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Newspaper Page Text2 KNOX CONFIRMED; ! CABINET IS NAMED FIRST OFFICIAL ACT OF PRBSI-j DEXT TAFT WAS TO SEND LIST OF CABINET NOMINATIONS TO THE SENATE. WASHINGTON. March s.—Promptly at 12 o'clock today Vico President Sher man called the senate to order, and at- | ter Chaplain Hale had delivered an im- | pressive invocation, the roll was called ( and a committee appointed to call up- . on the president and notify him that the senate was organized and ready for bus iness. » The session attracted a large gathenr g in the galleries and throughout the brief proceedings much interest was centered upon the new senators, wno were in ’he places to them for the first time. •The Cherokee strip, as a part of the Democratic side on the extreme right hand of th* vice president is known, was rendered interesting by the location there of Senator Root, among the new senators It te in this portion of the senate that are located the "insurgents, the new Republican senators who are not altogether pleated with their com mittee assignments, and wno are inclin ed in retaliation to at times revolt from the policies of the majority. , After prayer the journal was -ead and then Senator Lodge suggested that there wis no record to show the presence oi a quorum in Ahe senate of the sixty-nrst congress Committee for Taft After the roll call had been completed a resolution was adopted and Senator Gallinger and Senator Culberson were ap pointed a committee to wait upon the president. Scnatoru-elect Smith, of Maryland, and Chamberlain, of Oregon, both of whom were prevented from reaching the senale in time to be sworn in yesterday, took the oath of office. Senator Penrose stated that his col league. Senator Knox, had sent his resig nation as United States senator to the governor of Pennsylvania and asked Chat his name be stricken from the roll of the sixty-first congress, it having just been called by the clerk. The vice president ordered that this should be done. On motion of Mr. Hale, at 12:20. the senate took a recess until 1:30 p. m. to permit the notification committee to per form its duties. Cabinet Nomniated At 1:10 o’clock the senate reassembled and Senator Gallinger announced that th* president would Immediately send in a communication The president's assist ant secretary instantly appeared with a list of nominations, including those for cabinet positions, and on motion of Mr Aldrich, the senate went into executive sessior. The following nominations were sent to the senate today by President Taft: . . Philander C. Knox, of Pennsylvania, to be secretary of state. Franklin MacVeagh. of Illinois, to be aecretary of the treasury. Jacob Mr. Dickinson, of Tennessee, to be secretary of War. George W. Wickersham, of New York, to be attorney general. Frank H. Hitchcock, of Massachuetts. to be postmaster-general. George V. L- Meyer, of Massachuetts. to be secrets ry of the navy. Richard A. Ballinger, of Washington, to be secretary of the interior. . Fames Wilson, of lowa, to be secreta ry of agriculture. # s Charles Nagel, of Missouri, to be sec retary of commerce and labor. Huntington Wfloon. of Illinois, to be Its lata nt secretary of state. < Beekman Winthrop, of New York, to be assistant secretary of the navy. William Loeb, Jr., of New York, to be collector of customs for the district of New York. N. Y. Lewis Dalby. of Virginia, to be an Indian Inspector. John P. McDowell, of Illinois, to be receiver of public moneys at Williston. K. D- Knox Vnder Fire The senate was at once confronted by a question as to Mr. Knox's standing Senator Penrose had stated at the earlier session that bis colleagues had sent his resignation as senator to the governor ot Pennsylvania, but some senators had made a mental note of the fact that there was no other evidence that Mr. Knox was not still a member of the sen ate and it was stated the point probably would be raised in executive session. As soon as the doors were closed the president's nominations were laid before the senate and Senator Tillman called attention to the facts relating to Senator Knox. He state!, however, that he had no objection to Mr. Knox’s confirmation and as no opposition was voiced from any other direction, he was immediately con firmed The senate then took a recess of fifteen minutes to permit the various committees tn which the other cabinet nominations were referred, to consider and report up on them The usual exception was made in Sena tor Knox's case out of courtesy to him as a member of the body. No specific opposition was made to the con firm t ion of any member of the cabi net but some rather sharp comments were mad* by Mr. Tillman concerning the nomination of Mr. Meyer to be secre- CONGENIAL WORK And Strength to Perform it. A person in good health is likely to have a genial disposition, ambition, and enjoy work. On the other hand, if the digestive or gans have been upset by wrong food, work becomes drudgery. "Until recently.” - writes a Washington girl. "I was a railroad stenographer, which means full work every - day. "Like many other girls alone in a large city. I lived at a boarding house. For breakfast it was mush, greasy meat, soggy cakes, black coffee, etc. “After a few months of this diet I used to feel sleepy and heavy in the mornings. My work seemed a terrible effort, and I thought the work was to blame—too arduous. "At home 1 had heard my father sp«>ak of a young fellow who went long dis tances in the cold on Grape-Nuts and cream and nothing more for breakfast. "1 concluded if it would tide him over a morning's heavy work, it might help me. so on my way home one night 1 bought a package and next morning 1 had Grape-Nuts and miik for breakfast. “I stuck to Grape-Nuts, and in less than two weeks I noticed improvement. 