Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-08
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.

Railway Company, the Chicago City
Railway Company, the Peoples Gas and
Coke Company, the Chicago Telephone
Company, and The Chicago Consolidated
Traction Company. II is resisted on The
Qround that the assessment was unequal,
discriminating and unfair inasmoch o.
the assessment OF railroad and telegraph
companies and other corporations did
not exceed one-6lth OF 20 per cent. o.
iheir value, whereas the stock and fran.
ohises Of the Utility corporations were
assessed al one fifth of their full cash
value.
Senator Scott Of West Virginia called
at the White House this morning Il
swear fta'ty to The President. The i'm
pns,l0n has been spread around, be
fears, that be is opposing the Roosevelt
policies. Nothing is really farther from
his mind. He IL with the President frat,
last and all the time. "There is not one
w.ri OF truth" said Senator Scott, "tha'
the Pres d mt and | are not good friends
You cannot put that too strongly"
Governor Elect Hoke Smith, Of
Georgia had chat with the President
this afternoon and when he came out Of
tie executive Office with two friends
whom be lad presented said: THE mex
president of the United States has got
to be man who represents the interest a
of the masses Of the people" If this
was pen picture Of President ROose-
welt, Mr.. Smith did not cay go
The Supreme Court of the Uoited
States today decided thai the New York
cotton exchange hiss right to put re-
strictions upon the manner in which its
quotations shall be given to the public.
1t affirmed the judgment OF the lover
federal courts which granted 80 iDjanc.
ton against Clarence P. Hunt, of Mem.
phis, Tenn, who claimed that he had
the right to receive the quotations from
the Western Union Telegraph Company
with which be had contract from the
came before the exchange sought to reg
ulate their sale.
The report that Secretary OF State REQ,
is about to resign from the Cabinet Cd
account Of alleged differences with the
President, Ia not snbs.antlated here.
The published story "a that Boot Ia DIS
pleased because Of the Presldenps in
terest 10 selecting his Successor 10 the
White House, also because the President
involved himself 10 a discussion with
Hartman on the question OF yeracity,
Root having advised sgainstboth courses.
Is Il believed that only the most serious
differences With bis chief would lead him
to abandon bis post at this time,
The Interstate Commerce Commission
today held that express companies, can
not give franks TO railroad officials. 10
an opinion given to western railroad
president Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner franklin Lane said; every time
such express frank ia used ii is viola.
lion of the law and subjects both user
and carrier to the penalties fixed in the
Interstate Commerce Act"
"rhe President has told me that he
will not lake another term. know the
man, 20 that is enough for me. lie will
keek hi, word" Jacob Rjis, The lsc'u
res 90 the Stun, again disposed OF The
third term story today after q visit at The
White House.
The lslo OF Pines Is part of the terri
tory of Cubs, and DOT OF the pnited
States, as far az the collection Of custom
duties Is concerned. This Is the opinion
Of the Supreme Court of the United
States handed down today in q New
York custom case BY Chief Justice Full.
Ter.
Inns. Ida Won Claussen calls at the
White House for The purpose of secur-
ing revenge upon Minister and Mrs.
Graves at Stockholm because they would
not present her TO the King Of Sweden,
she is very likely to DO turned away dis
appointed. II was announced today
that the President would not see her
and that il she called che would be re.
ferred TO the State Department.
The Supreme Court Of The United
States today dismissed the appeal Of
Thomas NJ. Fields, the local lawyer, con-
Victed Of embezzlement. He will now
have to serve his sentence OF Eve years
10 the penitentiary.