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WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1910-TWENTY-TWO PAGES.
TWO CENTS.
Weather
Fair tonight and Tuesday;
colder tonight.
Court Denies Petition of Valley
Paper Company.
JUDGE WRIGHT'S DECISION
Joint Printing* Committee's Rejec
tion of Bid Sustained.
BOND NOT IN PROPER FORM
No Reference to Senate's Action on
Rule to Show Cause.
Appeal Noted.
The joint committee of Consress 011 print
ing was justified In refusing to consider th??
bid of tlie Valley Paper Company of
Holyoke, Mass.. to furnish paper for
government printing because the bid did
not conform to the requirements of the
statute in that it was not approved by a
judge or clerk of a court of record, de
clared Justice Wright of the District Su
preme Court today in refusing to Issue
the writ of mandamus asked by the com- 1
pany to compel the consideration of its
bid.
After reviewing at length the agreed
statement of facts which resulted from
the hearing on its merits of the contro
versy last Friday the court decided that
the allegation of the petition?that the
bond accompanying the bid was in proper
form?had been disproved by the show
ing made by Attorneys George E. Ham
ilton. John W. Yerkes and Frank E.
Elder for the House members of the com
mitter, and directed thar the petition of
the Valley Paper Company be dismissed
with costs.
Attorney F. B. Rhodes, for the com
pany, save notice of an appeal from the
decision to the Court of Appeals.
Xo reference is made by Justice Wright
in his decision today to the action of
the Senate in directing the senators on
the committee to disregard the rule is
sued on them to show cause why the writ
of mandamus should not issue. The de
cision proceeds on the assumption that
the jurisdiction of the court to summon
?senators and members of the lower
House when performing administrative
functions has b?en established for ali
time, as far as the lower court is con
cerned. by the decision of Justice Wright
tendered two weeks ago. This finding
will probably not be attacked on appeal
should one be prosecuted bv the paper
company.
Defect Was Vital.
The failure of the bond submitted by
the ValJey Paper Company to bear an
approval of a judge or clerk of a oourt
of reoord is vital to the petitioner's case,
the oourt held, because the statute not
only requires the bond to be approved in
a. particular manner, but expressly pro
hibits the Joint oommittee from consider
ing any proposal which is not accom
panied by a bond so approved.
The court overruled the contention of
Attorney Rhodes that by postponing untii j
January US the award of the contract: bv I
Plaintiff's production at that time of a|
separate certificate; by according him j
a hearing upon the point, the joint com
mittee obliged itself to consider at that
time, the plaintiff's proposal.
Text of the Opinion.
The text of the opinion follows:
' The case is submitted upon a state
ment of facts agreed to by counsel for
the appearing parties, as follows:
?'Or. Detember 11, 1909. according to
the method of the act of January 12,
18??. sealed proposals to be received until
January 21, 1910. at lt):30 o'clock a.m.,
for furnishing the paper for the public
printing and binding were advertised for
by the public printer. Printed forms of
proposals comprising nineteen printed
pages were supplied to prospective bid
ders. These forms contained the detail
ed specifications and statement of the
conditions and regulations for the bid
ding.
Utmost Care Enjoined.
Attached to the tace of each form ap
peared a slip of paper of contrasting
color upon which was printed in large
type: -Read paragraphs Xos. 3 to 2S,
pages 7 and 8, with the utmost care.'
"On page 8. paragraph Xo. 2?., was as
follows, in large type:
No proposal will be considered unless
accompanied by n bond, with individual
sureties, or bonding company, approved
by a judge or clerk of a court of record,
as such, and no one else, in the penalty
of $6,000. that the bidder or bidders. if
hfs or their proposal is accepted, shall
enter Into a contract to furnish the .arti
cles proposed for. Section of the act
"f Janaury 12. 1895, requires that the
oint committee on printing insist that
the approval of certificates shall be fur-!
nis+jed, whether the sureties are in
dividuals or a bonding company."
Page 19 is headed, in large type,
Bond"; under which heading appears,
This bond rauet be signed by the princi
pal as well as the sureties, and approved
hv a judge or clerk of a court of rec
ord."
"There follows, occupying half the
page, a blank form of bond, below which
is a form of certificate headed: "This
certificate must be signed by a judge or
< ierk of a court of record, whether the
sureties are individuals or a bonding com
j any.'
Bids Placed on File.
