Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-11
At TIE WHITE HOUSE
Ex-Representative BabCoCk
on Local Prohibition.
WRESTLER FROM JAPAN
To Give an Exhibition Today Before
Distinguished People.
HOPELESS OF HOME RULE
Tulio Larrinaga of Porto Rico Says
the Outlook Is Not Good
for the Island.
HOPELESS OF HOME RULE

If I could wipe whisky from the ace
of the earth | would do 50" said oNRep-
reseutatlve Bahcock OF Wisconsin, for
many years chairman of the House COM
mittee on the District Of Columbia. al tas
White House today, put as this seems
Impossible | believe IN the ueXt best
tIing-high license and good laws well
enforced"
MIR Babcock whose knowledge of the
District is not exceeded by any man in or
out Of Congress, had been asked by rep
resentative Of The Star as to the asita-
ton for prohibition for the District.
Prohibition in the District would grea--
Iy increase drunkenness" went on Mr..
Babcock. AS matters stand now. cundt-
tions in the District are better than in
any other city OF the country OF this size.
This is because the existing license laws
are well enforced. There is compare lively
little drunkenness here. AS a matter Of
fact there is practically local option in
the District now. The laws might be i'm
proved TO extend this option. but the peo-
pie can well be satisfied With the manner
in which present laws are enforced.
Il have had some experience with pro-
hibition and know what i means. In
Necedah. Wis. my home town. We tried
prohibition, but in a years time We had
to go back to license. There was a great
increase of drunkenness in the year of
prohibition. We found that we couldn't
successfully close UP the unlicensed cs-
Establishments. while we could take away
the license of a licensed establishment.
1T would be a pretty difficult matter
to arrange to submit prohibition TO vote
of the people of tn" District. but. oi
course. it could be done. \ vote woulo
settle the matter. | think the people Of
the District in view. of the well-enforced
laws, would vote down prohibition by two
to one.
japanese Wrestling for President.
Taniemon Hitachiyama the champion
wrestler of Japan, is iiTing an exhibition
of his prowess at the White House this
afternoon before a distinguished audience,
headed by President Roosevelt and the
japanese ambassador. Viscount Aok. Sec
retary Loeb wouldn't inform inquirers az
to just what room the event was being
pulled off in. The arrangement for the ex-
hibition was made some months ago, when
Hitachiyama was introduced to the Presi-
dent by the japanese amba assador. and
the President expressed desire to see the
Japanese method of wrestling, which diff
fers greatly from the American. Hitachi-
yama has four assistants with him, and it
was with one of these that he showed
what he could do. There were solemn and
curious ceremonies before the japanese
went upon the mat.
When Hitachiyama was mere in Septem-
Der he gave the President a splendid
sword that had peen given the wrestler by
the people of his native town In Japan
for winning the championship of Japan.
The President, 1t is stated. will not try
a fall with Hitacnyama. although he has
received instructions in jiu jitsu from an
eminent Japanese authority.
Senator Bourne Wants Money.
Senator Bourne, whose second elec-
tive ideas as to President Roosevelt are
we'll known. saw the President today
to urge that government money be de-
posted in Portland and other banks in
Oregon TO help the bankers there pull
through the money stringency Mr..
Bourne is one of the western men who
is not satisfied with large deposits in
New York and none in the west, except
the small sum of s1,ogo,oUo given to st.
Paul and Minneapolis banks.
Hopeless of Home Rule
Tulio Larrinaga, the resident COM
missioner of Porto Rico, is hopeless of
home rule for the island, lie said to-
day. He called on the President with
Was Ochoteco, a well-known attorney,
and requested that he be made attor-
ney general. Frank Feuille i Texan,
resigned the position of attorney gem
cral Il short time ago and returned TO
his home. We are denied all sem
blance of home rule iii Porto Rico said
Mr.. Larr3nata, and | have no hope of
getting this place for 4 native. But
We hope to get Congress to paSs bill
one of these days that will give us
some voice in our own affairs. but even
the outlook in Congress is not good"
Wo-,'t LT1,JTu r. q Alaska
Silas II. Reid the newly appointed fed
e-al judge for the third division OF Alaska,
may decide not to start for the territory
until after his confirmation by the SEN
ate. Mr.. Reid has been in Washington
for two or three weeks with other citizens
of Oklahoma. and ii Was principally upon
the recommendation of Coy. Frantz that
his appointment was made by the Presi-
dent. He aas never been to Alaska. and
in crticr to reach the seat of the court.
which is ut Fairbanks, ne viii have to
travel over the winter trail in Alaska
distance OF about 400 miles from Valdez.
Fairbanks is about 800 miles from
Washington. and EIr. Reid wishes 10 take
no chances Of having TO JIrH back owing
to the failure of the Senate To confirm mis-
No serious opposition is CX-
pecteG. but Mr. Reid is aware Of the fact
that there has been troUhl" over the
Alaska judiciary appointments ever since
there were judges in the territory. and
ne prefers to be on the safe side by re-
naming here or in Oklahoma until after
his confirmation.
Lloyd c. Grsscom. American amhassa-
dor 70 italy. paid mis- Respects 10 PreSi-
dent Roosevelt today and Will he enter
fained by the President at luncheon to.
morrow. Mr.. Grscom said nc had 10
business connected with his poSt 70 trans
act while in his country.