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CHANGING. ADMINISTRATIONS.
II-MAKING APPOINTMENTS.
Ru Frederic /. Haslxin


To the person who never has had TO
choose between a dozen rival claimants
In the filing of one position. the claims
of each urged by men who know how to
beg, beseech and even to demand. the
task that confronts President when he
assumes ONCE and sees 100000 applicants
for II 600 jobs may not appear so serious.
But it Is a task that has almost resulted
in the political Lndoing Of some Presi-
dents. has made many enemies for others
and has ruffled the temper even of such
a placid chief magistrate as William NC
Kinley.
It was a task that tore the republican
party asunder when Garfield became
President and received his ''cussing out
at the hands of Conkling; task that
made innumerable enemies for Grover
Cleveland: a task that Disguised the
younger Harrison and caused him to
become the human icicle" in Office;
task that only Roosevelt could
approach with equanimity. and that Taft
escaped only because he started out to
carry out .'my policies.
President Wilson's sreputed feeling that
the best argument against an appoint
ment. generally speaking, is made by the
act OF Tue liiAH SccAIH6 Ado Aot, -
might be expected, deferred the office
seekers. They have felt that that was
one of those white lies that mar
high in authoritys must tell to save his
office from swargns Of oficeseekers who
try to win his favor. 1t might be estf-
mated that there are approximately 9
million voters in the United States who
are as willing as Barkis that their dis
tinguished services should be utilized by
the Wilson administration. and that is
probably under the fact rather than over
the mark
Certainly, there will be several hundred
thousand active candidates for appoint
ment, and the majority OF these will fee
that IL they could lay their cause direct
~ before the President they would be
sure to land the job they seek. They
will, therefore, for several months make
miserable the lives of the forty people
around the White House.
The President seldom decides any other
appointments than those OF the members
of his cabinet before his inauguration
He waits to hear the claims of all who
are put forward for the bigger berths IN
the departmental and diplomatic services,
and usually waits until he has these de-
cided upon before he takes up. except In
unusual cases, the postal, customs, inter
nal revenue, and Department of Justice
paaces In the field Some idea OF how the
task Of the President has grown from
Mckinley to Wilson may be gathered
from the fact that while Mckinley had
only 4,815 Offices to fill with the advice
and consent of the Senate. Wilson has
11,OOO.
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ILLNESS OF THE POPE
RATED AS NOT SERIOUS
Vatican Officially Announces
Slight Attack of Catarrh
and the Grip.

ROME, March S.-The Vatican an
nounces that the indisposition from
which Pope Plus is suffering is insig-
niflcant. The osservatore Romano, the
Vatican organ, publishes the following
official announcement:
1.-The holy father. being indisposed from
a slight attack of grip and catarrh, the
usual audiences have been suspended.
Depressed by Sisters Death.
The Pope has been somewhat depressed
since the death of his sister about a
month ago, and tried to distract his
mind from his sorrow by extraordinary
activity. few days since he began to
show the effects of overexertion. but con-
tinued to give audiences. He even deliv-
cred short address to a group of pill
hoarseness.
As this condition became more pro-
nounced today, DIR. Marchiafava, the
Pope's physician. ordered an immediate
ming physician also detected symptoms
OF mild bronchitis, although there was
no rise of temperature.
Physician Advises Rest.
The Pope is not confined to bed. but
DIR. Marchiafaya has advised complete
rest and early retirement at night. Al
though it is expected that his holiness
will be able to resume audiences within
a week, 1t is feared that his indisposi-
ton will interfere to some extent with
the Easter celebrations. at which time IT.
is customary to admit a certain number
of children to receive the first communion
from the hands of the Pope.
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PANAMA CANAL EFFECT +
ON TRADE OF OLD WORLD
Views Of Eduoard II. ouellennec
Chief Engineer Of the
suez Waterway.

