Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-01
President MakesThree Recess
Appointments.
JUDGE safer AGAIN NAMED
Statistics of Casualties to Govern
ment Employees to Be Gathered.
CHAMP CLARK POLITICAL SEER
Predicts Roosevelt's Nomination
Unless He Reads Riot Act" and
Defeat for Third Term.

meeting tomorrow will issue orders that
all depa rtments and independent bureaus
of the government keep accurate account
of deaths and injurieS resulting from ac-
cidents.
The object is to provide statistics for flu
ture use of the government under the
compensation act passed by Congress in
its closing days. and TO have on hand au-
thentic figures as to just what percentage
of employees of the government are killed
or hurt.
While the order is especially designed to
include the class of employees covered in
the bill. it will embrace all government
employees.
Will Cost $4,000 Annually.
The President talked this morning with
Representative Alexander of New YORK
about the compensation act and its prob
able cost to the government. Mr.. Alex
ander said that, near as could be.
figured now. the annual cost to the gov
eminent from deaths and injuries OF
those engaged in hazardous work will be
something like $1JO.ND exclusive or the
employees on the Panama canal
That work is considered dangerous, as
shown by. the fact. Mr.. Alexander SAID.
that in the last fiscal year ~ persons
were killed and 900 injured on the canal.
Upon this same basis in future years the
cost from the canal alone will exceed
that in all other branches OF government
work,
Most deaths in the canal zone have re-
suited from caving EN- bankments ana
premature explosions.
Recess Appointments OF udgeA
President Roosevelt today gave recess
appointments to two federal judges who
failed of confirmation at the session or
the Senate just closed. The discord be-
tween the White House and Senator For
aker Is brought into prominence again oy
the appointment of John +. safer TO De
judge Of the southern district OF ONO.
Judge Safer was originally selected
over the remembrance of Senator For
aker When Congress assembled the
name was sent to the Senate. senator
Foraker has prevented confirmation ana
will unquestionahly try to prevent con-
firmation at the next session OF Con-
gress.
If Secretary Taft should be nominated
and elected President he will stand by
Judge Safer. VINO Is his personal friend.
The other nomination is that of Oscar r.
Hundley to be judge of the northern dis
trict of Alabama. He was appointed IN
April of last year fight upon MIN
started ct once. His name was sent 70
the Senate last December. but confirma-
ton was prevented.
His most influential opponent is Repre-
sentative Richardson of Alabama. who
saw the President today to express the
hore that Judge Hundey would not be
given another recess appointment. Shortly
after Mr.. Richardson left the White
House the appointment was announced.
x,lu Va
pointment to Edward E. Wagner. to be
United States attorney of South Dakota.
Wagner liz fought by Senator kfttredge
and supported by Senator Gamble, who
have been In patronage warfare In that
state for two years. Six months ago the
President had the two senators toss coins
az to division of patronage. The warfare
has gone on right along since.
Vicksburg Battlefield Commission
The vacancy on the Vicksburg battle
field commission caused by the recent
death Of Gen. Stephen d. Lee is bringing
out number OF candidates who are
former Confederate soldiers.
4 delegation consisting OF Senator Fra
Zier OF Tennessee. Gen. George w. Cor
don, representative In Congress from Ten
nessee. and Hilary 4. Herbert. former
Secretary of the Navy. and others. called
upon President Roosevelt and the Secre
tary OF War today and presented petit
ton asking the appointment To the posi-
ton of Capt. John NJ. Hickey of this city.
The petition was signed by seven sena-
tors and more than nifty members OF the
House Of Representatives..
Capt. Hickey. it Is stated was In the
siege of NickSburg from the beginning I'M
til the end. when the legIons of Grant
marched into the city after the heroic de
fensr of the sOutherners had failed. In
the operation to defend the city federal
mines were twice exploded under the po-
sition held by Capt. Hickey. Later he
had his arm broken and leg shot of. and
alSo rec lived severe wound In the Shout
der in the battle of Franklin. Tenn.
He was "A member of the 9th Missouri
Confederate Regiment. In the priva tons
endured by the soldiers of the Confeder
acy at the siege Of Vicksburg they were
often compelled TO subsis: on army mules
When Capt. Hickey told President Roose-
welt today of this menu OF the Cos the
President answered that he. too. knew
what it was to eat mule. but he subsist ell
on that fare for a brief time only.
According to the law creating the Vicks-
burg Park commission one member must
he "A Confederate soldier who served in
the Vickshurg campaign.
The Mississippi people also wish to sup
ply successor TO Gen. Lee. and today
put forward the name OF eX-Gnv.
Robert I.owery. eight years governor of
the state and during the civil war
brigadier general in the Confederate
army. His name was presented by Rep
resentatives Gambler and Humphreys of
Mississippi.
Naval War Expert Calls
George A. Wieland of Duluth. Mimi.
who thinks he has discovered some i'm
portant notifications of naval warfare
talked with the President today about
his ideas and Inventions being intro
duced by Representative Bede.
Francesca Nitteri. young Italian sculp-
tor introduced to the President today by
Baron Mayor Des Planches. the Italian
ambassador. gave to the executive a
bronze plate COMMUNICATING the review
in Hampton ads by the President OF
the fleet of battieships as it started for
the Pacific coast
Representatives DeArmond Missouri
Roberts. Mass2 chusetts: Samuel W
Smith of Michigan. Bates of Pennsyl-
vania. Hepburn of Iowa. Burleigh of
Maine aud Senators Carter and Bank
head We're among the visitors with the
President during the day
Wood Pulp and Paper Business.
Representative Mann. chairman of the
special committee Of the House that has
been investigating the wood pulp and
white paper business. under the demands
Of newspapers for free wood pulp. to
break up the paper trust was today at
the executive offices.
While no agreement had been made as
to further nearing or meetings Of the
committee. he said. arrangements had
been made 10 secure data upon which
complete report could ha made to the
next Congress The committee he said
has number of agencies at work upon
the subject.
The census bureau is to acquire and