Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-27
From Washington.
,Uorrs.poadsnoe OF the AIsIandria Gssstss,

promotion OF in1u,lrisl peace, some
times called the noble peace foundation
seut BY President Taft to the assistant
secretary of the foundation, Theodore
L. Weed to-day. Mr.. Weed will csll the
matter to the attention of the foundation
Tor decision as to whether this may be
considered an industrial crisis, tae By.
laws of that body stating that 1t should
act only In such cases.
TheNatioual Board of Trade Wtu i'd up
its iortieth annual session here today By
adopting resolutions endorsing the presi-
denis recommendations az to amendment
Of the Sherman auti-trast Law; opposing
federal grain Inspection; fsvoring uni.
tormity 10 state legislation, and express
Ing disfavor a. to the educational test Tor
| immigrants. The convention dc cided to
wage campaign to secure q larger mem.
oership, List nigh! the board enjoyed
| the annual dinner.
Many anxious Inquiries are being re-.
ceived a! the State Department from
Americans who have relatives aud friends
residing 10 Paris as the retult CT the
alarming reports OF the food conditions
there. Coasul Mason has been directed
to report on the Bilu,tion. IL Is not
believed, however, that there is any
immedists dagger to residents there as q
dispatch received from the embassy
makes no mention OF the food
The tariff law passed st the extrsordi.
uary session OF Congress last summer
crested the Customs UoIrt and fixed the
Judges salaries at $l0,0 900 a year, bat
be appropriations committee OF the two
9ouses decided at the present session
hat 81, 900 was enough. "There Is just
one chance In several million that the
| ,dges OF this ctu;t will get their ten
thousand dullsr salaries" ssid Chairman
Tawney OF theHouse appropriations com.
mittee today, "and that ia 10 the event
they are confirmed By the Senate aud
axe their oath of Office before the urgent
deficiency bill becomess law. That bill,
which carries their salaries at 81 ,000.
passed the House last week and Ia now 10
The Senate. l think 1t will be passed by
bat body before this week is over. As
their nominations are being held up BY
the chairman of the Judiciary committee
If the Senate on purpose to allow the
Efficiency bill to pass ahead of the con-
6rmstion, should say thst their chances
of getting the ten thousand dollar sala.
rIes are very email indeed. The reason
for holding up the nomiua.iors Is that 1t
I would be impossible to reduce their
salaries after they have assumed their
Offices"
Permission having been granted The
forest servlce rangers to remain at The
! State Universities ut their own expense,
three for,hs OF those at the University OF
Utah and half of those al The University
OF Washington have announced there in-
,ention of completing their course.
Secretary Wilson offered to fnrlough
without salary any men who wished to
stay for the two months OF the school
term. The rangers bad been sent to
the colleges by order OF former Forester
Pinchot, their transportation and
salaries being paid BY the service. This
was recently declared Illegal BY The
comptroller OF the treasury, aud the men
xers ordered back to work by acting
Forester McOabe.
The poor pay of postal officials is re-
,ponslble for the fact that The business is
run at a loss, according TO George II.
Wilder, President of the Batterick PUB.
fishing Company, who appeared before the
possotice commi toe of the Fl use 10
argue sgafrst the proposed increase oil
second class matter. Wilde, aaid that be
| did not intend to attack any OF the post.
Office [ li cIals personally but he did no!
believe thst The government coald gel
the hes. men for The places for the money
1t pald.
| 10 pout'followiug 8 reprimand for
disobedience by her mother, Mas Kath.
crime Obsse, l9 years old, Of A NJ street,
D. w., took dose of poison yesterday
afternoon and died from tue effects at
uine o'clock last night.
| Despite the fact that today vas an cft
day in the Bsllnger. Pinchot investiga.
ton, the contenders were fsr frcm idle.
The principal event was the report from
the west that U. 8. District Judge Han
ford has returned to the government
title to 1924 acres of coal land 10
Washington, claimed By the Il. s Will.
son family.:L. r. GlsV;s, primary &C.
cuser OF Ballioger, on The stand in the
inquiry yesterday, tried to show that
B,llipger as attorney for the Wilson
claimants bad countenauced a fraudulent
escrow agreement for the combination
OF these claims. before the claims hsd
been proved. CLAWS adherents are todsy
pointing to Judge Hanford's decision IS
an Indication that, at least, some!hir 6
shout those claims was fraudulent. Both
sides are furbishir s up their weapons
today Ia preparation for the resumption
of the irq1lry tomorrow. CLAWS sill
sgaiD be on the stand, aud be seems
prepared to 20 Into his accusations with
8 thoroughness that will keep him before
the committee for weeks. Apparently
CLAWS made good witness before the
committee yesterday. Ii impressed the
committee with his evident eaInestuess
and knowledge OF the complex Alsskaa
coal situation. Hs vas very polk Ia
his tesimony-almost waDdering-but,
as he explained, be had to start In at
the beginning aud tell every develop.
meut, however email, sluce 1t might d.
reotly refer to subsequent happenings.
The surprise OF the day was the miuut,
knowledge of the conlroversy--snd par
ticularly the Alaskan coal end II it
displayed by L D. Brsndeis, Glavls's
counsel, and who is also the legal repre-
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