Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-20
At THE WHITE HOUSE
General Grosvenor on the Ohio
Legislature.
FORAKER SAVED IT
AN OKLAHOMA WOLF HUNTER
SEES THE PRESIDENT.
Invitation to Lincoln Banquet Declined
Many Visitors Received Today
Young Roosevelt,s Condition.

Representative Mann is taking deep in
terest in the proposition for regulation Of
railroad rates, and the same bill he had u
the last House will be presented for con-
sideration at this session. Mr.. Mann does
not believe 1t will be the Esch- Townsend
Dill that will finally become law at the
coming session Of Congress. He pointed
out that this law was a blanket concern
that would give the Interstate commerce
commission, or whatever body was decided
upon. power to wipe whole rate sched-
ule out of existence and substitute one of
Its own making. Mr.. Mann thinks that
the law ought not to go quite this far. Il
believe power should be given he said,
ito hear and decide specified disputed rates
and fix maximum rates in their place.
whereverlegitimats complaint is made that
a specific rate is too high or unfair. then
it ought to be proper to take it up and
investigate, but the giving of blar&et
power to dip into everything is not fair"
Foraker Saved the Legislature.
Venerable Representative Grosvenor OF
Ohio, who has, with his party. weathered
many a political storm in that state was
among the days visitors at the White
House They talk about republican defeat
in Ohio he said, but every republican on
the state ticket except Gov. Herrick was
elected by ma jorities of 10000 and over.
This is a pretty good majority.
When he was asked who was to blame fer
the defeat suffered by the head Of the ticket
and by the republican candidates for the
state senate. he said: i am not placing the
blame on anybody" was his reply. II will
say this much, If the republican ticket had
been successful there are a lot of fellows
who would be claiming the credit, but, now
thaf p.a tfaay a. a FRY i5op tn
throw the odium of defeat upon somebody
else.
There is another thing I want to say.
and that Is, If it had not been for the per-
sonal exertions OF Senator Foraker on Sat
urday before the election the democrats
would have had the house OF representa-
tives. The democrats were after a fellow by
the name Of Grow in Gala county, and one
OF the republican papers there was oppos-
ing him. This paper announced that Grow
was easily defeated, and declared that no
Importance was attached to the legislature
In particular, anyway. Senator Foraker,
OF his in Gallopolis, the county seat, that 1t
was of great Importance that the repub-
licans controls the legislature, and urged
everybody to stand by Grow. His telegram
desired effect Grow was elected and the
legislature saved. No man helped the
ticket more than Foraker did,
Gen. Grosvenor was asked about the prop
osltlon for free raw hides.
well, l am willing to have a little con-
ference with those fellows from Massachu-
sets about hides" said the general IF
they VII agree to reduce the tariff on some
OF the things l buy in the west which they
manufacture In the east. Now think that
Is a square deal"
Gen. Grosvenor did not say directly just
what he would do If the question of placing
hides on the free list came before him for
his vote. He said that as far as he could
see free hides would not mean any cheaper
shoes. He stated that in the Investigation
conducted before a House subcommittee at
the last session of Congress it developed
that the decrease in the price of shoes as
the result Of free hides would not be more
than IL cents per pair.
An Oklahoma Wolf Hunter.
John R. Alternately, the famous wolf
hunter of Oklahoma, arrived in town day
or so ago, and the first thing he did was
to go to the White House and shake hands
with the President. It was last spring,
when the President was on his hunting trip
to the west and southwest that he first met
Alternately. In the wolf hunts that the
President took Alternately accompanied him.
and these two men generally left all the
others behind. Alternately captures the
wolves alive. When the dogs have SO wor-
ried the animals as to bring them partly
to bay Alternately rushes up on his horse,
aights, thrusts his hand into the wide
open jaws Of the snarling. fighting wolf,
and holds the animal with such a grip that
1t Is unable to close the jaws. He then
kills the animal in his own way and time.
The President was also pleased with the
proWeSs of Alternately and his denleanor
as man, that he had the wolf hunter
appointed a United States deputy marshal.
Alternately is located at Frederick, Okla
homa, and this is his first visit to Wash
ington He was at the Write House again
today. In recent article In Scribner's
magazine the President describes Aber-
hathy's methods of hunting the wolf and ]
says that 1t is remarkable feat of
bravery.
Abernathy, 1t Is stated, wants to sue
coed William ID. Fossett as United States
marshal OF Oklahoma. Fossett's four years
will expire next April.
Alternately said today that he was able
TO catch the wolves alive by reason of
the fact that he has a horse that can
outrun them, and as soon as he jumps off
his horse the wolf jumps at him. AS the
wolf comes at him with wide open mouth
he runs his hand into the open jaws and
then closes with the animal.
Invited to Western Banquet.
An invitation was extended to President
Roosevelt today by Senator Cuilom of iiii-
nois to attend a banquet which Is to be
given under the auspices OF the Sangamon
Club at Springfield. ILL.,. on the 18th OF
next February. It is desired that the Presi-
dent deliver an address at the banquet on
select, the occasion being Lincoln's birth
day. The President felt obliged to decline
the invitation, saying 1t would be impos-
sible for him to be in Springfield at that
time.
Senator Cullom said he did not discuss
with the President the question of railroad
rates. The interstate commerce committee
OF the Senate. of which Senator Cuilom Is
a member. will meet tomorrow to take up
the rate question. IT is expected the COM
mittee will present a report to the Senate
on the subject about ten days after Con-
gress convenes. Senator Cullom said he
had seen no members OF the committee
yet and did not know what the arrange
ments for the committee sessions would be.
Presidents Numerous Visitors.
There were three cabinet officers with the
President today besides large number OF
senators and representatives. Attorney
General Moody. Senator Knox of Pennsyi-
vania, former Attorney General, had a con-
ference with the President. 1t sis stated
that the talk related to a Pennsylvania APP
pointment.
Secretary Bonaparte conferred with the
President about some matters In his de-
partment, and so did Secretary Metcalf
Representative Edwards and Bennett Of
Kentucky; ]. w. Yerkes, commissioner of
internal revenue. and Richard p, Ernst,
republican state chairman of Kentucky. had