Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-19
From Washington.
1 Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, Jan. 10.

washington, jan, ~
Eigbty.two boards of trade from four.
teen S at9s Of the union are represented
at the 39th annual session of the Ma
tionsl Board of Tfa1e meeting at the
New Willard. More than 100 delegates
are 10 attendance aud, during the con-
ventiou, which will conclude on Thurs
day, postal banks, conservation Of nat.
ursl resources and other subj ects Of 10.
iertst to the business men of the country
will be discussed "We are going to
endor8e the presidents natural resources
conservation scheme" said Frank d. La
lame, president OF the board, "sod will
probably approve the postal bank plan
of Postmaster General Meyer. Other
matters that We are interested in are an
amendment TO the Sherman antitrust
law, and The $500, 900 600 bond issue
for the improvement Of the waterways Of
the country"
A combination asphalt and macadsm
rosd is the highway of the future, &C.
cording 10 AMI L. Barber who today
made an address before the Inde.
pendent Asphalt Association 10 annual
session at the Willard. An sppropria.
ton Of $40, 600, 900 year for ten years
by the government, said Mr.. Barber,
aud an equal amount contributed each
by states, counties aud townships would
put the roads Of the country 10 fret class
shape and save the farmers many times
that sum. Mr.. Barber is 10 the asphalt
business.
Secretary Root announced after the
meeting OF the Cabinet today that his
resignation woJld be rendered 10 the pres
ident the latter part OF the week, prob.
ably FRIDAY. 1t is likely that the sever
ence of official relations will be made ct
the Cabinet meeting, Robert Bacon, IS.
sistsu. secretary Of State, will be named
to succeed him. John Oallan O'LOug.
las name will he sent to the Senate to
I'll the vacancy made by Blooms eleva-
ton.
The presidents brotber.in.lsw, Doug
10, Robinson, was a witoess before the
federal grand jury today 10 the libel suit
growing out of the Panama Canal story.
Robinson was before the grand jury FIVE
minutes. He hurried away from the
court building IS soon as he had given
bis testimony. What is believed to be
an attempt to secure az indictment
asa'nsl Delsvan Smith, editor of the
Indianapolis News, as the first step 10
the same case, was brought 10 light when
the grand jury fled into Justice Gould's
court with II. Taft, the local manager OF
the Western Union, who had been sub.
poeuaed as a witness. The grand jury
wanted copy of kilograms sent from New
York on December s, and s, 1908, to
Charles R. Williams at indianapolis or
to Inc Indianapolis News and signed by
Dslavau Smith or Smith" Taft in
formed the court that the Western Union
considered such messages privileged aud
would not produce them unless ordered
to do so. The court Issued the order.
Other witnesses before the grand jury
today included several newspapers cor
respondents.
Mousignor FaicJnio announced todsy
thst he bal csbled to Rome $98, 462,
being the voluntary subscriptions re-
ceiyed by him from Catholic churches
throughout the country for the benefit Of
Italian earthquake sufferers.
Announcement was made at the White
House today that the president had ap-
pointed Rufus E. Foster, at present
United States district attorney at New
Orleans, as Judge of the same district.
The White House denies the accuracy
OF o Chicago dispatch quoting Battling
Nelson as saying that be will accompany
President Roosevelt on his African trip.
The Senate committee on Philippines
today made a favorable report on the
bill to pay $50, 089 10 settlement of the
claims of four religious orders OF the
Roman Catholic Church 10 the Philip
pine Islands.
The im poration of opium In any
form except for medicinal purposes Is for
hidden 10 the Deuby bill, which was re-
commenced for passage by the Ho1se
committee on foreign relations today
President Rooseveli's letter TO Gov.
Gilett, of Oslilornis, mailed from here
Saturday will 10 deal. it is said, the
reason Why the Cslif.rOia legislature
shonld not pass measures adverse 10
japanese residents of the state. PIesi-
de0t Roosevelt, it 10 said, is convinced
at the japanese government is sincere
in it, efforts to greatly reduce the num-