Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-02
kites which fell near Mt. Weather, i

torney Martin w. Littlet)n 10 ming oe'
fore the u. S. Supreme Olu OF a motion
fer leave TO file petition for q writ OF
habeas corpus.
Declaring that Governor Haghes, Of
OF New York, is entirely too friendly with
the "iateres's" the American Anti Trust
League today fled formal protest with
the Senate Judiciary committee against
his confirmation as an associate justice OF
the Supreme Court.
A report 10 the Ssnat, recommending
the confirmation of Governor Hughes as
A s,ciate Ju tee of the q. 6. Supreme
QUIT, Wis adopted by the Senate com.
mit.ee on judiciary today. The pros.
poets are that like prompt cases will
merk The action of the Senste on the
nomination. A protest against the co.,
6rmstiop OF Hughes fled with the con-
mittes by the American Aut.-Tiuh
League had no effett.
The report Ia current here is thst
Secretary Balliuger and Postmaster Gen.
eral Hitchcock will both soon leave
President Ia is Cabinet.
On the ground that Charles R.
Hsike, former secretary of the Sugar
rrast, acted prematurelY 10 asking the
U. s. Supreme Court pass on the qaes.
ton of whether be could invoke the
immunity bath, that tribunal today dis
missed tie writ of error in his case.
Sensational disclosures regarding the
loDgkuowu existence of sugar frauds
are expected tomorrow when Ex-Rep.
resenu tive W. P. Hepburn, OF Iowa,
appears before the House committse on
expenditures in the Trea:ury Depart
ment 10 explain his investigation Of
custom conditions made when he vas
solicitor of that department in 1891.
The National Association for the
Stady and Prevention of Tuberculosis
opened two days convention at the
New Willard Hotel today. Mr.. James
jenkins, je., OF Brooklyn, made short
address, in which he commended that the
best work could be done only by Becur-
iug the assistance of the city, privsta
| o,pitals and others. he pointed out
that the work OF the association did not
poirt exclusively toward the cure OF
tuberculosis, bet rather should be educa'
tional, constructive and inspirational.
Tonig bit DR.. Lee Frankel, of the Metro
politan Life Ioturance Company will ed
dress tie convention on "1oturance
Against Tuberculosis. i"
The court of claims today rendered 8
decision adve,se to the government 10
holding that the tax on legacies collected
! through legislation exacted at the time
of the Spanish-Amerlcan war should De
refu oded. There is about $4,000. DOC
involved. The government will appeal
the case to the Supreme Court.
The Sapreme O,utt today dealt a
hard blow t, the oil trust 10 sweep
! ing decision today the court sfirmed the
| decis!on of the Tennessee Supreme
IO,ut, cutting the Standard Oil Com
psny OF Kentucky from the state and ad'
| Judging it tlnst in restraint of trade.
The judgment of the highest court WEE
unanimous. The case originated In an
custer suit against The oil company
brought by the stale uudsr the aut!.trus
! law of 1909, 10 which it vas alleged
that the Standard wss combination IL
restraint OF trade, and by improper com
o titiye methods sought t, suppress all
independent oil ssller5.
Announcement was made todsy at the
q spa. tment OF Justice that several ad
dtionsl indie mt n's would be found as
result OF the present inquiry int, The
bucket shop buslness by the fedora
grand ju'y in this city. Vice.preaidep
! Atkins of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, 1t is understood was today
examined BY the grand jury for the puf
i poe Of sscertaining how the wire which
furnished the consolidated stock ex
icbanpe In New York WITH Its quotations
from the New York stock exchange Be-
cured the figures.
The resolu ion recently introduced BY
Representative Fowler, OF New jersey,
providing for committee on committees
| 10 the House still rests Ia the pigeon
hole of the rules committee. Represen
tative Fowler, says be did not press fol
action OF his resolution but introduced II
merely to call nttion TO the necessity fol
further changes 10 the rules of the H 'use-
Friends of ex-president Roosevelt here
take little stock in a story pablished
With considerable display in Washing t 10
papers today purportipg to give anthen.
| tic information as to what the ex.presi-
dent will do and what he will not de-
when he returns from Europe. 1t Ii
is pointed out by Roosevelt's friends
that The story sprung st time Presi'
dent Taft is cut OF Washington. Nc
statement could be obtained regarding il
at the White House, and 10 The absencs
OF the president the other persons reier'
red to as having received letters declined
to talk.
So many differences exist 10 the Ser.
ate and Hcuse versions of The admin
istra!ion railroad bill that the wis:
dom OF Solomon may be re-
quired to prevent complete failure
| OF Liquidation on this tu. cot. While the
time Of the finish is In doubt the prevail.
| Ing guesses are that the House will reach
q final vote on the bill in about week
and the Senate 10 sbont tTo weeks.
That the "anti.trust" law OF the state oi
Mississippi, is constitutional was the de
cision today by the U. S. Supreme Cour,
affirming the decree of the Mississippi
Supreme Court that the Retail Lumber
Dealers Association of that state was {
| combination in restraint of trade.
Editor Horse-Whipped.
1 Portland Maine Nav pr esertine