Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-09
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Proposed Flag Day Celebration
in Philadelphia.
THE PRESIDENT INVITED
To lake Place in the Betsy Ross
Home.
A TALK ON CANAL AFFAIRS
Senator Hopkins Views on the
Character of the Work-Standard
Oil People Confer With President.
| TALK ON CANAL AFFAIRS

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President Roosevelt has been asked to go
to Philadelphia June ii to take part in a
great celebration OF flag day. He is I'M
certain whether ne can go, but he may de-
eide to so later on, as the occasion promises
10 be of historic interest and wholly patri-
otto affair. The invitation was extended by
John Quincy Adams and George Clinton
Batcheller. secretary and treasurer, respec-
lively. of the American Flag House and
Betsy Ross Memorial Association. They
were accompanied by Representatives Ad-
ans, McCreary and Mahon.
The association of which Messrs. Adams
and Batcheller are officers has at last sue
ceeded in raising sufficient money to pay off
the mortgage on the home of Betsy Ross,
the designer and maker of the first Ameri-
can flag. This house was purchase eight
years ago for So, 900 by the association,
which Immediately began to raise money
throughout the country by popular sub
scription of 10 cents from each person, a
certificate of membership In the association
being conferred upon each contributor.
There were other contributions of larger
sums, but in the main the total necessary
was raised wholly by the certificate plan.
1,04G, go, the largest number being from
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware.
To Give 1t to the Government.
The mortgage on the place having been
paid by laborious and tedious work, it is
now proposed to introduce a resolution in
Congress offering to give the property to
the United States government. and direct
Jrc Should
resolution go through Congress and the
government take charge the formal turn
ing over will take place June IA in the very
birthplace of Old Glory itself. The cost to
the government will be nothing except In
caring for the building. 1t was in the house
that Betsy Ross spent fully year design
ing and making the flag that was adopted
by Congress, June IA, 1871.
John Quincy Adams, the secretary of the
association, and one of the originators of
the scheme for purchase OF the property,
is a greatgrandnephew of the first Adams
who was President and granddaughter
of the last one. He resembles his fore
fathers to a large extent.
The resident was pleased with the work
that has been done and expressed a desire
to be present IL it were possible to leave
his work and consistent with the attitude
he has adopted of declining all invitations.
The Panama Canal.
senator
the Senate committee on interoceanic ca
nails, talked to the President today about
canal affairs before his committee. Senator
Hopkins says the committee will be at work
for some time. Asked whether Congress
built he said: II suppose it will do so. Per-
sonally, l am with the administration in
the matter of a lock canal. have reached
that opinion largely from the view of Chief
No nd nf
the best engineers of the world. l am sat
isfied he knows what he is talking about
when he says that lock canal is what
this country should build
Vice President Fairbanks introduced to
the President today DR.. Herbert WEIGH,
president of the Ohio Wesleyan University.
and Davis S. Gray of Columbia, president
of the board of trustees of the same instt-
tuition. They came to Washington to attend
an alumni gathering of the institution. of
which the Vice President is a graduate. The
President greeted his visitors most cor
daily.
Representa- ves Brownow and Southland
some friends to the President.
Conferred With Standard Oil People.
A mysterious White House conference last
night has attracted immense attention Not
a word in calculation of 1t has been got from
any source. The President will not say
anything. Secretary Loeb is mum, and H.
H. Rogers and John d. Archbold, vice presi-
dents of the Standard Oil Company, who
without talking.
There is a suspicion that the conference
had TO do with the message the President
sent to Congress day or so ago on the
5Iiiiiia1-Iiilesple resolution, in which he
doubted the efficacy of the resolution be-
cause the testimony taken would be useless
on the ground of immunity.
The Standard Oil magnates were evidently
It'd
there from the Arlington Hotel reaching
there about 10 o'clock and leaving an hour
later.
Brigadier Generals Nominated.
The President today sent the following
to the Senate:
Surveyor general of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
p. Hansen.
Lieutenant colonies to be brigadier pen-
erals-Lorenzo W Cooke, Goth Infantry.
Joseph NJ. Califf Artillery Corps: Henry
;. Turrili, deputy surgeon general Crosby
r. Miller. deputy quartermaster general.
Colonel TO be brigadier general.John w.
Bubb, 18th Infantry.
Removals From Office.
President Roosevelt has removed from
office John d. Oliphant, register; ] A.
Trotter receiver, and l. ]. Chapman, clerk.
of the land Office at Mangum, Oklahoma.
for some Irregularities In the conduct of
the business of the Office He has ap-
pointed George B. Roberts to be register
of the Mangum land Office in succession to
Oliphant. The appointment is only tenn
porary as the Mangum office is to be dis
continued In April.
President Roosevelt has been made an
honorary member of the American Alpine
Club. In addition to being a member of
the American Alpine Club President
Roosevelt is also a member of the Alpine
Club of London. Both clubs are composed
of men who have climbed the Alpine
mountains. When President Roosevelt