Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
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Correspondence of Alexandria Gazette
Bctwixt an attenuated technicality.
familiar only TO experts in international
law. and a desire to bring to justice the
perpetrator Of a heinous crime, the
state Department is oscillating In its
consideration Of the eXtradihon OF Por-
fer Charlton. Despite the prediction
that have been made one way or the
other the department has not yet ar
rived at a conclusion and will not arrive
at one until formal request of the Ital-
ian government with accompanying
papers is i'm its hands. The statement
is made that Secretary Knox will not
give up the prisoner unless Italy agrees
10 do the same with its own citizens.
This is forbidden by the Italian penal
code and is contrary to the spirit OF
Roman law which applies in that
country In that case Porter Charlton
will 90 free. unless he is adjudged in
sane. and upon Secretary Knox will
rest largely the responsibility Of inyok-
ing a tcchnicality and defeating thereby
thc ends Of Justice. On the other hand,
the larger sense Of justice demands that
Charlton be tried for his crime. On
the ground that the latter consideration
will prevail the general belief Of those
familiar with cxtradition law is that
Charlton will be turned over TO Italy for
trial. when the insanity question IS
settled. This last obstacle may save
the State Department from an uncom-
Portable dilemma.
Keen interest, was OccasiOned today
bv the appearance on the streets Of
Governor Hughes, Of New York, who
came here to house hunt. 10" What
remnant Of society that has remained
i'm town is on its tip-toes to know who
are TO be the neighbors of the future
Supreme Court Justice or chief justice,
if rumor has it right. Every sort OF
house has been suggested TO the govern
or. The real estate dealers who
thought that it was their business to
see where a man lived have found
themselves crowded by men and women
who think it would be a fine thing to
have the chief justice for neighbor.
A rumor became current here today
to the effect that Clifford Pinchot may
be put forward for the republican
nomination for governor OF New York.
Pinchot. it is now said, is resident and
voter in New York city. That he has
gradually become associated with active
politics is not denied by his friends here
but no one could be found to stand
sponsor for the report that he may be
urged as a successor for Hughes.
Those who are close to Pinchot said
today that his last thought is seeking
or accepting Office and that they were
at a loss to account for the rumOr.
Weary Of being a collector OF customs
at port where there was no customs
duties to collect Arthur n. Randall,
collector at Fort Jefferson, New York,
finally induced the Treasury Depart
ment today to accept his resignation.
A collection Of al letters received by
Secretary Mac Veagh asking for the
establishment of postal savings banks
we're forwarded to the Postmaster
General today one is from Virginia.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
today announced its refusal to suspend
the advanced New York city commuta-
ton rates which were the subject of dis
cussiou AT a hearing on Tuesday, but di-
rcctcd an investigation as TO the reason
ablcncSs of these advances as well as
other communication rates which have
already become effective. The rates in
question accordingly will go into effect
ON July p the date TO which they
were postponed at the request of the
commission. Commissioners Clements
and Prouty disSented from the refusal TO
suspend The commission today an
nounccd its intention to suspend all
tariffs naming general and important
rate advances. pending investigation as
to the rcasonabicness of the proposed
advances.