Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-04
From Washington.
Correspondents OF the Alexandria 9sssrs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.

FROM w dSuluSIOu.
Correspondents OF the Alexandria 9sssrs. ]
Washington, Jan. 4.
The discussed and seemingly trouble
some messages OF President Taft, occa.
pied the time of todsy's Cabinet meet
log. The Onbinet officials have been al
woIk on the various messages for some
time and today they reviewed the con.
plsted d,af.s OF the Saerman Aoli.trnst
message aud the Interstate commerce
law message. The conservation message
was also considered but that has not yti
been whipped into fual shap:.
Reports which have arrived at the
Department of Justice from lis agents
who have bsen investigating "n'ght
riding" iu the tobacco districts of Ken
lucky, Indiana and Oslo, already indi-
cafe that the goVernmsrt will be strongly
fortified with damsgirg facts sgaast thu
Barley Tobscco Socisty when the time
comes to bring 1t into court. More thsn
two weeks ago 1t was stated In these dis
patches tia, it vas thu intention Of the
government to proceed sgainst this 3D.
ciety unda. the Shermsn antitrust law
for the purpose of having it declared :
conspi acy 10 rec RANT OF trade. Although,
pending the conclusion of the inTes igs.
lions now golug 90, through secret ser.
vice agents, officials Of the Department
of Justice are ave,ss to talking Of their
plans, 1t is admitted that much OF thu
evidence already In baud is OF as'artl'ug
character. II Ia said to conclusivsly
connect the "night riding" out
rsges, the burning OF barus, the
destruction of growing crops, aud the
whipping OF men aud womeo by masked
men, With members or officers of the
Burlsy Society. II Ia expected that bota
civil and crimiusl prosecutions will be
Instituted In order to break up this
powerful combination of producers.
Admitting that their organization is for
the purpose OF maintsioiog prices, the
Burnley people have juniisd Its OK.
isteucs on the ground tina. lie Amer :
can Tobacco Company has psrsistently
cut down the price Of B Irley tobac CO,
without making any corresponding re.
daction In the price OF the article made
from that tobacco. The society is wealthy
sud is also powerful politically aud 1t
will undoubtedly make strenuous resist.
auce to the governments suit. TIE
government will, of courae, take no
action until IL lie satisfied that II has q
good case. Consequently it ia not noG
ready to say when or Rhere the suit
will be brought.
The administration ship subsidy bill
known also as the Merchant Marie
League bill, which Its su.hor declares
has The backing OF President Taft, Vas
introduced in the House today by Mr..
Humphrey Up. Wsshingtop.), The
bill Is the result OF compromise be-
tween disputing factions which isvor the
ship subslty ides and republican leaders
In the House today express confidence
tina. it will be passed at this session.
The measure was studied by President
Taft sitter be had been shoWn it by Mr..
Humphrey several weeks ago and the
congressman announced at the White
House that the president would back
the bill. Tbs bill contains three main
features, the payment OF mail subsidies,
the exaction OF heavier tonnage tax on
foreign vessels and the admission oil
foreigu vessels to American registry for
foreign trade only With tbs proViso that
these ships shall not share in the mail
subsidy. It is provided that no ship
owned by any railroad company or to
which any railroad company gives pref.
erental rates, can receive the beu.6: Of
the proposed legislation.
The tobacco trust has its inning in The
sapreme court today. Two otis at,or.
ns ys consumed prao. cally the entire day
presenting arguments to the court Why
the American Tobacco Oompan9 aud its
allied concerns should not be acjadged q
combination 10 restraint OF trade.
Special Assistant Attorney General j.
O. McRsyuolds occupied three quarters
of au hour concluding his argument
opening the case for tbs goverument.
de occupied the entire day yesterday.
Immediately thereafter, Attorney Ds
lancey Eicholl opened for thu Tobacco;
trust.
Having served their two months sent
euce for contempt of court, With the sz
ceptiou of ten days of for good be
havior, Jeremiah GIoson, deputy sheriff
OF Chattanooga; Henry Padgstt, and
William Msyss were released from the
District Jail today aud started for Ter.
nessee. The three men we're convicted
along With Sheriff Ship end two others,
who were each sentenced TO three
months, of completely In the lynching
OF Ed johnson, negro rspist, who va
under stay of execution from the
Sapreme Court OF The United States
Saipp and his other companions will bt
released Fet. l.
There will probably be no prosecution
by the Department of Justice OF the 60
called magazine trusf. That in the
opinion expressed By al Official of th'
department today after cursory review
of csrtsiu papers sent to Washington re-
garding II by the district attorney o
Cleveland, D. In other words he be
lieges ths. the existence Of the trust hs
not been established aud that upon To-
showing submitted, which Is not secon
panied by formal complaint, there j
nothing upon which the department
could act.
Cong ,ess will not receive Presiden
Tstt's message on the Interstate com
meres law -amendnens which was dis
cusled BY representatives OF the trans