Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-14
From Washington.
Washington, April IA


Preaching new gospel Of qualify,
not uuattity," In children, Mrs LIS
Refine Helen Baker, OF Spokane, Wash
iuptJn, who is here attending the COZ
vent on of the National Woman Suffrage
Assocls ton, today denounced the human
race. and the Roosevelt race suicide
theory 10 good round terms. Roosevelt,
Door. ipuora1 man." ssid Mrs. Baker,
''urges large families and Anthony Com
stock will cry cut sgaiust ob:ceDity when
the suti.ct OF epgencies 10 broached.
Bat l tell you 1t is quIl't7 We want 10
children, not quantity, Woman suffrage
will produce better children for 1t will
reproduce tier thinking. "My studies
of children all over the world have con-
ylpced ME thtt not more then ten per
cent of them are children Of love. The
other ninety per cent are not wanted,
and this lesds me to think that ten years
hence to be the father Of ten or twelve
children will be ss much OF disgrace as
being confirmed dIuaksrd IL at pref
ent." .
The Gordon Of police and its squad oil
secret serviye men that guard the White
House we're strengthened tjdsy, for the
suffrsgettes came 10 t)wD, and there
we're whisperiDgs OF bitter strife and
sore dispute as result OF President
Tsifs engagement t, address the sut-
frsgists' CONVEX ton tonight. The cou.
ysntion which opened t,dsy has been
hsralded ss the most spirited womsn
suffrage me, ting ever held. To1sy's
session was devoted TO the reports OF
national and sists officers, Tonlgbt's
gathering will be the hss real session,
Shsu Anna Howard SnsW. president Of
he association, will deliver her annual
adde's, and President TAFT end Senator
Owen, of Oklahoma, will SPEAK.
That Governor Hughes Is on the job
t. stay Is the opinion Of the members Of
the New York delegation 10 the House
of Representative here today. "He
would be 40 ornament to the Supreme
bench" explained Representative j.
Slost Fsssttt (rep. N. ~, "bu. be
wouldn't iske the job If it were offered
him. What we folks up 10 New York
ouytt to do is to increase the salary oil
the governor to s25. 900 aud rt-slect
O.srles E Hughes" Privately all OF
the New York delegation expressed the
belief that the governor was having too
much iu1 out Of bis preseLt 10 10
settle down on the bench--even II 1t
were that of the highest court. II there
has been any presnre brought to bear
on President Taft to offer The place to
Hoghes, none OF them have heard Of 1t.
All OF them we're certain that Hughes
would decline the oh.r at once.
The original Panama canal ssplsnned
in the minority report Of The interns-
iional board of engineers sHd approved
BY Congress is now dug. This nrst plan
called for the excavation Of lOS. 795, 900
cube yards. At the end OF March the
the total Of excavation vas JOB, 2O5, $50.
More than 100000 yards hsve since
been exesvatsd bridging the total be.
yond the Sgures Of the original canal
plan. Changes msde By the order Of
the president added 70,S 69f cubic
Yards, and thia sdditioDal amount Ia be-
Jog "a. down az ths rate Of 5000, 600
Yards q month. There still remains TO
be excavst,d about 10000, 900 tl5ic
yArdp.
According to Sscr tary ofthe Treasury
Ii eVesgh there are no prosecutions OF
trusts nor indictments OF "men higher
up" 10 the gar irust In cottsmplitlon
hg the administration ct the puasni
time.
That q rscipsoeiiy agreement with
Canada will be a work Of long drssu-ott
negotiations and study Is the view of
the situation expressed by Senator Root
as be left the Wits HtAie today sitter q
with the president. at Ia
obvious" said the senator, "that there
can be no reciprocity agreement between
Osnads sad the United States go
fer IS manufacturer sre concerned.
Oarsds has Put irt) operation
s protective tariff to build up her |
snd 3 reciprocity sgree.
mspt regarding manufactures would
ppset the Wbole.arif scheme between