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present the men who loan money on salaries make anywhere from
fifty to five hundred per cent. interest a year. and that they have
established a system OF espionage and tcrrorHdng that sometimes vir-
tualy amounts to extorton.
The plans proposed include the establishment Of cooperative
savings and loan auxiliaries, and the licensing Of money lenders u-
der the supervision and control Of the State Banking Department
Employers are expected also to assist in guarding their employees
against the extortions of sharks.
The number of prominent men Of business and large employ
crs Of saaried men and women who took part in the conference is
one of the most encouraging features of the movement. If these
men heartily cooperate with the Sage Foundation success cannot i,
doubtful.
The evening world., 1911-05-20

KIT AXE Il from me-" said tho head |
pollsher. shat vice and crime
Grand Jury certainly pulled a
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BrOWe Brothers
Hiram and LOerum
By Irwin S. Cobb.

4 TAKE note" said Hiram. that the number 81 prominent citizens who
aspire to be our next Police Commissioner is constantly growing"
y uMuat a nnul md morbid crayinrn SAID LOerum. 'TCa III aome
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It plsnly declares, however, the very opposite Of that. Had the
Governor said, RI am not big enough to refuse" OF 81 Am too big
to refuse II" he would have sgniAed q belief that he would DO bound
to secspt ii Offered, but what he did cay very clearly assert. there
10 nothing to prevent . refusal Il he feels like IL.
Ordinarily The phrases Of mon are not to be construed too liter
snH. It ID permissible ct timss to conclude that a man does not
mean exactly what he aid, but no such conclusions arc fair in deal
iny WITH tho language Of . scholar. Gov. Wilson has not committed
hAnsak 10 accept q nomination for the Presidency. There may be
ssns ambiguity in bis position, but there IL none in his language.
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well! WE'LL" That's All

k(v SEE said the head pollsher.
that Mrs. Cynthia Westover
Alden says American Women
are not independent enough"
WED, NoA. wGl," slactlttei the
Laundry man Well. Well. WE'LL
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ABUSE OF POLICE POWERS.

ENATOR GRADY'S bal prohibiting the police
from photosraphins persons arrested on suspicion
Of crime. taking Bsrtlon measurements Of them
and sub5scting them to what IL known as the third
degree, ought to be passed unanimously.
1t 10, in fact, strange that such bill should
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crime the police have no right whatever to photograph him or to
label him in their rolls under the Bertllon system. Neither have
they any right to practise upon the unfortunate any kind Of physical
or mental torture for the purpose Of e1torhng evidence to convict.
But while they have no right to do such things, they have the power,
and they exert it upon any arrested person who lacks the pull to
prevent.
Serious injushccs have been done by those wrongs. They are
not in the least necessary to q firm enforcement of law. They are
violations of the spirit Of our immomorial principle that every man
is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty, and that no man
shall be forced to testify against himself. The sooner they are
stopped the better. The rights of an accused man should be respected
in the police office a well q in the courts.
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The American Woman.
What Are Her Aims. Her Characteristics.
He, Futuse2 TO What Is Size D1finsi

"She Has Sheer, P1ungins Enerey'0 Gays
Blanche Bates.
RI TT , 2 are too much absorbed in hrnO a life of pleasure II Is q
w monio wtth a DANGER" saWs Kate Douglas Wiogin. concer..n0
the American Woman.
Tb u tho latest many thousand sdps at the tcomdn Nc Hres on
the pestern side Of the Atomic. Few Of the criticisms agree.
Representative pomen have oiren Te Erening World their iaeas or
the query: WHAT IS THE REAL AMERICAN WOMAN"
y and respected BY ths q " the world ire embodied att their keerest
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re sheer. plunsing energy. the buoyant
youth Of America. are all manifested
most osrfsctly BY her. Her future Ia
limitlsss."
II 70 the word of Miss Blanche Bates.
who stands for much that IL best and
nAppasst in the traditions OF American
women OF the stage.
the American CONAN IL the
svmmory Of the ,oomen Of all ages
from the cdre omd doUn," de.
cIdred Miss Bates. THE blood Of
every countru runs In ner veins.
"she would combine the virtues and
the faults Of the women OF every ma
t1onality. oniy she has the inestimable
advantage Of beins born an American.
And that Offsets the faults.
IT'S the boundless youth and strength
Of h>r that make her great. The wo-
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WOODROW WILSON'S WORDS.

