Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-17

the purpose of maintaining and in
cressing that frieudliness. *** We
are not negotiating q treaty, but are ne
gotisting for an exchange Of diplomatic
notes. That is AL"
Official announcement vas made tc'
day that the charges OfPernieious politi-
cal activity against John A. Merritt,
collector of Customs, at Nisgra Falls,
n. Y, and Archie d. Sanders, collector
OF Intercal Revenue, at Rochester, n.
Y, which have been under investiga-
ion for some time, had not been sus-
aimed.
Administration friends are 10 high
feather today over the New York sens-
torisl situation. They consider the con-
test az practically ended and declare thai
il will be bat a matt I OF short time
until they have secured enough pledges
TO cinch Secretary Roots selection.
Roots formal declaration Of bis candl-
dacy is ta by his followers to have
swept away one of the big props sup.
portiog the candidacy Of Safe Chairman
Woodruff.
Ia sccordance with decision Of the Su-
preme Court OF the United S ttes, papers
10 the case OF the Louisville & Nashville
Railway zsinst Mo ley and wife were to-
day forward, d back to the Circuit Court
of the Western District of Kentucky
with Instructions TO dismiss the case for
want of Jurisdiction.
Labor Leaders, members OF the gu
preme Court, Cabinet officers, high gov
frnment officials and writers on economic
topics will be present at dinner given
at s O'Clock tonight by President Roose'
welt. The primary object, as officially
announced, is 10 discuss subjects of ceep
interest to the labor world, with view
of possible future legislation.
The Olban sugar planters had their
innings today at the tariff hearing OF the
House WAYS and mesos committee. Ed
win P. Akin, of B lston, who owns
plantations on the island made an ar
gument for q reduction of the tariff on
legisla ure and presented figures to show
that of slI the articles imported into this
county sugar pays by far the highest
duty. Atkins challenged the statement
made by the best sugar men at previous
hearings and figured to his tatisfacHo l
thst tie American sugar manufactures
could produce the products at three
cents pound.
The internal revenue regulation pro.
hibitir & the use Of fortified wines In the
manufacture of patent medicines, Issued
My Is, 1908, wa' today removed by
Commissioner Ospers.
President Roosevelps utteranceS on
the use of the boycott as the "mOst
insidious A. d malicious Of any kind Of
underground wsrfsrs to be wsged BY
m an" cropped ont in the argument to-.
day before Justice Wright in the COZ
mpt proceedings brought against Presi-
dent G Impers and other labor leaders by
he Bucks Stove Company, Of st. Louis.
Former Assistant Attorney General Beck
quoted the President in connection with
tinging speech haying the methods OF the A.
F of l.. officers, Beck declared that the
meth, DIS employed by the labor leaders were
ruiuous to the business interests Of the coun-
try and that their actions subsequent to the
issuance of the Injunction by Justice Goul
clearly showed a contempt Of the COURTS
mandate.
thai the tariff revisi path Of the republi-
cans in the extra ses ion to be cal ed early in
March will lie strew with many thorns is bt e
conf manifest. IBtimations were made
today that the extra session might run we'll
into September.
That organized labor made grievous mis-
take in partisan political wo is the belief
of A. L Faulkner, pr 81 'ent of the National
Window Glass WORKERS Association Faulk-
is here 10 attend the labor dinner ar.
ranged by the president for tonight.