Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of Alexandria Gazette

removing fifty layers OF paint, stopping
up every leak in the structure, and re-
decorating it 10th inside and out. In
all more than million dollars worth
Of repairs are to be made at the Capitol,
the senate and House Office buildings
aud the new municipal building. Four
teen new suites of offices are to be fitted
out in the basement OF the Senate
Office building. The cost OF these is
estimated at S94, 900. Upon the House
office building $50, 900 is to be spent in
refitting and painting, The work on
the Capitol dome is most hazardous.
From the tip top of the Goddess OF
Liberty. 800 feet above the ground, to
the Supreme Court room the painters
must 90 over every inch with chisel,
scrubbing brush, putty and paint.
President GOmpers today received
word from New York indicating that
there is a strong possibility OF a settle
ment being reached soon between the
striking garment workers and employ
crs. Following advice given by Com
pers. when he visited New York yes
ierday. the strikers met the employers
today and conciiatory measures are
being considered.
Hot weather, as a cause for the long
infant death roll, was yindicated partly
by DIR. Wiley, chief food expert of the
Department of Agriculture in an inter
view today. The innocent sacrifices
are caused, in a large measure by arti'
fetal foods. Statistics show said the
doctor, that high temperatures are
generally accompanied by high infant
mortality, but, it is the babies who are
Obliged to eat artificial foods who are
most generally effected. The onlyfood
for infants is the milk of healthy
mothers. The next healthy food is
fresh milk given by healthy cows,
properly modified, but as this can be
obtained by only few persons recourse
must be had to the general supply.
I'm this hot weather it is apt
to be very bad, especially, for in
fants, tending to produce that most
fatal disease known as diarrhea. How
ever, the danger can be avoided to
some extent by keeping the milk cool
from the time Of its production to its
delivery.
Announcing that he considered the
attack a compliment, President Com
rers Of the A. F. OF L., today issued a
reply TO a statement made in Denver
by President Meyer, Of the Western
Federation of Miners, in which he is
quoted as having said that the retire
ment of Gompers might be a beneficial
result OF the proposed utilization OF the
western miners with the A. f. OF l..
Gompers said: There is no contro-
versy between President Meyer and
myself There is no desire to turned
the Western Federation from its
policy. Meyer is right when he says
that the miners can help change the
policies of the A. F. Of L., after they
have affiliated but even Meyer
qualities this by adding if the
federation is wrong 1T is very
thoughtful of Meyer to express
the opinion that | ought to be
retired on a pension but as to my re-
tircment either with or without pen
sion, that is dependable upon the Judge
ment of the men in the A. i. of L.,
who have known of the services which
| have rendered in the interest OF the
working people and whether these SER
vices have been faithful and effective.
1t is all a matter of view and in my
opinion, Meyer did not make an at
tack on me at all. 1t was compliment
iary in the extreme"
A new high record for the exporta-
ton OF manufacturers was made by the
United States in the fiscal year 1910
with q grand total OF 76S million dol
lars in value as against $50 million dol
lars in 1908, the former high record.
The greatest percentage Of increase in
exports by the United States during the
year was with Canada. Trade with
Europe as a whole declined about II
million dollars in exports as compared
with the previous year. A general in
crease in shown in importation of mer-
,handisc. "aken as a whole figures
show that this country is exporting less
food and more manufactures.
The War Department this afternoon
the appointment of the fol-
owing as members Of the special board
% raise the battleship Maine: Col. VIM.
Black, now stationed at New York
Lieut.. Col. Mason n. Patrick. now at
Norfolk and Capt. Harley B. Ferguson,
low at Montgomery, Ala. All are Off
,ers in the engineer corps of the army. |
The three men will have complete
,hargc Of the preliminary survey and
he actual raising Of the Maine of the |
Department decides to raise the ship it.
elf and not let the work out to con-
ractors. They will hold a meeting at
he earliest possible date and begin
work on the big task.
Preparing to Resume Service.
Columbus, O., July 29,-With three
egiments OF infantry and cavalry,
Troop A, OF the Ohio National Guard,
idng the civil authorities in preserv-
,eace. street car service was expected
o be resumed by the Columbus Rail-
way and Light Company today.
No ears have been operated since 10
o'clock Wednesday night, when Mayor
MARSHALL decided to call out the militia.
With militiamen patroling the tracks
nd detachments of soldiers stationed
bout the car barns and in the
dangerous districts, the authorities are