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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-01
Virginia News.

Mrs. Mary Gay wood died at her home
Sunday evening, near CODY, King
George county, after long illness, eyed
rs years.
The oyster houses along the Rsp-
pahauuock river are closing for the
season. Mott Of them had better bus.-
ness this winter than last
Senator Bailey, OF Texas, will speak
tonight in Richmond on the constitutional
amendment allowing Congress TO tex in-
comes.
Rudolph Rogers, 60 years old, OF
King George county, died suddenly at
his home at Somerset Bosch, Saturday,
after a long illness OF heart trouble
The Court of Appeals opened Its
spring term In Richmond this morning
All OF the judges were 10 attendance
excep. Judge Buchanan, who Is reeup-
Grating from a recent operation.
James B. Reed, of Westuorelsnd
CT 1ty died suddenly Sunday of heart
trouble, at the home of his son, J. E.
Reed, In Fredericksl u'g, aged seventy
years. He wai Confederate soldier.
Msglstn t, James T. Lewis, OF Henri
co county, who has been on trial on 8
charge Of mslieastance in Office, was
Yesterday declared not guilty by Ju ige
r. Garter Scott, bsfore whom the case
Was heard.
Mrs. Lucinda Hotel, widow Of Fred
erick II )tteI, Que OF the best-snown
farmers OF shenandoah ctu1LY, died ct
the home OF her daughter, Mrs. W. d.
Ruby, at MouLt Jackson, Sunday, a'tsr
a brief illness Of pneumonia 10 the SD
year Of her age.
The Rev. Charles f. WoOdson, rector
OF St. Peters P. E.Church, Norfolk, has
accepted q call to the Church OF the
Good Shepherd, Columbia s. O. Hswill
leave Norfolk In abont two weeks for
his luew field. MIR. Woodson lie we'll
known in this city.
L. W. Caldwell, one OF the oldest
residents of Wsrrenton, 9 member OF
the Masonic lodge, a Confederate Ut-
ersn and one OF the two original opera
tors who dispatched the first message
over the Western Union Telegraph Com
pauy, then the Morse Telegraph Com
pauy. from Richmond to Warrentou,
died a. his home Saturday night after
lingering illness. Mr.. Caldwell was
Tor 80 years owner and editor OF the
True Iudex. He is survived by bis
widow, one daughter and thrs' sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-01
Trains Collide.

New York, March 1.-rWo trains on
the Hudson and Manhattan Railway
we're Ia collision at Sixth avenue and
Tweuty-lhird street this afternoon and
sixteen passengers and The motormsn Of
the rear train were badly cut by broken
glass. The collision vas du, 10 the dis.
regard OF signals by the Injured motor
man, who permitted hls train to overrnn
the stcp signal crashing into q train
standing a. the cts ton platform.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-01
Rurned 10 Death.

Schenectady, N. Y, March The
railroad mems Y NJ. O. A. at Rotter-
dam JUNCTION, uesr this place, the terml
nus OF the Boston sud Maine Railroad,
was destroyed by fire early today. At
least one man Was burned to death AID
several more ere reported to have per.
ished Ia the flames.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-01
Tho English Political Situation.

London, March Chancellor of the
Exchequer David Lloyd-George, the
former OaTnsryon coal miner, Is the
"msn OF the hour" Ia England today.
There has been no formal transfer Of
the reins of government from the hapds
OF Premier AsquIth to Lloyd-Gaorge, but
there Is not one who heard yesterdays
momenlous debate 10 the House OF Com.
mons, when the chancellor cane to tSe
rescue of the foundering premier aud
checked the dtsertion Of the Irlsh ne
tionslIsts, who is not convinced that
Lloyd George is the real power In the
liberal party aud will hencelorth be 30
recognized.
The real assumption OF the Leadership
by Lloyd George will probably come
shortly aztec the Easter recess wheD, &C
cording to the concensns Of the best pc
lIlicsl opinion, another general election
will be inevitable. This election will be
forced By the expected resignation Of the
ministry, following the kings probable
refusal to swamp the House OF Lords
with enough liberal peers 10 insure the
passage Of the governments u,u'e Of
Lords reform measures after their initial
IT lection by the lords.
These reform mes uTeS ineludc the
Limitation OF the lords veto, their ire
moval from the domain Of finance" and
the limitation Of their obtt'usliVe tactics
to the life OF q single Parliament.
The income tax 10 already 80, 900, =
900 10 arrears, dua - the non-passsge
Of the budget, while there are tu'stand'
log treasury bills to the amount ofsl7l,.
500, 900 on which the dSily interes! sp-
proxImstes $l2, 500.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-01

