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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13

PRESIDENT TAFT and the public are
to be pacitied with commission 10
look into the matter of regulating stock
and bond issues by railroad companies,
Instead of getting any direct legislation
on the subject This was agreed to Mt Il
conference held at the White House
Yesterday. When beaten, appoint
q commission, was the formula OF q
wise politician of the last generation
which President Taft seems TO have
adopted as his own. Informed by SEN
ators Aldrich and Elkins at the confer
cnce on the railroad bill that he posi-
lively couldn't have provision regu-
lating stock and bond issues, the presi-
dent f5i! back on the commission idea,
and the Senate bosses promised to let
him have one. The provision will be
put into the railroad bill by the con
fereeS, and the commission VIII pc vi
dered to report to Congress next ses'
sion The bill also will carry an ap'
preparation to cover the expenses G
the commission. There is no need fol
such commission as the subject is one
with which every man IN public life,
who has studied railroads aud finance,
is thoroughly familiar, but 1t will serve
to please the president, and some OF the
more sanguine hope it will serve to stil
public clamor. 4" Meanwhile high IL
nance will have Il year or two more IN
which to impose additional burdens oil
taxation on unborn generations by
floating water stock on which dividends
must be forced by increasing railroad
charges.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13
The Coming Flight.

San Francisco, CAL, June lone
thing is apparent today to fight fans,
and that is that Jack Johnson and
James J. Jcffrics are about rs perfectly
trained men as ever entered the prize
ring.
Both the big fellows have worked
hard and both have reached degree
Of physical perfection that will make
them able to stand a frightfui lot OF
punishment on July 4.
From Bowardcnnan comes word to-
day that Jcffries has decided TO do a
lot OF boxing every day from now on.
The big fellow has decided that he is
physically fit" and he wants to be
sure that his eye" is right. In other
words, Jcffrics wants to know that
when he aims blow, he has so timed
his movement that it will land on the
spot. Boxing alone will do that for
him, and while his early fighting has
shown that his eye is great, the former
champion intends to take no further
chances. Corbctt, Armstrong and
Coynski will don the mitts with the
big fellow every day. 1t is expected
that Corbett will try continually TO land
right uppercuts, which Jeffries will try
TO block, for that is Johnson's favorltc
blow and Jcffrics wants to be able to
counter them. !
Road work will continue to keep an
edge on his wind, but most of JeffrIci
work now will be i'll the ring.
johnson is training harder than Ing
ever did. His ring work is occupying
most of his time, and johnson is
Furnishing his training partners. Even
the enemies of the black champion are
forced to admit that he is physically
perfect and that he is making spIcn,
did showing in his training. Johnson
today took his last ride in his automo-
bile until after the fight, Tex Richard
having put down his foot that the
big fellow must take no chances OF be.
ing injured.
At least 5 1000 persons will see the
big fight without contributing to Rick
ard and Gleason. 1t was discovered
today that the builders will be unable
to obstruct the view from the roofs OF
nine tall buildings surrounding the
fighting arena, at Eighth and Market
streets. The owners Of these buildings
are already selling reservations on the
roofs and have erected stands to seat
5000 persons Richard and Gleason
offered large sums TO the owners OF The
buildings to keep people off, but the
owners decided they could make more
money by selling seats at fancy prices.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS.

4 taxicab in which were Mrs. Alice
Buckingham Morrison. widow Of Daniel
Wilson Morrison; Dorothy Morrison
her daughter, and Miss Eva Bucking-
ham. Mrs. Morrison's sister, Skiddcd
last nj ght on the wet pavement of the
incline nj Sevcnty-cighth street and
Madison avenue. New York. and was
run into by a southbound Madison
avenue car. Mrs Morrison died four
hours later. The iaxicah chauffeur
Louis Albert, is dying in iii" Pr"Shy-
tcrian Hospital of Il fractured skull.
Miss Morrison and Miss Buckingham
were bruised, but not ST. much hurt.
In the wreck OF IN automobile. which
plunged into a ditch when one Of its
tires burst while running nj high speed
north of indianapolis yesterday. Lcnnic
Albcrts, Of PitlSburg. Il chorus girl.
was instantly killed. The car. contain
ing five persons. turned over when it
struck the bottom Of a ditch. and Miss
Albcrts was crushed under it, Her
companions were only slightly bruised.
Attorney Alexander Mackcl and three
Butte. Mont, women, Josie Mulhol-
land. Annie MuIholIand and Mary
Holmes, were seriously injured in IN
automobile accident near Anaconda
yesterday afternoon, when the machine
turned turtle into creek. Miss
Holmes was rescued from the water
with difficulty.
NJ. Hclphcn. a banker, and NJ. R"u-
lins, diamond merchant, while anto-
MODELLING in the Bots dc Bulognc in
Paris yesterday ran into an automobile
belonging to the Princess la Tour d 'Au-
vcrgnc NJ Hclphcn received injuries
which made trcpanning necessary. The
others escaped with bruises.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13
AVIATION FEAT.
Charles X. Hamilton Flies from New
York to Philadelphia at speed OF
Forty-eisht Miles an Hour.

