Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-30
FROM WASHINGTON


ment today, following the arrival OF a
special report from Major General
DuvalI, when it was stated in diploma
tic language that mo certain informa-
ton" Of the importation OF arms and
explosives was at hand. The state
ment OF the War Department was as
follows: A cablegram received today
from the headquarters of the Philippine
division states that there is no indica-
ton Of wireless station set up in the
Philippines without our authority, and
no certain information that arms, am
muniiion or explosives have been inn
ported.
-Four attorneys representing fifty
indicted officials OF the bathtub trust
sought leniency for their clients in ex-
change for pleas OF guilty at the De-
partment OF Justice today only to learn
that the government. confident OF con-
yictions in every case intends to strain
its efforts to send every erriug official
TO Jail. Edward T. Grosvenor one OF
the trust busting assistants OF Attorney
General Wickersham. intimated to the
attorneys that the government was IN
differentwhether the defendants pleaded
guilty or not, being confident that the
result will be the same in any case.
The trials OF the officials are set for
January 1, when they must each
answer 70 two indictments OF ten counts
each. Four counts OF each indictment
charge conspiracy in violation OF the
antitrust law; four charge combination
in restraint of trade, and two charge
monopoly. Each OF these offenses is
punishable by fine Of 5000 and q
maximum sentence OF one year in jail.
The government does not hope to OBJ
tain maximum penalties in every case,
but it does expect to send every one OF
the indicted men, all OF whom are
wealthy, to the penitentiary for at least
twelve months. The refusal OF the gov
eminent to enter into any leniency
compact is in keeping with the recent
statement of Attorney General Wick
ersham who when Pittsburg court inn
posed fiues OF $4,000 on indicted
directors Of the window glass trust,
declared that fines alone meant little or
nothing TO trust officials and that in Il Q
future he would insist that Jail sentence 8
be added whenever possible. He has
recently repeated this sentiment III con-
nection with the coming trial ofthe
bathtub trust officials.
Creditors OF the First National Bank
OF East Brady, Pa, which was wrecked
by its cashier in May, 1908, are to re-
ceiye n 10 per cent dividened amount
ing to $21 $40 according to orders is
sued by the comptroller Of the currency
today. Sixty per cent of proved claims
t)taling $21S, 799 have now been paid.
With the announcement today OF the
necessity for extensive additions to the
terminal facilities of the Panama Rail-
road, owing to increased shipments
from San Francisco to New York via
the Isthmus Of Panama, there was re-
yealed a story OF broken monopoly and
the expansion OF trade caused by its
down fall. The new phase OF the stu
alton was disclosed in a report received
by the Isthmian Canal Commission. In
October, 1910, the California and At
lantic Steamship Company, a Califor-
MIA corporation, instituted direct SER
vice between San Francisco and Pan
anna, Previously the situation was
controlled by the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, which sent its vessels to
numerous other Pacific Central Amer
lean ports OF call as well as to Panama.
The Pacific mail is carried by the Har-
riman Railroad interests. With the
opening of the new direct service,
which gave opportunity for direct ship
ment to Panama, without the delay
caused by stopping at other ports en-
route, by the California and Atlantic
Company, the Pacific Mail Company
met their competition by duplicating
the service. Though this was but three
months ago, the freight business has
already nearly doubled, and both lines
have all the traffic they can handle.
Another effect OF the improved service,
due to the breaking up Of the monop-
oily, is that goods may now be shipped
from San francisco to New York via
the isthmns and reach their destina-
ton quicker than freight sent all rail
across the continent.
Orders providing for the working out
of new arrangement by which the
Navy Department is to dock and repair
at its yards the revenue cutters in the
service OF the Treasury Department
were issued today by Secretary OF the
Navy Meyer. Heretofore revenue
cutters nave been put into private dry
docks for repairs and refnishing. 1t is
believed that the work eau be done at
less expense at the navy yards, and at
the request OF Secretary MacVeagh, an
agreement has been entered into in the
two Departments.
More suspensions Of the recently
filled railroad schedules canceling
through rates with connecting tap lines
we're ordered by the Interstate Com
merce Commission today. Western
and southwestern tap line owners are
given n, rate respites, which will mean
an enormous saving to them, until
April 10. More than 200 roads are
affected.
Legislation will play no part in the
proposed international supervision Of
railroads operating between the United
States and Canada, according to Chair