Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-20

OF the officials 10 whose hands will lie
the re-sdiuslment of the tsriff under the
maximum aud minimum clause Of the
Payne-Aldrich bill is that the action OF
France is retalisting. lfthese conditions
are imposed Dpon American products, II
IS extremely probsble that President
Taft may retaliate by shutting out French
1 IMPORTS cit gether. He has authority to
this under section 8 of the act oil
August 80, 1890, which gives him 81
nOrity to declare illegal imports from
Countries which unduly discriminate
gsiost American products. Even
hough the tauff fight did not reach such
erions conclusions, the trade Is almost
ore to suffer disas rculy So the result Of
he action of the FreDch government IT.
nposing max m 10 rates upon practical.
8 | American products.
The claims of Commander PesFy to
discovery of The North Pole will be passed
ppm by a subcommittee on research
Of the National Geographic Society, of
Washington. This action was decided
upon st meeting Today of the beard Of
managers of the society. Ia response
to an invitation extended by the execu
tive committee last week, Commander
Pesry sent on from bis summer home In
Maine what he deemed to be Sufficient
data to establish bis claim. The board
Of msusgers decided to refer the whole
matter TO the sOciety's standing commit
zee on research, and the chairman OF the
latter than appoint q committee Of
Experts to examine Pesry's proofs:
The following csblegram was received
from ths University of Copenhagen 10
response to the suggestion OF the society
hat that institution waive Its rights Of
priority to the examination Of DR.. Cooks
detailed observations: "Univsrsity re-
grsts not able comply with your request.
"ToRP, Rektor."
Ia 8 statement issued by Prof. Willis
l.. Moore, who presided at the board
meeting in explanation of the society's
action, 1t Is definitely stated that the
only question upon which the organiEa.
ton will pass is whether Commander
Pesry's observations and records indicate
that be reached the Pole-aud there will
be no endesvor made nor investigation
into bis claims Of priority of discovery
lVer DR.. Frederick A Cook. The Peary
ista arrived by registered mail this
morning, and was laid before the
board when 1t met at ten O'Clock.
The special committee OF the society
today to consider the matter
will persouslY examine the notebooks
and original observations made by Com.
nandef Peary in his march to the Pole
aud see sll the papers as brought back
rom the field. The committee will re-
port to the board the result of it's finding
At q special meeting OF the board to be |
called for that purpose. L. will be
several days before the subcommittee
charged with this work can begin its !
ADORE, and their task Of examinslion
will, It is estimated, take at least two |
Every observation must be
proved.
Internal revenue receipts for the
mouth of September this year reached
IN aggregate OF $21, 923, 578, or $685.
322 more than for the same month of
sst year. The total receipts since the
beginning If the fiscal year have been
b65, l76 628, which is an increase OF
81. 966, 657 over those for the same
Denod of last year. The largest increase
;sme from the ts< collections on whisky
= hich have been $l,79l, 271 more than
hey were last year; but tobacco shows
an increase of $756,7lS and beer
1905, 749
The police have abandoned the search
or the unknown man who was sop.
posed to have committed suicide by
at the foot of Twelfth aud o
treets. They think the suicide story
' sa misske.
Capt. Cameron MGR Winslow, command
" the New smpshire, has been Diet ched
ron that vessel snd ordered to duty as super
visor Of the harbor # NV York He will
ucceed at N 9 post Capt. A Ward. who was
ride e to Washington today IS a member Of
be Board OF Inspection and Survey.