AN advertisement in cttsmporary
pictures a flying machine with loaf OF
bresd acting ss the "poIssr." The
bullock and the hog nave bsen soaring
for some time, and should the loaf OF
bread j1in these seronauts, they will be-
come obje,ti Of more int rait to t'Tret-
trials than the appearances of the ne"
comets now said to be drawing near.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-01

II was officially announced in Baltimore
this afternoon that the conferences between
be tslegraphers committee and officials OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, regarding
a wage scale, had been concluded and that an
amicable settlement, satisfactory to both sides
had been reached. The operators asked for .
.te.-s.az sszx. increases In salary,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-01

l,HE Losses TO Philadelphia since the
strike began ten days ago based parIislly
on fguree given out by the Philadelphia
faction Company, amount to more than
$500. 600 a day OF total exceeding
SO. 600, coo
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-01
AIllhe Mnnsv He Wants.

Chicago, March 1.-The announce.
men. Of James A. Pst'eu, The "Shest
king" that be bad made sll the money
be could get rid of during the rsat OF BIS
life and was now going to retire and
spend II, threw the grain pit Into psnas-
mooium today and Il Is predicted that Il
will result 10 unlimited buying oil whea''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-01
New York Stock Market.

New York, March functional gains were
made in nearly all the active issues at the
opening with show Of activity in a few is
sues. After the first few MINUTES, however,
business became quieter and some of the in
tisl:igsins we're lost on the later transactions,
but the tone continued strong and there was
no evidence of increased supply from any
quartsr.
Some reeessions from the opening range
were noted after the first fifteen minutes with
moderate losses in leading railroads. Toward
the close Of the first hour tirmer tone devel-
oped with recoveries in many issues,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-01

Standard Army Shoes for men. The
most comfortable and durable shoe mace
can be had at ]. A. Marshall x Bros
4a2 King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-01

The report that Col. John Jacob Aston and
his beautiful wife, Mrs. Ava Willing AstOr,
were 10 become reconciled and that the decree
of divorce obtsiued by the latter would reyer
become effective vas set at rest at White Plains
N, Y, today when counsel for Mrs. Astor
filed in the court here a note Of issue for a
motion to make the decree permanent,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-01

The Market.
eeorgetova, D. @, March l, Whess 1i5 g
The Washington times., 1910-03-25
Guide in Lecturers S Role.

SECRETARY OF WAR DICKINSON
being called 10 the Senate wing OF
the capitol 3n business, was srlrprfse5
TO md tn b,g upstairs corridor a model
or the Canal Zone ten by twenty feet
IN area All the points Of importance
In connection with the canal work
were marked, and fl was A craDhIr and
interesting presentation OF Uncle Sans
bis JOB on the Isthmus
in trooped a Capitol guide with q
bevy Of chattering. bIithesome women
tourists and ranged them in front OF
the Zone model. Then he told what he
knew and guessed the rest about the
construction Of the canal. while the
man who IS building IL. his identity un-
known, stood by, an interested spec
tstor.
A suspicion that the distinguished
looking visitor was a rather knowing
person grew on the guide and the fear
seemed TO possess him that the mac
curacies fin mis- description on the canal
work might possibly be called 10 the
OF his patrons.
So the voice that at first rang out
boldly faltered, and the lecture was
soon brought 10 an end. The canal
builder then quietly resumed his inspec-
ton Of the model
The Washington times., 1910-03-25
That Foundation,

