Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-18
Halts Appointment on Way
to Senate but That Does
Not Mean His Refusal OF
Post rendered.
TUMULTY PASSES
OUT SHAMROCKS
President and Cabinet Mem
bers Decorated With
Sprig of Shamrock Sent
by Irish Leader.


nomination of Chairman VIM. F. Nc,
Combs of the democratic national
committee to be ambassador to France
was prepared at the white house today
and as it was about to be transmitted
to the senate it was withheld at
McCombs' request. Mr. McCombs had
decided to accept the post, and 1t 1s
said the delay does not mean change
of his Intentions.
Wore Real Shamrock.
President Wilson wore a shamrock
sprig in the lapel of his coat today.
His secretary, Joseph Patrick Tumulty,
saw that everybody around the execu-
tive offices recognized st. Patrick's
day in similar fashion. Mr.. Tumulty
distributed the shamrocks sent to the
president by John E. Redmond, Irish
leader in parliament.
Secretary Tumulty decorated
Josephus Daniels, secretary of the
navy, with a shamrock.
Il heard that you had the real thing
over here said Secretary Daniels,
when he came to the white house, and
Mr., Tumulty produced a sprig from
the old sod.
Little Miss Josephine Cothran. bet
ter known as the white house baby"
left today with her mother, Mrs. Per-
rim Cothran, of Raleigh, N. c. She has
been here since inauguration, favor
ite with the president and his house
hold Mrs. Cothran and her little
daughter will visit Mrs. Annie w.
Howe Of Philadelphia, sister of the
president.
Prof. Moore Honored.
John Bassett Moore, professor of in
ternational law at Columbia university
and recognized authority on that sub
ject, is to be appointed consul coun-
selor to the department of state. Prof.
Moore was appointed recently by Mr..
Taft as representative at The Hague
tribunal.
Mr.. Moore will succeed Chandler P.
Anderson, who has filled that posi-
tion since the death Of Henry M. Hoyt,
for whom the office was created.
This will be the third time Mr..
Moore has entered the service of the
state department. where he has at
various times filled the positions Of
law clerk, third assistant secretary and
assistant secretary under both demo-
cratic and republican administrations.
Certain considerations are believed
to be attached to Prof. Moore's ac-
ceptance of the post, such as an un-
derstanding that he shall be desig-
mated as acting secretary in the alb
sence of Secretary Bryan and also
that an effort will be made to have
congress increase the salary of the
position, now fixed at $7,500.
viii Study Agriculture.
The president today appointed Sena-
tors Fletcher of Florida and Gore of
Oklahoma, Representative Moss of
Indiana, Colonel Harvel Jordan of
Georgia, DR.. John Lee Coulter of Min
nesota, DR.. Kenyon L. Butterfield of
Massachusetts,, and Clarence J. Owen
Of Maryland, members of the commits
sion authorized in the last agricultural
appropriation bill to cooperate with
the American commission assembled
under the auspices of the southern
commercial congress to study in
European countries cooperative rural
credit unions and similar organiza-
tions devoted to the betterment of
rural conditions. The same men also
have been designated delegates to the
general assembly of the international
Institute of agricultural at Rome next
August.
Cannon Leaves for Homo.
Washington, D. c., March 17.-Jos-
eph Gurney Cannon. private citizen,
event home" after nearly forty years
Of public service. Unattended, the erst-
while Gear Of the House." picked up |
his gripsack and started for Danville, |
Vermilion cotnty, Illinois.
.'Uncle Joesaand two \ig cedar boxes |
left together. The boxes contained the
private letters and documents of al
long series OF years in the midst Of
Washington's political turmoil. 1t took
weeks to sort them out from the ac- !
emulation of the former speakers let
ter files.
"Well, I'm through, sighed "Uncle
joe" as he Strengthened UP after clos
ing the last box, shook the dust from
his hands and rumpled his scanty gray
hair. Il must have had thousands OF |
newspaper clippings and cartons be-
sides my letters and papers, They were
all worth keeping when gathered them
and 1 had hard time wedding them
out Most Of them were clever, but
scarcely OF a complimentary nature" |
and Uncle Joc's keen gray eyes twink
led remiNasca31iy. !