Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of Alexandria Gazettel

CDarleS Evans IughcoJ ha'ihB 10
linguished the title of governor and, al
vet. not having taken up that as jus
tice. today went through the Formally
which marked his transition from The
former Office 10 the latter by calling
upon the justices Of the Supreme Cour
in the order Of their precedence anC
called at the chambers Of the court tC
familiarize himself with the ceremonial
which will be followed at his installa.
ton on Monday when the court opens
the October term OF the present year.
With the exception of Justice Day and
Justice Moody, who is still a member
of the supreme bench, all OF the JUS
tees are now in Washington. Justice
Day will arrive tomorrow. The ar
rangements Of the justices on the bench
will be unusual because of the vacancy
caused by the death OF Chief Justice
Fuller. Justice Harlan as presiding
Justice will occupy the seat OF the chief
Justice and the other justices will be
moved up keeping their places until
| President Taft dominates a new chiei
Justice. Justice Moody's seat will be
left vacant until his resignation takes
effect in November. Because OF the
temporary arrangements Hughes will
probably take a seat at the right OF the
bench instead Of the extreme left where
| 4 new justice is placed under ordinary
| circumstances.
Passing the brief alternate portal
of last night Charles Evans Hughes
crossed from the clustering field OF
his political victories TO wake on this
sombre October day facing the calm
and quiet meditation in his new life as a
Justice Of the country's highest tribunal.
Former Governor Hughes closed the
door upon political life quietly but
tightly and the newspaper correspon-
dents that greeted him today heard
the clique of the lock in his reply to
their queries. you will please ex-
cuse me; shall not give any interview
TO anyone" A courteous bow &C
companied this sentence and also a
smile which appeared to indicate the
students happiness at escape from the
hurIy burly OF politics. Little doubt
was left by Mr.. Hughes today that
he likes Washington in bis judicial
/ role and that he intends to settle down
in the iarthest padded corner OF the
ponderous easy chair of judicialdom.
The former governor formally dons
his judicial robes at the first meeting
of the Supreme Count for the fall SEES
sion on Monday.
The Census Bureau announced today
that st. Paul, Mimi, had the lowest
death rate, ia per one thousand OF
population of cities of more than one
Hundred thousand for the year OF 1909,
with the exception of five cities not in
cluded in the computations. 1t is esti-
mated that the general average death
rate for the United States was 10 per
one thousand. The highest death rate
was reached by New Orleans with 2O.2
per thousand. Next was Fall River,
Mass, with 49, and the third greatest
was Washington, d. c., with 1910.
Baltimore's rate was 1877.
The government has found it neces-
sary to offer inducements to purchasers
in order to dispose OF 1900, 900 acres
/ o. land in Utah and Montana, accord
ing to information obtained at the De-
partme1t Of the Interior today. 1t took
The lands off the hands of Indians in
1905 and promised to pay them as soon
as the lands were sold off to home
steaders. The original terms Of sale.
however, failed to attract any home
seekers aud now that the Indians are
|clamoring for their money it is ex-
planned, the government is offering
them for sale with the provision that
neither residence nor cultivation on
these lands will be required"
A cold drilling rain today threatened
to make impossible either game OF a
|double-header by which the pennant-
winning athletics expected to close the
American league season and indicated
that Walter Johnson, the new world
champion strike-out pitcher, would go
into the records with 313 strike-outs to
his credit. This is just twelve more
than Rube Waddel's record. johnson
pitched two innings of the last game OF
A double header with Boston here
Thursday and struck out two men. He
was scheduled to wind up the season
for the home team today and the fans
had planned to give him an ovation.
No postponed games can be played az
ter today, and Connie Mack watched
the rain rather dolefuIly from the lobby
windows OF the Arlington Hotel.
Charges OF acknowledgement were
filed against Willis l.. Moore, Chief
Of the Weather Bureau, with Secre-
tary Of Agriculture Wilson today by
James Berry, a former division chief
under Moore, whose job recently was
abolished in the interest of economy
and elliciencyn Berry alleged that
Moore held up forecasts in order to
cause complaints so that he could
demand a larger appropriation from
Congress, After an investigation Will
son said ne would not act upon the
charges. Berry then threatened to
submit them to Congress. Moore to-
day denied the charges but refused TO
enter a controversy, saying he would
be ready to defend himself before Con-
gross.
| The problem of placing in effect the
| long and short haul section of the new
| railroad law was considered at a hearing
before the Interstate Commerce Com
| mission today. All the big railroad as
| sociatiOns were represented.