Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-30

DreSiueDG Is ldNOTiUle w llllo SuSSeSlioh.
The mysterious offer OF $1,000, 900 as
a bride for the editorial influence OF the
New York Journal of Commerce, again
today eluded the House committee in-
vestigating The ship subsidy lobby
charges. John w. DodsTortn, mana
ging editor Of the paper, failed to bear
out the story OF the alleged attempt at
bribery as told by his brother, Alfred
w. Dodsworth.
The body OF Minister Cruz, who died
in Washington last month at the
Chilean legation, was taken aboard the
u. S. S. Mayhower this afternoon.
The Mayflower at once started down
the Potomac river for Hampton Roads
where she will be met by the battle
ship Delaware which is to take the
body to Valparaiso, Chile.
The deadlock in the United States
senatorship condition in Albany, N.
Y, continued today, the joint ballot at
noon again resulting in no choice.
William f. Shechan, the caucus choice,
received 67 votes, while 80 other demo-
cratic votes we're distributed among
nine other candidates. Eight votes
were necessary for choice.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion was today asked to act as collec-
ton agency by the Sterling Salt Com
pany Of New York which declared that
for more than agar it had tried in
vain to persuade the Pennsylvania rail-
road to pay it $40, asa for 90, 96S freight
car doors. The salt company made
and hung the doors, because those al
ready on the cars were SO full OF cracks
that when shipments we're made most
of the salt spilled out on the ground
instead Of being carried to its destina-
ton. The doors cost fifty cents each.
The company declared it did not wish
to make any profit on the transaction
but wanted its actual expenditures re-
paid.
Envelope manufacturers are ponder
ing today over the possible construction
of a safety envelope" Postmaster
General Hitchcock was made request
for such an envelope and if satisfactory
examples are received, it is the inten-
ton OF the department, to use them in
the various branches, in the near
future.
Tile Census Bureau today announced
The present population OF the following
towns Franklin, Southampton co..
2,271; Lacrosse, Meeklenburg CO.,
PSI; West Point. King William co.,
1897.
Postmaster General Hitchcock today
revoked y fraud order issued, February
%, 1909, against T. ]. Trip, of Toledo,
Ohio, for the sale through the mails
Of vacuum developers.
On the GROUND that despite the
wentv years during which the Sherman
ANTITRUST law has been on the statute
books there has never been compre-
henSive legal construction Of the penal
features of that law, former Senator
John c. Spooner today asked the STU
premc Court OF the United States to re-
view the governments suit against the
so called Naval Stores Trust. The
government alleged that Edmund S.
Nash, Spencer P Shotter, l. F. Cooper
myers, George Meade Boardman
and Carl Moller, G. J. DE Loach
conspired to restrain trade by the
American Naval Stores Company and
the American National Transportation
and Terminal Company in naval stores.
La the Georgia Circuit Court, the men
were found guilty, there being no de-
csion rs to whether the corporations
were guilty. Spooner in his brief,
stated that the men were the first SEN
fenced to Imprisonment under the Sher-
man law and declares that their case
presents, new and novel" points in
the Sherman law not invplved in the
tobacco and Standard Oil Company
suits.
Former Governor Lind, OF Mime
sofa, told President Taft today that the
ratification OF the Canadian reciprocity
agreement would mark a new epoch in
American commerce. Il am for re-
said Gov. Lind, as the
objection OF the American farmer to
the free competition of Canadian wheat.
/ think the farmer had better carefully
consider the enormous decline in re-
cent years in American experts OF flour.
This is due to the great strides by
Canada in tho reduction OF wheat. | am
absolutely for the treaty and believe it
would be good thing in every way"
The Senate judiciary committee to-
day adopted report to the Senate
recommending the confirmation Of
VIM. Hunt, of the Customs Court;
Congressman Walter I. Smith OF Iowa,
to be a Judge in the Eighth U. S. Cir
cult in succession to Willis Van De-
vanter and +. Fl. Ruddin, to be judge
in the eastern district of Washington.
Senator Heyburn, today presented
a Joint resolution adopted by the legis-
lature OF Idaho ratifying the income
tax amendment.
The Indian appropriation bill was
sent to conference today when the
Senate designated Senators ClaPp and
Stone rs conferees.
The bill to incorporate the Carnegie
endowment for international peace was
today favorably reported to the Senate
from the committee on library without
SIXTY.FIRST CONGRESS.