Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-09
SENATOR MccUMBER TALKS
Says Action Has Been Peculiarly
Hard on Homesteaders.
LADY COOK AND OLIVE LOGAN
Former Was Tennie Clahin-Both
Talked With the President
No Thanks to Durbin.

1t is understood that the President will. in
a few days. take action that will cancel his
previous order holding up certain land
transactions in the west awaiting investiga-
tons as to probable fraud. The President
has been strongly advised that he should do
this in the case of strictly agricultural
lands, where there could be little, II any.
motive for fraud and collision, and he is
disposed to follow the advice given him.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota
discussed this question with the President
today. He said that there are probably 500
cases n his state where homeSteaders
made entry. but were unable to make final
proof because of the Presidents order hold
ing up these entries. Senator McCumoer
asked that the President allow the receivers
of public lands to issue receipts, thereby
completing the transactions and permitting
the homesteaders to begin improvements
on the property. When they have obtained
the receipts they can borrow money on the
lands for improvements. this being the
method usually pursued.
There have been no frauds in the puDhc
lands in our state said Senator McCum-
Der. land the holding up of all these cases
has been peculiarly hard upon the persons
desiring to make homes for themselves.
The President has had several conferences
with western congressman on this subject,
all of them urging that In the case of aSri-
cultural lands there ought to be reVoca-
ton of the Presidents order.
The President has also had talks with
western congressman about the PROPOSE
ton shortly to come up in Congress as TO
the leasing of public lands for grazing pur-
poses. Various views have been expressed
to the President on this subject some in
favor and some in opposition.
Lady Cook and Olive Logan.
The human interest in one event at the
notice.
1t was the call of Lady Cook of England
years ago Tennessee Clahin) and Olive
Logan They were friends back in the days
of the civil war and for some years after
ward They were strong minded, able
women. known and liked by Presidents and
high officials of various administrations.
Tennessee Claf1in married an English noble
man of wealth and has lived in England
nearly ever since. In recent years Olive
Logan has been close to restitution. Her
deafness interfered with her making liv
ing in literary work, as she had done in
former years. story appeared in some
New York papers of the condition of Olive
Logan. Lady Cook the story, at once
cabled money to her old friend and fol-
lowed on a steamer to offer her a home in
England. The offer has been accepted.
and before sailing the two friends called
on the President, who received them most
cordially and talked with .Aem a long time.
Lady Cook said she had promised the
President not to talk about his views, and
Olive Logan said she had been unable to
hear what ne had said. Judging from his
expressions. though she declared. he
seemed to favor womans suffrage, which
should be granted. Lady Cook and myself
would like to get hearing before COM
mittee of Congress prior to our going
abroad as we think the intelligent women
of this country should be granted suffrage
the same as men. The fifteenth amendment
confers ample rights on women. and no
other amendment to the Constitution is nee
kafn fYroe sc tn1
Lady Cook and myself really came here
to thank President Roosevelt for his efforts
to get a position for me in the Compression
al Library. He was unable to do this be-
cause of my deafness. But that is all
right. The President knows that 1 could
have made money in my poverty had seen
fit to sell to newspapers and magazines the
secrets of many Presidents with whom l
had been on terms Of confidendk He was
delighted to know that Lady Cook had
given a home to me for life. and would see
that my last years were not in poverty.
She came to me in my hour of restitution
with her big heart
President Didn't Thank Durhju.
Ex-Gov. w. T. Durbin of Indiana called
on President Roosevelt today with Repre-
sentative Cromer. The call was fresh after
the appearance in morning newspapers of
an interview with the former governor of
Indiana, in which he declared that the
ocrats, were for third term for President
Roosevelt and would insist upon that, re-
CARELESS of what the politicians want. If
the President saw the interview he said
nothing to Mr.. Durbin about it, and neither
approved nor condemned the booming he
had received at the hands of the Indianiau.
The President has paid little attention in
the last few months to suggestions of this
kind. He feels that he has definitely elimi-
mated himself from the campaign of 1908
as a candidate. and tells his friends that
there is no reiterating his oft-repeated
declarations that nothing would induce
him to be a candidate again.
THE people are for Roosevelt for an
other term" declared Mr. Durbin to Star
reporter. land l can not see how he will
resist their demands. no matter what he
has said on the subject. He cannot afford
to ignore the nomination of the conven-
ton"
Representative Burton of Ohio talked
with the President today. When asked If
he had conferred with the President about
the appointment of negro to an important
Ohio Office he said he had not, and that the
President had not taken this matter up
with him at any time.