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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-07
Liberals and Allies Still Lead.

London, Dec. .6.-Arthur ]. Balfour,
conservative leader OF England, was
today dubbed the William j. Bryan
OF England politics. f"
This appcllation was applied i'll view
Of the now certain decisive defeat OF the
conservatives in the general election
now in progress. The defeat will
mark the third successive one for Bali
four as leader OF the unionists.
The strongest pressure is brought TO
bear to force Balfour out Of the leader
ship.
His offer to submit the question Of
a protective tariff 10 the people in the
shape OF a referendum, in the event OF
the unionists success, is considered
by many as tie leaders crownng po-
litical blunder.
There is every indication today that
tho liberals and allies will increase
their present majority i'll the next
parliament. They had a net majority
OF one at the beginning of today's pol
ling, having steadily cut down the
conservative gains since tho first day.
Out of 300 constituencies, the unionlsts
have elected hi, liberals LOG, Irish
nationalist 25 and laboritcs 20. This
gives the coalition l55. or one more
seat than they had in the same district
in the last parliament.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-07
ALEX CAMBRIA, VA.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, DEC.

GOVERNOR MANN is preparing 10 re-
ply to the letter addressed TO the exccu-
tive by H. St. George Tucker, asking
him TO call Il special session OF the leg
islature to pass law lcgalizing primary
elections in Virginia. The governor
will look thoroughly Into the lcgaI
status OF the case, as there seems to bf
some doubt as TO whether or not The
present primary law is unconstitutional
The Norfolk cases will certainly be ap'
pealed to the Virginia Court OF Ap
peals, and, it can be said with'cersalnty
that no call for an extra session OF tn
legislature will be made until that Grl
bunal has passed on the merits Of tht
present law. Extra sessions are not II
favor now, and the best friends OF The
state and OF Governor Mann derouliY
hope that the latter will refuse to IN
fict one upon the people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-07
STATUE UNVEILED.

With Secretary OF War Dickinson
presiding, and addresses by President
Taft, Count Won Bernstorff. the Ger.
man ambassador; Representative Rich
nrd Bartholdt, OF Missouri, and Charles
A. Hexamer, president OF the National
German American Alliance, tho statue
erected in Lafayette Square in Wash
ington by the United States govern.
ment to Major General Baron Frede.
rick William Augustus Won Stcuben,
u. S. A., was unveiled at 1:90 O'Clock
this afternoon.
The full ceremonies, including the
parade which followed the unYeiling,
was carried out, despite the snow which
covers the streets.
The statue was unveiled by MisS
Helen Taft, the presidents daughter.
A chorus of 600 voices OF the North
eastern Saengerbund, accompanied by
the Marine Band, song patriotic Ameri-
can and German songs. Rev. DR..
Charles F. Steck pronounced the invo-
cation, and Rev. DR.. William T. Rus
sell the benediction. When the I'M
yelling took place, battery OF the
Third field artillery, stationed in the
White Lot, fired a major generals So.
lutte OF thirteen gnns, in honor OF
Barou Won Steubsn.
At the conclusion OF the ceremonies,
President Taft reviewed the parading
columns, OF Which Maj. Gen. William
II. Carter, OF the general staff Of the
army, was grand marshal. assisted by
Mai. Henry T. Allen, Eighth United
States cavalry, as chief OF staff, and
Capt. Joseph P. Tracy, coast artillery
corps, as adjutant general. The parade
started at 2:15 O'Clock.
The statue is the work OF Albert
Jaegers, OF New York, and by special
direction of Congress a replica will be
presented 10 the German emperor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-07
The Ballinger-Pinchot Report.

