Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-18

Gil The states OF pure f00d en-
drug set bssed on the nstiOusl law
A committee OF nine vas appointed +
visit the conference oil governors 10 see
sion here today, inform them OF the pas
sage of the resolutions and request tina
they urge their respective states TO &C
fccordlngIy. TIE laws relating 10 TIL
commercial practices were opposed or
the floor OF the convention by A. j
Page, OF the Merchants Association o.
New York, who asid that his association
would DO. vote for them. A unique
resolution calling for the appointment IL
all the states of q commission composed
OF 1.-TWO married women and one mar
rfed man" to report upon the stability
OF the marriage relation and the causes
and cures OF the divorce evil wss pre-.
scented by Abigail Scott DunaWay OF
Oregon, who said she represented the
governor of that state. Opposition Il
the programme of legislation met With
decided dash Of cold water when Edwsrt
D. Psge, president Of the Merchant
Association OF New York, announced tina
his organization could not support the
various trades bills which have beer
prepared and recommended for passage
10 the various states. The New York
law he said ia much better than the pro-
posed legislation. Delegates say that
strong opposition to the bills has de-
veloped in various states and that there
Is little hope Of action this year.
The funeral Of the late ambassador Of
Bnzil, Senior NsbucO, will be held
Thursday at ii a. m. a. st. Matthews
Church, aud will be attended by mem
bers Of the diplomatic corps and
government officials. President Tsft Is
expected to be present. The assistant
secretary OF state, two ambassadors and
three ministers will officiste 10 the ca
psciiy OF honorary pallbearers. The
War Department bss been requested to
assign six commissioned officers TO
serve as sexual pAllbssrers. After the
funeral mass, the body will probably be
taken to a vault to which 1t will be escorted
by a squadron of cavalry, a battery
OF artillery, and battalion CT engineers.
When The family has decided upon the
date OF removing the Iemaius to Il ALL
the State DEPARTMENT will ask the Navy
Department to detail ws!sbip for this
purpose, in accordance with the prece'
dents established 10 the cases Of Ambas'
sador A,piroz, Of Mexico, and Lord
PAuucefole, OF Great BitaiD, both OF
whom died 10 this country. 1t ia prob
able that the remsins will not be re-.
moved from the ysnlt for q month or
more. President Taft has csbled bis
condolences to the president OF Brazil,
and 5 Secretary Kuox has Instructed The
American ambassador to communicate
his condolences to the foreign Office.
The call wss issued this afternoon for
the republican caucus Wednesday night
which Is to select the m' jJTity members
of the Bslirger.PiucbOg investigating
c,mmiitee. 1t Ia sjgued by Insurgents
as we'll as regular
President TAFT will Issue an executive
proclamation late today or tomorrow,
according to elk countries the privi-
lodges OF the minimum tariff under the
maximum and minimum clause OF the
Payne ldrich tariff law. Theso six
counlri-s are Great Britain, Russia,
Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey
Regarding these countries the question
discrimination sgsiust the products OF
tho United States has not arisen at all
and the tariff experts Of both The Treas.
uTy and the State Departments agreed
that they should be aloged the mini
mum rate with the exception of Gieul
Britain, Italy ia the most impoltsn! 20
her exports to the Uuied States exceed
those OF Russia, Spain, Switzerland aud
Turkey combined. The maximum rsle
OF The new tsTif lsw will 60 into effect
at mldnight on March 81. uDiess, Sc 10
these cases, an executive decree hes
been Issued providing for the application
OF the minimum rae. Italy enjoying
this advantage, she say succeed In
making serious inrosds Upon the trade
of France snt Germsny with the United
states, unless these countries come to sn
amIcsble arrangement before March 81
Special Agent H 'sgiand of The De.
psrtmsnt OF Justice who has been inves-
tigsting the Burley Tobacco Association
and It's operation In the states OF Ken
lucky, Indisns and Ohio, arrived here
today for the purpose Of preparing his
report for submissIon to The attorney
general. AS soon as Mr., Hosgland's re.
port Is completed 1t will be taken up
With him by Assistant Attorney General
Wade Ellis, who will decide whether or
not the evidence IL sufficient upon which
to enable the government 10 bring suit
sgsinst the societp With prospects OF tue
less,
Further complications In the insursenI
situation are The results Of q conference be-
tween Representatives Murdoch and Car
densr end President Taft at the White House
today, The conference lasted for an hour
and a half, kept President TAFT from his
regular cabinet meeting, and disrupted the
White House routine generally. AT the close
of the discussion the insurgeat leader mafe
the following statement; "WS called on ths
president and spoke TO hin about the per-
sonnel of the investigating committee, but
nothing definite was arrived at This prs5i'
dent felt that it is not for him to Indicate his
choice as to the future action Of the Housa in
this respect, but urged that it was OF the ut
most importance that the members OF the
COMMITTEES should be men recognized by both
sid,s Of the House aud fair and Impartial 10
the inv. stigation." Neither Murdoch nor
Gardener would discuss the matter further.
Pernicious political activity Is charged
against f. Dana Dunnd, the new director OF
the census, and certain of his iesutordinatees,
and to get at the bottom Of the matter, the
eensns committee Of the House has begun an in-