1 can't Just tell *ow well 1 felt, but 1 ramember I used to walk the 12 blocks to business and knew how good it was simply to live. x "As to my work—well, did you ever feel the delight of having congenial work and the strength to perform it? That's how I felt. I truly believe t.tbro's life and vigor In every grain of Grape-Nuts.” Name given by roatum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich. Read "The Road to Well ville." In pkgs. 'There's a reason." Ever read the above letter A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human interest. Itary of commerce and labor. In his re marks Mr. Tillman called attention to ! the investigation of him by the post- I office department during Mr. Meyer's j incumbency of the office of postmaster 1 general. Called Each Other Linrs i The South Carolina senator said that Meyer "accused me of being a liar J i when 1 was not, and I accused Meyer [ | of being a liar when he was.” I At the same time Mr. Tillman did I not object to confirmation. The com | ments by Mr. Bailey upon the qualifies- I tlons of Mr. Nagel had reference to the latter's service i?s counsel to the Waters-Pierce Oil company. In speak ing of this. Mr. Bailey said he under stood that Mr. Nagel had been an at torney for the Standard Oil company. Mr. Borah replied that he had investi- I gated this charge ana found that Its • only basis was the fact that Mr. Nagel I for the Waters-Pierce Oil company had * once passed upon the validity of an i opinion of a court. • ■ ««■» * ““ {SENATE ADJOURNS; LOEB GIVEN A JOB WASHINGTON. March «.-The senate adjourned today until the 15th instant. The credentials of Senator Stephenson, of Wisconsin, failed to arrive in time to permit him to be sworn in. The nominations of William Loeb, Jr., to be collector of the port of New York, and Beckman Winthrop to be assistant secretary of the navy were confirmed by the senate in executive session today. Before taking this action Senator Bailey made a protest against stories which were printed concerning the executive session lof yesterday when he suggested that | Charles Nagel, of Missouri, might be in ! eligible for-the office of secretary of com merce and labor if he had been interested as counsel in a suit against the Waters- Pierce Oil company, which) litigation ts still pending before a federal court. Mr. Bailey made an extended speech, criticising sharply the publication of al leged inaccurate stories of executive ses sions, and lecturing persons who may have given out information concerning the sessions. A committee was thed appointed to wait upon the president and inform him that the extraordinary session of the senate ; was ready to adjourn. I The nominations of John P. McDow • ell to be receiver of public moneys at .Williston, N. D.; Oliver C. Kippenbrock. to be receiver at Gregory, S. D.. and Thomas C. Burns to be register of the land office at Gregory, also were con firmed. . ' . CONGRESS TO MEET MONDAY, MARCH 15 WASHINGTON. March 6.—President Taft issued a call today for a special session of the Sixty-first congress to convene March 15. The call does not mention the object for which the special session is called. No nominations were made by the president today. Text of Call The following is the text of the call: A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Whereas, Public interests require that the congress of the United States should be convened in extra session at 12 o'clock noon on the fifteenth day of March. 1969. to receive such communica ticn as may be made by the executive ;t Now, therefore. I. William Howard Taft, president of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim and declare thirl an occasion requires the congress of the Uriited States to convene in extra session at the capitol in the city of Washington on the 15th day of March. 1909. at 12 o'clock, noon !of which all persons who shall at thai time be entitled to ' act as members thereof are hereby required to take no tice. I Given under my hand and the seal of ' the United States of America this 6th day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and nine, and of the independence of the Unifed states the one hundred and thirty-third. By the president. WILLIAM H. TAFT. P. C. KNOX, Secretary of Statei ENDS LITE BY PLACING DYNAMITE UNDER BODY CLEVELAND, Tenn., March 6. David , Coffman, aged sixty years, a well known I character about town. Friday committed . i suicide in a most spectacular manner, i Purchasing a stick of dynamite, he at tached a fuse, lighted it and lay dow’n on j I the dynamite. The explosion tore Cofl- L I man's head to atoms and the body almost ’ , to the waist was literally torn to shredo. Coffman had become despondent as a I result of constant trouble with his fam ily. For the past several days he had > | been telling various persons he intended ’' to kill himself, but none took him scri ’ ' ously. He leaves a widow and several ( grown children. 