Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-12
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Messrs. w. A. Smoot and Edgar
Warfeld, of Alexandria, were here to-
day, and with CongressmansCarlin saw
a number OF statesmen and requested
them to attend the annual banquet of
Lee Camp at that city to be given on
General Lees birthday, January 10Th.
Among the visitors in the Senate to-
day was former Vice President Fair
banks who was warmly greeted by
many of the senator's and attaches.
Among the appointments sent to the
Senate today by President Taft were
the following to be postmasters in Vir-
ginia: franklin Stearns, Glenallen;
Howard 7. Jenkins, Fast Radford; G.
C. McAlexander, Salem.
Although a democrat, Chief Justice
White has decided trend toward re-
publicanism. He is independent in
thought and action. He supported the
income tax, sustained the governments
position in the famous Insular cases,
but was in the minority against the
government, in the Northern Securities
case. He is an authority on federal
powers and jurisdiction, as we'll as on
admiralty law. He is IS years OF age
and is wealthy man. He owns large
plantations in his native state of Louis
lana, and married the widow OF Mr..
Linden Kent, OF Alexandria, who be-
fore her first marriage was Miss Glib
sou, wealthy woman. He served in
the Confederate army and was U. S.
senator from Louisiana when Mr..
Cleveland appointed him as associated
Justice in 1894.
In the announcement that Associate
Justice White had been chosen Chief
Justice of the United States, many peo-
pie here today see the future possibility
OF William Howard Taft yet accom-
plishing his known ambition to bold
that title. White is IS years old and is
not in the best OF health. He will have
reached the time of possible retirement
within FIVE years. Taft's friends be-
lieve that in case of vacancy in the
chief iusticeship, after Taft leaves the
presidency, he would be the most for
midable candidate. They contend that
this is true whether the president at
that time should DO a democrat or re-
publican. President Taft is now So
years old and is 10 robust health. When
White is seventy Taft will be fifty
eight. If Taft should not serve more
than one term in the White House, his
friends now believe that he is almost
certain to succeed to tho chief justice
ship.
The one weapon needed by the fed
eral government to bring the sugar
trust to trial for violation of the Sherman
antitrust law was today supplied by
decision rendered by the .. S. Court.
In decision reversing the decree Of
Circuit Judge Holt, the highest tribu-
raj today holds that the statute Of linn
itations did not operate to protect Gus.
tav E. Kissel and Thomas B. Harmed,
two OF the alleged conspirators in the
chaiu Of circumstances which resulted
ia the closing of the Pennsylvania
Sugar Refinery, the bankruptcy OF
Adolph Segal and the suicide OF Frank
Nipple, in Philadelphia four years-ago.
Immediate recognition of the pro-
visional government OF Nicaragua
headed by General Estrada is deemed
advisable by Thomas G. Dawson, min
lister to Panama and especially design
ated to observe conditions in Nicaragua
Minister Dawson returned today from
several months visit to the Central
American Republic to make his report
to the secretary of state.
The members OF the Texas delegation
in the House this afternoon gave unani-
nous vote OF support to Champ Clark
for speaker Of the next Congress. This
is the first open action OF any delega-
ton upon the speakership question.
The Standard Oil Company OF New
York will have TO pay its fine OF
S21 900 for accepting rebates on oil
shipments from Clean to New England
points. as a result OF the action OF the
Supreme Court of the United States to-
day in refusing TO review the decision
of the lower courts.
Docs the law OF the District of Co.
lumbia countenance suit by wife
against her husband for assault and
battery The U. S. Supreme Court to-
day decided this question negatively,
in a suit Of this nature brought by
Jessie E. Thompson against her hus-
band, Charles n, for $1,000 damages
as result OF alleged assaults during
1907, while the couple were married
and living together.
An omnibus bill carrying $1,000
claims amounting 10 5000, 946 was
taken up for consideration in the Sen
ate today. The claims are mostly for
losses sustained in the civil war and for
pay for overtime work performed in
excess of the S-hour day in the govern
ment service,