Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-25
FROM WASHINGTON
All official business was side-tracket

at the White House today. while 100
comely Pennsylvania girls from the
State Normal School ut Westchester,
dressed in their near-hobbles and newest
hats, captured the executive Offices and
shook hands with the president.
PAY your Doctors bills, or die, !"
is the threat which Washington ply
sicians are today planning to hold
over the heads Of their delinquent
patients. The medicos will draw UP
black list, and those whose names
appear thereon will be refused medical
attention the next time they are i'll.
Democratic senators calling at the
White House today declared that re-
publicaus would be to blame if the rec
lprocity agreement did not reach vote
this session. 1t vas asserted that a
vote could be reached if those who are
supposed 10 be the presidents friends
would agree. Conservative republican
senators however, said that they feared
that the Mccall bill reported to the
Senate yesterday was pigeon-holed for
the rest of the session. President Taft
told his visitors that he was determined
as ever to call an extra session OF Con-
gress il the agreement was not voted
upon BY the Senate by noon. March 4.
That William H. Lewis, Boston
negro, will be appointed Assistant At
torney General TO succeed John G..
Thompson whose resignation takes
effect March first was the report cir
culated at the Department OF Justice
here today. Lewis'a name was men
toned to President Taft by Massachu-
sets politicians several weeks ago when
it first became known that Thompson
intended to quit the government for
private practice. Lewis now Assistant
L. s. Attorney at Boston. If he gets
the appointment 10 an Assistant At
torney Generals birth he will probably
DO placed in charge Of Indian depreda-
ton claims.
The country rs banker is losing
thousands OF dollars weekly because i
has not enough postal savings bank to
90 around" Every day." declared
an official OF the Postotfice Department
today, scores OF letters are received by
Postmaster General Hitchcock from
persons in all parts of the country with
sums ranging from 800 to $1,000
which they wish to entrust 10 the gov.
eminent for safe keeping. They are
prevented from doing SO because there
is no postal bank in their city or town
and the law prohibits resident from
one city from depositing in a postal
bank located elsewhere
President and Mrs. Taft today attended
funeral services for Edward AlcQnadc
coachG1au for Secretary OF War Dick
inson, who was killed Thursday in 6
runaway accident while the little grand
daughter of Secretary Dickinson va:
out driving. McQuaie had driven the
carriage for each Secretary of War il
the last twenty years and MAS we'll
known at the White House and among
government 5hcials.
Carmi Thompson, Of Ohio, who vii
become Assistant Secretary CT the In,
te-iorI March 6, arrived at Secretary
Ballinger's Offices today TO commence
his course Of instruction.
The voice Of the occasional shipper
was raised in protest before the Inter
state Commerce Commission today III
denuncatlon ofthe practice of railroads
in charging Just as much for transport,
ing a package weighing only few
pounds rs one weighing 100 pounds.
The commission was asked to abolish
the one hundred pound minimum fixed
by railroads and to establish proper
tioual schedules based on actual weight
nu matter how light.
During the month OF January &C..
361 immigrants were admitted to the
United States, "a. 120 men and II, 24l
women. OF this total, 6,054 were
Hebrews, the largest number III any
race. Southern Italy furnished the
next largest number, 5,377.
While bis wife vas absent from their
home, taking their year-old baby for
au airing, John T. White, respondent
over business troubles, took his life
this afternoon by inhaling gas, at his
bone, l54Q north Capitol street.
Postmaster General Hitchcock s pro-
posed Increase Of rates on second class
mail matter is unconstitutional; IS a
violation OF the Senate rules and is
grossly unjust and misleading, accord
ing to a report filed today by Senator
Owen dem, Okla as minority
member Of the Senate committee on
postofiice and post roads.
Two futile attempts at murder was
the revenge Charles Petry OF New
York attempted 10 wreck on his wife
here early today because she sued him
for divorce. His wife escaped the
first time BY leaping from second
story window, while her mother
grappled with the husband. Petry
then left the house promising TO r..
turn aud kill Mrs. Petty within All
hour. True to bis word be came back
but found several policemen waiting
for him They placed him under arrest.
Petry vas served with divorce papers in
New Iori; yesterday, aud Immediately
started for Washington with the an
nounced purpose OF sending his wife to
the place where there weren't any
divorces.
Mrs, Eliza S, Whitehead has filed a
bill in equity, PRAYING that she be al,
lowed separation from her husband,
Frederick ]. Whitehead, secretary Of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company, She alleges that her hus-
band pointed a gun at her and made
threats against her !ife. She said that