Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-01
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Conference With Minister
Barrett on Isthmian Affairs.
THE CABINET MEETING
TWO NEW OFFICIALS IN ATTEND
ANCE.
An Alaskan Totem Pole Presented to
the President - Going to
Oyster Bay Tomorrow.

preparatory to the latter's departure for
the isthmus. He will sail for Panama on
the steamer Advance next Wednesday. Mr..
Barrett has some delicate and important
questions to settle when he enters upon his
duties. These are pending, and nearly all
of them will have to be adjusted through
diplomatic channels. Some of the aues-
tiOns are unique in American diplomacy
The capital of the new republic, the city
of Panama, is wholly surrounded by Ameri-
can territory and entirely separated, there
fore. from other territory of the republic
Jurisdiction over the city, however. lies
with the Panama government, except so far
as sanitation is concerned That will be pro-
vided for by the American authorities. The
delimina ton of the cities of Panama and
Colon, both Of which are under Panama,
are questions for determination, the Pana-
ma republic desiring as much territory ds
possible in the cities and the United States
wishing to make the territory no larger
than necessary for the business and popu-
lation of the cities. Enforcement of laws,
criminal and civil, raises many delicate
and important points. If person should
violate the law in the city of Panama, for
instance, and proceed Immediately to the
American zone just outside the city limits,
he would be without the jurisdiction or
the Panama government authorities; II he
should commit a crime In the American
zone and escape into any part of Panama
territory the American officials could not
seize him. These and similar questions will
arise constantly, and 1t will require nice
adjustment of the operations of the two
governments to prevent conflict OF au-
thority
Official advices have been received by the
State Department that the Panama con-
gress has ratified in the form OF law the
agreement regarding the coinage of Panama
money recently entered into by the Amerl-
can and Panama joint commission A copy
of the law as enacted is now on its way
from Panama to this country. The enact
ment of this law IS regarded as an I'M
portant step in the financial and CONNER
cial progress of the new republic
Secretary Loeb returned to his desk to-
day. He has been absent at his home for
two days, illness having prevented his be-
ing at the White House. He is much i'm
proved.
Commissioner for Porto Rico.
The President has appointed as commits
sioner of education of Porto Rico. DR.. Ro-
land P Falkner. at present chief Of the
division of documents Of the Library OF
Congress- vice Samuel McCune Lindsay.
who has resigned to take effect October l
next DR.. Falkner is thrty-eight years
old was graduated at the University OF
Pennsylvania and studied subsequently tor
three years in Germany at the universities
of Halle Berlin and Leipzig. The Presi-
dent is satisfied that he is a most able and
capable maa and that he Will do much TO
carry forward the educational work that
has been SO we'll done since the United
States acquired possession OF Porto RICO.
The Cabinet Meeting.
Today's cabinet meeting was the last
that will be held in Washington for
month. 1t was attended by two new cab
inet officials-Attorney General Moody and
Secretary Paul Morton of the navy. and
by one man who is not a cabinet member
Philander c. Knox. who was attorney gen.
eral until this morning, when his success
sor, Mr.. Moody, was sworn in. The honor
of sitting at cabinet meeting while liter
ally not a cabinet officer was a great one,
but was at the desire Of the President. Il
was just substituting for Secretary Taft,
said Mr. Knox, with smile You see 1
am about his size" Secretary Cortelyou.
whose successor Representative Metcalf
was to have taken charge this morning.
but did not do SO. was also present, and
was one of the last members to leave The
meeting was without importance, some time
being taken up In consideration of politi-
cal matters.
The following postmasters were agreed
upon at the cabinet meeting:
Ohio-Calla, Thomas L. Knauf.
Minnesota-Lakefield, Marion G. Craw
ford.
Texas-Dallas, d A. Robinson.
Wisconsin-Juneau, H. A. cache.
-Collinsville, N. w. Chandler
Presented With Totem Pole.
An Alaskan Indian totem pole, which had
been one of the decorative features in the
possession of the Alaskan delegation to the
Chicago convention, was presented to the
President today by ]. w. Ivy. one of the
delegates MIR. Ivy Is one of the prominent
citizens of AL ska, and when he and his
fellow delegates left Alaska for the con-
thaN, polr
totem poles. made and carved by Clinkeet
Indians These POLES attracted much at
tentton at Chicago. and were bestowed as
the Alaskans desired. one going to Sem
ator Fairbanks, another to the New York
delegation and SO on, the handsomest one
being reserved Tor President Roosevelt. The
pole. about eight feet long, is surmounted
by bald-headed American eagle, looking
natural as life. although having passed
through the hands Of taxidermist. Be-
low the bird is shield containing the Goa.
OF arms OIL Alaska painted upon 1t, and be-
low this begin the curious figures and rep
reservations carved upon the yellow cedar
POLE
On the pole are the hideous faces of the
chief diety and medicine man of the In
dians. Then follow lizards. frogs and mon
strositieS galore. Ribbons appended from
the eagle fly the white and gold colors of
Alaska was the first territory or state to
elect delegates pledged to Roosevelt, the
convention having assembled November 10
1903
The President received the pole with an
expression of his thanks
Senator Proctor of Vermont and Repre-
sentative Mudd of Maryland were among
the visitors with the President today. They
chatted briefly with him, the one about
Vermont politics and the other about af-
fairs in Maryland Mr.. Mudd did not care
to go into the details Of his talk, saying
that he desired to discuss some things with
the President before he went away.
President Will Leave Tomorrow.
The President will leave for Oyster Bay
tomorrow morning on one of the regular
trains of the Pennsylvania road. He will
reach his home in the afternoon and will
remain there, as stated in The Star, until
the last of this month, by which time he
will have been officially notified of his
nomination. His return to Washington for
a few weeks in midsummer will be for the
purpose of making himself accessible to
the republican politicians who care to con-