Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-13

Triplett, convicted OF conspiracy TO
defraud~ the government out Of. valu-
able Nebraska lands, we're allowed to
choose their own place OF incarceration
and to fit UP their cells like club rooms,
was made by Attorney General Wicker
sham today in a statement declaring
the charges absolutely false in every
particular.
The question of reporting bill for
the creation of permanent tariff COM
mission was considered today at meet
ing of the Senate committee on finance,
of which Mr.. Aldrich is chairman. A
subcommittee was decided upon to draw
up bill. The members of that COM
mittee have not been appointed. There
is o growing impression in the Senate
that q bill creating tariff commission
will be passed at this session.
Postal reforms, including an extern
sion of the parcels post, is the platform
upon which James L. Cowles, a
familiar figure about the national Capt..
toll today announced his candidacy for
United States senator from New York.
Cowles has been appearing before con-
gressionai committees in behalf OF post
al reforms for several years.
Railroads scored a notable victory
today when the Interstate Commerce
Commission decided that they have the
right to impose such demurrage charges
on private cars as they see fit. A c r
seases to be private, they said, until it
reachad its owners private tracks
empty. The commission ruled that
railroads, not being forced to use pri-
vate cars might impose such conditions
as it saw fit in return for consenting to
use them and that any demurrage
charges imposed must be paid.
Recognition at the White House in
the matter OF patronage has at last
been extended in some degree to
Senator La Toilette, OF Wisconsin. In
accordance with a recommendation
made by the senator President Taft
today submitted to the Senate the
nomination OF G. Edward Schulz as
customs collector for the Milwaukee
district. La Toilette also received an
invitation today to name the post
master in his homo town, Madison,
Wisconsin.
An increase in the salaries is pro-
posed in a bill introduced by Depew,
(rpn., n. " in the Senate today
He would make the scale, Chief Justice
of the United States, SIS, 900; associate
justices, of the Supreme Court, $l1,-
500; circuit judges, $4,000 and dis
trict judges, $1,000 year.
A monument to the memory Of
Abraham Lincoln will be erected in
thi, city at cost of S2,000,000, if a
bill introduced in the Senate today by
Cullom, (Ren., Ill., becomes law.
1t has been decided by the Navy De
partment to accept the investigation Of
Glenn Curtiss to detail an officer at
the Curtiss aviation school to be estab-
Iishcd at>Los Angeles, Cal. Within a
few days the secretary Of the navy will
send formal communication to Cur
tiss accepting the invitation and asking
at what stage it will be proper to send
an officer to Los Angeles.
President Taft today personally pre-
sented the congressional medal Of
honors, the highest gift within his
power for bravery, to chief electrician
William, f. Snyder, OF U. S. S. Biz
mingham. While wireless operator on
the Birmingham, Snyder last year
made a thrilling rescue of nm enlisted
man from drowning in the icy. waterof
the Roades, jumping overheard fully
clothed. In the presence OF his entire
cabinet, and Captain Wiley OF the navy,
the president today presented the
medal of honor.
authoritative information today indi-
Gated that 4 number OF Ohio republic
cans arc soon to be rewarded with nice
government jobs by President Taft. 1t is
believed Carmi Thompson, at present
sec; et,ry of state, OF Ohio will be made
assistant secl etary of the interior in
place OF Jesse Wilson. Wade Ellis,
formerly state chairman will he placed
in some federal job, not yet determined
on. It seems likely that U. G. Den
man, OF Toledo, will probably succeed
to the iudgeship in the northern Ohio
district, made vacant recently by the
death of Judge Taylor.
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley and Miss Anna
c. Kelton, a suffragist, it is said, are
socn to be married.
As the result OF race riot in D street,
between Ninth and Tenth streets north
west, this afternoon, Limstrong, street
car conductor, is dying while Charles
CAN'T, also q conductor, was badly
bruised and beaten about the head.
Police OF the First precinct who re-
sponded ini the Iatrol, arrested several
negroes. The two conductors got into
an argument with the negroes over a
remark made by one OF the latter. A
FREQ fight followed.