Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-27
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
District Attorney Jerome's
Statement to Be investigated.
BLACKBURN STILL ON TOP
North Carolina Machine After Green's
boro Post Office.
ENGLAND'S FRIENDLY FEELING
Consul GrifHths Calls on the President
A Virginia Apointment-Mr.
fuckers Success
ENGLAND'S FRIENDLY FEELING

The declaration OF District Attorney Je-
rome and Col Mann Of New York that the
article about President Roosevelt that APP
peared in "Fads and Fancies" was read
and corrected in proof several years ago
by Secretary Loeb. and that Secretary Loeb
also furnished the photographs for the pub
LEGATION, Is to be investigated a little more
fully by the White House.
1t is understood that I'm a quiet way Sec
rotary Loeb has asked District Attorney
Jerome to furnish him a copy of the alleged
letter. and intimating that he has no record
OF 1t in the Office. and no recollection of
having written It, Mr. Loeb says he fur
nished many photographs of the President
to wifferent publications. but he asserts
positively that he does not remember any
thing about the particular case now under
discussion. The letter of Mr. Loeb is al
legged to have been written to Justice Deuel.
who was interested In Pads and Fanctes. '
and who brought prosecution for Criminal
nbei against the editor of Golfers Weekly
railing to secure conviction. Mr.. Jerome
Is SAID to have copy of the letter in his
possession, and this is the letter that Mr.
Loeb does not recall and wants to see
The proof sheet alleged to have been cor
rected by Mr.. Loeb was produced during
the trial and handed to Mr.. Jerome but
was not submitted in evidence For that
.
unless he now does so at the request of
Secretary Loeb. The proof sheet is said to
bear corrections in the handwriting of Mr..
Loeb.
The article about the President in Fads
and Fancies is accompanied by four pic
lures. all OF them alleged to be those the
President likes best out of the hundreds
that have been taken. The first is of the
President seated at his home at Oyster
Bay. The second shows him mounted on a
charger about to jump a fence. The third
is OF Sycamore Hill, and the fourth is of
Theodore Roosevelt, jr., and some of his
friends playing golf.
Blackburn Still on Top.
Ex-senator Marion Butler OF North Caro-
lima, who went over to the republicans af-
ter he had finished his term in the Senate
as a populist, has been making efforts at
the White House and Post Office Depart
ment to have the nomination Of Cyrus A.
Frazier as post master at Greensboro with
drawn so that r. D. Douglass. editor of the
republican daily paper at Greensboro. might
have the position. In his efforts Mr.. But
Ter has had The backing of the North Caro-
lima machine. which was turned down in
this appointment In favor of Representative
Blackburn.
England's Friendly Feeling.
Representative Overstreet who thought
the President had not treated him properly
in the matter of recent Indianapolis APP
pointment, called at the White House to-
day with John l. Griffiths United States
consul at Liverpool. Mr.. Griffiths Is in this
country on leave Of absence. He is pleased
with his position and likes England very
much.
'fThe English people appreciate the
friendship of the United States" said Mr..
Griffiths land they think much of this
country and our people. 1t is great
change from sixteen years ago. L was then
I'm England The old London Times at that
time rarely mentioned the name of the
ly made up of important cable dispatches
from this country"
A Virginia Appointment.
State Senator John C. Noel of Lee county,
candidate for United States marshal of the
western district of Virginia in place of
Brown Allen. was presented to the Presi-
dent today by Representative Slemp. who
was accompanied by Judge Strother of Giles
county and w P Kent of Wytheville. Rep
resentative Slemp says that he has not made
a recommendation, but presented Senator
Noel because he is constituent
Senator Noel is from the ninth congress
sional district and Representative Slemp is
In doubt whether he ought to recommend a
man from that district for the marshalship,
inasrnueh as the district already has sew
eral good federal Offices.
Representative Harry Tucker. presi-
dent of the jamestown exposition, talked
to the President today about his successful
trip abroad and the foreign countries that
will be represented at the exposition. The
President was immensely pleased to learn
of the success of the trip Of Mr.. Tucker.
and renewed his assurances of earnest sym
patty in the project and desire to be of
whatever assistance was In his power.
Gov. Carter Ill.
A. L. c. Atkinson. secretary of Hawaii.
was was at the White House few days
ago to tell the President that he Is on his
way to Portugal In connection with labor
for the islands. called today to say that
he had received cable message directing
him to return to Hawaii at once, on ac-
count of the serious Illness Of Gov. Carter,
personal friend Of the President. Mr.. At
kinson would become acting governor dur
ing the Illness of Gov. Carter. Mr. Atisin-
son will return at once
Attorney General Moody has declined to
turn down Joudge w. ]: Robinson. one of
the judges of the first circuit at Honolulu,
on the recommendation of Gov Carter. who
desired Robbins Anderson appointed Some
charges were filed against Robinson. but
these were threshed out at the department
and Robinson viii be named to s,,ccaad
himself
New Jersey Guests
President Roosevelt today entertained at
luncheon Gov. Edwin c. Stokes and United
States Senator Dryden Of New Jersey. To-
days function at the White House fol-
lowing closely upon luncheon given to
Mayor Pagan and Corporation Counsel
Record of Jersey City, shows that the Pres
ident is distributing his social favors with
strict impartiaIity. The governor and the
senator represent the machine OF Jersey
politics; the Jersey City mayor and corpo-
ration counsel are the apostles of the re-
form movement. which in certain parts of
the state is very much on top
We are really all reformers in New
Jersey" said Senator Dryden with a laugh,
when he called at the White House this
noon to introduce the governor. THE only
difference between US is that we are not
exactly the same kind. Mayor Pagan and
his men are peripatetic reformers: the gov
ernor and myself are regular reformers."
REPORT OF BUILDING INSPECTOR