Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-31

"oAhihs iuf Auc kusGiuuthts WhlSu
failed last year, testified thst the store
operated by the company vas driven oul
of business By the groceFs by discrimia.
lion, intimidation Of wholesalers and
consumers and spies. The campaign
carried On by The gr0cerF, said todsy''
witness 5, resulted in the failure of The
store because the managers Of the CLERKS
concern we're unable to tug food etc ID:
from anyone excep, the meat trust, tht
sugar trust and the National Biscuit
Company.
A postal card cruta1e. In which every
woman In the Uniied States will be ask
ed to write a postal card 10 President
Taft, sskirg him to break the meat Trust,
is being organized By Mrs. Anita Com
Tort Brooks. president of the Gotham
OlOb Ct New York, who hiss already SEM
Gu l 900 letters to women urging them
t. write tie prtsideni, and to ask all
their friends to do the same. Mr..
Brooks has already written the president.
The wrls of error brought to the
U. s. Slpreme Court by Henry O
King, to review the much involved land
litigation in West Virginia ever the
state laws al to sale OF lands no. listed,
or on which taxes hsve not been paid
for five yesrs, we're today dismissed BY
the U. s. 5uprems Out 10 sn opinion
rendered by Justice Ii Vines. Several
hundred Thousand acres of land 10 the
Robert Morris land grant 10 West
Virginia sre involved 10 the suit. The
courts decis'on today means practically
an affirming of the lover coufl's de-
cision 10 favor of The safe.
Ambassador b icon, in dlSpstChes re.
csiyed at the State Department today.
reports that 1t Is not possible to estimate
the osses tu3 TO the Paris food, but
some believe that hundreds Of milliouO
of dolsrs have been lost In crops among
c1mmt n les aud in factories beyond the
losses in Paris i,sel He says that it is
believed thst the crisis OF the h)od is
pss', the river having fallen a little.
Am bassador Bacon visited several OF the
Red Gross stations where Individual sni-
ferers are being relieved. Food and
clolbIng are being SUPPLIED to sIl who
hold Identification tickets from the dis
trict officials. The ambassador EXPRESSES
great coDfiepce in The organization OF
the American Red Dress which enkbles
them TO do eif Give work instantly.
Ambassador 3 icon slso says that be ex-
poets to be able TO transmit today OF
rnesdpy from one.hslf to one million
francs, presumably contributions ffon
Americans sent to the embassy 10 add
ton 10 SIS, 600 scot by The Red Oro's.
Another suit attacking the consiitu'
tionaliiy of the corporations tex lss was
presented to the U, s Supreme Court
today. This lates, onslaught comes
from the Oircui. OOGrt for the northern
district Of 0hio and Is entitled LtBis W.
Jarsd against the American Mulligrsph
Company, OF Cleveland, being cult on
the part of a stock holder to prevent
payment OF the tax by the corporation
10 which he Is interested. The Ohio
Circuit Court dismissed The bill. The
appeal, with a motion to advance the
case for an early hearing, was presented
to the Supreme Court today. This makes
the seventh case, Of this Kind dooketed
10 the highest court.
The U. s. Supreme Court In render
Ing lis decision today Ia the case Of the
Pullman Ojmpany sgalust the stste OF
Kansas, holds the state Jaw pro7ldine
for charter fee sgainst foreign corpora
tiou doing business ia the strte, nncon'
sni seVerses the Judgment
OF the Supreme Court OF kansse The
case orIgiua;od ia ous.er proceedings
brcu yht sgalnst the Pullmsl COMPANY
By The State Of Kansas bectu'a the
lormsr refused to pay the fes Of $l4 800
on their capital stock Of $74, 900, 600 as
provided Ia The law,
DnriDg the Incarceration OF Cspt. J.
F. Shipr, tie Chattanooga Sheriff, and
his CO defendants for contempt OF the
Supreme Cturl, a crest msny telegrsms
and petitions were received ct The De
psrtmsnt Of Justice from individuals and
organizations in the south asking foT
their pardon, II Wa stated at the de-
parlmeot To-Day, however, that Opt.
Shipp positively refused to allow HE
lawyers or friends TO make application
'oT executive clemency on The ground
that to do 90 might pEesuPposs an ad'
mission Of Lgllt.
Senator Clay, OF Georgia, who has
been seriously i'll for'several wsels, was
a his seat today. His health Is nu!h
approved.
The following charges In fonrlh clsss
in Virginia we're made to
lay: Independent Hill, Prince William
county, Fred T. Sullivan, vice I. l.
Sullivan, rerroyedi S!ousbfidge. OlsFke
county, Benjamin A, Silmsn, via 7. J.
'ilmaD, removed.
The corporations tax law test suit
low before the Supreme Court OF the
United States. be heard by that tri
,unsl some time during the week begin
ling March "a, The announcement was
made today by the chief justice in giants
ny the molten TO a1vance the case OF
flint VS.. Stone-Tracy Company. When
he chief justice announced the assign
ne Mt of the first OF the corporations fax
uits for March ID, attorneys for the
ther six cases were Immediately On
heir feet olamoring for the same action
n their suits. After considerable ex
lanaticn the chief justice finally con
ented to consolidate all seven cases and
ear them as one on the date named |
he governments petition for,oermission |
, intervene in the argument in behalf OF |
he law was granted.
The Navy Department las ordered |
ommander Robert Z. PCary back to |
uty.