Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-14
DECLARED TO BE FALSE
RUMOR OF PRESIDENTS PUR-
CHASE OF COUNTRY ESTATE.
Denial Made by Mr.. George N. Saeg-
muller, Whose Property Was Said
to Be Selected.

| From time to time during the past week
or ten days rumor has come to the fore
| that President Roosevelt Is negotiating for
a country residence in Virginia within
short drive of the national capital. This
| rumor went SO far as to declare that the
| President through his agents had secured
an option on the property, which he would
| close If elected to serve a second term IN
| the executive Office. Further than this, the
| rum or named the estate of Mr.. George N.
Saegmuller in Washington district Alex
| andria county, very near the country
home of Surgeon General P. M. Rixey. as
the place the President had determined to
| buy, and even went so far as to fix the
| price at $125 600
| That these rumors We're made out of the
| whole cloth and had absolutely no founda-
| ton in fact was learned by The Star sew
| eral days ago. Yesterday they cropped out
| In local paper as a fact, and when this
story was shown to Mr.. Saegmuiler by
| reporter for The Star today he was MAD all
| over. To the reporter Mr.. Saegmulier SAID:
''The statement printed in a Sunday paper
that President Roosevelt is negotiating Tor
| the purchase of my residence in Alexandra
county is absolutely false No such nego-
| tiations have ever been attempted, and IN
| fact, / am not at all sure that would sell
the farm on any conditions. Certain 1t is
| nobody could buy my place for anything
| like $125,0OO.
'.All publications Of negotiations between
myself DR.. Rixey, President Roosevelt OF
| any agent of his are entirely without 1ouh-
| dation in fact
Mr.. Saegmuller's Estate.
| Mr. Saegmuller owns one of the hand
| soonest places in the northern section or
| the state of Virginia. His estate consists
| Of about 800 acres and has on 1t resi-
dence of which any man would be proud,
/ kl~s hot n iC &c
| tate is not on the market He is at loss
| to understand how such a story could
| have started, and feels that the publica-
ton of such rumor places him IN the
position of trying to force his estate on
! the eyes of the President.
| 1t is pointed out that the President is
| not likely to buy country estate in this
| section of the country, in view OF the TACT
| that his home at Oyster Bay is said to
| meet his every requirement. In view Of
| his statement made just after the cleo
! ton that he would not again be a candi-
| date for the presidency 1t Is felt by his
| friends that he would not care to have
two country residences on his hands. as
| he will probably locate in some city OF
| town other than Washington.
Additional evidence of the fact that the
| President has no idea of purchasing real
| estate in the vicinity of washington was
| given at the White House today when
| it was stated authority that cannot be
| questioned that the President has no such
| idea or intention as has been imputed to
| him.
Origin Of the Rumor.
The rumor is believed to have emanated
from the mind of some enterprising real
estate agent who desired TO boom property
If not it probably came from the fact
that during the stay of DR.. and Mrs Rixey
at their country seat nearby the President
and Mrs Roosevelt have made the home
| of the surgeon general the object Of an af-
| ternoon ride or drive for recreation. Then,
too, during the late days Of the fall the
children of the President have spent sew
eral afternoons in gathering chinquaprns
and chestnuts on DR.. Rixey's farm.
| At any rate no matter whence came the
| rumor that has been printed as fact, 1t
can be stated on authority that the Pres1-
dent will not locate even temporary nome
in Virginia near Washington or at any
| other place. 7l>N .r 81 81 -~s5-