Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-03
Former Gov. Magoon Calls at
White House.
HAS CONFIDENCE IN GOMEZ
West Virginians Ask Place for Gov.
Dawson.
INDIANS AMONG THE VISITORS
Representative Olcott Backs Move
ment for New Automobile Laws.
Care of Dependent Children.

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Care of Dependent Children.
Charles z. Magoon, former governor of
Cuba. had brief conference with Pres
ident Roosevelt today as to Cuba. He said
he will talk more fully with the President
! tomorrow. Mr.. Magoon is finishing his
supplemental and final report on the
American occupation Of the island, espe-
cially dealing with the financial phases.
Mr.. Magoon will leave here the 18th of
this month to take part in the Lincoln
day celebration at Peoria, III. He will
then go to his home at Lincoln, Neb..
where he will remain until the end of the
month. returning to Washington to be
present at the Inauguration.
Gov. Magoon is now q statesman out of
job. He has been mentioned for Secre-
tary Of War in the Taft cabinet, but says
he knows nothing of such a probability.
Speaking of the many reports from
Cuba, Gov. Magoon said: News coming
out of Cuba now in reference to the new
government should be received with salt.
in fact, with considerable salt. The vari-
struggling for the ascendency there, but /
am exceedingly optimistic as to the gen.
eral outlook. President Gomez is man of
excellent judgment, cool and even-tem-
pered. and feel sure he will be able to
handle all questions arising there in a
manner creditable to himself and his
country"
Mr.. Magoon also called to see the Sec
retary of War today and discussed with
him the administration Of the provisional
government. He made no formal report
to the Secretary, but will do so in a few
days.
Mr.. Magoon, speaking of President Co
mez, said the latter's prompt adjustment
ment of the head of the secret police
showed liberal spirit on the part Of the
president. Mr.. Magoon looks for this
same liberality Of spirit in any other diff
ferences which may in the future arise.
Ask Place for Gov. Dawson.
Senator Scott and the West Virginia
representatives in Congress are asking
President Roosevelt to find a good place
for Gov. Dawson, the retiring chief exec
utive of that state. Gov Dawson will
soon be succeeded by Gov.-elect Glass
cock. Senator Scott saw the President
today to again refer to the desires of the
people of the state. He told the Presi-
dent that Gov Dawson is going out of
office in Ill health because of devotion to
duty and that he will also go out a poor
man. Gov. Dawson, he said, had done
splendid work for William H. Taft in the
early part of the campaign for the repub-
lican presidential nomination. The Pres
ident intends to look around and see if he
can find position.
Rich Usage Indians Call.
Ten or twelve Usage Indians, said to be
the richest Indians in the world each
member being worth at least $4,000, were
introduced to President Roosevelt today.
The delegation was headed by Gov. Big
bert and wife. The Osages are here os-
tensibly on business affecting their lands,
upon which oil and other rich minerals
have been discovered. The real matter
that brought them to Washington and
took them to the White House, however,
was to enter objection to thirty-seven peo-
pie being added to the rolls Of the tribe.
1t is claimed these people are white
Should their claims be recognized they
would at once be eligible to their part of
the immensely rich lands belonging to the
tribe. So far the Indians have managed
to keep the thirty-seven names off the
rolls.
New Automobiles Laws Wanted.
Representative Olcott Of New York and
William H. Page of that city, counsel Of
the Automobile Club of America, called
on the President today. At the request
of the Automobile Club Representative
Olcott has introduced in the House a bill
regulating the operation of automobiles
in the District of Columbia and the ter
ritories of the United States. Mr.. Page
said the the club opposes an arbitrary
limit of speed for automobiles either by
law or regulation. They prefer that a
reasonable" speed shall be permitted.
the courts and juries to be the judge OF
reasonable speed. He said that the limit
ing of speed to twelve miles an hour, or
something like that, is wrong and that
there are times when man should run
only two miles an hour and other times
when he might be allowed to make TWEEN
ty or thirty. Mr. Olcott said he will en-
deavor to push the bill, which has been
referred to the committee on the District
of Columbia.
President Roosevelt is today sending to
governors of all states letter transmit
ting the conclusions of the recent confer
ence on the care of dependent children,
recently held in this city. The President
asks that the governors cooperate in get
ting before the people of their states in
terested in the subject all the informa-
ton possible. The President has likewise
written letter to James f. West Of this
city indOrsing permanent organization
of the conference. 1t is as follows:
referring to paragraph twelve of
the conclusions of the conference On
the care of dependent children address,
ed to me, with reference to a perma-
nent organization, I heartily concur
in the opinion of the conference therein
expressed. There is a great field OF
usefulness for such a permanent volun-
tary organization as suggested.
The resolution states that such an
organization would be desirable and
helpful IT reasonably assured of ade-
quate and financial support To con-
slider this contingency and to take such
other action as may be deemed wise to
perfect this permanent organization. I
hereby request you to act with Mr.
Thomas NJ. Mulry and Mr. Homer
Folks as a committee. with power to
increase the membership thereof in
such way as in the judgment of the
committee seems wise