Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-05
From Washington.
I Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.]
Washington, Aug. 8.

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The appearance today OF the third
installment of "What Know About the
Oil Business" Bureau of Corporations,
publisher; Herbert Knox Smith editor.
Price gratis), in the opinion Of Wash
ipgton students of corporation economy
clears up one point pretty well. That
il, the Standard Oil Company could
pay the twenty-nine million dollars fine
assessed by Judge Lands, and scarcely
mis- it. The amount represents con-
siderably less than the average profits
of single year. The Smith book shows
that in the past quarter of century
the net earnings of the trust have been
more than 32 times the Lands fine.
Further, the report INDUCES in an ex-
hibition of the methods whereby the
Standard has piled up these enormous
profits, that is scarcely less drastic than
the announcement from the Chicago
federal bench Saturday. In fact the
Lands decision and the Smith report,
in certain features, run along parallel
lines. Wherefore the question naturally
arises, Did Judge Lands have al advance
COPY of the Smith report at hand when
he was preparing his decision? 1t lie
known that proof sheets of the Smith
report were in the hands of officials OF
the Department of Justice more than a
week ago. To suppose that copy
should have found its way into the
federal court house at Chicago Is not
unreasonable.
Secretary of Wsr Taft has been COM
PEELED to modify some what his itinerary
for his western speechmaking trip. He
will not 20 to Lincoln, Neb. This lie
not because Of the presence IN this town
Of one VIM. Jennings Bryan, but the
Lincoln Fair Association, which had in-
vited the secretary TO address it, has
found it impossible to hold its meeting
until September and that date, in view
of the secretary's other engagements, is
too late for him to accept.
Death still hovers over the Inflated
battleship Georgia. 1t was reported to
the Navy Department today that Harry
Francis Lynch, an ordinary seaman, fell
overheard Saturday nigh. in the North
river and was drowned. HIS father lives
at 900 esst l69th street, New York city.
The S. r. Washer Grain Company, Of
Kansas, today filed complaint with the
Interstate Commerce Commission against
the Missouri Pacific Railroad. 1t charges
that the railroad has grain elevators at
Leavenworth, Kss, Kansas City, Mo +,
and CoAeyville and that this competition
and discrimination has ruined their ele
vator at Atchison, Kas. The grain con-
Germ asks reparstion of the railroad in
the sum of $54, 4l9.
The "Mineral Water" habit is gold
mine for the water companies, which sold
4S, 518, 995 gallons lssi year for $685.
SAL. The habit is growing, for last year
the output was only two million gallons
less. These figures were given out by
the United States Geological Survey
today.
TOday's treasury statement is: Re-
ce1pls, ~, oOlpSoO eAPenui'uioo' ",
$50, 900.
Because the concern "dsred" people
to send them $40 which they suggested
might be returned with an additional
$40, after successful speculation, aching
Postmaster General Hitchcock today
issued fraud order against the obey
R. s. Company" and the obey Right
System Company" OF Philadelphia.
"There is just as much right or reason
for Captain Young to claim Isle Royale
for the British government" said high
state department official today, "as there
would be for him to sail down and plant
British flag on Coney Island, and an
nOunce its annexation to Canada"