The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-12-05
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
President Roosevelss Way Of
Doing Business
KoRE DIRECT THAS EEtsLLTs

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President Ee0sef eit's way - dag /
bDs.le is very di1erent from tlst q I
tEy q - Trej@-esssrs. writes tic ]
Wastinstou o0rrespoudeut % the Nee !
YORK Post. Considerable foruatty 81. /
ways attended White Hou-c coufer-n. /
ce. in TIE past President Mckinley /
szt a. bis desk iu bis executive or ~. !
ard visitors were sbowu intO ;bs ante /
rooUL Where they waited uufu their |
turn came for al Interview. Then they /
went before the president aod - f0-rl |
their busiuess H. would listen. o-.l-
sjODsily asking a Gu.~;ion - briug oBt
some ueW aspect. nd hen the visitor
had c0mpieted his story Mr.. Mckiuiey
would sun0unce that be- would take
the matter under consideration. He
seldom prom sol definite results % said
what be- would b. likely 20 do. Later
the caller would learn by mail &C 9th
[ erwise that tho president bad OF bad
/ not done what he asked.
President WD0seyeits way T. more
/ direct He las almost alta UdDned iHe
| inner rOom except for cabiuet meet
| ings. aud most Of the interviews are
now held in the large room adjoining.
/ During receiving hours this Oils up IN
/ Ill there may be forty or CITY persons
| IN waiting Mr. Roosevelt goes at his
task with vigor. He will seize a caller
/ by the hand. almost wiring II OF and
frequently begin talking before the
other has had time 90 state the Occa-
sion for his presence. "Glad to see you
| Glad 10 see you" he will exclaim.
! Possibly Il will be an old acquaiut.
sncc. aud Roosevelt will direct a few
lightning questions at him. What reg
iment; Oh, yes. Knew your brother
How's Sam. when did YOU get UackY'
II may chance 10 be- q congressman 10
search % an appointment FOR "a constit-
uent cant do II, Can't do il. All
full, Mighty sorry, Come again. Good
by! Aud the hopes of the congressman
aud constituent are blasted In a twin
king. With others hc VIII argue more
at length. but just ~ vigorously. Tho
visitor will bc making nice little pre-.
pared speech. when Roosevelt will cut
In Now. right there. That's where
you are all wrong. It's like this
And in moment be Is pounding one
lst into the other palm aud sweeping
the air like walking beam on the
double quick
His method Of terminating an inter
view Is effective. Out goes his hand.
IL grasps that Of the visitor in an eager
farewell which almost takes him On
his feet. "Goodby" And IL is all done
= Before this victim cen recover the
! president is wriuging the hand Of n
new one.
In pawnsbop In Washington col
lector has Just discovered a sash and
decoration worn by Maximilian. arch
( duke OF Austria. who WAS placed on
D the throne OF Mexico and ruled till his
overthrow and death on June 10. 1861.
I The Austrian embassy - much inter
estcd in the discovery aud has taken
steps 10 communicate with Maximil-
ian's relatives In Europe, who WI
doubtless wish 20 recover II. The sasli
70 Is Of Lluc and purple moire silk. and
10 attached to II is the badge Of the order
D OF Isabella In beautiful enamel ON the
q reverse side Is the motto. "AI Merito Y
Nirtudes" With the sash IL the star Of
the order, eight pointed aud surround.
ed by laurel wreath. The whole II in
the original shagreen case bearing the
y. OF the maker who was jewelcr
p The imperial court at Vienna. The
star and mOuntings are Of silver. plat.
J ed with gold and heG Willy enameled
The wife of Maximilian. Carlotta, il
o still living, though hopelessly insane
\ and confined In an asylum under the
guardianship OF the Austrian govern
ment. She Is the daughter OF King
Leopold ]. OF Belgium. She was
D crowned queen Of Mexico when heT
husband became king The family rel
les fell into the hands Of an unworthy
n scion OF the illustrious family. who
married South Carolina woman. The
b, man who pawned this sash used 10 be
well known IN Washington diplomatic
circles. His habits were such that
' finally there was nothing he would mol
pledge in order 20 raise money.
r Dr. Mary Walker OF Washington. the
D. eccentric woman suffragist whose ad
. vanced ideas on the subject Of WON
ans rights caused her TO adopt man,
attire many years ago, will not lose hel
pension because OF her utterances re
garllng the assassination OF the lat,
D. president. says the New York sun
h This statement Is made on the author
ity OF Commissioner Of Pensions Ev
ans, who says that even II II coulC
Ie bc proved that Or Walker had uttered