Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-29

Railwsy Conductors declare that Am.
tassador Thompson refused to aid Cook
until ordered 10 do 20 BIZ the S ate De-
psrtment because the American diplomat
is out OF sympathy with men who j,in
labor union.
Senator Olapp, of Minnesota, thinks
Secretary Wilson'S investigation toto
the reason for increased cost OF living
opght to be an easy task. "Jt's the
Pay ne.AIdricb tariff law" he declared
10 an interview Today. "Tbat measure
nas cost, and is costing, the American
people, 10 increased cost of living, mil.
lions opou millions of dollare. That
vast sum would have been saved to
the people If the laR could have been
defeated. The new tariff is in general
an increase. Toe revision upward did
not effect everything, of course, but 1t
started The upward boost and now 1t
has spread all along the line.
Here Ia the way II works: Raise the
price of one necessity-clotbes, shoes,
socks-aId the man who is compelled TO
psy that increased price must get more
Tor what he has 10 sell in order that he
may pay it. Therefore it directly affects
the price of what he produces. Then
this Ia an era of combinations. They
have reached ont into every field. II
used to be that The consumer shared 10
the benefits Of protection, now 1t is that
they pay the bill. Intrenched behind
our high tariff wall, which prevents com.
petition from abroad, and firm In know.
ledge Of sitting of competition at home
through combination OF interests, We are
bound to face constantly this problem of
increase 10 the cos. of living. Elimi-
nate competition, and The producer and
consumer become different classes, where
there used to be no line Of demarkation
and both shared alike"
Henrique Oreel, the special agent of
the Mexican government, Who came to
confer with 8 ate Department officials
90 the NicRraguan situation, called TN
Secretary Knox today TO say goodbye
preparatory to leaving Washington to.
morrow for Mexico. As to the Mica.
raguau situation Senior Creel expressed
the opinion that the situation was now
shaping itself toward peaceful conclu-
sion. At the White House, whittier he
called to bid President Taft farewell,
S.nor Oreel stated that Zslaya would re-
main for time in Mexico and then pro-
coed TO Belgium, where his mother is
DOW living.
President Taft, with bis daughter
HELEN, and bis Sons, Robert and Charlie,
will leave for New York early tomorrow
to attend the wedding OF Miss Louise
Taft, daughter OF Henry W. Taft, the
presidents brother. Mrs. Taft because
of her health and the Indictment weather
will be unable to make the trip. The
wedding will be quiet family affair be.
cause OF the recent death OF Mr.. Horace
Dntton Taft, an aunt OF the bride. The
presidential party will return to Wash
ington Friday morning
When Congress reconvenes next week
one Ct the first things to be done will be
the appointment of special joint com.
miltee to investigate the Balliuger.PiD-
chot controversy. The investigation
will cover the official acts of both the
secretary OF the interior and the chief
of the Forest Service. It will be the first
tine 10 history that Congress has placed
a cabinet officer on trial at his own re-
quest. In making his request for an
Investigation, B'llluger stipulated thai
the administration of the Forest SerSice
also be made the subject of inquiry.
This has been scceded to by the lesders
10 Congress and President Tat. Accord.
ing to present plans, the investigation
will bs sweeping, and every oppor-
tupity will be sftorded both 5ellig-
erents to make coed their case.
On Tuesday or Wednesday, the joint
resolution providing for the investiga'
ton will BE- presented BY the Senate
conn ittee on public lands aud the
House committee on rules. 1t will be
an administration resolution, and it Is
expected that it will be adopted with
bat littls opposition. So bitter has be-
come the dissension In the Presidents
official family, aud 30 embarrassing to
the administration, that 1t is generally
predicted either Messrs. Billinger or
Pinchot must leave the government ser.
vice as the result OF the congressional
inquiry. The intensity Of the situation
has been sccsntuated BY NJ. Pinchot's
speech In New York last Monday in
Thich be criticised, without the use of
names however, the present sdministra-
ton OF the Interior Department, aud BY
the recent newspaper articles and Inter.
views by former Secretary Garfield
along similar lines.
Protective and other legislation, ef'
fecting railroad employees, WAS under
discussion at the White House today. a.
a. Rec, Uatioual Legislative representa-.
tive Of The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Flremen, brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers ard The Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen called on the president
By appointment. President Taft ex.
pressed himself In sympathy with any
provision thst would safe guard life and
limb 10 railroad operation,
To Baltimore the census bureau awards
The doubtful honor OF having nearly one.
third of the total of cobblestons streets
In ]57 OF the largest cities OF the couo-
try. To Baltimore 10 also given the bot.
tom place in the mileage OF sewers
there being only 60 s, IS sgainst ueyeral
hundred times that In New York which
stands at the hesd of the Let. Chicago
IA aecond. While Baltimore has by far