New York, June 13.-Starting on
what is declared by expert arlators to
be one of the most ambitious aeroplane
trips ever attempted, Charles X. Ham
ilton, most daring Of American alrmen,
left Governors Island in New York
upper bay for Philadelphia and re-
turn at 7:36 this morning. As he new
across the upper bay and headed straight
over the New Jersey meadows which
separate New York and Elizabeth ne
was flying about 800 feet in the air and
running very nearly mile minute.
Philadelphia, Pa, June 13.--TraVel-
ing at a speed greater than that OF the
fastest express trains between the two
cities, Charles X Hamilton, in Cur
tiss bi-pIanc, completed the first half OF
his flight from New York to Phlladel,
phia and return at 9:2S today. lie
covered the distance, Sc miles, III an
airline, in ono hour and fifty minutes
about IS miles an hour.
Hamilton appeared above the avla-
ton field, quarter OF mile north
west Of Front street and Eric avenue,
at 800 O'Clock. He circled the big lot
three times, tearing to the earth on tho
fourth circle, at a point several squares
distant from where crowd OF 2O,O0l
had expected him to descend, !. /;
Drawing a packet from 9n INSIDE
pocket, Hamilton gave Governor StuArt
a letter from Governor Hughes OF New
York. He also carried greeting to tho
Public Ledger from the New York
Times, under whose auspices the flight
was made.
Philadelphia, Pa, June 13.-Hamil-
ton began return flight to New York
at II 30
Dispatches show that Hamilton was
compelled to alight in New Jersey tc
adjust his engine, which was not work
ing properly. He expected to resume
his flight To New York at 3 O'Clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13
THE LAKE COMO MYSTERY.

The Milan police have discovered thai
Constantine Spolatoff. the Russian.
who was taken into custody in conncc-
lion with the murder Of Mrs. Porter
Charlton. the American woman, whose
body was found three of days ago III
a trunk nj the bottom Of Lake Como.
sometime ago borrowed knuckIc-
buster from druggist % the name OF
BaSs. telling Bassi that he needed the
weapon for SeIf-protcCtlon. The
knuckle-duStcr has not been found.
but the doctors who examined Mrs.
CharIton's body say that the wounds
on the head were possibly inflicted 10y
an instrument Of that kind.
Several circumstances IN connection
with the case tend 10 show that Charlton.
the woman's, husband. against whom
suspicion was directed, and who has
disappeared, could not have killed his
wife unaided, even if he had attempted
TO do so. rs he vas i'll and weak from
tuberculosis. and he spent several days
in bed before ne disappeared. Hence
The conviction of SpoIatcff's guilt grows,
despite his repeated dcnialS Of any
knowledge Of the crime.
The police are now inclined to believe
that Charlton was also murdered and
that SpoIatcff killed both him and ms
wife,
Money and Jewels are missing from
the Charlton cottage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13
UNIVERSITY SUMMER SCHOOL.

The Director Of the University OF
Virginia Summer School is assured
that the attendance for the session OF
1910, which begins June 18th. will reg
lister the largest number Of students
ever enrolled in the summer school.
Fully fifteen hundred persons are eN-
pectcd. From many schools Of the
south and west the entire faculties have
engaged board and rooms. The faculty
includes many of the best educators III
the country. and their subjects embrace
all the necessary branches including
manual training. Besides the regular
instructors there will be quite mum
Der of distinguished lecturers. Such
celebrated speakers as Prof. ". ri.
Bailey. Of Cornell University; DIR. {.
W. Stiles. United States Marine Hos
pital. Washington. D. c.. and great
many others will be present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13
Receives Threatening Letter.

