Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
correspondence Of Alexandria Gazette

cal significance. III was suggested tlldt
Senator Root, who is at The Hague
arguing the Newfoundland fisheries
case. may not participate in the de-
cision because he was forced to leave
Washington before all the testimony
was heard The second feature OF the
report was that Representative Mccall
(rep.. Mass.), who has been classed as
a Ballinger supporter, may not be found
Oh the side OF the secretary in the final
lineup. Common report has given
credit for months TO the statement that
the committee would vote seven to five
in favor of Ballinger. With Root not
voting and with Mccall on the other
side. the result would be reversed and the
verdict would stand six or five against
Ballinger. These reports were heard
here today following word from Sena-
tor Nelson rep MIMI, chairman Of
the investigating committee, to the
effect that it is not certain that meet
ING Of the committee will be held next
week at Minneapolis as intended. Mel
son said that he had heard from none
Of the members Of the committee, and
he is said to have expressed the opinion
that il was not at all likely that de-
cision would be reached at this time if
The meeting was held Nelson is quoted
here as having indicated that it is far
more probable that the decision of the
committee will not be announced until
after Congress meets in December. Nc
Call recently paid visit TO the president
at Beverly, and while no one intimates
the president would in any way NEEDLE
i'm the work OF the committee, it is SAID
here that McCali's visit was for the pur-
pose Of talking over the Ballinger
situation, which has given the summer
capital much worry recently. II Nc
Call should not vote with those who
favor generating Ballinger, it is be-
lieycd that he unquestionably would
write separate opinion, i'll which
event it is thought that there would be
four opinions in all. 1t is understood
that the four democrats on the COM
mittee will join in report against
Balinger. Representative Madison,
inSurgent republican, OF Kansas, is ex-
pected to write a separate opinion un-
favorable to the secretary, McCall's
report and that OF the Ballinger sup
porters will make up the total output
Of four decisions upon the allegations
made by l.. r. CLAWS and Clifford
| Pinchot.
Secretary Knox today received
through the State Department cable
gram from the Pan American Confer
ence at Buenos Ayres expressing the
thanks Of the entire gathering for his
work in arranging the programme and
the success that has been attained. Ac-
cording to the programme the confer
ence. which has been in session since
early in July, will close today. 1t is
expected that the American delegation
will make an immediate report TO the
State Department on the results that
have been achieved.
A controversy over the payment OF
fees for national guardsmen OF Indiana
10 enter rifle matches at Camp Perry,
Ohio has been settled by Comptroller
Tracewell Of the Treasury, The audi
tor for the War Department had dis
allowed an item Of $l65 paid by G. w.
Powell, formerly quartermaster-gen-
eral of Indiana. as fees for guardsmen
to enter Camp Perry matches, The
comptroller overruled the auditor and
decided that the expenditure was a
proper one.
An order issued to collectors of Gus
toms by the Treasury Department to-
day directed them TO discontinue the
collection Of the cOunteryailing duty on
wood pulp. This action was due to in
formation received from the State De-
partment that the export duty, which
had been added to the regular tariff of
this country by the customs officers,
had been abolished by Sweden. In
place OF the export tax Sweden has i'm
posed a general tax on all wood pulp
whether exported or used for domestic
purposes.
Firms engaged in the business of
entering and clearing ships and which
do not transact an importing business
must take out license This was set
forth i'm an order to collectors of customs
issued by the Treasury Department
today.
That Norvai Harris, declared to be
suicide by. the cOroner and police, was
involved in an unfortunate loYe affair |
ending in n woman's attempt TO force |
Harris 30 marry, and that the ramifica-
tons Of this youthful escapade might |
have led to the murder of Harris, de- |
veloped today. In the meantime the
identity Of the Woman involved re-
mains a mystery.
All efforts TO provide relief for men
blinded and otherwise injured in fight
ing forest fires in the northwest was
officially declared 10 be futile this after
noon and it was determined to ask |
Congress 10 pass a special act, renumer-
ating the victims for their losses so far
as possible
The Disorder in Columbus.