"At the appointed hour Jatvuary 21
thirty-seven sealed proposals were found
returned In response to the advertiser eirt
and were opened, among them being a
proposal by the plalntifT. The blank cer
tificate on !>age li> of the proposal was
signed by A. S. Taylor. United States
? ommiasioner There was no other cer
tificate either on the proposal or upon the
bond or under th? cover in which the
proposal had l?een sealed. The Ixmd
been signed by the Illinois Surety
Tympany as surety. One of the com
PMUots of the plaintiff in the bidding, by
name Hopfenmaier, had submitted his
Aflparate, distinct and competitive sealed
proposal; his bond was signed by the
Illinois Surety Company as surety, and
the certificate upon page 19 of his pro
posal was signed by one of the justices
of this court.
Notification by Letter.
"January 2T. the chairman of the joint
committee on printing dispatched to the
pia'titiff at his home address a letter in
the terms following:
" 'Washington. I?. C.. January 25. 1910.
'" 'The Valley Paper Company,
Holyoke. Mass.
" "Gentlemen:
" *1 regret very much to have to advise
vou that your proposal for paper for the
public and binding for the fiscal year
ending February 28. 1911. was not" ac
?epted by the joint committee on print
ing upon the ground that the certificate
to > our bond was not signed by a judge
^Continued oa Eleventh FafeJ
Directors of Education and
Charities Proposed.
BILL INTRODUCED IN HOUSE
Would Centralize Powers in Hands
of Commissioners.
IN INTEREST OF ECONOMY
Bepresentative Peters, Author > of
Measure, Believes That It Would
Promote Efficiency.
A vital change in administration meth
ods regarding schools and charities in the
District would be effected 4>y the passage
of the bill, introduced in the House to
day by Representative Peters of Massa
chusetts. which provides for a director of
education and a director of charities, to
replace, respectively, the present board
of education and board of charities. Un
der the .plan proposed these two directors,
to be appointed by the District Commis
sioners and under their control, would
take over all the functions of the two
boards in question.
Under the bill the director of education
would have all the powers and duties of
the present board except as they might
be altered by the Commissioners, who
would make all appointments upon the
recommendation of the new director and
not upon that of the superintendent of
schools, as is tlie present custom, al
though the superintendent would remain
in charge of the scholastic details of the
school administration, while the esti
mates and expenditures would be made ;
only through the Commissioners.
The director of charities, who would
also be, under the supervision of the Com
missioners. would take over all powers
and responsibilities of the existing board
of charities and would make all contracts
within the duties of the present board, j
although no money would be disbursed
r>y him without the sanction of the audi
tor of the District.
Mr. Peters' bill also proposes that the
secretaries of the two existing boards
-should become chief clerks to the two
new directors.
Mr. Peters Explains His Purpose.
Mr. Peters today made the following
statement to a Star reporter in regard
to his measure
"The bill aims to put the administra
tion of educational affairs and of chari
ties in the District under the control of j
the Commissioners, as they must be foe
fore economical and effective methods !
can be developed. Washington's school j
system is already unnecessarily costly.
The board of education recommended this
year that 8<> per cent of the tax revenue )
of the District be spent upon schools, i
whloh amounted to the extravagant edu- j
cational expenditure of $14 per capita. !
Other cities with public school systems !
quite as good as Washington's pay from
*.'1 to per capita The Commissioners
remonstrated with the board of education,
but. the board refused to modify its de
mand. Consequently the Commissioners
were forced to make the necessary reduc
tion without hsip or advice from the
board. It is manifestly impossible that
the Commissioners, with no speclai
knowledge of the conditions, could per
form this duty, to best advantage, but,
as their appropriation total was limited,
It had to be done."
Greater Efficiency Sought.
"Such unbusinesslike situations as this
should not have a place in any city gov
ernment. To be effective the city gov
ernment must work together as a whole. !
and any isolated authority such as is now ;
vested in the boards of education and of !
charities resulu inevitably in friction and j
loss of general efficiency. Authority must '
be centralized, and a business adminis
tration inaugurated to stop the needless
waste of money which is now going on.
Umike the exKsting board, the two pro
posed directors would co-operate with the
Commissioners and l>e able to conduct af
fairs in a much prompter and more busi
nesslike way, because of their centralized
authority.
