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PRESIDENT GOT One TURKEY.
RETURNS TO WASHINGTON WITH
TT AND WILL EAT IT TO-DAY.
He aud Mrs. Roosevelt Had 4 Fin Outing
nj Pine knOt va. President Worked
an Hour or so a Day on His Message
Coming Home 20 Vote Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.-The President and
Mrs. Roosevelt returned to Washington
tonight from their country place. Pine
Knot. in Albemarle county. Virginia.
where they had one OF the finest outings
OF their lives The President brought
back a turkey gobbler. The gobbler was
dead. All the other members of the Presi-
dental party. which included Surgeon
General Rixey and NJ. +. Latta. assistant
secretary TO the President. were in fine
health and spirits.
The President. Mrs. Roosevelt and their
companions came to Washington On a
special train from North Garden. a little
station on the line Of the Southern Railway.
seventeen miles from Pine Knot. The
train left North Garden at 8 o'clock and
got here at sl5 o'clock. fifteen minutes
late. due to a freight blockade between
Alexandria. Va. and Washington. The
private car Signet and another car COM
posed the special train.
This morning the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt attended services at Christ
Episcopal Church, a mile from Pine Knot,
and listened to a sermon by the Rev. Thomas
Baker. After the services the President
shook hands with the members Of the con-
gregation. When they got to North Garden
this afternoon half an lou before the time
scheduled for their train to start they found
$50 people waiting to see them. Many Of
them had driven long distances to have a
look at the President, who shook hands
with everybody n appeared to be
bubbling over with good humor.
Working an hour or so every day on hie
annual message to Congress was about all
the work the President did while he was
at Pine Knot. Assistant Secretary Latta,
who remained at North Garden TO attend
10 any executive business hat might come
up, had an equally easy experience. Most
of the time was spent by the President in
the woods and fields in search Of game.
He wanted particularly to bag a wild turkey
but his Efforts were not rewarded until
yesterday afternoon, when he shot a big
one, the only thing that fell to his gun dur
ing the outing. No deer were seen. The
turkey will be served at dinner at the White
House to -morrow.
When President Roosevelt got bach to
the White House tonight he found there
an estimate of the result Of the election
for Governor in New York, prepared by
John A. Stewart Of New York, president Of
the League Of Republican Clubs. Mr..
Stewart gave Hughes a majority Of $1,000
over Hearst.
Postmaster General Cortelyou and Sec
rotary Loeb will accompany President
Roosevelt when he caves Washington at
midnight Tomorrow to vote at Oyster
BAY Mr.. CortelyOu votes in the same
Congress- district as the President and
Oyster Bay is Mr.. Loeb's legal residence.
The President will leave Oyster Bay
Immediately after voting and expects TO
start from Jersey City for Washington at
iI5 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. He will
be back here shortly after d o'clock that
night.
On Thursday afternoon he will start on
his Panama trip, accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt, Surgeon-General Rixey and
Assistant Secretary I.atta. The cruiser
.yacht Mayfower, on which they will sail
from Washington, will transfe them TO the
battleship Louisiana at Wolf Trap light in
Chesapeake Bay on Friday morning, and
the louisiana will then start for the isthmus.