Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
orr.sno,dence Of Alexandria Gazettel

correspondence Oh AleAsihuAi''
The agitation for the granting OF a
.,ardnn to Chas. w. Morse, the former
New York ice king, now in the federal
prison at Atlanta, has penetrated to
remote parts Of the country. Every
day the mails bring letters to the
DEPARTMENT Of Justice and the presi-
dent is asked for all sorts of reasons
to open the prison doors for Morse.
rwo examples OF unique epistles
that are included in the large number
Of letters from normal people arrived
today. A woman at Cheltenham, Pa,
wrote that as result of the treatment
of Morse she was shocked with anger
and grief" and walked the floor with
grief" Some OF her other remarks
were: "Why is Morse in prison at
all? Oh you say, he did etc. Many
others have committed crimes worse
than Morse ever did. Why should
Morse be placed in the cooler? | say
Russia never bred greater socialists
as such iniustices are doing today. |
tell it on the rect cars, in church
and wherever people will listen to me.
We should beware" Another woman
living at Herkimer county, New York,
said: II / were shipwrecked, and
saw a conoe near; to save my life l
would use it for that purpose even If
Uncle Samuel owned it. Morse did no
more"
The last of the battleships completed
night battle practice off Fort Monroe
last night. The storm having subsidized
so that the targets could be towed
across the range, the big guns were let
loose mid the flashing of search lights,
making a most spectacular display. The
result Of the practice was satisfactory,
the targets having been smashed. Rear
Admiral Schroeder has issued orders TO
to begin day battle practice on We'd
ncsday.
In Pennsylvania Saturday afternoon
is a legal holiday and in the opinion OF
Commerce Club OF Philadelphia rail-
roads should not include that time IN
charging demurragc on freight cars.
A complaint was filed with the Inter
state Commerce Commission today by
the exchange asking that the Pennsyl-
yania, Reading, and the Baltimore and
Ohio railroads bc ordered to abolish
the practice of including the half holi-
day in making charges for demurrAge.
Freight rates on lumber established
bv the western railroads in 1905 were
the subject of y complaint filed with
tie Interstate Commerce Commission
By the Ingham Lumber Company, Of
Kansas City, Mo. 1t charged that the
rates assessed by the Kansas City
Southern and other western and south
western lines, from Arkansas and Ok
lahoma to Des Moines, Iowa, and
other northern points are excessive.
The commission is asked to order re-
duction.
Among the complaints filed with the
Interstate Commerce Commission to-
day was one by the National Refining
Co., Of Cleveland, against the Big -Four
Railroad asking that the commission
order reduction from 1917 cents to
10 cents per hundred pounds on crude
petroleum from Flat Rock, ILL.,, to
Findlay, Ohio. The Colorado Coal
Traffic Association asked that the Santa
Fc and other railroads be ordered to
establish through rates from Walsen-
burg coal field in Colorado to plot in
the middle west and in the southwest
Government coinage is destined soon
to become Il fading industry in this coun-
try" said q treasury official today. "a
large part of the work OF the minis was
abolished a few yearSago when Congress
stop the coinage of silver dollars. In part
the loss Of this work for time
was compensated for by the stamping of
coins for use in the Philippines. Gold
remains but if the recommendation OF
high officials in the treasury are adopted
the departments Of the mint engaged i'll
boiling down the yellow bars and con-
verting them into luStrous coins will be
closed More than SSoO,0OO,0O0 in gold
coin is now stored in the treasury vaults.
There is little demand for the coins eN-
ccpt in sections of the Pacific Coast.
Gold shipped TO Europe is preferred in
bars. Lee McClung, treasurer OF the
United States and directors of the Mint
Roberts are among those in favor OF dis
continuing gold coinage.
Hynrcc nnarafiur a ryneyyritpr.