Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-18
COUNTESS IS THIEF PREPARING HIS RE-
As Housekeeper, Stole Half President Already Busy
Dozen Silver Forks Answer to Congress.
NOW FACES JAIL SENTENCE DOCUMENT TO BE LENG
Husband Noble Dane Who Has Will Quote Freely From Re
Deserted Her. Touching Secret Service
SHE WAS A RICH TEXAS GIRL KEEPING AWAY FROM L
by Raising Poultry No Sad Wi
Laurel, Md-Thought Mentioned Name-Discus
Property by the Cabinet.
DOCUMENT TO BE LENGTHY
Will Quote Freely From Records
Touching Secret Service.
KEEPING AWAY FROM LIBEL
No Members, It Is Said, Will Be
Mentioned by Name-Discussed
by the Cabinet.

President Roosevelt has received the
resolution Of the House asking him upon
what facts or information he based the
portion of his annual message relating to
the secret service and Congress. and It is
understood the President has already be-
gun the preparation Of his reply. The
President, as has already been stated in
The Star, has a, mass of material. which
is yet to be classified and digested. and
he will go into this with considerable care
before he is able to formulate the docu.
ment the country Is waiting for with such
deep interest. The work upon the reply
to the House resolution will take consid-
cradle time, and 1t is not expected that it
will be ready for submission until the re-
assembling Of Congress after the holi-
days.
The document will be long one. and
will copiously refer to court records,
newspaper and magazine articles and va
Gious other publications. but it is inti-
mated that it will not attempt to name
any member Of the present Congress as
under suspicion. The President will avoid
libel suits himself and will handle his
case with more care than he has any re-
cent document to Congress.
Between this resolution Of the House
and the Foraker resolution in the Senate,
together with the Senate proposition for
an investigation Of the secret service. the
administration will spend 3 busy holiday
season-just about the busiest that has
been known in years. The answer to the
Foraker resolution will be prepared large
ly in the War Department, but 1t will be
,Indar tho 1unorxiSnr nf fhA President
who will consult with the Secretary OK
War at frequent intervals.
1t is stated that one of the subjects OF
the two-hour conference the President
had yesterday afternoon with William H.
Taft, who stopped over on his way south,
was this Foraker resolution. The con-
ference related chiefly to the. Panama
canal and the visit Mr.. Taft will make
there the last Of next month, but the
Brownsville case, In its latest phases, was
also taken up.
Discussed by Cabinet.
The cabinet meeting today was much
longer than usual, and 1t was apparent
tha: some of these absorbing questions
were under discussion there. To what eX-
tent could not be learned from Depart
ing members. who still bear In mind the
anti-talking rules Of some years ago.
Secretary Wilson was one Of the earliest
cabinet officers to arrive. but just behind
him was Secretary Straus. you see."
said Secretary Straus, pointing to tho
farmer of the cabinet. Secretary Wilson
always precedes me into the cabinet room
because without agriculture we could not
have any commerce."
Secretary Root was not able to remain
at the cabinet meeting long today be-
cause of an appointment he had at his
home with a Philadelphia specialist. Mr..
Roots right knee was injured at Cin-
cinnati just before the election. He went
there to deliver g. speech. and in getting
into carriage severely hurt his knee.
He has been lirlping ever since. and the
injury does not seem to have yfe ded to
treatment, was expected. Secretary
Root hopes tc receive benefit under the
treatment of the specialist. with whom
he had the first appointment today.
Justice in Philippines Appointed.
President Roosevelt has appointed Sher-
man Moo Ireland of Elmira, n. Y, to be
an associate justice Of the supreme court
Of the Philippines in place of James S.
Tracey, resigned. Mr.. Mooreland was for
several years a member of the New York
legislature.
The President had numerous visitors be-
fore the cabinet meeting. including Sen
ator Beveridge and George w. Perkins OF
the firm Of J. P. Morgan & Co. who
talked with the President some time and
went away in a big automobile; Frank
kellogg. Senator Carter, who had with
him Lieut.. Gov. William r. Allen and
State Senator Clarence Tooley Of Mon
tana: Representative Gaines Of Tenncs-
see. with John Bell Keeble of Nashville:
Representatives Bennett Of New York and
Burton of Delaware. Representative
Townsend of Michigan, Representative
Parsons of New York and others.
Senator Flint of California and Max
Evarts, attorney for E. II. Hartman dis
cussed with the President the settlement
of the Salton sea claim Of the Southern
Pacific road against the government for
stopping the great overflow of the Colo.
RADIO river in 1905 and ending the immense
damage in that section.
Pardon for Dying Convict.
Representative Bell of Georgia. from
humanitarian reasons. has laid before the
President the case of II. /. Armour a
Maryland mag, who is dying in the At
lanta federal prison of consumption. and
who he thinks should be pardoned. The
President a short time ago denied an ap.
plication of Armour for pardon. but the
statement Of Mr.. Bell. who had seen the
prisoner personally few days ago.
caused the President to determine to re-
open the case.
May last of violating the oleomargarine
laws and was sentenced to eighteen
months in Atlanta prison. When his case
came up before the Department of Justice
some time ago Attorney General Bona
parte recommended a denial of the appli-
cation on the ground that Armour would
be as we'll cared for in Atlanta. If ill. as
he would be at his home in Rising Sun,
Md, where his family live. Mr. Bells
statement may result in a pardon. The
offense is not serious one and the Presi-
dent. although opposed TO pardons as a
rule. is usually kindly disposed toward
those suffering from consumption.