Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-09

tal6 region say the aooptlon Of the amenu-
uent would loosen the strangle-hold OF
the railroads, and give the people an ap-
proach to fsir chance 10 commerce.
Senator McCumber'a condition this
morning shoHed improvement over yes
terday and last week. His temperature
is normal and he is resting easily.
Colonel William P. Hepburn, who
served Congress- from Iowa for many
years, today told the committee on ex-
pspdi!ures in the Treasury Department
that he discovered extensive frauds at
tue New York customs house al early ss
1891 and reported them to the secretary
of the treasury. he declared that he
had no knowledge thst the Treasury De.
partment had ever svsiled itself of the
information be furnished, and asserted
that it will be necessary to have q
thorough house cleaning If the frauds
are to be checked.
Among the nominations sent to the
Senate today by the president was that
of L. L: Whitestone to be postmaster at
Culpeper, Va.
Senator Lorimer denies the report that
he will tender his resignation because OF
the bribery scandal. He plans to 6gb;
the charges should the men making them
seek to iovolve him personally.
Following rehesriug upon reached
decisions of the Interstate Commerce
Commission regarding abuses of the
millipg-in-trsnslt privileges the commits.
sion today rendered an important decis.
ion In The matter of the substitution of
tonnage at transit points. Practically
every chamber of commerce and rail.
roads In the vest, south and New EGG
land will be affected by this decision.
The commission holds that II wheat Is
ruined thst one commodity cannot law.
fully be substituted at the transit point
for commodity of different kind and
be allowed to proceed at the transit rata
was not too strict. Abuses of this ruling
1t ia found By the commission have re-
suited 10 the violation of public rates to
the injury OF shippers not taking advan'
tsge of the practices condemned. Don.
tinuance of such abuses the commission
says will compel it to resort to criminal
prosecution, including both shippers and
carriers, to secure obedience to the lay.
A bill to give the United States courts
exclusive Jurisdiction in liens on vessels
to enforce payment for repairs. supplies
or other necessarIes, was recommended
for passage today by The Seuats com.
mites on judiciary. The bill is Intended
to eupersede state laws comforting liens
on vessels for repairs, supplies or other
nece searies.
The libel euit Of the government
sgsinst the Press Publishing Company,
publishers of the New York World, WIS
docketed today In The supre ne Court.
This Is the case 10 which the World was
charged With libeliug President Tsf',
Theodore Roosevelt, Charles P. TAR
and William Nelson Cromwell In con.
nectIon with the acquisition of title to
the Panama canal. The osse comes to
the Supreme court on writ of error from
Judge Hough, who dismissed the case
originally for want OF Jurisdiction. The
government will ask tbs! it be set for M
early bearing at the next term Of the
court.
President Tat, who is president of the
American Red Gross. issued an appeal to-
day for the aid of the earthquake suffer
ers at Carriage, Costa RIGA. Oouttibu-
tions may be sent to the Red Gross,
Washington, D. O. or to the local Red
Cross Treasurer.
Attorney General Wickershsm Is MOI
working for Congress- aud he bluntly
Motif ed toe Senate of that fact In 81
official communication today Some
time ago the Senate adopted resolution
calling upon the attorney general to dis.
cover the names Of men who sold cotton
to the cotton pool, the prices paid,
whether the sellers owned the cotton they
pretended to sell aud the price of spot
cotton in the south at be time these
speculative deals we're made. MIR. Wick
Graham, in bis reply, today, says that he
Is conducting an investigation to seq If
the cotton pool committed crime
against the law of the United 5tates. The
proceedings are before grand jury, he
adds, and are necessarily secret.
President Taft left Washington today
on dYing trip that has caused bis
secret service guardians more worry than
any trip he has tsken since he became
president. New York ard Paessic, N.
j., are the objective points OF todsy's
aunt, aud for three days secret ser
vice man from Washington and several
from New York have been making prep
STATIONS for the reception of the presi-
dent st Passaio, and carefully looking
over the arrangements for caring for
him. Tie president left this morning,
accompanied by Capt. Archie Bait, and
Secretary Mishler. He will srrived Ia
New York this afternoon, and will be
hurried In 40 automobile to the 7lst
Regiment srmory where he will spend
go hour or two at the actors fund fair.
From there be will be taken lats in the
afternoon to Psssaio by motor. There
be will address the Passsic board OF trade
at a banquet. The party will return to
Washington tomorrow morning.
1t Ia said here that the receipts from
the corporation tax will exceed BY near
ly 100000 Secretary MscVesgh's
OF $25, 900, 900.
The president todsy signed eight pre-
clsmstiou making Examinations from ns-
tlonsl forests in the states of Washing.
too. Idaho aud Oolorsdo.
Details of the recent exposures in the