The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05
President Roosevelt had an Unusual


| President Roosevelt had an Unusual
experience last week, John Willis Of
GLASGOW, Mont, is an old-time friend
of the president. They formerly
ranched together on the Little Mis-
souri, river.
Willis called ON the president with
kSenator Carter to discuss what they
maintained were the dilatory tactics
of the engineers Of the reclamation
service on the Milk river project in
Montana.
When the president extended to
Willis his dinner invitation, Willis
pleaded he could not accept it because
he did not have q dress suit. The
president assured him that need not
worry him, but Willis was obdurate.
The president said he would be glad
to entertain him in suit Of buckskin,
but Willis insisted that he knew what
was proper.
The adoption Of the Senate resolu-
ton calling for list of suits insti-
tuted by the government under the
Sherman antitrust law. the Elklns
law and the interstate commerce bill,
will furnish to the administration an
opportunity in the line of trust fight
ing" The record will be startling to
a great many persons who have not
kept track of the activity of the pres
ident in prosecuting illegal 'combina-
tion. At the head of this list, and the
most important of all, will be the
criminal proceedings against the Stand
ard Oil Company, the filing of the
suits in which will take place within
the next few days.
/ Thomas E. iWaggaman, formerly a
prosperous realty broker who failed
two years ago with Liabilities of more
than $4,0O0,000, and who is known in
New Orleans, where he lived for a
time and was married to the daughter
Of Colonel Eugene Waggaman, died IN
an humble cottage near Annapolis
He had suffered very much with ia
cial cancer, which caused his death,
and the past two years-since the
loss of his fortune and his indictment
by the Grand Jury, which was never
brought to trial-have been most un-
happy ones.
The republican leaders in the house
believe that the committee on Rules
should report Mr.. Broussard's reso-
luton providing for an investigation
by members of the Committee ON Riv-
ers and Harbors of The delay in com
pleting the Plaquemine improvements,
and not have it come from Mr.. Bur-
tons committee. A favorable report
was promised before adjournment and
the only question is whether or not
Mr.. Ransdell of Louisiana, will be one
of the three members to do the ilves-
tigating.
The State Department, at the re-
quest Of the mother of the young wo-
man, has sent instructions to some OF
the American consular officers to en-
deavor to learn and report the where
abouts of Josephine Hood, of Ashe-
vile, N. c., who is reported to have
been married to ''Lord Percy Doug
las" the alleged bigamist.
The house without debate, passed
the bill providing for the construction
of lock type canal across the 18TH
mus of Panama, Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa
moving that the senate bill be sub
stituted for the house bill. No fur
ther action by the senate is necessa-
ry, and as soon as the bill is signed
by the presiding officers Of the. sen!
ate and house it will go to the pres
ident.
! Attorney General Moody has direct
ed that suits be brought against a
large number of railroad companies
to recover penalties for violation of
the safety appliance law through fail
ure to keep their equipment in proper
condition. The largest number of vio-
i lations attributed to any road is 81,
against the Atlantic Coast Line Rail.
road Company.
The senate committee on Foreign
Relations authorized Senator Bacon
to report favorably the protocol pro-
viding for the establishment of an in
ternational institute of agriculture at
Rome, Italy. There are about fifty
governments party to the arrange
ments. Studies will be made of all
kinds of plant life and means of ex-
termination of insects and other pests.
Numerous changes ii the public
buildings bill were made by the senate
The appropriations for Lake Charles,
La. Gulfport and Hattiesburg, Miss,
wee among those reduced. The bill wal
j passed as amended.
/ Railway postal clerks are demand
ing better arrangements for lighting
mail cars
The Wisconsin State Democratic
Convention endorsed William ]. Brya1