Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-27
wonder The latter party has Mr.. Rooss-
Welt to carry and he is becoming very
heavy load.
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Following long conference with
President iaft, Senators NJ. Cullom, OF
illinois. today declared that he held q
hopeful view OF general republican
prospects in the storm-tossed campaign.
Cullom expressed the belief that the
tide OF public sentiment is now favor
able to his party. do you believe
that the Illinois republicans will get
through without loss?" was asked.
I'VE may lose one or two congressman.
but it depends on the drift. The drift
is now toward the republican side. "
This is considered by democrats as
favorable to their party.
A letter written by President Taft To
would-be-member OF the tariff board,
which became pnblic today expresses a
determination TO makr that body nom
partisan The name OF the man to
whom the letter was addressed was not
disclosed. 1t became known, however,
that he had applied for place on the
the tariff board and urged, as quail.
fication separate from his knowledge OF
the tariff, the fact that he had perform
ed valuable services for the republican
party. In replying President Taft took
occasion to declare that politics would
cut no figure in the matter, and that
the requests on the part OF candidates
for such places which contained special
plea for appointment based on political
services, made him impatient" Not
withstanding this, however, many per-
sons here believe Mr.. Taft will keep
right on in his partizan appointments.
Dispatches received at the State De-
partment today indicats that crisis
which has assumed revolutionary pro-
portions is iminent in Uruguay, where
elections are today being held for the
presidency. Since October %, the
liberal leader Battle, has been stirring
up trouble but the American Consul
states that the government has the SIT
uation we'll in hand.
The conference to consider the ap-
pointmeut of an examiner TO take testl-
mony in the suit of the government to
dissolve the Southern Wholesale Groc-
ers' Association was held today by
Special Assistant Attorney 0. E. Har-
rison, and w. S. Kenyon, assistant to
the attorney generol. Harrison has
spent the last three weekf in the south
looking up testimony. Harrison also
repn ted on the progress OF his investl-
CATION in Ohio, of charges that unlaw-
ful combination existed between certain
railroads and coal operators.
Following second conference with
committee OF citizens of Tacoma,
Washington, Director Durand an
nounced today that complete new
census enumeration will be taken at
Tacoma, as the result of the mi1-up
which followed the discovery of padding
frauds.
Heart disease ranks next to tuber-
culosis as one of the principal causes Of
death among the employed men OF
the United States, according to DIR.
Cressy L. Wilbur, expert on vital stats
tics, in bulletin published today by
the Census bureau At the age period
OF from % to 81 years nearly five per
cent OF the deaths occurring among
males of this class are due to heart di-
sease; at the period OF So to "A years
nearly S per cent; and at the period OF
from 45 to 81 II per cent, Beyond
that age the rate is more than Is per
cent.
A statement was issued today by
Chairman Knapp of the Interstate
Commerce Commission to explain what
may be expected by railroads in COM
munities interested in the long and
short hauling rates. He said that hear
ings which would be open to all interest.
ed. would be held probably early in
March to consider applications Of rail.
roads to charge less for long than for
short hauis in specified cases. The
commission will then pass upon these
applications, but Chairman Knapp said
it is evident that the rates finally deter.
mined upon cannot be put into effect
before May /, 1911. The chairman
said that the commission had hoped to
settle questions arising over the long
and short haul that were decided in the
Spokane case by January l, but changes
made in the railroad law make un.
avoidable delay until next May.
Congressman Richmond P. Hobson,
OF Alexandria, is here and wants Con
gress to appropriate money to defend
the Panama Canal; to build three bat,
tlefhips and twelve destroyers and to
pass ship subsidy bill.