Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-16
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Threatening to put every Senator
on record as a "wet" or dry 'one
of the greatest temperance battles
in Congress was impending when the
Senate met today.
!! By special order today was set fol
4 consideration of the kenyon-Shep
pard bill, to prevent shipment of Ii
! quor for illegal purposes from ''wet'
into "dry" states. The measure has
i not passed either body Of Congress,
It was favorably reported by the
Senate committee, and it is expected
I TO be reported out soon by a House
committee.
| Whether States have the "policc
power" to enforce prohibition legis-
lation is squarely put before Con-
gress in the measure. 1t gives any
citizen authority to cause seizure OF a
shipment of liquor as soon as it cross
es the border of "dry" state. Trial
by court is provided by court to es-
tablish whether the liquor is intended
for illegal sale in such "dry" terri
J tory, and condemnation and struc-
! ton if so established.
President Taft today named Dir.
Carl Alsburg to succeed DIR. Harvey
w. Wiley as chief of the chemistry
bureau Of the Department of Asrl-
culture and chief administrator of the
pure food law.
Judge Arckbold's defense, which
chiefly consists of denial that the
charges of impeachment heard for the
past two weeks set "forth anything
which CONSTITUTED an Impeachment Of
tense was begun by Attorneys Wor-
Ellington and Simpson today.
The accused commerce court judge
denies the instance of the Katydid
Calm Bank purchase, the subject
the first charge "wilfully, unlawfully,
or corruptly or otherwise" took any
advantage Of his official position to
compel the Erie railroad to sell prop
erty to himself or his partner, Ed
Williams. The theory of defense is
one of purity of motive throughout
long list of business negotiations
between Archibald and interests in
volved in Obligation before his court.
An, increase of 1S9 killed and 49,
379 injured in railway accidents IS
shown in the annual report of the In
te,state Commerce Commission made
public today.
A resolution directing the Secretary
of Commerce and Labor to deter
mine the physical valuation Of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad, as the preliminary step IN
its condemnation and purchase By
the United States, was offered in the
House today by Representative Victor
Berger, of Wisconsin, only So
cialist in Congress.
Barbs for another assault upon the
money trust were whetted today by
the Pujo investigation committee. A
brief two hours session of the COM
bmittee, beginning at 2 o'clock this
afternoon, was the days program.
inquiry into the Chocago clear
ing houses this week, with more in
yestigation of the Ney York stock
exchange was planned by the COM
mittee's attorney, Samuel Inter
meyer, preliminary to the main fea-
ture of the entire inquiry-the cor
solidation and concentration of money
nactual control or direction Of a few
money kings"
Senator Clapp, prominent Bull
Moose, today introduced in the Sem
ate a bill denying the use of the mails
TO literature issued by any society,
fraternal order or association using as
it's title the name of any animal or
bird previously adopted for such title
NV another society, fraternal order III