On the other hand. It isn't necessary
to wait until you have as much money
as Rockefeller before You start to DO
any giving.-Detroit Free Press.
Some hcsitant members Of Congress
seem 10 think that he proposed Kocke-
feller foundation is too much OF a good
thinG.-Providence Journal.
still Mr. Rockefeller will not dist-ib-
ute his wealth the way the coal man
gets rid Of his load.-Duluth News-Trib-
u1e-
=
In the circumstances, NIr. Rockefeller
might find 1t impossible to obey the
scriptural Injunction relative TO keening
the left hand uniformed as 70 what the
right hand is doinE.-Providence Journal
=
Perhaps after looking the field over
the Rockefellers concluded that charity
was about the only thing not already
commercialized.-Coun Bluffs Nonpa-
reil.
The Washington times., 1910-03-25
MARYLAND TOWNS
UNABLE TO AGREE
Prince George Delegation
Turns incorporation Mat
ter Over to Committee.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. March 25.-The
delegation OF Prince George county
in the Maryland Legislature cannot
reach a conclusion as to the inCor-
poration OF Mt. Rainier and Brent
wood which is satisfactory to the resi-
dents Of those villages or themselves.
and has turned the whole matter over
to the committee on corporations.
As that committee is overburdened
with questions of greatest importance
than the Incorporation Of the two
Washington suburbs, II is dollars and
doughnuts that neither will secure its
incorporation at the present term Of
the Legislature.
Delegate Crowley, Of Prince George,
introduced the bill for the joint inCor-
poratiOn Of the two places this morning.
It went TO the corporations committee
where the bill introduced by Delegate
MaTbury for the separate Incorporation
of Mt. Rainier was already resting.
One of the members of the delegation
said the majority had been convinced
:hat separate Incorporation was the
right thing and that IL was advocated
by the majority of the residents OF the
section. The delegation, he said, had
decidedly 10 support It, but the argu-
mentS Of the joint inCoTpOrationists had
been so strong that the delegation de-
Cided 10 let the general committee
wTesue with the whole matter.
The Washington times., 1910-03-25
Capital q aIeS
Busy Station Agent.

DOES a telegraph operator at a rail-
road station in a town Of 700 have
much to do? Well. Representative
Murphy Of Missouri held such a position
before he became a lawyer and he told
the House that this is how he put In
his time.
II was working from twelve to thir-
teen hours at night. I was required
20 go to the postoffce at night. get the
mail, and take IL 10 the depot. I was
the only empiOye there at night In
the morning l was required to take the
mail 10 the postoffice, a block and
half distant. II would average. besides
the two pouches of first class mail, from
eight 10 eleven sacks full Of papers,
magazines, and so forth. ] handled from
twenty 10 thirty and sometimes forty
train orders a night. and that hour OF
the morning was one ct the busiest l
had.
Il was required to sell tickets. both
local ard coupon. and was also required
10 book from two to three and four car
loads Of freight in a night in a book
which was practically a copy Of the
waybills. giving item by item, the
weight, the grade, and the amount OF
freight had then TO what was called
expense those waybills. which was 20
make out what might be called a state
ment 20 each Of those who received
the freight. and that was a copy OF each
item and the rate and amount of freight.
and then totaled.
They used kerosene FOR lighting. and
was required to Clean all Of the lamps
IN and about the station: they used
switch lights and 1 was required 10
clean and fiji the switch lights with oil
and put them out at night and take
them in in the morning. When 7 wanted
any repairs for the switch lamps I
would have 20 70 70 the section foreman
for them.
In addition, I rad 20 sweep out the
depot every morning. II the local trains
reached there after night, and IL was
frequently so, 7 had TO take the freight
which was UnlOaded upon the depot plat
form and put Il in the freight house.
In addition 20 that, I was required
20 check the baggage and load il, and I
handled from two TO three truck loads
or baggage at night. in addition to put
ting the mail on the trains and taking
u OF and putting il in the house In
addition the railroad company required
tnat the night operator must handle
the express as well, and ne must take
that out on tia trucks and put IL on
the two trains they had az that time.
and there are four now. and put IL In
the house as We'll These are some Of
the duties which are imposed upon this
class OF men. az thar time receiving
80 month. VINO today receive $50 n
month"
The Washington times., 1910-03-25
PITTSBURG'S LIST OF POLIT,
ICAL GRAFTERS.

