Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-25

ton OF the department has justified the
return of any part of the deficit grant.
The frs! six months of the present fiscal
year showed thst IS, 600, 900 less of this
fund was used than 10 the corresponding
time last year, and it Is thought that the
figure will reach $13, 000,0 900 By July l.
Though the q. S. Supreme Court tc-
day disappointed those who were looking
for deci,itn upon the coDs,i'utional'ty
of tie corporations tax Law, 1t is copsi-
dered pract cslly certain that the qu's-
tion will be decided at his session of the
court. Three more decision remains be-
fore the court adj burns fer the summer.
Under the law payment, of the corpora
ton tax must begin July and 1t il the
| general opinion Of The attorneys that the
| court will recognize the importance OF
rendering the decision as early as pos
sible.
The dedication of the new library Of
Howard University, presented by Mr..
Andrew Carnegie, was held today, sd.
dresses, being made by President Tat,
Mr.. Carnegie, Rev. Dr.. W. B. Thirk.
ield, president of the university, and
Cano Rudolph, president of the board OF
| commissioned OF the district. The
building Is o magnificent specimen OF tie
''CarDegis Library" and will cont iips6O,
600 volumes.
Peter W. Peterson, stock raiser OF
Sou b Dakots came before the special
Senate committee Investigating the In
creased cost OF living today. His atten.
ion is chiefly given to growing hogs.
He said the price has Increased from
Sc SO In 1909 to 50 80 in 1910. The
high price of pork, Mr.. Peterson said Is
due to the fsct that the farmers sold their
brood stock rather than feed them on
high priced corn. As consequences the
!! ell pply OF hogs has materially decreased
| and much time will ba required 10 re-
plenish brooda.
| A blow at the republican campaign
lis feature of the Storm that devastated
the west few days sgo, according to
the legislative lights on Capitol hill.
Heavy damage to crops mans higher
prices and high prices meaDs OF lot OF
| extra work 10 the fall campaign. Ma.
turs 10 all her moods, IS we'll ss econon-
| ic questions Is figuring In the cal
| culations of the candidates 10 close dis
tricls this year. They we're much
cheered by the drop in food prices last
| week and nope for a continued reduc-
! duction during the summer and fall
A republican congressman hailing from
| a district that has strong iusurgeDt vote
explained today that with good crops
the tendency of food that comes from The
farm would be downward all summer.
The largest supply Of cattle goes into the
market 10 Angus! and September and
therefore the prospect was fair taat
meat might be sold at reasonable prices
during the fell. With decent food
prices and good industrial conditions he
thought that the democr;ts might, after
all, be cheated out of their expected
victory. He s!so suggested that Speaker
Cannon might have had something Of
1.-The sort In mind when be retorted to
the taunts of the democrats, after thu
ret blicsn slaughter at Rochester that
"He laughs best who laughs last"
The hearing on the suit of the gov
eminent TO dissolve the Union Pacific
Southern Pacific merger-will not take
place u otil after the summer vacation o.
| Che ciycnit court, Eighth judicial circuit
Judge Van Dsvsuter at Cheyenne,
Wyem.pg, today notified the Department
of Justice that after correspondence With
the other circuit judges the court has de-
,rmined to set the case for about Octo
| Der l, selection OF the definite data snc
place to b, made by the judges at 81
Paul, in Msy. T. A. Severance, the
government &C uasel, 'ged upon the couit
an earlier hearing tu' 10 view of Other
engagements OF the judges OF the circuit
court It Was dttsrmined to postpone the
argument untl aitsr The summer vaca:
ton.
The Ohio republicans 10 the House
started out today to make known the
desires Of President TAFT 10 regard ID the
administration bills ID the House In
general, following a lengthy conference
at the White House last night, attended
by all of the Ohio delegation In town.
| Three measures In particular, the rail-
road bill, the postal savings bank bill.
and tie antl-injunction bill were dis
crssed St the conference. The Onioaus
told the president thst the commerce
court feature of bis srailroad bill was
safe, in their opinion. They thought
| that csucus on that provision, which
| has been tuygestsd, unnecessary. The
president ez pressed desire to have the
aut:-;pjanc,ion bill reported to the House
before the railroad bill is disposed of il
order that 1t may be scted upon at az
early dsts. Three bills are now before
the Hcuae Judiciary committee. The
president has slresdy endorsed the Moor
bill and he will endesyor to have 1t re.
ported. The Ohiosns told the president
that despit, great deal of personal OBJ
| ,ctious the form of the postal savings
bank bill, they believed that as a party
measure, redeemiug platform pledge,
it would have thesupport OF msjntt'
In the H ,use.
A motion to advance hearing on the
governments appeal in the case of Gu.
tsve E Kiaeel aud Thomas B. Haroed
vas presented to the Supreme Count oil
the United States todsY by Solicitor
General Bowers. Decision in this case
will vitality effect the governments suit
against the American Sugar Refoiug
Oompsuy (the sugar tIust). Kissel and