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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10
From Washington.
eCoyregpondenos OF the Alexandria 9sEstte'
Washington. March 10.

fCoyTegpondenos Of the Alexandria Gsssste'
Washington. March 10.
An amendment aiming to prevent the
sxhaditiou o. newspaper edittrs and
n,oprjet1rs from the District Of Columbia
vas urged today by Representative
Su'zsr. dem, N. Y to the bill intro
oucsd by Seustor Cammins, closing the
mails to cntlin classes o. poIIticisns.
Sulzsr appeared before the House judici-
sry committee to argue in favor OF his
Smendment.
with the possibility, almost the
pIobabi!ity, Of a badly hacked aud mutt
lated intsrststo commerce amendment:
bin apparent, President TAFT today be-
gao extrsoroiskry tfoitI to save the
administration railroad bill from the
ruthless hands Of congressional desc
orators. The president was aroused to
more than Ordinary degree by the condi-
sionsl veto taken in the House com
uoit,ee on iuterststs and foreign CON-
mercs yesterday which showed vote OF
7 to 9 in favor OF limiting the scope OF
presidents pet Part OF the biii, the 10
aerststs Commerce court. While two
members OF the committee we're absent,
both of whom are N favor of the Taft
plso, the vote showed that the opponents
of the presidential measure Gao at least
deadlock the committee with tie vote.
President Taft hiss declared on several
pccasions, that whatever is done to the
reiIroad bill in Congress, be will con-
sider the measure failure unless bis
Recommendation regarding the commerce
court goes through substantially as he
framed il. lie considers that SO essen
tial feature Of the oil. The amendment
ON which yesterdays veto vas taken
subst ued the Irtsrstkts Commerce
Commission ios The commerce court ss
the body to receive the applications OF
railroads desiring 10 acquire Interests 10
other lues. There was pnch ringir s
,uf telephones between he White House
and the house commerce committee roon
today, snd the President summoned bis
friends, aud the friends OF bis railroad
bill in the htuse to the Whits House.
They we're given 10 understand that the
railroad bill must not be hatcheted nll OF
holes With amendments, or there will be
some little trouble.
With the testimony of former Secre
tsry OF the Interior Garfield, who Was on
the stand sgain today In the BallipgeI-
Pinehot controversy, the "prosetu ion"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10

bill sllosirg couLt es which receive less
than 81 500 OF state aid TO experd the
money as they see q; In permanent road
improvement.
No. the lesst interesting OF the pre-
ceediups was a statsment OF personal
privilege made bv Mr.. Page 10 regard to
the Richmond, Fredericksburg aod Po-
tomac mlt'er He entered a most SOL
emn protect sgaint the action OF the
second auditor, the ttits treasurer aud
one of the ststs proxies, servants OF the
commonwealth, in opposing the merger
bill before the SeHsle committee.
A resolution Nss adopted, extending the
time when land assessors shall make re.
Iurns to commissioners of the revenue TO
October / OF this year.
The bill fixing the salaries OF employees
OF the Department of Agrisu'ur was
taken up, aud amended BY Mr.. Tslia-
ierro by bringing nesrly every salary
down to the present level. 1t wss passed.
The bill requiring trolley lines to
grade roads BY the side OF their tracks,
when they have taken possession OF
county roads, was passed IS was the bill
requiring the payment Of salaries at least
twice month, with certain exceptions.
Taxing telegraph and telephone COM
panies.
Making collateral inheritance taxes
lien on the property.
Providing penalty on corporations
for failing to make returns.
Taxing coda fourt,ius.
With the aid OF Mt. Williams, OF
Gllcs, Mr.. West, Of Nausemond, msde
one more attempt, ibis time successful.
to get consideration of his dog tax bill.
ln effect 1t allows the boards of super
Visors to control the dog question.
The Love bill, requiring district
school superintendenls t. be vctsrs and
residents 10 the dislric.s In which thew
serve, Was handed an uniavorable report
By the Senate committee on courts of
justice on Tuesday.
The bill to restrict the State Board of
Education to the dsiric, over which
supsrintendents are to preside In making
selections was reported adversely 10 the
Senate. The bill has passed the House.
The House passed the bill providing
for consolidation of The various sgri-
cultural Interests Of the State under one
bead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10
COURT OF APPEALS.

