Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25

that are pending. most of them meritorious
measures, too. The hope is that the Presi-
dent will use his influence with the Speaker
or with House or Senate leaders to secure
the passage of these bills and resolutions.
instances were seen today in visits of Del
egate kalanianaole of Hawaii and Senator
Foster of Washington, the latter accom-
panied by some Alaskan people. The Ha-
waiian delegate has a bin pending provid-
Ing for the establishment of a hospital in
the leper settlement of the Hawaiian
Islands for the study and observation of
the disease. as well as treatment. The bill
provides for an appropriation for beginning
the Institution. 1t is generally recognized
that scientific institution of the kind
ought to be established in Hawaii Senator
rosters visit was in regard to the resolu-
tlon pending authorizing the construction
or railway from Valdez to Eagle City
Alaska Andrew Burleigh of Alaska was
with Senator Foster. 1t is stated that can
ltaiists stand ready to build the road If the
authority is given
A South Carolina Judgeship.
Representative Lever of South Carolina
introduced G. T. Graham of Lexington, s.
e., prominent lawyer of that town Mr.
Graham Is a candidate for Judge of the
proposed new judicial district in South
Carolina should it pass Congress at this
session., and the place be given to dem
ocrat. 1t is recognized that there are Just
TWO republicans in the state large enough
to fill the bill, and of these it is learned
that one lives in another district. Because
of this scarcity of republican material any
one of a large bunch of democrats stand
ready to take the judgeship. The probabil-
1ty. however, is that the President will ap-
point one of the republicans. the chances
now favor1ng Captain John G. Capers the
republican national committeeman and
United States attorney. The only fight
that has been made against him is that his
ofhclal residence is in the present district
IN, hn IL
furnished claims showing that his resi-
dence is as much in one district as another
Want a Judge Retained.
A delegation of members of the bar of
New Mexico were presented to the Presi-
dent today by Representative DalzelI of
Pennsylvania The delegation came all the
way to Washington to ask the Presi-
dent to retain Judge Hosea Townsend of
the Indian territory as federal Judge of
the new state If the statehood bill goes
througn congress. 1t was represented that
Judge ge townsend was one of the most eff
nclent men In the federal judiciary and
that he ought to stay On the bench
Representative Campbell of Kansas in
troduced to the President today Judge ]. c.
FoHock OF the United States district court
OF Kansas. Although it is not unlikely
that some phases of the proposed investi-
CATION OF the Oil operations in Kansas even
tualiy may come before Judge Pollock in
Aiio JuuiNidi SdpdClty, the SUBJECT OF the In
Vestlgation was not discussed by him with
the President. Representative Campbell
VIII present to Commissioner Garfield some
additional information he has received re-
gardlng The work of the oil companies in
his state. The information consists merely
OF details which will tend to facilitate the
inquiry.
invitations Continue to Come.
Two invitations to visit cities were ex-
tended to President Roosevelt TODAY. the
visits to be, made when he takes his south
western trip the latter part of next month
MAJOR w. H. H. Llewellyn, who was an
queer ia the PRESIDENTS regiment of Rough
Nnl', Siueis; invited MIN to stop at Las Cruces
new Mexico en- route from Texas to Colo
rado. Representative Slayden of Texas
urged the President to make a sion at New
braunieis. pr Tex, while he was in that state.
MI: hooseVeIt promised to give both inyi-
tations considerat tion The commander-in-
chlef OF the New Mexico department of the
". A r. sent word to the President that If
Ne ne would stop at Las Cruces that the G. A.
sired to be received by him. At New Rran-
ieis' Tex, l,0O0 German-American children
nave prepared special song that they
1Isn n 70 sing to the President. AS New
braun1eis is between Austin and San An
tonic short stop may be arranged there
Col. Chinn's Brand of Democracy
Col. Jack Chinn of Kentucky was num-
~ ~ oAiioi6 tilS many callers at the White
House today. He is a typical Kentucky
democrat. but he is an admirer of the
PRESIDENT. Roosevelt is my kind of n
man., remarked Colonel Chinn. so nucb
SO that l may now call myself a Roosevelt
Bryan democrat. That is the way l feel
toward him."
Representative Dayton introduced to the
President c. Lee Cook, an inventor of
metallic packing for engines. It has been
adopted in the navy. Mr.. Cook is a won
derful man. He is SO deformed that he
has little use for his hands or legs, and is
pushed around in peculiarly constructed
small wagon. He was wheeled into the
room of the President in this vehicle to-
day. He is the president of a company
that has made many thousands of dollars
all as result of his inventive genius and
wonderful intellect. Although SO badly
crippled he is taken to engine rooms
wherever he may be, and has himself paced
under engines, where he observes their
work and ma chinery, getting ideas wholly
in this way.
Col. S. Kistoe. United States consul gen.
eral at Rotterdam, was introduced to the
President by St nator Clapp.
APPOINTED TO THE BENCH.