South Bend, Ind. June 13.-Charles
F. Niedbolski, member Of South Bend
board of public works. is threatened with
death if he does not sign from the
board within a week. This was made
in "black hand" letter, which was
delivered to his place of business with
the regular mail The communication,
is as follows:
Beware! You have betrayed your
people and thrown them down. You
are being watched, and unless you get
off the board you will be killed. You
have one week to quit. "
Nicdbolski refuses to consider the
note in serious light, but friends are
alarmed, and his family is frantic. The
police, too, refuse to treat the threat
lightly, and have started an investiga-
ton, which will be pushed vigorously.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 10.

In very complimentary notice
given the Gazette upon It's recent en-
larsement and new dress the Loudoun
Enterprise says:
We congratulate our valuable ex-
change upon the increased advertising
patronage which has made the ell
Iareemcnt of its forms necessary. IL
is certainly time the merchants ana
other business interests OF Alexandria
were waking up and usinga little news
paper space From our Observation
there is less advertising done in tina,
CITY than any other Of It's diversified
industries in this section OF the south,
and, as IA consequence, Virginia trade
which should be her portion, is attract
ed by the more shrewd, wlde-awake
and liberal users Of printers ink, to
Washington. Steady, straight and IN
tcIligent advertising always pays. Man
order houses live and flourish on 1t
home merchants will become noSS-
grown and die without it.
Our contemporary observations are
correct we regret to say, and are those
If MANY others. The merchants III
,h,. small towns and cities Of Virginia
advertise much more than those OF the
citv Of Aleyandria-and reap the bene'
III The names Of many Alexandra
business houses never appear IN the al
yertising columns of the newspaper
An Alexandrian who removed IRON
this to a northern citya few years age
sent to this Aofiice newspaper contain
ing many advertisements of business
houses. &c. in his adopted home and
requested us to see number Of Alex
anJrio merchants (sendng a list o
their namcs) and ask them to adVer'
t;sa their business and this city. W.
wrote back stating that many oil the
merchants he had mentioned IN hE
letter had not spent five dollars III al
yertising in SO many years. Ills reply
was. No wonder Alexandria remains
as she does. "
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13

patriot, (by Bttorney L. D. Brandels),
or traitor and a snake" (by Attor-
ney Vertrees); Clifford .Pinchot, as the
Jealous advocate for good government
(qy Attorney Pepper, and an arch
conspirator" seeking to destroy the
good name of cabinet officer (by At
torney Vertrces.)
The House committee on elections
today made unanimous reports IN favor
Of the sitting members in the cases OF
of Calvin VS.. O'Connell in the 10TH
Massachusetts, district, and Yarmouth
VS.. Estopnel, in the first district OF
Louisiana Representative O'Connell
and Estopnel are the successful mem-
beers.
The president today by official pro-
clamation turned over to the open
public domain 2O2, 635 acres more OF
Mr.. Pinchot forest lands.
Secretary of the Treasury MacNeagh
today accepted the resignation OF
Lawrence Baillierc. collector OF Gus
toms ut Annapolis, Md.
General decentralization of the work
in progress in several Federal under
takings is threatened by the probable
recalling of many army officers de-
tailed for these purposes and sending
them back to their regiments. The
active officers will also be recalled from
the schools and colleges at which they
supcrintcnd military instruction and
their places will be taken by retired
officers as far rs possible.
\ commission to investigate the mat
ter OF employers liability and work
mems compensation is proposed Ill
bill favorably reported by the Senate
judiciary committee today. The com
mittcc is to consist of three senators
and three representatives and its report
is to be submitted to the president by
NOvembcs |, 1911.
Authority To the attorney general. act
ing through United States District Az
torncys. TO halo into court on quo war
ranto proceedings national bank officials
who "sllall usurp, intrude into or unlaw
fully hold" their Office was recomlncn
dcd today for passage by the Sanatt
judiciary comnittee. 1t has passed III.
House
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13
Answers RuO~cycIt'~ Spccrh.

