Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-27

chemist OF tue department. OF SgIieui-
ture, and the guardian of the digestion
Of 90. 900, 900 OF people, was married at
noon today, to Miss Anna Campbell
Kolton, at the home of the brides
mother. After honeymoon trip, DR..
and Mrs. Wiley will begin housekeep-
ing in Washington, the doctor having
declared for home cooking" Mrs.
Wiley is the daughter OF the late Gen.
Kolton, formerly commandant OF the
Soldiers Home il Washington.
Down the aisles OF time, and per
chance the lanes leading to polling
places, the harenl skirt and the
Woman's suffrage movement will
march arm in arm, if the ideas ad-
vanced today by Mrs. A. L. Barber,
national leader in the equal rights
movement are carried out. Mrs. Bar
Der would haye saffrage.tes wear pan,
taloon gowns as sort OF badge OF
their beliefs. 4 think ii would be one
of the best possible moves on the part
OF suffragites to adopt the harenn skirt
said Mrs. Barber 1t would only De
matter OF q short time before we
would become accustomed to the
change, and there is no reason why
immotlesty should play part"
Declaring the work too extensive to
be completed in the two months allotted
to it, railroads today appealed to the
Interstate Commerce Commission fol
more time in which to equip their car:
with the numerous safety appliances re-
quired by recent supplement to the ac1
to regulate commerce. 1t is regarded
as practically certain that the appea
will be granted.
It was learned at tue Department
OF Justice today that Attorney General
Wickersham is considering an offer
made by the officials of the Dureer
importing firm of New York to pay
more than one million dollars out o.
which they are alleged to have cheated
the government through undervalua
ton frauds. They agreed also to pay
any fine the courts nay impose |
they are promised immunity from
term in the penitentiary. The Offer
was reported to have been made L
District Attorney Wise of New York
several days ago. Wise aud the attorney
general have exchanged several letter:
on the subject, 1t is said that Nls'
tayors the compromise, but that Til
attorney general is inclined to follow
his recently announced policy OF III
sisting on lail sentences for all rici
laTbreakers.
| Discussions today Of the likelihood
that John Hays Hammond is to be ap
pointed special ambassador to the couf
Of St. James brought forth the state
msut from the State Department tia
Mr.. Hammond has not been declares
persona non grats By the London Tor
eign Office. State Department Official
decline to stats whether his name ha
been tended to the English government
or not. It is admitted at the " bit;
House that Mr.. Hammond is bsipi
considered for tbs appointment.
:. Former Governor John Leo Carroll
of Marylsnd, died of senility at hi
homo here atIS;30 o'clock today. III
had been very low for several weeks
| Recently filed increases IN freieh
rates on grain affecting thousands Q
western shippers which ware 10 become
effective March /, were today suspended
until June %, by the Interstate Com
merce Commission pending inyestiga
ton.
| President TAFT sent TO the Senate 10
day the nomination Of Robert Q. Bailey
of Illinois, to be assistant secretary 0
the treasury.
A conference il the interests Of leg
islation to further protect Magyar;
Fails was held at the White House to
day. Senators Root and Burton an'
Representative Alexander, OF New
York, and j. Boardman Scoville. Q
Buffalo, discussed with the presiden
the best means Of securing the enact
ment Of the Root bill for this purpose
A semi-officia denial of the an
nouncement that Assistant Secretar!
Of the Treasury Charles D, Hiles ha
accepted gu appointment to succeed
Secretary to the President Norton va
made on the floor Of the House today
by Representative Gillett, Gillett, il
the course OF the debate on the con
ference report on the legislative ap
preparation bill, said that no one hat
officially accepted the Job. The Senat
increased the salary OF the president
secretary to s. 500, after the Hous
had killed the original provision il
the bill which made it SO, 600, and OF
the floor OF the House today opponent
OF the increase declared that the lol
had already been filled at 81, 900
This elected Gillett's denial Cate
gorical denials of the statements tina
Mr.. Hilles is to become secretary toth
president ait.r March were CAREFUL,
avoided at the White House today
Secretary Norton said that j Statement
in regard TO his successor would b
forthcoming ia the near future. Ii
the meantime Hiles selection il
generally accepted as fact
M Decisions.
Washington, Fab 27.-The Sn
preme Court OF ihe United State
this afternoon maintained its repnta
ton for doing mysterious and unex
pected things. The stage vas set to
dav for decisions in the Standard Oil
tobacco, corporations tax, Gomper