Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-10

the United States Today by Solicitor Gen.
eral Hoyt in the cases OF the United
States against Senator Clark, of Montana,
and Bitter Root Development and
Anaconda Mining Companies. There
are suits in equity involving alleged land
and timber frauds. In the case OF Sena-
tor Clark the alleged frauds cover II 4oO
acres of timber land in Montana, and in
the other $2,OOO,OOO worth Of timber
cut from government lands. On behalf
of Senator Clark, objection was made 10
advancing the cases.
An important case for union labor was dis
posed of in the Supreme Court OF the United
States today, the decision OF the court Oelo"
hostile to the contention Of the labor unions
being sustained by stipulation. The case
was that Of Donavin VS.. Berry, from
The Snnreme Court Of Massachusetts,.
Kerry a nou-uniOn shoemaker, worked for
Hozen r. Goodrich q Company at Hayerhill.
Goodrich had a contract with the union 10
employ only union men. Donavin, the unions
walking delegate. secured B~rry's discharge,
as Berry refused 10 join the union. Berry
sued and got judgment for 81 800, the Supreme
Conrt of Massachusetts, holding the contract
between Goodrich & Co. and the union to be
against public policy. Donavin appealed,
but by stipulation the case was dismissed IN
the Supreme Court Of the United States today.
The famous "woman in blue" Mrs. Lucy
G. Lee. Of Manhasset, l.. | who made sew
eral unsuccessful attempts TO call upon the
President at Oyster Bay this summer, was ar
rested At the White House late yesterday at
ternOOn She was recognized by the secret
service men, who he'd been with the President
at Oyster Bay, rs soon as she stepped into the
corridor of the Presidents Office building,
and was Immediately taken into custody.
The officer turned her over TO the police snd
she was locked up at headquarters pending
examination DR.. Frank. the Chief Sanitary
Officer Of the District, has requested the
Secret Service Bureau to furnish him with
detailed account of Mrs. Lees various APP
pearances at Oyster Bay, and when he Sc
cures that information will be able 70 ex'
anime the woman more intelligently. lie
believes the report will set forth her idiosyn.
cracies and previous history, both valuable
aids in determining the sanity of patient
under observation. Mrs. Lees freqent visits
to Oyster Bay became one of the chief topics
of gossip ut the GUNNER Capital" Each
time she was arrested or turned back from
Sycamore Hill she took her rebuff serenely
and philosophically and went away smiling
to return the next time with the same conn.,
dence to try her luck again.
The bureau of manufactures of the Depart
ment of Commence and Labor, through its
chief, John NJ. Carson, is urging upon farm
ers the adding flax raising to the profitable
features of farm lie He has gathered a num-
Der of consular reports to show the opening
there is for American fax in foreign markets.
With the exception of Russia, Hungary is
the only country in the world that shows an
increased area given to fax growing for the
fiber Consequently the prices have gone up.
1t was reported here today that the Circuit
Court of Ric mond, Va, has granted an in
junction restraining Attorney Mackey from
interfering with the operations OF the Vir-
GINA Telegraph Company at Jackson City
until the legal status of the island is deter
mined, but there was no confirmation Of the
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