Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-28

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ordinary business enterprises is not
sufficient in itself to justify finding
that rates are excessive. The value OF
the service and other factors must be
taken into consideration.
Southern shippers closed with rail
-oads in bitter war over freight rates
on live stock from ranches located be-
tween the Mississippi and Missouri
rivers and the north before the Inter-
state Commerce Commission today.
They charged the. carriers with prac-
ticing rate extortion on all live stock
shipments except those,sent to Chicago.
Rates to Chicago it was declared were
unusually low and it was intimated
that this fact might be due to mutual
understanding between railroad officials
and officials OF the beef trust.
By vote OF 146 to l16 the House
voted down the amendment increasing
the salaries OF the District OF Columbia
commissioners from 5000 to $4,000 a
year.
Secretary of State Knox this after
noon announced that John Hayes
Hammond would represent the United
States as special ambassador at the
Court of st. James at the coronation OF
King George Y next June. 1t is gen
orally understood that the post was
first offered to former Vice President
Fairbanks but that he declined on ac-
count OF his wife's health. The name
OF Henry White, formerly ambassador
at Paris, was also suggested to the
president but he received no substan-
tial support for the position.
Declaring that there isn't money
enough in the world to buy immu-
nifty from criminal prosecutions for
rich lawbreakers, Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury Curtis today stated
that the offer of the Duveen Import
ing firm Of New York, charged With
differentiation frauds, to pay more
than 81 100000 in exchange for the
promise that they would not be sent
to Jail, would be rejected. The policy
OF securing Jail sentences for rich law
breaker will be followed out to the
last letter. The government will ac-
cept no compromise offers that have
string tied 10 them. No matter how
| much money the Duyeen firm or any
other firm that have violated the law
offers to pay back, the government
will proceed with criminal prosecutions
| lust the same. Duveen's offer will be
| rejected.
The Colyile Indian difficulty, IN
which it is alleged former Senator
Marion Butler and others are endeavor-
ing to secure 500, 900 OF Indian funds
for fees which are claimed to have al
ready been paid, sent the Indian ap-
preparation bill back to conference
from the House again today. Three
times the House has voted against the
provision ia the bill which would allow
the lawyers an opportunity to collect,
and three times the bill has gone back
to conference. Representative Burke
(rpn. S. D. chairman of the House
conferees, has declared that be will al.
low the bill to fail and force an extra
session rather than submit to the Sen
ate amendment which opens the way
for Butler and his associates. The
Senate conferees have insisted on the
provision. The House has three times
voted to sustain Burke,
In accordance with the terms of the
LaFollotte resolution, Secretary Of State
Knox and Secretary of the Navy Meyer
today began the preparation OF state
ments giving the details Of negotiations
between the United States and Argen-
tine in regard to the two battleships
now building in this country for the
South American republic. Secretary
Meyers statement, it was learned, will
give the details OF the triple reciprocal
agreement between the United States,
Argentine. and the shipbuilders award
ed the contracts. By its terms nu-
tual exchange Of naval information is
arranged. United States naval officers
were given the privilege Of visiting the
Argentine ships At all times during
their construction, and all information
as to plans, armament, and any new
devices is to be available to them. In
return, Argentine officers were given
permission to visit any battleship
building for the United States in either
of the yards in which the Argentine
warships are being constructed. One
OF the ships is being built by the Fore
River Shipbuilding Company, at
Quincy, Mass, and the other by the
New York Shipbuilding Company at
Camden, n j. Both companies have
built many battleships for the United
States. The state department ispre-
pairing an account of the negotiations
by which the Argentine naval com
mission and the American contractors
were brought together, Both state
ments are expected to go to the Senate
promptly.
John A. Oace, assistant TO the clear
ing house examiner for St. Paul and
Minneapolis vas today appointed ma
tional bank examiner by the comptrol-
Ter of the currency. Oace has had II
years banking experience.
Declared by Secretary Balllnger OF
the Interior to have outlived its useful.
ness in its present location, the United
States land Office at Aberdeen, S. D.
was today ordered closed, A new Of
fee will be established st Timberlake,
S. D.
Ghosts Of Browne and Link, Becke-
meyer, Luke and Holtsla1, bride
takers and scalawags, according to
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