Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-29
Claims of Indians Brought to
Presidents Attention.
PUYALLUPS WANT LAND
Jamestown Medals for Those Who
Helped Exposition.
FIRST FOR MR.. ROOSEVELT
Senators Thanked for Support Given
Battleship Proposition-News
Of Storm-Stricken South.

The Puyallup Indians. near Tacoma.
Wash. are claiming valuable lands. worth
millions OF dollars. close to that city. and
the matter. now I'm the courts. was
brought to the attention of the President
today by Senators Ankeny and Piles and
Representative Cushman. The state of
Washington claims title to the lands
under the old law, providing that the
United States government should hold
all tide lands for the benefit of a new
state. On entering the Union these lands
according to the claim Of the state
passed to the commonwealth, to be dis
posed of as deemed best
The Indians. on the other hand. claim
that the lands were coded to them by
the United States and belong to their res
ervation.
dlans are suing for the recovery of the
LANDS, which are located just across the
river from Tacoma. The Washington
representatives brought the matter to
the attention of the President for the
purpose of requesting that he Issue in
structions to the Interior Depa -tment
to have the matter expedited. They say
tina the delay will retard important de-
velopments. They claim that the gov
eminent had no legal right to cede the
circumstances 1T ought to pay the In
dians for the property. If any payment
is to be made and return the litle to
the state. where it belongs.
New Assistant Secretary.
William r. Wheeler Of California has
accepted the offer of the position of as
sfstant secretary of the Department of
Commerce and Labor. succeeding Law
renee Murray, who has become controller
Of the currency. Mr.. Wheeler visited the
President today with Franklin Lane of
the interstate commerce commission.
The authorities of the jamestown ex-
position are striking of some medals for
presentation to those who rendered dis
tinguished aid and service to the exposi-
ton, and the first medal struck off was
presented to the President today. The
presentation was made by H. st. George
Tucker. president: Alva Martin. general
and G. T. Shepperd. The President ac-
cepted the medal with expressions of APP
probation.
Rev. DR.. Charles w. Gordon of Winni-
peg. Canada. known i'm the literary world
as Ralph Connor was introduced to the
President today by Rev. DR.. Wallace
Radcliffe OF this city. up in Canada,"
said DR.. Gordon, I'VE are greatly inter-
ested In the work Of President Roosevelt,
and I must candidly admit that I am
sOHcLHiu8 VI WIFI might De caHeQ a
Roosevelt Canadian AS far as his Can
adam admirers are concerned they are
willing to back him up in his fight
Thanks for Senator'S.
Senators Smoot, Owen and Sutherland,
who called upon the President today,
were thanked by him for their>attitude on
the battleship proposition. Senators Piles,
Clapp. Paynter. McCreary. Foster. Clark
and Lodge. Representatives Hull, Under
wood. Fitzgerald. Englebright, Over
street. Adamson. Lands. Watson. Stur-
gis and Cocks were callers. most of them
having friends for presentation.
The diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill contains provision for the ap-
pointment OF two more ministers I'm Cen
trail American countries. and the Presi-
dent is understood to have promised one
of these places to Indiana men for James
M. Stutsman, ex-speaker OF the Indiana
house of representatives. now a resident
Of Peru, Ind. One minister, II. Percival
Dodge, is now accredited to both Hon.
Merry. to Costa Rica and Nicaragua
Under the new bill the United States will
have a representative I'm each country
Ex-Gov. P. B. s. Pinchback of Louisi-
ana, who is now in New Rochelle. n. Y.
has written a friend here saying that it Is
true he Is for Secretary Taft for the re-
publican nomination, and that he has been
for him all the time. A statement that
Mr.. P1nchback had Joined with ex-senator
Chandler in trying. to arouse the negroes
of the south against Secretary Taft was
erroneous, the man referred to being ex-
Gov. Kellogg, who is supposed to be still
engaged with Mr.. Chandler in trying to
direct the southern negroes against Mr.
Taft.
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