a political condition Is being ex-
posed in Pittsburg that, in spite Of all
the scandal which has been written
concerning the cities, taxes the com
prehension of the average citizen. It
shows not only an extensive system
of bribery and cheap boodling, but it
indicates a degree Of depravity that is
startling.
Graft in one form or another Is a
prevalent evil, just as burglary may be
so described. It has flourished for many
years, and doubtless it will continue to
be practiced until public morals shall
have been educated 10 the point where
it is universally understood that graft
is both criminal and poor business
policy.
But. because it has fourished for
centuries, and because it is still
fourishing among certain men Of
moral obliquity, is no reason what
ever Why it should be tolerated
. condoned- To the contrary,
it should be exposed and pun
ished. Public sentiment is being slowly
educated against graft. and some forms
OF 1t are now extinct. but at the same
time that public sentiment is being i'm
proved the campaign against grafters
must be continued relentlesslv.
theoretically. in ethics the sin Of
stealing a dollar to feed starving
family Is not a whit different from
the sin of stealing from criminal in
stinct- Yet such is the charity and
mercy of the present day that public
sentiment, and even courts of Justice.
draw a line in crimes according to
mems motives.
Grating, however, Is crime. There
is no possible excuse for IT. and the
plea that everybody CRAFTS" is far
from a sufficient extenuating circum-
stance to warrant pardon for the
graftel.
Grating in public places is especially
heinOus- not that a public officer owes
any more TO the political community
than he does to the individual who lives
next door to him, but only because
there Is less excuse fo- a public officer
caught with "the goods" to plead that
he did not know it was a crime" He
should know. Not TO know is evidence
Of lack of the qualifications for the
public service.
So, in the Pittsburg case, the graft
ing by the self-confessed councilmen
The Washington times., 1910-03-25
CRISIS IS REACHED
IN THE FAR EAST
China and England At Odds
Over Nepal and
Bhutan.

CALCUTTA, March A-Nevs todsy
from the British protectoTztss Of Neps-
and Bhutan, which adJoln Tibet. ind
cate that Chinasa aggression there, To-
lowing the Chinese OCCUPANCY Of Tibet,
is becoming so serious as TO call for
English interference unless checked in
mediately.
Nep8I and BhUtan are states which,
from their early show OF friendIiness
10 British rule in India. have been per
mitted TO remain nominaIly independent,
though under British suzerainty. over
NepaI, however, China has always
claimed suzerainty. The Chinese, never
having had access 20 It in The past, the
dispute seemed Unimportant.
The Nepalese government sent an
omisSary 70 Pekin at stated intervals
and the Chinese pretended to consider
this acknowledgements Of subserviency.
while the Nepalese insisted on regard
ing it merely as a compliment 20 China
Now that China Is esta blished in
Tibet, motive has been received here
from NepaI that the Chinese are de
manding a more specific admission that
the state is a Chinese dependency and
are arranging for the maintenance Of
Chinese repreSentaJiv a. the Nepslese
court 10 see lnaL NepdleSe dLudlES ara
conducted according to Chinese wishes
T5day's dispatches indicate that
clashes are imminent. in which event
England would be forced 10 act deci-
siycly-
Following the trouble IN Nepsl. Chi
nese traders invaded Bhutan- They were
turned back by the natives, but another
inCursiOn By a much larger force IS IN
preparation. The Bhutan officials have
asked for instructions as 10 how far
they may so in repclllnc the Chinese
The Washington times., 1910-03-25
Of SITE
MAY Be DELAYED
Agreement Only on Section
In Which Hospital
Will Be Built.

Il may be a year or IL may not be
month before the committee appointed
90 seleC- a site for Emergency Hosni-
tai makes a decision An agreement
has been reached as 10 the section In
which l. IS desired TO have the instityl-
ton established, and the committee. II
IS announced. viii wait until Il has
found a suitable site within that sec
ton
AT the first meeting OF the committee.
held last night. il was decided 10 look
for a site within the section south OF
X street and between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets There viii be an
other meeting Monday, when the com
mittee viii consider several propositions
but the general Impression IS that a de
cision viii not be reached for some time.
Among the propositions 10 be sub
mitted, IL is understood, are the Offering
Of one Of the buildings OF the George
Washington University Hospital, and
the buildings A. go H street, now C
cupied by the Medical School Of George
town University
The committee representing Eue--
Eency hospital includes Dr. :. : AdamS.
Gardner T. Williams, Woodbury. Blair,
Dr.. William z. Carr, and Dr. A r
Stands Last nights meeting vas held
al the residence OF DR.. Adams.
The Washington times., 1910-03-25
\ REMARKABLE POLITICAL
UPHEAVAL.

