Evening star., 1909-05-17
President to Use 1t in Opening
Yukon-AIaska Exposition.
BALLINGER PRESENTS IT
Mouthpiece of Washington Delega-
ton at White House Ceremony.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS I'LL
Resigns to Go to Fort Bayard, N.
M.-Southern Trip Begins
Wednesday Morning.

With a gold telesraphic key presented
to him today by Secretary Ballinser and
the congressional delegation from WASH
ington, President Taft. from the White
House. Is to open the Yukon-Alaska ex-
position at Seattle June l.
The kex is mounted on Alaska marble
and is ornamented with gold nuggets
from Alaska The key will be connected
with the White House telegraph wires,
and the President will touch 1t on the
day of opening, thereby setting in motion
the machinery Of the exposition.
Mr.. Ballinger's Speech.
, Secretary Ballingers speech Of presenta-
tion was as follows:
Mr. President:
Il have the honor and the pleasure, as
former vice president of the Alaska-Yu-
kon-Pscific exposition, to present to you
this telegraphic instrument to use when
you send the message, on June l OF this
year: opening the exposition at sea',ie'
Wash.
Il present this key to you on behalf
of the donor. Georg w. Carmack, as well
as OH behalf of the management OF the
informed that Mr.. Carmack was the
original discoverer of gold in the klon-
dixie. and that he had retained from his
discovery claim the nuggets which orna-
ment the polished piece OF Alaskan mar
BILE upon which this key Is mounted.
1.-The instrument was made by MAYER
Brothers of Seattle. 1t Is desired that
the hand which guides this nation shall
break the news to the world that Alaska,
the Yukon country. our possessions In
the Pacific ocean and the great north
west, with the cooperation of this gov
ernment have opened this exposition on
the shores of Puget sound"
President Replies.
The response of President Taft was
Senators and Congressman from
Washington and Mr. Delegate from
Alaska:
II accept with pleasure this unique
telegraphic instrument. bearing upon 1t
the substantial evidence Of the wealth
of the far northwest. / shall use 1t with
great pleasure to discharge the honorable
duty which you impose upon me OF OPEN
ing the exposition by telegraph on the
first of June next, and shall preserve the
instrument as a memento OF the I'M
portant step in the progress of the north
west, and especially that part OF the
northwest which we acquired from Rus
sia, and which Is even now bringing
back to the American people manifold
its original cost, and offering to us for
the future sources of wealth that can
hardly be overestimated
Ill-Health Causes Resignation.
James T.. Williams, jr., who was re-
Gently nominated and confirmed as civil
service commissioner, succeeding former
Commissioner Greene. has resigned his
position because Of illness and will go
at once to Fort Bayard, N. NJ, where
he will remain until he RECEIVERS.
The illness of Mr.. Williams was learned
of with deep regret by President Taft,
who accepts the resignation with the
hope that Mr.. Williams recovery will
was closely associated with President
Taft throughout the last campaign.
President Going South.
President Taft will be out of Washing
ton the better part of three days this
week He is going south for a visit to
two places-Petersburg Va. and Char
lOtte, N. c.
He will leave Washington at 4:2o
o'clock Wednesday morning for Peters
burg, arriving there in time to spend
the day going over the famous battle
field scenes of the civil war and to take
part in the unveiling of monument to
He will meet the widow of Gen. William
Malone. one of the famous officers in
the Confederacy in the memorable strug
giles around the Virginia town.
Leaving Petersburg Wednesday night,
the President will go to Charlotte. N. c.,
where he will spend Thursday helping
the Tar Heels celebrate the anniversary
Of what is known as the Mecklenburg
declaration of independence, declared by
them to have been the first declaration
of the revolutionary war. At both places
there will be immense crowds, and the
President will make speeches.
Leaving Charlotte Thursday night. the
President will get back to Washington
the following day.
The presidential party will be composed
of President and Mrs. Taft, Ambassador
Jusserand and Mrs. Jusserand, Capt. A.
w. Butt and Assistant Secretary Misch-
Ter.
President Taft has named a white man
as postmaster at Darien. Ca, a place
which has had a negro postmaster for
many years. ]. H. Dunham has been
named to succeed Ferdinand NJ. Mann,
cOlored.
Protest Against Armenian outrages.
Representative Needham of California
lai4 before President Taft today resolu-
tions adopted by a mass meeting of cti-
zens of Fresno. CAL, protesting against
the slaughter Of Armenians by Turks in
various parts. of Turkey. The President
said he would take up the matter with
Secretary Knox of the State Department
and at the cabinet meeting tomorrow.
He called attention to the fact that this
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