Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-24

lr7 and the regulation OF wafer power
By the government in order to prevent
the monopoly, are set forth in report
submitted TO Congress today By the 10.
lad Wserways Commission. The cou-
mission consists OF IL members Of the
Senate and House, with Mr.. Bu,toD, OF
Ohio, chairman, aad has been bard st
work since lsst March. The report
credits the general decrease in water
bor1e traffic in this couptry 10 the go.
psrior facilities OF The railroads and their
practice of reducing rates to stiaa boa!
traffic where 1t Oilers competition.
'Irs the trusts, the miserable little
com oinslions 10 every town and city 10
the Uoited S:stes that keep the prices
Of food SO high" declared Secretary
Wilson, of the Department of Agricul'
t4rs wuen he was asked by the District
committee OF the House today to pul
his finger 90 The man responsible fo'
the prevailing high prices of toodstnf.-
TIE secretary declared ths retailers 10
every city ara organized and that they
take from Is to 60 per ceut IS their pro-
6t after the meat comes through several
hands from the farmer to them. Sbreve-
Dor. and Mobile, be declared, lop the
list, demanding 60 per cett profit while
many cities take only Is percent. New
York aud Philadelphia merchants are
satisfied. be declared, With 20 percent,
while the merchants of the nst;onal
capital TAKE AZ per cent. "The responsi.
5ility is right here With the retailers the
miserable little trust" he said. The
railroads have to give every one equal
rates. The DEPARTMENT of Justice ia
just now fighting the packers to fad out
If they have the right to combine. But
right here in Washington under our
eyes, we have The little trus!s, Hho can
keep our prices BY agreements With
wholesalers. You have The opportunity
OF your lives.
With the purpose OF deVo!ing Gil bis
time aud energy to the work at the ns-
tioual conservation association, Clifford
Piuchot, recently dismissed by President
Taft IS Chief Fofrerter, today ass ned
the presidency OF that organization. BE
succeeds Dr.. Charles W. Eliot who
resigned voluntarily In favor OF Plncho'.
The headquarters OF the association Will
be removed from New York to Wash.
iugton at once. In public statement,
he says that the association will be on
the firing line in the conservation fight,
aud thst Its immediate task will be 10 do
SHAT it csn to get good conservation
laws from Congress. 1t Is bis intention.
he says, to keep The association absolute
lg free from politics, President TAFT il
member Of the organization. Ia fact
lie was the first member to lin. This
was o! the solicitation Ct MIR. Pincbot
but before the latter was dismissed from
the govern ment service.
The reply 0! Secretary OF the Treasury
MacVeagh to the resolution introduced
ia the Senate lsss week oy Mr.. Heytu -D
uq1estiug an explanation of the closing
Of the custom h,u's ct NsWpoT. Newa
On General Lees birthday, WAS received
in the Senate today sbd on motion OF
Mr.. IL .yburn wss laid On the table fur
the present. The lstter states tina. II IL
customary to partially close government
Offices sin states which observe certain
holidays and that the closing of the New
port News Office WAS To.h!og out of The
ordiuaty.
Dat OF sympathy ior Miss Daily Whit
ton, q sliad inmate OF the Young Won.
ems Christian Association e >me. In this
city, Governor Norris of Montaua, has
promised 10 release Harvey Whittou,
her brother, from the state psnitentiary.
Harvey ia serving an 50 year sentence
SO an accomplice In the murder OF s
deputy sheriff named Allen In Madison
county, Montana, In 1897. Frank Nor.
Ian, the man who did the actual killing,
esce ped al tho time aud has not been re-
captured. Young Wilton was brought
up In one OF the snburbs OF Washington
and, fred by dime novels, went vest
when he wss stilI il bis teens a3d got
into bad company.
Captain Charles L2ird, U. 8. =,
retired died 8. bis home here last night.
Ga the ground tba! Tue II. S. su.
prems Coart In savtraI decisions lately
mas refused 10 consider cases certified
from lower eages pnless there was q
decision 10 the litigation, Solicitor Zen.
ersl Bowers today presented motion
TO the highest conr. asking dismissal
Of the governments snit against the Ter.
u!nal Railroad Association Of s. Louis,
certificate In which Is now pscdiog
before tho supreme tribunal The su-
p:eme Court took the motion under
a oi ,opont'