Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
At THE WHITE HOUSE
President Declines to Attend
Lincoln Banquet in Chicago.
BUSINESS IS RUSHING
NO SPEECHES NEXT YEAR EX-
CEPT AT OYSTER BAY.
Prince Cupid Drops in and SONG
Chippewa Indians Present a Peti-
tion Regarding Lands.
BUSINESS IS RUSHING

The Marquette Club of Chicago today exc
| tended to the President formal invitation
| to attend the Lincoln banquet of the club
on February l.. The President. who has
been consistently declining all invitations
| for next year. expressed his regret that he
would not be able to go. Some member OF
| the cabinet. however, will attend as repre-
sentative of the administration. The invt-
! tation was presented by Charles nj. Foeil.
| president of the club, and Graeme Stewart.
| They were accompanied by Representative
| Boutell.
The President expects an exceedingly
busy time for the next year, and II is prob.
| able that he will make no speeches else
where than ia Oyster Bay that could be
| construed having political flavor. or
place himself any more in the public light
| than is necessary.
The Kansas Judgeship.
Senator Long of Kansas introduced to tho
President this morning Associate Justice
| Pollock of the supreme court of Kansas
| one of the candidates for the position OF
| United States district judge of that state
| Justice Pollock is Senator Longs choice
| for the United States judgeship, but the
| selection of a man will be decided by the
Kansas republicans in Congress. They Will
have meeting tomorrow to that END.
|
resentatives from New Jersey called this
morning to ask the President to appo1ne
| Cortland Parker, brother or representa-
| tive Parker assistant United States attor-
ney of New Jersey. They presented a re-
| quest for the appointment at the Depart
| ment of Justice some time ago The Presi-
dent said he would consider the matter.
Many Visitors Today.
Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, the delegate
in Congress from Hawaii, paid his first call
of respects. In Hawaii he is known as
| prince Cupid" He was educated in Ha-
| wall the United States and England. and
is splendid English scholar. He is a cap
itahst and is cousin of both the late King
Kalakaua and Queen Liliuokalani. he was
| created a prince Of the royal house of Ha-
wall by proclamation in 1884.
| Representative Dovener of West Vir-
/ ginia introduced the delegates who have
| been attending the Eastern and Western
Flint Bottle Manufacturers Association.
| Representative Hill of Connecicut intro
| dnced some of the delegates who have been
attending the pure food congress.
Chippewa Indians Have Grievance.
Senator Clapp of Minnesota presented
some Chippewa Indians, who handed TO the
President petition asking that the Interior
Department be directed to alter the rules
and regulations relating to the sale of pine
lands belonging to the Chippewas. The
Losh and w. F. Campbell
Speaker Cannon had an interview about
legislative matters. Representatives Bied-
Ter. Deemer and HUFF and Pension Com
missioner Ware We're among the callers.
Representatives Curtis and Scott OF Kan
sas presented some friends.
Senator Beveridge introduced Norman b
Ream of Chicago. Senator Elkins called
and talked with the President a short time.
Senators Mitchell and Fulyon of Oregon
talked with the President about an Oregon
asntr,a nhs iah har haS
been hitch.
The President this afternoon received
nearly two hundred delegates in attendance
upon the seventh annual convention Cf
the Association of Agricultural Colleges
and Experiment Stations. He gave each
one of them a cordial greeting
John G.. Capers for Judge.
Col. John G. Cape-s, United States attor-
ney for South Carolina, and the most iD-
f1uential republican official in the state,
talked with the President this afternoon
about South Carolina affairs. MIR. Capers
has asked the President to promote Capt.
Clarence S. Nettles of the army to the po-
sition of ma jor and jadge advocate. Capt.
Nettles has been i'm the army since 1893.
Prior to that time he was a prominent
lawyer at the South Carolina bar being
vice president Of the South Carolina Bar
Association for number Of yeals. During
part of his service Capt. Nettles COM
manded the battalion of Macabcbe scouts
in the Philippines, and while in The archie
pelago participated in a number OF engage
ments.
But for slight hitch at the close of the
last session of Congress a bill would have
been passed creating another judicial dis
trict for South Carolina. The same bill
has been reintroduced and may become
law at the coming regular session. In that
event the friends of Col Capers intend to
press him for judge of the new district.
and believe 1t Will have the approval OF
the President who has u good opinion of
Col Capers a lawyer and man. Col.
Capers has been in the city several days
in connection with cases pending in the
Supreme Court and Court OF Claims