Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-07
From Washington.
;Cauttp0nGenas Of the Alexandria Gssstte.
Washington, Februsry z.


;OauttponGenos Of tie Alexandria Gazette
Washington, February z.
Gen. Leonard Wood, commanding
the depsr msnt OF tho east, is 10 Bilti-
more at Johns Hopkins UuiVersiy fol
The p1'pose Of having an examination
msde OF an old injury to his head.
President TAT signed and prom u'gst-
ed the procla 8 i0n scc7rdiug TO Ger
many the mioimum ter # rate after
March 81. The roc smstio1 DOS not
apply t. G rmsD East africa snd other
COLONIES Of tbs G,rnsp Empire. The
preston of the minimum tariff With reg
ulstlon to these colonies hiss Dotyet been
determined because OF tle lack Of
50 fl ,ient da!a. The iatiff board 10 con
function With the State Department will
determine lstar whether the colonies
ought TO receive the same rates as ibs
enDife.
The timely vlsit OF Mrs. Mud E
Claws, vile OF Secretary b 'llingeTs
chief sccGser, and defendant 10 divorce
proceedings in the wes', to Washington,
ghile the Bllliuger-P iucbOt ioysa.iga'
lion is on, Is pUzz ing the iu'efes ed
.pecta,ors. MIRA Glivis today said ihst
.he intends Rgh.iDg toe suit sht by
her husta1f, and she took occasion 70
promise sensational development within
few dsys. "Of course | wish to avoid
ltouble," said Mrs. CLAWS, "but siuce
ibis matter has begun inteud 10 see 1t
hrtuga, and the public will hear some
hing within few days hat will be 3
great ,u -prss." Claws fled suit against
h!s wife, at Ssat,le, soon after he bece N
Involved IN the Balioger PInChot row
List week NJ a. CLAWS vas awarded
$50 a month slimouy, and 5000 counsel
lses pending the trial OF The srit.
While joseph Aud, father Of The
principal il the GOV famous DsVal care,
waits In Washington today the an
nou 1cement OF the verdict Of the court
marlisl which tried bis son 10 Boston, be
Is planning, in the event OF an adverse
deci.io1, to app al the case from the
aaval 20 the civil trit Il lals. AtbCu ID
40 { fiji ,ial aunt lcement has been made
ihe im oppression has become general thai
the verdict, now 10 the hands Of Jadge
Advocate General Russell, liada Pay.
master Aud lu'lty 90 two OF the charges
of "ssss ting a civilian" and conduct
uobecomiDg an officer" al will not
mes late to carry the case to the Uai;ed
States Supreme OCu't," said the senior
Aud today, eff | think my son is !he
victim OF justice"
President fsit will wear the green on
S.. Parick's day with the I,lsh FsllOT'
ship Club, Of Chicago. Tue Invitation
Of the Fello Eship OIub, extended som'-
time ego, was definitely accepted today.
It Is possible that the president on his
visit to Chicago may lake in Albany ADD
Rochester, N Y.
Fires cost toe people Of the United
s ates s456 ABS. O00ein the year 1907
and caused tas death Of l 449 persons
s1d resulted in irjlries TO 5, 654 Others.
These are tho salis,ics Included In 3
report Issued today by the u. 5
G sologicsl Survey entitled "The Fire
Tax and Waste OF S.ruc 81 Materials. "
The enormous total Of fire loss Is figured
to include the excess cost Of FIRE protso
ton due to bsd construction sad exc s.
premiun ms over iaturanoe paid. 1t does
not Include The forest fires. Tbs pre-
dominance of frsme tuildlogs 10 the pri'
msry cauie, the report sta es, Of FIRE lo'S,
With detective construction ard faulty
| { O lipment second. The fire loss OF over
million q dsy is eigh! TIMES IS much
as that of any European couatry.
The proposed congressional invesii
CATION into the high cost Of livlug ws'
discussed by the Htu1s committee on
| rules today bit 90 official action wal
AIKEN IS neither political party had
N i9rlly present. Smith was stsen!
Had Mr.. Smith republican, been pre-
ssut the Payne resolution for the coz
gr's illsl iDve,t gttiOl sou d have bstr
rtp1rtd.
Mr.. Edwio A. II .lsey, sssltIut u
eEir ndet OF I re Sentt) press gallery
and who was recsI , appoiIt d By Gov.
MsnD, OF Virginia, a cOlou"l on biz
81 #, wa t1dsy preser ted By the Wast-
iost o newspaper, correspondei t. VII q
handsome sword, Mr.. Halsey was ken
compl, ly by surprise, Tut made a
happy response re presentation.
Tue following iooitl clsss Virginia
post MATHS we're appoli I'd t'dsY;
Mschodcc, Wesimoreiand cou ", Jam &
E. Jackior, vice 8 f jackson, d-cess.
ed; Sandy, Rappahaunock coui t.,
Annie Desring, view. G. DaSr nF,
resigned; Wilkersoo, WeltnofelsOo
couut7, william s. WilkstsOp, vice w.
l. MOI 'gue, resigned,
The president tOl Law sent special message
| to congress approving recOmme ldations MADE
the director Of the mint that the law Jelatir {
| TO theydeviatiou sllowed in standard silver
dollars be amended. IL is proposed that he {
after az allowance in weight he made Of two
oae.bundreiths OF an ounce for 81 (0J in sill
yer dollars or half dol ars or half dollars and
one one hundltdih in 1000 in dimes.