1.. \ “ i PANAMA CANAL MULES ON RETIRED LIST ’I WASHINGTON. March 6-Owing to ( I the placing on the retired list of a num s her of mules used in the isthmian canal s construction, an order nas been given in the United States for the purchase of fifty of these animals to assist in the engineering project. t In connection with the retirement It is explained by oncers of the canal zone t that nearly half of the mules now in ser ’ vice were purchased prior to September 1905. "and have put therefore over five ’ years of work.” adressoftaft f LAUDED BY CLAY WASHINGTON, March 5.-" It was the most satisfactory inaugural address t have ever heard a Republican president deliver,” said Senator Clay last night in ’ discussing President Tqft's speech or * yesterday, and Georgia's junior senator voiced the sentiment of many prominent ■ southern Democrats. • The Republicans of the south were also well pleased with Mr. Taft's utterances, i particularly his emphatic declaration rel . atlve to negro appointments in the south. 1 TONS OF EXPLOSIVES BLAZE PATH OF CANAL WASHINGTON. March 6—As an indl [ cation of the progress of the Panama ca , ral construction it is stated at the office » of the canal commission, in this city, , that during the month of January over ;,_'7 tons of explosives were used and t 75 1-2 miles of rock drilling were accom plished. / HORRORS OF DREAD FEVER AND DEATH IN JUNGLE PREDICTION FOR ROOSEVELT •By Aa»o<iated Frees. CHICAGO, March 6. "Theodore Roose | velt will never return to the United States alive if he carries out his an nounced intentions in exploring the dark regions of Africa in quest of big game.” This is the opinion of Professor Fred erick Starr, of the University of Chica go. whose prophecy is based upon his 1 knowledge of the dangers of that coun- I try, particularly tha. insidious fevers, Ith tough his expeditions to the Congo | Free State. | The ex-president, according to the edu- I cator. will invade a section of the coun j try where few white men have darea Ito venture heretofore on account of the THE ATLANTA SEMI-bESXLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEoi(j4L TUESDAY, MARCH 9,190 S. KNOX FIRST CALLER; ON NEW PRESIDENT TAFT CONFERRED WITH KNOX j AS HIS FIRST OFFICIAL ACT. CROWDS ARE LEAVING WASH INGTON. WASHINGTON. March s.—William H. I Taft took his place at his desk in the j executive office building as president of j the United States at precisely nine thirty i o'clock this morning. Just as he entered I the ollice from the residence portion ot • the white house. Philander C. Knox came | in from his home. The white house grounds were besieg- • ed by out-of-town callers early today. I Crowds Quit Capital Creeping along at a snail's pace, heav ily laden trains today slowly bore the in augural crowds away from the capital. , The crippled telegraphic facilities, which ; made it Impossible to operate trains last night, within less than from six to twelve | hours of schedule time were somewhat improved, but still far from normal. The thousands who flocked to the cere monies seemingly attempted to leave the city at one time. Immense crowds flock ed to the Union station and military and civic organizations vied with one another in their display as they departed or wait ed to depart. Al! through the day the crowd at the station was aroused now and then by some enthusiastic organization marching round and round through the vast con course in the station, with a band in the ; lead. One organization had three bands . leading it, alternating with each other in furnishing music. | Three Are Killed The record of casualties incident to the . inaugural ceremonies of yesterday was . three deaths, three probably fatally in jured. The dead are Samuel Young, aged 25. of this city; Norman A ; Stall. 45 years of age. of Richmond, Va.; and Andrew B. Doran, of Pittsburg, Fa. The seriously Injured were Policeman Freo erick Dirk; Samuel Carter, ot Virginia, and William Denll, of this city. Samuel Young was electrocuted on live electric wires on Wisconsin avenue; Nor man A. Stall died of epilepsy while viewing the parade and Andrew B. Do ran, a Pullman conductor, died of heart disease upon arriving at the union station last night. Dirk was severely injured in an attempt to arrest a Greek for disor derly /conduct; Carter was stabbed In the abdomen by a negro and Denll was over- ( come by gas. Many Visitors Call Senator Knox remained with President Taft for a quarter of an hour. During his stay these callers arrived and were ush ered into the cabinet room to await their turn to see the new president: Senators Kean. New Jersey; Cullom, Illinois; Bev eridge. Indiana; Wetmore, Rhode Island. Root and Depew, New York, and Surgeon General Rlxey. of the navy. j(r Taft also was called upon, and ac cepted an invitation from Governor Hughes, of New York: Prouty, of Ver mont- Senator Dillingham and Congress men Page and Foster, of Vermont, to at tend the celebration of the discovery of Lake Champlain, to be held at Plattsburg, N Y., and Burlington. Vt.. July 7 and and 8. respectively. Senator Root is to de liver the principal address at the Platts burg meeting. . ~ , DELAYED REGIMENT REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT WASHINGTON. March s.—The Seventh Infantry of New York, 800 strong, today paraded before President Taft and Gov ernor Hughes, who occupied the review ing stand in front of the white house erected for the inauguration. The Seventh, after having been on the road for over 12 hours, arrived too late in the afternoon yesterday to participate in the great pageant, and as a specla’ courtesy President Taft consented to re view them today. GERMANS ARE PLEASED WITH TAFT AS LEADER BERLIN, March ’s.