Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-05
From Washington.


bosrd, the mere existence Of that beard
Is impeachment. OF the chief of The bu.
resu OF chemistry" asserted Representa-
tive Moss (iem. I1d } at todsy's meet
lag of the house committee on expeooi-
torres 10 The Department Of Agriculture.
The referee ho5fd lie The high priced
board oil chemists appointed by The
president to supervise DR.. Wile5's fed
ipgs on beDz3ste Of coda End certain
other chemicals used 10 The preservation
of foods Dr. Wiley declared that BEN
zoa,e was urfit for human consumption
and the board decided that wben used
10 the Quantities ordinarily found 10
sauces and ketchups 1t wcnld 10 hsrm
90 iniant. Ii ihe members oil The referee
board are provided with eaTs, they shtu'd
be conscious OF a sharp singing ssnsa.
ton Ia those organs today, for ell kinds
OF Complimentary remarks were MADE
about them before .be committee. s.
llcilor McCtbe, Of the Department OF
Agriculture, however, came to the boards
defense aod ssid that tu ior Its cres'
lion, o gr,at Injustice would have been
done to manufacturers throughout the
country.
The CONTESTED s. Virginia election
csss OF P6rJons w. Saunders will be
taken up by elections committee No. 2
of.the House mex, Tuesday and argu'
mepts heard. E. w. S,u idsrs, democrat,
of Rocky Mount, is the man holding
down The seat and j. Parsons, republican,
is the man who wants II.
Sanction WAS given by the Navy
Department today for a boat race between
the crews of the Naval Academy and
Hsrgard University. The rsce sill oe
held at Annapolis Oh April 81. Ga
April 20 lhsrs will be g Ls Or ss match
between Harvard and the III ddles'.
Recommendations ars made la the
auousl report of the commissioner OF
patents, pub isbea IodaT, Tor The ts ablish-
N nj OF a board OF ps,oD: appeals for toe
parpcss Of expsditiUg The prosecution OF
patent fppssls. Also Commissioners
Moore suggests creation of patent bsr
to raise the standard OF tho bar OF at'or-
ueys practiaing before the patent oficr.
The president today sent to the Senate
he nomination of Barj'min B. Arnold
to be collector OF customs for The district
of Richmond, Va.
Oily ;wenlT.iour mtre days rtmsin 10
which the corporations OF ths country
nav file ths;r returns SO 10 their business
of last year Ia order that the government
may Rssess the income tax provided b.
law. 10 view OF the short time remaining
circular letter WAS today sent out by
the treasury department to sll collectors
oil internal revenue rsq1esting them 10
give IS wide publicity IS possible to the
fsct that ali such rs.urns, from large and
small corporations, most be in the hands
Of the collectors 90 or before March Is,
dsF panally tf fac Of nom 81 600 +
$40, 900
A military policy which has for lie
Of Jet the perfection Of a properly pro-
portlooed sighting machine Of high eff
cheney, the concentration Of the regi'
mepts that are Kept on the main land OF
The United States and the doing AVA
with the small gsrrisons uo@ scattered
bout the county, these are the main
features OF the forthcoming report OF
the general stat Of the army to be pre-
senled to Congress before the end Of
This session. 1t developed today tba
the report will set forth plainly COndi.
tions deemed dangerous to the pteserVs'
don Of peace If they sre allowed to
exist snd will arraign "dnkeriog By
Ooi gress" with the army and the "pork
barrel" plan of appropriation for the
army which is held to be tbe msin oa1se
# the int icieDcg OF the present miliJry
force Of ths Uolei States OdlY The
explicit orders OF President Taft, it was
/ armed today, prevented the report from
going II So part Of The annual report
OF The secretary of var The president
desired that all cabinet officers cut down
their estimates and after the army esii-
mstes we're p'fpared, Secretary Dlcken-
son made q blanket reduction OF four
millions Ia the inlerest OF economy. The
srmy appropriation bill went 70 confer
ence yesterday afternoon and it Is ap.
proxim4te'y ss estimated for By 0the
general staf. The chsrgts tSst are de-
sired sill bs presented TO Congress- Ia
special report By The general sieff which
will be transmitted t. Congress By Prssi'
dent TAFT with q special message, calling
tsntiOa TO tho adoption Of q defaite
military policy.
A government business methods COM
mission Is proposed In bill reported to.
DAY by Senator Aldrich from The com.
mi,tsc on public expendj u'es. The bill
provides for the Appointment Of three
senators by the vcs.presldent, three
representatives. by the speaker, and
three other mem5eIs By the president.
/. Is Instructed to inVestigae sill The
business methods Of the government, to
ascertain If they can be improved BY
legislation sld to hold hearlpgs examine
Niinesses and make he u'u sweeping
il 71Iry. Mr.. Aldrich said The bill had
been unanimously approved by the com
on public expenditures aad he would
ask III It. corsidCTatIon Monday.
Chsre, II Digitge, a retired banker,
ended biz life shortly after 10 O'clock
this morning st bis home, 1886 Q street
northwest, by shooting himself &c the
right tsmpls. He had been In bad health.
rhe Meyer plan for The reorganization
of the navy is doomed to defeat st the
hands OF Congress. This Information
leaked out todsy when 4; was learned
that the naval shair5 committee Of the
House had iu nIshed to Admiral Gone a