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Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
ROOSEVELT DEPARTS
ABOARD MAYFLOWER
Chief Executive and Party Will Arrive
at Hampton Roads This Morn-
ing to Review the
Fleet

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21-Amid the
plaudits Of the assembled throng which
had gathered at the navy yard, Presi-
dent Roosevelt and party, aboard the
U. S. S. May1Ower, sailed shortly before
dusk this evening for Hampton Roads,
where he will welcome the returning
battleship fleet tomorrow.
AS the Mayflower swung out into the
Potomac, promptly at p. M, the crowd
broke out into cheers, and the presi-
dent, raising his hat, called out: Good
by and good luck
The MaytiOWer proceeded down the
Potomac at moderate speed TO it's an
Chorage off the Tail of the Horseshoe"
in Hampton Roads, at the same spot
where the president said goodby to the
fleet on its voyage around the world.
The yacht is scheduled to arrive at
the Roads at 8 o'clock tomorrow MORN
ing. Returning, the Mayf1oWer will
leave Hampton Roads about o'clock
reaching Washington about a. m.
Tuesday.
In addition to the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt, those who made up the May
flower party were: Miss Ethel Roose-
welt, Kermit and Quentin Roosevelt,
Miss LandOn, Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Newberry, Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy and Mrs. Satterlee,
Admiral and Mrs. Cowles, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, Captain Sims,
Mrs. Senator Lodge, Captain Butt and
Miss Hagner.
There was an exodus of thousands
from Washington today for Hampton
Roads to witness the great naval pa
geant. The steamship lines and trains
on railroads were taxed to their utmost
capacity in handling the vast crowds
At $3.50 p. m. the Dolphin, with mem
bers of the naval affairs committees of
the house and senate on board, left the
Washington navy yard for Hampton
Roads.
A party of more than 100 members
of congress left on the steamer Wash
ingtOn.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
FLEET RETURNS
FROM VOYAGE
Continued from Page Onel


to the anchorage grounds, running
west from the Old Point pier, and the
MayflOwer, picking up her anchors, will
follow the last of the war vessels into
the Roads.
The presidents yacht will take a
position in the center of the fleet ana
at 2 o'clock the flag and commanding
officers will be received on board by
President Roosevelt.
Later the president, accompanied by
the commander-in-ch of the fleet,
will go aboard the Connecticut, LouiSi-
ana, Georgia and Wisconsin, the di-
Visional fiagships, to address the men.
Returning to the Mayf1ower at the
conclusion of these visits, the presi-
dent will return at once to Washing
ton, arriving there early Tuesday
morning.
Tomorrow night Admiral Sperry and
seventy-five officers of the fleet will
be the guests of the Navy league of the
United States at its annual dinner at
the Chamberlain home. The league
will hold its annual meeting Tuesday
at noon in the Chamberlain.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22

wealth and high political influence who
were convicted, would all have escaped
punishment. I hold that such an out
come would have been in the interest
of the criminals only
sIeuths Then withdrawn
"Once the emergency has passed. the
need for the detail of the secret service
men no longer existed, and they were
accordingly withdrawn. But the his
tory of these land frauds shows cOnclu-
siVely the need of having some secret
service body subject to emergency de-
tah to departments in which it is not
ordinarily employed.
Before the secret service was used
in the interior department, as I have
outlined above, the prosecutions for
land frauds were insignificant in their
results. At the time there was no eff
fective desire shown to limit the use of
the secret service.
"Then the secret service agents were
used in connection with these land
frauds and secured the prosecution and
conviction, of many men influential be-
cause of their wealth or Of their social
or political prominence.
Forthwith there began that active
agitation against the use of the secret
service, which continued until the ac-
tion of the congress last spring. Very
respectfully,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
"P. S.-This letter is in part based
upon statements furnished by the at
torney general and the secretary of the
interior. 1t has been carefully read over
by them, and the statements of fact
which it contains, so far as they refer
to the department of justice and the
department of the interior, have been
checked and approved by them.
'Inclose various documents as fol-
lows:
Statement showing requests of de-
partment of justice for the assignment
of secret service operatives during the
year 1907 and the first six months OF
1908
Statements of a number of men en-
pIoyed on secret service or criminal in
vestigation work during the year Just
ended as compared with the year
1901 -O2"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
DOCTORS AND NURSES
GO ON STRIKE WHILE
PATIENTS LACK FOOD