—The German for eign office views William H. Taft's as sumption of the duties of president of the United States as likely to lead to still closer friendly relations between American and Germany and calls atten tion to the progress made in this direc tion during the administration of Pres ident Roosevelt. The peaceful tone of President Taft's inaugural address has creted most favor able impression in government circles and the ministry of the interior is awaiting trift revision with the keenest interest. There is. however, considerable anxie ty among Greman exporters over a pos sible disturbance of commerce under the agreement reached with the S. N. D. North commission. The newspapers al lude to the orderly ascent of Mr. Taft to the constitutional rulership of 100.000.000 people and the retirement of Mr. Roose velt to private life as an impressive po litical spectacle. NEGRO“SOLDIERB GIVE LOVING UUP FORAKER WASHINGTON. March 6.—Former Sen ator Joseph B. Foraker tonight was pre sented with a massive silver living cup. the gift of the negro regiments of Wash ington, in appreciation of his fight in the United States senate, to have the bat talion of the Twenty-fifth infantry, which was discharged "without honor” as a result of the "shooting up” of Browns ville, Texas, restored to the army. j The presentation was made at Metro- I politan A. M. E. church, and was follow ed by a reception. The cup Is nearly two feet In height, weighs 100 ounces. En graved inside the bowl is the following quotation from one of the senator's ■ speeches: i "They ask for justice, not because they ' are negroes, but because they are men.” I SHOOTS DOWN WOMAN ; THEN DIES UNDER TRAIN BRISTOL Tenn.. March 6—A double trag edy occurred near Rural Retreat. Va., at an early hour thia morning, according to a special ’to the Herald-Courier, when Mike Hale, colored and 22 years old. shot to death Sue Moore, a colored woman, of Bristol, now residing there, and attempted to kill himself. He fled, and in trying to board a train, weak from the effects of the wound in hie breast, fell under it and was killed Instant ly. fatal nature of prevailing epidemics and the "sleeping sickness." “His danger,” says the professor in a communication to students, “will not He in the ferociousness of the animals which dwell there, but in the fevers which every explorer has come to fear and which have taken the lives of many ad venturers. 1 have visited Africa and have known the extent cf t>ese. I had a fever peculiar to that portion of the country I visited nine different times and titrowly escaped with my life. “The ex-president has not the tempera ment or the temper that a man needs who withstand the dangers of the climate ~he plans to brave.” [TAFT PLANS TO CURTAIL POWERS OF COMMISSION I WASHINGTON, March 6.-President !Taft's reference in his inaugural address I to his cherished plan to reduce the pow j ers of the Interstate commerce commis sion makes ft possible at this time to j give a detailed explanation of the steps ihe will take to establish the reform in jthe government's control of corpora tions. In order to make the change a reality additional legislation by congress will be required, but before that legislation can be recommended in a concise form by the new administration every detail of the plan will have to be-worked out. This will be done almost entirely by ! George XV. Wickersham, who yesterday I afternoon took the oath as attorney gen- I eral, and Charles Nagel, who was today | I sworn in as secretary of the department | lof commerce and labor. i The plan which Mr. Taft originate'’. , j and which they will have to develop in; I detail on suggestions from the president I i for submission to congress is as fol - lows: To make the interstate commerce com mission purely and solely a quasi judi cial body, thus depriving it of its duties of investigation of offenses and its ad ministrative work; to clothe the bureau of corporations, department of commerce: and labor, with the duty of acting as | investigator of all complaints of offenses ( against the federal law on the part of i any Interstate corporation. All com- ' plaints from private individuals will have to be made to this bureau. To create an entirely new bureau In the department of justice, which shall render such legal aid to the bureau o<. corporation as may be needed and re-1 quested. This new bureau shall have 1 the work of seeing that failures to obey the orders of the interstate commerce! commission shall be prosecuted in the . I federal courts. | To have the department of agriculture ' | eo-operat» closely with the bureau of | corporations in the enforcement of the ; pure food law. the meat inspection law land similar laws with whose enforce j ment the department of agriculture is primarily concerned. The department will report all offenses against these laws to the bureau of cor porations, which will see that propel prosecuting steps are taken in the courts. At this time it can do no harm to an- . nounce that already the president has discussed with members of his cabinet this plan, which he values so highly be- I cause lie believes it will mean that its perfection will do away with all confus ion and repetition of work in the govern ment’s dealing with offending corpora tions. It has been discussed particularly with Wickersham and Nagel, In whose de partments the big changes will be made. BALTIM OREI s"sWEPT BY $1,000,000 GALE BALTIMORE, Mr., March 6.