London. June l%.-Thr government
today made it, answer 10 former i'rcSi-
dent Ronscvclt'~ @uiIIhHII speech. in
which he assaiIrd En"Iand'> policy in
Egypt, and, inf"r"nrlally, attacked
the Egyptian administration Of Sir
Fllom GorSt. the British agent and
con>uI-ecncra in Egypt. by declaring
that Gor>t enjoy, the governments
fullest confidence The reply was made
hv Sir Edward Grey, secretary Of state
for foreign affairs. and was 10 n query
in the House Of Parliament today from
Sir Henry Daz.Il. liberal member
Of parliament. DaIzirl declared last
week that he would ask Grey whether
the government had lost confidence
in Gor>t and today's reply Is the gov
rrnmcnt'S prepared answer.
Grey said there was nothing in
RooscvcIt's speech Ia Justify such
questions a DaIzicI raised In view
Of the fact that Rooscvclt's attack on
Gorst was responsible for today's
query and answer and that Sir Edward
Cry was the last to act * host Of
Roosevelt in England, roday'S reply il
Of Unusual interest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13

LESLIE NJ. SHAW, former secretary OF
the treasury, speaking before members
of the Hawkeye Fellowship Club in
Chicago on Saturday, stigmatlzed the
south as ignorant on political questions,
saying:
The south is the best place i'll the
world in which 10 make speech he
cause the people are SO ignorant of po-
litical questions 1t is not their fault,
the burden Of the great struggle Is still
upon them. But for all that nowhere
is there greater ignorance nor greater
eagcrncss TO know
Well. it is certain that the southern
people will never 60 To MIR. Shaw fol
wisdom
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13
THE RAILROAD BILL.

Conferees on the administration
railroad bill were in session more than
six hours yesterday and made such
progress as led them to predict that
they will be able to report to Congress
early this week, probably not later
than Wednesday. In the tentative
draft that has been made up from the
bills as they were passed by the House
and Senate the only two questions that
remain in serious dispute are those
relating to long and short hauls and
the period that increases in rates should
be suspended to give the Interstate
Commerce Commission time to pass
upon their rcasonabencss.
With an agreement on the railroad
bill in sight the members OF Congress
are beginning to figure on adjourn
ment. Few members of either branch
now expect the session to last longer
than Thursday, June 80.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13
HORSE SHOW DATES.

Arthur w Warthcn, secretary and
treasurer of the Virginia Horse Show
Association, has announced the follow
ing dates for horse shows in Virginia
during the Summer;
Upperville-June 18th and 10th.
Culpepcr-July 4th and 5th. Z
Manassas-July 9th and 2Sth.
Orangc-August Ord and 4th,
Observation-Disclosures 9th and 10th
Front Royal-August 10th and 18th.
BcrryyiIc-Angust 23rd, 9th and
25th
observation-disclosures 31st and Sep
TENDER 1st
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13
Pastor Disappears.

Schenectady, June 13.-Diligent
search for a week in score of cities has
failed to yield any trace OF the Rev.
Clinton De Witt Sharpe, the Seventh
Day Adventist preacher, or of Eunice
Julia Whitaker, the fourteen-year-old
girl. both of whom have been missing
for n week. She attended his church
and was converted by him. Both of
them destroyed all the photographs of
themselves they could find. The only
help of this kind that could be furnish
cd to the authorities was the patched
pieces of photograph that the girl had
torn and thrown into an ash barrel,
and negative of the minister taken by
an amateur in his flock when he was
holding outdoor meetings III i tent last
year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13
PICkPOCkET WAS A TR ZEE.

A pickpockct was discovered in the
woods near Rivcrhcad Long Island.
Saturday, but was not arrested. IL
was twig. In December, 1905, l..
NJ. Raynor, Of Rivcrhcad, was IN the
woods and unknown to him AT the tune
a twig picked his pocket, neatly cX-
tracing his watch. He did not know
of his loss until ne reached home ana
he did not know what had become Of the
watch. Walking in the woods Sa'ur-
dav. Raynor saw his watch hanging
from a twie about the level Of his head.
Re believed he must have bent the
branch down while passing and that
his pocket was picked at that time.
The watch suffered no harm by its
wear and a half exposure, but started
ticking when he wound it up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13
The ROOseycltS at Sea.

On board the kaiserin Augustc
Victoria, via, wireless, London, June ID.
Bongo is better. The severe attack OF
'mal-de-mer" which overcome Miss
Ethel Rooscvclt's canine pet presented
to the daughter Of the former presi-
dent Just before she sailed, has given
way to the remedies administered by
Mr.. Roosevelt Mr.. Roosevelt is the
idol OF the stccragc passengers. Ills
action in attending the Catholic ser
vices held on board yesterday and adj
dressing the future citizens OF the
United States was followed by an I'M
precedentcd demonstration when the
emigrants crowded about him and tried
to kiss his hands. In two brief ser
mons" Mr.. Roosevelt welcomed the
cmigrants to America and exhorted
them to be mindful OF the duty OF
citizenship in their new homes and to
protect their women folk.
The weather has been perfect SO far
and the Roosevelt luck still holds good.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13

The WORLD is growing better, !"
according to no less an authority than
Speaker Joseph e. Cannon, OF the
House Of Representatives. The only
black spot he sees in the development
Of the nation is in our literature. The
muck-rakers" are spelling the picture
for Mr.. Cannon. and he regrets that
his product is being preserved in the
Congressional library at Washington.
He reviews the events of the last halt
century i'll periodical. and declares
there has been great improvement,
morally and materially"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13
Se,yspaper building DESTROYED.