"Political conditions rnaay make nec
essary in our cities school boards inde- ?
pendent of the heads of the cities, but no i
such condition exists in Washington. The i
whole trend of municipal government !
nowadays is toward centralization of au
thority and responsibility and there is no
reason why we should'cling to the present
inefficient system which obtains in Wash
ington. The Commissioners are good men
and we should not hesitate to trust them
instead of hampering their performance
of duty by refusing them the control of
two such imiMirtant branches of the city
government as schools and charities."
PAYS PENALTY OF MURDER.
Before Electrocution Frank Schlei
man Protests His Innocence.
OSSINING. X. Y., March 14? Frank
Schleiman, the second of the two men
convicted of the murder of Mrs. Sophie
Staber in Brooklyn last July, was elec
I trocuted In Sing Sing prison here today.
Carlo Giro, Schleiman's companion in
the burglary of the Staber home, which j
resulted in the fatal shooting, was put,
to death here a few weeks ago.
"I die for burglary only; I never took
a human life," was Schleiman's final
protest of Innocence. "I hope, gentlemen,
you will forgive me for my mistake, i
realize mine now. I die with a clear
conscience." were the condemned man's
last words.
His speech was said to be the longest j
ever made from the death chair in the |
prison here.
| BRIG. GEN. BRADLEY DEAD. j
; Served in Civil War and Saw Service j
on Frontier.
TACOMA, Wash.. March 13.?Brig. Gen.
L. L. P. Bradley, U. S. A., retired, died
at his home here today of paralysis, aged
eighty-eight years.
Gen. Bradley served in the Union army
during the civil war, being wounded
twice, and after the war was engaged
in frontier service. Among those who
survive him is William D. Bradley of ;
Chicago, a son.
(Jen. Bradley was born at New Haven, ;
Conn., and had lived in Tacoma since!
l*-l#u.
Wealthy Lumberman Dead.
ST. LOUIS. March 14.?August H.
I Schnelle, seventy-one years old, a'
wealthy lumberman, was found dead j
in a lodging house where be had rent- i
ed a room under an assumed name. All ;
auufpby will be lielil. i
0
TO THIS IF THE PRICE OF IIOGS CONTINUES UPWARD
NO CHANCE OF WALKOUT
RAILWAY OFFICIAL DENIES
RUMOR OF FIREMEN'S STRIKE.
President of Brotherhood Leaves Is
sue to Committee?Will Not
0? '
Discuss Situation.
CHICAGO, March 14.?The probability
of a great railroad strike was decried to
day when a prominent railroad official,
in speaking for the forty-seven railroads
involved in the firemen wage controversy,
declared that there was no chance of a
?"walkout."
"The railroad managers' committee will
meet again today as usual," said the of
ficial, "and the firemen's letter will be
taken under consideration. It is not like
ly that the railroads will change their at
titude. If it was a question of yielding1
we might consider it, but to submit the
questions of authority and seniority would
be violating our contract - with the
Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers."
Federal Mediation Expected.
The threatened strike of the 25,000
firemen and engineers of the railroads
west of Chicago will not be called, it
was believed in official quarters today,
until after the federal authorities had
been asked to mediate under the Erdman
act.
This belief was based upon tlie prece
dents of the past. Three years ago a
similar situation existed involving the
same roads and their conductors and
trainmen. but trouble was averted
through mediation. Chairman Knapp of ?
the interstate commerce commission and !
Commissioner of Labor Neill. the media
tors under the law, will not, however,
be asked to intervene in the present con
troversy until an actual break in the
negotiations has occurred.
Controversies Elsewhere.
In addition to the trouble in the west
relating to the firemen and engineers on
the roads from Chicago to the Pacific
coast, the lines in the east and south are
considering demands from their conduc
tors and trainmen. The Baltimore and
Ohio has just settled Its controversy with
its employes through the mediation of
Chairman Knapp and Commissioner Nelll.
and it was thought likely that the other
roads will likewise call in the federal
mediation authorities if their negotiations
fail.
President Carter's Attitude.
W. S. Carter, president of the Brother
hood of Railroad Firemen and Engineers,
would not say that he would order the
men to strike if an unfavorable reply to
their last letter should be received. He
said he would leave thai to the commit
tee.
"The railroad managers' talk of violat
ing their contract with the engineers is all
'bosh,' " said Mr. Carter. "It is a sub
terfuge on their part to make the public
believe thai other organizations are to
blame for the railroads' attitude in re
fusing to submit the entire controversy to
a board of arbitration. We are not ask
ing for any privileges that these railroads
are not now granting to the conductors
and trainmen."
