Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-26

A
Secretary McHsrg told the result OF his
Investigations st the census bureau,
involving some ugly charges against
the moral tone Of the institution.
North made bis reply to the president
and the papers sent up today are to
further substsDtiaie his stand. 1t is uns
derstood that the president told the mtn
last night tha. the immipence Of the
booming census was al that induced
him to try to reconcile the differences
b tween secretary NHgsl aud bis sub
ordinate, North, at this time. He Is
said to have told North plainly that be
would have to come to terms with
Secretary Nagel if he expected to re-
main 10 Office and to have expressed a
wish that the matter be settled al once
so that North could prepare for the next
census or give way 10 a man who would
be able to get in touch with the work
North reiterated bis decision not to re-
sign from Office md is understood to
have charged that pri' ate influences
are responsible for the charges against
him. The director plans to have the tab
ula,ing machines used In the next census
made at the government printing offic'
instead of leasing them from a firm IS
has been the castOm. Ii is stated that
one firm will lose million dollars If
this plan is carried out. The president
will 20 over the whole case and render
his decision ss soon as he can learn
The facts. Meanwhile both Nagel
aud NoIth's influential friends in Con-
gress will present their cases to the pres
idsnt.
The Senate finance committee will not
report today, as expected, its decision on
the important questions which were de-
ferred when the tariff bill Was originally
reported to the Senate. These included
the rates on hides, steel rails, oil, coal,
leather aud jewelry. These subjects are
till 10 dispute In the committee but it
is hoped by Senator Aldrich aud bis
colleagues that a report upon them can
be made tomorrow together with the
new administrative features OF the bill.
The question OF institutiDg the detail
,ystem, By which secretaries in the Dip
lomstic service may come to Washington
for short periods to bring them more
closely 10 touch with the policies aud
methods of the state department hss been
taken under consideration by the present
administration and the plan will be
adopted if way can be found to do it
L. was learned today that one Of the
chief subjects tibet will be Investigated
by Secretary of War Dickinson during
his present trip to Panama, are reports
hat have come to the War Department
hat the canal zone is being colOnizsd
With Japanese who are arriving there in
great numbers. Authentic information
10 the War Department is 10 the effect
that the republic of Colombia is instru-
mental in the bringing Of the yellow
men to the zone and it is known here
hist American diplomatic officials have
oeen directed to make presentations to
the Colombian government that the
United States regards this as an act Of
unfriendliness.
The long expected decision on the
commodities clause Of the Hepburn act
vas again deferred BY the Supreme
Court today.
Rear Admiral Joseph n. Miller, re-
tired, one of the oldest officers on the
navy list, died a, Brick Church, Orange,
Y. j., a. midnight yesterday.
President TAFT will make hurried
rip to Philadelphia Tuesday fOr the
purpose of attending the Uuion Leagues
annual 'Graut birthday dinner"
The American BlUsua Oompa1y's
salt against the United Fruit Company,
brought under the Sherman antitrust
law to declare the latter a combination
10 restraint of trade, was today decided
against the former by the U, S. Supreme
court in an opinion rendered by Justice
Holmes. Because many of the acts
which it was alleged helped in the for
nation of the so.called "bsnsns trust'
occurred ia Panama and Costa Rics, the
court today affirmed the decision of the
Oircuit Court of Appeals that the Sher.
man law cauUot be construed as govern
lng jurisdiction there. The America
Banana OJmpsny purchased an estste
10 Panama, then q portion OF Colombo,
but Though the interference Of the
Panama police and officials of Costa
Rica, they alleged that they were I'M
able to market the bananas or keep pos
session OF the plantation. The banana
company accused the UOited Fruit Com
psny of instigsting the action in the
Central American republics sud sought,
By prosecution Of the fruit company IS
Crust" to recover damageF, The Cir
cult Court held against them.
The president today nominated James
I. Williams, well-known Washington
correspondent, as OWL SER
vice Commissioner, 10 succeed Henry
Greene. Williams, who is from North
Carolina, travelled with Mr.. Taft during
The last campaign as the personal rep
of the chairman OF the
republican national committee.
Sixty-first Congress.