Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27
PRESIDENT NOT AT DESK
He Had to Attend Miss Roots We'd
ding.
oKLAHoMA's NEW SENATORS
They Want to Get the $4,000, 600
Appropriated Last Session at Once
to Relieve Financial Situation.

and Ethel are going on a Thanksgiving
pilgrimage tomorrow. They will leave
town about 3 o'clock-Secre tary Loeb de-
clines to be more exact-over the South
ern railroad, and make a quick run to
Montpelier, Va. where President Madi-
son used to live. and where his remains
now inhabit a modest tomb. The Presi-
dent and family will leave flowers at the
tomb and cards at the house-which is
now occupied by William Dupont and
family-and will then return to Wash
ngtor. reaching here somewhere around
5 o'clock in the afternoon.
The President will have a quiet home
dinner with his family tomorrow. And
no wonder Who wouldn't, with twenty
eight pound, bronze -feathe red. pedigreed.
semi wild turkey from Westerly. r. L.,
for one end of the table. and fat and
Juicy 'possum from Scottsville, Va. for
the other?
According to William Pinckney. the
culinary expert of the White House
kitchen, the turkey will be stuffed scan :
lols full and the 'pOssum will De par
billed an. baked with vans and gravy:
The turkey arrived yesterday, was i'm
mediately dispatched and took the frost
last night suspended by one leg out OF
a back window The possum will get his
sometime this afternoon and will chill-up
tonight and until cooking time tomorrow.
This tOOthsome beast reached the w mite
House this morning in crate IN charge
Of a colored eXpressman, VINO had EVIL
IDENTIFY become well acquainted WIN tne
animal on the way up from the station.
Anyhow, the parting scene was most az,
fecting, and when the eXpressman turned
his charge over to a White House servant
and shambled out to his wagon SINGING
that touching hymlet entitled I'VE VIII
nd M I u
dry eye in the executive office.
Attended Miss Roots Wedding.
President Roosevelt didn't visit the ex-
ecutive offices at all this morning. He
was Just about to start for his desk when
he remembered that the wedding Of Miss
Root. daughter of the Secretary OF STATE
and Lieut. U. s. Grant. 3d.. which he mad
promised to attend, was scheduled to oc-
cur Just about the time he usually taxes
his daily exercise. So ne decioeo 10
supporting the claims of those who follow
the modern precept III exercise interferes
with business-give UP business Secre-
tary Loeb was on hand. however, ana
held down the job In his ordinarily
charmingly efficient manner.
oklahoma's Senator's Call
Senators Owen and Gore OF the newly
created state OF Oklahoma called at the
White House this morning to pay their
respects, not knowing that the President
had decided not to visit his desk.
The government has been asked to pay
tbe new state the $5oO0;GO0 which It owes,
in order that the money can ne useo 10
ease the financial situation there. In .ne
act admitting Oklahoma and the lndian
Territory to statehood an app.up nsr.
the state because Of the fact that tine
Indian Territory has no school iano
grants Senator Owen has consumed
President Roosevelt and officials OF the
Treasury Department regardins 5ne I'M
mediate payment of this sum. He says
that II It 10 turned over to the state gov
ernzrent right away 1t will Immediately
be put into circulation to relieve the
financial situation. He was told to al
dress a formal letter on the subject to
secretary OF the Treasury Corteayou. and
this he has done.
It is believed that some arrangement
will be made by which the money VIII
be paid within the next two weeks. Sen
ater Owen said today that Oklahoma is
In a very prosperous condition. but that
the banks there. az elsewhere. nave felt
the effects of the prevailing financial
strfngency.
MI. Henry Beach Needham's Visit.
Henry Beach Needham was visitor at
the White House this morning. but. Ike
the others OF the callers. was disappointed
in that the President was not visible. Mr..
Needham Viewed with considerable ap-
parent interest the work Of q gang of
professional muck-rakers who were busy.
at the time he called. in spreading q fer
tile top layer on the White House lawns
and flower beds for Their better pretec-
ton during the cold weather.