The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-10
ROOSEVELT Is
STUBBORN
Insists on Making a Friday
Start on His Trip.
1T Is HIS FAD HABIT
Three Out of Four of Them
Proved Disastrous.
1T is HIS FAD HABIT

than Friday. They think there Is proof
in plenty that Friday is Mr. Roosevelts
hoodo instead OF his mascot, and fear
an accident may befaIl him if he persists
in his intention TO start on that day OF
the week.
But the president is stubborn. The
battle OF San Juan hill, which made him
president, began on Friday. and Mr..
Roosevelt has ever since regarded Friday
as his lucky day. Every trip he has
taken since becoming president, for which
ne could select that date, was COM
menced on Friday, and lie prefers to dis
cuss matters Of chief Importance on FRI
day. He began his western trip on Fri
day. He commenced his southern trip
on Friday, and he started for Missis-
sippi 10 hunt bear on Friday
The fact that three Of these trips turned
out more or less disastrously has not
driven the president away from his SUI
perstition- On the New England trip
Secret Service Officer Bill Craig was
killed. The western trip was cut short
by the injury TO the presidents knee. and
on the Mississippi trip the president did
not get a shot at a bear.
But this accumulation OF untoward
events has not caused the president TO
change his mind about Friday. He firm
ly believes that his lucky star is still in
the ascendancy on Friday. He says it
has only been dimmed recently by the
unusual action OF the planets. and is sat
isffed that it viii soon burst out again
with increased brilliancy.
He is so thoroughly convinced that this
is so that he had arranged to start On
his western hunting trip on Friday,
March 20. The extra session of the SER
ate knocked out this plan and made the
date of his departure a matter OF doubt
He is now assured by senate leaders
that the extra session will adjourn late
in the week after next or early in the
following week. and on this basis Mr..
Roosevelt is planning TO start for the
west on Friday, March p. This arrange
ment, like the first one, is also tentative.
No one can predict for a certainty when
the senate viii complete the ratification
OF the treaties. and it all. depends on
that
The president is so anxious to get to
hunting that he will not delay his de-
parture more than two or three days
simply TO crafty the ambition TO start on
Friday. If the senate adjourns late in
the week of March Is he will not wait
until Friday OF the following week. but
will start as soon as he can clean UP
his desk But If the senate does not quit
till the first Of the week OF March %,
the president will not leave until the fol-
lowing Friday. even though he could set
read yto start before then.
On account Of the uncertainty as to
the length OF the senate session, the plan
for the trip has not been definitely laid
cut. The president will return 10 Wash
ington about April .. to dispose Of i'm
portant matters which have accumulated
in his absence and viii go to st. Louis
to attend the dedication OF the world s
fair grounds or April 81. From there
he viii go west again on his second trip.
Every day the senate remains in session
after March ~ lessons the time the pres
:dent will have for hunting. According
TO the present plans he will proceed 10
northern Colorado to hunt bear. and he
still hopes TO have time enough left TO
invade the Hole in the Wall country Of
northern Wyoming and the Jackson
Hole" region south Of the Yellowstone
park. in search OF deer, elk and moose
The program. as published. will be ad-
hered TO. according to present plans. 4
time permits. and Mr.. Roosevelt hopes it
Will. II the session of the senate be pro-
longed and the hunting time cut short
the president will g0 as far as he car
toward the game-infested Hole in the
Wall
The president has finally decided 20 al
low Representatives Of the three press as
sociations to accompany him But he has
given out the fat that they must send
out nothing that doesn't happen" He
has told them that they must not 90 with
the idea of sending cut daily story
whether anything happens or not. and
that II they telegraph anything but the
straight news they will be left in the
mountains. II the president find and
shoot plenty OF game there VIII be no
trouble. but he doesn't want the whole
country 20 be given q detailed Ges rip
ton OF every bear he misses
You won't have much Of a chance 70
send out fake stuff anyway" Mr.
Roosevelt said 20 one OF the correspond
ents who is 70 go with him for We viii
never be closer than fifty miles 10 a rail-
road after we get into the mountains
Secretary Root expects TO accompany
the PRESIDENT. but none Of the other cab
met members has convinced himself that
his system needs the strenuosity Of hunt
ins biz game in the Rockies before the
snow $ out OF the valleys. Secretaries
shaw and Cortelyou probably vii 20
with him on his second trip. which viii
be q delightful 5auut
Ever since publication Il the details q
the details OF the presidents plan for
his hunting trip in the far west next
month. Mr.. Roosevelt has been oonbard-
ID with advice from friends and constit-
aeuts IN al parts q The country Incl
dsntaily the president has learned lot
about ..Jacksoa's Hole" ard the Wyorn-
Ing Hole in the Wall country. where
Laughing sam Carey and his gang Of
merry rnu-,ierers hold u16is71ted sway.
Nozs OF TIE letters received BY the pres
I6sut are ferveat appeals 70 give the
..4oel il the waH' region the widest
kint Of a berth. The bsooSfhirstiness e
Laughing sam" ard his bandit gang
Is dweIt On AZ length and ia CORY detail
IRE most pessiraistic expres= the oDin-
son that they zozl6 xii the president z
they got a good skot at him oct .. pure
Ssvssshuess others take q little more
ho-efrl view q things They profess
. fear that he desperzdOss. natural
rsurserers though they are ~ozi1 be -
cozsenapt1ors as 10 kilI O. ATTEMPT 20 saii
the head q TIE E-ztfoz- Bot suggest t5at
the natural ,hspg fo- them 10 Do ~ozsd
BE o kiduzp the president and bis party
- ba3s then. fer a rzuso-1 tsz- would