HEN asked at Portland IL he were a candidate for
the Presidency, Gov. Woodrow Wilson answered:
"I certainly have not the audacity to seek the nomi
nation, but no man 10 too big to refuse it."
This phrase. We are surprised to note, has been
generally construed to mean that the Governor
will surely accent the nomination IL offered him
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UNFETTERED AND FREE.

0MHo ov. DIX, in transmitting TO Mr.. Van Tuy, hs
=: T.; !: !: !: !: !: :: !: :: : :: =: :: :: !. !: 80: !: =: !: !: !: !: !: :: :: !: :: ! :: :: :: :: !:
SR65 commission s State Superintendent. ct Bsrh,
wrote to him: "You 80 into c.tc- rntv-
rASTS tered and without the Obligation Q. . Gns.s
A pledge"
10 These are right words spoken n s-ssoa- Tnsy
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partial enforcement Of law and q careful supervisor @! baan and
banking. But how much more eloquent they vuuld ha~e sounded,
and how much moro confidence they would hare A-ou<ei in :hs public
mind, if the confirmation Of Mr.. Van Tuyl 70 he Office Q: Bani
Superintendent had not been % seemingly obtained BY . bargain
with Tamnany FOR the appointment Of CohLAa 70 tire Supreme
Court.
OF course no one upposss that MI. Van Tuyl himself had any
thing to do with the bargain. he is not suspected Of being per-
son.lly under the obligation Of any pledge 70 Tammany. But Il
would have been much better II the Governor had shown an equal
freedom from letters. For ono Of the sls Of political bargaining
10 that the odor Of IL II far reaching and tainh many things that
in themselves are pure.
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March s-Thc COM

Washington, March S.-Tic com
binrI protest II Wall street. Ens'aha,
and Germany over The destruction Oh
rail.aads AMI i!,e stoppags of develop
mant al Tie vast mining interests m
Mexico by rcvolutionisls vas stoday de
cIared at revolutionary headquarters
here 10 be the basis cause Of The order
mobilizing troops on the Mexican iron
tier.
The leyolutioniais declared that tue
nrofcssed satisfaction al the D'aI gov
ernment over The practical intervention
CT American troops IS feigned. Diaz,
sad the ravolnlionist is like the mar
who smiles when some one tread5 on
his ioe. . The American troops. the
rrvolutionists declared will not stop the
destruction az railroads hv their Own
forces unless the trains cease transport
ing government troops.
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CHARGED WITH FRAUD.

!. Wilmer Weliiey vas arrested !
/ his iarm, near RIi=tow. Monday nigh
=, hy tie sheriff 81 Warren county On III:
charge Of deiiauIing the Southern
Rai!0ay Company oft II 5000 hy
forging he Mans ii The company 5
agents - bills 81 Ia3ins
II Is alleged that NclIley. who ii"til
recently conducted i large lIonrine nil.
at Front Royal AMI was considered
wealthy, became heavily lnyoli ed fnan-
cialiy, and ii Some way cnntrired to
get hills Of lading with sight drafts Al"
tachci 10 those he forged the sigma
tire OF the agents and received ship
ments made. to him without paving tie
drafts
A short While since WelIiry failed
and i receiver vas appointed. It vas
then 4scertalued that hr had soii al
tire hour ami wheat OFT u his niIl at
Front ROYAL, having practically nothing
foI his creditors He owes abolt
800 coo
Several months ago has uncIs, II |.
Weli1ey, OF Prince William county
conveyed his valuable property neal
Rrlstow to his nephew.
It is said that the nephew pad So
600 for the property. Creditors Of VI.
l.. WcIhey have attached the convey
ance as being fraudulent, and this Vai-
liable estate is now in litigation.
The accused man VAS taken 10 Front
ROYAL Yesterday.
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COMMON r0UECIl,