"DEADW00D DICK" ILL.
Famous Character Being Cared fot
by His Former Subordinate.
VENICE, Cal.. March 14.?Richard Bul
lock, the original "Deadwood Dick," is
seriously ill at the home of Mayor En
kins, who was his substitute messenger
twenty years ago on the bullion run be
tween Lead, S. D-, and Omaha.
Bullock is sixty-five years old. He hae
only one eye and that affliction gave him
the nickname "Deadeye*' before he came
to own his latest sobriquet.
Monsignor Lillis Promoted.
ROME. March 14.?The pope, upon the
recommendation of the consistoria! con
vention, today adopted Mgr. Thomas F.
L.llis. archbishop of l^eavenworth, Kan.,
as coadjutor bishop of Kansas City, with
the right of succession.
FIRE AT CUMBERLAND
DESTROYS CITY HALL
Masonic and Odd Fellows Buildings
and Market Go Up in
^200,000 Blaze.
CUMBERLAND, Md ., March 14?The
Cumberland city hall, which a'.so con
tained the Academy of Music, the Ma
sonic and Odd Fellows Hall, and the city
market, was burned today, entailing a
loss of about $^00,000, partly insured.
Many of the city records were de
stroyed.
Several buildings in the neighborhood
caught fire, but were not seriously dam
aged. The origin of the lire is unknown.
DALAI LAMA CALLS ON
VICEROY AT CALCUTTA
Clad in Rich Yellow Silk, He Is Re
ceiyed With Honor by
Earl Minto.
CALCUTTA, March 14.?The Dalai
I.ama. who arrived here from I^assa yes
terday. paid a s'ate visit to Karl Minto,
the viceroy of India, at government house
tliis morning. He was escorted by a sec
tion of Bengal Cavalry, and received a!
salute from the guard or honor. On his
arrival at government house the Dalai
Kama was met by Karl Minto. who es
corted him to the state golden chairs.
The I^ama was clad in the richest of
yelicw silk. Te assured the viceroy that
his health had not suffered from the
hardships which he had undergone dur
ing his flight from l*assa on the arrival
of the Chinese troops at the Tibetan
capital.
An hour later the viceroy paid a return
visit to the Kama at Hastings house.
The Ijama had a private interview with
the viceroy later in the day. It is stated
that this visit was entirely informal.
PERIL OF GREAT STRIKE.
Cincinnati Conference to Decide for
. War or Peace.
CINCINNATI, March 14.-Industrial
peace or a nation-wide coal strike is to
be the outcome of conferences and com
mittee meetings preceding joid during the
Internationa] convention of the United
Mine Workers of North America here this
week.
The sub-scale committee of the central
competitive field held its first meeting
this afternoon. This body 01 sixteen
operators and miners of Ohio, Indiana and
western Pennsylvania, virtually will con
trol the wage rate and working condi
tion of every union coal miner in the
country's as the central tield's contract is
the basis for agreements in all other
fields.
In an effort to secure an agreement be
tween the operators and miners through
out tfte country President Kewis of the
niiueiV ia planning to have rt pre
sentitives ??? miJitw and operators meet
in this In sepa:ate district conven
tions at the same time that he miners are
holding their national convention.
Weston Far Ahead of Schedule.
DODGE CITY, Kan., March 14.?Six
days ahead of his schedule, Edward Pay
son Weston reached Dodge City at 8
o'clock this morning, having traveled
twenty-seven miles in seven hours. He
left for the east at 8::J0.
It Begins Today.
Christy 'Hathewson's arrest bane
ball story begrln* today ia The
Star. Head the opening; chapter
on pave 16. The characters are
all drawa from life.
TEMPERATURE LIKELY TO
DROP TO 26 DEGREES.
Spring Suits Appeared Out of Place
in Today's Blustering
North Wind.
"Cover voirr plants and keep your hot
house doors closed tonight" was the ad
vice suggested 'or the people of Wash
ington and vicinity today by Prof. Gar
riott, official forecaster of the weather
i bureau.
"There will be a drop in the tempera
ture to :Jt> between darkness tonight and
1 daylight tomorrow." lie said. "Follow
ing the drop* tnere will be moderate con
ditions for several days. After that,
[ query."
Spring suits appeared sadly out of
place today in the blustering north wind.