Washington, Dec. Absolutely
generating Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger of all charges brought against
him, the report of the Ballinger-Pin-
chot investigating committee was pres
ented to Congress at noon today. The
report, as framed by the majority
members OF the committee, sums up
its findings by declaring that sec
rotary Ballinger is not an enemy OF or
hostile to reasonable and judicious
policy OF conservation, and that no
ground whatever had been shown justl-
tying the opinion that he is not q
faithful and efficient public officer.
The report of the committee is volu-
minous, containing 81 printed pages.
The report declares:
That the charges and insinuations
against Secretary Ballinger in regard to
the Cunningham coal-land entries or
other coal-land claims in Alaska are
not justified and his conduct in rcspeo
there is not Justly censurable; also that
be was, under the circumstances stated,
fully justified in revolving the Indian
cooperative agreement, and that the
restorations OF water-power sites by
Secretary Ballinger was made in good
faith and not in enmity to the govern
ment and policy OF conservation OF
natural resources, but pursuant TO an
honest opinion as to the legality OF the
Withdrawals. After lengthy review
of the evidence produced before the
committee with regard to The Cunning
ham claims. the committee declares
that it fluids no indication of bad faith
on the part OF Ballinger, Commissioner
OF the Land Office Schwartz or the rep
resentatives OF the Cunningham in
terests. The committee comments
CLAWS for sending the telegram which
led Ballinger to revoke the order clear,
listing the Cunningham claims, and
Ballinger is commended for sopromptly
acting upon it. The report is signed
by Senators Nelson, (Minn.,) Flint,
(Cal..) Sutherland, (Utah.) Root, q.
Y. ,)aud Representatives Mccall, (Mass.
Olmsted, pa, } and Denby, (hfich. ) all
republicans.
With three reports by members Of
the Ballingcr-Pinchot investigating
committee submitted to Congress today
the prospect opens for n lively fight on
Capitol Hill. Chairman Nelson, (rep.,
MINI. } fled the reports in the Senate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-07
Investigating Bribery Charges.

Washington, Dee. AT the last
session, held today, Of the Senate COM
mittee to investigate charges that
money was used in the election OF
William Lorimer Of Illinois, to the
Senate, Robert E. Wilson was called
as witness. Wilson was democra-
tic member OF the house in the legis-
iature that elected Lorimer. When
the investigating committee was in
Chicago last September Wilson was out
OF town and could not be reached with
y subpoena. He returned to Chicago
after the committee had left there and
was then summoned to appear before
the committee in Washington.
In answer to questions asked by A.
s. Austian. attorney of the Chicago
Tribune, which has been pressing the
charges against Lorimer, Wilson said
he was friend of Lee O'Neil Browne
and member OF the democratic mi
nority. He had voted for Edward
Shurtleff, q republican, for Unred
States senator two weeks before he
voted for Lorimer. He cast his vote
for Lorimer on May &c. 1909.
Il decided that if any number OF
democrats voted for Lorimer l would
do the same. / was q deputy under
Sheriff Barrett several years ago. He
became i'll and went to hospital. /
was with him much of the time until
no died Iorimer was among Barrett s
callers. Barrett said to me that Lori
mer was one OF his best friends and
that if ever I could do Lorimer favor
I should not fail TO do so. Barrett was
closer to me than anybody outside my
family. I could not be the only demo-
crat to vote for Lorimcr. 1t would be
suicide. When Hound that q number
OF democrats would vote for him I de-
cided to do likewise. Tho committee
then took a recess until late ia the
afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Talk about opening negotiations With
the United States for the sale OF the
Danish West Indies has been resumed
at Copenhagen.
DR.. John C. Da Costa, the well-known
surgeon OF Philadelphia, died at his
residence there yesterday afternoon.
He was rs years old. DIR. Da Costa
ranked among the great surgeons OF
the country.
At the request OF the Mexican gov
eminent, Juan Sanchez-Azcona, a
member OF the revolutionary commit
tee in Washington, was arrested yes
terday, by direction OF the Department,
OF Justice, and taken to the district JAIL
to await formal extradition proceedings.
GoYernor-elect Simeon E. Baldwin,
OF Connecticut, has returned two letters
from Colonel Roosevelt and will not
attend banqueta where Roosevelt is I'M
til he receives a public apology from
the ex-president.
The price of the best creamery buttor
dropped 5 cents 3 pound IN New YORK
yesterday and other grades are CORE
spondingly cheaper. Last week the
wholesale price Of the butter was 50
cents, and it was then retailing at 40
cents. Yesterday the wholesale price
was reduced TO 80 cents and the retail
figures to S5 cents
Presidents and other important
officers of sixteen corporations com
prising the bathtub trust have been in
dicted by the federal grand jury in
Detroit for violation OF the Sherman
antitrust law. This is one OF the
biggest hauls, so far as individual
prosecutions are concerned, that the
Department Of Justice has ever made
under the antitrust law.
It has just become known that Char,
les Jerome Coleman, one-time mil
lionaire, and well-known musical dir
ector and composer, committed suicide
Sunday morning in his room at the
Hillcrest,a fashionable boarding house,
at Passaic, n. j., by inbaling gas. Mr..
Coleman is said to have lost fortune
OF So, 900, 900 within the last few years
aud to have been in reduced circum-
stances. His wife died two years ago
and friends say that he never entire
ly recovered from his grief
The wholesale prices OF fresh meat
which have been OH the downward
trend for three weeks. took turn yes
terday in Omaha and started upward
and retail prices all over the country
will follow at once. Yesterday prices
on nj grades of beef and pork were in.
creased l cent per pound, and tho
wholesale price OF pork, which las
week was ten cents, is now II cents.
Packers say The price Of all fresh meats
will continue to advance for the pres
ent. On the cattle market in Omab;
yesterday the prices OF hogs rose from
Is to 80 cents per hundred. Cattle
have been advancing steadily for The
past week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-07
New York Stock Market.

