Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-27

turer. The defective portion, however
was OF government design and was de-
fective only as to that design, it is as
serted.
Provision for survey With view to
deepening the. channel in the approach
to the Brooklyn navy yard is included
in the river and harbor bill which was
completed by the Senate committee on
commerce today.
A scathing arraignment OF organized
labor aud the boycott system was made
to the U. s. Supreme Court this after
loon by Attorney j. J. Darlington,
counsel for the Bucks Stove and Range
Company, in the hearing before that
court OF the American Federation Of
Labor contempt cases. The main
questions involved in the litigation are
continuance OF the injunction obtained
by the stove company against publica-
ton of their name on the I'VE DONE
patronize" list in the American FEEDER
ationist, aud whether President Sam
uel Gompers, Vice President John
Mitchell and Secretary Frank Morrison
shall serve the Jail sentences Of year,
8 months and 6 months respectively
imposed upon them for alleged con-
tempt of court in violating the in
junction. The Supreme Court today
allowed three hours on each side for
arguments. On Monday Judge Alton
B. Parker will argue on behalf OF the
federation.
Favorable report was ordered today
by the House committee on territories
on bill to premit the territorial legis
lature OF Arizoaa, through board o.
control. to levy taxes in support OF the
territorial government, pending state
hood.
The Senate committee on library re-
ported favorably the bill to build 2
monument to President John Tyler, al
Richmond.
Work on the river and harbor bill
was completed by the Senate commit,
tee on commerce today. Additions OF
81, 795, 461 cash appropriations and
continuing contracts for improvements
to cost So, 399,2S2 were made to the
House bill which carried $50, 262, 93S.
Among the additions was that for the
Potomac river at Alexandria $4,000
cash. An addition to the corps of FEN
gineers of the United States army oil
five colonies, six lieutenant colonies,
10 majors, II captains and Is lieuten-
ants is proposed by an amendment
placed in the bill by the Senate com.
mittee on commerce today.
The activities OF the San Francisco
boomers for the Panama canal exposi-
ton showed a real get their" result
today when the New Orleans boosters
in the House reduced their boast Of a
majority in the House to the slim mar
gin OF six members. This is weak
showing beside the claim OF the
'slopers" who are proving with con-
vincing arguments that they have no
less than half hundred majority. The
fight has gotten down to earnest indivi-
dual canvassing now. Each member
OF the House is being gruelled by the
advocates of both cities. At tho rival
headquarters the preliminary work of a
general jolly for every Tom and Dick
that blows in has disappeared and the
boomers are at it in their shirt sleeves
working for votes in Congress.
Some hostility is displayed to the re-
ciprocity agreement in the Senate.
While the police OF the Fourth pre-.
cinct we're this morning searching for
]. T. Armstrong, assistant manager Of
the Home Safety OIL Company, at the
request OF his wife, who received let
ter on the morning mail that he con-
temp]ated suicide, he was lying dead
in a third floor room OF the Howard
| House.
The general has at last declared that
justice demands the immediate settle
ment of the case of Juan Sanchez Az
coma. Chief Justice Clabaugh in
the District Supreme Court today
denied the request of the Mex
lean government for more time in
which to secure evidence before
presenting its case against Azcona.
The court held that inasmuch :as the
alleged crime for which Azcona's extra
dition is asked occurred five years ago
the request of the Mexican government
! was unreasonable and should not be
granted. Immediately following the de-
cision of the court upon the point, the
counsel for AZcona entered motion for
| the prisoners release. 1t is expected
| that 4 decision Of the case may de made
| before adjournment today.
A bill, the effect OF which will be to
grant the Secretary of the Interior dis
cretionary power to extend the time foi
payments under irrigation projects, was
ordered favorably reported by the House
committee on irrigation today.
Loeb on Higher Salaries
New York, Jan. 27.-Wm. Loeb,
jr., says: the civil service is slowly but
surely breaking down. 1t will continue
10 break down until Congress provides
son,n ,rou b,r which old clarlS in avary