New-York tribune., 1906-07-03
PRESIDENT RESTING.
Ne Has a Day Free from Official
Cares at Sycamore Hill.
Tgv Telegraph 70 Tho tribune. ]

o...,or Bay n. Y. July 2-President Roose-
-r,sz aFst weekday at home was one uninter-
..s nv Official cares. No visitors were re-
s.s at Sycamore HILL and in order that his
49, should have q good start on his vacation
--.-ssarv Loeb did not even make a visit 20
u, Presidents home. and he was therefore not
..,ss upon TO sign a single official document
: - listen 20 the reading departmental COM
..,,,sestion Beginning tomorrow morning. Sec
,.orv Loeb viii make daily trips 20 Sycamore
..,1 with portfolio OF documents. and the Pres
sssns will devote the time necessary for their
moderation with the same conscientiousness
So. ne does when in Washington.
secretary Loeb announced to-day that the
r7,ssident had made absolutely no out-of-town
,,gaaements for the summer. The statement
.hat be has promised to attend this or that cele-
t-.sion or this or that reunion IS therefore
.sthout foundation. One Of the functions that
se vas supposed TO have given pledge TO at
.sns was in New Jersey, and another In Penn
,Dia- The nearest that he came to making such
rmrnises was to say 20 those who extended the
s,,5tations that he would take great pleasure
a going If he could make the Journey or some
o,bsr equally pleasant remark demanded by po-
Ifsness.
Secretary Loeb further said to-day that he in-
,onded to make no appointments whatever for
q
n 4 business character. There is no reason why
,be President should be robbed Of his vacation
nv an army Of well meaning handshakers. or by
rersons who have business to bring up which
nay just well be settled by Secretary Loeb or
ssue one Of the departmental chiefs In Wash
ireton The President had no rest last year. for
the peace ENJOYS were his hands. and the
sumner before he did not fare much better. be-
cause he was obliged. no matter how much
against his inclination, to participate in con-
suItations relative to the campaign.
The chief excitement at "'the summer capital
to-day was furnished through the fraternal ar
rest Of James Sloan. the Presidents chief Secret
Service guard. by Jack McQuade the village
constable. Clarence Legendre. a photographer
employed by New York newspaper, was the
complaining witness, and he swore out a war
rant before Squire Franklin charging Sloan with
assault in the third degree on Sunday morning.
The incident occurred at the railroad station
sust after President Roosevelt came in on the
train, and marred what would otherwise have
been a pretty reception. The President has
deep seated objection. which Is shared by Mrs.
Roosevelt to being photogra phed on Sunday,
and before the President reached the village the
photographer was warned by one OF the Secret
Service men that it would be better if he did
not try to use his camera. In spite Of this eau
fion the photogra pher made one or two snap
shots of the President and his wife, and it was
while Sloan was expostulating with him that the
alteration took place.
sloan's arrest to-day consisted in McQuade
shaking hands with him and inviting him over
TO see the judge" The judge read the informa-
ton with all its legal verbiage to the defendant,
and Sloan asked that the case go over for a
week Legendre objected, but the squire as
sured him that under the law the defendant was
entitled TO continuance for the purpose of Sc
curing legal advice or witnesses, and ordered
the hearing to be set for 10 a. M next Monday.
Iegendre says he will subpoena Mrs. Roosevelt
as witness. He asserts that she gave him per-
mission TO make the picture.
The plans Of the local committee for the Fourth
Of Juy celebration have been changed since the
arrival OF Secretary Loeb The exercises are to
be held in the open air short distance from
The village square, and it had been planned TO
erect grandstand, seating five hundred persons.
There was to have been q charge of 90 cents ad-
mission to this stand. The secretary has vetoed
this proposition and there will be no grandstand
and no admission charged. The President will
speak from platform. and those who wish TO
Sit down will bring campstoois, and there viii be
limit 10 the number who may come. The
President will not deliver a prepared speech