Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-08


which will meet In this country next
spring with an aeroplsne capable OF
doing 20 miles an hour. Wilbur Wright
has declared such speed possible, and,
1t is understood, has told the army off,
Ger that he could manufacture one OF bis
biPlanes to 6t this specification. Lieut..
Humphreys is wealthy and single. He
is thorough sportsman and athlete aud
already Is an expert automobilist With
Lieut.. LAhm be forms the operating
corps OF the signal corps aeFoplsne staff.
After q months trip through the
west where q number of important
htsrlDgs we're held the Interstate Com.
merce Commission held its first confer
ence of the season today. Because Of The
absence of Commissioner CLARK no i'm
poFtsnt business vas transacted and an
adjournment was taken until tomorrow.
Mr.. CLARK arrived after this agreement
had been reached.
A new committee of the National
Geographic Society, composed of MEM
bers who had nothing to do with the
Peary records, was appointed by the
board of managers Of the society, today
they will go to Copenhagen to examine
the Cook records "a soon as they are
made public by the Danish scientists.
The address by Rear Admiral Oolny NJ.
Chester, a member Of the committee that
examined the Pesry records, 10 which
Chester called Cook "fakir," was one
Of the causes leading to today's action.
A statement given out by The board OF
managers after the meeting says: "The
committee on research recommended
that the persOnel OF the committee 10
consider whether the pole was discovered
before 1909 shocld be entirety different
from that of the committee which passed
on the Peary records. The committee
has the power 10 send for papers or make
such journeys as may be necessary to in
spect original records, according to
resolution adopted some time ago.
Accompanied by his wife, Commander
Pesry slipped quietly into town this
morning. He declined absolutely to be
drawn into luther discussion OF the Cook
controversy. He intends to spend the
winter in Washington with Mrs. Pesry.
The explorer Is to lecture before the
National Geographic Society on Friday
night, when IL is expected he will pre-
sent data that has hitherto not been made
public.
A decision which may have an i'm
portant effect In the future prosecution
by the government for customs frauds
was rendered today by the U. 8. So
preme Court Ia the case of Simon J.
Mescall. Mescall was an assistant
weigber at New York city, and was al
legged TO have made false entries on the
weight OF cheese received there from
abroad 10 1907, making the weight some
400 pounds less than 1t really was.
When the case came to trial Mesoall
filed a demurrer alleging that the GUS
toms administration law OF 1890 did not
cover the case 10 that 1t specified only
'owneT, importer, agent and cOnsignee"
and "other person" In the same sense
as liable to prosecution. Justice Brewer,
Who delivered the opinion today, holds
that Mescail WAS "auother person" and
could legally be held for detrsuding the
government. The lower court sustained
MescslPs demurrer. 1t is ordered by
the Supreme Court that the case be re-
manded for further proceedings In &C.
cordance with the courts opinion.
By order OF the U. s. Supreme Court,
the United States Circuit Court for
Louisiana, is directed to examine the
Justice Of the claim OF Mrs. Charles A.
Crane, OF Chicago, for $3.50, 900, residue
OF the estate OF the late Caroline Stsu.
uard Tilton, of New Orleans, her aunt.
On the ground that the oleomarga'
rine law of May 8, 1902, is to be con-
sIrued as applying 10 corporations SIS we'll
as to individuals, the U. s. Supreme Court
today reversed the judgment of the
district court Of New jersey, 10 quaGh-
log the indie ment against the Union
Supply Company. OF OamdoD, N. j.,
for failure u observe its provisions.
rbe government charged that the COM
pAny had failed to report certain oleo-
margarine statistics to the commissioner
of internal revenue, as required by the
law, but the indictment was quashed'
The case vas then brought 10 the So
preme Court by the government on q
writ of error.
On January 10 Of next year the q.
S. Supreme Court will hear arguments
10 the litigation resulting iron an effort
on the part Of the government to recover
from Oberlin NJ. Carter, the former
army officer, the amount of his pecula-
tiOns from the government at Savannah,
aud for which he recently finished a i've
year term 10 the Leavenw worth peniten.
tisry. The Supreme Court today made
this assignment of the case, on motion
OF Solicitor General Bowers.