The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-28
FORTY NINTH
YEAR IMPORTANT
President ROOsvelt's Record
Has Been Busy One.
Spent His Birthday Quietly, Attended
Church and Received Hun
garian Club.
TOOK HIS USUAL LONG WALK

! Washington, ID. c., Oct. 2S.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt was 40 years old yes
terday The twelve months Just
closed have been a busy period for
the chief executive. and during that
time he has accomplished many
things for the public good His
words and deeds have kept him con-
stantly in the forefront of the worlds
observation. and during recent weeks
he has been more than ever, II posi-
| bic. a conspicuous figure on the stage
! OF affairs. In a variety of ways he
has claimed the attention of the press
and the community at large, but
from many standpoints he has been
most prominent in relation to the
railroads and other great corpora.
lions Incidentally he has done much
to smooth away the ill-feeling be-
tween the United States and Japan
over the disturbances in San Fran
cisco, at the same time preserving a
firm attitude by sending or arranging
to send a great fleet of American
warships to the Pacific coast.
Among the first public acts Of his
49th year was the delivery of his
message to congress last December.
Later the president sent special mes
sages to congress on the discharge OF
the colored troops of the Twenty
fifth infantry urging ship-subsidy
Legislation, asking for prompt action
in regard to the break in the Colo
RADIO river threatening the Imperial
valley. and in regard to several other
matters of more or less public inter
est and importance.
Early in the present year he sent
Secretary Root to Canada to confer
with the governor general on ques-
lions of common interests to the peo-
pie OF the United States and Canada
In March he reorganized his cabine,
and In the same month sent Secretary
Taft to Panama and Cuba to look into
the condition of affairs there. Later
world trip for the secretary of wal
the results of which are expected to-
be of great Importance in cementing
the friendly relations of the United
States and several foreign countries.
Early in the year he gave consider.
able attention to the disturbed con-
dltion of affairs in Central America
and finally made a successful inter
vention in behalf OF arbitration to
settle the hostilities between Nicara-
qua and Honduras.
In regard to the number and i'm
portance of his public addresses the
year Just closed has been a siren
uous one even for the president.
He apparently was never in more
perfect health or in better spirits
than now, prepared to push his poll
cies with the utmost vigor during the
sixteen months he is to remain at the
helm of the nations affairs.
According to announcement made
at the white house no arrangements
were made for any celebration of
the presidents birthday. and he
passed the day much according to
the routine which usually marks his
observance of the Sabbath. The only
reminder of the approach was the ar
rival of a number of early messages
of congratulation. These came from
friends and admirers in all sections
of the country.
Cross Country i'm Rain.
Washington. Oct. 2S,-Yesterday
was President Roosevelt's forty-ninth
birthday. No celebration marked
the event. He did not part from his
customary Sunday program of wor-
ship. work and recreation. The day
was spent at the white house fireside
in a quiet family rejoicing. Con-
CALCULATIONS in large numbers by
mail, telegraph and telephone were
received at the white house during
the day.
President Roosevelt attended SER
vice this morning. In the afternoon,
in downpour of rain, the president,
accompanied by the usual guard, went
out for long cross-country walk.
Last night the president received the
Hungarian club. of New York, in the
east room when the visitors extend
ed the chief executive their congratu-
lations. 1t Is the custom of the Hun
garian club to visit Washington on
President Roosevelt's birthday to pay