PARIS. March 8.-The chief consulting
engineer Of the Suez canal. Eduoard NJ
Quellenec, does not share the view pre-
vailing In Europe that the Panama canal
will have only slight effect on the trade
Of the old world. He told the Commercial
and Industrial Association OF France to-
day that the new canal win favor to a
high degree exchanges between eastern
North America and the Pacific coast, and
would create fresh currents OF commerce
between the United States and the far
east.
Will Lessen Competition.
1t would also, he said. establish serious
with Europe for the trade Of
those parts Of the world. Still, the Suez
canal would remain. In his opinion. inn
important
NJ. Quellennec eulogixed the work of
Col George w. Cocktails, chairman of
the Panama canal commission; Col. VIII
liam c.. Gorgas, chief sanitary officer of
the Panama Canal Zone. and their assoc
ciates, and regretted that the decaytng
mecantile marine Of France was not like
" to reap much profit from their extra
ordinary achievements.
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Outlined by Maj. Morrow.

This treatment, as outlined in that re-
port. and which in the main is expected
to be used by the Engineer Commission
err in carrying out the new law, is as fol-
lows: -
"A main road to. be constructed in the
sachusetts avenue to the river. A main
path extending the same distance. in
general way zparalieled to the main road
all in the valley OF thes creek; land
wherever possible additional, driyeways
and paths are provided. It lis planned
to develop the entire area as a city park.
with the exception of the section be-
tween L street and Potomac Park, which
will be treated as more or less formal
PARKWAY and park connection. The sec
yeloped into beautiful INFORMAL city
park. having a maximum width of 600
feet and minimum width OF 400 feet
At Massachusetts, avenue the main drive
bankment now crossing the valley at that
point. subway being provided with
width OF 35 feet and q height OF "a feet,
having the form of a single arch.
I'm addition to the main drive in the
bottom Of the valley, bordering road
ways are contemplated on both sides,
with view to having the park almost
entirely surrounded by streets. SO that
the backs Of buildings could not be pre-
scented to view from the park. Main
driveway entrances to the park are pro-
yided from Massachusetts, avenue just
south OF the valley by the road now
known as Watersfde drive, and from @
street by the same road; also from 18th
street, just north OF N street, and from
18th and l. streets. and from the formal
driveway, which leads from Potomac
Park along the banks of the Potomac;
river and Rock creek to this last-men-
toned. entrance
Entrances to Parkway.
Entrances from the west are provided
ct point near 26th and r streets. anA
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Announcement, 10 made Of the marriage
AZ Oliver Carpenter and Miss Dora Lips
comb Sc Fajr1n0nt, w. Va. which took
Place at Oakland, I'D.
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Bill to Force Ont Saloons.

ITERRE, S. D., March s-'fhe South
Dakota legislature just before final adj
tournament today passed bill providing
thst only one saloon license may be h.
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Division of Committee.

The steering committee viii have before
1t when it meets tomorrow the PROPOSE
ton Of Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska
to divide the powerful finance committee
into two separate committees, one to
handle the tarifr and the other banking
and currency and other financial matters.
1t Ia understood that much will depend
upon whether the President and leaders
of Congress decide to corlfine the legisia-
ton Of the extra session to the tariff
Some of the sepators are anxious, 1t is
said, to have the new committee formed
SO that more Of the senator's can be
taken care OF with good committee as
signments.
The republican steering committee OF
which Sena tor Lodge is chairman, plans
to meet tomorrow also and later in the
day a republican caucus Of the Senate
will be held. II is said.
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Patronage Today ts
More Than Double. n

