Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-14
At THE WHITE HOUSE
President FaVors Whipping
Post Here.
SOUTH DAKOTA FIGHT
ALL OVER THE MATTER OF APP
PoINTMENTs.
President Asked to Settle the Trouble
Also In North Carolina
Today's Callers.

Representative Adams of Pennsylvania,
after call upon President Roosevelt 20
| day, quoted the latter as favorIng q bill
for the establishment of the whipping post
in the District Of Columbia. II talked
with the President about my bill for es-
tablishIng a whipping post in the District
for wife-beaters,' said Mr.. Adams. land
he told me he was heartily In favor OF
the measure He advised me to go ahead
with 1t and push 1t all cotld.'
South Dakota Fight.
The political differences between Senators
Gamble and kittredge of South Dakota
have given the President something 10
think over. Senator Gamble Is trying TO
secure the denomination of J. D. Elliott as
United States attorney Of the state. while
Senator Kittredge and the two representa-
tfves in the House-Martin and Burke
named Biernetski of Sioux Falls. These
three men called on the President yester-
day. How the fight will terminate can
not be stated.
- A North Carolina Trouble.
/" The President 9issr also having trouble in
North Carolina. and must settle the war
fare that is threatened there. Representae
tive Spencer Blackburn Is the central figure
in this fight. He was sent back to Con
gress after a hard fight. He claims the
right to distribute the patronage OF his
district-postmasters and everything else
The state machine, headed by a son-in-law
ct Judge Pritchard-Mr Rollins-insists
upon>dispensing the patronage all over the
state, except the small post offices in
Riackburn's district. It Is regarded IS
probable that the President will uphold Mr..
Blackburn.
Oklahoma Boomers Call.
statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory called on the President today to pay
their respects. The members of the delega-
+ ton were presented to the President by c.
@. Jones. the chairman, and he extended to
each of them cordial greeting. Suisse
quent to the reception the delegation was
photographed on the steps Of the White
House.
Opposed to Philippine Tariff.
Wilbur F. Wakeman secretary of the
American Protective Tariff League. called
on the President to express the regrets OF
his organization that It was compelled to
oppose the Philippine tariff bill mo per-
sonality is involved In this position" said
Mr.. Wakeman. 1--WE feel that the passage
Of the Philippine tariff bill is breech in
the wall of protection. I also called to con-
graduate the President regarding the finish
of the silk fraud cases in New York These
"
moved as appraiser December 81, 1901.
January 8. 1862, the President invited me
to the White House. and upon my recon-
mendations prosecutions were begun, with
the following results: The head of the
house of A. s. Rosenthal & Co., importers
OF Japanese silks is abroad and has paid
his bill of $4,000. The examiner of mer-
chandise who handled these goods-C. &.
Browne-has been convicted by the federal
courts, and his conviction was affirmed by
the United States court of appeals few
days ago. The original informer died in a
sanitarium six months ago. The partner
of Mr.. Rosenthal was convicted, but on
technicality was released on $4,000 fine.
Civil suits are now pending against the
Rosenthal house for 81 500. 600. The gov
eminent. having won the criminal side, will
undoubtedly win the civil suits, providing
the goods can be reached
Relief Measures Needed.
Lieut.. G. t. Emmons. retired officer of
the navy, who was appointed by the
President last year to make special in
vestigation of the condition of the native
people OF Alaska, talked with the Presi
dent few minutes today. Lieut.. Emmons
says that the natives in some parts of the
Copper river region are in a starving con-
dition. and he believes that relief meas
ures should be taken by Congress.
Commander Isam Takeshita, the naval
attache of the Japanese legation, called
at the White House today to present to
the President his successor, Lieut.. Com
mander Taniguchi Commander Takes
hita expects soon to return to Japan.
The President extended a cordial greet
ing to MIR. Taniguchi.
President Roosevelt today received the
members OF a commission appointed by
the governor of Indiana to locate hospi-
tai for epileptics in that state The mem
bers of the commission are DR.. s. I. Brown
of Knox, L L. Whitesides of Franklin and
Ezra Matttngly of Washington. They are
on trip through the east. in the course
of which they will inspect epileptic hospi-
tails in New York, New Jersey and Massa-1
chusetts.
The moose and boar that Theodore
Roosevelt, jr., killed recently while hunt
ing in New Hampshire arrived at the
White House today by express. The car
cass of each animal came along. and an