Alta called meeting 81 the Common
| Council oil Alexandria, Va. haiI Mdf2t
| :, i9ii, theTe were present:
Hubert Snowdcn, ED. President anI
| Mes=rs Leadpeat2r. Burke, iates Efuic
| back, s31lifn, Graham, Eirreli; Monroe
Brockett Harrison. IVAN. MaiEhAn
Spinks and Chauucey.
The President stated that lie had 2s'!i
yened Council in special session 10 con
slider the action 81 the E5a!i OF Alter,
men OH the law importing taxes and
the report OF the Finance Committee on
a Temporary lean, Tor the h1cal year end
ing May 81, 1911.
An ordinance for imposing ana col
Letting taxes on persons, property, in
comes, &c, vas returned from the Board
Of Aldermen, nonconcurIsd in; ana 4
committee from the Board Of Aldermen,
requested that a Committee 81 Confer
cn3e be appointes
Mr.. Burke moved that the Common
Council recede from lis pIeviou; acton
aud that Committee OF Conference be
appointed.
several members objected 10 rerede-
Ing from the previous action
Mr.. Bruin back moved tnat Ccunci! r.
ceda from its previous action.
Nj. ErumbacE offered q eurztrt!te
that Council proceed to elect commit
tee - confer with the Board ol :Aiaer-
men. The President stated that he
would not entertain j motion taking
from him vested rights which had been
conferred upon him by Council. and an-
pointed Mcssrs. Burke and Harrison a
Committee on Conference.
MIR. Brockett appealed from The de
cision Of the Chair.
Wee President Smith vas called 10 the
chair
Mr.. Swan read rule Il oil the Common
Council and remarks were made By
Mcssrs. Snowden. Brnmblck ,Chauncey
Lnadbealer, Spinks and others.
The question being put shall the de
cisSion OF The Chair he sustained. vas
uecelrd in The negative by the following
rolc Ayes-Nfessrs. Burke, Smith Biz
ral! Marshall, Spinks o.. Not&-IeSSfS
l.radhelter, Yates, ErumbacE Graham
Monroe, BrocEett, Harrison, swan
t'hanncry 81,
Mr.. Rrockett moved that tounci! pro
ceed 10 elect two members 10 Goniel
with the Board Of Aldermen The Nici
President ruled the motion Git Of order
Mr. Brockett moved that Council III
ioIlrn until the next regular meeting
Remarks were made By Mcssr5. Biriel
and Rrumback: the debate was suspend
I'd aud report OF the Finance Commit
tee recommending that they be author
ICED 10 borrow the sum Of twenty. TWO
thousand dollars, AMI issue the ohlisl
lions OF the city .or the same To pay
claims now due aud others for the nfc1
wear ending MAY 81, 1911, was received
from the Board Of Aldermen anu theirac
ton concurred IN. Ayes-Mes5rs. Snow.
den, Leadbeater, Burke, Yates, RIunl.
back. Smith, Graham, BirrnlI, Monroe
Brockett, Harrison, swan Mar7hlii:
SpinEc aud Chauucey i5) Noes Q.
MI. E.unlback resumed the moor ana
the motion to adjourn was adopted -
tns foiIowiuc vote Ave- Meszrs snow
ien, Leadbeater. Yates. Monroe, Brock
EFT, Har1isoa. Swan. ChauaceJ IT,. Eoez
-Afa=zrs BirEe. ErunbacE, Smith Ga
nam Eirreii, Marshall, Spink- ana
the board adjourned.
HUBERT 5NOWDEE, President.
IEsTE: DA,SiFL z. s3TA.sErET Cleri. .. {
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-03-08
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

The Portuguese government has
dismissed the bishop of Oporto for en-
couraging revolt.
Mr.. John T. Peasants, an editorial
writer Of the Baltimore sun, died
suddenly al hia home Of heart disense
yesterday.
The Arlington Hotel Company, 81
Washington. yesterday Lecided that
within few months work vii be
brgna on a ST. 900 600 st.nturr, |" lie
the finest holel IN that city.
Eifiy-two dealers IN food stuff. IN
V ashineton banded togethsr nnder
the name OF the League of Consumers
Tlienl5 last night. api. through
officials. made the announcement that
within week thair patrons would be
buying groceries 1T reductions Of
from IL to 90 per cent from The
prices nov paid By housewives il The
CIV ii Washington
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ETf;Hraranse in DTss.

New York. March 2.-Ihsta i nc
extravaganza ii 3pondins = 900 . year
f5r dress il onc's income i: sufficient,
according to Mrs Douali Mclean,
former president general 81 the pangh,
tiers fthe American Revolution. She
made the ASSET "a il reply to the l1e.
Iuentiy brought charges that New
York women are aItIavagaiit.
She admitted that there are 4 hun
bred Nav Yori. women who spend
$50, 600 annually on her clothes,
while n thousand Of more spend hall
that amount Ent they can afford to
do 1t. she added
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The .itex.r1n Trouble.

