Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-13
From Washington.
Cores Dondenos OF the Alexandria Gasstte
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military aide, aud W. W. MlschIer, bis
assistant secretary. This evening the
president will make an address 10 Oar.
negie Hall at the diamond jubilee cele-
bralion OF the African Missions OF the
Methodist Church. he will leave for
New Haven tomorrow morning to attend
meeting Of the Yale Corporation and
Tuesday evening will be the guest OF the
New Haven Commercial Clue at ban.
quet. The party will return 10 Wash.
IDgtou on Wednesday.
The Sspaie pissed a bill providing for
an additional U. s. Judge for Maryland.
A delegation from King George county,
Virginia, headed BY Congressman Crlip,
aas at the War Department todsy to
urge the dredging Of MachodOc creek, In
their county.
The nomination OF George II. Oar
peuter TO be,judge OF the federal court oil
Chicago was sent TO The Senate today
from the White House. Judge OarpeD'
ter now occupies one of the city benches
10 Chicago.
The annual dead letter sale COM
meuced at 10 O'Clock this mornirg.
There was the usual large attendance OF
bidders. When the sale had started
one man found be bad paid 81 40 for 8
sards of light blue mossalinee, = sack
comb, an apron DC.
President TAFT spent 0 quiet half hour
In the almost deserted rational Capitol
yesterday, with bis brother, Charles 2.
Taft. 10 the memory of the eldest
guide no parallel for the visit is found.
Mr.. Taft remained in S;atuary Hall
most of the time and paid particular a..
tention 10 the Lincoln bust and the new
Calhoun sDd Lee ststues.
The plan SIS now msppsd ont In CON-
greSs lie to pass at least one, probably
The District OF Oolumbis appropriation
bill, before the Christmas holidays begin.
In consideration Of the much talked
about advance 10 prices of necessary
articles and general cost Of living Senator
Crawford, OF 8. d., tOdsy sent tenia-
tive draft and o resolution which he said
Is considering Offering to the Senate
requesting 40 investigation by the
Department of CommeIcs and Labor on
the iucresss 10 wholetale prices OF food
products, cotton, wool, fax and hides
also the relative wages of working men
and the prices htra and in other oo1n.
tries OF vegetable and animal food and
clothing. He will also ask for state.
ment Of the worlds production Of 6 ID
and coinage from 1906
The nomination OF Judge Horace d.
| LurtoD, circuii judge Of tbs Sixth judi
cial circuit, to be associate justice of the
Sapreme Court OF the United States,
vice Justice Peckbsn, deceased, VAS
sent to the Senate today. Judge Lur-
IONS appointment which Vas forecassed
10 these dispatches immediately follow.
ing the death of the late Justice Peck
lam, is made by Pre,itent TAFT over the
protests of organized labor, as repre-
sented by President Gompers and oihtr
officials OF the American Federation OF
| Labor, who have charged LurIon With
having pro corporation leanipgs. One
particular objection they had to
his appointment was that be at
one time declared the employers
| liability act unconstitutional. He
was born 10 Kentucky In 1874, and
is democrat. He at one time served
on the federal beuch Ia Cincinnati With
Judge (oow presidenO TAFT, who has q
high opinion Of hia ability asa jurist.
The Sixth Judicial Oirruit, which en-.
braces the states Of Ohio, Kentucky,
Tennessee and Michigan, already has two
| representatives, on the U. 8. Supreme
Court 10 the persons Of Justices Day and
Harlan, who were appointed from Ohio
and Kentucky respectively. It is known
that President Taft has recently been In
consultation with the members OF The
Senate judiciary committee, and the
general prediction today is that the
nomination Of Judge Lurton will be
confirmed.
With the hope Of ir AuenciDg Congress
and securing federal aid in movement
looking toward total abstinence, legisls-
ton suppreesiDg drug habits, the "white
slave" traffic, and Sabbath breaking, the
ReformerJ Oonclave, au Organization OF
the W. O. T. u, Auti.Saloon League
and G sod TemplaIs Is meeting here this
week. The morning sessions throughout
the week will be devoted to hearings on
moral measures nov before Congress,
afternoons and the evenings TO debates
and popular lectures. The chief objects
of the meetings are to plan closer coop
Grafton OF the various societies compIis.
Jog the conclave. The National TEN.
persnce s1ciety, International Reform
Baresu, National Lords Day Alliance,
National Purity Federation, National
Vigilance League, Y. NJ. O. A Y. W..
10. A, and EOdesvor UnIon are among
the other organizations which form the
conclave.
Because of the small possibility OF
reaching them before the Christmas re.
cess, on account OF the crowded docket,
argument ia the famous tobacco trust
cases vas today postponed By the y. 5.
Supreme Court until January 3. The
cases we're set for hearing during the
present week.
Vice President Sherman today laid
before the Senate memorial from the
Sacramento, California B.arG OF Trade,
endorsing the appointment OF franklin
K. Lane ss q member OF the Interstate
Commerce CommlssIou. 1t was referred
to the Senate 40 an executive commuui.
cation.
The nominations of A. M. Tillman
to be Uui,ed States attorney for The mid
die Tennessee district, and Sanford B