Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-03-24
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today believed by the loca! police TO
have been perpriin'cd hy III" same
beautiful mouse maid" who on
| Wednesday walked out Of The home OF
| Miss Mary I. Adams with SlO,OOU
WORTH OF gems hr!omging 10 her en-
ployer. The police today declared that
the maid" who sent under the name
Of Mary Miller IN shis city is the ser
want thief who as Elsie Webb and Lille
Mcdowell operated III Boston, st.
Louis. Cleveland, Baltimore aud scores
Of other cities during the past five
years. and who has always cludcd
capture. Just as was tho case IN the
robbefiss in other cities, it was learned
here today that the maid vas aided
by male accomplish. II this in
stance he whisEed her and her loot
away from the Adams home in big
touring car. According IL q description
OF the woman supplied the police by
Miss Adams, she Was model servant
and is strikingly beautiful.
While House democrats are emhrolled
in fractional squabbles over the choice
OF committee chairmen by the ways
and means committee, fight is brew
ing in republican ranks over the sclec-
ton Of minority leader. Precedent
makes The minority leader the minority
candidate for speaker. 1t is certain
that progrcssiycs will not cast their
votes for Speaker Cannon, and equally
certain that standpattcrs will not vote
FOR progressive. The difficulty arises
when an attempt is made 10 fix upon 4
candidate satisfactory to both. Repre-
sentative Mann (rpn. llls.). is said 10
be satisfactory to both sides, according
10 quiet canvass conducted today.
Bu, Mann himself refused 10 become a
candidate unless former Speaker Can
non himself wihdraws from the race.
Plans are Eelnp lad 10 secure this
withdrawal. it vas stated today.
| Mann IL the nblcst parliamen
tartan on the minority side
with the exception OF Representative
Asher Kinds trpn. Me- VIII" Tor
years has been liic House parliament.
arian. He is independent enough I"
suit progressiVes, is always on The JOB
and is treasury watchdog. lie was
one OF the few standpaiters to vote
against The Payne tariff law OH It's
first vote in the House. Another con-
cession which is likely 10 be made to
tho prugressircs on the minority SIDE
IS the impelling motive III movement
started today by several leaders to have
the democratic ways and means com
mitlea not only choose the majority
members Of the committees. hut like
wise the republican personnel. The
plan has the merit not only Of adoption
Of the iusureent idea that the cont
mittees should be named BY commit
tee On committees, but also shelves on
the minority responsibility for all
assignments.
A bitter attack on freight rates on
lumber between the Pacific coast and in
intermonnlain section marked the
fourth dav Of argument III the inscI-
mountain and Spokane cases before tue
Interstate Commerce Commission to
day, Attorney J. \. Teal, OF Portland,
Oregon, declared the rates between the
coast and that city to lie SO utterly At
variance with the long and short haul
clause that discrimination hiss been
made against certain Portland Lumber
concerns in favor OF others IN the same
city" Sweeping revision Of the schsd,
Tiles and generally lower rates were de-
nandei.
Reports Of recruiting activity by army
officers throughout &. country brought
the admission today by the War De-
partment that war maneuver had
been attempted in Texas while the rcgi,
ments were far below the war standard.
! Until the soldiers were sent 10 the field
it was moi realized that the total num-
Der was about 5.O0e less than should
have been the case il the organizations
had had their full compliment. To
make up the deficiency has caused con
siderable embarrassment and the fact
| Of its existence was reluctantly admitted.
| It was declared however. iha, the ply.
sical requirements have not been less
| ened and that the regular standard Is
being maintained by every recruiting
officer. ii IS probable that the recruits
will be sent 10 Texas ~ soon As enlisted
without The usual course uf in
structunS in army recruit dcpnls.
Attempt wilsLr made 10 train them
in the field with great rapdlty. The
recrut depots have been cleaned "nl
and about ! 900 more men are needed
10 ill the companies. II was denied At
the office of Major General Wood, that
any railroad has been ordered 10 hold
cars ready for movins troops. 1t vas
suggested that rs the railroads had
been caught unprepared by the orders
| for mobilization, they might be pro
fitting hy experience aud preparing for
q repetit.on 81 the troop movement,
The department, II was stated will send
no troops 10 Texas IL present except
| the recruits rs they are enlisted
The potasl dispute between Germany
and tha In,trd States Vas The subject Of
conferences n the State Department
today. The OCCASION Was the arrival
Of DR.. David J. Hill, ambassador %
Germany It was declared that the
next move in the matter is up TO
Germany and furthe! information WAS
refused. Il is understood. however,
that the State Department has sig
Eested that the business interests in
rolred settle the matter among them
selves, This the German government
| i expected to agree to. IS il was the