Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
correspondence of AIexan dria Gazettel

promising ms support. Inc Duslness
mems committee" wants to raise
fnnd of $3.50, 900 annually until they
can carry out plan to construct AZ
new buildings at cost OF 81, 500, 600.
A dozen women, including Miss Helen
Gould. accompanied the men, among
whom were General John w. Foster,
former secretary OF state, William A.
Patten, vice president OF the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad; VIM. j. Schieffelin,
New York banker; Joshua lowering, OF
Baltimore; and Arson Phelps Stokes,
IT., Of Hartford, Conn.
President Taft arrived in Washing
ton at 7:12 O'Clock this morning and
went directly to the White House
where he will take up the work OF the
winter today. Among the presidents
callera today were Secretary Ballinger
and Oscar Lawler assistant to the at
torney general for the Interior Depart
ment Secretary Wilson, Senator Scott,
Of West Virginia, and Representative
Livingston, OF Georgia. The executive
now plans to remain in Washington,
until November 7, when he will leave
for Cincinnati to help out the Ohio re-
publicans with his vote on November
s. He will return here the next day
and leave that afternoon for Charleston,
S. c.. and from there will sail for Pana-
ma on cruiser November 10. Dur
ing the ten days that the president will
be ailoat going and returning he plans
to complete his message to Congress.
1t is likely he will remain on the
Isthmus for five or six days. Mrs.
Taft remained in New York but will
be here shortly.
A protest against an increase made by
the Southern railway on coal from Coal
Creek, Penn, to South Carolina, was
considered at a hearing before MEM
bers Cockrell, and Clements Of the In
terstate Commerce Commission today.
The railroad incl eased the rates 10 cents
on August IS and coal consumers led
bv the Victor Manufacturing Co., of
Greenville, S. c., asked reduction OF
45 cents a ton Representatives OF the
Appalachia field in Virginia were on
hand to ask that if the rate was changed
| bv the commission it should not allow
! large dfferential, which now exists,
in favor of Coal Creek field.
Three men suspected of completely
in the dynamiting of the Los Angeles
Times building are on board the steam
err. Acapulco, bound for San Bento,
Mexico, and will be kept under sur
veillance at the order OF the State De-
partment. Secretary Knox has COM
municated with Gov. Gillett, of Cali
fornia regarding the case. asking what
action the state desires the department
to take.
Friends of Senator Elkins, of West
Virginia, here are apprehensive today
over his condition. Private letters re-
ceiyed in Washington say that the sena-
tors condition is alarming" Three
physicians and nurse are in constant
attendance at his bedside and even
members of the family are barred
from the room.
Paul c. Patterson, managing editor
of The Washington Times, and Miss
Elsie Jarvis Mclean, daughter Of Capt.
Walter Mclean, u. S. N, we're married
here this afternoon at st. Margaret's
Church. Mr.. Patterson is treasurer OF
The Washington Times Company and
one of the leaders in the Munsey news
paper organization. He came here
from Chicago where he is well known
in news aper circles.
A cablegram received from Manila
at the Bureau Of Insuar affairs of the
War Department today reports that
Simeon Handac, who recently attempt
ed TO foment an insursection in the is
lind has been sentenced to imprisC n
lnent for 20 years. This is the minimum
sentence for that offense, and was given
Mandac on account Of his having
turned states evidence.
The hopes Of the Washington branch
of the w. G. T. U. to save the national
capital to the White Flag Of Temper
ance are now centered upon the evic-
ton OF Mr.. Cannon from the speaker |
ship Of the House, according to Mrs. |
Clinton Smith, president of the organ |
ization. The local w. G. T. U. is hold |
ing its thirty-sixth annual convention |
in this city. 1t was decided by the |
society to wait until the appointment Of
a new District of Columbia committee |
OF the House before forming any plan |
TO urge prohibition in Washington. |
Last session, they say, Cannon removed
the only three members OF that COM
mittee who were favorable to prohibit
ton. They hope better things OF
another speaker.
Following a discussion in which the |
now famous Barney statue, the undrap-
ed Ariadne, was bitterly attacked for
lack Of modesty, the District Conven-
ton of the w. G. T. U. here today
adopted a resolution condemning in
general terms all nude statues and pic
lures OF nude women.
A statement issued at the treasury
today announced that practically all Of
the corporation tax ,exceeding $27 ,000,
900 has been collected.
Bids for excavation in the James
Creek district OF the rivers and harbors
project, showed the lowest bid submit
ted to be that Of the Coastwise Dredg-
ing Company, Of Norfolk, Va, at a
figure of $145,710 for the excavation
OF ,, $50, 600 cubic yards.
A long conference which concerned
chiefly the Duvean milliCn-1ollar art