Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-05
tch among the princes
Of intellect as among the
strong Of BODY quick Of wit
and the men Of action. a
thoroughly good companion.

much in accord with those of the pres
ident. They hold congenial views on
the subject of forestry and the preser-
vation of the forest resources of the
west. Mr.. Pinchot's next best hobby
Is natural history, and this makes him
a source of perpetual joy to the
younger members of the Roosevelt
family, in whom the president has
instilled love of the animal
world Mr.. Garfield and Mr.. Pin
chot are sometimes called Sunday
nighters' at the White House. They
are almost invariably hidden there on
this day each week. Mr.. Pinchot in
troduced the president to the delights
of tree chopping as an exercise. Ere.
quently with axes on shoulder they re-
pair to the Episcopal cathedral, close
on the outskirts of the city, and put
in an hour or two in the Gladstonean
pastime.
Companions In Arms
The man who matches the president
in almost any form of physical exercise
is reasonably sure to win his regard.
Major General Leonard Wood, U. S. A.,
now in the Philippines was one of the
few men who would stick by the pre:i-
dent in the course of long walk
The chief executive is not particu-
larly fast, but has great powers of en-
durance. The friendship of these two
men is a matter of common knowledge.
Before Gen. Wood went away, in the
midst of the presidents earnest CAM
paign to get him promoted to a major
generalcy, there were daily bouts with
the gloves and with singlesticks be-
tween the two at the White House.
Aside from this, the president valued
highly the judgment on any topic Of
his old commanding officer in the
Rough Riders.
In his cousin, Lieut.. Granville r. For
tescue. U. S. A., the president has
doughty opponent whenever he desires
to don boxing gloves. 1t was not long
ago that the lieutenant was so aggres-
sive I'm an encounter with the presi-
dent that the pugnacious chief execu-
tive let himself out in earnest and laid
the lieutenant low with stiff blow on
the jaw. Lieut.. Fortescue, at the re-
quest of the president, has this season
been detailed to duty at White House
social functions. Lieut.. Fortescue was
a corporal in the Rough Riders-and
that, of course, aside from his rela-
tionship, gives him place in the pres
i6anPS heart In cd
presidents intimates the first item
should be all the Rough Riders
1t is cabot" and Theodore" when
ever the president and Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts meet.
This friendship is perhaps as we'll
known to the public as that of Gen.
Wood and the president. 1t was so
well known that when President Me-
Kinley died many persons supposed
that the new presidents first act would
be to appoint Senator Lodge his secre-
tary of state. They forgot that Mr..
Roosevelt has a very high opinion of
the ability of Secretary Hay, who also
calls him Theodore. They also forgot
that the average senator thinks more
of himself than of cabinet officer and
that Senator Lodge is especially proud
of the seat occupied by Daniel Web
ster and Charles Sumner. The congo
niality of the president and Senator
Lodge is probably strongest on the
score of literature. They are both great
students. In politics they have usu-
ally been shoulder to shoulder. Sena-
tor Lodge was looked upon as the
presidents representative in many
things. 1t was this feeling which
caused such an intense surprise when
he voted for amendment OF the arbi-
tration treaties, although the presi-
dent had declared that this would be
a step backward.
Senator Lodge is one Of the few men
to whose home President Roosevelt