Washington, y c., March 3
Minister OF Finance Jose limantOur,
Of Mexico, was invited today ny Presi-
dent Taft TO come 10 Washington al
ouce for 4 conference on the general
Mexican situation.
Lmantour viii ho accompanied hy
Ambassador de Ia Rarra, who returned
to New Hork carly today, after Il tUr-
red return here Yesterday limantoilr,
who arrived IN New York last nrght
from Paris, has been arranging loat,
for nia2.
Acting Secretary o! State Wilson
failed to appear Al his Office before noon
today. As Secretary knox is At Palm
Gtach. Fla, The department vas prar.
ticslly without an active head.
The hasty return OF Secretary Knox
from Palm Beach, where he went Sat
urday night, was predicted today. In
his absence, Acting Secretary Hunting
ton Wilson is suffering embarrassment
that is painful to behold. kyasiye ir.
plies, or none 1t all, are given The
pointei questions OF The newspaper
meu.
II vas learned today that sep0ri
upon tie Me1ican situation, cbtaiusd
by special agents OF the government
outside the regular diplomatic service,
vas immediately responsible for the
hastv movement Of troops. This re
port reached tie State Department
Mouiay, AMI within q few hours order:
amounting t. preparation for war were
issued. These preparations have been
50 urgently ordered thar foI two lights,
the Offices Of tue State. War and Navy
Departments have moi been closed.
Tue ''maneuver explanation. PIT
forward by all officials, from Presiden,
TAFT down The scale. Is dtscredted on
every hand. There Is hardly q dollar
ia the Treasury that. eau be expended
for tactical maueurars such IS tbe
present military demonstration Is de-
clayed 70 De. Appropriations fo7 joint
-aneu-e-s are made specifically. and
there 5 cot nor any such approp.ia-
ton. Qua-te.c,sste. and co0:o!ssar:
officers have bern ordered % by sep
Plies without Init. instead # 70. :
definite re-iod.
Washington, D. G., March Sit
-as reported here ioda- that tee Wax
Department had ordered materials &c.
ths construction OF pontoon bridges &c
be transported or the special train
which Will take the troops from Fort
LeayeuHo,th. Kansas. This IS taken
as al indication that the army wishes
to prepare to oros5 the Rio Graude,
even IN the eyert that the bridges nov
il use should not be available,
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i Annexation Contemplated

London. March S.-There are per-
sistent reports today that representa-
tons were made by the British foreign
Office to the American State Depart
ment that unless British interests were
protected in the Mexican revolution,
England nigh, take hand in the
trouble.
It is considered significant by press
aud public alike that the order mohiliz-
ing the United States army IN Texas
occasionei no surprise III Official
circles here.
we have not expected =. any
time that We would have 10 interfere, ="
said one Of the statesmen OF Downing
street today, because sc were con,
fidant that the United States would
effrctnally handle the situation.
The United States, however, showed
diIatory tactics, in the opinion OF
many English diplomats, which
finally led 10 the hint Ct action on
England's part. How strong this IN
timation vas there is no way of finding
ont now. According to one official OF
the foreign Office, Ambassador Bryce
merely took the matter up informally
with the State Department.
English opinion generally suspects
that the movement marks the begin
ming OF the absorption Of Mexico by
the United States. The Post says that
if the Ameriran army inradrs Mexico,
it is hardly likely that il will be with
in The government : power Ia limit The
consequences.
The Globe says thai the mas3ing OF
troops on The Mexican frontier - ::
sign of possible interference which can.
not be disregarded. The Mexican
political situation is such that outside
dangers will probably only intensity
internal dissensions
n the United States should even &c
10 the extent Of annexing Mexico There
would be little Objection raised in TINS
county, judged from The la!E heard
on lie streets, bit It is expected that
such action would bring = vigorous
pfotest from Germany,
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denied The PaupsT's Uains

Atlanta Ga, March S.-Denieu the
privilege OF taking the paupeI's oath
and swearing off the fine Of $50 600.
imposed by the government III connec-
ton with prison sentences, Benjamin
y. Greene ard John f Gayror ye5ter-
day in Atlanta were sent back 10 the
federal prison 10 await further action
in their cases. The hearing before
Commissioner Colquitt was postponed
until March q, when the government
expects to show that Greene and Gay,
nor have considerable property under
cover and are not entitled 10 the priyi-
lpge5 of the raurer'a oath. They were
released on parole last week after serv-
ing several years 10! frauds in Savan-
mi, hariinr works.
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FROM W-ASHINGTON

