Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-03

farthest on the left OF :she chief jastice.
The court then proceeded with It's ususl
Monday business, the rendering OF
opinions. Save Justice Moody, all oil
the members of the court we're present.
He is Ill at bis home at Haverbill, Masa.
bat Is expected to return to Washington
within the next few week..
According to present prospects, Sens.
tor Nelson, Of Minueso.s, will pre-
side at the trial OF Sscre airy of the To-
terror BaliDger and Chief Forester
PInchol, which is to be conducted BY a
j,int committee of six members each
from the Senate aud the House. The
resolution providing for the investigation
will be introduced simultaneously 10
both branches of congress on Wednes'
day. Charges OF conspiracy made by
both aides to the controversy will make
the position of chairman OF The inves'i.
eating committee difficult to FL. No
matter what the decision, the members
of the committee will be made targets
fc. criticism by the loosing side. The
findings may drive eithsr PiDchot or
BalliDger from the government service,
and they are certain to figure promi.
nently 10 next years congressional elec.
tione.
A real war on high food prices, that
will bit the food combines wheEo 1t will
hart is being planned 10 detail today BY
the central ommittee in Washington
that proposes the organization OF a boy
colt association of 100000 families
throughout the country The first fight
will be fough'ssganst the beef trus', az
cordirg to E. L. Schasf, at whose home
40 persons. several of them congressmen
and congressmen's wives met, yesterday
to plan the boycott. The leaders be.
lieve that in certain cities, prices are
reasonable. These will be exeDp. from
the operation of the boycott, which will
be- enforced, wherever the price is plainly
exorbi,aat. 1t Is The theory OF the pro.
moters that the sudden dropping eff 10
trade will denoraliz, the beef trade, and
reduces the prices to The retailer. "This
j, legal boz colt which we propose, "
said s,harf 10 discussing the boycott
II. is The right and privilege OF any
numb sr OF ci,!z.ns TO refuse to buy com.
mooi les when their common knowledge
conv:ncss them that the price Ia an e1'
tors!on
Another case which may have an Inn
portsnt bearing on the failure prosecu-
tious by lhs government of the sugar
trusts was docketei today. 1t waa The
governments appeal 10 the cases Of
G1stave K;ssel and Th0mas z. Harmed,
CD srged by The government with CON.
spiracy which resulted with ths closiue
With the Pennsy lvenia Sugar refinery,
the bankruptcy Of Adolph Ssgsl and The
suicide Of Flank Ripple in Philadelphia
three years ago.
Argument was begun In the U. 5.
Supreme court today in one of the gov
ernments biggest trust.busting suits
The "iobacco trus,," is on tria', The
government seeks i!s distraction, ap'
pointment OF q receiver to segregate the
sixty odd corporations now parties to the
combine, end once again restore compe-
ti,ion Ia the tobacco industry, and 10.
yokes the arm of the law to prevent It
doing an Interstate business until the
violations of the Sherman antitrust law
shall have ceased, The governments
biggest lawyers will argue the caae.
Special Attorney ]. O Metropolis today
opened the srgun emf, apd Attorney
General Wickensham will follow, The
government desires that the opinion Of
the Supreme OJurt shall go farther THAI
that of the Circuit Court at New York,
which adjadged all except few foreign
corporatious and several individuals
guilty of illegal monopoly 10 restraint OF
trade, and strengthen The Sherman anti
trust Law with a sweeping decision
against predatory combInatiopa.
Jams, n. H TN, former treasurer oil
the United Sletes, was Indicted BY the
Federal grand j1ry, this afternoon on
tbs charge of conspiracy and fraudulent
uss of the mails. Together with Houston
are indicted Samuel Graham, a WEALTHY
broker OF Montreal, Canada, Everett
Du!our, of this city aud III rvey NJ.
Lewis, all coaFected with the same von-
cern.
Tbs appeal Of the Standard Oh Oom-
psry of New jersey from the decision of
judges Sanborp, Van DsVan,er, II 'ok,
aud Adams of The Missouri Circuit
Court acjudging it combination In ~
strsint of trade. vas filled today 10 the
y. S. Supreme Court. and motion made
for advancement of lis bearings By the
government. As yet, the Standard Oil
Company has not fled lis br'e' before
the conr', although Solicitor Gener-'
Bowers auaoIaced that The company's
counsel concnrred in tas governments
motion to advance the css". The vol.
luminous court record 10 the cases hos
ever, has already been received by the
Supreme court. The motion to nd.
vance the case WAS tsken under consid.
GRAFTON.
The legal brawl between Governor
HASKELL and Sac Attorney General West
and District Judge A H Huston over
the Prairie Oil aud Gis Compapi
prosecution In Oklahoma was today
dismissed by the U. S. Supreme Court
of the United States. Without opinion
the original case was aired during the
presidential eanpti,n OF 1908, and
because OF Governor H iskelI's p ace as
treasurer Of the democratic national
committees, excited no little comment.
The whole controversy originated 10 q
prosecution brought By the stto'ney
general before Judge Huston sitting as
Judge OF the llth district court against
the Prairie Oil and Gas Oompsnles for
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