Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-22
From Washington.
Washington, April %

the Gu preme UCurL Denc1 Was tbkeu up
again at todsy's regular nesting of the
Tsf. cabinet. While the president is
going t, exercise his own discretion In
making the appointment, be laid before
his advisers today the troublous situation
" hich confronts him In the matter. He
made Il plain that be will mama a New
York man for the place ii he can tiud
cne of the right cslibre who will accept.
Tie president his let it be known
that he would like to appoint Cover
nor Hughes, but he has been given to
understand that the New York gov
ernor would be tempted by nothing
less than the chief jnsticeship.
Il is certain, however, that the place
will be offered to Hughes and If he de-
clines the president can safely leave New
York wilhou. representation on the
bench, and appoint man from the
middle west, possibly Lloyd Bowers, the
solicitor general, who has been virtually
promised a place on the bench before
the Taft administration ends. Mean
time the Eighth judicial circuit, the
middle west, which was represented BY
Brewer is clamoring for the naming OF
his successor from that section OF the
county. Circuit Judges Hook, Van
Deyautsr and Sarboru have been PIT
forward from that circuit, and the friends
of each are bringing all the Influence
they can command to bear on the presi
dent. Judge Dsemer, of the Iowa Su.
preme Ocuit, has also been presented to
the president IS Supreme court timber,
SO well as q score OF minor legal
lights In tie middle west. Besides
Governor Euyhes, New York has
presented the nsmss of score OF judges
of the New York Supreme Oou5', and 0
number OF big New York lawyers as as.
piraut, for the place. The latest audi"
lion to the quota is Judge Frederick q.
Crane, OF Brooklyn, who heard the
fsmou, Hams case. Few OF these are
entitled to serious consideration, however
The president has let 1t be known that
he will not consider the fact that judge
has been involved in any of the import
ant cases now before the Supreme O5u.t
as bar to his appointment. This al
lows Judges Hook, Van Dsvanter aud
5anborn, of the Eighth Circuit, and So
licisor General Powers to enter the race.
Major General franklin Ball, chief
of slsf OF the army, relirquished bic
Office at neon today. Several hundred
officers from the War Department, the
War College and Fort Myer came 10 bis
Office to cay good bye aud President Taft
sent over copgrstulatory message from
the White House. General and Mrs
Bell will leave Washington for Fortress
Monroe this evening, where BE will reat
for several weeks. Later Ia the summer
he will ssart for the Philippines. He
will assume command OF the Philippine
division next JaruarT. General Bslrs
successor, General Wood, who ia now Oh
his wsy from Argentine, will not tske
chsrEc of the Office until July. La the
interim General Bliss will serve as sc;-
ing chief OF staff.
Apparently unable TO maintain the
high price schedule which hiss been en-
forced for some time psst, the meat
trust, through its agents, Informed tae
local wholesale trade yesterday OF drop
In the prices OF sslted meats OF 81 90 to
81 per barrel.
Evidence that the attorney general ID
his summary of the CLAWS charges
against Secretary OF the Interior Balm
ger misstated certain facts was brought
out By hct Cross. examination of E. O.
Finney, assistant to the secretary of the
Interior, before the congressional In
vestigatlng committee today. The wit
ness admitted, after an exhaustive series
of gu sstions by Glavis's attorney, L. D
Braudeis, that Attorney General Wicse
ersbam's st,temen. that "no steps what
over" we're taken By CLAWS looking to
criminal prosecution of Alaska coal
claimatt t, before the statute OF limita-
,aiions began to run was erroneous.
The witness declared that the record in
tie Investigation disclosed that CLAWS
and Special Agent Jones, his subordi.
nate. had taken steps.
HIS imperial highuess Prince Tai
Tao, u 1cle of The emperor of China with
a suits OF sixteen members and Ave
servants, who srriVed at Sau Francisco
today will be extensively entertained by
the government upon their arrival 10
Washington. The prince is the head
of the military commission which Is to
visit Europe aud is accompanied By Ii
Ching Mai, son of Ii Hang Chang end
Ha Han Chang. Colonel Schuyler, who
has been detailed as military aid to the
party by the War Dpartmsnt, came with
them from Honolulu.
Oomlpg from every known quartsr Of
the globe I36,745 iumiglaot aliens,
we're passed into the United States by
the Baretu of Immigration daring ne
month of March. This is an increase OF
IS 765 over reported admissions during
February.
Outlining a series OF speeches that
will ioclude no attack on the middle
west insurgents, President Taft today
began 10 plan bis addresses for his COM
log western trip. The president will
talk politics throughout the trip, bat he
hes definitely decided that there will be
10 criticisms of anyone 10 the republic
can ps,ty. The presidential party, which
will include Secretary Knox, will leave
Washington the evening of April go for
Buffalo, where April 80 will be spent
The party will attend the annual dinner
of the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce,
where both the president and Secretary
Knox will SPEAK.
The Gust ,ns court of Appeals created
by the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill organic.