Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-18
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Correspondents Of the Alexandria Gasette' J
Washington, d. O., April II.


Washington, D. O., April IL.
The Department of Justice authorizes
the announcement that 1t has received
no Information relative 70 q contem-
plated voluntary dissolution OF the to-
bscco trust. OEcisls OF the department
say that no step that the trust might
take at this time could in any wise
embarrass the government In ito suit
for dissolusion, testimony in which has
already been completed, and May 10
set for argument before the United
States Circuit judges LaOombs, Oox,
Ward and NOyes in New York.
Secretary Taft left Washington today
for New York city for another shoit
flight of speech making. He will de-
liver an address before the Sphinx Club
tonight. He will speak st the Grant
Memorial meeting st the Metropolitan
Temple tomorrow afternoon, and be-
fore the Lsymen's Missionary movement
at Carnegie Hall on Monday night. DE
will return 10 Washington on Tuesday
morning.
Sensational in the dramatic sudden
ness with which it came, expert tesh-
mony was submitted today before the
LilIey investigating committee 10 shoT
that certain documents introduced by
Mr.. Lilley, author of the charges of at
tempted corruption Of congress, were
written on the same typewriter as two
anonymous letters charging Represen-
tslive Loud of Michigan with improper
dealings wish the Electric Boat Company.
Representative Lilley stated later that
the documents submitted by him we're
not typewriter in his Office, but had
been handed to him by representatives
OF the Lake Torpedo Boat Company.
He denied any knowledge Of the author
ship of the letters.
The president it Is ssid will veto any
bill presented to him which hes for It's
provision the appointment of commits
sion to study the question Of amending
the Sherman antitrust law. The presi-
dent demands that the administration
bill amending the law be passed this
session and Is Of the opinion that the
members of Congress, as well as the
business men throughout the country,
are perfectly familiar with the Sherman
law q I'd the appointment Of commission
to study it, would be merely waste OF
time and money.
4 meassge was received al the Navy
Department today to the effect that Ad-
miral Evans hsallh had improved to
such an extent that it is expected that
he will be able to rejoin the feet when ii
reaches Santa Barbara on April 70. The
President to-day sent to the Senate the
nominations of Lawrence o. Murray, Of
New York, to be Comptroller OF the
Currency.
The supplementary report on peOnsge
practices In the South, particularly In
Florida, just submitted to The Attorney
General by Assistant Attorney General
Russell, waves defiance in the face OF
Mr.. CLARK, of that State, who recently,
in speech in the House, denounced the
Department of Justice for its libelOus
charges of peonage practices. Mr. Russell
says that not only dOes peonsge exist in
Florida bnt that those practicing 1t have
adopted the most british methods, in
keeping men confined iu camps under
guard, knocking them down with the
butt end of pistols for the slight inirac-
ton of some regulation, and pointing
pistols at them and threatening to kill
them.
Secretary Taft has placed himself ou
record IS fsvoriug the appointment OF
an Inland waterways commission and
the creation Of a specisl fund Of $50, 0se-
600 for tho purpose of improvement and
development Of the waterways OF tho
country