Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of Alexandria Gazette.

PENNSYLVANIA, Lehlgh Hailey anu Hes1
Shore. shall be permitted to lnforce IN
creased communication rates. The rates
were to have gone into effect July l,
int protests to the Interstate Com
merce Commission caused suspension
in the rates until July 20. Notice was
given by the railroad representatives
that they would deny that the Inter
state Commerce Commission had jurls-
diction over the Communication rates IN
question. they would affirm that the
rates we're not unreasonable and that
thev would contend that that commits
sion had no authority to suspend the
rates on the ground that, they were IN
effect before the new railroad law was
enacted. Long arguments followed.
The torpedo boat on which Repre-
sentative Butler Ames is to try out his
lvine machine has been brought to the
NAVY Yard ut Washington to be fitted
with y PLATFORM which will register the
power Of the machine. The flying ma
chine without the engine will be mount
ed NJ the bow ofthc 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
Amcs is not yet sure OF his Invention to
take the chances Of riding in il himself.
When the machine is on board the
saslcy will probably 60 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 Amcs airship IS
different from any that has yet been
invented. The planes themselves Will
rcvoIve. Butler Amcs will pay all the
expenses of the Baglcy 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 mcdiating powers, United
States, Brazil and Argentine, and the
Peruvian and Ecuadorian ministers
because OF the importance OF the
mediation it is probable that President
Taft will receive minister Arizago, the
newly appointed Ecuadorlan minister
at Beverly instead Of postponing the
formalitv until his return to Washing.
ton as is usually done. Minister
Arzago with the secretary OF the
Ecuadorian legation called at the State
Department officially today and pre-
scented copy of his letter of credence.
The original will be presented to the
president ut Beverly. The dispute
which is TO be submitted to the medal
ing powers is disagreement over the
boundary between the two countries
which has been IN open question for
many years.
J. Whit Hcrror, iiity-six years old,
business manager of The Evening Star,
and director OF the American National
Bank, died suddenly about 8 O'Clock
this morning at his home, at 1886 Thir-
tecnth street northwest.
1t was learned today that the present
intention of officials of the State De-
partmcnt is TO refuse to surrender Por-
ter Charlton, who is under arrest AT
!ohokcn, N. j., charged with the MUIR
der of his wife, Mary Scott Castle
Charlton. at Lake Como, Italy, in re-
sponse to the formal demand Of the
Italian government. The official war
rant and the request Of the Italian
government for the eXtradltlon OF
Charlton are now on their way to the
State Department. Secretary Knox, ii
is stated, however, will refuse to accede
to this request unless the Italian gov
crumcnl. will agree to hand over all
Italians who commit crimes in this
country and take refuge i'll their native
lands. This is forbidden in the Italian
penal code, so that deadlock between
The State Department and the Italian
foreign Office seems inevitable which
will probably result tn Charlton remain
ing i'll this country,
The census office today announced
results of the 1910 enumeration, Fort
Monroe. Va. has 1,S04 inhabitants,
according to the announcement made
at the census office today.
The forced retirement Of Rear Admiral
Washington Lee Capps, chief instructor
of the navy, the second bombshcll ex-
plodcd by Secretary Meyer within two
months, is but the beginning of Il clean
ing oft Of the bureau OF construction
and repairs just rs the resignation OF
Rca Admiral Rogers was merely the
beginning Of the oyerhauling OF the
personnel OF the bureau of supplies and
accounts. These two BUREAUS have
been the citadcls Of the staff in the con-
trovcrSy that has ragged with the line
for many years. Subordinate officers
Of the construction corps are on the
anxious scat today waiting TO see what
will become Of them. 1t is certain that
several of Admiral Capp's chief hench-
men. assistant naval constructors in the
bureau III 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
was the plan adopted by Secretary
Mcycr in the case of the bureau of sup
plies and accounts. The successor to
Admiral Capps has been chosen, but
announcement will not he made of his
appointment for several weeks. The
resignation of Admiral Capps, with the
ovcrhauling that is TO follow in the
personnel of the construction bureau,
will, it is expected put an end to ting
ever recurring line and staff controversy.