Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The sentences OF twelve OF the
twenty-four anarchists condemned to
death in Toxic were committed by
the Supreme Court to life imprison-
ment.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the
nomination OF Capt Walter G. Cowles
to be Rear Admiral, vice Rear Adj
miraL Edward B.. Barry, retired. The
alleged charges filed by his fellow
officers against Admiral Berry have
no. yet been received at the Navy De-
partment.
By the payment of $4,000 rs 4
specific penalty" for illegally distill-
ing liquor and otherwise violating the
internal revenue laws, the Capital
Supply Company, ofWashington, whose
officers were arrested and its property
seized by government agents last Au-
gust, has effected 4 compromise with
the revenue officials.
A resolution was introduced in the
West Virginia lower house Of the legis-
lature yesterday to investigate the action
of the democrats in the Senate. The
republicans say that Governor Glass
cocki may refuse to issue commissions
tosWatsonsand Chiffon, the democratic
caucus nominees for United States
senators.
With the tacit approval OF Secretary
MacVeagh to the $4,000 appropria-
tod bill of Senator Gallinger, there
now seems to be no obstacle to prevent
Congress from maintaining the milk
laboratory established in Washington
by Nathan Straus. A few minor
changes will be made by the secretary,
and the bill will be returned to the
Capitol within week.
Wireless Operator Ray Fuller, of the
United Fruit Company's steamer Santa
Marta. was taken from the steamship
at New York yesterday afternoon as
she was about to sail for Kingston and
brought before United States Commits
sioncr Shields on charge OF having
in his possession blueprint diagram
OF wireless apparatus belonging to the
United States and stolen from the Brook
lyn navy yard. Fuller waived exami-
nation and gave bail in 81 900.
John Morgan, native OF Germany,
believed to be the oldest man in the
world, celebrated his 134;h anniversary
ut Gradyrille, Ky, yesterday. De-
spite his extreme age, lie is in the best
OF health and his memory OF over a
century ago is perfect. He was in the
war of 1872 Morgan tells many in
tcrcsting stories of Washington and
the makers of history in early times.
In his younger days he was Il famous
boxer. He says ho knocked ont many
soldiers while in the army.
Paul Morton, president OF the Equit-
able Lille Assurance Society was strlck-
en- with apoplcxy late yesterday after
noon, just after lie had gone to the
Hotel Seymour, New York, for the pur-
pose, his friends said of keeping an
appointment with Paul i. Kiernau,
lawyer. He died an hour and half
later in an apartment vacated by Mr..
Herman earlier in the day and just 4
few minutes before his wife and
brother, Joy Morton, of Chicago,
reached the house. Morton was former
secretary OF the navy under Rooseyelt's
administration; he was 81 years old
and began his career as an Office boy
for the Burlington Railroad and by
diligent work rapidly rose in the
world.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Borah
spoke in support of the resolution pro-
posing IN amendment to the constitu-
ton providing for the election of sena-
tors by popular vote. Senator Beye-
ridge, of Indiana, raised question as
to the apparent delay Of the Govern
ment Printing Office in turning out the
report OF the investigation into the con-
dtion OF woman apd child labor in fac
tories and mines. In the House the
postofiico appropriation bill was under
consideration. The bill went over with
out action. Representatives Steiner
son, of Minnesota; Saunders, Of Nir-
GINA, and Small, OF North Carolina,
attacked the policy of economy adopted
by Postmaster General Hitchcock, de-
claring that it had impaired the elf
cheney OF the postal service.