New York, Dec. AFTER opening
irregular the stock market showed
decided strength, nearly everything in
the list joining in brisk upward nave
ment.
The show OF strength just after tho
start disappeared and severe losses were
sustained later in tho hour under liqui-
dation of some important speculative
account and heavy foreign selling.
Governments unchanged; other bonds
weak.
After the first hour the market re-
fiected moderate amount OF support
and prices OF some issues made irac-
tional gains from tho lowest.
After the first hour the market re-
fected a moderate amount Of support
and prices OF some issues made frac-
tional gains from tho lowest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-07
Rivers and Harbors Congress.

Washington, Dec. The rivers
and harbors congress met III that city
today and was largorly attended by rep.
reseuiativcs from throughout the
country.
President Taft spoke ami declared
that Ire was really the mayor OF Wash.
ingtou and as such extended y welcome
to the convention.
There was time in the history Of
this country he said, when river nayi-
CATION was OF far more important than
it is now.
The growth OF railroads and their
entering into the trade OF all sections o:
the country has diminished the I'M
portance OF river navigation ander
existing conditions, and the problem
which you gentlemen have to solve and
which Congress has TO solve and which
all who re in favor OF water Transport
tation have TO solve is the union and
cooperation OF railroads and rivers.
The terminal difficulties with re"
spect TO rive: transportation are the
difficulties that you have 10 overcome
before you shall solve this question.
Now they have overcome it in mea-
sure in Europe, but they have not
reached tho solution that will be satis,
factory to sus and | verify believe that
in the ingenuity Of the American ex-
pert in transportation. We shall find
solution that will enable us to avail our
selves OF the Inherent economy in river
transportation and unite that, SO tha:
it shall dove tail with the railroad
transportation and make all carriage
cheaper and more economical"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-07

of public moneys at Sterling, Colo,
and Capt. Albert Mertz, to be rear ad-
miral in the navy.
\ portrait of Mrs. Taft, painted this
summer at Beverly by B. kronstrand,
of London, was hung in the White
House today. 1t completed the col
lection OF paintings OF mistresses OF the
White House.
A delegation representing the Della
ware Bar called on President Taft this
afternoon to urge the selection Of district
Judge Edward G. Bradford. Of Whining
ton, rs Supreme Court Judge. Senator
Dupont and Representative Head, In.
troduced the delegation which was head
ed by H. Fl. Ward.
Senator Ga]linger, chairman Of the
Senate District committee, today ex'
pressed himself as in accord with the
president On his recommendation to have
the government acquire for park pur-
poses the Palisades of the Potomac, Ar
lington Cemetery, aud the region there
oh0niS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-07
CHILDREN TESTIFY AGAINST
FATHER.

A boy OF II years and a girl OF .
took the witness stand in New York
yesterday against their father, who is
charged with the murder Of his wife,
their mother, and furnished the back
bone OF the prosecutions case.
The prisoner is Abraham Roth. His
wife, stabbed to death, was found on q
fre-escape below their rooms. Both
was arrested in bed. He also had been
stabbed several times. The prosecution
contends that Roth killed his wife and
attempted to commit suicide. The de.
fen Sc holds that Mrs. Roth tried to kill
her husband and then ended her own
life.
The child witnesses were Israel and
Mollie Roth. Israel testified that be-
fore he fell asleep the night his mother
died his mother and father had quar-
relied and that bis father had declared
he was going to kill my mother"
NIolie, owing to her tender years. was
not sworn. She said she was awakened
by the quarrel between her parents and
her mother calling to a neighbor. She
and young sister, Becky, jumped out
of bed and ran into the kitchen. Hsr
mother was bleeding and fell out of the
window, although the girls tried to save
her from falling. She said that her
father, who was in the room at the
time, went to bed afterwards.
Counsel for the defense tried in vain
10 shake her story.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-07
COL. MOSBY ACCUSES LEADERS