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.--The steamship
Prinz wilhelm Nv, which arrived here
today from Venezuela, brought reports
of great distress at the hospital at
Caracas.
A short time ago the physicians and
nurses in the hospitals went on strike
because the authorities had failed to
furnish sufficient supplies of food and
medicine.
Three hundred patients in the hos
pitfalls were starving.
The passengers of the Prinz Wilhelm
Nv include u. PauIus Sannon, Haytian
minister to Washington.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
Four Hundred Covers viii BE Laid

Los Angeles chamber of commerce
will lay covers for 400 guests at its
annual banquet to be given tonight at
Levys cafe.
It had been enormously stated that
but $50 guests would be served, but
Secretary Virgins wishes it understood
that 400 persons will be provided for
and that ample provisions have been
made to care for all who attend.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
Limitations Real

1.-The limitation of the use of the
secret service was not in the least de-
gree technical; it was real. If such a
condition as arose in the interior de-
paftment four years ago arises in that
department with this limitation We
should be prevented from employing
the. secret service and the result would
be harmful to the government and OF
benefit only to the criminals, unless
of course, we are able to build up a
precisely similar secret service in the
department Of justice, in which case
the action of congress would have been
effective only as showing its disap-
proval of the admirable work done by
Chief Wilkie and his division.
UNLESS the new secret service in the
department of justice does its work in
precisely similar fashion to Chief Will
kie's secret service it will not do GOOD
and effective work, and [ call your at
tention to the fact that the result OF
the action of congress has hitherto
been by the creation of the service
markedly to increase the total cost OF
this class of work.
''The facts in reference to the de-
lection and suppression of the land
frauds and the punishment of Grim
irals engaged in them have been made
public again and again, but in view
of the report of your committee it is
as we'll to refer to them once more
Secretary Hitchcock became convinced
that there were widespread frauds ir
his department and that his own force
was unable to deal with them.
Assignments Requested
Through the department of justice
he had a number of secret service op.
eratives assigned to work on interior
department cases. together with ont
secret service operative who was as
signed direct to the interior depart
ment
"Mr. Hemenway speaks as if the at
torney general and secretary of the
interior had not known of such as.
signments; as a matter of fact every
such assignment was made on the
written request of the head of the de
partment.
1.-The first result of the work was tc
find that departmental officers haC
failed i'm their duty and that some o.
them were accordingly dismissed.
"The results Of the assignment of the
secret service men, taken, of course. in
connection with the activity of the re-
organized force of special agents from
the interior department, are found in
the conviction Of many defendants
some of them being among the wealth.
lest and most influential people in Their
communities; others standing high in
the political world. one of them being
a senator and another representative
in congress. while d. second representa-.
tive in congress was indicted.
''If the limitation of the use of the
secret service. which your committee
upholds. had been in force at the time
of which | speak, the senator. the rep
resentatives and the various men oi
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
ADJUSTMENTS
Special Washington's Birthday Matinee Today

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still by
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give 1 IN"-' SLIME
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
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play
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Everyone Who Wants Enjoy Biggest and Best Play That
F0y Ever Wrote Must See "A Texas at the Be-
lasco This Week It's Going Another Rec
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THREE OF U.s." a rafting rooa u.uarn
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- RAND OPERA HOUSE tomor sat tandsun
phone
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22

