The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-03
Weather Forecasts for
Thosein East Carolina.
HE HAS OTHER PLANS
His Last Day in Washington is Crowd
ed With Business. President Roose-
welt Will Not be Able to Extend
The Time of His Stay in
Raleigh.
(special to News and Observer)

Washington, ID. c., Oct. 2.-Hon.
.. r.. Thomas, Who left this afternoon
for North Carolina was at the office
of General Alexander Mackenzie,
chief of engineers of the War Depart
ment soon after nine o'clock this
morning to urge the necessity for an
early start on the work OF improving
the Northeast Cape Fear River by
deepening the channel.
a steamer is now operating be-
tween Wilmington and Hallsville, and
Gen. Mackenzie has promised Mr..
Ru anddwgutaaher fif fiff fffn1
Thomas that his request will be COM
piled with. Mr.. Thomas also took
opportunity to impress upon the
chief of engineers the necessity for
pushing forward TO conclusion the
work. now in progress on Beaufor
Harbor and NeuSe River.
With the interest of the many
truck farmers of his district in mind,
Mr.. Thomas had an interview with
Col. Williams l.. Moore. of the Wealth
er Bureau and obtained from him a
promise that he would send out by
wire direct from Washington to the
leading truckers between Goldsboro
and New Bern all weather forecasts
which can affect the crops of that
section in any way. Col. Moore Will
visit New Bern in November, at Mi.
Thomas request. to look into condl-
tions there with view To compiylnS
with other requests from that gentle
man for the benefit of his section.bu
neither Mr. Thomas nor Col. Moore
will talk about their plans until the
latter has visited the ground in No
vember.
Mr.. Thomas also had an interview
with Judge Knaup and other mem
bers of the Interstate Commefcs
Commission, and advised with theh
as to the best method of putting re-
frigerating companies and car lines
THREE
under the regulations Of the commits
sion. The commissioners are
course. in favor of some action BEN:
taken for that purpose but are wei
aware that the Senate lnterstau
Committe. of which Senator Elkins !
chairman. and Senator Foraker
leading member, has no intention
reportig any bin that will confer 1ur
thor authority TO regulate rates upol
the commission.
The Sen2tc Rate Bill.
The bill which the Senate commit
tee will substitute for the House Dil
81 that body passes any measure SIM
lar tn the ESch-Townsend bill Will d
little more than provide for the ap
pointment Of additional Fedora
Judges with machinery for facllitatln
the work OF the courts. In othe
words with such a bill as Senate
Elkins will father, the present system
will continue. but there will be NOR
Federal appointments and longer va
cations for the courts. The cimm!s
sion did not. however, say anything O
this kind To Mr.. Thomas and he is no
discouragedt, but intends TO introduc
q bill along the lines suggested by hi
Interview with the Commissioners
which has only confirmed him in IN
belief that the Interstate Commerc
Commission should have authority t
regulate rates. Mr.. Thames finishe
up his mornings work by seeing tn
Commissioner of Pensions about re
storing James w. Rlker, of Colds
boro to the pension roll. He is hope
ful that this Will be done as result o
his representations. but if it is not n
will endeavor TO accomplish the sam
by a special bill this winter.
Rooseveh's Stay Fixed.
Assistant Secretary Barnes. of tn
Presidents staff, told me this morn
ing that il would be impossible 70
Mr.. Roosevelt to extend the time c
his stay in Raleigh on his Souther
trip, as even less than an hour NOR
given there would upset the entir
schedule. Mr.. Barnes stated that In
President disliked very much to re
fuse the requests which are now com
ing in to make longer stops than tn
schedule calls for, but that he coul
not comply with all sucuh request.
ond even one break would upset hi
whole plan. and this. in view of tn
work which Will await his return [
Washington, could not ow be consid
cred.
Ordered 10 KEEP Mum.
Commissioner Yerkes was with Sec
retary Shaw when called upon totda,
but an official who knows about g
much as Yerkes himself was very en-
phatic in his statement that the II
ternal Revenue bureau would not /
represented in the trial of the revenu
officers and others at Greensboro tn
week He said that Millard r. We.
had been sent simply as a trustt
messenger to take papers demande
by Holton for use in the case, and d.
clared with great emphasis that We
had most explicit directions not
talk to any one as a former messer
ger of the bureau had talked and hs
made trougle. Further inpui6
among employees of the bureau deye
oDed the fact that they all had "orde
to say nothing about affairs in Mort
Carolina.
F. r. Penn. Reidsville, n. c..
here.
Elvira owbey has been appoint,