Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of Alexandria Gazettel

/
OF the War Department have set TO
work on plans and estimates for the
| fertilization OF the entrance to Chesa-
peake Bay. This is to be done with
/ the object Of placing the most power
/ 4 batteries in the world between the
irginia Capes for the protection of
altimore and Washington. While
such fertilization would minimize the
/ i.npoifance Of Fort Monroe, the old
works there would not be reduced
Upon the promise Of Mrs. Alice Pc
terson of Johnstown, Pa. that She will
discontinue unique get rich quick
system by which she offered herself
in marriage TO men in various parts OF
the country provided they would adj
vance travelling expenses which it IS
charged she calmly deposited in her
saving account, the Postoffice Depart
ment today dismissed charge against
her. 1t is alleged that Mrs. Peterson
conducted matrimonial correspondence
bureau with such success that she
gained clients in many different Sec
tions oft country, although she her
self was the only prize offered to the
prospective benedicts Several men who
we're duped into sending expense
money complained TO the Postoffice
| Department with the result that Mrs.
Petersyn was arrested on the charge of
using the mails to deiraud, She was
tried and fined $50 and costs. Since
then, however, she states that she has
lepcntcd and that nevermore will she
offer herself in marriage unless, OF
course. she finds the right man who
wishes to pay her expenses for life.
Chairman Knapp of the Interstate
! Commerce Commission said today that
he is planning to make a trip to
Canada about August 10 to hold a
conference with j. p. Mabee, railroad
commissioner Of the Dominion, with a
view TO reaching an agreement on
through international rates. At present
no through rates are made across the
border. but the matter has been taken
up 10y both governments and Knapp
and Mabee officially appointed as
special commissioners to work out
system which may be adopted.
Governor Hughes, Of New York,
today continued his search for house
where, as a justice Of the Supreme
Court, he may reside the remainder Of
his days. He land Mrs. Hughes took
up their tour again today, seriously and
methodically. The fact that the governor
wishes a house which will provide
satisfactory library for his big collection
of law books, which he may use as his
study, coupled with the requirements
which Mrs. Hughes demands, makes
the selection difficult. 1t is expected,
however, that they will start back to
Albany tomorrow.
Evidence was received at the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor showing
that Just over the Mexican border tens
of thousands of Chinese are now JOIN
ing in a conspiracy to defraud the
United States government out OF their
passage back to China. The informa-
ton is contained in two letters sent by
Chinese prisoners now held in jail at
Tucson. Ariz., on a charge of VIC
lating the Chinese exclusion laws.
Lal or conditions in Mexico, according
to these letters have become so bad that
a Chinese canno. make his living there.
The Chinese, however, found them
selves the denied the right to emigrate
into the United States and did not have
sufficient funds to buy their passage
back to China. There a plan Twas
evolved whereby the Chinese were to
cross the American boarder, surrender
themselves 20 the IT, S immigration
officers and be sentenced t. the delight
ful treat Of a free trip home. This
would cost the government $50 per
head.
The health Office today reported
another death from infantile paralysis,
the peculiar disease which is epidemic
here and which has batlied the ply
scianS. The latest victim is the i've
ycar-old son of &. +. Blew, max
ing the total number of deaths iii the
last few weeks, fourteen. The major
ity OF the sufferers are convalesclng
but the disease continues to spread.
1t is said that the work of discovering
cure for the malady must be found
by some institute of medical research
before a satisfactory method OF treat
ment can be provided.
The appointment of Rev. Father
John F. Quirk, S. j., professor of
philosophy at st. Joseph's College,
Philadelphia, to succeed the Rev.
Father John J. Fleming, as vice presi-
dent of Georgetown University, was
annouced at the University today
Other appointments in the faculty are
Rev. Father John ToOhey, S. j., who
will be in charge of the Sophomores
class Of the University and the Rev.
Father Peter Archer as assistant as
tronomer.
The board Of army engineers. en-
gagged in apportioning the appropria-
ton OF 500, 600, 600 made by Congress
for the cOmpletiyn of reclamation pro-
iects, completed the preliminary work |
here today and left for Chicago. Gen
eral Marshall consulting engineer to
Secretary Ballinger, will meet the board
AT Chicago and they will proceed vest
ward, visiting projects i'll Wyoming,
South Dakota, North Dakota, Mon
tana and Idaho, ending the first stage
Of their journey at Salt LOke City.
There they will plan an itinerary COW
ering the coast and southwest.
The capture of Felipe Salvador, the
most dangerous outlaw in Luzon, was