Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Conference With the Presi-
dent on Postal Matters.
OUTLOOK IN INDIANA
HAMBURG OFFICIALS AND BUSI-
NESS MEN RECEIVED.
Classification Of Veterans in Agricul-
tural Department Desired-Dr.
Mitsukuri Presented.
OUTLOOK IN INDIANA


Acting Postmaste,- General wynne was In
| conference with Pres dent Roosevelt today
as 10 Post Office Department matters but
| not as to the vacancy in the head Of the
department. The estimates for the DEPART
ment Tor the fiscal year 1906 must be sub
united to the President and the Secretary
| OF the Treasury. and this was one of the
| subjects talked about Mr.. wynne will pre-
| pare the estimates. and he has been in
structed to keep them within reasonable
| limits. The estimates from the various de-
partments will guide the President In the
preparation Of his annual message to Com
gIess.
Republicans Everywhere Confident.
John A Stewart. president of the Nation
al League of Republican Clubs and James
o. reynolds the national committeeman of
! the league. called on the President today
ana had political chat with him. They have
! oeenS~to Indianapolis in attendance upon
the annual gathering of the clubs and are
on their way home. Among the many dele
gates to the convention said MIR.
Reynolds. there was nothing but hope and
confidence as to the outcome In November
Lher western men were. running over with
|
| felt perfectly sure. In Indiana we were told
| that the republicans would carry the state
| aHnough 1t, was admitted that the demo-
Gratis have an able state organization this
time ana are working hard to place the
| state In the democratic column"
| The visitors told the President that the
clubs would do splendid work for his cleo
| ton tn November. and he thanked them.
Prominent Germans Received.
The President received half dozen
| prominent officials and business men of
Hamburg, Germany, who have arrived in
| this country to study municipal govern
| ment, especially relating to fire matters.
| The party included H. Himmelheber, di-
| rector Of the municipal fire insurance of
| Hamburg: Richard Hempell Robert Held
| man, Adloph L. WestphaIen, Andreas Fair
and Max Buerstenbinder. superintendent of
| the bureau of buildings in Hamburg. The
party will spend some time in this country.
Asks for Classification.
| Gen. R. G. Dyrenforth, former com
| mander-in-chief of the u. v. u. asked tho
| President today to classify in the civil serv-
| Ice number of laborers in the Depart
| ment of Agriculture who have been work
| ing there some time. He said that most
| of them were veterans of the civil and
| Spanish wars, and were entitled to civil
service classification. The U V. u will
hold Its annual encampment in ST. Louis.
October II, ID and A., and President Roose-
welt asked Gen. Dyrenforth to convey his
greetings to the veterans. The President
said he would give the classification request
consideration when he had time to do so.
! He has received many similar requests and
he may take them all up later.
DR.. Mitsukuri Presented.
| Dr.. Kakichi Mitsukuri. professor of
zoology in the Imperial University at
| Tokyo, japan, was presented to the Presi-
dent today by, Mr.. Takahira, the Japanese
minister. Dr. Mitsukuri is one of the jap
| anese representatives at st. Louis
------ Other Callers,
| Senator Knox of Pennsylvania was in
conference with the President today Senn-
tor Knox will not make campaign tour,
but 1t is expected that he will deliver one
or, two more speeches before election One
| of these will be in New York
Major. ]. M. Wright. marshal of The
| United States Supreme Court, called to it,
| form the President that the court will meet
in fan session next Monday and that It
will pay its usual call of respect
| Gen. j. c. Black, civil service cominls-
with the President.
Quentin Roosevelt's Pumpkin.
| Quentin Roosevelt, the baby of the PresI-
dents family, is absorbed in rigging up a
bugaboo out of pumpkin. Where he go.
the pumpkin is not known, but the chances
are that the steward Of the White House
is short one Of his regular supply At any
| rate, If there is pumpkin missing, Quentin
has 1t, or what is left of it.
| Sergeant, 1 would like to get YOU to cut
face In this pumpkin" said Quentin this
morning to Sergeant Harrison of the White
House squad.
II will do it II you want me to, but
want to tell you that 1 won't be able to
make you good face" was the answer of
| the officer.
well, will keep going until get po-
liceman who can cut face in it, was the
comment of the youngster and he went
away He saw several policemen and found
that all of them were poor artists in per-
feeting the. features of humankind out of
pumpkin. He gave up in disgust.
well, I'll take the pumpkin down to the
stable and somebody down there will cut
| it, said the Roosevelt baby, and he went
down to the stable in his new wagon with
the pumpkin in his possession. He came
back shortly afterward with the pumpkin
followed out, and mouth, eyes and ears all
cut.
'Ill have nice time with this" he told
Sergeant Harrison as he disappeared with
the pumpkin face.
All of the Roosevelt children except Miss
Alice and Kermit are at the White House.
Theodore Roosevelt, jr., has returned from
Mr.. Woodruff's Statement.
Timothy Woodruff the New York states
man who was in conference with President
Roosevelt yesterday. made this statement
before leaving the city:
81 had very pleasant and satisfactory
conversations with President Roosevelt 1t
related to the general political situation.
with particular reference to that in New
York state.
II think there is no doubt that President
Roosevelt will carry New York by sub
stantial plurality, and l told him There
is Disgusting the fact however. that a
sharp contest is being made on the repub-
lican state ticket but entirely hopeful
as to the result. Mr.. Higgins. the candi-
date for governor, is a charming and able
man, and would give the people of New
York an excellent administration.
1.-THE President desired to talk to me
about. the situation in the state. in which
he very naturally is deeply interested. He