Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-10
JOURNEY TOKENTUCKY
President Goes to Lincoln
Homestead Tomorrow.
NO INCOME TAX MESSAGE
Whole Matter to Be Left to the
New Congress.
DISTRICT MAN Is NOMINATED
DOMINIC I. Murphy Named to Be
Consul at st. Gall, Switzerland.
White House Callers.
NO INCOME TAX MESSAGE
DISTRICT MAN Is NOMINATED

President Roosevelt will leave Wash
ington at noon tomorrow for Larue
county. Ky. where he is to deliver the
Lincoln day address upon the farm where
Lincoln was born a hundred years ago.
The Lincoln farm will be reached shortly
before noon Friday. and after his address
the President will return at once to
Washington. reaching here about noon
Saturday. He will not stop at Louisville
or elsewhere.
President Roosevelt. it is stated today,
has no intention of sending to Congress
a message recommending an income tax.
He has, however. been consulted on this
subject by Representative Stevens of Min
necota. who is preparing a bill providing
for an income tax. The Presidents views
as to such tax have been repeatedly
set forth in speeches and messages, but
he believes that this question will have
to be threshed out in the coming extra
session. which will deal not only with re-
vision of the tariff, but with the question
of sufficient revenues to run the govern
ment in the next fiscal year
Ernest Harvier, who was willing to
have it known-in fact. wanted it known.
that he was chairman Of the Democratic
Union of New York city, and had talked
with the President about the coming
mayoralty fight in that city. called at
the White House today. Outside of let
ting this fact come out, Mr.. Harvler
would not impart further information.
He admitted that his organization is an
anti Tammany concern.
Breckons to Resign.
Robert W. Breckons, United States at
torney Of the ninth circuit of Hawaii, is
to send in his resignation to Attorney
General Bonaparte. This. action is the
outcome of charges filed against Brock
ons and carefully investigated by the
Department of Justice. The charges
would not have brought about dismissal,
it is said, but Mr.. Breckons preferred to
resign.
Gen. CroZier, chief of ordnance of the
welt the Mannlicher .30-caliber sporting
rifle which the President will use for big
game in Africa. Gen. CrOZier had taken
the rifle to fit it with telescope sight
like those on the regular army rifle, and
to try the weapon after the sight had
been affixed. He assured the President
that the weapon worked all right with the
telescope sight.
Representative Ansberry of Ohio today
brought temporary peace to contend1ng
factions of Van Vert, that state. The
location of a public building in Van Vert
is about to be decided by the Treasury
and rival delegations came here to urge
their respective claims for the site. They
had it hot and heavy. but when Repre-
sentative Ansberry proposed that they all
visit the White House and shake hands
with the Great White Father there was
instant peace and contentment. They all
went away smiling.
A gilt-framed water-color sketch of one
of President Roosevelt's favorite spots in
Rock Creek Park was presented to him
today by the artist. w. b. Pain. illus
traitor Of the Washington Pathfinder. MI
Roosevelt praised the merit of the paint
ing and warmly thanked Mr.. Pain for his
thoughtfulness and courtesy.
The President was given also a copy
each of the new text books on trigo-
nometry, algebra and geometry in use at
the Naval Academy, prepared by Prof
Stimson J. Brown, head of the depart
ment of mechanical in the academy.
Want the Liberty Bell.
The historic Liberty Bell. which rang
out the independence of the American
colonies in Philadelphia in the early days
of the Revolution. is wanted by the people
of Seattle for the Alaska ukon-Pacific
June 1. Josiah Colling. leading citi-
zen of Seattle. called on the President
this morning, accompanied by Represent
alive Humphrey of Washington.
Mr.. Collins is trying to secure ruling
from the interstate commerce commission
permitting the free transportation of the
Liberty Bell by the railroads including
the guards which must accompany the
sacred relic on its long journey to the
Pacific coast and back.
Serves High Educational Purpose.
When the Liberty Bell is carried away
from Philadelphia it is always exhibited
along the route, and lecturers who guard
the bell in relays day and night, 50 that
it may not be injured, explain the history
of the bell to the young people. In this
way the bell Is made to serve a high
educational purpose. 1t is said that the
transfer of the bell from Philadelphia to
Seattle and back, including the cost of the
guards and the lecturers, would be not
less than 100000, and the exposition COM
pany does not feel warranted in eXpend-
ing this large amount for the purpose.
Mr.. Collins told the President that the
coming exposition Will be one of the very
best of it's class. The managers of the
fair say they are taking no chances what
ever in saying that the exposition will
open on time, fully completed, for nearly
all the buildings except some of the state
buildings are already in completed con-
dition and it would be possible to install
large part of the exhibits this month
were it necessary to do so.
Nominations Today.
The President today nominated Robert
E. Mansfield of Indiana. to be consul gen.
eral at Zurich. Switzerland Newton w.
Gilbert of Indiana, to be secretary of
public instruction. Philippine Islands;
Robert B. Junk of Iowa. to be surveyor
of customs for the port of Burlington,
Iowa and the following consuls; Dominic
l. Murphy of the District of Columbia, al
St. Gall. Switzerland; Alfred *. Mos of
New Jersey, at Bordeaux. France
Thomas Z. Moffat of New York at Trini-
dad. West Indies: Iaac A. Manning OF
Oregon, at La Guaira, Venezuela.
PRESIDENT IS CONFIDENT.
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