Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-04-03

be held in that city tomorrow.
A crusade WAS begun here today
against floating Monte Carlo. said 10
be anchored in the Potomac river be-
low this city, defylng the anti.gambl.
ing laws Of Maryland and Virginia.
Tho president this morning attended
services al the Douglas A[enioria!
the Baltimore Conference Of the al.
T. Church. This service was placed
al nine clock 70 s,it the convenience
OF the president.
Broad prophecy OF an arbitration
treaty 10 he negotiated between the
United States, Japan. Great Britain
and France was made n the White
House today,lw Representative Foster,
| IRON Ner.) chairman Of the house
committee on foreign affairs ia the last
| Congress. Foster declared that his
! idea Of M arbitration treaty between
the United States and .lapaa was moi
his own mere personal belief but that
| it was being given serious consideration
by influential public men i'll Japan and
added that he thought such n peace
treaty would be consummated III the
not far distant future.
fine new court oi commerce con-
rcrpd Tor its first tenn If actual work
today, in The chambers Ut The court OF
customs appeals. Thirty-ivr case
are on its docket bat more will prob
ably lie added within The neSt few
weeks The length OF The term has not
yet been determined.
The vanguard Of what promises 10 be
the biggest group OF lobbyists ever
in attendance On Congress, was on
hand today for the opening OF the
special session tomorrow. Though the
democratic idea is for schedule 10y
schedule revision, and the Inference
would be that only Legislative
workers" for certain schedules would
be plying their trade; a census today
DEVELOPED the fact shat there would be
an ever larger number at work during
the coming session than during that
which framed the Payne bill-a com
plete tariff revision. Primarily, all
lobbyists are working TO secure hear
ings before the ways and means com.
mitlss for their interests. Beyond
Chairman Underwood's announce
ment that The wool schedule will 10:
taken up first, there is no anthor'la
tive information as to what other parts
Of the Payns. bill will he amended. II
is the heiri Of prominent democrats
that The schedules fixing rates Oh
cotton. steel aud sugar will also be
undertaken, but there is no certainty.
Ghe question al The caucus OF The re
publican members Of the House tonight
will be the manner in which they shall
choose the minority membership al
committees or whether they should in
sist that the democrats make the up
pointmeuts. Chairman Cmrrler, IN.
II. J said that he could give no idea 81
tile outcome Of the discussion Mr..
Mann, of Illinois, is bound to be nomi'
mated for speaker which will make him
the leader Of the republicans in The
52nd Congress. II was reported today
that former Speaker Cannon would pie
| sent Mann's name to the cancns.
| Oklahoma's fight to prevent Tie
Atchison, Topeka and Santa re haiI-
road from charging = greater freight
rate Within the stale than was allowed
By the state Of Kansas for the trans,
portation Of lime, brick, oil and other
4 commodities, "a today dismissed by the
United States Supreme Conr! for want
of jurisdiction.
| On the ground that it had no lnris,
diction, the Supreme Court OF The
United States this afternoon dis nIispd
the suit Of The state OF Oklahoma 10
secure an injunction preventing more
than 90 railroads in the State irnn:
transporting intoxicated liquors.
| When list of minority members 81
the House committees had been suit
nlitted by the republicans, Chairman
Underwood. of The committee on ways
and means, said today it would be de
aided what action should be taken.
This was in answer TO question basel
on a report that il the regular rernh-
licaus treat the republican insurgents
badly in making Tie committee ap-
poinlments the democrats will rra'ijni1
| the lisis.
The conslilulionalitr al The penalty
law or;hr stale Of Virginia imposing =
penalty for failure To transmit Itle,
graphic messages properly was Ii G d
today by the Supreme Cont OF ne
United States in the case Of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, against
the firm OF Grove and Crenshaw. 81!
Richmond. Va.
The biggest crowd in The mrmoy oi
The oldest ofiicia! Was on hand i"lay
for the meeting oT the L. ). Supreme
Court, Gov. Jul Harmon III Qhi"
was among those present. He came
merely To make a motion. The big
trust cases were hot decided.
A woman held up The Sanitary
Grocery store here to-day, forcing 100
women clerks to throw up their hands
and made her escape with $40 which
! she took from tie cash register.
| Heavily veiIt. and llmping. The woman
| walked close TO The clerks ami sud
| denlv drawing revolver coed
Get out OF here quick, ! want 10
rob this store" She made the gil!-
walk back ward out Of the rear door.
Which she then boiled After taking
the cash, she escaped trTore the police
arrived. A woman resident Of il'r
neighborhood vas arrested on suspicion
1t is expa te that two days will bt