Morris tribune., 1906-11-17
sresident Starts For Panama.

rrSSi0SnT starts TOR PANAMA
President Roosevelt left Washington
on Nov. 8 ON the Mayfi0wer for the
mouth Of the Potomac, where he was
! transferred to the battleship Louisiana,
the newest and largest vessel of the
navy, which was waiting to convey
him to the isthmus Of Panama for
personal inspection of the canal prof.
ect. The trip is notable as making a
new precedent, for never before has
a president of the United States left
the territory of this country during his
incum bency. This President Roosevelt
will do when he goes ashore at Colon
He WILL however, be in constant COM
munication with Washington by wire
less.
The Largest American Flag.
In the postoffice department building
at Washington the largest American
flag in the world has just been un-
cable at the seventh floor across an
Inner court the $500 employees joined
In singing 1.-The Star Spangled Ban
ner." The flag is fifty feet long by
thirty feet wide.
St. Louis Subtreasury Theft.
The report of the treasury experts
who have been examining the books of
the subtreasury at st. Louis shows
that shortage of S61. 800 exists, but
they were unable to trace the re-
81, o.,
er Akin will be called upon to make
good the deficit. He is bonded for
$25O,OOO Detectives will continue to
work on the case
Another Cabinet Change.
President Roosevelt announced last
week that when Secretary of the
Interior Hitchcock retired voluntarily
March he would be succeeded by
James R. Garfield of Ohio, now COM
missioner of corporations. At the same
time he announced the appointment of
Attorney General Moody as associate
justice of the supreme court to sue
coed Henry E. Brown Of Michigan, re-
tired. Herbert x. Smith. now assist
ant commissioner of corporations, will
succeed Garfield. William A. Richards
will retire as commissioner of the gen.
eral land Office.
Weather Chief Moore Censured.
Before starting on his Panama trip
the president directed that repri-
mand be given to Willis L. Moore,
chief of the weather bureau, for hav
ing transferred printer named Coop
er, who had been discharged from the
typographical union for not paying his
strike assessments. Cooper. who was
sent to New Orleans, will return to his
place at Washington.
Negro Battalion Dismissed.
Every member Of Companies B. G
and d of the Twenty-fifth infantry.
'colored," is to be discharged from the
army and forever debarred from en-
listing either in the army or navy or
from being employed by the govern
ment in any civil capacity, according
to an order issued by President Roose-
welt because Of the refusal Of these
men to give General Darlington, in
spectOr general Of the army, the names
Of the men implicated in the shooting
OF citizens at Brownsville, Tex, where
the troops were stationed on Aug Is.
In making this recommendation Gen
eral Darlington said he recognized the
fact that number Of innocent men
would have to suffer for the guilty.
sIur on Negro Soldiers.
The president has directed court of
inquiry to Investigate the accuracy Of
a published interview in which Colonel
Pitcher of the Twenty-seventh in
fantry, stationed at Fort Sheridan,
near Chicago, expressed disgust be-
cause squadron Of cavalry had been
sent to that fort He is quoted as hav-
ing said that the negroes would never
have been sent there without protest
If he was to remain in command
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