that of Wilson goes far up into the
thousands, the tremendous growth OF the
service Of Uncle Sam gives Wilson nearly
two and a half times as much patronage
as Mckinley had.
It usually takes three Of four days for
the members Of new cabinet to get
their bearings after they are nominated.
They are named March 4, confirmed on
the 9Th, and sworn In ON the 9Th, as q
rule. and sometimes their predecessors
help them out until the Sth or 9th.
Usually about two weeks elapse before
the first important new appointments are
made. When Mckinley came into power
1t was the 10th of March before he sent
his first nominations-after those OF the
cabinet-John Hay to be ambassador to
Great Britain and Gen. Horace Porter to
be ambassador to France.
It was not until several days later that
the assistant secretaryships began to be
filled, and this work was practically COM
plered month and two days after the
inauguration BY the appointment of Theo-
dore Roosevelt as assistant secretary of
the navy. In the meantime the other
Offices were being filed one by one. and
this process kept up for many months
President Wilson will have several hum
dred appointments to make In the service
in Washington. In the State Depart
ment he viii have three assistant secre-
taries and half dozen or more prOmi-
nent officials. OF course. he will be guild
ed largely by the reconnmendati ons OF the
Secretary of state in making them. A
President very seldom. goes over the
heads, of his chief advisers in making
such appointments; unless the reasons
are extremely urgent. he defers almost
entirely to the selections and recon-
mendation Of his cabinet officers. When
there are such urgent considerations he
viii probably say something like this:
..Mr. Secretary, 1t seems that We cannot
ignore the claims OF Mr.. So and So. and
IL Won can see your way clear to appoint
him, / shall be pleased" OF course, the
Secretary, when 1t comes down to that.
gladly. unless he has the most urgent
reasons. valves his own choice In the
matter More usually the President shifts
the burden to the shoulders OF his cabinet
ofFicers and refers the contending apple
cants to the one under whose portfolio
the position being sought is given out.
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PARK MAPS SOUGHT
Keen interest in Proposed Ex-
tension of. System.
PLAN OF MAI. MORROW
His Scheme for Treating Valley
Likely to Be Followed.
COMMISSION TO MEET SOON
Three Cabinet Members Who Will
Control Work Expected to Be
gin Task at Once.


The surveyors office in the District
building was besieged yesterday with
applicants for copies of the official map
on file there which THE new park con-
Meeting law declares shall be the basis
for the improvements to be made which
are to connect Potomac Park with 70
illogical Park and Rock Greek Park.
Owners OF the parcels of ground which
are to be taken over by the federal gov
ernment and the District government,
on which the improvements are to be
made, in addition to seeking comics of
the official map, also besieEnh the as
SCISSORS office to make inquiries as to
valuations, and the plans as to the pro-
posed condemnation proceedings.
One Of the earliest inquirers for
copy of the official map was repre-
sentative of the Secretary of Agriculture,
who with the Secretary OF the Treasury
and the Secretary OF War will form the
commission Of three cabinet officers un-
der which the work will be done, and
who are expected to hold meeting
Tuesday or Wednesday to organize, fol-
rotary OF the Treasury McAdoo, who is to
be the chairman of the new commission.
Qualification Is Expressed.
Many other evidenced interest in the
proposed Improvement yesterday. from
motives of public spirit, and everywhere
was expressed rejoicing that the long
desired improvement had finally been
started on the road to being an ac-
complished fact. by the insertion in the
public buildings act of an amendment APP
propriating $500. GEO to begin the work.
Capt Mark Brooke held consultation
yesterday morning with District Sur
veyOr Hazen lin regard to the new law.
going over the engineering plans with
him and placing himself in touch with
the project so that he may be able to
tails to Col. Chester Harding. who took
charge OF the Engineer Commissioners
Office yesterday afternoon.
Capt. Brooke said yesterday that the
Engineer Commissioner office might not
have anything to do with the condemna-
ton proceedings beyond making the
necessary surveys; but that undoubtedly
all the engineering details would be car
ried out under the supervision of the
District Engineer Commissioners forces,
and that his Office would. of course. be
ready to submit details to the secretar-
ial commission as soon as the three cab
met officers hold meeting and begin
work
Congress settled the question Of the
treatment Of Rock creek in the city of
Washington, providing. as 1t does. that
a parkway shall be constructed along
the bed of the stream. Maj. Jay ]. Nor
row.. U. s. A.. who was Engineer Com
missioner at the time there was so much
public discussion OF how Rock creek in
the city should be treated from an en-
cheering standpoint, drew up the re-
port on the open valley treatment
which was finally recommended to Con-
gress by the Commissioners, and which
is. provided for in the declaration by
Congress that there shall be parkway
along the creek.
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County's Total Assessments.