The election of a Democrat to Con-
gress in Massachusetts, Tuesday by a
plurality of 5.64O in a district which
chose a Republican in 1908 by plu-
rality of 1880 VIII be regarded
throughout the country as a most sig
nifcant indication of the trend of po-
litical opinion.
IL will be shown in due time. no
doubt, that special causes operated to
make the turnover in the Gibraltar of
Republicanism so pronounced. The
Republican candidate Is said to have
been the private secretary of w. L.
Douglas, formerly Democratic governor
of the State.
1t is also reported that he was un-
popular personally; but such explana-
tions count for little when set off
against so tremendous slump in a
party vote.
1t happens occasionally that there
is a moral revolt against a candidate
of bad character, and, party lines
being entirely obliterated. the result
no matter what the party's normal
vote may be-is of no political import
ance- But nothing of the kind is
alleged in this instance.
Crediting the Republicans with what
ever handicap they were forced to carry
owing 10 local conditions, the result
shows as nothing yet has shown that
the political pendulum has swung so
far that it would seem TO call for a
miracle to save the House next fall 10
the party in power.
OF course, it will be said that the
Republican party is not responsible
for high prices and for unsatisfactory
business conditions.
But since the parJy always claims
the credit for whatever good happens,
it cannot evsde responsibility fer some
uf the bad
The Washington times., 1910-03-25
Church eS' Celebrations
Chacterized By Simplicity
and Dignity.
LAY SOCIETIES
KEEP WATCHES
Sacrament Is Administered-Music
Plays Relatively Small
Part.

In nearly all the churches Of yvz-T-
ngton special celebrations Of Good
FRIDAY were in progress today. Partic-5-
larly IN the Catholic and EpfscoDzF
churches was this the case
In the Episcopal churches the ssc-s-
ment was administered early I'm the
morning and again at II o'cfoc-,
while special evensonz services we-a
held this afternoon.
Extreme solemnity and in most in
stances rigid simplicity marked the -e-
hsioUs commemoratlon Of the suffering
OF Christ on Mt Calvary IN .-e
Catholic churches the Good Friday SCI
vices are especially impressive. The
oegan With watches Of alteration Issr
night These watches are kept. as a
rule BY men Of lay societies and lsrr
until O'Clock Good FRIDAY mornire
the hour Of the celebrat ation OF the f~s.
mass
In most OF the churches music pia,-e
a minor part in the Good Friday ser
vices, although its use is optional. in
the case Of ST. Aloysius Church music
plays an important part
The principal features Of the Catholic
celebrations are the lessons from the
Scripture the alteration Of the cross aud
the mass OF the presanctifed.
Between the hours Of noon and ?
o'clock D. m the stations are said and
IN some OF the churches. nota bIv. 81
AloysiUs', the Seven Last Words" is
sung The three hours devotion repre-
sents the three hours SUFFERING Of
Christ upon the cross.
The Washington times., 1910-03-25
GARFIELD AND HERRICK
WARN REPUBLICANS.

. Republicans II the TippecanOe Club
at Cleveland Friday night listened TO
two addresses full of meat. One was
by former Gov Myron T. Herrick and
the other was by former Secretary of
the Interior James r. Garfield. Both ad-
dresses contained notes of warning to
the Republican leaders.
Mr.. Herrick attacked the gross ex-
travagance of the Government. and
charged a lack of business methods.
He declared the time had come for the
Republican party to revamp its doc
trines
NJ. Garfield made still more IN
teresting arraignment of the Pepub-
hcan party, or, rather, of those leaders
who are guilty of the sort of steward
ship that is certain to lead the party
to the rocks. He pointed out that the
average American felt that existing
conditions pointed TO something radi-
cslly wrong. He demanded progressive
action, and declared that the moment
q party fails to be progressive, that
moment its usefulness begins t. wane.
1T Is our duty" said Mr.. Garfield,
"to squarely face the situation and to
stand up and be counted for the policies
that are in sympathy with the best
progressive thought of our country"
And he added:
we as a party have promised pro
gressive legislation. and the people are
justly calling upon US for a fulfllment
of that promise They viii not be sat
isfed with inaction and makeshift
legislation"
Right legislation dealing with cor
porstion questions, Tor one thing is de-
maEded, as Mr. Garfield views It. As
TO this and other matters. the people.
he believes. viii not be satisfied with
the mere repetition of promises They
viii not permit standPatism, but will
demand that the Republican party be
the progressive party.
In the light of certain recent develop
ments in the House, in Massachusetts,,
and elsewhere, painful for the regular
leaders to look back upon, it would
seem that the men who are managing
the Republican organization could with
profit read Mr. Garfield's address and
that of Mr. Herrick in full and give
them careful. prayerful contemplation