Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-14

.of the Senate bill as passed, over the
Dingley law, or 5.65 per cent. The
average increase of duty 10 the
Senate bill WAS 81 per cent and the
average reduction % per cent. The
Wilson bill was lees than three per cent.
lower than The Mckinley bill. Sen
atOr LaFollette said that unless the
rates are greatly reduced in conference
the bill should be vetoed. II approved
In It's present form it will wrong the
people who confded in the promises OF
the republican party to generally reduce
existing rates.
Approval was given today by Acting
Secretary of the Interior Pierce of the
right of way for the Prairie Oil & Gas
OOmpany's projected eight.inch pipe
line which will carry oil from a point 10
Tulsa county In the Glenn Pool, through
the Greek, Cherokee and Choctaw ns-
lions southeaSlerly to the Arkansas line,
distance of Isl miles. The COM
pany also plans another line from the
termination OF the one TO which approx
al, was given today to their refinery at
Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
A million dollar check was for
wsrded to the New York sub.tressury
by Postmaster General Hitchcock. The
sum represents money order funds &C.
cumulated at Chicago. Since the
money order funds sre drawn on princi-
pally by the department at New York,
it is necessary from time to time to re-
duce the surplus on hand at Chicago
and add to that at New York.
July wheat scared sensationally during the
first hour of trading today in Chicago when
the price went to Sl.25, the highest price yet
cached on the crop. The upward movement
resulted from the cautious attitude of traders
following higher cables, reports indicating
decreases in the visible supply.
1t is announced at the Department Of COm-
merce and Labor at Washington that more
than One-fourth of the employees at Ellis Is
land, New York, were inefficient.
Senator Tillman called on President Taft
this afternoon to discuss the postmastership
at Florence, South Carolina. Joshua Wilson,
| cOlored, has been postmaster for several years
but when last re-nOminated for the place fail
ed Of confirmation. lie still holds on, how
ever, and Senator T'llnan came to tell the
president that he believed his continuance in
Office was illegal after the Senate had rejected
him. The president said he would look into
the matter.
President TAFT has approved the sentence Of
dismissal from the service in the case Of
Major Charles j. T. Clarke. Goth infantry,
who has been serving in thePhilippines. Maj.
Clarke was tried on twenty specifications and
found guilty Of financial Irregularities in re-
fusing 10 take up his personal notes and is
suing checks on banks in which he had no
funds.
The chocolate and cocoa manufacturers Of
the country want free raw cocoa, and today
sent delegation to the White House 70 urge
President Taft to use his influence in their
behalf They told the president that for 40
years raw cocoa has been imported into this
country free, and that as there was no pOssI-
bility Of raising the product in this country
there was no reason for putting any duty up
on it now. The only object attained by n
duty, they asserted, would I've 10 tax the sweet
meats of the country. The House bill put
three cents a pound upon raw cocoa and the
Senate bill takes il off