-Despit« every’ effort of large gangs of workmen spread through the storm era, Baltimore was today still cut off from regular tel egraphic communication with the out side world. For a little while the long distance telephone offered some promise of bet ter communication 'facilities, but the wire worked into Washington by a cir cuitous route via Frederick, Md., was a flickering one at best. The mail service Into Washington was unsatisfactory and steam train i .... ' was congested. The wireless and, .the electric cars between here and Washing ton offered practically the only means of keeping Baltimore in touch with out side points. A late estimate of the storm's damage places it as, high qq 11,000,000, falling chiefly on the telegraph, telephone and railroads, both eleetrtd and steam. A report circulated here today that there had been a wreck on one of the railway lines betweert' Baltimore and Washington, with a loss of life was de filed absolutely at the local headquarters of all the roads. r The Baltimore and Ohio succeeded In rigging up a telegraph wire between Philadelphia and Baltimore,which was of material assistance in dispatching trains. This wire was strung along fences or at tached to anything that was available. West of here the interlocking switch wire . fiad been insulated and converted into a , telegraph wire as far as Murkirk, Md., just beyond Laurel. The railroads claim it is likely the reg ular service will be resumed within a few days. There was no change in the telegraph ! and telephone situation today. The hundreds of linemen at work in the storm i area hope to establish an emergency sys tem within the next 24 hours. Locally conditions are again normal , with the electric street railway service. . This applies also to the electric lines of . Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis company and the Maryland Electric Rail . way company, better known as the An , napolis Short Line. 1 MR WILLIAMS’ PICTURE CAUSES NEAR PANIC WASHINGTON, March 6.—When John Sharp Williams, for six years minority < leader, left the house to rest two years before coming to the senate, he did no’ ■ take with him. after an official presenta- • j tion, any memento of the esteem In which .! his fellow members held him. It was not • I the members’ fault, however. They com s I missioned an artist, at a fancy price, to • | paint a portrait of the noted Mississippi •; statesman, but the product was so dis -1 I appointing none had the heart to pre- ■ j sent it. It was exhibited on the night of March ■ 3d in the house lobby. “I know I am not handsome,” comment ’ ed Mr. Williams, as he looked at the por- ■ trait, "but they could not have done worse > if they had been painting Adam.” Repre ’ sentative Adam Bede, of Minnesota, stood by his side. ’ “When did he die?* inquired Vice Pres ident Sherman. “I wouldn't give that to a man who had shot my dog.” declared Representative Cushman, of Washington. And the mem bers decided he was right. ; BIG WIRELESS PLANT TO COMBAT BLIZZARD i - PHILADELPHIA. March B.—One result ot I the blizzard of Wednesday was the establish ment by the city of a wireless plant on top of the city nail tower. The top of the towel i is 537 feet from the ground and a powerful wireless outfit was put up which will put Philadelphia In communication with any sea station operating a wireless plant within a radius of a thousand miles. Profiting by the example furnished by the plight in which Baltimore finds itself, cut oft entirely from wire communication with the outside world, city offcials today began the work preliminary to the erection of a plant that will keep Philadelphia in touch no mat ter how badly the land lines are prostrated. ♦ MAN KILLS MOTHER ♦ ♦ WHILE SHE IS ASLEEP e ♦ HOLLAND. Mich., March 5. ♦ ♦ Elton Baldwin copfessed today to -e ♦ the prosecuting attorney that he ♦ ♦ killed his aged .mother who was -A ♦ found dead yesterday in her farm, ♦ ♦ house, two miles from Saugatuck. ♦ ♦ He said that he was afraid she -e- ♦ would charge him with having ♦ ♦ burned their barn and therefore ♦ ♦ killed her, with a hatchet, while e- ♦ she was asleep. ♦ o- • DICKINSON PLftNS FOR GREATER HIM N EWSECRETARY OF WAR, WHO IS A DEMOCRAT, ANNOUNCES THAT COASTS NEED MORE SHIPS ON THE SEAS. CHICAGO, March 6.—Visions of a great-! er navy and of support for a larger army dawned upon the minds of those who to day gathered about Jacob M. Dickinson, new secretary of war, who, by" the way, is a Democrat, to bld him farewell. Judge Dickinson, as he is familiarly known, laid aside his work of polishing up and packing his guns and fishing tackle—his dearest possessions with the possible exception of a pack of tawney fox hounds—and responded to their con gratulations by giving utterance to pa triotic words in which he made clear his view that a strong navy is essential to the protection of the extended American coasts and a potent energy for peace. The new secretary of war will leave Chicago to enter upon his new duties not later than next Thursday. fellow Chicago member of the cabinet, Franklin MacVeagh, secretary of the treasury, left this afternoon. Mr. Dickinson has been captured for this evening by the executive forces of the Il linois Central railroad, sixty strong, who tendered him a banquet at the Auditor ium Annex, and the remaining days of his slay will be filled with similar affairs given by the Iroquois club, XV ayfarers club and similar organizations. "What are your views as to the army?” was the inquiry. "Have you views as to a greater standing army, or do you think the present one is sufficient?” “I have not considered that question and have no information on that subject that would justify me in expressing an opinion on the question, except that I be lieve that evidence of people to maintain themselves in case of war is one of the strongest factors for maintaining peace. “This, then, would indicate that you are a believer in a powerful navy?” “I have always believed that a strong navy is necessary for the protection of our extended coasts and that such a navy would be one of the best assurances for maintaining friendly international rela tions.” FAMOUS IROQUOIS CLUB SELIT OVER DICKINSON CHICAGO, March 6.