to show the statements referred to con-
tain only from to IL per cent of war
rant in fact.
Senator Hemenway quoted the secre-
tary of the interior as authority for the
statement that but one secret service
man was ever detailed to the interior
department.
This statement of Senator Hemen-
way is completely misleading. The
secret service men were used in the Ia
terror department cases at the request
of the secretary of the interior, but for
convenience in operation they were as
signed to and paid by the department
of justice.
Many Times Explained
This has been set forth with the ut
most clearness again and again in the
reports Of the interior department. AS
prosecutions had to be carried on by
the department of justice it was desir-
able that the secret service men should
work with and under the department of
justice officials.
"By turning to the list to which I
have already alluded, you will see, for
example, that in the year 1907 the de-
partment of justice, on January .,
asked for one man in a land fraud case;
that on January 25 it asked for hVe
men to be detailed for timber entry
frauds; on January 80 four additional
men to assist in land frauds investiga-
tion; on February q six men; on
March two more men; on May % and
June 10 one additional man; on August
% three additional men.
"These men were not assigned to the
interior department, but they were used
for interior department cases, under
the department of justice. How such
officers discharged their duties in a
previous case Of which I happen to
have personal knowledge is shown by
the following letter:
Letter to Chief WiIkie
Department of Justice, Dec. %, 1906.
To the Chief of the United States
Secret Service. Washington. d. G. Sir:
The department is in receipt of let
ter dated the 21st inst, from the
United States attorney for the district
of Nebraska, reporting the trial and
conviction or Bartlett Richards and
other defendants on the charge of con-
spring to defraud the United States
Of public lands.
This is one of the cases in which sew
eral operatives of your office have been
employed under Operative Luclen c.
Wheeler, and the United States attorney
takes occasion in making his report to
commend most highly "the very able
service of the operative in charge,
Lncien c. Wheeler, and his secret ser
vice agents"
The department is also in receipt of
a letter from the secretary of the in
terror, dated the 22d inst, expressing
his appreciation Of the splendid work
done by the United States attorney, his
special assistant and Mr.. Wheeler and
transmitting copy of telegram
which he sent to Mr.. Wheeler on the
2Ist inst, as follows:
"I congratulate you most heartily
on the splendid work you have done in
connection with the verdict which must
give renewed confidence to all those who
believe that the laws must be obeyed."
I desire to add what has been quoted
above the appreciation Of the depart
ment here Of the work done by Mr..
Wheeler, who has shown himself to be
a conscientious and highly efficient in
strumentality in bringing about much
desired results in Nebraska.
Very respectfully,
ALFRED W. COOLEY.
Acting. Attorney General.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-14
,JONES
P0lNDExTER
CONGRESSMAN
OBJECTS
TO BILL

Congressman Miles Poindexter,
who returned last night from Wash
ington, D. c., is not much in love
with the new tariff bill, which he
had the honor of opposing In con-
nection with the other republican
"insurgept" congressman.
3 He says that on the whole the
rates have been increased. The
chief reductions have been on
western products while the eastern
trust made goods are either raised
or remain the same. The tendency
was, he says, to lower the rates on
the raw products and retain or
raise the old rates on manufac-
tured articles, thereby discrim-
mating against the producer in IA
vor of the trust owned factories.
He says the new corporation tax
Fl a tax on consumers instead of
on the wealth of the country, and
that he favors a strong income tax
something after the English law
to make the rich contribute their
share toward the support of the
government.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-14
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
It's NOT RIGHT
SENA TOR IS
VERYHAPPY
OVER IT

Senator Wesley L. Jones, who
passed through Spokane last night
on his way to his home in North
Yakima. bas a different view of the
tariff Bill than that entertained by
Congressman Poindexter. Jones
voted for the bill and thinks 1t Is
all right. He says congress did not
meet to pass q democratic tariff
bill, but a republican tariff bill. and
on this ground justifies his action.
He attributes the last IL years of
prosperity to the operation of the
Dfngley tariff bill, and thinks that
the new Aldrich tariff will be pro-
ductive of similar good times. He
says the republican party has car
ried out its pledges in the bill and
that the interests of labor were
carefully guarded.
He takes rap at the insurgent
senators, like LaFollette, Dolliver,
Cummins and Beveridge, who op-
posed the bill and intimates that
they were not sincere in their atti-
tude for the reason that they voted
for the Dingley rates for some
products Of their respective locali-
ties.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-14

ACRES
RESTORED

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-More
than a million acres Of land for
merIy withdrawn In connection
with reclamation projects have
been restored to entry, subject to
settlement In November, according
to an announcement at the general
land office today.
The actual restoration occurred
July 20, but it was not announced
until today, 1t being the practice of
the government not to publish res
torations until two weeks after be-
ing signed by the secretary of the
interior. OF the land restored,
4S5,000 acres were withdrawn in
connection with the Milk river
project In California, and $4,000 in
the Yakima or Tieton project in
Washington.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-14
GET OUT ARTILLERY,
GAME SEASONS HERE.

