Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
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luuer the new census ana III ID plcoiSltu
mere that the N, mber hip OF the Hous
will moi he more than 40. The new
census will show many important
charges and the politicians are read
10 make use every available advan-
,,gc. 1t is expected that the ratio OF
will be about 22O.O
p,o.nos, Gators figure that the souLi'
not counting Delaware and West VIZ
oin,a, vii show population or ,OOo,
800. " This is correct, at the ratio q
900. 600, the south will have more re-
,ucsept.i.iyes in the House than Fl
D, esent. A republican leader stated TO-
dav that 1.-THE population should exceed
80 900 900 the ratio would be increased
even if some OF the strong republican
sections in the north should suffer
The republicans are worried over
Oklahoma. They fear that the popu-
Iation o. this new stale will have in
creased enough TO give her five or slN
additional representatives. A big gam
is expected in New. York city, which
will rebound to the benefit OF the dem
.ocra:s il the House, but the republl-
aus contend that in the electoral CO..
'cgc that gain may 60 TO them. II the
republican leaders can carry out theIi
yi,ns, he chief benefits Of the new
cprSns viii be gained by New York
massachusetts,, Pennsylvania, Illinois,
Jn'oand Minnesota. The republicans
Ic..Ic,, ar"uc ihat the House with its
3rcscn mcmbe ship Of 39l is unwleldly
and hat business WAS transacte"
much more quickly and efficiently
when the membership was $50.
To make good their arguments
some Of them are advocating the re.
duction Of the membership now to 500.
Shoulda the ratio of representation be
allowed to remain unchanged, it is estI-
mated that the south would gain about
% representatives while the north
would gain about 35. With the great
rise Of insurgency and the constant
combination of progressive republicans
with the democrats, the regular leaders
fear that such an increase means the
overthrow OF the organization. The
democrats are planning to block this
move on the part OF the republicans
and they expect to be able to put up u
fight that will sweep the republicans OFF
their Tc IS, sending their calculations
tsky-wesl and crooked" The conf
dent expectation Of the democratic
leaders that they will control the next
House gives them double assurance
and the fear OF such contingency
spurs the republicans on all the more
TO drastic action.
Socologists here today attempted to
prove by the case of Mary Arentrue,
iifty-nine-ycars old, the woman who
ended her life by asphyXiation, whether
it is actually possible for a person to
live in the center OF a large city abso-
mtcly. alone us dcsolatc rs ii in the
middle Of II desert. Such appears to
have been the strange case OF Mary
Arcntruc. Seven months ago she de-
ri.lcd that it was not worth while and
nenned this note. Nov. IS, 1909
Wherefore should | live? | have no
friends, no money and no relatives.
[ have no reason or cause to live.
Hence | die. Mary Arentrue. :" The
note was turned over to the authorities
today by Mrs. i. p. Ashford keeper OF
the lodging house where the woman
finally cndcr. her life after contemplat-
inc suicide for more than bali year
Mrs. Arcntruc had supported herself
BY sewing. No one who knew her had
least suspicion OF her intention, but in
vcs;igalion today seemed to bear out
the statements in her farewell note that
she had no friends.
4 controversy that has arisen be-
tween the Nirginian Railway Company
and the locomotive engineers IN it,
employ will probably result in call
for the services of Chairman Knapp OF
the interstate commerce commission
and Commissioner of Labor Neil, the
governments mcdiatorS. A telegram
wa received from the company today
asking thai The mcdiators take up the
case and Il committee OF engineers held
n conference with Chairman Knapp to
make The same request.
Santo Domingo, prospecting under
the administration Of its customs ser
vice By the United States, has signed
with an American firm contract for
the improvement of the harbor OF
Santo Domingo city, according to ad-
vices received ut the State Department
today. The present contract calls for
the constructor OF 1000 lineal feet of
SEA wall on the cas-; side OF the port.
This is only she first step in O plan to
deepen the harbor and provide modern
dock facilities. Since the United
States took over the supervision Of
customs collection the republic has
paid Il large portion of its public debt
and has undertaken many public works
besides.
The big capitol building IS apdcr-
going complete interior renovation.
Thirty-tiyc workmcn arc climbingab
the dome like 50 many human ants
anu iilc tliilu'lS - ptiiiS l'iiiittu ii'ii
the fccl oi the Goddess Of Liberty to
the ,uor stills on the lower floor. The
highest point to be reached by the
painters is 500 feet above the side walk
on tie east side. and 80 feet higher on
The west side. In painting the dome
proper. an ellipitcal ladder is used,
stretching from the base OF the curve to
the pillars at the cupola. The exterior
with the exception of the wings, will