Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-29
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of repairs are to be made at the Capitol,
the Senate and House office buildings
and the new municipal building. Four
teen new suites of offices arc to be fitted
out in the basement of the Senate
office building. The cost Of these is
estimated at s94, 900. Upon the House
office building $4,000 is to be spent in
refitting and painting, The work on
the Capitol dome is most hazardous.
From the tip top OF the Goddess OF
Liberty, 800 feet above the ground, to
the Supreme Court room the painters
must 60 over every inch with chlsei,
scrubbng brush, putty and paint. ;,
President Gompers today received
word from New York indicating that
there is a strong possibility OF a settle
mcnt being reached soon between the
striking garment workers and employ
crs. Following advice given by Com
pcrs, when he visited New York yes
ter,lay, the strikers met the employers
today and concilatory measures are
being considered.
Hot weather, rs a cause for the long
infant death roll, was indicated partly
by DR.. Wiley, chief food expert OF the
Department of Agriculture in an inter
view today. The innocent sacrifices
arc caused, in large measure by arti-
fetal foods. Statistics show said the
doctor, that high temperatures are
generally accompanied by high infant
mortality, but, it is the babies who are
obliged to eat artificial foods who are
most generally effected. The only. food
for infants is the milk Of healthy
mothers. The next healthy food is
fresh milk given by healthy cows,
properly modified, but as this can be
obtained by only u few persons recourse
must be had to the general supply.
In this hot weather it is apt
to be very bad, especially, for in
fants, tending to produce that most
fatal disease known as diarrhea. How
ever, the danger can be avoided to
some extent by keeping the milk cool
from the time of its production to its
delivery.
Announcing that he considered the
attack a compliment, President Com
rers OF the A. F. OF L., today issued a
reply to statement made In Denver
by President Meyer, Of the Western
Federation of Miners, in which he is
quoted as having said that the retire
ment of Gompcrs might be beneficial
result OF the proposed utilization of the
western miners with the A. f. OF L.
Gompcrs said: There is no contro-
versy between President Meyer and
myself There is no desire to turned
the Western Federation from its
policy. Meyer is right when ne says
that the miners can help change the
policies OF the A. F. Of L., after they
have affiliated but even Meyer
qualities this by adding If the
federation is wrong 1t is very
thoughtful of Meyer to express
the opinion that l ought to be
retired on pension but as to my re-
tircment either with or without pen
sion, that is dependable upon the Judge
ment of the men in the A. +. of L.,
who have known of the services which
| have rendered in the interest OF the
working people and whether these SER
vices have been faithful and effective.
1t is all a matter of view and in my
opinion, Meyer did not make an at
tack on me at all. 1t was compliment
tary in the extreme.
4 new gh record for the eXporta-
ton OF manufacturers was made by the
United States in the fiscal year 1910
with u grand total OF 76S million dol
lars in value as against $50 million dol
lars in 1905, the former high record.
The greatest percentage OF increase in
exports by the United States during the
year was with Canada. Trade with
Europe as Il whole declined about II
million dollars i'll exports as compared
with the previous year. A general in
crease in shown in importation OF mer-
chandisc. "aken as a whole figures
Show that this country is exporting less
food and more manufactures.
The War Department this afternoon
announced the appointment of the fol-
lowing rs members OF the special board
to raise the battleship Maine: Col. VIM.
Black, now stationed at New York;
Lieut.. Col. Mason n. Patrick. now At
Norfolk and Capt. Harley B. Ferguson,
now at Montgomery, Ala. All are Off
GERS in the engineer corps of the army.
The three men will have complete
charge of the preliminary survey and
the actual raising of the Maine of the
Department decides 10 raise the ship it
self and not let the work out to con-
tractors. They will hold n meeting at
the earliest possible date and begin
work on the big task.
Preparing to Resume Service.
Columbus. O., July 29,-With three
regiments of infantry and cavalry,
Troop A. OF the Ohio National Guard,
aiding the civil authorities in preserv
peace. street car service was expected
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