Montreal, June 13.-Thc Montreal
Herald building was destroyed by fire
today and a number of employees were
reported caught in the debris and burn
ed to death. Fifteen persons were re-
ported missing, but how many of these
were victims could not be learned until
the ruins cooled sufficiently 10 permit
a search.
A big water tank on the roof caused
a wall to collapse and Il gas explosion
followed, setting fire to the structure.
The loss will exceed 5000, 900
A later dispatch says 80 persons lost
their lives and about 80 we're more or
less injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13
To Modify Kings Oath.

London, June BIN the House OF
Commons today Premier Asquth
announced that he would formulate a
bill modifying the kings coronation
oath so a To eliminate some Of the
phrashes that are objected to by the
Catholics. The attempt to modify the
oath is sure to launch one Of the Bit
tercst religious controversies ever seen
in England. Already the Protestants
arc lining up their forces to prevent
any change being made,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

oklahoma voted TO establish the
capital at Oklahoma City, but 4 Judge
granted an injunction against lis re-
moval from Guthrie.
Seven deaths occurred from light
ming at Breslau yesterday, which brings
the total in the province OF Silcsia
up to eighteen fatalities in three days.
The second largest bank in the
United States has been formed by II
merger of the Continental and Com
mcrclal Banks, of Chicago, with de-
posts of over S1S+, 100000.
John Sanders, young white man of
Boston, who lost his eyesight by an
explosion OF gasoline. went to the sta
ton house on Saturday night where he
remained until this afternoon when he
left for Georgia.
A few iags of fish have arrived at this
port today. Some shad and herring
we're in the lots, but they consisted
mostly OF perch, catfish. etc. They
were caught u short distance south OF
this city.
The last fiscal year has been the
most profitable in the history Of the
Suez canal. The receipts amounted
to nearly S25, 900, 900, due mainly to
revival of the Indian trade, notably
from the ports of Bombay and kar-
achi.
The Senate on Saturday rcccdcd
from its amendments to the legiSla-
tive. executive, and judicial appropra-
| ton bill, and, as Il result. the vice
president and the speaker will have to
pay for the maintenance Of their auto
mobiles.
The Independent Mutual Fire Insur,
ancc Company, which recently pur,
chased the building on the northeast
corner Of Prince and Royal streets, is
fitting up the same for the office pur,
poses of that company.
Madly jealous because his former
sweetheart had transferred her affcc-
tons to Louis Rcposo. Harry Parks,
Of Santa Clara, Cal, shot and killed
Miss Mercy Baker and then cut his
own throat with Il pockctknifc rs he
lay on the ground where he had been
shot down by Rcposo. Parks is dying
and Rcposo is under arrest.
a dispatch from Berlin says six
persons were killed, II severely, and
SO slightly injured by lightning which
struck among a party Of cXcursloniStS
yesterday evening. The cxcursionistS
had taken shelter in an iron-fcnccd
building in the Jungfcrnhcidc. from
the most violent thunderstorm which
has been experienced in Berlin fol
gears.
Brodie /. Duke, the millionaire
tobacco magnatc, Of Durham. \. c..
whose adventures in Washington las
Friday while seeking 10 marry Miss
Wvlanta Roschcllc caused 4 stir
slipped out of Washington with Mis-:
Roschcllc at an early hour Saturday
morning. and was married to her ri
II o'clock in Camden. n. J. .Iustic,
Of the Peace Frank Garrison performed
the ceremony.
Her mind shattered by the loss o
her 81 900 saving intrustcd to Alex
andcr Dnwic when Zion City was throw
into rcccivcrShip, Miss Myrtle Darrow
Il society girl Of Urbana. Ohio. wa:
brought to the State Hospital ut Toledo
yesterday. Miss Darrow was al rx
cccdingly bright girl and very promi
ncnt in church circles. Her parent:
are well To do. She insisted on brood
ing over her financial loss, however
until it affected her mind.