Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-29
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, March 20.


Of ex President Roosevelt, will sail short
" for England, and remain with her
father throughout. tbe remainder OF bis
tag abroad, returning with him in june.
The secretaries ard staff OF The delegs-
ton of the United States to the Fan
American conference at Bennos Ayres
Rss announced today BY the State Dc
ps,tment. The chief secretary will oy
Professor Wm. B. Shepard of Columbia
Uoiyersity, W. T. S. Doyle, assistant
chief of the Latir American division OF
the State Department, George Cabot
Wards, former Ell iitor of Porto Rico and
sydney Smith, chief OF the diplomatic
division of the State Department will
also accomp any the delegation 10 addi-
ton to clerks snd translato's.
For the purpose OF further determir-
Ing "shst is wine" 1t has been decided
to bring friendly suit Ia the United
St ties court at Cincinnati. Today Sher-
man T. Mcpherson, district attorney Tor
the southern Ohio district, had a Coz
ference With Internal Revenue Oon-
missioner Oabell on the subject in order
to get bis beariugs. The particular kind
of product which is to be inquired into ia
"pumace wine" which is made from The
skins OF grapes put under heavy pressor
The question is ss 10 whether the Jaice
thrs extracted is "a!ue." II IT is. Il ia
not taxable. Tit Is not, it is autjett to
a lex of $l.10 on each proof gallon Of
alcohol cor lined therein. The decision
means q whole lot TO those engaged 10
the mar &C lie of this 30 cslled"wine."
Miolmum tsrlf proclamatons were
signed by President Taft today 10 Saver
of Tune, the FIR :nch Congo, Mayo.te and
Oomorro, somsliland, Salvador, MarliD'-
que, 81. Pierre and NJ q1eloD, French
.e,t ements in India and OcesDis, Gusde-
loupe and dependencies, French Gu eDna,
French West Africs, Reunion, Mads.
gascr, French Iudo China, New Cali
don!a and dependencies and Nics'aku'.
This compltt The list of tariff proclaim
!ions to be signed viii tho exception Ct
S,vis, Roumsnia, Bulgaria, Columois,
Canada, Australia, New Z'aland aud
Newfoundland. 1t Is exptcted that the
minimum ratss will spply 10 every csse
A pew bill! u prevent tae shipping OF
l,ou rs IT'D dry states, which gets srt u ID
The u,coasti u.ioDal test1re generally
ftuad ia previous measures vas intro.
On cad simultaneously in the Senate and
House this afternoon BY Senator Cu:li,
end Bspresert tive Miller, both OF
Kansas.
Sole TOR General Bowers today h!ed
ia the Supreme court his brief for The
government in The case oil Chas 4
Hsike, the treasurer of ihs snyar tru't.
who was indicted for completely In tne
notorious weighing frtuds on the Will
llemsburg docks of the trust. ii lke
pleaded immupi'y on the ground that be
had previously testified before the s rand
Jury in Investigations Of slleged viola
lions of the Shsrmau.auti.trust law on
iudpment rendered. Hsiks sppaaled to
| the Supreme Court WHICH allowed writ
| of error t. the circuit court. The gos;
,rament moved to dismiss this writ and
i've solicitor generals brief is based prlr=
] pslly Upon tie fact that the judgment
vac rot fnal one.
President Tslt todsy was presented
with solid gold tablet, eDe honorary
membership card of The Liberty iuE1s.
grs lion Society. The presentation was
| made by Mr.. Frsuk l.. Fruxone OF FeW
York, % one side OF the table. is en-
ersyed the legend of The society aud the
prssIdents meme. The diverse side SITS
forth the names OF thlit' ratioualites
represel ID In The Liberty Sjciety.
10 reply to lhettory OF alleged bribery
in the Mississippi Legislature, Senator
Leroy Percy today NAL the following
statement: II am absolutely Without
any knowledge OF Information on The
sut jact txeep. s4e!I as is contained IN
the wire which was shown !, me oy K.
~. CITES, Washington correspondent for
| the Commercial Appeal. It seems sn
unnecessary statement for me to make,
certainly entirely unnecessary 30 far as
any one that knows me ia concerned,
that not cent was ever used during the
ser al 1rial fgh! In Jackson By re or
with my cement, consent OF know!-
edge to Influence suy member of the leg
isla ure, nor have / the remo.est Idea
that any such expenditure was ever
made BY any friend of NINE"
The House committee on interstate
sud foreign commerce today decided to
try to have Lie railroad bill considered
By tbs Hcu,e as sooa So the naval bill Is
completed and ahead of the other bills
nov before the House.
Just GO Ereser's death leaves but
seveu active members OF tho Supreme
Curt of the United Ststes, Associst'
Justice Moody having been unable to
serve since the beginning Of the present
term on sccoIu. Of ill heslth. Ths W
cancY will be the seesud to he allied by
Prssidett Tat, who on December &c
last spp ointed Justice iur!on to succeed
Justice fsckhsr also removed By desth,
it wss the general understanding that
the presidential choice lay between Lur-
ton aud Lloyd ". Bowers, solicitor gen.
eral, and the prediction vas freely made
when Lurton's appointment was 80
q, need tbg! R,wers Wcu'd be selsc:ed 70
fill The next vacancy. The story Ia related
that duriog t,eir college days Wills dis,
GU ,sipg their ambitious 10 life, BoWera
ss!d to Taft, "My chief ambition is come
day to sit on the Supreme bench"
" hereupcn Tsft replied, well, If am
ever president, I'll 6S !! for you"
Whether or not The president Is liz lie
sans Essnd now that he is said to have
haen last DacsmbeT regarding The avail