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

bat iS expected to return to Washington
within the next few week..
According to present prospects, ssna'
tor Nelson, OF Minnesota, will pre-
side at the trial OF S:cre AIRY of the To-
terror BaliDger ADD Chief Forester
Plnchoi, which is to be conducted by a
i1int 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 or Wednes'
day. Charges OF conspiracy made by
both sides to the controversy will make
the position OF chairman Of the invesii-
eating committee difficult to 6l'. No
matter whst the decision, the members
of the committee will be made targets
for criticism by the loosiug side. The
findings may drive either Piuchot or
BallInger from the government service,
aud they are certain to figure promi-
nenty 10 next years congressional cleo
tions.
A real war on high food prices, that
will bit the food combines where 1t will
hart ia being planned 10 detail today BY
the central committee In Washington
that proposes the organization OF a boy
colt association of 1000, 900 families
throughout the country The first fight
will be foUghisegsinst the beef trUs', az
cording to E. l.. Scha,f, OF whose home
40 persons, several of them coDgressmen
and congressmen's wives met, yesterday
to plan the boycott. The leaders be.
lieve that In certain cities, prices are
reasonable. These will be exempt from
The operation of The boycott, which will
be enforced, wherever the price isplalnlJ
exorbitant. 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. "Thi'
/, legal boycott which we propose,
said s,barf 10 discussing the boycott
at is The right and privilege OF any
uumbsr Of citizens TO refuse to buy COM
mooi les when their common knowledge
conv.ncss them iha! the prce is an ex
tortlon"
Another case which may have an I'M
portAut bearing on the future prosecu'
tons By lhs government Of the sugs
trusts was dockelsi today. Ii wss th'
governments appeal 10 the cases O
G1staye Kissel and Thomas Z. Harmed
charged by the government with con-
spirscy which resulted with tha closing
with the PennsylVsnis Sugar refinery
the bankruptcy Of Adolph Segsl and Ih'
suicide Of Flank Ripple in Philadelphia
three years ego. =
Argument was begun In the U. :,
Supreme Court today In one of the gov
ernmenr5 biggest trust'busting suits
The ".obacco lrust," is on tris'. The
government seeks lie distraction, ap'
pointment OF q receiver to segfegate the
sixty odd corporations now parties to the
combine, and once sgaiu restore compe'
II ion 10 the tobacco industry, and To-
yokss the arm OF the law to prevent II
doing an interstate business until the
violations of The Sherman antitrust Law
shall have ceased, The governmental
biggest lawyers will argue the case.
Special Attorney &c McReynolds today
opened the argum ent, aDd Attorney
Gsueral Wickenshsm will follow. The
government desires that the opinion OIL
the Supreme CURT shall 60 farther tbsc
that Of the Circuit Court at New York,
which adjudged all except a few foreign
corporations and several indlvidua'i
guilty of illegal monopoly in restraint Of
trade, and strengthen the sherman anti
trust law with a sweeping decision
against predatory combinations.
JsmslN. II TIN, former treasurer O.
the United States, wss indicted by The
Federal grand jury, this afternoon or
tbs charge of conspiracy and fraudulent
use of the mails. Together with Ho1stor
are indicted Samuel Graham, a WEALTHY
broker OF Montreal, Canada, Everett
Duiout, of this CITY and III 'rvey NJ
Lewis, all coaEected with the same con-
ceru.
Tbs APPEAL OF the Standard Oh Oom.
psny of New Jersey from the decision OF
judges SAnborp, Van DaVsnter, II ok
aud Adams of the Missouri Orcui
Court acjudging it combination 10 n
strsint of trade, vas filled today 10 The
U. S. Supreme Court. and q motion made
for advancement of It's bearings BY th'
government. As yet, the Standard Oi
Company has not filed It's bre' be'oi'
the conrt, although Solicitor Gener-
Bowers sbaolaced that the company
counsel concurred in The government
motion to advance The css". The vol
luminous court record 10 the cases ho6
ever, has already been received BY th'
Supreme Court. Tne motion to I'D
vance the case WAS taken nader consid
Grafton.
The legal brswl between G'veIno
Haskell and Sac Attorney General Yves
and District Jodge A III II lstou owe
the Prairie Oil aud Gas OompsDi
prosecution In Oklahoma was toda!
dismissed by the U. s. Supreme Oour
of The United States. Without opinion
the original case was aired during th'
presidential osmptitn OF 1908, sut
because OF Governor II IskelI's p ace g.
treasurer Of the democratic nstlona
committees, excited no little comment
The whole controversy originated 10
prosecution brought BY the stto'ne!
general before Jndge Huston sitting 81
Judge Of the llth district court agaios
the Prairie Oil sud Gas Companies TO
impr lper use of the highway.
The u. s. Supreme Court Today 81
armed the Judgment OF the circuit cour
1. hoIdino that thu Minneen0lis CITY