The total assessment for Prince Georges
county for the current year is SIT .38l. 146.
as against $17.O21 ,O29 for the year 1912.
an increase Of $500. 148 Most Of this in
crease occurs in the district lying con-
tiguous to the District Of Columbia II
is expected that on account of large
school debts the rate Of taxation viii be
fixed this year at 81. as against 30 cents
for the year 1872
Henry A. Drury, for many years a clerk
in the Post once Department at Wash
ingtOn, 10 dangerously i'll at the residence
Of Mrs III. C. Dobhs here, where he 10
spending the winter months During the
Christmas week Mr.. Drury suffered an
attack OF heart disease, from which he
recovered, but last Monday
he again became Ill and has since been
in serious condition.
Father Lucien Johnston. former pastor
of st. Jerome's Catholic Church here.
and now pastor Of st. Thomas Church.
Roland Park, Baltimore. has been the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore J. VAN
doreu. l
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:
CAUCUS ENDS WORK
Democratic Slate for Senate
Offices Completed.
COMMITTEES TO BE CHOSEN
Places to Be Assigned at Confer
ences Beginning Tomorrow-Bit-
ter Feeling Still Apparent.
COMMITTEES TO BE CHOSEN

The democratic caucus OF the Senate
yesterday afternoon completed its work
SO far as the selection of officers OF the
Senate is concerned and tomorrow the
steering committee, headed by Senator
Kern, will get down to work on the as
signment Of senators to the various stand-
ing committees
Senator Kern has called a meeting OF
the committee on committees for .
O'Clock. He said yesterday, afternoons
that SO far the committee had given no
consideration to committee assignments
and that senator's had been asked to
state their preferences in regard TO as
signments SO as to aid the steering conn
mittee in its work.
Bitterness Is Shown.
Considerable bitterness was evinced
yesterday by senators who supported
Senator Bacon for president pro TEN. be-
cause Of the election of Senator Clarke OF
Arkansas for that Office. However. the
proceedings of the caucus were peaceful
enough on the surface, it is said. 1t 10
the hope Of the leaders that time will
heal the breach made by this unexpected
turn Of affairs, and that the majority
in the Senate viii work In harmony when
the extra session opens.
1t is the plan of the democrats to put
through the election of president pro tenn
and the officers of the Senate when that
body assemblies at O'clock tomorrow
afternoon. 1t developed last night that
in balloting for secretary of the Senate ON
the first vote James r. Baker. the sue
cessful candidate, received % votes.
Joseph p. Wilson, brother Of the Presi-
dent. 8: Robert Gates. 8: former Senator
Obediah Gardner of Maine. 3; John ".
Keller of New York, 2. and Mr.. Spriggs
of New Jersey, 1. The alignment broke
on the second ballot and Baker received
% votes, enough to elect him. On this
ballot Mr.. Wilson received only four
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09
STATE SENATOR /
PATIENT IN HOSPITAL
C. A. Wells Suffering From
Kidney TroubIe-Hist0ric
Residence Destroyed. !.
Special Correspondence of The star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
HYATTSvILLE. Md. March s. 1913
Former State Senator Charles A. Wells
Of Prince Georges county, is at Gar!
field Hospital suffering with kidney
trouble. He was stricken Monday last
while attending a meeting OF the board
of directors of the First National Bank
OF southern. Maryland at Upper Marl-
boro, Of which he is president. His
condition is not regarded as alarming.
The state roads commission has award,
ed the contract for constructing $50
miles of concrete road between T. B..
Prince Georges county, and the Charles
county line, ana All miles Of concrete
road between the District Of Columbia
line and the Meadows. The price for
the T. B. road is $43. 1873 81. and for the
road to the Meadows $40 6S8.3a. 1t Is
expected that the work will be completed
during the coming summer, and the roads
will serve to connect up several links of
roads already built by the state in Prince
GEORGES county.
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Next to the Post Office Department the
largest Hist of presidential appointments.
outside Of the army
Many Fine Jobs and navy. is to be
Under Treasury. ury Department.
Here are three assistant secretaries. an1
under them the supervising architect, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09