Proceedings of the court Of Appeals
Tuesday.
Adauson's administrator Va. Norfolk
and Portsmouth Traction Company.
Argued and submitted.
Potomac, Fredericksburg and Pied
mont Railroad Company vs.. Chichester,
admins t'atoT. Argued ard continued.
The following cases we're argued yes
terday III the Court of Appeals:
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railroad Co. VS.. Chichester, adj
ministrator. Fully argued aud submit.
ted.
Splitting VS.. Hutcbeson. argued end
submitted.
Imperial Company VS.. Trotman. Part.
ly argued snd continued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10
Muat Continue Annuity.

Paris, March 10.-The Duchess Of
Cslleyrand, formerly the Countess de
Csstellane, was ordered yesterday by the
civil tribunal TO continue the 50, 600 an
ruity to the Marquis and Maiquise de
Osstellane. parents Of her former hus,
band, which she and tle cunt con.
tracted to pay.
Arrearsges In the annuity, which the
duchess ceased to pay after her divorce
from Boni in 1906, amounting to $751;
800, we're also assessed against the
duchess, who has borne her new title
since the recent death OF Prince de Ss.
gsn's father, the Duke of Tslleyrand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10
Killed by q Falllug Wall.

Pilisburg, March l0.-One man was
killed, John Weber, "a, Is missing and
seven men are believed fatally injured
through the falling of wall 8! the
burned plsnt of NJ. Linz and Son, on Is
laborers engaged in removing debris
today. ALI the men were tu,ied in the
urecksge and none escaped Injury.
Several are still entombed and their
means can be hesrd. A report that
msny hsd been killed brought police
and medical aid to the scene. Five men
working on the third floor Jumped to
the street when the walls fell and we're
seriously Injured. a later dispatch says
two engineers are dead,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10
Today's Telegraphic News
From Richmond.

Especial dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette.l
Richmond. Va. March lO.-Ihe
Hcu,e today by large majority passed
the Byrd oil tax bill.
10 the Senste, Senator Lssslter offered
formal Tritten protest against the &C.
ton of the Senate last night In endors-
Ing the federal ircome amendment al
leging the sctiCa OF the Senst, to be IN
constitutional.
Senator Martin dictated at Washing
ton today strong interview urging the
III 1use to reconsider and concur In the
action Of the Senete on the income tax.
Congressman Champ Clark, demo.
cratic floor leader, and Representatives,
Flood, Jones, Hay and othets likewise
urged Virginia to act fsvorsbly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10
New York Stock Market.

New York, March l0.-The market
showed renewed strength st the opening.
the speculative element having seem.
ly recovered from uueasIness csused by
tie general strike threat at New Castle,
Pc. Gains wtrs made in all of the
stocks thSt showed loss during the last
hour yesterday.
Flu,iuft ous in the last half Of the
forenoon wire confined within marrow
limits aud most Of the early gains wsrt
held well. At midday prices we're gems
orally .lIghtly abo7e yssleIdsy's clrss.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10
WILL DOUBLE TRACK ROAD.

Increased activity In the work of i'm
proving and double-lracking the msIn
line Of the Southern Railway, betwser.
Washington and Atlanta, Ia prcsaged In
the announcement made BY that COM
pauy yesterday Of the closing OF cor =
tract for approximately 81 900, 600 worth
Of steel rails. TIE work OF double.
tracking will be beeun within the next
few days, and pliry five miles of track
will be laid esca month until the work
on the main line is completed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10

The late Thomas @. Plat at enc time
a,,en6sd DR.. Parkhursrs church In
Madison avenue, New York. The min
later on one occasion said Senator Plat
e,was worse tran FIVE Orokers." After
that he never entered the church. II
ministers would let politics and political
economy seyerly alone they would &C.
complish more In the line of their call
Dag. 1t is especially cruel to direct at.
.ntloD to public nsn In place where
he can Il axe 20 answer
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10
A,.I,,, of Strike Rreakers

Glens Fsllr, 4. y, March lO.-Flfty
strike breakers are here to take the place
of the 500 employees OF the International
Paper Company who closed the local
plant last night and walked out to join
the strike which threatens to tie up the
81 mills OF the paper trust, which en-
ploy 10 600 men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10
Static Wide strlk. PLANNED

New Castle, Penns., March ,le-That
8 siitrwide strike be insugurated unless
a settlement is reached within fifteen
days in the Philadelphia strike Was the
recommendation made BY the comuiltse
Of nine today 10 the Stats Federation Of
Labor here. IA
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10
Strike ia Trenton.

