is to follow in the
personnel Of the construction bureau,
will, it is |expecteds put an end 70 the
ever recurring line and staff controversy.
Rear Admirals Caps and Rogers were
the only two high ranking officials who
championed the staff cauSe
In spite OF the recent order of the
trades department ol the American
Federation Of Labor, directing it to
Join the strike OF the Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of Washington,
the Amalgamated Society of Carpen-
tiers will stand by its agreement with
With the employing carpenters and will
continue to work.