Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-02
FOR HUNT RECORD WAS ALTERED
President to Discuss Plans so Testfies Patent Division
With Chosen Companions. Chief Kinnan.
CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY ISWEARS BARTON DID IT
% Doctoring of Files Many Instances
Years Ago Today Is Sworn To-
VISITORS VIOLATIONS OF OFFICE RULES
Woodruff GoesB to fusing Application
New York O
President to Discuss Plans
With Chosen Companions.
CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY
Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt Married 20
Years Ago Today.
MANY WHITE HOUSE VISITORS
Hepburn to Contest for His Seat.
Woodruff Goes Back to
New York

Twenty-Five years ago today-December
>. 1ss6-Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs.
Roosevelt were married in ST. Georges
Church. London.
There is no particular celebration of
the anniversary. The President. however,
had one of the busiest days Of his ad-
ministration.
Numerous visitors fiocked to the White
House early in the morning. The Presi-
dent saw some of them. He did not do
much talking, however as he had an ap-
pointment to attend the mass at St. Pat
rick's Church, commemorative the six
ueth anniversary of the reign OF En-
peror Joseph of Austria.
After returning from this service the
President resumed work in the executive
Offices, receiving more visitors and han
ding executive matters put before him.
Getting Ready for Africa.
The President is getting ready for his
trip to Africa next March. Friday he will
meet at the Smithsonian Institution some
of those who have already been picked TO
accompany him. The personnel of the
party will be determined on and thor
ough arrangements made for the journey.
Inc most Cndt mas Deen ucCiucu 81
Is that three men are certain to go. They
are Edward Heller and j. Alden Loring
of the Smithsonian Institution. for which
the President will largely undertake the
journey. and Maj. Edgar Alex Mearns
of the Medical Corps of the army
Mr.. Lorng Is an authority on smaller
animals. Mr.. Heller. Is a ZOologist of
note, having been to Africa in 1905. Maj.
Mearns is himself a zoologist and bot
anist.
The President hopes to secure for the
Smithsonian Museum two specimens of
the great wild animals of Africa. These
will be preserved and handled by Smith
sOnian experts.
Representative, Hepburn. who called
on the President today. announced his
intention to contest for the succession to
his seat in the next House, won from
him by ESQ votes by democrat He
makes this move after careful considera-
ton and upon advice Of the republican
congressional committee Of his district.
which declares that many votes were
ed for him.
Friends are working to secure evil
dence to present to Congress in favor of
the Iowa representative.
Woodruff in the City.
Timothy Woodruff of New York reach
| ed Washington late yesterday afternoon
from Hot Springs and went to the
White House. There he conferred with
President Roosevelt and Secretary Root
Mr.. Woodruff left town today at 10
o'clock He has no desire to be an am
| bassador abroad. he said, and does not
| expect any such appointment. He also
declared he did not want a federal posi-
| ton of any kind, not even the collector
ship Of the port of rev York. for which
he has been mentioned
Mr. WOO0ruff is interested now in get
| ting the station in New York in shape
for the election of a republican as mayor
of the greater city.
Gov. Curry of New Mexico visited the
President today. The governor is In
Washington in connection with the
statehood fight to be waged in the COM
ing session of Congress. He said today
he felt sanguine there would be little
opposition to statehood for New Mexico
and Arizona and that the question would
be settled for good within few months
Textile Workers See President.
A delegation of workingmen. represent
ing the textile industry in and around
Kensington, a suburb Of Philadelphia
called at the White House today and We're
introduced by Representative J. Hampton
Moore.
They brought with them a petition
signed by 10000 textile workers and adj
dressed 10 the ways anu IIlediS CoHiiult
tee, before which they appeared this aft
ernoon to ask that the Dingley rates
should not be lowered. One clause In the
petition which they presented asks for
prohibitive duty upon Japanese. Chinese
and India straw mating. importations OF
which have practically ruined the ingram
carpet industry of Philadelphia.
Another clause Of the petition condemns
1.-THE trade agreement which admits Ger
man hosiery. They ask that high protect
i've duty be placed on this class of impor-
tation They not only ask the mainte-
nance of present schedules on textiles. but
demand that in certain respects the SEIZED
ules be raised to shut out importations
| from Europe, which last year aggregated
1854. 6SS, 10.
The same delegation appeared in Wash
ington in 1895 to protest against the VIII
son bill 1t marched overland from Phil
adelphia and laid before the President the
conditions that existed at that time among
the workers in the industry.
The Wilson bill practically paralyzec
the textile industry, which was not re-
stored until after the passage OF the
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