Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Atlea Pomerene was yesterday elect
ed United senator by the Ohio Legis-
lature to succede Senator Dick.

<1tiSfD 1ShoSiChC sdo yCStGTudS eleCL-
ed United senator by the Ohio Legis-
lature to succede Senator Dick.
Yesterday witnessed another sharp
decline in the wholesale market for
eggs in Baltimore, the price dropping
4 cents, to IS cents dozen.
Senator Cummings gave notice that
next Wednesday he will ask reference
OF his tariff revision resolution to the
committee on rules.
A favorable report on the Moon bill.
proposing increased salaries for
members of the Federal judiciary, was
ordered reported yesterday by the
House committee on the judiciary.
George W. Perkins, formerly =
partner in the firm OF J. P. Morgan &
Co., has been chosen as Equitable
Life Assurance Society trustee
Senator Aldrich will introduce bill
providing for 4 central bank at the
present session Of Congress.
The mission of DR.. Mendoza, OF Pan
anna, who went to Bogota to negotiate
4 treaty OF peace with Columbia, has
failed.
The estate of the late Senator Stephen
B. Elkins is expected to pay into the
West Virginia State Treasury nearly
5000, 900 as inheritance tax.
President Taft yesterday received rs
snrances that his legislative programme
will not be left in the lurch at this
session Of Congress, even though the
Lorimer case continues to occupy at
tention in the Senate.
United States Senator Isaac Stephen
son of Wisconsin, is charged with num-
Der OF violations of state laws in 4 report
to Governor McGoyern by the 1909
state Senate committee which investi-
gated the primary. campaign and cleo
ton Of Senator Stephenson.
The Now England Investment Com
pany was closed 10y United States post
office inspcctatoys, yesterday and its
president, Joseph d. Champlain. ar
rested at Manchester, n. H., charged
with using the mails 10 defraud.
Secretary Knox and Senior Paroles,
finance minister OF Honduras, have
signed a treaty by which the United
States practically guarantees 4 Hon
duran loan without assuming tinan-
cial protectorate over that country.
The election of James G. Jarrett
rs president Of the United States Steel
Corporation means the complete domi-
nance of J. Pierpont Morgan and
Judge Ebert Fl. Gary and the COM
plete elimination Of Carncgi" and
Rockefeller from control Of steel. Far
rell, the new president who will re-
ceive 100000 year, was laborer
at Is years of age, earning $3.50 4
week.
Capt. James F. Oyster, president
OF the Board of Education Of the
District of Columbia, yesterday sus-
peoded Prof. Bernard T. Janney,
supervising principal of the first di-
vision of public schools, for two
weeks for the alleged reporting Of two
teachers as present when they were
actually absent for several days.
Though the West Virginia house OF
delegates met at noon yesterday and
proceeded to organize in harmony, nc
session OF the Senate was held. The
fifteen democratic members met in the
Senate chamber at noon, but the
fifteen republicans absented themselves.
Contests are pending against two re-
publican members, and fearing move
by the democrats 10 unseat them,
thereby gaining majority, the repub-
Iicans remained away. The newly
elected democratic senators were sworn
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