Trenton, n. j., March lO.-Tfenton's
trolley strike assumed 90 ogly aspect this
morning, following the Walk-lul last
night of all the creWs which completely
tied up the system. The company got
on! sbont half OF its cars this moroiug
using old men who refused to stick WITH
the stTjkerg and some new hsnds. This
led to violent demonstrators IN msny
parts Of the city. The bricks add stonea
we're thrown OF cars 10 places, some
windows being broken and other dausge
done. In one instance torpedo, such
ss ia Used on railways, was exploded
beneath q car. Strike breakers and
crews who reiuled to strike were grett.d
With jeers hisses wherever they appeared.
Several srrests we're made. All 8, the
police of the city sre on duty cod the
mayor will ssesr In special chcers II
additional help 10 needed. 10th sides
are firm and the strike PROMISES to be
long drawn Out. The meu sapt more
psy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10
FEAR TOR SENATOR DANIEL,


A dlsfalch from Day toUa, Fla, says
John Warwick Daniel, Uoited States
SsDator from Virginia, who has been
there for some days, Ess stricken With
paralysis shorty after midnight Tuesday
and bis coalition 10 causing much con.
csrn. The senator Was In bed when strlck-
en-, aud 1t gas some time before he rallied.
&c seemed stronger yesterday but The
physicians fear recurrence oil t1e ttroke
which would probably prove fstsl oEiug
TO the senator's advanced age. The stroke
came without warning. Sunday sflef'
noon Senator Daniel seemed uru uillJ
we'll aud rsllt,d to winter guests tiers
pumbss of ua' "reminiscences,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10

Many Requests from Catarrh suiisreri
vho use storalsers have caused Us 70 put w
LIQUID Cream Balm, new and convenient
form OF Ely's Cream BALM, the only remedy
for Catarrh which can always be depended
on. In power to sllsy Inflammation, e
cleanse the elogged air passages, TO promote
free, natural breating. the two forms OF Cream
Balm are alike. Liquid Cream Balm IS 500
BY ell druggists for rs cents, including spray
log tube, Nailed By Ell Bros, 30 warren
street, New York,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10
THE GOVERNORS MEssAt

Governor Mann yesterday sent
cial message to the legislature In r
he ssid that unless plsn hsvir
tax equalization is made and a
this sess on the greatest inequs
exist Under the constitution,
the sessment this year W II bs a8
of taxation until 1916, and tn Dnut
auce Of having a uniform a lreu
throughout the state cannot b rere5l.
mated. Both Senate and House gG
the message, and the Senate efar
subject of special and confirm cider
Of business for today. Senate chr-
has prepared new bill in eor.or18'-
with the Governors ideas. Th w 1
was ordered printed end COZ fs o. d.
placed on the desk Of each 60.
daY,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10
Sixty-tirst Congress.
Second Session
SENATE.

The Indian appropriation bill vas
taken up fore ousdeIation by the Seu
ate today. II carries total of S8.27S,-
900 which is au increase OF 81, 142, 900
over the amount carried in the House
bill. With the increses 1t is 81, 500, 900
less the aggregate of the last Indian bill
A House bill waa passed by the Sen
ate authorizing the secretary OF the in
terror to Withdraw from all settlement
for one year ell lands which 8 stste or
territory proposes to enter. The pur-
pose Is to give states and territories the
preference provided for In The Carey act
and prevent spectators from taking up
the lands and compelling their tubs.-
quent purchase.
Senator Nelson, rep, Miun.) today
began the progressive fight against the
administration railroad bill by offering
six amendments, intended to make II
more acceptable to iis opponents.
For the first time the administration
railroad bill WAS temporarily laid
ssIde" 10 the Senate lodsy when the
hour OF 2 o'clock arrived. Senator
Oapp, made the request. Discussion
Of the bill will not begiu until next
week aud as unfinished business 1t will
70 temporarily laid aside from day to
day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10
HOUSE.