It was a March day. for sure, and the
leisurely stride of pedestrians in the re
cent days of balm and sunshine gav
place to quick pedestrianism on the part
of those whose' business called them into
Hue open.
The genial weather yesterday induced
many Washingtonians to take outings
into the suburbs. There was a partic
ularly large attendance at the spring
opening of the Zoo. Young and old and
otlier varieties of humanity were there
to greet tbe frolicsome monkeys, the big
elephant and the birds. The most un
comfortable beings at the Zoo were iiie
./ig polar bears, who have been reveling
' in the frigidity that has marked tne
winter months.
Those who strolled in the highways
and byways of the suburbs heard the
bluebirds announcing in buoyant trills
the near approach of spring, and wit
nessed the pleasant picture of things
green peeping from the ground. The
opportunity to get some country ozone
after the winter close-in was appreciated
by all.
REGRETS PATTEN INCIDENT.
President of Exchange Says He
Warned American's Friends.
Special Cablegram to Tbe Star.
MANCHESTER. England. March 14.?
The president of the cotton exchange In
an address at the annual meeting of that
body today expressed regret at the an
noyance to which James A. Patten, the
American speculator, was -v\Vjected dur
ing his visit last Friday.
The president stated that he had per
sonally warned Mr. Futten's friends that
a hostile demonstration might be expected
and that it would be advisable for him to
abandon his proposed visit. He regretted
their want of discretion in not explaining
th^ situation to Mr. Patten and prevent
ing tbe unfortunate occurrences on the
floor and in the street.
ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE.
Jeremiah Mackley Charged With
Killing Caroline Hunt.
TOLEDO. March 14.?The trial of Jere
miah Mackley, charged with murder in
the first degree for the killing of Caro
line Hunt, shot to death in her home the
night of December ^7, began this morning
before Judge Chittenden. His brother,
Joseph Mackley, who has already been
sentenced to death for the same crime,
will be brought back from the peni
tentiary Thursday to testify in Jeremiah's
behalf.
The afternoon of the crime the brothers
had been drinking heavily. Both visited
the Hunt home, where, after a parley
with Caroline Hunt. Jeremiah is alleged
to have remarked "Let's get a gun. Joe,
and clean up this joint." They left and
returned about 6 o'clock that evening.
Joseph opened fire, it is charged, killing
Caroline Hunt instantly and wounding
her father and mother. Mrs. Hunt after
ward died from her wound. In the ex
citement Jeremiah overturned an oil lamp,
which set fire to the house. Prompt
action by a neighbor prevented the house
and tbe wounded inmates from burning*
BIG CASE IS BEGUN
Arguments for and Against
Dissolving Standard Oil.
TRUST MAKES LAST STAND
Future Existence Depends on Su
preme Court Decision.
COUNSEL ARRAY IMPOSING
Some of Country's Foremost Law
yers Are Appearing in
the Case.
Found by the lower court to be a
combination in restraint of trade and a
monopoly of a branch of interstate com
merce, the Standard Oil Company today
appeared at the bar of the Supreme Court
of the United States to make a final
argument against its dissolution undor
the Sherman anti-trust law. The govern
ment was present to insist on the decree
of enforcement of the dissolution.
This proceeding before the highest
tribunal of the country is the outgrowth
of years of investigations of Standard Oil
on the part of the government. Its im
mediate origin was a petition filed in
1906 by the Department of Justice in the
United States circuit court for the east
ern district of Missouri, asking for the
dissolution of the Standard Oil Company
of New Jersey, as violating the Sherman
anti-trust act.
Testimony was taken in St. Louis and
in New York in the case, John D. Rocke
feller himself being a witness. Four
judges had been called in to pass on the
case, and they finally announced a decree,
granting substantially all that the gov
ernment had asked. It is from this de
cree that the counsel for the Standard
Oil appealed to the Supreme Court.
Justice Moody Absent.
Only eight justices will participate in
the consideration of the case. When Chief
Justice Fuller this afternoon asked the
counsel to proceed the chair of Justice
Moody, on the extreme right, was vacant.
He is suffering from rheumatism, and
has not been able to attend any sitting?
of the oourt this term.
There was no paucity of lawyers or
spectators, however. Every available
seat in the little courtroom was oc
cupied. Attorneys from a distance had
come to the city exclusively to listen
to the arguments. The defense had a
corps of the brightest legal minds to
be obtained in court. At its head were
John G. Johnson, John G. Milburn and
D. T. Watson. On the government's
side there were Attorney General Wick
ersham and Frank B. Kellogg, who has
fought the case from the first.
