Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-24

lr7 and the regulation OF water power
By the government in order to prevent
the monopoly, are set forth 10 q report
sltmitted to Congress today BY the To-
lad Wserways Commission. The CON-
mIsiion consists OF II members OF the
S snsle aud House, With Mr.. Burton, OF
Ohio, chairman, and has besn bard at
work since last March. The report
credits the general decrease in water
boroe traffic 10 this country 10 the Gu.
psrior facilities of The railroads and their
practice of reducing rates 10 stHs boat
traffic where 1t caeTs competition.
"Ips the trusts, the miserable little
com binalions 10 every town aud city 10
the UnIted S:stfs that keep the prices
OF food 80 hiRh." declared Secretary
Wilson, Of the Department Of Agricul-
tire wneu he wss ssked by the District
committee OF the House today to put
bis finger on the man responsible for
.he prevailing high prices OF foodstufA
TIE secretary declared tbs retailers In
every city ara organized and that they
take from 1S to 60 per cent as their pro-
ct after the meat comes through several
hands from the farmer to them. ShIeve'
port and Mobile, be declared, Top the
list, demanding 60 per cert profit while
many cities take only Is percent New
York aud Philadelphia merchants are
satisfied. be declared, with 20 percent,
while the merchants Of the national
capital take AZ per cent. THE responsi'
bllity is right here With the Retailers the
miserable little trust" he said. The
railroads have to give every one equal
rates. The Department OF Justice lie
just now fighting the packers to fad out
If they have the right to combine. Bot
right here Ia Washington under our
eyes, we have the little trusts, who can
keep our prices by agreements With
wholesalers. You have The opportunity
OF your lives.
With the purpose OF devOiiug oil bis
time and energy to the work at the ns-
tioDal conservation association, Clifford
Piuchot, recently dismissed by President
Taft IS Chief Forester, today ss'u ned
The presidency OF that organization. be
succeeds DR.. Charles w. Eliot who
resigned voluntarily 10 favor Of PInchoi
The headquarters OF the association Will
| be removed from New York TO Wssh.
iugton at once. In public statement,
he says that the association will be on
the firing line In the conservation fight,
aud that Its immediate task will be 10 do
shat II osn 10 get good conservation
laws from Congress. 1t Is bis intention,
he says, 10 keep the association absolute
| IL free from politics, President TAFT is
q member Of the organization. 10 fact
he was the fret member to jim. This
was ct the solicitation OF Mr.. Pincbot
bat before the latter was dismissed from
the govern ment service.
The reply OF Secretary OF tie Treasury
MscVeagh to the resolution introduced
10 the Senate lsss week by Mr.. Eeytu-n
| uq1estiUg al explanation of the closing
Of the custom htu'e at NeFport News
On General Lees birthday, was received
| 10 the Senate today and on motion OF
Mr.. II :yburn WIS lsid on the table Tor
the present. The latter states tina. Il Is
customary to partially close government
Offices giu states which observe certain
holidays and that the closing Of the New
port News Office WAS 70 ,hipg ont OF The
ordiua,y.
Dat OF sympathy for Miss Dolly Whit
ton, @ blind inmate OF the Young Won1-
! ems Christian Association Il Jme, 10 this
city, Governor Norris,Of Montana, has
promised 10 release Harvey Wilton,
her brother, from the state psnitentisry.
Harvey Ia serving au 50 year sentence
40 an sccomplice In the murder OF s
deputy sheriff named Allen 10 Madison
county, Montana, In 1897. Frank Nor
kau, the man who did the actual killing,
escep ped at the time ADD has not been re-
captured. Young Wilton was brought
up In one OF the Suburbs OF Washington
aud, fred by dime novels, went west
when be wss siill 10 his teens and got
into bad company.
Captain Charles Loird, U. 8. s.
retired died Ct bis home here last night.
Ga the ground that the II. S. su-
preme Oonrt In ssvfral decisions lately
has refused TO consider cases certified
from lower eases pnless there was q
decision 10 the litigation, Solicitor Gen.
etsl Bowers today presented a motion
TO The highest court asking dismissal
Of ths goyernm.n?s suit against the Ter
minal Railroad Association Of 81 Louis,
certificate Ia which is now pending
before the supreme tribunal The Su-
pfeme Court took the motion under
sdVisemen'.