Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-10
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Mr.. Garlic has introduced bill 10
the House for the relief of J. and E.
MshoDey.
Senator and Mrs. Martin, accom-.
panied by their two children, reached
here Saturday from New York, where
they landed Friday, alter stsy OF Two
weeks 10 France. Mrs. Martin left for
her home 10 Alhemarle county yesterday
and the eenator WAS in his seat 10 the
Senate today. Both enjoyed the trip
greatly and are 10 excellent health. The
reports concerniug Mra. Martins health
have been greatly exaggerated. She had
been indisposed during the fall and The
doctors suggested go ocean trip, which
completely restored her health.
The contested election case against
Congressman Saunders, OF the Fifth
Virginia district came up today before
The election committee and after few
preliminaries was continued till Mon.
day nekt. Mr.. Saunders has little fear
OF the reeulf.
STATE Senstor Don P. Halsey, of
Lynchburg, Virgins, is in the city to-.
day and interviewed a number of con:
gressmen concerning the Lee statue now
In Statutory Hall In the Capitol. he
says his uncle, Senator Daniel, 10 greatly
improved 10 health aud expects to be in
bis seat 10 the Senate 10 a short time.
A private citizen, With bis cass 10 the
hands of the people, the ex-forester,
spent today at his home mapping out
bis plan to viudicate bis course with the
people of America. We have been too
busy to prepare any statement, be ex-
planned, but 1t Is understood that he is
something that will have the
effect OF a bomb when 1t Ia given out.
To Justify bis action 10 calling public
attention to the Cunningham cases and
others, Pinchot will take the ground that
the Taft letter to Secretary Bsllinger last
8 ,ptember hsd closed all avenues OF
official remedy for the situation, and
that It was necessary to appeal from the
to the people. Dir. Pin
chot will explain, 1t ia stated, that he
kaew nothing of the activity OF Price
and Shaw until they hsd made their re-.
ports to him last week, bat that he ap.
proved of their action because OF the
danger that the land grsbbers would get
hold of the psop!s's richer. That Pin.
chol Is sure OF his position With the PEG
ole and Theodore Roosevelt is conf
IDENTIFY aseerted by bis friends and stories
TO the effec. that the removed official and
the African hunter have been In COD.
slant ,oech since Roosevelt has been
hunting, ere not denied. 0. W. Price
and a. O. Saw, two officials whose
hes.s fell into the administration basket
when PInchot was decapitated, were at
Pincbot's home the greater part OF the
daY, They went over vsrlous papers
and documents tina. are the basis of the
forthcoming statement from the ex-
oficic. There is little doubt that Pin.
chot, CLAWS and former Secretary OF the
Interior Garfield will be chief Witnesses
before the congressional Investigating
committee.
The new plan for oVerhauliug the
personnel to bring abou! the commits
sioning of young captains has about been
completed by Secretary Meyer with the
assistance of the general board. The
new machine contemplstes The promo
ton of officers to the rank OF captain al
the age OF from IS to Al, with proper.
tiopately earlier promotion to the 1g1k
of rear.admiraI. At the present tlme
the average sgs of captain is about 50.
The older officers will probably he weed
ed ont by process of elimination. The
Younger officers, OF whom there is con.
geslion in the grades below that of cln-
nsnder. will be showed forward. The
plan practicsil7 carries out the sugges-
ton advanced by former President
Roosevelt to have younger officers IN
command of the battleships.
The plan of Sauator Elk!ns for COZ.
gressioual Inquiry Into the high cost OF
living received the o. K. of President
Taft today. The senator called at the
White House to Invite the president TO
dinner at the University Clnb OF
Washington on February %, at which
the matter will be discussed. The
president teld Senator Elki1s that he is
heartily in favor of shy inVeulige'ion,t that
will get 10 the root Of the high food
price trouble. He heartily endorsed
the effort of Senator. Elkins =. =; hare tie
matter taken up By Congress.
The railroad interests have by no
means ceased their sotivity In the mat.
ter of President 81, Tafl's recommends.
lions for closer federal railroad control.
President Lovett of the Union Pacific
Railroad chief of the Hartman interests
Maxwell E7arts counsel for the Hue viii
cslI at the White House today and con.
fer with President Tsft, Attorney Gene.
raj Wickersham, and Trust Buster"
kellogg. The presidents Interstate com.
merce message will be gone over in de-
tail, particularly as l. effects TRANSPORT d.
nentsi railroad rates.
The insurgent members OF the House
are mad clear through over the action
of the republican congressional commit.
tee IN declaring them enemies of The
party and threatening to withhold support
from them during the coming campaign.
To oounteEact this mcvs the Insurgents
will take some aggressive action but it
hiss not been decided yet just how they
will 20 about 1t. S>me Of them are In
favor of writing so opsu letter to the
public at large In which they will pay
their respects to the congressional COM
mittee while others are in favor OF
writing a protest 10 the pie iieDt.
Several OF The Individual insurgents have
written to the presiden! protesting