Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
GONE To "P|hE KNOT
President and Family Leave
Washington.
NEGRO MESSENGERS RIDE
Went Back for Gun and Was Pulled
by Bicycle Cop"
THE PRESIDENT INTERPRETED
And Said He Would See the Matter
Settled Upon His Return to
the City.
THE PRESIDENT INTERFEREI

President Roosevelt departed from Wash
ington today for his Virginia country place
with city policeman lowering around his
car for the purpose of arresting one of his
servants. The policeman stuck to his post
I too, and remained there until the President
assured him he would arrange the affair
so soon as he returned to the city.
| According to expectations the President.
who is accompanied by Mrs Roosevelt and
all of his children, likewise by Surgeon
General Rixey, will not return from pine
Knot until Monday night The interval.
| regardless of the weather, will be spent
in hunting. riding and outdoor life. The
party was well equipped with saddles guns
and a supply of provisions
The President spent the morning in his
Offices debating numerous letters to Secre-
| tary Loeb, seeing no visitors, although sew
eral called. He left the Office in time to
take a carriage with Mrs. Roosevelt for the
railroad station. the schedule for their de-
parture over the Southern railway being
II: rs O'Clock on the fast mail train. me
party took several carriages at the White
House Mrs. Longworth going to the depot
with the other members Of the family.
Back for Gun.
Arriving at the depot the party boarded
the Pullman car Twilight, attached to the
rear of the train. 1t was then nearly
leaving time, but one of the Roosevelt boys
discovered that he had forgotten his gun.
He told negro messenger named Jackson.
| short, black. chunky young fellow, to
ride a wheel back to the White House and
get the gun. Now Jackson has something
of reputation bicycle rider, having
been threatened with arress for fast rid
| ing on several occasions. He was equal to
| the command In few minutes he was
he
gun AS he fairly flew down Pennsylvania
| avenue a bicycle policeman darted up to
| him and inquired the object of his riding,
at the same time making preparatons 20
| from arrest and declared that he belonged
| to the White House. The officer was
skeptical of his story and followed him to
| the depot and onto the railroad tracks,
where he saw the gun delivered to the
| juvenile Roosevelt. 1t was then that the
'.cop" began to wait around for an OPP
| portunity to bag the offender VINO renamed t,
reported the matter to the young man, II
reached the ears of the President, who
| beckoned the officer to him as he STOOD at
| the rear end of the train and told the
guardian of the law that he would see
| that the affair was settled on his return.
| This appeased the officer, who went away.
The train was ten minutes past schedule
! time in leaving the depot. pulling out at
| II: 25 o'clock. The delay as to the gun was
not the cause of the delay in leaving, an
unusually large amount OF baggage peing
The train is expected to reach North Car
| den between and o'clock this afternoon,
| when the party will take carriages Tor
| pine Knot" which is twelve miles away
| from the railroad. The small country place
! of the President adjoins the fine plantation
! of Joseph Wilmer plain Dealing and a
| telephone at the latter place is the only
! rapid communication with the outer world
| Mr.. Lattas Headquarters.
Assistant Secretary Latta, who went with
| the party, will remain al Charlottesville,
| which is fifteen miles from Pine Knot"
| He will receive any messages to or from the
| White House, and communicate them to the
proper persons. If he has to see the Presi-
dent personally he will ride across country
| from Charlottesville.
| pine Knot is a small country house of
| four or five rooms, and the Roosevelts will
| taste all the joys of big family in small
| home in the next three or four days. If
| there are too many for the little house.
| however, Joseph Winners fine home will
| take care of as many as want to remain
under his roof. He and the President have
| been warm friends for years, and it was
! because of this friendship that Pine Knot
was purchased.
The children of the party Theodore,
! Kermit Ethel Archie and Quentin, in the
| order of their age and they accompa-
MED by friend, Miss Langdon, one of Miss
| EthePs companions.
| The TACT that the PROFANITY IS Tor ram
| will not deter the President and his family
| from having a good time. They have been
| at Pine Knot on other occasions, when
rain was falling, but they rode and hunted
| just the same.
| Officer Shelby, the mounted policeman
| who followed the negro messenger. will
| make a report to Capt. Williams, which
| in turn, will be submitted to the Presi-
| dent when he returns in the event that
| any future action in the matter is decided
on. At the time the President spoke to
| Officer Shelby about giving his attention
| to the violation of the speed regulations
| when he returns he also compimented the
officer on his vigilance and devotion to
| duty.
What Maj. Sylvester Says.
| Bicycle Policeman Shelby, who figured
| in the incident. and who came caus-
| ing the President the inconvenience of hav-
| ing to borrow a gun from one of his coun-
| try neighbors, is swift bicycle rider, but
| the Presidents messenger outdistanced
| him in the fast ride along Pennsylvania
| avenue. Had 1t not been that stop at the
| railroad station was absolutely necessary
the messenger may not have been over
| taken, but he had no idea of causing the
President the Inconvenience of the loss of
his gun, and so he pushed his wheel as fast
| as he could until he reached the depot
| 1t is said that the messenger offered an
explanation to the policeman but the latter
knew nothing but to perform his duty. Had
the messenger been employed by some pri-
i vate firm or individual he would not have
been excused, and the policeman had no
idea of excusing him, because he was en-
| ployed at the White House. When Presi-
dent Roosevelt assured him that the mat
ter would be properly adjusted when =" re-
| turned from his trip the latter was willing
| to suspend operations until that time
| President Roosevelt understands what It
is to be overhauled by bicycle policeman
for an alleged violation of the speed law.
although the chauffeur in charge of the
fast-running machine in which he was rid
ing along the Conduit road was not ar
rested. 1t. is stated that a special officer
| took hand in that affair and that MEM
Der of the regular force also warned the
chauffeur that he was exceeding the speed
limit.
| Maj. Sylvester was told of the incident by
L a Star rennrter and he WAS asked wha