Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-28
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be enjoyed the curtain speech more
than anything else in the show.
Unless conditions at Jersey City as
sumo extremely critical appearances
President Gompers will not go: there to
superintend The strike. Because of the
over-rush OF work at the federation IS
offices, due to the preparation OF the
annual reports, and the coming con-
vcntion ct st. Louis Gompers will be
unable to leave Washington. He said,
today, however, that should any COM
plications arise demanding his imme-
Plate attention he would be glad to GO
to Jersey City.
Refusing to recognize divorce OBJ
tanned in South Dakota and therefore
declaring a subsequent marriage illegal
Justice Stafford OF the Supreme Court Of
the D. c.. today delivered double-bar-
relied decision against Milton E. Davis,
OF this city. The justice granted Anna
y. Davis, the first wife, an absolute
divorce on the ground that Davis co,
habitation with his alleged second wife
crowded just cause. He then ordered
Davis to pay alimony to his first wife,
aud to support their child. After leay-
ing his wife here in 1901, Davis went
10 South Dakota and obtained q divorce
IN the plea OF "desertion. He soon
.fterward married Miss Daisy Shepherd
If this city. Davis declared today thai
he would appeal the case to the SUI
preme Court OF the United States. He
IS connected with local business firm.
Only upon conditions that he find
suitable employment" within the
next few days, may Robert T. Marmion,
son of the late Rear Admiral Marmion,
wed beautiful sixteen-year-old Virginia
Darden. Robert, who is nineteen, tried
lard today to get marriage license
Jut his mother had notified the official.
# his age. Mrs. Darden, mother OF
the girl, is a salewoman in a drygoods
tore. When she heard OF the affair,
he announced that Virginia was
:lected for nunncry. Then the lovers
arranged a meeting with their mothers
md q compromise was reached by
which the .would-be bridegroom must
70 TO work. IF get job, I'm mated
If not, I'm checkmated," said Robert,
L guess it wont be hard to land work
lnuer such conditions. .
Congressman Carlin was among the
alters ut the White House today.
A jury in Circuit Court No. 2, OF
he District, has found that Malcolm
:Iufty, real estate man, who sued a
Washington paper for $50, 900 damages
'or alleged libel, is entitled to nothing.
Postmaster r. l.. Perkins OF King
George, Va, was arrested today by
Post Office Inspectors Martin and
'areIl, charged with rifling the mails.
The inspectors report that the EVIDENCE
is conclusive and Perkins is held y
rhe commissioner at Fredericksburg
il default OF the sum oil 81 900.
Within the next few days President
Taft will make public the rules and
egulati. n; under which publicity is to
be given the returns OF corporation
under the corporations tax law, passed
by the last session OF Congress. The
President las been formulating the
regulation with tho assistance of the
cabinet. The corporation tax law, as
passed provided for publicity but was
i,ereft of it's power through discovery
subsequently that there had been no
appropriation made to this end. Con-
ness later appropriated S25, 200 and
eft TO the President the task OF pre-
;crbing the cinditions under which in
ormation regarding corporations could
be obtained. The cabinet today 0. h.
ID The regulations prepared by the
president.
The fact that President Taft's Chi,
economy expert, DR.. Frederick A.
Cleveland, receives salary Of sl0,-
100 per year, was made public today,
when decision on technical question
in connection with his compensation
was submitted 10 the con ptrollcr Of the
reasnry. Pro rata deductions will be
made from his salary when lie is called
tway from Washington on any outside
business. Cleveland is head Of the
White House division" of the eff
cheney and economy organization.