Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-01

A.
Issue for government irrigation projects
set going by President Taft in his re-
cent speech.
On the charge Of using the mails to
defrsud, Henry M. Lewis, secretary
treasurer of the National Trust Com
pany, was today held for the seton Of
of the grand jury by the U. 8. Commits.
sioner. Later he was released In So, 500
bonds. 1t is charged by the government
that the coucern had been collecbog
cor missions for the guaranteeing Of cor
p0ration bonds and then falling to carry
out its promises.
The board of managers OF the Nation
al Geographic Society does not propose
TO recognizes either Cook or Peary as
the discoverer of the North Pole until
one, or both, produces proof. At q
meeting held today at Hubbard Memo
iial Hall, a resolution to the effect was
adopted as an introduction to the report
OF Messrs. Cook and Pesry, to be
printed 10 the magazine of the society:
The report sets forth that before the
society can accept the conclusions OF
either Commander Pesry or DR.. Cook,
that the North Pole has been attained,
1t will be necessary that the scientific
records and data Of each explorer be
carefully examined by Its COMMITTEES
on research or by some body or COM
mission acceptable to the board. 10
order that the society may remain en-
tirely neutral 10 the pole controversy,
Prof. Willis L. Moore, president Of
the organization, today declined an
Invitation to introduce DR.. Cook On the
occasion of his lecture In this city Sun-
day night.
10 view OF the fact that the United
States has served notice upon the French
government that the commercial agree
ment between the two countries will
terminate October 81, the French en-
bassy, through the State Department,
has made inquiry as 10 whether the new
rates or the old rates Of tariff will sp.
ply on goods actually invoiced or shipped
from France on dates which would not
permit their entry into this country I'M
ill some time 10 November. In response
the Treasury Department has rendered a
decision to the effect that the new and
higher rates will be assessed against all
French goods which are not actually i'm
ported and duty paid upon them prior to
The close of business on Oct. 80 1t hap.
pens that the 31st falls on Sunday and
the custom house employees have a half
holiday on Saturdays So importers Of
French wines, etc., who desire to tabe
advantage OF the low rates afforded by
the trade agreement which will terminate
at the end of Bext month will have to
get their goods landed here before noon
OF Oct. go 1t means quite difference,
too, for French champsgnes, which can
now be brought in on payment of duly
of Sc per dozen quarts will have to Psy
SO. so after the date mentioned.
Treasury officials are we'll pleased with
the returns from the new tariff law and
they say, judging from its operation up
to date, that it will prove to be a salts
factory revenue raiser. For the month
of September, just closed, the customs
receipts reached the total of $27, 900, :
600, in round figures, as compared With
$25, 900, 900 for the same month of last
year. This means over q million dollars
day, taking ont Sundays. Since the
beginning of the present fiscal year,
July |, the receipts from customs have
reached q total of $S5, 500, 900 which lie
twenty millions more than they were for
he same period of last year.
A successful operation for sppendi-
citis was performed upon Assistant Sec
retsTy of State Huntington Wilson to-
day at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Bslli.
more, according to message received ct
the department
Gen. Edwards received today the frs!
of the $50, 900, 900 Philippine cigars to
be admitted free of duty under the new
arif law. 1t is 40 inches long, ten
inches in circumference aud weighs nine
pounds. The perplexiug question in the
bureau of insular sffsirs, of which Gen.
Edwards is chief, is who is going to
smoke 1t. The cigar was presented by
Manila cigar company.
Forty apple 'tions for the organize
ton of new national banks we're T. ,ived
during the month of September. OF
these, 99 we're approved and the remain
d r ri scted 10 the same month twen-
ty four banks, With total capital of g.
OPS, 900, we're authorized to begin
business Fourteen OF these we're small
banks with a capital of less than $780,
600 each