Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-10
Announced That Secretary of
Agriculture Will Retire From
Cabinet March 4
PlNcor MAY SUCCEED HIM
Chief Of Forestry Bureau Said to DO
Slated for tho Plaee-Women Want
Army canteen Restored-Texan
Reviews the Brownsville Trouble
News Of the National Capital.

uled by the politicians to take place on
March 1, when Secretary Shaw of the
treasury and Secretary Hitchcock OF
the interior, are to retire, If the men
named as their successors should be
confirmed by the senate. This latest re-
ported cabinet change refers to the
.Iast Of the Mohicans," Secretary
James Wilson OF the department of
agriculture.
Clifford Pinchot, new chief of the
bureau Of forestry, is the man picked
to displace Wilson. Secretary Wilson
and Secretary Hitchcock are the only
two surviving members OF the McKin-
ley cabinet.
A movement has been started In
Washington by number of women,
friends and relatives of American SOL
diers, having for it's principal object
the restoration Of the army canteen.
TO accomplish this end the ladies' have
formed q society to be known as the
Army Canteen Club. and have taken
steps to form similar clubs in several
states from Maine to California. Mrs.
lnez Mcconnell, q noted singer, Is the
president Of the club.
It Is the belief Of the members of
the local club that the restoration of
the army canteen will be in the inter
est of genuine practical temperance and
against what they designate as 1.-The
mistaken theory Of temperance"
Ia sol ~ N
near the army posts are blamed for
the increase OF intemperance and trou-
BILE in the army, by the members Of
the club. Regulated sale Of wholesome
LIQUORS In post exchanges would reduce
the evils attending drinking to the min
imum, they maintain. The Brownsville
raid and other disgraceful acts OF sol
diers are attributed to the regulations
that make 1T necessary for soldiers to
20 to low brotheis for liquor.
"A miniature tin canteen has been
selected as the emblem OF the club.
An echo Of the Brownsville assault
by negro soldiers Of the Twenty fifth
infantry was heard yesterday in the
house, Representative Slayden OF Tex
as, telling anew and with considerable
detail, the story.of that August night
OF last year when the coiored troops
as alleged shot up" the town OF
Brownsville in his state.
Mr.. Slayden reviewed the history of
the twenty fifth infantry and said it
has "a particularly vicious record"
and, going into particulars, he said that
while stationed at Fort Meade. S. D..
in the summer of 1885, q corporal OF
that regiment murdered a citizen and
the people OF the community lynched
the murderer. About three weeks af-
ter the lynching, is or 20 negro sol
diers raided and shot up" the town of
Sturgis, which is only mile and q half
from the post.
According to Mr.. Slayden's narrative
Winnemucca, New, was the next scene
OF criminal outbreak by this regi-
ment Then came an outbreak at Fort
cold blooded murder" was committed.
Speaking Of the Brownsville shoot
ing, Mr.. Slayden said:
1T seems too absurd that at this late
day we should be asking who did the
shooting. fail to see how there is
room for honest doubt. II the soldiers
had been white, and the circumstances
the same, IL the same mass Of clear,
strong evidence against them had been
submitted, and If the president had
dismissed them from the service in the
same manner, there not only would
have been no doubt as to who were the
murderers, but the action Of the pres
ident would have been almost unani-
mously approved. But, then, the whites
are not a valuable political asset
handled in bulk, which explains many
things"
The house imme diately after the APP
prevail OF the journal yesterday began
the consideration Of the military appro-
priation bill. Chairman Hull began
general debate by comprehensive
statement OF the contents Of the army
budget which carries $2,560,000 more
than last year. Other speeches were
made by Mr.. Zenor, OF Indiana, against
the ship subsidy bill, and by Mr..
Garnes, Of Tennessee, who spoke in
commemoration Of the ninety second
anniversary Of the battle Of New Or
leans Without finishing general de-
bate the house at $3.50 adjourned.
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- STlIlClSm WAS 4uduc III Hu0 ScudlS VI
the LaFollette bill limiting the hours
OF continuous employment OF railway
train crews and several letters from
railway employees in relation to the
measure were put into the records. The
discussion was opened by Senator Gal
linger, who first represented criticism
that he was endeavoring to weaken the
measure by amendment. He said SEN
ator La Toilette came to him Monday
and asked IL he was to. speak on the
bill. His reply was merely to add an
amendment to 1t. This permitted the
SIXTEEN hours service to- be exceeded
in certain cases Of short runs on round
trips. Mr.. Warren followed with
amendments to the same effect, and
stated there was opposition to the bill
in his state Mr.. McCumber saw little
necessity for the measure, and especi-
ally In his state.
Mr.. Patterson made the point that as
drawn the bill did not accomplish
what was intended by it. He MAIN
tained that under Its language a train
crew might work any number OF hours
short of sixteen, rest an hour, and
again go into service. Mr.. Hepburn
offered an amendment to the provis-
5on declaring state to take cognizance
of violations Of the proposed law, say
lng congress had no right to impose
duties on state courts.
II. Bacon questioned Mr.. L. Toilette