Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-26
From Washington.

that will reduce the sges Of naval officers
and increase the efficiency Of the entire
naval personnel President Tafps message
embodyin the personnel scbeme of Sec-
Rotary OF the Navy Meyer wes read 10
Congress today. The message reviews
the present naval situation, sattidg forth
that the average sgs Of captains is now
SIS years aud that of sdmirals 90 ! z
yesra. The president poiIts Gu: that
the measures framed BY Secretary Meyer
which accompany the message would
result In reducing the ages aud matt
Ing the ages of rear admirsls at 40 aver.
age of 81 to IS and those OF captains at
Q Al or Al.
Pinch;t took the stand Immediately
alter the committee reconVened follow
Ing the luncheon recess.
II DESIRE" Pinchot said, "before o..
ing sworn to give the committee oref
state uent Ct what I shall tempt to
prove, following the precedent set IN
CLAWS examination "
The committee offered no OF seton,
AID standing beside the witpess chair
Pincaot rad a brief summary OF his
charges, ecu :hed In bold. straight for
ward English.
Nj. Plncho. charged Mr.. B.llioger
aita nothing less than deliberate
deception OF the president. Mr.. Pin
G ,ot's statement was in preliminary
s.ttipg forth OF the Thugs he ex-
pec.ed TO show t, The committee
Il amounted to an srraignment OF MIR
Ballipger. Il character I'D statements
OF M. Bsllinger as essentially false.
Mr.. Pinchot SAID ia effect shst be had
made aotu ations of this kind against
NJ. Ballipge; n talk he had had With
The president November 4.
Mrs Aans r. Eaton, 80 years Of age,
fell dowu the steps of her home, 754 IT,
street 8: u beast, early this morning aod
died while belng removed to the hospital.
In response 10 the iuvit, tons of the
Ohiliau government the Uni'ed stst.s
will send the frat division of the Pacific
&. ct to take part in the cert 'nnial celr'
b,atioa which opens as Ssntisgo on
ST. pt ,mber Is. The invitation OF the
Chilean government to participate In q
fms at, exhibition to be held In coz
nection with the Ger t,nnial celebration
his also been accepted. John =. u
Trask, hesd OF the Pennsylvania
Academy OF fac arts, has been sppoir tod
commissioner general and will be assisted
By Charles Frsncis Btowu, of Oaicago'
"The Sherman antitrust Law q ut be
ended or am ended" This ia the demand
OF Samusl Goupers, president OF the
American F. defa!ion OF Labor, set forth
in the March issue OF the Federst:ouisr.
He cites the campaign speeches OF Pfesi-
dent Tat as support for bis demsnd for
amendment "GIast year." says Com
oers, "alter bis election TO the presidency,
Ia his speeches Throughout the country
he declared that the antitrust law should
be 80 amended as to definitely describe
the combinations and their mitoods
which should be regarded as illegal"
The article reviews at lentti the differ
enoes between the union and the thu I.
between the products of labor and The
| power OF labor. Taking up the question
of tie right OF patronage OF labor be says,
sphe cont, have decided int employers
may siogly or In combination discharge
l uu,kero Tor any roaeon and tht tho ie
the exercise of their lawful rlghts. 1t "a
difficult to IL 'dertt cd then how they
stretch their III horiiy to ott'aw either
| the strike or the boycott"
The favorable reports on the condit on
| OF Represett ,tive Perkins OF New York
| couliuue. BE passed restiu!l night aud
was regarded as srong:r this m nrniog'
he sat up and had steak for u ,cheo'
t,dsy. HIS physicians now feel sure
| that he will recover.
Opposition to The present restrictive
tendency OF immigration legislation will
ne voiced to The president and secrt Try
Nagel Monday BY delegation repro
s,ntng the foreign newspapers of tie
country. The delegation will be headed
by President Hsmmerl5g Of the Ameri
can Association Of Foreign Ne.perers,
whiob comprises $50 Newspapers repre-
seutinp, they claim, 10000, 900 readers
Fred Baker, the only prisoner in the
navy serving sentence for desertion in
time Of var, has been released BY the
department after being cop6ned for ten
! vea's ln a military prison San Quentin,
Gal.
With W. W. Barr, the Selt!le timber
desler on the stand, the B,lliuger-Piu.
chot congressional investigating CON.
mittee resumed it, sessions today The
ROOM was again crowded 10 Its utmost
capacity. Mr.. Bars examination
yesterday proved rttier setback fol-
tbs "proseeu iou." Attorney Vsrtrees,
chief couns,l for Bsllipge', succeeded 10
| tsngllog him mp considerably. What
| the B .lllpger forces are st empting to
how Is that, In Tie face of G!aVis's
charges against Balliuger for having
acted IS attorney for local c'aimar t.
| and giving them the bane6t OF inform.
| atioa which he secured while commits,
| sioner, he (Glsvis) was party to an
agreement with Barr, whereby the latter,
ia claimed, proited By reformation
which came to Glsvis's knowledge whila
in the government service.
Charges that the Panama Railroad
has been managed on lines favorable t.
the interest OF TIE trsBscontlnental rail-
roads 10 the United St,tes will be met
BY Secretary of War Dickinson before
the Senate eonmit:ee on iuteroceanic
canals Monday. Owned By the govern.
mens, the Panama line Is under the
chsrge OF tho secretarY of var. An 10.