Clean up your artillery and line
up your sights, get ready for the
smell of powder for-have you
thought Of it?-tomorrow is the
opening of the game season.
Sporting goods stores are doing
a rushing business in shot guns,
rifles and ammunition, hunting
suits, too. In fact, they could not
complain Of business during the
last several days. This is indeed
the time for annual vacations for
hundreds Of sportsmen throughout
the state.
The call Of cool lakes and bah
bling streams, where fish are right
for frying and in plenty, easy to
catch and plenty of bait, is not half
so Turing to these sunburned lovers
of the woods and hills as the drum
ming Of the old male grouse on the
fallen log and the stifled quack Of
the wary duck in the lowlands.
Then, within month, begins the
season of the larger game in the
mountains and there Is plenty of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-14
Notice to Land Winners

You can see some OF the richest
timber and meadow lands in the
Occur d'Alene reservation by tax.
ing the delightful trolley and
steamer trip on Sunday up the
shadowy st. Joe river. Big steam.
ers Idaho and Cakes pass right
through the reserve. stopping al
st. Maries both ways and giving
land winners several hours to look
at lands IN 6 reservation. Special
Sunday excursion rates, Main
1925. sss
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-14
Trip to St. Maries $500

Steamers Idaho and Cakes make
round trip Sunday through Indian
reservation up shadowy st. Joe fis-
er to st. Joe, stopping both ways
at st. Maries and giving land win
ners opportunity Of looking over
lands In reservation. 200 miles of
matchless scenery and cool brac-
ing lake and mountain breezes.
Take electric trains at Spokane
Terminal S:05 a. m. Sunday. Re-
freshments on board. zee
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-14
SPECULATE
(By United Press,l

PORTLAND, Aug. 14-President
Howard Elliott and party of North
ern Pacific stockholders, who ar
rived at Lewiston last night depart
ed early this morning Seattleward.
Local railroaders are specializing
upon what caused the sudden
change in the plan of Elliott, who
had arranged to meet ]. F. O'Brien
land w. w. Cotton and conclude the
terms of the so-called peace pact
between Hill and Hartman.
Hartman officials here are in
the dark, as no telephone message
or other notice of change of the
plan has been given them. They
believe that Elliott was called by
urgent business and will finish the
terms upon his return here, The
importance of the meeting with
Elliott was shown by the fact that
O'Brien started for Chicago yester-
day and returned in order to meet
Elliott.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-14
MARK TWAIN
Continued from page ~


in the habit Of smoking 40 times
or more day. And l must sit
right here until my doctor tells
me | can move.
It's No Time for Mirth
II cannot walk at all. for II
do \ have to pay the penalty with
a severe pain in my heart. When
! consider that lived almost "A
years with as good health as any
man ever enjoyed, and smoked as
much as | pleased, only to be cut
down now to four smokes a day,
am not in a position to dispute
anything DR.. Tracy may say about
me. But through 1t all I've man
aged to keep my morals fairly
Clean"
That Oxford Affair
Regarding the Oxford cigar
smoking incident Clemens said he
and a number of other men upon
whom degrees were to be con
ferred were waiting their turn In
the ceremonies. At the end of an
hour he inquired II smoking was
permitted. Rudyard Kipling told
him 1t was not, whereupon Sir Ed
ward Ramsey suggested that they
60 to an out of the way corridor
and smoke.
80, you see, the crime was d.
vided among four of us. one Amer
lean and three Englishmen. II
can divide up all my crimes In the
same proportion shall be fortu
HATE"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-14

sport in that, the sportsmen think
to pay them three fold for passing
the dragging, hot summer months
at work In the city or at the coun-
try home.
Parts of Washington and Idaho
are like a hunters dream, with
large and small game in plenty,
thanks to the rigid laws that have
been enforced throughout the most
of both states. Copies Of game
laws are in great demand, though
they are known by heart by many
a man looking ahead to that two
weeks off and maybe a month or
two.
Now is the time to listen for gun
ming tales round the tent at night;
fish stories are worn out subjects
already, for ever since the weather
and water we're warm enough for
the bleached out urchins to take
the first cold plunge in the spring
time, people have been telling OF
the big fish they caught out at the
lake
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-14
BARKER IS
WANTED FOR
NEW CRIME
(By United Press.)

