Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-27
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Conference as to the Wanton
Killing Of Elks.
PANAMA COMMISSION
NAMES ARE ExPEcyEYTo GO TO
SENATE MoNbAr.
President Pleased About Political Pros
poets in New York-Col. Symons
in a Quandary.

in Quandary.
Reports to the President about the wan
ton killing of the few remaining elks in the
country has naturally aroused his indigna-
ton. and he will make. an effort to have
Congress pass stringent laws. against the
destruction of these great wild animals.
The President had long talk this morn
ing with Representative Humphrey and
Allen Weir Of Washington about the Illegal
slaughter of what known the Roose-
welt eiks of the Olympic mountains, in
Washington. These elks fine. noble ami
mails, are of distinct species from the reg
ulaI elk of this country. The discoverer
was an admirer of President Roosevelt and
gave the elks his name. Representative
Humphrey has received letter from the
game warden of Washington saying that
the elks are being killed in violation of
stringent state laws. The warden foun.l a
few days ago the carcasses of eleven elks
in one spot and the -carcaSses of eight in
another. They had been killed for their
teeth, or rather for a few of their teeth.
One of the favorite charms of the mem
berS of the Order of ElkS is a certain tooth
of the elk. These have become scarce and
somewhat costly. and the genuine seem are
sought after. The Olympic mountain elks
are being killed for no other reason than 10
secure two teeth in. the head of each animal
and the carcasses are allowed to remain
where they fall, no use in the world being
made of them.
The President, as well as his two call
erS and many who have written to him,
feel that the American elk will be extinct
within a few years if national law is
not passed giving them the necessary pro-
lection. Sportsmen all over the country
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ton the wanton destruction will continue.
Members of the Order of Elks are be-
ginning to do away with the wearing of
the charms, and in a few years will cease
altogether, substituting some emblem of
the order. This will aid to an extent in
preventing the slaughter Of the big game
animals that are becoming SO scarce, but
will not accomplish what national law
would do. Men who do not fear state
laws and officials, it is said would fight
shy of coming in contact with federal
officers.
A Question of Forest Reserves.
Senator Hepburn of Idaho talked with
the President today about forest reserves
and land laws. Senator Hepburn is OPP
posed to the constant setting aside of large
tracts of lands as forest reserves, believ
ing that it is inimical to the progress and
development of the west and unnecessary
from every point. He opposed the creation
of certain reserves that are under dis
cuSSlOn now. Inc ITeStdSflL asked MIN 10
submit his views, and he will do so.
Representative Foss of. Illinois called at
the White House to introduce a friend. Mr..
Foss, who is chairman of the naval affairs
committee of the House, found the PreSi-
dent greatly pleased al the passage of the
naval appropriations bill by ths House as it
was presented to that body. The President
has always sympathized with the building
of a larger navy.
The Panama Commission.
The President is still Investigating the
charges against B. NJ. Harr6d of Louisiana,
who was selected member of the
Panama canal commission. The President
will drop Mr. Harrod from the commission
if he concludes that his usefulness by rea-
son of the charges would be inenective IN
the work to be done. 1t is probable now
that the names of the commission will go to
the Senate on Monday Senator Smoot OF
Utah saw the President today and asked
that if Mr.. Harrod is not placed upon the
commission that the vacancy be gwen 10
Col Willard Young of Utah The President
could not make any promise what ne would
do should there be vacancy Colonel
Young has been pressed for place on the
commission for a number OF months
Pleased About New York.
Senator Depew of New York made visit
70 the White House to convey the news
contained in a telegram that the New YORK
rom,b,ican state executive committee had
held a brief meeting, fixed a time for the
state convention to elect delegates to Chi
ga 90 and unanimously and harmonfously
passed resolutions indorsing the PRESIDENT;
Senator Depew said the President was
pleased with the action of the committee
and with the constantly Frightening out
look in New York.
Representative Hill of Connecticut VINO
called at the White House today, said that
he does not know whether there will be any
financial legislation at this session of Con-
gress but he doubts whether anything will
be done Mr.. Hill says that Chairman
Fowler of the banking and currency COM
mittee is out of the city and that when he
returns there may be a meeting of the
committee, which is expected to report
favorably upon Mr.. Hills measure provid-
ing for changes in the currency laws. One
feature of the bill is generally considered
important enough to become law at this
session. That is the part repeating the
$3,G00,00O limit each month on the retire
ment of circulation of national banks. 1t
is felt by financiers all over the country
that banks ought to be allowed to retire cir
culation without limit in a season of the
year when the contraction of currency
would not be dangerous to business in
terests.
Usage Indians Call.
About dozen Usage Indians shook hands
with the President today and went away
feeling that they had enjoyed great honor.
Half of them were attired In full regalia-
red-striped shirts, blankets of variegated
color, moccasins, hair-cuts varying from
the queue of a Chinaman to the pompa-
dour of Jim Corbett, and the most solemn,
stolid fac es seen in the White House offices
in weeks. At the head of the delegation
was Big Heart, chief of the Osages, and
with him as assistants were Black Dog,
Shun-ka h-moh-lah and5SHes-kah-moie O.
A. Mitscher, the agentrof the tribe, pre-
scented them to the President The Osages
1900 in number-own I49l,0O0 acres of
land in Oklahoma and have to their credit
about $500 600 in cash In the United States
treaury. They are hereto arrange treaty
with the government by WHICH their lands
and money are to be divided in severalty.
They are said to be thrifty ana Industrious
many of them being large. farmers and
stock raisers.
The President also talked with ex-Rep-
resentative Van VOORHEES, OF New York,
who had with him few Seneca Indians of
New York. These Indians have matter of
concern to them before the Department of
the Interior.
Giving Careful Consideration.
Most careful consideration is being given
to the application of the Commercial Cable
COMPANY made behalf of ,JaDan. to land