Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-11


Mt. Murdoch, OF Kansas, one Of the In
surgent leaders, said today that they
we're standing pat and were confident CT
success. Letters in great numbers are
being received by members from all
parts Of the country urging them to vote
against the reelection OF Speaker Can
ron ard for a change in the rules.
There ia 10 lack Of confidence on the
part of SPEAKER Cannon and his friends
and they say that a decisive majority
will sustain the House rules, with the
calendar Wednesday recently adopted
as an amendment Representative
Watson, OF Iudisns who. until March
4, was the republican whip ofthe House,
and since that time has been the speakers
right hand man in his fight against the
insurgents, had half an hours confer
euce with the president today, and
when be emerged from the executive
Office, said that 'it has been hard
fight and Is still hard fight.
The insurgents have undoubtedly
% votes. They claim "a and say
that they n ed only "a so yol can see
that there is still lively contest. Since
the president got into the fight, however,
we are feeling better, for see signs OF q
number of discontinued members be-
coming contented."
For the fret time since the Sampson
Schley controversy, when the admins
Iatlon favored the Sampson side, Ad-
miral Schley today called on the pTesi-
dent of the United States. he came in
company with Senator Rsyner, of Mary
land, OF which state the admiral is q
natiVe. He said be came merely to pay
his respects.
President Taft this afternoon formally
accepted position on the board Of d.
rect0rs Of the Optimist Club, OF New
York, which has quarter of q million
members throughout the country.
Andrew Carnegie is president of the club.
The story that Mr.. Taft Is going to
saod the expense of the education OF
Elmer Loving, of Virginia, is OF true.
The young men went back to college al
his own expense.
The president announced the sp'
pointment today Of R. B. Creager, as
collector Of customs at Brownsville, Tex.
The appointment Is made upon the
recommendation of Cecil Lyons, repub-
licsn national committeeman from
Texas, who ia In the city now.
Captain Albert F. Dixon, who was
general inspector of machinery for the
navy, and senior member Of all boards
gu changes in machinery 90 the Atlantic
coast, died at the Hotel Bsyard in New
York last night.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie had half an
hours talk with President TAFT.
The Department of Justice is not prepared
TO subscribe to reports that it has resched q
definite decision to drop certain trust bust
ing" suits, but the new attorney general has
made it clear to bis callers that he will, at
the earliest possible moment, acquaint him
self with the details Of the prosecutions so
that be may outline the future policy OF the
department Ii is maintsined at the depart
mtnt that the sudden ending Of the Standard
Oil rebate case in the district court at Chicago
can he considered in no wise as an abandon
ment," because the government had pushed
the seton TO the limit and had submitted all
the evidence that was in its possession or that 1t
had reason TO suppose could be obtained. Be
cause the court did not consider it sufficient
to warrant an instruction Of conviction to the
jury, was a matter entirely beyond the con-
tro! Of the law officers Of the government, 1t
is pointed out Attorney General Wicker
sham is now familarlzing himself with the
details Of the governments dissolution suit
agains. the Standard Oil Corporation. The
nterstlte Commerce Commissioners, now
that the noted case is ended, admit the
fact that they had fully investigated and
thoroughly discussed the oil tariff schedules
which formed a basis for the govern
meups prosecution, and had reached an
almost unanimous decision that a convic.
ton would be absolutely impossible. At
torney General Wickershsm today directed
the preparation OF statement Of all cases be-
ing prosecuted under the Elkins act, partic-
uarly those against the Standard Oh EOm-
pany. There are seven OF these cases now
pen ling before the District Court at Chicago,
three in the western district Of New York,
and several in Tennessee. Although the legal
point involved is similar to that ofthe Gaze
abandoned at Chicago yesterday, it is said
that the evidence is much stronger. This Will
be a matter for the attorney general to deter
mine District Attorney Sims and special
counsel WilkersOn, who have had charge of
the big Standard Oil case at Chicago, will
leave shortly for Washington to confer with
The attorney general.
General tt eodore Bingham, police COM
missioner at New York who called on the
President today, asserted that he is not look
for any place under Mr.. Taft.