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14.-De
tectives are seeking William Hays
vice president and general man.
ager of the Union State Savings &
Commercial bank, for whom war
rant on a charge of felony has
been issued. 1t is said he is seek
ing bondsmen and then will give
himself up.
Hays was arrested under the new
banking law making it felony for
an official of bank to overdraw
his account in the bank of which
he is an officer. Hays attorney
will attempt to prove the law I'M
constitutional.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-14
PROGRESSING
WITH CITY
WATER PLANS
To Complete Whole. Pro-
iect Before the Next
Dry Weather.

There is some prospect today OF
the city council and the city ad
ministration as represented by
Mayor Pratt, getting together In
the matter of day labor and con
tract in building the additions to
the water plant.
Mayor Pratt this morning issued
his call for the special meeting oil
the city council to be held Monday
night, in which he states that he
will have q message to submit to
the council on the question OF
building the water extensions by
day labor.
President Lambert Of the coun-
Gil stated that it was not the pur-
pose of his resolution that all OF
the work of enlarging the water
plant should be done by day labor,
but that he was willing that the
board of works should lay the big
water main and the laterals and
install the new well at the upriver
pumping station by day labor II
they cared to.
Water Commissioner Reuterdahl
said today that his idea was to
have the four standpipes and the
reservoir, representing an aggre-
gate cost of about $175,0O0, built
by contract. and that the rest 81
the work, representing approx
mately $333.000, be built by day
labor. He. says the. water depart
ment is equipped to lay water
mains and dig the wells, but that
it is not equipped to do the com
crete work necessary to build the
standpipes and reservoir. He ha7
lieves that work proceeding at the
same time on the different con-
crete jobs and the day labor forces
at work on the mains and wells
there will be an assurance that tho
whole thing can be completed be-
fore the dry weather of next year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-14
ARRANGING FOR
MONSTER RALLY

r. B. Martin, president of the
Spokane County Township club,
was in the city today making ar
rangements for the big farmers
rally to be held here September 3
In support of the grand jury in
vestigation of the court house.
The grand jury has adjourned to
meet again on September 1, at
which it will resume the investiga-
ton of county affairs. The farmers
feel that they should gather en-
masse to assure the grand jury that
they stand behind them .for a full,
fair and aggressive inquiry into the
manner in which county funds have
been spent in late years.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-14
TAKE YOUR :.
CHOICE HERE

Bicycles, watches and guns, be-
sides a whole large collection of
other smaller things. together with
bed clothing and grips, will be sold
at auction In the municipal court
room August 81 by the police de-
partment. The stuff for sale is
that which has been taken from
prisoners or left by them at the
station. A few bargain are gener-
ally to be found in II.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-14
Disappointment

We are aware that thousands
who wanted farms on the reserves
did not get them. To some of you
We will say we have some good
timber claims, homesteads and re-
linquishments. To those who come
at once we can locate on good land.
To those who have decided not to
farm we will say, get a nice home
in Spokane. A lot close in for $275.
A bungalow or cottage for from
$500 to $4,000, and only 500 down
and $14 per month. Don't delay,
but see us at once
A. r. MOORE co.
Room Is, Curtis Block, Corner Lin
coin and Sprague. Phone
Main 2043.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-14
CHIEF HAVING
SOME DIFFICULTY

Chief Of Police John Sullivan is
having a little trouble this after
noon convincing a few Of the liquor
merchants and saloon keepers that
they must do their "swamping
out" between ~ o'clock tonight and
2 o'clock tomorrow morning. AS a
rule they want to have their own
time to do this work, and they
have been In the habit Of leaving
doors open and allowing several
persons to do the cleaning work.
The new order sent out by Chief
Sullivan gives them but two
hours. two men and closed doors.