The House spent today Ia consider
log army matters. 1t refuses to sgree 10
q sensts amendment TO the army appto.
prisdon bill, which sought to promot'
from the ranks Of brIeader general to
that OF msor general five army ofRcers.
The War Department wss opposed to
the amendment. The West Point bill
was taken up this afternoon
A resolution calling on The secret'Ty
OF the treasury to report on the number
of government buildings that are rented
In The District wac passed,
General debate on MilitsrY Academy
appropriation bill was begun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10

Heroic rescurs marked 8 6ts t'day
that destroyed the county poor house st
Hempst ,sd, L, /. and resulted In the
death Of one man, khoWu a. "Old
Nick" who had to be abandoned when
the nurses striving to iescue him were
driven back by flames, The ,t.uciuFe
wss OF wood, fifty years old and burned
like finder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10

Standard Army Shoes for ,isn q
most comfortable and durable ls ilf
can be had at ]. A. Mszshsl 8se
Sas King street..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10

nODobf
Prohibition lost ground last hight Ia
the House, when Mr.. Myers again offered
his bill out OF order and lost. Open
disgust Mss voleed. Even those who
bad supported the bill did not have any
further interest.
The night sess on WAS further enliv
ened By the defeat of the Byrd oil bill.
il res ulted In vote OF 40 ayes aud II
noes, 81 votes being necessary. a vigorous
debate preceded the bill. The Standard
Oil Oompsny's attitude OF Indifference
toward the measure received no little
attention.
Delegate McRse offered q resolution
expressing the sense OF the Rouse that
the appropriations fox primary schools
and good roads should not be reduced.
BE served notice on the finance COM
uitlee that the House would not stand
Tor it. He was ruled ont Of order, bat
said he would take 1t up today,
Mr.. Grigsby moved to take sp out Of
tie order bill allowing counties which
receive less than ", BOO OF Stats aid to
spend the money on good roads at the
discretion Of the board Of supervisors.
The bill was passed.
Mr. Price got throsgh bill making
be stealing OF hog felony, and Mr..
McRae was successful to q certain de-
gree on one 10 require notice OF spplics-
ton for ball to be served on the common
wealth's attorney, But on the final roll
cali On this 1t was found that no quorum
YES present, and the House adjourned.
The last hour of the session was one
Of considerable disorder. Many mem
oers, feeling that this ives their las.
chance, tried to get their bills up.
Among the bills which are now prac'
t'cally dead on the calendar are The
rhrockmorion milk bill, all the primary |
oils, the Cox artillery bIlls, the game
bill, the Zee bill aud Ghe Income listing |
bill.
Il has been agreed to consider only |
revenue aud Senate bills hereafter.
Mr., GfIgsby SECURED the Pssssga Of a |
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-08
THE o OF THE RANCH"

Jesse Harris carried the comedy
burden of the show and does it in a
manner which will make him remem-
bered for some time as a comedian.
Harris has a most remarkable control
of his facial muscles and his chang
ing expressions have a lot to do with
his success. He offers a lot of com
edy including a poem about Dog Eat
Dog" which he delivers in a burles-
que-dramatic manner that is very fun
ny. His grastesqueries prevade the
the piece.
Nellie Waters plays a little girl
sort of a Miss character, whom
the piece takes it's name. Miss Wat
ters has the comedy instinct and
sings and dances we'll. John f
Frank as Jack Farnum, the principal
male character, possesses a splendid
singing voice, which is heard to par,
~ticular good effect in Watching the
Blue Smoke Curl" which is reminis.
cent of one of Towards most popu-
lar melodies Dreaming" Robert
Saburn as the sheriff Is an impress
sive figure and Miss Mabel de Non
dendorf as the inevitable school
teacher of the western piece looks
and sings well.-Duiuth News Trib.
une.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-08
A FAIR PROGRAM.

