Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-19

there WAS ltiliplo o6CAAaSo ~
and lie 10 factories due to bad sanitary
conditions, defective machinery and the
overlooking Of employees. He felt thst
national health department might
cause an improvement In these conditions.
The bill is opposed by the National
League of Medical Freedom WHICH
caused senators today to te shoHsred
with thousands of kilograms OF protest
against the creation of department OF
health.
President TAFT has entered tbs Con-
gressional campaign 10 Iowa. He h&s
written letter to Gen. g. M. Dodge, q
con. tituert Of Repressr ,tive Walter l.
Smith, expressing the hope that Smith
will be renominsted. Smith ia an svoWed
regular member of the rules committee
ana one t the few Iowaps who hss cor
sistently refused 10 be moved by insur.
gent sentiment. He Is in the thick OF
a primary fight against an insurgent
candidate and President Taft's letter IS
regarded here as an approval OF his course
in Congress. -
Attorney Btandies today practically
charged that The secretary OF the interior
was Withholding so important letter
from George w. Perkins, representing
Pierpont Morgan. At bis suggestion
| Chairman Nelson directed the depart
| msut to search sgaiu, particularly for
| this missive. Mr.. Brsndies also showed
| that J. M. Snerdsn the special agent
whom Bennett put in change of the gov
ernmenl's snit TO cancel the Cumming.
hsm coal cares, had only been out OF
Law school Is months when he wss pu;
! in charQalof the Cunningham cases.
The House judiciary commit ee today
/! made a favorable report on Dill COM
polling all ships to be equipped with
wireless apparatus. The measure pro-
vides that every vessel emba,king on a
voyage of 200 miles or more must carry
| a standard wireless instrument and 8
competent operator.
| Six FIVE inch telescope have been
brought from the Naval Observatory and
placed on the vest side of the Capitol
80 that members of Congress may have
a view OF the comet. Various comet
Parties will be held tonight exclusively
Tor members.
The worlds sixth Sunday school con-
veutton will begin it, sessions In this
city This afternoon. The three thousand
delegates are all here, most of them &C
cempanied by slternst,s and friends.
Five hundred of the delegates are for
eigners and represent every country in
The world to which the Sunday school
ides has penetrated and that means
pretty nearly every corner of the globe.
The other 2, 500 come from every state
OF The union and from every province oil
Canada. Organized for the purpose OF
promoting missionary interest In SUI
day schools and to promote the ideals Of
such schools throug hout the world, the
| convention meets but once In three yesrs,
1t Is regarded a. one of the great eveot'
| In the Christian world and affords az op.
portunity for all denominations and
creeds to get together on common
ground. TodaY's exercises will begi" st
$50 this afternoon in Convention Hall
under the guidance of the president,
Rev. DEF. B. Meyer, of England. I'm
medialely following the conclusion OF the
afternoon session there will be reception
to the foreign missionaries at the Arling-
ton Hotell tie ndered by past.President Ed
ward K. Warren. Tonight Presiden!
Tsft will Welcome the delegates to the
natiousl capital.
The acknowledgement this morning
| received letter from an enterprising
| Virginian advancing an idea whereby
the postal deficit might be wiped OUT.
His proposition is for the government to
make an occasional error inthe printing
of postage stamps for the purpose OF sell,
| ing them at a premium as curiosltles,
/ The correspondent says that there are
more thad six million collectors In the
country oil Of whom would be willing to
pay a good premium for such stamps.
Ali the Virginiau asks from the govern
ment in return for this idea is that he
be made special agent to handle the
stamps.
Friends OF Chief Justice Fuller take no
stock in the report that he will reign in DC.
tober 1t is story that is circulated annual.
ly about this time, they say, and is as i'm.
probable now as it has been in the past. Chief
Justice Fuller is II years of age and obtained
l the right of retirement at full pay years age
but he has preferred to remain in active
service.
| The naval appropriation bill will be ken
up for consideration in the Senate tomorrow
1t wss again favorably reported from the
| naval affairs committee today and notice wat
given by Senator Peikin (rep. Gala that
he would call it up for action tomorrow. Three
! amendments were added TO the bill as report
I ed. Psymsster Rogers will be permitted to
retire with the rank of admiral, a provision
having been added permitting any officer who
has served as the head of a bureau 70 retire
with the rank then held. The bureau OF
equipment is abolished, being consolidated
with other departments. a provision is ad
ded that not more than one battleship may be
constructed in one ship yard.
In order that members of the House may
participate in and witness the parade OF the
worlds sixth Sunday school convention, thai
body will adjourn tomorrow at 4 o'clock
This action Will be taken as g result of the
passage of resolution passed this morning
| It was introduced By Representative Hamlln
of Missouri. There was no precedent for the
action.
Lieut. Col. ". Lsngfett, Engineer Corps
Il. 3. A, reported to the department Of Com
MERGE and Labor today as Engineer Secretary
of the Lighthouse Board to succeed Lieut.
| Col. w. L. Craighill.
large group of solar spots formed on the
| SUMS visible disc yesterday afternoon as
shown by the Baily solar photograph at the
| u. 8. naval observatory.
Paducah Drives Venus Away
Blusfelds, May 10 The United
IS.aes guuboat PRducah drove the Madria
gunboat Vet 4, away from The port oil
B!pe6slds TO-DAY.
Commander Gilmer, OF the lsducab,