Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-01

Secrttsry Myer 10 see the thiug TO
finisb. |, was made known today thai The
reorganization plan which was approved
by President TAFT, is regarded IS 90 sd'
mlnisiratiou measure and that opposition
to 1t will be Interpreted SIS opposition to
the administration.
Former president Zslaya OF NicsrsguS
Is now on bis way 10 Belgium where be
will spend the rest of his days 10 pracli'
csl * lie If be is not extradiied and sert
back to his owpDcountry 10 be tried foi
bis crimeV. He left Mexico for Vera
Cruz on MoDdsy where be will take
ship TO- Europe. accord ng to dispatches
rec lived at The State Department today.
Henry S. Graves, the new Ohlei
Forester, to,ay entered upon the duties
Of bis Office. Secretary Wilson has used
the short time intervening between Ihe
dismissal Of Pincbot and the advent oil
Graves to clip the peculiar Independence
euioyed By the Forest Service materially.
Toe legal, financial and publicity work
have all been placed directly under the
surveillance of The Agricultural d part
menf. Mr. Graves would not d scu's
the 81 u i,ion tho ugh he said tina, he hsd
been over thu field with Secretary
Wilson.
Assistant Attorney General Wade
Ellis, who VAS sen. II CnicFgo last
week by The president and Attorney
General Wickershsm to assiss 10 laying
the foundation for the prosecution OF
the beef tr0st and the submission OF
evidence sgsiust 1t to the grad jury,
was at his desk to-day. Mr.. E la 10
s's,s that the goVtrnmsat has a good
case against the packers. lie denies
that there 10 any foundation for the
stories which have been printed alleging
that there IVES friction between the
officers OF the Department OF Justice
and the local attorneys and juci,isl
officials 10 Chicago. DsP'Ic tae con.
GdeDce displayed by Mr. Ellis In. the
o1teoms Of the pending suit other
officers of The Department OF Justice
poinl DOT that 1t Is csse which involved
many angles and pfeseDts considerable
difficulties. This is the third time that
he government has ebde&vored 10 dis
s)lse the meat trust. The silica Ion
now is that the government must pro-
vide for succes in the pending suit up n
events which have occurred within the
Last three ye rs so ss 10 avoid lis statute
u limi!slionq.
The Stnlte committee today approved
the action Of the House Ia fixing the
ga aries n the judges OF the proposed
cust ms court at 81 600 a year.
With the apparent Intention Of
D WING the beef trus! by swelling The
6sb supply the Senate committee 90
fisheries, recommended TO the Senate
today the pa s'ge Of BILLS to establish
aricus fish cultural stations
At the caucus of the New York con
gfession delegation, which is t. be
ED ills afternoon, resO u,ion will be
Passed pltdylrg the members to a Snr-
oorl of President Tsffs entire legislative
progress and to the promises made 10
the republican p1rty's plat form. The
re loIutiou will also call upon the entire
rel )licao membership Of the ii 1use to
hold q caucus in The near future for The
purpose Of following sui'.
Albert II. Willard was today sent 10
the insane asylum by reason OF the yer
dict last week which held him unac-
coun able for the shooting OF his eon'in-
law. Irving w. Beck.
The McCumber reso ution calling for an H.
vestigation OF the prices received by farmers
for pTodusts OF The soil was considered by he
Senate Committee on Agriculture today.
SenatDr McCumber made an argument in
favor of ordering the investigation. The reso-
luton was referred to a subcommittee, the
members OF which will review The various
existing and proposed investigations of high
prices by congress TO ascertain whether the
McCumber inquiry would add to the store o.
kuOwledg or simply duplicate the work Of
9th er committees.