Washington, March :. Practically
every official IL The Department "f the
Interior who aided Secretary Of
1he Interior Bailinper in the congress
innal Investigation 81 the conservation
controversy who has not already Sev~
cred his connection with the govern
ulent, will either get out, or be iired
shortly after Walter l. Fisher, the rev
secretary, assumes Office. In state
nent issued late this atterucou S5cre
cary Ballipger said; That great burden
Of departmental work added 10 the
strain Of -contending against assaults
from wicked and dishonest men has
seriously injured ny health and the
cost of nv defense has not been less
than S25 ,Q00-leaSing me q poor man.
1t is nv purpose to prosecute the arch
conspirators who have hesn following
me with the aSsassin'S knife. The
country shall know fully the injustice
OF the attack upon me.
Mai. Gen. Mood, who is in charge OF
the whole situation today declined 10
be questioned. lie declared he had
nothing to add to his statement Of yes
re,day. 1t developed today that not
c1o.e than dozen officials are Dc the
Inside Of the situation ca TIE Mexican
border. Those who kuo~ the purpose
OF tbs military DEMONSTRATORS haze
sc-ewcd the i'd dovc tight. Army
officers refused to deny that ball caz-
2ridges are heirs supplied % tie sol
iiers now en- route TO Texas. They
also refuse to deny thai SIX months
provisions and supplies vii be taken.
Pinned dom TO specific questions i
regard to The proposed 'Inaneuvs,s.
officers disclosed the fact that 40 plans
whatsoever have been made. It was
practically admitted that the maneuveI
explanation is but subterfuge.
Not since the days preceding the
Spanish war has Official Washington
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Preparing Cruisers for Mezico,

N,ew lork, March with coal
harees CD each side the three big
armored cruisers Tennessee. North
Carolina aud Montana were being
coalej as rapidly As possible today.
By midnight each will have 1900 ton:
Of selected coal III the bunk5rs aud
uulsss thu unforeseen happens they
Will clear for Galveston with the tide
early tomorrow.
Boston. March S.-Thr second
class cruiser Des AIoines At the
Charleston navy yard today, was
ordered, placed in commission 10 sail
at the earliest possible moment. She
will sail under sealed o,der5, probably
tomorrow or Friday.
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f:DTn STATES Ci.AiH vi ORDER
Frs

Maryland and Virginia are ia = con
trnrcrsy ~ Ia The jurisdiction ia the
matter Of The murarr trials of Henry
BraAy, + Toney aud George Wallace,
nov under Indictment III Wcstm0rc.
llna county, for mntiny aud the muir
der OF Capt, Aldie Dorsey, q the oyster
hoat Irene Ruth The murder OCCURRED
on the Potoma2 The man e3caped to
Maryland
TIE attorney general Of Maryland
makes a point that The mcn were ~
thr jurisdiction u that state when the
crime vas committed. while The a'tor-
ncy for the commonwealth for The
county ri Wrz.moTrlan1. declart: The
jurisdiction - III this state. The CUES
ton viii be decided next month.
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Southern rcmmsrsial Cangrss:.

Atlanta. Ga, March 3.--Europoan
diplomats aud 5hreNed fnanc,ers from
the north mingled with. farmers from the
south and the far west and senators
aud governors from various states OF
the nation today in monster gather
ing, numbering mole than g, 600,
marking The opening Of the southern
Commercial Congress.
Invocation by the Right Rel G. b.
Nelson, Bishop Of Atlanta marked the
Official opening Of the Congress.
Following the invo ati IN there vas IN
address Of Ne'come IS Governor Brown,
Georgia and response Ey Gen. Julian
$. Carr, vice president of tho congress.
Edwin /. Charles Of Washington, u.
c., explained the objects oi the con
1ra-S
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and the Chair (Mr. SMITH declared
council adjourned TO the next regular
meeting.
OFFICIAL.
BOARD or ALDERMEN
meet

At an called meeting Of The BOARD
OF Aldermen OF the citr OF Alexandra.
Va. held March :. i1il, there W"t:
present:
+. f.. Marhury, esq, President, an.
Mcssls. Hill, Brill. Ballehger. ogden.
Field, Fitzgerald and Summers.
The President stated that McSSrs Field
and summers. appointed committee Of
conference on the ordinance Imposing
taxes on persons. property, income. etc,
had repaired 10 the chamber 81 the CON
mon Council 10 inform that body OF The
action Of the Board OF Aldermen in non.
concurring in their action on the sad
ordinance March 3, 1911.
The aldermen subsequently rooE re
ce:a while waiting loI message nom
journed.
The boa ri than adjourned.
r. + MA HRUEl, Pre@idsht
Taste: LUTafE II. THOMPSON. ClaTE,
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Dividend Reduced.

New Yo;E, March S.zThs New
York Central directors today reduced
the dividend rate on the company:
stock from 10 ) pet cent, At today ::
meeting quarterly dividend Of ! IA
per celil wls declared n compared with
| :. per cent !hfce months ago. The
Lake Shore directors declared the r'gu'
lar semi-annual dividend Of & per cent.