Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-16
cross.examination of Assistant Secretary
Pisrce until after t1at OF Secretary

cross.examlDatlon OF Asel8Iant Secietaly
Pisrce until after that OF Secretary
Bsllinger.
Renewal OF the ,umor that Senator
Aldrich will retire at the end OF bis
present term, March 4 next, atirscted
widespread interest here. Bacsu,e OF
the absence of the senator it Is impossi-
BILE to secure 40 authoritative statement
upon the subject. The Retirement OF
Senator Aldrich from public life st the
expiration OF bis present ts.m, March 3,
1911, will depend on conditions that de.
velop hereafter. II the Senate iDsu''
gents seek to drive him from power, CT
his opponents 10 Rhode Island t'y Ito
prevent his reelection, he will fight to
the last ditch: Ot5erHiss be Will quiet
" relirquisb bis place. Such is the
opinion of Sanat1r Aldricn's closest
friends here. His family urge him to
retire as be has devoted 43 years to poll
tics. The enemies Of Mr.. Aldrch 10
Rhode Island ere already actively franz
ing up 8 campaign to defeat hsm and IL
may be necessary for him t, obtain vim.
dies ton by demanding re.electioa.
A bitter at ack on the Smoot bill,
granting to the tt,tes all water power
sit now under federal ownership, is
embraced in bulletin issued today by
The Natiora al Conservation Association
of which Clifford Pinchot is president.
Iucluded 10 the bulletin are st acks on
the water power site bills iptrodu ;ed BY
Senator Garter, of Montana, Representa-
tives Smith, OF CsIifornis, and Engle.
bright, OF California. The bulletin
quotes at length from the James river
dam vote message OF President Roose-
veil, and concludes witt the statement:
'Toe Snot bill would give to the big
water power interests precisely what
they watt and sought In vain from the
last Congress and administration, abso.
Lutte immunity from sll effective federal
regulation snd control. 1t would put
the users of water power completely 10
the hands of these big power Interests"
Powerful opposition, aroused to re-
newed action by Senator La Follette's
speech on the railroad bill this week has
bsgun definite camp a'gu to defeat bin
for nomination in The Wisconsin pri-
maries, which will be held September 6
Mr.. La Folette's friends are confident, but
they sdmi! thst it will be a big fight. He
sill have to contend net only against the
Opposing faction Of the repuo licans,
Known az the stslwsrts or the tories, bnt
the protected interests, railroads, the 3d.
called money power and the Taft admin'
trstion will al. cry to put the roller;
under him." Mr.. La Folletts has been
| denied at the White House the patronage
Usually allotted to republican senstors.
The president this afternoon attended
the frs! open air baud concert OF the
season at Potomac Park. Hs and Mrs
Taft drove about the park in toe White
House suto while the Msriue band
played.
In order to aid the International aVia
ton meet which 4! Is expected will De
held Ia this country next fall Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury HilleS today
issued notice to collectors Of custom;
that balloons and air ships intended FOL
| exhibition may be entered at the ports
free OF duty under bonds for 3 months'
The annual banquet of the Wash
ington Association Psi Epsilon Frater'
| nity WILL be held here tonight when the
president aud his sCn gill be present.
Robert Taft will represent the same
| chap ter, Btu Of Yale, that bis iathe'
belonged to thirty years ago.
Stanton C. Peulle. son Of the chief justice O
the u. s Court Of Claims was today appoint
| ed first assistant United States district al
torney, Clarence R Wilson, the new attorney
| A bill TO permit manufacturers to place
| fine cut tobacco in wooden boxes oontalnlnf
| 10, 20, 40 or 80 pounds, was recommended TO!
passa &c by the House committee on ways ano
means today.