Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-27


Il hearing before tho House committee
on interstate commerce today. The
measure is one prepared by Represen-
tative Mann author of the pure food
law.
The State Department was notified
today that tie National Assembly OF
Panama has passed the bill authorizing
the issue of 100000 in notes by the,
Pauama National Bank 10 be secured
by deposit in the United States
amounting to so per cent OF the issue.
The government today set about try
ing to collect S1.67 which it declares
has been due it for almost fifty years
from Thomas Waller. former sergeant
in the IT, s. army during the civil war,
WAC now lives in Nashville Tennessee.
Waller recently applied to the comp
troler OF the treasury for 500 bounty
which he declared was due him on his
second enlistment. In looking over
the records, the comptroller found that
not only was no bounty due Waller,
but that lie had been overpald sl.67.
The treasury will try TO collect the
amount, with interest.
On his sixty-Grst birthday, Samuel
Gompers went into the U. S. Supreme
Court today to hear the arguments in
the case in which he John Mitchell and
Secretary Morrison OF the American
Federation OF Labor are charged with
contempt OF court. The case results
from the publication Of the name OF
the Bucks Stove L Range Company
in the unfair list Of the A. f. OF l..
official paper, after an injunction
against such publication had been
issued by the District Of Columbia
courts. The decision of the highest
court involves the question whether the
labor leaders shall go to Jail.
More light on the operating methods
of the transatlantic shipping pool
''the shipping trust"zwas furnished
at the hearing OF the House ship sub
sidy lobby investigation committee to-
day by Paul Fourman of the Uranium
Company, an independent shipping
concern. Fourman contradicied much
OF the testimony given yesterday by
Herman Winter, general manager OF
the North German Lloyd Steamship
Line and representative OF the Confer
encc Lines" Fourman's testimony to-
day was largely devoted TO outlining
what he believed to be the motives be-
hind the methods Of the trust" the
coercion OF ticket agents, rate wars with
independent lines and agreement with
the railroads.
A revolutionary force under the COM
mand OF Gen. Ramon Soto tleeting
from Honduras has been given asylum
in Salvador by the president OF that
country, according to a dispatch received
today at the state department from
Minister Heinke. The revolutionists
will be taken from the border territory
10 the capitol OF San Salvador where
they will be kept under guard and pre-
vented from taking arms against Hon.
duras. Gen. Soto stated in his appeal
TO the president Of Salvador that be-
cause arms and ammunition had failed
them in their attempt to cooperate
with Gen. Banillo, they were obliged to
flee from the Honduran army per-
suing them.
Secretary Knox today telegraphed
Minister Calhoun at Pckin, China, the
acceptance Of this government Of
China invitation to send medical
commission to assist the Chinese in
stamping out the pneumonia plague
Which is causing the death of hundreds
in Manchuria. II is likely that naval
surgeons now stationed in China and
missionary doctors will be designated
tn act on the American commission. A
like Invitation was extended to other
powers.
The case Of Fred d. Warren, the SO.
cialist editor, now under sentence Of
Imprisonment in Kansas, is being re-
viscd by President Taft according to
Representative Campbell, OF Kansas
Warren was sentenced for circulating
in the mail 4 copy OF his paper in
which was printed an advertisement
offering a reward for the return OF Ex-
Gov. William S. Taylor to the authori-
ties OF Kentucky. Campbell presented
TO the president some days ago re-
quest for Warren's pardon. This was
turned over by the president to Attor-
ney General Wickersham. Campbell
said today that the attorney general
had given The president brief upon
the case of Warren and that the presi'
dent would probably give u decision in
the matter in short time.
That the ubiquitous schedule X, !"
the wool schedule Of the tariff, will be
the first point OF attack Of the new dem
ocratic ways and means committee was
the general opinion about the Capitol
today. The democratic members of
the new ways and means committee
will meet tonight for their first session,
TO outline plans for the months OF
grinding tariff study. Representative
Underwood, ranking member Of the
committee, called tonight's meeting
and the general scheme under which
the tariff will be revised was the SUBJ
icct of several conferences between Mr..
Underwood and the other democratic
House leaders. They have practically
decided in favor of schedule by sched-
ule revision, with the wooden and cot
ton schedules as the prime subjects Of
consideration. Champ Clark is the
leading exponent of the schedule by
schedule plan and his championship
will probably cause the final adoption
Of the scheme.
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