Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-31

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the east coast.
A further conference on the tariff
bill was held today by the
president and Representatives Dalzell,
Dwight and CaIderhead. 1t is under
stood that the details Of the bill have
been practically drawn up, 50 that they
will be ready for the action OF the
House when any time can be allotted
to the consideration OF the bill.
A brief OF the petition and testl-
monials presented to obtain the pardon
OF John X. Walsh, the banker convict,
is being made up by the Department OF
Justice, and will be presented to the
president shortly after the first OF the
year. Representative Cullop, OF In
diana, called on the president today 10
to talk over the matter.
Acknowledgment OF President Taft's
New Year greeting to the officers ana
men AT the army and navy was received
this afternoon in wireless message
from Rear Admiral Schroeder IN COM
mand OF the Atlantic fleet which ieit
the English Channel yesterday home
ward bound.
Lieutenant Colonel Edgar A. Mearns,
u. s. A.. retired, was today relieved OF
duty and ordered to his home. Lieu
tenants Colonel Mearns has been as
signed to the Smithsonian Institution
and accompanied Colonel Roosevelt on
his hunting expedition TO Africa as
botanst and zoologist.
Negotiations with Canada in regard
to tariff relations will be resumed in
Washington Saturday, January Z, 1911,
Secretary Knox having been notified
today by the Canadian government
that the above date is agreeable to Its
representatives. These negotiations are
expected prove OF epoc making I'M
portance. They were begun in Ottawa
last October and we're terminated by
mutual agreement to be resumed later
in this city.
President Taft today won the cham
pionship OF the world for sending New
Years greetings, when he telegraphed
to every command OF the army, navy
and marine corps and expression OF
good wishes to the officers and men;
This greeting will be read today and
tomorrow with the daily orders, and
before noon on January !, 1911 every
officer and enlisted man will have re-
ceiyed word from the commander IN
chief of the military forces. This IS
the first time in the history OF this
country that the president has ever
included the 100000 enlisted men OF
the services in his New Years felicia
tons. The message will be received at
practically every point on the globe.
The contract for the construction OF
Caissons at the Puget Sound Dry
Dock was awarded today to Moran
Bros, Of Seattle. This firm bids OF
1925, 900 was the lowest received.
Defenders Of the Payne-Aldrich tariff
law today declared Il told you so"
when the Bureau Of Statistics made
public its foreign commerce review for
the first eleven months Of 1910. The
figures in the review show that during
1910 value OF the imports OF the United
States has taken big Jump, and that
the indications are for a record year IN
importations. 81, 426, 5S7, 73S was the
value OF commodities imported during
the eleven months covered by the re-
port as against 81, 1856, ZIG, $50 for 1909,
the former record year. The experts
figure that imports for the year will
show an increase Of about so per
cent. over the imports for 1900.
Today's review declares that the great
growth OF importations IS most ap-
parent in the importing OF raw ma
terra by manufactures. Exports,
particularly Of foodstuffs, show n great
reduction in value, falling off nearly
hundred million dollars in the eleven
months OF 1910 The review explains
that while the importations have IN
creased in value, this cannot be accept
ed as an accurate measurement OF
quantities, "since in 1910 prices are
materially higher than in previous
years" But the Payne law champions
arc claiming, in a loud voice, that the
law has increased the imports and has
had good effect on business generally.
The Standard Oil and Tobacco anti
trust suits, set for argument before the
Supreme Court during the coming
week, will probably not be reached by
that tribunal until the week beginning
January 8, according to court officials
today. The two trust suits stand sixth
and seventh, respectively, on the docket
for the forthcoming week, among the
cases ahead OF them being the corpora
ton tax, and two suits to determine
the constitutionality OF the twenty
eight hour law regulating shipment OF
cattle. The court meets on Tuesday
and those who have figured out the
time necessary for arguments declare
that it will be impossible for the tobacco
trust case, which is sixth on the call,
to be reached before Monday, January
| 9. Three days will probably be allotted
attorneys on both sides in this suit to
present their views to the court, so that
it is considered likely that the Standard
Oil case will not be reached before
Wednesday or Thursday. Counsel in
both cases will, however, be in the
city ready for argument by "Wednesday
in case the court determines to pass
temporarily some OF the cases ahead OF
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