It will be seen that although the num-
Der OF positions transferred to the civil
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Entrances from the west are provided
Q point near 26th and r streets, an
The day book., 1913-02-28

bridges until I call a halt. The
pay is $1,000 and your outfits.
Here is 5000 for the outfits. Good
day.
so we went away from there,
him not being what you would
call conversationally inclined, and
the next day, which was June II,
1912, we piled our stuff in an auto
and slid for YiSotte.
''Then we crossed to the
Bonche mountains and down into
the fiat rebel country, which is
the same ye see stretching before
ye now"
"Slim" Noonan paused, and
sighed.
"And?" I prompted.
and" said he, "the next
twenty-four days were wan long
picnic. We burned bridges; we
ran the rebel lines two or three
times a day; we destroyed tele-
graph instruments; we pulled
down wires"
Slim paused again.
Twas grand" he said, sim
ply.
'But what was the object of all
this ?" I asked.
"Oh," he said, just to bottle
up old man Orozco and Salazar,
the rebel chiefs, in Juarez.
"Orozco and Salazar are the
ones who fight for the common
folks, you know. The Wall
street bunch doesn't have a look
in with them!
The day book., 1913-02-28

"I'n be trustin' my own head
to them, says I.
Very well, says he, and ex-
plains to me the scheme, the same
being to break all the neutrality
laws we could lay our hands on.
"WhatP' I exclaimed.
'Ye-eh," said Slim, that's the
way a Mexican mind works"
''But why?" I asked.
ooh, just to start war with
the United States and solidfy all
the Mexicans under Madero."
I gasped, and began to see why
I had so utterly failed to under
stand the Mexican situation.
go" continued Slim, 81 went
out and got Mahoney, MacDon-
aid and Charpentier, I knew them
all of old. They were all Amer
leans, and one was OF Irish de-
scent, and one of Scottish, and
one Of French, and they had been
everywhere, and seen everything,
and were warranted to turn up
anywhere there was rough work
to be done.
"'Tis funny about these fel1
lows. I've been around the
world some few times myself, and
got into some tight messes. But
whenever I'd steer into trouble,
there would bob up alongside of
me-Mahoney, Macdonald and
Charpentier. I think they smell
trouble!
q took them all into Senior
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-21
EAST-PROCTOR WEDDING.

Last Sunday Miss Annie East
and W. /. Proctor surprised their
many friends by going to the
Methodist Parsonage, where they
were quietly married by Rev. j.
E. Cunningham.
Miss East is a daughter of Mrs.
S. T. East, one Of Greenwood's
oldest and highly esteemed citi-
zens. The fair bride, for the past
few years has been a most pro-
ficient trained nurse, and enjoys
the admiration of a wide circle Of
friends.
Mr.. Proctor is connected with
the Cotton Culture Department
Of the Southern Railway Co., with
headquarters in Greenwood. He
has been their demonstration in
this section for several years and
is a young man Of sterling worth.
The Commonwealth extends
congratulations.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-21

farming.
The Rumely company have been do
ing considerable business in the South
for several years. Branch houses are
operating successfully at Kansas City,
St. Louis, Mo-, Lexington, KY, Nash
vile, Tenn, Dallas and Houston, Texas
and New Orleans, La, while number
of sub-branches help supply farmers
and planters with power implements in
other sections.
The visiting officials stated that this
big shipment will be followed by others
in the near future. Cooperation in
bringing about greater efficiency from
their machinery is promised. In fact
the Rumely company contend that their
future success rests on such service in
any territory. The South appreciates
this and will seize every opportunity to
benefit from it.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-21
WINONA DISTRICT QUARTER
LY CONFERENCES, SEC
OND ROUND.

Greenwood Sta, Greenwood
March 1924.
Moorhead Ct, Sunflower, March
3O-31.
Indianola Mis-, Faisonia, April
Sc.
Indianola Sta, Indianola, April
.6-7.
Isola Ct, Isola, April 1914.
Ruleville Ct, Doddsville, April
20-21.
North Carrollton CT, Smiths
Chapel, April 26.
Drew CT, Rome, April q,
Schlater Ct, Schlater May 10-11.
Minter City Stap Minter City,
MAY HIP.
Belzoni CT, Belzoni, May 1913.
Carrollton CT, N. Carrollton'
Tutwiler Ct, Cherry Hill, June
/, am.
Webb CT, Glendora, June |, pm.
The District Conference will
convene at Belzoni Thursday
evening, May 18th at 5 o'clock
and continue through Sunday.
All pastors, local preachers, Re-
cording Stewards, S. S. Superin-
tendents and delegates will please
make no engagements to conflict
with this duty. Bishop W. B.
Murrah will be present and pre-
side over the conference.
BEN. P. JACO, P. E.