—The Iroquois club. Chicago's famous Democratic or ganization, is facing a break in the dinner arranged for Tuesday night, in honor of the new secretary of war, Jacoo M. Dickinson, one of the oldest mem bers of the club. Plans of the club to give Mr. Dickin son a grand farewell were publicly con demned today by Mayor Dunne. Mayor Dunne addressed a letter to President E. B. Tolman, of the Iroquois, of which the former mayor and the new secretary of war have been fellow mem bers for years, which says in part: “If Judge Dickinson supported Judge Taft for the presidency, he- abandonee! the democratic party in the last cam paign and became a republican. If n* ■did not support Judge Taft for the pres idency. his acceptance of a position m the cabinet of the president is a public announcement of his allegiance to tne Republican party and a repudiation ana an abandonment of the Democratic par ty and its principjes. "For a Democratic club to tender Its congratulations in this manner to a gen tleman because of his recent abandon ment of his party and its principles ana ' his espousal of <the other party strikea ( me as highly inconsistent it not ridi culous.” | President Tolman said; I "The banquet to Judge Dickinson is ‘ tendered by the Iroquois club as an ex pression of regard to one of our most loyal and distinguished members. No po litical question is involved.” DICKINSON’S POLITICS WILL BE UNTRA.MMELED WASHINGTON, D. C., March 6.—Sec retary of war, Luke E. Wright expects ‘to relinquish office on Monday, as he J has made arrangements to leave or i Memphis on that day with the idea that I his successor, J. M. Dickinson, will ar j rive and be ready to take the oath of ’ office. | It is reliably learned that Mr. Dickln- I son will enter Mr. Tafts cabinet with I the understanding between them that jthe Tennessean not only did not vote the Republican ticket, but that he will J continue absolutely untrammeled as to j his political convictions. In other words Mr. Dickinson will continue a Demo- I crat as he has always been. WHITE POSSUM SENT TO PRESIDENT TAFT DALLAS, Tex.. March 6.—A white 'possum captured in Comanche county early in the week, and sent to W. O. i Connor, of this city, was last night for ; warded by express to President Taft. : The following letter addressed to the pres ( Ident, was sent: I "Understanding that you are fond of ! opossum, we have secured a white one, a i very rare specimen, and are sending the 1 same to you today by express, with com ; pliments of four of your Texas friends. I (Signed) "W. O. CONNOR, “A. C. KIRKPATRICK, "P. C. VINES. "D. G. OPPENHEIM.” ! AMERICAN SOLDIERS HEADHUNTERS’ VICTIMS CHICAGO, March s.—The Tribune to day prints the following special cable: "MANILA. March 4.—There is a rumor that Lieut. Harry L. King, of the First cavalry,, and a detachment of that, reg iment who have been mapping the inte rior of northern Luzon, have become the victims of headhunters.” HOME OF AIKEN LEPER IS FIRED SECOND TIME AUGUSTA, Ga., March 4.—For the sec * ond time recently the home of Mrs. Mary V. Kirke, the Aiken leper, has been on fire. On each occasion the cause of the fire was a mystery. Mrs. Kirke is still in Aiken, the tem porary injunction recently granted against i her removal being still in force, on ac ! count of the fear of entering the house , the firemen did not put out the blaze as I quickly as they might have. The losses, ' however, have been small. CONGRESS TO CHANGE INA UG UR A TION DA TE TO ESCAPE WEATHER <Bv A-s-ci’ted Press.) > WASHINGTON. March 6.-A constitu- ! tional amendment to provide for a j change in the date of the inauguration of the president of the United States was the principal subject >_.scusseu by the numbers of the house who were at the capitol today. It was claimed that the difficulty in volved in securing the ratification of such an amendment would not be so great as in a case where there was any controversy involved. It was even sug- I ATTORNEY QUITS WHEN TOLD TO SUE EDITORS; ■ WASHINGTON. Marcn s.—united States j I District Attorney Kealing, at Indianapolis i ! has resigned rather than participate in the i efforts of the department of lustlce to. ! bring Delavan Smith and Joseph Pulitzer | to Washington ta stand trial for cfiiuir.ai J libel in connection with publicationr con cerning the Panama canal and railroad District Attorney Kealing In a letter to the attorney general, dater March ?, says:, i t “I beg to inform you that I have to- United States attorney for the district United States atorney for the district of Indiana, to the president of the Unit ed States, with the request that the i same be accepted not later tk-zn March 15th, 1909. "I am informed that indictments have been returned by the grand jury of the Dictrict of Columbia. against Delevan Smith and Charles B. Williams, prr-.an etors of the