Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-04
From Washington.
Correspondents OF the Alexandria 0asers.
Washington, Jan. 4.

some messages OF President Taft, occu'
pied the time of ,odsy's Cabinet meet
log. The Cabinet officials have been 81
wOIk on the various messages for some
time and toda, they reviewed the con-
pleted drafts OF the Snermsn Aoli.trust
message aud the interstate commerce
law message. The conservation message
was also considered bat that has not yc'
been whipped into fOal shape.
Reports which have arrived at the
Department OF Justice from It's agents
who have bsen investigating "Dight
riding" 10 The tobacco districts OF Ken
lucky, Indiana and Oslo, already indi.
cafe that the government will be strongly
fortified with damaging facts sgsinst tn
Barley Tobacco SOcisty when the time
comes to bring II into court. More thsn
two weeks ago 1t wss stated 10 these die
patches that it was the intention Of the
government to proceed sgaiust this 80.
cIety undsr the Sherman antitrust Law
for the purpose Of having 1t declared =
conspi acy 10 rts RANT OF trade. Although,
pending the conclusion OF the inves lgS'
lions now goiUg on, through secret ser
vice agents, Officials OF the Department
of Justice are aveiss to talking OF their
plans, II is admitted that much OF th'
evidence already In baud Is OF startling
character. II is said to conClusively
connect The might riding" out
rsgeS, the burning oil bsruS, the
destruction of growing crops, aud the
whipping OF men and women by mssk.d
men, With members or officers of the
Burley Society. II Is expected that both
civil aud crimiosl prosecutions will be
Instituted In order to break Up this
powerful combination of producers.
Admitting that their organization is for
the purpose OF msintsioiog prices, the
Burnley people have iuui6sd Its ex'
isteucs on the ground tina! The Amer .
can Tobacco Company has psrSisIently
cut down the price of B riley tobsc CO,
without making any corresponding re-
duction In the price OF the article made
from that tobacco. The society Is wealthy
and lie also powerful politically aud 1t
will undoubtedly make q strenuous resist
suce to the governments suit. TIE
government will, of course, take no
action until II is satisfied that II has a
good case. Consequently 1t 10 not nov
ready to ssy when or where the sui'
will be brought.
The administration chip subsidy bill
known also rs the Merchant Marire
Lssgue bill, which Its suthor declares
has the backing OF President Taft, was
introduced in the House today by Mr..
Humphrey Up. Wsshingtop.), The
DILL Is the result OF q compromise be-
tween disputing, factions which favor the
ship subsidy idea and republican leaders
| In the House today express confidence
that it will be passed at this session.
The measure was studied by President
Taft after be hsd been shown it by Mr..
Humphrey several weeks ago and the
congressman announced at The White
House thst the president would back
the bill. The bill contains three main
features, the payment OF mail subsidies,
the exaction OF q heavier tonnage tax on
foreign vessels and the admission oil
foreign vessels to American registry for
foreign trade only with the proviso that
these ships shall not share in the mail
ubsidy. II is provided that no ship
owned by any railroad company or to
which any railroad company gives pref
erential rates, can receive the beDth. oil
the proposed legislation.
Tue tobacco trust has Its inning 10 the
Sapreme Court today. Two otis sttor'
nays consumed pIac. cally the entire day
presenting arguments TO the court why
the American Tobacco COMPANY aud it
allied concerns should not be acjadged
combination 10 restraint OF trade.
Special Assistant Attorney Gtneral J.
O. McRsyuolds occupied three quarters
of 81 hour concluding his argument
opening the case for the government,
de occupied the entire day yesterday.
Immediately thereafter, Attorney De
lsucey Eicholl opened 10, the Tobacco
trust.
| Having served their two months sent
ence for contempt of court, with the sx
ception OF ten days of for good be
hsyior, Jeremiah G loson, deputy sherif
OF Chattanooga; Henry Psdgett, anc
Willism Msyss were released from th'
District all today aud started for Ter
pessee. The three men were convicted
along With Sheriff Ship sod two others
who we're each sentenced to thre'
months, of completely In the lynchinE
OF Ed johnson, q hegro rspist, who va
under a stay of execution from TIL
Sapreme court OF the United States
, Snipp and his other companions will b
released Feb. l..
There will probably be no prosecution
BY the Department OF Justice OF the 60
called magazine trust. That la th
opinion expressed By an official of th
, department today alter cursory revle'
OF certain papers scot to Washington re
gsrdIng 1t by the district attorney G
Cleveland, D. In other words be bt
, lieyes that the existence Of the trust hs
not been established aud that upon 10
showing submitted, which Is not accom-
panied by formal complaint, there
z nothing upon which the department
|, could act.
Copg,ess will not receive Presideu
Tsii's message on the interstate CON
/ mercs law amsDdmeas which was diI
cussed by representatives oil the sranI