Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-15
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Few Callers Received by Pres-
ideut During the Day.
MEETING POSTPONED
GARNET DAY NOT OBSERVED BE-
CAUSE OF PRoCTER FUNERAL.
National Association Of Letter Car.
riers Presented-Santa Fe Wants
Land for School Site.
MEETING POSTPONED

Land for School Site.
President Roosevelt was absent from, his
office for an hour this morning attending
the funeral OF John r. Proctor, and d.d
not receive many callers. The cabinet
meeting set for IL o'clock was postponed
until tomorrow morning. The President
left his office shortly after 10 o'clock. Zee
fore his departure, however he was visited
by Senator Dolliver and Representative
Thomas of Iowa. Senator Charles of Wis
consln and Senator Lodge of Massachu.
setts. Senator Lodge presented the officers
of the National Association of Letter Car.
riers-President Kellar. Vice President Bun.
ton and Curtin, member of the executive
committee. After his return to his oIiice
the President received some other callers,
among them being Representatives Lands
Of Indiana and Lamb of Virginia.
Representative Landis, speaking Of politt-
cal conditions in Indiana and elsewhere,
said:
THE time has gone by when half dozen
men In Wall street can go to a luncheon
and decide upon who the nominee Of u
great party for President shall bs. The
merchants. professional men, farmers plas-
terers. carpenters and mechanics U: an
kinds settle those things these days. Presi-
party without opposition and he will be
elected. There is not the slightest question
that he will be able to carry Indiana by q.
large majority"
/. Sparks mayor of Sante Fe " Men,
paid his respects to the President. MIR.
Sparks Is seeking to have the Interior De.
partment turn over to the city of Sante Fe.
for school purposes. what is known as the
Fort Marcy military reservation near Santa
Fe. Mayor Sparks. like all other New Mex.
lcans Is sangufne that his territory will Sc.
cure statehood at this session of Congress.
For Canal Commissioners.
Representative Mann of Illinois presented
Isham Randolph, the engineer OF the Chi.
cago drainage canal, who is in Washington
on business connected with the CHICAGO
river tunnel project. Mr. Randolph is one
of the most prominently backed men for
position on the isthmian canal commits.
sion. The entire Illinois delegation 10 xtrdv.
Ing for his appointment, but the most DO.
tent thing In his favor win probably be his
record OF engineering on the Chicago canal
The President will select the best brains In
the country for the commission and expert.
ence and knowledge as an engineer will
have much weight with him.
Presidential Nominations.
The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
To be collector of customs-Charles Hen-
ming, for the district of Bristol and Warren,
r. l.; Albert r. Day, for the district Of
Bangor, Ne.
To be postmaster-Frank w. Rollins ae
Ellsworth. Me-
To be first lieutenants in the artillery
corps-Second Lieutenant Henry r. Casey,
Second Lieutenant Moses r. Ross.
Export Duties to Germany.
A conferenc, Was held last night at tho
White House. at which Secretary Shaw and
axr,I.> Slxas~
talked with the President in regard to con.
sular invoices on goods imported from Ger.
many. The German ambassador said that
many of the German manufacturers were
unable to understand how ii was that the
invoice price Of goods imported from Ger.
many into the United States was frequent.
ly advanced by the customs officers at the
ports, and the feeling prevailed in some
quarters. he said. that German goods were
being Disseminated against by the customs
authorities of this country.
Secretary Shaw. in explanation, statad
that consular officers abroad could not be
expected to know the real or market value
of many goods shipped from their ports.
and the prices given could only he approx
imations of the market price. Under the
customs laws of the United States the
value of goods upon which duties are as.
sessed are the market values, and It often
happened, he said, that unscrupulOus Inn
porters make invoices at lower value than
the market value in the hope Of decreasing
tnelr CUSTOMS pay menus. secretary Snaw
stated to Baron Sternburg that nothing
could be further from the purpose Of his
officers than to discriminate against Ger.
man exports. All nations were treated ex.
actly alike. and the regulations Of the de.
partment were strictly in accordance with
law.
The ambassador seemed to be fully salts.
fed that no discrimination was made in the
case of German goods, but said that he
would be glad if the German consul at New
York could be permitted to critically ex-
anime into the workings of the New York
customs house in the matter of invoices ana
other things, in the expectation that he
would be able to satisfy German manufac-
turers that there is no ground for the fear
that they are not on an equal footing with
the manufacturers of other nations Secre-
tary Shaw said that he would be glad to
have the German consul visit the customs
house In New York and acquaint himself in
detail with the workings of the customs
system In this country.
Secretary Shaw was a guest OF the Presi.
dent at luncheon this afternoon, and they
talked over the subject presented by Baron
Sternburg. They are pleased to afford the
German consul IN New \ ork every facility
for ascertaining that there is not the slight.
est discrimination against German goods,
and hope to see the idea of the German exc
rorforc ropvfpcad af thofr rnietak0