Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-28
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
President Beginning to Show
Effect of 0verW0rk.
WANTS A QUIET SUMMER
Urged to Have One Battleship Built
at Brooklyn Yard.
CAN'T STAND A DRESS SUIT
Montana Rancher Declines Invitation
to Dinner on That Account
Kick on a Postmaster.
CAN'T STAND A DRESS SUIT

| President Roosevelt has let II be understood
| that he desires quiet summer at his Oys-
| ter Bay home. He has had the most strenu-
Gus winter he has experienced since he be-
| came President and he is really in need
| of rest and recreation. The President has
the faculty OF disposing with great facil-
| ity of an immense amount of work, but
he is not made of whalebone or OF steel
! springs. The tremendous amount of work
| he has had to do during the past winter and
| spring and the severe strain imposed upon
| him by reason of the unusual number OF
important subjects in legislative and eSecu-
tive business which he has had to handle
have worn on him greatly. Those who have
| come in contact with him during the past
two three weeks have noted, with some
thing akin to apprehension. that he mani
| tests a degree of nervousness that is
| to him. His genialty has not been lessened
| by the strain that he has been undergoing.
| but the results of overwark are noticeable
| despite his efforts at control.
| Intimate friends have noted the change
| and have urged the President to get a
| thorough rest this summer To this Idea
| he has agreed and the proba bility Is that
| he will endeayor to secure systematic rest
| while he remains ar Oyster Bay.
| No Rest Last Summer
| Last summer the President got prac-
|
throughout the months of July and August
| was occupied in the peace conference be-
tween the representatives of Russia and
Japan. Indeed, the matters incident to the
conference extended we'll into September.
| The strain the President at that time
! is not generally appreciated. The story OF
| his participation in the affairs OF the peace
conference has never been adequately pre-
| sented to the public, 1t is sufficient 10
make clear that he had scarcely a weeks
relaxation from the strain throughout the
whole of last summer. He returned to
| Washington and took up Immediately the
great work Of the chief executive here.
| The. result is that he has had practically
no vacation since the summer of 1904. To
| those who are. familiar with the terrific
| grind through which a President has TO gs
In Washington II is not surprising that
NJ is beginning TO feel the effects. of the
! hard labor.
Just now there is nothing in sight to give
| the President serious concern during the
summer. He will have the regular routine
| TO look after. but much of that viii be
| taken off hts shoulders by his cabinet Of
| fcers. While he will receive such visitors
| as may have important business 10 bring 10
| his attention, it Is quite certain that, unless
| something unusual should occur. he will be
able to dispose of all business that may be
| brought to him in three or four hours each
day. The President. will spend much of the
summer with members of his family and
nearby friends on Long Island. He will
not visit other states At-the same time he
| will keep in close touch with Washington
| and his hand will be on the pulse of the
| country at all times
For recreation the President will ride on
horseback. drive. walk. row on the sound
and chop wood In the grove near his house.
He will play tennis, too, with his children
and visitors, and will enter into pleasures
with all the enthusiasm possible.
A Battleship at Brooklyn.
A delegation of Brooklyn, N. Y, citizens
called on the President today to urge him
to exert his influence to have constructed
at the Brooklyn navy yard one OF the two
new battleships authorized by Congress
The delegation was headed by Representa-
tive Calder of Brooklyn. He introduced as
the first speaker Thomas b. Peters, who
suggested to the President that he might
bette beware of the very low bids Of
fered by private yards for the construction
of the ships He pointed out that the low
est private bidder had proposed to build
each vessel for about $G0o,0J9 less than the
cost of the battleship Louisiana. notwith-
standing the fact that prices of both labor
and material constantly were increasing. 1t
was evident. he said. that the private yards
had determined to crush government COM
petition in the construction of war YES
sells. He said the Louisiana was the only
ship built in a private yard which had been
completed time. end that this was due
TO the competition afforded by the Brock
lyn navy yard. Mr.. Peters closed by urg-
ing that not only should the fighting and
engineering force of the navy be kept in
efficient form. but that the constructing
force should be prepared at all times for
active and thorough work.
Elwin S. Piper, president of the Allied
Boards Of Trade Of Brooklyn said that. as
the government maintained the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. to educate naval
officers IT should maintain constructing
yards to afford the officers opportunity
to demonstrate their skill IN naval archi-
lecture.
The President was told by James b. WI
SON of the joint trades interested In navy
yard work that the force at the Brookiya
navy yard had been brought together win
great difficulty and that unless new work
was provided for II 1t would be disspated.
He declared the force now was one of the
finest in the world and that the men look
patriotic pride in their work.
The President indicated to the delegation
that, while he had heard VIII pleasure the
arguments presented. he could not commir
himself now to their project. He promised
to take up the matter with Secretary Bona
parte.
Can't Stand a Dress Suit.
John Willis OF Glasgow, Mont. was in
vited by the President today to take dinner
with him tonight. Willis declined and gave
as his reason that he did not have dress
suit.
.oh. that needn't worry you at ALL" In
dent" answered willis. II know what's
thing thing. Besides m don't lon like d. dress 81 suits.
you'd be just as welcome at my table II
you came In buckskin trousers. was the
cordial response of the President
I'm sure that's true" went on Willis.
hut guess I'll eat at the downtown hash
cry where I'm bunling
willis snd the President ranched together
years ago and grew to be fond Of each
other. The Montana man went TO the
white Houee with Senator Carter. Repre-
Sentative Dixon and Thomas Everett to In
quira Why there has been 20 much delay
about the. reclamation projects for tho MIX
Aver of Nontana, The project was the nrst
one apHxDxed BY the administrator, but
nothing has been done. There baS been
nothing but survey. survey and nore sur
vey." q the way tho Montana man put Il.
Coe /. Crawford. who was recsatiy nonni-