New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-14
LOEB SEES THE POINT,

we are trying To give the President real
vacation this summer" replied Mr.. Loeb. ami
i'm order 10 spare him much trouble and work
as possible are transacting practically all official
business here at the office. can YOU not tell me
your plans
Impossible. Va one hu, the President shall
learn ~ my inventions. If told everybody all
! know why. everybody would know as much
rs do"
That's so" agreed the secretary. There's no
denying that Bu, you might give mo an idea
about your Improvements, So that can convey
To- the President AZ least some in'hng OF the
Importance of your inventions
We'll i'm the first place" replied the Jersey
inventor impressively, all the builders Of sub
marines have started wrong. They've built their
boats of steel and iron. ANY one who gives th'
matter a moments thought can see that wood
is the only proper material Now. what want
the President - do i'm the first place : 20 get
after the lumber trust. If the price OF lumber Is
brought down TO where II ought 10 be- We WOULD
have all thu timber We wanted FOR the construc-
ton Of great fleet of these submarines 10
YOU begin 10 the idea "
Secretary Loeb thought he began % SEQ
clearly but he assured the stranger thai IL was
q matter entirely out OF the Presidents hands
The proper official for him to about the build
ing of submarines was the chief of the conStrur-
ton bureau ~ the navy NJ Washington II tho
President were To see him and talk all day with
him the matter would have t. be- referred 10 the
chief naval constructor, any way. II ne h2d any
documents that he tttfeu 20 te'tNe I'E 'll' ISL
dent to look over he might do 81. but II would
ROT be AZ all convenient for the President 20 see
him in person.
The inventor from New Jersey thanked the
secretary for his trouble. expressed the hope
that The administration would not regret its
course and bowed himself out. Before leaving
oyster BAY he assured the newspaper men that
there would he s6mothing we'll worth publishing
about his invention one OF these days In the
mean time. however he intended to keep his
mouth shut for If ne told the world all he knew
the world would know quite as much as he did.
The bug crop ut oyster Bay this year Is
much smaller than usual. as the Secret Service
Of one win probably I've followed by others Like
fires suicides. storms and other sensations. ele-
mental or human the visits W cranks come in
Washington or oyster Bay. during which the
Presidents guards Will not encounter single
person who gives evidence of thinking crooked
upon any subject under the All the Presi-
dents caIIt rs VIII be OF the every day. business
or social variety and the detectives will begin
10 think that the last bug has left the country
Then one will show up with q weird story that
he must tell the President. and inside Of twenty
four hours there will he four FIVE others
one of them will have scheme for Harvesting
the stars. another viii come with a GTicv-
ance against the Secretary of State because he
allows King Menelik Co possess more than
consort: Il third will demand that the Pension
Commissioner be fired from his job for failing
To grant stipend To all the hens that lay more
than twelve eggs month, and fourth viii
claim to be the Presidents long lost by u
Shirt wife.