Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-16

crosse xsml nation OF Assistant Secretary
Pierce Until after tat OF Secretary
BslliDger.
Renewal OF the lumor that Senstor
Aldrich will retire at the end OF bis
present term, March 4 next, Attracted
widespread interest here. Bscsu'e oil
the absence OF the senator it is impossi-
BILE t. secure an authoritative statement
pom the subject. The Retirement oil
Senator AIdrIch from public life ct the
expiration OF bis present tsrm, Msrch .,
1911, will depend on conditions that de-
velop hereafter. If the Senate Insult
gents seek TO drive him from power, CT
his opponents Ia Rhode Island try TO
prevent his reelection, be will fight to
tae last ditch. Otherwise be will quiet
ly relirqnish bis place. Such is the
opinion OF Senstlr Aldricn's closest
friends here. His family urge him to
retire ss be has devoted 49 years to poll
tics. The enemies OF Mr.. Aldrlch In
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 reelection.
A bitter at ack on the Smoot bill,
granting to the tt,tes sll water power
cit now under federal ownership, is
embraced In bulletin issued today by
The Nstioral Conservation Association
OF which Giff1rd Pinchot Is president.
Included 10 the bulletin are 1T acks on
the water power site bills iptrodu ed by
Senator Garter, OF Montana, Representa-
tives Smith, OF California, sud Eugle-
bright, OF California, The bulletin
quotes at length from the James river
dam vote message OF President Roose-
veil, and concludes With the statement:
Toe Smott bill would give to the big
water power interests precisely what
they watt and sought In vain from the
last Congress and administration, ALSO.
Lutte immunity from all effective federal
regulation and control. II would put
the users of water power completely In
The hands Of these big power Interests"
Powerful opposition, aroused to re-
uewed sction by Senator La Follttls's
speech on the railroad bill this week has
btgun definite camp a'gu to defeat bin
for nomination in the Wisconsin pri-
maries, which will be held September 6
Mr.. La Folletie's friends are confident, bnt
they sdmit tbst 1t will be q big fight. He
gIll have 10 contend net only sgsinSt the
opptsIpg faction Of the repu olicans,
known "a the tt,lwsrts or the tories, but
the protected Interests, railroads, the 60
called money power and the Taft admir-
rstion will 81. "tiy to put the rollers
| Il nder him." Mr.. La FOllette has been
denied at the White House the patronage
utually allotted to republican sentt1rs.
The president this afternoon attended
the frat open air band concert of the
season at Potomac Park. H, aud Mrs.
Taft drove about the park 10 tae White
House sut) while the Msriue band
played.
In order TO aid the International svia
ton inset which 1t Is expected will be
held 10 this country next fall Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury HilleS today
issued q notice to collectors OF customs
that balloons and air chips intended for
exhibition may be entered st the ports
free OF duty under bonds for months.
The annual banquet OF the Wash
iuxton Association Pei Epsilon Frster-
nity will be held here tonight when the
president and his sou will be present.
Robert Taft will represent the same
chap ter, B, II Of Yale, that bis father
belonged to thirty years sgo.
Stanton C. Peelle, son Of the chief justice OF
the u s Court of Claims was today appoint
ed first assistant United States district at
torney, Clarence r Wilson, the new attorney.
A bill TO permit manufacturers TO place
fine cut tobacco in wooden boxes containing
10. 20, 40 or go pounds, was recommended Tor
passage by the House committee on ways and
means today.