in his address, which followed re
ception at the Grand Opera House il
New Haven, Conn, last night, Col
John S. Mosby, the former Confede
rate cavalry leader, made the statement
that the disobedience of Gems. Robert
Toombs, OF Georgia, and Fitzhugh Lee
q nephew OF General Lee, saved the
union army under General Pope not
only from defeat, but destruction.
Colonel Mosby was discussing the
strategy OF Gen. Robert F. Lee in his
campaign against General Pope.
The fact thai. these generals disobeyed
orders Colonel Mosby said. had never
been made public, and it caused com
ment among the military men present
Other interesting facts not published in
the histories regarding incidents Of the
war were told-how it was that McClel,
Ian was forced to abandon his position
on the James river and start another
campaign on the Potomac, and how,
by accident, the plan OF raising a par
tisan corps to operate on General Pope's
rear was defeated and postponed for
eight months.
Yesterday was Colonel AIosby's
seyenty-seyenth birthday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-07

TIE New York Journal Of Com
merce compares prices at the end O.
November with the highest prices last
year and in the early pant Of this year,
and notes these among many other de-
clincs: patent spring flour, Sl.4o; WIZ
tor straight, 1925; mess pork, SD
prime western lard, $50 per 1OC
pounds; eggs, cents a dozen; refined
granulated sugar, 30 cents per loI
pounds; fine territory wool, loI cents
print cloths, 3 cent yard: Para rub,
Dor, 81. IL pound; pig iron, SD =
ton. Surely there ought to be per,
ceptible decrease in retail prices where
the prices in the wholesale market:
have declined SO much.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Elizabeth c. Yates, widow OF
Henry G. Yates, of Warrenton, died at
Sibley Hospital in Washington yester-
day.
James F. Grim, we'll known farm
er OF Loudoun county, died at his
home, near Momsonville recently. He
was 60 years old.
The Wallace Library, donated to
the city Of fredericksburg by the late
Capt G. Wistar Wallace in his will, was
opened to the public on Monday even.
ing.
Mr.. James E. Stuart, and Miss Vivian
G. Meade, both OF White Post. Clarke
county, were married in Washington
yesterday by Rev. Charles T. Warner
The bride is daughter of the late E.
S. Meade, OF White Post.
George Cunningham, from New
York, who recently gagged and robbed
DR.. L. B. frey in the latter's Office
in Norfolk, was yesterday convicted
and sentenced to eight years in the
penitentiary
Mrs. Margaret Pegram Holt. eldes
daughter of the late Capt. Rober
Baker Pegram, G. S. NJ, and Mrs
Lucy Cargill Pegram and widow .
the late DR.. NJ. Q. Holt. died at he
home. Green Yard" Sussex county
on Saturday, aged II years. Her fun
eral took place from Saint Paul:
church Petersburg on Monday.
Two Washington and Lee boys
| Grady Ellison and Louis Hook. while
Oh a cross-country tramp discoveries
a new cave in Augusta county sey
.eral miles west OF Staunton last week
At first the cave appeared as merely
4 creyice in the rocks. Subsequen
visits of exploration, however, have
resulted ia locating q new cave 0
great beauty. It is about 60 feet II
length and 40 feet in height.
The funeral Of Judge John E. Ma
son. who died at his residence in Fred
cricksburg Monday, took place iron
st. Georges Episcopal Church thi
morning. Owing to inclemency OF tn
weather the body will rest in the Scot
vault for few days and then be car
ried to King George Courthouse, wher
it will be buried in the family lot q
st. Johns Church. The spottsylvani
court adjourned for the term in Judg
Mason s respect.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-07
The Trial Of Miss lie Blanc.

