Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-03
FROM WASHINGTON

the mass Of testimony given in the Lor-
inner in, estigation were more conhdent
than ever today that they would be
able to show that the report OF the IN
ycstigating committee was OF Wnlte
wash variety. There' is question
whether 4 majority or two-thirds 'ote
Of the Senate would be required to send
L.orimcr back to private life. Senators
Who are reading the record OF the IN
yes.igation say that they find more and
more reason for opposing Mr.. Lorlmer
as they make progress in their reading.
Among some of the senators WHO
signed the report exonerating Mr.. Lot-
inner there is an impression that 1t
might have been better to withhold tue
report from the Senate until after the
holidays. Their theory is that the TWO
weeks adjournment gave senator's
,,lenty of time to burrow the report OF
Tho testimony aud if it had mot been
laid before them until after the holt
DAVIS they would have been too busy
with other matters to glee it much at
tcntion.
The U. S. Supreme Court today re-
fused to grant writ Of habeas corpus
TO release w. J. Gregory in the famous
trading stamp" case here and held
the statntc prohibiting gift enter
prise" in the District Of Columbia to
he constitutional. Gregory was found
guilty in the police court OF violation
Of the statute. He was III charge OF a
branch of trading stamp concern.
For the third time during the past
six months, the Supreme Court OF the
limited States was today the scene OF
the ceremony of swearing in new JUS
tees. The two new judges today in
Quoted into office were Willis Van De
vanter and Joseph Rucker Lamar.
Just prior to noon, the two new justices
subscribed to the oath Of allegiance IN
the cloakroom in the presence OF the
other members Of the bench. lmme-
diatelv after the court had filed into
the courtroom, Chief Justice White
ordered their commissions read, called
The two 20 the bar, and Clerk Mcken-
ncy administered the judicial oath,
after which they were escorted to their
places on the bench by Marshal J. NJ.
Wright, For the first time since JUS
| t;ce Brewers death last spring, the
court today has i full bench OF nine
members. A large crowd witnessed
the swearing in of the two new justices.
Congressman Bird S. Mcclure, Of
Oklahoma, who was divorced from his
first wife in 1908, was married yesterday
at the home Of the parents OF the bride
to Mrs. Ruby r. Matchette, i'll Kansas
CITY. The bride has for some time
been clerk at Washington for the COM
mittce on expenditures, OF which Nc
Guirc was the chairman.
The constitutionality of the so-called
Carmack amendment to the Interstate
Commerce law, requiring common car
riers 10 issue through bills Of laaing
aud making the initial carrier for
damages for the shipment over I'LL con-
Meeting lines was today upheld by \
sweeping decision Of the u. S.sSupreme
Court.
If you didu't get your share OF
pieces Of eight" during the year just
ended it isn't the fault OF the govern
ment. A report issued by the treasury
today shows that during the past twelve
months the minis Of the country have
coined 2l3, 963,716 pieces OF gold,
silver and copper, aggregatlng
$111, sol, 1878 in value. The gold
double eagle leads the list for the year,
$50, 7SS, $40 OF them having been turn
ed out. The penny stands near the
bottom OF the list in value but ut the
top as regards the number ofpieccs
made. The minis cointcd l52, SIG, 2l3
of them.
The department Of state was notified
today th&t the president has been au-
thorizcd to reduce the duty on
American flour 50 per cent, and to
reduce the duty on one or more other
articles OF American production ~
per cent. Ambassador Dudley also
announced that The Brazilian Congress
has approved the parcel post and arbi-
| tr.llhIn CtilNtlllibIl CoIGluNcI btJNetl
the United States and Brazil.
The opening yolley in what promises
to be an extended battle before the u.
5. Supreme Court on the construction
OF the pure food law, was fired by the
government today when il filed brief
dcnouncing the sale of canned eggs,
preserved with boric acid. The case,
which is the first Of many similar ones
to reach the highest court is against
the Hipoli,c Egg Company, of ST..
Louis, and concerns the right OF the
government TO seize 30 cans Of eggs
weighing total OF ., 100 pounds, which
was shipped TO baking company in
Peoria. ILL., In the hearing before the
United Court Of the Southern District
Of Illinois the egg company commended
that the government had no lurlsdic,
ton in the matter because the eggs
we're purchased by the baking cam
pany in St. Louis, and shipped TO them,
selves, without intention it being con-
tended to offer them for sale. The
courts held the identity OF the ship
ment to be OF no Importance.
That the possession of stock in a
concern constitutes actual part owner
ship is the contention of the govern
mcnt in a brief lied today i'll its case
against the Lehigh Valley Il. r. for
alleged violation OF the commodity
clause OF the Hepburn act The clause
in question prohibits 4 railroad from
iudulsing in interstate transportation of
any article except timber, which it
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