Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-12
The remarkable series OF accident

lUe TGtlltI hduiC oSi'So W oSS'NASA'eS
to vessels in the U. s. navy was in
creased this afternoon with the receipt
OF a wireless telegram from the U. 5.
S. Dubuque, stating that the gunboat
has lost her port propeller and pro-
peller shaft This is the third warshlp
the same accident has happened to
since Sunday.
Declaring that the eight hour day
law operating in government navy
yards has made it impossible to effect
economy in naval construction, Secre-
tary OF the Navy Meyer today asked
the committee on naval affairs OF the
House for increased appropriations for
battleships in the naval bill.
Geo. L. Lorillard charge de affairs,
cabled to the State Department from
Lisbon today that the strike of the
commercial employees in that city had
ended and that the railroad strike will
probably be settled today. He added
that the minister of the Interior had
Withdrawn his resignation. The whole
country was quiet, reported Lorlllard.
The strike is attributed to the dissat-
isfaction of the laboring people with
the failure OF the government to anel-
iorate their condition following the rev.
olution.
A clever skit entitled The Speaker
and the STAR" was put on at the
Capitol today, with Speaker Cannon,
and May Irwin in the principal roles.
The 'ponderous commedienne called
on the speake, in his office just before
the House convened, and for few
minutes light and airy persitlage
hoated about promisculously. Well
/ lam certainly glad to see you for
nothing. The same privilege has cost
me $2a good many times" remarked
Mr.. Cannon. Seems to me that you
are somewhat OF a comedian yourself. "
retorted the actress. You have done
some funny stunts. . The speaker has
no comeback. That was not his one,
so he shifted the conversation. After
her talk with the speaker Miss Irwin
spent some time watching the House
at work from the gallary.
Unofficial announcement that the
freight rate increases Of railroad in
classified territory, which are now be-
ing investigated, will be further sus-
pended to some date in March, was
made today by member Of tho Inter
state Commission. The high tariff
effecting practically every article ever
shipped, we're to have become effective
February 1st.
Whether new projects shall be added
to the rivers and harbors bill as it
passed the House will be taken up by
the Senate committee on commerce
Monday. There is every prospect that
no new Improvements will be added to
the measure.
An appropriation for the purpose OF
encouraging rifle practice among pri-
yate individuals and in the public
schools of the country was urged today
by Gen. Leonard Wood, chief staff,
U. S. A., when-he appeared before the
House committee on military affairs IN
support OF the bill now pending.
When the tariff negotiations between
Representative OF Canada and the
United States, we're resumed, they had
reached the stage expert testimony"
Canada has called into the conference
at the State Department two OF her ex-
perts. These government authorities
on tariff questions were summoned to
lend support to the contentious .f
the Canadian negotiations by quoting
facts and figures. The inference is
is drawn in some quarters that Canada
has been placed on the defensive, and
has been obliged to offer detailed evil
dence to prove the business of her posi-
ton.
Opening his argument in behalf of
Standard Oil Company, John &. Mil.
burn, chief counsel for the hundred
million-dollars holding company, paid
his respects to the attorneys for the
government. He said if counsel,
on the other side will avoid extrava-
gance OF statements, we will be able
to convene the court of the vital mat
tiers in the case" Milburn then be-
gan history of the growth OF the
concern which made John D. Rookie
Teller the richest men in the world.
Although the pelsn mel of the court
has changed considerably since argu-
ment of the standard oil case last term
there are only two justices who today
heard Mlburn's plea for the trust"
for the first time. Justice Van De-
vantcr, as a circuit Judge, participated
in the judgement from which the ar
gument today is an appeal.