Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-03-22

unexpectedly large profits are being
made by the government on its sale OF
public lands at Hot Springs, Ark, &C
cording to a telegram received today
ny Secretary of The Interior Fisher.
Twenty-seven plots nj land haze been
auctioneA off thus far, and these up.
praised by the government at $26, l75
brought in s34,9lS. The sale will con-
tiuue throughout the week, l42 plots to
be sold.
A summary statement on postal
savings banks issued by the PoSto fiice
Department today shows that The m
stitutions are proving as great a success
with the school children OF the country
as with their elders. During the two
months that the banks have been IN
existence at the As experimental offices,
the deposits Of school children, COM
prising savings gathered together ten
cents at time totalled 1881 w while
savings cards have been sold to the
value OF $1,SO2.5O. Massachusetts
school children lead.
On his return from the ordnance
experiment with the big navy guns on
the battle ship San Marcos (Texas),
Secretary Of the Navy Meyer said TO-DAY
that the target work had been highly
satisfactory particularly in the demon
straton OF the accuracy OF the
spoilers. /" The accuracy OF the
FIRE was very encouraging said the
secretary, the shells pierced the
coming tower and also penetrated 9
inch and 70 inch armor plates. Firing
will continne today.
In bitter argument in the inter
mountain rate cases, Attorney Louis
D. Brandeis today charged the Inter
state Commerce Commission with un-
whiting but rank injustice against the
Atlantic Sea Board. He declared that
in iayoring shippers of the middle
west, the commission was practically
killing the intermcuntan business re-
ations OF the east.
A good portion OF the presidents
time today was taken up in conference
with Robert Bacon, the American am
bassador to France. The two discuss
ed the question Of consumating an arbi.
tration between this country and the
French republic similar to the one
now pending between the l'nited States
and England. The treaty would pro-
vide for the settlement Of all questions,
including those involving national
honor, by an arhilral count. The fate
OF the English treaty which has been
under discussion in the House OF Com
mons and will he presented 10 the Sen
ate for ratification shortly after The
commencement Of Congress, will guide
the administration in its cndeavors to
extend such III arbitral agreement to
France and other countries.
Seven hundred and fifty nine acres
Of land near the headquarters of the
Missouri river ia Montana were today
Withdrawn from public entry hy the
Interior Department for waterpoWer
sites. The land vas part OF the Mad.
lson river reclamation project.
Reduced freight rates on breakfast
foods were today demanded Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission 10y
two Illinois Cereal Companies in COM
plant filed against the Santa Fe'and
eighteen other railroads. The roads
we're charged with violating the long
and short haul clause On shipments
from Chicago and Iockport, ill.,, 10
eight states in thu international country.
The oil trust scored on the rail-
roads today when the Interstate Com
merce Commission ordered reduction
OF one half cent Per hundred pounds
Gu freight rates on crude oil shipped
from the wells OF the Standard Com
piny. al Stoy, H.. TO points in In
diana. The decision, affecting the
Indianapolis Southern and several
other western carriers was based Oh
the long and short haul clause.