Indianapolis News, for criminal libel and that steps will be tajk en to remove them to that district for trial. As both are in this district, un der the law it will become my official duty to assist in such removal proec.d ings. "For almost eight years, I have had the honor of representing the govern ment of the United States as attorney. During that time I have prosecuted alt alike, without fear or favor, wher» 1 had an honest belief in their guilt. "I have been compelled on several oc casions. to prosecute personal friends, but in each case I only did so after a i thorough investigation nad convinced me of their guilt. i “In this case, I have mode a careful investigation of the law applicable there to. As to the guilt or innocence of the defendants on the question of libel, I do not attempt to say. If guilty, they should be prosecuted, but prop- erly indicted and prosecuted in the rignt place, viz: At their h< ires. It is only with the question of removal th».t I have to do. "I am not in accord with the govern ment in its attempt to put a strained con struction on the law, to drag the defei.fl ants from their homes to the seat of gov ernment, to be tried and punished, while 1 there is a good and sufficient law in this jurisdiction, in the state court. 1 "I believe the principle involved ts a .dangerous one, striking at the very foundation of our form of governmen’. I cannot, therefore, honestly and con scientiously insist to the court that such is the law, or that such construction should be put on it. Not being able to this, I do not feel that I can, in justice to my office, continue to hold it and de cline to assist. "In order, therefore, to relieve us both of any embarrassment, I have tendered my resignation, and have asked th«t it be accepted note later than March 15th, 1909. I have made it of this date in order that President Taft—for whom I have the highest respect and admiration—may have time to name my successor.” Mr. Kealing has held the office of Unit ed States district attorney for nearly eight years and his standing with the de partment of justice is said to be connection with the Elkhart ’bank case, Mr. Kealing prosecuted and convicted all the officers of th.rt institution, including XX alter Brown, who was his close personal friend, and a member of the Republican state committee. C. XV. Miller, who has twice been at , torney general of Indiana, will be re commended by Senator Beveridge for United States attorney to succeed Mr. t Kealing. I % II ■ ■■ —, „, „ WRIGHT MAY GET CHIEF JUSTICE JOB WASHINGTON. March 4.—The New . York American says that General Luke XX'right will be appointed chief justice of ! the Supreme . dourt to fill the vacancy which will be made this summer, accord ing to the Amerbtn, by the-'resignation of Phlef Justice Fuller. The American ! says that General Wright is a Catholic, and adds: "His appearance on the su . preme . bench will make two members be ' longing to that faith. President McKinley having appointed Justice McKenna from California.. “It was General Wright who suggested , to Mr. Taft the advisability of John M. Dickinson, the Illinois Central attorney who is to succeed him. Both are from 1 Tennessee and have been bosom friends ' for a long time. “It Is not believed that Chief Justice ■ Fuller will quit the bench before the sum ' mer vacation. The supreme court usual- • ly adjourns about June, for the holidays, reconvening late in the fall. General • XX’right will preside as chief justice when > the court meets in October. t ‘President. Cleveland appointed E. D. » White, a senator at the time, from Louis l iana, to the supreme court. Thus for the » first time since the civil war, a southern i Democrat was elevated to a seat on the ■ highest judicial tribunal in the world. Now comes another. “Wright served in the civil war as a Confederate, as did White. When he dons , his robes two ex-Confederates. and two holding securely to the constitutional pro visions peretaining to the sovereignty ot ’ states, will occupy two of the most ex r alted positions within the gift of the • American people.” PRETTY CUBAN GIRL BURNS TO DEATH f 1 TAMPA. Fla., Mrch s.—Miss Marla - Jemenz, a beautiful young Cuban girl. ' 18 years of age. applied a match to her • garments, which she had saturated with kerosene. Her screams attracted atontion ana she died in great agony a few hours later. The girl, whose parents were dead, | lived alone with Manuel Jeacne, her sweetheart, it is said. Finding that he i I was becoming estranged she threatened • to commit suicide and carried out the • I threat with the boldness which comer of a broken heart. The affair created a great sensation In : the foreign colony here. DISTRICTS DON’T STOP CANDIDATES IN OHIO CLEVELAND. Ohio. March s.—The peculiari ties of the laws of the state of Ohio will i make it possible for a man llvirg in the 1 Twentieth conrresstonal district to become a . candidate for consress from the Twenty-first . district to suceed Theodore Burton, who yes terday became a United States senator from 1 Ohio t The election to choose a successor to Mr. ] Burton in the house of representatives will be held Am 11 13th and the Democrats today named Charles Hialev. of to be • their candidate. . Lakewood is not located m the Twenty-first district, which Senator Bur- i ton represented. It w»s found that there was nothin* >n the laws of Ohio to crohiblt this procedure, althouch it Is believed the rieht never before was exercised. guested that congress pass requiring the during the special sesion requiring the various state legislatures to ratify an amendment to the constitution which would provide a date for the inaugura tion on wnich the weatner would be like ly to be more pleasant 1 than the Fourth of March has been found to be. As the experience Thursday was simi lar in many respects to former experi ences with the weather on March 4. the agitation for a change in the date is be ing revived. CANMJN UNO HOUSE NAE LOCK HORNS SPEAKER PUZZLED OVER PER- SONNEL OF NEXT COMMITTEE ON RULES—DOES NOT FEAR “INSURGENTS.” WASHINGTON. March 6.