Long before the court took its place
on the bench, at 12 o'clock, the sixty
or so seats provided for spectators
were filled, and a long line had formed
outside the courtroom, each member
hoping that something would call the
early arrivals away. They remained
there through the routine business of
the day, such as the announcing of
decisions, the admission of members
to the bar and the receiving of mo
tions. waiting for the opening of the
big case of the day.
Court Extends Time.
With the twenty-three big volumes of
the record before him. Attorney General
Wickersham asked the court to extend
the time for the Standard Oil case so as
to include the rest of the time of the
court today, Tuesday and Wednesday.
He suggested this would ?ive Thursday
and Friday for the corporation tax cases.
The court granted the request. Milburn
stepped to the bar to open the arguments
for the defense.
Without any preliminary remarks he
said the charges of conspiracy and mo
nopoly were groundless, and then l>egan
a history of the Standard Oil organiza
tion. He attempted to recite the names
of seven individual defendants, but
stalled when he had named six. One of
the corps of-attorneys suggested he had
omitted to name Oliver H. Payne.
His first attack was on the jurisdiction
of the circuit court. Despite the fact, as
he claimed, that the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey, with all its great
properties, was located in New Jersey,
and that all the Individual defendants
were residents of New York, except
one, "who is largely in Florida." Mr
Milburn said the action was begun "away
out in Missouri, where only one sub
sidiary marketing company was resident,
and all the other defendants required
to go there for trial."
Arguments of Defense.
He then outlined briefly the argument
on which the defense relies so largely
that the properties of the companies that
went into the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey in 1809 were owned by the
same persons who owned the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey after its
organization, and in the same propor
tions, and hence was not competitive at
the time the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey was organized.
He explained the circuit court held this
organization made the ownership more
durable and easily wielded. He said
further the theory of the circuit court
was that in the closer ownership that po
tentially competitive corporations would
not compete, while they might do so
under the old management.
"I suppose you will tell us at the proper I
time what the decree was," suggested
JuBtice Day.
Mr. Milburn did so at once.
Justice White later interrupted Mr. Mil
burn. He wanted to know if the Stand- ,
ard Oil Company of New Jersey was the
only stockholder of the subsidiary com
panies. Mr. Milburn said it was.
New Question Arises.
"How does that affect the existence of
the subsidiary companies?" inquired the
justice.
"The question has not arisen." was the \
reply.
"But it arises right here." Justice White
said. "In Louisiana, for instance, if the
stockholders are reduced to less than
twelve it goes out cf existence."
After turning to associate counsel. Mr. |
Milburn said enough shares were placed i
in the names of directors to qualify them, {
and he presumed this satisfied the laws'
of the states where the subsidiary com- \
panies were chartered.
DECISION IN HEIKE CASE.
?
Supreme Court Declines to Vacate
Writ of Error.
The Supreme Court of the United States j
today declined to vacate the writ of er- i
ror issued by Justice Lurton in the case
of Charles R. Helke of New York, who
was denied immunity by the lower federal
courts from prosecution on an indictment
of conspiracy to defraud the government.
MEET ON THE NILE
Wife and Daughter Greet
Roosevelt at Khartum.
CHEERED BY BIG CROWD
Ex-President Dressed in Khaki and
Wears White Helmet.
ESCORTED TO SIRDAR'S PALACE
Goes From There to Railroad Sta
tion, Where Wife and Daughter
Arrive at 5 O'Clock.
KHARTUM, March 14.?Col. Theodore
Roosevelt and hip party arriv _ nere at
5 o'clock this afternoon. The former
President of the United 8tates received a
most flattering reception.
The steamer Dal, npon which the Amer
ican members of the Smithsonian African
scientific expedition made the trip from
Gondokoro. was delayed somewhat by the
unusually turbulent waters of the White
Nile, but the party was able to keep
within one hour of the scheduled time
for the arrival here. Earlier in the day
the staff of the sirdar. Maj. Oen. Sir
Francis WInnate, had proceeded up the
river in a launch to meet the Dal and
extend the first formal greeting to the
distinguished visitor. The officials were
taken on board the steamer and escorted
their guest into the town.
