Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-19
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Mrs. Roosevelt Soon to Make
an Excursion South.
CARE FOR THE HERMIT AGE
Mr.. Gaines Anxious for a Govern
ment Appropriation.
THE TAX ON LEAF TOBACCO
Two Kentucky Gentlemen Inter
ested in It's Removal Call
on the President.
THE TAX ON LEAF TOBACCO

In about eight or ten days Mrs ROose-
welt accompanied by small party. will
enjoy an excursion trip to the south. She
will go direct from here to Vicksburg.
where she will take the Mayfiower, the
Presidents boat, and steam down the
Mississippi to New Orleans From there
she will return to Washington by rail.
The entire journey will not take more
than seven or eight days and is expected
to benefit the health of the first lady of
the land. who has had hard winters So
cial season. Mrs. Roosevelt is now in
New York and will probably return here
tomorrow. The details of her journey
south will be arranged after her return.
After taking Mrs. Roosevelt to New Or
leans the Mayfower will proceed to Gu
ban waters to engage in target practice.
To Care for the Hermitage.
Representative Gaines of Tennessee is
much concerned over the probability
that Speaker Cannon will not consent to
the House putting through a bill APP
propriating $4,000 or 100000 for the
care and maintenance of the Hermitage.
President Jackson's old home and burial
place, by the government. The Tonnes
see representative has been to the
White House several times to talk the
matter over with the President. who
favOrs such an appropriation. The Pres
ident visited Nashville and Jackson
burial place last fall on his return from
his southern hunting trip and was
greatly impressed with the idea that
the government should assume the bur-
den of keeping the burial place of the
great President. The Senate has passed
a bill appropriating $4,000. and Mr..
Gaines bill to make the amount $4,000
is pending in the House.
Speaker Cannon is supposed to be hos
tile. and Mr.. Gaines feels that the Presi-
dent might induce the Speaker to be lem
lent. 1.-The state of Tennessee has spent
100000 in caring for the Hermitage and
Jackson's tomb said Mr.. Gaines, land
the Ladies' Hermitage Association has
collected and expended $4,000 1t does
look as if the government could afford to
take charge. The annual cost is now
comparatively small" Mr.. Gaines does
not know whether the President will at
tempt to influence the Speaker but hopes
that he will say good word to the auto
crat of the House.
The Tax on Leaf Tobacco.
c. NJ Barnett. president of the Amer
lean Union Society of Equity. and o. D.
Pauley. secretary and treasurer Of the
same organization. called on the President
today with Representative A. D. James
of Kentucky. While their call at the
White House was purely personal. they
are here seeking legislation removing the
tax of cents per pound on leaf and
hand tobacco. They claim that the tax
has enabled the tobacco trust to crush
the independents and is the cause of the
night raids on warehouses in Kentucky
and great destruction of property in that
state. A bill removing the tax has been
passed by the House, and the representa-
fi,-nc Nf ftn cioty yincr tn he
it accepted by the Senate. where 1t is
to he taken up as early as possible.
Representative Stevenson introduced
some friends who are in Washington urg-
ing Congress to pass federal grain in
Specton law.
Secretary Taft, accompanied by several
officials of the War Department and f.
A. Phlbin, former district attorney in
New York, talked with the President to-
day about some claims by the Catholics |
of the Philippines. Mr.. Philbin has been |
in Washington for some time urging these
claims before the House and Senate. \ |
phase of them came up today which ne |
cessitated a conference with the Presi- |
dent.
MI. Cockran's Democracy.
Representative Bourke Cochran. who
has been read out of Tammany Hall by
Leader Murphy, paid another of his fire.
uuent calls upon the President. When
asked what brand of democracy he was
wearing at this time he said II don't know
whether | come within the latest defini-
ton of what is n democrat" No matter
what is the color of his politics. Mr..
Cochran is warm friend and admrer of
the President. In the last month or so he
has often called at the White House and
has OCCASIONALLY remained in conference
with the President good while A num-
Der of these trips, however, were in con-
nection with the case of Judge Wiley, of
Shanghai. who was under charges. from
which he has been eXOnerated by the ad
ministration. One of these charges was
made by Catholics and ii was Mr.. Cock
rams interest in this that took him to
the executive offices several times. Since
that was settled though, he has continued
to make visits.
Spanish War Veterans Called.
A delegation of United Spanish War
Veterans from New York city reached
this city yesterday and called upon
President Roosevelt at the White House
during the day. The party comprises
William A. Rcardon, department adju-
tant of New York formerly of this city;
James a. Frazier and Franz Sommer. |
members Of William Mckinley Camp, |
No. g. department of New York state.
HE PRAISES PRESIDENT.