Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-12

liberal Offer reciprocity Treaty OF toe
sort desired will be impossible. The
president, however, hopes that Oanada
will concede more that she hes hitherto
been willing to give, and be will irs'ruct
Secretary o; State Koox to approach the
Canadian officials to open negotiations
for some reciprocity arrangement.
Attorney General Wickersham was
today qu:ssed to ter tfg bsforelthe Bal
lipger. Piochos investigating committee
by Attorney Braadeis. Attorney Yer
trees ssid the "defenJe'' would welcome
the appearance of the at.orney general.
Senator Nelson informally stated that
Wickershsm would appear. An unex-
pected swerve in thu course OF inVestlgs-
ton occurred at today's session. The
expsc.cd duplicate OF the Lswler MEM
o,sudum, according to Senator Nelson
does not exist. President TAFT sup
possibly has the original but the commit
tee declined ID request this for Brandeis
aud for the present the incident seems
closed. just before the close Of the
morning session an admission by Attor-
ney General Wickersbam that bis sum.
mary of the case upon which Prcsiden!
Taft is supposed to have based his de-
| cisiou was made after the president:
| statement. was published, the admission
was con aimed In letter sent BY Wick
| er.ban to Ballinger In response t, the
| call made upon the Department of JUS
tice for sill papers used 10 connection
with the preparation of the attorney
generals decision aud the original Of
tsal document.
| II am Just as sonnd In health and
| ready for work as 1 ever was" Ia tht
way President Taft today denisd the
| published report of his illness. He
| l1oked better than he has for some days
sud the cold and sore throat, which have
| been bothering him since bis trip to
New York on Monday were much bet.
ter. Dr.. Richardson, the throat special
LIST, who has cared for the president since
| his inauguration laughed at the stories o.
possible serious developments.
A blow will be struck at prize fighting
| if Representative Walter Smith OF Iowa car
|! secure favorable seton on bill which he IN
/ troduced in the House today. The measure
prohibits the transmission through the mail
ofipictures Tor descriptions of pugili.tic encoun
4 tiers and the quotation of betting odds. Ths
l bill was referred to the committee on Inter
state Commerce. Judge Smith intends Z
press the bill but it is extremely improbable
| that it will be passed at the present session.
In decision made public today the Inter
| state Commerce Commission placed itself II
4 direct sntagonism to the U. 8. Circuit Cour
| for the western division OF the western dis
| trict of Missouri The commission not only
| holds that the court was mistaken In its inter
probation of facts, and renews Is own posi-
| lion, but directly states that the court wa
not competent 10 pass upon acts already In
vestigated b7 the commission. while W.
| recognize that up Il questions of law thu
| com mission must and should yield to thu
| courts" the decision. which WAS rendered By
| Commissioner Lane, says, we also under
l stand from repeated decisions of the Supre mt
| Court that the courts are not competent to DE
| termine questions Ct facts within the Jurisdic
| ton Of this commission against the commits
sion after the latter, upon complaint ant
answer, has Investigated such questions ant
| found thereon"
President Taft today accepted an Invitation
| TO visit the Atlantic. Deeper aterways- Asso
citation convention to be held at Providence
r. T., the first week in September. The pre:l
dent according to today's plins will moto
from beverly to Providence on September
| spend few hours in Providence and motto
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