Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-16

drich. The Rhode Island Senator has
been under the weather. for some
time and to seek restored health he de-
parted this afternoon for Georgia.
The nomination of William j.
Youngs for rcappointment as United
States District Attorney in Brooklyn,
n. Y, was reported for confirmation
by the Senate committee on judiciary
today.
In a brief special message the prcsi-
dent today sent to Congress the report
OF the American delegates TO the
fourth international convention OF
American States held at Buenos Aires.
Navy yard administration and
economy in the Navy Department were
the subjects disguised by Secretary OF
the Navy Myer before the naval affairs
committee of tie House today. The
secretary spent two hours explaining
the estimates for this years naval bill,
which the committee is formulating.
Not unlike the stercoptican lecture,
tie kaleidoscope display OF rainbow
hewed charts covering the four walls OF
the hearing room marked the opening
OF a muti-miIion dollar legal battle
between western shippers and western
railroads over proposed freight rate in
creases on sixty commodities such as
iron, coal and rough wool, before the
Interstate Commerce Commission to-
day. With these charts, Attorney
Frank Lyon, counsel for the govern
ment attacked the main plea Of rail
roads that rate increases were aecessi-
tated by advances in the cost OF mater
ials used by them.
yirginians here today who have read
Congressman Jones's card annonnc-
ing himself 4 candidate for the Senate
seemed TO think that the card is not i
very strong one-i.s burden, they say,
being chiefly an attack on the demo-
cratic organization in Virginia which
has done so much to advance the in
terests Of the State. Senator Martin ap-
peared to be as clipper as possible. and
not at all concerned as to Mr.. Jones's
candidacy. He says that some OF his
staunchest supporters arc men Sho live
in the first district.
Extortionatc profits squeezed out OF
the consumer, market manipulating,
and oppression OF competitors were the
charges vigorously prosecuted against
the Standard Oil Company before the
U. S. Supreme Court today, by govern.
ment trust buster" Kellogg, in his
second day Of argument in the famous
dissolution suit against the petroleum
monopoly. Kellogg said that it was
the favorite plea of monopoly that it
reduced prices and that although this
henevolence had not been specifically
urged in favor OF the Standard Oil
Company, yet he desired to state
should the matter be referred TO later,
that the trust" during twelve years
had increased the price Of oil from 80
to G5 per cent-and this in the face OF
increased production. There is not a
bit of evidence in the record to show
that the Standard Oil Company dig
anything for the people" he declared
When the reciprocity negotiations
between the IT, S. and Canada were re-
sumed at the State Department this af-
ternoOn, the conferccs appeared
armed with books and files and papers
and small guns, no intimatiou Of when
an end OF the conclusion might be eX-
nected, The session was devoted to
detailed discussions Of the tariff laws Of
both countries. Representatives Of
American business interests were re-
ceived informally today and presented
their views regarding the protection Of
American industries. Members OF the
Canadian government who concluded
last Saturday their negotiations with
the State Department in regard 10 the
fisheries regulations left for their homes
today. Before their departure the Ca
madam officials took occasion TO express
their satisfaction at the result Of the
negotiations. By courtesy Of the State
Department the Canadian government
will make at Ottawa the first announce
ment OF tho terms of the agreement,
The Alabama law providing policy.
holders power TO recover % per cent
over the amount OF their fire insur-
anco if the insured proved that the
company was member OF the Ala
hama Insurance Tariff Association, :"
was today held constitutional by the u.
S. Supreme Court. The Alabama leg
islaturc adopted the penalty law to
prevent insurance companies combining
and destroying competitor in their field.
The specific case on which the decision
was rendered today was that OF the
German Alliance Insurance Company
VS.. Foster X. Hale, ir.
The report Of the Panama railroad
shows net earnings for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1910 Of 81, 254,77.
The earnings were applied in part to
reduction of the railroad indebmess
to the U. S. Government and Of the
balance $S6.65S was applied to i'm,
proyemcnts. Thought the the earnings
in 1910 increased $4,000 over those
of 1909 there was such an increase in
operating expenses as 10 leave'a de-
crease of earnings over operating ex'
penses as compared with 1909 OF
S273,476 There is now due the
government from the railroad S,347,
332 half OF which debt there is interest
at per cent. and the rest at 2R pei
cent,
That the Great Falls water power
may Uo harnesscd by simple method
and at comparatively small cost for
| municipal lighting purposes, is .the
substance OF q report received today
BY the District Commissioners from the