Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-07
From Washington.
Of tie Alexandria GsSsttS
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From w aShlngtOn.
;Csus.roacenea Of tie Alexandria GsSstts
Washington, February z.
Gen. Leonard Wood, com umanding
the department. OF tina east, is 10 Bali
more at Johns Hopkins Uoi0etsiiy for
The p1;poss Of hs7ing an examination
nsde Of al old injary to bis head.
President TAT: signed and prom u'ast-
ed the prncla a'ion scc2rdiug 10 Gar.
manv the minimum ter f rats altar
March 81. The roc smstioa do5s not
apply t, G rmaD East africa snd Other
colonies OF tbs G,rnsn Empire. The
question of the minimum tariff With reg
ustion to these colonies has notyet beer
determined because OF tle lack OF
50 fl Glen. da.u. The ta'f board In con.
i7nction With tie State Department Hiit
determine lste, whether the colonies
ongtt TO receive the same rates q, ibs
enpirr.
The timely visi: of Mrs. Mud E
Claws, vile OF Secretary B.ilinget's
caisf accsssr, and dsfsndan in divorce
proceedings in the wss', to Washiaston,
shile the Balliuger-Pinc5ot ioyaa.Iga'
iio1 is on, is puzs'ing toe in;efEsed
spectators. hlrs Giivis Today said ihst
4ae intsuds fighting toe suit drought By
her husband, and she tCck OCCASION 70
promise SENSATIONAL devslopmeu wi:hin
few ds7s. ''Oi coursa | wsh 10 avid
ltou5le," said Mrs. G!asis, "but sioce
his matter has begnn inte1d 10 see it
through, and tha public will hear some
hing within few days hat will be
,rea; III 'pr.ss." Claws filed suit against
t.s wite, ct Ssat'le, soon after be bee" % .
Involved 10 The BslliogHr PinchOt row
Lsst wesk NJ a, Claws wa Ggartcd
$50 month s!inaay, and 5000 counsel
lees pending The trial OF The s'it.
While Jaseph Aud, father of the
principal il the Gov fam us osVal case,
a waits In Washington today the az
nou 1camsnt OF the verdict of the court
martial which tried his son 10 Boston, he
is planning, in the event OF an adverse
deci.ioa, to app al the case from the
aavs' 20 the civil tritn 1als. A'tatu!h
40 fiji ,ial aGut ,eemert has bean made
,ne i'm prtssion has becGmo general ,hs!
tha verdict, nov 10 the bands OF Jatge
Advocate General Russell, iads Payo
MASTER Aud ,u'lty CO Two OF the charges
Of 'asss ting a civilian" and "conduct
uobscomiDg an officer" 81 will not
hesitate to csrry the case to the Uat;ed
States Supreme OIu.t," said the senior
Auld today, eff think my son is The
victim oil II justice"
President Taft will wear the green on
S.. pa,rick's day with the Ii!sh Fellow.
ship CIub, Of Chicago. Tue Invitation
of the llo1ship dub, extended som:-
time ego, vas definitely accepted today.
It Is possible that the president on bis
visit to Chicago may lake in Albany ADD
Rochester, N. Y.
Fires cost the people CT the United
s ates s456. 485 000oin the year 1907
and caused tas death Of 449 persons
sud resulted in i'.jlries TO 5, 654 Others.
These are tho s'a:istics inciuted in s
report Issued today by The U. S
G ,ologlcsl sarvey entitled "Tha Fra
Tax and Waste OF S:ruc'u,sl Materials. !"
The enormous total Of fire loss is figured
to include tie excess coat OF fire protec.
ton due 10 bsd construction aad exc: 81
! prenniu ms over ia.utsnee paid. 1t does
not ipcluda the fo,est irea. The pre-
dominance of frsms tuildicgs ia the pri.
msry cauie, the report sta'es Of Gre lo.s,
with detective construction aUd faulty
| {, q 1ipment second. The fire loss OF over
| million e dsy is eish! timss s8 much
| as that of any European ccnatry.
The proposed congressional in!essi'
CATION into the high cost CT liVlng wss
discussed by thu Htu's coDuit'cs on
rules today bpt 90 official ac@ion was
| taken as neither political party had a
| On i2rlly present. Smith was stsen!.
Had Mr.. Smith republican, been pre-
set the Payne RESTITUTION for the COZ
gr:s i,la! iGve:t gstioo sou d have bssn
rsp1rt d.
Mr.. Edwio A. H .lssy, sssltl1t u
eri. ndet Of tie Sertt, press gallery
aad sho was rscs' = appo'lt d By CIV.
Msnp, OF Virginia, colnu"l on his
81 #, VISA oaaY presented By the Vast
iDsy peSspaps; corresponds! u H.tl a
| handsome sword. Mr., Halsey was ken
| compl.t ly By surprise, lut made a
| happy response ae presentation.
Tue following 'ouita Glass Virginia
post raj rs were appoint I'd t'dsy:
Mschodcc, Wes!mcreisud ecu ~, Jam s
E. J,cksor, vice 8 f jackson, dsceas.
ed; Sandy, Rappahanucck coul t,
Annie Desring, We ". G. DasrnF,
r,slgncd; WIlkersno. Wet norelsou
coubt7, William S. W,lketsop, vice w.
L MOI 'gue, resigned.
The president 10 !ar serta special message
| to congress approving recomue lda tions made
the director Of The mint that the law Jelatir G
| TO theu deviation allowed in standard silver
dollars be amended. II is proposed that he q
after an allowance in weight te made Of two
oae.lundreiths OF an ounce for 81 t0J in sill
yer dolsts or half dol ars or half dollars and
one one .huud;tdth in 81 COO in dimes,