Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-01

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declared by the Comptroller OF the
Currency today. The amount was
sl55. 430 on claims proved amounting
to 1888, 577. This makes a total OF 81
per cent paid TO the creditors Of the
concern. The company had minor
branch in Washington, d. G. 1t was
closed by the comptroller in 1906.
Cake is m archandise, according to an
opinion given by the Interstate Com
n cree Co omission totay, in decision
in favor OF Boston finn against the
Adams Express Company. The COM
mission also ruled that the express
company should not charge a bread
rate" on shipment half Of bread and
half OF cake.
1t was announced today that applica-
tons for parole have been made by
BENJAMIN ID. Greene and j. +. Gaynor.
who were involved with Capt. Clarence
VI. Carter in frauds upon the govern
ment. perpetrated through contracts for
harbor improvements, and are prisoners
at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary.
They we're sentenced to serve four years
and without intervention their terms
will expire next February. Robert V:
La Vow, superintendent OF federal
prisons and president Of the new federal
parole board said today that it was I'M
possible to tell when the parole board
would begin work. 1t will be done as
soon as possible. La Dow said that he
had not decided whether the first meet
ing would be held at the Atlanta or al
the Leayenworth penitentiary. Urgent
requests for the first meeting have
come from three federal prisons and
several state peniteniiaries in which
government prisoners are confined.
The action OF former Secretary OF the
Interior Garfield in the disbarment OF
Attorney Henry d. Phillips, OF Tren-
ton, n. j., from practice before the
bureaus OF the Department OF the In
terror, was affirmed today by Chief
Justice Sheppard in the Court OF APP
reals OF the District OF Columbia.
Phillips brought mandamus proceed
ings in an effort to have Garfield's or
der annulled.
Director Durand OF the Census said
todav that Aberdeen, Wash, would be
refused a recount. Many requests are ar
irving at the directors office for recounts
from dissatisfied cities. 1t is the opin-
ion of the director that these cities
overestimated their population and
when the correct announcements were
published they we're disappointed and
dissatisfied.
President Taft met two new members
OF the diplomatic corps this afternoon.
They we're Marquis CuSana Consa-
loniari, the Itahan Ambassador, and
Minister Byrn, of Norway.
Pauline Wayne, the COW given TO the
president by Senator Stephenson OF
Wisconsin, is on her way to the White
House and is expected to arrive there
at any time. >.
Up to noon there had heen no dis
turbances reported. The opposition
parties believed to be polling their full
strength. A liberal victory is considered
certain, but under the minority present
clause of the election law, the conser-
yatiyes will seat about one third can
didates. Half of the membership OF
the lower house, provisional and mum
icipal councils are being elected today.
Negro MINISTRIES travelling In private
cars are entitled TO the same treatment
as the white owners of such cars, accord
ing to a declaration by the Interstate
Commerce today. The decision was
made in the case of Pat Chapelle, mana
ger of negro minstrel company, VINO
won in the clse against tho Louisvilie
and Nashville railroad company III
which no complained that he had been
given poor service.