Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-03

of boycott made on his hats because he
maintained an open shop. Lowe claimed
The hatiers uuioD, together with the
Amer'cln Federation OF LsboT, bad con-
spired to restrain bis interstate commerce
trade, and were, therefore liable to
punishment under the Sherman anti
trust law. The lower court dismissed
the petition but The Supreme Court
held today that the manufacturer had
claim for damsg5s, aud that tae
petition should not have been dismissed.
Il ordered that the lover court process
10 a trial of the case. The decision OF
the court was unanimous. This Is the
bird important decision adverse to the
Interests of organized labor that has
been rendered in the psst few weeks by
the highest court of the land, the fist
being the declaration Of the unconslIiu'
tionality Of the employers liability set
snd the second the knocking out OF that
section of the Erdman act, which made
it unlawful for an interstate employer TO
discharge az employe because oil mem
bership in union.
A torpeys of high standing who list
esed expressed the belief that the deci-
sion OF the court today will and pracll-
cally the fight the American Mauufac-
turers' Association has been making on
the American Federation of Labor for
the prohibition of the publication of its
awe don't patronizs" list, by which it
boycotted nearly hundred msDuisclur-
ets who had offended labor organic Iions.
The American Federation OF Labor wss
made party in the case decided today
and is Therefore liable for damages.
Heading eff a possible larceny OF
campaign material, Representative
Charles e. Townsend, spokesman ia the
House on railroad rate matters, today
startled his democratic and pleased bis
republican brethren by arguing, from
facts of history, that William Jennings
Bryan is not father Of antitrust legis-
lation and railroad regulation and that,
therefore, President Roosevelt has not
purloined the Nebrsskan's policies.
1t is not the existence of the industrial
power, but rather It's misuse, that is tbs
real problem, Gays Commissioned Herbert
Knox Smith Of the Bureau of Corpora
ii ns, defining 10 his annual report, is
sued today, the operations Of The baresu,
and the attitude of the government TO-
ward corporate combinations. The re-
port contains a strong accommodation
for general administrative supervision Of
interstate corporations. Whether the
system take the form of a federal license
plan, or simply requirement that in
terstste corporations shall make reports
aud submit their books to q federal
bureau, the commissioner suggests is o!
little consequence, but it is important
that there be some system by which tbe
government will deal with corporations
sdministralively rather than by Judicial
prefecture. The report details the re-
suits of prosecutions insiigated By the
buresu the psst year for ofenses against
the Elkins law.
According TO the statement today BY
Representative Henry, of Texas, The
democrats of the House will probably
caucus Wednesday or Thursday nigh
to sdop. resolutions endorsing the Presi-
dents message OF last Friday. every
sentiment Of the message, every sugges-
ton for remedial ieyis!ations in the mes
sage" said Henry 'fs ard has beer
sound democratic doctrines. The call
for 6 caucus has not yet bean formulated,
but there is no ohj ectiou to holding one, SC
far SIS can learn, and il is up to the
democrats to endorse what President
Roosevelt tells the republican majority
TO do" Mr.. Henry has evidently nol
read the message for if he has he would
have seen that Mr.. Roosevelt wishes to
delt oy States rlIts, 0 e Of lie ca'cirsl
principals ofdemCciacy.
Several Alexandria Masons were here
today to secure speakers for the banquet
10 be given by Alexandria Washington
Lodge in Alexandris February twenty
second.
The weather bureau reported today the
registering Of an earthquake on The local
instruments Saturday at GIG p. m. II is
stated that perceptible tremors were
recorded for uearly an hour. The
distance of origin from Washington Is
/ mated at about 8, 800 miles.
Mr.. Carlin today introduced bills for
the relief of Burke & Marshall, Eliz'
Mountjoy, George limbaugh, Robert d.
Embrey, and Jsmes $. Garrison; for
granting an increase Of pensions TO
Sophie G. Hillery, widow Of Henry Hill.
Iery and for grauliog pensions to j. P.
Rcdier, George 2. Brandon and Virginia
E Berry.
Princess Lwoff. PasllaShy, a celebrated
Hungarian portrait painter, has come to
Washington to paint the Presidents
picture.
Timothy Woodruff and William
Barnes j., of Albany, New York, talked
politics with the President this afternoon.