—Speaker Cannon is puzzling his head in the in terim between sessions of congress over the perspnnel of the next committee ou rules. The appointment of this commit tee will be one of the first duties the speaker of the incomming congress will have to perform unless the "insuggents” muster enough strength to form an alli ance with the Democrats to amend the rules so as to provide for the election of a committee on committees. Speaker Cannon does not believe they will, and so he is considering some of the. prob lems that may vex him in the days to come. There are two vacancies on this power ful committee. X’lce President Sherman has just left it. and so has Senator-elect XVilliams, of Mississippi. Tawney is Facvored Many members believe that the choice of a successor to Mr. Sherman lies be tween Representative Tawney, chairman of the committee on appropriations, and Representative Mann, of Illinois. Al though Mr. Sherman came from New York, the position is claimed by western members. Mr. Sherman succeeded Gen eral Grosvenor, of Ohio, and the west ern delegations claim it is high time that the plum be returned to them. XVhile the speaker is a western man, it is urged, as customary, that the other two Re publican members of the committee ba chosen one from the east and the oth er from the west. Representative Dal zell. of Pennsylvania, is the eastern representative. Mr. Tawney’s rise in the house has been phenomenal. He has a powerful in fluence on the floor, and it is urged that he would be a great strength to the com- I mittee. I Most of all the speaker desires a par ' liamentarian who can defend any rule i on the floor nf the house in an impres i slve and persuasive way. Representa- I tive Mann fills the qualifications very well, but the objection to him Is he comes from the speaker’s own state. Representatives Douby and Townsend, of Michigan: Smith, of Iowa; Currier, of New Hampshire; Poster, of Vermont, are regarded as possibilities. The selection of the neT» Democratic member will probably be left to minority Leader Clark. It has been regarded as desirable to have the minority leader a member, but Mr. Clark cannot take tha position as long as Representative deAr mond, of tlie same state, Missouri, re mains on the committee. A plan has been devised by which Mr. Clerk and Representative Fitzgerald, re garded as one of the best parliamenta rians on the Democratic side, will be come the minority's representatives on the committee. As yet the plan has not been approved by all interested in it. THEY SELL CLOSER. It pays to patronize advertisers, they sell more goods’than the non-advertiser, and they can afford to sell them on a nar rower margin of profit. Advertised goods are usually standard articles that will * compare most favorably with other goods on the market. Answer some of the ad vertisements in this issue, today, and learn the facts for yourself. ROOSEVELT TO SAIL 1 FOR JUNGLE MARCH 23 OYSTER BAY, March s.—Ex-Presi dent Roosevelt announced today for the first time that he would sail from New York for Africa on March 23 at noon. He will take passage on the steamer Hamburg. Mr. Roosevelt said also that he had received so many letters, telegrams and cablegrams that it would be physically impossible for him to answer one-tenth of them and that while he appreciate*! i the sentiments expressed in the vari ous communications and would like to answer tnem. it wouia tie imnossime to do so. He added that he would have nothing to say on any subject nor would he attend any public functions before departing on his hunting trip. Wearing a knickerbocker suit, Mr. Roosevelt took a vigorous walk tnrough the woods near Sagamore Hill today. X. ASHINGTON, March s.—Final preparations are now being made at the Smithsonian institution for the scientific expedition to Africa to bo heac:d by Theodore Roosevelt. The work of preparing and packing the i collecting apparatus is now well ad ■ vanced, having been carefully superin tended by Major Edgar A. Mearns. Che man who is to manage the expedition for the Smithsonian institution. J. Alaen Loring and Edmund Heller, the two other naturalists x»f the expedition, have been in XVashington several weeks assisting Major Mearns with the final I preparations. Mr. Rooseve.t will go over the plans i thoroughly after he reaches Oyster ! nay and will conTer there with the i three naturalists w*.ich are being sent loy the Smithsonian institution. On the • voyage to Africa the details of the ! different phases of tne expedition will oc worked out by Mr. Roosevelt ana the other members of the expedition, so tnat on April 21 when they land from the steamer Admiral at Mombassa they ! will be ready to strike out for the I w >rk before them with a clear idea Ic. tt lat will be done. STEPHEN SENATE CAMPAIGN I MADISON. XVJs., March s.—United States Senator Jas. 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