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. Miss
ZelIia Gallant, the interpreter who ex-
amined Hattie LIE Blanc in the police
station the night the girl was arrested
on the charge OF numbering Clarence
Glover, was the first witness in the LIE
Blanc trial to-day. Miss Gallant's APP
pearance on the stand was severe blow
10 the defense, which has tried to ex-
clude her. She went to Nova Scotia,
her former home, and for long while
| refused to return to testify for the pros
ecution.
Miss Gallant, who was perfectly at
ease, told OF visiting the lie Blanc girl
in the prison. Il saw worry in her
face" she testified. Her hair was
uncombed. Her hands we're very black.
say her gwen food" :
Miss Gallant then identified tile
stenographer's transcript of the ques
tions put to the lie Blanc girl, and hel
answers. The questions and answers
were not read at this time.
Attorney Johnson, for the defense
took Miss Gallant in hand in an :effor
to find what inducement she vas Offered
by the prosecution to return to Cam
bridge 10 testify. She declared she re-
ceiyed only her expenses.
Miss Gallant was temporarily excused
aud Miss Emily Bowers, the stenogra
pher who took down the lie Blanc girl,
statement, as translated to Miss Gal
liant. was called. Miss Bowers declared
Hattie was told she need not answer
questions unless she chose, and added
that no promises or threats had 'beer
made the girl.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-07

SPEAKER CANNON says that he has
seen worse tidal waves than that OF No.
ycmber s: one occurred twenty years
ago Which makes that Of last month
look trivial. But there is IN interest
ing point Of resemblance between the
two sweeping defeats OF Mr.. Cannon
partv-cach was 4 tremendous mani
festation Of public disapproval OF re-
publican tariff. The democratic VIC
tory in the congressional elections Of
1890 led to The democratic victory IN
the presidential election OF 1872, IN
which several states, supposedly safely
republican, voted for Mr.. Cleveland.
The democratic victory last month, says
the Philadelphia Record, will in like
manner lead to the election OF 4 demo
cratic president in 1912.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-07
ALExANBRIA's POPULATION.
RIO the Editor Of the Gazette.


There appeared in Washington
paper on Monday an editorial under
the caption What Ais Alexandria"
After bandying tile question OF why
Alexandria has not increased thou
sand in population while cur neigh
hor" Washington has increased 3d.
900, and that Alexandria has not gotten
its full share OF the overflow" from
our "neighbor," the writer fails to hit
tbemark or give an answer after talk
ing at length in an ambiguous way.
The fact is, numbers OF our oggi
people bave left make their residence
on the other side OF the Potomac. and
that we do not attract others FROM there
is also true.
Transportation is the roai fault. And
the trouble lies On both sides ef the
river. Three or four times 10 as many
months Chat the writer knows Of
people have had to walk, to aad from
their work, from or to the Highway
bridge in Washington, owing to the
failure Of the current az supplied from
the power house at lexington, as it
did this morning, and those on several
early trains were compelled to walk
from the bridge to their work, the
worst morning Of the winter and about
as bad as the weather could possibly be,
at least six inches Of snow.
II is true that when Eckingtou cur
rent fails everything in Washington is
at standstil," except the Capitol
Traction Company's lines.
But does that relieve them 81 the
responsibility OF our connections aud
delay? Conld not our lines be kept
running ut least TO the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing, by the Wash
ineton Virginia lines supplying their
own current 10 that point?
II not ut all times, why then ceulda'
some provision be made for them tt
supply in an emergency such as just
cited, by cutting in'' with their cur
rent?
Failing that, why could not the power
house at ii and 3 SITS. southwest be
held in readiness for an emergency in
stead OF lying idle?
1t is also commented on that the
population OF Alexandria county has
almost doubled.
Certainly the number Of stations or
the line from Alexandria to Washing
ton have doubled. 1t takes longer now
to get over the road than it ever die
before by either steam or water.
Admitted that the Washington. Tir
ginia road cannot run express trains
en- Il schedule OF trains ten minute:
apart, they should be induced or com
PEELED to put in a third track from
Spring Park to the Highway Bridge
and then be required to run expires:
trains over the third track north in til,
morning and south in the evening.
Further more what has become o
the bill to compel tug boats passing
under the bridge to nave hinged stacks
These things concern Alexandria
her population, business and psitica
interests, far more than they concern
the commuters of the day. Her future
is at stake.
1t bahooyes our Couacil and CODA
mercal bodies to bes:ir themselves be
fore il is too late.
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