Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-29


by PresidentTaft to the supreme bench,
called at the White House today to
pay his respects to the president. He
has just arrived in Washington pre-
paratory to settling down to the work
OF the winter session OF the court.
A rough draft OF proposed concur
rent law TO be passed by Congress and
the Canadian parliament for the con-
troll OF international railroad rates was
presented to President Taft today by
Judge Knapp, chairman OF the Inter
state Commerce Commission. The
president at once called special con-
ference for its consideration. Those
present were Secretary OF State Knox,
Judge ]. 2. Maybee, chief OF the Cana
dian Railroad Commission, and Knapp.
Taft spent more than an hour consider
ing the measure. After altering it
slightly 10 conform with the Presidents
views, Judge Knapp will present it to
the State Department and Chief May
bee OF the Canadian Railroad Commits
sion will send it to the Canadian gov
ernment. Diplomatic negotiations then
will be held between Knox and Ambas-
sador Brice.
William Lerch, saloonkeeper at
500 Four-and-a-Half street, committed
suicide this morning by blowing out
his brains.
The lives OF 1854 passengers, en-
dangered on 1923 vessels, and property
valued at $40, 051, 100, were saved dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 80,
1910 by the United States Life Saving
Service according to the annual report
issued today.
Baroness Hengelmuller Won Henger-
var wife OF the Austrian Ambassador
who recently startled Washington with
criticism OF the national capitals So
ciety, is critically i'll at the Embassy
today. The Baroness is suffering from
appendicitis. and the surgeons in at
tendance declared that her physical
condition made an operation precari-
Tous. On the other hand the disease
has progressed TO a point where an
operation is rendered imperative. The
surgeons gave no assurance OF recovery
in either case.
A visit OF Senator Burkett OF Neb-
raska, TO the White House today, to
present the name OF H. II. Wilson, OF
Lincoln, as a candidate for the place
on the eighth circuit bench vacated by
the appointment Of Judge Vandeyantel
TO the Supreme Court, precipitated gen
eral speculation as to Vandevanter's
successor there today. Probably no
federal judicial appointment ever
brought out greater listof candidates.
There are about nineteen district
judges in the eighth circuit and prac-
tically every one OF them is credited
with being a candidate. Senat& Bur-
kett, himself, has been prominently
mentioned, and the insurgent element
10 Nebraska represented by Represen-
tative Norris, who has been reported to
be under consideration.
A game OF ocean tag" was begun
today with the departure OF the fourth
division of the Atlantic fleet from
Grayesend, England, enroute for the
winter naval drill ground at Guanta
namo, Cuba. This division which is
in command OF Rear Admiral T. b.
Howard, will be joined tomorrow by
the other three divisions OF the feet
near the entrance to the English Chan
mel. Thence the battleships will pro-
coed across the Atlantic together. They
are due January s.
Whiskers came into their own here
today when inmates OF the Soldiers
Home declared them TO be the
first aid TO health" and entered
mutual agreement to throw
their razors into the trash barrel.
The strength giving properties OF the
heretofore muchmaligned chin orna-
ments was discovered by E. Kaufman,
PHILIPPINE veteran, who quit shaving.
His health soon began to improve, he
says.
Gwen if we had reports of japanese
activity in the Philippines, we would
not hesitate to keep them secret If we
saw fit" said high official of the War
Department this afternoon, after ii be-
came known that the department had
requested General Duvall TO make a
special report on the attempt to mine
Manila harbor and the arrest of japanese
tpies, as detailed in the press dispatches.
The officials freely admit that the activ-
ity of the Japanese in the islands has
been the subject of constant observation
and watchfulness and that General
Duvall has made it the subject of special
personal duty.