Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-11
NOT To DROP CHARGES
Attorney General Denies Re-
port About Hartman.
TALKS ABOUT THE CANAL
Harry Rosenberg Gives Views Re-
garding Panama.
ALL IS PEACEFUL IN IOWA
Late Young Says State Is Harmo-
Nous Political y-Joseph B. Cum
ming Appointed.

Attorney General Bonaparte was asked
at the conclusion o. the cabinet meeting
at 'lt "h'te House today, as to the re-
port that the federal cases against T. II
hartman are to be dropped He said:
That report seems to he periodical.
ihcre IS as much truth in it now as
'neie ever was There never was any
truth in it
Talking About Panama.
ms whole Panama talk is nothing
more nor less than an attempt BY certain
ii'eres's that failed TO prevent the pur-
'"Se ana construction of the canal to
'eS''ifch everything and everybody CON
iIecteu Win II under the belief that the
Alhelican people will become aroused and
STOP the canal Yes railroad and cer
thing '"' "''ie
Harry Rosenberg of Indianapolis made
the foregoing statement ar tho White
rouse To-Day. after he had conferred with
the president Mr. Rosenberg was intro
;sd 10 the President by Senator Bever-
use. VINO NoucheS for him as one OF The
hls business men of that state Thc
president had heard of a trip MIR Reisen
pers made to the canal strip some wears
ago ana had read one or two OF his arti-
nv tnGre ana desired
TO talk with him.
KNOW nothing directly about the-f facts
1aoins up 10 the purchase of the canal"
WI. kelsenberg said. but nearly two
,.o',,. aso Went to the sthmus by the
iuiueSt OIL the Commercial Club of In
diahapolis and spent some time there
~ Noe!hals had just assumed charge of
me work. He opened everything to mn,
.odu me any paper or document / wanted
"oulo ne turned over to me- and took tho
greatest pains in explaining eysrvtLinr !
"ah'ed 10 KNOW. | never saw a thing run
WIN more daylight connected with il. |
am convinced there has been nothing TO
conceal from the beginning To the nreSont
as to the canal ~ VIC "a o8eii'
MI Relsenberg came to this country
- 'n germany when a small boy unable
~ read and write He not ONLY had to
n'ahe MS own living. but to educate him
stii as We'll He has succeeded in his
eol'catlon so we'll that he writes ana
speaks fuentN five languages Presiden.
Roosevelt talked freely about the canal
ana Indicated that he is not done with
the matter yet
All Is Peace in Iowa.
i-dle Young, editor OF the Des Moines
'api'a', center pin OF the red-hot fac
'ioildl flghts among Iowa renublica MS
called on the President today He came
mere TO attend the reunion of the party
'iht accompanied William II. Taft to th,
orient several years ago
i'"a Is harmonious politically" MI
,s Sdid; senator Cummins comes
mere with the good will of the neonie nt
Iowa. in spite of our little family trnn,,,cs
ileS are perfectly willing that he shall
PAVE all the opportunity he desires l.,
make good. =" -
Senator Smoot Of Utah introduced to tho
president Mrs. 0. w. Salisbury OF Salt
Lake Mrs. Salisbury is q nice of Inc
late James q. Blaine and resided here
many years.
Wo new Maine representatives in the
house We're presented to the President to-
day by Representative Young OF that
state. Trey are John p. Swayze, who sue
ceeds Charles +. Littlefeld from the sec
ond district. and Frank T.. Guernsey. who
takes the seat of the late Llewellyn Pow
Appointment of Joseph B. Cumming.
President Roosevelt today appointed 10
seDh r. Cumming of Augusta, Ga. to be
a member of the Chickamauga National
Military Park commission to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Gen Stew
art.
y delegation of Georgia citizens. some
of them from Roswell. the home town of
the mother of President Roosevelt called
at the White House today to urge the D.
poiItment of Representative Maddox
but they We're too late.
Francis Heney Coming East.
President Roosevelt has been in
formed that Francis Heney. the san
Francisco graft prosecutor is improv-
ing so rapidly from the serious wounds
he received at the hands of Martin
Haas several weeks ago that he will
be able to come east in January and
keep engagements to make speeches be-
fore reform clubs in the large cities be-
tween San Francisco and here. The
President has been much concerned
about the condition of Mr. Heney, for
whom he has the highest regard, and
was pleased to receive news that
HeEey will visit him in few weeks
Senator Dixon. Senator Warner. Rep
resentative Burnett and Representative
Kahn introduced friends to the PreSi
dent. EN-RepreSentatiye Often of Wis
consin also called on the President.
Panama Scandal Talk
limitations were strong that the Pan
| anna scandal talk occupied an important
part of the cabinet meeting. The two
legal lights of the cabinet-Secretary Root
and Attorney General Bona parte-re-
manned long after other members had
gone. Mr.. Bonaparte would give no di-
rect answer to questions whether he had
been asked to proceed with criminal pros
ecution against anybody connected with
disseminating the inSinuatiOnS as to scan
dial in the purchase of the canal.