The Washington herald., 1907-08-10


oyster Bay, y. Y, Aug. 9.-Attorney /
General Bonaparte had a long confer |
ence with the President to-day Mr.. Bona /
parte arrived on the 1914 train and hur-
gied 10 Sycamore Hill. The Attorney Gen |
eral remained at Sycamore Hin until +
o'clock and raced down 10 the railroad
station just IN time TO catch his train.
During a delay of a minute or two In
starting MI Bonaparte said that he was
much amused at the sympathy the Stand
ard oil corporation was getting in some
quarters He said that while he had dis
cussad the prosecution Of the Standard OH
Company with the President it had by
no means formed the principal topic Of
their conversation.
We talked about many things" said
the Attorney General. and covered most
Of the work Of my department, but can
think Of nothing that would interest the
public or give the newspapers . headline.
Among other matters we talked over the
appointment Of Federal judge for
Florida to ill the place left vacant by the
death Of Judge Swayne, but We came 10
no decision"
Talk About SOGtfern's Case.
Asked if the Southern Railway case had
figured in the talk Mr. Bonaparte said
that IT had been touched upon, and then
added:
That case. like the Standard Oil mat
ter. seems 10 have settled itself. and there
IS nothing left to discuss. There VIII De
nothing further for US to do unless this
case is taken 10 the Federal Court. and If
the railroads have no stomach for the
fight we cannot compel them 20 continue
the contest"
Just as the train pulled out, one of his
Questioners asked the Attorney General
If be expected 70 collect the S29. 10000 fine
which had been imposed on the Standard
oil Company. We'll I haven't received
a certified check from the company yet. "
he replied and added Il think lot OF
water viii pass under the bridge before
We get the money"
Mr.. Bonaparte said that he was on his
way 10 Baltimore on an errand con-
nected with his office. He would not
specify what the errand was
The Attorney General did not have tho
President 10 himself during all of his
stay. William Allen White the author.
{. = Connolly. an editor from Wyoming
and John W. Yerkes. formerly Commits
siJner OF Internal Revenue, followed Mr.
BOnaparte on a later train, and were
luncheon guests at Sycamore Hill. After
viewing the summer capital from the
railroad station, Mr. White named it the
Paris of Long Island
Cd.
naturally suggests the French capital"
he explained
Porto Rican Statesman Has Trouble.
Late in the afternoon Jose de Diego.
speaker Of the House of Delegates Of
Porto Rico. and his Interpreter. Mr. Baiz.
made a flying visit to the Hin Senior
Diego and his secretary arrived on the
3.10 train. and as they were scheduled 10
catch the one returning at AZ o'clock,
and as Sycamore Hi Is d trlde over three
miles from the station, their visit had To
be the bricfest. It was still further cur
tailed by the failure Of the government
automobile 10 arrive at the station on
time and the fact that the White House
messenger, who appeared TO act as an
escort, had so little gold lace about him
that lie failed to impress the Porto
Ricans.
The messenger was introduced to Senior
Diego in correct form By the reporters.
but the senior would not unbend.
We were told that an automobile
would be in waiting" explained the in
terpretcr. and We VIII wait for il"
The messenger, after eXhausting all his
choicest brand of diplomacy. gave il up
in despair and went away 10 hunt up the
automobile which was secured in time 20
give the visitors at least ffteen-minute
audience with the President.
see an ''Oystcr Bather."
Happiness reigned to-day at the
Downing vacation house, at Mill Neck
Greek. for The young women there
have seen the President Of the United
States. At least, they so aver. but
some cruel-hearted village hoaxers are
laughing at the young women's ex-
pense. The Downing vacation house is
a scheme of the Young Women's Chris
tian Association. of Brooklyn. to give
working girls a chance 10 enjoy a brief
vacation in the country for a nominal
ccst.
Miss Musgrave, the matron in charge,
had for weeks planned a trip for the
girls that would eclipse anything they
had previously enjoyed. 1t consisted
of nothing more or less than q visit
10 Sycamore Hill to see President
Roosevelt. Mrs MUsgrave tried TO ar
range that the President should meet
the young wcuen personally and even
take luncheon with them, but the Pres
ident didn't see it that way and. in
stead, the girls were told that they
could picnic on Lloyd's Neck and may
De get a view Of the President when
he went in bathing. So TO Lloyd's
Neck they went.
Think They Saw President.
There goes the President" one Of the
girls yelled, and all made rush to see
the bather. BY the time they reached the
shore the man was fioundering in the
water. 100 yards away. The girls watched
him for a time in awed silence. and when
lie began to head for shore another man
appeared and told them that they We're
liable to arrest for watching the Presi-
dent battle
The bunch then scrambled for their
wagons, and rode back home When they
were gone. two men, chuckling audibly,
wandered back to a camp a short distance
up shore The girls returned to the vii
age. where no one had the heart TO tell
hem that they were over a mile from
me Presidents bathing place, and that he
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