Monday, September 12-Reception
10 the state officers, legislative men,
bers and candidates; Beadle county
and Huron; South Dakota derby n
and one-eighth miles; 2:30 trot, purse
of 81, 200, also the 2:30 pace.
Tuesday. September Especial
excursion trains over all roads; the
race program for the day will be three
harness events, two-year pace for
colts; the 2:15 pace; the 2:25 trot;
running race of one-half mile and re-
peat. This day will be children's day.
Wednesday, September 14-Wom-
ems day; lecture by DR.. Barton C.
Aylesworth of the Colorado Agricul-
tural college, and Miss Henrietta G..
Lyman of Madison, Wis. This will
also be Willow Lakes day; 2:15 trot
purse race; the 2:4J purse race for
$500; the six furlong dash running
race.
Thursday, September 15-Govern-
or's day. Governor Vessey will give
a short address from the platform be-
fore the grandstand. This viii also
be the Grand Army and Spani Il war
veterans day, free admission for the
day for all members thereof. The
speed program will be the three-year-
old pace for a purse of $500: the 2:50
trot; the 2:1S trot, purse 1000; the
2:12 class pace.
Friday. September 16-This day will
be given over to the editors and trav-
cling men, and the South Dakota
Press association will hold their an
nual meeting in the lecture room in
the great women's building on this
day. The speed program will be four
harness events; three-year-old cplt
trot; the 2:25 pace, for a purse Of
81, 900, with twenty starters.
Night entertainments every evening
at the stock pavilion by Lombardo'.
great band and orchestra; also enter
tainment in front Of the grandstand
horse races, automobile races, etc
In short, there will be something do
ing every minute Of the great fair.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-08

are only beginning. This country, Mr..
Hill predicted, by 1850 would have
200,0 600 ,00O inhabitants. Now is the
time to prepare for this enormous
population. 1t can be accommodated in
comfort if We, as a nation, begin now
to develop u land to larger produc-
ton. The surface of the western land
is as yet only scratched. A conscious
effort to improve, to secure the best
class of residents is imperative. And
it needs to be pointed out here that
the western campaign is one of Sc
lection. What is wanted is quality of
men. Several campaigns have had
interesting experiences in thus try
ing to separate the wheat from the
chaff from among the applicants for
information that responded to the ad-
vertising.
The fact that Canada doomed north
as a dangerously attractive neighbor
for e%nterprising homeseekers served
powerfully to wake up the west.
There. however, it was the inorganic
ed call of opportunity-not SO con-
sciously directed. American commun-
tiles have answered the challenge by
an advertising effort that is going to
make industrial history.
Oregon, an agricultural and indus
trial empire in itself, has set a high
standard of self-improvement effort,
The Oregon Development League is
an organization that is coping with
the big task Of building up the whole
state on the cooperative plan. Alto
gether 1O9 commercial clubs are mem
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-08
CITIES.

S. c. Lambert writing in Printers
Ink says:
1t is now the lure Of booklet, the
magazine and the newspaper ads that
pulls homeseekers west. Once it was
called the frontier. Advertising has
taken its place as a successor, for the
frontier is gone, and farms and fac
tories have become the inducements,
instead Of lucky gold strikes and mer-
ry set-tos with the redskino and bad
The energy that is going into west
ern community boosting" Is tremen-
dous. Old methods of forcing extern
sions are being tried out on a very
large scale and suggestive new ones
are being subjected to hard expert
ment. The east has caught the con-
tag.on Of self-improvement and the
south Is taking notice with real vigor.
The influences that have cOntribut-
ed to this state OF things arc Got hard
to ascertain. Ambition and self-in-
terest are the chief. Now for many
years men Nike James j. Hill, the
president Of the Great Northern rail.
road. have been telling the people Of
the west that they must take them
selves In hand. Their opportunities
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-08

Congressman Charles II. Burke has
returned to Pierre. and has announc.
ed that the result OF the investiga-
ton of the bribery charges by Sena-
tor Gore. by the committee OF which
the South Dakota congressman is
chairman, will be made public just
as soon as the report can be COM
piled. Chairman Burke has presided
owe the deliberations of the com
mittee faithfully and ompetently.
but he appears TO have overlooked the
opportunity afforded him TO get in
the limelight. What a godsenG the
investigation would have proven 10
some ambitious congressional poll
tician. given Burke's opportunity. They
would have talked to the press. and
posed. and mad speeches. and alto
gether would have managed to secure
a vast deal of sensational advertising
out of the affair. BET Burke's idea OF
the investigation appears 10 have
been that he and his committee were
on the job to find out the facts in the
case and he went after the facts in a
businesslike way calculated 10 make
the probe a thorough one, =, method
devoid of the sensational, but one
which is apt to establish a standard
other similar committees ma accept
as a model in future year.-Aberdeen
Daily News.