Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-19
Mackerel Changing Their Habits,

The mackerel of the New England coast
are changing their habits so much that the
New England people are alarmed and have
appealed to the President to direct the fish
commission to make an investigation to
determine what IS the matter with the fish.
migration mas become a fad with the fish
which now go away and stay at some un-
known place for good part of the year.
The New England people want to keep in
touch with the fish, The matter was pre-
scented to the President today by w H
Jordan. collector of the port Of Gloucester.
Mass, and Benjamin A. Smith of the boa I'd
or trade at Gloucester 1t Is feared nv
some OF the Gloucester fishermen that the
mackerel may finally disappear and find
some other home besides the New England
coast.
The differences that have long existed as
10 the Interpretation of the treaty of 1918
were taken up. and the hope was expressed
that the clauses of this treaty, which re-
late to fisheries. might be made clearer in
some manner.
the President with a Handsomely hound
copy containing history of the trim
made by the members of the interparIiar
mentary union when they visited this
at the government printing Office al
though paid for out of the appropriation
that Congress made for entertaining the
members Of the union. The copy is of full
"N~C O'ihoAh6, Win Sllt Top, the front.
ispiece being portrait of the President
About thirty Norwegian students be-
longing to choral union that came to
this country to make a tour were intro
duced to the President by F. H. Gade, the
mayor OF Lake Forest, Ill. The President
talked to the students for some time. and
they sang several songs for him. winding
up by singing THE Star Spangled Ram
ner" in English.
President Roosevelt took long walk
yesterday, notwithstanding the exceed
fngly warm weather. Accompanied by his
son. Theodore. jr, and several compan-
Ions. the President rode in an automobile
to Great Falls. They then sent the auto
mobile back to Chain bridge and set out
to walk, covering the thirteen miles in
mobile at the bridge. They got back to
the White House about $50 o'clock last
night.
President Going Away.
President Roosevelt's brief trip to New
England to take part In some college COM
mencement exercises begins tomorrow night
at o'clock. when the chief executive leaves
here in a special train which arrives at
Worcester. Mass. Wednesday morning ar
$50 o'clock. The President will be escorted
to Clark University to take part In the COM
mencement exercises and to speak A brief
stop will also be made at Holy Cross Col
lege. At 2.30 o'clock the same afternoon
the President and his party will leave
Worcester for Wiiliamstown. which they
will reach at $50 O'Clock. On Thursday at
II o'clock the President will speak at the
commencement exercises OF Williams Col
lege. and later make public address, He
will leave Willlamstown at 1:3O o'clock In
the afternoon. returning directly to WASH
ington. reaching here early Friday morning
President Grants Pardons.
Walter 8. Cash was convicted in the Po-
lice Court of the District of Columbia for
assault and disorderly conduct and was
sentenced to jail for a period Of nine
months. term to expire October Is, 1905.
It was his first oftense. and consisted in
throwing stones at his brother-in-iaw.
Facts learned since the trial Indicated that
the offense was not as serious as was sup
posed when the sentence was imposed The
President commuted his sentence to expire
Immediately.
Edward Baker was convicted In the east
ern district of the Indian Territory of bur-
giary. and on October q, 1903 was SEM
fenced to be confined In the boys reform
school at Washington. d. c., for the period
of Ave years. He was but twelve years at
$40 wheny In company with older boys, b