When the Dal was sighted, the Ameri
can. British and Egyptian flags could be
made out flying above the vessel. As the
sturdy craft, puffing and blowing, turned
her nose into the harbor the thousands
on shore were quick to recognize the
figure of Col. Roosevelt standing on the
bridge. He was dressed in a khaki hunt
ing suit, and wore a white helmet. Sur
rounding him were the members of the
sirdars stafT. Recognition of the Amerf
inr tw the MiST13J for a l,um of cheer
JIF j continued as the vessel slowlv
tler p i/, Co1' ????evelt acknowi
grf?t,n^- rising his hat repeat
edly and smiling.
Great Crowd on Pier.
A steam launch filled with newspaper
correspondents who had been sent here
from all parts of the world accompanied
the Dal from the last part of the trip.
L pon the pier Col. Roosevelt was pressed
by an enormous and enthusiaatlc crowd,
all anxious for the nearest possible view
the American, but his escort save*
nfm from any possible discomfort He
was at once escorted to the palace of thp
sirdar, at the steps of which he was re
ce'\ed the high Sudan officials.
The passage from the steps to the pal
ace doors was lined with the members <>r
the sirdar's bodyguard, and as Col
Roosevelt passed between the lines lie
again raised his hat in response to the
| salutations of the throng.
Within the palace Mr. Roosevelt re
. ceived the officials of the government.
! after which t*a was served. The stav at
! the palace was brief, Col. Roosevelt hur
trying away to the railroad station to
! meet Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel
Roosevelt, who were expected on tli?>
? train due at o'clock. Col. Roose\*elt ar
! rived at the station in time to meet his
wife and daughter on their arrival.
Met at the Station.
With a keen appreciation of the situa
tion. the officials of the city had so ar
ranged affairs that this family reunion
after a year's separation wan in strict
privacy. After a few moments of seclu
sion a very happy appearing gamily
emerged from the station and proceeded
to the palace.
This evening no one was permitted to
disturb the privacy of the Roosevelts.
Tomorrow the round of entertainments
and the sightseeing will begin.
Gen. Wingate will personally take *
charge of the distinguished American.
There is a sort of kinship of same
kind between the two men. Both have
followed the art of war as soldiers. They
have hunted big game and written books.
Gen. Wingate was in command of the
British force -vhich defeated and killed
the Khalifa. He set free Slatin Pasha,
who had been in priBon fifteen years and
who !s here in person to greet Col. Roose
velt. Visits will be paid to the Gordon
Memorial College and other noted insti
tutions. There will be a big dinner at the
palace Tuesday evening.
To Visit Battle Scenes.
The Sirdar will personally conduct the
Roosevelt party Wednesday to Omdurrnan
and the hills of Kerreri. the scene of Gen.
Wingate's most brilliant victories. An op
portunity will be given Col. Roosevelt to
meet many celebrities. After witnessing a
polo game at theGymkahana grounds,Col.
Roosevelt will visit the American mis
sion. one of the most prosperous in
Egypt. He has listened to all manner ?>f
brass hands attempt to play "The Star
Spangled Banner." and one jungle drum
and fife corpt? attempted to play 'Tankee
Doodle."
Col. Roosevelt will attend his first form
al banquet Wednesday evening. The
members of the Khartum Club will b?*
his guests. The most strenuous item on
his Khartum schedule is a Sudanese
drill.
DECISION AFFIRMED.
Supreme Court Evenly Divided oa
Separate Shipment Unit.
By a divided bench of four to four the
Supreme Court of the United States
day affirmed the decision of the lower
federal court holding that the separate
shipment is the proper unit for assessing
penalties under the twent\-eight-hour
law, and not the train.
Parcels Post to Brazil.
General parcels post service between
the United States and Brazil has been es
tablished. Postmaster General Hitchcock
today authorized the American minister
at Rio Janeiro to sign a convention estab
lishing the service between the two coun<
tries.
Statehood Bill Is Reported.
The Arizona and New Mexico statehood
bill was ^reported to the Senate today
from the committee on territories by
Senator Beverldge. who said it was an
entire substitute for the House bill.
Assumes Maj. Morrow's Duties.
Capt. Warren T. Hannum, Corps of En
gineers, today formally assumed charge of
the District water supply system and the
improvement of the Potomac river as
the relief of .Maj. Jay J. Morrow, who has
been transferred to Portland, Ore., in
charge of river and harbor works in that
vicinity and Alaska. Maj. Morrow left
for his distant post this afternoon.
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